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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1925-11-19, Page 2P C Fresh Flavor 11 of dfePiiciou GREEN TEA is preserved in the air -slight SA WADA pian cet. Finer than any Japan or (Qu powder. Insist upon SA ADA. F r W,nat We Are .moi � About To.. -civ y! BY MILDRED HOUGHTON COMFORT. PART II, "But every day at dinner," Sarah • 'event on, "no matter how trying the. day had been,, you'd say that dignified, calm old grace and the trivial, .com- monpiace things would disappear. Something would happen inside of me. I'd feel calmer. I'd feel rested. I—I began to realize that I was part of that age -long procession of housewives whose work was to keep homes to- gether—good, old-fashioned homes, Sam, like (surs, I seemed to be get- ting steeped with the idea. When Junior went to the window to see the first snowit brought back my people and the pioneers. And it seemed good just to be comfortable and full of hope," "Say, old girl! When you're like this, life's worth living? Thought I'd queered everything hauling old Barnes Lee, "But you didn't, dear. That's part of my happiness now --that I can be really hospitable. I hate verbal hos- pitality. I like it from the heart." "1 told old man Barnes so—that you really wanted him." Something in Sam's hesitant tones impelled his wife to ask. "Have you seen him since you invited him?" "Sure I did. He doubtless read me the time I asked him, and he wandered into the office yesterday and quizzed me a bit—politely of course but he might as well have asked me outright how you took the bad news" "What did you say, dear?" "I can tell you I was glad that I could be enthusiastic. What you said was right. It wasn't verbal hospital- ity but a real from -the -heart invita- tion I offered him. Even told him about the grace." Sarah smiled tremulously as Sam's arm encircled her. "For what we are about to receive, Lord, make us duly thankful," she breathed from an uplifted heart, while Sa'n heartily pronounced, "Amen." Thdnksgiving Day dawned bright and cool, with little flurries of snow foiling through the sunnily streaked air. The church service had been `set for an early hour to enable the house - heelers to attend to the season's feast. Sarah and Sam with the children listened to an old-fashioned sermon and joinedin the old hymns sung as they were sung by generations gone. As Sarah turned to leave her pew. she came face to face with a short, gray-haired little men with penetrat- ing steel blue eyes. "Mr. Barnes!" she exclaimed with pleasure and he so fairly beamed with gratitude that she was touched. From the curt man of business whom she aiways had regarded as an ungrateful autocrat impervious to the feelings of his dependents, he suddenly became a friend, There stood before her only a rather small, mild old gentleman. with unasst nnb manners and a de- ferential quaint courtesy. "It's so very kind of you to want me on a day like this," he said, with a ring in his voice, his keen eyes shin- ing. • I've been looldng forward to it like this lad here," indicating Junior. Ile would be out at one sharp. No, he knew better than to go back with them because he'd probably be in the way, he said—though his manner belied 2tis words. "He seems almost excited," whis- BEAUTIFY IT WITH "DIAMOND DYES„ jest Dip to Tint or Boil to Dye Each '15 -cent pack age contains direc- tions so simple any Woman can tint soft, delicate shadea or dye rich, permauent colors in, lingerie, silks, ribbons, skirts, waists, dresses, coats, stockings, sweaters, draperies,. coverings, hangings—everything!. $)( Diamond I]y es ---iso other r kind— . and :.tall your druggist whether the material yeti wish to color la wool or silk,: or whether it is linea, cotton or Mixed gooelrt .. pered Sarah to Sam when they were out of earshot. "Just like a happy boy." The children reluctantly went out- doors to play. It was such fun to. stand around in the kitchen and watch Mother prepare "a party." As Sarah, hurrying from dining room to kitchen and back again, opened preserves, basted the turkey and cleaned celery, she collided gayly with Sam. "I declare, .Sam," she laughed, "you're as much bother as the chil- dren. Go get the morning paper and sit down in the rocker where you'll be out of the way." "Tn studied