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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1919-11-6, Page 6Mt_ V4:14.4, 44*. Mc Si! cf t: .....*unr••••••1.4.1.:Ms, By EARL R. RICE. ee44.44.4;,,OL44,044,44e4,4,414.444.44,44444,44444.,-44.4....,44.444.,,44,444,44444,....04 -7'70e 040,N,L04-) 4,4'A a t • C1st. 2/.5(3-29 Consisieney, Consistemy is one of the fund,.! mental quenties of dihdpline, and from my own experienee I base fantod it to be most tineortmit. It ,hould. ; always he inee • repen e• 1 1 y k inc s 1\1ore mothera have treid.,!e.; their children leeame of their own incon- sistency than .for any other one nsa°1 son. Minnie wires home from SA 001 • and asks, -Mother, may I go over to Billy Baker's o and The terrine etorin that raged over• the frame where he cld eereach tl ern tplay?" Mather, k a Western enowing' that Billy's influeme 1101iity one night in Jane a he soon took care of. few years ago put scores of tele•phone.- ow fur those mar the tov," ai or les:: temper, but Mether is firm, telegraph and eleotriedight wires mit jeli. "Hand ma the ;AMY, Brown, and and Johnnie sietys hegie. A few of commission. On the following. day I'll go up," dare' !ater, however„Tohna.e inehes, many men worked overtime In repair-; Wornieg from side to side as oc-. the same request. and Mi,, c, who is, ing the damage, rasion ,.lernanded, John climbed slowly enterttorang, a oaler, hha go for, Among them was John Vincent, a nil the loeh Of the iron -frame. Perahed worked a little while. This is n case of in -1 young repiar man • the -.service of the twenty feet above tha roe., v e„sistonoyhard, order to sore one. 1ofine He took this (hazy task •coolly10 Abelson Eleetrie Sign Ceineanah - seene, Mother :5 laying : go.n1 founda- '‘'t -it-1;m. all in hie day' work. Looking half past six o'el,wit, aftcos working all dawn, enid to his Listant: .tion for mime more. The prohaElity (mot complael with. rids rad h,a1 cannot t.,.-da'y to-tdorrolv, lint Must be coo-- , sietently folia ed. '1 he tattoo clintracter and ' well-being of .;,%..ut. littit, one depend . entirely upon nom, -else aod eonsistent gaidenee. IL is the. -e finhiamentel (mantle:1- of mother-liec.ipiine that train the strmena•iiied little sons and thloghters into epleedid men and wo- , men, Lan's Start, a Propattonda Faye( of ej Work. The crying need of the world to -tiny is for worker, (nee:drily there was never a time edge; meth work was waiting to be done, nor when so few people were willnlo to do it. The menufacturer in his plant, the farmer in his fields, the merchant in his store and the -housekeeper in her kitchen are all uttering the same cry, "Send us help." At that there seems to be plenty of people who might work. But no one seems to be standing aboLt waiting for the jobs that are open for them. It begins almost to seem as if no ono really wanted to work. It is rather foolish • to place the blame for present conditions an any claes, though capital is trying to shift it all on labor and labor is hlaining• capital. Everybody is more or less to blame. Such ix the nice adjustment of things in thio world that no one can claim to be all right, everybily else all wrong. I've been wondering. a great deal lately juet how far we mothers have been wrong? How much of the yea- onsibilit forpresent conditions t we ((emetic? Just what has been our attitude townrde week, real work that is prodective, Eke farming or cooking Or 851'. 111g or waehipts or manufactur- ing? Have we held these jobs up be- fore :air children as the moat desirable. fey them? Cie hove we warned them to steer clear of hard work and look. for snmething easy and pleasent? We have always workel hard our- selves. Too hard by far, the most of us. And we've hoed with all our hearts that when n'r children grew up, they might have things elesy. 