The Brussels Post, 1915-2-11, Page 2NOT GALLEYS OF FICTION
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• THE "HULKS"01? 1'O.I)A.Y ARE
OCEAN 1,1NEItS,
German Prisoners in England Oc-
cupy 'Very Comfortable
• Quartere,.
Not QAT. the homeless who trauap.
the wind-swept Erabankment or
*leo sleep on, the stone pavements of
London, but even the average work-
ingman of England might well envy
the comforts which the German pr-
sonerwe in England are receiving.
After visiting several places of de-
tention on board ship I might stay
that if I were'"brerice' and frieud-
lees it would be a strong tempts -
Con to -declare myself an "alien
euerne" and be interned, writes an
American correspondent from Lon-
don.
A short while ago one of tite Lon-
don papers published a paragraph
which was ,phrased, "The German
prisoners at Newbury have been re-
moved to hulks on the south coast."
Title immediately conjured a vision
of the dank galleys of fiction or
places cif confinement like that typi-
fied in the horrible Australian con-
vict chip.
Gruesome imagination was re-
placed by a more surprising sense,
tion when I learned that these
"`hulks" consisted srf the Cunard
liners Saxon:ia, Iverniaand Ascania
and other diners such aa the Scotian
Canada and Manitoba.
My first visit was to ,three of the
"hulks" at Portsmouth. Anchored
well up in the inner harbor were the
Ascania, Manitoba, and Scotian,
The Scotian is reserved for military
prisoners, the others being used for
civilians,
A crew of six with the word Mainz
on their hat bands rowed me out
from the Admiralty pier, the mili-
tary touch being provided by a
"Tummy Atkiax" seated in the
stern with a loaded rifle. The men
were survivors of the Maine, stark
in the tight off the Britt <i£ Heligo-
land. Fine fell -ewe- said one of
the I r.- !.sr', oifirera to the alter -
e rdei. ,'! ts'eine i., bark then
eeeina. ,tits.hat crew in the Eng-
lish t.aa,v."
Prisoners Have Regatta.
Incidentally this crew just walked
away with two other prisoner
crews in on. of the most peculiar
regatta; in history. On Christmas
Day a boat crew, composed of pri-
soners from each of the three ships,
ravel ever a mile course. In each
boat was au armed sentry urging his
crew te the utmost efforts,
Aboard the Ascania, which is the
fie .•hip of the fleet, I found 1,097
prisoners. Her transatlantic steer-
age accommodation is 1,630, so she
can hardly be tailed overcrowded.
The pr . overs have the entire run
of the ship save the upper prome-
nade deck, which is reserved for the
• Eneli li .$iters and soldiers. This
alse applies. to the other ships.
The brut of the prir•oners are ac-
cutionalated in the ordinary steer-
age manner sane that they have in
their hunks a superior sort of mat-
tress. a sett pillow and three warm
berinkets,
There is nu stint .,•f tither steam
heat or e'.ectrie !ight. Bathing fa-
cilities are extensive, and there is
practicaliy an unlimited supply of
hot and veld fre>eh and salt water.
The daily consumption of fresh wa-
ter on th,s Ascania is from seventy
to nin tt tun.
The only c tm:plaint about the food
sea:, tl a: write instead of black
bread v as sered. Comparatively
fen t, r ran save those who have
lives! in 1 r ria nd for many years
car • e .r lir•ead so on the three
shiee iternien bakers have been put
i r .''ur k slid the presser:ars are hap-
py arts re, the military prisoners
there oimplaints that the bill
of <He net include sufficient
rat 'a; and German dishes, so
fon.. eterriete c,.s•)k, have been put
to soak in the gelleye to add dis-
tta .. t" nv; in dishes. These
cee•ecs and .rrker are paid regular
warAV i.
The riij,trty of civilian prisoners
are waiter , barbers a.tid people in
that .,r lower strata 01 life. Thoss
of a better etas crave cables, but
the feed rativnr a.rc uniform.
What i'risoners May Ret'eive.
