Daily British Whig (1850), 28 Jan 1915, p. 6

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rome TET OM po '8on of the Duke of Athol, wi - not for a moment impute to them an unneutral intention, but we are sure ""Yhat the Senily 'salient CHARACTERISTIC STORIES OF THE ~ 4 When the Canidlan in Scotland In January two members of the team were invited 10 the annaal banquet of the Celtic Club of Glasgow held in the Gros- ¥énor Hotel. The gathering includ- ed numerous heads of the clans of Seotland, nearly "all appearin in Highland costume, The Marquis of Tullibardine, ol jef- tain of the Celtie Club was in the chair. His lordship is the eldest hns more titles to his name than any oti- er noble in the United Kingdom, As a toastmaster sud after dinner spea- ker, the marquis is without n rival. Ia proposing the toast to our zu ats, he expressed pleasure at havi.: two the Canadian curling curlers 1909, were members of team present, coupling their names 'with the toast. He regretted that he had never been In Canada but, notwithstanding this fact, Canad. ians were no strangers to him. Duy ing the Boer war it was his good fore tube to be ir the fighting line with the Canadians, and could testi'y that during that canfpaign some of ihe HE OVERSEAS MEN strength Asking Joues if hie could | ride he replied, You bet I can, any- thing from the fastest horse on the raee track to a "bucking Brontho,'"' This was sufficient, and he wae next day in the front scouting line. The column to which he'was attached had scarcely been on the march more than an hour when the scouls were sup- prised by being fired on from a Boer lager. = The column now rode on at full speed giving chase to the retreat- | ing enemy when the marquis, in pas- sing a large boulder, noticed a fol- dier lying behind it, badly wounded, but apparently alive. Jumping from his horse he raised the soldier say- ing "Poor chap, 1 am afraid you are done for" The wounded man open- ed his eyes, and smilingly replied; | "Not on your life colonel, I have Bad | the time of my life, and do not kagw how to thank you for putting me oh the job; it's been glorious." "Hush, buh, my man you are nearly finigh- ed." "Not: much colonel, but just take a look round there in the front, and you will see that I have put. a finishing touch on a good many Dut- best fighting material came fro tha | land of. the Maple Leaf Before drinking the toast, he ask- ed the 'indulgence of the gatherng! to allow him to recite a few incidents | that took place during the Boer cao. paign which would illustrate soige of the outstanding charact tistics | typical of the Canadian, the Aus- tralian, and the Scotchman. It happened on a day whidn los. tilities were at a standstill iin a young Canadian begged admirsior -o his lordship's tent, which on or granted, the soldier whom he ail} he would call "Tom Jones", trom Ot- tawa, was armed with credentials, "To whom it may concern", from nearly all the military staff of the capital of the dominion, testifying to the excellent soldierly qualities of the bearer, and asking that his appli- cation for a place in the front rank be cons'dered with favor by the com- mandant to whom these credentials might be presented. Letters from & number of the cabinet niinisters! also added testimony of good morals, and otherwise exemplary character, At this particular time the different | regiments were simply marking time, | and the only post suggested special police duty. Jones accepted | the post assigned cheerfully, but re- | turned some three days later stating | that doing police duty was void of | adventure, and making a strong ap- peal to be sent where there "was something doing" It so happened that the Black Wateh Regiment had a day or so before been almost anni- hilated at Margetfontien when it was decided to double the scouting 1 ~~ was | | feathers flying | theyah." chers Oh it wap glorious," With a few days in the hospital Jones was himsel! again. He was a sample of the goods they supply from Canada. (His real name was Lawless.) One day an imperial officer, of ap- parently high rank, with a wealth of from his cockade, rode up at full gallop: to where a troop of the Australians were camp- ed. Coming to a sudden halt, and raising a monocle to his right eye, he asked one of the Australian cav- alrymen where he would find "LORD KITCHENAH" Pretending not to have heard correctly, the cavalryman said "Beg pawdon". The question be- ing repeated with the same monocle action, the Australian, raising the stirrup froln the side of the saddle to his eye to imitate a monocle, re- plied "You will find Ritchenah oval Roderick McBeth was one of the marquis' own troop, and like Jones from Ottawa was on-scout duty, and a'so had the misfortune tolandinthe midst of a Boer 'lager. Finding Himself surrounded, and not willing | ¢ to be made a prisoner, he put the spurs to his horse heading back to the column, but in doing =o was pretty badly winged before getting beyond the Boer fire. On seeing | the soldier so badly used up, the mar- quis askec why he had not cllowed himself to be made a prisoner, know- ing that he would have been set at liberty in a few hours. "Och no," said Roderick, "I couldna do that, ve see I got ma pay yesterday and bad a wealth o' siller on me, and they micht a ta'en it, Mon,~--I had malist five pound in ma pouch." LETTER 1S UNANSWERABLE, se London Chronicle's Comment Bryan's Letter, London, Jan. 28.