The Clinton New Era, 1913-12-11, Page 7he Brusque Stranger Might Have
Gained More by Civility;
'\Chen the.allisle stronger Cnole-in he
:made 1'or, the :Mice railing and stood
,Snapping his fingers tulpotictitly while
the: young lntly in charge finished an-
swering m telephone call.
"(Jan 1 see Mr. Smith?" interrnptetl
Ahe caller:
"8yhat-do you wish. to see him.
Y
.nloutd" askedaskedthe young It lady.
"to • ]s\'er
comeIll lit+lee. answer
did Ui1t
,questions," snapped the caller. "1.
,saute to d0011 one.''1 have asked it.
•,1'irhnt is theanswer?"
Abashed and puzzled by the caller's
-attitude, the young lady stammered;
"Air. Sinith always sees people in
matters which interest hint,"
'Lh,t. t
" r � is not the information 1 seek,"
quibbled the caller testily. "if you do
not wish to answer a civil question,
say so at onice,"
Fiere Mr. Smith in person came out
of his private odice, having overheard
the talk.
'•I trot Mr. Smith," he said. "What
can I do rm. you?"
I ate introducing )i work"- began
the 'caller, hitt Mr. Smith 1lterrupted.
1 s5lted you a civil question: Why
don't you 71 Itewer3"
"Well, you can buy the work. That
iswhiit you eau dol'
"What if I can?" demanded Air.
Smith. "1 can cici many things that 1
never do,".
•'I dill not expect to be insulted when
I called," remarked the visitor sulkily.
"Your expectatf0U1 are immaterial,",
retorted Mr, Smith. "f cannot give,
any time to them."
I'er'ceiving that he was meeting his
own fire, he' caller' turned and fled.
'2 want a copy of that wok," sigh-
ed 111r..Slnith. "If the fellow had been
. reasonable and civil 1 should-' have
11 dealt with him."-P4iladelphia Ledger.
COOED NOT = 1TRAt#ItITE1
For Lame Back.
'Women are coming to understand that
weak, lame, and aching'backs from
which they suffer are due to wrong action
of the. kidneys.
The kidneys are overtaxed—given more
I work that they can do, and . when the
back aches and pains it is almost im-
possible to do her' housework, for every
move -and turn means pain.
On the first sign of any weakness, in
Rhe back Doan's, Kidney Pills should
;-'.be taken, and. thus do away with any
.ieeriug from kidney trouble.
Mrs. A. J. Lalonde, Kingston, Ont.,
writes:—"I am writing to tell you what
a wonderful cure Doan's Kidney Pills
.did for me. I was suffering with a lame
back, and for' about seven days could
!hardly straighten up for the pain. I
Intl used quite a few of other kinds of
pills, and received no relief. Just then
my sister came and told me about Doan's
Kidney Pills, and what they had done for
her, so I decided to try them. I used
three boxes, and I am completely cured,
.and I do not hesitate to recommend
them." [or $1.25
Price, 50c. per box, 3 boxes,
at all dealers, or mailed direct on receipt
of price by The T. Milburn Co., Limited,
Toronto, Ont.
If ordering direct specify "Doan's."
• d the leaven 1 tarn
COok'
Children's Hair
r f
: 'CCG Front
(1111
and i 1
Keep It ()lean d l
1[ot.1 4
Disease by Using
l'arisiau Silage.
If you Want your children to. grow
up with strong, beautiful and'vigor
ous hair teach them to use Paris-
ian Sage -the world renown' Hair
Tonic.
Parisian Sago isguaranteed by
W. S. R. Holmes to cure dandruff
and atop falling hair in two' weeks
eases
It groves nlo-w'hair quickly in ed
S
where the hair is'" inning out"
It is positively the most delight-
ful, invigorating hair! dieasing on.
the market' for family use. Itis not
stickey. or greiasy and will. make
your hair soft, iuetitous and luxur
lent. It puts life and beauty.into
dull faded hair Get a larger bottle<
from W. S.11.'Holmes '.and watch its
rapid action Regular price 50
cents
.0 a9 TO CIOSe 11Selr.
A building of this kind complete will
cost only a trifle ,compared with its
value and, if plduttd, will Inst for
many ye,11'S.-lows Homestead.
Pioneer Boer Dead.
An old South African Mr. Dirk
Pieters, the owner sof`the farm upon
which is situated the famous Pieters
Hill, where the Boers made their last
great stand prior to the relief of.
