Daily British Whig (1850), 20 Jan 1916, p. 11

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: _ ; - ws - E - - : " - [ SECRET OF STEADY goLE: | AN EVENING WITH DUMAS. [it Lies in Proper Use df the Club and | It Was a Cosmepsiitan Crowd That | Nerve Control, [There is go sneh thing for any man as erernal steadiness. Lut thete is no i reason Why most golfers shouldn't de- An Ancient Legend of the Sun From the South Seas. } Oue of the 'most pieturesque legends connected with the solar beams is that told in the islands of the solih Pacific, Flocked to His Shrine. Dumas sat. like some bronze of Boddhist remple, while bis guests stood or.moved about, conversing win : Crimes and Mysteries. TAPESTRY SQUARES. . There are other Coffees | --but--they are not: "Seal Brand" In 4, 1 and 2 pound cans, Whole -- ground -- pulverized -- also Fine Ground for Percolators, CHASE & SANBORN, MONTREAL 184 i ---------- ee ---- ROYAL SALAD DRESSING ROYAL MINT SAUOR ROYAL CHIL) SAUOR BOYAL TABLE MUSTARD LECTED PAPRIKA OLUR HOUSE OLIVR on, D. COUPER. 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POST 4 CTS , 90, uF EW YORK or LYMAN BROS WHITE FOR FREE H00K T0 Dr. Lp CLERC MED. Co, HAVENSTOCK KD, SER THAT TRADE MARKED WORD * THERAPION * 1 on BRITZGOVT. STAMP AFFIXED TO il, Stir PACKETS. » Here is Your Chance Fol a 'short time we will give Jan enlawgement with a do of our '$4.00 Cabinet Photos, a hox, or two for $5. at drug stores, or hy mail on receipt TRAPS FOR UNWARY VICTIMS, Waterside Houses With Floors Open- ing at the Push of a Lever to Drop Its Fleeced Occupant Into a Watery Grave--Ghost Boats of the River. 'Londons great 'artery, the river Thames, hides many a grim story un- der its wurky waters, some of them centuries old, some of them merely in. cidents of, yesterday. Just as no other river has quite the same wonder as be- longs to the Thames, s0.no other river is so wrapped in mystery, so surround- ed with stories of tragedy and crime. Many of the old waterside houses, which rise sheer with the bank, cop- tain rooms in which the floor is builg 'directly over the water--floors upon which one could stand in apparently perfect safety while some one in an ad. Jacent room worked a lever which caused the floor to open and his vie. tm to drop into the river, A gambling club is said' to have met in such a room once a year to.play for tremendous stakes, The party played on until one of their, members was- rulped. Then the rest of the men went away In silence, while the ruined man went down Into the dark waters, One of the old waterside houses at Wapping, too, is among the bits of the Thames with a reputation for being haunted. A flight of steps leads from the house to the river, but these steps are disused, and the door at the top of them is walled up. Despite this, often people passing by op' the river at night time swear to having seen two" men come through the walled door and down the steps. Then, after lowering bundle into the wa: ters, they réturn to the house. The identity of, the men and the contents qf their bundle remaip among the in Soluble stories of the Thames. The Thames police force of about 300 men is employed to guard against all sorts of additions to_the mysteries of the Thames, and their task is of far greater magnitude than might be casu- ally imagined. Most imperative Is it that each member of this force shall be an expert swimmer and understand the right methods for dealing with persons rescued from the water. . A very large number of persons are saved from intentional and accidental drowning in the river every year, an average number somewhere between seventy and a bundred. But the num. ber of persons who are "found drown- ed" strikes a still greater average--it is neyer less and often more than 100 in a year--besides which it is well (known that the waters of the fiver | close above many persons of whom 'nothing more 18 ever seen or heard. But if stones could speak the bridges across the Thames could tell many | pitiful 'and grim lite storfes, especially | Waterloo bridge, which has such sad associations as to have gained It the sobriquet 'of "I'he Bridge of Sighs." , Incidentally, Waterloo bridge is an. | other part of the Thames which is Said to be haunted. It. is not so very loug since a more than usually clear sighted {man went to the police with the infor: mation that he bad seen a woman Jump from the parapet of Waterloo bridge. He had been crossing the bridgé