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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1919-04-17, Page 6r I or .....tr. Its Bic1►ness tnQunlity gives Tea -Pot results equalled by no other Teas on sale anxwhere Black Green or Mixed Soled Packets Only. r Paint, Varnish and Repair 'Tithe- furs and woolen clothing for sweet peas, nasturtiums, sweet sul- , tan,- sweet 'scabious, snapdragons, everlastings, zinnias, pot marigold or calendula. Other good annuals are: - Low Growing—Pansies, California poppy, mignonette, petunias, portu- lace, pinks, drummond phlox, ver- benas; Medium Height-Everlastings, ,bat - the sam cs, oreo psis, larkspurs, gaillardia, clarkia, stocks, poppies; • It is well to remember that yarn- summer months. Save every hat bag Tall salvia,nb—Cosmos, helichry- ishing should not be done in rooms and paper bag possible, as these are sum, tall larkspurs, nicotiana, salpi- when the temperature is below 70-I most convenient things to pack furs glossis, sunflowers. - - degrees, as such a cold temperature and woolens in because the tcps can retards the dryigg< too murk. Nor be tied securely so that iinoths can - 1 should it be done When the venula- not get in. woolens t' Maple Syrup.• , tion is poor, as this has somewhat the Before packing, furs and, , How to keep this delicious article same effect, Cold varnish should not should be hung on the Clothesline from moulding is ,- troubling l the, be applied to -warm wood nor warm i for a whole day --a bright, dry,, sun-, housewife, for will trouble her later • his cold wood. ear ace ! an. to 'be vi twtlished should be sandpaper- nd be sure there are no grease spots - I "We do ours up, boiling, in air - e carefully y so that. all dirt is. remov- these: tight cans, and yet it moulds," writes ed and a smooth surface obttained. i spots that m: -the: live best (?„ ,.- a, varnish h to d All f my day Brush and shake the fns ., PRUDENCE.' 1,DICTATED .BY By Clive R. Fenn. . t - "I suppose a thirty -mile run will not be too much. for you,- Miss Brooks?" he said. "71,t, not fir 1 ryl . , n _ - Rini what: ak►otit: the -rias ?," crud - ie girl. -said La . in but -' n hi Langnothing,merely shook his head, and Cecile sat back and watchea him as he drove. "You 'do- `drive well," 'she said 'at last. • '-"Tharnks' for ithe compliment, Miss Brooks'. Please sit a fraction more to your left." The girl obeyed. "I iem- glad ' -there is something which you consider I do well." "Indeed!" Lang turned and- looked at her. "There was something I have al- ways been ,wanting to say to you, Miss Brooks,' he said, "but. never dared. Now it is different. I have fallen into luck's way." 'He did not give her ,time to speak, and the car was fling through the heQrt of Sur -1 rets with all thought of the insipid Maine swept away. "I shall keep on with the work; of course, as a man without work is no good to anybody or to himself; but I have come into a lotof money left me by a dear old aunt of mine, and I want - to ails you - whether you' will marry me." Cecile was fairly . aghast at the man's brazen' audacity, but it was impossible to be dignifiedsat that mo- - with the wind curling round her, and -the hedges- on-- either side of the roadcresolving themselves into tortuous,, -unending ribbons of green.. "I, would never have bothered you," Lang went on, "but I understood you had given that fellow, Maine, the chuck,. and there is no end to what' I could do in the world if you would - give me encouragemetnt. - I have wat- ched you whenever. I was askedpto the house,- and I' fancied you despised me.. Perhaps you did, but all- the same, . it would be a charitable thing to say! "'yes,' for I can dress up like Maine if you choose." - . "Aren't you. going rather fast?" asked Cecile breathlessly... ' "No, only thirty-five' miles an hour." • e • "I didn't mean ,('Ghat." - . - "Oh, I see! Well, it' is the only way. You can • be angry, and tell' your - uncle . to. dismiss me, only it would be a pity if yQu did so,, for he: 'and I' get oft well. together, and I do know the work. A new man would have everything to learn." Further and further did Maine fade off into the distance then. "I have - no intention of asking uncle to dismiss you, Mr. Lang." "I am glad. And now about the other little thing I asked you." "I don't know. "Would it be possible for yoti to know before we got to, Arundel and d ii 11' onthe woolens,for it is on ' one. . "What can we do • The varnished surface is likely to' After everything has been cleaned,': Ans.