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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1925-09-24, Page 6tin n BY F. J, McCONNBLL andeGBOBGE W. -PYPER. CHAPTER, VII. SusPicions, Toredec -a-arc-rye:1 from TEsENcin 3vroyEs O. • Terence awoke' in 'the Morning 'feel-. ng much better than he would have ilted• to. His ihurts of the day before; .wc:1 fiCri•sed by Mary; had healed to such an eXtent that they gave hint 114 excuse, for remaining in Paradise Canyon. He woMd have liked to con- tinue his hastily begin and impetuous wooing- of Mary, but his host,)John Marshal,l; had made it _plain taut" he would net eke a welcorrid/ guest any, , longer than . necessery:. s• . "Yea can' take one -Of oui, horses," said Merhall at breakfast.' _ " 'That seemed to settle it. When they had .finished .the meal three horses were brought, and Terence, Mary aed Marshall rode over to the swot Where the wrecked plane lay. . They found Bud elegises interestedly tinkering with it. Bud ealuted 'them, • and said: "Elearned to fly one'oftlie'se things, thysefwhen I was in the'army.- May- be I can fuel -Ler up." "I'm arraid, she•s a total' loss," res plied Terence."But if you elm put her together again' she's yours, old rnan—so go to it:" ' -Bud. thanked hirn profuselY, and the three rode away, toward the sec- ret gap leading eut, of Paradise Can- . yen, As they approaehed the guard, lean -ion, with whom Miguel was wait- ing on horseback, Marshall reined in and tirodueed • a bandanna. handker- chief. ' Terence had ,been expressing his gretitud-s to him artd Mary. That's quite all right, O'Rourke," said Mare -hall.' "We were glad . to 'help You.- And now—I can only say that our hospitality can best be re- paid by -forgetting you ever saw me —or my deughter—or . this place we call home." " Terence r glanced at ,Mary, and she 'lowered her heed in agitation. He turned"bacieto Marshall, and said:- , "I cannot promide to forget, Sir— '. but I do pro -muse to treasure this chance meeting as- a secret all my own." e • --Marshall' 'showed his gratitude ler this promise, and the two men dhook hand.warmly. Then Marshall, hard - ed Terence the handanna, and•he cov- ered his eyes with it and tied it be- hind his head. When his 'fingerer had completed the knot, he drepped lia ,hand and it came in 'contact with , Mary's whose pony was demi beside him. He closeehis hold on her fin- gers, and leaning In his paddle, smiled, and whispered in her ear—which he located by the eat evvispe -of her hair ad -rich gently, brushed ,his clieels • - • "But, Mary—dear---I'll be 'Pray - in' the Sainte to he sendin! me back 'Soon—to ' Mary threw , her head back, beiked atthe sky from whence. her levet had come, and 'smiledradiantly:Then i'dhe quickly erepped his hand, after giving it a peeeaure with her- oevn that meant more to hint than . eny words she might haVe said in 'reply, and wheeled het horse around. "All right—Ramon—Miguel," Mar- -shall called. ' The two servants came up, and . Ramon took the bridle reinof the blindfolded Terericee horse. • • "Goad -bye,. O'Rourke," cried Mar- "Good-bye,"—from 'Mary. Terenee echoed 'their farewell, and lifted Inc hat in a gesture of adieu, as Ranson and Miguel led him off into the secret' • passage. Onto.. outside Paradise Canyon 'thee would lead him down the toad a ways, -remove the bandlcerddef frombis eyes, and leave hint, U. go on his way, with no dew as to how to find the entrance to the 7. canyon:again. • Mary was etill in the fitst fele nazi - sites' daze of parting so aeon from the first lover ,she had known, when Bud Hughes crone"ruening excitedly to her father and her -With the news that their prisoner had escaped from the stable. • • Marshall's face twined pale .with alarm. . "This is serious," he said: "He may bring the.sheriff right back with him. e You must ste.et"for the bank with the money at once, Mary. We -can't lose O