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By ERNEST. ELWOOD STANFORD.
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Meanwhile, closely attended' by
Babe, the "critter" plodded through
the 'chores, Various methods of dis-
posing of the intelligent animal flitted
through the victim's mind. They
ranged from shutting him in the cow
stable to impaling him on the pitch-
fork; but, somehow, just as •ho had•
screwed up his courage to the sticking in'burly,
point Babe would'open his .mouth and hind her, stolen unseen,. a
yawn prodigiously, after which den- tattered tramp with optstretched Te-
ta! display Marcellue,.,would devote volver•
himself: earnestly to the business in "Hands up!" growled the tramp.
hand, Dorena whirled. Marcdllus felt a
"I ain't gout to have no scandal blazing, valorous impulse to dash to
i,tjAti hie-'
abbot this bus'nesse' announced 'Dor.-
and a curiously warm and unfamiiliai
feeling played about his heart..
TOT next day he saw a chance for
more active chivalry. Marcellus, as he'.
returned for supper, saw through a
window a sight that made his blood
run cold, Dorena knelt before the
range, removing a golden brown
chicken pie whose fragrance seemed
to pierce the very window pane. Be -
tooting arm slipped round a waist
which never before had sought pro-
tection, and a terrified feminine face
sheltered itself on a sturdy shoulder.
"0-o-o-wl Take it away I"
Msvicelles' biceps swelled, and his
fist ulged menacingly.
"l hat? Where?rs
D.rena pointed, then bid her face
again. Somehow,probably when the
Mae p had, opened the door, a tiny,
half starved white kitten had slipped
into the room, In thetumult it had
passed unnoticed, but now it had gain-
ed the table, and sniffed hungrily at
the steaming pie.
"Rebel Babel" screamed the
stricken 'Dorena:
But the doughty Babe, his ene- cyl-
indered mind frilly occupied, was half
a mile away and'getting further every
minute. •,. ,
Slowly Marceline grasped the serum;
tion, Dorena clung. tight—•er.
"Oh, 'Cellus1", she moaned, ,"take it
away! I was onlyfoolin'. 'Cellos, I
ens when the chores were finished. A hotchickenpie of proper size, never meant nothin'...,Take it away!
however flaky, cannot support itself Andou can go too. Tae ' k at awe -ay.
Perhaps it was the unaccustomed.
"So you'll sleep in that shed out
therm Babe stays just outside, and
he's sort'of wakeful and apt to be
cross o' nights, so if I was you I
wouldn't disturb- him. You needn't
worry about your farm an' stock. I
s'pose I might say I took over your
prop'ty along with you. Anyhow, I'll
see it don't surfer."
The 'eked, fan . from palatial, had
been fitted for habitation rather hast-
ily, but somehow Marcellus, as he.
fingered the snowy sheets and appre-
ciatively tested the mattress, felt lit-
tle longing for the tumbled cot at
home.
"She's a cook, too," he ruminated.
"A master fine cook. An' cute—
mighty cute. A wonderful manager
—as much as it's give a woman to be. sentially sound, the tardy Babe, a
But far farmin' "—he shook his head couple of jumps behind. The tramp,
sadly—"she's let that wuthless Sam with but two legs, was built for speed,
Leftrs raise partie'lar Cam with one whereas Babe, though.with four, was
o' the best farms in town. 'S a shame." not. But it was a remarkably even
If Murcelina had hoped for the mar- thing.
row to moderate the rigors of his "Bring in the mop when you come,"
condition he was doomed to clisap- called Dorena. "I'm sorry I spilled
pointment. When he demurred at the potatoes. I'd fixed 'em up special.
being routed from his slumbers at an 0 -o -wt My gracious goodness me!
hour earlier than he hadseen in years, 0 -o -o -o -o -owl"
Dorena promised' to help his arising Marcellus turned, tripped over the
in flee minutes by the clock. Marcellus mop, and tumbled headlong through
ed in two. Sire fed him bounte- the door. Dorena cannoned against
,r?v bl: a :, .mn:s
lreac> 1 ie 'lasses him. 'Somehow in the mints a pre-
i n u
ymm
sensation of shrinking, fei se week
-
vision
in his arms. Perhapk'it'was ,a
vision of golden pies:and juicy shout'
cakes,i:ontrasted with a cheerless past'
unaided in midair, nor can it even be
held in one hand. And the canons of
Sledder's Corner demand that wom-
an's skirts be worn to the ground—
and kept there. As this veracious
chronicle truly shows, Dorena Kellogg of nauseous man -cook -mg in al tame -
scorched 'frying pan. Perhaps, it was
the suffering Kellogg farm lands:
Marcellus spoke with brutal,' mascu-
line directness.
