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n STORY OF THE GUIDES" Qnelllng a Native BcbelUoa in India. Ko Body of British Troopa Have Done Better Work Uian "The Guides." It is exacf'-lj fifty years ago since peace and order were restored in India aiter the great Mutiny, and in tke thrilling story of how the revolt of 100,000 native troops was crushed by some 40,000 European soldiers under Lawrence and Camp- 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 shaKos which would now be looked upon as al- most- certain death, decided to raise a troop of comfortably and suitably clad soldiers â€" 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 grav- ely shook their heads and trembled for the disciple of men without stocks and overalls says Colonel G. J. Younghusband, C.B., in his "Story of the Guides." But, with- out exaggeration, it may be said that no body of British troops have, in ti.e history of the Empire, displayed greater courage and more ready obedience at all times than "The Guides." in spite of the fact that they were recruited 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- votion is well illustrated by the followin-j incident. One day bir John Lawrence said something to annoy Lumsden, rad this became evident to the faithful fellows who were ready 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 rw'ere not pleasing to your Excell- ency, and that you were angry and displeased when you heard them. So we have consulted together as to how liest 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 to-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'"' "I can testiftf 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 Scotfs Emulsion iti the house all the time and all the family use it."-MR. C. J. BUD- LONG, Box 158, Wash- ington, R. I. Scott's Emulsion does ALL it does by creating flesh and strength so rapidly that the progress of the disease is retarded and often stopped. It id a wcnderful flesh builder and so easy to digest that the youngest child and most delicate adult can take it. If you are losing flesh from consumptioii or any other cause take Scon's Emulsion. It will stop the wasting and strengthen the whole system. Be sure to get SCOTT'S AI,!. DRUOOISTS Lot tu soiiil you a oopjr of Mr. Bndlona's U'ttor â€" bis cofio La toally wonderful â€" nnd nomo tntoi««tini:; litorotnro rosardiurt cur prcparaMcm. Jujt eond aa a ont^X moa- ^loulua tliU. paper. SCOTT A BOWTNE 120 WeUinston St, W. Toraolo One of the most famous feats ac- complished by the corps was their march to Delhi during the Indian Mutiny, at a time wben their ar- rival exercised a moral effect on the force they came to assist. In th? hottest season of the year and through the hottest region on earth they (marched 580 miles) in just over twenty-one days â€" an average of twenty-seven miles a daj' â€" and when they w i-e asked, at the end of their tremendous march, how socn 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 ot "Guides" captured the forr.idable 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 ruffians, with a price on Lheir heads, he gained admittance, asking that they might be shut up in the guard-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 tile prisoners be remainea with 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 gttes to the â- guides, who gained a firm foot- ing in the fort before the garrison knew what was happening." It was "The Guides" who fur- nished 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 Kesidei'.cy ths 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. "Left in command was Jemadar Jewand Singh, a splendid Sikh of- ficer of the Guides Cavalry, and not one whit behind his British officer 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 '.lerform, to defend this Residency to the last. Shall we 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 1 I for one prefer to die fighting for duty and the fame of the Gu'des, and they that will do likewise follow me.' " AND THEY MAECHED OUT TO DIE. "The annals of no army and no r3gLmeut can bhow 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 horses while awaiting a vacancy. "And great indeed was the excite- ment when Lumsden, in his bluff, 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. Come along down to the rifle range and shoot it off amongst yourselves; the best shot gets the appointment.' The de- meanor of the winner on such oc- casions would have made a Master in Lunacy look grave. The happy 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€" London Tit-Bits. HUSBAND AND WIPE Both Restored to Eealtli by Dr. WUliams' Pink PiUs. "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 writes Mr. Ernest L. Archi- bald, Truro N. S., who further says : â€" "In my own case I had been subject to dizzy headaches for oyer a year, and three boxes of the Pills completely cured me of tne trouble. About a year ago my wife began to complain. She seemed to be com- 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 tonics but received no be- nefit. Then I persuaded h"' to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and got her a half dozen boxes. After she had used a couple of boxes her ap- {•ctite began to improve and the color to return to her face. She continued using the Pills until she had taken 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 tv.elve pounds in weight." Dr. Williams' Pills cure trou- bles like these because they are rooted in the blood. Bad blood is the cause ot all common diseases like anaemia, rheumatism, indiges- tion, neuralgia, St. Vitus' dance, general weakness, and those ail- 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 a' 50 cents a box or six boxes for Si:. 50 from The Dr. Williams' Me- dicine Co., Brockville, Ont. ♦_ DOCTOR BANGED THE DOOR. .