Ross Gazette 5th February 1914 - Page 9
Ross Gazette 5th February 1914 - Page 9
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| Date | 05/02/1914 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Ross Gazette |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 5th February 1914 |
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FOREIGN MATCHES More than T half the matches used in Eng- land are made abroad . ENGLAND'S GLORY MATCHES ENGLAND [ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED . ] are made in England . Every box you buy means MORE WORK FOR BRITISH WORKERS . MORELAND , GLOUCESTER . went into his club ne nad been pounced upon by some of his fellow - members who knew he had been at Eynsbury , and wanted to know AT DEAD OF NIGHT.he whole truth about the murder of Patmore . " " I can't get away from the ghastly thing , " growled David , smoking furiously . " It will drive me crazy ! Heaven only knows if I BY CHARLES PROCTER Author of The Dice of God . " " What Shall it shall be able to keep my secret . I feel that Profit a Man ? " SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS : David Emerson , an explorer , who is subject to occasional fits of somnambulism , loves Ruth Vanbrugh , who has been forced by her father , Sir Nicholas , into an engagement with Lord ? Patmore . The rivals quarrel in Lady Constance country house , and next morning David Patmore is found murdered in his bed . discovers a bloodstained knife in his room , and , knowing that he has walked in his sleep . be- lieves that he has killed his rival . Darent's His fears are confirmed when he learns that Ruth and Lady Constance both saw him during the night outside Patmore's chamber . Lady Constance , who is in love with Emerson , en- treats . him to keep silence ; and , believing that only Ruth and Constance know his secret , he consents . CHAPTER V. " I shall never go to Eynsbury again never ! said Lady Vanbrugh , peevishly . " I think Constance Darenth ought to be ashamed of herself , Ruth - positively ashamed of herself . My nerves . are quite shattered , and I don't suppose I shall be able to go out for days . " She was a tall , slender woman , of the " faded beauty " type , and she was lying on a couch in her boudoir , dabbing her forehead with eau de Cologne as she spoke . " I don't see that it is fair to blame Con- stance , mother , " protested Ruth , who was She is sitting on a chair beside the couch . not responsible for the tragedy . " " She is responsible for what happens under her roof , and should have protected her guests , " moaned Lady Vanbrugh . " To think that poor Brinsley should have met such an awful fate ! Oh dear ! And to think that I was asleep in the same house quite near by . I might have been murdered too ! Ruth , have you no feeling ? Can't you see how I am . suffering ! " What can I do ? " asked Ruth , in resigned tones . " Can I get you anything , mother ? " mother's complaints , and often her patience She was used to these attacks and to her was severely tried . To - night the strain of sitting quiet and trying to minister to the overstrung woman was almost intolerable , for she herself was suffering intensely , and felt miserable and excited for all her calm exterior . I don't understand you , " said her mother , sitting up suddenly and wringing her hands ; you are like stone . Don't you realise that Brinsley Patmore is dead - dead ? Don't you realise what it means to you to all of us ? Yen were practically engaged to him - the engagement , would have been announced next week and now he is dead , and your chance of being Lady Patmore is gone for ever . All our plans shattered - and you sit there calmly without even a sign of sorrow . " " I am not sorry , " " said Ruth , quietly , after a pause . " I mean , I am not sorry that I shall not be Lady Patmore . I always disliked and despised Brinsley Patmore , and I am glad glad that it is impossible now for you or my father to force me to marry a man I hated . " " Heartless ! Horrible " her gasped mother , sinking - back on the couch with a moan . No I am not , " responded Ruth , suddenly breaking down . " I am sorry - sorry that he murdered - sorry that such thing should have happened ; and - and - oh , I am the most miserable girl alive ! Was an awful . She rose from her chair , and was about to rush from the room , when the door suddenly opened and her father appeared . He had been alone in the library all the afternoon , and was looking pale and somewhat harassed . " What's wrong ? " he asked , quickly , inter- posing his figure between Ruth and the door What are you crying for ? " way . He looked keenly from Ruth to his wife , and the latter sat up again , pressing her nands to her head as if in agony . We have been talking about the tragedy , Nicholas , and I have been chiding Ruth for her lack of feeling , " she said , in complaining " I think she might show some sym- pathy for the man who should have been her husband , and think how galling this terrible murder- tones . " Oh , it's no use harping on that , " inter- rupted Sir Nicholas , sharply . " What's done cannot be undone . Sit down , Ruth , I want to talk to you . There have been some news- paper men at the door asking for you . They seem to think you can tell them something about the tragedy . I told Johnson to tell them you knew nothing about it . You don't , I suppose ! ' " No , " answered Ruth , " I know nothing shout it , and , don't want to talk about it , father . " Her face was pale , there were tears in