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The Clinton News Record, 1921-8-11, Page 6TheY u reof the Old Chateau --'- ,— By DAVIA WIf1TE;',AW, geopyri,ghtevl) Synopsis of Later Chalttere. ehould aceompany them to the door. Dartin; in possess.on of Dertigny IIo himself waited behind for a mis- fortune, her i aptly Havereer e!lence Ment to light his cigar; then, passing Money, On Stone's birthday e3axenter at the tach of the little table near gives her the Dartigt;y locket. Stelleet which Robert was standing, daftly mother recognizes the crest It beers linseed his hand over the sol'icitor's as the same as that on a aur•: handed tumbler and fruited into the hall down from Stella's, great -gran insother, after Eddie and his guests, the long lost Sylvia Dartigny, 'Robert Baxenter, left alone, tossed Uaxenter, his suspicions aroused, ac- off the remainder of his whiskey-and- cepts Dertin's invitation to Adderbury soda and threw his cigar -end away Towers. On the hall table ready for preparatory to bidding his host good tate post, Baxenter notices a'n'envelope night, He did not relish spending in the same bandwriting as the scrap longer with his enemies—the night of paper picked up in Mortimer Ter -,had passed quicker that he had race. Haverton, unobserved, was thought, What a long time they were, watching Baxenter, and the two scoundrels are on their guard, CHAPTER XVIL—(Cont'd,) Then as day followed day and the .pletures joined the furniture in a weeks grew into months and no men- fantastic dance—the green cloth of tion was made in the prees of its the billiard table seemed to sway and discovery, Dartin put it :From his glide beneath his feet. minds telling himself that in those And, spinning dizzily on his heel, hours he had spent in the darkened Robert Baxenter fell heavily and lay room, the memory of which was now' huddled upon the rug befob the fire - blurred and indistinct, he must have place. destroyed it, He did not remember The sound of the big front door having done so, but it was hardly closing behind the departing guests likely he would have passed it over, sounded through the quiet hall, and This conviction grew upon him as Haverton turned and faced Dartin, time passed, until he accepted it as a "And now," he said, "for the or - certainty, and it was,a rude awaken- deal" tug that he had received this summer afternoon. He glanced at the clock on the desk. He would go to bed. Why, what was this—? He raised a trembling hand to his forehead. The room apun wildly— Dartin ildly Dartin laughed unpleasantly. "Not necessary. I think, Eddie, my boy, that Mr. Robert Baxenter won't He must compose himself and pre-, cease us any great inconvenience -- pare to receive his guests. He knew, wait." The speaker tiptoed back by late experience that his nerve had,Ialorng the hall. and stood peering as it wero,'gone out of training, and through the crack of the billiard -room there was an evening before !tint in which his nerve would be taxed to the uttermost. In half an hour Robert Baxenter would be waiting in the library with the other guests and he must not be allowed to suspect anything. Every- thing must appear to be as it was before Eddie had happened so oppor- tunely upon Robert in the hall, and had witnessed the episode of the let- ter basket. Before he left the room, Dartin nnleckod Et drawer at tite back of the dere, ard, reaching far in, drew out a little tar caro. ILe ;pened this and selected a small phial of blur glees and, carefully reading what was on the:label, uncorked it and tipped out two tiny gray tabloids, which he and with him. Sit down over there, dre•^ped carefully into his waistcoat Eddie," pocket, The master of Adderbury Towers went round the table and pulled the CHAPTER XVIII. blinds over three 'windows looking Drugged, out on to the garden, He then Ieft Debonnair as ever, and with uo the room, and Eddie could hear him shadow of difference in his manner, Dartin stood in the library to receive his guests; and as Robert Baxenter entered he looked up and smiled at him over the cocktail he was mixing for the colrnel of intemperate habits, who, newly arrived, stood in an antici- patory attitude at his elbow. 'Colonel Purdon—Mr. Robert Bax - enter," and, as the men bowed, "Let me mix you ono of these, Baxenter; I learnt the knack in Canada." There was no tremor about the hand of the master of Adderbury tower as be deftly concocted the in- sidious appetizer, although he told himself that this was probably the last time he would dispense hospital- ity among these luxurious surround- ings. But Vivian's life had developed to the full the fatalist in him, and living, as such men do, on the edge of an eterua.l volcano, he was ever in readi- ness for eventualities and prepared to face then, The knowledge he had gained this afternoon was priceless door. "Come," he added, and beckon- ed to Revertant "friend Robert is dead in this act." , The two men entered the room and steed looking down at the silent figure un the hearth -rug. Tho younger man eves murmuring to himself, "It was a white rug last time." Eddie Haverton 'looked up sharply. "What's that you're muttering there to yourself, man—what does this mean?