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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4337, 6 February 1893, Page 2

There has lately been sold the stud of trotting lioreos belonging to tho Abdallah Park Farm, Kentucky. It numbered 128 head, consisting of young stallions, brood maref, and colts and fillies, rang tag in ago from ono to three years, and fcho average price was over 1120 per head,

Tho new Eketahuna Library building is to lie erected at once. A building committee has boon formed,one member of which has guaranteed £SO on condition that the other members raise £SO between them.

Wo (Pahiatua Star) havo been shown a curiosity in tho shapo of a-dead chioben with four legs, two wings, and two tails, Mr Martin, of the Manaaramarama Village Settlement, .set a hen on some eggs, and one of the results was the above. Although well formed the ohick was found dead in the nost.

A pflddook of barky in South Canterbur/, expected to yield 50 bushels to the acre has been totally destroyed by caterpillars.

Colonel Bailey, oi the Salvation Anry; was unable to be present at Carterton yesterday, as announced, owing tn the train leaving New Plymouth before the arrival of tho steamer. Arrangements bare been mado for ths Rev. L M, Isitt to lecture in the Theatre Eoyal, Mastorton, on Wednesday, Maroh 16th.

A girl, ten years of age, named Betsy Smith, whilo returning frum the Srisbano Aquarium in tho steamer Woolwich the other weok, was leaning over the side of the wharf, when her head, was crushed against the pile and she was killed instantly. A small boy in Yictoria Street spent his Saturday holiday profitably by catching twenty-six trout.

Tho Now Zealand Labour Bureau Is Baid to be attracting tho unemployed from other colonies,

" Mercutio " in tho " Auckland Weekly Horald " asks what title Sir George Grey will assume if ho bo offered a peerage. We would respectfully bui>» gest" Baron Blarney' 1 as the most appropriate one,

A concert in aid of St Mark's (Cartorton) piano fund is to be held at that town about the 15th,

Burns throughout the Potty-mile Bush aro stated to be good, 80 far, and in some cases exceptionally so. Mr Darliiiu will address a meeting of farmers and settlers, interested in the establishment of the butter industry on the factory Bystem, at Carterton on Tuesday evening. Tho survey of the Pah Valley Road is comploted, and the Alfredton Koad Board will, no doabt, put the formation in hand as soon as tenders an bo let. Loom woro arranged for this work by the Road Board and also by the Pahlatua County Council, several of whose ratepayers will be benefitted. A number of settlers on the Tiraumea have taken advantage of the fine weather of the laat week to tire their bush, in most oases fairly good burns have been obtained. A movement is on foot to erect a Sailors' Rest at the Bluff.

Lomonß grown in Italy are brought to Mew Zealand and Australia, andcornpete successfully in the irarkots with thoso grown on this side of the globe, An old Maori is stated to be prowling about the streets of London in a destitute condition. He manages to liyo by begging. How he got there is a mystery. ThoPahiatua racecourse, the formation of which ban just been completed, is expeoted to moke a very good raoing track, The course, which is about half a mile from the centreof the town, is seven furlongs in length with about twolve chains of straight with very easy turns, This club has had many difficulties to contend with but has stuck manlully to its work and deserves to have its first meeting, in March well supported, Tho Evening Nows says : It is the intention of tho Minister of lands on tho first opportunity that presents itself, to add to the Land Board of Qawke's Bay a member from the Wairoa district.

At the burial of the Maori chief, Ke> reno, at Perewa (Bays the Advocate \ Ropata read the burial Borvice, On reaching tho part in which " Dust to dust" occurs, an attempt was madoto lower the coffin into tho grave, but it was done so clumsily that it tell to the bottom, and a white man who was assisting fell at the same time head foremost into the gravo on tho top of the coffin. He was not injured in any way, but as a most offensive odour" exhaled from the coffin, be had more of that than was pleasant,

