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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1913-11-20, Page 7Doing's In Europe. Dear Grace of Westmore, the beautiful and mysterious English sltffragist who went to Berlina week AWS) to get 1,000,000 rnen to sign a petition fox' "votes' for wo- snen," bee friend German officialdom proof against the strains of her violin and her demure manner, She intended to storm the German taint eters, including the imperial ohanoellor, Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, and enlist their sympathies by methods diametrical- ly opposed to those employed by Mee, Penlc urea, but yady Grace admits fail - ere and she has given up the attempt. The most notarblo: signature ehe captured was that of Pegoud, the daring French Lady Grace of Westmore, ae she is known here, xefusee to admit her Iden- tity. She admits that neither the name nor the title she is using is here, but de. re olae she hasa right to a. higher title. She intimated that she is a marohioneee and has shown a photo ra$h of Conway Castle ae her anoestral home. Birth Rate Almost Nothing. There is an extraordinary eooial ,Phan. emenon at Montreauxlee-Mines, France,, where tate, birth.' rate, has, fallen lower ix the last three years than in 100 years in the remainder of France. The cause given is the demooratic-socialistic trend of thought following two strikes. The town: once had a birth rate of thirtyeseveu per thousand. ,It has now one per thousand, The first strike,': against the mine own- ers' interfereuee withminora' opinions in Politics, lasted sixteen days and was de- cided In the miners'- favor. Then the municipality became socialistic, and thus remains. The second str.ke. for an in- oreaee-of pay, was lost after a three months' fight. It ruined the -workers, who were obliged to eapitulate. Walking as a Punishment Prof. )bland : has Just devised an in- gonious method of 'punishment for nupile who are idle, turbulent or undisciplined. Instead of making them remain an to write lines or do similar tasks, he makee them walk five miles. They are required to produce from their paropte a certi- ficate that the ~walk has been taken. Tho professor is so pleased with the results -obtained that lie is recommending his method to other schoolmasters. Uskub An Up-to-date 'Town. It will astonish most people to learn that the Macedonian town of. Usku'b, of which the name wee probably familiar to few until the place was taken and re- taken by Serviana, Turks and Bulggarians.: hasa system of street lighting by elec- tricity. The installation was almost finished in September last, Just before the war broke oat, and was completed and put. into working order by the engineering staff of the Servian army whenthe town was taken. Since that time electric) light hap been installed in many private houses. Uekub also has a horseshoe works. which was established in 1911. andro- duces the Turkish as well as various other. styles of horeeehoes. As. soon ae settled conditions, prevail again the works pro- - Pone to take up the manufacture of wire naile, for which the machinery hate _al- ready ben imported, from Germany, and of ploughs. • King's Tribute to Warrior. When King AMoneo and President Poin- care were returningbe train from Tole- do to Madrid, the ing .noticed a sword that Gen. Lyautey, the French military Governor of Morocco, was wearing. "Sure- ly that is'.a sword with a history, Gener- al," he said. It is not of modern de- sign." "It 'belonged to my' grandfather, sir," replied Gen. Lyautey. "He watt an officer in the army- of Napoleon I." The General drew his sword and handed it to the king who read, out slowly the panes of the great'battlos:'engreveil'on the blade. and kissed "the blade gravely. He then handed back the sword to Gen. Lyautey, who, deeply, teachers by the graceful aot. saluted and returned it to ts scabbard, Buys a Church for $4.20. •• The old church of. Cleirefontaine, Just outside of Paris, wbioh. although it dates from the eleventh century. was offered foe eale some mouths ago for the modest Sum of $1, has Just been Bold to an of- ficial of the Public Works Department for $4,20. The old ''ohuroh was falling into ruin and the price': of $1 was put moon iit�. because the buYor'would have to teas down and cart it`away, no easy Job with the railway line at some distance. About twelve years ago the church -was declared no longer useful for its original purpose, and the wealthy narishioneY �- of the village decided to build a new edi- fice, to which were taken most of the rel ice of the old building doors, windows and commemorative tablets, even one which reads as followe t "This church was constructed. in honer of God and Notre Dame in the year 1100 by Simon, Comte de Montfort. son of Kmaulry the First, who wee the son of ine Robert." The village kept for itself the entrance of stone in the Roman style, so the buyer, who, by the way, wee the only odder, Bete only the "caroms of the historie ohuraii for, his .