Ross Gazette 23rd July 1914 - Page 8
Ross Gazette 23rd July 1914 - Page 8
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| Date | 23/07/1914 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Ross Gazette |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 23rd July 1914 |
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OUR NEW SERIAL COMMENCES TO - DAY . [ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED . ] THE MISSING BRIDEGROOM BY SILAS K. HOCKING Author of " Who Shall Judge ? " " The Shadow Between , " " A Desperate Hope , " " God's Out cast , " " Her Benny , " " Yours and Mine , " & a - CHAPTER I. father and the vicar , but ney ntted an over . There was a completeness , harmony , that appealed to and satisfied her artistic sense . By - and - bye he began to notice her a little , and his voice , when he addressed her , caught a softer and less aggressive tone . He listened to what she had to say with the most respect- ful attention , and when he smiled he showed two rows of exceedingly white teeth . What errand had brought him to Burwood she did not know , and her father did not en- lighten her . That he was a most charming man was patent to the most casual observer , and that for the moment was quite sufficient . She was glad to hear her father invite him to drop in whenever he might happen to be in the neighbourhood , and her heart seemed to stop for a moment while she waited for his answer . That was the beginning . The end was not at all difficult to predict . He rode over again and again , and the oftener he came the more pleasantly May anticipated his coming . When he proposed to her she said " Yes " without any hesitation , though with many blushes . There seemed to her no room for doubt or mis- giving . Was he not hard ome ? Was he not strong and masterful ? Was he not of an old family ! Had he not chosen her out of all the women he knew ? Did she not prefer him to all the men she had ever seen ! So she anticipated her wedding - day with eager delight . Frank was going to take her away for a long honeymoon . They were to see the great outside world of which she had heard so much ; and when they were tired of sight - seeing , they were coming back to settle down at Burwood . Her father would not hear of her living anywhere else . He only needed two or three small apartments , and the house was large enough to hold a small colony . cer- It was an arrangement that pleased every He did protest a body , including Frank . little at the first , but John Trefusis soon won him over to his way of thinking , and tainly , putting sentiment aside , it was a con- avenient arrangement just to walk in and hang up his hat . Iwas not the good fortune of every man when he got married to have a house and furniture thrown in . and was Long before the hour appointed for the wedding everyone in St. Olaves knew that the bridegroom had disappeared , but how , or for In the what reason , no one could even guess . language of Jan Tucker - a fisherman much enduring husband- " it staggerer . " same questions Everybody was asking the of everybody else , and getting in reply a blank stare or a mysterious shake of the head . The wiseacres for once were non- plussed . Even the scandal - mongers were un- able to suggest any kind of reason for the mysterious disappearance . The bride was the sweetest girl in all the countryside , and the most beloved , and the bridegroom was considered an extremely tucky fellow to have won her hand . Of course , there were people who said he was not good enough for her - that he was too gay , too much a man of the world to wear so sweet a flower ; but whoever the fortunate man had been , had he been kin to royalty itself , there were people in St. Olaves who would have had some fault to find . May Trefusis reigned over St. Olaves as a sort of virgin diety . She was only nineteen . A lovely creature without doubt ; gentle at times , imperious at others , now hiding her self for days sometimes wecks - on the stretch , now descending into the village day after day scattering smiles and sunshine like some visitant from a better country . The simple folk , who crowded the narrow Janes and alleys of St. Olaves just worshipped her , she was so lovely , so imperious , so con- descending , so bright , so distant , Во ap- proachable , that it scarcely occurred to them that she was made of the same material as themselves , and that she should be judged by the same standards . There was no lack of independence in the little self - centred community . Most of the men had been brought up to the free , daring life of the open sea . They knew few restraints be- yond those imposed by Nature herself . Their only masters were the winds and tides and rocks , and they resented any interference with the order they had known from the be- ginning . Even May Trefusis would have fallen from her pedestal had she assumed the position of autocrat or dictator . wor- But May ruled by right of personal charm ; she assumed no superiority , was not aware how much she was reverenced and shipped . Her very simplicity touched the hearts of men and women alike . Her self- effacement filled them with wonder , and placed her in an order as much above them as Burwood was above the village . The announcement that she was to be mar- ried came to some of them - particularly to the men -- with a sense of shock . It seemed to drop her suddenly to the level of ordinary humanity . Moreover , she was such a child , so ignorant of the great world , so innocent and unspoilt , so guileless and trustful , so unsus- pecting of things that people who had lived less secluded lives took for granted , that they were afraid she would wake up to the dis- covery that life and the world were very dif- As the marriage was to be at a fairly early hour , and Pendormick , the seat of the Car- leons , was many miles away , Frank and his father consented to spend the night at Bur- wood , so that they might be on the spot and in readiness for the ceremony . staying at the Three Pilchards came up for dinner , and a merry party they made . May looked her best in a gown of black lace eut low at the neck . Her arms and shoulders shone like alabaster , her cheeks