Ross Gazette 28th May 1914 - Page 8
Ross Gazette 28th May 1914 - Page 8
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| Date | 28/05/1914 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Ross Gazette |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 28th May 1914 |
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In fact , it's plain enough to me that in his heart of hearts he feels he was a great fool to have acted in such a way . What I want you to do above all things , Rachel , " Jerome Arnold said , earnestly , is to keep them apart for little while longer . " BY MADAME ALBANESI Author of " Susannah and One Other , " " The Young Man from the Country , " " The Glad " " Capricious Caroline , " Heart , " & o . PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS : to great wealth . JOHN LEITH , who , as John Lessingham , is heir JEROME ARNOLD , a needy adventurer , secretly married to RACHEL COHEN , daughter of Morris Cohen , a wealthy Jew . NESTA GILMORE , a beautiful girl who has one lost her sight . SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS : John Leith , a young man who has been brought up in the country , comes up to London on the death of his uncle . He enters the employ of Morris Cohen , a wealthy Jew , and is surprised day to receive an invitation to dine at his employer's house . Leith is heir to great wealth , Jerome but he is unaware of his good fortune . Arnold , a needy adventurer , knows all the cir- cumstances , and he and Rachel Cohen , to whom he is secretly married , conspires to get hold of John's riches . Rachel's charm of manner capti- vates the young man from the country . his marry John receives an urgent message from She is on her deathbed , and is being at aunt beautiful young tended by Nesta Gilmore , & girl , who has the misfortune to be both blind and friendless . The aunt works on John's sym- pathies , and suggests that he should Nesta , so as to give her a protector . As his aunt dies John promises that he will not fail her . John and Nesta are married quietly in the village church , and after the ceremony he re- turns to London , leaving Nesta in the care of a woman . John approaches his employer for a rise of wages , and is immediately dismissed . Morris Cohen tells his daughter that she must not raise Rachel writes a finger to assist John Leith . John a letter of sympathy , and at the same time sends word to Jerome that it is now time to move . Arnold promptly offers John a post as private secretary to himself . He pretends that he is en- B gaged on a very important political book , but the work is only a pretence . John receives letter from a firmn of solicitors informing him that he is the son of John Lessingham , the mil- lionaire , who has just died . He takes the letter to Arnold , who congratulates him on his good fortune . Nesta receives a telegram from John stating that something has happened to change his whole life ; he promises to write fully as soon as he can . The message gives Nesta an uneasy feeling , and she waits patiently for further news . John tells Rachel of his altered circumstances . While he is chatting to her a short , thick - set Jew enters the room . His eyes are full of passion , and he looks at John with a sharp , searching glance . The visitor is Ben Soldini , Rachel's cousin . He is passionately in love with her , and resents John pays a visit to the home of his father , and while there writes a note to Rachel telling her of his marriage to Nesta . John's presence in the house . CHAPTER XIII . It was easy enough for Rachel to get out of the house in the mornings , for Mr. Cohen went to his office . quite early , and Mr. Arnold's servant was showing her into his master's room before that master had com- menced to eat his breakfast . One glance at her face showed Arnold that he must manage her carefully , Rachel looked shockingly ill . She had not slept . To all the hideous difficulties of her position had now been added the trouble which her cousin's re- turn would signify to her . Rachel dreaded to be approached directly by her father on the question of her marriage with Soldini . Jerome Arnold saw at once that he must treat her tenderly . She was so necessary to him - now more than ever before . It was not the moment to be harsh or to speak in a disagreeable way . So he took her into his arms , and he kissed her , and he held her in an embrace which was to Rachel a solace for all the misery that she had endured . " I thought that you were going to be very cross with me , " she said ; and Jerome laughed . " My dear child , of course I was a little bit upset last night . The news was so startling ; but why should I blame you ? I think , all things considered , you have done wonders , because , after all , you see , the man turns to you in what is really the most vital moment of his life . He asks your advice - your help ; nothing could be better . " Rachel ate some food in silence , then she looked at her husband . " Might it not be possible , " she said , half timidly , to influence the wife ? She must be likely turn to me for advice on all occasions . " some simple country girl , who would very Arnold frowned . He divined what was pass- ing in her mind ; in fact , he said it to her plainly with his rather disagreeable smile . " Your great fault is that you are apt to be a little sentimental , Rachel , " he said . Then he spoke curtly : " We can't risk having any other person in Lessingham's intimate life . This marriage is a farce ; of course , I know he will be full of quixotic ideas . This letter from him proves that he is ready to do every- thing for this girl who up to a few weeks ago was an absolute stranger to him . What we have to do , my dear Rachel , is to let them re- main strangers ! " " It will be difficult , " Rachel said . " Not if we are sensible , and if we work to- gether . Look here , Rachel , you had better know the truth . I can't afford to let Lessing ham start as a married man . I know a little bit more about women than you do . She may be a simple country girl now , but put her at the head of a magnificent establishment , in- troduce her into the world , flatter and run after her , and then you will soon see how long she will remain simple and countrified ! No , this wife is a very definite and very great ob- stacle in my path . She must be got rid of . " Rachel winced so visibly that he laughed . " Oh ! don't imagine that I intend any harm to the young person . We can manage to keep her in the background without doing her the smallest injury . ' Rachel coloured nervously . The exquisite touch of pleasure which had illumined her heart when she had first come . had vanished . She looked tired , very pale , depressed . " Judging from what he says about her , " she said , when she spoke , " I fancy that , al- though she may know very little about life , she is not without her share of pride . " " I hope so - I devoutly hope this is the case , " answered Arnold - and he spoke em- phatically " for it will be of the greatest pos- sible assistance to us . " Then he busied himself with arranging for Rachel's immediate departure . He looked on out the trains , gave her some plain notepaper which to write a few lines to her father , and he was so eager for her to be gone that she was out of the house and on her way to the station almost before she realised it . Going down in the train Rachel Cohen felt absolutely miserable . More and she hated the deception that was forced upon her . more It seemed so inexpressibly mean to play at deep and noble feelings with John Lessing- ham , and at the same time to be working to do him an injury . It der . TAN ROSS GAZETTE THURSDAY , MAY 28 , 1914 , Chab she would remain in her own room . course , this provoked a certain amount of fun DRESSMAKING AT HOME . on her father's part . But eventually Rachel got rid of him , and , dismissing her maid , she allowed herself the luxury of tears . She was thoroughly tired out ; but it was BY SYLVIA . not the physical fatigue which hurt her so A Slip - On French Blouse . Wherever her eye rested she saw some art treasure , some picture or object , not merely priceless in value , but matchless in itself . The room appealed to Rachel Cohen'e sensitive appreciation in a way she would have found difficult to describe . The sym- pathy which she had always felt for John Lessingham , when he had been humble and much - it was this sensation of secrecy , of At the present moment the vogue is for gar her father's clerk , seemed to be explained now . ugly scheming , of treachery . The more she She noticed , how naturally he fell into his thought about John Lessingham the more she ments of the " alip - on " and " tie - on " order , proper place , how easily the duties of his big shrank from the part which Jerome was and coats and bodices are arranged with the position seemed to sit upon him . Her heart determined to play in the life of this young minimum and simplest of fastenings . In many cases these consist of belts cut in one with the could not fail to be touched by his warmly- man . Truly , Rachel Cohen might have con- expressed gratitude . Until she had had some fessed to herself if she had been honest that blouse or coat , whilst in others that is , in the food he would not let her talk ; but neverthe- it was a very bad day for her when Jerome case of blouses the fronts are arranged with less it was a great relief to him to open his Arnold came into her life . She was as yet , long ends , which are used to fasten the corsage , heart to one whom he believed to be so sym - however , far from letting the veil drop from I was very much struck with this fact during pathetic , eo genuinely friend . or permitting herself to judge a recent visit to Paris , and I must add that this Arnold with that straightforward simplicity is great relief after our recent shrewdness with which she judged other struggles with the back fastening which Dame people . Later in the evening she tried again Fashion decreed was the only way of securing to get into communication with him , but each his roome to answer the telephone . And while Rachel lay in her luxurious bed , worn out with unhappy thoughts and trembling every now and then with jealous fear , the man she had married was travelling , swiftly to the North . was not sentiment ( at which Jerome sneered ) which urged her to object to work- ing a separation between John Lessingham and his wife , it was that sense of justice which was still so vivid in Rachel . By this time , however , she had learnt that it was foolish to struggle for an individual action in this matter . Jerome wanted things done in his way , and they would be done as he wanted them ! No notice had been sent to Lessingham of her coming , and when