minute. '.We'll- get the- huckboard eeader—add Miguel will go witle you." . The three rushed, oft to the stahla 13y the time they had had the team Of horses through the Becret passage- way and hitched them to:the old four- - wheeled. carnall that 'they kept bid- den 'outside the valley lYfiquel rode in and repotted to Marshall: • . • ' "He's gone, sit—I watched him out of sight." ' Marshall nodded, end "You've got to go to Pico, now, Miguel." Mary jumped up onto -the seat of (the. buckboard While her father cora, pleted his instructions to Miguel. The Mexican jumped int_o the driver's seat beside Mary. and Marshall placed the leather bag, containing the money in her lep. • ."As fast as you -can, Miguel," Mar- shall cried a the buckboard ' started off toward the gap, Mary waving good-bye. CHARTER VIII. • OVER TIIT DAM. Term -tee O'Rourke jogged along the trail toward Pico. Ile had ti mission,in this country— " a sectet mission, the busineas he had been Unwilling to tell Marshall on the • day before. The 'United States -,gov- ernment_ does not share its 'secrets, even with those who are -hospitable ta Its agents,.and Terence was a govern- ment ranger on secret service. It was in the performance of his ditties on this mission that on the day before he hid been shot when he.,just, barely eSca.ped with his life in -his plane from . a gang of outlaws. The Wound. that ..Mary. had nursed. He was glad a that Wound now. Mary --Mary. Her name, end, her picture, kept 'passing :through \ his mind. as he rode toward teven, . Tem- porarily she crewded out' of his mind even the duties of hie- mission. He 'could thin of nothing ng e.sebut Mary. 'The -clear sky, the 'sunlight, the green trees, the birds, everything spoke to him of love on this morning, a His reverie was interrupted sudden- ly by a cloud of dust en the horiZon. He -pulled up and watched intently. The dust was quickly coming toward him. He pulled his horse aside under cover of the brush and watched The sound of hoofs was earning closer. Then a' grOup a four men riding:, furiously, tor,- past him. In the instant that they were rid- , _ ing by him a flesh of recognition had come to him. The man In the lead was the one lie had -seencaptive at the , the before_ 111st:over, rind cautioosly started after the hand, 'holding far enough behind to Just keep them M aight,„, His suspicion that something Un- toward was under way received con- firmation when another mile or so down the road he saw tho four men suddenly pull up at a • mountain spring, and ambush themselves in the brushwood near it. Terence found an- other -mountain trail leading to a pint Just above the ainbtish where, Without being seen .himself, he •could watch downward from a crag and see -whatever took place, He 'ascended this trail, mid reaching the vantage point, lie desired; dismounted, And .watehecLie The ambushed Men had crept fur- ther baelt.into the brush behind the springs, altogether out of sight, The &Atter of, boas sounded from around a bend in the road in the op- posite direction from the springs. A moment later a buckboard,tearing along at great .speed, hove into sight. As it same up te the springs Terence saw the drtverispull .up, and jump down with a pail to water the horses. His ,heart beat fast as he caught a glimpse of the buckboard's other 'oc- enpribt-7--Maryl Tense tor quick action, his nerves now on edge, Terence -watched and waited in alarm. The driver, Miguel, was loosening the horses' reins. 'Then he started off With his pail to get the water froin the sprinke,' Suddenly the 'hidden band of men charged forth from the _brush: upon Miguel. Mary screarned, in terror. Miguel, hopelessly, overwhelmed by his attackers, was ,fighting back des- perately. 