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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1920-6-24, Page 6Enipty Rooms 41,11•1,O445,MIK4 By MID MAURINE PATO, PART L alother.'s hand lay cmietly on father's arm es the heavy car rumbled over the rough ' coentry road,and every now and then she would look up- at him foe reassurance. e The chauffeur wondered what aort of wild goon cliase this would then out to e—two old fogies out joyrid- ing in the early morning—but a gen- ewes gold -teetered bill lay softly in his pocket and "he should worry," his job was to clrlece the car! . Over the brow of a hill, along a small stretch 'of read into the Cool of a wood and just beyond, was the tame, The ear, , slowing . up at father's ceder through the tube, came to a stop before a low, gabled build- ing overgrown with , vines and rose, its 'yard tall with grass mixed with stray sweet william, heliatrepe, pinks, verbenas and hollyhocks, The chauffeur was doubtful—should Le leave these two old folks here alone at 9 o'clock on a summer morne ing? He looked at the huttered win- dows, at the overgrown path, at the tall elms that bent protectingly over the roof. Just an old broken-down house—an empty aeuse, eon desert- edi He sighed and -wee about to offer protest when father smiled and an- nounced: "It's our old honse. We'll go in— by and -by!" There was•no need for further ques- tioning even by. a boy so young atid inexperienced as the chauffeur. The eyes of the old men, the straightening of the drooped shOuldeth, were enough; but when he saw mother's little hand still resting confidently on father's sleeve, looked; into her rad- iant, memery-alled eyes, he lifted his cap again, reverently, and returned without a word to his car, They were still standing outside the gate when the ear slipped •over the last hill -top and out of sight. "It's the same old home, Bess—the Beale old home!" "Yes, father, it. is!" They stood like two children look- ing at a Christmas Area—hearts too full of joy to speak, wishing they might lance and romp to lear away the intensity of feeling. • But, being In the seventies, they simply stood quife close together and looked and looked at the old home. Thousand's of picture's kaleidoseoped before their ,eyes with- memories that came with the fragrance of • spice pinks -the gold of the climbing rose— the sunken door step and the tall elms. No one ever stood and looked at a great painting with more rever- ence and appreciation than these two whose hungry hearts saw every trail of the great Artist's brush on this canvas of their life. The quiet early morning of a sum- mer day made a beautiful setting. Birds twittered happily in their tree homes, cow bells tinkled in pastures beyond, a distant .train whistled; all a part 'of the quiet, unheard, me - noticed, except as part of the great picture. Mother, looking lovingly up at father,. followed his gaze to the branches of the elm, which hung over thenvest becirecan, and, seeing what he saw; laughed happily, "It wouldn't be bonie, Dan'l, if there wasn't a meet on that branch!". A beautiful orchard oriole flew over the, side of the nest and off across the fields, and father looked question- ingly down at mother, whose eyes met his with. the .same expression. "I Wonder if there are any—" Like children now, after the first awe-inspiringmoments, they slipped through the gate and up the grassy walk. They shopped to smell the sweet william and to point to stray paneies—to wonder at the growth of the prairie rose and the snowball bush. Father mast have a pink for his buttonhole and mother must slip it bst As she pullet' the stenetheough the beautifully tailored buttonhole his eyes followed her slender lingers, caught and held them and kissed each one while bright red spots burned in the little thin face, and her black eyes grew blacker. '"Fiaty years, Bees—fifty years since you Rad I drove up this road. In, the moonlight and stetted keepin' house together!" Mother sighed—sighed happily, es was her manner of expressing deep feeling, patting the pink gently into place, "We've been happy, Dan'l---happy through the up e and downs." They stood together on the poreh, taking in long breaths of the scented drinking deeply of • the beauty that rioted before them. "I was going to send you a big bou- quet, mother, from the hothouse in Lom thys.tit,tcp' Glove Overbid Se Shads Ilres bad • teeee4 ^led. Mob Long Says:— "55, overalia and s1,lisare roomy' and numforis bit nd made esp.. cIsllr fsr fartnnta. X designed them will, the idea that yatt might Want to atraten year fella and legs