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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1917-03-22, Page 6cowitai4 More perndy. The PhliaaelPhia Record mane that on learatay 27' Dr, nu liC11111lallit.HULWCn •'11.111 to the Reiehstage 'Ter more than a centary • haendly relatione beteen W3 and AMerica have been carefully premat. ed. we behereci them—as Iltsmarek (Mee put It --as an heirloom front Frederick the (treat." Bet 119 days W- ren- tele Dr. Zimmerman sent through Count Noll Beinstorif to the German Minieter in Mexico the message that if the United States did not submit to 'suloatarine war Unrestricted"—which we Imel declared we would net submit to—we propose an alliance en the fol- lowing basis with elex:co: That we snail make war together, and together make peace. We shall give general financial support, and it is understood that Mexico is to reconquer the lost territory in New York, Mexico,- Texas and Arizona, And Count Bernstorff left American soil wearing eternal friendship for the American people. TO STARVE GERIVLANY. r, Winston Churchill, formerly Firet I.Grd of the Admiralty, in the Int- perlal Parliament last evening, urged the Clovernment to make immediate preparations for the 1e18 campaign. Mr, Churchill esilently believes with General Maurice that there is nothing In the military 'situation to lead on,e to believe that another winter's campaign will not be needed. But Mr. Churchill bas an idea that the Central Powers call be deleated in 1918 by. pressure ot the blockade—by starvation. He be- lieves that peace ean be obtained in this way cheaper than by forcing a. military .decleicn on thederench frout. He believes also that, before the -final collapse of Germany, she will send can her fleets in a desperate chance to gala a victory in this way. At this writeng we do not know what arguments Mr. Churchill advanced or his belief that the blockade will Pring Germany to her knees. However, we have an idea thee General Haig will eontinue to push back the Germans until he gets them well into Germany. If in the meantime the blockade can help in this, so much the better. THE IRISH CONTROVEIM. HER HUMBLE LOVER. •••••••••••••••••••••. •••••••••••••••••••!!..•••• . . "Perhaps. so; at any rate he will not miss the tutu required to make the Orange fit for the reception of Aliso Laura Derwent..She mutat be 'consider- ed as bie guest, and treated accordiugs ly, If I anew Delamere----" -"You are an intimate felena of his," grins Lady Rockwell, He nods, "He will not care, •whatever It may cost No doubt the steward Imo orders to pay ell the charges. .A.t any rate, we meet set abeut the work at once. "Surely there. Jetta be (male means of communicating. with Lord Dela- mere," says Signa, gently. Hector Warren shakes his load. "Poor Delainere-" he'says, with a laugh. "Let ue forget him. lie has handed over the Grange to Mitts Laura Dement, and le of no cansequenee to lier or to us! Very well, Lady Rook - well, Three weeke! It is ehort notice, bat I think I can menage 11. Did 1 ever tell you that I once thought of becoming an architect?" "No, you didn't," retorte her lady- ship, shortly. , "No? Well, I did and now my studies In that 'direction' will come in useful. I think—if I do not flatter myself— that I .eangmake the Grange so fit as to surprise even Mies Laura Dement, After all, the prinelpal things wanted arc a dustpan and broom." 'I am glad you take it Go easily!' tantalite Lady Rookwell, sarcastically. Ile laughs. "What else can we do?" he says; Alise Laura Dement takes it welly en- ough," Lady Rookwell looks at him stead- ••••••••• og••••••••••••m••••••••••,..m.... 1 mchie'a aide• partakeu of the Otero, ter Qf Wiereatip, and otten, waen eue I4 Archie are moue, the child wit' viug the ettleent one's praiseis to her by the hour together. It it be tave that no utterly bad man eale care for doge ;end young Whim, then of a certainty there is some good in Heater 'Warren, for both those descriptions of animals trest him instinctivelY, tind Wag their Utileor clap their hands When lie approaches theln. Archie, when first infornaed of the engage - merit between Signe and Hector War- ren, bad been rather inclined to rebel anti object, but uptni being assured that be might come and spend mast of his time with them when they were married, he getterously gave his coneent and yielded Signe to his rivet. exacting from 'Rector Warren a solemn promise that tar would alwttye treat her kindly, ;tied on no eccount to eeold or beat her, or rend her to bed without her supper, Signe, as she sat and watched them, Could not help a feeling of wonder utmost araotuning to awe, in the etraege mixture of firmness and need.