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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1735, 18 September 1885, Page 2

The annual meeting of the Greytown Horticultural Society takes place to-morrow evening.

The Wairarapa West County Council meets to-morrow.

It is understood says the Daily, that the estate of G. Bowles, of Carterton, who recently filed a declaration of bankruptcy, has furnished matter for three jury cases in the Supreme Court, and that the proceedings are already well under way.

Carterton possesses a clairvoyant of remarkably good powers. She is a young married woman and her diagnoses and prescriptions for all sorts of ailments and diseases have surprised not a few. We hear from several persons that she has been most successful even in oases where doctors could do nothing. She simply sits near the patient and by her clairvoyant or second sight sees every organ of the patient. There is no trance as with Signor Hug. There are many persons who pooh-pooh such things as clairvoyance, but those who have been suffering for years unable to get at the seat of their disorder by any other means, should prove this phase of healing power.

The enleitainment presented at the Town Hall, Greytown, by the Comedy and Burlesque Company on Wednesday evening, did not secure the house it deserved. We regret this, as it is no encouragement for theatrical companies to visit this town if there is not fair patronage afforded. The company acquitted themselves very well on Wednesday evening and kept up the interest of the audience from start to finish, the farce of “ Chopsticks and Spikins ” evoking roars of laughter. The management announced that the Company were considering the advisability of producing the emotional drama of “ Bast Lynne ”on their return visit, should sufflcieet inducement offer. Wo should like to see this drama put upon Urn boards in Greytown, aud should the Company favor us with another visit we hope the public will give them a good reception,

The late eclipse of the sun was watched by the natives with great interest and even awe. In the Rnngitikei district one Maori who was driving a waggon got greatly alarmed at the strange sight, and perhaps calling to mind that passage " the sun shall bo darkened,” aud believing that the last day had come, he fell upon his knees and said his prayers. In another district after the moon had passed over the face of the sun and the rays of fight again appeared the Maoris obaered and had a long korero over the intelligence of the pakeha in predicting such a wonderful event.

Blenheim papers record an oyster eating match for a wager. One man ate 15 dozen right off, but had no chance against his opponent, who ate no less than 27 dozen at the eitting.

The adjourned meeting of the creditors in the estate of Mrs Hayward, of Featherston, was to have been held in the old Cou.t house, Masterton, on Wednesday, but at the appointed time only Mr A. 11. Bunny, representing the Deputy Assignee, aud a representative of the Press were present, and the proceedings therefore lapsed. From the statements filed it appears (says the Daily), the assets are £ls, and the liabilities £l2l

At Clareville to-day Mr F. H, Wood has a sale on behalf of Mr Wallis, builder and contractor. To-morrow be holds a sale at Martinborough of general merchandise. Members of the Wairarapa and East Coast Pastoral and Agricultural Society will bear m mind that to-morrow is the day for the meeting to consider the proposals of the Masterton Farmers’ Club. It is hoped that the members at this end of the valley will make an effort to be present. The meeting commences at noon and may be lively if there are any opposing elements at work.

It is a very common thing for persons to send to Wellington for female servants, and female servants to send to the registry offices there to find places. An instance has just come under our notice where a resident in the Wairarapa wrote to a registry office and asked that a general servant should be sent: a young woman from the same district who had gone down to find a place was acijuaintea with the vacancy and came back to fill itWe know from the many applications we have had at this office by employers and servants that there is seldom any need to go so far from home to get their wants supplied. We shall be always glad to aid such. During the last fortnight we have had four or five applications for female servants. Several Woodville settlers are going in for tobacco culture, having been supplied with seed by the Auckland Tobacco dompany. Thev have picked out nice, sheltered, good soiled spots on their sections, and confidently calculate on obtaining £6O [.an acre and upwards.