Prisoners may write two letters a
week. on War Office note paper,
There is no limit to the number of
letters or parcels they niay receive,
ATI letters sant and received are
censured. All parcels are examined
before being delivered, but aside
from gunpowder, weapons, liquor,
candies, eleetrtc flashlights, and
aimilar things, there are very few
things that a prisoner may not re-
ceive. As far as money is concern-
ed prisoners may receive all their
• friends senal them, The commend -
ant encourages the prisenems not to
bare big sutras in their possession on
account of. the danger of robbery,
one urges trhem to deposit the mon-
ey in the purser's safe and draw it
as it is needed.
After the parcels and letters are
examined they are distributed by
the prisoners, who .have organized
an' efficient post ofTioe of their own.
Prisoners who arrivein n desti-
teen .00nditeen as ear as clothing is
copcerned, are more than generous-
ly, treated. The authorities furnish
wathout oherge Heavy frieze tasters
with broad oolknn and suits of a
tutnilar material, The underwear
and socks are wool and the flannel
shirts octet the Government just
under a dollar each wholeteele, 'I1he
bootsl are heavy and well spade.
Conditions aboard the two other
ships are ?erotically the same. The
routine rations are ,alike. The
Manitoba Ivan 1,003 peisonars witdi
a certified steea•4age eaten unodation
of 1,603, while the Seotien has 1,928
with it steerage a000mmedation of
1,520.
0n the Scotian the men and the
non.' otnnvies•ioned officers ocoupy
ctiffer•ent'parts of the ship, the lat-
ter havingflret-class cabins and
using the first-class toning saloon
for their meals. The military die -
tinction of rank obtains strictly
aboard the Scotian shot by any in-
sistence on the part of'the 1pglielt
but on the part of ,dhe Germans
themselves, to wvhasn rank is rank
whether in the fighting line ter in
a detention ship.
At Southampton ehere are two
detention placoa ashore. One is at
Shirley, one of the suburbs, where
a large skating rink has been turned
into a receiving station.
At Bevels, Mount House, ire an-
other suburb of Southampton, is a
place for German officer,
GREAT AGE OF THE EARTH.
Solid ('rust Formed From 20,009,000
to 40,000,000 Years Ago.
In order to estimate the age of
the earth different phenomena may
be used. First, the separation of
the moon; secondly, the .solidifica-
tion of the earth's crust, then the
condensation of the aqueous vapor
and the formation of oceans. The
quantity of salt dissolved in these
oceans and the thickness of the
geological layers, eapecially those
of a calcareous nature, afford fur-
ther arguments.
According to George Darwin the
moon was separated from our globe
about 50,000,000 years ago. The age
of the solid crust has been calcu-
lated by Lord Kelvin from the in-
crease of the temperature in deep
mines. In some regions the temper-
ature is seen to increase about one
degree for every 50metens; in 0t
-
eves however, one degree for 100
meters. On the average the con-
siderations of Lord Kelvin gave an
age of 20,000,000 to 40,000,000 years
in the solid crust of the earth.
The quantity of salt obviously in-
creases in the oceans on account of
the salt added by the rivers and of
the evaporation of the water. The
total quantity of this salt has been
calculated and the quantities of the
yearly supply of water are known
for all the larger streams, as well
as their percentage of salt. For
these data we may calculate the an-
nual increase of salt in the oceans
and find how many years would be
required for our present rivers to
accumulate all the salt now found
in the seas. According to Joly,
about 90,000,000 years would be ne-
eessary. But obviously the rivers
must exhaust the grounds which
they drain, and formerly these must
have been much richer in salts.
This consideration must lead us to
diminish the number of years re-
quired in a vets sensible manner.
