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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1915-5-6, Page 91 TAE SIGNAL : GODERICH ONTARIO ,Jr1MA*Pg othe week ET aiv. mos a STAMM Pastor Bond Street Congregational t.hurch, Toronto "SEEKING A WIFE UKE MOTHER* Tutt: 'And Isaac brought her Into Ole mother, Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, end she became hie wife. Send he loved Mr; sad Isaac was emenfort.d after hie mothers death." rr-0en. 24:07. His mother, Sarah, was dead. His wife Rebekah took her place. occupied ler house, used her utensils and con- tinued the home. It is rte way o! soelety; mother goes, wife eomti. 1:. the universal want column 1s the yosng man's advertisement "Was-te 1. ES wife like mother :' flea..' seams like high treason to sugg •: t'., s sacrilege to think It can be pos- Ftbia. A wife like mother' And ye: let must be that your mother was u gland as your father's mother, and it L quite possible that your son's mother 'will be as good a woman as y ,,:r ;Mother. ' Tot the young Cello- 1n yon gall, rs Imay be thinking of the young woman be has Ir mind to marry, and he I Ituat now remarking that she does nc look very much like his mother; s:•. doesn't look, act, nor talk like her $b. has narrower skirts than mo"... - has. and as for a hat, It doesn't 100_ jut all like mother's. And her sh�c, la 'ill. mother wears looser ones. at. tblgger ones. The young wonit.t, panda are not withered like e.,'te. ether'■ hands. Her face I. cot MM[slble, but her cheeks are rosier lilb. doesn't c•ooverse as mother de. r her talk is tike the laughter of ter 11114) k, and her topics are not seric.us: an, young than, and give her t.me vs the year a chance' Le: the itiiiiof summers baptise her face; the winds of winters roughen het O rin; let the frost of Moven:b re Whiten her hair; let the beat of disgusts brown her neck: let the prob bone and cbUdr.a, she has the evi- dences of by-and-by becoming a wife like mother. On a Winchester car sat two young women, to the ..at opposite came a young mother carrying the cunning- ist baby you ever saw. Both young women looked at the cute little thing; the face of the one was absolutely esaotionleas, the other smiled a warm NNW. as if she wanted to reach out Yd clasp the baby in Mr arms. l know which of the two will be a wife like mother. You will want a wife with your mother's fidelity. How thoughtful mothers are the world over. Every Man born into lite entered ,t at the peril of . his mother. Mother was fi duty except when asleep, and even then she had one ear open tor your cry. Everybody gets holt days, but the mother of small child• ren; every servant bas her aftern000 off, but never mother. Mother's fidelity to you bas no equal except 1a God's fidelity to His children. A young man was convicted in St. Louis of a terrible crime. The witnesses Bald, "Osllty"; the evidence said, "Guilty"; the lawyer for the prose cution said, "Guilty"; t'e judge said, "Quilty"; the jury brought in a ver Isms of food knit her tiros , tet the "needle of stitching roughen her fir.- fars; let the crooning* over the cradle Soften her voice; let the weeptttg at • babe's funeral add a plaintive note Ila der tangs; let a•waywdrd Iaddie's Etna drive her to her bas..: let th! Throne of Grace give pence to her countenance; let the comforting deeds of sone cheer her up; let the gentle hands of daughters soften her pillow, land she w111 be like mother at last. What did mother have which you want your wife to possess' Well. first. the home spirit. a domestic nature rffE7-te-will be sometime before you will Ndmlt that wife can make pies ":ike ;another used to make." and then It !will be a long time before you will amort that she cannot. Remember 'when you were young you came to the table hungry as young bean But 1 there may be signd that she loses home. and that is enough Indication For the present that she may hale the domestic spirit of