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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExter Times, 1910-05-12, Page 6GIVEN UP BY HIS PHYSICIAN 11 T►►e Diamond Crescent Or,11 MODFRH ROMANCE. ('H:11"1'KR II. 1 was all right next day. I sup- pose 1 hid had what women call "nerves." I never knew what nerves meant, before, because no tw'o women I ever met seemed to have the saute kind. if it is slam- ming a door that upsets one w•u- tunul's nerves, it may bo coating in e1 tiptoe that will upset another's. You never can tell. But 1 am sure it was nerves with me that first aright; I know I hate never felt so queer since. Oh yea, I have, though -once! 1 was forgetting; but 1 have not conte to that yet. \Ve had a splendid passage home. Most of the passengers were in good spirits nt the thought of see- ing Englund again, and even the children were not, so troubles, owe as I have known them. I soon made friends with dome of the nie- e'et people, for I generally nuako friends easily. 1 do not know how I do it, but I always seem to know what people really are at first sight. 1 always was rather a judge of character. There was one man on board whom I took a great fancy to from the first. He was a young Ameri- can. travelling about, as Ameri- cans do, to see the world. 1 for- get where -he had come from - "FRUIT-A-TIVES", THE FAMOUS FRUIT MEDICINE. SAVED H18 LIFE. der. y• 0„stios night and day." :\t bi ilw a= v. ell 1" he asked anxiously. '•Of sour-,•. ly to lose theta. night as in tit "I'm very touch in' replied. "1 ail`, vice this very nigh withal suddenly, '•y,i care to sce t hr m, w :u•eu... as - lik j like - you call it, in ay." teed to yoi'„ eke your ad- 1 say," W0(11e1 ld (ot. l 1 mould not have x'1).0 , ca tall sight of thole for a : , eat, but 1 would show them you in a mo. mo nt. Everyone else is on deck ju now,. if you would like to come down into toy cabin." I hardly know one stone from another, and never could tell a dia- mond from paste; but he seethed so aesi•,us to show me what he had that 1 did nut tike to refuse, "By all means," 1 said; and we went below. Is was very dark in Carr's ca au nb_ence of 130 Wally 1('1 4. 1'tince Arthur of Connaught and bin, and after he had let me in, ho Curr was much interested to heal' nephew of the King. The old fur - lucked the doer carefully before ho that 1 hada sister, unit asked in- mer was frankly incredulous, and struck a light. He looked quite numerable questions nhout her. - persisted in his orders pale in 'the Tight of the lamp after \Vac+ she young and lovely, t.r %veil "Prince or no prince,,' he do the red dusk of the ware! evening she getting on t Did she by all by;' clued, "off he goes from my stack. 1n deck. herself, and was 1 going to stay', judging from the look of you, the "1 don't want to have other fel- with her for ion 1 Was not Kew next thing you will do with my lows coming in,,' he said in a whits- aingtotl-was that the natno of the stack will be to cat it!" per, nodding at the door. He stood looking at me icor a mo- ment as if irresolute, and then he AMES DINGWALL. Bne. \Vit,ifauts'owu, Out., July 27111, 1908. e.- sedersd all my life from Chronic constipation and 110 doctor, or remedy, 1 ever tried helped tele. "Fruit -a -lives" promptly cured ate. Afro, last spring I had a had attack of BLADDER an KIDNEY TROUBLE and the doctor gave Inc up but "bruit -a -dyes" saved toy of 1 alt now over eighty years of age and 1 strongly recommend "Fruit -a -lives" for Couslipatiou and Kidney Trouble". (Slgneitl JAMES I)1N(VALL. sec a box, f for f 2.50- -or trt.tl hos, 25c -at dcaer9 or from Ftuit-a-tives Lituited, )ttawa. much about then!. I never was • person to w orry about things. Still, 1 had no wish to be incon- venienced by a hard packet of little knt,bs against. itty chest day longer than was necessary, and 1 wrutc the same evening to Sir Osurge Danvers, stating the bare facts of ties case, awl asking what steps he or his second lion ttisited tete to take to put the legacy in the possession of its (miler. I haul no notion of Cresting a packet of such immense value to the nee ly-organized Par- cels lost.. With jewels 1 consider yt it cannot be too cautious ; in- deed, 1 told Jane 80 at the time, and she quite agreed with ane. ('1'o be continued.) THE PRINCE AND THE FARMER The farmer's kingdom is his farm nee; he is the only king in it. The troth of this maxim was (1011 illus- • trated by an incident which took WONDER -SHAVE Cleans Silver and Cold without Rubbing fust Dip, Rime and Dry. Guaranteed Absolutely Non -Injurious. Ask your Dealer or send direct 25c. for package to make 12 quarts of solution. HOUSEHOLD CONVENIENCE CO. LIMITED 214 BOARD OF TRADE BLDG. TORONTO ,..o. ...ae LESSONS OF THE PARIS Fl.t)O)) I hones, as it could be distributed at will any time after the inundation Comparative immunity for a hull. i h:(.! erased. 