The Bruce Herald. TOKOMAIRIRO, OCTOBER 25, 1898.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 3006, 25 October 1898, Page 2

The Bruce Herald. TOKOMAIRIRO, OCTOBER 25, 1898.

Parliament is expected to prorogue on the sth November, when it will have completed its labors for the year of Maoh Ado About Nothing 1 On Saturday afternoon a fine mob of 50 polled angue cattle from Edendale Estate paßsed through Milton on their way to Mr Patricks farm at Ootram, where they will be grazed before befog seat to fcbe

Leader and other matter unavoidably held over. Two prisoners named J. Northey and Henry Jeffard esoaped from onstody at tbe Dunedin Heads at 9.30 yesterday morniog, but were captured an hour afterwards' An elderly man, named William Qiinton, was bitten by a black spider at ivlundooran, New South Wales, recently. One side was partially paralysed, and he was in a oritic&l oondition for Borne hours. Rumours have recently been circulated in Sydney regarding attempts by the Government to nobble the independent and other members of the Legislative Assembly, and strange stories have been floating about regarding members having been oajoled, threatened, bribed, treated to liberal libations of champagne, and ao on, with a view to influence their votes, Some of the heartiest applause at Lord's one day lately w&b oaused by a lady who neatly fielded and threw in one of Mr MaoLaron'a drives to the boundary. Such an event is believed to be without precedent, and the professional who stood waiting for the I all looked almost paralysed with astonishment. It must indeed have required no small nerve to perform such a feat before so huge an audience. The Milton Brass Band leave by the express train to-day en-route to Riverton, where the oontest ia to be held. They will stay at Inveroargill over night, and go on to Riverton on Wednesday morning. After tho oontest they return to Inveroargill and leave ag&in for home by express on Thursday. The Moaglel and Port Chalmera Bandß also go through this morning. Mr Swift MacNeill has given notloe in the Honse of Commons of a motion regretting that thiee-quarters of the members of both Houses of Parliament are direotors of companies, and expressing dis. | approval of the practice, forbidden by Mr Gladstone when he formed his last Cabinet, of Ministers acting as direotors. It is stated that twenty-two of Her Majesty's Ministers eDJoy among them forty-four paid directorahipa of publio companies. Half-yearly communion was observed in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday last, when a very impressive sermon was preached by the Rev. James Chißholm, Phil. 1 3-5, the gfst of whioh was the partnership twixt God and believers. At the close of the servico Mr Chiaholm made touching reference at considerable length to his projected resignation. In the evening the pulpit was occupied by Mr Shore, of Kaitangata, who gave a splendid discourse from the words " Thou art weighed in the balance and found wanting." Amysteriougoccurrenceon the West Coast; ia reported by the ' Cnarleaton Herald,' whioh sikya : — " Inten c excitement was oaußed in town on Saturday evening, October Ist, on word being received of a rasher mysterious exploaiou of rooka at Parsons' B^iich. Tho explosion is Bupposed to have occurred on Friday evening. During Sunday afternoon the beach was visited by hundreds of people, all of whom expressed astonishment on seeing huge pieces of rook, hundreda of tons in weight hurled over a thousand yards fiom the scene of the explosion, and millions of smaller pieces tc^ttered about in all directions. The cause of the mysterious ooourrenoe is unknown." A private meeting of farmers interested in the " pollution of the river question " was held in the Commercial Hotel od Saturday evening, when tbe following gentleman were present. Messrs Robert Marray (in the chair) Dunn, Falconer, Tweedie, Porter, Miller, Reid, and Hamilton. The whole question was thoroughly discussed, and it was unanimously resolved to go on with the matter and have the dispute settled by litigation. We under stand that the case is not likely to come on for some time yet as the eolioitor for the farmers, Hon. W. 0. MaoGregor, is at present in Wellington. A minimum claim for damages will be made, to entitle the far mere to costs should they obtain an injunction. Some genius, says the New Zealand Timeß, has been going about among the country settlers persuading them to allow him to adopt heroic measures suggested by himeelf for eradicating scale blight and fungi from their fruit trees. His method was to concoct some awful compound in a buoketi then dip a fork into it and stab the trnnk of the trea. This he explained to the bucolios would have the tendency of impregnating tbe rising sap with his mixture and disseminate it to the very tipa of the leaves. The result would be, he declared, that the insect would let go quick and disappear for good. The result was that a great deal of damage was inflicted on the trees, many of whioh exuded all their sap and died, but not before the heroic person (who said he came from Yorkshire, where hia method was in vogue) had skipped to fresh Hats and orchards new with a large amount of money obtained on promise of a permanent cure, Dr Bakewell, of Auckland, who olaims to have been the only medical man who opposed compulsory vaccination before a House of Commons Committe nearly 30 years ago, says in a letter to the Prese ; — "I do not think vaccination either necessary or desirable in New Zealand. Here smallpox, although frequently introduced, has never established or become epidemic. It seems to me ridiculous to inflict a positive injury on an infant in order to guard it against oatohing a disease, whioh does not exißt, and has never existed, in the country the child lives in. I am glad, therefore, to see that the Premier proposes to introduce a Bill on the lines ol the Act just passed in England. 1 hope that if vacoination is provided at the public expense, whioh seems to me quite unnecessary not only will pure oalf-lymph be provided, but duly qualified vaccinators. It is a monatrons thing that druggists, totally unqualified, should be made public vaooin» tfWli" '