$4,20. Avold Obesity In. Children, 14dothtegs "elle . are naturally T,roudof their hiss.. plvtnp babies will be surprised to learn wh t a fat. infant is not neces- sarily a healthy one. • At medical congress last week at the Hospital for Sick Children, Paris, pre- sided over by Prof. Netter. Dr. Legendre of the Lariboleiero Hospital. aeserted that when an infant becomes fat it is because the nourishmenthas been perverted from its preper use, probably from the result of hereditary predievoettien. "An abnormal :condition of the vaeou- larglands frequently leads, to obesity in oflildron c the common belief that it is good to give infants es much as they can eat is wrong," said Dr. Leopold Levi. It only develops infantile obesity, and le bad for the obild>: On the other hand,- restricted alimentation is attended with the beet results and muscular exercises ererecommended as a cure ter children who have put on too much flesh." Swiss Embroidery Industry. The demand for hand machine embroid- er es' is diminishing from Year to year is Switzerland, and the time le not' far dis- tant when undreds of ]Tome embroider. ere," owning and operating one or two band .machines, will have to exchange 'these for. the eebiifli model. 'Aioet of the embroidery schools in the St. call diotr.iel. nine iia all, wItiolt aim tborougbiy to train their pupils in the Robbers and Over -Steeds 10 One, rAr to r"'' 0ndk. e4! Wi4,4111 . -a.st W tt' .WeC wRi, An rt .s ter wpwroormlralloirm tete nee as *eat relearned reale bee IlibbkfllL i eei„ps ereottateit ettsrCo, • , Ue 4i,t sae* him, USh'e was very, •sorry,'' she saki, "veryisorry, but site couldn't marry "V"ery well," he assured lex grimly.. "I shall not lose heart," ``"1 forbid you to _glee me.'' r hair was dull red,and her brown eyes ec wid flash. ''I shall not see you:' "I forbid you to write to me." She wore pale Parma violets, and her lips were -vivid, "I shall net write; but you will technique of embroidery manufacture and net forget me," which formerly were unable to aetennino- date all the muffle, report now a big >de- "Then there is nothingmore to cline in the xtnmber of apu'lications, be said .Mr. Ellis 'except that " I. am very sorry you have seen, fit' to spoil our pleasant friendship like this,'' "It i$ not spoiled," She stared at him gravely and oonsideringly. "I do' not understand, Mr, Ellis." "You will, I hope, one day," She watched hien go right down the long street, tall, and very good: claiming that young men are turning their attention to the whiffle machine. The sohiffli machine has not driven the hand machine out of existeaee-and that le never to bo expected -but has rendered it of minor importance and quite changed the character of the industry. The in- dividual owners of hand machines the cottage workers -have completely' lost control, being reduced to work at stitch wages for the manufacturers. It is worthy of note that the production of specialties, and particularly of metal and artificial silk embroideries, on `eohiffli machines ie gaining rapidly. This olaee f d has heretofore alwaye been ex - elusively' manufactured on hand machines. Timely flints. When washing marble wasltstande and mantel -shelves, never use soap, as ib spoils the polished surface. A little ammonia added to the water is all that is required.'- .When egi fired..When frying fish, sprinkle Balt into the frying pan, instead of on the fish. This prevents the fish from. sticking .to the pan. A cut ham, which will not be re quired for ` use for several, days; should )lave .a little vinegar smear- ed over the cut end. This will pre- vent it from becoming .mouldy. Home Cleaiatng Hints. -To' dry clean a white jersey, rub powdered starch well into the soiled .parts, roll up tightly,' and leave for two days, Then shake out all starch, and the jersey will be quite clean. To clean a light-colored costume, take equal parts- of oatmeal and whiting, .and with a pad of clean white flannel rub well intothe ma- terial. Leave for a short time;"then shake out and press on the wrong. side. To clean a white lane blouse, rub thoroughly with block; magne- sia, leave in an air -tight box for a day, thenshake out and press.. On Washing Saucepans.