Ladysmith, is dead. Mr. Pieters was
one of the few remaining "voortrek-
kers" from the Cape` Colony in the.
late thirties, and was present at the
Weenen massacre and at the battle
of Blood River.
EGG EATING HENS.
A Very Bad 'Habit/ Caused by Over-
feeding With Grain Rations!
The ba`iit some hens have Of eating,
the eggs as they :lie in the uest is very
annoying to the owner. This bad' habit
is usually caused by overcrowding,
#lack of exercise and the use of nests
that are too low to the ground and too
light. The habit rarely is found among
a -bock that is ou free range or that
is given proper housing and a' well
'balanced ration. ..
It is sometimes caused by feeding
'too much grain, when the hens eat the
eggs In an .effort to obtain meat food.
As a rule,,the hen first acquires 'a
taste for eggs by pecking at a soft
shelled egg or one that' has been brok-
en in the nest.
It is hard to cure a hen of this habit
once she has acquired a taste. for the
eggs. The best thing to do is to sell
her or eat her. If you wish to try
breaking the bird of the habit the most
touse
'1111
successful methods are either
number of china eggs or "loaded
eggs" in your nest where the bird will
be sure to find them. After several
'unsuccessful attacks on these eggs the
hen will probably become discouraged
:and leave the rest of them alone:
The most effective way of prevent-
ing hens from acquiring" the habit is
to feed 'a balanced ration and compel
plenty of exercise, to build the nests
dark and'about two feet from the
'floor, and construct them so that nigra
is no danger of the eggs being scratch-
ed out .on'the floor and broken.-13olne
and Farm.
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°'t 1
cu
All e 1
+�o n i e.
Ito Id lit rd' and tiro line.
oughts hat
Ah, wm dsotllal lin._ '`'Ah, to s , t
1>uln
A11,' style.: so true mai lino!
blow 1'011 the (hamsters erediawnl
}
3Vhut ch.elm A4'haf ntninstlhc.t e'
yet vivid os the cru31)1;
Subtle,
101) 11)1 101 crystal clear. ...
And poems of such mettle art,.
Such rhythm rims and rune!
Surely these 1111110 10010 1r0ni a heat,
To melody attune'.'
Ah her lire wondrously,11111 !done,
t
The books on 11:11 10M1 14 1cif'
1 thrill 10 Mini] that every one
.. Was written 1» h100,117:
i
-Carolyn 11'r�J i., I„ I, pt r t11n.o)1s•,
SEASONABLE SALADS.
These Will Give Relish to the Christ-
mas Feast.
Selads are :in attractive addition 1)i
any meal, and fir) the (Christmas din-
ner It Is O'urf0 while milting a sptci•iof
-'fort to provide n nice one. hothouse
rege_tnblos ore genet;r115 avullnble rut
they season and give 11 special relish to
tile Christmas titre.
Print salads are equally desirable,
out are not so gr'lu'rnlly popular as the
vegetable cenibi nntion5
Two Mee salads are suggested by the
Boston Cooking School Magazine dile
1(Y tllese is oil egg salad made thus:0
•Icor one Jorge 1)r tttn small portions
there ore needed two half Inch :hick
,lie of a good 011111 tonuttO, one fen
der hard :molted egg, tour lettuce leaves
and two tablesinamtnls or nmyuntnuse
dressing Set the tomato over a titllti
elf the dressing on Itte lettuce: Cut the
eggs 111 quarters, rentove the Jolt) to a
sieve. cut the pieces ot white In halves
'1•os. ai e'and dispose on the toncelo.
the pointed ends ru the center. leis
pose the rest of the inayoaialse at the
are likely to occur at any time. Other
things besides floods will cause them.
if you wait until the last minute to do
your Chrlst.nlas shopping sotnethiug
may happen that will cauie a further
postponement. The safe way and the.
bane way la to
DO YOUR
- SHED F -OR MILK CANS.
Of Great: Benefit In Shipping and
Storage.
It is a great convenience to have
-milk csus,on a level with the wagon
which is to draw them to the fac-
tory, and it is a good pian also to
have the platform covered by a shed.
s especially This i i useful in y rough
h
weather and during the winter..
The illustration shows a -shed which
alias preyed popular in many dairy sec -
CHRIS1'MAS SHOPPING
tilt RLY.
