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ADVERTISER AND TIMES. FR ID A Y , A PR IL 27, 1923. TH E R E C O L L E C T IO N S O F :er u,>


to. -9-^


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Bed,


p-top ices ! L^ood


P ad s . Felt


rviade cums


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C O U N TR Y N O B O D Y . xm.


By BUCOLIC SUSAN.


.Mr.-, .M;u^>jnuiiam \vjw< a w r y dol inhU'uI 111:111. \V«* ima ill tlu* south o f JOu^laruI,


\i 1htv "iu' uiul Ik t y o u n g d u u g h lo r \\\uv my n»'.ir iM-i}.;hU»ur.'. lo r stiUK» nionlli .s u'hiio sho wa- jioli<i.i>mg u l to r :i prolongtHl b o u t of Sl io ami h e r lnLshaml wc io


.,rti-u- who ntii a Mu<v.-sfu| Ac ad emy soim*- ulien- 111 l .omlon. iMi i t r a ium' l ioing a gr<‘a l :.*;iiUr>- >'l ih e i r work. - Il<*r ski l l a.s :i p a in t e r >1 iMiuatme - \va.s <-.Mjui.site ami imieh ot he r


;o»i'k ill this di fei Moll u a s i lono fo r o u r Ke\al


I'.i i iuIn. .MiUiaiures, a.s d a in ty j i r c -


.'Uiialile lor al l t>eca.sioiis, hi r i lulav, ! iU' . aniiiVf-r.sai y . o r geiiieral., wei\»


h in deuiaml amo n g th e nunuu'tms r- «>! t,liu^ n \ i e u u i a ' s fami ly and i t ..a,- an umler.sl' -o«l t i l ing th a t M rs. MiLHsing-


n.iiu -iiiMiiil t l iop al l el.Mi and lly to Hueking- ..iin l*aia«'- the moment s h e rts-iM\-eil a e»>m-


•lULiai. .•she \va.- a \ e ry . -a t i s fying pe r son lt> g a z e i i iht -hmi ied. so e r e e t in e : i r r iage , i |ear-eui f<*atmv.s f ramed hy such \ hair . Only <uie th in g al iol i t h e r


.t)l ,-!J< ll ;c- t


. i i i -d nn; dis ; ip|xi inunenl - h e r voic-e, > ii ih e i e \va,s .1^ i jUal i ly, a s l ig h t lianl - : liii-kine.ss tha t a lway s s'jxike of > . and eomjiet<>me. th a t <-ontrast<*<l <|U*ei-l\ u a l i he r someu' i ia t sMiU.dy and th a t pe i lurhe<l we anew eiicli


h.a rd it .


n.»iv I wtuule r w liy I hav«* in e n t iom“ wliieii j .e r inips «-a.s a 4lefeet U j - ( ’e r ta in!> I m -w r h e a n l anyoiu*


<!


niineiu on it and it may h a> e Ihm>ii u einjM.raiy eliet t o f over .st rain t l i rongh e i img. or dm- to th e e o n - t a n t a tu u n l - *L a MU'lio ke j t i a t an ahi io rma l ly higli .i:ui>- lor the .sake o f tin* nnidel.s. Ami


n I know th a t .\1 ns. .Ma.ssingham did ^ 10 In r p r e t ty d a n g l i i e r e v e ry <lay in e)>. •’ (Ml. old Sn.siin'.s ai l r ig h t , hut (


10 S


I >:'i


a r 1» i l i . i t .\ t j r th - e o umry \oiee of la-rs a l e s niy e a r a imm. s t in g l e am*w e a ch hear I t ” ;-' Wr i i\ am! imh s s l it*.'; I'Mi'M the le.-v-^in oi t.lu* old p n o e r h .


.--.o-i> a u a y tho .snow f rom y o n r tiwn <h»«»r. >i nev.-r mitul the f ro s t upon y o n r m»igh- t.ile.-,*’


1 »r. I ’ ll jihst • in o t l i e r wor<ls.


IMiv.'j* lan. lieal thy.self .* ' It:;:


.a.o { in my js i.ssage th n n ig h this vale of lh a t is l.hal Mvo jn*<»]ile (“


the .saiiK* ihing.s', \ e t o n e ha\a* a :;a“ tor 1‘e i i ig eallN and th e o th e r


lor honln^niie. I t al l dejKUids on the •>:' voi«s* n.se«l and t in' a iT a n g e in c n t of > ir i.e ts. F ’ r in s t a n t e . they want <


s l : i t e ■ l ini .g' . l i ; i l . a t Mr.s. X i.s a h e an t i fn i


d • h*v. r uoi i ian. and (LM t h a t she i.s ra l ln* r : - ie i i ; r .d N u m h e r o n e say.s s t r a i g h t Jor-


..-ill; , t>ui -oinewi ia t t a r t ly . “ Mr.s. X i-s anti j i r e t ly . li t i t s ln ‘’ s self ish


and .1 is i i , u h o ({Ualihe.s e v e ry niis* s tat i - - C • ’t


n; '.u:!i a big '• h u t .” N um U T tuai is ••imagh le» pill he r “ h u t ” l i r s i . .s.» to [41 sa> s u e e i ly . “ Al th o ug h de a r i r i l ie ur appt s l uj> iu h(“r.s4“lf. she'.- ;iml re. . IK ci\“Ver ” : and hehold !


..k.


•>:. -.V liii h L> k-1 L wal l iiiu* hu-t, the honey «u Umii. i.sii’ i i


!:n** • npi-.ing wail 1.right. ilir*-.


