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The Wingham Advance, 1914-08-20, Page 2JAPANS Ni1111 NOW LOOKING FOR GERMANS Britain's Pacific. Ally Said to he Sweeping Seas for Enemy's Warships. "BOBVNEW FORCE Veteran Leader Organizes Im- perial Light Horse From Among Colonies. Leendon, Cable—'rhe ,probable at- titude of japan is still the subject of snitch speculation. Conversations are going On eontinuallY between Japan and Great 13ritain coneereing Japan's duty under her alliance with Great DrItain and the part she will be per- mitted to take in the peace conferences following the war. The Daily Telegraph learns from a diplomatic correspondent that the Japanese Government intends to carry Out to the full its obligations under the Anglo -Japanese treaty. The cor- respondent says that the Japanese navy has put to sea and will co-oper- ate with the British fleet in taking effective action against the enemy's ships in the Pacifie. SCARE STORIES DENIED, The official news bureau of the army and Admiralty has issued a warning to the public against placing the slightest reliance in the many ru- mors current daily regarding alleged victories or defeats or concerning the arrival of wounded or disabled ships of Great Britain. "These are, without Meetestion, baseless," the warning says. GERMAN CAVALRY BEATDN. The War Office announces; The Belgian army has won victories in the district around HasseIt against Ger- man cavalry, which eves trying to take the offensive again after its defeat at Diest German infantry is moving to- ward Vise and Tongres, but no fresh engagements have resulted from this movement. The British fleet is assured of ab- solute safety for the transport of Eng- lish troops on the Continent. FRENCH AVIATORS WINNING. e-Thei usual War Office bulletin issued at 11.30 this evening says: The avi- ation branch of the French army has won several triumphs, of which the most brilliant is that near the Woevre River in Lorraine, where a German aeroplane flying at a height of 3,000 feet, was brought to earth by rifle fire from the ground, which disabled the motor. Two alerman officers, who were piloting the aeroplane, are pris- oners. • e German aviators dropped bombs in the Department of the Meuse, but nos de was injured. The peak of Saales, in the Vosgei, end the village of Saales have been Occupied by French artillery, facilitat- ing the infantry advance into Alsaee. LORD ROBERTS' SCHEME. London, Cable—On the suggese don of Lord Roberts, a scheme has been formulated for organizing at nce a corps of "Imperial Light erse," which is described as a imps of mounted regulars for ser - ice in Europe," and in which it has been decided to include squadrons from the oversea dominions and de- edendes. The members of the orps, who are to be experienced rifle hots, will be required to pass the igher shooting standard in addition to tho ordinary marksman's test. he limits of age are 25 and 45. Each ember will, in addition %0 an allow - nee for horse, outfit and rifle; be pro- vided., with field glasses and repeating pistolThose having dependents vill receive a lite insurance policy or a year for a sum not exceeding me thousand dollars, and all mem- rers of the corps will have a special pounty of fifty dollars andsupwards In ltddition to the Government bounty it the end of their term of service two years or as long as the war asts. Five hundred expert riders and ;hots, who have been selected to form t "Colonial corps," includieg Cana- lians, Australians and New Zealand - es, were inepected on the Horse Wards parade yesterday by General lethune, who ceingratulated the corps its splendid turnout and condition. tactically all of them have seen ac - service, and wore their war tedals. With one exception they are in everyday attire, and several erre top hats. Many of them are in ood business positions, and will, if re War Office recognizes. the corps, rovide their own horses and equip - rent. One and all, they are anxi- as to take part in active service. Nor- m; Griffiths is the organizer of the mpg, Sir Gideon Murray, Major rank Hilder and Colonel Colin 'Hard- tg were among those who accom- inied Gen. Bethune down the lines. el. Montague Craddock, who corn - ended the New Zealand aontingent the South African War, was in 'remand. After inspection the men arched to the White City, where ird Leetsdale, who is to bestome an morary colonel, subject to official prove] has arranged for temborary arters. • s • MAIN WRECKED id Addington Game Inspector 1Ylay I)ie of Injuries. .4anieverth, Ont., Report—Several ,sengers were injured, one et them lonely, this Morning, when the nlar paseeriger trate, oe the 8 of met diettste.r about three miles Us Of thill Plaee. Tho train, eh is part Of the C. N, IL system Milts between DeSeronto and Ilerelebtirel, Parried only one eceteh -* baguette tar, and both of these t tato the diteh, owing, it is be - to the epreatling of the retie. fle'esenger MOst Seriously hurt . R. Puree:11e fire' and game M- bar eircerth A,ddingtou, whose ems brultied and collar-bOne . ,.larrOWM, who was }rattily sums pd trout Marehank, easel Mr. Pue- bla a poor thence for recovery, De heamt Is very weak and his 70 / ssra »,gisirriit hilt. The General With an Oath be sprang at the captaln and ileieed him, by the throat "You villain 1 You've tricked me. You planned all this, you scounerelt You did/ you dial. You have irola Mei hitt sell you1 have the medley or your infernal lifer The captain etruggled and itemise tic; free himself