The Patea County Press, (With which is incorporated The Patea Mail.) "Be Just and Fear Not.” MONDAY AUGUST 5th 1895. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Patea Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 93, 5 August 1895, Page 2

The Patea County Press, (With which is incorporated The Patea Mail.) "Be Just and Fear Not.” MONDAY AUGUST sth 1895. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A notice of interest to bushfellors appears in this issue. Messrs Nolan, Tonics and Co.’s next cattle solo at Kakaramea takes place on Thursday. List of present entries will be found elsewhere. The Borough Council meets thiscvening at seven o’clock, and the County Council and Hospital Board to-morrow, at the usual hour. In our report of Mr Garland’s “ Evening with Tennysoa ” wo forgot to mention that the opening overture was played by Mr H. King, of this town. The next English and European mail, via. ’Frisco, closes at the Patea Post Office on Thursday next, Bth inst., at ten o’clock in the morning. Money Orders cannot be obtained after four o’clock to-morrow afternoon. Mr Thos. Ke3!he has sold his interest in the Eltham Hotel to Mr Ogden, who took possession yesterday. Mr Keane has made many friends whilst in Eltham who will wish him prosperity wherever he goes.— Eltham Guardian. Mr W. Cowern notilies an important sale of dairy cows and other stock at the Lincola-street Yards on 21st instant. As tln'se cattle have been specially selected at considerable trouble and expense a better opportunity for securing cows will rarely oiler. Judging from the support which is being accorded to Mrs Webster by her musical friends, the concert on the 80th inst, should bo a marked success. In addition to the vocalists referred to in a previous issue, Mr and Mrs Nowcombe, of Waverloy, have also consented to take part. Among other items, they will render the ever-popular A.B,C. Duet, which was so well received at Waitotara and Waverloy. The Glee Club will also have th* powerful support of Miss Isabel Mackenzie, Miss McAlpine, Mr and Mrs Newcombe, Mr Bennett and the Messrs Me Alpine. The programme will be issued a? ap ipset in an early issue.

One of the most remarkable developments of the automatic machine is a “Doctor Currel,” iu Holland. It is a wooden figure of a man, with compartments all nver it, labelled with the names of various ailments. If you have a pain, find its corresponding location ©n the figure, drop a coin into the slot, and the proper pill or powder will coma oui. Next. A Geraldine correspondent of Truth writes A peculiar story comes from tbs back country in connection with the recent heavy fall of snow. Several men were rescuing sheep from four feet of snow on to tracks cut for that purpose at Mount Peel, when they witnessed a most unusual sight. A hare had been left on tho track by a hawk, and this six or seven sheep literally Ml upon and devoured, leaving scarcely a trace of tho animal behind. During the public examination of Mr Albert Barns, auctioneer, in the District Court at Wanganui, on Tuesday the bankrupt admitted that he had not kept a “ Trust account,” as required by the “Auctioneer’s Act, 1891,” Section 19. His Honour remarked that the provisions of tho Act should certainly bo enforced unless it was to become a dead letter. Section 27, of the Act provides that, should any auctioneer be convicted of a breach of section 19, his license shall bo ipso facto forfeited. An Englishman who, under the guidance of a na’tivo Irishman, has recently been admiring thescenery on the other fide of St. George's Channel, tells a correspondont of a Manchester paper a good atory of Hibernian repartee. The visitor and this guide were in a hilly district in the South of Ireland, and the guide, pointing to a h ; gh hill, said that it was known locally by the name of “ Tho Devil’s Table.” Another, and less lofty hill close by was known he said, as “ The Devil’s Chair, ’ “ Indeed,” remarked the Englishman “-the •’evil seems to have a good deal of property in these parts.” “ Yes, sir,” rejoined the Irishman,“but be is an absentee landlord, and Eves in England.” Some dairymen who took good care of their cows dnring winter put a sheet or rug on them at night, maintaining that the saving in food and the increase in milk far more than repay tho cost of covers and tho little trouble in putting them on at night and taking them off in the morning. A correspondent of the Cant rbury Times, who had a long experience with dairy cattle, says that he has tried the experiment this winter for the first time, and is almost astonished at the results. He says that his cows keep in better condition on less food, and give fully a third more milk. He has no difficulty at all with the covers; the cows never roll them off as horses do, and their natural formation is better suited than the horse’s to keeping a cover on.

