The Seaforth News, 1917-02-22, Page 7DUNG FOL16
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The Love Mitten.
"Aunt Josephine is coming! Good'
Good!" exclaimed Mary and Harold
when the -postman brought the letter,
"She always tells un lovely stories
(nrt of her mouth," said Harold. I3e-
aicles, Aunt Josephine lived in the
country, with the Iowa and the }hens
and the sheen, end her stories were
"truly siories."
The children could hardly wait until
the time for Aunt Josephine'e train,
and when site arrived at last, how
eagerly they watched her while she
unpacked her trunk!
To May she brought a pair cl' warn
brown mittens that elle had Made her-
self, As elle handed then( to Mary
she said, "With every stitch auntie
knitted in thoughts oi' love, and won-
dered he Mary would wear these
mittens,, and thought how carefully
she would keep and treasure them."
To ((mold she gave beautiful reins
for his play horse. "When I was
knitting them," she said, "I gathered
the colors of the rainbow,—red,
orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and
violet ---so that the boys might bo re-
minded of the beautiful colors that the
sunshine has given us to enjoy."
The next morning was cold and
crisp. Mary begged to wear her new
mittens to school, Mother told her
that she could wear them, but that
she must bo most careful not to lose
them. Mary meant to be careful, of
course, but she was so eager to get
home and see Aunt Josephine that in
some way she lost one of the mittens
on the way. She carne in crying as
if her heart woud break. She was
surely like the naughty kitten who
lost her mitten and could not have
any pie! What if Aunt Josephine
should not tell a story to -night?
After supper, however, Aunt Jo-
sephine said, "Now we will go up -
;stairs for the story," and Mary and
3arold went up two steps at a time.
Not a word did Aunt Josephine say
about the lest mitten --much to Mary's
great i'elief; and they sat on the floor
at her feet before the warm fire as
the began with the magic words,
"Once upon a time,"
"Once upon a time," she said, "there
were two little Iambs named Pot and
Babe. They lived in the meadow of
Farmer Jones with many other little
lambs and their mothers. But Farm-
er Jones had taken those two for his
very own. He said that when they
grew into big sheep he should keep
their wool for himself. All summer
Babe and Pet scampered and chased
each other in the meadow until
winter cane and they had to be taken
into the barn for the cold weather,
"As the days grew colder and cold-
er, Farmer Jones watched over his
sheep; he filled their racks with hay
and watched the troughs to see that
each one had enough fresh water, for
in the spring they were all to be
sheared, so that their wool might
make warm clothes for some boy or
girl,
"One lovely spring morning the
sheep were all taken to the river to
have a good bath before they were
sheared, so that their wool might be
white as snow before it was cut. Babe
and Pet followed the other sheep'.to
the water and there waited to he
sheared, for they, too, wanted to give
their wool to some girl or boy. I''arnt-
er Jones said to himself, 'I'll save
their wool for a winter suit for my-
self," and as he was putting the wool
into bags he was careful to save the
wool of Babe and Pet in a separate
bag.
"The next day Farmer Jones had a
visitor. He took her out to see his
sheep. She said she was soon to
make a visit to the city to see a girl
and boy who never had a chance to
see lambs and sheep. 'How they
would love to see Babe and Peti' sho
said.
''I think I should like to send them
a little present,' said Farmer Jones,
'and I will send the wool of Babe and
Pot off to the factory to have it made
into yarn. Then I will send it to
you, andyou can knit -Elie-Mottling for
them.' "
By the time Aunt Josephine had got
thus far in her story Harold and Mary
began to guess who that visitors was,
and to realize that their mittens and
reins came from the wool of Babe and
Pet.
"So we must all learn to be more
careful of our gifts," Aunt Josephine
said, "for Babe and Pet would be so
sorry to know that their kindness had
been wasted, and Farmer Jones would
be so grieved to learn that all his
thoughtfulness—"
Just then the doorbell gave a very
Loud ring—then another loud ring.
home one was at the door with a small
Town thing in itis hand, A school-
mate of Mary's had £ouncl the love
mitten!
A little later bedtime 'ante, and
soon the children wore sound asleep,
dreaming of Farmer Jones and his pet
lambs.—Youth's Companion,
1.
The Boss
A Swedish bridegroom, among the
middle and lower classes, carries a
whip. This is an emblem of his au-
thority in the domestic circle.
The juice of a cactus growing plen-
tifully in Ur'pguay is used with lime
in that cotndty to make a brilliant
'Whitewash. which withstands storms
tend frosts for years,
"Gong up onHigh?"
