Zurich Herald, 1915-08-27, Page 3IRE MESSENGER
�In this wondrous day of wire and
wireless we learn, half across' the
world, how the European tide of con-
flict ebbs and flows while yet the bat-
tle rages, undecided, On sea, on land,
ander the sea, in the air, men fight
and die, lose or triumph; '•and the.very'
elements carry abroad the news of,
victory or defeat. It is more than ro-
rnance;it is miracle; buterniracle that
may banish forever from the pages
of the future historian and romancer
one of the;dost dramatic figures of
the past—the mssengef bringing
first news from the battlefield.
Long even before ,Pheidipp'ides of
Marathon ran to Athens from the im-
mortal Fennel ,Field; cried, "Victory!"
t
and fell dead, the messenger held . a
place in 'myth and chronicle that he
has maintained for centuries. Some-
times he is merely the swiftest rider
or runner; sometimes a hero of the
fight, chosen as an honor to bear glad
tidings;, sometimes a hard-pressed re-
fugee; sometimes even a lone surviv-
or.
Lady Elizabeth Thompson Butler,
the distinguished woman painter of
war -time scenes, of which "The Roll
Call" is most famous, once illustrated
in a less -known painting one of the
' most tragic episodes in the history of
modern England the arrival of Dr.
William Brydon at Jalabad, January
13, 1842. Her terrible little picture
shows the young Se'otch surgeon, daz-
ed, desperate, exhausted, clinging
half-conscious to his wearied, horse
as the walls of the city loom in sight.
He had come from Kabul, through
the mountains in midwinter; one of a
retreating army of British and native
troops, accompanied by swarms of
attendants ansa camp followers. With
them at first were also nine English-
women, wives of officers—including
Florentia, Lady Sale, wife of Sir
Robert Sale, the commander at Jalala-
bad, and his daughter. There were
also fourteen children. A long, intri-
cate, and hideous serious of blunders,
treacheries and murders had brought
the tremendously outnumbered Brit-
ish in Kabul to the point where evacu-
ation of the city and acceptance of a
promised safe-conduct to Jalalabad
seemed to their leaders the best that
could be hoped for; and the retreat be-
gan. But the Afghans did not keep
their word; and soon there were no
leaders. Before the march was half
over many were slain, and conditions
were so hopeless that the others yield-
ece to a proposal to surrender the.
commanding general himself, Gener-
al Elphinstone, together with the woe
m.en and children into the care of the
Afghan chief, Akbar Khan, as host-
ages; bit not until the Kurd Kabul
was passed.
The gorge of the Kurd Kabul is a
five -mile ravine between high mount-
ains, so narrow, lofty, and grim that
in winter the sun scarcely reaches its
depths. That Janne* it was deep in
snow, the rocks were glazed with ice,
and upon every mountain slope, in
every crevasse, behind every boulder
. lurked the fanatic Afghan tribesmen,
with their long guns and long knives.
Weary, crowded, half crippled by
a ' frost, the, confused and formless
masses struggling through the gloomy
.anon soon lost all semblance of an
army, as the slaughter soon lost all
sernblance of battle. It became simply
the massacre of a rabble; and the
;now grew red.
"Three thousand men," says the his-
torian, Sir J. W. Kaye, "fell under the
are of the enemy, or dropped down
paralyzed and exhausted to be
slaughtered by Afghan knives. And
amidst these fearful scenes of carn-
age, through a shower of matchlock
balls, rode English ladies on . horse-,
back or in camel panniers, sometimes
vainly endeavoring to keep their chil-
dren beneath their eyes, and then los-
• ;ng them in the confusion .and bewil-
derment of the desolating mach."
After the general became a captive
with the women, the rout and slaugh-
ter increased in horror. The Jugdul-
luk Pass succeeded the Kurd Kabul:
a dark, steep, winding track ascending
high ainoug frowning crags, and bar-
ricaded at its narrowest point. It was
a trap; the fugitives were -caught be-
)rond escape, AVmer^e handful =erg
-
ad alive. '
Within sixteen miles of 'Jalalabad,
bnly six ,of these. remained. Before
those sixteen miles were covered five
Pf the six had been killed , by strag
Kling marauders,
Doctor Bryden alone, one man out
of sixteen thousand, reached the goal
lind bore the awful news.
