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Exeter Advocate, 1908-12-17, Page 6 (2)• , rir , ern t sec dfterewe *the wjth behied them ttat gust 0 were content witI *`'lwitli the exei • ment of -*something .tht dimly 'W#L,S lshaping iteelf in my mind, ente'net. A happy inspiration had eet my braltxat worlreen.the evoletion-of-a leboresating nuteliine 00,--fould perfect it, would revolutionite an • existing protege and make Me it _rich _men. .4 'Stop bystep, mil worked at the problem. nightly toy garret, the wet' became clearer. Eery hour fer'Pr'nnlitdirieterntiriblarire theAnedeLgress-beneat hand* until one night I Went to 31eep, eveicessful and exultant. ses Theoretically it was eound. To prove it so in practice could only ' "I was's, poor roan. I had no means whatever of patenting the in- vention. But I was not to be de- terred.e# The reward of my endeav- • or wa, at my finger _ends, and I meant to.grasp it. Sei sees=res=setTlitmtirttt •ItPrIxec. ' emal and requested an interview. shopmates eyed -Ma Askance as I followed him to his offiege_ for was IttiViitiOuTiir. "Inside his room I told him of my discovery. At first he was, frankly incredulous. WAS I not, but an ordinary raeolianiet It was im- possible that such a man scould have achieved this wonderful thing! I read lib veiled distrust and my face Bushed beneath the grime. I told him as much as was polite until an understanding had been arranged* and sew his expression change. My earnestness ofmanner impreseed him. The possibility of success made hien tolerant. Before I had finished he was half convinced of its practicability. I left him with the promiee that he would place the necessary power and materials at my' divot's!, and I should have a corner of the thop partitioned off in -which to erect the machine, eon- ditiorially that if it succeeded he - had the option of acquirieg it. t "Next morning the work come meneed. . "From the first the men evidenced their feelings -in no uncertain man- .. ner. It galled them to think that I, under the favor of the head, had climbed above them and that they were, at least for the time, at my beck. . "Regardless of it I pursued my course. Day and night I lab- ored on to perfect the machine. The .fever that consumed inc allow - id me scarce time for sleep. As the idea took shape under my hands a growing anxiety kept me chained by -it. The open threats of the men and the fear of its destruction bade me guard it zealously, and the . chief, convinced by the manifest sips, of discontent, gave me 'per- imesioirsto zlcepeinethe -shop:-Fkie For three weeks -I -never passW=W- rota the gates, and the only crea- ture who entered my shop betide myself was the little chap who brought my. meals. . "Re was * bright little follow - the on of a, widow with wbom • lodged. When -the Ireet works, eeve for that ne bright corner, were wrapped in gloom, his si at the wittiest which overlooked e car. t thet rear of the preraities wor71,4/ gainbiM admittances ' "(inc tight 'about the time was anticipatiag his vieit; a -gentle ” *melt came at the dooteof my room.- Xnowing that the ;,,,fer*S,. save, for myself, were deterted, my ,hotest stole to the revolver I had thought it advieable to purchase. Olivet, I 'shouted. if- view* tame bok the childish. treble. .Laughing atkmy fears, I unlocked the -doer altd sternly' bade 'him telt me how, lie had sititiftl ad mission. .; „ • ,‘,/ "t thought 14(cl surprise yer4be said* gleefully. .'!"Con see where the cut Comes into/tile works there's * ledge under the bridge. ' I come, round to -night.' 4,.