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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1926-08-26, Page 2A Trial Will Convince! OFIANGE PEKOE BLEND Is not equalled by any other tea. Who's Who in Wheat. Based pn a press reportstating that J. C. Mitchell, of Dahlada, Saskatche- Wan; intended to •try to win back the Wheat crown at the international Show at Chicago, the New York Sun recent- ly published the following editorial tinder the heading "Who's Who in Wheat":— Montana supplied to the world its • champion wheat grower laet year When L. P. Yates, of Fishtail, in thee fatale, captured the title at the Inter. „national Grain, Hay and Stock Show in the autumn in Chicago, but Canada •does not intact to let the honor stay south of the international boundary if its farmers can drag it north. The ,tominion now announces that J. C. Vitchell, of Dahinda, Saskatchewan, who has already been cock of the walk three times ,will be a contestant this fall. Mr, Mitchell was not in the con- e tkit. in 1925, but he will be on the shore 'MI Lake Michigan this year. -eThie international competition was instituted fifteen years ago, and Can - lade. has taken the blue ribbon thirteen titles. Seeger Wheeler, of Rosthern, Saskatchewan, succeeded in abiding • tbp place five times. Nobody else touches Mr. Wheeler's record in this , achievement. Canada's hope this year has a WI' cal pioneer's history. He came to America in 1906 from Manchester, Eng- land. Ile dict not have any capital. He took up a quarter -section of land Zorty miles from the railway and went to work. Now he farms 300 acres and is asking the Canadian Department of Agriculture to register a new potato he bas developed which appears to be •all that a spud can aspire to be. To- day a railroad crosses the Mitchell farm and the homestead is a show place. Mr. Mitchell has spent very little time telling other persons that there 16 no chance for a man to -day. He went out and made his chance. And he did not make it by loaflug during the wheat seasons either. Big Family of Settlers, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Stundebeck, from 1Vlinuesota, have recently settled in the Humboldt district, Saskatche- wan, with nine children ranging In age from two to 19 years. They bought 960 acres of farm land in this district and came with several thousand dol- lars in cash and effects and farm equipment valued at $3,500. They made the trip from their home in Min- nesota in a motor car and motor truck on which was built a house large enough to held the big family, which le the modern style of covered wagon or prairie schooner M which settlers of to -day make their migrations. In the old days the ox or mule -drawn eovered wagon took days or weeks to cover long distances, whereas now the motor driven prairie schooner makes the journeys M hours or days. --e Modern Learning. School Mistress — "Now, children, what did the Romans do for the Bri- tons?" Small Girl—"They civilized 'em, miss." Mistress—"And how did they do that?" Second Small Girl—"Please, miss they taught 'em to fight." Clean Out Dust. A =prising amount of dust drifts into the necks of hornpipe loud: speak - ors. It Is a good idea to uneorew the horn every once M a while and to blow out any accumulation that is visible. That delicious flavor of fresh mint gives a new thrill to every bite. Wrigley's is good and good for you. ISSUE No, 86- )20. ' ee }ID e7S ./1012-iMe, 84,0!IlLf441/1.212,1611 aureee 1081 FROCK OF DELIGHTFUL FABRIC AND DESIGN The beautiful bordered materials are bringing about many charming developments in frocks these days. Cut with a batteau neck to slip on over the head, this attractive frock elects plaits at the sides to flare the "straight-line" silhouette. A narrow belt appears at the top of the plaits and ehort kimono sleeves provide a summery air. The diagram pictures the simple design of this frock, and the 'pattern provides long sleeves. No. 1081 is for misses and small women, and is in sizes 16, 18 and 20 years. Size 18 years (86 bust). requires 21/4 yards bordered material; or 29t yards 86 -inch plain material; long sleeves ee yard a.dditional. Price 20 cents. The secret of distinctive dress lies in good taste rather than a lavish ex- penditure of money. Every woman should want to make her own clothes, and the home dressmaker will find the designs illustrated in our new Fashion Book to be practical and simple, yet maintaining the spirit of the mode of the moment. Price of the book 10c the copy. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name and address plein- ly, giving number and size of such patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in Stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carefully) for each number and address your order to Pattern Dept., Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West Ade. laide St., Toronto. Patterns sent by return mall. British Landscape Spoiled By Ugly Modern Houses England is becoming worried about its countryside The English country- side is famous, not only for its lovely landscape, fie hedges, meadows and parklands, but also for its picturesque cottages, many of them hundreds, of years old and of historic origin Many of these cottages, nestling close to the ground,, their thatched roofs blending with the contour of the land, are now decrepit; and one by one they are disseDearlieg, to make way for modern houses of practical but ugly design. Post-wa,r real estate "de. eslopmente" are sweeping away whole colonies of old-time English homes. Agitation against this "vandalism" has finally protaceed a definite move- ment to cheek it. A. number 01 lead- ing soeieties, including the Royal Sa- clety of Arts and the Society for the Protection of Old Buildings, is raising a fun of $250,000, to be added to from time to time, which will be used to repair and prescwve all worthy ex- amples of rural arcbitecture, so far as it 10 possible. The fund may shortly he supplement- ed by the Government, which 18 con- templating a new housing bill, .As foreshadowed, by Neville Chamberlain, the Minister of Health, •loans will be provided for the repair of cottage pro- perty. Mile thie bill has a primarily utilitarian purpose, it will automatical- ly aid In the fight against vandalism. Doctor—"NoW take a deep breath and say ninety-nine three theme." The Hustler—"Two . hundred and ninety-seven." Minard's Liniment for Insect bltee. ee. • THE WAX LADY • BEGIN HERE TO -DAY. 'e's a fly customer; tent per cehte Avenvionovelist,aisG SZnight uponkngnotturnal ad- that's what he charges them," ttu a bench "I follow. You and your friends M Hyde Parke London. Corning,- to- indulged in a little •bueglitry at a Mtge bend.e on his shoulder. At (CtehaitellesvieelWsthiswii'ty°-nylogubtiook• But1 youngdon Victoxid Gate the man is challenged, w by a policeman, curious to. knew the lady aWay ith you.' • "Well it's like this, geiv'nor. I ex - .pec t you've 'ad no experience of crib cracking. If you 'ad, if you'd done a stretch, same as I have, all along o' being careless like, you'd lepow that it don't do to, go, about London o' nights carrying a sack full of money, and things like that. You got to be care- ful. So when wed got all the stuff to Acton he cnallengce him. The nov- together, my Mate and I we didn't. Wise offerb the man five pounds if he quite know what to do; there was will report with him to the, police eta- jewelry, that's nothing; one can put tion. He notices that the man's finger. nails are stained with machine oil. ,that in cine's pocket. - But there was lots of other stuff:. gold snuff-boxes, NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY. silver sauce boats, combs all over dia- monds. It would have broken my A glow of hate hung in his eyes; 'cart to leave it. So my mate, 'e 'ad if he had had a weapon I should have an idea. • We/got 'old of two of these suffered; indeed, his arm made a 'ere figures; the inside of the stand is movement as if to strike, but he real- ized that I had eight inches and 40 or 50 pounds weight to spare. Solhe shoulder I held struggled, then stab - sided. In a sulky tone he said: "I had to tell the cop a tale. I don't see no 'arm in 'telling you I , ain't a 'air - dresser. I'm an engine cleaner." "That's better. Well, what do you; want with this lay figure, theft? Are you going to make a mascot of it for an engine?" elem." "Still, you're telling lies, and taking risks for it. You seem rather attach- ed to it. You tell me you paid ten shilling for it?" "Yes." "That's cheap; at least I suppose so, never having ,bought one myself. What do you think it's worth?" "Oh, I denim." "Let's walk along and talk about it." We went toward tha west. "Think Ffeeese. Ar=. again. How much do you think it would cost new?" "We shared out and each put his • half in a lay figure." "Couple of pounds." ward him he eees a little man carrying contents; of the butulle, At first the little man is impudent but finalle tells the policeman he is on his way to his barber shop in Actert. In the sack he hs a wax figure of a - Out of curiosity the novelist follows the man to learn whether he is speak Ing the truth. When the man three into 5 (Erection oeposite to the reme your Cace Curtains, ey sjoru1dbe Eaunclered in LUX, "Would it indeed? Look here: I've taken a fancy to it. I'll give you five empty. So we shared Mit, and we