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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1917-11-15, Page 6WAY Repels Colds, Chills, and Influenza cs Author or "An for a ScrapI, a Paper." "nearer Than Life," eta, Published by Redder & Stoughton, Limited. Len4oa and Toronto el CHAPTER VII.--(Cont'd,) !doctor says he may. He's been ask - It was not until two days later that itlg for you." Tom received news that Alec McPhail; Asking for me?" queried Tom. was among the wounded and had been' 'Y e=, I didn't know anything about removed to a hospital some little dis-lit, lie's been telling another nurse tante from Ypres, on the road lead that he wanted to see you. Pollard ing to Cassel, He had seen but little is your name, isn't it?" of McPhail since he had come to: A few seconds later Toni was ad - France, as the Scotchman's battalion mitted into the room where a number of the Black Watch occupied the of men lay. McPhail was in a corner trench some three miles from where, of the room partially hidde.. from the the Laneashires were situated. They: rest, The Scotchman gave Tom a had met occasionally near Ypres, but' smile of recognition as he calve up to had had little to say to each other.:hint, When Tom heard he was wounded,' `°I felt sure ye'd come," he whisper - "They ever, he determined to go and reeled. "They told me I couldna get at ye, but I had a feeling that I should "He got it bad," said a friend of see ye before I died." McPhail"s; "they told me at the dross Tom hesitated a second before re- ing station that he was in no fit condi-; plying. tion to be renewed, but they had to; It may not be as bad as that," he do it." said, "lots of chaps who have Looked "You don't mean to say he's going' worse than you have got better," to die!" said Tom, "Nay;' said McPhail, "I'm pipped, I "Nay, I don't think it's so bad as have got to go. I'm not in any pain, that,' replied the other, "but he's got though," ho added quickly, "the doctor it bad." saw to that, but it willna be long afore When Toni arrived at the little town I'm gone. Tom, I would like ye to where the hospital was situated he write a letter to my mither. As I immediately asked for permission to told you, she's a godly woman, and see the wounded man. I've grieved her sai" r. The nurse shook her head. "I doubt I will do anything you ask me, Me - if you can," she replied. Pltail, was Tom's reply. "Ay, but "Is he very bad?" asked Tom. don't give up; you may get well yet, The nurse nodded. "Very bad in - and have another smack at the Ger- deed," she replied; "he was wounded maNay," replied the other, "I have the other morning when the attack done my bit. I would like to live a was made. We seem to have lost a bit longer, but there, it's a' for the number of men,"best. I'm not afraid, Tom; do you re - Yes" said Tom, "I was there and member that night before we came out I heard that the Black Watch were here, when we left the canteen to - called up." to- gether?" For a few seconds there was a «A I remember." silence between them, while Tom scan- «I settled it that night," said the red the nurse's face closely. I"You .Do you mean to say he's going to tellinScotchye that man. hwas always remember thinking die? asked Tom, and his voice nem- sort o' laddie? Weel, when I got bled a litrle. The nurse nodded. "I am afraid away by mysel' that night I made up So," she said, "He's too ill to see any my mind, and I just accepted the way one, and I doubt if he would know o' salvation, which my mither explain- ou." ed to me when I were a wee laddie. "I am sure he would like to see me," And it worked, Tom! It worked! I paid Tom pleadingly; "you see we were laughed at releegion when I was we pals in Lancashire, and we saw a you In Lancashire; but man, there's goodish bit of each other while we nothing else that stalls by a man. were in the camp in Surrey. I would Ay, and it works, it does. T want ye like to see him if I could, I would to write to my mither and tell her this. really." Tell her that I- gave my life to the "Well, I shall have to speak to the Lord on the night before I left Eng - doctor," was the nurse's reply. "Will land, that I have not touched a drap you wait here? I won't be long be of drink since then, and that I died Fore I'm back. I with the love of God in my heart. Will A curious feeling came into Tom's. you tell her, Tom?" "Ay," said