'The,horses with the buck- board, frighened, pluage& dovval the road. The reins dangling, Mary was helpless to control the runaways. Dewe the road the stgagon- sped, tip- ping and lurching dangerously. . Terenceleaped to his 'horse, and eparred him down the trail, hoping -Jo interceet the runaWay team where the trail met the_road. . As the wagon with Mary plunged away from the apeings, the attackers dropped thecombat with Miguel, May - him lying, :badly beaten, and quickle•mounting their horses started in wildemrsuit of Mary. Slipping and sliding perilously down the, Monntain dde, Terence reftehed the road just.too late to stop the runaway. Ile spurred his horse on, and followed deeperately. Behind him the hand of desperadoes kept coming on in pursuit, Suddenly around a bend one side. of the road dropped off into •a swift rocky inchne, facing a dam over which water' thundered into a huge reser- voir. ,Terrible forebodings filled Ter- encee mind. If only the horses. would keep well to the dosed side 04 the reed, along the face of the'mountain, he would be- able to catch up with them yet end stop the runaway. But if they lurched too far ° toward the open side --.- A chill of horror ran down his spine as he saw, at the very Moment the thought had come into his mind, the buckboard veering on the brink. The rear -wheel caught the edge a the open side of the road. The buokboard started sliding down the rocky incline, dragging the horses with it. Mary Was clingirig desperately to the seat. Swinging, lurching, topplingi smashing ever the roeks,, the buck- board, with Mary, horses .and all And down the incline and onto the Steep face ,of the dates, There, turning rivet and. over, It rolled down arid, dropped with a huge splash bete the rapsdly ilesvihg Water racing over the rocks behave" . CHAPTER IX. 'THREE POSTS OD SMOTE. From a ledge on the mountain, above the road, the Indian Komi, wide- eyed, had beeri watching the runaway buckboard, and the penult of the bandits. : .". Sertsieg the situation 'he quickly started a fire. Wheri It was going well, he half -smothered it with his blanket. Then deftly raising the blanket, a thick puff of accemniated fureike rose -into the air. Komi re- peated the eration till tImet such puffs had followed in succession. "The setoke, tallt—KomPs friende, they hero," he muttered. He returned to watch over the ledge again for a few reomentif. Then he repeated the signal of three puffs of smoke. ' a • , - They must hear smoke—if not hear first time, givurn more." s.• assieeomesiesesseeisame, • , OANADA's GREATEST OPTICAL ILLUSION Whenever an ocean liner nears. the 'Quebec brido -over,the.St.-Latvrettee passengers and crew, hurry to the decks to witness whut is probably the most ainaxing optical illusion that Criada afford. now are the towering masts' and funnels goingto pass under tho-bridge? It looks as 11 tho whole upper works of -ta",ii,,,-ship will eltrel3;•, isa Shorn off, The nearer the approach to the bridge the marc Certain appears the catas-trophe., The ea.11ors add to the terror of nervous passengers by such remarks as ''We Just missed it last time, Looks- like, we aro L in for it te-ilay.'' Then just as eiFeryone holds his breath for the meat- the liner glide.s, Under the bridge with soveral feet to spare. The thrill is Over.. ' and prepared fpr the expected attack. The rocks protected them from all Odes. ,All he needed to do was guard the narrow, entrance. - ' "One man "can hold this place egainst an army," he --said. "We are m luck." . They did not have to wait, logfor the bandits to catch up to them. Two of them at once attenipted to break through the entrance to the gully, but shots from Terence's revolver sent them fleeing back. , "Look outthere, boys," cried Buck, the leader. "He'll get you there." He signalled them together. The four conferred. g" "We've get 'em holed up itt, a trap," said Buck. 