]GA
Then. you *111' 'not be ti'urried; and
you•; will fivold crowds' send' inconven
fences: .You w111 -also have the advan.
!age of choosing from complete stocks.
mt ill Tg 1O'roCT Y1YLT0 CANS
es.
doort not
a
n: The s
I of Canada. �,o u, s,
'Sendai, but is very useful in keeping
rg the summer. It is
out flies- during
built of light material covered with
wire cloth and lying on spring hinges
MY `FAVORITE AUTHOR.
I have a Cartafa bookcase where
Behind a' curtain lurks
A row of books beyond' compare,
My favorite author's works.
1 linger o'er the well loved tomes.
'I reverently note
The various essays; noyels, pomes,
Igo' favorite author wrote.,
BUSINESS AND
SHORTHAND
Subjects taught by expert instructors
at the -
Y, KC. A. BLDG..
LONDON, ONT.
Students assisted to positions. College
in session from Sept. 2nd. Catalogue
free. Enter anytime.
J.W. Westervelt J. W. Westervelt, Jr.
Principal '" le rt eedAlncr tent •
id.avakisrarar von
Headquarters
FOR
Walking and Rig -1 ling Oliver
plows
I.B.C. Gasoline Engines
McC 'meek Machinery Pumps`
land Windmills.
ALL KINDS OP REPAIRS
AND BX1 ERTING.
CALL ON
Miller it Lillie
Corner of Princes and Albert
streets.
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PRACTICAL- HEAL ill HINT.
When Baby Cries. .
.•
1 >,, da A" i:ahv alto cry bt .1u;e it •c,
hungry -and Frequently it does -
hut it lois :muses ic11t
Piuiut
f t o other 1 r
o'
'l
'herefore '}shell bnhy
11180-
Leos) for stone 1)111110 he,sides
hunger, 0011cib113' it, it has just •P
-
been fed. 1)011'1 011111 1) nipple in
its mouth and oris
let it
go ill that.
i'erhaps it is tired ill' lying In ,y
;,
one pesitinn au tun;;,:. Toru it 4..
57, Quite likely It is thh'at3 G100
:, (l
it a drinit of coiled boiled w'atel
i• -1)p lee Ill it,
•.
4; Perchance 1111- Z.re Its clothes are .,
'1' comfort:hly. tight, or a pin :nay '-',..
t'orrect this. .1.
be shcJdne it. .1
't• it 1011y be ('0)1)p0)1)11ug :)hula .
} beitlg too worm, 111:1110 it (sine .H.
fortahle by removing ;111 nnnt•ea• .
p,. NSSnty clothing. I.
'I• Perhaps it is tired of being
fondled and wniits to be Het •l.'
'.' alone. Lot : it sleep 1111 It hill-
'always alone; Hone handle the
. baby more than is ucte:illy nec-
essary. Cut out the1
1).. "n tsie-da- 'r
�.
" sy" and "trot -trot to Boston"
ce. business. e,
Maybe It is objecting to .the
quality of the air of the room.
h air. Let it '
lots f Pres
'1.
Give of
t o
sleep outdoors as much asP os -
I
sible. i'
4elei'iefe1. 4.1-1••i"i'd+d'3 3•+.14..1+.1.444
TWO UO6rDAr SALADS.
points where the pieees of white meet.
Sift the yolks over the dressing Serve
at once.
A cranberry nod celery salad Is thus
prepared: Select c'holl•e cranberries of
good size tied cut each i0 about four
slices ut right angles to the stem
Chop Inner blanebed stalks ot crisp
celery Into slices a quarter of an Inch
thick. There may be equal measures.
otcranberry and celery, hat there
should ,not be more of the prepared
celery than of the f•rnnnerrii's. Season
separately or together. N'ur' n pint of
mntertnl mix a scent half teaspoonful
of Salt, onefoiirth of a t}'napimnful of
paprika. nen. tllblesil"oni'uls. of ollve
ail end one or two-taUlet•poielfips of .
rineanr. . 111tl 1111 Omfatter thoroughly.
Dour over the i'elery and cranberry,
WV And turn upon a h»d of carefully'
washed and dried laava$ of lertnce
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Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
Very Unfortunate.
Young Henderson, whO has graduat-
ed in medicine, is very fond of giving
wise opinions on liil natters.
One day while stilling on an elderly
woman she remarked:
"One of the greatest sorrows in my
life is that 1 have never had any chil-
dren."