were tinted with the hue of the rose , her eyes were deep wells of purity and Other guests who affection . were Frank looked at her from time to time with an ardent gaze . She was certainly very beau- tiful - in an immature and undeveloped way , perhaps but even to his fastidious taste she He might , all other met nearly all demands . things being equal , have preferred a woman more pronounced type - a woman less human and less of a diffident and shy , more But there was no gainsaying the angelic . fact that all things considered he was a very fortunate individual . He did not shine as a conversationalist that evening . His interests , were not those of the majority of those present . His tastes and inclinations lay in other directions . He had little no opportunity of seeing Of love- May alone , but that did not matter . making , in the ordinary sense of the word , May or there had been little between them . was as shy as a hedge - sparrow , but her trust was unbounded . He kissed her on the forehead when they said good - night , and she went bounding up the broad stairs with a heart as light as thistledown . It was the last day of her free- dom , but she did not regret it . As she looked back over the vanished years she felt that up to the present her life had been narrow and She had not cramped and circumscribed . been conscious of it until Frank loomed upon her horizon like a full orbed sun , banishing all the mists and shadows , and revealing to her a vaster and more glorious world . To Now she was going forth to tread the sun- clad heights that she saw in the distance , to see yet wider realms of beauty , and to drink deep draughts of pleasures untasted yet . say that she was happy would not be to give a true description of her feelings she was rather intoxicated with the thought of a That she happiness that was awaiting her . was going to be happy - supremely happy she did not doubt , but on what foundation her faith rested she did not stop to inquire . Had she lived a few more years in the world , or had she seen more of life and the ways of men and women , she might probably would - have looked forward with less confi- ferent from what she imagined , and much less dence , and looked backward with some tinge beautiful . THE ROSS GAZETTE - THURSDAY , JULY 23. 1914 . Ann answered , walked close up to the bed and began to exa - meekly . Only the bed upon , DRESSMAKING AT HOME . Couldn't Been slept in . " which it ain't , but Ann Beer Ande mine it carefully . " Nobody's been in it for the night , " she " Are you sure , Ann ? " John Trefusis mused with a puzzled expression . " Surely asked , in surprise and alarm . he didn't go to the Oak - room by mistake ; may have done so , of course . Peggy saye there was plenty of wine a - flowing last night People don't always see straight after din ner " and she proceeded , at once in the direction of the Oak - room . On the way she met Peggy . " Have you been to the Oak - room ? " she questioned , eagerly . " No , why ? " " Because Mr. Carleon , ain't in his own room - bed ain't been slept in for the night , so I thought perhaps he'd gone to the wrong room by mistake . " " Are you sure ? " Peggy questioned , with a frightened look . " As sure as you be standing there . " . " Odd , ain't it ? " " Well , perhaps . You told me there was lots of wine a - flowing last night . " They went along to the Oak - room together and knocked , but there was no response . Peggy pushed open the door and entered , but it was quite empty , most of the furniture being covered with dust - sheets . " Nobody's been here , " she said , hurriedly . " I wonder what's happened ! What on earth would he sit up all night fort If he was un- happy about gettin ' married he might be a bit fidgety . " " He looked happy enough last night , " Ann remarked , and they went off to the bath- room together . " Nobody's here , Peggy whispered , after knocking at the door , and then peeping in . " Now I wonder what we ought to do ? " " Nothing , I should say , " was Ann's re- joinder . He'll turn up somewhere , that's certain . He can't have got lost . Spent the night on a sofa somewhere , I expect . " Very likely , " was the reply ; and Ann and Peggy went their separate ways . John Trefusis was the first down to break- fast , and was followed in a few minutes by Sir Ralph Carleon " Seen the boy ! " Sir Ralph questioned after a few minutes . " Not yet . Perhaps he'll forego breakfast altogether . " Oч , no ; nothing will take " Not Frank . away his appetite . ' " Not even getting married ? " Sir Ralph snorted and then chuckled as though he meant to imply that Frank was 80 much a man of the world that there were no novelties left for him . " Seems , however , to have got it pretty badly this time , " he re- marked at length . " You mean- " " Oh , he seems in love right enough , and I don't wonder . " " They seem very fond of each other , " John Trefusis remarked , quietly . " Well , I'm very glad , " was the gruff reply . " It's quite time he settled down - quite time . I'd like to seel a grandson before I shuffle off -not that I intend doing that just yet , mind you ; but , all the same , life's uncertain , and poor Charley will never marry . " Quite sure , sir . That's the reason we BY SYLVIA went to the Oak - room , thinking perhaps as A Morning Shirt for a Stout Figure . how he might have made a mistake . " This week you see my thoughts have been But why did you not inform me at once ? " " Didn't think it was necessary , sir . I knew occupied with the selection of garments for he must be somewhere . A full - grown many stout sisters , both of the designs illus can't get lost in a house like thist Good heavens , not That's sensible enough , " Bir Ralph growled ; " but why should be elect to go prowling about the place with the wind blowing half a gale ? " He can't have left the house , sir . If you'll excuse me , sir ? " Ann interrupted . " And why can't he have left the house , wench ! " Sir Ralph roared . " Because cook says as how when she got downstairs all the doors and windows were elose bolted . " " Then he must be in the house some- where , " John Trefusis said , trying to speak as unconcernedly as possible . " It