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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1917-07-19, Page 6i• a iewe: :tido Ian i ;GV1 o,sepAiWb /eerie,. ' Author of Ali fora Soren of Paper." "Dearer Than i51fq, oto. published by Hodder Sc Stoughton. Limited, London and ;reroute QtAPTEit I.—(Cont'cl) has much to clo with Polly Powell. d bl dl •I She's noon a saint,'" and the lad bitof br ss. I reckon he will have all thine, Tom; Jim Parkin told me that the' spent four shillings beside pally 1Powell, and had no laughed mea.ntngly. "Still her foyth.. ohs gat a bre ss. narrow-minded notions. Pollyloved a good joke and a laugh, and was not tied` down to Sunday -at the Thorn and Thistle last night," school rule, The daughter of the land - "Well, what if I did?" asked Torn. lord of the Thorn and Thistle caught"Ay, it's noan my business, but 1 Tamss eye.• think thee'rt a fool. If a lass like "I shall see you to -night, shan't Alice Lister took up wi' me, I would I,, Torn?" she said, looking at him not throw myself away on Polly languishinglyd , and Kpele passed ssedt tn the Powell, Thou'lt ne'er mal' much on Aliclips, and there was a looof steady and task all tha'll ' thee ir fes. dog's life, tom, resolution hi her eyes. "You must „ " .make your choice Tom" she said. "Well, I reckon it's' my Uusrness, Tom looked ate her 'for a second, then cast his eyes towards the spot where Polly Powell stood. Ile felt madly jealous of Jim Dixon at that retorted Tom. "Then it's a fool's business," re- plied the other, This kind of thing iihacle Tom un - moment. What right had he to he comfortable, but it dkln't turn him with such a girl es Polly? Besides, aside from the Hath on which he was walking. There could be no doubt why should he give up all the fun of life? Whyshould he become strait- about it, Tom's character was de - laced and silly? • Alice Lister held out her hand. terioreting, and during the next two months he not only declared that he "Good-bye, Tom," she said, "`T see that had chucked religion altogether, but your chore, is made." And then she that he meant to enjoy life. Tom spent most of his evenings at the walked away. Thorn and This Tom stood gazing after her for a few seconds, undecided what to do. Something, he could not tell what, urged him to run after her; to promise her what she wanted him to promise; to renounce the life which, although It might not be very bad, staggering footsteps; it never caused was still not good for him. He knew him to lose any work. however, what she meant, knew too that she Mean -while dark clouds began to was in the right. No, he could not, arise in the nation's sky. People had would not give her up; he loved her given only a passing thought to the too much. Then he felt a hand upon news of the murder of the Crown his arm.Prince of Austria, but presently when Ay, so you have got rid of herr Austria sent her outrageous ulti- have you? You must come back wi reatum to Serbia, and the people read me to tea." Polly's hand was caress- what Sir Edward Grey said about it, mg, and her eyes burnt brightly; they began to talk serioui..y. For evidently she had been watching him, there is noart in England where and had left Jim Dixon for him. He: politics have ouch a keen interest for turned and walked by Folly's side. I the working -classes as they have in That night as Tom walked back to! Laneashire. Almost every man there Dixon Street his feet were unsteady is a politician, and there are but few, and his voice was husky and uncer-I especially among the older men, who tain. h e t ' t Ili sequence his studies were neglected. Not that there was much outward dif- ference in him; he still remained fair- ly sober, although on more than one occasion he was seen leaving the Thorn and Thistle at closing time with "What's matter with thee?" said av no an m e i �__� e. asp not only of home, but of international affairs. his mother as he entered the house. 1 "I'll tell,you what," said one manu- "Nowt's matter wi' me." . factures to another as they stood on "Ay, but there is. Thou'st bin' the steps of the Mechanics' Institute, drinkin agean." "those Germans mean war; theyhave "Weal, and what if I have? It's cost me nowt." "Ay 1 know: thou'st been to the Thorn and Thistle after that Polly Powell lass. Ay, you ninny. I thought you looked higher nor that. What about Alice Lister?" "She's got too much pie -jaw for me," said Toni sulkily. "I'm noan goin' to be a Methody parson." "Thou'st gain' to be a bigger fool than I thought tha ever could be," re- torted his mother angrily. "That tak's a bit o' doin'," replied Tom as he fumbled with his boot laces. "Thou'st gi'en up a nice lass for a brazen-faaced 'uzzy; thou'rt an addle- 'eaded ninnyCan'st'a see?" "Ay, I tak' after my mother," was Toms reply as he made his way up- stairs. "Bein' fools runs in. the family." "It must or I should never 'a' rear- ed thee," shouted his mother after him. CHAPTER II. What I have related