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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1919-5-29, Page 7LAST LETTER O. . A Y . D ` RE NURSE isPITH CAVELL'S .FARGW.EL-1 TO HER BRUSSELS PUPILS. • err Urges Devotion to Duty, Warns Again - et Uncharitable Speech and -eReviews Past Work. Tho body of Edith Cavell, the Mar- tyred English Niirse, was recently con• veyecl from Belgium to its last resting place in her native land. In this con- nectien it is interestng to read the re- rkable letter written by the doom - nurse an. the eve pf her execution, October 12., 1915,to her nurses at the Ecole .Beige d'IiIIrinieres Diplomeos in Brussels, Belgium, In it Miss Cavell mentions the eight years in which she was directress of the school, 'and, in words surcharged with pathos, she ut- ters her farewell as an eloquent testi- mony to the nobility of some of the heroic women who fell a victim to Ger- man ruthlessness. It will take rank in history as one of the most remark- able documents left by the great war.. The letter, whica was originally' written in French, is translated, as follows, dated October 11, 1915: "Prison of St, Giles, Brussels. "My dear Nurses: I am writing to you in this sad hour to bid you fare. well, You will rememeerathat Sep- tember 17 brought to an end the eight years of my direction of the school. I was so 'happy to be called to help in the organization of the work that our committee had just founded, on October 1, 1907. There were but a few pupils; Now you are already quite numerous—fifty or sixty, I think. Eight Years of Service. "I have told you on different oc- casions the story of those early days, and the difficulties that we encounter- ed, even to the choice of words for ' your 'hours on duty' and `off duty.' In Belgium all was new in the profession. Little by little one, service after an- other was established; graduate nurses for private nursing, pupil nurses, the hospital of St. Giles. We supplied the institute of Dr. Depage, the sanatorium of Buysinghen, the clinic of Dr. Mayer, and how many are "filed upon, as you may be, perhaps, OPINIONS ON ,WORLD PROBLEMS Other if we wbuld keep in touchwith the peace table, The London cable dealt with a so - $1•M. ME, LL.B., DENVER, COLORADO, American mission. to the Rus- ,CIiAS,Sian Bolsheviki. The missionaries were Lincoln Steffens and William ° Bullitt, The former is pretty well 7 known through his rauckralain,g and biuttinsky" propensities. The 'latter is local to his Southern State. Where r Mr. Steffens is there is bound to be t mischief afoot. BREAKING THE PACT. Italy, in 19X4, was a member of the "Triple Alliance," composed of Germany; Austria-Hungary end Italy -abut she end not join with the other two in the war against France and Russia. Her ging and cabinet took the position that the war was one of aggression on the part of the Cen- tral Powers, and the Alliance re- ferred only e-ferred.only to wars of defence. The Alliance was formed is generation ago, this aim at the time being to keep the larger Continental powers from getting mixed in the Balkan imbroglios. Three months after the Great War began Italy joined the Entente on a. quarrel with Vienna' over the future disposition of territory, andin the belief that the success of the Teuton forces would interfere with the tem- poral authority of the Quirinal. Be- fore joining the Allies as against her former associates, Italy made cer- ttin, as. she thought, of her future. • . • • A secret agreement was required restoring to Italy after the wet' what was known as Italia Irredenta, in- cluding the Adriatic coast, We are not informed of what took place at London before Italy announced her determination to -oppose the Teuton. It may be thatedBrita.in and France were willing to give consent, or it may have been a question of neces- sity, of self-preservation. Italian aid was required in the war, it was al- most life and death with the other powers fighting Germany at that time, and Italian demands could be stiff and there would be no way out; besides it was enemy territory that was involved. The Italian treaty was not the only one. France and Britain at the time had to play the game as it had been played since Europe was in the . making, and make morally doubtful alliances to prevent practi- cally the Whole of Europe going with Germany. . • . • When the United States went to war against Germany it was not as an ally of the Allies. Diplomatic cor- respondence places this nation as "as- sociate in the . war" with the other nations. In other words, Washing - 'ter•, to nurse the brave wounded oft,' ton retained a free hand; she was not the war. If this past year our work i a party to the secret pacts and has decreased, it is due to the sad understandings between the Althea. days through which we 'are passing. Mr. Wilson, as we know from his ad - In happier days our work will renew its growth and its power for good. "I speak to you of the past because it is wise occasionally to stop and look behind over the road that we '-'1"a'a have travelled, and to note our errors and our progress. In your beautiful building you will have more patients, ,and all that is needed for their com- fort and for yours. To my regret I was. not always able to speak to you individually. You know I had miioh to occupy my time, but I hope you will not forget our evening talks. I told you that devotion to duty would bring you true happiness, and that the thought that you had done your duty, earnestly and cheerfully, before God and your own conscience, would be your greatest support in the trying moments of life and in the face of death. Be Charitable and Loyal. "Two or tairee of you will remember the little talus we had. Do not forget them. Having already travelled so far through life I could perhaps see more clearly than you and show you the straight path. "One word more. Beware of un- charitable speech. In these eight years I have seen so much unhappi- ness which could have