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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1923-11-01, Page 6goose The most delicious ;.;Aerad procurable.' About the ilouse - 3y A POT OF GOLD—PAINT,Using the wrong needle or not set This is the time of year wheel ting the needle properly. everything house seems to{ Presser foot or attachments not se- ting ng about the curely fastened by thumb screws. take on a look of shabbiness and n+i fit, when we housewives wish five' Do you fand tha• t your machine i might follow tl•e rainbow's lovely path hard to run? This condition may be and find the fabled Pot of Go''d. Butdue to any of the following: ij Dull needle points. The Hidden Hour --=�----... BY J. B, HARRIS-BURLAND. CHAPTER IX. Imy lady, I want to have a nice little Very rarely, perhaps, in all the an- place. I don't want to start off too nals'of crime, has a solemn verdict of humbly. Of course, Pd give an undez- mur'dex given hope attd comfort to any i taking to repay the money." human being in the world. But when! "Well, I'll think it over, Fletcher," Ruth Bradney heard' the result of the. said Ruth after a few moments of inquest she `felt as" though a great silence. "You've been a very good burden had been lifted off' her life—as friend to me, and:I should like to help though once again she could walk you• We both think very" highly of among 'men and women without the you, Fletcher.. But I want you to fear' of some finger pointed at her, of think it over, too. You have s very some voice crying out, "That was the good home here." woman who drove Paula Merrington7 "Tres, my lady, and you've been a to commit suicide." ;kind mistress, And I shall never for - It was the other verdict she' had get your kindness, and if you can feared. That, for. her, would have been oblige me with this money, my lady, the real verdict of Murder and she, Ill be exceedingly grateful to you." i Ruth Bradney, would . have, been the i ' "111 talk to my husband about jt." murderess, I "Thank you so very much, my, lady," She had not been summoned to at- "Good -night, Fletcher—you needn't. ! tend the inquest, and, naturally, site sit up for me; I may be rather late," had not gone there' of- her own free! ' Good -night, my lady." ' will, It was Fletcher, her maid, who The servant left' the room and Ruth, , had told her of the verdict, and Flet- clasping her hands about her knees, cher had said, "I don't see, my lady, stared at the fire with a puzzled ex howthe jury could have decided other- pression in her eyes. The intervi wise-" .Ruth had been dressing for had been absurdly pleasant if it ha diluter at the time, and she had not been Fletcher's intention to levy black mall, Why, there had notbeenev why seek the rainbow's end when ' ' Loose bolt. veritable pot of gold may be perches - dull needle: ed far a very small sum at the corner Lack of oil: of paint, and. enamel bolding as little! it and ?int - as one-fourth pint may now he proeur- Q ovod with oil, ad - ed in almost every color and tint. AI , Go over the machine carefully, ecry small outlay of money nr.d lima{ lusting all the conditions that promote will make dingy rooms take on a' disorder and give it a fair chance to • bright and checrlhl appearare.e. do good work far you, before you We recently moved into a large, blame the results of your work to age countryhouse. The dining -room and make, s woodwork was painted a muddy) COMBINATION CAKE. green. We:repainted the woudwork ' and papered the walls with a soft tan' This is a good recipe for dark cake paper with a touch of rose in it, We which my family is very fond of. I went over the furniture with an an- use the same recipe with slight varia- tionstiyne oak varnish, also the flan!. The for layer cake, drop cookies, room is very cheerful and pleasant fruit cake, or gingerbread made in a and the whole cost came within five dripper. dollars. Layer Cake --1-3 cup shortening, 1 We had two deep trays of smooth cup white sugar, 14 cup molasses, 1 wood made. These we fastened one up boiling water, 2% cups flour, 2 above the other to four square posts. egg yolks, 2 tsp. cinnamon, la tsp. To this we fastened the rubber -tired ginger, salt, 1qs tsp, soda, wheels and the well-designed handle Bake in two layers, and ice with of a discarded baby carriage. We boiled white icing made of one cup of enameled this to match the other Palm- sugar and half cup of water boiled' ishings and have a practical and real- together until it hairs. Stir this syrup' fy good looking'serving table. into the two stiffly beaten egg whites We found some old, deep picture and beat until creamy. frames in the attic. These we enema For dark drop cakes I use the same eled in black with touches of gilt and recipe, adding two whole eggs, two! • color, We purchased some tray teaspoonfuls cloves, one tablespoon! handles and fastened one at each end cocoa, and bake in gent pans in mod -1 of frames. We put crocheted