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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1915-09-16, Page 7Aeroplane warfare is more 11111'elee,1” lar time the submarine variety, and illaY Yet be more itnnortant. If the King eau make a "ellr" eiut Ile moutike tele? Can a an be a :Totleirel and et wear titis King ite.tatn a al hit the blovkaile to at , lew tho United States to p;et their curatiaas toys from ClermaItY. TlIbl eoneeeeion to Santa. Clans. lite rutted. States ieeeretary for Wu: favore g deeding army with the iuiiil- mi.uu etiength of 600,000 men, Fur this, veil any luereased taxation that it may tring, the people have to thank the tette tee It IV, Pa;d teatliu• higher officer:I la ieeeneany aro timidly titanic their 00^ 1111,11:O.,11. fOr Wdl. The mortality armee; tbera hae been enorrion; anet many et tilt old ,Juulter fituttib s ere beeteeing eeiliee,„ their Pala& s le.erz- ing to the Clown 'this may IP wily 1.111TA' hi 313 11.11,01 1ii ACV lath i 1111111y, 1'1.•1 eeople have supped en- citeit of horrurs. Pittsburg clean-up campaign tete re- tailted in a big decrease of its fire hat. 11 watt 443,01i0 lower for the first aix menthe of this year than fur the cor- resrenaing period of last year. The duelion in the number of residence distrlets is eepecially noticeable. For - reedy rubbi$11 Mal 1.11 101Ved tO tlee1111A1- 'Ate in vellum and garret% but the elean-up agituticu inepired a it rin that produeed rettulte. Will Crooke, M. P., reeently spent a fortnight at the frout. thne los told the soallere liumoroue stories be the hunared, Meted laughable aud puthet:e uneedetes of the Womon and children It 11 behind, delivered edifying 1ees:eine:4 Ircan Poplar to the tienua- 1 tine, a.nd accepted other ineesag:s f„ean the firing line to Poplar. lie stele:el poetry, told allegorical tales, sang old London street cries, gave lit - Il EwInowz, made gveecho4 cm the glory of the British Empire and the ideate tor which it ie fighting, greeLod and ehook hands with thousands of former neighbora and friends in khaki, and ineldentally made haneelf tee most popular civilian at the troat. An ex-esehool teaeher named A. E. Hill 15 acting as Minister of Horne- thoes to the British War Office. The authorities were at their wile; end how to proeuae It sufficient oupply when ' Mr. Hill filled the breach. lie gave up ; school teaching and organized a de- partment at the War Office. Ile 10333 mobilized all the blacksmith shops 10 Britain, Mr; Hill is providing a hun- dred tons of shoes a week, over a mil- lion ehoes a month, and every week eaeh blacksmith gets his cheque mid AM'S 011. 11111 Wfly rejoicing. There wo,0 never a greater triumph of quiet, cool- headed organtrition. What the Britiell army with all its organization eoula not do for itself a school -teacher -bee done for it, and the Minister of 1 lorsee shoes is one of the most zneeeeeful eervanta of the nation these days of its 1100(1. The Detroit Free Press is reeponei- ble for the statement that the an- nouncements of alma al) the menu - lecturers of automobiles carry wita them a price reduction, ranging hi a majority of instancea from 10 to ,10 per emit. At the same tinte standard - bred raee horses are bringing the tc,p figur6. A few days ago, it says, Mr, liillings paid $a5,000 for the pacing stallion, William. it is not many months 33131.033' Mr. Sturgie gave amino thing like $50,000 for Directum 1., still champion by virtue of Ilia lute meted. Hal toy, a pacer that had &leered very few victories this year, was bought by Mr. Fletcher fur seta 000, and 'last year Mr. Oliver gave e30,000 for the trotter, Peter tic,et.. At the same time we are told that the jitney is losing favor. In telliatimploa it is said that "regulation" has Utile the business, Not muck has been said 'of the R113- o1an navy, which is divided, (me part of it being in the Black Sea and an- other in the flaltic. When war aas declared she was adding to her navy eleven dreadnoug,lits, includhig battle ernisers. Eight of the eleven. mitt down in the Baltic and three in the Black Sea. Pour battlishipe, 23,0(s0 toils and carrying 12-1n it gene, were launched in the Slimmer an 1 autumn of 19 1 1, and the 1)reatiap,...cu, h; that tlie,y are now in ccentniteiatii. Three other buttleshipe of the eama class were afteraard laid down, cue in 11112, another lit 1913 and the 'lied Past year. Before the end ol .P.2 Lour giant battle erdieere were b actin; these fillips NVill be of a2,000 101.41. end earry mien bititerice; Of twelve .441ie.1 gune. 'the lour battleships t..At clieuld bo completed -and c01111111%.4011 - ed, as also tile great battle eie.„e.s, were intended for service in th Bal- tic, Russia was building and hail crilertel in July last forty-five destroy - ere and nineteen taibmarinee. 4 GERMAN SUPREMAOY. (P)iila(1elphia Iteeord) Theeo is m.thing that riquintA to-waril Peeve 1.1 Milward Grey's answer to the German l'huneellotos reeent e4ta133e:4. W1,ett h. say:a that tile .,1.111eg "nitiet Bea, ter the relit, te live, hot melee (ter- eumeniacY. but in real fteohnn," It clearly means that there wilt be no (le: :ohm 3 liteitilities until 0111. 