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The Clinton News Record, 1920-4-1, Page 6Have You Ever Thought of This ` of "UltrP Oen properly Infused, is one, ox Nature's greatest blessings as a harmless stimulating beverage. 1 1 wircautrowaraVeri, ' CL Part III. amoweisoliwwwwwWwwwela SE. GALL, BY THEODORE RUETE In Il i the l;ass's bright, little kitchen, Esther was busy with some sewing, A man sat beside the table near the window, gazing absent - miudedly across the yard. As the afterncon wore on the wind had changed with+prah•ie-like sudden- ness, First It had lifted and driven away the blizzard, and then it had died away altogether. Under the glowing rays of the setting sun, the thick snow blanket sparkled and glistened in the clear, frosty air, as."the temperature dropped lower and still lower. The cold was intense, "I think I can get cm, now," the man remarked to Esther; "the storm seems about over." He rose as he spoke and went out into the yard to take a bet -1 ter look at Che weather. "Um -mon," thought Jim Trench, as he carefully scanned the sky. "Guess I'd better he moving," Ho walked past the front of the house to a posi- tion where he could see for miles around. "Nobody about yet, nor likely to be, with evening approaching, couldn't be better," he muttered. "Hello; what's that?" as lie caught sight of Jack's stalled wagon. A -wagon presupposes i the presence of a human being, and Jim Trench didn't want to be detain- ed by the return of the husband, whose absence Esther had explained to him,' He himself had told her nothing about his 01711 movements, merely ex- plaiuing how he had stumbled upon their yard -gate in the blizzard which had overtaken him as he was making his way south. Knowing the sparse- -1y -populated and hilly nature of the! country, with all its landmarks oblite- rated in a world of whirling whiteness, safety had demanded ho should take the first opportunity of shelter that of- fered itself. In Canada's wide, wild lands it is quite the usual thing for dwellers in the newer prairie districts thus to be visited unexpectedly by all and sun- dry, and Esther had shown the man hospitality, asking no questions. Resting quietly by the window, while Esther busied herself with her household tasks. again aud,.ngain had Jim Trench taken rapid review of the events of the past few days. Once more'he pictured to himself that quar- rel with Toe Belcher, an the empty stall at the end of Gree'n's barn at Londa. Agafu he saw Joe's angry face, aslho came at him. In invagination he dodged Belcher's blow once mor,' and saw himself striking, as he had told himself over and over again, in self-defense. Bel- cher had received the blow full upon the temple and had gone down like a log, and lain so still -90 horribly st1ll, A dreadful fear had assailed him. Suppose—? All had been per- fectly quiet; nobody. about. He had slipped out of the town and tramping south all night; had reached the town of :Ottley in the early morning -hours. I-Iere he had snatches a hurried break- fast the minute the Chink had opened this restaurant and then—away south again, 011, how weary he was—the tramping through the snow was such tiring work, He, was really thankful that the blizzard had come. It had given him !h few hours much-needed rest, here in the quiet. homestead where no questions were asked; alone with This woman who could do him no harm—indeed she had better not try, he thought grimly. It had also ren• dered his pursuit more difficult, by covering up his tracks. "Those 'mouu- ties' will he clever to trace me now," he thought, as he rose from his place by the window, The sight of the wagon spurred him to make off at once and he -hastily re- entered the house for his sheepskin and cap. Esther accompanied him to the door, and as she said good-bye and wished ]nun a safe journey, Jim Trench said Iaconlcally: "There's a wagon—got stuck," point- ing to where the load of coal was standing, only a quarter of a mile away. Esther's face went white. "It's-- ours,"! It's—ours,'( shh''etammerod. "Where's Jack —I don't see him?' Walt" she flung at Jim, "I'11 get a coat" Before Trench had time to utter an angry refusal, she was into the house and out again like a -flash. "Pm going south; I. must be off at once,' Trench told her, as she begged him to go•with •hor to the wagon., "Mat was this