The Pahiatua Herald. with which is incorporated THE PAHIATUA STAR. Published Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1894.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 128, 28 March 1894, Page 2

The Pahiatua Herald . with which is incorporated THE PAHIATUA STAR. Published Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1894.

Bush settlement is one of the most) heart-rending occupations imaginable. The success of no other calling depends so entirely upon fortuitous circumstances. A rainy season swells the unbridged rivers, and as often as not cuts the unfortunate settler off from the advantages of intercourse with civilization. His lands are flooded and his stock carried away and drowned; often a gravelly deposit covers up the pasture on the low-lying lands, and renders them useless. We remember, after a heavy flood, in another colony, seeing a man sitting on a tree stump in a small shingly plain, gazing despondently around him. Two days previously that tree stump had stood in the centre of a farm covered with rich crops. But the flood came and swept away home, crops, everything, and left the spot covered with boulders as likely-looking for agricultural purposes as a river bed. It is not often, perhaps, that settlers here are so completely extinguished as w r as the owner of the farm we mention, but they have often to endure circumstances scarcely less calamitous. This week’s bush fires are an instance. Until Sunday settlers throughout the district were congratulating themselves on having secured excellent Jburns, and having before them a fair prospect of speedy success. Suddenly a gale of wind comes blustering along, scattering the smouldering fires in every direction. Everything is parched and dry, and the wind-borne sparks find favorable lodging places. With terrific suddenness the whole district is enveloped in smoke, and the leaping flames extend wherever there is bush. Everything goes down beforo the demon of destruction. Pleasant homesteads and wellgrassed hills are passed by the fire, and after the ordeal bear the same dread appearance—the mark of devastation destruction. The villa of the wealthy farmer anu th? vrhare of the struggling settler meet with the same fate. There is not a gleam of hope or encouragement visible. It might indeed be said that the settler’s lot is not a happy one. It bristles with dangers and disappointments, inconveniences and delays, and too often pecuniary loss is added to the other trials. But they are a sturdy lot—the settlers—and though often downcast are seldom defeated. They have overcome many difficulties, and though in their present troubles they will have the hearty sympathy of their fellows, they can be depended on to safely emerge from the misfortunes caused by their fiery ordeal.

New buildings are being erected all over Feilding, and there is not an empty house to be found anywhere within the boundaries, it is reported. It has been determined to offer about 14,000 aores of the Cheviot Estato that were not sold, as small farms on 21 years lease. The Victorian Acting Agent-General, in a report on the butter trade, states that while the charges for the sale of butter in Manchester, Glasgow and Liverpool are slightly higher than those made when it is sold in London, the latter also possesses greater advantages than attach to sending butter direct to the provincial centres. Owing to the fluctuation in prices, it would be extremely speculative to place from 200 to 400 tons of butter on these markets at one time, because the ghit would lower prices. A fatal fire occurred at 'West Oxford, Christchurch. The house of Isaac Marsh, was destroyed, and Mrs Marsh burned to death. The remains have been recovered. Marsh was badly burned. A woman named Elizabeth Hull, wife of a City Couneil employee, died suddenly at Christchurch on Sunday. She was 50 years of age, and had been suffering from heart disease. A family of five persons have been burned to death in Clerkenwell, England, by the upsetting of a paraffin lamp. The dethroned Queen of Hawaii is now in England on a lecturing tour, She appears on the platform in her royal robes. Eketahuna settlers are agitating for a weekly market train. An aeronaut, who ascended at Cannes, France, was carried out to sea and drowned IP full view of thousands of spectators.

Lap&ta, the *»nior Judge of Madrid, has been arrested on a cna/ge of complicity in the forgery of a will. In the French International Cycling race of 300 metres (about two miles) Warwick, the Australian, was third in the Grand Prize. He fell in the first heat. The new Canadian Tariff Bill reduces the duty on mutton. The establiahmeut of a naval station by the United State* at Pearl Harbour, Honolulu, is regarded in London as virtually equivalent to the declaration ef a protectorate over Hawaii. The Times consider* the civilised world has ever} reason to be contented with this step.

The annual shipment of flax from t'cllington is put down at from fifty to rixxy thousand bales. A Wellington young lady, who spout last Christmas at an English country house, writes to her friend* hero that the weather was very severe—fro*l and snow —but she rather enjoyed it. One of thu servants, remarking this, said to her, “ You don’t seem to feel the cold, miss, but I suppose you couio from a very cold place." The young lady explained that New Zealand was not a very cold plac-\ and that such weather was quite unknown there. The servant girl replied, * But is not New Zealand the place the fro/* n mutton comes from, miss ?”—Post. Cholera ha* made its appearance in Constantinople. The Labor Union* at Esquirnault, Canada, are protesting against the employment of Chinese on the defence works.

