OUR VOLUNTEERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1916, 6 November 1890, Page 28

OUR VOLUNTEERS.

The sixth annual prize firing competition of the Lake District Rifle Association is to be beld at the Arthur's Point range on November 8 and 10 Volunteers in thai district will be interested to know that there are seven matches, one of which will be for teams of five men, the conditions being seven shots at each of the 200 yds, 300 yds, and 500 yds ranges. Of the other matches, one is at 200 yds, one at 300 yds, one at 300 yds and 500 yd?, one at 200 yds, 400 yds, and 500 yds, and the last at 500 yd 3. Liberal provision is made for prizes, £57 being offered in cash, besides several valuable trophies. The steamer and coach arrangements are also of a liberal kind. Twelve targets will be in use, and tents will be pitched close to the range. Sergeant Chalmer, B Battery, will be glad to give intending competitors any information. The eleventh competition of the Tuapeka Rifles for Captain M'Keioh's cup and range prizes took plaoe on Wether fit on 63 range on Thursday and Saturday last ; five shots at each range. On both days the weather was very unfavourable for shooting. The following are the highest scores aud the total number of points gained out of the 21 points required to win : —

ANOTHER GREAT WIN !

AN INVALID FOR 12 YEARS.

Mrs Fanny Dent, wife of a gentleman employed in the Lambton collieries, kindly allows us to publish the following facts of her interesting case and wonderful recovery, which we gather from her correspondence, and which we shall be glad to allow anyone to peruse who wishes to do so.

Mrs Dent had been in a state of extreme debility for 12 ybabs, frequently quite unable to do any work, the lightest kind causing great fatigue, with severe pains in the limbs, back, and left side. So severe was the pain that she would have to sit or He down frequently. Walking exercise was very trying, and she could only walk very slowly. She had long seen Clements Tonic advertised, but like many more people her husband was prejudiced against " patent medicines," but (now to use her own words) " I knew ~ someone who had tried Clements Tonic, and I decided to get a bottle on the quiet and say nothing about it if ib did me no good. The effect I thought something wonderful, I felt better after the first dosa, and by the time I had taken half a bottle I was a different woman. My husband, friends, and neighbours soon noticed the change in me, and they could not make it out. I had to tell the truth that it was Clements Tonic that was making me strong, I could not keep the secret, I was only too glad to give the credit to Clements Tonic. After finishing the bottle, work was no trouble to me but rather a pleasure, and after doing a heavy day's washing I could go for a walk instead of having to go to bed, as always happened before taking ( Elements Tonic. One of my neighbours said to me last week, ' Why, Mrs Dent, you are doing wonders this week ; how is it you are so strong now ? ' She knew that I had done more that week than I had been able to do in 12 tears before (she had known me this time, for I am an old resident of this locality, having lived here for 15 years). I replied, * Yes, I feel a wonder to myself, so I'll tell you the secret — I have been taking Clements Tonic, and I cannot tell you the benefit I have derived from it. You know what my sufferings have been, and now I have a genuine taste of good health.' " Mrs Dent wrote us those particulars 7>f her remarkable cure in March. She wisely, however, deoided to continue the medicine to " clinch the cure" as it were. Some time afterwards she wrote as follows :—

Waratah Commonage. N.S W.

Dear Sir,— lt Is with great pleasure that I pea these few lines. I have been, as you know, a great sufferer from weakness and debility for years. I was under several doctors, but they never did any good. I DHSPAIRED OF BVJBR BBING BET CKH, but as I stated in my Inst letr.sr I caw Clements lonic advertised. I tried a bottle, and its effect wns something wonderful. I felt better alraosD immediately, and was a new woman after flnishiug the first bottle. Before taking Clements Tonic it was a great trouble even to do a little housework, but afterwards ray work was a pleasure and my friends and neighbours were surprised at the chaiiga in me. I cannot say too much in praloe of it, aud can only gratefully describe my case and strongly advise all who suffer from weakness, backache, palu in. tha side, ringing noises in the ears, and shortness of breath to take Clements Tonic. I feel sure It will do them as much good as it hriß done me —Tours gratefully,

We have great pleasure in thanking this lady for allowing us to publish the oase. We constantly hear of similar ones, which people object to have published through a false delicacy. We only want to publish them in the interests of suffering humanity. Surely it is not wrong for people to acknowledge the genuineness and reliability of an article when they have proved it to possess the properties we claim for it.

Very heavy rain ffll at Greymouth on Friday and Saturday, and caused a strong fresh in the river.

When the case of the joung woman Smith, alias Rawner, who is charged with concealment of birth, came before the police court at Auckland, Mr Shortland who appeared for accused, asserted that several persons calling themselves members of th« Social Purity Sooiefcy had annoyed the defendan 1 , visiting her at the hospital, with a view of obtaining information regarding the defence. The case was adjourned.

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