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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1918-07-11, Page 3WINNING THE VICTORIA CROSS INCIDENT OF no ZULU WAR IN THR LATE SEVENTIES, A Chareeteristic Story of Sir WiWain Beresford Who Ricked His Life To Save Another. The story of how a Victoria Cross wan won is almost sure to be worth listening to, The account of the epi- sode that entitled Lord William Beres ford to wear the coveted decoration is no cxeertinn, It told in Mrs. Stuart Mc .s.iee' biography of that distin- guished soldier. The incident mut- red during the Zulu war in the late seventies. Lord William was in com- mand of a party of scouts in advance of the main body of British under Sir Redvers Buller, Suddenly several thousand Zulus appeared out of the long grass that had entirely hidden a deep, water- course in which they had bean wait- ing, It therefore became necessary to retreat, and Sir Redvers Buller gave the order to fire a volley and then re- tire. Lord William and his scouts rode back, followed by many bullets, Two inen were killed, and a third was wounded and lost his horse, Always the first to lead the way into any danger zone, so likewise Lord Bill was the last to leave it, With —his characteristic thought for others, he turned for a moment in his saddle, although hotly pressed by the enemy, to make sure that all his living men were away and safe; he then discover- ed the wounded man whose horse had run away, lying helpless and Glazed on the ground, but trying to rise. He was a noncommissioned officer, Fitz- maurice by name, and ho was at the mercy of the advancing savages, who were already perilously near. Quick as thought, Lord William turned his Irish charger and galloped back, threw himself out of the saddle and tried to put I': tzmaurice up on his horse. Three British Heroes. But the wounded man was as splen- did as his rescuer. One man might escape, but it seemed impossible for both to get away, the Zulus were so close upon them. He shook his head feebly, said "No," and begged Lord William to leave him and save him- self. Of course Lord Bill would have none of that. "Come along, or I'll punch your head for you!" he yelled at the man. Those who knew him well will bo able to picture the fierce -.ay in which he said it. Seeing t], Fitz- maurice was weak from loss of blood and unequal to any exert:en, Lord William, although sadly impeded by an injured arm, lifted the man on the horse and, hurriedly mounting behind him, galloped for life, although he had very little hope of escaping the Zulus. Those were desperately anxious mo- ments, made doubly so because the wounded man was unable to keep his balance from weakness and loss of blood! Twice his weight nearly pull- ed Lord William out of the saddle, and he felt that all was over. Just when he was beginning to fear that he could PP itany longer, support Fitzmaurice Lon er >-^-, Sergt, O'Toole, who had. seen g the danger, came up in hot haste to their rescue, shooting Zulu after Zulu with his revolver as they came running up to attack. He then assisted Lord William with his now helpless burden. When they arrived at last in safety, it was hard to tell which was the wounded man, for they were all bath- ed in gore. Mr. Archibald Forbes tells the story of how on the afternoon of the salve day, hearing that Lord `William was to be recommended for a Victoria Cross, ho hurried to his tent to tell him the news and to congratulate him. Finding his lordship fast asleep,—the sleep of exhaustion,—he debated in his mind whether to awake him to hear the good news or to let him sleep on and recuperate. He decided on the fernier, only to be rewarded by having a boot thrown at his head and being told to get out in a hurry. Later, when he heard that he was to be recommended for the Cross, Lord Bill remarked that it would be i10 pleasure to him unless O'Toole re- ceived one also, England's Oldest Industry. The manufacture of tinder box flints is booming just now owing to the match shortage in England. This is probably the oldest handi- craft in Britain—older, he fact, it could hardly be, for it forms an in- dustrial link—the only one—with the prehistoric Stone Age. The centre of the industry is the lit- tle village of Brandon, on the borders of Norfolk and Suffolk. The men who pureue it are known locally as flint-knappers, and the work is done in little sheds, often situated at the back .of the cottages in which the workers live. In pre-war days the demand for the flints they produced came chiefly from Spain and Italy, in the rural'areas of which countries the old-fashioned flint and steel tinder box has never been wholly supplanted by the modern match, But nowadays practically the entire eupply is eagerly snapped up by the makers of those ingeniousalit- tlo mechanical devices foe lighting pipes and cigarottee with wliich the war bee rendered tie familiar. Tr you want good fruit do not na- g :rt, the lest sprayings. W i "" ,),11A i tl eeetl:96fi':�' The Wirings), ;tubber ratty--lft repave Het Water Bottles; Punctures; Btoyele, Auto Tiros; grubber Boots, (guaranteed to satisfy, 20 and OO cents Postpaid. Malt loioToronto.a03d,0Dmnion sankBidge For 0001 ,, S1.1101111o1.