•1 till . .Ml.- .M.i 'v'ingh an vv<u*‘ con- t:n\ min-.t‘.iir* I’f a .siiiall maiden itr I'Mi,’- -^laiiiiiiT.s - jn.--l a li'sid. Imt i . VelloW ciirl.s.


J h* kaul *.f h. L(.| T* nnv^>n nai.**t


hi.. 111 iinti'i vvh’*u Li* wnii*.* hi> oft - i; i**-> :


'■ > iiti* • Jilt. iiUi** Jn*a<i. ill --iirl.-.


th.* ii<ivv• *m, raitl I- 1 vvl


Ma:; •" •


sunning o\ e f sun.”


kn«»w that wilful huh* faci ' ,” kn*‘\v i.!i • :i ft i.sl Well enough


1 -Miiiii •III. “ I.sn'i a. th f i i i t lv l ‘nm*'*--> • i »: Ml r-. a I.--. " vv; “ti •


1.- i vt.i- |•r■.nl‘il^ hi-M i«»rili for in- *m*' of inv


A.ri ai -


|i N ci. pair .


. 'i : ;. -It.- 1 i,;;’--;


-t.lil;- . Mr-.


• 1 r>-g.ir*l a 1 illti


k- :.'t v .kit 1 ’•<•••*-1V >-i. lEiamn--*! ■ • ••.\ri( tlv l ike a a ;


a ; .“ \> *r II < i-.\ !i u . a t . 'I'hi- i.s It-, and u l"-t -•i- ill.Ill ill • lirs: ” A Mil eer- n 4 !!.• •[ t- .-\ liU.*-il4* < i.nk! .vari-e-


igiiar. l.a.i


't t ,,jn|.|et> “i al '• llnal .snting •r; ii.i.sioii u f»uM to her-


.. p u rp . d lol' In


.1 Wie nai'l*' 1»\ hah It UI n* d wal l llal l -


.iii’i 1.-11 nui ll in I ' i .e v lii-M a "a.s 1inir-h«*d tliat iM-rmi -'•<»n In do Ji


tin* r*-}*lv. a.s til*'


CLTiED OF THAT FEARFUL


; iii.-i mill :;it u .* Vt.,, k.T *»vv n j. i..j» -rty sli«* It ins * to r*-la


a- \«r\ nearly >'i •


• > • . lit tor


♦ if* ^••n^ jM'ople. . .•'■nn'tijie ua.s


■ 1 l“,i-n '-m ' .iin t . - i. - l 111 ;• i < > > t O S'


at l.n >ll gr .a.dlnal: . ;i ;


11-. i i i<iulg" i i i . ;m'l liei' Ihn « \-eii ( I randnia l i ia ’,


■ 1: I.'- ava i l , and al la-t . ill'’ l{o>;il hidy s;inl. "


M, . - . n. 'Jiam.


d*-- n’ t all


WE M ! l.nt I


s lnni ldn’ t. w;itit


to T a k e \oii r tr.-uh s ! t , hru.-li


il..- Ib.val ( •! a II' 1 iita III ll 1 a . 1 r ;*b >r '*n


> I . - linvV t !,.• 1 III;.' u,i iu.,^1.


I . i l lb Ml - - K--l--tlmit • .. d (■ 1.1 ml- . l i l t .i.f ili-i- r-ir ii.-t - .>: i.' I |•l.lln t.J S'- .- t.l.;tt .-il


•i.itnii-liineii s 1 : l.ili.: 1 .. t he


....... W- il. .Mrs,


sh*- <!'<- .u.>l


iVit hel


an;, fnrt In t ; -n' t Want ,


t l i ing out . and we m . - I i.- \ r. b . r .“ at In'r heni t . -ai ing


ival ( oinmands < ; innot h .h -si he r hl l lsh to .■•illie.u th- .liisi. ;us tin* ( h -m n t to h.-gin. however . .. h.«w


•aglu ;e


• sl|,,ul,l


-elidn 1 wit li thn-aioin-'


md I .•m--l


a i ins l utigm-.s ng l i t t l e .-mil


A a.s plea.Mint


mis well, „ r I,,.,- ,-.i


Ml . , .Mii.s^in.; I>..il- p: Ilf4sl .


h--. p a p


Mil.ill Ih'iln e.-- ;itni s!e l- . ii --•d ]|er.-s*“l f perfeeti-v.


t,.«--,. '. . r he


olilit* r a t io n , alloWe*!


1. hil l


InT re g ie ; l4i


or si


a - - l ie ( jinelv 1 ell t!,- . >ee. Ami ail I' W-'ll


( J r amlm .1 nmia 1 <


III tohl me how -In- \(.t.s •


of -ih iice regai 'hi ig !;el- f '


.No sooner ilnl t h.'


