Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1916-02-10, Page 6MAKES PERFECT BREAD CRICKETER .' RANDY r' FIGHTS FOR EMPIRE Most Famous Among ` tertianPoten- tates.Is Resourceful Leader -Was Educated in 9 En land ' Among the native potentates of In tittle leading their 'dusky soldiers !n the fighting in France, one of the. Moet ilistinga1shed is His Highness •Ifumar Shri Ranjitsinhji, Malearaja. Jam Saheb of Nawanagar; who is fan,• our as "Ranjy," the cricket player and the author of "The Jubilee Rock of Cricket." The ruler of Naw utaear has shown himself as efficient ou the battlefield as on the cricket fie10, 'which is saying a great deal. He was born .at Sabodar in the Trn Since of Kathiawar, the son of J wen. stnhji, and wben he left for la:aece was his forty-third year. As a ben he was adopted by his wide, .lam She' Sir Isibltaji Jam Saheb o' N :\t +ngar. and by hen a s given au excel ant edu- cation at Ba.kuntar coPege in ludia and at Trinity celt^ge, Cambrtege. While a student at the great teeg Iish university the future Maharej developed a- passion for cricket, and became internationaly Tamers in that game,, 'lois greatest repetition as a cricketer was gained with the Sussex county cricket club, anal he was at the bead of the Sussex averages from 1895 to 1909, He was champion Cat= - man for all 1! rg`and In 1890 and again In 1900. In ear he toured Australis with Stoddart's All England cricket club, When his cousin died in 1900' he ae cended the ancient throne o4 Naw- 'imager.s an lm anagar. 'The Maharaja all-rr 1 t d isportaman, and an adept in the indian sport of pig -sticking, and in shoot us, tennis, angling, cycling, racquets and skating, as well as cricket. As a sol- dier the Maharaja is an imposing lig- tare, and Ste has several tines dem- onstrated his bravery and his coolness under fire. HUN BLAMES GERMANY "In Biological Not Moral. Sense," Says Hun Doctor Dr. Gruber, one of Bavaria's poli'ti cal professors, has been lecturing 011 "War, Peace and Biology," and comes to some remarkable conelustons This war, he declares, was inevitable and unavoidable. It alight have been postponed, but it had to come sooner or Iater. It is the to debate who is to blame for the outbreak of bosh'. ties. As a matter of fact, Germany was to blame, says the professor; not blameworthy in any moral sense, but in the biological sense. Germany ;s to 'blame because she has stretched and used her power to its utmost, be- cause in forty-four years she has in- creased her population from forty to sixty-eight mitl+.ons. The war was, therefore, a l'iological necesity, Life is the being powerful, is the possessior of superfluous power, is sating and creating at one's pleasure. This leads to competition. it is the same with nations as with individuals. Sometimes this competition is mutual- ty helpful, but more frequently tate prosperity of one disturbs the prosper- ity of others. In this way arose the desire to inj'tre Germany, a desire In- creased by the divergence of ellarae- ter between German and her enemies. The war, says the professor, has be- come a battle of ideals, caused by varying conceptions of human de- velopment and of human freedom. In conclusion Prnfesor Gruber mention-' ped certain "biological demands" for 'the future, One of these must be a strengthening of the nation by a large increase of .population, and to such an extent that Germany will be rendered 'invulnerable. If the population of the 'lSmpire grows at the rate of the first 'five years of this century it will have reached 250,000;000 in the year 2000. The population will be enormously increased by planting out of the cap- able men and Womelt on the land, and by the development thereby of all available hind. But this increase of numbers and powers, this growing de- , light in the development of strength, and its effect on other nations, either similarly or differently situated, makes war what Profosor Gruber and Gen eral Bernhardt agree in calling a "biological necessity." SHELL CURED NEURALGIA Sample of Tommy Atkins' Humor Was the Result Here is a letter from a British ori- rate showing Tommy Atkins' brand of humor: "There's one chap 'ln our company ihas got a ripping cure for neuralgia, but he Isn't going to take out a patent, because it's too risky and might kill the patient. Good luck's one of the ingredients, and you man', always he sure of that. He was lying in the trenches nearly mad with pain in his face, when a German shell burst close by. He wasn't hit; but the explosion knocked him senseless for a bit. 