WORE THEM OUT HERSELF.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 16, 18 April 1901, Page 28

WORE THEM OUT HERSELF.

There was a time when Mrs. Hayes considered herself to be what she calls " a gone woman." She actually divided her clothes and other personal effects among her children. Thank Goodness — but here is her story, told in her own way ; by all odds the best way. " Three years ago," she say?, " I had dreadful paina across the left side of my itomach and under the shoulder-blades. My left aide b we led up Itjaifull>. I \va« laid up weeks at a time, work being out of the question. While lliette fila were on I oould atiUier walk, sit, or stand with comfort. " I was really ashamed to let the neighbors see me crawling 1 about ; so I spent most of my time lying down or leaning against something to ease the dreadful pain?. i " I had been a hard-working woman all I my life, but now I lost my strength and dreaded to eat anything, knowing the woeful suffering I was sure to experience afterwards : as if eating were somehow a crime against the laws of nature. And at night I rolled and tossed about instead of sleeping. " The doctor said it was indigestion and no doubt he was right, but he was not able to relieve me. " I considered myself a ' gone woman ' and told my hueband I was sure I could not last much longer. Indeed, I was so fully persuaded of this, that I actually divided my clothes and personal effects among my children. " Thank Goodness and Mother Seigel's Syrup / have since worn out most of them myself. ''After a lot of coaxing and argument (for I was tired of trying things, and hope had about died away in my heart), I consented to take Seigel's Syrup, although the doctor had advißed me not to touch it. " I was not quite sure of the effect of the first bottle, bnt my hueband insisted on my going on with it. So I did go on with it, and after I had got through half the second bottle there was no doubt of the result. I was much better ; I felt it, and others could see it. '•It was hardly short of a miraole, the way Seigel's Syrup brought me round. From a poor, we^k. and wretched woman, unable to walk or bcnrcely to raise my hand to do the smallest piece of work, it gave me back health and strength, ard restored me to my husbuni and family, enabled me to go on with my work once more, and, in short, made me as well as ever I was in my life. " I am now upwards of 60, and have reared a large family. I have lived in the district about 37 years, and am well known here. "My husband and sons, as well as our grand-children, work in connection with the coal mines, for which this district is noted. I have told the neighbours what Seigel's Syrup did for me, and am perfectly willing that my case should be published if you think it may be useful." (Mrs) Julia Hayes, Mount Keira, Paradise, near Wollongong, N.S.W. October 14th, 1899. Mr John Hickey, blacksmith, at the same place, writes that he has known Mrs Hayes all his life, and (in common with many others) knows her statement to be true. He adds that she is respected by everyone.

ROMB-— St. Bede'B College-— Cardinal Vaughan took his leave of the Holy Father on February 13 (writes a Rome correspondent) After his audience, the Rector and Vice-Rector of St. Bede's College, Monsignor Giles and Monsignor Prior, saw the Pope, who epoke in a most fatherly way to each, granted their many request?, and gave them the blessings they asked for. The Pope whs immensely pleased with the progress of the college represented before him, because he looked upon it as a sign of the advances the Catholic Church has made and is making in England under his pontificate. One of the students is a former Anglican canon j another wrh rflotor of a xerv important church : others were rectors or curates of prominent churches of the English Establishment. The Sacred College- — The grim reaper (writes a correspondent) has already altered some features of the composition of the Hierarchy as given in the year-book, the Grrarrhia, which is just out. The death a few weeks ago of the Archbishop of Ravenna, his Eminence Cardinal Gale ati, leaves 55 Cardinals in the Sacred College. Three of these survive their 'creator,' Pope Pius IX., namely, Cardinal Parocchi, who is 24 years a Cardinal ; Cardinal Ledochowski, who is 26 years a Cardinal ; and Cardinal Oreglia di Santo Stefano, who is 28 years a Cardinal. The deans of age are Cardinal Celesia, Archbishop of Palermo, who is 89 years old ; Cardinal Richard, Archbishop of Paris, who is 82 ; and Cardinal Gruscha, Archbishop of Vienna, who is 81. The youngest Cardinals are Cardinal Vives y Tuto, the Capuchin, who is 47 ; Cardinal Svampa, Archbishop of Bologna, who is 50 ; Cardinal Richelmy, Archbishop of Turin, who is 51 ; and Cardinal Ferrari, Archbishop of Milan, who is also 51. Of the 55 Cardinals 30 are Italian and 25 foreign. The 30 Italians are : Two Piedmontpse, a Ligurian, a Venetian, a Bergamese, a Lombard, four Emilians, Romagnoles, and M^rcMgivni; one Tuscan, one Umbrian, ten from the province of Rome, five from South Italy, and three Ciciliana. Of the 25 foreign Cardinals seven are French, five are Spanish, five are Austro-Hungarians, two are Germans, one is English, one is Irish, one is Australian (Cardinal Moran, who, however, is of Irish birth), one is Portuguese, one is Belgian, and one is an American — namely, Cardinal Gibbons. The Holy Father's Birthday-— Wednesday, 20th February, was the 23rd anniversary of the Holy Father's election to the Pontifical throne, and on Saturday, March 2, he celebrated his 01 Pt birthday as Pope. Only three Popes have enjoyed a longer reign than Leo XIII. — viz , Pius IX., who reigned 32 years, from 1846 to 1878 ; Pius VI., who reigned 25 years, from 1775 to 171)9 ; and Piub VII., who reigned 23 years, from 1800 to 1823. Pope Adrian I. also reigned 23 years, from 772 to Tit."). During Pope Leo XIII. 'd reign 136 Cardinals have died, and there are now only three Cardinals alive who were created by Pius IX. UNITED STATES —The Papal Delegate--!! is n ported that the Mont Rev Seba-tim MartineHi. Papal Delega'e to the United Stites, has receive! intimation that he will bo made a Cardinal. The Investiture of the Archbishop of Dubuque — The pallium ior Archbiihop Koane has arrived in Dubuque, and his Grace was to be invested on yedterd.iy. Cardinal Gibbona was to ofndate. Archbishop Ireland was to preach, and it was expected that

Archbißhop Riordan, of San Francisco, would celebrate the Pontifical Mass. GENERAL. Generous Testimony. — An English officer who recently landed at the Cape mentions in a private letter that five released Boers have been taken on board at f-t. Helena, and then says : 'One of the Boer prisoners a9ked if he migfht read Tlw Master Christian, as he had read all Marie Corelli's other works When he returned it he said : '' It is a pity she is so unjust to the Eoman Catholics. I know what untruths she tells, as I have my children with the nans at Potrlipfp(.room." Imagine that poor, uncouth old farmer stick* ing up for Citho'ics.