The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1888. Homestead Settlements in America.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2982, 21 August 1888, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1888. Homestead Settlements in America.

A writer in last mouth's number of Harper's; Magazine gives a' graphic' description of the operation 1 of the homestead laws in the United States, These laws have endowed au unlimited territory, with boundless wealth, and are quite as liberal as they can be made ty the people for the people. In the" States," a man can take up one hundred and sixty acres of the best Government tad. he cair discoversay of noh agricultural soil—and by five years residence can plaim the freehold of his selection without jnirchaso money. As, bower, »iueout bf.tenselectors cannot afford to wait five years: to awe thejr' titles, they are permitted, after b(k months 1 residence, to.aequire the freehold by payment of six' shillings pbr acre, A : man, for example, will borrow perhaps £l5O on his allotment, out .of: which the six shillings por acre for the Government is deducted and the balance placed at his disposal for the purchase of stock or for improvements, This does not exhaust the: good things obtainable under the most liberal of land laws, for the selector may secure for a small sum the pre-emptive right to a second section of 160 acres, and under the Forest Planting Act can take up a (hjjjj, and under favomtte "conditions' Becurfi'i'blfljl fljf |BO acres of laud for less than Ijflft, Ajnerjca; is a, great country for the poor man, a'pd in that Very home of democracy » grand land law gives one and all a chance to acquire a valuable freehold. Who would not seek to;settle in "the j3tates ?" but, alas, the very writer whs eloquently describes all :the benefits the Government confers, presents the reverse of the picture, and we find that after all the people who lafe up homesteads in the States.are no better i $ than the humble.y|l.age,settler| wlifl pubis tena.opiii'New! Zealand, mow s[£that ( th ( epioneeri .Settlor, unless happens ■ #■ be ai or iv .German, by ijo'rro.wjflgjs muoh as he can upon his 'jeitjoj).' - '" spoken .of as the poor! devil of % forced by that; relentless 'soOßtjjp(e. /■'Jjfice.s-' move on 'andw f up new

ground. No less than three sets of .pioneer settlers aj:e required to.produce :a' neyf': 'dißtr]ot.? ; )The first set; after.bbrrowi'bg :aUj|hey;'can, sell ouVand|move Jon.-ihi-^eoond N buy-out jtluv •originai?spieptors, have a little moii'ey and matt a somewhat .better stand than their predecessors, but they in time sucqunib to the necessity of incurring debt to keep things going, and have ultimately to sell out ht tlfeir" turn to the thrifty farmer, who comes prepared'and'ttblejto sfay. The lesson to be" learned' from this, experience of ourAraericari coiiins-is a valuable one. Our experience in New Zealand is less.extensive than-theirs, but as far as it'goes it ..confirms' the statements made by the writer in Harper's. , No. amount of liberality on tho part of the Government mil compensate for a little-capital and.a little thrift on the part of settlers. If wo passed a land law to-morrow, j away in exchange'for'a residential 'term of five years, the great majority tif those who accepted sections on these terms would not hold on:to their properties till the; term was completed." Human nature l is ■ the same all the world over, and giving land ,to,the people, un\ess they are'industrious ,and. thrifty and havo saved liposome, little : capital,, ia like pouring waterinto'a'sieve'..'■■■•: : ' : ' ■•'

Tho District Court commences its sit-* 1 ting in Masterton tomorrow. ;.

In the list of names of tho English nobility who intend vißibng New Zealand thiaaummer, 1b that of Wolf Bendoff, a Jewish bruiser, kuown as the " Pride ot Petticoat Lane," who intends sampling a fow of our Colonial boxers,' ' Tho third test match -between tho Australian' eleven .and All England has boen postponedfrom 30th August to 20th September, ' .

