The Exeter Advocate, 1919-12-4, Page 6vril keeps the Food
1116 down Make.ailyour soups. andstewsreore ,
nourishing with Bovril. It takes
e. joint of beef to make a bottle of l30vril, The body-
building power o£ Bovril is from ten to twenty times the
amount taken. Bevri1 means retire strength --less cost.
�. Explorers of the Dawn
By MAZO DE LA ROCHE
II. then a rushing sound, as of strong
I was. disturbed by The Seraph, wings; our hair was lifted from our
singing his morning song. It was a hat foreheads, and the casement`rat-
tuneless drone, yet not uirinusteal. Al- tied on its hinges.
ways the first to open his eyes in the This wind, that came from the
morning, he began his day with a sort wings of night, was sharp with the
of saga of his exploits of the day be- fragrance of heather and the sea. One
fore usually meaningless to ua but fancied haw it would surge through
Backing" With Bonds.. -
Some years, ago, an old ) ugl s1i lady,
observing her Government Bonds to be
printed on stiff paper,,used them to
"baek up" a quilt she was rnakiugr
The Government, when the time ter
conversion came round, insisted on
having the quilt, in order to pay upa.
and this case serves well to remind
War bond holders and others to be
careful with their scrips.
A further somewhat amusing in•
stance of the use made .'at precious.
`Pigeon, "V • :-
1tany visitors to London walk dew
Whitehall and ,Dever see a buildinj
under the shade of the Warr O019+
which contains some of the ,moat ilia
teresting relics of Britfeh history, E;a g
a London writer. The banding is the
Royal Vuited Service Institution,
Pounded in 1829, and placed originally
in Vanburg House, Various models.
were then given to the institutions
which now is housed in, tate banqueting
hall of the old Whitehall Palace, • '
papers is that of a holder of some Recently there have been interest -
Dutch Bleeds "to bearer," About sixty lug additions to those exhibits. For
years. ago, the owner, a provincial example, there Is a model of the Ger..
lady, used these bonds for covering man warship Sclnarnliorst, -lifts wax
jail -pots,' and, after having made iter being taken out by the Germans to
fraught with color from his own peeu- the dim aisles of cathedral -like for- jam, she would trim the edges of the Gennep East Africa to be shown in a
liar
sphere. At last he laughed out- esti, ruffling the plumage of drowsy precious "stock" quite freely with heregreat exhibition to inapreas the natives
right, a Jovial laugh, at some rem-" birds, stirring the surface of some scissors. The dividends were pa , r with the size of the mighty German
embered prank—and;I rubbed my eyes, dark pool where the trout still slept, gulariy up to 1856, However, fox It fleet. Tl
ie ship was sums, and our
and came to full consciousness. The and making sibilant music among. the semis that site took good care oP lucst
sun was slanting through the shutters. drooping reeds, divers eventually salved file model,
Where, oh where, was the Dawn? The sky had now become delicately of the bonds, and sent iii the detach- which was found to be covered with
luminous, and a streak of affron able parts for fresh coupons.
barnacles. Anotrer model is that of
anti fronts, turned to laol, at Angel.. He was, t, , s_ einien• however, the old lady died, one oe our nem latest battleships, ac..
Let' Tale Girls Courage. is much easier to sew on p staring at the slanting beam and
• .also in the e;hi•
-
• T "Weill :,; a ave this, like timorous seep a
S e :: g
!showed. a,ijuyt,LtiE7 farthest 1`VVIA, a
yokes belts,trimming braid, .etc., if swearing softly, as he well. knew how i flock of little clouds huddled together the peculiar facts were revealed; for, curate in every detail.
