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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Times, 1916-12-14, Page 7COULD NOT SWEEP :BACK WAS SO SORE. Women are coming to understand Oak weak, lame aid aching backs from which they suffer so much excruciating pain and agony are due to wrong action of the kidneys; On .the first.sigu of any weakness iu the back Doan's Kidney Pills should be taken. Mrs. I,, Gonshaw, 683 Manning Ave„ Toronto, Ont., writes: "I take great pleasure in writing you, stating the bene- fit I have received by using Doan's Kid- ney kills, About three years ago I was terribly afflicted with lame back, :and las so bad T couldnot even sweep the .00r. I was advised, o es.. , ley Piffle 1 z ,Brolerton s Requital: "And this is the end, .U1s'ie," said the man, svitli a queer, strangling break in his voice, Tile girl tossed leer head impa- tiently, and the moonbeams played 011 the tendrils of golden hair which nestled on her forehead, every tiny our). of which had wound itself round Jim Brot'hertou's heart. t "Lion it foolish to talk about. it?" she said petulantly. "You will never hold any better position than you do 'now,—„ made., The letter was from a lawyer intimating that his uncle had died and left ham three hundred pounds a year. I.iciutenant,Colo,nel Jeremy Court- field, C,13., commanding the West Dev- on Rangers, was short, stout, red- neoked, and plethoric. Also, which may have been the cause of these con chinos, hewas fond of the pleasures of the table. The sentry on the hospital tn.c•rtuar'y of the South Barraoks at Gibraltar, eh stands a little back from the illy road, presented arms as he pass- , and thought maledictions. • On the right of the hospital nrortu- was a piece of waste Government sound •which Colonel Courtfteld had ,etc the liberty of annexing as a ultry run. The colonel stopped and garded the contents of the run com- acentiy. A stout, red-faced officer came down hill, puffing as much as Colonel urtfield did in going up. He stoli- d and contemplated the contents of fowl run. 'Morning, Brooks!" said Courtfield, a voice which might have proceeded m the folds of inan,y blankets. Morning, Courtfield!" croaked Col- e Brooks, of the Wessex Regiment. e you've got a dashed fine pair of keys there." Yes, and I hope you and Mrs, crake will come and eat your Christ - s dinner with us to -morrow night. ave been booking forward to this for end of a time. The last time you d I ate our Christmas dinner te- ther was at Ramnuggar—it untst be e -and -twenty years ago." The eyes of the two old fellows .stened in reminiscence. Simul- usly they put out their hands. Right, then. To -morrow. Eight ick," said Colonel Courtfield. .And Private Timothy O'Hara, the try on the hospital mortuary, list- ed, and wished that he were a col - el and could have roast turkey for d uer on Christmas day. Also he expressed a hope that the good things would disagree with Colonel Court tleid„ under whose stern sense of jus- tice lie bad been oft -times made to suffer. Late that. night Private Jim Brother- ton sat outside the hospital guard- room, and gazed over the beautiful moonlit waters of the bay. Three years had passed since the :;vent which had broken his life. He had made no ef- forts to regain his• lost position. The money left him by his uncle had proved a curse rather than a blessing. Fortunately for him he could not draw upon his capital, btrt the interest was more than sufficient to carry him on the road to ruin. ie He had not seen Elsie Chambers since the night he left her at the door of the Golden Cross Hotel. But since the Wessex Regiment had arriv- ed on the Rook, a fortnight before, he had heard of her, and what he had. heard had not been to her, credit. The non-commissioned officers at- tached to the hospital were giving a dance, and from where he sat Jim could hear the music of the band. Presently a carriage drove into the gate, and Brotherton looked up in- differently as it passed him. Then his heart gave a great leap. Seated alone in the carriage was a young woman dresed in. shite. ....'Els'e!" ejaculated Jim. His pulse hammered, and he felt as if he were choking. Then he laughed bitterly at 1 his own. foolishness. IThe field officer clattered up to in- spect the guard, after which Jim re- sumed his seat, thinking bitterly of the past. "She is worthless," he muttered to • himself; "and yet—and yet—" Not- ' withstanding what he knew ef her, his heart still clung to the woman, When Jim came off sentry at mid- night, the sergeant of the guard was asleep on the bendh, and snoring loudly. Jim sat Own before the fire, and lit his pipe, Tim O'Hara sidled up to him with a gleam of mtsclnjef in his eye. "Jim," ho whispered, "are yez game for a bit of fun?" "What is it?" If you mean hanging round where the sergeants are dan- cing, I don't see much fun in it," O'Hara snorted his disgust, "13e hanged to the