The Herald, 1913-01-17, Page 2m__
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eteapastoessewak ewe.
When tbj i e Broke.
Of all the boya in Longmont, Har -
y Kingford was vies quietest and
least given to .rough. sports. That is
why it carne about that the other
boys called him "Sissy," It was a
name that he did not deserve, acid
one day something happened that
made him lose it.
It happened all in a moment on
the millpond above the dam one
'Saturday afternoon in December.
Some of the boys had set out with
their skates, and as they passed
Harry's home, they saw him in
the yard, and called to him to join
'them.
"They say the ice isn't safe at
the lower end of the pond," said
Harry.
"Oh, well, don't, come if you are
afraid 1" retorted Ben Flagg, the
biggest of the group, and he laugh-
ed in a sneering way.
But Harry ran in for his skates,
sand soon joined the others on the
chores of the pond. The skaters
kept well to the upper end of the
long pond, for it was known that
the ice at the lower end, near the
dam, was thin and weak. But in
their races and games some of the
boys became careless, and before
they realized their danger, half a
dozen of them were well down to-
ward the dam. There were warning
shouts from men on the bank, and
the boys swung in sharp curves
away from the dangerous place. But
Ben Flagg had gone too far and
was flying over the ice too fast.
There was a sudden bending and
cracking of the black ice beneath
him, and then a splash and a scream
for help.
,Suddenly, coming from the head
of the pond, they saw the slight
figure of Harry Kingford. "Foran
a chain!" he called. "Join hands
and hold tight ! 1'11 go ahead !"
His coolness and leadership was
all that was needed. Under his di-
rection, a dozen boys quickly form-
ed a chain. Harry thrust himself
into the place of responsibility and
danger nearest the spot where Ben
fought to keep a hold on the edge
of the ice.
"Hold on! Hold on!" cried Har- f e my ,. zing Dr, clones,
d i ' the .fres,
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TORONTO CORRESPONDENCE
INTERESTING BITS OF GOSSIP FROM
THE QUEEN CITY.
The Favorite of a King—An Unusual Event
—An Alderman's opportunity—Local'
Option --A Bright Newsboy.
The visit of Gaby Deslys presented iiity
curious study in pysobology.
and appearanoo this famous young we -
man has little to distinguish her from
is nei-
ther
of other actresses. She
a great singer nor a great dancer
and her beauty is of the not unfamiliar
doll type. But the fact that, according
to a report, she was once the favorite of
a 'King is her great asset. The theatre
was crowded at every performance, and
hours before the doore opened each after-
noon and eveniug a string of men ex-
tending several blocks lined up at the
gallery entrance ready for the rush seats.
The unusual curiosity to see the former
bourgeois girl who has taken the name
of Gabrielle of the Lilies, must be put
down to a species of abnormal iiunklrism
which is curious about everything per-
taining to aKing. There may bo some
satisfaction in knowing that Toronto is
by no means alone in this weakness. Al-
though, it is reported that Gaby was
something of a frost in Montreal, her
success in nraotically all Ainerioan cities
has beau phenomenal. Even in England
she had a marvellous run and .some of the
articles about her appearing even in
staid papers and magazines were of the
most gushing type, shrouding her with a
complexity of character and wonderful
mentality which if applied to a Cleopatra
would have been high prafae. As a mat-
ter of feet, she is an ordinary woman,
of not uncommon type, who travels with
her husband. who is also her dancing
Partner. ocking But
its 1 o has a press agent who
ward the betterates$ of theta eondltlo
He pare he 1s going to stop the nominal*
business next summer, but it may be `a
long time before Sammy- Oras an is
stand at the north-east corner of lC1isg
and Yonge, Sammy knows 11ow to Q1
papere and likes the business. t-'�
Mb DEL CITY FOR INDIANS.
Skidegates to Rave Electric' Lig' t"
and Sewers.
Mr. O'Neill's Success.
