Ross Gazette 8th January 1914 - Page 8
Ross Gazette 8th January 1914 - Page 8
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| Date | 08/01/1914 |
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| Type | Newspaper |
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| Language | English |
| Area | Ross Gazette |
| Collection Holder | Herefordshire Libraries |
| Date of Publication | 8th January 1914 |
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1914 DIARIES AND CALENDARS Pocket Diaries , Desk Diaries , Block Calendars , and Fancy Calendars in great variety . Many interesting Novelties . ' Ross Gazette ' Office , 44 , HIGH STREET AND CHURCH STREET . [ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED . ] 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 Doso , " & co . PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS : the question . That's not a pretty way ol putting it , " he said . Sir Horace smiled blandly . He appeared to be master of the situation . " It is no time for picking one's words , " he said . I have not seen Batter yet , because 1 ] have been in London all day , but he has written to say he will be here this evening You have seen him ? " Bastable would have given much to be able to deny the suggestion . He would have lied about it could he have done so safely . SIR HORACE AMORY , of Oversands , a highly - seen esteemed county magnate . VERA , his daughter , DICK AMORY , Sir Horace's scapegoat son , who is on the Stock Exchange . Only for a moment , ' , " he said . " In the street ; he asked me for money . I have not him since . There is something very wrong here , Sir Horace . " " I am certain of it , " Sir Horace said . significantly . " On the face of it , I should say that I have been deliberately robbed of £ 14,000 . I think that was the sum that was years ago to carry- LADY MARIA AMORY , a widow , devoted to entrusted to Batter and yourself fourteer Dick , JOSEPH BASTABLE , a speculator in land , formerly Sir Horace's steward . RONALD BASTABLE , his son , a barrister in London . CHAPTER XXVIII . " I should like a few words with you , " Bas- table said , harshly . " Come to the side door of my office after five o'clock and walk in . I shall be alone , and ready to hear what you have to say . " Bastable held that money could do every- thing . That was part of his creed , an axiom Doubtless that had never failed him as yet . Sir Horace was like the rest when it came to his pocket . He was still debating the matter when Bat- ter shuffled into the office . He turned upon " Precisely , " Bustable said , eagerly . " I ad mit my responsibility . So long as I believed Batter to be at the hottom of the quicksand : with the money I felt no blame attached to me . It was an accident that might have hap pened to anybody . But since Batter has turned up again , I cannot disguise from my self that I am liable . It is no use to prose cute Batter - it would only be throwing good money away . I suggest that you refuse to see him and refer him to me . I can deal with that type of man much better than you can Sir Horace . I ask you as a favour to leave i in my hands . As to the lost money , I shall be happy to refund it . I have my cheque - bul in my pocket , and I will draw a draft in your favour now . " It Bastable smiled more or less amiably . was a great card to play , a terrible wrench to part with all this money , but some sacrifice had to be made . Sir Horace would take it , of course ; at the present moment the money would be a blessing to him . the broken man with savage brutality . What does this mean ? Well ! " he said . Why did you come back , you white - livered cur ? You used to be a man once ! " Something of the old manhood stirred in Bastable , " he said . He looked round the luxuriantly- Batter now . appointed office , and noted the evidences of wealth and prosperity about him . " " I was a man until I came under your in- fluence , " he said . " Now I am a wreck and you are rich and respected , all owing to me .. You picked me out as your tool ; you recog nised my weaknesses and played on them . You induced me to plunder Sir Horace , so that I should be in your power . Of course , But you gave me you paid for the work . money on terms , and when the time came for you to get your bond , I paid it with my good name and reputation . I had £ 500 and you hind the balance of the money which was sup- posed to be hidden witn iny body in the quicksands . What a fool I was ! I Almost laugh when I think of it . " You'll laugh on the other side of your face presently , " Bastable growled . " I don't think so . There is nothing for me to be afraid of now . And besides , Sir . Horace Amory might be glad to know that he has a fair prospect of getting the £ 18,500 back . I mean to tell Sir Horace the truth . " Bastable's manner changed . The cold fear Better think it was gripping his heart . over first , " " You can do nothing he said . for a day or two . Sir Horace is ill - has had Give the matter a seizure , and sees nobody . a day's consideration , and come and see me at my house to - morrow night after dinner . Why should you try to injure me after all these years ? and B Batter laughed ironically . There was sardonic humour in the question . " I'll come see you to - morrow night , " he said . " But I make no promise . It's a lucky thing for you that Sir IIorace is ill just now . " Batter passed out of the office , leaving Bastable to his meditations . Scheme as he would , he could see no way out . All that evening and all next day he pondered this and that solution . Black care was with him after dinner ; it poisoned his cigar . He must do something with Batter this evening , if it cost him ten thousand pounds . But Batter did not call ; instead , came a note on shabby paper to the effect that Sir Horace had asked him to Oversands between nine and ten that night on important business . Bastable tore up the note and dropped the pieces in the fire . It was news to him - most unpleasant and dangerous news - that Horace was so much better . Sir This message upset all his carefully - laid plans . He must see Batter at once , and try what a heavy bribe would do . If Batter stuck to the tale sketched out for him , then no harm would come to the man who had wrecked the