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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1912-05-30, Page 6li TIMI WING}IAN TIMES MAT 1(1 .A man may pr•;ase a woman's pie, ` taut that is no sign he will eat it. He i., a poor friend who will not stand by you until ,your la et dollar is gone. No man ,teen: , to think it's up to him 1 to be as good ns he thinks others ought to be. The Government of Uruguay plans to make the telephone business of that country a State monopoly. Pa. Limns. To -day it is sleeplessness, headaches, digestive trouble. and irritability. Next thing you know some form of paraly,el :,r', developed. Mr. Alex. Honsbura;e�r. 10 Moore strc et. St. C'ath- erines, U.t., writes: •'Nervovstrouble developer in[o paralysis of the limbs so that I beeline heiplesss. Doctors failed rne, but airs r using ten boxes of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food I resumed work. :and now Lei better than I .rid for 20 years.'' He is a successful farmer who is able to raise a mortgage. The large number of Chinamen seen in the streets of Paris has become a matter of comment in French papers: The ancient Greeks would grant a Tran a divorce, but their laws would not permit him to marry a younger woman than the divorced wife. Now is the time to get rid of your rheumatic .>. You can do it by apply- ing ( hamberlain's Liniment and massag- ing the parts freely ely at each application. sale dealers. i •all For .a � ,y A Maino inventor has combined a gasoline traction engine and threshing machine on one set of wheels, the same power being used for both pur- poses. An advance in wages of 10 per cent. has been granted to the chairmakers in the South Staffordshire anu North Wor- cesteral::re districts. The male membership of Bible class- es in the Church of England declined ". � from "a.,,•#�#i to 01+,,9.,1 bet�3,.. n 1909 and 1+11, against an increase of girl students from X21,020 to 31:0.5,15. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S C A S T O R 1 A Automobiles of the new crop are equipped with self-starters. Now, if some genius will devise a self-starting bank account the happy combination will be complete. A lock that can be carried in the pocket and which can be used on any door has been designed for travellers who desire to guard themselves against g intrusion, when in a hotel room. Lame back is usually caused by rheum- atism of the msucles of the back for which you wil find nothing better than Chamberlain's Liniment. For sale by all dealers. "You can't ask me any question, you foolish creature, that I can't answer," was Roosevelt's reply to a query at Defiance Ohio, as to a third term, and quoted Presideet Taft's father as sup- porting Grant's third candidature. The Contract Record remarks that Samson was the first man to advertise. He took two full columns to show his strength. Seven thousand people tum- bled to his scheme, and he brought down the house. The many friends of Mr. Thomas Mc- Millan, of Huliett, who had his hand amputated a few weeks ago, will be pleased to learn that he is now nearly recovered and with the exception of the loss of his hand is none the worse for the accident. Children. Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA. Mr. A. McNeill, Chief of the Fruit Branch at Ottawa. places the average cost c.f establishing an apple orchard in eastern Canada at $200 per acre and the Co -:t of produetio.r at :10 cents a barrel, to which must be added picking, packing and marketing expenses. The nine sheep demonstrations con- ducted on Ontario farms last year prov- ed that this line of animal husbandry can be made profitable in Ontario. The poorest result obtained was a profit of 171 r.�£ cent on the investment. and this :lock last four of its members by dents and acek1ent. A HELP FOR THE COOK. A He 1 M the and Her Reward ARCTIC INDIAN LIFE. I HOUSEHOLD SUGGESTIONS. This is a convenient list to keep on hand: One teaspoonful of extract will flavor one quart of eustard or pudding. One tablespoonful of water should be allowed to each egg in an omelet. One cupful of sugar and one table- spoonful of extract will sweeten and flavor one quart of any mixture to be frozen. Use one rounded tablespoonful of butter wed the same amount of flour to a cupful of liquid in making a thick sauce. In measuring baking -powder use two lev.2l teaspoonfuls to a cupful of flour when no eggs are used. When more than one egg is used, deduct one-quar- ter of a teaspoonful of baking-powd.