MAIL NEWS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10393, 22 June 1895, Page 3

MAIL NEWS.

AMERICAN NOTES.

Dr Parkfaurst, the presclier acd apostle bi reform, has won a' victory in New York. Thomas Byrnes, the head of the police force, and the chief object of Dr Farkhurst's attacks, has, with several inspectors, been forced to retire. President Rosseveldt, of the Police Commission, joined forces with Dr Parkburst. Byrnes retires on a pension of 3000dol per aDnum.

Commander Dallington Booth and his wife, e£ the Salvation Army, renounced their allcgisncs to Queen Victoria in Jersey City on May 23, and bscarae cicizsr.o of the United States.

!An immense gathering of Confederate veterans took place in Houston, Texas, on May 23, and the proceedings showed the fire wa3 burning in each hears as ardently ai ib did iv tiie sixties. It was proposed at the meeting that tbe South boycott all books conveying false information concerning the. Confederacy, its conception, and its motives. The recent edition of the " Eccyclopsedia Britannica" was mentioned as particularly erroneous in this branch of history.

A majority of the United States Supreme Court have agreed to wipe the income tax law recently passed by Congress off tho Statute Book.

Mr A. D. Willis, a member of thtt New Zealand Parliament, who has bsen making a trip around the world, arrived at the Grand Hotel, San Francisco, early iv May, and immediately proceeded to eulignten tho representatives on New Zealand ideas concerning governmental facts and theories. He told of the woman suffrage, the Government ownership of railways and telegraph lines, of Government insuranca, of Government banking co-operation, of public works, of the doing away of large land holdings, and said that Henry George's oiaglc tax theory and other things only dreamt of by the rest of the world are known in the practical, every-day life of New Zealand. The local papers devoted columns to his conversation with their reporters.

The widow of tha ls.ta Robert Louis StevenBon, of Samoa, arrived in San Francisco on May 9. Shs comes to fulfil some of the last literary bequests of her husband, whose posthumous writings will go to Professor Colvin, of England.

A VrOMAN'S BIBLE. Elizabeth Eddy Stanton and other strongminded women propose to revise Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, the Psalms of David, the Kong of Solomon, the Gospel of St. Matthew, and the Acts of tho Apostles in the old Bible, andbriug forth from them and their companion pieces a new Word of God, which trill be published as " The Woman's Bible." Mrs Stanton and her colleagues assert that the old edition

places the sex as inferior to msn, and is the greatest obstacle the coming woman has to eocounter in the struggle for equality. Deductively the creation of'Ad»jn and Ev* was not an error of the Almighty but of the translator who first attempted'to give His Word b, the Eoglish-spaaking races. Mrs Btanton a belpers in the prewesttiori of the new work are said to include Lady H. Somerset, 'Mies.• Frances.-Lords, MwStantoh Blatch (who is Mrs Stanton's daughter^ and Mrs Alice Gaff Scatcaern, all of Knglaad, and the following Americans:—Frances E. WiUard, Rev. Phrabe Haaaford,. Eev. Olympia Brown, Mrs KobertiG.lngersoll (wife of the famous Freethinker), "EUen B. Dietrick, Frances Brown, Matilda Joslyn Gag-a, Sarah A. Anderwood Mary A. Livermore, Lillie D. Blake, Mrs L. b! Gaanaler, Jowphine K. Heary, C. A. F. Stib- /,' ?, c cQ AM« Gardener, Ckra Bearick Calby, and Mrs A. B. Grannis. Mrs Chamber is to have the,ravjsion of the Book of Timothy wherein the lines run:'"Bat I sufier not womsn to teach, nor to usurp authority over man, but to be in silence." Gaze will wvue ISatthew and Revela™wX?f Mrl Stanton herself will edit and expurgate Genesis PPI/klf e?w ?th ? ear ot" =ge. - She will celebrate that anniversary in Novembe- The task set ra no light one, but the promoterlxopes that the book will be completed WyeM, snd thinks rtwill contain about 400 pages

