Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] MONDAY, JULY 29, 1895. A MASTER-MIND.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5089, 29 July 1895, Page 2

Wairarapa Daily Times. [Established 1874.] MONDAY, JULY 29, 1895. A MASTER-MIND.

Boston is recognised to be ilie chief literary centre ot the great United States of America. Amongst the master-minds of Boston in the domain of politics, socialism, and religion, Dr Jdsupli Cook holds a prominent position, Ho is commonly spokon of as " Tho Boston Lecturer," and intellectually lie towers übovo anyono whom wo are accustomed to meet with in this little Colony. Dr Joseph Cook is now in New Zealand, and a very great man is amongst us, who perhaps is but little known, oven by name, to nine-tenths of the people whom ho is visitiuo;. Those who do know his high position amongst the intellectual giants of the greatest of modern nations will listen with considerable deference to any expression of opinion that may fall from his lips, Even those who are unfamiliar with his great reputation will bo impressed by tho terseness and vigour of his speech and thought. He has lectured iu Auckland recently, and from a report of his address published in tho Auckland Weekly News we gather a few characteristic observations which are worth thinking over. He said Now Zealand would bo the working man's Paradisa if the working classes did not kill the goose that laid tlm golden egg by class legislation. Plunderers were to be deprecated either in a wealthy oligarchy or a democracy. There was a track with twogreat rails, one was the Golden Ruje, Do untp others evon as ye would that they should do unto you," and the Iron ■Btilel" He that will not work neither shall he eat." They would ijever bridge the chasm between Labour and Capital with the bayonet, pr

even the bayonet wielded by agloved hand. It could only be bridged by the Golden Rule and the Iron Rule, " Liberty, Equality,and Fraternity," was an incomplete cry without the cement of Christianity. Skilled labour could always look utter itsolf, but unskilled labour suffered in a way which required remedial treatment. If the State wanted to help the poor, it could best do so by outlawing the liquor traffic, or by restricting its waste, than by Socialistic legislation. To use a complex metaphor, on his two rails—the Golden Rule and the Iron Ruleran a locomotive with four driving wheels—State help, self help, school help, and Church help. So equipped the engine ran safely, whereas some people preferred instead of that locomotive, the wheel-barrow uf single tax, of land I nationalisation, etc., somo of them having no respect for the Golden Rule and less for the Iron Rule. (Cheers and laughter.) He was for freedom of contract for the working man and for the capitalist. He did not believe in State paternalism, but the Government should pay natural wages, and there should be a sliding scale, men getting the benefit of increased pay for their skill. Wages should bo at least double the cost of food, or more if possible. We have quoted at some length an example of the teaching of a mastermind, and very much regret that in I this Colony there are practically no minds of ah equal calibre. The master-minds which rule New Zealand are mere patchwork and tinsel, they are more representative of power than of intelligence. Tlioy do not-like Dr Joseph Cook—perceive that the working classes of New Zealand are ruining the country by foolish legislation, that they are by their own want of knowledge, converting a country which might be a Paradise into a community of paupers. The Minister for Labour is said to have derived most of his advanced Socialistic ideas from the United States, but if we are to listen to the great American Socialist now amongst us, poor Mr Reeves is alto- . gether on the wrong track,

A l'Aii) canvasser, Till-: employed by.Mr E. Tow.v Hai,l Feist and bis friends, Qukstiox, is going about Mastertondeclaringthat if a Town Ilall be erected the Town Lands Trustees will have to tax the people. As the Town Lands Trustees possess uo power to tax anybody, the statement is a rank absurdity. Still it may lie credited by some ratepayers, aud for this reason it is necessary to protest against a petition to which signatures aro obviously being obtained by false pretences. We do not for one moment suppose that Mr Feist himself would deliberately mislead the public, but apparently his paid agent is doing this, and Mr Feist as his employer is responsible for the manifest deception.

The Borough balance- 1 Tiik sheet for the year ended Boitorai March 31st last, lias Balaxtk- been published, and on iSukkt. the whole shows a slightly improved financial position as compared with the previous return. The rates collected were larger by £'2oo, and the fees showed a considerable increase. The expenditure has been on much the ,samo level as in the previous year, excepting that the amount for lire protection has been reduced and that fortJharitableAid hasshotnp, Still, though, the general portion of the account appears to be stronger, the amount paid for bank interest last year was £Bl7s as against £'/l for the preceding term, and this must be regarded as a somewhat unfavourable symptom.

I'm; Municipal gas, Boiiouun judging from the bal-

Gas aneo sheet still conAccount, tinues to bo manufactured at a loss to the ratepayers. In tho year ended in March last, the receipts for gas amounted to £11196 and the cost of producing it to about £1332, but the charges for interest more than swallow up the difference,so that a special gas rate—a penalty for past mismanagement—cannot as yet bo regarded as a thing of the past.