fond fool's life . But if he told the truth- Bastable rose from his chair and put on his hat , Before he slept that night he must learn the worst . He would see Sir Horace . He glanced at the clock . There would be plenty of time to get this interview over before Batter put in an appearance . It was very humiliating , no doubt , but in the cir- cumstances there was nothing else to be done . Sir Horace had dined and was in the library , so the footman informed Bastable . Yes , Sir Horace was decidedly better ; in fact , his recovery had been astonishing . had actually been in London all day on busi- If Mr. ness , Bastable would wait moment- " No hurry , " Bastable said . " But , please make Sir Horace understand that I must see him . It is most important business , my good fellow . " He The footman came back with the intimation that Sir Horace would see his visitor at once . Bastable's lips curled as he crossed the hall . There was no sign of poverty or trouble ; all " That is very magnanimous of you , Mr. But I do not see my matters way to accept your offer . It is no question of money just now ; I mean that , as stand , if I took your cheque my subsequent ! actions might be open to grave , criticisms . refer to my acceptance in favour of Mr. Kennedy- I " The bill I found amongst Mr. Kennedy's papers ? " Bastable asked . The same . As regards that matter , I am They may find it consulting my solicitors . necessary to dispute , but I will say no more on " Dispute what ? " Bastable demanded . " If Kennedy were here now . A startled - looking footman came into the library with a card on a tray . He held it out to his master in a dazed way : Sir Horace gave some muttered instructions . " This is a time of dramatic surprises , " he said . " We shall have an opportunity of knowing what Mr. Kennedy would say if he were here now . This is John Kennedy's card . He is waiting for me in the drawing - room ! " it CHAPTER XXIX . At first Bastable laughed harshly . occurred to him that a cunning plot had been laid for him . It was the kind of thing he would have applauded had it been engineered at the expense of anybody else . He was fond of that sort of vulgar trick . More than once he had found it effective , though not with a man of his astuteness . Really , Sir Horace had gone too far . " Very pretty , " he said . " Excellent idea . But you are trying it on with the wrong man . " Sir Horace looked up from the card he was examining with polite perplexity . " I beg your pardon , " he said . " I'm afraid that I fail to catch your meaning . " " As if I " Not you , " Bastable implied . wasn't up to this kind of thing ! But when you go so far as to pretend that old Ken- nedy- Bastable laughed again . A smile of com- prehension dawned upon Amory's face . " I begin to follow you , " he said . " You think this is some silly scheme of mine to frighten you . I have heard of these - dodges in modern business . They are particularly favoured by the City shark of the financial agent order . Upon my word , Mr. Bastable , I am greatly obliged to you ! Would you like to see Mr. Kennedy ? ' Bastable made some half - articulate reply . He was not sure . He was gradually coming to see that this was no stratagem on Amory's part . Very slowly it was dawning upon him How long had that Kennedy was alive . Amory known it ? He would have given a for tune for the information . Perhaps he had been aware of the fact from the first . He might have had exclusive information . If so the man whom he despised was treating him as if he had been a child . " Of course , " he muttered , " if you and Mr. Kennedy between you- " I will ask you not to take that tone , " Amory interrupted . " I cannot permit of it for a moment . There are certain things that you cannot understand ; it would be hopeless to try to teach you . With all his peculiari- ties , Mr. Kennedy is a gentleman . I hope I am another . Methods that you recognise , as legitimate we would not stoop to . At this moment I know nothing except that Mr. Ken- nedy is alive . I thought him dead , as every Lody else did . He has come back at most awkward moment - for you . " The menace of the words was clear - none the less clear because they were quite courteous . There was a hard ring in Amory's speech that frightened Bastable . This was the man whom he had regarded as a pompous good - natured fool ! " What do you mean by that ? " he demanded . " I must leave you to place your own inter- pretation upon it , " Sir Horace said . " It is not for me to teach you how to conduct your business . " looked as if it worked on oiled wheels . The pictures , the armour , the gleaming palms be- spoke wealth and , that suggestion of serenity so marked in houses of that class . It was very different from the house in High - street where Bastable lived . Yet he told himself that he could buy up all this and more without feel- ing the loss . He meant to try sooner or later , and make Ronald a handsome present on his .wedding - day . It was only a matter of time . Sir Horace rose courteously as his visitor entered . He bore no trace of his illness ; in- deed , Bastable could never remember his looking so well . He had lost every sign of un- he asked . easiness , and his bland and was dignified . Pray be seated , Mr. Bastable , " he said , manner " You think the acceptance was a forgery ? " Amory smiled slightly . It amused him to note how this clever man was blundering . He was floundering headlong into the trap . " What acceptance are you alluding to ? " " As if you didn't know , " Bastable said , doggedly . " Come , speak out ! " Really , there is nothing to say . I owe Mr. quietly , but with that faint touch of patron- Kennedy , a large sum of money . It is not con- age that always sent the blood to Bastable's venient to pay him , and I look forward to a face . " This is rather unusual , though I am renewal of my paper . glad to see you ; in fact , you saved me writing pears in circumstances that point to his death , Mr. Kennedy disap- and , to all practical purposes , you become my creditor . I do not desire to owe money to you , and I take up the bill . The bill existe ; I pay it without any protest . I don't ask if letter . " Bastable was taken aback . He was trying to feel at his ease in that luxurious room , but there was a cold sensation at his heart . " Perhaps you have come to see me on the same business , " Sir Horace proceeded . " I am alluding to the dramatic appearance of my old clerk Batter . " " I was as surprised as yourself , " Bastable said . " No doubt , no doubt . Shall we say dis agreeably surprised ? " it is the original bill . Presumably I am deal- ing with an honest man- Bastable started . His face took on a deeper took on shade of red . " And therefore I raise no question .. there are any questions to be asked , I should If much prefer to ask them through my solicitors . " Bastable said nothing . He wanted time to Bastable misunderstood the pointedness of think : he wanted to be , alone to ponder this THE ROSS GAZETTE - THURSDAY , JANUARY Zew development . That Was his usual FACTS AND FANCIES . method . Slowly and patiently he fabricated . a scheme . He regarded it from every stand- point ; looked mercilessly for all its weak points . What would his adversary do in this or that case ? And how could he counter if this or that happened ? Then he would score his points quickly ; thus he had come to be regarded as a man of intellect . Naturally he was dull and stupid , but his wits were gathered now . He was fighting with his back to the wall , and he knew it . Obviously , the less he said the better . " You made a suggestion just now , " Sir Horace went on . " You offered to refund the money lost so many years ago by your - care- lessness . In certain circumstances ,. I should have accepted your offer . I may accept it yet ; it all depends upon what happens when I see Batter presently . It is not the question of the money : As a matter of fact , I am in no need of money . I never shall be again . " For the life of him Bastable could not re- press & sneer . " A course of judicious speculation has justified itself . I was afraid at one time , and But that is my engagements kept me close . all over . I am thinking of disposing of my bank ; I wonder if your people would buy . " R Bastable didn't know .. He wished he could feel that this man was lying to him - that this was the sort of cheap stuff he had to listen to every day of his life . He rose from his chair and reached for his hat . Obviously nothing was to be gained by staying . There was yet another way open to him . " Well , I stand by my offer , " he said , bluffly . " I see now that I was to blame , and I am ready to accept the consequences . Good - night , Sir Horace . " Anrory bade his visitor good - night amiably . He had every reason to feel satisfied with the interview . He saw Bastable to the front door and remarked genially on the state of the weather . Then he went off to the drawing- room to meet Kennedy , A CURIOUS CLOCK . A clock in which each visible feature is an emblem of the wine industry was one of the gifts received by Kaiser Wilhelm's daughter at her marriage . This curious gift was presented by the city of Hamelin , celebrated as the home of the legendary Pied Piper , and the centre of an The hands of important wine - producing district . this clock are peculiarly shaped corkscrews , the weights are wine bottles , and the pendulum i composed of corks strung on a rod and carrying a pendulum bob representing the man in the half a small keg , the end of which forms a dial . The hour numbers are painted on small raised figures representing champagne corks . 8 , 1914 . DRESSMAKING AT HOME BY SYLVIA A Simple but Smart Evening Wrap . Most of us require a wrap of somewhat smart po during the winter season , and though the cloak sketched for you by the artist in No. 1,748 is intended for that purpose , it is one which can be adapted for ordinary wear by those who pre- fer cloake to any other wrap for outdoor wear . For a young matron , too , it is an extremely Buode - oloth , faced with embroidery , and with a stand - up collar of the Medici type , would form a most becoming outdoor wrap during the period when loose wear is necessary . moon with wineglass . The case consists of suitable pattern , and , realised in black satin or COPYRIGHT IN TITLES . One is constantly asked whether there is any copyright in the title of a book . There is not , but as a matter of courtesy a title is always left alone by other people so long as it stands for a book which sells or has vitality in it , says the Book Monthly If a book is dead and buried and forgotten it does not much matter if the title which it had is worn by some new story . There is no law governing a title , therefore , but there is a law of courtesy , and , generally speaking , it works well enough . BRIDAL SUPERSTITIONS . Superstitions regarding marriage are common One is that a bride , in all parts of the world . on leaving her home for the wedding trip , must step into the carriage right foot first . She should do the same when she first enters the home prepared for her after the bridal trip . A pretty custom , which is tinged with super- stition . is that of the bride , as she is about to leave her home after the ceremony , tossing her The one bouquet among her female friends . It was marvellous how things were going his way . But Kennedy was no longer there . He had not been able to stay , so Dick informed his father . Many things had required his imme- diate attention . He would came up again to- morrow ; in fact , he had invited himself to dinner on the next evening . He had arrived in Shoremouth that afternoon late and gone to his office . There was one little matter that he did not understand on looking through his banking account . " I thought that Bastable had taken posses- sion of everything , " Sir Horace said . " Kennedy had two sets of keys , " . Dick ex- plained . " Any way , it doesn't signify . There hasn't been time yet for Bastable to interfere with the routine of the old man's business . There was one thing he could not understand at all . He says you can explain it . It is possible he may call and see you at the bank to - morrow . I don't want to interfere with your affairs , dad , but has it anything to do with that acceptance ? " As a matter of fact , everything , " Sir Horace replied . " I owed Kennedy the money all right , and it was most inconvenient to pay . But directly I found that I was in the power of Bastable I resolved to liquidate the debt at