"Doreny, I'll put that cat out on
just one condition: Will you cook -I
mean—will you marry me?"
Dorena gasped, looked up again,
and spied the'cat. Dorena clung
closer.
"Y -yes, Marcellus," she whispered:
"I'll do anything—but put out. that
cat!"
"See the parson to -night?" demand-
ed. Marcellus inexorably.
"V -yes!"
"Poison Babe?"
"Yes!"
"A Woman needs somebody. t' look
after her," murmured Marcellus .hap-
pily as he hitched up for the trito
the parson's.
Meanwhile, in the dusk of the wood-
shed, a fluttering:'bride-to-be placed a
saucer of milk.
"Nice kitty!" said Dorena Kellogg.
(The End,)
was no woman to fly in the face of
convention. Nevertheless it happened i
—just. how may never be known -
that the revolver` hit the ceiling
smartly even before the pie, to Mar-
cellus' infinite relief, arrived safely
at the table. From somewhere a fry-
ing -pan inverted itself over the in-
truder's
n
truder's head. As he freed himself,
Dorena, investigating the workings of
the captured firearm, creased his shin
with a bullet. With a yell he demon-
strated that the injured limb was es -
and sent him, bce in hand, to greet
the rising eun in the corcicield. Noon,
bowers-. broe let savory consolation,
and su^,ser.--st-awber•ry shortcake!
But neither • hat play nor the next
die she allow him speech with his'
kind. Whatever could people be say-
ing? Marcellus Bradley, the sharpest,
"trader" in town, caught in a hay deal
and held in durance by a woman! And
nobody would ever believe he hadn't
meant to cheat her! To add a little
lieges weight in trading with a man
was nothing more than "cute," but
Sledder's Corner—and Marcellus—
had certain rudimentary notions of
i:nivalry. But Babe was ever-present.
Marceline, dcapite himself, took a
good husbandinan's pride in correcting
• the misdeeds of the despicable Sam
Loft is. Dorena, for her part, could
but soften under the unspoken but
manifest tribute to her cooking. They
even got to conversing amicably—
whole sentences at a time.
"I see you don't keep a cat," ob-
served Marcellus one morning.
"Got enough worthless critters,"
snubbed Dorena with a shiver.
"Shows you wa'n't never intended
for an old maid--" Marcellus broke
off in surprise and terror at the first
spontaneous, truly gallant speech of
e his life.
"I cal'late you'd better get your
milk pail," said Dorena after a not-
iceable pause. But Marcellus noted a
rare flush on her averted face, which
looked strangcle youthful just then,
Efficiency Test for Homemaker. l
To Mrs. T. Q. Franks a medal has`
been awarded as America's best
home -maker. Here .is the efficiency
test which she would submit to every
housekeeper to answer:
1. Do you consider your occupation
of housewife a profession of which
you are proud and to which you bring
your most intelligent attention?
2. Do you and your husband regard
yourselves as business partners, shay
big a knowledge of the family finances
and prospects, and co-operate in
spending your income wisely?
3. Have you a stated amount to ex-
pend on food, operating expenses,
furniture, recreation etc?
4. Have you a personal bank ac-
count for the income entrusted to
you, and do you handle bills and other
communications systematically and
promptly ?
5. Have you a cost keeping system
which is a complete record of every
Et ce tris Men and Their Queerness
That possession of much of the
world's goods is frequently attended
by the manifestation or the weirdest
eccentricities on the part of the own'
ere is amusingly illustrated by the
following curious
instances:—
In Vienna lived a wealthy man, a
Pole of noble origin, occupying sump-
tuous apartments in the heart of the
capital's fashionable quarter, who,
when he wished to summon his ser-
vants, did so by means of bugle calls.
A favorite pastime or this eccentric
was to drive a stage, attired like any
ordinary driver of such a vehicle,
-herever he mght fled aristocratic
tures to be most numerous.
The Viennese asserted that while
be spent a fortune each year upon his
raiment yet he was never clad in any
save the discarded garments of his
valet. On one occasion the Pole as-
tounded the guests at a hall by ap-
pearing in a Costume of pure white,
withthe notable exceptions of shirt
and tie, which were entirely black.
sere complete the oddities, it may be
added that when dining, which be in-
variably did alone et a table d'hate,
he maintained his reputation for
crankiness by reversing the Mal or-
der of things and beginning his meal
with a lemitasse, working backward
to the soup,
It was not long ago that there died
in an Eastern town a wealthy eccen-
ems ee thnuah he had never for
years been outside the grounds sur-
rounding his residence, .ryas ascus
toured to boast each day that be had
walked to certain towns, generally at
a great distance from his house.