Tho Masterton Football ■; Quadrille Coterie havo.their weekly dance at the Theatre Koyal this ovening. At tho cricket match between tho Australians and Nottingham the wicket was in splendid condition, and 10,000 people were present. Tho first innings of Nottingham closed for 441 rims, Tho Australians in their first innings only mado 95, Lyons being top scorer with'if!.' In their second innings, four wickets are down for 70. ;

A Parnoll defence fund has beenatartcd for the purpose of meeting tho' expenses of the enquiry before tho Commission. There is a growing belief that the. White Pasha, of whom' accounts have come from time to time by way of Khartoum, is really Stanley, Sir John Gotst, in defending himself against the attacks recently made on him by the Indian Press, has denied that he was the friend of Palmers or that he had any connection with the Hyderabad scandals.

The Engljsh press; deny that there is the slightest' foundation for the statement that the Princoss Christian has been converted to the Roman Catholic faith. The report is, said to have beeu merely a rumour based upon the coming visit of Monsijnor Persico, the Pope's delegate to London.

Mr Nolkes, the electrician and inventor of tho electric railway from the Aquarium to Kemp Town, received a telegram from the Sultan of Turkey, askin? his price for an electric dog-cart. Mr Volkes replied that the cost of such a conveyance would be £2OO, whereupon the 'Sultan wired back ordering tho invontor to come over to Constantinople with the much coveted cart,

On recept of tho news of the untimely' death of Mr Seddon, Captain of the English football team, Mr Beswick, Secretary, of the Canterbury Rugby Union', soiittho following telegram to Mr Lillywhite : 11 Kindly convoy to team our Union's regret and sympathy at poor Seddon's death."'

• A telegram from Brisbane contains tho information that a Frenchman named Duhamel murdered Mrs Riley, his paramour, almost cutting her head off with a razor. Tho murderer then swallowed strychnine, but took too much, and tho nverdoso acted as an emetic. Ho was arrested immediately. Jealousy is assigned as the cause,

' Tho steamers Thimvalla and Geisor camo into collision oil' Sable Island, 90 miles south-east of Nova Scotia, during the night. The Gciser sustained serious injury, and sank within a fow minutes, 79 ol the passengers and 33 of the crew poing down with-the vessel. There, wpre 31 survivors Froin tlie sui)koi( steamer, and these alonl; wjt|i 4PO passengers op board the Thimvalla wore taken on board and brought'on herp. The Thimvalla sustained damage in the,collision,and tho captain decided to make for Halifax, Nova Scotia

The rabbits (says the Taiori paper) have had a bad time during tho floods, Large numbers have been drowned in tho: low parts of the plain, and on the hills whero tho water found its way into the burrows, boy have been hunting and secured hundreds of victims,' Numbors of tho rabbits sought relnge on; those parts :,pf: the railway line which were above water, and people went off in boats and made an easy prey of them, Down near Meadowbank rabbits and rats wuro to be seen "roosting" in the hedges.

Our Mauriceville correspondent writes: —We have had a very heavy downpour of rain these last fpw days, t||e sljps on the Railway lino and ;the foapyare standing weil this winter. I notice, however that the bridge over the railway line will soon come to grief unless something is done to turn the water off. < I think it. rather hard on the ratepayers hero that they have, to repair the holes and bogs on; the County roads, to prevent themselves from being stuokup- with their loads.— I understand that our new Choral Hall is to be opened on Friday evoniug next with a plain and fancy dress ball, and it is likely to be a great succcbs, and tho charge for admission is moderate.