111(3t. or other is deeli.ively beaten, Or 1.1)1111-14., 3;1,011 will never live under fie, 111' 1.1 1,110.10,7 tterniney, or of any color .',tiltry. If Germany really dreams that 31,3 eeetiliar 1r14,101 Win fleelli1(4 110,01111 11'4own borders she ttnipt be mad, Divert Holland 1:1 St4,11titill with inditina.tion over the i'llaneetior's intimation tint --:'11e clone under tiew (termer, dominion on flit', eimtineut. The, day 1;1 past When ;loan nations van treated in the off- hand manner tried by' Anstria-IInnen.iy 00 ilerbia with itteh 1331111113lt retilt. etelesee = asiiseelese celires Penance :0 mmuumumuumuummuumuummumul lel I AITE It XI. , When Ilrether Trail= had fuliehed his task ia the creltard, he left his rake is, the garden house, and .startea back to ho"ell; traversing the cloie. ter wittelt foci a 0 tell of the ...Abbey wall, unbroken SAVO by a postern gate. Ito tock a turn lee and down the clois- ter to streteh hie achiag limbs, anti 03 he 'walked he talked to himeelf ir 43. losy and ccnfidential t''1Q 0 hebit much complained of by hie laethren. "Ile tweaks eitli the evil one, who so eenvereeth," said certain ZealCile, Ones, who, laying the matter before .the Ab- bot. aeltea that their faulty brother ;with 0 winkle In eyel replied: "If Ve converge with bet yourselves, be duly reprinlitildtd. But the Abbot there will be mine to repeat your say - lugs." Thus clid the father rebuke his over -zealous, tale -bearing sons, am% little Brother Tristian talked to him, Self unmolested. • :Brother Trietian wee head gardener of the Abbey, and We soul was in his art. Faell eardea bed (they were neat- ly made in rows, with gra,veled Walk3 between) brwe its name 01.31111 Smooth chalk rock lcke t:nv white graveetottes. Onions, wv11c. celery, lettuce, rnrsleY, popny, cabbage and carrots were there, each in It13 anneinted elrtee. And 'WoO. betide the careless as,sistant wha nIx- r(1 the meeae, or misplaced a stone. Mit the flower P'et WEIS Brother Tristian's joy and pride; and now, that fall had come, and his outtleor duties had ceas- ed, he WAS Plannii.p.' a wonderfel im- provement tberein. What this emu, tvas a (nose eeeret13111 the ether morke knew that a reshlielit often burnecl at late hours In Brother Tristian's cell, and lie was ever begaing, scraps et' navel:anent frent Jeeelin, wilieh he covered with ',Mee and figures. Trely "Out of the fellness of the heart the month spealeeth," for as Brother Trip- tian moved nit:tally ur and down the empty cloister, he was sll uneenseious, ly giving to the aettumn winds his cheriehed crate, t. "Now," said he, with one lean little finger exteniled to draw imaginary lines in the air, aaround the smart:al will I Plant them, inyr plants, and they shall be callea the 'Virgin's clock,' in honor of our I..tray, Zounds, 'twill be the triumph of all gardening, 'Pint will f plant me the Star of ,Ternsalem; it faileth never. but Poas wide ope at the third hour to catch the first peer o' :lawn; then the datidelion;; it unfolds its cloth of gold at the fourth hour, and the other flew- ers, each at successive hours, At the fifth cometh my brave hawk's beezd. Men the viper's grass. The lettuce un- eurleth its leaves at the seventh hour. Fore the next two I will have thc Ven- us' looking -glass (a strange plant ler an •Abbey garden, inethiukethl, and the creeping hawkweel, To strike me ten I'll set the nurele juniper; then ''Or.7c.'s - he Star T.of Bethlehem. . Star again for. lazy little T -„e-to bed -at -noon, it sbettoth its eves at midday. To tell the TIrst hour after inirlday, the sueeory will tenfold, then the squill; at the third, maid Mari- gold bares. her :bosom to the sun, Ah, my beautiful flower clock! Tho Ab- bot himself will' come to sea it, and Dunstan, of Wooltrit, will go matt with envy that he bethought him 'hot of such a fair invention. "The fonr o'clock and wall flower I'll plant to tell the fourth and fifth hour, and at the sixth Wee lovely prim• rose of evening shell elite its delicate Petals to the somul of the vesper bell, javelin et Braltelond may illumine his Missals with rare floral connterfetts. but who canmake the pretty bleesome grow as well as old Tristian? "Nell ,be the wonder et the age." I "Aye, wonders never cease, brother." said a low, ("racked voice in his ear, and Tristian glanced upto see an aged woman in a scarlet cloak peering at him through a cloister arch. She was very, very old. She wore a cloz,e blaek cap with some tatters of a rusty black veil hanging over it, and ming- ling with o, few wisps of dry bleached hair, which clung round her secured brow like dead leas es on a branch, de- nuded by winter winds. 