*Gently 1 rebuked him, him of the danger of * slip flvy protested , his .comPetence to d CU hi* hands, and the incident rid. cd in *mutual Isugh. "During those three werks tw, attempt* were made to ineapaeitat it. Thefirt, presumably an AOC ut. I ignored. • The steroid wit o. ilagrant that 1 was compielltd for in.,y own protection, to toed it, *id the perpetrator -my eretihite forernan--was summarily aistriissA. That afternoon -it was 'Christmas Eve-* deputation of tholiost lent among the frialeordents called rim out and delivered their sir t, a.n1 t d fjuIs ,.., n It would rob thezn of their wilt** Of livelihood. Peif to *sou* they ehriviered upon me "mate wed curet*, iind 'ilneilly left lifter adrotting, ge0 _teveuty-four houvreiin ,,i.t.:7',74plottbieh. , ' !,- * m*ksett tai it sietil4 hve n IP,dliki - ti II ' ..t. — 4*'111$14:14 4 et ad, Z1 rjscbini in ti* o.ijn lry".ricu)ntg i finiin.thei, .An i''4#. e. tkt*reii e‘.,f,, i',", , Or it e , r ,, • o, they'inightvome on ' sit IS 0$Sett$ iet ea, retie staggered beck to my eyes upon its perfection befor epplyiug the power my trembling legs could scarce suppsrt mek` body. .V0P-diffittritiltriuriVe bzd100n utterieg foolish eonficlenceCto it, Reeling into the , darkeome work- shop I started the gaseingine and ingbzekpulledvcr -theele The belt elid gently on the „pulley, and on the inttant the machine seining. into being. - had -doneIntoxicated with uecess I danced irrationelly around gloatieg over the wonder of it* ACti013. I can reinember laughing aloud at the ititte with which it e r Day i: hibur , with tlze htughroh niy Jps, carne a stunning blow on the baeltJof rrif hea,d,end after thate-clarknelsel -"I came back to consciousneseto find myself in A strange position. My legs were tied together, my arense-wesrestrussedsbe • eire44,1*, * ,eereee eereeareetorKee pendent rope which had been pass- ed under my arms, looking down on be-dimlyaintline • what seerned to me a nosplat- form beneathmy feet* Whoa 1 WO to MR -VC Alk)e- AWiUtUting-' head, 1 di covered thatA chain -bad becn loop ea round my neck. 'Below me stood two men;- Whom rpeegnized as the discharged Oilman and one of his dopittatiOn. Terror-stricken I stood, wondering at their intent, and involuntarily a great green burst from my lips. 'A, merry Christmas, Mr. In - venter I' burst out one of them, with a drunken laugh. 'You hard- ly expected US, did you Now lis- ten to me, you dog. Listen to the mon you, kicked out o' of the place he'sworked at sence a lad, for by th" Lord Harty 4'11 he the lent speech ye'll iver hear on this earth. We come 'ere tit' night to stop this - thing gooin' on. We'm tate. But,. curse 'ee! went none too Jate to finish 'co. That machine yowls shall send 'ee to perdition! 'Let me tell 'Lee now how- yo stand,' he weaken, thickly. 'Under thy feet, !ad, ii tie gas -holder, an' round thy neck is the chain o" .the travelling crane. Wm ago/1i' 'to start the engine. . . Yo' know what that means. When Jim 'ere cuts that rope which is about thy infer- nal body thee?* three links of chaise atween you an' the hanging ye' deserve. Yo' hear that machine o' yourn a-runnin' merrily,. an' know that leery whirr of its wheels ie tightening the chain round thy neck and draggin' 'ee nearer to death.' e 'Tor a brief instatitt. as I realized their horrible intention, my heart's pulsations seemed to stop. , The next, 1 was straiiti,ttis at the rope �'a madman ' - .1..-Ccut it, Sfairbi-laiiihsed;'ain' see the • fool hang 'is blessed self!' "His words &nested my strugg, ling and, even as- the rope Was sev- ered, I stood inert. The least movement- now would tighten the chain and make an end. Springing to the engine the pair set it runn- ing, And the top in my machine started off .with It whiff. The bias. pheming wretches 'stood glaring up at toe fora Moment; then, as I shriekiir isirouil in voila' terror' with rt final burst of mocking„laughl ter they were gone. , . • -"Agiiitt and egain-l-sheieked; hut. only the echoes of my *crooms. rang throttgli tho great 'workshop. "twits on it teleseopie gereholder. The 'engine WAS SISOkhing the gets. The howr would gradually intik beneath talt feet. Ilovt long wquld those links give me I Bow lop would, it'be befete 1 foit the khain grippiug my 'throat, tighter, even tigbter, until it lifted me, from m fct d itrengiedi *lett How' long Mereifnl lieevelle Islotv t The inextiorehle *hitr of the rus • int maddened my brain. The rhythmical :implosion of the gat o be ticking off no- spell o ied to calculate the two - r inehes of the