KILDEE; Or; The Sphinx of the Red House.

BY MAY E. BRYAN,

Author of "The Bayou Bride," "The

Fugitive Bride,"' &c.

CHAPTER XI.

Hazard lost no time in inquiring after John Bowen, the man who had testified to seeing Mrs Montcalm enter the premises of Heathcliff the night of the murder. He was annoyed at finding that the carpenter no longer lived at Wallport, He had moved away six months before. Nor could the neighbours tell lam where the man had removed to.

"Bowen was a mighty rovm fellovtr, they. said. " Onsartain as a March day. He'jes' got onsatisfied in his mind, and picked up his traps and his Wife and children.arid off he put up on th^Bnghtby Road-said he'd keep a-goin' till he found where he could better himself. "Well, I don't think he went fur, put in an old woman, who sat On the stoop ot a squatty cottage with a pipe in her mouth, which she removed, and knocking the ashes from the bowl, put into her apron pocket. "His money wou!dnt hold out I seen Miss Bowen countin it the night afore they started. T'warnt no big P There was to be a political meeting at Rock Spring, a town oiv the Bnehtby Road, not a great distance from \\ aliport. Norton, the Republican nominee, and some of his clan, would open the campaign by speeches. ~ „. . " Came' must go up. to report the attair for ' The Rattler,' " Dyke said. , " It is about time for Came to get on his periodical ppree," commented young Hall. « You had better let me go, colonel; this is the opening of the battle, and ought to be reported in a way that will tell—for our SU"Woll, you'll have to go', I suppose, though you are needed here, and we ca£ hardly spare you." i "If luck favours me, I'll kill two birds with one shot—report the meeting and find Bowen," thought Hazard. . The meeting was held at) Rock Spring, a country town that had recently doubled its population, owing to the discovery ot mineral springs near its site. It had become a summer resort of considerable tame, and had how a number of buildings in process of erection. '' I ought to find Bowen here mused Hazard, as his train steamed into the town ; " there seems plenty doing m It was nearly dusk, but before he went to bed, Hazard made the discovery that the carpenter was indeed a citizen ot Kocxt Spring, and was doing well. Soon after breakfast the next morning. Hall set out to look up his man. He found him in his work-shop putting the hnishmg touches to a neat panelled door. . He was a lank, ungainly individual, with a thin, cleanly shaved visage, rest ess grey eyes and a half-quizzical, half-pathetic ex pression. From his looks and the tone of his evidence at the inquest, Hazard drew the inference that he was an oddity, and decided that he would not approach him in any capacity that would put him on his guard in answering questions. PossibW he had a superstitious dislike to testifying under oath. Hazard introduced himself as a person wanting to have a house built, and desirous to find out the cost of materials and of building; also to be shown the model of a neat, cheap cottage. Bowen made the estimate as to cost ma tew minutes, but lingered over the model. . §5 am no professed designer, he said, "but I know a thing or two about a house, enough to see that the fellow, Hines, in Wallport, as calls himself an architectural artist, knows no more about building than a common jackleg carpenter. See that house ho designed for old Judge Bond all out of plumb." "Did he design the house at the corner of Davis aW Wade Streets? It's vacant now; but. I believe Captain Montcalm lived in it." ' , r , ~ ~ "He? No, indeed. My uncle thats dead, old Billy Bowen, put up that house. He could a-taught Hines his a-b-c in build ing So the Montcalm house is vacant, you «ay Well, no wonder. I'd be scared to live in it myself after that murder. They say the blood stains never have come up; no, and they won't till the murderer is found and punished." "The murderer was his own wite, 1 "They say so, but it's .hard to^thinkit. She was such a sweet one to look at." " But if she was innocent, why did she, run away ? Why didn't she come forward and explain? She left the.house secretly that fti"ht—so I read in the papers ; I was not in this part of the country—and was never seen afterward." " Yes, she was seen afterward. A certain man saw her that same night—all muffled and disguised-like—going into Heathcliflfs house—him that's Mayor of Wallport new." "Is it possible ? Yes, I remember read ing a statement to that effect among the in quest evidence, but it was set aside—proved a mistake, I think." The carpenter turned one eye up know ingly at his interlocutor and seemed about to speak, but thought better of it, and went on silently with his work. As though by accident, Hazard let drop from his pocket a flask filled with whisky. He caughlt it dexterously and offered Mr Bowen a drink. The carpenter took a generous draught, and under the influence of the whisky and of Hazard's magnetic geniality, he relaxed from his cautious attitude and waxed confidential. He resumed his talk about the Montcaim murder and avowed that he was the man who had seen Mrs Montcalhi enter the house of the mayor ; that there was no mistake about it; that he had bam boozled his questioners at the inquest on purpose.' "It's not John Bowen who's a-goin' to swear a man's neck into a noose," he said, " let alone a woman's. I've had enough bad luck in my life without puttin' myself in the shadow of the gallows in that style. I got into the evidence scrape un beknownst. You see there had been a poor man's frolic up at our house a day or so before*, and old Miss Simpson—a long tongued gossip she is, too—was there a nursih' wife and the new baby. She heard me tell about seem' Laura, and she up and tells it when there came the hue and cry about the killin' and about Montcalm's wife bein' the murderer. I was summoned to give the evidence when the inquest sot on the body, but not much did they make outer John Bowen. I jis talked careless and wild-like, 'lowed it might a been the housekeeper, as if old Miss Brumby could tarry herself like that queen of womankind —Laura Montcalm, let alone look like her in face. The housekeeper said it were half past ten o'clock when she got back. I wasn't sure of the exact time I had seen my woman, so I told 'em it might a been ten or half past, or might a been nine. They sniffed at such shifty evidence and told me I might sit down. But I knew who did know the time to a second, and that was my wife. Let her alone for keepin' my time after dark as close as a factory overseer. She says it was jest twenty minutes to ten when I got home ; and as it took me about ten minutes to walk there from HeathclifTs, it were about tolf-past nine when I sftW Laura - jett ah hour before the time the housekeeper com,Q home."