I had no idek writes the Loiidoii corr'es-' pondonfc of thallunodiu- Sttir.-.till a few days back that j Berizonj' the Jubilee plunger, wasps' well-known in New sefiland as in Australia,* or I should ha)e told you more about him; There are always yarn 3 enough current. Just at. present, for instance, he is a line feather. His'winnings nvoi Mint ing and Ayrshire were Bomeyj|»|; dep|efpS by Crowbcriy's defeat at Paris, but whiljt In the Frencji capital" tho Jubilee" broke the hank and completelycleaned out the habllim of a gambling Club, walking home one morn-; in?:with sLIfi.OOO in his pockets. This exploit was followed by a lucky : Ascot week, Mr Fry alone losing upwards of $ 20,000 to him. Benzon dearly loves to bo talked about, and consequently affects Hiph pggefjtric. One of his viigiirhs is never to weto ,a,shU*t twicp, .Ducjos. of Bond-strwt, jeiids him' home fourjeeir shirts every Satuiday-one for morning, one for evening 1 ' dress for evory"flay'of tho wee):.' These he wears once and thin oasts airivr, )|js valet no doubt fcllioc; thorn back to Huolob. The other 'day a lady insisted'on paying Benzon a £fj) bet sho had lost'tdi'hi'm^■'-'He it at- last but sent her jeweljery subsequently worth p\ '■ ■.■;.. '■■.-■«..< ;... .«"■!■•

Mr John Young advertisesa largejcon-! tigiiment of the celebrated Aurbraflampj :atoves at;'.CbCd.v^-;.;*,#:;• 3i: i|!' ■'!' 1 At thel inquest on tHp body of.H. ! 'Ui Palmerspnhcldlyeaterdayat Palradtitoii,' the jury? returned ayjirdiojspf||ioide /while temporarily insane, -t'',' vsv^^.I'vV e • V ' *. .': V-'

Mr P. Hi Wood sells at Grey town on Saturday next, a large consignment of bulk groceries and general merchandise Several disappointed diggers have returned.to.Wollington from'Mahakipawn; staling gold is not obtainable in paying quantities,p 7 ;'| >, j 7 q.; ' A correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says that thousands of Russian'pbasants died of hunger during the six weeks preceding June 1... In tho district of Zvenigorodkathe peasants seized the cattle of tho rich land owners. '■ : ■-' The alleged ill-treatment of tho exEmpress Victoria in Berlin was the sensation of the hour inthat city and in London on July 14th. The ; atoVy wai.atarted by tho Pall Mall Gazette, and japronounced false in every 1 particular by' the Sfc, ! James 1 ' ■;•:.'.:;.;.

- No trace has been discovered of tho escaped prisoner Gaeparini,' The French '.Consul has expressed his opinion that in; sufficient.; oaro was taken of ;Siisparini, ;who was alluded .the freedoiii'pf thel'ship. :He doubte hußuicide thepry/butßhinkß it.moro' likely; that he has' been''carefully. sireted by friends made .'aboard the Worj£iwiil|lje' line, Woodviljo;to the'Qb'rge. The Minuter of Pubhoi.Works has instructed work to bo laid off,;and a section will be ready in the bourse of a few days. The! Chairman of the Charitable i Aid 'Beard will (supply certificates to, those willing' >to accept work on tho lino which will include a free pats by, the railway, ■,:•.,., ;

\ 'At the meeting of the National Mo Association this year,: thero will be a Cyclist .competition, for two prizes of £2O and one prizo of £lO, Each shooting paHy mußt consist of four men, who ride for nearly half a mile t along ; a : road in front of the' butts; jbheh' dismount, and lire ten rounds at a 450 yards range, and return to the starting point. The time allowed for the shooting and riding is eight minutes, but the competition will be decided on tho accuracy of the shooting SO long as the time is not exceeded. Sergeant "Wilson, of Canada, won the London Municipal prize at Wimbledon. Many other Canadians won money prizes. Private Fu'ton, of the. Twelvth ...Middle-' box, woii the Queen's' prize witb a score of 280. Tho Scotch team "won the internotional trophy on July 16th. The Irish team won the Elcho shield, the score beinglrelanti 1(152 points, England 1«42, and Scotland 1638. Tho Canadian team held a patting reception on July 19th, when the Princess Louise, and the Marquis of Lome were present,

