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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1913-01-16, Page 2THE WINGHAM TIMES JANUARY fur 1913 TO ADVERTISERS Notice of changes mutt be left at this office net later than saturday noon. The copy for changes must be left not later than Monday evening. Casual advertisements accepted up to noon Wednesday of each week. 17,STABL11211Ls1) 1272 THE ' VINEIfA I X I IES. A. B. ELLIOTT, Panl,tsnua Aso Paort> moa THURSDAY, JANUARY 16. 1913 EDITORIAL NOTES The coming session of the Ont' rio Legislature will compete with the ses- sion at Ottawa in public interest. Sir James Whitney has flouted the most progressive elements in the Conserva- tive party, and they are not taking his attacks lying down. Mr. Rowell has behind him in his forward policies a fighting force which has found that it has no place in the Whitney camp. He will have the Government on the defen- sive during the session, and there is every sign that he will soon have it on the run. London Advertiser. LIBERAL LEADER'S POLICIES. The year 1913 opens with every pro- spect of being the most interesting time in provincial politics for years. The overwhelming vote in favor of tax re- form at the Toronto municipal elections, is the latest definite proof of what has been apparent for a long time; that the taxation question is one of the real issues which will not down, Sir James Whit- ney, in his persistent opposition is, in the opinion of many, really sounding the death knell of his Government, N. W. Rowell, K. C., has been undaunted by the Premier's tirades against the movement, and has persisted strongly in his advocacy of tax reform. In this course he is supported not only by his own followers and party, but by sever- al Conservative newspapers, numbers of Conservative voters, and -as is shown by the Toronto election and by the petitions and evidence from outside points -by the general public. Workmen's compensation is another issue that will make this year signifi- cant. It was far back in 1907 that the Whitney Government was urged to snake a forward step along this line. Six years have elapsed without any legislation, and the hardships caused in that period have been more than are commonly imagined. It is also rather galling to Ontario's pride to know that she is behind the other provinces of Canada, the other dominions of the em- pire, the states of the Union, and even the most benighted and backward of the countries in Europe. This year, however, definite action will be taken. Either the Government, following the expected final report of Sir William Meredith, will introduce legislation, or if they should continue in their tardi- ness Mr. Rowell has definitely pledged himself to bring in an adequate meas- ure independently. The Opposition lead- er has recently made a series of speech- es on this subject among the working- men, besides issuing a pamphlet, and there is every evidence to show that he has the matter deep at heart. VICTORY FOR TAX REFORM The Toronto Globe of January 2nd says: -Tax reform scored a splendid vic- tory in Toronto yesterday. Not only did the taxpayers vote four to one in favor of applying for legislation to ass- ess buildings, business and income on a lower basis than land, but they gave it a heavier vote and larger majority than any of the by-laws. It was a victory of the masses follow- ing a vigorous and educative campaign, waged by the Tax Reform League of Eastern Canada, the Toronto Branch of the Canadian Manufacturers' Associa- tion, the Toronto Board of Trade, the Toronto District Trades and Labour Council, the Dominion Grange of Canada the city of Toronto, the city of Ottawa and other municipalities in Ontario. On Dee. 19 there was almost a straight party division in the eommittee of the Legislature against tax reform, but All Skin Diseases ANE OCCASIONED BY BAD BLOOM, No one can expect to be free from moms form or other of ski trouble unless the blood is kept in good shape. The blood cern cssily be purified awl the skin disease cured by the use of Itsm'•lrael: Blood Bitters, that,, old and w delF l:n:)wa blood medicine. It ha* t=en on the market for over .11 sews and its selautation is ltz zivalled, Mrs