'» W ♦ *, **••« Wf i V •sSfesi®5'i& 1-tA.S m 7 - jSt i ^ J


"iiB a fiiir Proaiilcil


'0 arnuhl on Tiles.


atatcnient tile jeiit


t profit ijii je a r £U 2 a t ilea 111


I invested 'lie The


niK uflieera Mr. J. T seerelary,


liii-lev and 1 iiieiiibers,


b o a r d o f At the monthly meeting of the Board of


g u a r d i a n s '^1


—


Guardians, on Monday morning, there were ent • Mr W. B. Dewhurst (m the chair)


presi: den,


Eatough, Clfirke, Chippendale, and Kyfle Warminir Things Up.


Follawing up the lecommendations of the nevvly-apixiinted House Committee, Messrs,


" ^ '


get them by asking for. to the next meeting.


times a week, and she could easily It was decided to hold over the matter


An Assistant MatronAVanted to the Matron.


1 he Governor m.ade an application for the


Canon Wilson, Messrs. Rt. Hindle, Wolfen- assistance of a female olheer m the House to I iv i iruun niirkw-orth Wood, Norcross, assist the Matron. - ^Vt present the’ could


Ryder "ot the work effectually.-. By the adop- dispense


with some of the hired women they had to


THE CLITHEROE TIMES, . FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1898 THE GOLD LOUIS.:


by the glance of the player. .■ Now, putting two or three hundred louts at a time, and fa-


rake, and rose from the loulelte table where iie had just lost: the last of the small


died franc bi sn . . P. ^ "°t 'y/ td l.


When Lucien de Hem saw his last him- voui^ by his stiange luck, he , ' , r^' 1-11


h, . , ■ It . 1 f-_ iU* Knffltv Hp. fnimrl ttlDlU IlL -liacl not rerrioved his overcoat; al- g , dies of bank notes and gold pieces; and no


few jears.


e had collected for this final battle, he foundiiB re.aclythelargepocketswerefilled with bun- himself suddciil) glowing d y,


1 I- c f H’P cet at present- He estimated tlifit while they Qistaime,'they mighrget“such as J


i„ Jive .l»ir opinm . 1» . the - » ’ »■ »> “f a ™ ™ qurfoiv *= Go,,mo, s»d and improvements m the heating.apparatus


Ri»t» t"ifir»nc Assist.-mt Matron, but for at the Workho-use. ^Vmongst their reeom- an assistant to the Matron a strong worn 1


'1 connected } on baUir*


iipciit 111 .a


-■re rendered aworth, and .. Ciiariiley. L. Wool. C


opruid was g was spent


clioir had number of


ml Ilawnrlh. id. Mr. L. Misb Lizzie


s were licld in file vicar be- the Uev.ML ling. There the evening,


should be purchased. They said that vvm ^rvaiit.vv^maii they cou d do vvithout an As- this there would be no difficulty m keeping sistant Matr<in. It Ihad been fomid rather iin the nroner suinily of steam for eveiy- expensive before, for they had not


up the proper supp thing required, me u g Mr. Clarke said that ait o g ' r i the inmates. The estimates were for about nbout


said tli.U although it might b


look a Large sum, still there vvoulU be a required with the new iipparatus. h'ld ‘^Dciit a nood part of a day m looking


liati.ste. and l.Ifink. Miss


uotson (dark. 1 Andante,' sited, by A.


ercanist, Mr. • liarcarole" . b. lleniicU,


ilered solus in e belter land Collcclioni


ILL.


in (Jiapel uii lapel ai nielli,


aliniild have


rns thus unable cock, who w.as


's by the news lytic stroke at


fferini! from a ir is one of tlio . and should he liis loss will be


.f


Lofthoi.se as Assistant, but another sis- , -i i


servmit could te liad at a total 5^- 4^*.


