The Examiner. WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 1, 1897

Woodville Examiner, Volume XV, Issue 2702, 1 September 1897, Page 2

The Examiner. WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 1, 1897

Pound sales will be held at the Kumeroa pound every Saturday if necessary. Crs Motley and Monteith are the only Councillors who have sat continuously in the Woodvillo Borough Council since its formation. The following nre tho returns for the Waipawa District Hospital for tho week ended August 28,1897:—Patients in hospital, males 22, females 6; admitted during week, males 5, females I ; discharged, mitles 4> £waal«s 2.

Two Chinamen were on Monday at Wellington fined Is each and £llßs 6d coats for hawking vegetables after hours. A naval writer says that neither Casablanca nor hia father perished on aborning ship. They were drowned while swimming for the boata. We would remind our readers of the concert in the Wesleyan church to-night. We have the best of reasons for stating that it will be more than usually interesting. Just after the train to Palmerston left Halcombe on Monday a passenger fell headlong from the platform. The train was at once stopped, and the man was found to be uninjured, A mob of 460 head of shorthorns passed through Woodville last Sunday, en route for Mr A. McHardy’s new farm in the Bunnythorpe district. They were taken through the Gorge and on down the river passed Mr J. Cotter’s. The cattle were brought from Mr McHardy’s Blackhead property, and arrived at their destination without mishap, A man named Edward Williams, butcher, 55 years of age, was found dead in bed at Christchurch on Monday morning. When the premises were searched “ Bough on Bats " was found, and other circumstances point to the supposition that the deceased committed suicide. All goods promised for the Band’s Carnival are requested to be handed in not later than the 10th inst. Will the friends please note, and endeavor to further assist the Committee by favoring the request ? Those who have promised provisions may deliver same on Thursday at the Drill Hall. Note advertisement for opening day. The fame of Nelson, Moate Co.’s teas has already became universal, but there are still many people who do not know what a luxury they are missing in not drinking these famous teas. They are imitated by many, but surpassed by none. An interesting replace advertisement will be found on another page. It is understood that the conference of Eailways Commissioners reported in favour of adopting the New South Wales 4ft B'Jin measure as the uniform gauge. This means that the whole of the Victorian and a portion of the South Australian lines will have to bo reduced. The cost is estimated at £2,500,000. An Aglican clergyman, preaching in Napier the other Sunday evening, said that if religion did not effecthnoral transformation, the people should cast it aside, and convert their churches into warehouses and send their ministers out to earn an honest living. The chances are if this parson’s suggestionwore carried out, there would be a great many unemployed clerics knocking about the country, and competition in the warehouse line would be excessively keen.— Auckland Observer. There will be about four miles of tramway to the sawmill which is being put down in the Tiratu block. The haulage will be done by a steam engine, and iron rails aro to be laid. The long bridge across the Mangatera stream, directly behind Mr H. Carlson’s residence, is nearly finished. Mr Carlson’s plant at his mid at Mangatainoka, which has just stopped cutting, will be brought here shortly, and will be taken into the Tiratu. There is a large area of totara in the bush, sufficient to keep the mill going for several years.—Advocate. So far the Acclimatisation Societies a 6 Bay of Islands, Tauranga, Auckland’ Hawke's Bay, Taranaki, Wanganui, Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, Ashburton, South Canterbury, Otago and Southland have undertaken to send delegates to the Conference proposed to be held in Wellington before next session of Parliament to discuss the question of the dates for opening and closing of the shooting seasons, and matters connected with the protection of native birds, the introduction of now game, &c. At the Dactoevirke Magistrate’s Court last week, Percy Watterson was committed for trial, at the instance of B. T. Brighouse, on a charge of having maliciously destroyed a portable engine of the value of £25. Accused, it seemed, had paid £l6 to the complainant, and considered it procured for him an interest in the engine, which had not then been bought. He admitted having sent a letter to Brighou.se in the following terms “By the time this letter reaches you the engine in Mangatera will be destroyed. You robbed me of my money. I will do time before you shall get any good out ot it. Good-bye. I am now going to have my money’s worth out of your property." A rather good joke happened la one of the hotels the other day. A small party had assembled, and a joker bet drinks all round that one of the company would not walk on a chalk line he would make. The bet was accepted, whereupon the joker made a chalk lino a couple of feet long on the paper adorning the wall. The challenged party eyed the line for a few moments, and then taking out hia pocket knife, he cut out the paper on which the chalk line was drawn in a neat and expeditious manner, placing the paper on the floor ho walked along the line. The joker fell in and had to pay for the drinks, and the only consolation he could find was that he was a “ bally-fool "for not drawing the line on wood-work instead of the paper. After the settlement of the wager the winner deftly gummed the piece of paper on the place whence it had been cut off—-Tara-naki Herald. At the Christchurch Supreme Court on Monday Mr Justice Denniston gave judgment in the case of Proffitt v. Parker and another, in which £SOO damages was sued for on the ground of the plaintiff’s removal from the grandstand enclosure on the Ricearton racecourse. His Honor said—“ Whether the trustees or the club (under delegation from the trustees) have power to make regulations excluding any class of the public from the course is a question I do not feel called upon to decide in these proceedings, Ail I determine is that neither of them have go far done so. The plaintiff went upon the course avowedly merely to assert his rights on behalf of his class to enter and remain there. The assault was merely a formal and technical one. In such case he is entitled to only nominal damages. Judgment for plaintiff for 40s with costs.” Mr and Mrs Keddon and the Misses Seddon were entertained at a dinner party by Mr and Mrs Thomas Mackenzie (Clutha Tam, ye ken) at their residence in Dulwich, a Sunday being appropriated for the function. Most of the New Zealanders present, including of course the host, had been strong political opponents of Mr Seddon in other days, but evidently the hatchet had been buried, for jn the brief postprandial speechifying all the speakers seenv j d to vie with one another as to who should refer in the most kind and friendly terms to hia erstwhile opponent. Mr Mackenzie himself made a moat humerons and gonial reference to the past days of parliamentary strife between himself and his guest, and Mr Seddon alluded with great generosity and good feeling to those with whom he had been in political conflict. Altogether it was a most successful and enjoyable affair. The arrival anil departure of tin; Royal carriage with ihe scar'd liveried coachman and footman created quite a stir in the quiet suburb of Dulwicb.-»-Daily Times Correspondent.

