HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1914-10-29, Page 2Have. a Taffy pull
on Halloween =__
Bully fun, a. Taffy -pull, isn't it? An evening
of rare enjoylmut, and it costa so little for
a single tin of
CROWN BRAND.
CORN SIRUP
—will make enough taffyfor a big party.
Crown Brand
Taffy
2 cups Crown Brand Syrup.
2 clips Sugar.
i.-2 cap Butter;
Grated rind of half
lemon.
Boil ,all together over a
clow Are until it hardens
when dropped into cold
water. Pour into well.
buttered tine and when
cool enough pull until a
pale yellow, Cut into
small pieces.
It's the same de-
licious syrup
that biddies like
sowell, spread
on bread, and
that grown-ups
are so •fond of
with griddle-
cakes and hot
biscuits.
Made in Canada.
Sold by All. Grocers.
The Canada Starch Co., Limited
Makers of the Edwardsburg Brands.
(Benson's Prepared Corn—Silver Gloss Laundry Starch.
—Lily White Syrup—Etc.)
Montreal, Cardinal, Toronto, Brantford; Fort William,
Vancouver.
Horticultural Exhibition x �hibition
EXHIBITION GROUNDS, TORONTO, ONT.
NOVEMBER 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
FRUIT, FLOWERS, HONKY, VEGETABLES
This year's Exhibition promises to be just as large and splendid as the amany
successful Exhibitions of forgoer years.
The Growers in each section have consented to exhibit the best in their pos-
session, and to forego the acceptance of prize money, 'which will enable the
giving of the entire gate receipts, to the ;A,.
RED CROSS SOCIETY
Special Rates on ail Railways. Ask your Ticket Agent for Certificate
when purchasing ticket.
Entries should be made at once with. the Secretary,
P. W. 'HODGETTS, Secretary
Parliament Buildings,
Toronto.
WM, COUSE,
President.
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Second
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As Mr. David Durrant strolled
along Piccadilly meditatively chew-
ing a toothpick, the tissue eeveiope
of which had borne the nameofa
restaurant famous all over the
world, he did not look in the very
least like a, man who was 'consider-
ing the manner of the expenditure
of his last shilling.
His silk hat shone again, his
clothes had evidently been built by
an artist, his hair was glossy, and
his dark moustache sleek. In fact,
ie looked every inch a prosperous
City man.
But if you examined him, you
would have noticed that he was a
trifle fine-drawn for one of the
breed—that he lacked that comfort-
able plumpness which .always gees
with success in the City at the age
of about forty.
And the reaaon why in Mr. David
Durrant's ease this slight excess of
superfluous fresh was lacking was
t sad one.
Mr. David Durrant had only a
week or so before /eft the hospitable
Walls of one of his Majesty's pri-
sons, after a. stay of three years and
three months..
At one time there had been a
tintion of the term of five years;
Matt his Majesty took into' considera-
tion the fact that David had con-
ducted himself in an exemplary
manner, and had decided to dis-
pense Svith hies company ,after the
expiration of the term mentioned
Now. although Mr. David Der-
ma agreed, on the whole, that his
,,eoonviction was just, he was always
huffed if any suggestion vas inxd'e
that he had committed crime.
"I made use of money which did
not belong to me," he would say.
`Of course I did. Every business
n does. That is the watt- business
is done, Where I was wrong was
In putting the cash into things
ttihiich didn't turn 'up trumps. But
110'w that can be called •criminal 1'
�nnot, for the life of mgee.
e eigho ! Well, I've done the time;
,but I wish the punishment ended
there 3"
For Mr. David Durrant was learn-
�ng the bitter lesson that the pri-
e-eel1 does not 'constitute the only
unishrnent which a mart of the "re-
.lpeetable" classes- is called upon
• bear. after he has been found
«Sat.
People he tad thought were
dents eyed him askance, er-
hanlixed hurried sentences, or else
pc my cut hien. But one or two,
shame's for .h ms's yak had lenti
e, him a
few sovereigns to tide hien over
until the luck turned, and it was
with ther
proceeds of such genero-
sity that he had just given himself
the treat which he had promised
himself a thousand times in tire soli-
tude of his cell—a good meal in a
first-class West End restaurant.