'Her eves were mere hollows, with one glistening Point of light fax behind tiler rheum reddened lias, as if some wild creature crouched within an ancient ruin 30011- ljtg Spring upon its prey. Her faco could hardly be called wrinkled. MS 110 continuous lines were E•et therein; hut both face and hands were like Withered petals of a yellow rose which has been crinkled and creased, then parched by the sun. The toothless mouth, with its blackened cracked lips, added to her weirdness: as did the great black staff on which she leaned; for its handle was cut into a semblance of a tat'head, with yellow Jewela for eyes, whielt seemed to blink at the startled monk, "Clodatterev! How canted thoe hither, dame? No women enteretb these walls save by the Abbot's leave." "IVIonks and witches have ho ox, old frere. An' I wot if thy Abbet keep woman out of anything, he will do more than mankind hath done . Since Man's wife was made in Eder. How Cattle I hither? Gramacy. by you postern! Thou were so bent en extolling, thy weeds, I entered utiobs I served." i "But that postern gate was easel Melted, dame. I noted it as I passed with Ito bar well in the soekea'' stammered Tristian In dismay, tress.- ' blingly running his fingers through 11{5 scanty locks, whicb literally stood on end, and crossing himself before • address:leg his dread visitor. "odds heartlings! old shaveling; he,th never. heard of the witch of Ely, wile hath but to point her staff at . ate barred door or portcullis, and open it swingeth? And now, wight, ',Stand not staring there!" But Brother Tristian only looked at her stupidly, muttering to himself, "A witch, it cuagerer." "Along With me," she cried, Ina patiently,. striking her staff on the Atones. Whereupon, it seented to Triatiale that the cat's eyes flashed Sire. "Whither?' he queried in 11.faint voice. "To Bradfield by eons() quiet way. T woula speak with the Lady de Coke- fald." "Why went thou not in at tile Ab- hotle gate, then? Why pounce upon a poor =els with thy horrid etaft? Mare, tave nte!" expostulated Trist- Ian. feebly. "Dolt, -aid eare to beeorne the gating steel: of all the popinjays el two eotrete, re. ;Le thee! haste thee, monk! A. secret paosage to the Ab- bott'e bentse," sk.eret, way? I know of no WAY, EaVO the walk down yonder tereace." "Then to the church, old foatful, to •the church," the witch of E1Y cried, Stamping leer toot, But here Tristian replied. Timerouee es he was by nature, and much aimed ot witches, he would not conduct a witca within the sacred walla of $t. Edmunds. "Never! "Pwould Pe a sacrilege." "Ha, ha; never, oayest thou, oir gardener? Then I'll set a spell on thy flower -clock, and the suotraerhi sun atilt never shine on it. Wither leaf, and shatter bloom, old pallier blossoru,'* "Nay, nay," interposed Tristian, now thoroughly terrified. What was the sanctity of the Abbey to the safe- ty of his darling flowers? "Hither, follow .me, dame. Quickly, for if I am seen with a woman in Collowanee bethink thee of the scan- dal," This amused the beldame, and she followed his reluctant, steps with a toothless grin at his dis- gruntlement, When they had en- tered the church, she walked beaded him up the main aisle, counting its pillars as she went, Wbeil they were half way to the altar She paused, and Passing through an arch, hobbled briskly behlud the carved screen of pierge-tinaber work at the north of the choir, Here she paused, and saying, "Therewell, eld wight," she disappeared; right into the great earved pillar, it seemed to Brother Tristian; but though he searched till the shadows of evening drove him front the eb.urch, be could tind no signs of an opening therein and finally' left the church and hurried to his cell. "Woe is me! Woe is me!' he cried, continually heating his 'breast lind shaking his head. "The breth- ren were right; in speaking to myself I have communed with the evil one, and he hath finally appeared in this "guise. I have been tempted by the devil, and I have yielded; Satan is turned loose in the 'Abbey," •and he leaned his head against the stone wan of his cell, while .tears coursed down his sallow old cheeks. "Woe is me; woe is me!" CHAPTER XI a Jecelie was chaplain and secretary to the Abbot; so his summons to Bradfield was not, in Reel& indicative et hie lord's restored favor, for if the Abbot had business with his royal gueets, he would stand in need of his accretttry. So Jocelin went on his walr, unelated at the summons, and mucui vexed at his carelessness in so nearly revealing the secret of his love to the gossip of the Abbey. He passo(fdown a terrace, through many enclosures, by divers path's, into a small yard - way, and so, through a private door into the corridor on which the Abbot' parlor opened, and entered the room unobserved by its occupants. Abbot Samson sat there with the Bishops of Ely and Waltham and sev- eral dignitaries of the Church. Be- fore them stood the leadihg advocates of the Abbey, the .Earls Faulkenbridge, Albune and my Lord of Clare, with Earl Bigot, a friend of Prince John. The advoeates (ea were most of the anti -regent noblemen of that time) wore °pan shaven, with hair cut short cn the neck; but the courtier, like his friend and master, the Prince, wore the pointed beard and curling locks, filletted with a golden ribband, the court had adopted in contempt oE its smooth -faced, short -locked opposers. As they stood thus, several half -audi- ble comments on Bigot's attire passed between the advocates; for in those days gentlemen had not the manners which at a later date made England's society noted, and men, like children (who are -the least artificial of crea- tures), spoke what was in their minds with brusque freeaosn. "A fur pelisse. iIke a woman, 'by my halidame!" murmurea