Lord Roberts tells this amnsinp story in his “ Forty-one years in India” :—A curious incident happened at Alambagh. I was employed inside the enclosure, when all at once I heard a noise and commotion some little distance off. Getting on to the roof I looked over the plain and saw our troops flying in every direction. There was no firing, no enemy in eight, but evidently something was wrong ; so I mounted my horse and rode to the scene of confusion, where I found that the ignominious flight of our troops was caused by infuriated bees, which had been disturbed by an officer of the 9th Lancers thoughtlessly thrusting a lance into their nest. There was no serious consequences, but the Highlanders were heard to remark on the unsuitability of their dress for an encounter with an enemy of that description. Hero is a good honeymoon story. A young doctor who was married recently, but had not much money to come and go on, hit upon the following plan to appease the bride and society without incurring expense. Ho didn’t explain his position to the girl—-it is not always safe or easy to do that —and he didn't go to the money lenders. He simply fixed upon Paris ha the best place in the world to have a honeymoon, and they started off, amidst the good wishes of a gay crowd .of friends. When they reached the first station, the stationmaster gave him a telegram informing him that his presence was urgently required in town, and back they had to go ; but it appeared ho didn’t give up his tickets, and a week or so later the wife found in his pocket two tickets for tire place at which their trip had been interrupted, bearing the date of their wedding day. They set her thinking, and when ho came homo ho confessed the truth, and they have since loved each other better than ever. It was a plan pre-arranged with a friend at home, and it satisfied the demands of society. The latest novelty in ceremonies is narrated by a report in the London Daily Telegraph of Jane 29, from Chattanooge, Tennessee: —“Robertson, the rille shot and rider ot bucking broncho horses in Montana Bill's Wild West Show, was married to Miss Cynthia Kenna on Sunday. The couple took their places in the car of a balloon for the marriage ceremony, and when it was concluded the balloon was released. It had only risen 100 ft when the bride became frightened and jumped out. Fortunately she fell into the Tennessee River, otherwise she might have been killed outright; as it was she was nearly drowned. Robertson remained in the car of the balloon, which ascended to a height of about 1000 ft, and then gradually descended. W hen the bride was sufficiently recovered and the bridegroom had been rescued from His perilous position and they were once more together, Mr and Mrs Robertson hold their wedding reception.” Mr L., a broad-minded pressman, met Mr C., a Prohibitionist, the other day. “That’s a nasty cough you’ve got,’’ said L. “ Come and have a rum hot; it’ll do you good.” “ No, thanks ; Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure for mo ; it beats your rum hots for coughs and colds; it’s sold everywhere.” 705515 Rather a curious case is the following:—A gentleman in America whoso life was insured for i.T0,000 against accidents died from the bite of a mosquito. The insurance company declined to pay, contending that a mosquito bite was not an accident. A court look the same view, but the widow appealed and a higher tribunal decided in her favour. The following conversation took place recently. “You’re a fool.” “Well, what if I am, takes wise men to make them. But since 1 used Gallichan’s A.C. Corn Cure there is none of ’ho, fool about me; cured my fifteen years collection in less chan fifteen days. What Price ? Only Is. Chemists