The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, SEPT. 20, 1888. Well Kept Farms.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3008, 20 September 1888, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, SEPT. 20, 1888. Well Kept Farms.

There.has -been some discussion lately down in Canterbury as to the functions of agricultural and pastoral associations, It is suggested that the very wide field already covered by these useful bodies may be further extended by prizes being offered for well kept farms, Premiums of this kind are offered by English associations andjin Yictoria, ; and it is of course assumed that what England can do or Victoria accomplish must be within the compass.of Now Zealand, The idea of offering awards for the best kept farms is a good one if only funds are available for giving effect to it.' In this district, for exam-

pie, if a prize were offered for a well kept farm we scarcely think there would be many competitors for the honor, With few- exceptions, we believe farm work is performed after a careless and slovenly fashion, and the presence of competent judges on very many North Wairarapa farm holdings would be slightly ■ embarrassing to their proprietors, Still, great good must result if certain farmers.were declared by trustworthy experts, to possess the best managed farms in the community and they would inevitably find imitators andadmirers. In the pages, too, of town and country journals their methods of management would be described and lauded, and; as- the outcome of all this the farming community, would-be stimulated to display well kept farms. Of course, in a colony -like. New Zealand the scope of operations of pastoral and agricultural Associations is limited by their financial resources, .Handsome prizes for dairy farms, for agricultural farms, and for stock farms, together with the cost of judging, would amount to .a Considerable sum,

anu rastorai sssociauons are wise n they are somewhat cautious in increasing' the range of their liabilities, We trust, however, in the near future our associationsmay bein apositibu to take up such a very desirable enterprise.' It is not; perhaps, that the community is unable to afford the cost of awards for well kept farms. A district which finds thousands of pounds for racing, and tens of thousands for the totalisator, might -by an effort raise tho necessary funds for encouraging good farming. No doubt the managers of associations know by experience what will pay in the way of extending the sphere of their operations, and what will not and by anticipatmg the requirements of visitors and' pleasing exhibitors succeed in their enterprises. .It. always seems to us that in country shows like these we: get up 'in the Wairarapa every effort should be made, not W niuck to imitate 'bigger show's "in larger'places as; to offer facilities for the interchange of stock &)$ forming material. Our, annual shoy/shouljl J/e a' big fair,, attfao; tiveto buyers and sellers' as',w.ell as to'speotators.' There should be clear HWI well-defined regulations for disposing ofallexhibits, and the market-' ing,of them oughtty be a primary object of the management. lif'jjhe. q,n»!ial shows of associations joimef at business results of such a character thoir reveauo wou,ld> Btre»gtb)}e(j

by commiseionß'and' a position:•W , bi#'i^esifii!AßubKThe low jjuality of vely muoli of ; the dairy .and-otherj produce ■iMot'ifc'in di'striotCis • somewhat' suggestive' of indifferently kept farms.' That it does not pay to produce inferior butter, bacon, potatoes, or stock goes without saying, and it is farms which are not manttged:up c tb:thriQaik'whisli v aro' usually ■.Uhat.tliero are-in - this district !> settlers r> vyiiQ' ' tho limited meps jitjJ&eir, command produce splendid reMts is-,;/;well known, but the number of thorn is. at present inconsiderable, anil; could be extended with advantage to 'themselves, andto the'distfict.

A first-class stack of hay is advertised for sale by Mrs Yatoß. .. ■;

Tcndurs are invited : in, our wanted columns for cutting 800 -cords' o( fire wood,fpr,the Harrietvillejlime .kilns Mauficevillc.'' - : - *" ••'-•"•■.-

The annual general meeting,of the Masterton Cricket Club-will be held on Saturday next, at 8 p.iii,, at Mr Beard's, office,'; ', : ': '

Notice is given by the AlfredtonEoad Board that the Tawataia Boad is closed to wheol traffio from this date, to 15th November, 1888.-

. An extensive addition is mads to Mr F. fl. Wood's stock sale on-the. 27th inst. Itinclndes 700, sheep, assorted, twenty.;head.of,-mixed cattle, and dairy cows.. ;•. •■,,„,,;,;.,.... :".■.-'••,/': '■■■

