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THE WINGI AM ' IMES
Jana:)!' 21th, 1015
Everything From Whale!, to String In
Flotsam on British ('oast.
It may come as a surprise to the
reader to learn that whales and per-
pointer often visit British shores, and
that several whale hunts have taken
place at prominent amide resorts.
According to an old fisherman in-
terviewed by the writer recently,
whales are often found when the tide
is out lying half -buried in the sand.
It was not so very long ago that over
sixty bottle -nosed whales were
stranded in Mount's Bay, near Pen-
zance. They came in with the tide,
and were left helpless at low water.
Crowds of holiday-makers made their
way to the beach to inspect the
whales, some of which measured
quite 25 feet from nose to tail. Sev-
eral mischievous lads slashed the le-
viathans with pocket knives, and
eventually the wounded Loan
tern
were killed by gunshot. Later, when
the tide returned, the living whales,
nearly forty in number, floated off in-
to the sea.
A large whale was once thrown up-
on the beach at Scarborough, and
when it came to be measured it was
found to be no less than 49 feet in
length.
Perhaps the largest whale ever
caught by chance was the one towed
into Ostend Harbor many years ago.
It measures over 100 fact in length,
and weighed 249 tons. Four thous-
and gallons of oil were obtained from
the blubber, and the skeleton was
conveyed to London and exhibited to
the public at so much per head.
The sea is constantly throwing up
strange things upon the shore. Much
excitement was caused at Mundesiey'
on -Sea, Norfolk, some time ago, when
it became known that old gold coins
were being washed up on the beach.
Men and women flocked to the short
in the hope of securing treasure-
trove. It is said that on various oc-
casions over $250 in gold coins were
picked up on the foreshore, scarcely
a day passing but that guineas, half
guineas, George shillings and six-
pences were found on the sands. One
man discovered a guinea and a half
guinea well within an hour. Sonic of
the older coins which were flung up
bv• the sea dated to the reigns of
Charles IL, William and Mary, and
George III.. and it was surmised that
they came from the numerous wrecks
which tools place on the coat years
ago.
There is a class of men and women
.who earn a livelihood by walking
alone the coasts of Britain gathering
together what articles of value they
come across. The larger portion of
their "finds" consists of rubbish such
as bits of string, bottles, old boots,
fragrlents of fishing -net';, old iron,
wood, and so on, but now and again
they are lucky enough to discover
some valuable relic which has been
thv-v.'r. ua, by the sea. One pian who
picked up a Hying on the sands once
found a Roman sword, which he sold
to an antiquarian for e50, while on
another occasion he picked up a little
;mosaic box with a map of ancient Bri-
tain cut into the lid and worth nearly
ft500.
Made Him Famous.
A. M. Palmer, the famous theatri-
cal manager, once told a story which
illustrated the reason for Mansfield's
success on the stage. Mansfield be-
fore he teas known to fame was cast
foe the part of Baron Chevrial, a
part so small that other actors re-
fused to play it. The night of the
first performance Mansfield made the
bit of the production owing to the
realistic manner in which he simu-
lated death from paralysis. It after-
ward transpired that he had em-
ployed a physician to coach him in
portraying the effects of a paralytic
stroke.
Hissing the Toe.
The custom of kissing the feet of
persons whom it was desired to hon-
or originated with the ancients. The
people of oriental nations used to
kiss the hands and feet or Seam of
the clothes of the persons they wish-
ed to show respect for. Tim ancient
Egyptians got this custom from the
Assyrians, and later the Greeks
adopted the ie. -bit from the Egyp-
tians. The Romans followed the
Greeks.
A CRE413 FOa: 11a itTONS
(F, (I, M in Winnipeg Tribune.)
I believe in our King.
I believe in our ilovorem' r,
I believe in the l.lo rats of the
British Empire.
I bt lievo in the tightoorane'ss of cur
. wre.
I believe in our secretary ..'r Waa-
1 believe in the Corrarae:.tier of the
i<'uecc :.
I beile:e in every sc°'..'a• of our
Land.