late. one night, when be had noticed a wo- man in black walking in front of him. Suddenly he saw her make an appeal- | | Ing gesture, but before he could reach the woldin she had disappeared. That was all. There was no splash following her disa Ppearance, and no re- sult came from the search which was | made. Those who are familiar with the history of phe ifver said that the man | had seen the ghost of Waterloo bridge ~the tragic woman in black, of whom nothing is known save that she haunts the London "Bridge of Sighs." Another mysterious thing abouf the Thames, whi¢h no amount of police su. pervision will destroy, is the "ghost" boats which have been and are fre- quently seen lu various parts of the river. It is a fact that river police pa- trols have aetualy glven chase to such ghost ships, to find there is nothing substantial to be found on reaching the place where the'ships had seemed to be. One of the most' curious stories of this kind is that of the mysterious bogt which was seen making its way along the water toward London bridge one day, about a quarter of a century ago, As she neared the bridge there was a tremendous explosion, a vivid burst ot light, and then--nothing! Not so much as a splinter of wood remained of the boat which had been, and the story of it lingers from that day to this as one of the hundreds of tragic. unknown things which form the secrets of the river of mystery.-- London Answers, -------- Talent Required. "If you go about it in a diplomatic way I believe you can get a good sized loan from Scadsworth." "How do you mean 7" "Well, tell him two or three rattling Where sunbeams sre known as "the Topes of Maui" It is related that in former times the sun ged Ra was not 8G regular in his habits as he is today. In fact, be caused the south sea island. ors much annoyance by setting in the mornjng or at 'moon or at other inop- portune times, just when his light was fieeded for the daily tasks of mankind. The great bero Maui undertook to cure him of these erratic babits, and the frst step was to make the sun god Prisoner. This wis accomplished by laying a series of six snares made of strong coconut fiber along the sun's path in the sky. When the deity next rost from Avgiki, or the land of ghosts, the first noose encircled htm. but slip bed down aud only caught his feet; the second slipped, too, but caught the sun. god's kpees; the third caught around his hips. Still Ra pressed on, scarcely ham- Mere by these contrivances. The fourth noese tightened around his waist, the fifth under his arms, and finally the sixth and last caught him around the 'peck and almost strangled him, Then the sun god confessed him. self vanquished and in fear of his life promised Maul that he would in future adjust his daily journeys more in ac- cordance with the comfort and conven lence of mortal men. = Ra was then allowed to proceed on his way, but Maui prudently declined to take off the ropes, which may still be seen hanging from the sun at dawn and when he descends into the ocean At night. Hey the islanders say, when they bebold the beams radigting from the sun, "Tena te Taura a Maui"--"See the repes of Maul" Ancient Trade Unions. Seven thousand years ago there were trade unions in Nineveh ana Babylon, and so strict were their rules that in Some cases the penalty of death was inflicted for infringing 'them. Each man's werk was strietly defined, and even the number of hours that he was allowed to work was stated in the charter of his guild or union. Later exactly the same State of affairs ex isted in Pompeii, and inscriptions have been discovered stating specific ap- pointments of officials to trade unions. Bees and Ants. Bees will place their honeycombs in any 'place regularly or irregularly shaped, and when they come to cor- uers and angles they seem to stop hind consider. Then they vary the shape of the ceM, so that the space is exactly filled. It could not be done more sat- "isfactorily if the whole thing had heen worked out on paper beforehand. Ants make hard and smooth roads and drive tunnels compared to which man's ef- forts in making such things are insig- nificant. | Teeth on Their Tongues. | The biggest of fresh water fishes, | the "arapaima" of the Amazon, In | South America, which grows to six [ Peet in length, bas teeth op its tongue, 80 that the latter resembles the file and is used as such. Seme kinds of trout also have the same peculiarity. Fishes that swallow