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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1900, 10 November 1886, Page 2

We are glad to learn that Mr B, Gallagher of Grey town, who was thrown from his horse, has shown signs of returning consciousness. He was better this morning. With Mr W. Nation, sen,, it is otherwise. He is slowly sinking and cannot hj ;1U out much longer. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales completed the 45 th year of his age yesterday. Mr H. M. Stanley, the explorer, will visit Australia in February. Mr F Henderson of the Morrison’s Bush sawmill has had his fingers very badly crashed by being caught among tbe cogs. Mr F. H. Wood announces a stock sale at Taratabi on the 18th, and one at Featherston on the 23rd. The Featherston School Committee met on Saturday evening. Present.—Mr J. G. Cox, (chairman), Messrs J Donald, Robertson, Benton and J. Cundy. Tbe Treasurer reported £ls 13s Id to credit of scholl fund. Accounts amounting to £5 9s 9d were passed for payment. Correspondence outwards and Inwards was read. Tbe Inspector's report was reed, showing tbe result of late examination and present condition of school as very satisfactory. It was resolved to convey the thanks of the committee to Mr Bunting for tbe efficient manner iu which be has conducted the school, and to Mrs Bunting for her liberal assistance. That a set of solid drawing models be procured. It was resolved to present prizes at the breaking up of the school and to hold the annual picnic on the second Friday in January ; and to appoint a subcommittee to arrange the picnic at next meetMr F. H. Wood adds 100 two tooth wethers to his next Featherston Stock Sale, which promises to be a most important one. We feel suie that settlers will be forwarding their own interest as well as the interests of the I district by assisting in permanently estabjishing stock sab's tea there lon. Tbe stables at the Tuff Hotel, Stoke, Nelson were burnt down the other mothihg. They contained Mr T Harley’s racehorses. The buser was burnt to death aud the latter seriously injure*.. has been received of the death in Melbourne of Mr T, Watson, who was manager tor about a quarter of a century of the Invercargill Branch of the Bank of New Zealand. The deceased gentleman was a few mouths ago appointed to Melbourne, and recently left to fill that position. They have a. hotel for domestic pets in New York, where these creatures are cared for while their owners are out of the city for the holidays, The hotel is now full to overflowing. Canaries are charged 250 a week, parrots 500, monkeys 760, oats 3dol 50c, (logs bom 2dol to Mol SOo,

The heavy wind with rain brought down the rivers on Tuesday night, and the Waingawa bridge, through the subsiding cf some of the piles was rendered useless for traffic by tbe trains. The Mai 1 , a m Crickeiersiloet their match yesterday against tbe Stars, Wellington, on on the first innings. Stars 235. Masterton 89 runs.

Tbe Masterton Volunteers were defeated by the Wellington Artillery yesterday by 62 points, 670 against 608 points. The Carterton Volunteers von their match against tbe City Rifles yesterday. Daring a gale last Sunday, at Martins borough, the Rev Mr Western was unable to hold the usual service in the church. So severe were the gusts that one of tbe windows were blown in and the roof considerably damaged. A Mr Williams, of Auckland, was tbe successful tenderer for the supply of' 10,000 lbs of sealing wax to the Government. The manufacture of red tape is carried on by the Government ; everybody knows what an enormous quantity is used. A cottage belonging to Mr J Fitzgerald, Gardener, Masterton, was burned down last night.

England has a Dicky Bird Society, composed of 100,000 children. Its aim is to encourage protection of birds and animals.

A reward of £IOO has been offered in England for the proof of a case of drunkenness that has been cured without total abstinence.

Blue ribbon priociples-appear to prevail among the m nets now on strike at Kaitangata. They were filling up their spare time by having a picnic the other day, and solicited donations for the purpose from the public. One hotelkeeper, in response to the invitation, sent up to the ground six bottles of whisky and five gallons of beer. Much to his surpr se, when the day’s fun was over, the whole of tho drinkables were returned to him, intact, with thanks. Children who are allowed to go barefoot (says the Lancet) enjoy almost perfeet immunity from the danger of cold by accident or chilling of the feet ; and they are altogether healthier and happier than those who, in obedience to the usages of social life, have their lower extremities permanently invalided, and so to say, carefully swathed and put away iu rigid cases. As regards the poorer classes of children there can be no sort of doubt in the mind of any one that it is incomparably better that they should go barefooted than wear boots that let in the wet and stockings that are nearly always damp and foul. A graveyard in County Cork has the following notice over its entrance gate ; “ Only the dead who live in the parish sre buried here.”

