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Northern Weekly Gazette. — 1899-11-04 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

RULES IN WAR.  Though our gallant troops are on the warpath, it is perhaps not generally realised that the ! game of war is hedged, round by as many 1 strictions Ds a boxing contest under Queensberry rules. These regulations, which are under ile !sanction of all civilised countries of the world, ere designed to ensure fairplay fix the combatants. When it is intended to bombard a place dne notice ahould be given, so that all w iiiiea and children may be removed to a place if nntety. and every care must be taken to spare churches and hosnitals, as well as all charitable or educational buildings. All chaplains, doctors, and nurses are protected in every possible way, and are nut to be taken prisoners, or in any way injured. Any soldier robbing or mutilatmg an enemy is liable to be shot without trial, and death is the penalty fit wounding or killing a disabled man. The bodies of the enemy are to be carefully rearaed before burial, and any articles found on then which might lead to their identification are to be sent to the proper quarters. Explosive bullets must not be used, and quarter must be given to the enemy whether he asks for it or not. In an attack on the enemy there must be no coneealment of the distinctive signs of the reg,iments, and the use of poison.s for polluting drinking water is strictly forbidden--W. Hildreth, N.E.R. Audit Offices, Newcastle.  IS SUICIDE A SIGN OF CIVILISATION?  The statistics of all civilised countries show that the cumber of suicides regularly increases from January to Juno, and then steadily deminishes from June to December, when it rea,ahes the minimum. Not only the seasons of the year. but tho days of the month and of the week, and exert the hours of day exert an influence on suicide. the forte and steadiness cf which cannot he mistaken. There are more suicides in the first ten days of the month, whilo the fatal days of the week are Monday, Tuesday, a-nd Thursday. Whon we come to exaraine the statistics of the various countries we find that suicide rages among the nations most rxi‘ancxxl in culture and refinement with a fierconest.; exactly proportional to their mental development. 'lho Germane, who arc the profoundest thinkers in Europe, are the most. suicidal race. Franco comes next, England third, Italy fourth, Spain, the most backward of European nations. Ireland and Portugal rank the lowest in the suicidal scale. And through all the preaching of the mcralists, and all the theorising of the scientiote. we get at last to the eonelusion that since all the phenomena of social Lie, an the progressive phases of civilisation, originate in the constant struggle of man with nature, with °thu .. men, and with himself, suicide is not an inexplicable social phenomenon, but inevitable in the process of eivilieation.—J. G. 1 Wilkinson, Cowpen Bewley.
Northern Weekly Gazette. — 1899-09-30 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

XIV. was one of the craftiest end despotic Kings that ever ruled France. On MazarinW death in 1661 Louts took the reins of government into 11,s own hand, and bYgan to exero.se with rare energy a pure despotism. He had a cool and clear head, much dignity and amenity of manners. and indomitable perreverance. All Europe feared him and France regarded him with As;atic humility. He died at the age of 77 years. and, like George IV., he cl;r1 not recogniee death when it was close upon him: for his last al3 were: "I thought that dying had been mon! tl,fficult."  Nero, the most inhuman monster that ever lived, and who trusted not nor loved a fellow creature hut timeelf, was surprised when his bullied subjets revolted against his merciless and tyrannical rule. This man who, without the slightest compunction, could murder his mother, kick his wde to death, set fire to Rome, and fiddle While it was burning, exclaimed, before he emu mitted suicide, 'ls this your fidelity r The pity Is that his subjects had not proved unfaithful long before  It is with pleasure that we turn from Nero to Augustus Ctesar. This mighty emperor, nephew of the great Julius Crersa,r, was as noble as Nero was base. He had consummate tact as a ruler, and skilfully used the passions and talents of others. In his prosperous reign literature and art flourished as they had never done before, and he was the patron of those great Roman authors— Horses. Virgil, Ovid, and Livy. When his battle were over and won he oonfined himself to domestic improvement and reform, and Fo beftuti(l,2,l Items, that 't has been said. " Atirrustus found the city built of brick, and left it built of marble." And the great man passed away with a farewell to his faithful wife, "Farewell. Fulvia." he said, as death drew near, " and ei-er remember our long union."  NEXT WEEK: .d,ruic
Northern Weekly Gazette. — 1899-05-13 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

