Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878] SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1893.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4348, 18 February 1893, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [ESTABLISHED 1878]

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1893.

Being tub extended title of the Wairabata Daily, with which it is IDESIIOAL

It was an old Scotchman who observed his wife conducting herself somewhat frivolously during prayor time and who rebuked her in the following terms;-" I did not marry you [or your beauty for I ken ye bad nano, m did I marry you for your fortune for ye bad nane and if ye have no grace I have made a sair bargain." For some years past we have believed reluctantly but honestly, tbat our educational system is like tbe old Scotchman's wife "a sair bargain," There is no grace in it and when we see thie religious body and that pleading tbat a little grace shall be put into it, we sympathise with them.

The superior young man of the present period is secular, very secular. He does not understand that because be possesses no grace himself that his children will be all tbo better for it. He is the product of a graceless educational system and naturally fails to see that it is vile. His forefathers were perhaps Qod fearing men, but he does not realise that in sterling moral worth they were immeasurably his because in their yootb some measure' of grace''constituted aconeiderableportjoi)of their training, Mr ty'flrfringman, top, is proud dfC!!? educational'system because it suits the pqor man and because be do.os not knap thai he pays indirectly a high •wics to it, snd ftt t))B best gets a t for bis pbildrea. graceless tuu. ' •«• ims just Tho Presby teriaa (Jhurou .. been making its protest against our irreligioua system and every church in turn deplores its secular character, butwlio heeds Ministers of Religion now- a-days excepting their own immediate flocks. But this is just one

of the great mistakes which workingmen of the period make,for tbeir best truest friends are the resident miuislers of religion. We need not go outside Blasteiton to find such minisi tera working diligently nil the year round to nwke men lead pure and honest lives, l'he modern ideu is that this is tba policemen's business; but where Ministers of Religion are permitted to exercise a legitimate influence, policemen are not required It is simply because men will not accept the guidance aud counsel of pure-minded disinterested clergymen who make it their business to g® about doing good that we require eo_ many] policemen amongst us. Wo hope the churches will continue tbeir warfare against a purely secular educational system which turns out too largo a [or centaga of larrikins. The young are badly trained in New Zealand, and our educational system is at fault, A good blacksmith business splendidly situated in a pwessivo district of fchu Forty-mile Bush, is advertised in another column as being in the market. Mr Joyce, M.tT.R.,has been appointed a member oi tho Lyttelton Harbour Board, As an instance of the small-buy fluisauce, says the Press, a podoitrisn was yesterday nearly hit in the oyo by a pellet; from a small air-gun, tired by a boy at Eume sparrows near Martin's Fountain. Tho English Chancellor of the Ex« chequer favours an imperial Penny Post. ' The amount oxpotided on alcohol in Gre&6 Britain last vear amounted to £140,000,000. The Wellington agents liavo beer 3 advised that tho s.s Borio arrived at Plyi mouth on tho evening of the 14th iust. i with her meat in good condition.

Tho Governor goes to Picton by stea< merfrom Nelson, not overland as was anticipated,

Tho Oddfellows' and Foresters' Committee have voted ten guineas out ot the profits of tho Solson Carnival for the snfiorers by the (juoomland disosier. The Auckland agents of tho Shaw, Savill and Albion Company have received a cable message from London, announcing that a dividend of 2A per cent for tho half year ending 31st December has been declared, and £2500 carried to the reserve fund. The Democrats recently packed tho Parliament House of Kansas, but were

dt-iented by their opponents, who wore armed, and broko down the doors wi'b sledge-hammers. The Governor of the State has asked that a battery of artillery bo Eent to assist in maintaining order.

While a ball was proceeding in a town in Hungary, some children accidentally exploded a cask of petroleum in the room underneath. A terrible fire followed, in which the morrymakers were at onco enveloped, Seventeen of them were burned to ashos, and twonty»'.wo vim more or less Injured.

