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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1916-12-07, Page 6ICing Charles of .tistria has tamed a manifesto, deelaring that, he e111 Continue the war until Austritee eafety is aeattred, but that he Is anxi- One few peaee. ee*-- Great Britain and France are can- celling their orders for mttn:tions in the United BMWS. They feel h ci:e er to Import Claims° labor and make their own munitions. 1 t is reported that itepreeentative. elect Jeanette Rankin, of iqentane. is greatly annoyed by offers of marriage received since her success at the polls. Jeanette is time paying the penalty of popularity. 4 • The terpedoing or the British hospi- tal ship Britannic, with a large lois of life, by an enemy submarine, is another example of the brutality of the enemy. Has President Wilson .anyth:ng to say? — The women of Kansas are in lusk, At the last election In that State fifiY-eight women were electcd .county superintendents of instructhae thirty- six registrars af deeds, twenty-five Clerksof dienriet courts, fifteen .county treasurers, five county clerks, and two probate judges, Women are com- Ins into their own. NO PACE IN -SIGHT. It was only the other day that Lord Derby, tinder Secretary 'for Wart de asserts that "The suge,estion that tain any idea of peace which does net give them what they are fighting for," and he added that the British PeOple are growing more --(tete:leiea to continue the war to a eatiefecry Great Britain shoula coneitter !I ace can only be regarded ae 1 ceti.e • ur citizen army is only now reads for asserts) that: "The suggest:on that conclusion. Today Lord Noreeeliffe war. There are no peace diaeunsions In this country at all, and *there will be none while Germany occupies Portion of the allied territory." We , bave equally emphatic statements from Germany. The German Govern- ment is now mobilizing all its man- hood from 17 to 60 years of age. This will give it millions more raen. The War is resolving itself intoa war of nations, not of armies. While military Germany is thus putting on a brave facet it ; is net: known that the German -people are tired ef their sacrifices an 1 setae*. Ings and are longing for peace. The statement, nutde yesterday that mem- Iters of the Asquith Ministry were to stump, the country on behalf of a continuance of the war may Chow that there. is also a peace element in Bri- tain tbat hes to be dealt with. TRAPS FOR ZEPPELINS. New Device is in the Hands of the British Government. , a woman can Wenn ftoWens, and the • restor stands staring after the tall, • One of these days, perhaps,. news- graceful figure disappearing in the Palter leaders may learn a a Zep- distance. . "What an er-extraordiniry man!" pelin caught in au aerial -net "some- * he exclaims at last. "Did he really where in England." Just as the sub- alimb that tree, Signa.?" Merged links of steel swept the seas 1 "Yes, he did," says Signe, examin- and reduced the terrors of .the Ger- . Ing her bouquet.. man submarine to commouplace war - ".And without his coat," says the fare so has a weapon been found t6- ret-eVri,tguttonehiosf icnoilttl,,,horrorsays. Signe, render impotent the battleship of the smiling. sky. It is a simple device, 'the in- "Extraordinary," says the rector. HER HUMBLE LOVER "First, a bunch of wild rose, that means 'beauty;' then some ox -eyed daisies -I don't know what that mane then S01110 bluebells -they mean 'happtness' and then—" "Ole here's papa!" breaks in Archie, as the rector comae round the corner, looking very hot in his long, clerical coat and blade, billy tuck hat. 1S1gna starts, but Hector Warren looks up calmly enough, and goes on With the beaquet composedly. "And then the prirareee-that nmans 'purity;' yes, it will be a pretty posy "Signal" exclaims the rector, wive has reached the group, and stands Staring at the mattes,: figure of Hec- tor Warren with bewildered amaze- ment and disapproval. "Good-moining, Mr. Podsweie*' says Hector Warren, just glancing up from his occupation. "Good-er-morning," responds tbe rector, taken aback by the coon Im- pressive tone, and staring at Hector Warren's shirt -sleeves. "What a lovely morning, isn't it?" says that gentleman. "Archie and I are concocting a bouquet -of wild flowers, simply, as you sea- for Mice arenville. lAnd he climbed that big tree to get some leaves," saye Archie, solemn- ly pointing to the pine. "Good gracious!" ejaculates the rec- tor, staring open-mouthed. "Er -Signa loctamreae ready." to for you. It is time you g "One moment," says Hector War- ren, calnaly; "the bouquet will be .finished directly. Warm, is it not?" and hie dark eyes lift themselves from his work for a moment. "Yes -yes," assenta the reeler. "But -er-Signa, your aunt will be wait- ing," he eays, still unable to