sergeants and etheir dancing!" he said contempt- uously. "What d'ye say to a maighty fodne Christmas dinner?" "It isn't Christmas till to-nior. row—" "Ah, go on! Whoth does that mat- bher? I've got a bottle av whisky." "Well?" "An' I know where there are two mighty fume turkeys," "I see a court-martial staring you in the face, Tim," said Brotherton: "Never mind that," rejoined the Irishman, "Onld Fat Sides has been feeding him up for Christmas. Him an' ould Porky of the Wessex are going to have thiin for dinner to..rnor- row noaght. I heard the two of them gloating over it witen 1 was on sintry. I think, Jim, it 'ud be a Christian aot to save thim two ould gintlemfn from h,avin .indigestion. Bob Thompson is game, an' I awe one to ould Fat Sides!" Jinn Brattiest= laughed. He also owed the colonel a grudge, "Itight!" he said. "I'm with you!" The three conspirators stole out, and, taking a circuitous route, passed the sentry et the hospital mortuary unobserved. "There is it lire in the hospital kits a , •2 cup butter, juice. oil ata 1Cmon, 1 heaping tablespoon flour and' 11 cups hot water. Currant Cookies. -To 1 quart flour add 2 teaspoonfuls baking powder and 1 scant teaspoonful salt.. Sift well together, then add 1 cup sugar and 1 cup lard. • Cut the lard well into the flour,then stir in Iiia cups water. Take .1 lbs., cleaned currants, . sift over them 1 cup flour, mix well, then add to the batter and work all togeth- er until of the consistency of biscuit dotigh. Turn on to a well -floured board, roll 1/4 -inch' thick, and cut with the biscuit cutter. Lay out on a well- greased and flour -dredged baking pan, and bake in a hot oven. " As soon as the bottom of the cakes are brown, trausfer the pan to the upper oven shelf for the tops to brown. This reefpe will make about 40 cookies. Molasses Coffee Cookies.—Cream scant 3 cup butter and 1 cup lard with 1 cup sugar. Add 1 egg, 1 cup molasses, 1 teaspoonful soda dissolved in 1/2 cup strong black coffee, and 2 teaspoonfuls ginger sifted with flour enough to make a dough that can be easily handled. Ro'lI, cut and bake in hot oven. Caraway Cookies (No Eggs).—To 1 cup sugar add ' cup each lard, sour cream and sour milk, 1 teaspoonful soda, i4, teaspoonful caraway seed, and flour enough to make a stiff dough. Ginger Snaps.Cream 1 cup short- ening with 1 cup. sugar and add 1 beaten. egg.' Let 1 cup molasses come to a boil, then add 1 tablespoonful soda, pour' in over the first ingredi- ents, then stir into the mixture 1 table- spoonful each of ginger and salt, 4 tablespoonful vinegar, and Scour to roll. Oatmeal Crisps.—To 1 cup sugar add 1 tablespoonful butter, 2 beaten eggs, 21/4 cups rolled oats, 3A, cup flour sifted with 2 teaspoonsful baking pow- der and a pinch of salt, and 1 tea- spoonful vanilla. Drop by spoonfuls on well -greased tins and bake quickly. "1VIy dear," said Mrs. Stronge, . "I'm sure that our George is thinking seri- ously of matrimony." "Well, I only hope so," returned her husband, with unusual spirit. "I wouldn't like any of mine to regard it as a joke." 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The girl rose to••her feet, and turned as if she would leave him; but he seized her roughly by the shoulder-, and forced her to face him. "Is that the case?" he demanded fiercely. Elsie Chambers broke into a harsh laugh, "You seem to think a good deal of: Yourself!" she replied mockingly. "I don't want to hurt your feelings, but there is someone else—" "Someone who can give you more money to spend, I. suppose?" "Oh, yes; a good deal more," she returned 'with a smile, callous to the agony in the man's face. Jim Brotherton's arm sank limply to his side, and his lipe went white. "I might have known," he said s•ad- ly, "but I thought that you loved me, Elsie. God help me,w T, ,h :ought that you loved mel" 5 jy "Love! Don't get. n '" , Jim! How long do you think love would last on two and minepenee a day?" "Tell me this, Elsie," said Jim hoarsely. Who is the man who has taken my place?" The girl gave a short, nervous laugh. "Well, if you must know, I—I am to be married to Sergeant-Major Mansfield, of the Wessex, on Tuesday week!". Jim Broitherton staggered back as if he had received a blow on the heart. "On. Tuesday week!" he ejaculated. "On Tuesday week!" Ste had writen to him regularly while he was on leave, He had even received a later from her two days before his return, and yet not a single word had she said. about ti}is. TJp to the lasit moment she had left him in a fool's paradise. "I will see you home, Elsie," he said dully. As they walked over the common to- ward the Golden Cross Hotel, where Elsie Chambers was employed as bar- maid, she glanced into the man's face from time to- time. In her shallow little heart she liked handsome Jim Brotherton, she even imagined that she loved him. If he had only had more money! Jim's eyes were directed sternly in front of •him. Neither