"Ah," said Henderson, "perhaps it
was -tilt -hereditary, Did your mother
have any. ehildren2" -Detroit' Free
Press.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTO R I'A
A Concession.
"My wife refused to recite the usual
speeches in the marriage ceremony,"
said the worried looking man."
"That showed originality"
"Yes. But it hasn't prevented her
from allowing the lawyer to 'use the
customary 'phraseology in applying for
alimony." -Washington Star.
How to Move Them.
First Rector -1 am going to preach
to the .Pour Hundred. How can 1
move them?
Second Rector -You'll have to move
them in limonsines. Tudge.
His Mission.
"There goes a young man who .bas
led thousands in his footsteps."
"What is he -an evangelist?"
"No, an usher in a theater." -Florida
Times -!inion.
What Did He Mean?
"Is there any place around here
Where l can get my shock absorber -fix..
ed?" asked Petlow, hddressingthe man
in front Of the rural garage.
"Waal. I dunno, mister," was the
reply. "Phis here's 11 prohibition state,
but 1 may hey some on hand for medi-
cal purposes of you're seely' Bufferin'."
-Toronto Globe.
Wrong Guess.
"Didn't I see' 11 trausfee wagon delis
ering you a piano this morning?"
"No; you saw it delivering my wife's
new hat "-Indianapolis Star.
Childs en Cry .
FOR FLETCHER-.r.
S
CASTORIA
A f1U S1'10N,
L' there Isn't '111011 1 lams, who Is'..
1t turns you t 1 -
.bra'
- 0
.n' are soil'..,
h
Towar as y shot,
"I1
I Ingas •1(u
N II,
1)l,
s
Wye Is it sPls \„n 1tremeh,
you're htt53 as rat) 00,
About the songs ono If 0Gll'r mond the
children's. Chro.t n s 4)0?
Though yoll vow -nos (liii,t 10) 51101)1010
Is ,ti. 00)010ce 1l 111; X11,.'
[here's an Influence mt ,'cure Out
the frnwlililg fromvow a a'
l
•I'he small tin trumpet , 1,1' a 01,181 that
wastes. Sorer' s1111 o-lli.'
I'0 homage for the doll " to Is a Ia+1Y and
a queen,
And
And the once prosaic IVIlt 111 1011er0 11 .1130
Cotton ;Root Compound.
A sate, reliable regulating,
medicine., Sold in three de -
No e2 $3; No t3, 8 Por box.
Sold by all druggistB, or sent
prepaid on .receipt of -.price.
Fres pamphlet. Address:
THE COOK MEDICINE CO.,
TORONTO, ONT. (Formerly Windsor.)
I -)reproof liaivvay: cure.
In testing outthesteel car with a
view to proving its Indestructibility by
fire a railroadcomliuny placed Intone
tf this type 2010 Ifiinn0le of shavings..
and wood satnratod With Oil,St
t,th"
to
it 41011 allotted the Bloss to hull/ itself
1)111. The point nest upholstry' were
destroyed, hot no (1)un,i10 was done to
she car as a structural whole. At.
present 2.87'2 steel passenger cars ` are.
in service on this one system, and this
is about one-half of the total of steel
passenger (taro in service in the United
States.
ld*
'Shiloh coats emedy a little forand does so mbs and ueb11"
Lots of Them.
For. Walking: on Water.
A shoe factory of a novel' kind has
been w)10111ng near Berlin for some
time past. The -"shoes" made will not
run multi risk of tieing worn out on
9110enleuts or eoitiltry roads, for they
lire solely intended for the purpose of
walking 1)11 wi1er. That these "hydro -
shoes" are of a certain practical value
is shown by the fact that, the Prus-
sian minister of,wa• has pinned nn or-
der with the enterprising flrn1. Tests
are to he nese by n number of sol.
diens of the engineer regiments.
Christmas Not a Humbug.
"Christmas a humbug, turtle?" said
Serooge's nephew. "lou don't mean
that, I'm sure."
