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The Exeter Times, 1920-10-28, Page 3t�!!eneat Irony and Sarcasm. Some persons who are givento ironical eornment and who have a a'omewiiat ironical attitude toward life. never descend to sarcasm. Those who resort frequently to saroaem are Per - Sone incapable of irony and not readi- ly aware of Irony in situation' or oh'- oumstance,. The perceptions and sons sibilitiesof the habitually sarcastia. erson with a turn for iron 'p Y are deli - Bate, Sympathy is not incompatible .,,with irony, whereas it is incompatible with saroasm. The motive 1n resort- ing to irony is usually interest in the contradictory and unexpected turn taken by the course of events or by the human being on whom attention is fixed; the motive that inspires sar- casm is usually bad temper anda de- sire to wound. There may be humor in irony, but there is no humor in ear calm. There is often a quality of wistfulness in irony, but in sarcasm there is no such feminine or appealing trait,' In no relations of life are the virtues and defects of irony and sarcasm more clearly manifest than in those of teacher and pupil. To most boys the teacher's ironical, half -humorous com- ment is a spur and a stimulus; over a few it passes without leaving an im- pression. Sarcasm is the. instrument to be applied only when all else has failed; more pupils have been injured by the sharp, sarcastic gibes of im- patient teachers than have been bens- fittedby them. The .mildly ironical comment is adequate for most cases of inattention and neglect; but,some- times there is a boy so deficient in sensibility and so defiant of standards that he needs verbal castigation. The most stinging lash that the teacher can employ is that of sarcasm. Spare the rod and spoil the. child is a motto d that has deservedly fallen into disre- pute. Indulge your irony and save your sarcasmis one that might re- place it. But you must be sure that you know where irony ends and sar- easm begins. What the Drums Say. Signalling by drum is extenslrely practised in Africa, and messages of astonishing variety can be conveyed by this means. Amang messages that can be signal- led are: That food is ready; a call to a dance; any personal name; that a death has happened.; that an animal has been killed in the bush; a sum of money' such as ten shillings, or a summons to bring money. A. writer in "Man," • the journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, tells of an amusing test he made of the drummer's powers when he was 1 vine, among the Menai people of the C" • , Coast Colony. eturning home one evening he heard an especially good drummer playing, so he told the man with him to take threepence to the drummer and ask him to call up one of the na- tive boys, Mosey by name, and tell him he was a fool. .after his return to the house, he lie the drum say "Mo-sey! Mo- sey! Kiri-Kiri!" Mosey, the boy, heard, it, too, and was very put out, because, he said, the drummer was abusing him, Not Properly Qualified. The plan next door to six-year-old Wilfred has a new car, and little Wil- fred was very fond of accompanying him to the garage whilst he. tinkered with the machine. He s•ometimee seems to get much pleasure out of it, as does the actual owner. But, alas! the otber day something happened which threatened for a time to dim his enjoyment. The owner of the car carie home with an. overall suit, in which he ap- peared the Next time he went out to work on the car. As he passed on his way to the gar- age he whistled for Wilfred, but no boy came. Then he went over to Wilfred's house and hunted up the little fellow. "Come along to the garage with eases. ,me," he said. Wilfred looked at him sorrowfully. "I can't," he said sorrowfully. "I haven't any garage underwear like yours." A Fair Trade. "That's a beautiful bus," said the , salesman, all carried away with his own eulogy of the car. ""Of oourse, there may be some little thing that It needs, but that's to be expeced. The prospect looked thoughtful. Then: he brightened. "I tell you what I'Il do," he replied. "I'll buy the little thing you mention anti you throw in the car. You see, I've bought a second