all hazards . It was impossible to re- main in the grip of a man like that . knew what he meant to do with me ; in fact , his own son was so good as to warn me of my danger . I paid the bill . " You " Where did you get the money ? " Dick asked , bluntly . " Well , I found it . I had to make a great sacrifice , but I found it . When the bill came oack to me I saw it was a forgery . " " Yet you paid it ? " " Yes , Sir Horace said , slowly . " I paid it . The bill was supposed to be deposited with Mr. Kennedy's bankers , in other words with Bastable . I took the wind out of his sails by calling him in and telling him all I knew . At first he professed he had never seen the bill . When I nailed that lie to the counter he said He that it was amongst Kennedy's papers . went over to the bank to fetch it , and sent a message that it was with the agents in Lon- don . Then I knew that he hadn't got the bill , and if he produced anything in the shape He of an acceptance it would be a forgery . thought it would be safe , as Kennedy was out of the way . I should take it for granted that the thing was mine and pay . In the ordinary course of things I should have done so . I should have destroyed the paper and thought no . more about it . But that man was trying to ruin me . I felt sure he would be unscrupu- lous in his methods . When the bill came to be presented for payment , sure enough I was right . " " The " Of course you were , " Dick cried . fool who forged it never looked at the date stamp . Now let me tell you what happened when you were ill . What do you think of that ? I frightened Bastable out of his wits . By Jove ! I recollect now . When I mentioned to him , the matter of the date stamp , he was furious . He mentioned a name that did not convey much to me at the time , but it's clear now . It's quite plain that the forger of the bill was poor old John Turk . In his rage Bastable blurted out Turk's name . Oh , we've got him right enough . What is the next move ? " He " Well , that depends upon circumstances , " Sir Horace said . " I am in a position to prove that Bastable has obtained from me £ 20,000 by false pretences . I don't care for this kind of dirty work , but I have to protect myself . It is certain that Bastable robbed me of a further £ 14,000 in collusion with Batter . This money must be paid back , and fortunately That Bastable is in a position to refund it . man's hatred of me and his insane desire to humiliate me have driven him to this . thought that Fate had placed all the weapons in his hands . On the face of it , really he had every encouragement . He never realised I could pay . He did not know that I was a wealthy man . ' Dick smiled behind his hand . He knew where this money had come from . " He knew the source his father had tapped quite re- cently . Not that it much mattered now that everything was going right . His own affairs were in order again . He had the money to meet pressing claims , and it only needed Bowen's presence to clear up the scandal and set him free to face the world . And there was the trouble . Well , we shall see some fun presently , " he said . " I don't think I'll stop now and watch the meeting between Batter and you . I have to see Ronald Bastable at the club . Funny thing that he should be the son of his father , isn't it ? " " A gentleman , " Sir Horace murmured . " But , of course , he is an Amory . " Dick went on his way chuckling . Sir Horace had provided him with an argument for future use . He found Ronald in the club moodily reading the evening paper . " Come into the window , where we can be . quiet , " he said . " I've something to say to Well , I've found the you about Bowen . money to put matters right . It doesn't signify how I got it , but I got it honestly need now is Bowen . I hope he'll return with some story of having been drugged and kept in a state of insensibility by a lot of rascals concerned in some Stock Exchange swindle . Bowen must be Do you see what I mean ? got at . " " If you know where he is , why not ? " Ronald asked . and there is an end of the worry . What I " Oh , I know where he is , " Dick smiled . " In fact , I have seen him . But he is not in a position to do as he pleases ; in fact , he is in prison on a serious charge . I laugh when I think of it . " who catches it , it is said , will be the next bride . A favourite wedding - day in Scotland is De- cember 31st , so that the young couple can leave their old life with the old year , and begin their- married life with the new one . In Italy no sharp - pointed wedding gifts are permitted . L NEW YORK'S MAYORAL LAMPS . When he leaves office the Mayor of New York does not lose all the privileges attached to that position . It has long been the custom to erect two street lamps out of the city funds in front of the Mayor's private residence , and to keep them alight all night , not only during his term of office , but during the remainder of his life- time , and even after his death should his heirs wish it . GOAL IN USE 3,000 YEARS AGO . Greek writers 500 years before the Christian era mention coal in their works , and it was no . Pancommon thing in Egypt 500 years before that . A long gap apparently comes after that , and coal is not heard of again until in England , somewhere about the time of William the Con- queror in the eleventh century . Records found granting the privilege of mining it to the people It was not until well along in the six- teenth century that coal was used to any extent in Paris , and in Germany the date of its begin . ning was even later . are WHAT " TONNAGE " MEANS . The launching of vessels is usually accom- panied by the publication of details , in the course of which such terms as " displacement , " gross tonnage , " " dead - weight capacity , " and " net registered tonnage " are used . To all but shipping men these terms are confusing , if not misleading , says . Spare Moments . " The word " ton , " for instance , is not used as it is ordinarily applied , but is a measure of capacity , and not of weight . Each ton in such cases represents 100 cubic feet .. the " Displacement " means avoirdupois weight of water displaced by a steamer when she leaves a port laden to the Plimsoll mark . In this particular case , " ton means weight -that , 2,240lb . Thirty - five cubic feet of water weighs a ton , and after the number of cubic feet occupied by the vessel below the water - line is ascertained , all you have to do is to divide the total by 35 , and you get the displaced water in avoirdupois weight . " The gross tonnage " of a vessel is obtained by dividing its cubic contents by 100. It is ascertained by measuring all spaces below the second deck , as well as all permanently - enclosed spaces on that deck , and on all docks above . " Net tonnage " is the actual capacity of a vessel for cargo carrying . It is obtained by deducting from the gross tonnage , the cubic con- tents of all spaces that cannot be utilised for cargo and passengers , and they include the crew's quarters , the lavatories , engine and machinery rooms , coal - bunkers , chart - rooms , and spaces needed for ventilation , & c . LUTHER'S HYMN . " Lastly for the woman who has left her youth very long way behind her , and has reached the period when she may be called frankly elderly , not to say old , the pattern sketched , from its simplicity and voluminousness , is the most delightful possible , and is one that a grandmother would most certainly appreciate . As you see from the accompanying diagram , the pattern is just another edition of the old- fashioned circular cloak , only out to form points at back and front . " The length is quite a matter of taste , but I have arranged for it to be obtained from two widths of 44 - inch goods , which is the simplest and most economical way of cutting it , and brings the seam down over the arm portion in- stead of across , First of all , cut the length of material exactly in half - i.e . , 3 yards - or more if you wish it longer over the arms , and then join the PATTERN No. 1,748 . two selvedges together ; snip these well all the way along to prevent dragging or puckering , and then press open with a warm iron . Now fold the two joined widths evenly in half and place the pattern thereon , with the centre back to the fold . Mark round , and then cut out , allowing ample turnings for the turn - up of the edges . The cloak will need a lining , which should be cut exactly the same as the outside . When this is done , place the cloak , opened out to its full width , on a large flat table wrong side uppermost - and then place and tack the lining smoothly over it , the wrong side to face Tack it well from shoulder out- that of cloak . and within some inches of the edges all round , interline the fronts with a strip of muslin , face them with the silk or material used ; then turn up the lower edges , allowing a good inch for the turn - up , and fell the lining neatly to the material and press well . Next arrange the front panel in position , which consists of coloured lace over silk , or it may be of embroidery , or just a panel of brocade , or anything else of a handsome design that will give the necessary decorative finish . It is , of course , quite optional , and the cloak can be made up without it , but , as you can see from the sketch , the effect is such as to give a touch of smartness to what would be a fairly ordinary pattern . This panel is made up sepa- Selvedges Centre Front Fold Centre Back Collan Cut Edges of 2 Widths of Material DIAGRAM FOR PATTERN No. 1,748 . The history of " Ein ' feste Burg " is not so clear as one , would like it to be , says a musical paper . Dr. Burney and other writers explicitly declare that Luther wrote the hymn , set it to music , and sang it as he entered Worms in 1521. - rately and slip - stitched to the front of the cloak . On the other hand , several of Luther's contem- poraries said that the tune was composed in the Castle of Coburg during the Diet of Augsburg , 1530. The latter date has sometimes been ac- cepted because Luther left at Coburg a copy of the tune in his own handwriting , dated 1530 . But the faet of making a copy says nothing for the date of actual composition , and we know that " Ein ' feste Burg " made its first appear ance in , print in 1829 . LOCUST BEANB . The use of locust beans , as food is very ancient ; in Eastern countries they have long formed a source of nourishment for men ; the Araba make a bread of the bean flour , besides employing the crushed fruit largely as fodder for horses , camels , and cattle . Its high sugar contents render it a most useful food for work- ing horses , and so in Italy a favourite ration is 101b . of the crushed bean , 10lb . of bran , and 10lb : of hay . The mules of the British Army in Malta , Gibraltar , Cyprus , and Egypt are regularly fed with the bean mixed with other foodstuffs . THE MAORI EVE . In Knowledge Mr. R. W. Reid , when writing of the beliefs of the Maoris , says that they most remarkably attribute the creation of man to their three principal deities acting together , thus exhibiting in their barbarous theology some- thing like a shadow of the Christian Trinity . Still more wonderful is their tradition respecting the oreation of the first woman , who , they say , was made of one of the man's ribs . Moreover , the Maori's general term for bone is pronounced something like " hevee , " which certainly seems to be not far removed from the Eve of Biblical narrative . CASTE AND MEDICINE . Sympathetic women must perforce gain some knowledge of remedies as they go through life , but let us avoid the example of a friend of mine in India , says a writer in the Gentlewoman , who , after mixing a dose for her native butler , tasted it to see if it were all right , then handed the cup to the man . He calmly threw the contents out of the window . The laws of his caste for bade him to drink out of a vessel contaminated by the lips of an unbeliever . mar She : " His fast birthday , before their Ronald smiled in his turn . " I had an idea riage , she gave him a beautiful book , entitled that such was the case , " he said . " Then I A Perfect Gentleman . " Ha : " Well ! " She : am to understand that Sexton , now in the " This year she intends giving him a book en- titled Wild Animals , I - Have Met . " friend police cell , is none other " Precisely , " Dick said , coolly . " Sexton is Bowen in disguise , and he is detained on himself !! charge of being concerned in kidnapping ( To be concluded . ) BEVA of all ER for HIGH - GRADE SPORTING BOOTS Thelst on your