I \ isit <if f.in-ign ro>alt\ •t liv reporters aiiMous


, d. t.id- of whom .silt- tin* miniiutnie- wei.-


ml other matt.*rs that. «onhi II tile world hm llm I'aia. «• .Sieves. .'•ihe wore lln-tn ail .............|],1 ; hnt one summ. 'r


-.1


id th. sh.


sl,e bml h.r a eiip .


m g hofol


’•■n nmiut.*s al't- '•‘ a.s hr.'Ught to


*ii“* h;nl t raekeil 'ke leil.d r-Hpl.-sl. ' ‘ inn r ,un{ very - .arn-K take •


,er fami ly liad h*tl for tin* serv;int-s had <leparted on


, ue i i t t<* the palae<* f'*r a .• e o in g to th e s ia t iot t her- sl;e inid tinit ' to rnn in


f eolF. e u- fon* le av ing , and ■ V .•ntent ig he r lnm-*e sin*


tile door hy a ymi t ig man her liotne and who prefcrr»*d fur gossi|». He was a. in'vv- p*rsu*stem : vvonM. in fai't . • no ■* for an aii.sW(*r. promi - -


nic all .-^.rt.H of high is*iMum-ralion. ” \ ‘'utt t‘ ‘H ;v<ni jnsti tpiie ti l ing.” tlu* artist .‘said .at 1^'t. and tlio young man’s I>ook and pi'u won' [Tenipt play. ”


jTv-. ‘ ‘ AVoll; Pm alone


l ie empi i red t b e hon.si*.


t :•


.-rv -e! iiela li t K . .M r.s .M.I e ngha m 1.,' mIh.N.


L U.i , - l a - . -


lit 1 !•' i > 111


\ • . 11 • • 1 1. > 111 i 1 n g ai.- p p e


IS


M l . 11. I , . H u m . - v r i t . - . ; " I fu > t Ih-CIIIIU' il l i i ImUII ' J ! ,v. -|II. imu . 1111,1


.siitr .- r.-ii tu r r lM u I>; i.us in t in - liiii l. . III-... mi l l . .M. - l l i ’il tl i inl i . ' - . mi l l r i i l l l i l Mill' l imv . i l l ,n u t ill Ih. 1.


1 iiin II.IM fuiiillv I'lir.' il." I - u . i i l i i l 'T ;i liiM t u r . Ii i l l liii il


verV l i t t le r*“li«'f- I hollgllt some I)e Wi l t ’s r iH. . mill I i l lvr liiliiuK liv.- (nils I fi'lt iiu iiiipiuvi'liii'iit.


iiiiiiV.iu. .luiii-. ;;"m. M-iuti'-u ur uilii-r .mtuii. ki , l iM-v mi l l liliiilili-i- i l i . , - : i . ' i - ' . ' l lu " . . - ..,vi i i|.l i i l i i . ....... , 1 , ' i l im vii i i n i . - i l il K-iil l i i i l im.v iiii-ilii im - ;


il ilv III- il,'|in'...iuu. i liiiiilv iiiili,', 11:1. IV lii.lc m t i l . , i i i i im l i . i i r . - ' i i l l l i i i . ' tu i l i . i i n l i T i i l k i i l - - ii.->..


7 ( . l i i . 'Huw ’IV r n i r c . ,S.\V. Il i i i -l.i ii II I’ , j u im I'u u i ' . u f.■<•liu^; " r i r n i i i l i -


' I'll,-..,' m u l lu - l'u--> lu i ' iu iu, . Ill r l i i - i i - I I , . W i l t ' . . I ’ i l l - lu- ti l i i l l . ' - lu i i v v II I y i i i i ' l l i i i t


l l i i -y i ; , i t u l lu- i - i -mr i - u f l l ....... In i i l l i lu ^ mid tli,-'i-<-f,.|-i- m-u l lu - lu-til f i - im- ' l . ' ’ -


lUle >ul>j*st to >./. n at 14-mpt.s


. ajoh-iiielll or 'I le- -<Uin“ ' 'm m t>« t ill. il..nn ;.-r- •ala.** "*»ik. but/ a.** ll inii»ir-,,-.i rub'


V^OUNGWIFE■'-''n _ BACKACHE


1' ,sU ii . 111(4* vvoin in. wl I) aivvav'.s s**(.s in


•■f \ < >ii«*. V .•'.•«*in.s t*» (h*in*ml i.*T ii“-< 1.. .-ii-'j .•ii(i*-<i hy ih*“ tim*.M


ie|i \on one th in g I ’ \e an .s;iy


!h*


iuid there’s a del ight ful cup of ctifo an lai t Jioing cold wliilo 1 wa.ste t ime liere, ami if 'Oil tloti’ t mind, I ’ ll say ‘ tioo<l-hyo ’ ami go


and g e t i t ,” tind site cIosthI tho tioor ui>on a


etosUal loi i young man who never tix>uhled her agtiin. Sho oii tv took a lioliday in a wis t countrv


hshing vi l lage. At least , she intended to lak e i t , thinking herselt free* from comiuand work for a t ime. Hut tlie morning a f te r her arrivti l a let ter e;uuo fi*oin lier uus’naml, (‘Uelsiiig a te legram received a t her liOiuloii home late the previous af ternoon, in fact . jUst iilKiut tho time sin- was near ing iier dti-stimiiion. I t (i.\ed a s i t t ing of a foreign Koyal ier.sonage for tlie very morning she wa.s n*:iding 1 1 . ami her Imshaml. knowing ma t she eonld not jM).s.sihly kiep the cngagi** ineiit. posi<*d tho wire along witli Iiis advice to .sfiiil an i inmediate reply dirc(*t and to return hy the lirst avai lahle train. So tlown to the I ’ost Ollice slu* loia^ and draf ted «‘.\pLatiation and a proini.si* to he tluin tW(*nty-four lioiir.s lati*. Her tehgnun was necessarily .<


mortr an “ iomewliat


lengthy ami the ini.-tma.sler, who eomliiiivd his “ post ing” with sumewJu're aK)ui ten Ollier occupations, eyed it over dtihioitsly as lie counted i t up. \\’lu*n. how* vet*, the gist el the ti l ing penctrat<*d his mi.sly hrain. and " l ion. mor(siv»*r. in* .saw tin* /idilre.ss.