—he's not—not—" "Dead? Lord, not It means that you and I, being in the same boat, must set a course for harborage: This," and Dartin touched the figure with his foot, "is .better like this while we, are thinking out our plans, what we are to do with ourselves— calling to soma servant. He turned his back on the form by the fireplace, and, when Dartin re-entered the room locking the door behind him, be found the man busy with the whisky and syphon. It did not take a very keen observer to see that the nerves of Mr. Eddie Haverton were a -jangle. "Now," began Dartin, "we'll be undisturbed and can take our time; he'll be like that for twenty-four hours at the least." He dropped down on one knee be- fore the prostrate figure and ran practiced fingers over his clothes, bringing to light almost immediately the crumpled letter to Eddie'•s tailor and -- As Dat -tin's eye fell upon the scrap of paper with it he knew that he had indeed come to the end of Itis tether, and that the presentment which had come to him in his study was fully - justified. He looked up with a faint smile on his white face, - "Here, Fddier" he said, "this be- longs to you, I think. Lord! what an in that it gave him, the start of his age it seems since we played that adversaries. If he must be a fugitive, garne in that baccarat joint in Soho, he would at least be a wealthy one, That," and he pointed to the little and he would be far away before the Piece of paper, 'was my one mistake, bee and cry was raised against him— and, as usual, the one mistake has ha would make quite sure of that. come home to roost. We've got to get At the dinner table Ile was the life out of this, Eddie—what a pity it's of the little party; his fund of once- in your writing." dote, his gift of repartee, had never! The other did not answer; he just been' used to greater advantage, and sat down and gazed at the scrawled seldom had host presided over, a morel words and numerals, with pendulous sumptuous or weld -ordered meal. Evenllip and hands that trembled pitifully. Robert, under the. influences of the When Dartin spoke again a decisive mellow vintages, fount] himself tale.; note had come into his voice, and Ed- ina a reluctant pleasure in the repast. die felt that he was again listening to The two young menfromHardiest- the Vivian Renton of other days. er, who wore of the petty,frankly en-! "This man here must never tell his jayed themselves. They were decent tale. You hear me, Haverton—must enough fellows in their way, with lit-t,—never—tell--his--taht. He knows tie to speak of but country pursuits;! everything and—" vhlle Colonel Pardon was content to But the other was on his feet at listen—provided always that his glass this, speaking with sudden energy. was kept replenished. '4'1.1 have no more murder --no Havcrten alone seemed to have more murder! It's too horrible! One's (hanged. There was less color in the enough--" heavy cheek,, and his merriment, Dartin's eyes glinted dangerously. forced and intermittent, was punctu- "You'll have what I say—it's his Med at intervals by little spells of life or ours!" madly silence, when he would sit, "Ours?" Eddie's voice was falsetto, absently twisting the stem of his wine' "Yours, you mean, My hands are glees or nervously crumbling the clean—I didn't go back to the house. bread on the table -cloth before- him. that night.—I--" Dartin lit a cigarette and looked - oddly through the blue smoke at his companion. As on the previous night, they sat late over their coffee and cigars, and, as before, billiards followed dinner. It was midnight before the old col,. one) was helped into his coat and de - "As I remarked just now, Eddie, the livered over to the cars of John 1m what a pity it's in your handwriting." escort to his The scrap of paper had fluttered to the floor, and Eddie looked at it as As, a little later, the Barchester Dartin went on. men rose to take their departure, Dar- I "Besides—I don't intend to kill tin made a sign to Eddie that be friend Robert. I am not the one to - put a noose round my neck—our necks. It seems to me that the other affair doesn't count for anything now. That paper is the only evidence and it's easily destroyed. I never meant to kill that man --ch, you may as well know it all; it was an accident, not murder." "Seems to me it WAS a pretty good imitation." "Never mind what it seems, Eddie; P11 explain one of these days, if you Care to listen. Meanwhile, we've' got to be out of here by Tuesday. Evi- dence or no evidence, Baxenter, knews the truth and We would