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The Exeter Times, 1920-3-18, Page 7Brevity. We all treed brevity. We need it even in action. Most of us Mahe two • snovememts where one would suffice, We waste muscle and nerve and ener- gy and life in doing things that profit neither ourselves nor myons Coe, es- • pecially in doing things in long and clumsy ways . when a little thought would previde a simplier way to the same end, But above all we need brevity in speech, It seems as if the world Inad never before been overwhelmed with Such a flood of words. Every day in books and magazines the press pours forth millions of them that no one can read, or wants to read, or ought to read. Every day public speakers de - „diver vast volatiles of talk on which they have reflected very little before- hand and on which on one will reflect et all afterwards. The old saying was that speech was given us to conceal our thought, but it serves an even more useful purpose in concealing our lack of thought. For thought is difficult, and talk is easy. It seems almost as if the wide dif- .fusion of education had supplied chief- ly words and enlarged our common, or uncommon, vocabulary without enlarg- ing the thought behind it. It ought not t o be so. The foremost the only, vital, function _of education is to sup- ply thoughts, And it may be taken for granted that the more we think the less we speak; for the more we think the plainer we see the huge signific- ance and the danger of speaking. Es- pecially is it true that the more enoteely and carefully we think the less we PirT speak. If we really have something to say, we try to say it with an exquisite and finished brevity. Of course brevity can be carried too far, may be awkward and inarticulate and incomplete. We niay be brief and tedious at the sante time,' Sonne one brought Voltaire, the master of brevi- ty, . an epigram in two lines. "Ah!" said Voltaire. "Very good, but it drags in spots," The old comic dra- matist said of a dull oaf, "This laconic ass makes brevity ridiculous." We do not want to make brevity ridiculous or let it make us so. Nevertheless, we should all do well to cultivate and practice brevity, and we may be sure that we should be much more listened to if we spoke less. Chalking It Up! it is a little-known .fact outside the coal -mining industry itself, that chalk is a large factor in assessing the wag yf the coal -miner, says an .Eng From All Quarters. lish ter. The chalk for this par-. Only one man in 203 is xis feet in pose is bought by the miner himself in height. irregular'-' shaped lumps sbinewleat The fu.l equipment of a diver ' 'ger' ,han a duck's egg. weighs about 175 pounds. a miner is given employment One grain of indigo is sufficient to pat Limner section of the coal affect the color of a ton of water. n he is also given -a 1, :. r from Coal used for household purposes oses ' n the ipbabet common to t'.e district England aipouuts to ;31f,00 000.,tons .a wh eiri he is' enrlsloyee, 'and a die- -year; industries use nearly 100,00.0,600 -tiinguishing number, such as 2D if he tons annually. is working iii the D district. As the The most expensive andthe scarcest tubs cone up from the pit they are precious stone nowadays is the emer• carefully weighted, and the weight ald. One was sold recently, at Chri.• and numbers are properly entered te. tie's, for -700 a carat. to a book under the heading 2D. Italy's perfume manufacturers con - At the beginning • of the miner's sunie 1,360 tons of orange blossdm, 930 tons of roses, 150. tons each of jas- mine and violets, and fifteen tons of jonquils annually. In Slain a declaration of marriage is very simple. It is considered a pro- posal merely to offer a lady a flower, or to take a light from a cigarette if she is holding it in her mouth. Beginning life as a bobbin -carrier nearly _ fifty years ago at Hindley, Lancashire, Mr. Peter Taylor has been appointed manager of the same mill which he entered as a boy. PALE, WAN CHEEKS A �1G�V QF ANAEMIA To Have Good Color and Health the Blood Must be Kept Red and Pure. Many women who had good color and bright eyes in their girlhood