spoke till they reached the hotel. "Good-bye, ,Ttml" said the girl, hold- ing out her hand. "Don't. • think too badly of me. Believe me, it is 'all for the best." Jim laughed harshly, 'I wonder—" "You will forgive me, and—and wish me happiness, Jim?" "Oh, y+ou'1l be happy enough! The feelings ef others will never interfere with your pleasure. But I was won - d "Yes," said the girl, suddenly breath- less. • "I-losv fax the man that , you are going to marry will share in the hap. pliiess. Goodbye!" Ten clays . ,afterwards • Sergeant James Brotherton was tried by court- martial -for absence without leave. At the moment that the adjutant was reading ant his sentence of redu.otion to the ranks, the womenresponsible for his degradation was leaving the garrison. church` on thearm, of her !husband. As Jim returned to his barrack -room, a letter was put into hits hailed. He openedthe letter, and glanced. over it Then he sat doevn. 'on h1s bed-oot and laughed tong and mirthlessly till his 1 comrades thought thnat he Inti gone chen," said O'Hara.- "Vie can co'ek the bastes there, an' nobody be any the wiser," The two turkeys were promptly put beyond the troubles of life, and in a few minutes were sizzling in the even of the Idtclien, But with the capture of the turkeys the excitement had left 5'im Brother- ton. The practical,joke on his colonel was well enough, but, after all, it was a childish escapade, he thought. He had no appetite for the delicacies. Leaving his comrades, he started to make his way back to the guard -room. His mind was still dwelling on the woman who had jilted frim three years before. Suddenly he found himself close to the sentry. It was now two o'clock in the morning. Under the brfii]iant light of the moon the place looked dreary and aweanspiring. All at once the sentry emitted a low cry of fear, and for a moment Jim's heart ceased to beat. Coming down the hill was a figure clad in white—a small figure whose steps wavered uncertainly and from whom. rose a low whining cry. "Scott!" quavered the sentry. Then, a sense of his duty returning to hint, he challenged: "Halt! Who ---who comes there?" There was -no reply, but the low, whining moan persisted, and the figure continued to come towards liiin. "Who—who are you?" he tried to shout, but the words died in his throat, Fear would have induced him to run, but dread of the punishment that wouldinevitably follow chained him to his duty. "Stop," he gasped, "or I'll fire!" But stillthefigure came towards hint, moaning and sobbing. He raised his rifle to his shoulder, but at that moment Jim Brotherton sprang over the low wall. "It is a child, you fool!" he called out, as he threw himself in front of the terror-stricken sentry. He was too late. The man pulled the trigger and Jim received the bul- let in his thigh. He sank on the ground, but faint from loss of blood, as a little child, clad only in his hightgawn, ran forward and looked up innocently in the sentry's face. "I watt my mummy! Where is my mummy?" he wailed. Aia.rmed by the report of the rifle, the sergeant and two men doubled to the spot. "What is the moaning of thio?" de - melded the former. Before bhe sentry could reply, a young woman dashed down • the hill, and rushing to the child, clutched him to her bosons. ""07'`; Jimmy," she cried, "why did you leave your bed?" r, "I want my mummy!" wailed the dismally. disally. The sergeant was kneeling beside the wounded man. "How did this happen?" he demand- ed sternly . the sentry. The par- oxsym of terror had left the young soldier, and he entered into a lame explanation. The girl ceased hugging the child to listen. She booked into the face of the man on the ground, and gave vent to a stifled shriek, "Oh, heavens, Jim!"- Brotherton looked up at her, and a feeling of wander came over him, for the foes looking down into his with streaming eyes was the face of Elsie Chambers, as he had known her years before. "Elsie!" he said weakly. "Elsie, I —1 saved your bay!" A look of dark anger flashed over the girl's face. '"Elsie]" she echoed. "Much Elsie cares!" Jim Brotherton was carried into hospital. The girl, the' eblld in her arms, went meekly bohliici, The sound of music came from where the festivities wore still beteg. lent up, The,gir!'s fare became stern in its de- termination, She followed the sound till she came to a large room -whence came the noise of dancing and loud. laughter. For a moment site 'etood uundeci.d•ed outside the 'door, then she walked boldly in. Elsie Mansfield stood in the middle of the roomy, her partner's arm round her waist, When her eyes fell on the other woman she flushed angrily, Maggie," she cried, "what are you doing here, and why have you brought the child?" The girl gave her a look of con. tempt, • w "Go home, Elsie," She said, eased take the child, Thank ?rovdenae that he is alive. Through your con- duct to -night :a man may lose his