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FROM BIR HENRY LUCY'S

DIARY.

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LETTERS FROM

THE CHINA MAIL

LIVINGSTONE.

SOME INTERESTING EXTRACTS:

THREATENING THE KING.

EX-POLICE INSPECTOR BINED,

At Bow atrort Police court recently before Mr. Grahman Campbell. John Syme, aged 50, of Stqck-well-road, 8.

"MORMONS" AND POLYGAMY.

HYDE PARK BOENE.

Scenes at a "Mormon" meeting in

When David: Livingstone was in Afrina in 1851 he wrote to his brother Charles, then in the Uni ed States, formerly an inspector of the Hyde Park when it was stated that of Some of these letters are published in Metropolitan Police Force, was about 400 persons present 90 per cent, the July Atlantic Monthly, and brought up on a warrant charging him were hostile to the speaker, that walk- the originala bave been given to the with being disturber of the peace ing sticks were brandished and heated American Board of Fonign Missions and calling upon him to show cause by Livingstons's nephew, now living why he should not enter into rs remarks were made by the audience, at Denver. Here are some extracts cognisances and find sureties for his were recalled at Marlborough-street

future good behaviour. from these letters:-

when William Thomas Hawkos, 47, Mr. Travers Humphreys appeared Fairview road, South Totenham, on behalf of the Director of Public Frosoutions (Sir Archibald Bodkin) appeared on remand before Mr. Mand. who was present in court. He stated Mr. Knight, proseouting for the that in the course of a speech made Commissioner of Police said originally be in Trafalgar-equare on Sun there were two charges against the day he said:

On the fourth day we came to the trail of a rhinoceros and this being one of the animale which cannot live without water, we put the cattle on the track, and in the afternoon the perishing animals reached the river

Mstahi."

thirteen years and I am sick of it, and baviour, and delivering s public ad- I have been fi.hting now for accused--insulting words and be- if I get a chance next week, the King dress of unlawful character. and Queeu are going through it, so if Mr. Mead: The latter charge was the King gets hurt next week he has only himself to blame, because he has cowardly refused to do bis duty.

suggested by me.

Mr. Knight: And you came to

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TO THE ELDERLY.

A LAY SERMON.

Dr. George J oksen writes in the Manchester Guardian a "Lay Sermon to the Elderly.”

ANCIENT TOWN PLANNING.

REMARKABLE EGYPTIAN

Mrs. Lloyd Geste at Bristol vaid: "I have my husband in good health. Some time ago ho was not in very good health, and bis doctor said he must take three months' holiday. A friend of mine then said to me, Whatever you do, do not it the Sir Henry has had a most interes- doctor prescribe three months' holi- sing life as a journalist, and the length | day, or be will be a dead man,* of his diary is due, he says, to the

Then before he want to Genoa he vastness of the stage, in front of was not at all well, and bis doutor which Toby, M.P.' was privileged to said, Take three months' holiday.' occupy a central seat is the past, and He took three weeks, and at the end Who trudit and so we have of the three weeks this doctor remark second volume of The Diary of a not quite yourself.'

And an we have aed to him, 'You are much better, but Journalist (John Murray, 155. net). "Then he went to Genus, and had It is full of good things and a first six weeks' very hard work thereof-all-trades, a pretty fair smith; but the prisoner might have been charged spenker, He stat d that a placard the elderly. The title is How to be el Amains.

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hand record of interesting men and It is dedicated to Viscount Grey, "a statesman who commands

events.

the confidence of the world."

DEAN STANLEY'S SERMON.