hand machine before." Steel Cable In New,Auto Replaces Brake Rods. In place of the rigid steel rods which An customarily serve to conect the breaks , of an automobile with the brake pedal, the latest model of a popular car uses %flexible steel cable. The ends of the • g oable are connected to the two brake drums, and the pull of the foot lover is exerted through a grooved pulley, This, assures as even division of the braking action between the two drums, reducing to a minimum the. tendency to skid. Actionof ultra -violet rays on the human skin may be neutralized, no - cording to experiments eore:lusted by (a French scientist, by a process i;;� volving the use 'of the conplenteetsrei ga,oup of infrare 1 rays at the SO r1n time, making lit possi.)31e to protect ..- Sew oper ora against burns. f RHELJMATIC PEOPLE Can Only Find. Relief by •Enrich- ing the Blood. Rheumatisnt to a disorder of the blood. It attacks People when the blood is overcharged with acid and im uritles thus setting upinflamma- p , g tion In the muscles) and joints, Wet weather or Gold weathor may start the tortures of rheumatism, but is not the cause. The oauee is in the blood and the blood only. Victims of this mala- dy have every reason to fear the first dull ache in the limbs and joints, tot, lowed by sharp pains through the flesh and muscles; these are the symp- toms of poison in the blood which will shortly leave the victim painracked and helpless, There is only One way to cure rheu- matism, and that is through the blood. Liniments, hot applications, and rub- bing may give temporaryease, but cannot possibly root the trouble out of the system. "That can only be done by the rich, red blood which Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills maks', This new blood drives out the poisonous acids and impurities., and the rheumatism disappears. If you are a sufferer from this painful malady begin .the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and see how soon the pains• and stiffness of the joints fade away, leaving behind new energy and new health. You can get Dr. Williams' Pink Pills from any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brockville, Onut. -----'---Citi--- Press On. Only have vision and bold enterprise! No task too great for men of unsealed eyes; The future stands with outstretched hands, Press on and claim its high supre- macies! —John Oxenham. The Sunny Soul, I kno* of no other one quality. that will add quite so much to the effectiveness of one's life and ability as a cheerful, happy disposition. This always makes a good impression on others, wins friends, and opens doors which are closed to the too seri- ous, the sad, the morose, the unsocial. We are attracted by the sunny soul with the cheerful face. AU doors fly open to hint every- where, while the sour, forbid- ding face repels us; and its own- er • finds himself unwelcome wherever he may go. . No matter where you are go- ing or how you get your living;' always take the smile route; it will land you in happy places, it will make friends; it will lead you to success. IJ The Best Kiind of Credit The time may come. my young friend, when you iriay outt.to build a home Of your own' or Start into Willi. 4400 for yourself, and you yfill want all the credit you can get, You will find. thatra good name, a clean record, the reputation of being straight and honest, a dead-iikarneet hard worker, possessing a level head, sound fudge. anent, will draw a vary large sum of money out of the backs, and will give you credit with jobbers and whole- cutlers, Character its credit, the best kind of credit. Marshall' Field's character was so established that when he died his goodwill was worth Million* of dol. lava while many other.ni;rchants who had been in business as, long as he had no standing whatevet that wasworth anything. People were afraid to trust them because they had the reputation of being slippery, of crawling out of a bad bargain, of not standing up to their contract, if they could possibly• avoid it. Expected a Lecture. Mark Twain at a public dinner once said: "Speaking of fresh eggs, I am reminded of the town et Squash. In my early lecturing says I went to Squash to lecture in Temperance Hall, arriving in the afternoon. The town seemed poorly billed. I thought I'd find out if the people knew anything at all about what was in store for them: So I turned in at the general store. 