---•In order to . keep maple: have a rough, sanded appearance if , brushed, and well aired, pack in hat syrup through the heat of summer, these rules are not' obser sacks and _ ti, cecurely.; - or, if you or for any length of time, boil it Before applying - • " paint or arnish, would be even more sure, sew red down till it weighs 11 pounds to the fill ,all- cracks and holes. -Putty vil1- pepper in' cheesecloth bags and place gallon without the tincan or vessel do for small- holes, but if they are them between. furs in theaper bags.; g , which holds. it. When thus boiled PART II. he said: "I merely left a letter on large, mix sawdust with glue until If packing woolens, place the pepper , °down it is allowed to cool' and then nay desk one day when Maine was, it is the consistency of paste. Press bags between the folds. I put up in •cans or receptacles, which thin, and then was called away, I; this compound into the holes and it Another excellent way to pack win-; are filled to the full and practically I rather fancy. he must have read it. will become as hard as the wo6d ter' things is to wrap them securely';- airt,ight. Bottles may be used if filled i Not.My 'tieing at all. It was merely: itself. .. , s,... -...,,,,:. .in newspapers, .acid .fasten the .ends -.to the 'top and ,corked tightly, ;Keep a rote 'I- had drat, n up .en > the hyt+o- - To Teske a wood r'ler for floors, a cr asse . suestl:�er Kith tape . tout, "in' dark reel closet _._ coc•er.c:l_ with. Pu thesis that you' intended- to cut" Miss Mix' whiting Wirt linseed 'ail and alp-. 'making the bundle airtight. . The brown, paper, and it will' keep "good: Cecile out of will; I hard soft d Thmoth � I ci a your wi ; nothing more, ply to ei th �er or so woo is printer's ink on newspapers is a mo as new" for years. I assure you; but as I. took a great fills the pores and makes a smooth preventive because .of - its odor, so no If the syrup weighs less than 11 -interest in -her -happiness- as- well, --I- floor --that ran be -waxed, painted - or other is nee.ded. -? - -- - j pounds- per -gallon, - and much 'annus Moths do not like the odor of cedar, ally made does, it will not keep well Brooks laughed. A glood and inexpensive floor stain and will not . bother a cedar chest.' through warm weather. On the other f "That letter is worth more than is made by dissolv,Ing one ounce of One can also purchase cedar chips at hand, if it weighs more "than this was very glad to do it." varnished. • i turned?" • Cecile was silent, with one of those silences which -mean so much more than mere words. "You are offended?" 1 "No, I am not; abut I cannot do • things at express speed." "It is -tthe hest way, you take my word for it.. Now- what_ is your ans- wer?" • . " 1 will think it over," laid Cecile, with a grave smile. . .Lang bent down and kissed her hand, and his action made the girl gaze at-}iim, a new expression of ten- derness in her soft eyes. "Oh, Jem," she murmured. It was a week later, anir Mr. Brooks was dining at his club, his ,guest being his -lawyer, Mr. Samuel , Gardner: The two old men often met that way. "So everything is _ titi you wished, at last?" asked the later, leaning back in his cha'!i "Yes," 'replied Brooks. "1 knew it was best. • The dear girl has no real feeling for that ass, Maine, and now she is as happy as the Ajay is long. Lang and she are to be Married next, month. I could not desire her a bet- ter husband -true) to_ the: core, and _a real man." • . Gardner nodded. ' "How did. you manage- it? said Brooks- - "You left -it to me." "1. know I did. It was not a hit •of I use my iaterfer'ng. You knout' what girl7 ares, ft I hart ran t?Rr''' down, Cecile would have leen upein i arms, rarely to s s virtues in him which were .never thero, and all .the i rest of it. You have been- very se- cretive about it all. 'out 1 think you might tett me now:" Gardner shook *is 'head, . " neve! 'Ad ► along p►rtSauls.'t, i:J:u.