each pounds for it as it stands." "I ain't selling." "You're not selling for five pounds a thing 'you can buy new for two pounds. Really this is very interest- ing. The police . . ." "Oh, 'ang it. There you are, talk- ing about the cops again." "I've got to. You've stolen that thing. You're a thief." , "Oo are you calling thief?" "You." In a low tone,I added: "If you tell me the truth I'l. let you off. But, just one more lie, and I'll hand you over." There was a silence. Finally the put our half in a My figure. Then we put 'em into the sacks which we'd brought with us, because you never know, and off vee goes, each our own way. Like that, when the cop started asking questions, 'e didn't _tumble to it." He pointed to the ground: "And° there's my 'alf. If you say the word, yau can 'ave it for a 'undred pound." It was very tempting to arrest the man forthwith; no doubt, by this means all the property 'would be re- covered, since the other man could be found. But I felt curious; after all, I knew many ladies -who had their hair done by Charleville; some were hard o little man cleared his throat, and in a up; one rthem had recently received gentle tone said: "Look 'ere, guv'nor, from me a few valuable little Presents you don't want to be 'ard on a pore which it -would be amusing to identify. working man. You say you want to So I said: "No, I'm not going to buy buy the thing, Well, I ain't so fond of it. I don't mind selling it, but I couldn't let it go for five pounds." EVERY hoi4r of the day you • see them. If they have been poorly launder- ed they are a constant annoyance.: • Lux laundering will keep them true in both colour and shape—. • 'will permit, them to drape in •. soft graceful folds. a pig in a poke. I don't mind doing a little business with you: if you think the stuff's worth it, I'll give you a hundred pounds; I can't get caught, "How much do you want?" don' so I t mind." "say a 'undred pounds." He twinkled, recognizing a fellow I _laughed: "Now, my man, I'm crook, cleaggedeit the canvas that was afraid you've' given yourself away. roughly nailed to the bottom of the Tell me why this figure's worth a hun- figure, pulled it off, thrust his hand dred pounds. Otherwise, oif WC go to the police station." There was a struggle in the man's mind. He probably thought of bolt- ing, for he moved toward the road, but I stepped on the other side of him. Then he must have decided to trust me, for in a gloomy tone he murmur- ed: "You're a gentleman." At last, with fine frankness, he said: "I'll tell you all about it. But I can't do it 'ere. Someone might come along. tin show you something. Let's go up that street." He nodded toward Inverness Terrace. "Thete'll be a garden or something." I followed him in silence, poupds out of me by making me be - until we reached an empty hoese. We lieve that in this figure there was a were fortunate; the front garden was lotof valuable stuff, and . . ." separated from the road by tall ,, But there was." shrubs. Behind some of these we aDon't talk nonsense." established ourselVes. Again the sack "It must have dropped vet," lie was undone, the ghastly beauty ex- searched the sack furiotiely. posed, looking strangely human and "What sort of fool do you take me surprised. for? How could the things fall out "I got some swag in 'ere," said the when you'd nailed the canvas bottom on again? There never was anything in this figure; the Only thing that up- sets me is that It's hardly any use handing you over to the police, since you haven't got any stolen goods . but of course you've got the figure; that's probab:y stolen goods. I think P11 gaol mat for this," face. He fumbled in the recess, took up the figure, shok it; then, his mouth fallen open, he turned to me and said: "There ain't nothingin it!" - II. For a moment the air was filled with the thin sound of his misery. When, however, he had said about a dozen times that he didn't know how it could have happened, I decided to be a little rougher with him. "Look here, my man," I said. "You've tried to play a dirty trick on rne. You've tried to get a hundred man. "Fact is, a friend ef mine and me, we cracked* a little crib to -night. Do you know Charlie Vill, the bar- ber?" " "Of course I know Charleville." In- deed, this was the name of the most fashionable hairclrese in London, whose shop lasts stood at the corner of Bond Street -for over half a century. "Don't do that, guv'nor," implored "Well, it's • like this: Charlie Vill the little MPTI. ,"I think I know 'ow ain't only a bsirber. He does a bit of this 'appened. I'm a bigger fool than business with the fashionable dames anybody'd think and I'll Mll you for while he's doing their 'air; now