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Southland Times, Issue 9283, 30 July 1886, Page 2

A Histoeiaw's Habit.—" When I was in London, in the fifties," writes a correspondent of the Critic, "among my haunts was an old, low-ceiled tavern, with a sanded floor two feet below the level of the sidewalk. I used to go there and drink • 'alf and 'alf.' One day while I was sitting beside a table a large man in a cloak entered. His face was round, pale, and heavy, but the eyes were bright, and his bushy eyebrows slid up and down with quick changes of expression. He sat down at a table next to mine, and directly a~ waiter came in with a big plate of bread and cheese and a glass of ale. aud set it before him. He ate and drank heartily, and after finishing his lunch sat upright and rested his hands on a heavy cane, Suddenly he reached for his empty glass and hurled it on the floor with all his strength, smashing it into shivers, He sat for a minute longer, then got up slowly, ' tipped' the waiter, paid his reckoning at the bar, and passed out. He had not uttered a word. The waiter got a broom, swept up the pieces of glass, and cleared the table. I asked him if the gentleman's intellect was a little in need of repair. • Oh; no, sir,' said he. 1 That's Dothink unusual with 'im, sir. W'y, he's broke maybe a 'uadred glasses eince he's been a-comin 1 to this 'ouse, 'S don't know it when 'c does it.' 'E's a-thinkin', and it seems like as he got mad at somethink 'c was thinkin 1 about. 1 ( Who is he ?' ' Lord Macaulay, sir.'" How To Get Sick. —Expose yourself 'day and night, sit too much without exercise, work too hard without rest, doctor all the time take, all the vile nostrums and imitations advertised, and then you will want to know How To Get Well —Which is answered in three words : Take American Co's Hop Bitters. Read Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil, with Hypophosphites, for all wasting diseases of children, is most remarkable in its curative results. Read the following : —" I have tried 1 Scott's Emulsion' in cases of wasting in young children, and am of op.nion that it is a valuable preparation. The children take it and ask for more, and the good effects are apparent. I consider it far superior to ordinary nod liver oil. —Signed, J. Marshall, MS.U.S, etc., 143 Grange Road, Bermondsey, S.E., London. Any Chemist can supply it. Gold I Gold ! Shining Gold !11 Now that there is a Steamer starting direct from the Bluff to Kimberley, we should strongly recommend Diggers who intend to go to form themselves into thoroughly organised parties, and to purchase all their supplies here, as it is a well known fact that our three main staples are Horses, Oats, and WAGGONS, and they cannot be purchased in any part of the Australian Colonies so cheaply as here. The first properly organised party procured a waggon from the AMERICAN CARRIAGE FACTOR ST, which establishment should be visited by all those who intend going to the diggings. The Kimberley waggon is specially constructed so that it can be taken to pieces and packed closely, thereby effecting a saving in freight alone of £20 The waggon has a tilt, and is a comfortable dwelling where tbe enterprising digger can sleep soundly without fear of mosquitoes, alligators, snakes, or other reptiles. jyi9

SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. W. Todd sells implements' to-morrow. The s.s. Pelham is laid on for West Coast. Meeting Park Recreation Co. is called. W. Todd sells shop fittings to-day. N.Z. L, and M. A. Co. have guano on sale. C. Bills, Dunediß, purchases ferrets. Sailings O.S. Co. a ships are notified. Shanks and Co. insert a card . Wilson, Tame and Co. sell horse 3 to-morrow.