doilies erate oven. under the glass, although cutouts of For gingerbread, make as for drop. wall paper or cretonne would be rakes, but bake in a dripper. pretty, These substantial trays have For fruit cake add one-half package been much admired. of raisins and one cup flour. Bake in Scarcely anything about the house deep pans. This will make two fair - escaped the onslaught of our relent sized haves. --Mrs, W. G. S. less paint brushes. Vases, bowls, bas- kets and low flowerpots to hold cut A PRETTY DRESS FOR THE flowers, bulbs and ferns, GROWING GIRL. Many ideas come to mind as one gats interested in the work. Do not acmoan the fact that there is no pot of gold to spend for new furnishings, hut get busy with paint and brush. You will be amazed at the charming results of a few hours of pleasant! work, and you will feel more than re- paid by the compliments of your home folks and friends, drug store or hardware? Small pots! Dirt TENSION MAI{ES OR MARS STITCH, The tension of your sewing machine is an all-important consideration of every home dressmaker. It must be regulated according to the weight t 0 f material used and a perfect stitch should be alike on both sides. This perfect stitch is obtained when the tension on the upper and under side is alike. The upper tension is usually placed on the face of the machine or else on the arm; the lower tension is adjusted by a screw in the bobbin case, In regulating the delivery of thread both through the upper and fd9g" '` 4. ._. lower tension, turn the adjusting '""" n""' screw to the right to tighten, and to 4498. Dotted percale in blue and the left to loosen. white is here portrayed. It is piped The length of the stitch is reulated with blue bias binding, This is a by a screw or a lever on the head at good model for suiting, kasha, andh the right of the machine; this stitch jersey, also for linen and crepe. The is, lengthened by turning to the right. sleeve may be in wrist -length or shore! r IMPROPER woIitINe of DIACN 'R, The Pattern is cut in 4 Sizes: 6„ ge Does your upper thread break? If 8, 10 and 12 years. It requires 35 e so, is this the reason? yards of 27 -inch material for an 8-Iw Imperfect needle (bent or blunt). year size. For vest, and facings of Machine improperly threaded, contrasting material, la yard 32 finch -'la Needle too small for the thread. es wide is required. Pattern mailed to any address on l a Needle improperly set, receipt of lac in silver or stare r Dirt or. lint in the shuttle cavity the Wilson $ic in s i Ps, by vv which stops the bobbin from turning Publishing Co., 73 Westi freely, Adelaide Street, Toronto, Allow two Worn. weeks for receipt of pattern, 1f ]toes year machine skip stitches? tit if this is the rendition examine it, DRYING DAINTY LINENS. I w considering the following points: 1 have an old dresser with abroad a Blunt or crooked needle, marble top and consider myself in` Needle and thread not correspond- luck, I• find it the most convenient BFF king in size. i thing on which to dry dainty, flat lin- h Needle improperly set. I ens, although a porcelain top kitchen, Wrong needle for the machine. table would answer the purpose, After! Are you constantly breaking need- washing the linens, 1 lay them perfect les? Here are some of'the reasons:I ly flat on the smooth marble, patting to Failure in release the tension be- the edges down well. When dry they! .ore drawing the work from under the, are lifted up and folded, with a great,.T pn•esser foot. saving of heat and labor, --G, S. I f Trying t:' eesi:tt the feed points by "— i pulling the material as themachine' CARL IN PLANNING. s is stitching. }I Things to remember when planning s Tieing a coarse thread in a Pinel meals: 0 rpedle.' I Fried foods should be used sparing- ad - ly, especially where there are children. I The iron requirement of children LEARN B}� TRADI and "men is greater than for men. la 0w treeka, lealslana guaranteed. Steady tui -1 —`�"'�'"----- k oyment,: Write forf ran t4at,L,ee,. Moldy system A.,yiraffe's tongue- is about two feet of College., IDS eutea at. S.. Toronto. 1 in length.. ISSUE No. 44—'21. 'Amerces Liniment 1412103 Cute. WFIAT DOES NOT CHANGE "Change and decay in all nrouid I see," The law of life le the law of constant alteration, The world you behold to -day Is not the one that you saw yesterday. The house where yen lived when you were a boy was rased years ago. The tree you planted dwindled because the roots of it were starved, and it was cut down. The street was invaded by stores, and the old residents were pushed out into strange outskirts of the town. The market' square has filled with alien fames and unfamiliar names. {creat in- dustries, Whose windows shine like gold against the , sundown, line the hanks of the stream where you fished and swain. When: you were' little, ani. mate and inanimate alike were im- mortal. Nothing could die. Nothing would grow up. Your mother's' cheek would never fade, nor your