took place on the first Sunday in June in the year 1914. Brunford, a large manufactur- ing town which stood well-nigh in the centre of the cotton district of Lan- cashire, had enjoyed what was called "a great boom in trade." Mills had been working overtime, and money had been earned freely. During the last five years poor men had become rich, while the operatives had had their share in the general prosperity. This fact was manifest in the general life of the town. The sober and thrifty part of the population had increased their savings. Hundreds of people had bought their own cottages, and had laid by for a rainy day The thriftless were none the better for the the prosperity which abounded, rath- er they were the worse. Big wages had only meant increased drunkenness .and increased misery. Still all the people hoped that good trade would continue and that there would be plenty of work. On the following day Tom went to work es usual, but he felt that a new element had come into his life. He was not given to self-analysis, but while on the one hand he felt sud- denly free, he knew on the other that he had sacrificed something which meant a great deal to him. Still he would not think about it. After all, all the time he had been keeping com- pany with Alice he left like a man tied to the end of a rope. He would now have his liberty. He was glad ta,,,be free from a girl who made him uncomfortable when he drank a glass of beer or went out to enjoy himself. Tem was by no means a hero, There was a great deal of good in his na- ture, but there were coarse elements Which affected him strongly. If Polly Powell had not appeared, it is possible, such was Alice'" influence over him, that he would have remained true to his former ambitions, and probably have risen in the social scale. He was intelligent, and possessed a :large degree of what the Lancashire people called gumption. On the other hand he was the child of his sur- roundings and of his order, The coarse life of the town had gripped him, and his home influences had not 'helped him toward the ideal which Alice, Lister had helped him to strive after.. "Ay,. Tom, I 'ear as Alice Lister has !give thee the sack," said a youth a fd , - aym e after Tom had parted fro "Nisybe 'twas t'other way around," relrlied Toni, ''Why, yo doan't main that you chucked '"er?" "She wur'too goody-goody for me," tfeplied Tom. "I p Deann ga n to he a saint; l am going td enjoy iZf+sgn "Weer, tli2t 'Won't be a saintif the' been preparing for it for years, an they aro trying to force it." (To bentii iced.) Borne Bank Enjoys Steady Progress Has Added $5,000;000 to Its Assets in Past Fiscal Year—Thrift Campaign Resulted in Gain of Over $2,000,000 in Deposits—Large Increase in Earnings. Earned 11,14% 00 Capi- tal Against 7% Last Year. Iii its annual statement for the fiscal year to May Slat, 1017, the home Bank shows that rapid progress has been made during the past twelve- month period. The Home Bank has for some time past been strengthening its organiza- tion and the benefits it has deriver therefrom are shown in the growth and expansion of the general business of the bank, a healthy growth in deposits and an ability to carry out its entire share of all Government financ- ing brought out during the year. In addition, it is evident that with its present effective organization and con- nections, the bank will be able to play a still more prominent part in the financing of Canada's industrial re- quirements in the post-war period. The confidence the Canadian public have in the Bank is reflected by a gain of over $2,000,000 in deposits, these now reaching a total of over $12,600,- 000 compared with $10,133,735. At the same time there has also been a very large gain in deposits by and balances due to the Dominion Govern- ment, as they have advanced to $9,- 360,355, as against only $500,000 the previous year. With the larger business which the bank has handled, there has been a gratifying increase in the net profits which amounted to $217,059.57, equiva- lent to 11.14 per cent. on a paid-up capital as compared with. $133,406.26 in the previous year. After the pay- ment of dividends and subscriptions to Red Cross, Patriotic and other funds, a balance was carried forward of $140,238, against $42,790 in the previ- ous year. The potato bug stands convicted of high treason. DOMESTIC SCIENCE AT HOME. Third Lesson—Inorganic Salts, The chief salts found in food are enter and leave the body in inorganic sulphur, iron, sodium, magnesium, forms. Therefore it is necessary for phosphates, potassium; they constitute us to eat foods that are rich in these about five per cent. of the body's vital life-giving elements if we wish to weight. enjoy good health. The process of digestion does r.ot Sodium is needed for digestion and change the nature of these salts be- is a necessary constituent of the blood, . th Potassium gives life to the nervous cause tney are largely ans»,,,ou m e form in which