grow pale and colorless and lose much of their charm when .they become wives and mothers. Why is it? When the fading color in the cheeks and lips is accompanied by a loss of brightness in the eyes and an increasing heavi- ness in the step and a tendency to tire easily,. the cause is to be sought in the state of the blood. Many causes may contribute to the condition of the blood known as anae- mia. Care of the . home, overwork, lack of outdoor: exercise, insufficient rest and sleep,, improper diet, are a few' of them. The important thing is to restore the -blood, to build it up eo that the color will return to the cheeks and lips, brightness to the eyes, and lightness to the step. To- do this, nothing can equal Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. They begin at. once g e to increase the red corpusles in the blood, and this new blood carries strength and health to every partof the body. The appetite improves, digestion becomes perfect, and energy and ambition re- turn. Proof is given in the statement of „Mrs. Alex. Archambo, Cornwall, Ont., who says:—"Two years ago any health began to fail, I was suffering from headaches, pains in the back and sides, and a constant tired out feeling. I had used a lot of medicine, but instead of it helping me I seemed to be growing weaker. My friends urged me to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and while I felt disheartened at my experience with other medicines, I decided to do so. To my great joy I soon found the pills were helping me, and their continued use for a time fully restored my health:. I feel that I would be ungrateful it I did not give my experience with Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, in the hope that ie may point the way to health to some other poor suf- fer er." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills can be ob- tained through any medicine dealer, or may be had by mail, post paid, at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Broci:viile, Ont. week he marks his first tub. 21) 1, and then carries on throughout the Week, each tab being numbered by .him in rotation. At the end of the week his last tub may read 21) 23, When an empty tub is put into the miner's working -place, he rubs out all the previous markings. He then puts on his own number, letter, and the number of his filling. Only a high sense• o1 duty .ensures the smooth working of this chalk sys- tem, and woe betide any offender if the case can be proved against him. He becomes locally a social outcast. The Groundhog. Nobody knows wbere the groundhog got its "rep" as a weather forecaster; but belief in its powers in this regard Seems to be very ancient. It is a kind of marmot (therefore re- lated to the prairie dog) and makes its home in a burrow twenty or thirty feet- long, which descends obliquely four or five feet, and then gradually rises to a large round chamber, where the groundhog family sleeps' and brings up the young ones. In the daytime the woodchuck (as it is otherwise called) never goes 'far from its bttrrow, When, angry or alarmed it makes a chattering noise, or sometimes utters' a shrill whistle. Its bite is severe, ;and it will make a desperate fight against a dog. .. a .•-----.-a�•__.—.�- The Deadly Jordan. Bathing in the RIver Jordan, fa- mous in sacred history, has lost its popularity as the result of the dis- covery by United- States physicians, ,that it is a dangeipttsm disease -germ tier. ne of tlne first • steps taken by an American Red Cross unit reaching t region was an analysis of the see er. water, It was found to be laden With the germ of akin cii:na,.;es and ether ntflledies, There have never before been re- strictions on bathing in ,tile stream, regardless of the physical conditions of the bathers, but the revelations et the danger lurking in the Jordan's wider caused the local 0nthorities to piano a ban on the unreetricted bath- ing. Throw out the old oil and wick from the„ incubator lamp, test the ther- inolnetsr arid: level up the machine. The biggest cheese in the World was rt:cently exhibited at a Chicago dally show; it weighed fourteen tons, and. nine men, aided by mechanical appliances,• were required to Inovk. it.