+nl•... t BABY CLOTHE I TERMONDE BURNED Babies' beautiful long clothes outfits, daintily made of finest materials, 110.50 complete. Maternity skirts aid dresses at moderate prices. - Send for Lists. WOLFSON'MRg`. O 67 Yonge St. - , Toronto "CANADA IN-YPRES." Memcrial Building Will Include Relics of Galli nt Defence of City. An officer of •the Canadian head- quarters staff interviewed recently, said that the Canadian memorial building at Ypres would include a museum.of relics connected with the Canadian' defence of Ypres, also a library ' of everything published ' eon c.erning the battles ot'the salient, says a Loudon •despatch. Models of trench- es,. and It roster of all the Canadian dead' would -also be included, • "Such -a 'building wouTd .be to Can- adians what Shakespeare's house is to visitors to Stratford -on -Avon. When the transfer is effected we propose to convert this around into a veritable fragment of living Canada amidst the ruins by -'planting maple- trees and Canadian shrubs and flowers. •"'Cana- da in •Ypres" would, I think be a good title ,for what • we. propose ' , to effect "The slave works because he . is compelled to; the artist because he loves - to;- the fool does - unnecessary work because he is ' a fool. 'The wise man is he who strives to be -all three in moderation."—Prof. Andrew Mac- six-and-eightpence," he said. "I permanganate of potash in one quart any furniture store,' and pack them amount per gallon, it is apt to ,cry.s- phail. should call it priceless. Put ,it all ! of warm water. Wood painted with l w:th the woolens and. furs. ; tallize into- sugar in the bot' om of down. in the bill." this solution dries out a good shades A tried and true enemy of moths the -can-. - Syrup that has • started to But Mr. Samuel :Gardner omitted, of ,browns A cosi of varpisI may be is -the mothball- Its odor, however, "work" can be broughtsto a very good the item, for reaso (The End.) .good condition by occasionally rub- taking things . from summer storage, ns of his own. added, but the oors can be kept in which is difficult to -get rid of on condition by rehoiling, adding . hot ping them' over with kerosene, ap- argues against its use. - ,` BIG .DIAMONDS, plied with a soft wcfnen cloth. Re • r --- move brushes ' Bes"t from the permanganate Annuals for the Home. Garden. 1 Color, Rather Than Weight, Deter- solution as soon as the work is fin- mines the Value of the Gem. fished, as it destroys the bristles. Annual flower§ ,succeed exception - parts Can- well in nearly all a t� ofan ally Many homes are still withoutpit will look -as though the whole -mass The-- new --diamond. - -fou-nd. in ---the . - - - __ -again-sr .. - _ -. - �• - - —_ ui_ .d gradually - - s i. •screen li`t•otection flies or oda• For the `dome Garde2i, whe vas ruined but as it boils' Jagersfontein Mine, Kimberley. and mosquitoes. The mc(st inexperienced ther it bb in the city or the country,' the milk will carify the syrup nicety, weighing 388% carats, is small in com- parison oin- person would find it possible to make the best annuals are the old favorites, and all the"scum will be gathered parison.with famous gems such as the screen frames if metal corners were which have become so popular be- - rnty a thick _, ,. Posy to remove:' Cullinan, Kohinoor, Excelsior and Re- used.' Measure the wnd'ov. s, then cause they have fittez in with the' gent, but more. depends for value on cut four strips of 1x11/2 melt wood to needs of f'a large class of flower lov-; " '--"'? color_ than on size., and this .one, being. _ r .,-; : - r; - - The! :erg,, The reason ¢for_ the ---popularity l -- c�-j' - tk -have to ask u for: a Part the . t , s to etlre _ described as a soft: blue slid` white,` is netting should 'ce stretched ' sightly' of - tie "annual?' pis that it ran be' ticket for that boy, ma'ariiii,," insisted likely to rank high as a valuable find. and fastened with small tacks. if a raised easily and _grown with but As an instance may be mentioned the screen' door sagsa conductor, speaking to a quiet -look - Porter -Rhodes gena, found in 1880, put stout screw -eyes very little -expense or labor. A few' -ing little woman. The Woman declined -in two oppos+ •-e corners and bl,:l; ul packages of seed costing five or' ten to pay, "You'll pay for that boy, or which was valued at $1,000,000, though 'the door until the sag is removed. cents each, a garden, patch and some-' I'll stop the train and put him off," Now stretch a stout wire tightly_ be-,, one interested in flowers form : a he persisted. "All right; put him tween the screw -eyes, and the