never be safe in England, although Nvlthout this bit of paper I don't quite see what he can do, Again, it's out of the question to think of killing hien—his friends know he le visiting here. It means a bolt, Eddie ---an undignified exit `for us. I've never shown you the dellars of the Towers, have I?" He tool( rieverton's arm and loci him •from the room, re -locking theI door bellied them, Prom an arch way at the hack of the hall a flight of broad stone steps wound down tot the kitchens. At the foot of these) Partin struck a match and )it the t'nudle in a lantern which ha took' down from s hook on the great tires -1 r yr• They erossod the cede kitchen, • with rte shining brass and powtor; and • - — - '- ssed through the big ssullerits.and (1b'iiil No, ;21, stoslen-114gesi Wiled/Mese, stopping at, abs 'seem a d- et i' a alcove 1 In or oo s � >4 a k lz the,f[zrtlinr wail, There wits a keeyy !nthe lock, and Part* turning its pf shed open the door on Re creaking hinges. Then more ste s andthe llnl, m,.r. men wero standing 'i,t tltq cop. amp floss of the cellars of Adderbury Towere. Martin held the lantern up above hie betide and the Yellow light flicker- ed on the low, grained roof and on the worn end stained pillars which supported it. A great rat came from. beneath a pile of pfd casks and soam, pered away, between 1'^',ddia'-s feet; he gave a little gasp of horror es he felt the gross, heavy body of it through his thin dresg ehoos; then hurried after his guide, who was making his way through one of the dark arches. For perhaps a hundred paces they went on in sllenoe, taking little turne here and there, until they came to what was apparently the last cellar, for Eddie could make out no doorway except that by which they had entered. There was little need for Dartin to say why he had brought Eddie here; The spot was an ideal one. Here a man would lie hidden until a really strict search was made. This would give the men ample time; for, if duo precautions were taken, it was not likely that Baxentor's friends would think seriously of his non-appearance for some days, when it would be too late for the young solicitor to work them any harm. They made many journeys to and fro .between the cellar and the house, carrying a few things with which to make their prisoner as comfortable as possible, consistent with their own safety. A rough bed was made up in one corner; and provisions, water and candles to last some days were placed on the floor beside it. Between them they carried the un- conscious form of their guest to his new quarters. It seemed to the younger man as he looked on the set white face with the closed eyes that Robert had suddenly taken on a great resemblance to his dead cou- sin. There was the same shapely faa'e- head showing as the head hung limply back, the same sensitive mouth and nostrils. Dartin wondered how it was he had never noticed these things be- fore. It was not easy—for, unlike Hubert, Robert was a big roan—for them to make the journey, encumbered as they were by the lantern; 'but at last it was ended and the drugged man lay stretched out upon the pile of rugs, which formed the bed. (To be continued.) Time Out for Lunch. As most travellers know, there are a number of small rooms or compart- ments in the English railway coaches. The passengers are isolated in these compartments. Sometimes, indeed, they are locked in. Thett' only means of communication with the brakeman 3s an electric bell that must never be rung except in an emergency or crisis. This bell always stops the train, and creates great confusion and alarm. One day an old lady, vary near- sighted, got into a carriage in wliiclt a boy sat. Sho and the boy had the compartment to themselves. The train started, the old lady looked about,and seeing the bell, said to the boy: "Boy, I ain't used to railways. What's the bell for?" The lad smiled maliciously, "That bell," he explained, "is to ring when you want something to eat, and the road furnishes lunch." The old lady nodded. Half an hour went by. Then she leaned forward and rang the bell. Instantly the brakes ground down upon the wheels, the locomotive w.hds•tled; and the train stopped so suddenly that several persons were thrown forward to the floor. There were shrieks. Windows were lowered and heads protruded, Guards ran from carriage to carriage. Finallyone approached the old lady's compartment, "Who rang tlisst bell?" he shouted, as he ran along. "1 did, young man," said the old lady. "Why did you do it?" She thought amoment, and then re- plied calmly: "I think you might bring me some chicken sandwiches and a bottle of root beer," Salesman Who Succeeded. He believed in the things he was trying to sell. He was tactful, and knew how to approach people. Ho did not waste a customer's time, but was quick and to the point. He concentrated on what he was selling. He was