"" TKen you will swear it wall Mrs Mcinb calfri yo"ri saw' ¥' ■ . The man looked up suspiciously. _ " Who said anything about swearin ? he growled. Hazard hastened to retrieve his blunder. " PrirdtfH me, the word slipped oub with out my knowing it. I meant) to say that you were pretty sure, then, it was Mrs Montealm you saw j" " Pretty sure ! lin as certain of it as that I've got this rule in my hand. 1 knew her well—that is, I knew the way she looked and walked. I had bfcen hired on her place to make some summer-houses and fancy pigeon-cotes, and she come right often to' look at the work. A pretty woman like that is bound to catch a man's eye and stay in his mind; I thought I knew her walk that night, beforo I came up with her. I was about to pass her when she stopped at HeathclifPs gate. Her veil blew to one side and I got a look at her face—jest one climpse, but I saw her as plain as I sec you. I thought her visit to Heathcliffs was curious,'and I stopped and watched her. She didn't go up the front steps and ring the door-bell; ghe went round the side of the houso, out. of sight of where I stood, but I knowed Heathcliffs study-room was on that side, and the windows was low and opened ori a little porch with a sight of vines hanging about it. Presently, I heard three soft taps upon window-glass, as if, it was a signal. I never told that at the in quest ; and it's jest between us now," said Mr Bowen, taking another pull at the flask. "And now for business,1' he continued. " You like that plan of a cottage; you say. Well, in five minutes I'll tell you how many feet of lumber it'll take to build such a house: Good-morning. What can Ido for you ?" to a fair, pleasant-looking young man who had entered the shop. " Those frames for the scenery that were ordered, are they ready ?" " Oh, you are one of them shpw folks that wanted fixin's for the hall. Yes, they're ready." . "All right—l'll call a dray and send them Over' to the theatre—hall, I mean. i What do I owe you ? I'll settle now. And see here ; can't you take tickets to the per formanc.e this evening as part pay for the job ? We'll hardly make expenses in your town ?" "Tickets? I don't think I care about 'era. I never like to take my pay out in chips and whetstones. What sort of a show have you got? Anythin' lively—tumbling sword-svvallowin', clog-dancin', or the like ?" " Tumbling and sword-swallowing ! Man alive! Ours is a high-toned show. We play Shakspere' and British comedy. See this play-bill.1 "Grand Family Com bination— M. Ducciole and his accomplished wife, Mme. MarianneDucciole, his charming daughter, the celebrated emotional actress, Mile. Carlotta Ducciole—theyounjrMesseurs his sons—Auguste and Francois—whose fine appearance and rare talents make them stars of the stage. Also the charming soubrette and unrivaled dameu&e, Mile. Celeste Vivien. In the orchestra the com pany have secured, at great expense, two fine artists, Signor Petruchio—the musical phenomenon, a more wonderful automaton player than Blind Tom, and Heir ivfaximilian Rubenstein, the matchless violoncellist, meaning your-i truly," said the blonde young man, bowing to the car penter, and touching his chest with his forefinger. " The performance this evening will consist, of five of the most stirring scenes in ' Macbeth,' Shakspere's master piece, you know—and a delightful fantastic drama, full of song and dance, called ' The Knight's Temptation,' with the beautiful Celeste in the leading character. The orchestra will give the overture of—" " Hold on, young man. You addle my brains. I'll see my v/ife about them tic kets. It's likely she'll want to go and take her mam and all the young ones. You needn't settle now ; I'll see you again." " Thanks ; you had better take a couple of tickets now, though." " I'll take a couple, Max," called out Hazard from his perch on the work-bench. He sat there whittling a stick and observ ing, unnoticed by him, the new-comer from under his slouched hat.

