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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1917-09-27, Page 6Tao Public. Bulletin of the 1 -cohabits Life Aesuranee Society of the United States aseerts that "ttu official news elatenrent recently issued by the 'United States (lovermuent indicatee that out of approxintately 1,300.000 men who volunteered Par the army and navy for the four and oue-heit month feiloWing tile declaration of way on April 6, eut 448,80 were acceptable. This ctaternent was issued officially by the Cleverulnent and indicates a rejection of 66 per cent, among a at body of men who thought they were physically fit or they would not have appiled foe military service. In tile Mee of this evidence, we will he Ire. deea fortunate if half Of the ethereal - mately 10,000,000 young men of draft age, 21-31, are found fit for military eerviee." Perlis es the physical test ia too strict, lete would hate to think that Canada's cohseripte would not make a better showing. The Philadelphia Record elieS the case of a young men who withdrew an exemption claim filecl on his behalf by his parents. This young. man told the local board before which be was examined that he did not wish to claim exemption. But his, parents toolc it upon themselves to speak for hint, making affidavit that they were de- pendent upon him for support. When he learned of this he wrote a manly letter to the District Board setting forth that he was desirous of serving; that the statement of his parents as to their dependency was erroneous, and thet while he appreciated the feelings which had prompted their action, he did not feel that he could benefit by it, for, notwithstanding his family ties, "after all, patriotism comes first," The slackers might make a note of this. KORNILOFF AND .KERENSKY. As Premier Kerensky holds the wires in Russia, it is difficult to get a true vision of the real state of af- fairs over there. No word of a -con- flict between the forces of Korniloff and the Premier has come at this writing, and It is probable that none has yet -taken place. Korniloff has is- sued a proclamation In which he calls upon the people to say d Russia He de- clares the workmen end soldiers eouro cil to be composed of visionaries, anar chists and Pro -Germans. Kerensky ante Korniloff are both strong. men‚ But it Is considered that the former has not the strength of diameter necessary to act with sufficient force to bring or- der out of the confusion the country is now in. A military dictator is appar- ently needed and Korniloff may be the man for the occasion. At the Moscow convention the General announced boldly that, there was anarchy in the army and that it could not be suppres- sed through any process of reasoning. The most drastic measures were ne- cessary to save Russia, he said, aid regeneration of the army was the first essential. His statement, "The meas- ures taken at the front also must be applied at the rear," brought a tre• mendous buret of cheers. Korniloff Influenced the convention to restore the death penalty, but so far Kerensky has not done so. With- out it in the army, order cannot be restored, and without it in the rear or among the civilians mob rule is the law. The two leaders cannot go on as they are doing; one must go under. We imagine that Korniloff is tete man marked out to be the saviour of his country. • • •• THE CHOIRMASTERS' CALL. (J. E. M. In Toronto News) TO ALL YOU gentle Married Men This call we now indite. The Omits are on the job again Rehearsing Friday night. But half the boys who used to sing. Axe ranged against the Huns. They wear the khaki of the King And labor with the guns. You Married Men in other days Were in some singing troupe. Perhaps the Girl, with loving ways, Was in some Alto group. But now In dull retirement you Are all disposed to sit. Ncw tell us if our words are true, If you can feel the hit: Come out. Re -taste the ancient sweets: Too long you were bereft. Come out .ard take the vacant seats 'Your gallant sons have left. 'You cannot fight for Church and IZIng (Eighth Class or else unfit) But you are not too old to sing, .90 come, and Do Your Bit. Mere Odds and Ends, The population of the British Ern• etre exceeds one-quarter that of the world. In Fiji and Samoa, the birth of eftell child is registered by tattooing, on the arm of the mother. in some of the Italian towns. the re- fuse gathered in the streets is sold at auction. lt is calculated that when a Man walks it mile he takes an average of 2.263 steps; but when he rides a bi- cycle with an average gear he covers a mite with an equivalent of only 627 steps. The average amount of eicknessi of the human life Is estimated at ten days per annum. .644— Care of Birds. In an Englieh treatise on the "Hy- giene of Bird Keeping" atteation is varied to th t thotightlese praetice (.r Lunging birth; in ogee jilat above the level of the eaehee ot winlowe and to the Mistakelt kindneee of hanging it cage in edraer of a sitting ref= or kitehen near the ceiling. In the one ease the bird is subjected to &ate and will in all probability develop iettarrh and bronehitis, an:i in the ,the e it thee in a vislatel attiseephin e • NOW, bat the brave dear, e (lie fair, but many fatilW woold rather a1aneXeltIptleti, “BEL CHAPTER IV. The girl turned an italifterent, walt ei 41,0 toward the fire, 'efusing