bootmaker using " BEVA Esther always -waterproof and of Bole Makers T WILLIAM PAUL , Ltd. , Oak Tannery , LEEDS . A Scotsman while walking with . passed a jeweller's shop where there were many precious stones in the window . " Would you not like to have your pick ? " asked Sandy . " Not ma pick , but ma shovel , " said his friend . A boy who had been absent from school for several days returned with his throat carefully swathed , and presented this note to his teacher : " Please don't let my son learn any German to - day ; his throat is so sore he can hardly speak English . " Affable Stranger : " I can't help thinking I have seen your picture somewhore in the news papers . " The Hon . Mr. Greatans " Oh , no doubt , no doubt . It's often been published . " Stranger : " Then , I am not mistaken . What were xou cured of 1 . When this is done the collar must be made , which is interlined with muslin and secured neatly to the neck . To sew on the fur , care must be exercised not to catch the hairs , and for this reason it is best to place a card between it and the thread when sewing it on to prevent any dragging of the fur . When this is done , a couple of fastenings can be secured just below the points of collar , and the whole neatly finished off . A Masculine Waistcoat . Many of my readers , I know , are expert knitters or needlewomen , and it has been hinted to me that a pattern of a waistcoat might be welcomed by those who are anxious to make a present to a masculine relative - or , perhaps , a prospective one The pattern sketched in No. 1,749 is quite easy to make , and also easy to follow in either knit- the ting or the latest method that in which threads are carried across in weaving fashion over a foundation , and then caught down in a form of fancy basket - stitch . Then , again there waistcoat materials which can be employed if preferred , and will make up into most comfortable vests , either for motoring , cycling , or everyday wear . are The model sketched is intended mainly for 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 . to shape in order to get it to set quite smooriy , and so make the edge firm . This border is stitched at each edge to the foundation . If preferred , it can be replaced by broad mohair braid , stitched in the same way , only it must be put on very carefully in order to keep it even at each edge . In this case the pocket- flaps are of firm lining or canvas , faced with braid . If knitted or crocheted a simple design can be selected , and the pattorn followed for the shaping of the fronts . HOW TO OBTAIN PATTERNS . Our paper patterns are specially cut for us from designs expressly prepared for this column , and the cost of each complete pattern is 64d . post free Address all letters , enclosing stamps for patterns " Sylvia , " Whitefriars House , Carmelite street , London , E.C. Be sure and mention the number of the pattern required when order ing . Patterns will be despatched with thre days of the application being received . to DELICIOUS COFFEE . RED WHITE & BLUE For Breakfast & after Dinner . WISE AND OTHERWISE . Women want everything that man bas , except moustaches and bald heads . Sometimes our paths aro strewn with red - rose leaves , sometimes with blue summonses . " Widow's weeds " rarely interfere with the growth of a future crop of orange - blossoms . Diplomacy is , in the main , the art of backing down with dignity after you have gone too far . If a man cannot persuade some woman to lead him into temptation he gets in of his own accord . There is no crime on earth a woman will not forgive a man if he tells her that her beauty drove him to it . People who are generally regarded as a mist ef information seldom coin much money out of their knowledge . If some people did not talk about what they were going to do , they would have precious little to talk about . " Why don't you like him ? " she asked . " He wrote a poem on you . " " Yes , and called it Lines on Mabel's Face . " " ! " Do I take this train to Boston ? " " No ; all you have to do is to get ip . The engine - driver will attend to taking it there . " " One could live on next to nothing , " says writer , " if only one's friends and neighbours had the sense to live on less ! " Johnny : " And does the gas - meter measure the quantity of gas you use ? " Papa : " No , my son ; the quantity you pay for . " " The great difference between flirtation and courtship , " writes a lady novelist , " is that the first is attention without intention . " " No , " said Kadley , " I never associate with my inferiors . Do you ? " " Really , I can't say , " replied Miss Cutting ; " I don't think I ever met any of your inferiors . " " Remember , my boy , " said the uncle , senten- tiously , it's not the coat that makes the gentle man . " " I know that , uncle , " returned the in- corrigible Nut , " it's the hat 1 " " Would Pat was at a big exhibition for the first time , and had somewhat lost his , bearings . yez tell me now , " he said to an attendant , " which is the goin ' - out entrance ? " American Suffragists , it is stated , are refus- ing to have the Encyclopædia Americana in because their libraries , under the subject " Eve " it merely says " See Adam . " Gent : " What are you crying for , little , boy ? " Boy : " My shoes hurt me . " Gent : " Why , you've got them on the wrong feet . " Boy : " Oh , they're the only feet I've got ! " Riggs : " Who was that soedy individual I Baw you give half a crown to Biggs : " An old literary friend of mine ; author of Ten Thousand Ways of Making Money . " " am WORDS OF WISDOM . Bomewhere , some time , all good work will avail . Let us make haste to live , since every day to wise man is a new life . Nothing was ever so unfamiliar and startling to a man as his own thoughts . There is only one sort of shabbiness that mat- " ters the shabbiness of the soul . Those who seem to escape from discipline are not to be envied ; they have further to go . He that would live clear of envy must lay his finger on his mouth and keep his hand out , of the ink - pot . He who knows how to laugh , when to laugh , and what to laugh at has achieved a philosophy all his own . 