Another striking proof has recently been added to the already long list of incidents which made it certain that there is safety in extreme speed on railways. The Great Western express, one of the fastest train* in thu kingdom, came upon the trunk of a tree 50ft long which had slid ilowd from the embankment. A timid engine-driver, seeing such a formidable obstacle as a trunk sft 6in in circumference beforo him, might have shut oil steam and put on the brake s, when a catastrophe would have been inevitable. Fortunately they do not employ timid drivers on the Groat Western, and the engine, at a speed of 60 miles an hour, cut clean through the trunk with no worao results than a slight jolting to the passengers and some damage to the engineguards and steam-pipe. New Zealand Government Railway officials pleaso note. Says a contemporary : “ A fowl recently killed at Ballarat had a nugget of gold in its gizzard weighing about half a pennyweight. This is evidently the bird that laid the golden egg." Yes, we have heard about it often before; but the fowl that laid the golden egg was a goose, according to ancient fable. In the cricket match Queensland v. New South Wales the former made 113, Sutton scoring 31. New South Wales lost eight wickets for 156, Gregory compiling 28. Gould 23, and Moses, not out, 42.

The cricket match Hawke’s Bay v. Otago was continued at Dunedin, on Monday, in beautiful weather. As the result was a foregone conclusion, tho attendance was small. The match was finished early in the afternoon, the home team winning by an innings and 112 runs. We have received from a correspondent signing himself “ Abstainer" a lengthy communication respecting Prohibition in tho State of Maine, U.S.A. It is too lengthy for insertion in to day’s issue, but we will endeavour to find a space for it in our next issue.

The Eketahuna football team played their first match on Friday at Wanganui and scored a victory by 12 points to nil. Tries were obtained by Bodmin, and Morris.

The polling at Mangatainoka at the Licensing election resulted as follows : T. J. Murphy 132, C. Hall 126, W. C. Smith 113, J. Motley 105, A. Quinlan 99, S. Franklin 92, C. R. Ljunquist 88, G. Baines H 5, A. Mackay 46, W. Lawrence 39, M. Henderson 36. It will bo observed the electors went straight out for men of moderation. The local option pall resulted :—Licenses continue as at present 51. reduced 14, no licenses 89.

A curious incident is reported. An elderly lady was travelling on v ainer, and took some mixture to p vent sea sickness. The medicine apparently loosened her teeth, and while in the act of eating a piece of broad two of the front ones came out. Tho lady was lamenting her loss to a friend who enquired if she had saved the teeth. She had saved them. “ Then, ’ said tho friend “ why not stick them in again, I have heard that teeth will become fast if put back.” The lady tried the experiment, although an hour or two had elapsed since the incisors came out, and, strange to say, they remained in their places, and at latest reports seemed likely to become as firm as ever.

The DeputV Official Assignee, Mr. W. B. Chennells, has declared a dividenu C* 3s. in the £ as a first instalment from the backrupt estate of Mr. C. T. NatUbh.

Mr. Edward Jones, who left Masterton on Wednesday evening for Eketahuna with his traction engine together with a fourteen horse-power portable engine weighing eight tons, was compelled to make a detour by the llangitumau and North Cross roads owing to the Kopuaranga bridge being under repair. This is the first time that an engine has been taken over these roads, which are in a very bad condition. After some difficulty the engine was safely brought to Parkvillo, at about eleven o’clock on Thursday. A start was made for the return journey at six in the evening, and, travelling all night, Masterton was reached early on Friday morning. The bridges are reported to be all in good order, and an average of three miles an hour was made. Mr. Jones steered the engine, Mr. John W. Burton being in charge.—W.D. Times.

Life Assurance Without Cost ! Tablh A.R. of the Mutual Life Assurance Association. — Under ordinary forms of assurance the policies on the lives of those who die young reap tho largest returns. This table advantages the be«t lives—early death means the payment of the assurance with bonuses. Long life means all this and the following also : —l. All the premiums refunded to the member. 2. Assurance continued at the same rate of premium. 3. Several liberal options for realizing the investment. Example—A man, ago 30, assures for £SOO, under table A.R. 30, paying an annual premium of £l7 11s 8d for 30 years, and secures the following benefits : 1. At death, if before reaching 60 years of age, the sum assured (£SOO I with reversionary bonuses added. 2. At age 60, a refund of all premiums paid (£528), and the member may continue the policy for £SOO with future profits at the original rate of premium (£l7 11s 8d), and either draw the cash value of accrued bonuses or leave them a* reversionary adtions to the sum assured : or, he may withdraw the total premiums paid (£528), as above, the surrender value of the policy (£135), and also the accrued cosh bonuses : or, he may have a paid-up policy, for £SOO, with full participation in future profits and an annuity of £6O (about) fer the rest of life.—E. B. Hare, Resident Agent, Fahiatnu.