,


Clerk said he estimate vvas that a °f


i- f


threw himself upon the wide leather bench 'f'- which encircled the room. For several V


minutes he looked vaguely about the secret gambling house where he h.ad thrown away


w • • • < • < /• . 1 i t 1 l .t _____ d


Thos Bradshaw and Co. had been called he had been suggesting for ;£i or ,£20, |.|^j.gg great skylights; and listened to I-*’® f- .•


- E lS°^; a bureau


the pistols which his father, X>eneral With aching he.ad and s g ^_ ^ ntuffed bills and gold into the outside pockets


uni :„,r l-nr-uK bp longer kno'.ving where.to put the money he _


coat, vest, find his trousers, into his his handkerchief, anything that He never stopped play-


he never failed to win. He was like a man! a drunken man! throwing hand-


anywhere on the table vyith a oUIt» tUlLl oLO


ure anti scornful movement! But in his heart vv.is a burning fire, and


he could think ot nothing but, the poor little beggar-girl asleep in the snow, the child from whom he had stolen. “ She is still there! Surely she must be!


when he woke, his mouth was dry, and he ^


i-i f slept .about h.alt an hour. He* felt an im- breathe the night air. The


g£


wom.an .and one of the wotsh.ng ,


^y,„ted to save soine time


The Chairman said the House Committee advertising for such a servant, biit 1 he Clerk objected, as he said that ^\ould


CommiUce had the greatest confidence m ‘ ''?'t '"" ’ fo r th rw i ik ‘''an? hriioi^d Th?y


would call ul some other advice and pricc=.


The Governor mentioned iUtssrs. , What the Nurse Wants.


Nurse Olecson made application lo. .* j.,g,.,gjj cheoues, .o,nd in reply to questions, number of essentials which were wan e^


for a


tlie llusiiital. She wanted moie sheets, so that she could have si.x to eacli Lee. Mr. Clarke demurred to the


^f surcharge.


merscales, and it was resolved on the motion of the Chairman to ask this firm.


Rg,;gf without Work. Government Board Itad vvr.Uen po,i,.,tgj to a quarter


it would dispense widi I le twelve. Lucien rose .and stretched hiin- o„ce he remembered that


, , , it w.as Christmas Eve, and by .an ironical pl.ay


siderable s.aviiig. They h.ad a coal bill of Ur. Norcross said the best plan vvould be of „,o,„ory he recalled the lime when he vvas ^ loo a >ear, and not half of this would be


^of r c l im : f i e S ’*‘?oll i r g ^ i : :^ ! " then,_


c ,1. -_.i,i 1


gambling-hoiine, in his shabby cloak braid and embroidery, ap-


. , - „


Of course! Soon—yes, as soon as the clock strikes one, I swe.ar! I will le.ave this room! I will go to her, raise her in my arms, and carry her home, where she sh.Al slep on my bed. And I will bring her up; I will give her all my fortune. I- will love her as though she were mv d.aughter; I will c.ire for her alw.ays!” But the clock struck one, and a quarter-


past, and half-past, and three-quarters, and still Lucien sat at the .accursed-table. At l.'uit, one minute before two o’clock, the


T P i ' " f P the old PMe, Drouski, a pHlar o .,o u gK r lo-d;)


ii 'u; -iivi visitinc the firm, who had been avl'n’t the principle that they were going to pf^ached Lucien, muttering behind his duty gr.ybe.rdi


“ L®'hI me, ple.ase, a fivofranc p.ece,Mcn- on cT . ip eL d . Make


Sum- ■ ''■ ithout requiring the recipients to perform j^ucien de Hem shrugged his shouUler.s ; task labour in return.


. Giuardians’ Liabilities.


^ A memorial wa.s l.-tid before the Board re- 'the liabilities of^ Gu.alrdiaiisi, .who


, <■ the hundred sous of the Bole. ’ He went ante-room, put on his hat and cloak, ,vith the speed ot


*y


enough with which to salir- the habitues of the plac.


^ Clerk said it w.as true the individutil one who has a fever. signed cheques were . those


The Board agreed that it woiild be a hard-


more sheets. When the House Ciimmittee ship upon such Guardi.ans, and they approved met Nurse Gleesons last request tiey pu - ^f principle that this liability ought to be chased four new sheets, and having two o ones, that made six.


by the Board, and accordingly they


Mr. Eatough would like to ask what the accommodation vvas at other places. ^


, . .l decided to support the memorial. “After Many D.ays!”


reserve. Canon IVilson thought there were enough


ATOES.


ucountorod at IS b.ien a great It i'cgau with


Swansea, Mr. ose fame has y a represouta- wlio writes:—


idigestion and ole and uotive pout coweriig ir case Iineiug ns' I’ink Pills a bo.v. Very Ho began to


le, and by the mJ box be was •igorous and esever. Tliono IS -;K)iuliug to


ip of two or loads — were


p by biin, and k man could • do that, could


fames George, ubject of the •sation, eutered iuse, and, con* g his brother's


hat momeut, allow the list


leat, said he Dr. M'illiams'


nseiited to baVO


'or two yosrs," rtoiudigestiou.


lied to be losing or brought me a ,, and from the


meuced to feel Mr. George’s


lls are famous liver troubles, c.a'iuot digest


that of most


3 food do yon People whoso


etn should try Iso good for icarb, scrofula, .sipelas. They


Mr. Eatough suggested th.at the .altera- seen, on this Christm.^^ve, liie snoe lying girl asleep


resign Mr. Norcross said it was the s.alary, but Ward


the emoluments that came after it.