occasionally." BO; LONG GLOVES will outwear any other make of Glove on the market, ammo they are male by skilled work - a050 from the strongest glove , leather obtainable. Insiet on getting Bob Long Brands from your dealer -- they will save you money R. Ck, LONG *4 he.,, Ltmited 'VW:ethic's TokOreto Menteeet 80B LA")14re ttRiaNDS ;teasels from Cosset to Coal tee town, all made up to order, but I sort • thought--" "Yee sort o' thotight, Dan'l, that I would rather have this garden as it is, all wild and sweet and bright?" mother questioned and essertea, and father felt, when he saw hey eyati, that he had done well to bring her hero. Breathing deeply of the fragrance, father mused: "It's strange that no florist glop ever smells like this—the same flow- ers smelldifferently in town." Mother,. answering, loft no further question. "It's the memories, Dana, that mingle in," - • The dear stuck.a little and the lock was rusted, but after some patient endeavor it •elereing inward and they stood id the little hallway looking into three =all rooms. A heavy odor of mustinesli filled them and they were quite dark until father- unbolted -and. swung back the shutters. Then the sunlight ,and air pouring in,. they be - ems "familiar greund, peopled with old friends, loved family and relatives. A few broken boards lay in the kit- chen and these father set across a box and a nail keg arid made a seat. No other things wore in the rooms. The basket of lunch that mother had brought was hung on a nail in the kitchen away from mice or bugs that might crawl about, ; From one room to another they wandered, "Green apple pies, rtioer—ray, they look good, on that pantry shelf, and I see the cookie jar is full and there are doughnuts in the crock!" "Yes, and there's ham frying on the stove and Ellen is breaking eggs- into that bowl for your omelet!" Will there be quince preservd, mother?" "Yes, Dana, and. apple sauce with cinnamon and lemon." Looking olit of .the kitchen window father soliloquized: "I'll sneak one of those broilers in to -morrow, mother'd never let me kill it, but --e" - • Stopping at the kitchen sink, he pumped energetically into a shining tin clipp.er and drank, then tip -toed across the freshly scrubbed floor into the "setthe room." Strange how many people could get into a small oone—odd, how they could laugh and joke when they got together! Along the side wall the women .sat knitting oe just gossiping while the men leaned their chairs back, talked and joked each other in neighborly affection. No wonder there were so many pies in the pantry—no wonder mother had. saved the broilers( Company for' Sunday dinner! In the room beyond, the dining table was spread 'to its limit. The white cloth glistened front its iron, pansies in their fiat bowls noddee pretty faces at the steaming dishes. Around it the guests gathered, good- naturedly using oda chairs and boxes to help out. Mother and Jeanette hurried back and forth to the kitchen for food While he sat at the table head and served. Bobbie's eyes were big and round as he peered in from the kitchen, "Sec- ond table" was a doubtful peomese— he wondered if that cocoanut; pie would last or would he have to con- tent himself with an extra piece of layer cake. Sennie, helping her mother serve, laughed and tossed her dark curia at the younger men and ran eahen•Uncle Eben—everybody's relative, tried to kiss her as he had clone when she was a child. "Twee there she Set, Dana," mother offered softly, directing his gaze to the end of the room. Sure enough, she had sat at the head of that table, her black hath bound back under the lace of her veil, Jim beside her, eating little, but din- ing plenty of looking, How the room had rung with laughter, how Jennie had blushed and laughed, too! How they had tied white ribbons all over the buggy and decorated Jim's black marel . With what good wishes she had been sent on her way! Yes, in there, in that little room across the hall, she had stood with Jim and he and mother had stood near by while they were mareied. Standing arm in arm in the door- way, though following thought in their minds, father's and mother's eyes dimmed at the memory of the tragedy that also had been lived in that room. e, In there, too, that little, little white casket had stood. Horace, only two years they had had leis laughter and loving. (To be continued.) Washing an .Elephant. Although every owner of a valuable elephant knows it in false economy never to sive .the animal a bath, there are threes when a lick -end a promise meat sumoe. Even in the pre-war days the Materials 'Teethed Cott .1,0111/41 about three hundred dollars, • With soap, sandpaper, and oil all three to four times their original pricee, to say nothing of the coet of labor, tut oltsphant's hall can be to Saturday night affair. The entire bath takes three weeks, and the services of three men are re- quire(' to carry it through. First, from a hundred to a hundred and twenty pounds of soap. according to the size 05 the animal, -Must be w orked into a lather, and the whole of the Minimum body Is then Washed; the ears alone taking several pounds of soap, an they require special atten- tion. After the waehlegand drying is finished, the (tootle creature is thoroughly Bane -papered from truelc to feel, tc) givo the entire body a smooth eerface, This peones finished, the moat measly° part of the bath is now taken in hand, or rather in three pairs of Neale, for the skin mutt Ise massaged with the very best ell 1511. til it Athos like grey rilleite During the whole lengthy mecca); ot the bath, it hs very unnetud to have trouble with en elephant; he pieces hansele in the heeds of his attendants meet' as we de Jis the hands of the etteralaela at a Turkish bath, and ra) doubt feels lust DM ins/Sec:rata and re. trellised after a good Loauisp ne WO Canada has i18 railtetege, Remarkable Year of Progress Shown by the Merchants Bank Growth of Assets Oaring 919-1920 Was Almost as LArge in Proportion as In. crease in Capital Stock. Shareholders Had a Very Satisfactory Year. Balance Sheet Exhibits Bank in Strong Position.. The Merchants Baneof Canada en- JOYecl a very remarkable year 05 pro- gress during the tWeive tenths ended April 30th. The'paid-up capital• cif the Bank was enlarged during Gust period by $1,400;000, rePresentina an increase of 20%. Not only did the new capital immediately Just* itself, so far as earnings were concerned, but it was acconnutnied by a growth in the total volunie of business which was suf- ficient to keep the ratio of capital to assets unclianged for the year. The assets of the Bank are 18.40% greet- er than they were at the'beginning"of the year, having increased from $160,- 725,404195 to e197,387,855.14. 05 this growth $24,900,000 le accounted for by the remarkable expanelon in deposits which largely represent the savings of the clients of the Beni and which are now over $163,000,000. The Bank was able to maintain a strong liquid position throughout the year. Quick assets at the end of April were over 972,697,540.30, and were ata ratio of 20.81% to the total public liabilities, amounting to $179,- 988,920.94. The Bank's .share in the task of financing the commercial and industrial business of the Dominioa was well attended to, the sum of 9113,- 108,818 being devoted to current loans and discounts in Canada. The sum of $3,587,491.69 was loaned to Cana- dian cities, towns, municipalities and school districts, and 81,117,263.51 loaned otherwise than inClanada. The shareholders benefited largely by the prosperity of the institution. The annual distribution of profits was increased by the addition of 1% bonus to the:12% dividend regularly in force, while the shareholders also enjoyed the privilege of acquiring a large is- sue of new stock at much less than its market value. The distribution at Profits was, how- ever, moderate in coinparlson with the earnings, which were at the rate of 20.48% on capital stock, or 10.64% on the actual investment of the share- holders, when the Rest Fund is taken into consideration. Of the remaining profits $100,0Q0 was written off the Premises Account, and $700,000 added to the Rest Fund, but a portion of the latter amount was derived from the profits of previous years, as the Profits carried forward now stand at $260,774. Both the shareholders and the general public are indebted to the management of this old and conserira- aye. yet enterprising institution, for the constantly increasing services which it is rendering to Canadian business. Its progress during the past year must bo highly gratifying, not only to the shareholaers, but 'to Sir II. Montagu Allan, President, Mr. D. 0. Macarow, General Manager, and to the members of the Board of Directors. One Million Child Invalids There ars it million children la pountey who are so metieally and payeleally deficient Butt they are un- able to take proper' atIventage of the educational facilities provided for theirs the rateneyere, says it tonden' newspeper. 