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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1935-08-08, Page 6my, to his of. c TO A DAISY Mattawa. Ont., July’17, 1935. A >r- •-/ him. any. two wfii Prescott,” If We can TO ,BE CONTINUED " if .... r . •<& more More Coilpies are I Lion I9 1 ingI gent’s Park. - by a, letter from ed in 1934 largest in Five Years. ..fl...................................................................................... .I... ———— Rainbow Gfold ■ v .,• ■ r.„, " E. C. BULE' SYNOPSIS . ’• - ...L ■ .L. Dan Prescott anil Gordon Westerby find gold in the arid bush- °f Australia. . j They stake their claim, and start the' long journey to the coast. “It's ail set, pan,” Wetherby said. ' <‘Slade had a look for himself, and he’s prepared to. gamble onAthe mine. He has been;on the telephone'* to his principal in • London, and he s now ready to talk money.”« ' “That suits'me,” Dan’said blowly. “Slade pegged out the next , lease, and the aviator .claimed a , chunk .on. said, gets the other Eide;” - Wetherby “There’ll be. a h’ush il the news out.” ' -•: “No -water,” Dau reminded “No rush'1 until , the next rains, /bCw.t’ "iY. l : --r~-—r • Slade -.was- brief and .business-like' -when Welherby took Dan flee. ■_ _ • ^T’ve had a look 'round, he said; *‘and J-m-a-' buyer; come to terms.”. • “Yes?” , . ' “___ “My idea is a company of £100, 000, for a start. As. vendors you take £50,000, of which £10,000 be cash down. -The rest will be 40,- 000 shares of £1 each.”-- “Leaving £50,000 - as working capit­ al/" Wetherby explained, to Dan. “We. get £5,000 each apiece, and are left with a fifth share, each In the mine. Slade’s people . provide the ' “I get.‘it,” Dan said. “I’m on. if .“You’ll be all right, when once you. are on the boat and at sea/'ihe re­ marked, fearing one of the displays of emotion to which, his partner was prone. • . “Dan, I cannot go,” Wetherby blurt­ ed fQpt. OY.ou’lI have to go in place, Dan.; I can’t get away.” “What, on earth—” Dan began. ‘Till show you,” Wetherby said, catching him by the arm and' drag­ ging him toward the reception room of the hotel. A, pretty fair girl, in a" T^tive“7Tfock, blushed a^' she* met Dan’s wondering gaze., ‘ . “Thisiis my—mate, Lorna,” Webber-, by sa^d. “Meet'the missus, Dan. We are on our honeymoon.” -“flow--do you—dpr tMi*. -Prescott?"- asked .the bride cordially. “I’ve heard so much about you from my hus­ band. “Oh, yes,” Dan" heard himself say. ~‘‘WelT,”Dcffralway^"was^rgbbd"pic£r'‘ er." ' ? ? ! :' , Whidh was not..what.Jml.wanted. .Lol say; and nothing like it. “Do you reallV think sp?” gushed the' bride, • laying a gloved hand on Dan’s arm. .“You 'don’t know how. pleasedvI ,am that you like' me. Don thinks you afe'the most Wonderful man in the world, you« know. And you will go to England in his place, won’t you? because I coiild not bear to be separated bom my hubby jso you are, ’partner.” - : ' 2, • “You’ve bought- a goldmine, Mr. Slade,” Wetherby chuckled.. -----.Slade drew a cheque _pn. the spot. He had his agreement with the part­ ners all drawn up and ready for sig- nathrefpan. read it through carefully, marvelling at the celerity and promp­ titude with which this sale had been accomplished; HeYmd Wetherby sign­ ed along the dotted line; and- then Slade accompanied, them to; the bank, to introduce them to the manager as , clients who wished , tp open accounts. toLjxoumW&tkermv^YGa-ll---fi-ot-"-"t'al-l-"-t-o- get in touch., with._. Mr... Medlicott as Enon as you reach’London.” , II . Dan Went -off with Wetherby to the ^hipping office -to book. passage for England by the' next boat. Now. that; he-had his money .in the bank, We- ■ tiherby- was eager to get away. “I wish you were coming with me, Dan,” Wetherby said, when the berth •had (ieen. bboked and paid for. “I don’t know how I’ll get on without’ mate;as you.” - • . “I'll stick about here,” said Dan gruffly.’, “Keep an eye on things. .. Who’s that you’ve got to see-imLoh-. ‘•‘Mefllicott, the man &who’s finding the money. I’m going to Show speci-, mens, and tell people how we found, the mine. Slade is very keen on that.” , i •? “What people?” Dan asked,z ; “People -who are .