'Good afternoon, friend; I said to the general storekeeper. 'Any en- tertainment here to -night to help a stranger while away the evening? The general storekeeper, who was sorting mackerel, stratghtenea up, wiped his briny hands on his apron and said: 'I expect there's gotn' to be a lecture. I been aellin' eggs all day.' " GUARD THE CHILDREN FROH AUTUMN COLDS The Fall is the most severe season of the year for colds—one day is warm, the next cold and wet and un- less the mother is on her guard, the little ones are seized with colds that may hang on all winter. Baby's Own Tablets are mothers' best friend in preventing or banishing colds. They act as a gentle laxative, keeping the bowels and stomach free and sweet. An occasional dose of the Tablets will prevent colds, or if it does come on suddenly their prompt use will relieve the baby. The Tabiete are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Stefansson found the blond Eskimos disliked all forms of ,civilized diet. "Oh, mummy," said Billy; aged: five, running up the garden path with a caterpillar in his hand. "Here's la worm with a dress on!" - Minard's Liniment Relieves Distemper Fuel Oils Fron the Farm Before very long every farmer may make his own fluid fuel for lighting, heating running farm machinery and other purposes. This has no reference to alcohol, but to a substitute for gasoline derivable from straw and other earns wastes by destructive dietiilation. The U.S. De- partment of Agriculture Is now mak- ing experiments looking to the de- velopment of a simple and inexpensive apparatus for the purpose, which will render the farmer independent of the oil monopoly for all time to come, The apparatus in question, complete in itself—a "farm unit," as the experts call it—will consist of a retort, a "scrubber," and a condenser. It will cost only about $250, and will be so constructed as to be fool -proof. This implies that anybody can run .it and, keep it in order. All that need be sup- plied is heat and straw (or other vege- table waste), and the machine will do the rest. As yet the experiments have been restricted to straw, but they will pre- sently be extended to include corn- stalks and leaves, cotton stapes, sugar cane refuse and other materials. The most important application of the idea now in view es in the Far West, where fuel is scarce and where' the straw discarded by threshing ma- chines is customarily burned to get rid of it, there being no accessible market for this waste product, so enormous in total quantity. It by the aid of simple mechanical apparatus this straw can be made to yield a fluid equivalent to gasoline it The process of destructive distilia The proceseof destructive distilia tion yields a ge,s, which in the con denser is converted into a liquid. It may even be transformea into a.solid; and the experts think that possibly it may be utilized to best advantage in this shape•, It has gone far enough, however, to convince the investigators of the pias ticability of the idea. They have even run an automobile with straw gas con- tained in a huge bag attached -to the car. Beyond the first cost of the outfit the farmer will be at no expense for his fluid fuel, inasmuch as the waste of his farm will furnish it. He will use it to light and heat his dwelling to keep the cookstove going, to oper ate the washing machine and sewing machine, and to drive the grindstone and feed -cutter in the barn. He will use it for his automobile and also to drive the farm tractor. In deed,with unlimited supplies of cost free fuel the conditions of life for him self and his family will be to a great extent revolutionized. ' table cheek w: never bother 9 l ewes or sleep ifyou . coffee and, dr J Cil w�a C 4'iitfr ^ rapt. z O'la� A BEVERAGE ma. or dNronnt port. or Moot Mid Y 0141 portion or Nol0000 . hitum Cereal Compnrr/. avn, Cam Moi,ILSA , ."r WHOM, mai, mina. Better health results adyouI.I appre- ciate t11.2 economy and convenience AT GROCERS EVNSyWHER.E AG '4 C u Y..