'We've talked it before them, what M dog's. life was the farmer's, and how home-, work was nothing but slavery, Un -I consciously 011r 30213 mai ovr (laugh-, tars ha.,•e absorbed the idea that the' necessary work of life was sort of beneath them. They have gotten'tho; impression that life for them should, a sort of holiday, a place where; they could do a smattering of work 10: ho;1,„...,ad ma,N and dernond a lag saiare for it, They have not come up with the good old-faehioned training' we had ourselves. Don't you remember whet you were coming along that mother's favorite maxims were, 'Ail play and no work makes Jack a lazy boy, and, "What sweet' thy hand finds to do, do it With thy might?" When you were being brought uptheschools hadn't discev- ered that children were to be taught, without their knowing it, that study was to be made play for them. Your mother never heard that children were to he allowed self-expression. she had an idea that children were to bit given - good, refusea. Johnny displays mor day, he Wellt to the ton of one of the 9vheee is that coil of wire we is that had she replied, lother has aoe brought? I've got to fasten thls told you before," the matter would sign theee. Ordinarily the job would brace. The bolt is out," have ended there, or oven if he had have gone over milli another day, but; "Just a minute," said. Brown. "I cried a little and "made :: scene," tho a great convention was being held 'mthink it's over with the tools." He 00 s'ould 1 eae . ' ib le city, and '1, large retail firm with Otepped round to the end of the sign. and learned that Mother meant what , . . sson goods to sell that had their store in. :t're htr s,. Sell I throw it up or. she said. Hia lom ve for the moent the building clemandea that their huge, u re': 4oirletw it," said John. 1 -might have beer. shaken, but eventn- sign be put • int.() vorvbg erden, Catching the wire, he quickly ,egy.h ally Johnnie would' have been a hap- Boomerfleid &Specki.itt's peerless pro-, ped the needed leturth, twisted it into bier boy tn1 his love and respect for, ducts were asofel, ,indispensanie and place with his pliers, and thrcn' the, his mother a•ould have Leen greater.. cheap, and the tiering sign that so eon over his shoulders. The valve of consistency court be. informed the public from the top of. "I'll have to have auther half dozen overestimated, The tiniest baby the skyserapee had to give its nightlan bulba," he announced- a moment later.: should he dealt with kindly but firm - message. 1 -Youve got toe last of the box," ly. A mother can develop the teasing said Brown. "Fiv. it up," 'VMS the order that the. Then get the bowe left bthehabit in her child while he is still in "x y 'company sent th the yormelevator, Be aquick. as you can, for g repair his cratfle if -she lacks this quality of, :s man; and althotgh John had worked I'm getting tired." coneistency. At one time when her long arid hard that day, he promised, Brown libappeered down the stair- baby cries the does not piek him up, to do hie beet, , wily, Min, weitime in the twilight, for she say'. "It is not good for him As tee elevator rote svcift:v to the look:d am:musty up at the work above, and he is forming had habita." But fourteenth fl.- ar. th :, la ot a, jlow the "1 il sce he -A- many I need," he the next day, if she ie nervous and hereg thi.,?, piece. mi: laiiit; as wa can* tiee eves. teem' ra the end of the Sig.: . "We'll thought. roof, John sail to his as:;istar.,:, - ur,willing to endure his neiee, she tatingemo hi-eiher he shifted hi, 110:1- • yields "juet for once," The resseft is If it's too 1a,1 ''ee'll make 00(0 111' A, lie gig n„. es. fen tin, frame shaicle that sin [eves in to her child more repaire ohd ,rene bend, in the roperolres. tut rd ooery aout it, ateor less. through his later childhool. lihtly, be inot tb Itet the :net riei) fey the day, mad I'll As he. 