"Bohemian" writes to the Christ* churoh Press :-lamglod that tho boys who saw the snake in the Temuka Domain the other day did not wait to write to the Agricultural Department, or Acclimatisation Society, oranybodyelse, to send down an official to investigate and report, but proceeded promptly to despatch the reptile there and then. As they grow up, however, especially if thoy should be members of the Timaru Har» bour Board, they may bocome less precipitate in their movements, Several weeks ago it was reported that some noxious weeds had been imported with ballast deposited on the Timaru foreshore and were growing vigorously in their new home. Nothing conld exceed the patriotio alarm of the Timaru Harbour Board at tbjs untoward discovery, Thoy wrote the most oloquent letters on the subject to the (jovernment. They in. vited scientific opinions from all parts of the country, They deplored in the most fervid tones the incalculable mischief which such importations were likely to inflict on the community. The Stock De" partment officially agreed with them, I believe, but it never seemed to occur to anybody that there was any remody | which oould be applied. The other day, a brilliant idea struck the Board, They put on a gardener at a cost, I suppose, of half-a-crown or five shillings, and he grabbed up the weeds. This was a Btroko of genius indeed, but it is a pity it was not thought of a little earlier. The Committee who bad this great work iu hand reported to the Board that some of the weeds unfortunately had seeded, so that the operation would have to be repeated next season I If the seeds happen to be of a kind which are carried Ion? distances through the air; the task of eradication may how turn out to be no easy matter. Melbourne Bargains at the Dress Countor .during' tho gigantic Sale at Te Aro IJouse. Bioj tl'm quitMa, fuJl'dioEß lengths of suriiuier cciirte, worth 5/C, for 1/11. ••'

M j» Ufi, very useful summer cbc : 1 "4i. 12 yard lengths, worth 6/6, {or ?/li; ; •««& full dress length ol . Now is Ik lime.. •-"Mi, summer diagonals at 7/6, 10r.»,... Snap ikte up. Splendid qualities in knickcr tweeds, worth 8/0, for 4/11. The prtttiat dmm of the season are our 10/6 French fl,e Laines for 6/6 the dress. flit most charming aud exquisite deslsus in 12/6 French Do Laines for 7/6 the ttW /( m imjKmiW* to help buying our French De Laines at 15/- for 9/6 the dress. Oiilu a fan Itfi of our superior quality 18/French \)t Laines for 10/6, the dress at To Aro House, Wellington,

The Advanconient hag bton released from quarantine npon the report of the Quarantine Oflico at Wellington. The Wellington Commercial Travellers and Warehousemen's Association, although only started two years ago,.has made wonderful progress, After pro. viding and furnishing a comfortable suite ol rooms for the use of members oftho olub oonnected with the Association, a credit balance of £328 is still in hand,

A Rirl who waß suspected of poisoning twochildren in Texas was tortured by being burnt and then hanged and riddled with bullets. She now turns out to be innocent, a farmer who committed the deed having confessed. A Brisbane man who invested £2 in Miller's Monster Consultation on the combined OaulGeld and Melbourne Cups, managed by A. J. Miller, 40, Hunter street.-Sydney, sent the result slip ta the police on Thursday Island, when it was found that the alleged first winner was a myth,

Entering a certain store, Pat says: '' Do ye kape butter hero?" Irish storekeeper : " Kspe butter, yo greenhorn ? I've kept butter this twenty years." Pat: " Well, kape it, then, It's too ouldforme."

MrF. H.Wood advertises for privat 6 rale 3700 Rormiey croas ewes and jweth. era; full particulars of which appear in the adveriaement.

Twenty.two now pupils entered the Wellington Girls' High School, which re-opened on Wednesday last, Tho value of the estate of late Chief Justice Bigginbotham has boon Bworn at 117,500.

Tho St, Petersburg correspondent of tho Daily Chronicle says that Eussia is preparing for war, which 13 iuovitable.