would seem so , sir , " Ann assented . " Only nobody's seen him yet . " Have you been looking for him ? " " Well , yes , sir , we have . We thought it queer that he shouldn't have been in bed all night , so we've been most everywhere . " Heavens , but this is serious ! " Sir Ralph thundered . " You haven't ghosts here , I sup- pose , that spirit away living people ? " " He must be somewhere about , " John Trefusis said mildly , ignoring the allusion to ghosts . Perhaps we'd better have a look round ourselves . But before doing so we'll have the cook in . Will you send cook here at once , Ann ? " And the maid departed in a hurry . A few minutes later a stout , middle - aged woman stood before them . " " You know , I suppo . " John Trefusis be- gan , that Mr. Carleo.s not been seen this morning ? " " Yes , sir . I've been helping in the search myself , " cook panted . Wait a minute . You were first down this morning ? " " Yes , sir . " " And you saw to the unbolting of the doors ? " " Yes , sir . " " And are you sure that all the doors were afely bolted ! " " Absolutely certain , sir . Why , the bolts are so tight that I couldn't be mistook . " " And what about the windows ? " " They are all safe , sir . You can see for yourself . " " You have not opened any of them " No , sir . The wind's been blowing strong since early and I morning , hate draughta in the kitchen . " " very Do you know if your mistress has been told that Mr. Carleon is missing ? " " Tilda knows , sir ; but she says she won't tell the young lady on no account - or , at least , not until she is compelled to . " " That is right . Nothing is to be gained by alarming her just at present . I have no doubt Mr. Carleon will appear round some corner directly " ; and the cook bowed and " You mean your eldest son ? " " Aye . Crippled since he was six . A good , took her departure . clever boy , if ever there was one . " He geta no better ? " " Worse , if anything . Oh , no , he'll never be any better ; but his vitality is amazing . He may outlive Frank even yet , though that is not very likely . " " You don't object to Frank living here , I presume ? " John Trefusis remarked , after a pause . " I have had no opportunity of talk- ing the matter over with you- Oh , Frank is welcome to live where he likes , " was the somewhat unexpected answer . " You seem to have plenty of room here . " " Any amount of room . And . you see , being a widower I should feel it very much if May left me . " Naturally . Oh , I think it is a very proper thing that your daughter should not leave you quite proper . There is no reason in the world why they should set up another establishment , and everything to be said against it . " " I am glad you take that view of the case . " " Oh , I have taken that view from the first . " And he half - closed his eyes and chuckled . to He had talked the matter over with Frank when the subject was first bronched . He was a far - seeing old man where property was concerned , and was tremendously anxious to do something the restore somewhat decayed fortunes of the Carleons . John Trefusis he despised . He was ncbody , the grandson of a notorious smuggler . Apart from his money , the county people would barely tolerate him . Ralph Carleon groaned many times before he gave his consent for Frank to marry a Trefusis , but in the end the thought of John Trefusis ' wealth reconciled of regret ; but in many ways she was only child , and in essential things an ignorant him . He Of her fiancé they knew but little . hailed from the other side of the county , was the second son of Sir Ralph Carleon , was undoubtedly very dashing and handsome , and would , no doubt , in time inherit the estates and title , since his elder brother was a cripple and delicate , and had been expected to slip off the mortal coil any time during the last ten years . From a social point of view the match was considered good one . John Trefusis- May's father was not a person of very great importance . He was rich , no doubt , the family fortunes having been laid by his grandfather , a notorious smuggler . Indeed . for a consider able time after Burwood was built it known as Smugglers ' Keep , " but the name had gradually dropped into abeyance , and the exploits of his grandfather were now rarely recalled . was John Trefusis's father , who had only a life interest in the property , set to work on his own account to increase the family fortune , and in this was highly successful . If he fol- lowed in his father's footsteps at all , he did it so cunningly as to be scarcely suspected ' ; but his adventures in tin mines were notorious and his success phenomenal . He added considerably to Burwood , planted acres of trees , made a new carriage drive , and in many ways gave dignity and beauty to the place . When John Trefusis succeeded his father he found himself in possession of a fortune al- most larger than he knew what to do with ; for he was a man of simple tastes and of a re- tiring disposition . He loved his wife , loved his home , loved his books ; but he cared nothing for the sports and gaieties of the outer world . Mrs. Trefusis died when May was twelve , and thereafter John Trefusis devoted himself almost exclusively to the care and eduestion of his child . May grew up with a mind stored child at that . She almost forgot to say her prayers that think night . Her brain was too excited to clearly or consecutively ; her nerves were humming celestial music . the low boom of the sea as it broke against For a long time she lay awake listening to the cliffs , and to the softer and sweeter tones of the wind as it hummed through the trees . The men were late in retiring to bed , and her heart leaped like a startled bird when the sound of Frank's voice saying good - night_to To- her father fell on her ears . Her Frank . And she morrow she would be his wife . smiled in happy ignorance , and nestled more comfortably among the pillows . After that she fell asleep and remembered no more until her maid knocked at the door . She sprang out of bed with a little cry of pleasure on her lips . This was her wedding- day , and she could have leaped with exulta- tion . She unbolted the door , and the maid came in