father's hand and foot grow less decisive, You night turn the key on all your trea- sures in Time's cabinet, and Dome v- back when you would, and find them aw there intact. You have learned' bet- li ter now: You have seen that there Is a difference between a day and a day. eared to discuss the. Matter with her maid. She had simply answered "It a note of menace in the woman's vote want to talk about it." one could have taken exception to And then she had dined alone, and Even the request itself was not u she had been very glad that her hus-reasonable, Tlie loan, the legacy, the band' had not returned for dinner, old aunt of eighty-three, the undertak- ingSooner or later he was certain to die- to repay the money! It all sound - cuss the inquest with her, or, rather, ed most business -like. If it had not she would sit and listen to his com- ments been for the tear in the fur coat and on the evidence. But now, as the missing hat, Fletcher could not she sat alone in her boudoir after din -possibly have been suspected of at- nor, she was only conscious of a cer- tain gratitude for the peace that had pounds for nothing but the holding of come upon her tortured brain after I her tongue. the agony of the last three days, Dan-; "Perhaps I've made a mistake, gets and difficulties lay ahead of her, I thought Ruth. Some instinct had' butwarned her that Fletcher was not a shenow,l even if the truth were known,"faithful friend," but an enemy. Still, she would not be utterly destroyed. It 'it was quite possible to bo mistaken. seemed as though all the powers of In any case it would be wise to let heaven and earth were fighting to Fletcher have the moue save her from destruction e You have learned that the world of le all too terrible Fletcher I don't and she ],tad not said a cold that any sense is forever mutable, and that even what seems solid ground under rt- your feet dissolves like the cloud over- head when met by the pulse of the wind. What Is Enduring? What is there that remains? The friends that we cherished, on'whom we leaned for judgment and for sym- pathy, have passed on into rho world that is "a wonder still." We rear a memorial in a public place, or in the unforgetting grateful heart, and our lives are fed by the expectation of meeting theta once more and giving an account of our stewardship for bet- ter or for worse. But they are not here. What precious thing have we' that we can keep secure against all that would "creep and intrude and I climb into the fold?" The only things we can keep with ue surely to the end of days are the things that never had a market value, It Is not the wood and atone of the houses made with hands or of the monoliths and pyramids that. endure. We can kelp and hand dolvn to those who come after ue a creed of kindlf. nese and charity, a sense of honor, a delicate regard for the lndividuality of others, an affectionate loyalty In friendship, a serene and modest self- reliance. These are not to die when at last the frame that holds thein shall mingle with the dust. These shall out- live the evanescent phenomena that filled our little day on earth between the morning star and eventide. These shall bring true the dreams whose ful- fillment was denied us, and these shall be the heritage on which time has no power. So calm had she become that shot Five hundred pounds Not a very f if it WaS not fol. was even able to read a novel and !could lot ed by furthere sum in ' dmands! Yet she take an interest int the joys and sor- rows and adventures of fictitious not and five hundred pounds characters. Then, as the clock on the unless she asked her he husband wouldr e - mantelpiece struck ten, there was a • She was doubtfuldvhow he re - knock on the door, and Fletcher en -'ward this adventure of Fetdhern He tered. en -! was a lawyer and he would want to "Might I have a few words with' know all abous t the aunt and the at there was your ladyship?" said the maid.' no au t' aIt ndnoegacy.ossible thAnd in any humbl yes, es Fletcher,of course " i case, even old women of eighty-three Wli •, altered their wills. said dtRuth with a smile, "Wltat'a the i • Ruth, thinking over the matter matfrom her husband's point of view, be - "1 have been thinkiug of leaving gan to see that there was no real se - your ladyship's service," was the as-Icurity fortheloan. Fletcher's "note 'bounding closed her book and said, • p l of hand," as the money -lenders put it, thought hou h t you were so comfortable hre, it Alexandereuposstbleht wthatell ehe emight "So I am, my lady. And I n !wonder why his wife, naturally annoy - erred at the loss of a ver able servant hope to be in a nicer house than this ! should wish to make very path —nor to deal with any lady as I like' easy for her. better than your ladyship, But I feel I won't mention it to Aloe," she that I want a change." . thou ht. "I can raise the money some - "Oh, nonsense, Fletcher—you've ; how." talked like that before, What is it