�. y. Not So Hard to Understand. A teacher who believed in -co-opera- ting with the parents of her pupils ' called at the home of a small boy whom she had caught in a number of falsehoods in order to take counsel with his mother. • "I can't see how you can say that," the boy's mother objected. "John never tells me lies. I'm mighty par- ticular about it myself. He's out in the yard now. "Annie," she said to his small sister, "you go out and tell him to come right in this minute!" Annie went, but in a few minutes she returned without the small pre- varicator. "He won't come," she ann pounced proudly. "He says he won't." - "Did you tell hill who was here?" inquired his mother, Annie shook her head.. "All right," said the truthful parent, "Go back and tell him his grand- mother's here and has some candy for him. That'll bring him!" USEFUL' MODE! S. 8531 Sketched from Garments made from McCall Patterns 9.1o•5, j No. 8531 -Ladles' and Misses' One - Piece Nightgown. Price 20 cents. In 3 sizes; small, 32, 34; medium, 36, 38; large, 40, 42 ins. bust. Medium size with pookets,. shorter sleeves, 33 yds. 32 ins. wide, or 3% yds. 36 ins, wide; without' pockets, 3% yds. 32 ins. wide, or 3% yds. 36 ins. wide. Width around bottom, 1%, yds. No. 9105—Ladies' Negligee or House Gown. .Price 20 cents. Cut from one width of material; instep length. Cutin3 sizes; shall, 34, 36; medium, 38, 40; large 42, 44 ins. bust measure. Small size requires 3 yds. 40 or 45 ins. wide. Width around bottom, 1z .yds, These patterns may be obtained from your local McCall dealer, or from the McCall Co..,_ 70 Bond St., Toronto, Dept. W. MONEY ORDERS. When ordering goods by mail send a Dominion Express Money Order. - Eucalyptus Fuel. Eucalyptus 't tees planted en tropi- cal mountain sides would produce fuel at the rate of twenty tons, dry weight (sixty•pounds to the cubic fobt),eper acre annually. This in perpetuity, the plantations when cut reproducing themselves without further expense. Such is the declaration of a scientist who says that by thismeans the.sun's heat in hot latitudes can be economi- cally stored, the dry eucalypt timber being heavier than coal and possessing more heating power, bulk for bulk. An acre of eucalyptusin the tropics, he asserts, would *educe the equiva- lent of at least twenty tons of coal, per annum, the only requirements being powerful sunshine and heavy rainfall to insure rapid growth. So, with such a possible resource available, why worry about the threatened, exhaustion of the coal mines? A Bold Bird. The chickadee will eat out of your hand if you show 'him that you have something good to eat and he isnot already pretty well satisfied, for he is a sociable; fearless and responsive little fellow. Another thing is that if you whistle to the chickadee he will invariably respond, which is more than can be said of midst other birds: The chickadee braves the winter cold and •remains even when the snow makes it hard for shim to find much food. The top and back of his head is jet black and there is a big black spot also on his throat, while the rest of the bird is shaded from white to gray and buiiish, "One single idea may have greater weight than the labor of all men, animals, and engines for a,. century." Emerson. ,...-r...........��.GTss�.r'►`.'F6i�.«"y�u:rrma-'�.,..d:.'h.�, �.�.r,�ie�T''1 A Mornin - Dish, Of ir . a. ceA h .xniy does hearten. one up for the day. Wkly- shouldn't it? - Gi pe N its is ready -cooked, r;tisk t �: �4e�ex�.cc�, o�d contains . F1�eryn good d elements��stv�r requires for the siren. t -to do this • 'H e gke (Jr, e Nuts4 :, 11Nh. p R.. se em-. An Acute Observer. Natural history was the subject of the lesson, . and the teacher asked, "Who can tell me what an oyster Is?". A small hand, gesticulating violent- ly, shot up into the -air, and a shrill voice called out, 5`I know—I can tell, teacher!