with hot water and proceeded to draw up the blinds . it's going to be a lovely day for your wea- ding . miss . " Tilda remarked , scanning the sky critically . Of course it is going to be a lovely day , " was the joyous answer . " Did you imagine that my wedding - day could be anything else than lovely ? " " Of course . Til don't mean the weather nothing . " remarked . sagely . " I've heard of folks being married in a thunder storm , and they were very happy all the same . Still , fine weather seems righter , somehow . " " We shall have no thunderstorm to - day , " May remarked , with a little ripple of laughter . " No , only wind , miss . The ground seas have been aroaring all the night - roaring in a terrible , melancholy way ; but while the wind Now I will keeps up , there will be no rain . go and fetch your breakfast , and when you have finished that you will have to begin noiselessly out of the room . with out - of - the - way knowledge , but appal - a - dressing for the ceremony , " and Tilda stole lingly ignorant of the things she ought to have known . Her innocence and inexperience were almost pathetic . She knew far more about modern ancient Rome than she did about CHAPTER II . of " But , my boy , " he said to Frank , " you must guard against the danger of his marry- ing again . " I had never thought of that , " was , the likely to do it than not . reply you take the girl away he'll be more He'll feel lonely . His thoughts will turn towards some woman for comfort ; and there are plenty of women , my boy , who'd jump at the chance , and young ' uns too . " " I see your point , " Frank answered , re- flectively . six or seven . " " Well ? " demanded Sir Ralph , in a harsh voice , as soon as the door had closed . " What do you think of it now ? " " I confess I am a good deal puzzled , " John Trefusis answered , in quiet tones , " but he must be all right somewhere . " " I hope he is , " Sir Ralph , growled , " upon my soul I do , but I'm bound to add that the whole thing is beginning to look very fishy . " " I don't know what you mean by looking Trefusis answered , with fishy , " dignity . " Frank is a man , and surely is able to look " Anyhow , " after himself . " Sir Ralph growled , " we'd better not stop jawing here any longer . We've got to do something , and there's no more time to be wasted . " John Trefusis led the way out of the room word . He was much more per- without a turbed than he cared to admit . There was something uncanny about Frank's disappear ance . If either of the doors or windows had been found unbolted the riddle would be leas insoluble . Surely he must be lying asleep somewhere . every During the next half - hour he and Sir Ralph tramped from room to room in strained and They looked into painful silence . corner , under every bed and couch , behind They every curtain , into every wardrobe . climbed into the garret and descended into the cellar . They lifted the lid of every chest , opened the door of every cupboard , peered into every chimney that was open . Indeed , not a square yard of the rambling old place did they leave unexplored . Then they stood and faced each other , and neither seemed to have the courage to speak . ( To be continued . ) The lightest Bread , Cakes , Pastry , & c . , are made by msing BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER . DECISION . trated being intended for those whose waist and chest measurements are the opposite of sylph - like - 1.e . , 28 or 30 inches round the farmer and a corresponding bust measurement . This attention , I hope will prove to them that I am not unmindful of their needs , and that I have noted the very frequent requests for a pattern somewhat larger than stock - size , Here , then - in No. 1,804 for the first of these out - size " garments , is a shirt pattern for ordinary morning wear , cut with yoke , and sleeves set in in the ordinary way , which most matrons prefer to the Raglan or Magyar style . Crêpon , sponge - cloth , linen , or print could be used for this model , which is intended to be worn with white cambric collars and cuffs , such as can be bought ready - made for 64d . upwards . Of course , you can make them yourself , but in that case it would be neces sary to make two sets at least in order to effect any economy , as half a yard of muslin would make two , or perhaps three , sets it cut carefully . For the blouse , place the various parts of the pattern on the material as I have shown , the lower portion being opened out to its fall width , and then folded up double the length PATTERN No. 1,804 . of the front , the yoke being cut from the side of this . The upper part is single , but folded in half , in order to get the centre back to the fold . The sleeve will require a small piece to be joined on at the under part . But this will Mark not show if neatly done and pressed . round very carefully , also the notches and the tucks , and cut out , allowing the usual turn- ings . Do not cut off the piece , which shapes the neck , as this may require alteration , and it will prevent it from stretching whilst being made . When cut out , turn in and stitch the hems of the front . Make the buttonholes if you prefer these , or , if Cut Edges not , sew on the neces- sary hook and bar or loop fastenings , and use the buttons as a finish . Next stitch the tucks at the side , also at centre - back , then turn in and tack ' the edges of yoke . Arrange and pin the blouse under these , tack and stitch to both back and front . After this be the facing can place , felled in though if you are in a hurry you had better tack the yoke and facing to the blouse- DIAGRAM FOR No. 1,804 . Cut Edges Youre Selvedges not Back Fold Sleeve Fund being careful to pucker the latter . portion and stitch the two together . Now join and neaten the under - arm seams , turn in and neaten the neck - part , also yoke , with a narrow fold of material , and finish off neatly at the ends . Join up the sleeves , Arrange the sleeves in the armholes , sew in firmly , and finish off neatly , afterwards hem ming the basque portion , and sewing on a band or tape at waist to fasten with if preferred . The blouse will take two and a - half yards of 32 - inch material . FOREIGN MATCHES More than half the matches used in Eng . land are made abroad . ENGLAND'S GLORY MATCHES ENGLAND are made in England . Every box you buy means MORE WORK FOR BRITISH WORKERS . MORELAND , GLOUCESTER . aping at the lower part , and at the upper will form the wrap of the placket opening , unless you prefer to fasten the skirt at the Lastly , arrange and secure to the back . waist - band . About 24 yards of 44 - inch goods will be required . HOW TO OBTAIN PATTERNS . Our paper patterns are specially cut for us from designs expressly prepared for this column , and the cost of each complete pattern is 6id postres Address all letters , enclosing stamps for patterne Whitefriars House , Carmelite to ondon , E.C. Be sure and mention the street , number of the pattern required when order Ing . Patterns will be despatched within three days of the application being received . Cadbury's Milk Chocolate " You can taste the Cream . " WORDS OF WISDOM . Trifles are trifles only to triflers . Time loosely spent will not again be won . Be loving and you will never want for love , To withstand evil is quite as necessary as to do good . Do what is worthy of reward and desire none . - OLAUDIUS . It is not the suffering but the cause that makes the martyr . He that is giddy thinks the world turns round . - SHAKESPEARE . Fear not when men speak evil of you ; fear lest you should do evil . No subtler habit of evil is there in the world than that of self - pity . Endurance is nobler than strength , and patience than beauty . RUSKIN . Talent develops best in solitude , but char- acter in the stream of busy life . Contract a habit - particularly a bad one- and it is your tyrannous master . He that was taught only by himself had a fool for a master . - BEN JONSON . FACTS AND FANCIES . FLOWERS IN THE ARCTIO . Most people believe that the Arctic region is bare and lifeless . That is a mistake . Mr. Aubrey Fullerton In Chambers's Journal , tells , among other things , that flowers The view of the topmost country , as legion . seen while coasting along the Arctic shore in July and August , is normally a view of long summer . are grassy slopes prefusely abloom . A blue lupin , a miniature rhododendron in a mass of red blossom , and a little white heather , whose stalks make serviceable fuel , are typical of the Arctic flora . There are even blueberries the seventy miles On up Coppermine . Herschell Island , off the northernmost coast of the Yukon Territory , there is a floral pageantry every It includes the wild rose , which grows nowhere else so far north . Blue and white daisies , forget - me-- nots , bluebells , the dainty aconite , and mar guerites , all of them small and wonderfully delicate , and banked in moss , spring abun- dantly from the otherwise barren soil . Their beauty is short - lived , but immensely cheering to the roughened sailors and whalers who come around from Behring Sea to Herschell every year . PENS OF GREAT PRICE . The pen which was used by Charles Dickens just before his death was sold some time ago for about £ 21 , but ' this must- yield the palm of costliness to the well - worn gold pen also used by Dickens for many years , which found a purchaser for over £ 40 . A quill pen used by Wellington when writing to Queen Victoria in 1844 brought nearly £ 6 , while one of Sir Walter Scott's pens , selected by Lord Dalhousie in 1829 from Scott's writing - table at Abbotsford , realised more than half as much again . Among the most valuable pens in the world is one carved from a portion of George Washington's lens - box , and used by Abraham Lincoln when . President , and the quill of a golden eagle's wing , the property of the Em- press Eugenie , with which the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1856 . ANIMALS THAT NEVER DRINK . It would seem that water is so indispen sable to life that no animals could exist with- out drinking . Nevertheless , Dr. Blanford as- serts that the antelopes which live in the Band desert between the salt lake Chilka and the sea never drink . This has been doubted by physiologists , who deny that existence is possible in such conditions , but confirmatory evidence is adduced by Dr. Drake - Brock- man . It appears that since , 1910 a troupe of The essence of greatness is the perception gazelles have lived in the small island Sand- that virtue is enough . - EMERSON . Talk is said to be cheap , but many a man has had to pay dear for things he said . Difficulty is the rude and rocking cradle of every kind of excellence . - GLADSTONE . The wear and tear of rust is even faster than the wear and tear of work . - SMILES . Let us be content in work to do the thing we can , and not presume to fret because it is Little . To discourage is to enfeeble ; to destroy self - confidence is to limit the spur to noble action . Kind words are the golden rivets that help to hold together the shattered vase of human happiness . He who cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must one day pass , for all have need to be forgiven . Perseverance does not mean never to fail , never to hesitate in our way , but it means to every moment in the day . The person who does not pay as he goes succeeds in accumulating anything . seldom the old man growled . " Then you think I'd better consent to live there ? " Frank questioned , dourly . " By all means , " " Man alive , a fortune may hang on it ! " " It's such an infernally dull hole , " Frank replied , impatiently . No doubt you'd rather live in London . Oh , yes , I can understand that ; but it's quite time you settled down a quiet life should do you good , " and the old man chuckled mali- ciously . ud - Din on the side of Somaliland , where there is no source of water , and where the annual rainfall is less than three inches , so that these gazelles cannot obtain water ex- cept after very rare showers . The vegetation is very poor , and they cannot supplement the lack of water during the dry season by con- suming roots and bulbous plants rich in liquid . THE OFFERTORY COINS . A census , not of heads , but of coins in the collection plate , was taken in the United Free an B Church congregations of Edinburgh single Sunday . The number of coins amounted to 36,121 , of which 20,839 were pennies Of silver coins the threepenny - pieces , of which there were 5,213 , were far and away the most frequent , being nearly twice as numerous as the sixpences , and four times as numerous as the shillings . There were , indeed , more threepenny - pieces than halfpennies in collection plate . the How EMIGRANTS CARRY MONEY . One of the queerest sights is to see how different emigrants carry their money . Most English emigrants carry their coin in a small case attached to a chain , which they keep in a pocket as they would a watch . in which notes and coins are Irishmen always have a little canvas bag , It is better to deny oneself at times than to gether . run in debt for unnecessary things . Batire is a sort of glass wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own , which is the chief reason for that kind reception it meets with in the world.