to leek At any of the men. Iler beauty grew upon them raomentarilY, Their amazement knew no bounds that one like tide ,shoulti have been Ted to their door out of the night. "Well," said Big Jack, breaking the silence at lo.st. "It was a rough wet - come we give you, mice, We thought you Was a epook or something like that. But we're geed to aee you," She gave no- (sign of having beard "Was it you whistled through the keyhole and toseed a steno down the chimney?" demanded HuGky. No anewer was forthcoming. ..re sorry if we hurt you,' added Jack. He might aa well have been adarette- lug a wooden woman. "I eat', I'm sorry if we hurt you," he repeated louder. "Maybe she can't underataatd Eng- lish," aUggeeted Sam. "What I do then?" asked Jack ho. "Try her with sign lauguage." "Sure," mad Jack, He looked around for the table, "Oh, hell, it's burnt upl 'We'll have to eat on the 4loor, Hey, look sister!" Ile went through the motions of spreading a table and eating.. The others watched interestedly, "Will you?" he asked. She gravely nodded her head, A cheer went up from the circle. "Hey, cookee!" cried Big Jack. "Tose up a bag of bleeults and put )'our coffee-pot on. You, Joe, chase out to the etable and fetch a box for her to sit on," For the next tew minutes the cabin presented a scene ot great activity. Every man, with ite tail of an eye 00 the guest, wee, anxious to contri- bute a share to the preparations. Husky went to the lake for water; Shand cut bacon, and ground coffee for the cook; Big Jack produced a clean, or fairly clean, white blanket to serve for a. tablecloth, and Get the table. Yet their smiles upon their viaitor had a shade of double meaning, A glitter in each -man's eyes suggested that his hospitality waa not entirely dialutereated. They were inclined to bristle at each other. Clearly a dan- gerous amount of electricity was being etored within the little shack. Only Sam was as self-contained in his way as the girl in here. Big Jade continued his efforts to eommuraicate with her. He was de- luded by the idea that if he talked. a Mad or pidgin -English and shouted loud enough she must understand. "Mee, Big Jack," he explained: "him, Black Shand; him, Hueky; him, Young Joe, You?" -He pointed to her •queationlogly. "Bela," she said. It was the first word she had ut- tered. Her voice was like a strain of woods music. At the sound of it Sam looked up from his flour. He quickly dropped his eyes again. When Joe brought her the box to sit on, he lingered beside her. Good- looking Young Joe was a boasted con- queror of the sex. The leaat able of them all to control hie emotionG, he was now doing the outrageously mas- culine. Hee strutted, Need, and smirked in a way highly offensive to the other men. When _Bela sat down Joe put a hand on her ehoulder. Inetantly Big Jack's Dale face flamed like an aurora. "Keep your distance!" he barked. "Do you think the rest of us will stand for that?" "Ali! I've got the same show as any of you, haven't I?" snarled Joe. Big Jack dropped the knivee and forks and rose. "Well, well decide that right, now if you want," he wild grimly. • "And, by George, you'll have to take me on after him!" growled Shand from the other side of the fire. Whatever tongue she spoke, any woman should have understood the purport of the scene. Yet this atrange girl never raised an eyelid. Joe retreated to the bed, creetfallen and snarling, and things smoothed down for the moment. "Where do you live?" Jack asked the girl, illuetrating with elaborate pantomime. She merely shook her head. They might decide ea they chose whether she did not understand or did net mean to tell. Husky came in with a pail of water. The eanguine Husky was almost as visibly ardent as Joe. He rummaged in his bag at the far end of the cabin, and reappeared in the firelight bear- ing an orange eilk handkerchief. Hie intention Was unmistakable. "You put that up, Husky!" came an angry voice from the head. "If I've' got to stay away from her, you've go to, too!" Husky turned, snarling. "I guess, this is mine, ain't it? I eau give it away It I want," "Not if I know!" cried Joe, spring- ing toward Irina. They faced each other In the middle of the room with bared teeth, Big Jack rose again. "Put it away, Husky," he tommandede "This is a free field and no favor, If You want to pueh yourself forward at our ex - pewee, you got to settle with us first, gee?" The others loudly approved of this, Hueky, disgruntled, thrust the hand- kerehlet in his pocket. After the two overweening spirite had 'been rebuked, matters in the shack went quietly for a white, The four men watehed the girl, full of wonder; meanwhile each kept an eye oh hie mate, It was their first experience at close range with a girl of the country, and they could 'not make her out at all, Her eoie interest eeetned to be -upon the fire. Thiel ,eir of indiffertnee itt mice provoked and baffled them. They could net reconcile it with the impish tricke she had played. They could not understand a girl elone in a crowd of Men betraying no stelf-consciousneect. Touch me at yoUr Peril, she seemed to eay; but if that Was the Way ch e felt, what had she Come for? Sam brought hie basin ot flour to the hearth and, kneeling in the fire- light, proceeded to mix the dough. After the manner of amateur toeite, he liberally Muttered hie halide and arms with