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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4291, 10 December 1892, Page 2

It is notified thattho next term at ' Woodcote House School, Wellington, ' will commence on Wednesday, Ist Feb. 1 ruary, Attmitinn is drawn to the pros. 1 peotua published in our advertising 1 columns. » 1 The Rev J. Patorson, of Napier, will conduct the Presbyterian Church Ber-vicestc-morrow, Sunday, in tho morning At Carterton and in the eyouing at Grey, town. • Lord Jersey recently cabled to England to have the boya of tho training ships Ohichescer and Aretlwsasent to see the Wild West Show at his expense. The Earl is their President, and was once their frequent visitor, and floes not forgot theui now he is an antipodeau. Mr Richard Bright, blacksmith, left Grey town yesterday on a trip to the Hot Springs. For more than three months he has been sufferiiif; aoutely from sciatica which has rendered him unlit for work. Mr T. Perkins, of Moroa, accompanies Mr Bright. Both gentlemen will probably be a month absent.— Standard. There is some talk of a billiard tournament taking place at Eketahuna shortly. A cricket match is being played to-day between the Eketahuna and Hawera Crickot Clubs. The following play for EketahunaSelby (Captain), A. Foden, , F. C, Tumor, C. Nicholson, F. Dowset, Summer, F. Polling, Cooper, Juggins, WhyteandE.Kibblowhit'e, Ten aorcs of land with four-roomed house, near Carterton, is advertised by Mr F. H. Wood, as for Bale at» price of I 1150. • A publio auction of the leases of Education Reserves is to be hold at Messrs i Lowob and lorns' Masterton sale rooms on Saturday, 14f.1i January next. Schedules of the lands maybe seen at Post Offices, and particulars may boob, tained of the auctioneers, i Soire astonishingly cheap things in dresses are advertised by Messrs 0. Smith and Co, of Queen street, Masterton, in , their now advertisement on this page, of our present issue. Hot only are the prices low, but the quality is said to be j right, too, The firm have altogether re ceived, just before the railway was blocked, eight cases of new goods, and | their Christmas stock of millinery and parasols in latest styles is also to hand. ' Mr Ptirnell, a brother of the late j Oharlos Stewart Parnell, has been raising 1 fruit on an cxtenaivo scale in Georgia for 1 about 20 years. That is to say, his orchards are there, and he visits them 5 about once a year.j jU t now he ism America for a short time, but the greater a portion of the time he lives in Ireland. 7 fie is said to be the wealthiest peaobi grower'in America.

It seems .incredible, but, says a Paris Correspondent, it is nevertheless true, that 2000 daily aud weekly journals are printed in Paris, This is only a little more than a third of those printed in the provinces. Thoy are represented by 5180, Algeria by 128, and other French possessions by 48. There has been recently a unique ladies' strike in Germany, in one of the garrison towns, The conduct of the men, who negleoted the unmarried ladies in order to dance with the wives of their friends and acquaintances, displeased the slighted maidens and their mothers, and at the last regimentkl ball not an unmarried girl waßpreßent. "This is the m»thn<) .» B A««a uy the Western Rural to ouro a kicking cow:—Take the man who handles a heifer and tie both feet together so that he cannot kick; put a gag in his mouth so ho cannot swear, and tie both hands behind his back so that he cannot pinch tho heifer's teats, That would keep a good many cows from kicking,

It is apparent (writes a correspondent of tho Australian) that agricultural shows ara amongst tho institu* tions which are losing theiratlractiveness, Many reasons may be advanced for this falling off, but the principal one seems to be the influence of the professional breeder on shows. These exhibitors devote the whole of their time to the bringing out of points in their animals winch are calculated to catch the judge's eye, and in many cases they make a comfortable living by travelling round to the different expositions, The ordii nary farmer or breeder, who exhibits aro of the more practically useful description, finds that he has no chance against the carefully tended exhibits o| the professional showman, and consequently withdraws from the competition,