Now that women have been given , fl t ins b ki 1 k t' h t upon the relatives sending „in the The 'etc, pigeon is
the vote and have pushed their way in n. I sand. "But however are we going to; gaze, T e white star hung jus a otic
into practically every occupation once To Prevent Needles from )lusting.-- put in to -day?" ;the cobbler's chimney; d
angerously
d.siy
supposed to be exclusively mascrrltne, A good way to keep needles from rust, The problem solved itself . as all; near, it seemed to us w is a e
I ve been wondering if it wouldn't be tbembooklets made problems will and the day_ glassed i There were only two of us at the
walnowwasneedlesthanhave
droveearlyis P every h t bands. ,'lig and delivered the message.
d crackers. Damp weather n ge,
e nal t causes , bread and butter, prayers, and then; ly have been known to use their ter=
men are to be on a plane of q Y Ali tie child eve nd once Bev Th 'et
what more reasonable a F some of these lift 3. ; l'/` grunting an straailnng, as o one '
Rill enjoy making so That night the decided to lie 'melten but tlie'most annesin,; aase.tha w':itar , '
should 1°e started oft dike in baby- ll last a long r . engaged iii severe manual labor s
e e �• '�;
teed? .As it is to -say the training booklets and they nail As tOg th , passing the tune with store " '" has yet persou'nily heard of is that of
lis: J. J, O'C• A low whistle drew me to his side,
ly,n our bays is very dissimilar from "What's up?" I demanded. an unfortunate holder of a large num-
Sewing on Lace, When sewing lace so soon to be explored by us. f "Got this little old trunk open at lien of "dud eertifl°Rtes. which he
that me accord our daughters. on a garment, don't forget that the
1 told the first •story, ,longi -drawn' last," he muttered; "full of women's stitch all aver the walls of Ws liiir,iryi
Courage racing file most admirable thread at the edge was put there adventure of shiptivreck, mutiny, ancl' junk. Look," His idea was that, tieing. printed in
trait in a man, we start to developing purposely £:ir •tt drawstring, •anti •you coral caves, with a fair sprinkling of • Our heads touched as we bent curia different colors and coittahiin& various
it in our men-+hldren from their It was
can gather the lace to )use the rig�,t skeletons to keep us broad awake. i ausly over file contents, ells and signatures they looked quite
f4me acs and speculation about the mystery
earliest days. But physical courage fullness without the use of a needle
not being so necessary in women, we and thread, When one is sewing m -
fail to impress its desirability on our section on a garment where there is a
daur^hters, with the result that though corner to be turned, this gathering
sex ze o£ them arrive at maturity with thread comes handy also. --)Mrs. E. S. o' me. Or The Seraph can tell one,' of silver butterflies and sad -eyed children not to .orlon in his taatstelin
(•lent.• of physical courage, there is a T. Go. ahead, Seraph, and make up the; cockatoos. The trays were full, as The writer has not yet heard it any of
'' perRenewin ti civet: When s_ best story you know how." t Angel had 'said, of women's things the share certiilcates leave had to be
(ether
cent. who fail to cultivate g • seaming The Seraph, important, but sleepy, delicate, ruffly frocks of pink and torn off the walls!
e;tl,e= the physical or moral sort. velvet over a teakettle, insert a funnel' climbed over me, so that he might be lilac, and undergarments edged with
A group of small children ranging in the mouth o£ the kettle. This will in the middle, and then began, in a yellowing lace. A sweet scent rose
in ages from two to five were playing spread the steam over a larger surface husky little voice. ; from them, as of some gentle presence Quite Suitable.
in the yard the other day. Suddenlyand the work will be quickly* accome "Once upon a time there was fwee that strove to reach the light and air The lady ,vas buying a gun for her
the air was rent with the loud wails
o, a two-year-old girl. Doors flew
or..n and =thus rushed out from a
half dozen Lasses, -'.hire older sisters
and brothers from :tense the street
"It was a first-rate tale," sighed I dingy acid insi eefiennt box an the as pretty as 'wallpaper; and, as they
Angel, contentedly, when I had done;' outside, but it was lined with a gayly -were worthless, they might as well bo
"an' you told it awfully well, John. If , colored paper, on which nosegays of
you like, you just tell another steadspring dowers bent beneath the we,,la,ht stuck on the wall a;: a lemon to We
plislied.--Mas. 3. J. O'C. bwothers, all vewy nice, but the young once more. A pair of little white kite little boy as a present,
PressingWoolen Goods and Silks,—, est was the bwavest an'' stwongest. slippers looked as if they longed -to ••l want a really twice one, please,"
of the fwee. He was as stwong as, twinkle in and out beneath a soft silk
When pressing a wool fabric or a piece- two bulls, an' he'd hill a dwagon be-' skirt. she said to the shopkeeper.
of fine silk, lay unbleached muslin
fore bweakfast; an' never be eoeky Angel's mischievous brown hands "Yes, niadain,"" he answered; "how
over it, in ander to prevent glaole
about it---" )dove among the light folds, discover. will this one do?"