her eyes , and she was trembling slightly as she answered . " Something was said at Eynsbury about your having been disturbed in the night and having gone out into the corridor . Did you see anyone ? " " Yes , I opened the door and saw Con- stance Darenth , " replied Ruth , trying to " She speak steadily . much very frightened , and stayed in my room for the rest of the night . " was " Um ! Constance Darenth eh ! " Sir Nicholas chewed at his under lip and gazed keenly at Ruth . " You didn't see anyone else ? " Ruth shook her head , and met his gaze un- flinchingly . Not for worlds would she have revealed anything further . rose . " Um ! " grunted her father again , as she " I expect there will be a confounded lot of publicity , Ruth . " Very likely a detec- tive will call and question you , and then you will be summoned to give evidence at the in- quest . It's a pity , but I suppose it can't be helped . " He followed her out into the corri- dor and carefully closed the door of the boudoir .. " You are sure you have nothing more to tell - sure that you did not see any- one except Constance Darenth ? " he asked , in a low voice . " I can tell you no more than I have al- ready told , father , " Ruth equivocated firmly , and went off to her own room , feeling very frightened and miserable . I can rely on Constance , but Ruth may tell in spite of her promise to Constance , and then I know she thinks me a cold - blooded murderer , and perhaps , after all , I have been mistaken in thinking she cares for me . must see her and explain . If I next But how ? I call I shall most likely be told she is not at home , or Sir Nicholas will turn me out , and I dare not write . I don't know what to do ! " Fortune favoured him in unexpected fashion morning , however , for while strolling to and fro among the throng of ex- quisitely dressed idlers during Church Parade in Hyde Park , he suddenly found himself face to face with Ruth . She was un- accompanied , and , save that she was a trifle pale , showed no signs of the stress and strain she had experienced ; indeed , she had just bowed smilingly to an acquaintance , and as she turned and saw David standing hat in hand before her an added touch of colour came into her cheeks , making her appear al most radiant . She was wearing a simple dress of white embroidered muslin , and looked cool fresh , and sweet as a morning rose . " This is a fortunate meeting , Miss Van one watching brugh ! " said David , and no him as he spoke would have dreamt that his heart was pounding against his ribs , and h was in an agony of apprehension . " I scarcely dared to hope I should ineet you - and alone . " " My father is somewhere near , " said Ruth , looking around , and feeling nervous and un- certain of herself . " He stopped to speak to a friend a few minutes since , and must have A glorious morn- missed me in the crowd . ing , isn't it very warm ? " She bowed and would have passed on , but David laid his hand lightly on her arm . " Please ! " he said , in a low voice , with a quick glance of appeal . " I have something to tell you , something I must say , and I may not have another opportunity . Give me a chance to explain . You must hear me . " The words were spoken so quietly that even anyone at his elbow anxious to play the eaves- dropper could scarcely have overheard , but Ruth realised their significance , realised that there was command as well as appeal in them , and , almost in spite of herself , felt that she must comply . " Shall we walk on ! " she asked , by way of answer , wheeling round . " Let us get away from the crowd , " said David , as they walked slowly in the direction of Kensington Gardens . " Better keep to the Row until we have left the crowd behind , " murmured Ruth , bowing at that moment to a man who almost swept the ground with his hat . " We must not attract attention . " " I quite understand , " said David , hia heart sinking as he watched , out of the cor- ner of his eye , her calm , smiling face . " " I did not know you were back in town , " went on Ruth , after another pause . thought you had decided to stay at Eynsbury . " " Lady Darenth thought it best that I should leave , " responded David . " Shall we take this path ? He led the way down a side - walk , struck across the grass , and indicated two chairs be- neath some trees . There was no one near the spot except some tiny children , playing , and he felt that here he could talk freely . Ruth closed her parasol and sat down , shot a glance at him , and waited in silence . on . " I want to explain , " began David , quickly , as he seated himself beside her - then paused , at a loss for the moment to know how to go " I want to explain that I am not what you think me , Ruth , " he continued , uncon- scious of the fact that he used her Christian name , " and want to appeal to you . I did not murder Brinsley Patmore " " You did not ? " interposed Ruth , with a gasp , raising her eyes to his grave face . " Oh , thank Heaven ! I have misjudged you , wronged you . I thought- understand , " You don't said " Stop ! David , miserably . " I killed him , it seems , but I was not conscious of what I was doing . I was not master of myself or of my actions . did not know I had killed him - I can hardly believe it even now - and I don't want you to think of me as a murderer . " The blood had ebbed away from Ruth's face , and there was dismay and horror in her eyes as she stared at him . " The quarrel on Friday night upset me , " went on David , unsteadily . Patmore inter- vened between us , and what he said mad- dened me . But in my waking senses I should not have dreamt of taking his life . I would have fought him fairly , tried to beat him , and to win you . I was going to tell you that I loved you , Ruth , when he intervened - going to ask you to be my wife . " " Don't - please don't say any more ! " gasped Ruth , shakily , half rising from her chair . tinued David , determined to say his say He told me you belonged to him , " con- " told me that you were engaged to him . Was there any truth in that ? " Yes , " answered Ruth , in a low volos " yes , it was true , but I - oh , what use it It to talk about it now ? He is dead , and - and it is better not to talk about it . " THE ROSS GAZETTE THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 5. 