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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1920-9-16, Page 7aeoaaaea OPST T IL OF ENGLISH CRIMINAL' ROMANTIC HISTORY OF NEW SCOTLAND .YARD, "Power -Station" of the Finest of toIice Forces, Famous the World Over. How many people are aware that Scotland Yard draws its name from the "magnificent palace, with large pleasure grounds extending to the T'heaues,"which was once the old Lon- don home of Scotland's kings? It was on the site of this old-time royal palace that the MVletropolitan Police had their headquarters, when the. "new police" were formed by Sir Robert Peel in '1829. And when, a quarter of, a century ago, these rather. sordid quarters were' exchanged for tho somewhat grim and fortress -like budding which dominates the Thames at Westminster the name went with then`, and the prefix "New" was added to it. New Scotland Yard is the "power- stelae's" of the finest pollee force in the world. It is tho centre of r vastt, system of crime -prevention and a. tec- tirin which spreads its network over en area of nearly 700 square utiles. Its kingdom stretches for fifteen,. miles in every direction from Charing (Cross, and it counts fourteen police courts within its bounds. Its army of constables and sergeants, inspectors and superintendents, number over 22,- 000; and it has outposts as far away as Pembroke dockyard and Rosyth. In Now Scotland Yard is a, room .which holds more secrets than any other in. London. it is the nerve - .centre of •England's detective system, for it is in this room that the council, composed of the chief experts in every branch of crime, hold their meetings to unravel. •the tangled skeins., . of tragedy. A Room, of Secrets. Within a few minutes after a mys- terious murder has been reported to the nearest police station the news has been flashed to New Scotland Yard, and almost before the local men have started their inquiries a member of the council appears on the scene and takes charge of the operations. If the problem is :a simple. one, the services of the council are usually not required. But if there is no sufficient clue to the assassin, or he has made good his es- cape, the council takes the .case in Ali the available evidence is thor- emghly sifted, .deductions are made, a plan of campaign is drawn up, and the .whole of the complicated and far - } reaching machinery or Scotland Yard is set to work, under the collective guidance of the cleverest detective brains in England. No less wonderful is -Scotland Yard's work in tracking persons lost in Lon don, who number over 80,000 in an average year. Let us take a typical case, that of a young clerk who dis- appears as completely as if the earth had swallowed him. Within .'few minutes of the disap- pearance being—reported to Scotland Yard a ' description 'of > • the missing youth Is being telegraphed to every station in London. Two or mare "special inquiry officers" are quickly on the trail. They inquire at every hospital, search every doubtful resort, and every nook and corner where, "there is any hope of discovering him or 'getting a clue. At Scotland Yard the printing presses are soon busy pouring out copies of the "Gazette," containing fuller details of the lost clerk, and these are distributed to every ponce - station in London, where the descrip- tion is read to each batch of con- ... stables. If there is any reason to suspect crime, the work of search Is taken up by the Criminal Investigation Depart- ment. Detectives are soon "ferreting" in all directions, questioning everyone -who knows the young man as to his Habits, haunts, when and where they last saw him, and so on;' and explor- ing every dark place in London to which he might conceivably have been lured. Volcano as Lighthouse. A"volcano on the -island of San Sal- vador serves the purpose of a light- house. This voloanic lighthouse is about elglit miles inland from the port of Acajutia. It is a, veritable pillar of cloud by day, and the flash of its light by night has been valuable to mariners for years. It can be seen far out at sea, and a burst of flame, has gone up every seven minutes 'without the variation of a second for many years, A lighthouse fee is collected from all vessels that put in