Later, when England awoke and
bvenged, the women and children and
few prisoners were rescued. Doctor
Bryden himself lived to share and
survive the famous siege of Lueknow,.
mother episode in his country's his-
tory, but one as honorable and inspire
Ing as the retreat from Kabul was
eeniliating and disastrous.
----at---
;
- at' ' Originally a yard meant the cir-
tonlferelce of the body.
Woliderful for the Blond!
Luxes Sallow Skin, headache,
Languor and Tiredness
You don't need to be told how you
f eel,M-blue, Bort of sickish, poor ap-
petite, vague, pains, tired in the morn-
ing. This condition is common at
this season.
Fortunately there is prompt relief
in Dr. Hamilton's Pills whieh immedi-
ately relieve the system of all poisons
and disease -producing matter.
Thousands have been. so utterly de-
pressed, so worn, out as to be des-
pondent, but Dr. Hamilton's Pills al-
ways cured them, "I can speak
feelingly on the power of Dr. Hamil-
ton's ,Pills," writes C. T. Fearman, of
Kingston. "Last spring my blood
was thin and weak, I was terribly run
down, had awful 'headaches and a
gnawing, empty feeling about my
stomach, I couldn't sleep or work un-
til I used Dr. Hamilton's Pills,—they
did me a world of good." At all
dealers in 250. boxes.
Honest Grief.
At the funeral of Baron Lionel de
Rothschild, father of 'the recently
deceased Lord Rothschild, a poor old
man wept loudly and bitterly.
"Why are you crying ?" inquired a
bystander. "You are no relation of
Rothschild."
"No," howled the mourner; "that's
just why I'm crying."
Tdinaril'e Liniment Cures Colds, Etc.
A CAT AND ITS CHICKENS.
Art Interesting Study in Natural
History.
The above description will doubt-
less draw a smile from the reader,
but it is true to life all the same, for
at Mrs. Mahon's, Sunnyside, Ancrum,
Scotland, there is to be seen this
strange, and, indeed, touching asso-
ciation. As too often happens to
Puss, she became bereft of her kit-
tens, and in her disconsolate state
some newly hatched chickens were
put beside her. Pussy immediately
took to them, and for two clays guard-
ed and fondled the chickens, seven in
number, with true maternal affection.
They reciprocated the attention of
their warm -coated foster mother, and
crowded' closely around her. To see
them all settled for the night with
their second mother was something to
ponder over in relation to Nature's
ways. Eventually five of the chickens
were given back to the rightful mo-
ther, and Puss was left with only two
to rear. She dotes unceasingly on
the pair, and they in turn run after
her with every sign of affection.
When Puss went out, as wont to do,
to the milk cart, the feathered mites
followed closely beside her. On one
occasion when the eat was feeding,
her place was taken by the other
feline member of the household, who
acted as black cat sentry, and, when
a strange one came too near the
chickens, showed fight at once! More
curious was this, that, when the other
Orpington came over to see how
their little brothers were faring un-
der their whiskered mother, the little
pair clearly resented their intrusion
by pecking at them! Altogether, the
Anerum cat and its chickens present
an interesting study in natural his-
tory, and have deservedly won a place
in the local records of uncommon in-
cidents.
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MISCHIEF MAKER
Now Strong and Robust.
An adult's food that can save a
baby proves itself to be nourishing
and easily digested and good for big
and little folks. An Eastern man
Says:
"When our, baby was about eleven
months old he began to grow thin and
pale. This was attributed to the heat
and the fact that his teeth were com-
ing, but, in reality, the poor little
thing was starving, his mother's milk
not being sufficient nourishment.
"One day after he had cried bitterly
for an hour, I suggested that my wife
try Tim on Grape -Nuts. She soaked
two teaspoonfuls in half a cup of
waren wateie for 5 or 6 minutes, then
poured off the liquid and to it added
a like amount"of rich milk and a little
sugar. This baby ate ravenously.