door' combination which in the space of: off," she said. "You ought to. know will be held rigidly in place. ' four or fivee•short months may pro- 'the rules." ."How old is that boy?" A screen door which is in constant' duce the most delightful results. : 1 .,I don't know. I never saw him be - use sometimes needs. re -enforcing.' The sold favorite - annuals are the fore." - This can easily be done with the aid best because they have stood the: -of ordinary --wooden -laths. The-- laths-- test of --gime;---- In -Addition, -they--have - - are put over the wire screening in the been improved and increased in size, form of a lattice are placed from form and color by the plant hybri- !' eight to ten inches -apart. - The whole dist and by the seedsman so that tt1-1 is then painted or stained to match day they have almost reached per-! the calor of the house. This makes a fection. .In one hundred years or ; • BY GERMAN ORDER 7,000 WRETCHED BELGIANS NOW LIVING IN RUINS. 4 �I On Sept. 4, 1914, General von Boehm Ordered Destruction to Terrorize • Ghent and Antwerp. • "This afternoon I'went'to Termonde- with two Balgiaii gentlemen, writes • the Amer -lean, Red Cross Cenitnission- er for Belgium in a -recent despatch from Brussels.. I was reluctant to go 'because. I had seen all the' ruins I wanted to see, and I .was -afraid of raising false hopes in the. minds of these people by -my -visit, but I, am 'glad -that-I,went. At Essche, where we left ,the main` route,' Mr. Tibbaut"' pointed; out 'a large house oa the main street,, number 249, and said that the Belkian who -lived there -was eompell-.-, ed to house 'some G,erinan -officers the day before Termonde was burned. The Germans held a consultation, .and he heard theiii say,- 'Termoude must be - burned.' ' We found .the village of Sant Gilles-Lez-Termonde, on the out-. sluts ,cif 'the .city.; alnrast "entirely .des troyed. S "I confess I was' not quite prepared for what I found at Termoude. I haave seen the • destruction along the •lines Of trenches 'frons ltheinis to- Neu:pert, L both back of time. French, British and Belgian trenches and -back of the. Ger- Man trenches. I have visited virtually all of the destr9yed places in Belgium, Vise, C'happelle, .Louvain and ethers not so -widely known, but I do net re member seeing any place except oil. .the lighting front 'so completely des - water • at first,- it. necessary, and troyed as' Termonde. It does not look skimming all foreign matter from I - -like Ypres or. places wliich.have been the top. This clarifying may-be'hxs •i Ali grades.. Witte TORONTO 8 ' LT that class of .places deliberately des/ fro • d all of uuce, tened by adding a. smell cupful of milk to a gallon or .so of the syrup G. J. CLIF , , Industries Laid. Waste. Beforethe. war 1'ormondewas'an__-_- Eastern Flanders town of 1.0,000 per- sons. 'Half 'of them were engaged in • industry, making. blankets. ropes, cables and things of that kind. There was a well-to-do middle class, many persons' worth $0,000 or $8,000, - and a half a dozen' s9ho "were 'worth $100,000 which • was rich in a country very • cheap in which to live. The working class was unusually intelligent, There s was never a strike. Skilled labor got from $1 to $1,20, unskilled sixty cpi:ts a day.: The town a as the centre'of- a rich farming district. "The Ger_ran4'"'lnnrned Termonde September 4, 1914. The responsibility was on Generail von lloehnt- eThc Bel - glans say it was done to terrorize Ghent and Antwerp. It was a very horrible affair, but only three or four - Persons- were -ptrt to,death. Mr: Ver- mersch said one man who had his eyes put • out was his clerk; Of • 1.400- houses .400houses in the town 1,200 were burned StYips of linen soaked in naphtha were -placed In -holes cut in the cP.ilings and floors to act as wicks for the flames. Only one factory was spared, the Es- caut-Dendres shoe- factory, from which the Germans sent all' the shoes and. leather into Germany. "The Bequinage, a kind of lay re- - ligious order of sisters, each one oc- cupying her little house, all opening; on a beautiful .common, was spared. but lint -the church..,The Grand Piitesa�_ stands in ruins, still beautiful and dig- nified. The town 'hall tower is stand- ing :and. the walla of many of the build jngs, but the inside of the build- ' ings are. entirely burned out, -it is true of the linen market and of the great solid Porte de Grand. •. tor pricks. WORKS TORONTO fought aver for -years. it ueio&ies to while it is- boiling; for a minute or so - it weighed only 150 carats—less than. half the weight of this one. The weights or some famous dia- monds are:— • Cullinan re:V- Cullinan (Star of Africa) 3032 catats Excelsior - 969 " Kohinoor 800 " Dutoitspan 442% " Regent ' 410 " Present find - 388` . " Porter Rhodes ... 