your mother Isaac's mother, Sarah. was domesti- cated; she baked for an angel one day. When Abrham'a steward went � search of a wife for Isaac. he had his eyes open for signs of domesticity. A be sat by the well his formula for selecting a bride was this The girl that would be thoughtful enough, when he asked her for a drink. to my "Certainly. and i will give your camels a drink also." would be his choice, so he waited. and Rebekah came with her pltcbe. to the well. She fulfilled the test. Out in Winnipeg I was Invited to a man's hoise for dinner, and It was remarl•ed to me that 1 would have the opportunity of seeing the pros- pective bride of the richest young fellow in [Winnipeg. 1t was just an ordinary house. and 1 wondered why be should sleet the daughter of a cottage. 1 kept my eyes open. and 1 soon discovered why. In she came like a May zephyr. 'i think the side porch w111 be the coolest place for you this evening: 1 have put down the awning: Mr. Stauffer won't you have a drink of lemonade; ourW1n- nipeg water is so hard to Easterners; father. your slippers are there, ready for yon." A Rebekah is here, i .ea, right in Winnipeg. Ah! rash yosg g.an, like Elieser you bare been keep - lag your eye peeled; ; lucky doge Rebekah was fair to look epos. She bad a healthy triteness. 111 wariest RiVEREND BYRON if: STAUFFER LET TH )r If Guv.rnmset is IMaad Ts Commit Suicide, Let 1t Proceed. Haalltes Thea Th. Dominion (!shunt, we are told. M divided on the question of bolding en election this year The Premier and Mr. Foster, it le said, object, while Mr. Rogers and his following went an election. There is also a di- versity of opinloo on the subject in The Tory press. like oath Telegram and TTbh. St. u�� Standard do not favor as appeal t0 the psop1. at tb. present time, while the Tbroato News and Toronto World are beating tb. big drum in favor of a po- litical fight assoon as parable. Var- ious are the re..00s given for this. Tb. World wand one so that the Senate can be made bopeleesly Tory. and be- cause next year tie Premier will have to go to England to attend an Imper- ial Coafereoce. forgetting that there will be no 000tetence until the war to over. Tb. News want* an election be- cause the 0r1ts have been criticising the Government and incidentally ex - the grafters, and it does not tit. conduct such se that All sorts of reasons are given, except the real rea- son. That is that the machine Tories have • notion. that now would he a better time than next year for them to face the public. They know that the Government cannot be elected on its record, and they think fest` they can stampede the electors by baying a hurrah election just now. Weil, Let them bring it on. 'rhe Liberal party bas protested against such an outrage upon the people -bas protested against a political campaign In Canada while a campaign is being carried on over in Flanders and France. It has appealed to the Dominion Gov- ernment to spare the country the humiliation of internal strife when our sons are dying by the hundred* on • foreign *bore. It looks as if the ap- peal had been in vain. Should the Government force this election, let the blood be upon its own bead. It will go to it. doom. The people are in no humor to be humbugged and cajoled by political Cricketers seeking their own .elfish end.. The country is now in the crucible, being tried as if by fire. We have General French repeating to Canada the Macedonian cry, "Come over and belp us," and the Dominion Government proposes to respond to the cry by shipping over a trunkful of ballot papers for the Canadian soldiers at the rant! Could Canada be more deeply degraded HAVE AN ELECTION. I gay* ail aM. address ea the life and work of Rev. Juba Geddls the famous s.tsinaary to the :New Hebrides. Aimless gory services will be held in the Presbyterian church on Sunday, May 9th. It will be the twenty-fifth asolversary of the °peeling of the church. Rev. D. T. L. McK.rroll. of