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Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 465, 10 June 1890, Page 2

Mr Buskin’s works are to be isened in aheap editions. Hitherto ths Yankees have been able to get a great advantage over Ruskin, by issuing his books in a cheap form, Exeter Hall, London, was densely crowded when the third anniversary of ths Salvation Army " slum " work was recently held. Towards the work carried on tbe slum people themselves contributed nearly £5OO. The interest of ths meeting was incited by the representation on tbe platform of alummer’s homes, and the appearance of slum workers, four of whom—men—had undergone tonne ot imprisonment amounting in the aggregate tn 60 years. The Duchess of Marlborough has "gone te America for a prolonged visit without the Duke, who is said to be growing more eoceutric daily. All tbe Churchills are blessed with a dyspeptic temperament, which makes them difficult to live wi-h. There can be no doubt whatever that Lord Randolph Churchill would have prudently] continued to control himself, and never delivered his famous Parnell Ooms mission philippic but for an attack ot dyspepsia, which rendered him temporarily irresponsible. The Manawatu Standard his the follow" ing :—Most of our readers will remember the man Egan, whu wee convinced of stealing a revolver from Mr Flood's residence at Kerere some time ago, and who, during bis apart time in gaol, completed a model ot a torpedo boat, which ha hid invented. Attar ha Wag liberated, he brought his invention under tbe notice ot the proper authoritiee, which resulted in his being called Home. On arriving therd he received £12,00Q as his share ot tM invention. Then by some means fie contrived to obtain an entry into society, from which ha presently emerged wl b young and pretty wife. After three weeks ot perfect happiness, ha took it in his bead tn inflict a eeverd chastisement nn the lady of bis love. From the proceedings which followed, it wee elicited that he was a married men, and the upshot ot the whole affair ie that his London ( wife has instituted a suit for bigamy with £lO.OOO damages, while his forgotten spouse jn New Zeeland hea also Instituted proceed, jugs to that ha has lively titnti in Hart-