What he actually did was this:—
Whenever lie decided that it would be
an excellent idea to visit a distant
town, he ascertained Its exact distance
from his home and'covereil it on foot
on a carefully measured 'walking track
maintained on his premises for this
purpose. Should he desire to call on
his friends near by he would do so by
proxy, at the same time conducting a
conversation with them by means of
the servants, whom he sent in relays
with certain questions, with strict in-
junctions to bring the answers as
speedily as possible.
A well known Parisian, according to
his own statement, for many years de
fled the weather by drinking a solu-
tion of camphor, which, in his opinion,
was an excellent substitute for cloth-
ing. It was said that winter and sum-
mer alike found him sleeping without
a particle of clothing, with the win-
dows of his apartment thrown wide
open. It was his custom also to stroll
in the garden, even on bitterly cold
nights, in a garment much resembling
that ordinarily worn by normal people
only at night.
Among the wealthy eccentrics of
England was a man who lived near
Hastings. His fad excited much at -
per and half the milk on in saucepan
and cook 5 minutes.- Beat the eggs REFORESTATION
and half cup of milk until light; add
to corn and cook slowly, stirring con- NEEDED IN CANADA
stantly until set. Add butter and
salt; serve on thin slices of toast,
Pepper can be omitted and parsley or
celery tops used instead. 13:G SCHEME BEIPJO CARRIED OUT
iN QUEBEC.
What.Your Rural', School May Leek.
Are you satisfied with the returns
from your rural school? You have Replanting of Forests to Sustain the
probably been paying increasing taxes
in order to have better teachers, new
courses and perhaps -a new school
building, 'If your school is the cen-
tralized type,
en-tralized-type, the up -keep has been
as great as in the city school; but the
central school has been found the most
practical system for the• -present-day
rural needs, giving city educational
'advertagee to a' certain degree.'
A's 'an''edueational centre,' the well_
Organized' missal school fulfils its obli-
gation to the pupil; but does, not give'
the fullest; possible return' to those
who support it. The stage is all set
for some one- to work out this, lacking
'benefit, and it may be your school,
that is waiting to be made the social.,
centre of your'conesnunity.
The-fifstmove' in the development
of the school as'a socieT'certtre is to
organize hi -monthly ens monthly Inset-
ings for social gatherings. Call on
your county .agent Or tomedemon-
stration agent to -furnish a talk at,the
first meeting. Secure some talent
from among your friends for the am-
usement end of the program;
Do not expect the teachers to work
up the program of activities; the
chances are that they are as busy as
you are, if not busier. You should,
however, call upon them for co-opera-
tion, for in such affairs' it is advisable
to combine interests and share respon-
sibilities. There need be no fear, as
to lack 'of interest on the part of the
teachers, for they are always inter-
ested in things social or educational.
One of the ;best ways to arouse,
interest in a community gathering is
to arrange a meeting, and have for a
speaker one of the local, boys who has
been in 'the, service. If thisis not
possible, ask a soldier from a neigh-
boring town or city to speak. Adver-
tise this feature and your assembly
hall will be crowded. Invite a boy who
has not been so fortunate as to be
sent overseas to tell the audience
about cantonment organization.
Learning the value of organization
will, in itself, .be helpful in building
up your community work. -after you
are organized, ask: every returned
soldier in your community to speak,
for the experiences of the mph who
went overwill continue to Interest
us for a long time to came.
Later on, the main social meetings
may be supplemented 'by soil study
clubs, corn clubs, or fruit and orchard
study clubs, if you are in a fruit dis-
trict. Domestic science and bread -
making clubs are suitable for every
type of school community. Parents
and pupils both become interested in
these clubs and will -soon be compet-
ing for the same prizes. Do not try
to have contests without prizes or
ribbons, or you' will lose much of the
,interest. If your organization is vig-
orous enough to support at least two
of the clubs suggested, you will have
no trouble in making up $2` $8, or
even $5 purses.
The high school classes in English,
civics or public speaking, can be asked
to work up debates and amateur plays.
A home talent play and an occasional
debate can be arranged to be given
by the patrons. This gives the teach-
er of public spfiaking an opportunity
to help, and nothing quite equals
a home -talent play for bringing out
an interested audience, A small ad-
mission fee will cover expenses. If
there is a balance, it can 'be used for
prizes.