611 other Worda, theses are a millien 1/0.tORYttio flontd-hgeaDlOull,e001;.0.7ethgviatareilnl t%14711)043. gleet, usseanitava conditions of being, and ineuffielent elothing and fooft• l� two thet they cannot be educated eafficientla to make them 05 1550 to' tlie emultry, And all the timeawelare cry- ing .out that the children are the na- Nona" greatest meet, ' Time, are among thestartling facts given to the writer by Mies Olga Itiathersole, the famous aetress, who Ilos made Or VOW that S110 will not re• eurne Nee work on the stage until the country has been aroused to the peril of its ttheayed health, With they end in view She has found- ed and organized the People' i League of Health, the object of which Is to rale° the standard of bealtir of the Britian Empire, ; • "When it le realizecl," she 'mid, "that ninety -ale out of every thousand child- ren die before they reacis the age of five; 100;000 died In one .year. before birth; 95,700 died before they reached their first birthday; 500,000 ere suffer- ing from malnutrition, and 3,000,000 from bad teeth, the necessity for a health campaign which aims at reauc- ing these appalling figures will be ae- knowledged." In her efforts to bring about the social and sanitary reform necessary to combat the disease -ridden state ot Britain, Mies Nethersole is supported by a medical council consisting of nearly fifty of the most eminent doc- tors cie to -day. The fact that a million men were rejected from the Army as unfit proves the country's peril, and it is hoped, by lectures and exhibi- tions; to bring home to people the re- forms • and knowledge necessary if we are not to continue a nation of in- valids audincapableL. The Staff of Life. Ordinary white bread contains 40 per cent. of water. The "fat" in bread is just 1 per cent, of its total ingredients. The rest is made up of Protein (the basis or life), starch, angel', dextrin, cellulose) (indi- gestible) and mineral mattter. New, moist bread is extremely hard to digest, because it produces no ap- preciable finer Of saliva in the mouth during mastication. A slice of ordin- ary day-old bread is net digested un- til it has been in the stomach two and a half hours. During the process of baking, bread loses a large quantity of its nutriment. Just short of three-quarters of elm "fat" is lost, and an inroad is made on the motet's, etc. Meat can be einem in its entire state if soaked for a long time in water, then boiled in milk, and sugar added. This is "frumentyn Real brown bread is made from stone -ground flour, manufactured fram the whole grain. An expert has stated that 15 this wholemeal bread had been eaten and white bread forbidden the present na- tional decay of teeth would never have happened. Flour made from the whole grain has twice the protein and only a third of the water in ordinary "white" flour. Bread is such an excellent food bo- Cala° but 431 per cent. of its solids escape absorption by the body. If milk were drunk with bread prac- tically every crumb would be absorb- ed in nutriment. Paying for Success. There are numerous toll gates on the road to success. Religion and Health Does religion have anything to do with one's health! Experience and science answer in the affirmative. In fact, the relationship is tar closer than most people imagine. Certain diseases or types of disease are on the increase in Canada, namely those of the new vous type and diseases which spring from that source. Heart trouble and high blo•od pressure take their annual toll of thousands. These have' a re- lationship with the mental state. In fact, several diseases of the heart are directly aggravated by the state of the patient's mine, By changing the men. tal state, from gloomy and pessimis- tic to contented and hopeful, personal faith may have a peeved's' Influence. An immoral, wild -living husband had a blood pressure of ,180, While away from itis family, he professed conver- Won. He came home, was reunited to leis wife and children, and his blocid preseure, dropped to 140. A young man had suffered long from nervous prosthatiou. He had experimented witheisaths, medicine,' hypnotiem, the "rest' mire," and all had tailed. One night he was passingea „church where evangelistic services were beteg held. Attracted by. the- hoitrty _singing, he wont Isi. ,Ho. Was greatly, inspressed by the peeecher's positive convictions, anel Isis tremendous earnestness. Many of the people Neon -tad to be free from anxiety, and their faces bore teethnony to inward peace, He at- tended the Meetings again, accepted the invitation to become a Christian, and joined the• church'. Immediately he was pat to work. He joined a club of volunteer workers and began to le- ech° friends to . ettead the meeting. He forgot hiluseltelisatert days he WaB another paean. His countenapce