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Inheriting a fortune estimated at $8,000,000.
CHICAGO CLERGYMAN'S WINDFALL.
Fifteen years after he had saved a "giri from a life of degradation the
When a lay worker in Chicago Mr. Byrne, whose name was then Kidd, was accosted in a slum by a young woman who asked him to buy her a drink. He offered to pray for her Lostead.
She derided him, but sought him on a few hours later, and asked him to offer up a prayer for her He did s and induced her to return to her parents.
The girl's father was an fliterate lionaire living in Florida. In the course of years he had accumulated oil lands, grazing rights, and timber lands in many quarters. When he died 2 years later, Mr. Kidd was bequeathed a quarter of his fortune) on condition that he adopted the tame of Byrne.
Other beneficiaries were the widow, daughter and son. The daughter had died some time previously and a, codicil awarded her share of the estate to Mr. Kidd.
Mrs. Byrne and her son travelled extensively after the father's death. It appears certain that they were aboard the liner "Empress of Ireland" ben she sank in the St. Lawrence River, Canada, ir May 1914, with the Loss of 1,000 lives. The bodies were. never found.
When the perjod which is required by law to elapse before permission to assume the death of a missing person is granted expires, Mr. Byrne will enter into the inheritance of the whole family forture.
His first act will be to establish a rescue home for women and girls in Chicago at a cost of £500,000.
RULES FOR HUSBANDS.
MAGISTRATE'S SCHEME.
ONE EVENING OUT A WEEK.
A new method of disciplining Gunbands who abuse their wives has Bees evolved from his experience of cases of marital infelicity by the Long Island city stipendiary, Mr. John Kochendorfer, He announced that too many cases of this sort Mere coming before him. He informs
obstreperous husbands that in fature they will either go to jail of ccept this alternative: they must
Prepare breakfast erres morning; Wash dishes in the evening; Take care of the children for an hour a day:
Have one evening out a week; Take the family every Sunday to church in the morcing and for a mals in the afternoon;
Bay sweets and fruit for the wife "ad children at least once a week;
allow the wife to handle the family wances;
Start a savings bank account;
Refrain from asking the wife to wd on him, but wait on her Khustead; and
Repeat once a day the promise made to his wife on marriage—– namely, to love, honour, and
herish her.
I propose to make bad busbands ish themselves," Mr. Kochendor- -said. Probation officers will heck up their performances every r, and after two or three weeks
husbands will realise the mono hyd drudgery of most women's
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The Booze Fleet," as it is called, been hovering just outside the. Wthree-mile limit for several days,
there were three shics. Furned up recently.
Three
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TUESDAY, JULY 8, 19215
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lese for its character than for the CLAIMS OF THE COMING GENERATION, personality of the gentleman who] made it. Mr. Edmund Lyne is a
The revival of a medieval custom, sturdy veteran of 90 years, though Princess Christian was present at which had lapsed for centuries, effbis bearing would suggest a much the sunual conference of the National rendering service to the Dake of rounger age, and as he proceeded to Council of Public Morals, which was Cornwall at his castle of Launceston, with a stout staff and a bundle of jag under discussion was "The Claims hy before his Duke's salmon-spear, held at Crewe House when the subject evoked a far wider interest in the gots, part of one carriage of wood af the Caming Generation" west country than merely among the which should come daily when our The Bishop of Birmingham, who tenants of the Duchy Cornishmen lord 'the Frince should come to Laun-presided, said they had to reach the ceston," he was warmly cheered by young how to live, not mainly for gentleman in the goat skin mantle of their fellows. This many friends in the town. The their own benefit, but for the benefit dnly appeared before the Prince to The Eari of Guslow quid that some represent the mazors of Swannacott people were inclined to be pessimistic
set great store upon their traditions, and anything that serves to keep alive the memory of long and honour- able association with a Royal estate
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ENGLISH SILVERWARE, direct from Manufacturers, High Class English Jewellery,
is regarded as of high value. It was and St. Mary Week, in the Hundreds to the social conditions of the LONG HING & CO... Kodaks and Kodak Flink, do.
ploughland in Goscat.
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The Prince gave each of the tenants white rod after saying: "I hereby cost you, and those
nor surprising, therefore, to see rendering of a rose, the most charming future for the coming generation. of Stratton, and then came the present day, and to prophesy a dark Launceston invaded from a wide of all the gifts, by Mrs. Christine, It was naeless to try and stand in the countryside that county people Marguerite Saunders on behalf of a face of changes, Valthough possibly might witness the proceedings of a
the immediate consequences of those feudal court. whereat the centrall
changes might be deplored by many. figure was the Prince of Wales, whoa
The means of knowledge were in- as Duke of Cornwall, lord of the feel
creasing every day. Newspapers, or honour of the castle of Launceston. Fou represent, as tenants, and give which were a valuable adjunct to stood at the old castle's gate to receive you and them peaceable and education were more widely circulated presentations in ancient form from quiet seizin and possession of the than ever before, and popular books the tenants.