1t is probable, alto, tired years seenis to have made the that. local protection will be se - French forgetful of the danger to cured by means of higher embank - tut tits within the city. --- -- -'t' There are 5 admirals of the fleet, 13 admirals, 22 viceaubuirals, and rear -admirals on the active list the British Navy. their great capital from sudden (hods in the River Seine. But the lesson taught this year will evident- ly hate important consequences. It is suggested, among other things, 1 b5 that a large channel be constructed, of to lead toff the flood -waters front a joint above the city to a junction place during some manoeuvres of with the regular channel below the t! -o English cavalry division. A cat,' limits. The cost of this is certain agriculturist was very an- reckoned at, at least *20,000,0(1(1 gry to find a group of officers calm- Put Paris lies in a great basin, and ly sitting upon a huff -cut slack of ills proposed cut-off would not sure hat• that he was carting away for some of the suburbs from inunda- l ct:aff-vatting purposes. Ile ex -1 tion. Another suggested solutiou {pressed Itis indiguatien at the is to construct in the higher valleys, !pressed and ordered them off his land i through which the Seine and its (called Bob, after ane, i,ef••i-e its 111 language that was distinctly • tar.' principal tributaries, the s;x was known) in a small l...uoc 111 more vigorous than polite. horns and the Marne. flow. great Kensington, would Hutu a.ty 1 t, One of the officers tried to argue reservoirs, to be filled iu times 1 f hurt i.f 1 did not spend MY It".. eV- with him, and pointed out that one tl( od. This water, it is argued. ening in England with i.••t, after e1 those present happened to be ucult( be useful fur irrigation pun• - street 1 -rather out, of the worlu 1 ete. though 1 believe he told me -or why l gas pleased with the 1,it.rest suddenly seethed to arrive at some abr.Lt he; was going to London ; but a ho took in any particulates dccisam, for he pulled a annuli par- to to end my relations. Iaboo t eel out of his pocket and bean to so seldom care to hear about, tit, open it. concerns of others. Indeed, t have They really were not notch to look at, though I would not have nut:std, as I advanced in life. such a general want of interest 'w the told hien so for worlds. There were !,art t f my acquaintance '1► '.'e t'.'- a dew sapphires -one of a consider- ata; able size, but :le ,if my pers.u) affil -s, •ilat uncut- and seine of late I !ewe ahnvst CPA . ' 1 t hardsomo turquoises, but not of speak of then at any length. . perfect color. He turn 'd them over speaker, who was of what 1 it. .!with evident admirntittu. calla outs. domestic tort ' '''They will look lovely, set hi octet, showed such genu . gold, ns a bracelet on her arm,,, ; sure in bearing about lois 1 he said softly. He was very much ' my reit tions, that 1 ask. t 1 in love, poor fellow. Ariel then he call in Lordun in order tt' 111 '. added humbly : "lint I dares say Jane's nc4081ntance, and semi 11 nicer young fellow.I never met. He w:,: rather simple and unsophisti- cated. and with less knowledge of tie world than any loan 1 ever knew ; but he did not mind owning to it, and was as grateful as pos- sible for any little hints which, as an older man who had not gone through life with his eyes shut, I was el course able to give hint. He was of a shy disposition, I could sce, and wanted drawing out ; but hs 1(0011 took to ane, and in a sur- prisingly short time we became 'friends. Ile was in the next cabin to nine, and evidently wished so 'much to have been with Inc that T tried to get another man to ex- change; but he was grumpy about it, and I had to give it up, much to young ('arr's