I believe in our Naafi; tisk its Com-
manders.
I believe this great war is but the
marking of a new and greater ep•ach in
the history of the British Empire.
1 believe the Vratish Empiire shall ,
emerge from this war the greatest na-
tion for good the world has ever known.
•\Ve should thank God that our nation
is blessed with such strong, courageous
and resolute determined na'n, :o uphold
the honor and dignity of our Empire.
Pray God, honor the British, pity
the Germans, down the Kaiser and:
the military spirit of Germany forever,
and world peace is assured.
In Dread Of Group
Every mother dreads eroup unless she
knows about Dr. Chase's Syrup of Liar;
seed and Turpentine. Given in fre-
quent small doses, at the first indica-
tion of trouble, this treatment loosens •
lilm:3 `s or' 1'Vt',ALi,I.
I never yet have seen a C- oesus who
was ,May; tee much of old long green
dries; happiness away. The coin is
stuff. it is net vulgar dross. and
v:h, n you're not enough you feel a
total loss. But when you say you have
a pule as big; n' Johnson's barn, you
cannot smile or chortle worth a darn.
fly
day it tills your mind, you dream
to ut your wad, and man was not
ci r r e d to make long green his god.
All happenins t,n earth to you im-
portant scan, according to their worth
to your financial scheme. Your view -
visit soon is wren g, your estimates are
rash: you hold men weak and strong,
according to their cash. No merit can
yeti trace in genius clothed in rags, but
you're a warm embrace for old man
Money [lags. You see all Europe
wrecked, and wet with gFry ponds, and
talk of war's effect on mortgages and
bonds. And when. ;en Judgment Day,
we stand, in frightened ranks. we'll
doubtless hear you say, "This will dis-
turb the ranks!" Mi, better to bet'
broke, and full of prunes and sane, and
think this world a joke, than give our
souls to gain.
MO T 'HRS.
the cough and affords relief and come i — _ -
fort. Its use should be kept up until
the child is entirely recovered.
Into the inside of a new handbag for
woman is built a coin holder that
separates its contents by demoninations
for easy access.
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The age of one'. heart is shown by
the nature of its emotion.
A Handkerchief Trick.
To tette two corners of a handker-
chief, one in each hand, and with a
single straight motion and without
letting go either corner, to tie a knot
In the handkerchief seems at first
thought impossible. Nevertheless it
Is simple. Before you take hold of
the handkerchief fold your arms,
• then grasp the two corners of the
handkerchief. Holding an opposite
corner in each hand, draw the arm
apart. That single straight move-
ment will tie the knot.
Two Towers.
Students of architecture may have
often wondered why the two towers
of Notro Dame at Paris were not of
the Name size. It appears that when
the cathedral was built It was the
cathedral of a suffragan bishop, who
was not entitled to two towers of
equal height, and for centuries the
bishop of Paris was suffragan to the
bishop of Sens.
Bird Houses.
Martins, bluebirds, and wrens do
not take kindly to houses made of
new, bright wood. Their instincts
lead them to prefer the places which
more clearl'q resemble the Insides of
dieowyed"tret!s, in which their ances-
tclrs have fleeted from time immemor-
Build Your birdhouses to suit
birds rather than to please your
awn tastes.
Cause For Applause.
At the close of the premiere per-
Neers anee of a recent operatic novel-
�, emote particularly unimpressionable
en was observed beating his
Weigher vehemently.
is ere you applauding for?"
OW a friend.
iV* adno'w how thankful I am that
apdn IS down at MM," %t. vb.
British Columbia yearly cuts about
2,001),0110,e01 feet of lumber.
Beware
Be neat.
Be sensible.
Neatness is one thing.
But there tire others.
Children simply must live.
What if they do muss things up.
It is better than driving them out.
Some decent women actually have
their children play in the street rather
than risk the tidiness of their }tomes.
Later they may rue their foolishness,
for both the girls and boys will be
coarsened if nothing worse.
The home must be a social centre.
He Had a Girl.