Albune. "Thsich!" answered that rugged giant, Faulkenbridge, sucking his teeth In disgust. "So priced and spruce a a popinjay 1 Lave never seen." If Bigot heard these uncomplimentary remarks, he gave no heed, but whis- pered from titue to time with the Bishop of Waltham, who finally, with much hesitation, addressed the Abbot in a tees voice, whereupon Abbot Sam- son, rising to his feet, exelahned: "My Lord, 1 was a soldier ere I was a monk, an' by my gooe sword and my silver cross, I will don mail again ere I humble the pride or sully the honor of St. Edmunds. I'll not coneede away our rights," and he struek a' blow in the air as if his clenched band again held a sword. "Nay, Father!" expostulated Bigot in a soft, bland voice, "the Prince but elaimeth his rights. His lordship the Whop tells Inc this wardship has . promised the Prince by Prior Roger on the day of thy election. Nay, I. know not if he said not, by Brother Sampon himself." The Abbot's face was'red, and he patted his silken slip- per. "By our Lady, this fellow' hints at, Simony," he muttered. Flere the Bishop of Waltham broke in hurriedly, anxious to avert the gathering storm. "Nay, my Lord, 'twee the Prior who proffered it; an exchange. This ward- ship for the right ot election. rho Abbot fairly bristled with rage. Since whet: Priors ate° Our wade. In marriage, and princeliugs elect Abbots? The Bishop of Win- chester long 'ago held that the power. of king -Making lay with the eleray, and he proved it, in that lie ro.ieed Matilda to the throne. Knows the Prince no history? Ye who are his thtore teach him illy, methinks. It takes more than the installation of 'Mose principles (which ye have so artfully set about) to make a king, illgot. Ily my halidante! John heaps insult on injury when he domande the hand of the 'daughter of my noblest Advocate for a. pander, it spendthrift, a libertine, tuul last but not least, by -ray troth, 6bastard, withodt a. cross in his pouch." Displeased as the Advise:Ito were by the Regent's demand% they ex- changed •glancee tonsternation at this, loor while many of the masks Of England were opposed te Prince John, there were few who \veleta have dared to tree eritielso the ruler of the reni"Nlio" head is safe Willett ossetetit tongue so hotl" Whiepered Faulkens bridge to Clare. "Nay, nay, e'en though it wear a mitre," anewered the other. stibnite as Mach disturlied and the Bishop of Walthern1. Was white with Meeeehelas glen, Only Dint Iltaletstined his oonl- posure; his hand Anne, dark face ette ave and ensiling as- over. "Surely the ruler ot Fngland Oen Command his Vattaale, be they ever high, Father," 110 "proteeted, 'tanking back a, perfumed curl whieh, had fall- eu acrous his roey cheek, This vele the last tamer. "MY lord," Sala the Abbot, in eold funs "thou forgetteet that the Reg» ency lies with the church; as it is, we owe no allegiance to the Regency or the Crown, and of a •surety the Pope will uphold us in this just re - fusel. Announce to Hie Highness; that we will give him audience whoa he has supped. My -chaplain ceies brates Vespers in the chapel, MY lord," the Abbot turned his back , squarely on Bigot, who biting hie ' lips, made a hurried exit, followed bY the bishop, wise seemed to be mum - Wing a prayer as he Pattered after the irate earl. As the Y suPeed a monk entered and announced that the Princeos Roam inund and three nuns were in the courtyard ot the palace; having been o'ertalten lay night, in a journey front Ely, and craved the hospitality ef the Abbot. The truth was, the Prioreste on hearing of John's coming and her soe's proximity, for the favorite ever' accompanied his brother, could not forbear to hasten to nine (regardless of the presence of the Queen) trust- ing to her tardy aPPearance and plausible stopy to gain entrance at Bradtield. .Tocelin, who from the' elder Moults knew well the story of Rosamund do Clifford, looked gime- tioningly at the Abbot, expecting the 130rer1.ptory diemissal of thls visitor; but the Abbot's thoughte were not on any ancient quarrel Henry's wife and mietress; and, then, too, perchance, he cared not for any humiliation which the Princess' ap- pearance would cause the queen and her son. "Why not," be said, aide to Joeelin, "the bastard is here, why not the dam?" And he gave instruc- tions to admit the Prioreso. Throughout the meal, Jocelia sat Pale and allot, acarcely touching nis food. Through what had passed in the Abbot's parlor, he had realized for the first time what this visit to Brad- field Houoe meant for Roches°. The Prince, in demending her hand • for his favorite, had displeesed her pow- erful guardian. Here was a ray of hope; but it flickered ' dimly for a moment, and then flared out, leaving Jocelin's heart all the ' more desolate, for its faint glimmer- ing. If this suitor was ineligible, the Abbot, no doubt, had others in irieW, Perhaps Rohm had a lover already, for among tal the Abbey Advoeates, there was surely some ono for whom she had a preference, The thought *as as wormwool, and he shuddered at the bitterness svhich swept over his heart. Faulkenbridge, for all his burly frame and torty years, was good to look al, and my Lord