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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 201, 26 August 1870, Page 3

Lady Jane Fkanklin. — A San Francisco correspondent says : — " By the last Panama boat there arrived a lady whose life is the centre of a century's tragedy — a lady whose constancy aud devotion will be the theme of future homes, and far eclipse the fame of fubled Penelope. A cruel rumor, started some months ago by a city paper, lhat a waif had drifted ashore near San Diego, containing some momento of the Artie heroes, reached her at Rio Janeiro, and so she hastens to ban Francisco ; distance, fatigue, age, all forgotten ia the wild hope that the sea may have revealed one of its sorrowful secrets. Poor lady, eighty years oIJ, twenty years desolate, still clinging with a heartsick longing to the idea that earth or ocean will yet tell the mysteries of the past." Puffing. — One of the greatest bores connected with journalism in small communities, says a contemporary, is the system that has grown up of late of puffing with a " local " every man who favors the paper with an advertisement. In the first place, if the writer of the enforced ''local" be at all conscientious, he feels a natural aversion to puffing up the superiority of Mr. James Webb, as a sweeper of foul flues and remover of unmentionable impurities, or of Mr. Solomon Aarons, as a vendor of fish that has just been fished from the sea. Conscience whispeis that, for ought the writer knows about it, Mr. Webb may be addicted to liquoring, and may not be so good a sweep, and Mr. Aarons may occasionally vend fish somewhat fishy in odour. Then again there is tbe difficulty that naturally occurs when you write about a subject of which you are iv profound ignorance. " But then," says the advertiser, "so are the public, aud you cauuot be found out." True enough, but when a man knows not what to say, how can he say anything ? For remainder of News see. Fourth page.

New Advertisements. TO BUILDERS. TENDERS are required for making CERTAIN ALTERATH )NS at the WAREHOUSE of Messrs. J. P. Black & Soxs, Trafalgar-st, where Drawings and Specifications may be seen until MONDAY, the 29th inst., when Tenders are to be delivered at the same place. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. 1582 FOR PICTON, WELLINGTON, ~~ LYTTELTON, and OTAGO, al npHE Circular Saw Company's s.s. P H CE B E *^J^lifc§S* will leave as above shortly after arrival. For Freight or Passage, apply to THOMAS CAWTHRON, 1545 Agent, Government Wharf. FOR GREYMOUTH, HOKITIKA, AND MELBOURNE. | _ nni-IE Fine Steamship CLAUD HAMILTON ,s SilillllsP Caitaix Underwood, will sail for the above Ports THIS EVENING (Friday), at 7 o'clock. For Freight or Passage, apply to NATH. EDWARDS & CO., Agents. Nelson, August 26, 1870. 1587 FOR PICTON, WELLINGTON, LYTTELTON, AND DUNEDIN. | _ rTUIE Fine Steamer TARANAKI, Captain Wheeler, will sail for the above Ports on or about TO-MORROW (Saturday), the 27th inst. For Freight or Passage apply to NATH. EDWAEDS & CO. Nelson, August 26, 1870. 1566