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£~"_____.__â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-- “ TORY 0F Tllf GUIDES ” Queuing a Native Rebellion in India. .â€"â€" No Body of British Troops Have Done Better Work Than “The Guides.” It is exactly fifty years ago since peace and order were restored in India. after the great'Mutiny, and in the thrilling story of how the revolt of 100,000 native troops was crushed by some 40,000 European soldiers under Lawrence and Campâ€" bell, the name of “The Guides” looms large. The latter were a corps formed in 1846 by Sir Henry Lawrence, who, at a time when soldiers fought, marched, and lived in tight scarlet tunics, high stocks, trousers tightly strapped over Wel- _ lington boots, and shakes which would now be looked upon as alâ€" most certain death, decided to ' raise a troop of comfortably and suitably clad soldiersâ€"trustworthy men who could at a moment’s no- tice, act as guides in the field, col- lect intelligence, and, in addition, - give and take hard blows. Martinets of the old school gravâ€" .er shook their heads and trembled for the disciple of men without stocks and overalls says Colonel G; J. Younghusband, 0.13., “Story of the Guides.” in his But, with- out exaggeration,it may be said that no body of British troops have, in the history of the Empire, displayed greater courage and more ready obedience at all times than “The Guides.” in spite of the fact that they wererecruited from a great number of different tribes. Their ' first commander was (Sir Harry Lumsden), a scion of a fine old sol- dier stock in Aberdeenshire, who was idolized by his men. This de- V'otion is well illustrated by the following incident. One day Sir John Lawrence said something to annoy Lumsden, and this became ev1dent to the faithful fellows who _ weren'eady to rush into any danger at hIS order. In the evening an orderly came to Lumsden secretly, and said :â€" ' “It is only this, sahib; I and my comrades noticed that the Lord Sahib spoke to-day words that were not pleasing to your Excell~ eney, and that you were angry and displeased when you heard them. So we have consulted together as to how best we may serve the proper end; for it is not right and proper that we should allow our colonel sahib to be harshly spoken to by anyone. There is, therefore, this alternative: the Lord Sahib has arranged to leave by the straight road toâ€"morrow morning for Peshawar but with your honor’s kind- permission and by the grace of God there is no reason whatever why he should ever reach it!” --;At-'.r-u- u - ~ “I can testify to the great merits of your Emul- sion, especially in all diseases of a pulmonary nature. It has saved-many lives that otherwise would have yielded to conSUmp- tion . . . we keep Scott’s Emulsion in the house all the time and all the family use it.”â€"MR. C. J. BUD- LONG, Box 158, Wash- ington, R. I. Scottie docs ALL it does by creating flesh and strength so rapidly that the progress of the disease is retarded and often stopped. It is a wonderful flesh builder and so easy to digest that the youngest child and most delicate adult can take it. If you are losing flesh from consumption or any other cause take Scorr’s EMULSION. It will stop the wasting and strengthen the whole system. Be sure to get SCOTT’S ALL DRUGGISTS ‘ .. Let us send you n copy of Mr. Budlonc’s letter-"his case is really woudorl‘ul---nnd some interesting literature regarding cur prrrnrution. Just send us a card men- tioning this paper. ' SCOTT 8: BOWN E 125 Wellington St., W. Toronto One of the most famous feats ae- eomplished by the corps was their march to Delhi during the Indian Mutiny, at a time when their ar- rival exercised a moral effect on the force they came to assist. In the hottest season of the year and through the hottest region on earth they (marched 580 miles) in just over twentyâ€"one daysâ€"an average of twentyâ€"seven miles a dayâ€"and when they w re asked, at the end of their tremendous march, how soon they would be ready to go in- to action, the reply was: “In half an hour.” Such was the fighting spirit of “The Guides” but ten years after they had been formed. Perhaps the most striking exploit of “The Guides” described in Col- onel Younghusband’s book is the story of how a handful of “Guides” captured the formidable fortress of Gorindgar, together with seventy guns and a regiment of infantry, with little or no loss to themselves. “A native commissioned officer, with a party of the Guides, appear- ed before the gates, bringing, as it seemed, three prisoners. On the ground that the prisoners were des- perate rufiians, with a price on their heads, he gained admittance, asking that they might be shut up in the guardâ€"house during the night. Though at first he met with some suspicion he contrived to gain the trust of the Governor. Leaving a couple of men to' assist in guarding the prisoners he remained witlr his force outside. But during the night these two men overpowered the Sentries, set free the three impris- oned men, .and with their assist- ance opened the gates to the Guides, who gained a firm foot- ing in the fort before the garrison knew what was happening.” It was “The Guides” who fur-- nishcd an escort of some seventy men to Cavagnari’s mission to Ka- bul in 1879, and were massacred to a man. In the fourth sortie from the Residency the last Englishman was killed. Knowing this to be the case the enemy called on the re- mainder of “The Guides” to sur- render, promising them their lives. Jewand Singh, a splendid Sikh of.