--The Chronicle, in an editorial article on Bryan's let- ter says: "As a reply to the pro-Germans, that letter is unanswerable. No im- partial interhiational lawyer could do anything but smile at the suggestion that Secretary Bryan and President Wilson have strained the laws in the allies' favor. Have they strained it against us? Inconsistencies to which we have alluded perhaps sug- gest that they have, though we could Om that any "uch matiers of indifference will not be neglected Ly our own goverment with Secretary Bryan in the friendliest and fairest spirit on both sides. "How severe and unreasonable is the pressure put on him by the pro- Germans in the United States ap- pears sufficiently from the extrava- gant list of objections which they have called on him to answer. No one supposes that they would be con- tent with his replies, though no un- blased replies could have been more favorable to them, but we should not be doing hin or Ameritany Justice if tact is 15 this ab sence of biase, this undoubted desire to keep.even keel between jarriaz elements." ibe Regina Public School Board nash s decided that school children require ! education as to the proper care of their. teeth, and has decided to ap: point a school dentist. § nas Dry. Hoarse or Quickly i 4 * Pi Simple, Home:Made Remed res Wg ay acqnnied SESSA SESE E AALS sa ae wy Spr and matin: results tiv oused t a in 0 It par the average cough in 24 94 AT Pinex (50 0 cents worth) a 16 Sw etrtaitty abd ease _SY¥rup overcomes eee die ov S * * <>» A -» - i spoils. peeps AT BEYLRVILOE "SNIPED" OFFICERS FOR PAY. See Made Claims For 350; Halt Were Allowed. London, Jan. 28.--The Manchester Guardian reports the remackable speech delivered by Lieut.-General Sir Henry McKinnon at a dinner in, Man- chester. General McKinnon _ related a. story told to him by a relative 'whose com- fiuy in the trenches was much trou- led by a sniper, who was located with 'dificulty. He was shot finally, and when his -body was reached, an order was found on him deputing him to snipe British officers. Ho had : on his body particulars showing:he had killed no Hees than fifty 'officers; and it was apparently a rile of the Ger- man war office to reward him for each oflicer killed when the claim had been scratinized and allowed. The sniper was required to state the exact position where the officer was killed, and give particulars about his regiment, and so on, aud no Sim was allowed until it was tested by ference to casualty lists in the British newspapers. In the case of this particular sniper only twenty-five claims were allowed, for each of which lie had received a reward of fiity marks ($12.50), Early Conflegration Caused Some $30,000 Damages. Belleville, Jan. 23,--Wednesday morn ing fire broke out on Front street in the Greek shoe shine parlor of L. Neropsuliss This: store was, des ed' and the hehe 1 in . réady te i at" En en having Eh, a ray do ly et wi Yoon him! is owned by Mra. M. BE, Wilson, New York. B. Riggs'. piano store and <0 ele a + living and smoke a 'ordan's liv. focus stairs ruined. derab - was done to o fous iv about $80, REPORT pe CHANGE, Hou. A. Meighes 13 Become Minister uSavs, am ao is t . Art pr Br et, enbinet in She nen_litune Jo ooo Juidister af the interiér, Hon Dr. oche, who has #0t been in. good health for some tine, will retire, : . a TR er in want it suthia® tha! abe --Jud, ge. 's erable 3 Total : wae ARETHUSA WHICH TORPEDOED BLUECHER. The Arethusa which was also in the North Sea action, is said to have cher with effect. the Heligoland fight at tie close of torpedoed the German cruiser Blue a A at AGA is MAUNA LOA HAWAII | Some Volcanoes On I On Islands Tall As Mount Everest's The lofty volcanoes of the Hawak | fan islands, rising above the ocean | from 5000 to nearly 14,000 feet, are only the summits of gigantic moun-| tain masses that rise abruptly from | thé bottom of the Pagific. Mauna | Loa, on the island of Hawali, stands | 13,675 feet above sea level, accord-| ing to the United States Geological Survey, but its slopes descend be- neath the sea as shown by deep-sea soundings, with a grade fully equal | to if not greater than that of the vis- ible slopes. The same is generally true of the submarine slopes 6f the other islands and the depths attained by these continuous eloped, within 30 to 50 miles of the shores, vary from 1000 to 19,000 feet. Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, if their true bases are considered to be at the bottom of the pacifie, are therefore mountains of as great an altitude as Mount Everest, or approximately 30,000 feet. In general the Hawaiian Island group consists of summits of a gig- antic submarine mountain chain which projects only its loftier peaks and domes above the water. On the island of Hawaii the volcanic forces are still in operation. The one continuously active vol- canic vent of the island is Kilauca, far down in the easier flank of Mauna Loa--"the great mountain." No other volcano in the world ap- proaches Mauna Loa in the vastness of its mass or in the magnitude: of its eruptive activity. There are many volcanic peaks higher in the air, but most of them are planted upon elevated platforms, where they appear as mere cones of greater or less sizey It 1s not yet knowin at 'What fevel j'of the the base of Mauna Loa is situated, but it is below the sea--- probably far below. Mauna Kea--"the white moun- tain"--is also a colossus among volcanoes, Its -summit--13,825 féet --=ig. a trifle higher than that _of Mauna Loa, but its slopes are steeper and its base is therefore much smaller. The magnitude of: Mauna Loa is due chiefly to the great era of its base, which is nearly elliptical in Snape; with a major diameter of 74 miles and a minor diameter of 53 miles, measured at sea level. In the aggregate of its eruptions Mauna Loa is also unrivaled. Some of the volcanoes of Iceland have been known to disgorge at a single outbreak masses of lava fully equal to those of Mauna Loa. But such outbursts are infrequent in Iceland, and a century has elasped since any of such magnitude have occurred. though there have been several minor eruptions. The eruptions of Mauna Loa are ail of great volume and oc- cur irregularly, at an average inter- val of about eight weeks. in view of the total quantity of material it has disgorged during the last century, no other volcano is at all comparable to it. Mauna Loa and Kilauea are fn many respects abnormal volcanoes. The mast notable feature Is the singular quietness of their eruptions. Rarely are these event attended by any of that extremely explosive ac- tion which is characteristic of nearly wrt they been accompanied by earthqua- kes or subterranean runmlings The vast jets of steam an miles high, hurling stones, cinders and lapili far and wide, filling the heav- ens with vapor and smoke, and i ing dawn ashes and fragments the surrounding regions, have ayer been observed here. of this sort is indeed represented, but only in a feeble way. The aw wells. forth. like water from a: ve. forces that the observer may stand to. the wigdward of the 80 near. the sp Bi y sual vill maké his face 18, yet ger. : Ordin - gutbreak i =, the Re ate a ty a i Monttesl Jan, 28.---The Some. action ! 4 bubbling spring, but so mild are the | axploaly : fits = | | THREE SEEK OFF 10 E Anxious to Get Place of Postmaster Thomas A, Gibson Democrats ' anxious to succeed Thomas A. Gibson 'as' postmaster of Cape Vincent, N.Y., are beginning to get busy. At present there are three in the race, and the chances are that before Mr. Gibson's term expires, early in February, there will be several others after the job. Those now after the office are pro- minent workers in the ranks of democracy and it may be necessary to have a vote of the democratic | patrons of-the office to decide who shall have the place. LIBUT, THEODORE KK. ELMSLEY Fourth lieutenant commanding one gun turrets on HM.S. Tiger, which was slightly damaged in the re- cent fight in the North Sea when the Bluecher was Ag. Sunk. A Bath Ana Battle. i Undoybtedly the occasion u which British troops were suddenly .alar ip the modt inappropriate cestuma, was after the battle of Maida, in Southern 1ltaly (the victory that gave its name to Naidaovaic), in 180%, S§r John Stuart, having ordered his men back to the beach for a rest, gave the brigades permission in turn to bathe in the sea. While Ede's ade Was thus enjoving itself, a staff , Bee- ing a cloud of dust, gallo) up with the cry that French caw was ap- proaching. The Grenadiers and 27th rushed out of the water, séized. their belts and muskets and "fell into line with ordered arms; in perfect discip- line, but--without a rag of clothing. Then it was found that the dust was pased only by some Srightened buffa- oes.~--London Chronicle. Much Safer. English Lady (traveling in West- ern America): "The idea of calling this the 'Wild West!" Why, I nev er saw such politeness anywhere Cowboy--' 'We're allers perlite to ladies, ma'am." English Lady: "Oh, as for that, there is plenty of politeness every- where. But 1 refer to the men. Why, in London the men behave hor- ribly towards one another, but here they treat ome another as delicately as gentlemen in a drawing-room." Cowboy: "Yes, ma'am; it's sa- Tr A FOR eer Setelnonms saee SG pete: [iwice within the histori period have Doctor's Breakfast "My. breakfast' -- says a physician---*'con- gists of a dish of Grape- - Nuts, ole or two. eggs, or fruit." : A aod breakfast, Sia, with the cereal it so Housishing: 40 1-of the rich val- in of prime wheat - and barley. -Nuts | is i SL against 21-2 to 3 Sour for ordinay. bread. Eleetra Rainé had u very bard life. Her mother died when. she was teh and Electra, as the only remaining woman of thé libusehold, was left to seo that her men folks were fed and washed, and patched and mended. Besides her fathe#, there were three older brothers. Her father was an all-round man in a grocery store and Electra was brought up on a diet of stale breakfast food and such fruit and vegetables that were not good enough for the poorest customers, too good for the refuse heap, and just right for Raine to take home te his hungry family. There were 'not many nights in the week that Raine did pot come home; laden, for