150 The - Cullinan diamond was cut into two—one weighing 516', -carats and durable and artistic door, greatly im- less they have made as much advance the other :109 carats, the gems being proved from the original ready-made as most other forms of life have made presented, to the British Sovereign, style and are now among the Crown Jewels.•. - ANIMATED OILCANS. .:._ in several thousand. The "poor' man's orchid"- is the descriptive term Open Their Ears. for the' modern sweet pea and the' term is legitimate because the sweet's Ears were intended to be _ useful peas of • to=day is wonderful. It is 11,1 Ths-Fulmar and the Mutton Bird Car- as Well as ornamental and Joli1'nnie new creation as con -marred -with the ry-O;t-in Their Bodies. and Susie hear a. lot of things that 'sweet pea 'of a centbry ago. The The price of oil is a matter of no -were never ?Mended for their ears! ; same is true of many other annuals., Interest to the inhabitants of the Is- Empty pitchers yawn to be filled ± The favorite annuals are those land of St. Kilda, a favorite haunt of so we must teach the children to i which can- be depended upon to give tbet animated oilcan,- the- fulness So- '>interesting --end -helpful-t.#}ngsr-t.restt . • The- final --'results - v -1 dt- rich in oil is this seabird, that the Where are there so many interesting pend upon: '1, seed; 2, culture. natives simply pass -a wick through sounds - as• on a farm, from chanti- 1. Seed ----Some annuals are diffi- , its body and use it as a lamp. deer, w#io boasts loudly each morn- cult to raise from seed - and, there- ° The oil is also one of the things' ing, "Cock-a-doodle-doo! I'm up be-' fore, the best for the home garden' exported -from the island. It is found. fore you!" down to ,the -musical chirp' are those which 'produce seed that in the bird's' stomach, is amber -color- of the crickets, and the "katydids, -so' will germinate well. The seed of suchll ed, and -has a peculiarly nauseous impolite, contradicting in the night"-? c annuals can be • dealt with in -two odor. The old birds are said to feed Open the ears of the boy. Say to ways: (a) It may be sown in pots the young with it, and when they are him, `Listen, son! that is a quail or "flats in the house and the seedlings caught, or attacked, they lighten them- calling," as the old farm echoes with ; transplanted to the garden, pr (AO it selves by disgorging it. the shrill "Bob white! Bob white; may be sown direct into the garden. In St. Kilda it is -legal to kill the Teach -him to distinguish between the Latitude and Climate must settle' call of the yellpw-shafted flicker, the note of the robin, and the squall of the catbird—to know the birds -. by sound as well as by eye, as he knows the whistles and calls of his boy friends. . Call the children's attention to the voice of the little brook that dances ' downl.cheerily through the meadow: "By day its voice is- low and still - A charming, dancing little rill; Btit when the -silent night isre, Its voice is heard so loud will clear And yet so sweet, it often seems Al though, the brook brought pleasant dreams." - Help unstop these young ears that they-- may learn .-to love and under- stand "-the voices of the birds and brooks, insects and ' animals; that they ,may, not be deaf when ' the soft winds whisper to them 3n the' tree- tops—it may speak to them of God. „ Bo, not preach• to the 'children; call their attention to God as the source' of all that is beautiful and good. Speaking of sowns for young ears. is the sound of 'Moil er'i voice and Father's voice Music or discord to .the ears of the child? Al -e the tones 'harsh. impatient, nagging? Or are fulmars only during one week in the year, but during that week from eigh- teen to twenty thousand birds are des- troyed.