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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3034, 22 October 1888, Page 2

.'The Postal'Departinent of tho Colmiy has arranged with Great Britain a parcel post system. ■■;.'■' The Mastcrtoh; Masonic Lodge', 1480, E.G. meet this evening at tli'e Masonic Hall, Bannister-street," We. understand that tho Survey Dei partinent has reduced the rate of laborers wages in its employ, by one shilling per diem,..'"' " ;.' '.'■■•■:•'■> ' ■'■;:■ A sheep farm, containing GB6 acres of splendid Hruostono. country, well waterod, adjoining the station'of Mr J. Stuckey is advertised iii our.columns for sale To tboso in' search of a valuable' holding, it. would bedifEcultto iinda hotter investment,'; ■; Tho fixtures'-for--tho week are published in our amusement column. It will bo seen that the rink will ouly be' upon three eveniugs a week, but there will bo an early morning session for the convenience of those ladies- and gentlomen who like to indulge in an hours rinking-before breakfast. /.. - i.' •. : Mi' George Dixon, M.P. for Edgbaston, Birmingham- will be jiv Masterto'n en wife for his station at Manawaabout the middle of the present week. A largo number of entries havo been received by the Secretary of the Wairarapaand East Coast Pastoral and Agridultui'al Suciety for tho "show, to bo held on Ist November.■ 'Special' Wairara'pa trains will be run on the show day. ; At tho inquest held on' Saturday on tho body of the little girl killed by a runaway horao and cart, tho jury drow attention to tho common practice by many persons of drivhnr at a sharp pace when going round a street corner,' and Sergeant Price promised to tako such steps as wero necessary to put ft atop to such dangerous practices in future. ■"

We aro - informed by or,o of the coal piufpectoia whu iB engaged on the southern Bide ol the V» aiuganii (Mr Shaw's property) that there is not a particle of truth, in a statement published by; somo of our conteniiioraiie.i that they havo icnmu upou a seam of coal. Although at intoiyals they have come upon fairly g.;od indications the strata on which they ate at'present working is composed of light grey sandstone.'

The Masterton Farmers Club bus decided to mi rge its existence into tho Wai Pastoral Association partly on account of a liiiaucial muddle into which it has. drifted. There was apparently no uas reason why the affaire of this Club should not have been kept straight, ,Tlioasaots wero always sufficient to meet tho liabilities, but then, as wo are sorry to say is frequently the case in this district, tho assets woro allowed to remain uncollected and the doUts to accumulate, This is tho old old story which discredits so many of our local institutions, mid it is a pity that by a sort of common consent iu this town it is agreed to tolerate and oxtenuate all negligence of this character. The "potentiality of growing rich beyond the dreams of avartco" must surely, reside in the dust-bins of the world. It has long been, darkly rumoured that margarine is made from scraps of let that have beuit cast into the household limbo, and we know that the bones taken from- the camevroceptacle are converted into a variety of articles useful and/ornamental. ■ Wow, some ingenious person iu America has discovered a use for old boots, shoos, and slippers. The leather is chopped by; machinery into small pieces, which are soaked for soveial days iu a bath' of ohlorido of sulphur, and when they have been dried they aro very friablo, They aro then washed iu cold water, dried a second time, and. pulverised,. Tho powder thus obtained is mixed with glue, pressed, and moulded into comba, hafts t'urkuivitß, umbrella handles, ami many other useful things.. The product is Bald to have tho appearance and the solidity of ebonite of a superior quality. And to think that perhaps the adored of one B'bbßom carries in her dainty hand nothing inoro romantic than a pair one's old boots,. .transmogrified I' Amcncans and machinery will soon liave squeezed all tho poetry out of love-making.' • Jay Gould, tlio most potent of speculators, (says tho Now York correspondent of the Argus)liaß been and still is in very bad health, itm probable, thoughno onu can tell with certainty, that ho has withdrawn to a great extent from any direct attention to Wall-street matters. But his son, Georno Gould, Beems able to take pretty good caro of his father's money, and, what is more remarkable, his father's secrets as well. The senior Gould is.at Saratoga Springs, under the caro of a physician, 110 never was an Athlote in appearance, and, at his beit, hud tho »iri>f a sickly deacon reiufbrcea by a very tough Hebrew, and at proseut he is really a melancholy spectacle. His Btuall black eyoaaro sunkon, iii* sallow skin is drawn sharply across the round high brow and thin but prominent cheek bones, His nock, wrists, and hands are painfully thiu and almost emaciated, and his inaimor, which has-. always beon qniet- aud firm but marked by determination,' is now listlees and even gloomy,; It is probable that "the street" lias " discounted" tho condition of his health, and I hardly: think that his death, unless other conditions should combine, .vrould. mako a suiious dinturbaiioe', '•.'

