Daily British Whig (1850), 13 May 1911, p. 13

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: 4 Pn J er Montreal to Liverpool ™me PINKY FARMING wr THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, ta SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1041. -------- ee ee------ "hi 's Hai "hildren's Hair an Sage Preserves and Beauti- 7 thes. Iren's AR needs constant at 2M t healthy iv hair is the osteome of ne afd Gnatiention. The wise or nurse will see that the 1d hair is dressed dail 'with in Sage. - sean Sage & 8 gesmicide and death {on all germ life. Be the head clonn and free hiscace it Xopures the child a kort in Tis with strong, heal d beautifull bir - : fan Sage is guaranteed by | ~ we Melood; Se. a large bottle See that the girl with the Auburn Hair is on each package. Fold every- where in the dominion. ' Highest it ist grow we ung 1 the "lable te be cut again. hE NEWS OF NEIGHBORS WHAT WHIG CORRESPONDENTS : TELL US. * The Tidings From Various Points in Fastern untario----What People Are , Doing and What They are Saying. « Lost & Horse, : Sharpton, May 9.-W. Maine lost a horse reoeatly. William Smith has hired with J. Rogers. Visitors Miss Georgia Graham, Toronto, at 71 Graham's; J. Drumm, Portimouth, at Messrs. A. and J. Koen's Reports From Bath. Rath, May I} Norman Rikley and Yir. Jeseth Nelson, who have been quite ill with pneumonia ar Mes, Lewis, of Haileybury, visiting lends here, loft for home on 'Ihursdwy. Bishop Mills, of Kisgston, held confirmation services bere in St. John's church on Sunday 'night. The sloop laura I was here on Saturday with a load of damaged bat Grades GASOLINE, COAL OIL. LUBRICATING OH. FLOOR OIL. ~-- GREASE, ETC, PROMPT DELIVERY. W. F. KELLY, Clarence and Ontario Streets, Toye's Ballding. { | left on Sunday orn, which found & ready sale with the farmers of this locality. Léo Lake Locals, Leo Lake, May 9. Farmers are al most through seeding. Miss F. Cornett for Lansdowne, to visit relatives hefore returning to her home in Dundalk. B. Patterson spent Sunday at his home in Inverary. HM. Smith and Miss Cora Bower, Spafier- ton. J. Gainford, Miss M. Gainford, Seelev's Bay, at J. P. Bower's: Thom If | Had Eczema | Fd wash it away with that wild, soothing liquid DD. Relieves all kinds of skin trouble, cleansing away the impurities and. elearing up the as McCarey and sister, Lillian, \of Jovesbille, at J. Tiernev's. A little wir! has arrived at the home of M. Forrester. , < Inverary Women's Institute, laverary, May 11. <The annual meet ing of the Women's Institute was held at Mes. Ira Darling's on the after- complexion as nothing else can Yes. If | bad any kind of trouble I'D USE DDD Write the nose Dept. KW, 49 Colborne ronto, and they will send bottle free . G. W. Mahood, corner Princess and Bagot streets. skin Laboratories, street, To- you trial HOTEL DIRECTORY, DESKERONTO, G0 TO THE STEWART HOUSE, LEAD. ing Commercial [Ho'el: Rates, $1.60 por day, THOS, STEWART, Prop TRAVELLING RAILWAY mG RUN SYSTEM VICTORIA DAY MAY 24th, 1011. Round" trip tickets will he sold. be tween all stations in Canada, also De troit, Port Huron, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, ete, at ---- | corn were elected | 8 noon of May 9th. The following offi President, Mrs. F Ferguson; vice-president, Mes. John Taylor; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. G. Letherland; directresses, Mesa Taylor apd Mrs. S. Perry; auditors, Mrs. G Aykroyd and Miss £- Darling. Mrs. Baw den read a paper on "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle is the Hand That Rules the World." Mre. Thomas Shaw, of Heapeler, will address a meeting'in the Agrienituril bali, Inverary, om May th, Notes From Newburgh. Newburgh, May 11M. Gibson had a sale of household effects with her house and factory, yesterday. She experts to move to Niagara Falls, with her son. Fay Shorey and family, Uanifton, cama¥here on Su day ® his auto) and spent the with his mother, Mrs. H. W. Wood ahd daughter spent a few days Sn the city: last week. Quarterly service was held in the Methodist church by Rev, Mr, Sexsmith on Sunday morning. MH Beeman, of Toronto University, is at SINGLE FIRST CLASS FARE. Good gong May 28rd and Mth. Re tury limit, May 26th, 191). RoundTrip Homsseekers' Excursions TO WESTERN CANADA, TUESDAY, MAY 16th, And every second Tuesday thereafter until Sept, 19th, at very low rates. Good 16 return within sixty da 'ov ¥ | N THE WORLD If to be found along the line of the GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC In the Pro- Yiaces of Manitoba, Baskatchewan and Alberta Descriptive literature with beaut! iving full in. fully engraved maps, formation about FREES HOME. STEADE and how to obtain them free can be had on application : PH JY, Corner Johnson and Ontario Sta , Kincstond PEmBroke RAILWAY home with his parents, Mr. Houston, LHS, visited the academy last week for a few days. Miss 1B. Madden met with an accident inp which she © dis located her shoulder. Death at Maryville. Marvaville, May 11.