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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1924-4-24, Page 2For theme- Boys and Girl STRANGE COMRADES. This incident occurred in Massa- chusetts during an unusually dry evsea- sonenven several years ago, when large brooks were absolutely dry. One hot Sunday afternoon in Aug- ust T was reading to the children when we were startled by a barking and scratching at the kitchen door, whieh opens into a wood -house. We knew it was not our dog as he opens the door himself and goes in and out when he chooses. I went to the door, and, standing somewhat to the side, opened it, admit, rather cautiously. In walked a harmless looking brown dog, about the size of a hound, and directly after him stalked a full-grown deer with spreading antlers! I closed the door softly, told' the children, who were greatly excited, to keep very quiet, and then proceeded that after•- coming.to ,us so much, and. giving us " a groat•, clea,l of ploasnre, there'came 'a•day when we 'sat', hint. ing of We searched everywhere.. For. him, but he never came again, . vo we, thought he must have been killed tended this . year, at each campfire, when the time came to sing our clos- ing hymn there was not one time but a half a dozen voices called out, before, T even had a chance to ask them And I'm a great big giant man who The Wicked Giant Man. Luella. is a china doll who's sp'awled. upon the floor, And Buster Boy's a i'a.gged dog who sits beside the door, And Mazy Anne's a tittle doll, and Jill's a tabby cat, which hymn they wished to sing, "Jesus calls us o'er the tumult." Why is it that this particular hymn appeals to so many? Have you ever stopped to consider, when you were singing it, why it is your heart and soul go into the words? "Have some: of the words of the hymn become fixed in your mind," she continued, "and have others, like the chaff in grain, been calmly thrown aside? No! If you have once sung it with your heart full of love, you could never discard any of them, This is one of the sacred hymns, an appeal as it is, from Jesus, bidding us follow in his footsteps, as did Andrew, his apostle. Above all the strife, the wor- ries of every -day life, He calls to us, to find out what niy strange guests and His calm sweet voice bids us for- wanted. The dog walked about sniff- get for a while our sorrows and our ing the air and at last located a pail joys and give ourselves to Iiim in of water that was in the sink. Ile put prayer, if it is only for a moment. It his fore -paws on the edge and gave a' is hard, . yes, very hard sometimes, to most distressing howl: With all haste give up our earthly treasures, put I filled a pan and placed it on the them aside, and worship the One, who, floor, and dog and deer drank together though He is not with tis in body, is while I stood by, adding more water always near us, taking care of us. as necessary. Just think of this verse for a moment. Roth dog and deer were very friendly and allowed us to pet them, but they soon became uneasy and when the dog went to the door and barked to be let out the deer fol- lowed. We watched them out of sight 1 —strange comrades indeed! The deer kept strictly to heel, and when the dog went under a fence the deer went over in the same place. Upon making inquiries we learned that they were both the property of a gentleman in an adjoining town. He had found the deer when very small, and had secured permission to keep him. The animal was not given his freedom when hunters were supposed to be about, but it was a hunter's shot that eventually ended the beautiful creature's life while he and his "pal" were enjoying one of their Sunday uns.—Florence Hadley. "Jesus calls us from our worship, Of the vain world's golden store, From each idol that would keep us Saying, `Children love me more.' "We are all God's children, and we must always remember Him as our Heavenly Father. "God calls us from our joys, our sorrows and pains, from every worry. But what is our call in life? What are we studying the Bible for, every day, girls, in our morning sessions. We aro learning about God's word, and thus preparing ourselves so that, if it is God's will, we will be ready to do His bidding and serve Him faith gully ane trutnxurly, our hearts that will put aside every- thing else, for the one true God, the God who is Love." The brilliant colors of the sunset had faded to a greyish black. Only the washing of the water over the pebbles and the murmuring of the wind in the trees broke the stillness in the few moments which followed. "Which hymn shall we sing to- night?" asked the leader once more. "'Jesus calls us o'er the tumult' or—" • she could say no more. Already the girlish voices were pealing forth with the love of their souls. A couple of canoers, paddling past, laid down their paddles and, resting i with their heads in their hands, lis- { tened to the hymn of love and service. I And still they lingered. "Wait, Tom," said one. "Wait till we hear what the, girl who is standing