Ross Gazette 15th January 1914 - Page 8
Ross Gazette 15th January 1914 - Page 8
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| Date | 15/01/1914 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Ross Gazette |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 15th January 1914 |
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OUR NEXT STORY . AUTHOR . Quite so , " he said , " a gift from the gods . You expected to crush your enemy without THE ROSS GAZETTE THURSDAY , JANUARY 15 , 1914 . Verk risk or expense to yourself . You are alludis " I shall rejoice if the current sweeps lips . " I thought this was forbidden sub " I What will the any rate , he has had a lesson that he will they have almost vanished . place be without the quicksandst never forget Bull " Altered out of all knowledge , Vers Iaid hef soft rosy fingers on Ronald's Baid . " If you begin to speak of ject , " she said , your father , in sheer pity I shall have to allude to Dick . There are failings on both sides , and we must leave it at that . It will prevent either from taunting the other after we are married and begin to lead a prosaic to that promissory note of mine ? " " That's right , " Bastable went on . thought you were dead . I knew that when them away altogether . They have been the Bource of all our woes , " you were dead I should be your executor " Well , we can see , at any rate , " Ronald You have no sense of humour , Joseph . I said . I shall be glad of the opportunity , THRILLING SERIAL BY A POPULAR am not so far gone in years as that . But you dear , for there are so many things I want to stood in my shoes as far as that bill was con- talk about . Mr. Kennedy asked me to dine cerned . Go on . " " I knew that Sir Horace could not meet with him last night . It was an evening of surprises . I was astonished that he knew the bill . My idea was to sue him and so let how deeply I am in love with you , and had the public know that he could not meet his pet his heart upon our marriage . He will engagements . He got wind of my intention leave us all his money , Vera . I asked him No he didn't , Mr. Kennedy interrupted . what Sir Horace would say , and he told me " Your son told him . Ah ! it is most remark- he had settled that question with your father . able , Joseph , you should have son like You can imagine my amazement . But , Ronald . It is , perhaps , less remarkable darling , I am very much afraid when , one thinks of his mother . annoyed with Ronald . " AT DEAD OF NIGHT , BY CHARLES PROCTER , AUTHOR OF Man , " " The Smoke of Judgment , " & o . WILL COMMENCE NEXT WEEK . become You were Sh queen . " I know what you are going to say , " Vers interrupted . " You intend to talk about your father's behaviour to mine . I don't know the facts , but I have learnt a good deal from Dick . It's very horrid , Ronald , and I can quite understand that you feel it keenly . But what does it matter so long as we love each other ? I know you are honourable and upright , and that I am a happy girl , and would not change places with There is disgrace in our family , too . Look at Dick . I do hope and trust that he will go straight in future , but he has had the narrowest escape of prison discuss the family saved him . Let the whole thing be Askeletons , Ronald . forgotten . Let us be happy while we may . " Vera spoke softly and pleadingly , with her hand on Ronald's arm . There was a flush on her cheeks , a mistiness in her eyes . By this time they had reached the edge of the sands . The Red House loomed behind them in the sunshine . But it was no longer a place of ill- omen ; no longer did its sinister shadow lie across the way to peace and happiness . Ronald stooped and took the girl in his arms . She raised her lips to his . " He betrayed confidence . " " Really ! From my . point of view , the lad did quite right . If he hadn't done so , matters would have been awkward for you , Joseph . Because , you see , Sir Horace found out the " The Dice of God , " " What shall it profit a fraud you had practised on him , and if he had been injured he would have prosecuted you . I should have prosecuted you without , com- punction , and you would have gone to gaol , Joseph . You would have stood in the dock , and the judge would have given you seven years . Think of it ! Seven years ' ponal servi tude , despite your money . You would have mere number - s cypher in . prison , at the mercy of warders , ordered here and there , half - fed , perhaps . All this would have happened if Ronald had not behaved like a gentleman . You are getting out of it very cheaply , and all because you have a son and Sir Horace has a daughter . But you will have to pay , my friend . You will have to pay Sir Horace the £ 14,000 you robbed him of fourteen years . ago at compound interest , have to refund the which makes the sum over £ 30,000 . You will £ 20,000 obtained by means of the forged bill . Please don't argue , because you are not entitled to do so . These are our terms , Joseph . " [ ALL BIGHTS BRUGERVED . ] THE SECRET OF THE SANDS . BY FRED M. WHITE Author of " Tregarthen's Wife , " " The Weight of the Crown , " " The Edge of the Sword , " The Cardinal Moth , " " A Fatal Dose , " & PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS : SIR HORACE AMORY , of Oversands , a highly- esteemed county magnats . VERA , his daughter . DICK AMORY , Sir Horace's scapegoat som , who is on the Stock Exchange . LADY MARIA AMORY , a widow , devoted to Dick , JOSEPH BASTABLE , a speculator in land , formerly Sir Horace's steward . RONALD BASTABLE , his son , a barrister in London . CHAPTER XXX . was