their prey entire | have thelr teéth so supported on flexi j ble bases as to bend backward, but | mot forward, in order that their vie- | tims shall not escape after they have | been once seized: ? ! The Stationer. - "Stationery" has etymologically as much to do with standing as has "sta- | tionary." The original Stationers, or | stationarli, were 'so called because, they 0d their books upon stalls or "sta. tions"--~in London round about. old St, Paul's cathedral, in some cases against the_walls of the cathedral itself. This 1s one of the many trades the names of which have no direct allusion to the commodities sold. "Grocers," for in- stance, were so called either because they sold "en gros," wholesale, or be- cause they were "engrossers," monop. olizers.--London. Chronicle, ---- Always, Time haunted her. She Jeughed ai him, she resorted to a thousand devices whereby to discomfort bim, but he was not to be shaken off. At length she lost ber temper. "Can't you see," she flared out relue- tantly, "that there's no room for you where beauty dwells *" "There is always," Time rejoined, touching his scythe significantly, "room for one mower." : -- A Hard Job. One of the hardest jobs'I know of is to take a ride, when you're feeling nice and iable."in a left baud drive ma- pr yim a fellow who is deaf in the right ear and has to Stop the car and turn his head toward you every time velop un much greater steadiness than is shown, It is all 4 matter of prac ticiug two things--the proper use of the club "and concentration, or nerve control. Remember Gt each practice or dun ing each friendly round te try to make your brain work as well as your arms and legs. Remember. above all other factors, that it is vital to the success of "the shot that yeu keep your head still, often referred to as "looking at the ball." Make it & point to school your brain as well as your muscles, for the 'brain is in control of the muscles. The golfer who can't concentrate, who doesn't , practice concentration, will though he may be a foe shot maker and way be capable of some wonder ful rounds. So. to put a few suggestions into compact, concrete form, the following are offered to those who desire a change for the better in their golfing steadi- ness or unsteadiness: First.-- Practte concentration--keep- ing your mind on the ball as well as Four eye Secoud.--Make up your mind to ac cept a bad lie or some bad luck as part of the game and to be expected. Third. Play each shot as it comes, without 'regret over past mistakes or worry over future troubles. Fourth. --Practice the short game, shots around the green. at every pos- sible chance. It is bere that scores are reduced. Fifth.--Practice with the brain as well as with the arms and legs. Cul- tivate brain contro} over muscle. --Je- rome D. Travers i LIGHTING OUR LIVES. Lines Along Which Physicians of the Futures May Work. Some day there wili be a new physi- clan whe wil be part engineer and part medical student. HP® ask you fio personal questions, and his pre scriptions will be filled by a dealer in lamps and Mghting fixtures; yet he is a man who can cure the world of halt its grouchiness and ill temper. The new doctor will investigate your bome from the standpoint of lighting efficiency. Have you enough or too much light? Is the wall paper sooth- ing to your eyes. yet economical from the standpoint of lighting efficiency. or does the color of it nnd its figures cut your nerves like a ragged-edged knifp? Medical wen bave said that many a murder bas been the result of a glar- ing incandescent light and red wall pa- per. When the denizen of a flat bulld- ing curses the pianist ncross the way his ill temper may be caused by his desk light and not by the piano at a The eye can stand less abuse than the car, and were it in repose the grouch would probably fail 'to netice the doubtful mmsic. The lighting doctor probably will find the cause of that grouch snd remove it. Imstead of a stethoscope he will use an iHuminometer. The iluminoffeter bright ibe light on Your book is as you sit and read. It is used by lighting engineers, ., mynicipat lighting -depart- meuts. building inspectors and others for determining tle brightness of nat- ural or artificial -illumination. Porta- ble. easily and quickly used and utiliz. ing the familiar methods of measure- ment, it is a complete outfit for making photometric measurements.