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Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 12761, 14 January 1905, Page 5

The, :^ T he assistant Jighthouse-lceeper at East Cape a returned confeeming whose behaviour on that station a telegmm appeared in ow cohnnna the other dj^*as telesi-ai^ his intei aha, save :— "l have, an eJaboi--ate- ppogrammcv to ' Wcixli a^. ''tAVtP go 1 -? ings to Washington, to^ngUferojun t><i get clnty. on wool f^bolis%icL , shall vUsit Pitt^Virg 'f o'wi^&fo insdki^o JUfr, .Garacgic Y&Xgt&JCat!m&&& the ot/her, or both, carried thlroiugh, will give the colony a push ahead, and I t»hall do what I can to. achiove snefcess 1 /* — Ono of the-most Temadtobjei pef&tith. aliti«-s in the recent American elep-j tiom; is Mr William L. Douglas, .^ow! J)emoerati(T Governor , of M-assachU-" setts. Left an oxH>han . at frye, at se\~«n Ih> was set to work i»gging shoos ; at fifteen he was employed in a cotton mill. ; :Now he is one *of< the wealthiest men and , largest nianiufacturers in tlie State.' He is a strong believer in tlje - value, of . xOoVertising; anlei he ad;vertiseti his sih'oes, out of whiiili he made a fortiune. The whole State was dotted ' witih large posters; in six c'olotfrs, containing tho woirds-, "For Governor ; William L. Dowglas," and presenting pictures of the stages in tho Jife of the candidate, beginning wioh a little boy pegging shoes.. '•- A {Elawkc's. Bay. Herald corre^«poh» d««t, telegraphing fwiin. \- Tailmpe; states : —^*"The unseasonable weather has beoft •very- 1 destructive 'at f-tock" in the eciitre of the'" v 3v 3y T c>'rth Island. In toin«> i>arts the cole has been impreeeduntoel for this_ tyno of the year. The ranges are snetw-ebvwed. On Birch's station '• 'Jso' sliye^ died, in a, sinde night after' lifetng ghoi'n. w ''Thirty-fTve of a mob of horses' 'Vhich was'-'feing* driven through from the Waikato afso died in one night after being turnedmto a paddock. Tlie drovers ployed .Maoris to bury "^htfik T§& weather is still wet, and ihe roads, are terribly rough. The coach, from here to Waihbfa "has go^ ,UJbcin l gh v onlv three timefe tbj|-ieason\ ?> M tiie'Jdiirnej-, which is ntade in strong wagonettes, is a tedious one, ow'^ace^iiht s^t the mud." Twa ".men were 'hanged in" :Demerata? gaol, British Gh»iana, on Otitober, 29, after one of .them had created a terrible scene, fighting desperately for his life. His com^anioii^ wiio iialcl haejked his wife to death in a fit of jealousy, submitted himself calmly anfel stoically to the exectatiexner, but when ft came to the turn of the second -prisoner, an aboriginal Indian named Kariuroo, who had sihot a man an 3 then set fire to the hub ia which he lived, a fierjae struggle ensued. IWlhen tlie hangman appxjoaohed him he threw him off, and although three otfcgr men were called in, the mluifderer 1 displayeti almtost superhuman strength, fig-luting lor. his . life like a tifasped wild animal, and snapping with. 'his teeth at all who came near him." Finally, he was strapped and ibiMhead mwftled. In t3ris position he was laid on the trapsdoor, and the execution was* eanried out. A feeling; in favour of the indeterminate sentence as a means of deraling with inveterate criminals js shown fro&n time to time from tlw> bench .l.writes the Melbourne Argus). Jilr Justice Holroyd, when sentencingr a nten for forgery, again expressed his view on the subject. The prisoner, Frederick Johnson, a man of thirtyfctir years of age, is serving a sentence of eight years for forgery, 'and came up for sentence on two other forgeries, and r had & rqcord _ot ;,. seven provious convictions. 