'Well keep 'ern holed up until they're ready to come' out peace- able." They grinned dismounted tied their horses, roiled cigarettes,. and prepared -for an easy siege. After a short rest Ruck get an -idea. The bandits put their had together and listened to him. From behind their rock 'Jerrie -add, Terence and' Mary peered cautiously, "1 think they're going to try and rush ye," said Terence, grimlyseen- gering thestrigger of Ids gun 'They remained -alert. E:udilenly three of the bandits be- gan to advance, steerillyfiring their guns, the leader placing • a hat an xi dick end shoving it toward the gully entriame to draw fire, Terence fired Mick. For several minutes the bul- lets flew thick and fast. • (To be eontinuede Eating Your Weight in Salt.' Did_ yen eat your ,hundred pounds of salt last year? If not ydu did -not get your share, for there are ovei' 200 mil - Hon pounds Of this eubstanCe used or aold by producers in Canada annItally. Even then we use less than the cittens of the United States, for in 1924 they. consumed one hundred and twend, pounds per capita entl bave beets known to concretise as high as one Imre deed and twentyeleven pounds. " , Practicalls, the whole of the Cana- dian prOdliCtiOn cornea from tear Windeer,,Ontario, although the Malit gash deb.:rafts of Nova Seotie aro be- coming of inereasbig iinportahce to the fishing indiretry especially. The Ontario, deposits sometimes reach a thicenesa of 260 feet. Despite these splendid niinee almost hail of the salt used in Canada is imported. -That Explained IL • Brownwasplanning to build st green- house .in hia garden, so he bought:an expensive eve and hx.due 'course start- ed work.on 'the wood. ' • After an hour he came into the house, and Rung himself into reschair with a gesture of utter disitist. "That new Saw X bought isn't Worth two -pence!" he stormed. "Why, it wouldn't cut butter." Ills smell son, Toneey, looked up in aurprisei ' - . "Oh, ies it would, dad," he exclaim- ed earnestly. "Why, Ted and / soma a whole brick inewe with it title morn- ing in no time," . • Tereece . rode his rearing - horse right down the rocky incline, sliPPMg and sturebling, heeding nothing— down,. dowri, down, auto the bank, and, with never stop, directly into the water a the reservoir. "-- Mary, struggling in the waterovas clinging to the drifting wreckage of the budeboard with one hand, and to the 'matey bag with the other. . The btickboard 'tortes, freed front the tongtve of the buckboard -in the fall, Were swimming to Shore. Terence, on his horse, sWiftly swim- ming out to Mary, dared not come too close to her for fear his horse's paw- ' ing hoofs under water might harm her. SO he loosened his lariat, and swimg the tope to -the girl. Mary succe,eleci in grasping it. Terence turned his horse back toward shore, drawing Mary after bine. .When the horse reached shallow water add fdundhis feet, Terence leaped from the saddle, and quickly. drew Mary into ' his arms, -and camied her back to the bank. Exhausted and almost fainting, she nevertheless still clutched the bag with the Money in- tact. Terence's smile, as he looked doWn into her face, revived' her, but she would have liked to rest there longer in his supporting.arrns. But they could not linger. Suddenly recovering her memorY" Of the danger still hovering,She jumpeti d i.1 with wild ani xiety n ber eYes and looked back_ towards the toad. Yes, they were still coming. , "The bandits, she reminded Ter - Turning, he saw them coming like mad, their horses an the dead run. He leaped to his diddle, and lifted her on O front of him. They dashed off the bank in between huge boulders -,and -picked up a „trail. The bandits' came on in pursuit, but Terence and Mary had a good lead on thetn, The trail, they found, led them past si small, roclt-ribbed blind gully. -with a narrow entrance. As his eyes took in this place, Terence whe.ii:ed 55 'i.horse anddrove into it, can hold them off here," 'he, said, leaping down: from the sadd;e,' ' and titling Mary' dOwn. , drew his gan from its holster, TUNA FISHING OfF NOVA SCOTIA