bolder and cheek My minute* by 'the tquatitit etssary to drive the engine per ur. But it was useless. My ain refused to' net. A jumble of itureeevesim eon tutedly in my head. "litty legs threatened to give way. The thoueht that if I lost control but for aloecontt I was doomed teilsieel me. OWN** I dropped intri s. comsielhe tom* of despair' one the. loosr. links the eliain. lid mad with the tor, t,there waitinitc,frr de ly the last link terk. ed n I felt Os „ss eereettesoost t • " • • 0 0 # • 11 1 life 4 Uvr. 111111731114161r40204411101116PONIKOMUMMADOVISA g ha uuzid Jim et AO: v " or 1 ought Sure)/ Angl ye * childish oo tflglne As tj Ui fle grasjtd in, meaning and flaw tQ •'t 'en ng o b*x, ht rnanaged ti 'h the, yore tnd pulhng it dosn,hut off, t g**. The 'engine Mowed; ,exPioeferis ' -eame less frequent, end, et , last, the irestt fly -001 istenne4740414. Uunning haelt, be looked _up into 'my face withwide. etaringetytte -f‘ 'That piece of wood, Willie„'- 4:40,41P4tetc0-AnT1 -Pus it er He - „undo:000. *whoring up with difficulty, he t ruseeitscarefully beneathin -hisknifesfromshitrpeck he hee et away at the'!oild* that ured my arMs, PrefAntly tlue ropes fell Away, and, .lifting them, 'maned to remove the loop from about ry ' 414 (nista a lthllddGring Iieap at the hoes feet. He bent solicitously over me and eut away th0 ropes. from my legs. "And then, witlesa great choking -try- of heartfelt - thanks to -Heaven, s. ad -1i _ • - • again." aeSse- owoot0000p000loo......÷.. •1111,1.1•••••••011111111.111. # IPittals to .00144 b s women torr *pendent t don Paily Mail give* the foil vice to -irhyehouni 14114:1;*`11:aue U :A4;1 0 wouhAtitht7r set mat* fistsif than doea ttepli • obuy gloves ehe,' Jconfeeett to. Be, on the' afe side and order:half et. eigeel "Don't lirtjher a jet necklet* be- cauiie your graudmothor ised wear one. iirnot mother', *na she likes omething that sparkles. . "Don't buy your wife an Improv - P cents a week.' The keeping billa will increase if you do._ 7 Donttebtiere'tletletiley six and call it a Christintte present for your.. wife, She ,intended to ;make Y0a, tosfY that frock after Ohlietreas. "Don't get trinething refill for f tho imprension that it is x for her and halt a (10zOn for yourself. "Don'LJuy. jour finance mistletoe brooch, and then be fur- ious if other men endeavor to follow an ancient custom. R4 6 ...a.0444w_lhert to t-etich her, .- (Toret be too proud to take these on Ls' from a mere :woman,' CHRISTMAS GIFTS; Notwithstanding the fact that to the philosophical mind Christmas is a great comedy of errors in which the actors go about purchasing or- naments for those who want util- ities, utilities for those who wept ornaments; and -both for those who want neither, .there is something about the Christmas spirit that time eannot wither or custom stale. • The impediment, as Emersott nye, lies in the choosing, tied the holiday reform that is :so devoutly desired by some Christmas socio- logists ought .to be directed to- wards theassistanee of the chooser rather thin' towassis the abolish- ment of the giver. To choose a gift Wisely ie to understand the human eart. The dark, unfathomed corners of closets and' bureau drawers bear testintony to the,•num- ber of gifts, the 'smoking jackets and shaving eases, for which the re- cipientblushed unseen and the emits ofeierfume destined to waste its sweetness on the desert air. Yet, in spite of this fact, the true -gift giver is not to be daunted by Tomas Or mis applied attracts, and 'some shape of disgruntled recip- ient. In giving, Emerson sap, a ray of beauty outvaluee any util- ity, though he admits that the ne- cessity of the prospective" recipient Is an aid to the gift -giver, "since, if the man at my door is without Shoes, I have not to consider wheels er I shall give 'him a paint box." The holiday pessim* kelieves that modern gift giving 'consists in giv- g paints to the shoeless and shoes to the lover of paint, but the bless - (iciness of giving shines through' al rats spirit more eager with the coming of each