Ross Gazette 12th February 1914 - Page 8
Ross Gazette 12th February 1914 - Page 8
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| Date | 12/02/1914 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Ross Gazette |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 12th February 1914 |
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WuHolloway APPLY ABOUT TRAKING INFORMATION FOR EMIGRANT 1 WINNIPE AND BEYOND The chief Canadian Government Immigration Hall in Western Canada is situate in the Cana- dian Pacific Station at Winnipeg . Here farmers and others register their requirements for Farm Hands and Domestic Servants , for whom there is a Demand at Good Wages . THE CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY HAS THE MOST CONVENIENT AND DIRECT ROUTE FROM ATLANTIC WESTERN CANADA . PORT TO WINNIPEG AND EXPRESS TRAINS IN DIRECT CONNECTION WITH CANA- DIAN PACIFIC ATLANTIC STEAMERS FROM LIVERPOOL . Write for Sailing Bills and Booklets entitled " The Western Provinces of Canada " and " Canada for Women " sent post free on application to : CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY , LONDON : 62-05 Charing Cross , S. W .; 67-68 , King William St. , E.C. LIVERPOOL : Royal Liver Building , Pierhead . BELFAST : 41 Victoria St. GLASGOW : 120 , St. Vincent St , BRISTOL : 18 , St. Augustine's Parade . or Local Agents everywhere . LALL RIGHTS RESERVED . ] AT DEAD OF NIGHT . BY CHARLES PROCTER . Author of " The Dice of God . " " What Shall it Profit a Man ? " SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS : David Emerson , an explorer , who is subject to ccasional 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 Darenth's country house . and next morning Patmore is found murdered in his bed . David discovers a blood - stained knife in his room , and , snowing that he has walked in his eleep , believes that he has killed his rival . His fears are confirmed when he learns that Lady " What the deuce do you mean by talking to me like that ? " retorted David , coolly . " I'm not your servant , Mr. Haggard . " " I told you to stay in the other room , " growled Haggard , taken aback . " You had no right - er - I didn't want you to interfere . " " Obedience was never one of my strong points , " said David , smiling grimly , " and the performance in here was too interesting to be missed . " " You heard what passed ? " asked Haggard , changing his tone , and regarding David in- tently and suspiciously . all the time . " Everything . I was standing behind you man - see you ? " " Did Emerson - that asked Haggard , quickly . " I don't think so , " answered David . " He seemed too much engrossed in watching your revolver . Emerson , did you say his name ist You know him , then ? " Yes , I know him , " said Haggard , slowly , Ruth and Ludy Constance both saw him during scowling at David , then at the papers on the the night outside Patmore's chamber . floor beside the cabinet . Constance , who is in love with Emerson ,. en- name is Emerson - Sir Eliot Emerson - and he is a treats him to keep silence ; and . believing that only Ruth and Constance know his secret , he desperate and dangerous scoundrel . " consents . He returns to London , and on the advice of his uncle , Sir Eliot Emerson , seeks to forget the whole affair by exploring the slums of London . He Falls in with Henry Haggard , a shabby rogue . who invites David to his house . There he is astonished to find his uncle , obviously searching Haggard's belongings . Haggard covers the in- truder with a revolver . CHAPTER VII . Haggard was the first to break the tense , breathless silence . What do you want here ! " he demanded , His It was with difficulty that David refrained from laughing outright , and only with an effort he retained a grave expression . " Oh ! I seem to have heard the name before some- where , " he remarked , as Haggard paused , still glowering . " He looks like a gentleman . " " Come into the other room , " said Hag- gard , abruptly . " It isn't safe to talk here , and I have something of importance to say to you , Mr.-Mr. Brown . This place - er- isn't altogether mine . " David glanced round the room again , then without a word passed through the cupboard into the dingy , shabby apartment on the harshly , still keeping his revolver levelled at other side . Haggard followed close on his the man before him . Sir Eliot recovered instantly from the shock of frightened amazement , and stood upright . A dull flush crept into his face , and he looked awkward and embarrassed . 1 - er - I beg your pardon , " he said , un- steadily , stammering in his confusion . " Who are you ? " Haggard rapped out an oath , and his atti- tude became still more menacing . What the deuce is that to you ? " he snarled . I am the master of this house , and you will find that I know how to deal with burglars . What are you after ? How did you get in here ? " " I am not a burglar , " broke out Sir Eliot , angrily . " You are making a mistake , my man . Do I look like a thief ? " You are not the first thief who has worn are a dress suit , my fine gentleman , " sneered Haggard , and the police will not respect your clothes . If you not a thief , what are you doing here at this hour ? " " You do not understand . " Sir Eliot was obviously flustered and indignant , angered by the accusations and at finding himself help- less in a compromising situation . ** I assure you I did not come here to steal . I came here to see a man - the Rev. Fabian Grinwald . " " Rubbish : Lies ! " snapped out Haggard . " I never heard of the man . There is no par- son in this house . That sort of bluff won't work , you old scoundrel , and you can march ont of that door and be handed over to the police . Move yourself , and remember this re- volver is loaded . " " One moment , " protested Sir Eliot , " I assure you I saw the man