The surprise of the Municipal election
in Torouto was the phenomenal vote
polled by John O'Neill in the race for
the Beard of Control. M. O'Neill is a
Liberal Roman Catholic who in Orange
Tory Toronto polled the second biehest
vote of the eleven candidates. This is
just one of those unusual events which
sometimes vary the monotony of voting
in this somewhat unusual city.
Mr. O'Neill is a man of no little per-
sonal strength. He has a human, affec-
tionate element in his make up which
makes friends easily and Bolds them
, fast. He is also a man of wealth, being
largely interested In real estate and in
several hotel properties, one of which,
the St. Charles, is a well-knn. wn down -town
Property controlled by his brother.
Some criticism has been offered arainst
Mr. O'Neill's campaign on the ground
that he spent too much money. There
is no suggestion that any of this money
was spent for eorrupt purpoc?ee, but he
used printing and advertising eery ex-
tensively as well as other moans of pro-
moting his campaign. One report states
that his election coat him not less than
$5,000. His salary as Controller will be
$2,500. The argument is that such a scale
of expenditure makes it impossible for a
poor man to run for the Board of Con-
trol, or if be does run, that he will be
tempted to get his necessary expenses by
graft or other improper means at the
ultimate expense of the city. It 18 likely
that the movement to require the publica-
tion of all election expellees and perhaps
to limit them will assume considerable
proportions.
Ald. Wiokett's OppOrtunity.
At the Council Board there are many
new ac s, '
rv. We 11 have you in a estop ' d t o headed
He tore toff his tont, teal". a flan) tlhtr 11 Min hi ward "‘"?:"'P v� s
'au1d im cane sleeve hiTneelf,µand gave
of
5tixnx irpixi (rn6a rnment tuao ora ,tie <,
the other. sleeve to the next boy to ` d""
him, who in turn grasped the hand
of another boy farther back, and
so on to the length of the chain.
Then over the thin lee Harry made
his way carefully and quickly to-
ward the open place. Just as he
stretched out his left hand to clasp
the exhausted Ben, the ice bent and
broke beneath him, and he, too,
plunged into the icy water. But
he did not let go his grip of the
.coat, and the boy who held the
other sleeve was still on the sound
ice. In an instant Harry had seiz-
ed Ben by the collar. A moment
more would have been too late.
The boys at the other end of the
chain pulled their hardest, and
Harry, although it felt as if they
were pulling off his right• arm,
clung tight to Ben with his left
hand until they were both dragged
to safety <in the firm ice.
Then the crowd:on the ice and on
the shore shouted with joy, and as
Harry and Ben were hurried home
to get dry and w,arrn there were
many cheers for Harry and much
praise for his quick wit and bravery.
From that day nobody in Longmont
has given Harry Kingford his old
nickname, and if any boy should
do so, he would have to reckon with
Ben Flagg.—Youth's Companion,
CAREER OF ADVENTURE ENDS
Aviation Most Dangerous Sport for
Late A. A. Hardwick.
Alfred Arked Hardwick, who was
recently killed in the Wembley
(England) aviation disaster, had a
remarkable career of adventure,
although he was only 34. He was
always living up to Kipling's gospel
of the "legion that never was
'listed."
He served as a sailor around the
Horn, a policeman in Mashonaland,
an engineer in Egypt and an ivory
hunter in Africa. There his discov-
eries earned him the F,R,G.S.
When this episode had closed this
amazing soldier of "the lost legion"
turned to aviation. He went off to
America to help Dr. Spratt, the
American aviator, who was engaged
in aviation experiments.
In 1911 he name back to London
and joined Handley Page, the in-
ventor .of the monoplane on which
he met his death. He was the busi-
ness representative of Handley
Page,'Ltel., and was engaged in in-
terviewing departments, getting
contracts and similar diplomacy,
Bis friends rxny he will locks goo.. If
lie does, he will have little 'trouble in lief.
ing elected to the Board of Coutr-pl in t
near future and possible also to the
:Mayor's chair, especially as during the
last year or two the calibre of Conser-
vatives offering for the highest positions
in the pity has not been, iu some instanc-
es, nearly up to the standard of the party
in Toronto. For this reason the path of
Dr. Wickett, who is a prominent Conser-
vative, ought to be easier than it other-
wise would be.
