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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1915-03-04, Page 6BELGIAN KONGO SAVAGES. Cannibals In War Paint Whose Past is Black Mystery. In his book "Bunting and Hunted in the Belgian Kongo" Mr. it. 1). trouper speaks of the r•emarkuble people who live in the forest wilds: -"Threading our way down the stony path, winding In and out among the trees, we began to walk the remaining few miles along the sandy shore to Butiaba. A slight breeze sprang up from the southwest, and very shortly the sun had kissed the HuJesse moun- ithin peaks that rose thousands of feet sheer from the water's edge in the west, "Gaunt forbidding sentinels of the Bongo: What strange people dwell behind you—the dwarfs and others, with their poisoned implements of war —cannibalism with all its attendant horrors—n people that cannot tell us of their past. The ages gone by are all a blank to them. These people are akin to the beasts of the forest,. Inas- much as they care only for the present. They live for the present. The past is gone. No records have been written of them. "The war paint of vermilion colored pigments which is smeared all over their bodies adds to the hideousness of these savages, darting from rock to rock, hiding behind trees, lying bid- den In the foliage overhead, waging war with all, Tragedy follows tragedy behind those Bulegga mountains in the Kongo, to the south of which Ile the snow capped crests of rugged Ruwen- zori."' QUEER JOURNALISTIC FEAT.. . it Hit the London Times and Boomed the Manchester Guardian. Once there was au obscure subeditor of the Manchester Guardian in Eng- land. It was a long time ago, and the Guardian was scarcely known outside of its own city. The subeditor had a habit of drink- ing ale until be was so drowsy that he could not lift his bead from his desk. On one occasion the composing room was yelling for "copy," as the editorial page was absolutely vacant The subeditor had been asleep on his desk for hours and his pen had been idle. The foreman of the com- posing room finally succeeded in arous- ing the man and yelled in his ear that something must be done for copy. Whereupon the sleepy one grabbed a 'pair of shears and clipped one whole column from the editorial page of the London Times. At the top he wrote in a crabbed band: "What does the London Times mean by the following?" It was printed, column and all. That single quizzical introduction made the Manchester Guardian famous. People begun to ask what the Times did mean by the editorial, which was an a rath. er revolutionary subject. The sub- editor slept for several hours, but John D. Wilkie says his paper's greatness began from that moment—Washing. ton Star. "Engaged Man's Panic." "Engaged man's punk" is as famil- iar a phenomenon as the squawking of a captured chicken or the flopping of a booked fish. And woman in- stinctively anticipates it, feels it be- fore it actually begins, deals with it according to her abilities. No woman ever feels that this is a slur upon her. She knows that it does not involve her, but is only the nervousness of the free at the touch of the matrimonial bridle —and that bridle, as she knows and as be knows, Is not in her bands, but in the hands of society. Even the mars marrying for a home. even the man marrying for children or for money. even the man marrying because only by marriage can be hope to get some one to associate with him, bear with him, listen to him on terms of his own arranging—even these hien feel the nervousness as the bridle drops over their heads and the bit presses their *Tattering lips. — From "Degnarmo's 'Wife," by David Graham Phillips. "Knotty" History. Tying knots in a handkerchief to jog one's memory had Its origin in China thousands of years ago. Before writ- ing was Invented in that country, which did not happen until 3000 B. C., memorable and important events were recorded by long knotted cords. The most ancient history of China is still preserved as told by these knots. When Emperor Tscbang KI invented writing the entire system of "knot, ting" was abandoned. And today the memory knots made by us In handker- chiefs are the only surviving descend. ants of that ancient custom. Cooper's Hawk. The almost universal prejudice against birds of prey is due to the ac- tivities of a few members of the hawk Bally, chief among which is the Coop- er's hawk. Cooper's hawk usually ap- proaches under cover and drops on un- suspecting victims, making great in - toads on poultry yards and game cov- erts. This bird. together with its two, near relations, the sharp shinned hawk and the goshawk. should he destroyed hit every possible means. He Wanted to know. "Charles," said the teacher, "do ytoti know the reuses of the Revolutloraary' Wart" Charles looked Interestedly at hie fit. 5ttrtrctot and replied, as if carrying on a social COni-ersation. `„No, do you?'