from Itis dupe's grasp, but be could not, and Mr. WilhelmSmythe, nerved and goeded to madnees, pushed theearl and his servants aside and dragged Mr. Murpoint into the hall. "Now," he hissed, in Ilia ear, "get °Tit your cheque book and welt° MO 4 cheque for twenty thousend pounds. of I'll kill yout do worse ; I'll pub Huh the *terry and the bet in eevry clib in London! dem heari you thought to get the better of me, to play the idiot and, hold me up to ridieulet,h2rnron but you shan't! you shan't! I'll bave Ilia rnoney ,or I'll orueh you! "Silence!" hissed the eaptain, Mane- ing• round at the astonished group di guests and servants. "Come outside,, and he in turn half drngged and half led the -unfortunate man into. the corirt- earth "I'll give you the cheque to -morrow." "Now, nowl this moment, or lel split all!" cried Smythe, aad with an oath he darted bis hand in the captain's face, Howard Murpoint's eyes grew dark, but he was as pale as death. Fear mus in his heart, for he saw that his fleet 111-lnek had set in. "Confound yout" he cried, "you shall have it! I'll give you a hundred their; sand pounds to be rid of emir it mad- man," and with a shaking hand he took a cheque front his book and filled it in. Mr. Smythe snatched it from .his hand. glanced at it with blood -shot eyes and leaped upon his horse, which lie had shouted for ache came int.> the yard, * That night Murpoint returned to town, end, although clerks and secretar- ies, detectives and spies, his servants: and tools, were waiting to see him, he would tee none. but went straight to Itis own room, ;Mich was double-Ie.:ascii and guarded. After a slight rest, during which he elept the peaceful Bleep of an innocent child, he dressed himself with seeuple lous mere and wed down to the Mild. mays' house. "TV'as Miss Mildmay up yet 7" he ask- ed. The s.ervernt took him to Violet'a deawirgeroom, where Violet sat, a let- ter in her hand, and a thoughtful -and pained, yet glad, expression on her face. • She rose as he entered. "1 am so glad yoit have come," she said, wearily, but with a smile. "I have just lied a letter,' and she held up the open envelope. 'And I have some news," he said, "or I would not have intruded so early." "Perhaps you know it." he added, with grave face. "Lady Ethel Bofediele and Mr. Fairfax have eloped." "Yes," said Violet, with a sigh. "It is all so sudden and—and what is strange. Lord Boiedale has accompanied them." "It is strange nnd mast dishonoratle." said Howard Murpoint. "For Mr. Fair- fax to forget or ignore honesty is one things but for Lord Fitz Boisdale to lend himself to an enderhanded and dis- honorable course is quite another, Lack - and is in the deepest grief; Loid Lack - land is etrieken down with affliction, and, of course, my dear Violet, you will show your disapproval of the scandalous affair by withdrawing your friendship from both parties.' Violet, who had listened with shamed and pained attention, flushed deeply. "Do you know," she said, eleOveles 'that Lord Fitz asked me to be his vile!" The captain did know it, but he pro- fessed complete ignorance, rind grew easily pale and haggard. Violet rose with alarm, but he stopped her ftom calling out for assistance by grasping ler arm. 'Do not call—give me time. Oh, Vio- et! Violet!" he groaned, hiding bis ace in his hands, Violet gazed at him with her deep, mournful eyes opened to their utmost. At preeent sire did not understand his taborets acting. "How bave r pained you?" eh e Mur- mured, "Do you not /Ike Lord Bole - dole?" "Do you love him?" he retorted, sud- denly, gazing searchingly and with lettering tips into her face 'Answer me, I implore you, ear, dear Violet! Do you love im? If you say yes; if you tell me ou have given your heart to him I will (say no more; I will leave you—leave ngland, and I veill pray that you may be happy! Answer me, oh, answer me!" Violet trembled and looked troubled. "I do not understand," she murmur. d, hurriedly. "Why should you leave ngland? Why should you leave e?" "Answer me first," he replied, rokenly, and with fearful earnestetess, artey real, partly feigned. "I will aneiver, and truthfully,” fetid iolet, 'with low intensity. "I do not ove him; you know that ray love is buried forever, and that I have no east to give. My hand Would have son hie, all unworthy of its aeceptante it is, but—but—for for this." forbid it! I forbid it!" cried the ptein, grasping her arm. "You shall et marry him, Violet, if you do not ye him. 1Nsould rather +see you in Oar grave than the wife of Fitz Bois - sett Oh, Violet, forgive me this 'wild - but you do hot, you cermet, know he state of my heart. Violet, I do vis you," he added rapidly', in answer o the look of deep and profound ntiezekkest upon Violet's beautifuLface. I love you, and have loved you eines rat *air yore -do not turn from nee! I m no worthy of you, but tit least I ve yent for yourself alone. Can he— an that foolish boy etty that?I are ch, he es poor. His family is ruined, nil be seeks in a Marria,ge with yots tit the means wherewith to rebuild his meekest. fortunes. Do not speak!" he oatiened, eagerly, leading her to a seta, ne matting over her where alio eat, sil- nt, etiotionleass, as if under a spell. "I now it to be truo, for 1 have heard M own it, 1 have heard the earl peculate on it; the very money-le:A- rs are 'waiting for it, that they may trim upon the wealth which you will ring him!" "It la /ales!" said Violet, starting to er feet. "It eannot be true!'" "It Is tee here," he