foolery?" he asked hinleelf, as 'still ho stnod there wast- ing precious time, listening to her pleadings. What memories of better, bygone days had she raised in his mind? After all, he thought, the time- ly shelter of her home had saved him from a fearful death—she had fed him —entertained him. Bahl—it was mad - 'nese, but he would gratify her by go- ing as far as the wagon, since nothing else would satisfy her. Accordingly Trench, curafng himself for his folly, and Esther Ross, tremb- ling and anxious, hurried off towards 1e stranded ,As they drew closet', Jacv's lno ion - lets form was plainly visible Whole it lay beside the staid oxen, relri,t.ading Jim so horribly of another he hat. ;srqu lying just like that, not very long ago. Esther gave a little, strangled Ory and, rushing through the snow and ttubble at incredible speed, flung her- ol.f upon her husband's body. p ' When Jests, numbed, exhausted and stunned, reoovered consciousness, he Sound his head resting 'in a woman's ap, while a strange man was ,oner- getica9ly rubbing his face With snow to ward off the frost"blte threatening his cheeks and 11005, "What's happened?" Jae10 asked. weakly, when ho Bail i1,oOht 11o1pod to M71 feet QfAd was 1li0�;,y t1p�aiting 111e way 10 stlte supported by his Avlfe, "Yeti stMlolt your •Iliad on a big $10118, srmohow," answered the stranger, "Your Thick cap siavett your life, I guess. Good for you the storm lifted when it did and we saw the team, or you'd have passed in your checks, I fancy," "Team's done—unhitch and bring it in," gasped Jack, What could Jim Trench do? "That little, woman can't see to the' team— besides, she's all taken up ^with at- tending to her husband just now," he thought. Mechanically he unhitched the team and drove the tired beasts into the yard and to their barn. As he was gathering up an armful of feed for then, a voice behind him said: • "Say, old man, do yeti happen to have noticed a stranger walking past here? He probably looked as if he were in a big hurry," "By Jiminy—tic 'mounty'!" A cold sweat broke out all over Jim Trench, Slluinting round through the oat - sheaves which 11e was getting out of the stack, he saw the tall, soldierly form of a member of Canada's north- west mounted police and heard the whinny of his horse, as it sniffed the oats. Hiding his face as much as pos- sible, he burrowed again into the stack to pull out some other likely looking sheaves. "No, there's been no ane pass by dere," he answered, as he took up a staggering load of the sheaves which, hold in his arms, afforded a good deal et Concealment to his face. I've just come from town with that wagon there, and 1 never saw any one in front of me," he shouted back, as he staggered into the barn with his load. The officer was puzzled. He knew he was pretty 110t on the fugitive's trail, and it was annoying that this farmer could give )rim no more definite information, but it was 110 use west- ing further time with him, so he turn- ed his horse and rode out of the yard. "Whew! That was close," gasped Jinn, wiping his brow and peering cau- tiously round the stable door, as he watched the 'mounty' safely over the, rise of the hill. "If I hadone on and had not helped the woman, I'd ha' been lost!" With that he doubled out of the yard in the opposite direction to that which the policeman had taken and was soon lost to sight amongst the hills and hollows of the snow- covered prairie. When Jack, restored somewhat to himself by warmth, food and rest, be- thought himself of the team and the stranger, and came out to look for the man, nothing was to be seen of him, "It's awfully strange, dear," he said to Esther, "but he has vawished com- pletely. Who did you say he was?" "I don't know, clear, he never told mo his name," replied Esther, "Jack —or, don't you—don't you think," she stammered, her cheeks a lovely, crimson eonfuslon—"I moan, it's so strange, his 'appearing so suddenly line that, just when we needed him, and vanishing again without a trace or a word. Jack,\e1•—don't you think we entertained an angel unawares?' (The End). SUN LIFE SHOWS BIG GAINS IN ALL LINES 49th Annual Report is Issued, Showing Tremendous' Gains in New Business Obtained. Several new and interesting records in the insurance business, were made by the 51111 Life Assurance Co, of Canada during 1919. The 49th annual