delinitA'Iy j-cfusisl to transmi t it. “ Ihi i whv not


ask'.sl the a.-ioiii.shed lady. “ A h !”


lie answeiSHl. with a hnik of gival wi.s<loni. “ Aon thitdc you e;iii work il olf on a euniitry- nmn, don’ t you. hie,ms,* yon’n* a l,oiulom*r. I snpjKiser l int I 'm tm*Mu* mu .so gr(.s*n -is I liHik. (Juing Uj \i>it Huyali.v. ats* .vony \\t*ll, all I can .<ay i.s, I don’ t think! You’ ll he U'lling iiK* yon’ r«‘ l,bK*en AU'.sandra n e x t .” W hat do yon ims inr” demanded Uu*


art ist wrathlnl ly. “ Are yon implviiig that you thing im* a lunatic “ Wel l . ’ ’ he r(*pii«-d. -luwly ruhhing his


toUsh*d liead. ’ * lli(.-re*\s tlii*ni a.s is Icjimey and d«H*.sn’ t l(H>k i t. and th(*ri*’s them a.s lo<*k-.s


loom-y and isn't.. All I ’ ll s;iy is a> that tliere t(*llygram chsssn’ t go from this here (Uiiee it I know- i t. I t ’s h*-ss*.-niaie.st\ doings tilings a that .sort.” '^riim* was .slnu'l. ami ^I rs . Ma.ssingl iam was


n.oim*ntar i ly iionphLs*.«*d. Hut a hrain-wav« (Jiin*' and .she produced lie r i in s l iamr s le tt^T and 1|k» l lova l Udegrani . sug g e s t in g a t the' saim* liim* t l i a t a reply-pts-paicl wire he .s**nl a t l ier exputse* a.sking for \cr i l ieal ion ol the (omma n d . Kel tor.


lA*legram and .sngge*siion slowly


(sniviiKssi the man that, he w ;»s mn de:i ling with tui «*.seaiK.sl intnapj from C<»lney Hatch or Ikxllam and lie lH*gan a somewlial. .slieejnsh aimlogy whicli sh»* did not wai t i«» hear. Sla* c:i iigii t !i(*r train hy tin* hatvsi of margiits. and again, ai! is well tlml <*mk- well. She was tin ardent wor.shij»pi*r al tlie .shrine


ol CjneH'ii Alextindrti. wlio (h«.*s .sis-m to hav»* 1m


drawing to Iter al! wlio come in conimt with Ik t . But I remendK*r once that , tit m my .sotilliern home, om* of my e;dh*r.s was a v<*ry om,*rget-U*. brainy sort of individinil wuli a higli-MUimling douhle-hans-iied naim' wliieh. log(itlK*r willi t-he sin Icel.s In r sioclc-johher linsKind had U*eii tihle to he.slow < a her. had inliated he*r Ire'niemhni.slv. Sin-


a iin-m-


h“*r of t.ln*. Keagmiol M«rey. of whieli (,ha on Alexandra wa.s Ihssident .


and 'iln* ttdk liad


lUMiecl on llie (,)m*en. timl. with Mr.s. .Ma--* i iiglmm’s e*m-oniujn.s in mind. 1 .stiid I he- Ih'ved sh<^ wa.s a lady of great


( I iarm. “ Oh. yes,” slio agr.....1. •* In-r hoaniv i.s ext raordimiry ami in-r charm intinit**. I gr.'UiL thesse, hut a.s for hi t i i i is” - a .slung liiiislnsl


i Ik* wnlei iec.


As t.lie* one man ol tin- part\. who iitnl dnUfnl ly ms*u In-r


In-r car . stoml gazing


aft(*r her when she lef t , he lervent ly imnle hi- prayer aloud, t h u s : - ” I i lmnk tin-*. O Zeu-. lliat iiien» are stdi . in this lair l‘higl;ind of outs. women of I'einatkahie h«“anty. infuiiti- eharm. and nnhn.siimsslik** hiviin.s. jn.si as ihcH* are, devil take ’em.” shtdiing lus list at the reivti ing ear , “ hrazen-t;i( (sl nps lar t - wlm tire tin' exact, oppesit**.” ,\ml till tin* ive'd was a lietirty eliofiis


bilk* d ‘ Hi


the man r«s* lie;tr.”


rr«» be t 'o n t in n . ‘d . ) .s *u nnigic:i.IIy emlowed with the gift «»f


TH E JM ORTH-WE ST FRONT IER By C. LORD.


•Afridi rai<h*r.s enlefe 'd tin* hniig.'dow* a t K o h a t o f :M;ajor A.


.1. Kllis. D.8 .O. ,


B o rde r He*gim(*nt., who wa.s ;ili.si*nt on tlnl-y e*lse*whore, and af toi* Iprnially tnnrde'iting -Mr.s. l-^Jlis, earrie'd into c a p t iv i ty thi ' i r (hinght e r , -Mi.ss -\IolHe Kllis, tnsdving oil' into tlu* ’r i r a h co u n t r y on tin* Afg h an i s t an lH>rde*r a t incn*<lihle .speed. - Dai ly Bape r .