seriousness, Sam did as he was ordered, opened the newspaper with much rustling and settling him- self comfortably in the squeaky rock- er ocker with the limp in. it., Then, quite suddenly, the uneven squeaking ceased and Sarah,. In the act of filling the sugar bowl, turned to see Sam petrified into innmobility, his eyes startiig at the newspaper. "What's the matter?" she cried, set- ting the bowl down and crossing the room to look over his shoulder. "What is it, Sam?" "Read that!" he directed hoarsely, pointing. Sarah read over his shoulder and crumpled weakly beside her husband. "Dead?" she queried uncompre- hending, and again, "Dead! It can't "It can't be," Sam repeated me- chanically, as in a doze. "It's appall- ing! Why, it was only two hours ago _ . -" "" two hours ago," Sarah reiter- ated,�'two hours .. how did it hap- pen?" Together they read the news item that meant so much to them, Sam's husky voice breaking and Sarah's happy plans for the day forgotten in a common sorrow. ECCENTRIC LANDLORD LEAVES PROPERTY TO TENANTS. Mr. Stephen Barnes has proved himself an eccentric landlord, for in his will, executed to -day, he left his i Bayport property to its present ten- ants. He maintain's that the property is not in the nature of a gift, but that the renters have, in the course of their tenancy, actually paid for their homes. Mr. Barnes' belief in the perman- ency of the old-fashioned Canadian home has not been shattered by his experiences as a landlord. He cites as proof of his allegations the fact) that tenants will often put both laborl and money into a home that is not owned by them. They will make re- I pairs even when the rent is fully suf- I ficient to cover these expenses and, still give the owner more than ade-! opiate returns for the money invested. Mr. Barnes explains, in a written statement accompanying his unusual will, that it is only good business to give the tenant his just deserts.' Where the rent over a certain period is ampere enough to cover upkeep, in- terest and the original principal in- vested, it has paid for the home. That home, he asserts, belongs, in such a case, not to the landlord but to the tenant. Mr. Barnes has the courage of his own convictions. His theory is being' carried out in practice in so far as it affects his Bayport .property. Sam rose shakily. ""I can't under- stand!" Ile turned the pages of the news sheet back and forth. "It ,doesn't say .. ," Then he gave a queer gasp, dropped weakly into the rocking chair only to leap again to his feet, electri- fied, Sarah watching him in a choked silence. "Sarah. Burton, we're crazy . Somebody's crazy. We saw him two hours ago ... This paper was, deliv- ered before we were up this morning. He isn't any more dead than I ain .. , Must be a . joke' . Bayport pro- perty ... that's this' .. What in time! ..." There was a commotion at the door, the shrill o- laughter: of Junior and Mar- got and the squealing of the two -year - aid Bob. The doorbell jangled,' as it always did when the children rang it, and through the hall came Stephen Barnes with Bob on his shoulder and the two other children running eager- ly beside him, their arms full of paclreges. least+ sat down quickly on a dining room cheer while Sam grasped the back of it firmly, They had no words. was necessarily the first' to speak, "You both hook as thengh you were seeing ghosts!"' he laughed:' "Ah, I see, You've been reading .. ," Then they told him how the un- tieval item had tripped them : up and so dismayed them until they realized their mistake. `"But what does this mean?" de- manded, Sam thrusting the newspaper towards his landlord. "You're alive we sett that—but , ""It's true," answered their guest simply. "True?" exclaimed Sarah. "But you're alive." ""Can't a Haan make and execute' a will while he's elive? But I'll explain things,"' he offered, "if you'll let me." Sarah, settled the children in the liv- ing room with their gifts and escorted the two men to the kitchen. "We can talk here,' she said calmly; "This turkey isn't going to be slighted if we inherit a—a kingdom.. And I'm so relieved to have Mr. Barnes alive that nothing else matters." "That's it,i" cried the. little man. jubilantly. `"That's what made me do it. Your husband told rne. Its was. your wonderful spirit, adapting your- self