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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10957, 27 April 1907, Page 4

A sneak thief at Hawera stole a- hi"c< of bees. An agitation is now on foot m Timaru for a new technical school, to cost £3000 or.£4oop. -".''-.-■-..: j The anti-suffragettes 'have chosen Tennyson's line for their motto : "Man for the. field and woman for the hearth— all else confusion." j It is announced (says a Glasgow paper) that two wool growers m New Zealand made a profit of £72,000 last season by purchasing wool there. '."* A singular case was decided, by the House of Lords last month, wliich goes far to confirm Mr Bumble's dictum that "the law is a hass." A dentist brought an action for libel against Truth, and recovered £1000 damages and costs m the King's Bench before the Lord Chief jus- I tice and a special jury. The judgment! was appealed against by 1 Truth, and the Court of Appeal reversed it on the ground that the law was either mis-stated by the Lord Chief Justice m his summihg up or stated m such a way as not to be intelligible to the jury. Tliere was, therefore, a miscarriage of justice.' -The dentist thereupon appealed to the" House of Lords, and the judgment of the. Appeal .] Court ie affirmed; by the highest ;. tribunal .-I m the land.' All the costs of the litiga- i tion. have consequently been wasted by | the parties to it. Nothing lias been de- | termmed m this long and- expensive process except the fact, which is of no inter- '■ est to the litigants, that the Lord Chief Justice of England was mistaken m hie* law. Assuredly the lawyers have taken the oyster whilst presenting a shell to each party.— Tribune. Of all places m thp world, America takes prominence for eccentric laws and customs, and the State pf Kentucky is not backward m contributing, to the reputation of the Union. But according to the latest American mail news, they have m Kentucky a law for dealing with.' vagrants' of the "won't work" class that might, perhaps, be advanatgeously copied elsewhere. But the story is best told m the words of a newspaper correspondent at Klizabethtown (Ky.). It is as follows:— "One of the most remarkable scenes witnessed m Kentucky since ante-bellum days, .ccurred here this week, when 'Dock' Auberry, a white nian, 30 years of age, was 'put on the block' and auctioned off into servitude. The price paid for the man was only one dollar. The man was placed before the crowd that filled the town, on 'court day'; and: witnessed the unique spectacle of a man being legally sold into slavery. Auberry was married 16 montlis .ago, and during the 'term of his married life did manual labor for ex- j actly five days— no more. His father-in- | law, wh6 objected to keep his son-in-law m idleness, instituted vagrancy proceedings. Auberry was found guilty. Under the Kentucky vagrancy law a man convicted of failure to work simply has to go to work. To provide for this the man is literally sokl into servitude, the purchaser being bound to furnish . him - with- food, lodging, and medical attention, and m return to receive- all the prisoner's services during the term for which he is sold. Auberry was sold for nine months for one dollar. J. J. Johnson was liis purcliaser. Tlie- first bid was 50 cents and the lust Idol., for which price Auberry was 'knocked down.' Sheriff George Yates conducted.- the. sale m front of the Hardin County Courthouse door." If you are. troubled with Dyspepsia, which gives its victims no rest day and night, and causes pains m the; stomach and bowels, headache, dizziness, loss of appetite; constipation, et^-fake a course of Chamberlain's Tablets jj^hey will. stimulate the liver and bowels to perform their work naturally .and gently, and strengthen the digestive organs. For sale by E. D. Smith, chemist. Mr C. Tillcard N-atusch, architect, has been commissioned to prepare plans for the large new theatre and other buildings for tiie Fuller Proprietary at Wellington; wliich will cost altogether something like £40,000. * , DR SHELDON'S NEW DISCOVItftY For Coughs, Colds, and Consumption is a preparation that can be relied upon to cure all lung troubles. It has proved a blessing m thousands of homes, and -has been energetically endorsed by many of the most prominent citizens and professional men m Australia. Dr Sheldon's New Discovery is not a patent medicine, or an ordinary cough mixture, but a scientific discovery that will make sore lungs well. Price, Is 6d and 3s. Obtainable at A. W. J. Mann's, chemist, agent. The Wiinganui Borough Council . has arranged a debenture loan with the Australasian T. and G. Mutual Life Society. The loan bears interest at the rate of 4j per cent. "Spme little time ago," says Mr J. G. Boyle, Kelmscott. W.A., "I was suffering from a severe cough, wliich threatened to take a serious form. Hearing so much about Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, I decided to give it a trial, .and_ to my great satisfactiou was completely 'cured by _ the time I had finished the first bottle. For sale by E. D. Smith, chemist. The polling m the Napier Mayoral contest was : J. V. Brown 939, S. Carnell 654, J: Spence 407. The Royal Commission on Surplus Native Land (Mr R- M. Houston, M.H.R.) will commence its sitting at Kaitaia on May 10th. No one need now suffer the "agonising pains of sciatica and acute rheumatism, ac quick relief may be had by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm. This fact has been clearly demonstrated m many thousands of cases. This liniment relieves tho pain and makes sleep and rest possible, which is alono worth many times its cost. For sale by E. D. Smith chemist.