—When a saucepan is burnt or blackened, rub the inside with a, hard crust of bread dipped in Balt, then wash with hot soda and water. Always wash the lid of a saucepan as care - folly as the pan itself, for the flav- or of one dish rosy cling to it and spoil the next which is cooked in that particular pan. Pleas all fish - kettles and saucepans • in front of the fire fora fewminutes after washing so that•they be thoroughly. dried inside; . This keeps thein in ood condition and rn,aikes them last ouger, , FAMILY OF FIVE All Indulged, Freely From Infancy. It is a common thing in this country to see whole families growing up with nervous systems weakened by tea and. coffee think- ing. That is because many parents do not realize . that tea and coffee con- tain a drug -- caffeine —, which causes the trouble. (The same is f& id in tea,.) "There are five children in my. family," writes a Western mother, "all of whom: -drank coffee from infancy up to two years ago, "My husband and I had heart trouble and ware advised to quit coffee. We did so and began to use Postum, We are doing - with- out medicine • and are entirely "re- lieved of heart trouble. (Caffeine gausses hearttrouble when .continaauttly used a,s to coffee. drinking:) "Our eleven -year-old boy had a, weak digestion frorm• birth, and yet always craved and was given cof- fee. When we changed to Poetum he liked it and we gave him all he wanted. He has been restored to health by Postunt and ,still likes Nairne given by Canadian Poetum Co., Windsor, •One, : Write for the little book, "The Road to Welll- vi11e. Postusu coins in, two forms: Regular Posttnn--intuit be boiled, Instant Position ie a soluble pow- der. A teaspoonful dissolves quick- ly in a cup of hot water and, with 'mesion. and sugar, makes a delich ous beverage instantly, Gro,oers sell both kinds., "There's a' lessen" for Posture. When frying sausages roll thein in flour 'before placing in the pan, This will prevent them from burst- ing, Storing A,pplee for Whiter. hTho apples should be spread on clean, dry shelves, and a little 'distance must be left Between each apple, Xe'ver allow the apples to touch, tae nothing ea'ltltes thele to roil loose, et than this, When shelves ere net available, shallow hetes filled with dry `sa»d can be tc*ed, the apple* being peeked In 4'he tenet to look at; powerful shouldere, fine head. Composedly she walked into the drawing -room; where her parents sat playing cards, "Dears, Don Ellis has just pro posed to me." "Oh, darling I"' This from her flushed little mother. '`I refused him." "I'm 'sorry, child. He's a fine young fellow. We had hoped .. This front her father, "I know," said Lisa Carruthers, her hair very wonderful against. the dark. doorway. "He was so. abominably sure he was going to get me, It was hateful. I felt it V' "I think you misjudge him. Ellis is the most diffident "of men." "I, did not loge him, : caddie. You wouldn't have' me marry 'with- out love V' (Oh, well-worn art, old. as the hills l) "No, dear=. Still, I'm sorry. I've a, tremendous admiration for Don- ald Ellis. He's a coming man, so they Bary." Almost until the dawn she sat at her window letting the cool little breezes fan her flushed cheeks, staring down the road with steady; unseeing eyes. She didn't quite know whether she cared .forDonald Ellis or not.. What girlie ever sure at first, ex- cept in stories 1 Her people had let him see homy welcome he was, how glad they would be if anything— oh, you know He had been so sure, so absolute- ly confvdent of her answer. If he hadn't she might .. But hiad he?. His set face had whitened sudden - 13r and 'his—. His eyes had thrilled her then; they were like the eyes of an old monk she had • seen in Florence standing before a picture of : the Madouxta. It was 'gtlo ions' that a man. . Olt, youth! The next day the White Violet Siege .began.. - The maid brought 'them up on the tray with her:letters and her early Mierning olid of tea, . sweet-smelling and daanp, a bunch of white vio- lets. ''Where did they come from., Mills 1" Someone who knew white violets were her favorite flower ! Who? She did not wear therm, but she put them in a little shallow bowl on her dressing table, and every time she 'entered her room that day their fragrance welcomed her. Absurd, romantic Lisa to be stirred by a bunch of white violets after three :seasons in town. They came the next morning, the next and the next. The fifth day she really could not help it. She questioned the boy who brought them,always ab the same time, tea, just before the post- man dame._. Ile was sorry, but he was for- bidden to say where he, had got them to bring to her. She did not press him, and she did not resort to silver to unveil the mystery of her daily gilft. She did not do it be - (muse it never occurred to her to do so; she we,s of sterling honor. Once, not very long ago, she had spent an afternoon in Herts. Don- had'motored her own Don - add Ellis mo d and they had left the car at a, pub- lic house