The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-09-18 00:00:00

THE CHOLERA IN EGYPT.

OuormhOwsUHr.—At • meeting of the members of
the Past Genie' L sdes foe Woymootb. Dorchester,
sod Portland, held at the Oddfellows' Hall, Market-
street, under the presidenc7 of the Worthy Master,
Bro. W. M. This*lton, supported by Bro. Drew, in
the vice-chair, • very interesting discussion took Plane
relative to the adthehility ot forming a Children's
Funeral &meth Fund for the Poole District. The
, next meeting will take place at the Clifton Lodger
I roan, Portlaud.
C.E.T.S.— At &meeting of the dy Trinity Branch
of this toasty at the Cote sworn laat week, under
the Presidency of ssev. W. S. Shottleworth,
a capital programme was errengsl for the ensuing
mason. It consists of lectures, mutt., al entertainments,
rest ling., and a tea. The 43410'111W* are hopeful of
receiving help in the good work from the temperance
friends In other parishes.
LBCTUILL The Rev, J. Pickles delivered an
Interesting lecture on Christianity at the Primitive
Methodist Chap.!! on Wedneaday evening under the
presidency of Mr. Miller. The lecturer explained
that he appeared as • substitute for the Rev. T.
Penrose, of Reeding, who was unable to come and
give • lecture on his recent tour through America and
Canada, being prevented by ill-health.
A DILD 1.14/Aer Focgo.—Ou Monday afternoon •
waterman, named Smith. discovered • parcel floating
in the harbour. He pithed it out, and uudoiog the
taps with which the parcel wee tied, and unfolding
the paper, he discovered to his great estooishoteht the,
body of • newly.b ten female child. He took it to the
polios-station, and handed it over to fiaperiatendent
Vickery. The Coroner, Giles Symonde, Esq., was
timmuniceted with, but as there woe no doubt it wee
the body of • stillborn child, he did not deem it
neceseary to hold an inquest.
%Vesvon Mtactiltr.—At the Petty Sessions, on
Tuesday, before the Mayor (It. N. !dowsed, Req.), J.
ibermon, Esq., J. Lundle, Esq., sod B. Hopkins!,
Esq., three little buys, named Charles Brown,
Frederick &woad, and F:ederick Harris, were
summo .ed for committing wilful dsmage to a net
by cutting the leads if, the Property of 11',Dri Badt*
ways, on the 4th of September.—Mr. Supt. Vickery
said the children were sent to school, and belog late
the doors were looked, and the child.en went to
Greenhill and °outwitted the mischief—Toe nom-
plaioant having conferred with the parents asked for
permission to withdraw the owe, which was granted
by the itench.
A Kairinscavoi or Gnome one of his
late Majesty's excursions, during the hay harvest in
the neighbourhood of Weymouth, he primed a field
wiser* only one 'somata wee at wog*. Lii Majesty
asked her whore her oompanions were? The woman
answered—" They are gone to see the king." "And
why did not you go with them?' rejoined his Majesty.
"I would not give a pin to see him," replied the
woman; " tesdes, the tools that have gone to town
lee.wili day's work by it, and that is more than I
can afford to do. I have five children to work for,
etc." "Well, then," said his Majesty, putting some
money into her bends, " you msy tell your companions
who have gone to see the king, that the king cants to