The total value of tho canaries reared in Germany in a single year is estimated at over £60,000, which goes chiefly into the pockets of the very poorest class of the people. The German Fruit Company at Los Angelos lately despatched a atihd walnut train from Riven, in Los Angelos country. Tho train was made up of twenty cars filled with some 200 tons of English walnuts produced in tho famous Rivera district. It is a new featum in California horticultural enterprise to despatch walnuts by the train-load, A Molbourno cabman, writes a Bulletin correspondent, was lately jogging home one evening, after a good day'ii work, when six sailors hailed him, and enquired the fare to a certain street. "Six bob," replied the cabby, meaning, of course, that he would take the lot at that price. They agreed, and all jumped into tho cab and were driven off. Arrived at their destination, tho spokesman was

the first to alight. Ho went round to the front of the cab, and handing ut;) six shillings rolled away. The cabby thanked him and was about to drive off, when another tar came and solemnly plsnked down anothor six shillings. Which performance went on until cabby found him. self in receipt of thirty-six shillings for the drive. Since then that cabby's appetite for sailors is simply insatiable. A. girl nineteen years old committed suicide in a shocking manner 01. Melbourne recently by throwing hersolf on a railway line, and a passing train mangled tier to death, oho had quarrel with her sister, and left a letter in which she statod that no ono cared for htr, and that her "brute of a sister" thought she was nobody because she was yoanger She directed that her clothing and trinkets should be distributed in a stated manner, and, she continued, "Do not think I do this for the sake of >i man, because there is not a man in this world that I love. Perhaps if I could love someone I would notdowhatlhavaduno When I am dead do not lot my father bury me, but bury me where you like. Give my best loco to my pour niother; sho is tho only one that will mourn for me." At this point the girl's courage deserted her for a moment, end she broke short off in hor letter, But her hesitancy was only momentary, and on another sheet she added in trombling characters, "Good-bye mother dear; vou will hear of mo to-night at about a quarter past eieht, on the railway line. Pray for me, that God will forgive me, yive my love to Mrs Benson. She was | niy only friend." ; John Levy, aged 14, was thrown from a cart at Clulensvillo on Thursday last. His injuries have since proved fatal. A telegram having been received by the Moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly sitting at Wellington, the translation of which had to be referred to the Bible, It was decided to reply in the same way, giving only certain text numbers. Tho Rev. Mr McKenzio (Nelson; objected most emphatically to this method of indicating a message. If a mesßago were to be Bent at all, let it be sent like any other telegram. Tho clerk pointed out that it waß merely a question ol cost, and the subject then dropped, several members,

remarking that this was a moat impoi ant matter.—Press.

A gentleman went into a place of business and desired to see the "working man J.P." (says the Auckland Herald.) Having got the signature of that gcntloman tp the document he carried, lie was rather startled on leaying the shop at being told by the proprietor, '' Although we keep our own'J.P. on the premises, we can't afford to loose time over this sort of thing. Next time you want him about your business give him something in recompense, as we intond tc dock all lost time over •I.' 1 , business off his time sheet." Evidoutlytholotof a working man J.P, is not a happy one,

Society In ■Washington has hm highly edified by the result of a little feud between the Mayor and the Chief Commissioner of Police. Tho former functionary persuaded the Council to cut dnwn the Chief Commissionov's salary, and gave his own casting vote in favour of that measure. Not long afterwards the Chief Commissioner received information that the Mayor win playing poker in a gambling saloon, Ei organised a raid, and captured the Oh;ef Magistrate, and his Worship wis iu due course "had up," and fined—Tram.

Mdbmrnt Banjaim at the Dress Counter ' during tho Gigantio Sale at To Aro Ho ucs, Biiij tku quirMy, lull dress lengths of I supier ecartc, worth 5/6, for 1/IJ. ' M summer clic- , !&#»■ tb , 6 / C;idr W l: ' , ffoio'ijtile'dWfor'afuil dress length of ( supmier diagonals at 7/6, for 3/11, j Snap thm up. Splendid qualities in ; kmoker tweeds, worth 8/6, for ijll ■ The prettied dram of the season aro our ; 10/6 French J?? I/nines for 6/6 ihe Areas. : • •'•»y,)il!iflftude?qi!isite feigns Tlte mania*.. in 12/6 Fronch De Laines«,.,, It is impoaMU to holp buying our FrencU Da Laines at 15/- for 9/6 the diess. Onhiafewltfl of our superior quality 18s ' French De Laines for 10/6 tho dress at To i iAroHouie, Wellington. ' 1

A man named Bonry Russell, aged 64, usually employed as cook on Btatioua in th« Wairarapa, and well known in "Maori circles," would hear of something to his advantage, by immediately applying to Sergeant MoA rdlc at Masterton. A company is being formed, with a capital of £IO,OOO, to acquire the Levia. than Hotel, Dunedin. Hareourfc & Co. have been appointed Wellington brokers.