reliuble, and gave one the impression that he stood for good value. He approaohed a customer with the conviction that he would win his or - dor, and usually he did. Ole was. always looking for the man at the other end of the bargain, He realized that he could not afford to make Is dissatisfied customer, NURSES 'ho Toronto wiistai or %none= libea 1q affllietion,vtth Aalisvue and Allied rinfinits4, illy Terk CI.tY, oifere a three yo4si ieouro. qt Trait.. VadaIn to young weinan, hav:ihir ul iv- u r uo aY n andA 4 it, delimits or Iia, oat lite nureee, x'h1r Y tee sal has a,derned theeight-hoot' nYetem, The puplli.recove•untaorme of the soitooi/. se monthly allowance and travelifnq 0pedriea to and /slew York, 1or further the information apply to the pimorintondont, What is Good Citizenship? To Act Loyally.—Loyalty is the co- inosive, force of society. ,'finless we are true to our family, business associates and fellow-eltizene, the State fells to Pieces. To Oo-operate,—Team-play is the only way to group efficiency. It should be cultivated in our games as. well as in our wont, To Act Honestly.—Honesty is . the foundation of business. No man can lie fast enough to keep an extensive concern prosperous on dishonesty. To Work Honestly, --Without a dis- position to work and earn his wage he becomes a burden on the community, To Act Justly.—Which means to be guided by his reason ane not his de- sires'. ' To Live Thmiftlly.—Money is neces- sary to civilization, and everyone should have a little of his own in re- serve. To Live Reverently.—There are cer- tain objects all decent men agree to. respect' -women, children, the aged; the law, religion, honest sentiment, and wholesome traditions, To Act Responsibly.—The feeling of personal responsibility is the test of citizenship, To Act Independently.—Good citi zenship implies initiative and resource- fulness. To Act Kindly, which needs no ex- planation. To Act Creatively, and not to as- sume only a critical and obstructive attitude. To Live Courageously.—Tire prime and determining factor in any race is its courage. - In Love With the Day. • If there is anything that delights one it is to meet a human being who is so in love with, the clay that he fair- ly exults in mere existence, delights to be alive. If we are in love with the day we will get infinitely more out of it than if we drag ourselves through It, and regard our living -getting as a dis- agreeable necessity. Many people seem to find no joy in anything. They emend their time fret- ting, whiting, complaining, and are seen with an expression Of disappoint- ment always on their faces, looking as it life had not produced what they most desired- Such people carry gloom with then and cloud the day for all who conte into their presence. Give us the man who is in love with tate clay, who sees in it a new chance to make good, an opportunity for de- lightful experiences, for glorious ser- vice! Think of the possibilities of a day tor doinggood, for scattering sun- shine, for helping others, for giving bite weaker a lift. There is no greater joy or satisfac- tion than that which comes from help- ing others day by day, as we go through life, giving a lift to those who are down, a bit of encouragement to those who are disheartened, cheering on those who are lagging behind! The possibilities of love and service in a single day are beyond all computa- tion! Cheerfulness. Learn to laugh: a good laugh is bet- ter than medicine. Learn how to tell a etory; a good story, well told, is as welcome as a sunbeam in a sick -room. Learn to keep your own troubles to yourself; the world is too busy to care for your ills and sorrows. Learn to stop croaking; if you can- not see any good in the world, keep. the bad to yourself. Learn to hide your aches and pains under pleasant ,smiles; no one cares to hear whether you have headaches, earaches, oa rheumatism. Learn to meet your friends with a smile; a good-humored man or woman is always welcome, but the dyspeptic is not wanted anywhere. Don't cry; tears do welt enough in novels, but are out of place in real lif e. Above all, give pleasure; lose no chance of giving pleasure. You will pass through this world but once. Any good thing, therefore, that you can do, or any kindness that you can show to any human being, you had better do it now,; do not defer or neg- lect it. For you will mot past this way again. Dropping With a Parachute Parachute jumping was originally a "stunt" pure and simple, practiced from balloons for the amusement of gaping Multitudes, To -day it is an im- portant part of wvar practice work, and as such has been scientifically de- veloped. When an observation balloon is set oil ilio by incendiary bullets—as often happens in war—the only chance for the men in the basket (usually two) is to jump, Their gas bag is 1000 teet up, or higher, in the air, and they must depend