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The Clinton News Record, 1916-12-28, Page 2110.0.A. o D. NI TAGGART D MeTAGGART McTaggart Bros. IS A SEERS A (IFN'rnit. BANKING PCS! smss TR A NSA CTED NOTES IDIRCOUNTED, DRAFTS ISRUF,D INTEREST A L LOW ED ON I) ite POSITS SALE NOTES 'UR CEIA SEP. IL T. RANCE - NOTARY PUBLIC, CONVEY. ANCEIL FINANCIAL, REAL ESTATE AND MP TWP ANUR AGENT REPRESENT 1NG 14 FIRE INSURANCE COM P A NI ES • DIVISION C0181 CFFICE, CLIN)CON. W. OUTDONE, •BA ROISTER. SOLI (-TM& NOTARY PUBLIC, ETC. Office- Sloan Mock N TO 7i 81, G. CAMERON E.C. BARRISTER, SOLICITOR CONVEYANCER, ETC Ellice on Albert Street °misspell 14 Mr. 11 (toper. In Clintou on every Thursday, and on any day for which am. velum:noes are made. Office hours from 9 min to 6 p.m A good vault in connection with the dffiee Office open every week • day Mr. Hooper will make any appointmeets for Mr. Cameron 11 LEN R. BALL Conveyancer, Notary Futile. Commusmoner, Etc REAL ESTATir and INSURANCE lasuer of Marriage Licenies HURON STREET, -- CLINTON DRS. GUNN & CANDICE Dr. W. Gunn, L.R.C.P., L.11 Edin Dr. J. C. Gandier, B.A., M B Ofnce-Ontarto St., Clinton. Night sans et residence, Rattenbury St., or at 13 spits! OR. C. W.°T110MPS0N PLISTIOLAN, SURGEON, ETC. Special attenttou given to die. tames rit the Eye, Ear, Ndse and Throat Eyes carefully examined and cult, able gla.sees preseribed Office and residence. 2 doors it of the Commercial Hotel, Huron fle, ROO E ELLIOTT Licensed Atietioneer for the Connty el Buren. Correspondence procuptly answered. Immediate arrangements can be made for Salt , Date at The News•Reeord, Clinton, or by smiling Phone 18 on 11I7 Charges moderate and aatisfectioe aranteed • There is a Cold Day Conning WIty not prepare for it b37 ordering your winter aupply of Lehigh Vallee' Gal None beter in the world. Rouse Phone 12. Office Phone 3. A. J. HOLLOWAY The illoKillop Fire Insurance Company Head office, Seaforth, Ont, , DIRECTORY President, Jamee Connolly, Gotlericb Vice., James VanB, Beechwood ; Sec. -Treasurer, Thos. E. Hays, Sem forth. Directors ; George lYleeartney, Sea, forth ; 01 P. McGregor, Seaforth ; J., G. Grieve, Winthrop ; Wm. man, Seaforth ; A. McEwen, Brucerield ; Robert Ferris, Harlots. Agents : Alex, Leitch, Clinton j. W. Leo, Goderich ; Ed. Hinchley,Sem forth,; W. Chesney, Egmondville ; R, R. jannuth, Brodhagen. Any money to be paid in ma; be paid to Moorish Clothing Co., Clinton, or at Cutt's Grocery, Goderich. Parties desiring to effect Insurance or transact other business wilt be promptly attended to on application to any of the above officers addressel to their respective post Mlles% Losses suspected by the director who lives nearest the scene. RA LW YS're ste .--TIME TABLE. - Trains will arrive at and depart from Clinton Station as follows: BUFFALO AND GODERICII Div. Going East, depart 7.83 a.m. SK AA 't 8.03 mre. 6.16 p.m. Goitig West, ar. 11.00, dp. 11.07 a.m. " depart 1.86 p.m, • " ar 6.82, dp. 6.45 p.m. " departs 11.18 p.m. LONDON, 1,11114,011 & BRUCE DIV. Going South, ar. 7.83, dp. 8.05 p,m, oo " departs 4.15 p.m. Going North, ar. 10.30, dp. 11.00 a.m, e to departs 5,40 pme slisorunirown ,16....mmInclmemanorall WAHTEO ROW Reliable Saleernan to :let as. eigent in taks'"r14'iciulKLY Outfit fret, exclusiro territory and morfe-making special tied. Our agencies are the best in the buottnests for we sell the highest itmae 01 stock at most reasonable prices and guarantee • deliveries in drst-elese condition. Nursery stook 1, Selling well this year and good inoiteY nen be made In thts district, Per par- ticulars write Salels Managet', PELHAM NURSERY co. . z TOROZSTC1. OT. 1101111•0010111.1•1•KUMANA Fertilizer We carry a Complcto Stock t•E Stone's Natural Fertilizer. No better on the market. Hay' We pay at all seasons the highest market prices, for Hay for haling. Seeds A naerican Feed Corn, Red Clo- ver, Alsike, Timothy and Alfalfa. ,FORD & McLEOD CUNT° N. Vow is Your Cutlery Supply? Ton know that Jewelry Store Cutlery is out of the com- mon clasa. At least. OURS It carries a distinctiveness - an air ot superiority, that comes from being made with the greatest care and ut- most skill from the highest, priced materials. If yen can use some of this Cutlery in your home, you will be proud of it every time you see it on the table Carvers, eased, 83 00 up. litIliVes, Forks and Spoons, 81.00 doz. up. Eames and Forks, steel, white handles, 83.00 doz. up. Lot us show you oar Cutlery line Let us tell you more &beet why it is the most desirable that you can put your money into. •' W. IL MUTER Ei.Ett and ISSUER at MARRIAGE LicENns. Nows-Record's" Now Cluroblog Rates . For 1917 W2:18221.2tri. 