The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1888. A MODEL FARM.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2953, 18 July 1888, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1888. A MODEL FARM.

We see those who apparently take a interest in the affairs of the Maste ton Town Lands Trust, quarrelling i a pitiable manner over its administri tion, but we regret that we find nor of them taking a broad view, of tl: benefits such an endowment migl confer upon the community, an enquiring what really is the best us to which to apply it. The funds < the Trust are, it is well known, fri tcred away upon a'number of objocl such as school, institute, park, fisl ponds, art studio, &c, nil more c less worthy of recognition, but a perhaps, in a town tho size of Ma: terton, capable of being inaintaiiie without a subsidy. The income < the Trust, if concentrated upon on undertaking, might prove more profii able to the community than whe portioned out among a number < claimants. In the big world acros tho sea there is a demand for techn cal rather than' literary oducatioi there is a feeling that tho chances < young lads doing well depend in : great measure upon their acquirin this training.. The question" whs shall we do with our sons ?" has to b faced in a sparsely populated tow like Masterton, as well as the orowde centres of England, The answer t the question is now beginning to pre sent a difficulty. Within the last fei years the wages ofboys in this towi have fallen about thirty or forty pe: cent, tho.supply increasing faster thai tho demand, W hat in a pastoral ,am agricultural district like this ought t be done with growing lads 1 The bes answer wo think would be, train then into "country settlers, teach then how to dig, how to sow, and how ti reap, learn-them how trees should bi cultivated, and stock bred and fed This is, the. sort of education boyi ' should get in a district like this, and this is just the sort of education thej can't get. It is too much to hope thai a body like our Town Land; Trust should see a great opening for a useful work in this direction and turn their forty-acre allotment on the Upper Plain into a model farm 01 agricultural school, where a model dairy, a model orchard, a model garden could be developed, and boys tumid out in batches every year from it skilled in the particular industries out of which a good healthy livelihood may be made in Wairarapa North. Ii some day the publio in Mastorton recognised tho immense help to the settlement of their sons and to the progress of tho district that a scheme of this kind would bo, they would utilize the, resources of tho Town Lands Trust to establish it. A boy trained on-'a model farm, if he could neither read nor write, is far better equipped for the battle of life than the sixth standard heroes who graduate as shop boys. A handful of earnest men could establish a model farm in this district through tho instrumentality' Df the Town Lands Trust, but we fear that there are not enough men in the listrict who have leisure to think out ;be advantages of such a scheme and ihe courage to undertake it. Perhaps t& waste our time and paper in throwng out the germ of such an idea, but it the risk of being deemed Quixotic 'to isro ventured to show what a *eat tort suelr a Trust, might jcomplish—a work incomparably reater'tkan its present sphere of sefulness, ■ ~' [

Mr F, H; Wood adda to his already extensive stock Bale three hundred ow« in lamb. Tho ealo taken placo at his Taratahi yards to-morrow (Thursday)., Wo remind those interested of the stock sale which takes placo at Mr ty ood'i yards, Taratahi, to-morrow (Thursday), The list comprises about a thousand sheop, several head of cattlo of all classes, liar . ncss and saddle horsos, &e. and a splendk double seated Abbott buggy, nearly new A atrangor passing along a road in tin ' south of Scot'and, was surprised at tin ' perfect solitude in which ho found him self. Coming to n poor man whowai breaking stones bp tho waysido, ho asket him if this road was well frequented ' " (Ju, ay," said the nian, "it'fc no that ill a cadger gaed by yesterday, and there' yoursel' the day, M, Emiio Trelat, on behalf of tho Pari 1 sub-commission on fires