she alighted at the little station where Jerome had told her to get out Rachel found she would have to walk some distance before reaching the house where John Leasingham lived . She was already tired , and with a heavy sigh turned into the country road , following the directions given to her by a porter at the station . The way seemed interminable , and Miss Cohen's elen- der feet were not shod for country walking . She looked pale and worn when she finally stood at the entrance door of the large , rather gloomy - looking house and rang the bell . She was informed that Mr. Lessingham could see no one ; but , with a smile , Rachel insisted that her name should be taken in . " Please say that I have come to answer Mr. Leasingham's letter in person , " she said . came her eyes Jerome He found himself giving voice to all those feelings which had crowded his heart . The story of his strange marriage was given in simple words . Rachel listened attentively , her vivid imagination filling in the picture time in vain . There was evidently no one in he sketched it . Jerome Arnold had all at once decided to She saw his arrival in the cold bleak weather , she could picture the dying woman on her bed , and understand how the man's heart must have been moved by the pathos of the blind girl who had been his aunt's only comfort and solace . Where Jerome would have sneered almost in open fashion , she under - strike a blow on his own account . He did not stood . She entered into all John's feelings O thoroughly that at times she even forgot why it was she was there , and what it was her husband insisted that she should do . When this remembrance did come to her she winced , and half feverishly she set about her task . she feel altogether eafe where Rachel was con- cerned . She had qualms , he knew ; he felt instinctively that responded to the straightforward simplicity of John Lessing- ham's nature . It was not a moment in which to play at half - measures , so , without saying & press train and travelled up to interview John Lessingham's wife on his own account . " I see all your difficulties , Mr. Lessing - word to his wife , he put himself into an ex- ham , " she said . " It is a very delicate posi- tion for both of you ; but really there is no reason why you should not both try and smooth out the difficulties . Suppose suppose you let me go and see your wife - a woman can do so much , you know . " She had rather expected that Lessingham would have jumped at this suggestion , but three John remained silent for two or minutes , then he said : " Nesta is so sensitive and very proud ; per- haps she would not understand . I am sure you won't be hurt with me for speaking so frankly , but I might do more harm than good if I were to let you approach her just now . You see , " John explained , " I have . never spoken to her about you , and it might seem very strange . " " Yes , you are right , " said Rachel , although her heart sank a little , for she knew that Jerome was so anxious that she should see Lessingham's wife before the married couple met again . If she could have gone openly it would have made the matter so much less disagreeable , but now she would have to deal with Nesta secretly . " I only thought of helping you , " she ex- I should like to plained , with a faint smile . be of some use , Mr. Lessingham . " " You are going to be of the greatest pos- sible use to me when my wife and I are to " She knows no one , she gether , " John said . needs a woman like you to advise her , to help her , and I am sure , too , you will like her . " " You have not told me what she is like , " said Rachel . " Is she pretty ? " " It sounds ridicu- Lessingham laughed . lous , but , really , I hardly know how to answer you . 1 have never seen Nests without a big green shade she wears , and which I think greatly disfigures her ; anyhow , it hides her face almost completely . She has beau- for the rest I have not as yet seen my wife . " tiful fair hair , and her mouth is charming , but " It sounds like a romance , " said Rachel , and she laughed too , but there was a weary sound in her laughter - a sound which Less- ingham's quick ear at once detected . She had not to wait long - John hurrying to greet her . Taking both her hands in his , he drew her into the hall . There was no mistake about his pleasure at sight of her . " Oh , how good of you , how kind - and yet how like you to be so kind ! " he exclaimed . " I felt I must come , " Rachel said , with a faint smile . Once again she had a sense of pained hatred for herself . She loathed the should play . " You must have some luncheon , and you must rest . Why did you not send word and , let me know you were coming ! I am so sorry you have had such a long walk . " I wish it could be possible for you to stay here for a day or two , Miss Cohen , " he said . " You seem very tired , and the air here is Could you not very bracing and so healthful . send for some friend and remain my guest ? " " I should love it , " said Rachel ; but I must get home . I need not make excuses to you , Mr. Lessingham , for you know what my father is . I must get back , unfortunately . " " Then I shall take you back in a motor . We won't rush , as that in itself is fatiguing . There is a very comfortable car , and the chauffeur is very reliable . " " I don't feel that I have done very much by coming down , " said Rachel . " I do wish that I could do something . When do you think of going to your wife ? " " I have certain business that I must get through which will take me another two or three days . I shall go North towards the end of this week . Then I shall bring Neeta back here . I don't think she will care for London - she is so accustomed to the country - and I shan't take her there unless it will be necessary . I mean to have the very finest advice for her eyes . I can't help hoping that she will yet regain her sight . " Rachel was thinking busily . Two or three days ; that was at least a kind of respite . It would give her and Jerome time in which to turn the position to the best advantage . that none of Her heart sank a little as she realised that she was taking back very little that would give satisfaction to her husband ; but she re- solved to persuade Jerome to do nothing to let these two come together , and to permit her to use all her influence with the young wife . She could , in a legitimate way , she was convinced , influence Nesta eo Jerome's schemes would really be interfered with . To try and divert John Lessingham now from his intention of making his life with his wife was beyond her . It would be very much more simple and very much more a close and natural that they should utilise intimate friendship with this very rich man , rather than that they should resort to any violent measures . • The days that were so arowded with new and overwhelming emotions for John Lessing- ham were long and dreary to the girl living up in the North . Nesta had nothing but the same story to live over and over again , the She same unhappy thoughts to think out . waited impatiently for Dr. Cuthbert to re- turn to his work , for now the necessity of her someone pressed upon speaking to like a pain . She had resolved on de- finite actions . She would let Dr. Cuth- bert take her in hand ; she would put aside hopelessness and a sense of futility , and she would go with him to the great oculist of whom he had spoken so often ; at least if she could get her sight back she would feel less of & burden , and the future might be less bitter . But the days went by , and Dr. Cuthbert's return was delayed . Miriam brought her the news from the village that he was set aside by question of the sale of her farm , and , as a theas ; he had , however , apparently taken up matter of fact , negotiations were already in progress . Dr. Cuthbert's friends were evi- dently anxious to buy the farm right away . Urged by the desire to have at least a pre- tence of independence in her hands , Nesta accepted the terms offered and the trans- action closed almost immediately . She was by courtesy permitted to remain on in her old home for a little while longer , and Miriam was urging her to communicate with her husband . This was just what Nesta could not do . After the arrival of that telegram she had expected to receive some other com- munication from him ; but as no letter reached her the doubt and fear which first had been merely vague and most natural be- came gradually a conviction . Whatever this change was in his life , it evidently signified some difficulty to the young man in arranging his immediate future . " The best thing that could happen to me , " Nests said to herself once , " would be to die . " She was so unhappy ; the position was so aad . In a few days she must make plans to leave her old home . Yet where could she got What should she do ? She had passed away entirely from that moment when she had al- most yielded to the temptation of turning to her husband . His silence made this so impos- sible ! Now she felt she would rather go to the furthest end of the world than meet John . Such was her mental condition when Jerome Arnold reached the end of his journey and set out to play the first card in the game he had on hand . It was Miriam who admitted , him , and he waited in the low - roofed , shabby sitting - room whilst the old servant rushed to warn her young mistress of his arrival . " It is someone from the master - someone come at last , " she said . " It's a tall gentle man with a soft tongue . Don't you be fright- ened , Miss Nests , I'm sure he won't hurt you . Maybe he's come to take you away from here . Give me your hand ; I'll take you to him . " She guided Nesta to the hall , but at the door of the sitting - room the girl dismissed her gently . Jerome Arnold's brows contracted slightly as he saw the door open and this Blender , fair - haired girl advance , moving her hands in that aimless , searching fashion which is so pathetic . Just for an instant he had a sense of pity and of shame . " You wish to see met " said Nesta . He answered by putting forward a chair and helping her towards it . " Yes ; I am here as an emissary from your husband . He would have come himself , of course , but there is so much for him to do . I presume that you are aware of what has hap- pened ? " Nesta shook her head . " I had a telegram a few days ago , " she said , " in which I was informed that a great change had taken place in his life . That is all I know . " " Ah ! I suppose he wanted to explain everything himself in person . And there is a great deal to explain . " Arnold paused sig . nificantly . " Your husband is now a very rich man , " he said , after that pause " & million- aire . " Nesta's hands trembled . " A very rich man ? " she repeated . " Yes . There is a long story attached to his early life which he will tell you himself . All I have to do is to inform you that his name is not Leith , but Lessingham , and that on his father's death , which occurred just re- cently , he passed into an enormous fortune . He is now a very great person . " So she argued with herself , and she tried to lose all her qualms of conscience and her un- comfortable thoughts as she walked with Mr. Lessingham through the various rooms and was shown all the wonders and the treasures which his father had put together . " Even if you had nothing but what is in once , " you this house , " she said to him would be a very much to be envied person . " " I want you to help me to do good with my " said Lessingham . was the " A woman has money , such beautiful thoughts , and you and Nesta together must help me . All that he could see of the delicate face Rachel clung to her husband , and pressed faleeness of the part her husband insisted she himself was in the hall , and ready to give a so much ; indeed , Nests's appearance was & her face against his . " Oh ! when you speak like that , " she said , " you take such a load off my heart . " Then she laughed faintly . " Give me something to eat ; I really am starving . And then you must tell me just exactly what you really want me to do . No one could play the gallant better than Jerome Arnold . He waited on his wife with all the attention and homage of a courtier . He knew so well how to manipulate her . " I want you to go down to Lessingham , " he said , " to - day . How can this be managed ? " " If I am back by dinner - time , " Rachel said , pausing to think , " I don't believe there will be any difficulty . I can make some ex- cuse to father if I am a little late . " " I don't think you need make any excuse at all , " Arnold said , after a moment's pause . " I should inform your father that Mr. Less- ingham has asked you to go down to give your opinion about some pictures er prints , or something that he has in his house . You must remember , " said Arnold , with his curious smile , " that your father will make no objec- tion to your friendship with Lessingham now that he is such a rich man . If you could bring something home with you - a gift , or something of that nature - you would have the best excuse possible for this visit . " Rachel pondered this for a few minutes , and then said : Yes , I think you are right . I will , as a matter of fact , scribble a few lines and send it to my father at the office , telling him that Mr. Lessingham has asked me as great favour to go to the country . How shall go - by train or motor ? " You must get there as quickly as you can , " said Jerome . " I advise a train . " " And what am I to do when I get there ? " Rachel asked . Arnold got up and walked the room in the restless way . that was characteristic of him when he was very much in earnest . " I want you to impress on Lessingham , " he said , " the certainty that he can command You as a friend for his wife . You must obtain " I came on the spur of the moment . It it was foolish , perhaps , but your letter moved me so much . I wanted to let you know at once how glad I shall be to help you if I oan . " John was quite alarmed at his guest's wan look . Her face seemed to have wasted , the eyes were so big , so dark ; even the lips seemed to share in the general pallor , and the way she sank into a chair seemed to denote exhaustion rather than mere fatigue . It was very pleasant to be so welcomed . The tender consideration , the real anxiety of the young man , brought tears to Rachel's eyes . Lessingham summoned the housekeeper to attend to her . " You must promise to stay quietly and rest till it is time for you to go back , " he com- manded . not quite an independent person . " I must not stay too long . You know , I am Father would make a great fuss if I were late for dinner . " Nevertheless , Rachel was glad and thankful to stay and recline in the soft , cosy chair . She found the rarest pleasure in looking about An expellent Food , admirably adapted to the Sir Ches . A. 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He's inhaling his cigarette smoke now . " Truth , it is truly said , lives at the bottom of a well . But , she comes up now and then with a splash . " Won't you eat some more ice - cream , dear ? " " I'm afraid I can't , but I don't mind trying ! " Some men who are always saying " busi- ness before pleasure , " never give intelligent attention to either . " What is the easiest way to drive in a nail without smashing my fingers ? " Hold the hammer in both hands . " It's the woman who boasts of having a mind of her own who is always very ready to give a piece of it to her husband . " That's a fine dog you have there . What breed is it ? " ' Little Girl : " Sh ! Not so loud ! He thinks he's a bulldog . " " I wish I had never learnt to play cards ! " exclaimed a loser . " You mean , you wish you had learnt , don't you ? " was the retort . " Deuced hard lines ! " said the commercial The front hems can be traveller when he fell out of the railway car- finished off with sand - riage and alighted on the permanent way . Visitor : " You will be sure to tell your mis- treas that I called while she was out . " Maid : " Oh , yes ; she'll be delighted to hear it . " Visitor : " Can you tell me if this tree be- longs to the acanthus family ? " Park - keeper : " It do not ; it belongs to the town council . She : " Would you really put yourself out for me , Claud ? " He : " Rather , dearest ! " She : sleepy . " " Then do , please , for I'm awfully stitch or French knots worked in silk to match the pattern . Next join under - arm portions by a French seam , to be neat inside , finishing off the neck with ahem wide enough to take the cord or ribbon . Gather the sleeves and set into the cuffs , which are just wide enough to be turned up . For the vest , join the back seams to face , press open ; then place the two sides evenly over each other , turn the edges in to face , and stitch . Join the collar , finish off in the same way ; then secure this to the neck and finish off . As to fastenings , a hook and eye or press- atud at the junction of the collar , and one or two lower down , will be all that is necessary ; whilst in many cases , as the lower portion is arranged to cross over , one is enough . The lower edges , however , should be securely pinned or fastened by tapes . A Skirt for Washing Goods . The pattern sketched for you in No. 1,789 is one of the favourite ones for the purpose men- sensitive mouth - the lips were Everyone seems to be wanting to make a new That veiled face roused an unconscious ad - seeming to have sent one's thoughts to washing skirt just now , the recent spell of fine weather trembling , and the head was bowed a little . Rachel sat very silent during the long motor miration in Arnold . He told himself that such frocks . a beautiful mouth , such glorious hair , could journey back to London , and John made no effort to disturb her , for in truth he was only belong to a beautiful face . It made him furious to think that this girl already be greatly distressed by her appearance . When they reached her home Mr. Cohen longed to Lessingham - Lessingham , who had boisterous greeting to the young man whom great surprise to him . He had prepared him- only a few weeks before he had treated with self to find a different kind of young woman something of a country bumpkin . This girl such unmerited harshness and rudeness . John Lessingham responded to Mr. Cohen's had as much distinction as he himself she effusive welcome very coldly . He could not was in every way his own equal . easily forget what he had suffered at this man's hands . He refused to enter the house , got into the car , and was driven away into the country again . Puts to same , side , " said Mr. Cohen on Rachel , " doesn't he ? But , after all , he's pot money enough to make any man's head swell . So he wanted your advice , did het I should have thought he was too grand to have re- membered your existence . All the Rachel , my girl , I don't think we'll have any more of these journeys down to the country . If it gets to Ben's ears there'll be a rampus . " " Ben is not my master , " said Rachel Cohen , in her coldest way ; and she said no more , but mounted the stairs to her bedroom , weary in heart and mind and body . CHAPTER XIV . That same evening Rachel tried to get into telephonic communication with her husband , but though she rang and rang she could get no reply . There were times when the misery almost greater than of their separation was she could bear . She was such a jealous woman , and she suffered tortures when she even let herself imagine that Jerome might be in the society of other women . She hardly dared let herself confess so much , yet in her heart of hearts she had begun to fear lest this man , for whom she had sacrificed so much , was growing tired of her . She had always realised that the man's love for her was not equal to her own ; but it was only just lately that doubt had commenced to creep into her heart . It was eruel of him , she told herself now , not to have been there -- not to have known that she would ring him up . Rachel's strength failed her to sit through the long dinner with her father . She sent him a message to ear that she was so fatigued ( To be continued . ) For Oakes , Pastry , Puddings & Plen BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER . Friendship between nations can best be won , not by each giving up what is distinctive of it , but by each understanding and saluting with respect those qualities in the other that have made it what it is . - PALMERSTON . 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" Hello , Mike ! Where did you get that black eye ? " " Why , O'Grady's just back from his honeymoon , an ' ' twas me advised him t ' get married . " Teacher : " What is a synonym ? " Bright Boy : " It's a word you can use in place of another one when you don't know how to spell the other one . " : She : " So sorry to hear of your motor acci- dent . " Motorist : " Oh , thanks ; it's nothing . She : Expect to live through many more . " " Oh , but I hope not . " " How do you account for the publishers always refusing your articles ! " , Weally , I perhaps that is the reason . " haven't - er - the ghost of an ideab . " " Ah ! Diner : " I believe I see several flies in this soup , waiter . " Waiter ( in surprise ) : " You must be mistaken , sir . I was very careful to take them all out before I brought it in . " Chollie : " I figured out this morning how many ancestors I really had , and found there were several thousand . " Miss Blune : " And just think of the insignificant result of all those ancestors ! " woman " What's that ? " cried the new dootor in the mining camp . " You say you have shoot- Why , you're ing pains in your back . wounded , man ! " " That's what I said- shooting pains , " said Piute Pete " What & rude Mrs. Faddlety : Mrs. Hidier is She always looks back at people who pass her . " Mr. Faddlety : " How do you know ! " Mrs. Faddlety : Why , I've caught her at it several times myself . " A man rather untidy in his personal habits was discussing the question of a new waist coat with a friend . " What colour would you advise ? " he asked the friend . " Why , " said the friend , " I'd get one of soup colour ! " Hinta for Housekeepers . - To clean cinders , put them in the bath tub . In papering a wall , be careful to get the right side of the paper on the outside , especially if it is on the in- side . Consumption of gas can be greatly lessened by using electricity all the time . To peel potatoes properly , have & sharp knife and run it around between the skin and the potato . said . A gang of labourers was employed digging a ditch across the street . It was a sewer or a place to put a gas - pipe or something . One man was working as if he were a chorus man in a play - just going through the motions and pretending to dig . The foreman came along and spoke to him . " Don't be afraid , " he " Lean on that shovel now an ' thin . In a few days correct all irregularities and If it breaks I'll pay for it . " emove all obstructions ; also oure Anemia , and ause no injury ; to the married or single are nvaluable . From most chemists , or by post , nder cover , 1/1 or 8/9 , from Horton & Co. , Jhemists ( Chief Dispenser from the late Birmingham Lying - in Hospital ) , Dept. 10 , Aston Manor , Birmingham . Bold over 50 years . All Sadies should send penny stamp for a free sample of Pills , also Improved Sanitary Towel , and in- eresting booklet post free . MRS . WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP . For Children teething . Over 60 years reputation . Soothes the child . Allays all pain . Cures Wind Colic Is the best remedy for Diarrhass Contains no poisonous ingredients . Sold everywhere , 1/1 per bottle . FACTS AND FANCIES . THE MICROSCOPE AND CIVIMISATION . The microscope has been the most impor tant of all instruments in the work of civilis- ing the wild quarters of the globe . It is the microscope that has enabled us to discover the invisible enemies of man the germs , or bacteria . Common flies are fortunately not as But the high - power micro- large as ponies . scope can make them so . We turn our lens to a fy's foot , and we find it to be a wonderful structure , furnished with two hook - like claws , and with two pads between the claws covered with hollow hairs or tubes , through which the insect squeezes a sort of gum , enabling it to We walk stickily upside down on ceilings . find that the eyes of flies and beetles are made up of thousands of little lenses , thus explain- ing their quickness of vision . We peer at the antennee , or feelers , of a common moth , and find them to be wonderfully complex affairs , consisting of a main stem , from which numbers of branches spring , covered with the tiniest hairs ; the tongue of a butterfly is like a coiled watchspring ; the tongues of other Insects resemble lobster claws . The feet of many insects are furnished with claws like those of bears . we A SACRED CLAM SHELL . The clever priests of China often insert tiny images of Buddha within the shells of a living clam , which are left undisturbed for about a year . At the expiration of that time the images are covered . with mother of pearl to such an extent that they appear to have grown in this natural manner . The Chinese people hold these shells in great reverence , believing that Buddha dwells within them . However , should a Christian chance to look upon one of the shells , it has no further value to them , sa its charm is supposed to have left it . SUBSTITUTE FOR CRADLES . The " baby tender " invented and used to this day in the Island of Marken , in the Zuy- der Zee , is the substitute for the cradle which and resists the advance of baby carriages modern high chairs . In Marken , babies of both sexes are dressed exactly alike , the ac- cepted fashion having been unchanged for three centuries . At so early an age is the in- fant encased in the stays of this costume that there is no use for a cradle for babies in Marken . The child is supported and kept out from under foot in a wooden contrivance serving both as a chair and cradle , which is mounted on small wheels so that it may be readily moved about . A shelf in front serves as a rest , or receptacle for food or playthings . LIGHT FROM FUNGI . Fungi growing on decayed wood often have & degree of brilliancy that , when they are placed on a newspaper , will enable one to read the words in their vicinity with no other light . One species of fungus in Australia , 16in . in diameter , was of such brilliancy that , seen from distance , its light frightened the natives . B STRANGE NIGERIAN BELIEFS , Weird customs that exist in Southern Nigeria among a tribe known as the Ibibios were described by Mr. P. Amaury Talbot in a lecture before the Royal Geographical Society . These people believe that if , when fishing in their cantes at night , a stranger suddenly appears out of the darkness and is found sitting amongst them , they catch more fish , than during