Tom,I will." notknow verymuch; Y, tear[. He did uther w "Write„ down her address,will ye?” [bout McPhail but he recalled the con -y anthe tears had had in Lan- Tom's hand trembled Rehire, s h they I coursed down his face as he wrote the Rehire, and he vividly rememberedoaddress of the woman who lives away he night Front.e McPhailre they had beenseoyr in the Highlands of Scotland. inch wroughtupohe>.d Tom had "It will comfort her," said McPhail retched his face while they sat to- when this was done. It will make ether in the Y.M.C.A, hut when the her feel that her teaching and her ex- )eaker was telling them about the ample were not in vain." '>,ep needs of their lives, McPhail's "Ay, but you must not die, you must .ce had become set and stern, al- not die," sobbed Tom. .ough his lips quivered, Afterwards Diana talk like that, lad," said the Sen they had gone to the canteen the Scotchman. I have been thinking it ;otchman had uttered words which all oot sin' I have been here, and pt's ,m never forgot. richt, It's a' richt. Without shed - He wandered now if McPhail had ding of blood there is no remission of cant what he said, wondered too if sin, and you can't purge away iniquity • had realised the same experinces without paying the price: I am a part ich he Tom,'had passed through. of the price, Tom. The Son of God seemed awful that this tall, stal- died that others might live, That's rt Scotchman was going to die. Why not only a fact, it is a principal. ,uld men be killed in this way? Thousands of us are dying that others y should that lonely Scotchwoman, may live. Christ died that He might Phail's mother, have to suffer be- give life and liberty to the world, and se of German sins? in a way that is what we are doing. he nurse came back to him, "He I can't richtly explain it, it's too deep its to see you," she said, "and the for me; but I see glimpses of the truth. Tom, ave you learnt the secret your- self ?" I think I have;" replied Tom. "On the night of the attack I was on sentry duty, and while I was alone I—I pray- ed, I could not say it in words like, they wouldn't come, but I am sure I got the trip of it, and I feel as though God spoke to me." "That's it, lad, that's it!" said the dying man eagerly. "Tom, do ye tbink ye could pray now?" By this time the room had become very silent. The men who had been! talking freely were evidently listening, to that which I have tried to describe,i but the two Lads were not conscious of the presence of others. "I don't know as I can pray in words," said Tom, "somehow prayer seems too big to put into words. 1 just think of God and remember the love of Jesus Christ. But happen I can sing if you can bear it." "Ay, lad, sing a hymn," said the Scotchman. Tom knelt by the dying man's bed and closed his eyes. For some time nothing would come to him; his mind seemed a blank. Then he found him- self singing the hymn he had often sung as a boy. Jesu, Lover of my soul, Let nie-to Thy Bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high; Hide me, 0 my Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life is past, Safe into the haven guide, 0 receive my soul at last. "Ay, that's It, that's It," said the Scotchman; "It's a hymn I dinna ken, but it goes to the heart of things. Man can ye recite to me the twenty-third Psalm?" "Nay," replied Tom, "I forgot which it is." "That's because you were born and reared in a godless country,' replied the Scotchman. "No Scottish lad ever forgets to twenty-third Psalm, FIELD CASHIERS ACIP ^�^q� PAYMASTERS IN FRANCE CASH 1OMINIGN EXPRESS °REIGN CHEQUES fE BEST WAY TO SEND MONEY THE BOYS IN THE TRENCHES Many People Make a B -Line Wafer Ejouge (The Hoag!) as 1100U al they arrive !h gids, the service 0p oiptui,entp et tllgt drewa a'r`nine: 1,Fofa USE itch' 4Y, bANA IIA i�NtgP Rcerannblo Geo. Wrlgbt 8s 05., Props, DOMESTIC SCIENCE AT HOME' Eighteenth Lesson,—Various Cuts of Beef, jN A N/NO ou.4 7rR C547•NN/NG nee 4041 ,4 a4'4 .eUMP, 'ac/Ne ANO .4 .5/0£ [1F•• BEEP THE PRINCIPAL CUTS OF BEEF The beef is split into halves; it is SIRLOIN—Used for broiling. then divided into fore and hind quer- FLANK—Used for stewing. ters, and as follows: RUMP—Steaks from the rumpare NECK—The neck is used for stew- ink•, soups, beef tea and corning; re- used for broiling and pan-broiling. qulring long and continuous cooking. The back cut from the rump is