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Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 2, Issue 75, 26 February 1859, Page 6

„ The Gr-eat Walking Match against Time. — On Monday night, the 3rd inst., at twenty minutes past ten, the pedestrian, Allan M'Kean, accomplished his herculean task of walking 1000 miLes in 1000 hours. For the last few days this event has caused great excitement in the sporting world, although there appeared to be only one opinion, namely, that M'Kean was possessed of sufficient powers of endurance to complete his task. The Olympic Theatre, which has been the arena on which this match was performed, was last evening crammed to excess, there being, as near as it was possible to form an opinion, between 500 and 600 persons present, every available cor--Tier being taken possession of. A, M'Kean it will be remembered, accomplished the feat of walking 1000 miles in 1000 hours at Ballarat a few weeks only before he commenced his second attempt at Melbourne, "on Tuesday, Nov. 23, at a quarter to 8 o'clock a. m., and it was generally thought that he had not. allowed himself sufficient rest, but the event has proved th.it he did not overrate his capabilities. The shortest time in which he has walked a mile has been 8 minutes and 40 seconds, and the longest time 26 minutes 54 seconds, that being during the period at which he was suffering from a very severe sore on the sole of the foot. lie' completed his thousandth mile in 15 minutes 39 seconds, a::d appeared to be as little fatigued as when he had accomplished one half of his allotted distance. Upon the completion of • the 27 th round, he was most loudly cheered and it was some time before sufficient order could be obtained for the result to be made known. — Argus. Daily Duties. — My morning haunts are where they should.be, at home ; not sleeping, nor correcting the surfeits of an irregular feast, but up and stirring ; in Winter, often ere the sound of any bell awakes men to labour, or to devotion ; in Summer, as oft with the bird that first rises or not much tardier, to read good authors, or to cause them to be read, till the attention'be weary, or memory have its freight ; then with useful and generous labour preserving the body's health and hardiness, to render lightsome, clear, and not lumpish obedience to the mind, to the cause of religion and our country's liberty. — Milton. Ginger Beer-Tlic following is a veiy delicate, refreshing summer drink, much preferred to spruce beer, and more easily made : Break a pound find a half of best loaf-sugar, and mix with it three ounces of best Jamaica ginger, broken as fine as possible, and the grated peel of two lemons. Put these ingredients into a large stone jar, and pour over them two gallons of boiling water. When it becomes milk- warm strain it and adcl the juice of the lemons, and two lai-ge tablespoonfuls of yeast. Make this beer 'in 1 the evening, and let it stand all night. Next morning bottle it in strong glass or styne bottles, tying down the corks with twine. It is better after stanaing a few days. — Country Gentleman. Energy of Character. — I lately happened to notice with some surprise, an ivy, v.hich being prevented from attaching itself to the rock beyond a certain point, had shot off into a bold elastic stum, with an air of as much independence as any branch of oak in the vicinity. So a human being thrown, whether by cruelty, injustice, or accident, from all social support and kindness, if he has any vigour of spirit, and is not in the bodily debility of either childhood or age, will instantly begin to act for himself, with a resolution which will appear like a new faculty. — Foster. Smiles. — Oh ! what a sight in that word — smile — for it changes colour like a ehamelecn. There's a vacant smile of hate, a cold smile, a satirical smile, a smile of hate, an effectual smile, a smile of approbation, a friendly smile ; but, above all, a smile of love. A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy — the smile that accepts the lover before words are uttered, arid the snrile that lights on the firs t- born baby, and assures him of a moLher's 'love. — Sam Slick's Wise, Saws. ■A dandy, "with a cigar in his mouth, entered a menagerie, when the proprietor requested him. to take the weed- from his mo'uthjlesthe should learn the other monkey, s. ; bad habits. ■ A.^iMPLEvAN.D.SPEEnY Curs fob Burns. _ — - Cover .;tlie. ;part affected with whiting, which will prevent the ; blister-rising, and remove the pain in a few' minutes.