disappointment. In- deed. he was quite silent and mo- rose for a whole day about it, poor fellow. He was a tall, handsonto young man. slightly built, with the kind of sallow complexion that wo- men admire, and I wondered at his pre fc rring my company to that of the ttomankind on hoard, who were eeitainl• very civil to him. One evening when I was rallying him on the subject, as we were leaning over the side (for, though it was December, it was hot enough in the Red Sen to lounge on deck), ho told me that he was engaged to bo married to a beautiful young American girl. I forgot her name, but I remember he told it me- Dnl •ma Something -but it is of no con'cquence. I quito understood then. I always can enter into the feelings of others so entirely. I know when 1 WWI cngagrd myse11 once, long ago, 1 did not seem to care to talk to anyone but her. She did not feel the satnee about it, which, perhaps, accounted for her marrying someone else, which was quite a blow to me at (the time. But in a rehearsal which had been !tub still. I could fully enter into yelling d( illy resolved on • far Cheat •ic.'• Carr' + feelings, especially when he tent on to expatiate on her per- fect; us. Nothing, 1►e averred. u -ns t, , geed fur her. At last he drop - pe 1 his voice, and after looking abort • him in the dusk to make sure bo was not overheard, he said: "1 have picked up a few stones foot her on my travels --a few sap- phires of considerable. talue. I g1 ii t, care to have it generally known that. 1 have jewels nhout ter, but i don't mind telling you." "My dear fellow," 1 replied, lay- ine n.t hank un his shoulder, and sinking guy voice to a whisper, "not a shall on hoard this vessel suspects it. but so have I." li was: too dark for me to see his f;t•.. Oat 1 felt that he was much lire a• - I by what 1 had t.•ld him. ' Tie ,t sal will know where 1 find b, tics keep 111iu1•. - It' said a ,i te••'It later, with 11is impulsive }:'b confidence. "Haw (ottu- ni(1.• 1 telt' you ab•,ot them: Home moo •1f censidet•nhle value, and -- and 1 don't know where to pelt them thatthey will be absolutely safe. I n. t er en tried jewels about with me before. and 1 atm nervous about losing them, yeti ttndetstn►ul" and he wattled significantly nt me. "Now where would you advise me to keep 'theta I" "On you," I said! significantly. "But. where 1" He was simpler than 1 ,. n 1 coapt hair beiietetf. •'11t dear boo,- 1 -aid, hardly abl. t•• refrain ;row laughing. "do as 1 (b• : put them in n bag with a alr•nu tit it. T'ut the string round Four retch, tu.4 sear that bag un they are nothing to yours.,, ingly gave him her address, tthi'It 1 chuckled to Myself at the Its trek diner at e11CC 111 his rete thought 01 his astonishment when look with evident satisfaction. he should actually behold them ; i Our passage was long. 1 • hes I only said : proved most uneventful ; 11'.'I • • Wuutd you like to sce then!, and col fur an ounet a ial l eco, .l • judge for yourself , the, theatrlcal4 before mention's; Oh, it it is not giving you tool ;t would have been (11111 in the , much trouble!" he exclaim ad grate- teethe. The theatricals certain sy i fully, with shining eyes. "It's very! tiers a great success, mail)!' 'IW 'l ;' kind of you. 1 did not like to ask.' to the splendid acting of you.ig Have you got them with you t'' C'nrr, who h-'eame afterwards a 1 nodded. and proceeded to un- t more special object of favor et sal button my coat. i than he was before. ft u as bitter. At that moment a voice was heard ly cold when we landrtl earl: in , t shouting down the eomp.anien-fad• .411111/11y nt . g uuthnmpt t , anti :toy del : "Carr! 1 say, l'nrr, you are native land seemed to have refiled; wante'(1 !" and in another moment iron) view behiuu a thick . r•1 of 1 %unworn) was hammering on the, fog. \1'r hail a wretched j• door. 1 up to London, packed as to... •1` Carr sprang to his Jett looking; sardines in u tin, much to the: (1411- 1 positively savage. gnat of ('err, tile) accompanied me "Carr!" shouted the voice again.; to town, and who, with his u : Ia. "Come out, 1 say; you are limit- thoughtfulness- had ill rain rn(lea- ed t•" vore;l to keep the carriage •, tour - 1 111 your vont," he whet- selves, by liberal tips to glu:'44 Arte(!. scowling suddenly; and, and porters. When we at last ar- will