to conditions like the good old - pioneers. If they couldn't have tur- key, they ate chicken. They could have been thankful on baked beans." Sarah laughed merrily, "I'd like to `see you and Sam If I offered you baked beans to -day!" Stephen Barnes, with an old-time courtesy, seated Sarah in the kitchen rocker while he and Sam straddled chairs in the immemorial manner of men when quite at home. "SYou see, Mrs. Burton, it was like this,"' began the amiable guest. "Pies' always liked Sam,. but I realized that he had the faults of all 'rolling stones.' Ile was always looking for something new and it seemed to me that I never ran into him that he' wasn't asking if I couldn't find a decent place for him to live in. Being in the real- estate business myself and owning a bit of property, I usually succeeded in finding something. I finally: decided to let Sam in, without his knowledge, of ,course, on this little business deal.' Who says there's `no sentiment in business?' "It happened when Sam got to talk- ing alk ing one day about your home ideals and saving grace and all that sort of thing. I've never had much sympathy for the average' tenant but that time I had Thanksgiving dinner with you, I got a new slant, as the saying is. It was merely a matter of experiment with me. I haveult lost anything in the transaction. I decided'to let you buy your house by charging a good, stiff rent. I am guilty only of fair play." "And the Mulveys?". "Yes. Their house is paid for,' too. Only you win and they -;lose op the carne proposition." ""Just the same," Sarah said tremu- lously, `"I'm grateful to you, Mr. Barnes—even though you insist that I'm ,lust. part of an experiment. If this had happened a few months ago, I'd have had hysterics because of my great joy. But how I'm just—just calmly thankful. I feel as though I had everything—everything." "Contentment should come before prosperity or success," said the old man sagely, "or it isn't lasting." "Philosophy doesn't fill my atom - ash," burst forth Sam, "and the rear- guard in the living room isn't going to remain peaceable very many min- utes longer." , It was less than half an hour later when the family was seated about the festiye board, the big brown, frag- rant turkey before Sam.. Sarah pa - ted the noisy baby, admonished Junior to keep his feet-stitl and watch Mgr - got Bettie primly into her chair. Mr. :t:arnes' beaming lace and Sam's con- tented one were brief flashes. Simple household tasks --the care of her chil- dren, her husband, and her guests-- were sacred things. It was given to her to guard' a holy trust, a home. While her heart brimmed over with g:r:ttitude, her.eyes grew misty. She quickly beret her head in grate- ful air! Sam once a faI Thanksgiving as .San o _ g spoke the simple words of the family grace: "For what we are about to re.:eive, 0 Lord, make us duly thankful. Amen!" Combination Unknown. Waitress—"We got fine pork to -day Youthful Diner --"Applesauce?" Waitress ---"Don't get gay, young man! Don't yer want nothin' to eat?" Why—" tool e?" 'Wiry are pawnbrokers called "uncle?" Probably for the reason that an nude is regarded as a sort of con- venient relative. In Holland the pawnbroker is "TJncle John," while in F'ranoe they convert him into the,' i h as anddescr be him seeder feminine g ii "lViy Aunt." A less likely expiariatlon is that the phrase oonnos from the Latin word uncus, which Was a hook on which bankens ofoldhung theirr pledges, when heat'seuse Minard'It Liniritentt. NpRSES The Toronto Hoanttal for incurables,, •tth etnitptlan with Bcftrvne' pile Atilod' (3osgitala New York City. FAvrs a 'three. ,yens}' Courea of 7rainlnq to )(puna .Women, having *lte: '. required edyoatton, and desirous At beoomtne nuroes. This Hospltul has adopted the Dight. hour system, The pupas receive unitorpts of the School, a monthly altowanco gid.travolln0 tXppnscs, to and from New York, For further. Information ripply to the Supertntoi¢ont. Jerusalem xs a Cosmopolitan City.. Obe morning, with much the same feeling as ewhen T stepped from the Pullman to the edge of the Grand. Can yon, or entered Charley Brown's bar- ber shop to get my first adolescent shave, I passed through the Jaffe Gate, writes H. Ben-Sbahar In "The 1llenom-. ah Journal." Ahead of me strrode a lemonade vendor clinking his +sass