The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1888. What to do with Our Boys.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3058, 19 November 1888, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1888. What to do with Our Boys.

In our last issue a' correspondent raised a question in which very mauy fathers are interested. " What to do with our boys" in a town like Mastertou when tliey leave school is a lnoraentoua interrogation which is frequently answered in an unsatisfactory manner. For want of suitable openings, lads who have passed tlie sixth or seventh standard, in mauy instances are converted into errand boys, and though all labor is honorable, running messages or delivering parcels is notmuoh of a training for a lad whose fathor hopes to see him a successful colonist. ' Our correspondent suggests as a better pursuit that some oiglit or ten persons should lease a small farm of from five to twenty acres in extent within easy reach of town, and put their boys (say twelve in number) on to work it, with, a competent instructor interested in the results. The lads, he feels sure, would give a good account of themsolves with: bees, poultry, and dairy produce, fruit and vegetables, Ho feels certain that some such combination would succeed, and points out that the work would have to be arranged so that a friendly rivalry should exist! amongst the boys. Now wo altogether approve of the idea of giving an agricultural and horticultural training to lads as suggested, but wo fanoy the modus would break down in practice. Tho oight or ten leaseholders of the little estate might quarrel amongst themsolves—tbey would not be quite Colonial if they did not disagree—and thore would be au equally grave risk of tho friondly rivalry, between the boys merging into open hostility, At tho same time we thank our correspondent for indicating certain' conditions which would be essential to the development of some kind of agricultural sohool in a district like this. First we will assume that ti piece of land suitable for such an experiment would be sufficiently near the town for lads working upon it to return to the parental roofs each evening, Second, it would be neces : sary for lads to have a qualified instructor who would be able to teach thorn, the art of gardening, bee keeping, vine culture, poultry fanning, or any other occupation that could bo profitably added to the programme. Third, that the profits of tho enterprise should be divided amongst the juvenile workers. Now, we belie.ve that it is quite possible to found a local agricultural sohool which would satisfy these conditions. Supposing our Town Lands Trust decided to risk a hundred pounds or so to establish such a school. It could at once find a suitable piece of land, and perhaps fof jibout fifty or sixty pounds a year a compete!)!, practical man as an instructor. If then » number of young lads were set to work 'to dig and trench and hoe, to raise vegetables' for the looal market, to grow, say, strawberries, gooseberries, currants, k,, for the city of V/flHjngton, and to make all that could be inadp out of tbfiir five, ten, or twenty acres, us the case might be, there would be some return for the enterprise. The receipts for tho first year would be sufficient to wipe off tlie advances made by the Trust and leave a surplus available for distribution amohg the workers. Possibly some other corresponilent might suggest sorno better way of attaining the object in view, tho subject being one well worthy of exhaustive discussion. The importance of training lads to becoiuo sturdy and self-reliant colonists cannot be .oyer pstj.mjjted. We question very much wliptlp the path to success doosnotlfo in teaching them to use botli head and hand to mako the earth yield forth her' increase, in finding' them healthy outdoor work, which will in,both had and good tijiios enable thorn to live and thrive. Few rants now a days appear to deliberately irafn jiheiv sons cither to he gardeners or farmers, and yet such a 'training is infinity profsrabis iotbatwliici! lads

out of twenty are now receiving, iMio community requires ■taore cuitiof the' sbferaj W'niore. intelligent itfhafis now practised, Intone departmentrtliat of vegetables -rtlii!' 'resident Chinamen have % nidiiopoly)''l|ot; because they grow wholesome sumu- : lent- produce, not because skilful gardeners, but because European residents are unskilled, A dozen or " a • 'score' of smart" colonial lads, properly trained, .could,, in a couple of years, carry off the whole of the supply of . vegetables in, Masterton in fair, open competition with the Chinese growers, Parents will- do well to bear in mind that Mastorton is easily overstocked with shop lads, and that the few trades in town are more than supplied with juvenile labor, j To make a boy a carpenter, a blacksmith, a printer, or a clerk is not such a certainty as making liim % cultivator of the soil. The young man who has learnt how to produce a crop for the market, or perhaps a variety of crops, is for all time, providing he is steady and industrious a useful colonist. His trade, if he lias really learnt it, is never overdono and it is the most honorable occupation which cin be pursued in a young country like New Zealand. Each year some two or tlireo thousand pounds are expended in teaching Mastertcn children to read, write and cipher, but unless boys when they leave school make some good use of the instruction which they receive, the money is ill spent. If our Town Lands Trust, which is essentially an educational corporation, could see its way to step in and give lads as they leave school a teclmioal training of the character which we advocote it could accomplish a great work for the district.