see you.": Wit sad Rawer.
Tun Fittgr.--Sinoe the arrival of the fleet Manz
Cssens and Co.'s steamers have been making excursion,
at stated times round the vessels every day. On Tues-
day afternoon, by the permission of the commanding
ofßoers, an exoursion was male to the Minotaur,
allowing perserigers an ho or on board. On Wednes-
day evening a similar trip, in connection with the
early closing movement was made to the turret ship
Neptune. On both occasion.. • large number of
persons visited the ship. Every evening lugs
[lumbers of sailors have eltee ashore in Weym ouch.
Moir conduct has been exceptionaßy_good.
New Gyms So Poetzaep.-31r. Wheeler has just
p-oblishol • new touristai guile to Portland, cleverly
written by tte Medical ()door to H. 51. Convict
Ketablishmeut at Portland. Or. G. IL Lilley. The
little volume of 48 pages ie preceded by 'a short, but
engaging, account of the various places of interest
between Weymouth and Portland. This is followed
by • well-written description of Portland, and gives
the tourist the different routes by which he can
best set this strange island. There is a list of the rare
plants and ferns found on the islan I, also a litt of
wrecks on the Portland coast since 1793. The volume
has been very neatly got otit, and its offered for th 3
very modest sum of 6 1., which it dis well worth.
OasTING BoATII Mawr. —John P..ltner, William
Eleget, Frank Bides, anti John Bat.oe, boys, were
charged at the B 'rough Patty Semi tn. on rue-day,
with casting a boat adrift, the prop trty of Ebenezer
Royal. The mogietrates on the Bench were the
alarm. (R. N. R,war.l. Est.), B. Hopkins. Esq., J.
Robertson, Eq., ad J. Lou Ile, Seq.,—P.D. Henry
No eke stated that about .pt Wet ti seven on Sand ty
evening, he was near Mr. Greenwood's stone works
in the Backwater, saw the three boys, Palmer,
Eleget, and Frank Bate. ion boat adrift. The other
Bates ran away with some bye. Witness made
the three boys get out f the boat, and (amen
It. There were no oars in the Itoat, which
belonged to n tzar R.yal. llbroeze R oyal
stated the boat helon.md to him. None of the
boys loaf any right in his boat. He had
not given thtton aoy permission to g there.—Mr.
Soot. Vickery said be hal loa 1 repeated complaints of
this. ot of thing going oo in the hat b our.-1130 Mayor
s va it was only • week ago they let off some boys for
a simil offence looping it would be a warning to
Bench let the stronger Bate, off, who was
not in the b., It. Palmer had to pay da. 61. costa, and
the other two 2s. 61. each.
WITIIIO7TH As A RIAU% ILIIORT. The new
m—tic 41 j urn d, ffeolfft, in giving a list of the best
health re...rta in England speaks of Weymouth as
f .11 oars :—•• Weymouth and Meloombe Regis, Don't,
ern 147 miles Iron 1.. odor. Popu`stion about 14,006.
Weymouth awl Nielcomb, Weis to the east lie on the ,
cast at to ',query .•( the Wey. Toe former is the
~esr •at p .rt to I :Mangey, MI I the Great Western
service of cestntra makes ‘Veymooth it/ port of
lap artur. t. Tlio town is built iu a kind of semicircle
rani the beet. Toe sands are extpos;ve and firm, and
bathing is easy. The climate in the lower part of the
town is mill, whilst above it is more bracing. Invalids
way winter here as in Davonehire watering-places, •
warm winter-temperature existing here. Toe ordinary
summer climate is of • mild and somewhat sedative
typo, en I, as stub, is adapted for much the name
class of cams which we sent to Torquay or Dawlish.
The hotels ere the Imperial Bur ion, Gloucester,
Royal, Gol len Lion, &c. Return f ire. from Waterloo
or Paddingt .n. 455., 35..; Saturday and Sunday till
Mon lay, Els., 244."
BICYCLE RACI.—The annual race for the chamobe- ,
ship td the Weymouth Bicycle Club came ttff on
Wednesday evening on the Cricket Club Ground.
The arrangements were under the di-action of Mr. G.
Dorniny, captain; and Mr. Woodwar 1, the energetic
hon. secretary. The race was five miles for &champion
cup, to be won three times in 11.1, c•mainn before it
be,om .s the property of any member of the club, awl •
silver medal whic`o would become the property of the
winner after one race Mr. Cowdrey was the winner
last year, but was unable to Compete on this occasion
in consequence of ill health. There entered for tha
race Mesons T. A. Flo 'k., J. A. Resent, Stevens,
Mush, Mitchell, and Hodge., and all put in an
appearance at the eppointod time with the exception
of Stevens, who bad unftortunat •ly met with an
accident of • serions nature whilst riling down
Broadwey-hill. Mitchell took the lea lat the start,
ftdlowed by Marsh, Undoes, nooks, and brunt. This
order was maintained for about five late, when Hodges
forged ahead, overtaking both Marsh and Mitchell, and
dropping into first place le for a'.out three laps, when
be was on He to keep Lis position, sad dropped heck
into third place. By the eleventh lap all the competi-
tors got very aloes together, and then Flooki put-
ting on a tremendous spurt ghat ahead, closely
followed by Besant, and for the next three laps
the pace was extremely fait, and by this
time they were • quarter of • lap ahead
of Mitchell, and nearly • lap ahead of the other two.
From this time Hodges' chance wag entirely gone, and
he, seeing this, gave up in the 17th lap. Marsh now
spurted, and passing both Flook. and Bement took first
place, Flooke being second, Mitchell third, and Basset
fourth. In the 28th lap, all the competitors being very
close to one another, • gallant struggle took places to
obtain tile lead. Basset, who WM riding splendidly at
the time, unfortunately missed his treadle, sod had •
tsrrific tumble, lie, however, mounted again, but his
machine hiving got damaged, he was obliged to give
up. Flocks also soon after gave Out, and the remain ler
of the nos was quite uneventful, Marsh winning
easily. The time was 22mm. 16eec. which was fairly
good, taking into consioleration the state of the ground.