Ac co rding to tin.* IV.sliawar is i r respnidei i t .


ol t l ie “ l^iom.H-r’ ’ i l i e r e i.s h l t l c doubt tha t -Mi.ss -Molli(‘ I'dlis is now be ing lu*ld c a p t iv e hy th e .\f r idis in th e wild, moui i- 'I’ir.ih c oun t ry n e a r the -Afghan Dai ly B . ip ' r .


tainous I roiiticr


lie .New.s ha s reaei ied .^imla tha t Mis ., I'illis


lia.s heett .s«*en wii li h e r c i ipior s on the hank o f :i s t re . im in th e 'rirtih cot inl ry c Iom* to the -Afghan fronti«*r. Tin* be l ief is gniw- ing t h a t she is In'ing iiehl a.s ransom for tlu* r«‘h*a.-e of cerUi in irilM*.sim*n wlu* ; i r e in B r i t i sh liamLs. ami ai.*>*> in orde r to eiiah!*' the t r i l ie-niei i to e.svape t lu' i r lines. Daily Ik'iiMjr.


wav’


De -p i l i“ th e kiiieii ill


l iet ion ( hin o f


is


iniaginat ivi . s t i l l


Jiabh; tlm tiujst-


a, which now IctuLs tht* ail veil in r« (Us eiit<*ri)ri.*M“, e


to be ., t l i i ' i l l ing o f


displaicvd ilrama.s


b* by lac


fa c t . be.n


e t ia c led on th e .Nor th-We s t F r o n t i e r nf


India d u r in g the la.st two wee-k.s. the him right-s fur which, were it pos sible for the


.si-rie.s ol event.s to hi* s c r iv iu'd . wouhl c om­ mand labtiloiLs JTe.s. Probably m> pa r t ol' tlu.' world can ai ford a I)ett<*r s e t t in g for the vvilde.si oi . e l n m n i . - s th an tlie No r th-We . - i Front i i - r . ami a s it was ms fo r tnm' o r ints-


tor tniu' to s|H-nd l lu' summe r (»t I'.Ub a l Pe-slLiwar. vv hen th e B r i t i sh were a t war w itli


I 1 ho whereabouts of the' lvi<liiiip>,ed gir


Iiavo be'OM locateil and Mi.«« l-nii.s is now it; the cjiai'ge. of -Airs. .Starr, a t Kl ianki Bazar, l in th . .She is weak and he*r feot. are* hrukse'd :uul hle'enling. Olhe'fwise .site w«*Il. Airs. .SMirr’s .safe'ty i.s lH.’ing gnarr Uvd hy the malik.s (tril ial kings) of both the Atn’di and Orakzji i tribe.s, and by tbc ol fer of liks iH*rsonal escort mmle by ji


iViridi Bi.saldar on t!ie* Chief Connni.s-loner IH'f.sonal s lal f .— Daily Paper.


ln*r Irtend.s in Kngland as “ one of tlie pluckiest women l iving.”


,SIk* lias known


t r ag edy ami luu'ror th e r e , too. fo r o n e i i ight in B) l ‘> lier hnshand, Dr. Harold .Starr, .surgeon to ll ic P<*sliawar Me*diciil Mi.ssion. was brutal ly murdered before her eyes hy iri lKsmeii ont.sich* the hosj)it:il Alone, (XiepL .*«»!- till* company of volume: 1 BisahLir. am! at considi rtihlo pT.sonal Mrs. .St.irr .set out to find the alxlm-iesl girl. -Negolialions ari' taking pl.'ue with the c.iploi-s and i t i.s ex])ecle<l that M r s . .Starr and Miss Kills will he hack a t Kohai within tlu* next few davs.— Dailv Pap.*r.


tribe. I t api^'ars t imt tlie women taunted


Uiin t<j .such an exi<*nt :ls Ui inako his lifei nnci i i inrable; and tlu*ri*lore*, in conformi ty with ;i P: i thai i ens'totn, be swore with th Kortm in Ids haiul before Ills inothe.r, who had l*ev’i prominent iu levi l ing him. that he would |K*rJonn sudi ;i dcx.'<l as htid never lieen lieatxl of bclof i '. .Stories of llii.s kind of ten Jlosit througli the froiitiei* bazars, whcri' ♦ 'ls»*vvlu*re m till' I’kust, incj'edihlo yarn.s are accejited ;us go.sp.-l, hut i t is well not to phico liKt nuieli rel iance tii>on them. In a let ter to ilie “ Tinu.*u ” lA>rd Inchcape,


tile -Aighan.'^, i t may Ik* that I ran gam tlu ini<T«*st ol a ti*w readers ol ilu* ’ ’ -Advertiser j .'uul Atridt onui t ry, i.he othe r <hiy, and had and Tim«vs ” if I a t tempt soim* de.scnplioii of I the op|»ofUinily ot judging tho iKViilion there till* loiul i iums out


siinai-ed a t the ci i iram.e to tlu* KIivIk*!- Pa*—, pcrliaps Uie iiiu-'t famoiLs disir iei on tJu* whole fnmi ie i . t iom l)m- t ta in IkdnciiisUiii l(P the ' onfilU*,> ol 'j’lhet. Koluit, the N elie ol the tr ;igedy. i>. in a land of inuiieiL*-** dn— l ; imes. bill a .stone's throw soiuli-wesl ol P«‘shavvar and do--.- hy are other nolahle places liki* J Jargai . -N«»wslu*ra. I.andi K«»tal ( a t the -Vfghanislan « ml of the Pass) . laimli Khai ia. and not le.i'-t Bawid Ptmh. the gre;it iinlitarv < .'intoiiiiu'iit w!iii-}i i.s of ten dc.scrilM-d