"Hazard flail, by all the gods of Olyrtipus," cried the other, rushing up and embracing the young journalist with fervour. "Old chuiii and room-mate, what are you doing here '!" " I am a political envoy, may it please you. And you, Max, what in the mischief does this mean ? I left you ah ambitious painter coveVing a ponderous canvas with a battle scene, you were sure would make your fame, and I find you with brush ex changed for the buskin —following the fortunes of strolling play people. How comes it ?"

" Ambitious; dreams don't furnish bread and butter. I had to live while 1 waited for fame, and starving is a lonesome sort of business. So when Mr Duck made up his troupe and offered—"

V' The same, the same. Letters four do form his name."

" And Madame Marianne Dudciole is good Mother Duck—Polly Ann the pr.ofessor called her-and Mademoiselle Carlotta— dear little Lottie my first flirtee; and Gus and Frank—those awful hobbled hoys—are Messeurs Auguste and Francois, and the musicalartist, Herr Maximilian Rubenstein, secured at such great expense, is my jolly chum—Max. But the aliens of the com pany—Signor Petruchio, the musical phenomenon, and the entrancing Mademoi selle Celeste Vivien—who are they ?" " Ah, my prophetic heart!" interrupted Hazard. It struck me when you were ex pounding the play-bill that Monsieur Ducciole was no other than our old acquaint ance, Jere Duck, of the St Louis tenement house—l beg his pardon—Professor Duyck ; Professor of Shakspere and the Divine Histrionic Art—as his cards read—who taught me how to rant as Hamlet in the days when I fancied myself the coming stage luminary. So Monsieur Ducciole is no other than our big-hearted, cranky pro fessor ?"

" Signor Petruchio is indescribable ; you must see him ; but Mademoiselle Celeste — can't you guess, Hazard? Don't you re member Kildee -mij child." "Kildee, Kildee? What* not that little esfcray the Ducks adopted ? that big-eyed elf they picked up somewhere in the street, I believe. Stay, what am I thinking of ? It was you who tound the waif, Max—some where before I knew you—and played the paternal to her until the Ducks took her under their wing." "I found her in a garret room of that same mouldy old tenement house some years before I had the honour of your acquaint ance. She had been tied to a bed-leg by her scamp of a mother and left to starve. She was half famished, but too frightened to cry out, and she clung to me like a scared kitten, when I took her on my shoulder. She was seven years old, but no bigger than a child of four. I was a lubberly boy of seventeen working in a drug store and dabbling at pictures every spare moment. How to keep her was a puzzle, but I left off meat and beer, and managed to find such a bird as she in bread and milk and shoes. Some food woman helped me about her frocks, or two years I was her only parent, then, the Ducks kindly took charge of her for me. Papa and Mamma Duck have been as good as could be to the waif, but Lottie—bless her ! has been a little mother to the child."

