The Wairarapa Daily TUESDAY, FEB. 25, 1890. PAHIATUA PROGRESS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3444, 25 February 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily TUESDAY, FEB. 25, 1890. PAHIATUA PROGRESS.

Wf3 congratulate our neighbors of Pahiatua. on , the progress which is being Aadc'by their town and district, 1 Placed as the town is in the centre of a fine stretch of country, its growth must for some timo be sufe—sml we are not astonished to hear that prices for land are liigli in tlio suburbs, although wecannot help thinking ibis is a drawback to the future of the town itse|f, Prices ran so high in and around Masterton some few yem back that although they should ifi winy casts come down to induce occupation/ thoy ara held at a'prohibitive price. It has always been' a puzzlo to us why the Commissioner did not lay off ut tajr sized '.township about llie spot 'wliore Pahiatua now is,' with proper reserves, Privately, laid out as it has been by different owners of sections, it can hardly' be expected to have the uniformity and amplitude of wrves that a systematic township should liavo. ' .tye hear that houses are not 'easily/ to bo 'i»ot there, This pleasant state of affairs for house-owners is due to the samo cause that has left many empty hereto opening up of the l'orty Mile Bush, 'Our town a few' years back had rather ovcrgrpwn tho requirements of the surrounding district, and there, was ft'glut in the labor market; but so many.have since drifted bushwards, that our labor corner is generally unoccupied, and cats keep watch arid wflfd ov6r.empty tenements.' We, certainly look to the c.ouniry, in these pastoral and agricultural centres for out truo and sound growth, If our town has temporarily grown ahead of its supports,then wo must be satisfied with the undoubted fact that our surroundings are progressing, and that'tho balance'wi|l once more be attained, The difficulty with those who build ,ordo business is to gauge accurately the requirements of any place. SAthaKwehave found totive building in a town'to be no true test of its sound growth. In fact, wo have frequently i noticed (ho building growth of a- town to -be carried on beyond 1 ' tlio tail-end 1 of a : period of demand or prosperity '-building being in theso colonies feritially a spasmodic trade. 1 Webeliovo the steady occupation ofthelan'd nroiind Pahiatua does wat;rant a steady growth ; in tho town itself, In tho ease of this land, tbo quality lias attracted settlers from ! all parts of the Colony, and as we have said, many from here. It is a pity I Now Zealand lias not much i)iore 'of such country tobethrown open, Jhero is a healthiness about the vigorous ottas(?. : 'ori virgin" land' which recalls tbo ! earlyiife;o'f'each ? ool6'ny4over,y . man, with tho world before him to conquer,- with ; a good,chance of success if W-'lias'hbge And th at cli f; irieri - Vti rV iii g out honies ■for lbefiiselrts : ".ls'. ! proved;.by the fact that machine is now.working vb«n>:b»(»fe.w. short years ago the, wild pig'munched' Ms ben'ies' muler , the forest, trees, . In pasf years ■there ' have been many drawbacks to the : , steady opening tip of tho large tract of bush cdnntry- lying... between here<] and Pahiatua: The length of time , expeiiM it) acquiring blooks from 1

Ihi owners lor' settlement p.urposeti; (lie wniU . rf/ lunili for raujviiys ami roadti; Ihe uMatipfact&jofjiho liindsYotiiin/d; bj' Ujs naiives'j tfekserVcs looked up* ,88 Kilpiitioji nH'd;btbeMrust?./ But ituese misla arc fading away before ■tile March or. settlement, Native, lands Inivo been largely acquired ijiid ore being steadily oli'ered to Helectord j funds-have been found by hpok or bv .crook . for roads, and. railways;/ native/owners. are jieing enabled-to,o(F?r secure titles;. Education Boards aro obliged to' oiler inducomstils to settlors or they derive no income,, Wo have now some hope of teeing the largo tracts of biwhjands' Lavo so long-lain idlo in our vicinity, turned to some '.'profitable' aicoiint,. tlieruby benefitting both town and country,' . y\

