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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1920-9-9, Page 3AUTO SPARE PARTS, for most makes and. models of cars. Your old, broken or worn-out Barts replaced. Write or wire us describ- ing what you want. We carry the largest and most oomplete stock in Canada of slightly used or new parts and automobile equipment. We .ship C1•(?,1?, anywhere in Canada. Saris factory or refund in full our motto. fihaw's Auto Saivaye Part Sapply, 923-931 Dut'arin 'St., Toronto, Ont.. 24,000 Miles of Tree -Lined Roads. Many of us trudged up and down the tree -lined roads of France during the war, says the Landon Chronicle. All the national reads, to the extent of 24,000 miles, are lined with trees planted and cared for by the Govern- nrent, Four centuries ago Francis L start- ed the good work with a batch of Lom- bardy poplars, and it has ever since been carried on, despite all political upheavals, The Ministry of Public Works has, now more than 3,000,000 trees under its control. When the road is between ten and sixteenmetres in width one row of trees is set out on each side. When the width is over sixteen metres two rows are planted, with a foot -path • between them Tree -planting is given out in small contracts to Meal risen, who receive a lump sum as Soon as the tree:; are Planted and the balance at the end of two years, During that period the contractor is responsible for the care of the trees, and for replae$ug any that die or prove. defective. Overgrazing will ruin the best of pastures. The halibut is the largest of the flatfish family. Minard's Llniment'Rellevea Distemper Spiders Aid Astxonoinexs. V To give fine lines by which to mea- sure the relative position of the stars, astronomers use the throaee spun by the garden spider. For a century they' used silver wire drawn as thin as pos- slble; then the finest of hair, and the silk threads of the silkworm's cocoon. Finally, an English telescope-tnaker discovered that a spider's web it three or four times .smaller than the thread of a silkworm, and is, at the same time, stronger, Spiders are .carefully placed on tiny racks, and, when they begin to spin, the thread is fastened to a winder, which is turned till the de- sired length is spun, KEEP CHILDREN MELT WA HOT1%EA'1E Every mother knows how fatal the hot sunrmer months are to small child- ; ren, Cholera infantum, diarrhoea, dy sentry, colic and stomach troubles are rife at this time and often a Pre- cious little life is lost atter only a few hours' illness. The mother who keeps Baby's Own Tablets iu the house feels sate, The oeeasiortal use at the Tab, lets prevcuts stomach and bowel troubles, or if tete trouble comes sud- denly—as it generally does—the Tab- letswill bring baby safely through.. They are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr, Williams' Medicine Co„ Brockville, Ont. Russia is the only great gold-pro- dueng country in Europe, Potato -blight usually follows a per- iod of prolonged wet weather. A charter-party is the document m- volved in the hiring of a whale ship in one contract, She Got the Y e ow Pitcher For thrills certain and cbeap many women prefer the auction r!'onr to the beat melodrama ever. written, but it Is the innocent who gets most of theca l� Quireacts most vtalert ,. to re- cently and, a housekeeper noticedthered tlitg up on a house In her neighbor- hood, and after looking the ofieringe. over she informed her hush - mid that she meaut to attend the sale and ac- quire, if pos,ible, two side chairs, which lead caught her fancy, He ad- visetl her to be careful and protect her pocket °:by taking with her a sum of money not exceeding ere And this measure of preeatution site promised to i ot.s exec. On the day of the auction she went early and gota good seat, but a long wait intervened between the first article,; put up and the chairs she faneie d. One of these articles was a small yellow pitcher. The first bid it called forth was 15 cents. Mercy! thought the innocent, the pitcher must be worth more than that, so she raised the' bid to 25 cents. The first bidder rose to 35 cents, and thinking that she wouldn't let her opponent walk away with the prize for an insignificant sum up she went to 50 cents. By this time her face was iluehed and the usual thing happened. "Sixty cents, 75 cents, $1, $1.25; and