- eety, of gentleness and strength com- bined in her lover's nature, and her girlish heart thrillea with passionate eride as he reflecte.1 that, though strong enough to quell the fierce tem- per of a man half insane, yet be 'could find delight en affording amusement for a child. "Won't you melee Hector very hot, Archie?" she asks, smiling,as the wheelbarrow dashes past ber, Archie seater therein, and- Hector pushing it, while the perspiration stands on -his brow, the .gardenerfi looking up from their work with respectful amuse- ment. "Oh, I'm all right," says Hector Warren, "I'm inclined to believe that Archie is right' when he informs me that I make an exaellent donkey." "Hector," says Archie, suddenly, "you haven't read those letters I gave You. Why don't yea?" "Oh, they'll wait" he attys,, careless. ly. "I thought everyone read their jot- ters directly they got them," says Archie "I wonder what's in that long blue envelope with the red seal?" "My dear Archie," expostulates Sig- ne, laughing, "you must learn to curt) Your curiosity." Hector Warren smiles. "It doesn't contain hard bake, I'm sorry to say, Archie, or YOU should have it willingly, But come, we must go home, now Do you see the foun- tain?" he asks, turning to Signa and pointing to a tall object standing in the centre of the lawn, and carefully swathed in matting. "Come and let us see it," and he directs some of the workraen to uncover it. When the matting is taken of, a beautifully carv- ed raarble nymph, playing with a shell, from which the water will de- scend, is revealed. Signa stands open-eyed with won- der mad delight. "Is that what you meant " he asks, looking at her with quiet gratification in her approval. "Yes, yes, exactly! but, Hector—" "Well, my darling?" "Isn't this rather expensive? Surely Lord Delamere did not intend that you should go to these lengths," "You mean that he intended giving an inch, and I have taken a marble nymph," and he laughs. "Well, I must be responsible- for this. I have no doubt I can make my peace with Dela- mere. After all, it is a vast improve- ment; it just breaks the flat expanse of lawn. as seen from the windows on the terrace." "It's lovely!" exclaims Archie. "I Wish they had got it set and the water .laid on." "It will be to -morrow, sir;" says one of the men, smiliag. "That's right," says Hector Warren, approvingly. "There's no time to be lost." "No, indeed, sir!. I didn't think as how it could all be 'done, but I think we shall do it now. It will make beau- tiful grounds of it, sir; there won't be any better in the county by the twenty-fifth; and .1 hope. you'll be pleased, miss," and he touches hes hat to Signe, who shrinksback a little and shakes her head with a blush and a laugh. "Oh, but it is not—I am not—it is nothing, to. do with me." The man stares and looks from her to Hector Warren, and touches his hat again. "Beg your pardon, miss; I am eure." "You see," says Hector Warren, with a smile, "this is what one gets for interfering in other people's busi- ness; the good, fellow is under the impression that in some way or other the place belongs to us. I suppose if you explained that you had taken se much trouble to gratify the whim of a young lady whore you had never Beene. he wouldn't believe you. The twenty-fifth! It is getting near! I wonder whether it will really all be finished!" and he laughs. . "What will you do if It should not be?" asks Signe, with a smile. "I? I shall make Miss Laura Der- went a low how, and say with a grave air, "Miss Derwent, it is not in mor- tals to command success; but I, and Miss Grenville, have done even more— deserved it.'" "That's out of the Latin grammar," says Archie, concisely: "It is, my profound scholar," re- torts Hector, catching him upr and set- ting him on his shoulder, and so, laughing, and chatting happily, they go home. To -night Hector dinea at the Rec- tory. It is not often he does so, though, strange to say, he is always welcome, for even the rector and Aunt Podswell can't resist the charm of his manner, and though they still patron- ize him as mach as they dare, they are always glad to see hint, (To be continued.) litte 1de paper cap with deferential eoUrteliy, and one, the foreman, comes forward to Answer tiny questions. It le well understood about the place that the beautiful young glrl is really the guiding soul of the work; and the Frenchman pay aer even more deter - mice than the English workmen, in consequence, of her being able to eon. verse , a ith them in their native toe gum mademoiselle satisfied?" asks the man. with his cap in his hand, and making a low bcw. "Quite," answers Signe, "You. are excelling yourself, monsieur." "Mademoiselle, In the goodness of aer heart, does me too great honor," he responds, with another low bow. "Alademoiselle will deign to inspect the other apartments? The colors are as you selected. We have taken the greatest pains to follow mademoi- solles directions. But see!" and he throws open the door of an ante -room, and NN'O.VOS his band. "It is simply perfect," says eigna, *with a flush of womanly Pride and pleasure at the results. "You are a born artist, Signa," murmurs Hector Warren, almost in- wardly; but the man overhears him, and shrugs his shoulders. "Monsieur is right; no one but an artist at eoul could have designed these eombinations of colors. Mon- sieur is quite right. I am myself, I tient, an artist; but I bend the knee to you, mademoiselle. But yes! • This house will be a memorial of the most exquisite taste. Ah, mademoi- b tl d ht f selle should have een aug or o then she folds her letter. "It's a most elaborate practical fair France!" he adds, with the deli- cate flattery of a true Frenchman. I joke,' she Gap, "and if I were you I Pon my word, 1 think you have I would have no hand in it." ., "On .the contrary, I love practical achieved a great success!" says Hee- pees," says Hector Warren, 'with mild tor Warren, as they pass on. Signe. sarcasm "acid1 iateud carrying out blushing a little under such admiration. "The man is right; you have the