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Nowa-Tlecord and Canadian Sports- man 3.25 Newz.sintteeeord and LippIncut's Maga- 3.26 DAXLZES News -Record and World $3.60 News -Record and Globe. 5t60 NeWs-Record and Mall & Empire, 3.60 News -Record and Advertiser 3.60 News-EtecOrct and Morning Nree Press 3.60 News-Rstord and 30Yening Free Press 3.60 News -Record and Toronto Star2,513 News -Record and Toronto News.,2.06 113 what you want 11 not in this list let us know about It, 'We can supnlY you at less than it would cost YoU to send di sett. 111 rOtnitti ng mosso do so by rOS Office Order, Postal Note, Express Order or Registered letter and address G. B. HALL, PubliSher News -Record CLINTONONTARIO. AANANIMMINAVIARAIMAAA161. A HELPFUL • • • o • • We are now ready to show you a beautiful stock of Ohrist- rites Goods. Ebony Brushes, Mirrors and Manicure Pieces and Sets. Ivory Brushes, Mirrors, Mani- cure Pieces and Sets, Jewel Cases, Hair Receivers, Trays, Etc. A new etook of up-to-date handbags. Gillette Auto Strop and Ever-' Ready Safety Razors and Shav- ing Brushes. Kodaks and Album. Pack- age Perfumes in a variety of pleasant odors. • Beautiful neve goods at the Rexall Store W. S . R. Holmes 'INTERNED IRISH PRISONERS - WILL BE AT ONCE RELEASED Advantage of Liberating Them Far Outweighs the Risk," Snys Chief Secretary For Ireland. A despatch from London says: The Government has decided to release the Irish 'prisonerwho were intern- ed'after the rebellion in Ireland, Henry E. Duke, Chief SecretarY for heland, announced i4 the House of Commons on Thursday: "The time has come when the ad- vantages of releasing these men far outweigh the risk, and I have so ad- vised the Government. Steps there- fore were -taken on Thursday to pro- ceed, with the leaSt possible delay, to return the, *creed peisoners to their hoinea." According to the statement Of the Secretary for Tieing Affairs in the Heuee df Conimonalast October, there were 576 Iriehinen interned 10 on - maim With the recent rebnllion. NO MORE FRIVOLITY IN FRANCE PINE SPIRIT OF PEOPLE FACING NATIONAL DANGER. Only Persons Wearing Street Costume To lie Admitted To Theatres. It would be well for us Canadians if we learned something front the seriousness of FrencInnen. It never was true that France was a land of gayety and thoughtlessness more than others, but now what- frivolity did exist has been suppressed, The spirit of France is keyed to a very high pitch in the presence of the national danger. The people's firm resolve is that there shall be uo waste of mater- ial resources »or any slackening of moral fibre. No autocratic mandate is necessary to impose upon a free peo- ple new taxes or strict rogulations for the conservation of phydical and moral strength. Municipal Tax on Restaurants. The City Of Paris has naturally a great amount of municipal relief work to administer and it large amount of motley is required for this, so the citY has determined to put a tax upon the customers in restaurants. If a person eats five francs' worth he has to pay a tax of 3 per cent. on the amount. If the amount exceeds five francs then he has to pay a tax of 5 per cent. This is a tax that naturally lends itself to criticism. The person vsho takes his lunch et home, for instance, will escape taxation and the person who eats less than five francs' worth will also be exempt, but if he exceeds that sum by even a small amount he 15 forced to pay the tax. Some easily applied.form. of taxation had to be im- posed and this seemed to be such. The city must be helped in its efforts to relieve poverty and send help to pris- oners who are much in need. It is only' ' a little sacrifice that the average 1 person has to make and he thouldn't grumble too much about it. No doubt tha average man will only be too glad to offer his ,help to the brave soldiert! and their friends who have suffered for the country. The rule has also t been made that midnight suppers shall cease, for all restaurants must close at half -past, nine. . Boning Frivolity in the Thwarts. But Frenchmen have also a tens a deney to see the humorous side of many things and some of the rules that are to be enforced by the authori- to produce the.eostumeethat will su all the exigepmee of ,the situation. 