Mr Ee'nail"- shouted for the crowd" to day, by turning on his water power, if, in his aquatic exuberance, ho would notcut off access to the Poat'Ofhco,' v/e'should ■ esteem it a favor, Our worthy Postmaster U not a Borough CbumJilkHV andshould not be subjected to a practical joto of this character. • - '■'< She said she wanted a ticket to Liverpool, and the palo booking-clerk asked: "Single?" "It ain't any of your business as I know," she responded,'- tartly.. ~--"1 might have been married a dozen times if I'd felt like providin'for some poor, shiftless, wreck of a man." ~ Ho doesn't ask 'ladies if they Want "single" tickets any more, he's afraid to. . Dairy farmers will find a notice, of interest to themselves on referring to Mr F. H, Wood's advertising column. It contains an announcement that Mr 6. Gaskin, the well-known daivy'man, is going to give up business, and tho whole of his extensive and valuable dairy stock will be sold under the' hammer at the Taratahi yards on Septembor 27th, The catalogue contains twenty-six carefully 'selected dairy cows, one well bred four year<• old bull, factory- cans and other material-

Greataro the wonders of the telephone. A physician roports to 'Gillard's Medical Journal' that he was saved a two-mile ride through a driving storm the other night by having the patient, a child brought to the instrument and held there until he coughed. He diagnosed false croup, prescribed two grains of turpeth mineral, and turned in for an undisturbed sleep during tho remainder of tho night. He found,the patient in the morning doing nicely—under the care of another doctor. -','.-.

On TUui-sday evening, Sir "William 1 Fox addressed a crowded meeting in tho Congregational School Chriatohureh combatting Mr Alfred Saunders assertion that it was preferable to establish a (lovemment'distillery to make spirits in this Colony than to send Home for them, as it was impossible that the consumption of spirta would over cease. Sir William Fox contended that' this would place' an enormous power intbe hands of the Government, who wbuldbeable to'manipu lato the grain market soastogain thesupport of the farmers at election time. Mr Saunders replied, denying Sir William Fox's assertion. Votes of thanks were passed to both speakers.

. An extensive! fire oconrred on Tuesday at Brisbane by which damage to the extent of £300,000 was caused. The fire brokp.out in a large warehouse occupied by D.' L, Brown & Co., wholesale importers of general drapery, wines, spirits &c;, and spread rapidly to the adjacent premises, occupied by Barker & Co., general merchants, Both buildings were; completely gutted, but owing to the exertions of the brigade tho fire was stopped from spreading further, Messrs Brown & Co,, are insured in tho following New Zealand Offices:—Standard £2,500; South British and Colonial, £2,000 each; Now Zealand, £4000; National, £2,500. Barker & Co's stock was insured in the New Zealand Company for £3OOO.

"la New Zealand a ruined country or not ?" "Is thsre any prospect of a return to prosperity ?'' To theso quostiona Sir Charles Clifford—who is, perhaps (says the European Mail), better able to speak about the resources arid capabilities of New Zealand than any other man in London—gave vory decided 1 answers at the annual meeting of the London shareholders of the New Zealand Trust and Loan Company, He maintained that this niuoh-talked-of depression was very much uver-rated, and that the financial troubles which had arisen were to be attributed more to the mismanagement and speculation of individuals, and to the way in which a portion of the Press in,this country had mistaken tlio 'situation, than to any defect in tho colony itself. As to the splendid resources of the colony he said, there could be no doubt; and, when they came to consider the short time the colony had taken to develop itself, and that at.present there wore not more • than 000,000 inhabitants, and, deducting women and children, there wore only ahout 200,000 who were real producers, it was -"wonderful how- it had como up to the point it bad, All that was wanted in New Zealand, he said, was increased population and more con. fidence in the country. '■'•

The attendance'. last (Wednesday) night at the first fancy dress carnival held at the Drill Shed Rink was,well attended both by tinkers and spectators. Mr'Jas. Bentloy, the manager, had made all arrangements'for the convenience \ of tho public, and nothing was wanted to, promote the enjoyment of everyone. The expectation excited by the prizes 1 offered of seeing 'somo strikitig 'novelties' .'in character : and 'dress was fully realised.' by the appearanco of the participants'in the Carnival, The march past took placoat half-pasiv- nine thirty rinkists taking part therein. „ The following prizes I wore awarded 'by'.the judges, Mrs WilsbnandMr,Rawson as follows; For originality of character, Miss Alice Galloway as a Swiss peasant girl; for the most graceful ekating, Mibs Dolly Thompson, who appeared in the character of Dolly Va'rden, '; The .'most original male "character was Ebbinsori Crusoo, personated ; by, : Mr K. Martin, while Mr T; Shaw, in cricketing costume was awarded the prize for gracefulness.: Tho> Carnival was an entire success and a thoroughly enjoyable an'evening' was spent, the Volunteer band adding no small sharo to the night's pleasure;;