The l'uhkitua Herald S.M. complains that the Couhts. Busli district does not

receive enough of tho time and attention of the district S.M. Tbecoinplnintiswell-founded, for it is impossible for one magistrate to do justice to all the cases that demand attention between Woodville and Featherston, to say nothing of the Whareama. Economy is the characteristic of tho Justice Department, but this is pushed to such an extent that tho public interests suffer. Mr Hutchison ouejlit to be relieved of the Bush district altogether,

A snuff-box, said to havo been made out of one of tho posts of the gallows at Tyburn, was sold by auction at Kottiugham, recently. The popularity of cycling among ladies, is said to he having a detrimental effect upon the piano trade iu America. Among the list of sculptors exhibiting in the new gallery, London, this year, is Miss Agatha Catley, of Nelson. Pastor W. W, Prcscott, of Battle Creek, Michigan, who arrived by the Monowai, is paying a visit to the Seventh Day Adventists.of this Colony. The Eketahuna liailway Station burglarly still remains a mystery.

Tho Works and Finance Committee of the Masterton Dorougk Council meet this evening. The monthly meeting of the MasterTown Lands Trustees takes place on Friday evening next. The case of alleged perjury on the part of a constable will occupy the Masterton S,M, Court to-morrow afternoon,

Eight hundred and thirty-eight pairs of corsets for men were made by one firm in England last year. Miss Gould is probably the wealthiest bride of the century, as there is little doubt about her fortune being quite three millions sterling.

Billy Barlow, in his 7oth winter, is again buzzing round the country districts of Victoria with his 'lO-year-old "BluoTail'd Fly," A girl miner at Stafford, Wcstland, obtained £l3 worth of gold at her last washing up.

There is nothing, except religion and politics, which causes such frequent quarrels as the umbrella, A Frankfort gentleman, by his will, has left 15,000 marks to the waiters at the restaurant which he frequented. The members of tho Masterton Operatic Society are reminded of tho first rehearsal of ■" Le Cloches de Corneville" to be held to-morrow evening at 8 p.m. punctually jn St, Matthew's Schoolroom, From what we hear no oxpense will bo spared to make this opera a thorough success, both from vocal and scenic points of viow, It is hoped, with active earncstmess put into tji.o rehearsals, the opera Trill be staged eajty is ■Number,

On Thursday next the Wairarapa liounds meet at Clarorille. A marine lako, 40 acres in extent, and ' surrounded by promenades, has been , formed at liliyl, in Wales. Mr C. P. Vallance advertises for two , good trappers, i! The wreck of the Wairarapa cost the ■ Government £377 for various expenses, i and £IOO for a grant toward tho relief ; fund. ' Paper tyres aro soon to he manufac- . tured for cycles. They "are supposed to . last longer than rubber, and to puncture j less easily. . The local corps of the Salvation Army , is to be taken charge of by Adjutant ' Drew, an old English and Indian officer, but more recently of the Thames. There is to be a Parliament of | Religions on the Chicago model in connection with the great Paris Exhibition, ® which is to mark the year 1900. When the firo was noticed in Hopeslrcct, on Sunday mornincr, someone ran n to the nearest firebcll, which is in Vic- '■ toria-strcct, to give an alarm. The hell ll ' proved utterly useless, howover, the rope g breaking at the first pull. These little d matters should be occasionally looked to,

An energetic woman in Nebraska possesses a portable steam threshing machine, and makes a very good business by taking it about the country, 'flic general offertories at St, Paul's Church, Wellington, during the past twelve months amounted to £63318s 9d. Scat rents brought in £41210s 6d. Ensign and Mrs Harrison of the Salvation Army leave Masterton for Hastings on Wednesday, July 31st. A "good-bye" meeting and "coll'ec supper " will take place on Tuesday nielit, when it will be made known who the incoming officers arc. At Dauovirke, on Wednesday, Stock Inspector Harvey prosecuted V. liaslimsMjtjpiV Hog!»ard, W 11. Hunter, and Hunter, for failing to dip their slice]), and each was lined os and costs, excepting liasmussen, who was lined 20s aud costs. At last we have the true explanation why tcmale politicians arc called (lie " Shrieking Sisterhood." Br Anna Shaw, an American lady, has been giving instructions to ladies on " How to talk in public." " The best way,'-' she said" to address an audience is to talk as if ; r oii were scolding your husband." And tlicj generally do. _ An amusing operetta, a revised edition of "lied Hiding Ilooil," is to be performed in St, Matthew's Schoolroom on Thursday evening, mid a real treat is promised those who attend. A great . number of little children are taking part , and have been practicing assiduously for , some time past.

