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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1920-9-16, Page 3ON TIE TRAIL OF ENGLISH CRIMINAL ROMANTIC FIISTORY OF NEW SCOTLAND YARD. "Power -Station" of the Finest of Police Forces, Famous the World Over. now ninny people are aware that Scotland Yard draws its name from the "magnificent palace, with large pleasure grounds extending to the Thames," which was once tho old Lou- don home of Scotland's pings? It was on the site of this old-time royal palace that the Metropolitan Pollee 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 wore exchanged for the somewhat grim and fortress -like building which dominates the Thames it Westminster the name went with Them, and the prolix "New" was added to it. New Scotland Yard is the "power- station" of the finest pollee force In the world. It is the centro of a vast ayetom of crime -prevention and detect tion which spreads its network over an area of nearly 700 square miles. eta khngdum stretches for fifteen Miles in every direction from Charing .",Toss, and it counts foarteon pollee courts within its bounds. Its army of :onitabies and sergeants, inspectors Ind superintendents, umber over 22,- 100; and it has outposts as far away 1s Pembroke dockyard and Rosyth. In New Scotland Yard is a room which holds' more secrets than any ether in London, It Is the nerve. menthe of England's detective system, for it is lu this room that the council, composed of the chief experts in every branch of cringe, hold their meetings to unravel the tangled skeins of tragedy. A Room of Secrets, Within a few minutes atter a mys- terious murder has been reported to the nearest police station the news has .been flashed to Now 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 hoe made good bis es- cape, the council takes the case in hand. All the available evidence is thor- oughly 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. Nu less wonderful is Scotland Yard's work In tracking persons lost in Lon- don, who number over 30,000 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 a 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 more "special inquiry ofiloors" are quickly on the trail. They inquire at every hospital, search every doubtful resort, and every nook and corner whore 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 those are distributed to every police - station in London, where the descrip- tion is read to each batch of con- stables. If there is any reason to suspect crimp, 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 whore they last saw him, and so on; and explor- ing every dark place in London ttl Which he might conceivably have been lured. Volcano as Lighthouse. A volcano on the island of San Sal- vador servea the purpose of a light- house, This volcanic lighthouse is about eight 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- cano, 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 pride charged by -the Government. Item taken odi for airings on leads are often to be seen in the Berlin Marks, A good many persons spend mach of their time in telling others hew ilu$y they 2110, The flying conditions on the aerial Mikes to the Continent oro corrected every hour, A SCHOOL. DRESS AND COAT 9571 Embroidery 64 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. 0571—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. CONSTIPATED CHILDREN. Children who suffer front constipa- tion, indigestion or any of the other aliments due to a clogged condition of the bowels will fled prompt relief tbrough the use of Baby's Own Tab- lets. The Tablets aro a mild but thorough laxative which can always be depended upon to regulate the bowels and sweeten the stomach. They are absolutely safe and are sold ander a guarantee to be entirely free from opiates or other injurious drugs. Concerning them Mrs. Thomas A. Boutot, Lake Baker, N.B., writes: "I ant pleased t0 ,state that Baby's Own Tablets were of great help to me when my baby was suffering from constipation." Tho Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Watches as Big as Soup Plates. Tho filet watches ever made were as big as soup plates and as heavy as they Nero 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 expoeo the deal: A costly and elaborate watch was made for Sultan Abdul-Medjid by Masora. Hart and Son, of Coruhill, 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 anti resonant tone, was exceptionally harmonious, and sounded like a cathedral clock. Twelve hundred guineas was its cost. Taking No Chances. Ali the village knew that Mrs. Jack - sot 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 go since Mr. Jackson was their landlord, During the forenoon of the great day, Mrs. Jackson met Bridget, the Binites' maid of all worlr, in the local grocery store. "Good -morning, Bridget," said the with a gracious smile. "I hope your master and mistress aro bearing In mind that I expect them to come to supper with 110 this evening at 8 o'clock?" "Indade, an' they're remembering all roightl" replied the girl frankly. "Sure an' haven't they ordered a substantial meal at home for six o'clock" A MOTHER'S TRIALS Care of dome and Children Of- ten Causes a Breakdown.. 