upon then' parachutes, which aro strapped on their bodies all ready for finch art emergency, to land thein safely on the ground. To be clitabled in full. flight by enemy EreTS' '4'1;6E4 tiler; or less likely to overtake any fighting mentor at any time; but, while hie ntaehlnn niay burst Into flames or crash, he has a good chance of escaping bodily hat'sn if 'provided with a parachute. The chute (as it is called) 1s of light and Vary strong. silk, The harness Is of straps that pass Over the sllmtld ii and• under rho arms, mol winch oro, enpplemeitted by a waist bolt tent leas' en Ingo/thine sieritecabolt. The chute le Gelded cc/men/3(1Y Ih 'tho peek, Which le fastened to the back of the wearer, Wbon 116 drops front aloft lie jorha' se "plebe cord,` 'Which opens a tiny' parachute that is on the outside of the pack. This instantly catches the air, thereby exerting a poll which yanks the big parachute out of the pack. On reaching the ground the man re- leases himself from the waist -belt by a touch on the aforementioned snap, catch. It is necessary that he should be able to do this, because otherwise, if a strong breeze were blowing, ho would bo liable to be dragged over the ground by the parachute, From the straps about his shoulders he is able easily to disengage himself by wriggling out of them, In experimental try -onto p1 vedette kinds it is duiteemare for the Juniper to oailp himself with bods the ap- proved apparatus and tiro pack under trial. On ciroplting from aloft he lots lease the trial pack and counts seconds --one, two, three. Dy that Mine he has fallen 400 foot, If the ai—ms-wand the worst io -.s-'4 s.. S yet to come 1wr^-cam • • Look t© Your Walk! If you are anxious to win in a large way, you must get the success manner. Cultivate the ,bearing of success, the appearance of the successful man. Walk, talk, and act like a successful man; otherwise you are constantly de- feating your own purpose. If you are a bad advertisement of what you are trying to do, in your speech, your manners, your coarse, disagreeable way, and are constantly called upon to defend yourself, to apologize, to set yourself right, you can see what a tre- mendous Irandicap you are under, Your bearing, your conversation, your conduct, should all square with your ambition. All of these things are aids to your success and yeti cannot afford to ignore any one of them, We CCI are covered with tags and catenaries by which people weigh, es- timate, and judge us, and there is nothing else which indicates our quali- ty more than our walk, our move- ments and our bearing. Our walk, es- pecially, indicates our energy; our ambition is reflected in it; our cour- age, our determination, our firmness, or the opposite of these qualities. A shrewd character_cau measure us up pretty accurately by these ear- marks. If you are a person Of weak decision, if you can't bear to decide things, if you want to leave every- thing open so that you can reconsider it, he can detect it in your walk, in the firmness or the weakness, the decision or the hesitancy ofyourstep. These things will tell whether you are a vic- tor, a conqueror, or a Ioser, a failure. It is a great thing to form a habit of goiug through the world giving the impressionto everybody that you are bound to win, bound to be somebody— to stand for something worth while is the world. It is a great help to have somebody think of us as bound to win out. Let this idea stand out la every thing you do, in your conversation, your appearance. Let everything about you make the world. say, "He is a winner; keep your oyes on him. Ole will get there.' ' If you are a victim of weak decision; if vacillation runs in your blood—if procrastination is your curse, just try the effect of improving your walk, In stead of going about with slouched stevedore, a shuffling gait, a weak, un decisive step—throw your shoulders out, draw your chin in, and walk with determivatton, with vigor in your mind, Yon will find that your mind will be reflected in your sleep; your mental attitude will be very quickly detected in your wail(,—Succees Maga zine. Curing With Light. The usefulness of "sun bathe" for health, has long been recognized. Un- limited sunshine has much to do with the beneficial effect of a vacation at the seashore. Nowadays this matter is better un- derstood than it used to be, and it is known that the haat rays of the sun have nothing to do with the physical benefit obtained from such exposure. It Is the chemical rays in the sunbeam —particularly the ultra -violet rays— that do the good work. Electric light is• rich in these rays, and many cures of rheumatism and neuritis have been accomplished by exposing the affected part of the body to a powerful incandescent lamp, its rays concentrated by a hemispherical reflector. For curative purposes pby- siclans ,have turned to useful account a sort