true artiatic faculty. It is a lucky thing for Miss Derwent that such a genlus war near at hand to carry out her wishes," and he laughs; but there is an undertone of pride in his voice. "Miss Derwent! Miss Derwent!" It Is all Miss Derwent," says Signe, laughing, with an affectation of petu- lance. "We all forget the unfortunate proprietor. What Will Lord Delamere hay when he conies home and sees what we have done? Perhaps his taste will be diametrically opposite to mine, and want will be done then?" "Oh, Delamere," • he says, carelessly.' "He may never coine—who knows? -- and if he should ^I am sure he would be only too delighted. Take care, darling, or you will rub against the wet paint!" .el.h0 laughs, and draws nertrer to hin en am all over paint!" she says. "I think I shall send a bill into Miss Derwent for some new dresses," "You forget," he says, "Delamere Pees all the bills; better send it to him." al suppose he wouldn't notice it?" she says, laughing at the idea. "How wondeeful it seems to be so immensely rich! I wonder how Ile would feel if he were suddenly to becofhe quite roor?" "As poor as I am, for instance,"eays Hector Warren, with a smile. "I suppose he would be very un- leappy!" rejoins' Signe. "Unhappy? I don't know. I've an 'idea that he would feel rather re- lieved. Do you remember the story of the emperor who disappeared, and was found digging potatoes as a farm laborer? They asked him why he had relinquished' his high estate, and he replied that there was a knob in the back of his throne which always run into his back, and lie couldnat stand it any longer. I expect thee.; ie what many a rich • man feels; there is a knob in most thrones. If r were Lord Delamere—by the way, if I were Lord Delamere, all this would be your very own, my darling. Tell me honestly, do you wish that it were?" "Honestly, no," she says, and cast- ing that feminine glance around, whiela swift as it is, looks in every corner to see that no one Is in sight, she glides 'nearer to lam as he site on a workman's trestle, and puts her arm around his neck. -"Honestly, no. I would rather he Hector :Warren's wife than—than Lady Mayorees ot London!" and she laugha. . He takes her hater and* kisses it 'with a murmur of endearment. allow badly you have been brought ep. my peer darling!" he says, with a emile. "Fancy any perfectly trained girl of the period preferring a plain 'Mr: to an earl! Never mind, I must lcok over it, I suppose, taking your youth anti Mexperience into account. Well—what was I saying? If el were Lord Delamere, I should be heartily Mies' Laura Derwent's instructions to the letter." "You do?" "I most certainly do!" he ea.Ya- "Then you are a bigger foo—eirnple- ton t eine I thought emu!" says the old lady, concieely. He laughs,, and rising,. walks to the writing -table. "I could not eaelly be that, Lady Itookwelle I am now going to write to • the steward,' to make a commence- ment. Will you ccavey raa thanks and gratitude to Miss Derwent or her con- fidence in me?" When Premier Lloyd George opposed "1 allink you had better write nu - e'. P. O'Connors resolution for the im- aelf," says Lady Rockwell; but lie . mediate applleation of the Home Rule .eihNvcsnittisn head. 't that be rather bad forne," measure to Ireland, he appealed over he eaye, "a —sort of intrueion, you the heads et Ireland and of Britain, ti know?" the, wide world for approval of the "What a truly modest nature your course he had adopted—of giving (saes, nodding sarcastically at Signe. Homo Rule to that part of Ireland which wanted it, while he refused to force Horne Rule upon the part of Ire- land that did not want it. Mr. John Redmond has followed his example, for the Nationalist manifesto, issu.ed yesterday, appealee to the men of Irish blood in the Dominione and 'in the to the American people. The manifest() itillict(ste.take your part to oblige your husband will have, my dear child," she "Very well; I'll write, but mind, 111 have nothing to do with it—nothing." ' "On the. contrary," he sap, smiling, but looking at her with pleasant stead- fastnese, "you vsill do your part as set dotvn in the letter, and play hoeteee." "I will not! I have said that I svill 'neser enter the man's house!" "Oh, come; Lord Delamere's house will not contaminate you," he sae, United States. It especially appealed la.ugheige "Now, Lady ,Rookwell, YOU arraigns Premier Lloyd George forgo- shall never—or e re ohunsv les —o oannrda gteo toobgl log ethinroatigli Ing Lehind las pledges made in the it alone! If'you refuee, I shall Gay that you are not so good-natureds as 1 House when the Home Rule bill was th,(,)sight von." the Government, ef na, °timing pa to her, and laying ti usee under discion, There is no doubt Do, dear Lady Rookwell," says Sig that Asquith which Lloyd George was a member, hand en her shoulder, entreatingly. "Dont' come near me," says her passed the bill, with the intentionef ladyship, erailing an the same. "He is bad enough to fight, without you to help him. Well-awell, have your way; but, mark my words., raischief will come of this abeurdity, "All right," he says, nodding over hie letter, and when it does, and we are in the midst of the trouble, what- ever it may be, you shall :have the sat- isfaction of saying, "I told you sal" — CHAPTER XX. lf - the Gosernment to carry cn the war. old works wonders by itselantspower is increased