„ "Well, Bobby," said the teacher, "you may tell us what an oyster is," "An oyster," triumphantly answered Bobby, "Is a fish built like a nut!" Ordors of the Day. I was beingshaved the other day, says a writer, when a grizzled chap in a captain's uniform calve in. He saluted smartly and seated himself in the chair next to my own, "Hair cut," he said in gruff tones, "How would you like it cut, six?" the barber asked. ' Tile .captain, who was baldish, an s'wered gruffer thin 'ever: "Line upthe hairs sand nu tub erif 0 to the right. Odd numbers each want half an inch. Dress smartly with bay ram and brilliantine. Then dismiss." MARCH WEATHER DANGEROUS TO BABY Our Canadian March weather—one day bright, but sloppy, the next blus- tery andcold-is extremely hard on children. Conditions make it neces- sary for the mothersto keep the little ones indoors. They. are often confined to overheated, badly ventilated rooms and • catch colds which rack their whole system. To guard against these colds and to keep the baby well till the better, brighter days come along, a box of Baby's Own Tablets should. be kept in the house and an occasion- al dose given the baby to keep his stomach and bowels working regular- ly. The Tablets are a mild but thorough laxative which never fail to regulate the stomach and bowels and thus they relieve colds and simple fevers and keep the baby at. The Tab- lets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr, 1Yilliams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Everything Right in the End. I want to believe in the happy old way That all will come right in the end some day, That life will be better and days will be sweet, That roses will carpet the world for men's feet, That love and affection and honor and trust, Will Iift us from sorrow and shadow and dust. I want to go toiling with this in my heart, That every day brings us the joy of a start Fresh with endeavor and duty and truth, As we swing to our tasks with the vigor of youth, Singing the music of love and ,of cheer Till clouds drift apart and the storms disappear. Minard's Liniment Co., Limited, Have used MINARD'S LINIMENT for Croup; found nothing equal to it. CHAS. E. SHARP. Hawkshaw, N.13., Sept. lst, 1905. Whence the Sleighhell. Not least curious among objects of antiquity dug up in Central America and Columbia are golden images of reptiles with tiny sleighbells for eyes. At all events, we should call them sleighbells because, 'in miniature, they are exactly 'like sieighbeIIs, the ,slit serving to represent the opening be- tween the eyelids. ' Pull. -sized sleighbells, mostly gold- ' plated, with metal pellets inside to tinkle, are found in. arc€ent graves ail over Centras America. Usually they are of copper, and have a loop at the top to hang by, What they were used for is a mys- tery, Presumably for adornment, tiiougln they may have had a religious significance. Tdtnnnl faknbiy they were cast in molds. The prehistoric alnilabitants of those regions' were t xc•ee;lingly skillful motel .vorkere, copper and gold being. their favorite mate?Tial:E., They had a process for plating witli a gold wash that is -net undor ieea at all to -day. • But it would be most t ilntereettng to,. know Low it came abort 'that sleigh - bells extretly like olu )wn in pattern 'Were nn abs. on this eentinent cen- turien and ,probably thotlsantis oT years, before the Now' World was dis- covered, Value of Coal Gear English experts are carlYiAg on ex- tensive tensive tests of the value of. coal gas for, annealing tempering, Bardet l'ng a I melting Tnetetis,, e �'•t�. CIATI A, Would you be rid of that �!sickening pain. -that sharp ntte-like thrust alone the sciatic nerve -course at ever movement? Thou-. rt�dsihhaye found lasting Templeton's Rheumatic Capsules Many doctors prescribe them. Write rg SWTrg o fo tree sample. Sold by reliable druggists everywhere for $1.04. ASTHMA Templeton's ft A 2. N1 A H Cap.. soles are guaranteed to relieve AST H MA. Don't Suffer an- other day. Write Te mpletons ,142 King St. W., Toronto, foriroosample. Reliable druggists sell then at 81.04 a box. Musical Milking. Farmers will be Interested in the statement that cows minced to music give more milk than those milked in silence. The experiment is said to have been conducted at the Electrical Exposi- tion in • New York, where the cows were not' only milked to music but milked by electricity; and sceptics will perhaps wonder what would be the result if the cow were milked by hand while the farmer's boy played a fiddle. Mozart and Beethoven were among the composers whose work dignified the hour and increased the flow of milk, Seep Kinard,* liniment in the house, Shovels Ore Into Cars. Operated by compressed air di- rectedby one man, a new implement for use about mines literally shovels ore from piles into cars. 