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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3045, 3 November 1888, Page 2

.i\'ii I Messrs Lowes & lorns make an addition of thirty-five. 2-year .old steers ,to their entries for Wednesday next,' This, being the first ' Saturday in- the month,' is the regular pay day of the Mastertoii ■ and-: Groytown Building Societies. i.. : .:

• Tenders nie invited in another column for eighty chains and one hundred and thirty l chains 1 ' formation, Waugaeliu r end;' by the Master ton Road Board. 1 Probate dulyahiounting to £72,843, was paid iii the estate .of tho late Henry Millar of Victoria, whoso property was assessed at £1,450,000. Senteuco of imprisonment l for life was passed ori Jjlin Eeindall, of Yass, New South Wales, for shooting with intent to do bodily harm on Catherine Crowe at Bivalong in March last.

All education begins m work. 1 What we think, what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of littlo consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do—and for man, woman or .child tho first point of education is to tnako them do their best.—Ruskin, As sevoral of the Town Land Trus t leases aro just about falling into tho hands of the-Trust, a sub-committee has been appointed to consider the best means of dealiug with them, and to report upon the same at the noxt regular meeting. The question of appointing a valuer to the Trust will be reported upon at tho samo time.

A terriblo tragedy occurred at Prairie Centre, Ottawa, Illinois, oil tho 19th August, resulting in tho death of eight young men. A ball was being held iu a houso at. Prairie Centre when at midnight two . young men fought about a partner. Tho men present took sides. Knives wore froely used, and eight persons were stabbed to death,

The overdraft of tho Sydney Corporation now stand at £43,000, and it is estimated that tho revenue noxt year will be L 72,000 less than in 1887, and 120,000 less than tho current year's. This state of affairs has induced tho Mayor to submit further rctronchmont proposals.

A deputation from tho Grand Lodge of Good Templars waited on the Presbyterian Synod at Dunedin on 'Wednesdaylast to ask their co operation with the Alliance in putting down tho liquor traffic by setting apart one Sunday in tho year on which Ministers should preach specially on the temperance question. A vote ,of thanks was passed to the deputation, and cordial sympathy expressed with their object, Tho tornporanoe report was then considered, and a motion carried fixing tho day oil which to preach teiuperrnco services,

Tho Milling World thus soliloquises on some of tho wonderful projects of the period :-When tho Keoly motor successfully motes, whcii. a irian serenely in atmosphere floats, when Yankees are brought to tho eating of oats, when motion perpetual shall be achieved, when oyclono pulverising is. proved and believed, and when'grinding pneumatic is elso than conceived, we shall look to 6ee some inventor successfully utilising tho power of Niagara Rivor at its exit from Lake Erie, .Meanwhile said invontors aro wilting their collars in struggling to acquire tho prize of ,420,000 advertised''to 1 bo awarded by tho International Fair, Buffalo, N,Y,

It is wonderful (says an Auckland paper) how the Salvation Army Prison Gate Brigade is supported and maintained from unexpected quarters and odd sources. The widow's cruise is a fool to

it, Hero is a sainplo of how fin camo to Captain Little by post, and he does'n't even know the name ftf the. donor:— "Cambridge, Waikato, Septerabor 23rd, 1888. Dear Brother,—A few days ago I waa sufTering from a sovere attack of toothacho, and I hadmado up my inind to havo ttvo teotli drawn out, which would mean sa'.,' when the thought camo that tho Lord was able to take the pain right away, so 1 prayed to him. I said if he would malio it as pormanent a cure as I could expect by having thorn out, 1 woidd send tho money to be used iu his service; and, glory bo to God, I am enabled to forward the onclosed for the rescue of poor fallen women. He is able to aavo to the uttormost.—Yours in the Blwsed Hopo, a brother in Ohyist, our oommon Lord."