We are now facing the grave prob-
lems of reconstruction. Producers
are an important economic force in
this question of supply and demand
Why not have your community organ-
ized from this social centre and 'be
ready to make a study of your part
as a constructive unit.
day's expenditures? Can you give a
yearly or monthly statement of what
you have spent and how?
6. Is your house planned through-
out on sanitary, economic principles,
both for yourself and for all others
within it? Are the heating, ventilat-
ing and lighting systems up to the
maximum in quality and quantity and
down to the minimum cost?
7. Have you accurate knowledge of
all Iabor-saving devices applicable to
your household, supplying all you can
afford? Is the work of your house
intelligently planned, 'so that each
worker has a clear idea of individual
responsibilities and a reasonable time
of rest?
8. Have you a practical knowledge
of cooking? Of economical buying,
stock -taking and the balanced ration?
9. Have you taken all possible pre-
cautions against fire, thievery and
other dangers to the house? Have
you a complete inventory of all your
household belongings?
10. Have you compered all your
housekeeping methods, in detail, with
those of at least a dozen women of
similar incomes and circumstances?
Are you willing to be told that your
methods might be improved by such
practical housekeepers?—by an em-
ploye?—by an expert?
In marking yourself on this test,
allow 10 for each question, giving
yourself a fair percentage if you can-
not fairly claim the entire 10 points.
Add results for your total percentage
of 100, or "perfect."
To Serve Corn.
How to Boil Corn—Husk the ears,
remove the silk with a vegetable
brush so it will all come off. Have
water boiling and boil corn rapidly
for five minutes. Remove from water
at once and place on a plate which
has been covered with a napkin, and
bring the -ends up so the corn will be
covered. Do not add salt and do not
let the ears stand in the water. Serve
at once.
When Boiling Corn in Husk—Re-
move a few of the outer husks, then
'turn the inside ones bac , remove the
silk carefully;brio ba the husks,
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tention and amusement among his and tie. Boil same as, above, This
p, netually at noon each adds to the sweetness of the corn,
neighbors, Escalloped Corn -2 cups grated
day he would appear labia front yard, fresh corn, iii cup fresh breaderumbs,
with a crimson turban ole his head, ifs cup milk, 1 tablespoon butter, a
hie feet covered with richly embroid- little pepper, 1 egg. Mix corn with
eyed and jeweled sandals, and with a milk, seasoning and well -beaten egg.
coolie cloth round his waist, Then, Brush earthen bakedish with butter.
absolutely ilydifferent to the hoots of pour in mixture ch cOcC top with
the ',Annie in the street_ he would first buttered crumbs. Bake 80 minutes
pray aloud to the sun, "the father' of in moderate oven. To butter crumbs,
light and good," and immediately put butter on pie tin, When melted,
afterward prostrate himself before a add the crumbs and shake until the
quaint miniature temple wherein was crumbs have all 'been touched with
enshrined a grotesque Idol with die- butter..
mond eyes. What made his eeeentrici• erambled Corn and. Eggs -1 cup
ty remarkable was the fact that he grated fresh corn, 3 eggs, 1 cup milk,
was not of Eastern origin, nor had lie 1 tablespoon finely cut green pepper,
ever been converted to any religious
faith or cult of the East.
Pulp. and Paper industry is a
Necessary Undertaking.
-- Perhaps the largest reforestation.
scheme ever undertaken in Canada is
being carried out in 'Quebec tele year.
The Laurentide Company, of Grand' -
inure is, planting over 1,000,000 seed-
linge, mostly Norway spruce, with.
some white, Scotch anct Tacit pine and
balsam: The Riordorn'Company, of St,
Invite, is also planting '750;000 seed. -
hinge.' Muth the greater number of
theuaeeflings 'used •are' imported from
-forest nurseries in the United -States,
which, • in turn, Procured the seed
some three or four years ago from
No`r'thern Europe.
