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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2502, 17 January 1887, Page 2

Harvesting commenced this morning at To Ore-Oro Farm, .Mr D. Guild having about three hundred acres of wheat and one hundred acres of oats to get in.

A p plication a are invitedbytheEducation Board for a Master, and assistant to the Eketahuna School, also a master for the Piripqa School. The ordinary meeting of the Loyal Masterton Lodge 11. U., takes place to morrow evening, when the-Wellington Pistrict officers will pay ft fraternal visit to the Lodge. Tho meanest Church organist lives in Philadelphia, He is all bent with age, and the other day, at the wedding of an antique Philndephia belle whom he know rainy years before, he astonished everybody by playing a fantasie on tho air, " When you aud I were young." The following is tho result of the poll held at Akitio for the election of live members for the Akitio Eoad Board on the l'2th inafc,: —J. W; Baker 19, J, G. GoriM,-J; 8. Handyside 34, John Har-, vey 16, William Siverton" 84, E, Mason 31 Messrs Bakor, Cox, Bandysidoa, Liverton and Mason were declared duly elected,

The preseico of the Rev,. James PaterBon drew larye congregations to tho morning and evoning services at the Presbyterian Church yesterday. The heat was a somewhat severe ordeal for both preacher &i.d hearers, but tha former manifested in spite of if his accustomed earnest vigor, In tho afternoon Mr Patsvson presented tho annual prizes to the Sunday Bphoo) children. ~ A Shocking accident is reported from fcjiiiiprisk, on the Yojga. lu Wognqr's -Cirous, the proprietor's son, 16 years of dge, was accustomed every night to periim% a "ea}.to ijwrtftlp" oyer i file of 30 soldiers, with fixed |iayppe{B. On a recent night he took his leap as n'sua), but fell eltoii. impaling himself on a bayonet, whioh pierood his oliest, causing immediate death,

The Hebrew Standard tolls the good old story of the Christian olergyinan who once wont tn a synagoguo with a Jewish friend, As he listened to the congregation chanting "Mizmar L'David," his friend said that it was sung to the same jfcune iii the time of David. "Ah !" Baid the Christian, yath a sigh of relief, ( 'f have often wondered why Sajjl thresf his javelin at David.'' The Qrjicarno (Coupty Rpspommon) Branch of tho Land thus do.nounce a publican who " haja applied boycotted persons in Bpite of their fulipipation" Wo wish to inform tlie ivhilom sjfinny tailor, who lias dovoioped i(|tq t a?orpqleqt, barinan, that he cannot brandish the gauntlet of defiance In the face of.the National League with impunity." In the Supremo Court at Dunedln last week the wife of a labourer at Hillside, who broke her leg through the pathway near the cemetery being left unguarded at night ,while under repair, recovered £IOO damages from the City Corporation. It was contended that as this had not Jjpn oroclaimed a road she was guilty of co'ni;rfWory in traversing it, but Judgo Williams gprrulftd t|e point, saying that a pathway liaving ? buei) formed an invitation was given to the public to U3(*it, - The Corporation anight perhaps close it -by resolution; but until they did so the public had a perfect right Jo MP it. If The art of spoiling,'' Qforge Eliot makes : T&»phrds.tus Such |?y, "i| within the reach of' tho fullest ■ Ti(,e coarjiejt clawi) a hammer m'liis Jlfljfd ulljp tiie nosH of every statue mil fet in the and stand efect pf Jjija thought-.may have.bjjop forced upon others besides the wi'itqv.of this note by certain trophies' displayed ; returned •touriiits of thoglobo trotting season just" about olqaiug, Vandalism has.bcen just d little bit rampant, It would appear by ;the.fragments proudly exhibited .as evidences of travel and resoarch. ;

The Jost satirical ahoti at illegible-pro-Mifyjioae that h*Ff) yet seon in "t]ib lolli)ffin| ffow' . Age. )& gpntlsmati .received, & not? from Ifis vpr v4)jqll lif \ya« i)4able: to deciphei'., Ob Ilia way fco liia .<#e lie met. a friend iit the doo? of § druj? • The friend, after vainly to.faaf pe uofce, 'suggested that they.step Infidg wd hand 'it to thedrugijiat without comment.' The after fltudying it in silence for a Behjnd his preBoriptiim it) a sltf)stji)ii) returned with a bottle ;of medicine, 4uJy ats bew% dictions, Whfjii tjieppri r tloina.iLG&ff Jilß lawyer 1)9 wa§. informed tlwt tho note was a out!wiop liim t» gall afe'his ofiScarbotween 3 auiU p,m, of tho following day. It; is (1 a*'pretty difficult matter to " stick" tlie regulation dinggißt.

