The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-02-04 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

MAP/L.  A missionary society some three years ego acquired a small but desirable site on the main street of a populous city, just within the wail, on which they desired to erect a chapel. The chapel was erected at a coat of about 2,000d01. Scarcely was it opened, however, when trouble began fall upon the family of • rich and benevolent man; sickness and death made their home in his house. Suspicion fell on the new chapel, and an agitation was by-and-bye set on foot with a view of negotiating for its removal. The head of the family is in real distress, for not only does he fully believe himself in the malign influence of the high building which overshadows him, but the whole of his womankind, of three generations, torment him with their constant wailing. As the only means of getting rid of the offending building and its iccupaisits was to buy them out, the Chinese gentleman made overtures to the missionary gentleman, to whom he offered as "compensation for disturbance" sum of money more then seven times what the whole land and building cost, and enough to pur:base a larger site and build a handsome chapel Asewhere. The missionary was as hard as adamant 12 standing on his Treaty rights, and closed the legotiatio s by demanding the sum of 30.000 killers, or 15 times the value of his property. The nissionary is no doubt as strictly within his legal ights as Shylock thought he was in his iegotiation with Antonio. But there are 01550 Nhen even legal rights may properly give way to arger considerations. The position of the Chinese gentleman in this case is peculiar. His charities Ind good deeds have gained him the love and -everence of the whole population, so that if he held ip his finger, as he is often urged to do, the chapel Mould be demolished in two hours. But he is • nan of peace and forbearance.—" Missionaries in 'hina." By Alex. Michie (Tien-tain). (London: 4;dward Sanford.)  The higher education of women—Learning bow walk in French boots with six-inch heels. "We picked up d captain's chest at sea last :I'd' taid the mate. "Were his lungs in it I." Vagg•  Co-ra: "What did Jesse say when he threw him. ielf at her feet?" Dora: "Ouch! Murder! T'hat's fly favourite corn!"  A pair of boots, a slouch hat, a linen duster, and to shirt, found recently in the lonely woods, inbleed an ignorant coroner's jury to return a verdict hat "the deceased was an editor, who warn murdered 'or his money." Woman: "You seem to be a strong, healthy man. "7an't you get along ?" Man: "No, mum, I halal tad no means of support since last July." Woman: 'Were you thrown out of work?" Man: ".2.10,, num; but ine wife broke her arm, and she WWI wen able to do a week's washing since." The favourite topic.—Talk to woman &bone •eligion, she sighs ; talk to her of love, she simpers; 4lk to her of art, she yawns; talk to her of icience, she goes to sleep; but talk to her of dress, tad she will open her eyes, and give you the intim attention of her ears. The loyal United Service Institution renders great service to military and naval literature by its admirable Journal, and it is, therefore, of literary Interest to know that a special committee of the institution—of which General Erskine was the chairman, and on wl ich, among others, there servtd Admiral l'. H. Colomb and Colonel Lonsdale flak, the latter acting as secretary—has made a report in favour of widening the basis of membership of the institution by the admission of civilians and otherwise, and of the improvement of the Inti-eum, and production of loan collections.