HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1919-12-11, Page 6THE SIGNAL
GOD.ERICH, ONT.
What Everywoman Knows
Every year, dress fabrics are becoming sheerer and
sheerer -the colors more dainty. The ordeal of trusting
the delicate garments to "soap and water", however, is
done away with by the use of Lux.
Luz will not harm any garment, however delicate or
dainty. that pure water itself will not injure.
You can wash any gamin' with Lux withotiV of
having it spoiled. The whole secret lies in the match-
less purity of the little satiny Lux flakes.
There is no substitute for Luz- There is nothing like
Lux. Lux is in a class by itself.
Luz is on sale at all Grocers, Departmental Stores. &c.
A hardy little recipe Md(kt, entitled, "The Care of
Dainty Clothes" will be gladly sent free on request.
LEVER BROTHERS LIMITED. TORONTO
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The Christmas Store for Goodies
WE have a complete asso,tptent of -Christmas
Goodies, including Candies, Nuts, Fruits,
in fact everything tom a"jflitl fCkidesstas one long
to be remembered_
DATES in bulk and packages
THE OLD MAN AND ,AMS
(By Gertrude Norton.)
The old (arid sots most wore rod,
Land sot pore It 4couldn't sprout
1.1•a.., an' Jim 'Iw crone ter me,
••4ice..., 111 go ter row11." s•z ht.,
••I;it a job char In a store -
rano won't par ter surf: no more!'
An' he went au` left hos dad -
Only wou,the old 1111111 141141.
'Twas the 1,9,1, I re. Lon. %Veil.
Ile alit other ter at spell.
After while I didn't hear
From him sure 'an 01141. a year.
I'11011 he parried -ride, it sed,
In the papers that 1 r, -,d
1'heu he didn't write no more.
441 cow day, I writ ter Jim.
Ned l guessed I'd visit him,
A11' I hook my best clothes doWll.
Wisdom' 'em up ter g,o,,,1ttr town;
But Jim writ ter cur next day,
lied he guts:( ill 1'd !setter stay --
Guessed 1 wouldn't like town life,
Ate -it might not phase his site.
Well. I port my clothes ,away,
'Litwin' 1 would Int ter shay.
Couldn't help it of I diel-
Jist set down right thar an' Maul.
Sian 1 didn't got ter town,
'tut jiwt sorter settled down -
411. the 01d farm. glad that It
Itadu't Roue beck 011 me yit.
Well. ode day wane chats rune down--
ilirousgl,t a steam drill out from town -
Popped a 114111. down fe0 Jlnlge Race,
Not at quarter from my plate:
1(trmt the richest vein of lead
In the Shote, the people wed ;
4441 t gut•sw'l '(would du oto hum
Ter pop 41111• down 011 my old farm.
Well, they struck It rich on Rold-
Gavi' me factory thousand told
Fer a five-year,. lease; ani then -
dim he writ ter me arca:
Sed I must be lolwsome, an'
1'lutt Iw couldn't understate
Why 1 didn't visit him
(That ligan ter sound like Jim 1,
Ani that he was c41m111 down
dist ter take mw hack ter town;
1 Was Recon' all, ani Ite
%Vaulted ter leek earl- zea me.
(That was jilt like .14111 lir 01(4.1
l.h.rgot abui,t.nv gold-
!114111eed it jig. jilt iike it t.,y,
.list a bilin' tier with joy-
'I'hinkili ti.I
ll the time zea Jim
Ile a -g . ter Ihr with him.
Hr came down from town text day,
Peeked my duds, tack uw away.
Itllck ter town ter liar tt itl him.
Made me eyt•w,grow kinder dim.
Ati' my old heart 'mat so glad-
Iltn w(m11S teak carr ttv ph, dad
Stayed with him fire yearn er asre--
I'utterel some around Ida straws.
Didn't loaf ter work. ye see.
.vim was te•kin' carr rev me --
Made nay 0111 heart heat s. glad -
Gisve--Lixt-every tont I had.
After that fer a 'total spell
dim he prospered perty aril.
lint the music came on then.
Itustin' up the richest mea
'orth an' south. au' ea.( au' Inuit -
Nits 1•11st,1 With the rest -
11 broke rep, an' broke his dad --
I:,rt'y /eat the old man had.
Itnt I\jaid no 4.1ame oro hint.
lied ret\
Ilidn't f
11'ould all
Phone 146 JOHN SPAHR Hamilton St.
GROCER
ADVERTISE IN THE SIGNAL. IT PAYS.
t.
ea 11•011
Men who shave
themselves with the
Gillette Safety Razor
waste no time with
strop or hone!