Joseph Bastable was not happy . In his more expansive moments he was wont to regard himself as a model to be imitated and envied , but lately he had abandoned that attitude . He frightened . He still strode down High - street with his hat on the back of his head and the usual truculent nod for his acquaintances , but his heart was full of fear . The man was a bully to the back- bone , and it looked as if his time had come . He could get no information from any trustworthy quarter . He might have extracted it out of the drunken , broken - down Turk , had not Turk departed . " He had left Shore- month altogether for some place in the North , where he would be properly attended to , and Bastable could not get his address . He might . perhaps have vented some of his spite on Batter , but Batter , too , the town knew no more . He was supposed to have emigrated to America . In point of fact , Sir Horace and Kennedy had deemed it judicious to get these two men out of the way . Sir Was He was Bastable breathed more freely . " There will be feeling less uncomfortable . no unpleasantness afterwards ! " he asked . " We won't prosecute , if that is what you mean , " Kennedy said , curtly . " Your son will marry Sir Horace Amory's daughter . That is settled , although nobody knows of it as yet . Some day these young people will have all our money - that is , yours and mine . In fact , you are merely robbing Peter to pay Paul . And if you will take my advice , in future you will boast less of your industry and acumen , and talk more , if you must talk , Don't forget , either , that about your luck . the poorest of your tenants who touches his hat to you is a better man than yourself . He , at any rate , is not a mean and contemptible thief . Now go ! " CHAPTER XXXI . For some Ronald was not surprised to hear what Dick had to say about Bowen . time he had suspected something like this . He was not blind either to the awkwardness . of the situation . If Sexton could only be spirited away ! But that was impossible . " You see where the trouble is , " Dick said . " In one At the same sense it is , amnsing . If Bowen were time it's most awkward . free he could trump up some story for the sake of the public . So long as he could meet his creditors , as he can with my assist But now , all would be well . he is- " He comes before the magistrates to- If he could get morrow , " Bastable said . bail- " If he could get bail , then he would forfeit " He would secretly it , " Dick exclaimed . vanish , to es seen no more . It's our only hope . " Certainly there was a good deal in what ance M Dick Amory said . Bowen free and Bowen in prison under another name were two different There was something about the whole business , however , that jarred Ronald's sense of honour . But he had gone so far and could not turn back . have to see it through for Vera's sake . matters . Looking at things from his own standpoint , therefore , Bastable concluded that there was a conspiracy against him . Horace meant to prosecute him , and getting up his case . This was how Bastable would have acted had the position been re- versed . At any moment , he imagined , he might be arrested . At the sight of a police man the moisture oozed on his forehead , and he forgot to return the officer's salute . What were these fellows doing ? Why didn't they make a move in the matter ? For Bome days they had been in London . Bastable could stand it no longer . He would see Kennedy and propose terms . But it was more than a week ere this was possible . Then it was Mr. Kennedy who sent for Bastable . The message was curt and to the point . Bastable was to call directly after luncheon . As he swaggered down the street people greeted him respectfully . He was the man in the place to be envied above all others . How could they know that his legs were trembling under him , that there was a dryness at the back of his throat ! Joseph Bastable would have sacrificed every penny of his beloved money to be at Oversands again , humbly listening to ' Sir Horace's orders . Kennedy kept him waiting so long that his nerves began to give way . He sat a trembling mass of fear . He could hardly speak when Mr. Kennedy entered . The latter did shake hands as usual . not " You wanted to see me , sir ? " Bastable said . " I did , " Kennedy replied . " I had to . But you need not grovel . How long is it since you spoke to anybody in that respectful way ? " Bastable ventured on a faint smile . " I am always at your service , " he said . " No " No doubt , " Kennedy said , drily . doubt , Joseph . I am glad to see you are not unduly puffed up by success . True greatness is always humble , Joseph . " Bastable writhed on his chair . He had al- ways been afraid of this man ; he had always an uneasy feeling that the shrewd old ob- server read him like a book . " I have worked very hard for my money , Mr. Kennedy , " he said . " Oh , you have , " Kennedy smiled , " I ad- mit that freely . But you have made much more by scheming than by hard work , Joseph . Honestly , what are you worth ? " Bastable repeated the figures with home pride . Kennedy appeared to be taken aback . " Really ! " he exclaimed . " So much as that ! Why , you have more money than I. Now , tell me candidly , what possessed you to be so foolish in the matter of Sir Horace Amory ! " on " I will try to get bail , " he said . " After all , the evidence on behalf of the police is not very strong . If he is released on his own re- cognisances , so much the better . " Dick and Ronald spent an anxious hour or so next day in the police - court . let " Very well , darling , " he said , as he kissed her . " That shall be a contract between us . Let the dead past bury its dead . My word ! what a difference ! " The His eye roamed over what had once been s wide expanse of shifting , quivering , grey sands . But how changed the scene ! boiling mass had gone , leaving a deep track of hard silt behind . The stepping - stones stood out in great masses of granite , like & row of grim sentinels . The bed was firm to the tread . Ronald scraped some of the yellow stuff aside with his foot . " Fancy a few piles higher up the river do- ing this , " he said . " Well , it is certainly less repulsive . In a year or so when the golf links are open- " asked . from " It is He paused and looked down . Some glitter- ing thing was sticking out of the sand at the base of one of the stepping - stones . Ronald stooped and wrenched it from its place . " What treasure is he this ? " " What smuggler in the old days " A sudden cry of illumination came Vera . " I know what it is , " she said . my aunt's jewel - case ! " Ronald conveyed the casket from the sands to the bank . It was light for its size , and when he had rubbed it clean he saw that it was a silver box probably lined with cedar wood . The lock and hinges had corroded with the long exposure to the water , so that he could aise the lid without violence . " I believe you are right , dear , " Ronald said . " Isn't it strange that we should be the persons to find the missing gems ! They have been here for fourteen years , and might have remained here to all eternity but for the new bridge . " " I don't understand it , " Vera said . " Oh , it is plain The driving of those big piles in the river for the foundation of the new bridge has altered the currents and chan- nels altogether . The sand is beginning to silt up now above the bridge , and consequently the stream here runs so fast that already it has washed the quicksands away . The water has done in a short time what man would not have done in months . Possibly De Lava had some such ingenious ides ; that we shall never jewels . " existence . " R DRESSMAKING AT HOME . Br . SYLVIA A Child's School Frock . Now that the school holidays are approaching shoir ond , careful mothers are thinking of the attire required for school and everyday pur Ronald drew the speaker to his side . He poses , and for the first sketch this week looked down into the beautiful , smiling face No. 1,750 - I have selected a nice little model and the clear eyes so full of love and happi - hich , I think , those who are in want of such ness , and kissed Vera tenderly . patterns will quite approve of . T " We shall never do that , he whispered . " There will never be any trouble between us , sweetheart . What a wonderful romance it has all been , to be sure . And in so short s time , too ! It is only a few weeks since I first called here and saw the little girl who was my old love in the days gone by . Then I knew- well , you will understand 64 I " It Vera nestled closer to her betrothed . think we both knew , " she murmured . looked no natural , Ronald . You came back . into , my life as if you had never left it . wanted to turn to you at once for advice and help as I did years ago . Do you remem- ber " Of course I remember , " Ronald laughed . Fancy the delight of recalling those old happy times , and the joy Of looking forward to the still more happy future , " said Vera . THE PUREST [ THE END . ] The frock combines the comfort of the Mag- yar style with the tunic effect , which makes the pattern equally well suited to boy as a girl , only in the former case it would not be required for child of the age depicted - i.e . , 6 to 8 ears , as the boy who had arrived at so mature period would probably be attired in more magline garb . But for & small man of 1 to 4 years of age the pattern would do extremely well , with collar of more severe type thes sketched . The front and back have a wide , straight panel stitched over the edges of the aide - por in while the wide band into which the frock at BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER FACTS THE STRONGEST AND FANCIES . THE CORSICAN VENDETTA . PATTERN NO . 1,750 . La sol , about hip - depth , as is the mode of the panel end , The Ross Gazette Ltd. , PRINTERS , PUBLISHERS , STATIONERS , & BOOKSELLERS . High - class Note Papers AT POPULAR PRICES . QUEEN'S PARCHMENT . Embassy Treble Thick Note , Romanesque , & c . , & c . 1 / - per Box of Five Quires . NEWTON LINEN . Cream , Heliotrope , and Cornflower Blue . PARCHMENTS . Various sizes . 7d . per 1lb . Box . Dainty shape and smart appearance . White and Cream Woves , Vellum , Linen , and numerous styles , At 6d . per 1 lb. Box . The best value obtainable anywhere . PRIVATE ADDRESSES PRINTED in Latest Styles at Lowest Rates . Call and see Samples . PRINTING and EMBOSSING done on the Premises . Business Envelopes From 2/6 per 1,000 . Largest Stock in the District . Special Envelopes supplied at Competitive Prices . It will be worth your while to obtain our quotation before sending elsewhere . ལོ་ ངམ་ ~ ༤ as may be carried all the way round and merely Billheads , Memorandums , Post Cards , Receipt Books , In the eyes of the inhabitants of distant lands Dorsica is an intensely romantic country , for sountry which still retains the vendetta and the To make the frock , first of all turn in the bandit life they think must be romantic . If passed under the panel if preferred . people would but realise that vendetta is mur edges of the panel , and tack it to the right side . der . nothing but vulgar murder , generally front . Now turn in the left side , tack