: 'About that £3l) to BE gives away,To tho Editor-Sir, Will -yuirgjlow me thfougjh yjßijr columns jtfj. lijt t|B people of tho 1 am goipg to oejl ajl my stgck, youth's, and !iosievy,i'(!, ( ati a great fedgefoji fri prices; up till thoeridof tliß j 'andijlso to remind; them that every nns i ''j?l|o '%}yp goods to tho value of 2s fld gets'atjokct ifi my £35 competition, Think; of t^iat! By spending 2a Cd with me, yoo.may win money enough■ to carry, you .for a- trip build iSfewZealand.-r-JoHN ; Clothier, Willis e^Welllnyton,'

The Gospel-Temperance Union v hold thoir usual weekly meeting to-morrow evening in the Temperance-Hall. .

'Mrs Preston, of .tli.et Qu'eori-Btreet Depot, announces tho choicest tropical fruits of the Reason can be had at her establishment.^';' ;: .*

The ship Jessiefieadman., Captain Gibson, 105 days frotov.jjivei'pooli arrived at 1 Wellingtonthia : .ii)uniii)g. , • .... Gladstone Wears a hat, lord John Russell a 71, John Bright . 7|,. and the Prince of Wales a?, President CleveTtref .intend ;holdt ■ tog- a -'gift auction'; shortly -in aid of their circuif-fuiVd; ' A boy named- McAhsteiV iiged eight jgars, was drowned; yesterday,' while' bathing -. at. ■ Longbum, .iibar,, Palmorston North. .. ~ v "

This appears to be tho, season for meatsafe robberies, and the'nocfcurnrl visitors are not. particular as to the/olass'of eatables thoy appropriate, A. well Beasoned plum ■pudding, that had' been hanging since Christmas, walked on Friday nissht last. It was. ( : intended for yosterday's dinner by a family in Colo street.

.. A. temperance paper Bays that" a bird's eye view from Trinity spire, New York, would discover 16,000 saloons in sight—--12,000 in New York, and 4,000 in Jersey city,. Newmarket and Paterson." [ But does it suppose for a moment that! anybody would be fool enough to oliral) to the top of_ that steeple to look ' for a Ba}pon? ./ ; ' , 1 '' We learn that Mr W. Bell the wellknown' draper and clothier of Denißon House,.Qaeen Street, haß disposed of his busineßS and Btock to Mr P. Dicksori, of the Wholesale Drapery Company. Mr and Mrs' Bell have' carried on ' the business in Masterton tor the past nine yoars and during that timo have mado hosts of frionda and many will regret that thoy intend relinquishing business' in our midat. 1

The Opaki farmers are justly, complaining «about the railway authorities allowing thoir engines to travel over the . plains without proper spark protectors, On Friday laat a fire happened from thib cause at tho-Opaki crossing, "but was extinguished before any. damage was done. It, however, should servo to point out to the powers tliaf be 'hat instant action is necessary, for a fire on the Opaki plains m the present patched up state of things would be a serious matter for the farmers there,. v < The Railway Authorities have issued a time table of thoir train service on Anniversary Day. and, as usual, the, Waira; rapa holiday seekers are left out in tho cold. Last year a train-left Masterton at 6.30 a.ui., giving tho excursionists ample time to enjoy'tliemselves iiitown. By the'present time table the first train is advertised to leavo at 8; 15 a.m., which will not allow much time for those who wish to return the same day. The least the authorities can do is to afford the same facilities as tlioy offered last year to the Anniversary Day travellers.