- The mutton bird of the Antarctic also carries its oil in the stomach, and can eject this. oil through its nostrils as a means' of defined against ene- mies. Envy. -� When; Satan sends to vex the mind of man, And urge him on to- meanness and to wrong, His satellites, there is not one that can Acquit itself like Envy. , Not so strong As lust, so quick as fear, so big as hate— A pigmy thing, the twin of sordid' greed— s Its work all piste things' to utid,errate. Decry fair face, fair form, fair thought, fair deed: • A sneer .it has for what is highest, best, For love's soft voice, and- virtue's . robe of white, , Truth is not true, and pity is nOt 'kind, ,A great task done, is hut a pastime - light. ' Tormenting and tormented is, the mind That grants to Envy room to make J its nest. -- Jean Rlewett. "Was II wounded!" exclaimed the exasperated Tommy in surprise. "No, Mum, not at all. You see, th%re's a r-grelesea gip- in our cntrtparny, and the night I got hurt -hells-bees eating orhnge4 and throwing the peel all over the battlefield. So, of course, when i went to ask 'Aig if the night1 was dark enough to have some fire- II. works, blow me if I didn't slip oft one of them bits o' peel and cut my finder oa is , lmon'*." which method is better for the gteat- F est success although with many an- I nual's either 'method rtright give` good results. 2. Culture—The culture of an an- nual flower- .is not a- laborious task or -trial of skill. The cultural directions ate generailyr printed on the seed - packages. Soil, cultivation and rain- fall are three factors of importance. Soil should be ,of garden- loam qual- ity, and neither too sandy nor too, heavy. Barnyard manure will stimti- . I late good growth. Cultivation wall keep the growth vigorous and healthy. Rain or artificial watering not less than once a week 'in the early stages of growth is almost essential. Annuals are splendid for purposes' of cut /bloom,,. Some of the best for this purpose as well as for gardent display are as follows:- China asters, they patient, soft,_ musical ? Long, loris year; from now-- the tones of ' your voice Will echo and re-echo in the; memory of that child of large-',. ,growth. Will the memories be tender an -i lovely to. thea? Rencember the Moth. • Iht Rzi,r expect -to use ti e same hat and coat next y'ar that t-r,u harp• been wearing this Winter? 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For Marmalade and other preserves, we recommend oar LILY WHITE Corn Syrup Sold by (,rixera 7`'evisrywhere, in 2. 5 10 sad 20 pound tie, 1 The Canada Starch CC Limited • Mootr'eal • 7,000 Living in Ruinsi "About 7,000 persons aro living in these ruins.. It is a city full of•home- less and unemployed. One housed visit- ed was made by roofing over one of the rooms in a ruined building.- Until Wit- week it was occupied* by eight persons: Theft *moth¢); family of eight -came back .from France _and all were taken in, su,that now sixteen persons live there, sleeping on chairs and the floor. I went hack to my automobile noel brought hem'`robes: - it was just a nvlie, but 1 felt a little better for it. , "We took prompt action for Ter.., monde while I was there. At a meeting of the llurgoniaster. the Municipal Council 'and two deputies, they asked for $10.0(10 to buy .wood available in Antwerp, to bring it to Termonde in two or three barges on the Scheldt and hellos fifty teas -room houses in a month with their unemployed' laborers. I told them the American lied Cross would give iriirnediately $10,000 as an expression 'of the ' sympathy of the American people for Termone¢. sinip- lyAn start the thing gotn', ' " 'We realize,' 1 said. 'that this is hardly a drop in the 'bucket compared with your need. Moreover, It is -not our job. The gnvorr,tfient intends to do the work of -reconstruction. We go into the thing just enough to .shelter people in this transition period., The money v.•ill be available to 'von fm - Mediately . through Fonds du •Roi A.l- 'siert. You will not have to wait. You haire made a definite concrete pro= )ect which means,giving work to these men, and shelter to twine of these hornelesa families, and the American Iter'- cross is with you in it.'" -Th e it ltrritain will send tweive war- ships to tour South American waters. Tilt: fleet ' will leave Europe as soon as .the peace treaty is ;igredl ' Th eldest reig: ,g dynasty is that r f ,Te -inn, said to have :leen f ,unded • '; c '.'ir cro. Ji:nneu kTenne in 600 ` 1 a' s ww.-1lwMi►+.+M. Y �