771e woman at home, deep in house- hold (tutees and the caeca of mother- hood, needs oc•ettstan«I help to keep lace in gond health, The demands up• all a mother's 11051121 aro many anll severe. lior own health trials and her children's welfare exact heavy toils, while flurried heals, broken rest and much indoor living tend to wealt- eit her constitution. No wonder that the w11nat1 at home 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. Wleen well, it Is the woman's geed blood that keeps her well; when ill she must make her blood rich to renew her health. The nursing 'ter more than any other woman le the world needs rich 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 evade bright, cheerful and strong, If you are ailing, easily tired or depressed, It is a duty you owe yourself and your fancily 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. Williatns' 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 cordal 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 of developing 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- dncers—during tens of thousands of years. Indian corn, derived originally from a rather unpromising plant na- tive to the highlands of tropical Ameri- ca, had been so far developed by the time Ctoluntbus landed that the white man has not since been able to im- prove it much. On the other hand, the wheat and barley of to -day are much larger and finer grains than the wheat and barley which have been founts 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 ware 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 111e ocean is covered In many parts with the dust of meteorites. These bodies whirl about in the heavens like miniature comets, and are for the most part broken into 1n- nunerabie 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 halt—a vast layer of this material exists. Falling upon land, this impalpable dust is indistinguishable; but, accumu- lating for centuries in tho sea depths, it forms a wondrous story of the con- tinuous bombardment of this planet by cemetery bodies. • There are five claimants for the honor of having suggested the "apron" defence used to guard' London against aircraft. erre 's no waste saves sugar,, or it contains its own sweetenia5i No cook h.O, is, necessary and the likable ]flavor of this wheatand malted barley food. is aosaled only by its economy. Grocers everywhere sell Gray eaNut se 114 of irhmt ntl A req M»n r^.;.m C r<d ca ria FOONOMy fpS AfTo i,,rcC Peeps Into Palaces. Tile Dupl., day. an eager laildie w•a, lutornred tet• en -Kaiser had dice ,vcre•1 his true vine -aloe a: a Miler's tetter, and the fierce light that beats upon a tllroue 11n:, just illumined it matri- monial adventure of His Majesty of Greece. Popular Mate in literature e, 11011118, i/ut a V011nl118 purporting to (111- 110111 file personal history of monarchs is alway:a calatlred of readers, One 1s mildly interested to tears that J aline Caesar loved to oil I.; hair; later, he became bail, and the ratan of to -clay whose bells aro scanty rejoices that a considerate Montan Senate al- lowed the conqueror of Gaul to wear a laurel wreath to cover tete deficiency. Napoleon bad a weakness for (!tees, simple bus tasteful, and w0 are in- formed that hie familiar grey coat was of excellent cut and texture. Out of the £800 a year he set apart for his wardrobe, a generous proportion was spent on white brooches, one spot on which meant rejection. In direct contrast to the many uni- forms possessed by the ex -Kaiser, Frederick the Creat had one for state occasions, 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, lost the battle of Leipzig. Frederick ate enormously, and, In keeplgg with his snuff -taking, was passionately fond of popper. Every dish came to the royal tabid as hot as possible, a circum- stance which led a guest to remark that a certain pie looked and tasted "as 11 11 had been baked in hell." An orgy of ripe peaches and new ale proved fatal to King John, of Magna Charta fame, and the invincible Ar- mada was dispatched by a Spanish monarch whoso digestion had been ruined by over -indulgence in pastry. Lord Roberts's antipathy to eats is well remembered, but, centuries be- fore, Henry VIII. of France had a similar dislike, and could not remain in a room with the domestic tabby, The sight of an apple made Ladlslaus, King of Poland, tremble violently, while Ivan II., 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 my face for a long time and tried a number of remedies Without any good results. I was advised to try MIN - ARM'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 $2,243,691,535 wore registered in London, The amount of taxation per person in the United Kingdom is $110.12 per 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 beeu known to weigh 23518., but the average tusk of the olti wild bull elephants of today is said to be not more than 4018, Six per cent, of coal used in do- mestic fireplaces remains unconsumed as soot. Taking 405 millions tons as the amount annually burnt in Great Britain, the loss represents 2,420,000 tons. The latest aviation novelty is a fly- ing "Black Maria," The San Francisco police authorities have recently pur- chased an aeropiltne, 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: "I am a £20 note, and want to be cashed:' Ile said ho had ova/ - 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 goose are made to walls first through tar and afterwards through sand. Each goose is thus pro- vided with a durable pair of boots, acid 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 - 1y 3,000,000 volumes, The largest theatre is the Paris Opera house, covering three acres; the largest bronze statue, that of Peter ileo Great, in Petrograd, weighing 1,100 tons. Tho largest college is in Cairo, with over 10,000 students and 310 teachers, Both Ends Missing. An absent-minded man went into a steno to buy a jar, Ho saw ono that Was turned upside down and cried: "How absurd! The jar lees no month," Turning it over, he was once more astonished, "Why, the bottom's gone, tool" he