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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3149, 9 March 1889, Page 2

Mr Robert Templo notifies in another column the opening: of a new grocery store in Perry-street. Mr Temple is well and favorably known in and around Masterton, and we have no doubt his establishment will come in tor. a fair share of public support. Sir Henry Ayers, of Adelaide has received news by the English mail that tho sale of the famour Burra copper mine to an English company is to bu completed on March 18th.

The, Herald states that a block of 9000 aores near Hunterville, belonging to.the Bank of New South Wales,-aud formerly Owned by Mr H. Churton, is about to be cut up and sold, The Bank have had an offer for the .block as a whole,' but this they have declined to accept, Thero will also bo some more Government land thrown op'eii within a short time, if all we hear is correct, Many of the American railroads employ female labour extensively, and it is fuiuid that for certain kinds of work young women are better adapted than young men. The wages they receive are from 20dol(L4)to 65dnl(LU) per month, which is from one half to threefourths of the pay of the men fur the same class ot work. - The superior capacity of the American girl for railway work, as compared. with her English sister, is no doubt accounted for by the the fact of her education better fitting her for business life,

Queen Victoria's attention is to be drawn to the fact that the woman who made the lining for the superb carriage in which Her Majesty rode on Jubilee day js on the verge of starvation, The poor creature, is a cripple,- bent almost double, and has worked and lived m the same room for thirty years, The lining was oxquisito work, butftne woman was paid only 2|d per yard, and by working from dawn to miduight the was able to make just six yards. A German sporWman, well-known in Leicestershire, said to a friend the other day, "Talking about dogß with keen scent, I have uno in Germany that will compare favorably with any you have in England.' 1 "Very remarkable dog, 1 sup pose ?" was the reply, ,"j should say so. The day before I left librae lie broko his chain, and although I had beer, away for hours he tracked me, and found mo merely by scent? What do you think of that?" !'lthinkyoU ought to take a bath," replied the Caledonian, turning calmly away. - "..' '! ■

vAa our fruit growers are complnimnp of the low price received for then; produce;'writes Mr James Burtfc to the Auckland Herald, it Beehis a' pity tlmt cider is not more generally mado. He saya:—" A gentleman told me tho other day that a medical man practising in one of the cider counties at Home, informed ; him that whero cider formed tho staple beverage, rheumatism, gout, diabetes, and Brigbt's disease were very rare. ' Now, I have for years been subject to severe attacks of neuralgia, and for the last six- or ; eight -weeks I have beentaking a glass of cider every day, and whether it is merely a coincidence, or ' that my.isystom has been beneficially acted upon, I cannot say, but the fact is that during that period I Inivo not had a single attack by my old enemy. I commend the above to the consideration of my tellow sufferers," • • •■

A etter from Adelaide gives the following picture of tho summer:—lf all our summers were like tho one through whioh we are passing, then the white . race would have to say good byo to , South Australia, at all events for three , or four months in each year. .Not f once or twice, but five or six times, have these terrible and prostrating , bouts 'of hot weather come upon us already, although January 1b not yet passed. The last of these acces- , sions of heat was with us for noarly a . week, rendering day aud night equally unbearable. The tliermometor Btdod at , oyer lOOdeg through the night, and the largest and coolest houses were baked through - like limekilns. On Tuesday business was almost entirely suspended 1 in Adelaide, Carpenters and masons i laid down their tools and 'wont home; I Offices were stew pans, and a collar or i the shady side of great buildings were , the only only bearable'spots in the city, A 6 the red ball of fire went down each ] night and rose relentlessly glaring each 1 morning, wo telt a stirring of sympathy towards that unhappy tribo of Africans of. whom Herodotus tolls us, who jived so near the sun'tbat each day as he rose tbey went forth, shooks.their fists at the luminary, and solemnly cursed tilm for broiling them alPday.

Some, light into the practice of British farmer is given in a.lato number of the Field, It is stated that Mr T, Redford, of Lancing, Sussex, was accustomed for many years to draft his. owe lambs into his breeding flock. There does not appearto have been any bad result from this practice, Mr Bedford had-as few lnsseß at lambing sb any ot bis neighbors and his lambs almiya made.top price at Horsham Fair.' Mr Alfred de Morney, who has practiced breeding, from lambs extensively, states; that the whole of his wether lambs were already sold as fat mutton. Tho • particulars of two fat lambs, sold before-thny were six months old,.show to what great weights these early .'..maturing animals wilt attain, One. lamb sciilbd 1811bV;liye weight a few: days before it; was., killed, y, and' when dressed, for/sale it'weighod 881bs; ■ Tho other was six daya older, its live weight was 1371b,, and when dressed'for "sale it weighed 021b, With Cattle, to quality of early maturity is quite us pronounced. A Sussex steer, 24 months old, was sold in the Brighton 'district fot* L 34 10s", ; bringing his' feeder 7s.7d'per week from birth. In the last two years, the age at which bullocks are brought' to.'market has been greatly reduced, They erenow.' constantly Bold at 13," 14, and 15, months old, and this baby beef is.saiaby; the advocates of early-majuring stock to,bo of tho highest quality.;:

When Professor Baldwin',", (he balloonin New Zealand tho.other'day'r hoßtatedin more places;than ono,- that he had. never br,qke faith with the public, no matter : what, happened, .but thia lie can aay no longer...- On February 16th ho was anriomrf to mako,;an ascent from tho Oarriugton Grounds, Syduevj when, an enormous, crowd assembled. Owing, lioweyer,'jo a strong and awkward wind prevailing;, lie did not think to. venture his journey,andhepromised to.go; up on tho Monday folluvinj; at 6 p.m.. is, tho time appointed drew near, thousands' if people again made their way to ; the Srp.und,..but^he-gates iliis (remarks,a Sydney paper)., created i suspidoiim tlieminds.of sight-seers. ..All the adjuncts': of the ihow were thotef. but; the' "balloonist--' 3h { where was'.he? .The ..question jr»Spassed'rpund.'bu't.'np answer was )ffered until past seven : o'clQc|,;!rheb ;he rumour got jallooiiidt" was speeding on .bjs.way.;.to Brisbane, ■: There- was no-noise,' no ix'citemeht—.the\oM"plfl.-irent:;quietly. if/me'.' and, like, tho ( proverbial -parrot,; noughti 'jtifi deal more^-thnu'they : .

Mes«iß Lowe's A lonia add'toltheir' stook sulo catalogue 800 ewes. Messrs J. Grahnm & Co., hate an announcement oleowhere with referenoe to tlioir largo stock of this season's coekefoofc seed, Tho eeed lias bcou harvested off old pastures, and thoroughly oleaned Tho same firm Ins alsu on hand other grass Boods, particulars of which lull bo found in the" advertiseIriient.. .-■.;-:?•>;:"•'} : ' '■':■::':■'•■ : .

. : The :Crawford;Huntor':Company.;of Scottish vocalists gave their Be'cond performance ; to a capital 'house-last"night Miss Hunter charmed: the:audience by her rendering ;of. the' beatitiful. eoug "Calluih O' (lien," and ra response to an eiicpre Bhe sang" Kon ye the Glen,!' a song: composed by Mr McGlashan, of 'Wellington;! Tho gem of the evening was undoubtedly hor rendering-of tho favorite Scotch; song," Caller Herriu," Mr Crawford; was. aa usual funny, and kept tho'audieiico roaring by hia eccentric impersonations. 'Master Willie danced the best of all.the Scotch dances,; .'■' Sean Trous,"jn a manner that fairly broughtdpivn the' house; Miss McGregor also contributed several items, and the ontertainment concluded with'ahumoroub.skehh,entitled " A Couthie Couplo" which sent audience home iii 4 go;jd humour. The Company makel their last appearance to-night,' with another new programme, Miss-Hunter singing by request '' Auld ;Robin Gray," and .we recommend all who liko a good song and enjoy a good laugh to pay a visit to the Theatre" this evenia?. . ."

Referring to the rise of the newspaper enterprise in Neir Zealand, : a writer in a | recent issue "ofnthe Colonies and India says:— " About tbe same- time (1838), some of the literary men of that day put a few pounds together and got a printing press and sometypO fromSvdney. They also persuaded a compositor to emigrate tp'New'Zealand.'Tbo paper wasacpordingly issued hi 1839, and was called the Bay of;lslan'ds Observer, This was the first paper issued in New Zealand, In those days everyone knew each other aud local subscribers amused themselves with writing, 'skits'"orii their frjeuds. Later in the year .strangers-began to arrive, and at'theb'eoiiining. of-1840 a man-of-war anchored lu the Bay. The editor of the newspaper inserted 1 anything sent to him, and amongst other items published a notico of a sale of broken-down horses, which was to take place at Okaiato, the seal ofGovernment at the Bay'of Islands, 'Some'of the Government officials imagined they were being lampooned by tlio notice and sent threats of action for libel,' These Bent a thrill of horror into all concerned' m the newly-founded newspaper, and the bantling in New Zealand ceased to exist, Thus the first newspaper was frightened to death.!'