° .Days An attractive vest of corded silk adds to the charm of this suit, which is cut on very smart lines. It is ideal for walking- or afternoon, McCall Pattern No. 8178, Misses' Coat Suit. In 4 sizes, 14 to 20 years. Price, 20 cents. These patterns may be obtained from your local McCall dealer, or from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St., Toronto, Dept. W. Intensive Production. The papers announce the astound- ing fact that in the United States a ship has been built and launched in twenty-seven days, a speed in ship- building which easily beats all re- cords; whilst Mr. Ford, of motor -car. fame, is turning out, they say, two submarine destroyers per day, in ad- dition to the 2,000 automobiles which is his average daily output. This is what is called intensive production, and the_perfection of modern machin- ery and labor saving devices alone makes it possible. Regarding the wonderful riveting performances we are now daily hear- ing about, this work used to be done by hand with the hammers, but now it 3s done by a special tool driven by compressed air, and making 1,000 blows per minute, or 60,000 blows each hour. By this hammer, easily manipulated by one man, rivets can be driven home at•herate t of eight every minute. What e W a this means to shipbuilding any shipwright will tell you, for there are thousands of steel rivets in a ship's construction. This is but an example of the great speeding -up process which is going on in the world's work. It is all to the good. It means less toil and more leisure in the long run—that is, the same work which once took a week to accomplish can now often be finished in a day. Fires occur in Canada in the ratio of one to every 600 people, and in Europe in the ratio of one to every 3,000 people. "Tire man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more -_simply without."—Phillips Bro oks . g MAKING OF ARTI- FICIAL LEATHER MANUFACTURED FROM COTTON GROWN IN THE SOUTH. Mei: Carded and Woven Into Cloth, Then. Treated With Chemicals and Embossed. The cow of our fatheoe had a ma opoly upon the manufacture of e) tain leathers and upon that rested o of her proud claims to fume, for other animal produced a hide th would tan to the same grades of ie then. The cow of the present da however, must look well to her laure for slowly but surely science is e Broaching upon her domain and t day man-made "leather" vies wi her product for popular favor in eve mart of trade, The making of Leath substitutes is another step in indu trial evolution whore science, wi the aid of modern machinery, has t en up the manufacture of a substitu material where formerly only the n tura! product was considered. The leather substitute has its birth in the Southern States where the co ton of which it is made is grown a ginned. From the fields it goes t American mills, where it is carde and spun and woven into cloth. Bot warp and woof are made of selecte threads, for to withstand the her usage it is to receive the finished fab rte must be of unusual strength. A of this strong cloth must underge most caeful inspection for any u evenness` or other flaw in weevil' which would affect the finished pro duct. Shrunk and Dyed. The first step in the further pre- paration of this cotton fabric occurs in the huge dye vats where the cot- ton cloth is impregnated through and through with the dyes which give it the desired color, Here also the cloth is shrunk so that the finished mater- ial will not stretch or sag. The fab- ric is now dried by passing it over heated cylinders and is ready to be coated with the dissolved cotton solu- tions that give it the appearance and surface of leather, No pains can be spared in the preparation of these solutions, for on them depend the final success of the surface, and conse- quently the value of the fabric. The cotton is carefully purified to remove all traces of impurities, and is then nitrated by being soaked in mixed acids. After many washings and careful drying the nitrated cotton is dissolved in chemicals of different kinds, and carefully colored to produce the shade or tint desired. Different characteris- tics in the finished Fabrikoid are ob- tained by careful modifications of the solutions. The cloth is coated with varying amounts of the solutions by being passed through long machines that lay on films of