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Home My WebLink AboutExeter Advocate, 1912-10-10, Page 3NOTES AND COMMENTS England has found a means of dealing with the tramp whicleis insocessful the,t it is predioted that be a few s-caeS the habitual vagrant will be hardly, known. in the coun- try. This is the ,'way tieket eye - tem," by the operation of which some ounties in the as year have educed by 25 to 75 per cent. the number of -vegrants passing through their workhouses. This system givee food and shel- ter for a aight ate a workhouee to any vagrant. In the morning', when leaving, the vagreot i gleam tiek6t, WhiVh eiitie MIA to allowance of bread and cheeee- a stations along the road ha intends to take. He has thus eo excuse for begging., and if he is izenuinely in search of work he receives' aid uutil he folds it. But if he is an habitual. tramp he soon, comes, to, he 'mown at the werkhou,ses end is treated aecerelingi.p. oh of the succese of the system 0 oa the oo-operntion Q 1dre.An appeal by eireu lah bein uideto all household y WatQWatkifls, seeree of the in recaranty ectramittee a tb way tiQkt system, to refuse einee every, apple, 3or aj be workimusee. Something of th sort houW be applicable to itilized *soma try. The tramp nunnasee se one of the deterrents to the, eejoyment of life in many parts et this eouetry; how to deal with it bee perplexed altruist and epublie thorities. ueite hoe om nsw" wa :.LIFE Jesus of Nazareth is at Once Man's Reve!ation God and Ood'..s Revelation ,of Man. The only unfailing method of ll,v- fug the poetic life 'is in Ilfm Those lifo was and is the greatestof Tbo poetry of Christianity may say, am apprehended of Christ that may apprehend" the meaning of the world, the signifieeme0 ef ma" life aud struggle, the immeasurable hope and destiny, the open secret a Omniscient God. Only as anY poetry is the result of the mutual life of mind and heart ea they Aro "inspired or poasessed," by truth, revealed to man, as he is influenced by plane higher than ma's limping thought, is it a worthy "eriticisne a life." Only as ay poetry., re- cords the supreme spiritual events, et unreasopable, bat above the n of reason alone, and visions of being to whieh men may aapire, is it. or ean it Ise, a true "criticism of ife Jesue of Nazareth as Sav- iour acel Master, is life's truest-, be- cause life"s most hopeful and eYnat pathetie critic, flooding lif&e, reales and Process by the ratliaisee Himself, at °ace man's revelatioa f God aad Gears revelatieu of an, s presertee iu the plan of God n the univereal, movement, leading "to that divine far-off event Teward which the whole erteati teevea," eXiStonee mid influence lug system a INCOUPLBT OREATIOhT the reason witiClx was from et 'tulip& and will be th• e reaso all et the eousummatioe, through the life of re end seeking seta whiebt was the 34e t the soul as it woe led hy God tbrough life eed idea/ they have no V'e4404 tht rne1odius tune vihieh rua,s5 called joety witnesses that these made th "mighty riddle a rhythmicbreath" in the world att/8 thought and serithrient "euffers bim not to rest." y i the art. Which taps this eel r 1, elemeetal stream vrhich "flows. through, eR things," and, listening to its harmony, finding time it bas diecovered and has been rnndo rhythmie with the musieal thernc,the poet's soul obeys, be - se it is "inspired and possessed" y this imperative cadence. When t expresses it experience with all possible fitness the result is uudyiug ieeat000tteeeekeeettesiooeveeelteoge. , THANKS TO THE PUPPY A 4„ Itteateesase<irK.Eo,44:(D.101.46?*MoTr "That pup inust be drowned 1" Mr. Jim Stiggiugs snapped up his paper, whieh the pup upon which he had passed sentence of death had been tearing to shreds, and scowled round at his little family. "Please, dad—please don't drown him.1" implored a freekled, red- haired youngster, rising from her seat on the rug and coming to hire with tears of wistful entreaty in her eyes. "I shall!" cried Mr. Stiggings. "He's a destruotive little mongrel, ripping everything into bits that he can get his teeth into. He s ruined the back garden, and he's spoiled my beet slippers, and he's pulled the kitehen hearthrug to pieces. So I'm going to drown him!" Yap!: With a,n upward spring, the pup had leapt at the paper which Mr. Stigginds was waving in his hand as he spoke, and had born it from his grasp. 