and wandered in the fresh green lanes together. She had not been so remote and: star -like that particular day. They had come across violets, white ones lurking in the hedge, and she had stooped to gather them tenderly, she had told him these were her favorite - flowers --white violets, Yes, quite probably she guessed the sender.: The siege ,of white violets con - gutted daily; When you receive with every new niaorniug a buneh of sweet, fresh smelling violets, it is but natural that your thoughts dwell on the person who is kind enough to send theta; when.you are young and drily and romantic, t'he delioaoy and the chivalry of the daily ttteftian must appeal to you,, Oil wily �orr.ald Ellis, tlI a1iall riot write, hurt you will not forget me,'' XS is safe to say she never forgot himlt dor an hour, "If she did the Violets were there to remind her of hist and arse her to weave 'dreamt wholesale round at vary ordinary * i A To M A AY0 a tt N #'34 L+A+. .. k. Ladies of Upper Burma have Solved the Preblem. - The ladies of the Burmese tribe of Padaung' apparently Mill persist in and, in fact, goone better' than the fashions in neck adornment that prevailed, here ten years ago. The aim of the women of the tribe is to elongate the neck as much as possible, and to effect this a female child hasa brass wire collar fitted round its neck, to which additional rings :are added as the years go by until she is fifteen, when she is valued by the length ofhercollar and purchased as a wife by a, "beau" of the village. Girls with sleeks of over a foot long are not uncommon. The modern V-shaped low neck, however, is making its influence felt below the collar even in, Bursrta, as may be seen in the photograph.: From the Bystander, pair of broad young shoulders and a well -set _black head upon them,. not at all ordinary dreams, of course. They never are. In short, the proud, collected Miss Lisa Carruthers was head over ears—ands remember it 'was a flaming head—in love with a man who spoke to her .always gently, tenderly, through a bundle of white violets. Donald Ellis had enriousay drop- ped out of the Carruthers' exten- sive circle, and out -of their lives. They had a home inthe West of Landon. He had chambers. in the Temple. Ile was a barrister who was making a name -whey .always are! He had little time for any- thing.exeept progress and dreams -;absurd, ' high-flown, glorious dreams, He was the better' man far these, or should have been. The white violets . continued throughout the ,winter. Goodness . only knows where he procured them. White violets are to be procured all the year round, one 'supposes! Possibly he had a acontact with some big florist. He sent a 'bunch on Christmas morning at the usual time. It was no bigger. There was no message with it. She revered him for that. Another man would have sent.. his card, revealed his identity, or sent a heart u11, of: violets. Not this man. His iaiege was beautiful and. not unswerving. Then,' one day,.a bleak February day, her trey was brought up— without, the violets. "Perhaps the boy who brings them has met with an accident. „P'raps, Miss." So the great siege stopped, and at that exact moment the white flag went up with a run, the gates flew open, and there was no conquering hero to march in 1 The flowers did not come all that day. Lisa wore black; that was absurd, of course, but she looked glorious in it.. Her friends remark ed on the absence of the white to- ken. She bore it, smiling royally. She -was very much awake the next morning. when Mils brought her tea, "Are 'they there, Mills V' "No, Miss." She knew for certain then that something had happened. There was a dense yellow fog, that trade everything worse. She dr---:. miserably, and went at onoe to • the 'telephone. "1 ern speaking te Mr. Donald E11is ?" 'Nei mum, Isis: servant. Mr. Ellis. is in the'orspital." • (Oh, white tell- tale face and quivering lips I) "Yes, Miss, the child was right under the horses' hoofs like; and Mr. Dllis darted forward. ' Compound frac- ture, shoulder and arm. Ye., he was knocked right down, Miss. They do say he'll' get a, medal or something! (Oh, brilliant, proud, brown' eyes!) . "No, Miss, only a little common kid 1 He'd no pause to do it." (He would, . He would. He couldn't help it!) "Yes, Saint George's 'Orspit.al, Miss. It, was the nearest at the time, you see. No, he's in a private room, I -think he can, Miss, after 3 o'clock. No message? Thank you, Miss. • Yes, two days ago it happened." She had known that. It was when the siege 'had ceased. When • a woman of Lisa Carru- thers's type gives she gives once, and, then a11. She spent that time before the altar: of her heart. AU that she had to give, her grave self-reliance, her tenderness, her