"1 do," said. Scrooge. ""'terry Chtist•n
mils: Ont niton Merry .Christmas:
What's Christ time time for you but 0
111110 for paying trill,' Without money. a
time for findingy nutsew a year older
and nut on hunt Melon, it Iltla' for Ilill-
,110,ing poll. book, and having, every
item in 'sill through a round dozen of
Months pr.'se•utevl dead against you?
if l ('01111 .work my will every idiot
0110 goes na)'1)11 with 'Merry Christ-
mas' on dies 130 should be 34)11(1 yvith
Ilia owl), pt thliug anti 1,4111141. with a
0toke of tIelty throughhis heart. i:le
5hel01)1!''
it is teeny yehui's •ince the conversion
of old Sr'rou e. from the error of his
ways 1,.y. the three ghosts of Christmas
past, Ctuisttu.ls present stud Christmas
yet 10'001110. It is many more years
since the first Cha'istmtls anthem rang
triumphnnt ill the hash of an expectant
midnight hour over the plains of Pal-
estine. And yet. In spite of the years.
and their message to the world, there.
still exist those unfortunitte sones Who,
like the wretched Ebenezer, call Christ-
mas a humbug end lose sight of the
real spirit and joy of the day.
"Christnnls a hunihngl" one Is moved
to eselainl with old Scrooge's ludig-
neat nephew, No, not a' humbug, but
a feast of good cheer, of kindly lin..
plisses, of generolts giving. Ifhearts are
opened 1114 sympathies allowed free
pity, 1f esitleisnt Is barred and 1)0581
mist Ir )ih111151ihy banished to the line
h1) of 1111 htlplrresantnes. Fur the very
essence' of the spirit ot.Chrl,tnuls is
that of hlnl'ltlu"s. of affet'tion.
1\'f;en the lion's of the real spirit of
I'lil'1.l11)as' lo 111111 or 'altogether )bead
there lire a dezeu ways of fanning it
Into 'renewed" life. do ntan7 things
contbiaie to foster the ('hristnlas at-
mojehe're, to make it, as Scrooge's
nephew said, "11 kiutl, forgiving, eb:lr•
liable, pleasant dole, the only time In
the long i'ruendrer of the year when
men 111111 women 5eeoil. byone eUnie:nt,
to open their shutup hearts freely and
to dills of people below them' ns' if
they resilly were fellow pnssengers.to
the grove and not nnother race of crea•
turesbo111111 an other juitrnee-s."
F,Te-1 suppose 500 have tried motor -
Mg. judge?
,fudge -No, 1 helm not, but I have
tried a lot of people wlio have --Cyt
cage Daily News.
_ 1oh
The family remedy for Coughs and Colds)
Small dose. Small bottle. Beat -.since 1870
ICO 'Vet nb i, 17th; 191,
live 11'\1".1111 r,e \, u u tai .uo_t C
,
pen -
1Y displayed the fact that clc had
spent; lent'. many 3'01"s abroad ' She pur-
chased' ftp"a ire a hundred r smallci-
gars, co)nmollly kulivn as "whiffs.'
Last week her husband came 11110 the
shop and asked for another inndigsd
kind' informing of the same i? me that
hie wife had purchased a like num-
ber some time 1 efore. '1 am gl "d to
know that they appealed to your
taste, sir,' 1 said. His reply v,as a
bit of a startler. 'I smoke nod Ing
,
but a pipe,' he Said quietly. 'The el -
gars are for her. The picked up. the
smoking habit in Spain.`'
"Last springan old man wearing
a threadbare coat, and whose boots
were badlyI in need of new eels and
new soles, crept timidly into my shop
.and asked the price of the best cigar
I had. Tar more than you would care
to pay,''I answered, taking my visitor
to be as poor as the proverbial
church mouse. 'I asked for the price
of your best cigar, not for an insult,'
'gasped the old man angrily. With
that I brought down frons a top shelf
a box and. opened it under his nose.
'They're a shilling each, sir, but if
you purchase then/ by the hundred I
can do them at a little less,' 'Ahs'
ejaculated the aged and ragged in-
dividual as he carefully examined
them, 'I'll take ten at present.' He
paid and went away, and 3 fell to
wondering who he c uld be. A few
days later a man in livery came in
and ordered a thousand of the cigars
I had sold his master the man in
the threadbare coat. I learnt from
the servant that the shabby old man
was eccentric, especially where his
personal appearance was concerned.
It was his whim to pose occasionally
as a man without a penny, when all,
the time he had a banking account
that ran into six figures."
A SLEEPY HOLLOW LANDMARK.
Passing of Treaty Tree Under Which
Washington Irving Wrote.
