THE Western Star AND WALLACE COUNTY GAZETTE. Established 1868. Vincit Amor Patriae, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1897.

Western Star, Issue 2152, 30 October 1897, Page 2

THE Western Star AND WALLACE COUNTY GAZETTE. Established 1868. Vincit Amor Patriae, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1897.

The Olautau Literary and Debuting Society bring their session to a close on Tuesday night with an invitation social. Mhs Willett, of Riverton, acted as one of the judges in the decorated bicycle competition held at Invercargill on Wednesday, the Winner of which was Miss ba'chelor. The smallest railway in the world is said to be that from North Billerica to Bedford, Massachusetts. It is a nanow gauge in the truest sense of the term, for ho lines are only 2ft lOin apart and 81 miles long. The rails weigh only 251 b per yard.

Ottb Orepuki correspondent writes Great preparations arc being made bore to make the 9th November a record day in Orepuki. The Athletic Society intend holding sports for which liberal prizes are offered, and more than likely the Invercargill Garrison Band will be in attendance. If we get Queen’s weather, the programme should draw a good many holidaymakers. In the evening one of those balls for which Orepnki is so famous, will be a suitable wind-up for the Prince of Welea’ Birthday.—Since our correspondent wrote, wa have learned that the sports committee have added a tug-of-war, Married v. Single, to the programme,and also engaged the services of the Invercargill Garrison Band to play on the 9th. “ Tuts Public Works Department is a disgrace to the country,” says Mr Hogg, M.H.R. " Its engineers are antiquated, its plans are antiquated, its specifications are antiquated, the very men themselves arc antiquated, and it would be a good thing to send them off on a fugitive expedition in a balloon to the North Polo.”

Says a Sydney cable : It is noticeable that the approach of warm weather is always heralded by an increase of suicidal mania. The fit st hot day in the city was on Wednesday (the thermometer being 88 in the shade) and was marked by three sui'dilcs—Penny, a sharebroker and J.P, shot himself ; Dr Dale ended bis life by taking prussic acid, and a clerk named McCoy out his throat. Replying to a deputation of Knights of Labour, the Premier said the Bill now in hand will deal with the question of lawyers’ fees. The Government were not averse to subsidising doctors in out of the way districts. He was in favour of tho extension of the State farm system. As to the Local Government Bill, it was brought down to the House in a modified form this week.

AccoEding to tho Wakatipu Mail the Rev. Father O’Donnell has drawn the second prize of freehold properties in Tattersall’s consultation, and tho rev. gentleman hasannounced that portion of the sum (about £1,900) shall be devoted to completion of the new church at Queenstown. Tub Brunner News learns of a barefaced and atrocious robbery in connection witbsubscriptions raised for the Brunner relief fund. A large sum was raised in Beaconsfield (Tasmania), but the amount was never forwarded, the secretary clearing out and forgetting to forward the amount. It is unrlei stood that other moneys were missed in this way, which led the miners to make inquiries, and on discovering that amounts subscribed for the bereaved in Brunner were never sent they thoughtfully raised more funds, and forwarded the same to the mayor (Mr Ward), to be devoted to the erection of a monument, the Publio Trustee having closed the relief fund.

On the 11th inst, a lad named Albert Harding was riding at a fair pace in Carlton when, just as he was about to turn a corner, he noticed a brry, and pu'ling round shortly to avoid it, his machine skidded or sideslipped, and he was thrown upon the roadway under one of the two horses. The horse jumped with fright and kicked the lad, and then before anything could be done to save him the wheels of the lorry passed ovor his chest and throat, crushing the life out of him instantaneously. The tyres of the machine, when examined subsequently, were found rather slack, and.the terrible accident may serve to emphasise tho auvice always tendered to riders in city streets, where machines have to be picked up suddenly to avoid surprises in traffic— 1 “ Keep the tyres blown up as hard as possible. They are less liable to side slip.” The Grey Argus gives currency to a rumor that the Point Elizabeth Coal Company offered tho distressed widows £SO each in settlement of tho claims for damages. The offer was refused.

The Welsh bicyclist Michael, who is credited with being the fastest rider in the world, gives, m a letter to one of the New York papers, an interesting account of his sensations when path racing. For a few miles he can hear his train* r call off his speed and gb'e advice, which ho is able to take, but at the end of ten miles “ the course becomes a grey streak rushing beneath my feet, and all the sounds and cheers are gradually dying away, and the rush of air sounds like a dull roar from afar. The light of day changes to the dullness of evening, and the twtmg of the spokes catting the air grows fainter and fainter, and at twenty miles the only sound that comes to me is the low purr of the running wheels, it twenty-five miles I have lost all sense of hearing, all power to think, all feeling. I seem to be absolutely motionless in my limbs, but I am literally flying through the air. Pacer after pacer comes and goes, and disturbes me not. I instinctively follow anything that seems to be leading me, and the change is made by instinct. When the race is over, I once again collect the faculties that have been dul'ed in the e ffort, and am right in a very short time.” Michael, although only twenty, calculates that bo has already ridden over 100,000 miles, and candidly admits that he believes he is riding hirasolf to death. The old company who had the Drummond saloyards has been dissolved and a now one formed, Messrs A. Jones, W. Mackintosh, and B. Chilton being appointed trustees to manago the yards for the new company. The regular stock sale will be held on the second Thursday in each month, and the trustees are in hopes that regularity in the periodical sales will eventually make Drummond a good sale centre, which it is eminently suited to be. Plea in Mitigation.—“ All the evidence goes to show that you were scorching,” declared the Court. “Anything to say for yourself?” “ Yes your Honor, that woman with the rollin’ pin in her hand, ridin’ after mo as hard as she could peg, was my wife!” A novelty to be introduced, at the Havelock race meeting, by way of divertieement, will bo a bullock race. Several of the bovine species are being trained to the saddle and bit.