Committee have it before them and report. He asked what w.as done at L<ancaster.


The Chairman suggested that the House . ..o...,., ____________________


l e S s t T CHOIR CONVERSAZIONE. On Wednesday evening, the 12th inst.Mr.


The Governor said the Doctor ordered the mid '


The Clerk remarked that this amounted 'There were .also pre.sent the Majw and


to the Guardians providing the necessaries. M.ayoress,/ and tlie Rev. .and Mrs. H. L. Mr. Clarke moved the Guardians procure Herod. During the evening a luirnber ot


the articles mentioned in the list. There glees, etc., were sung, under the leadership was no great cost in it.


iloxioiKS to the splendid nerve many cases of neuralgia, Bt.


ache. They are Ur. Williams


ii-viadact, Lon- 13s . b u t are


. Williams' Pink ills are not lika ate piorraaiienti


said it liad previously been the duty of the brought the proceedings to a close, iledical Officer to provide these materials. The Clerk interposed that it was a small


thing, and the Guardians ought to supply them.


The Chairman said it was ridiculous. It


vvas a way of increasing the cost of the Work- house. It vvas not a matter of increasing


salary.. Dr. Fraser lud been the Medical Officer for 25 years, and such a thing had' never been put before. After Canon IVllson had seconded that the


IN .


N'orLshii'C Penny flcpiitv .leinury!: of


li.ilaiice-shect ,,1 f,11111(1 correct.


lilt due to (lepP^ ,f th" year io97


imiiiint received ?:ir was


22°


■ ])ositors (,lur“’8 the interest


irs at the end ot


lofl. This shows ul, for the past.


materials be procured, the list vvas read through, when it appeared to consist of disin­ fectants, lint, and m.aterial for making oint­ ment.


\ Mr. Cl.arke said £2 or would cover


the cost of tlie lot The Governor said some of the disinfec­


tants were already in the House. Mr. Clarke said that hitherto the Infirmary


li.od not been properly supplied, and had been m .a very wrong state,and tliese materials should be kept on the Infirmary side of the House, and not by the Master. Canon Wilson said th.at while he .agreed to tlie goods being procured, he should like


to know where they were going to get even­ tually. The Cliainnan s.aid, in answer to the sug­


gestion that she ought to have these materials at hand, that the Nurse saw fbe 4octpr three


n n B O l I c l t o r t t c s t im o m n l « h n v e ^ . iiilslcilby nil .wyndvcrlisemcflls


IclntdiM which arc utterly worlhlesa amI/™uJu(«.f other 50*coUcd


‘"NOTma'- Tills womlcrful remedy gii.arantced to have the larjjest sole iii the entire world, being the oldest and only hamloBS medicine of lls kind for ladies


rehirnornisl.in tfcnied lelirr. post frop, a pplcndld J«ook (jj pa::e6) and GiHilc (Cloth wvers, Co P«pef


Ifyourequire morcpnrticiilars, I


ami 40 iJIustr.Uious of T.idu;.'^’ 4l*P*^^**®^te* p.orticnlars of the woniorful effootlve romodtes as


nd\*criised and sold In every town and village in Great Hritain, ConsnUnllons Free every days to


Kstabiislied over lOO years. Do not delay, but write at once privately to


IVIADAIViE FRAIN, MsdSsal iHfi'tlnito noflW«y Bo»4< tondgn, H.B. joppotiu i^naied.l;)! Clmrctli)


