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The Exeter Times, 1920-11-4, Page 2Lends to the simplest meal 10313.41. is pure, wholesome and delicious. Bend eel a post Bard for a free sample, stating. the price yatz now pay and U you use Black, Green or Mixed Tea. A.ddrees Salads, Toronto The Guest You Miss. Perhaps there is no time when more 13710 young women neglect to show the traits of a gentlewoman than when they are in a whirl of gayeties away from home. Recently a careful moth- er wrote a letter to one of her daugh- ters who was visiting some friends in Toronto. The letter reached the girl on the first morning of her visit, Be- cause it was not an ordinary letter a part of it is printed here. "I am glad that you can visit Louise," wrote the mother. "She is a dear girl, and Mrs. Mabie is motherly and lovely. Be sure to make yourself a desirable guest. Enter into their home life and cause as little trouble as possible, since you will be there for several weeks. "First of all, be on time at every- thing, especially at meals. Get ready a little early; then, if unexpected things cause delay, you will still be ready on time and can meet early guests or help in any emergency that may arise. "If your room does not have a pri- vate bath and several others use the same bathroom, as is likely to be the case, be sure always to give plenty of time for the others, and always leave the room neat. Hang up the bath rug, wash out the tub and wipe out the bowl after you use them, and leave everything in good order for the nest person; and do not use the prettiest embroidered towels if there are any others. "At the table do not dawdle through your meals, but watch your hostess and try to finish each course as soon as she does, so that no one need wait for you. On the other hand, if they seem to you a 'trifle slow, do not rush through, to sit with your hands in your lap like 'patience on a monument,' but nibble along slowly with then. "Be careful to turn off your lights every time you leave your room, so that you will not increase the bill for lighting. "Be sure to throw the covers back over the foot of the bed and open your windows wide, so that the room can air when you go down to breakfast. Be dainty about your room. Do not get spots on the bureau cover or -.muss the counterpane; and of course never lie or sit on the bed without removing the counterpane. "Use your own stationery,—except when you write special notes for which their embossed paper would be ap- propriate, --and always keep a supply of stamps on hand, so that you will not need to use any of theirs. "If you read a nook or a magazine, be careful to replace it exactly where it belongs as soon as you have finish- ed reading it. "Consult Mrs. Mabie or Louise about your dress for special occasions, so that you will wear your prettiest things when they wish you to, and so that your dress will be in harmony with Louise's. When a young man calls on Louise, meet him pleasantly and enter into the conversation, but be sure to make some excuse to leave the room, so as to let them have at least a few minutes together; and whatever you do, do not try in any way to at - Peter the Great Goes Home Ela MAY HOOVER YER MUMAW, PART I. J e:e1' t:. Blaine. (Ir Pett -r the Great" as hes Crien.is dubeed the man of money and success,strode to the w'.ndow of h s ofti.e overlooking an unending wilderness ierness of roofs and grzdd out with i; -seeing eyes. He was rick of it all! Was his whole lifetime Ise spent in this prison? he asked himself. His income grew F.teaL3idy eac;i passing year slut the money had zezele his family shiftless and indo- lert. Tom could not do a day's work to slave him. It wend be a go•3d thi g ler Tom .f he should lose every oe L he had! Anal Sara—all she seemed to ' lee for was a ceaseless round of arta inmert. She had been snail a tweet Ilttie kid; It was the money! He n tght just •is ',bets face 's a its as they were. He h..77 dodged them long Pis wife was 'r!sked to deca:n trying to keep up to tha standard set by their wealth. They had been far harpier in the day. of a small salary an•1 minds full of am':i io::s plans for the future. At this stage in Pete; O. Elaine's :doquy. Iris private secretary d'nter- xd the rosin with a sheaf of letters . and requested his employer to "sign these,. please." "S :Ca nothing!" roared Peter G. a'S'n.tt them yourself!" He grabbed :11;s hat, hurried to the back elevator ala, en foot, hastened aimlessly away nein the hated effee. He felt stifled, cramped. Was old age creeping upon h ii? Was he ill? He did not