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The Exeter Times, 1919-8-21, Page 2THE FIGURE IN THE FOREGROUND The Captain's Other Self Is Invisible to All But One Man. To the Corporal It Brings a Crisis When Courage Demands Mutiny. By DOUGLAS DOLD. PART M. He straightened his bent shoulders With a desperate effort to throw oft the incalculable burden of shame and terror, trying to get strength for that singularly simple word of cue syllable --death. Then he heard the smooth. • suave, •cultivated musically baritone voice of Captain Chesney, deciarine that, flit'''. the pardon of the ceurt, he hinm. el.: had further.: evidence to cd'ir. and 1 Chesney resumed with the same smooth composure: 1 "I thought 1 wile wise to tale as my chief value the k et thing in my field of crineeiousneee. I etllI think so." "What in bell is he talking about?" j thou+mint Henle,• slowly. Chesney par- ! sued. ii eek°ng a speck from his sleeve. "Foe that reason, the affairs of a man se.:Ielle obscure, a man in no way my equal, since I am the product of eentealee of ruin' effort toward an ilea':, were negligible matters to me cit nfg• - ie the hou. r and general in- terest cf my foreground figure. Do ,.. : makemy-ea clear -God kn •,°: s :" bluntly rasped an elderly cedenel. "Go en!' 'Tin glad tote o:" Captain Ches. rey said gracefully. "I want now to explain: that, while sitting here, my experience eeti c j in a most sur- celeing and annot,:ng;• way, the late pee fes ser. From my transraarginal eenechtesne e "ii-' 'k- . 'lain that term, Captain Chesney ," into' -::reed the elderly e:c:n el. -Certe;eIta Sir. It means, according to I' .''L..sar tames, that or. the morei or le-. enkneaum, i'gir: cot .ide our r:c ate isly known selves, float fields et highly curiehed mentality, unused simely because it takes time to get at them: we de not inherit them at .we y-cne as a man does civically his to vote. You understand. sir?" ..fro on," growled his superior un- -Fiera n- L • 'F m '•Terginal .) rc:... _ :arse... _ ,...... cc.ascctis- n ea . cid of awareness unex- "- _gele'erdo fleeted into my enery-ney prceptiens, as if a sub- . :eergetislnd anchored under sea had, e ite teoerieg and come j*fningi v. i �i - ,.,r.:...., .- c] :•e,�n..:ng � partof it. s was, .el is. very •"•-1oy ing.I ee I saw in thie nen' fedd a figure' rgee end more i rportanta lar. that :o w ieh I hadso care- . zec ......., e•."crythh:g 'Behar. a reap without re::cree and, erg-eta:reliedy any eupersti is as dog - ea, , I was .,'.e to study this second eiearly. "I ,.as nee de to deny its bulk. It! _ a much vaster affair than the first figure, and therefore, to my intense persona_ diseemfort, forced on me al rea jus:meat of my whole scale of values." General Madison stirred bittsrlyi ho rn slightly. Why did they let; Chesney to k on and on, saving no- thing, cr was it merely to torture: Madison himself with this dreary,; eternal waiting f t'r the sentence he: anew must come? A ` i'etet tapping caught his ears c:cse . - he—:d. He glanced quickly up,' teen tented his eyes clown again; it. war only a rat, scratching a semi -1 crague ear. The i andaged officer continued j calmly. "Eat as all of us exist by our scat - lag, salting oar moves to what we find; to be the figure in the foreground, Ii had no choice but to offer to this new figure all I had offered to the former one." The physician leaned sharply for- ward. Cheeney folded his arms, His eyes leaked eosin, coolly at the court: yet in their glance something as re- mote, as lor._ly as Madison's eyes was vislT.dy growlas he said quietly: "It le part gof this offering to the second figure that I now wish to state that I was in the sanitarium. Being cared, I concealed my past trouble and entered the army. But I brought with me a memory of certain acts commit- ted while I was—unbalanced. It Is sign given. ....�.. ..t:... _.. , .....- Madison's blood lilt some. t `..^ as stirring fires of rage a,• ee ney reanimated his shale:. heart. He( glared at the gra:efel. figure now sta rdi:g ogre re} them.,. tar•y tribunal. What re:, cel war Cheeney nine: to threw .,. ° .:n „ ran virtually cen"ie " r., With one hand slightly ea.. .. t.n i :ed mes;.aene. Cheen rose silent a eeeerd. ti,ut he suit: "I didn't think to have se.,- ,- , - thing rre, g:..•.i.n.ca. - Y4 was fixed. "1• 't seems.: t :: t ..... ..7';',:!C'.1.S .ti. After I heel ......:l my tateee-re, I sea logo-:_.- er.'. f,:r• several yetea tc tne:c::a .._.ti' ... :esz n:: • c- ,.:e r vegcs yea gee—teed. "T -._n I t' tie .-,. sea, ee. e; t,.'e 6: en ineensestnne ;eon: lee in,: nett. 7 isisesce ,t`a:: ee, I Serrin n',nsn esren' tied. ,...e: . . neenhe en tee' ,t.. t......ens .. °..