' After au absence of nearly two 1 years Professor Archibald, who first 1 introduced to us tbat marvellous ini vention, Edison's Phonograph, intends to pay us another short visit, he having engaged tho Theatre Royal for Wednesday aud Thursday evenings next. Since last here tbe Professor's ramifications have led him through India, China, Japan, etc, where he succeeded in obtaining many interesting and many amusing records, and whilst at Calcutta he received from Edison the latest exhibition "loudtoned" phonograph, which is a distinct improvement on bi3 previous instrument, good as that was conceded to be,. We understand tbat this will be his final visit to New' Zealand, as be has arranged to meet the inventor prior to the oponing of the Chicago Exposition. About midnight ou November 23, a sou of Mr F.B. Sutlor, M.P., hearing a noise in tho.ball at his father's house, at Sydney, N.S.W., went to ascertain the cause, and" saw a man trying to hide behind some hangings. The boy called out to the man and asked what he was doing. Without replying the man fired a revolver at the lad, but fortunately the bullet mißSedhim. Running to where a number of walking stioks \vero placed, tho boy took one and returned to the hall, but tho man had disappeared, leaving tho front door open behind him. The bullet was found embedded in the door. Puring the month of December, from tho first day to tho last, unusual advantages will be offered to all cash customers at To Aro House, Wellington. There will bo a free difltribution of Christmas presents, differing in value according to the amount of goods purchased at Te Aro House, Wellington. > Out scaie for this distribution is very liberal, and may be seen in another column of this; paper, The Christmas gifts have. been.expressly selected for this purpose, and have just come to hand by the latest mail eteamera at To Aro House, Wellington, Country residents will find this an excellent opportunity for buying all they peed in '. household drapery, dress fabric?,'millinery, (parties, jackets, mens/, boys', 'and youths' clothing, etc., bom the largest and cheapest stook in "tho Province at Te Aro House, Wellington." , ':•'';*; < For, in addition (o buying well and , cheaply, they will have the opportunity of selecting pr own presents, inaocordanoe 1 willi the amount of parphases, from the Ist to the 81st December, at 'Te Aro Houße i Wellington.; ■'•' t-

.'Ordere.by post will receive prompt attention, and whew cash is enclosed; the presents will be sent with the goods from Te Aro House,

I Sixty head of cattle, of first-class young cowa, young stock (two months to two years) well-bred bulls and heifers, and purebrod Ayrahiro. cowb, are'advertisel for private' Bale by Mr' 1 Andrew Luff, of Wellington, whose notification will be found on an adjoining page of this issue. All the membora of the Cabinet will meet in Wellington the week after next.

Sisal grass, according to. a Moxioin authority quoted in the new numbor of the Board of Trade JmmvA, ia likely to prove a very important sourco of wealth for Mexico. It grows in lone, narrow blades, often to a length of four or five feet, and those, when dry, curl Up from side .to aide, forming a flexible string, stronger than anycotton cord of the same size ever manufactured. It is in great demand among florists and among manu. facturors of various kinds ofgraas goods; and it is said to be capable of boing applied to many new uses, Ropes, curds, lines, of any description and any aizp, may be manufactured of it, and a ship's cable of sisal grass is one of the possibilities of tho future. It is almost impervious to the action of salt water, and is not readily decayed or disintegrated by moisturo and heat. It takes its name

torn the port of Sisal, in Yucatan, hrough which it was formerlyexported.

Our Eketahuna correspondent writes: —"A petition has been sent round, headed with the name of the member for the district, praying that the name of one of the gentlemen on the new J.P. list, bo Btcuek oiF."

Some Sydney jokers wired a Queensland country postmaster that he had drawn the winning horse in a big sweep The postmastor at once eat down and wrote out his resignation. Worse, ho setitit intohoadquarters. Next dayliis friends wired him the truth, telling him that the Brat telegram was "only a joke." Be ia now .raiting to see whether Minister Unmack will take his resignation as a joke.

The Advocate saya:-Mr G. Willis has enabled several of hii apple (roes to quits overcome the ravages of the woolly and scaly blights by painting tho parts affected with a mixture in equal parts of boiled linßeed oil and kerosene with lime to thickon, This at once killed the blight and formed a temporary skin, under which the bark grow afreßh. Whero, however, odd small patches of blight had not been touched with the pahitiUill lives, showing the necessity of covering every part affected, It is satisfactory to know that suoh a siroplo, inexpensive remedy is available. Mr F. H. Wood, of Groytown, advertises a first class piano for sale, at a bargain price. Albeit Thomas, the man charged with assaulting Mr John L, Kirkbride, was brought before the Wellington B.M. Court yesterday and remanded. A concert is to bo given at the Taueru by Mrs Mueller on Thursday next tho Kith inst, A danca will follow the concert,

A eon temporary humourously observes that " amid tho delugo of Tennyson literature whioll baa fairlyswamped the English papers one of the most singular reminiscences we have met with in related by tho Rev. J. M, Buckley,, editor ol tho Christian Advocate. This gentleman says that many years ago, when he was a hero worshipper, he followed Tennyson, who was accompanied by a lady and two children, about tho South Kensington Museum for two hours and a half, hoping that he would speak ; at last the poet rnado signs as if he was about to do so, and hoping to hear some criticism of a painting he beard the memorable words; " You take cbw of the children while I go and get some beer." Most people would have felt rather small after such an experience, and would not have cared to recount it for the edification of the public. Tho Rnwona Mr ouvmioyjVe assume* desires to make publio confession of bis misdeeds aud discomfiture as a solemn warning to other bero-mobbers aud eaves-drop-pers. If this be the true explanation, hie candour does him credit, and wo trust his story will have the desired effect.