report of the company has just been published and shows that the new .business actually issued and paid for during the past year was $86,548,860, being an .increase of $34,967,457, or 67,7 per cent., over 1918. The tre• mendous business of the Sun Life will be realized when it is stated that ap- plications fo,' new assurances retained during 1919 exceeded one hundred million dollars. The figure creates a distinct record in the insurance busi- ness of the Dominion, as no Canadian company has ever before approached this total. The business in force amounted to $416,358,462, showing an increase of $76,648,806. The assets of the com- pany were increased by $4091,089 and now amount to $105,711,468, while the report shows a net surplus of $8,037,- 440 over and above all liabilities and capital stock, which indicates the im- portance attached by the company to safety and protection. The company paid out to policy=holders and their beneficiaries $12,864,000, bringing the total amount paid out in this connec- tion since organization to $91,227,632, Another record was made in regard to income with a total of $26,704,201, or an increase of $4,063,101 over the pre- vious year. Owing to the remarkable develop- ment in the business of Canada's greatest life assurance corporation, tae- directors feel that the business in the Dominion 18 due to enormously ex- pand during the present year, - The Sweetest Leaf. Several years ago W.report 'rah through the public) press that a pini', had been discovered in South America that produced a substa0ee 011e inns dred and eighty tinier sWeeter than sugar, 4.0 report startled the sugar growers a l over the world, nor Were they reassured. until Ri was discover- ed t9 cdlf Oubmtanee was a glyoei'in R11ti hot a true sugar, Efforts, to get seeds• of the plant foiled at that time, but recently several onnoes' of the dried leaves and a 'small 011111111.1. Of seed have boon received by the De• partment of Agriculture. ]0 tperinlsnts with the leaves show that they pre as' Meet its eacclta1llt, Exeroleop for the 1.oungotere. Many of the 1116 from which we revamps Suffer nlitsl t have been, avoided by tC'bane eystem of exereisesr whoa we were children, In this article I propose to give readers 001110 hints on Trow to .build -up their little ones• for the battle of life which Iles ahead. • Even tb.o baby, not yet past the kicking and owing stage, may bolieflt by exeiclsee-properly applied. The nhother oat continually liclks the fllr of her kittens,. 13u1 she 10 got washing them, as one might suppose; she Is, In reality, treating each little body to a tltorottgh, waren massage, Whisk sots• the blood oeurshtg,through the veins• to stimulate the feeblybeat• Ing heart,Here, thou, is a hint for the human mother; The tiny baby is bathed sitting up in its tub, and the hot water draws the blood away from 11o heart t and brain. 1 When babyl Wh n tlho le dried and powdered the mother should, as it lies upon her lap, smooth the fleeh gently with her hands, stroking hi the direction 110 the heart. in tiles .way she. -will not slily restore the blood stream to an even flow, but will also feed her infant's muscles. Children, like animals, yawn and stretch naturally (leen at+akening from sleep. There is, therefore, no need to teach 111010 deep breathing exercises, but it is ts great mistake to encourage them to stop in bed once they are properly awake for the day. Let them get up and play hbout to get their circulation working against the acridness of the room into which you are going to take them downstairs. In this way you will save your kiddies from many a shill, The development of the growing child's body is greatly helped by plenty of stretching. It is a good thing, therefore, to enoourago children to grasp the bed -rail 811d pull them- selves up and down by their arms. A child's cot, too, may be used as a miniature gymnasium. The youngster, standing in omit of the angles, places ire hands upon the side rails and then pushes itself up on to 110 arms. From this position the legs are raised and lowered, the feet being brought up to the level of the hips each tithe they are raised. If the child's arms 'give way under its weight, no harsh will be done, as it will only fall on to the soft mattress below. • The value of this exercise is that it develops the abdominal muscles