at the harbor nearest the vol- cauo, and no skipper objects. He knows that the volcano is more re- liable than the lighthouses kept by human beings on other coasts, and the novelty of the light is worth the price charged by the Government. Hens taken out for airings on leads are often to be seen in the Berlin harp` A good many persons spend much. of their time in telling others how busy they are, The dying conditions on the aerial routes' to the, Continent ere cdrrectad every" hour,.: A SCHOOL DRESS AND COAT It • o_0•• I 5646 9571 Enlbroiclery t6a 9646—Girl's. Coat. Price, 25 cents. In 6 sizes, 4 to 14 years, Size 12 re- quires, with nap, 2% yds: 54 ins,; lin, ing 2% yds. 36 ins. wide. 9571—Girl's Dress. Sizes 6 to 14. Price, 25 cents. Transfer Design. No. 164. These patterns may be obtained from your local McCall dealer, or from the McCall Co., 70 Bond street, •Toronto, Dept. W. ' CHILDREN. CONSTIPATED �HILDREN. Children who suffer from constipa- tion, indigestion. or any of the other ailments due to a clogged condition of the bowels. •will find prompt relief through the use of Baby's Own Tab- lets. The Tablets are a mild but thorough laxative which can always be depended . upon to regulate the bowels _ and sweeten the . stomach. They are absolutely Cafe and are sold. under a guarantee to be entirely free from opiates or other injurious drugs. Concerning them Mrs. Thomas A. Bbutot, Lake Baker, N.B., writes: "I am pleased to state that Baby's Own Tablets were of great help to me when my baby was suffering from constipation." • The Tablets are,sold by medicine dealers or by mail t 25 cents a box from The Dr.-Wiliianes Medicine Co.,. Brockville, Ont. Watches as Big as Soup Plates. The first watches ever made were as big as soup plates and as heavy as they were cumbersome. The Emperor Charles V., for in stance, had one which weighed twen- ty-seven pounds. The watches of that day were much like ordinary clocks. They -were cylin- drical in shape, finely chased, and had a hinged lid on one side to expose the 'dial. A costly and elaborate watch was made for Sultan Abdul-Medjid by Messre. Hart and Son, of Cornhill, in 1844. It was made of twenty-two, carat gold, and was five inches in diameter. It chimed the hours and quarters; but. was without a bell, the striking parts being made of wires. It possessed a powerful and resonant tone, was exceptionally harmonious, and sounded like a cathedral clock. Twelve hundred guineas was ite cost. Taking No Chances. All the village knew that Mrs. Jack- son was not exactly generous. In fact, her few activities were things to avoid, if possible. But when she invited Mr. and Mrs. Binges to supper one evening they felt that they had to to since Mr. Jackson was their landlord.' During the forenoons of the great day, Mrs, Jackson met Bridget, the Billies' maid of all work, in the local grocery store. ,"Good -morning, Bridget," said the with a gracious smile. "I hope your master and mistress are bearing in mind that I expect them to come to supper with me this evening at 8 o'clock?" "Indade, an' they're remembering all roight!" replied the girl frankly. "Sure an' haven't they ordered a substantial meal at home for six o'clock." A'MILER'S TRIALS Care of Borne and Children Of. ten Causes a Breakdown.. The woman at home, deep in house- hold cle ties and the cane of mother- hopd, needs occasional help to keep her in good health. The demands up- on a mother's health are many and severe, Her own health trials and her children's welfare exact heavy tolls, while laureied meals, broken rest and much' indoor living tend to weak- en her constitution. No wonder that the woman at hone is often indis- posed through weakness, headaches, backaches and nervousness. Too Many women have grown to accept these visitations as a part of the lot of motherhood. But many and varied as her health troubles are,the cause is simple and relief at hand. When well, it Is the woman's good blood that keeps her well; when ill . she must make her blood rich to renew her health. The nursing mother more than any other woman in. the world needs i!ich blood and plenty of it. There is one way to get this good blood so necessary to perfect health, and that is through the use of Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills. These pills make new blood, and through their use ,thousands of weak, ailing wives and mothers have been made bright, cheerful and strong. If you are ailing, easily tired or depressed, it is a duty you owe yourself and your family to give Dr. Williams' Pink Pills a fair trial; What this medicine has done for others it will surely do for you. You can get Dr. Williams' Pink. Pills through any dealer in medicine or by mail at 50c. a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medi- cine Co,, Brockville, Ont. Development of Bread Grasses If all of our cereal grains were wiped off the face of the earth to -mor- row we would not be long deprived of breadstuffs, for immediately we. would set about the business pi developiug other kinds of grasses available for the purpose. • We have in North America nearly 800 kinds of grasses, only six of which maize, wheat, rice, barley, oats, and rye -are utilized to furnish food- for man. The cultivation of these six .dates far back into the prehistoric, They have become what they are, to -day through processes of .continuous selec- tion—that is, picking out the best plants in each generation as seed pro- ducers—during tens of thousands of years. Indian corn, derived originally from a rather unpromising plant 'na- tive to the highlands of tropical Ameri- ca, liad been so far developed by the time Columbus landed that the white man has not since been able• to im- prove it much. On the other hand, the wheat and barley of today are much larger and finer grains than the wheat and barley which have been. ,found in ancient Egyptian tombs and in the buried cities of Greece. • As for rice, which feeds more than one-third of the hu- man race, there are now a number of varieties (developed chiefly by the Japanese) 'which are far superior to any that were known even half a cen- tury ago. All of our grains, excepting maize, seem to have originated in southern Asia. The Ocean's Bed. To an enormous extent the bed of the ocean is covered with lava, and pumice stone, and the floor of the c n o ea is covered in many parts with the dust of meteorites. These bodies od es whirl about in the heavens like miniature comets, and are for the most part broken into in- numerable fragments. It has been only lately discovered that this cosmic dust forms layers at the bottom of the deepest seas. Be- tween Honolulu and Tahiti, at a depth of 2,350 fathoms—over two miles and a half—a vast layer of this material exists, . Falling. upon land, this impalpable dust is indistinguishable; but, accumu- lating for centuries in the sea depths, it forms a .wondrous story. of the con- tinuous bombardment of this planet by cometary bodies, There are five claimants far -the honor of having suggested the "apron" defence used to guard London against aircraft. clicere's no waste to and i saves s gar, for it contains its own SWeetenimi No cooking is necessary and the likable flavor of this wheat. and malted barley- . food is. °coaled only by its econot r cors' everywhere Grocers _�, ,yw� gra �d � ai i\i` s. Maio 01 {.7241 t1 R"MayN faau4,a ppetuM Cneal Co. Ln eclt, 4444 i �,r1,T414'p n h, Ww�,,'yj,a ease Iiir " Peeps Into Palaces other' day, au eager public was informed the ex -Kaiser had discovered ehas, true voctltion as a tallor's-utten and the fierce light that beats upon: a throe has just illumined amatri- monial adventure of His Majesty of Greece. Popular taste in literature is fickle, but a volume purporting to dis- close the personal history of monarchs is always assured of readers. - One is mildly interested to learn that Julius Caesar loved to oil his hair; later, he beoarne bald, and the man of to -day whose locks aro scanty rejoices that a considerate Roman Senate al- lowed the conqueror of Gaul to wear a laurel wreath to cover the dcFlcienoy. Napoleon had a weakness for dress, simple but tasteful, and we are in- formed that his familiar grey coat was of excellent cut anti texture. Out of the sa800 a year he set apart for his wardrobe, a generous proportion was spent on white breeches, one spot en which meant rejection, In contrast to the many uni- forms possessed by the ex -Kaiser, Frederick the Great had one for state ocoasions, and it lasted him all his