in front is going to say.." Both young men bent farther forward to catch the soft words, and, still reclining, their heads Iwent down, for the young leader was praying. And just the sante as God's day was ended, and all was still and safe in the arms ofthe loving Saviour, so were the campers, and they retired to their trundle beds to rest. But each girl, before she lay down, slipped to her knees and offered herself to the One and Almighty Power, the God, who is love. —Marguerite Calder. THE HYMN OF LOVE AND SERVICE. Day was dying in the west. God'a own beautiful creation, the sun, was: sinking once more behind the purple 'hills. Already the western sky was illuminated with streaks of gold and pink. Across the azure lake was traced a path, by these brilliant rays of golden light, which ended at the, edge of the water. Each little ripple; as it passed along, shone and glisten- ed in its turn and then suddenly be- came blue once more. A group of 'teen aged girls were sitting around a blazing campfire on the eastern shore of the lake. The time for closing had come, and the leader as usual asked which hymn they wished to sing before going to bed. "Jesus calls us o'er the tumult," called out a number of the smaller girls near the back of the group. "Alt, no! let us sing "0 Love that will not let me go," said one of the larger girls. "No! No!" fairly yelled a chorus of voices, "Jesus calls us o'er the tu- mult." "It is odd," said the campleeder. "At the three junior camps I have at - eats 'em where they're at. Of course, I'm 'looking innocent, with specs upon my nose, With carpet slippers on my feet and ashes on my clo'es; But Mistress Mary Wonder Eyes has just discovered I'm The wicked, wicked giant man who's in her nursery rhyme. So while I hold my paper up and read the daily news, Why, Mary keeps her dollies still with many sh-hs and shu-s. So if you think I'm only dad because I look demure You better read that nursery rhyme and then you'll know for sure. For when the dolts are on the floor and Buster Boy's aelrowse, Burnt-4nd Potatoes. Uid you ever eat any burnt -land po-. ta.toes? .In Albert County, No•,; Bruns-• wick, there are people who would not. think of growing potatoes for their abli tht feet of hardwood timber -land that had been freshly burned over. • The farmer clears the land during the winter. He fells the trees a13 in the seine direction and cuts the limbs and distributes them evenly over'the ground so that the fire will burls every- thing clean. In the spring, as soon es t es on any ng ekea Fleet the frost is wellout of the ground, he burns the piece and then, taking his seed potatoes and his grub hoe, pro- ceeds to plant. He digs a little hole and loosens the earth round it, plants the potato and hills it up. Later he may treat the vines with Paris green for bugs, but that is all the attention he gives the crop until it is time to dig. In viewing all the stumps and roots you might expect that the farmer would get only a small crop. As -a matter of fact the burnt land gives him an unusual crop. With the grub hoe the farmer puts his seed into every nook and corner, olosse- up round the stumps and between the crotches of large roots. By the time the potatoes are in blossom the entire field 1e cover- ed with a dense foliage; even the stumps are hidden from view. The blue varieties of potato grown And little Jill, the tabby cat, is prac-. on those burnt-overareas -.are partieu- tiling her me -owl, laxly. curious. The correspondent who sends usthese facts I came from lands of •Make Believe ` says that he has beyond the nursery mat, seen potatoes grown all the way from A wicked, wicked giant man to eat 'em New Brunswick to southern Georgia, where they're at. and that nowhere else has he seen any —Jay B. Iden. of those blue varieties either growing or on the market. Not only is the skin First With the Finger -Prints.. Who was the originator of the use of finger -prints for identification? M. Bertillion is usually mentioned in this connection, but, as a matter of fact, the credit really belongs to a Bri- tisher, Sir Edward Henry, the late Commissioner of Police of the Metro- polis. .- In 1897,"when he was Inspector -Gen erai of Police in Bengal, his system of classification of finger -prints was adopted. throughout India, after an of- ficial inquiry into its merits as com- pared with those of M. Bertillon's an thropomietric system, which had held sway until then. In 1901 the Henry system was intro- duced at New Scotland Yard, and since then has spread all over the world. There is, however, a mention of THE ENGLISH ROBIN By Jesse Taylor, England The robin is a great favorite with everybody, Children especially love it. it is a pleasure to watehIt as it is so tame, and, when noticed, becomes quite friendly. We have admired its lovely, red breast, Shaded by gray, and deepening into brown. How graceful - and sprightly is dile handsome bird! How quick aro its movements' What graceful ankles and feet! What a good shape he is, and as for hes singing