✓i R'JYv w: .:-u'»sc.),-..2 Jiir It ostu.rn 111 "CORNS Lift Right Off Without Pain ' Doesn't hurt a bit! Drop a little '"Freezone" on an aching corn, instant- ly that corn stops, hurting, thenshort- 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 gal. lures, without soreness or irritation. Why Lift Your Hat? When a man otters his right hand to an acquaintance' he ie unconscious- ly imitating the cavalier of the mid- dle ages, who held out an unarmed hand as token that his sword was sheathed and that he was friend and not enemy. When he removes his glove to shake a lady's hand he is again the knight of old who would never offer a lady a covered hand. A knight, when he entered a castle hall, always doffed his helmet, the most vital part of his armor, as eve dence to his host that he came in peace, just as the man of to -day would never dream of entering a living - room with his hat on. Just as the demiaeval baron would raise his hand to his helmet as an indication that he was ready to unhelm out of politeness, his descendent of to -day touches or raises his hat. At our meale we are singularly linked with the long -gone past. The knife we use is the successor of the dagger or hunting knife with which our ancestors of long centuries ago cut up their food; and our finger - bowls had their origin in the days when fingers were used to convey food to the mouth. Wo owe the fork to the enormous ruffs which made it difficult to reach the mouth with the fingers, and made a substitute neces- sary; and the paper frills which adorn our cutlets, hams and so on, were or- igi"nally used to obviate soiling the fingers by handling the joints or por- tions. The Norfolk jacket is a reproduc- tion of the chain -mail tunic, girt with the sword -belt; and the frock coat is the old-time wafenrok—a long gar- ment slit up the back for riding, and worn over the armor. The peaked : cap is the offspring of the burgonet—the peaked helmet worn on mediaeval battlefields; and the cassock is a survival of the days when almost all males were skirted, just as the barrister' wig links us with the days when every gentleman wore a horse -hair wig. CASCARETS "Tiley Work while you Sleep" Make it your "hobby" to keep liver and bowels regular. If bilious, con- stipated, headachy, unstrung, or if you have a cold, an upset stomach, or bad. breath, take;-Cascarets to -night and welts up feeling cleat-, rosy and tit, No griping—no inconvenience. Children love Cascarets, too. 10, 25. 50 cents. —_ Expectancy Forfeits the Ambition. - The faculties require a lot of stimu- lus, a perpetual tonic, in order to do their best. It is astonishing what a great motive will call out of a human being, haw it will expand ordinary capacity, multiply ordinary ability. To be in a stimulating, ambition - arousing environment, where one's powers are always on the alert, and there is always a perpetual tonic to endeavor, is a wonderful thing. On the ether hand, to be placed in an en- vironment which glees no special stimulus to our ambition, as, for in- stance, a dead -and -alive town, or an establislunoi:t presided over by a man with little ambition who clings to the old slave -driving methods, and who never raises a salary until forced to do so at the point of a resignation such things aro especially trying to one's incentive and aspiration. Hope and expectancy of better things,, the consciousness of a superb motive, callsout our greatest powers. Expectancy of a reward for our ef- forts, of advancement, of increase usefulness! 