MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1283, 1 October 1886, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

. A Home paper reports that as some child* | ron were playing near the air shaft of the chemical sewer at Felling, near Gateshead, one of them, named John Lennon, nine years old, fell down the shaft and was suffocated* A young man named (Join descended to rescue the boy but was over* come and fell to the bottom. His com* pinion a man named Swinburne, then tried to descend, and was in turn overcome. A rescue party was organised, and several gallant attempts were made to recover the two men and the boy. Ultimately Swinburne was drawn up in a comatose state, and was restored after two hours’ exertions on the part of the medical men. He is now in a critical state. The dead of Lennon and Qain were recovered at the imminent risk of those who reached them. Two men of respectable appearance, both middle aged, appeared recently at the Sydney Police Court on a charge of vagrancy. In the evidence given by the police it was stated that the two men, who were charged as Frederick M Cabe and Robert N. Blanchard, had on the forenoon of the day they were arrested succeeded in fleecing a man from Bourke of L7ot). Their victim was an ex publican, but turned tbe tables on the sharpers by locking tbe door of the room in which they had been playing cards and threatening to, murder them,)! they did not return him his money, which they eventually did. When arrested they had upon them a quantity of dummy L 5 notes and cheques, and several ingenious “catches,” one in particular, known as the “ matchbox trick,” whereby guileless countrymen are induced to lay wagers which lead on to a friendly game of cards. Tbe arresting constables said that both prisoners are notorious monte men and card sharpers, and make a regular practice of watching the banks, post office, and steamboats, for the purpose of robbing country people. They have both been convicted repeatedly, and are the associates of thl very worst characters. ' Their respectable appearance, and both being elderly-looking men, is of great sevice to them in carrying out there malpractices. In the case of Blanchard, the Bench granted a remand in order to ascertain the bnna fides of a cheque for £33 which was fourld upon him. Many of the dummy notes were splendid imitations, and most ingeniously engraved. M'Cabe whose record is an uncommonly bad one, asked for a remand for the purpose of producing witnesses as to his means, and the bench remanded him. “ Well, my dear,' what are you sobbing about?” Young Wife “Why, that sponge-cake I sent to the Agricultural Pair has just taken first prize. 800-hoo 1” Fond Husband—“ What is there to cry about in that ? Yon out to feel proud, my dear, of your knowledge of the culinary art.” Young Wife—“ But you don’t understand. The judges gave it the reward as the best specimen of concrete sent in Boohoo !” A Frenchman recently eloped from Paris with the pretty wife of an American, and as soon as the latter had learned what bad taken place he installed himself in the chateau of bis rival, and wrote to the latter a missive as follows.—“ You have appropriated my wife, and I have taken possession of your estate. By the time your love is squandered, I will try to have spent your fortune. I hope you will have an agreeable time in Switzerland, though December is a chilly month, I am told, in that country. 1 would recommend her to continue her singing lessons. 1 have had your orangery removed, as it intercepted the view of the pond. I dare say you will approve my course.” An amusing story is related of a successful stratagem said to have succeeded in the Birmingham County Court. A man walked into the Court with his hat on. Told several times to remove it, he refused. The usher went to him, tnok off his hat, and placed it on a peg. The man took off his coat, and it was expected he intended assaulting the official. The registrar noticing this ordered his removal. When ejected the man handed the officer a summons, saying he was summoned as a juror, and explained his object was to evade serving. Wo clip the following from the ‘ Town and Country Journal’ : -- Shearing has begun, but only two or three sheds are at work just now The attendance of shearers was large. At one shed over 300 attended, when only about 50 could be takeu on. Some very funny yams are told about the la'e strike. The men virtually won the battle ; for the management knuckled down and hid to give 20s. However, it is said that the'manager, like the “ villian ”in melodrama, says “A time will come.” One of tbe yarns told about this strike is almost too funny to be true. You are aware that under the Stock Act stock have to be travelled so many miles a day ; a proviision made to prevent “ loafing,’ at one time very popular and profitable in New South Wales. Eheu fugaces ! The days are gone when au honest man could buy sheep on a twelvemonths’ bill, fatten them on his neighbour’s lan 1 and sell them at 100 per cent, profit before sis months. Well it is said the men on strike camped on s travelling stock reserve near the head station, and that one of the managers, or s jaebaroo, went over and ordered them off, telling them that they should travel ter miles a day ! Shearers in these times an an intelligent class of men, and they in formed the busybody that that didn’t oomi under the denominations of “horned cattle’ or sheep, but they believed that he was en< titled to the benefit of the Act as ani ass, However matters have been arranged, What’s a jackaroo ? some of your coas readers will ask. ft’s an animal which goe on two legs, wears an eyeglass, and is sup posed to get colonial experience on th stations. Generally speaking it bears a dia tant resemblance to the King-street dude Indeed there be some who affirm that i comes of the same parentage. There is no accounting for taste, after all ■ if the following paragraph from a Londo society paper is correct : —“ The story goe 1 that Mrs Crawford received over a doze ! offers of marriage daring the hearing of th l recent case, and that one of these was froi a gentleman learned in the law and eminer . in its practice, who had been captivated i Court during the proceedings.” ' About half-past eleven on the night i s Sunday, September 19, an extraordinal . event happened—a man breaking into I prison. A warder (Nixon) on duty in tl 1 Melbourne Gaol whilst going his round di 3 covered a man concealed in the tool-hou; £ in the labor yard. The man was at on secured and taken to the watch-hous r where he gave the name of William Min ,9 gue. It appears that ha had scaled t e wall of tbe gaol by a ladder, and had 1 himself down into tbe yarns hy means of , scaffold rope, and it was at first thought “ had intended to assist other prisoners ;o escaping. Next morning a quantity of i m. bacco was found in the gaol road, ni i_ where the man had got in, so that it hj P been a plant for the prisoners, Minogne a well-known larrakin. He was oentem to three months’ imprisonment*

