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Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 174, 21 February 1888, Page 2

The monthly meeting of the School Committee will be held this evening, nt 7.(10.

Mr \\ . 11. Payne, boot ami shoemaker, has an advertisement in this issue.

Mr (1. Mason announces an extensive stock sale at WoodxilJe oil Tuesday, 2*th instant, in the deceased estate of Mr Honey.

From an advertisement elsewhere it will Ih- s, en that M.**rs Robert Aitken A > ms. of Master -lon, have commenced busiin '» in that town as auctioneers, Ac. It intended to extend the business to the 11 iJI, for w hich pnrjHMe the senior partner is now in this district making arrangements.

Mr 1-’. Sidey, auctioneer, Wellington, re announces sole of 145 acres in the Mangahao 1). strict (by order of the inort- : .il.-i < i :ulvertised to take plnoo in Jaunary. 1 lie -ih- will now be held on Friday, 2nd March, at Wellington. We acknowledge receipt of this month's New /.. aland edition of the Illustrated Australian News. It contains several -uetrlii-s ..f the Centennial Celebrations at Sydney, To Re-.ngn waterfall, amateur photographs n comic page) the New Plymouth breakwater, and a view of the Derw ent, Tasmania.

The cradle bulge across the Tiraumea Lixer, on tin- Tori tea Road. Ims been out of u-e for some time, owing, wo believe, to . | orti-.n of the gear having been burnt. I lie bridge has never been satisfactory, ami is -till unpaid for iso rumor says), no one being willing to pass the work. Pabiatua bricks are getting a name. Mr Hanaher not lung since sent here for sumplt -, the result being that ho has ordered 20,000 from Mr Oliver, of the i .ra lim a Kiln. T!io bricks are to be used in the .-.•ustruction of the W’nixvaka tunnel, and it is not unlikely that the full i. linker l -ipnred (400.0*10) xx ill he ordered from Pahiaiiui. Me Olixer, xvo nmlerstaiid. is turning out a splendid article lit his kiln.

Elsewhere will bo found the programme of the sacred selections to be given on Sunday next by the children attending Mr James’ Sunday school. Resides hymns by the children, several adults have consented to nssist with vocal solo* and recitations, and xx-e should imagine few in the district will miss such an opportunity of spending a profitable hour. A collection will he taken up in aid of a treat fur the children. An ass .ciati.in is being formed in W’aniniii. tin- objects of which aro stated to be Ist. To stop the further sale of the freehold of (iovernuiont lands, and to substi-i-.i, the perpetual loose eyrtiiq; 2ml. To givi the pre emptivu right in the purchase of native lands to the .Statu. It is stated that it is iutemle I to make the society nonp< htiiv.l, so that all who may disapprove of further alienation of land may, on this point, combine. But if this is not one of the deepest political ipiustions of the day, we (llaxx era Stan misapprehend the whole ijin-stion.

The Tuieri Advocate says:—Barbwd wire has its usefulness, but it lias its had qualities also. When conversing with a Dunedin saddler the other day, ho told us that, oxring to the damaged condition of the hides through the bullocks being injured by barbed wiros, be was afraid he would l.e compelled to cease purchasing Nexv /calami leather, and fall buck entirely upon the Victorian article. Barbed wire makes such horrid scars and rips in tho bides that a large amount of leather has to bo cut to xraste.

An Indian paper is responsible fur the following:—“The son of a well-known l.oinlom r went to India on a visit to his uncle. After the lapse of n few months it became the painful duty relative to communicate to his family tile fact of bis death, and that the Unix h-ul been sent Home lx a sailing ship. The vessel duly arrive 1. but instead of a coffin a curiously sbajK-d Ikix was landed and submitted to an undertaker for inspection. When ■pened it xvas found to contain the carcase ..fa t-.ger. whereupon the father immediately cable l to his brother: —“ Some mi- 1 i k.-, (ii urge s bisly m»t arrived ; coffin contained Bengal tiger." Ho replied: " No mistake, George' inside tiger.” The Auckland licensing elections on Thursday all resulted in favor of the temperance candidates by large majorities. The I'onnonby Committee, who are pledged to prohibition, will withdraw the licenses held by the txx ; o hotels in the district. At Wni|H» country district, where the brewers' camti.lutes made a strong fight xvith a view to getting a license introduced, tho prohibition candidal, s were all elected by a small majority. The pvl-hrun party made no exertion in tin- city elections, hoping to overthrow the declared results on the ground of informality* and Mr Cotter, solicitor, lias been instructed accordingly.

Goon ion lUnut*.—“ We are pleased to say that ..nr hahv was permanently cured of a serious protracted irregularity of the boxvr ls by the use of American Co.'s Hop Hitters by its ffiother, wliirh at the samo time rest.xrt I hi-r to jerfect health and strength.''—Tub Pare-nts. tk-o

A short time ago a young man, x cry well dressed, xvo.* silting m the orcheulrix of a theatre in Paris. In the middle of the plixx he drexv a large pistol from his cost pock, t, and lo the horror of the audience, direct. I it on an actresa who was making h.-r anpearanoe. His neighbour* seized hold of his arm, but lie managed to frw himself from them, and deliberately p-.iiilcd the pistol at their hi ad- v.it).out saxinga word. The xvuiueu siiri. kill and to->k to flight; the men lowered their heads in orxlc.r to cscajxe the impending danger; while others t'.irexv ih. nisclxcs on him. Suddenly ho turned tho pistol loxxards himself, and hold it before Ins mouth. Great anxiety. Then placing it belwucn bis teeth ho bit n piece off. It was ma le of chocolate. Good Worm—From Good Authoritt. fectly amazed at tho run of your American Co's Hop Bitters. We never had anything like it, and never heard of the like. The writer (Benson) has been selling drugs here nearly thirty years, and has seen the rise of Hostetler's. Vinegar sin! all other bitters ami patent medicines, but never did any of them, ill their best days, begin to have the run that American Hup Bitters have. * * Wo can't get enough of them. Wc nre out of them half the time. * Extract from letter to Hop Bitters Co.. U. S. A„ August 22, '7H, from Buxton, Mikes & Co., Wholesale *l n, gS>sts. Cleveland, O. Be sure nud see.