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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1915-11-18, Page 6r,r„_„...:.,...,...,,,..,..,....,,„„.„.__ 1 M1 ei k ['Ave G THE WINGHAM TIMES r t November iSth 1915 DRAKE AS A K1NO Sir Francis Thought He Was the Monarch of California. CROWNED BY THE INDIANS. The Rodokine Had Decorated Him ' With a War Bonnet of Feathers, but He Took It For the Real Thine in Crowns and Accepted the Title, Hidden in the diary of Francis Il'leteher, a sailor parson who acted as chaplain for the freebooters of Sir 'Francis Drake, is the story of the first 'hoax ever engineered by Californians. The joke was on Sir Francis, Un- til bis last day he believed the Indians rot California had crowned him their king --king of California. As a matter of fact, all they did was to give him •a feather war bonnet and perform some native rites before him, hoping thereby to get their hands in his gift •box again. It happened in June, 1550. Drake was looking for the mythical north- west passage after a successful year looting and plundering in the Spanish colonies, His ship, the Golden Hind. sprang a leak, and Drake put tato at little bay, just north of the present San Francisco, for repairs, An Indian paddled out to the ship in a canoe. He scattered feathers on the water and went through a lot of pare. tomime. Drake feared to land until he found out the intent of the natives, ;The one Indian went back to shore, Then, to quote from Chaplain Fletcher; "He shortly came againe the second time in like manner and so the third time, when he brought with him, as a present from the rest, a bunch of feath- ers, much like the feathers of a blacke crowd, very neatly and artificially gathered upon a string and drawne to gether in a round bundle, being verie �cleane and finely cut With this also he brought a little basket made of rushes and filled with an herbe which they tailed tobah, both being tyde to a short rodde he caste into our boate." Drake tried to give presents in re- turn, but the lndian paddled away quickly. Be took only an old cocked stat which some sailor had thrown overboard. The hat made quite an impression on the tribe apparently, for they all gathered around the possessor on the beach. In three days' time Drake concluded the Indians were friendly, so landed his men and began to unload the ship. A fort was constructed as a matter of precaution. While the crew prepared the Golden Hind for sea Drake visited with the Indians. A tale, apocryphal perhaps, says he took an Indian chieftain's daughter to wife, At any rate, be got '- on famously with the savages, aided, no doubt, by generous gifts. As the time neared for his departure and gifts grew fewer, the Indians an- nounced.,that they intended to give a festival for Drake and his party. Drake came in full armor. and the In- dians danced and played games for his benefit. At the close of the ceremonies the Indians signaled that Drake was to be bonored in some way. First an In- dian approached bearing what Fletcher calls "a scepter." Drake accepted this kingly accouterment. Then a chain `was placed around his neck, and amid great shouting a "crown of feathers" was placed on his head. Drake saw no other meaning of the ceremony than that he had been chosen king. What they really did was give him a pipe, a belt of wampum and a war bonnet. Drake drew his men up in line and, with a great flourish of trumpets and drums, accepted the king - whip of California. As a postscript he added that he made no claims to being an independent monarch. He was still a vassal of Queen Elizabeth. He set up a monument to that effect: "Our general caused to be set up a monument of our being there, as also of her majesties and successors right and title to that kingdom -namely, a plate of brasse, fast nailed to a greate and firme poste; whereon is engraven her grace's name, the day and year of our arrival there, and of the free gig ing up of the province and kingdom. both by the king and people, unto her majesties' hands; together with her highness picture and arms, in a piece of sixpence current English • monde, showing itselfe by a bole made of pur- pose through the plate; underneath was likewise engraven the name of our general." The hoax was successful. After ac- cepting the kingship Drake sent for a large assortment of gifts for his snb- jeets.--Kansas City Times. President's Pardoning Power. The president of the United States 1''.as power to pardon only those persons convicted In the federal courts of the United States. This pardoning power extends to convictions for offenses committed on the high seas and to convictions in tonsillar courts baying extra territorial jurisdiction in foreign countries. The pardoning power of the Ipreetident of the United States does not I extend to convictions in state Courts. Answering the Full Description. "Why do yon Consider this necktie, my wife bought me a joke? it doesn't make me lenge." More `"That fact maker It all the ma e a 1 d�J Whether or not you laugh de- pends entirely on who it's ow.t'-yWarh- tngton Star, Upsets the Women everywhere are praising this great food cure, because it lifts them out of this terrible ner- vous, irritable condition, and by its reconstructive influence enables the bodily organs to properly perform their natural functions. Far more women than men suffer from nervous disorders. And little wonder, when, you come to think of the thousand causes of worry and anxiety which conte daily to the woman in the home. 