The age of the geological strata
has 'been deduced from their thick-
ness and the velocity of the process
of sedimentation. •Soilas estimates
the total thickness of about 80 kilo-
meters and the average rate of de-
position of the layers at 30 centi-
meters per century. From these
numbers we may find an age of 26,-
000,000 years for the collective de-
position of all its geological layers,
Calcareous rocks . have been built
by organisms and mainly by corals
and ntollusees. These have made
use of the lime added to the sea by
the rivers. Dubois has calculated
on the one hand the whole thick-
nesses of these rocks and on the
other the yearly supply of lime froth
the rivers. He concludes that 80,-
000,000 or 45,000,000 years would be
required to produce the wbole of
this system,
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RAGGING GERMAN OFFICERS.
Antwerp Boys Get Their Fun Out
of Their Rude Conquerors,
The Belgian boys are getting their
fun out of the German occupation
of Antwerp, however, and their
"ragging" of the hated invader af-
fords the townpeople a good deal of
amusement. A favorite occupation
of the street game is this: A squad
of about 20 little urchins, dressed
in paper hats and leggings, and tar-
rying wooden swords—a sight one
may often see in this country—
struts along the street under the
command of a "captain." On the
"eompany" arriving in front of the
principal hotel where the Garman
officers are staying, the "captain"
calls "Halt!"—in German, of
course, for the youngsters have
leo•rnt many of the German military
words of command—and the "com-
pany" at once stops dead,
Having thus accused the attention
of the Gorman officers, the "cap-
tain" .shouts out as loud as he can,
"To Paris!" whereupon the whole
of his "co'nrm.and" commence walk-
ing backwards, The whole thing is
so cleverly carried out that one is
hound to laugh—so long as you ere
not a German officer.
Limited.. Popularity..
"Ts ,Tones a popular fellow?"
"Wee,, he is quite a, favorite with
himself,"
NEWS OF THE MINE WEST
BETWEEN ONTARIO ctND Belle
1'1Sl . C0E11111111:1,
Items From Provinces Where 14Inn
y
Ontario Beys and G irLs Are
?airing.
At Saskatoon, over $80,000 in
tains was paid in December,
The civics budget of Saskatoon for
1915 is $1003,000 less than iu 1914,
There is a scarcity of calves in
the Selkirk, Mn.,adistrict this sea-
son.
At Deerwood, Mau„ Mr. Bland
and sold his half section of land lo
$10,000.
Up to the end of December, 2,220
alien enemies had been registered
at Winnipeg,,
An experimental farm will be
started et Morden, Man., by the
Dominion Government.
Cochrane, Alberta, gave a car-
load of buses for war ,purposes, also
over 88,000 to different funds.
In Saskatoon during 1914, 526
men and women were trained le
home nursing and first aid work.
At Sundre, Alberta, Neil Grant
and Tom Siddon exchanged sisters
as brides on the same day.
Melville, Sask., has a rink that
accommodates 1,400 people — or
about the population of the town.
Homstead entries in Saskatche-
wan for December fell off to less
than half of what they were in 1913.
The Moose Jaw ,police force has
been reduced by four dismissed and
a sergeant cut down to the ranks.
The Livestock Association of Man-
itoba urged all farmers to hold
their stock, and not sell on the pre-
sent low market.
At Portage La Prairie, stamps
sold at the local post office were
$96 less during December, 1914,
than for the same month in 1913.
The customary dog races held on
the streets of Regina every New
Year's morning were called off this.
year owing to lack of interest.
At Kenville, Man., rabbits are so
numerous that they are a pest to
the farmers: They have destroyed
hundreds of fruit bushes in the gar-
dens.
The Kiitam, Alberta, people have
decided that their water system is
insufficient, and are accordingly
proceeding to have the town well re-
novated.
A. man named A. E. Bedford, ar-
rested, drunk on the street at Win-
nipeg, was taken to the police sta-
tion and found dead in his cell three
hours later.
Prof, Bedford, Depnty Minister of
Agriculture Inc Manitoba, says
prospects for, improved agricultural
yields and better farming in the
west were never brighter.
Charles Brooks, Constable Miller
and several military men, seized
more than 100 guns, rifles and re-
volvers from Austrians and Ger-
mans living around Stuartburn,
Man.