1914 . aver , that the honour of the Emersons and no harm done . I am not a philanthropist DRESSMAKING AT HOME . their unsullied name was almost an obsession with the old man , and decided that it would be kinder to keep his secret . " Yes , I am feeling out of sorts and depressed , " he admitted . " The whole thing has been a trial and a shock to me , uncle . ' " You went down to the inquest to - day , I suppose ? queried Sir Eliot . Yes , I got home only half an hour ago . was summoned as a witness with the rest of the people who were in the house , but was not called , as I had nothing to tell , " answered Dávid , gazing moodily at the carpet . " Nothing came out that would throw any light on the mystery - eh ? I see in the news . papers that Ruth Vanbrugh and Constance Darenth both say that they heard someone in the corridor during the night , but did not , see anyone . " Yes , they seem to be the only persons who were disturbed , " said David . " H'm ! It's the most mysterious affair I have ever heard of , " growled Sir Eliot . " The place does not appear to have been broken into , nothing has been stolen , and apparently the police cannot attach , suspicion to anyone who was in the house . Dashed queer ! I ex- pect there's a woman in it somewhere , Dave , if the truth were known . Patmore must have had a number of flames , and I expect more was than one woman owes him a grudge . But it a miserable , ghastly sort of end - eh ? It's the sort of thing some of the women he mixed with would do , you know - knife him in the night while he was asleep . remember a case in Peshawar- " He trailed off into reminiscences , and David began to feel more at ease . " Well , it's an ill wind that blows nobody good , " added Sir Eliot , changing his tone when he had finished his yarn . ' You have got rid of your rival , David . " " Got rid of my rival ? " David looked up with a start , and stared hard , startled for the moment out of his composure . Yes . Why , what's the matter ? It isn't a nice way of putting it , of course , but you know what I mean . This tragic affair has left the way clear for you to win Ruth Vanbrugh . " " I fear Ruth Vanbrugh is not for me , uncle , " said David , quietly . " I understand that it was true that she was engaged to Pat- more , although the engagement had not been announced . " " But have you no pity for me ? " asked David , with sudden passion . " Don't you re- cognise how terrible is my position , Ruth ? I murdered him inadvertently took his life without being aware of it - and now - now- " He spread out his hande despairingly . " I am at your mercy . Constance knows all , but has promised not to tell , but you have it in your power now to have me arrested as a urderer . " " Do you think I would betray , you ? " burst out Ruth , deeply moved . " Have you no better opinion of my regard for you than that ? Oh , David , if only I had known ! " She rose quickly as David put out , his hand . You have nothing to fear from me , " she con- tinued , struggling to overcome the emotion that threatened to master her , and choking back the confession that had been rising to " Please let me go now - don't try to detain me - please , please Good - bye ! " " Ruth ! " cried David , rising . Ruth ! " But she was already some yards away , walk- ing very quickly , and did not even turn her head . He took a step forward , then stopped , and sat down again heavily . her lips . CHAPTER VI . " I meant to come and see you last night , David , but I had some worrying business to attend to as soon as I got back and couldn't She locked the door , and for a time gave way to tears , then for a long time eat with her head resting in her hands , thinking of the events of the night and of the morning , of her talk with David Emerson , and of the startled look of dismay in his eyes as she bade him get away . " good - bye . She wondered what he was doing Sir Eliot Emerson took a cigar from the and what he was thinking ; wondered if his case David held out , and settled himself in guilt had been discovered , and longed for news . his chair . " and David , had she but known , had returned to " You're looking seedy , my boy , " he com- London , and was af that moment sitting mented , eyeing his nephew keenly brooding , thinking and planning in his cham - curiously . " This tragic affair has upset you , bers . He had spent a most miserable after I suppose ? " In the streets flaring newsbills with David nodded , wondering whether sensational announcements of the murder had should make a clean breast of his trouble and confronted him at every turn , and when he ask his uncle's advice . He remembered . how- noon . he I'm sick at J neither am I a He broke off abruptly and held up his hand , inclining his head to offe side and listening intently . " Don't move don't make a sound ! ' he hissed , in a low whisper , after a few seconds of breathless silence , during which David fancied he could hear someone moving about in an adjoining room . Haggard rose from his chair , his thin face ghastly , his dark eyes gleaming , and his ex- pression malignant . Cautiously he tiptoed to the cupboard from which he had produced the wine , opened the door , and stood listen- ing . He made another gesture , as if to com- mand silence , took a revolver from his pocket , and , turning again , tugged at one of the shelves of the cupboard . David , sitting silent , alert , and watchful , decided that he had fallen in with a madman , and was meditating fight when he heard a click , and to his sur- prise saw the inside of the cupboard swing back under the pressure of Haggard's hand . " Don't move hissed Haggard , in A cautious whisper , glancing over his shoulder . But David had made up his mind to see what was on the other side of the secret door , and rose and went forward stealthily as soon as Haggard passed through . & The cavity at the back of the cupboard was in utter darkness , but almost instantly beam of light appeared , and David realised that the secret door gave entrance into another cupboard , the door of which Haggard was opening cautiously . He could distinctly hear someone mbving about , the sound of a drawer bein pulled open , then a slight exela- mation , The beam of light widened ; he saw it glint on the shining barrel of Haggard's revolver , saw that the man was gathering himself together as if to spring ; and he stood , craning forward , his heart thumping and his breath coming quickly . A hinge creaked , lie a startled saw Haggard leap forward then house . David went cry rang through the through the secret door with a rush - and stopped short , staring . The apartment in which he found himself was well lighted and luxuriously furnished . There were pictures of value on the walls , and gold and silver ornaments here and there about the room . But David had no rare eyes at the moment for anything save the two figures before him . BY SYLVIA . A " Sports " Coat . This week I have selected for my first sketch -No . 1,756 - one of the new loose costs which are now so popular , and though I have called it " sports " affair it is equally suitable for ordi- nary outdoor wear . In the diagram you see how to arrange the several portions of the pattern , consisting of half - front , half - back , upper and under - portions PATTERN No. 1,756 . of aleeve , collar , and cuff , on 48 - inch goods , of which 24 yards will be needed . The front fac ing is not given , as this is cut from the front of the coat , as I have indicated by broken lines . The band is cut on the cross , so will require joining , and this is only shown in part . The pocket can be cut from the piece remaining after cutting the collar and band , the latter of tained from the upper piece . Haggard had dashed into the room , ob- Tush ! Depend upon it , my boy , her heart viously intending to attack the intruder , and wasn't in it . In a week or two you will be was now standing in the centre of the apart- It is really a slice able to romp in and win . ment , his eyes dilated in angry surprise , his of luck for you - although a terrible busi- face twitching . But the hand tint grasped the ness . Have you had a talk with the girl ? " revolver scarcely quivered , and he was level " Yes , we had a talk on Sunday , " sponded David ; " but I feel that it is hope - ling the weapon at the head of a big man in evening dress who had stacnered back against less . To - day Sir Nicholas cut me dead , and a cabinet that stood by the further wall . The Ruth scarcely glanced at me . man had obviously been hurriedly searching heart , uncle , and sorry I didn't arrange to go the drawers of the cabinet , for some of them out with Mandeville to Africa . " stood open , and papers and trinkets were " Pooh ! Nonsense , my boy ! You are out of strewn on the floor . He had been taken ccm- and low - spirited . Rouse yourself up , pletely by surprise , and was standing speech . which can be ob- lad , and don't talk like a spoilt child . and staring - covered by Haggard's into touch with life . revolver . David had recognised him in- little wonder that he stantly , and it was stopped short , gasping , paralysed by amaze- ment . The man was Sir Eliot Emerson ! ( To be continued . sorts We all have Get our less troubles , and it is my experience that the man who goes about complaining gets the hardest knocks . Have you forgotten all about your plan for a trip to the City of Adventure ' ? " " No ; but I don't know " began David , reluctantly . " Try it , my boy ! " interpolated Sir Eliot , briskly . Get away from yourself and forget your troubles in roughing it amongst men with real troubles . It will do you good in more ways than one , David . " Yes , perhaps you are right , " said David . " I'll carry out my plan . It will be à relief to do something , to have new experiences , and to get away from the atmosphere I have been living in . Don't regard me as a snivelling boy , uncle ; I am going to my troubles Bee through , and won't show the white feather . " " That's better ! " cried his uncle . " Come and dine with me , then take the plunge . I shall have to leave you immediately after din ner , for I have to see a man about some deucedly worrying business , but I'll give you a good send - off . Go and dress . " It wanted