the sticky Mee, The girl vvatehed him with tteorn- ful lip. Suddetely she dropped to her kneeit beeide him, and without so Muth ea be Yeur leave, took the haein Out of hie halide, She allowed him how it ought to be done, flouring her heeds ee the better would not Miele, and teasing up the mess With the light dett toedi of long experience. At the sight of $ani's dieeeltititUre a oim. roar0!laughter Went up from the "Quees you're gut of a job now, cookee,"'eaid Shand. "Now we'll have something to eat beeiace, teed sinkers," added Joe. Sam laughed with the others, and retiring a little, watched how she did It, The girl affected him differently from the rest, Diffidenee overcame him, He scarcely ever raised hio eyes to her faee. All watched her delightedly, eaeh Man showing it according to his na- ture, In every move she was as grace- ful as a kitten or a filly, or anything young, natural, and unconecioua of it- self. In a remarkably ehort space of tirne the three frying -pans were upended before the fire, each with its loaf. NO need to ask if it was going to be good bread. It appeared that thee wonderful girl had other recommendations be- side her beauty, She rose, dueting her hands, and backed away from the fire, aa If to cool off. Before they realized what she was doing, ehe turned and quietly walked out of the door, closing it af- ter her, They cried out in dismay, and of one accord Wang up and made le the door. Sam involuntarily ran wite the others, filled, like they were, with dleappointraent. It was now pitch dark under the trees, and etreight from the fire as they were, they could not see a yard ahead, They ecattered, beating the wooda, loudly calling her name and making naive promiees to the night, if ehe would cnly corae back. They collided with each other and, tripPing eve? root, meaeured their lengths on the giund. Curse e began to be mixed with their dulcet invitatio.ne to the vanished one to return. Froni the sounds, one would have been juatified in 'thinking it part of bedlam had been let locate In the pine -woods. Sam was the first to take eober sec- ond thought, He began to retract his stew toward the cabin. Common sense told him she would never be caught by that noiay erew unleas she wiehed to be. In any case, the bread might as well be saved. In his heart he approved ot her retreat, Trouble in the shack could not long have been averted if she had stayed. Perhaps she had been better aware of what was going on that she seemed. What a strange visitation it had been altogether! How beautiful she was, and how mysterious! Much too good for that lot. It pleased him to think that she was honest. He had not known what to think before. Thus ruminating he came to the cabin door, and was pulled up short on the threshold by a fresh shock of astonisluttent. There she was, kneel- ing on the hearth as before! She glanced indifferently at him over her shoulder, and went on with her work, Such hardihood in face of all the . noise outside did not seem human. Sam stared at her open- mouthed. She had some birds that she was skinning and cutting up. The pungent, appetizing smell of wild fowl greeted his nostrils. "Well, I'll be damned!" he ex- claimed, involuntarily. "'What does this mean?" She disdained any answer. "You were foolish not to beat it while you had a chance," he said, forgetting she was supposed not to understand. 'This is no place for a woman!" She glanced at him with a, subtle smile. Sam flushed up. "Oh, very well!" he Bald, hotly. Turning, he called outside, "Boys, come back! She's here!" One by one they straggled in, grin- ning delightedty, if somewhat sheep- ishly. They shook their heads at each other. We sure have a queer customee, was the general feeling, It was useless to bombard her with questions, The language of signs was a feeble means of communlcation when one side is intractable. Apparently she had merely gone to some cache of her own to obtain a contribution toward the feast. She had brought half a dozen grouse. The biscuit -loaves were now done sutfa cicntly to stand alone, and the pans were giving off delicious emanations of frying grouse and bacon. The four men who, for the past week, had been sunk in utter boredom, naturally reacted to the other extreetne of hilarity. Loud laughter filled the cabin. The potentialities for trouble were not, however, lessened. On the contrary, a look or a word was enough at any moment to bring a snarling pair face to face. Presently the in- evitable sUggestion was brought forth, "This is goin' to be it regular party," cried Joe. "Jack be a sport; get out -a bottle, and let's do it in style!" To save himself, Sam could not keep back the protest* that sprang to his lips, "For God's sake!" lie cried. "What the hell is it to you, cook?" cried Joe, curiously. There was old bad blood between these two. Perhaps because they were of the same age. Mg Jack was bursar and commis- sary of the expedition, He smiled and gave his mouth a preliminary wipe. "Well, I think we might stand one bottle," he said. Sam ehrugged and held his tongue. Jack returned with one of the pre. cious bottles they had contrived to smuggle past the police at the Landing. Ile °petted it with loving care, and the four partners had an appetizer. When the food was ready, the al- ways unexpeeted girl refused ter sit with them around the blanket‚ No aniount