From enquiries uiado i?e (Tiinnru Herald) learn that tho " back" o£ the harvest in South Canterbury has now boisn broken, and tint a day or two will BCD the whole of tho crops cat and safely Btf.cked. Tho broken weather early in the season has had no bad effect,-except in one or two caseß where the crops came to the reaper very early. Once the dry Bdrm weather set in in earnest n start was made on the hulk of tho crops, and taught by Inst February's dire experience, no time was allowed to go to waste. h severalinatancoa threshing both oats and wheat libb been dono from the stook, and excellent samples have beon obtained. The wheat market has opened early this season, Several samples wero offered for sale on Saturday, and amongst thorn ivaa a largo parcel 'if velvet, grown mi the property of Mr Donald Munr'o, of Kinsdown. Sir Munro sold at Sis Bd, and ho informs us that his crop was one of tho heaviest ever grown in that district It averaged more than fifty bushels to the acre, and the quality was first-class. A Masterton resident created a alight disturbance in a local hotel a few days ago, damaging windows to the extent of about £3. Informations wero laid by the publican, but the matter has beon amicably settled. A Melbourno paper says:—A friond suggests to me that we are sadly in want I of some new commonplace expressions [for useiu everyday intercourse, to savo itho trouble of thinking. "I met an I acquaintance tho other day," said he i" and in reply to his careless enquiry, !' How's business f made tho thoughtless reply,' Oh, just managing to pay 20s in the pound' As ho turned abruptly away, I remembored that he was ono of tho unfortunates who had compromised at a penny, On the same day, to tho commonplace inquiry 'How are you getting along!' I mado tho comuiorplaco reply, 'Just managing to keep out of gaol.' 'Well, that's rather hard on a ohap,' w« the pained reply, and thon, too late, I recollected that_ ( was speaking to an auditor out on bail. Still worse was it when I told puor Jonos, who wore a black lint-band and looked veryserrowful, that I was just managing to keep my head above water, His eyes filled, and he turned away without a word, and two days afterwards I heard that he had lost a son by drowning dur* tho holidays, I forswear cant and com-mon-place, and hereafter will try to say exactly what I mean, in order to spare the feolinae of myunfortunnto, (lislonest, and boreaved friends,"

At the Edinburgh High Court of Justiciary, seven Judges quashed a conviction recently obtained at Paisley againßt {our men on a charge of cookfighting. A cock was killed during tho fight in question and anothenujured. Lord Young expressed the opinion that, if Parliament had meant to prohibit a sport which iiad been so long practised, and the name of which was so familiar, it would have done so in plain and unmistakable language. Expenses were alloAod.

The Sardinian town of Salti is a vcri- \ table Arcady. The inhabitants lately petitioned the Government to allow them to form a community of their own, instead of continuing to bo an integral portion cf Buddeso, which is forty miles away. The Government sent a Commissioner to inquire into the motives of the petitioners, and the official report contains an account such as would astonish us were it descriptive of an American " city" out west. " Salti," says the report, " has no Town Gounoil, no police, no clergyman, no physician. It possesses no post office, no church or chapel, no school, no registrar's office. On the map of the kingdom although it contains 1,200 inhabitants, it is not marked. And yet the State receives taxes from the people, but sends no tax collector to receive thorn; the taxpayers are convpolled to undortuke a journey of sixty kilometres oko every eight weeks, in order to pay their taxes Once a year, in May, all the children born during the year are taken to Buddeso in block, and there baptised. The dead are buried on the most primitivo manner and without any trace of religious rites, Marnasea are conducted on tb.9 same system without any Formality or ceremony, and aredoolared later unto the registrar or parish priest, sometimes long after they have been blessed with issue, Vaccination and medicine aro only known from hearsay.' Theohildren grow up without schooling or instruction of any kind. The right to treasure-trove is an eternally interesting question. Everyman who lives in an old house hugs the yaguo hope that some day bags of guineas may be swept out of a hiding placo in his chimney, or that huge chests of antique plato may be dug out of his collar. When tho wise man does have a hud like this (says the Sfc Jainos' Budget) ho keeps a still tongue in his hoad, packs his treasure in a chest, and turns it into current com in London; in that way evading tho inconvenient question whether he, or the Lord of the Manor, or : the drown is entitled to it. Tho question i has once more been before Mr Justice ■ Stirling, Three silver cups and other ■ pieces were found in Herefordshire, mid ■ and the finder, with remarkable con» ' soientiousness took them to the coroner; but his jury was unable to decide upon i theojvnor. Mr Justice Stirling saya the silver must bo deposited in tho couit until tho point is decided; and in tho end, no doubt, tho oosts will mord than ' eat it up, But that of courso is a detail.

