IMPLICIT OBEDIENCE.

Clutha Leader, Volume XXXVI, Issue 46, 19 November 1909, Page 8

IMPLICIT OBEDIENCE.

An amusing instance of a soldier's implicit obedience is'told by Air L. A. Tollemandio in his recent book, "Old and Odd Memories." In a southern seaport town, long ago, a general and an admiral were neighbors. The general's house was fronted- by a grass plot, on which he .claimed the right to pasture a cow. One day his wife complained that the supply of milk was falling off. The sentry accounted for the deficiency by saying that the grass had lately been much trodden down by the public, and tho martial '.despot immediately gave orders that no animal, human or other, except the cow, should be allowed on the grass plot. A few days afterwards the admiral's wife, having a pressing engagement, took a short cut over the grass in disregard of the sentry's repeated order not to do so. "Sir." said the offended lady, i "don't you know who 1 am?" "Ail I know," replied the sentry, "is that ;you're not tho general's cow!" .- • A BAD TASTE IN THE MOUTH. It is anything but pleasant to awake with a bad taste in the mouth. This always arises from a disordered stomach, and may be corrected by , taking a dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets immediately .after supper. They cleanse and in- '. vigorate the stomach, improve the digestion and give one a relish for his ' food. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. For sale by G. \Y. Hutcluns, chemist, Balclutha.

BETRAYED BY A BUTTON. An ordinary coat button has just led to the capture of a murderer after a search of many months. On March 29 last a postcard publisher named Donald Farquharson Fleurot, a native of Mauritius, was found murdered in. his office in Paris. Near the body lay air overcoat bearing the mark of a Brussels firm of outfitters. The coat was much worn and had been fitted with now buttons bearing a Buenos Ayres trade mark. Inquiries at Brussels were fruitless. The coat was then sent to Buenos Ayres, ! where, after a painstaking search, it was recognised by a tailor who did repairs for the customers of a small hotel there. He had sewn new buttons on the coat 18 months ago for a Belgian named Knopkaert. This man's movements were traced through a local shipping office to Paris, a.nd it was ascertained that he was there at the time of the murder. Investigation into Knopkaert's career showed that he was a deserter from the Belgian array. Eventually he was traced to Brussels and was* arrested. Charged with the murder of Fleurot he at once made a full confession that he had killed him in the course of a quarrel. THE CAUSE OF CONSTIPATION. The most common cause of constipation is a lack of exercise necessary to keep the muscles of the bowels active. That is why constipation is often brought on by too frequent use of purgatives. They act violently, performing the work of the bowels ior them, and so weaken them that they •will not act without assistance. Chamberlain's Tablets will cure constipation because instead of doing the work of the bowels they gently stimulate them to-voluntary action. Their frequent use will not injure the most delicate person. For sale by G. W. Hutcluns, chemist, Balclutha.

BOOTY WORTH' £120,000. The leaders of a gang of international thieves who for two years have preyed upon visitors to the hotels at the principal watering places have just been arrested in Paris. The members of the band, all smartlydressed men, would arrive at a watering place in the morning, and engage sumptuously furnished apartments, lint in the evening the looms were found empty; the visitors had lied. Other visitors, when "they returned to their rooms, discovered that their jewels and pocket books were missing. The doors of the roomii were locked as usual, and there were no signs of an entrance having been forced. Finally it was established that the burglars had gained access to the rooms by means of the chimneys. The chief was a clerk in a Pari.i firm, "Slid is now the secretary <;i a company which manufactures eh mieal products. H« it was who directed the operations of the burglars. He received daily reports from them, and made k his business to dispose of the spoil. His principal* lieutenant is a German, and two other members of the band, which is twenty strong, hail from Lyons. Recently the German arrived in Paris and was met at the station by hie leader. Detectives watched, the men and arrested them in a house in the Boulevard Voltnire. In the leader's bedroom

were jewels worth £4OOO. The thieves - ultimately confessed that the gang by their theft*; had secured booty worth £120,000. The leader himself had £32,000 deposited with a certain German bank.

DELAY IS DANGEROUS

A "MESSAGE FROM MARS."

LET IT BE KNOWN

YOU MAY HAVE TRIED. "This, that, or the other," but for permanent relief and pleasurable ac- ' tion you will never Unci anything to , equal Chamberlain's 'Tablets for indigestion, constipation and biliousness. For sale by G. W. ilutchius, chemist, Baiclutha. THE ROCK OF MOSES. The "Rock of il«;e 3 " lies in the wild valley at the hiifjc of Jebel Mum, the Mount of the Lav/, in the Peninsula of Sinai. The roek is eighteen or twenty feet hi"h, slightly inclined, a rough indentation running over er.ch side, which is intersected here and there with slits, and the stone is worn away in places a.s if from the efiW'ts of running wat<-r. It is beyond doubt the oldest known legendary object in the \icinity. The' Koran refers to this n,ck more than once, and from thfrv allu.sioii.s arose th" reverence of the Bedouins, who hold it sacred. From the Middl.' A'res onward it has,keen visited bv Christian pilgrims, who have carve.'] rude cross.es is its side. ()f all the objects in the desert it is most closely bound up with the simLACK OF ENERGY. . If you lack energy, don't relish your food, feel dull and constipated, all you need is a dose of Chamberlain's Tablets. They will make you feel like -a now man and give you a healthy appetite. They will do you, more good than a 5/ bottle of tonic. For sale by G. W. Hutching, chemist, Bakluthtt. 4

There is no class of ailment that affects the system quieker thah bowel complaints, and any delay in treating diarrhoea or colic is dangerous. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera v and Diarrhoea Remedy is the only remedy that is absolutely reliable in cases of this kind, and as some member of tho family is always liable to an attack at any time it should always bo kept .in the house. This remedy never fails to give prompt relief. For salo by G. W. llutchins, chemist, Balclutha. ...

A ease in which Laura Hutchings, a well-dressed woman of 30, appeared before the summons division of the Sydney Central Court to answer an information alleging that she. had unlawfully pretended to Samuel George' Dennett to tell his fortune, was concluded the other day.

The particulars of tho charge were to the effect that defendant had" told Dennett many interesting things which were supposed to concern him. Sergeant O'Doa afterwards brought the charge against the woman, who said she had only given the man a message from Mars. When the ea.se came on it was intimated that the woman would plead guilty. Apart from this charge defendant was described as being a respectable, person. She was sentenced to thrco weeks' imprisonment with hard labor in a reformatory, the sentence being suspended on the understanding that sho would not similarly offend again. It was ordered that a surety in £ls be found.

The widest publicity should be given to the fact that summer diarrhoea and dysentery can be cured by the judicious use of Chamberlain's. Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It never fails. When reduced with water and sweetened it is pleasant to take, which is important when the medicine must bo given to small children. For sale by G. W. llutchins, chemist, Balclutha,