-likely to take shires, of .course,” Vfetherby explain­ ed. “Slade’s principal Jbjuys' from us, to sell at a profit. He's a promoter, you .know.” • ■ ‘ . “I supose it’s all right,” Dan said .doubtfully. “Keep your 'lamps open, Don.” . ■ • . “Trust me,” Wetherby promised. Next day he,. was off again, leav- . Ing Dari alone in his Sydney hotek- ,We.th§rby..had .friedhs, whom he wish- . ed to visit before 'sailing for Eng- Jandj he said, Dan never saw or heard of him again( until,-the day before his boat was (Tue to sail from 'Circtjiar r P?“-?“ls5- ' ed hiffi much. Wetnerby was.all. “soon.” ‘ ‘ ' . __Dants4iead-was-s-w-im-ming.-An-ov-er— ' powering atmosphere of perfume .seemed -to emanate fropi- this.-strang­ er, who was - treating. him as . an in­ timate friend and taking for granted all sorts of favours.. He looked.. ap­ pealingly at Wetherby, who only grin'-, ried at his discomfiture. “That’s, the-way, .Lorna,” Wetbei- -by.-.encouraged. “Give .the - old-, damp­ er hound the thrill of his life. Dan's not used to girls.” / “I’m going to find Dan a nice wife for himself, now that he’s a rich man,’ said Lorna . confidently. “Just --yoir.wvait7-Dan7~ttntiVyott"See-h-er~-;— - -porcine-moment. -- - — - - .1 C At 7 lib’s Travels Getting Married* Confidence Returns .Government Figures /Reveal 73,023 Weddings, Perform’ i to London Zoo London Times . Weekly Singh was born in the Zoological Gardens at Jamnagar towards the I end of Jtfarch, but there -was noth- 6ttawa — The fact that young couples are' now getting mar­ ried and setting up house indicates, possibly bettei" than - any carefully prepared , index;, returning, .public, confidence' ..and improving " economic conditions in Canada. Government statistics show that 73,023 marriages were performed in 1934 or, in other words/',146,046 persons were confi­ dent of .their economic future. The numberof/marriages; solemnized nf ,1934 vWas the largest in. the past five years and represents ah * increase of 9jl58 or 14.3 per cent, over 1933 figures. Of this total, 33,261. or less than half . took place in cities arid other large urban .centres, of 10,000 population or over,. -More recent" < figures, covering, such urban centres alone show that the -marriage rate this year will he­ aven higher than in 1934. For the first five months of 1935, January to May/inclusive, 21,230 Canadians- stepped up to the altar as pompared with 20,798 in 1933. During the first five months of this year the province of Ontario, led all. other sections of the Dominion with approximately 4,667 ' weddings.. The province ! of Quebec came second" with 2,234, the Prairie Provinces third with..2,084, British Columbia fourth with 880 and the Maritime Provinces last with 635. By cities, Toronto led with 1,990 weddings__as__compared-..with- " although the lat­ ter city, showed a "more marked in­ crease .over last year than did the -former. Winnipeg came third, with Montreal's. 1,688, . I ‘ ’ crease .over last year than did • h . * 775 weddings and Vajicouvei^fourth- ~with £97; '■ __ •__• ' —,~. The purchases..of "Household "fur- nifure arid equipment. by' the newly" married couples and the number of wedding presents showered on them greMly accelerates the machinery of industrial production and retail trade. This is reflected in. the , in­ creases registered in the Dominion Bureau of Statistics’ report on' the changes in the .value of retail sales during the popular wedding months, qrai’H'CUl'afly"ifiTthT'TfufmWfeK^^ reports. 