Mrs. Lintel, of Headingly, Man.,
lighted a fire with coal oil on Dec.
16, being severely burned in the
accompanying explosion. On Dec.
31 she died in a Winnipeg hospital,
Two brothers, Edward and Ernest
Byee, near Enfoll, Sask., were al-
leged to have quarrelled. The hat-
ter is said to have fired a gun at the
former, who retaliated by hitting
his brother with an axe, severely
wounding him.
Winnipeg will be paid $200,000 by
the C.P.R., according to tete pro-
mise of the company made August
12, 1907, to the effect that the
amount would be contributed to the
city when it had undertaken to pro-
tide a permanent water supply and
the first cheek of $20,000 has been
handed to the Mayor, ,.
• At the military camp near Cal-
gary there was a court-martial on
a young soldier who had enlisted
in an infantry regiment. When a
mounted regiment was wanted he
deserted from the infantry and
joined the cavalry. The court-
martial sentenced him to be dis-
charged.
1110 VNTA.T.N EXPEDITION,
An Unpleasant Day Spent' in Sas.
lcntejtewan,.
The sides of the mountain were
raggedand rooky, writes Mr. Wash-
burn, and every few Minutes • we
would trip over boulders, cutting
our hands and bashing our :shins;
but no crusader, bent on the cap-
ture of Jerusalem, w.as ever so keen
on thejobes our mouptein olimber.
I3y,aud by we; got up to abort ten
thousand feet, 1 suggested that we
could see the view front this point
as well as from rho top, but at this
I got a look from our leader that
usnrly froze my blood in my veins.
What had gone before was merely
child's play to what Was be come.
h- Long fingers of jce surd snow reach-
ing down from the summit had to
be crossed again and again. Every
time we crossed one of these the
expert would exelenn to us that as
single false move would precipitate
us to a sudden death, which looked
perfectly feasible to me.
After we got over some dangerous
ledges and on to firmer footing, with
our hair stn -ding on end,—I speak
particularly cf my own,—the innutl.-.
thin clinani. metal sit dowel in great
glee aril rxpla'n to as how any mo-
ment we nt mitt be carried off with
an avalanche, and back up his state-
ment by a duzen anecdotes about
sudden deaths in similar places.
Finally we oasne to an abrupt
ledge of ice, "Had" said our lead-
er. "We must cut our way in this
ice step bee step, but remember, fel-
low's, a single false move, and
naught but our crushed. and man-
gled b•edies will remain to tell the
tale." •
1 did not want to be a orwshed
and mangled body, neither did
"Doo," and in desperation we both
said so. The mountain olireber
looked at us in disgust, and pointed•
out that another t'housand feet
would see us at the summit. We
would go down through the. annals
of history as the conquerors of
Mount Whatever -It -Was. We ob-
jected that we stood a better thence
of going down into the ravine: Any-
how, we said that we would wait
while he climbed up the annals of
history to his own glory. The
mountain climber was very much
annoyed, and said he would go. on
alone, at which we all shook hands,
and off he started, After twenty
minutes of fiddling about, he came
back and said he could not make it
alone, so we turned and started for
camp, which we reached at ten that
eight.
Y
.1. MADDENED JAGUAR.
st Danget•olis and Powerful Ani-
mal in the NNec' World.
There is a story of a fierce charge
by an infuriated Mexican jaguar in
an article that Mr. Harry H. Dunn
writes in the Outing 1Vlagazine. A
wooded hill, surrounded on two
sides by water, and on the other
two by grass cropped short by the
village goats, was set on fire to
drive out the beast, which had taken
refuge there.