launch Mr. Collins, one of the firm, Mr. Whinhand,
Mr. Smith, and two men, the dm owed being one of
them, whilst Ina boat Mt, wore towing were two more
men. 411 went well until midway between the
Sh‘mbles Light Ship awl the 13,eakerater. At this
point it was deemed advkable to turn back. The
&cearned with another Malt warn in the stern of the
launch, deceased standing on the mat, although he Was
warned several time. not to do so. In turning, the
launch gave a m Men lurch, attributable to the heavy
swell, end the unfortunate Boxall toppled backwards
off the launch, and It WOA men th se the boat which was
being towed struck him, and hi sank Immo lately.
The launch vim stopped, and the painter of the boat
astern let go in • few mounds, but not 4 vestige could
be seen of the poor man, with the exception of hie bat,
which was picked up by another boot which was at
hand. A thorough 'catch was mate, but as nothing
soul! be seen of him the boats retormed to Portland,.
Bondi was SO elderly man, about 421." of age, and
• warns pensioner. Ile lived in Chesil. lie leaves
neither wife nor family, the former having died about
12 months sinew.

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The Mayor has received the following letter, and
requests us to say bets willing to receive eubscriptions,
or they may be forwarded to the Mansion Howe,
addressed " Egypt Fund": —"Dear Mr. Mayor,—l am
very eorry, ma soon after my appeal to you I. the
Interests of the Ischia Earthquake Fund, to hive
wale to ask your kind assistance in making known to
your fellow townsmen that I have been requested by
Lord Granville and Sir Edward Malet to intercede
with the benevolent pubgo. to aid in relieving the
appalling disasters caused by the cholera in Egypt. I
am told that no lees than 30.000 lives have been lost.
and that many thousand families' have been renderei
abeolutely destitute.
There are (I know by experience) many charitable
=among your fellow citizen, who are only too
to render help when • good csae for aid is male
out to them, and I shall be particularly obliged if I
may have your Worship's friendly cooperation in
giving publicity to this appeal, in ori.,r that I may
have the advantage of attracting the attention of toe
benevolent community of your district to the fund
to which I have alluded. —Believe me, deer Mr.
Mayor, yaws very sincerely,
Hunt E. Kitrart, Lord Mayor.

EARLY CLOSING.
To Ott Editor.

