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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1925-02-19, Page 7rr a. For z nd Girls E f l-IEL. ROSS AND THE INDIANS On the broad doorstep of het fath- Ethel's father had prospered. IIis er's log -cabin .Little Ethel Ross sat, .little farm was well cleared, his stock eating her supper of breed and milk. in c-.callont: condition and his crops Inside the door her mother was rock- had been good. ing a baby to steep, singing to her a Ethel had :never•, in all those four sweet old hymn, years, seen another Indian, but she Many, many'yeees age, before you was destined to do so. ' sail, were born, Ethel's father: put a few Ons day a boy, the son of their. necessary articles' into a great canvas- nearest neighbor, rode tip to the house, covered wagon, and with hie Wife and inti,, hastily dismounting, entered the little Ethel, set out -on his bang journey door. to what'ieetew known a5 the Province Itis pale, anxious face attracted of Ontario, then a wilderness, covered their notice, and ,instinctively they with forests and inhabited by wild-, asked: animals and equally wild men. "What is the trouble?" Ethel enjoyed the journey tory "Mother is very sick," replied the much indeed, When the weather was lad' "and Father sent' me over to sae pleasant. It was like a perpetual pis. jf tyou. world'not toric and try and nig. Tint sometimes it rained a.nd,irp'p het' then she' did not like it so well fore No urging was necdcd.• Mr. Ross she was obliged to keep cooped up inrose immediately from the table and the wagon, and could not ride on the went to put the saddle on the horses, while his wife hastily tied on her sun- yam, horses' backs or run along the road- bonnet and directed Ethel to remain side by the wagon, gathering !lowers. herself' and keep little Elsie in the In course of time they reachedatheiz p destination, and a house of logs was house during her absence.• speedily erected. You will be back . before dark, Theie.was but one large room in the won't you,. mother?" said Ethel. "We 'cable, but a part of it was separated will be afraid to stay alou „ by a curtain, and this -was the bed•• Yes, -my child, if possibly can, was the reply, "but, in case we are romp. detained, close up the house as !anal Nearly one whole side was occupied by the huge fireplace, which was cap- and keep up a good heart.a able of holding quite good-sized logs, It was hard work to keep the active and on a cold winter night little Ethel little Elsie indoors on such a beauti- loved tosit and watch the •fire, fol day' As Ethel finished the lastmouthful ?a halt -dozen tinter Ethel had to. of corn -bread and was raising the leave her ironing and go after her, snug to her tips to drink the milk, she and bitter were Elsie's lamentations. hued a step on the grass beside her, when brought back into the house. and a tall Indian stood before her. There was a rose -bush in full bloom Ethel sprang up 10 terror, for he at a little distance from the house, was a frightful -looking object to and it was a great attraction to baby childish eyes, but he made a gesture Elsie. of peace, and iV_Tr"s, Ross, though. very Finally, Ethel brought out her otvn much alarmed, came to the door with large doll and gave it to the little one "her baby in her arms and Ethel hang- to amuse herself with, while site turn - ng to her dress. ed again to her ironing, which she "Me hungry," said the Indian, point .was anxious to finish before dark. ing to Ethel's mug, which she had She was so busily engaged that she dropped as she fled into the house. didn't noiiuo a sound till the forms Mrs. Ross, as quickly at possible, of two Indians darkened.the doorway. brought some food and placed it on Ethel was not a very brave girl, and the table. There was a large piece of dropped her iron and screamed. venison, a loaf of bread and a pitcher • Little Elsie threw down the dolly •• of milk, which she had ,prepared for and ran to her sister, who clasped her husband's supper. her in her amts, while unable to move Tho Indian did not wait for an itivi- for terror. The savages motioned to tation, but at once went to the table her to get them something to eat, and and began to eat ravenously, as if he Ethel, more dead than alive, set food were indeed half starved. on the table. As he was eating, Mrs. Ross noticed They hurriedly ate, and put what that he used only his left hand, and remained'in their pouches. They then that his right hung useless by his side. pushed the children out of the door Not knowing how to,address him, she and put them on a horse which stood ---.., approached, and pointing to arm, in the yard, held by, a third Indian. site looked at ]him inquiringly. "Oh, poor father and mother!" "Ugh! broken!" said the Indian, thought Ethel. "What will they think turning to her. "White squaw make when they come. home and find us well?!' gone?" "I will try," said Mrs. Ross. Mr. and Mrs. Ross did