â€" flcer of the Guides Cavalry, and not one whit behind his British oflicer in brave resolve. He deigned no word of answer to the howling crowd without, but to the few brave survivors within, perhaps a dozen or so, he said: ‘The sahibs gave us this duty to perform, to defend this Residency to the last. then disgrace the cloth we wear by disobeying their orders now they are dead? Shall we hand over the property of the Sirkar, and the dead bodies of our officers, to these sons of perdition? I for one prefer l to die fighting for duty and the fame of the Guides, and they that will do likewise follow me.’ ” AND THEY MARCHED- OUT TO DIE. ' “The annals of ’no army and no regiment can show a brighter rec- ord of devoted bravery than has been achieved by this small band of Guides.” So reads the inscription on the memorial at Mardan, which the British uovernment raised in memory of Kabul. There has always been a keen competition for enrolment in “The Guides,” and in the early days, when Lumsden was in command, there were sometimes as many as thirty men receiving no pay and maintaining themselves and their: -lliugcr in the scattered hamlets by horses while awaiting a vacancy. Shall we 1 In 1 l l l I l l . HUSBAND AND no â€"â€" Both Restored to Health by Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. “Both myself and my wife can truthfully say that Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills have been of great bene- fit to us, and we are constantly re- commending them to our friends.” Thus writ-es Mr. Ernest- L. Archl- bald, Truro N. 5., who further says :-â€" “In my own case I had been subject to dizzy headaches for over a year, and three boxes of the Pills completely cured Inc of too trouble. About a year ago my wife began to complain. She seemed to be comâ€" pletely run down; was very pale and weak; she could not walk up stairs without stopping on the way to get breath, and ultimately she grew so weak she could not sweep a floor without resting. She tried several tonies but received no he- nefit. Then I persuaded her'to try Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills and got her a half dozen boxes. After she had used a couple of boxes her ap- petite began to improve andthe color to return to~her face. She continued using the Pills .until she hadtaken the six boxes, and to- day she is perfectly well, feels stronger and looks better than she has done for some years. While she was taking the Pills she gained twelve pounds in weight.” Dr. Williams’ Pills cure trou- bles like these because they are rooted in the blood. Bad blood is the cause of all common diseases like anaemia, rheumatism, indiges- tion, neuralgia, St. Vitus’ dance, general weakness, and those ailâ€" ments that only women folks know, with their attendant headaches and backaches and irregularities. Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills are a sure cure when given a fair trial, because they enrich the blood and thus reach the root of disease. Sold by all medicine dealers or by mail a4 50 cents a box or six boxes for from The .Dr. Williams’ Me- dicine (.71)., Broekville, Ont. ._,_.>Z4 LEGENDS {if lRELAND Sl' l’i‘litfi’l‘l'l‘ifiN STILL LINGERS IN THE GREEN ISLE. .â€"- {urul Ireland Many Tales of “Banshee” and “Dulluhuu” are Told. In rural Ireland linger many su- perstitions which in more enlighten- ed parts of the three kingdoms have long since died a natural death. Maud G. Sargent, in'the New Ire~ land Review, writes with sympathy and knowledge on the subject. “The tide ’of civilization and education is surging over Ireland, and in towns and large villages steam and elec- tricity, motors and bicycles, lib- raries a_nd newspapers, have dealt a dcath~blow to many picturesque old customs and romantic legends; but, amid the wide stretches of hog, in the wild gleus and mountain pas- ses, and along the stormy Atlantic coast, ancient rites and myths lin- get.” The writer. first of all, deals with the superstititm which are embodi- ed in the powers of healing and cur, and then continues 1â€"â€" No wonder strange supcrstitions u ‘ ' . , . A110 great Indeed wasthe excite-lthc sea, or Hi the lonely cabins on breezy way, would say: ‘Well, here’s a vacancy, and ‘I don’t for the life of me know which of you to give it to. the rifle range and shoot amongst yourselves; the best shot gets the appointment.’ The de- l l l the mighty surch break thundering lagainst the towering cliffs, and the Come along down to ! storm-wind walls weirdly through it off I hollow caverns and ivied ruins, where the deserted fortresses of the pmverful.chicf'tums of byâ€"gone days meanor of the winner on such 00.. llook down on the foaming waves, casionsymuld have made a Master”1nd the “‘5‘ 0f the {£11118 and the in Lunacy look grave, The happy lcurlcw CL-hot‘s over rocky shores and young fellow would jump into the air, yelling and pirouetting, brand- ishing a sword, and at frequent in- tervals letting off a gun. while most of his friends did likewise.”â€"â€" London Tit-Bits. Did DOCTOR BANGED THE DOOR. A wellâ€"known doctor, upon reachâ€" ing home after a two days’ absence, noticed that his slate was perfectly clean, whereupon he asked the ser- vant girl: “Has nobody called during mv two days’ absence? I left this slate cut for callers to write their namesl on, and it is perfectly clean.” )) “Oh, yes, sir, replied the ser- vant cheerfully. names that only this morning I had to rub them all. off to make room for more.” i . . l l I An: the slate got so fun 0, Iposed to be headless. . across wide lmxghs and estuaries, one might well fancy that the sounds were the voices of giants or wizards doomed for their sins to wander for evbr round this coast, the'mournt'ul wail of the “banshee” or of “the White Lady of the Cliffs” -~â€"a famous Munster apparition. “THE DULLAHAN.” Women and children, crouching over the fire of driftwood, peat, or furze branches. flaming fitfully on the open hearth, cross themselves as a lender wail rings through the darkness, or a rumbling sound is heard, that to their ears seems to l‘(: the rolling of the wheels of “the headless coach” or "death coach,” so called in the County Cork be- “Alot of'folk has cause horses and dr1ver are sup- The coach- man is the “Dullahan,” that is, a dark or sullen person, a goblin of most malignant disposition! This phantom is said to “follow” many old Munster families, the vehicle If a girl isn’t able to do anything lumbering heavily up the avenue, ment When LlllnSden: in his bluff, xthe rocky islands, round the iron coast, for on wintry nights, when else she can at least keep a manland stopping at guessing. the front door whenever a death is about to occur in the house. Needless to say, the noise of a heavy cart at night along an unfrequented road is suf- ficient to terrify superstitious peo- ple into believeing that they had heard the death coachâ€"they take good care not to see it! DREADED “FAIRY HORSE.” Another muchâ€"dreaded apparaâ€" tion is the Phoka, or Fairy Horse, a very malicious spirit, who is said tc appear in the shape of a beauti- ful coalâ€"black steed, with fire dart~ ing from his eyes and nostrils. Occasionally he adopts the form cf a black bull or a goat, and some- times he appears as an awful com- pound of several black animals â€"â€" horse, bull, goat, and ram! In his equine form he is said to amuse himself by enticing solitary travel- lers, whom he meets after dark, in- to mounting him, and as he invari- ably looks like a “mate cut of a horse,” such as every Irishman ap- preciates, he is said to succeed very frequently in his nefarious plan. The‘instant the rider is on his back the elfin steed dashes off madâ€" ly through stream, lake and begâ€" holc, thicket and eoppice, hedge and ditch, marsh and ravine, till the terrified mortal, drenched, torn bruised, shrieks for mercy, or perâ€" haps remembers to gasp out a pray-. '5 er, when, with a furious bound, the Phooks flings him offâ€"preferably into a muddy pool or a furze-brake, and darts away, leaving the unhap- py rider to pick himself 11p, invari- ably finding that _he is miles out of his way. ' "May... MURDER PROM THE DOCK SOME EXCITING SCENES IN COURTS OF LAW.~ .â€" What Occasionally Happens When Prisoners Come Armed Into the Deck. The worst ease of the kind. oc- curred only a few weeks ago at the Indiana city of Terre Haute. A prisoner found guilty of arson sud- denly, whipped out a revolver and fired from the dock at the sheriff, the head of town police, who had been the principal witness. The unfortunate man fell dead, and the prisoner emptied his revolver into: a group of other witnesses, wound- ing‘no fewer than five. By that time the police had drawn their own pistols, and the murderer fell dead, riddled by four bullets. A similar outrage occurred in Paris, France, on May 22nd last. Only here the assailant was not a.