Mr Humphrey Davy, who was appointed by the Queensland Government to report on the advance of the rabbits towards Queens-

land, has inspected a large area of country on both sides of the Paroo and Warrego and westerly for a long distance, but found no trace of rabbits whatever. He intends inspecting Dunlop country where! rabbits ate reported to be. •He will also inspect Wangamana, Kerribree, and along the boundary by Hungeford. He is accompanied by experienced men.

The People Want Proot.—There is no medicine prescribed by physicians or sold by Druggists that carries such evidence oi its success and superior virtue as Boschee’s German Syrup for severe Coughs, Colds settled on the breast, Consumption, or any disease of Throat and Lungs. Any person afflicted can get a sample tfottle for 6d, and try its superior effect before buying the regular size at 3s 6d, Its wonderful cures are astonishing every one that uses it. Three doses will relieve any case. If youhave a Cough or Cold that will not yield to other remedies try German Syrup and you will be surprised at the result. It has cured many cases of so called Consumption which doctors had given up. It is sold by all Druggists in the Civilised World. The following extract is from, “ Advance Australia,” a book lately published Away up North, “ an occasional raid after the wild blacks enlivens the monotony of life, and there are some men who are brutal enough to enjoy hunting them down. But apart from the chance of getting a spear his ribs, or a tomahawk in his skull, no one who has not lost every vestige of decent feeling could possibly look upon this as sport." « Of the few kinds of sport which Australia does afford, undoubtedly the finest is hunting wild cattle,” (p. 107). “ When the blacks are troublesome, it is generally considered sufficient punishment to go out and shoot one or two.” “ Whether the blacks deserve any mercy is an open question, but that they get none is certain. They are a doomed raco, and before many years are over they will be completed wiped out of the land.” The French people have a protection against late frosts which New Zealand farmers might try for thomselves. It is said that French vineyards are preserved from frosts by clouds of smoke caused by burning refuse. Denso clouds of smoke decrease radiation I from the ground, and so counteract frost, winch is most injurious when coming late in the season. A new method of producing the smoke is to mis gas tar with sawdust and old straw. Placed in heaps this mixture remains inflammable for weeks, in spite of wet weather. If this plan is successful in France we should think it worthy of a trial in our gardens and orchards when a severe frost is expected.

“ Hough On Corns.” Ask ior Wells’ “Rough on Corns.” Quick relief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts, bunions. Kempthorne, Prosser & Co., Agents, Christchurch. Rev Dr Talmage, speaking on tie subject of women’s work, said-. Some siy, “Give woman the ballot.” I cannot now discuss what that influence would be on ether questions, but would female suffrage right woman’s wrongs ? I think not. Doesnot woman oppress woman as much as men oppress her ? Does not woman beat down the value of work to the last point ? Does she not get the last cent possible out of the woman that sews for her ? Does not woman often make a hard bargain with the washerwoman and the milliner and the mantua maker ? Does not the woman say when the hard-working soul comes up and wants a dollar for her work, “ Won’t you take ninety cents ?’’ Well, yon say, that is only ten cents difference—ten cents are not much. Ah ! they may be the difference between heaven and hell. Catarrh of The Bladder. Stinging irritation, inflammation, all kidney and similar complaints, cured by “ Buohu-paiba.” Druggists. Kempthorne, Prosser & Co., Agents. The Caroline Islands about which the trouble between Germany and Spain has arisen lie between New Guinea on the south, and the Ladrones on the north. They form

a straggling line of rocks and islets nearly 2000 miles long. They are principally of

coral, in some instances raised by volcanic action, and the population, who belong to the brown Polynesian stock, number in all about 28,000 or :iO,OOO. According to Wallace, the climate is healthy, and tempered by cool breezes. The chief productions consist of the cocoanut, pandang, plantain, areca palm, bamboo, clove tree, orange, sugar cane, betelpepper, sweet potatoes, and several species of arum. Yap, or Guap, where the dispute has arisen, is a large rocky island, which no doubt is esteemed by the Spaniards principally from its lying on the ocean route from Sydney to liong Kong, about equi-distaut from the newly acquired German territory in New Guinea, and the Spanish possessions in the Phillipines. Flies and Bugs. Bcetlor, insects, roaches, ants, bed bggs, rats, mice, gophers, chipmunks, cleared out by “ Rough on Rats.” Kempt,home, Prosser Jc Co., Agents, Christchurch.