'I will not bmeasy fer, the officia'Is at th door to be quite sure whether e lad has a little too inuch decolletage o not, or has too many pearls or dia monde in her hair, but the poor me can get out of their difficulties num Jess easily. Any stupid person ea tell the difference between a dres coin mid a morning coat. Early Closing in Paris. Auother rule which will tend t'o in convenience people very much is the ordinance forbidding any shop to be lighted after six o'clock in the even - nom -except in the case of those whic deal in food, such as bookers','grocers butchers' shops and the like. Eve} pastry eooks must Mose, for their pro ducts are not considered ite of prim necessity': The lighting and heatin °of Paris have been at all times expen sive. There ie no Niagara nearby t give cheap electricity, coal is vel' dear and so gas comes high, and pet roleum is costly. The old candle an the rape -oil lamp must now piny the -is role as saviours of the people. FRANCE ENROLLING WOMEN LORD CURZON A TIRELESS WORKER IIE IS A MAN OP MOST IMPOSING APPEARANCE. -• ^ Monumental Industry and Wonderful Driving Power -Hi e Rule In India. Two important announcements with regard to Lord Curette were made OTI the same day this week: One was that he had been appointed a tnember of the War Council and leader in the Home of Lords of the Lloyd George Government. The other was that he it had become engaged to be married. He is a widower, and he will be 58 e years old on the 11th of next month. y His first wife, who died in 1906, after 11 years of married life, was . the _ beautiful daughter of the late Mr. n Levi Leiter, of Washington, h His bride to be is, like his first e wife, an American. She is, moreover, e a widow, being Mrs. Grace Duggan, widow of Alfred Duggan, of Buenos Aires, and daughter of the late Mr. Munro Hinds, formerly American Minister to Brazil. Lord Curzon has no present heir to his earldom. But (in the absence of any male heir be- ing born to hint) his eldest daughter h will inherit hi barony of Ravensdale, and his brother Alfred, his junior by one year, his viscounty of Scarsdale, a - Lord Curzon is a man of most im- • posing appearance, and one who g would attract attention anywhere. He - is over six feet in height and fluely O propotioned, with a brisk and master - Y ful walk characteristic of the man. - But, in spite of what looks like a su- d Nib physique, his health has never ' been good. For many years he suf- fered from a painful spinal malady, but he never allowed his ill -health to interfere with his devotion to work, Works Like g Demon. Many Are Now Replacing Men Nea Firing Line. A woman's committee presided ove by Mme. Emile Botitroux, wife of the phi1osophe, has beea or ganized to enroll women volunteers h the service of the country. It is ap pealing to all women to inscribe their names, with a statement of their apti- tudes, and the time they will be able to devote to work in different categor- ies when their services may be need- ed. Enrollisag offices will be opened soon and a comprehensive effort will be made to enlist all the women of France in the services of the nation. French women are playing a vastly more important role in the great war than a casual observer might imag- ino.k The activities of the fair sex are hot confined to Red Cross work and operating street cars and a few taxi- cabs; they are creeping into every de- partment of the nation, except, per - laps, into the actual firing line, al- though there have been cases where atipposed "pollus" have peeved to be young women masquerading as