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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1923-11-8, Page 2aY choose o t a n M.cur 131 la516 A out the A POT OF GOLD—PAINT. Using the wrong needle or not set - en ting the needle properly. This is the;time of year when to Presser foot or attachments not se - everything about :the house seems sumer" screws. take on a look of shabbiness and nus- � cutely fastened by is fit when we housewives wish' , we' Do you find that your machine ' , hard to anti'? ' This condition may be might follow the rainbows lovely path t w due to any of the following: ,and find the fabled Pot of Gu.d. But t end when a Dull needle points. why .seek the rainbow'sLoose belt. las e zta 1potgold may b e use r t x b e of P ed for a very small sum at the corner Dull needle. Lack of oil. drug store or hardware? 5Anal l pots Dirt andlint. of paint and enamel holding as little Gummed with oil. as one-fourth pint may now be procur Go over the machine carefully, ad- ed in almost every color and tint. A. Gusting`all the conditionsthat promote very small outlay of money and time disorder and give it a fair chance to will make dingy rooms take on a do good work for you, before you bright and cheevful appearance' • .blmthresults ofyouz• work to agee We recentlymoved into a large and make. The dining -room countryhouse. - .Tia g woodwork was painted a muddy COMBINATION C- AKE. green. We repainted the woodwork and papered the walls with' a soft tan This is„.a•good"recipe for dark cake ,paper with a touch of a,•.ose ifi it. we'iviTa1 my family is very fond of. I .went over thee- bili: Lure with an an-' use the same recipe with slight varia- �ti 1te h'varnish also the floor. The tions for layer cake, ; drop cookies, tl _,..,,-E3r3 , ''" room is very cheerful and pleasant and the whole cost came within five We had two deep trays of smooth wood made. These we fastened one above the other to four square posts. To this we fastened the rubber -tired ginger, salt, 11/2 tsp. soda. wheel's and the well-designed handle Bake in two layers, and ice with of a discarded baby carriage. We boiled white icing made of one cup of enameled this to match the other turn- sugar and half cupof water boiled ishirigs and have a practical and real- together until it hairs. Stir this syrup ly good looking serving table. fruit cake, or gingerbread made in a dripper. Layer Cake --1-3 cup shortening, 1 cup white sugar, ?/ cup molasses, 1 cup boiling water, 21/2 cups flour, 2 egg yolks, 2 tsp. cinnamon, 14 tsp. into the two stiffly beaten egg whites We found some old, deep picture and beat until creamy. frames in the attic. These we enam For dark drop cakes I use the same eled in black with touchess,of gilt and, recipe, adding two whole eggs, two color. We purchased some tray teaspoonfuls cloves, one tablespoon handles and fastened one at each end cocoa; and bake in gem pans in mod - of frames. We put crocheted doilies; erate oven. under the glass, although cutouts of For gingerbread, make as for drop wall paper or' cretonne woulds be cakes, but bake in a dripper. pretty..' These substantial trays have For fruit cake add one-half package been much admired. of raisins and one cup flour. Bake in deep pans. This will make two fair - Scarcely anything about the house• escaped he-urigtat ght of our relent -I sized loaves,—Mrs.' W. G. S. Irera, brushes. Vases, bowls, bas- PRET �, I -lets and low flower pots to hold cut ATY DRESS FOR THE flowers, bulbs and ferns. Many ideas come to mind as one gats interested in the work. Do not hc,noan the fact that there is no pot of gold to spend for new furnishings, hut get busy with paintand brush. You will be amazed at the charming results of a few hours of pleasant work, and you will feel more than;, re- paid by the compliments of your home folks and friends. ENSION MAKES OR MARS STITCH. The tension of your sewing machine is an all-important consideration of every home dressmaker. It must be regulated according to the weight of material used and a perfect stitch. should be alike 'on both sides. This perfect stitch is obtained when the tension on the upper and under side is' alike. The upper tension is usually placed on the face of the machine or; else on the arm; the lower