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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1924-01-03, Page 6to the irelleet elraPerlee GREEN . twA is the best at 'arty. -Tri it !3434 Aboutthe Housesh I TOY FOR STORMYDAYS. I would any other. A happily employed It was just an ordinary farm home child is usually a good child. Lt takes and one could see at a glance: that the less time to get this busy-work ready task of making both ends meet was and show them how to use it than it far from an easy one, Mrs. Blakeslee does to be continually scolding and didall her own work, helped in the punishing, and is far better both for garden and coaxed dozens of chicks them and for me. into plump broilers. And to Cousin' See what I m doing, cousin Belle," p p called. Maisie from near the window. Belle, visiting there for the first time, "Y✓h ! I thought that was another it seemed as though the three little y folks, Maisie and Mildred and baby cupboard,, g exclaimed cousin Belle. Tim, rrrust surely be allowed to run "It looks like one until you pull back loose and that ththe curtain,ey would doubtless; laughed Maisie. "Then after the first few hours of "company e us out of boxes and helped us it's adoll-house, Father made it for manners," prove annoying beyond th' average, paper the rooms. We had some paste- board furniture given us and we used It was quite to her amazement, then, that for patterns to make more. Some - that on the morning after her arrival, times we play with paper dolls in it with the wind blowing the snow into and sometimes with our littlest china drifts out of doors, she was greeted dolls." by three sunray little faces."I must go out and attend to the "Isn't it a lovely morning,' Maisie chickens now" Mr asked seriously. "Why do you think it Iovely?" Cou- sin Belle asked in surprise. "Oh, there are so many nice things nounced. "I'll write some letters while you are gone." Cousin Bella settled herself to do on a day like this," Mildred put to write in peace and quietness so ale. to onat's why Mildred do tot sorbed were they all in their occupa- hurryingtions from the Surprise Cupboard. get our dusting done. Mother's going. to let us choose what we want from our surprise rise cu board," A NEW DOLL SET. P R "Pel have to explain to cousin Belle," laughed Mrs. Blakeslee as she stepped about briskly putting the livingroom in order. "You see, I've quite a job on my hands, taking it all around. But I call these three the most important part of it. Much of thetime they are happy out of doors or playing with their dolls. I've tried to teach them to amuse themselves. When days like this come and times when other am- usements grow tiresome and I am too busy to give them much attention, their happiness must be considered. These are the times when our surprise cupboard is a big help," "We're ail ready, Mother," Mildred announced. "We've dusted every cor- ner and taken care of everything, as neat! And we've all decided what we want to take first." "I want the Nose ark," Jim shouted, "I'd like the sewing cards," Mildred said. "I made some new ones theother evening for a surprise," Mother re- turned, taking the box from the shelf. "You see," she explained to cousin Belle, "the nice box of sewing -cards they had for Christmas were soon used up. So now I watch for suitable out- line pictures, collect bits of cardboard, lay the two together and prick around the edge of the picture with a hat -pin or big needle. The children love them. We have needles with big eyes, and Maisie has learned to thread them. Mildred can, too, unless the yarn is too heavy. We use all sorts of odds and legs are fastened so as to be movable.; ends of colored thread and yarn. After The Pattern, comprising the Doll the needle is threaded we pass the and the garments, is cut in 3 Sizes: point through the two threads a few Small -12 inches, Medium -16 inches,, inches down, draw the needle through,' Large -20 inches in Iengtle The Doll' and that fastens it so it can't slip out., requires for a Medium size ,4 yard. A Iittle wax helps in threading it and The Rompers ee yard. The Suit and drawing the entire thread over the Hat, l le yards of 27 -inch material.. wax prevents knots and tangles- I Pattern mailed to any address on "I'd like the old catalogs and scis-, receipt of 15e in silver or stamps, by sore and paper doll things," Maisie' the Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West announced. ( Adelaide Street. Allow two weeks for Cousin Belle was interestedly look- receipt of pattern. ing over the remaining articles in the surprise cupboard. There were bubbler DECORATING CURTAINS. pipes, home-made peg -boards, crayons I saw a thrifty little woman make and pencils, odds and ends of wrap -1 new curtains out of some