These cdmhanies hope soon to plant
every year' at least one tree for every
one remenred by them. "Naturally suclr
a large Scheme of refoeestation' sl -e-
mended the building up •of a large or-
ganization, as -well as the carrying out
of much experimental 'wogk, all of
which involved a large outlay of capi-
tal. It goes without saying that such
a"task would not have been under-
taken it the men who 'control the coin -
panics were • not 'convinced that It
was a good '3nvestmemit, and that only
by such means meld their deforested
lands be made productive before their
available supplies of timber were ex-
hausted.
xhausted. Forest culture presupposes
longterm investments and, conse-
quently, the necessity of a minimum
outlay In land and preliminary ex-
penses. For lleidereason it Is general-
ly considered,to ,be -an undertaking
:which governments can handle to bet-
-ter advantage than can private cor-
sweetions or individuals. .The Quebec.
companies;' however, have acquired
considerable areas of cheat!' land in
fee simple, • They established their
own nurseries and these will be grad-
ually, enlarged until they will furnish
sufficient seedlings to keep pace with
the planting. As practically iso seed
of -Canadian trees is now obtainable,
it is being ;imported from Europe,, but
in time it should be possible to ob-
tain native seed. It is, for example,
not yet definitely' mown how Norway
spruce will grow under Canadian con-
ditions. A vast amount of experiment-
al 'work,
xperimental'work, requiring several years' time,
will be necessary to decide this point.
In order to avoid any delay, the com-
panies are engaging in this experi-
mental work in co-operation with time
Commission of Conservation oo-inci-
dently with their planting.
Europe Sets An Example.
1 tablespoon butter, drippings or oil.
ise teaspoon salt. Put the corn, pep- Mnraro's Liniment Duxes sandruft,
A Dazzling Total.
Nothing less than a White Paper
has been issued in England in which
an attempt has been made to total
up the number of articles of clothing
and surgical comforts made by the
Sister Sissies for sick and wounded
soldiers under the ArmyCouncil's
scheme, and Sir Edward Ward finds
that the number turned out reached
the amazing total of 88,000,000; the
workers who achieved it totalled 400,-
000. The Director -General pays tri-
bute in the paper to "the noble self-
sacrifice of the great baud of work-
ers at home." ,
—a
The Scheme That Failed,
The young lawyer had just opened
his new office, where the' paint was
hardly dry. Hearing, a step outside,
and
seeing a man's
form through ti
ee'
glass of the door, he stepped over to
the brand-new telephone and, taking
down the receiver, assumed the ap-
pearance of being in deep converse -
"Very Well, .Mr; Allen," be wassay-
Mg,
aying, as the Visitor entered. "I'll attend
to that government Work all right, al-
though I'm frightfully rushed just
now. Overwhelmed with, cases.
Quite right. .. Oh, yes, ,
Certainly. Good -by"
Hanging up the receiver, Ise turned
to his visitor, hoping to see him duly
impressed,
"Excuse Me for interrupting ',you, '
sir," said the stranger apologetically,,
"i'veiust come: along to connect up
the telephone,"
It is to be regretted that time several
provincial governments ;Fitch have
control of their forests should permit
great areas of cut -over forest' to re-
main idle until the time has been
reached when private enterprise
"must" undertake the task in order to'
prevent the decine of the timber and
pulp industries. The provinces might
well learn front the peoples of Euirope,
who have been practising state
forestry for more than a century, It
is long past the time foe heeding the
warnings of those who, for more than
a generation, have been pointing out
the menace of permitting a great na-
tional resource to become depleted.
Anyone who now prates about Cana-
dian forests being "vast, beyond com-
prehension," "illimitable," or "inex-
haustible,"
inexhaustible " should be, regarded as an
enemy of the country.
--•----'C
Find time still to' be learning some-
what good, and give up being desul-
tory.—Marcus Aurelius.
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The largest of all the flowers of the
world is said to be the ritfflesia, a na-
tive of Sumatra, so called after Sir
Stamford Raffles. This Immense
flower, it appears, is composed of five
round petals of a brickish polor, each
measuring a foot across, These'are
covered with numerous irregular yel-
lowish white swellings_
Thepetals surround a cup nearly a
foot wide,etlro mar•giri of which beam's
the stamens. The cup of the rafflesia
is filled with a fleshy disk, the up-
per surface of which is covered with
projections like miniature cows'
horns. The cup when free Irons Its
contents will hold about twelve pints.
The ' flower weighs about fifteen
pounds and is very thick, the petals
being three-quarters of an inch.