Montprellier was thrown into consternation recently by a conjugal drama that terminated. in the death of two persons. • A printer, named Debord, 29 years of ago, became jealous of his wife, a pretty little brunette of 25. On Tuesday .Debord seized a carving-knife and hold it across his, wife's throat, exclaiming " Who is your lover ?' After sume hesitation the wife replied, "Gaillard, the painter." Dehord at onco cut his wife a head clean off with the knife, and ran, streaming with blood to tho next, house to find Gaillard, the painter, It was broad.daylight-nine o'clook in tho mOrning. A crowd of children followed this infuiiated Othello Bhrioking and crying, Debord dashed into Giillard's room, aud with the kuifu still dripping' with his wife's bluod, stabbed Gaillard to the heart, He fell dead, and the murderer jumped out of the window and disappeared. It seems now almost certain that Gaillard was not tho lover of Debbrd's wife,' but was donounced by her to protect her real lover, This drama has caused an intense sensation,

Yankee journalists recall with pride that 165 American ladies have married men of title abroad. Perhaps the lady they most revere—and that solely for her josition—is tho wife of Count Waldorseo. They declare that he will soon succeed Bismark as Gorman Chancellor,

Asad death is reported from Aberystwith, where a boatman;named^'Richard Itees was stung in hie. right hand by, tho fin of a hake whioh he caught in the nets while fishing in Cardigan Bay. Roes was taken to the infirmary to be opeated upon. Chloroform was administered, but while the operatioc was being performed the poor, man suddenly expired. ■■•• -

Mr Illingworth, Mr Pain's manager, announced his first display of fireworks in Auckland for Wednesday in last week, whon the exhibition was to have been given on the Government House Reserve. Permission to hold the display was obtained from the UnderSecretary at Wellington, from Admiral Fairfax, and also from other persons concerned, aud no difficulty (says an Auckland exchange) was at first apprehended on this score. The promoters had incurred considerable expense in advertising the affair, and in completing all other arrangements, and they had even taken the precaution to insure Government House building' for £2OOO for the night, Under these circumstances their feelings may possibly be imagined when at the last moment, after every arrangement had been made, they received a telegram from, the Government refusing permission' to hold the display in consequence of the person in charge having ronortod that the danger from.fire was very great, Two policemen wero stationed at the gates to prevent access to the gruund, and as there was no .time to ongage another ground the performance had to be postponed. Illingworth, on behalf of Mr Pain, intends to bring, an action against the Government to recover damages, the postponement of the display having involved him in a considerable loss. -

The following anecdotes are told in Passing Notes Otago Daily Timos; —The Bishop of Melanesia took .a ban? Bom for someplace in the surburbs. He stopped on the road at a shop in Princessstreet to make a purchase, wben,onter a. mar who remarked tint ho had missed the Anderson's Bay bus and should be obliged to disappoint his wife, who was waiting for him. "I'm going past Anderson's Bay," Bind the good-natured Bishop ; ''jump into niy. cab and I'll give you a'lift.|';' When.'put down at his destination,, the Anderson's Bay man, by way of acknowledgement, took from his pocket and presented to the Bishop a tract headed "Arpyou oii your way to heaveni" l Thissamo popular prelate was in the Bmgarooma oh Jier recent bad passage'frorn'Sydney to 1 Auokland. At the heiirlit of the gale the Bishop went down to the engine .room; for a quiet suio!re, ( ' but he could'nt find a match. .',"Hi,'youngster!" he;called out to a.ship's toy at the top of the ladder, "just gn;and'ask the ste.ward for a box oT.mat:hes;'' The yoiing villain executed his comniission ; in:these'terms: "There's thoßishopb' Melanesia m the engine room ii cUßsing and Bwearibg and satins there isn't a match in the whole Moisted ship.", ":';-C .";;;''^"--.'..'■ ' : .

." during t!ieiast;f6rtnight ) ,we have done, satisfactory Easiness iii clearing obi. much ' of our.kninmer overplus stock which has. thus been considerably lessened' attbo ■ Wholesale Family Drapery Warehouse, Te Aro.Houso,Wellington, ."■..;', : ; ':.''■'■ y.Nevtrth'eless.there area-large .accumulation of reinna'n' ts and'a.vafietyof oddlots in every department,'which must bo turned into moiioy during the next few daye at te A'roßlouse,Wellingtom ..v." : .'..'■ .'. elude a number'of very •uscfuli'overy'day articles,-snch as ojlicoes,' slieetjngs, priii tSjZ'epherß, dresg fabrics,-jiol>; lands, (Sic'.'and are in various lengths, from 8 to 10 yatds. iWitH'a .view of rapidly selling tbese'v<ehayo marked them Btaatohißhingly low prices, suoh as can be easily tested at TeAroHouse,:Wellington. ■;.'.,-- .-•' ;. There'rife also various lots of; suthmer miliubryl mantle's,l costumes, parasoU, silks,carpsty meu's,:boyß'i and youths' clothing that are really marked at each-.low.'prices as to make them the most-undoubted bargains ever" offered.■ to a, S 'discerning public eitbej: ulside"brinsidoof To irq ;^oiiaq, fjsljtpgWv: ■::;■ ■■'^■■^■'^'■'■.'- ': j;,:; :.'-;FqrlQ'd,jy«;iiilly-Wthw- ;, -priflcj : riilf : expoo't thrit'tbsaa're'raiiats.Vodit otsiJand.the.'siunmer season of;188879;will together oo.nie'tdahendiaflthe'JWhotoalo Family.' •Drß^:ffa^h»W|TeiroH6ußoWepg« toUi-riATOV^' ; ; ; : :' : / : < •;: ]^y:,'{,:. -.'" ':■ '■?•

There being ho "chance of playing lawn tonms this afternoon, the rink will ho ouou fiom 2,30 to 5.80, at the request of several ladies.