WE SHOULD BLOT OUT DL SEASE IN ITS EARLY STAGES.

The disease commences with a slight derangement of the stomach, but, if neglected, it in time involves the whole frame, embracing the kidneys, liver, pancreas, and in fact the entire glandular system ; and the afflicted drags out a miserable existence until death gives relief from suffering. The disease is often mistaken for other complaints ; bat if the reader will ask himself the following questions he will be able to determine whether he himself is one of the afflicted Have 1 distress, pain, or difficulty in breathing after eating ? Is there a dull, heavy feeling, attended by drowsiness ? Have the eyes a yellow tinge ? Does a thick, sticky mucous gather about the gums and teeth in the mornings, accompanied by a disagreeable taste ? Is the tongue coated? 1s there pain in the sides and back ? Is there a fullness about the right aide as if the liver were enlarging ? Is there costiveness ? Is there vertigo or dizziness when rising suddenly from an horizontal position? Are the secretions from the kidneys highly coloured, with a deposit after standing? Does food ferment soon after eating, accompanied by flatulence or belching of gas from the stomach ? Is there frequent palpitation of the heart? These various symptoms may nob be present at one time, but they torment the sufferer in turn as the dreadful disease progresses. If the case be one of long standing, there will be a dry hacking cough, attended after a time by expectoration. In very advanced stages the skin assumes a dirty brownish appearance, and the hands and feet are covered by a cold sticky perspiration. As the liver and kidneys become more and more diseased, rheumatic paiua appear, and the usual treatment proves entirely unavailing against the latter agonising disorder. The origin of this malady is indigestion or dyspepsia, and a small quantity of the proper medicine will remove the disease if taken in its incipiency. ft is most important that the disease should be promptly and properly treated in its first stages, when a little medicine will effect a cure, and even when it has obtained a strong hold the correct remedy should be persevered in until every vestige of the di-> sease is eradicated, until the appetite has returned, and the digestive organs restored to a healthy condition. The surest and most effectual remedy for this distressing complaint is “Seigel’s Curative-Syrup,” a vegetable preparation sold by all chemists an 1 medicine vendors throughout the world, and by the proprietors, A. J. White, Limited, London, E.C. Tnis syrup strikes at the very foundation of the disease, and drives it, root and branch, out of the system. Ask your chemist for Seigel’s Curative Syrup. “ East-street Mills. Carabridge-heath, *• London, E.C. July 24, 18S2. “ Sir, —It gives me great pleasure to be able to add my testimony in favour of your valuable Syrup as a curative agent. I had suffered for some length of time from a severe form of indigestion, and the long train of distressing symptoms following that disease. L had tried all possible means to get relief, by seeking the best medical ad* vice. I had swallowed sufficient of their stuff to float a man-of-war, so to spe k, but all to no avail, A friend of mine, coming on the scene in the midst of my sufferings, brought with him a bottle of your Seigel’s Syrup ; headrised me to try it, stating he felt confident it would benefit me. Being weary of trying so many drugs, 1 condemned it before trial, thinking it could not possibly do mo any good, but ultimately determined to take the Syrup. After doing so for a short time it worked such a change in mo that I continued taking it for nearly two months, and I then felt thoroughly cured, for I have discontinued its use for five weeks, and feel in the best of health, ami can partake any kind of food with case and comfort. lam therefore thankful to you that, through the instrumentality of your valuable medicine, I am restored to the state of health I now enjoy.—V ours truly, “ W, S. Forster. “ To Mr A. J. 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This would be followed by excessive trembling of my knees, so that I could not stand without support j after which a severe headache would occur, lasting often two or thiee days. I have tried various remedies for these distressing symptoms, but un il 1 tried Seigel’s Syrup 1 had no relict. Since then 1 have had excellent health in every respect, and if ever 1 feel a headache comiuf on 1 take one dose of the Syrup, which ar rests it. Hoping that this testimonial may be the means of inducing others (who suffei I jas 1 used) to try the Syrup, as I feel sun they will receive speedy benefit and ultfc I raately be cured, I beg to remain, your | faithfully, | “ A. H. Horton.” j Seigel’s Operating Pills prevent ill effect from excess in eating or drinking. A gow , dose at bed-time renders a person fit fo business in the morning. 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