Tuna fishing In the coastal waters, of' N"'a Scotia Is growing in importance both as a conimercial fishery and as a means of. attracting expert anglers to spend their vacation on ou'r Atlantic coast. According 16 a report made to the Department Of 'Marine and Fish- eries fibra iishing for coinmereial pies poses had its' ineeption in 1919 wheri the first serione effort to establielethis fiehery" was made at Hubbards, Lunen - burg county, The 1928 catch totalled 231000 pounds velued at $9,659, aed in 1924, owing to an error on the pert of shippers whq confused tonna With alba- core or horseenackerel:which brought et, Within a dutiable class ie the United States tariff; the production dropped to 15.9,400 pounds with a vain:feet $5,140: However: representations made have ',Meted in the fish being propetii classified as tuna and this is expected to result itt en increased catch this The _tuna Jish, which is closely re- lated to ,the mackerel 'anti for some time was locally mistaken:far albacores or horfstmeckerel, bas been very piers - Wel along the toilet of Nova Scotia: It WaS for years looked up se a nuisance by- irteliore gehermen, as It hecense tangled thi. ride -mad gear and caused coneidereble damage. Hovvever a mar- ket for lune ilra,t3 opened in the Teatted States, where it Is in high favor aramig the rosideuts Milian and Portuguese extraction, and coneldereble ahlpments were made from. the ,Clarlefs Harbor and Port 'La Tour districts of Shel- berue county, and from the Hubbards diatrict of Lunenburg pointy.' The prices lenge from three to nine cents Per pound, and bi 1919, the filet i",efte in whieh special efforts- were made , to build up' a lucrative, tuna' fielhery„..near- ly, e00,000 pounds.were 'taken at Mb .... , The -fish are caught in trap nets,,and a "spiller" net is ued to draw -the fish W'ithin distano5; 'after which thee' are' 'did patch ed •Ced then landed. The Iseiri. and fins. are ,removed .franf each' fish, and 11ispacked whole individual -boxes and shipped. 'These fish 'are ie size fronse450. 'immolate. 1,000 paunchs end their ,v,altes as a food. fish conniaree favdelielk with any the large fish. .Thteee.skesbrtione. are, , appearance, hoe unlike a geed' quality of beee-Whibreethee parts dose- , ly .reseirible teal - are -greatly reeds- eeieures. • '' _ In addition to the eommerciallleh- ery, Neve ,Scotia alSo offers excellent opportunities for sport-fee:4g for tuna. Each year finds an increasing number of sportsmen, both" from Canada and the . Milted States, Idling .for these great -prizes in the coastal waters or .theProvince, and catches:running from 600 to 760 pounds: have rewarded thdr efforts with rod and line, • Zane Grey, the- rested author, holde the eeootd to dete' for the largest Catch, landing a 75845, tuna after ti 'battle that lastee three and d half hoirres 'Daring .the trip in which he secured hiserecoed catch, Mr, Grey's party- alseaccimeted fee two funaller tuna weighing 786 end 684 pounds respectively. The smaller; of these battled six hours before it waa. landed. The thrills: or "playlisg" them) innuenseelsh are manifold and as the fame of tune fishing off the Nova Scotia coast apreadea increasing thtongs of tourists •and anglers, will be attracted to our Atlarsee seeboard. Thos who have d Japan, Young, ItilYSers or Gunpowder Tee, vvq,1 appre- ciate the superiority' of this delicious blend.; al,vvays so pinare and s.-ich. Try it. vies bout VI ell-Knovin Piph Witty as Well. Mr, Iprael ;Zangtvill, the author of., "We Moderns,' recently produced at the ls,Tew Theatre,. tondo...it, is , famed not only for his hooks and plays hut for- ,hia pungent wit, One of his pbt , aversions is the foppish type of mom remember a rather youthful dandy saying -conclessentlinly to him, "How do you do, Mr. Zangwill..? Do you Itnow, I ,passed your house the -other day!" "Did you -indeed?" said the playright. "Thanks very much." Is 14 Magic? • Is Sleep Necessary?