tension is adjusted by a 'screw in the bobbin case. In regulating the delivery of thread both through the upper and lower tension, turn the : adjusting • screw to the right to tighten, and to the left to loosen. The length of the stitch is reulated by a screw or a lever on the head at the right of the machine; this stitch is lengthened by turning to the right. IMPROPER WORKING OF MACHINE. Does your upper thread break?' If so, is this the reason? Imperfect needle (bent or blunt). Machine improperly threaded. Needle too small for the thread. Needle improperly set. Dirt or lint in the shuttle cavity which stops the bobbin from turning freely. Worn. Does your machine skip stitches?. If this is the condition examine it, considering the following points: B"Lunt-or crooked'needle: Needle and thread not correspond- lng in size. Needle improperly set. Wrong needle for the machine. Are you constantly breaking need- les? Here are some of the reasons: 'Failure to release the .tension be- ttor e drawing the work from under the lIreunex' foot, GROWING GIRL, Trying to assist the feed points by gulling the 'material• as the machine is stitching, Using 'a coarse thread in a r r�eciie, Inc) LEARN BARBER TRADE (, r:' ,,coax, 1 ,--' n,, giarpntrcii.: Steady'' -cin- ftp n,c.r , �. L� �s= o1oYSetit, Write for v rsq ^rnt<Togua. Meier System Calfe®cc,ar is Queen St. 7r_... ''Toronto. t; g No. o. 4.4-223. The ti;d en liotir HAT DOES NOT PfiANGE "Change and deeay in all around I BY B. H-ISIS-BURLA see.” The law of lite le o law ou, ^•--•- J. �`� - constant alteration. The world you CHAPTER IX. Veryrarely,allthe an- nalsperhaps, of crime, has a solemn verdict of murder given hope and comfort to any i human being in the world. But when Ruth Brasdney heard the result of the inquest se. felt as Lhoug,h a. ,great' burden had been lifted off her life ---as though once again she could walk among men and women without the fear oe some finger pointed at her, of some voice crying.out, "That was the woman who drove Paula Merrington.- to commit suicide." It was the other verdict she had feared. That, for her, would have been the real verdict of Murder, and she,' Ruth Bradney, would have been the murderess, She had, not been summoned to at- tend the inquest, and, naturally, she. had not gone there of her own free will, 1t was Fletcher; her maid, who had told her of the verdict, and Flet- cher had said, "I don't see, my lady, how the jury could have decided other- wise.", Ruth had been dressing for dinner at the time, and she had not cared to discuss the natter with her maid. She had simply answered, "It is all ' too terrible, Fletcher; I ,don't want to talk about it." And then she had dined alone, and she had been very glad that her hus- band had not returned for dinner. Sooner or later he was certain to dis ,cuss the inquest with her, or, rather, she would sit and listen to his com- ments on the evidence. But now, as she sat alone in her boudoir after din- ner, she, yeas, only• col Serous- ,r a cer- tain gratitude erthingratitude for the peace that had come upon her tortured brain after the agony of the last three days. Dan gers and difficulties 'ay ahead of her, f but now, even if the truth were known, I she would not be utterly destroyed. It seemed as though all the powers of heaven and earth were fighting to save her from destruction. So calm had she become that she' was even able to read a novel and take an interest in the joys and sor-l rows and adventures of fictitious characters. Then, as the clock on the mantelpiece struck ten, there was a knock on the door, and Fletcher en tered. "Might I have a few words with your ladyship?" said the maid humbly. "Why, yes, Fletcher, of course," said Ruth with _a smile. "What's the 'matter?" "I have been thinking of leaving your ladyship's service," was the as- tounding reply.. Ruth closed her book and said, "I thought you were so comfortable here, Fletcher." "So I. am, my lady. And I never hope to be in a nicer house than :this. —nor to deal with any lady as I like better than your ladyship. But I feel that I want a change." "Oh, nonsense, Fletcher—you've ; talked like that before.. What is it that I you really want -the last time you had quarrelled with one of the foot- men and I had to get