Mr F. H. Wood adds to his catalogue for next Thursday's Stock Sale 200 heavy fab owes and 250 good cross bred ewes, _ Prize money and aicounts in connection with tho Into Horticultural Show will be paid.4 tho. Secretary's uftaon Monday aft'jrnopn'nokt.: 7 . -• ;:,\v:: .'■'A : manby'the'hanie;btJoe' Stringer* was had iip before Mr Jas.'Bayliss J.P.; "at Cartertonlorbeing drunk and inoapable and was remanded till.- Tuesday next. Tho "bonatablo; stated that, there was'a prohibition against tho accused,; v. An additiq'u has been made to:-the ranks of bur. licensed Mr W; Igguldeii well and lavourably known iii and around Masterton has. started' : a iiew.coiiyeyanoe and announces that;lie is prepared to do cartinir of all descriptions, with promptness..and despatch.: Orders left with Messrs J, Blliotb-.ahU Co, will receive prompt attention,'; V:'.;!A curious story has beenfloatinpabbut BinaHhe annual sports at the: Industrial: School at Kohimararaa, according- to ; the N.Zi, Herald. Among 'the]lefts';'in''kind sent down to. the school- was .■'£•.cask» of beer, whioh wos rather a.ghnstly;jpke to perpetrate.' .'■' When Mr Goldie, M.H.R., (one of the official visit<)rß),'coiue to'hear of iton the davbf tliesports, heexpressed himselt aa willing to take l ' the. reappnaibility of Kicking in the head of the cask,'; and Mr A/Kidd another official visitor, although himself an hofelkeeper, 'fully 'endorsed Mr Go]die's.eentimchts,ns he thought it wrong to introduce', drink at Kouimarania,where the, children were taught..teinperauce frora'-Jniiuary-;to December. 1 'Ultimately; the'cask was brought back to Auckland and returned to the"donors. Somppeople. wouldMve a cask of beer and' an" acc'ominodation license at the gates of Paradise, •if they' could have their way.-: ■'..'■■ Mr Bagge is.to be congratulated upon his-latest, purchase.-.on behalf Of the Government "for-' tho local Telegraph Department.. Mr McKenpe, the line-, man, hai for 'some- few: month's'b'den ridindm own quadruped whilst engaged on.public duty, the official aninial being crippled. Authority being given to >Mr Ba'gge to purchase a horse; to replace the one belonging to tho department! which has, been turned out to grass, he has fortunately succeeded ui securing a grand looking black horse of the Mangle breed, about seven years' old and'standing sixteen and a half hands high, and bred by Mr BidwilK Since the purchase the horse has been valued by experts at fifty per cent abovo what it cost.

Mrs Emma Jackeon, a young married woman living at Glasgow, Missouri, recently a'slted her brother, Harvey Ballon, a lad of 14, to get her a bucket of water, He refused. She then threatened to whip him, and went after the water herself. As she was entering the door of the room her brother Bhovod the muzzle of a shot-gun in her face, .and fired. Her death was immediate. ■ The Boston correspondent of the Inland Printer reports:-A printer in this place has just invented a pross which it is claimed will turn out 8,000,000 tm-. pressionn per day. A trial was recently made of the only one yet built, and it is said with satisfactory results. The paner is fed from a continuous roll, and the press is designed for Buch classes of cheap work as have long runs. .

Tho late Mr John Hylandswas a munificent supporter of the Manchester Ship Canal, When one of the Select Committee of the Houbb of Commons required evidence to show that the bill would be financially'. supported 'by Lancashire merchants, Mr Rylands offered to take £50,000 worthjof shares. In the. later Btages of the bill the deceased gentleman sent Mb mauagor as a witness and authorised him to again make a similar statement,

There can be no doubt that "the Chinese must go" after reading the following- from Typo:-" Aa Btudents the young Chinese appear to be comiiig to the front in tho colonies, In the second class in a Melbourne college the chief pi izeß foil to Mongolian youths, A contemporary quotes as follows from the prize-list :—' Clans 11. : Science and writing, F. AhNum; classics, W. Chun Tut; mathematics, W. Sney Ling; drawing, Ah Loy ; copy-book averago, AhLoy,'"