of Clare had a handsome son, his esquire, famed for his beauty and daring. "She is not for such as thou, an' were she free thy oath of celibacy separates thee from her.' he told himself. The Abbot, noticing Jocelin's melan- choly, naturally supposed his young secretary was grieving over his past disobedience, and as they went to- ward the audience hall, he laid his hand kindly on the young reoek's shoulder - "Hast prayed and fasted, my son?" "Yea, father." "And repented thy sin?" "Yea, yea, indeed!" Jocelin answer- ed, earnestly, touched by the gentle- ness of his usually stern superior. "Then go in peace, my son. God's benison on thee!" And Socelin, kiss- ing his hand, fell back among the at- ten,dant monks; while the Abbot led the way into the audience chamber. But neither blessing nor pardon could give peace to poor Jocelin, as he brought up the rear of the procession, with hot eyes glaring fiercely for a sight of Geoffrey de Clifford, who had dared stretch forth a rapacious hand toward the Ideal aet up in his passion- ate heart. Prince John had prolonged his feast unduly, being much of a gourmand and careless of the Proprieties, which demanded his withdrawal from the board ere his host arrived. So he now rose with his court and withdrew to his dais at the farther end of the hall, leaving the surprised prelate and his monks to pass around the devastated table, while all was con- I fusion; monke scurrying to their ! places behihd the Abbot's chair, cour- ; tiers hurrying to their post around the Prince and the ladies in waltng gathering around the Queen. Though such a slight Vas too obvious to Nee unnoticed, the Abbot made no at- tempt to comment, except to com- mand the removal of the unsightly remnants of the meel, Prince John and the Queen slightly bent their heads as the Abbott passed them, and he. with extendea hand. murmured the usual "Pax Vobiscum." though the flash in his eye boded lit- tle of peace. CHAPTER XIII. It was a sight worth the seeing - this gathering of the noblest and mightiest of the realm. The great arched hall lit by many tapers, shin- ing on the purple and silver of the Abbot's livery; the scarlet 0.nd gold of the royal household; the monks' black robes, which but aceentuated the brilliancy of the jewel -decked courtiers and ladies. Prince John's dress of erinison, falling to the' middle leg, stew gold -belted and a jeweled pea. dant hung frorn it between his knees. 'He wore an under tunic of golden eloth, a green -lined Mantle, red hose and collar, and sleeves of gold-begern- med cloth, The Queen sat beside him, a stately, portly dame1 past life's meri- dian, her Clear dark skin but slightly wrinkled, and the .strong mind presag- ed by her large, dark eyes and Roman nose Was fully coefirthed by the mass :sive jaw and firm, unsmiling lips. Her dark robe were groidered in goldell Crescents, and the diatnond diadera elitered in her silvery hair like frost creetals on a snowbanks Near the eittranet, or the hall On either side wen the Abbot's eoldiers and the 'royal body -guard; the latter conspleuties by reason, of a, great ban- ter, bearing three lime rampant, Which the mining hand of Rosamund had long ago embroidered for the dead King. . • John Wee the first 10 break the pante followitig the Abbot's entrance: "Wo cry thee eardoe, Dominus, that we dalliea so long o'er our wine', not- ing net that the hour had passed, But if we reeelve thee not in All seemli- nese, blame thyself, who hath to roy- ally feasted us," "Though somethitme X might 'plain, Prince," tinserered the Abbot, Meiling sarettaticallY, mtwere passing strange should find myeelf amazed, for if your Highness remetebers so Slight aft tecaslon, you will bethink you that I, ae elected Abbot of St. Edrielnide, first kissed the princely hand tte it held it roasted laritte lee fTe be Co1ltit11ed4 •44.444,10444744. itteepps1.47 p AN ICE CREAM BRICK 11, . . -I ,„ Solves the Difficulty. -4 leme C ftlric .DAIRY ICE CIURANI put up in attractive boxes is as pop-, "liar with the guest as It is Convenient for the hostess. is the ideal summer dessert. Ye; eMe by discriminathig4hopkeepers everywhere: Look • • • `` for the Sign. TORONTO. We want an Agent in every town. -•-"-- The Epiglottis; A modern engine is dependent to a large extent upon automatically 'work- ing valves for its efficiency, but the perfected valve was invented by na- ture and applied to the human body long -before mankind began to dream of steam or gas engines. We dignify this valve by the ntune of epiglottis, and most of us know something about it. It is situated at the back of the mouth just where the air passage and food passage cross, It is tho function of the epiglottis to close the windpipe automatically every time we swallow fdod. If it did not every particle of food would choice us. This valve works with more autometic preeielon than any ever placed on an engine. YOU Wil find relief in Zam-Duk! It eases the burning, stinging pain, stops bleeding and brings ease. Perseverance, with Zain.. I Buk, means cure: Why not prove this 7 .23r.D3ezo1sta and Mom.