At a meeting at Christohurli yesterday, of tho North Canterbury Board ol Educatioii, it was resolved. "That, in compliance with the reiterated request of tho United School Committees, it bo

ail instruction to tho Appointments Committee to forward to the School Comniittees interested tho names of all teachers applying for vacant situations, distinguishing the names approved by tho Board from those not considered suitable. Such names (b bo sent on a printed form explaining to tho Committee that tho names not approved by the Board for that particular school, aro not necessarily objectionable for any other school, and may not hare anything a»ainst them. affecting their gonoral character." A letter was received from the Sputli Canterbury Board of Education, requesting tlip Board's co-operation in protesting against the adoption of strict averago in calculating: school attendances for capitation, It was decided that the Board agree with the qbject sought by tho South Canterbury Board, as calculating tho attendance on working (ivorage was njpr.p just, more favourable to strictly honest practices, and attracting a larger and. therefore more fair proportion of the public grant to the education of those outlying, scattered and unimproved districts, which will always domand larger expenditiu'o upon education to produce anything approaching to satisfactory icsijUv

The chiefs of tho froripn U|ining authorities havo, says Mr Andre in tho Colliery Guardian, assailed the reputation of Horr v Falb, tho earthquake prophet This distinguished individual, it will bo remembered, bases his prcdiotionsof earthquakes and emissions of gas Jroin the rocks.and deep oxcavations on in|}UQncp of tho moon in certain of hor pliases, sls prediction has boon so often verified by the 'eyoiit in the matter of earthquakes that Flab has become famous. But those,, mining offlcals have compared tho "warnings" with tho mofcorolgical roporla, ; the records .of colliery explosions, aud, as jar as possible, wltlrthe registers of the ,stat.e oltjieair in'tho jiiines durin? the jajt two yoj'rs.' The 'rpsujjt, of this iuveetigatiofi i?liows, thoy. say, t)fat J?la|)'s theory (snottowflwl'M tho bottom, as our Ajnori'cp cousins quaintly put it it, has beon knooked ont of another pretty "thoory." Tho latest danger to civilsation is the hat, One of thoso cheerful medical nowjjjapeni has found out that hats, whothor's'ilk or by roasbnsof thoir Btiffy hawl' niivTpiiiSi'"i>scrcise a ing influence roui'nl tho head," and compress the Hood vessels of the scalp, with results 'of the direst character. The cautious raider will give 1 Up wearing hats. -Ho has already," if ; he litis, followed the advico kindly oferei} him from professional quarters, given'up fif'ejjt, vegetables, milk, tea)'coffee, fruir, tiobacc'oi' ani'MOst of his" cioilies. ;Tlio pursuit ofheallhijiko thaj V yirti/e", js (lot to .be conducted' Ib a' ouciessfd foßjjs without some sacrifice,' ■.\

.flip Suprq m e j'-Ooifrt S clfisoa: at-'AVan-ganui to-day,- and His'; Honor returned to Wellington • to attend | the. Court of i Appeal. '-.'l

In referring to -a" fire at Mr F. H. Wood's Mastertoh Sale Yards yesterday, our reporter alluded to Mrs Jiwingtuii's vosideiice as a bnardinghouse. This was a mistako; the residence referred to is a private houso.

Messrs Wobh-and Lester, the wellknown tailors of Mastertoii, have just completed the contract for the supply of Star Cricket Club uniform caps, and the hliow in their window last nisht caused quito an attraction. Tho colors are blue and white,

Mr F fl Wood of Grey town infomus us that he is about' to take a trip to Melbourne via Sydney and' Auckland in which ho lippes to combine pleasure with a little business,' Ho has made satisfactory arrangemouts for carrying on his auctioneering and agency business during his absonce from home, Mr Jolm.Young, the celebrated ironmonger of Mastertoii; and Wellington lias a 1" special new list in our columns to-day of all kinds of, leading lines-in his particular business, . There is nothing iu house furnishings aiid builders ironmongery but what can be fouud in either of his establishments. , , A decided curiosity exists in a littlo hotel in Eltharn, a county township ;14 miles from Melbourne. The proprietor of the hotel is old Phil Purccll, otherwise known as " Tho Pasha,' 1 There are in his bar three cobwebs, the value of which he estimates at £IOOO. The largest web which looks like a ■ huge side of 'bacon hanging from the coiling, is four feot iu length and three in circumference. Tho other two, which are adjacent to it, are ehcli about half the size. Purcell alleges that he was offered by Mr J. fl, Froude, the historian, five hundrod pounds for the three, but "held out for one thousand pounds. It is estimated that several hundred spiders ore at work in these three webs.