'That settles it stormed Mr. . . Stiggings, with the light of venge- ful fire shining in his eyes. "Take him away, Trixie. And remember, I shall do away with him next Sat- urday afternoon in the cluckponcl, as sure as sure!" The 'child burst into tears, and taking the pup into her motherly little arms, Sat down beside the hearth to hug the doomed mongrel te her fast -beating heart. The next moment a little polite knock sound- ed upon the street door. Mr. Stiggings, whe went to open it, was surprised to find a stylishly - dressed( geetleman bowing to her with profound respect. (qVirS. Stiggings, perhaps?" ques- tioned the wonderfel stranger. "Ye -es, sir," hesitated meek lit- tle Mrs. Stiggings, staring in a kind of fascination at the highly -polished silk hat which the stranger was flourishing before her eyes. "Yes, sir, this is Stiggings's Did you want Mr. Stiggings ?" The strange a having confessed that he did, Mrs. Stiggings showed him into the hest room, where Mr. Stiggings joined him a moment la- ter. "Mr. Stiggings, 1 believe ?" said the stranger, extending his hand, with the silkiest, of smiles. "I'm glad to meet you. My name is Grime, sir. You inserted this ad- vertise,ment, I believe, concerning a grocery business IN'hirth you wish to buy?" He pointed to an advertisement in verse. When it is translated into living it is the transfigured life. Therefore the psalirnsts and Pres semis were men almost neeess?xilY Poetic- l'oetry came when a jacola wrestled until the breaking of the day with what seemed the ineareate Infinite, though it were called only au angel; or when, like Moses, a fine human eye, looking through flame and feeling that truth or goodness may not be burped, had listened to the Etornal in a bunting aeiteia besh; or when, with the hot blast, of life'e problem bursting from a eery furnaee, oec saw a form LIKE UNTO THE SON OF GOD, er when out Of an abyss of despair e soul, like Job's soul, (.:ries for a dayareen thee eltell etand between God and mane or whet), a lavegiver, knowing the impotence of Steal to govern mon, leoks ever so vaguely for a lawgiver -*hose law shall bare antharitY like that of Calvary, towerd whese Alter All other alter* sebeit leu, Oar life is all cr7 4 prophecy until the ideal man nes. Whatever opinions one wee' ertein as to the eupereatural element itt Hebrew propheey And heedy in the veered Ns,,rititiaa, eapossible to,..611prioae that Allude eg to lie "tespired or possess - who are therefere pedieil empeS° and Metilt44, ShOuld, Uis o feet that, Peeing; and life ar *etently enthroldue a human tetion !ef the divine, and Christmea day is drawieg -here and somewhere all the shadowy drea 4 throughout all the e retiou of Messiah wItieh in the lilies a pro. Ifebrowdora, net "still ,ead mush) eh rises to the lips e true philosopher I •g 40euments, Ee waa a solicitor, se he smilingly informed the wor- shipping M. Stigginges and as a solicit -0a ho was aeting for Mr, Gel- der, the owner of the hueiness. Therefore, if Mr. Stiggings wished to settle at once, and make sure of the bargain, he might do ate, MaStiggings agreed, and the other man drew out a gold -atter fourdaiespen, end filled in the deeds widoli were to make OarleY- brook Road Stores the property of Mr. James Stiggings, Mr, Stig- gings also affixed his eignatioa;, and Mrs. !$tiegilage was excavated from the washlete eellar as aet aa a. wit - • "It only requires Mr. Gelder's signature now," said the geutlee manly Grime. "I'll motor doe -A t Sussex to -morrow, and if you Peet Your (+cane to him to -eight, he will be able eo send you the deeds by re- turn. Here is lee card„ with the address to which you'll need send the eheque. Goed-night," The moment elr, Grime had gone, Ur. Stiggings wrote his elieque„ and enelosed it, with a respectful little note, in an envelope address- ed to Horeee Gelder. Eeq.