- 00 bott. An Appeal to Vanity. .A. Mussultuan general gained a vic- tory over the Greeks and captured their leader. Having summoned the prisoner into his tent, he asked him what treat- ment he expected from his conqueror. "If you make 'war like a 'king," replied the Greek, "release me; if you make it lige a trader, sell me; if you make it like a. butcher, slaughter geThe Messul- ln1eneicaime;. e Minard's Liniment for pale everywhere see s% A Troublesome Cargo. "An elephant's shoulder is never still" is a Hindu eaying with refer- ence to the restleesness of the animal. An Englishman tells how the elep- hant's paseion. for moving about once came near wrecking a ship. .A number of elephants were taken on board a vessel at Calcutta, and the steamer went 'down the Hugli At night it anchored o3' 3' Sanger point. The sea was as still as oil, but the ship rolled so much that else was in danger of going over. The elephants had found that by swaying to and fro all together they eould produce a pike- eant rocking motion. As the ship had 710 other cargo and rode light the cap- tain was m:uch frightened. The ma- houts, or keepers, vsered hurried down into the hold, and each one, seated on his own beast, made him "break step," but they -had to stay there for a long time. Minarcits Liniment Cures Dandruff Why We Lack Ennui. It Is a grand thing for the English language that there is no word for "ennei" If the creation had been drab -colored, if there had been no horses, dogss, water rats, or dragon Mos' if science and art had been intuitive; if religion had been clear; if all men's conditious had been equal; if men and women were al - Ways amenable to reason, and 'boys. Were always quiet, then the world Might have been somewhat dell; there would have, been a, justifia,ble Word tor ennui fn, an languages. /letter paint the pantry shelVes with White enamel, It is cleaner and tnore lasting than paper, stud 11 is Very attractiVo. BABEL OF TONGUES. The World's Languages Now and What May be in the Future. How many men, if asked how many languages there are in the world, could give anything like an accurate answer? The average man's knowledge Of ability to speak languages rarely exceeds two besides his native tongue. It may appear streuge, but it is nev- erthelesa true, that there are over 4,000 languages spoken by mankind, while the number of dialects exceeds this. There are more than sixty vocabular- ies in Brazil, and in Mexico the laahua is broken up into some 700 dialects. There are hundred e in Borneo, and in Australia there is no classifying taeg complexities. Let us assume that fifty') dialects, on an average, belong to each language, and we have the colossal to- tal of 200,000 linguistic abilities. A. century hence the probability is that there will only be four languages of importance in the world. Central Europe may produce a newer and more stra,ighttorward German language. Im- perial English may reign alone over the North American continent, while a more business -like Spanish will be used in South American States, Then Au•ssia may take up some meet) rich Slavonie dialect, which will blend the races of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, into a harmonious federation. So that in future these four languages will enter into what may be a never-ending competition. -Exchange. Got Insulted, • In England it is quite common, in- stead of saying "Hello" when using the telephone to ask, "Are you there?" American whet heard it for the first time, thinking some one was en- deavoring,to have some dun at his ex- pense, replied "No," and hung up the receiver. -Exchange. . ese PILES CURED at HOME by New Absorption Method If you suffer from bleeding, itching, blind or protruding Piles, :send me your address, and I will tell you how to cure yourself at home by the new absorption treatment; and Will also send some of this home treatment free for trial, with references frern your own locality if requested, Immediate relief and permanent cure assurer,. Send no money, but tell others of this offer. Write to -day to •Mrs. M. Sutumers, Box P. 8, Windsor, Ont. Easy Money. "Dotal argue with me, sir," said the irascible old gentleman. "I'm not trying to argue vsith you, said, the persistent person. "I'M merely trying to tell you that" - "There you go again- I refuse to he'alTrhttannyksT" re' forTanph! What are you thanking me "1 just made a bet that you woalti not have patience enough to hear MO state a hypothetioal question, and I'Ve won." -Birmingham Age-Oereld. 