even thickness and uniform quality. Some of the finished fabrics must be exceedingly thin and pliable, and require the use of light cloth and thin coating', while others must be thick and strong and require heavy cloth and thick coating. Proceeds of Embossing. n . The pyroxylin solution is applied in successive coats until a tough, wear resistant surface is built up. The fab- ric now resembles leather in feel, color and ta`•ture and is ready for the graining which gives it the appear- ance of leather. This is done by an embossing process which is the last step in the fabrication of this leather - like material. For the embossing the natural markings of genuine hides are trans- ferred to steel plates and rollers which reproduce thein in the most minute detail. The plates or rollers are then heated, and by means of en- ormous pressure the natural markings of the hide are transferred to the pyroxylin surface of the fabric. The rain is embossed so effectively that t is as permanent as the material it - elf. The making of the artificial oather—or Fabrikoid—is now com- leted. The` graining may be an dual duplication of the most elab- rate Moorish leather where two col- s effects are essential, or of the char- cteristic markings of pig skin, alli- gator or other expensive leather, or it may be a purely conventional de- sign. There is no grain needed for the many uses that it is not possible to eupply. The surface is finished in different degrees of lustre and a final and most exacting inspection !narks its last plant process. It is now put up in rolls of differ- ent lengths and widths and sent to the shipping room where it is wrapped and cased and sent all over the world for use in automobile and ftu'niture upholstery, automobile -tops, novelties, boolchinding, shoe uppers, harness, traveling bags, and suitcases—every- where, in short, and for nearly every purpose that loather itself is used. n- et) ne no at a- Is n- 0- th rY er s- th o, to a- t- nd 0 d d d 11 a 11- g After a Cup of POSTLJUM there's no uncomfortable reaction, but rather •a refreshing f e..e ling of health and satisfaction. It's gratifying, these days, to know that Pos- tum saves sugar irka fuel. Convenient ECONO Delightful Te'y instant Positri "There's a Reason" l 1' a 0 0 a People Are Willing. Thousands of people throughout a •a nnda have registered their willing. nese to help with ' farm work thi ,unser and harvest season. Lace' business men should organize these volunteers and get in touch with farmers and place them where they I will do most good, sSeilasese The harrows i1 i1F'"barye hoeing in IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM„ Every Branch .of Wbmon'a Work tho War Wjll be Represented. Piens are already under way for th great Imperial War Museum which, i many ways, will 'resemble both th 13ritieh and the Victoria and Alber Museums. In other important re spects the new museum will diffe from and even surpass the others, F one thing it will not be a mere re poaitory for various specimens of th machinery of war. The whole ide will be to demonstrate, for all time the superb manner in which Englan rose to the stupendous demands o this unexpected war which is th greatest of all history, Nothing could be finer than the tel bute which the Imperial Governmen pays to its women by creating a Wo man's Work Sub -Committee as pax of the planning body of this grea museum, In the years to come Brit ish women will be free citizens of th Empire they have helped so heroical ly to save and lest they forget th tremendous odds against which thei liberators fought, this great museum will serve as a reminder, In one way and another every branch of woman's work in this war will be shown. Records and charts will record .the growth of women's work in all lines. Just how this work was carried on will be shown by pho- tographs and, in some cases, by mod- els showing the women at their tasks. Specimens of their work will also be included in the exhibits. With this, in each case, will go a full account of the work, as shown by official docu- ments, press cuttings, public speeches and lectures. Every kind of badge or uniform worn by women war workers will be on exhibition and the com- mittee are very anxious to secure all badges including those given by ob- scure societies and societies whose identity was later merged into that of'other bodies. Voluntary labor by women is to be honored in every pos- sible way: Belgian relief work, so 'very de- pendent upon voluntary workers at first, must not be 'overlooked and other relief organizations which have ceas- ed to exist at the present time are too valuable a factor in this world strug- gle to be overlooked and are to have a place in the museum. Women who have performed exceptional service for the