•Although tho weathor has appeared excellent for r penin« the, com there is a general complaint'throughout the district that tho .\jrheat-' returns will not bo so

favorable as was at first 1 anticipate! A downfall of rain about three weeks ago would Havo given tho wheat a great impetus for filling out, and kept back the straw from ripening too suon, wheroas the straw aud husks are quite brown and ripo and the grain-greon, the consequence of which will oe that tho wheat insteadof ripening will shrivel up, as there is not sufficient nourishment in tho straw to feed the heads. By what we can-Rather from tho, fanners, rain now would do rnoio harm than good to the crops. The efforts of the "Acc]m)i>tiMtiou Society to §tqs the tyaipoua lliyor with trout are mooting with tumorous ghpeks Iti: the first placa wo hear of a dam being erected to force the water into the i)|ilj graoV, which partly dpjeg up the river lower 'dpwi), an| glyaq t|e pqaobers at} opportunity of netting afldipepng tlio fish jn theehallpw pools, Tjien we hear of somo splendid trout being poisoned through tlie-..wooj.washing, operations', and now tho excessive heat Is responsible for destroying a large number at the lioad of tho river, and 'also up tho Waipipi creek, Tho settlers residing there, seeing that the. high temperature of the water was proving fatal to the trout, fleeted a large and cool stretoh'of.'water, p.nd, by moans of a contriva'peo made of ecri'm, takefche;)) frorf}. tljc? warn} to the cool piaco. It is spnie sat'isfactum -to known that thprp are soino persons who take ap interest ip pisciculture, and are willing |o assist the Acclimatisation Sqciefy in t|e ofport tq stock the river, and wehqpe'thj nlaif adqptcd by the settlers'ijioiig the riyer will prove fjqccess' ful ip preseryipg the trqijt. Pr James Cameron has reported the results of observations teijdmg -to ql(eiy that. flows may suffer irom a peculiar, hitherto .nndesoi'ibed, infectious disease, and that consumers of milk of theso opwa may get soarlet fever,. His attention was attracted to the subjec of an outbreak of scarlet fever which occurred in a certain district, in and near London. It was found 'th .t the families in which the disease appeared used the milk from a certain dairy, tho cows, of which- were by tho peculiar disease in question. '' The disease J? not epbtly a n<)\[ onty being' khnwi.[? iarine'rs as " s'o'r'e teats, 1 ' ".oliatglfeij-'.teats,", &c., but its nature-has not . been recognised.ln vetoHifaly text books it is spoken of as " erythema mymmillaruin,". Dr Cameron ljel|e.y§|" jt to .be a specific contagionsaffection occurring ji] tlje'jjpt instance ai?}6n| tievyly calved coif?, apq capable of Mo? .oommuiijcatqi} fo J|ealthy cows''by direct' inquulatiqn of the tife wi'tjf virus conveyed 'by the hands qf' t|e cowman, "tt'hu (jjwpi IflW Continue frqnj foqrpeks to pis js chiraqterised by general distqrbanca, a ehmt initiatory fever, H very dry, hacking onu«!i, sometimes quickened broathiifg, " sore throat in suvoro caees, discharges from the nostrils and eyes and.hind quarters, vosioloi on tho teats and udder, alterations in the quantity of tho milk, secretion, and wellmarked,'visceral leßsions. Ab it is admitted he)joy?, that scarlet fever by mjlk, tjie inn puitaiice'anV ; 'of observation?' are at opcb apparent. |as beep described by Ppof.B3sov p th§WT, : but the cjipica} ili'SpHptifii! g!seo']no}'e. purpura.

Au editor was taken seriously ijl, and a doctor was called in at once. ; How is'your circulation," inquired the man of piljs. Oh," ??})!s} 'tjio PflHor excitedly, "Jjy circtilatiiin.io gtpa^ly.inprawing; it ia the latest in tho country; it is mop? tjwi) c|oi|b!p tho circulation of .the Daily tospipi sindjs way'out of the Weekly "Howler, It Is the best advertising medium this side of the;provinces. How much space would you like, doctor J" . . A stabw ■b)te|.o|'j.lie;'aytonjiiiiiig '.feciipty '-{if the'vanolis species''of- fowl j'tiit. : .thc celebrated Wellingtoii (wji jjh, fltsangt •Wipjr;' Ibi^fc^^^ii^'haß'S'iibul afcovejihe. taere production of eggs.. The manner m S'lijsh !i$ tho wonder and admiration of'<?verj , f}9 ( ly fogl thoGoy?rnor downwards.'. 1 Tho; name of'tliil R! ¥. Henn, and his knowijifswßijjiso isthe Foneke' Steam Windowl Blind i'ictiiiy,'' Moieswertb'eireetj "Wellington. -Aovr

The. balance ; sljaet of-the Masterton Park Truot appSin another column.