not return So saying, she got some splints and until after dark, bandages and proceeded to set the In- When they rode.up to their own dian's arm. The women of those days house, they were surprised to find the wage compelled to be acquainted with door wide open and no light to be seen. i the fundamental art of healing and "Why, Ethel, careless child!" called surgery, and it was not long before the mother_ "Why did you not close rho Indian's area was firmly ban- the door? You might have had un- cleged. Ho made some rude effort to thank itis benefactor, and taking a little shell ornament from hie own neck he hung it around that of Ethel, after tvhieh he turned• and soon disappeared • in the grove which surrounded the house. Mrs. Ross closed and barred the - door and cleared away the few re- maining fragments of the meal. Then, after undressing little Ethel and putting her to lied, she set about preparing another supper for her hungry husband, who had been absent on a hunting expedition since noon. It was not long before she heard her husband's whistle, and the bark of the faithful hound who had ac- companied hint. She rose and unbarred the door, and in sprang the dog, followed by Mr. Ross, laden with the game he had shot. While he washed his face and hands and smoothed his hair, his wife set • his supper on the table, and, as he ate, she told slim of the visit of the Indian, and then she took hini behind the .curtain and showed hint the shell ornament which was still around Ethel's neck. Several years passed away, in which Ethel -grew to he a tall girl of twelve, welcome visitors." So saying, she dismounted and went in, her husband leading off the horses. He had not gone far before the voice of his' wife recalled him. "Husband," she cried, with a name- less dread in her heart, "the children are not here! 0h, where can they be?" Quickly dropping the bridles, Mr. Ross hastened to the house. There lay the dolly on the floor, where Elsie had dropped it as she ran to her sister. There, too, lay Ethel's iron on the floor, whore it had fallen, and on the table were the empty plates which had contained the food, but nowhere were the children. The dog went snuffing around . on the floor and in the yard before the house, occasionally giving a short yelp. Mr. Ross lit a torch and examined the ground where the dog was run- ning about: It Was soft from a recent rain, and the footprints of the savages were plaily to be seen. He went in, and sat down heavily in a' chair, and it needed but a word to explain the absence of the children— Indians The unhappy parents passed a mis- erable night, and at the first' break of day he aroused the neighbors and fund the baby a fine girl of four and searched the country through for the a half. children, but to no avail tie cly Farmal Proves Value, -of Pure 13 qsi; W. G. Potter received $52.25. more for steers sired by a Pure Bred Hull than for steers sired by a Scrub Bull. 'He shipped fivesteers from common grade cows' of, equal merit. The two steers sired by. a Scrub Bull brought $95.55 each, while the three steers sired by the Pure Bred Bull brought $147.80 each. The steers received the same care. Fewer and better cattle are more profitable than a larger punzber of ,Scrub animals. Make your cows work for you rather than you should worli for them. that Scrub Bull—Stave you Your 1525 resolution was to get rid of dons It: BETTER BULLS PAY sos SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO OF A. ApA HEAD OFFICE - . MONTREAL A Staternent of Remarkable Progress ''Extracts' from Directors' Report Youw lliroclorspresent th'erbfly-toartb Annual Report With unusual satisfaction Tim rapid expansion of operations, and the steady upbuilding of imoarces, which have LO markedly ahnrne- teriecd rim. Cmnpany d trannaetlons in previous. ycu , have con; unueddurtdg the -past twelve:pioaths, and at a greatly increased rata of po15a0s, ' . These I(gurca !hcrowith gnotedl show the growth which has'lehen: piece:in the toupee of the Company's operations, and in its tegourceu: Sheliguren. as to profit -earning power and Qnan., oiatstrengtl, aro even' more impressive. e. teal—sato asleolly pant; the otim of 80,081,004.40 has been.. ilishursed during tilt year to poileyholdora under this heading. As to provisiott'for the future, the Company'. position boo been. • materially strengthened kr alldiroetfons. Thee has bona: further upbuilding of the life policy reserves. 5fen:toforo policies issued prior to 1903 have been valued on the basis of assuming three and a half per'cent, interest,as the die - counting Sato foe the Company's obligations, but this .year the. entire life asehrance'contracts bevo been valued at three per ant,. the extra amount thus set aside Irving $1,111,000. - 'There lins also been 'a strengthening of the Annuity Reserves. natant luvnatlgatlons have eimwn a progressive increase in the average lifetime .of 'annuitants. 'A special annuity reserve of 8450.