Sir,—ln collecting statistics as to the position of the
early closing movement in the provinces, we find that
Is • very large proportion of the t .wes in England and
Wales there is among the various shopkeepers a half
holiday, or an early closing, on some day of the week.
But we do not find this to 139 the case at D ,rchester.
Pencil me to direct the attention of your readers to
this fact.
Wherever the mid-week closing has been obtained,
whether in Loudon or the c untry. it ha. been the
mewls of greatly relieving the assistants, itt well as
the employer.. •nri has not been the ctn.., of any
appreciable inconvenience to the public. Indeed, it
Is not unfregoently the ca.e that the puld.c go h..rtily
with the movement, and re& lily evince their sympathy
with it
lOr Avociation will gladly help with advice, and in
other ways, any movement which rosy be "deflated
in your district for securing this great b-on.
Applications addressed to me for specimen bills.
placards, agreement forma, An. (with stamp. for
poatege) will receive immediate attention--I am, sir,
yours faithfully,
JAMBS A. STACY, Secretary.
Earle Closing Association, 100. Fleet-street,
London, E. C., September, 1883.

WHYMOUTH.
A NangOw Becorg.—On We inside, afternoon last
week, an exciting pane was witnesed in the herb oar,
two boy. having a narrow escape from drowning.
The boys were in • boat, and thesteamer Commodore
owning up the harbour capoired the boat. and threw
the youthful occupants into the water. Sinnl per-
sons jumped into the harbour, and gallantly rescued
the boys, who did not appear to be much the worse
for the ducking.
Namaralogs.—On Monday last the Gnat Western
Railway Company ran excursions to Weymouth from
Wolverhampton. Birmingham, and Oxford • New-
bury and Reading, and Bath and Brig .1, bringing
many hundreds of passengers. The weather WM
unfortunately very wet, but an and C running
steamers round the fleet, our visiton managed to spend
a pretty good day.
SNITTLIO. --- Arrivals: Great Western, Blemple I,
Cherbourg, general ; Brighton, Palle, Jersey, general;
Premier, &wring, B ,urnernouth, nil ; Prince,
Masten, Torquay, nil; South of Ireland, Pearn,
oh.rboum. general; Aquila. Painter, Jersey,
general; &epees% Co.enl.smrnsmouth, paseengers ;
Queen. Haiti, Lymington, nil: Secret, Qoaree, I
Alderney, cattle ; Try °splodge. Goole. coal Unbolts. 1
Hodgson, Hartlepool, coal; Waterford, It *co.. I
Hartlepool, coal.--Saillugs: Aquila, Pointer, Jer-
sey, general; South of Ireland, Pearn. Cherbourg
general ; limprem, Coons, Bournemouth. nit; L. (j;
Owee, Woodcock. Seeking, ballast; Witiisms. Jen-
kins, Seeking, ballast', Premier, B,wring, Mum Bay,
passengers ; Great Western, Blampied, Cherhoner,
ral • Brighton Palle Jersey, general • Gown
reAll Bounsernot;tls, Secret, Queues, P.A.:
boa.:

THE LATE WRECA.

THE DORSET COUN PIT EXPRESS AND AGRICULIURAL GAZETE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 18f43.