Still, he had been able to gather
from the manner of these open -
heeded ones that the. fount of their
good -nature would very . soon dry
up—in short, that they had done
for him all they intended to do;
and that was how he came to be
fingering his last shilling that June
night in Piccadilly.
As he walked along he became
aware that his footsteps were being
dogged by an individual who had
eyed him curiously as he had left
the doors; of tale Splendide.
"Someone from Scotland Yard..
I expect," he reflected. "Probably
recognizes me as one of the criminal
classes, and is keeping me in view
on ' the off -chance of there being
anything doing. The fools might
know that I am not the sort of man
who would crack a. crib or try on
the confidence trick. I haven't the
faintest notion of how to go about
(either of these hobbies. Z wish I
had. I should know what to do
then. As it is— Well hang him
Its nay last ,bob that ought to be
occupying my thoughts now, not
Scotland Yard men. What shall I
do with it?" Impulsively he made
up his mind. "I'll. finish the even-
ing well," he• said. "I'11 have a
good cigar!"
He turned into a shop, and order-
ed a shilling Ramon Alone. This
famous brand had always been his
favorite smoke in the days of his
prosperity, said as he 'emerged from
the shop puffing luxuriously he felt
almost happy
Scarcely had he gone half a dozen
yards when the individual he had
noticed had been .following him
tapped him on the shoulder.
"Excuse me, Mr. Pennfeather,"
said the stranger in an embarrassed
manner. `I thought at first I ' was
mistaken. My sight is not what it
was, and I was uncertain. But
when you ; bought that magnificent'
cigar, 'sir, I knew I was not in er-
ror.
David Durrant stared at the lean
without speaking.
"Ah, you do not remember me, I
can see: My name is Chalmers, •of
Chalmers, Son & Root, Capel.
Court. Ihad the honor of sitting
next to you at the dinner in aid
of the Business M'an's Orphanage
Pund, iso you remember l"
"Indeed, I do,"' said David. He
did not know the, ratan but he had
been` present at thedinuerr, and he
reflected• that lie would be grad o£
thea #1ror ho .had presser ecf: to the
fund on the ocoasaou iu question.
"But yoiu will excuse me—e—..?
"Yes, yes t" said the other, hur-
riedly, "You .Want to knew what I
ani leading up to 2 Well, I rather
wanted a few minutes' oonversation
with' ,l'ou, !kir, 1'cnninefcather, on a,
matter of business. If w could
!lave a crop of coffee somewhere,
sir---,,
"By all means, Come: along!"
said David,
Ha could see that he was being
mistaken for some notability ; but
it would amuse him to find out what
favor the stranger was about to beg.
There was a touch of grim humor in
the thing.
"You are affability itself," said
Mr, Chalmers, as they sat over the
coffee, "for sogreata man, Mr.
Pennfeathee r?
"Suppose we out that, Mr, Chal-
mers;, and'coane to the horses," said.
David quietly.
"Yes, yes I Always a business
man! Not =eh use trying to bam-
boozle you. Well, sir, it so hap-
pened that you were the very man
I was thinking of when we came face
to face to -night when you. left the
Splendide. You see, Mr. Penn -
feather, my firm is interested in the
New Flo•rida'Concession flotation:
"Well, I am sorry for you," said
David. "From the way the, papers
are going for the concern, I should
think those interested are likely to
be badly hit." '
"That, Mr. Pennfeather, depends
upon you-"
•• "Upon met Howl"
"Well, I admit; the public confi-
dence in the flotation is shekels,"
said Chalmers. "But I am con-
vinced that if we could persuade a
man of your substance and integrity
to join the board of directors, Mr,
Pennfeather, ognftclence would be
restored, and—t'
"And you would be unable to un-
load your interest upon a• confiding
investing humanity," finished Da-
vid.. "Well, what is it worth ?"
"Always a. business man, Mr,
1 Pennfeather, and even now not
• above • turning an honest shilling.
But, as a matter of fact, we are
making a strong point that the di-
rectors are receiving no remunera-
tion, save what they make out of
their own holdings. Still, there are
other methods by which we business
men can fix such matters up. And
if I might be allowed to give so
great a Hien what is vulgarly called
a 'tip, sir,' I should say to him,
=Have abig flutter in the. Passing -
ton Oil Co.' "
"Eh? Why their shares are down
to eighteen -pence apiece 1." .