of urging would move her. She retired with her own plate to a plate beside the tire. Though she was the guest, she as- sumed the duty of hostess, watchhig their 'plates and keeping them filled. This was the first amenity she had shown them. They were perplexed to reeoricile It with her scornful air. Only one did she relax. Dig Jack, jumping up to put a Mick oh the fire, did not mark where she set his plate. On his return he stepped In it, The others saw what was •coming, and their laughter was ready. Above the Masculine guffaws rang a gleitah peal hike shaken bells. They looked at her, surprised and delighted. More than anything, the laughter humanized her. She hastily drew the 'mask over her feee again, but they did not soon forget the sound of lier laughter, Big jack kept control Of the bottle, and doled It oat With Strict impartial. ity, 'Under the spur of the fiery spirit, tloleuir, irtt4rdor and Weir jevialitY =anted t Sam was not offered the NMI°. Sam wee likewise tacttlY Minded trim the coateet for the girl') Weer. It did not occur to any of the four to be jeals ous ot little Sam. He accepted the eltuatioe with equaelmity. Be had nQ deeire te rival Went. Ilia feeling Was that if that was the kind she wanted, there was nothing itt it for him. Like all primitive meals, it was over In a few minutes, Stall gathered up the dishes, while the other men filled their pipes and befogged the atmos- phere with a fragrant cloud of emoke. goo d° alt t o 0. aacdcYeitturers, they imitated on The rapidly dirninithing bottle wee circulated from haad to hand, the hilartty eensibly increasing with each passage. Their enterced abstention of late made them more then usually susceptible, Their face$ were flushed, and their eyes began to be a little bloodshot, They continually torgot that the girl could not speak Englleh, and their facetious remarks to %lob other were in reality for her benefit. A. rough respect or her still kept tisane within bounds. Bela, as a matter of course, set to work ou the hearth to help Sam clean up. This displeased Joe, "Ah, let him do his work!" he cried. "You come here, and I'll sing to yOu." Hie partners howled in derision. "Sing!" cried Husky. "You ain't got no more voice than a bullbat!" Joe trued on him furiously. "Well, at that, I a.tn't no fat, redheaded lob- ster!" he cried. A violent wrangle resulted , into which Shand was presently drawn, making it a three -cornered affair. Big Zack, commanding them to be silent, made more noise than any. Pande- monium filled the shack. The instinc- tive knowledge that the first man to strike a blow would have to fight all three kept them apart, No man may keep any dignity in a tongue-lashing bout, Their flushed faces and rolling eyes were hideous in anger, Through it all the amazing girl quietly went on washing dishes with Sam, He stole a glance of compassion at her, Was it possible she did not realize the danger of her situation? he wondered, She must know. How did she expect to get out of it? Yet, like a man, he had a strong doubt of her, too. What had she come for? That question was still unan- swered. Either she was incredibly naive or incredibly artful. He couldn't make up his mind which. Big Jack, having the loudest roar, battered the ears of the disputants until they were silenced, "You fools!" he cried. "Are you going to waste the night chewing the rag like a parcel ot women?" They looked at him sullenly. "Well, what are we going to do? That's what I'd like to know," said Shand. A significant silence filled the cabin. The men scowled and looked on the floor. The same thought was in every mind. .An impossible situation con- fronted them. How could anyone htborpeee?to prevail against the other "Look here, you men," said .Jack at last. "I've got a scheme. I'm a good sport. Have you got the nerve to match nae:?" "What:; e are you getting at?" de- manded Husky. Jack put his hand in lits pocket. "This ,shack ain't big enough to hold the four ofus," he said, meaningly. "Three has got to get out. I've got a pair of dice here. Three rounds, see? The low man to drop out on each round. The winner to keep the shack, and the other three camp on the shore. What do you say to it?" CHAPTER V, The three stared at Blg Jack in a dead silence while the underlying sig- nificance of his words sunk in. They began to breathe quickly. Sam, hear- .ing the proposal,. flushed with indig- nation. His heart 'melted in his throat with apprehension for the girl. How could he make her understand what was going on? How could he help her? I,Vould ehe thank him for helping, her? Shand was the first to speak. "It's the only way," he muttered, "How about the cook?" demanded Husky, thickly. "Hell, he ain't in this game!" said Jack indifferently. "He sleeps outside with the losers." "I'm damned If I'll stand for it!" cried Joe, excitedly, "It's only a chance! It doesn't settle anything. The best man's got to win!" "You fools!' growled Shand. "How will you settle it ---with guns? Is it worth a triple killing?' "With my bare fists!" said Joe, boastfully. "Are you man enough to take on the three of us, one after the other?" demanded Shand. You've got to play fair in this. You take an equal chance with the rest of us, or we'll all jump pc k0tia nYd" Husky supported him in no uneertain terms. Joe subsided . "It's agreed, then," earld Jack. Shand and Husky nodded. "Let him come in, then, if he wants his chance," said Jack, indifferently, "The losers will take care of him." Joe made haste to join them, They squatted in a circle around the blan- ket. Under the strong excitemeAt of the game, each nature revealed. itself, Blade Shand became as pale as paper, while Husky's fade tuened purple. Young Joe's fade was drawn by the strain, and his hand and tengtie showed it disposition to tremble. Only Big Jack exhibited the perfect control of the born gambler. His steely blue eyee sparkled With a strange pleasure. "Let me see them?" demanded Husky, rettching for elle diee. Jack latighed scornfully. "What'e the maitet with you? 