THE EFFECT OF THE EPIDEMIC ON THE SCHOOLS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8004, 24 October 1887, Page 2

THE EFFECT OF THE EPIDEMIC ON THE SCHOOLS.

Tub measles and other complaints have assumed alarming proportions among the school children in the district, and have, consequently, affejtod tho attendance to a "great degree. Two days' last week the attendance nt the Central School was less than half of the average number. In the country schools it is much the Bame, for on Thursday last, at one of them, there were only three children present out of an ordinary attendance of thirty. At the luglewood, Frankley Road, and Midhirst bchools sicknesß baa nlso made inroads, and other Bchools in the district are in the same plight. Mr. J. J. Elwin. master of the Opunake School, is at present seriously ill, and his placo has been temporarily filled by Mr. Stewart. Comiug, as this epidemic does, on the annual examination period, it must necessarily affect the results. Mr. Murray is now ou his inspection tour, and finds that the schools he has so far examined have suffered more or less through illness among the scholars.

John Jones has no objections to tho lic*-her-law whou applied to Jane. Jaao Jones contends Btoutly for the liquor law as applicable to John. Jane's argumout is simple and conclusive. When John does liquor, ha does lick her. When John don't liquor, he dou't lick her; therefore, if John can't liquor, he won't lick her, the conclusion she wishes to reach. A good story is told of Jrse.jh Shcrilan, Le Fimu. Joseph's falh'r, the D^an ot Emly, had to robuko him for cimingdown late to breakfast, Ova morning about tea o'clock. Joseph had not appeirod. His father, holding his waluh i:i his baud as the lad cntcreJ the room, siil ia his severest voice. "I ask you, Joseph — L usk >ou seriously — is this right ?" " No, sir, I'm suve it must be fast," was the reply. It is rolatei that one of tho first things Queen Victoria di 1 ou hearing that William IV. was doad, and thu she had succeeded to the throne, was to call one of her mother's ladiesiu waiting. "Am [ really Queen ?" asked tho excited Princess. " You are indeed, midain," roplied the lady-in-waiting. "Aad I can do whatover I choose, by right?" "Most certainly, your Majesty." " TII2II got me ft cup of ' given tea. Mamma never would Jet (an have it; now I mean to kno;? what harm it cau do m"." And the young Q icen drank three cups, bad a violc.it fit of shivere, uni bus never liked tea sincu. Lamartin?, tho Freuoh poet, was once visited by a deputation of " Vcsuviianes," furiousfem;iloHepublicansofthepctroleuße typo. The captain was the spokes woman. Slio told him that the '• Ve-mvieun' s '' had 0 mho to tell him how. much tin y lovo i him. " There are u'fty oE us hure," sho ad.lod, "aud our mission is, in the name of all the others, to kiss you." This aunouu"enieul made the poet shudder. The captain of the gau^ was tolerably good-looking, but the others were a horrible-lookiair. halfdrunken, ha!C-crazy set of viragoes. He was equal to 'the emergency. '• Citizens," said he, "I thank you from tho bottom of my heart. This io cerlaiuly the happiest , day of my life; but permit lue to say that splendid patriots like you cannot be treaiod aa women. You must bo ro^nrJed us men; and since men do not kiss one anolhor, we must content ouruelves with a hearty hand-shaking." The ladies considered themselves highly complimented. " Vivo Lamartine 1" tlioy shouted, and each grasped hia baud. When they weio gone, ho looked ITs^ a man who had juat escaped from a deadly poril.