old scrim af- ping and waxed paper cut neatly in fairs with faded stencil border. The rather small sheets or made into little books, modelling clay, a small hammer,' material was still good for consider - tacks and a soft -wood board into able wear but the faded borders spoil - which little Jim loved to pound the ed the curtains' .looks and apparently tacks and pull them out again. A small made them useless. washboard, flat iron, moulding board But my friend gave the old curtains and rolling pin were there, also. - , a careful laundering, boiling them to "What are these for?" cousin Belle remove all stains and the remnant of inquired, opening a box of dried peas, tinting in the less sun -faded places. "We soak them over night,"'Mrs.` They were next put through a thin Blakeslee explained, "and the children starch to which a little strained ochre' use them to fasten toothpicks together water had been added, to give the ma - and make all sorts of things, tables terial'a pretty cream color. Doubtless and chairs and letters and stars, men many other tinting colors would fano and animals. I done as well. "Where do you get all your i east" The resourceful housewife then bought a few yards of inexpensive he cousin exclaimed, "I have attacked this problem as I light -weight flowered cretonne and lout it into strips of a width to cover I the old borders. The cretonne was Make a. Start neatly stitched to the scrim. I When hung, the curtains were most This Year! 1 attractive and gave a fresh, cheery look to the room,—Josephine E. Teal. Have you increased your Investments during the year just closed? If you Ten Greatest Inventors.. are iambi° to buy a BOND or some selected'STOCK. for Cash, why waitIn an article called "Tho Ten Great - Use our Monthly Payment Plan, par- est inventors," the author, John S. Oculars ' of which we will gladly. mail Seymour, nacres the following: you on application. 4196. The little doll mother may not only make doily's clothes but also the doll, from the models supplied herewith. The body may be of drill,' unbleached muslin, oil cloth or sanitas,' with a stuffing of bran, kopak, or; cotton. Eyes of shoe buttons, nose and lips of yarn, or, the features may be embroidered or painted. Dressed as a clown this doll will be very attractive. The suit may of, calico, cretonne or scraps of silk or satin. One or two colors of materials may be used. For the Rompers— ere- I tonne or gingham is pleasing. Dolly: will be so glad of the dear little pock- ets` in her rompers, and "Pierrot",the. clown will do all sorts of tricks in his comfortable costume, if his arms and H. R. Brereton < Company Governsrent'and Corporation Bonds inalikrial and Mining, Shares. Dominion Bank Building` Toronto Bend 1's Your Inquiries. 1SSU.1; A•l0. 1—'24. Eli Whitney, Elias Howe, Charles Goodyear, Sir Henry Bessemer, Sam- uel F.. B. Morse, 'Phomas A. Edison; Alexander Graham Bell, Nikola Tesla, Cyrus Hall McCormick, Wilbur Wright. Mined's. Liniment Heals Cuts. e Hidden Hour BY J. B. CHAPTER ,XVI.-(Cont'd.) • ing back to London. She wondered, but withoutfear, whether London, would have the power to ,:tend her; spinning once more down the. torrent -whether- London would medusa re - newel of the fight to save herself. She was not afraid, because she felt that she now had the strength and health and clearness of thotight'which would enable her to hold her own,,!, 1RRIS-BURL,AND —_;._ She arrived at -home about twe o'clock, and all the' servants seemed If there had been anything real, h argued, it was very unlikely that Mrs Jurby would have shown him the let ter, "Queer woman," thought Mr. Kane "doesn't have much of a time, 1 should say, with that fat, jovial husband of hers. The chap has a violent temper -so she said." That statement had rather interest- ed brim. A man with a violent temper is always a potential murderer. CHAPTER XVII. Mr. Kane took the envelepe from the hand of Mrs. Jurby, and before he examined the contents he noted the date, time, and place of the post mark,, and gazed for a few seconds at the scrawling handwriting. Then he took out a single sheet of potepaper and read the letter. "Madam," he read, "this is to tell you that what you hides from the po- lice you cannot hide from ane. I knows all about your little goings on—you and Jurby—a pair of thieves and mur- derers. I'rn' watching you all right, and I've got eyes what can see most things, and through a brick wall if you like to .build it up in front of sire.' I won't drop on you yet, for I likes to see you wriggle. But I'll squash you one of these days, just as I'd put my foot on a. worm. From "You Knows Who." Mr. Kane read the letter through twice and then he laughed. "Does this really keep you awake at night?" he queried. "It do, sir—I mean it