been avoided or lessened if a few words had not been -whispered here and there, per- haps without evil intention, but which ruined the reputation, the happiness, the life even of someone. My nurses should cultivate among themselves loyalty and esprit de corps. "If anyone of you has a grievance against me I pray you to forgive me. I may sometimes have been too se- vere but I was never willingly unjust, and I have loved you all far more than you realize. My good wishes for the happiness all my young girls, both those who have graduated .and those. who are still in the school, and I thank you for the courteous consideration you have always shown me. "Your devoted directress, • "Edith Cavell." Walt! "Phwat's thot noise, Mrs. Mullaly?" "Mary Ann's phracticin' th' schales," "Begorro! she musht weigh a ton!" The word tne‘nder is derived from Maiandros, a winding river in Asia Minor. Spanish paper money bears the portraits of great literary men, painters, musicians, generals and other notables tlf the ii'atieh, Every time a man stops work he trews that much extra burden on 6thersi a efdates that much more poveri.y for the World. Canada must increase exports of manufactured goods to help to pay the war debt, the . Can. Trade Coln. thinks. Exports of agniculttiral pro- ducts cannot well be increased, The inspection of millions of dol - Oars' worth of Roumanian goods bought under .Canadian credits Is be- ing feverishly carried on under the C. T. C. The first shipment goes May 20th, dresses, had his own program. If the war had been won without the aid of the U S., the settlement would have been along the old lines. Europe would have been carved in accord with the exigencies of the war. Italy would have received her share according to the London pact. France would have made the Rhine the new boundary, with a twilight zone, perhaps, on the eastern side of it, as added guarantee against an- other attack. Poland wotild have re- ceived Danzig and other concessions. Jugo-Slavin would have been com- pensated•for the loss of Fiume'from another quarter. Instead of the League of Nations there would have been a balance of power. Naturally the Italian representa- tives at Paris are calling for the fulfilment of the secret treaty- that brought Italy to the side of the Al- lies, and Clemenceau and George feel as if their hands were tied. Mr. Wil- lson has a free hand, however; and he is opposing Italy's claims ono the spe- cific ground that they do not fit well with his fourteen points and princi- ples' contained in the League of Na- tions. * * ,l: * But if the newly -created Southern Slav nation is to live it must have an economic outlet. She asks that Fiume be given to her as her "window by the sea," hence the hitch in the peace conference. We expect to see Italy give in and abandon her claims as soon as she realizes what it means to perish in her obstinacy. MORE GERMAN BLUFF. Germany is talking defiantly as to what she will andwill not accept from the peace conference, and some observers in the ' European watch- towers seem inclined to take serious- ly the threatening talk and attitude of German leaders: One afteranother of those wh profess to speak for the new 'Ger many declare the peace terms wil sot be signed if, they fail tp con'fortn to the Hun idea of what is right o just. Ebert says Germany will, no yield Danzig; Ilernberg says .Ger- rea;i,y must, be admitted at once to the League .of Nations on an .equal- ity with the other nations .or she will decline, -the peace proposals. Sciffer, Minister of Finance, makes oath that not an inch of territory east or west avill be surrendered ,by Germany. • • • • Bluff it May all be. Blair we have been inclined to regard it, but a bluff so defiant, so outspoken and plain as to make recession difficult on the part of the German leaders if they fail to frighten the Allies into modifying the peace terms. They are arousing popular feeling to a point where they may have to stand by their defiance Why are these leaders so bold? One Obvious reason is the encouragement they have been given by a section of the Allied press, and by events and conditions in Allied countries. The clamorous demands for an early peace have stimulated German cour- age and effontery. Behind these de- mands is the reiterated argument that social and industrial conditions in the Allied countries are perilously explosive; if peace is delayed, say the advocates of haste, there is no telling what may happen in Great Britain, in France, in Italy. 11 German leaders have read with satisfaction the accounts of labor disputes in Great Britain—the at- tacks of Socialists on the French Government, the profound investiga- tions of Bolshevism by American Senators, etc. , A few weeks ago Germany was pleadi g for an early peace. Now we hear no peace pleas from Berlin. The tables are turned. The hurry -up cry comes frani the Allied countries, and Germany issues threats. If the Allied countries are in such sore need.for an early peace, then it is to Germany's interests they may argue to prevent peace coming soon. If a delayed peace will bring upon the Entente the , troubles pre- dicted by some of its newspapers and statesmen, then it is to German interest to delay peace and let .the troubles come. Von Brockdorff-Rantzau, Foreign Miinister, is reported to have said after a conference at Weimar: "It is a question of whether we have every- thing to gain and nothing to lose• by passive resistance. Neither the Peace Conference nor the Entente would long survive our refusal to sign the peace terms." His conclusion, we think, is wrong; but the fact that he reaches it is the serious thing. If Germany acts on this conclusion, it will occasion grave trouble. -The Conference and . the. Entente will survive, but they will be faced with a problem of a most difficult and disturbing nature. Against the likelihood of Germany following a policy of "passive resis- tance" is the consideration that she may inflict dire