life, Ordinarily he was shabby, and had a curious babit of carrying snuff loose In his waistcoat pockets. Royal gluttons are by no means un- common. •William of Orange was an excellent trencherman, and would sit five and six hours at table. Napoleon paralyzed his faculties by failing to digest a shoulder of mutton stuffed with onions, and, in _consequence, Jost the battle of Leipzig. Frederick ate enormously, and, in keeping with his snuff -taking, was passionately fond of pepper, Every dish came to the royal table as hot as possible, a circum- stance which led a guest to remark that --a certain pie Ieaked and tasted "as if it had been baked in hell." An orgy of ripe peaches and new ale proved fatal to King John, of Magna Marta fame, and the invincible Ar- mada was dispatched by a Spanish monarch whose digestion had been ruined by over -indulgence in pastry. Lord Roberts's antipathy to eats is well remembered, but, centuries be- fore, Henry VIII. ot France had a similar dislike, and could not remain in a room with the domestic tabby. The sight of an apple made Ladislaus, Bing of Poland, tremble violently, while Ivan IL, Czar of Moscow, must perforce have led the life of a recluse, for he fainted regularly at the appear- ance of a woman. Minard's Liniment Co„ Limited. Dear Sirs,—I had a Bleeding Tumor on niy face for a long time and tried a number of remedies without any good results: I was advised to try MIN- ARD'S LINIMENT, and after using several bottles it healed all up and dis- appeared" altogether. DAVID HENDERSON. Belleisle Station, Kings Co., N.B. Sept. 17, 1904. Strange but True. In the first.six months of this year 6,415 new companies, with a total capi- tal of $2,243,691,585 were registered in London. The amount of taxation per person in the United Kingdom is• $110.12per head in the current financial year, compared with $17.70 in the year end- ed March 31st, 1914. A single tusk of an East African bull elephant has been known to weigh 2351b., but the average tusk of the old wild bull elephants of today is said to be not more than 401b. Six per cent. of coal used in do- mestic Fireplaces remains unconsumed as soot. Taking 40% millions tons as amount the o t annttallY burnt in Great Britain, the loss represents 2,430,000 tons. The latest aviation novelty is a fly- ing "Black Maria." The San Francisco Police authorities have recently pur- chased an aeroplane, which they use for the purpose of conveying prisoners to jail in distant parts of the country. A soldier presented himself at the Australian Commonwealth Treasury and said: "1 am a £20 note, and want to be cashecl," He said he had swal- lowed a note at Fleurbaix when he ex- pected to be captured. He remember- ed the number. As that note turned out to be the only one missing from a particular issue, the man was given a new one. • , Vilna, in Russia, is probably the only place in the world where geese are shod, The geese are made to walk' first through tar and afterwards through sand. Each goose is thus pro- vided with a durable pair of boots, and is enabled to make the long journey to the goose fair at Warsaw without getting sore feet or requiring the ser- vices of a chiropodist. The greatest bank Is the Bank of England, in London; the oldest col- lege is University College, Oxford, founded in 1050; the largest library, the National, in Paris; containing near- ly 3,000,000 volumes, The largest theatre Is the Paris Opera House,. covering three acres; the largest bronze statue, that of Peter the Great, iu Petrograd, Weighing 1,100 totes. Tho largest college is in Cairo, with over 10,000 students and 310 teachers, Both Ends Missing. An absentminded man went into a storeto buy a jar, He saw one that was turned dpside dawn and cried; "How , absurd! The jar has no mouth." Fr ,irin• iu>g 1t over, he was once `Clore astonished, T`Why, Ma bottom's gone, tee." lie e d alined. Coal prieaa fire ;1,200 per cent. above pre-war rates iti Berlin. P NOLO• is the time to get rid of it! Nature is pulling for you— The warm weather's here- This is your chancey grasp it—take Tern pleton®s Rheurnaflo Capsules ;Get it out of your system the easiest way! 