'Tain't the first time you've played with them. There's only the owe pair. We've all got to use them alike," "Let me see there!" peesisted Huttly: showing his teeth. "It's my rig Jack shrugged, and the bone cubes wete solemnly passed from hahd to hand, "You ean't shoot on a niat," atd Joe. Jerking the blanket from the floor he tossed it bellied him. "Oct something to shake them in," said Shined. "No palming wanted.' Iiveky reached behind hint and took ft cup front Sant. (To be continued.) • • • Planting Largo %Wee. Cateful editelderation should be given to the planting of large trees and shrub, as plenting of -this kind ishOuld be perntanent, Floeser beds May be Changed Imre or less- every yottr, but large shrUbe and trees re- quire putts to develop fine speeimens, a() they shreeld net be disturbed or MOW after they are once lOcated.eee New TOrk Suit, LA Tea is Delicious and Pure Sealed Packets Only Never in Bulk BLACK4 MIXED or NATIMAI4 GREEN E218 rAraux FRIENDS. rine POod for Thought in a Be- quest Made by justice Lamar. In the will of the late Justice Lamar of the UniteStates supreme court there watt me very unusual legaeY. He bequeathed his friendships te his family. "To my family," the will runs, "I bequeath friendships many and numer- ous In the hope that they will be cher, !shed and continued. True friendshipst are the most valuable of our earthly pOS$618S1t)1113, more precious than gold, more enduring than marble palaces, More important than fame. * * Aa Henry Drummond has well said, 'Frtendship is the nearest thing we know to what religion is!' " The family that inherits such wealth is truly rich, But it is it legacy that Must be used if it would be preserved. Friendships cannot be locked away in eafes or lent to bistorical exhibits and museums. Like love and faith and courage, they belong to that intangible treasure ot the soul that must be kept from aestruotion by constant service, It is not alone material thing e that "rust doth corrupt." How many of us have let slip through busy or careless fingers the beautiful and glowing friendships of our youth? We did not mean to do it. Indeed, we have often regretted the loss until, as the years pass, the regret gradually fades away. And it that is true of our own friends how far more true of our father's friends? Yet there have been families where friendships have passed down from father to son for several generations, There is food fot• thought here. Hew many fathers are building up fine and loyal and serviceable friendships that they can with pride and gratitude be- queath to their sons? How many mothers are storing up like treasures fox' their daughters? The question does not end there. How many young people of to -day are fitting themselvea to receive such legacies? How many in all the varied and urgent calls of life are heeding the challenge to make themselves worthy of friendships by being loyal and fine tempered and gen. erous friends themselves "A man that bath felenda," the old book of wisdom declares, "must show himself friendly," and again, "Thine own friend and thy father's friend forsake not." ---Youth's Companion. Minard's Cinlment Cures elarget in Cows. PRESTER JOHN, ' Monarch of Fabulous Wealth and Power Remains a. Myth. The general opinion about Prester John cannot perhaps ,be better sum- med up than in the cataloguing phrase "a fabulous medieval Christian mon- arch of Asia." There can be little ques- tion to -day as to hie fabulous char- acter; but the peneistence of the leg- end about hint is exceeded in remark- ablenesa only by the astonishing num- ber of its variants. It is hard to be- lieve that the detailed history of Pres - ter John, who occupied such it prom- inent place in the thought of Europe for nearly three centuries, ruling over those valet tracts of country now once again in dispute, hae not some founda- tion in fact. When it comes, however, to trying to determine juet what the facts were, the teak is found to be one well-nigh impossible, Whoever he really was, however, hie hiatory partakes of the nature of a seriee of tableaux. With wonderful stage management, the great charac- ter does ndt appear at the beginning, on the stage, He is talked about in the streete of mediaeval Rome; a myster- ious person., "John, the patriarch of the Indians," move a rapidly across the stage, aa it were, in the early Years of the tevelftn century, and leaves all Rome agog with storiee of •the ‚won- ders that had beea performed at the shrine of St. Thomas in India, Then, after muth further talk of the great Christian kingdom in the East, Pres - ter John value hie appearanct. He is "a king and a priest.," He &voila in the "extreme Orient beyond