Tho anniversary of the Masterton Wesleyan Sundav School takes place tomorrow. ' The morninff service will be conducted by tho Rev D. Fulton, of the Presbyterian Obarch, and ill tho evening tho pulpit will bo occupied by tho Rev Mrßowse. In tho afternoon at 3 p.ui, an appropriate'address will be given to parents and children by tho Rev. D. Fulton. The school teacherß and various members of the Church are busily engaged to-day decorating tho inside of tho building with . evergreens, A special feature in connection with the sorvices will be the singing of the school children, under the leadership of Mr R. M, Galloway. The youngsters for weeks past, havo devoted considerable attention to this portion of the service, and we can confidently promise all who attend, a rare musical treat, as woll as a prospect of hearing excellent exhortations from tho roverond geutlemen who will take part in the sorvices. Tho contributions of tho day will be devoted to tho Sunday school funds, • The'anniversary tea and public meeting will, as usual, take placo on Friday noxt, tho !)th Novombor(Princeof Wales Birthday) in tho schoolroom, adjoining the Church. An entirely new machine has beon invented, says the Printing Times, for printing postal cards from tho the roll, and to turn theui out packed in bundles of twenty-five, It prints tho cards at a rate of three hundred a minute, in tho usual way, by means of a rotary press, A set of knives thens cut the cards off and drops them, four abreast, into little cells especially prepared for them. When twenty-five cards havo been dropped out, a sot of steel fingers turn tho pack over, twines a paper band about it, and pastes it together. The packages are caught in an endless belt of buckets, which.carry them into ail adjoining room, where they aro received by girls, who place thorn in boxos ready for delivery. One man can look after two machines.

From the hub,—There is perhaps no tonic offered to the people that possesses as much real intrinsic valuo as Dr. Soule's American Hop Bitters. Just at this, season the year, when tho stomach needs an appetiser, or the blood needs purifying, tho cheapest and best remedy is Dr. Soule's American Hop Billets. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; don't wait until you are prostrated by a disease that may take months for you to recover in,— Boston Globe

_ Woman's Wisdom,-" Sho insists that it is of more importance that her family shall be. kept in full health, than that she should have' all the fashionable dresses and styles of tho times, Sho therefore sees to it that each member of her family is supplied with enough of Dr. Soule's American Hop Bitters at the first appearance of ill-health, to prevent a fit of sickness with its attendant expense, caro and anxiety, All wouion should exeiclso their wlsdomin this way, —New Haven Palladine.

Some months since wa made arrangements with three of the largest British cotton manufaotmrs to supply ua exclusively with certain specially selected makes of calicoes, which from our long experience wo know to be specially adapted for tho requirements of the public. Those have now arrived at To Aro Houso, AVollingtoa. Wo confidently recominond tlieso as being the best makes ever introduced into tho distriot or the Colony, and as a guarantee of value, every piece and dozen has stamped on it our trado mark, viz., a view of the Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, To Aro Houso, Wellington. They comprise a variety of makes,- fine, medium, and heavy, aro all pure, soft fiuisli, and nro well adopted for the thousand and olio purposes to whiolr oalicooi are put. For tho convenience of Bale thoy aro principally mado up in 12 yard lengths and tho numbers and prices aro as follows at To Aro House, Wellington. Widths, 32 and 30 inches. Numbors and prices per dozen yards, Jl, 3s Cd j J2. •Is Cd, 5s Gd; J3, fls Cd, Cs, 7s; J4,5s Cd, Gs (idjJs, 78 9d;JG, 83 CdjAl, 4sCd, 5sCd;A2, ss9d;A3, Cs7djA4, BsCd; Ml, 3s Cd, 4s Gd; M2,5s 5s Gd j-M3, Cs Cd; M 4 7s 9d, at tho Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, To Aro, House, Wellington, -Adyt,