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For some time experiments have
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from the ground, and a French ma-
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detours—ism covering a distance of 130
kilometers (about 110 miles), and in
lauding, when required, in a certain
airdrome. A simian machine has been
developed in the United States which,
according to a recent statement of
Secretary of War Baker, can travel
without a pilot some 100 miles and
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FIRE LOSSES IN
THIS DOMINION;
BRINGING THE MATTER HOME TO'
THE INDIVIDUAL,
Amendment to the Criminal Code Es-'
tabltshed Personal :.Responsibility
For Fires
At the last session of the Domiilion-
Perliament, amendments to the Prim-•
)nal Code, dealing with the fire waste,.
were Passed at the recommendation of'
the Dominion. Fire Prevention Com-,
mittee, and following up the sugges-
lions of tee .Commission of Conserve..
tion as contained in the report Fire
waste in Canada, 'rime amendments:
place the responslhility for outbreaks+
Of flre and for failure to provide pro-
Der apparatus for the extliiigiiisheesei t,
of fire or -the escape'or persons a -the'
buildings in case of flee. The amend,
ments were, as follows; f
1. Section five hundred and flftenme
pf The criminal Code is amended by,
inserting the following subsection
immediately before subsection two:.
thereof := '
"MA). Every one is guilty of an ins
dictable offence and liable to two
Years', imprisonment who by negli'-
genre causes any Are which occasions
loss. of life or joss or property.
"That person owning, occupying ox•
controlling the premises in which such
a fire occurs, or on which such fire'
originates, shall -be deemed to have
caused the fire through negligence if
such person has failed to obey the re,
quirements of any law intended to
prevent fires or which requires ap
paratus for the extinguishment of
fires or to facilitate the escape of pen -
sons in the event of lire, if the jury-
finds
uryfinds that such tire, or the loss of life„
or the whole or any substantial par -
tion of the loss of property, wodlil
not have occurred if such law had,
been complied with.
Further Amendment* to Code.
2, The said Act is further amended;
by inserting immediately after Rem
tion five hundred and fifteen tine fon
lowing section:—
"515n, In any case whore any lire
insurance company which carries any
policy of fire insurance inn the•prepee
ty, or any Dominion, provincial or.
municipal fire o0leer or antheritm' re
commends that the owner, lessee 01
other lies -sou controlling or operatins-
any building, structure factory, ship-
yard, vessel, .dick, wharf, pier, saw
mill, or yard in which logs or lumber'
are stored or held, should make ani'
change or alteration in such building
structure, factory,,shipyard, vessel
dock, wharf, sawmil, pier or yard, re
move any material therefrom, or sup
ply any apparatus therefor, with a,
view of reducing the risk of fire os
for the extinguishing of fire, ands
such recommendation is approved by'
any officer ise the service of His Ma••
jesty,thereto Itutharized by the (lover..
nor in Council, and notice of such re•
commendation and of such approval
thereof has been served personally
upon or forwarded by registered mall
to such owner, lessee, or other person,
and such owner, lessee or other per-
son refuses or neglects to forthwith
carry out such recommendation, such
owner, lessee or other person shall be
liable uporf summary conviction to a
fine not exceeding one thousand clol•
tars, or to imprisonment for any term
not exceeding six months, or to both
flue and imprisonment."
At the meeting ,f the, Dominion
Fire i'revention Committee at Ottawa
on May 0. Mr. G. D. l indlaysfrn, the
honorary soetotary, and Superinten-
dent of Insurance, interpreted the first
Meuse of the amendment as follows:
"tinder the first clause, any person
! upon whose premises fire occurs is
deemed to have caused the fire by
negligence if he ben failed to comply
with any regulations designed to pre.
vent firs. Non-compliance is the proof
of negligence, and this is a question
of fact to be determined by a jury,
Notification of a breach of the law is
not provided for, as every person Is
presumed to tie familiar with the
law."
This drastio legislation should be
given widespread publicity, as it will
have a most important bearng upon
the enormous fire losses of Canada,
as well as upon the great loss of lifs
therefrom.
Writer's Cramp.
Writer's cramp does not interfere
with other manipulations of the aft,
footed hand. A prominent surgeon,
now totally unable to write, uses the
affected hand easily to perform all
the delicate and varied manipulations
incidental to abdominal surgery,'
Complete rest of the hand, massage'
and electrical treatment may Of
relief, but the trouble is likely to re-
cur, Some victims learn to write
with the left hand, but the disease Is
prone to extend into the newly -trained
member.
The method of writing from the el-
bow or shoulder Instead of from tee
knuckle prevents writer's cramp, Af.
footed persons can use the type.writ'
ing machine. perfectly,
"The Dogs of War."
„Shakespeare is the originator of the
oxpr'esslon "the doks of war." It' is
used in "Julius Caesar;' act 8, scene
1, where the words are: "Cry havoc,
tend let slip the dogs of war,"
A new form of swing for childrel
consists -of a car that runs back Oni
zaitforth on p semi -circular track,
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