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Woodville Examiner, Volume XVII, Issue 2946, 17 April 1899, Page 2

Measles are very prevalent at New Plymouth, and all the schools have been closed. Messrs Gainman & Co. have secured the contract for the supply of timber for the Opera House at Wanganui.

Messrs Gamman & Co's scow Whan' garoa is expected to reach Foxton in a few days. A New Plymouth publican was fined 4?5 the other day for suppling liquor to a child under 13 years of age. Key Let, who was recently fined ,£289 for smuggling tobacco at Dunedin, has been released from prison, the penalty having been paid. Mr John Duthie, M.H.8., who is suffering from heart affection, has been compelled to take complete rest in a recumbent position fpr three or fcur weeks, The Commissioner of Police has issued an order instructing Inspectors to warn newspapers against publishing advertisements relating to special diseases, under pain of prosecution. At the committee meeting of the Hawko's Bay Jockey Club on Friday, the programme for the Knmeroa hack race meeting was approved, Elijah Kemp was granted a jockey's license. An old man haa just died in Blaydon, Northumberland, who could number 136 descendants round his family board. He had five sons, two daughters, 60 grandchildren, unci 09 grout-grandchild-ren.

Among the treasures of the Austrian Crown are some religious relics that would make the fortune of a church. They include a nail from the Cross, a fragment from the Cross itself, a piece of wood from the manger at Bethlehem, fragments of the apron worn by the Virgin, and a tooth of John the Baptist,

The French engineer, M. Jierlier, whose proposal to tunnel the Straits of Gibraltar is said to have been been approved by the Spanish Government, is rn.skir.ig great efforts to interest Englishmen in his scheme. He recommends it as providing a, new route from London to Bombay, which journey, he says, can be made in a little over a week, without scarcely putting foot on board a ship. Two young men, Joseph Still and John Guthrie, took half a keg of gunpowder into a blacksmith's shop at Eerhamgrove, near Wellington, on Friday afternoon, and spilt some. They put a match !* for a lrtrk ' ! to t.he loose powder, but it communicated with the keg, and the place was blown to atoms, Fortunately they were some distance from the main explosion, but wers badly jiui'H.ed. and Guthrie will probably lose the signf; of'one eya, j

The Aramoho Railway Station and Refreshment Rooms were burned to the ground carjy on Saturday morning. A sharp north-west gaie was blowing and it y/as impossible to save the building, Stationmaster Walsh saved all current documents, cash and tickets, The refreshment room, in the occupation of Mrs Juba] Fleming, was insured for iloO in the United. The loss is estimated at o£loo over that amount.

Owing to a clerical misapprehension. Mr W. Tucker's ft ayorn is entered faille Telegraph Hack Handicap in pl"co of the Farewell.

Captain Jackson Barry states Hint h is now mnkir.fr np a parly to g> with him into the King Country, t.V show them a network of minerals lying dormant for the want of being develoi ed.

The members of the Woodville Eifje Club wili fire for the Redward Cup on Wednesday afternoon. The ranges are 500, 000 and 700 yards, the 70fT yards counting for the shield. We understand that Mr W. C. Buchanan, M. 11.11., will deliver a political address at Pahiatna before the end of the present month, the exact date of which is not yet fixed.

Mr E. J. Gothard has withdrawn his name from nomination as a delegate to the Racing Conference for (he Hawke's Bay District. Messrs J. McYay and W. White will therefore be returned unopposed. Our readers are reminded of the clearing sale of dairy stock, &.c, on Mr John Wilks' farm, Woodlands Roads, on Wednesday. The sale will start at 1 o'clock sharp, and luncheon will be provided.

A four and a-half year old boy named Douglas Ross was taken to the Wellington Hospital on Thursday evening, and died at 2 o'clock next morning. He was found in a very bad state, and was supposed to have consumed some whisky which he found in a bottle. All that medical skill and nursing could do was done, but without avail, and tlrfe child passed away as stated. At Mr T. E. Taylor's political meeting at New Plymouth there was a lively encounter between him and Mr Butterworth, of " bird-on-wing" fume. Then Mr E. M, Smith took a hand, and the fun grew fast and furious. In reply to Mr Smith, Mr Taylor said among other things that a man who aspired to a seat in Parliament should have knowledge as well as presumption. Mr Smith took the suggestion to heart,and is going to " scalp " Mr Taylor. Messrs Staco Bros., the well-known saddlers, of Vogel Street, Woodville, insert an advertisement in to-day's issue calling attention to their splendid stock of saddlery, harness, whips, tfcc, which they claim as being one of the most complete in the Bash Districts. Messrs Stace Bros, have established for themselves a high reputation as makers of horse covers, of which they always keep a large number in stock, and make to order on the shortest notice. Repairs are a specialty with this firm, and are executed promptly and cheaply.