he worked cheap, and had to be paid somehow. | Electra staggered under the burden of life for threes of four years, then she began to develop - muscle and ability, and reached the pwint where she could wash, bake bread, go 10 school, and ¢ook medls regmariy, without" being too tired to sie). Strangely enough, for all the Jatigue of het delicate' growing body, her brain Kept frésh and true. She did ood work in school. She had a real Bee of of knowledge which must have heen an inheritance from Some uns known ancestor, for her mother had fio learning, and her father and brothers never cared to have any. In time her three brothers left home. Soon they had passed oui of her life completely. She let them go resignedly. They were men, and all life was before them.) She was a | woman-child, and already she began to realize that women mainly are tied like unruly fowls by one leg to a post--they may flutter and struggle toward freedom without ever being free. One day a new horse which her father was driving on the delivery cart ran away and strewd the street with groceries. Her. father was thrown. out and hurt. He died of his injuries and Electra was left alone, She was 16 ana she was unskilled in the business of earning her living. Yet she had to earn it. Her fathers death had taken their last dollar. She went to work in the shirt factory. At first they gave her collars and cuffs to turn, but after a while they pro- moted her to a machine. She sat at that machine eight years and earned on an average $6 a week. Each year she saved less than the year previous and each year she worked harder: She had a room that was too warm in summer and too cold in winter. She cooked her meals there on a tiny oil stove; she slept there; she rested there; she lived there. She had no social life at all, for the reason that she did uot like the people who would i have liked her. ' The public library supplied her with bboks, and those books made a kind of life. Then, too, she had her dreams. They sustained and heartened her. On cruelly hot days at her machine she dreamed of freedom, of the country, of sitting under a big green tree and wearing a sheer white' + Ou wild; cold; stormy ju her room &he dreamed of a great fireplace red with coals and a thick rug before : and a deep, soft chair holding her grateful body. She dreamed of read- ing fresh, clean books with the smell library books were sometimes .ro soiled and unpleasantly tainted. She dreamed of wearing flowers and 'istening to musle, she dreamed of slipping her small feet into silk stockings and of putting a shimmer- Eight years at a machine, power- driven at utmost speed, and a badly ventilated room and surrounded by all sorts of human contact, whole- some and diseased, were not ealculat- ed either to make beauty or preserve it. Often when Electra saw the my race of life engulf pretty girls he was glad that she was plain. AS the very beautiful expression of Hey small pale face, she did not live famong a class of people who appre- ciated It. One terrible fall day he came home to find one of her brothers waiting for her, Their meeting was almost like that between strangers. "Bob's dead,' he said. Bob was her oldest brother. She had always likéd him the best of the three. Tears came to her eyes. Bob's dead, and he left quite a bit of praperty. He hadn't any heirs, but Joe and me and you. Fre brought you your share. There it 1s. Bob's last words were. "Tell her to spend it in the that will give her 'the most Rap Ie i . Her it back to pi a nex day, ye and 4 was as it had been be- fore, dais Yai ther thete 3; as the thon- Blocia held . of her a & in her ues a ont cafe of the press still in their pages--the | ing satin petticoat on over her head. some. she was not ) pate J felt its she was deceiving Annual Discount Sale We Offer Our Complete Stock of Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Cut Glass, Silver- ware, Clocks, Leather and Brass Novelties at from 20% to 40% From Our Regular Prices R. J. Rodger, The King St. Jeweler, "Where The Clock Is On The Walk" Parker's Special Prices Beef Roasts ...... 16-18¢ Ribs Beef . .. ... Round Steaks 16-18¢ Sirloin Steaks A binge quaittity of beef, lamb, mutton and pork al: ways 'in stock. Try our pork sausages, 15¢ per 1b. PARKE] '217 Princess St. R BROS. Opposite Opera House. greatest expérience of her-life. She wore a dark blue tailored suit, a set of black fox furs and a little velvet hat. She had bought almost $200 rw eles 4 Mrs, Pell liked Electra from the first. Moreover, she was interested in this girl who, two weeks before, had been working at a machine and now wore a $50 suit as well as most. people could. She gave Electra some valuable ideas, and she took her about a good deal. If was a marvelous time. night Electra came down to di in Her plik volle dress and found new boarder anoug the old oles 4 young Sujvere , Who was doing Wor for a big Corpora is name was John Eustace. He seemed to like the looks of Elec- tra in Ber pink dress, and: he talked to her a good deal, « After a couple of weeks he asked her to go to a concert with him, and Blectra wént. He sent her some yel- low roses to.wear with pink voile. 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