but half an hour to midnight when David , after having dined at the Savoy with his uncle , and returned home to don his his chambers and shabby homespuns , left started on his strange expedition . He had a shilling , a pipe , and a pouchful of tobacco in his pocket , and determined that when these were gone he would live as best he could . Twenty minutes later he was on the Embank ment , a voluntary outcast , and as he ap- proached Waterloo Bridge remembrance of his promise to meet the pysterious individual who had accosted him in Seven Dials flashed upon him . Even as he remembered , he caught sight of the bearded man advancing towards him . " Good evening , " said the man , eyeing David keenly . Let me introduce myself . My name is Henry Haggard . " Er mine is John Brown , " said David . " I have kept the appointment , you see ; why , I hardly know . What do you want of me ? " " " I want your help , " responded Haggard ; " No , I don't and David laughed suddenly . mean alms , " added the man , hastily , reading David's thoughts ; ** don't misunderstand And , if I may speak plainly , I guess you have nothing to give away or you would not be here . I judge that you are what is com- monly called down on your luck ' ? " me . " My available fortune consists of one shil ling , " responded David , falling into the spirit of the affair . " I had a job that lasted me over the week - end , but now I have nothing to look forward to . Why did you want to meet me here ? " & " I was attracted by your appearance when I saw you on Friday night , and want to make you an offer , " replied Haggard . " What kind of an offer ? " " Let us walk on , and I will explain , " said Haggard , quietly . " I may take it , I sup- pose , that you are on the rocks , but what I want to know is are you really desperate and prepared to take the first job that offers , no matter what it is ? " David nodded , determined to see the thing through . " Despite the fact , if I guess rightly , that you were once a gentleman ? " " What is that to you ? " asked David , sharply , with a frown . " I have left all that behind me , and am open to take what comes . " " Honest or otherwise ? " " Anything , " answered David , grimly . am an adventurer at large . " " I " Good ! " ejaculated Haggard . " Come along , I have a little place in Vauxhall , and if you will accompany me we can have a drink together , and I will explain my offer . " David nodded again , and they walked along smartly until they reached a shabby side street near Vauxhall Bridge , where Haggard paused , opened a door with a latchkey , and ushered David into a small , untidy room furnished with a bed , a little table , two wooden chairs , and an armohair . " Sit . down , Mr. - er - Brown , " said Hag Hag gard , genially , after lighting the gas . poor place , but my own - and I have a bottle of wine in the cupboard . I can give you something to eat , too , if you like . " place " DELICIOUS COFFEE . RED WHITE & BLUE For Breakfast & after Dinner . FACTS AND FANCIES . PEARLS AND HEALTH . There are on record many irious instances in which pearls apparently sympathised with the health and mood of their wearers . Pearls , too , often lose their colour and lustre for no percep- tible reason , and in many cases never regain their beauty . All through the Orient there are jewellers famous as doctors of sick pearls , and to certain of these doctors pearls of great value are frequently sent by the native rulers and merchants . The salt - water treatment is one of the most common methods of dealing with sick pearl . LARGEST CANNON EVER MADE . a A gun cast by the Sikhs of the Punjab , in India , in the middle of the last century , and used by them in their wars with other Indian States , and finally against the English , is the largest canon ever built . The bore of this cannon . is over 3ft . , so large that a half - grown boy can , ait in the muzzle in a comfortable position . The gun is made of cast bronze , and is lined on the inside with steel bars , while the metal around the bore is 18in . thick . It has a length of 25ft . , which is less than that of many of the guns found on modern battleships . This gun is elabo- with figures of winged rately elephants in high relief , and has a number of ring bolts for attaching the ropes by which it . decorated was moved . of some use on account of the moral effect pola Although a gun of such apparent power was the enemy , it proved ultimately to be a source of weakness rather than of strength . It was too large to be fired with any great effect , and was too unwieldy to be moved about the battlefield . It was mounted on a ponderous carriage , and the combined exertions of over 500 men required in moving it . were SWIFTEST OF ALL BIRDS . Though the petrel is swift , the frigate - bird is far swifter . Seamen generally believe that the frigate - bird can start at daybreak with the trade - winds from the coast of Africa and roost shore . the same night upon the American Whether this is a fact has not yet been conclu- sively determined , but it is certain that this bird is the swiftest of winged creatures , and is able to fly , under favourable conditions , 200 miles an hour . Ita appearance near the land is thought to portend a hurricane . WEATHER LORE . There is a deal of truth in the old ideas which still survive in the rural districts on the weather . When the donkey persistently hangs both head and ears and seems to be meditating both head and cars and seems to be meditating and in without apparent