Better try the low gear first.
The human engine must
have the right kind of fuel,'
food. Power to do things
comes from food that is
rich in muscle -building ma-
terial, that is easily digested.
Shredded 'Wheat is a high-
power food, the kind that
fits a man or woman for the
day's work—just enough
muscle -making material, just
enough heat -making mater-
ial to keep the body in top-
notch condition, Shredded
Wheat is ready -cooked,
ready -to -eat. Two Biscuits
with' milk make a nourish-
ing meal at a cost of a few'
cents, Made in Canada.
THE WOODS IN WINTER.
To a True Lover of Nature 01d Trees
Inspire a Feeling of Reverence.
Probably there is no more widely
diffused sentiment of the impersonal
and unselfish sort than the love of na-
ture. Witness the swarms of summer
vacationists who endure not a little
discomfort to be nearer to the great
out of doors, even though that shall
mean nothing' beyond a country hotel
and its contiguous fields and pastures.
To the great majority nature, to
charm, must come with a smiling face,
Green fields and sunlit meadows, cool
woods murmuring to a summer
breeze, a calm or playful sea, moun-
tains bathed in moonlight and look-
ing properly phantomlike from a snug
veranda, with the hum of human
voices to temper their wild and fan-
tastic beauty—these bring just the
note of reassurance needed to make
them pleasurable to the casual excur-
sionist. Those who truly love nature
will not be so easily satisfied.
A wild and furious sea, hurling it-
self headlong upon a lonely beach or
jutting headland, in the inky blackness
of a starless night, a field seeming to
cower beneath the lash of a January
gale, mountains half hidden in snow-
storms which appear bent upon bury-
ing oven those colossal forms, or
standing revealed in dread distinct-
ness under blinding flashes of light-
ning—these move the adept to heights
of ecstasy not to be compared with
the bland enjoyment of milder mo-
ments.
And so it is with the woods in wirp-
ter. To those who have the prober
Druidical reverence for trees and who,
can readily understand that a sturdy
and majestic oak that has flung its
arms fearlessly against the wind for a
hundred years should come to be wor-
shipped by the here weak and grovel-
ling race of men below, a wood is al-
ways a sanctuary, to be entered with
quiet tread and hustled voice. Ilow
much more impressive is it, then, when
each individual tree stands stark and
cold, like a soul awaiting judgment,
when the thin and lifeless rays of the
winter sun intrude where the hot glare
of a summer 110011 could never enter,
when all its secrets stand revealed,
when the wind tosses its gnarled 1
branches as if seeking in a fury. for'
the leaves to which it whissered se-
crets in forgotten June.
PLENTY OF FUN AT THE FRONT.
British Captain on Leave in New York
Gives Some Trench Impressions.
Capt. Patrick Corcoran, of the Royal
Engineers, on leave in New York, has
been telling an interviewer about hu -
combined with
good judgment
counts in business
now -a -days.
Grapc Ntt§
supplies balanced
nourishment for
sturdy muscles and
active brains.
"There's a Reason"
No change in price, quality,
or size of package,
mor at the front. Parts of the inter-
view .follow;
Fun in the trenches: With shells.
dropping all ruround and blowing the
bodies of your comrades into red freer -
meats! What do the soldier do, i.
wondered, when thls Is happening?
The Frenchmen sing, tide captain
told me. Not to keep up their our -
age, but joyously, exultantly.
"And the British?"
"They lay bets on what the next
shell will do,"
Capt. Corcoran enlisted as a pri-
vate. I wondered how he came to
get his commission,
"So did 1," ho Bald. "I wag carry-
ing despatches to different plraee8
within our sector; couldn't go to an
other sector without special orders
But one day 1 was asked to take u
despatch to another sector and 1 tool
it. When 1 mime back, they made me
a lieutenant. Nothing at all had hap-
pened, and I couldn't understand it.
I didn't have any pull that I knew
of, and, besides, pulls don't count
nowadays.
"They told me a while later," 'he ad-
ded, "that I was the seventh man
seat out with that dispatch. The lira(
six. were killed,
"I don't know what our boys wil
do when it's all over; they're so use
to war that peace will probably come
(hard for a while.
"Seriously, now, I don't know a
soldier who is even dreaming of peace
They didn't want war, but now it is
here, they're going to carry it
through. And they're going to have
all the fun they calf out of it while
it lasts." t
LITTLE WORRIES
IN TIIE HOME
the. Does Her fit
In Patriotic Work
And Tells of 'Benefit Received
From ilodd's Kidney Pills.
