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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1919-05-01, Page 20 A Packet o% I� Tearwill•.go•htrther on infusion and give better satisfaction on than + any other Tea obtainable' sato Not a shadow of doubtu TRY IT® about this. + Thc Ring and the Girl By GERTRTJDE ROBINSON. PART I. Milly sat on the back porch sh ing peas. The August sun shone her pretty brown head, turn strands of •hair to gold. Asah snapped open the crisp green p she frowned disdainfully. After what was the use of working all t afternoon to get supper? The m could eat it in half an hour, and th she 'would have to wash the gra dishes and get the table laid f breakfast. She chased a pea tins escaped down the starched folds her blue gingham, caught it and p it reflectively into her mouth. she was munching the juicy mor a voice sounded back of her. "Supper 'most ready, Milly?" "Pretty near, .Arthur," she reepo ed without turning her head. Arthur was Milly's betrothed. owned the farm next to the Vi place and in common with other nr of the neighborhood was helping h father with the threshing. The ha of old-fashioned neighborliness 1 not died out in remote Danby. Milly lazily Watched him as strode to the well and tlueked h head beneath the spout while t hired man. Hank, pumped vigorous She thought he looked very mu like a drowned peppy as he emerg from the duckling, his black ha haaginri in wisps and his collarle ehir't open at the throat. After preliminary shake he came and s down on the bottom step of t. eYC . His h Hl. blue p lu . eyes, red .about t rims from the irritating dust of t threshing, gazed fondly at the gi She drew her dress away from h ooziness, tucked bank a stray wi of her tidy hair and went on shellin peas. He stretched out his hand. "Gia me one, . Milly?" he asked. She a tempted to drop one in his au stretched palma but with a quit turn of the wrist he caught her han and held it a minute. Flame -red, she snatched away h hand "Don't be silly," she mime ished "Besides, you get me all we and dirty." He laughed tolerantly; neverth lees he turned his eyes away fr the girl's fresh daintiness and star intently dollen the road. Presently h took a small comb from his pocke and began to disentangle his dam mat of hair, using the tank of rain water beside the step as a mirro Meanwhile MilIy finished the pea an•1 went into the kitchen with them Half an hour later the men cam trooping in from the barn. After a summary a cleaning up as Arthu h pectn'e son -m -law next to hint. Si other men were ranged along th sides of the long table. Hilly serve the meal alone. Her mother was in bed with a sick headache. As sir made deft trips between the table and the kitchen Arthur's eyes fol- lowed her admiringly. He was bolder than usual, for the men were too hurried to stop eating for the custom- ary teasing they meted out to him. They wanted to work another hour before dark so as to finish Vinol's threshing and move on to the next farm that was waiting for them They swallowed the juicy roast lamb green neas, fresh bread, iced tea, and steamed pudding that was served them, in appreaiatve silence. As the men drew hack noisily from the kitchen, John Vinol stepped to the kitchen door. "Mother sick?" he inquired laconi- cally. Milly nodded. "Lucky the threshing': over," commented the roaster of the farm. Fe lighted his pipe from s taper in- scrLec: in the glow'ng range and sti•cde off. Milly scrubbed the eeon- ing dishes with unnecessary vigor. Her father's attitude angered her. He considered only the work, which might have been interfered with by his wife's ilness. A rattling noise be- hind her made her turn around. Arthur, his hands full of dishes; was corning an from the porch. "Thought I'd turn hired girl for a spell," he announced cheerfully. "Wish I had time to help clear up the whole mess, but I've got to go back to that thresher." "Mother's sick;" communicated Mills. "Sorry." He edged toward the door. She had already turned an un- responsive back. Hand upon the latch of the screen he hesitated, turn- ed, coughed, and plunged recklessly into conversation. "Say, Milly, you'd better believe I'm sorry I've got to go home for meals to -morrow. Wish I was going to be here for breakfast. You're' making .raised waffles, aren't you? That cook at my place doesn't know how to make 'em or much of any- thing else. Next year this time you'll be making them for me, eh?" Milly was stall silent, but he, watching from the doorway, saw a pink flush creep up the nape of her neck to the verytips of her half - hidden ears. He