Leading Irishmen and Americans condemn the Irish National League of America for issuing its manifesto in regard to the Homo Bule Bill, thus projudging the measure before its provisions aro made known. They urge Ireland to accept the best lorra of Home Bule obtainable at presont, and look for ira< provement later on, Charles Martin, an aged pauper and vooalißt, wasa few d*ys ago "run in" for I singing at the door of a public bouso, and the Magistrate consigned him to the workhouse, with the threat of making it (gaol next time, The aged minßtrol, howevor-he is eighty-six next birthday —had been piping forth none but such fine strains as " Tom Bowling,"'! The Death of Nelson," "Wapping Old Stairs," and "Tho Old Armchair." Mr W. S. Gilbert heard of the case, and appealed to public kindness, through the medium of the daily papers, and in such sympathetic words tint tho sum of £IOO has reached him, besides the promise otrnoro to come from an amateur theatrical por formanoe,' Furnished with these funds, Mr Gilbert has taken Charles Martin from the workhouse; he has clothed him from top to toe in warm winter attire; and he has been able to promise the dolighted and astounded old gentleman a guinea a week—and something more, if it be needed -during the rest of his days. When he was before the Magistrate the antique minstrel meekly pleaded " that there wero somo who appreciated him," and this faith in '•' noble music set to perfect words" has not been falsified: There are at least 201 persons, according to Mr Gilbert, who still love Dibdin and Campbell and tho true and beautiful English music better than tho trash which paeses under tho name. As for Oharlos Martin, he has hinißelf condensed hit feeling into an expression which leaves nothing to be desired, Ho says ho" feels like the Duke of Westmmister,"~Exchan?e.

A rather singular snake story comes from South Australia, as having occurred at tho residence of Mr 11 Kennedy. Whilst attending to the cot, Mrs Kennedy put her six month's bady on the floor of the room, laying the child on an old overcoat, In due course the child was replaced in t he cot, and Mr Kounedy, returning shortly afterwards, took bis youthful offspring up in his arms, In doing so he noticed that something—which he at first supposed to be a kitten —was concealed in the ohild'a clothes, A brief examination, however, proved that instead of a kitten it was a snake, and rushing out into the open air, the father rapidly divested the child of its clothes, when it was found that a snake 3ft Gin in length had made its way through a very Bmall aperture into the space between tho lining of the ohild'a dress, and was thore coiled up, resting against the little one's body. Needless to say, the reptile was promptly despatched, Itwouldseein(says a writer in the Globe) that Dr Nansen is still bombarded by applications for admission to his band of adventurers, Schoolboys, in numbers, wish to join him, nioßt of them proposing to meet tho expedition later on, as they will not bo quito ready in timo for its start, A barber, longing to operate on the Pole, has offered to accompany and shave the crew—bear's grease, we imagine will be plentiful, so that a barber ought to bo quite in his element—and sevoral Englishmen havo vulunteored—offering as an inducement their musical talents and tho singing of comic songs. Ono cannot hut admire their pluck, for they are more likely to leave their bones at the North Polo than to bring back their banjoes in safety,

A Ohioaw jury, in the case tried on December 19, where a mother was Buing a company of contractors for causing the death of her child, petitioned Judge Brentano to have whisky and cigarettes sent to the jury room for their me while considering the case. The judge made no response The damage olaimed for the child's death was BO.OOOdoI, The evidenco was clear and straightforward, but tho jury, out of revongo for the judge's inattention to their request, brought in a verdict finding a charge of noghgence, and awarding plaintiff ono cent damages, The judge Immediately set aside the verdict, and in doing so administered a terrific toi.gue-lashiug to the jurors, fined them ah amount equal to their fees, and then bade them be gone, They slunk out of oourt like culprits,

Mr F, 0. Fulton denies, through the 'Bruce Herald,' that there has boon great mortality in Bheep at Lees Flat through too close shearing.