life!" "What do you mean?" gasped the other woman. "Simply this. The child got out of his bed in. search of you, and it was only through a man of the West De- von Regiment taking the bullet in his own body that the baby is not dead at this momenta' Elsie looked at her sister stupidly. "A mei of the West Devon Regi- ment!" she said, with a queer tremor in her voice. "Yes," replied Maggie scathingly. "The man whose life you ruined."' A fortnight after Christmas Maggie Chambers sat by Jim Brotherton's bedside. Every afternoon since the accident occurred she had sat there, her heart full of sympathy for the man who had risked his life for the child of the woman who had treated him so badly. The wound was rapidly healing, but he was still weak. From time to time he looked into the girl's face wonderingly. The fea- tures were those of Elsie Chambers. There were the same sleep blue eyes, the saane golden curls, but the ex- pression on the features was tender and womanly. She bent forward, ands -placed her cool hand on his forehead. "Are you feeling better?" she asked gently Jim Brotherton smiled up at her. "I cannot believe that you are not Elsie," he whispered, "and yet—" "And yet what?" asked Maggie de- murely. "You—you are different." "Yes, we are different," said the girl, flushing a lithe. "We are twin sisters, but we are different." "Twin sisters? But I never saw you when—when I knew Elsie." "I know you didn't" the girl re- turned quickly, "but I often saw you, and was sorry for you." "Sorry for me? Why?" "Because I knew that Elsie Was fooling you." "How did you know?" For . an instant the girl looked into Jim's face, then she bent forward with her head on her hands and burst 1 rota a flood of tears "Maggie," he said, "when I get bet- ter I am going to leave the Service." "Yesy" said the girl. "I am going to turn over a new leaf. I have enough to live on and to share with another. Will—will you be the ane to share it with me?" "You you mean—" "I mean/eta you be my wife?" A joyous right leapt to the girl's eyes.—London. Answers. Peace on Barth. The air is white with snowflakes That fall in a glistening shower, And the earth is ,wrapt in silence,' Save the chimes that ring the hour. O'er all the earth is fleeting, And glows in every breast, The spirit of cheer and loving That makes the Christmas blest. And from the old bell tower, In tones most low and sweet, The bells chime forth the hour— The Christmas dawn to greet. They usher in the morning, Proclaim to all the land The tidings of the season -- That Christmas is at hand. Some women are so anxious to worry over trifles that they go and marry them. i ' .;r..«f-•r--^�-�+-+-"'lel GIFT HANTS BRONCHITIS Something that every woman wil appreciate i$ the wire coat Imager covered with cotton and ribbon, on which to hang her waists; Wind the hook, of the hanger with narrow rib- bon. Fold cotton batting over each, loop, sprinkling it with sachet powder. Make bage of ribbon or silk toslip, an over the cotton and fasten under a. bow in the center. If one intends to make a number of these hangers it will probably be cheaper to buy a yard" of taffeta or China silk, and use ribbon for the bows only, By watch- ing the sales' one can often pick up .a remnant at a very loty prbe that will work in advantageously. A young lady will enjoy a toilet box for her dressing table or bureau. In its construction material matters less than daintiness and neatness of con- struction. Take a box of the re- quired size to pieces, being careful not to break bhe edges. Smooth them, then cover each piece separately, Put' a layer of cotton wadding on the bot- I tem, which may have the lower side covered with a thin muslin ---you may use silk, satin, foulard, silkoline or cretonne for the covering of tho box, using a figured goods for the outside if desired and a plain for lining; In covering, be sure to keep the threads of the materials straight vrith•the lines of the pasteboard. Overhand outside and lining together, making . the stitches fine and even, then overhand the sides to each other and to the, bottom. Pad the top with cotton and cover with the material; it will be used as a pincushion. If the box is cov- ered with silk or satin a very pretty; effect is gained by stretching a piece of all-over lace edge, just the depth' of the box, gather and sew it around: the top, and cover the joining with a narrow beading through which No. 1,} ribbon has been run. Fasten straps' of narrow ribbon to the box and tee' cover to keep the latter from falling; back, and add a bow of wide ribbon' by which to lift the cover. Harper's Bazar tells how to make a working apron which would be a great convenience to any one doing fancy work: Make a square of Per- sian lawn, trimming' it with lace and tucks, and having it twenty-four inches when finished. From the mid- dle of each side make a diagonal square of beading; cut six yards of ribbon