--- . Sleep is it bad habit and a luxury which the .efficient man of the futuresvili de withoet. Biologically, deep is a, ,survivaeof .the prebietoric exist- ence of man. 11 will beceme as -un- necessary air the aPpendix is now. Thia is the theory of Dr: Th. 'Zell:. O well-known Germen scientist, Be deduces his theory from an extensive I investigation .of the tature 01 sleep end a dose' observation of the animal kingdom. The refsalts of this investi- gation he has Juat published in -a book called "The Sleep of Man on the Bests of Animal Observation." In 'his book Dr, Zell makes the following esser- eons is -7 . Sleep was the only 'means that en- abled erehistoric Man' to live with the beasts and 'to maintain himself against them. The human system got used to it during the 200,000 years of prehistotie life, and hire notgot rid of it yet In the four or five thousand years ofeelvilleed life in -which sleesi has lost Ate vales because man no loeger need fear the beasts. The. \met majority of the animals are about' during' the tight., Miring the day they- rest under the protect. tion of their natural ' colors,. The theory' that the doTers otl animals are adapted t� the eavitonment in order to enableehera to move unobserved is VirORT. They` 060050 observation by etaying perfectly, quiet during the gay and tuovlog about at night, ' .11..orte or the night animals knows, ,actual sleep. , They merely doze. At the- Same time, they hear'every notes around them. That is why, even with man, the ear is the' last organ to fall asleep. - , - ' gone animals, like thewhales; do not sleep at all.. They haVe no place to sleep where theY woold..- be safe from their enemies. In the depths or the ,sea sleep.'te impossible. 1 . Vils does not mean says 1)r. Zell, that we could abolish sleep tosnorroW. 'Sleep is still necessarY, and the sleep before midnight le the best, because prehistoric man climbed his tree as soon as darkness carne. ' nut sleep n� longer has any neces- sary' function in the tile of a Modera Man, and, t1ieretor4 says Dr. Zell, it Is only a question of time when:Blau will outlive- it. The -theory that 'sleep is neCeisary to -rest the body, to muerte it to elim- inate waste -products and to replace them, is denied bY Dr. Zeit. - Staying Put. :A. rumpus has,been stirree up in tho East Endef London by the announced benevolent intent of the Ministry of. Health to destroy miaers.ble hovels and put up Olean fiats itt niodest r,ent- als In their place:. One mightessup- p`ose that the people' would etigerly, ac- cept the proposal. He who so fie- eumes &tee not reekon" With the fixed teadenPY of human nature to 'remain ,in,a .place and teaecept things as 'they are. •The publiaeor which a benefit wee designed timedout, in numbers for the ilea -ring, shouted elosier with cries. of "Rubbish! Rot! Liar!" the re- ports Otleility roofs. and dirty rooms,' and comeenee the hairman. to ad-' glum the meeting hi confusion. Many are opposed to the -new scheme, which contemplates a first cost of $mog, 1000, because, having al-svays kept poul- try in their rooms, they wish to con- tinue the pritetice., /t is discouragieg. But the sole. Hoe of the problem is not in upbraid- ing the preposee beneficiariee ap in- gre,t4s, and installing the ‘ohauges:bY force. There must bb a campaign of eciaceeion, and a process of eVolutioe. They must be -shown, by- object les- sees', the better 'way. There, is room for tact sand persuasive indirection. If London Is eurdened by the atatecraft of Irish and Indian administration, here fe teprtibiern not less grave with- in the'reetropolitan area., The 'bark - est London explored and deScribed by General,Wiiliam Booth te by up means redeemed: Vienna and Devlin, offer no more insalubrious livitig conditions than these or 'Whitechapel, en,d if the natives 'of Ecmbay 'or- Delhi .aee slow tel. stir