will; I only got it by second post to -day." "And you've not shown it to your husband?" • "Not yet, sir.". "Have you any idea who wrote it?" "None at all, sir." "Comethink—surely--" "I don't know, sir—indeed I don't." "You may not know, but you ssus- pect someone." "No one sir. I don't know the writ- ing, and I don't know what the're talking about." y f Of course you don't know what they meant' said Kane, "'or you wouldn't have brought the letter to me." He looked at the envelope again. "Posted in Maidstone—late last night or early this morning. Any friends in Maidstone?" "None, sir—not as I. can think of.", Mr. Kane put the letter in his pock- f et. "Don't you worry about it, Mrs. Jurby," he said. "I'll deal with this letter." • "Oh, if you would, sir—it'd take such a load of my mind. I don't want to show it to Jurby, Ire's a violent man, he is, for all his good, temper and chaffing with customers. And it do take a man to deal with a thing of this sort, don't it, sir?" "The police will deal with it," Kane' answered coldly. "Don't worry about' it. But if you get any other letters from the same source bring them to me, or if I'm not here, send them to; me at Scotland Yard. Goodnight, Mrs. Jurby. You have done the right thing." "Oh, I do hope as I have, sir, and I do hope you don't think as Jurby and myself are what we're called in that letter." "Don't be absurd, Mrs. Jurby," laughed the detective. "This is either a practical joke or some scoundrel is going to try and get your license taken away from you. He'll probably write for money in a few days. But you must let us know at once, whatever he writes.'' "Yes, air, indeed l will—and thank' you very much. Good -night, sir, and I do hope as you'll sleep comfortable." She left the room and closed the door behind her. Mr. Kane seated himself at the table, took a small mag- nifying glass from his waistcoat pocket, and examined the letter and the envelope. He came to the conclusion that the letter had been written by a woman,' and that the woman had tried to dis- guise her handwriting. She had used a fine pen, so it was probable that she usually wrote with a thick one. The paper was thin and common in quality,' se that the ink had run in: places and. made blots. There was no sign of any finger -print. There was no water- mark on the paper. There were no mistakes in the spelling, yet it w --s obviously meant to be the letter of an ill -educated person. It might be a practical joke," he thought, as, half -undressed, he seated himself before the fire and smoked his last pipe. "Or there may be some- thing against these Jurbys—nothing real perhaps, but apparent." e Very pleased to see her. Fletcher,. in - particular,. was - effusive and almost , affectionate—quite 'unlike : the old Fletcher, who, even in her pleasant • moods, had been rather reserved and subdued. "How you could go and live down in that little place, my: lady," she said, "at this time of the year. T. wonder yourladyship hasn't caught your • Ruth Bradney stayed at South Bar- ton for four. weeks, and then decided, quite suddenly, to return to London. Every week -end her husband had mo- tored down to see her, arriving on Saturday morning. and returning o nRuth wasalmost glad to be home again. The spleudor of the house ap- 'pealed'to her after her humble sur- roundings" at South Barton. The warmth and the comfort and the beau- tiful furniture and the atmosphere of wealth and luxury! She looked round her bedroom and saw it in a new light. It was like paying a visit to a friend's house, where one -admires everything. Sunday evening. Save for these visits nothing whatever had happened to break the peaceful monotony of her life.. Sheseemed to have slipped into a large, deep, -silent pool, where no - And as yet the peace that she had found at South Barton was still with her. She had, as it were, brought it up with her, just as she had brought up her personal belongings I: She had 1 thing stirred the surface of the water. For a little while life had been like a raging torrent, full of noise and swift- 'nese, One event had followed,another 1 with incredible rapidity. Fe�atr had 'followed fear, and she had -Seen deg- ' ash- �,ed about in such -a tumult of deceit and terror that it had seemed impos I. sible for her to escape destruction. And then the torrent seemed to have carried her into this large, deep pool of quietude, that was like the broad green lake of the marshland round South Barton. Nothing whatever had happened. She had not seen Trehorn again, nor had she heard from him. The visits of her husband had been pleasant and tranquil. Never again had she looked up at him and fancied that she was looking at a stranger. He had given her news of Merrington, who was growing stronger day by day. But beyond