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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XIII, Issue 3114, 7 September 1908, Page 5

The Carterton bacon factory is not closing down, says the Daily News; it is taking as many pigs a,s it can get. Teacher: What are the three persona] pronouns? Pupil: He, she, and it. Teacher: Give an example. Pupil: Husband, wife, and baby. Regret all spring lines not yet to hand, but something new coming forward every day. No harm in dropping in and having a look. W.F.C.A.

The difference between the gentleman farmer and the practical see-to-every thing farmer is very simple, j The first sells what he can’t eat, and the other eats what he can’t sell. Beautiful Housings. Fifty different patterns in all-wool Delaine Housings, “the best go first.” Call and! see them.—Evans, centre of Pahiatua. Among the wills proved in England in July was that of Mr Mark Kenyon, of Radcliffe, Lancashire. He was a Booh Bah amongst tradesmen—grocer, draper, tailor, shoemaker, coal merchant, butcher and baker, the value of the estate being £1399. Once your floor coverings are assured, the furnishing of the rest of the household is an easy matter. Te Aro House, Wellington, advertise a wide range of carpets and linoleums in exclusive designs and colourings at ridiculously low prices. Give them a trial. You will get more than value. The winning names for the August "Wyandotte” Limerick competition are published elsewhere. The limerick which gained the £3 prize is also given. It will be interesting to study the advertisement, as, apart from the unquestionable merits of Wyandotte (the ideal cleaner and cleanser) cash prizes amounting to £5 are given each month. "You would guarantee a motor car, I suppose?” asked counsel of a witness in the Gisborne Court. "No, thank you,” was the prompt reply. His Worship: "You wouldn’t guarantee a motor car to run for twelve months without stopping?” Witness: "Not much!” "1 think vou are very wise,”- remarked Mr Bartmi. S.M. ' According i "Full-lack" in the Otago- Daily Times, Dr. McEvedy, of the recent British 1 ctball team, does not intend participating in New Zealand football when he settles here. He will probably . ike up his residence in the Taranaki district, and settle down to the practice of his profesRailway play-boxts put in an appiarar.ee on he Great Northern Company’s line in England during the holiday seas n last month. Children were kept amused and quiet during the h ngest journeys—while mother and father read the newspaper or fell asleep in their corner seats—by wonderful little models Of trains and railway systems bought for Is. The Minton Record (Otago) says; "Football in the Tariugatina distiict on Sundays stems to flourish, and a very full report of a game played last Sunday is to hand. Following our rule we will not publish any report of Sunday football,' and again take this opportunity to express regret that these young fellows should persist in offending the large number of settlers who disapprove of this desecration of he Sabbath.” A correspondent ot the N ‘lson Ai nil -ays: "I saw a return the other day for 25 cases of Rhymer apples at Us per case, and the grower assured me that they were picked off one tree. On mentioning this to another orchard Ist I was informed that he had picked from one tree 33 cases of the same variety. 1! th of my informants are reliable, so that there is little wonder that < xtensive planting is going off.” The health of sohn 1 children is troubling Sir AY. J. Steward. He desires to know whether it is preposed to provide legislation or regulations to render it obligatory oil parents to notify the masters of public schools of any case of infectious disease among their children or households: (2) to require medical men to send the like notification: (3) to require school teachers to exercise a vigilant care to prevent as far as possible the spread < f infection among their pupils ? The advent of the "Hatless Brigade” led the members ot the local Debating Society to debate the question, "Is the hatless habit conducive to a better condition of health?” at the weekly meeting on Friday. The "hatless habit” was strongly supportd by Messrs Dallnston and Anderson, while Messrs Taylor and Milton opposed it. However, a vote taken showed that the feeling of the members was in sympathy with the negative side. hut the affirmative side scored a win on the merits of the debate.

“I just came into town for a holiday.’' pleaded a middle-aged man, named James Tnit, at the Gisborne l*o I ice Court, when charged with drunkenness for the third time within six months. "I am afraid you will have to postpone your holiday for seven days," replied his Worship. Accused was sentenced to seven days’ hard' labour, and a prohibition order was also issued against him: "I beg your pardon, vour Worship, bill I live out in the country, and the only place to stay at, on the road is an li del : what am I to do sleep outside? 11 is Worship: “No, you must mot go into an hotel at all; you must- find .some other place to board.’’ Accused : "Rut I can t Men’s soft fashion shirts with now shape l detachable collars. Some lovely goods, also newest shapes In straw hunters, just opened up. W.F.C.A. Glove openings. New white, cream and champagne shades in Indies’ Lisle gloves. New long cream and w hite silk gloves just opened. Evans, same address.

More spring cleaning. See our new curlnitiN 2s lid to 255. New -Madras in tassel or fringe edges. New cretonnes. Evans, cash (trailer.

During a dance given at the house of Baron Remomduni at San Vito, Italy, on Saturday might, July 18, six armed men walked in and -explained that they were detectives come to arrest the famous brigand Alberto Summi, who, they averred, was among the guests. The mail in question, who had introduced himself as a titled nobleman, was soon discovered. Just as they were handcuffing him, the pseudo-detectives drew their revolvers and ordered all present to hand out their valuables. They departed with jewellery worth £6OO.