The Dover magistrates recently heard a summons for assault issued at the instance of Major Edwards, the unsuccessful Labour candidate at the last Parliamentary election at Dover, against a man named Haseldine, a gunner in the Royal Artillery. At; tho Church Congress meeting held at Dover, at which the Bißbop of Manchester was the president, Major Edwards persisted'in disturbing the meeting by singing " Ta-ra«ra*boom-de-ay," for which he was forcibly expelled from the Hall, the incident creating great excitement. Major Edwards stated that he went into the meeting with the intention of creating a disturbance in ordor to raise the question whethor tho interruption ot a public meeting constituted a mi6demeanour.or a breach of the peaoe, in consequence of his own meetings having been.disturbed by rowdyism. The magistrates dismissed the case, without costs against the prosecutor. It was understood that Major Edwards would appeal. The Hawke's Bay Herald of Wed. nesday says;—A practical illustration was given yesterday forenoon at the Spit Eailway Station of the manner in which many unexplained fires mnf have originated. A stout wooden case ofaoidflhiohhad laid in the goods shed from tho preceding day was seen to suddenly burst into flames, The porter on duty hastily thrust the case out on to the road, the acid iowing out and spreading the fire around. So fierce was the 'fjanre that it seemed as if it would burn a hole through the roadway. Among the ashes left there were remains of two glass jars, apparently of slight substance, and bearing tho name of a well known firm of New Zealand druggists. The Napier Telegraph says that a Wellington man who was at Gisborne during tho week that tho alleged cyclone occurred, was asked on his return to Napier whether it was as severe as the telograms made it appear. " Pooh," said he, "I believe there was a breath of wind that blew down some old nhanties." P[e took it as a slur on the capital of New Zealand tbat Gisborne should boast of a cyclone.

The following players will represent tho Excelsior Cricket Club in thoir match against Cartorton'on the Park Oval on Thursday next, tho 15th inst ;-A. Bennett, Bagge, W, Johnßton'e, B. Walker, Byford, Fleming, E. Langton, Mason and D'Aroy. Emergencies:- Bowser, Waite and Sutton.

A new use has been found for paper in the production of building material. Any quality of paper may be used, although manilla ia.preferred. During the process of manufacture, which is of American origin,a solution is added to the paper pulp consisting of one part of starch, one'part of gum»arabic, one part of .bieromate of potash, and four parts of benzine to forty-four quarts of pulp. Tho paper made from this combination is coated with a cement made of linseed oil and glue, and is then kept under heat and pressure lor about one week,'sq that the' boards made may hegoliie cured and seasoned. These paper boards are capable of being up like i ordinary woods for all purposes. The pulp may be coloured to represent any 'Amtii mi of wcod^Piscovery,

St. James' Gazette soys itisglad to sea that Mr O'Cnnhor, of the New South Wales Ministry, had {(tit enough tn keep the Broken .HilKloadera in priEoa dospite the efforts of the Trades Hall. A Prohibition League waß formed at Woodvillu last night. A Sale of Work in aid of the Wesloyan Ohurch Enlargementsand Painting Fund is to beheld in the Temperance Bali, Muaterton, on Wednesday, 14th Decern, bur.; The tee for admission is only sixpence, and there will be various* supplenientaryattractious during the evening.' Tltedoora open at 2,30 The Rev Mr Dukes preaches in the Weslßjan Church, Maaterton, tomorrow eyening on "The power of the Cross," A quiet wedding waß celebrated at Bt. Matthews Church, Maaterton, this morning, when the Rev. W. E. Paige M. A., joined together in matrimony Miss Bessie Mason (second sister of our wellknown fellow townsman Mr T.G.Mason) and Mr T. E. Hamerton of Patca, brother of MrR. 0. Hamerton of Wei. lington. Mr and Mrs Hamerton,loft Maaterton by the midday train for Wanganui where they intend spending the honeymoon.

The Maaterton Library will be closed on Monday next, and ra-oponed on Tuesday. December 13th at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

ThePrinceof Wales is going in for yachting again, and is having a new cutter built. The death is announced of Mr James Qavan 9. Anderson, managing partner of theOrientSteatn Navigation Company. A Btock sale will bo held on Tuesday at the Te Oro Ore Yards, nenr tho Masierton Hospital, by Mr D. Crowe. Elsewhere in thia issue will be found the preliminary list of entries, and additions to it will bo received by Mr 0, E Gayfer, who is Mr Orewes Masterton agent, An effort is being made in Wellington to arrange with the Railway Commissioners to open the extension of the railway to Te Aro by runnintr a monster picnic to some suitable spot beyond the Hutt, where sports, dancing and other games will bo provided, A juvenile "lsaao Walton" in this town had a curious experience down Makora way last evening. He hooked a small trout, when a large fish took hold of the little one and hung on[to it. Tho boy pulled one way, and the big fish the other and iu the tug of war tho little fish suffered for its head and shoulders came up with the hook, while its body and tail were torn away and devoured by the big trout.