'Me neuralgia's gone,' Bays he, . when he carne round. "'And so's six of your mates,' says ave. "'Oh, crikey!' say's he. "Hie name's Palmer, and that's why we call the German shells now !iPnlmer's Neuralgia Cure."' Zealous Spy Was Stupid r How alert the German spies are ie shown by a simple incident which tock place in a street of Luxemburg. A young man approached a young wo- man and said "Good day; loiter," Im- mediately one of the 500 elites which the Kaiser keeps in the Luxemburg ;capital rushed .forward. "What did you say?' he asked. "I said 'Good day, 7offer " replied the young man. "Why this word 'Jolter?' " he was ask- ed. "Lecause ;l addressed my remark - to a Jaffee. I could not call her Hinden- burg in order to give you pleasure.' In Luxemburg patois the word "Jof± ter" is equivalent to "mademoiselle," and sounds like the name 00 the ;Vomit generalissino. RUSSIANS SEE GHOST. General Skobelev's "Spook" Seen Riding on a White Horse. Ina telegram from Petrograd it is; stated that many Russian sentinels declare that they have seen the fam- ous ghost of General Skolelev'in a white uniform riding on a white horse. This appearance, according to tradition, always marks a critical moment for the armies of the Czar and invariably causes panic in the. enemy's ranks. The telegram has started a correspondence in some newspapers on war myths and the ap- pearance of apparitions which alter the course of battles. "Supernatural appearances of this character," writes one correspondent,, "have marked the narratives of al- most all wars. Indeed, an army might begin to suspect tbe justice of its cause if it were not guaranteed by some apparition of this sort. "Thus in classical history you have the appearance of ,Castor and Pol- lux at the battle of Lake Regillus, riding on white horses. . They won the battle for *Rome and carried the news of it at incredible speed to the city. Constrntine's Flaming Cross. "Another apparition is that of the flaming cross which appeared in the skies at noon abov,e the army of Con- stantine I. at the battle of the Mil- vtan Bridge, near Rome, 312, The cross bore the famous: words, 'In this sign you will conquer,' and Constan- tine is said to have been so affected by the portent that he had the cross inscribed on the shields of his sol- diers and became a Christian. His victory over his rival made him Rom- an emperor and confirmed him in the belief in the apparition. "It has been supposed that with the advent of high explosives, wire- less telegraphs and long range artil- lery these visions would be crowded out of the modern battlefield, but this is notso.Thr i : 9 There 8 the new famous story of the rider on the white horse at Mons, who is believed to have caused the Germans to retire in the middle of their victorious career. English See Their St George. "The English soldiers who saw this apparition say it was St. George, and the Trench soldiers have identified it as St. Michael, although some are in- clined to believe it was Joan of Arc. The dean of Durham bas protested against the circulation of this story, and a well known novelist claims to have invented it out of hie own head last October. But it is too late for the dean or anybody else to protest that this narrative is not sufficiently authenticated. Tho public will have the apparition. "Sirobelea•used to wear in the Russo -Tuttle; war a white uniform and ride a white horse, so that his soldiers, who worshiped Min, used to call bim 'the white general,'_ It is not, a method of generalship which would last many minutes on a modern bat- tlefield, but it oriented In the soldiers the legend of Sltobe]ev's invulnera- bility "Skobelev was, an ardent partisan of tbe pan-Slavisb agitation, and among his last wrttt'ingt before his mysterious death in 1881 were ar- ticles prophcay'tug the war between the Totten and tbo Slav," The British Weekly in an article en "Angels and Demons" says that, though it has "no intention of dis- cussing the credibility of stories re- lating to angelic interpositions in the present war," yet "that such inter- positions may and do take place is a doctrine firmly rooted in revelations end in experience," HONESTLY BELIEVED! HE IN AS COM INTO CONSU8'iSMP R WNII — 1 DR. WOOD'S Norway Piece Syrup CURED r'14i�l. Mr. Frank E. Anthony, 69 Ellen Street, Winnipeg, Man., writes; "having taken several bottles of Dr, Wood's Norway Pine