Lillie ;Mitchell, Guelph, Ont., w hese-"I was troubled with eczema. :fly laxly was eov reed with awful itehla* i skin eruptions. ,although I tried many different remedies I could get nothing to give the relief. Finally I got a bottle of Iiusd¢,lc Blood Bitters, which completely eared far." ltfsm:faeterrd only by The T. Miilbu.lrn Co,. Lil;,lited, Toronto, Ont. since then the issue has been shorn of its political garments, largely because of the stand taken by Mr. W. W. South- am. of the Ottawa Citizen, and other prominent Conservatives throughout the Province in favour of a changed order of things. So overwhelming was the majority in favor of a radical change in the method of taxation that it is now almost assur- ed that when application is made to the Legislature for power to change Toron- to's tax system there will ba no oppos- ition. With eight men holding seats in the Ontario Legislature for Toronto, favorable action on the part of the Leg- islature will be almost imperative. A Blustering Big Boss. (Leading editorial from the Toronto Saturday Night of Jan. 4th, 1912.) In his attitude on the question of tax reform. Sir James Whitney is proving himself a reactionary. Ontario's Prem- ier has his head in the sand, his coat tails in the air and refuses to budge. The members of his Cabinet, or at least some of them, have at different times received a glimmer of light; but being mere puppets - office boys -in piece of real ministers, they have been com- manded to keep their tongues between their teeth, strictly in accord with the Whitneyesque attitude of bossing the job. Tax reform is not a party issue any more than was the Hydro -Elec- tric question; and to those who are in the "know" it will be remembered that Sir James' early attitude towards the Hydro project was anything but whole -hearted. That he afterwards turned right about under the pressure of popular demand and gave the Zion. Adam Beck aid when he had hereto- fore been only an obstructionist, is possibly to his credit; but at the same time it would be well to remember these things in connection with the question of tax reform. This blustering Big Boss may ima- gine for the movement that he can by some magic process, set his face against fundamental reforms and against the will of the people and still prosper as the Big Chief. But parties are bigger than men, and principles are bigger than parties. The people of Ontario will not longer tolerate an obstinate obstructionist, and the sooner our doughty Premier finds this out the bet- ter he will rest o'nights. TOBACCO GROWING EXPERIMENTS IN QUEBEC. The Quebec tobacco growers often experience difficulty in the spring in rearing good healthy tobacco seedlings, In bulletin No. A -I3 of the Tobacco Division, entitled: "Quebec Tobacco Ex- perimentaI Stations -Season 1911", Mr. Chevalier sets forth the advantages of of the "warm bed" he has been using for the last three years at the St Jacques 1'Achigan station. This bed is more economical than the "hotbed" as it does not require manure. It is not so damp and enables the young plants to be kept in a much healthier atmosphere that is more favourable to their normal devel- opement. This bulletin also contains an account of the work carried on at the St. Jacques 1'Achigan and St. Cesaire stations. The results obtained at these stations show the importance of a rotation of crops and the advantages of the use of chemi- cal fertilizers to supplement the inade- quate applications of manure generally made in the province of Quebec. Parti- cular attention has been given to the growing of seed plants. A copy of this publication will be sup- plied free to any one who applies for it to the publications Branch, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. If your children are subject to at- tacks of croup. watch for the first symi- tons, hoarseness. Give Chamberlain s Cough Remedy as soon as the child be- comes hoarse and the attack may be warded off. -For sale by all dealers. COOKING NOTES. Extra deep pudding pans, pie plates and the like are prefered to shallow. Loaf pans for bread should be narrow to insure thorough baking of the bread. Raisins and figs should be plumped by dipping for an