i".RUSSIA, CHINA,-A1S TD JAPAN.' , .The. London Sfcsndard .of May 18 published Wespatch from-Berlin to the effect tit RusMaden^nds tha cession of the Island of 2 f I?°r^ an vnot Porb Lazaree as previously 100OQbnnn e fdT atehaddsttefc'J»P«n doming 100,000,000 tsels as an equivalent for giving up she^iaotung Peninsula, but the negotiation! X^M," 8 nOfcyet fished.- Itis further stated that th3 T protest of Spain against the SdtoK apan of the Island ofF™ Theßtusssls correspondent of tha Standard nhv» 1} S- ° l omm!lnd °f the Emperocthß Chinese Admiralty was dissolved on March 24----owing to the svbject. incompetency. of its officers Witb,a deficit cfdver 50,000,00Cd0l there is no prospect that the department; wiU be re-esfcab^ abroad"' a WIU bDly Bay mo« warships

_The PoKtique Colonial asserts thai the Ckm^e. loan 0f'£50,000.000 is to be issued from London, Paris, and Berlin. ist«^ c *PM Ch o? m Ti^t!iQ to the London: .g"/-^;B' BaJB thafc an Imperial proclamation has-teen, issued announcing the Uamaaad Japin. It is declared that the; Government deeply pondered over the advice wfcich.hsd been .offered -to it to continue-the A^^fT' Aan- * crrenaec^ Bat the crisis demanded a decisioa, as no victory had been obtained on land wsea owing to the iocom-: patency of the leaders, who had only been able to recruit the rabble. The enemy, the pro* •clama.ioasays.were menacing Pekin, aiid the coantry was ma terrible condition. The proclamation then: goes on to say: "Could we permit alarms to disturb, the dwelHogof her .bacred Majesty, Heaven had not withheld its anger." /. -.., ...... .. •■■ .. '~... •

. • It is'understood that Russia wili claim fehe iiuits of Japan's.;.victories by demandina: a pro'cectoratebverCorea. ' . , yEviiienpe' has' been; discovered that Bokuy-! ; sicka, recently appointed Actinfe-Prim's Minister of Corea, has formed: an alliance with the' Russian: Minister afc Sebal. v - - ■ ' ■:_ CoGnt Mouye, Japanese Minister to Corea, has returned to Japan, believing that reform in Ooreaishopeiess. ■■ - - ■■:. •• ••;.

j.-- .-■■•/ GENERAL-NEWS. " !, The Princess of Wales will have too sketches m.the coming amateur art exhibition John Lawrence Toole, the well known Eneusb. actor.is. suffering,from.paralysis, and it was_annouDcea on May 9 that he would permanently retire from thestage. ' .¥<"** An English syndicate of many members' have quietly scared a Eite in a central part of cnicago, and intend, to .erect.a music hall smr.iar to the Alhambra arid other music halls ot London.," ...".. .'

i John Burns, the Labour.leader, was hooted ,wnile. making a speech on Labour Day in Hyde mi y doa' t *oa BUPPort Keir Hardie, traitor ?" someone shouted. Burns said • "If y<w don't want to' tear me, I'll go'home." Anis was foDowed. by cries of "Go horns xoure no working man." -• . The Qiieen of Holland, accompanied by the Queen Regent (her mother), visited/, her Majesty at Windsor on May 2* It is' expected that the visit will mean preliminary arrangements for the marriage of the eldest son of the Dake of Edinburgh to Holland's young Queen. >. . r . _A deputation from, the Asssciated Chambers ot Commerce urged Lord Rossbsry and'the Marquis of Biponthe desirability of the Government granting adequate help and encoura*emen. to the proposed steamship and cable lines .via, Canada to Australia;. > Great Britain should: contribute her share (£75,000 -"yearly) to these schemes. Lord Bosebery did not replyfbutf intormed the deputation that the. Government were considering the matter. Thaa?imes considers that the Government 'are. juetified in tesiovnngsn annual subsidy of £100,000 on the pacific mail and cable-service, and it suggests that-the amount now absorbed by Bechuanaland might be liberated by giving Bechuanaland to Cape Colony under a protectorate to a chartered company. ■ •