'Sold by reliable druggists for a dollar. Ask our agent or write us for a free sample. Temple - ton's, 142 King St. W„ Toronto, „ Blind Babies -An Appeal. An Open Letter to the Generously Disposed, A few weeks ago I came across in. the London Spectator an appeal by Sir Arthur Pearson, in behalf of a special- ly helpless class of the community, in which he says:— "At Sunshine House, Chorley Wood, we have 25 babies who are being taught to be little normal human be- ings, so far as that is possible, from their earliest days. •until the age et five, when they are transferred to the residential schools for the blind. There are enough poor blind babies in the Kingdom to fill six Sunshine Houses, and I want money to -enable me to start the other five." From this it would appear that in Eugland there is room and need for six homes for blind babies and only one in existence. But here, In this favored Canada, nothing has hereto- fore been done in this direction, ex- cept a movement commenced last year by the late Mr. T, Hope Church - i11, of Toronto, who after collecting between one and two thousand dollars,. specially deposited in a local bank to the credit of the fund, asked me to aid him in raising a sufficient sum to pur- chase premises for the proposed home. Having warm sympathy with Mr. Churchill's praiseworthy enter- prise, Is. promised to give him the necessary assistance, but circum- stances prevented me undertaking the work until the present time,andmean- while ea -while death suddenly removed Mr. Churchill. Now, in order that the money collected may be utilized for the purpose for which it was sub- scribed, a Charter (without stock sub- scription) is being secured so that the incorporated company can legally and properly lay claim to the money in the bank, and proceed to carry out the ob- jects for which the Charter is sought, viz.: _ "To provide a refuge for baby and infant blind, to provide free scientific care, training and maintenance, to save the lives of even a few of the many of such unfortunates who, for lack of such service, perish every year;- and to return these little ones to their parents, at school age, with normal healthy bodies and sound minds." Such, in brief, is the task before the promoters. Money is urgently re- quired to carry it to successful com- pletion. Canadians have never been known.to turn their backs on any de- serving cause, claiming their aid, and surely this appeal will meet with a generous response. Help now, with- out waiting to be called upon by a collector, so that the close of the year may see "The Blincl Babies' Home, Nursery and Kindergarten" in success,. ful operation in the Capital City of Canada.. Cheques may be made pay- able to "Canadian Blind Babies' Home." All remittances will be promptly acknowledged. - C. BLACKETT ROBINSON, 188 Dufferin Road, Ottawa. 3 Minard's Liniment Relieves Distemper LET "DANDERINE" SAVE YOUR HAIR Get ricL of every bit of that ugly dandruff and stop falling hair rp A little "Danalerine" cools, cleanses and makes the feverish, itchy scalp salt and pliable; then this stimulating tonic penetrates to the famished hair roots, • revitalizttig and invigorating every hair in the head, thus stepping the hair failing out, or getting thin, dry or fading. After a few applications of "Dander-- ine" you seldom find a fallen hair or biarticle of dandruff, besides every hails sliaws new life, vigor, brightness, more '`ylnr i411it thickness. »tt st l A fewty Dents buys .. L. o of de- lightful "Danderine" at any ding or t1 • con t. t of et n c. ISSUE No. 3V—'20. . . 1 ITS Q HUMOR FROM MEkE MEW • In Proportion "Wily is this year full stock of wed- ding rings?" the young man asked in surprise. "Only half a dozen -not enough to permit of any choice at sill. Odd, when you have a couple of hula died engagement rings there in the case," "Not' odd—experience," thejeweller replied, "&t'll take all those diamonds to work off these plain bands." Maxed, A contributor to .an English weekly tellsof an. Irishman who was deserib- Ing his narrow escape from a cross bull, "I seized him b3' the tail," he ex- claini'ed, "and there I was! I was afraid to hold on, and I dared not let go." "You were between the horns of a dilemma," ventured a lady. "No, ma'am, I wasn't between the horns at all, and besides, he wasn't a dilemma. He was a Jersey.,, Some Talker. "Mother