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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1914-10-22, Page 2@-1!albii�l 1�1 ,ttavatiar T .N ill...4�1 WISDOM- CA./VIE TO kINi 1. ME PRODIGAL The firefly lights of the little volt- ures winkled up and down the Champs Elysees, Now and then the chug -chug of an automobile eon- stoned the distance frorn the Place de la Concorde to the Rond Point in a "nieute and disappeared 415 rapidly toward the Plaice de 1'F,toile, Beyond the double lines of trees at one side, festoons of gas jets decked the Ambassadeurs. The echo of a strident voice filtered' through the trees singing, 0 Paan.- phyle : to a rhythm well marked by the staccato drums. Opposite across the maze of flit- ting fireflies hung the glittering festoons of the Jardin de Paris— more lights, more gayety. Henderson kicked the gravel im- patiently with his heel. Hislast ten centimes had been spent for the rent of the iron chair on which he sat. He had been wondering if the ticket of the old woman who rented it to him entitled him to occupy it all night—or if he would be turned out at midnight. He had just committed the egre- gious folly of eating an elaborate meal—a very dainty meal, crown- ed with great, tender delicious strawberries buried in a silver bowl full of whipped cream, set on a block of crystal clear ice. He was simply whimsical and it amused him to have a. . jest—with with fate. So when he had faced that evening the alternative of pawning something from his depleted ward- robe or going- without a meal, hs had arrayed himself in evening dress and taken his Last daylight garment to the Mont de Piete. On a handsome .winter overcoat and a. London made silk -lined suit, scarcely worn, he had raised enough money for his final fling at fortune. The amount might have lasted for two or three'. days at Duval, he mused. But what was the use' His rent, was due on the morrow, and he knew he could not pay. That meant expulsion and the seizure of his trunk for a 'small amount un- paid on the last ,settling day. `.`Nice night, isn't it," said Ca- zenove as he sat down on the ad- joining chair. Quite nice,,: said Henderson with an affectation of interest. "What you doing out here, Caze- nove?" "Taking the air like yourself," said Cazenove, as he tendered his cigar case.. "Healthful open-air life, this in Paris." "Almost as primitive as Africa," said Henderson as he indicated a passing voiture .in which a young woman sat with her arm tight about the neck of the young man beside her. "Or Coney Island," said Ca.ze- nove" with a smile. "Is it ingenu- ousness or depravity?" "I'm sure I couldn't say. Pos- sibly indifference. One would hardly say simplicity in Paris." "Not very like New York," said. Cazenove. "Things are a bit plain there, too, but in .a courser way. The riot of -night life on Broadway isn't much like this busy but sub- dued existence, is it? Are you go- ing back before the fall?" Was he evergoing back? Hen- derson heard the whirr of the open electric cars, the elanging of their gongs, saw in his imagination the joyous summer: throng moving in the glare of the electric .signs—and wondered if he should ever be a part of it again. 'Cazenove puffed at his ,cigar, ap- parently indifferent to his com- panion's silence. Presently he said "It's beastly hot in America. I was `here last week." Henderson's heart came up in his throat. This link .seemed to bring him closer and closer to, the old life. "Didn't know you'd been away," said Henderson, trying to control a voice that threatened to break 'for a moment. • 'Just ran over for three days," said Cazenove. "Had to see my partner- Saw your governor for a minute. He's looking well." "I guess he's all -right," said Henderson. He could. not say .much more, since he hadn'4'heard from his father in more than three months. They sat watching the procession of carriages for several minutes •silently. Then Cazenove said : "I think Ilii be going, Dine with 'its to -morrow I" "Thanks," said Henclersbn. "I mean, thank you, no. I can't. I've an: engagement." "Can't you break it? Mrs. Ca- zenove hasn't seen you in a. long time." "It seems very ungrateful of me, I know," said ,Henderson, "but it isn't, 'beeatise I "really am not un- grateful. "Then come to -morrow. May I tell her you're coming 1" "Yes--no—reall,' I can't, old chap, I'm sorry, but• " "Break your engagement. ' Is it in town ?" "Yes -that is, Cazenove, old man1 "Well, Henderson," "I'm an EMS." "Yes, Hend.ereot," Rheims, French duty Destroyed by German Bombardment. A view of Rheims the beautiful French city which was laid In ruins by the siege guns of the Germans during the bombardment of the city, In the ,dietante on an examenoe stands the seven -Hundred -year-old Cathedral of Notre Dame, which -vas destroyed. during the .bombardment. It was a prominent markfor German guns, and +sh:elling it could easily have been ,avoided had the Germans wished. "You needn't be . so positive about it." "I'm only accepting superior au- thority." "I think I've cometo the jump- ing-off place, C,.azenove." , "So I thought when 1 saw you sitting here." Cazenove smiled and .sat down again, balancing his cane on one finger to distract , his eyes. Hen- derson gave his a quick look. "I didn't know I looked so seedy as that," he said. He hadn't intended telling any one of his trouble. He had pictur- ed himself dropping out of life in the American colony anddisap- pearing; perhaps -at, the best— turning up e. little later at Sher- lbourg, weary with . tramping, to seek employment in .a ship 'bound for America.. When imagining this he had no't considered the impossibility of be- coming a sailor in a dress suit and e silk hat. Now the incongruity of his clothing struck him forcibly, He would have drawn back .after that first eonfession, but there was no way open. Ordinarily he 'would never have thought`' to seek sympathy from 'Ca- zenove. Cazenove was such a con- founded cynic in everyday life. But his manner leas not .unsympathetic —nor was it indifferent. "'I cut myself off. from the gov- ernor three months ago," said Henderson. "Three and a half," said Caze- nove. "How did you know? You seem to know a lot of my affairs," said Henderson. 'Cazenove didn't an- swer. "Did the governor tell you?" "We talked ,about you .a little."' "Well, it wasn't my fault. He was just as stubborn. a,•s I was." Again,, Cazenove smiled a little; but he didn't answer. "Did .he—" Henderson hesitated a moment. "Did he tell you about the girl ?'.' • "No," said Cazenove. .Hender- son was sorry he had .-spoken. "It wasn't the only reason," he continued. "The governor. never 'could understand that I wasn't a child." "It's a, peculiarity of fathers and mothers," said Cazenove - softly. "I was the baby of the family till. I -developed a big red beard." "I suppose the governor was right," he said lamely, "but I ,couldn't see it that way, and he was—he was so positive. The fact is, Cazenove, I wanted to marry Josephine Dedham --eve were en- gaged—and he said .T must put it off for two years and get into some work—and I didn't think' it was fair to Josephine, because I'd told her we'd be married right away, and so—" "And so you broke with J`oseph- ine." • "How doyou know ?" "Rendereon looked at him alertly, "You said you didn't know 'about her." "No, (.said he hadn't told me," "Was I wrong'?" There was an irritating cynicism in Cazenove's expression when he answered, but Hendoieon didn't see it: "It's a question," be tta d, whether it was more wrong to tell Josephine she must wait two years or that she must "wait forever. You chose the second elternativa." "Oh, she doesn't cera," said Henderson gloomily.' "I've never had asword from her eines K left," "You've,written ' regularly, of eourse°" seed Cazenove in his even. voice. "I wrote her once," he said,, "and told her the governor was going to disinherit ree and that we couldn't marry. She didn't re- ply „ The regular beat of the string orchestra in the restaurant beyond echoed through the vaulting of the trees, Cazenove 'beat -Eine to it on the gravel with his stick for a min- ute. Finally he Maid;__ "Of course, old man, it'e no busi- the Champs •Elysees and you saw dress of "nine:" • Mr.endersou sitting under the "You can say what you like," said Henderson. "Whatis it? I shan't mind." "Well, then, my boy, what could aself-respecting girl say if a man wrote to her -as perhaps you did -- and .told her that—" "Well, go ahead." "—say, that his disinheritance would undoubtedly make it impos- sible for her to marry him?" "Dia I write that?" "Didn't you?" There was another pause. "I think I did," said Henderson, "though I don't see how you could know.. . . You don't mean that she thought I accused her of—" Cazenove waited a few moments. - Then he said ;softly;. "What else could it mean?" Henderson stood up and ,struck the gravel with his cane. A half - choked •ejaoulation came '- through his clinched teeth. Cazenove arose too. An 'alert -•cabman drew up .at the curb and held up his hand. "Come up to my house to -night," said Cazenove with his hand on Henderson's .arm. "I've a .spare bed:" He half pushed him into the seat of the little voiture. Henderson presently broke the silence that lay between them. "I've been. ,stubborn—and—aud wrong, Cazenave. I knew it down somewhere in my -heart when the governor was speaking to me. But I wouldn';t aeknowledge it even to myself. I'd go to him this minute if I could and tell him so."