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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1918-08-08, Page 3PENNY POSTAGE VICTIM OF AlirRONG FORCE IN WELDING FAR-FLUNG EMPIRE. Ti ve Spreading Over Globe and Might Have Been Universe) But For the War. Penny postage, which disappeared at midnight Sunday, June 2, was one of the greet triumphs of peace, and tuc'cumhed only to the demands of war, says a London despatch. A1- tho0trh ths elect has gone, the prin c h' tr:rlt nus, and nothing has been a ta'l.er index to the march of progress than the penny stamp. Its first use 1n 1840 for inland postage amounted almost to a revolution. That date Axes the "great divide" between the old postal systems and the new. The penny stamp, probably more than any ether influence, exercised a power in holding together the scattered bonds of kinship and aequtintance through- out the far flung British Empire, and as a factor in imperial trade it pro- vided the futilities upon which mod- ern trading depends. Many years ago King Edward, then Prince of Wales, said he looked for- ward with hope to the day when every English speaking man, in whatever part of the world he might be, should be regarded as being as much an Eng- lishman, so far as the penny post was concerned, as if he lived in Kent or Sus: ex. This was spoken before even inland postage carried all the benefits that there were supposed to be associated with it. It was not until the Diamond Jubilee year of Queen Victoria that the last step was taken to make inland penny postage fully adequate to the denmands of the community. 11' Might have Been Univ'rsal This minor postal coiieession had to satisfy for the moment the advocates of imperial penny postage, who were then pressing their claim that the ad-. option of their schema in jubilee year � would fittingly mark the sixtieth 1 an- niversary of Queen Victoria's acres -I Mon. The larger boon was delayed until 1898, and the credit of its intro -1 duction then undobutedly belongs to Joseph Chamberlain. But for the outbreak of the war uni- I tife versal penny postage, which was on its way, might have been an addition-' al achievement by now. The case of the United States and Britain finds parallels in similar arrangements be- tween China and Japan and between Germany and Austria. In the time of Thomas Wither: ngs, who opened the royal post- to the public in the reign of Charles I., the charge for a single sheet letter con- veyed within a distance of eighty miles was twopence. A double sheet cost fourpence, and if charged by weight the price was eightpenee per ounce, Single sheet letters were earned up to 140 miles for fourpence, while a letter could be sent any dis- tance in England for sixpence and to Scotland for cighepcnce. ��. WHAT'S IN A NAME? -,- A Great Deal, So Choose a Suitable One for the Boy and Girl. Every once in a while someone re- plies, "Oh, well, what's in a name?" When William Shakespeare had Juliet ask those words, it may have been that be never expected an answer from us. But our hand is up, Mr. Shakes- peare: we think we know. There's a whole lot in a name—al- most anything from a rough-and-tum- ble fist fight to a parson and wedding bells, if you say the right names to the right persons. But in all probability you were talking about the names that your friends call you by. There is' a great deal in them too. A name can either fit a person and 'become as much a part of his person- ality as his voice and manner, or he can carry it through life as excess baggage. There is a football player "somewhere in France" who weighs 246 pounds, has red hair, hates the girls, and used to drive an ice wagon. His name is Percival. Ho dislikes it more than anything else in the world. Ile tries to be rough to get away from it, but it haunts him like stn evil thing, We know a man whose first name is Pleasant. If Pleasant only hates his name, Percival is proud of his. And then there is a woman who, in all probability, years ago was a like- ablb child and was given the good, Q la'A lr 244.171. -err clai ten 0 0lt- `f "alind babe, To -clay she 1 5 grana- t manor, and it sounds natural for the • youngsters 110 call her- Grandma, but _r is it 'harsh., unpleasant sensation when one of her nephews appears on ilio scene and calls her Aunt Babe. Yea, we have firm convictions that there is something in a name. A good, rugged vii it name for a boy ail /tihd, "`salisible iidi io fora girl 'really .amount to a whole lot in their lives. 