-areas_ ... c•+:...:.. cr:. tle- Zr a c E ..r. tr. •_ . : c.:-... ''1 - er... -... tenir reade fit e ir. itself ,1 ..etel "sr- -:i .- 1 not ;a. e ;:esry. I:-. :e4 - .r. Ines. ;i ctrl a Led et cr.. -: g? ... The h:- tan' fate alene ..ek on a dierer'eee ineellige-_e : inner:. »_ C- ._.-.... e•:. in nr•:.. h _. e -•en mgr:. _. .,_ 'e to ex - ... -het rey :fe has alwaye reied ley re +_e:_.. el ide: c -z v eleee-. i mu n 'men ." _,a. - of rem.rse. I . ak of myself as Iant. r.cw, sane. cell -see -tent to weigh life as I see it. Eat. gen:.emer, if yea -.+.•°_l. have patience to let ire go en, this matter of vieittr, declares for any mar what is worth while. So in pact year:, indeed up to half an incur ago, I saw, 7n my eorscic:asnese only cne f:gare occupying the foreground in the field' of awareness which I eon:n:an.led To that figure, it i;ei the biggest value.' I saw, I sacrificed everything. "For its benefit I read, ;rcrkc- 1, cr played. I flung as °de ar.. -'-g or per- ° Son net tending to =he aggra'tldizereent: of that figui' , I ec ncelved agg_an-' dice meat," .,. He paased easily for a second'sI breeth. From a smoky beam above, a: trench rat, grown fairly insolent to ward humanity, twinkled its Beady glance down at hien. a phase of my tarsur, ler, its periods have only c •ct.n -...i twice in uly, life, that I can recall,.i:lea:riv what my other, or to pal it bluntly, my mad self did, ' I hod no right to 'enter the army. But the liner'e hi the foreground want- ed it, :lo I did. But now, in the name of the second figure, I wish to state, in as few words as possible,• sanely, clearly, with acceptance of my hence- forth ruined career and blasted pri- rate life, - that Corporal Madison has told the exact truth, and deserves at your hands not condemnation, but dis- tinction." ' (The End.) ... glee,. airnefr-thi 8ANKRUPTS IN GRwI_N CAPS How France Discocraged 'Habit of "Liquidation," A curious custom was prevalent in France during the Oixteenth and seven. t; enth centuries. Anyone who found it necessary to Iiquidate his affairs was obliged to wear a green cap --a • humility to himself and a warning to others. i Those who make a hobby of getting rid of their indebtedness by way of i the Bankruptcy Court slibuld at all i costs steer clear of China. Bankrupt- cies are almost unknown in that coup. - ; try, as they entail immediate execu- f that. i A similar drastic punishment used to be meted out to delinquents in Jo.- ' pan. ITo come nearer home, one need only go back to a little before the Act' of i Union to find that debtors in Scotland I were obliged to wear garments of Authors Who '%ere i .- Bed . There is a photograph. with which gest of us are no doubt familiar, of Mark Twain at work in bed—hcldhrg his writing -pad on his knees. and hav- ing the things he needed for his labor disposed about en tables on either side. But the idea of working 1sf bed was net original with Mark. Many eminent men before him did the.,aan.e thing. Indeed, no small part of the world's literary treasures has been produced between the sheets by physi- cally indolent although mentally active Men of genius. One of the best known lines in Eng- lish poetry came into its author's head "`When he was actually asleep. While visiting at Minto, Thomas Campbell one evening went to bed early, with his mind full of a new poem. About 2 o'clock in the morning he suddenly 'wakened repeating, "Events: to come cast their shadows before." Ringing the bell sharply, he summoned a ser- vant. The mail found Campbell with oar* fta0t in eatbea.gtnl n en the floor," eteada"Are'you rll, sir n` lnry asked.., "I was never better in my Iife;l said the poet. ""Leave the candle and bring mea cup oftee." . .. -.. �,, seizing his pen he put down the happy thought, changing "events to come" into "coming events," and over the noninebriating cup, he finished the first draft of "Lochiel's Warning." Longfellow'; "'Wreak of the Iiesper- ea" cairn to Nile as he 'ossa sitting by I his fireside. the night after a violent storm. He went to bed, but could not sleep; the Hesperus would not be denied; and as he lay the verses flow - "ed on without let or hindrance until Ithe poem was completed. One at least of Rossir,i's operas was. composed in bed. It was when he was young, pear and unknown, and lived in wretched quarters. After writing a duet, the composer allowed his manu- scripts to slip off the sheets and fall under the bed. Rossini was too cora- 1 fortaable to get out of bed, and more- ! over he believed it would be unlucky to pick the sheets up; so he went to work to rewrite the duet. To his dis- gust