changed; ere immense cheerful "rind happy. • What are the elements In 'Christiana ta that give jt title grip on the ,body? Weil, first, there is, the chart of Christianity, the Bible, The Bible is the greatest storehonee or strength and courage knoWn, Much disease is a ante of fear, Slid fear to etways Israntled in the Bible as a state of eitteery, Over and over We are en- joined tat to be afbaid. "Fear not, Sear not," is the oft -recurring com- mend, Thee Bible bretabee basing° as Lake ()Marie breathes ozone, That is wby Bible reeding men hae.e" been strong men, in all ages, Telco at rest dein it few passages or lisle natural "Casting, all your caro upon Hint, for He Gareth for you." "Say to.them that are ot fearful heart, be ethoug, fear not." "For God bath not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love, and a sound mind." "The Lord is my light and my salvation, whom shall 1 fees'?" And He slid to the wo- man, thy faith hath saved thee, go in peace," and hundred's more, of like Pastt aegeiss' Nthe practice of prayer. Doc - Lor Hyslop, superintendent Of the Bethlehem Royal Hospital, London, IOnglatld, says: "As an. alienist, and one whose life has been concerned wile the suffering of the mind, I weld Etats that of all hygenio measures to counteract disturbed sleep, depressed epirite, and all the miserable Bevels of a distressed. mind, I would usi4ottbt- odly give the first place to the simple habit of prayer." A woman once event to a doctor, in extreme names agita- tion. It was explained to her that else was suffering from no or -genie dis- ease, but she would not listen et) this kltsd of advice, She said she was go - Ing to lose her min.d, ansi furthele treatment was of sto use, The doctor was a Mae who knew the power of personal faite, aad he decided to try that• remedy on his patient, He told her not te be discouraged, as he lusew of a certain treatment that.would do her a world (segued, it it did not effect a permanent cure. But she must bo faithful and tale ,it 'every day. Her curiosity was aroused. Site signed a written; promise that ehe venire do exactly_ as the doctor prescribed. The prescription Was as follows: Three times -a day she was to go lute a room alone .and Craw the curtains, place a chair its the middle of the room and kneel clown and pray tor ten minutes. Shaves, to pray ,aloud, slowly anti clis- tiectly. The Woman said she could not do it. She had not prays foe years, nor been to church, and she had lost all faith in then things. It was all humbug, The doctor showed her the Written promeso, evbich oho heel signed, That floored her, stud sbe pro- mised to try. Three weeks later sim returned. She hacl. gained coMplote mastery over her menial difficulties, Site had gained live Pounds, slept well, ruse her noighbota remarked her great improvement. She said that after a few days her -praying Nam to have a teal Meaning to her, and alio enter- ed. Ma it all her soul. Religion,. if It be genuine, bee an offeet on the body. 00.(4240 eieirete lareiiitepa;$416 eateeateeeeeeeeeaea-e-•. Means to 'Govern the To claim that thild can be gO1' eenect .entirely by love and moral suasion is to set at variance the Wis- dolt of One supposed to' have been the wisest man who ever lived. Yet there is O grewing theory which is being borne out by actual. praetice that chil- dren do yield to gentler influences than those advocated by the aforesaid wise man, and that by appealing to the better instincts, commending the good qualities rather than arousing enteg- oniein &met opposition when un- ,deeirabl•e tendencies are manifested, the child is led along in the desired direction, unfolding :led developing its liSo as no 'doubt nature intended. It is impossible to say what would Nage been the result ;in any given ease had an opposite course been pursued, but it is undoubtedly true that Teeny .ehilciren posseseecLof a Violent temper had it 'made worse instead • of better by being rale(' by fame. A. case of this nature calls for rare good judg- ment and self-control on the part of the parent. If by any degree of tact- fulness an outbreak can be avoided and the ehilasafely guided past the danger signal, it is the far better methoclato pursue. There are occasions, however, when a firm hand is necessary, even so fee as to follow the wise man's advice. Yet et is doubtful if whipping a child ever did any real good, although it usually furnishes a convenient safety valve for the temper of the parent. The older one grows theMore sym- pathy ons has for children. This is why grandparents are usually not in favor of much punishment. Things