know ( est what he was going to de next. '• e gazed moodily into a restaurant window. c'. If he could only sit down at Isis mother's table and fill up on— why. he was plain hungry! That was the trouble: He went into the restaurant end erdtred spring chicken and cherry pie. Years ago he had climbed the cherry tree outside of his little- room to pick chereics for one of Mother's pies. No one ehie could inake such pees. Nor colli anyone else fry a broiler as Mrtih&r could. One taste of chicken --one of pie— he ;sashed the plates away from him and left. All in a flash he knew what was really wrong. He was genuinely home- siick. old man that he was, for Home and Mother. He would just have time to eatch the Flyer. He would go Beene e—h onhe--- Could it be twenty yeas since he had visited _Mother. and Dad and then foe but a day? Well, Mary and the children had been to see the old folks, Fre eonsoled himself, and he had sent ehe_ques every Christmas and had he forgotten their birthday-. of recent seers? He had! His imagination failed to picture his parents as old. Could Mother be eloing her housework at sixty-nine? Sara ought to be out there summers, helping, instead of gallivanting around the continent. And Tom, the lazy. good-for-nothing. ought to 'be wiping Father with the farm work aandl incidentally learning a few les- sons en farm life --the best life on earth. Well, he was on the way home now; See would get the old folks comfortably fixed up before his return; he would !my them a place in the village and get them settled before his return and find a good woman to look after thein. i That Collins place would be just the ;thing. It had been a sort of a palace to him as a boy. Of course he could ! buy it! He would offer a price that 1 could not be refused. He began to feel at peace with him- self. He would place a nice sum to Dad's credit at the Dominion Bank of Byes -1;111e. Say! he would buy a car for Dad. Probably he could find some- oue in Byesville who could be hired to drive it for him. Of course Father would be too old to think of driving a I ear for himself. Mother would enjoy getting out. too. Mother—was Mather getting old? He believed he had a letter from her in his pocket that he had been too busy to read. With a sinking heart he wondered how many of Mother's getters he had been too busy to read in the last twenty years. He cleared his throat and hated himself and read in the familiar handwriting: My Dear Boy ;—I suppose you are busy as usual. Be careful that you do not wook too hard in the hot wea- I Cher. We were glad to get a letter :from Sara the other day. Can't you all come home to spend Dominion Day } with us? We should be so glad! You will remember our hilarious times on the First when you were a kiddie. My broilers will be ready to eat by then. I suppose you have not out- ; grown your capacity for fried spring chicken? Our garden is doing fine. It is the best we have ever had. We ; will have new peas and potatoes when you come. The cherry tree by your window is loaded. I never look up I there that I do not see you --et freckle - faced lad, always reaching out for one more cherry when Mother was ready to make the pies. I Father trimmed my trumpet vine and started it up over the side -ver- andah. It is a thing of beauty. It will be in blossom about the First. The ' cern is coming fine. Father and I are well. Father grows younger each year. Our Iove to you all, and hoping to see you soon, if only for a short time, Mother. Suddenly Peter G. saw the old farme house and the farm; the lane where; he had driven cows as soon as he; could walk; the creek; he believed he! could find his way blindfolded along the lane that led down to the creek and walk right to the old clump of red raspberry bushes. At a junction he sent a message back to his secretary: "Called West important business. Do not know when return. You go ahead. Take Smith offer. Telephone Baer not to come. Cancel Ottawa date. Telephone Mrs. Blaine country place." Cares began to drop from his shoulders as he sped over the well- known road. He rode the last few miles in a stage and when he came to the old pasture, got out to walk. He turned to the path through the woods that led to home's back door. He was fat and out of wind. He won- dered if he could make it. As he name out of the woods he saw the corn field of which Mother had spoken in her letter. The years drop- ped away. He was a boy again and he KEBN'S OXFORD BLUE E woman who wants WHITE clothes uses Keen's Oxford Blue, just as her mother and grandmother and great grandmother did