drag his eyes from the shirt -sleeves. "Another minute will complete it," says Hector Warren, quietly. "I hope Mrs. Podswell is none the worse for last night's festivities." "No -no," says the rector, staring at him. "Come, Signe." I"There," says Hector Warren, hand - 'lag her the bouquet and looking up at the rector's disturbed countenance . with a smile. There is Archie's offer- ing, Miss Grenville, with all its mean- ing." Signe takes it, and her fan crim- scns, for there is a significance in his voice which does not reach the rector. "Thank you," she says, hurriedly, "but I am still sorry that you should have had so much trouble—" He waves her regret away. "It was nothing,"• he says, and he l'ireaches for his coat and slips it on, "•A niers nothing. Are you going—" "Miss Grenville is going to Sir Fred- eric Blyte's," says the rector, stiffly. Hector Warren nods. "I hope she will enjoy herself. Good - morning," and he takes up his weath- er-beaten deerstalker. The rector- doffs Ms billy -cock stiffly, but Signe holds out her hand, and the white fingers that, white as they are, helped the owner to climb the biggest pine in Northwell, close over her hand. . "Good-bye," he says, in his soft, grave voice, "and a .pleasant day," and patting Archie on the head, he strides away toward the Grange. Signet fingers her bouquet as only a Beatty, I cannot make this r. ec- vention of Joseph A. Steinmetz, CHAPTER IX. tor Warren out; one would think a frientrof Lord Delamere's would be-- "You have come, then?" The idea of netting and destroyig and play. Most extraordinary, Sig- and he kande at the end of the lane opening on to the beach, looking up at the two figures running down to- ward him -for pedestrian exercise generall ymeans runnmg with Archie; walking, he says, is waste of time. "Yes, we have come," says' Signe, her face flushed with the run, her gray eyes violet and beaming brightly, so brightly that Hector Warren's catch their reflection, as it seems. "Oh, lai ees, we have come, t aro we not late? I had to. hold a skein of wool for Mrs. Podswell-a long, ekein, wasn't it, Archie? Never mind -that Ls, if you don't?" "I should not mind waitiug any time," he says quietly, and giving her his.hand to help her over the rocks. "I want you to come round the bend here. It is from that point you can see the view. Shall I carry you, Archie?" "Certainly not," says Archie, grate- fully. "You had better carry Signe, perhaps; girls always slip." "Thanks, Archie," says Signe, with a smile, "but I can trust to my feet quite as well as yoti can. Oh, how beautiful!" she exclaim's, ase tenting the corner, they come full 'epee the open Sea, where the river runs into it, and the white -tipped waves are rushing in over tho bar. "Oh, beau. ttful!" and site shades here yes, end (Wilke it in with a long, steady gaze. "I thought you would say se," ho responds, just glancing at the view, then letting his eyes rest on her face with unrestrained admiration. "Yes,. beautiful!" he murmurs, • ab- sently. "And how fresh and bright the sea looks this Morning," says Signe, a little wistfully. "Look at those boats sailing up the river. All! have not seen anything like this SIRGO left Geneva." He is silent for a Moment, then he noints to a boulder at her feet. "Will YOU wait here for a Moneent Or two?" he Says. "I Want to Speak to the nian at the hose there." Sde Signe noand looks arottitd. There Is a house, built of some pOrtioil of A ship, perched high %Yen the shore, with the ribs* ot an unfinished vessel tieing behind it, like the skeletbn Of it whale 0110 sees at =seethe. Ileettr Warren climbs the hank, threadifig his way betWeen huge banks Of thither, and hag so= talk with the 01p -builder, bronee.faced man with quoted the Wise Guy, "Yes, but the fell 0 w who is laaulag far a sob can't bine He le ft friend of Lord Dela,- a beard, who stands at the deer Of hie nee. tuft weeefe roofed tho =We, but Lord Delamere es-ehein etrange-lookleg house, leaning upon Mu 4 do not like to allude to such a 1 his ti.te; and after tow moments SIMPle g, subject, but you heard the story Lady Rookwell told us lest night?" "Which may be true or false." "If it was false why didn't Me. Warren, his lordship's frIend, contra- dict it?" Signe. le silent, and the rector, a little triumphant, goes on. "M any rate, Lord Delarnere is-- er-eccentrie, and not very particular whom he cliooees for his acquaint- ances; he is just the sort of man to make friends of some fellow traveler, caring nothing whether he is an ad- venturer or not. This Nix.. Warren. may be e-er-an opera singer, or sometliing disreputable of that sort; Lord Delamere wouldn't care! He would, if all they say of him be true, fraternize with a traveling tinker, Ah, even give him such a letter as this Mr. Warren brought me. You see how