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"After having dragged you through marshes, reeds, and rivers. Fonme back to the topic on which I feel most interested-the pour degraded frag. ments of humanity. Who will pity them if the Christian does not? They are quite black, their muscular system their upper extremities are so power upon those whose duty it is to endeav: evidence of insulting words and be- is largely developed, deep-chested, The responsibility which rate the conclusion that there was no al, they make their light canors cut our to see that the peace in preserved haviour. There is now a new charge through the water as our regatta is a very heavy one." said Mr. Ham- under the park regulations, that is, un- people do at home. They are no breve, and it becomes more oner na der regulations 8 and 14. The first warlike, but trust to the defencessions when Lis Majesty appears in provides that no person shall their deep rivers afford.

in public, aur! it requires no evidenc r any public address in the park

An affort at town planning made "They are much more ingenious as to satisfy a court of justice that axept in accordance with the rules of

rome 3 000 years ago was referred to smiths, basket makers, potters, and serious breach of the peace would be the park, and Section 14 lays down

"I wrote in this column some time in the course of a Iroture: at Burling.

Sontherm tribes.

ton House recently. Under the of the likely to happen if tais person were at that no assembly of persons shall take ago on preaching to the middle aged,' aby The Bangeti or liberty to carry out his threat to do place in the park unless conducted in he rave, "I have before me now suspires of the Egypt. Exploration Balai emelt large quantities of iron something in the nature of a public a decently, orderly fashion. The and I have been waiting some weke Society, Mr. G. L. Worley gave an ore, and make very neat spears, insult to the King in the prerence of solicitor contraded that there we no for the opportunity to call attention interesting account, illustrated by doubt that disorder took place as the to its new book, which may be limelight views, of the exploring needles, etc. I have the vanity to be loyal subjects."" lieve myself, for an untanght Jack

Counsel went on to point out that resalt of the subject discussed by the described as a kind of lay sermon to party's second season's work at Tell could not hold a candle to them is with a serious criminal offence but on the platform of the of Ninety'; the writer is Dr. A. Lapthorn village of a most astonishing type. spearmaking, sheep and ox-belle,

Useful and Happy from Sixty to

He said they found the ruins of a prosecution invited the question bore the words, 'Church of raag state to take the more merciful Jreus Christ of Latter Day Saint, Smith, a Harley Street doctor: the It was an attempt at town planning course of requiring him to find sureties otherwise Mormonism."

publiaber is Mr. John Laue; and the probably one of the earliest of auch to keep the peace. In November last Mr. Holford Knight, defending price five shillings. at Westminster Police court he was couerel (instructed by Merre. Ellis met in de ault of finding anreties, constable Gambritt, who gave scope that pen, and this may account each stret occupying the opposite and he had only served a portion of evidence on the fast occasion, and for the formlessness and disorder of that term, having been liberated, it was recalled that defeudat was several of his chapters. The book owing to hunger striking,

alleged to have raid, "There was war badly needs re-editing, and one or in Heaven between Michael and the two things which, it is to be feared, will only make mirth for the Angelt.

Philistines had better have been left out altogether. The index, too, is perhape the worst example of a difficult art which I remember to have reen. Bat, after all, these are but nuperficial faults, and I hasien to say that Dr. Emith has given us of sonud good sense. For men and book of real intetent and value and

women who have reached, or are nearing their tirtieth birthday, it would not be easy to suggest a mere profitable investment than the pur chase and study of this little volume are likely to prove. There is much kennel full of dead greyhounde. in it, of course, which it would be out Qurationed subsequently by Press place to refer to in a column like representative, I said the cows and this, but it may be of interest to sumdiga arpeared to have been shut up marise a few of its counsels to the elderly...

"The country in densely populated and the people, having generaliy

"Dr. Smith is probably more at efforts. A prouliar feature of this houses facid one way, a blank wall fri

When afterwards the doctor saw him he said, ' Now, Mr. Lloyd George, you are in perfect health. Hard work" proceeded Mrs. Lloyd George, does not kill. It's worry that kille men and "There is," says Sir Henry, "a women. My husband does not worry, familiar story about the late Dean He does his best, and leaves the reat enough fond, may attend if they will sentenced to three months' imprison and Fairbairn), questioned Police. home with the lancet and the siethevillage was that the doors of all the Stanley illustrativo of his peculiarities to Providence." of manner. One was the preservation of absolute immobility in the pulpit. Preaching one morning at West- minster Abbay be at the close of the service remarked to his wife upon the exceptional steadfastness of the at teation of the congregation.