before her. Tunes have changed and methods too. Rails water•and mangles are forgotten. All kinds of patented devices and labor saving soaps have come. But wherever clothes are washed today, Ke en's Oxford Blue is still the standard of excellence. mon, S011 & Cd.w rd.a.tieal Toronto CanedfanAgeak 3:: and Mother were standing together under this same old oak tree looking out over the smooth field. There was a look of reverence on Mother's face and he heard her say: "Son, there is no life that can compare with life on the farm. I believe God intended man and woman to work together and make the soil yield them a living. Father and I have found contentment and peace here on the beautiful old place where he was bean." Her eyes had looked deep into his as she said: "I shall feel that we have failed to make this farm the best place on earth to you if you ever become a city man. I hope you will tome day raise a crop of corn like that!" They were making hay In the north field. What was that affair behind the wagon? A hay loader! It could not be Father on the wagon making the load? Father was too old for such work. Puffing, Peter G. with the 'memor- ies of a boy and the logy body of an overfed city man, sat down by the old Northern Spy tree to get enough wind to continue his journey. Poor old Dad to be out in this awful heat making hay. It was a crime! Well, his son wougd soon put a stop to that. When he reached the orchard he caught a familiar whiff. Mother's cooking! Poor Mother, to be over a hot stove a day like this! He forgot his weight and hurried. He could hear Mother singing. He might have known she would be. It was—yes--Nearer My God to Thee. lie might have known that, too, He reached the side verandah and it flashed over: him that long ago he had heard Mother say how she was going to have her side verandah ---some day. It was entirely across the south end of the hottae and all screened in. The oak tree shaded it in the morning and the elm and maple in the afternoon. The trumpet vine, which was no doubt a century old, eovered it the entire length. A snowy cloth was spread over an ample table at one end of the verandah; at the other end was a table which held magazines, books and papers. Peter wondered if Mother's Ynuoh worn *-Abed volume of Tennyson would bti iying with her Bible. And the same old work basket he had kept full of Socks for so rnariy years? (To be continued next issue.) $Inard's i.inlnent Relieves Colds, 1°r fa tract him from her. Of course, when she invites Some one especially to see you or when several young men come together, it will not be necessary to leave the room; but do not monopolize any one man; talk to each one a while, if convenient. "Try to contribute something to the table talk without monopolizing the conversation, and ask questions to bring out interesting experieneee or information. At a dinner party notice when 'the table turns.' That means that when the hostess talks to the''per- son on her left, all ehould follow her example, or Sonia one will be out of the conversation. Of course you would not abruptly stop in the midst of a topic with the person on your right, but as soon as you can gracefully do so turn to the person on your left. "Round the house in the mornings have with you some sewing or a book, so that no one will feel that you need to be entertained. On the other hand, always be ready to go anywhere or to do anything that may be suggested. You are the only one there who has no regular duties; se try to do something for all the others," Paper: The New Servant. Anything which raves work is a friend to the housewife, leaving her more time for leisure and the pursuit of other congenial occupations. The thrifty housekeeper has long realized the many labor-saving uses of news- papers about the house. She has spread them on the floor by the side of her stove when frying; has used them to cut crumbly foods upon, gathered up the litter in a moment and leaving all clean beneath; she has real- ized their value as covering for shelves, as a means of polishing the stove top, wiping up grease, cleaning lamp chimneys, etc. But it has re- mained for modern ingenuity to pro- duce paper products especially for the use of the home and at a reasonable price. We are not apt to think of the roller towel in our own kitchen as a danger- ous possession, and yet it as, in exactly the degree in which it is used by different members of the family. In addition, the expense of laundering soon duplicates the original cost many times. For use in the kitchen, in the bath- room or -wherever wherever