Tlie Governiiient havp bad under consideration a suggestion which originally emanate*} frpra a clergyman ab Hull, : that the mongoose should be acclimatised in tho Colony as' a means of com. ba'ttingtherabbitpest, Correspondence which has just been recoiyedby.the Minister of Lands from. 1 the AgentGeneral shows that suph aremedy would be infinitely worse than the disease it is intended to cure, Some years ago the , mongoose'was introduced to 1 the Island of Jamaica'for the purpose (if contending with the plague of rata. Mr D. 'Morris, aasistant director of Kew gardoris, who has had considerable - experience in Jamaica, was asked for his opinion on the subject. .Writing 'tothe'AgentGenerah Mr : Morris'statestMhe cannot recommend the introduction • of so.fierce and rapacious an animal as the mongoose info J?sw Zealand; : It might destroy the young of tHe "rabbitj ; bxit.ita powers of increase are so' enormous and it is; so difficult to desjrgy thatit would .almost certainly prove"a'"gceafe' n'Mhce^than 1 the rabbits themselves. mongoose'iswithidifficidtfMeaje'ven; by a deoent-sized'cooUe, while ;tbe;ariionce to raWitsi^g^r.^,^ty^-j :;fl

f?Messrjj ..Lowes '.'•&'Jjßr& add>to?their BtdokaUo foi' : ini^riant,euti:ii^':; i:^ ! ; ;:*^. *\:

M correspondent of-thd': Otago; Daily Timo|stroi)gly;advooates the oultiyation of||e^;;;Zenldnf. flax, its' the •; present fhc|sof.:ji'e likely.' to bfc niain-: ■■ ■; ; ''- > -.'".'-: ; 1[ : -

■ • We : arofroquest3d, to remind those interestedshat Miss Mooro's dancing olass ineets this evening at the' Theatre Royal. ;. ■-■:•'.■ ■..' .':.-•,';.::- v.;..;:.:..../..

A Duncdin lawyer has given a noat description of the late earthquake.< He says;—lt's only' New- Zealand shaking off tho depression, and waking up." - Wo learn that the thoroughbred mare Kose D'Amour, advertised for sale next Thursday, has just dropped a strong filly foal to Nordenfoldt.' . : '.'•.; ,

' 'Messrs Putticlc & Simpson have sold at their rooms, Leicester Square, a fine violin, by Antonius Stradivarius, 1715,

from the Loan-Exhibition at South Kensington for £450. . ; _ The Melbourne Age-says':—New Zoaland is singularly rich in streams that hold mineral-salts in solution, and it is surprising that long before this, a good export trade in the article haa not been established. ;"'-.'-.' :/; ■■■'■'..;.:.';;'

The Ohristchurch Cathedral OhapteV state it will require £750 to re'Store,the spire and repair tho other damage done to the (Cathedral by the .earthquake. They intend appealing to tho public for '.-' It,is;reported;'that4he-waterfallintho Manawatu Gorge iifed by I which has reoently .been ■ disroveYed'on the top 'navvies engaged'6ti,theriulway' : w(ii'ks.. On Sun-

day (the Examiner states) an exploring ■party followed up, the creek, hut /failed to find the lake. . They'stata that? there !b a large area of flat land on- the top,, and the soil is of oxcellont quality.

; Carbine'is soratohed for "all engage, mom's at the Christohurch Metropolitan meeting; Ur '' / The Invorcargill Waterworks wore formally opened oii Wednesday by tho jMayor, Mr;A. Tapper/'who started the 'pumping. Tho eiirincs' are not yet completed, but tho water will from this out bo at the services of the householders, ; ' Messrs Anderson 'and Morrison, who laid the pipes throughout the town, presented the Mayor with a /gold turncock in remembrance of the event.

Mr T. O'Driscoll, local secretary to tho Committee of the Evicted Tenants' Fund, forwarded a cheque on Wednesday for £IOO, as a contribution from friends at Tiinaru to tho'seoretary of the fund at Dublin.