he could not remember it. It was, therefore, necessary to write a .new one. This he had finished when a friend entered. "Try that,''sa.id the composer, "and tell me what you think of it." The verdict was favorable, "Now," said Rossini, "look under the teej, Yeu'ii And another duet there. T'rithi}t,fon , . The friend did so, and declared that the original composition was much the better. Then both were sung again-- Rossini in bed and his friend sitting on time edge. Both arrived at the smith conclusion touching the merits of the two compositions. "What shall you do with the other one?" asked the friend, "Oh, -I shall turn this into a tenet - to," said Rossini, and he did, diverse colors, a suit of grey and yel- low being the most common, In Sionm, a man unable to meet his lialrbities was put in chains and com- pelled to work as a slave for his credi- tor. Should he escape, his wife, Child- ren, father, or other relative were . seized in his stead. .1t one time bankrupts were con- sieet'ed criminal offenders even in Eng- land. As a matter of fact, certain cases of fraudulent bankruptcy have incur- red the death peni.ity in this country. Any concealment of books or the secreting of property by a debtor was so punished. Under this law a man called Jelin Perrot was hanged in 1761. It is said that no bank, failure has occurred in China for over nine hun- dred years. When such an event last happened an edict was promptly is- sued stating that in future any such failure or. the part of a bank would en- tail the severest punishment on all re- sponsible officials. The heads of the cashier, president and directors be- came forfeit. August. , Shorn of their wealth, the harvest fields Lie silent in the sun; Weary, beneath the languorous haze, Their generous labor done. The dreamy river trails its length Across the breadth of gold; Slow -creeping, till it find its. way • By cedars grim and end. Gone are the lilies, but the leaves Float sullen on the stream; Above the shimmering underflow Where water -grasses gleam. The flashing pickerel snaps the fly Whit:h careless skims the wave; And circles widening to the shore The rooty margins leave. The turtle warming on the log Prolongs his length of days; Unheedful of the empty nest The puffing cattail sways. Now, slow before the lowering sun A lucid vapor spreads, Drifting in hazy coolness o'er The mallow's rosy heads. Nature holds close and tenderly Her drowsy children dear; This is her hour of full content -- Her "rest -time" of the year! Canny Finance. A man from the north of Scotland was on holiday in Glasgow. On Sun- day evening he ' was walking along Argyll Street when he came upon a contingent of the Salvation Army, and e collection -bag was thrust in front of his nose. He dropt a penny into it. Turning up Queen Street, he en- countered another contingent of the Salvation Army, and again a smiling "lass" held a collection -bag in front of him. • "Na, na!" he said. "I gied a penny tae a squad o' your folk roan' the cor- ner list the noo." "Really?" said the lass. "That was very good of you. But, then, you can't do a good thing too often. And be- sides, you know, the Lord will repay you a hundredfold." "Aweel," said the cautious Scot, we'll fist wait till the first transaction is feenished before we start the second." Motor Traffic in Trinidad. It is stated that, for the last four years, the importation of motor ve- hicles Into Trinidad has averaged 165 per annum, and this rate is likely to Increase, ve not only are stocks of new cars practically non -existents In the country, but their popularity Is grow. pig rapidly. Estates gwne;s in Trini• dad eine heg;irrniiig; to realize the ad- vantages of Motor transport for eon veering their produce to the hallway Of ooast, anti erre eager to obtain ebm- mercial trucks for this purpose, At present about 600 miles of roads suit- able for motor traffic exist in Trinidad, and lately there has been a pre: noun.cea Movement towards the Imo provenient of highways: 41. fiIiirard's xini1ne111: crc cm Citan:f tet in Cowg Englishwomen's Work alt the Cana- dian Memorials Exhibit. Three Englishwomen had the honor of being commissioned by the Cana- dian Government to paint canvasses to 'be used as mural decorations for the great War Memorial Building winch is to be erected at- Ottawa, and the three pictures which are the happy result of these commissions hang in a conspicuous position at the Canadian • Was Memorials Exhibition which this year forms an interesting part of the Canadian National Exhibition at To- ronto, Each of these canvasses depicts a typical scene in army life, in which the figures are of