replied, ripielly nil With hammiest yet tellieg earned ers be reasoned and convinced her. Than she bank upon the touter end OVered Bar face 'with her Imelda, Zee* lowesseel Agit "Oh, where can I turn to find the true awl the remit Wbere, where?" "Herel"iexclainied leeward Murpoint, touching his bread, and speaking in, a soft, boothing,almost paternal tender- ness. ''Here is succor and safety, dear Violet, I do not ask yon to Jove illei that I cannot expect, until I have proved. ere long, nay undying devotion to youl I do not ask you anything elee but the right to protect you front the wortbless adventurer and rnereenary rogue. Ob, Violet, if you could but know that it was his—your dead lath- etas—last wieh that we ehould be mar. ried. He woule, had he lived, plea.aed for me more eagerly than I can plead for myself. Will you not listen to his voice, which, though dead, speaks through me, and be mine? Come to me, Violet, my own darling! Let me be protector, wershipper, husband!" Violet struggled to rise, but he had knelt, in his eagerness, on her dream She fell faint, swooning, charmed, and thor- oughly overcome. She dropped, and fell back. "Say 'yes' --say you will be mine — say you will let me guide and protect you!" he whispered, tenderly. Violet, driven to bay, confueed, ba' wildered, overcome, placed her cold, trembling hand in his, and the captain kuew that at last be had won the great stake for which he had been so long playing. CIL:ATTER XXVII. The next morning the enrinent and re- spectable Mr. naxton received a short —a very short—and very mysterious letter. "Dear Sir; If you have any desire to learn more of the mystery of Pen- zerddie you may satisfy your curiosity to some extent by meeting the 'writer of this letter at the to praise or blame; she pursued the even tenor of her way, ealm, serene aa usual, with the peaceful and ainioet sad smile on her face and her usual gentle manner to all, ruined chapel in Mildmay Park. Should you decide to come, make your way there to -morrow night unseen and con- ceal yourself behind the middle pillar neat the turret, where you may (me and hear much that will astonish and en- lighten you." The letter was unsigned and the hand- writing was a strange one to Mr. Thax- ton. He sat and turned the letter over sev- eral tinree, reread and reread it, and at last he muttered: "I knew that mystery would turn up again. 1 felt certain of it, and here it te. I will go." Thereupon he rang the office bell and issued an order for the packing of his traveling -case. That next day the Penrluddie train bore three paseengere important to this hietory—Mr. Thaxton, Leicester an Stumpy. Leicester saw Mr. Thaxton alight and knew that his letter had taken effect; he carefully avoided the keen eyos of the old lawyer, and he and Stumpy cut across a field near the station aed left the village behind them. Toward midday Stumpy cut out to- ward the village and found a boy leaf- ing about. He game him it letter for Job, the carrier, and told him to take it to him and give it him quietly: The lad, delighted with a stxpense, tore off, and soon slipped into Job's hand this note: "Be at the old chapel to -night at mid- night. H. M." Job read it and asked the boy who had given it to him. Job at once concluded that the cap- tain had dieguieed himself, and deter- mined to obey the mysterious missive. The night fell dark and cheerless. Toward midnight Mr. Thaxton care- fully picked his way to the old chapel and, not without sundry shudders and quakings, took up his place behind the centre pillar. For some time the silence and awful solitude of the place was unbroken save by the whizz of the bat and the aub- dued screech of the owl. Mr. neaten began to grow cold and shivery, and had almost decided tce re- turn to the inn when a slight noise at- tracted his attention, and he saw a light approaching. It was carried by a short man, whom he at once, by the aid of the light, dis- tinguished as Job, the carrier. Here, at least. was something tangible and corroborative of the letter. He dared' scarcely breathe, so eagerly curious was he and he watched Job, who looked round cautiously, and at length seated himself upon the tomb and shaded his lantern. Midnight struck in solemn, monoton- ous tones, and immediately there ap- peared a blue, misty light from among the pillats. job etarted to his feet with an bath. "Come, no larke with me, lads!" he said, savagely. "This is a stale garne---" The words died out on his lips for as the light approached nearer it dis- closed the form of the long -lost Leicais- ter Decision. There was his pale face and lank hair, all dripping wiel water, ems Weed clung to hie white ohm(' and hung at bis elbows. He looked as if he had juat risen from his watery grave. Jelds lames shook and he fell to the ground; the epirit drew nearer and scowled down upon him with fierce eyes Which glowed like fire from the chalky -hued cheeks. Job's fear grew aimed to madness. Here was a. gboet indeed! One to make his heart quake and his soul 'shudder to its interniost core. "Matiefer Leicester!" he grasiped. "Mitesiter Leieester! have tufty on my soul; Have mercy!" The fearful words rolled through the thapel, and the ghost seemed to hear them for in a eepuIehral yoke, it form- ed tie word, "Confeeel" "I will, I will," gasped Job. "I'll con- fesa all—before a magistrate, Meester Leicester, deer Meeeter Leieester, didn't think you'd be drowned! I'd never it dond lel confess all! 131 confeee what I've seen, P11 tell how the captain put the paper he the old bureau! Time him do 11.