: fM their ball game to hurry to the- After passing the iron over w ,# Angel and I groaned in unison, We ing opera glasses ' (treasures to be se -"What do you put lir it?" asked the
re 'ae. Inquiry developed the fact lift up the cloth and Brush the nap) -Id not tolerate this sort of self-' cured, if possible, against some future customer.
that Mary ,Ellen had stubbed her toe with a stiff brush.•—Miss Z. I. D. 1 adulation from oar junior. "Don't be South Sea expedition), an inlaid bolt ..Just ordinary caps, or I have an -
and fallen down in the grass. She Reinforcing Stockings. --A good way, such a little beast,,, we admoliished,' of old-fashioned trinkets, {gatd-t asnsdlea other one here that shoots slugs."
wasn't hurt, not the littlest mite, but to strengthen the ehildren's stockings and covered his head with a pillow., earrings, a coral necklace,
, , The lady looked delighted.
her mother picked her up and kissed is to sew strong black muslin on the, The 'Seraph was wont to accept such . brooch of tortured lochs of hair. His
he "Oh, I'll take that etre!" sa
and hugged her, someone else gave her bias, inside the heels and knees. It discipline at our hands philosophically,; eyes were dancing above a gauze fan claimed, "Take w hl be quite s litata-
an fipple, a third promised her an Ruta will not show and will treble the life with no unseemly outcries or sting-' held coquettishly against his mouth;
ride, hile everybody blamed "thet of the stocking; --Mrs. J. J. O'C. uneove as
his ahead, we could* tell laylwe i wre; I -was busy
ith ut I as velvet wve no orkboxto zthat promised lot of�slags in large and tam are
Convenient Rubber -Lined Bag.—A his even, reposeful breathing that hep a solution of the mystery: for hidden
naughty old ground" for bumping the
baby. She was made quite a heroine
and encouraged to magnify her little
ills.
A half hour later there was a real
Aril' cry of pain. It was a three-year.
old bay—everybody knew in hotlt in-
stances who was crying, cries are as the outside of dark cloth or t pt' footsteps in the street below, eehoing
distinctive as voices. He had fallen cretonne. Make the bag in the shape, with a lonely sound; the rattle of a
down the steps and cut his knee on of an envelope and fasten with a dressloos€ shutterin a sudden gust of wind;
the concrete walk. Blood ran down his snap, or it may. be made square and then, dead silence, followed after an
leg and he really was hurt. Was there gathered with a drawstring.: M.. C. R. interval by the scampering and angry
the same comniotian? Nobody ran' Pieces of felt pasted on the bottom squeak of mice in the wall. The mice
out. The next-door neighbor looked of lamps or brie -a -brae that stands on 'disturbed nfe again. Thereewas a shat -
out the window and laughed, the chil- polished surfaces, will prevent ugly tering of loose piaster; and, suddenly
oxen across the street mocked him,, scratches from marring the furniture,
opening my eyes, I saw the ghost of
and his own mother came to the door gray daylight stealing underneath the
and commanded him to stop cryi :o hiss. R. D. blind. The time had come!
rubber -lined sponge bag is a handy, was fast asleep. It was too dark to' away with a thimble and scissors, a$ Not His Head,
thing to have when traveling; but if see his face, but 1 could imagine hie', one would secrete a treasure, was a
you cannot buy one the size you wish, complacent smile. I fat little book, The Mysteries of A Sbotsman was being shown over
you can make an oilcloth bag. Take` The night sped quickly after that.' Udolpho. k. cSomeone
on e
e n the beautifully,. gl , lite, ;and, b g keenly
gaited size for the lining, and make }Angel, too, slept. 1 xesolve<1 to keep t ribbed sea -shell, and on it had printed he saw', plied all
his guide with all sorts
the watch alone. I heard the sound of the words, Lucy from Charles , and of questions.