Mrs. II. A. :Dawdle]) Strong, Hearty
and Enthusiastic at Sixty-two, Ad -
'vises Others to Use IDodd's Kidney
kills.
Ayers cliff, Stanstead Co., Que.,
- Feb'y lath (:lpecial.) •-•one of the
. moat enthuslastic patriotic workers in
this distrtet is Mra. II, A. Standish,
Though sixty-two years of age her
splendid health enables her to keep
house for three hearty men and still
have time and strength to devote to
the welfare of the boys in the
trenches, And Mrs, Standish will tell
you she owes that abundant health to
Docld's Kidney Pills,
"I must say that Dodd's Kidney
Pills are vary good for sick kidneys,"
Mrs. Standish states, ."I have recoil -
1 mended them znany times tor rheuma-
1 tism as they helped mo ,very much for
that disease. You dare say for me
that Dodd's Kidney Pills are beneficial
for everyone who is troubled with
, bad kidneys."
The kidneys are the keystone of
woman's health. Keep the kidneys
right and the rest will be right, Dodds
Kidney Pills keep the kidneys right.
These Bring the Wrinkles and
Pallid Paces That Make Women
Look Prematurely Old.
Almost every woman at the head
of a home meets daily many little
worries in her household affairs. The
caro of her little ones, the work
about the house all contribute to these
worries. Most of then) nifty be too
small to notice an hour afterwards,
but they constitute a constant strain
that affects the blood and the nerves
and make women look prematurely
old. The effect of these little worries
may be noticed in sick 6r nervous
headaches, fickle appetite, tiredness
after slight exertion, and the coining
of wrinkles which - every woman
dreads. To those thus afflicted Dr,
Williams' Pink' Pills offer a speedy
cure; a restoration of color to the
cheeks, brightness to the eye, a hearty
appetite and a sense of freedom from
weariness. Among the many thou-
sands of Canadian women who have
found new health and strength
through these pills is Mrs, G. Stras-
ser, Acton West, Ont., who says; --
"I am the mother of three children
and after each birth I became terribly
run down. I had weak, thin blood, al-
ways felt tired, 'and unable to do my
household work. After the birth of
my third child I seemed to be worse,
and was very badly run down. I found
the greatest benefit from the Pills and
soon gained my old time strength. In-
deed after taking them I felt as well
as in my girlhood, and could take
pleasure in my work, I also used
Baby's Own Tablets for my little ones
and have found them a splendid medi-
cine for childhood ailments,"
Dr, Williams' Pink Pills are sold
by all dealers in medicine, or you
can procure them by mail at 50 cents
a box or six boxes for $2.60 from
The Dr, Williams' Medicine Co,,
Brockville, Ont.
MARRIAGE IN FRANCE.
Ceremony is Performed by the Mayor,
Who Receives No Salary.
British soldiers billeted in the small-
er French towns and villages behind
the lines have often been surprised•at
the notices of marriage posted outside
the offices of the mayors of the vari-
ous communes. For the majority of
the inhabitants have departed for
safer places farther from the fighting
zone. The explanation is simple.
When a couple decide to marry in
France notice of their intention must
be posted for about three weeks in
the respective communes of the bride
and bridegroom, and in the communes
where their respective parents reside.
It often happens, therefore, that four
different notices of marriage have to
bedisplayed, and refugees from vil-
lages in the war zone must have their
notices displayed in the usual way in
their own villages.
The ceremony is performed by the
Mayor. A French mairo is not as an
English mayor. There aro $6,000 may-
ors for the 36,000 communes of
Prance. The mayor is unpaid, his
duties are much more onerous than
those of the chairman of an English
district council, his office is often
part of the State .school, and he ie
usually assisted by the village school-
master, who acts as secretary to the
commune, and who, by reason of his
official position, is ineligible for the
post of mayor. A marriage costs no-
thing. It is conducted usually in the
council chamber by the mayor, who
for the 'occasion always ties the tri-
color around his waist? Ile ostially
delivers a little homily to the newly -
married couple, and else usually ex-
er'eisee his time-honorod privilege of
kissing the bride,
Rubber rings have been invented
to prevent thimbles slipping' from 1
fingers. 1
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Our String
Clothes
Irish crochet as 0 dress trimming
has been revived again.. The idea
was brough Worn Paris very recently.
Ona dress of white Georgette there
were large pockets of Irish crochet
lace, and an edging to match finished
the large bertha on the waist.