(100 hat ihte' year Boon sol up bsy'ond CbopamWli requiral by the Goveraruenl atunderd. The Company's Ifead Once and broa,lt'buadtogs.and 'other real estate, have been written down by 0750,000. The Conlingesmy norerve have been strengthened by the addi- tion at 84,000,000 taken ken the earning, of the year, 88,000,000 of this amount going to the fund to provide for possible fluctua- tions in the market value of oar securities, raising that fund to -00,000,000, and 81,000,000 going to General Contingenciies.asr. count, rniefngthat to 83,000,000.Thene contingency amounts thus 010,0001000 to' these ranking these heavy alIeentious,tee undivided ourpine line yet been Inerenncd by 84,40+,490, bringing it to d took( 540107,058:p 40107,058: - ' • e Company is, of 005000, In position to increase its already generous socia of profits to policyholders, and your piredors hove 'pleasure in announcing, for the fifth year insuccession, that such an increase 5.111 he made.. ' Mile' many factors bane contributed to this -remarkable show- ing, the most noteworthy has been the large earning from invest - merits. P.ahes been mentioned in previous reports, It has for many years been the policy of the Company to Invest in long-term bonds and eimllnr choice securities, in order that by this means the high ratcsal interest then prevailing es 0 0000 i of the abnormal con- , <lit(ons produced by the war, might be projected into future years. This policy in now hearing fruit. Current rates of interest, though nl(ll very sotufectory. ore materially lower than these of terrace years, audits 0. eonns:goenee three has been a marked rise in the quotations for tabs1, of the securities owned by the Company. During the past year some at 'hese increased values have been saspitnli,:.1 by sales, and a net profit df 83,891,450.41 hs, been realized from lids sauce, tomddilion there has been an increase . of 00,701,377a5 in the marker value of the securities still held. -Although mast of this increased value it undoubtedly permanent, and due merely, to the readjustment of Interest rates to a more normal. basis, it ivitl,bo noted that the Company hes carried 81,000,000 of the amount iv aotiagaady accounts, ne already explained. The rate of interest earoed'dur'mg the year oa the mean iolcated• assets has been 0,30 per ant:, exclusive of profits from soles. This is a substantial increase over the rata of the previous year, and has resulted from onr having realised on some of our holdings of goy- emment'4nd olhee bonds which bad risen to high figures. the pro - reeds being then reinvested in securities yteldlag better returns. 1924 New Assurances Paid For Increase , $30,075y�00 Total Income ... , . Increase .... $15,280,000 iayments toPolicyholders and Beneficiaries . (Total paid 'since organization, $185,798,000) t Assets at December 31st. Increase , ..$64,873,000 Reserves for Unforeseen Contingencies . . Surplus Over All Liabilities and Contingency Reserves increase... $4,234,000 $137,466,000 $62,245,000 $31,881,000 $274,130,000 $7,500,000 $22,107,000 Assurances in Force. (Net). • $871,636,000 Increase : i . $167,871,000 Policies in force-(exciuding Group Policies) .. a a 384,113 Employees of firms protected by Group Policies a 30,160 Dividends to policyholders again increased The Sun Life ranks amongst the Foremost Life *Assurance Institutions of the World Incorporated 1865 Began business 1871 MeMiMarateninaninanni PNEU1'OI"IA. A Disease of Winter, Spri•,r,f and Autumn, Try to Prevent It. '0 • Pneumonia still' continues' to 'i,u one of the most.fatel of onr diseases dor• ing the. autumAto er and spring, Approxhmttely . tbubo-fourths o; ail cases of pneumonia, eithei broflto- pneunlonia 00' lobar-pne0mouiol, opfur during the late autumn, wiuter,0/car- ly spring. When we speak of pneumonia, in the .vastmajority of cases, We rater to lobar -pneumonia, or ptteunlonia pre - per, as it for the most part affeeta adults. Then there is bronelro•pneu. atonia, which is much more prevalent among children and is, with, childl'ett, extremely fatal, Primarily,' it is for the most part a disease of infancy and early childhood, but secondarily, it nifty follow. any of thecommunicable diseases, especially . measles, Mph. thetas, end whooping cough: ,PsI''eumonia in the various forms is a disease that, unfortunatell, medics' research, has not bean able to cope with very efficiently. , Different sera have been oecotnmended and some have met with. a certain degree of suc- cess in special cases. There is'no vac• cine that will render us inmrnne to the ravages of this disease, which, un- til recent years, ran a neck to heck pace with tuberculosis. Holi-ever, pneumonia end brcneho-pneunrnnia are now responsible for more deaths that, tuberculosis. What are we to do to protect our- selves against this disease? Our an- swer to this is, as in all other Coro- munieabiediseases, in the first place keep physical& Bt. Avoid alt