Saturday's Post Bays: - To-day we have the pleasureof recording the jubilee biithday of the first European twins born in Wollington-tho two Mesdamcs Bull, daughters of Mrs Josoph Dixon, of Cubastreet, Mrs Dixon arrived in the ship London on 2nd May, 1842, and the Minn were bora on 4th February, 1843, just 50 years ago to-day. Oddly enough, they ultimately married brothers, Mrs A. D. Willis, of Wanganul, and Mrs Lambert (sisters pt tho twins), and Mr W. Dixon, of Palinorston, arrived by train last night to join in the family festivities which are being held tu celebrate the occasion, Mrs Dixon is hale and hearty, and now in her 78th year. A handsome cake was on exhibition in Mr J. Godber's window yesterday, haying been made as a present to the twins,

A vory dilipid&ted looking drunk was arrested by Constable Stewart in Queen Street this morning. When taken to the station bis solowqrldly belongings were found to be a box of ointment, half a box of Holloway's pills, ten lucifor matches and a dirt; clay pipe. Thg lid had fallen off the ointment bos in the inebriated one's porket, and the contents had mingled with the other articles above enumerated, At present, anyhow, his wretched, ragged, dirty and penniless condition does not trouble him, for ever since his incarceration he has been singing and whistling in the happiest mannor imaginable, but" Oh What a Difference in the looming 1" ' A gijod story is tup round of the town' just'' now ''concerning' a' hat of ''a particular despriptionj which was wanted py one of our local magnates, He tried everywhere in search of It, and found itatmos:;! 9008 '^^ 0 about that. But tho pT.T' UJ) F,9l | uino shillings at one shop, eight at an> other, Beven and six at a third, and a orown somewhere else. Then Hooper ftrjcf' Comrjauyfa v?es ryched, aud soon Slw seeker wont hOTia'whglilcdV'sinljinf! "That flat, That Hat, that Wonderful I Hat i I got it at Hooper's fotywo and |aeprat,"—Apyti

Mr T, Barley, of Mastorton, who had his leg broken by a kick from a heme, is progreßaiiic very favourably and will soon bs about again. Mr F. G. Moore, County Olork, returned to Masterton from Nelson this morning.

■ We are pleased to be able to stato that Mr J. B, Hooper, who is suffering with inflammation uf the lungs, is slightly im. pioved to-day, although not yet out of danger,

Messrs Lowes and lorns add to the entries for their next Masterton stock sale, Wednesday, February Bth, 200 owes, 300 lambs, 704-tooth maidon ewe 3, 150 2-tooth wethers, 160 shorn lambs, 400 breodini; ewes, 60 lambs and '2OO ewes, 1 Rood dairy cow, and 1 pair chestnut ponies.

Influenza has broken out amongst the horses in Masterton.

A first offender, charged with drunkenness, was dealt with in the usual manner at the Masterton R.M. Court this morning. Messrs Lowes and lorns dosire us to state, that in their report of their sale at the Carterton Bam Fair, they omitted to include Mr B, W. Dorset's Cotswold's which sold at from 5 to 5} guineas, Wo havebeen shown some phenomenal onions, grown by Mr William Hounslow, of this town. Soveral of them weigh from three to three and a-half pounds. They were raised from Giant Itoca seed.

The sale at the Wholesale Drapery Company's warehouse Is proving successful beyond expectations, and on Saturday the rush for bargains was unprecedented. In their new advertisemenG thoy desire the publio to como and inspect the stock and compare prices.

Mr Newman Anderson tolls us that the Kopuaranga Butter Factory has oooler water than almost any establishment of the kind in the Colony, and that this is a great point in its favor, The water is procured from a deep well. The profits of small allotments of land are made clear by tho following paragraph:—As a result of the year's work of of the labourers holding allotments under Lord Carrmgton and Spalding, it is calculated that in a 33-acre field the net profit, after payin? all costs of seed and hired labour was £2ll, This estimate is based upon the examination of tho accounts of eight allotments. Of these, tho highest net profit was £8 10s 8d on an aero of potatoes, and the lowest profit was £3 9s 6d on an aero of barley, Mr J. Drummond, sheep inspeotor, of Hawko's Bay, is now in Mastorton, haviug received a month's leavo of absence from his department, Messrs Murray and Casey, drapers, of Queen-street, Mastorton, roplaco their advertisement in to-day's iaaue, in which they stato that their sale will close on Saturday noxt. Thoy also intimate that during tho last few days thoy will make such reductions in their prices as will ensure a clearance of thoir stock.