tenfold when it is Tney have s oted fee et ery war meta tatted with the name' of sueh an one euro. They have dcne title because, az my Lord Delannere. they believed in the righteousnern of • a Hmene.tpoior NIvWartnrcri,ehnnur' ,‘ivathving at!taintiensliitit the cause of the Allies, and else Le- were, before the eyesof the decoretore mune they believed that Home Rule and upholeterars,. makes Such an ims had been granted to their country. But pression upon them that they work as if heaven andearth openedupon their °Anciently, a late, they have begun to exertion* during the ehort three weeke. be cespielotts ter the Governinent's In- A few mornings atter Lady Rookwell's tentions rejaraing Ireland, andthey visit to the 'Rectory, an army of men made up their mind to force the issue ie at work on the Grange, and the wend of hammering, the whistling while the war wee on, only to learn one einging ot workmen, the splash' that the Governm.ent refused to en- eta:tali of whitewash brushes, and the force the Act .either now or at any • riarif,t;lof paper go all day, and indeed , has "blows to n he contractors, bounl other time. The quesuen isu thlgeh,arraonr'gte for clay and night George fallen under the spell ef Sir eangs. Armed with a teeter from the Edward Carson? Tile Premier 1:as •sur- ateward, Hector Warren superintend:4 bringing it into force at the close of the war. There were certain condi- tions in the bill relating to Ulster which the Nationalists accepted, and -with this acceptance it was underStood that the law was as good as paesed for the government of Ireland. Since the ,war began, the National - lets have given every possible help to rounded himself with a body of men the holevof the operattons, It is ne sick of ceremony and fun, and—go and ceev task, and would be still harder, dig potatoes. Poor Delamere!" who are not in eymeatity with ire. bin' Hector tinds a. subtle delight in "Wicked Delatnere, you mean," she land's aspirations. eaving Signe. for an a.esistant. To says, chidingly. "You pity idm too The (mention whether 'retail(' slutuld her, is hen the decorating part of the reuelt, Hector." proteedings . arrives, he refers c e ti or should not let Hcme Rule le nut the ca----ra "Perhaps 1 do. Well, wicked Dela:- n:111v anti it is really sbe who chOoeee mere, if you like. Now come and paramount questic-n at. preseat. That is, should the present Government give effect to the resoletion of Parliament that Home Rule as laid dowft in the Act Le applied to Ireland'? An At wus IIISSOd. It is now on the statute books, and the Government reftteee to put it in ferce. le mindrity rale to govern? Wo are eatisfied that Me Trish problem is capable of being mina ech it tackled by the proper partite; Men of the stamp, cif Sir L'deverd Car - Len and Lord hansdoahe are a brake wren n11 erogrees. There should be home way of reconelling Ulster to Home Ruie, Ana tt way must be found If mato ts eeer to brood ove' lreland and the Dritteh Empire, Novel Touches, ingrowing eking. Ortigrowing pockets. The nionk's hood eollar. Straight -up and dowrineee. Atee.e8Or1eS of 'striped 1111111'ialg. Coat eult-loolting dreesee ad made IP 011e. Snug olemsee with incheleee tieffe eix incluse wide. Plaided M*01110144; set on Ilreseee in ea.rione add way. Rig eiesskil eerve to false the eoat Oita farad. tbsit Skirt of a Iports Ilte soalore and the Papers, and who decides the ballroom shall be enamel- ed white and gold and the library re- aeineled. "How steange it 'le," she says, as she makes her way through the topsy- turvy turned place, "that my wish shOtild so moil be gratified. Don't you remember?" "Yes, I remember," heesays, With a faint sitille—"yes, you Wanted to turn out the. Jlti place. and restore it to ite ancient grandeurs; and now, le And behold! yon are at it in real cornea. Perhaps you Wishthat' it were your awn?' And he looks at -hey .ettriously. She laughand shakesher- head, "leirea she says, "not at all, 1 &amid Lc' jest tte happseeherea little bit et a eettage; but yet I do enjoy luting band in thie. How wonderfelly 'hand - game it le!" Ana she stands .rted oke Mend tile Nast hall, the old ears: - td wet:la-work cf which bas been cleem «I and restored. 'It is a laagntfleent pitmen I wonder whether Miss Den Went win 1* satienetil She ought to beat Aad tam poen; with feigned Wry. "r don't know," he me's; "r SaPpeee *Saw Will. t alty rite, we are doing otir hest. Come' Mae tbe eirita1ngar0Oni •--'they 'have nearly, Mashed -it. Yea .Mitet tell me whether itaileassetayletei. Signa stendsaainealta'Uentrawayeatill leeke .arnund, 'hall a (RIM letenels. diteaeraters ere at voile end each Matt -aa' • • tiee the garden"—they have had 111 - teen Mon at work there—"I have had the lawn carried down to the drilee as ,eent suggested, and the head nean—a Scotaltrimn—was good enotigh to admit that ft was a great iniproveMent," and Ise laughs. They go down the broad atone steps tato the garden, no longer a mass of straggling grass and weedy paths, but a trim and stately pleasaunce, with primly cut laurels, surrounded by graceful shrubs, and, here they find Archie extrernely bitey With a spade and tt wheelbarrow. "Halle!" he shouts. "I've been welting foe Mt two. I've been down to your lodging% Mr, Warren, and here are some letters that have Come for youl" and be holds up a packet not n little soiled with fresh Mould end fingeamarke. Ilector Warren fakes Wens and turns them over, then Ile thrtalts them into his pOcket and nods. "Thank you, Archie*. What ere you trying to do? Let me give you a ride," and he lifee him into the barrow and tiets off with bine. algae seat e hereelf on a etep of the terrace and weteltes thetta Never, per. bape, &tee her heart beat With Mere tenderness fld loee thille at ttelt aloe' Merits as the'se, What 1i ie exerting Itinitelf to Make Archie happy, tietWeen hine and the by hie grown up very deep affectitna which eta "Oh, every cloud has a silver lining," conttorted thd Optimist. "That's just It," growled the Pessimist, "You have to turi it Indite out to get at.it." •••••••••••••••••romm.