-r for each egg. When baking -soda with sour milk is called for, allow one teaspoonful of soda to• each cupful of milk, deducting for egg in the same way. Thin batters take egoal quantities of flour and wet- ting. Thick batter takes twice as =eh flour ea vetting. Dough, three times as much flour as wetting. There is a scarcity of shipping facilit- ies noted all over the world. Dockyard hands to a total of S0,- 00 i are employed by the British Ad- mirality. The maufacture of cement has at- tained eighth rank for value among the industries. Copenhagen will be electrically lighted from Trollhattan, Norway, by a cable passing under the sea. Occupying but little room in a home is a new clothes dryer in which garm- ents may be dried by electricity. Tar paper, fastened along a wal', and extended for a few inches into the ground, will prevent the entrance of small animals and vermin. The oldest daily newspaper in the world is the Peking Gazette, which has given a daily bulletin of Chinese official doings and decrees since about 7,)0 A.D. Twelve children, a teacher and a lit- tle country schoolhouse a Broken Row, Neb., were one recent afternoon pick- ed up bodily by a tornado, carried half a mile and gently deposited in the cen- tre of a big wheat field. Not a single injury was received by any of the chil- dren but the teacher was badly hurt. The school building is so far from its original site that it will not be taken back. The cyclone struck the building while school was in session and carried it high in the air. In its pilgrimage the building passed safely over two streams. Making a Salad. In his "Random Reminiscences" Mr. Charles Brookfield tells an amus- ing story of an actor friend, Frank o ular an exeeedirl �l Marshall and accomplished member of the pro- fession, who had lost a finger in ear- ly life, and who wore a kid finger- stall partially to conceal the defic- iency. Marshall had a pretty talent for mixing salads, and one evening at the Sheridan Club, as his friends dropped in to dine, they noticed him preparing ,,he of the delicious salads of which he alone seemed to knew the secret. Immediately there were cries of "Frank, make me one at the same time"; and "Oh: Frank, made enough for me, too," and, beaming with sat- isfaction at the compliment to his skill, Frank called for more lettuces, chives, tarragon, and other ingredi- ents. And when he had chopped up his herbs into minute fragments and mixed his salad in his own way everyone was delighted. A few more neighbors begged for stray leaves, and finally one enthus- iastic gourmand wiped the bowl round with a ball of bread, and turned up his eyes in ecstasy as ho gulped down the savoury morsel. But the face of the fouuda.*r of the feast wore a trou- bled exl,reesien. "Whits the matter, Frank?" asked o:.r• of iris friends. "+)h, nothia ," replied Frank, peer- ing round the pelir hsd bowl, "only— noly I seers to have lost my lavers stall!!" An ag d woman resident of Phoenix- ville, I'a., wa3 kli d the other day, by a d a`:< . .arch ha= been a pet of the family for arae time, but which has lately 1a_own signs of ill temper. The woreati eras wanting through the yard when she wa attacked by the drake. In attempting to escape she fell and the fowl struck at her head and face with his bill. Relatives heard her cries and drove the drake away, but the woman died a few minutes later. Last year one farmer in Saskatche- wan, according to a speaker in the live Stock Convention held in Ottawa in February, was able to ship from his own station ;:'5,000 bushels of fiam for which he received at the station $6.00 a bush- el. This was a lint crop from land broken and disked during August and September of 1910. The flax gave an average yield of 26 bushels and after all expenses were paid the farther had a dear profit of $1 to bushel. 1 HEALTH RESTORED TO THIS FAMILY Wife's experience with Dr. Chase's Nerve Food led to husband's cure. "Shies, childhood I was afflicted :-:t'., bi::,•u_a.ese and sick headache," e rtes Mr. A. K. Van Wyek, Park Ifill, Ont., "•aiel as all the doctors' a. shelties ar:d pre,.-i•riptions fariled to e uio any p' ri ianent g•.•,�1, 1 had lost ac - i ...e.lomt t.:at I ican, ,ir.to fes t1)r.sChase's `:. 1' AA. 1"r it. I:a•l igen recom- mended for Mrs. Van Wyck and did �,. r muck nod that she wished mo fe try it. "I di•l . i. and t:a surprised at the results. It is note three years since I discontinued the e ued n�.dreine and I have •..t Lad au attic:: of the old trouble. I hope ti.ut others may benefit by my •sp-.ri. ,•e." The (•urea effected by Dr. Chase's Nerve Food are lasting because it builds up the system and removes the cause of trouble. 