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Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 7962, 5 September 1887, Page 2

Mr. Pownall, flora Wanganai, is on a Bhort visit to Now Plymouth, and bus been taking sketches since he has been here. Mr. Powntill showed us this morning Iho "Jubilee Ode" which had been illuminated by him for the Wanganui Exhibition. It is very artistic production. The householdors and teacher at Rahotu do not appear to agree over matters pertaining to the education of the children of that district. For some tiuxe past relations have been rather strainod, and it is said that the attendance dwindled from 30 to 9 in "the course of a few weeks. The Committee have resolved to tako drustic measures as regards the teacher, for at a luoeLing tho other day a resolution was passed to tho effect that the teacher should place his resignation in tho hands of tho (Jouitnitteo. A man being asked, us ho lay suuuing himself on the grass, what was tho height of hia ambition, replied, "To marry a rich i widow with a bad cough." " Did you do nothing to resuscii^te the body ?" was recently naked of a witness at a coroner's inquest. " Yes, sir ; we searohed his pockets," was the reply. An illiterate vendor of beer wrote over door, " Bear sold here." " Quite right said Hook ; " he means to apprise us that tho article is his own Bruin,"