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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1920-3-25, Page 34)0 FAILURES IMO ACHIEVED SUCCESS • ALLENBY, ROBERTS AND CECIL pHODES. Men Who Have Succeeded in Siesta of Their Inability to • -Pass Exams. LOSS OF STRENGTH i THROUGH INDIGESTION A little time ago Lord Allenby',he famous general, created a greatlaugh when he was presented with the free- dohs of the City of London. What happened is best told in his own words: 1 "I must thank the City Chamberlain for his kindly reference to my work. and my career. But he has made one little mistake.' He told you I passed for the Indian Civil Service. Well, now, as a'matter of actual truth, I didn't—I tried to! But I --" Generous applause and great laugh- ter saved his lordship, also laughing heartily, from completing the tale of woe. He said he eonsoied himself, however, with the comforting reflec- tion that, had he passed that exam., it was extremely unlikely he would be standing there that day, having ac• complislied what.he had done! He Failed In German. John Hassall, the famous designer of posters and clever painter of many pictures, tells with much delight an episode of his examination days, He relates how he was educated at a tine school in Germany, where, na- turally, he learned' to speak German almost like a' native. Yet, when he sat later on for an important examina- tion wherein that language was a lead- ing subject amongst those he took he failed! And it was given out after- wards by the examiners that he had not passed in German! Luckily, Mr. Hassall had not to be examined in drawing ere he could take up poster work, or we might have had him alsopronounced by "expert examiners" as a failure in artistic work! The late Lord Roberts had to ap- peal` before a Board of Army doctors when he first applied to be accepted as a junior cadet for the British Army. They turned him down owing to what they called his "extremely delicate constitution," and advised the lad so keen on soldiering to try something else! The Great Little "Bobs;" late Stomach Can Only Do its: Work When the Blood is Rich and Redo Indigestion moans foss as well as suffering to many people, Loss of men!" strength, loss of time and loss of Perhaps it might liaise been enough, money follows indigestion and debili- but the colonel could not spare his ty continues as long as the indiges- tion remains, Workers suffer from indigestion because their floors are long, and often they cannot give pro- per ,time to meals, "Then the appetite becomes fickle, digestion becomes .feeble and the blood becomes im- poverished. So the general health suffers; langour, nervous troubles and often sleeplessness follows. It Is well to remember that the whole sys- tem relies upon good blood and that. good blood Is impossible unless the digestion is good, The stomach cannot doits work un- less the blood Is made rich and red, and so new blood alone can cure indi- gestion. ndigestion. It is for this reason that a - remedy like Dr. Williams,Rink Pills which makes new, rich blood, cures indigestion and builds up the whole system. The great value of Dr, Wil- solemnity. "One of these 'ere foreign hams' Pink Pills in cases of this kind chaps'l1 'come up and say to me, is proven by the statement of Mr. R. E. Small, Wingham, Ont„ who says: "The truthfulness of my statement can be proven by scores of my friends and acquaintances. I am a glove cutter by trade and for six long years; have at times been a great sufferer from complication of Alis chiefly due to in- with simplicity, "for all I know, sir, 'e digestion. Gas would accumulate on may be making insulting remarks the stomach, causing me great pain. I would bloat up at times and almost suffocate, and often when at work would be overcome by a drowsy op- pression which. was almost indescrib- able. Finally I began the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, and after taking seven boxes I feel like a new man. The transformation they have made in me is simply remarkable, and while using them I gained thirteen pounds in. weight. I may add that I began the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills as a result of what they did for a niece, who underwent a critical operation, and who 'did not regain