"True. Allthe more reason for
buying. I happen to' be a director
of that concern
also, and to -night
,
to our, great surprise, we have . re-
ceived a secret report from the
manager out there that several new
wells of high-grade oil have just
been tapped upon- the company's
property.
"Not a, soul on this side save the
directors and yourself know a -word
about this, Mr. Pennfeather. And
for a few days the thing is going
to be kept very dark, because—be
cause—welI, as a natter of fact,
when things began to look bad for
the company, myself and the other;
directors sold most of our shares,
and now we shall have to but them
back as cheaply as we can get them.
"But the news is bound to leak
out in •a day or two ,• and Passing -
ton Oils will be worth as many shil-
lings at. least as they are . pence
at the moment. Tlhat is atip worth
having."
will certainly bear it in mind,"
said the interested David, "But, as
youknow, this sort of thing is hard
ly in my line. .Perhaps you will en-
lighten me as to one or two details
concerning the Concessions which I
must admit have been puzzling me,
and have led me to believe that the
papers were not mistaken, in their
rather outspoken criticisms."
"Certainly," said the obliging
Mr. Chalmers, '
He could see that his`'big fish say
nibbling at the tempting bait, and
he meant to do all he could to bring
it safely to land for the much re-
spected firm of Chalmers, Son R:
soot was what is *ailed "in it: up to 11141ITXSIU DECORATIONS*
the neck,' so far as the GeucfAs+sio•ns
were concerned, and if those pesky
papers were seriously taken natio
of, the, con'sequences were likely, to
be disastrous for Mr. Chalmers—
hot to mention Mrs. 0, .and several
small sons and daughters,
And thereupon the two. fell into
a highly teohnical discussion which
it would be wearisome to read, •arid
which the reader would not ender
dstar d if he went to the trouble of
oing so.
At the end of the half-hour's,pow-
wow, the wile Dsvid ,mfi ' ed limn,
self convinced th the 44'rhes who
had dared to c iii^,R:: Mr C,'hal-
nner. s ipethcds. were woefully ,mis-
takcnt if not worn' Be was,. he
said, " favorably disposed-. to Mr,
Cha.'in.ers' tlggr stinn that he should
1 }n. the hoard of •direstars and thus
restore the toruli nre of the public,
and be was obliged .to .iii , • Chal-
mars for his tip about Pass.ington
ails, and he would left Mr. Cha<mers
have his de:is+lon, if possible, on the
following day, ,
Mr, Chalmers was charmed, and
expressed his thanks in a fulsome
manner,
"And now," he concluded, "I
will not waste arse more of your vat-
uable time, sir. I repeat that I am
obliged to you, and I shall hope to
see you again very soon."
The two rose to leave the tea-
room, Durrant leading the way.
"Your check,, sir,' said the lan-
geid-eyed waitress 'who had waited
upon them.
Durrant took it, and put his hand
into his pocket: Then he took it
out again, and handed the check to
Mr. Chalmers.
"I am afraid I must ask' you to
discharge this small liability, Mr.
Chalmers," he said. "Like most
rich men, I do not find it necessary
to carry much ready -money, and I
find I haven't a penny of minted
coin upon me. I must go to my
club and cash a cheque.".
Eager to place the big man under
further obligation, Chalmers press-
ed a .five pound note upon him.
"Do not go to that fatigue," he
said •genialiy�. "Allow • a ppor man
to be your banker !"
Two minutes later Durrant found.
himself alone on the pavement of
Piecadilly, the possessor of an un-
expected five -pound note, a valuable
'"tip," and thestub of a Ramon
Alone cigar, which he extinguished
with tender care.
"I wonder," he ionised, as he
slowly made his way along the
,street—"I wonder who the dickens
Pennfeather i2?"
Then he looked up to the' stars
shining • in their niidsumner
glory.
"Maud—Maud !" he • murmured
brokenly. "You who I left in grief,
and despair at nay degradation you
who promised to wait for me, if ne-,
eessary, to the end of the chapter,
but whom I thought I should never
be able, to claim—the luck has
changed; my darling. I can see my
way to better times, my dear, and
to happiness with you 1"
• With a cash • capital of five p• ounds,
a valuable tip, -and twenty years of
experience in the wiles. of business
men, a very great deal can be done,
and during the next two or, three
days David Durrant did it.