Grinwald enter this house . I followed him in , and I know he is in the place Let me explain . This man Grinwald stole some private letters of mine some time ago , and I followed him to - night with the intention of getting them back . saw him enter this house , and I also obtained entrance , meaning to get him into a corner . I tried various rooms without result , then , I seeing a light in this one , I thought it likely I should find the man here . The room , as you know , was empty , but it occurred to me that my letters , might be in this cabinet , and I determined to search . " " A fine story , " commented Haggard , in me to sarcastic tones . " Do you expect believe it ? " " I assure you it is true , " said Sir Eliot , in more collected tones . " You must know , if you are the owner of this house , that the Rev. Fabian Grinwald makes use of it . " " I don't know the man - don't believe he exists - and think you are lying , " growled Haggard . " What have you stolen ? " Nothing ! How dare you persist in calling me a thief ! " cried Sir Eliot , in a sudden burst of passion . " I have told you the truth , and have taken nothing belonging to you . Send for the police , and be hanged with you ! " Haggard stood glowering at him in silence for a few seconds , fingering liis revolver , and David , who had been standing in the door- way of the cupboard listening intently to all that passed , thought for a moment that he was about to shoot , and took a half - step forward . " Tush ! I don't see why I should take the trouble of prosecuting you , " said Haggard at last , lowering his weapon . " Clear out of this at once , and think yourself lucky that you haven't got a bullet in your vitals . Get out ! " heels , snapped the movable back of the cup- board into position , the shelves slid into their places , and the door was closed . gard , " Quite mysterious and romantic , Mr. Hag- commented David , as he seated him- self and eyed his shabby , untidy host with renewed interest and curiosity . " I thought secret doors were things of the past . " " Look here , Brown , you must not say a word to anyone of what you have seen here to - night , " emphasis . " I warn you that if you do you said Haggard , quickly and with will be running yourself into danger . " " Is that to be considered as a threat ? " queried David , quietly . " No , not at all , " responded Haggard , hastily " a warning , if you like . I think . I can rely upon your discretion , Brown , espe- cially when I tell you that it will pay you to keep your mouth shut . I am not a rich man , my friend , but I am not so poor as my ap pearance might lead you to believe , and I have a - a friend who can provide me with money . I want to do you a good turn - that I can was why I brought you here to - night . give you a chance to earn some money easily quite a lot of money if you are prepared to run a slight risk and do something for a friend of mine . " He paused , his dark , deep - set eyes intently watching David's face ; and David nodded , his expression betraying nothing of the thoughts that were racing through his brain . ** Well ? Out with your proposal , " he said , quietly . " I'm game for anything . " " You heard that old scoundrel Emerson mention the Rev. Fabian Grinwald's name , and heard what he said about Mr. Grinwald having stolen some letters ? " Yes , I heard him say that . " stolen letters from him , he stole letters from " It was a lie . Instead of Grinwald having Grinwald , and was , no doubt , trying to steal some more to - night when I caught him red- handed . " wald , and had never heard of him ! " inter- " But you said that you did not know Grin- rupted David , sharply . Yes , of course . Emerson might have tried to brazen the thing out if I had admitted that I knew Grinwald . I meant to scare him . " " Then you do know Grinwald ? " " The Rev. Fabian Grinwald is a very good friend of mine , and I am anxious to do him " That man good turn , " replied Haggard . Emerson - Sir Eliot Emerson - is his enemy , and has , as I have told you , stolen some letters belonging to Mr. Grinwald , and re- fuses to give them up . Mr. Grinwald is powerless to some extent , and does not want to prosecute the man , but he is most anxious to get the letters , and willing to pay hand- somely for them . That is where you and I come in , Brown . " " I don't quite follow you , " said David . " I want you to get those letters for Mr. Grinwald from Sir Eliot Emerson's house . " " How ? " " In the same manner as Sir Eliot Emerson was trying to get Mr. Grinwald's letters a few minutes ago . " " Burglary ? " queried David , and whistled softly , sitting back in his chair and staring . for the first time since re - entering the room . Let me explain . You wonder , perhaps , why " Not exactly , " said Haggard , sitting down He crossed quickly to the door and flung it I chose you for this job ? " wide , and Sir Eliot , inwardly congratulating himself on a fortunate escape from a de- traordinary , " responded David . cidedly awkward position , walked out with what dignity he could muster . " Don't try " It certainly struck me as somewhat ex- any tricks or I'll shoot , " grunted Haggard , following in his wake . David drew a deep breath . as the men " You will understand presently . Sir Eliot Emerson has a nephew David Emerson by name . You may , perhaps , have heard of him ?! " I have never met him , " replied David , without a glimmer of a smile . " This nephew has the run of his uncle's passed out , then tiptoed across the room and house , and can go out and in as he pleases . Now , by a mast remarkable coincidence - or whatever you like to call it you bear a strik- passed through the doorway after them . He found himself in a long , unlighted passage , at the end of which a few steps led down to a dimly - lighted hall . He could just see the