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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1919-2-6, Page 7• AR tC ST. . AUL S CAT DAL SILVER LINING • TS PARK. CLOUD AGAINST AIR RAIDS DURING BLESSINGS IN DISGUISE THAT `l'IIREE YEARS S AND MOItE HAVE ATTENDED CONFLICT 'nee • Wren's Great Masterpiece, Untoacbed by the Ravages of a Cruel War,. Stands Safe and Serene.. The story of the men who have been guarding St, Paul's Cathedral tinst air raids during the great war Farms an interesting episode, of which some record should be preserved, says the London Times. By a stroke of good fortune the year immediately before thewar saw the installation of a new and elaborate scheme of fire prevention in the build- ing, making it as safe from fire as is humanly possible. Protection against incendiary bombs was all that could A* be afforded it, though we believe that expert opinion tended to the view that the effect of explosive bombs, other than those of the heaviest type might not be very serious. Th Night Watches. The Watch was organized in 1915, and has been kept in being during the larger part of the war, by Canon Alexander, treasurer of the Cathedral, and Mr. Mervyn Macartney, the archi- . teet, assisted by the clerk of the works and MYIr. L. A. Turner, who has been indefatigable in his services as sec- retary. It has consisted of architects and other professional men, with guides,, vergers, and workmen belong- ing to the Cathedral staff. These men, trained by the London Fire Brigade, have been on guard every night for more than three years, 10 or 15 being often present at one time, and sta- tioned,,,(tavith fire hose ready) at the pests allotted them, when a warning wt's received. Many have attended two or three nights a week, and the wvllol country owes them a debt of gratitude for their devoted service. Through the cold and dark nights of three winters these men have been on guard in the national Cathedral, ell compelled, if a late warning e through, to spend the whole night there between two busy days of work, beds being provided for such sleep as they could obtain. A system of telephones from the Crypt to the various roofs has made for united action. It was in September, 1915, that the i pa danger to the Cathedral first became pressing. At a quarter to 11 on the night of September 8, a Zeppelin was seen by the watchers on the roofs approaching rapidly from the west in the glare of the searchlights, and a great fire began at Wood Street, in the close vicinity of the Cathedral, which for two hours and a half il- luminated the whole building, while thousands of eople hurried up Lud- gate HS11 'to see St. Paul's on fire.' Narrow Escapes. On two other occasions—in June and July, 1917—the Cathedral had very narrow escapes from the bombs of Gothas flying in broad daylight. Twice It was struck at night by anti- aircraft shells, one of which pene- trated, with great force but com- paratively little damage, the roof of the South Transept. On June 13, 1917, a small part of an explosive bomb which fell within a few yards of the north side of the building was thrown up on the Stone Gallery, where a slight dent was made in the asphalt by the impact of it. This is the only mark which Germany has left on St. Paal's Cathedral. On the eve of the armistice, Canon Alexander, who is said to have miser sed only one of the raids on London,I paid a last visit to the Watch. The men on duty were reported high up above the dome, looking out across the City from the Golden Gallery. The Lord iVlayor's Show had passed by' during the day with tumult and 'shout- ing; but now in the deserted streets everything was still. Between the river mists and the quiet stars Wren's gre tt .tnasterpiece, untouched by the .wises of cruel war, stood out safe and serene. Many of These Lefssons Will Last Langer Than the Evils Which Accompanied Their Birth. Horrible as is war itself and ter- rible as has been the toll paid by humanity in this greatest struggle of the ages which kas just ended, still all is not gloom. Ip the midst of all the sufferings and all the anguish which,has wrung the hearts of mil- lions a beam of light brings a mes- sage of hope and cheer. Evert' this dark cloud which has hung over all the civilized world for four long leers and more has its silver lining, and this brighter side promises to stand more and more revealed as kindly • time dims the reflection of the long hour of terror in which we have bean living. For those whose hearts are bleed- ing and whose spirits are crushed down by sorrows too deep and too real to mean anything but overwl'telm- ing disaster to themselves it is hard indeed to see any but the fearfully tragic side of the cataclysm. Their dead cannot be brought back to themee Brut even such a loss as this must be softened and glorified by the knowledge that the •sacrifice of these young lives has not been in vain. Freedom for the Masses. Through these brave souls and the other millions who dared a better world is being born. A power of evil which all but succeeded in, crushing , the whole earth within its slimy grasp I has been beaten down, to rise no more. Fetters which have bound mil- lions of humans for countless cen- turies, rendering there little, if any, better than slaves, have been torn i from them and they are now free til walk as free men should. Who `shall say what this may mean to the future of the world? What may not these freemen accomplish