" Lottie was always a trump. I'll never forget how she played the stern nurse and made toe swallow the doctor's prescriptions when I had that hard fever in the old, rat haunted tenement house. 1 remember, too, how soft little Kildee's hand was upon my head. How came you to call her Kildee, Max ? Was it her true name ?"

"No; she was called Jasmina, she told us; It was too much name for such a mite, so we called her Kildee."

"It suits her, or it suited her then. What does ehe look like now ? She was an-eerie sprit* then-*-all eyes ai»d hair."

" She is still small, but rounded and well shaped." " Pretty ?" " Pretty's not the word," said Max, glow ing; " She is the loveliest thing in the world." ~ii- r " <\h ha ! I see how the land lies. 1 perceive why Max Rubin, artist, has laid his dreams of artistic success on the shel/, and turned scene-painter and musician m Monsieur Ducciole's troupe. Are yoit en gaged to your protegee, my noblo lierr . a Nonsense V Max coloured <o the roots of his fair hair. " Kildee is still a child. She likes me, as she does Lottie and .Lottie a brothers."

" And you—?" . " Why, I always called her my child. " Yes, I remember your paternal firs how careful you were that she should have thick soles, and how you tried to scold her forburningholesinhempron. Andlmuiclmc of a certain tableau, my gentle Herr. A blonde youth, with a curly-haired sprite on his kriee, feeding her with cherries, then stems held between his teeth, whence she cropped tho fruit with her pretty lips, a sly way to get unlimited kisses. Dues she kiss you as freely now, Max ?" _ "No," said the other, shortly, flushing, and looking annoyed. " She is not a child any more "—forgetting his previous asser tion. " But come along to the hotel. You are surely going to see your old friends ?' "I surely am, but not just now. I have to attend a political meeting, and report the speeches for our journal. lam a shining newspaper light now in the city of Wall port. Plenty of work, precious little fun, and less money. Give my love to Lottie, and a kiss to Kildee, and tell them—" " See here, -Hazard," Max interrupted, " you mustn't tease Kildee in that reckless way when you meet her. She is fearless and frank-hearted as when you knew her, a child ; but she has a sweet dignity with it. She was brought up by Bohemians, it a true, but Mrs Duck is as honest a woman as breathes, and Lottie is a good girl, for all her free ways. r) "I know it, mon mmerade. Trust me, I'll say nothing to ruffle the plumage of a fowl or a bird of your flock," Hazard said, caressing his broad shoulder. Then he went to the part of the shop where Bowen was at work, and had a few words more with the carpenter, while Max . took his leave.

(To be Contimwh)