call to cups 1thirstyh the to the pinkie mess that tilled his enormous glass par. From a distance rose the ern of an Oriental market in the full swing of advertisement and vituperation. As I stumbled ever the rough paving I was vaguely aware of the stone mass of the Tower of David. Once it was behind me I considered that after .all my trepidation and dallying I was at length in JerusalemI raised by head and looked about. I saw the offices of Thomas Cook & Sons. I entered a longstone passage, lined with shops, more a flight of steps than a street. It 'Wee bound together with stone.aruhes. It was hung with drap- ers' goods, dead sheep, shoes and ker- chiefs. It was thronged with an un- washed multitude, their headsbob- bing up•`from the lower depths as they climbed the grade, turbaned heads; skull -gaped heads, fuzzy -haired heads, streimeled heads, veiled heads, wimp - led. heads (women of Bethlehem), tar- booshed hears, oalpacked heads, derby crowned heads, nose -and -ear -ringed heads. It choked with noise. It bray- ed with asses and tinkled with camels. It danced with gesticulation. Vegetable, fruit and meat shops grew thicker, the odor of garlic began to mount, the earlocks fell longer, strings, of sausage swung into view, and I saw a sign, "Nathan Straus Milk Station." .I was in the Jewish quar- ter: There is pathos in the phrase, "Jewish quarter," and more in the reality it desciri.bes. One doesnot and can not,speak of a French quarter in Paris or an American quarter in Washington. But the Jew, traditional, orthodox,; Yiddish -speaking or Sephar- dic Jew, native to the city for genera- tions, is as much a stranger in Jerusa- lem as he is in. London, A Child's Delight. Traps for mics and snares for birds— But who can -take in a net of words Fancies in the eery flight To the crystal lxeight Of a child's delight? Now a gblden fount of light Spraying to a rainbow bright, Then again Tinkling drops of sunny rain That turn to flaming butterflies 'Ere they reach the earth and rise In a cloud of• changing dyes, In a cloud that spans the skies With a fiery Bickering bow Melting into flakes of snow That failing change to starry flowers, Flowers that from the earth take flight. Again on wings of singing light— () and on hr ou h endless -hours. g. Traps for mice and snares for birds -- But empty is my net of words. Wilfrid ` Gibson. Minard's Liniment for stiff muscles. • Eg;s We Dant Eat. 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Handles - 4, andle, 4, 6, 8,10 and 12 feet., Tour Hardware Dolor krrnwu the ¢uoi8y Our dcscrit,kive cil ct alar sent to Any,address on request. TAYLORiORB F ES COMPANY, LIMYTBD GUELPO, ONT. SENO TO PAR Kees for CLEANING ✓ and DYEING •r� •q BLANE TS, RUGS, �7 COMFORTERS DRAPES, CURTAINS, CUSHIONS, LAMP SHADES Prompt Mail Order Service. Carriage charges p a 1 d one way. KES`: DYE. WORKS LIMITtD:t CLEAKERSEDYERS 791 ' G OIVI E ST TO OMT ISSUE No. 40--'25. ON MAKING GOOD 'rears ago' it was said, "Tlt.ea'e it none that dooth good; no, not one," Iiiuce amt. day the same thing held*, true in estimating human eharaoter. Not that there is no goodness in the world, for there is quitea lot -When ono bogius to look around. ,BilatiAere is none of us free tlrommistalte..', Perhaps, seeing that things aro as they are, that is not a bad thing, for • it suggests, that we come from a colli. neon stock and in the eand of things we are all pretty muck alike.. There are several sorts of failure; amongst ue, but. the worst is not to try to do better. To fall is never a sin, for it does show that we have made a try; and the nal, who will keep on trying will ultimately gain his goal, Everything that is good is on the side of the trier. 11lista1Kes can readily be fe,.rgiven if a man has en- deavored to do his best. The "also rens" in life are those who have done splendidly in making effort and have not really been beaten, but have just missed the mark by a, chance. Never believe that only those who. get there first have really won. There is sometimesmore valor in running than in winning. The laurel may be on another's brow, but there is some- times splendor in losing. The Bible speaks of one who was told by God, "It was good'that it was in thine heart." • Quite a number of us start life with little chance. Our home is cramped, outlook limited, ol?portunities few, and temptations all along the way to slack our efforts. Things appear to limit us, and our education floes not get much beyond the three "r's." It is so easy to set out and say, "Oh, well, I've no chance; fortune doesn't favor me, I will live straight and be content, for life is not long at the most." That is a suicidal policy and leads to sorrows multiplied. Another says: "I have done my best, but things were against me and I have never been able 'to get beyond where I am. I take a step forward and seem to slip back a couple. T do not feel disposed to move on again at my time of life." The Cowardly Outlook. - But these outlooks are those of the unheroic. A strong man never argues like that. He rather says: "It's better to fall than not to climb; it's better to fail than not to try."' Why, just call to mind the innumer- able-, people who have started Iife worse than ourselves and have made good. If you complain of poverty, take, a trip to the workhouse. It will be a splendid .cure. You will feel so wealthy as you leave! Do you complain about your health? Then go tothe nearest hospit-a'You =a�i11 coma away feeling healthierrthan for many weeks; and the very best way of overcoming the spirit which lets the hands hang down and won't try is to refresh the memory with in- stances such as those of Robert Burns, Lord Leverbulme, and many other fa - nous men. They won through beIP - cause they made good. To no one is life absolutely favor- able. Faults are everywhere and er- rors are always taking place. The per- fect man has not yet been born. It is folly, therefore, to expect that we Aare to get through without effort. It would � be unwise were o Itasslble for the , o very struggle to win will make us bet- ter winners, and if we are not success ; ful—well, we have our ambition still. There are always some people who "could if they would." The power to do better is within us, and there is nothing we cannot have as our own if we just determine to live for it; and the worthier 'the -life the more honorable will be our achievement. -Little,-if anything, is gained in these days by resting on Due oars. There is' danger of drifting then. If we ' miss one shot we must try again. :If cir- cumstances have been stronger -than ourselves, the very fight has availed us much. Every man Is nobler for the desire and effort to succeed. The greatest sin Heaven condemns is to give up. Where yo ubave faltered, make good —and when you make good, keep it up. e. Glaciers. You liked the music instruments that giabiers made, but no songs were ever so grand as those of the glaciers themselves, no falls so lofty as those which poured from brows and chasmed ntountainp of pure Berk ice, Glaciers inade the mountains and ground corn for all the flowers• and the forests of silver fir; made smooth paths for hu- man feet until the sacred Sierras have become the most approachable of mountains. The primarymountain-waves, an - vital granite, here 'soon caa•v l_ to beauty. They bared the lordly- d and fashioned :the clusteringg `' ; res, smoothed godlike mountain brows and • hapecl lake -cups for crystal waters; wove myriads of mazy canyons and sr.read theme out like lace, ---Jahn Muir" Lapland Music: Even the Ilaprs, of Lapland, have their music. It generally runs to the descriptive.. The typioal-Lapp song illustrates' a person, an adventure, an Object, and the favorite motives are concerned, with familiar surrounding` 0,1 ,i l- e= Lap alae Iii: bear, reindoea", river, ter example. A. recent 'observer de. Glares that nnuch of this esIk-mttsic r Minded tem of Waimea. ISSUE No. 40--'25. ON MAKING GOOD 'rears ago' it was said, "Tlt.ea'e it none that dooth good; no, not one," Iiiuce amt. day the same thing held*, true in estimating human eharaoter. Not that there is no goodness in the world, for there is quitea lot -When ono bogius to look around. ,BilatiAere is none of us free tlrommistalte..', Perhaps, seeing that things aro as they are, that is not a bad thing, for • it suggests, that we come from a colli. neon stock and in the eand of things we are all pretty muck alike.. There are several sorts of failure; amongst ue, but. the worst is not to try to do better. To fall is never a sin, for it does show that we have made a try; and the nal, who will keep on trying will ultimately gain his goal, Everything that is good is on the side of the trier. 