Tub mystery ofthe purloined letter letter cropped up at the monthly meeting of the Musterton Road Board on Saturday last, and if it was not altogether explained, some new light was thrown upon it, According to a statement made by Mr Hogg in the presence of several members of the Board, tho letter first canio undor his notice at the Whareama Boad Board meeting, Now the accusation against Mr Hogg of having purloined the letter rested upon n statement made by Mr K, K, Meredith, at the Wharoarna Boad Board meeting that he (Mr Meredith) obtained the said letter from Mr Hogg. Mr Ilogg was present when this statement was made, and he did not at the time, deny it, and in his report of the meeting omitted all reference to this affair,,,. Assuming Mr Hogg's, version of tlifa to to bo correct, he was not the purloiner of tbo letter, but only the accomplice of the person who took it. If he allowed that person to publicly indicate him as the purloiuer, he has only himself to blame if undnesuspicioii rested upon him.Now the tables are turned and instead of Mr Meredith being the accuser of Mr Hogg, Mr Hogg is the accuser of Mr Meredith, If Mr Hogg's statement of Saturday last be correct it implies (1) that Mr K. E. Meredith himself purloined the letter; (2) that Mr It. K, Meredith made a false statement to the Whareama Boad Board when he declared that he received the letter from Mr Hogg Before expressing auy further opinion on the situation wo would like to be informed ifMrE. E.Meredith accepts tho onus (1) of purloining the letter, and (2J of misleading Boafcljby id • false declaration.? It is, taking a long time to get at the facts of this wretched affair, and it would have beeu far belter if Messrs Hogg and Meredith, who are behind the scenes had made no attempt to mislead or deceive the public, Either they should havo been altogether silent or hove made a full revelation ol this miserable scandal. The public are unlikely to be satisfied with the partial and inconsistent explanations which have so far been afforded.

A reward of two pounds is offered in another column for tho recovery of a chesnut niaro lost from Mangaono. The penalty of ten per cent, will be levied on all property tax not paid by to-morrow, Tuesday, It is reported that the results, so far with the diamond drill, are disappointing. The first drive on the Black Creek has been abandoned, and the last place where the men havo been engaged, on the banks of tho Waipoua, in digging a well, preparatory, to driviug lias boeu stopped through the water filling in faster than it can lie pumped.out. On meeting ono of his labourers looking rather gloomy, an Irish squire asked an oxplauatian, and Pat informed him that ho had a strango dream, "I dreamt," ho said," that I bad been to Rome, where I wont to see tho Pope, who received mo most kindly, and inquired what 1 would like to drink, 1 A little whisky and hot water, was my reply, on which his holiness rans; tho bell, and a very pretty waiting, maid forth-, with appeared, ; whom her master instructed to bring the requisite materials. Before they arrived, however, I awoke, and severely reproached myself for not having asked for cold water, having thereby lost my expected drink."

The Renata will caso was resumed on Saturday. Mr Harper referred at somo length to the complete reconciliation between Airini and lipnata, and alluding to tlio signing of tlio will submitted ju the making of the will on hjs doatji bed in favor of his grand niece Rpnafca was only carrying out the traditions, of liia raco. He submitted Airinia'statement,to the effect' that ltohata was influenced by a a dream which announced his intention of mailing a will in her favor bore the impress truth, and was believed by the Chief Justice. The Court adjourned until Monday. A man who was a connoisseur in birdstuffing use to criticiso other people's bird-stuffing soverely. Walking with a friend one day, he stopped at a.window whero a gigantjp owl lyas exhibited, " You sou," said the connoisseur tq his friend, " that there is a magnilicant bird utterly ruined by unskilful stuffing. Notice the mounting. Execrable, isn't it ? No .living owl over roosted in that position. And tlio eyes are fully a third larger than any my! ever possessed." At that moment the stuffed bird raited one foot and solomnly blinked at his eritiii, who said very littlo moro about bird- j stuffing that afternoon.