her strength until she started using the pills. In her case they fully restored her health, and this encouraged me to begin their t3ss, with, as I have already said, a complete restoration.of health in my own case." You can get Dr. Williams' Pink Pills through any dealer in medicine, or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from the Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. cluired the colonel, who knew Georgian temeeraznent, "It le revolutionary euthusias111," replied the official in broken English, "If you have a Thomas• -a Great Bri- tain Thomas ---Gr so to lend us*" ,r '1 raid not," said the colonel. "I have just tour men with me," • "It is enough!" exclaimed the official joyfully, "The Great Britain Thomas is much respected by my country- four ountry But the boy had made up his mind, so he afterwards offered himself as a candidate for the 'Indian Army, where, curiously enough at that time, the authorities were not : • ,o strict 'i • n their decisions. He wa s accepted, and as everybody now Lows, went out to the great Dependency, where he won the V.C,, had a marvellous career, and made a big name, finally rising to be the greatest general of the Bri- tish Army in our days. Roberts lived to be quite an old man, and enjoyed excellent health most of his life. One of our leading admirals told the writer not long since how he had had a narrow escape from being "thrown out of the Service even before I had got in, so to speak!" He said that when he"first appeared before a number of naval examiners on board ship, he was hardly more than fifteen, and very nervous. Mal - imaged by an.admiral with a -thunder!: Rus voice to spell "ricochetting," in relation to a shot from a gun, the boy spelt it phonetically! His version was "rickerting, which so annoyed the examining one that he yelled: "Not a bit like it! Out you go!" Winston at School. However, it seemed that another ad- miral present had different views, or was more sympathetic and kindly, for he put in, "Wait a bit, my bay! Now, do you know who won the Battle of Trafalgar?" "Yes!" said the would-be middy, who came from a naval family. "It was Nelson and my grandfather, sir!" The whole Board could not help sinning; and the kindly one added: "Good, my lad! You're the sort we, want for the Navy! You'll do!" One who was at Harrow with iV1r. Winston Churchill has told more than once how Winston was clever enough at work, but not given to listening too keenly to what tutors and masters said about the classics and 'similar "dry" subjects to him. It was certain qualities of his, well known to -day, rather than the passing of " exams,, which carried young Churchill onward at Harrow over better scholars,- just as they have done these last few' years over men whorl .most of the public wotild have expected to be above him at present. And who that knew Cecil Rhodes will easily forget with what glee he. used to relate that, though he went for years to Bishop Stortford Gram- mar School, and then to Oriel, at Ox- ford, xford, he usually came in at the foot of the list when any exam. had to be passed!! So take comfort, you who fail now andthen at school. It isn't always the prize -winners who afterwards do best in the world. ' Scientist's Theory. According : to one European scien- teat, animals have been distributed over the world by the oscillation of its axis, which has altered the climate of its zones. four and closed the interview with a rather curt, "So sorry!" few days later, Mr. Chater and a medical friend learned a little more. of the ways of Thomas with the Geor- gians, They had been puzzled by the sight of a Tommy on a street corner, apparently carrying on a fluent con- versation with a Georgian soldier, and found an opportunity afterwards to question him. "You don't speak Georgian?" asked the doctor. "No, sir,"aanswered Tommy, "And that Georgian doesn't under- stand English?" "No, sir." "How on earth, then, do you man- age_" tounderstand each of her. "Well, you see, it's this way, sir," replied Thomas with the utmost 'Nitchyvilla,. nitchyvilla?' And I'll say to 'ifs:, `Don't mind if I do 'ave one,' AO then maybe 'e'll say to me, 'Bid - sky, ittsky, boo!' And then I biffs 'im one on the jaw." "But why? Why knock him down?" "Because, sir," answered