* of Brenseombe„ Horstown, Sussex, Theu be wrote half a, deem% other lettere of delight to his relatives and friends, telling them of his wonderful hargaie. TI.ve days later lir. Stigginga t down to Eillearn to visa be% ety, Re was impatieue for ef telling the awed aasiets hat heuceforth he was their master 4 the shop, and epohe lestnen, elean, with a ge4teo vin - eyes, i in ltateet sereamed respoese to ley() bought my their n be alone of Russia, is Sari remarked to his cousin, Duke Gabriel COMAaUti °vita, when the latter asked nii*n to become a. plain !citizen in erdci, to his eisterhi former govr- haps no pithier ,ehirt- nt, on the pone ties of reTeltee hem of royal families have few opportunities to amount, to some thing in the world through tl *r own energiee. They are secure frorn the fear of want and yet for- bidden to mate as they choose; 'their lives must be regulated to their positions in a worse respect than the life of the humblest toiler; they may tot do as they choose in the most cemented matters. Life es short for royalty as well ste for day laborers. To make the moat of one'is life is to live happily tia we/1 as rightly, The "pursuit of , 'happiness" is truly an end to be atiught in the organization of a state and the moulding of society. Whoever is tempted ro comment on a life of ease and so-called great- ness should remember the Czar's . sagnifioant utterauce. FOUNDING A SHEEP MACY.. Since the new edition of the bul- letin, "Sheep Husbandry in Can- ada," was issued a few weeks ago, there has been a constant stream of requests for it flowing into the Publications Branch at Ottawa. A great many of the applicants state - that they are just commencing, or are about to eonarnence, sheep rais- ing and that they wish to learn how to handle a flock successfully. This bulletin contains a chapter specially prepared for such persons, alescribing how best to establish a flock of commercial sheep. The au- thor, Mr. J. B. Spencer, well known to many fa,rmer readers, recom- mends a flook of fifteen e7re-S ae the minimum for i farm of ono hundred acres. Such a flock can be increas- ed with experience, but not beyond twenty to twent,y-five unless it is desired to make a special business el sheep raising. With the man- agement and care described in the ,bulletin, an increase through lambs sesn'ho expected Of froni 250 to 175 per cent. and it *should be the lat. ter. - The early weeks of autumn is slated to be the best time to pur- these ewes as then one can select thOre that have raised good Iambs. Before -the present edition of the "bulletin is fully exhausted a still the'r elle will be ordered, se that eo one need hesitate about ordering copy', whieh will be cent FREE o all who apply for it to the Publications Branch, Department ef riculture, Ottawa. les hum pagan 1itewture and relepoe veil see man obedient and hopeful in the presence a greet symbolie deas1 pointing Christ.ward. These the erude ore of poetry. Hummel in all loftiest hours, when high ideals have hurried men away an up and on at the cost, of Icon lower ideals, "bas drunk of that spirituel reek which followed them; and that rock was Christ," This minstrelsy has glorified the Re- deemer. It is His eternal reward in whieh our Saviour Wes the tray of His :sold and ie aatisfied when this poem of redeeming love is on - bodied by you and me as God, "the First Great Poet," was incarnated in Jesus Christ. FRANK W. GUNSAULITS. r' gasped Mr. Stieginge you're ut riOraVe! Gel. you I" an.lottking in and firm, " he said; ''you p at 01100, and o bou f 114 l*Ve! plored Triade, barieng to -Mr, Stig- gines's arra. "He doesn't Isneve he's doing harm when be tears thiogs up. It was my fault for leav- ing' those slippers about. Whip me, dad ,but don't kill little Roy. Please—oh. please!" Mr. Stiggings shook her off roughly, and reached into the ken- nel for th edoomed pup, Theo he pulled out some papers which were lying on the straw of the kennel, "Here's something else the little thief has stolen aiTcl ripped up," growled Stiggings, And thee he leolced again at the papers in his based. At the secoud sight of them he reeled back drunkenly, his mouth widely open, the whites of lois eyes showing.. "Graetous! What's 'the matter with the mart I" squeaked little Mrs, Stiggiegs, staring at him in terror. "What's come over you? What is it that you've lound in tee eeneel I" "The letter! The letter! The letter to Horace Gelder, with the eque mode it!' yelledr. Stig- Pgs, deacieg io wild glee roued he yard. "Hooray! We're saved --we're saved! The letter and cheque never went to efr, Gelder 'after all. The pup stole it before eould be poeted, and brought