Seventeen won. Then he placed the 36 louis on the red. The red won. He left the seventy-two louis on the same


colour. Ag.oin the red won. Twice he doubled the stakes, alw.ays vvith


the same luck. He had a pile of gold and bills before him, and began to throw them upon the table wildly. The “ dozens,” the “ columns,” the “ numbers,” every-combina­ tion won. It W.0S an unhe.ord-of, .a super­ natural luck, One might tave thought the


little ivojy ball ivas majgnetised, bj’pnotisedj ■ , i


w ch have baffled the


m...etu.w..-.....— -jres (usually 'in a few hours) cases hi•:iti


remedy for certalu dicine which cure baffled t


aafo and rollahlo and non-lnturloui ohstruotlons aiidJireKUlanltei,


Nolady need despair, as the mo.sl obstinate and help* o* ^ the best medical meu. •••— - - - - --------, . , ' ' —


leM cases hi :e been Immediately re'Jf'ed by this rcraedv Mrs. Wilson.of llonorOnkPnrk, I'ore.vt Hill, l saw: ‘‘Your Ir.valuahlo roiuody t®'’k)miuoij'oto offoot,


misery and hopolessnoss.” A properly guarautoo is cin-losed with


testtmoaials and


n^lossthanl2hoursIW3snU right, nftor 18 wooks lU ____ certified


TNDISPERSABLE * d<sire a quick, aaf


LADIES of Mil*. Geo. Booth, and a very pleasant In reply to Mr. Eatough, the Chairman evening was spent He.orty votes of thanks , .


i L ctaimiaii' If it is not enough let him tions might stand over until they had de- before the sleepmg child, and, iierktps re- nousenoughto.appro.achinordertoseehovv iheLnaimiaii. i t it isn o te ug


vime vv-av of enlarging tlie Vagrant membenng the touching legend, had dropped much it w.as, and vvas extremely surprised at ^


with generous impulse tills lavish gift, that the poor lienten.ant’s generosity. that little homeless waif might still believe Lucien de Hem h.ad dropped a gold loiiis in the gifts made by the child Jesus, and, in joto the little girl’s hand, spite of her poverty, might still feel, trust, and hope in the goodness of Brovidence. A louis! That meant many days of peace


s S ; S r S l T ' t o W s Dhifo? 'Rooms, cieii L


and pleasure for the little beggar; and Lu- on the point of waking her .and telling


tering these words; ■ “ I'or two days I have not left the table, , f ,


her of it, when near his ear, like an hallu­ cination, he-heard a voice, the voice of the Bole, with its thick, drawling accent, mut­


GREAT FOOTBALL MiVTCH AT SAWLEY.


S.A.WLEY v. HOI.DEN.


, , These local teams met at Savvley before .


„ Saturday last.'


and for two days 17 has mit been called. I Bj^azard started the ball for .Savvley, and will cut off my list Jf at midnight that num-


ber is not c.alled.' Then this young man of twenty-three, the fi^en^rinutes from the start," Seed scored


pressed a bit, but could not get past Holgate, who was sound at back. About


LADIES! particularly those who


descend.ant of an honest r.ace, which bore a great military name, and which had never done a dishonourable act, had a frightful thought; he was seized by a mad, hysterical, monstrous desire. He glanced around, saw th.ot he w.as alone in the deserted street, and, bending down, cautiously and with trembling fingers tixik tlie gold louis from the ragged shoe. Tlien, gathering all his strength, he ran back to the gambling-house, sprang up the stainv.ay, thrust open the door of the accursed room, and apizeared within it just as the clock struck the first stroke of inidv


for S.awley. Jackson made a ly n for Holdeir and sent’in a fine shot, but Holgate fi_sted out in grand style. . S.awley, who were having all the game, could not bre.ak through Dean and Pollard, who were defending in gnind style. Half-time; Sawley 1, Holden o. S.awley began pressing, after tlie re-start,


Bleazard sending iii a fine shot which just skimmed the bar. Sawley took up the at­ tack again, Seed making a nice run, from which he .scored again for the homesters. Holden now strove haril to score, but coultl not get through the grand defence of the BI0I-. followed, but Bleazard inimber three for S.aw­


ley. Jackson put in a shot which w.as a little too high, and a good game ended with the scores: Sawley 3, Holden o. .