The "tip" proved a good o•ne,-'and
when, at the end of the week, David
sold out •of. Passington Oils, and took
his profit, he found himself the pos-
sessor of a snug little sum, which
caused him the greatest satisfaction
It was not a huge fortune, but it
was sufficient to enable him to pay a
visit to a quiet home in Leicester-
shire, and to defray the expenses of
a1 very pretty wedding•
which took
place soon after. t
Moreover there was enough left
after that to pay fares to a thriving
town in Southern America, where'
David was able to convince the busi-
ess men that, although a London -
bred man may, make mistakes, he is
not necessarily the slowest thing
that ever happened.
And Mr. Chalmers—well, he got
his five -pound note baek intact, and
a boa of Ramon AIone cigars.--Lon-
den Answers:
*innperoi' William and Gera).
Princes Renounce 'Them.
It is rather Amusing to note t
ailacrity with which German porno
lings and. German professors ha
followed the Kaiser's example
renouncing the honors which t
People of Great Britain in the
good nature and good fellowsh
have so lavishly bestowed bn the
wiser William led the way and so
his. British deeo•rataons for the ben
fit ct# the Berlin Relief Fund,,
We
hope thathe got a good deal
money for ;`therm, because the 13e
lin people seem likely to need
the rel1tsf they can get. After Lo
vain and a flew other incidents i
Belgium, we feel very glad that th
Kaiser has divested himself of blies
honors, for otherwise we might hay
beenunder the -painful necessity,0
reque.stirig him 'not to disgrace Br
tish decorations by retainingng th
Now the Duke of Saxe Cobur
and Gotha` has intimated his resiig
nation of; the C•olonelcy in 'Chiefs .
the Seaforth Highlanders an tl
ground. that "it is unsuitable for
Getman Duke to be chief of a, reg
intent that has' shamelessly fallen. 0
Ge�rrnany. - Doubtless the Sea
forths will bear With the loss of th
Duke's patronage' as ,!rest they es
and .00mtinue•to fall •stamelesslyEbro
the 'Germans. But it may be re
•membered that only somme four year
ago the Duke visibed the Seaforth
at Fort George where' he inspectsd
the regiment and conferred a neinOTber •of German decorations and•o
ders on the' officers and Men.` Th
recipients are no doubt too bus
harnnnering "their foes to bothe
about these trinkets, but if idler
are any lying about it mighit'be wel
to send them of to Berlin also fo
the benefit of their' rebel; .fund. W
want no orders frati Germany fo
the present. -Scotch Paper.
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"THE BRITISH FIRING LINE."
This stirring poem is one of 29 .in the
new book dealing with the War. Every
patriotic Canadian should have ;these
timely. popular poems from the pen of
Mr. T. E. Gaines, who has quickly caught
the imagination of the people. Price 25c.
Postpaid to any •address. Positively the
best 25o. investment you can make.
THE WAR PUBLISHING COMPANY,
529 St., Catherine St. W, Montreal, Que.
DISHONOR OR DEATH.
British Soldiers Preferred Death,
But Were Rescued in Time.
The remarkable escape of anum-
ber of British prisoners, alter they
had been threatened with death by
their Getman captors if they re-
fused to give information as to the
positions of the British and French
forces, was desoribed by Corporal
F. C. To'ovey, of the 1st Battalion,
Gloucestershire Regiment. Toovey,
oho is an officer in. the Reading
(England) police force, fought in
three battles, and has returned
home wounde.
"In the' cottrswof one engage-
ment," he said, "I and about thirty
others ,belonging to different- regi
nients were Glut off from the ambu-
lance wagon land taken prisoners.
We were conveyed to a mansion,
where we remained for eleven days.
The food was very scanty; and we
had to live principally on apples and
pears.
"At the end of the eleventh day.
the Germans requested, us to divulge
the 'positions of the Bratisah and
French. This we declined to .do,
whereupon our .captor's said that
they would giveue four hours in
which 'CO reconsider our positions,
and if we still refused we should all
be put to deaitt. We replied that
rather than give the information de-
manded of , us we. .would prefer
death.
"Soon afterwards we witnessed
six French sand Belgians, who had
refused to comply with a ;similar re-
quest by the Germans, bedng'march-
ed from the mansion. After being
cruelly tortured they were killed,
Several of :those who had been
taken prisoners with me were then
tied to trees: Whien the time limit
given us had almost elapsed, French
artil:beiy raided the building and
rescued us, the Germans escaping.''