Washington . irving's "'real treaty
Tree 111 Sleepy Hollow, in' the.l'hliipse'
Manor section, lost its last three leave;
I:PltllTourists nt,/.
and Visitors nave.
noted •with. mothcon0etht for elf.
r li
year that Its as dying. Itis twenty
feet in :circumference at ars hose. It
moil 11ra3•ely, withstood the disease that
has,dektrOyed trust of the chestnut
trees throughout the eatt,- and It is
probably the Inst to die in the Sleepy
Hollow anti Tarrytown sections,
This monarch of the forest is known
history as the tree under which the
lila/ treaty vns
101300011 lite
r
e) oust
ueuk
nil
iarta,
t null R 1
s h)tes i
i:ntler its 1'omangt shade also. Irving
1111)10 his famous Cile Heedless
liolseman," with. scenes laid ,lit
I'hilipse manor.
Althougli:tbe treaty tree is practical-
ly
t lctical-ly (lend, it will not be felled and de-
stroyed lilts • huudrecls of its tellows
these. It is to be preserved, and long
flailing flowering vines have beell.
Planted about its base to cover it 00111-
pletely in the future. It stands almost
in the ceuter of the Philipse 11anoe
uruperty, Close to the Hudson river, in
'tiil view from "Broadway or the old
0litany post rood.-'1'a'r;ytown News,
been your lot to dwelt -
If there Isn't:any Soma Claus, who Is lt,
mystic (nary, epolt.
�ASTOi 1
d'i p d'Iy
F Infants d Ch'ldt
Y Y
That' turns ,)iris -thoughts In Cb M4lta s,
strive to slier It a9 We Ma 8.')
Who domes at tins Meals-. e.eastrn. Hrmrii
A REAL SANTA CLAUS.
AN'tA V1.0 US.; 1 02115 101 5011
a n rtln s tw
o-
) nanlel .t e s
tt t
In
r
v
(l a tui me HMI one to go
To another buy 1'"knew.
There's s chlmney In the town
101 have never' trnveletl dmt'n....
Should ynrt ohnnre 110 enter there
Yea would 11nc1 tl ronin all here:
Not a sucking enuld: ('nn 0PY,
Ifl'a1ter not how you nllflht Uy
Anrl the :tie sot' yaws heel are such,
As no. boy sully{rare sur 111)1)1:
In a broken hod you'd ..re
S0lnenne 11181 ao,nlr1)110 010
trreaminO t)t 11, htrl i3 1,144
1V hleIi 5'h-11.1111
OU nil 10 1' h r nays.
And to hlili'n ' iii. I. 1(a. •..eats
Merry only. n n,> .b,-1),1,=
w All he d.reatn
Stuft the 1',, , I u• "I 10 t'1, 0500
1.
When It's rf t 1. 1.1 l 1
4 54! be a,:1):! 1 i n •'
r rant• , I'•. 1. 1 -.1j, '111111
WOMEN WHO St&KE.
Lot don Tobacconist 'Coils of Weeds
' For hair' Sex.
The average tradesman comes'
across more queer people in a ; 10131')
than the man who ha, never served
Ineetsina
]ifettm '
behind a counter
.
i a tobacconist to a London o--
said
porter in the course a recent con-
versation: "Of course, the majority
rt' my eustgln_ers are of the male per --
suasion, but I daresay my shop is
visited by a -,hundred, women or so
every seven days. As a rule they buy
cigarettes, most likely for their own
consumption, for the _air sex,' a4. you
know, has taken to tobacco during
the last few years. Ladies smoke ci-
garettes on their' way to the theatre,
they molte en' the return home, they
smoke after lunaheou in restaurants,
and same of the least modest can 1'e.
seen puling the 'fag' on. top of motor -
'buses: The day' is coming when wo-
men will smoke anybhere."
"In this neighborhood there is over
a score 'of lady cigarette smokers wl o
are numbered among my regular cue-
to:mers, aut., curiously enough, half
of them are married. This fact eith_
er points out that women are becom-
ing masters of the bousehold,.10 to
Or an 1 ell. speak, or that modern, husbands- sec
no harm in their wives puffing clouds
The Kind You Have Always Bough! :site as theybusythelaiselyes
Y of r
about the House.
"A, month or eve ago I was visited
by 0. ham-100MP lady 1)f; about for'?"
Woo Phogpliodiaei
rile Groat 'EnglishR red .