■ FII Wuod adds: fifty fat ewes to his Taratniii Stock Sale.'' ■. '-

Tho departure of Ilia ordinary 530pm train. from ■ M?.stcrtpn to' Ekctaliuha; wili'ba delayed to-niorrow(Wcdnesda*y) evening until O'o'clook,

February 18th was tlm'llrst'da'yßince 1878 that- the Ooverninoiit books have been free of unemployed. Mr A WKonall suggested very weekly at the incetin.' of tho Town Lando Trust last evening jlmt tho Mestc-rion. Eillo Voluntcein might find a suitable section on which to erect- ft drill hall in., Ins Celestial gardens,

■ Alligitor stories of ovcry description como to us from Africa, and.'wo.invari ably give jJioiu cretlfnco, but when we are called upon to beliove'that in Cardwoll, Queensland, a boy named Jackson was Bwallowed on Friday last by olio of these •'''ferocious '-reptiles, wo Cannut congratulate tho Prcsa Associatiiii) upon the impression created on our. minds intlie matter,-'

.. Tlmnost powerful kinp oii earth is wor-kihg; the laziest; shir-king; a very doiibiful 'k'iiig, fiiiib-kintf; the incst uncommon placo king,- jo-Mug; tlio leaiicst one, thin-king ;- tlio thirstiest one, drin-kiiig; tho sly'ost;' win-king ; and theiiiost garrulous ono, tal-king.— Chatterbox. [ It will be 86311 from an advertisement in another culduiim that Mr J. Candy,•• of Lincoln ltoad,'« prepared to give infraction on tlio viohn,clarinot,or iluto. i.Tei'ius, &e, uiaj be leifrlitii»i-application at tlio ro3ideiice of Mr. Caiidjv.

At a special'meeting of the Mastcrton School Committee lield'last evening tlio motion passed at tifo ordinary meeting that Mr;B;tkewoll bojcqiiostcdto remain inlvlastertoh' until tho "appoiniment of lii 3 successor wns : rescinded, and the proposal of the Board,. to appoint a temporary assistant was conßrmotl.

. In another column, Messrs Helicon and Co., of the Maiiriceville * genoial store, " return' thanks'tor the liberal palroMße of the public, and in stating that the-.business lids been sold to Mr W," Cliisholm, express a- hope that tho same will be extended to their successor. All nccounts on-in? by thclato firin aid to be rendered to Mr W. Noil! of Masterfon, and all due to tho firm must be paid to Mr H. Keen, at Mr Chisholm'a store, MauriccYillo, - A business announcement, from Mr W. Chisholm'j also appears.

Mr 0. Antatol, of this town, has just completed tlw manufacture of nniron windmill of au improved (description, which appears to bo more adapted to tlin ref|uirt'iiJoi)ts of the country thau'nn -

Mug that lifts yet been brought' before he public, Tho mill in .question U conidereil by scientific authorities to be of ■ho Ugliest possible- mining and altogether free from the liability of bait) g destroyed by the prevailing winds. The mil! ia at the present timu working iu the yard of Messrs Lowes, and; lorns, and -persons in requiroment'of a genuine .article would do well to inspect it before purchasing elsewhere.-

Tho Ssuth Australian Board of Agriculture has received samples o£ wheat grown on tho Musgrave Kawjesj some ears of : which from the stull'iiw of an old criinci sadillo at a spot 200 miles north-west from Anglepole, A youug man recently tramped it from Napier to Cambridge in four days and a half, sleeping mit tho whole way. It is estimated that tho yield of wheat in the Murrumbmralr district, .frew South Wales, this season will bo 250,000 bushels, ;. . f<

Thd total ldS3 by the lato fluids in the Maryborough district, :Qupensldnd, amounts tobotw eon ;CGO,OOO and t:70,000. The loss to tho industry is JE30.000; ■ ;