much his lordship cares about his ancestral home," pointing to the deserted Granbe-"he would have no scruple in placing it at the disposal of the first chance acquaintance." It wiis a tom speech for the rector -he reads his sermone-and he feels rather preud of it. "What do you wish me to do then?" asks Signe, turning over the Howe= In her bouquet, and lingering on the sprays of pine with a wistful thought- fulness. The rector coughs. "Er-er-" he says, hesitatingly. "Don't be too e friendly with this stranger," he says. "He will be gone in a day or two, perhaps"- Signa's head sinks lower -"and it will be all right. Come, my dear child," and the rector puts on a bland, paternal smile, "consider my advice. You are young and-er-inexperienced, You are in my and your aunt's charge, and -er-your future happiness is a seri- ous responsibility" -"since last night" he ought to have adedd. "Come, you will do as we wish, my dear?" "I cannot 'cut' Mr. Warren," says Signe, her gray eyes lifted to the rec- tor's commonplace face with a troub- led gaze. "Certainly not -certainly not!" says the rector, with a mild horror. "That would be -er-unchristianlike - to hsay nothing of running the risk of offending Lord Delamere!" Signa,, smiles. "What I meen is, don't en- courage him." "Encourage him!" says Signa. hier (Yes wide open with maidenly indig- nation. "Dear me-er-there is no occasion to met) my nose off!" says the rector, nervoesly, for there is something in those gray eyes that make his small soul shrink, "I-er-mean don't be too familiar." " thave promised to go with him to tho bay -down there," says Sigma, in her quiet, straightforward fashion, "with Archie," she adds. The rector .rubs Ins chin. "Make some excuse and don't go." he says, promptly. Signa's eyes flash with a fine scorn. "If there was one lesson my father Wight me more earnestly than an- other, it was not to break.a promise," she says, in a low yoice. "He said it wee the bee:ruling of dishonor aad the refuge of a coward." The rector reddens. "'Well, well," he says, shamefacedly. "If you have promised, I suppose-er -you must go, but I don't know what your aunt will say, I'm sure. Perhaps" -coloring and looking down nervous- ly -"perhaps we'd better not say any- thing about it to her." Signe, smilee. "That Is as you wish," she says, simply. The rector nods timidly:- • "Yes, better not, perhaps. Ah! here's the carriage. Run and get your hat, my dear." Philadelphia, and it is in the hands of • the British Government. en. -more civilized. Archie, run on It is Heetor Warren who speaks, Zeppelins is almost as unique in its nee, simplIcity as was the seining of sub- "Yes," says Signe., 0 calmly and marines. It consists of releasing a quietly, that the rector begins to feel great number of hydrogen balloons, embarrassed. . tied in pairs or sets by piano wire "I-er"-be says -"I think that you several thatisand feet long. had better avoid this Mr. Warren's A perfect network a wireS carried acquaintance. We don't know- any -- upward at great speed, will drift thing about h im, excepting Lord Del - against the Zeppelin The balloons .amere's letter says., and a man who - are swept into dontact with the air- er-climbs trees in his shirt sleeves ship or will float about IL Auto- can't be a man worth knowing. We matte or earth -controlled triggers then must be careful,* Signe. We owe a release the bombs, which • are of two duty to society." varieties, high-explcsives or inflam- I Signa's face flushes Slowly, and mable. At or about this time things there comae a light into the dark eyes will begin to happen to the Zep- pelin that ought to warn the rector he is ' treading on dangerous ground. In war time things are done on a "Is there any sln against society stupendous stale. Not 20 or 60, but tOnin a gentleman's obtaining a spray of =Mende of balloons ecarryIng almost ! Pine, although he has to climb a tree" a screen of contact wires will be sent 1, '-and she looks up at it -"to get it, into the Air and they will cover such end in his shirt-steevers?" . with a fr great area that the airship will have smile. considerable difficulty getting away 1 The rector rubs his chin, from the net. 1 "Er -well, not exactlY, if you put "It has been. shown," said Mr, it that way; a gentleman may do ec- Eteinmetz "that the high -angle ar- centric things-" tillery fire has failed against the Ger- "D0 you thea.n to infer that Mr. man sky eruiser, but, e lett is worse, Warren is not a gentleman?" she the falling fragments cf shells and: aske, with mild surprise and amaze- uneeelcded shells have ecricusly dam_ meta. aged Vie city of London. Tee omits I The rector reddens-eVen he cannot line, which have raided nearly 0 dozen gd 24 far as that; if ever a man bore times 'had little difficuity in eseaping unsertthed, while Londeu really bom- barded herself."