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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1714, 19 June 1884, Page 2

The committee of the Masterlon Institute meet this evening at 7.30, and the special and house sub-committees; are requested to meet at 7 p.m. sharp, to prepare their reportß re utilising the whole of the building. We clip the following from the" War Cry"" Maaterton Musketeers,-Grand day Bunday. The devil and all his agents defeated, Glorious marches; burning testimonies; people astonished; sinners crying; saints rejoicing; wound up the day with seven in the fountain I—Captain Johnny B,overman. Lieutenant Edwin Newbold,

Wo direct tittention to Mr fl.,Smith's new advertisement of the cash drapery store, ■'. ; v : :- ' v ■

[Robert Stnut is said to be about to reenter the political arena as a Vogelita, ■ The Wellington people want Sir'Mus Vogel to stand for To Aro, Mr E. J. Bernard advertises a very eligible property of twelve acres, of land in the Colombo road as to let or for sale on very favorable terms.

The Treasurer of the Masterton Hospital has received from Professor Hugo £2 6s, being the gross proceeds of the interesting lecture given last evenihfj. i Mr F, H, Wood publishes announcements of the following sales j—Fruit trees at Greytown on Saturday next, at Carterton on the 28th inst,j and a general l sale atMartinboruugh on July sth,

Professor Hugo had but a moderate attendance last evening for his leotur.e on the physiogrfomy of "handa" owing to the bad weather, and the counter attraction at tho Salvation Army barracks.' The Professor is determined that his bonus to the Hospital shall be a substantial one, and will acid to last evenings receipts by another leotnre on Friday evening, which he will deliver speoially for the benefit of this institution.

Tho Standard reports that three large stone groins are in process of building about a mile above the Waihoine RaUway Bridge, for the purpose of protecting the Woodside railway embankment. The last fresh so completely undermined one that was not quite completed, that it has almost capsized. The works may do good to the railway embankment, but if bo it will be at other peoples' expense, according to the theories of some persons. These groins have tended to throw more water on Woodside flat than a freah ever put on it before, and if a large flood occurred like we had some tlireo years ago, it is thought the embankment will be out away,

There is every probability, writes the Post, that the first heat of the Jtinior Football Cup match between the Rugby and Masterton clubs will not come off at all. The city representatives decline, point blank, to alter existing arrangements by visiting the Wairarapa, and as the Masterton Club are equally resolved not to come down to Wellington, there is every likelihood that the two clubs will not meet on Saturday, in which ca?e the Rugby team will score a bye, The following resolution on the Bubjeot was passed by the Masterton Club at a meeting held on Saturday evening:— " That this club considers it unfair that all Cup matches should be played in Wellington,and thinks that the same arrangements aa were carried out last year, viz,, that the first ties between Wellington and Wairarapa clubs should be played in the oountry and the final in Wellington, should be made: and in the event of the Union Committee refusing Ito concede this point, this club will decline to send a team to Wellington,"

About four hundred persons, young and old, rich and poor, sat down to tea last eveninu at the Salvation Army Barracks. This was a surprise to the managers who only expected half that number, an] provisions necossarily ran somewhat short. If, however, the material comforts wore somewhat scanty, the spiritual needs were amply provided for at the evening meeting, Unfortunately the dense mass of the crowd at the latter, ga'hering spoiled a well • arranged programme. Captain Ted Wrijjbt cnuld not get a hearing, but his better half was more successful, At last rowdyism became an pronounced that the meeting had to be closed. The affair was financially, a great success. To-night a corps is to be formally enrolled' al the barracks

When the drought broke up in New South Wales the rainfall was very" heavy. A travelling comedy company and a circus bound for Hay got stuck in the mud for two days, and for thirty-six hours the members oi the former had nothing to eat.

A new racecourse has been formed at Leicester, To complete it a portion of the glebe land was required, and to do so the Jookey Club purchased the advowson of the living. So future incumbents of that parish will he appointed by the racecourse committee.

A oharwoman has just died in an hospital, On opening a leather case found under her pillow, she was recognised as a lady once in possession of 250,000 franca a year, who had her carriages, but was ruined by her linsband'e—and who committed suicide—gambling! ! Irying's American tour netted 180,000. Miss Jennie Nyo is going to ojen a public house in Ballarat,

London actors have seven clubs. : A Ladies' Tricycle. Club lias been established in New York.

Messrs Webb and Tasy, of the Lawience (Mm) 8.C., have covered 200 1-16 miles within 24 hours, Record,

Some of the cheese sent home ly tho Dorio, according to the Post's London 'correspondent, fetched lOd per lb.