Weestire was ,S 1 t 4 be for the g. od of the
town, n ,thwith i• a lost ho tad the honour of being
their leg .1 he wool I have vote 3 in favour of it.
He well 1 Otto lisle , , h •ae nuoow preju Boss which
existed among co WI pe ( I Lear, bear.) Ile did,
however, heli ye it will benefit the pubic, and he
felt equsily c tin that if the law nigh were polled—
or, ludee 1, any other lairough in the kingdom—the
maj 'rite (of c.o.°, he did nit inelude wouteu and
childreo) voted be found in favour of the pre-
sent apron I.eing maintained. lie had spoken
to mans cantina .n who were golug about the
country a. temiierance missionsrds, and he had
never y.t b.en ado ti obtain from them
in any 'baps or form an answer to the question
If you dos, p ililic'touse...o the Sunday, bow ab ott
the club., are you prepared to ask that an Act of
Parliament 'hold I b. ;,ronglit In to shut up the
C iriton, the i:ef rin, and the Allieusaum ;and, if not,
why should you allow men who out afford to pay 30
guinese a year for the privilege to be enabled to have
any amount of refreshm n n the Sunday, while you
would ihst up the poor intoc boll..? (Cheers.) riuch
• medians was not only utineceesary, but it was
partial and nn-Botlish. (lieu, hear.) Politic., he
kuew, sera tabooed at theee meetings, but this
quadoon would undoubtedly c me forward at the next
election, and he could way adv is them that it behoved
every Licensed Victualler t look after himself.
(Hear, hear.) After • passing allusion to the Blue
Bibbon Army, the avowec puipAe of which was goal,
although they made &great f us. • oil it. To. speaker,
amid tutd:h cheering, added "G .d f obol L should say
one word is favour of ii.tempera...c:, and I am quite
cure there is not one present who would wiab me to."
Upon the quaetain of Licensing Boar lA, Mr. Hoare
expresso I his opinion they were not u ea.e I, as the
present ayatem was about as fair as it well could be.
RANA y aeveral additious bad been ma lclothe Poole
Bench, and among them was hie frien I Capt. Stone
if he o illy followed the example of his fattier, be wool
prove as good a member as ever sat upon it. (Much
ahem log).
Litters 01 excuse for absence were then real Irons
Mr. lichrelh r, 31. P., wuo said thet aLthi .gh hi'
health was miiiroving, it WIN but slowly, Awl he was
obliged to refuse all invitati ~,, • to i,u.oic ;
Mr. Baring You ig, who I. in Cornwali ; Mr. 11.iv,y,
M.P , who la flu America. and other..
The CHAIRMAN f 'Bowed with the toast of the von.
ing, "The Poole and South-Weeiein LliStriCt Aoseis-
tionof Licensed Victuallers." II urge I upon the
company the necessity of opposing 6.1 pieceoneal
legiaation, and impieseed upon them the fact that if
they only stuck together thus. would be enabled to
hold their own. A. tar as that portion of the trade
which be represented was isoncerned, he could amnia
them they could tally tely upon it. rue toast was
oonpled with the Officers of the A•0136W011a
Mr. It. tiviscrr (Partition.), the bon. sec , replieJ,
and stated that at present taere were on the book, the
!Walls of 1013 member.; of whom t 8 were ordinary
membete and 90 honorary. He was a6o glad to say
that of late the inoreese of new members hat been
very gratifying, and the samoistioo was getting wet.
known throughout the district, but still they must
not relax their elf it', bu: do their utmost to in .ke
it • flourishing ad Lir. He also anti ,uoce 1 that Mr.
Budge, the soli...Star to taw sea, at' in, who had been
rag attentive to their interoeto during the past year,
had been re-elected.
Health 1 the Ch artisan," and • few other
toasts concluded the proceedings.