Animals began to come from the
tangle. Parrots, disturbed from
their midday rest, flew in green and
red end yellow clouds. Monkeys
fled through the • tops of the trees,
Rabbits, and rats, and mice incur -
tied underfoot, and we saw one oce-
lot, a little spotted jungle cat, •
Then canine the jaguar. Crossing
the scoping side of the hill, the tiger
appeared to Felipe; and the fellow,
proud of the 73 repeater I had
brought with me :from Mexico City
for him, fired as the spotted appari-
tion crossed an open space in the
tangle. Ordinarily, Felipe is a good
shot ; but the rifle was new to hien,
and he managed only to put the
slug in tlte'cat's lore shoulder. The
tiger screamed, and leaped straight
up into the air. When he came
down, all thought of flight had left
him, and he headed for Felipe and
nyself, The Indian began to pump
bullets at the tiger, and I remem-
ber noticing that .the eat was not
raping or running, but trotting
rapidly as a house cat trots un-
reglttened abode its own .home.
We were confronting the most
dangerous and most powerful ani-
mal in the New World, with the sin-
gle exception of the IIadsuk bear,
and n I doubt bt very match if any bear
n the world could whip a rnaddene<l
iexican tiger. The jaguar's mouth
was open, and his bail streamed
traight out behind ; he did not lash
t from .side to side, as I should
ave expected loan; to do,
At ten yards, Felipe had emptied
is megaznne, dropped his rifle and
hipped out his machete, when I
found the tiger's forehead over the
ights s of the rifle, Asn elle gum
Anything Else,
"You must push matters a little,
James," said a chemist to his new
boy, "by calling a customer's at-
tention to this article and that ar-
ticle, you often effect a sale."
"Yes, sir," responded, the new boy,
and then he hastened to wait upon
an elderly person who wanted a
stamp. "Anything else, mum?"
inquired the ambitious boy, polite-
ly; "hair dye, cosmetic, face pow-
der, rheumatic drops, belladonna,
mole destroyer—" The elderly
lady deals over the way now,
In Utter Disgust.
"Willie!" exclaimed his mother,
shocked and grieved. "How often
have 1 told you not to play with
that naughty Joh neon boy 4" "Mam-
ma," said William, who appeared
in a regrettable state of disorder,
and with a bruised :face, in utter
disgust, "leo I look as if I had been
playing with anybody?"
w
Envy.
"Oh, dear, I wise I was a turtle,"
"What an absurd ideal Why?"
"A turtle has a snap."
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TELLING E011,TIIN1''tfi,
Whitt the Signs Menai 111. thii'I'eaonlr
Leaves,
Telling fortunes by toecaps is
great fun. As in crystal geeing a
vivid imagination is absolutely, :es-
sentiel, So, also, is a ready
tongue.
There are, however, certain rules
and signs in telling fortunes by tea-
cups, whioh,it trill be necessary to.
learn if you want to have tee means
of eutertaining others ae your fin-
ger-ends.
When your guest has finished her
tea get her to turn over the cup and
place it upside down in its saucer
before handing it to you.
Take up the eup very gently so
that the arrangement of the tea
leaves is disturbed ae little as Pos-
sible, and then proceed :10 tell the
fortune.
It is net to be expected on taking
up the cup that the figures will be
accurately represented, and it is
quite sufficient if they bear some
likeness to any of the emblems; the
more fertile the fancy of the person
who inspects the cup the more he
or she will see in it.
Again, cleverness in noting facial
characteristics and general tenden•
cies will help wonderfully in giving
an interesting and accurate fortune,
Here are the signs:—
The leaf of clover—A. lucky sign.
If ie is on the top of the cup the for-
tune is nob far distant, but it is sub-
ject to delay if it is in the middle or
the bottom. Should clouds sur-
round it there may be something
disagreeable attending it, but if it
is clear the happiness is undisturb-
ed.
The serpent—Falsehood and en-
mity and the sign of an enemy, By
letter 'which is frequently near the
emblem the initial of his name may
be guessed.
The letter—elf the letter is clear
it denotes the speedy arrival of wel-
come news. of surrounded by dots
money will come. If hemmed in by
clouds bad tidings. If accompanied
by .a heart lovers may expect a let-
ter,,
The star—Denotes happiness in
the clear part and at the top of the
cup. If dots are about it is great
good luetic. Several stars denote
children; but surrounded by dashes
that they will give you trouble.