"It was not many days before he
forgot all about being nursed, and
has since lived 'almost exclusively on
Grape -Nuts. To -day the boy is
strong and robust, and as cute a mis-
chief -make as a thirteen -months' -old
baby is expected to be.
"Use this letter any way you wish,
for my wife and t cat never praise
Grape -Nuts enough after the bright-
ness ithas brought to our household."
Grape -Nuts is not made for a baby
food, but experience with thousands
of babies shows it to be among the
best, if. not entirely the best In use.
Being a scientific preparations of Na-
Curets grains, it is equally effective as
a body and brain builder for grown-
ups. "There's a Reason."
Name given by Canadian Poet=
Co., Windsor, Ont.
Etter read the 'shore lettek ? .d, new
one appears from time to tense. alley
are gesmene, true, tad Tun of lawman
Interest.
A SPLENDID RECORD.
Most people know that the Can-
adian Pacific Railway traverses over
eleven 'thousand miles of country In
Canada, encounters even tropical and
arctic weathers; cuts its way through
the rugged and 'difficult country along
the shores of Lalre Superior; crosses
the endless prairies of the west; and
finally runs through the glories of the
Canadian Rockies where the road 1 n
some places has been hewn out of t
mountain sides under towering peaks;
through great canyons; and ,in other
places tunnels and piral rails, have to
be negotiated, all necessitating care in
operation. But, in spite of all these
difficulties the Canadian Pacific has.
not killed a single passenger in a
train accident during the past two
years, which is a record Canada can
place against the recede boast of the
Pennsylvania Railroad not having
killed a passenger in three years.
Especially so when it is considered
that the latter road has not the same
climate conditions to face and the
easy country through which it tra-
verses.
SUMMER HEAT
HARD ON BABY
No season of the year is so danger-
ous to the life of little ones as is the
summer. The excessive heat throws
the little stomach out of order so
quickly that unless prompt, aid is at
hand the baby may be beyond all
human help before the mother realizes
he is ill. Summer is the season when
diarrohoea, cholera• infantum, dyserl-
try and colic are most prevalent. Any
one of these troublesmay prove dead-
ly if not promptly treated. During
the summer the mothers hest friend
is Baby's Own Tablets. They regu-
late the bowels, sweeten the stomach
and keep baby healthy. The Tablets
are sold by medicine dealers or by
mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr.
Williams' Medicine Co,, Brockville,
Ont.
Aerial Torpedo Wonder.
An aerial torpedo that will travel
a hundred miles under its own power
.is another formidable weapon of war
.Germany is about to launch at her
enemies. The principle of the aerial
torpedo is the same as the water to-
pedo, It is first projected by compress-
ed air, then travels in a direct line
under the power of its awn propellor
and under the guidance of its own
rudder. With the aerial torpedo per-
fected, Germany would have a weap-
oii more terrifying to London than all
her Zeppelins, Taubes, fifty centi-
rnetre guns and undersea cruisers
combined.
Dad Took It, A11 Right.
Slowly, sadly the young man came
along the garden path to the arbor
where 'neath blossoming roses the
maiden waited.
"How did father take it?" she ask-
ed him anxiously.
"Oh, he took it all right," said the
young man in a miserable voice.
"I'm so glad!" sighed the maid, in
relief.
"Are you?" he replied,, as he sank
by her side on the seat. "Well, I can't
say I am, dear. At first he wouldn't
listen to me."
"But didn't you tell him you' had
$4,000 in the bank?" she exclaimed
"I did, when all my other arguments
had failed."
"And what did he do then?"
"Do?" cried the young man, his
voice fraught with despair, "He' bor-
rowed it."
Tea Coming Into Great Favor.
Not in the memory of the oldest tea
planter has the price of tea reached
before the present figure in Colombo.
There seems to be a widespread move-
ment in favor of tea throughout the
world, and the supply is insufficient
to cope with the increased demand.
Until the law of supply, and demand
adjusts itself higher prices for tea
must be expected.
GOOD WATER FOR ARMY HORSE.