- BWIFT . " If he married some young gal , " Sir Ralph went on , he might get half a dozen My practice has always been , and I heartily children , and think what that would mean recommend it , no matter how long or how A big sum looks sick when divided between carefully I ever have been chewing the oud of gather wrist - parts , and sew into the bands . begin every day , and not only every day , but reflection , never to adopt a final determina- tion without shutting myself up in a room for an hour or two , and then , with all the might and intellectual force which I was capable of exciting , digging down into the very depths and remotest orannies of the pro- blem , until the process had evolved clear and distinct in my mind's eye a conclusion as sharp and cleanly cut as the facets of a dia mond . Nor , when once this conclusion was arrived at , have I ever allowed myself to re- consider the matter , unless some new element affecting the question , hitherto unnoticed and unknown , should be disclosed ; for if one is weak enough to get into the habit of going back on one's decision , the chances are that , your faculties , being no longer so alers as when you originally took the matter into con- sideration , some one factor in the aquires , according to the transitory mood or temper of your mind at that particular moment , a predominance or an importance which does not belong to it , and in this way you are led into a change of opinion which in all probability turns out to be a wrong one- LORD DUFFERIN He was careful , however , to say nothing to John Trefusis of what lay at the back of his mind , and the conversation turned again on Frank's non - appearance at breakfast . " I can't think what's keeping him , " Sir Ralph growled at length , buttering a piece of toast with manifest irritation . " It's bad manners , if nothing else . " " Oh , no , Sir Ralph , let us not say that ! " Trefusis answered , mildly . " Possibly he was excited , and unable to sleep at the beginning of the night , and so is taking it out this morn ing . Besides , it is not very late yet . " especially for a young man . Can't you send I call it late , anyhow - outrageously late servant to his room to inquire when he's coming down ? " " I can do so . of pourse , if you particularly wish it , " Trefusis replied , and he rose at once and rang the bell . In a few moments Ann Beel pushed open " Will you go England . Her world was bounded by the sea and hills which she saw from her bedroom window . London seemed almost as far away from her as the St. Olaves was the the door and stood at attention . moon . centre of her universe ; nor did , she manifest any strong desire to explore the great beyond . The coming of Frank Carleon to Burwood was the beginning of a new epoch - the dawn of a new age . She had never seen anyone like B him before so handsome , so confident , so He seemed to speak to her self - assured . He new language , and of another world . brought into the stillness and seclusion of Burwood a whiff of stronger air , the scent of heather , the sound of a multitude , the feeling of movements and strife , the consciousness of something she had not seen or even imagined . She found herself listening while he talked to her father with a feeling of entrancement . He scarcely seemed to notice her at first , and this gave her the opportunity to study him unobserved . She noticed the brilliance of his eyes , the blackness of his hair , the curve of his chin , the squareness of his jaw . His clothes , too , commanded her attention . It never occurred to her that there could be any art in clothing John Trefusis kept enly maidservants in the house . He disliked all forms of show and ostentation , and for that reason preferred women servants to men . The absence Frank Carleon was discovered by Ann , one of the housemaids . Knocking at his bedroom door with a copper jug of hot water in her hand , she was a little surprised at getting no answered , promptly . answer . As She knocked a second time a little louder than before ; then , without more ado , she turned the door - handle and entered . she expected , the room was empty . " Got up early and gone out , " was her re Well , I'm not surprised . If I was flection . going to be married to - day I don't believe I should be able to sleep , " and she walked across to the window and began to draw up the blind . She did not hurry herself ; she was in a re flective moods " I wonder what it feels like , " her thoughts ran on , " to be married this very day ? Laws , but some people get all the luck . I wish some decent man would ask me to marry him ; but there - what's the use of wish- ing ? There ain't nobody worth having in St. Olaves . I'd rather be a housemaid all my life a man , the only purpose of his attire appeared than married to a fisherman- to be protection . That he might have any figure to set off , or any beauty to be enhanced , was an idea entirely outside the realm of her speculation . Yet here was a picture of splendid man- " Well , perhaps I wouldn't , " she reflected , " A poor sort of a man is better than none at all , and there as she fastened the blind cord . ain't no fun in being single all your life . " She turned away from the window , and be- hood , evidently made all the more splendid gan to retrace her steps . Then she pulled up by the cut and fit of his attire . The clothes suddenly , and began to reflect again . seemed a part of the man . They fitted not " Now , I wonder what's the meaning of " That bed'e been no only where they touched , as in the case of her this ? ' she went on . more slept in than my name's Ann Trefusis , . to Mr. Carleon's room , " John Trefusis said , mildly , and ask how Soon he will be down to breakfast ? " " Mr. Carleon is not in his room , sir , " Ann " Not in his room ? " " No , sir . " " Then where the deuce is he ? " Sir Ralph thundered . Ann jumped , but stood her ground . " I don't know , air , " she answered quietly . " We've looked in the Oak - room , and he isn't there . So we thought p'raps he'd slept on a sofa downstairs . " " But why in the name of thunder should he sleep on a sofa downstairs ? " Sir Ralph de Ianded . " As excellent Food , admirably adapted to the wente of Infesto Bir Ches . A. Cameron , C.B .. Neape's Food Useful Booklet " Hists about Baby free . Sample for 24. postage . Mention this paper . JOSIAH B. NEAVE & CO . Fordingbridge Beautiful Hair- long , thick , glossy , and free from every trace of scurf and dandruff - is always possessed by those who use сале Lavona Hair Tome Hairspecialists and physicians advise its use , and chemists have such faith in its efficacy that they give purchasers a signed guarantee to refund the price paid in full should it fail to give satisfaction . If your hair is thin and lustreless -if it is being choked and killed by dan- druff - you should obtain a bottle of this wonderful guaranteed Lavona Hair Tonig to day . It is sold locally by ALBERT PORTER , of 13 , High - street , and other high - class chemists everywhere . GRIEVANCES . crammed to- Irish girls , on the other hand , generally have their money sewed on the inside of their dresses . Germans carry their money in bela around their waist , and the belt is usually an elaborate and costly affair , no matter how poor the emigrant may be . small brass B The French mostly carry tube , in which they can place forty or fifty franc pieces , which can be removed very rapidly , one , at a time . There are few Italians who do not carry a large tin tube , in which they keep paper money or silver coins , and this tube is hung around the neck by a small chain or cord . A Neat but Useful Matronly Skirt : For the next design , No. 1,805 , I have selected a nice plain skirt , as this is a pattern which always seems to be wanted , and is so easily made in these days of unlined The skimpy garb . Life is short , and our brother - men are , skirt . pattern like ourselves , very imperfect . It is best to selected , however , is judge all charitably , to resent nothing too sufficiently smart to bitterly , to forgive much , and to smile over conform to up - to- many things . date lines , but is cut with a little more width than skirts of The most trifling thing is enough to breed " stock - size " mea kind of vague , uncomfortable feeling , which surements , in com- pliance with the re- waxing daily more and more grievous , and quests of those who fostered on all manner of real or imaginary want to be com- disgusts , at length ends in thorough aliena- fortable and have tion . An intolerable law has been satisfac- room to walk in . " torily established , which produces sweats and The pattern is a tinges and wincings for months and years three - piece model , after . And a friendship that has perished in back being this way scarcely ever comes to life again . A arranged with a friend lost by excessive heat may easily be re- rather wide panel stored , but if you have lost him by an exces- down the centre sive coolness of slow and seemingly inexplio- the automobile industry , it is interesting , This is able growth the chances are strong against a says the Scientific American , to note that in arranged with renewal of the old liking . The reflection alone special intent , as it might make men more careful than they are 99 % P 999 999 the back . Swedes and Norwegians are sure , to have an immense pocket - book , that has generally been used by their fathers and grandfathers before them , and which has in it enough leather to make a pair of boots . The Slavonians and Hungarians carry their money in their long boots , together with a knife , fork , and spoon . A MILLION HIDES FOR MOTOR - CARS . As an indication of the tremendous size of one year approximately 1,000,000 hides are used for upholstery purposes . The ordinary is found that the about opening the tiniest houe to a feeling of affair - aggrievedness . It is the letting out of waters roadster body requires little more than two two - piece when cut for very which may probably never be gathered in complete hides , and the touring body about stout figures - has a again . - JOHN MORLEY . habit of sagging at the sides owing to these being on the cross , which is not satisfactory . DON'T EXAGGERATE . Watch exaggeration . It is one of the small things that , given rein , can dash what- three hides . The average per car , therefore , is two and a - half hides . The average area per hide is about 50 square feet , so that 50,000,000 square feet of leather is used . From the time the hide is stripped from the animal it requires from , ten weeks months completely to prepare it for use , the six To make this skirt , ever it is attached to at the moment to dire The individual who does not after being cut out destruction . time varying with the quality of the leather . out and tacked , fold quickly stem the tendency to exaggeration Each hide is split into four grades , which are the panel back , tack , soon finds that the stream has so quickly in- known as hand buffs , machine buffs , deep and arrange to the ereased that no power can close the flood- buffs , and splits . The hand buffs are the best corresponding back gates against it . It is so insidious in its and are the part nearest the hair . This is the edges of the front power that the habit of exaggeration should quality that is most used in the best motor and side widths . Neaten and press inside , be held very firmly in check , so that it then turn in and tack the hem of fronts and lower edges , stitch the former over a wide wrap of material , which will prevent any PATTERN No. 1,805 . THE MEXICAN HAIR RENEWER . Prevents hair falling off . Restores it to its natural colour . It is not a dye . Prevents Dandruff and is The best Regewer known . Should be on every toilet table , Of all Chemists and Hairdressers Throughout the World , price 3s . 