-PhiladelpItia North American One Mother. Hundreds of stare in the pretty sky, Hundreds of shells on the shore to- gether; Ilundrode of birds that go singing berik: Hundreds of bees in. sunny weather. the outward and visible sign of the ratrician order, this stranger who tulle himself Hector Warren does. "I-er-can't say that," he says', "but there are gentlemen and gentle. men. For instance, Sir Frederic Blyte, now; there is one we should tall a gentleman -a baronet, a man of position and wealth, of-er-vast in - about his positioti." , fluence. There can be no doubt about his position." "I am sure Sir Prederie fee% none," Hundreds of dewdrops to greet tip eaye Signe, with a smile about the dawn; corners of her lips. "Certainly not," actuate therector, Hundreds of Iambs in the 'turtle' • elm is slow to reeOgnize irony-- clover; "eertainly not. But this Mr. War - Hundreds of butterflies en the lawn. be is a well-mannered-er--per- nut only one mother the wide world refl. eon, extreme, y distinguished -looking, no doubt; but it is not a question of manners, Er-ae rule, I believe naventurere have the best of Mn - "If Mr. Warren is an adventurer they certainly have," says piglet, quietly. "Suet so," resunles the rector, as If nhe had fuly1 agreed with hitt. "tut who is he? We know nothing of over. -Author teknoWn. Mrs. Casey -The doctor says ye liove`appendikitis. Timi Mr. Casey-, ()eli. Norais Norahl Whey were ye co foolish as to show hid yee bank. book? -Dallas News, 4.4 "There's a place for everything," s - ••alfaalawa04441fixatilliblix -- 1 Hector Warren COMO bade to her. "Would you like n WI?" he says. Signe, Woke Up gelekly, but Archie payee her the treat*, Of replying. "Of course she would, Mr. Warren,' 110 says. "Didn't YOU see her 'welting ae the boats?" and he dances about eagerly. "I did," replies Heiner Warren, Battling- "Will you COMO? Vite will not go rar; the water is quite smooth." "Oh, I 0.111 not afraid!" says Signe, eagerly. "1 inn a good eailor. bat--" "Don't be afraid of me," says Archie, proudly. "l'm never ill. I Pea to go out with Whitefts14's boy -that's Whitefield, with the axe -eh, lie awfully rough weetherl I shan't be ill." "1 ale thinking," hesitates Signe, "wnether--" "Whether Mrs. Podewell will be alarmed?" he says. Signe laughs faintly at the idea of that lady beIng alarmed bY any per- son's safety except her own. "I think we can go," /$1143 says. "Of course," excleiras Archie, eonfi. dently. "I'll help you get the boat, Mr. Warren," and he clutches his hand eagerly, Signe watches the two men and the boy drag and push the boat into the water; notices, half absently, the *Atli and strength with which the tall, stab wart figure does his part of the work: then she gets up and goes down to them. Whitefield touches his cap as she approaches. "I'll get a cushion for the young lady, sir," he says, "and here's an oilskin, if she'll take 'uu; there may be a shower," and he looks up at the sky with a knowing eye. Hector Warren arranges the cush- ion in the stern of the boat; Archie climbs In, scorning to accept any as- sistance, and Signe, not so proud, fol- lows and takes her place. ' "Quite sure you can manage 'un, sir?" inquires Whitfield, as Hector Warren climbs in as the boat glide off. "QUite, thanks," he answers, quietly. "You are not afraid to trust yourself to my seanianship?' he asks, with a smile. Signe, watching him bandie the sails, laughs, confidently, though she knows no more about the management of a boat than the general run of ner sex; but there is something in Hector War- ren's (raid air of self -command that inspires confidence; and. if he had asked her if she would trust herself to him in a balloon or in a diving -bell under the sea, she would answer "Yes" just as readily. "That is all right," he says; "now, then, you shall be captain. Take the tiller in your hand -so," and his bend closes over hers. "That's itt and when I say right or left -I should say 'port' or 'tuff,' if you knew what I meant -move it in the direction I tell you. Now, Archie, come out of the way of the sheet, and coil your amid' body just there," and as Archie, laughing with infinite glee, obeys, Hector drops down at Signa's feet with the sheet in his hand. A turn at the helm and the sails take the wind, and, like a bird skim- ming through the azure heavens, the boat glides over the sunny waters, Tbe delight of it my poor pen cannot pic- ture, and will not attempt it; suttice it that it brings the color to Signa's cheeks, the light to her eyes, and inakes her feel as if she must sing, or laugh, or both; while Archie, with his chin perched on his fingers, stares with admiring awe at the quiet figure prone at Signa's feet, with all that broad expanse of sail at his command, and answering to