-4 set hires do it—r see him and J'ent St/tieing; and isitovr who killed Jerni 1 know! I Icaolv! Oh, Wester Leicester, him mercy en a live Man and PII tell al" "Confe5:0" said the gbastly voiee. "I Will," sold job. "I'm a iontiggler; we are all emuggrers, but the eaptain the hide f ; he drives ue to it end takes the money—oh, mercy, Maester Ihrieesiterl—and knows A 'WM way throng* the dead squire's room to the beach! The captain know; ami the A6,6466114 Am** 11166,13 mile* IVialAttlap rAidlyem. ter, and murdered yon as did Jerre Steeling. Opera me, Moder Leioetiter, and I'll tell ail if they hung rue for ite l's'e meant to do it IlUktlY A time, but now your glued bee some 111 do it, or )'ou'd never leave mei Oh, Lord! oh, Lord!" ":ollieirs," said the near. ghost, 4r4W1111; "1 Willi I Willi" serealnea Job, ami 1 he fell face downward upon the earth in a swoon of horror. At that moment two figures sprang out from the darkness. One was Stumpy with a /antern, the other Mr. Tharston, Ilobt rushed at the prostrate man, over Whom the ghost was bending. Stumpy seized job, Mr. Thaxton aeized the ghost, and conuncnced tearing at the ehroud. "Stop!" said Yolco. "Stay your hand, uleee Leiceeter 11Dfodr.soTni.i,a,xtora. T am h . "What!" exclaimed Mr. Thaittell, fall - meet. "What! ing beak evith astoniah you alive!" and then he snatched v,t the linen -bandaged hand, and shook it like Madman. • "Yea, me," said Leicester, with a thrill of triumph and exultation in his voice. "I have not come back to the world a moment too soon," he added, sigaifi- Cently. "You have heard this mares confession?" "I have," said Mr. Thaxton. "And believe it?" askel Loki:der, lowly. "As I believe that there is it sky above us," said Mr. Thaxton. "I always knew that Howard Murpoint was a villain, and 1 was smiting for a Nemeeis to track him down. Little did 1 think that you would be that Nemesis: And who is this?" he asked, motioning to - Ward etumpy. "My best and truest friend," eaid Lei eester. "Then give me yoour hand," seal Mr, the respecteble lawyer grasped" the ex.: Thaxton, and, to Stunrpy's astonishment eonviet's hand and shook it heartily. "And new What is to be done with this fellow? He is too precious to be lost sight of." "I have it cart wear here," said Lei- cester, "and I thought that if you would stand my friend you wattle not mind taking elmege of him till the morning," "Certainly," eaid Mr. Thaxton, eagerly. "A eapital plan! He shall not leave rny sight, and to -morrow he shall be before the magistrate." "Lend a hand, sir," said Stumpy, "for he's coming to." The three carried the senseleae Job to the cart, jumped in themeelvest, and Stumpy drove to Tenby, while Leicester removed his ghostly disguise and re- asstnned his Spanish one. CHAPTER XXVIII. Quito unconssmons of the Nemesis Nrhich was already on his track, the captain was rapidly bringing his scheme to a climax, The world vras, of course, very much astonished to hear that Mr. lioward Murpoint was the man Miss Mild:nay Was to marry, and many blamed her for her fickleness. But Violet was perfectly indifferent Mrs. Mildmay had Veen 'Very much surprieed to hear that Violet had, so to epeak, changed her mind. But Mrs. Mildmay thought it was a very good change, for she believed the captain to be the best and cleverest man in the world, and perhaps considered him the handsomest. When Violet went to old Mrs. Dod- son, the mother of the man She had she as fearful that the old lady would be ovedgrieved. Perhaps memory elle cherished, w 0. Perhaps Mrs. Dodson was, but all she said was: "Violet, my dear, you will do what hisimri?g.ht, I know, and—and if this seems to you right, do it. But do you love "I cannot do that" said Violet, kiss- ing the old lady's hand with a loving tenderness, "You know where my heart is—it will never leave Leicester, never! But Mr. Murpoint does not ask me for love, but for respect and esteem." "Mrs. Dodson, with a slight shade on her browA.nd you give him these?" asked Violet's face shadowed and reflected that shade le( distrust, but 'aimed in- stantly she renlied: "T cannot conceal anything from you who have been a mother to me, dear. One time. I neither esteemed nor trust- ed Mr. Murpoint—indeed, I disliked him. But all that feeling has gone," she con- tinued, hurriedly. "He has been it true wiafii,ktHeoinetadowvaefhrinridmebn.,old,estso ymotele was my fath- er's which was creeping upon her. "I will try with all my heart to be a good dream and a sleep to me sometimes, and—but there!" she broke off, springing bass not come. Mother, I seem to have no feeling, no emotion, Life ia but a and I think that I shall wake perbaps, to her feet and putting up her hand as man he loved and trusted. No, when the feeling I have spoken of has come over me I have cast it off as unworthy and er's friend, and how dare I distrust the unjust, Lately"—and she sighed—"It if the feeling of unhappi- said Mrs. Dod- son, sobbing. "Would that I could have been a mother indeed to you. But it was not to be, My boy was taken from your side, and it is not right that you should remain alone in the world, wed- ded to a shadow. Violet, you will not change to me? You will love me still?" For answer the- gentle girl threw ber arms round the old lady's neck and buret into tears, "You will always be my Mothert" she said, "for are you not Leiceeter's?" So the pure, just -minded girl strove to trod and love the manwhom she bad coesented to take