William Leeson Tipson, arrested at .Oamaru on Tuesday, was brought up at the Police Court yostorday, charged with stealing'five £5 notes and four LI notes, tho property of Lawrence Ford, of Thornbury, Southland, on the 31st of January last. Accused was remanded to Invorcargill.. Autographs of the Teignin? German Emperor sold in Paris at £2 each some months ago, the Figaro tells us, but since his succession to the throne their vajue luts.exactly tripled. One reason of the high pricowhioh they commimd is that they are extremely scarco, William 11. not caring to put pen to paper of tener than he could help it. i The price ruling for autographs of tho first Emperor of the name, which arernuoli more plentiful, is £3; while thosoof Fredrick command £5. Sir Morrell Mackenzie's are in request at 20 fr;, and M. Crispie's at 10 fr.

'Messrs Lowes k lorns announce, a sale of horses in connection with the Pastoral Society's Horse Parade on We dnesdav next, when they will submit thefavoriteracingstallion Administrator, by tho Premier, Princess Mary. This hero of racing fame should attract Hie notice of sportsmen and parties desirous of acquiring a really good studhorse, as his grand perforniances on the turf coupled with his splendid breeding stamps him as the class of hoise to improve the blood in tho Wairarapa.

At the last meeting of the Benovolent Trustees, Dunedin, it was stated that a man named Theodore Baker had died in the institution, on which a member said that ho did not know what certificate to givo as to the cause of doath, but he put it down to circumlocution. It was stated the man had pome down from Cromwell with a letter from the Bcsident Magistrate. It was found that ho was suffering from incipient cataract of theeyo, and required medical treatment. Tho Chairman. of the Bonovolent Trustees tried to get him into the hospital but lie was refused admission, and was taken to tlio Benevolent Institution. It was decided to bring the matter beforo the Charitable Aid Board.

. A brutal chargo of cruelty, illustrative of the evils of child marriage, is under investigation by the ohief Magistrate of Calcutta, Tho complainant is a Hindoo girl aged 11. She states that she has been living with her husband for the last eighteen months. That her husband has a brother and his mother living in tho same house, [that she had to do all the cooking and the household work, and that her mother-in law frequently beat and ill-used her, On the 22nd of June she accused her of using too much salt in a dish that she was cooking. Her mother-in-law abused her all day, and threatened that alio should bo branded, At.ten o'clock that night her. husband, his brother, and her mother-ia-law threw her down, and the mon bound and gagged her, while tho woman branded her with an iron ladle which she heated in the fire, She (was.branded three times on tho cheek also'' on the legs and arms. Four days later she managed to.,get away, and sought her mother's protection,

"I Don't Want That Siuri?,"—ls what a lady of Boston said to her husband when he brought home somo medicine to'euro'her of'sick headaohe and neuralgia, which had made her miserable for fourteen years',. At tho first'attack thereafter it was administered to her with such' good results, that sho continued its' uap till cured, and was so enthusiastic in iti praise, that she induced twenty-two of the best families in her circle to adopt it as their regular family;medicine'.' That "stuff" isDr Soule's American Hob Bitters. Standard.

"Women Never Think,'-If-the crabbed old bachelor who ■ uttered this,!,.,sentiment-, could'?but witness the intense thought, deep study and thorough -,investigation of -..women- .in determining the best medicines to keep their, families well, and would note their sagacity and wisdom in'selecting Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters as tho bestj and demonstrating it by.keepiOg their families in perpetual health, at a mere nominal expense, ho would, be forced to that such sentiments are baseless arid false.' • Picayune , Haviko now. finished our annual. stock taking,'andhaving' boon.also busily, em ployed during tho pa«t ten days in opening but oUr first importation.,of spring goods, we are prepared to show the good people of Wellington'and Wairarapa an exceedingly choice, elegant, and select assortment at the Wholesalo Family Drapery Warehouse, To Arb House, Welhnglon. : '

Wo are convinced that our new prints zephyrs, and dress goods, of'every/des cription, will Outrival anything that can possibly be shown in the city, and we Have tho authority of compotont exports fortius statement, Whether as regards designs, qualities, or prices the publjo will find that we aro really Al, at To Aw House,. Weilinetbn; 1 - ~ : ''

And not only in these goods, but in mante, costumes,, millinery, and all other seasonable'goods our buyer has proved himself to bo far in advance of hia compeers and the.advantages of his taste and Judgment will doubtless be. appreciated by the steady, throng of customers we expect to see at Te Aro House, Wellington,/ Our first grand show will fake, place "on Thursday hexti'Cth:So'ptember, when the public will havp an opportunity of witness; ing one of tho moat unique, fashionable and attractive display's of new spring goods everheldirithjs -;oity,. : at u Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te'AroHouse, -ADVT, ;, '■"'.'■ '. \