11 tiro name of, your boy is one that is easy to slake over into a pet name or a diminutive, beat the rest of the crowd to it. Nickname 111111 yourself, but pick out a good one. A "BLUE DEVIL" OF FRANCE WAR AS SEEN 8Y ONE OF OUR FRENCH VISITORS, Amhrolee Morgant Tells How He Won Two Decorations, Military Medal and War Cross. A dotaclrnlont of the famous Alpin C/hassen rs of France are, visiting this continent. They were received with enthusiasm in both Canada and the United States, " "Going over the top?" queried Ain - braise Morgant, one of the "Blue Devils," "There is 110 sense of fear. It is the night before -1t is the time of waiting that is a little diliioults But one gets used," :Ainbralse Morgant is a grenade tbrower, a Breton, who has been fight- ing for two and a half years, The stripes on his sleeve show that he has received two wounds, but these are balanced by the two medals pinned proudly on bis chest. A Breton peas- ant, sturdy and anxious to fight "pour la patrie," he enjoyed his trip to America, but his thoughts were al- ready turning to the battlefield, when he will be able to kill a few more of the hated Booties, "I've fought on many trouts," he answered hesitatingly when question ed. None of the Diables Bleus will speak willingly of their exploits or war experiences, and only persistent ques- tioning will bring out the story of that great moment for which the reward given by a grateful country is the medal. They Just Shot Jean. "1 was on the Somme in 1914, We did not then realize what we now know about the beetles, but still we fought—and \ye fought hard. I re- member the incredible speed with which: villages mid change bi112118 eila day we would be in, the next the boehes were masters. The people hardly knew who was the victor, and their only desire seemed to be to get away. I remember one man who had been trying to reach us for months. "He had a house in ono of the vil- lages, and then we were driven out and the boehes entered. His wife, mother and little boy of six were with him, but the women had hidden; it is always better so when the boehes are coming. So the little boy cried for his mother. The boehes were everywhere—and it seems that they do not like the crying of children, for one of them threatened the child and told him to keep quiet. Of course Jean cried even louder, They just shot him. "'That is the reason that 1 want to hill and kill the hoches. They are fighting against innocent children. "The father escaped and was cap - timed, then he escaped again, but they caught him. He reached us finally. Was he glad? Eh hien ouil His wife and mother? He knows nothing of their fate. That Dull, Incessant Booming. "Then I was sent to Verdun; that was in April, 1916. The attack on the city had bean begun by the boehes on February 21, but 1t was already a dead stretch of country by the time of my arrival. Bare ground all round, not a tree left intact, the fields torn up by shell holes instead of being covered with the first wheat sprouts or with flowers. Everything destroyed —a bullet -swept country. Desolation reigned everywhere and far away could be heard the never -ceasing booming of guns. Day and night they reverberated through the air, over the hills to Verdun, and it seemed as though the world had never been and nover could be without that dull boom- ing. Sometimes it came closer and then stray bullets would whistle through the air. 41 other times the boehes would start in seriously, Then the booming came near; it premeet- ed the air. Bursting shells pursued one. I was stationed on I3i11 804, over which there was one of the longest and most persistent struggles. How they tried to get It away from us! "The poison gas would come creep- ing up aver the waste country. Just a slight haze, moving over the ground. The rats often warned us of its con- ing, for they fled before it, running halter skelter toward our trenches, But it was nothing, for we put on our. gas masks and waited for it. It only begins to bite the throat when there is a great deal of it, Otherwise, you see—" The Somme, Verdun, Champagne. Ambroise Morgant flung his arms wide apart and stood up defiantly. "I've been though several gas at- acks—and here I am. I refaaned at Verdun for several months. The walls of the houses in the town were crum- bling; those people who remained lived in cellars, for the boohese guns dropped shells there all the time, If these did not actually destroy the 1.?