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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1920-10-14, Page 3HOW FRANCE TPOOR HEALTH CROONS PRESIDENT LIFE'S HANDICAP METHOD DIFFERS FROM UNITED STATES. Parliament Appoints the Presi- dent, Who in Turn Appoints His Own Prime Minister. France has just elected a new Pre- sident—Alexandre alilleraud. But no fiery campaign of speeenes to the .filet- tors preceded leis appointment, France does these things in a meatier utterly at variance to procedure in the repels- lie to our south. Not a single per- fervid oration, not oaie platform pro- mise did Milieraud have to make to the "peepul." Without any reference to France's forty million souls, the National Assembly appointed Miller- and, and he in turn appointed his own Premier, Georges Leygues, and the latter's Ministers, Physically unfit to hold the posi- tion, M, Deschanei has, after a brief and rather farcical • tenure of office; stepped out to make place for France's new President, a.filleran:d, who has ap- pointed Georges Leygues, Minister of Marine in Clemenceau's cabinet, to be Premier. At this moment of danger- ous unrest the accession of such strong and tried men to the head of the Republic will gratify Britain and all allied nations. Birth. of the Republic. The form of Government in France to -day has something in common with that of Canada, and especially of the United States, From the absolute tyranny of the Bourbons in 1789, France lapsed into virtual anarchy. Then she swung back to autocracy un- der Napoleon, afterwards to limited monarchy ideas under the restored Bourbons and Bonapartes, and finally to her present Republican form of gov- ernment, whose constitution dates from 1875, although it was provision- ally established in 1870 after the dis- astrous war "with Germany. • Millerand, like other French Presi- dents, was elected by the NationalAs- sembly, the French Parliament which is composed of the combined Chamber of Deputies and the .Senate. His term of office is seven years. The Chamber of Deputies resembles our House of Commons in that its members are elected for four years by direct suf- frage. The French Senate, however, is not made up of men directly ap- pointed by the Premier„ as at Ottawa, but is elected by an electoral body comprising delegates chosen by the Municipal Council of each Commune d by deputies, councillors -general and district councillors of the depart- ments. Rich, Red Blood iu d Strong Nerves Needed to Win Out. It has been well said that life Is a race. The full blooded man with sound nerves, the bright-eyed, rosy cheeked woman, invariably win, ""The nervous, dyspeptic man, and the ail- ing anaemic woman are left' behind. Success in life is largely a question of good health and sound nerves. It is never the shaky, undecided 0100 who are chosen for promotion; the sickly looking,, pale woman is not sought after like her happy, rosy sisters. _.. What makes alis the differeneo is the condition of the blood. If your blood is thin and poor, your nerves are bound to•suffer, :because they have to depend upon good red blood for nourishment, Headaches, unde;,ided will, a shrunken figure and pale, un- attractive face tell only too plainly .that the blood is at. fault. $oth men and women in great num- bers have found deliverance from their inferiority in life's race, causal by impoverished blood through the use of Dr, Williams' Pink Pills, They are a remedy that has been a house, - hold word for a generation, because they tone up the whole system, snake the blood rich and red and strengthen the nerves. Mrs. S. B. Miller, Elmira, Ont., says: ''I look upon Dr, Williams' Pink Pills as a family medicine, and have reason to praise them for what they have done in our home. Some years ago, while we were living in Alberta, my husband was so tom pletely run downthat he was unable to do any work, and even to carry a pail of water would exhaust him,. A doctor was called in who said his heart was affected, and that medicine would be of little use to him, This greatly worried me and I finally urged him to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. He began their use and in a short time the swelling in his hands and feet dis- appeared. We decided to return to Ontario, but the doctor said he could not stand the trip. But the doctor was mistaken, for through the use of the pills he gained such strength as to be able to look after the harvest, and in a month later we returned. to Ontario. My husband still takes a box or two of the pills twice a year, and they keep him in good shape. I have also found the pills goad for my growing daughters, and we are never without them in our home." One of the best things.. about Dr. Williams' Pink Pills; is that they do not