" D•weenea.”—With reference he our remarks
under this t..ad lad week, it appears (rite's a sorrow
todeut) the Directors at the Gas Co :ipany a not
resivotelble for our dark eVeniags ; the earlier the lamps
are li.thted the better for toe hit reit of the Gas
Company, who are pal I according to the time the
lamps are lighted. The delay in ligluing rests entirely
with the ktural Sanit.ry Authority or Board of
Guardisuo.
CONGeILGATIOYAL CHM'''. —A mission service in
ainnectiou with the above Otte, of w irship was tizted
on Tu.:wig evening in lb,. Miedon.romu of the :it.
John's Tompeintina Hound. '1 hero was • very full
att..ndance. Sankey's hynns were sung, Idd by a
choir of the Sunday Sell .11 children., under the
guidance of Mr. Howell. An °armlet sermon was
preached by the Hew. E. E. cleal, who took for his
text Mattli.uv xi., 2S—" Como oar, me all ye that
labour and se heavy laden and I will give you rest."
Having made a diatinctiou between phyaical and
spiritual rest, the preacher went on to point out tne
many weys in winch men laboured and were heavy
laden, laud the variety of moire by which they sought
to fin.' rest, awl, after pr .ving their uollewmea,
showed how trni rest was aloe to he (mud in Christ.
The meetings will be cotototual orory Tuesday even-
ing_ throughout the winter at 7 30 p.m.
Sr. JulliN.B AYBOLAsOa Att.4.l Ti .s,—Foll 'wing
upon the classes at Itri i port au I C or I earlier in the
year, and indeed in eom delve a. an outc me of them,
a clam has been form lat Axmioster. roe Bridport
Cilhinell were aduairau.y ,rgt....ia I, and no fewer than
33 of the pawl. from li• at to lest sstiefied the
examiners. At Cased there were fewer pupils, but
eveu t are fourteen paved. At Axminster Vie course
of bottructiou will be uhroh too • woe as at Bridport
and Cowl. Dr. Alfr:d Cr of .me, who
gave the Tenures at thew p 1 ice., baa promiao.l to give
the 11.11irliai 11l at Axulis,iler. The I,coures, of course,
do 0,1 pot ut to sire medical or nlll4lo'l inetruetion
pure •.d wimple ; their o let is tbreefoltl—t teach
eomething about the Enact or. an I structure t,f the
b sty ; to train up the lay public so that they will be
in..re intelligent h, Ism of their medical • and
b ,tier umlenrand t carry out their directions ;
n teat, but uot least, to convey some iutelligible
hints wnat to •lo in severe acJi teat. pri. to the arrival
of the m ui.l attendant. Hurtle antruotiou, though
ttveess.riiy rather technical, is n d hard ti give, and
an increalingly large su.nber of pi Tie, principally
I. lies though, es.terly •voil cho °tetra. of the oppor-
tunities, .41e, ing theinsitus to j it, the ciamee from
time to time turned. Otter 0,,55s are talked of
of me long in other parts of the district. Mrs.
lto„ers, of Ftlin 'brook, Axmioeter, hes very kindly
born one of the chief movers In the matter, an i will,
it to expected, be the honorary secretary.