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ure.sent. The Chairman and Mr. Clarke agreed that


were at other places. there was a bu >“s is:


shut up in the gambling-hoiise a quantity of snow had fallen, and the street (a, narrow (ine in the centre of Baris, lined with high houses), was white. In the blue-black sky overhead glistened the cold stars. The bankrupt g.ombler shivered beneath


his furs as he started out, ever revolving des­ pairing thoughts in his mind, and more than


from the County Council of the West liding ‘ ‘ cert.ain salaries and expenses of


at the Clitheroe Workhouse, and that they Union, ought not to go to any further expense at


thpre?vVsTs?fficiCTCV, midTr*mVnp as th e re th e ),


qfiml the annlicalion which the Nurse also grants were detaineil two nights, even sup- little head and sr made for medicines etc. Dr. Fnaser’s salar)’ posing they reduced the number by one half, angle of the wall against the icy stone. One S i for bXuenclance and medicinei, kerelould be greater expense in their main- „£ her old shoes had f niirt this annlication appeared to be for a tenance. little doctor’s shop


her foot, and lay dolefully in trout ot ner. i t mil miirtemfs'


The Chairman said he could not under- Canon Wilson objected that if these v.a- pletely exhausted from weariness, and her morning, had seen him, but, out of pity for Dowerful malty liquor, o f rich flavour, 1 /6 per lb . detaineil two nights, even sup- little head and shoulder had fallen into an the bankrupt gambler, had jet him sleep on


of one a.s at present. ^ ......................... ^ .........................................................^ _


on iieace. A misty December sun was falling upon


The Governor observed th.at even it that Mechanically, Liicien de Hijms haid -------- _


the vvmdow-p.anes. Lucien went out, pavvmed his watch, took a bath, breakfasted, and then


Mr Eatouch moved that the .application were so. they would get more work out of sought his pocket; then he remembered that sought the bureau for recruits to enlist as a Mr. uatougn inuteu


c L k ' I vvould not say that. It is Canon IVilson said if they .adopted this, sous, and that he could give nothing to the Light Iiifantrj’ ^


The Cierk said tl-.at vvas what he was The Ch.airm.an said they had ahvaiys set


he had not been able to find even twenty yolupteer m th“ f i - * - " f ' k < * <tf>'ran .


■ I'he Ch.a n^uoii held that it was the Doc- datioii, and they had not throught that vvould tary feeling of pity, he drew near to the little has onlv his salarv- to live on. but he panages to rS i i t ; tosmipl? this medicine.


they would have to increase their accommo- boy at the club. But, moved by an involun- To-day Lucien de Hen is a lieutenant; he be any improvement.


gnl, and perhaps he would have lifted berui vory* well, being a steady officer, and he never his arms and found a shelter for her for the looks at a card. He even finds means to


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one at Js. per lb. which is nett. NOTE THE ADDRESS:—


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INSTANTLY RELIEVES PAIN. ■ .'.•t-S. ."-v 'f * That Vagrant Question. f , ' j „


cording to an old custom, stood near the great doorway _ of an hotel, sat a little girl,


h e r ragged bla ck dress. In sp ite of th e bit- g„|f jus t


ter cold, she was sleeping, a s th o u g h c om - „ iak ing his ro u nds tow.ards five o c lo c k in the before midnight. The boy, in


L.— V\* • • A ^ I'vt_ _ I- -


On a stone bench in the snow, which, .ac­ _______ ^


•


upo„ _ _


T, Lucien ... _i......... .. w.as on his feet. Roughly thrusting aside the


plavers who had begun to surround him in envy and admiration, he rushed out down the stairs, and ran to the stone bench. From afar, beneath the light of a lamp-post, he saw the little girl. “ lhank God!” he cried; “ she is still


there!” He leaned towards her and took her hand. “ Oh! how cold she is! Boor little maid!” He raised her in his arms, to carry her to


During the four horns that LiiCitii h.ad been down .and kissed her on the eyes to waken


his home. .As he did so, the child’s head fell byack, but she did not aw-olteii. “ How one sleeps at her age!” He held her close to his breast to warm her, and, seizd with a vague fear, stooped


her from her he.avy sleep, .as he might have done to a woman whom he held most dear. Then he saw with terror that the child’s


eye-lids were half-oiien, showing the pupils glassy, hard, lifeless. A horrible suspicion crossed his mind, and, putting his lips, to her mouth, he felt that there vvas.no breath there.


M’hile Lucien h.od been winning a fortune


at the gambling t.able with the gold loiiis he had stolen from this little beggar-girl, the homeess child had died, frozen to death. His throat contracted in the most fearful


.agony, , he gave a cry, and— the effort wakened him from his nightmare. He was


The Governor introduced a proposal for live or six years cf age, scantily covered by sitting on the se.at where he had throwai him _ T_^ Z


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