instant in boiling water before serving. To boil finnan haddie soak it for a little while before putting it over the coals, and put plenty of butter on it i afterwards. Apples baked with very different sea- t sonings - cinnamom,cloves,mapie sugar, lemon or orange, make a delicious change. When making pastry that is to be Served cold, milk should be used for mixing as the the pastry will keep crisp longer than if mixed with water. r Grease sweet potatoes before they are pet into the oven to bake; they will hake in half the time and the skint will Fbe soft. Toughness of angel cake is often. due to the fact that the eggs are not bea- ten properly. They should be beaten so that they will "stand alone," v tit y„. Try it when you're tired. You will find it wonderfully refreshing LIPTON'S TEA Sustains and cheers. • .: ;r• e I s (From the TIMES of Jan. 13, 1893.) LOCAL NEWS. A social will be given by Minerva En- campment, No. 47,I.O.O.F., in the Tem- perance Hall, on Tuesday evening,l7th inst. The snow storm of the latter end of last and early part of this week delayed the railway traffic considerably, A great deal of snow has fallen,there be- ing at least two feet on the level. We notice by an exchange that Mr, Jas. M. Henderson, son of Mr. Thos. Henderson, of the Bluevale Road, will shortly open a general store in Ethel. We wish Mr. Henderson success in mer- cantile ,ife. On Monday evening last,the members of the Sons of Scotland, of this place, held an oyster supper at McKelvie's Star restaurant. Messrs. Cornyn Bros. have purchased the undertaking business of Mr. Ralph Hodgson. An entertainment will be held on the evening of January 19th, in the Wing - ham Baptist church, under the auspices of the of the Sabbath school. A very successful carnival was held on Friday evening last. There was a good attendance,the ice was in good con- dition, and all appeared to enjoy them- selves. The prizes were awarded as follows: Best dressed lady, Miss Flo Fleuty, 1st; Miss Lizzie Fleuty 2nd. Best dressed gentleman,Frank Dinsley. Best dressed boy under 12 years of age, Roy Inglis, Spectator's prize Angus McInnis. An interesting curling match took place in the rink on Tuesday of this week, between a rink of young and old men, which resulted in a grand victory for the old men. The following are the names of the gentlemen who composed the rinks and the scorer: Old men. Young men. Jas. Taylor W. McQuarrie Geo. Hughes G .Duffield And. Mitchell W. Vanstone F, Patterson -22. Dr. J.MeDonald-6. Dr. P. Macdonald spent Sunday with his brother-in-law, Dr. Ross,of Clifford. DIED. Shrigiey.- In Lower Wingham, on January 6th, Richard Shrigley,aged 56 years McDonald. -In Wingham, on January 12th, George McDonald, aged 22 years, 5 months and 27 days• LUCK. Brother, cease your bitter wailing, Let your sickly frown depart; Possibly your liver's ailing - Don't let that affect your heart. Luck, you say, has blessed another Who has oft been blessed befere- But there's luck remaining, brother, There is always plenty more. Ever since the first man muttered, Calling luck a stubborn jade; Ever since the first swain stuttered Love to an unwilling maid; Ever since the sky first blended With the treetops on a hill, Men have thought good luck was ended, But there's plenty of it still. Luck is like the love a mother Lavishes upon her son; From a store that endless, brother, Through the ages it has won; Ever since man first abused it Luck has been in ample store, And no matter who has used it There will still be plenty more. The Old Time Piece Work Quilt. You need only attempt the building of a piece of work quilt to appreciate the charm that lies in this kind of old-time hand -work. Its possibilities are as many and varied as the number and variety of pieces to be found in the family piece bag. Needlework at once so pleasant and practical could not remain long in the background. What more pleasant than putting into practical shape the many familiar odds and ends of ma- terials with all their associations and memories of people, times and events? What more practical than making use of these materials always at hand? A trunk is opened, and with its age Iaden scents fall out the treasured heirlooms - quilts, quaint and picturesque, soft and yellow by time -monuments of art and genius. And into our minds rush all the memories of those "Merrie Olde Days" of the quilt making, The quilting has been supplanted by the porch party; but,says Pictorial Review, the charm of the work remains, and many merry circles of girls will sew to- gether, perhaps on their own quilts, per- haps with combined efforts on a mem- ory quilt for some member who is leav- ing them. When starting to make a quilt, cut a number of pieces and put them in a box for safe keeping. :?se pieces of the same general weight, like chambray and percale, Much ingenuity may be shown in your arrangement of colors. Mrs. A R. Tabor. of Crider, Mo., had been troubled with sick headache for about five years. when she began tak- ing Chamberlain's Tablets, She has taken two bottles of them and they have cured her. Sickheadache is caused by a disordered stomach for which these tablets are especially intended Try them, get well and stay well. -Sold by all dealers. Humph, he says the many olds dur- ing the holidays are just one form of Christmas indigestion. Cherrapongee, in south-western As- sam, is the wettest place in the world. The average annual rainfall there is 610 inches. flugh Kelly, G. T. R. car inspector at Hamilton, who lost both hands in an accident, signed his will with his mouth, then passed away peacefully. t If almonds after being blanched areOn the hack of each seat of a new London plunged into cold water they will keep i London theatre there will be coin in the snow white. To &lianeh them it is best 1 slot telephones to enable persons with . to put them in cold water and lot itdefective hearing to listen to what is I caine just to boiling point. 1 being said on the stage. 38 Tons of Paper, This enormous quantity of paper was used in printing the 1913 Edition of the Na-Dru-Co Almanac, just of the press. As each Almanac weighs a little less than two ounces, this means that 7CO3- 000 copies were printed one copy for every 11 individuals, or for every two families, in Canada. Stronger evidence could scarcely be given of the wonderful popularity which has already been won by theNa-Dru-Co Almanac now only in its fourth Edition. This is due to the rich fund of useful information which it contains, and to its valuable hints on health and physical comfort. Your Druggist has a copy for you. See that you get it, In Prussia a whole new knee joint has been successfully grafted. The people we envy always envy some other fellow higher up. Great Britain carries on more trade with Germany than any other country, with France and the United States rank- ing third. My Digestion Is Now Good And I Feel Like a Young Man Sines Using Dr. Chase's Kidney. Liver Pills. Prof. A. T. Smith. What a horrible condition the di- gestive system gets into when the liver becomes sluggish and the bowels constipated. The poisonous waste matter is thrown back into the blood stream and finds Its way into all parts of the body, causing pains and aches and feelings of fatigue and misery. It is wonderful how quickly Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills sweep the poisons from the digestive tryatem and enable the organs of digestion to resume their natural functions. Prof. A, Smith, I Mt. Charles street, Montreal,and formerly Y of os - ton, Mass., wries:-"I suffered for many years from bad digestion, con- atipatIon and horrible backaches. I have been treated by many doctors evIthout any results. One day a friend in Boston advised the use of fir. Chased Kidney -Liver Pills, After using two 'loxes I noticed great ire - prevenient, and after the fourth, box I was completely cutest MY diges- tion Is goad. I never feel any pain in the back. My head is Clear and I feel like a young man. I think IDr. Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills are one of the best Medicines on earth." Dr. Chase's Kidney-I,lver rills, tine pill a 4o e, 2$ cents a BOX, ell dealers, or Edtnaneon, Bates lc Co., Limited. Toi ollto. Ti) of N DIRECTORY. BAPTIST CHURCH -Sabbath services at 11 a. m. and 7 p. to. Sunday School at 2:30 p. m. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings. Rev. G. Vic- tor Collins, pastor. B. Y. P. U. meets Monday evenings 8 p. in. W. D. Pringle, S. S. Superintendent. METHODIST CHURCH --Sabbath ser- vices at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday School at 2:30 p. m. Epworth League every Monday evening. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings. Rev. W. L. Rutledge, D. D„ pastor. F. Buchanan, S. S. Superintendent. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH -Sabbath ser- vices at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday School at 2:30 p. m. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings. Rev. D. Perris, pastor. Dr. A. J. Irwin, S. S. Superintendent. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, EPISCOPAL -Sab- bath services at 11 a. m, and 7. p. m. Sunday School at 2:30 p. m. Rev. E. H. Croly, B. A., Rector, C. G. Van Stone, S. S. Superintendent. SALVATION ARMY CITADEL. -Service at 11 a.m., 3 p.m, and 7 p.m. on Sunday. At 8 o'clock on Thursday evening. There will be special music provided in the Sunday evening service from 7 to 7.15 POST OFFICE -Office hours from 8a.m. to 6:30 p. m. Open to box holders from 7 a. to. to 9 p. m. P. Fisher, postmast- er. PUBLIC LIBRARY -Library and free reading room in the Town Hall, will be open every afternoon fr an 2 to 5:30 o'clock, and every evening from 7 to 9:30 o'clock. Miss Maude Fleuty, lib- rarian. TowN COUNCIL - George Spotton Mayor; D,E McDonald, Reeve; William Bone, H.B. Elliott, J. A Mills, Simon Mitchell, J W. Mckibbon, and C. G. VanStone, Councillors; John F. Groves, Clerk and Treasurer. Board meets first Monday evening in each month at 8 o'clock. HIGH SCHOOL BOARD -Frank Buchan- an, (Chairman), R. Vanstone, Theo. Hall, C. P. Smith, W. J. Howson, John A.' McLean, W. F. VanStone. Dudley Holmes, Secretary. A. Cosens, treasurer. Board meets second, Mon- day in each month. PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD. -Pe ter Camp- bell, (Chairman), Alex Ross, John Galbraith, Wm. Moore, Robt. Allen H. E. Isard, Dudley Holmes A. Tipling. Secretary-Treas., John F, Groves; Meetings secondTuesday even- ing in each month. HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS -J. C. Smith B. A., Specialist in Classics, Principal; H. A. Percy, S. P. S. Science Master; G. R Smith, B. A°., Specialist in Mathe- matics; Miss C. E. Brewster, B. A., Specialist in Moderns and History; Miss B. E. Anderson. PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS. -Joseph Stalker, principal. Miss Brock, Miss Reynolds, Miss Farqunarson, Miss An- sley, Miss Barber and Miss Taylor. BOARD OF HEALTH. -Geo. Spotton, (chairman), Richard Anderson, Wm. Fessant, Alex Porter, John F. Groves, Secretary; Dr. R. C. Redmond, Medical Health officer. r FARMERS and anyone having fire stook or other articles they wish to dispose of, should adver- tise the same for sale in the Tress. One large circulation gtells and it will be strange indeed. if thaton do not os, will sell et a because yoe u can'tguarantee you may ask more tor the arttole or stook than it is worth. Send your advertisement to the Titles and try this plan of disposing of your stook and other articles OUTSIDE ADVERTISING Orders for the insertion of advertisements nab as teachers wanted, business ohaneea, mechanics wanted, articles for sale, or in fact any kind of an advt. in any of the Toronto or other city papers, may be left at the Vitra omoe. Vale work will receive promptattention and will save people the trouble of remitting for end forwarding advertisements. Lowest rates will be quoted on application. Leave cr eendjour next work of this kind to the TIMER ON'FEOE. WIntt;titatn& CASTOR IA For Infants and Children, The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of In 1850 the average farm in the Unit- ed States consisted of 202.6 acres. In 1910 the average farm numbered only 138.1 acres. This would seem, says the New York Outlook, to show that "bon- anza farms," vast cattle ranches, etc., are succumbing to the tendency toward intensive cultivation on a smaller scale, and that the movement toward consoli- dation, so marked in business, has been reversed as for as agriculture is con- cerned. OVER SS YEARS' EXPERIENCE PATENTS TRA0g MARKS DECORS CO11YRICIRTa *a. AnyonAsiestas a ',tetra and deecriptlen Misy Quietly eseortarn our opinion friewhether w intention upreInt bir t . Coermanlea. Liens airicttrroat,ent sL µ g 4 enPateafa. tent tree. °Meetn fer !Acarina etente. Patent* taken tense fib ,�atnna kGc.leoeftf i'resosi uotfai$!l'bsuoh s,inthe twit:L'Yar4ieoatety nlestra America. Mahon of 'Ment ad ibarnaai. 