50 cents a box, 6 for $2.50; at all dealers, or Bdmanson, Bates & Co., Toronto. roc o r When Her Son Was Grown. I In "The Arctic Prairies," by Ernest Thompson Seton, a grewsome picture of Indian life is given in the following incident: "Oue winter, forty or fifty years ago, a band of Algonquin. Indians at Waya- blmika all starved to death except one squaw and her baby. She fled from the camp, carrying the child, thinking to find friends and help at Nipigon : Mouse. She got as far as a small lake near Deer lake and there discovered a cache, probably in n tree. This con- tained one small bone fishhook, She • rigged up a line, but had no bait. "The wailing of tbe baby spurred her to action. No bait, but she had tt knife. A. strip of flesh was quickly cut from her own leg, n bole made through tbe ice, and a fide jackflsb was the food that was sent to this devoted mother. She divided it with the child, saving only enough for bait. She stayed there living on fish until spring, • then safely rejoined her people. "The boy grew up to be a strong man, but was cruel to his mother, leav- ing her finally to die of starvation. Anderson knew the woman. She showed him the scar where she cut the bait." ODD OLD CHOCTAW LAWS. One Made the Selling of Thoir Land a Capita! Crime. In an old set of laws of the Choctaw Nation there is a clause which relates to the killing of witches. For witch- craft the penalty t wasdeath,and for P y alleging oneself to be a witch or for saying that any other person was one was punishable by sixty lashes on the bare back. Another declared that no doctor could take money or any of the belongings of a patient he treated if the patient died. If the patient were raised up from a sickbed the doctor could ac- cept what was offered to him, and it nothing was offered then he could take in goods what was his just compeusa- tion. In 1834 the Choctaw council passed an act which made a person who bar- gained to sell any of the Choctaw land a traitor and punishable by death. Any white man who encouraged such action was deported. An Indian who sold or disposed of land either to indi- viduals or to the United States in toto should be considered a traitor and shot on convictiou. This was just preceding the beginning of the work of the Dawes commission. Instinctive Mimicry. Why if one man on the street takes out his watch do others do the same? Among the very early instincts recog- nized in the human mind are mimicry and curiosity. Mimicry develops into habit, as when we see many persons walking faster than we do we grad- ually fall into their gait and in time this faster gait becomes habitual with us. Every instinct emanates from one or the other of the fundamental in- stincts, self preservation and race pres- ervation. Every action that benefits the human being can be traced back to the instinct of self preservation, and among these actions are the acquisi- tion of knowledge, even the knowledge of the time of day. Instinctive mimicry creates an Im- pulse which in the case of the man looking at his watch upon seeing an- other do the same, is supported by an- other instinct, curiosity, and by the human faculty, reason. We therefore follow the impulse and look at our watch.—New York American. Moroccan Toilet Accessories. The native ladies of Morocco are very particular about the preservation of their complexions. They wash their faces in rosewater in which apricot kernels baked and powdered are introduced as an aid to preserve the natural tint of the complexion. Some ladies employ a wash which con- tains red radish scrapings powdered. They have also a peculiar method of removing superfluous hake. A. paste is made of lemon juice and sugar. This is applied and allowed to dry and then removed, taking, it is said. the hair with it. A hair preparation seems no less strange to Europeans. It is composed of aloe leaves, henna and reed grass. This is applied to the head, and when dry it ie washed off with soap. As to Clocks. "What an elegant timepiece that is," said the old time friend. "Yes," replied JIr. Cumrox; "that's about as elegant a clock as money will buy." "You were once content with a mach simpler affair." "Of course. Nobody wants to waste more than a dollar on a Clock that wakes him up and tells him when to go to work. But when it wakes him up and reminds him that he doesn't have to go to work he feels more friendly and liberal." — Washington Star. A Woman's Reason. "Why," asks the inquisitive person, 'do you enjoy having some one tell yeti that you are pretty When you know eon are not? Does it make you belteys that you are?" "No," she answers readily. "But >Et makes me believe that be believes 1 am,"—Judge's Library. Escaped. Gillet—So you've just come from Hen pecked's funeral. flow did the old boy look? Natural? Perry -.. No; relieved. — New fork rimes. I A weak solution of salt and water will brighten mattings. Milk should not be covered tightly. 