and, incidentally, stimulates the internal organs to the regular performance of their proper functions. It Is useless to- attempt to teach children the- ordinary yyhysical exer- cises, which fail to Elbert; to their imagination. They will only perforin the movements mechanically, and so will derive no benefit therefrom. Every exercise should be practised as a game or a competition. A parent may do much to build up the physique of a young child by plac- ing the hand firmly against 1118 fore- head, and then, when the child grasps one's wrist, tell it to try to pull the hand away, If the child, is doing this, Stands firmly upon its feet, the muscles of the back and loins will be brought into full play. Another good exercise for children to practise is that in wlii0li the young- ster sits tailor -fashion upon the floor and rises up without uncrossing the feet. This exercise developes those muscles which lceop the knee -joints -in Place—those • joints which so often "go" later in life when a boy begins to play football. There is also an al- most more important consideration catered for in this exercise—that of balance, i4lany of the accidents, which befall us oecnr because our bodies aro bad- ly balanced, an? wo 11.8, therefore, un- able to save ourselves from falling when called -upon to alter our position suddenly.. '. • The children of ancient Cresco prac- tised several hours daily to;acquire pertect balance, which is the main roe - son why the Greeks were the most graceful people of the world. Let us teach our children.the art from their babyhood. • There. are very few people who can stand up on one 'leg a5d raise the other straight to the front without fall- ing over, m• at least, waving the arms about to preserve the balance; but if the weight of the body is shifted on to one leg before the other foot' is lifted off the floor, the movement is easily accomplished. Let your, children learn to. do this gradually. In time they will acquire the trick of. automatically shifting fhb weight from one limb to the other be- fore a step is taken, and ea will be able to walk long distances easily. Another exercise which 'gives strength to the lower limbs mid per- fect balance to the body is that in which a child spreads out the arm,,, rhos on the toes of one foot, and stretches out the ,other log behind; the body le 11011 Ieltnt forward until almost at right angles to the uprint leg, the free leg is raised'to the level of the hips, Another advantage of this exercise is that it teaches a child perfect musole control so that the whole body becomes instantly respon- sive to the will of the brain. Children should not be allowed to turn head over •heels, The trick in nowise oxerotses the body, but fre- quently hurts ,the base of the spine when the little one's heele conte with a crash to the floor. There 117; however, a variation Willa is very useful. Let the child 11e flat on its back with, arms outspread, the logs must be kept close together and quite straight, the fent are then raised up and carried right over the body un- til the toes t Lich the floor behind the herd. The movement usually ends by the performer rolling over backwards ards and to the side, which is, in reality, turning head over heels. backwards. In this exercise the muscles of the back and behind the thighs are splen- didly stretched, and, in addition, the abdominal muscles are considerably stre9ig.thened by the slow raising of the legs, • . An Idea for Mothers' Clubs. There has recently been publlehed a set of books on child training, which Y have yearned to possess, but the cost of which places it far beyond my roach. Last week while calling on a friend I found that she had several of these coveted books. She explained that she, too, had longed totpossess thein, but that the slimness of the family pocketbook 'forbade. She talked about them wherever she went, and her reward was that she found a wo- man who had bought a set and was renting it to mothers at the moderate rate of two dollars. Was not that a 11110 idea? Immediately, this idea came to hue, Why could not Mothers' Clubs, Wo- olen's Clubs, and similar organizations invest in a set of such books, rent them to the =there of the community until paid for, and then land thein free- ly to those' who cared to read them? In looking through these particular book's, I am sure they would be a definite, tangible help to many anxious mothers, And there are scores of others which would help hundreds of mothers whose family budget will not allow anything but absolute necessi- ties. I am passing this idea along for what it may be worth, for as long as such books, by their prohibitive cost, • ATS (I N SSAP In the interest o4 your akin. insist on Baby's Own Soap. Cleansing—Healing—Fragrant "21 ,t 1nr nh,1-heti f r tin,,." Alban Soaps Limited, ,ll1Ta, Montreal, 020 Forestall Cis, CIM11s and Influenza Tri oe Use Bovril .in your cooking. Ililavonrs,.en- riches,' nourishes more. 