that I Still, aoart frofn the raising of the you really want -the last time you :money, there were other dangers to had quarrelled with one of the foot- be considered, She remembered that men and I had to get rid of him in once her husband, speaking to Iter of order to keep you. What is it now? i a famous trial, had said,"In black - Are you going to get married? Are !mail it is the first pyment that you in love?" I counts. The others follow as a mat - "No, my lady. I hope as I'll never' ter of course," do anything so foolish. But I've been I It was an obvious truth. But in thinking over the future, my lady, and this particular case, could the pay - it seems to me that I could better my- I Ment—the loan of this five hundred self. I don't like to look forward to l pounds—be set against her as an evi- tny old age, my lady. Service isn tl deuce of guilt? She had consented to what it used to be—I moan we dont a not unreasonable request on the part Iook at it quite as we used to. Not! of an old servant. that I have anything to say against it, But the answer to this plea came my lady, for I think there's no bet- swiftly on its heels. "If it was a ter training for a girl or a young•] reasonable request," she could hear woman. But I think all of us look, her husband saying to her, "why did forward to marriage or else setting you not ask me for the money," up some little business of our own. I Ruth could not come to a decision. T thought I d sat upas ga dress �� .maker •She realized that she would have to in a small way. I think the natter over very carefully. "Oh, Fletcher, how foolish of you. She almost wished Fletcher had not Why, most dressmakers in a small been so gentle and pleasant. She way would bo glad to be in your po-' wanted to know exactly what was hi sition," !wanted to know exactly what was in "Very likely, my lady, but I have Fletcher'a mind, ideas of my own. I want to be in- (To be continued,) Measuring Bridge Strains. aepenaent• "Ah, independence!" said Ruth with a smile. "I m afraid, Fletcher, that is rather a will-o'-the-wisp, Well, I shall, pe yery sorry to lase you," Measuring the strains of bridges, Thf3 statement Was not strict'ylskyserapers, airelms and structural true. A short time previously Ruth material accurately and quickly is lie• would have been very sorry to part ing done by a little machine Just per - with so excellent a servant. But since fected by the Bureau of standards in t -e disappearance of the hat with the Washington. The gauge can be placed two red feathers Ruth had begun to anywhere on the structure being test- egard Fletcher as a source of dan- cd and is almost uncanny in its find. r. For three days now it had seem- Ings. It measures only ten inches long d to Ruth that the servant had been and about five inches wide, and is so etching her—that Fletcher was not ronsit!ve that its recorder returns to the some old reliable Fletcher, but— well not exactly a .spy, of course. Per- normal in Due one -thousandth of a1 aps Merely a suspicious and observ- second. nt woman. Neither of then' had said The principle involved is the vary- nything about the hat. Ruth had ing electrical resistnneb of many close• ealized that she could easily:explain ly adjacent thin carbon plates. It has by site had said nothing about it, been known long, but never applied I've been thinking of this change with success commercially until the or some iimc, my lady. I have put Burma of Standards' engineers built by a bit of money, but I don't know if be enough. I was wondering tine present machine. A special volt - will Nether your ladyship or Sir Alex- meter gives the readings of the nder would help nue at all." ; strains developed, A practical test is Ah, so that was it! The faithful new going on in Iowa, where impact letcher had come to the point at last. strains of highway bridges are being lackntail! Ruth laughed to conceal found., Prof. Almon Fuller of the er tltoughts—laughed out loud. !Iowa State Agricultural College and Oli, Fletcher, Ruth exclaimed, "I' 0. S. Peters, one of the inventors, are don't want to lose you: Ilow can you 1 in charge of Ilia tests. expect me to make it easier for you' go?"---..�; "I know it seems an impertinence, y lady. But I should be very grate- ul if you could see your way to help - lig me, I shall be able to repay you An Irishman was seated in a 'train ery shortly. T have an old aunt who beside a pompous individual who w•RS M1nard's Liniment fp. . Oandrull, A Study in Heredity. eighty-three. She has left tie all accompanied by a deg. he's got, and that's about two thou "Foine clog ye leave,'• said the Irish - and pounds. 7f your ladyship could vanee me five hundred.. You see, Radio Price List ,Pine for NEW 1.n11.0 ITP of I10,, tlt•ts uud 0epih4. 