it nto this keenel to ript UP, hke be ripe everything else up that be Call "I remember the cithi leaving the butedle a 1 chair before I went to whilst 1 loolied for ray b Triio broke in. "That mist be when the PUPPY got bold elf that letter. Oh, dad, the pup vem't need to be drowned now, will he Yeu'll let little Roy lihTer "Liver cried Stgiugs, atmosb eeherent in hl thaukfulness. Vhy„ tbejitte awesaved ur home, hy iust the eaue sort of isehief that he's been trying r it to Lits! Live'? Of eon iee Neel" He dived his hand in °act. "Heree five eltillings„ id to Tame, "Take him and hit the nicest eollar you ea he shop. Bleee the. pretty e 1 believe hell turn out to thoroughbred after all on Ariswers. tableepoonfaI of flour, a teaspoon ful of sugae, a half teaspoonful of salt, and one-fourth of a, teaspoon- ful Of soda. Over this pour a pint of warm, bat, not hot water; eovea all closely and keep warm over night. In the morning put this Ali-extuNn rearlinrneverad°;i'obten e rbioiernlerh:r1111 keep V at the back of therange until it is allay. Then take out the slieed potatoes and throw them away. Add to what is left a cupful of milk which hoe been, scalded then cooled to blood wermth a taidespoonful Of lard, a teaspoonful of ugar, ad a half teaspoonfel lard, Lastly stir in a Pint Of Warraed &Ur, and set away in a warm place until it is Thi e should be in an hour or lese„ When it has risen well, add flour enough to enable you to- knead the dough readily. It is impossible to give the exact qeantity effloor, but the dough should be a little softer than for yeast bread. Mould into leave a at once; put int* pane, a013,:ehen it hes doubled hisila hake about an hour in a moderate Lace that will waell should be first, soaked in cold water, then put in a glass iar with lukewarm water and a tiny pinch a borax and well Shaken. Rinse well in several hot waters, squeeze out most of the moisture end dry by covetieg a drew -leg board with A Terldsh tow- el, to wile+ tbe lace- is plaited, eeeh point in position. Dry An the sea Cold Teach Charlotte. --Butter a eking dede place in it a! very light yer of bread erumbs, thee a deep yer of peaeltes; spriekle thickly with powdered sugar, then repeat ntil dish is full, crumbs forming last leyer, Crumbs sheitld not we'd' too plentirully if p,bota d.ry, as the crumbe absorb the Place pieces of butter over �d beke half an hour, Serve h whipped !creme slightly ith ^. fi We, eehn, turni or n polie ed BTIbifnejmo ed Stggings dashed told lurn his story. The policeman scratched id "Yeu've been swindled, si xplained thoeghtfully, eard or this trtek before, T books, he showed you, and the title deeds you signed, were all frauds, written up for the purpese. Was this Mr. Grime a tall, well-dressed man, with a gash eerass his upper The end anothor d& can do a n freshening. Let her reMOVO Ace the het itself, easy. It gam be, ma liko new by washing in alcohol after dusting. The hat may be 50ake4 in the al and while still damp it is etre% ened where bent. The womau who once a week es off blaek bats with aleohol to USes it on ribbons will fincl wear much longer, d hats that have faded are y hopeless, but a box of !color paint, or some of the seeeial dyes for strew hats, soon restores their beauty,. Soiled white hats eau be freshened by bread crumbs—a favorite method of clean- ing with inav milliners—and they are improved by conting thiekly with magnesia, which is kept on over night. Oee woman uses the whitener that she puts an her shoes. Sunburnt hats are hard to fresh- en. If good, they should be sent to a bleacher ;'if not worth that, try! blettehing them at ham with oxalic acid, a teaspoonful to a pint of wa- ter. Scrub the straw well, then rinse at onte with het water, followed by cold. Wipe dry and hang in the sun. While still clamp, press with a hot iron on the, wrong side, with a thin. cloth over the straw. White feathers and the numerous aigrettes of the season may be made snowy by cleaning in a paste made of gasoline and white cornmeal, and rinsing with gasoline alone or with more of the paste -until: it shows no eoil. If the curl has come out, hold it over the kitchen range or curl the flues, a, few at a time, with the back of a heated silver knife. Ribbons may be washed in ale°. hol and pressed under heavy paper