men. In the hospitals the women are not only nurses, they are frequently do- ors and surgeons, and very often dentists. Mme. Giraud Mangin is .Aide Meer of the second class at 'Orden, and has remained there der - ng all that nine months' battle. Mme. Thyss Monod is a doctor in charge of hospital in Verdun. Of cottree, in all the departments - ear, munitions, Interior -there are housands of women doing the work ormerly done by men who are now n the army, but it is at the depots, or he barrack bases of the various army orps that the women are engaged in heir most picturesque work. Behind the lines, but not alwayd, arc from shell fire, the women act s camp cooks, bakers and waitresses nd handle many regimental messes ntirely. They peel potatoes and lean carrots and wash dishes and edam all the other duties that the °Idler hates. It is not permitted to estimate the umber of women engaged dieectly elping the array, as the figures wield indicate to the enemy the num- er of men thus releused for the rent, but the figure is very largo and s growing daily. For it is, his industry -industry of the most effective kind-whieh is Lord ✓ Curzon's outstanding characterietim It transcendsmven his ambition, even - his ability, even his arrogance. On 't all with whom he has been hrought in - contact he has made the same impres- sion --in the House of Commons, in the Foreign Office, in India, in the Cabinet -an impression of tireless in- destry which is almost stupefying. Particularly was this the case with him in India. No doubt the life of every Indian Viceroy must be one of .ceatieless toil. But no Viceroy, lit love of work and power of getting through it rapidly, hae ever bon his equal. It is not too mach to say. of him that all his life long his interest in all kinds of political questions has been literaily thsatiable, Politicoth' ties are made the objects of humorous f articles. For instance, the officials i having onto] of the four Government t theatres have ordained that no person c is to be admitted to these theatres ex- t cept in street costume. Any lady or gentleman in full dross is to be refus- ed admittance. As regards the Odeon, e the government theatre in the Latin 01 Quarter, there is not likely to be e any difficulty for the peoplewho e usually attend are simple in their p attire at all times, but it will be necessary for the fine ladies of the Right Batik to exercise their ingen- n nity in order to appear in a cos- h time that will suit both them and the officials whose duty it is to See b that everybody is dressed shnply. f One may be sieve that the ladies will not have any great difficulty, for the skill of the dressmakers of the Rue do la Pala can be couhted on You should always keep a bottle of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets on the shelf. The littk ft& ao often need a mild it Ild safe cathartic and they do appreciate Chamberlain's Instead of nauseous 0424 44014 mixtures. loor stomach troubleo :tad constipation, giveonejust before going to bed. AU druggiars. 26c, or send to CHAMERLION MEDICINE CO., TORONTO it FRENCH GOVT. EMPOWERED. Drastic Measures Which Can Be Put Into Force in France. The text of the bill under Which the ench Government sadl obtain sum- mary powers to suppress the liquor trade and carry out &bee drastic measures follows: ' "Until the end of hostilities the Government is authorized to take by decrees decided on by the Cabinet all measures whith, in addition to or de- rogation -frorti existing laws, shall be required by the needs of national de - Fence, notably in 'natters appertain- ing to agricultural and industrial pro - (illation, equipment of ports, :rood sup- ply, hygiene, public health, reereitiag Jebel? and the sale, distribution and , consumption of provisions and pro- duce. In case of a decree necessitat- ing a special apotopritation • applica- tion; rot it that be made within a 1.1 ‘,.4.1..)4S.1t0P1 s.. ewesasrsz,..corc. week. „I'enalties nob to exceed six monthe't imprisoement and a fiee of CLINTON, ONTARIO. 