We noticed some fine lamb in Mr A. M'Laren'a shop laat Friday. ihiß was, we believe, the first lamb killed here this year. The Woolshad Dredge which broke its lower tumbler abont nine days ago started work again yesterday. This dredge for six days' work prior to breaking the tumbler obtained 42oza of goldi By special wire we learn that the following candidates for the Tnapeka seat weie nominated at Lawrenoe yesterday :— Robert Gilkinaon, John Johnson Ramsay, Charles Champion Rawlina, James Sim, and Senry Symes. The committee of the Bruce Grioket Olub has deoided to lay down a OOOOannt matting pitoh on the Recreation ground this season, iastead of playing in the paddock opposite the Railway station. As will be seen by advertisement holiday excursion tiokets will be issued on the railways on the Prinoe of Wales Birthday, at the usual excursion rates. Tickets will be issued to Christchuroh from 4th to 10th, and to any other station from the 7th to 9tb. The Cbristohuroh Show and Raoes will be held from the 7th to 12th November. A cable message states that Mr Colman, the mustard maker, left a fortune of £2,000,000. Some years ago a lady, inBpeoting hiß fine house and property, re* marked, " And really, Mr Colman, did you buy all this with the profitß of the mustard people eat ?" The reply was, " No, madam, out of the profits ef the mußtard people waste." Holders of tickets in the G-reat Nautioal Festival Art Unioa are requested to return their blocks and remittances to Father Coffey, South Dunedin, as soon as possible. The festival opens on October 26th, and the art union, which comprises 50 prizes valued at £250, will be drawn during the festival. Mr John Moore, of Messrs Moore and Tansley, who has been carrying on business here for some months, last week sold out bis interest in the business to bis brother Robert. Mr Moore left for tho Fairfax Distriot, on the Limestone Plains, where, we understand, he will open lime kilns on behalf of a syndicate. Several good stories, some ahocryphal, are told of the late Principal Oalrd. His preaohing was on rather too high a level for one congregation to whioh he ministered. When about to leave, he suggested to the beadle, for the benefit of his suooasßor, that some portion of the scantily-filled ohuroh might be curtained off, But the beadle, misunderstanding Mr Oaird, replied, "Na, na, ye'H sune be leavin' us, and syne we'll maybe get .a mair poplar man 1" A popular medico well-known in Bruce while on a visit to the Home country recently underwent an operation for a lump on his forehead, On recovering consciousness, after the operation, he was surprised to discover that the lump had been caused by two pieces of Oamaru Btone which so far as he can remember must have become imbeded In the flesh of hiß forehead about 25 yeara ago when he wan a small boy residing in the " White City." Two unsuccessful attempts have now been made to hold the annual meeting of the Bruoe Cricket Club. The committee therefore have deoided, in view of approaobing matches, to open the season to-morrow Wednesday 26tb, when sides will be ohosen on the ground, play commencing at 2.30 p.m. It will then be seen whether or not there Is sufficient interest being taken to warrant the clubs' remaining in the ABBOoiations fixtures. It would be a pity were Milton to drop out of these fixtures. It Ib to be hoped therefore, that there will be a large roll-up of members and intending membera on tbe Recreation Ground, where the game ; is to be played. In the Christian Endeavonr Convention sitting at Cbristohuroh, It was noticeable that almost every lady delegate was qualifying for a life on the preßs. No sooner did any speaker of importance stand up than notebooks were produoed, and panoils flew over the leaves like lightning. *'Put down these agencies of the devil" called one of the speakers ; put them away, I say ;" and every notebook was hastily O3noealed. It was not until some minutes after that the youog women understood that the speaker was referring to drink and gambling as those "devil's agencies." LOASBYS' TWO CERTAIN CUBES. "KOOLIBAH" for all pains, strains, and bruiseß. LOASBYS " WAflOO"haa oared so many and its virtues are so well known that it is unnecessary to say more about it. We will gladly send a book of genuine testimonials to any sufferer. Many of these cures have heen so sensational that newspapers have sent reporters to make a strict and impartial investigation. The result has invariably gone to prove that for indigestion, alnggish liver, kidney and bladder troubles, Loasbys " Wahoo " has no equal* " Wahoo," 2s 6d ; " Koolibah," 2s everywhere, or post free from Loasbys Manufacturing Co., Dunedin. ABk your chemist to procure it for you.