heroic size, land they are the very last pictures in the entire collection that one would imagine to have been painted by 'Wo- men, for they are all three distinctly "masculine," both in the subject and its treatment. The most strilaing of the three is called "The Boxers," and was painted by Laura Knight, a very well known artist in England, especially famous for her figure painting. Two Canadian soldiers stripped for combat stand out against a background of bright blue sky and heavy white clouds, surround- ed by their khaki -clad comrades. Mrs. Knight is a woman in the early thirties, whose husband, Harold Knight, is also a well known artist. Their studio is in a charming, oat -of - the -way village in Cornwall. If, as now seems probable, the con- servative old Royal Academy decides at last to open its sacred portals to women painters, Laura Knight is named as the most probable candidate for the honor of being the first of her sex to affix the magic letters "R. A." to her name. The "Cookhouse" of the d 5Gth Cana- dian Infantry is the second picture. This picture is the work of Miss Anna Airy, another Englishwoman, whose work is very well known in her native land. It shows the huge caldrons of "chow" being prepared for the soldiers by the white -capped chefs, and it is all in greys and white, with the excep- tion of here and there the brilliant yellow of the flame under the kettles. Because of the success of•this can- vas, Mis,s Airy has recently ten ap- pointed by the British Minister of Munitions to paint a series of -pictures showing the workers ,in the different branches of munitions making for the Imperial War Museum in London. The third war canvas is by Claire Atwood and is called "On Leave," It shows the inside of a Y. M. C. A. hut at one of the great London termini at the hour just before the dawn. Here the Canadian soldiers have come for breakfast and a cigar- ette before taking the train. Some have a few days' leave before them and some are on their way back to the trenches. A Canadian soldier in the uniform of the celebrated Black Watch is seen in the foreground giv- ing his sergeant a light from his cigarette. Cooking for Threshers. According to the testimony of the men themselves, some threshing day dinners are to be remembered for their excellencies, , and others are to be remembered for other reasons. But if the energies of workingmen are to be kept at par, they must be well stoked. Workingmen appreciate plenty and a good flavor. The good flavor is attained 'by cooking to the right degree and seasoning carefully. Preparing the threshing dinner is a heavy task for the housewife and she should have plenty of good help. Presumably she is informed before- hand when to expect the threshers and to make her preliminary preparations. Then she must decide on her bill of fare. Here is one meant not to be arbitrary, but suggestive: Bread and butter, chicken pie, mashed potatoes, cottage cheese, new beets, fresh or canned fruit, fresh tomatoes, fried cakes, apple.pie, tea, coffee and milk. The day before the threshing all the baking except the chicken pie mAnAA should be got out of the. way, plenty of white bread, .htie a dozen pies, `a, lot of fried cakes,- as big loaf or jelly cake, or two small ones. On this day also the' chickens should be killed, dressed, and cut up. Thus the flavor of the meat will be improv- ed and time and labor for- the next day saved. Reckoning the proportion of chicken to the number of persons, there should be one good sized chicken to each six persons. The number of men required to run a threshing ma- chine varies with the conditions 'and neighborhood. Some need twenty men and -others get along with fourteen or fifteen. To accompany the chicken, rice may be cooked according to the Japanese method. This is delicious served with chicken gravy. Wash the rice in cold water over; and over again until the water rune off clear. Then add cold water enough to stand in the pan three times as high as the rice, and salt. Cook fast until nearly dry, Then remove the lid and allow to dry on the back of the stove. Thus the grains will stand out white and flaky, Acid, no milk or butter or anything else, thiv would only spoil it. The chicken should be cooked tend- er, boned, and made into pies because In this way it will -go farthest. And everybody likes' chicken pie. But it should be so managed that there 'will be plenty of good rich gravy for the potatoes and rice. If ;the threshing is to be prolonged to the sper hour, there must be another h arty meal. But by this time the housewife is 'very tired. So lin the forenoon, while the other foods are cooking, she