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Use Dr. Chase's Nerve Food regularly and you will soon be able to take a cheerful view of life, enjoy your daily work and forget to worry. For with good health comes new energy and strength, new hope and courage, 'happiness and success. Dr. Chase's Recipe Book, 1,000 selected recipe& sent free, if you mention this paper, IN A NUTSHELL. To the Editor: -- As prohibition of the liquor traffic during the war is being earnestly dis- cussed let us briefly consider whether such action is necessary and whether the people would favor it. About one hundred million dollars are spent in drink every year in the Do- minion. Even if it did no harm it would be the part of wisdom to save that large sum especially during the war. But when we consider that it does do much harm and entails so much further expense it seems needless to discuss it. In England and the United States it is conceded that ten per cent of all deaths are caused directly or indirectly by drink. If we adopt one half of that percentage for Canada it gives us about five thousand deaths caused by drink in Canada every year. Where there are so many deaths there must be a much larger number who are more or less injured by it. We shall certainly be within the mark if we say that ten thousand persons are killed a -d injured,. every year by drink. It has been shown in several places that it costs about five times as much as the revenue receives from the traffic to care for the paupers, orphans rind criminals it causes. It has also been shown that if the money spent in drink were spent in useful articles it would give employment to eight times as many persons 'as are engaged in the manufacture of liquors. Reports from many places show that the burden of taxation is greater in wet than in dry towns. In some places the tax rate is double. The saving in police expenses alone is more than the license fees, These statements are not mere theory they have actually occurred in many places and the prosperity follow- ing prohibition confirms them, Pewee is a trete Ching Indhisitit it wings (div ttl *puled *Or illighte,e *f111A0r. - ' So much for the needed prohibition even in peace times but do the people want prohibition? In Ontario they have voted on three different occasions by large majorities in favor of prohibi- tion and there is no evidence that they have changed their lines. Again nearly three-fourths of the municipalities of Ontario have adopted local prohibition of their own accord and ars so web satisfied with it that not one has repealed it in the past five years notwithstanding all the efforts of the powerful liquor traffic. A strong indication of the trend of public opinion is found in the fact that a number of our best papers and maga- zines refuse to carry liquor advertise- ments into the homes of their sub- scribers, It will be asked when all these are in favor of prohibition who are they that are against it and I answer the liquor interest and the barroom brigade. The liquor interest is composed not only of the manufacturers and sellers of liquor but all those who make profit out of the business either directly or indirectly. This is only a partial survey of the question. H. Arnott, M. B., M. C. P. S. TIMELY POULTRY NOTES. Buckwheat is an egg -producing food, but a steady diet of it is apt to be over - fattening. It has been ascertained that there are, on an average, 81,120 feathers in a hen's suit. Do not feed putrid meat to the fowls. If tainted, cooking will render it more healthful. The fowls are better off on a cold day confined to the house, if it is moderate- ly comfortable, than ranging out in an exposed yard or field. Clover hay, scalded and chopped, is an excellent food for laying hens. It should first be made fine through the feed cutter. FAT AND LEAN BROOD SOWS. There is a w:de diversity of opinion among farmers and breeders of swine as to how much flesh the brood sow should carry in order that she may pro- duce the best results as a breeder. Farmers are quite apt to neglect their brood sows and allow them to become too run down in flesh to secure the best results and the breeders who are anxious to obtain the best results err in the other direction and over -feed their sows until they take on too much fat to produce the most vigorous pigs. A sow running down in flesh when bred, the same as the one that is too fat, is likely to disappoint her owner in the size of her litter and the quality of the pigs. The fact that a vigorous sow in com- paratively low flesh will produce large litters has no doubt led to the belief that the sow should be thin when doing this important work. On the other hand, the small, weak pigs born to the sow in high flesh are no doubt parent to the belief that a sow should not be in high flesh while reproducing her kind. These conclusions are correct if ap- pearances at farrowing times only are considered, but if the observations ex- tend over a period of a fe'ly weeks it will be found that the fat sow and her pigs have an advantage over the thin sow and her litter. The strong pigs from the lean sow start web on the account of their strength; but they soon sap the stored up strength of their mother and have her exhausted before they begin to eat from the trough, with the consequent result that they come to a standstill for a time. The smaller pigs from the fat sow grow right along from the start and by the time their dam is reduced in flesh condition they are ready to eat from the trough. The kind of flesh the sow carries has alt to do with the quality of her litter. Too much fat produces fever and a lack of exercise makes her adangerous mother. She is feverish and vicious and the pigs will suffer from this if they are fortu- nate enough to live. If her flesh is properly laid on by eating a variety of food, including pasture and forage crops, she will be in first-class condition to give her pigs a good start in Life. 