A small town boasts tt female Preach -
en One day when working in her
study she hear a timid knock at the -
door. Answering the summons she
found a bashful young German on the
step, who stood twirling his straw hat
in his bands.
"Good afternoon," the preacherc'ss
remarked. "What do you wish?"
"I)ey say der minister lifed in dis
house, hey?"
"Yes, sir."
"Yess? Veil, I vent me to kit mer-
riet."
"All right. I can marry you," she
said.
The lady's hair is beginning to sil-
ver and the German glanced at it.
Then without comment he jammed
his hat on his head and hurried down
the walk.
"Will you be back?" she called after
him.
"You gits no chance mit me," he an-
swered. "I don't want you. I bat got
me a girl alreaty."-Fun.
Raw Material.
Consider now the village yap
With pants cut high.
You see him cumber up the map
As trains go by.
You wouldn't think that he was meant
To ever be a president.
But take the rah -rah boy we find
In sunset socks,
Who strolls with others of his kind
On city blocks.
You'd hardly think that sort of gent
Would ever be a president.
-Pittsburgh Post.
Flies' Eggs.
Eggs of flies are so small that you
must use a microscope In order to see
their real peculiarities. Each female
fly lays on the average of 160 eggs,
For her cradle she selects a heap of
garbage or refuse. The eggs hatch
into minute maggots. In five days
the maggots turn into 'little ehrysa•
lids, or pupae, shaped like miniature
beans. Within another five days
these give birth to flies, which de-
velop with amazing rapidity into
adult insects, and then the mischief
begins.
Goethe.
Besides his five or six consummate
works, which by universal consent
are practically above criticism, it may
be said that Goethe's songs are the
best in the world. He is the greatest
of all literary critics, and in subtle
and abundant observation of human
life and in the number and value of
his wise remarks and pregnant sen-
tences he is one of tithe greatest writ-
ers of all time. Goethe may be class-
ed as one of the' "greatest men."
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Sample box free if you: ieeuucn thl•
tat,oso ku. ,iwrat) i.0 alt5 4ataGe.
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Peter Dempsey, eight years of age,
was f:tt:tiiv hurt when trying to get a
ride on a lorry in Lo^dao.
Queen's University has a record reg-
istration of 1,94), and an actual attend -
antic equal to last year's.
4, REST AND HEALTH TO Ril1THER AND CHltly.
Mas. WIN&LOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS 01
MOTHERS for they CIIILDREN 'semen
TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. rl
SOOTHES the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS
ALLAYS all PAIN •; CURES WIND COLIC, and
is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. It is ab•
solutely harmless. Be sure and ask for "Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup," and take no other
hind. Twenty-five cents a bottle,
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66 55C. PER LOA
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ATRIFLING amount, ---what- does it
mean? Just this : That you, as
representing the average Canadian
citizen, can square off your account
with our army of factory workers, by
making sure that at least 55 cents
worth of the things you buy, in your
ordinary every day shopping, aremade
right here in Canada ---the country that
gives you your own living.
That sum, 55 cents a (lay, equals $200
per year. There are 8,000,000. people in Can-
ada. If for the support of every one'of them,
there was spent $200 a year on 12anadian
made goods it would give us a factory output
of $1,600,000,000.
Back in 191041, Canada was enjoying
pretty good times, but the total factory output
then was less than $1,200,000,000.
You can easily bury the hard times 'of to --
morrow under the coppers you spend on odds
and ends to-cnd•to-day, just by using a little
intelligent discrimination, by saying to the
shopkeeper—
‘,`Nothing but `, Made in Cana-
da' for Mine."
THE "TURCOS"?
French Colonial Troops Are Frill
Blooded Arabs Officered by Whites.
