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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 435, 12 September 1908, Page 4

The most forgetful man in the world has been found. He fell ill recently with symptous indicating appendicitis, and submitted to an operation. To their great surprise and embarrassment the surgeons found that the appendix had already been removed. The patient afforded the necessary explanation when he recovered from the ether by stating that he remembered, when he “ came to think of it,” that he had been through a similar operation two years earlier. A young lady, Miss Emily Barrett, of. Maryborough, Victoria, suffered from a complaint which prevented her from walking without the aid of crutches. She had been under treatment by a local doctor for some time, and had made good progress. A few weeks ago it was deemed advisable to put her legs in plaster of paris, and instructions were given to procure an iron boot to support the limb, which was contracted to a considerable extent. One evening Miss Barrett was sitting on a chair in the dining room, when a very peculiar feeling came over her. She said that she thought she was going to faint. This sensation soon worked off, and when it did, the girl, who had been crippled for over eight months, got up from the chair, and subsequently walked to Dr Deane’s residence to inform him that there was no need for the iron boot.

A “rough” from Auckland happened along in Taihape one night last week, and having refreshed himself with some of the famous “fire-water” in that place, got it into his head that he was Burns and Hackenschmidt rolled into one (says the Wanganui Herald). He wanted to fight or wrestle the whole of Taihape, and with his coat off, hurled challenges at everybody in very objectionable language. Constable Hitchcock arrived on the scene, and advised the wouldbe pugilist to put his coat on and vanish. The advice was ridiculed, and the constable was told that he could not shift him. The man in blue proceeded to arrest his man, but was hampered by his waterproof coat. He was in the act of taking this off when the “rough” rushed in and hit the constable a cowardty blow on the mouth. The gnardian of the peace then closed with his assailant, and got him down, and with assistance handcuffed him and safely landed him in the lock-up. On Saturday he was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment in Wanganui gaol.

Count Zcppelitie has been appointed directing engineer of an airship company promoted in Germany with the object of establishing a passenger service between German towns.

Wild horses are very numerous on the Kaingaroa Plains. Within the boundaries of Strathmore Estate, it is estimated that there are over five hundred, although many hundreds have been killed during recent years.

In Mr Laurens on’s Bill for the better prevention of cruelty to auimas, a new definition of cruelty is sought to be established. In the interpretation clause cruelty is defined as “causing unnecessary suffering to animals, such as slaughtering domestic animals for food without previously stunning them, pigeon shooting from traps, coursing in enclosures of hares and rabbits, burning horses’ mouths for lampers, docking horses’ tails, using overhard check reins, and employing chained boundary dogs.” The following tale of a tip is told of Thormanby’s Derby. The night before the race a fish hawker’s wife scared her husband badly by tugging at his hair as she screamed, “The boy in yaller, Solly! The boy in yaller wins!” “ Whatcher given’ us?” asked the sleepy Solly : “are you going ratty ?”“ No,” replied his sleeping partner, “ but I’ve just seen the Derby run, and the boy in yaller won it; you had better pul a bit on ’im!” To Solly’s disgust, when he went to the course he saw two boys in “ yaller ”—Custance on Thormanby, and the black cap also ; and Sharpe in a white one on Northern Light. But as Mrs Solly was wearing a white dress, poor Solly “popped the pewter ” on the wrong ’ un, and there was no fried schnapper and pickled “ cowcumber ” in his home for a mouth after.

King Edward has been known to sing only once. This was the occasion of a “ wine” at Oxford, and he chose the long - forgotten ditty “ Ever of Thee.” One who was present says that the Heirapparent had a most boisterous hearing. The late Duke of Edinburgh did not sing in public—although he occasionally sang some of Sullivan’s music at the flat of the composer in Victoria Street, London —but he had a fine public reputation as a player on the violin-. The princess ot Wales sings within her own family circle. Queen Maud of Norway, has a voice ot good quality. But the finest royal vocalist is the Empress of Russia, who is a trained singer, and once sang in public on behalf of a Russian charity.

Where is the best English spoken ? This question is put in the “ Academy,” which contains a letter from a number of Englishmen in the Transvaal, who wish the editor, as an authority on the English language, to tell them where the best English is spoken in the British Isles. The editor replies that the best English is spoken on the west coast of Scotland and in part of Ireland. It sounds paradoxical ; but everyone knows that the best French is spoken, not in Paris, but in certain remote and old-fashioned provincial towns.

The Rev. Henry Braddock is considering the question of his resignation as vicar of Kaikoura. In a letter to the local Sun, the rev. gentlemen writes : —“ The intelligence, education and latent capacities of this community have struck me. Its receptivity and power to get good from God greater, far, than heretofore, I fully believe in, I have a bright hope of all —save the conscious hypocrite. Solomon says ‘ The hypocrite shall perish ’ —may it perish in time ! All but proud in heart may see God. Pride proclaims the dignity of its human nature, but we might as well preach the dignity of a dunghill ! None need despair ; none need deride. ‘ The preaching of the Cross is to them that are perishing, foolishness ’ —our gospel is folly only to the wilfully perishing one. And ‘ The fear of man bringeth a snare ’ —ensnared by the paltry fear of a fellow sinner’s sneer, the moral coward delays confession of the convictions of his Conscience! Where are the manly men and womanly women in our midst—let them speak up now! Let there be a concensus of contrition before our future Judge and see is His sentence does not supremely bless us all.” There is not a particle cf opium or other narcotic in Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, and never has been since it was first offered to>the public. It is as safe a medicine, for a child as for an adult. This reimsedy is famous for its cures of colds and croup, and can always be depended upon. For sale everywhere.- Advt. Have you tried Wolfe’s Schnapps for kidney ailments. To Fx.axmili.EßS. —We are prepared to print the new tin and leather regulation tags for hemp bales, and would request millers to inspect samples of leather before placing orders for same. Inferior leather will be condemned by the department. We hold samples and invite inspection.—The Herald Printery. Pimples, eruptions, blotches, scales, ulcers, and eczema, are all caused by bad blood. Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets are wonder workers in the cure of all disorders caused by bad or impure blood. They eliminate all poisonous matter by enriching the blood and enabling it (o make new and healthy tissues. Pure blood means perfect health, and if you will use Chamberlain’s Tablets they will give you good health, and a pure skin free from pimples and blotches. For sale everywhere.— Advt. WOLFE’S SCHNAPPS stands preeminent, among stimulants and cordials.