'Tt HEY do no t\\ fear coughs, colds and allied :, complaints. For !eV' over60 years they t : • - have relied on t forprompt results. With the lowered strength and vitality of age they realize more than ever before the importance of having Gray's Syrup on hand for immediate use. G" Thoy erways buy the Lame Six* Lift off erns! Doesn't hurt a bit and • Freezondl costs only a few cents. With your lingers'!' "Jon can lift o1 any hard corn,soft corn, or cora betwee e toes, and the hard skin calluses frog bottom of feet. .A tiny bottle of "Freezone" costs littl tit any drug store; apply a few drop upon the corn or sanies. Instantly 1 stops hurting, then shortly you lift tha bothersome corn or callus right off, roo and al], without one bit of pain or son` nese, ^'rely! No humbug Send Prisoners Home. One hundred and ninety thousand prisoners of war, including 43,110 of ricers, have been repatriated from the French camps since January 20th, ac- cording to an announcement from the French War Office. Ask for rinard's and take no other. Pensions granted to disabled sol- driersrange from Canada's 47s. 11d. a week, at the head of the list, to Germany's 20s. 9d.. at the foot. In Great Britain such a man is entitled to 40s. weekly. CONVENIENT! If Constipated, Bilious or Headachy, take "Cascarets." f Cascarets never gripe, sicken or in- convenience one like Salts, Oil, Calo- mel or harsh Pills. Feel bully! Be efficient! Don't stay sick, bilious, headachy, constipated. Remove the liver and bowel poison which is keep- ing your head dizzy, your tongue coat- ed, your breath bad and stomach sour. Why not spend a few cents for a box of Cascarets and enjoy the nicest, gentlest laxative -cathartic you ever experienced :' They work white you sleep. CUSS/ilea AdVe!'ti#4'!lyit"Xittl1" ^ „� etpin#tT$ 1iR!1 mils. QRTRAIT . AGENTS WA140194 Ga1004 Onto and �6nishee•--•ieeroes nt a on r rue ^- 414 for oatatogu, loato. 4ft.4 Brunitiwick Av... To ANTED. -- Rh1LYA33Lx1, aCl41:f?. cryo Betio ntee, farmers' gens, farm r othertt who can devote sono o their spare time to represent us a Salesmen for Ner ery Stock. We sun Pl.to•ddete eanvaseing o1.tflte free o chargen offer liberal remuneration APP1Y immediately to Maple Serer. Nurseries. 'Winona. Ont, SMART, ENER IISTIC y'oU1�TG 1'S.A,Ii wanted to handle Mining stocks bonds and debentures, to represent 'p o rontc House. Liberal oommieslon, .,tp. ply Box 8, Wilson Publishing Co., To. ionto,, IHSTRZ11L1'TOES WANTED RESIDENT IOISTRIBUTORS WANT- vince in In every very mal °etude' ire" quired, and you handle your own money. Shipments all duty paid, f,o,b, Montreal. Send for agency proposition. G�astiirtt f Co., Bridgeton, New Jersey, U.S.A, 1 POR SALE I;gWSPtyAPER. WEEICLY, IN BRUG'% 1 Box T. Wilson €Publishing rCo t1. irnlit ett i T3 .Adelaide St. W., Toronto. 1CiOr 1 rY ELL EQUYPPzon ' NBWSPAPEh 1 T and jobprinting plant in Plast. IOntario, Insurance nc e carri ed Y. 50 tog Will � go for I,200 on quick sale. '"13oI Wilson Publishing Co.. Ltd.. Toronto rzreriLI$ER. STEVENS' COMPLETE PERTIL-• iter will pay you. Write for prices. Q HIP YOUR EMPTY BAGS—SUGAR. I7 flour, bran sacks to Stevens, High- est prices. Geo, Stevens, .864 Mark i3 Peterboro. WOOD ASHES. IF YOU HAVE A CAR FOR SALE write me. Geo. Stevens, 864 Mark Street, Peterboro. SCRAP IRON. T F TOU HAVE A MIRE AND RAV] dome and or 3 ou vherre it laysI will . Cleo. Stevens, 364 Mark Street, Peterboro. I'ARM$ BOUGHT. T HAVE CASH BUYERS FOR SAL - ill. able farms. Give description, lo- cation and cash price. James P. 