it to cowardly and treacherous ; and that a bandit is he corresponding side of frock , leaving suff- murderer escaping from justice , the silly sent space at the upper portion for the child to romance of the vendetta and the bandit would get into it easily ; then tack the back together , die , says & writer in the Gypsy and Folk - lore also the aides , and stitch up , afterwards cutting Gazette . If the Corsican himself could learn that the edges evenly , snipping them slightly at the vendetta is to be abhorred and that a bandite curve of the sleeve ; oversew and press . Next make and stitch the band , arrange and should be delivered up to the proper authorities , the lovely country , instead of being marked dan - aw it to the frock as in the sketch , slipping the gerous on the map of Europe , might become the ende under the panel of front and back , stitch the edges , and fasten off . successful , prosperous one Nature intended it to be . He would know . But the fact remains that we have the Ronald turned the contents of the box out What at one time had been on to the grass fine leather cases lined with velvet were now the Embedded in rotten masses of pulp . centre of each case was an ornament . They looked dull and lustreless , and not in the least suggestive of the fortune they were worth . " They seem like theatrical stuff , " Ronald said . " Do you think it possible that the years of exposure to the sea water has done them harm ? I never heard that such could be the case . The diamonds seem to be dull and worn at the edges . Surely , the sand could not do that . Well , I am no expert , so we will take these treasures to Oversands . " It would , perhaps , have been better had Bowen been legally represented , but in view of the fact of what was going to take place later the policy amply justified itself . Besides the evidence of the letter and the telegram from Sexton found in De Lava's possession the police had no further testimony to offer . Kite had already gone back to London , leaving the case in the hands of the local police . To all purposes , the Chief Constable of Shoremouth acted as prosecutor . He was young man , zealous and officious , and , con- sequently , in conflict with the Bench . Ronald watched the proceedings with a rising feeling of happiness . " " Malcolm is playing your game for you , " he whispered . He's annoying old Hartley . " The Chairman of the Bench was certainly Like most borough magi- getting angry . strates , he had a profound impression of his own legal knowledge . He did not think much of the Chief Constable's case , and did not hesitate to say so . He snarled violently at the suggestion that the affair should be ad- journed for a fortnight . " In that event I apply for bail , " Bowen said , eagerly . " I have been detained on the flimsiest evidence for some days , your Wor ships . " Perhaps that is so , " the Chairman said . " Case adjourned for a fortnight . The priso- ner is released on his own recognisances in the sum of £ 100 . Next , please , Mr. Chief . We shall be here all day at this rate . " It was a piece of blind luck , of course - the story of an officious policeman and a pompous Magistrate . It was not difficult to convey a certain sum of money to Bowen , who an hour later was on his way to London . When at length he isted - Bowen was restored to his office . With reached the metropolis , Sexton no longer ex- grim amusement Dick read the story of Bowen's abduction in the daily Press next day . On the whole it was not a bad story , and sufficed to satisfy the public . " The whole afternoon Eager as Bastable was to speak , at first the Ronald said . words refused to come , but when he was " started it was not so difficult . " He always " I hated him , " he said . looked down on me , and when a man looks . down upon me I curse him and plot revenge . He tried to stop my marriage , to deprive me of the best wife man ever had . I swore I would ruin him . More than once I had him in my grasp , but he managed to elude me . Then came a real chance . " Dick had letters to write , and Ronald found himself with Vera . to ourselves , " What shall we do ! " " A long walk , " Vera suggested . " One of the walks we used to take years and years ago . " " Very well , " Ronald smiled . " Let us cross the park and go as far as the Red House . I and anxious to see the bridge my father is building . They have made wonder ful progress in the last ten days . The huge baulks of timber are all in place . Now that the big piles are in , they fell me the river has changed its course . What amazing The sande are ever so much firmer and lower down , near the Bed House Sir Horace , who had been up to London with Mr. Kennedy , had just returned , and was pacing up and down the terrace smoking a cigarette . He listened eagerly to the strange story that Ronald and Vera had to tell , but looked somewhat dubious as he examined the pontents of the cedar - lined box . " I don't profess to be a judge of such things , " he said , " but they look suspiciously poor . Let us ask Lady Amory . I fancy she is in the drawing - room with the Duke . " Lady Amory's appearance was unusually bright . She had once more acquired full pos- Bession of her senses . She pounced eagerly on the box . " That is my jewel - case , " she said . " It is the case my poor sister flung into the quick- Bands . But the gems look so different . wonder " I Sir Horace pondered the matter deeply . He was asking himself a few questions . The lost -gems had been recovered in their casket , but they looked like rubbish . On the other hand , two of Lady Amory's