evils on herself. Is she willing to run the risk of de- priving herself of all food supplies, all raw materials, and intensifying idleness and starvation so as to,make anarchy certain? Her answer to this may be that the world cannot Hermit anarchy in Germany; that the Allies will be compelled to'occupy the coun- try and feed the German people, and that this additional strain will pro- voke disorders in Allied countries and force the making of an easy peace. The situation is not only difficult but menacing. It is of vital import- ance that the Allies should display firmness and confidence. Any weak- ness in handling, for example, the Hungarian situation, may prove dis- astrous. It is a test issue. The in- competence of the Allies to deal with Russia has lowered their prestige in the eyes of the Huns. The war is not over until the peace treaty is signed. THE ALTAR OF IDEALISM. Two cable despatches have been received, vd one from London, don the other from Paris, taken conjunctively, did not make very pleasant reading, and one cannot be separated from the >, • * The Paris cable conveyed in guard- ed language that a deadlock had been create i at the Conference because of the irfsfstence of France for boundary protection and guarantees against another German attack, together with the refusal of Pres. Wilson to go beyond a certain point outlined by him in his fourteen points' address of Jan. 8, 1918, and his correspondence with.;•German officials previous to the signing • of the armistice. It is claimed for Mr. Wilson that he gave his word to the enemy na- tion what would be exacted in terri- tory, and in what manner the terri- torial delimitations would be made, and he cannot recede from that po- sition. Once again it is intimated that the German armies quit fighting under • assurances of kindly treat- `ment. From all of 'which we beg to dis- sent. Germany was whipped to a standstill, and her armies would have had to surrender in a few weekst most if peace terms had not been asked to save them. Germany was beaten internally and externally, on land and sea. The countries she had dragooned in fighting her battles were deserting her; she had nothing to look forward to but defeat and a nation-wide revolution. • • • * The Wilson terms were too vague When published to be closely scrutin- ized a£ this time, and conditions have undergone a mighty change since they were uttered. Germany did not of her free will accept them until cer- tain defeat stared her in the face. If sentimentalism and idealism are permitted at the peace table there will be another outbreak in less than half the time usually separating con- tinental wars. The whole issue rests on Russia. If terms are to be made with the Bolsheviki regime, it will be only a few years until Germany is the "man- datory" in fact of Greater Russia. Germany will not have to send arm- ies to accomplish her purpose; she will be appealed to to cross over and saye the empire from anarchy. The Peace Congress has nothing to do with the old lines in Europe. A new Europe has been created from the convulsion. Just as it stands, without any interference from peace cartographers, it is all in favor of the enemy nation. Cannot the ideal- ists see this in time to avert dis- aster? Before the war Russia was the buttress that saved France. Ger- many, until a short time ago, feared Russia. The' aim of Berlin was to break the Fiorito -Russian Alliance, and the moment it was broken the German armies would be flocking over the border. * * * * Russia is out of the gamed now, permanently, many fear, for a long, long time, the most optimistic con- cede. What is . to take the place of Russia? A number of "self-deter- mination" States, newly hatched, un- stable of necessity, and liable to fly asunder. If it be contended that the loss of Alsace-Lorraine and parts of Polish Germany will cripple that empire, the answer will be that through the disintegration of Austria-Hungary, Germany will gain in territory and population more than will be taken from her by France and Poland. Ger- many will be sufficient of herself, and will draw her raw material from Russia. A "soft" peace means an early re- sumption of war, and France knows it. But a League of Nations is to be founded. Yes, but if Germany gets control of Russia and Austria she can establish a league of her own. Ask for 11linard's and take no other. What Has Britain Done? What has England done? Kept the faith and fought the fight For the everlasting right; Chivalrously couched her lance In defence of Belgium, France. This has Britain done. What has Britain done? Given every seventh son, Met the challenge of the Hun; Placed her men on every field, Proud to die; too proud to yield. This has Britain done. What has Britain done? Answers every far-flung breeze Blown across the seven seas: "Watch and ward secure we keep, Vigilance that never sleeps." This has Britain done. What has Britain done? On every front, her flag unfurled, Fought a world -war round the world; Then, when all is said and done, Ask her allies, ask the Hun, "What has Britain done?" What has Britain done? For her slain Britannia weeps— She might boast who silence keeps. But when all is done and said, Call the roll and count her dead And know what she has clone. —Rev. ,Frederic B. Hodgins,• B.A. "We learn our grandest lessons from the unlikeliest masters. ---Agnes Lout: Mothei., When home 'from school us children Came seaznp'ring down the street, We'd never mind the apple tree That begged us stop and eat. We'd never wind the ball bat That lay beside the gate, Nor stop to see why Jimmy Was a whistling us to wait, We never thought we's home, then 'Till we'd seen mother's smile Of welcome at the window. It seemed the longest mils Until we reached the corner, That turned into our lane But soon's we saw hoe smiling We'4 .feel we's home again. Our mother at the window Just sniffing at us there, Was 'bout the sweetest picture You'd find most anywhere. And if as seldom happened She ,wasn't there, well, then, We'd have to hunt and find her 'Fore we'd feel we's home again. Oft'times I get a thinking Of boyhood days of yore, Of scenes and home -town faces, And yearn for them once more. The village streets so shady, The kindly people, too, Who always took an interest, In the things Lased to do. So 1 travel to the village I loved when. I's a kid, And I look the old town over But it don't seem like it did 'Till at last I turn the glorner,. And get started up the lane, See mother at the window, Then I feel I'm home again. ATE WHALE FOR CENTURIES. 