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According to a consular report, one may at least be ill in Austria and not dread the exorbitant doctor's bill that follows, The city of Prague, with a popula- tion of about 000,000, has only about 800 physicians, or one for every 7,500 persons. A doctor charges for a day- time call isz a middle class family only GO cents, or 10 cents more than if the patient calls on him in his office. For a night call the doctor receives from $1.20 to $2, according to the distance, Only professors at the clinics of the two local universities charge more, re- ceiving $2 to $4 for a house call and $2 for an office visit. As in this country, the physicians give only prescriptions. About 100 dentists practice in Prague. The average charges are; Drawing one tooth, 40 cents; cement tilling, GO cents to $1; amalgam hiring, 80 cents to $2. The annual income of these profes- sional men is estimated as follows: Bead professor in charge of clinics, salary paid by the government, $1,440 to $1,600. and $5.000 to $11,000 from private practice: other professors at clinics, salary paid by the government, $1,000, and from private practice. $4,- 000 4;000 to $10,000; general medical prac- titioner not attached to any clinic, $3,000 to $3,500, the average income of a dentist being $5,000. MAKING OTHERS HAPPY. Why Put It Off TiII Tomorrow When It May Be Done Today? Why should we postpone our loving and the being happy that goes with It? The wife we are going to show more affection for as soon as we have made a little more of a pile. The husband we are going to be more companionable and sunshiny with as soon as we get a little more service in the house, the children whose lives we will enter into more fully as soon as we feel the pres- sure of circumstances a little less, the people we are going to show how ge- nial we really are as soon as we have time -none of these ways of ioving de- pends on the things we are waiting for. Indeed, our opportunity comes more now than it will come when we have these things. The very pressure of our days bring us in contact with many people vdho most need a show of kind- ness and who will most warmly re- spond to it. The wife most needs and will most value love in her days when she is most being a helpmeet The husband most needs and most prizes love in his years of struggle. What are we waiting for? The king- dom of heaven is within and will not come of circumstances. -Nautilus. How to'Treat aVRiiie Wound. In the case of a wound from a rifle bullet don't go probing for the bullet., but remove from the surface of the wound all shreds of clothing and other matter which the bullet may have case ried into the flesh. Thts must be no. moved very thoroughly, and a sterols - ed knife or scissors should be used freely to open the wound and get it clean. When this is done treat the wound with your iodine or blchlod de solution. Then dress it with gauze and bandage. In th^ case of wounds from small shot the wound should be washed wits a solution of alum, and then pieces of gauze or clean cloth wrung out of hot water should be applied every couple of boars -Outing, Loaf Bread In England. It is perhaps worth recalling that the art of baking loaves of bread was introduced into Europe quite late in history. Flat cakes were baked eves in the earliest times, but as late as the beginning of the nineteenth century loaf bread was comparatively un- known in many parts of the continent. In 1812, for instance, when an Eng- lish captain ordered loaves to the value eft $5 in Gothenburg the baker stipu- lated for payment in advance on the ground that he would never be able Us Moll them in the city it they were left Oil his hands. -London Spectator. Canny Scot!. "I say, Sandy, mon," said Jock, handing back his friend's photograph. "when ye bad those photos taken, why didna ye smiler "And those pictures costing me i2 a dower' replied Sandy, "Are ye twaey, 33)011r --Woman's Home Compatible. HALF THE ILLS OF LIFE Are Ceased By CONSTIPATION. 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. burn, water brash, biliousness, and a general freu.ng that you do not care to de anything. beep your bowels regular by mime Milburn's Lara -Liver rills. They wit clear away all the effete matter which collects in the system and make you think that "life is worth living." Mr, D. W. Watson, St. rohn, N'.E., writes: "I have been troubled with constipation, for the last three years, and during that time have tried several remedies, all of which failed to help tae. A friend recommended Mdbu n's Lem - Liver Pills, and after using three or four vials, I felt like a new man. I am now still taking them, and am positively sure that I am on road to the I 1reCo'Very mar. A sow carrying a proper amount) strongly recommend Milburn's Uwe. of flesh usually does well with her litter ` Liver Pills. and she will remain quiet longer after iiburn's taxa -Liver Pills are 25c per farrowing, while the lean sow will be111111-' s vials for $1.01, at all drug store* or dealers, or wilt be mailed on teeth* up looking for something to cat. --D. l; in Michigan Farmer. of pride by The T, Milburn Co., Ignited, Toronto, Ont. 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