In the match between the two Auckland Clubs, Gordon and Grafton, Stewart (says tho Star), made a sensational pot at goal, He gob a mark exactly in the middle of tho field, and taking the ball baek a,few yards, he dropped at goal, The hair of the Gordon men rose on end I'Sthoy saw the ball travelling high up straight for the goal. It dropped, and seemed bound to be a goaj, when it struck the post'about two feet above the bar If tho goal had been kickedit would have been the biggest pot ever made here,

At the firo which .resulted in the destruction of the .Albion Hotel luverca.rgill, Mr Sutherland lust among other property, acashbox containing notes, gold, and silver. Subsequently a Bearoh was mado for the remains of. the .missimr treasure, which woro found amouV tho debris on tho ground just below the counter, Half-crowns, shillings sixpences, florins, a half-sovereign, and a Jubilee sovereign word melted into asolid jnass,and a quantity of burnt paper was all that was left of the'paper money. The remains, which present an interesting appearance, have been placed on view.

At the Pistrict Court to-morrow application will be made for a day to be appointed for the examination in bankruptcy of James Thompson, Alex. Wm. West, and Adam S, Grant, ahd|application will bo made for the confirmation of resolutions accepting 5s in the £, and 7s 6d iu tho £ in the estates of William Witton, and F. and M. A. Pelling respectively. William Hull is to appear to show causo why a certain, deferred payment section should not be handed over to the estate.

An interesting nival relic has just been placod upon the North Terrace at Windsor Castle. Its history is recorded on a tablet affixed tq |h,B *W tf it« mahogany nifiunfinc;. Th/inscription. is aßffi||ows;-!iT|iis' , giiii formed part of the armament of His Majesty's Bhin' Lutine, totally lost off the coast of Holland on tho 9th of October 1799. On the conclusion of peace the wreck, which contained a large treasure, was Invaded, oyer, by the Butch Government, to tho Oorpuratiqn of Lloyd's, whore the trea. sure had been insured, The wreok was embedded In sand In nino fathoms of water. .In 1886 this gun was salved, .haying .'lain nearly one;hundred,'.years below the Sea, and was presented to her Majesty. Queen Victoria, who was graciously pleased to accept it from the Corporation of Lloyd's;" The gun stands Opposite an ombraaure commanding tho Dean's Garden

Advhktisino Cukath.—lt has become so common to write tho beginning of an elegant, interesting article, and then urn it into somo advertisement, that vfo apg all such cheats, aiidsjmply call attention hi the merits of D,p. Soulo'a American Hop Sifter? in as plain, honest terms as possible, to' induce poqplo to give tljonj one trial, as. no fine Jvho, knows thou- rahjo/ will over t|se else, "fyqYJdep Advertiser,' 1 '" ■ • ' , Lq.HiNq J,oke— A prominent physician, of Pittahurg 414 jokingly to. a, lady patjont wlip was complaining- qf hop. continued ill-health, and. of his inability to cure her, » Try Dr Huule'a American Hop -Hitters |" The ludy took it in earnest, and used the Bitters, from which alio obtained pormauont health. She now laughs at the doctor for his joke, but ho is not so well pleased with it, as it cost ■him-' a "good .patient;' :"Harrisburg Patriot."

Tuoofiu our premises aro; certainly the largest mil most convenient of any in this ,city,.or for that matior in ithe■ colony, yot owing to the continued ejpansionof our business, and the largeness of \olume of trade, we are at times straightened for room, at the Wholesale Family Drapery Ware-; house, Cuba Street, Wellington. ■. I» T'f'^.i'll! 1 WiWh-of Btftok:kk|ri«. anil % «#y.,p,f making room for a.larp quantity of new goods for. tho ensuing.saaun, we have determined, if prices. can do it, to make a clean sweep of our surplus stock, at TeA.ro House, Welling-* ton; V ■: : ;.