During the progress of the football match between Tukapa and Rivals, there were quite a number of accidents. Mr E. Luoena, one of the Rival team, in collaring an opponent, got a seyere blow on the throat, and had 1o be removed to his home. Dr Reid was sent for, and an examination revealed the fact that Mr Laccna’s windpipe had been severed. Mr Luoena spent a very bad night, and this morning was no belter. He is unable to eat or to speak and it is probable he will be taken to New Plymouth for treatment. The accident caused quite a gloom to spread over those present at the match. Mr T. Cambell, of the Rivals, sustained an injury to his knee and had to retire, but pluckily started again, was* loudly cheered on re-entor-ing the field, He has since quite recovered —Hawera Star. A lecturer who is travelling round with a magic lantern, got a decided shock at the natural gas springs at Inglewood on Monday evening. He bad resolved to work his lantern with some of the natural gas in order to test its quality, and ao cordingly he went over to Mr Laing’s property to fill the bag that is used in connection with the lantern. Ho got the bag half full, when, in order to exclude some gas from the bag, he started to roll it down While thus occupied a bystander applied a lighted match to the escaping gag to see if it would burn. No sooner was the match applied than there was an explosion, and the bag was scattered to pieces. Fortunately the lecturer was not injured, but he got a terrible scare. —Taranaki Herald. An amusing story is told of Lord Carrington in his younger days, before satiety had converted existence into a condition of perpetual weariness. He was taking part in a small sporting meeting in Buck- 1 inghamshire, and had just enjoyed the supremo honour of “ chairing ” in recognition of a winning event. Suddenly he noticed a disturbing incident. An un happy creature, againt whom the cry of welsher” had been raised, was mobbed by an infuriated crowd, and was in danger of being torn to pieces in the struggle. Lord Carrington interfered with dignity i and effect. “ Gentlemen,” he said, “If this man has robbed any of you I will see you paid, but the land is mine, and I will not have murder committed on it.’ When the so -called “ welsher ” was abale to collect his scattered faculties sufficiently to explain his position it turned out that he was neither bookmaker nor welsher at all. but a racecourse evangelist whose business it was to save souls under the shadow of the grand stand. Systems of philosophy change rapidly in the swiftly-passing days of the end of the nineteenth century. Not so long ago the spiritual state of journalists was supposed to be represented by the reply of a young man at a Salvation Army meeting, who, when he was asked the usual question, “ Are you saved f” replied in a spirit of intense self-abnegation, “ Oh, no; I’m a reporter,” What right had he to any of the luxuries of religious emotion f Ho was there to give a description of the doings and savings of others and beyond his duty- his sentiments did not tempt him. Now (says the Daily Telegraph) a larger vista is opened up for press-men, and on Saturday afternoon a prayer meetmeeting was even held on their behalf in

j Aldorsgate street. There is, therefore, hope for them still. The names of a number of gentlemen connected with the daily and weekly press as editors, subeditors, reviewers, critics, reporters, contributors. and advertisement canvassers were handed to the chairman, and it was resolved to ask them to join meetings for periodical prayer. One journalist was objected to on the ground that be was a spiritualist. When it was proposed to call the now body (he “Press Prayer Union “ the question was raised, what should they meet to pray for? Should guidance be asked only lor leading articles or for general reports and sporting pro - phecies as well ? No satisfactory conclui sion was arrived at on tho point, and the greeting was adjourned fay a week*