4.4 Minard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia 4.4* FOR OTHERS TO EMULATE The directors of the In:Mortal OR Company, Lintited, have decided to pay all employees who have enlisted, or who May millet, 'with the Canadian. Contingent ter overages Service --in the case of Melded men -half pay, aaodnr -s. ion•eri. the eaga saille ntenea quarter say, until the Med of the War, am in Addition, will hoIei the Visa ti Should any employee who IS serv- ing with the colors, neeet with a fa- tality .in the course of the war, the directors will continue the payment -- hi the ease of mettle.' man -of halt I. Pay to his wife or butatellate eamily I for six in 'laths after his teeth and - • In, the 01180 of Single Man-onesquar- -ter of his !salary to 'his ISendents Selfatattn.y) for six Months: after his The above applies to all regular members of the staff Who were In the lierViee Of the tompany for at least it swathe innelediately preeediug the Declarations of War. wom usouRoznah But Ho Frobably Didn't Get the Job for Which He Applied. atere to0, vertain middle aged and Old teehioneti business man. who hia. little doubtful whether he or the other carried off the honors of war in, an interview given, to a smart young Man. The mart young man was applying for a berth. "Let me see," sail the merchant; "You've called on me before, but not On your present errand, The first time you represented ;Up to Date Limited and offered to put our con- cern on modern lines, Then you came on behalf of Systems & Files and said You were businsss doctora. And after thtrt on came as the pub - Witty expert of the Newest In Ads, e x;Pha:tY Ti s" so, otr." "And are all, these-er-companiell dead?" The young Man reluctantly ad, milted that they were. 'Yet after coming here three tenses to offer to teach US 001' business when your concerns go down you coolly solicit a berth in this poor, effete old firm Why, what use are you -to us? Look tit your record," The optimkst countered that easily, 'You never know, sir. I might be very usetful. Look what a, splendid experience I've had in winding up conapanies."-Miladelphia, Ledger, ,41 6 o The Glad Rand. We are not isolated units in this uni- verse of ours. We are all of us mem. bers of a great world community, All of us are so constituted that our wel. fare and our happiness depend on t•to maintenance of good• will 'with others, To a great extent, however, we al- ways have it in our power to deter- mine just what the attitude of othcrs towards us shall be. We have this power by virtue of the at that the human mind tends to be swayed in its 'critical judgments by the character of the emotional moods ex- perlithey fe . People usually think exaet- lyasaRenee the value of the glad lia,nd. The cordial greeting, the cheery smile, the display of genuine interest -all these help to create pleasurable moods in other persons, and conse- quently prepossess them in our favor. Whereas the cold, indifferent ae- proaeh, the flabby handshake and the languid air arouse feelings of antago- niem, if not of suspicion and aversion, -H. Addington Bruce in Kansas City Star. If Your rood ferments or Disagrees Just Read !his! Thousands of broken-down, deepen, - dent dyspeptics have recently been given back their health. A month ago these despairing folkwould have scorned the suggestion that anything could help them. Their terrible condi- tion was chronic, and appeared beyond the reach of medicine. The -se haPPY people don't proclaien it was a miracle that endowed them with a new lease of life, -it was sim- ply their common senee in selecting a tried and proven medicine, one speci- ally adapted to their particular ail- m e n t . All these splendid curets were ef- fected by Dr, Hamilton's Pills whicb beyond all question have a strange power' to restore. a weak or ailing sto- rnIfellYour stomach is tired and over- worked try Dr. Hamilton's Pills, and note the prompt improvement. Pain before or after eating will disappear. You'll no longer have that naugeoue, gawy, bad tasting sensation, You'll got a real vigorous appetite and digest what You eat. Lots 021 0011 digested food is bound to increase your %strength, to make you brighter and more ambitious. In a week you'll feel like a different person, in a month you'll be permanently restored. For folks who are out of sorts', not feeling just up to the scratch, per- haps bothered with headaches or con- stipation, to them Dr. Hamilton's Pills will prove a boon. *to A Land Without Flies. It should be refreshing and a bit en- couraging to the fatigued, hopeless fly fighters to know that there is in the world a tountry in which there are no flies. The %place is the British West Indies. This interesting fact -that there are no flies in British -West In- dies -starts up a number of questions and curious conjectures. Why ie it I that they have no flies? Is it that ' they have lost the seed, or is it that , they have some active parasite or art -1 Waal that feeds an flies, like the South American ant eater, for instance? Cee tainly it is not that they have no eilth, They have heat and moisture, tend, If •rumor has it true, they have aIl the filth that is necessary. That these three conditions can exist with- I out any Tiles is what we do not under' tand.-Nort Carolina Health Board' Ileport. Minard's Liniment Cures Burns, Etc, 4'b• Beauty of Zambesi Falls. drTdr ous beauty fully the won • y of the Zambesi s Fano, Rhodesia, one must hese Itmo ite linger and watch the OVa scene, The d th of the Chasm below aro veiled trent sight by the rising tolutens of opalescent mist, d abve the • vnin ab *s the sun gnats and sparkles, weaving the drops into 21 magnificent rainbow, Three hundred feet below roars and boilS the swirling flood as it emerges from the Boiling Pot, rushing on down the Zigzag merge betvseett toWerieg clifts of rook, narrow, fierce and of ma Unfathomable depth. -African World. 