TE AWAMUTU.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2034, 21 July 1885, Page 2

TE AWAMUTU.

Thk proposal to gne a complimentary entoitainment to Mr Sibley has met with general nppro\.il. It is .1 graceful compliment to pay him for the care .and trouble ho has' taken in the instiuction of the band. Ho had a very limited numhei of young mon to nelect from, and that those, who joined the band attained such pioficiency speaks \olmnes for his al)ility as a teachei of miHic. A few ye us ,ig<> the Te Awamutu band compared favourably with the best pio\inti,il bind-, a fact that was acknowledged b\ e\ei\.ono when thu l.nt leuew was held here. Since tlien, however, nnnv of the bandsmen ha\e left the district, and few of the 01 iifin.il meniboisweie left. Notwithstanding this, Mi Kibley took as much tiouble witli the few .is lie did when the band was up to its full strength. At th.'t time ,\e Used to h.ne.i musical ticat mi Sitiuday e\ening>, when theic was ,iv open an practice for a:i hum 01 two, ,md one that was thoioughlj •tppicci.itcd, foi nntnlxMs of people used to come into the township to listen to the music. Now that tin* ca\ahy tioop lias inciea-cd in stiength, it is to be hoped men will be found to (ill the vacancies m the ranks of the baud. MesMs H. and K. Nnith .ire back in the distuct again, and with a few nime sucli accomiilished musicians we nnghtovpect «i revival of Hie musical e\enings of foimei tunes. Theie aie few bcttei comet playeis in Auckland than Mr H. North, and the leturn of himself and hisbiothei hasgi\eu MrSihley an inducement to try and keep his band together. 1 1 was no doubt \ eiy dishcai ten ing to find on practice night-t only »nroi two in attendance. Howr\er, I hope that will not bo the case m futnie. Ko date has, so far as I am aware, been H\ed for the pel foi (nance, ot what form it wdl tak* 1 , but it is thought it will onsist of a faice with some soujr^, and as a matter of couise, dancing aftei wauls. The cnmmitcuc, 1 believe, intend waiting foi the fine weathei, when some moonlight e\emng will be fixed upon. I hope theie will beabuinpei house ; indeed if half of Mi Sibley \ ft lends put in an appeaiance, the hall will not be half big enough to hold them. — (Own Coirespondunt )

Ay observing man has noticed that •hocmakeis are cnieless abont the shoes they wear, hatteis about their h.its, and tailois about their clothing. This piobably explains why some ministers arc personally careless about their religion. — Philadelphia Kroniklc Heiald. Givk your daughters a thorough education. Teach them to cook and prepaie the food of the household. Teach them to wash, to iron, to darn stockings, to sew on buttons, to make their own di esses. Teach them to make bread, and that a good kitchen lessens the doctor's account. Teach them that he only lays up money whose expenses are less than Ins income, and that all grow poor who have to spend more than they receive. Teach them that a calico dress paid for fils better than a silken one unpaid for. Teach them that a full, healthy face displays gi cater lustre than fifty consumptive beauties. Teach them to purchase, and sec that the account corresponds with the purchase. Teach them good common sense, self tiust, self-help, and industry. Teach them than an honest mechanic, in his woiking diess, is a better object to esteem than a do/en haughty, finely-diessed idlers. Teach them gardening and the pleasures of nature. Teach them, if you can afford it, music, painting, &c, but consider them as secondary objects only. Teach them that a walk is more salutary than a tide in a carnage. Teacli them to reject, with disdain, all appearances, and to use only " Yes " or "No " in good earnest. — From a sermon by Mgr. Capel. Mr H. Cowper, auctioneer, Cambridge his received instructions fr >m Stcrlo, who is lc.iMiin thu district, to sell b\ auction at the Constabulary barntks, Cimbndjj", on Friday next his household furniture and cffocti.