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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 713, 11 January 1877, Page 2

School Committee Elections come off at Paterangi on Saturday, and at Oliaupo oaJMuaday-Pjaßit. r — ■ —

PhrknoliOGY — The Revd Ralph Brown of Victoria will/give a lecture on the above science, i p morrow evaning, m the Court-house, Hamilton,

The Special Settlement. — Both Mr Brum.uall.and Mr Priciiard h .ye written to thei^uckland Was efmn i Board accepting the terms laid down for the sale of tbe Waikato aud Thames blocks respectively .

Entertainment, Te Awamutu. — We would i*enuind the inhabitants of Te Awamutu and the neighborhood, that the entertainment and concert m aid of the St. John's Choir book fund comes oft" m the Public Hall, Te Awamutu, tomorrow evening.

Bankruptcy" Court. — A meeting o f creditors was held on Tuesday, at the Court Hoase, Hamilton, m the estafc P o f Mr J L Longbottom, storekeeper, Hamilton West. The liabilities were stated ai £2410 3i 81, and the est m-ited ass c e t s at £2000. Mr Geo. Edgcumoe, of Ngfi riia . wahia, was appointed trustee- So at [. miu idler the estate.

Bank matters.— lfc will bo i«een that the National Bank of Hew Zi-alnnrl is about to give up business m Wnik>it'\ The business of the Hamilton brunch i* u# be removed to Auckland after the 31st inßt. It is reported that iho Unioa Bank intends opening a b a ich bank m the premises at Hamilton now m use by tbe National.

PuKERTMtr. School Diptriot. — A. public meeting for the electioa of a school oommittee was held m the Bchoolhouse, Pukeiimu, on Friday last, when Ihe following gentlemen were elected a committee fur the current ye"ar, namely, Mesars. Cooper, Gin", Parr, fcjcott, su.fi Wa'lis. It was further resolved that the boundary of the ech. ml district should be altered by being extended to the Oambri Ige towubelt on the eastern, and to tho Mystery Creek on the western Bide.

Walker's Gully Bridge, newly erected by the contractor, Mr P. Cooper, is now passable for traffic, which will be a great convenience fur the travelling pnblic. The District Engineer, when he inspected the work, a few days ago, expressed himself well pleased with the exceedingly scrupulous manner m which it bad bean carried out. We understand, also, that the Bridge at Cambridge is m a forward state ol advancement, and will soon be opened' to traffic.

Kgaruawahia Court. — At the Resident Magistrate's Court, held on Mondaj', at Ngaruawahia, two native cases, and one ordinary debt c>se were hf ad. Hori Haki was charged by Rahana Te Rawhiti with having sto.en a p'g of the value of £2, m August last. The ca^e was proved, aud prisoner ordertd to pay double the value of the pig and costs of court, 19.4 6d, The ttecond case was that of Nganiho Paura v Takaro Ngawira, a claim for £2, which wa3 adjourned by the c mit to the 2'2ud insfc. Moffatt v Creighton, tlis was a claim of £15 18s 3d for goods. Plaintiff was nonsuited with costs, 18s.

Lunacy, — Information was received at Hamilton on Sunday night that the wife of a man named Clammy, of weak mind, had wandered away from her home, and it was supposed m the direction of Hamilton. Clammy is working on the station of Mr Parker, between Cambridge and Te Avra nufcn, and information was forwarded to Hamilton that Mrs Clammy bad left on Sunday. Immediately on receipt of the above information, constable Haddcck ins ituted a search, and found that the unfortunate woman had passed downwards towards NgaruawaLia, where he followed, and succeeded m finding her, bringing her safely np to Hamilton on Tuesday ni^hh. She was lod ed m the lockup, and will ba brought before the bench at Hamilton this morning.

