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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1920-4-8, Page 2The "Quality" Character of this brand has _aid International Reputation. 8666 ATrial Packet will bring speedy conviction BUDIIY THE MASCOT By ME ADE MINNIGRODE. PART I. Buddy stood before a tree in the middle of a broad space of grass, gravely inspecting a brightly colored_ pester. Buddy was ten years old. He was very fre.kled, hie hair was 'strew - et These fellows knew all about it evi eolered, and his eyes were blue. e dently. Beataeast a last appraising stood resolu'cele- on two rather grimy look at the hilarious Turks, then pat - bare ;feet. Seen from in front he .ail- tered off after the Highlanders. peered to be clad et/10y in a large They were all filing through a door - pair of blue overalls. Seen from the way into a big room full of seats, row rear, it developed that his costume aftr sow rie.eg from the floor, facing was further enriched by a faded, a platform and a. blackboard. Buddy sleeveless jersey. FIe had a nose had never 'seen a room like that be 1 h f th °MOD S *42P0.., Kicking Over the Traces. A man may feel that he is merely Jogging along day after day ii et to shafts, field up by the harness y o be a faithful tractor,: alone or as a yokefellow, is meritorious, and the ad- jective "tractable" is not the worst that can be bestowed. The tractor pulls, and the tractable is passive and nonresistant; but whether one leads or is led, if the going is in the right The Bean of Curiosity sprinkle with grated cheese, cover direction, all is well. Nature has filled the child with� whole with milk and bake in a rnoder- The world is not so usefully. served as essential for a purpose, It is just ate oven for as hour and a half. by tile by the safe and sanely ntr ic ciotxrsous Tans as essential to the growing mind as is Serve evith corn bread and cabbage spirations and surprising in entions hunger to the sturdiness .of the body salad. are not to be decried, though eo uta on Patents who would riot think of re- ;1Tany people have the habit of tell- ly those who have thought out new fusing food to the hungry youngsters�'rng and re -telling the mishaps of the things have been pilloried and mock often thoughtlessly deny to the level -IJ past. They seem never to be able to ti e h veeb those who dare to tell oiling intellect the very element tiponi let bygones be bygones. : Long stones unwelcome truth, Who possess and ex- ll off their lith it thrives. { of struggle and sickness .o o press their souls, who speak out with The young mind demands its right' tongues as thoa:gh they enjoyed the neither fear nor fano when the cru - to grow into a knowledge and training thought of unpleasant experierrees. tial hour strikes. that will make life worth while. nest When we learn clearly the old, Suffice Brit those .who do the extravagant ever-present demand is in the form of j lent unto tile day is the evil thereof, and spectacular sort of thins; merely curiosity; and because of its persist.' `�'e mill be pier;¢red to do our life to advertise themselves by the noble enee, parents, burdened -loth other] wort: sweetly and to some fine Pur- noise they matte" are a different breed. cares, are many times harrassed into' pOSe' The great, humane works of relief per - denying it. Hoa' have emir children liked their formed in wartime have by no means It is the parents whose child leeks cold, sonic#innes frozen and usually un- been,free n from those whoanociuera s fumes he had ever seen. That' and this natural d w _appetizing school. lunches this winter? just arrived, and Here all tramping r e ency, se should not the n hem? Wouldn't ed in the splendid game for the sake ry, If theeir child assesses . that Have you thrived o t of headlines and 'men's praise, by, singing something at the top of P!you feel more content and less selfish Before es kick over the traces, be- their lungs about "—Bang! .. Bang! Bang! eager, questioning voice, trembling Bang! A.nd we'll fire off the fireworks forever on the brink of some greati.as you sit down to your good riot fore we abandon tbe careful routine #o -night!" Buddy clapped his hands • unknown mystery, as thrilling to hila droner at noon if you knew your boys wherein we move, let us be circum- tadetlaer, This was a ha gmeni, as are same of the big .solved nes• and girls were also getting something sl,ect and nnalt4 ver; sure of what m ,� happy , u a i hot be eat? Not only would you be tions that perplex and lure us grown- are doing. t happier, but your children would do you do not lihe ti ie wor1G yott have,. cps; if this be true, then these parents better school work, 'would grow retard- Lave cause for real alarm. A child . , it and spells of perhaps, You think it engages the without curiosity