as a husba.nd. Ile, meanwhile, was all smiles and honeyed words' Looking handsomer and more confidentthan ever. The world declared that thete was no end to his succossee and that he was the most wonderful man of the time. Soon it was rumored that the mar- riage betWeen him and the wealthy Mies Mildmay was to take place almost im- mediately, and that when it aid llow- ard Murpoint, M. P., would be niade a baronet. Ne wonder the great man looked happy as he toile his magnificent Mtn - ter in the park or appeered in the ear- lobe of the elite With his beautiful be- trothed on his arm. Who toted see him when he was isIorte--at night, when he sat erouche4 within his easy -Miter in his own room, roe% telemacinngue6u: ottftuaI dtoigyserrt ewaigedth the a n d6 feeerks feestetio.es, well fee but distrustful? his a None eaw him, but his bed angel birnself an he looked into the mir- tor which refleetea dark, working The 'World kneve nothieg of the twen- ty thoueand pounds which Mr, Wilhelm. So:37the bad extorted from him. The 'World knew nothing of the scar on his leg Which the convict gang- thain had left there; of the perjury which his Maki had plotted, or the vile marder his bends had wrought. tTo be tmetinued). - • ess 4Thitt plant belornee to the begonia fitneila." "Alit And yen are taking are of it *lino they are tlWaY.".—)30atOtt 'ffiesesielint Sug ar Itimaiting• jAms and jellies the least expensive item is the sugar YET tohset p ot suig a risrthe ingredient because if its quality is not right, your corxfedions will ferment, spoil, not be sufficiently sweet or be flavourless. With St. Lawrence Sugar results are always satisfactory. St. Lawrence Extin Granulated Sugar is sold in 2 lb. and 5 lb. sealed cartons, arid in hags of 10 lbs., 20 lbs., 25 lbs., 50 lbs., and 100 lbs. Order a bag of St. Lawrence Extra Granulated Sugar Blue Tag— the Medium Sizo Grairi—Thia size suits mon people best good grocers everywhere can eupply score Si, Lawrence Sugar Refineries, Limitees Montreal. eleeet se eseestassee is WALT:W. Ilk • ji •0; I 411•111,144.: j 1,8.• 0 !el IS 1111 -_••••• rooks. •••••M•Paill !C.v.!! ••• • 11••••!It • sr lee Nee By and .About Women. A "sweet girl graduate" at the Min- nesota School of Agriculture did a "washing" on the stage as her contri- bution to the graduating exercises held recently. With a blue gingham apron slipped over her white graduating frock she manipulated the washing machine and explained how the "fam- ily wash" may be done scientifically —and she got more applause than the girl who "essayed" about "The Plea- sures of Mensory." Mrs. Marion Schaeffer, a graduate cook, has been appointed by the Na- tional Bank of Commerce, New York, to provide "balanced meals" for its 400 employes, The bank restaurant occupies the entire top floor of the building. It was established because the bank officers discovered there was a close relationship between food and business efficiency. Pearl fishing is doee by women in Japan. • 4. PILES CURER AT HOME BY NEWASSORPTION METHOD If you +suffer from bleeding, itching, blind or protruding piles, send me your address, and I will tell you how to eure yourself at home by the new absorption treatment; and will alsso send some of this home treatment free for trial, with references from your own locality if requested. Immediate relief and per- manent cure assured. Send no money, but tell others of this offer. Write to- day to Mrs. M. Summers, box P8, Wind- sor, Ont. • KEEP COOLI (London Morning Adyertieer) The country is at war pitch at the present moment, and a call for volun- teers would mean that thousands would respond. But a calm attitute is what Canada needs for the sake of business and financial stabil.ty. The less of needless "scare" there is, the lower prices will bit, and the more dignified the coun- try wilt appear. Defensive measures must be looked to, but at present that is the most we can do or are e:tpeeted to do. Mictioawrds's Liniment Cures Garget In THE WORLD AGAINST THEM. (New York World) Having begun war, Germany autocraey now finds'itself is/seated. Italy construes the triple alliance as applicable Only to it war if defense; because there would be revoIntion in Italy If the government 'ventured to chatrapioft the cause of the hated Auatrian. Great Britain ia Com- pelled to make France's cause her creme. Germany and Austria are loft alone to fight the battle of autocra.cy and pay the bill in blood and treastite and prestige. In this war they have no eym- pathizers even among neutrals. The en- lightened +minion of the whole 'world hes turned against the two kaisers a it turned against Isrepreeon ILL When he sought to make himself the autotrat of Europe. WU WOMEN PROr084, rnIngt Fair Suitors in #(elanisian Islands Seelc Death When Refused. "ae you do not merry rne, 1 shell gill rayaelt." In ;Aar Slat rotary these met- estrum:lathe wormare oeteis met With, and apinetimea may be, Aimee= le relit line put never PrQbably, la suchdeadly ear - Ault as tbeY are now and again in tlie Melanesian lalaguls, where it Is the eua-- tem among wile of the natives fur the WoMen to ;movie marriage. If the man refuses, the Woluan must Itill 'herself, Captain Sinker, It. N., le., who is beck in leaglesci after abendloc seine years aineng the Ilieleritaiau It:armlets, deem ebat tile custom oftee letuiS to tragedy, tittle:m.0, le orie casie which came under his notice User was it haPPY, li ionise" whet irregular, ending. It appears that a young natiVe who had beea converted to CM -teaming', via, !mil the ieland where the woulea al- ways propoe0 marriage, and it girt fell in love with Lim and propoiied. Ilut as he was already engaged he hail to re- fuse. The gni quietly reS4guest hersele to death, Which eel distressed the Yonfig Christian imtive that he consulted it misaionary. and lurked what los ought te do—whether he ought to allow the girl to kut her -vele or whether, to prevent this, he Ought to marry ler. In the ena It WWI agreed that he should marry ner, in spite of Ins engagement in another island, and they became a very ha,PPY couple, "There is no doubt," Biwa Can, tain Sinker, "that the girl would have killed herself. In fact, the people of the island would have insisted upon It." "A wornanes crowning glory Is her hair," but not in another Melanesian island which Captain Sinker visited. "There," he says, "It Is the custom or the men to grow their hair very long, while the ambition of the women Is to be perfectly bald. I have often seen women scraping their heads with pieces of broken bottles and gaskin,g them- selves badly In their efforts to get the right effect." Both the men and women,. however, in that Part of the world have a perfect mania for European clothes. Indeed, it seems to be their great ambition to pos." gess civilized garments and the reeult is that they often present the most ludic- rous appearance, , A native woman once made a public appearance wearing tbir- teen petticoats, while a chief appeared In a battered top hat and waistcoat, When a rnan has a complete suit his great Idea is tit spend the rot of his life in it, and he would be affhast if You suggested to him that he might ocean - tonally take it off. Even when he swims he insiste, on keening' his clothes on, and when he cornea out of the writer he makes no attempt to driy either him- self or his clothes. The result is that the natives often have very had chills, due to nothing but tho warning of clothes.—Tit-Bits. . HAL/.MINUTE STORIES. Little Tales That Are Worth Read- ing and Retelling. It is told of the King of Saxony that once when he was passing through the market in plain clothes a peasant woman earn° up to hiic, mistaking him for it butcher. You are mistaken, my good woman," sald'the King, "1 arn not 1"(eo.ily a butch- er, I only look like one," "Mother has drowned all my little kit - tons,' 1vas the tearful reply of a little boy in answer to the old lady, who asked him why he was crying. "That was very wrong, of her," she said, consolingly. The bpy stared. "It's not that," he explained, "I wanted to drown them myself." A woman teacher, who had a class of boys and girls gave them a. dictation lesgin to are how they could manage words which are sounded alike and spelt differently. "Would you believe," she said. "that Most of the girls spelt 'neil"sale," and that most of the boys spelt 'sale 'sail'? You see the sex difference shows itself at a very early age." It's cheaper to raise colts than to ern, horses. But it's costly if you lose the colts. Keep a bottle of Kendall's Spavin Cure handy. - For thirty-five years has proved it the safe, reliable remedy for spavin, splint, curb, ring- bone, bony growths and lameness from many causes. Is Sold by druggists everywhere at 1 a bottle,g bottles for 55. Get a free copy of 3ur boor:an:I:re:ruse on the Horse" at your druggist's or write us. 85 Dr. 11. 3. KENDALL CO..enosburg VaUs elt• Household Helps. To preyed the skin from discolor- ing after a fall or blow, take it little dry starch, moisten it with cold water, and lay it on the injured part It is a good plan to pepper a carpet thickly just where auy heavy piece of furniture .has to rest on it, As this helps to keep mottles, etc., away. To clean glass toilet bottles, hut it little vinegar and salt into the bottle, allow to etand for 2 hours. auto thee rinee out in clear warm water. You can clean jewelry successfully by washing it in Lot suds in which a little atnntenia has been dtmolVel Killed by Blood Poisoning Used art old razor for paring bis corns. Foolish, because d 25e bottle of Putnartes Corn Extrator will cure all the Corns in it family for a year. Safe, because purely vegetable. Use dealers, 4.• Extractor, 25e et ell ler. 4 • • AN EXPLODED THEORY. (PhiladelPhia Record) Probably the most confirmed militariet would feel rather sheepish if he were to repeat the time -warn arguments oe that ilk with respect to the potentiality of armament3 as preservers of Interna- tional peace. We may soon have an op- portunity to learn also the truth of fals- ity of the Macehlavenism that suceess Is war makes nations great. That is ground for suspieion that even the victor M the present world -conflict will conic out of It strainer in power, glory and Minard's Liniment Cures Colds, Etc. wealth than he wa.s_ren he went In. Caroline Coe's 'tested Recipes. Peanut leutter.