Thomas Why the Great Br• itain Thomas is Respected. The British Tommy is cheery, cour- ageous and dependable. He also 'adapts himself successfully, in his own peculiar fashion, to strange .coun- tries, coup tr ies, comrades and responsibilities. In: Georgia—not that which Sherman marched through, but Transcaucasian Georgia, neighbor to unhappy Armenia —Mr, Melville Chater, a recent Ameri- can visitor, found him very much on. the job. He was, indeed, the one en- livening element amid tragedy and confusion. The American first learn- ed of his activities from a British colonel, his travelling companion on a Georgian train. There had been, the colonel related trouble between the Armenians and the Georgians over a boundary dis- pute, when along came a party of twelve British soldiers. The Georgian and Armenian armies lay on _either side of a railway line. They were about to attack, when the Briton in command jumped on a pile of railway ties and addressed them. "Commanders of the Georgian. and Armenian armies in being," he said politely. "Since you can't carry on without killing some of His Majesty's forces, I propose an.armistice." There- upon the British army of twelve sat down between the firing lines and comfortably made and enjoyed its tea while the surprised commanders ar- ranged terms. It was an amusing anecdote, and scarcely had the colonel finished tell- ing it when the brakes began grinding and a fusilade of musketry rang out from the near -by town. Presently a Georgian official, very scared, came aboard and appealed to the colonel for assistance against a crowd of convival fellow citizens who were shooting up the countryside. "Is it war or mete play?" coldly in - The bamboo sometimes grows si Foot in twefity-four hon%s% - about me." It is perhaps not for his logic that the Great Britain Thomas is respected in Georgia; but respected he is. The Real Good, "What is the real good?" I asked in musing mood. Order, said the law court, Knowledge, said the school, Truth, said' the wise man, Pleasure, said the fool. Love, said the maiden, Beauty, said the page, Freedom, said the dreamer, Hosie, said the sage, Fame, said the soldier, Equity, the seer. Spake my heart full sadly, "The answer is not here," Then within my bosom, Softly this I heard: "Each heart holds the secret; Kindness is the word." MONEY ORDERS. Dominion Express Money Orders are on sale in five thousand offices throughout Canada. 'Stately Homes' Going. Roost clays inthe land business leave struck Britain, and many antes tral estates leave pee under the :ane- tionoer`s hammer. The reason for sell - leg is ,Plainly that rents for farms are low and that owners of estates can more profitably iihvest their money elsewhere, '1.'here are also many newly -rich looking for hue country homes, But in the main, it is small farmers who are buying up the big estates is portions. The agricultural depression of the eighties and early nineties ruined 'many an English fer- nier, but the war with its consequent demand for every scrap of food that could be produced in the British Isles. gave a tremendous stimulus to agri- culture, Praotleally all the large area. :of land offered for sate in Dent has been sold aphid keen competition at satis- faotory prices•. Fruit farms have been in great demand. With many of the big estates being sub -divided biose re- maining as such will naturally become more valuable. There is an unsatiable demand for houses in both London and the small towns. WB •BY IS WHEN A CROSS Mothers; when your baby is erose— when he cries a great deal and no amount of attention or petting cheers him—something is the matter. It Is not the nature of little ones to be cross and peevish—the well child is a happy child. Give him a dose of Baby's Own Tablets and he will soon be well again. The Tablets are a mild but thorough laxative which regulate. the bowels and stomach; banish c na tipation and indigestion; break hp colds and simple fevers and relieve the other minor ills of little ones. Con- cerning them Mrs. Oscar Bedard, Ste. Sophie, Que., writes:—"Baby's Own Tablets are an excellent remedy for constipation. They relieved shy little one when nothing else would. and I can strongly recommend them to all mothers." The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine •Co., Brockville, Ont. Beloved Books. For many friends I've found in books I thankful am; • Among them Dorothea Brooks, And Pickwick's Sam. Prom many a page they smiling look In prose or song, And in my heart they fill a nook, That friendsone throng. • They offer fair and happy haven, In which I find Wisdom, and cheer, and love, free given, And Comrades kind. A Strike in the Congo. - A. novel method of breaking a strike is described by Mr. E. Torday, who tells about some of the curious cus- toms of the Central African tribes in the Congo. I crossed the river in a canoe, he says, and then my luggage was carted to a place' above the falls where another boat was waiting for me. Theoa _ was only t a dugout, but it was so large that it required a crew of forty paddlers, which was changed at every village so that the men should not be taken far from their homes. In one place - the men refused to work, and ,for a time I was unable to proceed. Leaving the women in the village, they withdrew to a distance and mocked me. I instructed my boy to put a number of paddles into the boat; then I in- vited the savage ladies to come aboard and sell me food. I relied upon the universal eagerness of the negroes in that region to trade, and soon thirty women were in the boat bargaining. Without attracting their attention, my boy unfastened the rope by which the boat was secured to a tree, and before the saleswomen were aware of what was happening they found them- selves floating downstream. The effect of this manoeuvre was immediate. The men set out in their, little canoes, and demanded their wo- men. I offered to surrender one host- age for every man who would come aboard and take his place with a pad- dle, and in half an hour I' continued my journey triumphantly. All the ladies had been redeemed from pawn. . Regularity in feeding is one of the essentials for producing winter eggs. la lX Yotill Enjoy Use Flavor of. IN5TANT POSTUM and this table drink is easy to make just reit. tcupstrength One C�.il. "vaz'�ithe sir n r as cdesired,nmaking�. t mild to Suit taste Used instead of coffee , its - Be terFo1 You More &cononical "SYRUP OF FIGS" 1 � LAXATIVE CHILD'S �� E3 • Look at tongue! Remove poi sons from little stomach,, liver and bowels Accept "California" Syrup of Figa 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." HAVE you • DO you endure the misery of Asthma wltli aieephlese nights,ilflcult breathing andlose of strength2 blow- ever bad your case quick e iefi s guaranteed by he TEMPLETON'S RAZ -MAN CAPSU LES' Tells preparation is the re- sult of years ofexpnerlrnent- ing and study. Thousands have derived the greatest. benefit through its use, Write for free sample .to Tenn letons, X42 Sing St.. W., Toronto. Sold for $3 druggists 4 a bar. Maxims of a Successful Man. The less we think of our own good qualities' and the more we make of those of our friends and associates the better for everyone. The most successful selfishness is unselfishness. Don't tape about your own good qualities—give your friends a .chance. It is good to both think and act, but do the first anyway. More men have talked themselves out of a job than into one. Conservation is a valuable thing; save it. 'When you criticise your own organi- zation remember you are a part of it. When 'you find something to criti- cise in the organization tell me. I am interested—the public is not. ;.. It is bettor to get a headache chas- ing an idea than a sore head nursing a grouch. A little idea may snake a big noise, but a big noise never r even a lit - Don't v mails tie ides., Don't chase a customer too hard. You may be out of breath and ideas when you catch hint. Dent let George think for you. chance. a Give yourself�.