tiptoed clumsily across the uneven floor and, bending .over, kkased one of the irate lobes. She wheeled around, and Inc a sec- e11- onii her blue eyes blazed at him. Then an her small, dripping hand .shot out ngI and dealt him an unerring, dishwat- e ery slap across one smiling cheek. ods His mouth worked, The smart - all,, neas of the blow brought tears to his smart - he eyes. Ile looked at his betrothed in en bewilderment. Then he quietly left en. the kitchen. asyl Milly reverted to her dishwashing or, with such vigor that by seven o'clock t' she had finished the dishes, tidied the of; kitchen, and completed the prepare- ut tions for breakfast. Then ahe made a As' slice of toast, a cup of tea, and sel climbed np the stairs to her mother's Iroom. As she opened the door her mother, a slim, tired -looking woman •d- with brown-grav hair and faded blue eyes. sat lip on the side of the bed. Ile "You've had an awful Iet to do, Bol haven't you, child," she contmiserat- en ed. "It is a shame I had to play out er to -day. I feel better now." bit Her daughter placed the tray by tad the open window. "Corrie sit here an the breeze and eat your toast while he it is crisp," she coaxed. Her mother is slipped from the side of the bed and he walked, swaying a bit, to the window. ly. As she sipped the tea the tired lines eh faded from her face. The wind ruf- ed fled 1 erh hair and in the twilight she it showed a striking resemblance to her ss daughter. Present:y she leaned over a the sill. "Why," she exelaimed, "isn't at Arthur going to help finish? He is be driving away." he Milly glanced guiltily out of the he window. Sure enough, Arthur was rls driving rapidly docent the lane to the is road. "He's been good help. I don't sp know what your father would have g, done without him," continued her !mother. Still Milly was mute. e ,What's the matter? You and rte. t-I`havent quarreled?" persisted the t-, older woman. k PART II. d i "He wants me to marry him so be can have waffles every morning for ter breakfast," cried the daughter. n -I "There, there," soothed Mrs. Vinol, t; "all men good food. But I gueaa 1 he cares about you for some other e -(reason than that. Was that what fro the quarrelled about?" ed l "I don't want to marry Arthur, e: mother. I don't want to marry any - t! body . What good did it do you. to pl marry father, and he is better than t of the men in Danby? All r., they think a woman is good for is to o s' cook for them and clean the house, s .I and bring up what poor babies chance e to live." sl "Mills'!" exclaimed her mother, in r surprise. (To be continued.) — An invocation. The Comfortable Bed. I•ince the night's rest. or unrest ha; everything in the world, to do nail the quality of the day's work, comfortable beds'for all the family should be the. care of every good housewife. Sagged springs and lumpy mattresses are the worst .foes to bed' comfort; it doesn't pay to tolerate them: A, claw hammier or a wrench may be all that' is neces- sary to tighten up that sleeked wire which plays havoc with the comfort qualities of your bedsprings. Tho best thing for a lumpy.; mat- tress is to send it directly -to the renovator or the junk man. If, how- ever, it he but slightly uneven, a folded blanket placed upon the springs under the depression will correct the unevenness. Good, well - made mattresses are cheapest in the long run. ,The comfort features of the shoddy aitiele are short-lived. Having invested in the good article, the next thing is to use it weir: Turn it frequently, end for end, and if wool padded on both sides, turn over as well. Don't shake it. Shaking tears the ticking and disarranges the padding. Puff up the mattress by gentle blows or bringing the ends together. It is a good plan to cover the springs with an old quilt or blanket, that in damp weather they • may not rust the matress. Always use a sub- stantial protector on top of the mat- tress, something that can be tubbed without too much trouble yet thick enough to afford satisfavtory pro- tection. The quilted ones are highly serviceable in that respect. Remembering that your. motto is "bed comfort," do not have your pillows extremely large, nor stuffed too 'full. Even goosedown pillows can be made uncomfortably hard by crowding too many feathers into the ticks. The immense pillow may give the bed a luxurious appearance, but the small pillow which does not un- naturally bolster the neck and,shoul- ders is more iinmfortabie. • It' -is well to enclose the pillow tick proper an a second tick trade easily removable for laundering --this fit addition to the outside