---Roast two pounds 01 raw peanute until the meats aro deli- cate brown. Repeove shell and all skin and grind in food grinder, using finest knife. Put through six or sight times, or until etly enough to spread, About the fourth time add salt to Mete. Pack itriorgmheptipgyerrisnen peppers, renuree seeds and weliTejlaarest;rOUL—Ctit the tops cord, mid tot druid ten minutes In boil- ing water. Chop tertated rstataremi intO small piteee, Mix with ere= brume hi Proportiori Of one tup of sauce to two cups of macaroni. Drain repperi 'wipe dry, mix one cuP of grated cheese With the MaostrOni and fill the peppers. Put a few fine ertilabe on top, dot 'with butter. take he granite pan nearly as deep as pepPeril are high, Baste two Or three titres, De not Cook until Depots lose their shape. Serve *with tomato ante. WAR AND 14— DIPPER. (St. Thomas Journal) One difference hetwee War and hell is that hell is (memorial to be a puniahnserit toe theguilty, while, war piles ins h$taite sae. asseaeree hae,... sea. seeesseeer, DR. CliASe IS NO STRANGIT In Thia Home---Rocelpt Book and Medicines Kept at Hand All the Time. There is no better safeguard against disease and suffering than a good cathartic medicine. In the great ma- jority of homes Er. Chase's Kidney - Liver Pills are constantly kept nt hand, because they quickly awaken the action of liver, kidneys and bowels, and cure the most common ills of life. Mrs. Thos. Smith, Jamestown, Ont., writes: "Dr. Chase is no stranger in cur home, for we have two of his Receipt Books in the house, hiss father and my linsband's father ench had one, ad I have been familiar with it ever since I can remember, It was 011IY natural that we should use the Kidney -Liver Pills, and we found them so satisfactory in regeinting the (lige/stile engem n,nd curing the cern- mon ilia of life that we always keep them on hand, Many a time these pills have saved me much %uttering, and prevented serious disease, Wo also keep the Ointment in the house al the Ilene," THE WORST SUFFERERS. (Philadelphia Record.) "I don't care for my life," said a Rus- sian zeservlat on his way to his atation, "but I am sorry for the children." That Is what millions of men all over Europe are saying. They can die without much reluctance. One can hardly understand why a Rusalari peasant should not be glad to. But there are the children who must be orphaned. There are the wo- men who are to lose their bread -win- ners and be glad to find some way of feeding themselves and their babies. And then there are the men who will not have the good luck to be killed, but will face year of a struggle for existence with an arrn lost or it leg gone, or both eyes blinded, The men who die on the field and merely have their existence curtailed will not be the chief sufferers. FACTORY CLEARANCE SALE ROOFING 8Per Boll , 103 Square Feet Regular $2.00 Quality. ASPHALT FELT ROOFING .100 per cent. Saturation. Contains no Tar or Paper. Lowest price for Government Standard Roofing ever offered in Canada. Sale necessitated by business conditions, SEND FOR FREE SAMPLE. The Halliday Company, Ltd. Formerly Stanley Mills & Co. HAMILTON CANADA What Causes Chain to Break. What happens to a chain in use that allows it to, break under a certain load which is will safely carry after being an- nealed? The reply given off -hand to the satisfaction of nibst people is: "It crystalizes." Has anyone stopped to question if this be true? Break the chain link; that particular link at that particular place has a surface that looks crystalized in no other Dart? I have never seen one that showed crystallization in any other place, says a writerin the American Machinist, and the only explanation have heard was that of John Coffin, and his claim was that the link does not cry- stallize, but breaks in detail; that is to say, it starts it crack either where It Is weakest or when it is subject to the greatest stress, and repeated stresses carry the _csrack farther and farther until complete.. pture results. If we accept this as true, then what takes mace, or *hat does annealing do? John Coffin explained and demonstrat- ed before the American Society of Me- chanical Engineers that if two pieces of steel which are perfectly fitted together be heated to a red heat they will wend together. Now, may not this explain what happens when the chain is anneal- ed? The crack in tho links must of necessity go into it point where the metal has actually parted, but not opened so as to admit moisture ti oxidize the sur- faces, and then when heated to the an- nealing point the crack welds up. M.' NUFACTURERS Let us tell you about the industrial opportunities offered by the City of REGI NA—Saskatchewan's Capital. Twelve railway lines radiate from Bit- edENgine. making it one of the most impor- tant industrial centres in Western Can- ada. FREE—Booklet of views will be sent on by:xecuest17IRIES—'WIII be promptly answer - As to industrial opportuhitles— INDUSTRIAL COMMISSIONER For booklets of views and general in- formation— PUBLICITY COMMISSIONER REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN • • a OUR GERMAN CITIZENS. (Montreal Herald -Telegraph) As this war goes onthere will be suc- cesses and reverses on both sides. 1Ve do hot need to fight these battles over again by saying things to each other which would arouse ill -feeling and break up personal friendshin. Let us remem- ber that we stand in the position of hosts to our German Canadian friends and we should accord them all that court- esy it gentleman host would give his or omen s Ailnients Dr. Martel's Female Pitla have been the Standard for 21 years and for 40 yea -s 1...'estribed and recommended by physicians, Accept no other. At all druggists. e - - KEEP THINGS GOING. (New York Sun) It is a mistaken sentiment that ceuses the stoppage of any ordinary activity of life at it time like this. The way to help prosperity is to keep as many things as possible going in the usual vale end with the usual occupation of Workers and flow of money thrmigh its natural channels. Panic, stagnation and disas- ter work In it circle, but so do courage, initiative, general employment, profit and prosperity-. The will to live 13 the sec- ret of living. DEALERS FOR COLE CARS waded In territory where the COLE is not already sold. An attractIVe nrepetiltioti le offered to good live dealers+. Por further particulate apply— The Republic Motor One Co. of Canada, Ltd, 680 'Isolate St., Toronto. leistributors for COLL' CARS for the Provibee tif Ontario. 