cause , when the ducks geese are agitated and raise their voices chorus , and when the swallow flies low , bad weather is usually at hand . At such times in- " No , thank you , I had a blow out to - night in a place down by the Embankment , " said sects are particularly disturbed , says Gardening David , wondering what his erstwhile host Illustrated . The cricket chirps more persistently than ever , the bees , becoming nervous , keep would have said had he known the near their hives , while the ants break up their zig - zag processions and take refuge in their nests . In the remote past the spider was held in esteem as a creature capable of foreseeing the weather . If it remains in the centre of its web , especially on the approach of night , the fine weather will continue , for the spider ceases work and hides itself some time before a change for the worse arrives . was the Savoy . " Well , we can have a drink together , " said Haggard , producing a bottle and a couple of glasses . Make yourself quite at your ease , my friend . " David was covertly examining him as he poured out the wine , and he noticed that his hands were white , with well - kept nails , and again he wondered who and what this strange man could be , and where he had met him before . " You will find the wine good , " remarked Haggard , handing David a glass . How long is it since you tasted good wine - eh ? " " Not so very long ago , but we won't dis- cuss that , if you please , responded David . " Very good , my young friend , as you wish , " glass . said Haggard , raising his " Here's to your better fortune ! " " Thank you , sir . " David sipped the wine and found it to be an excellent port of fine vintage , and he won- dered as he glanced at Haggard again how such wine came to be in such poor quarters . " There is plenty more in the bottle , Mr. Brown , " said Haggard , settling himself com fortably in his chair . " Now , I'll explain just why I accosted you the other night , and what I want you to do . I am going to give you a chance of making something going to make you an offer - and if you are the man I think von ara von will accept . If not well , there SCHOOLBOY TRANSLATIONS . Elle a les dents blancs . She is wearing white kid gloves . Genae puellae formosae sunt . - Beautiful girls are cheeky . Proturbant eminus hostem . - They annoy their eminent host . Petit maria . - Little Mary . Vis - ne me tangere ? -Will you not dance tango with me ? the Au bord de la mer . - Abroad with mother . Il ne faisait rien sans but . - He did nothing without a drink . Poeta nascitur non fit . - A nasty post is fit for nothing . TYPEWRITERS 5 Olive Latest No. 5 Oliver II IIS . , cost 23 ; also a No. 7 Remington 7 , worth 20 ; both great bargains Approval . Spurin & Co. , 135 , Long Acre , London After marking round carefully , also the notches , cut out and allow good turnings at the sleeve and under - arm seams , also the lower edges of coat and sleeves . A coat of this kind is not usually lined , so the making is simplified . Now take the fronts , interline with fine French cut on canvas the cross , and to correspond with the facing , which is stretched to each front , right sides to face , the superfluous mate- rial and corner and edges care- fully pared off , пога then turned in- side out , the edges and cor- pulled up sharply and evenly , the for- mer arranged Selvedges of 48 inch Goods Collar upper Under Sleeve Sleeve Colla Band Front Fold Front Facing Back of an inch inside , then tacked DIAGRAM FOR No. 1,756 . closely and stitched . as the sketch shows , after which it must be well pressed , also the fold of the revers . Neaten the inside of the facing by binding , then make and stitch the pocket on the left front . Now tack up the centre seam of the sleeve , taking care not to pucker this ; stitch , and if you prefer fold over a little on the right side , and stitch on the outside as a finish , afterwards pressing well . Turn in and tack the armhole edges , tack over those of back and front , following the corresponding notches . Tack the under - arm seams of both coat and sleeve at the same time , fit on to see if the fronts hang well and fasten easily over each other . If correct , stitch up the Beams in the usual way , bind or oversew , open Turn up the lower edge , tack , and press well . stitch , and finish off neatly . Make the collar , which is interlined with canvas , arrange and stitch to the neck , which should be strengthened with a strip of stay- tape ; then press and finish off . Next make the cuffs , secure to the lower edges of sleeve , and finish off neatly inside with bind- ing ; and , lastly , make the band , cutting this , as I have directed , open and press the seams a strip of cross- well , turn in the edges over way canvas , tack in position on coat ,, turn in and neaten the ends ; make the buttonhole , sew on the button , press , and finish off . Lady's Pyjama Set . A great many women have adopted the mas- culine mode of a sleeping - suit for night attire ; and , as it has much to recommend it on the acore of warmth and comfort , it is probable that it will become very popular with the younger and more advanced female members of the com- re- munity . For those who are travelling in mote places , or contemplating a sea - trip , I should certainly advise such a garment being added to the outfit . I have , therefore , added a pattern to this week's list No. 1,757 - showing a model which is much liked . The coat is somewhat more fit- ting than the masculine affair , though