The Wairarapa Daily FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 1890. Capital and Labour.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3441, 21 February 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily FRIDAY, FEB. 21, 1890. Capital and Labour.

The ayatoru of rewarding industry and ability is the main-spring of our early training, nor can we dispense with it in after life. Tbo parable of the "Talents" sbouldnever be stale with a progressive community, or the fato of the man who neglected his talent will surely overcome that community. These rewards are held beiorou? in all pursuits, and apply forcibly to the occupation of laud in this Colony. Where no reasonable return is obtainable without the combination of industry and ability, which we oall good management, the necessity for the reward is apparent, There is a popular impression in towns that the owner of land is rather like the Lily of the Valley, yet, as a matter of fact, in the majority of cases he is straining every nerve mentally or bodily, or both, to make the land more productive, Ifhe is successful he must have his reward, and that reward we do not begrudge him, fordo not we all benefit by the iucreasedproductive power of the country ? We send even to England for able men, offering them large rewards if they will bring their good management to bear on our railways, and so forth, Then-.why not let the man who tackles our greatest interest, our largest working concern, why not let him have Lis reward? Anyone who spends their life and risks their capital on the land requires, some considerable care to avoid wasting both. Why talk of specially hamper, ingsuchan industry for the benefit of tbo rest of the community? Even if the burden oaat on those shoulders would remain there, the injustice in the majority of cases would be apparent. But we know from all parts of commercial history that the burden would soon be borne by all again, with the disadvantage of: having obeckedtbo most important class of workers we have. That there are extremes of wealth and poverty irttljS wM ' 8 true, but that the riob/arfl getting rioher, and the 1 poor poorer''is Wfl think a fallacy. History and statistics show that the whole body of the" people are improving in condition. He h a bold man who cau say that legislation or different arrangement of taxation can drag the poor, ,wh3 can be no poorer, from' those \ lower levels to' which crime and drink arid the sins of their fathers cause a portion of all large oivilised communities to gravitate. An able article written by tua great American Ironworker, Mr Cairnagie, and republished iu England by-Jir Gladstone's request, dearly points out that, like it as we may, there is in our present stage of civilization' an irresistible- tendency {o concentrate labor round" successful raanagehjontj wjjioh will. receive corresponding reward- Itfothjngbuttbedeßtruotioupf all- iaoohmery, ,w jt was done at

the taaohihery wbibb gives uV those cheapluxuhea'tbat out ■'forefathers • were''mißarabiy',in waiit of. 'i'lio aucoeasful;working of land, just as muoli as [the subcessfui of any otheripdußtfy,ti6wa3aysrequireß the grouping of labour round good management and capital, to oheok either of which can but result in trouble to the community at largo.

Thbbb is one point on 'which the \ poopleof Masterton, ovho are famed for holding ao many and varied opinions'on < matters generally, will agree, and that | is that for some considerable timo past an universal depression has existed, and business has been brought literally to a state of unenviable stagnation. .■■ j But latterly there have, been indications of the clouds lifting, and the 'discontent prevailing; being transformed- into a state of • pleasant and most desirable contentment, This, no doubt, bat been to Borne extent the result of the develop-: ment of the fla industry. Whether this chango for the better is going to'bo poruiaueut remaiiialof the distnot itself to decide., Clear it is, however, that additional industry' will 'ew long bo required to sustain the commercial Hie inlused of late into the vaiious centres. And we have resources-undeniable resources—to' which we can turn for assistance j uot the least among the number being the wholesale culture of fruit, As regards climatic surroundings they are perleot, and- tho land itself is admirably, adapted to t'ois' particular industry, , All that apareu'tly is required is a little commercial enterprise, and it is to be sincerely regretted that such enterprise has not hitherto been forthcoming. A jam factory or fruit preserving fnatiunion might be established on ut largo scale in our midst, and no reason nan be advanced why it should not; be worked successfully. We trust that the residents ' of the district wilt yivo the matter their earnest consideration,' and will adopt euoli measures as will allay at least all fear whioh might oiist of our returning ag-un to our 1 ' Hallowing in the mire "of depression,

Footballers will be interosted to'learn 1 that "I'oucluW has made a report ot last sonson'splay. Thesuiiß will appear In our ießuo of tomorrow, At the B.M. Ouurt this rasrhlng, before Uolouel Roberts, K.M., b man named Hubert Everson was sentenced to seven days' hard: labor j n , Wellington gaol, for 'being drunk aiid using obscene language in Quoon-street yestei day, s , l'u consequence of the illuesß of CaptainPreeco, K.M.atWoodvillu, Mr U. S. Waidell will conduct tLo Umi terial business temporarily in that | lace, Mr J, 0. Urovyii, M.H.11, who.has been dangeiously ill for the past two wtiukß, suffering from erysipelas, is now pronounced by his medical attendant,Dr Clair, tu be out of daigtr.