on -a scroll beneath the shell, in micro-
scopic characters, "Bide the Time!" Tlie, marines seemed pai'ticnarly to
(To be concluded.) interest him, and, going up to one, he
and ben :non! Silently the three of. us stole up the
If you want to teach stoicism it was Lightening the Husband's Day. uncarpeted attic -stair. It was unknown
territory to us, having been forbidden
the proper thing to do, and at any Few wives but wish at one time or from the first by Mrs. Handsoniebody, And suddenly, somewhere, „
rate, it was far easter treatment than another that they could help to make and all we had ever seen from the hall
the little girl got. But if it was good the day of their husbands lighter and below was a cramped passage, guard- An oriole sings,
treatment for the lioy, why wasn't it more successful. Many study this ed ay three closed doors. ' Time and
And lilacs promise,.
equally good fir the girl? Why teach proposition and perhaps think that again we had been. temptyd to e::niore And peonies prink,
him to grin and bear it, and encourage when they have been out in the field it, but there was a sinister aloofness And dogwood petals
her to grow into ,cry-baby? When and helped to put on a load of hay about bone t had hitherto repelled us. Unfold in pink—
that girl becomes a woman she is or grain, or clone something toward, pathway to ethetandhad ,
�s we Sot a Winter may whistle for all of me,
going to meet a great many bumps. the chores, theyhave done their best', P Dawn, O tight little buds on the dogwood
clutched the banisters, we imagined tree!
Wouldn't it be better to prepare her and all they can, and this really is al ourselves three pilgrims fearfully
for them as she goes along, than to great deal, often far too much for a climbing toward light and beauty.
coddle her through infancy and young woman to do in addition to her house Angel stood first at the top. Gently
girlhood max then thrust her entirely hold cares. l he tried two doors in succession, which
unprepared, into a world full of hard But there is a very good wayin were locked. The third gave, harshly.-- ions on the sea coasts of North
Imams and l:rut cs? Why wouldn't it which the wife may help her husband it
Seraph and I pr -seemed to ess d close -behind America„ The bituminus coal of Nova
b, a good thing to teach our girls aside from sharing the active work Angel, glad of the warm contact of Scotia is esti"lnated to last 700 years;
fortitude and physical endurance? out'of doors. I mean by the work she' each other's bodies. tb,at of Vancouver Island has been
Those e tributes are just as necessa_•y does in the kitchen. Good cooking has In the large attic -room, the air was successfully operated siucc-1860. The
in h in:e m zlcing as they are in wage- I more to do with the farmer's success stifling, and the sloping ro•ofe from estimated coal reserves of the Pro-'.
earning.There v: ould he less whining or failure. then we are apt to think. A', which dim cobwehs were draped, -dem of Alberta . runs to over 1,100
and fewer complaints when things ; man is just what his digestion makes, seemed to press toward the dor billion tons, a small proportion' being
didn't go right, for complaining is i of him. If he has good food to eatshapes of disearded furniture, as if to anthracite, while the total resources ,
really a ceegn of co'. ardice and weak -1 eats it with a relish, digests it pro- guard some fearful secret. It took all of Canada approximate' 1,360 biIliox,
our courage to grope our way to the
cess. • 1 perry, the world has -a good look to, low casement, and it was a struggle .tm tons, the second country in point of
good shape, going to window out on its:unused hinges. It of give and lake. There has been too kind of work
Teach +t a girl, that life is a g<tina him and he gets through the hardest dislodge the rusty bolt, and press the supply in the .
worldin �" +`. —'
much giving the best room to sister his rest at night with a clear brain) creaked so loudly that we held. our What Troubled- Her.
and letting brother take what he can, and ready for the sleep which will breath for a moment, but we drew it p, little girl Trohadubled
been exceeding
get. We have Insisted all too long come to him. 1 again with a sharp sensation of relief, ly naughty lead been punished. The
that brother must be a gentleman and This makes it well worth while for, as thirsty young anniali drink, fox incident ,was then dropped.