They never once seemed to take their eyes off me,' he said, evidently tothed by this testimony to bis power as a preacher.

"I don't wonder, my dear,' Lady Augusta replied, seeing you bad one of your gloves on the top of your head all the time you were preaching.*

"Placing his gloves in bis hat he

the pleasure her husband, her family and herself had derived from his visit she quite casually mentioned the silver backed brashes, lamenting the stupidity of the chambermaid, who could not find them.

"Back came prompt telegram from his Lordship.

"Poor bul homet,' it ran. Look in the cupboard.

near the fireplace the lost tresenres "On.opening a disused cupboard were found. What had happened was that the Bishop, preferring the

to instruction. The Supreme Being is called Nyampi or Beza. In reler ring to a person having died, they say he was lifted by Nyampi, or by the Lord.' They make use of certain kinds of divination, and prayers, ton,

"I have visited a great many tribes which never have enjoyed any inter course with missionaries either direct ly or indirectly, and never met single individual, unaware of the existence of the Creator and Gover nor of all things. All understand the made use of by all imely the belief in nature of sin and the expras ions

the existence of a future state of be. ing. If any ever existed who had co and futurity, it is remarkable that an instance should now remain. Intel ligent old men with whom I have conversed r dienle the idea of their knowledge of Go, and quote their ever having been destitute of the proverbs and fables banded down from time immemorial in proof."

put it on on leaving home. The Dean Spartan simplicity of the accessories knowledge of the existence of God, had been gowned in the vestry, teof his own dressing bag, had put moved his bat, and walking with re- away the silver mounted things, verent step to the pulpit unknowingly asing bir own brushes," balanced on his head a glove that re- mained there.

DISCOVERY AT WINDSOR CASTLE.

Hers is the story of a discovery at Windsor Castle, made upon King Edward's accession.

"When the Pince Consort died, a bust was made with the assistance

That is probably a Darrative from the stock of that well-known collector Ben Trovato. I bear on at least equally good, vouched for upon the authority of a witness to the scene.

"Invited to dine at the Deanery of a cant taken from his face. This for the purpose of a conference on up to the lart occupied a place in the sabject at the time evoking public private apartments of Queen Victoria. interest, the gentleman found him- At the rama time her Majesty had self sole companion of his host. The bust made of herealf, desiring to per: piece de resistance of the meal was petuate the personal appearance of rosst dack, which the Dean under-husband and wife at the time of their tork to carvs. Whilst ineffectually separation. wrestling with the bird, he earnestly -discussed the question at issue.

Evidenon was given by Police sergeant Davies, who, in

cross examination, agreed that Syme, said he did not wish to injure the King in any way, but to obtain publicity for bie demand for an injury into the cir- cumstances in which he was dismissed from the force.

Mr. Humphreys. suggested that it! should be read in public, as they were was not necessary that the letters

not material to the charg

Syma: If necessary. I don't want any hole and corner busines want them read so that people can understand the persecution I have been put to by this schondral here (indicating Bir Archibald Bodkin). Ij Home Office and this man. am being slowly murdered by the

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Mr. Holford Knight: And did that annoy the crowd!

Police-constable Gumbrill: Yer. Mr. H. Knight Really?. Constable: Yes.

Mr. Mead: What was wrong in that Constable: I don't know; but it "I am going to hold this meeting at irritated them. Defendant also sad

all costs."

Mr. H. Knight: Defendant denies using any such words.

Police-constable Gumbrile The crowd naked this man question about polygamy,

What was the question?