--Technical World, ie ------------ Was Ruskin Conceited? In one of Ruskin's lectures, though I cannet quote it. exactly, he says in effect this' and it is said with great earnestness: "Because | have done barm to no one and good to all, be- cause I have loved truth and bated falsehood, because 1 have regarded the happiness of ethers more than my own, you cam trust what I say to you, and You will be glad iu later years that you bave trusted me." : I have heard it quoted as an example of Ruskin's great conceit, but to me it bas uever seemed to be that it has Seéined 10 me, rather. a just apd pot a vain measuring of his powers.--Ague Bryan McCall . _r Hazy Ideas. "1 have been promised a job in the forest service," said The politician. "What are your duties to be?" "1 don't kuow much about the propo- sition. | have been told that | may be sent out to inspect government pre- serves." "For what purpose?" food laws, | suppose.' ---- Danger Signals. It take a cheerful philosophy to find virtue iu the sulphurous odor of a bad egg. 'But if all bad witer and bad never be able ro develop steadiness, al- | an evening with the great novelise A famous comedian from the Gymuase exchanged jokes with a tragedinn fram tie Theatre Franenls, a witty jonrnal Ist was conversing with a gifted singer from the Theatre Lyric, an artist wit), flowing hair and a-huge pince nez was bim a series'of sittings for her por trait, a novelist on the Qui sive for Copy seemed to see. hear and appropri once, Russian countess, tall, slender, insinn. ating. clad all in black, made me think of a character I bad seen in a fantastic pantomime, placed ber long, thin hand on Ms shou). visitor with a fagal message. and then glided away. Austrians, Italians, Ger- maus, mingled their accent with "the Accent of the true Parisian. But Dy mas fore than a Parisian; he was & cosmopolitan at a time when there be gave me the impression of a man who had seen life in every aspect, many\ words: "My mind is made up Do not give yourself the trouble to rell me what Is going on in England or America or Ia the country of the Grand Turk or among the nabobs of India. | kdow as much as they know. You see ne sitting here contented enough as things are. Al these charming women of talent are my friends'>¥as a matter of fact, there was not an ojd woman in the room). "A man is not the author of books like 'Monte Cristo' without some recompense." No one would have taken bim for a celebrated author. He had the air of a man who bad done nothing all his life but invent, taste sud prepare luxurious dishes at a restaurant patronized by wealthy gourmets, ! ' NUNOBIKI WATERFALLS. Bewitching Night Scene at a Popular Japanese Resort. A sight in the summer life of Japan not easily forgotten is procured in a night visit to the Nunobiki waterfall, just outsidé Kobe on the northeast. There are two falls, the lower or fe- male fall of forty-three feet and the upper or male fall of eighty feet, the Water gushing in each case out of the 2 1h] Is a device to tell in figures Just How "To see if they comply with the pure | hill above and falling down the gorge 10 a whirling pool below. It is reached by an easy, winding cifmb up the cliffs of the "Million Fireflies"--tiny electric bulbs in thousands among the trees-- and the thousands and thousands of gayly clad women and children visitors Shopherded by the more somber clad men give the traveler two distinetly the illuminated falls themselves. The tihy lights come and go-among the trees in a bewitching 'way. The single light, says the Kobe: Clronicle, which illuminates the higher fall will Perbape--appeat to many TEEr (hay the colored lights thrown on the lower fall, and the lamp rays giving the foun- tiln the hues of the rainbow may be regarded as artificial, Nevertheless the general effect is attractive, To any one who knows China it 1s Impossible not to draw a comparison favorable to'the Japanese in viewing the crowd. Entrance to the gorge is Perfectly free, yet thousands flocking there every evening are neatly dressed in summer garments, every one clean and respectable, while the conduct of | the great. erowd is o derly and marked by a sense of quiet enjoyment. "Such a Scene would be almost impossible ip China; and until the idea, o rsonal cleanliness can be introduced among the swarmihg millions of that country We are afraid the Japanese will con- tinue to look down upon their neigh bors as inferior. ---------- « The Heat of Australia. Australia is the hottest country. on record. I have ridden for miles astride the equator, but | have never found heat to compare with this. Outdin the country in-the dry times there appears to be little more than a sheet of brown paper between you and the lower re- gions, and the people facelfously say that they have to feed thelr hens on cracked ice- to keep them from laying boiled €ggs.