Syrup, during the past few weeks, to relieve a chronic cough and general throat trouble, allow me to ex- press my unbounded satisfaction and thanks as to its sterling qualities. A short time ago I became suddenly subjebt to violent coughing fits at night, and directly after rising in the morning, for about an hour, and found I was gradually losing weight. All my friends cheerfully informed me that I Iooked as though I were going in consumption, and I honestly believed such was the case. However, after having taken several bottles of 'Dr. Wood's' I am pleased to relate that the cough has entirely dis- appeared, along with all the nasty symptoms, and I have since regained the lost weight: I have no hesitation in recommending, Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup ae 0 sure dare for all those troubled in a like manner." When you asst for "Dr. Wood's" see that you get what you ask for. It is put up in a yellow wrapper; three pine trees the trade mark; the price, 25c and 50e. 'Ivianufaetured only by The T. Milbtarn Co., Limited, Toront , Ont. Timely Poultry Hint When tbe trat cold weather begins the hens should' be fed a little wn010 grain each morning, says a contrib- utor'to the Farm i logress. Not toll leed—just enough to keep the•• beue bungry. After this give 1.130l0 a dt•ine of warm skimul;le or buttermetc, ,nen follow with warm, ototn water. utve them tree range, 1f the weather. will permit. )Feed sumo kine of food- stuff at noon. If cabbage is available no other teed wilt be,necessary... The. ueaa will relish, law boots, turnips, mange's, and apples. Toese may be Led more econorntcaily wuun (mopped i1,to small .bits. Use troughs for ail slice feeds. .:oiled eats tweed to the ct,opped vegetables are good. Give them wbat tbey. will clean up and nu more. Give ,tie bens a supper of sheath wheat scattered over tab Door. This gives them exercise while serateelug for tteee feed, • FOR THE KIDNEY$ Why Recommended' "My case was very serious and I was so sick that everybody expected my death any day. No suffering could ever be worse than what I had to endures I could feel at first the gravel passing through my bladder but now I am as strong., as ever, - I weigh about so lbs. more than when I started to take Gin Pills. I beg you to publish my letter so that, people may know what Gin Pills had done for me. The first box relieved me a good deal,. eight boxes.were sufficient to cure me en- tirely, and bring me back to perfect health, (Sgd.) ISIDORE THOMAS, 'I'illet Road Glen NB." GIN PILLS are sold by all druggists. sec. a box; six boxes for 80.50. 28 National Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada, :Limited, Toronto. I}a'adlan Non -Corn. Snys Gerutnns Are Pone at Close Quat'ters. Of the original C Company, Q. O. R., 1st contingent, eightmen answer- ed the roll call after the battle of St. Julien. ,One of the men who fougbt through that for a day and a night, before being wounded in the shoulder with a shrapnel bullet, was Lance - Corporal James Thompeon, who ar- rived at his home, 121' Davenport rd., 'Toronto, Lance -Corporal Thomp- son, after many months in a Bristol hospital, has, been visiting his rela- tives at Sutton, P,Q.,for the past. three weeks. In private life he was a stone -worker, of the Thotbpson Arm of stone -cutters, of.Davenport road, and just now be is on £urlougb, but is not in a fit condition to take up his original work. "It was shrapnel that got me," he stated, "and the same shell killed Lieut. Mado McDonald and wounded three others. The lighting at St. Jul lent eves furious, and that is about all one remembers about it. We bane received great credit for standing ilrm as we did, but I know the Brit- ish Tommy would have done the same in the same Position. Our fel- lows were all mad at the Germans, for back of us we could see the city of Ypres burning, and while on our way to relieve the first division in the trenches we met scarce and scores of old men, women, and children flee- ing along the roads, with no place to go. That is what tirade us so mad; we hardly remember the ftgbt itself. I know Lieut, Kirkpatrick, just be- fore he was killed, dpelared we would light to the end, even if five times our number came against us. "It was When the were ordered to clear out the' section of wood you have all heard about that got hit, If I hadn't, I suppose I would 'have been captured the same as were all, the others who reached the woods. After being hit the doctor