ornaments which she re- garded as paste had turned out to be of price- less value ; they had saved the fortunes of the family . Suppose , suppose Next face the opening of front and sew wrap to the under - aide , or only face this if MARBLE HOUSE - BOAT . enough has been left op for a wrap ; sew on the One of the most striking features in the press - studs as fastenings , and finish off neatly . press and finish off . Neaten the neck with s grounds of the Chinese Imperial summer palace , Turn up and stitch the hem of the lower edge , about eight miles from Pekin , is the marble prossway strip of material , also the short pro- house - boat . This is nothing but an ornamental lecting piece of the panel , sow fastenings at the It corner , and to the frook to correspond , and pavilion , built in the form of a house - boat . into the rests firmly on the bottom of the little lake , and Baish off . Lastly , gather the sleeves , secure the marble wheels on either side contain steps Buffs , and neaten all well , afterwards sowing on leading down to the water's edge . the buttons and cords as ornaments . About Fards of 44 - inch goods will be required . & c . & o Good Work , Prompt Attention , and Low Prices THE -1 . AT " GAZETTE " Jack to Trot at shoulder and under - arm seam , to- if it fits smoothly at neck ; then seam rether neatly , and finish off the neck as in the ketch with narrow insertion . Next make the basque , secure to the waist , Bake and finish off the sleeves , which can be made longer if wished , sew in the armholes , and Inish of HOW TO OBTAIN PATTERNS . designs expressly prepared for this column , the cost of each complete pattern is 6 d . post free to " Sylvia , " " Whitefriars House , Carmelite Address all letters , enclosing stamps for patterns , street , London , E.C. Be sure and mention the aumber of the pattern required when order ing . Patterns will be despatched with three days of the application being received . AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT . Darwin tells us in his " Origin of Species " A Foundation Yoke Bodice . Now that nearly all bodices are worn with that in the month of February of a certain year transparent yokes , which soil very quicklDur paper patterne are specially out for und he took three tablespoonfuls of mud from three and it is much the best plan to have these different places beneath the surface of the water arranged on a foundation of washing silk or of a small pond , which mud weighed only 6202 , mercerised muslin , which last is quite inexpen- and was all contained in a breakfast - cup . He sive , and wears and washes extremely well . If made as suggested , the fronta can be made kept it covered up in his study for six months , and during this period obtained from it the to fit much more smoothly than if separate , and astonishing number of 637 plants . On Novem- the whole forms a pretty and useful camisole . The next sketch - No . 1,751 - depicts a pattern ber 15th , 1911 , a Scotsman contributor planted a dozen acorns in a patch of soil , taken from which will be found very useful for the purpose . hedge - root , of about 28in . in length , by about Is is realised in mercerised muslin , which cost 11in . in width , and about Shin . deep , and he re- solved to take note of the number of plants which should grow from seed naturally contained in it . By November 15th , 1912 , he had removed from time to time . as they showed themselves , 155 plants , and by November 15th , 1913 , fifty - six more , or for the two years 211 plants in all . CLOTHING OF MULBERRY BARK . In some of the islands of the Pacific the ladies are not considered fashionable unless they wear clothing of mulberry bark , which they beat with mallets and wash until all the soft parts of its substance have been taken out of it , leaving the textile portion only . A piece of any size can be made by hammering the edges of many pieces together , and if neatly done the joins are not perceptible . Among the wealthy islanders it is the custom for a woman to wear a piece of mul berry bark as much as 30ft . or 40ft . in length , and this she wraps round her body in the man- ner of a robe . A BIT OF RARE JAPANESE PEWTER . PATTERN No. 1,751 . WISE AND OTHERWISE .. The principal ingredient in luck is common Bone . A man who is in love with himself need foar no rival This world always contains one more fool than you think . It is easier for a girl to knit her brows than to darn socks . Birth is an accident from which it takes a lifetime to recover . Give the devil his due , but be careful there is Bot much due to him . It pays to be honest , but too often the pay goes to the other fellow . Marriage often means exchanging a lot of little troubles for one big one . The Prodigal Son is about the only figure in history that really ever came back . Let us endeavour so to live that , when we die , even the undertaker will be sorry . bat 61d . per yard double - width , the yoke being of fine net , with strips of wide lace at each side , brought down nearly , or quite , to a point in the centre , to give the modish V effect . This Pewter ware was made in China 2,000 years makes it a suitable pattern to wear with open- ago , says a writer in the Mark Lane Express.necked blouses . There are specimens of Japanese pewter found The diagram shows the method of placing the in England that are positively known to be pattern on the muslin , of which you will re - force that theory on the mother of a first baby . quire 14 yard . It is better not to cut the front 1,100 years old . - There is a very interesting old story connected for the yoke