The dog At the tap of the cup,
faithful friend. At the bottom, that
the person will have to dread the
effects of jealousy,
The lily In the clear the lily be-
tokens happy life, but if clouded it
portends trouble from one's rela-
tions,
The cross—One or more Delvers
ties; if at the top of the cup th
trouble will soon end, but if at th
bottom the person may expect man
trials,
The clouds—If they; are lighte
than darker good results,€rem one'
hopes, but if they are black give it
up.
The sun—Great luck if it is in the
clear, hut in the thick it denotes
much sadness, and if surrounded by
dots and dashes an alteration will
soon take place.
The moon—If it appears in the
clear it denotes high honors, but in
the dark sadness. If it is in the bot
tome of the eup the consulting party
will be lucky both on water and
land.
Mountains—If it represents only
ee mountain it means people of high
rank, but several ce them in the
thick are signs of powerful enemies.
The tree—One tree only in the
clear or thick part, lasting good
health; several trees, that your
wishes will be accomplished. If they
are aecompanied with dashes your
good fortune will require some time
to mature, but if they. are dots it is
e sign that you will make your for-
tune in the oonntr,y where you re-
side.
The child—In the clear part,
great friendship with mane one of
the other sex. In the thick, excess
in lone. In the bottom of the cusp
it stands for a great disaster in
love.
BRUTAL METHODS THE RULE
A 11111 0NElt'S EXPERIENCE
ANTWERP.
1rpi
ii 'isoned.Becauso 1[o till British
s1t
Passport and Very Madly
Tien tet.
Some stories of life in Anbwerp
are related in the London Daily.
Telegraph by 3, Marten, a Dutch'
gentleman, who had east returned
to London drom ;that city, I went
to Antwerp on business an Deo, 18,
he remarked, and took with me
thirty letters, ineluditlg soma cor-
respondence from a number. of
wounded Belgian soldiers to their
parents and families in Antwerp
and Brueaele, On arriving at the
frontier the Germans at once want-
ed to arrest me, because of the let-
ters I bad on me; but as I volun
verily surrendered these they let me
pass. I got to Antwerp all right,
but when I atpplied there for a pass-
port to Brussels, I at once got into
trouble, I should mention that my
passport had been vised at Folk-
stone •by the officials there, but the
English mark seemed to have escap-
ed the German examiner's eye until
I applied Inc a pessporb to Brussels,
Fatal English Stamp.
The fatal English stamp on my
old passport proved my undoing
here, for the offieial, on seeing it, at
once suspected that I was an Eng-
lish spy ; and I was immediately ar-
rested. The officer in charge of my
case was a dog of a man. He told
the sentry who starched me off that
he was to shoot me on the least at-
tempt I made to escape, and told
me at the same time that I would be
shot if I tried to run away—rather
superfluous advice to an unarmed
man in the company of a soldier
with a loaded rifle and fixed bay-
onet. My guard was e. very nice
chap—e, soldier from Alsace. I was
kept waiting for four hours, and
then ,food was supplied to my guard
and myself. In the afternoon I was
sent before the Military Governor,
and was kept waiting an hoar. I
was then told I should be examin-
ed in the morning, and my guard
was changed. The way I was sub-
sequently dealt with was brutal. 1
was treated as a thief or e murder-
er. 1 was put in a cell, and my
meals were served me by criminal
Fed on Dry Bread,
I was fed on dry bread only, and
allowed the small period of half an
ehour for exercise daily. On the
fourth day 1 got my first dinner
Yfrom outside, for which you may be
re
4
There comes a time in the life of
every man when he feels justified
in kicking himself '
'A wearied young lady hastened
the departure of a tedious caller by
remarking .as she looked out, of the,
window, "I think we are gciing tot
leave a beautiful sunrise,
sure I had to pay. All my money
was afterwards taken from me. The
stone cell in which I was placed
was warmed, but not enough, and t
was miserably cold. I was allowed
a few books to read, but my chief
occupation was wondering what
would become of me. They wanted
me to take a bath when I was first
put into prison, but the water was
so filthy that I shuddered at the
prospect of bathing in it and refus-
ed. During all this time my firm,
Messrs. Eine Brotlters, of London
and Anaterdam, had been using
every endeavor to effect my release,
and eventually the Dutch Minister
at The Hague himself telephoned
direct to the Military Governor at
Antwerp demanding my freedom,
and I was permitted to go.
a
The Children.