that they had said nothing about Paula's death. The police, too, had left her entire- ly. alone. No doubt they were doing something to solve the mystery of, the poison, but, so far as: Ruth knew, the newspapers were quite silent on the matter. Even Fletcher was ap- parently no longer to be feared. Fletcher had, for some reason or other,. changed her mind about leaving her situation; and had taken a fortnight's holiday. • It was as though everything had come to a dead stop. There had been time to breathe and regain one's strength—plenty of time to thine. feed even her thoughts seemed to have come to a standstill—during the last fortnight of her stay at South Barton. Her fears had been lulled to sleep, and during that last week -end she saw her husband as no longer a man to be feared, but as a friend to whom she was very grateful for, all that he had given her in life. Of course she could never love him, be- cause she was still in love with John Merrington. But she intended to de- vote the rest of her life to an endea- vor to give him happiness. She owed him that, at any rate. Even her love for John Merrington had not troubled her. The fierce pas- sion of it seemed to have died away, and left behind it the quiet, deep af- fection that comes to a married couple, sometimes soon, sometimes after many years. It was almost as thoughMer- rington were dead, as though she and Merrington had been married fora long time and Merrington were dead. "Well, time, is dead," she thought, as she travelled up in the train to Lon- don. "The part I have played in his life is dead; I am a stranger to Nina I. shall never see him again." That was a cause for sorrow, but, even sorrow itself was forgotten in her keen 'desire to make amends to. her husband. No longer would there be anything fierce andassionate or strange in her;life. Shepwould be Lady Bradney and be spoken of as a very lucky woman. The waters of the pool into which the raging torrent had carried her were like the waters of Lethe. The quietude and silence of the marshes, in which she had spent nearly five weeks, seemed to have soothed her brain and heart. And now she was go - I ONE SOURCE OF CANADA'S LIMITLESS .WEALTH The 'chart shows In a graphic way the wealth in Canada's undeveloped natural resources of timber and water -power, a late lunch by herself, and she found pleasure in the good food .and the quiet movements of the two footmen and the sombre stateliness of the dining -room. 1 But afterwards; when she was alone in her own sitting -room, she began to wonder why these things pleased her, IIandtheshe was just a little afraid of m. I "While I was: at South Barton," she thought, "I imagined that I should never want anything more than a cot- 'tage and simple food," She was not pleased with herself. It seemed as though, already, she had lost some- thing that she had gained inthat soli- tude by the sea. ;She could not forget that she had married Alexander Brad- ney for his money. During, the last two years wealth and all that could be bought with it had seemed to be of very little importance. If it had not been so she couldnot have run away 'with John Merrington. But now she 'passionately enjoyed her surround- ings. Here, too, in this great, well ordered house, there was peace. She was in London, but set apart from the 1 oar and the noise of it. At four o'clock she thought that she would like to go for a short walk in Kensington Gardens. She was so ac- customed to being out of doors that the warmth ofthe house had begun to feel oppressive. She put on her hat and made her way downstairs to the hall. A footman opened the door for her and she found herself face to face with the woman who had travelled up in the train with her from Dedhury on that terrible night—the woman who was only known to her as "Lady Anne." (To be continued.) ..e -alis• a mond•, _ Poe): -"Day declares. that -last llo6m of mine you published almost stopped her heart," Editor—"Iia! So that's why our cir- culation was set back!" Inventions Needed. Further suggestions have been made to the list of things wanted. The lat- est contributor is Prof. A. M. Low, the inventor and man of science, whohas. made the following entries: A process of instantaneous color photography, A selective method of radio com- munication with really sharp tuning. A light, efficient, slow -speed inter nal combustion engine. An internal combustion turbine. Greatly simplified clothing, not strange in appearance. A loud speaker that can be control- led without distorting the sound. Improved methods of electrical stor- age and power transmission. A cheap house -warmer that can be installed by anyone. A new game of skill. A new method ofconveying speech direct and readably to patelli But there are some things spiritual and