contain the slightest , trade of opiates or harmful drugs. While they are overcoming —disease they are building up` general conditions of good health. You can get these 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. Minister Needn't Se M.P. Upon his election the President selects his own Cabinet—the Premier and the various' ministers --and, con- trOy to the Canadian usage, but: like that of the United States, they need not necessarily be, though they usually are, members of the National Assemb- ly. As at Washington, a man who has never run for a seat in the Legislature or who has even been defeated in do- ing so, could be chosen as a Cabinet Minister. The Ministry constitutes the executive power of the Govern- ment in• France. The retention of the term. "pro- vince" for the great divisions of Cana- da is a relic of the old French regime. Notwithstanding that during the late war it was customary to speak of the fighting in "Champagne," "Picardy," "Artois," etc., these old provinces have to -day no legal or territorial existence. After the ousting of the Bourbons and the nobles the provin- cial system was abolished and all France cut up into smaller divisions. How France is Divided. For purposes of local government France is divided into 87 departments and the three departments of Algeria. `these departments are sub -divided in- to arrondisements of which there were 362 in 1913, lute cantons, of which there were 2,915, and into com- munes which numbered 36,241. A per - feet nominated by the Government is in charge of each department. Sub - perfects supervise the arrondisements and the communes are under the charge of municipal councils elected by direct s•uflrage. So the actual voice of France's 40,000,000 people makes itself heard back of all the nominations. France's colonial possessions are second only to those of Britain. Count- ing her share• of the German colonies —small recompense for France's loss- es in blood and treasure ---France has to -day overseas possessions in all part of the world totalling about 5,- 000,000. ;000,000. square miles in area. The "Dominion" idea has not yet taken hold, however, and this enormous ter- ritory, whose population is about 90 per cent. native races, unfitted for i.,• self-government, is Still politically part of France little France which with Alsace and Lorraine has an area 110 of only 212,000 square' miles—ancl re- presented in her councils by but four Senators and ten Deputies. Other of France's colonies are 'represented in the Superior Council (seethe Colonies, which is composed of colonial officials, Paddington Station, London, is naw free from women ticket'colleeton:,s for the first time since the war; A SMART STREET! PRESS MOTHER! "California Syrup of Figs" Chitd's B est Laxative, , 9631 Embroidery Desi,c;n No. 3^r 9631—Misses' orese (in two lengths). Price, 35 cents. In 3 sizes; 16 to 20 years. Size 16 requires 2% yds. 54 ins. wide; contrasting, % yd. 36 ins. Width, 11 yds. McCall Transfer'Design No.' 307, Price, 15 cents, These patterns • may be obtained from your .local McCall dealer, or from the McCall Co.,' 70 Bond St., Taranto, Dept. W. Somewhere in France. - "Somewhere in France" There is for me and mine, a little spot of hallowed ground, Where our loved one is at rest within its sheltering -hound, The winds are making music, amid clew -drops' silver tears; While birds are softly singing a,chant to all our prayers. Will you sweet winds and birds, a message take from me and mine? Say "we give him back again, to his God. • the Great Divine, And though we cannot tend him, as the winds and birds and dew, In the spirit we are with him till death our lives .renew." Oh! little spot of hallowed ground, a token throughout time, Of noble life, and nobler death—a sac- rifice sublime. —F. E. 1 ortright. Raveled yarn from worn-out gar- ments, cut into bits, "lakes a soft filler for pin -cushions and soft pil- lows. The reason some people don't talk more than they do is that they can't think of anything else to say about themselves. Si, G. FOREMAN Mr. A. 3. Mitchell, Vice -President of Canadian National Railways, has oom- pleted the reorganization of the Treasurer's • Office at Toronto, which reorganization includes the co-ordina- tion of the Grand Trunk Pacific Rail- way and the Transcontinental Rail- way Treasury Departments at Winni- peg. Mr. H. G. Foreman, hitherto Assist- ant Treasurer of the Canadian North- ern Railway System, has been ap- pointed Treasurer. Excellent Medicine Telling a Little -Know n Secret of Success We all know how the weather makes us cheerful or depressed. We don't realize se. readily haw much we are affected by the aspect of those we meet every. day. Our gloom is dis- pelled by the merd presence of sunny, courteous