A lad named Archibald Ferguson, while

ploughing on Tuesday afternoon, at the Bast Tamaki, Auckland, met with a fatal accident. The horses bolted, and one of the stilts was driven violently into the lad’s abdomen, causing frightful injuries, which terminated fatally after-several hours’ suffering.

Ada Mantua’s last triumph in connection with tire fclawkesbury Grand fjcmlioap has now been decided, and the chief pihte winners arc given below. Tiro committee present ou this occasion were evidently of 11 .. t class standing, judging by the list sent us, and as they were acting with Press representatives we should say everything has been done to leave no doubt of impartiality and strict rectitude having been kept steadily in view.

The other day, says the World, a match between eleven of a well known girls’ school in Surrey and eleven ot the of the neighbourhood took place, The ladies wore their usual costume, and the school girls

were attired in white tunics, light blue caps and sashes to match, black stockings, and white knickerbockers. They also wore red

roses as a badge, while their opponents wore white. The school were the victors—making as many as 91) runs in their second innings, and retired amid great applause, wearing the white roses of their opponents. Poetry, a waxed moustache, mystery, long

hair and a sweet tenor voice will often make a woman feel as if there was only a sheet of tissue paper between heaven and herself, but it is the man with the wart on his nose and sis figures in his bank balance who'scoops her ioand wakes her happy ever afterwards

The Hon Mr Bryce took leave of the members of the House on Wednesday night. The Hon gentleman, after a visit to his residence near 'Wanganui, will, it is stated, take his departure for Home, in order to be present at the trial of the action which he has brought against Mr Busden for slander. Dion Boucioault intends to play a brief tour through New Zealand, commencing next month at Dunedin.

The Cambria Company at the Thames have obtained 808oz geld from a fortnight’s operations, and a dividend of Is 6d per share, representing £2362 10s has been declared. This company has distributed the large sum of £20,475 in dividends.

The Hutt tarring and feathering case has been again remanded lor a week when the Hon P. A. Buckley and certain other witnesses are to be examined, It was proved in evidence that the accused —Walden—had purchased a pair of handonSs at W. Dawson and Go's.

Laery and Campbell report that there are no alterations in prices since last week. Flour, L 8 ; sharps, L2 5s to L 5 10s; bran LI Ss to L 4 10s ; oatmeal, LlO 10s to LlO 15s ; oaten hay chaff, L 4 to L 5 ; potatoes, 70s to 75s per ton ; onions, LlO to LII ; hay, L 4 to L 4 10s ; straw, L 3 to L 3 10s ; no salt butter in the market ; really prime fresh butter, Is to Is 3d, with a brisk demand ; eggs, lOd to lid per dozen ; Bank and Dimmook’s cures of bams and bacon, 8d to 9d ; cheese, 41d to 5d ; fowls, 3s 6d to 3s 9d per pair: ducks, 3s 9d to 4s per pair ; turkeys, 6s to 6s each. At the horse sale on Saturday there was a large attendance, but business was rather languid, as the stamp of horses did not seem to meet buyers’ requirements. The Minister of Public Works has promised to reduce the freight on wool over the Wairarapa line from 6s 3d to 6s Id per bale, and to make reductions on merchandise. A method of washing butter ;has been patented in Germany. It consists in taking the small particles of the churn when they are about the tenth of an inch in diameter, and placing them iu a centrifugal machine whose drum is pierced with email holes and lined with strong linen cloth. Pure water is added from time to time, until that which i thrown out contains no milk. An English farmer, noted for the excellent condition of his livestock, has been in the habit of feeding his horses on the following daily ration, viz.6lb of oats, 41b of corn, 31b of beans (English beans are worth three times as much as oats and one and ahalf times as much as corn) ; 3lb of hay and 21b of oat straw cut into chaff, and 101bs of