not material that are needed more than anything in this list, and they aro things that any man can find for him- self if he will without the services of any inventive genius. • IN THE LUNCH BOX. A country school, where the brevity. of the noon hour and lack of time to make earlier preparations made it.im- practical to serve a hot lunch, has worked out a very satisfactory solu- tion of the problem. Each child brings a potato in his or her lunch box. At recess the potatoes are tucked into the ashes in the front of the heating stove. By 'dinnerthne they are well done and form a satisfying supple ment to the contents of the lunch' boxes and pails,—Dorothy Porter:` The basis of education should be sure before a superstructure of accom- plishments is raised upon it.—Bishop Welldon, MInard'a .Liniment, for Dandruff, • Rhe.-, Toronto li.ospital for ,incur, three, In affiliating with Belleiun r%alt Allied }lospltala,'" New' York Cit r, three years' Course of Train-: . Ink to ; 00tlnl9 women heel 54r the ro-' ,uheil;educatlen,,ttnd d .L,roua of pe r oath :: verses ^rhls IiospItal has edont'ed the viii -,L -hour uystern. Tho pul+IIs reeetvo uniforms or the Schoot. a monthly ,Plga'.ahce and trsYelllo expenson 1n and from New York. Por Fut ",or information apply to the aunerIntendont. Her Courage. In a missionary school in the Moun- tains of the Southern States -there has been for several years a girtwho when abe came into the era„a hart, as a +,1^y,+ tient teacher put It, "few peers foe un- coutbneas of manner and density of mind.” Year after year, the' place at the bottom of the class has remained hers. Yet she is the one girl whom the principal of the school Axid aslo the teachers are most anxious to keep. She is a cripple and is halting in speech. She came from a home of norance: and poverty. I' -Io -handicap was so heavy that at first it seemed impossible for her to overcome it. Yet under its terrible weight stirred a liv- ing, struggling will: That was the in- terest, the dramatic conflict, that made all the lookers-on want to help alio crippled girl forward. She herself knew her limitations, but she; .had an ambition, and she pressed -toward it daily, forgetting self. She was not discouraged; she had a living faith In God;, Though shecould only stammer eiowly, she determined to start family worship in her: home when she went back in the vacation. Never had a prayer been heard in the poor little hut. "My knees shook," ,she said to her teacher afterward, "and se did my voice. But I wasn't ashamed." Every day she presevered, and when she 'left home for acheol again her mother promised to continue reading the Bible' daily. - • The poverty of the cripple has al- ways 'been l-ways'been extreme; -during her years in the school she has been able to earn little money. Yet by patient effort she has earned enough 'to give a small weekly offering. At Thanksgiving one year when all united in a thank offer- ing she brought one dollar and a half, earned . and saved through no one knows what toil and sacrifice, but given with a grateful heart, for she is happy in her school, in her teachers and in her opportunities. Her mind may stay at the foot of her class, but her soul is at the head of it and Is always advancing. Is it any wonder that even with her dull mind and her halting eneech she has still a power beyond eloquence upon all about her? The Russian Winter. Keeping warm In Russia is a feat. The people of the lower classes in Rus- sia encase theins lues for the winter in shaggy eheeps. ns and look un- kempt Indeed, but with such a warns covering these people ` have great powers of endurance and can stand certain kinds of work in the cold that would kill a Canadian. For instance, every house has a "concierge" Sr por- ter, and it is his custom to take his seat 071 a chair just outside the front porch at nine o'clock in the evening and stay there all night long to pro- tect and safeguard the house. Another odd sight' seen in every large Russian city, is the great cones of fire built up at the intersections of the streets where drivers and footmen may re- main in order to warm themselves and be cOmidrtable, 'while their .masters are at a brill Or opera, The Complete Liar "Why do you believe he is so en- tirely a liar?" "He told me he couldn't believe hie. own eyes." --0 Kindness to animals is a theme that ought to be touched upon frequently by every preacher' and every writer whose aim is to make this world bet- ter. A RTISTS-INSIST ON 't-TAVING' the best. Winsor & Newton's colors,—the standard of the world. Order through your dealer, and if not Iavailable, write direct to Department A, The Hughes Owens Company, Ltd., Montreal, ' Ottawa, Winnipeg, or to Department A, The Art Metropole, Toronto - i :RSA ' &Sn.. DAY Fouryoare