people. They are easy to get on with. Nothing about them jars. Their frank. smiles suggest that they wish you well and like you. And we all like to be liked. Sheer ability doesn't get its full marks when it goes hand in hand with uncouthness, "airs" and offensive personality. You feel that So -and -So may be a good man for his job, but-- you ut—you don't want to see more of WM than you can help! And employers are as human as you are yourself. There is something about good hu- mor, courtesy and kindness which hits the bull's-eye. „You cannot fail to be pleasantly impressed by the ready, helpful man or woman who never fails to perform those graceful acts which cost so little yet mean so much. Such. persons diffuse sunshine wherever they go. They are efficieut in business because their relations are easy and smooth with everyone they meet, Politeness pays! Human nature can's resist it. And doesn't try—! When a man, however rich and powerful he may be, is treated with a quiet courtesy which is neither fussy nor fawning, he instinctively respects the man ho meets, and wishes to have his good opinion. He. Brown sugar"gets -hard And lumpy, If it is kept in the icebox it will al- ways be soft and easy to use. shows his best side. He will show himself just and generous. Unfailingly do unto others as you would have them -do unto you; show exactly the same attitude to the low- liest and the grandest of your ac- quaintances, and you will assuredly get on, because good -humor and quiet helpfulness are urgently needed by every man of business. try to For Little Ones Accept .'California" Syrup of rigs only—look for the name California on the package, then you, are sure Your child is having the best and most harmless physic for the little stom- ach, liver and bowels, Children love its fruity taste. Pull directions on each bottle. Yon trust' say "Call- fornia." Baby's Own Tablets are an excel- lent medicine for little ones. They are a, mild but thorough laxative which sweeten the stomach and regu- late the bowels, thus bringing relief in cases of constipation, indigestion, colic, colds and simple fevers. Con- cerning them Mrs. L. J. Chiasson, Pa- quetville, N.B., writes: ---"I have found Baby's Own Tablets excellent for my young baby in the case of con- stipation and colic and it gives me great pleasure to recommend them to other mothers." The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Is Woman Old at Thirty? While one expert says that a woman is at her best at thirty-five, others say she is old at thirty. The latter satement is not borne out by the cases of the most fascinating women - of 'history, many of whom staggered the world with their love affairs Tong after they had passed the thirtieth milestone. Ninon de i'Enclos, the wonderful Queen of Hearts, was adored madly when she was sixty, and at ninety re- ceived a fervent declaration of love. Cleopatra, who toyed with the love of monarchs, was thirty-eight -when she poisoned herself, and there was never a suggestion that her allure- ments had begun to fade. The Em- press Josephine, who captivated Na- poleon, was so much older than her lover that when they were married their ages were given wrongly—there was such a wide breach of years be- tween the boy Emperor and his mid- dle-aged bride. ' The indefinable thing we call charm is not a question of birthdays passed. There are some old women of twenty- five, and gay grandmothers of sixty. George Sand was considerably over The worker to whom nothing is a thirty and extremely ugly when she was loved with such vehemence by trouble will never be sacked. Rather C will he rise. The bright, smiling sales - the Heleno of Troy had lovers by the score when she was forty, and, to come to a later date, Mme. Patti re- tained the wonderful freshness of her youth to the end. man draws customers --because cheer- fulness is a magnet which attracts us all.. In our dull business world smiles are sun -rays ever welcome. It is so very easy to be breezy and bright and kind. The habit of court- esy and politeness soon becomes second nature, Buddhists sacrifice themselves entirely to their ideal of social service. Business doesn't 'Mice so severe a demand. But wherever that principle is shown in business it is promptly recognized and usually re- warded by rapid advancement. The rules and usages dictated by courtesy had not their basis In sand; they have .evolved slowly and toil- somely out of the need for ease, grace and decency in life. Therefore apart from the decided advantages that ac- crue to ourselves when we are gentle, considerate and -.helpful to others, we show appreciation of the fact, too of- ten overlooked, that for all our hap- piness we are very much dependent one upon another. 