Persia and Armenia, a Christian, albeit a Nestor- ian, who had set out ftom hie distant kingdom to fight for the church at Jerusalem, and was prevented from achievittg his purpose only by lack of transport to carry his army across the Tigrla." Hardly had the exeltement occasion- ed by his story, which is related in de- tail in the chronicle of Otto, bishop of Freisingen, subeided, when all of Chrietendom was thrilled with the news that the Emperor Manuel had reeelved a long letter from the great monarch of the Emit, It Was signed "Presbyter Joannes," and the writer who described himaelf as the greatest king under heaven, declared that sev- entY-two other kings, reigning over as many kingdom, were hie tributariee, and that, Within hie vast dominions, were to be found all the wondero that men had over dreamed of, all %batons beaete and all the fablIlette races which had ever been made the eubject et +story, In hie kingdom were to be seen the ruins of the Tower of Babel, the Fountain of Youth, the Sea, of Sand and the Stream of Precioue Stones. When the king went to war, thirteen great crosees of gold, were car- ried in front of him; whilst in his kingdom there was "no poor, so no thiqf or robber, no flatterer or Miser, no dissensions, no Iles, and no vices." Even when all this lute been eald, the nalf has not been told, For was he not waited on by seven kings at a time; sixty dukes, and 365 counts? Did no twelve archblehops sit at his right hand and twenty bishopat his left? And yet this eo great a king remained only a presbyter. If it were asked why, it would be answered becamie of his humility, and also because there wan no title left under heaven great en- ough to comprehend his gruttneeta. So popular was this letter that many cop- ies were made, of which no fewer than forty-six are atilt extant, he legend was so firmly establish- ed, and although nobody ever saw the great king, or really vieited his king- dom, travellers were forever seeking to identify him with thits or that one amongst the potentates whose 'shad- owy forme hele sway over the great unknown vastness of the East. Thus, about the year 1221, when Jenghlz Khan began hie march west, and ru- mors flow through every city of Eur- ope that some great potentate was at- tacking the dreaded Moslem powers in the rear, Jenghlz was identified with the son, or grandson of Preeter John. Then there were the discoveries of Marco Polo, who identified him with Una Khan, the Prince of Keralt, or again with the rulers over the Plain of Kuku-Khotan, some 306 miles west of Pekin. By the clase of the fourteenth cen- tury, the legend, as far as Asia was concerned, had faded out; but it was a perelatent legend, andwhen Asia had obviously no further use for it, It re- appeared in Africa. And here the pro- babilities of a foundation in fact, namely, in the person of one of the kings of Abyseinia, are much more in evidence, Indeed, by the fifteenth century Preeter John had quite de- finitely found his eeat in Abyssinia, so that, when John II. of Portugal was prosecuting inquiries as to access to India, one of his first cares was to seek to open communication with "Prester John of the Indies," who was understood to be a Christian Mon- arch in Africa. It Is curious, however, that right to the end, for shortly after John IL's time the legend began to bode its hold on popular though, Pres - ter John remained a really mythical character ‚Everybody had heard about him; but nobody had ever seen him. —Christian Monitor. Minarchs Liniment Cures Diphtheria. SKIRTS. College Lecturer Says Short Ones Cause Big .Food Bills. Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 15.—"Short skirts and silk stockings make it ,gtelmrIpeaerted.,,somuch that she'ibecomes bad "An inch from the skirt equals a pound of 'beefsteak inside," "High heeled shoes make a girl's ankles •wallibly," "Two-thirde of the girls don't know bow to drew for the street." "Highly colored dresses are very dangeroue and ma.ke a girl irritable." "A calico (trues is better than imi- tation silk." "Woman's eirat duty is to make her- self as beauttifui as she can," These are a few gems from tho law of clothes laid fission- by MIES Jane Newcomb, a state college ex- tension lecturer, in a talk to a group of women at the Friendee Central achool. 'Mice Newcomlb gave first the warn- ing that the IE8S a girl wears the more she must eat in order to keep warm. In the day of short skirts and high living costa Miee Newcomb has brought' her research work into the "folly a fashions" to the conclusion that eo lengthen the skirt is to shor- ten the grocer's bill. "The girl with money can get en- ough food to keep her warm when she undreeses for the street," Miss Now- omib "but the working girl who apende all elle earna on clothes to imitate the heireen has so tittle olenfituf:sr.,:food that she become weak- ened and an easy victini for tuber- , • I. How to Walk. There is no virtue in a de,Wdling saunter. The slow and languid drag- ging of one foot after the other which some people call walking would tire an athlete. It Utterly exhausts a weak person, and that is the reason why many delicate women think they can- not walk. To derive any benefit from the exercise it is necessary to walk with it light, elastic step which swings tete veelght Of the body so easily from one leg to the other that its