his touch. "This," eays Signe., emphatically, "is imply the perfectiou of locomotion. I had no idea, sailing was like this. One reads of it in books, where no doubt the poor author tries to describe It, but one never realizes it -never. It is like riding on the back of a great white bird -only that one has the sea instead of the air. How sweetly it smells, and -oh, I cannot describe it; but one feels as if one had left all the world and its troubles benind, and were happy, happy at last!" "Perhaps you would get tired of this—" "Oh, no!" "In time. But I am glad- you enjoy it; and how did you enjoy yourself yesterday?" And he looks up at her. "Preis a little to the right, please - that's it. Was Blyte Park as fine as you expected?" * Signa laughs. This morning she feels so happy and light-hearted, so -- alas! for her promise to the rector! - so familiar with this etranger, that she answers as openly as if she had known him all her life. "Oh, yes; lt was it grand place," she says, pushing her hat from her face, and unconscious that every thought - les, *gesture of hers meets with a re - pensive thrill in his heart; he sits so calm and quiet, -how should she guess? "Oh, yes, very grand, and in the most perfect order. I felt as if we were committing a breach. of the pre- prieties when I saw the marks our carriage wheels had made on the drive. It was like -like polished, granite -not a stone out of place." "Not like the Grange " with it faint smile. "Ah, the poor Grange!" she says, with a little sigh. "No, not a weed, not so much as a speck of grass: And the bouse was the seine; so Were the stables -everything sparklingly clean; the stable toola were polished like sil- ver. Sir Frederic said that he walked through the stables every morning, and that if he saw anything dirty he just threw it out into the yard, and if he had to do 'it twice, he discharged the man whoue duty it was to keep the article clean. I don't think" -musing- ly -"that I should like to take service under Sir Frederic Blyte." (To be contintied.) It's all right to be natural, but oven the Man With false teeth ien't apt to envy the man who suffers from tooth- ache. 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We can well conceive how the sight of those stalwart six-footers, swinging along the village street in symmetrical platoons with a level, lilting stride; must have quickened springtide gladness in the heart of ev- ery village lass. We know that their church parade could have been nothing short of a grandeur and a glory. The philosophic cobblet even, in all proba- bility, abandoned his Sabbath morning reverie, with breakfast in bed, to wit- ness so imposing a spectacle. We can allow all that, with reasonable humil- ity and envy. Yet knowing the district as we now do, after months of herculean train- ing, we can also realize how meager and partial was their understanding and enjoyment of this luxurious, var- iegated countryside. Not even crock infantry could stimulate into patriotic activity these vast, brooding pine - ••••••••••••01•114•11111111Ar mess, dedicated to scintillating some- things the waiters balance on a tray, and•sometiraes, I fear, to piquant an- ecdotes. Upstairs you find the officers' quar- ters, and what sacrilege is here! This secluded, bare room, with camp bed and plank table littered with engi- neering manuals, drawing instru- ments, maps and a French novel . . surely it once blushed under the title ot milady's boudoir? Is it not desecration that the spurs of a jovial clanking militarist should echo where the subtle wish -swish of the crinoline was once heard or the devastating tear of the hobble? Sacrilege, is it not, that a chamber once redolent of delicate perfumes, enchanted by the singing of milady at her evening toi- let, sleould becothe a mere roots reek- .ing of Sam Browne polish and rever- berating with such wealth of epithet as only a driver -batman seems capa- ble of enunciating? However, leve is love and war is war, and ever the twain are linked; so we will tura from this romance of Mileetones to a large room bare of everything but forms, tables and 'a blackboard. This is the lecture room of the school, where young officers and favored N. C. O's, swot at their theory stunts, particularly one called, l'eeteseetetee..- •••• • ws tits. anted for the Navy • ••••••-: ' •••• '1,111* .!..."1••+...,.fne lb VANN.. "MICRIZONN. "%trat •95-;• s, en The Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve, wants men for imme- diate service tverseas, in the Imperial Royal Navy Candidates must be sons of - natural born British subjects and be from 18 to SS years of age. pAv $1.10 per day nnd upwards. Free Kit. -1- Separation allowance, $20.00 monthly. .1.-V*.ateetk •••••;.