woman's quick understanding, was given to a man who lay in • a hospital becausehehadchosen to save a little London gutter -snipe without "no cause." She started ab two because of the yellow fog. She. wore Parma violet and her black fox. At her breast nestled a bunch of dead white violets—last volley of a gal- lant siege. The lighted windows of the hos- pital we -tolled her like thoughtful. eyes as she crossed the pavement front her car. They took her to his room. "Would you have the light on? It rather hurts his eyes, A woman to see yOti-" "No, no," she said, . low and swiftly, and they left her alone with him. • "You 1" lie said, and then again. "You!" "Yes, the flag is down, Don; the siege is over." "Come nearer, nearer—Oh, much nearer than that, beloved!" She came and knelt beside him. "See they are all faded." „a w EGILLTO ONT MOTs ON M1° M1 TED 'O R MAKI N G SOAP ea?'1ri' dt TE N N G WATER. DISINFECTING CLOSE , AI S "Why do you wear theme then, dear soul?" "Because they ere your gist to, me." "Not mine, sweetheart." "You never sent them?" "No. I've been abroad till a month ago—America. Young Blake sent thein. He was crazy about you. He happened to hear you say at the Brown's dinner that night that you adored white violets ; the table was done with trails of them; don't you remember? He came to my room and romanced for hours. He told me he was going to send' you them as long as he lived, ' every, day.'' "Why did he stop, then'?" "He got engaged to Violet Brown' the day before yesterday." "I thought—I thought you --and when you didn't send them I thoughtsomething was --wrong, and so—I telephoned. I've been loving them-and—and—., He held her tight with his sound • arm, and his voice was the geutl•esb, tenderest thing on earth. "Wonder -woman, does it matter so much? Does it matter at all?' "Nothing matters but the .fact. that I am all yours ! Nothing—" Whoever the besieger, whatever the siege, the walls were down, the. besieged a prisoner—yet, being the prisoner of love, no prisoner at a11. Such was the manner of the tak- ing.—Lady's Pict•orial, ,r -fir Poor As He Was Homely.; Ap Irishman, whose face was so plain .that 'his friends used totell him it 'was an offence to the land, scape, happened also to be as poor as he was homely. One day a neigh- bor met him, and asked:—'. `How are you, Pat?" "Mighty bad i Sure, 'tis starvation that's sttrin' me in the face." ``Begorra," ex= claimed his neighbor, "it can't be very pleasant for either of yez I'' When removing baking tins from the oven, use a. damp cloth and your hands will not get burnt. It was a Seotchm<an from Dundee, en route to the Canadian West, who stood on the platform at North Bay during the hunting season. See- ing some large animals lying there, he approached a native with: "What might you call that?" `'A moose," was the reply. "A mouse I Me conscience, if that's a mouse, what must their rats be like?" And he took the, next train back to Montreal. 7%INVES Nigh Class 5 -Year Bonds that are Profit -Sharing., Series --$100,•$500, $1000 INVESTMENT mar bo withdrawn any tithe eller 'One year, pe e0 dtlya' notice, business a1 beck of these 11..nex a,Atah. lisped 28 years. Send for apeciai'fotder and full parttcu are NATIONAL SECURITIES CORPORATION, LIMITED' CONFEDERATION LIFE BUILDING TORONTO. CANADA. Wear them-- Give them PE iN'S GLOVES For Iloliday Social Allah) orator Seasonable Gilts See -that the well known trs,dematks as shown i#1 Cuts are oilevery glove yea buy and 'yotl will then be sure of perfect Style, Fit and Finish. ern dealers eeeeerywheee sett the genuine Pa'Ita lW'is' GLOVES, '-1 1 1 a e 1 1 THE WHITE VIOLET 1 SIEGE ipo e LJ1 INafa. , v'ly�,yyl-aL,,,t,!y,mei him, USh'e was very, •sorry,'' she saki, "veryisorry, but site couldn't marry "V"ery well," he assured lex grimly.. "I shall not lose heart," ``"1 forbid you to _glee me.'' r hair was dull red,and her brown eyes ec wid flash. ''I shall not see you:' "I forbid you to write to me." She wore pale Parma violets, and her lips were -vivid, "I shall net write; but you will technique of embroidery manufacture and net forget me," which formerly were unable to aetennino- date all the muffle, report now a big >de- "Then there is nothingmore to cline in the xtnmber of apu'lications, be said .Mr. Ellis 'except that " I. am very sorry you have seen, fit' to spoil our pleasant friendship like this,'' "It i$ not spoiled," She stared at him gravely and oonsideringly. "I do' not understand, Mr, Ellis." "You will, I hope, one day," She watched hien go right down the long street, tall, and very good: claiming that young men are turning their attention to the whiffle machine. The sohiffli machine has not driven the hand machine out of existeaee-and that le never to bo expected -but has rendered it of minor importance and quite changed the character of the industry. The in- dividual owners of hand machines the cottage workers -have completely' lost control, being reduced to work at stitch wages for the manufacturers. It is worthy of note that the production of specialties, and particularly of metal and artificial silk embroideries, on `eohiffli machines ie gaining rapidly. This olaee f d has heretofore alwaye been ex - elusively' manufactured on hand machines. Timely flints. When washing marble wasltstande and mantel -shelves, never use soap, as ib spoils the polished surface. A little ammonia added to the water is all that is required.'