.I.s llu* -Aldorshot ol Jmba. -At tlu* pres' ‘nt imiiiu-iiL llu* shade lemp* ra lur i ‘ in the tieigh- IpourhiHul (pf P**shavvar will be r(»iiml alnjiit liHi d«*gris“s, but in .Iniu* or .Inly it vvdl be


nios4|Mit«M-.- a re ahoul to add t' told di ' i oin lo r t.s and toi nu-ni.-. To ilPPss th e bofpler in to i-lu*


l l ie I ron l ie i Hibc.s. the -\frtdis . the .MalismLs. o r th e .'“'iunvvari - . vcr i lahh* ’ ’ no n ian ’s l a n d . " ;p< ( cs'-'lhk-. ^•.lr**Iy pas - ; ible. ;i.s


.savage a s may !**• t>>nml in liu- «)f the dai l ies - in the tor lorn World.” IN'ak a l l * - r p ; i k i c a i . a l ieighi o f anv th in g f rom a f b ’p.piin I


t«el to • dista lU'i* -M I- t-hai \i IHk 1,',


:p ny w in*re Im i w cell pju ami 1 d’J degr* i .s. w hen the ipiily thing to do at niid-ikiv i.s, to ii<* down, lutked or alnp*pst so. on a 1 ii.vKrov (b«d) ami sweat to \iiui* iu*;irt‘s «oni*-nt. .\ml it Inti-- it any e«H»icr at lught when the V(pur inaii i-


i * * rr i iory of llu- Wazii'.-.


nigg' -d


s to e n t e r a ami


line On


w'ord-- <pt olio laipils o f tlu* it.s head to tlupiisaipil h-ar da\s.


.so ileii-Jitive i' -■idu-re. A seel stone f iom (uu there on foot is a iiniltei of da\ tpave lirst a long ;iml li;iz.u-doii- (f


in the i-h-ar aim«»- n (onid thiow a mo th e r , yj-t to get


bn' von ' ml


then an ei]n;dl\ long. ]"-nlun.s and <‘;ihauMing I limb again.


ir: iver- i i ;g this rno-.t iliHii nil and lorbulding count r\.


I'be tribe.snu-n :p1'c adepts in .And tlu-ic ;pre inanv otlu-r ar t s.


i«M). in vvlii«li tb'-v .1 1 .* «|Ua)l\ exper t . Bill**


, - t .al ing r- oiu* and r.pi<ling • <ni\<•>s. in wliicii rille .sl«*aliiig may play a part it tlu- attaeJv- ing pat'L'* <an niamig'* to shoot down the ainu-*l es ior t . i.s ai i ' i i lur . B.uding i.s iti*- (Ipicf imin.-.lry of ilu- irib4“-mcn. Tlu-y an* trained to it fp<pm boyhoiMl. Tiu* inouniainons (riuntrv in wlitili ihe\ Lia- yi.-ld,- li l lh- oi- nothing in the form ot ]plivsica] sit.st«'namo and il vvipiild )»• ‘ lt;jie p u k in g ” indeed wen* It not f«*r llu- ii.iihi . Br i l l ' l l ;iml mitive. ovi*r ;inij aloncMdc il ic bonh-r. TIu--m“ ih Im sin«--n. to*i. at«- not v»-r\ p.irii» nl;ir. Blood feiid.s


4“xist atmnigst l li“ in. and tlu-> iwpiild as sjhui raid on - ai iot iur . pftpvided t


to be imub* *mt of It. ;is raid the Bi iti.slu r-. 'I'lie Noi l b-W*‘si I-*i«inliei


1.-. famous for its


petty irilp;il war-. N*» pari of India is li.'dl s<» jM-nlou- for the Biili .' li oli i ier. the local political «pthe*T >)«' tnagistratc. or tlu* rank and file Br i l i 'h s«)Idi< r. as tin- l-’i .ni l ier. In the .\rim India is look'-*! ui>on as a de>itahle country in vv huh to be .stationed, but wo*- to liupso who a te unlucky i-mmgli and l*lie rho:c«* in«-v iiabl\ falls on s*nn* **ip«- i<* K* .s.“iii t«p the |•'ronti<•r. wIut ** vv)up|esa|c tre;u-lu*ry iihouml- ami w lu*i •


• hnma 11 lit*- is a.s clu'tip as


any «>1 h- r l**rni of lit*-. j t ha- l».-**n sngg*'-i*“*l tiiat the tnurder ot


.Mr.s. F.llis and tlu* alHlncUon of iu-r daughter h:is soipu* coiim-cliipn w it'Ii tlu* recent tnurdei ol .Major ( I f f and .Maj«ir .\mh-r-on, who "«*ie .slu>l dea«l in th>- Kh\b*-r Pas- n.-ar l.amli Kot:i l.


Il ii -. how**vci-. js v*T\ iiiipr*pbah!e.


.•UU'«* tlu s.- as-assiiis .ii*- b«-li«-v*s| i*» o.- Sliin- w:iri.s. c.iuptbcr tribe alt<pg*-tlu-r from ‘tlu* .Afridi-. It


1 ' . on tlu* otlu*r liand. alimvsi


111,- W.ii-lil'.-> (;r.'m>-.-,l B hell mat tsm • Baekadie. bago. St^nn* and ollu*r KulneV'i and Bladder,


and .''ttoiT's jB d*-- Httd


KinNEY-&-BLADDER-PILLS B e n u “


dy for Cuput,


. l o n t Pa ins , imm- Disorder s of Wealc


.^ohl by al! ( 'he ini s i s j►er i»ox.