is mentally sick; lex and baro fewer colds a P alt least part of you. You believe your and should he grow up without gain• sickness if you make the little effort employer has n blind eye on the side, ing this gift to pry he is doomed to a 1 iclr i$ necessary to get a hot scltooid toward sour merit. '.Che lament of life of inferiority, lunch started, The children will lake being misplaced or not appreciated is - Happily most cl flare. are a led it not only because their noon lunch as old as human toil. You look about be - which contlnaally pointed skyward, fore.. As the last of them passed in, with an abundance tills spill will taste better, but also because and the lobar market seems to bristle hr feat a moue set in eur+e. o e ns of lls, duality. Buddy managed to squeeze himself in Scarcely tivo months of their Iife bias they can forma school lunch club and cvitlr opportunities, and evto bristle one solemnity, and his Faze was after him and concealed himself in a talco turns in. cooking the hot dish, are lianas that beckon, Any plata one ofconatart wide-eyed speculation. corner, They were all far too busy passed before this trait is reflected in It does not require much money and looks good to you but the ono wliace He rather looked like an angel, of laughing hing at each other to pay any at- tention t- th gleam of intelligence that posses- willthere will always be toarsz he was not an angel at all but es the baby eye From thea an till if there is a 1 y ' tent .on to him. For a while they did a way toget the little equipment that you happen to be standing. The ale- - often mistook firm for one, nothing but sing and stamp their feet' it assumes a multitude of y tante lends encban.urent, and the em - maturity B d' b•e man is needed. y u oy was a assn ss , have but we must riot pry into the nature Buddy tenter meoden floor. �Qstamped his owne or 'tohidden ce s ting, tantalizing system which, a zz- of mitbusiness until we knew him y y ' ' R better. see what fun there might be in it, but ling as it may seem, will if eneourag- his bare soles made no noise, and it ed, work marvelous results when the The space of grass in which he seemed foolish to him. He hoped theychild reaches adulthood. stood was enclosed by ivy -clad Gothic would say something soon about the Nor need parents have a knowledge buildings in stately rows. In one fireworks, of the b • wa ,s of child psychology in corner a spire rose above the trees., Then a great strapping fellow gotby-ways R y gy At tbe other end a vaulted passage up on the platform, and they all yelled order to bestow the greatest benefits led to a great bronze gateway. Across like mad. The din in the echoing room on their children They have only to the ;rags, Eke cracks in a window- was terrific, and Buddy clapped his pane, ran little stone -tagged paths. hands for sheer joy at the noise. The Along the four borders of the grass big fellow waved his arms at them, there was a fence with square, flat- and they all began to shout something topped poets and double wooden rails. very fast. Buddy knew what that The street ears that came to this was. That was a cheer. They always' place were marked "Campus." Cheered when they had fireworks. All these things were very familiar Buddy came out of his corner and to Buddy, and he thought very little went to the edge of the platform. The of them. But the posters fascinated • fellow up there had begun to talk. him. Every year, as far back as he "Cone on now," he was shouting; could remember, along in June, these "Got to learn this class song. Got to posters had appeared. Most of them have fireworks to -night!" Buddy be - bore numerals in tremendous type, gar to •clamber up on to the platform. and the word "Reunion." One by one, "Haven't had any for two years. This in the night, they blossomed forth, is the big year and this is the big and Buddy knew that they signified song that's going to do •it, Every the coming of joyous throngs, and the time we sing it out there this after - blare of bands, processions and ban -4 noon we're going to make a run=" ners, and the c6stumes. Ah, those,. He was interrupted by the crowd. costumes! Green and yellow clowns,"Hey, who's the kid!" they were and pigtailed Chinamen, and Jack shouting at him. "Throw him out!" Canucks, and firemen, and sailors, and 'Beat it, kid, beat it!" once a roaring, dancing crowd of sing- The big Highlander looked down ing pirates, with a ship that ran �on end saw Buddy! standing beside vim. wheels, and a cannon. There had been .Such a. funny little boy en blue over- joy er joy enough to last a year at the ; ..ght ails, and very frightened too he, seem - of them. And then there was a day edin the midst of the din. " when all the bands played at once, 'Make laiin lead the song," the and they all marched away