Allies and have been decorated by them are to. have a niche all to themselves. Even those of us who have become accustomed to women in unheard-of occupations will feel a thrill of pride on seeing the complete record in this museum of women in tship-yards, in skilled and unskilled la - or, civic and government positions, places of trust and clanger. Welfare work carried on in all these places will be an interesting comment on the dif- ference in the attitude of the Hun and the Allies towards their fellows. The adjustment of the machine to the worker and the varioussafeguards evolved for each profession will be a striking comment on the attitude of capital and labor, each towards the other. One of the most fascinating and gripping exhibits will be that relating to hospitals and nursing, huts, can- teens and communal kitchens• o—o—o—o—o— o—o—o—a—o—o—o YES! MAGICALLY! p CORNS LIFT OUT tri 0 n e t r or e a d f e t t t at e r WITH FINGERS o—o—o—opo—o—o—o—o—o—o—o—e Yon say to the drug store man, "Give me a small bottle of freezone." This will cost very little but will posi- tively remove every hard or soft corn or callus from one's feet. A few drops of this new ether com- pound applied directly upon a tender, aching corn relieves the soreness in- stantly, and soon the entire corn or callus, root and all, dries up and can be lifted off with the fingers. This new way to rid one's feet of corns was introduced by a Cincinnati man, who says that freezone dries in a moment, and simply shrivels up the corn or callus without irritating the surrounding skin. Don't let father die of infection or lockjaw from whittling at his corns, but clip this out and make him try it, If your druggist hasn't any freezone tell him to order a small bottle from bis wholesale drug house for you. Bolsheviki Doctrines Fatal. "I think the greatest, the most radi- cal, the most idealistic and the most fantastical declaration which any body of men has made has been by the Bolsheviks of Russia," said Mr, Samuel Gompere, the great labor lead- er. "And they Have lost not only the meat from the bone, but the bone itself and have not even a shadow," It is announced that Russian plenipo- tentiaries have been sent to China to endeavor to secure food supplies for the Russian people. Disorganization of industry and agricultural produc- tion in Russia under the Bolsheviki regime is resulting in famine, starva- tion and misery. Unless relief is pro- cured and the people settled down, they must perish, Minard's Zia/matt fluxes Diphtheria. Blue skies, and lips attune, These are thy heritage, 0 June; A wealth of bud and flower, QV,. up pAct.ahiminer ng shower, And, dards itl ltttiVerV 1 i r1i } ew hopes that $ it and start. Ti Dt 2. ISSUE 27—'1.8, PEERLESS STARTER A Guaranteed .Starting System for Ford pars, Sella for $22.60. AGENTS WANTED THE MORGAN SALES CO. 416 Yonge Street, Toronto Building of the Tuckahoe, Mary Mlldresi White, New York, "Give me of your men, 0 Nation, Of your strong quick men, 0 Nation! Living in the crowded city, In the town and in the country! I a light sea ship will build me,* Build a swift barge for the ocean, For the cold and hungry soldiers, For the desolate and needy. Lay aside your work, 0 Workers, Lay aside your present business, For defeat will sure be coming, And the horde will rage and trample. Thus aloud cried our great Chief- tain, In this time of war and wastage, From one state unto another, And the country answered swiftly, "Take my men, 0 mighty Chieftain!" With their tools they made the frame- work Ti11 it rose up high above them, High they built it up and quickly; And with hammers hard they nailed it, Nailed it strong and nailed it neatly. And the cities came and helped them; Sent the parts right quickly toward them, And they took them worlcing faster Till no seam was left unfinished, Till no spot was left unpainted. In one score -seven days they built her, Built her strong and built her steady, And she slipped into the water, As a swan onto the river, Like a lithe and graceful wild -bird, Like a wild bird flying southward, Thus the Tuckahoe was builded. Thus that day the Workmen launched her; And the good will of the Chieftain, All the hopes and fears of many, All the hatred of the Kaiser Went with her into that launching; And she sailed upon the ocean, Sailed upon the, happy ocean To the aid of many people, To the land beyond the water. Minard's Liniment Co., Limited. Gents,—I cured a valuable hunting dog of mange with MINARD'S LINI- MENT after several veterinaries had treated him without doing him any permanent good. Yours &c., WILFRID GAGNE. Prop. of Grand Central Hotel, Druminondville, Aug. 3, •'04. Food Situation in France. The population of France, our ally in this war, was about 39,000,000 when the war broke