which never would have seen the light of achievement had th yoke of serv- ility remained upon them? What ' wonders of science, of the arts, of mechanics and even of government itself may not result when free reign I is given to initiative with real it'iben- tive beckoning to the individual where in the past all individuality had been suppressed? To -day there are thousands of men in this country with more money than •, they ever had in the world and more than they ever would have had unless ' the sternest necessity had literally forced them into the habits of saving. The seed of thrift has been planted and for generations—probably for- ever—its fruit will come steadily to bless not only those by whose hand it was sown but their children and their children's children. But it is not in the saving of money alone that •the habit of thrift will make itself felt in this country in all the years to come. Look in any di - I rection you will and there will be re- vealed to you examnles of savings of every form and descrintion scarce- ly less striking than the saving of dollars. 1 Many Economies Set on Foot. IThere is scarcely a single article or I item which enters into daily use in every home in the land upon which, during the period of the war, we have not been taught not only that we must, but that we can make a saving. In saving food to win the war we learned not so much to do without certain articles of food as to use them more sparingly and with greater econ- omy. Many "odds and ends" which had gone to the garbage heap as a matter of course before we learned that food would win the war are now being converted into palatable and nourishing dishes. Hundreds of sustitutes for scarce and high priced articles of food adop- ted of necessity have been found quite as satisfying and nourishing as the things they have replaced, with' the result that many so-called dainties which formerly were available only in families where the purse strings were not of necessity held too tight in the future will be found in almost every home. Through scarcity of such materials as paper, twine and wood for boxes there has come a remarkable era of economy in the packing, shipping and of every delivery character ct r in every city and town throughout the : coun- try. Not only were costs inordinately high, so that the cost of wrapping each purchase must be given careful consideration, but the clerks had im- pressed upon them the necessity of saving help win the war. They saved thousands of pounds of paper and thousands of yards oftwine, sav- ed hundreds of dollars for their em- ployers, helped win the war sed ac- quired habits of economy which will remain with then all their Iiaes. But it was' not the employes alone who got their never -to -be -forgotten lessons in saving in this way. Chief among the savers were the employers, the men who were forced to save and to teach their employes to save, to protect themselves from losses which might have, been disastrous to them, Will Benefit All C •error. They learned of, duplications and waste which had bcen cutting into Beatty and Nelson's Signal. It does not appear to have been no- ticed, writes a correspondent of the London Spectator, that Admiral Beat- ty's signal for the Fleet after the surrender of the German ships, in which he stated his intention to return thanks to God for the glorious vic- tory, is identically the same signal as Nelson made to his fleet after the Battle 6f the Nile, 120 years ago. Nelson's signal on August 2, 1798, ran: Almighty God having blessed His Majesty's arn.s with victory, the Ad- miral intends returning public thanks- giving for the same at two o'clock this day, and he recommends every ship doing the same as soon as con- venient. Boiling water poured on fruit ,sitaiins will' retrieve them as by magic. The Ri'v'en Rhine has a length of 810 miles. Although water isn't intoxicating, it Makes barrels tight. nuring` the month of November six Farmers' Clubs in Victoria county marketed 823 hogs. A sna'11• piece of dieted potato fitted into same v,tensal on the desk serves as an excellent agent for keeping of pan's in good order. The p'ota'to is lased as a port -eviller. c.�.�. oFFecoALrMoReo lana. 'appoint ameut i7f lits .w Col. G. MU Large Brown as Knight Ceinmen- tier of the Order .a. of the Britisb Empire is the re• suit of the very fine services ren - tiered by the Eure- pear Manager of 0,10 0. L', R. to, the 13ritisll Govern. meat, for whom be acted as As- eistant • Director of Transport duty ing the last three years of the war. ."G' Mci,," as he is popularly known., both in Canada and the Old Country, is the son of Adam. Brown of Hamid• ton, Ontario, and was born in 1865. In 1887 he wets appointed agent of the Canadian Pacific Railway at Vancouver, pro. rooted five years later to be Asst. General Passen• Sir George Mei,. Brown. ger Agent, 'Western Division, and subsequently became in turn Executive Agent, Superintendent of Hotels, and Dining and Sleeping Car Dep.. r'4 General Passenger Agent C, P. R. Atlantic Steamship Lines. In 1908 he was appointed general European Tragic Agent, and in 1910 General Euro peen Manager, with head offices at 62-5 Charing Cross, Landon, S.W. Col. George ,McLaren Brown, says a friend writing in the "Hoe:erne? Gazette," is one of those fare men whose friendships are equal to the num- ber of their acquaintances. To all in that wide circle the anno:tncement of the new honor which has