Toronto, 1s expected to conduct the services. While John A. McDooakd war turn- ing the [lour will teem and wagon at, the station the wagon overturned, throwing Use driver under the wheels. The hoose became frightened and ran away, walling klr.McDonalci some die tenon, but no bones are broken. Oxo of TELE PIONccas--Tbe death of Lachlan McIntosh occurred on Fri- day, April 2Sed. in hie eighty-sixtb year. The deceased bed never had se illness throughout hie long life ; he imply wore out He was born is In- verness-shire, Scotland, and came to Cao'de at the age of twenty-seven. Fifties years later he settled on • bush farm in Huron township where he lived until be retired. in Bit, and came to Lucknow with bis family to Pain bis remaining years. He is sur- vived by his wife acid daughter, Isabel. The remain were lathered in Kinloss cemetery. MANY MoVINot+.-W. J. Davison is moving into the house at one time oc- cupied by John Blake. Mrs. Ewan Mackensie and family will move into the house lately occupied by Mr. Davi- son. which she has purchased. W. A. Solomon, who has purchased Mr". Mackenzie's beautiful residence, wiU move into it at once. Mr. Davison has purtbased the large stone dwelling on Wheeler street from Mrs. Irwin and will make extensive alterations before moving in. Mr.. J. G. Murdoch bay purchased the cottage from Mrs. Mc- Lellan, near R, D. Cameron's. J. H. Ackert, of Holyrood, has about com- pleted alterations in his new home on Stauffer street, regent!y purchased from A. H. Boyd. W. E. Treleaven is contemplating the erection of a large brick residence on Havelock street. diet of "Guilty." But the little wo- man with biack hair of grey fringe, and bright eyes. wrapped her arms around his neck and with a Lace dif- fused with tears said :"My boy. your mother loves you and still helteves in 700." So matter how wayward his tnut- stepe have been! No matter how deeply he's sunken in sin! No matter how lo.: is his standard of joy. Tho' drunken and loathsome, he's soy-- mo:her's boy!" tt'ashingtcn Irving said: "There is something In sickness that breaks down the pride of manhood; that softens the 'tart. and brings It back to the feelings of infancy. Whq, that has (anguished, even In advanced life. In sickness and despondency-. who that has been bound to ■ weary bed in the loneliness of a foreign land. but has thought on his mother .that looked upon his chtidhood, that smoothed his pillow and administered to his help- lessness' ler arms bared, abs bore bee gitaker with grace. Health ought to he every. thing in youthful beataty Is err realm of biology tbe stamp of are faeracy 1s health. Praise's Joseph et Austria married the staafsst waist to Swope. bot lila Lapws gave lira to sickly children. The heir aflame ►.Dame insane. and eseeedtbel teem sad grand old heaele JktMgh • Bs gels servtvor of kis bosom Is she dom.sttestadf eft a Safir'ss'ette. aft still be K Tette( at elation demi% =testes; *Mali alt ids r a Ea too dafdty sell s of yew =ea M R tee teasel be suites itag ties toga fie robe dd wishes( sal beta: tike your Meek w all .hest d set M ef DeimeoW petit Men snit 'Gentle her hands ■he'd press, And tried to soothe and distress; Kindly she'd say to cheer,' Mother would were here." on my forehead me from pain me 'Be of good comfort me If she BANISH PIMPLES AND ERUPTIONS KIDNEY HEADACHE is caused trove the blood being thick- ened with uric acid poisons circulating in the head. Anti -Uric Pills cure all forms of kidney trouble. 'They are'10 good and so sure C. L. Coultie guaran- tees them. Be sure you get Anti - Uric Pills. B. V. Marion on every box. bold only at C. L. Could, drug store. CAPT. SIMPSON OP THE "HERO." We11.Known Mariner Talks to Ashtabula Newspaper Mao Capt. R. D. Simpsou is now un bas way from Ashtabula, Ohio, to Mon- treal with the steamer "Scottish Hero,' having left Ashtabula on Wed- nesday of last week. The vessel has been cut in two to enable her to go through the canal and is being towed by four tugs. On reaching Montreal the boat wiU be put together again end used for tra6.