Constable: What abous polyga my" and the defendant did not reply. Addressing the magistrate, Mr. H. Knight said: There was nothing being advocated at this meeting contrary to the law of England. It must not go forth rom this Court at all that there was any reference to polygamy, T at

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BEWARE OF OVER-EATING.

The burden of Pr. Smith's book. as indeed its titlo, suggests, is that, en far from a man being too old' st forty or sixty, many of his best years

And such, he desiazen, would be the ought still to be in front of him after the sixtieth mileston has been passTM,

side of the narrow thoroughfare. The bousen were well preserved, and gave a vivid idea of the domestic life of the poorer classes of Egypt in the four- teenth century BC. A further site explored by the party had proved to bo unique amongst Egyptian - discoveries. It was a royal pleasure garden of a religious nature, where, amid trich and Lower beds surrou ding an ornamental lake, were grouped a number of buildings in stone or mad brick.

Mr. Woolley also mentioned the discovery of a range of buildings which appeared to have served as a

home farm. In sheds were discovered

the bones of cows, and close by was

and left to starve to death. The whole place appeared to have bron placed. under a curse, following the death of the kin, who had introduged a new religion sud was regarded as a heretic.

Regret was expressed that owing to lack of funds the society woul, not be able to despatch an exploring party next winter.

KEEP ACTIVE.

The magistrate, after reading the lettere, sair they were written before "My better half has enjoyed pretty the speech complained of was made, good health in this long and weari and he did not think they ought to be some trip. Thomas had the fever admitted. three times. We had

nother son born to us on the Banke of the Zouga, Sergeant Davies said he believed he is an entire misapprehension.

Further replying to the accused, and bis mother insists on calling him bad been on hunger strike ten or Charles. If it had been left to me, I dozen times. When he was released word "Mormonism" might be omitt. The magletrate suggested that the should have him called Zouga; so he was kept under constant observa-ed from the placard in question. you need not thank me very fiercely tion by four officers.

case, at least much more frequently Mr. Holford Knight: By all mebes. than it is, if caly we would be wise in ty' are both non-smokers and total for the bonour thrust upon you. Only Addressing the magistr to Syme This latter disappeared from view be deceatly grateful-that's all.

Mr. Mead suggested that the pro time. One of the great dangers of the abstainers. and there was a long-lived tradition

said he did not deny that he used this moters of such meetings should see One turp in the tuvale with duck in the domestic circle at Windsor that, by the "Trafalgou April 23, and I call attention to the absurdity of the he was told that they had been advis fuel on the fire than it is able to con- My poor wife and family sailed language, but bis role desire was to the police before holding them, but sixty to-ninety period, Dr. Smith says. is over-eating. Most of us put more by an unskilful carver sent it spin by direction of the Queen. it had been am now like the worthy sparows en whole business, which half an hour's ed not to bold these meetings. ning to the floor. Undisturbe. by hidden away. Enquiries made of one the houset op of whom we used to public inquiry would settle. He was Mr. Mead: You know how pertia one of bis axious for the man over some. Three meals a day-this is the catastrophe, apparently unnotic of the old servants on the domestic sicg as compacionless. My heart pleased he had been arrested, because acions religious people are. ing the Dean continued his dis.staff at the time of the death of the is very core.

I shall nover eee my it had saved him from interfering with Course. The guest, who was rather Prince Consort ennfirmed the sto-3 children again-they will grow out anyone, as he would have done had

Accused was discharged.

sixty-are better than four, but two are better than three. This is a sub hungry, had earlier ta en notice of he was able to point to a place whur of my knowledge and will all forget, he got the chance. He would only

ject which few modern preachers ar the bust was walled iu. Bricks and the presence in the room of a large black cat. What it it collared the mortar removed. the bust was rescued, died for me. My tears flow, bur He King's carriage and created a scene. But I grudga Him nothing who havu smashed the wi-dows of the

bold enough to tackle. We keep our pulpit thunder for the sin of drunken and the Queen and Prince Contort, as knows that my heart grudges Him He had served only flity three days' dack that seemed providentially cart they were forty years ago, were once nothing of all that I have.