WATER V. 'Ent. Brae Lei •r's inning's wicketa fell rapidly to Howie, and
Monee's bowling, and it looked like sot ease win few
That welleknown inhabitant of Wimberne, who is I
the Perk. Tell soil Dewduey coddles together, •
ree *rased ehrougeout the county as oue of the to stood wee made, end matters looked decidedly to
re
thoughtful, sod therefore them proln eit temperate of teen- , Wag. Toe latter was badly missed more then
paretic') advocate*, Dr. Crespie, writes se follows with I, ono., but his indium' was an inveluable one, completely
reference to the recent content in the braved lid I :
altering the e•pect of the game. S slope followed. and
I have been much eurprised to find long ant, ea far in I
was spkn lidly caught rend bowler) by Lushingten. At
emu Jude.. pail sold? eccurete repxte of the meet trial
brought h
Tenthin many pipes that have reached rue from distant careful play and spirited bitting,L • WTI
of strength bet.; en Kr. John Abbey an Kr. W. F. this int eresting deg . et pardon went in mad, by dint of
p at, of Bugland. It it quite clear, therefore, tb et the within eery reach of Ilia • ory. kJ otin was sully
swesiled cat est has excited much atteatioo. Permit caught, and Burrows followed.
HMIS COMO quickly,
res a very old ebstsin hg protest ag 'esthetic ly awl Burrows mada the winning hit, amid great mid*
Buch triad'. arid to deny that &nutting can roe learnt ft to meng and euthueissin on the pert of the Eteheisiore,
them. I believe i het en Nebo dust can work, other thing'
b .ing rq SI well sac to nierst drieker. that hi. expec-
who bed wata led the Keine with the keeneet interest
tation of life le es greet. end that he will 04,7 life al A w eel of praise is due to Darden for tile steady play
well; end mores thee this, he will bs gavel from many eta critical period of the g one. Scores :
nailed .ins to which the moderate drinker may swum's, KINGSTON PICK
cud to whoh. as • feat assay moderete drinkers do Is leafage 204 Innings.
euccumb. Mere than this I mon dre detain, end Ido not Mr Dale e end b Ssiosr ... 6 b Barrows
taint that the few—dai, bow sadly few I--educ et el and to euro Plc h Spicer ... 1
thoughtful moo who at lung intervals appear on the tem peg Cie,nd wee,. t. gory... 10 not out
versales platformvrill vesture to go farther then title. Mr• c t,
Tuey avoid all extremes, sad then cettUous and eecur to 7. 0 b Gregory ...
statements are ode loftiest criticiam. It is the ignorant ,Arzna louse. bDo
end intemperate edvocates of total abstinence who claim Mr Li' ineton. b D 0010ey... Al II Borrow. ...
for it advantages it does not DOOMSs and defend it on Mr H Kind e.ler. h Deeds ,v 0 b Burrows ...
ground. it cannot ooaopy ;it Is they who claim for the of If D. moatt cDs eidney. b
amt Omer • inooopoly or culture. bitting:duel and physical Burr ;en ... 0 b Deeding, ...
vieoar, and worldly prosperity ; lit?or who tooprudeatlf
Kr C C Morn. b DeW•dra.y... 4 no: out
, provoke coreteste that U 0 the cease ;bey have at h.art Kr Wli 11 MSS, bDiadalf.•• 6
great injury. As I .no as Me. RC. Wilson. the orgenneer MrS Sherley, b Devele y 0 run eat ...
of the c afererem at ellen Mr. Abbey spoke, and Mr. C eget on Melees', riot out ... I bDe ease, .
Abbey c dittoed tbenseelvee proclaimieg ths inc intro- Entree mane
wertible t. uth that eumi in work well without stimulaots ••• ••• •
they curried with them all thoughtful supporters of the
cause; the moment they In their add eir wept farther
than this sad FAA one champion ageism another teey
acted imprudently. I know both these gentemen well,
cad name tinniest% ;salon, heirprinc, pled men I do nit
know. Ttey have errid from too 014C1 love for tempo
-
sues, not from too little Let me point out the worth's/a-
nd.. or such c /Ante
It must be conceded that emit effort can only be mei*
when the motive is sufikiently greet I may have gre it
strength. hot can I exert it to the uttermost unless I hare
sufficient moues? I may be a flee rennet • practised
weiker, a fearless rider, but to cal forth the greatest
displey of strength, the longest persistenoe of exertion of
which I am capable, there must b , • sufficient motive.
fiteelr7 euppliia the motive In mazy cora% eel train d
athletes, spored on by the hope of victory, the certainty
of faun, and tbe large reward. which tbey often' curs
even when beaten, exert themselves sheen melt, and in
the long run wear ,hemselves out end die young. I. the
contest between bier and teeter the motive—de sdditim
to the natural desire to ewe—white actuated the one
wee to gives decisive proof of the virtue of mit ir, end
of the other beer.
But It IS Oita choir that practice Of training is molt in •
portent. Slla a powerful man timing henna to attain tz-
mellenoo in ever? way will after a time solder* results that
might seem almost Incredible. Two men of dos description
match themselves together, eed one of course is beaten;
but is anything thereby learnt? I fail to see whet
though the unflagging deternainatioe of many athletes to
cover themeelves with glory would be highly creditable
and in Reel( mental &midis* of • high ardor were the
sad • nobler one.
As • rule. too, these athlete are picked to s degree.
and any physical glisliflaeSloll that is likely to aid them
in their particular branch they poems. In the conte.t of
streegth the winner will probably posesse superior endur-
es/ie, superior skill, superior training, and Ptah still'
superior natural Meese. The man who therefore poem.. 5
the greetot awns is the wiener, and among Pettis
trained athletes the champions are invariably men who
&di to the Meant natural qualification the most perfect
training. Set, however. a few men, earnest, skied.
industrious, toe contest of strength, under eandit.ons not
the same as thou' of every day tile, and what can the
moult teach of practical utility I Kr. Twain and Kr.
Abbey may fees half • doom contests, and twenty other
penes may Mx their strength to the uttermo,t to prove
the superior advantages of mar or of water, and walesetbe
beer drinkers or the water drinkers are, in value of eke
beer or the water they take, esabled invariably end easily
to gain • decided victory, no good can result. I do not
believe that there is eby shadow of evidence to eapport the
opinion that a little beer will turn the eche against the
users of it., and that the water drinker will gain an easy
victory in any real contest; in °tear word., far more lm
portent than net otaliem in eeparior status* within certain
haute superior muscular development, superior training,
greeter seed and strength of will, and stew years one way
or the etas: and • more or less impaired constitution may.
other thine hong e.t.d. tern Use scale.
It has owes said twit the unfortunate fellow Matthew
Webb, as well as other modern athlete, were ebstelners ;
but no one who has seen trials of strength at our
universities or in our barrack yards would push such •
fact se this, if f ict it be. very far. knoeing that • little
greeter =Feeler etrength or natural illness might give
the drinker of one gins ot beer • day an advantage over
the water drinker. Ney, the strongest nun I know whose
feats of etreagth have amazed we is not an abstainer.
lied Mr. Abbey won too times over he would not have
convileel the 111111iVUS of leer drinkers that he owed hie
victory to water; but having been beaten, his defeat I
have found In even very respectable MOSS 10 credited to
the water he took, and one peper edited, by two eat.boalsa
of ability. one a superb taunter, the other tut °Kam with
few squall as • Narita and =urine rider, CIALUIS Mr.
Terrills victory as a triumph for Menthol.
Lot us, if triads we must have, tame Mrs that gangs of
men (ably matched are pitted against each other ter many
weeks, end let the trials be repeated three or four times
et least. There have, by the way. been many such
contest.., and on the whole the tsetoted genie have held
their own mist creditebly—perhai• the balance ha*
slightly inclined in their favour. Water, enter things
bong equal, will hold it, own. Unfortunately teeteteluini
I. not perticularis popular ; its supporter., Blue Ribueu
Armies notwithinan ling, are few, and any misfortune
that oveit ekes it cannot fail to do it harm. Perhaps w•
old abstinners, whom trial of water goes back to • time
when few of the recent converts had thought of
teetotalism or been near • temperance meetiug, may
exclaim woen we hear of fresh contests of etrength being
taought of, "SAVO US fIOUS our friends !"
Tours truly,
Wimborne.