The Duke of Argyle's article on Henry Gearge in an English magazine was termed " The Prophet of San Franoiioo." Roiitledge and Sons are about to issue a new edition of Fielding's novels in five volumes, printed on hand-made piper. The editions will be limited to 300 copies. Henry Irvint* Laa presented to the Press Club of Chioaeo an exquisitive line engraving of himself from the oil painting by Edwin Long, • exhibited' in the Royal Aoademy, The London correspondent ot a Melbourne paper ia responsible for the statement that the, Duke of Albany, on the day of his death, spent four hours at the gambling tables of Monaco. . .. We are told that the price of Circassian girls has lately dropped tn GOO dollars, the lowest figure ever known. This comes of scattering the imago of our professional English beauties broadcast upon the world. There is an old proverb which says " You cannot get more out of the bottle than was put in it." This is a mistake. A man-can get all .that was put in the bottle, and in addition to this can get five shillings or seven days. New photographs of Bernhardt,' just produced in Paris represents her completely dad in fur, with even a ior bonnet and eloves. She looks as if Bhe weighed 4001bs, The old stooking superseded. At the sale of household furniture a few .days ago among a heap of. cooking utensils wan' a battered saucepan, containing 140,000fr. in gold pieces, Mr T, Spurgeon, while preaohing his farewell sermon at Auckland, took for his text '' I will arise arid go to my father," so that we may draw the conclusion that he has sown his wild oats. Dooioks Gave Him Up,—"ls it possible that Mr Godfrey is up,and at work, and oared by so simple a remedy!" I assure you it is true that he is .entirely cured, and with nothing but Hop Bitters, and only t6n days, ago his dootors .gave himup and said he must die," "well.a.dayl If that is so I will go this minuto and get. spmo ;for my poor George. Iknow hops are good" Bead' ' The largest and best Btook- of ' men's porpoise bide t liand-sewn ; walking: boots,' 6BpecptUy adapted for winter wear, are to be seen at Rapj> & Hare's Emporium, (Am),

In the Wellington Divorce Court yesterday morning in the cftßO Edwards v Edwards, a decree absolute was granted. Tho oustody of the children was, on the application of the petitnmor, given to the mother,

At the concert this evening in St. Matthew's sohoolroom the following ladies and gentlemen have consented to give their assistance Songs will be sung by Hug, Misses Payne and Nicol, and by Messrs ; Sellsr, -Moore, Gant, Clarke and Rapp, ' Piano bolob will be rendered by Mrs R. Meredith, and Misses Beard and Feist, A reading will be given by .and ; a "sailor's hornpipe by Mr W. H. Beoiham. A Bill is now pending before Congress, the objects ,of which are to increase the 'salaries 'of 'United'"States District' and' Circuit Judges to the sum of 6000 dollars per annum, and to make it illegal for them to appoint to any office in connection with/ 1 their respective Courts any person related to them.

Arara avis in the shape of a pure white lark has.heen frequently noticed at Cave Yalley. The bird has never been heard to Bing, bat notwithstanding this, would be a treasure to the bird fancier, as it is seldom that such freaks of nature make themselves observeable amongßt this particular species, He is a young doctor, and last Friday evening he said to her: "Do you know, dear, I have a:heart affection for you?" " Have you had it long ?" 1 she coyly inquired. " Oh. yes, I feel that I will liver troubled life without you," he very frankly responded. " Then you 'had better asthma." she softly murmured. Jos Pickei'sgill and Dinnie have quarrelled, Jos is now lecturing in Viotoria on "athletics I have known, especially Dinnie." The latter part is ao spicy that the presß cannot report the leclnre, because of the law of libel,

The Prince of Wales (says the Yorkshire Post) travelled from Liverpool to London on Friday 'night in three hours and fifty minutes, or at the rate of nearly seventy miles an hour all the way. It was not, however, an ordinary express, but a Bpecial train.

•'Define the difference between experimental and natural philosophy," said a schoolmaster to one of his pupils. "Experimental philosophy," replied the boy, ''is asking you to give us a half holiday. and natural philosophy is your saying, " Don't you wish you may get it?"

Ladies are becoming enamoured with cricket, both as players and as spectators. Last season in England, a Miss E. Osborne, playing in a ladies' match on Hiokling Green, scored 101 runs; and in Whiston Park, 11 gentlemen having challenged 15 ladies, were handsomely beaten by so many wiokets. Feels Young Again-" My mother was afflicted a long time with neuralgia and a dull, heavy, inactive condition of the whele system headaeho, norvoua prostration, and was almost helpless. No physicians or medicines did her any good. Three months ago she begm to use Hop Bitters, with such good effect that she seems and feels young again, though over seventy years old,"—A lady in E.T. Look up

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