rid of him in' order to keep you. What is it now? I Are you going to get married? Are you in love?" "No, my lady. I hope as I'll never' do anything so foolish. But I've been thinking over the future, my lady, and it seems to me that I could better my- self. I don't like to look forward to my old age, my lady. Service isn't what it used to be—I mean we don't' look at it quite as we used to. Not that I have anything to say against it, my lady, for I think there's no bet- ter training for a girl or a young woman. But I think all of us look I forward to marriage or else setting up some- little business of our own. I thought I'd set up as a dressmaker in a small way." "Oh, Fletcher, how foolish of you. Why, most dressmakers in a small way would be glad to be in your po- sition." "Very likely, my lady, but I have ideas of my own. I want to be in- dependent." "Ah, independence!" said Ruth with a smile. "I In afraid, Fletcher, that is rather a will-o'-the-wisp. Well, I shall be very sorry to lose you." This statement was not ,strictl true, A short time previously Ruth would have been very sorry to part with so excellent a servazlt. But srnce the disappearance of the hat with the. two red feathers Ruth had begun to regard Fletcher as a source of dan- ger.. For three days now it had seem- ed to Ruth that the servant had been watching her—that Fletcher was not the some old reliable Fletcher, but- well not exactly ;a spy, of course. Per- hspa merely a suspicious and observ- ant woman. Neither of them had said; anything about the hat. Ruth had realized that she could easily explain why sac had said nothing about it. "I've been thinking of this change for some time, my lady. I have put by a bit of money, but I don't know if it will be enough. I was wondering whether your ladyship or Sir Alex- ander would help me at all:" Ah, so that was it! The faithful Fletcher had come to the point at last. Blackmail! Ruth laughed to conceal het thoughts—laughed out loud.• -"Oh, Fetcher," Ruth exclaimed, "I don't want to lose you. How can you expect me to make it easier for you, to go?" "I know it seems an impertinence, my lady. But 1 should be very grate- ful if you could see your way to help- ing me. I shall be able to repay you very shortly. I hate an old aunt who is eighty-three. She has left me all she's got, and that's about two : thou- sand pounds. If your ladyship could. advance me five hundred. You see, 4498. Dotted percale" in blue and white is here portrayed. It is piped withblue bias binding. This is a good model for suiting, kasha, and jersey, also for linenand crepe. The sleeve may be in wrist -length or short. The Pattern is cut ,in 4 Sizes: 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. It requires 31/ yards of 27 -inch material for an 8 - year size. ` For vest, and facings of contrasting material, 1/ yard 32 inch- es wide is required. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 15cin silver or stamps, by the Wilson Publishing Co., '73 West Adelaide Street, Toronto. Allow two weeks for receipt of pattern. DRYING- DAINTY LINENS. I have en old dresser with a broad marble top and consider myself in Iuck. I find it the most convenient thing on which to dry dainty, flat lin- ens, although a porcelain top kitchen table would answer the purpose. After washingthe linens, I lay them perfect- ly flat on the smooth marble, patting the edges down well. When dry they are'lifted up and folded, with a great saving of heat, and labor,. ---G• S. CARE IN PLANNING, Things to remember whenlannin P g meals Pried foods should be used sed sparing ly, especially where there are children. The iron -'requirement of children and women is greater.' than for men. AirafJ.'ete tongue is g' o is about two feet in length. Mlnarcl'n Ltnlineet`-ole s uta niy lady, I want to have a nice little place• I •don'twant to start off too humbly. Of course, I'd give an under- taking to repay the money." "Well, 111 think it over, Fletcher," said Ruth after a few moments of silence "You've been a very good friend toand soul like el #z me, I should toh p. you. We both think very highly of you, Fletcher, But I want you to think it over, too. You have a very good home here." "Yes, my lady, and you've been a kind mistress. And I ,shall never