6,000 frailes may be etteched to a 'de: ctee.' • Terms of subscription --$1 per year, in advance; 11.50 may be charged if not so paid. No paper discon- tinued until all arrears are paw uniese at site option of the pub - lister. The date to which every subscriptdon Is paid is denoted ot the Adventtsing Rates - Transient ad- vertisements, 10 cents per non- pareil line for •first iusertfon and 4 cents per lino for each subse- quent insertion. Small advertise. Monts not to exceed one lath, meth as "Lott" "Strayed," or " Stolen," ole,, inserted once for 35 cents, and each obeequeut in- sertiun 10 cents. • Communications intended for pub- lication must, as a guarantee of good faith, be accompanied by, the name of the writer, C. E. II,ALLs Proprietor. Circumstantiat jackknife lost irt the latehma, a eearch and an insinuation - of theft had precipitated a noisy gltarrel among the boys of Motto Hollow school, ' The teacher was investigat- ing the affair, "Budd," she began, "did you lose your loqe ?" Budd nodded. "And you accused Tom Witham of taking it?" 'Ain't sasayie' nobody took noth- ing'," explained Budd gruffly. "All I say is that I'd have found the knife or Tom hadn't of helped me hunt 'fey it." What a heppy world it would be if onions were the only thing's women had to weep over. ^ .• • _ ^ y.- . . Lord Curzon. him a passion. And all through his life he has been closely in touch with history in the making. Yet, surprising as it must seem, in view of the vast eumber of political topics -ranging from the pertition of Bengal to the Welsh disestablishment bill -over which his Interest has ranged, the last charge whieh cotild ever be justly brought against Lord Curzon would be that of superficiality. And not only does Lord Curzon f work like a demon, but lie makes others work like demons, too. Impas Heat IA stupidity, he reSerVeS his bit- terest scorn for indolence. "If there is Any Well( 21 hinl, I will undertake to get it out of hint," he once grimly remarked of 0710 of his subordinates who was supposed to have more apti- tude than liking for work. Combined with his monumental industry he pos- sesses driving power not lees excep- tive:Al. From early manhood he ruled himeelf with 10 13 iron hand. He trained himself to be absolutely methodical in everything he undertook. It is safe to say that no public man of his standing ever wrote so many letters with his oWn hand. "His papers," rap one owrh,,,,r1;ileiwzaw80sipis, 0"11,111,•,e rtahaLe his sae:suit] for wet!: is. inhumnn. and corta nly to u eth d ical men he some to toil with the unswerving certitude of n. machine." a greater strain upon our Mile than mnah larger etror8 of polity or judg- ment," He had a genuine sympathy of the , deepest kind with the patient, humble, silent millions" of India, and ' his taboo on their behalf were un- ceasing. Those who delight to asso- • date his rule in India mainly with the strife in which it closed aro strangely oblivioue of the fact that India had never previously known a rule so benovotent, so humane, and eo nregressive as his. The great series of reforms which he intro- duced into the land revenue policy of the government of India, the estab- lishment of co-operative credit lie- cietiei, the promotion of scientific agriculture, all testify to the sincer- ity of his declaration that "the peas- ant has been in the background of eery policy for which I have been re- sponsible." It is by his work for the land and the people -for the Tory in England was the out-and-out reformer in India -that his rule in the East will e an mingly remembered. BRITAIN VERGES ON PROHIBITION Manufacture and Salo of Whisky • Likely to be Stopped, At Any Rate. A despatch from London says: The newspapers learn that the Govern- ment is prepartng measures for the further eontrol of production and salo of alcoholic beverages which may go o far as absolute prohibition. It 1$ stated from one source that it has al- ready been decided that the manufac- ture and sale of whiskey in Scotland will be virtually prohibited, and that this is likely to be followed by a similar step in England and Wales. As regards Ireland, it is said that the Government from the first of Jam uary will take over the Irish distil- leries for the manufacture of muni- tions but that the retail sale of whisitey will not