'b'ti'hit»A. Box DOJ, New lrranklin, Milo. !15cELLA.NEOUS, •ADZES %ANTED TO DO PLAIN - .0 light sewing at home whole osf spare time, good pay, work sent any dis- tance, ebarges paid. Send stamp for par- iloulai's, National Manufacturing Com- pany, *Montreal. (1Oi?1IN STOCK .WANTED, IF YOil VV are able to supply, advise us, as wad will pav the hii:heat prices, dry or green' from tho saw. Noonan Bros., Limited{.. Owen Sound, Ont, f 1ANCER, TUMOIt5. LLiIIPS, EMX.. internal and externa€, cured v:lthoett before toour tem Drt a Beliman Write i nit Co.,cal Limited, Coilingwood, Ont. An:erica'v Pioneer Bog reels -taloa Book on DOG DISEASES and Flow to Pecs AMailea Tree to any Ad- dress by the Author. E. Clay GIover Co., Ism, 115 SFeat 3.1 t Street New York, k, L%. C ,.. Montreal D. WATSON & CO. ,Nem York -- -- - --- L ,tri 1 00V f I t n eatretnentetenereenge "SYRUP OF FIGS" FROM RHEUMATISM CHILD'S I1VE J Almost,= 1 any man win tell you.. that Sloan's Liniment WHEN YOU SUFE Look at tongue! Remove poi* 1 means relief sons from little stomach,. liver and bowels For practically every urian has used it who has. suffered from rheumatic aches, soreness of muscles, stiffness of joints, the results of weather ex- posure. Women, too, by the hundreds of thousands, use it for relieving neur- itis, lame backs, neuralgia, sick head- ache. Clean, refreshing, soothing, economical quickly. effective, Say "Sloan'S Liniment" to your druggist. Mario in, Canada, .t.,Get it today 35c., 70e., $1.10. Accept "California" Syrup of Figs only—look for the name California on the package, then you are sure your child is having the best and most harmless laxative or physic for the little stomach, liver and bowels. Children love its delicious fruity taste. Full directions for child's dose on each bottle. Give it without fear. Mother"' You must say "California." ACUTE ECZEMA ON ABY'S A Face,Neck,Arms, Terrible Sight, ItchedAnd Burned. Cuticura Heals, VOI0°1 Baby was two menthe old ;when I noticed little pimples on her mead. They kept getting worm and spread till her head, face, neck and arms were one mass of cruptionc, bi±rrrlre , itching, and bleeding. I was coil it vas acuto eczema. 1 bad to caw up her arras end lees' in linen. She was s terrible sight. For one year I had no rest night or day. "We got ettti::ura Coe ;. ` el.Osut. talent. In Iese than two weeks she began to mend and in a few months she was healed." (1,iigned) Mrs. Doorman, 243 McDonnell 53,, Peter. boro, Out„ April 19, 1919. Stop the use of all doubtful soaps. Use Cuticura for all toilet purposes. Soso 2Sc, Ointment 25 and We, Sold throughouttheDominion. CenadianDepot: L mans,Umitad,St. PautSt.,Ibiontroai, Ctzticura,Stito Atoms without snug. moe..:-_ S s'Sa3PS C 4 '4J QJr) FRO A little D:;1 neck • tig:i id:::',. 3..s ..tijSt hair I.:ti:i g Get a small bottle of "Danclerine" et any drug store for a few cents, pour et little into your hand and rub well into the scalp with the finger tips. By morning most, if not ail, of this awful scurf will have disappeared, Two or three applications erten remove every bit of dandruff and stops falling hair. Every hair on scalp shortly shows more life, vigor, brightness, thickness and color. ONLY TABLETS MARKED "AYR" ARE ASPF Not • Aspirin at All without the "Bayer Cross" 'Okkk ISSUE No. 11.—'20, ✓t' icy. ts t0 For (' 1 l , "rein, ITra leelle, N'cural• pa,Io o ttlriuli contains col. n ?etc db' Oa, Toothache, ' Earache, and for rectir ns, Then comp .lets aro getting real J:Blu um t l i:gnn, Lumbago, Sciatica, Neu- 4=lpi.iin—tile genuine .tlopniln lire' ritiN, take At4pirin marked with the saliva by phveiciane for over pure - tame `Bayer" or you aro not taking: tern years, Now 'made in. t'Iuedn. Aspirin at all, . 17ancly tin boxes containing 't' tali•. Accept only "Bayer "Tablets of lets cost but a few cents, 1) um:if:lei 4Fmiriu" in an unllroken "Bayer" also sell larger "Bayer" puel•.ngerl. Th.ero is only one Aspirin—t Sayer"—'S''o1a =tot say "1 nye. Aspirin is the trash, tarts (roglaterod in Canada) of Bayer:Ilanatarinre of Month. acetieacldcster of 80.11cyllesold, whsle 1t is well known that Aspirin anima flrn tnaauta.cture, to nsafet the public) affably imitations,. the Tablets of Bayer deice iuy will bo stamped with their general trade mark, the "Bayer Croat," it a