or a thick cloth while still slightly damp. Steel buckies can be soaked in coal oil for six or eight hours, then polished with fine emery. Jet is' brightened by rubbing in alcohol and polishing with tissue paper. Dulled bronze and gilt trimmings are difficult, but may be somewhat freshened by good silver polish thinned with alcohol instead of wa- ter. STORE BATS. a. morning newspaper whieb he had drawn Atom his pocket. Mr. Stig- gings nodded. "Yes sir," he said. "But I only ant to spend two hundred pounds en it. That's all I've been able to ave." The stranger tapped Mr. Stig- gings on the chest confidentially. "Between you arid me, Mr. Stig- gings, it's quite enough," he said. "Yes, you tan buy a really first- elass business for two hundred nowadays, if you're smart. And if yeu care to take the 'bus to Kilburn with me, take you to a shop which 1 have for sale at just the figure you mention," Mr. Stiggings looked at his "All ▪ right ; P11 come at once," he agreed, "We can be there and back in a couple of hours. Just wait a minute while I change ray collar, ancl be ready." Flail an hour later they were walking into a smart grocery shop in Kilburn. Three assistants and a boy were busily serving; and the counters were thronged with cus- tomers. "It's fine!" gasped Mr. Stig- gings, with his eyes shining greed- ily., "But surely this businees isn't for sale for only two hundred I pounds 4? ' ! Don't speak aloud I" cautionecrthe frock -coated splendor at his side. "These assistants mustn't know thae the business is changing hands, Y'see. The owner is a retired gentleman, living in Suesex, and he doesn't want the shop staff toknow that he's parting with the business until it's actually sold. It unsettles 'em, y' know." And Mr. Grime looked very sly, and winked at Stiggings with the profoundest meaning. "To -morrow," said Mr. Grime, as they left the shop, ‘,1,11 call round to Show you the books. Then we can clinch matters. Good- night I'll be Mink' at seven o'clock at,your house." 174) that t!lie-y. separated, Mr. Gfinlee hailing a cab, whilst Stig- gings humbly waited for the 'bus. The next evening Mr. Grime ar- rived with two large books, on the backs of which was boldly printed the name of "Carleybrook Road Stores, Kilburn." Mr. Stig,gings examinedthem, and his eyes glistened at the golden story they told. In less than half an hour his mind was fully made up. He, would buy Carleybrook Road Stores for his two hundred pounds of precious savings, and then settle down to a bard -earned prosperity as a 'well-to-do grocer. Mr. Grime had brought with hies" a number of largo, importantlook- et tftC eppeer- lip I" e "Ye -es," faltered Mr. Stiggings, beginning to feel a curious empti- ness below his chest. "Ah, he's a trickster, who's al- ways up to this sort of thing! an- nounced the constable, making a few notes in. his pocket -book, "And by this time he'll have cashed your cheque and made off." "But I sent the cheque to Horace Gelder, Esquire—not to Mr. Grime 1" panted Stiggines. "Horace Gelder and Mr. Grime are the same man, you see, re- turned the constable, smiling un- sympathetically. Mr .Stiggings telegraphed to the bank; then he walked sadly home. He felt that he eouldn't afford even a 'bus faro. M was !certainly cruel luck. His savings of twenty years were gone. Mr, Grime's neat trickery, in pre. tending to sell a shop which didn't belong to him, had robbed poor Stiggings of 'nearly every penny he had in the world. Only one thought helped to calm Mr. Stiggingsts furious rage. lb was now Sa-turday afternoon, and he could kill that pup! "I'll drown the ugly little mon- grel the minute I get home!" de- cided Mr. Stiggings, with savage empha,sis. "I'll tie a brick to his neck and heave him into the duck - pond, the mischievous, destructive little wretch!" . This decision was strengthened by the news ,with which he was greeted by Mrs. Stiggings, that the pup had spent the morning in tear - nag Trixie's best slippers into rib- bon's;11 drown him !" . 