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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 835, 25 October 1877, Page 2

We call the attention of our readers to the fact that in enlarging this journal, two columns of the fourth page will be devoted to the publication of reading matter. By this means oar fourth page will be made one of the most valuable to advertisers. In our Saturdays issues these two columns will contain a continuation from week to week of a firstclass tale, " Wife in name fpjjy,'? the opening 'chapter of which will appear in our next; The usual Saturday supplemeat will be discontinued.

A QfTADRtLLE party will come off abjthe Royal Hotel to-i&o row evening.

Ths Rev. Mr Evans will, perform divide service iu t.he|?reßoyteriau Churoh, Hamilton,'W Sunday morning, and in tne afternoon at Cambridge.'

Thb ' Waikato Steam Navigation Company, it will be seen, have reduced booh rates of freight and passage monoy by th'ir steamers, for particulars of which we refer our readers to their standing advertisement. Thb Hkv. E.OBBRT Burrows will officiate ac toe Episuo aliau (Juuiches of H.nniltou aud Cambridge ou Sauduy next. Iu the morniug ac Cambridge, and ac Hamilton in the evening.

The rate book of M*ngapiko Highway District has ,be»n lady settled and in epen far inspection at the resideuoe of Mr Ma'aa'ib'r, £e Jioct. are iuvited by' the Qixairman 'for performance of the duties of Valuer fur the District.

About 130 passengers arrived in W»i kato yesterday'ifrom Auckland and intermediate stations visitors g<> to-d*y's O iutle dhow. Three coach ioidn of these came on to Hamilton, many of whom to >k the coaqh Qo ttf Q amrm S^ 9 a^grnooa. The remainder; ov'or 7 "in number, went up by the steamer.

Excited wife (to her husband) :—•' Do >ou nut admit that woman has a mission.' 000 l husband: —'Yes, my dear, she has submission.' Great confusion in the domestic circle, and the husband calls on the fainijy surgeon tor a plaster fin- hi ß haad,woundefcl'by acsidoiuailv tyktjqg it agajnst, the edge of an open do or, I ' 7 '< "" ''

Waikito CattLb Sales.—We would remind our readers that to-morrow, the day after the cattle ohovv, Messrs Hunter and .Nolan will hold their first cattle at the Cambridge yards. Persons sending cattle for sale are notified that suitable accommodation paddocks, wjll be p qvided■'■'by jyii?Qarla'nr|, ■ A number of f./ur-year-old bullookß, in fapwurd qouaitioa ape, we §ee, advertjserj fyr s^le. Mr Kennedy Hrxi will open hU new auction mart, in White's brick buildings, Hamilton West, on Saturday next, when there will be a large quantity of goods of various descriptions offered to the ptfblitS,' amongst thein the furniture, books, 1 picture's, : and oUhgr' effects' 1 of Major Geop-e j a choice farm at' Whatawhata j 53 acres of land in Horotio ; baggy. harness, saddlery, sewing macmnes, and a assortment of goods and farm produce. j

Otf NJonday, the clearing out sale of the stQQ'i nqd jmulemen.™ qa Mp fume's farm wijl bg lidt). by ityr I£eqiUdy 'Ejlill, in Mr B >Ouh's •' paddock, on tue JSast Bmk of the Waipa, and iuvned ately afterwards a general ea'e of (J Jt title, horses, and dieup, a cotvlWabla number of all three cassis of sb -ck hiving been already entered l>y the set lorg of North YYajkaXo. a great uaruoer of the cattle are grqsvn stger-S theslisea are q? gqqd quality, audtne hordes br-i'd Uy liuhie ani| Stone are favourably known ia Disferigt, The lqnoljeQo provided by host Harris, v YIU fIQ S be (he hqpartaut nutter ju the eida.

Son a four oi* five' splendid looking Lincoln sbeup pas3dd t'irough Ham.l on onTueadayenroufiefortheOambri >tfr yb.j«r to-ilay. They tielontj d lo Cu« (Jompany, and left Cue. Pa F»ria chat mo niujj ]fcravelliag tR tlfeu Arj|,-!riQ.ia. wagoa i-y rail to .Neiyoastfa, oq Hamdton direct no Uuab iiige the samnigtit. These aheup will puzzid our local scick owners to beat T iey a-e t-f Gba same blood as Major JauKsoa's 11 ictc. S.jm'6 little dißCUSst»u took place a 8 to their weight, and a Hamd.on butober • backed : hi? ppit»w??> luaG tba!l oi ■*■ local b.mifa6e'!thft'i'^ui r '"ott-uf jj«o ? Qpt; l? tuan in the cart would WQigh 21U lbs *4 it tt.od Possibly one of tlio sheep may be weighed to.day and the vaiu-* of 6iie respdolivo of thesi two sporting judges of mutt >n touted. Tao -■heeo, however, wee u t alone remarktheir out for thoir quality quaow'ty pi; r 'Vyqo|; I

In our eepm'b oi thj pnzg tiring .of the Hamilton contingent uu Saturday, an errored wjuurod ia our Us; issue, theucore of Sergeant Johnson hiving Um.i made to ii;>[ja*r a3 4J wifereas it w*,s 47.

, Tkg Ca-Mbrido-b CirTtiS Show.—Tomorrow morning will o>s issued co our (Mibscribaru in all p irts of the lis.riob an extra editiou 04 ia s vVsiivA.ro Time 4 00a> taiuin,; tho awards ot tue at today's Cattle Sh >w.

Cavalhy Voli/.vp3ku4. —The ha"fyearley trai ling imd oxuroise commences on the Uo proximo it T: .-vwaotutn, fpr Hie "T« Awainutu (Jivalry Volunteers. Tie o*uib.-t'lge tfijj,j met fjr 'drill on tho 12di, «nd the Hamdtoii Cnntius/t'iju will purade at -{I imiltoii.. tui half-yo Lily drill ou the ]9di proximo. The tro->u wil! brigade at Uuauno ou the 2 >tii proximo f <r insp otion by the olhoar Ojtmnauding the district.

The CuMiffO Calais at Wellington is is thus iiiluiied l,jj by the UeraldV spec'al^ —In .. toid by Opoaitiou that the now Ministry ia doomo i. Humours are prevalent the (xovern-nont will be defeated by a majority o- 10, but others say 3 wiii bo found 10 be about the iv.iini><-r when the' takes pKo.\ G-oss'P siys tlu', 10 ..MM-imenoo with, d.-fectipna are the order of the .lay, the atest defectees b M.-ssrs. Itollestou, Uuri , T.ravers. Sharp, uiid Gr.sborlie, all of-whom na\ r e si^ii'U-d their intention to join the Opposition;

Cambridgk avd Road.—T«aders «ili be received up to the 6jQ proximo for di'cbi g and road forming over a cousiderabio portion of the Cambiidtte and Pi iko road, particulars of which will be found in oar advertising t The quantify of w >rk g;oiug ' on in the H ghwuy JJistriots in Waikato is yery large at the o eseno time, and oat already ,nai i\n ett'oet on the abour market. In the Caui >:< i Ige district tor instance, Several uec'ssury woiks, have bad left over for a time in oousequence of tno ddfloil : y of procuring hands to «xeuu e tiem. a:»d men are said to be equally soaioe for the spring farming operations.

HIiIPERS FnOM II kip jus.—Aa d g»uer>d rule, aaya. tho ' Natio >al Live Stock Journal,' we do not trunk it is probable to" raise heifer calves from heifers, except for purposes of meat. Steers from heifers qften, do well. The youiiii animal is giyen to activity, and thus the first calves of heifers are apt to be sninrt. and often excellent feeders, but they are not apt to be good milkers, altnough. occasionally on« may be. If the heifer calf is kept for a few mouths, the indications may be such as 10* warrant its kept foif a cow. In takjqg tb,o statistics of a heifers' calvo* raised for ouw.i, we found only two as good, as the grandams, or as the dans afterwards proved. Heifers calves are generally worth mote for veal or to raise for beef thau to be kept for cows.

Matfair lias a story about; th-> manager of au aquarium. Hu wife in.iuood him to go to church, where he fell asleep. minister was reading the first of the day, whieh happened to be the first chipier of the b>ok of Bztfkil. As be proceeded in thu description of the wonderful beast, which thri prophet daw in ihe land of the C'hiideans, by the rive' Ouebar, t e nquirinm manager' moved uceasily in hid suit.. ' HJreiy one had lour faces, and every ole hud four The aquarium manager rubber! hio eyi», and tie'preacher went on. 'And bney had the hands of a mm nndor their wings on their four sides, and they four had their fac,>s and th?ir widgs.' The aquarium manager was now wido awake. ' Aad lor trie lilceness of tluir faces, thoy four had the face of a man and the f ce of a Hon ou the right side, and they four h'ad the face 'of an oxon/fclie Idft side. They four also had tno faeoofan eagle.' Tue aquariu u tnana er wai novr siauding up, his wife vainly pulling at his coat, tails. 'Name your price, he cried;!! will take the thing."

Hamilton Brum, and ]?we A welt attended meeting of geotUcqeu dWrous s af forming ( a b*ud vas' held at Walker's Cjmmdreial H)tel on Saturday evening It was decided to form a dram and fife baud in the meantime, which will pvob*bly ino-ge into a bra-a bind by-und-bya, should sufficieu encouragement b.i affxded by tne public. The promoter* of the baud have been successful in securing tho service of Mr Connor, who U nob only a thorough, musician, but aisfj'a. ve>y pai-'sa(flug teao&er.' The rising jjenerasion nave now a capital oppor unioy of receiving musical tuition at a very trifling cose. Tne band, we uudersiand, will practice alternately on eaca side of the river. A small amount ut' mmy is ceqa red to put the inHtrmn-nta available in good repair. We have no doubt this will be easily raised, aul >vo trust soon tq tine e&liventfjg" sfcp-nHs o$ thg ffainiiduu band. ' •- ■■■ -' v ~ y - ■

Cambridge Cricket Clud.-A meeting of this club w.-ia.hold at the Nitioual Hotel, on Saturday 20.h ins.ant, at 7 p.m. Mr R fan- was voted to tiie chair, and it w;u ;bm stited thnt there w.ere'liabilities Win fnnn the o'tib Bo the of'46 t 1 was yes.dve>l to re-i organise 'the club, and to take ever the old debit, and charge for the season an entrance fee of six sailings, and a subscription of eix sftii iogs. Honarary members 10s Is was reso ved thic Oolouel Lyon be requested to beome President of the Clui>. A Cnmmitcee was tnqn gli-ecpd cqaswti'-ff of Messrs jft-*pJw, M Buiglai, A Stubbing, q Tantier, and E, It Was also resolved that in consideration of the Pnkerimu Cricket Club bauding over thr-ir «t 'ck of implement* to the Camhri'tge Crick*t Club, the members of the former club, who have piid iv> th>*ir subscriptions, should be enrolled as members of tfye (J,qoj;e.c Qlub fpea of charge.' ' AV ! 'M'is3en ' w»a appointed j Treasurer and Secretary, S.xtoeu mem- I bers were at once enroled.

S.Vf/r as a JiiifrfßH.—in Furope, and also in fcho Ki-»t-*i-n rf ates salt. i 3 sown in lar>io qmnli'ies upon land, and the effeut his proved very beneficial, particularly on laqd th<\t. bus be.oi iqanurg&.l, and which, for. the qV-sn ypn.*- or tWo, prodaepg a rank «rowth qf 3'raw nrj ible to sqs qui its ftvvn weight. This is una tlio groat objeoiions urged "giingt the. mo of barn-yard Wii'nura on wheat Unr, that it grows too mii'-'h straw. Stlfc ia not in itself a ferti- ; li-er, hut, like lime, it aets as a dissolvent, and aeti free tho inert conditions of tbe soil and brings them into use -inclair any*, in a recent, paper, that i:i am; pirtions of EngUwl, the yiel.l of an acre hi> been ' o,i>blc*.l by tlyj free use>•£silt. Crop 'of oats iu our own oouitry'u ve shown tbe sam* goo.l leauita. L is said that lands whore salt was used w*re exempt from rust aud nm.it, w ih- the' adjoining fluids wt-ra not cx-mp ; . If this be true, as me-tino farmers affirm her.* may be &. valuable ani cheap remdy for rustj ° * tity* l° w lai.cls, wh re the sca.k grow ra'uk 0" vegetables, in tin? New J rsey gardens; asparagus, c bbai/o, and especially melons, saltwater is freply us.'d with a sp'inkler. No precise rue can b* given, but th? quantity should noexceed in bulk theamounr, oi gram sown, say 4001bs of salr, to LOOIbs of seed.—. Jiflndigo UyeningJ^ewj,

K'LTiIN& OATiLB WITH DJTNAMCTiS A. new ujj has boon foui I for dynamite, which wag recently tied an'l found successful in a „ experimjut at, a hor.o slaughtering establishment at Dudley, with the view of.ieat.ul4 anew system of aiiuighternig cattle and p.jtt.ii/Ihe'iu out of existence more spea lily ami wi,h leas suffering than by the ordinu-y polaax>). Two lnr*»". power m 1 horses and a donkey (disabled for; worn) were ruined in a line about half: a ,yarJ apart under a shed, tho donkey beiu..' place! in the centre, A small priner of dynunite, wuh an electrin fiiso atfcK'hid, and then Ijltveod on each of their foreheads, and fastened in position by a pisce of strina under their jiT. then' coupled up m pirojajji. u|ul : att.jolVdtO ,,\,i\% electric ih'acaina,'' which stood about fiv' B yards i front. Tne handle of .th> machine beinj then turned, an electric current was diachaigod,\.w.liß;i ; .exploded,, vlie three chat-gas sitnulr,n-,aously, aad the animals f»ll 'dnad without a atrugjhv The whole affair was ova" in. t*o minulos, aud ths experiment soenu to liavo been a perfect success. It wns : couducted by IVTc Johnson, agent toNobel's .explosives, . assisted v 1 by Mr Uarrh, one of ihidynimipp. instructors. By this means, it is stated, an r : .number even a'hundred or more cattle—may hs instantly, kille I by the s une current of electricity. There cinn >t,<bs.<:a chat the present system of siaughtorm> ; cattle is op in to tho charge of boing cruel and borbarpus, and tin slightest ; want of skill on the part of the' slaughtering often subjects tho unhappy beasts to horrible torture. Any to extinguish life painlessly, ia a step .in he right direction, not cattle, but, also as regardsV criminals" sentenced to capital punishment, whose case equally deserves consideration,, In money matters fsaya vFinnncia Opinion) thQ Cj5.11- is a p.;rfecr child.' Although in many respects a highly cultivated and fairly, intelligent man, he., has never been able clearly to understand ' the difference between a .rouble aud a kopeck. Ho vyil'l ar. ' t;ime 3 squander thousands, and otlier times haggle about sixpence; not. b-Huusi ! he 13 e'xtravf.^ant r avaricious, but simply because he has no id ta of the real valne of m>o y. TJie following uneodote, illu«.rat\v-e af this " singular iutellearqaT : define 1,,-y, ; his cause 1 much amusement in Sc. Pe'tt-ra bur;,' .o:ninc Alderberg, the Dzir's m>st intimate irieuj, is on.en in debt, and the Wmporor, since hi 3 -accession to the thro.e, hi 3 \ ,ly pud millions t-> release . lii>u from his a nb.vr-ia»n\etits. Ouo day, 11st winter,' tho Qj.-.uit app.mred at Count, very i\\. < V\7|M'- is the mat er withlyotT Ai4.sr.barg E' ask,id the Csju'.; a?. Severe bronehitis,, sir,' replied the Oounbl ' My doctor says chat 1 to go to Nice for ,t couple or mo una.' ' Then why don't, yo Igo ? [ wiii tiivv you leave.' ' I cannot'off ird tne journey,-aire.' 'Never mind the expense ; I will defray- rlint. ' The Oount bnahbened u t ' I will defray the expense,' in the Emp ror's nio.uth, could not mean less thau ten or twenry thousand roubles. The next h.s Maj.isty seut, fq? haude,.i him a fi 0 hundred rouble note. Less than £7O at the present rate of exchaugo, for a two months' trip from St. Petersburg to Nice and back again! Count Alderberg got rid. of his bronchitis as ba could in .Russia. •, .:•-•