they are eaten. Ohio- system and it assists the heart in the rides and soda, which are essential for performance of its duties. It also the body fluids, are derived from keeps the tissues soft, flexible and animal foods. Phosphates, potash active. and lime are necessary for the solid Iron combines with oxygen. There - tissue of the body and they are found fore if iron is in the blood it carries chiefly in vegetable foods and water. the life-giving elements through the Salts are used in the body to regul- body. ate the density of the body fluids, to a required um, for phosphate a and and hcastru - are required Bono tooth Stine- promote digestion, to harden ossious tura. tissue, to give tone and vigar to the Meat is deficient in mineral salts, muscular tissues and to supply acidity particularly lime, which is extremely and alkalinity for the digestive juices important for the dital processes of and other seeretions. the body. Mineral salts are necessary for Mineral salts abound in vegetables, health. Disease results from an in- fruits, whole grain, legumes, milk and sufficient supply of them. Mineral eggs. This is not a condemnation of salts have no food value. Some of a meat diet, but a reasonable argu- them enter the body as essential con- ment for a larger and better diet of stituents of organic material but they whole wheat bread, corn, peas, beans, become inorganic after the organic fresh vegetables and fruits, milk and matter is oxidized. Many other salts .eggs. Tested Recipes. Cherry Meringue.—Line a pie tin with good pastry and fill the plate with stoned and cooked cherries. Bake in a moderate oven for twenty-five minutes. When cool cover with a meringue made of one white of egg and four tablespoonfuls of sugar. Put in oven to brown. Corn Muffins.—One and one-quarter cupfuls of white flour, three-quarters of a cupful of corn meal, five tea- spoonfuls of baking powder, one tea- spoonful of salt, four tablespoonfuls of shortening, one egg, one and one- quarter cupfuls of milk. Raspberry Custard.—Two cupfuls of milk, five tablespoonfuls of cornstarch. Dissolve starch in milk and bring to a boil. Cook for three minutes. Re- move from fire and add; yolk of one egg, one-half cupful of sugar, one- quarter teaspoonful of salt. Beat well, then pour into individual molds. Set aside to cool, To serve, turn from molds and cover with crushed and sweetened raspberries; garnish with a meringue made from the stiffly beaten white of one egg and three tablespoon- fuls of pulverized sugar. The Womanly Woman. To -day there exists, as there al- ways will exist, a woman who is striving to reach the highest pinnacle of sueceso as a home -maker. She has nev r wavered from her true course of uty or stj'ervea is kikee purpose p Y an Ian, She Is not a myth, this little womanly woman, but she is as actual and as real to -day as she ever was. She is the woman to whom we are willing to trust the welfare of the nation, for she has not run after false gods, or been lured by the siren voice of the outside world, but she has gone back to nature and has listened to the call of a man and the voices of little children, and she admits that there is nothing as satisfying or worth while, in the whole wide world, as the making the home and rearing of children. Keep The Child Busy. A child must be kept busy. It is his very nature to be busy and it is our duty to provide him with something that will keep him busy. As soon as the child knows the name of familiar objects, and can walk, he can be taught to do little things for mother, such as bringing her thread or thim- ble, dust pan, rubbers, etc., and these duties should enlarge as the child grows older. The child enjoys doing this, and it is training him to know he is not living for himself alone. Bestow plenty of praise; children like to be told they have done a thing well, and it stimulates them to greater effort, Be careful not to praise work that you know has been carelessly done. The child knows that he has not put forth effort, and generally your look of disappointment is not forgotten, and the careless work is not repeated. But his activity should not be all work. The child needs more hours for play than for, work, and it is Our duty to furnish him with toys and books suitable to his age and taste. A BOGUS BISON. Exciting Adventure With the Dread,. ed Savage Beast of India. Next to a man -Dating tiger there is nothing that the natives of India dread more than a. rogue bison, One of these beasts frequented a hillside in the Western Ghats near which Mr. Edwin L. Arnold, syleo tells his ex- periences in the Cornhill Magazine, lied camped, The bison slept in the woods during the hot hours, and came out to feed only at morning and at night, One day it chased and near- ly killed the wife of a native. "Unless the sahib helps us we shall all be killed," the people complained, and Mr, Arnold, determined to kill tbo bull, set out at dawn the next morning. Ile followed the jungle