The agricultural distress in Germany is so great that it is proposed to divide large estates for planting in the colonies among German peasants. Military ballooning has now reached such a stage in Germany that under-otti. cers are being trained in balloon-steering. Two sergeants have just been awarded certificates attesting their efficiency in this art.

The schoolmasters at Austria held a meeting at Vienna with a view to prepare a petition for the re-introduction of the rod, which was abolished some years ago The friend of the rod, however, did not obtain a majorilylarge enough to justify the petition. Some revelations have just been made which throw a disagreeable light on the habits of the busy bee, whose bright example has been the theme of so many moral discourses. The bee is found to be neither more nor less than a downright drunkard when he gets the chance, pre. ferring the easy delights of cordials and spirits to toilsome flights o’er sunny swards and honey laden flowers. There is a swarm of bees no further away than Kennington who persist in improving the shining hour by gathering honey from spirits and cordials. The bottler applied to the Magistrate for protection, but the Magistrate remarked that they evidently preferred those' insidious liquids to flowers. It is very sad to find that, with all the spread of blue ribbon principles among men, these little workers have gone quite tbe other way. By and by, they will lay siege to the pubs. One of the oddities of a Parisian journal is this advertisement: —“ A factory in Belleville produces within a few days art ficial negroes. The metamorphosis which is entirely harmless, is caused by iodine ; it opens a brilliant future to young men, as black servants, circus negroes etc., are always in demand Frees low and payment easy. Curly irons for the manufacture of woolly hair always kept on hand.

Sander & Son’s Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza ; the relief is instantaneous. In serious cases and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldings, braises, sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling —no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of the lungs, swellings, etc.; diarrhoea, dysentery; diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs. In use at all hospitals and medical clinics ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy; crowned with medal and diploma at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and reject all others. Drunken Stuff.—How many children and women are slowly and surely dying, or rather being killed, by excessive doctoring, or tbe daily nee of some drug or drunken stuff called medicine, that no one knows what it is made of, who can easily be cured and saved by American Go’s Hop Bitters, which is so pure, simple and harmless that tbe most frail woman, weakest invalid, or smallest child cau trust in! See In tbe Queensland Parliament an boa member was interrupted in bis speech. “ Who brayed there? ”he asked. “It was an echo,” was tbe withering reply, aud the House roared. “ Rough on Itch.” ” Hough on Itch ’ cures skin humors, eruptions, ring worm, tetter, salt rheum, frosted feet, chilblains, itch, ivy poison, barber’s itch Facts.—Close confinement and careful attention to all factory work gives the operatives pallid faces, poor appetites, languid, miserable feelings, poor blood, inactive liver, kidneys, &c., and all the physicians and medi cine in the world cannot help them unless they get out of doors or use American Go’s Hop Bitters. None need suffer if they will use it freely. Bee At the Border Leicester ram sale, tbe most J-moitact show of sheep in the Sooth of Scotland, there 1397 the average prise of stock amounteu . 3d. Tbe highest price secured for one ram which was purchased from the Courtbill flock, (of which Mr Johnston, father of Mr Thomas Johnston of Oreytowu, is agent), was £IOO, Three years ago n sheep costing £125 was added to the same flock. ” Rough on Corns.” Ask for Wells'" Bough on Corns." Quick relief, complete, permanent care. Corns, warts, bunions. At chemists and druggists. Alluding to tbe dullness of trade iu Sootland,a contemporary says that, according to a list published in September, there were then 57 vessels lying idle on the Clyde (34 of, which are steamers, and 23 sailing vessels), > with an aggregate (outage of 42,181 tone.