Mrs Foran. of Adelaide, died on the 10th inst, aged 103. She was not a Prohibitionist or an abstainer. These facts (says Truth) sufficiently account for her being cut off in the flower of her youth.

There has just died at Sardinia a man who, years ago, received a life sentence for murdering 16 persons, converting their remains into sausages and selling them for human food.

An extraordinary incident of the recent heavy frost in England was revealed *it an inquest at Liverpool. A widow named Sirettell, aged 02, slipped in her yard, and was unable to rite. Water from the tap fell on her hands and froze them in a solid mass to the ground, and she died from exposure.

A splendid assortment of evening shot--, in blacks and tans, are now to hand ar t! # «s W. F. V.. Ltd., all our <>w:i importing, splendid value, and by well known makers.

Mr R. J. Daah, of Pahiatua, play«d for Mimterton in the cricket match against the Wellington Siam on Monday, and was top ecorer in each inniog*. Say* tho W.D. Time* Bom* time beta. .*n half-pant twelve on Saturday night au 1 half-past aix on Sunday tnonung the premise* of Mr NV. Shaw, dealer, of Mali street, Masterton, were entered, and several articles stolen, inclosing H greenstone" ' -.’ucd nt 8s each, si* silver lockets valued at 5s each, and several silver chains.

Nearly £>,900 was put through the totalisaior at the Wairarapa Racing Club § meeting on Saturday and Monday last.

A gentleman of the name of Moore a professional burglar recently broke into a house in England, stole a cloak and a pair of silver tongs, and while climbing the gardensgate accidently dropp' d from his pocket an envelope with his name and address on it. A sturdy Yorkshire woman lately came in for a little fortune of £7OOO through the death of u brother. She had bstO earning her living by going out as charwoman, and she has decided to go oil practising that calling. The practice of punishing unruly ap prentices in the City of London by various terms of imprisonment without being brought publicly beforo a police magistrate is still carried into elTect.

A correspondent writiag to the Plymouth Mercury strongly urges persons thinking of emigrating to go to New Zealand—and not to Victoria. He specially instances the proposal that the Government should lend money to farmers as among the advantages offered by Now Zealand. A writ for alleged slander has beeu served upon Cuptain Hayward, of the It.M.S. Mariposa, at Honolulu, at the instance of a former passenger named Ralph Foster. In Franca the claim of the medical man on the estate of a deceased person has precedence over all others. This partially explains why burials are always completed in that country within ‘24 hours after the death of a patient. McGlinchy, who will be remembered by New Zealand cricketers, as the brilliant young player who performed so veil for the Now South Wales team in thin colony a few years ago, made top scors on Monday playing for Queensland against the mother colony.

The cheapest house in Pahiatua for drapery is Trewbv Bros. Pairs of sheets for ‘2s fid ; flannelettes, fi yards for 10§d up ; flannelettes, 0 yards for Is Oct; shirt ings. 3$ yards for Is 9d ; ladies' umbrellas, the lurgest and best o jrtoient in the distriet, at prices commencing at Is 9.1 ; children’s ulsters. Is 1 Id up ; dress stuffs from 3sd, nothing to compare with them in the province; ladies’ canhmere hose, 10$d; the Symington corsets. 4s lid this is the same corset that hawking drapers from Wellington ask you 5s lid for; prints. 2Jd, select from, all the latest fashions ; ladies' skirts, Is 9d, 2s od, 3s 3d, and 4s lid. These prices are for cash only. Trewbv Brothers, family drapers, next Club Ilotsi. Champion Jim Corbett has been engaged by a Massachassets baseball club to play for 10 weeks at a salary of £2OO a week. William Astor Clianler the American explorer although deserted by most of his porters in Africa is reported safe and in no danger. A scheme is ou foct for starting a

•• colonv in West Australia bv the Midland Railway Company. One in the neighbourhood of Coolgardie would go of! splendidly.

The St. Petersburg correspondent of tho Daily Telegraph says the Czar declares he will ruthlessly extinguish anarchy and its propagators, who are the solo formidable enemies to peace and progress.

The Anarchists threaten to blow up Cordova Cathedral, in revenge for the execution of Anarchists at Neres. Queen Christina has limited the invitations to Court functions, in order to lessen the chance of conspirators gaining admittance. It is reported that the Anarchists poisoned a colleague of Garriquiz, a prisoner in custody at Barcelona, to prevent his revealing any secrets. A very successful social in connection witn me Church Was held at Masterton on Monday night. Several visitors from Pahiatua were present. At the Tauherenikau Races on Saturday Prince Cole, in the Easter Handicap, paid a dividend of £l2 Ns. Tho biggest dividend on Monday was that of £7 4s, paid by Merrvman in the Hack Weller Handicap.