11lista1Kes can readily be fe,.rgiven if a man has en- deavored to do his best. The "also rens" in life are those who have done splendidly in making effort and have not really been beaten, but have just missed the mark by a, chance. Never believe that only those who. get there first have really won. There is sometimesmore valor in running than in winning. The laurel may be on another's brow, but there is some- times splendor in losing. The Bible speaks of one who was told by God, "It was good'that it was in thine heart." • Quite a number of us start life with little chance. Our home is cramped, outlook limited, ol?portunities few, and temptations all along the way to slack our efforts. Things appear to limit us, and our education floes not get much beyond the three "r's." It is so easy to set out and say, "Oh, well, I've no chance; fortune doesn't favor me, I will live straight and be content, for life is not long at the most." That is a suicidal policy and leads to sorrows multiplied. Another says: "I have done my best, but things were against me and I have never been able 'to get beyond where I am. I take a step forward and seem to slip back a couple. T do not feel disposed to move on again at my time of life." The Cowardly Outlook. - But these outlooks are those of the unheroic. A strong man never argues like that. He rather says: "It's better to fall than not to climb; it's better to fail than not to try."' Why, just call to mind the innumer- able-, people who have started Iife worse than ourselves and have made good. If you complain of poverty, take, a trip to the workhouse. It will be a splendid .cure. You will feel so wealthy as you leave! Do you complain about your health? Then go tothe nearest hospit-a'You =a�i11 coma away feeling healthierrthan for many weeks; and the very best way of overcoming the spirit which lets the hands hang down and won't try is to refresh the memory with in- stances such as those of Robert Burns, Lord Leverbulme, and many other fa - nous men. They won through beIP - cause they made good. To no one is life absolutely favor- able. Faults are everywhere and er- rors are always taking place. The per- fect man has not yet been born. It is folly, therefore, to expect that we Aare to get through without effort. It would � be unwise were o Itasslble for the , o very struggle to win will make us bet- ter winners, and if we are not success ; ful—well, we have our ambition still. There are always some people who "could if they would." The power to do better is within us, and there is nothing we cannot have as our own if we just determine to live for it; and the worthier 'the -life the more honorable will be our achievement. -Little,-if anything, is gained in these days by resting on Due oars. There is' danger of drifting then. If we ' miss one shot we must try again. :If cir- cumstances have been stronger -than ourselves, the very fight has availed us much. Every man Is nobler for the desire and effort to succeed. The greatest sin Heaven condemns is to give up. Where yo ubave faltered, make good —and when you make good, keep it up. e. Glaciers. You liked the music instruments that giabiers made, but no songs were ever so grand as those of the glaciers themselves, no falls so lofty as those which poured from brows and chasmed ntountainp of pure Berk ice, Glaciers inade the mountains and ground corn for all the flowers• and the forests of silver fir; made smooth paths for hu- man feet until the sacred Sierras have become the most approachable of mountains. The primarymountain-waves, an - vital granite, here 'soon caa•v l_ to beauty. They bared the lordly- d and fashioned :the clusteringg `' ; res, smoothed godlike mountain brows and • hapecl lake -cups for crystal waters; wove myriads of mazy canyons and sr.read theme out like lace, ---Jahn Muir" Lapland Music: Even the Ilaprs, of Lapland, have their music. It generally runs to the descriptive.. The typioal-Lapp song illustrates' a person, an adventure, an Object, and the favorite motives are concerned, with familiar surrounding` 0,1 ,i l- e= Lap alae Iii: bear, reindoea", river, ter example. A. recent 'observer de. Glares that nnuch of this esIk-mttsic r Minded tem of Waimea.