6d . cannot run riot . A clever touch of it.may make an absurd matter ludicrously funny , but too much of it becomes caricature . Let exaggeration become unconscious , let it not be recognised as exaggeration and it becomes dangerous , for then serious matters as well as the fun of the hour may become touched with it , and real things become distorted . PHOTO FRAMES . For the largest selection . of new patterns call at the " Gazette . " Office . Advt . car factories . THOMPSONS ' " Cannafade " CASEMENT CLOTH . 50 in . wide . 10ld . per yard . Write for Patterns THOMPSONS Ltd. , Tottenham Court Road , London . Printed and Published for the Ross GAZETTE LIMITED , by GODFREY M. MORTON , at their Offices , High - street and Church- -street , Ross , in the County of Hereford THURSRAY , JULY 23 , 1914 . Sheep Dipping Sheep Dipping J. BENJAMIN , Cash Chemist , Ross , Keeps large Stocks of all the leading makes of Sheep Dips , and would appreciate your orders . VOL . XLVIII . No. 2483 . SALES BY AUOTION . COOPER AND PREECE , STOCK SALESMEN AND GENERAL AUCTIONEERS . PROBATE , ESTATE , & HOTEL VALUERS . [ ESTABLISHED VR 70 YEARS . ] GENERAL INSURANCE AND SHIPPING AGENTS . TIMBRE SURVEYORS , PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS . ESTATES MANAGED : RENTS , TITHES , AND DEBTS COLLECTED . Bailiffs ( by appointment ) under the Agrienl- tural Holdings Act . Mr. Cooper , F.A.I. , is • a County Valuer under the Finance Act . AGENTS FOR THE County Fire Office ( Limited ) , Provident Life , Railway Passengers , General Assurance Co. , Commereial Union , Beottish Insurance Co. Guardian Plate Glass , Hailstorm , & c . FURNITURE WAREHOUSED . ADVANCES MADE on 8ales , if required . Mortgages Negotiated . ALBION CHAMBERS , MARKET - PLACE , ROSS SALE FIXTURES This Day . Ross Stock Market . Store Cattle at 11 ; Fat Cattle at 11.45 . August 13. - Ross Stock Market . Early Entries invited in order to insure publicity for buyers and sellers . August 25. - Sale of valuable Household Fu - ni- ture , Live Stock , and Out - door Effects , at Thatch Close , Llan- garron , the property of S. C. Russell , Esq . , who is leaving . Further Appointments respectfully solicited . SALE THIS DAY . ROSS STOCK MARKET . THURSDAY , the 30th JULY , 1914 . LESSRS . OOOPER and HO GEN + . 1 BA RO IN On TO Five the 15 F Al 20 E Ro 10 E 20 E lie Arra lots to Agen PREECE Excha M BELL BY AUOTION , in the above Market , a large Consignment of FAT & STORE CATTLE , CALVES SHEEP , and PIGS . Commencing with the Pigs at 10.30 sharp . size ) , Two Sets Cart Gears , and Set G.O. Gears . Send At 11 o'clock , TWO SETS HARNESS ( Cob BR N the fashionable village of Hoarwithy In the Wye , FOR SALE , & COTTAGE and GARDEN - Apply , to CooPER and PREECE , Ross . ST YMONDS ' YAT . A most convenient BUNGALOW , Unfurnished , FOR SALE . Overlooking the Yat . Two Reception , Four Bedrooms . Bath ( h . and o . ) ; prettily appointed Flower Garden , & e . Immediate possession.- Fuller particulars of CooРEB and PREECE , Pro- perty Agents , Ross . то LET , good COTTAGE , with Three Acres , at Linton . - Apply to CoоPER and PREECE , Ross . SA rént . ANDRINGHAM VILLA . Ross ( re- decorated throughout ) , TO LET , at a low RADOO СВА AL ESTA VE TU and DU AN to be I No oh unless Telegr VILLA , Gloucester road C. TO LET . Three sitting rooms , conserva tory , seven bedrooms ; bath ( h . and c . ) ; laundry . Excellent walled garden , with tennis court . Immediate possession . Near Golf Links , and close to Town and Station . - Apply , CooРEB and PREECE , ROBB . OSS ON WYE . An Ivy - clad R DETACHED Court , Flower and Kitchen Garden , Stable , and Garage , TO LET , from Michaelmas . Rent , £ 42 . -Apply , CoоPER and PREECE , Ross . по TO LET , superior dwelling HOUSE in Broad - street , Ross . next door to Mesere . Purchas and Sons , Wine Merchants ( lately ocen pied by Mr. Nesme ) ; 3 sittingrooms , 6 bedrooms , bath ( h . and c . ) . w.o .. and airing cupboards . Flower garden . lawn ,. 3 greenhouses , stabling , etc. Rent only £ 35. - Apply to Mrs. PURCHAS , Chasedale , or COOPER and PREECE , Ross . SALE , between Ross and Newent , FOR A PROPERTY of about Three - quarters of an Acre , fully stocked with Fruit Trees in full bearing . Two small Dwellings , Piggeries , and Shed . Price of Free- hold , £ 190. - Apply to CooPERAnd PREECE , Ross . Several superior RESIDENCES TO LET . furnished ; also good BUSINESS PRE- MISES in Al positions in the Town .. Kindly write and state requirements to COOPER and PREECE , of Ross - on - Wye- ( whose advertisements reach Paris , Berlin , India , U.S.A. , and the Colonies ) , and they will do their utmost to meet same LAMBS ! LAMBS ! Beware of Tapeworm . Prevention better than Cure . Drench with the Never - failing LAMBLIN . 8/6 per gallon . Three gallons , 22/6 LAMTABS . 200 Tablets , 1/6 ( by post 1/8 ) . SKORIN A SPECIFIC For SCOUR in CALVES . - A most successful Drench , and well recommended . Trial Bottle , 1/6 ; Half - gall . , 6 / - ; Gallon , 10/6 . RUBRUM DRENCH , For Feverish Colds , Chills , Blackwater , and after Calving Drench ; also a useful Purge . Such Drench should be in every Homestead . 1 / - each ; 10 / - per doz . AQRUBRENS , A noted Redwater Cure ; an improved compound from an old farrier's receipt . 1 / - each ; 10 / - per dozen . BOLE MANUFACTURER- JOHN FROST . AGRICULTURAL CHEMIST , MONMOUTH AGENTS WANTED . The Reliance Lubricating Oil Co. , 19-20 , Water Lane , Gt Tower Street , E.C. , Manufacturers , Refiners and Blenders of AUTOLEUM Motor Car Oils , " AJAX GREASE for Gears , Axles of Motor Cars , Stauffer ' Cuns , etc. , Marine and Land Engines , Cy inder Oile . Astral Disinfectant , are willing to appoint a gentleman as agent where not repre- Bented . Alfred Holt , 19-20 , Water Lane , Gt . Tower St. London . TEN CRI SPO St I EN a LE Suppl W FISH 54 , Teleg T West tural quan is ext and . whic quan WH |