A Plentiful Supply Is of Vital Impor-
tance to an Army.
Suitable drinking water is of vital
importance to an army, and this is
only one of a multitude of problems
that must be studied carefully by
those who conduct a successful cam-
paign. The water of a camp is a
matter of great . importance. Only
running water is used.
In the German army the upstream
water is used for drinking purposes
and the downstream water for water-
ing horses and for bathing. Suitable
signs notify the men which water is
safe to drink and which may be used
only for bathing. In shallow or nar-
row streams (basins are dug, or small
dams built so as to form a reservoir
of ample dimensions.
Stepping -stones are provided to
keep the water clean, as well; as board
protection to prevent the banks from
crumbling. Basins are dug for wa-
tering horses, troughs are provided
only in case of necessity, and are then
propped on posts and filled by means
of pumps. Pipes may be driven if
water lies at a reasonable depth—in
other words, not more than 20 feet.
Depending upon their size, these pipes
will deliver from four to twenty-two
gallons of water per Minute.
'1'
No sitting accommodation for the
congregation was provided in churches
before the 14th century. People sat
en straw or rushes laid on the' floor.
The churchporch in former days
'Was :tire place selected for the pay-
ment of dowries, legacies, etc. Mar-
eriages were solemnized hi porches;
fairs held there; beggars plied their
calling; and great persons were buried
in the porch. -
A¢inasa'a 7'aisitnent Coxes eberdet
Cow
BLONDES SHOULD BE CAREFUL,
Here is a Warning, Girls, From a Man
Who Knows.
Women of the blonde type take
warning!
You must, above all things, if you
are to avoid cancer of the skin, stay
out in the hot sun. That admonition
was made by Dr, C. Knowles during
an illuminating discussion on the
treatment of skin diseases before 500
members of the Philadelphia County
!Medical Society. Dr. Knowles said:
"A great percentage of skin dis-
eases are cancerous growths. The
blonde type of women when subject-
ed to the rays of the sun is very sus-
ceptible to the disease. Not only the
blonde woman, but the woman pos-
sessing a freckled face must avoid
the sun. Such preventive measures
will save them much trouble."
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Applied in
5 Second
Sore, blistering Peet
f r ora corn -pinched
toes can be oured
by Putnam's Ex-
tractor in 24 kc'urs.
"Putnam's" soothes
away that drawing pain, eases instant -
0, makes the feet feel good at once.
Gee a 25e. bottle of "Putnam's to -day.
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Salads were first made in Holland
Cured
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Laehute, Que., 25th Sept., 1908, f
Minard's Liniment Co., Limited.
Gentlemen, — Ever since coming
home from the Boer war I have been
bothered with running fever sores on
my legs. I tried many salves and
Liniments; also doctored continuous-
ly for the blood, but got no perman-
ent relief, till last winter when my
mother got me to try MINARD'S
LINIMENT. The effect . of which
was almost magical. Two bottles ,
completely cured me and I have work- '
ed every working day since.
Yours gratefully,
JOHN WALSH.
Appearances Deceptive. '
"Thompson has made a discovery."
"Indeed?"
"Yes. He says that he has dis-
covered that the more buttons there
are on a woman's coat the greater
the probability that it really fastens
with hooks and eyes."
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ISSUE 35—'15.
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Advancing Year'S Need N
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frorxn a wrinkled skin? 'rhe first si, 'n o
a wrinkle is a sure indicsation that th
;skin is not receiving sufficient nourish
p'lent, and it is time to apply "USIT,
Until the discovery of the powers 0
certain Oriental Olio, as revealed to
Canadian traveller by an .Arab, people
'were powerless to restore their fading
beauty To -day there is no excuse 'for
wrinkles for any man or woman who
knows of the "value o3 "Vett" as a elfin
food and wrinkle chaser.
The preparation, which. is obtainable
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Not Much.
"There's not much petticoat rule
nowadays, in spite of votes for,. woe
;men,' was said.
"No," smiled McFee, "there's not..
much petticoat." —
a¢inara's Liniment Cures Distemper.
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better for it.
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