ness and are sent about the sin of. in it way. As the Dean showed no

imprisonment since he was sentenced

gluttony; but, I remember some plain signs of intermission of his hom ly, mere side by side in marble present "I fear for my children. Thin November, and it bad cost £7 for:

words on the matter in one of Dr. the guest timidly called bis attention

McLaren's great sermons in Union to the presence of the cat and the

Chapel. Hapchester." These words possibility of catastrophe,

are quoted at the head of this article ***It's all right." said the Dean, emailing knowingly, 'I've got my foot o the dack, "35

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A REMARKABLE STORY.

DRIKING AND SMOKING,

"Again, great emphasis is laid on the importance of keeping in bemees -not necessarily the old barDESF--- after the sixty limit has been reached. Every man should have some definite task to which to put his hand when he gets up in the morning. One of Dr. Smith's chapters is entitled

Activity the Keynote to Long Life." Whoever you are or whatever you do don't stop working. If you have not business when you are sixty, either get one or gets bobby. One of the best hobbies is to help those who are jozr.sizty, but who are less fortu- nate than yourself. Help them to art another job when they are turned at by the cruel "too old at sixty"!

men who, voluntarily or compulsorily, have retired' at sixty strong and

well, but who within a year have

gone all to pinen, simply, through

RELIGION AND OLD AGE,

people in England speil children by cab fares alone to take him to and fawning and flattering, if their fathers from prison, while the wages of the "When I was Sir John Hay's guest happen to be popular. My name officers who were continually watching

Members of the West Kilburo in bis Washington house," says Sir having been brought before our bim smounted to over £:00. "I am Baptis: Church are claiming that Mrs. Haary, he showed me a strip of friends at home rather more pro not going to be murdered slowly with Collins, aged 30, has been the subject "After this, as might be expected papor be highly valued. It was a line minently than it ought, I fear silly out a fight," he added, "You can of a miraculous cure. It appears that Dr. Smith bas little good to say of scrawled by Abraham Lincoln, dated people will spcil my youngsters, make bind me over but you can't make no rheumatic fever, and her case was bosays, 'except at meals, nor befor rule. Dr. Smith says he has known

Mr. Collins became paralysed after alcohol in any arm. Never drink it, Bir Heary Lucy also tells this September 22, 1863, recalling with them take that stand on the top of serve any sentence. "obarming story about a popular carious minuteness of parallel the my popularity, small though it be, The magistrate ordered Syme to regarded as hopeless. According to 6 p.m., and always well diluted with Bishop. Visiting a country house journey to London of Jeanie Deans, instead of resolving to work out a find two sureties in £100 each, with the record which has been rat down. water. But on this I need not dwell. the hostess, anxious to do him honour, as told in the Heart of Midlothian, place and a name for themselves by the alternative of three months' in he says that on June 25 she had Tho surprise of the book for many re adorned the table in his dressing room "During the Civil War the sister popular ministers in England beget

their own industry. Nearly all our prisonment.

vision in which Christ appeared and dere will be its strong and persistent with a costly collection of silver-of a young soldier who bad fallen

told her that she would recover condemnation of the smoking habit. having nothing to do: rust and dry. and be able to look after her two Dr. Smith does not indeed advise any wheels would not go round.

rot into their manbisery, and the backed toilet-brushes, When the sleep at his post and was straight- Bishop had packed up his bags and way sentenced to be shot travelled

Kiel which were formerly only used stated, she had another vision of the sixty, but he regards an ounce of childra. On Saturday, July 1, it is man to change life long habits at departed, the chambermaid, arriving from Indians to Washington to

for the construction of war vessels. Saviour, who spoke to her again, tobacco a week as the limit of safety to put the room straight, found the plead with the commanding officer

The ther two steamers are of 12,000 commanding her to

"I bave left myrelt only two or toilet appartenances had also disfor the life of her brother.