The Mattertpn School Committee decided last night to take no action in respect to the swings aa it was consisted the accidents, which have hoen rather frequent of lute, have been: the result of carolessnesjuntliepart'of the children. A most Important point was decided by the Land Boai d at in me- tiiigyo. t .'i'day, Hpecial settlers were ruled to be indexible to apply for sections on deferred payment within two years of their taking up land in an Association

Corbott fought Kilnin at New Orleans ou the 18th itistaut, and knocked him out in the sixth tumid.- It U now pruuoaed to pit Peter Jackson but it is nut expected tluieult «ill be the same as in the former match,

' At a meeting at Auckland in regard to the Property Tas, uiie fiery speaker said they would never get'. rid of the Proporty Tax until they tried physical Jorce.

The Rev. L, M. Isitt has, we notice, been nominated as a candidate fur the Sydenham Liceusm? Committee, the electi m for which takes place on Wednesday next, It will thus be oonoluded that the rev, gentleman is characterised with the same unwavering energy in the movemeut as when in this district, • The Evening Post of yesterday adds to their list of old settlers who have survived to witness the oelebrat.on of the Jubiloo cf the Colony, the names ofMr Jamea Nicol, of Maatorton,: and his sister, Mrs Jno, Gudby, of the Lower Hurt, who arrivtdby Iheshlp filonheim, in the year 1340. At ii meeting of the looal School Committee held last eyeninß, Messrs Buohanan, Bunny, and Hawkins were elected for the' Education Board on the ousting vote of the chairman, Mr E. M'Ewon, Miasra Hatha way aud Darnells paid the retiring members a Mali compliment for the manner In which they had conducted the businoss generally, and considered they could not du less than re-olect them. The two other cotiimiUemei), however, Messrs M'Ewea and Prangnell, were not oi the same opinion,and ou the vote taken Messrs Bunny, Buchanan, and Hawkins were returned,

. Wo have been requested by a correspondent from tho Tauoru to impart through our columns information as h the process adopted for the freozini' of mutton for exportation, together with Ihu chemicals used. As we are not in direct communication, however, with a relrigoratiii'gcoinpaiij',.ve WiUlil refer our 'inquiring fraud to one ot the many institutions. in WoJlingtun established for the particular object of exporting frozen mutton.

Vaile, thejocbywho rode Administrator, t'orcster,and otherof MrTancred's team at our raoe meetings,, died at his parents' residence, iu Oainaru, on the Uth instant. The cause of death was consumption, brrrauht on, no doubt, by wasting to ride .some light- weighted sprinter. It is hij-b time tho minimum weight was raised at least a stone,and this undue - wasting greatly. abolished - -Herald.-

In his rooent'y-published "Keminisconces, "Sir G, Bowen tells the Plowing voracious anecdote of a buarauoa Maori and an over cautious Bishop i- "Tlie chief was anxious to be baptise); but a3 he had two wives the Bishop declared it was indispensable that one of them should be persuaded to return to her family. The convert said ho would'do 1 what he could, and again presented himself a tewwoeks later 'Now, missionary, you ipay baptise me, fori have only one wife,' 'Andwiiat lisb become of our dear sister, the other one?' asked tho Bishop; to whioh the reply was, 'I have oaton hor." The Sydney Evening News offered a priise of ten guineas for the best conundrum on federation, Its readers to decide the matter. The award was made to the following:—"Why should our Xmas pudding tend to remind us of the fact that'Auatralia must federate ?—Becau'e it is composed of many portions blended together in one, and its fruits will bo enjoyed bv a unitod and happy family, and, like Australia, it is the outcome of a Cook's skill."

