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Clutha Leader, Volume XX, Issue 1034, 18 May 1894, Page 7

ITEMS. « The late Duke of Northumberland was once appealed to by a beggar, who said, s j am a relation to your Grace.' ' How do you make that out?' said the Duke. ' Oh, we are relations through Adam, the first man,' said the beggar. 'Very well,' said the Duke; ' there is a penny for you, and if every one of your relations will give you jis much you will be a far richer man than I am.' FOR COLDS, COUGHS, HOARSENESS, AND ALL Throat and Lung DSSEASES. As an emergency medicine, a safeguard for children, an ever-ready remedy to be relied upon in cases of colds, coughs, croup, whooping-cough, influenza, and all diseases • of the .throat and lungs, Ayer's Cherry Pectoral has no equal in pharmacy. Ayer's Oherry Pectoral Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass., U. S. A. {SIP* Beware of cheap imitations. The name— Ayer's Cherry Pectoralis prominent on the wrapper, and is blown in the glass of each of our bottles, A competitive examination was lately held for the purpose of appointing fit per.sous to some of the Government offices in Canada. One of the candidates inadvertently spelled the word Venice with two n's, thus — Vennice. The examiner, a clever man, but not always a correct speaker, sternly inquired : * .Do you know, sir, that 'there is but one hen in Venice?' ' Then eggs must be, very scarce there,' was the reply. The candidate passed. For children a mcdiA Cough c i ne should be absoand Croup lut^Jy reli *> le : t £ mother must be able to Medicine, pin her faith to it as to her Bible. It must contain nothing violent, uncertain, or dangerous. It must be standard .in material and manufacture. ' It must be plain and simple to administer; easy and pleasant to take. The child must like it. It must be prompt in action, giving immediate relief, as childrens' troubles come quick, grow fast, and end fatally or otherwise in a very short time. It must not only relieve quick but bring them around quick, as children chafe and fret and spoil their constitutions under long confinement. It must do its work in moderate doses. A large quantity of medicine in a child is not desirable. It must not interfere with the child's spirits, appetite or general ? health. These things suit old as well as young folks, and make Boschee's German Syrup the favorite family medicine. ® 'Who told you that yarn V I heard it from Mr Eli Perkins.' ' I thought so. He lies, so you can't even believe the opposite of what he tells.' A large deputation- of prohibitionist? interviewed the Hon.W.P.Tteeves at Palmerston. North on the question of an amendment of tbe Licensing Acb. Mr Keevts disclaimed any intention of speaking on behalf of the Ministry, but said his personal views were in favour of amending last year's act in the direction of j reducing the number necessary to constitute a valid poll, and fixing the minimum as well as the maximum number of licenses to .be reduced ; but ho was opposed to submitting the simple issue of license or no license, or a bare majority being substituted for three-fifths, or the pol taking place the same day as the general election, .or closing hotels on election day. Ho urged the importance of decreasing the drinking habits by education, improving the condition of the working classes, and providing pleasures and recreation for those whose leisure was their temptation