weight is not felt and which produees a healthy glow, shoWing that the alugglah blood is Stirred to eaten in the most renlote veins. Reducing—' Expenses The war has so increased the cost of living, the housewife must make her money go further. By using Red Rose Tea, which chiefly consists of strong, rich Aagatn teas, she tan keep her tea bills down. The rich Assani strength requires less tea in the pot—and there's only One tea with the rich Red Rose flavor!' Kept Good by the Sealed Package PAPER Volta nom Walls No Longer Enjoy a Nene. poly of the rival)* Idea, Three Oohs of strong, brown paper, pasted together, With a top eovering ot ordinary evalipaper, snake ttn excel- lent, Mexpenelve, sanitary substitute for linoleum. After cleaning the noel', a sheet of good, strong brown paper is pasted down and alloyed to dry. Then a awned sheet is laid and allowed to dry thoroughly before laying a, third elteet. If a pattern floor covering ii$ de sired, ordinary wallpaper servos the purpose admirably. It is pasted to the top sheets of brown paper already laid. The whole, being thoroughly dry, a coat of sieing is applied and left to set, atter whicle a coat of good varnish completes the pm:es% Thie floor covering has all the advantagee ot real linoleum and may be washed lead polished in the ueual way, es e. BABY'S OWN TABLETS ALWAYS IN THE HOME donor woe. Mrs, Eugene Vaillancourt, St. Ma- thieu, gum, writes: "My baby suffered greatly from constipation, so I began using Baby's Own Tablets, I was sur- prised (with the prompt relief they gave him, and now I always keep them In the house." Once a mother has used Baby's Own Tabletfor her little ones she always keeps a supply on hand tor the first trial convinces her there is nothing to equal them in keeping her little ()Iles well. The Tablets ara sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Wit - llama Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. ONE WAY TO PAY. How the Artist Raphael Settled • His Bill at an Inn, Raphael, the great Italian painter, *whose celebreted biblical pictures are worth fabulous slime of money, was not a rich man when young, and en- countered some of the vicissitudes of life like many another genius, Once when travelling he put up at an inn and remained there, unable to get away through lack of funds to settle his bill, The landlord grew aus- picious that such was the case, and his requests for a settlement grew, more and more pressing. Finally young Raphael in desperation resorted to the following device: He carefully painted upon • a table tem in his room a number of gold coins, and, placing the table in a cer- tain light that gave a startling etfect, he packed his few belongings and sum- moned his host. "There,", he exclaimed, with a lordly wave of his hand toward the table, "is eneugh to settle my bill and more, Now kindly show the Ivey to the door." Tho. innkeeper, with many smiles and bows, ushered his guest out and then hastened back to gather up his gold. His rage and consternation when he discovered the fraud knew no bounds until a wealthy English tray - eller, recognizing the value of the art put In the work, gladly paid him $50 for the table.—Stray Stories. HOW JAPS COOK RICE. The quantity of water varies accord - leg to the qualities of rice, but five parts of water to four of rice, or SiX Parts to fiye, by volume, will be com- ',non proportion. Simply boll the water and then pour the rice, previously washed, into thia belling water, at the same them in- creasing the flame. The pan cover must fit the pan edge as tightly as nossible and ale° must be a. heavy one, enough to withstand the higa steam pressure in the pan, and if it is not heavy enough, put seine weights on it. Keep tho fire strong. In three or four nilniitai ,tbe. steam pushes out of the pan; but let the fire be strong for three or four minutes moee, awl then, as quickly as possible, withdraw the blazing fire (in case of wool fuel) or make the; fire very mild (in MSG of gas) and lot the pan stand on lit- tle under fire or very mild flame for 20 or 30 minutes. Then remove the pan from the furnace and let it stand fourteen minutes more, This is all the process. Ptice thus cooked is very delicious to taste and may be eaten by itself with- out any milk or sugar. I was Cured of painful Goitre by MINARD'S LININVINT. I3AYARD elcMULIN. Chatham, Ont, I was 'cured of Inflammation by !AWARD'S LINIMENT. MRS. W. A. JOHNSON. Walsh, Ont. I was cured of Facial Neuralgia by MINARD'S LINIMENT, J, H. BAILEY. Parkdale, Ont. Spanish Irishmen. A recent writer drawl:, attention to the connection which has long existed between Ireland and Spain. In the days of the "Wild Geese," when Irish- men were carving out futures for themselves as soldiers of fortune itt many lauds, they went in large num- bers to Spain. Then again large num- bers of Irish men and women, many of them belonging to well-known fam- ilies, emigramted to Spain in the early days of the nineteenth century, All thee emigrants were adopted by the country, and they adopted it whole- heartedly—so whole-heartedly, indeed, that as the Writer already referred to pointed out, hardly any of their pres- ent representatives speak English at any rate, as "a native tongue," and they have lost all teuele with Irish life. They have retained their names, how- ever, utialtered, and in the Spanish army llst are to be found mahy such names as O'Conuor, O'Neil, O'Donnell, Shaw, and to on.