powers they are exceptional and very sublime. Robins are not all alike, all the world over. They differ in calor con- eiderably in different countries. In the north of Europe the robin's breast in- atead of being red is blue. In Aus- tralia it is pink, very muoh the same color as the bream, of an English bul- ftna:h, The first time I "pew the Aus- tralian robin I did not really know It was a robin becauso the" coloring was ,;c different from what I had seen in England. Npt•anly is the color of the breast different, but its plumage is en- tirely different. In audition to the breast being pink, the throat is white, the wing* are alightly tipped with gold, and the back is a dark shining blue. Although the Australlau robin: is• .s.o different from the English in 'plumage, yet it has all the YillEr 1sh robins move ineets. It shakes itself just in the Same wy, and bore jest as gracefully it has the same bright and expressive sere. It is aise Just le familiar anis ready to 'appeoacit anyone: I was no very surprised therefore when I' made inaltiiies ailout it to hear the words "Ole yes, he'a a robin euros enough." One Sunday afternoon when 1 was sit tialg reading in the geeden, a rebel eaiu'e quite near :tend yeeched upon blue but there is a bice ring about a quarter of an inch beneath the skin. Sometimes all the flesh of the potato has a bluish tinge. The color disap- pears when the potato is cooked. In the near -by towns burnt -land po- tatoes have a reputation that makes them sell at an advance on the usual price. It is customary to Doak them in their jackets; in fact, it is necessary to do so, far`tbey are`so dry and mealy that if pared they fall to pieces. Even when cooked in their skins they have to be carefully watched, and the water must be drained off as soon as their jackets begin to crack. No words can describe the superior texture and quality of burnt -land potatoes; to be appreciated they must be eaten. Early settlers probably brought the dark-skinned potatoes with them to that part of New Brunswick. There identification by finger -prints in a book are several different kinds, among published some years previous to. Sir which are seal's foot, kidneys, early Edward Henry's disoovety, Mark blues and nigger toes. Nearly all of Twain's "Life on the Mississippi;' A them grow seed balls, from which the character in this book says that he, farmers frequently raise new lends. learned the method "when he was a youth," from an old Frenchman who Microa c?ir131fact.urt:1S. had been a prison -keeper for thirty A nee microbe ha fig tree that I was sitting under, so I had a good look at him. How wonder- ful onderful are the robins when you think about them. John Ruskin in his "Love's Meinie" has written about.the robin in a very descriptive way. He hays, "a robin'sbeak is its mouth and hands, its bag of tools, its dressing case, its sword by which it defends it- self, and its musical instrument." These are very expressive words: We love' the robin's voice, it is spa plain- tive and so sweet. One of its charms is thatit sings its sweetest songs in the winter. In tile dark and dull days when other birds are silent, the robin treats us to rick and lovely music. When I was a little boy I was very fennel of birds and found a lot of plea - 'sure in watching them, especially at nesting -time. I knew most of the nests in the country -side. _ I remember a robin with one-leg,that • was v;,ery tame. Ho. used to come into the kit; then, and was as friendly as poesilti'le. He camp every winter for four years and always found a good supply of crumbs, but one winter we missed him, and, alas, wo never saw him again. There was another robin that was tamer still,.. He was the tainest and sweetest robin we ever knew, so we called hire "our robin." We really did nothing to tame him. He began to conte every afternoon in the summer tints when .we had teat in the garden. 'Ho ova s quite tame from the first. •. He would come into the summer house and perch upon thee chairs, upon may knee, and often "upon my boot.' One day when wo carne to tea, the robin was already there heipin,g himself to tire cal e. ,For some weeks he used, to go ter my daughter's, bedroom every. morning and wake her 1717.by singing one oa .his sweet Range, After that came the robin's breakfast. Ife>.got sere tame that 11•e would' take ,a crumb fromYetrveen her lips.''