11.1 ,.a,... I••r; laity, TORONTO RADIO CO,, TORONTO man, " 'Fwhal kind is it?" "A cross between: an Iris'hnman and nn ape," the titan replied. "Shure an it's related to batty of us," the Irishman rejoined. The plainest people can be made beautiful by modern facial surgery, , which is, however, a costly process. ; Have a packet in voer packet for hoer -ready roiresionent. Aids digestion. Allays thirst. Soothes the throat. Tor Quality, Flavor and lire Sealed Paokas,. gel Which Way? Teacher (opening second object -les- son on the cat),—"Can you tell me to what family the cat belongs, Jones?" Jones (after a little hesitation)—"I think It belongs to the family next door." SALESME Ire pay weakly and offer steady. employment Belling our eomplefe and ex/Icahn linea of whole•root, (melt- dug -to -order 'trees and phone. 1gast stock and serried, .w'e tench' and equip f•oi, free. A money -making opportunity. LUKE BROTHERS, -MONTREAL TM t4 BEAVER WASH BOARDS Of1NOURATEU f1BREYJARt outwear t others ONSALEOYGROCERS ANO NARDIVARE MERCNAN7S Q'whi a '444' I reel the perfect balance and the hand comfort of The Smart made Axe.—Iiardened:toufihened and tempered "wawa selto knowhow' to build double life and double value into every axe they make ASK YOUR. HARDWARE I;AN FOR A 4.44" Sing'/eB/t-Oot,6/e Bit ,J AyShape Any Weight `y CANADA FOUNDRIES S. FORGINGS C JAMES SMA R i TRL PLANT w OGY.V t4 f3R I E ONT. WOIRTI-I MORE THAN'" GOLD Platinum might well be called the "Cinderella" of metals, es It was for many centuries sobrnod and :map preciated. Now, however, it has conic into its own and Is regarded as cue of the most valuable and useful' of ahem Its story is as long and es fascinat- ing as that of gold, although it has :. never caused such wild excitement,. strife and misery. It was known ib• the Ancients, as is proved by dis- coveries of olds ruins at Thebes, in Egypt, and elsewhere; but they by no moans, appreciated the wonderful qualities of the metal, ancl it was lit- tle need. Later on it Was employed by coun- terfeiters to niakc false coins, and some hundreds of people have been hanged for using platinum for this pur- pose. Yet, :strangely enough, to -day sunk- "base metal" would be worth more than gold coins of the same weight, The modern appreciation or plat'-` num really dates from 1731, when An- tonio de Moe, a Spanish naval offi- cer, led an expedition into South America, There he found deposits of an extremely, tough and durable metal, which he named "leaden.," from "plata," thee Spanish word for silver Later, large quantities • were ship_ over to Europe, where the stip of the day began to excoriate it and to discover its marvel' Essential to Science. The metal soon became more wider used and appreciated, although It did not then attain the great commercial' and artistic value it enjoys to -day. Piatinum is found in small grey par- ticles along with other metals, includ- ing nclud ing gold and chrome -iron. Occasional- ly It is discovered in the form of nug- gets, which are naturally extremely valuable. A 25 -pound nugget of plati num would at the present time be worth aver $30,000. It is found gener- ally in river deposits in Russia and in the republics of Columbia and Brazil, M South America, Borneo, the West Indies, Australia, and the United States also contain smaller deposits of the valuable metal, Previous to the rule of the Bolshe- viks, Russia supplied ninety per cent. of the world's platinum, but to -day the mala supply comes from Colombia.. The uses to which platinum is put are almost countless, It is essential to science and chemistry, as It is' em- ployed to make crucibles, being the only metal that will stand really .in- tense heat without melting, Neither Is it affected in any way by the action of chemicals that would eat away other metals, In the manufacture of most electrical and telescopic instru• ments it is also indispensable, as if can be drawn out into .the thinnest wire without snapping. Platinum is used in the making of sulphuric acid, and consequently it is absolutely necessary for the manufac- ture of high explosives. Dentists owe a great debt to plati- num, as it enables then to fit flcfal teeth with plates and rivets which do not tarnish or oxidise. Thin platinum plates have been used within recent years for makng artificial roofs for the mouths of soldiers and others FI ffering from facial injuries. It is the only metal over which wounds will heal, Lake That Sharpens Razors. One of the most curious lakes In the orld is to be found in Ireland. This lake has the power of petrdfy- The earth is 92,800,000 miles from the sun. r SHINE? This Weather: Prophet automatically Core- y x p, ,.Id is_.e casts weather O to 2•f ..33yy''"' hour. ahead. Children 5"< t'•4,j i. ; come out for fair wrath• 4'ati; '•� it , ,�ii. er.. Witch cornea out in advance of rain br enow, Ideal Christmas Clit Former price' Scicntioceirymode of hard. $1.50 Now wood, Swiss cottage style sent postpaid with thermometer, elk's on receipt of head, etc. Order tedn Y•• 6uarant:e3 ;tenable, K EYD EL 00„ Dept L Walkerville. 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