A CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY. two month ago for William Colles' In 1 hour after ho wroto & motu tu. Charles Many years ago that came to Colambo two brothers, named Charisa and Will Colling, requesting him to come to hun Collins. They were possessed of a cartain (Dr. Quibbla) with reference to the policy on the life of William Collins. Charles Col amount of capital with which they created
manufactory for song boiling and bone-ins cane, and on his arrival said 'Good crushing, the latter for fortilizing manunday, Dr Quibble I have eunit as you In time they grow rich and legal to think appointed to receive payment of the policy. of melting in life so they fell in love, and Witherios sunile the manager sid 'Indcod.* Bluarles flushed up and maid with both fall in love with the game girl. Sh vis good and pretty, and would have made heat, Really, Dr. Quibble, my time is capital wife for either of them William valuable, hard me over the money and lat Loved her first, and introduced her to Cher-g
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lex. On that day she had two lovers. Ona doctor, we don't intend to pay that claim.MADRAS, day Charles said to William : I love What said Charles, do I understand this girl and intend to marry her, upon that you refuse to pay the money? de,
said the manager "On what ground 1! which William laughed and exclaimed
ducline. to say
said the manager. Why cures you, wald Charis sasagoly, do you you did thundered.the manager. Charles { BORDEAUX, LE HAVRE, DUNKIRK Undersigned, AGENA of the above the character of un actual or personal corro- thing that, as a general rule, in liable to Fook Theng 1 regd Peaks, G, H. & Tod
Why Charles, the girl is my worry
hot.*
AN ALARMING DISEASE AFFLIC
NAPLES, MARSEILLES, AND FORTS OF BRAZIL, AND LA PLATA :
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I loved her for a year, and to-morrow
think murdered my I we are to go to her father to ask his consent to become husband and wife. I took you to ses hor, so that you might behold my Collina tarned deadly pale and left the toom without a word. That night (it was Fature wife. No, stid Charles, you knew me ore this; I intend having my Christmas eve) a cry of Fire was raieed in the city. Prosuntly the guraour grow tlini way in this as in other things, you must
It was Collit manufactory that was on give up the girl, for shall a white, sad as it proved. In the souras of
Not a bit of it,' said William, never give her up, so saging, he turned day when tha ruins herum cool enough for Then by Heaven, persons to water, fow workinen made their arad left his brother. said Charles, locking atter his brother, way to the counting house. On the ver, then Heaven I'll kill you. Two hours vered by rabbiste, they found the body of
Charles Collins, his skuli abattored, and after this Charles wont the banking pistel grasped in his dead hand. E. in office, close to the wharf, and eng New Year's Supplement to Ceylon Obserer, passage for Madras in the Trivanche a atcanor that was about to start for Madres. "What some, sir? said the clerit. Wil- Liam Collins'said Charles, Be down sharp
TING A NUMEROUS CLASS. in the morning, sic; we start to the
The discam counti.ces with a slight minute, said the clers The Toncor mailed the next day, and on the voyage to duringquent of the stomach, but, is nég- Madras blew up bodily captain, son lected, is in din involves the whole frano, gers, and ail, and came down in little racing the kidneys; lire, panorus, Pisces. The list of passengers was pub-faud, in fact, the cutie glandular system, fished in the bareer and other pers, and the flicted sirags out a miserableux and among the victima of this stem-out stone entil death gives relief from suffer catastrophe was the name of William Caling The disa is often mistaken fur line. But I am going ahead of my truther complaints; bat if the ruler will ask tive and most hart back."
himself the following questions, be will be Leaving the booking.office, Charles Colsablu to determine whether he himself is Jins went about the city, and mentioned of the nflicted-Have distrosa, pain, casually, in sover? quarters, that his or iliiculty is breathing aftor
exting! brother Willian was going to start furthere a dull, heavy fooling attended by Madras to soc about the purchase of some drowning live the eyes a yellow tinggo? large arrivals of Lones there. Then ho Does thiet, sticky, cucous gather it weas home and thought and waited for the gatus mad teeth in the mornings, no- the night. He dined with his brother companied by a disagreable taste? Is the ongue contul Is there pains in the alte William at the seal hour, and abg and drank heartily After dinner to fit cigh nud Suck Is More'n fulness about the and continued to think. Willie went right side us if the liver wore calagging? back to the manufactory and Charles fol- Is there estiveness is there verigo or lowed him, and told him ho wanted him duziness when rising suddenly from to ran over to Madre and seu about orizital position Are the secretions cargo of bones reported to have arrived from the kidneys seanty and highly colour
at, with a deponit after stailing Does thero (for the demand for ershel bones, as coffee manure was increasing). Willian ferment soon after eating, accompan smiled and agreed, but he had no intention by atletes a bolding
ges from the touch is there frequent pupiti of going, thinking to himself that it was a dadge of his brother's to get him out of tion of the Boart? These variants symje way, to try his luck with the girl let may ist be present at one time, Lat (William) rocotved to find an excuse they forget the suturer in turn the mocoing for sending their manager in dreadful dianian progresses. If the case be stead of going himself Towards evening One of long standing, there will be day, the brothers-wora-in the ice together backing cough, attended after a time by and Charles said: Before then leave expectation In Vary advanced stages of work Williah, got them to make up the the skan gestes a ding brownish appears furnaces, fill the vete, and be the biters/aute, and the hands and fort, are fasered I think we had botter sit up to night and by a on!,
by perspiration. As ke liver and lunes half-year make up the account for the lat
more and more We can give an Aye to the furunces, and, aged, cherie plius appear, and the
the
Is
the
if you want sleep you can get it on board us treatment proves entirely unavailing
... Market Plavo, Pocklington, York,
October 2nd, 1882.