11115 .sed, instead of coffee ti cans better nights fir' and. brighter days for every, one when coffee dig a Tees Post,m Cereal should be boiled a full twenty minutes. other form—instant Passu is made instantly in the cup.. kindsBoth ,gre Iowa etwwywitere a Cereal . Made 12y- CanadianPosttl;r,�s. ► .tario, Wi ,xt s3.sar C�1 r Bear Island, Aug. 26, 1903. Minard's Liniment Co., Limited: Dear Sirs,—Your traveller is here to -day and we are getting a large quantity of . your MINARD'S LINI- MENT: We find it the best Liniment on the market, snaking no exceptions. We have been in business 13 years and have handled all kinds, but have dropped them all but yours; that sells itself; the others have to be pushed to get rid of. W. A. HAGERMAN. My Own. Oh, I must answer to -. •name And live upon a certain street, And stairs within a dingy house Must bear the burden of my feet. Still, when the night is dim and sweet, In dreams 1 roam the silent hills; Where aisles of shadow, vague with light, Are petaled soft with daffodils. I foot it through the silver dark, I shout aloud to field and tree; And all this gypsy heart of me Is longing, tonging to be free. Oh, I must answer to a name And live upon a certain street; But who shall take my dreams frottl t 111e --- Or keep my life from being sweet! Seven Ages of Man • The seven ages of man have recent le been tabulated on an acquisitive basis, as follows: First Age --Sees the earth. Second Age --Wants it. Third Age ---.Starts to gat it. Fourth Ager -Decides' to be satisfied with half of it. Fifth Ace -- Beeenies still more moderate. . Sixth Age ---Now content to possess A. Mx` by •two foot strip of it. Seventh Age --Gets the strip. Noah's Fate. Teacher—"Now, Johnny, can you tell me what became of Noah and the. ark?" Johmty---„The baby sucked ail the paint aff'n Noah, and pa stepped on the ark and smashed it." A Great Canadian Mining Region. The Province of British Columbia is lifty per cent, larger than the state of Texas; and Kootenay is a 30,000 square mile block. The leading industries of Kootenay are lumbering, mining and fruit rais- ing. At present other lines of indus- try are in their infancy. Eighty per cent. of the total area is covered with forest. The questton of wood -pulp is intimately associated with the lumber industry. The de- mand for pulp and the scarcity of paper are felt in Canada and else- where. Canada has 83 pulp mills, but there is not a mill between the west coast of British Columbia and Rainy River, a distance of over 1,600 miles. For the purpose of mining, Koote- nay is divided into two distinct parts; the coal mining field and the metal mining field. The coal measures are limited to the extreme eastern part of the district, and' there are no metals there, The rest of the district is rich in metals, but has no coal. There are three known bituminous coal areas in Canada, two of them on islands at the extremities of the coun- try. Cape Breton Island at the east- ern end of the country and Vancouver Island at the western. end, and be- tween these two islands no bituminous coal is produced save on the slopes of the main chain of the Rickies, the great bulk coming from the Crow's Nest field. The mines of the Crow's Nest were opened in 1898, since which time they have produced millions of tons of coal. The annual production is now in ex- cess of 3,000,000 tons. The following figures, giving the exports to the United States alone, will give some idea of the present production and po- tential resources of this coal field: In 1916 the coal exports to the United States amounted to 585,187 tons, valued. at $1,277,417; in 1917, 341,518 tons, worth $1,200,440; in 1918, 507,229 tons, valued at $1,930,963; and in 1919, 584,- 675, 34;675, worth 12,116,652. This great coal field has been tap- ped only at a few points where rail- way facilities are a.ailable. Equal to the Occasion,. Mike went to a druggist to get an empty bottle. Selecting ono that an- swered his nswered.his purpose, he asked: "How much?" "Well," said the clerk, "if you want the empty bottle it'll be five cents, but if you have something put in it we won't charge anything for the battle," "Sure, that's fair enough," observed Mike, . "Put in a cork." Minard's Linlment_Relieves Distemper Light Needed. The stingiest man was scoring the hired man for his extravagance in wanting to carry a lantern in going to call on his best girl. "Tlae idea!" he scoffed, "when I was Courtin', I never carried a lantern; I went in the dark," The hired man proceeded to illi the lantern. "Yes," he said sadly, "and look what you got," Not a Real. Emergency. An elderly Scotchwoman was ar- rested one day for stealing from a de- partment store, says Col. G. T. Deni- son in an article in the Canadian Magazine. When the court opened the next