Interest in Local Option.
Municipal elections throughout the
Province have now come to be oversha-
dowed. as far ae interest in Toronto is
concerned, by the local option campaign.
With the results this year both temper-
ance and liquor men profess to be eatis-
fled. To the Temperance forces the fact
that they held practically all of the muni-
cipalities where repeals of the act were
attempted is proof that in no section of
the province has sentiment begun to turn
against the cause, and the fact that to
those municipalities already held they
have been able to add a considerable
number of others is particularly encour-
aging. On the other hand, the liquor
forces rejoice because such notable con-
tests as the proposal to reduce the num-
ber of licenses in Hamilton and the local
option contest in the city of Pcterboro
went in their favor, to flay nothing of the
large number o'f important towns and
villages whish they aleo held. From these
facts they argue that the local option or
prohibition wave has about reached its
bright.
The fleenn on polling night when the re-
turns were being received at the head-
quarters of the Dominion Alliance was in
some respects an impressive one. A
large atcndanee composed of ministers and
laymen and women prominent in social
work was fired with something of the
spirit of crusaders. The fervor with which
they arose and sang the doxology was
significant of further fights to come and
plain indication of the fact that a moral
issue is likely to have a long life.
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coast Indian nation.
During this year they propose m-
ailing an electrical system for ,Louise Victoria, about whose matrr-
ghting their village and furnishing mpniel` future speculation is rife.
wer for a variety of industrial She is already a prominent figure
terprises to be carried forward r i11.13eiain society, having never been
kept in the seclusion which has
been the lot of many princesses.. She
has frequented, since her debut, the
select theatres and concert halls of
the, German capital, and drives
deftly her own pony -cart almost
daily in the Thiergarten, where she
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co-operative principles. They
ill also put in a modern sewerage
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• waterworks and complete
e protection equipment.
The Skidegates are just alittle•
ead of the whites of British
olumbia in the encouragement of
love of art, offering a tribal prize has ridden from the time she was
nnually for the best specimen of quite a tiny girl.
'ginal composition. • Their band
joys the reputation of being the
st Indian band in America. • Its
norary president is H.R.H. the
uke of Connaught, - Governor
eneral of Canada.
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The princess is of distinguished
presentment, and as full of pluck
and spirit as any one of her «six
brothers—which is saying a good
deal.
Dressed in superb white satin,
and wearing a simple ribbon wound
DREADED TO EAT.
A. Quaker Couple's Experience.
How many persons dread to eat
their meals, although actually
hungry nearly all the time 1
Nature never intended this should
be so, for we are given a thing
called appetite that should guide •
us as to what the system needs at
any time and can digest.
But we get in a hurry, swallow
our food very much Ns we shovel
eoal into the furnace, and • our
senses of appetite becomes unna-
tural and perverted. Then we eat
the wrong kind of food or eat toe
much, and there you are—indiges-
tion
reindiges-tion and its accompanying miseries.
An Eastern lady said :
"My husband and I have been
sick and nervous for 15 or 20 years
from drinking coffee—feverish,
gestion, totally unfit, a good part •
of the time, for work or pleasure.
We actually dreaded to eat our
meals. (Tea is just As injurious
because it contains caffeine, th
same drug found in-eoffe'e.>
"We tried doctors and. patent
medicines that counted up`'• -in co
hundreds of dollars, 'with little if
any benefit.
"Accidentally, a small package
of Postum came into my hands. I
made some according to directions,
with surprising results. We both
liked it and have not used any cof-
fee since..