3fr Justice Holroyd said there was no hope o£ refoimi on the part of such a man. Imfortunatcly there was no j-rovidion for dealing with criminals of theprisonpr's stamp, absolutely incoi'rigfble. The only thing that could be done was to keep him away fr«m mischief for a long term. Tea years was the sentence imposed. The word "luncheon" has a curious history. Originally "nunchjon" it ow«s its first part to "n00n.," which is, of course, "none," the church's ninth "hour," 3 p.m., although we haive come to be rather too previous in making it a synonym of mid-day. Mr Eugene Wood, in Munsey's Magazine for October, points out that the latter part of the word has to do witb the leg-bone. "Cheo»"'is "shank."" Th© tapster of ihe early cays used - to thrust the long, hollow shank-bone of a sheep into his cask of liejuor. Then | he would clap his thumb on top. of it to hold in the drink by keeping the air, out+a trick that all boys know— until the lower end was over the customer's cup, when he took his thumb off. Shakespeare calls one of his serv-ing-men, a "skinker." There is an An-glo-Saxon verb "scencan," to pour out, which is, af course, the German "sch'enken." So "nuncheon" is the noon-drink, or the time' iallowed at mid-day to workmen to go and get their beer. Sotne of them wanted a bite to eat with it, and had a little lump of bread— a lumpkin. The two words, "lumpkin" and" "nunoheon" formed a partnership, which has not been dissolved, and is not likely soon to be. MASTER BAKEES. Youn business will be increased. Journeymen, your yoke is made easy by usingNORTON'S CELEBRATED DORASE. No sour bread—qualities , excellent. Highest awarfrta and testimonials. Read reports by Professor Jago, London, and A. Bickerton, Christcnußsh. Send along for full particulars to NORTON, LYTTELTON. . If you do your own washing, then, h»re is good news for you. Try a tin o! "WaSHae/nt will help you and please you. See list of storekeepers, who stock -it, a 6d tin will do a week's washing.— Advt. 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The ; *Ch'ief Postmaster '"advises that the mail steamer Sierr,a left 'Fria(co foV-m»^aA : n*aßSKS&ak;l2tJi met, at S p.m. Satiation Army service.|.,as follows : Seitv^^^SodW p.m., ■ Faifwell Meeting to Ensign Gee anjd LieHrt^i^ant j jC.qip^ainr; I a ; t . ,12,35 to-flay :— IfcfcWatcJtq stronjv westiu'ly winds ; glufcs i^falf j- ''t?3es' fio<vl : soa con-Sidorablcr'off-i'Shoro aftor of tor 20 koMrs, fiipm,now., ,/TJi^/r^gJewoad, Bacon Factory Company'^has reduced the price of pigs as from Jatoiiary to 3id per lb. Receiving days at Smart Road are "aigor-ad^eTtiSfid in this issjue. j,A shipment of. 14,4 00 4 boxes of butter and 457 eases of ciheeso were this week sent fuom New Plymolutlv to •Wellington to' be put on boaatl the Ruapehu for the Home market. At lOton, in thp sixties, .Mr Balfour w T as fag to Lord Lansdowne. Pc-si-ttious arc now 'reversed. Mr Balf:>ur is Prime Minister and Lord I.ar-s-downe Secretary of Foreign Affairs: The' telegraphic weatjfoer rc^orrt today s(hotwed thlat fine weather was being experienced at most places in New ,Zealamk Looally the bauometer reading was 30.10, and the thermometei" in the shade was 62. Farewell meetings will be held at the Salvation Army Barracks to-mjorrow (iSutaday,) to 'Ensign Gee an!d Lieut., Fiahoi\,-who are leaving this district, and will take charge of the Salfcnaticjn Army' forces at, the Thames;. Adjutant and , -Mirs jDickens will be their successors to New PJymdufh. As showing the activity in the ffaix business in Southland, we ham that no less than 4586 fcales were received into grading stores at Bluff during December.. < The -weight was f>oo tons, and the valuftusomethin^- over .