towels are needed, very fine paper towels niay be obtain- ed in large rolls, which are easily ad- justed to a stationary metal holder. This permits each person ,to have a fresh towel each time at a negligible expense. As complexion beautifiers, the paper towel has much in its favor. It is used like a blotter and so gathers the moisture and suspended dust par- ticles from the surface, rather than rubbing them into the open pores of a sensitive skin. In the kitchen there are a thousand and one uses far paper towels to save work and washing. They are invalu- able to drain doughnuts, croquettes, potato chips, etc, as grease is prompt- ly absorbed. A t.potless length of white absorbent paper is valuable like- wise to polish glass, the egg -stained spoons from the breakfast table, the brass ornaments about the house, the windows and many other things. It is attractive to line dresser drawers, to use on shelves, to wrap the lunch for school or motoring, and as a means of keeping cake fresh. Travelers' packages containing a number of towels•, a paper comb, an individual drinking cup, a fibre wash cloth and a tiny cake of soap are ob- tainable and do away with the neces- sity of making use of public service accommodations when traveling or en- joying a day's outing. A roll of paper toweling is fine to keep under the seat of the 'automobile. Paper tablecloths and napldns may be secured in different sizes and de- eigns. The napkins are used but once, then discarded, but the tablecloths may be used until soiled. The thrifty housekeeper will sometimes cut these latter into squares to clean lamp chim- neys and polish windows. At first these were offered in such highly col- ored designs and coarse texture that they were not favorably received, but now ' the daintiest of napkins and tablecloths resembling fins linen may be secured. Why Does Mary Lie? A certain mother who was much surprised that her small daughter lied very frequently and seemingly with- out cause, would have been filled with shame had she recalled, hove often she had said to her maid in the child's hearing, "Tell Mrs. Blank that I am not at home." The right home training is the greatest force for morality. The char- acter of the individual is. determined by the way in which it is .begun. Were the right influence, example and environment .given to all children there would be no need for reforma.- ROSE AVE. Weiloy i I' LTo onto. Telephone North 2889 Patients from outs. tie Toronto ere y �sspeciali desired. 0 F course mother smiles confidently. Now that she uses Lantic the reci- pe always comes out just as she wants it. The soft velvety texture that pro- claims, in most cakes and candies, a perfect blend of ingredients, is an ever -welcome delight in homes where Lantic is used. It imparts fineness— b Beau se it is gaglaes ATLANTIC SUGAR !REFINERIES. 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If a little lime is sprinkled on a :board and placed in the oven after bas:g it will absorb all the steam ant. prevent the rust from forming. —Mrs. J. J. O'C.. To make a good honkie -made duster, soak pieces of soft flannel in paraffin oil over night, wring out well and wash in lukewarm rain water. This will gather up all the dust and leave a good polish on floor and furniture. —M. A. P. Dampen the dusting cloth with equal parts of turpentine and kero- sene to brighten up the dullest furni- ture.—Mrs. J. J. O'C. I use plaster of Paris to set nails in walls when the nails seem loose, and for a variety of other uses, but used to be troubled by the mixture becom- ing stiff and unworkable before I was through with it. A builder once told me to mix a little vinegar with it to keep it in a plastic condition.—E.C. BUY "DIAMOND DYES" DON'T RISK MATERIAL Each reakage of "Diamond Dyes" con- tains directions so simple that any woman can dye any material without streaking, fading or running. Druggist has color card—Take no other dye! Wanted, a Twin. "Jones," said the manager of a bank, "there'll be a vacancy at the head of- fice shortly, and I'm thinking of nomi- nating your twin brother for the job." "My twin brother!" exclaimed Jones, "But—" "I mean the one I saw watching a ball game yesterday while you were at your aunt's funeral," said the man- ager. "Oh—er-yes," said Jones. "I—I re- member! ( go and get him!" "Good!" !said the manager. ",And don't ` come back till you've found bins!" MNnard's Liniment For Burns, Eta One famous piece of tapestry, 200 feet long, depicts 628 mien and women, forty-one ships, and thirty-seven buildings, The modern form of black with two wbee1? of Gaut the same size, dates back to 1680. An Exodus Halted. Why do so many young men want to leave the farm?" "Hadn't noticed that they do," re- plied Farmer Corntossel. 