Po-- The donjon. or stronghold overlook: stone castle of u was built by En- seven centuries as one ok the ortresses of i ovared an 'area 'of 10,000 square mod acolivity, no. nly, and was a surrounding country for miles sw intheuse ry tine 200 ard os measuring 100 ameter, | th walls thirty. Mr. Kelley as the principal feature of his castle | the castle was purchas:d by of Orleans, and in 1498 ast rit became crown rity, other a being yetninet | by individual owners, The place was dismantled as a fortress by of Mazarin 'in 1652. 5 1 am' mot, nor duke nor count; I am. the "Sire de Couoy."" One can imag the pride with which the" stuedy old Frenchman, uttered these words ds ho ldoked from the massive battlements of his mountain perched tle, Eo It was in 1962 that Mr. Kelley--whe is at nt retained by the Countess Castellano | in her suit for separation, 4 who: was the Vanderbilts' lawyer 'the Fair ¢ase--went with somo friends to visit the chatesu. As usual, these visitors greatly ad- mived the beduty and strategie valbe of the site and marveled at the energy sEoguerrand Hi, who ' surrounded tire town with walls from twen- forty feet thick, erected his oha- the side least approachable, the valley was it, and then four great defensive towers ino on the only side connected by a with the opposite mainland, " 'said Mr. Kelley to an dame, who stood nearby, "that pgs 2F 6 Beaux Arts owns and cares, for. place 2 : #'Not altogether," * wag the answer. 'Parts of the wall' belong to pro- tors of the layd that they bound. his part was bought from the Orleans Lm, who inherited the ple Due, brother of Louis XIV, ing conferred it, together oring . Marquisate of continued . the peasant, : tower beyond the Porte dp Laon: thdre 'and the strip of wall ond bet 10 a proprietor who is g them' this very day." ; elley deemed. himsel{ fortunate purchased the p of wall beyond. Upon the land were two peasants houses, and Mr, | y, soon after, al- bought an adjoining one. » 3. ~Y _@of Garden an. op By taking down a few partitions, rooms of a charming size were ob- tained; the houses, all being of . the same simple architecture, conformed with readiness to the plan' of a quaint, rambling house, with a garden in the centre, The tower was found to be in perfect condition--the only' one of the ori- inal six that formed the principal de- enses of the caside, As it is supposed 'that Enguerrand built the fortress between, 1225 and 1230, this massive piece of architecture shows how well the masons of those days did their work. mguervand' wos called er,' ing also 'erocted chateaux at Marle, Acy, St. . Gobain,, Moyembrie and the Hotel de Coney in Paris. But Couey, "The Colossal," the seat of his domain, is the main proof of his greatness in this ling, The old tower, with ite seventeen. foot walls, is to-day in perfect condi tion. The entire chateau, like 'a fow other old buildings, would, doubtle: 8, have stood for many centuries to come, had it not been for modern way- fare. Stone and mortar cannot with stand the pounding of earnon balls, When its new owner found the tower unimpaired, he became convinced of its Possibilities, much to the amusement of the peasants, who had used the place as a coal yard. At last it was cleaned out, Three communicating rooms, once forming the old gunrdhouse, were found, their rough-hewn stonn walls sothio. arched roofs lentlineg a magnificent simplicity to heir aigni- fied proportions. great firbplace, Mecavered in one of the rooms, solved the heating question. Old loopholes were broadens od into windows, without risk, be cause of the walls' great thickness, In the same way a passage was ent to connect the tower with the house at its base, Then came the pleasant task of furnishing. Fvervthing is wonderfolly and artistionlly in keeping with = the carly Gothic" period. Massive oak bookcases, chairs and tables, great ironwork chandeliers "and candelabra and a magnificent organ that vibrates to the vaulted roof hnve been install ed in the restored building. +. When all the furniture was ready to be put into place, to bis horror, the architoet 'discovered that the. organ projected "several inches bevond the bookeases, which would completely soil 'the general scheme, and. to his ¥The Build- | disgust, meant nothing less than the Lov: of one dr the other. "Not "at all," said Mr. Kelly, "the " you have to do is to cut couple of feet of wall." When | tty dawned upon the architect. : od in the general laugh. he loves his own commtre and oully exhibits certain finely mownt- "specimens of bit game from the curiously in keeping with the SOC UE SON PRPs SS SY | et af Tower massive rooms in which they are now kept, it is, at the same time, casy 'to see that his beautiful home, with: its quaint associations, has taken a steong hold wpon the American law- r, Visitors are delighted to be invited to sit beneath the clump of trees on top of the tower, with the wonderful garden that has been spread out on the old walls stretching away at theie feet, Far below us, in the moat, there are tennis courts and