look different than they used to, and mince: offenses seem insignificant enough even to.be overlooked entirely rather than to indulge in a hancl-te- hand encounter which some otherwise excellent parents seem to consider a necessary accompaniment to good gov- ernment. One little girl who is of a rather nervous, excitable temperament yields instantly whenever matters are ap- proaching a. crisis if it is suggested that she go and put on her very beat dress. While engaged in this fascinate Mg occupation every vestige of temper vanishes and she becomes the most tractable child imaginable. Her mother considers this better' than having a scene or trying to conquer her by reason of superior physical strength. Often the suggestion of a visit to the bran to see the calves or little lambs or even to gather the eggs, answers every purpose.in routing the gathering storm clouds. I am reminded of a six-year-old who was quite inclined to make things live- ly if crossed in his wishes. Left to himself he was goodness personified. Yet he could not always be left to him- self. Lyeng on the floor of the living room he was amusing himself by lift- ing first one foot then the other and letting it drop heavily on. the carpet. His mother said nothing for a few minutes, evidently thinking he would turn. his /attention ;in some other direc- tion. Finally, without even a sugges- tion that he stop making the noise, she said: "John, do you know there are some roses out there on that bush? Don't you want to go and pick some for a boequet? "John scrambled eag- erly to Isis feet, his face fairly shining; and was off after the roses. When he came back he was too busy arranging them in a bowl his mother provided foe the purpose, to even think of re- suming his fames: occupation. Who shall say this is not a better way than so many "Don'ts ?" We are all of us more or less sus- ceptible to the law of suggestion. Any physician knows this, and it is made useful in massy ways by the medical. fraternity. Praise is better than fault- finding. Emphasize the good, be gen- eeous even to a child with "Thank you, dear," and nine times out of ton it will respond readily to a parent's wishes. I cannot believe any parent leeks back with satisfaction upon severe punithment of children. MU end ereein of ta six water, graham flour them, then sift with the flour. Cream, butter and sugar, add eggs slightly beaten, then water and limn alternate- ly. The graham tlOr may be sifted into the mixture to incorporate the soda end cream of tartar, and the bran which remains 'ill the sieve may be added last of all. Roll very thin, out in squares witli a She* knife and bake until a delicate browri on cooky sheet. Prick each wafer with a Xmas after they are laid on the sheet, Reader,—Flat wall pint may be used to renovate window shades. To use it, remove the shade from the roller and tock tightly to a table or smooth surface large, enough to hold the curtain. Apply the paint evenly, and then go over with a dry, clean brush to remove streaks. Meting Traders. When the company ere seated in a circle, the player who begins the game says bo his neighbor on the •right, "Let me trade you my--" naming any article that he chooses; "What will You give me for it?" The other gives. as his anewee the name of en article that rhyme with the first. For example, if the first player says, "Let me trade you my hat," the second player may answer, "I will give you my hat," The buyer then becomes seller in his turn and proposes to the neighbor on his right another article—for ex- ample, "plate," to which the answer might be "skate." • It any player is unable to think of an article that rhymes with the one proposed, he pays a forfeit, provided the one who proposed the article is able, when challenged, to give a rhyme himself. If he cannot, he,,ana not the other, pays the forfeit.'" When You Start Cleaning. ' For the inexperienced housekeeper, here is a good rule for cleansing agents. Use one-half teaspoon wash- ing soda, one tablespoon borax, two tablespoons of ammonia, or one terse spoon of lye to each gallon of water. For scouring—Use whiting mixer] with water for aluminum; mixed with kerosene for iron and porcelain, and with water, alcohol or ammonia for silver. Use rottenstone mixed with sweet feel for brass, copper and pewter. zinUe.scs bathbrick ler steel, iron anti Use flee steel wool for aluminum or hard metal surfaces and wood. For Woodweelc—Paintea, use a cloth wrung out of suds made with white soap. Soap applied directly dulls the part. na.meled—Use hot water only.. No soap. Oiled, Varnished or