The announcement that, in an he-
roin charge, a.battalion o! Turcos was
almost wiped out, seems to have puz-
zled not a few people, who apparently
think they are an Oriental corps
which in some mysterious way has
been mobilized to assist the allies.,
The confusion arises from the fact
that "Turcos" is a slang name for the
Tirailleurs, one of the best of the
French colonial forces. The Tirail-
leurs, indeed, are a corps of sharp-
shooters, who have been practically
trained' from boyhood to fight. The
greater proportion of the Turcos are
Arabs of pure blood, though the offi-
cers and non-commissioned officers
are mostly French. Excluding •the
French element, all the Turcos are
Mohammedan, and death has no ter-
rors for them. To die in war is for
them to enter the Mussulman Para-
dise.
In years gone by they fought
tongst themselves, tribe against
ribe,amand at one time used their
swords against the French. Ultimate-
ly they became French subjects, and
are now only too glad to have a go
It the enemies of France. The Tar -
cos are born fighters, possessing ex-
traordinary powers of endurance, for
they have been brought up to "rough
It" from infancy. Furthermore, as
Mr. 0. W. Randle points out, they
are accustomed to living on next to
nothing.
The Turco's staple diet is boiled
semolina, seasoned with some simple
sauce and sometimes eaten with vege-
tables. A little mutton or goat -flesh
is occasionally added, but the semo-
lina is the mainstay. Few soldier*
carry such a weight on their shoul-
ders as the Turcos. Their knapsacks
weigh from some 80 to 100 pounds,
for, in addition to his own kit, each
man carries some portion of the camp
equipment. Then there is, of course,
the rifle.
With their black, straight hair,
surmounted by a red fez, and their
black beards, and wearing a sort of
blouse or loose tunic with baggy
Moorish trousers, strong boots of a
greyish leather, and cloth ankle -
bands, they make one of the most
picturesque corps at present engaged
in the war.
A Lawyer's Bill.
A lawyer's bill, like the plumber's, is
full of detail. I have just seen a sped -
men sent to a business friend of mine,
who, anxious to settle up his account.
.telephoned to' his lawyer. The bill
came in with elaborate detail, and the
last item wag, "To attending you on
the telephone in answer to your re-
quest for bill, 85. ed." My friend vow-
ed he would see them in -chancery be-
fore be paid that and struck it out. -
London Chronicle.
Too Good Natured.
Bobbie -Oh, mamunl, have you seen
Uncle .lake? Re looks awfully happy.
Bobble's Mother (nnsiouslyi-What's
the matter with him?
"T think he hasebeen taking some of
that god natured alcohol." -Life.
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Was Troubled With
Nervous Prostration.
Don't Allow Your Dowels The.Man Who Nudges You.
Of bores there are plenty. 1 needn't dee
To Become Constipated, Thea vli arious kinds that I know,
If the truth was only known you would ,
find that over one half of the ills of life
are caused by allowing the bowels to get
into a constipated condition,
When the bowels become constipated
the stomach gets out of order, the liver
does not work properly, and then follows
the violent sick headaches, the sourness
of the stomach, belching of wind, heart -
,)urn, water brash, biliousness, tied a
general feeling that you do not care to do
anything.
Keep your bowels regular by brit;'t
Milburn's Lam -Liver Pills. They eel
clear away all the effete matter n'Fic''.
"olleets in the system. and maize you tlsir: :
that "life is worth living,"
Mrs. Hans McXitrit'k, Wal-cfield
Que., writes: "Por leve: -al years I vv.,
troubled with sour stomach and 1 it of u.
nos and did net get relief until I sue-
Milburn's Laxa-Liver Pill -1. I had crlc
taken them two weeks when ivy trot'1' ..
was quite gone, and I will recor r.' to,
them to all sullerins- as I r'iel."
Milburn's Laxa-Liver Pills are :5c i ee
vial. 5 vials for "x.1.00, at nil drug ft'"'~
or dealers, or will he mailed on re"c'"
or price by The T. Milburn Co., Lirritt.b
Toronto, Ont.
YOUR MIRRORS.
Place a mirror over the fireplace to
reflect the room.
Place one between the windows at
thI end of along, narrow room to em-
phasize the light there.
Place one in the hall opposite the en-
trance into the drawing room or living
room to give a sense of spaciousness.
Pace one on a dark wall where it
will catch the light.