Be loving to your chiidren. Bear
with their tailings. They -comae by
them naturally enough. The par-
ents are but too often reflected in
the children. They resemble each
other morally, as well. as physically.
The love we expect from them, first
show them how to. bestow, Never
correct them when you 'are in anger.
Punish them only to correct them;
never to vent your malice or spite.
Let them Dome to yon with their
confidence nod With the burden of
their sorrows. Don't !freeze their
warm young hearts by indifference
to their hopes. Draw them to you
in the band of lova, and let ,your
heart beat against theirs as. they
•Dome to you with their .cars or
confessions. Let them .grew in the
bright
sunshine of your l
ove, and
i they will flood your path with the
sunlight of their affections,
If Catarrh keeps You Hawking
Use alarl° OzlT
� eThe Quickest Cure r
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FROM COW SCOTINAll-
NOTES OF INTEREST 11�ROMI 1111
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BANKS *NO BRAES,
What le Going On ei the Highlands
and Lowlands el Auld
Scotia.
Greenook dry cloaks were never
busier than `during the past two
months.
Owing to an epidemic al scurles
fever in the town, the Campbe;l-
town burgh schools have been clos-
ed,
Capt, Sir Victor Mackenzie, Scots
Guards, of Glenmuick, who was
wounded in France, has again left
for the front.
Damage to the extent of 27,500
was caused •bya fire that broke out
in the premise§ of Sohn C. Wyoker
and Co., sawmillers, Shieldhall,
Aberdeen University at a special
meeting conferred the Fullerton
Scholarship in Science on Walter
Ritchie B.Sc., Aberdeen.
The Countess of Airlie has return-
ed to Cortadry Castile, evbich she
has prepared for the •reception of
wounded, some having already ar-
rived.
A donation of 8250 has bean con-
tributed by the RenfrewshireBoard
of Education Ins'tienee to the Scot-
tish Teachers' Fund for war relief
purposes.
Cathcart Landward Committees
are at present making enquiries as
to ground i,n Muirend and Clark-
ston suitalble for being laid out as
recreation plots.
The death rate in Glasgow in the
Iast monthly report was at rate
of 19 per 1,000 of the population per
annum, as compared with 20 in the
preceding week.
Wick town council has decided to
ask the Admiralty to modify the
regulations as to the darkening of
the town, as the present conditions
are simply impossible,
The Central District Committee
of Stirling County Council decider:I
to expend $12,100 on a road im-
provement scheme to provide rntn-
edy for unemployment, if such
should occur during the war,
At a. meeting of Inverness town
council Baillie Murray proposed
that the council give its support to
the proposal of the Scottish Board
of Agriculture to establish a school
of agriculture in Inverness.
A contingent of over 600 volun-
teers :from Newfoundland have ar-
rived at Fort Ge'orge, Inverness-
shire, for training before going to
the front, They received a warm
Highland welcome to the old fort.
The death has occurred at Aber-
deen of George H. Johnstone, ex -
champion heavy weight athlete of
Scotland. He was one of the finest
athletes Scotland ever! produced,
and also well known as a Cumber-
land wrestler.
MEAN WAR ANOTIlERWINT'L.11.
Negotiations With Ncw'oundituul
for Sealskins,.
The New York World prints a de-
spatch from St. John's stating that
the Newifou,ndland Government is in
enrreapondence with the Imp'eria'l
authorities with a view tai impound-
ing tee whole of next season's :sea]
catch to make caps, ,gloves and the
like for .the British troops at the
front. The value of the catch is
estimated at $600,000 and about two
dollars per skin is the present price.