in Theatres, ha presonfed a report which argues strongl; " in favour of tho use of choniicals touder ing the Etago and all its contents uninfkm mablo, An uninflamable Btage, ho insists means an incombustible theatre. Tin , expense will not be so. great as imaginei and 'should fall on the theatre-goers 'whi cannot grudge an extra charge for safety The unfortunate man McNeill: wa sent to ..Napier by train this morning where he will bo placed in the Kefuge [_ A man named Schell of Waipukurau, wa a also forwarded to Napier by the sam' jj train, to become an inmate of the sani charitablo institution, These are th poor creatures, weary, arid worn; andsad j whom tho Inspector of Charitable Insti tutions in this Colony would consign to: workhouse carried out on the strides j3ri)ici|)!<ul /'Oh for the rarity c r Christian Charity I"—Waipawa Mail, A terrible panic occurred in a mehageri !• at Prague on 29th April. Tho structnr i. is a wooden one, and is capable of holdiiij about 1500 persons,' Suddenly, when th i ( building was tolerably full, a cry o " Fire I" was raised—it is said by pick pockets—when there was a wild rush t a the doors. Men, women, and childre 0 were knocked down and trampled undo foot, and tho scone for some time wa i, torrible in tho extreme At length, whei ii quito was restored, it was found that si persons had been killed, and a rory larg 6 number more or less injured,' n A relic of Indian barbarism|was receive' 3 at the War Department at Washington few days ago. It consists uf a necklace c human fhipcrs, Originally there wcr oleven fingers strung together after th = maunor of necklaces of bear's claws, bu fchreo of them hud beon lost,- Thi ghastly adornment had been captured ii n an attack on the Northern Oheyennesi d 1876, and each finger represented a lif a taken by tho owner the ■' big meilicin 5 man" of the tribe. Tho fingers had bee preserved by opening the skin, romovin 1 the bones, and subjecting the skin t 5 some tanning process, The necklace wa sent to West Point by Captain Bourki who is now eiipagcd preparing som '• historical matter relating to the Indian 0 It was brought from West point in erde '■ that it might be reproduced in papioi 0 macho at the Smithsonian Institution, i, . if All tho American Brook Chair at th Mastorton Fish Hatchery have complete ; spawning, and ova to tho amount c 52,000 have been stripped off and th majority of the eggs aro hatched out. (J English Brown Trout 3G,000 oya has bee . taken, and 17,000 of Loch Leven Troul Of the American Brook Charr 5,000 is t . go to Pahiatua about the 2Gth inst, and further consignment wi'l be sent later, j company has been formed in. Pahiatu and funds have been subscribed to th 11 extent of £25, which is to bo expended i '- stocking the streams with fish, This cs il ample might woll bo followed by all th ~ special settlements in tho Forty-Mil 0 Bush, where there aro many creeks wit' e gravelly bottoms and shady nooks tlia . would make splendid trout .streams ' Trout fiah are regular cannibals.'One bi 1 felloiv that would turn tho scalo at 101b B was pulled out of the mill stream close by f and tho curator has him shut off in i . stream with some others about tho sam 3 weight and size* and with equal gorm an disinc; propensities. A trout of that siz would think nothing of makinp a meal o . half-a-dozen youngsters of his fellov ' kind. The curator also took two tenia! • trout from the creek near KenaH's mill 3 They were beautifully marked with brigh f red spots. From these two fish 7000 cg» 5 wero taken, The ponds are now wel stocked with fish in thoir various stages and the Wellington and Wairarapa Fisl Hatcheries can supply trout in an; ' variety and quantity, Among other useful information, th' Board of Trade Journal contains an an i nouncement to the effect that a brisi f trade in gooseberry campagne has sprunj \, up in the district of Hedomarken, in Nor 7 way, and that tho production of thii J luxury now takes rank as a "nationa industry." It is added that tho " wine' is remarkably good, and is obtaining i j largo market in Sweden and tho United 1 States. Ab for the Norwegians,; the] ) prefer beer. So long as tho compound ii ■ sold under its own name there can bo nc r objection