On the Alfredton road, near Eketahuna on Monday, a dwelling house took fire duriag the absence of the “glide man.” Water was unobtainable, but tho wife of tho owner happily bethought herself of several cans of milk and speedily emptied the lacteal liquid over the flames, completely extinguishing them. Truly readiness of resourco is at times worth more than modern appliances. The next English and European mail via San Francisco will close at the local Post Office on Wednesday, the lHth day of April, at 1.15 p.tn., due London May 23rd. The next Frisco mail is due Pahiatua 31st March.

See the splendid range of ladies and children’s ulsters Trewbv Bros are now showing. Ladies’ corsets Is 9d, towels 3.p1, hosiery 2Ad, ribbons lsd, all wool flannel S’fd, calico Is 9d per dozen, laces 4\ per dozen, hats and bonnets 3d ; and all for cash only.

‘ Hear. Hear,’ is perhaps the most familiar interjection heard during debates in the House of Commons : but how few members know the origin of the phrase. It will be a surprise to many to know that the earliest instance of its u*e is to be found in 2 Samuel xx, 10—• Then cried a wise woman out of tho city, “ Hear, hear.'’ *

Mr Justice Windeyer ou private detectives : —“ They are people who made money by pursuing a vocation which no man of houorable mind would consent to pursue. Their success in their calling depended on their success in making out oases, and it was a singular fact that wherever these private uetootives were employed there was more disgusting filth than in any other case.

Why is it that Wellington hawking drapers ask 5s lid for Symington’s corsets when the country drapers sell them at 4s lid. The answer is plain. Think of the enormous expense Wellington drapers are under in conveying their stock from town to town and paying carriage many times over. Trewby brothers is tho shop for cheap drapery.

Yesterday Mr W. B. Chennells, Deputy Official Assignee, visited Pahiatua for the purpose of presiding at a meeting of creditors in the estate of Henry Stevens and submitting tenders received for the purchase of the stock, goodwill, etc., of the business. Owing to the Easter fiolidayspreventing Wellington creditors from attending or being ropiest med, tksre was not a quorum and the meeting was therefore postponed until next Tuesday. Messrs Abraham and Williams advertise particulars of tbrir next Pahiatua stock sale.

MY W H. Hawkins wilt hold ins fortnightly hors • sale next Saturday ;-t Ilf s - ir the brick auction mail. On ' lure, crockery. ».»«{ ! ry. t .»». t ; (1 i t j ~ in

Speoial services were held during the past week in the Anglican Church, and Good Fnday was cotnmoinoraled n # the most solemn form, four services being held throughout the day, including* three hours service from 12 to 3 p m., at wV h ■ short and appropriate address**, w. re d« H livered bv the Mr Davis onltSs sevc:, ¥ last words urtorod by <'hrS •»" tha I Cross. TH* evenin ' service waa brought j to a close by the choir singing the Siorv I of the Croee. On Ktutor Monday i

Church was prettily decorated a flowers and evergreens. Holy Comnium an a.i - administered it eight Qolock if morning and at 12 noon to a fooJ nmn ber of ooininumcatUfi. The usual Sunday services were held, when the la cumbent preached appropriate sermons, taking for his text Pilar, chapter 1, verso 3, in the morning, and Cole** msL chapter 3, verses 1 to 8, in the evsnrig. The services throughout the day were fully choral. Tails# Festal Prayers and Responses and Ely s Confession being used. The evening service conclud. i with the Story of the Resurrection, which was efficiently rendered by the choir. \

We learn that young Mr Crawford, of Mangaona, was yesterday unfortunats enough to break the email bone of ore of his legs. The Pahiatua County Council ¥?rite tenders for various works.

A dairy form is advertised for sale or to let. The joyfully anticipated school children’s treat e\4>ntuated yesterday, but ths success of the gathering was to a greet ei vent marred by mi propitious weather. The chtldren were mustered in front of the school about t*u o'clock yesterday morning, but just os they were about to start in vehicles for a spot outride the town, rain commenced to fall, and bore such ap peorancos of continuity that Mr Lea considered it advisable to beat a retreat: .and charter the Public hall for the da\ Here tho youngsters, who had assembled in great force, seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves. Refreshment-, in profusion And variety, had been kindly vided by a number of residents, atiaV i* wants of the children in this respect Were carefully attended to by the teacher*. In the evening forms wore put in place, and something liko order haring been restored the presentation of prizes took place. Mrs j G. Moore made tlis presentations. sa.\ r.,\ a fow kind words to each recipient. Thu pleasing ceremony over Mr O. Moore, chairman of ths school committee, mads i a short and appropriate speech to the children. Cheers were then gtvsn for the teachers, those who had provided refresh roents, and others and the youngsters separated after a day of thorough enjoyment.