'mined inetio tp-,card the middle Atriiin, fl 1' an older child, the be eind tater. •re goo doom." ea' the slam. lereenare, lie ryas EtartIfy1 racther wili pruilin'ily coneene, a -sort ago wal I," eesal tle, end 1100. "Rolf to find that the. Wh'Iltt structure had of compromise, oiod the child is keen a cloaca tehs lil:e this -la eneugh for thhed. einmrennsly ever toward the enough to Inlays that he has geined we left the ime, eme" one (lee, I've beon 1! 73 ever s,(nee same Fie eaeag cn. tL1,31411.1g 1(4,11.;!. ttlhi,pa flia-Iti, 11 lit each tiroetilhei will d m %eel: hatie;wn the veMme side the cd.re of the :roof, toul Slo,,.-17 ' m(ve, un tie mother jilim 1. "-''''''''r'S-'01 'h".0 been realize- whm it is too late that her Wrth 1 n 1 ) the (r, s ever hee. 10;!_e,„ problem is great and her nerrd really ai for a raeleen't hie hail t elVarl for hat' ver'; weight. hithh ameh f that ot fitst." lc ee tit :eareal oi1 of the eetre, Is yiee wes (tear-stet:Lela to the My ad; 1,.a is: Be oonehlerate in Joint , -miten r at kis assietant. crab in the ten stories ..r, your rc imremente. of EL chili!, and t-nnee're all rhelit. Browupn?- he The danger of 11;a 1(01110111(0111011110dte I then da com,istent in seeing, that theec as,t ked. on m a hinra d fer meent paralv.:ed reci;viroments are carried out I' roriing. ecnn nniii every nerve. Cliehe foe a mon-tell:. hew- yeeee.. en ! r 11000011(5- be when we get to wcric." ever. did he he.,:eete. He t snug (ma ....- t've my.) ZA V:,i1,1rE11. 0011 11 be almost lv to LI dov:11 fe.m. the upeer leee•• . ' Togethhey ded er tproceeto the lase. tin, 110 ti so thc ,,,,n of wh,„, 1,3,2nei unkmean if the formeo eoul 1 renliee where ;Ishii lenhod the .-iteation over. the iTilrl.`rtatei... of kindness and con-, hie shouldet.s caught over a preic time . -. . oomm..eda Je p....,t 3 it,.R11 x.aa end ei iron .M an:1 tho dottaira mill of . e at envy, Laml. of sym pt.. 1 by and twenty -lee feet high by tihrte feet h's body wedged it fe,:e Ile pulled strained relations I etween Negrito and, wide. The Trent leened sliaditiy for- to f'”c, lfltriself. but the effort only their older children often spriag from' ward. The wooer frameroak was of tightened the • habitual incenskiency. but st.01,9: stries, and the lowea part was of heavise stufn The mtecione. He could feel the steadS of all is this; When you make a 1e- b27Pand buckling of the frame - teats e tied the jeints together itimete re( uest toe must know with -I Even fract ohs a a second were. Peri -gips tits meet important thingl work; In feet sign had eagoted f half -hurts, n pulsed that you expect it to be' seemed heavy and .fratnr, and those far that the whcle upaer tint fastened the whole struetuve to over the etreet. John grotuted as he. carried out. Then if you are disobey - the roof were nearly an inch thick. thought of what would happen when ed you must calmly, but definitely and The bottom of the frame reated thole hem bars, masted into a great emphatically, see to it that your re- searoely a yard from the edge of the prejsctile, went hurtling. down into: , hte crowd below. But these bars must • roof, and there was barely space _ . :e notfall!e must save thoae en and loose the bolts holding the sign to the eamg11 for a :nal' tr' walk Hm between " women 011 the sidewalk, and himself, roof, and the whole affair would go and -the battle.mont in front. The for- tool I hurtling into the street. In either -ward tilt of tho sign brought, the up-. "0 Brownln he called. But Brown case, death threatened John and the or rapt -cf tho frame; almost in line did not answer. Through some stria- people below. with the ledge. , understanding, the box he had gone' Scarcely daring to move, John Here and there a atack or chimney' to get had been moved, and he hall twisted his shouldersround till he pierced the flat, sanded roof, and over. signaled to tho elevator boy; he was could draw himself down and out of waiting there, wholly unaware of his' the coil of wire that held him. As he near one eorner of the sign a flagpole rose skyward. john notievl that the- Inetiet;ss dangeri sr, e got to do it in -; in that moment he saw