ing resemblance to this David Emerson In- figures of Haggard and Sir Eliot , hear the deed , the likeness is simply startling . That was why I accosted you in the first instance , growl of their voices , then the front door banged , and he saw Haggard returning . " Well I'm jiggered ! and why I am making you an offer now . muttered David , you grasp the idea ! " " I think I can Do THE ROSS GAZETTE THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 12 , 1914 . house you will go there , posing as David house you wit go there , p Constance . " Sit down , and 11 tell you Emerson ; no one will suspect you , and you exactly what has happened . It is more than DRESSMAKING AT HOME . should be able to obtain the letters without difficulty . Are you game ? " " It sounds easy , responded David , de- liberately , as if considering the proposal , " but there are risks great risks . How much do I get ? " " Twenty pounds if you get the letters . " " Not enough . " David decided that it would be unwise to agree to the first offer . " Make it fifty , and I'll do it . " " I'll make it fifty if you get the letters and swear to keep your mouth shut afterwards , " said Haggard , after a long pause . " It's a lot of money , considering how small the risk is . " Here's a sovereign to go on with , Brown , just as a guarantee that I'm in earnest , and to show you that I trust you . Go to some little tailor and give him a shilling to take your measures for some clothes , and bring me the measures or perhaps you can get a decent rig - out yourself if I give you the money . Here , I'll trust you ! Here's a five - pound - note . Do the best you can with that , and come and see me on Saturday night , about nine . should be able to get a rig - out by then . the thing well , and I'll pay the balance of the bill . I'll find out in the meantime what Sir Eliot Emerson and his precious nephew are doing , and you can walk into the house when they are both out of the way . That's all for the present . " He rose and held out his hand , gazing intently at David , who had played his part well , but was really puzzled and amused . I can rely on you ? " he asked again . " I shall certainly see the thing through , " said David . slipping quietly back into the room and look- see daylight - go on , " re- ing around him . " I suppose I am really sponded David , outwardly serious , but strug- awake ? I can't make head or tail of this gling with a desire to laugh as the humour of the situation struck him . " You want me to business . " " Hullo ! coming in here without permission ! " . de- manded Haggard angrily , striding into the What the deuce do you mean by impersonate this man David Emerson ? " room . Exactly . I will pay for some fashionable clothes for you , get you up in good style , then while Sir Robert Emerson is away from his CHAPTER VIII . You Do " Well I'm ! " The exclamation was not intended to ex- press Sir Eliot Emerson's idea of predestina tion , but was one of sheer amazement , for he had just learnt that David had been a wit " ness of his encounter with the man Haggard on the previous night . " Yes , I heard everything that passed , and afterwards Haggard took me into his confi- dence and made proposals . " the He plunged into explanations at once , while Sir Eliot sat staring and muttering , mahogany colour of his complexion changing to a dusky purple as his choler rose . The infernal scoundrels ! " he burst out , springing from his chair as David finished , " Liars and scoun- and pacing to and fro . drels ! It's lies , David , lies ! " " You don't imagine that I believed what the man said , do you ? " asked David , with a smile . " Don't get excited , uncle . Sit down and tell me what it all means . " " I don't know what it all means myself , David , " said Sir Eliot , after another flow of invective which seemed to relieve his feelings to some extent . " It's a plot , my boy , a dastardly plot . You remember that burglars broke in here last year ? Well , among other things , they stole some papers from my bureau - some old letters relating to things that happened while I was in India when I was quite a youngster . I was a fool to keep them . I should have destroyed them years ago , but I kept them just to remind me in my green youth I was once two kinds of a fool . " He paused , looking hard at David , who had smiled again and was regarding him quizzi cally . " Yes ? " prompted David . " It is no laughing matter to me , David , " said Sir Eliot , reproachfully . " I am taking you into my confidence because I believe you can help me . " " I quite understand , " said David , gravely , " and I apologise for having appeared to treat the matter lightly . Please go on , sir . " " That's all right , my boy . Well , as was sing , the letters that were , stolen reveal the fact that I once committed a - a glaring indis- cretion and made a - a hash of a certain busi- consummate idiot of ness - made , in short , a myself . I won't explain further , but will tell you that if the letters were published now , even after forty years or so , or were placed in the hands of certain people , I should be made the butt of talk and find myself cut by Of course , the some men who respect me . whole thing was only a youthful indiscretion , but the talk would be unbearable - it would break me up . " " Do I understand , then , that these letters have fallen into the hands of the Reverend Fabian Grinwald ? " asked David . The " Yes , and the infernal scoundrel is trying to blackmail me , " replied Sir Eliot . " A clergyman trying to blackmail you ! " Clergyman - a - no , I won't swear . " man is a scoundrel , Davie - a scoundrel ! He is not really a clergyman , but poses as such . He is the head of some quack religion that he has invented or discovered - a combination of pagan worship and politics - has a place off a small