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,, IBft7. -

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'tA 1.26 ■ 3.47 " " ■ &rt Mumi?u" i - •• 8-16 J-f f-2 .. ,". •■; onffl. 01 " :: :: :: w» tfa m I| 'M li tf€ - Po«™Junction 17.»6 f 18.30 tS.nt pM UM tC.3-.) 17.30 9.0 EHorsiie .. 7.20 .8.35 8.58 2.35 6.85 7.35 ■ *•■ ?etnuom ane " " '.'. " 7.30 8.14 9.7 2.(5 0.45 7.45 * Nmv mrketJunc .. .. .. 735 8.49 9.19 2.55 {5.4 6.51 7.50 9.20 Auckland arr- 7.*0 8..->S !).28 3.x 5.13 7.0 . 8.0 9.30 t Cliang-o for Onehunprß. II Chariite for Auckland and Intermediate Stations. t ChH-nsre for Kaipava'Branch Stations. § Cliangd for Otahuhu. A PassoTißors arc not bookoil by this train to Stations between Auckland OhehUhga. b ' Only stops to pick ud Passengers for.South of Penrose Junction, c' P.unson Mondays. VVadttcsdays, Fridays, and Satu;days only. T>. Runs on Mondays and Wednesdays only. E. Runs from Otovohanica on Tuesdays and rriuradaya only. Tho 9. li a.m. trim from Tc AwamuUi runs daily. tf. Franktoii Junction Cor Cambridge, To Aroha and Rotorua lanes. Cambridok—Tk AnoiiA aa*d Rotorua Links. South.—Week Days. j Nouth.- Week Days. A. M. A. M. A. *£. P. Jt Auckland, dep. .. 8 0 1140 Lichfleld, dep. .. rt .. .. b125 1 . *Putaruru Junction .. .. .. * ..pmp. m. *Taumangi * Frankton Jun., dep. .. l.'WcT 0 Oxford, dep. .. „ .. ~12 50 Hamilton West.. .. .. _ .. 1387 10 *Okoroire .. .. .. ~, * East.. .. : .. .. * * "Mangawhara * Huakura Jun., arr. .. 152 722 Mataniata 13) _ I, ti- in i v ■■■ _ , m . , * WfliistroA ■ ' * Cambridge: Bk.— *Walton .. '.'. '.'. '.'. ]' * Knakura Jim., dep. .. M .. ..2 0d730 *Ki\vitahi \ * •Mongaonui .. .. „ ... .. * * Mori insville, arr 235 .. ... * .. .. * * * • *F6ncourt .. .. '.'. .. * * TeAkohaßr.— 'Hautapu * * Tc Aroha, dep. _. .. ~ 820 Cambridge, arr. 240 810 *Wajhou • *Waitoa .. .. , * Ruakura Jua., dep 2 0&730 *TatuaoHaua .. ... .. * •Kureka. * * * Murray's .. , * •Motumaoho .. ..' * * Morrinsville, arr. .. 'j 5 " Morrinsvillo, arr 2408 10 ;-^ .— -^—.^JZ. ; ! Morrinsville, dep. .. 910 6250 Tk Aroha Br.- *Motumaohd .. .. i^^T Morrinsville, dep 0.255 815 *Eureka '.' * * ♦Murray's .. .. * * Ruakura Jun., arr. ~ .' 9503 30 ♦Tatuaollaua .. .. _ .. * * '__ *Waitoa * * Cambridge Br.— •Waihou * * Cambridgo, dep. .. ' 9 15<Wsn Te Aroha, arr 3408 55 *Hantapu.. .. „ ;\ *' ™ *Fencourt .. .. ** * # Morrinsville, dep „ ..62 50 ... 