Every shave is with
a factory -sharpened
blade - an edge
keener by far than
molt men could put
on a razor.
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GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR CO., OF CANADA, LIMITED
73 ST. ALEXANDER STREET, MONTREAL
omit ter fila) with Jlw--
t; I knowel that be
ht+ tick good care nue me.
I 114111 11111141 \ nett- Mein' pore;
.vim nes clerk ' in a store.
But 1 ort' Iwgn ter tier
lir 19148 not the oar ter me:
A11' his wife, she 'l wed one day
I was wirier 414 the t `y.
$11 1 sent lack homeo to more -
Ter the old farm. I:at a ''.pore.
1►iggite. Ind all flared 44 t DOW.
Farm newt robed. pmt so how
1 jhst loved the. -plat's yit.
A11' I guessed 1'd kik ter it
Liked it better the a town.
'o I kinder settled down
on the wore -out farm one• more
I Lease rum out tow day !wrote,
When the news was brought ter me
That the elinin' r•ompeny
'lad struck another nun ns head.
Itichrr than the tlrst,'they std.
Barr mt.. thirty thmtmand more
(leas• jilt like tlw one before►-
('oultn't help It of 1 died-
Jist set Mat 11 right thar nn' cried.
When they planked my, money down.
Thought na dim floor in the town--
dhu 11-(411(111' in the store
Awful hard an' awful pore,
An' it made my eyes.grow .diet
dist ter set an' think uv vim:
Weh..I writ hint yesterday,
Ane hes ,omit' right foamy --
1'omin' witli him' wife, ,Rex he.
Ter.live on the .di tarot with me.
%Yell, i ain't h ter philosophize.
. 1 reckon it ain't my way.
Itut te•kdn' the matter as It Hem,
I'm sorter tonmtrained ter say --
That l reckon it's better fer me,
An' n good Beal better fer Jim,
Per him ter quit teekin' rare ut me„
An' let me tett carr lir him.
CANADIAN GIRL SCOLDED
PRICE WHILE FISHING.
Itluehingl) Apologizes and Kinser Ilia
Hand When Told of Error.
A Canadian detective who (ravelled
through Canada with the Prince of
Wales. writes: There isn't a better -
natured chap in the world. I'm sure, hut
he is shy, like his father is still. so I'm
told. and very unlike has grandfather,
whorn 1 know pretty well.
E)e for Pmt) Ghia..___-.._
But if he takes after his father
in some things, he resembles his
grandfather 1n other, and has
a quick eye for the pretty girls, and
we have some prett y girls in Canada.
i/Iring a function at New Brunswick
Hu Royal Highness was standing alone
for a moment waiting for his suite, when
he taw a young girl looking at him very
shyly, but with admiring eyes. "By
ove,'• he said, "that's a pretty girl!
Who is she
I happened to know that she was the
daughter of a prominent police official in
the district. "1 will rend for her in a
minute," said the Prince. "I am sure
she wants to speak to me but is afraid
because 1 am a Prince "
A few minutes later,his suite came
along. He to,d one of his staff that he
wished to know the young lady. One of
Item protested that she was not down op
the list of presentations. Then i saw the
Peps provide a new t>ltatment for
coughs, colds Sad lune troubles.
They are little tablets made up
from Pine extracts and medicinal
essences. When put into the
mouth these medicinal ingredi-
ents turn into healing vapors,
which are breathed down direct
to the Wogs, throat and bronchial
tubes. `"The Peps treatment 1s
direct. Swallowing cough mix-
tures Into the stomach, to cure
ailments and disorders In throat
and lungs. is Indirect. Peps are
revolutionising the treatment of •
colds and their price is within the
reach of a11. All dealers. Sic. box.
Send lc. .tamp for FREE TRIAL
PA(K sea.
Prince really angry. "I wish that lady to
be presented to me," he said, in a War
that reminded me of his grandfather.
There was no further argument.
The stall officer departed and a few
moments later the girt was brought
before the Prince. But it was the Prince
now who was shy! 1 he maid was quite
self-possessed, and she spoke to the
Prince for fully ten minutes, while other
high-born dames were kept waiting.
• An Angry Angler.
Not much has been said about the
Prince's shooting and sporting expediti•
tans while he was here. He is a first-
class angler, and I have seen him land
some fish soh true skill and Judgment.
Once on such an expedition the Prince
was fishing In a quiet spot. such as
fishermen love, and where there was
ab-olutely no nerd for my service.
However, I was detailed to remain on
hand, and did so..