••••••••• imansmosommosommani 1111111001110•1•1111111141111111111111111•11.11 HAIR GOODS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN Lifitutteg eivilthallatlartmellet31: egfte.4 invitee:A It 411.001 $7.00 and ?ha° la Our ateturat Wavy 3 -Stand getVettrott ir'Ourergisiripalew!str writ for isnythhig in our line, 4 TtAilistlaarte TOt./PVEIS at $.26. end 135.00, that defr date*. tion When worn. 'MINTZ'S. HAIR GOODS EMPORIUM KIlle ST1 w HAMILTON, OIlt Ofiertiterir %mac X. • THE VOICES CALLING ME. I walk alone on the beach to -night And the stars throw down their gentle light. I'm .catehing the lure of the old church bells, They sweep me on whore memory dwells, And bring in those visions bright— bring in those visions bright Of many I loved, who from o'er the sea Are otretohing out hands of love to me; Oh, their voices are calling me, so tenderly callitig me. I'm pacing alone on the shore to -night 'Where the sea gulls roam in rapid flight; And the waters are lapping their rocky bound. While silence and gloom reign all around. My visions to -night are ia the Past Where the pale 'horse rider his shadows cast And carried a loved one home— carried a loved one home. My spirit hastes across the sea, Where hands or love are stretened out to me, And their voices are calling me, 0, tenderly ,calling me. ' I'm keeping my vigil alone to -night, And tho waves are still, no foam is in sight; The great ships pass on, their out- ward way, On their journey speed both night and day, With the mariner 'fore the mast—the mariner 'fore the mast. How like to life, my heart doth say, Prom cradle's rock till the hair is grey; 0, it's coming to me and thee! Hark. the votees are calling me, so tenderly calling -me, My watch I'm keeping alone to.niglit And the rippling waves ebow breeze in sight That presently turns •to a gale. And the no.adcaps foam iti their giant might, Leaving many a bark in direst plight Great peril for those who sail— great peril for those who sail. How like to life, my heart cloth say, Great binows o'erwlielin us day by day, Take loved _ones oeor the sea., Wliere their VOI.Oea are calling me, 0, tenderly calling me. I've come to the end of my watch to. night And the storm is o'er—has spent its might; Great wreckage on shore is piled. For some have gone to their last long sleep, A grave have found in the oceau deep Laid low by the waters wild—laid low by the waters wild. How like to life, my heart doth We sail for a port that's tar away, 0, far across the sea we're stalling, me and thee; • Hark, sweet voices are calling me, so tenderly calling nie, RELIEF AT LAST I want to help you if you are suffer- ing from bleediug, itching, blind or protrialing Piles. I can tell you how, in your own home and without any- one's assistance, yOu can apply the best of all treatments. ' PILES 'A TE AT I promise to t end you a FREE' trial of the now absorptiou treatment, and referencee from your own locality if you will but write and ask. I assure you of immediate relief. Send no money, but tell others of this offer. Address MRS, M. SUMMERS, Box 8, Windsor, Ont. 00tgo, EEE' 1.431,74CM. Nature's lYletlinds in Building Those Eleasliell Monuments. (heal reere eurrounded many of the island* In the Vaelfic. They protect the lowlands from the washing of the wavee. and the still waterinclosed bY them are the Only harbors of refuge for ships. The it thteneelves lurid:Al the greatest peril tu nevigetten, and d there were no mkt- through whiell t„ veseel could en- Wr their pretected circle they Would bo vanger and nothing else. But almost every reef hua such an 11 is a necessary result 01 the laws tuider which the forces of nature werit. To underetand this we must see how these reefa tiro formed. CLernically the reef corals are almost pure carbonate of lime, the substance of ordinary ilmeatune and tnerble. The any ()thee arews. it .2 itself the reef. groWs as the shell of Dia oyster or ()Gunnell anti undivided :Melt of innunier- tbrilentnigiluel'aitnatriaeri,nstly,oitzsig, Sive generations. beelnoll tag t setalt thg le on levrinel haniiinestehetlz‘ayaaa this source also that they (leave the sane structure thin remain:a after the 411111141 or pme from which they secret the bony is dead. water. Their food sutnly Is brought to The eOrtil PolYpi cannot live In fresh them be the waves and currents of the sea. As a result it Is found that di- rectly opposite the mouth of the strearrl wutere. from the !eland the reef does not groW. There will be the Inlet to the inclosed f The Seal Ring. The seal ring dates back to the days of 'the Old Testament and products of the glyptic art, as gem engraving was called, were known