25 Y E A R S ’ A G O .


Mr. W. B. Dc"lmr*‘'L wa.s n^de<;i‘<l Mi;In of tlie ClilbenK'


, , , nml I'kirby \v« i*r«‘ at t l iat liim* members of tlio


wi th M r . H. P . id i i i a i n .


Mill was to bo restarted and tliore wa.s s.aul ti» Ihi a Htrong iM»ssibility of Salford Bridge


Bilplilesda'le Cr icke t League. All annonm-emei i t was made tliat Brewery


Alills restarting.


riitlu-ix.' Rtii-ul l)i-Uii-l (■•mm-il m.-t fur tlu* t i r - t t im e .


hair- lk>ard of (Iinirdians, slielon a;< vie<>-clnurnnm. Barnoldswick, (Iretil IlarwixMl


c*-rtain lhat llu* r;iidcrs wlu* innr*li-n*l .Mrs. KHls and •arri«-'l (*li Miss l-.lli.s are, as urigiiially sn.-jn** ted. llu- tm-n wlui w* r** oni - leriu-'l in l!u* murders m I'.ik’ib wlu-n Culoiu*! and .Mf.s. Fonike.s Wi-rc done to death in tlieir l)Uiigah*w al P**shaw;ir. Ati*-r l««ng and in­ t r icate iiiv* .-ligaU'Mis iiU*» llu-.se murders, in the (otirsA'of which many of tlupx* concerned din.-'-tlv ami nul ir*sl ly Iniv* Ipet-n pnni.slusi. ;i lin.'il s**tllenient was d.‘linit--ly lixed for the Kith .April la.-l. when llu- .IoW(»ki -Afridi.s of Tirah w«*n* to liave c.mu* to Pesliawar and p.iid ;i line of PJ.vHHt rniHs-s ( L'ADO) and Mirreiuh*r(.sl ritles. .'such a s*“i t lcmem would liavav put llu- aeinal culpri ts oulsid** tlu' pat*‘. *-v**n in llu“ir *>w n (smntry, ami they d.-tei- mim-tl on a d*sp*-rat** throw ii» prevent il. ’Ihe i r main *»hj*s » ain>ear.s to Inn** U-eii tlu* kidtiapping of an Kngli.sliwoman :>s a hostag** lor tlieir own saf«*ty and tiu* releas** of tlie.r r**hiuve.s now in Britisli pri.s«jns. Tlu* nuirdi*r of Mrs. Klli" wa.s an act of calhms brutal i ty in pnrsnane*' of t.his ••ml. One** the s(“]u*me was planiK*d. liow**vei. innrd«‘r is a small ti l ing for tiibi-siiu*n t«i st*)j> a t .


lo kidnap


an Knglisltman or Kiiglisliwoman for tlu* pnr- pips*' of ul itaining a big raiiHom. nr in ord*T to obtain tlu' remission of .1 lu*avy fin**, llu*y would kill twenty proiile wit.li no .mire 'pm- punclion tlian iliev would exl i i lnt in kil ling Lvvi'iUy eliiekens.


A r<‘inarkalile story relat ing to the pr<*-


i loininant mot ive iti the iminh'r of -Mrs Kills ami tlu* capture of -Miss I'.His has filteiasl through to Pe.shawnr. I t i.s stato<I that the crimo was i>r<»mj»t<Hl sis the resul t of a vow which was taketi hv tlu* riitgleader of a lintig who wislic<l to avenge the. hmni liatioi i winch had l>oen lnllicte<l <m 1dm when some poUco riflofi were rocoverctl from tho Bost i K h el


is as mm b


who has just teinr iusl from India, wr i te s :— I wtes in Waziri.sian. the .Mahsnd conntn,’.


ilu*r**. INshawar is 1 and lu'anl tlie views ot front ier ollicers, hotli civil and nnl ilt iry, who havt* si>ent tJioir lives the te a.s w:ir<icti.s of tlu.' marches—a devoU*d band. \\\* are up tigaiiust hundrcxls of


liehLs ar*' lK*ing cnllivaU*<l lltcre is alvvtiy.s man with a ritle on an eminenc*' clos** hy. lo prol«-ci the Workers from In-ing murdot>*<l— by family blood feuds. A rille is wortli a Mion.sand rnj>*s-.-. and a woman alumt llu; satiie.


lower, with :in armed watelinuin ^o guard i agaitcsi attacks from iieighlxpur.". A


(.*ojpIo. l’.gi('h village lia.s its waU-h A’lion tlu'ir


ab*nit.” The lat te r isMtiark is e-•>^>•*nli:llIy true. 1’lie


trilM*.-%iiu-n have .si«den .*«> many rilhvs and nniform.s from tlu* Indian nat ive army tliat


iliev i ;in ami do. without exc i t ing sn.spicion, «-asdy ent«*r British imlit-ary dei>*>Us <.vn the f tomie r . 'riiey mix with the native'Aroop.-^ and s-’ldoin depart , if they a re lucky enough to g«*t away, witliuni .sluHJting down a BrilLsii oilicer or Tommy. oHicer preferred. ^ Tlu*y iiav*' soim.i kmiwli-dge of tidliiary nvnline, <lrill and format ion. whu*l: 1 will pr*.*semly <*x- phiiii. Daring ilie Ixualer war ot


a <s>in-


pany of Paiii.in.s on t l ie nuircli wa.s suddenly lirx'l inUi. with giva t lo.ss. apparent ly hy tlieir own (omt tides, AVlien tii«‘ lat ter , hav­ ing act «pmplislu tl llu-ir olij i'ct. fl'sl i t wa.s unickly di-a «iv«-red lha t they w**r*' trihesim'ii who Inul joined in tile march wi thout sn.s- picioii.