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'Airgio J. H CRZSPL

Ex cram

Mr. Abbey has sent another challenge to Mr. Terrill to
" play the return match in his own county. He
says :—Dear Mr. Terrill,—l hope you are none the worse
for the little spin we had on Friday. I write to ask you
(DV.) to engage to pay me tag return visit, and come into
Ox:ordshire next harvest and Ict us have another trial,
on the same termi(e:rept that I be allowed $m use milk
and oatmeal drink (siokai and that the money be si.en
to the Oxford [airman). I allowed You to hare everrthtni
your own way this year. I think you ought to tome here
next year and to adow me to no. 1111C1:1 WWWWwwIIC, drinks
as we advise men to use in the harvest ILI I. (It is not
fair to coullne • man to cold water.) You to be allowed
to use say alcoholic drink you think proper ; mod I thiok
the oxpirienos gained will be of much more vain, it we
could ammo lot • week or a fortnight's wore, of m owing
or pitching. My object is to find out which of our •mories
Is the true one. Kindly drop aline to ssy whether Ino qr
hope (DV.) to hsV4 the pleasure 01 meeting you n xi
harvest in Oxfordshire. I can assure von that you Will
be treated as a gentleman, as I Woll oa Friday by yourself,
Mr. Helsome, ea.—With kind regards, your, siimirely,
Joss ADDICT.

51r. Terrill has replied M Mis c ,urteous epistle with
round courteey. He reminds Mr. A'ibey —though without
toe pe.try—tbst in him nature rand, on the verge of bet
CJACISS. Next year he will be 51 ;h.. not so young as
he used to be. He doesn't feel fear ; but his age is beyond
such feats. Thus—with reciprocal expressione of friend-
ship and faith in good tiome-bre wed—Mr. Terrill decline'
the contest.