By a new French law anyone found guilty of revealing the coutenls of a private letter will be punished with imprisonment for six days, the term to be increased where the opening of the letter is no.t accidental, even if the fontcnts linve not been divulged. Another ease of burying alive, the third within a fortnight, is reported from France. A boy o£ ten was supposed to have died at Carman):, but as the work of tilling in the grave was begun, cries were heard proceeding from the coin. Steps were immediately taken to open it, but the victim succumbed directly this was accomplished.

A Bill has been lnid before the Board ,ot Chicago aldermen, asking for a city ordinance forbidding women from wearing bloomer dress or leggings in the streets, and imposing a line upon any woman whose skirts are moro than a certain number of inches from the ground, 'l'lie ordinance lias been drawn up by the Women's liefonn Soeiclies.

A shocking discovery was made .recently at Inniscarra, near .Cork, where the family'vault of Sir George Colthurst, owner of Blarney Castle, was found to have been broken open. Seven collins containing the remains of the late baronet and female members of the family, were smashed and the lids removed, and the hands of Hip bodies bore indications thai they had been examined for jewellery. The Gcraldinc correspondent of tho Press, writes:—A peculiar story conies from the lwck country in connection with tho roccnt heavy fall of snow. Several men were rescuing sheep from four feet of snow, on to tracks cut for that purpose at Mount Peel, when tlicy witnessed a most unusual sight. A hare had been left on the truck by a hawk, and this, six or seven sheep literally fell upon and devoured, leaving scarcely a trace of the animal behind.

Ecfcrring to the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts exhibition, now being held at Wellington, the N.Z. Times says " Mr E. W. I'aylon sends this year some work which is a long way in front of anything he has shown hero before. The subjects lie lias chosen are less ambitions, and their treatment is much stronger. "On the Waipoua Bivcr" (137) is a really good sketch, and shows much improvement in. style, and there is a good deal of vigour about " Poliutukawa" (101) and "Iu a Kahikatea Bush" (119)." A small cottago in Hope-street, Mas-tei-ton, owned by Mr T. P. Ginlwood, and occupied by Mr John Sayagc, was totally destroyed by lire at an early hour on Sunday morning. Tlio Fire Brigades Fere promptly on the spot, but wore quito unablo to savo the building or its contents. The origin of the tire is unknown. Tho cottago was insured with the North British Office for £IOO (Mr E. 11. Wadding, ton, local agent), and tho furniture for £oo in the Ifcvr Zealand Office, of which Mr Burton Boys is tho Mastcrton representative.

Chemists turn scrap iron into ink, old bones into lucifcr matches, the shavings of the blacksmith's shop into Prussian blue, fusel oil intooilof apples andpears, tho (trainings of cow-houses into fashionable perfumery, beggars' rags into new pilot coats, ashpool tilth into ammonia, and tar wasto into aniline dyps and saccharine. Hats are utilised in Paris to clear the flesh from the bones of carcases, then kill the rats and use up their fur, for trimmings, their skin for gloves, their thigh bones for tooth-picks and their tendons and hones for gelatine wrappers.

The Oamam Mail says:—lt is said that the rabbits are not nearly so plentiful, or rather that they are very scarce, in this district, now, local sports went out a day or two since, and although they t;ot all they saw, tlioy only brought in seven. They say that where they used to find tho rodents by hundreds, and even by thousands, scarcely ono is to ho seen now. This is certainly good news, for not- long ago since it was said that they were over-running the whole of the Oamaru district. The Minister of Lands and his Eabbit 'and Stock Department may surely lay claim to a little credit for thi's state of things.

In China there are no lawyers' fees, and costs, Litigation is regarded as a great evil, and is made very simplo. A Magistrate hears the case very much as a father would a dispute between two children, and in the main iustico is administered speedily, thoroughly and cheaply, To prevent litigation many debts have been made debts of honor, not binding in law, Among theso are all loans to friends or relatives to start a man in business or extricate him from trouble; all loans to a gamblor, spendthrift, drunkard, or runaway wife, all loans upon parole, and various other debts. Drinking debts are not collectable, Professional services cannot be sued for, unless there is a written obligation, Thounsccured crcditortoeollect an old account simply stands in front of the debtor's door and weeps.' Ho rarely has to do this longer than an hour. To get rid of the annoyance and avoid disgrace the debtorliustlcs around and gets u]) the money, A Chinese who becomes financially embarrassed will 'sell himself for a plantation coolie, go into exile for twenty years, or oven commit suicide. It is part of his religion to pay',off all he owes in the last week of the year, in order that he may begin the next one free from care and obliga'lion,'

Two sharp shocks o£ earthquake were noticed in various parts of tho South Island on Saturday.

Messrs Lowes and lorns add 200 forward empty owes and 18 springing lieifcrs to their next stock sale.