DOCTORS' DEVOTION TO DUTY.  1 A remarkable case of professional heroism on 1 the part of a Sunderland police surgeon, Dr. Robert J. Burns, was made public through the medium of a police court case, which came before the borough magistrates, in which John Menzies 1 was charged with attempted suicide by poisoning. The prisoner locked very ill, but was able to stand in the dock. He drank a quantity of beer into which he had emptied • bottle of rat poison. —Dr. Burns said he was called to see the man at the West End Police Station. On the way he met Dr. Beattie, who gave him assistance. The defendant was evidently suffering from phosphorus poisoning, and he was also drunk. Witness's stomach-pump was not in order, 60 he applied a tube to the man's throat, and sucked away the stuff with his mouth. The fumes wefe very powerful, and the can still smelt strongly of phosphorus. It was evident that the prisoner had taken all the contents of the bottle.--The Chief Constable: I suppose, doctor, that if you had not sucked the poison away, the man would now be dead?—Witness: Undoubtedly. I cannot say that he is even yet out of danger, as phosphorus poison may not show results until days afterwards.— The Bench decided to remand Menzies for a week, and, in the meantime, Dr. Burns said he would keep his eye upon him. When questioned by the reporters as to how he felt after his risky experiment, the doctor laughingly acknowledged feeling a " trifle seedy," and said he bad been unable to eat anything since.— It will be remembered that the late Dr. l‘laloomson, who died during the small-pox epidemic at Middlesbrough, and to whom a memorial is being promoted, once sucked the matter away from the throat of a child attacked by diphtheria, and eo saved the child's life.
Northern Weekly Gazette. — 1899-07-08 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

AFTER DARKNESSLIG HI.  SYNOPSIS OF OPENING CHAPTERS. The dory opens with a vivid description of Craiglands, a picturesque old hall, the property of Arthur Methuen, who had left it to the care of hie trusty servants whilst he was abroad. The building, uniquely situated amongst the bills of Yorkshire, and built of rough grey stone, was blessed with all the beauties which Dame Nature can bestow. The site, being near the Derwent, added to the charms of the " house on the hillside." Neglect had, however, resulted in the hall being in • somewhat dilapidated condition. The owner bad been away from home for thirteen years, ever striving to forget the bitter memories of the past—a past which reminded him that lie had loved sie a man loves but once in a lifetime • that he had called a beautiful, blue-eyed girl 'wife" for three short months; and that a darkness more dense than a starless night had fallen upon him, and almost destroyed life, hope, and intellect He decides to return from France to Craiglands, to the dear old Yorkshire, and despatched a letter to his agent at Conbertou. Maven years before the openin got the story Arthur Methuen had turned his back on his home, and • little girl was brought and left to the care of Luc t laid her husband, George, the housekeeper. The parentage of the child was not known. Arthe • returns and is unceremoniously welcomed is ca by B ie, as the little stranger girl lled. et They ~ me ges-id friends, lie sees the photo. graph of his wile, and wonders if she is still alive. He contemplates suicide, and is stopped by Birdie. He endeavours to trace the parentage of the stranger without success. He could only glean that a lady had driven up to the house, andl upon the door being opened she walked straight into the house and gave the child into the charge of Lucy, and before the housekeeper could collect Ler scattered wits the mysterious lady had disappeared. Five years elapse, and Birdie was row quite a young lady, lovely as a poet's dream. She was concluding her education at York, and the day had arrived when she returned to Comberton. She receives a welcome 'from all sides. Birrlc journeys to Nlosmides, a neighbouring hall, but finds it inhabited. Interview with Mrs Leslie. Birdie's encounter on the road home; she receives • fright. The acquaintance with Roy St. John, who rescuer her from a drunken man. Myra Teesdale, a young lady of prepossessing appearance, is .pngaged at Craiglands to be a companion to Birdie, and falls in love with Arthur Methuen. who does nut return her affection. She has • secret hatred to Birdie. Myra informs Birdie of her true history, and Birdie runs away. Arthur is informed of Myra Teesdale', false story, to Birdie. 1
Northern Weekly Gazette. — 1896-07-04 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