At Paris a stone siw of the circular kind 7ft 6in in diameter, is set with 200 diamonds let into the metal and disposed of in such a way that 80 stones are set in the points of the saw teeth, 80 more in the faces of the teeth, near their points, and '4O more into the side teeth. The saw rotates at the rate of 300 revolutions per minute; its tangenital speed is of 120 ft per second, and it cuts into the stone at the rate of-a foot per minute for hard-faced stone; for soft building stone the saw makes but 12 revolutions per minute, advancing 40 inches into the stone during that time. The stones are mounted on a chariot, the movement of which can be regulated to suit the advance of the saw. Blocks up to six feet high by four feet wide can be cut like so much wood.

In the concluding remarks of an editorial the Poverty Ba}'Herald (Gisbome) says : —The energies of the Lands and Survey and Land Settlement Departments seem to have been concentrated upon Taranaki during the past seven years, and the result has been a wonderful development of the country. Nesv townships have sprung up everywhere, little hamlets have blossomed iutu a :-'---,-, •- , dairy industry

has been given a lift ahead that has made it of more value to the colony than goldmininir, agriculture and other industries have been proportionately improved, and generally the district has been made to boom. As previously stated, we do not begrudge the Taranaki settlers their success, but we certainly think it is high time a little more attention was paid to the settlement and development of this side of the island.

An old man named James Baldwin, a passanger for London by the It.M.S. Ormuz, was standing on the Port Melbourne Pior, when he was accosted by a well-dressed young man, who got into conversation with him by asking him where the railway station was. He said he was a passenger by the Ormnz to London. The two became friendly, and canie to tho city together, and went to several hotels. At last, when outside the National Mutual Life Assurance offices in Collins Street, a second man approached, and, telling Baldwin's newmade friend that he had just put all his " things " qn the Ormuz, said he required immediate payment for them. Tho amount required was fifty pounds, he said. After protesting that he had not so large a sum about him, the bogus passenger turned to Baldwin. " I hardly like to ask you for the money on so short an acquaintance, 1 ' he said apologetically, •' but this man will have to be paid, and if you could oblige me for a few minutes, we'll go straight back to my restaurant, and gee it." Baldwin said he had only MS, but produced that sum, and handed it to the man he had met on the pier. Evidently with the intention of allaying any lingering suspicions on his part, the recipient handed back one sovereign, remarking that he had 4?tl of his own. The two men then entered the National''Mutual Bnikliugs leaving Baldwin waiting on the kerbstone, where he remained for a full hour. A light then seemed to break over him, and, seeking out a constable, he related his story of deceit. The robbers have act been captured.

To Mr T. Nicholson, chemist, Woodville ; " I have much pleasure in bearing testimony to the value of your Cough Bahu. I had a severe qold with bad cough, and four other members of the family, two with sore throats, and two with colds aud cough. Three 1/- bottles of your mixture cured us all." Signed A.'W. Hukst. Woodville, August 27th, 1898. How to Prevent Croup. We have two children who are subject to attacks of croup. Whenever an attack is coming on my wife gives fhara Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and it always prevents the attack. It is a household necessity in this country and no matter what else we run out of, it would not do to bo without Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. More of it is sold here than of all other cough medicinea combined. — J. M. Nickle of Nipkle Bros., merchants, Nickleville, Pa. For sale by Monteith Bros., Storekeepers, ' iy2ab,o

The prevalent use of slang by all classes of the community is as astonishing as it is lamentable. Primarily it implies on the part of the speaker a poverty of English proper; secondly, a wantQU preference fur the vulgar and t':e inornate ; lastly, culpable indolence and want of care. You may do tlii? with more or less impunity with language, but you cannot- \.hm kifja with a cough or cold; for these Peppermint Cure is a tried and sure remedy. Every household should possess iti" Sold everywhere at Is 6d to 2s (id. v ' ''' 7

London House Dressmaking Rooms — Miss Cummins a lady of first class experience, will arrive early in the week 10 take charge of these rooms. From her testimonials of experience, we have no hesitation in recommending her to I hose of our customers who may require her services. Our new autumn dress materials have now arrived, and for variety and value have never been surpassed. D. G. Melubbin & Co. —Advt. For Bronchial Coughs take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, 1/6 and 2/6. A. Eosenburg & Co., of the Economic Woodville, have just opened some very special lines for the coming season, of which they invite inspection. A very special line of kid gloves called the " Moko " at 8s 6d the pair should command a ready sale, as' they are being sold at the usual wholesale price. To be had only at the Economic—Advt. The fact has been universally admitted that A. ISandelis selling ail goods in his line at actual 'Wellington prices, and is determined to continue to do so. A splendid assortment of pormantenx, Gladstone bags, ixc, just landed direct from the manufacturers. First class prime hams and bacon, Dutch ehe se, and all oi her good things in stock.—The People's Cash Store, A. Sandel Proprietor. Advt.