Dresses of white serge also begin to
make their appearance. Some very at-
tractive models are seen, brightened
here and thele with touches of
Oriental embroideries.
The sleeveless juniper is another new
departure, to which women have taken
.7.135—neer 7F5
Tile New Sleeveless Jumper with Box -
Pleated Skirt
kindly. It slips on over the head and
is worn on the outside of the skirt on
the order of the favored Russian
blouses. The accompanying sketch
shows one of these junipers developed'
in the new dotted fabrics. 1'he jump -
Fred aching feet feel re-
freshed after an application
of Sloan's Liniment, do not •
rub, it penetrates and soothes.
Cleaner than mussy plasters or
ointments, does not stain the skin.
Have a bottle handy for rheu-
matic pains, neuralgia, gout, lum-
bago, sprains, strains, toothache,
bruises and muscle soreness,
At all druggists, 25c. 50c, and $1,00.
er is worn over n plain blousa and
box -pleated skirt, It hag new C? -Shap•
oil pockets and the waistline 18 define
ail by a narrow belt.
Clothes for Small Children
('lathed fur very little tuts thew
some very Interesting points. For the
tiny girl's party frocks there are the
daintiest of white not frocks all fluffy
with frills and narrow pink and blue
ribbons, Alternate rows of pale pink
and blue used around the bottom of a
pleated white net frock give a most
-A wolf hunt in which both Ituesians
fascinating effer.t. There are frocks
of silk, voile and fine linen, too, for
the little ones. These are trimmed
with fine Hand embroidery, Irish
crochet lace or slnocking, which Is
often developed in color), The com-
bination of white soutache braid with
band embroidery on a fine white linen
dress is quite novel and very effective,
The small boy is not forgotten while
dainty things are being prepared for
hls little sister. For his social duties
there are little suits of white moire
with short jackets and colored vests
The vest and 'collar may be of pink,
green, blue or yellow moire. These'
suits of silk are all very well for
parties, but for school they are made
of colored linens, poplin, rep and
chambray. With slip-on middy
jackets or manly little Norfolk coats
are the suits of this type.
These patterns may be obtained
from your local McCall dealer or from
The McCall Company, 70 Bond St.
Toronto, Department W.
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BABY'S OWN TABLETS
Magic Baking Powder costa
no more than the ordin, a'y
kinds, For economy, buy
te.he one pound tins.
O E.W.GILtEII COMPAM( 1i081811wNN,pGP 1DRONTO, WYT,".101,0.4
ranansaxro,r _.
ry�
The flexes Dress Alike,
In Lapland men and women dress
exactly alike — in tunics, leather
breeches, wrinkled stockings and
pointed shoes,
Granulated Eyelldd.
r Byes inflamed by expo.
euretoSun, Dust and Wind
�� Etrickly relieved by Merino
yeRemedy, No Smarting,
At
Your Druggist's 50c per Bottle. Morino Cryo
SelvcinTubes 25c. For Dookof thetyol'rceask
Druggists or Marine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
r, d
just Eye Comfort
The Easiest Way.
She had two boys. The mother
wished not only to give then( a serious
idea of her desire to make them good,
but also to make clear to their minds
the gravity of the task before her, At
the and of a particularly touching ad
juration, five-year-old Francis was
suddenly overcome with the impos-
sibility of ever attaining his mother's
OF GREAT HELP }deDon
't try to make us good ,mo-
- they," he said, earnestly, "Just shoot
us."
"Why call me the consumer?" ask-
ed the guy who pays the bills. "All I
do is produce!"
Mrs, Wm. Artlett, Ancaster, Ont:,
writes: ---"I have used Baby's Own
Tablets for three years for my little
girl and baby boy. have found
1theln of the greatest help during the
teething period and always keep
them in the house." The Tablets aid
teething babies because they regulate
the stomach and bowels, thus prevent-
ing constipation, diarrhoea and eon-
vulsions. They promote healthful
sleep and keep baby Well and happy.
They ars sold by medicine dealers or
by mail at 25 cents a box from The
Dr, Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville,
Ont.
What She Would Do,
"Charley, dear," said young Mrs.
Torkins, "I am going to be in favor of
government ownership."
"Have you given the matter any
thought?"
"Yes, indeed, If we had government
ownership of railroads I might be able
to tell any conductor who didn't find
me a seat on the shady side of the car
that I wouldn't vote for him next elec-
tion,"
TO STOP I3A1) COUGH
SOOTS DRY, IRRITATED THROAT
WITH PARELINT SYRUP. SAYS
THIS OLD PASHIONED COUGH
MEDICINE' IS THE BEST.