tons each, and bave been in nue for paralysed right arm, which she did, to

move her for everybody,

the lines in which to refer to Dr. oppeared. The conclusion wes General refusing even to soo her, the

two years. For the present them will the surprise of those at her bedside. like himself who knew the danger of to religion and its relation to a happy "During the war, he says, doctors Smith's frank and frequent allusions girl made her way to the White House, steamer of the new German Ling, steater per month, but when also, in response to the Divins trenches kept silence; he thinks that he says, religion become more The s... "Emil Kirdoff," th first be one outward and one homeward Subsequently, she moved her right leg the excessive use of cigarettes in the old age. Between sixty and ninety," The right rev rend guest, who, it and obtaining access to the President, the Huge Stinnes Line from Hamburg conditions improve other vessels will command. Ordered, similarly to now it is their duty to speak out precions than ever. Many of my wae remembered, had sharply de told him her story... clined the services of a valet in pack-

to the Far East, will leave Hamburg be transferred from the Hamburg rise and to "eat" the patient Tobacco, he says, is a poison which over-a-hundred years old correspon ing up, had, inadvertently of course, this young lady, Lincoln wrote on a Company, Mr. Baartling, has arrived call on the outward voyage will be, weeke and had taken no nourishment its action on the heart: "Everybody as contributing to their reaching an ***Will General pleseases and hear in October. A. representative of the South America Line. The ports of (who had been perfectly helpless for frills, not directly but indirectly, by dents have mentioned this fact gous off with the treasure trove, half-sheet of notepaper. Even as he in Singapore armed with a speci 1 from Hamburg to Bremen, Rotterdam, for three days) sat up in bed without beart is not only strong enong advanced age, that they were How to approach him on so delicate signed it the General entered the permit from the British Foreign Offles Dover (passengers only), Antwerp, assistance, and ate a good breakfast. to do its ordinary work, but it brought up by pirus parents in the subjec 1 The aator-I impule was room, and, more obedient to the Pre which enables him to land in order to Naples. Port Sal, Colombo Penang At a further command to "rest," she who had a reserve to wait until he had had an oppor sident's command than to the sister's make local arrangements. The as, or Belawan, Singapore, Hongkong, anddenly fell into refreshing and of 25 or 60 per cent. Excessive philosophy of life may be summed up tunity of discovering his mistake; pleading, be remitted the sentence,

power fear and love of God. Their simple. when he would, of course, send back

Emil Kird ft" is one of six vessels Manila, Shangbai, and Japan. The natural cleep, during which she was smoking kills this resave power, to thus: They lived very simply, went the thing. A fortnight parsed and Lincola crumpled up the slip of the others being the 88.Kari regard to rates the fright rates will noon." In the afternoon of that day which a non-smoker would quickly church every Sunday, and were at The good work accomplished, which will be engaged on this route, vessels will also carry mail. With told: "You will palle this after than an ordinary severe illness from to bed and gut up early, went to the Bishop made no sign. Then the paper and throw it into the waste. Leghion, Van, Bayer, Holm Tirpits be the same as those of the other she walked round the room without aayer prostates the heavy amok peace with God and man. In fact, hostess sat down and wrote a letter paper basket whence it was rescued Dodendor Font at The Sassals companies engaged in the Far East help. Her doctor come beat day who, having no reserve power in lis says Dr. Smith. their lives were just that was a meterpiece of delicate by Colonel John Hay, at the time are entirely new ships each of 9.00, service, while the passenger rates, (Sunday) and prononuced her heart, succumbs to heart failure. As the ideal lives which any drotor would diplomacy.

"Having discured various topics Roosevelt's right-hand

Lincoln's Secretary, inter President tons. They consume il fuel The although there is no definite informaro0overed; and in the evening she rose tas is Dr. Bealth's records go, the sketch out for anyone who consulted of the bour, and warly expreend Washing

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