—Christian Selene° •• MADE SURE.' (Boston Transcript) etre, CaSeY—Me slater writes me that every bettle in that box We sent her WWI broken. And ye stlre yez printed 'This side up, with care' on It! Casey --01 am. And for tear they shoudn't See it on the top, 01 printed oil the bottom, es well. "Whet'si the difference betweete a Socialist and it epeclittiet?" "A geed deal. A Socialist wants half of all yoa pOESSeee, and a epeelalist wants it ea" eettelfe, 'MITE NO, t9, 1917 HELP WANTED. emANTDD PROBATIONERS T es train ter nurses. Apply. wellimara Hospltel, Mt. Catharines, Ont. ANTBI) MONFOR GIONEllAle Mir.te *work:. previous experience not es, eentlei. 0094 openings and udvaneee :tient to steady men. For faU parties* htra, apply "Slingsby Co,., Ltd.. Brentford, One" MONEY ORDERS, AVI-1411 ORDERING GOODS BY 74,07.4, 11 send a Dominion Bxpreas Money Order. SALESMEN WANTED. utAlsTTED SPECIA,LTY SALESMAN T" In every city and town, te sell fast selling, 26 cent to $3,00 articles; no competition In these articles. An at. tractive and hig money maker for agents for whole or spare time. NO aellitig eX' parlance necessary. Write to -day for full information. The Britannia. Spec- ialty Ce., Box 102, Hamilton, mt. The Gordian Knot. Ati the old legend goes, the father of ,Greek King lvlidas, once King of Phrygia, was originally a poor pea- so,nt. The people of Phrygla being much disturbed, an oracle had inform- ed them that a wagon, would bring them a king who would put an end to all their troubles, Not long after this saying, Gordius (Midas' father) sud- denly arrived in the midat of an aa- serubly of the people, hiding in his wagon, At once, to the great surprete of Gordius, they made him king. In his gratitude Gordius dedicated the wagon to the god Zeue, and it was Plueed in the aeropolle at Gorclium. The pole of the wagon was tied to the yoke by a knot of bark, and a second oracle declared that whoever untied that knot should reign over all AQUI, It TM Alexander who untied the knot win) his sword, time .assuming him' self to be the man referred to by the oracle—Brooklyn "Eagle." • • se Minard's Liniment cures Distempen! RESPECT PROMISES. Therefore Do Not Make Any 'LTD, less You Can Keep Them. Keep your promises, so don't make any you cannot fill, Don't make any in conflict with agreements. Neglecting the exact terms of a definite promise is after it very serious •thing, The keeping of promisee In busineeS transactions is the "sheet anchor" ite the establishing of credit among one'a business associates. The world of business places greed value on Promises. Not only in all business transaction but in everyday life, the keeping ot promises should be looked after with care. Whatever you do, keep your word, for the man who breaks las promiees even in little things is sure to break them in the more important ones. It is a good plan when making a promise as to appointments to jot down • in a memorandum book the man's name, so that no mistakes can be made. It is a question cTfebligation that is not cancelled until it Is Paid. The man whose promise or word can be relied upon is the one whose inflm ence is far-reaching in any community or in any business, Keep your promises, so don't make any you can't fill,—New •York Mail. Minard's Liniment cures Colds, etc. Father of the American Navy. A native born Irishman that the members of his race are particularly proud of is Commodore John Barr/ the "Father of the American Navy." He was born in Wexford, Ireland, in 1745. His father put him on a mer• chant ship before he was twelve years old, and at fourteen he was employed on a ship sailing from Philadelphia. He was a master of ships before he was twenty-one years old. When the Revolution began Barry was employ- ed by Congress to fit for sea the first fleet which sailed from Philadelphia. Barry commanded the Lexington, which captured the first British war vestael taken by a regular cruiser, Blockaded by a superior British fleet in the Delaireepe, lee landed with his sailorand marines And joined Wash. ington's army. ---Detroit Free Press, High Cost of Living Problem. Every legislative body would do welt to consider ways and means of in. creasing agricultural production and of utilizing farm products which now go to waste a step toward solving ths high cost of living. Science alone can solve the problem, and ho thne should be lost in setting science at the task. Seme ot the best brains in the country are studying agricultural economics. More should be employed in the same manner at once. We must find soies way to increase the yield of food Pro-. ducts, not only per acre, but per man, and we must try to utilize material which now goes to waste.--Chleaga Journal. ee• Before writing of the dynamic en• ergy of a great business man, the wise interviewer always gives him advance notice so he ean get his feet off the Vico desk,---eVashington Post. Join the Whole.Wheat Club for food conservation —substitute whole wheat foods for meat. More real body-building nutriment for less money, Shredded Wheat Biscuit is 100 per cent, whole wheat in a diges- tible form. Nothing wasted, nothing thrown away. Deli- ciously nourishing for any meal with milk or (*.ream and sliced peaches, bananas or other fruits. IVIttclo in Canada,