for- get your kindnees, and if you can. oblige me with this money, my lady, I'li,be exceedingly grateful to you." "I'll talk to my husband about it." "Thanit you so, very much, my lady." "Good -night,, Fletcher—you needn't sit up for me; 1 may be rather late." "Good -night, my lady." The servant left the room and Ruth, clasping her hands about her knees, stared at the fire with a puzzled ex- pression in her eyes. The interview had been t if it had 1 n absurdly pleasant, been: Fletcher's intention to levy black- mail. Why, there had not been even a note of menace in the woman's voice, and she had not said a word that any- one could have taken exception to. Even the request itself was not un- reasonable. The loan, the legacy, the old aunt of eighty-three, the undertak- ing to repay .t the money! It all sound- ed most business -like. If it had not been for the tear in the fur coat and the missing hat, Fletcher could not possibly have been suspected of at- tempting to obtain five hundred pounds for nothing but the holding of her 'tongue., "Perhaps I've made a mistake," thought Ruth. Some instinct hath warned' her that Fletcher was not a "faithful friend," but an enemy. Still, it was quite possible to be mistaken. In any case it would be wise to let Fletcher have the money. Five hundred poundsi Not a very large sum in itself if it was not fol- lowed by further demands! Yet she could_ not find five hundred pounds Unless she asked her husband for it. She was doubtful how he would re- gard this adventure of Fletcher's. He was a lawyer and he would want to know all about the aunt and the legacy. , It was possible that there was no aunt and no' iegacy. And in any case, even old women of eighty-three altered their will Ruth, thinking over the matter from her husband's, point of view, be- gan to see that there ` was no real se- curity for the loan.' Fletcher's "note of hand," as the money -lenders put • it, Sir Alexander might well refuse. And it was even possible that he might wonder why his wife, naturally annoy- ed at the loss of a very able servant, should wish to, make Fletcher's, path easy for her., "I .won't mention it to Alec," she thought. "I can -raise the money some- how" Still; ;apart from"tnel,aisin'g of the money, there 'wereother dangers to be considered. She remembered that once her husband, speaking to her of a famous trial, had said, "In black- mail it is the first ` payment that counts. The others follow.as a mat- ter of course. i It was an obvious truth. But in this particular case, could the pay- ment—the loan of ,this;' five: hundred pounds -be set against her asan evi- dence of guilt? She had consented to a;rot unreasonable request ort the part of an old servant. But the answer to this plea carne swiftly on its heels. "If it was a reasonable request," she could hear her husband saying to her, "why did you not ask me for the money," Ruth could come not ,to a decision. She realized that she would have to think the matter over very carefully.,•, She almost wished Fletcher had not been so gentle and pleasant. She wanted to know exactly what was in wanted to know exactly what was in Fletcher's mind. (To be continued.) Measuring Bridge Strains. s rkGe Ls i A of !Indio Selly and Ieilipl o, :ala l 69,l,r,, , Sua,la1t', TORONTO RADIO CO., TORONTO Measuring the strains of bridges, skys•crapers•, airshps and .structural material accurately and quickly is be- ing done by a little machine just per- fected by the Bureau of standards, in Washington. The gauge can be placed anywhere on the structure being test- ed and is almost uncanny in` its find- ings. It measures only ten inches long and about five inches wide, and is so oensitive that its recorder returns to normal in one one -thousandth pf a second. , The principle involved is the vary- ing electrical resistance of many close- ly adjacent thin carbon plates. It has been known long, but never 'applied with success commercially until the leureau of Standards' engineers built the present machine. A special volt- meter gives the readings: of the strains developed. A practical test is now going on in Iowa, where impact strains of highway bridges are being found. Prof. Almon `Pallier of. the Iowa State Agricultural, College and O. S. Peters, one of the inventors, are in charge of the tests. • Minard'a Liniment Joe Dandruff. A Study in Heredity., An Irishman was seated in a train besicle'a. pompous individual who was aecolnpanied by a dog:' "T'oine dog ye have," said'tire Irish - all " 'Pwhat kind is it?" "A. cross between an. Irishman and an ape," the man replied. 