-The fine weath er of the past week has enabled farm ers to finish sedding. 5. Campbell sue oveds Mr. McRae, as road overseer, ant commences work on Thursday Miss Mary Traynor entertained a number of friends Sunday evening. The funers al of the late Mrs. Timothy Drumm was held at the Roman Catholic church, on Friday morning last, and was largely attended. A solemn re quiem mass was oslebrated by Rev Father Meagher. The remains .were ssid in the cemetery vault, to await final interment in a few days in the family plot. She leaves a husband and one daughter. The pall-bearers wire B Motiuinnes, J. Coreigan, J. Fahey, T MeAlpin, J. Harrigan and P. Shan ! In Connection With 1 CANADIAN PAOTFIO RAILWAY | VICTORIA DAY | One Way First-Class Fare Good going uatil May 23 ana 24. Return limit, May 26th. : ) GANS Homeseekers' Excursions | To the Canadian Nertt West! MAY 16th, 30(h, JUNE 13th, 27th. JULY 11, 23th. AUGUST sth, 22nd. Tickets good tv return within: 8» | Full particulars at K. and P. ane CG. P. R. Ticket Oitice, Ontario Street "Phone 80, F. CONWAY, Gen. Pass. Agent BAY OF QUINTE RAILWAY, Tralie: leaves Union Station. Ontarle st 4 pm dally (Banday excepled) for Tweed, Sydenham, Napuoee (jeser- onto, Bannockburs sud ali poiatls worth To secure quick despaten te Buniocks burn. Maynooth, and points en Central Ontario route your shipments via Bay LN of Quinte Railway 3 For Riker parti oulars, apply RW. DICK 'Phone No. i, f IN. Agent, LINE RI SRE fe 4 SUMMER SAILINGS, ROYAL MAIL SER BWEERER fF Mes. J. I. F non. ------ Westhrook News, Westhrooke, May (1. Melville Smith and beice have taken up residence with his 'ather, Robert Smith. Clare ence Tayior aod sister, of Sharpton, were recent visitors at A. Snook's. Joseph Taggert, of Westport, and Miss Fwing, of Carleton Place, spent the weet-end, guests of Mr. and Mrs. WW, Smith. Leo. Harte, after being confined to the homse the past five months through illness, i able to be out again. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Howie spent Saturday evening guest of James Howie, Cataraqui. Mre, Siliott, of New York, is visiting her sister, Sproule. Mr 6G. W. Smith, spent Wednowlay, Syibmbam. The women's institute ve contly held at the spacious home of W. L. Oras, was very instructive snd entertaining. A little girl has arrived at tie aome of I. Tradell. Germans Like War Talk, Washington Post "You hear. a. good deal of talk Washington al®ut big guns for the nav and forconst defence," ye marked De. Joaching Greenberger, oof Fienna, athe New Willard, "bat 1 wonder if the United States is plan ning to build and" equip any larger guns than my own country has in mind for defense along the Nalmatian frontier, Our big gun factories are at the town of Pilsen, overything in the way of cannon' and hig guns can be made at the hops. There has been a good deal of comment on the latest at in ng Hi and Mrs and about) a PENSIONED Britain Pays Big Sums For Things Done Centuries Ago. For more than 900 years the heirs of Lord d'Auvrequerque have been drawing comfortable pensions for something sn ancestor did 217 years ago. 'It 'was in 1604 that William LIL granted to Henry de Nassan, d'Auvrequerque, his heirs and as signees for ever, the sum of $10 & year, in consideration of "his and fasthial services '~-which, ia were those of a cal nature Par Suan four-fifths of this yearly sum wi paid, commuted a portion of # int for $200,000 down, but his heirs receive §1.575 annually. There is the case of the.Schombe naion, granted also by 'William I dened the state with the sam' ° 000 a year to the Schembergs: and, though porticns of this been commuted hy descendants, Bn. tain still pays out $3,600 anncally to people who, it is alleged, are not-in BLY way connected. with the inal' Schomberg family. or Earl Nelson gets $35000 4 year through holding the Nelson title and representing the famous admiral's Jumily- in. the indirect lime. In a ike manner Lord Roduey - $8, A