~ Ths historic glories of Warwick Castle have been revived; this week, according to a London despatch of May 18, by the present Earl of Warwick and his wife. The latter will ba recognised, by her former name, Lady Brook, tSe_inend, as all the world knows, of the Prince «f \\ ales. -The castle has been full of company, including H.R.H;, and the highest of high jhika . h*v«L.bean going on. The Prince and Princess t s London within an honr of each other, but.the Prince went west for Warwick and the Princess proceeded east 'for Ssndringhara. .For a lady usually so amiable aa the Frincetsof Wales it is remarkable how oftsn and how strikingly she manages to let '*people know that there is no love lost between herself and Lady Brook. ■

The Princa of Wales presided on May 8 at the annual banquet of the Printers' Pension corporation —an organisation, under the auspices of- the Typographical Society, which has for its object tee c&re and maintenance cf worthy aged printers who are withont means of support. The society provides for journeymen as well .as employees who have been unforfcuacte m business. Five hundred guests assembled in the_banque.ting hall of the Imperial Institute, at South Kensington, and the Prince, who was given a hearty reception, made a'donation ef lOOgs to the funds..

While Oscar Wilde's case has absorbed public attention for weeks, the records of the' London Police Court show that persons accused of the offence of which he is convicted come frequently. before the magistrate. ' On the very day he was convicted John Goodchild, 28 years old, and said to have a fine education, was sentenced to two year 3' hard labour for the crime. The Judge remarked that no country can remain great while such parsons are allowed to live free in it. He believed, indeed, that they should not be allowed to live at all.

The Marquis of Queensberry wants the Treasury to reimburse him the £2000 that he expended in defence of the libel,suft which led to tho proeecution of Wilde;

■ Lady Mary Hamilton, the young daughter of the late Duke of Hamilton, will be the richest peeress in England, and probably in the world. SheisoolylO years of age, and h3S inherited the bulk of the late duke's estate, including the Isle of Arran, which alone is worth £1,000.000. The whols of the-Duka of Hamilton's property was at his own disposal, and the rentals already amount' to £200,000 a year. The present Duke cf Hamilton inherits Hamilton Palace, and barely, enough to support the title. •-

The race for the Derby is described as one of tfeo most important for years. Lord Soseberyj the owner of Sir Visio, who has more than ones owned " a classic " winner, is said to be .the-luckiest man in England. The Prmce of Wales was cheered when his two-year-old bay colt Courtier won the Plats ear'.isr in the day. It ia estimated that there, were more than 10,000 people from America present at the raca. A great demonstration was held in Phanis Park, Dublin, on Sunday, May 12, in favour of the amnesty of Irish political prisoners. Archbishop Walsh sent £5, with which it is proposed to start an amnesty fund. Timothy Harrington, the Pamellite M.P. for Dablin, in his address said that whether the Iri3h political prisoners were guilty or innocent of ths crimes charged, they bad fully expiated them. A resolution was adopted by the meeting to the effect that the further detention of the prisoners is vindictive and revengeful, and cruelty-unworthy of a civilised Government.

If the case of BII3S " Birdie " Sutherland, a chorus girl in the Gaiety Theatre, against Dudley Churchill Majoribanks, eldest son of Baron Tweedmoutb, for breach of promise ever comes to trial it will (according to a London despatch of Slay 18) be the most sensational affair sinca Bliss Forfcescue, the actress, won £10,000 from Lord Garaioyie on a similar charge. Miss Sutherland's real name is Aunie Louiao Watkins. She first met Dudley Majoribaaks at the Prince of Wales Club. It was a case of love at first sight. He DropofeS and was accepted. When his parents* learned of the affair thav were very much disturbed. Sir Majoribanks went to Canada on a visit with his mother to the Earl of Aberdeen, Governorgeneral of Canada. The young m>sn did not return with his mother to England, but remained in Canada, and the match was broken ofi. Miss Sutherland then placed the case in the hands of a well-known thc&tric&l lawyer, who retained in her behalf Sir Edward Clarke. Mr C. F. Gill and several other legal lights have also been retained.