and why. 1 put the stuff in with my own then one 01 them gdts into a bit of al 'ands. Would I tell you a story like mess, cards, and champagne wine, all that if it weren't true?" that sort of thing. You know," he' "Indeed I don't know." . wenton with a confidential smile. "So.! "What do you think I'd tell you I they get short and want to raise a bit , creaked ee crib for if it weren't true? o' money on something. That sort of I Ain't the sort of thing a cove boasts woman, she won't want to be seen about to a stranger is Me coming out . . ." ,"That may be. But you say you "Of a pawnbroker's. .1 understand." think you know bow. it happened?" "You see what I mean. They takes "Well, guv'nor, I 'don't know, .bet all mete of stuff to Charlie V11, jew- I think it must 'ave been like this. I eiry, gold plate, knicic-knaeks what, took my 'elf, and my' mate took 'is 'alf. they pinch in their own drawing-room,We each got one of these 'ere figures and he lends them money on .it. Oh, off the floor. I filled mine. I 'ad to 'Be carefid to get thelenans . Lux. It is sold only in packages — never in bulk. Lever Brothers Limited Toronto L-544 tiike the canvas off the bottom first, but I put it on again after. There as about a" dozen of them. figures there, waiting to 'ave 'air on. What I think's 'appalled is that I picked up one, of them lay figeres that was empty. And mine, what's got the stuff in it, is in Charlie Vill's back shop now. Oh myl this is a go!" "I shouldn't wonder," I remarked. "It seems very likely. I suppose you were in‘rather a hurry." "One always is in a 'urry in our business. My mate 'ad been nearly two hours opening the safe, and it 'ad got on my nerves like. When I'd got iny figure f ull, 2 didn't 'zing about, I can tell you. I just 'upped it." Once more -he expressed his misery, his re- sentment against fate, until I stop- ped him.• . "Look here," I said, "this is all very well, but the fact remains that you've left the stuff behind, and there's no chance of you're going to get it." "Of course there ain't; it's too late now; I 'aven't the nerve -to risk it, and as for to -morrow night, they'll 'ave 'alf a dozen watchmen, with 'alf a dozen guns, so that it don't 'appet again when it's already 'appened. ' (To be continued.) Importers, Attention! Wine lalready scantily attired)— "Women are wearing altogether too many clothes!" Hubby (dismietedly)--"Well, In this latitude figaeaves simply can't bo growti." Thousands of Birds Die at "Swallows' Pass" The swelloiv,-eo dear to the hearts of the German people thet countiese series and poeles have been dedicated to them,are reported to be on the verge of extinction, Investigation has revealed that the birds are being electrocuted by the thousands at "Swallows' Pass" in the Alps, Which in recent years hiliS been spanned. by Well tension electric lines from thr.pewer plants ,of lake C01110. On their flights through the Alps to and from North Africa' the sevallews rest an the wires, and in 'lettering' about frequently touch two wires at the sameetimo. Thettsande 'of dead birds baro been eoundehe the caverns below. • The Generous Man. "Hew is it we get any cream on our milk?" said the newly,wedded husband. "1. complainedto the milkman," ex- plained the 'youee wife, "and be Said' that lie alviays filled our jug so full of milk thal there was no room for cream, Ile is such a nice man," Sir Frederick Williams -Taylor Montreal financier and bank president, ot a visit to Jasper National Park, Alta. • A Hopeless Case. Willie, who was nearly five, and his mother were sitting at home one night. Al the table his sister, aged seven, was doing her home work. Suddenly moth- er looked Ma and saw Willie watching his sister, "Well, Willie'," she 'said, "it will not be long before you will have to go to echo o I." "Oh!" said Wille, "It's no use send- ing me to school." "How is that?" asked his mother, "What's the use of sending me to school?" exclaimed Willie. "I don't know anything and I can't read or write," Golf Courses for Women. Golf courses for, women only are common in England and Scotland, Feminist desire for complete independ- ence is the cause for the separist Movement. MinardM Liniment for Dandruff. Su/nailer Night. Come, let us forth, and wander the e rich, the murmuring night! The shy, blue dusk ef summer trem- bles above th.street. —Laurence Btwon. WHILE IN TORONTO We cordially invite you to 111- E1743d our latest cites at our Elk 1) /bit; or with qur- Guaranteed Used Oars, centrally Meated at , 909 Bay Berea, WILLYS OVERLAND SALES COMPANY . Summer suns are glowing • Over land and sea. Happy light is flolving Bountiful and free. The deep blue of the summer day is