path up the hill for a mile, and there climbed a lookout point and sat down to wait for daylight. Half an hone had gone by when the looked to the north, and there, not a quarter of a mile away, standing on a rocky bluff, a huge form was silhouetted against the sky. Just below where the !hunt- er was sitting ran a shallow stream, and two hundred yards down its course grew a clump of bushes. Sliding into the watercourse, the hunter crawled on hands and knees until the bushes were between him and the bison. Then, scrambling up the bank, he ran to the clump and peeped through the bushes. The bison had gone. Thinking that his quarry must be on the other side of. the bluff, Mr. Arnold ran to the summit; but the bull was not in sight. For several minutes the hunter lay breathless looking this way and that. Then he turned round and saw the huge bison glaring at him only thirty yards distant. The hunter fired hastily. The bul- let struck high between neck and shoulder, and the next minute, with a tremendous bellow, the bullcharged full tilt. He came down in a storm of dust and rattling stones; as ._there was no possibility of cover, the man waited until he was nearly within arm's reach and then jumped aside. Unfortunately his foot slipped, and, as the animal wont blundering by, he fell heels over head. The beast shot past fifteen yards or more before it could pull up. The man came to a stand first, and opening the breech of his rifle, slipped in another cartridge. Again they stood facing each other. Then, catching his breath, the man fired. The shot struck fair in the breast and the animal fairly reeled. But he charged again with extraordin- ary swiftness. The hunter stepped aside and the beast lunged at him with his horns as he passed. As the bull floundered by, another shot struck point-blank behind his ear. He went down with a tremendous thud, turned over, kicked once or twice and was dead. That evening there were great re- joicings in the village, no end of-chat- tering fchat- tering round the big fir tree, and a great amount of drum beating and garland weaving. ANCIENT CANOPUS FOUND. Excavations in Egypt Uncover An- cient City of Ptolemy. The site of Canopus, one of the Most ancient cities of Egypt, has been found, according to Daninos Pasha; who claims the honor of making the discovery. For many, years.. :he has maintained that its site lay some- where in the region of Aboukir Bay, and apparently his contention is now proved to be correct. Before the foundation of Alexandria, Canopus was the commercial capital of the country and the most import- ant religious centre in lower Egypt. Excavations have already brought to light a great public bath of the Ptolemaic period, about 150 feet in length. It is divided into twenty chambers, of which the ;largest is about 24 feet long and of the same width, There are rooms for various forms of baths, such as hip and much baths, and a large hall which was evi- dently used for massage purposes and the preparation of aromatic oil. Bronze coins found in various rooms bear the effigies of Ptolemy Soter, Ptolemy Energates and Queen Bere- nice. Of the several statuettes un- earthed, the most interesting is that of a Chinese figure, which shows, it is contended, that in the dim past re- lations must have existed between China and this ancient capital of Egypt. The worst kind of failure is the failure that is the result of only half trying. Get Y X96" 1 xt=y A Teach him to take care of his shoes. No muss or dirt and in three minutes "Nugget" gives a shine that will last all day, "Nugget" outfits in handy cardboard boxes 40c., or neat metal boxes 50c. If your dealer cannot supply you send us cost of outfit and we will mail same post free. THE NUGGET POLISH CO., LIMITED 9 DAVENPORT ROAD TORONTO, ONT. That is the end of the sealing process when you use Parowax. No papers or strings to bother with—' -no irksome labor with jar tops. Just pour PURE REFINED over your jellies and they will be kept absolutely air -tight. No mold --no fermentation --and no trouble. FOR—THE LAUNDRY — See directions on-Parowax labels for its use in valuable service in washing. At grocery, department and general stores everywhere. • Limited BRANCHES IN ALL CITIES Not His.Nante. In Dublin a zealous policeman caught a cab driver in the act of driv- ing recklessly. Tho officer stopped him and said: ' — . "What's yer name?" "Ye'd betther try and find out," said the driver peevishly. "Sure, and I will," said the police- man, as he went round to the side of the cab where the name ought to have been painted; but the letters had been rubbed off. "Aha!" cried the officer. "Now yell git yersel' into worse disgrace than ever. Yer name seems to be oblith- erated." "You're vesong!" shouted the driver triumphantly. "'Tis O'Sullivan!" Have you running water in your home, or is your wifealways running to the well or spring for it? Never wash a sieve with soap. Soda or ammonia. will clean it -with the help of a brush. 