4'4 NO. 371 1915 FARMS FOR SALL ("1 NE IIVNIntriE Acitr,s 9..Exozoii1 land in Huron VountY Iteack buildiega. cat:yen:eat to school,: elturch and game. Jeer price and particularse apply to 4as A. Vencamp, Seelgreve, 014. MISOELLANEQUO. ENTERTAINR asearls WHITNEY, singing eornedian, introducing clean, clever comedy. SISteee ial rates tor alt patriotic affairs. Ati. dress, 007 Bank, of Immilton Chamber14 or Moue 433, lIcurclltoo, -Oat, 'or.* 44, 44.4.4444.441.4444044 DRS. SOPER & WHITE SPECIALISTS PliesAtzerna, Asthma. totarth, O1./ipop81*, tollOpsy, Rhsumation, akin, Kid, new, Mood,. Nerve anti inadricf, bisorasear Call 81 read history tor hes schrift. MOW*. formahed 121814811.1M, 3to181k.40 3,81,18 mid 2 18 a It.u. Su33t3sys.10 rou. to 1 'mirk tasssitittias tot* • ORS., 801IIP wititra ts,roc.t, 83,, l'ateat6, 0616 JY16_09*.tt,..11341.1.4104, Longest Canal. The longest canal M the United States is tho lOrie Canal, which covere a distance 02 387 miles. The Florida East Cot Canal is 350 utiles, long and. runs from eittyport, Fla., to Mi- ami. The Miami and Brie Canal, between Cineinnati and Toledo, 0., IS 274 mileo long. There are three canals in Pennsylvania, the Scuylkill Navigation Company, between Mill Creek and. Philadelphia, 105 ulilee; the Pennsylvania, between Columbia, Northumberland and Wilitesisaree, 193 miles, and the Lehigh Coal and Navi- gation Company, between Cdalport and Easton, 108 Miles long. The long- est canal in. Europe ie the Berlin - Stettin, 120, and the next longest, the pun, 103 nalles.-Philadelphia Press. -e- 44,44, By making the blood rick and red Di' , Chase's Nerve Food forms new ells and tissues and nourishes the starverl nerves back to bealth and 'rigor. By noting your in. crease in weight while using It you can prove positively the benefit being, derived from this great food eure. GO cents a box, all dealers, or Edmtuison, Bates & Co., Limited, Toronto, 444444.44.4 "According to Hoyle." The first author of books dealing With card games was Edmund Hoyle, who died in Louden, aged ninety - oven, in 1770. His treatise on whist, piquet and other gan1es are still au- thorities, and "According to Hoyle" has become a prove,b. Hesele has been called the inventor of whist, which is all error, although he was the first' to popularize the game and place it Gn a scientific and exact footing. Hoyle svas a lawyer by profession, but he derived a good incense from his books. For his treatise on whiet he received e5,000, anti the work was so popular that it ran threugh five editions the first year, besides many pirated edi- tions. Hoyle gave instructions in whist to parties of ladiee and gentlemen, charging each $5 per 1Ca011. POr some years he held an official court position in Ireland, which paid him $3,000 per year. Hoyle's book on whist was first published in 1743. 0 The Meteoric Hypothesis. The nebular hypothesis of La Place has been abandoned in favcir of the me- teoric hypthesis of Lockyer and plan- itesmal hypothesis of Chamberlain. All suns, planets and moons, by these two nearly identical theories, were made by the falling in from space of small cos. inical bodies, much as the meteors noW falling on the earth. Trillions of year ago there was a meteor moving in space. It is now in the centre ofthe earth. Another me tot' joined this by collision, then an- other, and this falling in is now going on at it vastly diminished rate, E0 that comparatively few ere 11010 coming in, as may be seen on almost any clear night. ---Edgar Lucien Larkin in New York American. We believe MINARD'S LINIMENT see is the best: Mathias Foley, 011.. City, Ont, Joseph Snow', Norway, Me. Charles -Wheaten, Mulgrave, N. S. Rev. R. 0, Armstrong, Mulgrave, N. S. Pierre Landers, Sen., Pokemouche, N. B. Itis will and I'm all aid if I tell him that 1AretTlArillt113(1)111 \VIM 11EO a worthier one than myself.. -Philadel- that I am net doing \veil 11011 leave it to pitia Ledger, "What are you so worried about?" ",Nly rich uliele wants to see me about ,'TWirkt Scylla and Oharybdia. • • t .111 his GREAT SALE OF ORGANS AND PIANOS Yo Olde leirme of Heintzman & Co., corner King and John streets, Hamil- ton, Ont., are offering GO organs at a great reduction in price, Instruments hearing the names of such well- known. Makers as Bell, Doherty, Kern, Dominion and 'Uxbridge are being sold 1133 Oood 1prayetice219 $1p5iatndoe$10from 550 to $100. Write for complete list of prices and terms. • is lie Ate His Own Words. Not long ago the punishment for li- bel in Russia was the requiromeut that the libeler literally eat his oala. words. A matt who published a small volume reflecting on the unlim- ited power 'of the sovereign was seized, tried in a summary way and con- demnea to eonsume the objectionable words. In cne et the public streete the book was eevered from its bin(1- lug, the merging eut off, the leavse roiled In) 0110 by One And fed to tits unfortunate author, A slug= attl 111. attentlatee to pronounce upon the humber poseible to give without en- ..se dangering his life, but Ito is reported 111 to have set the limit at something ' like M. Soiled spots may be removed from white llk or satin by rubbing them with a fine flannel cloth dipped In a iltIle oloobiol er othor.