� TEMPLETON'S RHEUMATIC CAPSULES For fifteen years the standard specific for Rheumatism, Neuritis, Gout Sciatica, Lumbago, Neuralgia Many doctors prescribe them. Write to TemPiatone, 142 Hing St. w., Toronto, foe fro, Rumple. Bold 1iy rollalno druggists ororyiybors for $1.04 per box. Dubious Prospect. "That psychic expert says there are trees and animals in. the spirit world." "Mebbe there are," said Farmer Corntossel. "Only I must say that choppin' wood an driven' hosses are among the things of this life that I' was hollin' to get away from." Marion Bridge, C,B,, May 30, '02. I have handled. MINARD'S LINI- MENT during the past year. It is al- ways the first Liniment asked for here, and unquestionably the best seller. of all the different kinds of Liniment I handle. NEIL FERGUSON. Norwegians Live Long, The average length of life of the Norwegian is greater than that of any. other nationality of which there is any record. AmericaPioneer Dog' Remedies Zook on DOG DISEASES and Row to Teed Mailed Free to,any Ad- dress by the .Author. H. Clay GloTer Co., inc. 118 West 81st strut New York, U.S.A. Making things go as far as possible doesn't mean stretching the truth. tceg *inard•ra tittinl,ent` 8a the howl. toughs and Colds Restless Nights which sap the vitality. Danger lurks in every hour a cold is allowed to run. Assist nature tobringyour children quickly back to health and strength and avoid serious complications prompt by the p t use of P Gray's Syrup ... Over 60 years in use. Always buy the - Large Six* ' tgotLeit NewYrk !G WHEN NEURALGIA ATTACKS NERVES Sloan's Liniment scatters the congestion and relieves pain. A little, applied without rubbing, will penetrate immediately and rest and soothe the nerves. Sloan's Liniment is very effective in allaying external pains, strains, bruises, aches,. stiff joints, sore -mus- cles, lumbago, neuritis, sciatica, rheu- matic twinges. Keep a big bottle always on hand for family use. Made in Canada. Druggists everywhere. 85c,, 70c.,-;1.10. Cuticura Will Help You Have HairLikeThis Touch spots of dandruff and itching, if any, with Cuticura Ointment. Shampoo with Cuticura Soap and hot water. 25aan a 50ent Sa d throughout the Dlomfnfon. Cana- dian Depot: L9- rep.n/Ltet St.Psut - lit. ?{*strati. tsrCutioura soaptirsithbasaesf A Form of Worship. Cyril: "That young bride worships her husband, doesn't she?" Celia: "Well, she places burnt of- ferings before him throe times a day." l,n a'1 i+.; Soleil, Mother was very fond of teasing Ethel, her three-year-old daughter;" It amused her to seethose little eyes flash with rage. But it warn't having a good effect on Ethel. It was making her very Sharp and bitter tongued. One day mother pinked up the new puppy, cuddling it in her arms like an infant, and asked: "Look, Ethel, how do you like my - new baby?" But she didn't smile at the small girl's quick retort: "It's 'zackly like its muvver!" fir and take no 1r for nisi d oth As M ex GIRLS! DRAW A MOIST CLOTH THROUGH HAIR A Let "Danderine" save mit Mair and dou` le its beauty, OL, girls, such an abundance of thick, heavy, invigorated hair; a per- fect mass of wavy, silky hair, glorious- ly fluffy, bright and so easy to manage. Just moisten a cloth with a little "Danderine" and carefully draw it through your hair, taking one small strand at a time; this magically re- moves all dirt, excess oil and grease, but your hair is not left brittle, dry, stringy or faded, but charmingly soft, with glossy, golden gleams and tender lights. The youthful glints, tints an color are again in your hair. "Danderiue" is a tonic beautifier. Besides doubling the beauty of th hair at once, it checks dandruff an stops falling hair. Get delightful Dan derine for a few cents at any drug o toilet counter and use it as a dressin and invigorator as told on bottle. eeeseov ® eiee eetzeee I Cause o : Early Oki, A.ge m 0 The celebrated Dr. Llichenhcff, r C3 an autho.ify on early old age, 9 t; says that it is "caused by poisons generated, in the intestine." • 1rJhenyour mtonlachdigests tood • properly it is absorbed without a ✓ forming poisonous matter. Poi - 6 sons bring on early old age and premature death. 15 to 30 drops ex of "Seigel'S Syrup” after meals 0 Vmakes your digestion sound. to 0 tF ® 4.ei•cr.4z,e3 0--- e3 ISSUE No. 12.—'20. SINCE. ti t870 3L STOPSc' *`YC9t ONLY TABLETS "BAYER" ARE ASPIRIN Not -Aspirin? 