any other night in the year . The country round Stubbs Creek is very sacred , and often in the night time , the tribesmen hear the cries of sacrificed say , they can cows , goats , and sheep as they pass by on their way to the spirit world . The worship of natural forces plays a prominent part in the religion of these people , and the spirits of vegetation are held in special reverence . On the wave - worn beach of that portion of the country taken over by Germany the people believe that after sunset of the day on which a great chief dies at Calabar , a cance may be seen alipping through the shadows to- wards the town . Its coming is heralded by the sound of toms - toms played by mysterious " a ghost town " hands , and it passes to thought to exist near the source of the river . Mr. Talbot and his party were the first white men to visit the shrine of Ita Brinyan , where innumerable skulls of victims sacrificed are piled up . In the midst of this region there is the so - called " Lake of Life , " discovered by Mr. Eakin and Mr. Talbot's party . In the deep water of this strange pool live sacred . fish wherein dwell the souls of the ancestors of the race . FLOATING ON THE DEAD SEA . The wonderful buoyancy of the Dead Sea , that strange inland sheet of water in Pales- tine , is proverbial . It is some forty - seven miles long by nine miles wide , and lies no less than 1,200ft . below the surface of the Mediter . ranean , the lowest - lying . lake on the face of the globe . Its waters are so bitter that fish cannot live in them . We get an idea of its density when it is stated that in a ton of water from the Atlantic there is thirty - one pounds of salt against 187 pounds from a like quantity in the Dead Sea . The result is that it is impos- sible for a human being to sink in these waters . How INDIANS MAKE FLINT ARROW - HEADS . The old Indian art of making flint arrow . heads was not so difficult as is usually imagined - white men make " * old and genuine " Indian arrow - heads now for com mercial purposes and by the old Indian methods . Flint is not chipped with stone or with metal , but with water . When an Indian wished to make an arrow - head , he held & piece of flint in a fire until it was very hot , and then allowed a drop of water to drip from the end of a stick upon the spot to be chipped away . The sudden cooling made the flint chip off immediately . Some cunning is , of course , necessary in the shaping of the arrow - head , but the old Indian method is the best that has been found . &&& KEARSLEY'S ORIGINAL Widow Welch's Female Pills Front and reliable for Ladies . The only Genuine , Awarded CERTIFICATE MERIT at the Thamanianxhibition , 1801 100 Yeare pulation . Ordered by Specialist for the Care of Chemists , or post free , 1/3 and 1/10 from CATHERINE KEARSLEY ( DEPT . ) , 42.Waterloo Rd.London , S.E 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 . THURSDAY , MAY 28 , 1914 . Purity , Freshness , & Price . THREE GOOD QUALITIES You may rely upon : - 1 - THE ABSOLUTE PURITY . 2 - THE PERFECT FRESHNESS , 3 - THE FAIRNESS IN PRICE , of all Drugs sold by J. BENJAMIN , M.P.S. , QUALIFIED & CERTIFIED DISPENSER , Tel . 33. BROAD - STREET , ROSS . VOL . XLVIII . No. 24 SALES BY AUOTION . COOPER AND PREECE , BTOOK SALESMEN AND GENERAL AUCTIONEERS . PROBATE , ESTATE , & HOTEL VALUERS [ ESTABLISHED EVER 70 YEARS . ] GENERAL INSURANCE AND SHIPPING AGENTS . TIME SURVEYORS , PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS . ESTATES MANAGED ; RENTS , TITHES , AND DEBTS COLL NOTED . Bailiffs ( by appointment ) under the Agricul Sural Holdings Act . Mr. Cooper , F.A.I. , is s County Valuer under the Finance Act . AGENTS FOR THE County Fire Office ( Limited ) , Provident Life , Bailway Passengers , General Assurance Co. , Dommercial Union , Scottish Insurance Co. , Guardian Plate Glass , Hailstorm , & c . FURNITURE WAREHOUSED . ADVANCES MADE on Sales , if required . Mortgages Negotiated . ALBION CHAMBERS , MARKET - PLACE , ROSS SALE FIXTURES This Day . - Ross Stock Market . June 18. - 8took Market . Early Entries invited in order to insure publicity for buyers and sellers . Store Cattle at 11 ; Fat Cattle at 11.45 . Shortly - Capital Investments in Freehold Land- ed Property near Ross . Further Appointments respectfully solicited . 1 SALE THIS DAY . ROSS STOCK MARKET . THURSDAY , the 4th JUNE , 1914 . MESSES . COOPER and PREECE will BELL by AUCTION , in the above Market , a large Consignment of FAT & STORE CATTLE , CALVES SHEEP , and PIGS . Commencing with the Pigs at 10.30 sharp . 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LET , No. 14 , BROAD STREET , Toerior Family Residence , containing I Entance Hall , Lofty Drawing Room 20 ft . 16 ft . , Dining Room 15 ft . x 15 ft . , 7 Bedrooms , Bath ( h . and o . ) , W.C. , Airing Cupboards , Kit- ohens , Good Cellars , and usual Offices , Prettily- laid out Flower Garden , Lawn , Greenhouses , Stabling , & o . Possession , June 24th . - Rent and further particulars , apply , CooPEB and PREECE , House Agents , Ross . A TEN - ROOMED HOUSE in New - street TO LET £ 20 a year . Lofty Rooms . Lava- tory and Indoor sanitation . ' A TEN - ACRE ORCHARD , productive of choice Fruit , in the garden parish of Herefordshire . TO LET . FOUR COTTAGES and GARDENS , and a DETACHED GARDEN , in Ross , FOR SALE , cheap . 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