Lord Henry Bentinck, brother of the fifth Diiltc of Portland, once happened to attend a country church iut!|e north of England, on a wok-day festival, wliejithe intorjqr win njost ehiborutely decorated with llowora ami evergreens, while very fe,v worshippers wore present. After the cfensjregation had been dismißsod, the parson said to Load Henry " May 1 ask what you thought: of the Service i" His lordship immediately replied, "As you liavo asked my opinion, you shall have it in a very fow words—plenty cover, but vory little game!" •

The Dunn-Tiffin match came oil at Tfjyloryillo, Greymouth,' on Saturday n|gl|t, 4 feen contest' roaulted, both seeming y.qry Dunn was offering 11 to 4ho woulll win, J)iiu')) won tho first, third fifth, and eighth falls, Tiffin tho second, fourth, sixth, seventh, and ninth. There was only cue false-fall, all tho others being remarkably clean. Several times Tiffin extricated himself from most difficult positions with ustouishing clevorucss. Dunn seemed to hold histuau too cheaply. .Aeonsiderabl* ainqunt ohanged-hands on the result!' ' ■ .

■nl'ii 1 -"™ 1811 douiand for. oata in ttellmjjtuii, the latest quotation Jjoiiu' •2s 8(1: Fowls'whent is scarce At Os fid to'i Bn.9ti: ;Mr I'V ; H, .Wood notifies that in.cousequßiico df; the ;Miistor(tm- Sliriw beiiu! Hp rtn';Tliufsdtiy, *i2n'd fN oyejiibolv' his, usual fortnightly. sale,'! which W£lS„to have been held on that diite, is postponed until December Oth." The Treasurer of the Masteron Hospital acknowledges receipt of iB 6s from 'Messrs HrindySidu, .Rubeits "dud Wloyes cf do,.;£Blos, shearers tit the .Marainangii estat'oisauio from ;£'l 7s fid,, total ilo'2s Gel, A number of Lincoln electors on Saturday itiijuented .Mr John T. Mutson to become a candidate for the district, but he declined,

A alight commotion r was caused in' Church-sti'eefc.this inoriiiiigiby the boltting of a pair of horses ami brake belongiug to Mr John Harding, They wero eventually stopped iir -their ,mad career by colliding with one of ,the Corporation lamp posts at the eprnor of rArchorstreot. 'The result of the ticcidpiit;.wusa broken polo and a smashed lamp post. Mr 0. E. Darnells is tho-successful tenderer for the removal of a twelveroomed house at Carterton, the residenco of Mr AViii,,Booth., The work consists in moviijg tho houso some three orfour chains further, from tjie liiaiu. road than it at present stands,' and the proposal is to move it on masse. No meati feat we should judge, as tho building measures' some seventy feet by fifty, and ,'is built of heavy.material, (i i A Christclmrch telegram of-ihe 17th says—All, unpleasant: -position- was .created in Volunteer circles this morn-, ing by thb disqualification' of the Scottish Rifles, fur: independent) and volley Miring, . When the ■ hits'; were counted they, ivere found tp: exceed the numbor ot. cartridges issued, .so some men , must havo fired more than , their proper number ofshots,':

Mr.ll, W, Btiggs,- land; estate, and general commission agent, of Pahiatua, lias mi announcement in this issue, which should prove of special interest to those desirous of taking up land in'tlie rich' grass-growiug district of illel'orEy* Milo Bush. Mr'Brigga also announces himself as being in a position to lend large sums of money, for investment oil mortgage on any of the lots advertised in his proporty list.'' '■• : At !i o'clock on Saturday morning a seven roomed houso at Addington, owned by James Ncvm, bootmaker, was burned down. It had been unoccupied for several weeks,: save by Nevin's brother, who slept there.: .Ho. lighted , a fire in the kitchen' on ■ Ffidky,- but''thought it was extinguished that night, The house was mortgaged and insured in favour of the mortgagee for 1150 in tho London and'Laticashke oliices: ' ; f [ 7> A. North Island Steward writes to the llefereo as follows—l was very much surprised to find- certain, bookmakers allowed to ply with their busiuess in the enclosures at Kiccartion during the Metropolitan Meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Oluh, as I have understood they have not paid up yet over the New Zealand Cup of 1887—let alone, other wafers: Then ' ivhat I was''more' surprised at was to learn that they were betting totalisator odds without let or hindrance. Apart from the fact that the club's reveniio'suffers,' the: oxample set by a Metropolitan Club is bad in the extromo for minor clubs, If there are rules let them be carried out consistently at every,meeting. ; "01i," said a bookie in my hearing, to a North Island Jockey Club, Steward, " You see, if this club lets us bet' totalisator odds, Auckland and tho other clubs will havo to do the same,'' '1 hope the iiorthorn clubs will do nothing of the kind. Let the bookmakers get tho thin end of tho wedge in once more, and wo shall have more; trouble' re the machine.