7 - . ‘ ■ Darlc Sheers Best Town Frocks For Hot Weather Toronto Firm Imports Coal From Indo-China Montreal—First import of it. kind through Montreal, anthracite \ from .4 French. Ihdo-China—a load of. 8,000 topsu carried. ip., the. Norwegian. motox- Wp Bonnevi1le.T—arrived, here recent­ ly to be sold on’ the Canadian market, ' : . The shipment is the first of a ser­ ies to . be ‘ brought here before -the close of. navigation next Autumn. -It has been bought by Elias Rogers and Company, Limited, ...of Toronto, and will be transhipped by lake, boa.ts to. that city for distribution. A part of future shipments will be -sold here, James T. Quinlan, Montreal repre­ sentative of the company, stated, ... • right in'.’the bush or ?at work, but in a city like Sydney he Jarred on, —TBfey~lfad-n-t-44e same -tastes,—!- When Wetherby appeared" he was .flustered and ill -at ease. Dan noticed it at once. ♦ . -' Dear common daisy, Whene’er I see a field of you, a quilt of. waving snow, . . . . " I tread forgotten footpaths where a child was wont, to go— A child who was myself in the years that used to be When wayside weeds were treasures * to cherish fervently; * - ■ Memories, deep arid tender, in your Wide fringed eye von hold; . . Derir edrnmom daisy, white star with a heart of gold. BLANCHE HALES-SQUIRES. “No, . summer, weather, doesn’t bother me,” an executive told us •last summer. “I-simply refuse to think about it. After all, we -always hayb hot days in July and August and I decided long ago that'-I mind­ ed them less if I stopped comment­ ing about the i temperature and - Ttfrh-otrght—ofi—nT<me^Tleas^rt/Lhnigsr’J~; ; /thaj^fc^lessiyau--tfenk^ab^t^ : thing* unpleasant, the less it annoys ■you. ,<;. Since nothing you do or say will-) make the brefezes cooler;" you might as well 'accept the weather philoso­ phically and forget about it. • Wear the coolest clothing you can buy, of course. , This means und'er- wear of sheer cottons (new and fash­ ionable this season) -or silks .that absorb moisture1 and let the air get to your skFn-.-’ For-tovvny jmu^lf prob­ ably discover that dark chiffon jack­ et dresses and cool-looking,: short- sleeved prints axe the most comfort-, able. White hats and other acces­ sories'make you Iodic cool, even to youtself. • - > ' Remember to put on fresh ling­ erie and stockings • each naojning. 'Incidentally^ it’s better h.c>t to wear the same pair of Shoes two days in succession. Take two baths a day— a lukewarm one’’before you go to bed and a c'ool shower when yoii get up in the morning: ’ If’you are home at lunch, another -showe^ will -help you to get through the afternoon . in a more peaceful manner. If not, at least wash your face, neck,4 arms and hands and pat on a skin tonic before you apply fresh makeup. , ' ' _ • to indicate- that ■ he would ‘ soon, be fated to travel as far as to. Re- IThe chain of events was- started a small boy in England, in which he asked his mother, .then staying as, a guest ’of His' Highness the Mahaajah jam Sahib, to; bring him a lion or a tiger from India. One night: at dinner in the palace the request was \ laugh­ ingly, mentioned. .It; met with an im-r xriedia.te'' reponse..! Singh, -. the’, only male, in a litter of three, was then and there presented tq the smhll boy,! -whose -riiother- -.charged -Lerself- with the transport of „the. gift. Singh was then barely; a fort­ night old—an odd. little bundle :of rough fur, the size of a large kit­ ten. Plainly, he must bea gradually weaned; Accordingly, he was separ­ ated from his mother for some hours every day until he became accus­ tomed to human . beings. . A strong and amply big enough travelling cage of -hardwobd was ' constructed and fitted on the outside with opa­ que blinds which could be pulled in order to give him the darkness which he . loved. When the time: came for his final, separation from his mother he was still