to a field crowd was demanding, and the big somewhere. And in. the late after fel em- laughed. nooii, with the sunset at their backs, 'Bello, kid!" he said. "Don't get they all came trapping hone through scared. Want to lead the song?" He the dusty, crowded streets, and one had nice eyes and he was smiling. The was .able sometimes to march for a big hand on Buddy's shoulder was Week or so with one of the bands, and gentle. Buddy smiled hack at him. c -en pick up a hat or a sword. And) "Sure. mister," he said; "an' then if they all laughed and said. "We you'll tell about the fireworks?" won!" as they went by, it meant that! "Never .rind about the fireworks," in the evening there would be torch -i the other laughed, "they'll come later, light parades and fireworks on the Got to learn this song first. Go on, broad space of grass. you stand up there and lead them!" Buddy had not the faintest idea He put a cane in Buddy's hand and what; it. was all about, but it was ex- pushed him to the edge of the plat- traordinarily pleasant to watch those form. laughing fellows in their costumes "There yea are," he said. "You every year, and the brass bands made Just wave the cane and make them him feel delightfully jumpy inside, so sing with you. Come on, boys, watch that sometimes he almost forgot his business. But to make things absolutely per - the kid! All right, one, two, three--" They began to sing and the chorus ::anis swelling up to him as he stood feet he understood that they must win there solemnly waving his cane, a out there at the field, because only lonely little figure in his bare .feet then would there be - fireworks. Last and overalls, year, and the year before, there had The big fellow-eturned to a friend • been no- fireworks. . But this year- on the platform. oh, this year there must be fireworks. "Look at the kid," he said. "Having They were eminently desirable for the time of his life. He'll talk about their own sake, and after all it is per- missible to be an idealist as well as a business man. At the age of ten Buddy could not understand the sometimes a brass band will interfere song, but he knew when they came terribly with one's business. to the Bang! Bang! Bang! part and So Buddy scanned the posters. 'as stamped his feet. The crowd went though -hoping to find some promise wild, Buddy went right on without a of skyrockets among them. And sud- stop, and they began again, 'good- denly he noticed that that broad space naturedly. Three times through they of grass was being invaded from all sang it for him, and then they stop- ped, out of breath. Buddy looked em- barrassed. He was s+ti11 waving his cane, but they had had enough. He looked at them hopefully wistfully, had he known the meaning of the word. It was all over. He looked back at his friend and then again at the class. Suddenly, in the lull, the little quavering voice rang out: "....Bang! Bang! Bang! And we'll fire off the fireworks to -night!" Budely 'seas singing the claws song. (To be continued,) - _ n. _..a. -Nevi. - delivery ANY x WOMAN CAN DYE AND KEEP IN STYLE 'Diamond Dyes". Turn Faded, this for days. Cute -looking young- ster." - sides. There . were shouts and out- cries, loud peals of laughter, and the sound of feet running along the stone - flagged paths - A. medley of bright colors flashed by in• the sunlight. The costumes had conic! Buddy abandoned the posters and transferred his atten- tion to the new arrivals. They were swarming in now. ' In :twos. and. ;fives and .twenties. Here :a long line of clowns were dancing around in. a ring. • Over there a row of jockeys were running races on little wooden horses. •R htlarlcm Trrits were laid rte ma y, up an owit in ii e very wagon. At the far end a gang of convicts were Sayingleap-frog with some very unorthodox Crusaders. Somewhere in the distance a band .be- gan to play. I Shabby Apparel into New. Buddy very carefully ,stood On his head in the grass. 'Due posters were there, the costumes had. come, bands were playing-eand he was only ': ten rears old! Then he sat down, rather itddenly, arms and legs apart. This ;Year thele :must be fireworks; °'end there was that business of histo at - teed to. it was then that he saw them for the, first time. They were Highland- ers with splendid tartans and funny little caps with ribbons. Their bare knses shone' in the sun, and they car - 'aunty little canes. It seemed to ^, Iy that they were the finest cos- .sbaw you "Diamond Dye".Color Card. A Ribbon So Gay ployntent and employers . seem con- genial because you do not view them at. close range. It was only a bright gay ribbon the But before you ding yourself out new teacher revealed when she took of your host In a springtime spirit of orf her coat that rainy morning in the insurrection it ds well to be calla anti dingy