• Apply to the nearest Naval Recruiting Station* or to the Department of the Naval Service, OTTAWA. .,.1•101116•••••••••=1,•••••••lawo••••••••1111•• woods or imbue with the spirit of ex- ultant labor those drowsy heathlands and tranquil riverweers. What they needed was the magic craftsman touch of the R. B. -which is neither corps conceit nor craft prejudice; just fact. Ask the sympathetic O.' C., who rav- aged a *whole countryside in quest of an ideal training ground for his brood of London sappers -or, as most of most of them were at that time mere sapperlings. He knew, when his pore fessional gaze lighted on those wooda and hilly heaths and riverways, that the one thing needful to raise them to the zenith of wartime utility- were the patient, skilled bands of the P.R. E.'s. And since the work has devel- oped to such a magnitude that to -day' we are happy to call this busy colony of khaki labor what virtually it is - an Engineers' Paradise. The time, then, is late July and early August of this year of the Eur- opean conflict, and the place an ex- tensive training -ground of military engineering. Somewhere in Arcady. And because the ,engineers have' it utility and personality uniquely their ' own, and a certain bohemian genial- ity of temperament withal. we will. watch them at a work which, in its manifold nature and the sublime beauty of its setting, is surely epie. First Of all, there is headquarters -a solid, stolid Victorian country mansion, standing a little back from the main road. In pre-war days it Is signified by the word home; a quiet, imacious, dignified mansion of the English countryside. Now you behold it a teeming hive of khaki or- ganization, the brain and nerve cen- tre of a system that develops a sped- alized worker into a Versatile It. le. In the space of a few crowded Months. ' Either side of the mein hall 19 a veritable duster of orderly rooms and conipany offices. Deeper within, you see, is the 0. C.'s sand= sanctoruM-rather, I should say, the door of it, for enter we may not, under dire penalty. Here are the Vital 00119, the very grey mat- ter of organization, whereunto privi- leged, bestriped mortals repatr with army ferule of every known shade Of color, but the Illgrt sapper, Mae! sel- dom or never, unless it be with it little bur crime Ow. oevi thought! Let us pass on to this spacious room here Which 'was probiwiy in eivlieed deYs, a drawing -room, dedleated to after- noon tea, pretty sentiments, and gen- teel reMitilneenees of laet Sunday') iterthett NOW, beheldt an officers' among other sinister names-, "Formu- las." . . . Forneafte?" Oh, no. The N, 0..0's., at and rate, don't call them that. They, at least; are at lib. erty to show their contempt for the elle things of banishing the diph- thong. Formulas. are anathema to the av- erage N. C. 0., let me tell you. Not even the sergeante' mess will recom- cite him at first to these terrifying calculations. . They may come any- where between the dimensions and strength of bridge timbers necessary to withstand a given strain, and the bate 'buoyaticy, itt hundreds of pounds, that will enable a floating bridge to carry a certain load. After the first hour's orgy of fractions, decimals, algebraical mazes and ciph- era, I have known a burly, beefy N. C. 0. call blaapheinously upon the Lord to •relegate, him forever to the obscurity of .sapper, there to rest con- tent with the humble, heart -free no- bodies who for so long had cowered under his pielt.'em-up-there's and as- you-were's. But, needless to say, he came out at the end a wiser, a sad. der N. C. 0. 13efote you gO, met your gaze through the windows and reflect what eolace this scene has brought to hun- dreds of formula -dazed eyes. You see You entiq Bleep be- 011tlat4 the nerve's are Irritable and ex - banked. Narcotics cannot give you any lasting help, but Dr. Chase's Nerve rood tan. lit cures sleeptastl- n es 0, irritabllitY, nervous headaches, etc., by restoring vigor and vitality to the run-down and exhausted nervous system. The benefits obtained are both thorough and last- ing. 50 cents a box, 0 for 15.50. All dealers. or Malan- son, tato .1; Co., Ltd., Toronto. placid, sunlit lawns and rose iitsnd• arde, eneloata bi Shrubs and chtstere of mature trees. In the spring those ehrubs were flaming eascadea of rho. dotiendron bloom. Beyond you have a glimpse of the walled -in kitchen garden and orchard and ad3acent meadows. The inunediate impression Is one of beauty and gaiety and re - rose. If ever a poet swotted here, be sure he often lapsed from an obses- sion of road -bearers, cantilevere awe transoms into a Watteau reverie of vivacious garden parties and fair women, gliding with diminutive feet over the soft, smooth lawns. A camp IS it. community of soldiers, and each soldier to -day Is a man of Parts. Toonorrow, or the day after, we will march out with him to his trestle