\ well-known doctor, upon reach- ing home after a two days' absence, noticed that his slato was perfectly clean, whereupon ho asked the ser- vant girl : "Has nobody called during my two days' absence ? I left this slate cut for callers to write their names on, and it is perfectly clean." "Oh, yes, sir," replied the ser- vant cheerfully. "A lot of folk has come. An' the slate got so full o' names that rnl.y this morning I had to rub then ail oft to make room for more." If a girl isn't able to do anything else she can at leant keep a man guessiuT. LEGENDS OF IRELAND SVPERSTITION STILL LINGERS IN THE GREEN ISLE. In Rural Ireland Many Tales o! '•BaiLshfc" and "Dullahan" 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 and newspapers, have dealt a death-blow to many picturesque old customs and romantic legends ; but, amid the wide stretches of bog, in the wild glens and mountain pas- ses, and along the stormy Atlantic coast, ancient rites and myths lin- ger. The writer, first ot all, deals with the superstition which are embodi- ed in the powers of healing and cur, and then continues: â€" No wonder strange superstitions linger in the scattered hamlets by the sea, or in the lonely cabins on the rocky islands, round the iron coast, for on wintry nights, when the mighty surges break thundering again.st the towering cliffs, and the storm-wind wails weirdly through hollow caverns and ivied ruins, where the deserted fortresses of the powerful chieftains of by-gone days look down on the foaming waves, and the cry ot the gulls and the curlew echoes over rocky shores and across wide loughs and estuaries, one might well fancy that the sounds were the voices of giants or wizards doomed tor their sins to wander for ever round this coast, the mournful 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 louder wail rings through the darkness, or a rumbling sound is heard, that to their ears seems to he the rolling ot the wheels of "the headless coach" or death coach," so called in the County Cork be- cause horses end driver are sup- posed to be headless. The coach- man is the "Dullahan," that is, a dark or sullen person, a goblin ot most malignant disposition ! This phantom is said to "follow" many old Munster families, the vehicle lumbering heavily up the avenue, end stopping at the front door whenever a death is about to occur >n 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 coach â€" they take good care not to see it ! DREADED "FAIRY HORSE." Another much-dreaded appara- tion is the Phoka, or Fairy Horse, a very malicious spirit, who is said tc appear in the shape of a beauti- ful coal-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€" 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 "nate 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 mad- ly through stream, lake .and bog- hole, thicket and coppice, liedge and ditch, marsh and ravine, till the terrified mortal, drenched, torn bruised, shrieks for mercy, or per- haps remembers to gasp out a pray- er, when, with a furious bound, the Phooks flings him off â€" preferably into a muddy pool or a furze-brake, and darts away, leaving the unhap- py rider to pick himself up, invari- ably finding that he is miles out of his way. MURDER FROM THE DOCK SOME EXCITING SCENES IN COURTS OF LAW. What Occasionally Happcn.s When Prisoners Come Armed Into the Dock. The worst case ot the kind oc- curred only a few weeks ago at the Indiana city ot Terre Haute. A prisoner found j'lilty of arson sud- denly whipped out a revolver and fired from the dock at the sheriff, tiie 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, riadled 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 vic- 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 ot a female figure representing the Republic. STORMED THE BENCH. Those present in the court at Bendigo, the gold city ot Australia, on February 25th, 1903, were treated to a most eciling scene. A prison- er convicted ot cattle stealing sud- denly shouted, "Sooner than go to gaol, I will cut my throat." and, snatching a great knifo from a hid- den pocket, 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 ot blood. He died later in the prison infirmary. Two convicts named Wiinmer and Trinkl caused a fearful panic in the Vienna Criminal Court one day in November last. Tried for burglary, they were found guilty, and the judge pronounced sentence. "Three years' hard labor and detention in a penal colony." The words were hardly out of the judge's mouth before Wimmer, shouting, "I won't take that," hurled him.self out ot the dock, closely followed by Trinkl, and made a rush for the bench. The two were climbing the balustrcde when a policemart pull- ed Trinkl down. But AVimmer snatched the policeman's sword and struck out viciously. The crowd in court rushed for th''ir lives, crushing in panic through the door. But four police- men came rushing forward. They struck down Wimmer, and dis- armed him, and he and Trinkl were carried, yelling, from the court to the cells below. Even English courts are not free from regrettable iiicidcnts. 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 Westminster Police Court a somewhat similai' thing happened. NASAL CATARRH PRODUCES DEAFNESS RELIEF IN PE RU-IMA Mr. R. J. ArloM, 401 City HaU Ave., Montreal, Qaeben, la an old gentleman Df wide acquaintance, having sei-ved thirty-eight years In the General Post- al&ce of Montreal, a record vhicb tpcaks for itself. Concerning his nse ol Peruna, see letter given below. UR. R. J. ARLES9. "I have been afflicted with nasal catarrh to such a degree that it a^ feeted my hearing. I "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 nscd many drugs recommended as speci- fics for catarrh in the head and throat â€" all to no purpose. "About three j-ears 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 Peruna I am much improTcd in hearing, and in breathing through the nostrils." The prisoner, a cturdy, puLen- 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 W'cst- min.ster, when lie man' seized a handful of pennies from uis pocket and hurled them furiously at a wit- ness who stood near. He was in the very act of leaping out of the dock when a couple of I officers seized and held him, in I spite of his struggles. It was said ; that it haa taken seven policemen to bring him to the police-station, and that he had lamed one of them with a kick on the knee-cap. Perhaps the most extraordinary scene ever witnessed iu any court of law was when Carlos W.idding- ton, son ot the Chilian Charge d'Affa.ire3 at Brussels, was tried for the murder of Calniacoda. his father's secretary. Maitre Bon- nevie, counsel for the prosecution, made a speech so savage that the prisone; s self-control at las'u gave way, and he screamed, "You cow- ard ! You coward!" Instantly the whole court was in an uproar. Women wept, men yelled insults at the lawyer, the rival coi'nsel jump- ed up and danced with rage. The judge cried in vain for silence, and finally ordered genarmes to clear the court. â€" Pearson's Weekly. TWILIGHT THOUGHTS. Failure only makes success sweet- er. "Good enough" is never much good. Wise wit is better than silly solemnity. Ot all vain things, excuses ere the vainest. You can't cure corns by growl- ing at them. Anyone who can make money can make friends. We lose nothing by treating old ago with respect. The man who is always right is apt to bore his friends. Often a man who is cs good aa his word isn't much good. He is a wise man who cets 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 srfe t-> judge what a wo- man wants to do by the thing she does. Some people e.xpect five dollars' worth of gratitude for c fifty cent present. It takes two to m.ake a uarrel^ but it also take.', two to "':iss and be friends." ^