an archery alley, and here on. tournament days, with all the old ceremony, comes a little procession, - Headed by a rompous trumpeter and color bearers, the hal? dozen archers of the surrount ing coun ry arrive to try their skill ny interesting legends and ro ances are woven into the seven-cen tury story of this famons old pile, that of Raoul, chatelain de Couey, being, perhaps, oftenest related. Raoul, eldest son of 'the ~reat Fn- guerrand, wa a8 it often happens, the exact antithesis of his father, He was a poet of no mean merit, » certain volume in the "I Scolaire" bears witness. Love of a married lady--the Dame de Faiel-in the country caused him to join St. Lowis. in the crusades, where, dying of a poisoned arrow, thot by a Saracen archer, he com- manded his faithful page to inclose his heart in an urn and convey it to the fair onc'in France whom he loved, The page was in reepted suspicions hushand, | neir do Fadel, and tortured into a confession of his mission. Whereupon the angered hus- band confiscated the hero's heart, cooked it and had it served to his lady for dinner. Being told afterward of this exqui- site revenge on the part of her lond, the lady, Levergie by name, refused to eat another morsel of food from that day, and so starved herself to death. Such is the romance of Raoul, the poet, of whom history says: "Raoul II, eltlest =an of Enguerrand, suoeod- ed him; followed Louis 1X to Pales- tine, and fell at an early age in the battle of Massonre, 1250." This and other romances of oli Coury have appealed ? to the lively imagination and poetic fancy of French writers for generations, and have heen woven into many a charm ing story of mediaeval days. ---------- Clean Teeth. To remove tartar and stains from the teeth try a Dr. Horsey fibre tooth brush; a perfect cleanser and polisher, Call and examine them at Wade's drug store. Smart Weed and Belladoona, com- hined with the other ingredients used in the best pordus plasters, make Carter's 8. W. & B. Backache Plasters the best in the market. Price 25c. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, ---- [WHAT ALL MEN OWE] jas well 'as the Couey -Le-Chateau Hell and overs, ; Lower Occupied Sy Ll Helley. PROVED SUPERIOR. -- U.S. Armor Plates Better Than Krupp's. Berlin, Sept. 1.--That srmor 'plates manufactured in the United States have proved superior to those made by the famous Krupp works has greatly hurt German pride, as it had been thought that German armor would lead the world for years to come, The anly rival which the Krupp peo- ple had feared was Japan, whore, it is said, a new hardening process has | been invented, and it was without any misgivings and rather as an un- necessary formality that plites were sent to Italy to bo tested in compari- on with French and American armor. en though the armor made by the ican did prove stronger than the serman, it is not thought that the contract for the armor for the new Italian battleships will be given the American concern, as the Italian government will hardly dare to incur the ill-will of the kaiser, who is very much interested in the Krupp works, Pierre Lorillard has boat which cost build. A ton' register ig 100 cubic feet: a British shipping ton is forty-two cubic i ---------------- A TORONTO MAN TRIES Something New and is Delighted --Feels Like a Boy. M. N. Dafoe, man- ager of the Dustless Brush Co., 29 Col- borne street, Tor- onto, is telling hi friends how he found health after years of illness and in. says : "1 have been fom Afforer . from spepsia for many years. I have boen > treated hd local rs M. N. DAFOE. . taken néatly all ihe advertised remedies with only tempor- ary relief, if any at all, but noe ustng Anti-Pill I can eat anything the same as when a boy. I ne boas taking one Anti-Pill at bedtime for the vast three months, and find they regulate both stomach and bowels. My old time vigor has returned, so that my spirits arc buoyant and tem- per normal. As a result of this un- hoped for experience. I am in duty bound to give all credit to "this wop- derful remedy, Anti-Pill." Every: druggist sells Dr. Leonhardt's Anti-Pill, or a sample will be sent free by The Wilson-Fyle Co., Limited, Ni. agara Falls, Ont. The remedy that cured Mr. Dafoe so completely is surely' worth a trial. 502 | a steel house- over $50,000 to B® | London Dail 0 FIT REFORM--ORIGINAT- ORS IN CANADA. Of Hand Tailored Garments, Completely Finished--First in , the Field, and First in the "Bsteen of the Canadian Public. When Turner, the artist, was asked how he his colors to get his striki effects, he replied "with brains. ; So it is with. Fit-Reform. A tailor may copy a Fit-Reformr suit. But Fit- Reform garments, are not mere jum- bles of cloth, thread and buttons. The expression, the tone, the individuality, the indefinable style, grace and ex- clusiveness of Fit-Reform, are missing in the copies, Because Fit-Reform Creates. And more. Because Fit-Reform hag the brains, mechanical skill, to perfect its ereations. Fit-Reform a. ded has Sallorad arments, co y ni sn iy Fit-Reform