Tho entries for the forthoormng spoils in connection with the Wairarapa A.A.. and Cycling Olub, are very encouraging, quito a number of maiden runuora having entered. This' naturally mado the hondicappers' task no easy ono, but the gentlemen Appointed—Meeara F, O'Connor and W. Watson—tjavo tho fullest consideration to every nomination and the result of their labours iB bound to give satisfaction,

I Two young roughs lately paid a visit to the Salvation Array barracks a Brooklyn, and, making themselves as obnoxious as possible, exclaimed, " Wo're waiting to see some miraclessee I" A aix-foot " soldier" took both the loafers by tho backs of their necks, and, as he helped them out, remarked, "We dont perform miracles hero, but wo cast out devils."

A report reached Pahiatua on Friday morning that the sheep bridge over the Mangabao River, near Ballanco town, ship, had been washed away by the flood (

On Wednesday and Thursday last the Mangatainoko river was bank and bank, aud overflowed at Tutaekara, Messrs Gadsby'a, Brown's and Galvin'a properties wero flooded in many places, and the gravel on the main road has been swept off for leyeral chains, Fortunately, the traflio was not interfered with, Mr William A. D'Aroy, oldest sou of Mr T. 0, D'Aroy, ot this town, was recently married at Utahuhu, to Miss Amy Gould, daughter of the Key P. Gould, Mr W. D' Arcy is well known in Masterton, having ocoupied a position some years ago in the local office of tho N.Z.L. and If. Agenoy Company. He is now travelling agent for the same Company at Wanganui. The s.s lonio has been towed into Capetown with a broken shaft. Ihe services in the Masterton Presbyterian Church will be conducted to morrow by the Rev J. M, MoKerrow of Mobftjeli Deputy irooj tho Ofcago Synod, and the anniversary services on Sunday, February 2(ith-, by the vety Reverend the Mpjeratjr of tho General Assembly, the tfev Win {JilhVof Timaru. Thai anniversary soiree will fake place on Friday, February 2.4 th when addresses 1 wjll be delivered by the Rev, Gillies, MurtayjPiiifefgndothpra. '-«* house with PPB wd A bix roomvu ' ■' «f.taolifjd, three-quarter acres of lanu -. situated at Kurupuni iB advertised to let by Mr W. B, Oheonell*.

Messrs Lowes and lorns add to their Masterton stock sslo for Wednesday, 22iid inst., five steers, four springing cows, two empty cows and one draught nwre broken to all farm work, BO ewos and 40 Bhorn lambs. Mr L Johnstone, junr., informs the runholders of this district that ho has foe Bale 800 sacks of machine dressed cocksfoot, collected from thfl growers in the Mouriceville and Eketaliuna districts. Ho is prepared to furnish samplos and prices, Wo trust the effort to bo made to-mor-row to augment the Queensland relief fund will be successful. Further subscriptions towards tlio Queensland Belief Fund have been received by Mr It. Brown as follows : M.Oaselbergis Bs j \V. Oullen 10s. Drunkonnoss, according to the report of tlio Tomperance Committee of the Presbyterian Assembly, sayß the Times, is not one of the vices of tlio New Zealander. The committee stated in their report that in 1889 only 35 out of the 5152 persons conv'ctod of drunkenness were Now Zealand born, and of the 5677 persons convicted in 1890, only 47 were New Zealanders. Wo have it on the best authority that there will be no doubtful answer accepted from candidates at next election when thoy are asked the question " Will you votoforstate aid to Cafcholicsolioolßt" It must be "yea'' or "nay "and woe betide the candidate who will cry no or try to equivocate, for no voto will he pot from the Catholic section of the com. I munity. It is stated that their votes wil begven in a block and they will tako every atop to prevontany gentleman who opposes their pet ticket from ever writting "M.H.1!.," against his name. Thore is likely to be great rivalry in the coaching business in the Forty-Milo Bush. A new line is about to be started, and the owners of the ousting lines aro determined to give him a warm reception, and the competition wdl not be

joiiflned to this route alone, In the

meantime while the conch proprietors nro carrying on their trial of Blromjtli, tlio trarelling publio will havo the best of tho game, and cheap fares will bo tho order of the day. Tho Wellington Meat Esport Co., notifies that they are purchasers of alt classes of fat stock aud are represented

in ihis district by Mr Alexander

McKenzio. of Ji'eatherston, A memorial service will be held at St. Matthews Ohurch, Masterton, tomorrow in connection with the deatl of Mrßi Hounslow.