give up to sister because she is a girl. the farmer's wife,to study the food'. fresh night air, sweet, stinging to the An hour later her .mother, feeling
Let's make •simple justice the rale in- she prepares and -give its cooking tire' swe el ng�awaway.feareand loneliness Xi that it was her duty to improve the
stead 'x sex. Let the girl know she Bost possible care. Often at is .note the hot depression of the •attie room. moral lesson? of the occasion, said:.-
must expect nothing simply because possible for the -farmer's wife to get Mrs. Handsomebody's house was , "Now, Doris, . what are you most
she is a girl. Teach her to be what just the things she would, hike, espeei- tall, and we could look down upon ashamed of?"
lane ,answer was unexpected, and -
bore no relation to tho late offence.
"Squeaky boots in church," said
Doris -and she 'had' the sympathy of
pointed to the "grenade" in the
Message. age. marine's cap, and asked what it was.
The'rhe marine looked at him in sun
I saw the buds .on the dogwood tree; prise
They made a message of )May for me— "Don't you know what that is?" he
Though Winter is coming asked,. "Why, that's a turnip, of
And cold skies lower, coarse:"
At the end of it all "Ach, mon," replied the Scot, hil-
ls a day—iskan hour— patiently, "I was no mein' reboot yer
When oak -leaves open head!„
Like butterflies' wings, .
Coal'in Canada.
Canada has the only two coal re -
1Vageteb1ofatsem i Sete al /tower
cmtrecte Sive -'sl'r '•s O�,t7re
Si?. i' ill wens er.rii' eoftenee _yd
aromatic }other, Sola, everywhere. -
Ataert:b ,at �`.;n1.1 43..luaotreal
The Province of British. Columbia
contains one-half of the merchantable'
timber of Canada.
the boys call a "good sport," to play ; lly at some seasons of the year. This many roofs and chimneys. They hud-
the game fair whether it is a child's places heavier strain upon her to see died together in the soft gray light as
to it that what she does have is cooked if waiting for some great happening,
well and served in an attractive man- which they expected, ' but did not
ver. Farmer folks do,not need soda o understand. They wore an air of ex- everybody present.'
great variety as may be supposed• at 'roofedpectanoy and es Presset Little lo- ,__.
roofed outhouses pressed close to high
any time of the year. Good, plain, walls for shelter, and a frosty white, Canada's Water Polder.
simple food, well cooked, is enough to kyli,ght stared .upward fearfully. Canada has water energy equal to
give health and strength -for the day's "Is this the Dawn?" came from The nearl3r 'twenty. million h.p. Of this
Quebec has 6,000,000;. Ontario 5,300,-
0001 British Columbia.., 3,000,00Q:
Prairie Provinces, 4,20.2000; ,ew
Brims -Wick, 3;000,000;Nova Scotla;
100,000; Yukon, 100;000; and 'rinse
Edward Island 3,000; Ninety per cent.
of the 20,000,0.00 is . still ' running to
waste.
game or a youth's work. Let's bring
her up as we do our boys, to he brave;
honest and independent, claiming no-
thing which is not hers by right, and
insisting on getting what is her due.
We can't do this by coddling, by
encouraging her to cry when .she is
hurt, mope when she has a little ache work. One thing aboveallis nieces Seraph, in a tiny voice. •
or pain, or. to take petty' revenge, r, and that is that ever bin shall
eshe is thwarted. If she is to be sary, Il g
be cooked perfectly done. �#alf.-eoo?sed
' h of woman the world ,is ;suffer -t
the sort foodf any kind is a boa^den to the
e, Y
iaig for to -day she mustn't be brought ,stron est digestion and helps- to make
She must•.
to be a "little lady." g
work hard and disagreeable.