10(1. A ISSUE NO. 34, 1914 warm' romano BY IVY, Xmmediate Action Often Prevents the Dreaded Inflammation. After exposure to poison ivy, the ill effects cart often be Warded off by l3rorapt removal of tho irritating sub- stance. Vigorously washing With seaP and water, preferably using a hand brush, And after that with elating, will do this. Thia often prevents the 111 effects, and often when the charac- teristic inflammation has become manifest, it can be reduced to slight intensity by the same measure. This egnnot be done, however, after tho ir- 'rita.tion has become intense, vise:mous washings are impossille and alcohol PaInftil. Witch bezel water, followed by application of dusting powder, le comforting. Salves are not well borne as a rule, and it the poisoning has reached a stage not controlled by there treatments it is best to hero professienal treatment .as few, it anY, if the hmumerable domestic remedies prove to be entitled to relines, I bought a horse with a supposedly incurable ringbone for Pl. Cured hite with $1.00 worth of MINARD'S LINI- MENT and sold him for ;85. Profit on Liniraent, e54. MOISE DEROSCE. Hotel Keeper, St, Phillippe, Que. Light of the Earth. It has been remarked that the glob- ular light from the whole sky is au- perior to the sum of all the quanti- ties of light sent to us separately by the stars. Even the most somber re- gions seem lit by a diffused light which truly has its origin in the ter- restrial atmosphere. It is the light of the earth. Different people have endeavored to evaluate the intensity of this earth light and have found that it is of the order of one-tenth part of the intensity of a star of the first order of magnitude. It is attributed at least partially to a permanent aurora borealis which is revealed by the characteristic green ray which is observed on obscure nights in the whole heavens. There is probably something else; the con- tinual bombarament of the u,pper at- misphere meteoric matter which would suffice to may also illuminate. The mass of meteoric matter which would suffice to explain the observed phen- omena has been calculated and the figure found in good agreement with that given by a direct calculation of the quantity of cosmic matter which strikes the earth.—Popular Science. Filth Annual TORONTO FAT STOCK SHOW Union Stock Yards TORONTO Friday and Saturday DECEMBER 11 AND 12 1914 ,11■MMIONONNEwammoma SUMMER SUNDAY MADNESS. (New York Sun,) The pitiful tale of drownings and motor killings again darkens the re- cord of the summer Sunday. One would suppose there were some con- tagion of madness in the Sunday air. Not one of the tragedies of the day is due to unavoidable mischance. Each brief, sad stOry shows up some man or woman who has abandoned all the ordinary restrains of common sense. Speeding without regard to possibili- ties of disaster, swimming or boating as if water were safe and stable as the land, utter disregard of accumulat- ed warnings—these are the causes of the Sunday fatality did not any in- herent danger in reasonable sport sanely pursued. FITS CURE Send for Free Book giving full particulars of TRENCH'S REMEDY, the world-famous cure for Epilepsy and Fite— Simple home treatment, D25 years' success. Tes- timonials from all parts of the world; over 1,000 iti one year. TRENCH'S REMEDIES, LIMITED 410 St. James' Chambers, TorOato, Can. • • * IN THE DAY OF RECKONING. (Pittsburg. Gazette -Times) Reports have been received of Ger- many's employment of airships to drop bombs upon unfortified towns without giving notice, thue violating not only the traditional principle of refraining from attacks on civilians but the more specific convention relating to aerial uarefare. Sueh it procedure would seem to foreshadow the adoption of methods long abandoned as barbaric, and if pero sisted in will doubtless be remembered when the time.comes for the inevitable dreadful reckoning, '..- • 0. l'illnard's Liniment Cures • Diphtheria. 4 • • END ONE-MAN RULE. (Ramie eresve) England is it republic in everything but name and Germaoy is het natural enemy, not only on political but, of late .years, on commercial grounds. It is not re- garded as credible that millions of In- telligent Wags will tolerate it system of govertunent wherein one rnan mot send those ntillione to their death or put them into the clutch of the tax gatherer litev. ally for centuries to come, It it regarded as much more probable that they who furnish the soldiers end *ha pay the price of war will hisitt up- on having sorne say about when war shall be undertaken, h. asted's Lir/I/twit Cures Distetnpee, iS A GAIN FOR PEACE. (Philadelphia. Record) et is evident Of the progress of moral Ideas In the world that each nation eui. gaged in war is trying to justify its conduct to iteeif and to the rest of the world by representing that it was at. thaehed and had to defend iteelf. Austria was afraid of Servia.; Russia teed Gers many were each afraid of what the other was about to do, and the mot groteeene of all is the tale* of etertnany that France began it. Sometirees 13 gamed for peace when Malone are muttons to dear them. selves ia oublle opinion of teareseisibility fAhas "mut,