what he should 1 did• so he had to face the street, and flag at the top of the most had been` self!"'Jonloinus8aeld tovhieelf. Y i have to do. supplemented by a e•onvention banner, i There was need of haste. In its for-; An iron braze that had run straight and that in the fitful breeze both flags' word thrust the great sign was at an up the front of the frame had sprung now owung out al full length, now angle of nearly forty degrees from. loose at its lower end and now swung hung limp round the role, 1 the perpendicular. Soon the uprights dangling in the air from its -fastening 131:1(11 to his eat.5feetien, John found: along its front would rest on the near the top. It occurred to him in masonwork battlement Enid the final a flash that if he could reach that that the hig sign had suffered little' damege.. A few broken bulbs and strain w°;111j1 ocrintt Ilrathey kink?, the swinging 'bar and thrust the end of it saltie ic.OI,011Ei connectiona tve...e ap4 1 t:''.' i...i ri ,i If th me.wou (1 go, against,El tipping sign long enough for parenry all that needed. attention • the weight at the outer end of the help to arrive, But to do it he must Thmee that were on the lower pert of I lever thus formed would probably tear , be quick, ,7 :ff's „, [ ,? ff,.:\ .1. . 9 The ckaes you Wr2TE: so proud of when new—ctin be made to appear new again, Fabrics that are dirty, shabby or spotted will be restord to their former beauty by sending them to Parker's. Oleanling aral Dyeirip. , is properly done at PARKE:FPS Parcels may be sent Post or Expross. We pay curiags one way on all orders. ,Advice upcn cleaning or dyeing any article will be promptly given upon request. PARDiEWS DYE WOR [ KS, Liraiattetl 1. ch,wws and Drag, mg ,,, 79,1..., Youge St, ,, ,,,,,,,,,v,. Toronto Cautiouely he thrust out his hand to grasp the bar. It was eight Inches beyond his reach. He dared not climb higher, for that would hasten the fatal plunge. Thrust- ing his hand into his pocket for a tool, he brought nut his pliers, and with trembling band again reached out. Out, oet: he stretched his arm and • body until it seemed that he must fail. But no! The teeth of the pliers closed ; over the edge of the brace as 0 gust of wind swayed it toward him. Drawing ! it in, be guided the lower end toward the ledge below. He was not a • moment too soon, for an instant later the weight of the frame settled with a . faint jar upon the bilme. Holding breath, John waited. Would it hold? , Ilis ehest heoved, hie eyes stared, his suedes echod as he shrank back from the threat of that terrible But it held. A feell ig of security came to him, and he backed away toward the roof and safety! Ile had hesitated only long enoueih to clip a strand of wire and pull iC after -him, As soon as he was safe; over the ledge and saw the sanded roof below bit, he leaped down from the buckled frame, earned the wire to; the chimney forty feet away and made it fast round the, 'bricks, When Brown came up the stairway, a Minute to e he found John wild- ey04 01111 Init• the big taiga was safely ancluiTdr. Together they cut • the rope •froe. the flagetaff and added its strength 1e -that of the wire, "It will niles ohe night of edema.: t,iefng, but that's hotter than what: knight have happenod," said John as they finished anohorang the eign, (Tho Elul.) tathatera tintieeat tor tIMO 070rIt00er64 1'. 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We aro reeliing what, em hove some It is -rather late to corrost our fvelte! but when we're hroodIng over present conditions and laying the biome on others, let's try to tern the cannot of our thoughts. Lae'e try to reoair as best we can, and start a current of thought in favor 0: real, honest work, work of the kind the world needs, filinas(no OIttliunnt Stelloves The Worts. ned:Vo- tc ,015ed • era and lifts: .1'1:100 h' room vner tie, ettie (lotto or fie: to mat deel Of little moistuee, r pumpkine .1 • them cerarialh,• ON trUE EQUATOR TRAVELLTI'M UNE OF NO LATITUDE. Au ifrneiginary Journey Which Would Take Yovl Through interesting Countries. 