year, but he is the uy dant of the gallant seaman: who: de ated be Grasse. : e largest of the perpetual pen 'ions is that received*by the Duke of i - It amounts to $965,000 a rear. The story of this pension ¢ne back to the days of Eliza beth, who got a duty ef shifty yer chaldron on all coal the Tyne and burned in ¥ o and his heirs received ib.for cantury, fl in the time:of hs was ¢ nu on, w Richmond ) A The Duke of Norfolksobtains - $300 a year from the Exchequer for what are known as "ancient fees," and the Duke of Rutland $100 under a like beading. These sums are t the annuity of $34.350,.and his heirs still receive yearly 'this handsome in- come. . Bub it is not tobe. thay it is only the pus th been granted free pensions-on the na- tional Exchequer. pounds odd is pei dav | | through the Spain «uf {he was depri two 3 age {of the privilege. of pram forms in court. Laandresses whe lost their | Work some twenty years through the Law Courts being removed from West minster g-4hair present alle opposite Temple Bar stiff receive from $400 J a0, to their Su "Preacher at Rolls." $ 3 the old C Division, is paid $300 annually, though mot a: sermon has he , for innumerable years; and there are many other in stances in which the taxpayer is called on to pay ewery year. Ants That Scare Elephants. In the vast equatorial forests. of Africa the most dreaded of animals is She Srent Soh ae Unlike other ants, it Earries ne awmy ; everything is eaten on the s _Bvery kind of bonst and lions, otillas, sonkes, and man himeell-- ces bedore this terrible insect. These ants merch through the for ests in a long thincolumn, two inches: wide and miles in length. If they come to an open space whewe there are no 'trees to shelter them from the sun, they bumow air and form tunnels, Uwougl which they march on. Iw often takes as long as twelve hours dor one of these armies i ---- - A-FAMILY MYSTERY. . Only the Heir of Strathmere Knows i Ancient Secret, Bh 5 2 Sales ty Glamis gheisd his place in Scotland, has a wealth of legend and secret history thousand and one. stories have been Lord | comcerning the mystery, bit not his first. ostate in For n every: ir o has said that he will tall about it. But when he has come , and has accompanied the {head of the house, 'with the factor, into the secret chamber and been in. tiated, he never has divulged. The castle is said to be the akiest inhabit. Ee Suse Marquis of Bute Keeps Up, All the pt Old 3 . ¥ peers, his father leaving an estate which was at over five millien pounds. ! | ! com- _ Anofher.son has been born to the His acreage in Scotland is of vast ex- | tent, but his immense wealth is chief. | ly derived from the town of Cardiff. | And he is as rich in titles as in world hy holds eleven peerages | Bute has inherited some of his | lat» father' s often characteristics. He does | keeps his own pi | od house in Britain, but this is con- = sidered doubtful. In addition to Glamis, Lord Strath. | Streatha: more owns mp Castle, has a history of human interest. The ninth earl went through a false mar. riage ceremony with the pretty daughter of « man not of his rank. In ail innocence she lived with him which | i as his wife, which she believed her. self to be.' When he was dring he confesséd the fraud. "Very well" she said, "you shall marry me now, | and that publicly." So she summon- ed all heér ire and they curried the repentant earl dying as he was, to the church, and there the country | lass became in all truth Countess of Strathmore. But years earbier there had been a bov, who had been sent {lo Eton as Lord Glamis. He, poor | fellow, was really sumply plain John Bowes. He inherited the property of his family on the maternal side, and Streatham Castle ha cbme 10 th Earls of Strathmore from him. The present earl, who succeeded his | # ie structure of red with a pillared hall Lined « Inlitan marbles, pos and | | 'beavers were'introduced into the park | | by the late peer, but never-became : acclimitised. > | Mewunt Stuart in wel-anthen Castle has many treasures, for the late fis davished money with a pro- i hand in the adornment of his citadel Robert, Duke of Normandy, ed- son of the Conqueror, was oi prisoner for many years, father in the title in 1804, married a | daughter of the Rev. "Charles Caven- dish Bentinck, who, had he | would have succeeded to the titl the exclusion of the present Duke Portland. There are six sons three daughters Lord Strathmore has been Lieutenant of Forfarshire 'since 1904, and