long hay; equal to 281b* of feed per day. This feed kept the horse* in admirable condition while performing constant farmwork, which in England is much more severe than in America. Moreover, the English farm horse will average one half more weight than our farm horse*. Chaffing the hay and straw and crushing the grain perhaps has some effect in making this moderate feeding so economical in its results. The area of land! sold in the Wellington Provincial district during the past eighteen months has been as follows Deferred payments, 10,384 acres 3 roods 11 perches : perpetual leases, 10.017 acres 1 rood 35 perches ; cash 14,333 acres 2 roods 39 perches.

Mr Humphries one of the Greytown Borough Council, met with an accident the other day by driving a nail into his left knee just at the joint. Mr Humphries has been compelled to remain at home through the occurrence, but is improving in a satisfactory manner.

The porter at the Featherston Railway Station met with rather a bad accident a few days ago; he accidentally fell into a drain and bruised the bone of one of bis legs. The limb having gradually become worse he was removed from his home to the Wairarapa Hospital, at Greytown, where he is now under the attention of Dr Bey. The young man’s name is Swanson. A doleful tale of misfortunes was told Mr Deputy Assignee Sellar by a Featherston bankrupt named Walter Henry Davie, a carpenter, who awaited in vain the appearance of his oreditois in Masterton on Thursday. His liabilities spread with exemplary impartiality over Wellington drapers and local storekeepers, amounted to £457 6s 4d, aud his assets consisted of £lO worth of furniture, and book debts to the value of £2, shewing that for a carpenter, the debtor is a capital collector. His misfortunes (says the Star) began about two years ago by a fencing con-

tract on the Opaki, by which he lost money. Then he changed his occupation to a general dealer and adversity came down on him like a thunder clap. His wife fell sick ; a horse that he bought went dead lame; his pack was washed into the Wairarapa Lake ; and he was levied upon for laud at Gladstone that he had hardly occupied. Under such an accumulation of misfortunes he threw up fhe sponge.

Prom the Star we learn that a serious accident happened on Wednesday afternoon near the Masterton school to a son of Mr J. W. Lang. He was jumping on a timber wagon when one of his legs got caught between the spokes of the wheel and was fractured in two places. As speedily as possible the unfortunate lad was removed to his home, where Dr Hosking set the fractured limb. He is now progressing as favorably as can be expected. At the Diocesan Synod meeting now being held at Wellington, it was stated that the estimated receipts from the Wairarapa were —Masterton and Whareama, LBOO ; Greytown and Featherston, L 250 ; Carterton, 225. Cleanliness in milking cows in an absolute

necessity. The udder and teats of cows should be wiped clean of hairs, duet, or other impurity before milking. The cowhouse should be clean of manure, as the odour is quickly absorbed by the milk, and the milkpail ehould be scrupulously clean every time it is used.

“ East Lynne ” will be performed in Greytown next Monday evening by Miss Lizzie Lawre nee’s Comedy and Burlesque Company, The paragraph in our last referring to Mr Matthews losing sheep by having the wool torn off their backs ny some means should have been acknowledged as copied from the Daily, The Mr Matthews referred to is not the gentleman by that name residing at the Lake.

It is rumoured that Mr F. T. Bennett, of Underhill Hoad, Featherston, has recently disposed of his property to Mr W. 11. Levin for the sum of £ 1800. The children of the Kaitara school, Morrison's Bush, went to Wellington this morning to visit the Exhibition, an extra carriage being put on for the purpose. It is hoped that those interested in the progress of the Greytowu Horticultural Show will attend the meeting to-morrow evening. Hitherto a few have undertaken all the work connected with it and there is a wish that some fresh blood should bo infused.