All at once I heard a clear young voice
raised in angry tones.
"Yeo are clumsy. Couldn't you see
me coming round the bend ? Now you'vve�
fouled my line and 1 shall Tose the tush
and half m> tackle. You are stupid."
1 knew there was only one gentleman
fishing at that spot -my royal charge.
So I strolled quietly along to are who -had
had the cheek to talk to him in that
fashion. l saw a handsome girl of
charming figure. with dark Hashing eyes.
standing near the Prince, and looking
angrily at hint while he stammered tus
apology between his laughter.
The girl would .not listen, and soon
strode off in high dudgon, i followed
her, Ind when out of sight of the Pnnce
I caufht her up.
"D you know who you've been lectur-
ng, miss ?•' I said.
"No. And 1 don't care ! And any-
way
nyway what's it to do with you ""
• "Not much," I said. "Only' that
yyaing man happens to be the son of the
Ki off Great Britain and Irelandi'"
Of course she remembered then that
the Prince was fist i"g in the neighbor-
hpod. Her face went red and then white.
"Oh. what will happen? What shah I
da."' site crield.
Well." f said:' "if you take my
advice, you' will go back and beg 'His
Royal Highness'forgivenega"
Mutual Blushes.
1 didn't think she would have the
nerve to do it. But she was a true British
girl, and back she went. though I could
see it cost her something to do it. Your
Rol al Highness," she, stammered amid
her blushes, "I did not know you-
were- and I am so .sorry and ashamed.
I was rude."
The Prince just laughed and said,
"You're quite right! 1 was clumsy.
And here," he picked up his rod. "Will
you take m; rod in exchange for your
los' tackle? Do! I'd like you to!"
Covered with oon(ueiol the girl took
the rod. The Prince held out his 'hand.
Then the girl did the prettiest thing
I have ever seen. She dropped
gracefully on one knee, and; like a lady of
the court in days of old, raised 'the
Prince's hand to her dainty lips. And
the Prince, blushing furiously, very
gallas lly put out his other hand $ltd
raised her to her feet. Then like a wild
thing she scampered off, and was soon
lost in the woods.
His Opinion.
fdtwvrr ( exit mhdng. prospective juror
in crtuilnnl easel ---Mr. juror. have yon.
lily fixed (►pinion 11. tri the guilt or
temente of the 11,•''tt`.e1'e J11for
eentjihntii'attyt -Nn w•. 1 I 1.1 get TM
t,mbt hit the gay's :milt-. dont they
ain't nobody fixed me.
Gement' Housework.
Nlistre.* (to t'nok4-Now, 'nil,
I'm going to give a birtlhd4I,y r
i ,'sincerely hope ,you *111 make your-
self generally useful.
• Bridget (mulch flattered1-`►(hare;
Mum. (li'il do my hest; but (rutin. -
dent is II.
woit.-denti:sII.► (H'm oar frothy. Oi visit
1111 nee, room.--almsgow Iat•ning Times.
Spoils It.
Helen --1 think -inck im simply won-
derfnl.
)1x111' -TPS; the trouble t. he thinks
NO tno.
DEWS OF EVE
No More Gentle Than
"Cascarets" for the
Liver, Bowels
It im joist as seedless u it is danger-
ous to take violent or nut eetherties.
Nature provides no shock -absorbers for
hr liver sad bowel. against ealo.nel,
arsh pills, siekeeisg oil and •alta.
Caseareti give quirk relief without in-
jury front Consai atiem, Biliousness, in-
digsstioe, Oases sod Hick Read•ehe.
Cssevett week while you sleep, remove
Sag (IIs texts,, poises' ■red sow(, in-
dige.tiblr waste without griping et
taeon venwows Cs.caretm nre�guulate by
atrewgtNsios the bowel a►uscles. Thor
sees so fittis ten.
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CHINA. 2110 A.D.
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(Rev. 1). Mel (Illrray, B.D.; 1d..D..
Slanghal. l
1 Ilsokel and 'behold. the foriurrly
lbws nail barren hillsides were clothed
with forests, 411141 In e,usepueaare tilt•
early .Sud tow (atter rains fulled not
to gently seep Into flit' 11140111111g hl1-
um1.. 1111(1 1411 1111 headl°lig ut•ala11(hrs
of outer rusbwl upon the rip•11ing
crop: in fell destruction. 1'he Heeds
always fertile, seuitMI to primitive More
luscious 4U4). (ha11 111 the Golden Aire -
The (hippy was /rlllmpltnamlw by its
total aliwela•t•, 111411 140 grain was mis-
used for (waking strung liquors. Great
rivers which before were called
• 4'hha's Sorrow" from tlwlr frequent
bursting °f their hanks 114114 flowed
Mela•flrlritly lu•twaen dyes, and vast
arias I111eath 1194.1'14.yels were now
re•INimei by s,•Ieuttie111y enlstruetet
works, unto the pe'41M'$ toils were not
it. vain.