muslin slip—because of the difficulty of washing feathers. The muslin slip does not afford suf- ficient protection to the tick, which will in time become soiled. It is possible to wash feathers in the tick, but it is a tedious task to dry them thus. When so washed, they should be iiiing on a line out- doors where the air will circulate freely through them, and allowed to remain for several weeks, care being taken to bring them indoors in rainy weather. Feathers will dry more quickly ff washed in a large bag, though this means the added labor f emptying and refilling the tick. In uch case the best way to transfer the feathers is to rip carefully one end of the tick and sew the open end of the bag closely to that of the tick. No feathers will escape in the trans- fer. Next rip tick and bag apart and sew or tie up the bag securely. When feathers are washed and thoroughly dried, replace by the same method and, with care, you will not have lost a feather. The old-fashioned tacked comfort is not a sanitary affair. It does not admit of easy tubbing. Even though it be ripped up and the outside cov- ering washed, the batting cannot be cleaned, and there is all the labor of retacking. If the tacked comfort be used, care should be taken to keep the top end—which is soonest soiled, coming in contact with hands and face—covered with a strip of white cheesecloth extending about eight or ten inches on either side of the comfort. The cheesecloth can be re- moved when soiled, washed and re- placed. The old quilted coverlet was an advantage as a washable affair; but quilting is laborious and even at best the quilt is a thin cover. Blankets, wool or cotton, and as many as the season requires, are good substitutes for the comfort, They can be washed as often as oc- casion requires. Wool blankets should be washed an plenty of clean luke- warm suds—never in hot water, which brings out the oil in the wool and gives the blanket a greasy feel= ing when dry: well rinsed in slight- ly soapy warm soft water and dried on a windy day. This treatment leaves them soft and fluffy. The cotton blanket is very satisfac- tory in all ways. It is well suited to the bode of people with sensitive skins who cannot sleep in wool blankets and who. yet, occupying un- heated rooms, frd sheets uninviting- ly cool in wilite_ time. It is just right in weight and warmth for an ho outside covering in summer time. It is not hard to wash acid is inexpen- q. sive. In making a bed the under sheet should be tucked well down under the head of the mattress, as all the strain on this sheet is from the top. Tuck the upper sheet well under the foot of the mattress, the strain on this sheet being from the foot.. Al- ways lay the sheets with the wide hems at the top, the smooth sides of hems coming together. The practice of some housekeepers of making fr sheets, with hems of equal width top st bottom is mit a .good one; it ad -m ad indulged in they gathered nois- Iy about the long table spread on be side porch. Milly's father sat at the head of the board with his pros - x Breathe on me, Spirit of the Spring, e And let ere live again d In brooklets, lilting. rippling laughter, e In roaring rivers turgid after Showers of April rain; In wild hepaticas a -blowing, In trees and shrubs and grass a -grow- ing In flower be -sprinkled lanes! Oh. Spirit of the Verdant Spring, Breathe life in ere again. In bustling of the birds returning, • Their mating, nesting and their yearn- ing .Antiphonal refrain; In bleating lambs and cattle lowing, In the Creator's wise bestowing Of life with joy and pain. Oh. Spirit of the Vitai Spring. Let rue live again. In play of children in the wood, In their unselfish brotherhood, And lives without a stain; In faith which cultivates the soil, In hopes for harvest after toil, Through summer's heat and rain. Oh, Spirit! Spirit of the Spring, Let me live again. They Would Try It. After a grand review of German troops at Potsdam the Kaiser` called out to the officer commanding the Prussian Guard in a voice loud enough to be heard by all the distinguished guests who were grouped in front of the place: "Pick me nut 100 men from the Prus- sian Guard!" Then, taking the arm of King Ed- ward VII., who was there, he said, "Come with me." He escorted Bing Edward around the 100 men and then said banteringly: "Well, do you think you could find 100 men in England to beat them?" "I don't know so much about that," promptly replied the late King, "but I could easily find fifty who would try," "Do you break these sets?" asked the shopper in the rlrinawere de- partment. "No; I'm