[ manors, lands, and traements which were more accessible. The cinema, The proceedings were not long, the custom of this fee of Launceston.'
you hold or represent, according to also rightly used, must be regarded but the quairt fomuls, the strange The Fringe afterwards walked to mained ample scope for education as a valuable adjunct. There re- nature of the offerings, which were the Castle green and spoke to in matters of health. A great deal strictly in accordance with precedent, ex-Service men, and then proceeded had been done as regards maternity and the adinirable setting were most, to what used to be the old butter and infant welfare, of which they had picturesque. The sun hid itself for market, where he laid the foundation satisfactory proof in the fall in in- the first time since the Royal tour stone of Launceston war memoriai. fantile mortality from 15 per thous- began, and the weather-wise pro His Royal Highness spoke of the sand in 1900 to 80 in 1920. There phesied that the ideal conditions wonderful record of the town's people was a great field yet for effort, and would not continue much longer than during the war, and sympathised especially voluntary effort. the tour lasted, but the scene was with the relatives of the four hundred bright, and though the ceremony was men whose service the memorial caution. that the society should not Lord Askwith offered one word of dignified it was not grave. To the would commemorate. people's delight, at least one of the
be discouraged if the suggestions it participants wore a dress laid down in
made were not immediately taken musty records. He, as representing!
His Royal Highness subsequently up by Government authorities. The the manors of Swanscott and St. drove to Tavistock here he stopped nation at the time was groaning under Mary Week, in the Hundred of Strat- at the hospital to Mr. Cracknell, the weight of terrible taxation. They top. had to appear within a goatskin the Daimler Company's expert, who bad to admire the manner in which mantle before the Duchy Court, taught the Prince to drive a car. Mr. the middle classes were endeavouring and that plain covering must have Cracknell wet with an accident y great self-sacrifice to bring up made ordinary walking dress almost on Dartmoor in endeavouring
their children, but if burdens were unbearable on this hot, calm day to avoid a collision with a pony in their everyday life and prevented placed on them which harassed them Bat Mr. Bethuel Hutchings wore it which had strayed on the road. Anthem giving of their best. the chances bravely, and it the handsome grey X-ray examination shows that no which their offspring might have hounds. the gilt spurs, the salmon bones were broken. but his lungs are would be jeopardised. spear, and the rose-to say nothing bruised. He is going on well, and
dish-attracted
SHOWERY OF FLOWERS.
of the pound of cummin in a silver the Prince wished him a speedy! The Rev. R. J. Campbell said it стек eye. the recovery. All the way to Tavistock, was unfortunately true that the war goatskin mantle was always a pro- flowers were showered upon the Royal had been responsible for an un- minent feature in the picture.
car, and the Prince directed that these mistakable decline in manners and should be taken to the hospital for the morals, but he believed that the basketful was collected, and the blooms qualities which were insisted upon benefit of the patients. A large heart of England was sound. Two
in season and out of season in the were distributed in the 'wards.
The Mayor of the ancient borough and capital of the Dachs. Councillor James Treleaven, and the Corporation took part in the ceremony in their corporate capacity. When the Prince Prince pred new Colours to the a great age, were discipline, frequenth On the ground of Kelly College the Victorian age, which he regarded as arrived, the tenantry and those who 1st Battalion of the Royal Munster of & Spartan character, and daty. represented them were on a platiorm Fusiliers: The regiment is quartered They required a revival of the sense without the castle gates, and others were with them to pay duo homage to and the men were brought to Tasi scandal of divorce was a symptom of at Crown Hill hutments, Plymouth, of duty at the present time. The the Duke of Cornwall. The court stock in charsbanes. The battalion the spirit of the time. Was there was opened soon after the Prince had was under the command of Colonel ever a time, he asked, when the been cordially welcomed by the Mayor
The barli was the Town Clerk Cuffe. When the Prince had been relation of the sexes was so loosely (Mr. C. H. Peter). who had delved received with a Boyal salute the bat regarded as now? They had to deeply into the well-preserved records talion was formed up in Holl-square think what that meant to the future to find the precedents; and, after be with the Colours on piled drums. The of the family and the future of the had ascertained that it was the Keating. principal chaplain. Roman spect for marriage as a spiritual Colours were dedicated by Bishop hole English-speaking world. A re Prince's pleasure that the proceedings should begin, he advanced to the Catholic, and the Prince made a trust must be inculcated, and proper edge of the platform and read the short speech, in which he referred to provision made for moral education proclamation:
the landing in Gallipoli with the with religious sanctions, for all ranks Oyez! Oyez! Opez! all manner of famous 29th Division, and the bat, and classes and for all ages. person summoned to appear this day talion's subsequent distinguished at the great gate of this castle; and service in France.
