The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 783, 23 June 1877, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

Equal and exact justice to all men, Of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political * * * # #

Here shall the Presi the Puoi'LE's right maintain, Unawecl by influence and unbribed by gain

SATURDAY, JUNE 2,3 1877.

The Waikato County Council at its meeting yesterday, appointed Mr Reed of Tumahere, as Engineer to the Council.

The Annual Meeting of the Hamilton Highway District Board is called for Satnrday, thejth proximo, and will be held at the Hamilton Hotel, Hamilton Wast.

Pu_.e_.ura Highway District. — The annual meeting of ratepayers to elect trustees, receive the annual statement &c., will be held on Monday, bhe 9-ih proximo, in the sehool-honse, Pukerimu.

Waikato Spring Agricultural Show, —A meeting of the Oabtle Show Committee will be held at the National Hotel, Cambridge, on Tuesday next, ab 4 p.m.

M4.NGAMKO Highway District.— The annual meeting of ratepayers is called for the 7th proximo, at 2 p.m. They will meet ia the Paberangi school-house.

AS TOUCHING THAT HARMONIUM. — Onr Alexandia readers will bear in mind that the meeting of subscribers to the ' Harmonium fund' is called for this afternoon at the Public Hall, Alexandra, at 4 p m.

Cambridge Farmers' Club. — The usual monthly meeting of the Club will be held ab the National Hotel on Tuesday next, when a paper on the proposed New Native Lands Bill will be read.

The Cambridge Highway District Roard give notice of their i .-teuUon to meet on the 30th inst, for .he purpose of striking a rate of 8d iu bhe £1, which will be due in one sum on the 30th of September next, i The Prince of Blacksmiths.— Mr J Prince, as will be seen by the alteration iu his advertisement, has how actually commenced business as blacksmith and agricultural implement maker ia his new shop at Ohaupo

Victoria Nurseries.— With to-day's paper we issue Mr R Baird'a price catalogues of trees, shrubs, &c. Mr Kennedy Hill, his Waikato agent, will receive all orders, which will be promptly and satisfactorily attended to.

Hamilton East Township Highway District.— The Annual Meeting of the ratepayers is called for Tuesday, the 10th proximo, at the Royal Hotel, Hamilton East, for the purpose of electing trustees and other officers, and passing the annual accounts.

Football Rules. -At a meeting of the football clubs held in Auckland on Tuesday evening, it was resolved that the game should be played precisely as heretofore with the exception of * slinging,* • rabbetting,' and * butting,' and that captains and umpires be requested to see that the rules be strictly carried out.

Mr J R R Anderson, a brother of Mr Randerson of CambriJge ig,;ib will be seen by reference to our advortisiD^ columns, carrying on his business of Broker, Land and Commission Agent at No 14, Insurance Buildings, Auckland, and is anxious to extend his connection in Waikato. Mr Runderson is a gentleman of well known business ability and respectability.

Tamahere - Fu_tx;i_njßE Saie. «- Wednesday next the 27th inst., is the day advertised by Mr Kennedy Bill for the sale of Mr J A Douglas's furniture and household effeots. Mr Douglas is going heme, and selling off a variety of articles which do not ordinarly come into the market at Auction sales, The sale will doubtless attract a numerious audience from all parbs of the dwtrwfc,

Waikato Public Works District Orricn. — The building near St Peter's Churoh, Hamilton, used as an orderly room by the Armed Jonstabulary, has heen handed over to Mr James Stewart as a ' Public Works District Offioe for the Waikato. Iu a short time the furniture, plans, &o, from the offioe at Ngaruawahia will be removed to Hamilton, and the business of the department conducted at the latter place. Yesterday and the day before Mr Carrington and an assistant were engaged in surveying the West Hamilton township iu reference to its connection with tbe railway. Thb Nobth op Auckland as a Field sor Settlement. — A serious robbery, we learu from the ' Star,' was committed on Tuesday near Te Kopura, iu the Northern Wairoa, iu the house and garden < of a settler. His house was entirely stripped of furniture and bedding, his pigs were killed, the carcases taken away, and the garden completely stripped of vegetables. Detective Grace wus despatched to the locality last ovening, with the view of learning particulars, and, if possible, tracing the thieves. Fresh Fish.— Tbe public of Hamilton bare the a-lurhing prospect againg offered to them of obtaing a regular supply of fresh fish. Mr H Ltirhs announces that he will call call for orders ia either township. The speculation has been tried before, but proved anything bub a success, the demand falling far short of anything tbat would it a profitable undertaking* We wish Mr Ltirhs better luck en thvf occasion. We netice that beside fresh and smoked Ash and shrimps,: he purposes grappling with, and overcoming the •Native 7 difficulty.' A New Milk Pan,— Has it ever occurred to our readers, says an American journal, that it is easier to take then-ilk away from the oream than to skim the cream off the milk P The former process insures a. better result in quantity of, unbroken oream, in facility of handling, and saving time. To take the milk from the cream * requires the pans to be made smaller at the bottom, with a piece of zinc pipe, an inch or two loug, soldered, on of such a diameter that a common sized cork would -fib into it. The pans may rest on frameß, or on small stands, elevated from the floor a sufficient height to admit of skim milk cans underneath.-. This prooess is simple, effective, and worthy of a trial.

Revision Courts were held at the Hamilton Court-house on Thursday, before C H Lawlor, Esq, Revising Officer, for the revision of the Waikato Electoral Roll, and yesterday for the revision of that of Waipa. Of the 63 objections made by .the Regi.bra.ion Officer to names on the Waikabo roll 29 only were struck off, claimants appearing to substantiate and amend their applications, or the same being done at the instance of the Registration Officer from information afforded him since the publication of the objections. Iu the case of tha Waipa Roll, there were 145 objections, and of these 105 were struck off. Tnere is little doubt, however, but that 80 par cent of these could h we had their names retained on the roll, hid they chosen 'to bake the trouble lo amend their applicAtions.

Curoh Concert Hamilton. — At the meeting held iii Sfc Pecers Church on Wednesday e veiling, it was resolved that the Hamilton Church Ch.ir was worthier of a better harmonium than could be purchased with tho funds iu hand for that purpo.e, audit wa. resolved to make an ett'orb and endeavour bo raise the sam to soin-thiug like £60 or £70. A Church Concert was decided upon, aod it wa. resolved to hold it on Thursday evening next, ia bhe large B_,rraok room, Town Hall or no Town Hall, A committee was appointed consisting of : Messrs A Cox, Culpan, Dauvers, and T O Sande3. latter genbleman is actively exei bing himself in carrying oub bhe arrangements, and we may therefore augur a ' successful issue to the undertaking both ia ai artistic and monetary point of view.

Beauty a.nd Sawdust.— An amusing scene was once wibaessed ou a skating rink in Canada. The principal attraction was a beaubiful young ladyV charmingly dressed with short skirts. She was a very graceful skater, and in her evolutions displayed a pair of beautifully, formed aucles, and a little aura, bo symmetrical thab they seemed to charm the eyes of the young men, although they aroused the envy of 'her down sex. But beauty's .reign in' this case was short ; she fell upon the ice, and had tho misfortune bo rip her stockings wibh her skate.^ Not beiDg aware of bhe mishap, she quickly rose, and conbinued to glide over ihe ice as before ; bub now the. admiration for her was turned to laughter, for a trail of sawdust followed her, oozing from that ill-f,ited stocking. Ib is needless to add she shortly left the ice.

The Cambridge Ploughing. Match i causing some little stir iu the district, and there are likely to be a large number of competitors for the various prizes offered. The comp.tition, though the match is held under the auspices of the Farmers Club, is open to all, whether connected with the Club or not. Several new prizes havo b.'en aided. The sum of £5 has been given by the^ Proprietor of this journal for a Waikato Times Prize. Mr H A C Fergusson has given a priz. of fifty shillings for the best fiaiah for a reaping machine, and a second prize of fifty shillings for the best pair of horses in the field. Mr Kirkwood is also prepared to gived a prize of £8 for the best team of three horses, should half-a-dozen such teams compete in the seoond class. Altogether the settlers and others are taking up the affair with spirit, and should the weather prove fine, there will be a large gathering in Mr Fautham's paddocks on the oocasion. The Cambridge Farmers' Club, in our issue of to-day, are advertising for tenders for the right of erecting a refreshment booth on the ground. These tenders must be sent in to the Secretary by Saturday next, the 30th inst. Railway Mis-management Again. — Another good story, says tbe 'Star,' is to hand illustrative of the remarkable' I traiff of charges on the Auckland and I Mercer Railway. A few days ago a | settler in the Waikato bethought himself of a friend in town to whom a present of a brace of pheasants would be acceptable, and he determined to send him one. After securing a couple of nice birds he took them to the local agent of the Waikato Steam Navigation Company, and asked what would be the expeuse of sending them right through. The agent said he didn't know what the railway charge would be, but that if the gentleman would pay him three shillings, he would guarantee their delivery. .Now, the agent in accepting this sum thought to himself, that will be one shilling for the , Company, and as the railway charges are always twice as much as they ought to be, there will be two shillings for the carriage from Mercer to Auckland, which is surely the utmost that wt'l be demanded. The birds were duly handed over to the booking olerk at Mercer, who, in answer to the steward's question. ' Whats to pay V promptly replied 'Must be charged as quarter of a ton ; four shillings and ninepence, please.' Eemonstrence was useless j the Waikato Steam Navigation Company, lost one shilling and ninenence cm the '

transaction, and it is toUrably oertain they will not undertake the delivery of any more pheasants. It it wonderful how very perfecbly our railway authorities have learnt the lesson how not to make the line pay. ■

News foi. the Marinbs. — The •Tirnaru Herald informs its readers that on a farm near Timarn a crop of potatoes jurt gathered in has averaged fully twenty.four tons to the acre.

Bread Stuffs.— The price of wheat at home has fallen, but we see no corresponding fall in the price of flour, and consequently if bread in the colony— yet the moment the war raised the price of wheat in Europe* .flour rapidly rose here £ by £ to itpjpresent high figure. Dear, however, as flour is, potatoes as \yill be seen by our Auckland produce list realised only from two shillings to four shillings per owt.

Hamilton Puiwo Works.— The West Hamilton Town Board are calling for tenders for the formation and r construe tion of a brick water channel in a portion of the road between the. post-office and the punt, known as Wharf street ; also for the construction of a briok culvert at the bottom of tht same street. The work is one which has been much needed, all temporary patch work to keep this street passable having proved not only futile, but expensive.

The Tamahbrk Bridge.— We lately drew attention to the dangerous state of the Tamabere bridge, bub learn that no sjkepa bad up to yesterday been taken to make good the defect. The rains have made a hole in the earthwork approaoi.es at the Cambridge of the bridge, through which a man might easily fall, and this. is being Washed larger by every storm of rain. A stranger crossing the bridge by night, either on foot or horseback,, might very easily be brought to grief by this gaping, chasm in tbe very centre of the narrow; road way. A few days ago, and_a bundle of fascines and a couple ef barrow loads of earth would have made good the damage. How probably it will cost as mauy pounds to repair, and the: more the longer (hat it is left;

Saxvbdat's AtrctioN SaLES. —The convenience of the pnblic, and possibly the advantage of our local Knights of the Hammer, has been oonsulbed by holding the Saturday's sales in Hamilton at different hours. Mr John Knox takes i» the position of the early bird, and will doubtless piok up the worms. Hia sale commences to-day at 11 o'clock, when he will .offer. . W.variet.yr of good i amongst whiphiift|_«hoide assortment o trees and sjirubs.' . ;B-FKennedy;__ail will sell at 2 p m, -and iwe nobice aihongsb other farm andjdairy produce the promise ot the usual Saturday turkeys. The Eastern question is 'said to be an allabsorbing one just now, but judging from the excitemeut which prevails when one pair of turkeys, after another is put up in Gwynne's yard, and from the cannibal look of the purchasers' eyea as he receives them when knocked down to him, neither Turkey in Europe nor Turkey iu Asia has as mach interest for the Hamilton public as turkey roasted or turaey boiled. ' ' ■

Thb Tbsder Hbartednbps ov Jone&- --—" Snyder," in the « Poverty Ray SU? dard, writes :•— The more 1 see of the people of Oris borne, the nior. and more I like them— that _B some of them, Not quibe all. .Now I cant help admiring and appreciating the kindly aud genial nature of Jones. You see Smith bus } ash asked me to take iny twelve o'clock glass of ale with him. A We have gone to the bar-door and have juat been served when, at this identical. moment, in walks Jones looking frasli •' and cheerful. ■*. Ee shakes hands with Smith, asks him how his wife is, and hop.s the little kidlin g8 are well and jolly. Hfow what can Smith do to show himself grateful for such kind inquiries ? What would be thought of him if he failed to ask Jones what be would take? aoid he does ask him. Jones thinks for a second or two. Says he has juat had one, but he don't mind if he does have another ; and be has it. He says hia « whisky, and consequently whisky it i B . D 0 I suppose that Jones had seen Smith and myself enter the hotel ? Do I think that he came after us for any other object than to ask after Mrs Smith and the kidlings ? Noi don't suppose thf one thing or think the other. Su 01. is my opinion of Jones.

Disinkoting Fluid.— 'Snyder' in the * Poverty. Bay Standard,' writes. ~ ' Let us disinfect' was the sayiu« some time ago for ' let us liquor.' lb was an exoustom house officer who put me UD to the origin of the term. 1. appears that not verylmg after Sir Julia. Vogel gob on improved customs tariff passed that among these things exempt from duty, besides putty and feeding bottles was disiufecbiug fluid. Now the excustom house officer was a chum of mine and of an evening I would step up to his place to have a jam with him. It was one of these sooial occasions that my friend asked me the mysterious question • would I disinfect.' 1 said there was no fever in my old house at home and that 1 didnt think there was any necessity. Nevertheless, he said, as noone conldknow what was going to happen iu this world he would disinfect.. Thereupon my friend produced a peculiar looking stone jar labelled m large black letters ona wh.te ground, « DieihCeoting Fluid,' and from out of th M jar we .each had two glasses of the huest Jamaica rum, which properly treated with water, I think I ever eat in front of. And this 1 said is the disinfectant. Yes, said my friend this is the real unadulterated disinfecting fluid and there is no mistake whatever about it. It comes :out here free of duty although, you needn't mention that little 1 psonhar circumstance to anyone, or else suoh fluid would most likely have a 12s a gallon duty placed upon it. Then my friend laughed a little laugh, winked slightly, and we once more disinfected, What a world this is to live in to be rU-e !

A Curious Pbopheov.— Thh 'Chicago Evening Journal ' says :— Jusb before the defeat of Mr Greeley for the Presidency several gentlemen were congregated on a piazza at Newport. Among them was Ohiel Justice Chase ; another was one of the first conversationalists in the world. Ihe latter repeated, not aa anecdote, but a prophecy, which had been made by a hermit m Bavaria many years before, and this prophecy was not only delivered, but printed in a number of the «Ailegmeine Zeitung' of about 1857. The Auatro-Prussian war was correctly predicted, as well as tl^e Franco-Prussian war and the taking of Paris. Now for the future. In 187)6-78 the Pope is to die, which will cause a general European war. Next rrance and Prussia are to have another conflict. France will be defeated and Paris taken for the second time. There will be apartition of France. The Iberian Powers (Spain and Portugal) are to have a large share, as also Italy. Belgium gets the northern part. Holland is ceded to Prussia. All that will remain of France will be fhe old « Isle de France,' of which Paris is the capital. Ihese results having been obtained, there will be a general acknowledgement of the folly aud futihty of excessive armament. M.^° W u r8 _ Wlll . agr<seto dißar m. Swords will be beaten into ploughshares.. The hermit fl prophecies for 1966 and I$7Q

were fulfilled. It seems as though the rest might be. The Pope is in bad health. The chanceß of a general war growing oub of the Eastern Question are excellent. Should France think the moment; favourable to attack Prussia, and be defeated, the conqueror would show no mercy. France would be rene'ered harmless, and her territory divided. The partition of Republican France is the dream of the Prussian 'Junker party.' The general reduction of armies is less probable. Ib is easUr to change the mop of Europe than humun nature.

At a certain church within a few miles of Nelson, the clergyman who conducted the service on a recent Sunday morning 'took adyuntage of the occasion to read in a most eloquent style a sermon appropriate to the day, but hie hearers looked somewhat peouliar when he said, referring to Easter, that one especial cause of thankfulness at that season was theVacb that a kard winter had just passed, and that joyous spring had burst upon them once again, and then referred to the pleasure with which taey must behold the Earth arrayed in all its loveliness, aud all the beautiful spring flowers tbat met their gaze as they wandered through the woods. I. was no wonder that a smile was _eeu to play round the lips of those wise matrons whose natural forethought had caused them to lay in stores of wood and coal for the winter. The effeob upon -Jais hearers must have been equal to that of the sermon of a young Scotch probationer, who preaching one Sunday from the pulpit of his revciend father, whose shoes he fain would have filled, chose for his text the passage "' I have waited for the Lord,' and |; then launched iorth with * Thirty years, | my beloved friends, have I laboured I among you.' — Exchange.

Love and MatHin_»nt.— Most every* body falls in love in course of lifetime. Some make a pretty bad fall of If, and are lamed for life ; und others have a soft and lovely fall, which feels so good that they keep falling in farther and farther till they get married, and then they fall out. When a couple become engaged, they spurn all the vanities of this world, and associate with heads of families. They don't indulge in anything heavier than a sewing circle, or possibly a select reading from a cookery book . The young lady puts on a very aaatere look, and has great compassion for all her acquaintances who ain't gob any Beau • ' but still she feels that life is earnest, and ib won't do for her to show any weakness. He thinks how surely he must have pined away and died if she hadn't turned up just as she did, and she indulges in horrible reflections as bo whab might have been her fate if Bhe bad never. been born. Yow. can generally tell by seeing a couple together how they stand. If they walk arm in-arm, looking unutterable things iulo each other's eyes, and with a sorb of parbnership air, they are engaged. If the mau looks a little indifferent, and the woman clings eagerly to him and watches him jealously, they, have been quarried from four to eight; years. After that jou don't see much of them, for ihc-y are at home, busily engaged in solving the conundrum, ' How in thunder did you aud I ever come together.'

The Devil Killed.— The « Herald' is responsible for the following :— "A strange story cornea from bhe north oi S r .am. A moribund lauded proprietor, notwith.tuntl.ug the entreaties ot his family und friends, refused to receive the convolutions of religion. . His family thinking they had overcome hia scruples, sent ior the parish pries c j bub upon his arrival the siok man declined to receive hitn, and the priest withdrew, declaring thab th. cevil would come in person to carrj off so h_rdeued a sinner as soon aa he was dead. A few hours afterwards the sick man died, and while the family were watching over the body the door ot the room was openod with a greab uoLe, and there appeared upon the scene a personage arrayed iu red, braudi.hing a pitcufork, dragging along tail after him, and smelling very strongly of Bulphur. His appearance created so much terror that the women present fainted, and the men rushed out of bhe room by another door. A man servant, hearing the screims and thinking that thieves had brokon into bhe house, armed himsei/ with a revolver, and made his way to the room from whence they proceeded. Fov a moment, he, too, was terrified bj the appearance of" the devil," who by that time had gob the body in his arms; but, mastering his fears, he fired three barrels of his revolver at hi r, and the supposed devil, who fell to the ground, proved to be the parish sexton, who, by the orders of the priest, had disguised himself, as he conceived, as Satin. He was quito dead when picked up, and four priests, who are suspected of complicity in this attempt to work upon the superafcitious fueling* of the family of the deceased, have bean t_ken into custody.