be affected, as whis- key of less than three years old can- not legally be sold and existing stocks will be allowed to be consumed. -es JEALOUS OF BRITAIN'S RULE OF THE SEAS oe's Most Important Peace Term is That 'This Shall Cease. A special despatch to The London Times from Amsterdam says: "Germany demends that Great • Britain shall abdicate the position of mistress of the seas. This, the most important of the Berlin peace terms, constitutes the kernel of two long articles in The Frankfurter Zeitung, which, there is reason to believe, were • • .p e 3. "In the first article a statement of the impossibility of Germany abandon- ing her present military system pre- cedes the demand that the freedom of the seas shall be established, with England's ceasing to Chiba the right to police them alone. While Eng- land's seal power is not unconditional. Germany recognizes its existence and , admits she has not succeeded in break- ing it. Therefore, it is held, this problem of naval power, which is as- serted to have really originated the Anglo -German war, must be settled by agreement if Europe is to have peace," . I CONSTANTINE SEES END OF CENTRAL POWERS A despatch from Rome sayst-King Constantine of Greece is certain that the Central powers are at the end of their rope, despite their recent vic- tories in Rtunania, according to in- , formation in the hands of the Itellan. Foreign Office. The information! c.ome$ confidently from the Ratio Of- t See in Athens. Constantine, according to this information, feels that the in- s ternal conditions in the Central pow- a YOU SUFFER FROM.I3ACKACHE7 When your kidneys are Weak and torpid they do not properly perform thotra fifilatiOns,• your • beek , ado and yew; do not feel like doing much of nothing. Yon are like/y to be despondent and to borrow trouble, jest as if you hada ft, eilinigh natty. Den 't1» Li; victim' any longer. The old reliable Medicine, :Ilood's Sarsaparilla, gives strength and tone to the kidneys and builds up • the. 4131)010 system. Hoed 's Sarsaparilla is a nominee emehinatioe o:i roots, harks and , herbs, ,150 other medicine sets like ii;beemese no other Medicine has the same formula cmingyedients. Arcept I: no substitute, but Meiet eit having • Hood's, and get it today. PROM OLD SCOTLAND NOTES k,..) NOTES OF INTEREST FROM HER BANES AND ISRAES, What Is Going On in the 11i5h111nd0 and Lowlands of Auld Theo are' up to date about 700 -wife' sittings associations in Scotland, 131 has been decided to erect slip- per baths in Kirkintilloch at an eati. mated cost of $1,750. 11 its said that Harry Lauder, who has spent $500,000 in reentiting, is likely to be knighted. An extensive tavern erecied in An- nan by the Board of Central has been formally emoted. Derange amounting to 515,000 WkS caused by a -fire Which occurred at Doris Paper Mills, near Aberdeen. Damage amounting to over $50,000 was caused by fire in the promisee of Messrs, W. Black & Sons, Brechin. Considerable damage waa caused by a fire which occurred at Duclhope Castle, Dundee, an old Glasgow University Court have 0113- cepted the gift of it clock for the University tower from Mtiy.;• John • • . Mr. Wm. Leitch, who hes been headmaster of Eccles Public- Sthool for thirty years, has reeigne_d, ewing to ill -health. The death is announced of !lora MacNeill, the Tobermory ceutenanan, who attained the age of 101 in June this year. Dundee Town Council have agreed to increase the wages of eonstables, sergeants and detective taxes, bat not those of higher -paid offieers. Fifty dollars per top is being charged for potatoes in Berwick- shire which were bought in this area last year for $1 7.40 per ton. Glasgow School 13cati 1 has passed renolution tailing foe increased allowances and pensione to the de- pendents of soldiers and sailors. An appeal for 260 Scottish tei•s to serve in the mere:Won huts of the Y.M.O.A. abroad was made at the General Assetnbly Communion. An exhibition of the work done by the female munitioe workers, which has been promoted by the Minister of Munitione, hns been held in Glas- gow. A shark of the porbeagle speeies, eight feet Jong, Ito been ,'aught near the mouth of Loth Ling, being