1 Japan Has To -day the Largest Whal- ing Company in the World. For hundreds of years whale meat has been used for food In Japan, says "Asia:". In the earliest books of Japanese history, there are accounts of the capture of whales with nets and the ceremonies and feasting which followed a successful hunt. But whale meat did not become a really important factor in Japai;ese daily life until about twenty years dgo, when modern shore whaling was in- troduced into the empire. The Japan- ese had watched closely the develop- ment in Europe of the harpoon gun and the swift little steam vessels with which whales could be taken in great numbers; and the Toyo Hogel Kebab Kaisha (Oriental Whaling Com- pany, Limited) was eventually formed to carry on operations in Japan. To -day it is the largest and most progressive whaling company in the world. When once fairly launched upon the new venture, the Japanese proceeded in a characteristically thorough way. They secured from Norway the finest equipment obtain- able, and hired the 'most expert whale - men to teach them the modern meth- ods of killing and preparing whales. Moreover, their efforts did not cease here, for they took not only the best from Norwegian methods, but introduced improvements adapted to their own special needs. Had ship's anchor fall on my knee and leg, and knee swelled up and for six days I could not move iteor get help. I then started to use MINARD'S LILTIIMIENT and two bottles cured me. PROSPER FERGUSON. EARTH'S RAINIEST SPOT. Hawaiian Station Recorded a Mean Rainfall of 618 Inches. The reputation of being the rainiest place in the world has long been en- joyed by the Hill Station Cherra Pun- ji, on the slope of the Himalaya, in As- sam, with a mean rainfall that has been variously stated, according to the length of the record and the particu- lar rain gauge in question. The latest official value, based on a forty -year record at the Cherra Punji Police Station, is 426 inches a year. Blanford, the widely known authority on Indian meteorology, thought ht t hat the mean in some places at Cherra Punji exceeded 500 inches, but no- where amounted to 600 inches. So far as actual records go the rain- fall at the Indian Station is surpassed by that recently reportdd by D. H. Campbell, of Stanford University, as having been pleasured at Waialee, in the Island of Kauai, Hawaii, though the record covers only five years, and the mean might be reduced by a longer period of observation. In 1912-1916, inclusive, the Hawaiian station, which is 5,075 feet above sea level, recorded a mean rainfall of 518 inches, or more than 43 feet. Mr. Campbell says that Waialee is seldom free from rain clouds, and the precipitation is almost incessant; hence the whole surrounding region is a bog, bearing low trees thickly draped with dripping masses of moss and liverwr,rts. City Pets. Tom, the country six-year-old, pre- senting himself ofte day in even more than his usual state of dust and dis- order, was asked by his mother if lie would not like to b 1 e a little le city bey, and always be nice and clean, in white suits and shoes and stockings. "They're not children; they're pets," he answered scornfully. tcen l iltard'e Liniment in the house. .t'- • .. ll, FROM. HERE &THERE An Irish Proposal Paddy slipped his arm' around Bid- dy's waist and asked, "Am I pro- grossin'?" "Sure," replied Biddy, "you're hould- in' your own." How Thin He Was. Two Irishmen were discussing the illness of a third. "Poor Flannigan," said one, "Faith, I'm sore afraid he's going to die." "Why should he die?" inquired the other. "Oh, he's got so thin, You're thin, and I'm thin, goodness knows, but pore Flannigan, shure he's thinner than both of us put together." She Knew. Lord Reading talked at a dinner party about the cockney accent. "A cockney cook," Ire said, "came over and settled in Canada. Her mistress, who was a widow, told her one day how she came to lose her husband. 'I lost my husband on the western prairies,' the woman said. 'He was killed by a bison. I suppose you know what a bison is?' 'Lawks, yes,' said the,,cockney cook, `I'd like to 'ave al quid for every one I've made a puddin' Ir13SQfIPTION Aa`."e k`.NTR TO WO?t,. di :t for st g1 r r a l tl# ii~li rs o 11 t1 1 hog mission. Apir1Y Circulations Mena>a t;'' Canadian Home Journal;: Toronto. C / LzvE rnnr,z'la ' W ►NTIO), 50c, Any fancy .I'ICro ltry AND 01.. 'Write for Prices. 1, Weinrauoh 11k Son, 11-18 St, Jean Baptiste Afal'IKet, moat. real. Qne, rrii szs. . 1!T r7RSras EA ll.rl -$1 s.To 555 .A, 'V.VinaC „lLoam without leaving; home. Send. for free booklet. l cal College eA. Science. Dept. 46• Toronto. Canada.. Fust, SALE. 7g7 FLI, 7QUIPPEI) PIEWSI'APDI r anti job printing nla.nt in IIlustarn Ontario. Insurance carried 51,600. 'Will go for 51.200 on Quick sale. Box 62, Wilson Publiehina Co.. Ltd., Toronto. MrsOntLANE OI10. /(—''•tAisCUrt, TUMORS. LtXIWS, ETC.. V internal and external, cured with. out pain by our 'home treatment. 