- .When egi fired..When frying fish, sprinkle Balt into the frying pan, instead of on the fish. This prevents the fish from. sticking .to the pan. A cut ham, which will not be re quired for ` use for several, days; should )lave .a little vinegar smear- ed over the cut end. This will pre- vent it from becoming .mouldy. Home Cleaiatng Hints. -To' dry clean a white jersey, rub powdered starch well into the soiled .parts, roll up tightly,' and leave for two days, Then shake out all starch, and the jersey will be quite clean. To clean a light-colored costume, take equal parts- of oatmeal and whiting, .and with a pad of clean white flannel rub well intothe ma- terial. Leave for a short time;"then shake out and press on the wrong. side. To clean a white lane blouse, rub thoroughly with block; magne- sia, leave in an air -tight box for a day, thenshake out and press.. On Washing Saucepans.—When a saucepan is burnt or blackened, rub the inside with a, hard crust of bread dipped in Balt, then wash with hot soda and water. Always wash the lid of a saucepan as care - folly as the pan itself, for the flav- or of one dish rosy cling to it and spoil the next which is cooked in that particular pan. Pleas all fish - kettles and saucepans • in front of the fire fora fewminutes after washing so that•they be thoroughly. dried inside; . This keeps thein in ood condition and rn,aikes them last ouger, , FAMILY OF FIVE All Indulged, Freely From Infancy. It is a common thing in this country to see whole families growing up with nervous systems weakened by tea and. coffee think- ing. That is because many parents do not realize . that tea and coffee con- tain a drug -- caffeine —, which causes the trouble. (The same is f& id in tea,.) "There are five children in my. family," writes a Western mother, "all of whom: -drank coffee from infancy up to two years ago, "My husband and I had heart trouble and ware advised to quit coffee. We did so and began to use Postum, We are doing - with- out medicine • and are entirely "re- lieved of heart trouble. (Caffeine gausses hearttrouble when .continaauttly used a,s to coffee. drinking:) "Our eleven -year-old boy had a, weak digestion frorm• birth, and yet always craved and was given cof- fee. When we changed to Poetum he liked it and we gave him all he wanted. He has been restored to health by Postunt and ,still likes Nairne given by Canadian Poetum Co., Windsor, •One, : Write for the little book, "The Road to Welll- vi11e. Postusu coins in, two forms: Regular Posttnn--intuit be boiled, Instant Position ie a soluble pow- der. A teaspoonful dissolves quick- ly in a cup of hot water and, with 'mesion. and sugar, makes a delich ous beverage instantly, Gro,oers sell both kinds., "There's a' lessen" for Posture. When frying sausages roll thein in flour 'before placing in the pan, This will prevent them from burst- ing, Storing A,pplee for Whiter. hTho apples should be spread on clean, dry shelves, and a little 'distance must be left Between each apple, Xe'ver allow the apples to touch, tae nothing ea'ltltes thele to roil loose, et than this, When shelves ere net available, shallow hetes filled with dry `sa»d can be tc*ed, the apple* being peeked In 4'he tenet to look at; powerful shouldere, fine head. Composedly she walked into the drawing -room; where her parents sat playing cards, "Dears, Don Ellis has just pro posed to me." "Oh, darling I"' This from her flushed little mother. '`I refused him." "I'm 'sorry, child. He's a fine young fellow. We had hoped .. This front her father, "I know," said Lisa Carruthers, her hair very wonderful against. the dark. doorway. "He was so. abominably sure he was going to get me, It was hateful. I felt it V' "I think you misjudge him. Ellis is the most diffident "of men." "I, did not loge him, : caddie. You wouldn't have' me marry 'with- out love V' (Oh, well-worn art, old. as the hills l) "No, dear=. Still, I'm sorry. I've a, tremendous admiration for Don- ald Ellis. He's a coming man, so they Bary." Almost until the dawn she sat at her