out of the rut 6f immemorial cestom, so are those who are scaree 'out of hearingeofe Bow Bells aud al- most in the shadow of, the dome of St, Paul!s- : Unable to speak a word of each other's language, e Ilungerian man mariied a Remanian bride. They each speak a little English, and eke this out by meking VVhat :Baby -Fear's-. . According to. a ,ser1es of ohserva: • -dons, mad 'experimentsrecently aodf dtieted there are only_ two thingi- !which a baby fears. instinctively -7-a loud, sound and a loss :of §IPPorh• , Apart from ,these si baby 1t1 .nona- tural' fears:. ft to nnt -afraid of'-dre, 05 darkilesS, .for instance, nor has it the slightest rear' of any kind Or mil, mai.• . . --------tt--------- ' Dusk: The -air fa:lis chill, The whi-moorwill Pipes lonesomely behind, le11!!!; , ' Lmar-Adinniel Sir Clear -ger Lehtliel The duslr grows dense, - 5 )eatle, B.C.13., C,V,0- famous Engli h The silence tease; i I 55505051, a •15555.5 hcilidaY aYrival on And lo i tee Iilatyclido commence. ti' o contIncu t. I e ' II -,,Illisy. COLOR IT NEW WITH "DIAMOND DYES" List Dip to Tint or Boil to Dye Each 1S -cent pack - .age contains direc- dons so simple any woman Can tint seri, delicate shades or dye rich, permanent colors hi lingorle, silks, ribbons, skit ts, ewlearil to zit dresses,tocltiug, sweater's:- drapertea, coverings, hangings --everyth mg Buy Diamond Dyes-- -no Miler 1 eul--; ancl tell 'your tirag,015f whcther tho torial yea vital', to color It, wool or salt; or whether it is linen,00ttoa or Mixed geode, What is the secret of the success of 016 Herbert Barker, the great manipu- lative surgeon, wee has, definitely de- 'cided to retire for a time gram active praCttco itt Leaden? L was discussing the point with it leading medical man, who, having wateched Sir 'Herbert at work, insists that he,lias Berne apicial sense that cannot be passed ott to any other man. But Sir Herbert himself "does not share this opinion. "I believe -that my art ean be talighee he &avid to me not - so very longeago, vle fact, it le one of iny dreams to found a College of Man- imilative Surgery." die. addee the as- tonishing int:gm...thin _that he hes' pee- fornied betiveen eighty and a•hundred thousand bloodless operations. Magid Ls "the exclamation that has fallen from the lips of more Shan one or his pa- tients -as they have lett his surgery, cured. , He Couldn't Do It.. , Sir Joseph T. Thompson, 0.M., Whose nets. theory of light, expounded the other day at a meeting at Cambridge, has Tensed the rereate.st interest, is one of the werld's outstanding scientificen- vestigatorre In the course ot-his dis- tinguished career he.has made import- ant 'contributions to our knowledge of electricity, the atom, end kindred ea - e eta, et He tells a geed story aboUtRiall Whe dice applied to him for a Job, "I have no eduentionet,advantages," the applicant wrote, "bet.I beg to apply for the post of cuspidorian of your labora- tory.' Itt reply, Sir Joseph wrote: "I am sorry that I am not 'so good at coin- ing Jobs as you appear to be at coining wordel" • Con -coating Boredom. Itis -interesting -to heat One 11,01/19,P1'6' view of -another. "I am amazed,' said Lady Astor the other day, 'how the DucheSs ,of York can akvays appear freerianct smiling on the most boring Occasions,",-, (But Lady Astor,appears fresh and smiling in, Parliament, so ,stirelY she Possesses equal fortitude!) v , have watched the Duchess of York with aina,zoment," -continued Lady As. tor, "and elle is h model Of weat wo. ought: to be when weare bored. It cermet be boselbia that he itt always interested, yet "she never iooks !geed. This Is really a great aseet in going througli the werld.e. It has its edvantages, however. A certain host, schooling himself to lis- ten smilingly to . a dozen dull etories told by a guest, bade elm good -night at last with ail inwe.ret sigh of relief. "Had air awfully nice tittle," 'said