'Write us before too late. Dr. Beflman Medical Co.. Limited C.n11In> wood. Ont 0 giro c 0:41. i`ii go'ni o. GU Anti nuo. chain or two lovely rings nhooin ol) fro: of oast to ynu.Send your nwn and nddresc for 2e of oar jevelry novoltion to sell nt foe dish. Then cold tend us the /mount due,nnd pe will bronsdlately send yin post. Mid the.,.reylW' you ,olast, Arita twiny SestrPfemluas, Ltd., Amherst. N. S• - The Dog Came Sack, A bird dog belonging to a man in Mulvane disappeared, and the owner I suspected it hacl been stolen. So he put this ad in the paper and insisted that it be printed exactly as he had written it: Too Smart! "How many pears have I on my plate, father?" asked a smart boy. "Two, my boy," answered his father. "No, sir; I have four, and I can prove it." "How do you make that out?" "Well, sir, haven't I two pears, and don't two pairs make four?" grinned the urchin. "All right, my son. You have two too many," said his father, getting up and reaching over. "Here, mother, you take one and I'll take one, and John may have the two that are left." Army Life. A soldier just released from the ser- vice was the guest of friends at a dinner in `celebration of his return home. The maid had placed an elaborate array of knives and forks and spoons beside the guest's plate. The soldier looked at the showy ar- ray, carefully selected one knife, one fork, and one spoon. Shoving the rest of the silver from hint, to the surprise of his host, he re- marked: "Too much equipment to keep clean." Would Get a Good One. The teacher had been explaining fractions to her class. When she had discussed the subject at length, wish- ing to see how much light had been shed, she inquired: "Now, Bobbie, which would you rather have, one apple or two halves?" The little chap promptly replied: "Two halves." "Oh, Bobbie," exclaimed the young woman, a little disappointedly, "why would you prefer two halves?" "Because then I could see if it was wormy." 8rtinard's Liniment Lumberman's Friend. Water Lane. When the world turns over and things come Tight again, I mean to go a -walking, all along the Water Lane— If I pass the gate and whistle, just like I used to do, Will anybody come to me—and oh! will it be you? Up Water Lane I'm goingnow—my pack upon my back, And if I sing or whistle, old Fritz is on lay track— But it leads to Dead Man's Corner and not to Severn Side, And I couldn't stop to talk to you, however much I tried. It leads to Dead Man's Corner—and when I'm there, I know, There'll come a sudden call to me, and over I shall go To pay old Fritz's Iittle bill—and 'then come home, to you. Maybe you won't be scornful if I wear a bit of blue. When we've turned the old world over and put things right again I'll come a -walking slowly—all down the Water Lane— I may not have to whistle, just like I lased to do, For some one will be waiting—and surely 'twill be you. GIRLS! WHITEN YOUR SKIN WITH LEMON JUICE Make a beauty lotion for a few cents to remove tan, freckles, sallowness. Your grocer has the lemons and any drug store or toilet counter will sup- ply you with three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. Squeeze the juice of two fresh lemons into a bottle, then put in the orchard white and shake well. This makes a quarter pint of the very best lemon skin whitener and complexion beautifier known. Masaage this fragrant,rant cls a1V lotion daily into the face, neck. arms and hands and just see how freckles, tan, sallowness, redness and roughness dis- appear and how sinoc.tlt, jolt ln:l cleat. the skin becomes. Yes! It iso lrarni- loss, anis the beautiful ree•t't, 'II e•n• prise you, 'Lost or run away.—One livver cul- ered Burd dog called Jim. Will show signs of hyderfobby in about three days." The dog came home the following day. MONEY ORDERS. A Dominion Express Money Order for five dollars costs three cents. The poet sings of God! and the sweet earth, With night's soft teardrops wet upon her face, Opens her sleep -cleared eyes and wond'ning finds God in a sun -filled place. —Isabel Ecclestone Mackay. lainard's Liniment used by Physicians. The Siamese strive to have in their houses an even number of windows, doors, rooms and cupboards; for they have a superstition regarding odd numbers. It has been discovered that in the Iater stages of the war the enemy was reduced to the use of thistle - fibre, whcch is only approximately half the strength of linen, for his aeroplane coverings. Hurrah ! How's This Cincinnati authority says corns dry up and lift out with fingers. O O O o o --o-- o o 0 a o tt ye Hospital records show that every time you cut a earn you 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 ittle cost from the drug store but is suf- ficient to rid one's feet of every hard or soft corn or callus. You simply apply a few drops of freezone on a tender, aching corn and soreness is instantly relieved. Short- ly the entire corn can be lifted out, root and all, without pain. This drug is sticky but dries at once and is claimed to just shrivel up any corn without inflaming or even irri- tating the surrounding tissue or skin. If your wife wears high heels she will be glad to know of this. ® @\y O`Al©o,^O.ei Ano, ® m.0/P.o/n.a/n.e p • Rheumatic Pains • Are relieved in a few days by o C ,op) taking 30 drops of Mother Seigel's C Syrup after meals and on retiring. e) , It dissolves the lime and acid °' Zeii accumulation in the muscles and o to joints so these deposits can be o C expelled, thus relieving pain and 11' (oe ®) soreness. Seigel's Syrup, also known as "Extract of Roots," e <e contain s no dop e nor other strong e e) drugs to kill or mask theain of o rheumatism or lumbago, re• o moves the cause. SOc a bottles rb a at druggists. n , x • O o 0 1 O O Q °C1lO.lO Vova..o\ .®. fol /a.e%10inioa'o2 Miss Flora loyko Tells How Cuticura _-lealed Per Pimples "My face was very itchy at first, and after that it was covered with pimples that disfigured it badly. The pimples were hard and red and they were small, and they were scat- tered all over my face and were so itchy I had to scratch and I could not sleep. "These bothered me nearly a year before I used Cuticura Soap and Oint- ment and when I had used five cakes of Cuticura Soap and five boxes of Cuticura Ointment I was healed." (Signed) Miss Flora M. Boyko, Gardenton, Man., Dec. 26, 1918. Raving obtained a clear healthy skin by the use of. Cuticura, keep it clear by using the Soap for all toilet purposes, assisted by touches of Ointment as needed. Do not fail to include thex uisitel d C e q y sante tutf- cura Talcum in your toilet prepara- tions. Splendid after bathing. ror frro nnrnple. each of Oedema Boa (Het. meet a, lnOpoet-earth ceyheepntte8. A.', Bea everywhere. 