to ydring to lap, and was,, fed at two-hourly intervals by having milk poured down- his- throaL He put on weight steadily, .yas safely transported to 3ombay, given a day or ttwb’s re$d there, and! then placed in a sheltered nook in the liner. West. ' *! ■' As soon as he was strong' enough to. Walk a small collar . and chain were provided for him; the sight of -Singhy at ' his -fiaiiy^-exercise^orr’the" boat deck of the. liner soon became ari event of the day. He \ proved air affe’Ctibriafe Wd playful as a kit- ten, early learning to recognize friends/ and to keep his already for­ midable, .claws carefully .sheathed in playing with them. : It was found that, he flourished best on a widely-advertised ^infant food to which raw eggs’were added. He was brushed and groomed every Iday,, as,,cjir.e.fuily^s^a^B#ze=^ ingese; his coat became Sleek and -glossy-—and—he— remained—entirely"’ free from ,any trace of ffeoo smell.” Travelling 4n- th e suite • of His -High­ ness the Maharajah Jani Sahib, Singh quickly became in.. every. sense •' the liori of the party. The Italian an,d? the French Gov­ ernments gave, him special facilities ^X^6Ssing--tLeifL,frbn±ier,. lbut..ln- England as a lion he would fall within the four corners of stringent anti-rabies’ regulations; and for a while his owners were in despair. But interest in the. journey of an -Indian-—^tTOny-CTrb~so—- y'OTrrig~tpZ'Eng^ I HOW TO MAKE ICED TEA Infuse six heaping teaspoons of Salada Black Tea in a pint of fresh boding water. After six minutes strain liquid into two-quart container, while hot/add li/o cups of granulated sugar and the juice of 2 lemons. Stir well until sugar is dissolved a .fill container, with cold water, Co mt .tea to. coo/before adding.......... the cold water/ otherwise liquid will become cloudy* Serve with chipped ic®«- Hi T22 *;> » » »» » » *■* • »»»»♦♦ Your Handwriting Reveals’ Your ■ ® b : AU Geoffrey St. V.ndrdCt0r! Reserved Graphologist 5' ■! Reserved Recently, several correspondents have "asked questions about the Sta­ tus of CrapholQgy, posing certain ob­ jections against it, and in this ar­ ticle I will deal briefly with some of these'angles: . “How cari'handwriting show one's character, when we are taught how to write from the same copybook in school?'!, The aiiswer to this objec­ tion proves how strongly handwriting DOES show character. Because; if you will study the: writing of. a slngje class of students who have learned, "writing from, "thle"s'ariTel'^BFB^K^a' few years afterwards, yq,u will NOT FIND TWO WHO ,WRITE ’ ALIKE. Each one writes differently—a dif­ ferent slant? a different pressure, and : rtd-ifferinV”‘‘~910^0^ This is so, despite the training they have had in a standardized writing hand, and proves that, as one grows, one’s character changes or strength- -ens, and- one’s haridwrltirig""changes, . too; . • ' “Does handwriting show the. sex ■.of—the- ;w r iter?”"“Th is *' que s tfo n'~~ha;s" .been asked me quite'' frequently of late, and my answer is that while it is possible for The trained graph­ ologist to make. certain guesses' of the sex of the writer at times, there is really no definite scientific foun­ dation for this. We all know men who write in 'a. feminine hand, and. vice versa,, wo- rmen/cwh^Wfit^^;mai& hand—thp-reason is simply that thesrt -people~"typify~tirese'stCme”traits in- their ..characters. S.ome men are "almost-rfemTTrinp-flri'Th'ei'r^ha'bitbr" there are women who act in an ^al­ most masculine way,= These' charac­ teristics are *shown in their handwrit­ ing.. . ‘ ■■■.'