That a Chinaman's oath should be common ly regarded as of uo account iii not surprising, when a Chinaman behaves as'did one who was a witness at the last' Circuit Court at Tam worth. . The IVeias says he at .first said he would be sworn by blowing out a match, bufc the prisoner (a Chinaman hioii self) objected. " Won't do— that no good/* The witness was obliging, and said, " Al ri-^i Kiss um Bible." Hia, Honor looked severe for a uioinent, but his facial muscles 806a relaxed, and he dived dowu after an imaginary ffiffidkerchief on the floor. An American paper says :— " The Russian iron corvette whieh : is' now : being built fit Philadelphia is nearly framed, and the worlt | ig beiug pushed forward very rapidly."
. • .♦ ■-■ r— — In the palmy days of the Colony, when ihe new and opening goldfields presented such temptations to unguarded modes of living; many a hale and hearty fellow received th* germs of sickness and disease, which in after years spread their malign influence through the system, and lay their victim prostrate. Many such, hearing of the introduction of those invaluable medicines—" Ghollah's Great Indian Cures"— into New Zealand, availed themselves of the fact, took the medicines, and got cubed See testimonials. These medicines are positively unfailing remedies. Sold by ail Chemists. .Advice to Mothers !— Ar * yoo bn k' nia your reet by a «ck child suffering with the pain of cutting teeth ? Go at once to a chemist, and pet a bottle of Mrs. Winslow's Scothiog Syrup, it will relieve the poor sufferer immediately. It is perfectly harmleas and pleas uit to tiste. It produces natural quiet sleep, by relieving tbe child from pain and the little cherub awakes '« ar* bright as a button." Jt soothes the child, it softens tbe gum*-, altars all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the bess known remedy for dyeeutery and diarrhoea, whether arising frcm t< ethine or other causps. Sold everywhere at is. l|d. per bottle. Manufactory, 493 Oxford-street. London. Flohimke !— For lhe Teeth and Breath.— A few drops of the liquid " Floroline " sprinkled on a wet tootv-bruah produce a pleasant lather, whieh thoroughly cleanses the teeth irom all parasites and impurities, hardens the gums, prevents tartar, etop3 decay, gives to ihe teeth a peculiar pearly whiteness, and a dtlightful fragrance to the breath, lt removes ali unph&sant odor arising from decayed teeth or tobaeco smoke. "Ihe Fragrant Floriline." being composed in part of honey and sweet herbs, is delicious to the taste, and the greatest toilet discovery of the age. Sold everywhere at 2s. 6d. Prepared by Henry C Gallop, 493 Oxford-street London. 1019 Valuable Discovery for thb Hair— lf yonr hair is turning grey or white, or falling Off, use " The Mexican Hair Renewer," for it mU vositively restore, in every case Grey oj White hair to i<s original color, without leaving the disagreeable sroel! of most • R( storers.' It mekee the hair charmiuely beautiful, as well as promoting the growth of the bair on bald spots where the glands are not decayed. Ask your nearest cberoiet for •« The Mexican Hair Renewer,'? prepare! by Henry C. Gallup, 493, Oxford-street, London, and sold everywhere at 3s. 6d. per bottle. 910
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIIL, Issue 270, 21 November 1878, Page 5
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