1GSUE 21•---'19. i ® 5a€iSfyinq that the change is t easy when one finds that tea or coffee disa. reel. ` t yOStti '' it 1 Cri.iht rcbeverage, - absolutely -free from cat:, fe .11.Ki .. {. No B®ihi ,No WWste, Re /y 1 i 'es l.!'S.A7 !_Y Sal ora J e'I . a ' ere» a keasoa ,t,,. 'w= _z` 77f } •,T' _1 r r' P 13.i." -'Z-('..hb ' 6e • .:rte .:----- q may,+ _. >, • * The Paris cable conveyed in guard- ed language that a deadlock had been create i at the Conference because of the irfsfstence of France for boundary protection and guarantees against another German attack, together with the refusal of Pres. Wilson to go beyond a certain point outlined by him in his fourteen points' address of Jan. 8, 1918, and his correspondence with.;•German officials previous to the signing • of the armistice. It is claimed for Mr. Wilson that he gave his word to the enemy na- tion what would be exacted in terri- tory, and in what manner the terri- torial delimitations would be made, and he cannot recede from that po- sition. Once again it is intimated that the German armies quit fighting under • assurances of kindly treat- `ment. From all of 'which we beg to dis- sent. Germany was whipped to a standstill, and her armies would have had to surrender in a few weekst most if peace terms had not been asked to save them. Germany was beaten internally and externally, on land and sea. The countries she had dragooned in fighting her battles were deserting her; she had nothing to look forward to but defeat and a nation-wide revolution. • • • * The Wilson terms were too vague When published to be closely scrutin- ized a£ this time, and conditions have undergone a mighty change since they were uttered. Germany did not of her free will accept them until cer- tain defeat stared her in the face. If sentimentalism and idealism are permitted at the peace table there will be another outbreak in less than half the time usually separating con- tinental wars. The whole issue rests on Russia. If terms are to be made with the Bolsheviki regime, it will be only a few years until Germany is the "man- datory" in fact of Greater Russia. Germany will not have to send arm- ies to accomplish her purpose; she will be appealed to to cross over and saye the empire from anarchy. The Peace Congress has nothing to do with the old lines in Europe. A new Europe has been created from the convulsion. Just as it stands, without any interference from peace cartographers, it is all in favor of the enemy nation. Cannot the ideal- ists see this in time to avert dis- aster? Before the war Russia was the buttress that saved France. Ger- many, until a short time ago, feared Russia. The' aim of Berlin was to break the Fiorito -Russian Alliance, and the moment it was broken the German armies would be flocking over the border. * * * * Russia is out of the gamed now, permanently, many fear, for a long, long time, the most optimistic con- cede. What is . to take the place of Russia? A number of "self-deter- mination" States, newly hatched, un- stable of necessity, and liable to fly asunder. If it be contended that the loss of Alsace-Lorraine and parts of Polish Germany will cripple that empire, the answer will be that through the disintegration of Austria-Hungary, Germany will gain in territory and population more than will be taken from her by France and Poland. Ger- many will be sufficient of herself, and will draw her raw material from Russia. A "soft" peace means an early re- sumption of war, and France knows it. But a League of Nations is to be founded. Yes, but if Germany gets control of Russia and Austria she can establish a league of her own. Ask for 11linard's and take no other. What Has Britain Done? What has England done? Kept the faith and fought the fight For the everlasting right; Chivalrously couched her lance In defence of Belgium, France. This has Britain done. What has Britain done? Given every seventh son, Met the challenge of the Hun; Placed her men on every field, Proud to die; too proud to yield. This has Britain done. What has Britain done? Answers every far-flung breeze Blown across the seven seas: "Watch and ward secure we keep, Vigilance that never sleeps." This has Britain done. What has Britain done? On every front, her flag unfurled, Fought a world -war round the world; Then, when all is said and done, Ask her allies, ask the Hun, "What has Britain done?" What has Britain done? For her slain Britannia weeps— She might boast who silence keeps. But when all is done and said, Call the roll and count her dead And know what she has clone. —Rev. ,Frederic B. Hodgins,• B.A. "We learn our grandest lessons from the unlikeliest masters. ---Agnes Lout: Mothei., When home 'from school us children Came seaznp'ring down the street, We'd never mind the apple tree That begged us stop and eat. We'd never wind the ball bat That lay beside the gate, Nor stop to see why Jimmy Was a whistling us to wait, We never thought we's home, then 'Till we'd seen mother's smile Of welcome at the window. It seemed the longest mils Until we reached the corner, That turned into our lane But soon's we saw hoe smiling We'4 .feel we's home again. Our mother at the window Just sniffing at us there, Was 'bout the sweetest picture You'd find most anywhere. And if as seldom happened She ,wasn't there, well, then, We'd have to hunt and find her 'Fore we'd feel we's home again. Oft'times I get a thinking Of boyhood days of yore, Of scenes and home -town faces, And yearn for them once more. The village streets so shady, The kindly people, too, Who always took an interest, In the things Lased to do. So 1 travel to the village I loved when. I's a kid, And I look the old town over But it don't seem like it did 'Till at last I turn the glorner,. And get started up the lane, See mother at the window, Then I feel I'm home again. ATE WHALE FOR CENTURIES. 