nn oath. he opened the door. rived in London, he insisted .,n get - Peer ('err: Ile w2S quite Int ting thea cab and seeing err 1.1►: - out, 1 could sec, though he recov gage on to it, before Ite looked a- cted himself in a annmcnt, and wort tel his own nt all. 1t w115 only ofi laughing with the man who had when I had given the catbnla.l my been sent for hien to take his part sister's address that he finally tee!c los leave and disappeared swoon 1114 throng of preelev who were 1►rul been brewing fur some time, jostling each (th, r near the log - and be had promised to a_t in gage -vans. then!. I hart net. been ask,'d to Curioisl• •n,•ugla when 1 arr1,e•1 juin. to 1 sew' no more of hien that at my dest patien an t.(!d thing hap - night. '1'h. following morning as 1 pence,. 1 gut, out nt the green dt or was taking au► early turn on ' • (': of 2321 Suburban Residences, end he joined nn', and said with a, when the maid opened it walked smile, as leo )inked his n ;n straight past her into the little mine: elrnwing shed!!. "1 wan put out last night, wasn't ' •11'cll, Jane :" 1 rt led. 1 1" .\ pale, middle aged woman rose ")tut you got over it in a t')"- as 1 came in, and 1 stood nghnst. III nt," I replied. "1 Quite cd- It Was nut. my sister. It was t' on mired you; and. nrftrr :.I!, you ex).lnined. She teas a little pet - know -some ether time." tisk about it, pour woman. It "No," he raid, smiling still, "it t seemed my sister had quite rc'ont- seine ether time. 1 don't. hank 1 ly cheesed her house, and the pe til! sec them-- thanks all Om same. (('nt wenpant 111(1 1)001) pmt 10 some Tl►cy might put the out ed cenccit slight inconvenience before by vo- mit!) ultra i have picked up (e• nos* plc calling and lensing parcels af- 1ittle girl, which are the best 1 can ter her departure. .She gate inc afford." Jane's new address, which was Ile seined to have lost all inter'•'t only in the next street, red 1 aim - the rubject, for he began to 1;11k logizee1 and mode my bow• nt once. of England and of Ism,' ,11, :.i . tit My going to the wrong hnu'e vas tehieh he appeared to have that such a slight occurrence that i al - n41 of vague half -and brit knew• most Iferget it nt the time. until I ledge which set often pro: is this• was reminded of it by u ir1;- sail lending to yeutlg Inen newly event• ullicit happened afterwards. launched into town life. When h.• Jane was delighted to see Inc. it fennel out. as he soon did, flint 1 osmed she hail writ -ten to inform ens to a certain extent familiar yr of her change of nd(iress, hut with the Metropolis, he began fo tl,' letter did not reach lee before •quest inn 1110 minutely. and ended 1 started for England with the by making me promise to tune eta' Dam. r- Jewels. about. which 1 have hint nt the' Criterion, of toh'•l:i he been asked to write this account. had actually never heard, aid go Co nsidering this is an account of with hint afterwards to •he bess s[ the jest els, it is Itunderful how set- tle: theatres the day after we at• dim 1 bate hn(1 occasion to mention rived in Louden. then► so far ; but you may rest. 115 - Ile wanted 1114' 10 g0 with Mtn the snrcd that all this time they were evening tic arrived, but, c n that safe in their hag under my waist - point 1 was firm. My sister Jane coat : rill kneeing i had them there the was living with n hen (amity nil right, T did not tremble my head Prince Arthur hugely enjuyetl the situation, and eventually led the retreat that took place. It was in wait! for the officers •ors to offer the e ilnte farmer any momentary com- pen sat ion. "1'11 'prince' tl:e lot of you if I fel .b you here again. Bo off awl get something useful done -you are 1,:,i 1 enough for it:" was his part shotas the officers rode away. 41- 1 :d change that tin•, useless '"'.r -- into • sound, 5- • horse. „ - •t: dad eager b. eo a ; ,' ••) days wu• :. I,oal 1-t a Fpasua. Curb, splint, cprtin, t.ingbuae .•1 say other l,am(- ■ess !eel. war ((orae fu the stable. Cure it n•.1)1 e .diall's Sd?:1"LI Cure It cure• 'rail) Alt Iraetr.g ■ .Cat. blemish or (white hats–Hetauee Odors sot b:islet. )•ort r=ids, 11.C., jnne (4(1, safe "'lave been using your Liniment for •ars dad find it all that yon repressed. ;i,r• not berm without It forte': years." 