ALSO
LONDON AND ANTWERP,
N TUESDAY, the 27th January, 1886, at Noon, the Company's S. 8. NA DYR, Coropañount on YA MARCELLE, with MAILS, FASSENGERS, SPECIE, and CARGO, will leave this Purt for iso above places.
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COMPANY.
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CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS STERLIN
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Intimations.
HAIR
Possesses a vitality of its own that aften olives the rest of the physient organism. More frequently, however, either rough disease, zerupt weakness, or age, "it falk od, turns gray, or fades early.
Ayer's Hair Vigor
"Cures the discases of the sealp and bair; strengthens hair that is naturally weak; nourishes and invigorates torpid hair roots, eaising a new, vigorous, and inxorient growth of hair on bald heads; und restpres pristine freshness, color, vnd justzé to faded and gray half.
AYER'S HAIR VIGOR is also a
3.
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the steamer to-morrow," William went out against this latter agonising disorder. F10 am on the day of sailing
Thegin of this mally is indigos. or dys- Paruls and Spesie (Gold) at the Officers for the albero Company aro to the yard and gave the orders, workmen filed out of the manufactory and sall quantity of the proper 10 am on the day of sailing. bell toll and the yard gates were closer, medicine will remove the sense if talen SB and Valuables for Europe will be prepared to GRANT POLICIES on MARINE the two brothers then being the only souls in its incipiamcy, It is most important training at Columbo; Tea and Gen- RISKS to all parts of the World, at ederaut in the manufactory. Sant, this door, that the disease suht be piptly and Cargo for London will be conveyed rates. William, sald Charles, as his brother properly tocated in its first stages, when a o Honbay without trandiipient, arriving entared, and get down the ledgers By little medice will effect a car, al even one week later than by the ordinary ducet the way, the premium on your life polley when it has obtainal a strong hold the groute si Colanibe. in the Amalgamated" will be deo before rest romedy should be persevered in mutil. you return from Madma. Write a cheque every vestige of the duvase 26 gradiented, for it and send it to the manager, Dr until the appetite las returned, and the Quibble. The amount is langu; you know digestive organs restored to a healthy con it won't do to run any risk of forfeit.' dition. The surest and most effectus William drow the cheque and anclosed it rounedyr this distressing complaint is in a note to De Quibble, manager of the Suigel's Curatice Syrup, vegetable pr Amalgamated Life Insurance Co. He then rational by all Chemists and hadivine got down the ledgure, and before apiVedor haghout the world, and by the ing them wont to the busrand is propastors, A. J. White, Linitol, 17, the corner of the office and began to Farrington Road, Londen, B.C. This wash his hands, after delig which he Syrup strikes at the way foundation of the stooped his head over the basin du bate disease, and drives it, root and kanneh, opt bis face. As the stoopad, his oyca rested of the systom, ...* for a moment on a small looking ghos ou the wall, and in that last living glimpse lie naw his brother's hand upraised grasping a
Sir, Being a suflerer for seats with beary iron pestle There was a deadly dyset in all its worst forms, and after crash, a flash of fire, then darkness and spording pounds in medicines, I was at death. His brother Charles had kept his last peranded to try Mother Seigd's Cur word. Lifting his trother's body ir his ative Syrup, and mi thankful to sy hare arms, Charles carried it out through the derived mors benefit from it than any other hack door of the office to a bed of soft medicine I ever took, and, would advise any dahos that had been raked out of one of the suffering frog die sono "cumplins to Farnaces. With a hug koife to cut tas colthes off in strips. He then took off the buttons, removed the contents of the packets, keeping apart evory article of metal, and then making the clothes into a
Yours respectfully. bundle, operow the furnace door and
(Signed) R. Tarner. thrust them in This, dons, he lifted tie
Seigel's Operating Pills are the beat naked carpas and carried it to the nearest family physic that has ever been discover? anap yas, which was full of boiling greased. They cleanse the bowels from all and plunged it in had formes
rritating substances, and leave the stirred up the furned to a blazing heat he healthy coalition. They care costiveness. returned to the battons and metal articles,
St. Mary-street, Peterborough, and heating them out of shapau, pat 'thuan
November 29th, 1881. with sonte parings of lead in a crucible, and
Si-It gives me great pleasure to inform placed the crucibles in one of the faranoya; you of the benefit I have recsival from this done, Charley wont back the soap Seigel's Syrup, I have been troubled for vat, and taking up a pale hook dragged out years with dyspepsin; but after a few doses the baly now lenecued in bulk. The next of the Syrap, I found relief, and after tax Tat was full of strong ye. Into that being two bottles of it I feel quite ented. plunged the corpse, and in a for minutes, when he dear it out, a skeleton cano forth. Be as now at the last stage of his ghastly labour Wheeling the heap of shapeless bones to the opening of the crushing will
give it a trial; the reants they would soon Find out for themselves. If you like to make use of this testimonial yok are quite at liberty to da go.