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LONG & Co., Limited Winnipeg TORONTO Montreal AOR LONG BRANDS Known from Coast to Coasteeeaeeeaaateaaaeameaeaaaaeam. 'SIM NEW SOURCES OF PAPER MAKING WORLD - WIDE SEARCH FOR SUBSTITUTES. '4 Inventive Genius S tillnulaatecl by Present Scarcity of Wood P�alp�. The comparative scarcity of pulp for paper -making and the consequent high prices for newaprl3t are refleot- - ed in the stimulus given to research all over the world in an endeavor to widen the field of raw material tor paper manufacture. A. brief review of some of the possible competitors with Canadian spruce and balsam may be resting. Espartointeis a grasslike plant found iu Spain, Algeria, and Tripoli. It was • used for paper -making in Great Bri- tain as early as 1857. During the war, the scarcity of other sources of pulp gave it greater prominence. The fibres aro short and weak, and the pulp is best used for filling and is em- ployed largely in mixtures with longer and stronger fibres. In papers in which considerable strength is need- ed, not more thou 20 per cent. of es- parto can be used. Zacaton is a plant belonging to an American genus of the same family as esparto. It Is principally found In Mexico, where it grows profusely In certain regions, Experiments with this material, conducted by the Bureau of Plant industry of the U.S. Depart- ment of Agriculture, showed that a satisfactory paper could be made 'from it by means of the soda process. Indeed, the report of the investig:+tion Was published on paper made rrorra zacaton. The experiments were not, however, conducted on a scale suf- ficient to make any estimate of the cost of manufacture, At present, za.• Caton is a waste product and nourish- es in a region remote from paper- mauufaeturing centres. Makes Good Grade of Paper. 7iemp liurds have also bean investi- gated by the Bureau of plant Indus- rty. After several trials, ander eon- dltions of treatment and manufacture regarded as favorable in comparison with those used for pulpwood, paper was produced which received; very favorable comment both from invest - gators and from the trade, and which, according to official tests, would b - classed as 'No. 1 machine -finish pr,' tt- ing paper. The quantity ;ivailabie I's not great, however. Flax straw and tow may replace imported ilaxwaste in the manufac- ture of wrapping and writing paper. If this can be done, a market wc;ttld be furnished to Ganadiau farrn Sor disposing of what is now a waste in'o- duet. Bamboo is coming to the fore in India and. Burmah. Mr. 'WilliamRaitt, consulting cellulose expert to the Indian Government, states that there remain no practical difficulties in transforming bamboo into pulp. Bamboo has the great advantage that it renews itself annually, bthereas pulpwood takes half a century to grow. Tropical reeds and grasses found in the Nile "sudd" of the I3ahra;-Gra- • zal province of the Sudan have been experimented with for paper -making, and, virile complete success has not, • been attained, it is quite possible that the difficulties will be eventually over- come. The supply is unlimited. Anhiuga, a plant growing along the banks of the sluggish rivers of the state of Para, Brazil, is stated to be- an excellent paper -making material, but the great profits to be obtained in. the rubber industry have hitherto hindered its exploitation. Mills are now. however, being put in operation, for the utilization of this fibre. A Japanese Product. Ajimo Is a seaweed found in Japan.. ft reproduces itself in less than six months. It is said: that paper can he. ' produced from it at much less cost. ' than from wood, and a Japanese com- pany baa been formed for the purpose: of turning out ajimo paper. Jack -pine is a promising material in the paper -making field. As jack -pine: is very common in Canada's northern hinterland, the commercial exploita- tion of this species would prove very valuable to supplement our dwindling - stocks of spruce and balsam.. In the manufacture of newsprint wood -pulp still dominates the field, but opo dare not predict that this will always, or even will long, be so. In the temperate zones, however --and' proximity to the world's industrial centres is an important factor ---there appear at present no serious rivals to - our great pulp -wood forest specieei The Real Success. 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