little schoolroom, but it seemed egnaider.. Not every change is for the to scatter gathered rays of sunshine' best. The development of our ¢bill- ainorg the assembly of eountsy child- ties to their highest and finest estate follow the course that nature has vii•- ren clad in typical rainy -day gar- conies by steady toil in a poised tran- idly marked out. Whatever the child'$ meats. Because of the rain it would quillty cull not by restlessness, h t h tri ' la d dressed curiosity leads let the parent follorv;l seem hila In his oldest, darkest, least and if that curiosity be supplypplel becoming clothes, with the result that wholesome channels, they craved for information or if unat- tainable frankly tell him so. room from within as well as from. True, this requires an expenditure wltheut. q R But the new teacher was pleasant world.. Nathaniel Iaeffner, in writing' of patience; but parents will be reof the two buglers to every squad paid, knowing that they are rapidly to look upon. Hen. black +skirt and building a foundation which is stable white waist were relieved by the system of China's doughty ilshtexrl, because of sound training and correct bright red ribbon tied at her throat, says; and the children, noting the addition, 'One thing the Chinese soldier deem information. smiled and forgot the rain. Perhaps do. He bugles. The one great, in Nature has not intended that a child the teacher, too, felt the effect of the 'satiable, unconquerable passion of shall always exercise curiosity solely bit of color; at any rate, her cheery air the Chinese army Is bugling. I hove for theeknowledge othe moms t : ne was even more pleasant thatmorning. never Investigated, but 1 venture that formatter how trivial and.useless the in- one out of every three then has a „ .°'i'�low' rainy days must tome (was- ent has sought may seem, the pare bugle, that one oat of ever two hours ent has but to remember that the! tonally everywhere, but they need not � y youngster is keeping bright for future be days of gloom. Why send your he blows it. and, that not one time le use that tool—curiosity—which is the only instrument that will open an av- enue to his brain. It is through this trait alone that he learns, and this is the only means by which he will ever more carefully yourself that morning, learn; consequently the effort he puts_ dividuaily and each he playing a dif- forth is worth far more in trainingfor think up some especially well -liked dessert for dinner, don't clutter the fereut note, till a a,in ,then he switch - later life than an the small amount of house with disagreeable odd jobs, but es'to another. Ile stops for ineals and knowledge he might gain. for a few hours of sleep—that is all. There comes a time in every child's endeavor to make the least cheery "When a regiment moves into a life, about the age of three or four, day out of doors the cheeriest of them town foreigners living In it cosign when nothing but question marks fall all within. And help the district themselves to insomnia. The Chinese from the lips. All their sentences teacher keep the little minds under P don't. Noise to then! is' one of the seem to be equipped with an initial her alert by dressing your children in normal and pleasurable phenomena of "why." Many of them are unanswer- sunny colors, to make up for the ab - existence, the mare deafening the able and appear to be asked just for sense of the sun's rays. the pleasure of asking. Parents are - Don't worry about perfect results, Ilse "Diamond Dyes," guaranteed to give a new, rich; 'fadeless color to any fabric, whether it be wool, silk, linen, Batton or ,nixed good's, — dresses,` blouses, stockings, skirts, children's coats, feathers,'draperies, coverings --- everything' " The Direction Book with each pack- age tells how to diamond dye over any color. To match any material, have dealer Chinese Buglers. The rank "and' file , , of ,the Chinese army can outbugle,ahy army. of:'tho children to school in their drabbest "duds"? If ever cheerful hues are needed it is on sunless days. Thinkof that when you awake to the patter of raindrops on your roof, Dress a bit three thousand does he blow it to the resembl.:tnce, of any recognizable call or tune. "He begins at 3.30 a.m., he being now used. collectively. He plays the same note, he now being used in- often puzzled as to just what attitude to assume. The writer has known parents to become humiliated at the inquisitiveness of their child. Instead they should have been proud. These - questions were but the sign of a brit - Hint mind in the making. They had behind them the driving power of men- tal growth. The child was utterly unable to restrain them. This probing trait is found in the youngster at every turn. The child that begs to help. at `grown-up work, even for a enonient, is