into four lengths and run through the beading, makingit very loose on three sides and drawing quite tight in the fourth to make a little fulness at the waist line of the apron. Make hard knots at all four corners and then tie double bow ltnots. By. lifting these bows you can draw it up into a bag; for strings to the shirred side to tie around the waist untie the bow knots at each end. The little corner on the shirred side gives a bib effect. When sewing, you have on a pretty whine apron with a little bib; when you stop you pile all your things into your lap and pull up the pows, retying the double knots on the. shirred side. A twenty -four -inch square of black China silk with ane corner slightly rounded for a bid can be made with a narrow ruffle of the same silk on all round. Gather to a yard and a half of black satin rib- bon. A pair of scissors and a pin- ball, fastened to the side of the apron with long ribbons make it still more practical: An apron can be decorated in cross- stitch embroidery by basting a strip of scrim or canvas on the part, work- ing over the canvas and then pulling out the threads. If the work has been done with moderate looseness this will not be difficult. People who are tired of Christmas trees, stockings, etc., may try a new departure in the Christmas basket, a pretty basket, tied with ribbons, be- ing prepared for each person. Mourning at Yuletide. Through in most civilized countries and towns Christmas is a time of gladness, there are some places 'where the festival time is mourned over. This is so with Santiago, the capital of Chili; for during Christmastide, just eight -and -thirty years ago, she was plunged into the depths of despair by a catastrophe such as has never in modern times befallen the metropolis of a civilized State. The scene of the terrible occurrence was the cathedral - church of La Campania A grand re- ligious festival was taking place, and the magnificent building was thronged with more than 3,000 worshippers, the elite of the gay ` Spanish-American city, Twelve thousand silver lamps shed a brilliant radiance over the mass ` WASan own SO BAD Coughed Every Few Minutes. DR, WOOD'S ',NORWAY PINE SYRUP CURED HER. 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One bottle helped me wonderfully, I stopped coughing, and could lie down, and rest well at night, I cannot praise it too much." Dr. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup is put up ia a yellow wrapper; 3 pine trees the trade snarl:; price 25c. and 50c. Manufactured only by Tia T. Mu,- BURN urauax Co., Li'1'n'szn' Toronto, Ont. of muslin and drapery below, and the acolytes were busy lighting the 1,500 tapers on the grand altar, when there arose a sudden cry of "Fire!" A candle had been overturned, and in an instant almost the interior of the cath- edral was in flames. Many of those imprisoned within were rescued through the windows, for the one door was quickly blocked; but, when all was over, it was found that more than 2,000 of Santiago's bravest and best had perished. A Christmas -time Jingle. By James Whitcomb Riley My dears, do you know, one short Christmas ago, There were two little children named Jimpsy and Joe, Who were stolen away by their Uncle that day, Who drove round and carted them off in a sleigh? And the two little chaps, rolled in buffalo wraps With their eyes in the furs and their hands in their laps, He whizzed down the street, through the snow and the sleet, At a gait old Kriss Kringle himself couldn't beat. And their Uncle yelled "Ho!" all at once, and then "Whoa! Mr. Horses, this store is where we Want to go." And as the sleigh stopped, up the little heads popped, And out on the sidewalk the old Uncle hopped. And he took the boys in, with a wink and a grin, And had 'em dressed clean up from toe tip to chin, Then he bundled 'ens back in the sleigh, and cur -rack! Went the whip; and away they all went whizzin'. back. And Jimpsy and Joe, when they marched in, you know, There at home, with new suits, both their parents says "OHI What dee-lishamous rare little chil- dren you air,-- War ir,—W'y you' got the best Uncle tha' is anywhere!" But their Uncle just pats the boys' heads and says, "Rats!" In a whisper' to them—"Parents purr same as cats;" Then he kissed 'em and rose and fish- ed round in his clothes, And lit his old pipe with the end of his nose. so Red and green snow has been seen in Greenland. 'CONSTIPATION THE COMMONEST ILL. Constipation is one of the commonest ills of mankind and one too often allowed to go unlooked after until some serious complication sets in. 1 If the bowels are properly looked after there will be no constipation, jauxidice, sick or bilious headaches, heartburn, coated tongue, sour stomach, floating specks before the eyes, etc. Milburn's haxa-Liver Pills will keep the bowels regular and cure all liver ills. 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