1'h.e former tortuous apologies for
roads were gine and In their tiller
straight w kite ribbons, smooth a1111
level. rejoiced the hearts and ri•Ileveil
the muscles of men and beasts, More-
over 'railways. steam and electric.
eriss-crossed the hunt. w 11th• telegraph
and telephone lodes were its volition',
as 111 Englund. Giant steel standards
bestrode .rery,jrur'iuiv hearing light
and {x+w 72a._,tbe-.-humming c1ttra.\
Phew• lull Ereatty-('1a11ge1 also. for
the old high- walls were all mow anti
suiokitig chimneys replaced the pk'tur-
emtpo• and unfruitful pagodas. '.vert:
where far -forks (Tawniest walk l'Wtui's
own raw materials 111111 arisen to in-
dustrialize the hoary East and provide
a decent living for millious of people
who before were wont to live "at a
for dying rate." ('call, iron. topper,'
'rad and many other minerals cams
paring in by road and river. and all
the world wondered at the unalarc'!E
able rk•ht•s of ('hina.
In fact• it was said teat the infinite
power long hidden 111 the 1110111 11/111 at
last Ii'en unlocked and the end of all
servile labor Was in sight. A wise(
to tailor -ie. showed strange tour
harnessed to man's use. The lana,
lore the appearance. lel, of a well-
goternel state. %%lust s ddlt•r. wee•
still left wt•re for palbllc•pnrpsrs only.
The le'mgtlr of Nations had long (tern
a great worm.... and wars were 4411.
known. floe ph.m•nlx tit Iurh•nt story
had owe more alighted on tlw llryai--
den tree and profound [wile minims!
IAItIliu (he Four Seas.
-('itizens stere prlu(k•st of tlwir
14.1141,014. and churches. Forty million'
boys Sul an equal mintier of girl..
were receiving tow best ellaatioll to
the world. I•'Iu,tllllating which had
lingered long In ter country districts
had -at last enwpletely diel out. and
girls often wuu tennis champi.11ahipe
of tit• world. Foreign eln•atlonL'lts
often visited i'hiva in order to stmly
her wonderful w•ht(1 system. Tlwnk's
to a universal diffusion of education.
it sap hard to that a person of either
sex it ho e1141d not read. A uniform
"fleet system. the siarplifiet diameter,
the constant intt•r-'Ommunhatl4111 1.y
railways, post °Mees, and wirelese had
lel to a marvellous unification of the
spoken language. while English w**
universal among the ethnatel.
191,' iw ople had 1s'tomr 11 reading
people, hence newspapers enjoyed 1111
nnpreeeentel vogue. The barrow -
mart. oL. *'41('11 class a few still lire
gerel. might lw awn dating his paper
with :In aridity forma -11y comfiIel to
his rice. The postman delivered let-
ters Artily at every door. and aero-
planes were also much use, M•tween
tone greet sitars' for postal and passen-
ger irwltiy. '-- ...
Among the fore. producing wt great
a'- ('hinge stool pnemhwnt the
Christian 'Chung'. )(any 0144'4•. and
editorial rota wen• filled by eulinent
l'llristian publicists whose utteralses
were often transmitted by wireless
phones to the gnylt dailies of the
Wrest. )fano reforlls were 11114. t°
their altva•aey. The old religions were
41r.opilig, the temples were either
tiiirnel into r11urt'ht•l, srh obi_ or rqm-
Ity (entr•s. ami idolatry was found
milt in the remotest eorm'rs. Hospitals,
asylums and sanitariums were pro-
vided freely by gmrntmenf, and
Western- Iatttls w/•re'thus treed from
the t'xiaMse of such Institutions. !fli-
msy
elyrosy anti tuhernloas had dlsappearel.
Tlw ••arimis dwwmhatiuus imported
by the West had at last inward into
the National ('htnw.P Church of ('helot.
The goal of Demi had been a self-
-s(giDlirttltx. sett-peopagattng and sod -
governing rhumb. and this goal was
.toy- attained. The era of bishops
(rem 8lrla41 and foreign control had
become a memory. and w•un spoken 01
snit 111 'cloth+ bIshiry Asps -rooms.
The :+outlay *dipole ranked with India
In the colossal nnwlb•r of s•h0lars.