to it, for, even if somewhat dif ( ferent in bouquet, it is likely to bo a goot deal more wholesomo than somo of those Hamburg vintages, which aro sold ir [ Scandinavia with the names of grcal ' vineyards on their labels. Indeed, con i sidoringtho cheapness of some veritable ; effervescing wines, one could hardly ham ! imagined that it would pay to export the goosoborry juico under that name , Grateful Women,—None receive so , much benefit, and nono are so profoundly gratoful and show such an interest in recommending Dr Soulo's American Hop Bitters as womon, It is tho only remedy peculiarly adapted to the many ills tho sex is almost, universally subject to. Chills and fever, indigestion or deranged liver, constant or periodical sick headaches, weakness in the back o'i jcidnoya, pains in the shoulders nud different parts . of tho body, a feeling of lassitude and despondency, aro all readily removed hy theso bitters;. "Courant." : Profit 81,200|-To sum it up;' six long years of bod • ridden'- : sickness, ' costing. §2OO per year, total $1,200. All of this expense was stopped by threo bottles of Dr Soulo's American Hop Bittors, taken by my wife. Sho has done her own housework for a year since, without the loss of a'day and I want everybody to know it for their benefit. "N.E. Farmer.'' ■ At tho present time (here is a great dearth of excitable news. The. Black Budget, as some facetiously, or otherwise, call the new tariff, has become a threadbare subject, members of the House- have ceased to .be witty, patent rights evon in mottoes do not move the public. It is the reign of humdrum, and everything seems Oat, stale, and unprofitable, We aro going to stir up the public by a marvellous sale of surplus slock at Te Aro House, Wellington. Our annual stooktakiug is closo upon us, and there is an amount of surplus stock that we aro desirous of Belling, and to do so will, tho high tariff to tho oontrary notwithstanding, make as desperate a sacrifice of this as has ever happened in Now Zealand or at To Aro House, Wellington... Wo have a surplus ot stock in the Mantle and Millinery departments, much of which will be offered at less than half the English cost. Wo have moro slock in tho fancy, hosiery, clothing, and mercery departments than we care to hold, and we shall offer the' whole of this surplus at prices that shall'be startling and effective ot Te Aro House, Wellington. •■'; ■■'.' Surplus stock sale now on at the Whole-., sale. Family Drapory Warehouse, To Aro' House, Wellingten,—Abvi. ■:. .' v ;

Mrs Corbett advertises a consignment of man Jarins and oranges for sale, ;y j Porter, the Oambridge.bank.olerkwho j absconded, .has boon committed.for trial, j Tho libel action, Adam Armstrong v | The Wairarapa Qbsorvor, has beensettled, j Tho Observer apologises and pays coats, The Mastorton Philharmonio Society hold their usual practice at St. Matthews School this evoning. ' , .. At a celery show in Eipley, England, the first prize stick weighed 71b 2oa j the second (ilb 8o«; and tho 3rd 61b Goz. In consequence of the entertainment 1 at St, Matthew's schoolroom, on Friday, : Mr Crawford's night claps will be held on ' Saturday.' The Mastorton Football Club's weekly 1 Quadrillo Assembly was woll attended at the Drill Hall last night, botween thirty 1 and forty couples being present. 1 Tho stock and good-will of the old- ' established firm' of' Owen and Graham, ' soft goods merchants, Queen-street, Auck- ' land,, was purchased oh Tuesday by Sari- goodj Son, and Ewen.'for about £OO,OOO, ! -A manganese reef 12ft wido has been ; discovered at the' Bed Paint. Hill, Waitakerei Ranges. A lease of the property, j for ten years, baa been secured, and pros' pecting is about to To the manufacture of jam in Kent is ' to be added,, as another expedient for relieving the agricultural,depression, the manufacture of pibkles, tons of which will be turned out from oub'iactory alone in the course of a few weeks. . ; ; ' : -The 'second 'quarter. ; of the Masterton ' Grammar School night class has comt menced, and a good opportunity is offered I those'who wish to join, to do so now, it being tho commencement of anew term! , ; At tho -.Oddfellows' Hall, Featherston, 5 oh'Satii'rd&ynext, Mr F. H. Wood will , sell, by instructions of Mr J, D. 5 largo quantity of general merchandise, (.''