but fashionable Regent - street , and following , chiefly smart - set women and beardless youths . A fake , " who poses as a & or something , and prophet - worships Isis cures by faith - people believe in him - silly noodles ! And he's got my letters and is try- ing to blackmail me ! " But how did you get into that house last night ? " interposed David . Grinwald came here last night saw bim after I left you - and I refused to pay him blackmail . He left after vowing to dispose of them where they would do most harm if I didn't comply with his demands within three days . I let him go , then slipped out aftes him and shadowed him to Vauxhall . I bribed the woman who opened the door in response to my knock , and - and you know the rest . " " What letters do you think Haggard and Grinwald want now ? " " Goodness knows ! Perhaps they think they can obtain more papers and force me to pay . Go on with this business , Davie , and find out what the scoundrels are after . Keep in with this fellow Haggard , and find out if the house is the headquarters of Grinwald . If it is you may be able to recover my letters if you get a chance . " " Yes , I shall certainly go on with it , " said David , thoughtfully , and if I can get the chance I'll search the house for your letters . " " Thanks , my boy , thanks , " said Sir Eliot , I knew that black beast was gratefully . lying last night when he said he did not know . Grinwald . I believe he is a relative , for he had the same cast of features . Any , way , he is an accomplice . Keep your eye on him , David , and find out all you can . " I " I will , " said David , rising . " I didn't have to wait long for strange experiences in your city of adventure ' - eht I meant to spend a week at least in the slums , but this business forced me to change my plans . walked about half the night trying to puzzle the thing out , then went back at last to my rooms , after deciding that I must come and see you this morning . I'll do my best to get your letters , uncle , never fear . " He shook hands again on the promise and took his departure , leaving Bir Eliot much relieved . " Now for my own troubles ! " muttered David , when he had hailed a " taxi " and given the driver an address in Down - street . He had found a note from Lady Constance waiting for him when he returned to his chambers in the early morning - a message that seemed to him to hint that something had happened - bidding him call as early in the forenoon as possible . Lady Darenth was at home and was expect- ing him , the footman announced , and David was at once ushered into the beautifully - fur- nished morning - room , where the mistress of the house was anxiously awaiting him . " Oh , David , I am eo pleased you have come ! exclaimed Lady Constance , as 800B ss the servant closed the door . She had risen from a lounge in the big bay window , and erossed the room quickly to meet David , her hands outstretched impulsively . The colour in her cheeks deepened , and she looked very youthful and handsome in her charming morning gown as she welcomed him . " Something has happened , Constance ! " queried David , with a note of anxiety in his voice as he took her hands . a presentiment . " I assure you I don't feel like laughing , Constance , " responded David , dropping into & chair . What is it that is troubling you ? " " Have you ever heard of Egypto " f " asked Lady Constance . " Egypto David repeated in bewilder- ment stance . " The wonderful crystal - gazer and wizard in Old Bond - street , " explained Lady , Con- Ob one of those fortune - telling swin- dlers , exclaimed David . " No , I have never heard of him . Whyt " I went to see him yesterday . Oh , I know you will think it silly , but people say he is wonderful , and his forecasts are often exact . " She paused , evidently expecting , David to make some remark , but the young man only hrugged his shoulders slightly and smiled , " David , I am sorry I went continued " Lady Constance , quickly and gravely . " He knows ! " " Knows what ? " asked David , somewhat impatiently . He knows what happened last Saturday night , " answered Lady Constance , in a low voice . " What ! " ejaculated David , sharply , staring . " Oh , absurd - impossible , Con- stance ! You have been imposed upon . " " He knows , David , " reiterated Constance , shaking her head . " He did not deseribe what happened minutely , but I knew that he knew ; and ever since I went to see him I have been afraid - afraid of something hap pening to you . " " What did he say ! Tell me everything . " " He told me that I had been concerned in a deed of darkness that was how he de- scribed it - that I was shielding the man I- the man whom I regard as a dear friend- She laid her shielding him from danger . " hand on David's arm as she spoke , and he could feel that she was trembling . " You are frightening yourself needlessly , I said David , reassur- feel sure , Constance , ingly , taking the white , trembling hand in his " No doubt the big palm and pressing it . fellow has told that to dozens of people before , and this time by chance the tale fitted . " " He knows I could see that , David , " said Lady Constance . " He told me that we were in great danger and that there was a greater danger still to be faced , out of which we might escape by the " expenditure of much money . He warned me that the danger was imminent , and that if I wished to save the man I " She broke off , shivering slightly , and did not meet David's eyes . " And - and I feel somehow that what he said was true . " " Pooh ! Don't let the chance shot of a Bond - street charlatan worry you ! " exclaimed David , trying to speak lightly , but impressed in spite of himself . " Anything else ? " No - no , nothing else , " responded Lady Constance , without looking up . " You are keeping something back , Con- stance ; you may as well tell me everything , " said David , recognising that there was some- thing being withheld . He felt miserable and uncomfortable , al- though he affected to treat the matter lightly . He was not dense , and Constance had plainly revealed the fact that she had more than a friendly regard for him . David felt that he was being forced into an awkward position , and decided that he must in some manner show that he regarded the woman by his side only as a very good friend , and that his heart was given to Ruth Vanbrugh . It was difficult -terribly difficult - and he sighed despair- ingly as he looked at Constance . No , I will say nothing - do nothing , " he thought . " Perhaps I am making a mistake- perhaps Constance does not mean what her words imply . She is a good pal - and I might hurt her . " I can't tell you anything more , David , " said Constance , in a low voice , breaking a long silence . " The rest doesn't matter to you , although it means much to me . But I felt that I must tell you - must pass on the warning . " " Did you tell the fellow anything ? Did he know who you were ? " asked David . " Yes , he knew my name , but , of course , I did not tell him anything . Surely you do not think I would be so foolish ? Is it not extra- ordinary - uncanny , David ? " " No , I expect it was merely a lot of rot he concocted and delivered in " an impressive voice , " said David , " The best thing you can do , Constance , is to forget all about it and cease to worry . There is no danger to be an- ticipated other than what we know of . " " I feel that something will happen - what , I don't know , but something . Oh , David- " fcotman She stopped short , for a had opened the door , after knocking . " The Reverend Fabian Grinwald , ma'am ! " he announced ; and the bearer of the name walked quickly into the room . Mrs. Gray , ( To be continued . ) Longwiddry Br . SYLVIA A Tea or Maternity Gown . The purposes for which the gown sketched in No. 1,758 are destined are such as to make the pattern one that is likely to meet a widespread want , as if not required for a tea - gown there a number of young expectant are always mothers who would like such a gracefùl gown ” The model I have had sketched for you by the artist is one that admirably fulfils all these re- quirements , as not only is it well designed for the particular purpose intended , but it is quite up - to - date in line , and could quite well be PATTERN No. 1,758 . adopted by anyone who required just a smart gown of the tea or afternoon order . The skirt is a three - piece affair , fastening over at the side , with a wide panel at the back , The waist - part is gathered , and set on to wide elastic in front instead of a band , so that it will give with the changing proportions . The little basqued coatee is also arranged for the special purpose , as it can be easily let out by the same means . For such a gown light - weight , dull surfaced material should and be selected , the vest collar being of soft silk , and the belt of velvet or silk according to taste . The diagrams annexed show the shape of the various portions , and how to arrange them on 3 yards of 44 - inch DIAGRAM I. cashmere , which I advise for such a gown as this . No. I. shows the skirt and bodice , and No. II . the vest and collar , placed on 14 yard of 22 - inch silk or satin . Mark round the pattern carefully , in- dicate the notches , and cut out , allowing ample turnings , after , of course , ascertain- ing how far the mea- surements of the pattern correspond with those of the wearer . The skirt , you will notice , has the front ent both sides alike , this giv- ing a good deep wrap to allow the fasten- ing to be altered as required . The question of a lining is one for the wearer to decide , but , personally , I think it is better to line the bodice and secure the skirt to this at the back and sides . The lining will correspond very nearly with the coatee , and is made separate , the silk vest being secured to this , the front edges of the latter being merely turned in and stitched and neatened by the lining . The fastenings may be hooks and loops or fancy safety - pins . Now join on the sleeves to the bodice , stitch up the side- seams ; face the basque with silk , press ; then make and sew on the collar , neaten the wrist- Bronchitis and Asthma ining of 8 years standing , cured . Rare curative principles , not found in ordinary preparations , are the secret of the wonderful power of Veno's Lightning Cough Cure to over- come even the worst cases of bronchial trouble . Mrs. Margaret Gray , Southfields , Long- niddry , Haddingtonshire , says : - " My trouble came on with an ordinary cough which go worse and worse , and though I had doctors I got no relief . I used to cough until I was utterly exhausted , while Asthma kept choking me up , till I could hardly breathe . Afte : eight years of this suffering I got Veno's Lightning Cough Oure , and then I soon felt easier . Veno's brought up the phlegm and gave me instant relief , and in a few weeks my trouble disappeared entirely . " 9 d . Awarded Grand Prix and Gold Medal , International Health Exhibition , Paris , 1910 . For Coughs and Colds , Bronchitis , Asthma , Influenza , Catarrh , and all Chest and Lung Troubles in old or young . The surest and speediest remedy known . Per Bottle . Larger Sises 1/11 & 2/9 VE VENO'S LIGHTNING COUGH CURE ever READING MAKETH A FULL MAN . Nothing truer in the world was said . wrote John L. Hunter . Read much - read good things , read at every possible opportunity , on subjects that are going to better the quality of the knowledge in your mind , and you have increased your possibility for success . Nobody in the world ever knew much of anything unless they read . They fail to get the other's view- point ; they fail to see or know what other neople think on