~Syduey Telegraph. -------- Her Hard Tadk. "That's a beautiful girl you have in four store," said the man acquaint- ance. "I've seen ber in the window SEV. sraldays as | passed." ! trying to decide on a new bat." -------- Weather Note. 3 » Looks like rain for our outing to- morrow." Bim or among themselves, writes Fray | cis Grierson in the Century, describing | a professional beauty to give | ate everythipg and everybody all ar | { A young poetess and ah aged drama tist were discussing the latest plays. 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How would it do to telephone the weather bureays" . . "No good. But you wight make an Appeal to the clearing house." milk were blessed by a like beneficent danger signal what a host of dead and Aylug human beings would have been saved!~ Exchange, : -------- . A Straight Tip, "Colonel, please gize me a little ad- vice on racy matters. | understand You are an excellent judge of pace" good stories that, will make him laugh uproariously and then recite the his tory of your misfortunes in guch a way that he will shed tears," you make a remark to him.-- Farm Life. ------------ Youthful Observer, , The New Parson-sWell, I'm glad to "Umph! If I could do all that 1'a go | bear yon come to church twice eve - dnto vaudeville and be a monologist."- | Sunday. Tommy--Yes. I'm not old . enough to stay away yet.-- London Opinion. ot -------- 5 Right at Home. Sometimes it is. hard to tind the city of happiuess, but it wii uvarrow the search if you remember that it is in the state of mind. ---- ~---- THE COOKE STUDIO 159 Wellington Street, YMG is a liguid taken in drops, graduated according to the malady. Next Carnov sky's Fruit Stere. Chlorod It sncariably relieves wn oO whatever kiud ; ¢ reates alu refreshing sleep ; qliays srritation of ¢ mervous system when all othds remedies fail. leaves | #6 bad effects: and can be taken when mo Other meticing can be tolerated, INSIST ON HAVING -------- Those Funny Stories. A well-known trouble with conversa. tion is that you can't talk to some men . "1 am, son, and the one you are go | balf a minute withont reminding them Oe Suis OWNS ing will lat abeut two years." f " of a funny story that isn't very funuy. 3 HLO " J - ! : The immense specess of ---------- ------ ' 2 tas Remedy bis gives rise An Extreme Case. . Inquisitive. 0 many imitations. "My eousin is a true pessimist." Edgar, aged six, was recently sent to 9.» Every Soifle of 9 The foundations of Justice are that no "How's that' school for the frst time. and npon his Geavin Chlorodyae Sele Mansfacturen : "Even the brand of hope he uses is | TEIUrD home he asked, "I nH, Whe i T. DAVENPORT - Whi. one shall suffer wrong: then that the X bile 3 » i taught Adam the alphabet v '. public good shall be promoted. --Cicere forlorn. » i. alpie isventor, Dr J. ) 4 LONDON, $ SE -- ah He Needed It. # 5 e Aviator--I've been five months : completing and learning to o ntrol m NEW METEOD machine. Mister B.--And _-- -- Cleaning, Pressin,' and Jou got for your pains? The Aviator« Bmbrocation.-- Loudon Telegraph, Repairing deatis done. We make a special. ------ ty of Ladies' Work, | minds work like + gimiet | M. F. PATTON, Prop. ~40 a single point. --Roree. HE SYDENRAN OF, [None Prin. cess St.) ne ? CONVINCING «EDICAL TESTIMONY WITH EACH BOTTLE. Seid by ant Chemisia Trices in Eagland : Vik 2/9. ae ., : ; : . - ' i -- --R-- ' , Collis Braue Sy . ; Nick Bawif of Ottawa, who figur- ; A Silk. Revival, Gowns Without Wraps, - Russian Coats. ®d on the Wanderer team in Monday Gros de Londres js a Lots of cloth dresses are made in Russian evening coats of rich bro- ; y r night's NH A' game has enlisted for fashioned silk, which is styles which permit their being worn cade with immense borders of fur 3 overseas service, and will join his. vived for roany. uses -- | for the street without any outer] are delightful and picturesque gar- battalion, the 154th at Cornwall, He pears among blouses, wrap. 6 ' : 3 . ments, bas been given a commission, ich, old- being re- even ap- hb J

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