OUR PORTRAIT GALLERY.  The Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Ao.sttia, heir to the Austrian throne, is the son of the Archduke Charles Louis by his second wife, the "rincess Maria Annunciate. daughter of Ferdinand IL. King of the Two ani was born at Gratz in 3863. A few years ago he inherited the large fortune of his relative, the Grand Duke of Modena, and in so ! kdis doing took the name of ! Este. On the suicide of the Emperor's son, the Crown Prince Rudolph, on January 28th, 1889, the Emperor's brother, the Archduke Charles Louis, became heir to the throne; by.t he renounced his rights of succession in favour of his son, the Archduke Francis Ferdinand • and he, on becom:E FRANCIS ing nand; to the throne, FERDINAN D renounced his fortune and  name of Este to his brother, the Archduke Otho, who was born in 1865, and who married, in 188 ti, Maria Josepha, daughter of Prince Ueorge of Saxony, In December, 18:42, he began a journey round the world, and was warmly received in India. He is of retiring habits, and has never been prominent in society.  Madame Marchesi says that America is the land of golden voices, and as she has had more of them to train than almost any other teacher, ehe should be an authority. Misses Eames and Sandeison are both pupils of Madame Marchesi. The public is divided concerning Miss Eames. She is beautiful, and she has a voice, but Theodore Thomas is quoted as saving that her failure in Cincinnati, the year before last, was due to his playing the accompaniment to the oratorio as it was writti.n, and to her singing it as she knew how, which was not at all. her historic quarrel with Caly6 has never been bridged, and we all know now that Calvi.' is coming to delight us in "Carmen" again. The managers of American opera found that there was a hole in their exchequer the last time, which " Carmen" had more than filled the year before. This year they had to choose between paying her 100,000 dol. for the season or engaging her with a company of her own. As she has vowed never to sing in the RAMO company with Miss Eames, it is likely she will not be asked to do to.
Northern Weekly Gazette. — 1896-05-23 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.  Famine exists in several districts of Italy.  The wife of President Kruger is seriously ill.  One of the Pretoria prisoners named Mr Grey has committed suicide.  The King of Corea will at onoe return to his palace, quiet baying been restored at the capital.  A succe4asful mining man in Auckland has offered to contribute £l,OOO to start a fund to present England with a battleship to cost £500,000, the amount to be raised in Australasia.  The Governer of New South Wales, with the advice of the Executive Council, has given authority for the formation in Sydney of a Volunteer Corps of Irish Rifles, to be entitled the Union Volunteer Regiment.  Chief Justice Kotze, of the Transvaal, whose name has been heard so frequently of late, is described as a man of very high culture, much re6nement, and personal charm. He suffers a good deal from insomnia.  Bismarck says the hardest thing attending his retirement from office is the compulsory idleness. "It is a curious feeling," he said, "to wake up of a morning and find that the only thing I have now to do is to wind mv watch."  Sir Gordon Sarigg, the Cane Premier, in the debate on a motion praying the Crown to revoke the charter of the South Africa Company, de. st.krined the Jamewn raid its not only a crime, but also a stupendous blunder."  Miss Florence Pullman, daughter of Mr George M. Pullman, has just married a young Chicago lawyer Frank Orren Lowden—who has both fame and wealth to win in his profession. Miss Pullman was the only unmarried daughter of the car-builder, and is enormously rioh  Tbe Easter offering in Calvary Church, New York, where the late rector, the new Bishop of Washington, was taking farewell of his congregation. reached the sum of £12,600 for an endowment fund for the parish. At Grace Church the offertory amounted to about :7,000, and at tilt, clhctroh of the Ascensksa to over £3,000.
Northern Weekly Gazette. — 1896-10-17 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