1 Japan Has To -day the Largest Whal- ing Company in the World. For hundreds of years whale meat has been used for food In Japan, says "Asia:". In the earliest books of Japanese history, there are accounts of the capture of whales with nets and the ceremonies and feasting which followed a successful hunt. But whale meat did not become a really important factor in Japai;ese daily life until about twenty years dgo, when modern shore whaling was in- troduced into the empire. The Japan- ese had watched closely the develop- ment in Europe of the harpoon gun and the swift little steam vessels with which whales could be taken in great numbers; and the Toyo Hogel Kebab Kaisha (Oriental Whaling Com- pany, Limited) was eventually formed to carry on operations in Japan. To -day it is the largest and most progressive whaling company in the world. When once fairly launched upon the new venture, the Japanese proceeded in a characteristically thorough way. They secured from Norway the finest equipment obtain- able, and hired the 'most expert whale - men to teach them the modern meth- ods of killing and preparing whales. Moreover, their efforts did not cease here, for they took not only the best from Norwegian methods, but introduced improvements adapted to their own special needs. Had ship's anchor fall on my knee and leg, and knee swelled up and for six days I could not move iteor get help. I then started to use MINARD'S LILTIIMIENT and two bottles cured me. PROSPER FERGUSON. EARTH'S RAINIEST SPOT. Hawaiian Station Recorded a Mean Rainfall of 618 Inches. The reputation of being the rainiest place in the world has long been en- joyed by the Hill Station Cherra Pun- ji, on the slope of the Himalaya, hi As- sam, with a mean rainfall that has been variously stated, according to the length of the record and the particu- lar rain gauge in question. The latest official value, based on a forty -year record at the Cherra Punji Police Station, is 426 inches a year. Blanford, the widely known authority on Indian meteorology, thought ht t hat the mean in some places at Cherra Punji exceeded 500 inches, but no- where amounted to 600 inches. So far as actual records go the rain- fall at the Indian Station is surpassed by that recently reportdd by D. H. Campbell, of Stanford University, as having been pleasured at Waialee, in the Island of Kauai, Hawaii, though the record covers only five years, and the mean might be reduced by a longer period of observation. In 1912-1916, inclusive, the Hawaiian station, which is 5,075 feet above sea level, recorded a mean rainfall of 518 inches, or more than 43 feet. Mr. Campbell says that Waialee is seldom free from rain clouds, and the precipitation is almost incessant; hence the whole surrounding region is a bog, bearing low trees thickly draped with dripping masses of moss and liverwr,rts. City Pets. Tom, the country six-year-old, pre- senting himself ofte day in even more than his usual state of dust and dis- order, was asked by his mother if lie would not like to b 1 e a little le city bey, and always be nice and clean, in white suits and shoes and stockings. "They're not children; they're pets," he answered scornfully. tcen l iltard'e Liniment in the house. .t'- • .. ll, FROM. HERE &THERE An Irish Proposal Paddy slipped his arm' around Bid- dy's waist and asked, "Am I pro- grossin'?" "Sure," replied Biddy, "you're hould- in' your own." How Thin He Was. Two Irishmen were discussing the illness of a third. "Poor Flannigan," said one, "Faith, I'm sore afraid he's going to die." "Why should he die?" inquired the other. "Oh, he's got so thin, You're thin, and I'm thin, goodness knows, but pore Flannigan, shure he's thinner than both of us put together." She Knew. Lord Reading talked at a dinner party about the cockney accent. "A cockney cook," Ire said, "came over and settled in Canada. Her mistress, who was a widow, told her one day how she came to lose her husband. 'I lost my husband on the western prairies,' the woman said. 'He was killed by a bison. I suppose you know what a bison is?' 'Lawks, yes,' said the,,cockney cook, `I'd like to 'ave al quid for every one I've made a puddin' Ir13SQfIPTION Aa`."e k`.NTR TO WO?t,. di :t for st g1 r r a l tl# ii~li rs o 11 t1 1 hog mission. Apir1Y Circulations Mena>a t;'' Canadian Home Journal;: Toronto. C / LzvE rnnr,z'la ' W ►NTIO), 50c, Any fancy .I'ICro ltry AND 01.. 'Write for Prices. 1, Weinrauoh 11k Son, 11-18 St, Jean Baptiste Afal'IKet, moat. real. Qne, rrii szs. . 1!T r7RSras EA ll.rl -$1 s.To 555 .A, 'V.VinaC „lLoam without leaving; home. Send. for free booklet. l cal College eA. Science. Dept. 46• Toronto. Canada.. Fust, SALE. 7g7 FLI, 7QUIPPEI) PIEWSI'APDI r anti job printing nla.nt in IIlustarn Ontario. Insurance carried 51,600. 'Will go for 51.200 on Quick sale. Box 62, Wilson Publiehina Co.. Ltd., Toronto. MrsOntLANE OI10. /(—''•tAisCUrt, TUMORS. LtXIWS, ETC.. V internal and external, cured with. out pain by our 'home treatment. 