>yiyddu9ia tx10� titf r�t ed fl> e ��i1�' CO b6ch64 thaiglirtritT-Wilestroy- leg tiio walls they would destroy Ver- dun. That was their groat mistake, for we would have defended the bare ground, covered with masses of brick and burning wood. "I was back 011 the Somme in 1916 and then in,battered Verdin once more. It was last year, but nothing had changed. The booming was still going on and the desolate landscape had not changed, It could be nos worse. "In July of last year I was sent to Champagne, and ft was there that i received my two modals, "Wo had been living quietly ie 111e • ". ... ., , Priest Food Controller. Sunday School Teacher --,And what reward was Joseph given for saving, the Egyptians from starvation? Smart Boy -:-Please, miss, he was made food controller. ,- a trenches, After our dildoe Pat the day wore Iiniehod we sat around read- Ing newepaperd and sharing our let- ters from holno, Stray shone did burst over our heads and our aviators reported activity among the boehes, 12th still see took no notice, for we knew that our general was watching, It was almost too -quiet, however, and there was a sense that something was going to happen soon, Three Nights of Fireworks, "11 happened, but We started it. Our cannon got busy.fer back of us. For three days and three nights our num pounded the bocllo lines relentlessly. The guns roared over our heads, the shots falling "somewhere in front, bringing havoc and consternation to the enemy. The nojee was so deafen- ing and so persistent that wo could not sleep, so we snatched momon•ts of rest when fatigue overcame, and then we would lie down for a few minutes right in the trench. You cannot sleep when n barrage is rolling over your head; besides, you are always waiting for the word—the word that will fling You into the unknown before you— that will bring you face to face with the men in green. "At night the sky was one livid' mase of bursting rockets, fireworks that made the night bright and living. And the colors! I can still see the magic of those three nights—all imaginable hues, blended together and standing out sharply against the dark sky. Wo did not mined the sleepless nights and the incessant booming, for we knew that at any moment we Would be given the order to go over the top. Just a queer feeling around the heart while waiting for that order. 'After days, months and even years in the trenches the heart tightens at the thought of the dash forward—into the heart of death—where the unseen enemy lurks, cowering with fear. We must go forward—we must run and run, to kill all the mere in green. Kill them that freedom may reign once more and that Franco might flourish in peace. Won Two Decorations. No matter what you feel, the order will come. it always comes. And then all fear is gone. After the days of expectant waiting I was glad to face the invisible enemy. "I rushed out, and since wo were placed at about ten yards' distance from each other, I did not know what the others were doing. My belt was well-illled with hand grenades and I bad them tucked away in every avail- able corner. I wanted to kill a great many of those men, who fight "ae- I fehseless women and children, and if ,I had to die I intended to take many with me. "I ran, shooting from my revolver. How many did I kill? 1 don't know: how could I, when I was only think- ing of shooting? I'm sure I killed many * . * "" Ambr'oise Morgant stopped and a pleased smile spread over his tanned face. "I prefer the grenades, for they kill more boches—they burst and ten or even fifteen mea fall. But the re- volver--one—that's all, "Suddenly something happened. A queer sensation in my side, and I fell, rolling into a shell hole. It did not take fine long to realize that a number of bochos were hiding in that hole. If I had to die now I would do so glad- ly, but first I wanted to kill all those omen, So I began shooting at them and throwing out a few hand gre- nades—just to frighten then. I wounded several of the -Men, the others cowered and tried to hide. They must have been frightened, for they surrendered. "Yes, I was wounded and there were fifteen of them, but I led them buck to our trenches, prisoners of war. I was given the Medaille Mililaire and the Croix de Guerre. "When it was all over I realized that I was wounded. It took me many weeks to get well and return to the front. "America? It is fine here. We have had a wonderful reception, but still * * * 9 alb looking forward to re- turning to the trenches once again, for the boehes must be beaten." 