Mr B, T, Booth, the temperance lecturer, visits Wellington next wook, The annual meeting of tho Wairarapa Hunt Club is advertised to tako place at tho Empire Hotel, Foatherston on Saturday noxt at 4 p.m. Dr. Newman in-response to an Auckland interviewer said " Tho public are weary of. so muoh grandmotherly and fussy legation as wo have had. Pro» sperity is not prosperity if it is overridden with taxation. Tho publio wanted to Bee some real work done, The frozen meat trade in of wondorful growth, but tho trade hail to pay all sorts of charges on the smallest payable profit. Four thousand sheep arc killed tvoty day in the province of Wellington for freezing purposes. Tako that number at 12s a head (tho average price), that means £2400 a day or £14,400 a wcok paid in hard cash to farmers alone for shoep. The export of mutton from the province of Wellington during tliia summer exceeds anything of tho kind that has ever been done boforo. Both in town and oouutry settlement is advancing rapidly. In every direction the agricultural resources of this part of the colony aro being rapidly developed. That will ooutinuo if the country be not overloaded with taxation. Butter and cheese factories aro being started in every valley, practically in almost overy outlying settlement, The export of butter and cheeßo within tho noit few years will probably bo as phenomenal riß that of tho frozen meat trade, If taxation is to grow more and more, that prosperity will coaso. Tho Government have not shown any disposition «o relievo trade by a reduction of taxation. Their policy has been the reverse of that,"

Sportsmen complain that trout is being bageed wholesale fur selling purpoaos, Tho market prioe is 4d per pound, Tho Hon. W. P. Reeves addressed a largo uootinc; at Nelson on Saturday evening last. A vote of confidence in the present Ministry was unanimously carried. Tho Maatertou Kifles parado on Thursday next. _ Mr F. H. Wood makes several additions to the entries for next Taratahi stack sale. We regret to have to record tho death of the wife of the ltev. Joseph Heweou, of Greytown, who passed away at oloven o'clock laßt Saturday evening Bho leaves a husband and seven young children to mourn her loss.

Mr John O'Brien, a man whose name ia 'on the slate' at nearly every police dep&t in Canterbury, says the Aakhurton Guardian, has boon having a big time at Temuka. • Ho broko into the Temuka Brewery over night, and made free with a hogshead of beer. Ho drew the bung, but found it impossible to stop the flow that followed, and when Mr Taylor, tho brewer, arrived in tho morn, ing he found the place floodod with boor, flooleo found that a bucket was missing, and surmised that tho thief had gone off with it full of liquor. A search was, of course, instituted, and Mr John O'Brien was found under the railway bridge sleeping soundly, with tho halfempty buoket beside him. O'Brien was literally wallowing in beor Full as a tick inside, he was also Boaking outside, as when he drew the bung tho beer had spurted out and wetted him all over. John O'Brien will have to Btand his trial for stealing a hogshead of beer,

Arrangements bave been made by tho Rev. Father McKenna to pay an early visit to tl(o Old Country 'for the purpose of again seeing his parents, who are Ketting well into years. Father McKenna has now been ten years in the Colony during which time ho has done excellent work for hiß church, and has remained continuously in harness during that period. About eix yearß ago he cauio to the Wairarapa and found a dobt of £IOOO reeling on the Masterton Ohuroh, which he has succeeding in redwing to £460, besides oarrying out other important and expensive works in other parts of his large parish, The Bazaar, whioh he is now promoting, is for the purpose of further reducing the liability, as it ia hie wish to havo the ohuroh practically out of debt before taking his holiday, The Rev, gentleman has become very popular in this dißtriot, and is looked up tD with respect and regard by all classes of the community, and he will carry with him many kindly wishes for a pleasant voyage and safe return. We understand he makes a start soon after Easter and hopes to be back in Masterton before Christmas,

Messrs Lowes and lorns add to the advertisement of their stook sale, to be held at Eketahuna on Wednesday, 15th inst., 1250 2-tooth wethers and 250 4tooth wethora, whioh will be sold io lots to suit purchasers.