- - .. "But. I couldn't go to him if I wanted now:" He laughed in. an embarrassed way. "The truth is trees " "Just longenoughto make me very hungry," said Cazenove, It was two o'clock when Caze- nove put out the lights and, candle in hand, escorted Henderson 'to his room. As he put down the candle, Henderson .grasped his hand and pressed it hard. "I was an ass,'Cazenove," he said. "So I understood," said Caze- nove with a smile. THE FIGHTING FRENCH. Rush to Arms When Beloved France Is Threatened. �" ``Far oenturie,s, it has been one of the ohaaacteavastics of Anglo-Saxonsto ,affect to despise the French as a nation. It has, nevem been fashion- able nor safe to despise ,a Flrench- man to his face, but the British, the Americans, 'and the Germans have forgenerations affected to. be- lieve that the French people 'are de- cadent,' says the B eaum'ont, Texas, Enterprise. "Their. attitude toward our par- ticular brand of religion has 'never suited, for it is. an Anglo-Saxon trait to worship. God according to the dictates of our own 'consciences and to keep ,everybody else from do- ing o ing'the same tiling. We do not like French politics, beoause.bhe French n do not seeto:take polities as seriously as . we do. We sneer.- at French politeness, which we say re- minds us' of the manners of a head waiter. We quarrel with their ad- ministrartaon of law, which seems trivial to us, fos.getting how atm - cants our legal procedure mustap- ' pear to any -• enlightened -nation. We, are !horrified bec;a,use the French are a shade franker but probably no more rotten in their social vices 'than ' we are. . We are shocked because the French birth rate is 'said to be deoreasing. We say the nation is decadent. Words- wealth ordsworth said it in verse more than a century ago. He found the Frenoh deoad:ent in • everything. "But what, fighters they are! How these Fren'ch'men rush to arms. when their beloved ,ranee is threatened! And what glorious fighters they are, especially onthe offensive. "That French drummer boy who told Napoleon that he had never learned to beat the retreat, but that he could beat a charge that would wake the dead, was a typical French soldier, "In this w'ar the Preach have rushed to ,arms just las• they always have when their country was invad- ed 'these thousand years, "All classes of mein have joined the colors, from the peasantry to the ancient nobility ; from the day laborer to the beaker; from 'the cook to the judge on the bench. "Even those socialists who are opposed to nationalism have. not waited to, be conscripted. They have, joined the colors voluntarily, Swell men as Guis;iavo Reeve, the a iti-irrilit art st, a who ie said to brave spent eleven year,s'of his life in pri- son be se of his opposition to militarises, has shouldered a, rite. Statesmen, former Cabinet Minis- ter's,, •artiste frnaneiers, leaders of fa"eht,on.a.r•e fighting in the ranks, and they aro fighting as Frenc'hmen have fought from the dawn of his- tory- "The is-tory."The world loves a good fighter. Tho highbrows an,ay argue out that else French nation is decadent mor= aLl i pl esekal-ly , a n intellectually, but the mati!iier in wallah the French are m,aante,ining their- glorious tee - alone in• war does not bear out the theory :that the talon ,has re- trograded d in -virility ,and in stem- mna�- old man, I' haven't anything left but the clothes on my back. When I ran away from- the governor I had a few thousand in the bank. But instead of . saving them ' I haven't a centime to •my name." "If I gave you money would you go«back to New York?" Lend it to me—yes—and Iatll go back and beg the ,governor's par- don—and Josephine's, and I'll -wait two years and Work for her -if she'll let ane." The voiture had stopped before a big white building, one floor of which was. lighted brilliantly. "You know I saw your governor when I was in New York," he said. "Would you like to hear What he said to me ? He said, "Tell. Jack if he wants to come home'. at any time that we all need him. badly. Give hin all -the money he •needs. And perhaps I wasn't as consider- ate as 'I might have been,' Henderson did not answer,- 'but. he turned his head away, and a tear ran down his cheek and stole under his collar—'to his great dis- comfort, "Come along," said Cazenove, Ilcinderson followed his host; up two flights of steps, As they reach- ed the landing • Mrs,,-C.Stseeiiove threw open the door. "I thought you were never core - hag," she said, "end the chafing` dish has been waiting an hour. She held out a welcoming hand to Handetsou, Bub ,as he entered the brightly lighted room another figure half in tha shadow stood hesitating, "Josephine," he cried—and hold out hie arnis, - It was fifteen minutes later when. Mrs, Cazenove's voice from the other room sumnioned"them' with a cheery '/supper's ready," They came in, arm in, aria, sinn- ing through half -dried tears. There was something. off Cazenove's dry milt on his wife' e lips as ;she said : "Did, I forget to tell you that . Jo- sephlne was one of my chums t college, Mr. Henderson 2 Wasn't it stupid of me?" "I'ni afraid I've delayed - your supper," said Henderson, "Not -very much," ,said Mis. Ca- ,zenove quizzically. "Let me see, How many hours ago was it, Henry, when we were driviag up "You mustn't give up hope like this," saidthe cloister, "Chter up dlxd you •Vvi.0 .recovers Stime rearb ago x shad ezaetly the 'Same trouble, :4h,�ireplied the pa- tient gloomily, "but you didn't have the same doctor," READ THE LABEL OR THE PROTECTION OF THE CON- SUMER .THE INGREDIEN1-S ARE. PLAINLY PRINTED ON THE, LABEL. IT 15 THE, ONLY WELL- KNOWN MEDIUM- PRICED SAKIN.G~POWDER MADE IN CANADA THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN ALUM AND WHICH HAS ALL THE: INGREDIENTS PLAINLY ST;ATED CN' THE LABEL. MAGIC. BAKING POWDER CONTAINS NO ,LUM ALUM IS SO-METIMES REFERRED TO AS SUL- PHATE OF ALUMINA OR SODIC ALUMINIC $U LP HAT E. THE PUBLIC SHOULD NOT is MISLED by THESE TECHNICAL NAMES. E. W. GILLETT COMPANY ,LIM!TED WINNIPEG TORONTO, ONT. MONTC�EAL G aresseaeaeana • o.4""~'"A'.'sm►1 ing by saturating the spots two or three times with equal parts of ammonia and-turpenrbine then wash out in soap suds. E asw '1'1ie11 Yteeipes. Minced Egg and Lettuce Sande wie1ies.- v1a,sh hard boiled - eggs with a little 'salt, paprika and a few drops of vinegar. Spread lib- erally on thin .slices of bread and place a orisp lettuce leaf -(between. Bread may 'be "buttered, but to be econolmioal 'butter oan 'be omitted. Mock Oyster Soup.—Ingredients: One 'Sp'anish onion, one cupful of diced celery, two cupfuls of -diced potatoes, one tablesipoont£ul.of but- tery salt and pepper to taste, milk as needed. Method: Use outer stalks of celery, reserving the hearts for table use. Skin and slice the onion, then place three first in- ,gredients in a ;saucepan, 'and oover well with water. Cook until very tender, then rub through a sieve or fruit press. Add butter and as much milk als . •will render soup a oreamy - consistency. Season to taste, then bring''to boiling paint. Hot Potato Salad with Bacon Dressing.—Ingredients Three cup- fuls of diced potatoes, one table- spoonful of diced onions,three slices of bacon, four tablespoonfuls of vinegar, one teaspoonful of 'su- gar, salt and pepper - to taste. Method --Cook- onion and potatoes until tender, then. drain. Cut ba- con into cubes, fry until a. golden brown, then add vinegar and sugar. Season salad to taste, then pour the .dressing . over: Toss up well and ,serve !hot. Fresh Rolls. -Easy • Method:— In-gredients for -sponge : One and ,one half cupfuls of sifted fl.oui!, one tea- spoonful of - butter, one-half tea- spoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of sugar, one ,small Dake of dissolved yeast, one cupful of warm milk and water. Method: Rob the. 'butter and 'saalt into the flour, add sugar to dissolved yeast,thedd to liquid. Beat this in ,a nto the flour, then cover and set aside about two hours or until light and full` of bubbles. Now beat in one and one- half more cupfuls of ,sifted flour and beat hard. • Cover and let raise un- til double in bulk,then divide into greased roll or gem pans, filling two-thirds :full. Let stand half an hour, then (bake. - Pan' ]talked Pears or - Apples. Methods: 'Pare, half and core the fruit, pack close together in .a deep pudding dish, sifting sugar o'ler each layer. Cover: at first, then bake in open -dish until tender and slightly browned. This is good. edthea hot or oold. Coni Souffle.—Made of left -over corn on the 'cob. Method : Serape. the kernels from the 'cob, season alightly' with salt and pepper. To two cupfuls of 'corn add .one oup'ful of milk and one• egg well beaten. Mix thorou,gthly and bake in •a pan of water in moilerete oven until the: souffle is set. To be eaten at once. Lima Bean Salad.