came along and told me to roll over into a ditch, where I would he out of the line of fire. I did so, and after awhile. managed to crawl back, wbe•e I got 'help. After trine days in r.' French hospital I was moved to Bristol. "The Germans are queer 0gltters. They have some excellent snipe's, but when ft comes to tete. general rine fire they are no good at all. They' are also afraid of the bayonet, and when our fellows get near thein they either run or throw - up their hands. Their artillery is excellent. All one morning we were entrenched on Well's farm, and in that time they dropped thirty shells right into our trenches. Only two men were killed, because the'reet took refuge in the. bomb shelters." Lance -Corporal' Thompson expects to rejoin his regiment if he recovers sufficiently to do so. Authors in Khaki. The announoentent that Mr. John Masefteid, the poet, is now serving with the Red Cross is a reminder that many men of letters are now in khaki. Captain A. E. W. Mason, who wrote, among other popular works of fiction, "Four Feathers," is serving with tbe Manchester Regi- ment, while that popular author and dramatist, Mr. Somerset Maugham, is else with the Red Gross. Compton Mackenzie, who has been sending us such brilliant reports from the Dardanelles, is serving as a lieu- tenant out there; which calls to mind the fact that "Eye -Witness" at the beginning of the war was Colonel Swinton, who under the ' pseudonym , of "Ole Luk-Oie" has written stories which are regarded as masterpieces of military wilting, Mr, W. B. Max Weil, son of the late If, E. Braddon, who ranks among the popular novel- ists of the day, is serving as a lieu- tenant in the Royal Fusiliers; an en- thusiastic member of the Royal Naval Air Service being the well-known playwright and novelist, Mr. 005010 Hamilton. Lord Dunsany, an author with a unique reputation, is in the Royal Inniskilibng Fusiliers. Among other writers in khaki might be mentioned Lieut. Stephen Gwynn, M.P., journalist, novelist, and poet, who joined the Irish Bri- gade as a private, and was ultimately promoted; Dion Clayton Calthrep, wbo belongs to the Royal Naval Di- vision; and that popular writer of short stories, Oliver ODIOUS, who is proud of the fact that he is a, "Ter - vier." PERILOUS CLIMBING. Sealing the Almost Vertical Wall of the Grand Canyon. Two brothers, Walter and .Ray hien, denhatl, had been placer mining near the foot of the Henry mountains In U•tab, says a writer in the Moutreai Herald, and bad come down the Colo- rado'river in boats to the Grandcan. Yon. There they had a very thrilling adventure. Learning that the river could be Nil. lowed on foot for a short distance down the canyon, the brothers started out one morning to examine thena- merous rapids that mark the ehtraaee and select channels by which thee might most safety descend the river. They found the way rough, but thee persisted and covered nearly ten miles. r Then because of the difficult toavel they determined that rather than se. peat their experience they world scale the canyon wall They finally selected a place when the precipice was net _ more linos $SG feet high. Certain shoulders of teak. moreover, seemed to afford a safe' we for climbers. Dor Nese Swat Wiley beet tete meek sae oemsem specie ease. +Latr THE CLI 1TOAl tV'EW ERA. err the jutting ledges were short and nn- merous,hut•tbe way • gradually'because almost vertical, with only slender rims and points of rock to hold to as they climbed. But 1t always looked et tittle easier' just beyond, and for some time the man climbed con0'dendy and stead - In following the "tilt" of the ledges the brothers had wonted somewhat to one side until they reached a narrow shelf, on which they stopped for a few moments to rest and steady their nerves. At this point the cliff was a vertical drop Of over 150 feet, and the rocky wall above appeared to be un, scalable. There' was only one possible way to ascend. A narrow e in o I face A p g n the P of the cliff, whore a of 'tuck, c umn o f oa , loosened by frost, bad broken• away and tumbled into the eanyon'a depths, offered the only hope of progress. For forty feet or more the young: men followed that cleft until they readied a narrow hei about fifteen een inches wide, directly beneath the Opal rim of the canyon. By rising on tip - 'toe the taller of. -the two men could just reach the top with his fingers. The rim of the rock projected slightly over the shelf on Which the men stood. One of ''the brothers found a secure hold for Ms Minds and bent his knees Inward and his shoulders outward. Then the other brother carefully worked bIs' way up between the c11ff. and his b1other's' aide, stepped first ou the latter's hip, then on his shoul- der, and so clambered' over to the toll of the cliff. After he bud got a secure brace for one, foot and n hand he reached -down and clasped,bis brother's hand. The brother below slowly crawl- ed and scrambled and slid uinvard un- til at last he succeeded in druwiug himself over the . rim to a Owe or safety. Once on top the two snnk trembling. and exhausted to the ground, SOME DEAD LIBRARIES. Mausoleums at Oxford For Works Long Since Out of Ilse. In his book on "Old Oxford Libra- tees" Strickland Gibson describes the old library of Jesus college, built and founded by Sir Leoline Jenkins about 1616, "as a mausoleum for books long since dead:" "For can any cbange of scholarship." the author asks, "quicken old Testatus and raise hint from the grave? Will any theologian, save out of were curi- osity, ever pore again over the sixteen folio volumes of Alfonso Salmeron? It is only by a few antiquaries that the old books are taken from tbeir shelves. The nudergruduates never enter; in- deed. some have never heard of the Old library. It is elsewhere, in the Undergraduates' library, that the pres- ent geneti>tiou seeks teething!' But even this is not the deadest of Iibraries, for Mr. Gibson describes a less frequented one within the pre eincts of Christ church: "Dr. Richard. Allestree. regfua pro- fessor of divinity, in 1080 conveyed the wbole of his books to the universi- ty iu trust for the use of successive reglus professors of divinity, The uni- versity, by the deed of trust, was to exercise the right of visitation, but no money was left for the maintenance of the library, nor has provision ever been made for it. In a secluded cloister within a small chamber and a tong, narrow room paved with red tiles the books, unvisited, pass their days in dusty desolation and unbroken peace. Only the professor bas the right of entry, a right probably exercised but seldom; .by one wbose duty it is to in- terpret the living Word and who may well hesitate to explore the wastes of long exhausted' theological controver- sies. "The eighteenthcentury library of St Edmund Hail is worth visiting for the sake of its picturesque appearance and its diminutive size. It le situated above the chapel, and is approached by a narrow and tortuous stafreaee, on whieb, unless the visitor follows his guide very closely, there is some likeli- hood of his being temporarily' lost. The library Is the smaliest in Oxtord— a little room with a gallery running round, Originally the books were all on the walls, but recently some trans- verse cases have been added, thus ren- dering perambulation difficult. It Is a library for Lite sedentary only." MADE A RECORD FALL. it Was Remarkable, Not For Distance, but For Results. Writing in 1841 of a fall from an im- mense altitude which did not result in death, a French observer, M. Manzini, deelnres that he had searcbed in vain in the annals of science for a similar; case. We can well believe it, The victim or patient •was a tapis- ster who bad been engaged in putting up decorations on the occasion of the belated obsequies of Napoleon the Gast In the lofty dome of the Church Ask them what they think. of Zam- Bull and you will be surprised haw t many of them would tell you it is the best known healing balm, and that it should be in every home. A contest in " Everywomans World " recently proved this! Women from coast to coast hare. proved by actual test that Sam- Dtrl,is - unequalled for the skill dis- eases and jnjuries of children as well as of adults. They have found Zant-Bukt different to ordinary ointments in that it allays the tr1•i- tation as soon as applied; prevents festering, Inflammation, blood 'poi- soning, oi- sovutg, etc., and permanently heals in a very short time. As a mother and head of a family you owe it do voprself to have lam-Buk a1:'•,: ways handy! If you have not yet tried ZaM. Buk, got a box at once. ' Druggists and stores, 50c. or me lnvaliees n; 1•urts. '^•-ilea nusy moving ii ladder on tile top of .1 high scaffolding, he overbalanced himnell and, in obedience to 50111" ult 'ei'a in stinct. jumped ,-leer of NW milder and the platform, eyeing re. Ole fellow Werke men OS only a,l?fel eillPall would, -the hold lite (loaf With I hese t nccrhtu