'era for �tnsrty �'a`lveseons,*motet. Belo ►r sstar,e "'f.Newlod * 01,,,irstttwctm. c. �. EsesauLISiSD 187e. TILE WINfiliAlp TINES. tel PuaLbsaBD EVERY THURSDAY MORNING -aT- Tl1a Gales Office Stone Block, WINGHAhi, ONTARIO. 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Transient advertisements must be paid for in advanoe, Tim extensive as oorlm t of a ll requisitle es or pwitran int ing, affording facilities not equalled in the counttype and appropriate for cutsmit efor all styles of Pasta era, Hand Bills, etc., and the latest styles of choice fancy type for the finer classes of print ins. H. B. RLLIOTT, Proprietor and Publisher DRS. KENNEDY & CALDER Or'irtoea--Oorner Patrick and Centre 6ts. PHONES : Offices 48 Residence, Dr, Caldner 4151 Dr. Kennedy specializes in Surgery. Dr, Calder devotes special attention to Die• eases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Eyes thoroughly tested, Glasses properly fitted. DR. ROBT.O.RBDMOND, M. R.C.S. (Bag) L. R. C. P. London. PHYSICIAN and SUUQl3ON. (Moe, with Dr. Chisholm DR. H. T. ADAMS Late Member Haase Btaif Toronto General Hospital. Post Graduate London and Dublin. Successor to Dr. T. H. Agnea. Ofece Macdonald Block. Y . R. Hambly, B.Sc., M.D., C.M. Wingham, Ontario. Special attention paid to diseases of women and children, having taken post graduate work in Surgery, Barterlology and Scientific Medicine. Oaf:e in the Kerr residence, bstween the Queen's hotel aad the Baptist Church. All business given careful attention. Phone 61. P. O. Box 118. lotb Aloe VANSTONR, BARRIBTBR, SOLICITOR, RTO Private and Company funds to loan at lowest rate of Interest. itortgagee, town and farm property bought and sold. Omoe. Bearer Bl.wk. Wtneham JA. A. MORTON, BARRISTBR, &a. Wingham, Oat. DUDLEY HOLMES Barrister, Solicitor, Etc. Office : Meyer Block, Wingham. A R'THCR .1. IRWIN, D. D. B., L. D B. Doctor of ministate -guy of the Pennaylvanit. Dental College and Licentiate of the Royal College of Dental Burgeons of Ontario. Office is Maodonald Block, Winsham Otice closed every Wednesday afternoon from May 1st to Oot, 1st. a H. ROSS, D. D. S , L. D. S. Lionor graduate of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario and!Totter gradu- ate of the University of Toronto, Faculty of Dentistry. Office over H. E. Isard & Co's., store, Wing• hatn. Oat. Utica closed every Wednesday afternoon from May 1st to Oct. lat. DR. E. R. COOK, VETEat ItaY SURGEON Successor to Dr. Wilson. Dogs and. surgery a specialty. residence onflentree Mille reett,, next to St. Paul s Mauch. Telephone 201. Wingham General Hospital (Under Government Inspection) Pleasantly situated. Beautifully fur- nished. Open to all regularly licensed physicians, RATES FOR PATIENTS -which include board and nursing), $4.90 to $15. per week according to location of room. For further information, ad- dress Miss L. Matthews. Box 22Superintendent u V ngham Ont. RAILWAY TIME TABLES. GRAND LRtlleK HALLWAY SY$TIIM tAndoII rsaftts LIATS lea %.. . 6.83 t.M_.. Sampan, Taconic &Ka t.1.00a in , 6.45 ",m_,. a.Sop.ni. Slnoardtai 1268 a.m,.. 2.8J p.m.... 2.16 aslaty, !PROM /Kincardine A.00a.m..11.00a.m_..2.80p.tn. Landon....... 21.64 a.m.,., 1,15 p.m. Paimeratoa....., 11.24 a.m. Tdronio & haat......., 1.80 p.m..y 2.16 p.m. L G. t5IO:1T, Aleut, Ci'ietellani. CANADCANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY, IANales, LIAV'ft /Oa x'Tor trs1� t .a.m,, d..ti., A.lO .,� 1,10 pain, ••�.,,.,. 12.0 1+.m...,,10.11 y.ka. ainsev t' ow � Teessretre,....,.w ....ti,ata.m.