used CHUCK—Chuck and crosscut is also for roasting. The pin bone is the called the Boston and English cut. It ,face cut from the rump averaging is used for roasting, pot roasting and from six to eight pounds. braising. BOLAR CUT—A steak may be cut from this cut of meat. It is used for pot roasting and braising. By slow cooking this meat is made delicious and tender. SHIN—Used for stews and soup making. BRISKET—Used for stews, soup making and corning. RIBS—Used for roasting. ROUND—The meat is so called be- cause of the way. in which it lies on the block. The upper or top of the round is the inside of the the leg. This is the tenderest portion. It is cooked by broiling or panning. , The back cuts are used for Hamburg steaks, pot roasts and corning. The lower part of the round is the outside of the leg. The first few steak from this portion are tender; the rest is PLATE—Used for stews and soup used for Hamburg steaks, stews and making. I pot roasts. kt V 1 l <I.h IL t } &V,1 1 ry � r +tl W }. I,fir]! The Metronome, A Drill Instructor. "When I see a boy or girl practic- ing with a metronome on the piona it always reminds Inc of a policeman on duty at a birthday party," a lady was' overheard to say to a friend at a house I party the other evening. But that is a severe remark to make. No one would unduly restrain those in attendance at a birthday party from enjoying them.; selves, That is what the party is for. The metronome is more like a drill instructor. Off duty he allows " the soldier certain freedom, but on duty exactness is demanded. The click of l the pendulum is the command for strict time. The metronome shows4 no favoritism. Whether it is keeping' time for a march, a waltz, a sonata, or the faltering of the young be- ginner's exercises it is absolutely im-I partial, though it never scolds nor I praises. And that is the secret of its success. Having no prejudices in favor of or against anyone it always performs its helpful mission fairly and justly. But like other good disciplinarians it is not always a wel- come friend. Some folks dislike work- ing under exacting foremen. If the war has taught one thing it is the necessity for discipline and the prin- ciple holds good in music. So make the acquaintance of the metronome. Get friendly with it. Realize that it always metes out justice and your fear will be dispelled. Besides you will be the gainer. Its demand for strict time is all for your benefit. About the only criticism one ever hears directed against the metronome is not against its character, but its physical appearance, viz., that in con- trast to the graceful litres of the violin or the harp or the piano the outline of the metronome is stiff. As ane musi- cian puts it, the design is cold and un- sympathetic. But at heart the metronome is kind for it serves a help- ful and Unselfish purpose, paraphrases. 'The Lord is my Shepherd,' eurely ye ken that, Tom?" "Ay," replied Tom eagerly, "I know that." Then the two lads recited the psalm together: "The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. "He maketh ire to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside still waters. "He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His Name's sake. "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou are with me' Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me." "Stop there!" said the Scotchman. "That's eno'. It's a' there, Tom; that's why I'm not afraid now, I'm in the valley of the shadow of death, but I dinna fear: the Lord is wi' me, and IIe's gotten hold of my hand." "You must go now," said the nurse, coming up, "the doctor says you must not stay any longe." "Good-bye," said -the Seotchrean with a smile, "it's a'. richt; you'll telt my mither, won't you?" "Ay, I will," said Toni. "And—and Tom," said the Scotch - man almost eagerly, "althoug$ I shall be dead, I shall be near you, and mehee--' Ay, but we shall meet in a better world, Tom . It's a' richt." As Toni Reseed through the room where the sick and wounded men lay, he noticed that thoy looked towards him longingly, worelsel 1t .j. The at- mosphere of the plat seemed charged especially t oee who canna the a the With something sacred. At that mo- ment Tom knew the meaning of the word Sacrament. The next clay the Scotchman died. The nurse was with him to the very last, and just before he breathed his last breath he