7000 BELGIANS DEPORTED. Boys of 13 and 14 Forced to Work Behind German Lines. Seven thousand Belgians have been deported from the interior and made to work back of the German lines, which French war prisoners refused to do because of the starvation ra- tions issued to them. Most of the deported Belgians are boys of 13 and 14 and old men of 60. On the declaration of Count Hort- ling concerning' "guarantees which Germany must receive as a eonditien of peace, the pan-Germanist Bayer- eeche Staaz Zeitung published an intereysting commentary, It says that first the intenf"e governments must make up their minds that Ger- many cannot be defeated. Gorman armies will keep do fighting iintil Germany's own terms of peace iii; f accepted " •' ROSE TO THE OCCASION. t t For Canada's War Workers This is a work suit for the use of women workers in the munition plants, McCall Pattern No. 8435, Ladies' Work Suit. In 3 sizes, small, 34, 36; medium, 38, 40; and large, 42, 44 bust. Price, 20 cents, The canteen worker must have an apron and sap that is practical and becoming. McCall Pattern No. 8456 Ladies' and Misses' Canteen Apron and Cap. In 8 sizes, 32 to 46 bust. Price,. 16 cents. These patterns may be obtained from your local McCall dealer, o1 from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St. Toronto, Dept. W. INDIA'S CONTRIBUTION. King George is a National Hero In Vast Empire of the East. Since the war began India has sent 1,100,000 of her sons, according to Dr. Gurubai Karmarkar of Bombay, who has been .in New York attending the International War Work Council at the Y.W.C.A. "My country has also contributed gold by the ton, spices and grain," she informed the reporter. "We have even sent firewood and charcoal to Mesopotamia, where they had only Palm leaves for fuel. Princes have given their personal ornaments and many of -the rajahs have gone to the wan The Prince of Pretapsingh, who was among the first to volunteer, said that he didn't want to die in bed. Within the first four months 'the women had organized .Red Cross class. es throughout the country and were making great quantities of the ,gar- ments needed. As their men began to embark for foreign countries a feel- ing of international friendship was engendered among them for the wo- men of other countries whose men were also at the front. But though they entered upon their war work at home with whole -hearted interest, yet they still cannot understand how this dreadful war could have come about between Christian nations. "The last Durbar at Delhi accomplish• ed a great deal in bringing about an understanding between India. and Britain. For on this occasion King George made himself very popular with tate people by his simple, friendly attitude Ile went about among then; €clone aid unguarded, and they mind Ifni most c&elinecrotic and in- formal . "So, now the woolen of Inilin feel •hat it is to help King George that hese mel are going, and they ore 012:0 111004, about giving (ions. u. "Of lire 700 1'n.dhs in ow' caupnlr>' all have been loyal. Few of the m- inim," she explained, ''are Brahman. most of thein belonging instead 10 tbb warrior ciliate, "We llavo now iu India," she suited. "an inilueuse standing army, a great defence force, 10 which every college has coulributed its young men. And at the various war fronts are Brain, man, Indian Cln'lstiau, 11111rha.ln, Sikh and Gnrsha regiments," LIFT YOUR CORNS OFF WITH FINGERS o How to loosen a tender corn or callus no It lifts out 1 without pain. e-^'t'-q--.a^P^-O•--0-*0,-0+-0.....0-*-o^-e Let folks step on your feet here- after; wear shoes a size mailer 12'you like, for carne will never again send electric sparks of pain through You, according to UM! Cincinnati authority. tie days that a few drops of a drug called freezone, applied directly upon a tender, aching corn, Instantly re- lieves soreness, and soon .the entire corn, root and all, lifts right out. This drug dries at once and simply shrivels up the corn er callus without even irritating the surrounding tissue. A small bottle of freezone obtained at any drug store will cost very little but will positively remove every hard or seat corn or callus from one's foot. if your druggist hasn't stocked this new drug yet, toll hien to get a small bottle of freezone for you from his wholesale drug blouse, TREES AND FARM FERTILITY. Effect of Tree Protection Upon Grain Crop Yields. Addressing