exclaimed. Coal prices are 1,200 per cent, above glee -War rates in Gorlin, Rheumatism Now is the time to get rid of it! Nature is pulling for you— The warm weather's 'here— This is your chance— grasp it—take Templeton's 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. as 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, Charley Wood, we leave 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 ago of five, when they are transferred to the residential schools tor the blind. There are enough poor blind babies in the Kingdom to 1111 six Sunshine Ilouses, and I want money to enable me to start the ether five." From this 11 would appear that in England there is room and need for Six homes for blind babies and only one in existence. But here, in this favored Cdnada, nothing has hereto- fore been done in this direction, ex- cept a movement commenced last year by the late Mr, T. hope Church- ill, 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, I promised to give him the necessary assistance, but circum- stances prevented me undertaking the work until the present time, and mean- 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 prdvide 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 Blind Babies' Home, Nursery and Kindergarten" in success- ful operation Sn the Capital City of Canada. Cheques may be made pay- able to "Canadian Blind Babies' Home." 4.11 remittances will be promptly aeituowledged, C. BLACI IITT ROBINSON, 188 Dufferin Road, Ottawa, Minaret's Liniment Relieves Distemper LET "DANDERINE" SAVE YOUR HAIR Get rid of every bit of that ugly dandruff and stop failing hair AAA A little "Dando'lne" cools, cleanses and makes the feverish, itchy settle soft and pliable; then this stimulathlg tonic penetrates to the famished hair roots, revitalizing and invigorating every hair in the head, thus stopping the stair falling out, or getting thin, d1y or fading. After a few appilcatlons of "Dander - ire" you seldom lisle a fallen hair or a particle of dandruff, besides every hair shows new life, vigor, brightness, more color and thickness. A few cents buys a bottle of de- lightful "Dandel'hlee at any drug or toilet 120111100. ISSUS No, 87—'20. RUTS s r+ MOM HERE &NEU In Proportion, "Wily is this your full stock of wed- ding rings?" the young man asked 1n surprit:e. "011y half a dozen—not estrange to permit of any choice at all. Odd, whoa you have a couple of h.uu- dred engagement rings there in the case.." "Not odd --experience," the jeweller replied. "It'll take all those diamonds t0 worn off ihase plain bands," M Ixed, A contributor to an English weekly tells of an Irishman who was describ- ing his narrow escape from a cross bull. "1 seized him by the tail," he ex clalnted, "and there 1 was! I was afraid to bold on, and I dared not let go." "You were between the horns of a dilemma," ventured 0 lady. "No, ma'am, I wasn't between the horns at all, and besides, he wasn't a dilemma. Ile was a Jersey." Some Talker. "Mother thinks a lot of you, Mr. Nood! e." Archibald Noodle looked at his fiancee's tittle brother with a smile of gratification on his face, He felt in his pocket, and fingered a penny doubt- fully. "Why do you say that?" he asked at last. "She said you were a born politi- cian." The penny came out of the delight- ed suitor's pocket, and he asked for MOM "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' Oi 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: "7 thought you said you could catch me?" "Begorrah!" replied the Irishman, "Oi was only waiting for yez to bounce and oi'd have had yes!" a o Mese Lilian Taylor Tells How Cc'zttic ra Healed Her Baby "Our baby was two weeks old when his face became very red and terribly itchy, and he was fairly crcry rub- �1'K ) bing and ecratchin see, Y,: till the skin broke enn { bled. Ile could not (*,./1.1- sleep, and did nothing 1 1 butcryr.His face looked as though he might be dlafigured for life. "I thought I would give Cuticura Soap and Ointment a trial. 1 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, Lox 99, Brace., bridge, Muskoka, Ont., Dec.80,'19. Cuticura Soap to cleanse and pee rift', Cuticura Ointment to soften and soothe and Cuticura Talcum to powder and perfume are ideal for daily toilet purposes. Seep 20e, Ointment 20 and sae Sold throughout theDeminton. Canadianbepot: L ossa, Umi1 d, St. Fan15t., Siontroal. Cottons Soap abnvm •without mtt6. it ii F R E E Z O N E" Lift Off Cornsl No Paint • X Deese t hurt a bit! Drop a little "Freezone" on an aching core, Instant, ly that corn stops hurting, then short, ly you can lift it right off with fingers. Truly! Your druggist sells a tiny bottle 01 "Freezone" for a few cents, sufficient to remove every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, and the cal fuses, without soreness or Irritation. Chinook Salmon. Far and away the largest of all the salmons is the "chinook," which es 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 1913 the quantity of salmon canned was 7,829,212 cases of forty-elght one - pound cans. Minard's Liniment For Dandruff. Two hundred applications for pa- tents- in England have recently been filed by Krupps, of Essen. In the school of experience sore spots serve as a diploma. MOTHER! 'California Syrup of Figs" Child's Best Laxative, FA) eae.e. see Accept "California" Syrup 02 i1'lga only—look for the name California on the package, then you are sure your child is having the best and most harmless physic for the little stoma itch, liver and bowels. Children love its fruity taste. Lull directions on each bottle. You must say "Cali• fornix." 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