—Young lima beans cooked slowly • - twenty : min- utes in boiling water. Drain: Dry in napkin. Season, keep on ice until ready to serve' in bowl lined with orisp dettuoe. - Sprinkle with one tablespoonful. . finely chopped mint; potir over dressing mixed of one-half teaspoon each salt and cel- ery seed, one - saltspoo•n white pep - pr, one teaspoon --Worcestershire sauce, four tablespoons olive oil, one .ta.blespoon vinegar added last. Cucumber. Chutney,— The 'cucu'in- bens ..s'ho'uld be ripe, choplseld very fine, put in teacloth .and all the Iva ter ,squeezed omit. To 'a dozen large cucuu begs, 'pe•e'led and seeds ,scrap ed out ,before chopping, allow six large onions, six green •and red peppers, some celery, all cJhopp-ed to, a pulp, salt, a :little sugar and vinegar. Raisins, ohop,ped very fine, may be .added also. Household rots: Pe su're.to boil soda in the coffee pot once a week, Squeaking ,shoes may sometimes be e;ilenced by rubbing with oil, Lace continually cleaned with gasolino or naphtha via tura yel- low qui,ekla. Iron the (button ,side or e, waist on a folded bath towel, buttons 'turn- ed downward. It will prevent them from breaking. Wlista se wing hot bread or pas- try of 'any 'leind use short ,p'la,tes. The most delicious pastry can, become soggy when served on Bold plates. Paint tan be removed from cloth - Tea is used 'fox' giving laces ata antique tint coffee for ecru, Use both in. clean, strong solutions and rinse in clean water till the shade desired is reached. Gold and silver jewelry may be washed in a cupful of warm water with a :teaspoonful of •emonia in it. Dry with soft cloth and polish with chamois leather, Place new gloves between the folds of a damp towed for an hour before' being worn. They are muco easier to vat on; the ''damip makes the kid more pliable, Cabbage should never be boiled longer, than- 30 minutes, for. ielben the tante is lengthened, the leaves lose their tender crispness -and be- come raft and dark oolored.. Lamb, if fresh should be of a bright red color,, with white fat. It should be used within three days after killing. It is unwholesome if not thoroughly cooked.: Kitohen utensils made of wood may be kept clean and white by rubbing with soap and lukewarm water to which is added a little common soda or household am- monia. • After embroidered sheets and pil- low cases have become worn, the monogram may be cut out in a circle and used again by neatly feather -stitching it onthe new material. A lump of soda dissolved in a lit- tle hot water and added to the blu- ing swater on wash`'day prevents the, bluing from ,settling in the 'clothes and makes themperfectly white. Kerosene will do the work of any of the cleansers on the market and is much less expensive. It is excel- lent ,for cleaning the tub• and tiling, . in the (bathroom and equally gp944011 for the oiled floors. - Curtains or stair linens to be washed should first be laid in cold water, then wrung from the cold , water and Pieced in very hot water, in which a goodly - .allowance of kerosine has been poured. When cleaning in gasoline, set the container with material and gasoline in a tubof boiling water. out of doors and use white soap and a, brush in the process, unless soap would take the color out,. •M -any .housewives find it eonveni- •ent as well as 'healthful to :su'bsti- tite a good brand of condensed milk for cooking purposes for use during the summer: ; In most eases it .answers the purpose just as well :as fresh milk, and is always more healthful than milk not perfectly fresh. FOUND, OUT A: Trained Yarse Discovered Ct:3 Effect. No one is in better position to know the value of food and drink than a brained nurse. - Speaking of .coffee ,a nur;i'e writes: "I : used to drank strong ooffee my- self, and suffered greatly from headaches and i:ncligestion. (Tea is just as injurious as coffee because both contain the drug caffeine.) "While. on ,a visit to my brothers I had "a good tehance'to 'try Postuin, for they dra k it altogether in place ofcoffee. After using Pos,tum two weeks I foundI wens much benefited and finally my headaohes'disappear- ed and also the indigestion. "Naturally I have since used Fos - tum . amlo'ngmy patients, and have noticed a marked benefit where .00'f - fee. has been left off and Postum used. - "I observe .a, curious fact about Poet -am when used by mothers. It greatly hed'ps 'ttho flow of milk in cases where coffee is inclined to dry it up, and where tea onuses' ner- vousness. "I find trouble in getting ser- vants to make Postwn. properly. Btut when itis prepared aeoordnlg to diieetions onspackage and served hot with 'ere+a,ui, it is certainly a delicious beverage." Name given by Canadian Poseur's Wtntleor, ` Ont. Read.*p7Thd Road to- Well°ville," • in pkgs. ', Postun coarses in two forms: well itegislar . sttil—ca'ub boiled, iiaPoand'2�inc paek asta'gas' Instead Post ln—is a soluble powder. A teas'poonfttl dissolves quickly in a cup of hot water and, wlitlr er rani. and sugar, 'makes a delicious - beverage instantly. JOe and 60o tins. ' !Cilie 'tto' t er eu o f both kinds is p wl'. about he cismep. - ' "There's a Reason" for. ' 'ostum, sold by Glroeeis»