been conferred upon him comes as pleawent and very welcome news. It is a recognition of qualities 'and services whilla they all know him to possess and to have rendered. The reputation which be enjoyed in Canada, not alone in the railway world, has been enhanee:l in proportion to his largerimportunities as European Manager of the Cana- dian Pacific Railway in London, and the value of his service in the orrr:'ni- zation and direction of troop transportation during the war can hardly he overstated. It was as successful as It was onerous, and although given with no other thought than that of duty, was none the less deserving of reeog• nition now accorded. It was but one, if the chief of his war activities, which were in fact as varied as were the demands upon his help and counsel. In all this McLaren Brown has been true in both impulse and action to the stock of which he 'comes, Similar impulses, finding similar expression`' having regard to place and circumstances, have characterized the long and honorable career of Adam Brown, his father, now and for many years post• master at Hamilton, Active and successful in commercial life, a pioneer in railway development, and one of the fathers of the Nat�ronal Polley, Adam Brown at ninety-six, is still young in spirit. giving largely of his time and substance in philanthropy, and to the support of war relief organizations. AB is the father. so is the son, strong in his undertakings and, withal a thoughtful, kindly gentleman, their profits for years without thought from them because the nec- essary jolt to direct their attention to these things never had come to them. When it did come they were astonished at the waste they found and proceeded to cut it out and take steps to guard against it ever return- ing. To attempt to give in detail an estimate of the correction of extra- vagar-es which the necessities for economy growing out of the war have brought about wrould mean to make an index of ptacticaIIy every article and every line of business in the country. To attempt to estimate in figures the amount of savings would be nothing short of folly. Even if we could procure fairly accurate fig- ures, which we cannot, they would be ' only for a given period, and these savings are going to continue year after year as long as the country lasts. FLIGHTS IN THE FUTURE From London to New York in Thirty Hours by Aeroplane. Many people are wondering what our aviators will do when peace is signed. This question is answered in Hodder & Stoughton's new publica- tion. "The British Aircraft Industry," where it is suggested that flying -will in the future become of paramount importance, not in war, but in com- merce, pleasure, and sport. Two miles a minute is quite an ordinary flying speed to -day. Tomor- row we shall be flashing through the sky at one hundred and eighty miles an hour. A return trip to New York from London will be accomplished in two and a half days, instead of ten, or to Singapore in a week: If you leave London early on Mon- day, you will be able to descend in either Sydney or HongKong late on . Friday. i ° dry up and lift out Such trips sound like fairy tales, ! ¢ with fingers. but they are based upon sound scien- tific formulas. Probably an aerial postal service will be the first prac- tical innovation. Before long, how- ever, two services are predicted which will compete with trains and ships. The first will be fast aerial mail -car- riers and passenger service, with an average night and day speed of one hundred miles per hour. The second will be a slow �•) passenger service, ce running during the day only, at an average speed of eighty miles an hour. , A striking table has been drawn up to show the difference between the capacities of the flying machine of the future and the other means of transit. It relates to the comparative distances in a twenty-four hours day. Road lorry, 120 miles; cargo steam- er, 240 miles; goods train, 860 miles;; n'lail steamer, 360 miles; motor car, 480 miles; express train, 960 miles; flying machine, 2,400 miles, In regard to cost, aerial travelling for a long while will be expensive, and the commercial man will use the air to save time rather than money. But as time iii business means money, he will,, of course, stand to win in the and. To carry a ton a mule may work out at somewhere around twenty cents. Pas- senger as-sen •er traffic may be cheaper. •"It is not very easy," says the author of these rreclictions, '"to ;forecast what fares will be by flying machine, but as an estimate it would appear that from ten to twenty cents a mile, ac- cording to the lengths of the route, would be about the flg=:Ire." Grow More Flint Corn. A decided change has taken place in many of the corn growing districts of Canada during late years with re- gard to the variety of corn being grown. In many districts where flint Born was at one time almost ev- elusively grown, it is now quite dif- ficult to obtain. This change has, no doubt, been brought gabout to a large extent by the advent of the silo. Farmers desiring to grow the variety which gives big tonnage per acre have gone in for the larger dent varieties. It is doubtful if it is wise to go to the extreme in this matter of not growing any flint corn. Flint corn wi11 grow successfully and to matur- ity in many districts where it is not now seen. It is good for feed for all classes of live stock, for poultry and horses. Properly looked after, good yields of grain and fodder can be ob- tained from it. If husked before the silo is filled, the stover can be cut and mixed in with the silage. The early varieties will mature for seed where dent corn for seed cannot be grown. In year like 1918 many farm- ers would have been glad to have a few bushels of good flint corn for ' seed. It could be grown for seed on thousands of farms where it is not now grown and would ensure a seed sappily even though not of the var- ieties yielding a larger tonnage. If ; you decide to try some this year, se- cure your seed early.