the nether garments are quite plain . The former is seamed at the shoulder and edges are then turned in on the right side , under - arms , the Bcrossway fold of coloured silk tacked , when A MORNING BACK Every Picture telle a Story . " Does your back ache constantly ? Do you feel dull , miserable and tired all the 66 -time ? Do you have the blues " -and restless nights ? Kidney sickness silently exhausts the The beneficial effects of Doan's Back- strongest person . A dull dragging ache ache Kidney Pills are often found after in the small of the back will tell on the the first box or two - the bladder acts healthiest man or woman . And if the more freely and without pain , the water kidneys fail in their task of filtering in dropsy is released , and the uric acid uric acid poisons from the blood , it deposits in rheumatic patients are dis- Other cases are harder to leads to painful attacks of neuralgia , posed of . rheumatism , soiation , gravel , headaches treat because they have been neglected -to worrying attacks of dizziness . longer ; but Doan's Pills have been nervousness , heart palpitation , scanty , successful in even advanced cases of painful and too frequent urination . dropsy , stone , lumbago , rheumatism and inflammation of the kidneys and bladder . Don't neglect weak kidneys . There Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are con- venient and pleasant to take , and are is danger of running gradually into dropsy , Bright's disease or diabetes . guaranteed absolutely free from any At the first sign of backache or dis . harmful ingredients whatever . orders of the urine , use Doan's Backache au chemists and stores , or from Foster - McClellan Co Kidney Pills . In 219 boxes only , 6 bones 1319 ; never sold loose . O 8 , Wells - street , Onford - street , London , W Befues substitutes . DOAN'S BACKACHE KIDNEY PILLS atretch the neck - part . Make and stitch on the pocket ; then turn up and stitch the hem of lower edge , and finish off . The trousers are seamed up and hemmed at the waist and ankle , the former being slightly fitted by darts . About 5 yards of 36 - inch material 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 6d . post free . Address all letters , enclosing stamps for patterns , to " Sylvia , " Whitefriars House , Carmelite- street , London , E.C. Be sure and mention the number of the pattern required when order- ing . Patterns will be despatched with three days of the application being received . " An excellent Food , admirably adapted to the wants of lafente " Sir Chas A. Cameron , C.B. , M.D. Neaves Food Useful Booklet " Hints about Baby " free . Sample for 2d . postage . Mention this paper . JOSIAE R. NEAVE & CO . , Fordingbridge A SOAP PLANT . An odd and useful plant of the Pacific coast of America is the soaproot . The grass - like , erinkled leaves appear close to the ground in the spring and are known to every Californian . They grow from a deep - rooted bulb encased in coarse fibre . If the fibre is stripped off and the onion - like bulb , crushed between the hands , is rubbed in water as one uses a cake of soap , a plentiful lather results , as cleansing as any soap bought in a shop . BEAUTIFUL HEROINES . Dealing with the question of whether the heroine of a novel should be beautiful or plain , a writer in the an ( U.S.A. ) says : " A pretty girl is settled in life in half the time and for a quarter of the money . She looks better . in five - cent muslin than poor , homely Fanny in three - dollar - a - yard chiffon , and as to education ; Miss Glasgow , Miss Johnston , Mrs. Josephine Daskam Dodge , again Mr. Howells , Mr. Cham- bers , Mr. George Barr McCutcheon would not think of wasting money on a beauty's schooling . If , in an unpleasant attempt to rival Russian realists , they put out an extra penny on a plain heroine and send her to college , they do it that , by the artifices of learning , they may acquire for Fanny that speciality of plain girls , B bright , intelligent face , not beautiful , perhaps , but much more lasting than mere good looks , But in their hearts they deplore the expense , and are sure to scrimp the family for those bille or woollen material , the edges of which have at Vassar , or punish the poor heroine herself by been previously turned in evenly and tacked , is making her unpopular . " carefully and evenly basted to it , enclosing the edges , and stitched at each edge to that of the coat . Care must . however , be taken not to PATTERN No. 1,757 . C. & G. KEARBLEY'S ORIGINAL Widow Welch's Female Pills pt and reliable for Ladies . The only Chine Awarded OLETIFICATE OF MERIT at the Tasmanian Exhibition , 1891 , 100 Years Reputation Ordered by poslalists for the Oure of Female Complatite . Sold in box 145 and 1/9 , of all hemists , or post free , 1/2 and 1/10 from CATHERINE KEARSLEY ( DEPT . ) , 42.Waterloo Rd.London , S.E 1 GREENHOUSE HEATED BY HOT SPRING . WORDS OF WISDOM . We trust too much to luck and pluck . Education is " drawing out , " not putting in . Live to your utmost and your best.-E. F. BRNBON . All men think all mon mortal but themselves . -YOUNG . Often a man who is aa good as his word is not much good . Fear to do base , unworthy things is valour.