ago .the Canadian Fisher Ies As$o'eiatlon inaugurated a Nationa Fish Day, which was'regarded as a mote cif;.'such national economic'ire- portauce as to receive the support, both moral and material,: of Federal and Provincial Governments, GUlrilst; , the first and direct object 01 this insti- tution is to increase the -Con -gumption or • Canadianfishin Canada, its in- direct objects are more . momentous. and of greater national importance.f (.asesoraling to all indications the:main, object is being successfully achieved,_. On National Fish Day, which,oecurr-ed loin the last day of October, the, hotels) and restaurants of the Doniinien Pea, tured epecial fish menus,_ and: such, widespread organizations 'as the -din: ing-car service of the railways direct- ed the attention of diners' to various species of • Canadian fish.. ,Thais all. r over the Dominion not only was the consumption: of fish increased for -:the spade -of'a day, but the appetizing and. nutritious produce of Canadian waters was brought forcibly to the attention p1 Canadians. The. institution Is, of course, a: na- tional movement for the advancement of•the Canadian fisheries, one of Cana,-. da's iiilstresources; which' should; how- ever, by reason of its potentialities, occupy a much higher place relatively. The consumption of fish In Canada amounts- to about 200,000,000 pounds per year, or. about 26 pounds per caps- to for each person in Canada. The 'Canadian Fisheries Association tering on a campaign to endeavor to increase' this average consumption to 60 pounds per person, or' a' pound per person per week, a not excessive amount of fish for cinch individual, but. which would mean a consumption of. 900,000,000 pounds of fish per year, to. the great benefit of the Canadian fish- eries. Must increase Exports. The great work of this institution,. however, is thatit must tend to -bring more closely home to the people of Canada the wonderful and unparal- leled. resource they have in their- waters heirwaters both coastal and inland, and 'possibly, through them, impress the people of other countries with the same sense of magnificence. Whilst doubling the fish consumption of the Dominion would be an excellent move, especially in viewof the population's• inevitable growth within the next few years, Canada must look abroad for consumers for the greater part of her fish, and they are the people who should' know more about this great Canadian resource and, the high 4uality of its product. Canada has to look to markets abroad for the disposal of eighty per cent. of her fish. Though Canadian fish exports' are substantial they are relatively insignificant in view of the tremendous possibilities of expansion. Already they go to practically every country of the globe and in value have shown a very gratifying increase. They have increased from $16,600,000 in 1010 to $33,300,000 in 1021,.$20,300,- 000 in 1922 and $ 27, 6000O0 in 1923. The slight decline in the past two years has been attributable to slump- ing values rather than to any falling off in output. Canada has the most extensive fish- ing grounds in the world, and In the Dominion's inland waters and those of both coasts are to be found some six hundred varieties of edible fish of which not more Man one hundred and fifty are commonly known, and nor more than twenty are really important factors on the market. The extent of the content of Canadian waters is al-, most inconceivable, and in quantity they could easily furnish the entire world with its needs without suffering e, y depletion and come very near 1111 - in the demand for all varieties. ' The wortal: should know more about Cana- yee,e wonderful fisheries and their powet to fill its requirements in this food. "),Miracles. Within a wide's/end shallow bowl Of gayly painter$ Clay, A miracle of miracle�.' Was wrought for me to day- A dozen bulbs, which three we s past Were fibrous, bare and brow'- Have slowly clothed their funny selves •` Raclin a leafy gown; t. And then, midst pale green eh -settle disclosed ` For eager eyes to see, A sealed -up trea;,sure-house of buds By magic -grown, for me! - At last, these silky pods have burst The buds are now in bloom, Whose fragrance feeds • my hungry. And floods my little room.: The age of miracles has^passed, Not -to return, you say? 'r• Not an! My Chinese lily bulbs Have flowered out to -day! - .. --Maxie V. Caruthers. The first duty we owe a child is to teach 1t .to fling out its inborn gladness, and joy with the same freedom and abandon as the °bobolink does when it makes the Meadow joyous with Its :mrg. Suppression of the fun -loving nature df a childmeansthe snppres sion of Its mentalandmnral.faculties. Joy will go out of the heart of.,a child after a while 1fit is continilolly sup - fie _s