■' ■ ' • Recently, a colleague of mine pick­ ed, out a dozen specimens .of writing “fromrmy " fi IesThrid/IdfriiFth e "name's of the writers-, asked me to state which were writtep by m§n' and which werjj the work of women.. This i -all—Tesponsi:Wi.ty=rf.ot-:h:iS- soon as he became too massive for a country house jointly evoked the syrri.patky"'ahd’'helf jof the officials in the Ministry of Agriculture. The. visit of ah inspector ' of the Ministry to the country house whjrth was to” be Singh’s! temporary abid­ ing place resulted in the declaration that, within a few necessary pre­ cautions, a large epnservatory and a walled rose garden would be suit­ able quarantine......—---------- To these quarters. ■ Singh was transported from Dover in ‘ his ow,n c.ar; in. them he quickly settled down, becoming, ’if- possible, even more good-tempered and more, tract- able-tham-KeThad- been before. But, alas! heha^ grown so much in health and. strength Jthat,.’while his man­ ners are perfect,- the responsibility of keeping him has become too great-for any but the skilled attend­ ants of the Zoological' Society’s Gardens.' “ . ' , ' ' In his- splendid* quarters there his friends feel sure that he. will not disdain-to take notice of .the chil­ dren whom he has come to regard as playmates. ■ , Regrets Bible Not More Widely Read • z “Consideration for the rights and sensibilities of others is merely ' a« general definition of courtesy. ”-H Emily.' Post. ' ;: . " . Going on a Holiday? We can give you the best' whether you want to Rest Play Fish D. L McRae Lingerlong Lodge, Ardbeg, Ont. ' (just north 'or Parry .Sound.) Relief Costs in Winnipeg Increased Half - Million Winnipeg — Winnipeg was faced last, week with-mounting relief costs. At the present rate, of ^expenditure, said City Treasurer flarry C. Thomp­ son, Winnipeg’s share of relief this ydar would be $2,000,0.00—$500,000 more than last year. ■ ' - J STOP THAT ITCH In One Minute ........D, t), D, Prescription Speeds Relief It is really surprising to see how Dr.D.D. Dennis’ pure, cooling, liquid,' antiseptic D. D. D. Prescription quick! y stops itching tortures of eczema, pimples, mosquito Or other insect bites, rashes and Other skin afflictions. Forty years’ world-wide sue- soothing and heaiingthe inflamed tissues. No fuss—no'muss. Clear, greaseless and stainless—dries up almost immediately. Try D. D. D. Prescription today. Stops the most intense itching instantly. A 35c trial bottle, at any drug store, is guaran- teedtoprove it-^bf money back. D; D. D. •is made by the owners of Italian Balm; , • Issue No. 3,1' — *35 **■, • Lady 'Bridgman, speaking on “The Church and Publicity” at the annual 1 conference"of the Press and Publicat­ ions Board of~tfie~Ufiiurch" Assembly , said she' Was sorry there was a^gen- eral ignorance of the simple teach­ ing of the Bible; ■ which was largely unread. - A * • amiGUuns. runy y<s<u» wuiiu-w(auc- The Press .provided a great engine , cess. Its gentle oils penetrate, rhe skin, of teaching which might be made — t-1 —.-»* use of more extensively. She' knew ■that in the'-minds of many there was an objection to publicity and pro- paganda,,--but, speaking-with all-,re­ ference, she said that Jesus ■ Christ Uriderstood, the value of and prac­ tised publicity and-propaganda • in . preaching and in sending out 'his ,j disciples as messengers.' •test] revealed that I chose nine out , of the twelve ■ correctly. 1 might-add that my friend had purposely cho­ sen, specimens that .he thought would proye puzzling,. It all goes to chow that it is sometimes difficult to spe.-. city the sex of . the writer, and • as thepe-ds very iitile to be^ gjKirfed by . , tlHs, not very- much particular re­ search has been expended on this ■"•' angle. However, it is probable that before very long, as a result of the ! various, researches that- are being car­ ried, on in handwriting, some defind TfeTsE1enli‘fi'c\evaruafiW'<wilFlbe pos*- ■ sible. to' dete'rmine the writer’s.