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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7540, 22 January 1896, Page 4

! The Sydney correspondent of the Melbourne Age says:— "Sir Henry Pnrkes is understood to be in embarrassed circumstances. It has always been a mystery to the people what the • Grand Old Man ' of the colony has done with his money. Many I years ago, in the days of the Empire newspaper, a fund which is understood to have reached £20,000 was obtained. Some few years ago another public subscription amounting to £10,000 was collected, which, it was understood, was invested for Lady ] Parkcs. The old man held office for some twelve or thirteen years, drawing a salary of £2,000 a year, and Gossip has it— l can't aay ; whether the jade is more truthful in this case than she commonly is— that a rlecaased wealthy colonist left him £500 per -annum 'so long as there was a Lady Parkes.' Perhaps it was a desire to sustain the life of this bequest that induced Sir Henry to take unto himself a third wife with tmch celerity. Then, again, ha ia said to have received £4,000 for his work ' Fifty Y ear a o£ Australian History.' Be that as it may the general feeling now is that some provision should be made for his declining years The only real difficulty is : What shapo. B hould it take? Some suggest a lump sum so invested that durinp his lifetime Sir Henry shall only nso the interest, others a pension bub meantime the matter is unsettled." \V. H. Nelson, who is in the drug business at Kingville, Mo., has fo much confidence in Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera ami Duurhccd Remedy that he warrants every bottle, and offers to refund tho money to any customer who is not satisfied after using it. Mr Nelson takes no risk in doing this, because the Remedy is a certain cure for the diseases for which It is intended, and ho knows it.— It ia for sale by E. D. Smith, wholesale and retail agent. — Advt.