1 yhnlv Over did "'Smoak there- epeetrally of the Equator," ft must have bccm owing to lack or itequaint- anim, 00, 111000 interesting and instructive of all imaginable journeys would lm Laken by auybody who Omuta follow tho Hub of no latitude aro.md the world. As good a place as any to Aar1 would be tho Galapaghs Islands, SOO miles doe 'west of the coat of alienator, to which they belong. TIM, little group (the °quitter runs through it 1 is the home 01 giant landaurth- ,,, which have been known to attain 8 wctglit of more than hoe pounds. The islands am peak!, of vittillot voicannOS emeiging above( the surfesao of the Sea, and (Pach 0110 ions Its own podilior 0p001e0 of huge tortoises, though all are doubt. lse derived front n «Melo ancestral stock that nneiently inhabited the mainland of Ecuador. Across South America. Do you kir•w what the mope Til;.!na- dor 1110000? it, is ;Set:Melt for etymon Never thought of that, ald you? 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The Canada arch Co. g.,,israuatg Montreag 000111 8044 P',24 ut .m.•31 111, n, 1.0 a.e 1jo c.'.; hoc omo, 1.1,1. of •,',7.1',11 P.:1-111141 11.,' 1•4•,;,. c1 (1110404. m thordOti helm; ditreed Li. 10 ak0 of a ploat thr,1 '(('''1' 1)p. arrowa aro dio- chort, with ntaoe.nr:,to Inorlisni,uship from blov. gum, whieh are reed tob.,:, ft pro. • jeetile wrepped Mil: emeon to make It iit ti,e. bore. 11 %YRS it'll:, 0,001on, by the .way, that rubia fit tecn in 1150' by, early travellers, who fated it employ- ! (el by the saveges for the malting of eyringea. The equator departs from South America directly. through the mouth - or the Amazon rifer, 111 0111011 lies an 03 big i Deemark. Crossing the Atlantic °coon, it, strikes French Equatorial Africa before passing on through the Belgian Congo. Equatorial Africa. All of Equatorial Africa Is the home of the blaeltest of black Peonle-can- illhals nua4iy, when opportunity serves, There dwell tribes of the vanishing pigintee. Also, in the west- ern part of that belt, our nearest liv- ing relatives on the earth, the goon- . las and the chimpanaoes. Pursuing your journey eastward you pass not far from the mighty Congo cataract called t4tanley Palls (after the famous explorer, and, about 425 nilles further on (having left the 13e1 - Man Congo behind), you find yourself ort the western shore of one of the ainmiti's greatest sheets of fresh water, It lit the Victoria Nyanza (the latter word means "lake"), Which is the principal solarce of the Nile, Tho equator rims through the lake, and so you must hire a staunch craft to carry yell across, for it is a voyage of 150 mllee, A veritable frosh-water sea is the Victoria NTOIIZtl, compar- able in Mu to our own Lake Superior, Areived on its eastern (More, you will Intim 125 MliOR further to go he. fore - striking the . western slopes of Mount Route, Would you enjoy the sensation of travelling through snow on the equatorial iine? 11 so, you may get it right there-suppoeing that you are a good climber, For Mount Koala is the Recoil(' highest mountain in all Africa: perched directly on the equa- tor, Its topmost peaks, covered with everlasting suowa, rench an elevation ol nearly throe and a half miles. When ynn loavo tho oast coast of Africa, you strike ecru() the Taman ocean, following the equator, which Outs Sumatra. and Borneo in halves. It is in 1110 forests of thou groat Is- lands that our somewhat less near re. ' lativee, the- orange.outangs, reside. l All of the Malay archipelago (which properly inclades the P.billippinee) might be deeeribed ag, a partly sub- merged continent, and no great amount of goologio uplift would be roe • rathennto convert 11 11)1(3 a single land /11080 1121 big EIS Mistral/ea 1 When you ltri, 41118! that you are aholla ,, for . jab, It ;a nt s otranthat ---ge it " .1 1 'd ; w ee 1 then (lip front ;Maar