'Tamahere .] ;j ■,• * *Kiwitahi .. .. * .. *Mongaonui .. ~ ]j * * *w a iton .. ... .. .«. .. .. * .. Ruakura Jun, air. . $553 sn nVaharb* * .. • — i Jl___. zJ-. Matamata .. 355 .. Ruakura Jun., dep. .. 10 Oc-i/n ♦Mangawhara .. * .. "Hamilton East.. .. ;• *WS U *Okovoire * .. Hamilton West.. .. I" 10 20 355 Oxford .. 435 .. Frankton Jun., arr. . 10 25 4 0 ♦Taumangi * .. ■ ■ ' v |T *Putaruru Jun. _ _ ~ .. .. * .. Auckland, arr. 513 q <*» Lichfleld, arr. > 520 .. " "°" BdJ * i'lag station. ' "• a Runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays only, b Runs onMondays, Wednesdays « n <l Fridays only c Runs on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays only, d Kunfl on w*d nesdays and Saturdays only. Tho others run daily. cv A Runs on first Sundays in each month only. KAIPARA BRANCH.— Atjokland—Hkndebsoit—HßtE^stiLi.*. Auckland to Helensville.—Week Days. Helkksvilxb to Auckland.—Wkek Days. Anokland .. dep. "lo" i0!55 P*.Td I'ia' Helensvillo .. dep. 1120 lUS P«J?' Newmarket Junot m 7.12 11.13 4.57 8-25 *HeleßßViUo South . * •■ • Mount Eden_ .. 7,»9 n. 19 6.4 2,32 ♦uhiranjji • * * *King Bland ~ „ « # * * *Paorda , , , * * * ** *MorninK«ide.. i. * * * * *WoodhUi ]1 *"*'♦• ** •Mount Albert _ * * * * *Reweu t • • " .. .. 7.35 11.88 fi.2o • *Waiajaiku '^ Z *' * * Z *Waikomiti ~ T! * * * 8.0 * «T«upakl ** " * • ""2 *Henderßon „ _ 8.0 12.5 6.45 .. Waltakarel ». 7.35 1.30 6,30 ** *Swanaon .. ' " • * * *Swanßon Z 7 * • * *" Waitakeroi „ ..8.25 12.32 8.15 „ Henderson ~ -.8.0 2.5 i.45 " •I'aupaki „ .. * * * „ *Walkomitl 2 Z■ *- * * ii Kumeu .. .. 8.45 l.fl &83 „ *New Lynn .» • • • * ♦Walmauktl « ». ■* * * ~ Avondala ~ „ 8.37 2.82 ft.lo • *Rewoti.. „ « t * ~ "Mount Albert Z * • * • *Woodhill «,«.,..• ; • *Mornlngßidß., Z * * * * *Paeroa.. _...*• * *Klngaland ~ * * *■ * * *Ohirangi .. .. ♦■ • t ~ Mount Eden.. .. 8.47 2.5S 624 513 *HelensvilleScf*h.. * • * NewmarketJunot'n 9.4 8.10 6.36 5.*23 Helenaville .. arr,| 9,40 8.10 17.80) .'. | Auckland .. arr.| 9.13. 3.20 6.45 5.3Q *Flag Stations.—Trains do not atop unless required. Notice should be given to the Guac at previous stoppinc- stations by any passenger desiring to alight at Flag Stations, - Of All Time Tableu issued orior to tola data are sow cancelled. J. P. MJJiWKLL.GMKnaIMMaaer,