a half, and a half; make it $2?" She nodded, but the old game went on, and wlth every raise she -felt more de -i termined that other woman should nct have the little yellow pitcher. As site reached $4.50 opposition ceased and the innocent Cried out: "Did 1 get it?" "You got it," replied the auctioneer. That eight at dinner her husband re- marked jocosely that he presumed the two side chains wouldn't come home till next day, and added: "Of course you dM not spend more than $5?" "Na, I didn't; I spent only $4.50, and 1 bought --I bought*" But she could not bring herself to tell him, for by this time she had waked up, Noble Gases in the Atmosphere We are accustomed to think of the air we breathe as a mixture of four- fifths nitrogen and one-fifth oxygen. But within very recent years science has discovered that the atmosphere also contains, in very small quantities, five other gases. These are called argon, neon, -helium, krypton and xenon. They are sometimes spoken of as "noble" gases, not so much because they are rare as for the reason that they refuse under any circumstances to combine ehemi- sally with other elements. They will not thus combine even with one an- other. All five of them together form about -1 per cent. of the air. Inasmuch as nearly nineteen -twentieths of this 1 per cent. is argon, one may judge how minute are the quantities in which the others occur. , Of neon there is, ,by volume in the air, one part in 55,000; of helium, one in 185,000; of krypton, one in 20,000,000; of xenon, one in 170,000,000. If there was nothing to breathe but xenon, it would take a man more than two centuries to get one breath the size of a breath of air. Of what use in nature are these noble gases? None whatever, ap- parently. Perhapsthey are too noble to work. At all eyelets, they seem to have no influence upon animal or plant life. One member of the gas nobility, how- ever, has recently been drafted into the service of mankind and made to do something useful. This is argon, which, through experiments, has been proved to be excellent for filling in- candescent lamps. Because of its very inertness, it is one of the poorest conductors of heat, ane tnus increases the efficiency of the lamp and length- ens the life of the filament. Another of the noble gases for which a possible job has been found Is helium, which, being too lazy to catch fire, and yet with an ' "ascensional power," almost equal to that of hydro- gen, is an admirable substitute for the latter in balloons.' But there is no commercial demand for it even for this purpose, because it costs too much, and probably it will not come into use until there is another war. Krypton and xenon make good 'lamp atmosphere, but they are too scarce and 'expensive for any such employ- ment. When a current of electricity is passed through a tube of neon a wierd and beautiful orange -pink glow is given off.. The effect is so attractive that experimenters are trying to de- velop lamps of the kind for use in rich folks' dining -rooms and drawing- rooms. All five of the noble gases are color- leas, odorless and tasteless. Argon, krypton and xenon, 'when liquefied,. look like water, and when reduced to solids have the appearance of clear ice. . Every Tea and Coffee Drinker finds a new. and. delidhtfzi1 flavor the first time he : tries SwIS� health rine for meal -times f er. e 945 easogrocers! 1'a .:,e.. j-vry nicengrwnrrSarect'j-r,-r5-irers4 4 FASHIONABLE MODELS 9610 T 9298 9298 --Ladies' Dress (two styles of sleeve ;four -piece sli•rt, with or with- out silo panniers; instep or shorter length), Price, 25 cents,. In 8 sizas'34 to 48 ins, bust measure. Size SG re- quires 4lia yds. 40 ins. wide,: Width, Ph yds. 9610 --Ladies' Waist (two styles of sleeve). Price, 25 cents. In 8 sizes, 34 to 48 ins, 'bust measure. Size 36 requires, with long sleeves, 2% yds, 36 ins. wide, or 2 yds, 45 ins, wide. These patterns may be obtained from your focal McCall dealer, or from the McCall Co., '70 Bond Street, Toronto, Dept, W. WHY BEAUTY FADES A Condition slue Entirely'to Poor, Watery Blood. The girl who returns home from school or from work thoroughly tired out will be fortunate if she escapes a physical breakdown, because this get- ting tired so easily is probably the first warning symptom of a thinning blood that must act be disregarded if her health is to be preserved. When the blood becomes thin and I, impure the patient becomes pale,hag- goad and angular, She not only tires out easily but suffers from headaches, palpitation of the heart, dizzy spells and a loss of appetite. This condition will go from bad to worse, if prompt steps are not taken to, increaae and enrIeh the blood supply. To make the rich, red blood that brings the glow' or ne',hh[ir, na a[ner mecuelne call equa Dr. Williams' Pink rills. If given fair trial their use brings rosy cheeks bright eyes, a good appetite and goo( spirits. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills hav haste thousands of pale, languid girl active and strong, On the first sign of poor, thin blood mothers should in- sist upon their daughters taking a fair course of these pills. They will not only restore health, but will save fur- ther doctor bills. Dr, Williame' fink Pills can be ob tained from any dealer in medicine or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medi cine Co., Brockville, Ont, Britain Profits Through War Materials. Lord Inverforth, formerly Surveyor General of Supplies in the British War Office, by world-wide purchases of raw materials on behalf of the government, was able to turn into the British treas- ury on March 1 last $25,000,000, repre- senting profits on all transactions since 1914, according to his report re- cently made to the Ministry of Muni- tions, says a London despatch. While the profits were large, Sir Arthur Goldfinch, Director General of Raw Materials, points out that the economic benefits were far greater. The raw materials obtained were largely used -in the manufacture of military equipment with a direct sav- ing estimated at more than $500,000,- 000. The purchases were of wool, hides, leather, flax, hemp and similar materials. Insurance, generously taken out, served to more than make up losses from submarine warfare, it was stated. The record of Lord Inverforth's activi- ties is in contrast with results obtain- ed by similar departments in other Al- lied countries. Among the purchases were nearly 24,000,000 pounds of American sole leather and 82,000,000 feet of American upper leather. -Included in the chief items of tex- tile and leather equipment for the army and ' navy, air force and other branches of the public service and for the Allies , from August 4, 1914, to March 31, 1919, were 61,899,626 pairs of boots, 81,538,000yards of cotton drill, 60,917,000 yards of khaki, 16,259,- 000 ground sheets, 1,186,000,000 sand bags, 49,508,669 blankets, 23,776,345 jackets, 164,314,787 pairs of socks and 20,190,810 pairs of woolen gloves. Contracts made with British manu- facturers' for the goods 'afforded them a larger profit than they inade for similar work in pre-war days, it was said, and served 'to speed up produc- tion. SUMMER ASRT H A .� HAY FEVER' —sleepless nights, constant sneezing, streaming eyes, wheezy breathing ;— brings relief. Put up in cap- sules, easily swallowed. Sold by reliable druggists for a dollar,. .Ask our agents or send card for free sample. to Templeton's, 142 King St. W„ Toronto. Costly Carpets., The deal by which England secured control of the Persian carpet and rug industry is a good one for this coun- try—that is, if the Bolsheviks do not overrun the land of the Shahs, says an English writer. The genuine Persian rug is the most valuable thing of its kind in the world, a really fine specimen fetching any- thing from twenty-five dollars to one hundred thousand dollars, Shiraz and Herman are the chief Centres of the industry, though the products of Mesh- ed and Rejid are also held in high es- teem. The trade is largely in the bands of certain families, who have handed down the art and its secrets from one generation to another, To the mak- ing of even one comparatively small rug, ten or fifteenn years of patient la- bor may he devoted. 