7 It is through the soul that thought has feel- ing . The soul alone gives life , because it alone can feel . - LAMARTINE . Be considerate to all fools ; many a clown who tumbles in public to make you laugh aches bit- terly for it in private . - LE COQUERAL . If the mind of man grew in corpulency at the same ratio as the body , what a world of corpu . lent wisdom we should have . - LAVENU . Skill to do comes of doing ; knowledge comes by eyes always open , and working hands ; and there is no knowledge that is not power . The voice of conscience is so delicate that it in easy to stifle it ; but it is also so clear that it is impossible to mistake it . - MME . DE STAEL . Our conversation should be such that youth may therein find improvement , women modesty , the aged respect , and men civility . - SAINT GUERIN . It is by co - operation with others , each serv- ing in his place , that the dullest man may grow less dull , and the wisest grow to higher wis- dom . - DAVID WILSON . We can console ourselves for not having great talents , as we console ourselves for not having great places ; we can be above both in hearts . - VAUVENARGUES . our It It The world has a short way with longings . is not interested in wool - gathering minds . wants to know what you can do not what you could have done if only things had been different . It is well for one not to try to do too much let the rest go without qualms or misgivings of each day . To do what one can with ease and to any type , will brighten many days in many lives . To get rid of an undesirable thought it is easier to put into the mind some other object of thought which will replace the undesirable one , than to tussle with it and endeavour to put it out directly . of By leading people to suppose that you are as wise as themselves you lose opportunities obtaining useful information . They won't tell things they think you know already.- you SARAH GRAND . It is not great calamities that embitter exist . ⚫nce ; it is the petty vexations , the small jealousies , the little disappointments , the minor miseries " that make the heart heavy and the temper sour . One of the elemental laws of life and conduct might be stated thus : A thought , an act , in time habit ; so runs life's law - what one lives in his thought world , that , sooner or later , he will find objectified in his life . Heed your sudden thoughts . Everything in From this world works out through evolution . the sudden thought or series of thoughts comes the completed work . Be ready for them - to grasp and harness them for service when they come . It seems a small thing to lose one's temper . But really it means losing one's hold over the brute part of one's nature . Irritation and rage are unreasoning , brutal , and ignoble . It is un- wise , to say the least , to allow them to take the upper hand even for a moment . Chairman ( addressing a meeting ) : " I sure we will all be very sorry our secretary is " It means but little to me , " said Phillips not here to - night . I cannot say we miss is Brooks , " if I know only that a man is happy vacant chair , but I do say we miss ' is vacant face . " or unhappy , if I do not know of what sort his Her Father : " What am I to presume your joy or sorrow . is . " A selfish happiness is of no income will be real advantage to anyone . at the time you expect to Better is the pain marry ? " The Young Man : " Well - or - er I that wakens the soul to truer things . hardly like to put a figure on your generosity ! " Master : We often have much to be thankful To be habitually interested in seeing and for , Tommy . Can you tell me anything for speaking about the failures of others is to dry up which you have to be thankful ? Tommy : our own powers for good . And the reverse in " Yea , sir . Thankful ' cause you broke your arm , equally true ; to be sensitively conscious of the A PRACTICAL CHARITY . especially the right ond . Nobody's had a lick good , that is in others , to discover it and talk about it freely , is to bring good into being in our ing for a fortnight . " " Remember , Bridget , " said the mistress , own lives that might never come into existence . " there are two things I must insist upon - truth- fulness and obedience . " " Yos , mum , " replied Bridget , pointedly ; " and when you tell me to In every organisation contact creates friction . tell the ladies you're out when you're in , which This friction ruffles tempers , provokes quarrels , shall it be , mum ? and causes bitter feeling . Friction is frequently " What makes you think the boy is going to intense , whilo opportunities for us to become be a great politician ? " asked the young mother , acquainted are limited to the working day . We anxiously . I'll tell you , " answered the young are all animated by two sorts of motives - the father , confidently . " He can say more things one sort we might call moan , the other noble . that sound well and mean nothing at all than When we differ from our fellow - workers we can any child I. ever saw . " ascribe the quarrel either to their meanness - or To always convict ourselves would be too saint - like a rule for this work - a - day age , but charity at least should prompt us to give the other fellow's motives the benefit of the doubt . A provincial municipal candidate was praising the gas department , and hoping to please the electors with a little humour , he said his policy was Honour the Light Brigade . " " Yes , " osme the voice of an indignant consumer , but think of the charge they made ! " " ours . RIDICULE . If the high cost of living keeps on , this will soon be the way we will put it : " You say your lous to ridicule , or , which comes to the same It is an immense blessing to be perfectly cal . jewels were stolen while your family was at dinner . " " No , no . This is an important rob thing , to bo conscious thoroughly that what we bery , officer . Our dinner , was stolen while we have in us of noble and delicate is not ridicu lous to any but fools , and that , if fools will were putting on our jewels . " The teacher had been reading to the clam laugh , wise men will do well to let them.