words on has tine be fell eighty •tero fent, 110eding inout' place off theroof of 0 little donee, wbieh enused him 10 drscrihe n second parabola in the air. and landing llual- ly, Peet lust. un the slate roof of a small sacristy. Crashing through the slates, be land- ed astride a rafter, where he_was found sitting, surprised, but coherent, for be was able to give his name and address when asked for them. Ile bad no theca - lection of this and became unconscious when put to bed shortly afterward un- der the care of the great Pasquier. His insensibility lasted a very abort tune: however, and he made an extrnordi- narlly rapid recovery, baying sustainedi uo apparent injuries, eithee external or internal. At the end of a month Pasquier found him quite welt—Lon• don Lancet. Thursday, pebruary, 10th 1910 Tr The New Era for Job Worl, ire 6 ALLIGATORS OF PANAMA. One Man Eater That Had Terrorized. Two Neighboring`Villages. With other white companions I have often plunged into, the waters of the Tuyra, a fairly large river which flows into the gulf of Panama after having traversed immense stretches of im- penetrable forests, Regularly a score or so of alligatora assisted at our gam- bols at a distance of thirty or forty yards, and we came to look upon them., as quite harutless. After an absence of two years I re- turned and in two neighboring villages found the inhabitants terrified, , No one dared to go near the river at night fall, No one ventured, even in broad. daylight, to. cross the stream in the narrow canoes which are used by the• natives to carry bananas and vegeta- bles from their plantations. The cause of this terror, f discov- ered, was an alligator that had de- voured thirty persons in less than twot months, surprising some 011 the river bank and Worldly ennpping others out of their canoes, Thirty people, and the two villages together only num- bered 250 souls! After a series of fruitless attempts we ended in capturing the brute with• a baited book, an enormous affair, to which we fasteted half a pig. The creature was dose on twenty-four feet long. He was so old that seaweed and mosses were growing between bis ,tales, and be presented the appear- ance of a tree trunk that had been a long time submerged, fie was, we es- timated, more than 100 years old:—Paul Drevy is Wide World Magazine. RHEUMATISM ARRESTED Many people suffer the tortures of lane muscles and stiffened joints because of im- purities in the blood, and each succeeding attack seems more acute until rheumatism has invaded the whole system To'arrest rheumatism it is quite as int- portant to improve your gepetal health as to purify your blood, and tale cod liver oil in Scott's Emulsion is nature's great* blood -maker, while its medicinal nourish: menu strengthens the organs to expel the impurities and upbuild your strength. Scott's Emulsion is helping' thousands every day who could not find other relief. Reftise the alcoholic suint tutee, A post card addressed to us as below, with your' name' and address ortuvon the other side, will cost but one cent. Drop it in the nearest mail box,and i twill bring prompt- ly a copy of our illustrated' 80 -page catalogue for 0918. With it will come also—free —a 15e. packet of Byron Pink hem Pin Team Tomato A perfectly formed tomato, the Byron' Pink is' uniform, large,. and iv The flesh is firand the flavor delicious f ll- d' attractive. r e s m, o andu bo ted. It is a robust grower and a heavy cropper. 41 is an ideal tomato for forcing. You are going to buy seeds anyway; Then you might just as , well send for our catalogue and get this free, premium for yourself. The Catalogue tells about rhe ,surer valuable premiums which we give wrth euerp ander. DARCH & HUNTERSEED Ca, :LIMITED, LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA ' 1105 yJ etre Qf) 1916 The New Era J Department Mt is Any Kind of Job Printing �►,eca.ndoit A t' Home Cards Bilis of Fare Balt Programs Bill Heads Blotters Booklets, By -Laws ' Cheques 1 Counter Check Books Deeds Envelopes Legal Fornls Latter Heads Lodge Constitutions Meal Tickets Memo Heads Milk Tickets' Note Circulars Note Heads Notes Pamphlets Posters! Prize Lists; Receipts Statements Society Stationery Stock Certificates Shipping Tags Wedditl.g Invitations Etc,, Etc. Etc. veVthn from a Calling Everythng c J • i Card to a Newspaper. `ARTISTIC JOB PRINTING - OUR SPECIALTY Phone 30 and a Representative wifi call on you and sub= i , mit Prices and Sa, Vies '''iL'SittrS.