. Ladies' Home:fournal. Amber. Axdbsr Is beitetved by taw Turks to be an tenable guard aselast the fa - *Moe sIooe etililrcts of •'ticotfaa; beaes tag fiatt direr or, for :aaout'l $f N ditAtittOr TIM W'NGI-IAM IMES March 4th, 1915 PATRIOTISMPRODUc'HON Pin Your Faith to Live Stock The one outstanding feature of the world's fanning is that there wilt soon be a great shortage of. meat supplies. Save your breeding stock. They are today Canada's most valuable asset. If you sacrifice your breeding stock now, you will regret it in the near future. Plan to increase your live stock, Europe and the United States, as welt as Canada, willpay higher prices for beef, mutton, and bacon, in the very near future. Remember that live stock isthe only true basis of economic and profitable farming, The more grain.,, you grow, the more stock you can carry. The more stock you keep, the more fertilizer for your fields, Mixed farming is real farming, not speculating. Study this table, which was prepared before the war. Only one country increased its cattle more than its people in the past ten years. And, in it (Australia) in 1914 there was a tremendous loss of live stock through an un- precedented drought ---a fact which the table does not show, Do you need any stronger argument than this table that there is bound to be an increasing demand for beef? Add to this con- **** SHEEP. Canadian farmers —.— have been losing great opportunities in sheep raising and sheep feeding. Hundreds of thousands of sheep. have been slaughtered to pro- vide winter clothing for the soldiers of the different armies. Australia's losses, through drought in 1914, were very heavy, Canada has been im- porting.frozen mutton from New Zealand, In view of these conditions, wool and mutton should prove very profitable for Canadian sheep raisers during the next few years. SWINE. Through the indis- criminate sale of swine in the Canadian West in the past three months, the supply in 1916 promises to be little more than half of 1914. Add to this the fact that the British soldier is allowed % lb, of bacon per day, and that sausage is the principal meat food of the German soldier, and you will understand the outlook for the future. Those who stay BEEF dition,the destrection of live stock of all kinds, breeding and young stock includ- ed, in the war zones. The war has merely hastenedthe meat shortage of the world. When it is over, the farmer with live stock will continue to profit in the wo Id's markets, and, , in addition to having helped feed our soldiers at the front, will be in a position to reap a further reward for having stayed with the live stock industry. * * * average annual production per cow in Canada did increase from 2,850 lbs. per cow in 1901 to 3,805 lbs. in 1911, but this is only a beginning. Last year one cow in Canada produced 26,000 lbs. The dairymen of Denmark who supply Great Britain with butter and bacon are not satis- fied unless their herds average 10,000 lbs. per cow. Let Can- adian dairymen work to increase the productiveness of the milch cow, Breed for milk. Test your cows. Save your calves. Select your milkers. Feed for yield. Read the Agricultural papers and Government reports and bulletins on dairying, CONFERENCES Now that you have attended the Conferences, or have read about them, get together and talk things over. Also write to the Publications Branch, Canadian Department of Agriculture, Ot- tawa, for bulletins and reports on live stock and dairying. Country France Germany United Kingdom Austria-Hungary European Russia Canada Argentine Australia New Zealand.. . United States... Population Cattle Increase Increase Decrease Since 1900 Since 1900 2% 2% 16% 4% 10% 4% 10% 2% 14% 34% 17% 40% 18”%g 4O'o 30% 'o 24% • 6% 80% Canadian ..:. r,. ":4-7,7ab chafe•. +3�f+?$t°k9SG'ifl Mi steadi with swine ear in and year t, make •• •ney. Those who . sit in • d rush out, genery lo money. "Buy when 'titer • are selling, sell when , , e'- are buying," applies to live .cit as well as to Wall Street stocks. DAIRY. Milch cows in- creased in Canada from 2,408,677 in 1901. .to 2,694,179 in 1911. This in- crease did not amount to 8% and was less than one-quarter of the population increase of Canada. At the same time, the per capita consumption of milk by Canadians increased 30%. Is there any wonder we had to import 7,000,000 Ibs. of butter from New Zealand? The exports of Canadian cheese have been steadily de- clining for ten years. Look at the market prices today. Do they not suggest the advantage of increased production? Through cow -testing, selec- tion and better feeding, the Department of Agriculture. Ottawa, Canada 114. Build U'p ' 1the Home Town I F IOU want to live in the kind of a Town, Like the kind, of a Town you like, You needn't slip your clothes in a grip And go on a Iong, long bike. You'll only find what yen left behind, For there's nothing that's really new. It`s a.knock at yourself when you knock your town. It isn't your Town—it's IOU. R EA L Towns are not made by men afraid, Lest somebody else gets ahead. When everyone works and nobody shirks,. You can raise a Town from the dead. And'if, while you make your personal stake, Your neighbor can make one, too, Your Town will be what you want