- about the great forests of America , " And now , THOMAS ARNOLD . those who indulge in either of the first - men- tell me the pine that has the longest and the boys , " she announced , " which one of you can tioned forms of outdoor exercise , whether from PATTERN No. 1,749 . row . " Well , Tommy ! " The Dorcunine . " a pleasure or a business point of view . For this sharpest needles ? " Up went hand in the front reason I have shown it made with sleeves , which , like the back , can be made of , or lined with , woollen material . The four pockets sketched are optional , and only two need be made if pre- ferred . These , like the front of the veet , are Saished off with plain cloth , which must be cut " As excellent Food , admirably adapted to the wants of Infanta Sir Chas . A. Cameron , C.B. Neaves Food Useful Booklet Hinta about Baby free : Sample for 2d . postage . Mention this paper . JOSIAH R. NEAVE & CO . , Fordingbridge SAFE INVESTMENT Fourth City Mutual Benefit Building Society 2 COLEMAN STREET , LONDON Amount to credit of Investors , over £ 500,000 SHARES NOW BEING ISSUED AT 4 % This Society during the 51 years of its existence has never paid less than 4 % per annum to its Shareholders . All Interest is paid by the Society free of Income Tax . DEPOSITS received at 3 and 4 % . Balance Sheet and Prospectus on application . J. HIGHAM Manager . But aid the traveller in the remote wilds of the far North , " it must bo terribly lonely for you living here all the year . And you say you can't even got a doctor . What do you do when you're ill ! " " Weel , sir , " said the sturdy High- lander , " we inst ban to dee a natural.daath 1 " C. & C . KEARSLEY'S ORIGINAL Widow Welch's Female Pills Prompt and reliable for Ladies . The only Genuine Awarded CERTIFICATE of MERIT at the Tasmanian Exhibition , 1891 . 100 Years Reputation . Ordered by Specialists for the Care of all Fomale Complaints . Sold in bezes . 11 and 10 , of sil Shemaleia , or post free , 1/2 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 Heroford . THURSDAY , JANUARY 8 , 1914 . T STATIONERY yo DO NOT FORGET when Bend away for your next batch Stationery that you have only t walk across the street to obtain th same goods very probably at lower price , certainly not dearer . GAZETTE " OFFICE VOL . XLVIII . No. 2 SALES BY AUCTION . COOPER AND PREECE , STOOK 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.ALI . , i a County Valuer under the Finance Act . AGENTS FOR THE County Fire Office ( Limited ) , Provident Life , Railway Passengers , General Assurance Co. , Commercial Union , Scottish Insurance Co. , Guardian Plate Glass , Hailstorm , & c . FURNITURE WAREHOUSED . ADVANCES MADE on Sales , if required . Mortgages Negotiated . ALBION CHAMBERS , MARKET - PLACE , ROSS SALE FIXTURES This Day . - Sale of Cows and Calves , and other Store Cattle , in Rosa Stock Market , at 11 a.m. ( by request ) ; Fat Cattle at 11.45 . January 20. - Sale of Household Furniture and Surplus Effects , at Caradoo Villa ( J. B. Bernard , Esq . ) January 29.Sale by Tender of valuable Growing Timber close to Ross.- See advt . January 29. - Ross Stock Market . February 3. - Highly Important Sale of Live and Dead Farming Stock for Mr. W H. Marfell , Foxhall . - See advt . March 17 and 18. - Pencraig Court . Sale of valuable . Household Furniture Carriages , Harness , Greenhouse Plants , Garden and Out - door Effects , of R. Spelman Marriott Esq . , who is leaving the district . " Particulara later on . Farther Appointments respectfully solicite d . SALE THIS DAY . ROSS STOOK MARKET . THURSDAY , the 15th JANUARY , 1914 . MESSRS COOPER and PREECH will SELL by AUCTION , in the abov 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 . SALE on TUESDAY NEXT . ME CRADOC VILLA , ROSS . ESSRS . COOPER and PREECH are instructed by J. B. BERNARD , Esc ( who has left the district ) to SELL by AUG TION , as above , On TUESDAY , the 20th day of JANUARY , 1914 , HIS SURPLUS FURNITURE & GARDEN EFFECTS Comprising Mahogany Secretarie , Sutherlan Table , Couch in Leather , Inlaid Dining Room Suite ( in Saddlebag ) , Gate - leg Table , Dining an other Tables , Linoleum , Chests of Drawer Wardrobe , Full compass COTTAGE PIAN FORTE by Oetzmans , Violin in case , Guits in case , GRANDFATHER CLOCK , Kitche Utensils , & c . , & c . Twenty - two Inch Doub Cylinder Roll , Archimedian Lawn Mower , Re and Hose , Ladders , Carpenter's Bench , Tenn Marker , Quantity Garden Netting , Two Rol Wire Netting , Garden Seat and Chair , Moder Croquet Set ( equal to new ) . Tennis Net an Posts , Tree Pruner , Pea and Strawberry Guard Oil Drum , 1 Double and 1 Single - Light Garde Frames , Flower Pots , Lady's Bycycle Tr amph , " Foot Pump and Fittings , number Flags , Tennis Racquets and Presses , an numerous other Articles . • A Sale at 1.30 prompt . FOXHALL , ROSS . · MR . W. H. MARFELL , who is retirin from Farming , has fixed TUESDAY , the 3rd day of FEBRUARY , 1914 , For the SALE of his valuable STOCK a Effects , eomprising 50 Head of Ripe and Fre Ballooks , 2 Dairy Cowe ; 250 Sheep , Tegs , B Ewes in yean ; 6 upstanding Working Hor and 2 Colts ; 2,000 Gallops of good sound Cid and a fine Collection of English Oak and oth Casks , Implements , & c . COOPER and PREECE , Auctioneers , Ross SANDRINGHAM VILLA , Ross rent . decorated throughout ) , TO LET , at a l ROOME HALL , Weston - under - P Сво yard . - A very pretty little Country F dence ; excellent Garden , Stabling , and Co house . One mile from railway station ; t from Ross . TO LET ; early possession -- R to CooPER and PREECE , Ross . No. 1 , ERDINGT TVILLAS , three - quarters of a mile the Townhall , containing 2 Reception Bedrooms , W.C. , Kitchen , Pantry ( with S Cellar ; Detached Back Kitchen ( with Furn Outside W.CO. , Kitchen Garden , Greenh small Orchard ; with Workshop and Fowlho Immediate possession - Rent and further tioulars of CooPEB and Preece , Ross . NONVENIENT RESIDENCES , and £ 20 a year . - Apply to CooPER and Pa Ross . RADOC VILLA , Gloucester - CAD LET . Three sitting - rooms , con tory , seven bedrooms ; bath ( b . and c . ) ; lat Excellent walled garden , with tennis Immediate possession . Near Golf Links alose to Town and Station . - Apply , Coorg Раниси , Вова . POULTRY FARM of 20 Acres SALE ; near to station and cheap . salt Coorza and PREECE as to price . A NEAT RUSTIC COUNTRY TAGE and over an acre of LAND FRUIT TREES FOR SALE . Price surpr low . Apply to COOPER and PREкCE , Rose . FOR OR SALE , small COUNTRY 1 DENCE , with three acres of Land , three miles of Ross . - Apply to CooFE Раиси , Кова . 1 |