'Tee muslin or cheesecloths. Worn-out lace curtains cut into squares, make good dishcloths. ?:very cellar should be thoroughly whitewashed at least once a year. j �' ater should never be used to clean stilt frames. Use a dry, soft cloth. Silver msy be cleaned and brightened by letting stand half an hour in sour milk. In washing, remember that closely woven goods require less starch than others. The best fluid to use in washing mus- lin (h'e'ws of delicate color is rice wa- ter. White wood mey be washed and pol- ished with a mixture of olive oil and vinegar. Turpentine, naphtha, benzine and kerosene are all deadly poison to moths. Dresses with colored patterns on them should never be hung in the sun to dry. Borax added to the wash, -water brightens the china and glassware and cleans the silver. A piece of yellow soap shredded am- ong blankets when storing them away will effectually keep them free from moths, If you would securely seal an envelope use a little white of egg. An envelope fastened thus cannot be opened without tearing, even if it -is steamed. To keep flat -irons clean and smooth rub them first with a piece of wax tied in a cloth, and afterwards scour them on a paper or cloth strewn with coarse salt. Poor appetite is a sure sign of impair- ed digestion. A few doses of Chamber- lains Stomach and Liver Tablets will strengthen your digestion and improve appetite. Thousands have been benefit- ed by taking these Tablets. Sold by all dealers. To Patch Screen Doors. Few repairs are more conspicuous or annoying than ugly patches on screen doors or windows. When a screen is broken, first make the broken place a neat, trim oblong hole with wire cut- ters. Then from a piece of screen cut a patch two inches larger than the opening. Ravel the wires for half an inch around this piece and bend the wires thus left at right angles. Holding the patch carefully in place, push the bent wires through the screen and secure the patch by bending the wires back evenly and smoothly. The patch will be hardly noticeable when completed. Dr. de Van's Female Pills A reliable French regulator; neve fails. r These ills are exceedingly v p g y pot erful in regulating the generative portion of the female system. Refuse all cheap imitations. Dr. de Van's are sold at iS a box, or three for $10. Mailed to any address. The Bcobell Drug Co., tat. Catharines, Ont. The Militia Department is being del- uged with applications for hundred dollar grants from men who say they are veterans of the Fenian Raids of 1866-70. There are it is estimated, less than ten thousand bona fide veterans who saw service in 1866-70. There are already seventeen thousand applications and every day adds hundreds more. Many of these applying appear to think that if they turned out for drill in 1870 they are entitled to the grant and they are sending in applications backed by comrade's declarations. SEVERE COLD DEVELOPED INTO PNEUMONIA DOCTOR SAID IIE WOULD NOT LIVE. Next to consumption there are more deaths from pneumonia than from any other lung trouble. There is only one way to prevent pneumonia, and that is to cure the cold just as soon as it appears. 1)r. Wood's Norway Pine Syrup will do this quickly and effectively. Mr. Hugh McLeod, IEsterhazy, Sask.. writes:—" My little boy toojtc a Very env cold, and it developed into pnetimoUlt The doctor said he would not live. I tOt some of your Dr. Wood', Ndtway Pe Syrup and he began to improve ri�titt away. He is now a strong, healthy child. and showsno signs it co ., tutu back. to g y Do not be talked into buying any oth Norway Pine Syrup, but insist on getting the original "Dr. Wood's." It is put up in a yellow wrapper; three pine trees the trade mark; price, 25 cents. Deep your promises. especially to Manufactured only by The T. Milburn (hoot who cannot enforce them. d Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. Tffl G1FT3 F3M A KING. A story of lrsdericl%Wiliam. I. and LocritiO, the Violinist, The sever the Prussian king, Frederick wanirn I., especially to- wer! the :rn who became Frederick to Great, has given him a perhaps un,leserved reputation for sternness. An "dotes that reveal gentler quell. tiee are related in "The House of Hohenzollern " One anecdote in par- t:cular ,chows that Frederick William ould even take a rebuke good humor - In Berlin assemblies and dinner parties were often given, and the king wee a frequent guest at the houses of the foreign envoys and at the houses: of his own subjects. He was always tnn.