•Durino the progress of, the Fire Brigade Sports oil Saturday last, the fire-bell rang out a loud alarm, and a building on the Upper Plain Koad was discovered to be in Humes, it turned out to bo a large out-building on the property.of Mr', Henry Jones, junior, used asa'stable aiid hayshed. Before the engine arrived on'the scene, the whole structure had fallen in, and with the contents was_ cousumod. Mr. Jones' residence which was about a chain away ignited, but was speedily put out, there being'a'good supply of water, and plenty of willing helpers. The loss to Mr Jones is estimated at about £100. : In another column Mr Jones espressos his_ thanks to those who so kindly assisted at tho firo in saving his property. The origin of the. fire is unknown. The Volunteer Brigade 1 with thoir manual pumped on tho ruius until all danger of! it burning up again was removed.'

Tho exoitement at Lyttolton over Murray reached a very 'high pitch on Friday night, Many residents were armed, and sal up all night, Others patrolled tho readout that leading from Little Bunchley Farm seems to have been missed, and down this Murray came and committed a burglary at Bacon's house, the occupants of which wero not disturbed, except ono little girl, who fancied she heard a noise, but was afraid to call out, Murray apparently got in by forcing tho window with his knifo. When brought to Lyttloton station- and searched the following articles woro found iu his possession A razor, a day pipe, twe pencils, and a pair of scissors, wrapped in a' dirty linen pockeWiandkerchief. During tho morning. Mr 'G. Ayera found a boot on the road over the tunnel, where tho chaso had taken place. Ho took it to the police, and it lias been identified bv-Palmer as one of.those stolen from his house, oil (ho. evening I hat the'lior, J. Hill's house was entered thus making another charge for the man to answer, A considerable crowd assembled outside tho Christchurch Police Court. When ho was removed soino persons jeered at him, whereupon he retorted,'! I may get out again, and if I do I'll kill every ono of you. He has been klged in Lytteltou gaol, I'kkjudick Kills.- "Eleven years our daughter suffered on a bed of misery under the care of several of- the boat (and some of the worst) physicians, who gave her disease various names but no relief, and now she is restored to us in good health by as simple a remedy as Dr Seule's American Hop Bitters, that wo had poohed at for two years, boforo using it. We, .earnestly Impound pray that no ono olso,wi|l.lot their flick suffer as we did,, -on account of prejudice against so good a" medicine as l)r Soido's Amoricaii Hop Bitters." : The Parents, "Tolcgram."

: Haunted Me-A working man says: "Debt, poverty and suffering haunted nil! for years, caused by a sick family and largo bills fortjoctorinj?, which did 110 good, I was completely.discouraged; until 0110 year are, by the advice of my .pastor, 1 procured Dr Soule's American Hop Bittcra uiid commenced, their use, and in one month wo were all well, and none of us liavo been sick a day oiucej and I want to say to all poor men, you 'can keep your families well a year with PrßduloVAmraioin Hop Bittprs for lees tliari blip doctor's visit will cost, "Christian Advocate." ' ~; . .. /A sumptuary, decrei lias recently'been promulgated by tko committee of the forthcoming Musical Festival at Wellington, that all the ii|dy vocalists must be mbu w white, i'rom p icsthelio-poiiit of view ijiisi's no doubt a pleasing • arrangement and !Oi' oil|er reifsqiis, noted below, it has oiir entire approval, ai lie Aro ■ Mouse, Wellington \Ve are admirably prepared with aclioice assortment of, White Embroidered Muslin liobee, purchased by'oiir Home buyer from tho maimfacturies at St. Gall, Switzerland, and also with a splendid assortment' of White Dress .Miicsi'ui a variety of charming makes ami designs, at To Aro House, Wellington.' ; : ; - ' We aro showing an unequalled assortment o| the White Kobes at'Bs 6d,10s OdilUs Cd,lss (ioil7n (i(),2lii'!idi and Bo on up to 60s: These are really beautiful goods, and are better vjiluo tiiftu any thai .have been yet offered in tlio rtiityl or To itio ifouso, Welling, (pn; " " i And then we have also, a full supply,of \yhite dress fabrics, such as Princess Ida ctresS. muslins at OJd and 12J<1 per yard! nainsook dress muslins, embroiilered'musiins, and miill dress' muslins froin {ld 'to Is lid per yard; lirocbe tes muslins, from3jd to-.'ls per yafd; 'arid Brilliant diresl". muslins from BJd,,to h Mjd per, yard,'nt: !e Aro House, WelKnjtoi),^Airc, ! Mi'