We would invite special attention lo an important announcement relative to somo further extraordinary reductions that have been made in mantles aud costumes at Te Aro House, Wellington, ■:. ' We would ask everybody iu tho Wairarapa to inspect the incredible bargains we are offering in the residue-of Qarribaldisv jerseys, summer mantles, light ulsters and dust .cloaks at To Aro House, Wellington,

. We would hazard the assertion without fear of successful contradiction, that never in the history of Wellington have such' amazing bargains ever heenseon or heard of as wo are now Bhowing inladies print Bkirtsi lawn, print, zephyr,''and 6tuS costumes, atTcAroHouso.Wellington.^We would confidently ask a careful in-i epeption of th.e marvels of cheapness in our dress department, ■ We have a small'lot left ovor from 1 ' Tho Fair," all in full dress lengths,- really nominal prices, at Te Aro Houso, .Wellington, We would assure'everybody in want of summer millinery that the balance of,our trimmed hats and aro now marked at lower prioes lhan over,- and as thore are not many of them, the earliest visitors will reap the reward, at Te Aro House, Wellington, '':".:■.' ,■■■'.' Wo wou'd state tha,t these reductions wiiionly.cbntinue to'thoebdois be nresent month, at'Te'Aw'Hous'a, WeJlM^oo^-

j.'.llw buui put through'the 1 totaliiators at the D'uiiediii wees on; Wednesday and Thursday amounted to jG22,916.;- • ■'.';) h oantati\, undof tha leadornhtpnf Mr Shearer is undergoingaweelsly cahearsal attbe Weeleyan Ohuiohi (itroytown.;;' Tho attention of footballers is directed to ita advertisement from lira Johnson, Wellington, which appears In auother column,

Tho Greytown Prosbyterian Sunday School held ? a pli-hio in that township (weather permitting) on Saturday, Marchl'st.', " : ,-' ■>.-'.-.■ Written tenders are Invited' by tho Surveyor Goneral lor the position of tollkeeper atthe Manawatu Jorge.- - Mesßrs.Lowes and- lorns add to their list for Wednesday next 150 fat sheep, 18 rains, 190 lambs 40 ewes, and 200 2-tooth sheep. Tho next English and European mail, via San Franoisco, closes at the local post'offioe to-morrow at 6,15 a.m. Tenders close to-morrow at the County Office Masterton, for riveV protective works at Te Ore Ore.

Tenders are invited by the Masterton Road Board fur formation and metalling on the Manaia and Masterton roads.

ThuGroytown Amateur Dramatic Club are in active rehearsal of ''The Uov'uor," the publie ■ perfoimance of whioh is expected to take place shortly. " '' Messrs J 8 Handyside, A Murray, A Wicholls, D U Speedy, and H Bellits have been returned members of the Castlepoint Licensing District. -• The early train: from Masterton today conveyed a great many sports to Greytown, where the" annual meeting of the" Wairarapa Jockey Club is boing held on the Moroa Course. . •

We are informed by a Pahiatua Correspondent that, bush: fires have been raving in' that district during tho. past few days, and that great clouds of smoke, resembling an approaching thunderstorm, aw observable.".

At & ineeling of the Federated Labor Council held in Wellington to consider the dispute at tho Koro Koro mills, it w is decided to request all uuinniata nut to patronize--tho Wool lon Company manufactures. Tho other businoas was transacted in committee, . .'. ,

A pull for tlio election of a licensii Oummittaa forthoßoroughof Maatertm la takingphce. to-day, but beyond 111 iccasional appearance ofa few enthusiast n the main-street nu stir whatever i joing made. Who the rejected caudi lates will be we are not in a pusition t tato, but we will enlieten our reader uthis point in our next ißsua. A meeting was held in the Oddfellow' iall last uiithtof the employees of'th ariuns stores in Maeterton, abou wenty. being present. Mr J. Grahaii unr., was voted to the ckair- Th bjnot of the meeting was to arrive a ome uniform hour tor closing. It wa leoiledthat an".Marly Oloßjog Associa ion' 1 bo formed. Mr V. Uouper wa ppointed Secretary, snd Mr T. Rayno ion Treasurer, and about twenty uame ?ew enrolled as members. The raeetiw rose out of one firm keeping open afte iriurs, tho fear bring entertained tlw ithei'6'would follow its example. Th taooiation trusts that the' public wil xtend their patronage to bouses 'ha lose at the reasonable hour of 6 p.ni H the next meeting rules andregula ions wiil bo presented The regular monthly meeting of th )Ugo Beekeepers' Association was hel< ut Messrs Hoyae. Smith, and Company' Sees, Rattra? street, on Monday even ng when there was a fair attendance Lfrer the regular routine business hai men finished, judgoß were appointedfo hetortheoraingautumn exhibltsol hone; n connection with the Dunedin Horti ultra! tJhow. The question of judginj miiey by puints having been raised, i vm resolved that the following be th tandard of the Otago Bookeeper< isioclation:—For extracted honey th otal number of points to be 20, allotei .s under: Flavour and aroma, 8 points lansißtency, 6 points; colour, i. points irilliancy, 2 points-total, 20, For aec ion honey the total number to be 2 mints, as follows:—Completeness an iniah of each section, 9 points; oolou i; combs, 6 points; Uniformity, 3 points A clergyman whose salary had' no wen paid for several mouths told tin ihurehwardens of his church that he uust have his money, as his family rere suffering for the necessaries of life 'Money, 1 ' exclatraod ono of the ihurehwardens, uoted for bis atinginess, 'mor.ov. Do you preach for monoy? thought you preached for tho good of ouls." The minister replied, ''So I do,