-I.neerl hairdiy say that, this robin' became a great favorite with its ail. He was "our robin." We were very • sorry indeed s been discovered years. whereby 10,000 tons of waste hops can be made to yield annually half a mil- lion gallons of alcohol suitable for motor spirit. It is a British discovery, and another proof of the value of chemical research. Until two chemists made this dis- covery, brewers paid large sums every tier -of the prairies—to equal the speed year for the carting away of their and abruptness with which the Do - "waste" hope. Now not only can mot- minion's immense pulpwood areas or spirit be extracted from this so- have been converted from idle into ac - called waste, but a further result is tive assets that to -day rank among the the manufacture of acetic acid, essen- very foremost producing properties of tial in many industries, the country. This u e,tul microbe develops so Prom earliest times the forests of succession of statistics in order to es-; much heat by its evolution that it kills Eastern Canada have played a leading tablish the importance of this new all antagonistic germs and greatly role in building up commercial enter- comer to the ranks of outstanding stimulates the process of fermentation, prise. The sawmill has founded more Canadian industries, But some ideal Not All in the Museums. Hubby—"Wifie, scientists have dis- covered dinosaur eggs millions of years old, and are going to put 'em all in the museums:" Wifie— `Put 'em all in the museums? I bet they sold some of 'em to our but- ter -and -egg man last week!" When you see a man • do a noble deed, date him from that. Ntllilllogni'mt"w"',il? pllm r,ipbop!r r0. i.Fp',Cellllir-Irrgra Thins YOU 'NV.6itt to Know AIS it Howe eeoration. R DOROTHY g' 'HEt. JALS>H[. Natiorsal Authority on Florae Furnishings. 1111411 011211112f'•illi1181!1 1iI11M1'111111I11011:l55111104ili!! 0111iCIIISI ilc6lDi:."1i11i GS IIII' C RI'ISRI Earliest Furniture on Record. We who live in modern homes are prone to take for granted the mane comforte with which • we are, sur rounded. The origin of the furni- ture "we use does not concern ns. That it be utilitarian In character and pleasing to the eye we do de- mand, but its evolution from that of early times seems almost legend- ary. That we may better appreci- ate the vast field of furniture de- sign, it is well if in the midst of modern surroundings we sometimes give thought to early times, which could boast of much los in the way of comfort than our own. It is well to make oneself familiar with the.. different periodsof furnishings in order to be able to trace its develop- ment to the objects of beauty which adorn our homes to -day. In to -day's illustration Is shown an Egyptian chair, one of the earli- est types of furniture known to have existed. The distinguishing points /of Egyptian turniture were the seats which were made of platted narrow strips of leather; the metal inlay oftenplaced In the wood; the purred /eats made to conform to the lines of the . figure; the low couches, with , out footboards, but with small rests 1 to fit under the neck. 1 To the student of period furnish- / lugs the subject offers fascinating Material tor .research; to the aver- s ye woman a knowledge of the dis Ltlaguishing points of the products EGY PT1AN :. . ..1 ... ...... • of the different eras is sufficient to awake her interest and make her less casual In her acceptance of the home beauty obtainable to -day. ROMANCE OF THE PULPWOOD FOREST Development on a Scale Rarely Equalled in Record of In- dustrial Commerce. Development of some of the natural I cent. of tate newsprint produced is ex- resources xresources 'of Canada has within the ported to the United States. two decades of the present century es- Only ten years ago American mills tablished records which are almost were able to meet all' but a small per - phenomenal, says the Natural Ile- centage of the domestic requirements, sources Intelligence Service of the De- but in the meantime the cutput has partment of the Interior. The fertile been steadily falling behind consump- lands of the prairies, owing to their tion. The use of newsprint has iu outstanding iin.portance as the source creased tremendously. On. the other of the enormous grain crops which hand the depletion of the pulpwood they have produced, have overshadow- supplies of the Eastern and Lake ed all other development. The prairies, however, are not the only natural resources in Canada that has come into its own on an imposing scale within very recent years, The older provinces of the East have wit- nessed the rise of an industrial pro- Her exports of newsprint alone have es that rivals even the record of risen frau. less than four million dol - Western progress. The spread of cont Iars in 1012 to over eighty -million dol- Wesercial value over millions of acree.cE lars in 1923. Thus the Dominion's western farm lands is almost matched by the commercial romance of the pulpwood resources, after suffering a. pulpwood forests of Eastern Canada long period of commercial indigerence and British Columbia. For sheer ra- inroad costly exposure to every form of pidity of development there is nothing inroad except that of industrial need. in Canadian experience —excepting have suddenly beesh drawn into use on only the advance oof the farming from- scale and with a degree of avidity rarely equalled in the annals of world commerce. Seldom indeed has • the magic wand • of international trade reached out and as swiftly lifted any; industry from half a century of in-, fancy to the stature of an industrial giant. It is not necessary to retail a long States has permitted only a moderate increase of