There are other by-products to the
sealers which add to the profits of
their perilous oconpation.
It is held that the desire of the
British Government inch sues teat
the war will cover another winter
yet. The proposal now is that next
March and April, as the steamers
return from the seal hunt, their
catches will be treated at once and
be available for issue to the tlIied
armies in time to be, used in the
winter of 1915-16.
The first result of the propusa] l+,
utilize these skins fur military pur-
poses will liltelty he a snbstarrtfal in-
crease is t'he industry, The skins
vary in size and quality from lite
soft and gloveirko texture of the
pelts of the young :reals to the thick.
leathery tnatet:•ials which the old
des provide, Hundreds are used
by the Eskimos along the Labrador
Cuas
t to be made into boots, the
vary finest quality of footgettr• Inc
ice and snow. Provision is now be.
ng trade to supply the Newfound-
and regiment of 1,000 men in gurri.
011 at Fort G'eor'ge, Imerneee,
eot]•and with these boots.
The tekuis are also need by the .
skits and the alive mationsn.
,abi•acler leer outer gar:rneut, aril
r a s'eriety of purposes in cennee
6
cracked, the jaguar halted - S
seised forward a Short step or two,
sank to his fore shoulders, •and turn-
ed over, dead,
A well-known ,Scottish architect
travelling in Palestine recently,
when news reached him of an addi-
tion to his family circle. The liap,py
father immediately .provided himself
with some water Brom the Jordatr
to carry home for the christening of
the ih'fant, and returned to Scot-
land. On the Sunday appointed for
the ceremriny ho duly presented
himself at the chumfh. and sought
one elle beadle in order to handover
the precious water to 'his care. He
pulled the flask from his pocket,
but the beadle held up a warning
hand and tame near to whisper;
'No the noo, tar; no the noes: May-
be after the ki 'k' t "
, stag
ton with thele Homes ti
t rr clog
eds and their kiaks tv hr 10, 'Teeye
re. converted into coals aria t+,l1s
.3' the fishermen of New•fe n <lla;el.
nd when artistically treated They
rm attractive coats anti logic's foil' :
c ladies, the natural color., being
reserved instead of the skins ire -
Ig dyed Week, as is the eme with
re fur seal, .and his is very fre-
rentby,the muse when the eon1:',in: '
•e need commercially.
Nurse—Why, l?ebbs, you s tfI'.h
little boy, Why didn't you gine'
your sister a'piece, of goer apple t"
Bobby --1 gnir hrr the :Tecig.111,,
can pla:'t 'rm it have a wheat tiro
chard,
Nothing Ktiown So Sure For Cntarrliozone, 'II, contains the richest sl
1 pine -balsams and the greatest healers
Throat Weakness, $ron , known,
n
Ot10.1?i'eath of Catarrhozone instant- b
chill Trouble, $te, ly cireuTates ovsr the area that is a
I
afflicted with catarrh. 1LeIleP is in- it,
No doctor attempts to -day to cure a!start--•suffering stops at once -germs th
genuine casts of catarrh or bronchitis are destroyed—every taint of disease p
except by the inhalation method. sremoved. is.a 'abbot it over can the it
stomach dosing has been discarded Here is .a remady that clears the ie
because useless medicfna so tnitsn throat, relieves hoarseness, coaghleg re
affects only the stomach—never 1•oach• and eactout, Iwnth. Ted bronchial
h al to is at
es ttre scat of catarrh, Bleared out, inflamed bronchial tubes
are healed, throat and voice are
rite advanced physician recognizes strengthened,
that only air San be sent into the Catarrhozone is pleasant and err•
lungs and bronchial tubes. Fill this tain. You breathe Catarrhoxone—you
air with healing medicaments and you don't take 11. Largo $1.00 sire is
solve the problem. No combination guaranteed; smaller size 690, and trial
of antlseptics is so seeeessful as size 25e, at all dealers everywhere,