!• A? ixturos fin; t!i!B;!wo'elceare"pub l'shed in our umubcmont, column It willboseenthiitthoilnik will,bo kept opeii till eleven o'clock'on Slittw night. l }. .Messrs Lowes and lorus add 18 heart kthoir aataloigue for Wednesday next.; : ; ? Lf ! Probably owing to Murray's dotiblo escapu from Addington Gaol, an order has beon issued that in future all prisoners committal for trial, except for potty oflenccs, are to be transferred to Lyttol: ton, and Addim;ton Gaol is to be regarded.as tlio female.quarters only, . ■ The 1 first iuter-olub - bottling mkehes were played at Dunedin on- Saturday, the Caledonian Olub beating the Green Island by over 20, and Hoslyn beating Dunedin by 8 poiuts.

Only two candidates tor the Mayoralty came forward fthisutiorniiigi' .'Mr E, l'Vist, iiomiirahid by Messrs'..W. - Lowcs and G. E, Chamberlain, and Mr A. W. Eoi.all, nominated by Messrs J. J. Smith and J, P, Cotvie,

An old man 71 years of age, was charged before Mr M. Caselborg, i.'J.P,, with being drunk arid incapable, and was discharged with a caution. Afterwards His Worship supplied liiui with fiv'o shillings to help him along his road to Palmcrston, which he stated . wai his destination. ' ;

EUen Janson, a neatly dvessed girl, aged 12, was brout ht up at the Dunediu on, Saturday, on a., chafge «f. stealing flowei's^butas; neither the police, nor tho iprosecutor , wished : to prjssthe charge she was The.Benoh pointed out that offenders wore liable to, six months' imprisonment. Mr 8, Mawjey at Ditton on the.llthinst., and found it to bo 4'28 inolies, whioh was the heaviest in his record since" May, 1880, in twenty-four hours. (The-:Wangaehu River rose between .fifteen alid'.ttv'euty feet,-to within three foet of the bridge, The total rainfall he has registered up to-November : 17th, -for-the current jrionth ia G'7s inches, ■ 'i

William Christie, the-lata District Land Registrar, Dunedin, was taken with ft fit early on Saturday morning, while oii his way home from the; hotel, ahddied 011 reaching Ilia house. From the evidence it appeared he had been drinking a good deal of late, and the medical evidence showed that ; probably death was due to a failure of the heart's action from exhaustion brought on by excessive drinking. A verdict in accordance with this evidence was given by the coroner's jury, About 7 o'clock last night (Sunday) information was brought to the police that a boy was drowned in the Waingawa. Constables O'Connor. .and Cooper immediately went npto theplace stated, accompanied by Mr Petrie with his brake, and soveral others. On arriving at the soone Mrs Little, who gave tlio information was interviewed) and sho accompanied the police to tho spot where she stated she had seon the body lyint! iu.the water,. No Bign of the body was to be found howover, and a thorough search was mado which lasted' several hours without result. Some writing was seen iu the dry mud on the bunks, and the word" Masterton," was faiutly made out, The woman was questioned by tho police and- she said distinctly sho saw the body in the water with clothes on. It was a boy, and a hat was over the/face, the body lying on its back.; She 'had a little girl with her who screamed aud ran away, aiid she went after tho child and then informod a neighbor who went for the police. The lad that.was supposed to be drowned was known to be away from home and there was an air of probability about ita being liirn, but no trace of the body could be found although the. bank and river were searched for miles. This morning the police wore again on the search and have not yet returned, A little later Mr Meredith came in and heard the rumour and said tho boy supposed to bo itiißaiiig had been working for ( tho last fowdays at anadjoining farm.and was not away from it all day yesterday. This morning tho boy came tohira and had been working for him all day. Ar there is no trace of the body, and'no one is reported missing tho police cau arrive at 110 other conclusion than that the informant mnst have beonlaboring under some temporary hallucination of mind. The spot where tho boy was stated to have drowned was only, about eighteen inches deep, and no one could drown tiiero accidentally, and any one purposely experimenting would choose a deeper spot. ,- The most absurd rumours wore circulated in the town last night. One was that the boy had loft his clothes and a note 011 the bank stating his name and address,