out. About 7,000,000 able-bodied men were conscripted, 1,- 000,000 have since been killed and over 1,000,000 more put out of action. Agricultural production has drop- ped to nearly one-third. Women, children, old men and crippled sol- diers are struggling to till the fields of France. Horses were also con- scripted for military service e a d French women hitched themselves to the plows and harrows in place . of draught animals. French men are fighting Germans, French women are fighting starvation. Deaths from starvation among the Allies in Europe since the war are estimated at 4,- 790,000. Miaard'6 Liniment Cures Oo1da, Etc. Before you make a partnership with any other fellow, look him over pretty carefully. You do not want a kicker nor a biter nor a balker for a running mate. Hitch up with a good square man or pull in the harness alone. Every one who possibly can do so, no matter where he lives, is urged to keep sufficient poultry to supply his own family. Those able to do so should produce sufficient for them- selves and also for families who are unable to produce their own, not so much for what it may pay but for what it may save. KEEPYOUP SHOES NEAT 'I'he Volunteer, Here lies the clerk who half his life has spent Toiling it ledgers in a city gray, Tliinlciilf; that so his days would drift away With no lanes broken in life's tourna- ment; Yet ever 'twixt the books and his bright eyes The gleaming eagles of the legions earn e, And horsemen, changing under phan- tom. shies, Went thundering past beneath the oriflamme, And now those waiting dreams are satisfied; From twilight to the halls of dawn he went; His lance is broken; but he lies con- tent With that high hour in which he liv- ed and died, And falling thus, he wants no recom- pense, Who found his battle in the last re- sort; Nor needs he any hearse to bear him hence, Who goes to join the men of Agin- court. LEMONS WHITEN AND BEAUTIFY THE SKIN Make this beauty lotion cheaply for your face, neck, arms and hands, At the cost of a small Jar of ordinary cold cream one can prepare a full quarter pint of the most wonderful lemon skin softener and complexion beautifier, by squeezing the juice of two fresh lemons into a bottle eon. taining three ounces of orchard white Care should be taken to strain the juice through a fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in, then this lotion will keep fresh for months. Every woman knows that lemon juice is used to bleach and remove such blemishes as freckles, sallowness and tan and is the ideal skin softener, whitener and beautifier. Just try it! Get three ounces of orchard white at any drug store and two lemons from the grocer and make up a quarter pint of this sweetly fra- grant lemon lotion and massage it daily into the face, neck, arms and hands. It is marvelous to smoothen rough, red hands. -- Provincial Action Awaited. Each Provincial Committee of the Canada Food Board has been asked to prepare a voluntary rationing plan for private homes, to be submitted to the Canada Food Board for endorsation. Wizard's Liniment Cures Crarget in O0Wa Waste of Food by Dogs. Many dogs have already been de- stroyed in Great Britain because of the necessity of conserving foodstuffs. It is estimated that there are between four and five million dogs in the United Kingdom,!end a committee has been considering the question of their rationing and the extinction of a certain percentage MONEY ORDERS. Pay your out -of -town -accounts by Dominion Express Money Orders, Five Dollars costs three .gents. Denmark's Hogs Reduced. Denmark's stock o£in sw a has been reduced from 2,600,000 head at the beginning of the war to 400,000 at the present time. In 1918 Denmark's total exports of pork were nearly 260,000 tons, of which almost half al went to England. Canada's opportun- ity now is to increase her exports from 130,304,947 pounds, the latest conservative figures for 1916, to any- where up to 1,261,082,032, the total requirements for Britain. Farm Employment Office. Every Canadian city, town and vil- lage should have a farm labor office where voiunteera7' who have register- ed their willingness to help on farms, may get in touch with farmers need- ing hero. Oiinard's Linment Cures Distemper. POE BALE W2101SLY NEWSPAPBB. Pon SAWS. In New Ontario, Owner going to France, Wt11 sell $2,000. 'Worth double that amount, Apply J. E3., c/o Wilson PubllshlnR Co., 1,lmited. Toronto. WELL 1 EQUIPPEDJ�I in SPAPIOR Ontario. Insurance carried 01.000, W!1i go for $1,200 on quick sale, Bax 09, Wlison Publishing Co., Ltd., Toronto, MIROELn.axmorts CANCSR, TIIM.ORS. L7'MPS. are, • outipnatinnbayl oaurndhoemxtertnratmcunetd Wrih- us before e, Dr. Beaman Medical Co., Limiteded,, CoCo11Augwood Ont. 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