the fourth caught during the last month. Edinburgh Town Council, by 27 to 7, approved of the proposal to con- struct a Mid -Scotland ship canal cap- able of accommodating the largest type or vessels. Die Weise Tenho. The white dove sat in a eiturkraut ree and sang of peace with a great big P. while all the rest of the world toed 'round and listened to the luring ound. The white dove is a simple ere are such that there can be no hope for an ultimate Teutonic victory. He believes that the spring of 1917 will see the end of German fighting. , FAMINE IN AUSTRIA; POLITICAL UNREST ACUTE A despatch from Rome seam -Al- arming news about the scarcity of ood in Austria-Hungary, practically has reached the Vatican front diplom- atic sources. This 110480 greatly con- cerns the Popo, who fears the xeign of the new Emperor ChttrA's under such unfavorable auspices will end dis- astrously. Internal conditions in Aus- tria are Bed to be very serious. Antagonism between Hungium ancT Austria in acute. Political complica- tions are threatened, and the anti -war egitation is now widespeead, and san- 44131 bo i•eptieseed by the authorities. I He Thinks. "That young fellow you hired a month ago is a wonder." "That so? Doing his work well, eh?" The Real Ruler hay0 often been strilek With the erronemie idea .1.3)e4 many people. In- tel:oiled in India have formed of Lord Curzon as, a ruler them. Those Who want th know something of the real nature of his rule eught to read Loy - at Vreser's "India Under Curzon and After." If they expect to find Curzon ea Indian Viceroy an autocratic ruler, striving for the maintenance of "Im- perial" pomp arid power, and out of sympathy with the aspirations of the common people, they will find these expectations Strangely falsified. Zeal- os - ne for the welfriee of hie sI001'c1104- dtes of the lowest class, over scatty to inveetigate and redress the griev- ances of the humblest, -resolute to en - mire justice to all India 's mte t�ilioigilhons-that 'o (.00011,130 India. "We are here," he said one, "to give joace, and one single act of injustice in Indie at 101 my opinion, • g to, but be actually uses his brains as ' well." One of the m---yeteriee of life is the •rnystery men make of it, fowl, not near so wise as the owl, but it can sing a song so sweet it shoves the owl plumb off its feet. The white dove is a cooing thing with only't- strength enough to sing, and keeps leway from .war become it han't 014001' teeth or claws'. The white dove folds its pear.eful wings aerose Its breast and softly sings an Ululating little coo -which sounde too good to be quite true. The white dove croons a plaietive cry, and those who bear it, passing by, would never in this world believe that it had something up its Sleeve, The white dove trills it$ tan - "Yes, Does , • 151/ 4411311 00 intent 30 Cat ostler, and those who say it does are low, un - 'cultured slobs who do not know. The white dove only sings of peace tn .fol- low with the world's release from frightful war which cannot stop un- less the singer is on top. The white dove in the sauerkraut tree is cooing soft f QV sympathy, while those who know its pleading cry brace up and keep their powder drylli-W. 3. Lampton in New York Herald. Soon. 'Twill not be king, Ere we shall note On men the mush - Rat overoat The man who Seeks fame merely for the money that is in it deserves either. BRITISH GUNS AT KUT-EL-AMARA PLAY HAVOC ON TURKISH LINES Enemy's River Craft Damaged, Bridge Destroyed.and Successful Reconnaissances Made by Infantry. A despatch from London says: The following, official commismicetion um - (miming the operatithe in hlesopo- tatnia toes leafed on Thursday night: • "During the night of Sunday Brit- ish aeroplanes succeasfeIly bombed the enemy's river craft west of Kilt - el -Amara. Monday and Wednesday strong reconnaissances were made 40 , the wests of the Shumran hend of the !Tigris. "Duripg the last few days the ens any's positions about Sannayyat and Nut and his shipping west of the let - (.131' place were heavily bombarded with satisfactory results. The bridge over the Hai River, near its junction with the Tigris, svas destroyed by our fire."