thinks a lot •of you, Mr. Noodle." Archibald Noodle looked at his fiancee's little brotber'with a smile of gratification on his face. He felt in his pocket, and fingerece a penny doubt- fully. "Why do you say that?" he asked at last. "She said you were a born politi clan." Tho penny came out of the delight- ed suitor's pocket, and he asked for More. "Yes," continued the youngster, "she said you'd been hanging around our Maggie for twelve months, doing a lot of talking, but you haven't com- mitted yourself yet." MONEY ORDERS. Buy your out-of-town supplies with Dominion Express Money Orders. Five Dollars costs three cents. Waited for the Bounce. As the . Irish police recruit strolled along on his first turn of night duty, loud yells of "Fire" rent the air. He bolted quickly to the spot and found a house well alight, with a man half hanging out of an upstairs window. "Help! Help!" he yelled. If I jump, will you catch me?" "Sure, an' 01 will!" replied the policeman readily. So the man jumped, only to crash to the ground and lie there stunned. When, a few minutes later, he re- covered consciousness, he looked up at the constable reproachfully and murmured feebly: "I thought you said you could catch me?" "Begorrab!" replied the Irishman, "01 was only waiting for yez to bounce and Oi'd have had yez!" Mrs. Lilian Taylor Tells How Cuticura Healed Her Baby "Our baby was two weeks old when his face became very red and terribly itchy, and he was fairly crazy rub- bing and scratching till the skin broke and bled. Le could not % Ocala and did nothing } tt 1 butcry. His faee loolzed as though' he might be disfigured • for life. �. Ith thought I would give Cutictra Soap anOintment a tial. I found ' the free sample so good that I bought more and two cakes' of Cuticura Soap and a fifty cent box of Cuticura Oint- ment healed him." (Signed) Mrs. Lilian M. Taylor, Box 09. Braces bridge, Muskoka, Ont., Dec. 30, '18. Cutieura Soap to cleanse and pus, sify, Cuticura Ointment to soften and soothe and Cuticura Talcum to powder and perfume are ideal for daily toilet purposes. Soap 25c, Ointment 25 and 50c. Sold throughouttheDcminion. CanadianDepott. L mane. Limited, St. Paul St., Montreal. `Ceticura Soap shaves without mug, "FR-EEZONE" Lift Off Corns! No Pains ' Doeezx `Curt a bit!'_ Drop a little "Freezone" on an aching corn, instant- ly that corn stops hurting, then short- ly you can lift' it right off with fingers, Truly! • Your druggist sells a tiny bottle of "Freezone" for a few cents, sufficient to remove every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, and the cal- luses, without soreness or irritation, • Chinook Salmon. Far and away the largest of all the salmons is the "chinook," which is otherwise known as the ' Columbia river salmon.. It sometimes attains .a weight of 100 pounds. In food quality it is unsurpassed and its flesh is us- ually of a rich red color. In recent years the annual catch of salmon on the Pacific coast, including British Columbia and Alaska,has averaged 585,000,000 pounds, with a market value of nearly $40,000,000. In 1918 the quantity of salmon canned was 7,829,212 cases, of forty-eight ones pound cans. Minard's Liniment For Dandruff. Two hundred applications for pa- tents in England have recently= been filed by Krupp's, of Essen. In the school of experience sore spots serve as a diploma. 1 MO0THER! ."California Syrup of Figs" Child's Best Laxative Accept "California" Syrup ot 'xtgs only—look for the name California op the package, then you are sura Your Child is having the best and most harmless physic for the little stom- ach, towach, liver and bowels. Children love its fruity taste. Fath directions Pa each bottle. You must say "Call. forma." 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I�xti��iet ;Aspirin" in an unbroken "Bayer" also se 1 larger "13ayer" prtok4 a, There' 1s only ono .daplrin -."1 ayeeaa—!of uarist amyc+' A l l s rn1. the Ito tro 1 P c b mark re' ( �stcrb s d1 n Caattds. 011# b ovrr r�entioacidosf.er of rlallcyilcabld. While It is �Vfll lcrio'ryryn t>ia >�,a>�U ts}�c 5atr End �0 4N• n anutaoture, to assist the publlo against linithtlone, thb Tabiys to Q nays4. Cdril h {'Iii bo stamped with taofr aon©ral trade rattier, tlio "Heyer akdl>l,�ip