-sex. , “Can disease be revealed by one’s . bail'd writing?” This is an angle, nt graphology tliaLJs exercising the that information is being obtained continually concerning this very im­ portant angle of the science, and if-, is? true that, even nowr certain ..dis- eases 'ca.h!be ihdTcaled by fiamCwrit- ing. But to say that, there is any. “cut and dried” scale to determine the. fapts. . Now and. again it is possible to help a writer to know, a little more about his-or her health as a result of a scrutiny of. handwriting, but .as .yet “there is no accurate and perm-. ’ anenf means of. determining ailments 'or disease,, in all cases. ■ , : . -vWoald‘“YOU“rrike—what" YOUR handwriting reveals about WHEN YOUR DAUGHTER COMES TO WOMANHfflfo Most girls' io their teens need a tonic and regu­ lator. Give your “ daughter Lydia Ei Pinkham’s Vege­ table Compound for the next few months. 'Teach her how to guard her health at this critical time. When she is a happyj healthy wife and mother she will , thank you. Sold at all good drug stores; LijJiaE. Pinkham'^ Vegetable Compound v you? . The truth/ not as you might . like it, but as it really is? Ancflhave you friends ’about whom you are anxious to .-know-something of their characters? Send ..specimens of the., ,. handwriting you want'analyzed,, stat. [ ing birthdate in each case. Enclose 10c coin for each specimen and en. close with 3c .stamped, addressect-en. velope, to: Geoffrey St.Xflair, Room 421, 73 •Adelaide Street; West, Tor­ onto, Ont. All letters will be ' treat, ed in strict confidence. s (Medicine Hat ■ News) 1 On the Prairies the sandhill crane is , known as the “wild turkey” of - Canada, but though edible it is a ■ very different bird indeed from thd ■ genuine wild turkey of the Southern States Which is the progenitor of the domestic turkey. . . In this.connection .it is interesting to note that .'the Wild Animal-Bark Society at Moosejaw has been ex- ; perimentjng with the wild turkey»-of ' the South and from young birds im­ ported now boasts the possession of i a flock of 150, the largest in captivity • in Canada. . ; - . “In 1929, there wasn’t a wild. tur­ key in Canada, and pur society im- ■ .ported—three- bir-ds -a-t—a—cost of—$100 in. order that we might., show the ' public thp. difference . between sand­ hill cranes (so • often called wild ! turkeys) and wild, turkeys^ -The only similarity they have- is the noise • they make while' in the air. The ; birds themselves are about as dif- . ferent as birds ’ could be. We have since imported several ‘more turkeys and h aye raised "and sold turkeys to various parts of Canada, ’ and last Fall had a flock of over 150' birds. “The wild ttfrkey, known. in the ,« U. S. as America's grandest game •. bird, is the finest eating , there . is •in the bird line.. • There •’ is more white meat in proportion than a„ domestic turkey/ apd the me.at is of a finer texture, sweeter iapd not so dry. .Marty of 'the most successful domestic turkey • breeders in , the United States are buying wild tur­ key’gobblers and crossing them with the •"domestic turkey to improve: the- quality of the domestic birds that, ‘; through time, have become too 1 coa’rse and larger than ‘the market calls for. • ' I - “We have ov,er 70 breeding stocl. The l'ar^dst flock in Canada. In.fp.e' more’than all the'rest of Canada put together, and’ have been the miian'L ’of• starting the other' parts to p-o 4 agate them, and' supplied t he breed-’ mg stock, Jor mo’J. of ‘ Whe-. i abed u-rid'or 'the ordinary ■ n'r-n i,"'(,me'^-> tame as '}omA<. c . whereas they are oT.kr/zl "wild?’ London—Only one - passenger 96,000,000 carried on British ways last year was • filled, according to Ministry of Transport .figures*' pub-, lished recently.-The proportion of in­ jured was one in 3,000,000. ; In accidents other than train, ac- ..cidents, .68 persons were killed; maim .IjL.through. mi.sady.entuxa-oi~-ca-relew ness by the victims themselves. Pw Smokerslftll up-witK GOLDEN VIRGINIA’ afid enjoy a really good smoke! * * ‘ 7 (■ f J”