Tho gold coinage before'.Quaon! Vie-; toria's reign is to pe called in, and full valuo given for it Up to Marcli, 1891.; After that dato the coins will only be paid for in actual valuo in gold.: , Increase in -number of sheep in Now South Walos last year, 2,809,708. :. Von Moltko hears this testimony "Beeris a far moro dangerous enemy to Germany than ail tho armies oi. France,. Iloi'sosliom with heels bound in gold and.having miniatures painted 011 tho toes have been shown in some Parisian shops. ■ ' Germany prohibits tho sale or use of food picked in cans or cases composed of dead to the extent of one-tenth,of their Weight.' TIIO fashion of powdering the liaiv is reestablishing itself with Paris beaux, and is expected to sluw itself again in London.

Tho Musoum of Natural History at Paris lias acolsssal block of salt. 11 weighs 29,0001b. Jthasjustbeon given it by Prince liibesco/: , ; • •

, The Ilawera Star; says, tho yield of grain 011 the "Waimato"Plains has fallen from 50 to (iO bushels List year to 30 to 40 bushels this season, duo to birds and caterpillars. . Tomatoes n ovo only raised for ornament . fifty- years'aw, and wcro oalled love apples, and not .thought' fit to eat. This year about 72,000,000 oaus were put up, ' 1 : : Some unknown geniiis'lias discovered that tho Ist of May.ahvays falls 011 the same day of the week is Christmas Day. It is difficult to over-eatiinato.tho importance of this discovery. ; • 1 The Austrian Qovernuiont, which has a monopoly of tlio salo' ' ofi • recently advanced-tho prico '2O per edit.' Tlio result: is that 'during the pist throe months' the cnnsuinplon has bteu reduced nearly one-half, Mis'? Arba L, Cody, , daughter of Buffalo Bill, ..was married at' North Platto, Nebraska, 011 tho 28lb lilt.- Tho bridegroom was Mr Hmton S. 'Coal, and many costly, and elegant presents were received'from home and abroad; ■ x •- Theft are no cats within the limits of Ijeadville, Colorado,! tlio thin atmosphere at tint altitude (10,200 ft) being fatal fco them,. lhoy are, however, not required, tho town being froo from rats, and mico from tho same cause.

. ' Tho Fair' has proved a. success, in (hat it has enabled us to sell out a large proportion of our surpjus summer stock at To Aro House, Wellington. ■ '" "The fair," howeyor, has left us a balance); small; a- balaiieo'bf giodslhat'we should like to entirely clear out ot Te Avo Houso, Wellington. The 11 Fair".prices.were.extraordinarily low; very much below the value of tlie goods; notwithstanding wo have reduced tliem Still more, in order to accomplish our design'at Te Aro House, Wellington, ' Ladies--should peruse attentively our summary of theso reductions, on caoh sjdo of thefell kiiown piotuio'of Xe Aro' House!' Wellington,''' • : ~J" ' - , Ladies should pay a. visit, to our, dress counter', as they'ore certain to pick up greater bargains ' tlian; heretofore j. and should,, not forget to look into tho. mantle departutfnt add'see the riiarvtlS cf'cheapness in":raaiitles, : coStuuies'aiid j«cke|s";at Te.Aio House, Wellington j. ...;</ ( Mids'would And'lt 'aVearpicasdre' in looking over the-: balance! oft'ouv seaapii'ij inittiuery, with the very tempting prices at which every, article is marked at To' Aro Heiise, Wellington,'

- Ladies , are ruminiled that the special lednolions made In. these spcolally oiiumor-" ftled articles will continue to tlie ond of the present month only, at Te Aro Houso, Wellington, . :

A flue herd of fat; cattle' iwas brought to Mast,erton,tls .moinin#' ft'oin. l'inui, fscd will ba sold by-auction to- morrow .by Moears Lowes and lorns,; ?. " \ ThoE..M. Si i!u;ipoliii ; from.London and I'lyiuoutli, • arriyod.'iii ,W,elliiigtoii [harbour this morning, '<-y ' : >- , •