During the month of November the estates of twenty-four deceased persons were placed in charge of the Public Trustee, The values ranged from £5 to M) 0.

■ fifty men aro buing brought from Christchurch to do bushfelling on the Bketahuna railway, and road work between Stratford and Te Kuiti.

Mr E. Tregoar is gazetted Chief Inspector of Factories and Workrooms under the Factories Act, and Mr James Mackay an Inspf ctor under the Act fur tho Districts of Dunedin, Christchurch, and Auckland.

There are 41 prisoners in NapiorGoal Still there's room.

Tho proposed transfers of Police Inspectors are as follows:-Inspector Pender, from Christchurch to Wellington ; Inspector Brohatn, from Auckland to Christchurch ; lußpcctor Thomson, from Wolhnaton to New Plymouth j In* specter Pardy, from New Plymouth to Hunedin ; Inaduo'or Hickson, from Dunedin to Auckland; Inspector Emerson, from Hamilton to Napier. Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their Masterton stock sale for Wednesday, Decembor 14tb, five dairy heifers and one fat cow,

Tho Masterton Hospital Trustee meet on Tuesday next,

A man named Thomas Johnston, fell.thrniiflli»woodou ceiling at tho Wellington Junior Club yesterday, alighting on his bead and breaking bis spino and collar-bone. It is feared his injuries will prove fatal

The Railway Commissioners have agreed to carry unemployed proceeding to Government vorks at half rates. Hitherto full fares have been charged. The Hon. Mr Seddon returns to Wellington from Kumara at Christmas, and leaves for Australia early in January,

Mr Honry Hughes, patent agent, of 28, Lambton Quay, Wellington, has a notification in our advertising columns which should be of interest to such of our readers who may have inventions to patent. Muoh loss, worry, and trouble is often caused to inventors in consequence of not knowing the correct procedure iu applying for patents. As a matter-of-fact patent rights are often "jumped " while the unfortunate inventor jb thinking of what lie shall do to protect his in» vention, All those contingencies can be avoided by consulting Mr Hughes, wba is a Patont Agent and Consulting Engineer of great ability, with a wide councotion,

A curious point is at issue with regard to the entry of Mr J, Driscoll's hurdle horse Jacob for the Lower Valley Jockey ("Hub's Boxing Day Meeting, The entries closed on the 3rd inst., and Mr Driscoll sent the nomination by post on the first of the month, accompanied by the necessary fee, It appears that although the envelope bears the postmark of Martinborough, December 2, it did not reach Mr Armstrong's (the Secretary's) hands until Wednesday last, the 7th inst,, and he has declined to acoept the entry. Mr Driscoll has represented the matter to the Metropolitan Club, and Mr Lyon, the Secretary, bs written to Mr Armstrong on the subject, It will be very hard lines on Mr Driscoll, considering that his nomination can be proved to have arrived in Maryborough the day before the dosing of the entries, if his horse is debarred from taking part iii the meeting, for which he has been specially prepared.—N.Z. Times, The' Optician' utters a word of warning on the subject of print and its effect on tbe eyes. It is not a mare question of kge or small. Pages and columns of type are often too wide, so that the eye cannot take in the whole of them in the range of one focus, bat has to strain itself to pass from the beginning of eaoh line to the end, We are advised that the only way to avoid Btiok a strain is to turn the head from side to aido, nftor the manner of short-sighted people. Further, it is said that the width of a column or page of reading matter ought not to exceed at most 2in., ben cause that is about the natural range of the oyo when the head is kept motionless. The tiny edition of Dante produced at the Paris Exhibition ia said to have blinded two or three of the persons engaged in printing and correcting the sheets; but the shape of the type, as well as tbe size, is of great importance, The worst types are those which may be described as tall and thin. Round, fat-faced tyrflß are in every respeot to be preferred, A good story is going the round of the town just now coucoming a hat of a particular description, whioh was wanted by one of our local magnates, He tried everywhere in search of it, and found ( it at most places) there was no difficulty ahout that. But the prices; Oh .Fie I , nine shillings at one shop, eight at another, seven and six at a third, and, a ;crown.Boniewhera else,: Then Hooper and Company's was reached, and soon the seeker went home delighted, singing I "That flat, That Hat; that .wonderful ifot; I gat it at iioupet'B for; two ami »p»tt VApT? ■■