1n the reign of Muzaffer-Din, how- ever, this great and beautiful industry was threatened with extinction; This was when the aniline dyes of Ger- many burst upon an astonished world, Those "split -your -eyeball chemical products—German made rugs--foluid their way to Persia, and, incredible though it may seem, the beauty -loving natives took kindly to them, and in their favor the weavers abandoned the dyes that had been in use for thous- ands of years, and copied the appalling Hun designs. Fortunately, the Shah had an ar- tist's soul, and was also a good bust Ross plan, He saw that this country's carpet export trade was in ilmninent s dangerof• being ruined by these ant - line atrocities, and, ander appropriate penalties --boiling oil, and ao forth- he forbade tete importation of the Ger- man dyes, or their use if already in the country, In the carpet trade. To thisday, however, the traveller 1 may see in the Persian equivalent of our drawing -room, the place of honor • a given to some abominable German hearthrug, while ancient Persian pro - 1 ducts, for which collectors would give e their very sines, are scattered any- where. wlrere. Catfish Used to Help in Street Cleaning. In one of tete towns of the State of Oregon the familiar catfish figures as a hardy pioneer, and a valued adjunct to the street department, all because Eolshevisr 4 Social Disease. Bolshevism cannot be kept out of any country, because it is an idea,' and ideas cannot be. stopped at frontier barriers, says the. London Daily Tele- graph. 'here Is Bolshevism in our own country and Verity of it, baht it is held In • subjection by the .common- sense of the mass of our people.: It is folly to think that it cau be defeated by a return to the discreditedmethod of human ,slaughter. the terra cotta sewers and drains, es- pecially those in the lower part of the town, frequently get choked. If the sewer is not broken it can be cleaned by passing a rope through it, to be pulled backward and forward until the obstruction is loosened and removed. The deputy superintendent of streets had a great deal of such work to look after, but at last he dis- covered a quick, sure and easy meth- od. He goes to the river, catches a cat- fish, ties a string to its tail, drops it down a manhole into the sewer, and it at once ,starts for he river and forces its way through any obstruc- tion not as solid as brick, dragging the string after. it. Then the deputy goes as far down the sewer as he deems necessary and picks up the string, which he uses to draw a wire through the sewer, and- with this a rope is pulled through and the sewer is soon cleared. St. Isidore, P.Q., Aug. 18, 1894. Minard's Liniment Co., Limited. Gentlemen, -I have frequently used MINARD'S LINIMENT and also pre- scribe it .for my patients, always with the most gratifying results, and I con- sider it the best all-round Liniment ex- tant. Yours truly, DR. SOS. AUG. SIROIS, British Women on Jury. - "Ladies and gentlemen ofthe, jury," was the address of counsel heard for the first time in the history of English. courts -recently, when six women formed apart of a jury in the Bristol Quarter. Sessions. Six cases were tried, one of them being that of a man who was charged with assault. He was convicted and sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. All the we/11011N on the jury voted for his conviction, after hearing the evidence. At the close of the day's ,session two' of the women asked the court to excuse them from further service be- cause of their home duties. The court granted their request, whereupon two' otherswomen in the room volunteered for jury service and were accepted. 'The prosecuting attorney congratu- lated the women jurors on "at last taking their proper places in the ad- ministration of justice in England, He declared that justice also was fur- thered in women accepting jury duty: ED. 7,..: t8SUE' rho. 36—'20. Reward of Politeness, They were entertaining" the minister . at dinner, and after dessert little Johnny said; "Won't you take another Niece of p3e?" The preacher laughed. "We11, Johnny," he said, "since you aro so' polite, I will:have another." "Good!" said Johnny, "Now, ma, remember your promise. 'You said if it was necessary to cut into the second pie T could have another' piece!" The Woman. Pays. Through the long summer hours she had done her best to let him see she liked hurl. But he wrapped himself in a cloak of cynicism and made no move. "Marriage;" he spoke bitterly. d'Marriage is a mistake! Why should a man saddle himself- with a wife for life, when he can buy a parrot for $5?„ She hid her anger behind a charm..