illedlcal. FEMALE PILLS, 2s 6d a box. A great boon. Proveiitall trouble ANTiBILIOUS ;<fe LIVER PILLS, lsod per box. A grand safeguard and corrective FEMALE TONIC, 3s and 48 6d per bottle. A splendid appetisnr, norvc-soother, and general inviftorator. A posi tive cure for all debilities peculiar to females. ASK FOR lyriis t^r. atu art's Sold everywhere. , ; ;._; I ASUKE REMEDY FOR BALDNESS. HICKMAft'S ECLIPSE HAIR PRODUCER (Registered.) This Preparation eclipses all others. A new discovery lor the Growth of Hair on the- Head aid Face; for removing and preventing Dandrtitf; and arresting the fait of the Hair. It cures any Disease of the Scalp, and causes new growth on the head after being bald for years, vvhei'e it has become weak and thin, from whatever cause, it quickly restores it to its naturul vigour. Hundreds of residents m Chi-istchureh can testify to .the fact, that J. Htekinnn was COMPLETELY BALI) for many years, and after trying every known remedy without eJlect, he discov«red this wonderful preparation, Which SINTIRELY RESTORED MIS HAIR TO JTS NATURAL STATE AND CO LOU H. It has also proved successful ma number of other similar cases in which the hair had fallen from scrofula and other diseases of the scalp ' "■ Each bottle contains supply for one month. Price, 4s, of Graven Aickin, Hamilton Bros., ,T. P. King and Sons, J. A. Pond, and all Chemists. General Agents— N.Z. DRUG COMPANY. pi 001) NEWS foe THE SUFFERING. QUEEN ANNE'S RHEUMATIC OIL Cm-cs RHEUMATISM. NEURALGIA, SCIATICA, HEADACHE, Pa ns in the Back or any part of the Body, FekiAf.ES suffering from Vyeaksess in the Back or Pains between the Shoulders (especially mothers) should never be without jt. The following are a few of the many Testi monials i oceived :— "Shelly Beach, July 24, 1887. Dear Sir,-I have much pleasure in stating that I have used your Queen Anne's Oil tor pains in the back aud between the shoulders, and have found nothing to oqual it. I have also tried it for headache, and found it very b«neflcial. You arc at liberty to publish this, as I daresay there are hundreds suit-ring from the same thing.— Yours, etc.. Mrs B. F. Harrison." "Ruasell, 3rd August, 1887. Sir, — I have much pleasure in stating that I have tried your Queen Anne'a Rheumatic Oil fdr rheu hiattern, and it certainly has done wonders for mo.—l am, Sir, yours truly, S. StevknsoX." t " Auckland. May 10,1887. Dear Sir.—l have much pleasure in stating that I have used Queen Anne's Rheumatic Oil for pains between my shoulders, «'.aused from indigestion, and am certain that I have derived more benefit from it than from quart 3of mixtures I took and.iised previously. 1 wou'd r commend all Buffering from the same complaint to try it. —-Jisssie Thompson." For further Testimonials see Bottle. To be bad of all Grocers arid Storekeepers. KEMPTHORNE, PKOSSER, & Co., Wholesale Agents. AT LAST A REAL CURE ■ .FOR ' j■ f , q. KHEUMAfIfeM! KHEUMATISM! De. PARKER'S "PULViS JrtHEUMATICON," A purely vegetable coiriponndf or the'immediate re ief and speedy cure or Rheu.raat.isni, Sciatica, Neuralgia.Toothache. And all.nerve and mus cular pains. Severe attacks cut short in a few hours. It supersedes all outvvard applications., Sco circulars for .voluntary testimony of remarkable cures. .: \ * ,;. 3s 6d per bottle ; 3s lOd by post. Sole agent for Auckland : - ■ ■ S. (ULBER T, CHEMIST, QUEEN-STREET. /GRANDPAPA'S . MAGIC SALVE V7T Patented. Prepared by MRS VLvLOUX. Kyber Pass Is. (id. PER TIN. A. certain cure for all wounds, sores, sprains, corns, burns,scalds, brmsescarbunclos, boils and whitlows, also inflammation caused from bites of niisc-uitoesi s*ndfiies, etc., etc., etc. A single trial will give satiifactory proof of its efficacy. Sold by Chemists, For testimonials see hand-bill 3. ELLISDON'S NEURALGIC DROPS, FOE THE THOROUGH CURE OK 1 NEURALGIA. From the Rev. C. J. Merton, Sti John's Parson age, Ferry Road, December, 1878. "My dear Mr Etlisdon, I have for many years \ past froni-time to time suUered severely from/ Neuralgia, and have found nothing to relieve i me so speedily or so effectively as your 'Nen ralgic Drops.' I can confidently recommend/it, — Yours truly, C. J. Mektox." Numerous other Testimonials in my 5/tJ3ses sion. Prices, 2s and 3s Cd por bottle. BIOGS'S TOOTHACHE ESSENCE Gives Instantaneous Relief. iMce, Is. Prepared only by F. BfGGS (lato EIiISiJON) Chemjst, High-street* Christchurch. .Sold by all Chemists. Wholesale Aeents— ■' KEMPTHORNE &PROSSER. Auckland. SK for. the celebrated "Wolfe's Pchnapps. Accept nothing «lse under any consideration. "-^OLFE'S SCHNAPPS is imitated. T T May this caution be serviceable. Avoid ay imitations. , Dentistry. EC O X AND SON, • DENTISTS, . Kingsley House, H.oT3son-street, Auckland. Edwin Cox, Licentiate In Dental Surgery R.G.S., England. Herbekt Cox, Doctor of Dental Surge* , University of Michigan, U.S. t America. J " G- 0 0 t) W I N ' COX, DENTAL SURGEON. 148, Queen-street, A.M.P* Society's Building __ Aiiolilaaa., A M. CARTE R, SURGEON DENTIST <By Examination} (Late flvtf years with. E. Cos and Son), May Bia Gonsolted at' his RESroEKca:, GARRETT'S BUILDINGS, 'karangahape Road (near tejo of Howe-etrpet). CHARGES MODERATE. GAS ADM INIS TERJ D. Insurance TV"EW ZEALAND INSURANCE COM JLI PANY (FIRK AND MARINE/. Capita 1,,,,.,,.,,,,,. ~",„ ~,^£1,000,000. Paid-up and Reserve Funds *~.. £135,(100 Protection jtoom FIRK or MARINE fLOSS Cak be Effected xjf vytss Compax }r, CLAIMS MET WI^H PJWMPTITUD P AND „ LIBERAJtfTYj: JAMEti.JtJUTTLE. Ma pager.



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