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Atw,ln:ely pine and unatlnitrrate:l, it wears 1"•-t, oohs Miter and g',a time r, ail - on tot grilon, than any other pa:tot t any price. -virus". • If undecided which paint (0'18. write alur today for the mime .,f our dealer •rarest you -a.k him about the written guarantee that point a guarantertabri wee edf .r oghat actual!r protects goo. - -••' Don't espr rim•nt when eertalsty timbal o few rents more. l'hare' a teMa Senn Pe' r4 for aver? perptwl– ar Ma.(t harp w1Mat(11. `,amp.. waft eaertat•. eal11,atr.r and plow -paint or weal dad paint for iron- -this bast t 68111 ar.A .noney ran produce. if rut Malde rennet chants Von. fir us she wo wIll caudal direct row wows ssr locals are to as bad e• Deans ANSabetItotw Writ. for Mistretta bgasist Som* psautlrtll." and falere•t1„g roast wird. tree tee the Raking. flu Ila tia•s.ss+e Ca. • uMsw(a+Rl u APLEINE A flavoring used the same as lemon or semi! ►1.y Ar d'ssoln. a granulated sugar In water an) adding Mapleine, a dehet„us syn,n a modest] as a syrup better than maple. 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As the madman went ever Smith caught him by the ankle, and, notwithstanding the maniac's Iltu),ilig and kicking, SMITH HELD B1RAVILY ON. Leaning neer the phttform, he en- 1eavored with his disengaged hand to reach the belt which all steeple jacks wear around the waist, but he could not manage it. Presently the crowd who had assembled saw tite struggling body slowly, by sheer strength, raised till the belt came within reach. The madman, finding his efforts at self-destruction being tht;arted, turned on his preserver and bit his thumb to the bone. He was, however, despite alis struggles, drawn upon the plat- form, and then began another ter- rible struggle. Many were the conjectures among the crowd as to the meaning of the fearful scene at the top of the chimney, one heti- vidual, who "seed it aw," assert- irg positively that '•alley, va been wrestling and feighting, and Smith tiilew t: other, who went o'er tit. (•(lge o' t' stage." Suddenly Smith raises his hand end delivers a blow with the Item- iser on the head of the man he has just lifted out, of THE REACH OF DEATH 1 There is no mare struggling. The man is quiet enough now! The crowd looked at one another to amazement, wondering what it •droppt 'ave d v :•11 meant. 'slit as wellPP • 1.1 to t' foot of t' chimney as 1.1.. ck 'is•hrains out wi' a 'ommer," -,,,s one man, grimly. Smith is -i:,ilcling tap working at his ropes. 1l:• kneels down, and in n few min- utes the head and shoulders of his ' •nlpanion are hanging over the r of the stage, Snaith having itt- e+11 hod n rope to him. Tile- -ngxt to, merit he pushes him off and slo ly lowers himto the ground. There is a rush to the foot of the cl.tmney. "He's dead!" passes through the crowd. A doctor is s. en in attendance. Smith descends i.^.! idly to the ground with a smile en his face, actually laughing. „How is he, doctor 4" he asks. "Ile's very bad," is the reply. 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Some physicians use this cabinet with --so they say -good ye - The patient gets inhalations 1,1 rarefied air to suit his case and cal twit-. A reduction in the at- tnosphrrir pressure of about half a 114.1111(1 to the sentare inch is said to, be sufficient for muse put poses. The seances are given even' flay, and gradually increased in length Item two minutes to six or eight minutes, Rarefeoi air as found at great hcigl►ts induces a condition known as tnowltain r ickness or balloon sickness, and consists of incre=ased heart action. 11014' rapid respira- tion. le ac111 'he, (elbowed by graver l+ylllpt.,►115 ns the ra1012(1ion in- ce( macs, and ending in death. There are frettuently minute hemorrhages into the spinal (-oral, as the result of inspirit) fled air, Rams the 1)ietl•tie and .'111•' (;n%ette. 'the insufficient sttpply of oxygen in the l arrfie d stir is per haps the principal cruses of the fiym111WWI 110111if1''t.'1. Mart' ur less prulnngcd rrsi'Ietlee in a rare fact! ahnosphcrc 1418'. he associated 1111 nn increase in the number '-1 red blood ce115. l'SELEtilt. f'er nc401' known It harden yet Or tremble, I deviant, That all the enrr.ting 1'1,.1 donee Made easier to bear. "Ali, 1 sce yttu are marries!," ec- rinimed the merchant. ''\o, sir." ,l