till you have arranged the net and with a bit of rare Japanese pewter which had lace in place , as otherwise you may get it been a family heirloom for generations . It came stretched and quite out of shape , and it makes " I'm going to telephone for Baiden , the into possession of the first ancestor in 1460 , o difference whatever to the quantity of mate- rial needed . Having cut out the pattern , jeweller , Sir Horace exclaimed . " He was and is said to have had a history even at that for years with Spalding in Bond - street , and will know gem if anybody does . I fancy I have solved the mystery , but I can't be sure yet . " " Excellent ! " the Duke cried . " I begin to understand , too . Telephone by all means . " Half an hour later the expert arrived at Oversands . Without the slightest hesita- tion he gave his opinion . Everything that had been recovered from the quicksands was paste Excepting the settings , they were of no value whatever . It was only when Lady Amory produced her gems which hitherto she had regarded as of little value that the ex- pert's eyes gleamed . " Oh , these are altogether different , my Lady , " he said . " This collection would fetch six figures any day in London . A child could tell the difference . " They looked at each other after the expert had left . Sir Horace spoke first . Kennedy lay back in his chair , watching his things they do nowadays with engineering removed the paste from the proper box and visitor with acute interest . He might have machinery ! been a scientist studying a new apecimen . FOREIGN MATCHES More than half the matches used in Eng- land are made abroad . ENGLAND'S GLORY MATCHES ENGLAND are made in England . Every box you buy means MORE WORK FOR BRITISH WORKERS . MORELAND , GLOUCESTER . " It came to me like a flash , " he said . " Lady Amory's sister made a mistake . She replaced it with the genuine gema . Then she took the real gam - case and threw it into the quicksands , and all these years nobody has taken the trouble to verify the story . This could have been done by critical examination of the stones . Of course , the imitations were excellent , and it was only after they had been in the salt water for many years that the dif- ference grew very manifest , even to the un- tutored eye . " " Oh , if I had only known !!! Lady Amory cried It makes very little difference now , " Sir Horace said . I know what you mean , Maria , and I thank you all the same . But since my fortune has been restored and the fortune of those young people is made , nothing matters very much . I hope you will live here happily many years , and that the diamonds will shine more brilliantly than ever , " Lady Amory smiled with something like blush on her pretty face . She had dropped the burden of years from her shoulders and grown younger . They broke into groups presently , Ronald and Vera strolling into the garden . " I am glad your people are coming here this evening , Ronald , " Vera said . " I am going to be very fond of your mother . Your father date . In fact , its battered sides speak elo - range and tack the not smoothly in front , also quently of past . The legend runs that it was the lace ; sew the two latter to the mate- in the possession of a French nobleman , who was tial at the lower and side edges only ; mark compelled to flee from his own country for some bat do not cut the net at the neck ; then ent misdemeanour , and sought refuge in England , way the muslin underneath the not it as far where he wooed and won an English maiden . The Cut Edges precious bit of pewter remained with his de- scendants until 1450 , when the last of his rece died without issue , bequeathing the old relic to dear friend from whom the present owner is a direct descendant . Laying aside its historic value , it represents the highest form of Japa nese pewter ever made , and is as handsome a pecimen of old Japan craft as can be found . With both the Japanese and the Chinese , the engraving was used as a form of decoration The grace and simplicity of the designs ployed give credit to the thrifty little artists who lived in the Orient em HERBS IN ENGLAND . Growing medicinal herbs is a very consider able industry in England . Throughout Surrey , Suffolk , Herefordshire , and Norfolk there are many large herb farms . Among the herbs chiefly grown are rue , wormwood , comfrey , herehound , peppermint , rosemary , and lavender . The Eng lish oils of lavender and peppermint are parti . oularly famous , bringing from one to five times as much as the same oils produced in other countries . Of late years the street sale of little bunches of fresh lavender , particularly in Lon- don . has consumed a considerable part of the Annual supply . EXECUTIONERS AS SURGEONS . The medieval executioner must have had a practical acquaintance with anatomy and have Bcquired a very considerable skill in operating upon the human body . Not only must he sever the head rapidly and neatly from the trunk of his victim , and must have been strong and un- erring in his dreadful work , but he had many minor surgical operations , to perform in satisfy ing the sentences of the law . His work was not confined to the neck region , says the Zoophilist ; he had to lop off finger after finger of the liv ing subject , he had to amputate the hand and foot , cut off strips of skin from prisoner's back , stretch men on the rack , draw and quar ter with practical skill , and all this under the eyes of his employers and the public . " You will have to get accustomed to him , " TYPEWRITERS Ronald said , as Vera hesitated . He many faults , but he has some virtues . He is very proud of his position and his money . Parhans he will tone down sa ha rows aldar Latent No. s Oliver at a , cost asalso a No. 7 Remington 7 , worth both great bargains Approval Spurin & Cafes , Long Acre , London Selvedges of inch Sleeve Best Basque Front Cut Edges ) DIAGRAM FOR PATTERN No. 1,751 . fack as you wish it to be transparent , turn in be edges , and neaten on the wrong side . Now ck up darts , then the centre back edges ; make buttonholes and sew on the buttons , tack BEVA 送 料 This would be a lazy world if every man could achieve as he wishes without much trouble . Matrimony , a river , and trouble are all easy to get into , but getting out is another story . We may all be born equal , but do not try to The listener who wants to hear good of him- self generally has to talk into a phonograph first . The man who is satisfied to wait for some- thing to turn up gets used to being turned down . Nothing hurts a woman so much as when a man will not give her an opportunity to say " No. " A prison chaplain says convicts often have a wonderful idea of time . From doing so much of it , perhaps It was little Bobby , the doctor's son , who , be- ing asked to compare " bad , " wrote : " Bad- worse dead- ! " Habit is habit , and not to be flung out of the window at any time , but coaxed downstairs a step at a time . Everybody knows that Methuselah was the oldest man , but even the Bible is reticent about the oldest woman . Every man intends to have his own way after marriage , but sometimes his wife relieves him of a false impression . A man might just as well make up his mind to like being fooled by girls , because he is go- ing to be , anyhow . " Every time I come home late , " said little Jones . I have to give my wife five shillings . " Your in - come tax , eh ? " returned his friend . He : " Do you think absence makes the heart Krow fonder ? She : " I don't know . Go away for a long time and I'll write and lot you know . " Wife going off by train : " Give me a kiss , Philip . " Husband : " What I old people like us Wife : " Well ,, if you won't , I don't go , that's all . " OFFICE . WORTS OF 1 ... The answer to most of life's riddles a.id per plexities is simply , wait . A man who dares waste one hour of time has pot discovered the value of life . 1 If you do not feel enthusiastic , get up and rub against some fellow who docs . To be good is to be great . We , therefore , can be great , for we can always be good . He that wills a thing succeeds in it , but the most difficult thing in the world is to will . Give what you have . To someone it may , be better than you dare to think . - LONGFELLOW . To know how to be silent is more difficult and more profitable than to know how to speak . Reputation is what men and women think of us ; character is what God knows of us . - PAINE . It is foolish to try to imitate great men ; 65 well might a mill pond try to behave like the ocean . A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeat- ing it . F Good manners include , not merely pleasant things said and done . but unpleasant ones left . undone . " Tie not the dying for a faith that is so bad , ' tis the living up to it that is difficult.- THACKERAY . We begin by believing that the way of life is by acquisition . We live to learn that it is by abandonment . It is better that great souls should dwell in amall houses rather than for mean slaves to lurk in great houses . The things that never happen are often as much realities to us in their effects as those that . are accomplished . - DICKENS . Constantly look up . Be on the watch for chances to rise , like a bird let loose , though but for a moment , into the upper air .. To be always fortunate , and to pass through life with a soul that has never known sorrow , is to be ignorant of one - half of Nature . - BENECA . We never know how one good act of oura how ter may cheer and encourage others , or rible an influence one single wrong may have . " Try being as polite to those with whom you are intimately associated as to casual acquaint- ances . You will be surprised to see how well it works . The finer the brain , the finer should be its oul- ture . The higher the daily plane upon which the soul lives , the higher still must be its climb each succeeding day . Honour is like the eye , which cannot suffer the least impurity without damage ; it is a pre- least flaw . - BOSSUET . cious stone , the price of which is lessened by the wo If without riches we are cold and heartless towards our neighbours , what reason have to suppose that with them we would be more generously disposed ? Many of us brace ourselves up when it is a A humorist says he has come to the conclu- sion , after a wide experience of hotels , that every guest who cannot play always tries the heavy cross to bear , and carry it successfully , hotel piano . * but give way hopelessly under the strain of the Blobbs : " Scribbler has had no less than nine little irritations of everyday life . plays rejected . " Slobbs : " What is he doing " now ? Blobbs : " Writing essays on the decline To do an ovil act is base . To do a good one of the drama . " without incurring danger is common enough . Mrs. Bubbub : " What is your opinion about But it is the part of a good man to do good the right of women to vote ? " Mrs. Park : and noble deeds though he risk everything in " It's enough for me to know , my dear , that is doing them . - PLUTARCH . is fashionable . " " They should not be called greengrocers , " said the man who had tried to do some market- ing . " They are not green grocers . They are the widest people on earth . " Well , to be frank , dear - no , I can't . " Agnes : Agnes : " Can you keep a secret ? " Emma : Then I'd better tell you that George and I are to be married next month . " Have you got a very nice room ? " inquired the little girl of her suburban visitor . Why do you ask , dear ? " " Because papa said your room is better than your company . " Drill Sergeant ( after three hours " steady drill with the new recruit ) " Right about face . " New Recruit ( not moving ) : Thank goodness Im right about something at last . " Mrs. Smart : " Those two women don't speak any more ; each claimed to have the cutest child in town . " Mrs. Dart : " Which was right ? " Mr. Smart ; " Neither of them I have , " && KEARSLEY'S ORIGINAL Widow Welch's Female Pills Frompt and reliable for Ladies . The only Genuine . Awarded CERTIFICATE MERIT at the Tasmanian Exhibition , 1991 . Tears Reputation . Ordered by Specialists for the Care of all Female Complalata . Bold in boxes , 1/35 and 3/8 , of all Chemists , or post free , 1/2 and 1/10 from CATHERINE KEARSLEY ( DEPT . ) , 42 , Walerloo Rd.Londoa.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 , JANUARY 15 , 1914 . i STATIONERY DO NOT FORGET when you Bend 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. 24 SALES BY AUOTION . 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 January 29. Sale of Cows and Calves , and other Store Cattle , in Ross Stock Market , at 11 a.m. ( by request ) ; Fat Cattle at 11.45 , January 29. - Bale by Tender of valuable Growing Timber close to Ross.- See advt . on Page 3 . February 3. - Highly Important Sale of Live and Dead Farming Stock for Mr. W. H. Marfell , Foxhall . - See advt . February 5. - Ross Stock Market . March 17 and 18. - Penoraig Court . Sale of valuable Household Furniture , Carriages , Harness , Greenhouse Plants , Garden and Out - door Effects , of R. Spelman Marriott , Eeq . , who is leaving the district . Particulars later on . Farther Appointments respectfully solicited . ROSS STOCK MARKET . THURSDAY , the 29th JANUARY , 1914 . ESSRS . COOPER and PREECE MAUCTION , 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 . FOXHALL FARM , UPTON BISHOP , Two Miles and a Half from Ross . MESSRS . COOPER and PREECE are favoured with instructions from Mr. W. H. MARFELL ( who is retiring from Farming ) , to SELL by AUCTION , BB above , on TUESDAY , the 3rd day of FEBRUARY , 1914 , - The whole of his valuable LIVE and DEAD FARMING STOCK , viz . , 247 Black - faced SHEEP , including 101 Ewes in Yean , 2 Ewes and 2 Lambs , 10 Fat Ewes , 6 Yearling Oxford Down Rams , 1 two- year - old Ram , and 125 Fat Tegs ; 52 Well - bred CATTLE , viz . , 10 Fat Bul- looks and Heifers , 9 coming Three - year - old Bullboks , 17 Two - year - old Bullocks , 14 com- ing Two - year - old Bullocks and 2 Dairy Cows in Calf ( due February and March ) ; 8 Cart HORSES and COLTS , consisting of 6 Working Geldings and Marea , Bay Two- year - old Cart Colt , and Brown Yearling Cart Filly ; And a general Collection of Up - to - Date AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS ( by the Broad best makers ) , including 4 and Narrow - wheel Waggons , One - horse Waggon , 3 Broad - wheel Carts , Galvanized Water Cart ; Long , Short , and G.0 . Gears ; 3 Binders ( hy McCormick and Hornsby ) : 3 McCormick Mowers . Deering Kicker , Taun- ton Haymaker , 2 Horse Rakes , " Economi- cal Drill ( by Kell ) , Six - Coulter Root Drill , Bouting Drill , Turnip and Manure Drill , 2 Manure Distributors ( one as new ) , 3 Cam- bridge Rolls , Wood Roll , 7 Banbury Cutters and Pulpers , Iron and Wood Cattle Cribs , Galvanized and Wood Sheep Troughs ; Digger , Bouting , and other Ploughs ; Horse Hoes ; Heavy . Light , and Chain Harrows ; Cultivators , " The Ideal " and " Giant Cider Cloths : Portable Cider Mill and Press ; upwards of 2.000 Gallons of Cider and Eng- lish Oak Casks . 16 Empty Casks ; Horse Works , with Shafting : 500 Four and Five- Bar Iron Sheep Hurdles Portable 6 h.p. Engine and Threshing Machine , with Massey- Harris Trusser : Feeding Tubs , Iron , Water Troughs , Long and Short Ladders . Wheel- barrows . Seed Barrow . " Fid : lle Sower , Winnowers . Avery's Scales and Weights Cake Crushers , Sack Carts , Bushel and Half Bushel Measures , Corn Bins , Empty Sacks a large quantity of Farm Tools , and numer ous other Effects , fully set out in Catalogues to be obtained of the Auctioneers 10 day prior to Sale . Sale at 12 noon : Luncheon at 11.15 a m . N.B. - The Sale of Live Stock will con mence with the Sheep punctually at 2 p.m. Albion Chambers . Ross .. POULTRY FARM of 20 Acres FQ SALE ; near to station and cheap . - Co sult CooPER and PREECE & 8 to price . A NEAT RUSTIC COUNTRY CO TAGE and over an acre of LAND , s01 FRUIT TREES FOR SALE . Price surprising low . Apply to CoоPER and PREECE , ROSS . NOR SALE , small COUNTRY RES DENCE , with three sores of Land , with three miles of Ross . - Apply to CooPER & PARECE , Ross . SANDRINGHAM VILLA , Ross decorated throughout ) , TO LET , at a rent . RADOO CR VILLA , Gloucester ro TO LET . Three sitting - rooms , conse tory , seven bedrooms ; bath ( b . and c . ) ; laun Excellent walled garden , with tennis co Immediate possession . Near Golf Links , close to Town and Station . - Apply , COOPER PAKECH , Ross . No. 1 , ERDINGT TOVILLAS , three - quarters of a mile the Townhall . containing 2 Reception a Bed rooms , W.C. , Kitchen , Pantry ( with S Cellar : Detached Back Kitchen ( with Furn Outside W.C. , Kitchen Garden , Green h small Orchard ; with Workshop and Fowlho Immediate possession . - Rent and farther tionlars of CooPER and Preece , Ross . |