the guest on the doorstep, "and am awfully glad you liked Tor Tanis ea inures. -I'll drop in to -morrow, if you like, and opin eonle. niers." - A Lone "Meanwhile." Being le a• rerniriiscent mood recent- ly, Lore heading told an amusing story of how once when he vtasremember of thee Junior Basi he bad occasion to visit the House, and niarched through the Palace Teed. ' He succeeded, much to his delight, in gettieg past the policeman on duty, but kis happiness was short-lived. The, policeman detwaied, bit a' asmotid or two later, and, overtaking him, cen- fronted him -with the questicer "Ex- cuse me, sir, but are you a. member?" "Not Yet," Lord Reading answered, "biultIlIolieopyp9utolvbfiet, lasotroin." 8aiti t man, 'but meanwhile would you mind going round the other way?" That "meanwhile," confeseed the tormeir. Rufus Ileums', lasted twelve years. FULLNESS AT, THE. FRONT ' ENDORSED. just the sort of ,frocb pee will want to slip on foe so many "occasions. Smartly fashioned of a 'firie quality tan erepe flowered in beige, with shireefi apron tunic` ripplive across the front of the skirt. Soft creamy lace ereates an adorable .collar and ttitas the bodice. The diagram pic- tures ,the , simple design of- the frock, which is cist in kimono style, with a long -sleeve extension gathered into a tiglit,fitting wrist -hand. The apron' tunic is finished saparately and tack- ed to the front of the dreaa beneath 'the narrow belt, and may be omitted. No. 1155 is in sites 84, 36, 88; 40' and 42 inches bust. Sire 36 bust requirea ' 41,6 yards of 36 -inch material for the dress, with long sleeves mid apron tunic, or 3,4,' yards for dress with short sleets and without apron: Price e0 cents. Many' styles of, smart apparel may be. found in our 'Fashion Book. qur. designers originate their patterns in the heart ef 'the style centres, and their creations are those of tested popularity, brought' within the means of the average woinair. Price of the book 10 cents the copy. Each copy includes one coupon good for five cents in the purchase of any pattern. HOW TO OltDER PATTERNI.I. 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The idea of the observatory, which wee built on an old rubbish heap.by Sir Chyraiis,torpih: Wren, wee teeehtain 'More reliable 1 d‘at,rahftiorlitrisstes4e srteretronminegrs.rto . steed, was appointed In 1670, but it .was manyy years before the work done at the destievatory was cor• snub. uee i td our Sailors. 1 In addition to other activitiee , Greenwich givee the standatd time ta the, vrliole world. Mountain Tragedir Recalled.. Sixty years. ago,, that is, Just efter 3.0 on July 14, 1865, a eliarp•eyed lad ran int9 azi hotel at Zerett and de- clared he had seen an avalanehe fall froin theeurrimit of the Matterhorn to the Idatterhorngletscher. He was reproved for lying, but what he bed witnessed was 0110 01 the most tragic Incidents in the annals of mule t.aTinheaetridnagy. Whymp.m., Hudson, Hadow, aucl, Lord Brancia.Doliglas, with three griides, lied conquered ,tlus Matter- imrnAt-'8...0 they- 'commenced the des- cent, elated with,victory,. , I Within a feW minutes the leading gtiide fell, dragging Badow, HuldSon, Land Donglis after him. ' Whymper 'aiad the'other two guides lieltrfast, bUt the rope --,au old one riot intended for such use—snapped beneath the Strain, land the four pioneers slid over a pre. cipice add fell to death 4000. feet be. low.—Loadon Daily Telegraph. „. . Magna Charta. The original Magna Charta is in the British. Museum and .is protected by °very means knovn to random 5cience. The British Museum was' visited by 1,111,242 peop:o lest,year, the :urges', number en renrd since 1051, itr- 001-1—'4 , makes 'your food you m • Note how it relieves that stuffy feeling ofterhearty eating. Sweetens the - breath. ternoveS food particles frons the tectity- gives new vigor to tired nerves. Comes tO Von - fresh, clean and .e -ere