- 1.11 p.m. Tordain and 1tlaei_-RAO •,w 10,124! p.m. d, IL 10110141. A.110e$,`1PI '1� 111iw 0 BANK OF ENGLAND Tragic and Romantic Episodes In its Historic Career. DEADLY BATTLE WITH A MOL The Bloody Climax to the Attempted Raid by the Lord Gordon Rioters, --A Financial Coup That Was Spoiled by the Duchess of Marlborough. No other banking institution has so romantic a history as that pertaining to the Bank of England, the "Old Lady. of Threadneedle Street." One of the bloody episodes in the his- tory of the bank is that embraced in the story or Charles Walter Godfrey, one of Its early partners In the bank, It appears that Godfrey while crossing the channel in the tuid:# of a terrific storm and laden with £00,000 in drafts fur the ate of King William, who was just then besieging NAmur' against the forces of Louis XIV.. insisted upon his riffet to deliver the warrant for the money into the hinds of the king, then in the trenches under hot Ore. As he handed die document to the king, say- ing, in response to William's growl of remonstrance. "Am 1. then, more eX- posed to danger than your majesty?" a cannon ball swept away his bead. Not so very many years ago there stood over the massive tireplace in the directors' room of the bank three rusty specimens of the old "Brown Bess," to- gether with a number of roughly shaped bullets. to these relies was em- bodied a picture of the November night in 1780 when the mob of Gordon riot- ers marched down from Newgate, set- ting Ore to every Catholic ebapel on the way and advancing with n force of 5,000 upon the bank itself. The clerks, armed with muskets, were unprovided with shot. Before them lay rows of leaden inkstands, suggesting the possibilities of a new use. In less than half an hour the ink- stands had been melted and turned into bullets. The muskets were load- ed. At every window of the bank stood two marksmen, their guns train- ed on the mob below. Yet the rioters came on until they were within ten yards of the bank gates. Then sharp and clear above the frightful din rose the order to fire, and from the win- dows poured a deadly volley. When the smoke finally cleared away 250 lay dead or dying in the open space now covered by the esplanade of the Royal Exchange. The attacking army wavered. stopped. broke line and fled, and the Gordon riots were at an end. During the first part of the reign of George 11. it was the practice of all banks to give a receipt in payment of a deposit. the receipts being passed from hand to hand and serving the same purpose as the check of today. At that time Childs' bank, a private concern, which had the backing of a great part of the English nobility, ex- hibited such signs of future greatness that the bank of teagland became greatly alarmed, especially in view of the fact that the "Old Lady's" notes were at a discount of 10 per cent. So little by little, through their agents; the managers of the Bank of England bought up every receipt bearing the Childs signature, allowing the collec- tions to accumulate each year until the time should he ripe, during a shortage of gold, to present the receipts in one great mass for payment. It was deem- ed a certainty that Childs' would not be able to meet the demand and would thus be ruined. The principal figure in the drama that ensued was no other than the fa- mous Sarah Jennings. in whom Childs' bank found its stanchest supporter. One night there came a wild clanging at the bell of the great gate of the town of Blenheim -a clanging that soon awakened every one in the town. A white faced, travel stained man stag- gered Into the ducal hall, begging an audience with her grace. When the duchess, in her dressing gown, appear- ed, demanding to know the reason for this unseemly visitation, the man ex- plained that the Bank of England held the Childs' receipts in the amount of £620,000, that those receipts 'would be presented for payment at noon follow- ing, that there was not at Childs' enough geld to meet them, that un- less the demand could be satisfied with- in eight hours Childs' was ruined and that there was but one person In the world -her grace -to whom they 'might turn, ,,. Whereupon the redoubtable duchess sat down and wrote out a check, which she handed to the agent. It was an order on the Bank of England for the payment of a700,000. He was instruct- ed to take tills check to the think Of England and to say that if it hesitated for a single instant In paying it the 3nchess would proclaim it as a de !niter. 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