the York Pioneers Club at Toronto, 117r. Charles W. Nash, an Eugliehman who cane to Canada many years ago from the agricultural county of Sussex, gave his audience the benefit of his observations of the contrast of results obtained in con- servation of fertility of the soil in Canada and Great Britain. The 40 and 45 bushel crops of wheat, which were general throughout York County when be first knew it are now the exception, he said, and he quoted Government statistics, showing that the average yield of wheat for the county in 1917 was 25 bushels, a figure which was below the average for the past 16 years, however, by eleven bushels, The average yield for the Province of Ontario was only 28 bushels of wheat and in this and other grain crops York County has for years exceeded the average of the province. The average yields for the county and province respectively being as fol- lows: Oats, 46-40; Barley, 36.33; Rye, 17-16; Peas, 18-16; Corn, 50.44. As one reason for the falling off in productivity of the soil in York, and in the province in general, Mr. Nash gave the too extensive removal of the forest, an opinion in which he is en- dorsed by many farmers of long practical experience. Not only does thie removal of the forest leave the cultivated land too greatly exposed, locally, but where the tree growth is entirely removed from the location of the source of streams the results are disastrous to a regular and sufficient supply of water through the country- side. AN EQUALLY EXTENSIVE VIEW. A literal interpretation of a com- monplace remark is sometimes amus- ., ing. In Mid -summer Motoring in Europe, Mr. De Comm, W. Thom tells of a traveller who said to a very small boy then making his first voyage, who had climbed upon the bulwark and was gazing across he ocean to the far horizon, "My boy, did you ever before see such a glorious stretch of ocean—as far as you can see, only ocean?" "Yes," answered the boy. "Hardly," said the man. "Where do you think you saw it?" "On the other side of the ship," re- plied the youngster. STRATEGY, Willie came to his mother with an The captain and lois family were rat turning to their quarters a little late, and were stopped by a sentry on duty for the first time, "Who goes there?': "Cnptatn J., Company t', and faint - 1Y." was the response, The rookie was slightly puzzled as to procedure, but: rose nobly to the 0050810n: "Advance, Captain, and be recognized, rest of family nark time." The national air of Italy is the "Marcia Reale" (Royal March). • ISSUE 1So. 31-- 213 expression of anxiety on his fare. "Ma;" he asked, "if a poor, hungry little boy was to come to the back door and ask for something to eat would you give him that piece of pie that was left over from dinner?" "Yes, Willie, of course 1 would," said the mother, Willie's face cleared. "A11 right," he said, " just wait a minute till 1 run around to the back door." _ 4L minaret's Liniment Cores Dinittheria. "That seems to me very great and noble—that power of respecting a feeling one does not share or under- stand."—George Eliot. Can nothing that can be kept with- out canning. Dry such vegetables as corn, string beans, navy beans, ma- ture lima beans, etc, Use proper sieves and plenty of wind in the mill and the third part remaining for seed will be the larg- est and plumpest seeds, which natur- ally are the most vigorous. The word lancet is found in only bne place in the Bible, I. hinge, 28. The tetni is not the well-knotv;1 blade used by surgeons, hot appears to 1111.121 21 javelin, o' light „pear. WORK OF CARR1BR PIGEONS, Only Menne of Communication at Times in Recent Offensive. One of the principal elements which worked toward the bringing of the re- cent German offensive to a halt was the splendid co-operation of the trans- port and information services, In Champagne lorry drivers passed four days and nights without a moment's repose in hurrying trogps from one seetlon of the line to another, wher- ever most needed, and conveying tens of thousands of men, often under heavy fire, The role of the carrier pigeon prov- ed most important in the Champagne fighting, where the French advance posts were often cut off from the main body and possessed only this means of communicating. The birds con- stantly brought back messages keep- ing the staff informed concerning the movements of the Germans, In one instance a pigeon brought a request . that the French artillerymen open fire on a position occupied by their