of cabinet lined with such lamps into which the patient, lying on a pad- ded board, could be slid. The newest method employs a quartz lamp containing mercury vap- or, through which the electric current is passed. Quartz has the advantage of being extraordinarily transparent to ultra -violet rays. Such a lamp, made in the shape of a tube of small diameter, can be intro- duced into the nasal passages for the treatment of catarrh Or into the throat for the cure of infected tonsils, tisite saving tho patient an operation. Why Write "Viz"? Do you know why so many abbrevia- tions in common use, like, for ex- ample, "oz" tor ounce, and "viz" for namely, and in the letter Z? Viz is formed from the first two let- ters of videlicet, the Latin word tot' "namely." The Z Is a corruption of a queer -looking sign, something like the ftgtiro 3, that used to be placed at the end of an abbreviated word by the copyists of ancient manuscripts be- fore the invention of pt'ittting. Lt course of time this 3 has become transformed Into a Z, the letter which, in writing, it most nearly resembles. Like the people who advertise for situations, and so forth, in modern. newspapers, where saving space mean's' saving money, theso old -thio copyists were adopts at expressing the word they desired to indicate by the smallest possibly slumber of letters, The paten for this species of word eompreslon must, however, be award- ed to a monk named k facetious, 11)10 tint%° tt pe di 5t'3i3 tour -lice verses, every word in which begins with the letter "P," and is likewise abbreviated. hfxpassded Into ordinary English, the first tiro reads as folloWst "Praise Paul's prize pig's prolineprogeny," And SO on for more than ono tltaus- parachuto has failed to check his elos-, 0114 1111o8,• cent he pulls the cord et rho other pack. Or he may do the sante thing If he seems to ha dropping too fast, i Sometimes in experiments of the acct dutinny men are fastened to the ; pecks under tried en' It tray he weights. One idea suggested was to el well inflated leather bags to the feet of the jumper to lessen the shock when Ila landed, but bila was not. dome) worth while, • Canada Inas the only two emit re- gions on the seta -coast of: North Ain - erica, and centrals one-fifth oe the w•arid's Coal resottree4, Tito real City of London cover's 078 acres; l:he, County of Louden Oovers 1.1.7 square miles; the pollee area 520 square miles; and the area tinder the Metropolitan Wdtet 13oari! 588 square n'rllos, The hope of the world. The universal friend of mankind. The foundation of national pros- perity. The progress at civilization depends upon me. The common people love me: but kings, emperors., autocratic rulers,and classes have ever been my enemie0'. I am the great conserver of health of childhood, of manhood, of woman- hood, of all that is best in human life I have been driven about and buffet- edthrough all time, but never have I despaired of accomplishing my ob ject. Long before Christianity, poets prophets, pltilantropists and reformers looked forward to the establishment of my rule over all the earth. Without me the brotherhood of man, friendship between cations, the banishment of poverty and misery tram the earth will be but idle dreams. I wont for the good of all, yet there are men so blinded by greed and am- bition, by what they consider their porsanal interests, that they are con- stantly working for my destruction. I ant stronger than my most power- ful enemies, and, like Liberty, cannot be killed. Though often driven to the Wall, and apparently destroyed, I have struggled up all through the ages, up through blood and tears, through le- closcribable agony and the destruction of all that is deaf' to the hearts of men. I' was mortally wounded recontly; but, like a phsenfx, I'have risen out of the trenches, up from the blood-stain- ed battlefields of Europe, up tram tate graves of the dead who fought for nae, Above the clash of international am- bitions, jealousies, and hatreds, the hideous aftermath of war, my voice is heard calling to all the peoples of the world to put an end to war now and forever. I ant heating the frightful wounds, soothing the anguish, repairing the destruction wrought by niy cruel ad- versary, I ant alio filling the hearts of forward-looking tnett and women everywhere with rho determination never to cease their efforts until the whole world is enrolled tinder my ban- ner, AUTO REPAIR PARTS for moat melees and medals or cars, rout. 91d broken 4r wernto u1 Parts b - r, of )a1 gd, Write sa .wire us rt-)' the lug wont you moot o lWeet dairy the largeyl and moat oomnivto stook In riahada or alightly used or new parts and automottlle ocular/test, We ship 0.0,D. anywhere to Citnada, ,gulls' factory or refund In tun .our motto, tihaw's Auto serene° Fart Suppiy, 823-931 mnnerin 01-, '$croute, Opt. MERE YdICH PRICES • ARE UNKNOWN