Mr. A. J. White.
truly, Tam, Sir,
BRENT. Hensingham, Whitehaven, Oct. 16, 1882. some the atticted with piles, and was ad he thrust them la turned on the connection rised to give Mother Seigel's Syrup a trial, with the great water-wheel which was slow-which I did. I am now happy to state that ly circling round, and with a grinding it has restored me to complete health. crash the mill moved on. The pile of bones
In the cellar below was slightly raised, and then the great roliers ran idly; their work was done.
Ship Company.
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Superior to all other preparations for thus dressing of the bair. It reparte pilancy, silken softness, lustre and luxuriance of grow, and not only cures Sentd Head, Iteaing Huriots, Tetter Sorea, Dandruff, ein, bla averts" them, and, prevents thé hair falling off and turning gray.
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The advantages offered to adto Europe, Manh bonble and disap Nothing in this scale preventa privato Kisz Waa, Fracaseo.
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15th August, 1889. Dear Sir,I write to tell you that Mr. Henry Hiliar, of Yoresbury, Wilts, informs in that he sulfurud frou a govers form of Dr. Quibble, the faunager of the Amal indigestion ter upwards of four years, and gamated,' was a jack of many trades and took no end of doctor's medicine without Inaater of them too. In addition to the the slightest benefit, and declares Mothur Insurance management he was a dentist, Seigel's Syrup which ho got from me as and had discovered a how composition for saved his Efe, Yours truly, making artificial teeth. He was also a
(Bigued) N. WARE,
Chemist, Calne. analyst. Shortly after the death of Willines Collins in the Travancore accident for
September 8th, 1883 everyone supposed), two events happened Dear Sir, I find the sale of Seigel's to Dr. Quibble. A well-known coffer plan- Byrup steadily lucreasing. All who have. ter pont in u sampler of crushed bones to tried it speak very highy of ita medicinal Dr. Quibble for analysis and report "girtues; one customer describes it as a theroon, as he thought they were adultoras Godsend to dyspeptic people. I alway ed. These crushed benes had been bought recommend it with confidence... from the manufactories of Charles and Wil- Ham Colling. The second event was that Charles Colling made claim on the Com-
pany for the auma insured on the Iria of his To Mr. A. J. White. Murthyr Tydril.
For further information as to Freight or Passage, apply to the Agency of the Company, No. 10A, Queen's Road Central.
T. E. FOSTER,
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Hongkong, January 17, 1888.
WINTER TIME TABLE.
THE KOWLOON FERRY. STEAM-LAUNCHM MORNING, STAR
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is almost limitless. It on the one hand 94 commands Chinese belief and interest
while on the other it deserves evary aid that can be given to it by foreignera. Like English journals it contains Editorials, with Loon, Shipping, and Commercial News and Advertisements,
Faithfully yours, (Signed) VINCENT A. WILLS,
Chemist Dentist,
Runs DAILY an a FERRY Bois, botwoon brother Williain, kaft in the Trummcore
Preston, Sept. 21st, 1883. Podrar's Wharf and Tam-Ten Trui at the explosion. One of the weak points of Dr. My Dear Sir,Your Syrup and Pille are following hours-This Time Table will take Quibble's disposition as an antipathy to still very popular with my castoners, many offect from the 1st November, 1884. the payment of clainus (if he could help it), saying they are the best family medicins WEEK DATU BUNDAYS.
medicina I JA I.K. Lee Rose 7.E. whenever his office would thereby be a possible, loser. The doctor thinking of bow he coulă The other day a chatomer ende for two 6.00 7.00 6.00 AM. 7.00 realst. Charles Collins' claim, wont into his bottles of Sprup and said Mother Seigal 8.00 Iaboratory, where was the sample of bones had saved the life of his wife, and he added,
8.50 which the planter had sent to be utlysed one of those bottles I am sending fifteou
miles away to a friend who is very ill, 1 10:45 have mich faith in it.
19.40 PM
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While hirking of how he was to save his office from the lost with which it was threatened, he threw out handful of bones The ante keep up wonderfully, in fact, 180
from & 068
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3.00
and sprout them out before | one world inncy, almost that the people – g him. Then he got out a powerful tragnifier, were beginning to braukfast, dine, and sup: 9.30 ** 3.50 and while rubbing it, his eye caught a small on Mother Beiger's Syrup, the demand iz 1 white object Ristening in the hogs on the so constaus and the ratiatuetion so great,
table. He picked it out, looked at it I am, doar Sir, your faithfully,
with Catat, and said to himself and (Signed) W BoWRE
By Hoaren it's the mineral tooth I made. To, A. J. White, b
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