2 and 5 Ib. Ca tons - 10, 20, 50 and 1001b, Bags. has "sweetened half a century with the same crystal purity that makes it the favorite to -clay. Buy it in original packages and be sure of the genuine. "Let Redpath Sweeten it." 11 1)44, inone grade only—the highest ! MEDALS FOR BRAVE WOMEN WAIL MAKES GREAT INCRl3ASE IN DECORATIONS. ! Military Medal Conferred Upon Nurses and Other Women as Well As On Soldiers. The war has brought about a great increase in the number of British or - dere, medals, crosses, and other simi- lar decorations, which may conceiv- ably be won by women: The new Military Medal, for ex- ample, originally instituted for non- commissioned officers and men as a reward for distinguished bravery in battle, is now conferred neon nurses and other women who have shown conspicuous courage and coolness un- der fire. Tien there is the Royal Red Cross, aptly termed the "Women's V.C." It may now be bestowed upon all wo- men irrespective of rank or social statue, who has shown special de- votion and, competency either at the front or in the naval and military hospitals at home or abroad. They need not bo members of recognized nursing services, or even British sub- jecte. Another women's order that is largely, although not entirely, con- fined to nurses, or those interested in nursing is the Order of St. John. This decoration takes the form of a small Maltese cross, enamelled white, and bearing the words, "For Service in the Cause of Humanity." The Chapter of the Order also awards circular medallions in silver and bronze to nurses who have special- ly distinguished themselves. Exclusive Decorations. Then there is the Imperial Service Order, founded by the late Ring Ed- ward, for bestowal upon women of any rank tin life as a reward for very conspicuous bravery. This is highly valued, being very sparingly awarded. The Order of Merit is also open to women, but up till now only ono, the late Florence Nightingale, has been deemed worthy to be included in it. Two most exclusive decorations, both confined to women, are the Royal Order of Victoria •and Albert and the Imperial Order of the Crown of India. Both Queen Alexandra and Queen Mary are members of the Order of the Garter, but up till now there is no modern instance of a wo- man subject being similarly honored. •,.As regards British life-saving de- corations, the coveted Albert Medal has been won by women"; while one Woman, Miss Kate Gilmour, has been the recipient of the rarely granted Lloyd's Medal for Saving Life at Sea. The Royal Humane Society'" Medal, too, has been frequently gained by women, as have also those of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and the Royal Society for the Pro - taction of Life from Fire, Many War Heroines. The new Silver Badge for War Ser- vices, at first confined to men, is now issued to women under similar rules and regulations, but only members of recognized nursing serviees or volun- tary aid detachments are eligible. Many British women have won for- eign decorations during the present war. Only a few weeks ago, for in- stance, thee- Countess Helena Gieichen returned from Italy, where she has teen with her ambulance, wearing the Soldier's Silver Medal, which had been personally bestowed upon her by King Victor Emmanuel in recog- nition -of bravery under fire. The Belgian Bronze Cross and the French Cross of the Legion of Honor have also been won by several of our countrywomen since the war broke out. I Another case that stands out pro- minently is that of the late Mrs, Harley, a sister of Lord French, upon Whom General Sarraii bestowed the Croix de Guerre. 'K SOME BLESSINGS OF WAR. Optimistic Britisher Looks on the Bright Side of Things. That "nation decay" had set in for many years before the war is undeni- able, says a Londoner. Nationally, our teeth, or our hair, our eyes were "going." We were becoming a toothless, baldheaded, be -spectacled race. ' Five years of war-bread—peace will not. bring the old white bread back—will„owing to the greater masti- ation that its ingredients and its staleness bquires,. step the teeth of thousands of the younger generation. Our eyesight, as opticians have al- ready noticed, is much bettor. The day strain of work, added to the bril- liant street lighting, ruined the eye- sight.ef thousands. Now, the dark- ened streets and the shaded lighting indoors, Inas done wonders for the eyes. Dyspepsia, too, has.been killed „by restricted means and greater exercise. Gardening, allotment digging, V.T.C. drilling, and the like, have brought new health to )multitudes. And as the retention of, our hair is in no small degree ;attendant on our 'general health, premature baldness is arrest- ed. There are those, too, who say that lade of 'potatoes is a blessing. Starchy goods are bad for children, and not too good for adults! More than 90 per cent, of the alcohol and alcoholic drinks that are made in the Philippines are derived from the sap of palm trees.