MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume IX, Issue 1462, 27 October 1884, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

♦ ■ The following is a warning to those -of the fair sex who are contemplating matrimony : — The Supreme Court of lowa in America lately refused a divorce to a woman who knew of her Imsband's intemperate habits before marriage, on the ground that, voluntarily choosing a drunkard for a husband, she must discharge the duties of a drunkard's wife. "Rough on corns." — Ask for Wells' "Rough on Corns." Quick complete, permanent cure Corns, warts, bunions. Kempthorne Prosser & Co., Agent, Christchurch. Considerable amusement was occasioned at the Wellington R.M. Court tbe other morning. A powerful -woman was summoned as a witness. The constable administered the oath in the usual way, but was waiting for the lady to kiss the book, but she merely gazed at the orderly. " Kiss the book," said the constable, and -witness thought he said " kis-j me," and at once proceeded to put h<-r arms round the astonished constable's n**ck. •* Kiss the book," said tha constable, " not me." and she did. A correspondent sends me the following : — "Dear Civis, Theiei3ugood yarn told of Dick Seddon, the irreprps.■•sible member for Kumara, which, if I could tell it in the quaint language of my informant, would be worthy of -circulation as a 'Note, of value. It • relates to a period of Dick's history dating back some 12 years ago, wheu Dick kept a store on the Waimea, in Westland, at some little distance from -which my informant and his made had a claim ; the lattpr was a New England Yankee, a big brawny chap of nix feet three, and possessed, as most of his countrymen are, of a large fund of -dry humour. They dealt at Dick's store, as also did an adjoining claimbolder, a Canadian, also stalwart of I build. The West Coast miners were not at that time of too frugal habits, and our Canadian, living not wisely but too well, when his claim done owed Seddon a considerable ' tucker ' • account, which he was unable to pay. He made a moonlight flitting, and Dick, also a man of thews and sinews, followed him up, and as he could not get hia money he took it out by adjnirristering to the Canadian a sound fhrashiug. My frieud's Yankee mate

when he heard of this did not say much, but apparently thought a good deal, and when the storkeeper's man made his weekly delivery of' tucker,' he said — ' I say mate, next time you come bring along your bill, and bring as no more tucker' When asked for his reason — ' Well, I don't much like a man who does business in tho style your boss does. I don't like a man who comes with his bill in one hand and his shirt in the other. lam going to deal with the Dutchman, now and if I can't pay him I shan't be obliged to take any of his "sass.'' Yer see, 1 can lick him. Mebbe 1 could lick if I tried, but I know 1 can lick the Dutchman.' '' Mr Robert il. Thurgood writes to Notes and Queries: — Somo'correspondents may be interested to know that a glass measuring a yard, from which beer may be imbibed, cau be* seen at the rince of Wales Inn, Wcymoutstreet, Portland Place, Londo.*, where I unearthed it a few days ago. I may add that the landlord of the house informed me that he had previously kept an inn at Eaton, wnnre the custom of using these glasses is said to obtain. SkinnvMenv— "Wells' Health Renewer, " restores health and vigor cures Dysppesia, Impotence, Debility. At druggists. Kempthorn- 3 , Prosser & Co., Agents, Cliristchu-'ch.