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PORTERS, BELLS, AND A STATION HOTEL.
all persons that, do owe suit and In the afternoon his Royal High- service to his Royal Highness the nees visited the Deven Show, which Duke of Cornwall, lord of the fee, is declared to be the finest ever held or honour, of the castle of Launceston, in the county, and afterwards motored according to the ancient custom by way of Okehampton to Exeter thereof, draw near and give your him good-bye at the station on the where an enthusiastic crowd bade attendance.
termination of a tour which has "given The tenants' representatives left abundant proof of the Prince's popul the platform and stood in line before arity and of the people's abiding at- it. and the Bayliff, addressing them, tachment to the Royal House. The Mayor and Town Clerk were at the You shall be faithful and legal to station with the city's distinguished presscs" is sighted approaching the his Royal Highness the Duke of Cora- visitors book, which the Frince wring belt is now sounded and r London air-station at Croydon, s wall and lord of this, honour for the enged. Before the train left, his way porters, who have just be pro- manors, lands, and tenements you Royal Highness called before him the vided with blue, braided uniforms. claim to hold or represent, and you drivers of the cars in the Royal pro- and smart peaked caps, shall now well and truly pay to his cession, thanked them for their ning to assist alighting passengers. Royal Highness those rents, customs, services, and gave them presents. Before the departure of outgoing and services anciently accustomed tof be paid and made for the same.
Functually at 9.10 at night the "expresses a bell is also sounded, so Royal train which brought the Prince that intending passengers in the air-
said:
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A certain eminent portrait painter doubtless have wilted at the "des-" cription of bhi work by a lorgetted lady as paper men and women.. my dear, cut out and pasted on to a blackboard"; and would have- quailed before her fiercely launched Inquiry of "Why he wanted to paint a cook when there are so many bigger people, I can't think,”
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Ꭺ GOAT-SEIN MANTLE.
of Wales back to London from his station hotel may be warned to take Royal To Councillor Treleaven, fell the tour in the West of England arrived at their seats. duty of first offering the rent for the Paddington Station. Despite the Our "Charing Cross of the " is scrutinise their pictures. Mayor and Commonalty of the fact that the time of his arrival was not only the best-equipped, sero- borough of Launceston, the borough not generally known, quite a crowd nautically, in the work, but it is also might retrieve scrape of wisdom from were dressed. being held in fee farth and the rent assembled at the platform, and when replete with every luxury: The air amongst the subdued chatter with But the most original lady was the rendered, 100s. -and one pound of his Royal Highness stepped from the station hotels has bedrooms, dining which the galleries hum, they most who did not consider it necessary, to pepper. The presentation was made Royal saloon he was given a very rooms, smoking kunge, and billiards certainly would discover food for lower her voice as she announced by the Mayer, kneeling of one knes, enthusiastic reception.
and as the Prince received it he placed
it apon a table, and gave the Mayor
table. The grounds surrounding the quiet amusements For a Daily that to sit there and costemplate the pildings are laid out and there is a Chronicle representative who wander pictures was such a relief." : "My feet tennis court." The air-station has itsed through the rooms for two hoursche, you know, and it takes my own postal and telegraph," facilities," | during one. fternoon overheard a mind off them 1
& white, silver-tipped rod. The next FRUIT AND THE CHILDREN. and there are several telephone call-microscopic amount about all, but atasanın idate for achas... offering was one bow de arbarne hy!
the Mayor of the City of Truro, and
boxes.
The saloons of the air exprosses
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perhaps some bright genit of the lot about other matters, Word of Warning, then Bir Hugh Molesworth St. Aubyn
In one corner, indeed, there was a palette will find in the suggestion an Board ripe fruit is good for children, was called up by the bailiff as re- but damaged or over ripe fruit is exceed on mirrors, flower vase, and absent father to purchase the Question women were distributed
conspiracy to coerce a recalcitrantavan to frantic wealth... presentative of the manors of Lamingly dangerous especially at this time satin-good panels, and solily padded youth of the family tennis racquets through the throng women who Borna and Elery, in Puanlanibome, calls in westion and worms, b
of year, causing diariom dysentery, anachairs
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and glowing or just being human youngest on at delicate aleat
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