1'o crown 1111. 11 large and original
('hristian literature was growing up
alongside .of the best from the West,
and the native product was of rela-
tively greater Irniortanet• than the Im-
rte,.
, 1, visited Tai Shan, the erstwhile
mec'txd.mOliIItaIll of Shallt111114, and was
amazed at the change. Formerly idols -
:try bad claimed every foot of its seven
thousand feet height. Itut now only n
few stones spoke of shat had 'sen.
eape'laily if It had Independent his-
torical entered(. Now the hill was cov-
ered with elegtttlt 'ilMu, among which
nprose an occasional church vire suf-
ficient for the ne(•ds of the dwellers.
Instead of the mociodul monotone of
the Buddhist bell.. and the droning
and mumbling of heathen prlelta we
heard the joyful music of the church-
going ia•lI and the sings of Zion on
the Ilya of childrt•n pro Iallg Our father
with the understanding and the heart.
lint high above all ram• , Christian
sanitarhnm, sere of many n elnven-
tinn, the delegates conveyed thither 1ny
rail or airship. Tal Sham and many
another hill spm which the dark
cloud. ;If ignorance (rated, Inst btesom.'
hill, of the Lord who had brought
them forth for Ills own glory.
"And I awoke. and 18.10111 It atm a
,Ir,,,nl'-Ind/•eiI 110, but a blt•.sed real-
ity beyond what we could mak or
imagine, for Our God I. able.
One Better.
('yah• (.wlwagely1-They my the
fashionable mother of today reognIsei
her baby only by ltnktng ret the nitrite.
I'ashlnnable Mother (unmoved'
Ilnw extraorilnmrlly clever when .me
changes nurses to often ! 1 always
tell ours by the baby carriage.
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Glass
Open el%
mornlr
pole°,
Those of
feel dull 1
splitting h1
foul tong
stomach,
both look 1
always by
toxins from
Dot water
We show
a glaze of
spoonful o
It to flush
kidneys an
previous di
bite and pa
Mg. sweet
eutire alum
more food
The act,
and hot w1
is wonderh
out all the
waste and
splendid a
it 1s said t
the roses
cheek.• A
phosphate
drug store
anyone wh
Lass. const
rheumatisn
subject' of
It and you
look batten
way sbortl
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We glut
students
Shorlhtn
meats ret
males to I'.
free costal
of orr w,
Subset
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Frc
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1{$mil
Thomson's Music -Store
Headquarters for Christmas Music
QThoutic.,----
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Victor Victrolas
from $40.00 up
---
Victor Records
sands to choose from
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`'tili',;,rom
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Brunswick'
Phonographs
417%.00 up, trill play
all Rscords
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Heints.man 1_Co.
�_Pianos
- • ► Always the choice of mus-
ical artists
#m,- 4, r_ • .
We hav04 Targe, choice, new stock of Stationery, Dolls,
Ladies' I17ses171 Hand Bags.
Cali and see the new picture's of
Goderich taken from an aeroplane.
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We have a ntun*r•Of ' htly tilled Organs, ill good order,
for sale cheap. v
Thomson s usic Store
North Side Square . ' V Goderich
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CANADIAN
CANADIAN PAC1 IC
atter-- '
A NEW TRAIN `\ \\
THE TRANS -.CANADA
ALL SLEEPING CARS
DAILY '
BETWEEN TORONTO and VANCOUVER
Leave Toronto 7.15 p.m.
Arrive Winnipeg 9.05 p.pn. 2nd day
" Calgary 9;0 p.m. 3rd day•
" Banff I2 M► p.m.:ird day
" Vancouver 111.410 a.tn 4th dhy
First -clean 441eepingiCar Pasaengeri only ,
Full particulars from any agent. JOB. KiDD •
C. P. Agent, Goderich.
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ir • -ANNOUNCEMENT
0 We are pleased to be able to inform the public that we
are now in a position to supprfrilny giiantity of hard coal
in all sizes, Also any quantity Of soft coal for domestic use.
We wish to extend thanks to our customers, who have
been very patient during the stress of the (tie shortage, and
now that It has been relieved we will give. our old-time
service and prompt delivery. _ _
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The Saults Coal Co
Phone No, 75
B. J. Saults' residence W. W. Saults' residence
No. 275 No. 202 "
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THE SIGNAL, F
Goderich, Ontario 11-
•
Glass
Open el%
mornlr
pole°,
Those of
feel dull 1
splitting h1
foul tong
stomach,
both look 1
always by
toxins from
Dot water
We show
a glaze of
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