briege in an old sandpit, or his trenches in a ducal estate, or his pon- toons bridging the lowland river. All in good time -or khaki time, which is better still. -London Chronicle. Mittel -del Liniment Cures Garget in ColN5. Colors and Heat, ,In an attempt to illustrate graphi- ,cally the relative values for summer ewear of different e,olors in dress rea• f oriels, an Interesting experiment nes recently conducted. Four strips of cloth, made of the same material ,and weight, but of different colors, were placed on a cake of ice and, ex- posed to the sun. The fabrics were ,w bite, yellow, red, and black. The result showed in a striking way how white reflects the sun's reys while ,black absorbs them , The ice covered by the piece of white cloth was not melted to any Appreciable degree during the test; that under the yellow strip was slightly. depressed; a deep cut was formed beneath the red cloth, and a ‚groove approximately-. twice as deep os that covered by the latter was melted under the black fabric. IF ALL PLAYED OUT, TRY THIS PR-SGSIPTICN Whon that overpowering wearinees and a never -rested feeling comes over you, it shows aome serious disorder Is undermining your health. The cure is simple. Build up the system ane nourish the body back to health by Pure wholesome blood. The one sure means of doing this is with Dr. Hamilton's Pills. They are a marvellous aid to appetite -con- vert all you eat into nutriment and tissue -building material. Thus a weak body is supplied with new nerve fiefe, hardy muscle and firm flesh. Lasting good health is sure to ,follow. If yon really want to get well and stay well, use Dr. Hamilton's Pills, 25c per box at all asters. TAIL OF THE KING ORAB. It's a Real Life Preserver When the Animal Turns Turtle. The king crab uses his tail for a life preserver. Probably you can't im- agine what a sea animal wants of a life preserver. If you watch this crea- ture- long eaough, either Along the beach or in an aquariunn you'll find out. He's got a shell on his back and -a. long, spiny tail that looks as if it could be used ea a weapon of defence. Sometimes the king crab gets turn- ed over on his back. His feet are all curled up in the shell, $o he can't touch anything with them, therefore when he's on his back he's helpless. This le where the long tail comes in as a life preserver. The -king crab sticks the point of his tail in the sand and lifts himself until he makes an arch with his body. Then he swings sidewise, back and forth, until with one final effort he flops hinfeelf over right side up at lot. Along the Jersey coast they reckon the beginning of sunimer by the king crate, About the time of the full moon in June, they say, the king crabs come up on the sand to lay their eggs. Men and boys go down on .the beach with wagons and shovele and ceoop up the crabe by the bushel. Then they feed them to the country. It is interesting to know, too, that the Indians used to Point their arrows with the sheep, spiny tail of the king crab. They used the shell for a ladle. The French have given a name to the crab casserole fish -because the shell looklike a saucepan. TEN'tiINUTE COLO CORE RELIEVES ALMOST INSTANTLY Nothing cures so quickly as the. healing Pine Essences in Catarrho- zone. It fills the breathing organs with a healing, soothing vapor that relieves irritation at once. Ordinary °Olds are cured in ten minutes. Abso- lutely stire for Catarrh, and in throat trouble it works like a charm. Ca- tarrhozone is a permanent cure for Bronchitis and throat touble. Not an experiment -not a temporary relief - but a cure that's guaranteed. Get "Catarrhozone" to -day and beware of uangerous substitutes. The dollar out- fit is guaranteed, and small size 600, trial size 25c, at all dealers. An Unsolved Unsolved Puzzle of Biology. It is one of the innumerable puz- zles of biology that tho number of eggs it bird lays seems to have euch small influence on the abundauce of the species. A royal tern lays one egg, rarely two; a gull three, a skimmer four to eix. The gull eats the eggs of the other two, especially of the tern; as far as we know all have the same fete, yet the abundance of the birds is In invade ratio to the number of their eggs, Of course, there is' en explana- den, but we cannot even guess at it as yet. With this, as with 00 many other scientfic questione, all WO can say is, with Huxley, that we are not 'afraid to announce that we do not know. - Theodore Roosevelt in Scribneee Mag. azine. Minard,ti Liniment Cures Distemper. • • EveutS That Paso Us By. We eart be but partially acquainted oven with the events Which ;ideally influence our eteirse through hILs and our final destiny. There are innumer- able other events, if such they may bo called, which tome close uprr us, yet rabs away without actual results or even betraying their near tipproach by the reflection of any light or shadow ittress our minds, Could we luloW all the vicissitudes of onr fortune life INCuld be too full of hope and fear, exultation or disappointment to afford us it Single hour Of trtie Beronity.