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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXVII, Issue 104, 4 May 1893, Page 4

one halfpennyworth of bread; it ia a simple temperate meal as regards the 0 iting." " Come alorj*," he said. " But why should I have to act a He in order to get a reasonable drink?" I objected. " Oh t como along — never mind tbat !" He caught me by the wrist as he spoke and began dragging mo downhill. It was really a very steep hill, and we began to go faster and faster — you know how it is in dreams. Down down — and 1 woke ap. '• If the bill bccome3 law," said the speaker, expounding the Local Control Bill. •• Yos," thousht I— " if the bill becomes law." — St. James's Budget.

Russian female convicts in Siberia are in the future, if a proposal made by the Ministry of Justice to the Imperial Council is ratified, to be exempted from noggins and wearing leg-irons. Restrictions in diet and solitary confinement are to be substituted. Some publicans have been fined at Ealing, England, fer selling "soda-water " in which thers was no soda, but which was merely water charged with carbonic acid gas. NOT TO KNOW IS NOT TO HAVE, but nee having used Sun Baking Powdeb you will rever be without it, for it is the beßt in the mftiket, both lor purity and prioe. Sold everywhere. MAHOMET SAID :— " The ink of the wine is worth more than the blood of martyrs." Ptrhepa all do not agree with this; bat everyone acknowledges that Crease's A 1. Coffee when onoe tried is always abed. OPPORTUNITY IS GOLDEN,— PeopIe are always wanting something lor a ohange, therefore why not try Ukclk Sam's Bolled Oats, whioh are unrivalled as a breakfast luxury, being most nutritious and not heatirg the blood as in the caee of Oatmeal. Beoommended for Invalids. Bold everywhere n 21b. packet?. ENGKAVING of all deeoriptiooß exeouted by McKeb & Gamble, N.Z. Piess Agenoy, Wellington. Advertieint? Blooks, Brass Door Plates, Stencil Plates, Copper Plate and all other kinds of engraving. Send for quotation. _____^_____ TOLETOR.FORSALE ON EASY TERMS. A COMPACT and FERTILE FARM of 50 Acres, at Stoke, very suitable for Hop Growing, Dairy, or General Farming ; one and a half miles from town, in olose proximity to the new Rooks Road. For further particulars apply to g GEORGE E. FIELD. 1255— t0 Tipahi-st., Nelson, 33 CASES, 10 CRATES & 3 HOGSHEADS BKITISH, CONTINENTAL, AND JAPANESE USEFUL & ORNAMENTS AL GOODS have been reoeived at CALEDONIA HOUSE during the last few weeks ex Glcnlora and and other vessels. The following are a few of the principal lines : — 12 dozen Jumbo Cups and Sauoers 80 aseorttd Tea Sets ti Automatio Smokois 180 dozen essorted Wood Pipes A few thousand choice Oigara 16 dozen assorted Welkirg Sticks About 1 ton useful and fancy Bationery 1360 Readirg Books 15 gross Scripture Texts and Booklots 1 dozen Concertinas 1 dozen Aooordeons 1 cubs Photo Frames and Albums 18 dozen Bracket* 1 oase assorted Sporgea 80 dcz°n assorted Jet and Gold Tea Pots 6 dozen Japanese Tea Pots 40 „ )• Glove and Ilandkerohief boxes 20 dczsn Japanese Boxes 1 „ „ Cabinets 6 „ „ Cups and Saucers (very choioe) 50 dozen Japanese and other Vaeea 1 case assorted Perfumes 1 case Brushes and Combs 800 sots assorted Juga 240 dozen common Cups and Sauoera 140 „ China „ „ 3 orates Dinner Ware 4 „ (100) Toilet Services 8 oases Tamblura 4 „ Ruby and other Glassware 2 „ Tinware Another shipment of the celebrated Eri Rat Traf b About 3 tonß new season's Ceylon, Indian, and Cnina Teaa in 5, 10, 42, and 100 lb original packages 6 tons assorted Sugars 12 oases assorted choice Confeotionery, inoludicg new Chocolates ia Wcod and fancy boxe?. With the object of reducing cur heavy etooks as speedily hs possible, the ulmoßt concessions will be made to purchasers, All are respeot!ully invited to call and inspeot the stookß. ROBERT SNODGRASS, DIRECT IMPORTER, CALEDONIA HOUSE, HARDY & COLLINGWOOD Sic., Nelson. ALL ORDERS EXECUTED WITH DESPATCH Quotations can be obtained at the < 'EVENING MAIL" PRINTING WORKS, BRIDGE STREET, NELSON, FOR <Bil%li<W Delivery Book£, gpedPal Sddount <Book& ¥idket 7 s<, fkiidbili% Pfo^curtme^ doiniVarue^' Woi'k, i^Vpedtii^, <Bu#iness daftly, $tktioiiei'y, jfovelo-pe^, ftOOi£Bl]y[©lXGt, ctd., ct6,