-Atlantic trade, Capt Siwpeon will leave the vessel at Montreal and will return to take charge of the Sarniao, of the Canada Steamship Linea, Limited. TbeAshta- bula Star of recent date bas the tot - lowing reference to the- vessel and to Capt. Simpson • l■ time Spring Inst People Need a Ink &dicier. One of the surest signs that the blood is out of order ie the pimples, unsightly eruptions and eczema that come frequently with the change from winter to spring. These prove diet the long indoor life of winter has had its effect upon the blood, and that • tonic medicine is needed to put it right. Indeed there are few people who do not need a tonic at this season. Bad blood does not merely show itself in disfiguring eruptions. To this same condition is due attacks of rheumatism ani lumbago: the sharp stabbing pales of sciatica and neuralgia : poor Appetite and a desire to avoid exertion. You cannot cure three trouhles by the use of pur- gative medicine, -you need a torte and • tonic only, and among all medi- cines there is none can equal Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills for their tonic. life- giving. netve-restoring powers. Every dose of this medicine makes new, rich blood, which drives out impurities, stimulates every organ and brings • feeling of new health and energy to week. tired. ailing men, women and childreo. 1f you are out of sorts give this medicine a trial and see how quickly it will restore lbs appetite, revive drooping spirits, and fill your veins with new health -giving blood. You can get these pills from any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a box. or six boxes for a2.50, from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brock- ville, Ont. WUI your wife have your mother's religion' The Christian Guardian said the other day "Who teaches the race to pray' le It not the gentle -voiced mother, who In the evening hour folds baby hands together and bids the baby voice lisp softly. "Our Father which art in H +" Who teaches the race to sing.' Is It not the sweet - voiced mother who soothes her baby to sleep wt•), rer(r to -5c -forgotten songs of childhood, And we venters to say to every aged man and woman veto reads this, tial one of the sweet- est and most named memories of a loss life. Is the thought of calidtood sad a fond mother's love." Mother trains the preacher, she *aspires eom- las missionaries; the keeps religion alive. Now your sweetheart Is not yet as earliest as that She may eves be thoughtless and giddy. Ste doesn't taint of prayer 'missptta( perhaps the eeevestiosel bedside prayer. but U she dose that tf she Is Wangled to the Church, If abs sees r.iglos to the boas* of bar meeker. eve ter 11.... the .ed bee bees sown, tt .fn */stag up to freitsa la dee time 1 peesenber being at the noddies er a merry =aides whose tet Aber ere Me __ a:pressed ler then that her rsE�ttr fit set hens that seeress young wean. east In M wee tee Meilsen reap the mother testi. but 1 v ,wt teem the yetllg web nes Ogee yew, llh=. - MIAs w tAtatt7. erleg, "a pew, 1 Oar baby ren le lig • NesnnM e*lag• Pray r. + Tee see bogus bar metiers Morey 't .uDAT. /SAY $ 1•/► 0 r II SUMMER : SPECIALS Tear off your heavy winter clothing now that spring is here in reality and fit yourself out with cool and comfortable sum- mer garments. We can supply your needs in these lines. WESTFIELD. TUESDAY. April 21. Naves OF TRg WitaK.