Shellaced—Use oiled austere' and mope. If ;very dirty, wash as painted wood, then rub with a cloth sprinkled with linseed oil or fueniture polish. Waxed—Usedry cloths and -mops. Oil softens the wax. Linoleum, Oilcloth atsd Cork Carpet --Dust daily with covered broom, soft beush, or dry mop; When in need of wishing, wring eloth.fairly dry from soapy water, Too much water gets underneath and rots floor and cover- ing. In wiping down wells, use light strokes with broom covered with =- bon flannel bag or a lamb's wool brush. If you bear ea hard you Nib in the dire, linitte (Werth% r have no recipe for butter 'cracaeTs as the tale ;Mee are celled—bat ant sending ono ear grabani meeker& thatham Wafees—One •eith of .buttee, one end oneellate elms of sugar, the Whites of three eggs, and one and one- half teaspoons socio, six teaspoonfuls cream of tartar, one and one -hall cups A perfect shave in 3 minutes is AutoStrop Razor ser- vice. Stropping and cleaning without taking anything apart, without even removing the blade from the frame is an exclusive AutoStrop feature. And the quality of the Shave is the kind you are craving for I •• Your dealer will demon- • strate the AutoStrop Razor to you. r1c will guarantee to refund your money, if • the razor does not prove to your entire satisfaction. AutoStrop Razor —siimpens itself Only $5.00 — cofnplete with • strop and twelve - blades in an attractive as- sortment of cases. AutoStrop Safety Razor Co., Limited me:canoe Bundles, T°T°14°, C'"da 203 aikVir AV'W' Marvellous Mental Calculators Most oC us are never quie certain when the butcher slaps a piece oC meat on the scathe and remarks, "For, ty-two cents a pound-ethat'll come to $1.37." Wo hope he is right, and sec- retly yearn. for a pencil, plenty of Paper and a Cadet quarter of an hour. But as he man of meats is waiting, we pay what he demands and hastily put the matter out at our plaids.. But, after all, the butcher, er even the salesgirl who glibly tolls us how much she wants for three and five- eighths yards at fifty-seven and a quarter a yard, isn't doiug sucb a not- able stunt, if we care to make com- parisons with the really top-notch cal- culators who happen along about onco in each cenury, One of the mast fa- tuous of these was Jedealah I3uxton, who flourished in the eighteenth cen- tury, and with whom calculating was a positive disease and a misery, as he could • not go to the theatre, for int stance, without counting the miming of words spoken by each meter, determining the total number of words in • the play, finding the average number of wards for each act- or and each member of the entlience, and similar calculations. He could stride over a field a few times in vari. one direetione, and then immediately tell how many ;square inches of land there were. Once, to really Lest him, some skeptics asked Inas how many cubical eighths of au inch there aro in a quadrangular mass measuring 23,- 145,789 yards long, 5,642,732 yards wide and 54,966 yards thick, and after a very brief mental calculation he gave the correct answer, 1,11 almost every instance the wiz. ands of figures have shown their talents when little children, and with. out any special aclvantetgee in the way of parentage or training --usually, in fact, the reverse. Thus in 1830 a lit tle Sicilian named Vito eiangiamele, the 8011 of a shepherd, astoniehed the members of the Academy of Sciences at Paris, before whom he appeared, by the spew." and accuracy et his cal- culations. In thirty secant's ho ealett. lated the cube root of 3,796,413 and In three minutes Ise extracted the tenth root of 283,475,240. To Harness Tides. According to a group of British en - gathers electric power can be pro- duced by harnessing the tides ot two rivers in Scotland at two-thirds the cost of that generated by steam. Seedless Apple. An Oregon fruit grower has perfect. ed a seedless apple. In form it re- sembles a banana. Though elongated, it is plump, and its fruit Is more tasty than the ordinary apple. 40 eantarelerea-ee•--- 167" 1550 TN the country, as in the city, FleeRiot 1 is the popular footwear this summer. Whether at work Or play, Fleet Foot shoes are ideal for warm weather, because of their superior ease and comfort—their at- tractive styles—and .their sound .economy compared with leather shoes. There are Fleet Foot colored shoes for work, and white ones for rest and pleasure. Ask your dealer to show you sons of the Fleet Foot„Shoes•for men, women and children. Fleet X'ool Shoes are Dominion Rubber System TrotinctS The Best Shoo Stores. 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