Place one in ' the bedroom where
it will reflect the mirror of the dressing
table. -
Remember that flowers in front of a
mirror are twice as attractive as flow-
ers placed against a wall.
Eczema On The Head.
Mr, Peterson, South Bay, Ont.,
writes: "For years I suffered a sort of
eczema on the hand. I tried four dif-
ferent doctors, giving each a fair trial,
but the disease grew worse and spread
to my arm. 7 got Dr. Chase's Oint-
ment, and it has entirely cured me I
give you my name because I want other
sufferers to know about this splendid
Ointment."
Many people although they know of
nervous prostration do not know what
'the symptoms are. The principal ones
are, a feeling of fright when in crowded
places, a dread of being alone, fear of
being in a confined place, a horror of
society, a dread of things falling from
above, fright at travelling on railroad
trains, and disturbed and restless, un-
refreshing sleep, often troubled with -
dreams.
Mrs. George Lee, Victoria harbor,
Oat., writes: "I am writing to tell you
of the experience I have had with Mil -
bunt's heart and Nerve Pills. I was so
nervou9 I could not do my own work,
I did not waist to see any one, or would I
go any place. My nerves were bad for
three years, and my heart was so bad it
male me tremble all over. I took three
boxes of your pills, and I never was better
than I ani now. I weigh 20 pounds
more than I ever did."
Milburn's heart and Nerve Pills are
50c per box, g boxer for $1.25, at ail
dealers, or mailed direct on receipt of
price by The T. Milburn Co., Limited,
I i`otonto, Ont,
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Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CAS -TO R lA
Like the barber who tells you your hait'l
falling out
Or the people who talk at the show,
Or the man in the street car who spraWlr
on the seat
And steadfastly refuses to budge,
But the worst of the lot -and my goat hei
has got- •
Is the fellow who gives you a nudge.
Be will t •ll you a story, an old one pelt'
haps,
And regale you with riddles and squibs,
And ere you're aware of his purpose b14
zarre
You get the point -right In the ribs.
You meet him again. "Here's a good one,"
he says;
Tells a -Joke culled from Puck or from
Judge;
Then his ramrod forefinger has sought
out its mark,
The fellow who gives you a nudge.
At the theater, too, if he sits nest to you.'
Be will laugh, he will chucxle and shouts
The comedian's jest leaves you gasping
for breath
When a sharp pointed elbow shoots out
Be may have good qualities, mean well
and all that,
Be a churchgoer, work like a drudge
Or be kind to his wife, but the bane oil
my life
Is the fellow who gives you a nudge.
-Chicago Inter Ocean,
A Boston Question.
A certain small boy in Boston is ex.
ceedingl,v fond of asking questions.:
Recently his mother said to him, "Rob-
ert, if you ask any more questions V,
shall be obliged to send you to bed at'
once."
"Oh, mamma: I've got`to ask one,"'
he exclaimed excitedly. "Let ole ask
just one, and then I - won't ask any
more tonight."
"Well, just ode. What is It?'t
"How far can a cat spit, mamma?" -+-
Boston Record.
Summer Fiction.
Ere Jones went on his prize vacation
He said: "I'll need some books to react
'Twill add unto my recreation
If I can scan a fiction screed."
So to the phone soon Jones -was turning
And to the bookstore sent a call.
"For fiction," quoth Jones, "I am yearaa.
lag,
So send the new books -send them alL"
And so next morn ere Jones was leaving
Two moving vans stopped at his door,
The driver asked: "Shall we be heaving
These books upon the. lawn or. floor?
There's seven more loads on the way, sirs
Three motorcycle loads beside.
The fiction crop this year they say, sir,
Is heavy. That can't be denied."
And (ones rushed out and saw them cart.'
ing
Love tales and "crook" yarns by the
ton.
"Oh, what," he cried, with optics starting,,
"Is this mad thing that 1 have done?"
And straightway' ffi a heap he tumbled.
The ambulance took him away,
But still the fiction order rumbled
Up to the Jones front door all day.
-Arthur Chapman in nsnver Republican,
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