'Shure an it's related to both of us," the Irishman rejoined, behold to -clay is not the one that YOU saw yesterday. The house where yott lived when you were a boy was razed years ago. The tree you lanted dwindled because the roots of- it were starved, and It was cut 'clown. The street was ;invaded by stores, and the. 'old ;residents were .pushed out• into strange outskirts, of the town. The market ,square has filled with alien faces and unfamiliar uaxues. Great in- dustries, whose windows shine like. gold against the sundown, line the banks of the stream. where you fished and swam. When you were little, ani- mate and inanimate alike were tire mortal, Not ping could die. Nothing would grow up. Your mother's 'cheek would never.; fade, nor your father's hand, and foot grow less decisive. You might, turn the key' on all your trea- sures in Time's cabinet„ and, come back when you would, ,and find thew there intact. Yeu ;have • learned bet- ter now. You have seen that there is a. difference between a day and a day. You . have learned ,that the world of sense is forever lnutab]e, and that oven what seems solid: ground under your feet dissolves like the cloud over- head when met -by'the „pulse. of the wind. What Is Enduring? What there' W tis . that remains? The LESV '�' . 5. Friends that we -cherished, on whom , we leaned for judgment and for -Sym-' We . pay weekly and otter steady employment selling pathy, have Massed on into the world our complete and ,xciu,Ire lines whole -root. fresh - that is "a wonder still." 'We rear a Memorial in a public place, or in the unforgetting grateful . heart, and our lives are fed by the exectation of meeting then once niore and giving an account of our stewardship for bet- ter or for worse. But they are not here. What precious thing have rwe that we can keep secure against all that would "creep and intruderand climb into the fold?" The only things we can keep with us surely to the end of days are the things that never had a market value. It is not the wood and stone of the houses made with hands or of the monoliths, and pyramids that endure. We can keep and hand down to those who come after us a creed of kindli- ness and charity, a sense of honor, a delicate regardfor the individuality of, others, an affectionate. loyalty l in friendship, a serene and modest 'self- reliance. These are not to die .when at last the frame that holds them shall mingle with the dust: . These shall out- live they evanescent phenomena that filled our little day on earth between the morning star -and eventide. These shall bring true the dreams whose ful- fillment was denied us, and these shall be the heritage on which time hasno power. . ott'keia Bt:i' ::01x1- r utw in rofre$hrnent. Tdi°' "3t1o1i :0:tyhss e� e' �lirQa t. For Quality, Flavor and Sealed Package, get el Which Way? Teacher (opening second object -les- son on the cat)—"Can you tellme to what familythe cat. belongs,.Jones?" Jones (after a little hesitation),—"I think. it belongs to• the family next door." The earth is 92,800,000, milesfrom the sun. • RAIN Silk? 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E3T as Payments • which,enabies you to enjoy the use of your instrument while paying for it. With each of our complete outfits we give a certificate entitling you to Ya course of, FREE L.ESSQNS you are taught to play right !11 your owr, home .under the direction of competent.: • teachers. This book is free to those who send In the coupon at once. po It now. ' n.8. YY ILIA LIMI1R8'.. 