lifted his eyes to her with a smile. . "It's a' richt, nurse," he said, "what my mither taught me was true down to the very foundations." "Ay, it was grand, it was grandi" said Tom Pollard when inc heard the news, "It doesn't seem like death at all, it was just victory, victory!" After that Tom did his work with a new light in ifs eyes. It seemed as though his visit to the Scotchman had removed the last remaining cloud which had hung in the sky of his faith, (To be continued,) THE MIGHTY PEN That an army of 26,000,000 people is armed with fountain pens is the amaz. lug fact brought ant in a recent issue of The Pen Prophet that gives a Me - sent day emphasis to Lytton's "The pen is mightier than the sword." And this great army Is growingat a tre- mendous rate. 2,0,00,000• recruits were added - last year by the Waterman Ideal alone, This growth is all the more striking when It is considered that just 84 years ago Lewis Edson Waterman, a native of Decattur, N.Y., began making fountain pens by hand in a little shop behind a. cigar store in New York City. His output was 200 pens a Year, Seerns a very large number of cups to get from a pound of tea, But "lo'° that proves the fine quality of Red Rose Tea, which goes further and tastes better because it consists chiefly of rich, strong teas grown 111 the famous district of Assam in Northern India. A pound of Red Rose gives 250 cups, Keplt Good by the Sealed Package 712 SMASHING A SUBMARINE. Newest Contrivance is a Bomb At- tached to a Float. The newest contrivance for smash- , Ing a submarine is a bomb loaded with a huge charge of "T.N.T." and hang- ing from a float. Suppose the "sub" to be located while travelling under water, by ob- servation from an airplane or balloon. Seen from aloft it is a moving shadow resembling a gigantic fish, ' Under such circumstances, of course, it is blind. It does not know that danger threatens. But meanwhile the patrol boats gather and prepare to do some fishing. The' U-boat, under water, cannot travel faster than twelve miles an hour at the utmost. Very likely it is going at a much slower rate. To drop a bomb in front of it is an easy nat- ter. The bomb is attached to a float by a wire of any desired length, say fifty feet, if that be the supposed depth at which the "sub" is moving, When it has sunk that far the resistance of the float yanks a plug out of it, there- by causing it to explode. This idea was originated by -Sperry, the American inventor of the gyro- scope stabilizer. It is thought to have important advantages over the method hitherto used, whereby bombs equip- ped with delay -action fuses were drop- ped in front of the submarine. -Bombs of the latter kind are liable to go off too soon or too late. In either case the submarine escapes damage. But the bomb with a float is bound to explode .at the required depth,. and it will inevitably smash the U-boat if dropped at the proper moment. It does not need to hit the "sub"; the load of high explosive it carries is so big that if it bursts any - where nem it will do the business, A the very least it will fetch the sub marine to the surface, to he promptly dispatched by gunfire. RENDERING OIL WELLS 1JSELESS UTTERLY, DESTROYED BEFORE GERMAN ADVANCE. Colonel Sir John Griffiths 'lolls Story of Rumania's Oil Wells in Annual.Report, Even those who do net know Colonel Sir Sahli Ge!flitil;, whether as -Mem- bel' of Pilr'liemeilt, in industrial af- fairs or in hie newer capacity as sol- dier, will be in111toai r-ly entertained Ily the account which he gives in the tut - 1111a1 report Of the Run sni,an Consoli- dated 011fL,1li', Limited, of the way in t which 11e destroyed the Rumanian oil _ wells when the ' Garmalls wereap- proaching them, says a London corre- spondent, Probably no company has ever presented a more racy document to its shareholder's, and through the whole story the personality of Colonel Griffiths is presented to the- life ---his thoroughness, his disregard of conse- quences, his habit of overruling those who stand in the way. Ile did a great piece of work in Rumania, one for which ho received the K.C.B., carry- ing through his job with a ,ruthless thoroughness which no Gorman gen- eral could hope to better. Colonel Sir John Norton Griffiths -was charged to render the -oil wells useless to the Germans. He had to - contend at once with the natural re- luctance of the companies—most of which were not British owned—to see property • worth millions destroyed, and with a Rumanian -commission very much concerned for the future of the oil industry, and anxious to leave the wells in such condition that they could be opened later. 