demonstrated the possibilities of this ideal method of tailoring. Specialists On Tailoring. « Fit-Relorm was. the first. to adopt the specialist system of tailoring. Men were trained on one individual part of the work until they became adepts at it. To-day, in the Fit-Reform workrooms these specialists make every part of every garment--sleeves, collars, lapels, shaping shoulders, moulding canvas, all by hand. It is not too much to say that Fit-Reform tailoring corps is the most expert body of its kind in the dominion. Fit-Reform also originated the plan which gives to every man perfect fit- ting garments. To fit stout men, short, stout men, tall men, slender men, as well as the average men. So exact is the Fit-Reform system, and so gradual. adations fram one physique to another--that it is no exagweration to state that every man may be fitted exactly in Fit-Reform garments. Suits and Overcoats are so con- structed that, if by any chance, a slight alteration should be necessary, it can be made quickly and accurate- lv. Fit-Reform garments are pletely finished, for the purpose of enabling men to sec if alterations are necessary, : y Fit-Reform Originated. the, Wardrobe system, since. copied and played upon by so many Cana- dian imitators, a manufacturer in the United States going one better, by using the name "Fit-Reform." One of the prime factors in the suc- cess which Fit-Reform has achieved, is the high order of cloths, used in the garments. Quality and value are in: separable with Fit-Reform. t-Reform, = since its inception, has enjoyed a steady growth, and from its beginming, has been regarded as "THE MAKER" of high class gar- ments for men 'in Canada. Look For Fit-Reform Label. Fit-Reform is sometimes confounded with those who play upon the name. The public should be on their guard when buying suits and overcoats, to make sure that they get Fit-Reform garments. The Fit-Reform label, with price, is in the left inner pooket of every genuine Fit-Reform garment. Look Tor it. ENGAGED AT ELEVEN. "Mrs. Brown" of New York "Love Syndicate." New Glasgow, N.S., Sept: 1.~Detec- tives here who have watched from afar devdopments in the revelations cone ng the "House of Love" in New York, where the two winning wi- do Mrs. Browne and Mrs. Verrault, it said, "worked" suitors for thou- sands of dollars, think they can sup- ply the history of at least three of the persons in wat mansion of mys- tery. Unless they are sadly mistaken, one of the men connected with the matri- monial syndicate exposed in the me- tropolis is Joseph Mason, Mrs. Browne is 'his sister, Isella Mason, and her alleged daughter, Sadie Browne, is his niece; Mary Isla Mason, all for- merly of this town. if the man de- scribed in dispatches from New York as having "a French accent and a British voice" is Mason, the police of New Glasgow are eager to bring him back. They want him for the killing of Miller, a conductor, on the Inter. colonial railroad, fifteen years ago, for examination, in connection with which he was committed to jail, whence he escaped. . Isella Mason, the police assert, is thirty-six years, while Mary Isella Ma- son is twenty-three. The detectives ex- plain . how Isella, the elder came to call herself Mrs. Browne, though ney refer to her without the final "e.'* They say a Chicagoan who was weal- thy, when he met her forgot his lawful wife at sight of her and made a mor. ganatic alliance with her. When he had spent his money on the woman, his wife learned of it, and another item was added to Chicago's divorde list, It is said that in Boston * rs, Brown' was "engaged" at one time to eleven different men, -------- Well Acquainted With Hamlet. News.' It was tl first meéting of th Shakespeare Readine Club for Work- ing Girls, and the serious minded young English women who had dealt out copies of "Hamlet" to the mem- bers awaited comments. The first came from a girl belonging to, that immense army of "book-fold- ers" so familiar to all frequenters of working girls' clubs. "Oh, know this well," she said, a superior tone. "Really ?" said the pleased teacher, "Is it your favorite play 2" The girl looked at her pityingly. "Lor', 1 aint read it," she chuckled, oad eu 3» our place. I've 'ad 0 s rough my "ands. 'A - I'm sick to death of 'im!" let in -- Hard or soft cotns cured with three applications of Peck's Corn Salve, Guaranteed. Money back if not -- tisfactory., In boxes, 18¢., at Wade's drug stare, . Send the children to good schools ang also to good shoe stores ; one is about as important as the other. Mind and feet have to be trained, boyy may be warped or stunted in growth. We make a specialty of School Shoes and offer our patrons Ideal School Shoes. There's a vast difference between the ordinary sort of "Just School Shoes" and our "Good School Shoes.' . Boys' Shoes Vici, Box Calf and Velour Calf, laced or Blucher, $1.25, 1.50 up to 2,50 and 3 00, Girls' Shoes Vici, Velour Culf and Gun Metal Calf, Laced or Blucher styles, $1 25, 1.50 up to $3.00. 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