year. . TWO GOOD RECIPES. Chrietmae Cake.' --One Th. flour, 1 It. sugar, is eggs,- tie lb. butter, 1 11)st6tied reisms, 1 teaspoon "sit, Juke 2. temente and Ye' lb. ortinge vett, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, earreVtiy,,,mace, the juice; of one lemon and 3,‘'enp of water. Wolle butter..to seeream, add sugar, add yolks, well beaten whitest lastly, add Hour very slowly. ;Bake in it slow oirere Ifthe spices are ob- tained wiiole and crusiied,, grated, or put through, a:sinan coffee mill, the flavor will be.fourt4 to well ree pay the extra trouble. This teke in vonelied for, by, an. old-time eobt, who eiiyi of. at:."The best (tint cake I ever tristrid.". Plum Puddineeee, /b* reigns, Th PUrrerptre ,f4 The b,iel suetl'is oz.granulateti spgar,,f oz:c4,) 1erao4 peel, c. orange Peel, I Oz. eit- ron, 3 Oz. flour, oz. bre*d-erumbe, *little grated nutmeg, mi* *ell with four eggs and * . little mills; boil quite fast for two' hours and a heir. If ft .ote orange peel and 2 oz. blanehed and chopped, and the cit. ron ;and lemon peel are omitted, it will vary the flavor pleasantly. Serve the puddfng either with the !mai eitremei saute or with ithipp- d cream', slightl* **tette:tett:MA _f1ztv,red with vomit's. - VIER PORECATS. der place twelt* name *etch after ut selt o* their top*. ieb the salt is melted deys will be wet n • 1asv.14$ °Ens. Dayeenow moist we fecl tient us from *hove; Tis the claYi evek'uld reveal 'Ly gilts to thoee we loie, If ve.nothing TWO VIM,' Let 'kindly Woreilistfe&tput,t tressierte needs, as weried bidca do. *t efu 1/0 pitieNt, Velth w ‘1*yan4rt 11 11 Ater.' U We dO 1500d 'tower Win I)ecd love that wedo lie ceir *hove onslitervY!* WiUgS TO diviner atiniselketee enswItts IN *IANVAII Ot Wel Wein' tietenther, ritt w*" the 'real (late 01 If there th-ct rd roeic:Iviitsthr*:.p:tertiTb. beat 1wI.sulat eivetes e • 6* for •&lrstag lo 9.4 • I11t71'4 171.41 11141 es,!, • 44l4 .1 tflof the main, * eu epttng Deeemlier ttt *„that `Peeeniher is the .eeaSon' of floosie. in Poiestme, when the coun- try is in such ; condition that it soems impossible that during that' month tiie Jewii4h.thlePlissede eheuld fie!d at night, watching th ir ilecks, as they rreoCerdOdt-Ohave te. beeit To*.etuinewhichiath4lirly Christians' to fix on December 25th' as Christina* Day were various, but one of them, at least; appears to TW rEsTivia;th rftrirrwriur have been :00 -t -10-t 44411- r -baek in -the :nide of antiq- uity, histeriens find, varioaa na,- 01111-that eelebrztettlhe birth of tb new yeer with feaats and °aliments. of evergreen,- holly and -etarlere_eseheestiati yesbeen-snariests. sforeselong-tiene adopted some ot the customs of the after tho beginning �f Christianity early ages, this among others. It the world wee divided into two hos- is wise to keep the birthday of the tile camp e of believrs and pagans. Prince of Nage as festival, thet The greatest festival of the pagan* round it may elueter our mosthal- of J.tome was th„eturpaha - owe iiiORitioiiii;4-51r for all that in good and beautiful to comber, be eherished anew; for the giving Pleasure and topsy-turvyttors of good gifts mid good wishesit reigned eduring the Saturnalia. ia the time for broken links to he Scenee a wild gaiety were to bis mended, for strife to be forgotten, witnessed on every hand, and law r kind words and deedee and foe and authority ceased to exist for seetsteste::Ireits-titiese 4 « EVOLUTION OF CHRISTMAS. It matters not that the Christmas tree sprung from a pagan ceremon- ial, that antedated the birth of Christ; diet the baileys iital foe 60 freely used in Chi:lame dec- °redoneare survivals of ancient Druidical" worship, the Christmas carol born of the hymns of theSa- turnalia .' and ri at it is not known whether December P.5th be the cor- rect date of the birth of the Christ - child; or that people -in Rued* and in other eountries-celebrates in all earnestness and toleninity another day as Christmas day, so strongly grounded is the -Christmas belief, sonk so widespread his begome the desire for a fitting observance