NORTHERN WEEKLY GAZETTE. °aro INVENTIVE  _ many moments, and I hurriedly left the van, just in time to meet Rhodes on the steps. He had seen me enter it, and had instantly made for the shore. "What were you doing in there?' he asked, with a scowl. " That is a strange question, Rhodes," I replied. " How was I to know your clothes were in there? I would strongly advise you, however, I to get rid of that strange thing in your coat pocket It looks awfully sVspicious, you see, to find you in possession of an article of that description." "You sneak! Searching in pockets, were you?" he hissed. " Got dressed, and we'll have it out in a fair and square fashion." and I whistled and shouted for my friends to come ashore. "I don't believe in fighting," said Rhodes, springing up the steps into the van. "Then I'll make you fight for once, or thrash  you.,, Jim Vellacott and Jack Pearson came out of the water in haste, Fuessing, as Jim said, that " something was up.' Without mentioning the cap-band, I explained that Rhodes had called in a sneak for entering the van while his clothes were there, and that I had challenged him to fight, and meant to compel him to accept my challenge, or to teach him in a summary fashion that he could not use such lanapage without paying a penalty  weeks after he had left home, when his body, I much decomposed, was found in the Wvre, near Larbrick. He had evidently committed suicide, and his mother bitterly regretted her injudicious communication, to him of the family's intentions. At the inquest, he WINS naturally declared to have been insane, and after his funeral, I thought the drama of real life had reached its
Northern Weekly Gazette. — 1896-08-29 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

MOVES IN A MYSTERIOUS WAY. God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform ; He plants his footsieds in the sea, And rides upon the storm. Deep in unfathomable minas Of never.failing skill, He treasures up His bright design% And works His sovereign will. Ye tearful saints, fresh courage take, The clouds ye so mach dread Are big with mere 3 ,and will break In ulessings our head. Jud,re not the L )rd by feeble sense, But trust Him for His grace; Behinds frowning Providence He hides a smiling face. His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour ; The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will he the (lower. Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan His work in vain: God is His own interpreter, And He will make it plain. The reasons athy I like it best are: (1) Because of the strange feelings or trialb which crossed his pathway while a poet. I read an account nearly twenty years ago of Cowper who wrote the hymns— " Jesus, where'er Thy people meet," "There is a fountain filled with blood," and " 0 for a closer walk with God," and then tried three times to commit suicide, first by riding a horse to a river side or clock to drown himself, but finding so many people there went home, and made another attempt by putting a rope round his neck to hang himself. The rope broke. He made another by taking a knife, and while pressing it into his body the knife canglit a button and broke. After this he wrote the above hymn. (2) Because I have more help from the hymn than any othcr. (3) Because I have used it in plthlic,and found when speaking of the above trials the hymn has brought more consolation than other hymns.
Northern Weekly Gazette. — 1896-08-08 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