1,.,
taught, en.' t as hbrother, to take a
porting
chance,
1 A Restless Life.
Little Helen's oldest sisthi was con-
B,ousekeepers' Exchange. fl
(erring on her some bits of useful
Ile Handy Crochet Needle.: Tryi knowledge as'ebe helped the child un -
le a small steel crochet needle t dress.
yew sewing machine drat*rer.� It; even 'knew, dear," .she satd, "all the
11 be found invaluable in pulling oft •` stars are worlds rk
"Only the beginning of it," T whis-
pered back. There's two stars left
over from the night—"see! that big
blue one in the East, and the little
white one just above the cobbler's
chimney."
"Will they beafwaid of the Dawn,
when it -comes?"
"Rather. I, shouldn't be surprised
if the bi;g' fellow bolted right across
the sky, and the Iittle one will p'raps
fall down ,the cobbler'schimney into
his workroom."
The. Seraph was enchanted. "Then
the cohla'r'il sew him Wight up in the
,tings, ripping, Catching the InVier Well, if that's , a, 1 then r3n't tike to ,dole of a shoe, an• the boy who. wears
;z� , rc the• s""rice 'Wall twinkle when. -he wuns,
eac and other details incid .ntal to Ili•ti on 0110 oi' Lli r.u; declared Helen , .i
' I ,.. . , when
Iron t, he Oa, it's corning now_ . I
easing.—M. A. P ,tt ,.m,.i-r, li r. oii]u be, ., , Ito, ;rid. �vli i
bear it. I'm afwaid.
i V
.nia�.1 Garin_,.ts.—'l�il:sir. •.. ,.� .��,
�a..dLing 5 r,�,.?il..c. "That's not the Dawn,"said. Angel,
Taking children's dresses do not new ".1`Ithat's°iiiglit frying away."
lip the back seam until the )art, as it ;eine:e e Idi"-..,.:-_i Cur:: ivhtneris, was true tihat there came to u�s
An Easy Capture. .
When a lady boarded a street car in
Liege wearing a little tricolor ribbon,
a German officer ordered her to re-
move the emblem:' Three times he::re-
peated his order; -ithen he rose from
his seat and tore it from her coat.
"It's" easier to take than Paris, isn'l 1
"' she calmly y asked.
•
mina d'a A,itttment Cnrec Co153, 34c.
•
When
Fatigued
AcupofOXO
is both re,
freshing and,
invigorating,
Ready in a min-
ute—the minute
you want it.
Two .10o„ 2Sc., $i.1$, $:.25.
An grades. Write for prices.
TORONTO $AI.T 'n,OSl<s
J,.C•l..li TOkONTO
ma r -
Fe*? tzieA
l l eto
gar
' �. '.15. -!'�V� bit •-. +.�
411P1 icust,��„ tfr
le
a%�Arrr �l!�E
geed
a
ti
Mtp tee
• ®_ �l�ttti
�!�ornrrnrul Ntlnllutnl{i/J�lii ii "
----fir•---
lli[ii $lilt
For Christ MI as Cheer
Throughout the Year
WZIEN you give a Brunswick Phonogeaph.yon give
♦'Yr a gift of lasting worth—one that is not forgotten
with the passing holiday.
The Brunswick is an instrument of Tone, •Grace and
. Beauty, •appreciated and enjoyed by all throughout the.
year. .
,lt"is the truly universal phonograph becatiise it plays
,ALL records CORRECTLY with the wonderful three -
in -one 'Intone., which gives the exact weight, correct
diaphragm andprecise needle for ALL records Its
ALL -WOOD OVAL HORN—built like a violin givee
pure, natural tones, free from all metallic harshr,es is
Regarded both as a musical instrument and a dig _e.1
home fti .•n sbi ig;,t,1e Brunswick makes an ideal gift fee
your far_iil, . Why not satisfy their• hearts' desire?. Sec
your nearest clearer --Y u' can't afford to make a ;ells-
take—rust You Hear: the L 'ei:swick---then decide.
'PRICES FRC "71 -'-0 $305.
J Essy Payments Cz., » - ' . atrged.
The .�i�usicni TMIerchaandiC-r
aee Sales c,:..ii y
Sole Cenacii n Distributors
819 YONGE STREET T - e ORO,NTO
743
0„itriMANira !fr[ atlitQiilaMagedial 1