'A Miraculous Escape. • Theeradal ;Nave j.' In Sauthohitim Orogen Is lbeiotiful, tertils. district that yae ought to Investigate Many shrewd farmers are buying [Imre, becauso� ltheir hien business foresight tells them that Investment will pay'blg returns from thsl natural Increase 1a the value of the lentil aloha, to say nothing of the big crops that they can produca.y prices 1510; terns easy., rAsh me for -authentic iafamiatlon, shred Moly free, Oh :R, A. S6aTa, Coloniserloo A Indoirlalrldlii - Union rnelac System Room NM, O. 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One 10 Inch, other 14 Inch dlscharge--$30 each, REAL ESTATES CORPORATION, LTD. 60 Front St, West, Toronto The English officer had no policy but the total destruction of everything the burning of all the stocks of oil, the breaking up of machinery of every kind, and the plugging of the wells so that no human ingenuity could open them again. He had his way, because he -insisted on doing what he had decided to do, and when he and the officials to whom he had given temporary commissigns- drove away a little while before the Germans ar- rived they did not leave a thing which could advantage the German army. There is one very characteristic. touch in the story. At certain works the tanks and the shops had been fired. The Rumanian Commission said it was dangerous to stay any longer, as the. power house, brim full of gas, might catch fire and explode at any moment. Colonel Griffiths, however, would not hear of the word "danger," and per- sisted in setting fire to the power house. He took a lighted fuse of hay and entered the building, setting fire to the oil in the basement which had pre- viously been pumped in. So strong was theas in this building that !; g one could • have been asphyxiated in min- utesutes on remaining inside. It is a miracle that Colonel Griffiths (who was slightly burned) and the rest were not killed. The only explanation is that the gas mixture in the building was too strong for quick combustion and explosion. Some time ago, when Colonel Grif- fiths tolcLsomething of this incident to a number of friends, they little dream- ed from his manner of telling the story that miraculous intervention had been required to make it possible for hint to tell the talo at all, PLANING MILL WASTE. Used by Toy Makers and Has a Good Commercial Value. That a market for virtually all of the waste of,•a planing mill is to be had for the seeking is evidenced in the occasional bringing to light of what is being done by some planing mill•managers in various sections of the country. The latest has to do with a planing mill in the Northern States. IIn turning out some of its products waste blocks --of various sizes were numerous and served to furnish all the fuel required for the plant This. , material had a fuel value of $3 a ton. One day, a visitor looked the plant over, noted the waste blocks and be- gan to figure out the number of them in a ton. He offered the manager $17 a ton for all the waste of that charac- ter turned out. A contract was made and the visitor informed the manager he was a toy manufacturer and that bre blocks purchased would cost him less than half of what it cost him to snake then. Tho mill manager imme- diately placed his thinking cap in or- der, secured samples of all tho planing mill waste, called on other toy manu- facturers and before returning home found a market for all the waste about the plant except the sawdust. The final result is that the sale of the waste purchases all the coal needed for the plant and leaves a profit aver- aging veraging $300 a month to the company. A little analysis of the waste pro- ducts about the saw and planing mills would soon prove that much of the material going to tate 'slab pit has an excellent commercial value. The great power, he divine dowry of womanhood,' is that of receiving and giving inspiration. In this a girl often surpasses her brother; anti it is for her to hold firmly end faith- fully to her holiest instincts, so that when he lets his standard droop, she 111, nngh her spiritual strength, ;tdard bearer for hire.