itt the inost remote times. In Exodus xxviii., 17-20, men Lion is made of the following stones, upon which the names of the twelve children of Israelwere engraved: The eardius, the topaz, the carbuncle, the emerald, the' sapphire, the diamond, the ligure, the agate, the amethyst, beryl, onyx and jasper. In verse 2 of the sante chapter we find mention of the engraving of signets, upon the hardest stones. It is believed that the Egyptians instructed the Israelites In the art of stone engraving. The Egyptians used the lapidary's wheel and emery powder and knew the use of the diamond in engraving k other hard stotee, Among the Assyrian and Babylonians mina were found fine specimens of signete on gems, many of theni set lit tinge. Minard's Linimeht Used by Physicians NERVOUS. CHILDREN •••••••••••• The Trouble Is Often 'Really St. Vitus.' Dance—Do Not Neglect It. Many a child bee been called awk- ward, has been punished in school, for not keeping still or for dropping things, when the trouble was really St. Vitus dance, This disease may appear at any age, but is moat com- mon between the pass of six and fourteen years. It is caused by thin blood, which faille to carry eutficient nourishment to the nerves, and the child becomes- restless and twitching Of the muscles and jerking of the limbs and body follow, In severe eases the child is unable to bold any thing or feed itself, St. Vitus Dance is cured by building 'up the blood. The most successful treatment is to remove the child from all mental ex. eitement, stop school work and give Dr. Williams` Pink Pills. Theee pills renew the blood supply, (strength- en the nerves, and restore the child to perfect health. Here is proof of their power to cure, Airs, S. Sharpe, Oakville, Ont., clays: "'When - my daughter was nine years old she was attacked with St. Vitus Dance. She was sent to a. sanatorium, where she remained for nine weeks, without any benefit. Indeed, when we brought her home she was as We - less as a baby. I ?tot a aupply of Dr. Williams' Pink Pine and continued giving her hair a pill atter each meal for several months, when she had fully recovered and has never had a symptom of the trouble since." You can get Dr. Williams' Pink Pills through any dealer in medicine or by mail at 50 cents it box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williamta Medicine Co,, Brockville, Ont, Picturesque Cretan Garb, An intereeting deecription of the Cretan% picturesque drees la gisten by a writer in Blaekweed's: "The Cretan'e national time merite a word of deecription. I1 weans on his head either a twieted kerthief or te sort of pirateee e.ap, with a taiteel hanging over One ear, His upper lirabe are clad in a looee black shirt and his lower in a pair of black cotton breechee of a leaggintets which is well nigh inconceivable Men ter Otte who le need to the shalwar of the Levant. These breeches finieh tight immedi- ately below the kevlo and leave an inch or more Of etinbttrnt leg show- eag aleeve the top of a high yeflosv 'beet Of intatined leather. The men etride along with the higitlenelet's easy gait, and as they go the sleek of their prePeeterote breecitte aWitige ant behind theta With all the jaunty' air of a kilt." Graphic Description. Zach had Leen introduced to a now circular eaW. The foreman of the sawmills performed the introdUctlen, and after giving Zech a few necessary extra, instructions he lett him to his work. Zech was really interested in the buzzing blade, and Ms curiesity getting the better of his discretion, he soon found himeelf minus a finger. Despite his excitability .he was eome- thing of a stole, so he bound up h's wound without seeking aseistance. hue' he was thee engaeed the fore- man reappeared. To him Zech de- scribed the accident. "But how on earth did you manage it?" the foreman exclaimed, angrily, for teet prospects of damages ahead were not exactly pleasant. - Zech shook les head. "Sine, an' I 'don't know," be Cala. "I just touched tbe thing like tiles with ..rtnism• efi:ger ,whene-I'm blecsed if there ain't another one gone!"—New York Keep Minard's Liniment In the house ANTIQUES Have yeti any aid rtiolea of merit which you are desirous of dIspoing of—such as Antique Fur- niture, Old Plate, nrassware, Prints, Engravings, Old Arms, Ar- mour, curios, etc.? lf so, you will find It of interest to you to coesult use OBERT NOR 6211NO Si. E., HAMILTON, ONT. THE HOUSE FOR GIFTS. importer e and Dealers In China, Giese, Fancy goods and Antiques. AUNII•6•1101•1110111111.1•241111.111111 are planed off now they will let in lllOst unpleasant draUg,htS and dust later. Perhaps no one thing about damp weather is more distreestng than the condition it inflicts Oil the salt cellar. 