Tho Wellington Moat Export Com. pany. rop'orti-rSinoe the iesue: of our last circular,- the price of Now Zealand mutton in Imimi has boen well main, wined,-and by the latest telofpipliio advices ranged from 5d to BJ- per pound, This improvement in pi™, coupled with the gennrnl scarcity ■ of Shipping throughout 'the .world, m\\ .probably affect tho ruto of freight"; and Directors think that,; under;tjie; eirouiiiatees, liinny shippers will be prepared' to pay a higher rate than was contemplated when our last circular was issued. Although the rates for the coming season are init yet finally fixed, they may be cabled! from London at iuiy moment; and there Is overyreason to oxpect that tho whole' space available will be absorbed by the applications already niade,' «f...whipli only j a sinall proportion are for this port. Stock-ownors may look upon it as a matter of certainty' that, no space will be available thiß. summer that has not bs6ii previously secured; ; and. those vhoaro hositatjugas tu making applicatbn will have todecidoatoncej', and respond to this intimation without delay if they wish-to recure spaoe.'. The first article in tho flew York Herald of'iiluly 9th relates to;-6uhdry lawyers;';. iyho -have stated that tho'marriage of thcDiiko of Marlborough is illegal according. to the Statutes of Now York, which forbid auy oorsou divorced for, unfaithfulness to marry'again. Any such attempted marrinoo is deolarcdtp bo ('absolutely void,' 1 - 'i'he laugiinc;o of this statute' hw: novor beon directly construed by the.Court of": Appeal 'j but. its bbitbr dictum is quoted] tliattbe section above rclorrod to'.'covers itheca'se-of one; niarried>;'abroad ; aml divorced abroadiorbis "own guilt.''-The Supreme'Oaurt has^'expressly/decided; that the in■' the law. j ■is acaso on all fours''with that of the Duke of Marlborough.- 'lt issuggestetl (pays' tho" Mew- York, correspondent'of 'riuly bo settled bj:raawiagoJn-Eriglandl' ; FaberVeaW. in the;rJ.ew iYork: reports," .vohtinn 92, decided.that iciv'ofced : manV f ho has a the statgto a^ajns^: l}i^rny. ; i i IF, this is corre'ei Hie"l)ucK"esß;lidrself iji liabieip'fl fine and iiuprippciitlorifi^e-yoaw, \jv'

'Mtonslve'aud.uiiresTO |twpi'.ito.i!for K&£|;@ ■■). "A firßtoffdndVi* 7 was charged biiforeMr nVLoffeß; j;P;, tliisriuoniing,'alid.diß-l inissed,wiiih a pau'tiom- :: fi.%(ss'tf' ?' '■;./Messrs, Lowes aiidiorris add 'to .their; 'Stock; 'SaI6":..-forV quibt two-year oid 'heifetl for dairyitig purposes,and fifty'head twu'ycat bid CdttlO. ..;. , ;^.^: : -.:: : :X:,' ';. ■■ :'p.-^'i-'

An ancient canoe: that'/'was -/hollowed out by muaris of fed-hob itonoB; haa been found in Central Norway and scut to the museum at Christiana. \. v' ; <:/)[■ ' The latest" Aiiioridnn inveution"is to carry pent up'gas; iu'your pocketsj in tho Bhape ot a patented toroh, about six inches long, and madei of it secret composition thoroughly permeated with gas. When, lighted, these; sticks give off a largo odourless flame,' -tfhichkrns for about hdlf-anliour. ;?.';. ■ The Gazette of the 18th ihst. contains the division: of tho new Pahiatua" County' into the following five ridings, viz.,: Manirahao. Fukcrniku, Makuri, Munj?abrie and Puketoi.". The olection takes placo on 24th Noverabbrj and the 28th of .'the sauie month is the first day of meeting. Mr A. W. ISedcolo is gazetted'clerk.'. ; -