but I can't eat souls, And if I could, it would take a thousand such as your: to make a meal,"

■:■ The following extract from a letter received from a yuuii? Dunedin lady (a daughter of Mr J. B. Thompson), at preaont in New York, will be read with interest!-" Last Sunday wo had a Christinas service in the church, It WW nicely decorated—a little more than usual, Although it is a Presbyterian church we always have flowers &o„ and a clmir of twelve voices instead of four, The music was excellent, The minister read Luko ii, and when jhe came to the words iu tbo 13th verse ho stopped, and for a seoond there w,is eiluuco, and then the choir burst out

wlth'OlorytoGod in the highest, and on earth peaoe. good will tow.irds ni"n.' Theu the reading continued, The effecl was beautiful, I felt liko dapping' mj bauds, oven though in church, 'lnstall

of a sermon we had a series of word picture* taken from the life of Christ, aud 1 enjoyed it very muoh," The Auckland Star says:— '■ A young lady had a very narrow escape from drowning at the Queen-stteot wharf last night, Sunday, February 9th, about nine o'clock, Bho had gone down with eomo Iriends to the steamer Wainul, when she mistook her footing in the dark and stumbled over the edge of the wharf, oloso to the steamer's stern, One of those with nor, Mr J. Grabb, who has previously roscuod several persons from drowning, promptly jumped in after hor, and succeeded iu gaining hold of her under, the wharf. He supported her until help was'at hand, but it Was qui o half au hour before the tuo were out of tho water,' Somo of the officers of the Wainm rendered assistance, and the lady aiid her rcßouor,.wore hauled up the side of the steamer in safely, The young lady was almost unconscious, and was taken home in a cab, She Is now, however, none the worse for her hath, excepting a rather unpleasant shaking occasioned by the shook of falling, Mr Grubb deserves credit for the plucky manner in which lie supported the girl in the water for half an hour before th»y wero got on shore again." Mr John Grubb is well-known in Lyttelton, his father belnu Mr John Grubb, well known as a shipwright and a resident of the port for somo thirty-eight years. Mr John Grubb was for some time chief officer of the steamship Herald. A writer in the Journal offforti-

culture reoonnnendssalt for fruit trees, He says:—As our soil.is deßoient in soda, and finding it beneficial to strawberries, which 1 contain soda in their composition, and other fruits likewise being partly composed of it, he added soda to his fruit trees by means of application of: oommon salt (muriate of soda) at the rate of 2owt per aore ovor his fruit ground, which contains all haniy sorts of fruits, and was so far satisfied with the result that be proposes repeating tho dose next season. Bait is also found beneficial to plum trees in America, Oood news from Wellington, and qulto true,,youcan get a splendid harmonium from L 5, piano or organ from LIB. organ with divided octave "coiiplars all in solid black walnut cases fnm Ll7. This beats all the cheapest .houses in town. Pianos tuned for 7s, or by tho year four vi3its LI, travelling expenses added! All kinds of musical instruments tuned, cleaned, and repaired, nCw reeds put in iccb'rdeans, Concertinas, harmoniums, and organs j als,q liberal exchanges made, Any instrument may ho purchased on the time payment system from 2s 6d per week. Oalland exchange your old piano for a new one at F.J Piuuy'sMusical Instrumenti)epot,-Manners-Btreet,' :.• 'Welljngtop. '-. (Bnje agent ■. ■of ■■; the... celebrated ■• Woweiiter otgaw-Hpyr.