Tones and invigorutcs the whole
nervous system, makes uew ),flood`
in old Veins, Cures Nervous
DebilityMental and Brain Worry, 10 05 013-
dency, 'Los5 of' Ener'gy,'. Pelpitatson of the
Heard, Fatlinp M)ntory. Price' S1 per box, six•
for$5, W One wdllease, 0,5 wilt euro;" Soldby all
dru silts or mailed lo plain pkr3, on receipt' of
nese; wee, e51)phletmailed free. TIRE WOOD
MEDICINE CO, TORONTO, ONT. (Fsuetdy Windsor.)
Simple Spelling.
Addressing the education section.
of the British Association at Birming-
ham, Sir W. Ramsay described our
present system of spelling as an abor-
tion an( entirely unscientific. There•
must be simplification. Foreign stu-
dents had the utmost difficulty in
learning English because they had to
learn the written proper language,
the sort ot language that we spoke,
and the language that should be
spoken. (Laughter.) The trouble nee
casioned to 'oreigners ought to be
reduced by at leas:: one-third. He.
d1l not regard the American syktem
of simplification as a good one be-
cause it consisted in taking out a
number of words and altering the
spelling. The English reform system
would enable ayone to spell in Sae
minutes, although he admitted that
some words would look strange. That,.
however, was not an insuperable ob-
stacle, and could be surmounted,
"Spelling always seems, to me a
matter of providence," said. Sir Oliver
Lodge. "I happen to, have no 'diffi-
culty about spelling."' Bad spelling
struck him like a bad nate in music.
He knew it was wrong" if not why it
was wrong. "I have known scholarly
people unable to spell," said Sir
Oliver, " "but I think in their cases
they knew too many modern lan-
guages. I would not worry children
too much about speilini. Our emcee-,
tors never bothered about it. The
real thing 'is the, spoken language,
and the object of writingitis to con-
vey our meaning;' to convey that par-
ticular word, and whether you spell
it in our way or the way'Mr. Andrew
Carnegie spells 't does not much mat-
ter. Someone bad said' that Mr. Car-
negie spelt deplorably, the suggestion
being that he was not educated. But
Mr. Carnegie does it of set purpose,"
(T'anshter.i,
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And by-gener0119 slleu.sl13)11 dominates Our Bears the
Sn
i ature of
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it 1Tjelt..
saes?,eet,.
AIR
A IE
SAN,•-, CLAUS
i6 n: . ATIOL)', Harold
1;:,11011r' cn110,1
81111)'5 vulee
lana the kdlub•
cit dual. '1;l-.
111(1 says ho
sure -th 011(00
tudaoclt"-
'Oh; kunty
111 1111,1111) i1,"
('1:110')1 Allots
from 't11, burn
dror, ;'Don't holds:)+1' Frew hemi 11huul
me." lle 1110110(11 Ilio. hai•k and stalked
into the brain, e;i1ryila:t :1 hlg• haskot
r 4 end cuts -
Um
._
Iel 1
hilts w Ith hello
ht t >,
h
00 Herold Pee to daress 1Ile Christ
lulls tree and decorate the bun sur
the tree Was 1010- large fur the 401150,
and the barn, 03:01511 sk010 well built,
had been titled' 1)U with, stoves. .
Harold mud Idsrt Sem put the last
tonrhus to. 1lie tleooiiruti:itus rued the tree
lust as 1he splier 111)1 '11)15 Jtile 011)5
before (21iriStmuas. 1)inuer tells 011115,
as some cousins wore to cone In the
evening nu(•it they Midi 00 3S met at the
stat ion four 1111.105) 100:13'.
The h01110u* Meted on the edge of a
town as the toot o'll as 10101)15 wnudetl
mount:dm that sheltered litany 11 wild
animal, turd, ellen liU,11.uen beings :tiniest
as wild;
1'he ecus ahs 011101e 12111.) soon were
safety 1001)0dt away huh the lekle and on
the same that were riot used by the'
uncles ball; aunts, oriel rill eves quiet..:
Twe, pers0111 were not nsie'ep,
though. Slily. lar+ 1Milking,: "1 woe -
dell LC Harold. (1111. welt the barn 1)p well
-R Iola ail our loeathtifttl lu•e'seflts Mere.
Sltppose• 201110 or the wood: t+luups
should intent) tn. 110, dear, 1 wish
moiuing were here:"
Flllnold also. rolled 111) 011 to 101t tress
on the garret hoer, r,vnendieie ilInat. al-
though: tae had reeked the large dunes,
be had notilmaght about the little
door, and be could not remember
whether it was fastened.