thorn thiuge that have a tendency to lower the vitality : of, lower the resistance. such as overfatigue, unnecessary ex- posure to cold, improper food and itn• Proper assimilation of the food that we take. Talse ample exercise in the open air. Live and work in properly ventilated hones and Industries. Aroirt as far as possible all over -crowded and badly -ventilated public halls. . As pneumonia and broncho-pneu• mania frequently follow other clraase; it is extremely important that we take precautions to safeguard ourselves against any of these diseases that of- ten prepare the soil and at the same time louver our vitality and our resist- ing powers so that the pnoum000e00s. which we may have been carrying, soon gains the ascendancy, and the poison that it generates is of such a character as rapidly to cripple the heart• Pneumonia. following scarlet Paver, diphtheria, erysipelas and small- pox in small *children is usually falai in from 75 to let per cent. of all eases, and in the case of measles and whoop- Mg cough, pneumonia is practically the sole eattse of death. The same may be said of grippe or influenza. Therefore, (laving in mind the fre- quency with which these diseases, that In themselves may be very simple and practically free from danger so fax as life Is concerned. are .conlpli• cared, or followed by pneumonia. which is lanrontably fatal, take no chances for either yourself or your children when suffering from any one of these diseases, particularly during the cold weather. Be sure that you are fully convalescent and physically:' fit before yon resume Melee and ex- pose yourself again to tate possibili- ties of further infection. 'rake no chances. Keep yourself physically fit. --Dr. C. J. Hastings. Thus a month passed, and the grief- stricken parents had given their loved ones up as dead. Mr. Ross blamed himself greatly for bringing his family to a place where they would be exposed to so much danger. One. day he was sitting cn the door- step, talking with his wife of the lost children, when two figures came out of the woods, and began to cross the me,Ctow which lay .jn front of the house. He called his wife to come and look at them. It did not take a mother's eye long to discover the identity of the two little forms, and, hurriedly pushing her husband aside, Mrs. Ross ran across the meadow to meet them, followed by Rio. Ross. There was a happy household that night. ' When Ethel was taken prisoner, she was carried gait° a distance on horse- back, until they came to a river, when the Indians turned the horse loose and took to their boat, which was care- fully concealed in the bushes. They travelled all night on the river, and reached the encampment about the middle of the forenoon. Ethel and :Erie were taken to the wigwams of one of the chiefs, where they were treated very kindly. The next day, Ethel was expected to help the squaw in her work, l ring- ing water, cutting wood, and hoeing in the fields. She, did as she was bidden, without a murmur, but her heart was very heavy, and little Elsie often cried for her mother anti;father. • One day, as Ethel was bringing water from the . spring; she :was mat by• an Indian, who stopped her and asked her some questions,, which, of course, Ethel could not understand. Then spying the cord around her neck, he took hold of it and pulled it over her head, disclosing -the little shell which the Indian had hung around her beck so long ago. •>'Ugh!" said the savage. "'Where get this?" Then, taking ,her by the arm, he half dragged her back to`the wigwam, spilling the water es they went, in spite of Ethel's efforts to save it. A shout soon called the warriors. about them,.,; and one, who could speak a little English approached 'Ethel and repeated the • question asked by the other. ' "Where got this?" said he, holding up the shell., "An Indian gave it to me a long time ago," said Ethel. "He hung it around my neck because my mother set his arm, which was broken." The first Indian thrust out his sin- ewy arm before them all, uttering some words in his native language. Ether could not understand his words, but she gathered from his ges- tures that he was the very Indian who had given her the shell, "ide take home," said he. And seizing her by the arta, he led her to his wigwam, and began to pre- pare for the journey, taking down his gun and filling his pouch with parch- ed Corn and dried meat. The half-dozen warriors Who were to accompany him soon made their ap- pearance, and bringing forward a horse, they proceeded to place Ethel. on th0 animal's back. But she could not leave her little sister in captivity, and turning to the Indian, she . seized his hand itnplor- ingly, and begged hini to 'allow the child to go with her. He looked inquiringly at the inter- preter, who repeated her words 'in his own language, and two or three at once ran off in search of the child, They soon reappeared with her, kicking and screaming with fright. She