Tho Appeal Court has unauimousiy dismissed the application in the Dean case for leave to appeal. Tho Wairarapa Hunt Club's Ball is announced to take placo on Thursday, September 2Gth. A first offending drunk, who appeared truly penitent, was discharged with a caution, by Mr Georgo Heron, J.P., at Masterton this morning. Mr F. H. Wood sells at his Grcytown rooms on Saturday, 3rd August, by order of the Deputy Official Assignee, 2 horses, 1 tip dray aud harness, and 2 tents.

The friends of the lato Miss Bridget Collins are invited to attend her funeral which will leave Mrs Olscn's residence. Chapel Street, on Tuesday next at 1.30 p.m.

A dispute at tho Army and Navy Hotel, Wellington, as to who should pay Eor some drinks, wound up in n stonethrowing match, in which a man named Thomas McClusky was very seriously injured.

The Grcytown Wcsleyan Church Choir, assisted by several vocalists and an ellicieut orchestra, will render selections from "Judas Maccabeus (Handel)," and a number of high-class sacred items, in the Wcsleyan Church, Masterton, on Thursday, August Ist, Captain Fred Thomas, well-known in Masterton, who styles himself" the only whistling ventriloquist in the world" is Manager of the Tivoli Company now performing at Oamaru, and in whoso programme he figures as raconteur, humorist, aud vocalist. An eccentric Frenchman not only drew up an elaborate programme for his own funeral, but the whole scene has beon rehearsed during his lifetime. He was present the other day when the mock ceremony was performed at his tomb, listened to music of bis own selection, and to an oration eulogistic of himself.

At the Wandsworth County Court recently a father was committed to prison for 28 days for the nonpayment of his daughter's wedding breakfast. It was a cold collation for 32 persons at is a head, together with the bride cake. The Terrible, the most powerful cruiser afloat, has been launched on the Clyde. It is 638 ft in length, 100 ft longer than any other ship in the navy. Theresselcarries a powerful armamcntof heavy guns, and will take a crew of 900 men.

It has been ascertained that in twelve months, no fewer than 0,537 horses were slaughtered in Southwark alone aud disposed of as cats' meat. This is mentioned to show that the cat family in London must be a very numerous one. A pig in an emaciated condition was recently discovered beneath a slack of straw in the Pen district, in Lincolnshire. It had been buried for I<l weeks without food or water, and with only as much air as could be obtained through Oft of, straw.

A serious accident occurred at Eketat'ma on Friday, when Mrs Ituddick, who was carrying an infant at tlio time, slipped on some ice and falling heavily broke her thigh. The unfortunate sufferer was removed to the Masterton Hospital, and is doing as well as can bo expected.

Mr P. H. Wood adds to the Greytown auction sale on the 3rd August, (Saturday next), 1 drawing room suite, 1 new rustic (rap, and one second-hand express.

The Masterton agent of the Labour Bureau reports" Unskilled labour: The only work going on at present is rabbit-poisoning, and tlmt is employing very few hands this season. A large number of men travelling on the road have been passing through daily, and nil agree as to the scarcity of employment."

If you study practical economy you will buy your drapery mid clothing nt Hooper's I3on Mftrohd. You ask why ? We'll tell you why 1 You've twenty pounds to spend or twenty shillings ifyoulikc. Your object is to get all you require for tho money yon have. IE yon buy of Hooper's you will get nil you determined to secure and a bit left for someibing pise. Also jou will get the best of everything; the goods of standard manufacturer.'. If you buy elsewhere your twenty pounds or twenty shillings, as tho case may he, will not go as far as you thought and you will cither have to sink tho quality or shell out more cash, Will that suit you ? Wo trow not. You're no fool | you've been-wandering up and down this blessed world for years and you know your book. One may sny this is only assertion, where's your proof? Wo reply, use your oyos, exercise your judgment and criticise and compare, and your verdict must bo for Hooper ct Co., ready money drapers, Bon MarcM, Masterton. -Advt, One of the sights of Wellington, nt any time is undoubtedly the magnificent cstablishmcnt.known as To Aro House, and now that every department within its walls is filled to overflowing, with a bewildering variety of the season's novelties in millinery, mantles, dresses, etc., it is moro than oyer a pleasure and profit to visit tho wholesale fnmily drapery warehouse, Te Ato I House.

. Particular attention has been paid this year to tho requirements of country customers, and tho result is 10 bo seen in the immenso and varied stock of calicoes, shirtings, flannels, flanncllettcs, strong wearing dress materials, men's and boys' elothiDg. &o. The choice in each department, is almost unlimited, as may be imagined, when it is stated that of flannelotte alone, over' 50,000 yards hnvo this season been imported at Te Aro Houso, Wcllington.—ADVT.