The Memorial Church at Cawnpore. — : From Lucknoiv to Cawnpore is now a summer morning's ride ; but into every inch of the way between these henceforth historic sites are trodden immortal memories ! and that dreadful road, at one end of which a mortal terror sat not many months ago, as the shadow of the horror which sat at the other, was daily and hourly, at that terrible time, traversed by the throbbing and terrible arm of England. With the losses sustained in this latter scene, which our heroes reached too late for the rescue, there mingle no consoling thoughts of any land that can be gathered on mortal ground ; and the first idea, thereof with a view to consecrating perhaps the bitterest memory that our country preserves, was to hand over the well which it haunts to the keep of religion. It was originally designed that a memorial church at Cawnpore should arise over the very grave of the martyrs ; but it is found now the great distance of the well from the mission station and other considerations, rendered it inelegible as the actual site of the sacred edifice. It has been determined therefore, to mark the dreadful spot itself by some monument of a simple though lasting kind, and to build the church I " which, though it need not be large, must, from its monumental character, be of good architecture, and therefore expensive, in connection with the mission buildings already existing near the native town. The simple piety of soldiers on the spot had anticipated the former portion of this new design by rearing a cross near the well ; and the resident chaplain has already taken steps for expanding this mark into a memorial of greater monumental pretension, on the precise spot. The committee propose, therefore, to •associate themselves with him in carrying out this portion of the design to its completion ; and they announce further, their desire to promote the views of those who, having — like many of themselves, they say — lost friends at Cawnpore, or elsewhere, in this Indian war, may wish to raise special monuments-con-nected with the architecture of the church. — Art Journal. Alexandra Dumas's Artistic Success. — The following anecdote has_Alexandre Dumas the elder for its hero : — He happened to be in Switzerland, at a roadside inn, where German only was spoken, and he did all he could to impart to the master of the establishment that he wished to have a dish of mushrooms. Finding that he could not make himself understood by language, he took up a piece of charcoal, and traced on the wall a likeness of the article which he wanted. The innkeeper, on seeing the representation, seemed quite pleased, and gave unmistakeable signs of believing he comprehended. 'At last, exclaimed Dumas, "and not without difficulty ! It is well to be a man of invention, as otherwise I should be without my dish of mushrooms. However, here cocces the host ; I hear him returning." And so he did, holding in his hand — an umbrella. Extraordinary Compromise — At Durham assize, a deaf old lady, who had brought an action for damages "against a neighbour, was being examined, when the judge suggested a compromise, and instructed counsel to ask what she would take to settle the matter. "What will you take?" asked the gentleman in the bob-tailed wig of the old lady. The old lady merely shook her head at the counsel, informing the jury, in confidence, that she was "very hard o' hearing." "His Lordship wants to know what you will take?" asked the learned counsel again, this time bawling as loud as ever he could in the old lady's ear. "I thank his lordship kindly," the ancient dame answered, stoutly ;" and if it's no illconwcnience to him, I'll take a littlewarm ale !" To Prevent Sneezing. — Sneezing is rather a pleasant operatio n than otherwise, when the person is alone. But inasmuch as a sneeze is mest tremendously out of place sometimes, it is well to know how it may be prevented. A sneeze is instantaneously dispersed, dispelled, scouted, broken up, by pressing the finger upwards against the division of the nose, at the point where the upper lip inside joins the gum., Another plan is, expire all the air possible from the lungs the moment you perceive indications of a sneeze— Hall's Medical Journal. . A young clergyman having buried three wives, a lady asked him howhe happened, to be so lucky. 'Madam' replied, he, Jknewi that they could no.t.live .withoutcontradic-;;., tion, so I let them 'all have their "own way.'! An Irishman being aslcecl why he wore his stock" « ings ■wrong side out;, replied: 'Because there!s'£ ole on the ither side oy'em,' . " '