MISCELLANEOUS.

Clutha Leader, Volume XLI, Issue 2, 14 July 1914, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS.

A WIFE IN A WEEK. Mr Aaron Rodger.:, the Mai.'oik octogenarian whoso srairh for a wife has brought him letters from widows in all parts of the country, has had a heavy postbag, but the letter that pleaded him must was one from .Mi's Laura E. Wray, of Mile-End Read, Jx)iidon, who has accepted his ofi'er of marriage. It said. "In answer to your letter asking mo to come at once, I beg to say I cannot leave my work until my week is up, which will 1>? on Saturday next; ami, again, I have to ?cil up my few things and pay an extra week's Vent instead of a proper week's notice. Trv and cheer up for a few days. I have already accented your kind offer of marriage and will not go from rav word, but I have a lot to <lo in a very . liort time, and I must have niy old-age pension book transferred to your address. As for myself, I am quite delighted with the prospect of ihe change." Mr Rodger* .says they will be married almost immediately. CROUP AXD WHOOPING COIGII. "I used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy when my children, Andrew and Beulah, were attacked with croup and whooping cough," writes Mrs C. Colli*, Hatton street, South Broken Hill, X.B.W. "I have never found a better medicine for these complaints, and give it to my children with the greatest confidence. I have no hesitation in recommending it to everyone." Sold by G. W. Hutchins, chemist, Balclutha. GARDEN SHIRT SLEEVES. A remarkable action which is exciting great indiguat'on all over Swedou hite. been brought by the Coiiinii.-«ioncr of Police against Mr. A. Abron, a wealthy merchant and land proprietor, of Halsingborg, for "breaking the Sabbath and holy days" by working in his garden on Easter Sunday and Monday and also for wearing only 'lda bWivl and trousers. Two constables who saw him at v.ork during Divine service time ordered him to cease work and dress himself properly, but he replied that as his time was fully occupied by his business during tho week Sunday was the only day ho had for recreation in his garden. WORKED WONDERS. "I have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for years," says .Mrs Eli/abeth Bingham, Kent streel, Toneriffe, (,». "One of my sons was so bad with continual colds that 1 really feared lie would develop consumption. Three bottles of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy worked such wonders that J ant no longer anxious about him. When my grandchild had whooping cough J gave It Chamberlain'« Cough Remedy, aud it was soon free of thin distressing com. plaint." Sold by G, W, llutchinß, chomist, Balclutha. CHOCOLATE LURE. •'They ludred her with chocolates and she fell," was the amus'ng explanation of the failure of Miss Becky Edelson to maintain a hunger strike which she began in New York lately. Miss Edelson was a prominent figure in a recent demonstration of unemployed. Sho was arrested for making a slighting remark about the United States flag after the seizure of Vera Cruz. On the following day the prison authorities placed in her cell two boxes of the finest boubabn.s and a* bottle of ice-cold milk. She nibbled at the bonbons and expresse d&urpriso at their quality. On the Monday morning tho aroma of beef steak, toast and soup in her cell completed her surrender. Sho was released next day (in bail pending her trial. Sho says'that the hunger strike, though very inconvenient, wdl bba adopted in future by all women labor agitators.