of the day, that the old forms and customs have lost their pagan sig- nificance like" the- holly and mistle- tee, which, though once a Part of a heathen rite,\ are now used 'almost wholly for decorative effect. Few are they who know, says the Home Magazine, that the mistletoe was an .object of special veneration among the Druids, and that it was gathered with great ceremony; and the Yule -log, sinee a subject for poetry and a theme for song,was originally burned in honor of Thor the mythical god of war. But this would not ehange our custom. The tendency has been forward, steadily, to a sane observance of theday and from the riotousners of the celebration in Ring Alfred's time when the Danes =prised him and cut his deunken atoiy to pieces on Chrbitins.s night, to the routing Lthe, e-te-pegeefroresthe histo Revolutionary . War -there were, and have been since, strong ifforts mtele to give.* greater solemnity and reverence to the day instead of Misting and merrymaking. 'Zqq4.1100 Pt {QUI _ WIC WINO SVIVICtriiTite-Mtitir-Wthint. ;raittssit, 'nd-nnbititlitwtttidfrttleir — of the poor and needy; of thelornes parte and dignity andiningled with istinas guests wi1Lb th� lowest of the inob iiiiquaI . ' ife only want and care, where there is terms, Slaves sat down to gorg- no hope in the heart and no light eous feasts. and were waited on hy in the house their wasters. But mingled with all Those who are in sheltered homes this mirth were occurrences of wild surrounded by all that makes l terrnorEactiN ndLeEnieDitY; beautiful and glad, upon whom p it tist c rich gifts are lavished, should olTru- 4s t is till* deSION.eply of these things this - - Christmastide. The Christian bishops -were aux- The coming of Christmas to the ions to devise Some2better atid pur- children is an event looked forward er festival to counteract the evils Lo with undisguised delight. "Their of the Saturnalia. There is a belief in Santa Claus, and a' host reason to believe that they sought of other. -juevenile myths,. recall's to effect tide object by railing that our own juvenile interest in bygone Decembter 25th elsould be Chrultmas days. It a beautiful belief, and Day • But -it Was not, tin well on in there is no need to destroy it. The the sixth eentury that the date was - practical duties of life will all too at all genera* accepted. Alillions. soon dispel the illusion. The r�- of Christians have never aecepted mantic, the fairy-like, the unreal it. -Christmas lore of all nations has The Christie= 01 Armeniahave furnished substance for brush and steadfastly declined to have any - pen from time immemorial. It anything to do with December 250, lingers With us of adult years like and have for many eenturies, kept se pleasing dream, and serves to Christmas Day at Epiphany, on keep our heart's younger and fresh- January eth. In the ,Wsar's vat• er, and more alive with human ton- empire some people, V)serve De- pathy. cemberi e5th and otle7$:e keep le On Tuesday the Christmas chimes January eth, but both thee Christ - will peal from ocean to ocean, and wages fall on . different days from will MI this great continent with outs. one grand swell of melody. Glad This is explained by the pro; ringers will pull the ropes, and ceedings of Julius Caesar and Pope Christmas with its wonder, its Gregory XIII. -When the great sweetness, and its mystery, will Roman conqueror became the-mast— burst upon us onccs more. The full er of the world he '.found the calen- choir and the organ's die/las:on will dar in a frightful state of c.onfusion, fill the churches with triumphant Caesar devised it reformed calm - beauty and harinony. ,The choral dee of his own; but, though it work- ,> melodies pealing far and near 'bring ed well for relong time, it was not to humanity the force of the mean- perfect. It gained ,a, fraction of - irig of the word Christmas -'Christ- time each year. This did not mos.' How blessedly ring out the amount to meth in itself, bet as the strains 'Gloria in Excelsis Deo,' centuries iolled on it mounted up, most beautiful and