- ing smile, "Yes," she retorted. "Thera again youreran certainly have the advant- age. We poor women can't buy a bear of any kind under $200. His Hopes Were Dashed Away. A :family in an Eastern city includes several children, but only one—the eldest—is a boy. The little lad longed for a brother. Recently the house was rather upset. A nurse who had appeared on the scene carne to the little boy. "What do you think you've got?" she asked hint, "A baby brother!!!" fairly gasped the youngster. "No, dearie, it's a baby sister:" re- plied the uurse. "Awl" groaned the eouugater, "am 1 gain' always to have to sift those ashes?" MONEY ORDERS. Send a Dominion Express Money Order. They are payable everywhere. The time to buy a second-hand car is just before you move, so people in the new neighborhood will think you have had :it all the time. 1 MOTHER! "California Syrup of Figs"- Child's igs"Child's Best Laxative Accept "California" Syrup or rigs oniy--loo: for the name California on the package, then you are sure your and is having the best and most harmless physic for the little atom. ach, liver and bowels. Children lova its fruity taste. Full directions on each bottle. You must say "Call. torpid." amerhuve Pioneer Dor Remeeiee Pooh on DOG DI.SlriSES and' Etow to road Mailed Fro© to,any Ad - dross by the Author. ia. Clay GIorer Co., Sao. 118 West 31st Street New York, Classified Advertisements. No O1'IOIC.D OR GENERAL STORl should be without our $18 Cal- eula.tor. Adds. subtracts,, multiplies and divides. Same speed and efficiency as $4910 naaehlnes. Agents wanted, Well. wood Sales Co., Box 191, . Ottawa, Cont.• Leads Them All. An instruetor in a Military Academy was mine :assigned to conduct about the place the visiting parents of a, cert, taro cadet. After a tour of the post, the proud and happy parents joined the crowd assembled to witness evening parade, a most imposing spectacle. The march past aroused the father of the cadet to a high piteh of enthusiasm, 'There!" he exclaimed to 11is spouse, "isn't that fine? But,"' he added, re - electively, "I shall not be happy till my boy attains the proud position, that leads 'em ail." And he pointed in rapt admiration to the drum -major, Minard's Liniment For Dandruff, Conclusive Evidcnee. Wiiliani and Henry, chauffeurs, were diseussing the ill luck of a ,fellow chauffeur, Clarence, who had the day before been Rued for taking ,out his employer's ear without permission. "lest how did the boss know Clam ence had taken the car out?" asked Henry. "Wily," explained. William, ence ran over him." "Clay LET "DANDERINE" BEAUTIFY HAIR ►iris t Have a mass of Long thick, gleamy hair Let "Danderine" save your hair and double its beauty. You can have lots of long, thick, strong, lustrous hair. Don't let it stay lifeless, thin, scraggly or fading. Bring back its color, vigor and vitality. Get a 3a -cent bottle of delightful "Danderine" at any drug or toilet counter to freshen your scalp; check dandruff and falling hair. Your hair needs this stimulating tonic, then its lite, color, brightness and abundance `vile return—HUITY! Cee m : four Scalp and Skin With Cut c yr a After shaving and before bathing touch dandruff and itching, pimples and blackheads with Cuticura Oint- ment. Wash all off with Cuticura Soap and hot water, using plenty of Soap best applied with the hands. One Soap for anuses, shaving, sham- pooing, bathing. Soap 25e, Ointment 25 and 50c. Sold tl'-oughouttheDominion. CanadlanDepot;. Lr Bans, Limited, St. Paul St., Montreal. reirCutieura Soap shaves withoutxaug. SINCE ti16'io iL D5tOP : :0 1TOPs COUGHS ONLY TABLETS MARKED "BAYER" ARE ASP R a N Not Aspirin `at AU without the "Bayer Cross' The kerne "Bayer" on Aspirin Is like 14 Karat on gold. It positively identifies the only genuine spirin,- the Aspirin prescribed by physiciansin for over neteen years and now made in Canada, .Always buy an unbroken paclag'e a few cents. y Larger Bayer packages, There is only one Aspirin' -"Bayer" --You must say " aor" Aspirin Is the trade mark (registered in ,Canada) of Bayer 1,tenbtacture o$ Monet' aeeticacidester of Salieylicacid. While it is well known that Aspirin ineane'f3ayer manufacture, to assist the public against inirtatiohs the Tablets o4 5.3ayer Coni,pii0 wlfl be'eti►mpe4 with. AidF,IKeuerin trede_pnal•,_k, the aYe CrC�py'! of "Bayer • Tablets .of Aspirin" wliic;?i contains proper directions for Celclq, Headache. Toothache, Earache, lieu" ralgla, 1 unz}iago, Rheunsatism, i'ruri-: tis, Joint Pains, and Pain ,generally. Tin boxes of 12 tablets cast' but