$t amiable on these occasions and, with his jokes and gaiety, quite the life of the evening. When the King of Poland, Augustus the Strong, visited Berlin he was ac- companied by the famous violinist, Loeatelli. Although Frederick Wil- liam hated virtuosi, he was obliged to listen to this artist, who appeared in a coat of blue velvet embroidered with silver. "The fellow looks like a minister of war at least!" the king ejaculated, But, wishing to be civil, he sent him 20 thalers by a servant. The artist sent the king his homage and thanks, but handed the money as a gratuity to the servant who had brought it. On hearing of this Frederick Wil, liam was indignant and complained to Augustus of the impudence of his fiddler. Augustus, however, pointed out that an artist of the eminence of Lccatelli was accustomed to receiving presents of gold watches, snuff boxes and diamond rings. Frederick William therefore decid. setocond g have a laugh at him. A concert was arranged, after which the Prussian king him -elf gave the artist a snuff box filled with ducats and added, "You are so magnificently lase ish that I should prefer on this occao cion to earn the gratuity myself." But the resourceful artist was not to be overmatched. He replied that suck a present from such a king was too weighty for hire to part with. Women as Carriers. Erectness of carriage and grace of figure are the two most noticeable characteristics cf the Italian woman, yet the fact remains that she owes them largely to the custom of het country, which decrees that she shall aet as a beast of burden. In the mountainous districts the wo• men of Italy carry everything imagine able upon their heads. They use a piece of cloth, generally a brightly. colored handkerchief,. which they twist into a ring-like mat, placing it on the top of the head. It is no uncommon sight to see a woman with a cask of wine upon her head, and the material for making the roads is often carried in the same manner. After a day in the woods an Italian peasant woman will carry home fag- gots on her head, and sand, water, dried leaves for fuel, and building ma• terials are similarlytransported. t nsported. Mules are occasionally used, but it is seldom that Italian men are seen acting as carriers in the mountainous parts. Opening Letters In Russia. Ten per cent. of the letters pass- ing through the post in Russia are opened by the authorities on Govern- ment orders. Every town has post - office experts who have made letter - opening a tud .Some kinds of en- velopes= c er- velope cau be steamed open without leaving any traces, and this simple operation is finished by reburnishing the flap with a hone instrument. Ir, the case of a seal a matrix is taken by means of new bread before break- ing the wax. When other methods fail the envelope is placed between pieces of wood, the edge projecting one -twentieth of an inch. The edge of the envelope is then flattened, been roughened and split open. Aftee,,bx- amination of the contents a hair ':no of strong white gum is applied and the edges are united under pressure. To Find the North. Of course y ou know that iron will sink in water, because it is so much heavier, but if it is very small and highly polished, as in the form of a new needle, you can lay it gently on the surface of a basin of water and it will float. If you will rub the needle with a toy magnet before placing it on the water the needle will not only float, but will gradually work its way round until it lies due north and south. The north to which it points is the magnetic north, of course, and not the north pole. How to Preserve Old Photos. A unique way to preserve old photos is as follows: Put the photographs in- to clean hot water; very soon the pictures loosen and may be easily re- moved from the cards. When dry, ei• ther trim down to economize space or carefully cut away the background entirely. Mount them in a scrap book or a book made especially for kodak pictures. You will then have a book with which you can spend many hap- py moments looking over familial; scenes and faces.—National Magazine: Cause of His Distress. A Scot and his friend were spend- ing a few days sightseeing in London. While crossing one of the busy thor• oughfares near Trafalgar Square the friend had the misfortune to be run over. Sandy was very excited, so much, indeed, that me of the bystand- ers asked hint if the victim was a near relative. "Na, na," replied Sandy in despair- ing tones, "but he has on a pair e'• ins breeks !" The Brotherhood of Man. "Papa, what does arbitration mean:'„ "It means that when two powers of equal strength get hold of a smaller country they agree to divide it equal - Britain's 'Railways. Very nearly 1,400 million poundel sterling is invested in railway corn - ponies in the United Kingdom. et ci Complexion. a A FAIRY " You owe it to your skin to give FAIRY SOAP a test—it keeps the complexion fresh, clear, bright and healthful. FAIRY SOAP is white; and, being made from edible products, it is just as pure and good as it looks, Yso comes in a handy oval cake; it floats. It is dainty, refined, delicate in perfume. It has the appearance, odor and performance of a high class product. The price--5c—is the only cheap thing about FAIRY SOAP. Made by THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY Montreal "Have you a little 'Fairy' in your home?" 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