- BEN JONSON . Neither stand still , nor go back , nor ' deviate . ST . AUGUSTINE . The State cannot war against human nature . BISHOP WELLDON . To some men work means a position ; to others can imposition . Standing on your dignity will not help you to see over the beads of the crowd . Defer not till to - morrow to be wise . To - mor- row's sun to thee may never rise . - CONGREVE . Know the true value of time ; anatch , seize , and enjoy every moment of it . - LORD CHESTERFIELD . I judge men by the creases in their brains , not by the creases in their trousers . - HERBERT KAUFMAN . Smiles are the higher and better responses of Nature to the emotion of the soul . - WILBERFORCE . Kind words are the brightest flowers in earth's existence - they make a paradise of the humblest home . The source of true living is not in possessions , but in disbursements . The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands . Often the grand meanings of faces , as well as of written words , may be chiefly in the impres sions of those who look on them . - GEORGE ELIOT . Every person has two educations - one which he receives from others , and one , more impor tant , which he receives from himself . - GIBBON . The man who allows circumstance to be his king is a slave ; the man who makes circum- stance to be his slave is , in some sense , a king . -FRANCESCA . We must be careful to have our principles and be ready to die for them . But we must be careful not to label our prejudices principles and proceed to die for them . EVENINGS GAMES FOR THE WINTER Midget Bagatelle , Tumblette , Midget_Golf , Motor Tour , Aeroplane Race , King's Scout , Halma , Dominoes , Draughts . Midget Croquet , Tidley In Yellowstone Park the caretaker of a hotel Philodex , has taken advantage of Nature's waste heat by Price , 1s . each . building & greenhouse over a boiling - hot spring . Winks , Our Navy , Snap . Price , 64d . each . Even while the temperature outside is " Gazette " Office . - Advt . far below zaro his vegetable garden in the natural hothouse flourishes , and at certain times of the year the heat inside becomes dangerously intense . The greenhouse is built of old windows discarded when a hotel was remodelled , and its soil was brought from the hills some distance away , because there was nothing but mineral matter and lava about the spring . 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 Herзford . THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 5 , 1914 . STATIONERY DO NOT FORGET when you send away for your next batch of Stationery that you have only to walk across the street to obtain the same goods very probably at a lower price , certainly not dearer . GAZETTE " OFFICE VOL . XLVIII . No. 2459 SALES BY AUCTION . COOPER AND PREECE , STOCK SALESMEN AND GENERAL AUCTIONEERS . H PROBATE , ESTATE , & HOTEL VALUERS . [ ESTABLISHED ( VHB 70 YEARS . ] GENERAL INSURANCE AND SHIPPING AGENTS . TIMBER SURVEYORS , PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS . ESTATES MANAGED ; RENTS , TITHES , AND DEBTS GE COLLECTED . Bailiffs ( by appointment ) under the Agricul- 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. , Commercial 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 . Sale of Cows and Calves , and other Store Cattle , in Ross Stock Market , at 11 a.m. ( by request ) ; Fat Cattle at 11.45 , i February 26. - Ross Stock Market . March 17 and 18. - Pencraig Court . Sale of valuable Household Furniture , Carriages , Harness , Greenhonse Plants , Garden B R On I B AI and Out - door EST Effects , of R. Spelman Marriott , Esq . , who is leaving the district . Particulars later on . VE TU and Further Appointments respectfully solicited . DU DAY . A to be No o unles SALE THIS ROSS STOCK MARKET . THURSDAY , the 12th FEBRUARY , 1914 . MERS COOPER and PREECE Teleg will SELL by AUCTION , in the above Market , a large Consignment of FAT & STORE CATTLE , CALVES SHEEP , and PIGS . Commencing with the Pigs at 10.30 harp ; Fat Cattle at 11.45 . At 11 o'clook , 3 small Cider Barrels , 3 Patent Trams , Wheelbarrow , & c . A NEAT RUSTIC COUNTRY COT- TAGE and over an acre of LAND , some FRUIT TREES FOR SALE . Price surprisingly low . Apply to Coopen and PRZECE RO88 . OR SALE , small COUNTRY RESI- DENCE , with three sores of Land , within three miles of Ross . - Apply to CooPER and PREECE , ROSS . ANDRINGHAM VILLA , Ross ( re- SANDRING TO LET , as a low rent . RADOO VILLA , Gloucester road , 20 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 olose to Town and Station . - Apply , COOPER and PREECE , ROSS . CRO ROOME HALL , Weston - under - Pen- yard . A very pretty little Country Resi- dence excellent Garden , Stabling , and Coach- house . One mile from railway station ; three from Ross . TO LET ; early possession - Refer to COOPER and PREECE , ROSS . то LET , Raleigh House , and Landseer House , Station - street . Particulars of COOPER and PREECE , Ros9 . NO LET , COTTAGE in Edde - Cross- то 10 LET several UNFURNISHED HOUSES in Ross and District . Rents ranging from £ 16 to £ 100 ; also a number of FURNISHED HOUSES for Summer Months . -Apply , CooPER and PREECE , Estate Agents , Ross . RATS , MICE , MOLES , COCK- ROACHES and BEETLES greedily eat Harrison's Reliable " Rat Poison . Gets and Dogs will not touch it . Vermin dry up and leave no smell . Prices 6d . , 18. , 2s . 3d , and . 8d . Postage , 2d.-G. W. HARRISON , Chemist Reading . Sold by Chemists . Agent for Rosa , T. , MATTHEWS , Chemist . SHEEP & CALVES . Important to Farmers ! BEWARE OF HUSK AND SCOUR . DRENCH WITH NEVER - FAILING LAMBLIN . 8/6 per gallon . Three gallons , 22/6 I LAMTABS . 200 Tablets , 1/6 ( by post 1/8 ) . THESE REMEDIES HAVE PROVED THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EVER INTRODUCED . BOLE MANUFACTURER- JOHN FROST , AGRICULTURAL CHEMIST , M at fu a P A וי FI H er B MONMOUTH te |