-We are very sorry to bear of the lose Mr. and Mrs. John Ellis have sustained. in the death of their second eldest daughter. Florence. Mie. Ellis had not had good health of late Mr. end Mrs. Henry Hoover, who have moved from Michigan to Brussels, visited relatives here Friday and Saturday last Mn. Albert Campbell end infant daughter. Marjorie, are visiting at the fort .er's home in A.bfield. The Scottish Hero of the Canadian Lake and Ocean Navigation Company arrived at this port Saturday evening at 8 o'clock from toderich. Ont., and was taken to the local plant of the Great Lakes Engineering Works, where she will be cut in two, bulk - headed and towed to Montreal, where she will he put together again and put in commission for ocean-going service, having been chartered for that pur- pose. The Scottish Hero, which is • SUtlloot boat, is 10 -foot berm and has a carrying capacity of IIU) tors. She was built at Newcastle, England. in 1895, and for the put eight years has been trading between Canadian and American ports on the Great Lakes. Capt. R. D. Simpson of OwenSbund, Gecrgian Bay, is the waster of this vessel and is a very jovial and ezpert skipper. In an interview with • rep- resentative of The Star he stated that as soon as his ship is cut in two and bulkheads placed on each end these two sections will be towed down to Port Colborne, through the Welland Canal and the St. Lawrence River to Montreal. where she will be put to- getber again and put in shape for ocean service. Capt Simpson will remain here to look atter bis company's interests while the work is being doneland will then have charge of the work of tak- ing the two sections of the vessel to Montreal. He is unable to state at this time whether his company will send tugs to do the towing or wbetber they will use local tugs for the pur- pose. uspose. After Capt. Simpson has delivered the boat at Montreal he wit! be Ir•n.- ferred to tbe.Sarnten, of which be will take command. Cept. Simpson, who ie fifty-four years of age, haw been sailing on the lanes for over forty year@ and has also been in the Alp - building business. He also used to sail the Turret !'ape. Hie crew, consisting of twenty-two men, will be transferred to other veers!' of the company. Tire Scottish Hero has been essoaged by the Canadian Steamship Lines. Ltd. WASH SUITS.—Wash Suits for children, to fit ages from 2 to 6 years, prices run at from 5oc to $2.0o each. ROMPERS.—A full stock of Rompers in wash materials, cool and neat for summer, 35c, 5oc and 75c. SWEATERS. -A complete line of Boys' Jersey Sum- mer Sweaters, colors white, blue and red, long and short sleeves. Price 25c. STRAW HATS.—Straw Hats to fit men and chil- dren, all shapes and sizes, prices from loc to $to.00. SUMMER UNDERWEAR. Summer Underwear in balbriggan, natural wools and cotton. Prices right. McLean Bros. 1 SEM! -READY TAILORING 111 CARHAR'TT OVERALLS, FITWELL HATS, HOLEPROOF HOSE Tbe Square - Godench ••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••• • • s CANADIAN STEEL WIRE FENCING • • • • • , We have just received a carload of CANADIAN Farm Fence, Hoag Fence • • And Poultry Fence. This Fencing is' of the very best wire and heavily galvanized. • • We bought this Fencing before the 74% war tax was put on and we are going to • • give you the benefit of it while it lasts. • 7, No. 9 and 12 wires, 26 inches high, stays 1.2 inches apart, 22c a rod' • 7, No. 9 26 „ 16 " • 2`Ic a rod • R, No. 9 HAVE BEEN UNTOLD BENEFIT. New Brsaawrick Woman Praises Dodd'. Kidney Pah. Porton. Carleton Co.. N. B. -May ard.-tSpeciall.-"i find Dodd's Kidney Pills the best kidney medicine 1 hey., ever used. They bays been of untold 49 " " 226. 32c'a rod 7, No, 9 „ '42 .. ' ., ,.t 22 " „ 27c a rod • No. 9 Coiled Spring Steel Wire - - - 3F a Ib• • 2x5 inch Barbed Wire at - - $3.00 per spool of 80 rods • 2x6 inch - . $3.15 per spool of 80 rods benefit to me." When asked about t he war. Capt. Tree speaker is Mrs. John A Dickin• etimp.oa, who ie a patriotic Britisher, stated that be hadn't beard any war son, of this place She is enthusiastic news for t e peat few day., but his in her praises of the greet Canadian taus lit up with • confident air, stated kidney remedy, end not w!thout re• that it was *11 over but the shootinegg.