£25 £er..ton. working out at this figure to £22.500. To-irigih't^fdur Beformers will speak ID— tthfi oipei\ air. Low wages, paralysed business, unemployed troubles, etc., have their root, ia 'the private aggregation of- ground rent, and we will ptfofve it. A petition for a remission of^part' of Brown's sentence will foe there for yolur signatures. Come in thoiu&arid^.— -Ad^'t. A goad deal of interest was displayed in the second bridge ententainment held at the Exhibition last evening. There were nineteen coiuples competing, and a thoroughly interesting contest resulted. Miss Fr^ser aa*d Mr- Outfield captjured the firs* prize secjitting 1 822 points, anfcl they were followed u|p by Mrs Marshal atfd" 'Mr J. C. George with 79S pointsl 3}t has been arranged to take the Maoris assisting at the Exhibition for a train excursion to Stratford and Ertibam ,on the 17th inst. "The Maoris will give hakas arid poi dances at Eltham in the morning ai*d poqfonn-at Stratfoud in the afternoon, taiking up collections in both places to. defray expenses. The Rev. F. A. Bennett will lie in charge of the excuisionists. The fancy costiiimes worn by tho attentiiants in the dining-room at the Exhibition on Thursday were mWch a'dmxred by the visitors. Conspicuous aioongsrt the artistically got up cos- j tJumes was tho one, worn by an at- J tractive young lady representative of the Taranaki Herald. The cfostume J was very, aroditably made and attrac- j ted a goofcl deal of notice, not only \ from iho Piiemier and party, but also from ttxe visitors generally. .The _ exounsioto to the Mduiatain Hcftise arranged by the Exhibition Comjmittee ,in. T connection witih the Premier., visif to New Plymouth fjtarted off from the Wiite Hart Hotel this mjoaihiaig, tihree brakes and a cab being engaged for the jpjurpose. The Premier awd his party all. went, acconajpaTiied by members of the Executive Committee, and their families, as well as by citizens. The Premier! is taking riding, exercise, and has had lerifr him Mr Linn's prize hack "-Guy." An. enjoyable ; outing, sihatild resplt. The only European monarch wbo can boast of having a woman's rcgi. ment raised in his honor is ihc German Emperor. Some years ago, when the Kaiser was hunting m Prussia, 800 Lithuanian girls, tall and strong, formed themselves into a mounted bedyguard, and offered their services as his escort. Their offer y; as accepted, but the number of the ' escort was reduced to 200. The uniform of the regiment was of navy blue clotH trimmed with gold, and the effect was decidedly picturesque. A singular breach of promise action was heard in Sydney last week, when a Mrs Finlayson sued J. R. Hall for £10,000 ' damages. A prpmbe to marry was, it was alleged, Made 20 years ago j, it was also stated that the promise was renewed last January. Mr Justice Ping said that with regard to the "contract of marriaff/A and the same applied to all contracts—if the parties went <.n in ,a way that was inconsistent with the existence of that contract he should say to the jury, "You may presume from that^ that there is a incision of a contract," and in the case of a contract of marriage, where the contracts depends upon mutual affection, and so on, .if they found people alfowing 20 years to elapse without writing or. visiting, although for r'x years living a quarter of a mile apfarfc, it was the very strongest evidence of recision. In this case there were circumstances more extraordinary, he supposed, than any ever pnt forward in any court of; justice. It üb«P JoSmu'js Sbav xi%m% -rm^ ptus stui fiction. If these facts were true, they were such as he supposed hardly the most daring, novelist^wqu^d put for-\vlT#.---'%hV juVy, v in* : loss than ten m/nwtesiv, a ;. verdict for the and invitation cards in latest etylee at the tterald 6a<*s Q&O& ii*v- &. ' „ ,