should have a big pan of beans boiling. These can be baked for supper and if well prepared will be appetizing, The following supper menu is sug- gested and will net require a great deal of work: Bread and butter, bak- ed pork and beans, roa:,t potatoes with ' milk gravy, cabbage salad with sour creenr dressing, apple sauce, cake, tea, coffee and milk. If the men with the machine stay all night, the breakfast may be the most awkward of all the meals. But that is because it crowds upon so many other early duties of the day. It can be managed by simply expanding the family breakfast. ' Value of College Training. Many parents are working hard and denying themselves in order to send their children to college. The sacri- fices are worth while provided the girl or boy is. willing to work out his or her education. A college education not only enables its possessor to ob- tain better business positions, but it enriches and enlarges the life in every way, if the student has made the most of his opportunities. But parents should be sure their children want an education and not merely a good time when they send them to college. If a solid groundwork of character and 'it', xe me innon or Peaty fiiL, ;'attOe Sobers of Victory Bonds will find dcaaith prices trusted on tits Sinanoial page of the ineeonto Pacienin": imoere. W. L. MeKINNON & CO. Dealers in Govorutnoait and reantcipal ' ;fonds fiEo?tianou nice., le Melinda St.. 5 oronto elementary knowledge has been given the child and the child is willing to work Sand study for all education, there need be no fear of the effect of col- lege life on him. The Homestead, O wanderers from ancestral soil, Leave noisome mill raid chaffering - Gird up your loins for sturdier toil, .A d n • build the home once more! Come back to bayberryscented slopes, And fragrant fern, and ground -mat vine; Breathe airs bll fwn over holt and copse Sweet With black birch and pine. What matter if the gains are small That life's essential wants supply? Your homestead's title gives you all That idle' wealth can buy. All that the many-dollared crave. The brick -walled slaves of change and mart, Lawns, trees, fresh air and flowers, you have More dear for lack of art. Your own sole -masters, freedom -willed, With none to bid you go or stay Till the old fields your fathers tilled, As manly men are they! With skill that spares your toiling bands, Anel chemic aid that science brings, Reclaim tale waste and outworn lands, And reign thereon as kings. Hotels For Babies. The babies' hotel is beconiine a fea- ture of the English national life. There is one et Bexhill, and there is another at Hanipt.toad, and more are to follow, says the Manchester, Eng., Guardian. Parents are strictly ezeludcd, and the babies engage rooms, :-ni?je=. t. to tl:e control of nurses and governesses only. Generally speaking. the leilieg hotel is in miniature both as to bc'1h' and as to chairs and tables. The In- dignity of the highchair is past, and it is the grownup wire has to adjust herself to the new conditions. Meals are run on strictly nursery lines. " Minaret's Liniment Cures 331rhtlteria. Bill and 'Envy had not niet for some { time, when They quite unexpectedly came across each other in the street.' Noticing that his chum was looking; downcast, Bill clapped him on the back and said: "Hallo, 'Envy; how are you gettin' on? Still working for the sante Deo - pie ?" . "Yee," was 'Envy's sad reply. "Wife, mother-in-law and ten kids." On the Same Job. All grades. Write for prices. TORONTO SALT WORKS a. J. CLIFF -• TORONTO f-4very ean in the "Clark" can Is perfectly cooked and the Govern- ment -legend guarantees absolute purity. With Tomato, Chili 'or Plain Sauce. 189 SOLD EVERYWHERE W. CLARK, LIMITED - MONTREL i Q,tf n t ,s,aryE3 n ,en e';,;, 21S0 C STARCH iI!injjs! little Benson's Corn Starch should be introduced into juicy fruit 'ascherry,etc.,toprevent runningover. such rhubarb, Orange Cream Pie is not difficult to make and will prove a happy addition to your dessert recipes. a ° Serve custards, blanc mange, sauces, gravies, cakes and puddings made with Benson's Corn Starch. . The Cala .a a. Starch Coal Limited 4BiM774t45. ' ....:...a'r!W_)i°^"".