v Tins other MAN. —A" witty, popular, and learned lord on the northern .aid* of tbe Tweed tells a story of a Scotch wife,, who Bhortly after thp nuptial knot was lied, mildly expostulated With her husband for indulging m two fcuinblora, of whiskey toddy just bi-fore going to bed. ' My dear Agnes, a ghiss ow l iskey toddy makes nnithei* man o' me ' ' ufc, my dear Wtllinn, ' yo.i took a second. ' Ay, Agnes, that gangs to the other man' . Suspicious CiuctTMSTANCE —On Sunday afternoon, a man having very much tha appearauce of a pakeha-maori, and on hoi seback, entered the enclosed paddock on Dr Carey's farm, abouh .two miles from Hamilton, and li^htivg a fire prepared to make himself ab home. On being remonstrated with, he refused to leave, and word was sent m to Constable Haddook but bef »re that officer oould arrive he had, made off and it. was after wards ascertained that he crossed the punc and took the oad to Cambridge.

Bke Culture.— We have- heard it asked more than once or twice lately how it was possible so to fumigate bees as o take their honey from them while senseless, bat without killing them. Such a case was related to ua as haviog been done m Hamilton last week, when a second box having been partly placed over the top o't the box coutaining the bees — there being already an aperture m the top of the hive — the bees were driven out of the hive by forcing the smoke of burning wool amongst them. They left their box clustering on the in^e of the upper one, and the comb°, in which curiously enough, th >ugh it was a last years swarm, there were no- grubs, were removed without difficulty, the operator nol receiving a single sting, and taking some fifteen lbs of honey from the box. The bees Lave since returned to their old box, and are bu6y repa'r'ng damages.

Cambridge Weslkyan Sunday School Picnic. — The annual tre«t nivi-n to the children of the Wesleyan Sunday School, was held on the 2nd inst , iv the paddock of Mr Sharp, near Cam'iridge. There were nearly .two hundred children present, beside* many of their parents and friends- Abundance of good things m the shape of refresh merits, eatn'ileand drinkable, had been supplied by lh^cori'mititee, and facilities for ihe enpyuient of chiidrens games and amusements were provided so that a very agreeable day was spent, and all went home m. tho evening well pleased with the holiday they bad enjoyed. 1 here is vory little doubt that the anticipation of these feasts does much to make Sunday School attendance pjpular with children. On questioning a boy some short time ago as to whether he attended Sunday Soho >1, the reply at once was, "No fear, tbey don't give no feast."

Majsy people arejiot aware that the human skin, when tanned, makes exce'leut leather or parchment according as it is treated. The fo lowing is one of the few instances known of its being put to practical use : — " Feluieu David, recently deceased, has left at least or.c interesting piece of goods behind him, and likely to be valued by the curious. It. is a drum, with silver nails and silver riband, on the parchment of which is inscribed the fact that it is the tanned skin of a young woman. The first time a piano was played m the same tooin wivh.it strange vibrations brdke forth. frotn r the other instrument, which ruther alarmed its proprietor. He. began to think that the tune through tender association, might have awakoned some pithos m ihe'n'i.c'imenr, thou.h the stretched skin if had of course on'y vibrated to the music; Oiie wonders what " this pretty thing," a* the children say at " forfeits," wiltsed CjK

The Intellect of Animals.— On this, sul ject Professor Jolly some tiiiis; ago do- 7 liver ud a lecture at Tou!ons*e, The text of } which we find iv the ' Bevue Seit n ih'que.' He d.eclarea himself, a p rtisao of those who atlraib thab animals have int<lltcfc, distiDCfi and very different frrm instinct To entfir into hia arguments would not, perhaps, satisfy all our readers, but a few of the instances the prof eps°r adduces. in support of his views will be found interesting. If a dop be th r eabened with chastisement by his master he will crouch down and whine ', this is a proof of memory, for. if he were wanting m that facuty t'e mere aob of rasing the whip wou d produce no effect upon h m. Another imtauce of tbis is the wellknown case related by Qapor.t de Nemours, burgeon Pibrac, 'on returning home one evening, f>und a sp'eadid dog lying on his doorstep ; it had broken its leg ani apppared to be auft j ring dread* fully. He to»k it m, ter the leg, and kept the creature vi.til its entire recovery. It then disappeared one fine morning to return to its old master ; but six mouths lat< r Pibrac received an unexpected visit from h : s old patient, that fawi.el upon M-n, and pulled him by his oo.it, whiuing all th-tin*, till'at leng.b he followed ii to t\ c doo^ w here he found another dog hi txaotly the same pieicament ! We come to a tLird iubtam-e, still inf-dited. M. Richard' (dv Uantal), late inspector of studs, once saw a dog take refuge between his leg* from a pack, of boys that were torturing it m vaiious ways. M." Richard, perceiving thab its tail was badly ciusbed, amputated the injured part and then let the poor animal go. About ten months after, on passi ig near a farm, two powerful dogs cirae running at him from some distance, barking furiously, and evidently intent upon an attack. Suddenly, however, one of bhem stopped short, looked at him,, and recogui/ing him, overwhetmel him with ctreasee, Here prof t-BSor Jolly justly iemarks that there are four circumstances to be c.nsdtred — the exercise of an instinct that bids the animal defend preperty, the remembrance of pa6t event*, the rt cognition of a person conrjeotei with them, and lastly, gratitude. We will conclude with the following equally indebted instance related'-to the professor M. Ed. Filhol. The latter gentleman had called on a friend, and met tbera another, who had brought his dog with him. It seems the animal thought the visit too long, so, m order to give his master a geutle hint thab he had better cut it short, it took his hat between its teeth and brought it to him

The Postal card system — ' JE^les,' m the " Australasian," say 3 : — "I protest against the postal-curd system on two grounds — first, it occa?ions a delay m the town delivery, because the postman can't reßi-t the temptation of making the friendly ehelter of a lane m order to read over their contents ; and secondly, because they occabion mischief m families. For instance, Im.a married man, and my wife is jealous of niy good looks. Jenny the barmaid at iheCock and Bull, knows this, so just to reconcile my wife to me and reassure her of my fidelity, Jenny posts her a card with the following sentences :— " Dear' Simpson, I shall never forget our last night's walk. Meet me to-night at the old spot ; 8. 30 —Yours, Jean." I go home expecting my wife to rush into my arms as usual, instead of which she meets me with a bucket of water m one bund, a postal card m the other, tears m her eyes, and suppressed ra°e bursting m her bosom. Even 'a new silk dreSi>, and a promise that I. will be home evopy night not later than 10, has failed to reassure her that Jane is an imaginary person, and that I am constant and true to my old love. She Bays she could have stood it all if the servant maid hadn't taken it m, and got Mrs Jones next door to read it for her, This was indeed too much, but cheap at a permy — for a l.rk."

The Late Sir Doxald McLkan.— The • Herald ' has the following further par* ticiilars reppeeting the 'parentage and early days of the lflte deceased gentleman, Sir Donald McLean :— "S : .r Donald was the young- st eon of Mr John McLean, of Ki'ma'uoff, m the Island of lyree, Argyll hi c, Scotland. The Kil-. m iluag famly — «*ho wereoff-hools of th* McLeans of Coll— resided m Tyree for severa' generations a« tacl- smen, paying a nominal rent to -h** Duke' of Argy'e, of whose large elates m the Western Highlands that island forms a portion. e>i> Dona'd McLean's father married a daughter of the Rev. Donald McOoll, minister of Tyree, by whom he had a large family, several of these dying m infancy. Mr McColl educated one of his sons (Donald) for the ministry, and after being licensed to preacb, he was appointed missionary at KingairJocb, on tbe western thores of Loch Linnhe, and within Bixteen miles of Fort William. When only twelve or thirteen years of age, Donald McLean was taken to Kmgairloch by his rev. uncle, with the view of giving him a liberal education, and thus preparing him for one of the learned professions. Young Donald did not, however, like the idea of being made a parson, a doctor, or a lawyer, and he stoutly set his mind against learning, and hated attending school. His uncld, who was a bachelor, did all he could to itnI r ss U| o 1 his nephew the impropriety of neglecting his education m his boyish days, and frequently told him that if he lived till be arrived at manhood he would deeply regret his -folly ; and this prediction was fully verified m the assiduity with which young McLean apulied himae f to the acquirement of knowledge after receiving bis first appointment under the New Zealand G-bvernmeofc. No doabtbe often called his ui.clt>'a advice to recollection, and as often upbraided himself for not complying with it. When about nineteen years old he left borne and took ship frem G'asgow t>> Sydney, where he remained for some months, and then sailed for New Z aland. . After the disruption m tbe&Chu'ch of Scotland m 1843, the Rev. Donald McUull Lft Kingairloch, he having received a presentation to the parish of Glenorchy, m the upper part of Lorn, where he sp nt the remainder of his day*, and where he kept up regular communication with his nephaw, whom be greatly 'esteemed for the energy he hai shewn m improving bis position after leaving home. Mr McColl died about eight years ag >, at the age ojc 79. The only near relative of the late. Sir Donali's joow living at home is an aunt, the widow of the late Rev. Lachlan McKenzie, minister of Jura, Argyleabire — who is bordering upon fourscore years. Sir Donald McLein was entirely a selftiught man, he being scarcely able to read or -write when he arrived m this ' colony.

To KWOW THB AGE OF A. HOESB. — The •Journal of the Farm' gi w es the following : " The coll is born with 12 grin ford ; when four front teeth have made their apnearance the colt ia 12 days old, and when the next four come forth it is four weeks old. When the corner teeth appear the colt is eight months old; when the latter have attained to the bight of the front he is one year old. I'he two-year old colt has the kernel (the dark substance m the middle of the toot i'a crovvn) ground out of all its front teeth. The nrx-b four teeth are shifted m the fourth year, and the comer teeth m the fifth. At six years the kernel is worn out of the lower front t eth and the bridle teeth have now attained their full growth At BjVen8 j Ven years a hook his been forme 1 m the corner teeth of the upper jiw, the kernel of the teeth next at the middle fronts is worn out, and the bridle teeth begin__tg wear off •At.ei^h<>-y*'ai'o-«f m a^e.'thTs^erneT'is worn out of all the lower front teeth, and begins to decrease m the middle upper front In the ninth your the kernal has wholly disappeared from the upper middle frpat teeth, the book, on the corner teeth has increased m size, and the bridle teeth lose their points. In the tenth year the kernel is worn oo f of the teeth next- to- the middle front of the upper j-iw 5 and m the e'eventh year the kernel entirely vanishes from the corner teeth ot the same jaw. At 12 years old the crown of all the fiont teeth m the lower jaw has become tri angular, and the bridle teeth are much worn down. As the horse advances m age the gums shrink away from theteeth, which consequently receive a long narrow appearance, and their kerne's have become metamorphosed into a darkish point, grey hairs increase m the. forehead, over the eyes, and the chin assumes the form of an angle.

Otjr fellow-settlers will soon be visiting Auckland and we advise them, beford making any purchases, to wulk int > the City Hall \.-cade. This is an establishment conducted after the London style. By buying there you cvn procure all you require m tlio way of Clothing and Furniture. The goods are cai'efuUy packed and despatched wihout trouble to the purchaser. We see there the greatest display of goads m Auckland. Furniture f>r the Drawing, Dining, Bedroom, and Kitchen ; Carpets, m immense variety, from 8d to 7s 6d per yard ; Floor Cloths,, all widths ; Bedding of every description, and Upholstery work. Holloway an I Q-arliclc have secured the services of Mr E. Cranwell to superintend the furnishing department, and his. long experience ia.a guarantee for good work. A nicely -assorted stock of Men's and Boys' Clothing, the latest fashions m Drapery and Millinery Goods, Baby Ware and Underclothing. The proprietors sell at low prices to command a Cash Teade. Go to Holloway and Garlijk's City Hall Drapery and Furniture Arcade (show rooms 166 feet long), Queen-sbreot, Auckland. — [Advt.]