Anyone now visiting WaVerley on a Saturday afternoon will be fully convinced that a large measure of thanks is due to those Borough Councillors who stuck to their colours in defeating the effort made to have a Saturday half holiday for Patea. Before tha Saturday half holiday began Waverley was a brisk little town on that day —yards full of buggies, stables full of horses, buggies and horses in the streets all about, Now on Saturday all is deso lation. “ Grape and canister ” shot up and down the street could hurt no one, and all the kerosene the storekeepers can bum won’t lure the country people into town on Friday. The mistake lias proved a severe one for the business people, and should he a lesson to other towns so entirely dependent on country trade. While riding into Gore the other day Mr T. Tilson was savagely attacked by his stallion Roaser. Tilson was at the time riding a hack and leading the stallion, when the latter seized his owner by the leg and pulled with such force as to drag him off the hack he was riding to the ground. While in this position the man ; had his back severely torn as well as his leg, the muscle of which was partly torn from the bone. The hack, which had also been hr jught to the ground, the moment it regained its feet made off at full speed, with the infuriated stallion in pursuit. This alone saved the life of the disabled man. The two horses were eventually caught and taken to with their owner. The stallion had never previously shown any disposition to ferocity.— Tuapoka Times. Professor Baldwin, the clairvoyant, has got into trouble in the United States. It seems that Baldwin’s show was at Wilkes - barre, Pa., and Mrs Baldwin was doing the old clairvoyance trick. One member of the audience tried vainly for three nights to get a question answered. Ho wrote a complaint to Baldwin, and was told in reply to send his question by post and attend at the Opera House during Mrs Baldwin’s performance the same evening. He sent his question by post, but when he got to the Opeia House be wrote down a difference question. As might have been expected, the question which the magnetic lady answered was not. the question submitted to her, but the question which had been sent to Baldwin by post. The questioner concluded that the whole thing was humbug, and conveyed his opinion in a letter .to the press. Baldwin replied with an im» pudent and abusive letter, whereupon a warrant was taken out, and bo was ar rested, but was eventually released on bail.

Many rumours have been spread abroad, says the British Medical Journal, in regard to the health and treatment of Oscar Wilde, now confined in Peutonville Prison. They are, however, absolutely without foundation. Notwithstanding all that has been said, it is the fact that Oscar Wilde is in good health, and is not in the infirmary. It is impossible to avoid a feeling of indignation at the reckless diffusion of such unfounded stories as have bean lately current. When onca the prison dour closes on the prisoner he is cut off from the world, and nothing that can be said can either aggravate or lighten his punishment. It is otherwise, however, in regard to his perfectly innocent relations. For three months they are absolutely debarred from all communication with him. If they write, their letters are returned, and he is not allowed to send a message of any sort. Under these circumstances, it is hard that the feelings of relatives should be so gratuitously harrowed by an irresponsible Press. 0. W. 0. Hardman, Sheriff of Tyler Co. W. Vp., appreciates a good thing and does not hesitate to say so. Ho was almost prostrated with a cold when he procured a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. He says : *• It gave me prompt relief. I find it to be an invaluable remedy for coughs and colds.” For sale by A. A. Gower. Mrs Emily Thorne, who resides at Toledo, Washington, says she has never been able to procure any medicine for x-heumatism that relieves the pain so quickly and effectually as Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and that she has also used it for lame back with great success. For sale by A. A. Gower. The experience of Geo. A. Apgar, of German Valley, N. J., is well worth remembering. He was troubled with with chronic diarrhoea and doctored for five months and was treated by four different doctors without benefit. He then began using Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhtea Remedy, jof which one small bottle effected a complete cure. It is for sale by A. A Gower. A Des Moines woman who has been troubled with frequent colds, concluded to try an old remedy in a new way, ana accordingly took a tablespoonful (four times the usual dose) of Chamberlain’l Cough Remedy just before going to bed. The next morning she found that her cold had almost entirely disappeared. During the day she took a few doses of the remedy (one teaspoonful at a time) and at night again took a tablespoonful before going to bed, and on the following morning awoke free from all symptoms of the cold. Since then she has, uu several occasions, used this remedy in like manner, with the same gooi results, and is much elated over her discovery of so quick a way of curing a cold. For sale by A. A. Gower.