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West Coast Times, Issue 6120, 22 January 1886, Page 2

A correspondent of the Tapanui Courier furnishes the following informntion witb regard to Howard, the principal in the now celebrated "Severed Hand Eraud" -.—"He was employed for a considerable time at the late Glenkenich saw mill s, and more recently at Tapanui flour mills at boiler repairing Hißhistory is rather r-'-tnautic, he having been an American oil speculator and a Californian digger, where he loßt part of a thumb in a fight about a claim. He ctartcd on bis way to India to go into engineering, and was ship wrecked on the voyage. He was, however, picked up by a whaler going to Greenland, where lie spent a season. Ha came to New Zealand fully ten years ago, got some money from his oil shares, and went a trip with his wife and family round the world, visiting Melbourno and Sydney Exhibitions. More recently he was sawmill managing in Fiji." Mr Greenwood Dentist, will visit Hokitika shortly.-— Advt. The Tidy HousKwim— The careful, tidy housewife, when giving her house its spring cleaning, should bear in mind that the dear inmates are more precious than houses, their systems need cleansing by purifying the blood regulating the stomach and bowels, and she should know that there is nothing that will do it co surely as. American Co's Hop Bitters, the purest and best of all medicines. Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, &c, are quickly cured by using Baxter's " Lung Preserver." This old-established medicirJe is pleasant to the palate, and highly extolled by member^ of the medical, legal, and clerical professions. For testimonials see fourth page. Sold by all patent medicine vendors. List of wholesale agents is]given in advertisement. — Advt. Good Besolutions. — A.t the commence- ! ment of every new year hundreds and. | thousands of our young men— and old as well — form resolutions for their guidance for the [ coming year. Many keep them while others ! break them. To such we wish to give a word | of advice. In order to sustain your deter- | mination of leading a bstter life in the future you should use Hop Bittera. The judicious use of Hop Bitters strengthens, 1 cleanses, and purifies the stomach, bowel?, j blood, liver, nerves, and kidneys, and is just : what you want to build up and invigorate yourself.— Greenbush U. S. A., Dem. Read Tic-Doloureux, Toothache, or any other | neuralgic pain Bpeedily yields to Baxter's Anti-Neur»lefc Pille. — Advt»