he owns about 34.700 acres. Pat rick Lyon, an ancestor of his lond- ship, was a hostage to England for James I. about 1485. The wife of the 6th Baron Glamis wis burnt at Edin burgh, the amily designs against the mm 13ST. life of James V Echo of an Elopament. Lord Vernon has decided to sell the gredter part of his Sudbury estate in Derbyshire, with the outlying farms and lands about 5000 in all; tenants to be given the first option of buying their holdings on reasgnsble terms. Ithough the Vernon barony is only an 18th century creation the family is f great antiquity. The Vernons de soend from the lords of Vernon in the Duchy of Normandy, and William de Vernon and his younger brother, Wal. ter, accompanied William the Con. juerar te Bogland. William became a considerable landed proprietor aftor the Conquest, rnd from his great groabgrandson's marriage with a faughter of William de Avenell dates the Vernon connection with Haddon Hall \ immortal "Dorothy Vernon, laughter of "Sir George Vernon, mar ried Sir John Manners, brother of the | second Earl of Rutland, pod this ro. mantic union--it was an elopement supplies a link between the present lord Vernon and the Duke of Rut- land. Another intéresting family connec- tion is that between the Vernons and the Howards of Effingham, descen- dants of the admiral who vanquished the Spanish Armada; another still is with the Harcourts. The great grandiather of the present First Com- mistioner of Works was Archbishop Verncn of York, who changed his name tw Hatcourt. "Violinist [to the Queen." It was in 1901 that Queen Alexandra bestowed this title upon Lady Halle, | the famous violinist, who recently celebrated her Tind birthday. At first it was intended that she should be- come a pianist. "In my girlhood fays," she says, "violin playing was not looked upon as a desirable aceom- plishment for women. But 1 hated the piano, and it may surprise you to know that I am unable to play the piano to<day." Lady Halle prac. ag her brother's violin in se. ¢ret. "Ome day, however." to quote being indicted for | Lord | ' i alse the scene of a "One<of the. most interesting spec i tacles 'T ever witnessed," says a man i who recemily paid a rather lengthy | part, are a hard-working class of peo- ple, a laxge majority of them engaged in farming, On market days at King ston you can see line after line of men, women and children carrying on their hoads fruits and vegetables of all kinds in baskets. Many of them come as far as 20 miles inland. They are all great walkers and do net seem to mind trudging 40 or 50 miles three | times. a week in order to get their | supplies to Kingston. Those who can | Jen it use the donkey as a means -of tramspertation, but the percentage {is very amall. They have the small | est donkeys in the world in Jamaica. | Many of them are no larger than a | good-sized Newfoundland dog. The | aninmls are very strong, however, and | make excellent beasts of burden. Jamaica climate is frightiully | trying on the system. While Kingston, the largest city, is an active place in | the daytime, ab night it resembles a | deserted village. The business e of the city all live on the = of the town and after office hours it is | rare that one ever sees more than half | a dozen on the streets. When | | I got back home I thought the whole | city was in mourning, for I saw so | | many dressed in black clothes fe in Jamaica ever dresses in black. No | Nearly all the matives wear white, | which seems to protect them from sun. . You never see one attired im' { the couventiomal black suit." | Archbishop's Cousin on the Stage. | Mr. Matheson Lang, who is { ing with his tabmted wife, Miss Hutin | Britton, in a sensational costume play | entitled "The House on the Heath™ { at the Palladium, : { Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of | York. Mr. Lang has achieved many | triumphs in Shakespearean plays and drama, notably at the Lyceum Thea i i i i | = : | tre. His favorite part is Hamlet, and' | it is in connection with this charso- Lady Halle's own words, "my father ! same home unexpectedly, and hear ing, as he thought, his son playing, remarked, 'My boy certainly makes * Judge of his aston. ishment when he found It was my- self, whom he wished to become a was so alarmed that 1 tears and cried, 'Oh, I won't do it again." But, as you know, 1 have done i} again." A Happy Windfall, A romantie little story come from | Fulham, England. 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