Ladies .will do well, therefore, to note the extraordinary bargains that 'we,hive now in oar millinery department, We have about 100 trimmed hats tliat have been reduced from Cajd, 8s 6d, 10s Gd, 125,6 d, ifoMJsGd, and.fls Pd..eaolii an!, but ihillinwy bonnets are likewise fetytcil frolli IGsOd to.lflfa oU'.from'a&'oM'to 12a*Gd,' from 28s (id to 15s fid, from 3os Cd to 21s, from 42a Qd to 27a (id, from «s6d to 35s 6d, at Te Aro House, Wellington.' Tho above are all now, fasjjionabja[and stylisb" and mil ijonbtljss. command immedfitc aTOnfibh 'and ready M "at the JVholesaietfaniily pfapery Warehouse, To Ard'^w,' Well|ngtoW ' • |

Council meet* )this^vomfi|.:|;..; ; \v.:.' • a,, ■' : ■. 4 t Aja moiingff the sUiiion,lMt leaning it was de'oiiJed to WUtthoWaiwrapsr':';;. : : f pfAll o!aitnß%ii'ißt the estate oftho iatffi Mrs Eliaabeth Hacker, and all debts due to the said estate are requested to be Sent in to tho exooutors on ur before tho Ist October,

•-It is stated thereare dOOshoeniak'ei'B in Dunedin out of employment. As stocks of goods imported before the increaso in the tariff go down, thoir-pros'pocts ought to brighten.... ~ . ....... ~,.'...„,

i; .Mr Beotham is about'to introduce a Bill', to 1 : consolidate arid amend the law relating to the management of certaintrust lands in the Maaterton Small-Facm 131dpk,\Vairarapa. ■:'■'■."'

Mails for the Australian Colonios (via Sydney) and China, closej at' Wellington per Waihora on Friday next; 'August 24, at three p.m.' ..'•'•. ! A' catalogue of stock already entered forMrF.H. Wood's, next, sale atTaratahi appears in anothur coluhin, '..'■ V M meeting of the Wellington' Pefsor vera'nce Goldinining Company of Torawhiti, held last' night, tho kind offer of Mr Scoullar to take ton ionß of the toe with hin^ 1 to Melbourne to have it treated by the Australian Smelting and Kefihing Company at liis own risk and expense was accepted with thanks. Most encouraging reports on the mine and its prospects 'wore 'road by Colonel McDonald and ,, ', A telegram from'' Chris'tchurcii states that frank Perrott, a farmer at Waikari, left his home on Sunday'mbrriihg to walk round his farm, plater on he was found by two swaggers lying against a wiro fence dead, at the spot adjoining tho North-road, about 10 miles' from his home. '-, .

AMlio Masterlon Masonic Lodge E.O last evening, regret was expressed unanimously by the brethren present on aocoant of the Worshipful Maatcr.MrW.R. Berry's projected departure, It ma resolved to record upon the minutes their appreciation of his, services; and the Secretary waa inatcuoted to forward to Mr Berry a copy of the resolution, Peter S, Christensen appeared at the KM, Court, before Mr Von Sturmer this rooming on a summons taken out by his wifo for usiny threatening language towards her and otherwise anuoying her. He was bound over to keop the peace towards her in his dwnjrecogriisance in' the sum of £lO, and one surety in a like sum for a space of six months,, and to pay the Court costs, Mr Heard: appeared for complainant and Mr Skipper for defendant. No counsel's fee was claimed. The en-champion boxor R, Matthews will appear at the Theatre Royal, Muterton, on Saturday evening next, atid give our local artiats an opportunity of getting at him, There are sevoral good men with the gloves in Mastorton, .and-if ■they respond to the invitation, the ex-champion will probably be somewhat astonished, and the audience edified.. Matthews goes in for science, not" slogging," and it will be no disgrace to be knookod out of timo by him. In answer to our reporter, who interviewed him this murning, he said : "I will use full-size boxing-gloves, I don't want to hurt anybody, but l.just wish to show the public how very easy it it to tire aman out in four rounds without hurting him." All the local men who are willing to try and Btay the time, can call at Thompson's Empiro Hotel, where Matthews is staying, and leave their names.