The United Fire Urignitlei ■ demonstration will, according to announcemenfc, bo hold on Tuesday and Wttliiosday next, March 4th and sth. Wounderstand that- a team from tho local Muxiioipal .Brig.id6'wiiruoinp_G)o, bufcthu Volunteers will/ bp unhblo to get their inen together for tho occasion.] ' Jiiliii "ChiiiatM again ''scores, "a. Chinese butter faetoryat Now, Plymouth having taken lirst prize for butter for oxport, and second pim for buttor in boxes, at the Duriedin Exhibition, ■ Tho Committee of the Mastcrton Horticultural ; and • 'lndustrial Society are to-day-. : r,ctively ongapl making preparations: for the' annual show to bo lield in, the Drill Hall, to-morrow. With line weather lliero' will doubtless be a largo' attendance,' ■■■-.. The ordinary fortnightly stock sale ol Messrs Lowes Jblurns will bo held at tho local yards to-morrow at 1 o'clock. The entries are numerous,and include almost every description -of stock. In tl.o cataloguo will be found cross-bred, forward, full-mouth, and breeding owes, shorn lambs, Romney Marsh, Lincoln and Southdown rams, stud Lincoln ewes, fat sheep, forward heifore, wcaucra, fatstews, calves, horses, pigs, &c. . Thirty-five applications have been received by tlio Education Hoard iot tho vacant teacherf-hips which wero advertistd recently;, The number of applicants: lor tho various, positions aro as follow: -Headmaster, Ekctahuna school lii; headmaster, Tawa Flat, 7: assistant toucher; Greytoivn, 5; assistant teacher Masterton, 3; assistant teacher,.Carterton, 2, Tho applications-will be considered at the meeting of tho Board tomorrow,

The Wairarapa Ooutingent of Hiolte' celebrated. Colored Minislrels are announced to 'appear at tlio Theatre Royal on Thursday and Friday next. This 1 company is wellj known and popular,' having made a name for itself when round New Zealand aomo 2 years ago, They liayo just concluded a yery successful season in Wellington in spito ol the powerful counter attractions of a chm and tlio Private Secretary Com pany. This, company, diipe'nses with the uao of burnt cork, as .thuy aro genuine coloured artists, a novelty wq have iievorhadbeforeinthe Wairarapa'. As the management' liavo decided to play at popular prices there will doubtless bo crowded houses;

It will bo learnt with -considerable regret that ono of the oldest settlers in tho dsti-ict, in the per.>on<>f Mr Duncan Stowart, passed away at tlio residence of his son-in-law, Air John Cameron, yestorday, at the Advanced are' of 78 years. Tlio deceased, who has liir many years resided in the Divyortun District, lias followed most successfully, tlio pursuits attending farming, ami leaves a hrgo number of relatives ami friends to mourn his dcuiiso. The fnueral leaves the le-idencaofMr John Cameron, Upaki, sit 11 o'clock, and will reach (ho Wmpoua biidgoat li} noon, to-morrow, Tho young imm Jausen, charged with tho Wellington museum burglary, was before the Court yesterday moniinu, but tlio case was adjourned till to-day, Tho principal evidence against accused is of odeiing melted nold and silver for 1 sale in a j. woller'3 shop, Ho was arrested while doing so, and when asked whore lis got the bullion said it was from an electroplaler at Masteiton, but he eould not give his name, nor does thoro appear to be such a person, Mr Jellieoe, solicitor, who is difenaiua, said lie wa3. advised it was an outrageous caso of I wioiigful nrrost.