^�, A -0kATUHWIIWI 'A:RIN .. M� Write for booklet. Montreal 227 1.11,..0111.0,1,11111 • "WHAT CANAM DID FOR US" DEVASTATED BELGIUM'S GRATI- TUDE TO DOMINION. Belgian Government Sends "Com- munique" Through Their Consul at Ottawa Thanking Canadians For Aid. By comae:unci of the Government of his Majesty the King of Belgium, -writes the Belgian Consul at Ottawa, I wish, through the rlletliunr of the •press, to thank heartily the peepfe of Canada, whose great charity has been a constant relief to the dire sorrows of Belgium during the war. Enclosed herewith is a "communi- que" addressed to the press of my, country by the "Comite National Beige de Secours et d'Alitnentation." You will notice that my Government in- sist upon the fact that Canada and the press of your clone country are en- titled to the deep and everlasting gratitude of the Belgian people for the splendid help given us during the past years, Canada Ever Ready. Amongst the countries which, during the •German ocetipatiou, have helped and relieved us in our distress, Canada was one of the most ever -ready and most generous. It has been found there, in favor of Belgium, an outburst of common assistance and charity which one could hardly imagine had he not ofilcial and correct figures to show how important and magnificent was the work achieved. Immediately after Liege had surren- dered, there was founded in Canada a commission of relief for the victims of the war in Belgium, said commission being under the most distinguished patronage of his Rueai 1Iiglmeso the Duke of Connaught, and of his Excel- lency the Duke of Devunehire, Gover- nor-General of Canada. Time s,.' :t of the central executive committee was in.Montreal. At the beeimring, foal and clothes were, above all other things, lacking in Belgium. The central committee of duntr'eai decided to forward to our evuntry, through the medium of the c r r esicna for relief, the numerous e;IL' in food and clothes that they wee receiving at their large store hooter', and it was also decided to ap- p'f`the gifts in cash to tire purchase in c'an•,da of Canadian products. When, at the end of two years turd a half, through scarcity in. the means of transportation, the imports had fore. ibly to be limited, tire commission for relief in Canada took the beet course possible under the circumstances by applying the Canadian pudic grants to the Belgian charitable organiza- tions, and more particularly to those connected with the children's welfare. Three Million and a Half Dollars. rip to the 15th June, 1917, the Cana- dian people's subscriptions collected by the relief fund for the victims of the war in Belgium had reached the total of $2,827,191. At the same date the gifts in goods of all kinds were estimated at $1,496,- 042. It is here proper to state that all the railways of Canada have handled the whole of• these goods free of charge. The gifts in goods were meanly wheat, barley, rice, canned. meats and other canned goods, potatoes, blankets quilts, new and old clothes. Up to the 15tH June, 1917, tire gifts in cash had reached the sum of $1,- 340,520, and up to the 31st January. 1919, $1,697,480 had been collected. Since the month of September, 1914, up to the 19th February, 1919, the col- lection, in brief, totalized a sum of $3,241,106. If one adds to this amount the 234,365 dollars collected and trans- mitted by our general consulate to different charitable organizations apart from the relief fund, more than a total of three million and a half dol- lars, that is to say, approximately seventeen million and a half francs will be obtained, Deeply Appreciated. Furthermore, the above mentioned dates do not exemplify in its com- pleteness the magnitude of the gen- erosity Canada has shown us, for one, must not -forget that a great number of persons together with a great num- ber of associations, have conveyed their funds to Belgian relief organiza- tions established more particularly in Engler tl. All of these figures bear a character which is peculiarly significant when it is considered that Canada has not yet a population of eight million in- habitants, arid. that such a splendid ex- ample of generosity has been given more particularly by individuals, In conclusion, let us any that the fund has still on hand an available sum of 85,000 dollars. Said sum will forthwith he remitted to King Albert, who will personally see that it is die-- tributed amongst the principal relief organizations. A Link Established. Needless to further exemplify the right of the Canadian public to the Belgians' gratitude, In expressing the sentiments which, indeed, we feel so glad to express, we daasicicr it a duty to thank our confreres of the Canadian press, who not only wore amongst the plrmmlaux of statuil. ,id -bearers heartily sympathetic to dor just cause, but also have never missed au occasion to echo the distress of Belgium, to stimulate tho good-will''bf the Cantles clean population, and thus to contri- bute in the most..effectltry way to the I a u g of an international fraternity winsn...',ii always be very dear to the e;: Belgium, 14.