various subjects . They get out of sympathy with humanity generally , they lose sight of the best things there are for them to grasp . Read good fiction , read history , read philosophy , ad politics , political economy , if you please . Read scientific articles and works ; pre - read business articles and books , probably above all and everything , read the things that pertain to the work that you are doing . read , and you will have given yourself start towards the success that belongs to you , is yours by right , and which you will have if you read , study , and work . " Yes I mean no - oh , I don't know what to think , David , " answered Lady Constance , quickly . Don't look so grave and worried , David ; nothing has happened that should disturb you . I simply had to write , David : I felt that I must see you . I know I am foolish , but ever since yesterday I have had sentiment a foreboding of trouble . " Oh , is that allt exclaimed David , his face clearing . " If it is nothing more tangible than presentiment I needn't take fright . " " Don't laugh at me , David , said Lady But the parts , secure to the 88 in sketch . For the skirt , first of all fold the edges of the back - panel , tack and arrange to the correspond- ing edges of side of gore , turn in and tack the hem of front and lower edges , to the chalk marks ; stitch , press , arrange Pack Half of Coatee Front Sleeve Selvedges of • Centre Front 44 - inch Material Skirt Cut Edges DIAGRAM IL Bet Edge " Selvedges of 22 - inch Silk Fold Cut Edges ™ DIAGRAMB FOR No. 1,758 . the back - part to a band to extend as far as the sides , secure this to the skirt ; then make an elastic band for the front corresponding with that part where the velvet band is passed through the slots in the coatee . Finish these off neatly , make the belt , sew this to the waist . which is loosely gathered at the aides and under the arms . The New Skirt - Knickers . The vogue of the tango and the tight skirt has made petticoata somewhat superfluous , and in stead of a jupon skirt - knickers have taken their place in the affections of the younger generation . As the pattern consists of nothing more than bag - like affair , joined at the side , from the waist to within about or 10 inches of the PATTERN No .. 1,759 . lower fold forming fog - openings , the making too simple to need further description . The knickers will take to 1 yard of double width or 14 of single - width goods . FOREL MATCH More than half the matches used in Eng- land are made abroad . ENGLAND'S GLORY MATCHES FACTS ENGLAND are made in England . Every box you buy means MORE WORK FOR BRITISH WORKERS . MORELAND , GLOUCESTER . AND FANCIES . bas THE FIRST STAR - SPANGLED BANNER . The original " Star - Spangled Banner , " which inspired Francis Soott Key to write the song by that name during the bombardment of Fort McHenry on September 13th and 14th , 1814 , is now on exhibition in the National Museum at Washington . This flag , much faded and torn , which flew over Fort McHenry during the British attack , is now 27ft , 6in . wide and 32ft . 10in . long - almost 8ft . shorter than it was in 1814. Because it was made before the stan- dardisation of the American emblem , it It was made , fifteen stars and fifteen stripes . Bays Popular Mechanics , by the wife of Colonel Henry S. Pickersgill , of Baltimore , and after the bombardment of the fort was kept by the commandant , Major George Armistead . His grandson , Eben Appleton , of New . York , gave it to the Government in 1912. The famous song was written by Francis Key while he and two friends were held on the ship Minden during of Fort McHenry . They the bombardment watched the flag through the battle smoke all during the day and into the night . When morn- ing showed it still flying over the fort , Key wrote the poem on the back of an old envelope . GREATEST WATERFALL IN THE WORLD . Over four times as high as Niagara , and double the height of Victoria Falls in Central Africa , the fall of the River Portaro , a tribu- tary of the Essequibo , in British Guiana , which plunges over a cliff 194ft . wide into an abyss 820ft . below , is estimated to produce 2,450,000 horse - power , while Niagara is rated at 1,300,000 However , the situation of this horse - power . South American fall is so remote that it is un- likely it will ever be developed on a scale com- parable with Niagara . en- SUPERSTITIONS OF THE SEA . Many of the thousand - and - one superstitions of the sea are well known ; others are not so fami- liar . For instance , Arab sailors believe that the high seas off the coast of Abyssinia are chanted , and whenever they find themselves among them they recite verses which they sup- A tra- pose have a tendency to subdue them . veller , in voyage from Massina to Malta , writes that he saw the captain , an old and ex- perienced sailor , standing at the bow , muttering and pointing with his finger . On being asked what he was doing , he replied that he was breaking the force of the fatal wave by making the sign of the Cross and saying the prayer proper for the occasion . He said that every ninth wave was the dan- gerous one . Strange to say , every ninth wave was much greater than any of the others , and threat- ened the ship , with immediate destruction . This wave , however , whenever it approached , the captain , by his mutterings and signing of the Cross , seemed to break , and the danger was averted . Tennyson refers to this peculiar surge in the " Holy Grail , " when he says : " Till last ninth one gathering half the deep , and full of voices , slowly rose , and plunged roaring , and all the wave was in a flame . " TRANSFORMATION OF THE INN . as The Saxon word " inn , " taken in its present sense , was probably in use before the Conquest , whereas the purely French word " hotel , " generally applied to " an inn of style and -pre- tension , " dates only from about the time when officers of the British Army of Occupation re- turned from Paris with enthusiastic accounts of Meurice's and a dozen other , hostelries of the Rue de Rivoli and the Rue St. Honoré which quite threw the humbler accommodation offered by the average British inn of that period into At the com- the shade , says Country Life . mencement of the nineteenth century French- men taught the London innkeeper the science of hotel - keeping : before the beginning of the twentieth the Englishman had begun to return the compliment , and now the most luxurious and well - appointed Parisian hotels owe their origin to British enterprise . CATHEDRAL TOWERS ROOFED WITH SHELLB The glint of the sun shining on the towers of the Cathedral of Panama can be seen far out at sea . The peaked tops of the cathedral's twin towers are roofed with glistening pearl shells set in red cement with their shiny inside sur- faces turned towards the sun . The shells are not placed haphazard on the roof , but arranged . in concentric circles and geometrical figures . A century and a - half ago , when the cathedral was built , the stream of wealth which the pearl fisheries of South America were sending across the isthmus suggested the use of pearl shells on . the towers . The brilliant effect was in accord with the other lavish decorations of the struc- ture , which was built with the private funds of the Bishop . A CURIOUS PROCESSION . In the deep pine forests of Norway the wood . cutters sometimes find a serpentine object , 80ft . long , crawling slowly over the ground . If they did not kno . that it was made up of millions of little worms they might be frightened by its peculiar appearance . These worms , called the sciara , gather during July and August , in large numbers , preparatory to migrating in search of food or for change of condition . When setting out on this journey , they stick themselves together and form a huge serpentine mass , often reaching a length of be tween 40ft and 50ft . and several inches in thickness . WORDS OF WISDOM . Laughter does not always prove happiness . A good face is a silent recommendation . - STRU . It is far easier to do wrong than to justify it afterwards . The years teach much which the days never KROW . - EMERSON . Those who sustain their cross will likewise be sustained by it in turn . There is no greater misfortune than not to be able to bear misfortune . To him who does everything in its proper time one day is worth three . Our own heart , and not other men's opinions , forms our true ' honour . - COLERIDGE . Would you have men think well of you , then do not speak well of yourself . - PASCAL . If honest you will never betray a friend ; if noble you will never persecute an enemy . If you are not satisfied with yourself , better . and out the cause and apply the remedy . The vision of the ideal guards monotony work from becoming monotony of life . - WESTCOTT . The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living which are to be desired when dying . JEREMY TAYLOR When you hear an ill - report about anyone , halve and quarter it , and then say nothing about the rest . - BPURGEON . Such is the suicidal selfishness of mankind , that things so desirable are seldom pursued , and things so accessible seldom attained . - COLTON . Self - denial is the first characteristic of heroism .. Manners are not idle , but the fruit Of loyal nature , and of noble mind . -TENNYSON . This is the true nature of home - it is the place of peace ; the shelter not only from all injury , but from all error , doubt , and division . -RUBKIN . Some men are like lighthouses , built well at the bottom and all the way up . All right , only they have no lantern , and no light - no moral faculties . - BEECHER . It The tongue is an exceedingly bad actor . is a gossipping , lying member , and should be Silence never in check . continually held brought on strife . Cultivate it . It is supreme folly to attempt to find happi- ness by taking the short - cuts across the laws of life . There is but one end to all these deavours . They all end in tragedy . en . We have seldom seen much ostentation and much learning met together . The sun , rising and declining , makes long shadows ; and at midday , when he is highest , none at all . The subtlety of temper is perhaps its worst feature . It overcomes its victim as much by guile as by force ; it is , above all , given to tak ing a mean advantage . - ELLA MACMAHON . The profundities of human character are , as a rule , only revealed to eyes which have be The eyes of come worn with long watching . youth see much , but they do not see deeply . It is the part of wisdom to spend little of your time upon the things that vex and anger . you , and much of your time upon things that bring you quietness , confidence , and good cheer . Each man has his special duty to perform , his special work to do . If he does it not , he himself suffers , and others suffer with him . His bad idleness infects others , and propagates a example . - 8MILES . The youth gets together his materials to build a bridge to the moon , or , perchance , a palace or a temple on the earth , and at length the middle - aged man concludes to build a woodshed with them . - THOREAU . Life is made up , not of great sacrifices or duties , but of little things , in which smiles and kindness , and small obligations given habitu- ally , are what , win the heart and secure fort . - BIR HUMPHREY DAVY . com- If Everything has two handles , one by which ' ft can be borne , and one by which it cannot . your brother is unjust to you , do not take it up by the handle of his injustice , but by the handle that he is your brother and brought up with you . use it This world is not the home of perfect physical ease . They , therefore , use it best who with fortitude , one of the noblest things in man . To the individual this virtue brings content . ment . More than this , it is not the least of the elements of social stability . " UPS AND DOWNS . " Sir Wilfrid Laurier , in speech at the " This McMaster University , Toronto , said : life is composed of ups and downs ; I might give myself as an example . Of course , I prefer to win , but if I fail I would not be dissatisfied . I have had my share of successes and reverses : successes I have endeavoured to meet without elation , reverses without depression , and when . ever I have fallen it has been my motto , and I think it has been a good one , to try again the following day . " As the sciara is only on an average about three thirty - seconds of an inch in length , and barely wider than a fine needle , the number re- quired to compose a line of the size above men tioned is enormous . Their pace is very slow , and upon meeting an obstacle , such as a stick or stone , they will either writhe over or around it , sometimes breaking into bodies for this pur A celebrated naturalist says that , if the rear portion of this wonderful snake - like pro- cession be brought into contact with the front part and a sort of circle formed , the insects will ever , keep moving round and round in that circle for hours and hours without apparently noticing that they are not getting on in their journey . If the procession be broken in two , the portions will reunite in a short time . pose . JEAMES AA NUISANCE . In the Female Tatler for December 9th , 1700 , was to be found the following notice : " Dropt , near the Playhouse in the Haymarket , a bundle Horsewhips designed to belabour the Foot- men in the Upper Gallery , who almost every night this Winter have made such an intolerable disturbance that the players could not be heard , and their Masters were obliged to hiss them into silence . " In those days reserved seats were unknown , and people used to send their footmen to keep places in the pit for them . On their masters ' arrival the footmen ascended to the upper gallery , to which they were allowed free admission . From this notice and numerous pears that " Jeames " made himself an intoler other references by contemporary writers , it ap able nuisance in the theatre , so the privilege was ultimately withdrawn , to the great benefit of the neighbouring pothouses . " What a very affecting piece , my dear , " re- marked the husband , as they returned from the theatre the other night . " I suppose there wasn't & dry eye in the house . " I observed , how- said his wife , " that there seemed to be the usual number of dry throats . " woman Mrs. Murphy was getting the supper for the children on Saturday , when a young came to her door . I'm a collector for the Drunkards Home , " she said . " Could you help " Come round to - night and I'll give you Murphy , " said the housewife , as she went about her work . &&& KEARBLEY'S ORIGINAL Widow Welch's Female Pills od and villable for Ladies . The only Genuine Awarded Ordered by Specialists for the Care of Complaints . Sold in 145 and 2/9 , of al Chemists , or post free , 1/8 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 , FEBRUARY 12 , 1914 . • BENJAMIN'S PECTORINE , The Unrivalled Cough Cure , Is sold only by J. Benjamin , Cash Chemist Bottles , 9 d . and 1/4 . VOL . XLVIII . No. 2 SALES BY AUCTION . COOPER AND PREECE , BTOOK SALESMEN AND GENERAL AUCTIONEERS . PROBATE , ESTATE , & HOTEL VALUERS . [ ESTABLISHED VER 70 YEARS . ] GENERAL INSURANCE AND SHIPPING AGENTS . TIMBER SURVEYORS , PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS . ESTATES MANAGED ; RENTS , TITHES , AND DEBTS 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 February 26. - Sale of Cows and Calves , and other Store Cattle , in Ross Stock Market , at 11 a.m. ( by request ) ; Fat Cattle at 11.45 . March 12. - Ross Stook Market . March 17 and 18. - Pencraig Court . Bale of valuable Household Furniture , Carriages , Harness , Greenhouse , Plants , Garden and Out - door Effects , of R. Spelman Marriott , Esq . , who is leaving the district . Particulars later on . Further Appointments respectfully solicited . ROSS STOCK MARKET . THURSDAY , the 26th FEBRUARY , 1914 . MERS COOPER and PREECE 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 sharp ; Fat Cattle at 11.45 . A NEAT RUSTIC COUNTRY COT- TAGE and over an acre of LAND , some FRUIT TREES FOR SALE . Price surprisingly low . - Apply to CooPER and PREECE , Ross . SANDRINGHAM VILLA , Ross ( re- rent . decorated throughout ) , TO LET , at a low NRADOC CR VILLA , Gloucester - road TO LET . Three sitting - rooms , conserva . tory , seven bedrooms ; bath ( h . and o . ) ; laundry Excellent walled garden , with tennis court Immediate possession . Near Golf Links , and close to Town and Station . - Apply , CooPER and PREECE , Ross . O LET , Raleigh House , and Landseer COOPER and PREECE , Ross . NO LET , COTTAGE in Edde - Cross- То TO LET several UNFURNISHED HOUSES in Ross and District . Rents . ranging from £ 16 to £ 100 ; also a number of FURNISHED HOUSES for Summer Months . -Apply , CoоPER and PREECE , Estate Agente , ROBB . SESSIONS & SONS ( LIMITED ) , TIMBER AND SLATE MERCHANTS GLOUCESTER , AND CARDIFF . Depots and Factories for TIMBER , JOINERY , MOULDINGS BLATES TILES , LATHS , BRICK GOODS , and PIPES , WHITE'S CEMENT and WHITING , GRATES , RANGES STOVES OHIMNEY - PIECES FENDERS , HEARTH BATHS , BANITARY WARE , STONE , MARBLE , SLATE , and EVERY REQUISITE FOR BUILDING SHEEP & CALVES . Important to Farmers ! BEWARE OF HUSK AND SCOUR . DRENCH WITH NEVER - FAILING LAMBLIN . 8/6 per gallon . Three gallons , 22/6 LAMTABS . 200 Tablets , 1/6 ( by post 1/8 ) . THESE REMEDIES HAVE PROVED THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EVER INTRODUCED . R ם ! BOLE MANUFACTURER- JOHN FROST . M AGRICULTURAL CHEMIST , MONMOUTH te |