12 the salt cellar or shatters 'are emp- tied after eacli areal and thoroughly dried in a warming oven, and refilled just before the next Meal, the ettle will still be moist and sticky when it is need. One ot-the hotels at the eseas (shore where dampness le inevitable 'mops inverted water glasees over the salt diehea, Of course it Is a little bit inconvenient to lift up a glaso whenever you wish to get a eimonful er ealt, but the results do make for drtnease Grains ot uncooked. rice *an be mixed with Galt used in shak- ers with rather eatiefactory reeults. Probably the fact that there its much greater humidity in England than in this country in part accounte for the fact that open cellars are al- ways need then), and that "salt shak- ers" are regarded as a docidecl Amer- intaism. The obyloue advantage of shakers is that in them the salt Is kept free from ductand contact with the air, but in times of dampness one is tempted to use the Faglieli eellnek from which salt may be taken by means of a salt epoon so much more easily than it can be &taken out when it has abeoebed a good share of mole- ture, IN DA111.1) WEATHER. Precautions to Be Taken by the Housewife, - A little while ago two young hoenewivee were eundoling is itit each other cteer the prolongsti eaeon of .humidity and dampness, eNVe can't get a .single bureau draw- er closed," ,said one, eana laot niget when. I wanted to got nut the Very best table lawn I own tor an unex- pected guest, we couldn't.get the lin- en drawer open, and instead or eltoa- ing off my beet, we had to else paper napkins," "'We're in a wore° (stater said the other, "Pnally atter .untell. 'pulling I got a bureau drawer all the way out, and aow I keep it propped up on two clad.* !ranee I can't get it in again. . .Stanmer damenese tut really hard to guard againGt. It is sure to come every year, The meather is too ssarm to permit tirewhirl might re- store the house, to a comfortable dry- ness, and as the dampneeo is only temporary not sera much can be done to eurnintre er inside fixtures. It is it temptation to have the spread- ing drams and -doors planed off rt little, but to do so al a inietake for the return of heat and dry weather will cause them to shrink back t0. their nerve' proportions. • /1 the • fit , iglY4 eee. ;lee' GUARANTEED •••••••••••• The guarantee of a Dominion •• wide in.: dustry backs EUREKA HARNESS OIL It makes all black lea. ther blacker, w(ier, wear longer. • Dealers eyerywhere„ telraletAt CIL at:Ilan:eat Limited ' Branches . Throughout canada sae Ask for Minard's and take no other THE CHEMISTRY OF A MAN, A Dorman investigator has recently calculated that lee dozen eggs would hold all the chemical elements which would go to make op a man Weighing 110 potions. This does not mean that if you made. an enormon3 omelet of thefa.‘ 1,25) eggs a man would- be produced. it 20511.smean that the elements in the eggs would -be eqm equal to the eleents In thi ne If a person were' to eat nothin,v ex- cept eggs he would get just tae eheml- cals needed for supporting lifebut the human system would not digest an ex - elusive diet like this and the person try - Mg to live on eggs alone would soon eieken, and if the diet were not changed tvculd lf en average nian weighing a hundred. and fifty pounds were reduced to a flat he would yicld 2,620 cubic feet of illunee Laing as and hydrogen,, or 0119110 to fill a balleon that Nemild -carrj; a hun- dred and tifty-ilve pounds. lf the normal hurnau body were tak- en just as it is and all of the elements extiacted trom it there 'would be found enough nem to make seven large nails, (11.0171411 fat for • tourteen one pound eanOles, ettough carbon to make the lead in elxtY-five gross of penells and pin'i3-. phorus enough to tip 220,000 matches, Be - Fides ell this would be found twenty teaspoonfuls ot salt, fifty lumps of sugar and thirty-o,eht .greirts of meter, Thus It -1s evident that a human be- ing is a grEqlt cttnica1 ra,VtOrY and the ultiP of a man in actual material 1$ considerable. The hundred Cozen tleagngtsiti(1-Ns'ONolltd precisely the same q elements and at the present high price of e458 most people might prefer to have the eggs rather than the Montreal Mo Tells Wonderful Story BAD CASE OF BRIGHT'S DISEASE CURED 8Y DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS. ISSUE NO. 12. 1917 HELP WANTED. AD1ES WAN'aleie 'TO 1)0 PLAIendN titian, time; good pay; work sent any reaoim•tipeuxiniarr.s.montNreaatii.onal elanufaitterlua distance; chargces paid. timid stain') for light stewintr at home, whGle or W ANTED- Selecanir flAND POIT WET perience. Slingsby Mfg. iloralatilY. Ltle Ltrahtford, Ont. _.----„ , 'WANTED — 1110f.LATftylielig TO train for nurhes. Apply, NVellandra Hospital, et tsetharines. mow( ORDERS. .••••••••••••••••...,Ney.ww.•••••••....~W~......•••••••••/••••••••,..............• B 1.1Y YOUR Orr OF TOWN SUP - Ohm with- Dominion Vxpreas Money Orders. Vivo dollars cords three cents. TWO .NEW V. �,'S. Heroic Officers Win Highest Award for Bravery. George Sullivan, Who Suffered From the Dread Disease for Two Years, Gives Credit for His Recovery to Dodd's Kidney Pills. Montreal, Que., March 22.—(Special) —Completely cured of that most dread. ed of all diseases, Bright's Disease or the Kidneys, Mr. George Sullivan, 281 de it Venom street, thee city, Is srreading the good news that he found his cure in Dodd's Kidney Pills. 