SUPPLEMENT TO THE NORTHERN WEEKLY GAZETTE, AUGUST 8, 1896-(L)  "Yee. I recollect now. ot?" The girl is going to be married, is she n "So it is said—to her cousin; another Scotchman, named Buchan." "But why do you enquire about Miss Ross? do you know her?" asked Rowe. "No; never saw the lady to my knowledge. This Mr Buchan—what is he like?'" But neither Tom Rowe nor his wife could tell me anything about him; he was only a visitor at the house of his uncle. "He is staying here now, until the wedding, when he takes his bride to Edinburgh, ;here heis a doctor. We. may see the lovers on the parade to-morrow, after morning service." And so we did. Fashionable Brighton seemed to be out to show itself on the Marine Parade between twelve and one on Sunday, and we had not been walking long before we met Mr Buchan and his affianced bride. I had to take a second look before recognising the " Mr Henry ELiot" of the tel, gram, for he had grown an incipient black beard and moustache, altering his personal appearance considerably. But notwithstanding the fact that he wore gloves, I saw plainly that the right hand, in which he earned a cane, was conspicuous enough in consequence of the deformed thumb. Tom Rowe and I were alone, his wife being at home cooking the dinner, and knowing my task would be rendered much easier if I had his help. I told him the whole story. "It is a strange affair, truly," said Rowe, when I had finished my narrative. "But I do not see any grounds for suspecting that Mr Buchan was villain enough to maltreat and rob The father of the -:r1 to whom he is engaged to be married. Besides, would he dare attempt such a thing?" You surely forget that Mr Ross had lost his spectacles, and therefore would not know his fellow-passenger from Adam," I remarked. " You are right; I had forgotten," replied Rowe. "But what course do you intend to adopt?" "NV here dreg this Mr Buchan stay?"  "The gentleman has not come down yet," said the hotel waiter. "Show us up to his room." The door was locked, and as no response was given to the repeated knockings it was buret open. Mr Stephen had cheated justice; he lay on the bed fully dressed, a stnall phial that had contained aconite was on the carpet. He had probably seen me in the detective's company, and realising that arrest would mean a long dose of penal servitude, preferred suicide. I thus lost the £5O reward for the conviction of the "drugging thief," but Mr ROBB made me a handsome present in the shape of a gold watch and chain for having been the means of saving his only child from a marriage which in all human probability would have been a life-long martyrdom. Next week "
Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1903-05-22 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

WEAVERS' AMALGAMATION ANNUAL MEETING.  1 The annual meeting of the delegates of the Northern Countie, Weavers' Amalgamation wag, held on Saturday at Manchester. Mr. D. Holmes, :LP., of Burnley, presided, Mr. Shackleton, M.P., occupied the vice-chair. There were 91 delegates present.  Reports were presented of disputes at Blacko, Caine, Choriey, and Denton. The following gentlemers were elected members of the Central Committee : —Measrs. Holmes (Burnley), Cress (Blackburn), Ward (Nelson), Park (Preston), and' Melling (Bolton). Mr. I). Holmes was unanimously re-elected president, and Mr. D. Shockleton ricepresident. Mr. W. H. Wilkinson, the secretary, pre a detailed report of a joint meeting between employers and the employees' representatives recently held on 'Oat driving question, the meeting having been called respecting the attempted suicide of an Accrington member some weeks ago. A long discussion took Once. Some of the delegates expressed the opinion that further action should be taken on the matter. The report was accepted. The meeting was of opinion that the ease was one of driving, and it was, resolved that the question be left in the hands of the Central Committee and. the Accrington District Committee to take any action they might deem necessary. It was agreed to make a further grant of LIO weekly to the quarrymen locked out, at. Bethesda. Mr. D. Holmes was elected to attend the Trades Union Ccmgres,. He was , also nominated for appointment an the Parliament Committee of that Congress.  In the annual report reference was made to Mr. Shackleton',Bill. Wimt is asked for," says the twport, -is that both employer'. and employed k-hould be on one level an Ifar as the law is concerned, and we should not rest satisfied until it was so. for, as was stated some short time at. surely there is enough strength, both mentally. physically, and nutnericaHy, in the trade-union movement to make this as possible as it is neceswiry. Let us in future have more self-reliance, more confidence in our own class. By following up this the time cannot be far distant when a fair number of working men will be returned to Parliament, and who will then have a voice in framing the lOWA of the future. ' •  -The question of what IA known as •drivint in wear ing sheds has again been brought, forward, but in our opinion asp system will never be totolly abolisfred until, du* overlookers are paid ot lkr than by poundage on the earnings of the weavers."