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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7664, 26 June 1896, Page 4

Head-hunting has been rife in the western parts of British New Guinea for some time past, and only a few weeks ago a report was received of the wholesale butchery of a tribe of peaceful natives by a band of savages from the Island of Togari. Sir William Macgregor recently went in pursuit of the marauders in the yacht Merrie England. He came upon the band somewhat unexpectedly, and in the engagement, which was short and sharp, dealt out severe punishment. Several natives were killed by the armed party from the Merrie England, and over 50 war canoes were destroyed, whilst a large quantity of spears was taken. The growth of industrial life assurance in the United Kingdom has been remarkable of late years. In 1891 there were 9,879,928 industrial policies in force, assuring L 90,893,761 ; whereas in 1895 the total was 14,990,581 policies, assuring L 144,142,50 9; Bhowing an increase of 58 per oent. in four years. Between these periods the accumulated funds grew from L 9.145.113 to L 13.290.052. A short time ago a morning paper in Paris started a plebiscite for three beauty prizes. The name that came out first was that of Mdlle. Morodo, the danseuse to whom M. Falguiere's statue has given such notoriety. She is half Belgian, half Austrian. The second name was that of Miss Sybil Sanderson, the singer, who is a Californian. The third was Mdlle. \Yanda Bonozas. She is a Pole, and was born in a town on the Vistula. Those ladies of the French stage whose mirrors tell a flattering tale are furious at tho award. A number of dancers and models held a meeting and passed a resolution in favor of un appeal to M. Meline to protect them from foreign competition. A writer in the Rural New Yorker points out the fact that most men are prone to attributing success in farming to the men of the house alone, He says : — " Most men, as they pass by a fine farm, well kept, showing good farming, will speak of the man of tho farm as a good and successful farmer, never for a moment allowing or considering that the wife of the prosperous farmer has contributed to make the farm a credit to its owners. In my observation for over 60 years, I have found that, almost invariably, when you find a man that has the credit of being a first class farmer and has a No, 1 farm, the wife has fully as much to do in bringing success as has the husband, who gets all the credit, and tho wife is often the better farmer of the two. She has had more cares and made more sacrifices in the rearing of the children, in addition to the cares of the farm and has carried heavier burdens that success might be won than has the husband." Anyone who haß children will rejoice with L. B. Mulford, of Plainfield, N. J. Hia little boy, five years of age, was sick with croup. For two days and nights he tried various remediea recommended by friends and neighbors. _He says : " I thought sure I would lose him, I had seen Chamberlain's Cough Remedy advertised, and thought Z would try it as a last hope, and am huppy to say that after two doses he Blept until morning. I gave it to him next day, and a cure was etl'ected. 1 keep this remedy in tho house now, and as soon bb uny of my children show signs of cioup I give it to them, and that is the last of it." ifor sale by E. D. Smith, wholesale aud retail agent. —Advt.