window letting the cool little breezes fan her flushed cheeks, staring down the road with steady; unseeing eyes. She didn't quite know whether she cared .forDonald Ellis or not.. What girlie ever sure at first, ex- cept in stories 1 Her people had let him see homy welcome he was, how glad they would be if anything— oh, you know He had been so sure, so absolute- ly confvdent of her answer. If he hadn't she might .. But hiad he?. His set face had whitened sudden - 13r and 'his—. His eyes had thrilled her then; they were like the eyes of an old monk she had • seen in Florence standing before a picture of : the Madouxta. It was 'gtlo ions' that a man. . Olt, youth! The next day the White Violet Siege .began.. - The maid brought 'them up on the tray with her:letters and her early Mierning olid of tea, . sweet-smelling and daanp, a bunch of white vio- lets. ''Where did they come from., Mills 1" Someone who knew white violets were her favorite flower ! Who? She did not wear therm, but she put them in a little shallow bowl on her dressing table, and every time she 'entered her room that day their fragrance welcomed her. Absurd, romantic Lisa to be stirred by a bunch of white violets after three :seasons in town. They came the next morning, the next and the next. The fifth day she really could not help it. She questioned the boy who brought them,always ab the same time, tea, just before the post- man dame._. Ile was sorry, but he was for- bidden to say where he, had got them to bring to her. She did not press him, and she did not resort to silver to unveil the mystery of her daily gilft. She did not do it be - (muse it never occurred to her to do so; she we,s of sterling honor. Once, not very long ago, she had spent an afternoon in Herts. Don- had'motored her own Don - add Ellis mo d and they had left the car at a, pub- lic house and wandered in the fresh green lanes together. She had not been so remote and: star -like that particular day. They had come across violets, white ones lurking in the hedge, and she had stooped to gather them tenderly, she had told him these were her favorite - flowers --white violets, Yes, quite probably she guessed the sender.: The siege ,of white violets con - gutted daily; When you receive with every new niaorniug a buneh of sweet, fresh smelling violets, it is but natural that your thoughts dwell on the person who is kind enough to send theta; when.you are young and drily and romantic, t'he delioaoy and the chivalry of the daily ttteftian must appeal to you,, Oil wily �orr.ald Ellis, tlI a1iall riot write, hurt you will not forget me,'' XS is safe to say she never forgot himlt dor an hour, "If she did the Violets were there to remind her of hist and arse her to weave 'dreamt wholesale round at vary ordinary * i A To M A AY0 a tt N #'34 L+A+. .. k. Ladies of Upper Burma have Solved the Preblem. - The ladies of the Burmese tribe of Padaung' apparently Mill persist in and, in fact, goone better' than the fashions in neck adornment that prevailed, here ten years ago. The aim of the women of the tribe is to elongate the neck as much as possible, and to effect this a female child hasa brass wire collar fitted round its neck, to which additional rings :are added as the years go by until she is fifteen, when she is valued by the length ofhercollar and purchased as a wife by a, "beau" of the village. Girls with sleeks of over a foot long are not uncommon. The modern V-shaped low neck, however, is making its influence felt below the collar even in, Bursrta, as may be seen in the photograph.: From the Bystander, pair of broad young shoulders and a well -set _black head upon them,. not at all ordinary dreams, of course. They never are. In short, the proud, collected Miss Lisa Carruthers was head over ears—ands remember it 'was a flaming head—in love with a man who spoke to her .always gently, tenderly, through a bundle of white violets. Donald Ellis had enriousay drop- ped out of the Carruthers' exten- sive circle, and out -of their lives. They had a home inthe West of Landon. He had chambers. in the Temple. Ile was a barrister who was making a name -whey .always are! He had little time for any- thing.exeept progress and dreams -;absurd, ' high-flown, glorious dreams, He was the better' man far these, or should have been. The white violets . continued throughout the ,winter. Goodness . only knows where he procured them. White violets are to be procured all the year round, one 'supposes! Possibly he had a acontact with some big florist. He sent a 'bunch on Christmas morning at the usual time. It was no bigger. There was no message with it. She revered him for that. Another man would have sent.. his card, revealed his identity, or sent a heart u11, of: violets. Not this man. His iaiege was beautiful and. not unswerving. Then,' one day,.a bleak February day, her trey was brought up— without, the violets. "Perhaps the boy who brings them has met with an accident. „P'raps, Miss." So the great siege stopped, and at that exact moment the white flag went up with a run, the gates flew open, and there was no conquering hero to march in 1 The flowers did not come all that day. Lisa wore black; that was absurd, of course, but she looked glorious in it.. Her friends remark ed on the absence of the white to- ken. She bore it, smiling royally. She -was very much awake the next morning. when Mils brought her tea, "Are 'they there, Mills V' "No, Miss." She knew for certain then that something had happened. There was a dense yellow fog, that trade everything worse. She dr---:. miserably, and went at onoe to • the 'telephone. "1 ern speaking te Mr. Donald E11is ?" 'Nei mum, Isis: servant. Mr. Ellis. is in the'orspital." • (Oh, white tell- tale face and quivering lips I) "Yes, Miss, the child was right under the horses' hoofs like; and Mr. Dllis darted forward. ' Compound frac- ture, shoulder and arm. Ye., he was knocked right down, Miss. They do say he'll' get a, medal or something! (Oh, brilliant, proud, brown' eyes!) . "No, Miss, only a little common kid 1 He'd no pause to do it." (He would, . He would. He couldn't help it!) "Yes, Saint George's 'Orspit.al, Miss. It, was the nearest at the time, you see. No, he's in a private room, I -think he can, Miss, after 3 o'clock. No message? Thank you, Miss. • Yes, two days ago it happened." She had known that. It was when the siege 'had ceased. When • a woman of Lisa Carru- thers's type gives she gives once, and, then a11. She spent that time before the altar: of her heart. AU that she had to give, her grave self-reliance, her tenderness, her woman's quick understanding, was given to a man who lay in • a hospital becausehehadchosen to save a little London gutter -snipe without "no cause." She started ab two because of the yellow fog. She. wore Parma violet and her black fox. At her breast nestled a bunch of dead white violets—last volley of a gal- lant siege. The lighted windows of the hos- pital we -tolled her like thoughtful. eyes as she crossed the pavement front her car. They took her to his room. "Would you have the light on? It rather hurts his eyes, A woman to see yOti-" "No, no," she said, . low and swiftly, and they left her alone with him. • "You 1" lie said, and then again. "You!" "Yes, the flag is down, Don; the siege is over." "Come nearer, nearer—Oh, much nearer than that, beloved!" She came and knelt beside him. "See they are all faded." „a w EGILLTO ONT MOTs ON M1° M1 TED 'O R MAKI N G SOAP ea?'1ri' dt TE N N G WATER. DISINFECTING CLOSE , AI S "Why do you wear theme then, dear soul?" "Because they ere your gist to, me." "Not mine, sweetheart." "You never sent them?" "No. I've been abroad till a month ago—America. Young Blake sent thein. He was crazy about you. He happened to hear you say at the Brown's dinner that night that you adored white violets ; the table was done with trails of them; don't you remember? He came to my room and romanced for hours. He told me he was going to send' you them as long as he lived, ' every, day.'' "Why did he stop, then'?" "He got engaged to Violet Brown' the day before yesterday." "I thought—I thought you --and when you didn't send them I thoughtsomething was --wrong, and so—I telephoned. I've been loving them-and—and—., He held her tight with his sound • arm, and his voice was the geutl•esb, tenderest thing on earth. "Wonder -woman, does it matter so much? Does it matter at all?' "Nothing matters but the .fact. that I am all yours ! Nothing—" Whoever the besieger, whatever the siege, the walls were down, the. besieged a prisoner—yet, being the prisoner of love, no prisoner at a11. Such was the manner of the tak- ing.—Lady's Pict•orial, ,r -fir Poor As He Was Homely.; Ap Irishman, whose face was so plain .that 'his friends used totell him it 'was an offence to the land, scape, happened also to be as poor as he was homely. One day a neigh- bor met him, and asked:—'. `How are you, Pat?" "Mighty bad i Sure, 'tis starvation that's sttrin' me in the face." ``Begorra," ex= claimed his neighbor, "it can't be very pleasant for either of yez I'' When removing baking tins from the oven, use a. damp cloth and your hands will not get burnt. It was a Seotchm<an from Dundee, en route to the Canadian West, who stood on the platform at North Bay during the hunting season. See- ing some large animals lying there, he approached a native with: "What might you call that?" `'A moose," was the reply. 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