'I suffered teem Bright's Disease for two years," Mr. Sullivan states in an interview. "1 WCS unable to aork for weeks at a time. I spent hundreds of dollars on docters without receiving any real benefit and received outdoor treatmeut at the Toronto General Hos- pital. "I was feelineg very badly discour- aged when a friend advised _me to try Dodd's Kidney Pills. Atter using three. boxes I was much better. I kept on till I had used nine boxes, when I was completely cured. "Naturally I eonsider Dodd's Kidney Pills a wonderful remedy." Dodd's Kidney Pills are no eure-all. They cure kidney diseases of all kinds from beckaehe to Bright's Disease. The proof of thie is their growing Popularity in Canada for over a quar- ter of a century. It you haven't used thein ask your neighbor about.them. ••• Siberia's Boom Town, What the great Trans-Siberien Hall- way has done to develop the reniote districts which it penetrates is strik- ingly shown in tlie..etory of the town of Novo Nikolaievsk, Siberia, When the rails of the Trans-Siberian reached the Ob River, the site of the town war a tangle of underbrush, with no signs of human habitation; now it is a modem city of 10,000 inhabitants, with electric lighting, large stone buildings, schools, a large town hall and a 6011s: - dna in the 13yzautine style et arehe lactate, The reason for this rapid develop -- melt is that Novo Nikolaievsk is situ- ated at the latersection of the Trans. Siberian Railway and the River Ob, the great artery of ceratintnication for Western Siberia. Now that the Altai Itailvarty has reached lliisk, Bar- naul and Semipalatinsk, much freight Will go beyond Novo Nikohdevek, but it Is expeeted that the now city will make 111) for this loss by the cargoes that will be transhipped into Yeeeels on the Ob. for conveyance dOWII tad river to the projected railway from the Ob to the White Sea. Novo Niko. laievsk will thus become a "wfadoW into Europe," not only for the • Altai region, but alsb 'for itil Siberia tapped by the railway from the eastern biotin. dary �f the Tomsk governmenehlitMet to Omsk.—New York Times. •444 When bur hatred is vielelit it slake ts even below thoSti,We hatea—Iterelle• *toucau14,. • AceeraIng to the Londou Gazette tite King has been pleased to aonfer Gee' Victoria Cross on the undarthentioned officers: CAPTA EN WILLIAM AND -ARSON - BLOOMFIELD, Scouts Corps, 5, -African lead, 134e. For moat conspicuous bravery. Find- ing that, After being heavily ettaeked In an advanced and isolated position, the enemy were working round Isis flanks, Captain Bloomfield evacuated el st rwe . ouuded and suasequently Witite*".. drew his command to a•new position, • he himself being.aniongst the Met to s tanarrivel at the new pelSitiOil he round that one of the wounded—No. 2475, Corporal D. al, P. Bowker—and been left behind. Owing to very heavy nre he experienced difficultiesIli having tne wounded corporal brought 111, Rescue meant passing over ?tome WO yards of open ground, swept by heavy fire, in full view of the enemy. This task Captain Bloomfield determined tu face himself, and, unmindful of persos nal clanger, he succeeded in reacnieg. • M1NARD'S LINIMENT CO:, Limited. I was very sick with (bailey end. thought T would strangle. I used MINARD'S LimurNT and it cured me at once, I am ttever hathoet it 110W. Yours gratefully, , itIRSSP• Neuivigewauk, Oct, 21st. Corporal Bowker and carrying hint back, subjected throughout the double journey to heavy machine-gun and rit te fire. • This act- showed the- hinhese 'degree a of valor and endurance. LIELTT. EUGENE PAUL BEN:. • NeerT. Worcester Regiment. For most conspieuous _bravely in ac- tion when in command of the second wave of the. attack. Finding that the first wave. had suffereelaiaavy casual- ties, its commander killed and the Lino wavering, Lieut. Bennett advanc- ed at the head of the second wave, anti • In• his personal example of valor ana , restautien reached hie objective with ' but sixty men. Isolated with his small party, be at once took steps to consolidate his po- sition under heavy rifle and•machine- gun fire from both flanks. and al- though wounded he remained in com- mand directing and controlling. tie set an example of cheerfulness and resolution beyond all praise, and there is little doubt that but for his personal example of courage, the at- tack would have been checked at the ou tset. , • • Minard's Liniment lumberman's friend a • fl• - SCIENCE NOTEZ. The heaviest theatre 'curtains are now operated by the teueb of a -but- ton. The pressing need for email 10eOltio- tiCts his been responsible for the res- cue of many old-timers from the serap heap. Wei; have been rejuvenated aid placed in eervice in Europe. . Babiee under treatment at the He- brew Infant Asylum, in New York, are kept in glase cases to prevent. danger of erase infection. Machinists engaged on fine uork uow make use of magnifying mirrors in order to more carefully watch Inc progress of the operation. Private enterprise has rosorttn. to USO of aeroplanee for the explora.lon of Argentine where it is hoped to make use ofa waterpower wbielt hue been heretofore inaccestable. Desearded sle.eping sears are being used as dormitories by the studente One Safe Rule. Hopkins' wife has a fad for all man- ner of things sanitary. She came aero.se an interesting itetn in the evening paper and promptly commune eated it to Iter husband. "An enlinent medical authority," oho said, "Mantes that 8, dentist's fingers carry disease germs." "In that case," eaid Hopkins, "there's -but one sate rule. to follow— boll your dentist."—EXcbange. Believe in Prepared- ness? Ar you ready for Mr. Germ?. Catching cold is a crime. Fortify your- self against cold germs and other germs by eating Shredded Wheat Biscuit the food. that supplies the necessary warmth and strength to resist disease. A better balanced ration than Meat or eggs at a inUch lower cost. For breakfast with milk or creaxn. " ti* •••• ••r "•• • 41 . 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