.Tenders are invited for stripping and filling: metal. • Specifications can lie seen at this offioe, where tenders are- to be left. .'The,Queen street water tables are in a disgraceful state,- and require cleaning out. .We jronld "recommend them to be done before rain se's in, or some of the culverts may get choked and cause trouble to the Council, -v

The second stage of the competitioner thehoii. chaplain's the fitey town. range' on ■Saturday afternoon. - The following are'the'.highest scoresSerjeant Trotman .t)5,.V0l Dockery (with-25 points handicap) 64, Sergeant Gooding 59, Sergeant Humphries, 54, Vol Blake 55, Captain Cameron, 52. '

The Harry Power Company gave, a good entortainment in the Towu Hall, Greytown, on Saturday, night. There was a pretty,fnir audience, notwithstanding that two conceits had already been well 'attended 'during the woek, by. the residents in tlie'dißtrict No doubt tho Mackintosh party,having drawn such good hpuacß, places this troupo at sumo disadvantage,. but they played ,l Kath%i. : Mavourueoji"-. with great' 'success, and they are wortliy of the support of the publio.. Their singing and step-dancing particularly are of'escellonb merit. Messrs Lowes & lows report holding a series of successful sales on Saturday last everything going brisk, which enlivened a revival in .trado. -The privileges in. connection with the Amalgamated Society's Sports roalised £29 12s Gd, or about double the amount of last year, viz.,, Publican's Booth, No. 1 and 2, Toohill £2O 10a; Refreshment Booth, Pelling £6; Fancy Goods arid Fruit, Ward, £2 12s tid; Programmes, Ward, 108, The firm then sold on account of the Publio Works Department a number of draught and hack horses, drays, wagarons, harness and sundries, all of which oxcited keen competition, concluding with the usual salo of produce, furniture, &c.

Tho following answer has been returned to an inquiry in tho Referee, and may prove interesting to our local "'peas'." As there is no New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association, there are no New Zealaiid Standards, but the following are in vooue in this city :-100ydi!, 10 2-sth sec; 120 yds, 12 3-Bthsee; 2foyds, 27i sec; quarter mile, 54sec; half mile, 2inin saeo; one mile, 4min 45sec; hight jump, sft sin ; long jump, 20ft; pole jump, 10ft ; 120 yd s: hurdles, 17 2-sthsec ; putting the stone (161b), '33 ft din.

Old Bob Brayson, just after putting on a pair of new brogari shoes, went out. to chop wood., 'While standing on a log, chopping, his axo glanced and eut his left foot nearly off, His son came up and asked: "Pap, wliut's the matter?" "I've dmi mint .my new shoe," the old follow replied', "It beats anything I ever seed, Ben chopping wood for' a month in;,my old. shoes/ an\ never tetched 'em, but now that I've lammed down--82 for a new pa'r I have to cut an' slash 'em all to pieces." Rev Jonas D—», a well-known Methodist minister had all his life had";\vhat bis friends regard as fanatical ideas regarding the observance of the Sabbath. He is Very caroful, that no work of a domestio naturo is done on that day in lus house. No insali| gro cooked, no sweeping or dusting is ty'no,' and the .day is one of solemnity and pious meditation combined with church and Sunday school going. On one occasion the' Eev. Mr D. spent, Sunday with his son's family. .Bis daughter." in-lttiJf, a very pious wotman, oonolu.dodin honor of the'guest, to forego dinuer on Sunday, and just' before going to .church, she.6lipped a fino fat turkey into tho"bveii to rOast' under a slow fire- while olie was] gone.On returning an odor of meat tilled the bouso, and smoke was seen, issuing from tho oven, i 1 Why daughter,' what, is-that ?" asked the-Bov, Jonas D—as his nostrils snuffed the.unpleasant, odor. -.The. (hughtor.in-l4w said meekly '' Apken father a lirqkeu eabtytl).'" "Humph!"ivas.the old.gentleman's reply, "doa't.lpakiiaoth'er one if it's going, to amott iike tnat."~l).etrpit f r.oe treEß.