- prisoner, but. the unsuccessful plaintiff in a case involving the ownership of three~quarters of a million francs. His intended vicâ€" tim was his lawyer, who, he be- lieved, had lost the case for him. He fired straight at the advocate’s head, but his aim was, luckily, as bad as his temper. He missed the man, and smashed a plaster cast of a female figure representing the Republic. STORMED THE BENCH. Those present in the court at Bendigo, the gold. city of Australia, on February 25th, 1903, were treated to a most eeiting scene. A prison- er convicted of cattle stealing sud- denly shouted, “Sooner than go to gaol, I will cut my throat,” and, snatching a great knife from a' bid- den poeket, he slashed at his throat. He inflicted three fearful cuts before the police could reach him, and even then fought savagely till he fell, exhausted with loss of blood. He died later in the prison infirmary. Two convicts named Wimmer and Trinkl caused a fearful panic in the Vienna Criminal Court one day in November last. Tried for burglary, they were found guilty, judge pronounced sentence. “Three years’ hard labor and detention in a penal colony.” The words were hardly out of the judge’s month before Wimmer, shouting, “I won’t take that,” hurled himself out of the dock, closely followed by Trinkl, and made a rush for the bench. The two were climbing the balustrade when a policeman pull- ed Trinkl down. But Wimmer snatched the policeman’s sword and struck out viciously. The crowd in court rushed for their lives, crushing in panic through the door. But four police-- men came rushing forward. They struck down Wimmer, and dis- armcd him, and he and Trinkl were carried, yelling, from the court to the cells below. , Even English courts are not free from regrettable incidents. An old woman, an habitual drunkard, once flung a rotten egg at Judge French, missing him by only an inch or two. - ASSAULTED WITH PENCE. At ll'estminster Police Court a and the I WAS/1L CATARRH PRODUCES DEAFNESS RELIEF lN PERU-NA Mr. R. J. Arless, 401 City Hall Ava, Montreal, Quebec, is an old gentleman of wide acquaintance, having served thirty-eight years in the General Post- office of Montreal, a. record. which Speaks for itself. Concerning his use 0! Mingus “I have been afflicted with nasal .1 LmatesJ ’Catarrh to such a degree that it af- . fected my hearing. ’ | “This was contracted some twen- ty years ago by being exposed to draughts and sudden changes of temperature. - - “I have been under the treat. ment’of specialists and have used many drugs recommended as speci- fics for catarrh in the head and throatâ€"all to no purpose. “About three years ago I was in- duced by a confrere in office to try Peruna. * “After some hesitation, as I had doubts as to results after so many failures, I gave Peruna a trial, and am happy to state that after using eight or ten bottles of Pcruna I am much improved in hearing, and in breathing through the nostrils.”- The prisoner, a sturdy, sullen- looking man, was accused of a ser- ies of violent assaults, and the gaoler had just described him as one of the worst ruffians in VVest- minster, when L16 man seized a handful of pennies from his pocket and hurled them furiously at a witâ€" ness who stood near. ' ' He was in the very act of leaping out of the clock when a Couple of officers seized and held him, in spite of his struggles. It was said that it had taken seven policemen to bring him to the police-station, and that he had lamcd one of them with a kick on the knee-cap. ' Perhaps the most extraordinary scene 'ever witnessed in any court of law was when Carlos Wadding- ton, son of the Chilian Charge d’Affaires at Brussels, was tried for the murder of Balmaceda, his father’s secretary. Maitre Bon- nevie, counsel for the prosecution, made a speech so savage that the prisoners self4control at last gave way, and he screamed, “You cowâ€" ard! You coward!” Instantly the whole court was in an uproar. Women wept, men yelled insults at the lawyer, the rival counsel jumpâ€" ed up and danced with rage. The judge cried in vain for silence, and finally ordered genarmes to clear the courtâ€"Pearson’s Weekly. _ bx(____â€"â€"_ TWILIGHT THOUGHTS. Failure only makes success sweet- er. “Good enough” is never much good. Wise wit is better than silly solemnity. Of all vain things, excuses the vainest. You can’t cure eorns by growlâ€" ing at them. Anyone who can make money can make friends. We lose nothing by treating old age with respect. The man who is always right is apt to bore his friends. Often a man who is as good as his word isn’t much good. He is a wise man who gets out before he is kicked out. Some men never ask a girl to marry them till they are sure she won’t. It isn‘t safe to judge what a we- man wants to do by the thing she does. ' Some people expect five dollars’ worth of gratitude for a fifty cent present. . It takes two to make a uarrel; but it. also takes two to “kiss and are somewhat similar thing happened. be friends," a.-. WAmAMAV...“ u’v 4.4A,.<A_ A M .. ,. >M -.â€"~....,â€"- .A “~9- m..._._;.-._. . ...:, M. M. «mm-.. rmvva. "WWW" M r o _ in.,,.. ..â€".._..M s are «W...I;..~v »-»â€"-