stopped her cries, however, on see- ing her sister, and when she Whisper- ed to her that they were going home to mother, her little face was covered with smiles. The same road was traverse that they came over a month ago, but with `ar different feelings. When they came in sight of the hou•sa, the Indians took her off. the :horse, and, tu rning in the path, soon disappeared. When Women Work. Bios, Clark --"Do you thinkwomen should work for • husbands: Mrs. Sneak?" Mrs. Snarls --"Perhaps not, Mrs., Clark; but'they all ilo—till they hook 'em, y' know." Linoleum was irtventcd 66 years ago. For spring wear, Daino,t`ashioih again looks kindly on the white costume, and 'this smart . sport coat of home- spun, with a deep border and half cuffs in some kicl opossum, combined with a small white hat, is distinc)ly in the mode. Ready to Make Good. Cy Haytork--".Iiia, i've fetched my new .wife up ter to have her pictur tool.." Village Photographer—"Fell length or bust?,. Eve's Apple. Who was It. who first declared that the fruit of the forbidden tree men- tioned in the Bible Was an apple? It is almost needless to say that no- where 'in the Scriptures does any statement of this sort occur, yet the idea that the forbidden fruit of Eden was an apple seems to have found countenance in former days amongst the learned Jews. Horticulturists, later on,were equal- ly susceptible to the prevailing notion that through the apple came the curse and, to perpetuate the error, named a specially fine variety "E've's apple." In parts of Palestine a tree grows producing fruit which is supposed by many people to be identical with that eaten by our first parents. This fruit presents a beautiful ap- pearance to the eye, hot it collapses in the stand on being touched. Doubt- less the deceptive appearance of the. "fruit" hasecausod it to be associated with the Bible story. 'Again, iu Ceylon, there grows a tree beating the very significant name of Kadurn, meaning "forbidden." This tree produces blossoms which emit a delicate and seduceive perfume. !ta fruits are Beautifully colored and read- ily arrest attention, being It deep orange on the entsido and a Aright. crimson within. The ripe.frult. when. examined. has the appearance of braving a piece bit- ten out of it. This circtnnstance,• to- gether with the fact of its being pois- onous, lei1 the ,llohammed:ma, on their first discovery of Ceylon, lo look 'up- on this as,tbe. fcrbitlden fruit, and to consider titeriiselves in the (Garden of Eden. Thus. thil.4apparently tempting fruit became to them an object of the great- est veneration, and the peculiar in- dentation in it was regarded at lite impress of Eve's bites Tire hauler in•forbidden laud, When darkness fell, Won the wood -folk promise They: would never tell. Ile silenced leg and belly anti wing, Thenesv leaf.and the old; Forgot to caution ,t,lies— Ashes lolcl. --Edwin Ford Piper. Cy :Hayfork—"Tire bull ,cull length. If the machine busts I'll pay for it," Issug Ito, 8—'25, Trail -Talk. Courtesy Toward the Bees. There are many quaint superstitious stili believed in English villages re. gartling bees. 0110, says Dr. C. C. Wil- liamson in Curious Survival::, is the idea that it is right .to inform the bees of the death of the bee master or of any member of the flintily anti at the same time to fasten a strip of crepe to each hive. Bees that are ignored on tate oc- casion of a great joy or a great grief are said to take offense and to feel slighted and at the earliest oppor- tunity to forsake their masters, Old- fashioned beekeepers invariably bear that in mind; they attach the little bit of crepe to the hives directly after a death end then notice with a certain amount of glee that from each hive in turn a few bees sail to examine the crepe with mild interest and thea re- turn to their hives, as the peasant would fell you, to inform the test. One, old man was just as Punctilious about telling the bees of a wedding: Right after his granddaughter was married he brought her to the bees auc1, announced the news to each bive in succession; and on each hive he fastened a tiny strop of white ribbon, which the bride had kissed, and which otherwise Ste declared would be of no advantage o1• information to the bees. I remember how anaiotts one of the. bridesmaids was to see the ceremony au.l how indignant the old man was that any body abOuld say a word to his been about the marriage or that -any- one - except the bride herself should hand the ribbon to him to attach to the hives. On that occasion he said that not even her husband was to be present. otherwise be was surd his bees would talcs offense and on the follow- ing morning he would find that they had departed}. The Duty.of Birds. Tile teacher had been giving a close of youngsters, some idea of proverbs, and after the lesson she put a few questjons. Birds of a feather --do what?" "Lay eggs," piped a small boy be- fore anybody else had a chance to 1 speak.