.faore.br less damaged by fire. The salo will be ontirely without reserve. They , will also offer One drawing room suite and , other, furniture, produce and personal. f ' effects, ' . • i. . At the Duhodin City Council on Tuesi day. Thomas Barratt, a prisoner, was c charged with ritious conduct in tho prison ) cells. The gaoler explained that the prisoner about to be discharged played . up so much that he felt obliged to bring the case before the justices. Tho \ .prisoners defence was that ho got mad on ' account of anothor prisoner: provoking 1 him. He was sontenced to a month's ? hard labor, 5 In tho Houso of Itepresentatiycs yes- ! torday, tho • adjourned debate on tho t motion to go into Committee of Supply 3 and Mr Withy's amendment (to further j reduce expenditure by £100,000) thereon- , was resumed, Leave to withdraw tho , amendment was refused Mr withy; , members not being unanimous. Tho 9 debate, after a considerable amount of time had been spent in discussion, was j further adjourned. 3' Tho Masterton Riflo Volunteers .Ball, r under the auspices of tho ladies of Mas- - terton, promises to be a £rand success. The tickets havo gone off well, and overy encouragement has been given to the ' Committoe of Management by gifts of ' refreshments, the loan of flags fur decor- ' ating the hall, etc, Tho evout cornea off \ to-morrow (Thursday) night in the Drill f Hall. Mr W. Gumming, Mine Manager of J the New Era Company, Boefton, has had. ( a rather uncomfortable experience, says L tho Lyttelton Times. Ho was sleepiny t in a tent on tho Company's lease, and at j about 4 a.m. his frail habitation sudj deuly collapsed with the weight of snow, and he found himself all mixed up with . broken ridge-poles, uetcanvas, and bho&\ ! His first thoughts wore, of course, for his , wardrobe, for a man could do nothing, t not ovon in a snow-storm, without it, Having with much difficulty collected , sufficient clothing to conform to tho' coni ventionnlities, ho decided to make for JReofton. The snow was very deep on the [ high land, and still falling, and it took him all his time to dodge the falling trees . and branches, borne down by tho weight 5 of snow. Never, perhaps, in the history of wheat 1 growing in Canterbury havo so large 1 stocks of grain been on hand hero al. this Beasonoftho year as are at present-in ; store. In a recent report it was stated 1 roundly that about 1,000,000 bushels of I wheat were lying in the Lyttolton, Christ- , church, and Addington stores, and that l about 800,000 bushels wore held in store ' in the Canterbury district north of the Rangitata. This visible supply Beemed , to our (Lyttolton Times) eyes somewhat . large, and we therefore ourselves institu- . ted inquiries, Wo find that the figures ' instead of being over they aro very ; materially under tho mark, and that at least another 100,000 bushels must bo addod to the number—this, too, exclusive I of the very large stocks that must bo held by farmers in their own granaries, In vieivof those largo stocks and a scarcity of tonnogo, any rise in prico cannot bo hoped for, whiln thoro is ovory reason to fear a decline. Tho divorco case, McQueen v McQueen and Mair, of Tapanui, was boforo tho Supremo Court, Duuedin, yesterday, the petitioner claiming £SOO damages from tlio co-respondont. Tho evidence was of a rathor extraordinary character, showing that the respondent waß little better than a woman of the town, her husband finding her in a Chinese camp, and tho doctor informing the husband that one at least of the children was by an Asiatic father. For the co-respondent it was contended that McQueon had connived at adultery, and lived on tho proceeds of,his wife's misconduct, until ho found a solvent co-respondent merely to pay damages. The jury found that tho co-respondent .Was guilty of adultery; that the petitioner had condoned it, but was not guilty of cruelty or wilful neglect. Tho petition 'Was dismissed with costs. One witness, who had reported improprieties, stated that he had never mentioned anything until he quarrelled with the co-respon-dent, He lent money to tho petitioner to bring tho case.