'What a stimulus these things are to ambition! How they take the drudgery out of an occupa- tion! A gaseline engine ti.'ive;i dynamo that is entirely aelo iatis in its action i t attrart•rn,, eiter.tion in Ens:hintls la it leen: t feet a cd. in lsriva'•o the - You don't have. to suffer BAUME BENGUE relieves pain of headache, neuralgia, ocuticei, lumbago, rheumatism, I WARe OF ilUISTITUTES i7.00 u tubs. THE'ttralliltl ,teem to., LTD. Agents for Dr, Jule* De RELIVES PAIN Do You Enjoy Life? If not, why not? One reason may be because you have bad health. Another, that you haven't enough money. Examine that first reason. Why Is your health bad? You have either in- herited it, or made it. Perhaps you are still making it. Inherited bad health, or disease, Ss of course a handicap. Yet it can be eased, and -life enjoyed if you would out your coat according to your cloth. Life-long invalids are often the hap- piest and most delightful folk to know. You would think that they would— must, almost—radiate gloom and de- pression, yet the reverse is the case. And if you, cannot enjoy life because you haven't enough money—well, al- though money does not of itself mean happiness, it certainly is a factor in procuring it. So, get more money, Briefly, instead of grousing, set to work and increase your efficiency. If you are in a 'rut, get out of it. If you are a round peg in a square hole, either square yourself or seek a round hole. Nothing venture, nothing win. What is your idea of enjoying life, anyway? What Is your programme? You can, and with advantage, be ambitlous for a full enjoyment) but wait till you have the means. You must out your present coat according. to your present cloth. You will never enjoy life if, enviously, you grumble for the unattainable and neglect the material alt hand. Finally, don't gulp enjoyment. Six sips are better than one big gulp. That may be your trouble. Be like a bee, in fact, and take your sips of nec- tar according to the Bowers that are available. And—got a hobby? No? Then you are minus the greatest stand-by in the way of enjoyment that ever was, or ever will be. , We believe MINARD'S LINIMENT is the best: Mathias Foley, Oil City, Ont. Joseph Snow, Norway, Me. Charles: Whooten, Mulgrave, N.S. Rev. R. 0. Armstrong, Mulgrave,ePi.S. Pierre Landers, Sen., Pokemouche, N.B. Mile -Long Cable is the Only Approach to Lofty Mine. A cableway more than a mile long, and almost perpendicular in its upper length, is the only connection between the outside world and a gold mine which perches like an eagle's nest on a lofty crag in the American Rockies. At its Iower end the cableway ter- minates in the crushing mill, to which the ore is dropped in a small car. This car is used, also, for carrying .supplies to the miners, and for their personal transportation to the mill in' case of accident. The cable is inspected most fequeutly in winter, when a break would mean the end of operations for the seasons There are no roads or paths down the mountainside, and an ascent through the heavy snow would be practically impossible. MONEY ORDERS. Dominion Express Money Orders are on scale in five thousand offices throughout Canada. Aluminum cooking utensils must never be washed in soda water, or they will lose their brightness. Soap and water is ell that is necessary. The nearer the Equator the more salty sea -water becomes. tib tiifs enemy" rii syft • IInN you ~vont Wquick coke - forting reiiaf from any 'external" pain, use Sloane Liniment. It does the job with- out staining, rubbing, bnadaa- ing. Use /redo £orncerrmatiam, neuralgia, aches and palm,, mprnina and abrairr i. backache, sore muscles. ;ISSUE No. 43—'20. HimDown, Pulling . P g Conceited Young Man --:"I wonder why that young lady over there look at me so much?" Sarcastic Young Lady—"She has weak eyes, and the doctor cold her to relieve them by looking at something green," "When He Go," "What time next train go to Monte real?" a travelling Chinese asked the railroad information clerk. "Two -two," replied the official. "You no untderstandee," Misted the Celestial.' "I know the trate go too- too, I no ask how he go; I ask when he got" Premier's Story. Mr. Idoyd George has a large col- lection of Abraham Lincoln stories, This is his favorite: An admirer went to Lincoln and, grasping him by the hand, remarked: "There aro two people X. have confidence int --God Al- mighty and yourself!" Lincoln amfled and replied, "Well, sir, at any rate you are half right!" Helping the Chauffeur. A salesman was showing an elderly lady the virtues of the car he sells. He made many turns„ and at the pro- per time extended his arms as a turn - Ing signal. The old lady watched the proceed- ings for some time. Then she craned her neck and looked at the sky, "Mister," she said sternly, tapping him on the