Fish is no ,good as brain, food tart
less it has something to assimilate
with.
A girl who "iskittenish during
court+shun may.dsrelop into a oat
�g
after m
are il e
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A. SCENE IN POLAND'S CAPITAL, MENACED BY GERMANS
Warsaw—Ac;
Jevwish Market-Plae
G I L LETT
PERFUMED
LYE
THE CLEANLINESS
OF SINKS.CLOSETS
, BATHS, DRAINS. ETC:
IS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE
TO HEALTH.
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Wli evou uryilira-r ,. mete tew i•iiw a wu
Household , !lints, •
Boiled puddings should never be,
turned out the moment .they are
done. They are very' likely to
break if this is done.
111 yegetables are overcooked•
their texture toughens, their flav-
or is somewhat destroyed, and they
are -not so digestible.
To take out .a scorch from a shirt-
front or ,any article lay it where the
sunshine will fall on it. It will
leave it clean and white. •
This is just the tithe of the year
to cultivate .a taste for porridge.
Try it ;for'breakfast twice a week.
It is more economical and more
strengthening than (bacon.
An ounce of soda, two ounces 01•
soft soap, a penny -worth of fuller's
earth, dissolved in a pint and a
half of water, wakes an excellent
mixture --to clean, leaden sinks. A'
little laid on a flannel will be
enough each -time.
Don't forget to bathe the, neck
and arms in -a little milk the night
before going to a dance. This is
grandmother's remedy, which never
fails to make the skin look smooth
and white. eye. s
A smoky lamp is often the result
of aeloe ,
elogged anddirty wick. Take
thea?burner out of the lamp' and
soak it in a, little strong washing
soda and 'hot water, then dry thor-
oughly. and the lamp will ,burn
much better.
To prevent new shoes from pinch-
ing lay a cloth moistened in hot
water across the place where bhe
pressure is most 'felt, changing the
cloth as soon as it becomes cool.
:This will make -the leather shape it-
self to the foot.
• To keep water cool and fresh fill
a ;jug early in the day, place a wet,,
linen cloth -round it, and stand it in
a cool, shallow: sdace in the pantry.
This will be muchcooler than.
drawing fram.a tap and using at
• a
THINK HARD.
It Pays to Think About Food.
The unthinking dile soamae people
lead often causes trouble and sick-
ness•, illustrated in the experience
of this lady.
"About four yeses a:go I suffered
dreadfully from indigestion, always
having eaten whatever I liked, not
thinking of the digestible qualities.
This indigestioncaused palpitation
of the,heart + so badly I could scarce-
ly wallt up a flight of +stairs without
stopping tto regain' breath'and
stem gth.
`I became alarmed and triad
dieting, wore my clothes very loose,
anocrdreIie.usef.d ogler remedies, but found
"Hearing of the virthue's of Grape-
Nnts and Posture- I commenced
n,enced
using them in plaaoe of my usual
breakfast of ooffee oakes or hot
biscu•i•t, and in •one wesk-s' time 1
was relieved of ,sour ,stoima,ch and.
other• ills,att,e'ndiing indigesgtion. iii =
a month's time my heart was per-
forming its functions naturally end
1
walk •cd conglimb,stairs s:'�aiid hills and
oulBc`l irt
"I gained ten pounds .inthis hort
time, and my sin became clear And
T completely, raeg.ainecl 'my health
and ,siba,engtah. I ,continue to use
Grape -Nuts and Boat'tlxnl• for I feel
ttohathe1i. owteemy goo'dhea•lth entirely
"1 like the dealdoious .!avoid° iol
Grape -Nuts and by°making Powe
according to dbe,sbion�a, it tastes
similar t+o nnild •high gradie6 coffee."
Nam given < by' Oanadia:n Posttunn
Co„ W.itndso•r, Onib
The nio:2b perfecat food in tho
world. Triad of Grape -Nuts and
crratu t�
(lays proves, "There's a
l�easan."
Look i t ilia plrga, for ibbs Ii`tbl''a
bnt,•k, "The• fltoad to Weliville,"
Ever read the above letter.. A now oni
topears trout finis to tine, They aro
Lennon), trite,,SY1q full of human intdrbSi,
t