THE LONELIEST BRITISH POSSE" SSION. • Ooice a Year a Battleship Calls at Tristan da Cunha, Whose Nearest Neighbor is Distant 1,700 Miles. ' There is a tiny Island in the South Atlantic Ocean where the Inhabitants will not look at money. During the whole of that year they had only es, on the island, and that was picked up on the sands. If you could visit them and offer them your purse they would turn it aside with e curt "No thanks," Those weird people live in a little British "Garden of Eden," nearly 2,000 miles from the rest of the world. Ships pass far out to sea, but only one British battleship stops to call once every year. For ten years they saw no ship, and knew not wuac was going on in the lands beyond their ocean. When the war was nearly over they learned all about it in one day—the day when the battleship called with newspapers and mails from England. Lonelybut Contented. This loneliest island of British Do minion is Tristan da Cunha. It le really a volcanic peak, rising some 8,000 feet above sea -level, in the mid- dle of the ocean, midway between Cape Horn and South Africa, with St. Helena, where Napoleon was banish- ed, the neatest inhabited island, 1,700 utiles away. It has been a British pos- session more than one hundred years, and its population of Iiritisit origin now numbers only 110 men, women, and children, "Passing shins are very scarce," wrote one member of the little colony. "We only got one tate year. It does seem very hard to be cut aft from the outside world, but the same great God Is. as near to each one and watches over us and helps us on slay by clay in our (tally lift,. Perhaps same day a clergyman may come to live amongst us." A clergyman and his wife, the Rev and Mrs, Rogers, of Alexton, England have now thrown the little island into the limelight again by volunteering tc accept the appeal. They will sail fat Tristan as soon as a vessel can be ob tained to take them to their new borne When Napoleon was first sent to St Helena, after the battle of Waterloo a garrison of Dritlsh troops was sen! to Trinstan for fear some foreign power night try to capture the island. On Napoleon's death, the garrison was withdrawn) but three nen, including a Sergi. Glass, decided to stay and live there. Their wives and children were with them, and the three colonists, Glass, Collins, and Green, by tate marriage of their children, and recruits from ship- wrecked vessels, have been growing in numbers ever since. In 1.385 a dis- aster befell the inhabitants, then nutn- bering ninety -throe. Living on the Land. A vessel was in distress oft the ie land, and the sixteen males set out in their small boat to attempt a rescue. Their boat foundered, and fifteen of the men were drowned, leaving only one man among a community of wed - owe and fatherless children. Then the British Government took a parental interest in the community and provided educational and other facilities, and pernittect u vessel to call there once a year. The people live entirely an their own exertions. They eat most.;' pa- tatoes and meat, keep large numbers of cattle sheep, and pigs, make meat rf their necessities, end rely upon tee outside world for clothing. They have no laws and know no crime, and sickness is extremely rare. It' is a good thing it is so .eince there is no medical ratan among them. This romantic little island counLe the ordinary things of an English- ntan's larder rare delicacies. Tea, cocoa, sugar, flour, and sweets cr toys for the children are welcomed with fete days when they arrive from friends in England once a year. • Anchoring Shifting Sands. An experiment will bo made by the Ontario Provincial Forester to icel whether the shifting sand dunes of Prince Edward county can be anchor ed by the planting of belts of trees is the sand areas. These seed banks under the influence of winds from lake Ontario, have been moving inland, covering up fertile lands nod render- ing them useless. Trec plaiting has stopped shifting sands its Franco and other countries, sud on tee prairie bets of trees (deep light soils fieri 1, Elia eengttine of success es never(1 before, in §bite of the lieaVy clouds I 1 ou the horizon, the universal unrest, t the quarreling, the birlcering and fight- 1 ing of !n[lividuals, classes and nations, ecieer before did try future loots so bright, I can literally s'ee swards bee ing turned into ploweitares. I can see arnsiee. being disbantledl arutamcuts destroyed nttd great, virships turned into vessel' of commerce, 1 call on yon to loll,, realize my vlalon, for I ort your best friend. I AM I'IIAC70, rifting, It is expecte the plan will move equally successful in this On aria county, one o8 the most fertile n the whole province. .45 One poured of oil, used in ships' fur, Htwee, less the same heating effect at ten pounds of coal. 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