According to announcement, tho American Colored Minstrels gavo i>.first performance at tho Palace Hall, Grcyto«w,. tost night, to a crowded house, and ju%ini;7roni the continuous t>ppl;iuso elicited ai the closoof cnoh ii om. oo tlie pMgramnto, tlw entertainment as a whole was a woil-de.sorvcd success. Tho bass solo " Hundred Fathoms Deep, 1 ' by Mr Spoed, created thunders of applause, and gained an oncovo, His clear articulation and extraordinary poivcrs of vocalisation makes his musical renderings a treat to listen to. In fact, tho rations soles, «iih the refr.ans in full harmony by the Company, aro both novel and pleasing to a inixed nudii-hco,' and tlu'ir co.ninalities aro free from vulgarism, t'i;k step dammit isexcollent, and theiracling ismirth-provokinj,', associated with no other idea than that ; ".y<>n laughed and could not help it," The Company perform again to-night in Grey town, and then leave for Carterton

mid llasterton. j' Tlio fortnightly meeting of the Mastcrton AYesloyan Band of Hope' tiiok place in'the church last evening, under the presidency oftlie pastor. There was a very Rood attondauco of members of b.v.ii Boxes, and n splendid programme was carried out. ' Hymns' from (Jankoy's collcctivii variod the pLTicocdinva, Miss Ruwso presiding at the organ. I-tccita-iious were given, hy Susio Dixon, V. Dixon, and also by Gertie Butters, who in respmißo to an cucoro gayo a second with splendid effect, A reading was given by Thiizi Dixon, Ono of tho features'of tho oMiiin? was a.duet, " Tho world is full of Music," by Minnie Price and Blanche Perry,- accompanied by Missßcwse. Addresses wero given at intervals by tlio president, and also by Messrs Morrick and Butters. The former,' who exhibited somo samples of alcohol, promised some experiments on a future occasion. Tho litter gontleman is a new arrival from Edinburgh, and has a vcr,y happy ray of addressing tho young. Ho gavo some interesting incidents from his life ir. Scotland and of lm labours aiming the sailois on tho voyage ou*, and tinted that although prostrated by ml ik hut, and assured by the captain tint lio would neter see land unless he tmik intoxicants, ho had stuck to liis' [iniiripli'S throughout the trying or le.il, A wry interesting meet. 1 ing m brought to a close At 8,30, Wooil, a.' native of Auitmlii, intends attfinpting to wim the Jiiagara rapids shortly. , . The Manchester Canal employs 12,000 men and will bo ready in iilteen months, During a. recent thunder storm in Hungary five persons perished 011 the river Waag, . Thirty (jerinans sculptors are working 011 thirty new monuments to Einporor William 1.

Turkey objects to the Anti-slavery Congress'intervening in the tra'do iu Circassian women, : , . .

Tho trade of baby-farming as a profitnblcamliiicronsiiij.'business is advertised in all parts of England, ' .

Tin winter in St. Petersburg' is desei ibed as "the mildest and unhoillhieat kiibivn for .many years.' 1 Tho largest ouram; outing vol shot in Borneo stood i feet 10 inches-high, The averago is about i feet 0 inches ... King William of fiorinnny has ordered hat ail civilian's who take part ui State eremonlo3 : slnll wear. lineo breeches,

A largo number of ofUcials of strategic railways in Russia lia.vo been dismissed and their places filled with army officers, Chloride of lime is of little uso as a disinfectant 'unless in solution. Tlie more sprinkling about a place is ineffectual; but to .Wash, walls,, floors and ceilings with it, or infected clothes, is one of the surest means of removing infection.

One oftlie book-keepers inthooflico lof tlio Minneapolis Tribune, which was recently burned flown with serious loss of life, is accused with wilfully setting lire' to the bmldings iii the' hope of concealing defalcations in his .accounts, A Homo papor states that a horrible 'diso-jvery was made at Carlisle on tho ;uip|'iiiiig of tho 27th December. A man pained Thomas 1 Birkett,. : who' lived by hiaiself, had not boon sosn for. some .days, andlils room was'ontorcd by'polico, His dead body was found, tlio .flesh of tlio face, the upso and ears, having.been caippletely devoured by cats, of which he kept several. Three wf tlie creaturOs. jumped out lof the (room when tlio | wiiidow wag ppencd,