sorry to say we don't, madam," replied the polite salesman. "But if you keep a ser- vant -girl she will probably do it for you." sits of turning the sheets end for end in making the bed. It is not desirable that the same end of 1.2. alreet should be used alternately next feet' and lace. As with the upper sheet, the strain on quilts and .blankets is from the Loot, consequently in making the bed they' should 'be tucked well ender the 'feet of the mattress. Elaborately embroidered pillow slips are "not. the most comfortable to sleep on. It is best to make such creations in the envelope style, into Which the pillow; in a plain slip, can be ticked dirrinhr the day, the pillow being divested of its mantle for night service.. The thoroughly comfortable bed .is the well -aired bed. However care- fully ventilated the sleeping room at night, beds should' not be made up in the morning without first being con- scientiotisly aired, frequently sunned. Open wide all the windows; spread the bedclothes on chairs in such manner that each pieee will be ex- posed to the fresh air; turn back the protector from the mattress. The sleeping -porch and the sun -parlor are ideal for such purposes. Where they are lacking, frequently hang the bed- clothes on a line out of doors where they will get the bright sunlight. Sunshine is a wonderful germicide and deodizer. Mattresses espeeially need to be often sunned. This prac- tice will be more easily carried out if the two-piece kind is used. The mattress in one piece is awkward to lift and for that very reason gener- ally does not receive the airing it should have. Always select a dry day for putting the mattress out, and never make up the bed with a damp mattress or coverings. Not only. does careful x aotentithison to ictal make -for bed comfort, but neglect of it invites various physical ills. Cleanliness throughout is one of the first necessities to. the comfort- able bed. • Soiled 'pillow slips, dirty bedclothes, dingy spreads, spoil the attractiveness of any bed, and conse- quently detract from comfort. The dainty bed invites Id a night's re- pose. The single bed is preferable to the double bed. Even where there are two occupants of the same room, it is better to have two this than one large bed: Rarely will a person be found who can rest just as well with a bedfellow as he can alone; and if ho can, it is not likely that his bed- fellow can. 'Seldom will two people be" equally comfortable under the same amount of bed covering and with the same method of -ventilation; and unless committed to the same hours of rising and retiring, one must disturb the other. The doctors tell us that, if we are to have healthy bodies, we must sleep eight hours out of the twenty - our. Sonia few favored individuals may be able to spend more time than that in bed, but most of us find it difficult enough to allow ourselves the stipulated eight hours. Therefore, we cannot afford to waste any part of the precious moments in sleepless unrest because of uncomfortable beds. Let the assertion be repeated: It is the duty of every good housewife to see that all the beds in the house be made just as comfortable and as sanitary as circumstances will per- mit. with a .little • pieci;sg8si bat,. ,earu ba made -with straps sewed bite, stings at the bark. This Makesan apron that can' be itut- on with ono tutlon. iNo• pins.. hrl' no buzlttyrs ;and, bib always in 1 nee. Does Kitchener Knew? Along the . tat flung battle lin" Ton tbobsezrd silent guns lo.lir'e.- The heroic gulls that fougiitior ii'rante And'hloody llaitha's ordnauee: The. smoke has vanished overhead;. The rivers are 00 longer red; Hush reigns supreme where legions met; Tho Paris bells acre ringing yet; The London lights are all aglow:. Does Kitchener know? The arrogant blood-thirsty'beast From menacing the world has ceased, .A word of scorn, his country's name, His flag, the emblem of shame,' His scattered ranks for pity whine In hovels far behind .the 12hizfe! "The Dny" has come, "The Day" 'has gone, The mighty Armageddon's won; Freedom has vanquished Freedom's foe, Does Kitchener lcnow? In triumph's- hour, shall' we forget, Or underestimate our debt T'o, hint, beneath the briny' wave Asleep in his uncharted grave? The man who knew just what to.do When first the Hunnish horde burst through; The iron'man who used his head, And understood, and planned, and did; We're harvesting what he did sow, Does Kitchener know? USE CANADIAN SARDINES. And Thereby Provide Employment For Canadian Fishermen. About 2;000 bread -winners in the sardine fishery industry on our Atlan- tic Coast