to see. It isn't your Town—it's YOU BE LOYAL TO YOUR OWN COMMUNITY fiawfmniesiesietionelfeineerefixoteelierowe eriousumeeraferafilamoraWatairsierimarmi FiRST CATCHER'S PAO. It Miffs Worn by Charlie Bennett of the Old Detroit Team, Charlie Bennett, the noted catcher of the famous Detroit team of 1880.7, often told with dellgi,,tt the story oe how he and his wife tuade the first catcher's breast protector. ` It was a constant source of worry, to Mrs. Bennett to watch her husband being made a target for the speed merchants of thirty years ago. And she fully realized the pressing neces. city of some kind of armor to prevent the hot shot sent through by these speedy slabmen from caving in a rib Or two which belonged to her better After much deep thinking and con- siderable labor the Bennetts shaped out something that had a faint resem- mauc•e to the protector worn today. In a private trial it worked Hue, and in the tryout Charlie would let the ball slip through his hands and bang up against his chest without experiencing the slightest jar. After Bennett got used to it he wore it in a regular con• test, and, with the eyes of thousands of spectators upon him, he would. let a fast one hit him square on the chest. The ball would rebound back almost to the pitcher.—New York World. Deaf Mute Church Work, Religious work among deaf mutes; was established in 1849 by Dr. Gal- t:tuciet, who started a small Bible class tor them in a room in the University of New York, The Churchman, an Episcopal weekly, says that at the present time there are thirteen or- dained clergymen, twelve of whom are themselves deaf, ministering to the spiritual needs of 35.000 deaf mutes In the United States of whom there are fully 20,000 in the southern section. I'he salaries of the missionaries to the leaf range from $1,000 to $1,800 an- nually. and a very few of them have their expenses, in addition, provided. They Seldom Do. A half witted fellow living in one of our country villages makes it his busi- ness to attend all funerals and com- ment on them for days afterward. Re- ,','ntly ne received an invitation to the wedding. of a relative. The next day after the wedding 'a neighbor asked, "And how did the wedding go off, .1irn?" "Oh, there was a pretty fair Crowd turned out considerin' ,the weather," I i m answered solemnly. "Mary, she looked right nice, but I didn't think floe looked very - natural."—Indian- is pulls atural."—Indianepulis News. • Posted. "Papa, what is an escutcheon?" "Why?" "This story says there was a blot on his escutcheon." "Oh, yes. An escutcheon is a light colored vest. He had probably been carrying a fountain pen." — Houston Post. The Three Graces. First Girl—I know Jack' hasn't much money, but we can live on faith. you know. Second Girl—And hope, too, t suppose? Third Girl—And charityl-4 London telegraph. Impossibilities are merely the halt hearted efforts of quitters.—Herbert' tifmctn A Bird of a Retort. "Here you are," scolded the robin, "putting your egg In my neat and expecting my wife and me to hatch it, You have a mighty bad reputation ' for your irregular habits," "Oh, I don't know," staidly replied the cuckoo. "I never heard of any clocks being named after you." Some Baby Facts. A normal baby weighs seven to seven and one-half pounds at birth, fifteen pounds at five or six months and twenty-one pounds at twelve months. The baby should double its weight In six months and treble it at about twelve months. Its length at birth is twenty to twenty-one inches, at six months twenty-five to twenty- six Inches, and at twelve months the length is twenty-eight to twenty-nine inches. Gains ih weight are more ra- pid during the first six months. The average weekly gain is about four ounces. The best time to have a baby vaccinated is in Its first year. If It is healthy it may be vaccinated at the end of the third month.—Health Bulletin. NERVES WERE BAB Heade Would Tremble So She Could Not Hold Paper to Rad. When the nerves become shay title whole system seems to become unstrung and a general feeling of collapse occur*, as the heart works in sympathy with the nerves, Mrs. Wm. Weaver, Shallow Lake, Oat, writes: "I doctored for a year, for my heart and nerves, with three different doctors, but they did not scent to known what was the matter with me. M nerves got so bad at last that I could not hold a paper in my bands to read, the way they trembled. I gave up doctoring thinking I could not get better. A lady living a few doors from ins ad- vised me to try it box of Milburn's heart and Nerve Pills, so to please her I did, and I am Thankful to -day for doing so, tor left Attu, and doing my own work without help.' IVlitbutn's Heart and Nerve Pills ate $0 cents per box, 3 boxes for $1.261 at all druggists or dealers, or mailed direct On receipt of price by The T. l,4ilbutt Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. When the Liver Gets Torpid There is Nothing Lam' Dr, Chase's Kidney.Diver Pills to Set It Right. Mrs. C, L, Cook, 248 Tenth street, Brandon, Man., wri(es: "I have used Dr, Chase's 1 ldncy-Liver