-4 navythortie. : . SEYUT NO, 49, 1910 werwomi.p•mml••••••m* HELP WANTED. IVANTED-D1Xttffi 'r() WORK ON knit underwear-seamers and flue ishee stitchere preterred. We else Wee learnera, guy girl with good lc.new,lseigs of plain eewing; good Waffetil ideal 44" tOTY conditions. Zinunerman Manufae* tilting Co., Ltd., A.berdeen, and' (lath streets, Hamilton, Ont. tik/ANTHD-LADMS TO DO PLA.Ill IF' and light sewing itt hotne, whole or Spare time; good pay; work sent any dime tance, charges paid. Send stamo for_par- Oct:lave-National Menufacturing Com. balky. ItIontreal. . FOR SALE, FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN g) POTTER CYLINDRH PRBSSES-A half sheet Double Demy and 4 half sheet Double Royal SIM Make us an of* fer for them. Well suited for a Coon* try Printing Office. Address, Times O Printing Company. Hamilton, nt. THE HOUSE FOR GIFTS When in Hamilton do not fall to visit Junor's, the House for Gifts. See our display of China, Art Pottery C..t Glass and An- tique Furniture, Pictures, etc. You will be made welcome. ROBERT JUNOR 62 KING ST. E. SOUTH SIDE Hamilton, Ont. 4.1.% Origin of the Hackney. The hackney horee has given quite a number of useful words to the.lan- guage. He and his name came from Normandy originally-baquenee, real- ly a corruption of the Latin for horse -and he was a riding horse. Being commonly hired out, the name came to be assoeiated with hiring and in course of time also with drudgery. To- day there are far more hackney car- riages, within the meaning of the act, without horses than with. A literary hack ils another form of the same name, and hackneyed is an obvious derivation from a common source.- Lcndon Chroniele. Minarda; Liniment Cures Diphtheria. .National Emblems. On the origin of the adoption of the thistle as the emblem of Scotland history is almost completely silent, but traditions is as glib as ever. Ac- eording to one story, the Danes were etealing barefooted through the dark- ness towards the Scottish came) (in )mite of their rule which regarded a midnight attack upon an enemy as unwarrantable), when one of the sob eliers suddenly trod upon a thistle, envoluntarily he uttered a cry of pain, and the Scotsmen, being arms- Mansonville, June 27, '13. Minard's Liniment Co., Liniited. • Yarmouth, N. S. Gentlemen, -It aefords me great Pleasure and must be gratifying to you to know that after using 36 bottles of your liniment on a case of varalysin which my father was af- flicted with, 1 was able to restore him to normal condition. Hoping other sufferers may be benefited by the use of your Liniment, I am, Sincerely yours, GEO. Z. HOLMES. . • • ,ed, leaped to their feet, hureld aheinaelves upon the Danes, and in - Meted fearful slaughter upon their :foes. The origin of the "wearing of the 'leak" by Wales is still it matter of nrchaelogical disputation. Welsh ecclesiastical tradition ascribes it to *St. David, 'who caused the Britons under King Cadwaladr to distinguish Themselves by wearing a leek in their bonnets when they fought against the ,Saxona. Shakespeare, an'twever, as- pribes the origin to an incident in the Battle of Crecy. Minard's Liniment Cures Colds, Etc. e White -Washed Kerbstonez. , Since the exigencies of War have evade it neces.aary ntegely to elinin - ate street lig'ating in British. cities, it has been found .advisable in certain instances to whitewash the kerbs on either side of public thoroughfares so as to make it easier to discern the roadways at night. , At Norwich a pneumatic painting - machine caret id on a steam wagon ,bas been successfully employed for doing this work. The lime solution *es forced through a hose under air. pressure and directed at the kerb. A nozzle especially designed tio as to ,prevent the spreading of the wash imyond certain limits is used. With this equipment the work can be done at a rate of about three miles an hour. Plumbing supplies are needed in France. Ille•••••••••W "Beans Is Beans" — and the cost is soaring skyward with pork, beef, eggs and other foods until the cost of living represents an increase of from 30 to 50 per cent. While meats and vegetables are beyond the reach of many millions of families, Shredded Wheat Biscuit continues to sell at the same old price and re. tains the same high nutri- t iv e• quality. Shredded wheat biscuit .ontains afl the rich body-building nutri- ment in the whote wheat grain, including the bran coat, Vvhich is so hagful in keeping the bowels hAolthy and activegat it for any meal With milk or cream or in combiftation with fruits. Made in Canada <3