� sed that the Atties were in such a pad. tion they could go out and gist the Germans when they w. n ted to. He said the Canadlae..people are "tending right behind the *other country and they are ready to avenge the toes which little Belgium has sustained. Ne also stated that the first contin- gent of 10.0IO Canadian soldiers were already at the front, that the mimed oontingerit of 10,OI10.oldiers 1. in Tbr- oato folly equipped and reedy to go forward at a moment's notice and that a [bird contingent is being re- cruited They can Ent so loamy7 mete to enlist they are mist -ties them if they have the slightest defect. Ives the wotne % are enthusiastic and aany of them .re resigning good positions to go to tbs front to act M Red Orme aurae. The formate le (!scala have also orgasi.ed and are sontribsting Hies end ratis to both �he *leap, qui aid a.- Mel - ripe and stand elf te Alp all thew eneetrtes eon eft Seib M the loyalty shown to the Wither scenery • If you require • • • • • • • • • • •• • "I suffered from kidney t.r uble that started lea cold." .he eouttones, "sad for four years i was never tree of it. 1 was treated by a doctor. Met he did not seem to he able to do me much good"1 W rMamatlsm and nesralsis, and my)oiab were stiff ; my muscles cramps& sad i was. always tired and teer'twe. 1 perspired freely with Lbw blighter* exertion. I was depressed low-spirited, my limbs swelled, and t had • dragging seesetioe screws Use loins. "?flee hoses of Dodd's Kidney Pills made • new woman of toe," LUCK NOW. MONDAY, May ard. r Bert MW.. for a numbs, d yearn Is ee employ of Bell & Dowse, hardware wilt open a tiaeetithing *hep oe his owe aeennet sod in the neer 1M at the meeting of the r0nW Mat weak wee Rev. kett�tg 3. pre /!swarf, d IViMeeln e . who W lie Ossedlsa people. • • • • • • •• •• • • •• • • • • •• • •• • •• •• •• •• • •• " at- - Fencing now is the time to buy if you want to save money. HowdoYon test Slnugles? A roof is not a thing to be chosen lightly, ,You are bound to choose metal as sure pro- tection from lightning and fire. But how• can you tell which is best ? Let us tell you how we tett PRESTON Sate -look SHINGLE*. Admit we bay. as much at stake as yen We thlak we hay. more. Our whole future depends on the Iron we put on your and your a.lgtbors' barna. The lite of our lualaees 1. the farmers' good -will R,. our own test is severe. It 1s our own way Of Insuring our bushier. agalast failure. The galventrlee whit/6 forms the protection from rust and ruin, we put to the British Government tuts -acid testa This 1s harder on galvanising than th• storm* rho wind. the heat, rho frost of twenty years. But. when we send out PRES- TON Rafe -Lock SHINGLES we know that they will give the beet "entrebring new friends and new business. PRESTON sare -lock S1 -t INGLES Msnuf.etuced by rue METAL SHINGLC • e*OINO CO, LImtted. Preston. "Reiter Rrttdlwgr." Her to sae wtetia to the. hest elwwtape ow the form Des'[ br(Is iefore you .es U. Ant fere ISMS ever. A RIG BOOK FOR FARMERS tr • • •• •• •• ••• •• • •• • •• •• •• • •• • 46 • •• •• •• • •• 4110• •• •• •• •• • •• Are you going to use P LRTILIZLR 1 if so call and s este poises. which are quite interesting. • A carload of PORTLAND CLMLNT is just in. If you legatee any. get it off the ear and bare • the met o1 site* teaming. 1t will loan be time for .1.. ,y ng. Ilo not forget that w. have • map for you in LIML SVLPHUR • •t 118 .00 per bervel all•Are you going to have any PLUMBING doe.' We have two pyretics/ piurnbers and gueraot.es • every job we do; and what is more, we invite inspection' and t..t. All work promptly attended to *ad filly guaranteed. The same applies to Heating. Meetrie Wlrile and MO.•as Pitting. • Have you snoogh COAL to tarry you tbroegb to the warm weather? We have just received • several carload. of freshly mined Reranton foal and can give prompt attention to orders- All Coal weighed on market scaler. • MAPLL SLABS, MIXLD W000 AND KINDLING. • • •• • CHAS. 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