Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1892. Holidays.

Manawatu Herald, 28 April 1892, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1892. Holidays.

Now that the Easter holiday time is over and most folks have, it is to be hoped, resumed work in earnest, it may be well to give this periodical holiday-making five minutes thought. For quite a week, we may say, business has been looked on more or less as an impertinence ; pleasure-seeking idleness has ruled the roast, and the faces of some still give evidence' of having been in the sun. The usual everyday life of the community 4 was thrown out of gear, and in the intervals of holiday-making people

generally seemed only to play with work as if it were a pleasure, whilst in our greatest abandonment we were not quite able to get rid of the responsibilities of business. Of course, like other people, we enjoy our holidays ; not equally of course, like other people, we are glad when they are over. It is a wise arrangement of Providence that man's highest enjoyment is to be found in the honest discharge of duty. Labour fairly remunerated is the reverse of a curse. Steady perseverance in doing the day's work of every day brings with it its own reward. " Something attempted, something done " earns the needed repose, and brings its appropriate blessing. The devil is busiest where men are idle, and the most wretched life of a man or woman can lead is that in which there is no call upon the energies and nothing to stimulate exertion. But work without ceasing is apt to produce weariness, and therefore all nations have their periods of relaxation. Our climate, even in Manawatu, is a little enervating, and so periodical times of relaxation are of great -'practical value. We have found this out, and hence we indulge freely in holidays. This year the Easter holidays were on the whole fairly enjoyable. In spite of all the commonplaces people think it the right thing f just now to indulge in about " depression " and the badness of the times, we are happily a well-to-do community. Our people generally can afford to enjoy themselves, and there are very few indeed who cannot manage to find the wherewithal for a day's amusement. Nevertheless the general feeling is one of satisfaction that the holidays are over. We all feel that it is well to get to work again. Man's life is one of toil, and however pleasant a holiday may be as a break on the necessary and' regular round of duty, man is made for work and not for idleness, and the steady toil ot our daily duty cornea back to us all, not as a curse, but as a blessing. We enjoy the relaxation of the day, but we look forward, with pleasure to the regular work of the morrow. The play is ended ; the curtain has fallen, and we return to the everyday duties of life all the better, we hope, for the relaxation we have enjoyed. " Not enjoyment, and not sorrow Is our destined end and way ; But to live that each to-morrow Find us farther than to-day." Mr Stansell has a second-hand piano for sale for cash or on time-payments. The hovsfe and dog which were advertised for, have been found. Two good fencers are wanted at once at the Soho hempmill. A number of additions have been made to Messrs Stevens and Gorton's Feilding sale. We are informed that the Willow Grove property has been sold, though the-nameof the purchaser has not been mentioned. . Mr Tripe will visit Foxton on the 6th May, and remain till the 9th. Messrs Stevens and Gorton's stock sale at Sanson is advertised for the 4th May. At the first meeting of shareholders in the N. Z. Times Company, the Hon. W. P. Beeves was electe.d managing director. Early on Monday morning two compositors caught a man who was leaving the Panama Hotel, he having effected an entrance the night before and hid himself in one of the rooms. It is believed he was after the oash box. He was given into oustody, but during his walk to the lock-up, slipped his handcuffs and escaped. Mr Pond, Government Analyst, is making an analysis of the stomach of the late Mr Alexander, solicitor. It is stated that a syndicate will probably be formed to raise the Elginshire, and that several persons who have visited the wreck are confident of success. A pleasant experience. The French Bteamer Canada entered Puerto Cabello, in Venezuela, at night. The Government troops mistook her for a rebel vessel, and received her with a rifle volley, to the great terror of the passengers. . Nobody, however, was injured, and the authorities apologised. The number of Socialists in France is stated to be 2,000i000. Visitors to Wellington are. of ten at a loss to know which is the best house to supply all their drapery, Inhabit" ants of the Empire City would unhesitatingly reply Te Aro 1 House. :' y^VYe^avG the. largest Family Drapeny Warehouse in the. city, and not only §o bat the most conveniently arranged. Our premises are by their fine architectural appearance and our tower with its flagstaff and ensign is easily distinguish"aT)Tp'frbm;'"lafadpr from the steamboat or r_aiiway.,.and ,when the Te Aro railway is completed, which it will be shortly, our country friends will'be able to alight almost at the doors of Te Aro House, Wellington In the meantime we ask them one and all to give us a call and inspeot our newly imported stook for the Autumn and winter Seogon, whioh comprises all that is best and most fashionable in Dress Fabrics, Millinery, Mantles, Ulsters, Jackets, &0.. all at the most moderate and economical prioes at Te Aro House, Wellington. Inability to call need be no barrier to purchasing from us. Write to us for patterns of any and all materials that may be desired and we will send them promptly and postage free to any address. All letters should be addressed to James Smith, Te Aro House, Wellington. Messrs Ross and Sandford of the Bon Marche, Palmerston North, beg to intimate to their numerous customers in the district, that the additions to their premises are now completed, their first Direct Shipments of Autumn and Winter goods for all Departments, which are on a more extensive scale. than on any 'former season are also to hand and ready to select from, and they respeotfully solicit the early inspection of customers, they direct special attention to their stocks in the following Departments viz: — Dressgbods, Mantles, Plush and Scalette Jackets, Ulsters, Millinery and Fancy goods ; also Flannels and Blankets, General Drapery and Household Furnishing,, which are now stocked more | largely than formerly and in keeping with ' their extended premises, Boss & Sandfoud, the Bon March, Palmcrstgn North.