tiilH-.-nun «oim* hy llu*ir mi l i tary t ra ining: If tiu-re.-m* nnnu-rons lM*rd«T wars i t follows there an* litm-.s vvlu*n tin* bord<*r.. or a part ol i t, i- at (s-ac**. In je a c e intervals trilM*.s- nu*n :ire •-nli-'t-i'd .iml iraim*d as local h*vies, rii*-y ar*‘ Iviuiwn a - Klni*'*-adars. and tlu*y ar** jnsl as f*)nnidahle in deb'tice its tlu*y a re in


; itUuk *ni o»e:i.sion. 'I'lu* ironhle is tha t lliey I.intuit b«* n-lic'd on nUimat<*ly.


I t is tn-


(iealh :»t sight, ih** greatest tact i.s ri*<inired. Naturally tlu*r** is nnivsTsal longing to strike* a blow in i«-lribntion for foul outrages, hnl this lotigittg ixnnpnI.*Hirily held in (*luH-k hy n*;i.son of llu* f:u*l lhat tlu' raidet.s. if thr**ai*-msl or cornered, will not- lu-sitatc' to murder iheir c.iiuive. All yonr own .side can do i.s to eoncentrat<- on tee-em*. do noth­ ing to jirejndirc this end, and wlu*n it is :.ehi.*vsl then think about yonr punitive


*“X iH-dit ion • C'.li. £135 C H E Q U E R E F U S E D .


DISTRICT COUNCIL JEALOUS OF ITS POWERS.


t ’ouncil, on Alonday afU*rnoou, tho Clerk (Mr. .A. K. Ailkeii )* slated tliat in Deevinln'r bust ilu* Alini.sury of 'FraiLsinirt olfercHl txi jmy htdf the s;ilary of tlte Surveyor, subject X p


At, .1 invt-tin^; uf Clit-lioUH- Rural Di.strirt tbo


.stipulation tliat tbe Council could not disinis.s or i»p|voint a burveyor wiiluiut the coiLSont of llu* -Ministn.’, The Council decided U) Uike no action iu the mailer but, in .spilo of tliut, the -Ministry bad forwardetl i i


choipio for


jL'Lto. iKung half of i!‘J70. 'I’K; Chairman (.Mr. AV. Hanson) : AAo have


(Uvideil not i<i e'nUTlain i t. Send tbe cheque


l*aek. Air. AA'ilkinson: They a re not going to pu-sh


iho seliv'Hio <Iown our tlinvivts wi thout our


agroem^j. On tliu motion of Air. Gro*m, .*Ni.'conde<l by the Cl iairman, i t wan dociilenl


( luspte In .' rcturnwL ^••Kealins’#” KILLS Beetles. Cartols2d.,6d..and I/-.


Rt’CTIONS INTIM: KITCm'S—Sw.trinsof Uc-cllcx. NoUiiiu: any no h1. but ” Ke.iiiun’s-" I h^l ibil it. It KII.I.KII Tin: LOT. Spnnklc il at iiiniit and Kweep tlic Hectics up in tlie moniinit — DEAD.


th a t the


Bnilsb*“i'N. which i; anvay.s done with :l d*'linil(* v*hji-«-t in vi*‘W, otlierwis** it would 1x3


in gr*-at. leaving tb.*' Klnus-sidars D) do tlu l.Mal policing. .All is w**ll s*i long a.s the kitl«-r do m»t. .-m*ll to*> nmeh povvd.*r. AA'liat g.*neially hapi-*n.s is that s*)oner or hiter a !>“.rder tril>e g.*ts on the \vari»:iih luui the Klncs-wulars, i«s.s»gni-ing ilu'ir killi and kin. :.iid not unwilling lor a new adv»*ntnr(* afl-«*r a sir'll of (inieim.'S. d*“M-rl in a IhhIv and iii.sl^*ad of d*’f**mling. I*«*(s)nu' :i s**rions metiact* hy way of alttick. Many valuable Brilisli and iniliv.* Induin liv*-.s liuve b«s*n .sacriiie*'d in (‘irentn.slaiKsY; sneb as these. Ill caws *»f kidnapping or alHlncting


jilacc.-i when* tlu' iu’*sl of lliein


• •vitahle. hiiwev**r. i lmt the longer tlu'y n*- inain irm* tlu* mor<' trust is rej>of'('d in them. .A chronic loinplainl iti India is a .shortage ol triM'p'. Britisli and milivu*. It is :» strong i4-mj»taiion in time- of slf(.*.ss els4*wlu*r»* for tin* (LO.l’.-m-Chi«*t to t ramsfer in*ops fn»m tin* lHnd**i*


fr*nn f<>** vv!u*n you imst |nH)ph' walking . 11 is iin|«*vssibh* to leil friend


iltousands of well-armed barbarians, living ill a sterile, moniilainous coiuiLry wliicii (annoL .snjipoiL iliein. 'I’ltey think no more of taking a iLuman life than we do of killing a slu*«'[), and they ninrib;r eacli other with jusi a.H littio cinnpnnction :i.s tliey murih'r wliiu* i>


-Mrs. S'.'UT. who is .‘ri . is de.scrilK“d bv .She wa.s 1mm-


in North-A\ e.st. India, and has live<l th(»re* practical ly all her lib'.


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