The Hon. Ivo Blndi, tho well known cricketer, in a, letter to the'■'. London Spbrtaman,.<says that the of result-the season's play does not prove that English cricket is- superior to that - of. the ;Australian eleven;and that if a'rbaily representative Australian eleven visited England they- would prove victorious pyerthe best BugHsh eloveua.;;; Whon tho, wealthy distiller who "built tho- Presbyterian in Belfast: referred; to,by' Canon Wilbrirforceiay dying, the Moderator of the Genlcval Assembly then in Se'ssion took occasion to speak'a»ainst tlibJiquQf-traffic.a The, dying distiller on hearing'- this .'iont' for his lawyer, and added a codicil to his will' revoking £OO,OOO which ho had left to tho Irish Presbyterian Church.- : -Exoliange. Passengers by thethroughtiains tho Manawatu Times says will in future have cause for: a considerable amount of grumbling.. To-diiy a"new. arrangement caino-iuto force by which, in place, of passengers being co,w.ye.d right through iu tho'fanio carriages; over both.tho Government aiid Company's' line, they will have to change carnages at Palmerston, It will be remembered that this plan was followed' fur'swie'timo at Longbum, but the inconvenience to the public waß Bogroat that it was eventually abandoned after a deal of grumbling, and an arrangement arrived at whereby the carriages travelled on both lines, The oH order of tilings has now been returned to, tho only difference heimnhat Palinerßton will be the place »f waiting for tho traveller instead of L'.ngbum. Wo understand that the change h;is been made at;the request of tho Company,

Tho London correspondent of the Argus says:-Mr Grainger Hargroaves, ■who spont somo mouths in Australia and Now Zoalaud stndyiug the Chinese problem during tho must acute stago of the recent agitation, has b«en reluotantlv covorted to Mr John Bright's belief that Imperial Federation is a dream. He admits that .persons born in the United Kingdom still cherish a narm attachmont for their homeland, even after years residence in the Colonies, but his observation has cotiviuccdbim that "the young Australian roj aids Australia as his fatherland, and for him England only wists as any other' country exists which ho has not visited.. Mr Har? greaves explains his roasuus which have forced him to this conclusion in a letter to the Spectator, In'it ho states that "tho problem of the fnture will bo how the federated Eeptiblio in Australia may beßt be established so as to preserve kind and generous feeling between England and the Continent in tho Southern Pacific," Mr Hargreaves imagines that he discovered in tho course of his travels ['striking indications of, a igroiring jealousy and 'estrangement between Australia and Now Zealand." '

In rofcrunce to tho cattle stealing conviotions in the Porty-Milo lJusli district the Examiner states <it is proposed in Pahiatua. to get up a petition for the roloaso of Higgins, Jenkins, and Parker, lindor tho "Probationers' Act." Mr Reeso is actively moviug in the matter, and IV'W that the aocused hayoboen punishod, ho thinks that fur tho sako of ! their wives and families that it" is au unnecessary misery to keep them longer apart. 'We must say as for Parker we fully sympathise with him, and bolieve that he-got into the criuiiiiafdock more by accident than iutention. Several settlers on tho other side of tho river threaten to shoot any of. Mr Holder's or Mr Urmond's cattle tho first chance they get, They .consider thoy havo been in. jiired by them, and intend taking-tins modo of revenge, remarking that it is ono thing to do the mischief and another to bo caught. Wo trust thoy will not for their ownsaltes, resort to any such course,' Tina epirit will do no good, and the perpetrators are pretty Bure to be caught sooner or later, and they must remember that another case of the kind will meet with much more serious punishment,

Two young women, it ia said, are funning on thuirown account.at Auburn"dale, near Boston, and aro übtainiiiK hurtly profitablo results. They "wore not it appears bred to farming, but to Bchool teaching,, which they, gave up two or thrue.yoars ago to try their hands at agriculture;. Thoy began in a very elementary way by raising chickens, and now their fowls and eggs are famous all the countryround, ■ Each esfg is separately dated on the day it is laid, and thus, so long as the ladies are honest, buyers |hiivo an 'absolute • guarantee • of the freshness of their eiigs, For this guarantee many people are willingto pny twice the price uf ordinary eggs, With true business instiuct the ladies take cue that every thiug thoy produce is of the best j and, what is almost as important, that it is sent to. market in the most presentab'e shape. Their results are not produced without hard work; and sometimes, though probably not. often,' thoy have to rise m early, as three o'clock in the morning' Th» little: story is well worthy of much meditation on the part of the ladies of this country, •■'.■. > ■•'.''■■■ FaoMiHBHUB.-Thero is perhaps lio tonic offored to tl]o;pHople thatpossesses as rauoh real intrinsic value as Dr. Soule's American H»p Bitters, Just at this- season of the year,- when the stomach needs an appetiser, or the blood .needs purifying, tho cheapest aiidybest remedy is Dr. Soule's American..Hop Bitters; ,'A'n' : .;'outice; of jproventhin w worth a ppuhd'of cure j don't waitiintil yf'tt are prostrated by a'diseaso that may tako niqntbs for you to, recovor in,— Boston 6l6bri '. ;•''-;*:■•■•--•.■■/:

. .Woman's Wispou.—.■.'..She insists that it is of more importance 1 that hcrfiuhily shallbekeptin foil.health;-than that 6h6: should have all. tho fashionable drew anil, eiylea. of the timosi,'', Slid therefore'sees to it that each member of her family is supplied with enough-'of Dr. Soiile'a American Hop Bitters at the I first appearance of ill-health, to prevent a" fit .of sickness with its • attendant expense, oaro and. anxiety.' All women should exercise"their wisdom in this way,' —New Haven Palladium -'■ -^ Some mimtlia since wo made arraignments with three of the largcnt '■' Bti'ish cotton manufacturers to; supply, us exclusively; with certain specially'solectedmakes i, of calicoes, which froinijur long experience we know to be specially adapted for tho requirements'- of tho public theso have now arrived at To Aro House, Wellington. I Wo confidently recommend these as beingtho best makes ever introduced into the district or the Colony, 1 and as aguarantee'of value, evory. piece and doioni lias Stamped quit our'trade mark, m,, a view of the .Wholesale.Family, Drapery Warehouao, To Aro Hoose, Wellington,.: -' :, i ■;.'' ( Tlioy .comprise; a variety ofinal!eß, : *fihe, medium,"'and ;heavy,-are all pure, soft fitiiair; and are well' adapted for the = thoiisand and one ■'purposes: to whioh : oahcocV aro;piit,; ; For the convenience' of sale they arepwitally made up ia 12 yard lengths and the numbers and prices are as follows at Te AroHouso; Wellington. ■''.'■ '■•;':. >" vvWidthslaa and 30 iriohei' Numbers and prices: l periozen .yards,- ; J1,-:3s fidj:J2. 4s6d,;6s(id| :J3,ss6d,:Gsiv7Bj'W6sGil; Ob M j«, 7f ;M j Jg^Ba;Gd; Al,v4s 6d, 53 fid} A2, fia OtlV :AB, qs 7d i Jfl, 3a.Ca, 4s Gd; M2; 6b 5a 6d J M3;6s6d; M 7s : M.'-W»reh6usefTo"A»i-Hbs»)rflrollißgV

attilar sfsteiio ; tliaii;iii M: tbq^iiistraliaii; cbloiiie&ollie new service begins iu about a'-'month. | •; Me report of St; Giles' Disbhnrged Prisoiyera' Mission,' statesttbat; flye bundled discharged -prisoners iiavd beerisoiit 'to* the colonies during the ':• 'ltis 'reported' that;Prmee"Alexander of Battehbui'giwill Shortly: be married/to; Princess Victoria,, the second daiigliterof the late Emperor Frederick, and that .the .cereuiouy will be. jjevfoymed at : . >: "■• "A firi'anoial company ;is!; being formod with a capital of two millions of whioh it is proposed to; establish branches in the Australian-capitals. Mr H erbe'rt. Sandford is a director of the new Company. \! •".'■.... >'■■; -;It is'statod that; the "successor, to Sir•": William F.Drummond Jervois; fipevriior' of New Zealand,;. has been appointed,.but up to the present the name has.not been allowed to'transpire, :'. '.■• •. r .■'■''■■■■; ■ : /: ;; ;;'." ;:; .: ,: •■ . October 10.- " It'is stated that theiTreaadryTis disposed to .subsidise the VancouverNew Zealand' arid 'Australian mail 1 service., '.•..:';■•:■':■■:.-C ■'■

(Further paijtr of the human body discoyered a fortnight'ago : at'Whiteohapelhave recently'come' ; into. .the. possession of the police. Thay bear evidence that a ; terrible murder .has been cpnimitted. i ■ Tho corpse was; dismembered and so; disfiguVed 'that identificatioiV i b impossible,'; > ; i :^ ; ■;.". ■'■'."■ St PETEBSBERGViOotqber 18.;'' "'; A plot to assassinate.the Czar.has been discovered, and a Nihilist, supposed to be implicated in the conspiracy, having beendetected making dynamite bombs at Moscow, has been arrested. Sydney,' October 19, A murder is reported to have been committed near the town of Gundagaii, where the decapitated body of.'a. man was discovered in,the Murrumbidgee River. ' The body has not been identified. .','■". . ... Melbourne,'Ootobor 19/ Mr Butler, the Deputy Registrar of Mines, was arrested in connection with stamp frauds amounting to several thousands of pounds.