Calamity at Se-a Averted by Fro3sard>s"Cavour—the only Cigar mild enough to be enjoyed at sea. — Every day 200,000 cigars are smok»d in London.

OFTEN TIEHD, BUT NEVER WEARY?*

Let's discuss this point for two tainnfces. Hera's a aau who says that at a certain period he tegau to feel " tired and weary." That's precisely the way he puts it in his letter. Now anybody has a right to feel tired orfatigued (it's the earns thing) after labour or much exercise. It's the body's fashion of telling you to hold np, to give it a rest. Itisanatnrai and, in health,. with suppsr and sleep just ahead, a pleasant feeling. But weariness !— thafs different. That comes of monotony, of waiting, of lonolinsss. Weariness is of the mmd, not of the body. But it can arise in the body all the same. If this bathers you ,-at firafc don't say " SfcuS!"« Humbug !" butsfcudyup on it. A man may be tired and happy, but not weary and happy. For weariness means depressed spirits, and nerves all sagged down in the middle. And when you get both at oacs you will be wise to find out what's gone wrong.

It is a sherb letter, this is, aad we can just as well quote the whole of it. The writer says • "It was in November 1887 when I began to feel tired and weary. It seemed as if I had no strength left in me. Before that I had always been strong and healthy. My appetite was poor, and for days together I conld not touch any food that was v placed b if ore me. After everymealthat I did succeed in forcing down I had such dreadful pains in the chest and back that I was almost afraid to cat. Then there was a sharp pain round tha heart, too, as though I was stabbed with a knife." ■ - t I'- 1, deal of elesp, and for nights together I didn't sleep at ali. Then I bfg^u to lose flesh rapidly, and was afraid I was going into a consumption. Yet I kept on with my work, however, but it was a hard thing for me, because I was so weak and nervous that I tumbled from Head to foot. As time went oa I gradually got; worss and worse, and my ere 6 were sunken and drawn m. I consulted a doctor in. Kentish lown. He gave me medicrne, but it did no gooa. .After all this I get the idea into mv nead that I should not recover. ' "Ons day a lady came into the. shop, and noucing the state' I wss in, kindly asked how long I.had been ill. I told her all aboub it. and she said, 'You try Mother S^elis Curativ«. byrup; it has made me well, and I believe it will do you good.' . .

v "I sent for a boitle, and after taking only a tew -doses I felt relieved. Presently my food agreed with me, and I enjoyed ray meals ' I conla sleepy better also, aud by keeping' on taking the Syrup I soon got as ssrong-as I ever was in my.life. Since that time (now over fanr years ago} I have been in tbe b?st of health I consider that in all probability this remedy saved^ my lir e ; at all events, it restored my health, and life without health don't amount to much. I gladly consent 'to tfce publication o£ this statement, and will acswer inquiries Yours truly (Signed), G. Vikce, 142 Shepl ijjofv"- "h R^d> Londra' w- November 30,

~Tnus Mr;Vince 5s unfortunate experience comes to a happy end. As he haa to work for a- living, like most of us, he is no doubt ofteu tired, but never weary any more. And what can-possibly be more wearisome than lomrcontmced iUness ? With him, as with millions it was the stomach that was in fault. His food entered; the stomach and stopped there. - So he suffered from twobad results : he received no strength from ifc, but he did receive the deadly acids and gases which the fermented stuS gave mrtu to. Indigestion and dyspepsia. The same old story of pain aud misery, and, thank mercy, the same story of restoration and gratitude, after an appeal for help had been made to good old Mother Seigei.