longing to sat isfy that subtle power. - They have a curiosity to:knlew tiow'it:,goee to peel potatoes, pick cherries, or cook a cake. It is work sof nature storing' up for them rich experiences:- The child -- Th e . that has .the fortitude ch ort tulle to peer into silent recesses, explorea cave, or climb" the' highest tree ,is so urged by nature that he might develop a courage to , do the":big things of later life. Because of the varying .succession. of outlets that curiosity employs, par- ents are -apt to slight this important trait and think it but a passing whim. It is natural that the activity of yes- terday should be discarded for the one of to -day; for the small mind has ab- sorbed all that is new and moves on to some fresh object. In time, how- ever, after it has grown by. further experience, it will return to the • old and will then Comprehend features :it, could not -grasp before. •. more pleasurable. The Troublesome Ground- Hog. Nearly everybody has heard of the ground -hog. It is too bad this mar- mot has to be mentioned as a farm foe, because farmers have always placed absolute confidence in his ability as a weather prophet—so much so that they almost sacredly looked for his appearance February 2 each year. .unfortunately, -as is sometimes the case with people, unlimited confidence `has• made thin. friend Iireguinptuous. He is taking far more than .just com- pensation for his services as a weath- er expert. His inroads upon garden and truck crops are devastating. The damage "due to his burrowing in mea- dows and cultivated fields is enorm- ous, for' the burrows hinder farming operations and often start - gullies down the hillsides. . • - ' . After pillaging gardens and feasting Indiscriminately • on beans, peas,' cu- cumbers, cabbage, forage crepe and other tender; plants dnxing thesufn- mer, it Is n.of,,.afurprising that 'the ground -hog as able, toput on a thiek layer of fat to keep him ` warm while he sleeps through the . winter until Candlemas day. His long sleep af- fords an`'opportunity to makecrops sand fields safe for next year. ' Take a piece ::of cotton : or moss, saturate it with carbon:bisulphide, place, it'down in the burrow and elose the openings, The groundhog will not see, his shad- ow on Candlemas day, and ace,9rding. to the old proverb,whI lt.says thatT such cases "Winter Is gone for all the year," there will be an early spring. Then the burrows canbe filled with the assurance that they will not be dug: out again: Concerning Domestic Affairs Boil celery stalks with your cab- bage. Two or three will be sufficient for ,a head of cabbage. The celery improves the flavor of the cabbage. and lessens its odor. Maple sugar sauce is timely.. It requires . -one-third :.of a cupful of butte. _and 'on'e' cupful of maple sugar:. Cream.the butter and 'gradually add the •maple sugar. Form .into balls and ._hill thoroughly. Serve over steamed rice for dessert, A whole meal in one . dish': Fry, slightly a thick slice of ham, cover thickly with raw potatoes, sliced thin; season with a little salt and pepper, . Her Army. "There's one thing I've always want- ed to ask you about your life in France," She .said. "Yes?" prompted the ex -buck trema lausly. "What did you and" tate colonel usual- ly talk about at meal tine?" Keep Minard'a Liniment in the house.' A Smooth skin in any weather Wash well in warm water using absolutely pure, soap: Baby's Own Soap rinse well—and dry carefully; In the interest of your skin, use Baby'OwnSoap. "Bert for Roby and Best for Yate," ,Solo •everywhere. AlbertSo a1 Lii tte4,. lint.,, )lWntrtei. 1)0 "But don't jump to cpnolusicns, The Chinese is no coward. He has proved again and again in his long history that he can fight, and he will so prove again. Even the professional soldiers are not cowards. They are only tho victims of a rotten system, a system that has corrupted the wbole army clown to the lowest private, exactly as it has the rest at the Chinese gov- ersunent, and everything else it has touched. Of some units this is net tree; these are the 'show' units sta. tinned in Peking and other big cine; where foreigners can see them." From Salt to Vinegar. It is a rule with the Moharrimedans to begin a meal with Bait: and finish with vinegar. If they begin with salt they think they will escape the con- tagion of 74 diseases. if they finish. with vinegar, their worldly prosperity will continue to increase. 1 1nard"ta X,ininsent used by Phasic/aim Women administering property in their own right will be permitted tc vote at the first national election it Jugo-Stavia next month. 5 /2 % Interest PAYAfi!-E HALF YE'A'RLY Allowed on money 'left with us tog from three to ten years, Write for -Booklet. The Great•West Permanent Loan Company. 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