'Imuttered eyenig the little black' pup more fiercely than ever. Then sud- denly he turned to his wiles "Ma- bel," he said brokenly, "we're ruined, my lass. The two hundred poueds that we posted the night be- fore Jast has gone into the hands of a cruel, thieving trickster. That well-dressed chap had nothing at all to do with t,he shop he showed me at Kilburn. The whole thing was a swindle. He never had any right to sell the shop !" Mrs. tSiggings shrieked. Then, despairingly, she called to Trixie. "Trixie did you post those let- ters that 1 gave you the night be- fore last?" she asked. "Yes, mother," answered the girl, nodding her head decidedly. Mr.. and Mrs. Stiggings groaned in unison. on. "Igone, then," muttered Stiggings hopelessly. Thou he strode to the pup's kennel. "I'll kill this dou-l" he snarled viciously "Como out and be drowned, you destructie little cur I" "Oh, dad--dadplease don't! Please don't droo little Roy 1" Ina - D RBOIP Meat at on hand tam or preferabl put ie epee, moisten with a, rttle milk or ream, Then place, when heated eugh, in mound on dish which withetends beat of oven, Beet up whitea of eggs, one for each person to be served and place upon meat mound,imake depression with a tea- spoon n whites of eggs, and very earefully slide into them the yolks of the eggs. Brown in oven and serve at once. Cabbage and Pepppr Salad.—For this shred firmly a pint measure of young erisp eabbage, and add to it two shredded peppers and, if liked, a very. slight grating ef onion, or use enuou salt for phrtof the sea- sennig, Make a boiled dressing, using two tablespoonfuls of butter, two eggs, one cup of vinegar, two. teaspoonfuls of sugar, one tea- spoonful of dry mustard, two-thirds of a teaspoonful of salt and a little pepper. Put all ingredients except the vinegar in the inner vessel of a double boiler and cook over hot wa- ter until they begin to thicken.; theri add the viaegar and continue the crooking three minuttes longer. Beat the dressing occasionally while cooking. If not at used, this will keep for future use. Entire Wheat Bread.—One quart of flour, half cake yeast, half tea- spoon ef salt, three tupi water, laalf tablespoon butter or lard. Dis- solve yeast in lukewarm water, add lard or butter, then flour, gradually and lastly, salt, mixed thoroughly; place in well -greased bowl, cover and set aside in a warm place to rise until double its bulk, then turn out on kneading board, and knead thoroughly. Mould into loaves, place in well -greased small baking pans, cover and set aside ot rise. When again double its bulk bake in hot Oven 50 or 60 minutes, until crust is well browned, as crust is the most nutritious part of the bread. This makes two small loaves. Creamed Ham with Poached Eggs.— Cook three-quaater cup of milk in double boiler for 15 minutes with a little celery- and onion. Then xernove celery and onion from milk and add level tablespoon and a half of butter and same of flour. !These ingredients are to be creamed toge- there before using, in the usual way. When mixture is thick,. clover and allow it to cook 10 nnnute,s. Now add -some cold boiled ham which has been put through the grinder, 'about three-quartersof a cup, and allow to become very hot. Have ready either circlets or neat- ly trimmed squares of toast and dip edges into boiling salted water be- fore arranging on platter. Spread lightly with good butter and after- ward with the ham. Put a nicely poackied egg on each piece of toast. The most Astute breakfaster will not suspect the left -over morsel contained therein. Salt Rising—Ab night slice two large raw potatoeu quite thinled 44 THE ELOOD OF GOLD. Enormous Outp- ut of the South African Mines. As to the prospects of a cessation of the flood of gold attention is called to the fact that in June the' mines of the Rand produced 758,936 fine ounces ef geld, compared with 684,576 ounces in June, 1911, and 625,181 in the corresponding month of 1910. The outturn was valued at , £3,202,517, against £2,907,854 in the same month 'last year and £2,655,- 602 in June, 1910.. The total Transvaal output for 1911 reached the enormous value ol tt11a 7.s0r,2ndMines86,718of f pwrohdicrtheecI$16the\ itwa- 841. From the total output $37,- 779,057 in dividends was distri- buted. Approximately $35,000,000 was paid on the Witwatersrand Minei during the year in wages, not in- cluding about $5,000,000 in salaries, The total number of stamps ir operation on the gold mines of thc Transvaal in December, 1911, wat 10,195, an increase of 420 in twolvf months; tube mills in operation, e81,ae increase of 61. 27,