The first wool of the season iu the South Canterbury district has changed ban s Forty bales of halfbred greasy wool were sold at 7d per !b. The widowed mother of the unfortunate lad Akast, who met with fatal inju-ics in the recent railway accident at Auckland, beggpd her son not to go to the place of amusement, but to stop at home. He persisted, however, remarking—“ Only this once, mother, and never again.” Ilis promise was sadly fulfilled.

A novel ploughing team is to bo -oeu up Sew Plymouth way, a bull and a horse being driven together by a Maori, ami pulling together harmoniously.

It is stated that the freezing companies have fixed 7s as the price of fat wethers off the shears during the season. This is 2s lower that the prioo paid last year. The sum of £2i was paid by the Government to Wallace Mining Association a sal sidy, and £7 ro an Invercargill association. 1 bis was all (bo assistance given to aid prospecting in Southland. Professor Falb, of Vienna, foretells that a repetition of the Flood is to occur on November 13,1899, at ton minutes past three in the afternoon ; but be omits to mention whether our watches are to be set according to London, Paris, Vienna, or other time. According to the Viennese- soofch-saycr the destroyer of this globe of our wilt be the comet of 1860.

—Dr H. B. Drake, Portland, Oregon, says “ I use Sander and Sons Pure Volatile Eucalypti Extract principally for diseases of the nasal cavity, throat and larnyx, and have found it very efficacious as a local application as well as an internal remedy. Since I became acquainted with this preparation I used no other form of Eucalyptus, as I think it by far the best.” Dr J. M. Cornell, Kansas City Kans., says ” I use Sander & Sons Eucalypti Extract frequently as an antiseptic and for neuralgia and it has given me great satissaclion. Care has to no exercised not to be fupplied with spuriou preparations, as done my supply-druggist.” -Insist getting Sander ■Sons Eucalypti Exlract, or else yo u will* & supplied with worthless oils.—-2.

The Labe County Jockey Club will give £330 in stakes at the annual race meeting.

Mbs Yates gained considerable notoriety as mayoress of Onohuoga, and now a Mrs Raby is making thincs vvarm for tbc P<tonn borough council, of which she is a particularly live member. At a recent meeting members tried to smoke her out, whereupon ahe wrote a slashing letter to the pacer, in which she severely criticised thrj ungallant conduct of the male civic rulers. The principal topic of discussion at c.uncil meetings now is the said letter. Mrs Raby is still alive, and defiant. Tub lengthened spell of cold, wet weather has greatly ro ardod farming operations at Drummond and on the Orcti Plans, a leas fortunate locality than other parts of the district owi ig to the flab nature of the land causing the water to lie on the surface. On the Oreti Plains a good deal of seed still remains unsown, and unless the weather breaks the outlook will be serious to not a few farmers.

Judge Kettle has suggested that every person against whom a prohibition ordrr is made should, while the order is in force, be compelled to wear a badge consisting of a largo red button with the let er P in black on it, or a red band round the arm, in order that the hotelkeepers, their servants, and others may know the persona who are prohibited.

George Hendrick, married, about sixty yfars, a laborer, walked into Kendall's butchery in Maclaggan street, Dunedin, picked up a knife, and as ho walked to the door drew the blade across his throat. A man in the street took the knife from him. He was removed to the hospital. The wound is not serious.

Within the lost few weeks, according to the New Zealand Times, civil proceedings have bem taken against a number of members of the House, and no question of privilege was raised in any pass. Mr Richard Bath, of Gummies Bush, lost a valuable draught mare and foal on Thu re-1 day. A concert and dance in aid of the prize funds takes place in the Wild Bush school on Wednesday. The Drummond school concert has been postponed to the sth of November. The following team has been picked to represent Otautau in their cup fixture against Riverton, to be played at Riverton ou Wednesday : flamer, Watson, Smith (3), Acheson, Ellett, Batger, Saunders, Mathcson and Hannah. Emergencies : Walker, Ross and Sinclair. A meeting of the Ocautau Cricket Club was held on Wednesday cveninc, when Messrs Crofts, Mills, Saunders, Smith and Swap were elected a oommittse to arrange for a concert and dance in aid of the funds for the mw cricket club. The secretary reported that ho had secured the Town Hall for Boxing night.