We are told that the old time remedies
ere best and invariably contain lea.
Irarinful yet better medicine than those
which are In use to -day. This being so,
undoubtedly the following old fashioned
recipe whh'h is quick acting will be
welcomed by many as there seems to be
a regular epidemic of coughs at the .
present lime. Seeure from your drug-
gist 1 num'c 1'nrmint (double strength).
tape this home and add to it a Quarter
pint of hot stater and a ounces of granu-
lated sugar• stir until dissolved. Take
1 tablespoonful 101,1' times a day. No.
more racking your 101015 body with a
coltgh.. Clogged nostrils should open, air
Passages agers of your h,•.ul should clear and
cour breathing become easy, Parmint
-rup is I1 n`ol,1 to take, easy to pro-
per.. and costs Mlle. 17•ery person who
bas 0 stubborn cough• hard cold or ca-
tarrh in any form should give this pre-
scripllon a trial.
Any druggist can supply you, or a bot-
tle will he sent on receipt of lac, postal
note !t• money order, Address interna-
tional Laboratories, 74 St. Antoine St.,
Bees Do Not Injure Fruit.
An agricultural society in Italy has
carried out a thorough investigation
of the alleged injury of fruit by bees,
and has completely exonerated the
latter. Bees ore unable to perforate
the shin of fruit, and it is only in-
cidentally that they suck the juices
of fruits injured by other natural
causes.
Mansonville, June. 27, '13.
Minard's Liniment Co., Limited.
Yarmouth, N. S.
Gentlemen, ---It affords me great
pleasure and must be gratifying to
you to know that after using 36
bottles of your. Liniment on a case of
Painting farm implements and ve-
hicles is a good odd job for winter;
of course they are all under cover.
Liniment-'Cnres Distemper. YTROFIT-MA811VG NEWS AND JOB
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towns, The most userul ami interesting
A Bird in the Hand.
"Miss Norah, if it wasn't for Tir-
rence O'Brien that do be conrtiil' ye,
I'd be atter flavin' somethin' to say to
yo mesilf, th' night,"
"It's very considerate ye are, Mr.
Nlulltgan, but did ye River hear that
prisint company is always accipted?"
M3aard'a Tdulanent °arca D1pbtherin.
Proper feed, water, housing and care
fire required to enable hens to produce
eggs.
Chicken fat is good for shortening
or frying. Seale it for ten minutes
in cold salted water, then try it out in
a rather cool oven, pouring the fat off
as fast as it melts.
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You wil find relief in Zam-Bok 1
It eases the burning, stinging
pain, stops bleeding and brings g'
ease. Perseverance, with Zara-
Buk, means cure. Why not prove
this 7 ill Druggigsai
Storm-.
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Only forty years ago the Japanese
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in armour, and wearing hideous masks
to frighten the enemy.
biiaard's Liniment Cures COLIN, Eta
Chestnut Blight Damage.
The chestnut blight has already
done damage estimated at close to
$60,000,000. The disease attacks
both American and European species,
but does little damage to those from
Japan and China, Plant breeders, by
crossing Japanese chestnut and native
chinquapin, have produced resistant.
trees. Some of the Chinese chest-
nuts are said to grow 100 fent high
ie their native forests.
I'`ortune ravers the brave, but at
tunee the cowards get their share, toe.
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fatffaasl'e Triune cores Gnrg'ot lu cows.
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'i'his wire t!licafly
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harness a rich, inky
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It i CI No. 8-••-'17
THE NATION'S
FUTURE'.
Depends Upon
Healthy Babies
Properly reared children grow
up to be strong, healthy
citizens
Many diseases to which child-
ren are susceptible, first indicate
their presence in the bowels,
The careful mother should
watch her child's bowel move-
ments and use
Mrs. insll.iw's
Soothing Syrup
It is a corrective ,for diarrhoea,
colic and'other ailments to which
children are subject especially
during the teething period,
It is absolutely non-narcotic
and contains neith0r opium,
nhorphi.ne nor any of their de
r i amiss.
Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup
'flakes Cheerful,
+ Chubby Children
Soothes the fretting child during
the trying period of its develop-
ment and thus gives rest and
relief to both child and mother.
Bny a bottle today
Mod keep 1t handy
Sea /r all .hv5c11ufr.fs Canada nor,'
— fhrrmrtrhout lyre
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