are faced with unemploy- ment. The fishing season .normally opens on May 1st, but owing to the I fact c that the factories have a Large surplus from last year it is. not the intention of the management to open until that is disposed of. In view of the fact that last year th re'We imported e re orted in p to Canada $280,- 000 worth of foreign fish of the sardine type from Prance, Spain. Portugal,, Norway and California—none of which are of better nutritive quality than the Canadian sardine—the Canadian Trade Commission requests a volun- tary campaign on the part of Cana- dian grocers, restaurants and house- wives to give preference for the next few weeks to Canadian -packed sar- dines. The enormous Stocks of similarly canned fish in Europe' and the United States quite prevent even the hope of export of the Canadian Maritime pro - ,duce, but the Trade Commission is confident that when the facts are Ten Uses for Salt. 1. Salt dissolved in a little am- monia will remove grease spots. 2. A smoky or dull fire can be made clear by throwing a handful of salt over it. 3. Lemon juice and salt will clean copper and brass. 4. To brighten carpets, wring a cloth out of salt water and rub the carpets well. 0. Ink stains that are freshly made can be removed fron carpets by suc- cessive applications of dry salt. 6. Handfuls of salt will clean saucepans and take away the un- pleasant smell of onions if they have been cooked in them. 7. Nearly every kind of basket work, matting or china can be clean- ed by washing with salt and water. 8. Salt in water will take insects from vegetables. 9. Before adding vinegar to.mint for sauce always add a pinch of salt. This prevents the mint from going brown and greatly improves the flavor. 10. Tiles will loop bright and clean if scrubbed with salt. An Economical Apron. Every woman knows that when a man's shirt has wornout cuffs and les below the dollar band, making the shirt unwearable, there is still a uantity of good material left. An apron can be made' of the ma- terial, and in these days of high- priced cotton goods it will pay well to use the goods in this way. Cut off the neck band and yoke, cut out sleeves, lay body of shirt out flat and cut out apron, making it aa large as the goods will permit: The open- ings on the side are sewed up. A facing for the top of the apron is cut from what is left of one of the onts. One sleeve will make the trings, and the other sleeve will ake a bib, if one .is wanted, And EGGS Qui he preserved at a coat of 26 per Dozen Rith Fieming IRslr Preserver le to use; n a-oite sole ap- Y t. Just rob it on. 034aran- to .sear eggs fresh tor nine • months rad longer. A 60o boxmin to 8e Aaron eggs Gat it from ycser dealer or send 505 to Fleming Egg Preserver Co. x66 Craig tn.W, ssoatreat tri giu'ddeee, Writer. for prices. TOI1bNTO SALT WORKS G J 01:1Fer • :TORONTO EAGLE tR7zifi84m Q,m•.d'®9 epi7z bail rams :ATALO,ePU113 shnwiug our full 1fitee f eycle'e for Dien and;womeu, Boys mid Cris. MOTOR CYCLES MOTORATTACHMENTS' Tf e, Coaster orates, Wheels Ipner:Tubedc, Lamps, Bali's, egelometers, Saddlles,lrguid- 7wont and 'Part. of Bicyc5es. You end buy your suppliet from ad ae w hole,.Ie prleee. 'T. W. BOYD, & SON, 27 Rowe Dawn Straot Woof: INooiras3; brought before the public they will exercise that collective patriotic in- fluence which solved similar tempor- ary difficulties in the vegetable and fruit seasons last eummer and fall. The number of fishermen engaged in catching Canadian sardines is about 1,200, and there are in addition 600 cannery employees, largely women - and girls, IIIII1111111011 ,,,AN IA OVEN8.,g.ewe LECEND URIC F PE'A'RS ON N. CLARE, LIMITED MONTREAL 111 1111111 U1l llll111111I1(IR11111(IIIilllll{IIIIIIIIIII allainalisiasomunnumesesta SEND EXP ERT5G®,�'9 Parker's can clean or dye carpets, curtains, laces, draperies, gowns, etc„ and make then loon like new. Send your faded or spotted clothing or household goods, and RK PAR'S will renew them. We pay carriage charges one way and guarantee satisfactory work. Our booklet on household helps that save money will be sent free on request to - PARKER'S DYE WORKS, Limited Cleaners and Dyers 791 Yonge'St. - - 1? l a Lied t,'yf•=AMVIraifie,M: I*S.Wuq''@ ; The old superstition of' "Marry in May, rue for dye!" dies hard, even, in. these prosaic times, and the bride who values her happiness postpones her nuptials! unto the' leAfr nioo tf of >51ifl:' The prejudice against the 'month of May dates from the earll'est days 'tif' civilization, The Romans. 