The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1538, 13 May 1882, Page 3

The Waikato Times AND THAMES VALLEY GAZETTE.

Equal and c\:ict justice to fill men, Of whatsoever state or persuasion, religious or political. Here shall the Picss the People's light maintain, Un.iwpd by influence and unbribed by gain.

SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1882.

__ — . — « Ax English contomporary has discovered that one of the main causes of the agricultural depression, is to be found in the higher education which the people h ave received of late years. The bluff, hearty; church war-den-bmoking farmer of the past generation has been succeeded by the kid-gloved, cigarotto-sinoking gentleman agriculturalist, -who is much too precious a speciman -of huuianhV^ to engage in ',' work." Thus argues our c6iitem])b ! raiy, and the deduction he draws is that the fnvmor of the ' present day"' is just going to the dogs. Education has implanted! in his breast an 'affection for kid-gloves and perfumed cigarettes, and, ergo, education is playing ducks and drakes with farming ! It may be objected to any further reference to this subject, ihat the doctrine laid down is ' the embodiment of absurdity, and calls for no condemnation. There is some reason iii this, but it must not be f qtgqtten,that .strained and nari'6w views jOn the subject of Education, . more' especially in its Tellttionship with agriculture, are by jio means > rare, 1 and appear in the most unexpected quarters. - An ' educated farmer^ ,a man who reads books and ' thinks intelligently 'on tli'e chief ! questions of the day, whether, political,. „<»•,,; social , is i still j regarded as an' anomaly, " arid an' undesirable one at -that,! Nobody tit this tinfe oftheday^seekstodenyj the,, ad vantages .pf t educiatibn'm "don j commerce ; the influence jwhich.it has; ''ek^rci^d' in 'tll'^e ' diredtibns ysitooj tow H^iM^© •anyjiiwould , exclude jthas^iajijn^'l whose .calling is the wortWe&thojjjdiUi °fr'M l ' : ifi ! j|h%', which educMon^ afforcj^ f^T&%sM&jr 9& our ipnteiiiporary puts it,

twiufemm&Up£ the farmer, induces him tis'vi/fflw kid gloves, to entertain a rooted aversion to work, the indirect result of which is the downfall of ithattftoroi^niQtihins,pretty i aiTd:pastoral in the pictures ot rural life, in which ignorance andTeltcitjr are~so happily blended, -w-hioh our poets have Sawri^^ie'dld faWr of oi& grandfathers^ tini% Ainid»liis,nmLtipiL, city of duties had nothing to do with "book learning." He 4 sv*4£ed; between the stilts of the plough j Tjunself, sow^d'hisT selTd^ridrsicße" iji hand, himself took "his place among the reapers. If he ever indulged f in recreation it took the form, of a scamper after the hounds,' or (more frequently) a heavy club dinner. His oxen and dairy cattle, his sheep, and his swine were lazvwith , fat,' and, he himself had a' comfortable balance at his banker's. Has the blissful state of existence here depicted been.- overthrown by the advano^ of education ? , Kp, indeed. The causes are widely different. It ,is the very change which ,has.. been „ wrought that has created 1 the demand for education. The growth of population, the extension of manufactures, and the' extraordinary influence which science has had upon commerce, has practically destroyed the cosy monopoly which agriculture heretofore enjoyed by connecting and regulating, to an extent never dreamed of, the markets of the whole world. Meantime, while almost every other calling in life had adapted, or was speedily adapting itself to the altered condition of things, the farmer has been content to stand still, or at least only to make such^advances as were absolutely forced upon him. All this is changing, of course, but not quickly enough. Consider for a' moment by how Jong a time the steamship, the locomotive, the stocking loom, the safety lamp, preceded the reaper and mower, the thresher and haymaker. Consider also, how long after science had been applied to almost every other industry in the realm did it strike the farmer that he too might call in its aid.' There is nothing that calls for the exercise -of intelligence, and skill, and thought more loudly than agriculture, noindustry more complex and none capable of such wide development. It is a gross libel to say that education demoralises the farmer ; Ms demoralisation is, ijoso Jacto, proof that he has never "been educated at all. Education in the popular sense of the word may, it is true, turn a decent, honest dullard into a snob of tlie first water, but education properly understood, if it cannot give Mm brains, will in the vast majority of cases enable Mm to use with. , increased profit whatever quantity the Almighty has endowed him with.. The demoralisation of the farming class jjivcouaurtfiutHvironf the want oi education than from too much, of it, because the fruits pi knowledge are the very antithesis of vitiation. Ii we wish to find some valid reason for the farmer's rising superior to his position (as is alleged) we must direct our search into other channels. We shall find it in the desire which unhappily animates all classes to ape tneir social superiors, and in the fact that amusements and dissipations of all kinds have been brought, by the more general intercourse between men and men, within tlio roach of nearly all. It is k part of the price we have to pay for civilisation, perhaps, but we look to education to lessen, if it do not abolish the tax.

" Echoes from the cafe " and other interesting matter will be found on the fourth page of this issue. A cable message dated Melbourne, Thuisday, states that wheat is linn at 6s 9d per bushel. The Pukekura Highway Board notify the public that the bridge near Cowley's, on the Cambridge-Ohaupo Road, closed a short time ago for repairs, is now again open for traffic. Mr Mcttarrigle has given notice to move at Monday night's meeting of .the Hamilton Borough Council : — " That the following streets be gravelled where required : Firth-atreefc, from the junction of piycle-street to the Cambridge road ; Albert-street from Firth-stre'e}; to Gallo-way-street. At the meeting of the- Auckland Crown Lands Board on Thursday, Mr Goodson wrote informing the Board that Mr Woodhead had abandoned his, homestead selection at Te Avoha, and asked that it might be declared open for selection. — The Chairman informed the Boarjl that the Ranger was now in' that district, and it was agreed ' to await his report. • . r The usual weekly meeting of the Hamilton Literary and Debating Society, was 'held at the Courthouse, on Thursday evening, Mr John Knox, in the absence of the President, in the chair. There were, ; about fifteen members present. ReadingVwere" given i»y Messrs. Bridfey, Smith, R. IT. Sandes, and Fulton, and the menib'ers^indulgea' '"Briefly in discussion. . On Thursday/next, Mr Smith/will read a short essay on to be followed by "reading/ from the poet's writings by the> members. On > the following Thursday, the Yen. , Archdeacon Lush will deliver his 'promised lecture I on •"'- The Moabite, Stone."- ->», . - The inhabitants of the' Shetland Islands mustJbe a" law-abiding people, as the total police force in the island consists , of two constables, who respectively .hold ( the titles of county superintendent and i burgh superintendent, while in addition l to ; his>police duties' the<latter; gentleman . also adts v -as /burgh fiscal', bitfgh foffioer, j and officer to the burgh and landward : school board. By the last census the' pupulation o% the; islands; was 29,464, . thus giving each . policeman charge of Fnearly iJf ls,opQ h ,.people, r .Th,e (I ,ROunj;rs'| is s AhejQnlfronjßiin ,that is n^t un^er \ h amusement haabeen ) »y£FdrdBd^thfe J . 'JSurppeans iarid^-natiyes at, Alexandva.^by ,t(fche i exbeedftglyjlgraphici reJofW6{4aTe*naHa\' ll e f meeting winch ap-1 Tpear . ."daily *> iff~" the mns T~,oi^~ our "j wT c3iitenWra^J %^i-| ports .areTdull and^maccuruw w'^ost-^rß^TOtS;^^ tftey" inv^jftblyi

cally, eVery objectionable being carefully expunged. It may not be very generally known, but it is nevertheless true that Mr Qj -JDaxfe, inspires^ thejie " speeial^letwrs^JtHence the poetry. We arMn receipt W^-long'fele^ graphicjnessagefroiy the Prejs Association coiitammg Vcircular about to beaddressed by jthe Governmoiitjto the local governing, wdciiqs thvoughoii't tjie cplb&y\6A thelques-j tion of the local Government measures to be ibrouglit down during the ensuing session off iWerfire, however ,r, r ?owingAo $ant ofspafce obliged to nola. itover. It will appear in next Tuesday's Isstidr"* v-*""*^-™-"v -*""*^-™-" *"""■"" "^ ' ' """ : A meeting of the 'Cambridge Cavalry is called for to-night, to consider whether the troop ought to be disbanded. . Thejj'menib'ers tfjfeel that they have '-not received justice ati the hands of the Government, and a final .discussion is very likely to 'be come to. Should the 'meeting reaplve ;to disband the troop, it is more than probable that the other troojps, will follow thejexample. ; Te Whiti and . Tohu, with Mr Beetham, visited Timaru on Thursday, ahd were shown over the town, arid over the breakwater. They , expressed great astonishment at seeing the huge crane lowering the 35-ton concrete blocks into position. They returned to Christchurch by the afternoon express. A correspondent .writes : -I would beg to call the attention of the people of Hamilton to a case of distress in which they should take an interest. Charles Lee, who ,was lately drowned in the Auckland harbour, resided in Hamilton for some time, and' has left a wife and several small children totally unprovided for. As the Auckland people have taken the matter in hand and aie raising a subscription, I trust that Hamilton will not bo behind in doing a little towards such a deserving object. This is a i case for the Ladies' Benevolent Society, and they should bestir themselves in the matter. Perhaps you would consent to receive siibs'cfiptipns. [We . shall be happy 'to accede to our coi respondent's request.— Eu. l, , , , , A revolution appears to be imminent in Egypt, that land of unrest. A cablegram informs' us that a proclamation summoning the Chamber of Notables to meet forthwith was issued on Wednesday last. The ! proclamation is signed by the Ministers, but is known to have been issued without the ( sanction , of the Khedive, The attitude of the Ministry has assumed a more' threatening a&pect towards His Highness, and ftfis considered that the deposition of the latter i& now inevitable', unless the designs of the Nationalists are thwarted by the immediate intervention of the European Powers. • lii "the ' event 'of the* deposition of the Khedive being effected, it is understood that \Araba Pasha will aspire to supreme power, and thatjie will Receive the support of the other members of the Ministry, and of a large section of the people. The Ministers have communicated to the various foreign consuls then intention of taking steps for the protection of the lives and property of Europeans in Egypt, but they have also informed the' representatives of the Foreign Powers that they are determined to resist any attempt which may be made by the Sultan to occupy the country with Turkish troops. The "Licensed Victuallers 1 Gazette,'' published in' Christchurch, makes this candid admisson ,:— lt would be impossible to conceive of an undertaking in [which success and failure art so blended as in the Exhibition now being held in Hagley Park. Looking at it outwardly, one cannot but admire the enterprize of the gentlemen who ventured upon the construction of en vast, a building. Enter- and yon are struck with the enormous accumulation of the triumphs of art and industry, and the thousand and oue evidences of commercial development. But the next feeling is one of keen disappointment ; those spacious halls, afad broad avenues, and long corridors and annexes are practically deserted. There may be a few hundred people in the building, but scattered over such • a wide space, they ai'e merely a handful. The keepers of the various bays and stalls wear lugubrious looks, a stray visitant is instantly pounced upon by a small army of eager vendors that reminds one of all the horrors of a church bazaar. These people are to be commiserated, &o also are Messrs Joubert and Twopeny ; and \so also mpst decidedly must be the ..hotelkeepers of Christchurch. Almost to a man they have made extensive preparations for handsomely treating the anticipated legions of visitors, but the legions have not come. In individual cas.es, thousands of ppunds have thus been expended, and the aggregate must be something Aery great. At the first blush— that is to say, on the opening and two or three suceoding days, it really .appeared as though hopes were to be realised ; but our visitors all apparently possessed very short-dated return tickets, and disappeared as quickly as they came. ,

Separate tenders will be received by Mr R. W. Roche, Te Awamutu, up to 5 p.m.* on Tuesday, the ICth inst., for one publican's booth, one refreshment booth and pates on the Te Awamutu racecourse, on the 24th inst, (Queen's Birthday.) Particulars will be found in advertisement. > '• The Commissioner of Crown Lands notifies that town and rural lands, in the Bay of Plenty district, will be offered for sale at the Survey office, Tauranga, on Monday, the 12th of June. ' j ' ' i MrT. Finch, Alexandra Hotel, Alexandra, notifies that he intend* applying for .i te ? . nciyal of his license. -It is notified that the, To Mail, a weekly newspaper, " devoted to literature and the,amuscmen,t of the masses," will be issued on Saturday next^ the 20th inst. Mr,.?. M. Gelling will .sell by auction at the, Council Chambers,' Hamilton, at 2 p.m., on Monday ne\t, the 15th inst., the "easehold iof ?art'ofJ6tjUl, Hamilton .East, containing nearly of an acre. 1 v ' N "' '*■""" "' - Mr R. S. BvOwnF Nottingham Castle Hotel, Morrinsyilloj -gives notice, thatha intends to apply fora lenewal of his'licemse. > ' Mr J. r C. advertises 1 for ten good men.on his contract st Ohaupo. The ? Taniahere ! Higliway Board give notice of their intention at a meeting! to bo held on Wednesday, 14th June next, to strike a rate of Is in the £.- . , , - A 'reward- 'of x 2* is offered for the recovery of 4 piirse'l^st bptwecn Rangiaobia and Kihijrihi. \ , * " ! . Mr F. Gaudin, W«aikato Hotel, Hamilton/ glves{noti6fe itlut he intends to,aJsply for a twelve o'clock license, jf f; - t , >y *|" The Te Awamutu poundkeeper advertises a j-oan horse/impounded by,Mr Ruther/ord. The aniiixaL statement of ( accounts for the Kor"ougK<SfiHsinniton?i!S uoVopeiCfor inspection at the Council <^iambers. r ( - , Hamilton, notifies his ( int^ntion, to apply for^a. New Zealand wine license." " " ' ' L *■ -> \ i / A^anajl^illti.parter ylll OddfeUows' fiall on dyfonday rifext, dancing commencing at B'slfiro. -^ ,- :j -"^-

Chance is rtlieWfcough stone which Decision carves into the image of God ! According! t&Jthyireporti'of the architect of the Palace of Versailles the basins of the frai(cfcsekua; are'hoyf in so deplorable a condition of ruin and decay that the periodical f'dujplaysAfoujitJ'vepe HongYif sdme •Woi* is" *'ii6tf maxle^entire,ly tfceade. Mdny?/fin^effe^tfjaha>ej:^6inel Hame { flis-'appeared.-^M^Whtf^'^baslreliefs .<j 4n inmbre*blui4}it&^^^u¥areflitat€£l;to Jbeolyiag^oat^eSea Faboift Sf he parFoverK J|fd\^^iih^|^r(r^nd^a!legoSi6al . su3lject^^somH of'|^hich'*arfef;,inalterpieces'of tlie^scuJp^s'^pkVafeHrvdaDgerof [com- 1