morning the. matron found the husband waiting outside, and she ad- vised him to secure a lawyer for his wife "I canna dae that," he replied. "I canna afford it." "Your wife told me you had over two hundred dollars in the bank." "Ott, ay, I ken that, but that was saved up for an emairgency." The World is Full of Good Intentions. - Crackers are nicer if crisped in the oven or under broiler for a minute or two before serving. A salty wafer needs no butter, but a plsin soda cracker is improved if spread lightly with butter before toasting. Remove grease stains from matting by covering them thickly with baking soda and brushing it up with the vacuum cleaner immediately. Cl-- SCAR ESTS "`They Work while you Steed,,, ' Knock on wood! You're feeling fine, eh? That's gloat! Keep the en- tire family feeling that way always with occasional Cascarets for the liver and bowels. When bilious, consti- pated, headachy, unstrung, or for a cold, upset stomach, or bad breath, nothing acts like Cascarets. No grip- ing, no inconvenience. 10, 25, 50 cents, Auterlceitg, Mouser. Dog l5enadies Hook on k DOG DISEASES a:net Frew resd Mailed Free to,a,ny Ail- �, Areas by the Author. '7 xr. May Glover Do., Zna. 118 direst 81st Street tSew York, V.S.A. STORMWINDOWS &DOORS IZl S to suit your 1-1 openings. Pitted With siass, Safe' do. livery guaranteed. Write for Price List la I, Cut down fact 6illa. Insure winter comfort. 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Agents -wanted, lib. eras commissions; postpaid to any ad. Co.dre�100 in Broadway" r Sydney, N.S. elD Pub. "Lead, Kindly Light," came 'te Newman as he lay aboard a vessel be,, calmed in the Straits of .Bonifaciot between Corsica and 'Sardinia, Tor- tured by the intense heat and distract- ed by the intense mental conflict which he was then undergoing, he penned the ,immortal lines. Under the origin" al title, "The Pillar of the Cloud," "Lead, Kindly Light," first appeared. in the British Magazine, One of the best known imitation leathers with a wide range of uses is made from cotton. The latest dictionaries contain 500,- 000 words. "FREEZONE" Lift Off Corns! No Pain l MONEY ORDERS. A Dominion Express Money Order for five dollars costs three cents. Turnips, carrots, beets and parsnips all contain sugar, which is the princi- pal food they provide, but if they are boiled most. of this sugar is lost, The only way to prevent such loss is to steam them. DAD! YOUR HAIR R NG FAST F..LLI S A ''Danderine" wilt check that ugly dandruff and stop hair coming, out To stop falling hair at once and rid the sealp of every particle of dandruff, get a small- bottle of "Danderine" at any drug or toilet counter for a few cents, pour a little in your hand and rub it into the scalp. After several ap- plications the hair usually stops com- ing out and you can't find any deed- reit eedrail- Soon every hair on your scalp shows new life, vigor, brightness, thickness and more color. Does" 1 hurt a bit! Drop a little "Freezone' on an aching corn, instant- ly that corn stops hurting, then short- ly you can lift it right off with fingers. Truly! Your druggist sells a tiny bottle of "Freezone" for a few cents, sufficient to remove every hard corn, soft corn, or corn between the toes, and the cal- luses, without soreness or irritation. Trea"tttent for pimples and blackheads: At night smear them with Cuticura Oint. went. Wash off in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water and continue bathing a few moments. Treatment for dandruff end itching: On retiring rub Cuticura Ointsnent into partingsall over scalp. The next :norms shampoo with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Repeat in two weeks if needed. Soap 25c, Ointment 25 cad 50c. Sold throughouttheDominion. CanadianDepat: Lyman!, Limited, St. Paul St., Montreal. trsffi, 'Caticura Soap shaves without mug. ONLY TABLETS MARKED "BAYER" ARE ASPIRIN Not Aspirin at All without the "Bayer Cross The name "Bayer" identifies the eontains proper directions for Coldsa only genuine Aspirin,' --the Aspirin Headache, Toothache, Earache, Neil prescribed. by physicians for over nine- raigia, Lumbago, Rheumatism, Neuri- teen years and now made in Canada, tis, Joint Pains, and Pain generally. Alwaya buy an unbroken package Tin boxes of 12 tablets east, but. of "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin' which a few cents. Larger "Bayer" packages. mere is only one Asp3irina "Bayer"—Sou nowt say "Sayer" Aspirin is the trade mark (registered in Canada) of Bayer Manufacture of Mono. acetleacidester o1' Safeyneaoid. whilo It 10 won known that Asplriss means 13ayc•r manufacture, to assist tho public against imitattorss, the Tablets of Bayer K:onapany mai) bo clamped with their iiensral tredo mirk, the "Beyer Cross,"