American output. Faced with this stituation American newsnee - print consumers are now ,compelled tom' import almost half of their require- ments. Canada has stepped into the breach. Apart from :motor spirit, 15,000 cubic feet of gas, suitable for internal com- bustion engines, is also rendered avail- able by the process, and the whole dis- covery has aroused keen interest in the chemical and commercial world, • Willie Wants to Know. Willie—"Pa, teacher says we are here to help others." Pa—"Yes, that's so." Willie—"Woll, what are the others here far?" 14I e, 1Vloi:ie Foster of Toronto; shown in he's studio making •a clay .m model fromea phetegeaph of Harry Battone :groin which silversmiths till mgid.a: trophy for the, champion Queen's Clniyersit.v tegby team. 13atstone �n•, as one of. the greatest ha: i•backs in the game. 7,q known, h ..; 15 Canadian .communities and fortunes of its relative power in enhancing the than almost any other form of Indus- commercial strength ,of the Dominion try. More than fifty years ago, when may be gleaned from the fact that its the several provinces were united by main .product—paper—stands second' confederation, the new Dominion was to wheat only among the commodities - known to other countries and eontin- entering into Canada's sales abroad: ued for years to be known mainly as , pen years ago the Dominion's exports a source o1 lumber. And sawmill pro- .of paper amounted to less than .$9,000,- ducts have remained down to the pre- i 000-•0r abort one-third of the exports', day as one of the chief classes of ; of cheese alone. This year all Of the; goods carrying Canadian trade into all 1 cheese and butter,' exports from Can- ada's three thousand dairy factories, plus all of the apples and other fruit from the famous orchards of British velapment, it has been left to the last 1 Columbia; Ontario and the Annapolis, ten or fifteen years to witness an ut- valley, plus all of the cattle from the, terly astonishing growth of forest in- ranches of the West and the stook quarters of the globe. But after the long record •of decades and even centuries of broadening de- dustries. The pulp and paper mill has usurped:.tire prestige of tie sawmill. .Lumbering still stands as one of the major pillars of Canadian :industries, but in an amazingly short period it has seen the rise of a gigantic upstart that have fed the fur nrarkete o.f the which in some respects already over- shadows it. The sudden, ahnost magic diffusion farms of the IDest, a]1 of the salmon; lobsters, cod, halibut and other species shipped from Canada's varied grounds to every quarter of the' globe, all of the furs from the northern territories world for centuries --•-all of these e- ports lumped ccgether aro searcaly, '" equivalent to the value representee -by of commercial value and activity over the Dominion's shipments of payer in Canada's millions of acres of pulpwood 1923. forests is a striking example of .how This industry ---the -manufacture of, �► the needs of one country develop the pulp and paper -which' has been rear - .resources of another. The motive ed to such diniemsions in ono .decade power behind the development of Can- as to overshadow enterprises • long 08- ada's pulpwood areas es the voracious tabiished as major pillars et the Do • Araerican market fpr labor; particular- i minion's trade abroad, stanch : out as ly for newsprint. The manufacture of one of the truly impressive features on, newsprint is the big end of the Cana -1 the skyline of the newer eom aareial dian paper industry and over 80 .per Canada. • The Common Lot. . t'2_'the ces'rence 02 life; but I,groa-1 at Very few of us.cau be leaders, The 111Y, lot and coir 1i crud"gciy. ninety -and -nine of us mush This sttitr io i 1v**.ltd comn1•cn toil is, go ovary no doubt, tiro learait of our general edr- morning to cur" studies, to the kitchen, caticn. So, 1' ltni wondering If if, is trot or to the barns and fields at the sante. time that wo let up m' little ori urginghumdrum tasks, with the ,sante rnt.s,. all men to try and be what. not mare the same trials fire sante temptati ons, taxi 611'e per cent. of us: can possibly� cthe ' sans aches and obstao to over- be' but to en.de�avor to got the great orri•e. And, with those common sur- ma.s•ses of no to find iti our•ds,ily ts', eoni•e of t17.•e things, that make foe lin, pinese arid influence and-ehaxacter. Nothing Lowe'. Jack-- "I dotl't think I should get 5000 on this paper," Leacher—` I don't eitllor, hilt tliat'r file loweltl could give you."- -I• '� vho snot rc'olisll 1^ � r., cert' wise v l i rounding,'', we often wonder where the common person is to got his share of development, education and ;Inanil ess. But this. great parade ground of life is my schoolmaster. Not in beaks, nor class room, but, in the every day 't "sk, do'I get my education. That gives ere: the pecessaries, the inti spcnsibles of life; but I complain and call 1t slavery. In it; is every passibility to, ro rit•tt=o, to count for more; and to enjoy more :it,i long.