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Every drop is clean, powerful and absolutely uniform. Imperial Royalite givers you the highest fuel satisfaction nd costs no more than ordinary coal oil. -Imperial Royalite Coal Oil meets every test of a perfect oil, allows you full power from tractor or stationary engine, Used in oil heaters and stoves, it burns clean—no smoke or soot—and it's best for oil lamps, too. You can get Royalite everywhere when you want it. Our unlimited \\\\means of distribution assures that. No coal oil is better than Imperial Royalite, so why p11y higher paces? ,s. i 41 M YJ a ±1 Et 8 ON S.A.LE L 110YALIEF COA WHERE 5,4'5 esti €.�3s is OL , ITIM Pi41�/4\fI01/14 \te\1lh .L\lGwA 12111701110111:,.., , .�=. ., .r ,,. osOlk.,unr,.u.,�.n�.uur ; -,, _, 01 *41 1I,NEW �, +ii _ i y�' Wit_ .1 ' t - As ♦t•- 'l1 ip- �' -i s.sss, . 141 SUN LIFE ESTABLISHED LANDMARKS in 1 9 1 9 ,..,... New milestones in the progress of the Sun Lira ASSUAANCS COMPANY _ or CANADA were passed in 1919. Applications received over $100,000,000.00 Assets over $100,000,000.00 Assurances In force over $400,000,000.00. Gratifying progress was made in all other departments during the year, SYNOPSIS OF RESULTS FOR, 1959: Assets as at 31st December, 1919 $105,711,468.27 Increase over 1918 8,091,089.42 Casih Income from Premiums, Interest, Rents, etc., in 191925,704,201.10- Increase over 19184,053,101.41 � Profits Paid or Allotted to Policyholders in 1919 1,606,503.37 Total Surplus 31st December, 1919, over all liabilities and capital 8,037,440,25 (According to the Company's Standard, viz., f or assurances, the 0M. (3) Table, with 3;9 and 3 per ' centinterest, and forannulUes, the D.C,Select Annuity Tableswith 3;9 per cent interest.) Death Claims, Matured Endowments, Profits, etc„ during 1919 12,364,651.15 Payments to Policyholders since organization 91,227,532.30 Assurances issued and paid for in cash during 1919 86,548,849.44 Increase over 1918 14,917,457.40 Life Assurances in force 31st December, 1919 Increase over 1918 416,358,462.05 75,549,805,92 100 336,848.37 ? Life Assurances applied for during 1919 '12,529,481.77 Increase over 1918 THE COMPANY'S GROWTH 111 !i. I ►t; IA �/r :jam la � 1s- _I`� •j�' III ;� it - ria ?} i� vlp 50 �� YEAR INCOME _ ASSETS LIFE. ASSea- ANC Ito ]\ 1+OaCE 1 G \,I k1894 If 1872 1884 - 1904 1914 1019 $ 48,210.93 278,379.65 1,373,595,60 4,561,936,19 15,052,275.21 25,704,201,10 $ 96,461,95 836,897.24 4,610,419.63 17,551,760.92 64,187,656.38 105,711,468.27 81,06.4.350.00 6,844,404.64 l 31,528,569.74 85,317,662.85 218,299,835.00 ' 416,358,462.05 i F 3 As Il• j giS ..� ri. tili r! The SUN LIFE issues { gs 3 8 / I .I. \ more ordinary <' HEAD r M:.. T. asturanees annually tbals any other Company of the British ft 1 %: .. . Q gR I v OFFICE MONTREAL B. MACAULAY, President Empire. NTE Q 24 t ?ti hp Ifrti 11: ;r ..t:• r l ri lsia/nal i hillitt glitr' vi /'.ilrei • u a gf i i NIC til, ottraeaarsua amsvmaa wrrrmm nc.ama,.arammu aszeu rtasarsvwa4affr wmr,.1e11....210 . GH ATL AST C OL 'Atli heat, light and power needs are best screed with Imperial Royalite Coal Oil. Every drop is clean, powerful and absolutely uniform. Imperial Royalite givers you the highest fuel satisfaction nd costs no more than ordinary coal oil. -Imperial Royalite Coal Oil meets every test of a perfect oil, allows you full power from tractor or stationary engine, Used in oil heaters and stoves, it burns clean—no smoke or soot—and it's best for oil lamps, too. You can get Royalite everywhere when you want it. Our unlimited \\\\means of distribution assures that. No coal oil is better than Imperial Royalite, so why p11y higher paces? ,s. i 41 M YJ a ±1 Et 8 ON S.A.LE L 110YALIEF COA WHERE 5,4'5 esti €.�3s is