—F. C. N. The WWree i1 SII This pretty raedel fel, the schoolgirl is charmirg when developed in con- teacing material The xni lily is quite short and buttons snugly around the waistline McCall Pattern No. 8706, Messes' and Girls' Middy Dress. In 7 sizes, 8 to 20 years. Price, 25 cents. - This charming freak is ,developed in satin and is quite dressy for after- noon wear. McCall Pattern No• 8721, Ladies', Tie -On or Button -On Dress. In 7 sizes, 34 to 46 bust. Price, 25 cents. Transfer Design No, 811. Price, 15 cents. These patterns may 'be obtained from your local' McCa if delaler 01' from McCall Co., 70 Bond St., Tcronto, Dept. W. What He Could Do. i It's a good thing to write a square deal for little nations into the peace terms. Little nations in the past have certainly got the small end of it. They've been treated, especially by Germany, as Jobbins was treated by Battling Bill. Battling Bill borrowed Jobbins' best black trousers from him, and then, on one excuse or another, wouldn't give them back. A month passed, and,Job- bins sent an urgent messenger to Bill. "He must have them trousers back to -day, I3attling," said the messenger. "He's going to a funeral," "They ain't fit to wear to a funeral now," said Battling Bill. "I've been workin' in the boiler -shop in 'em." "Oh, dear!" said the messenger. "What is poor Mr. Jobbins to do then?" Cincinnati authority days corns "Do?" said Battling Bill. "Why, let him do the same as I done—bor- row a pair." -b--o-to—o—o—o—o—a—o—o--0---8 Hurrah ! How's This o—o--•O--o^—o---0-- Hospital records show that every time you cut a corn yon invite lock- jaw or blood poison, which is needless, says a Cincinnati authority, who tells you that a quarter ounce of a drug called freezone can be obtained at lit- tle cost from the drug store but -is suf- ficient to vitt one's feet of every hard er raft earn ar CaII You simply apply a few drops of .freezone on a tender, aching corn and soreness is instantlrelieved. Short- ly the entire corn can be lifted out, root and all, without pain. Tnis drug is sticky but dries at once and is claimed to just shrivel up any corn without inflaming or oven irri- tating the surrounding tissue or shill. If your Wife wears high heels she e will be glad to know of this. Big Bertha. Tho "experts" who wrote long and learned articles about "Big. Bertha" will wish that the information now in the possession of the Allied mili- tary authorities regarding these wea- pons could be suppressed, It now •ap- pears that they were not new guns at all, as we were so confidently assured, but naval guns speciallyfitted with new tubes, made to withstand the tremendous pressure of the charge that was elwployed. The guns were pointed at an angle of 65 degrees, and in the course of its journey the shell rose to the heie.ht e(' 27 mil:"! iidinar is Liniment Coreg Diphtheria, Lincoln's Inn. London has rightly been called the "Bagdad of the West," but it will he a surprise to moot people to hear that there is an open air vine in the Met- ropolis, in Lncoln's Inn. About a dozen bunches of grapes on a vine, trained "to No. 12 New Square,were trying n g to get ripe during the first dismal week of December. These Lincoln Inn trees are amongst the last open air vines that still, in favorable years, ripen. Formerly vineyards were common not only in London but throughout England. Here That. the FINAL, Pl'h*rio reph ys ALL Reoordt QF RE: y't,y This is the only phonograph with "tTta wond'r• Ail "Ultons." reproducer which has three ells - thick piaces for needles, including the diamond point that stays permanently in position. The "Tlltone." is the only "all-tecorci" repro. duces• providing the exact weight needle and diaphragm for each make of record P:. Another exclusive -feature is the all wood°`•tone chamber ---built like a violin entirely free Front tin or cast Iron. WILY,, Ur Tiiltl ootrrow THE MUSICAL MERCHANDISE SALE; CO. Dept. W. L. Excelsior, Life Bldg. Toronto Without obligation send me, free of charge, your booklet explaining prin- Street or R.I . . , . , . 41 • • • . , .. eiples of the "Orton." twarxe •...••.•,,...,4141 Town Prov :X; Lord Roberts Predicted Foch's Victory L'Evenement, of Quebec, states that when Lord Roberts was in Canada ten years ago at the dedication of the Plains of Abraham as a park and play- ground, he made this prediction: "They refuse to' believe me, and we are asleep under a false security, for I do not hesitate to affirm that we will have a frightful war in Europe, and that Britain and France will have the hardest experience of their ex- istence. They will, in fact, see de - fat very near, but the war will final- ly be won by the genius of a French General named Ferdinand Foch, Pro- fessor in the Military School in Paris," Spanish Flu Claims Many Victims in Canada and should be guarded against. 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