"The dull feeling after meals has
left us and we feel better every
way. We are so well satisfied with
Postum that we recommehd it to
our friends who have been made
sick and nervous and miserable by
coffee." Name given upon request.
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs. •
Postum now comes in cone•ea-
trated, powder form, called Ira
start Postum. It is prepared by
stirring a level teaspoonful in a cup
of hot water, adding sugar to taste,
and enough cream to bring the
color to golden brown.
Instant Postum is convenient,
there's no waste ; and the flavor is
always uniform. Sold by grocers -
50 -cup tin 30 ets., 100 -cup tin 50 cts.
A 5 -cup trial tin mailed for gro-
cer's name and 2 -cent stamp for
postage. Canadian Postum Ce-
real Co., Ltd., Windsor, Ont,
A Newsboy's Fortune.
It is not always necessary to pity a
neweboy because he may seem to be poor,
Sammy Liehtman, who sells papere at the
corner of King and Yoram Sts., is now
the owner of property valued at $25,000. He
sold one lot the other day at a profit of
$10,000. He has made this money by sell -
int,'• papers at lc. apiece and be investing
the proceeds. It is the reault of some 10
or 12 years' work on the streets of Toron-
to. Sammy is, of eourse, a young man
of unusual endowments. Ile has the
money -making instinct. has force of char-
acter and ability. When he found he
could not sell papers fast enough him-
self, he bit upon the scheme of buying
them wholesale and getting other boys
to work for him, Ile has been the leader
in the organization of the Newe Boys
Tinton and other movements looking to-
re
ndR
cot ills
are just the right medicine for the
children. When they are constipated
—when their kidneys are out of order
—when over -indulgence in some
favorite food gives them indigestion
—Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills will
quickly and surely put thein right.
Purely vegetable, they neither sicken,
weaken or gripe, like harsh purgatives.
Guard your children's health by
always keeping a box of 1)r. Morsels,
Indian Root Pills in the house, They 61
Keep the Children Well
ITS
Why Called Influenza.
Influenza derives its name from an
Italian word meaning influence. It
was thus entitled by the Italian's in
the seventeenth century because
they attributed the disease to the
influence of the stars. A very com-
mon belief is that influenza is a
comparatively modern disease, dis-
associated from a general class by
latter day medical men, but this is
far from being the ease, for the ill-
ne.ss has been mentioned by ancieot
writers as far back as the four-
teenth century, there being records
of its appearance in France in 1311
and 1403.
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Princess Victoria Louise•of Germal y
in her luxurious tresses, the Prin-
cess Louise Victoria was seen the
other evening to have on the incom-
parable string .of pearls which her
mother, the Kaiserin,. has collect-
ed and added to annually since she
was • a baby. She looked absolute-
ly bewitching.
Queen Alexandra, it may be not-
ed, has also give"n to each of her
three daughters a precious pearl on
every birthday. The fashion, is a
pretty one, but only practicable to
royalties or the wealthy of less ex-
alted rank.
A Grammatical Point.
Carrie and Madge, aged four and
five, were making mud pies.
"Me am going to make a cherry
pie," said Carrie.
"Don't say `me arm for 'I are,' "
rejoined Madge with an authorita-
tive air.
TO KEEP TRE DEVIL OUT.
Curious Scheme of ICnglish Parson
to Mabe People Good.
Some of the more 'out-of-the-way
parts of Cornwall, England, can
offer many singular sights to the
visitors. None of these is more
curious, however, than that which
is to be seen in the small Village of
Veryan, in the.southern part of the
county.
On each side of the main roads
a
which lead to the group of cottages
clustered around the .church there
are to be seen certain queer look-
ing round houses, each surmounted
by a cross. These •cottages, accord-
ing to a writer in the Wide World,
were built with the object of keep-
ing the devil out of the village.
More than a hundred years ago
the vicar of the parish was a cer-
tain Jeremiah Twist, a parson who
seems to have been a most worthy
man, though curiously supersti-
tious. In spite of all his endeavors
to make 'his parishioners good it
seems that the village folk did not
improve very rapidly, and he de-
cided that something must be done
to right matters.