overhead, unflecked by a single cloud: and pictured broadly below it, are the tall trees of different tribes in ,their varying shades of green, piercing the azure above them. -Knd here, perbems, is a useful les - 'eon for the artist, :Mowing ho* ciciftlY nateremixeserr palette. Green eou leg the blue! his was Once- an 1111- 4eard-of combination! But -Is there anything earthly Which equals hex ele- sign n ' The feathery suthes and. 5eeches shine like openwork lame against that cerulean backgromed; end, horse cheste nuts, lindens, and latehes weave miety veils above, while the sunshine paint their stems Into gaolers, of Doric art. Beside them 4ang the loveliest trails of acacias and laburnums; with wild rodee, and meadowsweet and wood- bine, filling the hollows at their roots. Behind all this -wealth of fellage agreed out, the glorious hayfields, reaching down almost to the shela strewn sands of „the .seashore, and where on the sparkling waves a couple, elf swans float majestically, bringing to mind Byron's, smoothly running picture of the poetry of motion: The cygnet nobly walks the water; So :walks on earth Circissia're daugh- . ler. The perfume of the new -mown hay comes ,accompanied by the whir of the mowing machines, arid the joyous laughter of the riders as they guide their teams round the. tinened ridges, and then -.later oil es they dance With glee on ,the top of the springy eocke. Beneath our feet,—starting from un- der a wisp of hay --a fairy frog re- sents being dieturbed. His soft pale yellow coat is eleolerek: by the hay- makers to be.a sure sign of continued fine weather; and so we greet him. warmly. But he seems dubious of our intentions and with prodigious jumps and springs seeks another 'cover fur- ther on! And abome our heads rise and dip in varying circles those sweet visitors of summer, the ever -welcome swallows, Nature. Itis really (strange how feebly the average human mind reacts to nature. For one thing, there is So much of 11. Nature is all out-of-doors, and it 10 all over the place. Now ,and then a genius catches some senthnental re- bound from the stupendous whole. of thingsand forces. and fixes the impres- sion in a memorable line, We call him a poet or a philosopher, as when the Psalmist sings of the "stars forever singing as they shine," or Kepler ex. pialus that he is thinking the thoughts of the Almighty after Him. And yet, on the whole, the far-flung spaces and the rolling lent:muskies Of orb and, sphere, together with the "flower in the orannied wall" and the infinitely elaborate structures of cell and atom, aro accepted V most of us as vast commonplaces which merely baffle comprehermion. And it is the same with the regular daily on-going of this Mtge Best= of things. Three or four miracles—noth- ing less—happen to all the billions of living creatures eveey, day. There is sunup and sundown, mighty physical transactions of inconceivable immen- sity. If they had never happened be. fore or weal() to cease at a given hour, they would be miracles 'indeed. But because they go right on 'Without pause es panic, they are .00mmonplaces which it seems like pure poetic extravagance to mention. And then there are sleep , and waking—events to elaborately and mysteriously contrived that science has yet to fathom one iota of their 0a scandal causation. • But vaster and more mysterious than all the rest is the way nature goes on without any assistance from man,. Mateo pride is in 'mastery and performance. Ile schemes and plans and brings events to pass; and yet the total of his performances is but a poor little Siloam Pool of agitated brevities in the midst of the calm eternal pro- cession of nature. To a fact like that the mind does respond, bet' play in moments of elevated mood, when it shines with a momentary eeblimity, or more likely in hours of deep burnilitY, when human litelenessand futilitY oras,h home muler the sudden impact of ,Zright and terror -in the Mee of the mysteries oflife. And yet on second thought it seems to' be a blessing that we are able...to live on such oomro,onplace termi:with. nature, to accept its, immensity widest), much placid composure, to endure 110. Wats withoet panic, and to be s.ucli an insignificant part of it with a recon- ciled and contented Iteaet. ' • "Wee, Modest, Crimson. Tipped Flower." Cauld blew the bitter -biting north Upon thy early, bumble birth; Yet cheerfully thou glinted forth Amid the 'storm. Scarce rear's above the parent -earth - Thy -tender form.' The flaunting flow're our gardens yield, High elleit'ring woods and via's ineene But thou, beneath the random bleld 0' cled'or steno, Aelorne the histie :dibble field, • Unseen, alane. • --Rebell • , , .