and stores. —Advt. Extract from report of North Island assault case : “There is some excuse," said his Worship, “ for a man becoming exasperated by the strains of a band organ, but to rush out and attack the musician with a meat-axe is carrying things with too high a hand.” “ I know it is, your Worship," pleaded the defendant, “ but when one of their) fellers stops in front of the house jist after a man has had a row with his wife, and begins playin’ ‘ Homo, Sweet Homo,’ its more than flesh and blood can stand !” Reductions in cash price list for this month are as follows; No 1 sugar, 8s fid, No. 2 7s lid, or each Mbs for lid ; oatmeal, fis 9d per 251 b bag (advance). Rice, od per lb, Ids per 501 b bag. Other prices as already announced.—D. G. Mdubbin & Co. The web of the Madagascar spider is about to bo utilised for the purposes _ of silk manufacture. A French naturalist, M. Cambollo, has recently ascertained that the spider produces at the beginning of its work more than 100 yards of thread per hour, increasing the quantity until it produces more than 150 yards per hour. Special winding machines are already being sent to the island. Daring the continuance of their successful Record Sale, Messrs C. Sandtord & Co. have accumulated a quantity of remnants in all classes of drapery and dress materials. As the goods must be sold before stock-taking, they have been marked down to mere nominal prices to clear them. —Advt. I have given Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy a fair test and consider it one of the very best remedies for croup that I have aver found. One dose has always been sufficient, although I use it freely. Any cold my children contract yields very readily to this medicine. I can conscientiously recommend it for croup and colds in children. — Guo. E. Wolff, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Pern andina, Fla. Sold by Monteith Bros., Storekeepers, TOOsoO What is beyond doubt is that Sir William Wallace w,;s a low-born adventurer of shady morals, who pushed to the Iront in lawless times ; won the battle of Stirling; lost the battle of Falkirk; became a broken man and an outlaw with a price sot on bis head; and was eventually captured, tried in London, and there executed.—Saturday Review. An octopus lately cast .ashore on the Atlantic coast of U.S.A. had a body 21ft long and 7ft across, The stump of an arm or tentacle still attached to the body was iJ6ft long, and even then lOin in diameter at the break, which means that the spread from tip to tip of opposite arms pmst have been a good deal over 100 ft, and, as the fragmentary mass weighed six tons, the living beast must have weighed at least 12 tons. Evidently the old Norse broken was a very real beast. Also a beast like this with spread arms would muko ag. excellent sea serpent. Mr Ward L, Smith, of Frcdcrickstown, Mo., was troubled with chronic diarrohcea for over thirty years. He had become fully satisfied that it _ was only a question of a short time until he would have to give up. Ho bad been treated by some of the best physicans in Europe and America but got no permanent relief. One day he picked up a newspaper and chanced to read an advertisement of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhma ILmndy. He got a bott’o of it, the fir 4 dose helped him. cud its continued use cured him. For sale by Monteith Bros., Storekeepers, 7A6539

A few months ago, Mr Byron Every, of Woodstock, Mich., was badly afflicted with rheumatism. His right leg was swollen the full length, causing him great suffering. He was advised to try Chamberlain’s Pain Balm, The first bottle of it helped him considerably and the second bottle effected a cure. For sale by Monteith Bros., Storekeepers. 70G530