1,.tAil without the "Bayer CrosEVFARETi 7ffito iesr` ts! +fiver' COM 9OR'l`it4IT AQIrN:PS i'1Nt4 opal ;,gluts and Il Mellen --fraise ,l• �rices Ail fl•arues-•--ay15 fort�atalogtt,. lnitea: Art Co,, 4 13riflin ncit A 4., onto,, d e d r g $9RT, B l ,GE7."zc YOUNG MV wanted to handle mining steno?, betide and degas ures, to represent 7.0.. ronto House. Liberal ooizlnnissiao. Ap- ply Box 0. Wilson Pttbiishing' Co.. To- ronto. rum Pon S4x+3; TO0AC13113 FARM FOR $,,AUS :Ari froth concern with stocks *ut equipment. }4,500, or term alone 12,600i two miles from Brooklyn Stations int - Mediate rp5Hesrelon Robert Walken, Newport, Nova Scotia. r*1$N 31101Mcr. IHAVE CASH BUYERS FORSAL. able farms. Give' description, lo- cation and cash price. James I'. White, Box 99, New Franklin, 260;' Fon sAnle ii) cr PILL EQUIPPED NDWSPAPER, V and lab printing plant In Elastern Ontario. Insurance carried e1.600. Will; go for $1,200 on quick vale.' Bol • Wilson Publishing Co.. Ltd., Toronto. . PARTILIZPIL TEVENS' COMPLETIS }PE,RTIL- icer wi1l pay you. Write for prices. r — UGi L"4 RIP 'YOUR LMI'TY 13AGrS S AE. l7 flour, bran saoks to Stevens. High - eat prices, Geo. Stevens, 864 Mark St.., Peterboro. tS 1 HITTING YARNS. BEAUTIFUL soft lambs' wool four -ply, linger- ing yarns In sixteen colors, Just the thing for sweaters, pullovers, toques and children's wear. Made inCanada by Canadians :from pure Lamb,- Wool, and nothing else and somewhat resembles the high, doss English yarns, but se much olleaper, as you buy direct from the spinner.% Price twenty cents per skein or three dollars per pound. Small sample skein, twenty cents, postage tree, ,Also heavier yarns in homespun neitYle, all wool to wash at home, in Grey, Black. and White at one dollar, fifty per pound. • Large sample skein, thirty. cents, postage free. Postage extra on all orders under ten dollars. George- town woollen Mills, Georgetown, e;n- tario. Note—Carders and Spinners Want- ed, used to country life. WOOD ,r SRDS.. T F YOU HAVE A Oa,R FOR BALI] I write me. Geo. Stevens, 364 Mark IStreet, Peterboro. Scn6.P LEON. 1 F YOU HAVE A FIRE AND HAMS a car or more of scrap iron I will: come and quote you where it lays. Geo. Stevens, 304 Mark Street, Peterboro, ansCEDD3srreorte. i4 ADIES WANTED To DO PLAIN .L4 light sewing at homewhole nit e1'are time, good pay, work sent any dis- tance. charges paid. Send stamp for par- ticulars. Nalionai Manufacturing Cors. aanY, 3,1ontreal. COFFLN STOCK WANTED. 1F YOU kJ are able to supply, advise us. as wet will pay the highest prices, dry or green from the saw. Keenan Bros., Limited- imitedOwen Sound, Ont. Owen CANCER, TUMORS, LUMPS. ETC- Tinternal and external, cured without pain by our home treatment. Write us before too late Dr. Bollman Medles.i Co.. Limited, Colinnnwood. Ont. WANTED — RELIABLE', ENDst- getic men, farmers' sons, farm- armers or others who can devote some of ers their spare time to represent es as Salesmen for Nursery Stock. We sgp- plycanvasse ing liberal muneatio. Apply immediately to Maple Grove Nurseries, Winona. Ont. e ....„....,......,•..............*., ,,._t.._*.._.a.s. �:, E, t C LOMEU a 7 It's Mercury! Quick- i silver! Shocks the i Liver—Danger! i You're bilious, but take "Casc.tr'ets"i You have a throbbing sensation in your head, a bad taste in your Liouib, your eyes burn, your skin is yellow, with dark rings under your eyes; your lips are parched, your bowers are constipated. No wonder you fee foggy, mean and iiltcmpered. Yat need Cascarets to -night. Don't con tinue being a bilious nuisance to your' and those who love you, and don't self resort to harsli physics that irritate and- injure. Remember that most des orders of the stomach, liver ant' bowels are ended by morning witi gentle, harmless Cascarets—they wort while you sleep, never gripe. shock sicken or inconvenience you. They're grand! The name "'Bayer" stamped on tab.' eontaine-proper- direetioe a for Colds;,' lets positively identifies the only gen- Ileadaehe, Toothache, Earache, Nen. nine Aspirin,—the Aspirin prescribed ralgia, Lumbago, Rheiematiem, Neuri- by physicians for over nineeeenn years tis, Joint Pains, and Pain generally. and now made in Canada. Handy tin boxes containing 15 tab. Always buy an unbroken package lets cost but a few cents. Druggists pf "Bayer Tablets of .Aspirin which also sell larger Bayer packages. 'neve ie only ono A.apirin—"Bayer?'•-*You must Say "Bayer" Aspirin is the trade mark (registered in Canada) oY Bayer Mt,lefa.cture of noun, abetlea1ldester of.Salleelioacid. white It is well known that Aspirin moar.o tin, 1, manufacture, to assist tho public against imitations, the tablets of Bayer Lon+eAr,Z wile be stamped with their general trade mark, tho "Bayer Cross,"