145 YONGE ST. Torohto, Ont. THE IL1.it1Ai1''S �L MITED 145 Yonne R. a. Send' me your new ..book, "Musical Instruments of Quality," entirely without obligation et expense to me. Thelarncst people can be'madeAddress, �' Established 1849 beautiful by modernfacial eurgei;y,' Which isY however, a costly process. .. .., .merommemmancemera ,,„ro,.,.A, ; WORTH IOr, : , . GOLD Platinum might well 1,-^ called the "Cinderella" of ,metals, zea it was .tor many ,centuries scoliif l and unap- preciated. Noiv, hc a efor, It has come into its own and is rage -riled as one of the most valuable and usr�tul `ot then: :all. Its story is as long m'ad as faseinat- ing as that of gold, al+l ereeli it has ueyer caused such wild excitement, ' known to • n miser It was strife and y th'e' Ancients as isp ruved by dis- coveries' of old ::lines at Thebes, in Egypt, and elsewhere; but they by no means appreciated the wonderful qualities of the metal, and it was Iit- tie. used: Later on it was employed by' coun- terfeiters to make .false coins; and some hundreds of people have been hanged for using platinum for this pur- 1 pose. ,Yet, strangely enough, to -day such "base metal" would be worth more than gold coins of the same weight, ' The modern appreciation of plati- num really dates from. 1735, when An- tonio de 'IJlloa, a Spanish naval offi- cer, ,led• an expedition into;,,South America, There he found deposits of an extremely tough and durable metal, which he named "plaiting," from "plata," the Spanish word for silver. Later, large quantities were shipped over to Europe, where the scientists n t'experiment withi- iand today discoverbegaitos marvellous qual ti0?tes,the Essential to Science. The metal soon became more widely d Y used and appreciated, although it did not then attain the great commercial and artistic value it enjoys to -day:' Platinum, isfound in small grey par- ticles along with other metals, includ- ing gold and chrome -iron. Occasional- ly it is discovered in the form of nug- gets, which, are naturally extremely valuable. A 25 -pound nugget of plati- num would at the present time be worth over $30,000. It is found gener- ally in river deposits in Russia and in the republics of Columbia and Brazil,. -- in South America. Borneo, the West Indies, Australia, and the United States also ,contain smaller deposits of the valuable metal. Previous to the rule of the Bolshe- viks, Russia olshe viks,"Russia supplied ninety per cent. of the world's platinum; but to -day the main supply comes from Colombia. The uses to which platinum is put are almeet countless: It is essential to sciende and chemistry, as it is em- ployed to make crucibles, being the only metal that will stand really in- tense heat without -melting. Neither is it affected in any way by the action of chemicals that would, eat away '. other metals. In the manufacture of„° most electrical and telescopic instru. nients it is also indispensal e.:as. tt can be -drawn out into t;lie thinnest wire without snapping. Platinum is used in themalting of sulphuric acid, and consequently it is absolutely necessary for the manufac- ture of high explosives, Dentists owe a great debt to plati- num, as it enables them to fit arti- ficial teeth with plates" and rivets which do not tarnish or oxidise. Thin platinum plates have been used.within recent years for makng artificial roofs for the mouths of soldiers and others suffering from facial injuries. It' is.- the s.the only metal over which wounds • will heal. Lake That Sharpens Razors. One of the most curious lakes in the world is to be found in, Ireland. This lake has the power of petrify- ing any substance that may fall into it. Of course; the petrifaction is not absolute, but the substance is coated with a Iayer of stone,. which is found dissolved ,in the lake, and . the stone then hardens and forms a shell over the substance. A well-known cutlery firm in Eng- land heard of this, and sent a man over *to inspect it. I -Ie selected 'sever- al pieces of hard wood, which he sank frith weights and then marked th place with small. buoys. - A fortnight 'later he returned and took up two pieces of the wood; which . he found to be partly petrified. Two weeks after he drew up the other pieces, and found each piece to be as hard as flint. The firm then made several experi- ments with the wood, and found that at a certain stage of petrification an excellent razor `.hone 'cbuld be manu- factured from it. - A Great Invitation. l,rrd--"My, but these aerial rest stations are convenient. There, are 40,000 lakes in New- ioundland. • I Flowers for sick rooms should be ,- ., carefully chosen, as z.ullzlooms of +,rut.: etc l e+r r, while blue blossoms ai; soothing.