TE AWAMUTU GOSSIP.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2133, 11 March 1886, Page 3

TE AWAMUTU GOSSIP.

Uioiant, youtliful, beautiful, gallantly galloping Te Awamutu lias boon abruptly chocked in her course of hoyden .ulv.incu, and ciuelly— cuiclly, because roughlypulled b.ick on hoi haunches, upon which she now Mt-., quivcting with perspuing indignation. The new railway timu-tabie has ignored hei light to bo the railway terminus, which .she claimed as being the j end of the completed line, as well ad of being the commencement of the extension into that teira incognita known as the King Oountiy, as well as by hei local pecuniary returns, which ha\e been for -oinc time past— l quote from adveitised statistical facts— ranked as second only to Auckland. Cambudgo may cavil at the ->Litcment but her pride of newness is not sufficiently established to contradict it. A meeting was held the other night to passively— no other method is open—piotest against the line of action adopted by those in authority, but whether it has the power— other centres? being interested in the new depaituie now undei taken —to cause a return to the old way or not, is a moot question. The fact ot the pecuhai hastiness in forming the change challenges protest against it, as one would challenge a helpless opponent, and it was done under the mighty rule of "vi et annis.' In the wavering political state of the country hesitation on the part of the Government, even in such an insignificant moment as the one under consideration, would be fatal, if not to its existence, to its retaining the country's conhdence, and as a dying candle Mutters and Haies before it finally goes out, so may the arbitrary pioceedings of those in power — which power, inaik you, is only granted to them by the people— be likened thereunto. Dissatisfaction abounds, and much reflection is cast upon the veteran steersman at the helm of the Ministerial craft. But incipient mutiny is on board, and antagonistic sympathy distracts the compass he steers by, and causes him to sometimes graze the rocks of popularity. Mind you, another hand i.t the helm would shatter the boat on the that rock it touched. I speak of Sir Julius Vogel. His popularity is secured, for his ability has deserved it. The late William Softoii Moorhoiuse was the railway king of New Zealand and, according to the Fiench royal axiom, "The king is dead, long live the king," Sir Julius reigns in his stead. It is all very well to talk about the madness of reckless boi rowing of money. That e\erybody admits; but no argument can be rightly sustained that says: "We are now heavily in debt. If we continue borrowing, as is proposed, in ten years tune we can put the shutters up and hoist the flag of mourning for the bankruptcy of the richest— fecieutihcally allowed, but undeveloped—country in the world." By borrowing now— and previous loans proved confidence in the security offered — and developing the resources of the country, a fund of richness in ten years time, consisting of mineral wealth as yet undreamed of will be opened up, and New Zealand become, by the innate wealth she possesses, a lending and not a borrowing country. The advance of the cotfntry, compared with other colonies,, warrants a look into the future, and from the x Known any idiot can work out the problem to a quotient of wealth and prosperity. Depression is only temporary. Like a child teething, the colony will get over it, and grow in strength, manliness and power ; for the roots of the parent stem are bejewelled with gold, coal, copper, silver, platinum, iron and gum, while the trunks of the luxuriant trees are caressed by wheat, maize, potatoes, hops and pumpkins. Her wealth of wool alone ranks her as a leading power soon to be, if not now, recognised by other powers that rule the world's destinies. The North and South Islands do not pull together, and so long as each is envious of the other, both must suffer. I must advocate separation and self government, which idea, I feel inspired to say, will as time advances become a practical reality. History often repeats itself, and m this case lam sure it will. By sepiiation, Ido not mean to become divided as bitter enemies, but as bees, who love their own hive best, but who would join together to defend their honey, and sting to death a common enemy. The iusular position of both islands warrants the axiom, or rathei I should say postulate, for I speak on supposition. A straw shows which Way the wind blows, and as the harbinger of coming dissolution of Parliament, speechifying seems to be the order of the day. Silence is golden and speech silver. The present member for Waipa may be as sterling as the former, but his constituents would be delighted to hear a little of the latter. Public men in high office have visited the district, and local petitions have had no effect by reason of their unofficial presentation, for the "onus" of that duty lias been left to local bodies instead of being presented by the hands of the man the people delighted to honour. The congregation, that is those who were present of the English Charch on Sunday evening, enjoyed an intellectual treat as> religious as it was impressive. The sermon by the Rev. Mr Long was such as to chain the listener's attention to the end. He preached a university sermon from the text, " Seek ye the Kingdom of Heaven first, and all these things shall be added unto you, ' Matthew vi., 33 ver»e. He pourtrayed godliness in high and low life, quoting the acknowledged Chi i^tianity of Good Prince Albert, and the universally admitted piety of Uncle Tom, as examples of .sterling religion in high and low life. His former example I admit without dispute, but the latter, shadowed forth in a novel, the life like authenticity of which has been denied, I demur at, for the reason that the romanco encircling it, however good in intention, is but empirical. The Harvest Thanksgiving Festival takes place on Sunday next. Billy.

The distinguished literary men of England care very little for pavty politics, and among thorn one may include Tennyson, Froude, Arnold, Browning, and Ruskin. It is not generally known that the members of the House of Lords receive for supposed services no less a sum than £730,654 per annum. The highest and best paid posts in the public service from 1850 to 1885 have been monopolised by 7091 relatives of dukes, marquises, carls, viscouts, and barons. The latter, with their relatives, have in this time taken £121,707,234 in pay for public offices, nearly all of the character of sinecures. Can any one now fail to understand the eagerness with which the great aristocratic penniless drones struggle for the direction of the national affairs? The Duke and Duchess of Teck, whose "unfortunate " circumstances made it inconvenient for them to pay their tradesmen's bills, yet find money, we notice, to subscribe to a stained glass window fund. The Queen, who has rigid notions about money matters, has never got over the vexation that the tale of this couple's extravagances caused her when she first heard it. She would accept no explanations, as they did not alter the fact that the Duke and Ducheas had been living beyond their income. This is a fault the Queen has never committed herself, and •he declines to condone it in others.

The Bad and Worthless are never imitated or counterfeited. This is especially true of a family mediciuc, and it is positive proof that the remedy imitated ia of the highest value. As soon as it had been tested and proved by the whole world that Hop Bitters was the purest, best and the most valuable family medicine on earth, many imitations sprunp up and began to steal the notices in which the press and the people of the country had expressed the merits of H. 8., and in every way trying to induce suffering invalids to use their stuff instead, expecting to make money on the credit and good name of H. B. Many others started nostrums put up in similar style to H. 8., with variously devised names in wiiich the word " Hop" or " Hops" were used in a way to induce people to believe they were the same as Hop Bitters. All such pretended remedies or cures, no matter what their style or name is and especially those with the word " Hop" or '• Hops" in their name or in any way connected with them or their name, are imitations or counterfeits. Beware of them, touch none of them. Use nothing but genuine American Hop Bitters, with a cluster of gveen Hops on the white label, and Dr Soule's name blown in the glass. Trust nothing else. Druggists and Chemists are warned against dealing in imitations or counterfeits,