'observed:; the Feettval• of the. Dead then,. and; during' that period the temples were, closed, religious ceremonies were ne- glected.' and those who,00ntraetell matrinteuy theh' wore done'iiieiedl to Fe, setting the gods at defiance; and court- ing all ninnner of evil fortt0iie. , A writer who flourished in B.C. 43'. wrat'dr "The common people profess• it is uitluelt'y 06 marry In the *Wirth of May." The superstition is shared by all Etieopean eoUntrios, with' the' ex-• copilot of Greece, where it le the' pope-• lar bri(!al month. Marj+ Queen pf Scots marb'l'ed her' third husband, e 10 0f tiheli, In May,, and that tiiwas 811 tho'begBoh1wn06 — . add the end for her as queou acrd as, relit; so it may be that the remem• brauce of her unliaiipy lite, and the• tragedy which overtook one of the. most fascinating flgnres in history, may have something to do with the reluctance of ScottLsh brides to enter into tnatr•imony during this mouth. In this, as in other respects, there aro scoffers who deliberately choose. May far their nuptials, and it is a. coincidence that within recent years several of them have had caul® to re pent their temerity. One notable instance was . that of the King Of Spahr and Princess Era of Batteuiberg, whose wedding was cele- brated with the pomp and magnffic•• once on the 31st of May. Everybody remembers vividly the sensation' caused when it became known that a bomb had been thrown under their carriage on their way back to the pal- ace. The bride's gorgeous wedding-• robe was stained with blood. Romance and superstition enveloiv every detail - of the bridal ceremony,. and.. prospective brides ,may be inter-•. • ested• to learn• some- of the things- which they must,• or must` not, avoid. if they would ensure theirfuture haps-• uess.. Should the bride be. awakened by -a smallbird---a finch preferably.ta.• city-maiderr may have- to Tante/it her elf With this chirp of a sooty eparrew) —she may rejoice, as this is consider.. ed a good omen. If swallows should weep past her window at dawn, they evariably portend good luck. And. ther harbingers of health, wealth and. appiuess aro a dove, a lamb, or a frog,. ncountered on her way to the church, ut a pig, a hare, or a eat are unpropi-• ions. If whilst she is dressing for church upider is discovered in the folds of er dress, it is a sign that she will ever want money. Once she is fully attired, a bride• ust not return to take a final peep, r, if she does, she must add a rose or' pin to her toilette. If she is wisp, he will turn her back on her mirror hile buttoning her gloves. Ii slit; breaks anything on the event -- d morning, it is a sigh that she will at live happily with her husband's. elations. If she forgets to feed the cat, It. ray spite her by bringing down the• air, and if it mews angrily as she. leaviug for her honeymoon, then o may expect family jars. Under no circumstances must the. ride permit herself to read, or listen the reading, of th0 marriage thr- ee, or part thereof even, on the eve, her wedding, let alone the, day U- lf nor must she look upon her i degrooin until she meets him at the. tar. HUNS FIRED 278 ROYALTIES. e German State Had a Royal -Person For Every 5 Square Miles. MAY "KNOTS" AND "NOTS." s a c h B 0 a h n w 0 a $ w fu n r 0 1' is sh b to vi of s br al On A German professor figures out that the abdications and dethrone - meats in Germany include 278 per- sons. Bavaria leads with one Ring, one Queen, fifteen Princess, sixteen Princesses, five Dukes, and one Duch- ess. Prussla has sent 33. royalties into exile, including the Emperor; Em- press,incessos. twenty Princes and eleven Pr Brunswick is at the bottom of the t, with only the dual mantle and the three children. The two tiny rrcipalitles of Reuss, whose area is one -three' hundredth part of t of Prussia, have exiled 38 royal- s. he principality of Lippe, only about enty square miles larger than the Reuss states, had a royal family num- bering 24 persons. Most extraordin- ary is the case of Schunlberg-Lippe with its area of 130 square mile*, where there was nearly one royal per- sonage for every five square tntles. These inclnited the reigning Prince, seventeen Princes and seven Prin- cesses. lis th prl has tha tie twT France Buys Eight B.C. Ships. Eight of the 27 'wooden steamers, built on the Columbian coast to the or- der of the Imperial Munitions Board, since arriving in the 'United Kingdom have been sold to the French Govern- rneut. A wet umbreilla or raincoat should never be left resting against the telephone eord because it causes a short circuit and can quickly putt the telephone out of order: The sante applies to wet mops, floor cloths, etc: