A DRESSMAKER'S DILEMMA. (FOUNDED UPON SAUT.) Fa but a simpla drassuster in quite a
hupable way, Who tries to do her duty and would never
disobey
A plais commandment given in the Sorip
tures unto men,
For I read my Bible every night from half.
past nine to tan.
New Unele Jim who prosthon in the chapel
ever there.
And knows his Bible buckwards (though I've
also heard him swear),
Cumo in to me the other fight and solemnly
sat down,
And said Maris, let me tea 'your last un-
finished gown."
I knew he hated, fashion, but I hatably
brought the dress;
He took the sleeves, exmined them, and
oried in triumph: Yon,
I feared as much; year sple in gowns bas
goon from bad to worse,
Datil at Inst you've brought yourself
beneath the prophet's curso l'
Mr J. Freeman, Chamist, Ramacy, and kişi me sapplied with it. After, I had taken three Lolks of the Syrup I felt benefit. I opt o with the medicine and gradelly got stronger and stronger, and get back to my work. Of cours it took a long time beare I properly got up my strength. I can now do any kind of work, and
fool ou strong that I ohon walk 14 ziles a day, or which I thank God and Mother Bigel's Syrup. Everyone in the district is apicnished at my mentery. I tall them all that Beigel's Syrup has brought me back to life, I wish olors to know of what has done so muola
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I looked in black amazeret at say undle: bis remarkable story. It is so fall of anggentivo Uccctusic (rin NagWNESDAY, Jan. 24.hu Magazine would be trade more generally mercial Papers to Foreign Post Offices is need do is to nota on the covor; Sent to /onlara may be enclosed in pattern phohols.
wes he mad
What could he find so wil in a simple
Ahoulder-gad!
This year, sinen fashion willed that ladies'
shoulders should be high, We bad to pad the dress,Paris was to
blame, not I.
He took my Bible from the shelf before my
wondering ayes,
And found the thirteenth chapter of Esckiel's
prophecies,
And Hand,' said he, the eighteenth verse, Thus saith the Lord Jod: Wos To th' women that now pillows to all arm-
helen!'.
Is it 0 F
The words were there as car as day.
now,' said Uuela Jim, "Jual choose between the prophet's curse
fashion's latest whim;
And
and
'Tis you Ezekiel had ja mind, to go the
Lord said Wue 11 If it your dreasca from this time another
pad you now.'
Thus enying he departed, and I turned the
matter e'er,
And after half-an-hour it no wiser than
before;
At last I thought Pd vantare forth, to coas
1 ny troubled mind, And ask our learned Rector, who is always
vory kind.
I found him in his study, and in listening to
my case
I thought be laughed a litle, though I could
cot see his face.
And then he opened certain hooks, and cer-
faiz foot notes read,
*The Authorised translation is not quita
correol, be said.
"The word translated armholes" should
be "elbows," or indent,
Au como would havo it,
the books are not agred.
uger-joints,"
The "pillows," as it seem, were charms, or
also ware made to casu
The women's elbows as they prayed,—lik
enshions for the kneet
In any case, you need not fear; the prophet
does not dream
Of alosteenth-century falfons, howmater
grotesque they wou
I'm glad you caine to see me, and your
uncle, I declare,
For exegesis quite deserves a Professorial
chair.'
there is no time nor room now to do that. The
points to remember an thess :--If the doctors thought Poor Jack had consumption they wezo mistaken. The fail that he got well shows he had no consumption. A man who can now wolk 14 miles a day has got two good bugs. Deelam late no business to make such blundite and scaro patients out of all exarage and hope. But there Iguornies is iguemaçe, ne katlar where you ran across it. What ailed r
Knowice was izdigestion nad dyspepsin-ding alee. The cough and ios of fesh ware symp toms of that, not of the destraction of Inng sub- stane. News, koop bowing in mind that all our common maladies signify that our muslinery for digesting food is out af order. It is so when it duona't look so, thao usue as when it dos
That is the secret of the success of Mather
that.
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I thank'd the learned Rator, for he'd set | Through Bilis of Lading isaned for BATA.
me more at rent
But now the fashion's enging, and per-
haps it's for tus best,
For though I see the prophet never thought
of madera fads, ILuvat feel quite happy towing in those
shoulder-pads,
-Spantator
0. U.
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oel i At first I felt dull, low-epizitol and
ta no puergy. I had a poor appetite and for
lays and daye could eat maling What I did
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rat laid like tead a my chest. I had a pany's Bill of Lading. guawing, aiuking feeling al the pit of the tomuch, and was constantly dek, vomiting ap a
green lui. At times the hewing and straluing
was so great that blood came up. My hands and
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sation, wich was my weak site. The doctorc
my lungs, and said one of my huge was almost
guns, and that I was in a captior. They
gave me medisince, also od liver oil, but
lothing did is any good. her being mader their care and treatment for the mouths I WES
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ace last all hope of my ever getting well again,
and everyone who saw me baked upon me as
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1393, at Noon, the Company
had wasted away at I was caly a shadow of Steamship SALAZIE, Commnandam Fac,
my former soll you epald sou see the sinewe with MAILS, PASSINGERS, SPECIE, brough my flesh. I was maling bat akit and and GARGO, will kare this, Port For the jme, having lost three stone in weight. I got above placas,
bp every day but had to sit hun arma-chair all
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my friends convinced that thomedicine would do
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wer 40 people subscribet to ble me to get a further supply, Mrs King the Syrup from
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H'kon, & Whampus Book Co., L12,60
DOJES.
UTMAMBOSTS.
all students of China and the Chinese would A substantia! and reliabio Review which do well to patronise.Chrysanthemum.
The Movember Dean bor umber of the China Review contains loss variety than usual, but the few articles are very intores ting The opening paper by Mr Herbert 205 A. Cile on
This New Tustament in Chi- DERO" treats of a question that must gece for Unregistered Letters containing Bank Chios an Mail: 8. 9. O., L........ 5,9 sarily be of great importance in the sys Notes or Jewellery and, where Bestla di potaj, 20,0 of all inlasionaries.
Mr E. ELgistration has been neglected, WILL MAKE
B. C. AM Steamboat., Ld. [80, v. Parker's "Short
in Szechuan'
"NO ENQUIRIES into alleged losses of such Get One S, N. Company, Latiss 60,0 are continued, and a goodly instalment of lettera those travels in the interior of Ulina in It is forbidden to insert in ordinary or givon. Mr F. I. Balfour contributes a Registered Correspondence (a) Current Coin paper of score length entitled The Eas(b) Articles liable to Customs Duty. Motor Uboug, founder of the Chinese
Exm- pire," which will be read with
dad with genuine interest by students of Chinose history. A for short noticos of New Books and a number of Nater and Queries, one of which On Chinese Oaths in Western Lornes aud Java might appropriately have been placed under a separato heading, complete tha rumbur.-H.K. Daily Press.
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A Natural Food.
Conditions of the system arise when ordinary foods cease to build flesh-- there is urgent need of arrest-
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Scott's Emulsion
is a condensation of the life of all foods-it is cod-liver oil reinforced, made easy of digestion, and elpiest as polatable es reiki
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Parcel Pest to the United Kingdom. Parcele not exceeding 11 Hs in weight are received in Hongkong and at Britiab Post Offices in Chis, for transmission to the United Kingdom by P. & O. Packet rid Gibraltar. No parcel is sent with the Overland Mall via Brindisi. Parcels there- than the Mail. Farcels may be sealed, but London about eight days later any purcel, ewn though sealed, is liable to Kowloon Land and Building Doa- bo opcued for examination.
Chlas Sugar Company, Latod..... 15,0 100 Luzon Sugar Company, Limca 7,00 € E. & Kow. Waard & Golow C 20,000$ Wanchai Warehouse and Storag
Company, Limitad
2,600
fore arrive
l'arcels must be posted in Hongkong before 8 p.m. on the day before the depar turo of the Mail. Those arriving from the
LAND AND BUILDING.
Hongkong Land lurestmou and į
Ageno, ouijany, Lit
pasy, .......
50,000 $
6,000 8
Humphreys Estato & Finance O... 1,000 West Point Building Co., fimha 13,500
TRAMWAYS.
MENING.
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prepaid instamps. No further charge is
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de Tourane
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Pribner's Oricaini Record contains following notice of the Chine Review: The present publication, judging by the sumber now before us, is intended to ocoupy a position, as regards Chins and the neighbouring cottotries, some what similar to that which has been filled in India by the Coast, &c., after this hour are kept for the AK. Eigh-avel Tramwaye Do., Ja3) 1,200/$ Calcutta Review The great degree of at following P&O. Maj. tention that has bon bestowed of late years : upon the investigation of Chinese litaraturo antiquitles, and social developments, nothing of linguistic studies, has led to the accumulation of important stores of inform-
rendering sone such channel of par ation, licity sa ia now provided extremely desir: able; and contributions of much interest gecatost length and girth combined. A re- may fairly be looked or from the members ceipt is given for each Parcal of the frega smslar ervices, the Chinese The sender must fill up & form of Customs China-Romeu Oompany, L......... Cantine porps, and the missionary body, Declaration, which can be obtained free at. G. Brown & Op., Limited among whimi a high degree of Chinces each Post Ofic. No parcel can be accept- stolarsilly in now assiduously cultivated, ed till this completely and accurately Austin Arms Hotel and Building and who are severaly represented in the first filled. The only articles ordinarily sent number of the farem by papers highly from China which are Halls to duty are tongkong Hotel Company, La... creditable to their respective authors
Tea, Tobacco. Some translations from Chinese novels and Dangeroun or perishable gods, articles plays are marked by both accuracy and fresh likely to injure the Mails. Liquids (unless Doss of style; and an account of the career of securely packed) or parcels easily crushed, the Chinese poes-sistemaan of this cleventh such as bad-boxes, are prohibited. No Par seninez, Sa Tung-g'o, by Mr. I Q, Bowra, cel can be required if its value exceeds $250. is not only instorically valuable, but is also A Parcel any contain a letter to the sage Bulagnished by its literary grace. Bendis address as that of the Paroil ital, or an notices of new books relating to China and other Parcel to the same address. the East, which will he useful feature of other unclosures are allowed.
No
LOTELS, HTU.
Oompany, Limited..
3,000 abs, transà
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7,508 1
5881, buyers
6,000
60 a $7.50, sales
4,000$
50 $
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5,000 $
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60,038 50, 0003
Katil Chins Gas Co., Limitat. 7,03£ Hongkong Electric Co., Limited..... 39,000
DRICK AND OLENT,
Green Island Cement Co., LL20,000 8 Hongkong Brick & Cement Co.. Ld 4,0000
VISÖRLLÁNEOUS.
ali" $103, buyers
Al1 buyer
20 all 8110, buyers
10 684 on and bayers
50
all $5, al
15 $12.00 85, salin and sellers
10 all $4, nom
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25 $18, salura
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60
250, allarm
9,00
10 all
$4, maltera -
the Revis, if carried out with punctuality With regard to in ward Parcals, addresscod and detail, wo era glad to notice that are requested to observe that the Parcel Campbell, Moor & Co., Limitel
Notes and Queries are destined to Mail is not opened until the ordinary dia. Goo. Fauvisk & Co., Limited ind a place in its pages also. It is to be tribution of letters, o., is finished. The Hougicon Batory Company, L....... bopod that this opening for contributions postage on Facels at bome is 10d. per th, Hongkong Dairy Farm Co,... on Chinese subjects may ovokes a similar the Regulations are generally similar to the Honggonglus Campany, Lite 6,00S degree of iterary teal to that which was above, and the Farecla are sent out, vid H'kong Ropo Manufactory Ou, Ed.] 3,008. displayed during de lifetime of Ita prade Gibraltar. cessor in the field, and that the China leviere
may receive the support necessary to lusare Indemnity for the Loss of a Registered Article
its continuAZICO,
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Interest
Quotation
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in a reasonably strong cuvelops,
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