Morning dawned bright and crisp.
Harold helped the gardener build the
tires in tile stoves to the horn 1111)1 than
whited impatiently fur I,urle ,1thu.
who had promised to act 1111 81111110
Claus moll who ruins not got there 1111•
111 the last moment, The train arrived
without Uncle John. null the smaller
children were beginning to fret at the
delay. Se it calls finally derided, tblltt
they would have to do without a Santis
Claus, for Uncle John had always take.
en that part. n11d no one could be pet-'
Beaded, to take his place.
The candles were lighted. and She
family and guests .trooped over to the
.barn.. Such cries of surprise and de-
light there were when the bdg tree
stood before them in a blaze of glory/
' When the "ohs" rad "nits" bad diets
'away a little. Harold started to maize
an apology for the absence of Santa.
"Santa Claus was detain"-, he began,
when a whistling souud arid then a
tinkling noise like
sleighbells came
from the tree. ,
He stopped In as-
tottlshment. Ev-
ery one else
beard the noise,_
too. and thirty-
two
hirtytwo pairs of eyes
were turned to-
ward the tree.
Certainly .s o m e -
thing was mov-
ing In the tree.
The branches to-
ward the renter
shook; though no
one touched the cluLGR I/I1)DnUOU'r. nE-PUSH•
tree, and as every
one watched breathlessly the branches
parted, and the queerest little figure
you ever saw pushed Its way eta and
stood on a limb, bowing politely right
and left. It was about two feet high,
with long flowing white beard end
'filth' alis dt'l'ssed'jlist asyou always
expect -to see Sante Clans.
The , children' looked op in open
motithed astonishment, -Herold among
them, and the grownups, with puzzled
expressions, :were trying to solve the
mystery when steelier sharp little
whistle wlS heard, and the tiny Santa
Claus, using his hands mitt flet with
nnrCh skill, climbed a I I uar'h or
two. In so doing he turned his !Nick.
and showed a long brown tail beneath
his coat.
Then there Was a shoot of laughter,
with capping itr rands, and the chil-
dren fairly danee0 with joy es the
small Santa Clans, sitting demurely on
a branch, tool) hold of a very pretty
pink 111(1 white dolly anti, after' exam-
ining inin her wax fncr. 0150015, 1.5 11011101 1101
lovingly. At Oh; I be re 'wan a hinder
roar of Inueetter, rhe midst of which
a gruff voice 0 en I Iecl out;
"Here, yin) beggar: Let it alone!"
'C11)s toile sante troll) I lie I).tylOft,
find When 11)0 thirty Iwo 1.;io, op,11
turned" litnllt'clintelt to see 111111 ,.;1014e
they Fall two i /lire of leg, nangb,g
over the eche 1)r the I"ft molt two
111.1rltee rues peeringtliliu
The two hoer:toil num ceelm down.
0110 cwfn hl,y 111)10) 1)0' 11110 'nrl ilio
nlhcr. i'llmhma.do0 , 13'� I'xlu,•r tinr-
(iirl,. lvtlh nn 0X)I1)ntnPif�u ,1l
111);11 i1i'light,11:17
111183 h1) h 11110 1,00)1 thee -
seedy looking inti'
They every one exclaime:l, "Why,.
Uncle .101111 And Once, ,Sohn laugh-
ingly explained that he and It friend.
wh)1)1) he inir(cll,etel as NI r: 031111 men.
hail arrived nen tee Midnight train i ain1,
they did not. 1)i e -t1) 111 turb the
fan1113, had tried 1 10 barn 110')'s '('lien
they hut) deckled lsled chino 1 Ms 0)0)100,
"And he ttonto .1: 1).c mem tkey Js
111nmt111' a l)r0180111 for roe. 11:trakL 4u
1')1010
renter; yout<1 in d r 1110 list t.
,101:11, tt',,l) 1l ,li£.,l..i •0 tee i.ee.
You will be up in the air, too,
if you wait until the last minute
to buy your Christmas presents.
You will have less time in which
to make your selections, and the
variety of offerings will be less,
• What
Youou will have to talo t t you
can get, riot what you Want.
There are • scores' of reasons for
baying early and not nrte for rip
lay.
Be Reasonable!
l3iiy , Y oui' . Presents Earl‘,