own comrades, because the Germans were surrounding them in dense mas- ses, The gunners complied, mowing lanes in the German waves. Their wonderful accuracy of aim spared their comrades, many of whom after- ward were able to make their way back. 4, - GIRLS! GIRLS! LEMON JUICE 1S SKIN WHITENER How to make a creamy beauty lotion for a few cents. The juice of two fresh lemons strain- ed into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white makes a whole quarter pint of the most re- markable lemon skin beautifier at about the cost one must pay for a small jar of the ordinary cold creams. Care should be taken to strain the lemon juice through a fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in, then this lotion will keep fresh for months. Every woman ]snows 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 frag- rant lemon lotion and massage it daily into the face, neck, arms and bands, An English Girl. The ruddy, gallant lads, with whom She used to ride and dance, Went singing down to Italy, To Flanders and to France. Now, some lie deep in foreign soil, And some are home again— Disfigured, maimed—life hostages To patience and to pain. Yet, as she serves with soothing hands And tireless, willing feet, A cot -filled ballroom, where once more Familiar faces meet. From windows, filled with broken lines, She sees with wistful glance More lads who leave for Italy, For Flanders and for France. 1 bought a horse with a supposedly incurable ringbone for $30,00. Cured him with $1.00 worth of MINARD'S LINIMENT and sold him for $86,00. Profit on Liniment, $64. I*IOISE DEROSCE. Hotel Keeper, St. Phiilippe, Que. ENTIRELY UNNECESSARY. The town council of a small Scottish community met to inspect a site for a new hall. They assembled at a chapel, and as it was a warm day one of the members suggested that they leave their coats there. "Some one can stay behind and watch them." suggested another. " Viehat for?" demanded a third. "If we are a'gangin' cot together, what need is there for any o' us tae watcb lir' clothes?" r-laald's Manumit Cares Distemper. A Complete Sentence. In one of the many navy schools a young instructor was attempting to teach English to a gruff old sailor. "What is a complete sentence?" he said. "Solitary confinement, bread and water," was the grim reply. ldluard'a Liniment Cores Colds, Eta Tho active feeding soots of a tree are not near the trunk but out on the very ends of the new roots. In wa- tering a trcep it does not do much good to just pour water around the stem. Distribute it from the trunk out as far as the branches reach. CLEANS-DISINFECTS—USED FOR SOFTENING WATER --FOR MAKING HARD AND SOFT, SOAP —tI )LL DIRECTIONS WITR EACH CAN, If You Think— I£ you think you are beaten, you are; If you think you dale not, you don't. If you'd like to win, but think you I can't, It's almost a cinch you v If you think you'll lose, you're lost, For out of the world we find Success begins with a fellow's will— It's all in the state of mind. Ii you think you're outclassed? you are, You've got to think high to rise; You've got to be sure of yourself be- fore You can ever win a prize. Life's battles don't always go To the stronger or faster man; But soon or late the man who wins, Is the man who thinks ha can. MONEY ORDERS. The safe way to send money by mall s by Dominion Express Money Order. Pulled 'Em Under. Mrs. Nupitials was entertaining for the first time since her marriage. The soup and fish she served for dinner were quite all right, but the pudding —well, everyone fought with 15 man- fully until, fearful of bending the young wife's new forks, they desisted. Mrs. Nupitials was heartbroken. "Put that pudding out of my sight!" she said to the little skivvy. "Give it to the ducks at once!" A few minutes later the little skivvy popped her head round the drawing -room door and cried: "Oil, miasus, I give that pudden to the ducks, and they've all sunk!" aglaard's Valmont Cares Garret to Cows Success in gardening depends upon keeping soil well stirred at all times. Moisture that feeds the plants is the capillary moisture which comes up from below. in order that plants may obtain most of this moisture, it is necessary to loosen the surface thoroughly after each rain so that it cannot escape by evaporation. POE SALE ' TBN'els NOWSPAPnR FOR SAL19 V Y' Jn New Ontario, Owner going to France. Will sell 52,000, Worth double that amount, Apply J. 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