shoulder, "you just tend to your driving. It don't look like rain nohow, but if it should I'll let you know." "DANDERI E" k Girls! Save Your Hair t Make It Abundant! Classified Advertisements, rgatax2 $sanr w 17tr lj , n.utN TO v'Ame IN• Jena" haute with "Shay's Simply Chert,of (horde" ettabiltia a person to readilir play a0oorn anhinents on piano or Organ n every en ae pp, endersed b ' i e;V � sktdln nest* it t Glans everywhere Agents wanted, lit►- eras commissions: postpaid to any ad- dress in Canada for $1.00. Selihelp Pup. Co., 100 llroadway, Sydney, N.S. ADIIii S WAN'li'I4D^-TO D4 T>LAIN and Light Sewing at home; whole or :::,:retain:eq good pay; worir sent any ,dIN-. ; cargee poli, Send stamp Noir uls, National Manufacturing Co., Zola SLUM 11 DT 'Yf?TJR: SILVER, FOXES F1ZOli ur" me. yock all "Standard bred and guarantee. Pricers: right, T9. M. MacDougall, VV'cst Bore, 'MS. A epoozuful -of vinegar added to the water in which meat or fowls are boiled will help to make theca,tender, felnard's Liniment For Dandruff. The Siamese wear their finger ,tact. very Hoang. The women sometimes have themtipped with °silver. MOTHER! "California Syrup of Figs',! Child's Best 1Laxative, 1 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 physic for tha little stom- ach, liver and bowels. Children love its fruity taste. run directions on each bottle. You must say "Cala fornia." S'cRMWINDOWS &DOORS CIZEs to suit your ' rJ openings. Fitted with glass. Safe de- livery guaranteed. Write for Price List 1j41. Cut down fuel bilis. Insure winter comfort. f ho i" ALLIDA'Y COMPANY, Limited HAMILTON FACTORY OISTRI.UrOR6 CANADA America's Pioneer Dog Remedies ]3ook on DOD DISEASES and How to Feed Mailed Free to any Ad- dress by the Author. . Clay Cloven Co., Inc. 118 West 31st Street New 'oris, U.S.A. Immediately after a "Danderine" massage, your hair takes on new life, lustre awl wondrous beauty, appear- ing twice as heavy and plentiful, be- cause each hair seems to fluff and thicken. Don't let your hair stay life- less, calorlesa, plain or scraggly. You, too, want lots of lang. strong, beautiful hair. A 35 -cant bottle of delightful "Dan- derine" freshens your scalp, checks dandruff and falling hair. This stimu- lating "beauty -tonic" gives to thin, dull, fading hair that youthful bright- ness and abundant thickness—All druggists! A phonograph cabinet has been in- vented into which small machines can be set to masquerade as costlier ones. Send for list of inventions wanted by Manufacturers. Fortunes have been made from' simple ideas, "Patent Protection", booklet and "Proof of Conception" on request. HAROLD O. SHIPMAN tat CO, PATENT ATTORNEYS:: 10 6MI!MAN CHAMOO nO - . OTTAWA, CAMAOA Lodi Sher With Eczema Cuticura Soothes at Ewe First bathe the affected part with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Dry and gently rub on Cuticura Oint- meet. This treatment not only soothes, but in most cases heals distressing eczemas, rashes, invita- tions, etc, Soap 25c, Ointment 25 end SU. Sold throughout theDominion. CanadianDepoti l ana, Limited, St. Paul St.. Montroa'L Cuticura, Soap .haves without rang. ONLY TABLETS MARKED "BAYER"T ARE ASPIRIN Not Aspirin at All without the "Bayer Cross" For Colds, 1?ain, Headache, Neural- packe;;c which contains complete c2i. R1a, Toothache, Earache, and for motions. Then you are getting real e Rheumatism, Lumbago, Sciatica, Neu- Aspirin—the genuine Aspirin fire. ritis, take Aspirin marked with the scribed by physicians for over nate- name "Mayer" or you are not taking teen years. Now made in Canada, *Aspirin at all. Handy tin boxes containing if tab- A.eeept only "Layer Tablets of lets cost but a few cents. 17ru..gists &epirin" in an unbroken "Bayer" also sell larger 'Mayer" ptaelku. a3. There is only one Asl,ria"ixt—"Bayer"—Tan must sae ":'wi:.ysxr' Aspirin is ilio trade west,, (r,^gistMre,4 to Canaria;) of 11,7„,,.c.,. nn,:7rtt trr i o:' Mone- aceticariclestcr of alleyti Z,; r White it to wets l.r c n,l t • t '. h i r rn ono Bn:y?r ltranu$acture, to AMiatlh„ 11,rtilin cosh.., i r, tr Cir>n tl , i.;.ii •.. 'r „' rad•.r 0.441304Y will be stamped with the genera( trade ,mail", the •.r Lr.,... "