fills for the last tour years for liver trouble, and can say that I have had great satis- faction and help train them. I nod that I do not need any doctor if I use them whgl+ the liver gets torpid, and believe that they are exactly suited for my case. My husband has used them for kidney trouble with good results. and my daughter in Winnipeg has been helped a great deal by the use of these pills. We say we can't koei: house without them, and have cheated the doctors hero out of a good many visits. I think Dr. Chase's medicines are just the thing, and have recom- mended them to many people who have used them wiih good results," By keeping the liver active and the bowels regular Dr, Chase's Kidney - Liver Pills prevent and cure such dis- orders as biliousness, constipation, chronic indigestion and headache. Ono pill a dose, 26c a box, Ei for $1.00 • all dealers, or Bdmanson, Bates & Co., Limited. Toronto. A SAILOR'S SONG,I J The shores are blind, and the seas are mined, 11'="s..: 3 t ii The wild sou'westers blow; And at our ports on stormy coasts We cruise and seek the foe. Behind their forts in sheltered ports Secure their ships maybe; But the sea was made for sailor men, And sailors for the sea. Through fields they sowed we clear a road In weather they don't feel; Long watch we keep while they can sleep Behind the booms of Kiel. They lock us out and wait in doubt For orders from Berlin; But on the seas we hold the keys The keys that lock them in. For blows they dealt beneath the belt, For mines their hirelings laid. For things like these that spoilt out seas We're out until we're paid. In safety they like captives stay. In danger we go free; For the sea was made for sailor men, And sailors for the sea. IL another days with Itching, Bleed- otrud- lag' Piles. No surgical oper- ation required. Dr. Chase's Ointment will relieve you at once and as certainly cure you. We. a box• all dealers, or Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited, Toronto. Sample box free if you mention thie paper and enclose 2c, stamp to pay postage. rA1eisraW Citizens were shocked Monday morn- ing, Feby, 22nd to hear of the death of J. G. Murdoch, Reeve of Lucknow, dur- ing last night, at his house on Rosa street. Mr. Murdoch had officiated as• an elder in the Presbyterian Church in, the morning and had also attended the funeral of Walter Stewart. On return- ing home he complained of a slight Elates", which proved to be acute indigestion, from which he died shortly before 1 o'clock Monday morning, He was born in Waterloo County in 1858,. and when a child moved with his parents • to con. 14, Ashfield, where he lived for sixteen years afterwards teaching school for a nurriber of years. In 1881 he - commenced storekeeping at Lochalsh,. from where, after seven years of suc- cessful business, he moved to Lucknow,. and entered into partnership with R. D. Cameron, Dissolving the partner- ship, Mr. Murdoch continued the busi- ness under the firm name of 3. G. Murdoch & Co. until 1913, when Mr.. Cameron again entered the firm, which. is now known as the Murdoch $c Cameron Company. Mr, Murdoch was for some- time President of the \Vest Bruce Liberal Association. He was also Presi- dent of the local branch of the Lord's. Day Alliance and President of the• Farmers' Blevator and Shipping Com- pany. He was an enthusiastic curler and bowler, and always manifested an. active interest in the welfare of the. community. His wife and three small sons survive him. He was a member• of the I. 0, O. F. John Dunnigan, of Listowel; Thos. Wilson, of Wallace Township, and Mrs.. Nettie Wright, of Harriston, were dis- covered holding midnight revels in the - basement of the Methodist Church at, Harriston. Dunnigan and Mrs. Wright were sentenced to six months each at the Guelph Jail, and'l Wilson, as a first offender, was finedl$25 and costs or 30. days. In Manitoba the Department of Agriculture has been paying particular• attention to the growing of alfalfa,, with the result that the area devoted to this splendid legume was more than. doubled in the past year. In 'Ontario,. little is heard in an official way of the, value of alfalfa and how to plant it,. and seed dealers state that the demand. for new seed is falling off: PRINTING A i`,T STATIONERy We have put in our office Stationery and can WRITING PADS ENVELOPES LEAD PENCILS BUTTER PAPER PAPETERIES,, a complete stock of- Staph supply your wants in..l; !s WRITING PAPER BLANK BOOKS PENS AND INK. TOILET PAPER PLAYING CARDS,: etc. We will keep the best stock in the respective lines. and sell at reasonable prices JOB PRINTING We are in a better position than ever before -to attend to your wants in the Job Printing line and all,/ orders will receive prompt attention. Leave your order with, us when in *seed of LETTER HEADS: BILL HEADS ENVELOPES CALLING CARDS CIRCULARS NOTE HEADS' STATEMENTS WEDDING INVITATIONS' POSTERS CATALOGUES Or anything you may require in the printing line. Subscriptions taken for all the Leading Newspapers and Magazines. The Times Office STONE BLOCK Wingharn, Ont.