blessed becauee and after nearly 'sixteen hundred • everystere. VA_ DR/ ee out_ iears,the_world_ wssAcitAtimin, Aar_ -vancer-of-actuat- datcs rhat ie, what VAS celled January ist was. really January 10th. ENGLAND BEIUND Tilt. TIME: People were eeleprating Christ; nuts Dtte on linuaty 4th, while all the time they blissfully imagined it was December ertli. In 1eS2 Pope • Gregory reformed the ealendar by the .extremely simple expedient ef ordering that October etti f thett Ytattetlyntid h6 ta1led°004w. The intermediate ten das w ro kneekett oft , blost,eountries in 14; urotie prompt- ly adopted this thalige but some of them at Arst deelinigl to do so, and England was 'amongst these. All through the oeventeentli century, therefore, we woe- ten days behind the greater part of the rest of the world at. regards date. We enjoy Christmas Day on our own Deeent. brr gab,. Whieb wits. really '3'114- 7 ith. Th the eighteenth century, on ,eo nt ef the Julien ealendar h ring by then gait*NI *Wither' •Vnglishmen were eleven ilazi(0. hind. Finally, the eontution arm - frig from the use of two ealer.dars became such a nUiS*Uee At to ter. "molly interfere with trade. " tioin 752, after * vast amount of debato for many good folic thought it was ,irregligiout to tamper with such things -an At of Parlianient or, dained that September 2iid rf that tar should be reckoned as $41P *her 14th* ' Tbe ItlaSiEtik however from rt firdik 'have *White' *nythieig to do with th. eijorlan calendar,. *nil the iri#ms* takes &ea on 101. PiaitiWO* A CHRISTMAS SONG. Itr:every babe that gain's the tight Through reek of human pain, In esich oewslereathing.itoutto-night In every drop of anguish pressed • Tom pa.Uid woman'ebrows, In. every virgin mother -breast. His mother Whispers now. And wise men. through the carkness hie, • " Lel In the 'Eritteeis Star! C.) Iittle Cliiist who ill to die Wits your soul'sjoueney fart' Strange meteor wounds, of death • and birth -Lighting, an ffirelle4 $084 \A" littlit child has otitte to. eart And he must die for Mel fl"AiE LAUGH. "Alas!". eiglied the,raciody.minti„ there is no gladness for me in this yous tease/1 " , • "rataTUttli *id the, 'optimist 4‘3urely there is A ray of sushi for you, es there is for *II of tes tie best look for it." "Ne,"'keitlied the moody trne 9 have not a single friend, and go r1 mite* with whom1 ern on epeakin elms." "Cheer up,then," advised tile tiler, with a shade of envy it* ne. "Can't you ,be glad booms* a will notliave to buy any 'elitist- pretentsiu 44;4••!•11 d1,4 ,oa # Christmas is here. Mart touch- ing, joy -bringing Christmas, day of days, natal day of the Saviour, and our temperate pulses throb with quickened life and the promise and Potence', of the future, when to the ends of the earth will be felt the 'Good -will' in the sacred promite. TWO CHRISTMAS CANDIES. 0.)14ta,)Ore'isen upsi.of sugar, three-fourths of .* clip of sour otter°, three-fourtht of * cup of broken walnut meats, one teaspoon of vanilla, A pinch each of cream ,of tartar and salt. Mix sugar, 'cream of tartar, sour ereem and salt. Cook on the btu* of stove, ntirring carefully to remove 11 grain*. *When .the mixture is perfectly smooth, 'neve' to the front f the store' and boil about 'five minutesor until * soft ballis fornied,'-when. 4 few drops art pu into cold water. ,Itemove front th fire and, beat until * ergain formed, then add nuts and flavoring. out, cool, and cut into 'squares. For Sultana Choeplates.-Soitic over niglit a smaU AMOUllt of the best sultan* raisins in * little FrerHh Brandy. Work plain fonl. with the finger* until it 1044*(4 ami treamv and flavor slightly with: lacMold. the Iondent into ell round belle with a taftin in th Middle of tolis Let these cen- tres stand until the data& is dry d -Arm then dip into melted h ter choctdate atiii drop on wix paper. T *WA, . . . im 1 till kik, your friendabip with th. CMii "` Hatters() 0 littte, but wit oy- eat atom _Pril.1.41killig _erar ; irkft• ralk • 1 e 1 4:1 , '‘o • 7 w.4 -41,11A itte ItL ,44104.4.,...114.1.,4 OZ. . , 'telke'VeZ.