'Write us before too late. Dr. Beflman Medical Co.. Limited C.n11In> wood. Ont 0 giro c 0:41. i`ii go'ni o. GU Anti nuo. chain or two lovely rings nhooin ol) fro: of oast to ynu.Send your nwn and nddresc for 2e of oar jevelry novoltion to sell nt foe dish. Then cold tend us the /mount due,nnd pe will bronsdlately send yin post. Mid the.,.reylW' you ,olast, Arita twiny SestrPfemluas, Ltd., Amherst. N. S• - The Dog Came Sack, A bird dog belonging to a man in Mulvane disappeared, and the owner I suspected it hacl been stolen. So he put this ad in the paper and insisted that it be printed exactly as he had written it: Too Smart! "How many pears have I on my plate, father?" asked a smart boy. "Two, my boy," answered his father. "No, sir; I have four, and I can prove it." "How do you make that out?" "Well, sir, haven't I two pears, and don't two pairs make four?" grinned the urchin. "All right, my son. You have two too many," said his father, getting up and reaching over. "Here, mother, you take one and I'll take one, and John may have the two that are left." Army Life. A soldier just released from the ser- vice was the guest of friends at a dinner in `celebration of his return home. The maid had placed an elaborate array of knives and forks and spoons beside the guest's plate. The soldier looked at the showy ar- ray, carefully selected one knife, one fork, and one spoon. Shoving the rest of the silver from hint, to the surprise of his host, he re- marked: "Too much equipment to keep clean." Would Get a Good One. The teacher had been explaining fractions to her class. When she had discussed the subject at length, wish- ing to see how much light had been shed, she inquired: "Now, Bobbie, which would you rather have, one apple or two halves?" The little chap promptly replied: "Two halves." "Oh, Bobbie," exclaimed the young woman, a little disappointedly, "why would you prefer two halves?" "Because then I could see if it was wormy." 8rtinard's Liniment Lumberman's Friend. Water Lane. When the world turns over and things come Tight again, I mean to go a -walking, all along the Water Lane— If I pass the gate and whistle, just like I used to do, Will anybody come to me—and oh! will it be you? Up Water Lane I'm goingnow—my pack upon my back, And if I sing or whistle, old Fritz is on lay track— But it leads to Dead Man's Corner and not to Severn Side, And I couldn't stop to talk to you, however much I tried. It leads to Dead Man's Corner—and when I'm there, I know, There'll come a sudden call to me, and over I shall go To pay old Fritz's Iittle bill—and 'then come home, to you. Maybe you won't be scornful if I wear a bit of blue. When we've turned the old world over and put things right again I'll come a -walking slowly—all down the Water Lane— I may not have to whistle, just like I lased to do, For some one will be waiting—and surely 'twill be you. GIRLS! WHITEN YOUR SKIN WITH LEMON JUICE Make a beauty lotion for a few cents to remove tan, freckles, sallowness. Your grocer has the lemons and any drug store or toilet counter will sup- ply you with three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. Squeeze the juice of two fresh lemons into a bottle, then put in the orchard white and shake well. This makes a quarter pint of the very best lemon skin whitener and complexion beautifier known. Masaage this fragrant,rant cls a1V lotion daily into the face, neck. arms and hands and just see how freckles, tan, sallowness, redness and roughness dis- appear and how sinoc.tlt, jolt ln:l cleat. the skin becomes. Yes! It iso lrarni- loss, anis the beautiful ree•t't, 'II e•n• prise you, 'Lost or run away.—One livver cul- ered Burd dog called Jim. Will show signs of hyderfobby in about three days." The dog came home the following day. MONEY ORDERS. A Dominion Express Money Order for five dollars costs three cents. The poet sings of God! and the sweet earth, With night's soft teardrops wet upon her face, Opens her sleep -cleared eyes and wond'ning finds God in a sun -filled place. —Isabel Ecclestone Mackay. lainard's Liniment used by Physicians. The Siamese strive to have in their houses an even number of windows, doors, rooms and cupboards; for they have a superstition regarding odd numbers. It has been discovered that in the Iater stages of the war the enemy was reduced to the use of thistle - fibre, whcch is only approximately half the strength of linen, for his aeroplane coverings. Hurrah ! How's This Cincinnati authority says corns dry up and lift out with fingers. O O O o o --o-- o o 0 a o tt ye Hospital records show that every time you cut a earn you 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 ittle cost from the drug store but is suf- ficient to rid one's feet of every hard or soft corn or callus. You simply apply a few drops of freezone on a tender, aching corn and soreness is instantly relieved. Short- ly the entire corn can be lifted out, root and all, without pain. This drug is sticky but dries at once and is claimed to just shrivel up any corn without inflaming or even irri- tating the surrounding tissue or skin. If your wife wears high heels she will be glad to know of this. ® @\y O`Al©o,^O.ei Ano, ® m.0/P.o/n.a/n.e p • Rheumatic Pains • Are relieved in a few days by o C ,op) taking 30 drops of Mother Seigel's C Syrup after meals and on retiring. e) , It dissolves the lime and acid °' Zeii accumulation in the muscles and o to joints so these deposits can be o C expelled, thus relieving pain and 11' (oe ®) soreness. Seigel's Syrup, also known as "Extract of Roots," e <e contain s no dop e nor other strong e e) drugs to kill or mask theain of o rheumatism or lumbago, re• o moves the cause. SOc a bottles rb a at druggists. n , x • O o 0 1 O O Q °C1lO.lO Vova..o\ .®. fol /a.e%10inioa'o2 Miss Flora loyko Tells How Cuticura _-lealed Per Pimples "My face was very itchy at first, and after that it was covered with pimples that disfigured it badly. The pimples were hard and red and they were small, and they were scat- tered all over my face and were so itchy I had to scratch and I could not sleep. "These bothered me nearly a year before I used Cuticura Soap and Oint- ment and when I had used five cakes of Cuticura Soap and five boxes of Cuticura Ointment I was healed." (Signed) Miss Flora M. Boyko, Gardenton, Man., Dec. 26, 1918. Raving obtained a clear healthy skin by the use of. Cuticura, keep it clear by using the Soap for all toilet purposes, assisted by touches of Ointment as needed. Do not fail to include thex uisitel d C e q y sante tutf- cura Talcum in your toilet prepara- tions. Splendid after bathing. ror frro nnrnple. each of Oedema Boa (Het. meet a, lnOpoet-earth ceyheepntte8. A.', Bea everywhere. 1GSUE 21•---'19.