A Thief With Some Nerve.

Sttult «h« Collection in Church.

The Pre&bytsrian Church at German town, Philadelphia, was crowded with a fashionable congregation when the Rev. Pr. Charles Wood preached on " The Love of Money is the Root of All Evil." At the conclusion of the service someone stole the contributions, which amounted to abaut £60. All the cong elation had not left the church when the fact that the money

was missing was discovered by Treas Brer Samuel Desinison. He imme

diate!y informed Dr Wood, who was conversing with several persons, A soirch was made immediately by those present. It was thought that, possibly, th« Img which 1 contained it had been mis'i«:id. It could not be found, and the conclusion was reached that it had Wen carried off by a thief. There was a special collection on that day for the Sunday-school. After the money was received in the contribution boxes it was dumped into a little bag, as had been the practice, and Treasurer Dennison took charge of it. Mr Denni-' son 1) as been in the habit of depositing the money in a comer of a pew until the service ended, and, when leaving the church, taking it with him. On this occasion be did not, unfortunately, deviate from what bad been his method of attending to his duties for years. The money was carefully laid in a corner of the pew by Mr Dennison, and while the congregation was leav ing, after the Bervice was finished, he joined in conversation for only a few minutes with several persons j when he went back to the pew the money was gone. Whi'e Pastor Wood was talk ing to several of the parishioners, a man, who was a stranger, and who is supposed to have been the thief, stepped up to him and com plimented him on his pulpit oratory. • For years,' said the stranger, • T have heard* repeatedly of the fashionable character of your congregation, of your eloquence as a minister, and of the magnificence of your edifice. lam now convinced, after attendingservice to day that nothing I have heard about this church has been magnified.' Dr. Wood __paUed the stranger on the back in his customary friendly manner, and said he wo aid be glad to have the pleasure of numbering him among the members of his congregation. The man's face beamed with smiles at the reception accorded him by the popular pauor, . and, after repeating very briefly again his impression of the church, he bowed . to those standing very clo*e to him and walked out. Several of those who were near the minister remarked that they bad never seen the man before. It was after hehadiefttheedifice that Treasurer Dennison informed Pastor Wood that

«a the money was missing. In order to the stranger, who was suspected of being the thief, a courier was despatched immediately to the station -louse. Special-policeman Cairns was detailed on the cisc, and ordered to make an investigation at once, and within one half hour a description of the man was forwarded to the central station. A squad of police was sent in search of the man to the several stations on the railroads, but no trace of him could be found. The police felt confident from the facts in the case that the thefb was not committed by a member of the congregation, but by a professional thief, whom tiny believed to be the stranger.



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Musical i THE \IOLIN. MISS BESSIE SIMMONDS, Teacher of the Violin, BAUNDERS' BUILDINGS, ASHBUttTON. A CABD Mrs A, C. Claridse, TEACHER OF PIANOFORTE, ORGAN, and SINGING COX STREET, ASHBORTON. Term Commences January 14. TEBMS ON APPLICATION. MB HORACE A. GATES, TEACHER OF VIOLIN AND PIANO, WILL visit Fhmln^ton, Waterton, Longbeach, Eiffelton, and Hinds daring the ensuing year. Intending pup Is please communicate at once. SCHOOL "o~F MUSIC, SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS. SOLE AGENT FOR TELE DRESDEN PIANO COMPANY. 12142 Xlewellyn Owen, Member Canterbury Society of Musicians an-3 Certificated Teacher. PIANOFORTE, SINGING, & HARMON* THK New Term will commence January 14, 1895. ] Pupils trained for the Trinity College Examination, London. lexteaoted honey. PETER ANDERSON'S NEW SEA SON'S EXTRACTED HONKY is now ready, and Is the best sample his Apiary has yielded since its establishment siven years ago. Sold In 121 b and 301b tins. And by the hundredweight. HAKATERE APIARY, Hampstead. Brand—St. Andrew's Crosa (red). B. B. BESTELL, COMMISSION AGENT, ARCADE. AGENT for Walter A. Wood Mower and Reaper Manufacturing: Com pany, Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society, Limited. Office of All ance Assurance Company. ! Tradesmen's Boobs kept, Debts colltcte



SPECIAL NOTICE. HAVING purchased the sole right to manufacture a. billins 1 patent sqoare;milx bucket and skimmer, I have this day appointed JOHN OKR & CO., AS ASF BURTON AGENTS, Fpr the sale of the above mentioned specialties. Kindly call and see the LIGHTEST, STRONGEST, AND BEST BUCKET MADE. T. E. LOACH, Geraldine.



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WALKEI 'S BOT-FLY REMEDY. (0) — IMPORTANT NOTICE. OWING to numerous requests of large owners these remedies have been redaced to 7s 6d, and where two sets or mora are taken to 6s 64 per set. JNo remedies ever introduced into this colony have proved so successful in restoring the suffering horse as WALKWR'S BOT-FLY REMEDIES. Very highly recommended at the Bllesmere Agricultural and Pastorial Association Show, Awarded the highest Order of Merit at the Northern A and P Show, very highly commended at the Metropolitan Show at Chris church Mr Seisenger, Veterinary Surgeon, Dun- work hearty and well I believe it to be a edin, writes:—l am acquainted wi.h that medicine unequalled, and can recommend it nuisance more than any veterinary in thae with all oopfidenoe to all horse owners, as the Colony, having had great experience in best horse remedy in the market. America U S and practiced my profession in Edwabd Cobbett Victoria and New Zealand to suoh natisfao- Greenwood Farm, tion to tbe pubic that no veterinary in the Southbridge, August 2, 1892 ooloniea can produoe testimonials of tbe Mr Walker. Sir,—l am glad to bear testi cures effected as myself. I have had mony to the wonderful effects of your Bot hundreds under my treatment, the same Fly-fly Remedies. One of my beet horses be* which I gave Mr X Walker, and every oame very bad; the skin tight, the eye life horse I treated reovered when taken in time, less and a bad color, ahd got low in condition Walker's Bot-fly Remadiea therefore are the Anxious to finish ploughing a paddock I did only proved guaranteed cure for the bots and not want to lay him up until he became un should be given to ever; boree at once, able to lift his feet or do any more. We had whether he shows signs or not to help him into a stable I gave him your —— .Remedies, and tno treatment you pre- Liumton, August 18, 1894 scribed, and in a few days be was quita Mr Hegeltine,—Sir, I hink it ia only right better, and new at bis work, hearty and well that I shoull tell you and my neighboring t I quire believe, had I not given him your farmers that I am thoroughly satisfied win Remedies, he would have died. You can use i Walker's Bot F y Remedies I got from you. this as you please. After seeing tbe state of the stomach of my Robert Thompson borce that died, I became alarmed about the »-_ rest of my stock as they all looked bad, I «««««!« p«« m suffering of horses velloUß r Btr i o tly. followed the direotions JAMES UEMON g j ven an( j j n ft week horsefl Were m% . t L r> i. «* v i , D ni danger and recovering rapidly I drenched Ashburton Forks, March 1, 1894 two more in February with the same result Mr J Hes<ltine. Sir-I » very glad to lhe , rll puton flefih ' id , y gnd w £ tell you that Walker's Bot-fly Bem^dies prime order I got from you proved quite a success with p c TBWAHT my dying horse. He was ailiog for som - days, hit coa» got very dry the eklnti^t, a running MrCrogß . Burnham, got tbe Remedy for a st t srsffißc revs * «-* -*" ** prove «nd by. the end of a week was able for * AGENT/OK ASHBURTON-JHiBBWi NKf Saddler . n^ARVvn Hisnrv, Haddler,



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