Accordingly, after much cogita-
tion, the famous round houses were
built. With these in positron, pro-
tected by their crosses, it was urged
that the Evil One would net dare
to enter the village and therefore
all would be well in Veryan. Whe-
ther the good vicar's Napes were
realized it is unfortunately impos-
sible to say, but the houses stand
to -day as a singular instance of an
attempt to baffle the powers of
darkness,
as
Five attempts were made on the
life of the late Queen Victoria ---on
June 10th, 1840; May 30th., 1842;
July 3rd, 1842; May 19th, 1849; and
March, 2nd, 1882. H
`The Heiress—"Your must not take
it. too much to heart, Jack. Al-
though I have refused you there are
plenty other good fishes in the sea."
Jack—"Yes, I know—but not gold -
Over one-half' of the entire popu-
lation of the world are inhabitants
of Asia.
TWO POINTERS ON HOW
TO CURE A GOLD
Weary Tiredness
Changed to Vigor
When you begin to sniff and feel a
burning sensation in the nasal passages,
or when a tickling irritation in your
throat starts you coughing, the first
important thing is to act at once. It's
the neglected cold that becomes trouble-
some and dangerous.
The second important thing to do is
to take Na-Dru-Co Syrup of Linseed,
I ieorice and Chlorodyne, and keep it up
till the Cold disappears entirely.
Na-Dru-Co Syrup of ]4nseed, Licorice
and Chlorodyne is absolutely free from
,r harmful drugs, and can safely be given
even to moderately young children.
It is pleasant tasting and quick acting,
promptly relieving the irritation of the
throat and nostrils, loosening the
mucus, promoting expectoration, and
checking the cold.'•
Your druggist has Na-Drit-Co Syrup
of I4iiseedyl'i acotice and Chlorodyne in
25c, and. Spc bottles, or call quickly get
it for you. Compounded by the National
Drug and Chemical Co. of Canada,
Limited. 315
That Played -Out feeling Was
Quickly Remedied and Health
Restored.
Story of a Merchant Who Almost Lost
His Business and His Health Through
Neglecting Early Symptoins of Dis-
ease.
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Box 23h leeolttor Wlr... V. is, A.
plosion of a shell, and his
fication card destroyed,
The vast majority of the hundreds
of thousands of Japanese and Ruae
sians killed in the Russo-Japane
war were identified. After
t r - ex
amp
tie o. SI a f ho River, for amp
over* 13,000 Russian dead were bu
ied by the Japanese, practical/
every one being recognized be4
means of the little metal ikons, ole
sacred picture images, found on than
bodies. On the back of these ikons
was stamped the name, regiment
and rank of the wearer.
Each Japanese soldier carried at
tiny aluminum tag worn inside thili
waistbelt and bearing anumbs'
corresponding with his number lea
the regimental list. So terrible was
the fighting and so many soldie
were literally blown to bits b,
hand grenades, that orders were les
sued that the tags should be placed
inside the doles of the boots. It wap
found that even if a shell actually
struck a man and blew him to atones
his boots were •always found intact.
Germans, like Bulgaria, lite,
more than one way of identifying
its dead after a big battle. Each
soldier earries three metal discs
about the size of a half-do1larj;
stamped with his number and•corps
One disc is sewn 'inside the collar of
the greatcoat, another in the waist-
band of the trousers, and the third
in the heel of the right boot.
How we11 this system works was
shown at Vionville and Gravelotte,
two of the worst battles of the wet'
of 1810. These battles were fough
in front of Metz on August 16 an
18, the Germans losing over 40,00
officers and men. Yet complete cap.
ualty lists were received in BerliA
two days later.
In the Spanish-American war the
badges of the American soldiers
were stolen by the Filipinos. These
metal badges •were very elaborate
and were looked upon at great fine
by :the enemy. As a result, how
ever, the United States Governs
ment discarded this metal badge
for a cloth tab, in which was woven
a number and letter identifying the
owner.
During am Abyssinian war hun-
dreds of the zinc name -plates car-
teed,y the Italian soldiers were.
ea'iait4t1 ,•.,off: by Menelilee warriors,
rho'. wore them as elearnes. Copses
gaently to this day the fate of man
of the Italian wounded and prison.,
ers is not known. •
A Wise Dog.
A party of sportsmen on their
way home after a successful day's
shooting passed the time in telling
dog stories, each one being an ef-
fort to "cap" the previous one.
Here is the last story told. "I have
got a dog that makes all yours seem
fools," said a little roan. "I gen-
erally feed him myself after dinner,
but the other day a friend dropped
in and the poor beast slipped my
mind. After the meal we went into
the garden. The dog scratched up
a flower and laid it at my feet, witle
the most yearning look in his eyes
—it was a forget-me-not i"
More than 300,000 marriages are
registered annually in the United
Kingdom,
Mrs. Exe—So your husband fell
asleep in church last night. I sup.
pose you woke him up. Mrs. Wye
—Not until after the sermon. There
was a lot in it about woman's ea.
travag•ance—nonsense, of course,
but I'm mighty glad John didn't
hear it.
iclenttt.
"My life for years has been of
sedentary character'," writes T. B.
Titchfield, head of a well-known
firm in Buckingham. "Nine hours
every day I spent at office work
and took exercise only on Sunday.
I disregarded the symptoms of ill -
health, which were all too appar-
elat tea v .falall s„ eeT,
then ',pale, and betoie lung 1 'va
jaundiced,.—eyes`•and skin were yel- •
row, my strength and nerve en-
ergy were lowered, and I was quite
unfitted for business. In the morn-
ing a lightness in the head, parti-
cularly when I bent over, made me
very worried about my health. Most
of the laxative medicines I found
weakening, and knowing that I had
to be at business every day I neg-
lected myself rather than risk fur-
ther weakness. Of eourse I grew
worse, but by a happy chance I be-
gan to use Dr. Hamilton's Pills. I
was forcibly struck by the fact that
they neither caused griping nor
nausea, and it seemed incredible
that pills could tone, cleanse and
regulate the system without causing
any unpleasant after effects. Dr.
Hamilton's Pills acted with me
just as gentle as nature—they gave
new life to my liver, strengthened
my stomach, and won me back to
perfect good health, My skin is
clear, dizziness has disappeared,
and my appetite, strength, spirits
are perfect."
Refuse anything offered you in-
stead . of Dr. Hamilton's Pills,
which are sure to cure. Sold in
25c. boxes, five for $1.00 at all
druggists and storekeepers, or post-
paid from the Catarrhozone Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y., and Kingston,
Canada.
SOLDIERS IULLED IN WAR.
I[ow They Are Identified on the
Field of Battle.
Turkey is the only European
country which takes practically no
trouble to see that its soldiers
killed in war shall be identified.
Every other country makes its
fighters carry "identity discs,"
"cards,", or in some other way pro-
vides that its dead :soldiers will be
recognized.
Bach Bulgarian soldier, for in-
stance, carries no fewer, than six
identification plates, each of which
has on it his name, number and
corps. These plates each man is
directed to fix away in various parts
of his clothing, so that, however
badly he may be wounded, there
will be at least one plate by which
he can be identified.
After• Spion Kop no trace could
be found of Capt. Hicks of the Lan-
cashire Fusiliers, and Ids months
he was supposed to be in the hands
of the Boors. It transpired, how-
ever, that he had been blown al -
roost literally to atoms by the ex -
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and 6% earned on your money.
We offer bonds in $100, $500,
and $1,000 denominations.
J. A. MACKAY & COMPANY
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Guardian Bldg, Royal Bonk
MONTREAL TORONTO