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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1933-09-21, Page 6WIN. QHAM .SDI `IANC. ^TIMES Thu 'sd, Vit, 2 1st, 19 gton Mutual. Hire .nsura°nce Co. established 1840. ;felts taken ort all class of nsur- lone4 at :reasonable rates, Head- Office, Guelph, Ont, AB1ER COSENS, Agent, Wingham J W. BUSHFIELD arrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Money to Loan Office—Meyer .Block, Wingham Successor to Dudley Holmes R. S. HETHERINGTON BARRISTER And SOLICITOR MortonBlock. Telephone No" 66. J. FL CRA VY FORD Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. *Successor to R. Vanstone "W:ing:ham -, Ontario DR. G. H. ROSS, DENTIST Office Over Isard's Store. ! DR. A. W. IRWIN DENTIST X-RAY Office, McDonald Block, Wingham. D.R. G. W. HOWSON DENTIST Office over J. M. McKay's Store. H. W. COLBORNE, M.D. Physician and Surgeon Medical Representative D. S.. C. R Successor to Dr, W. R. Hamby Ph.on 54 Wingham DR. ROBT. C. REDMOND lid.R.C.S. (ENG.) L.R.C.P. (Lond.) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON F. A. PARKER OSTEOPATH All Diseases. Treated. Office adjoining residence next to ;Anglican Church on Centre Street. Sunday by appointment. Osteopathy Electricity Phone 272. Hours, 9 a,m. to 8 p.m. SYNOPSIS Ruth Warren, living in the East, comes into possession of three-quar- ter interest in an Arizona, ranch, left to her in the will of her onlybroth- er, reported to have died while on business in Mexico. With her ailing husband ss and n mall child she goes to Arizona to take possession, thinking the climate may prove beneficial to her husband's weakened lungs. Ar- riving at the nearest town, she learns that the ranch "Dead Lantern" is 85 miles across the .desert. Charley Thane, old rancher and rural mail carrier, agrees to take them to "Dead Lantern" gate, which was ' 5 mules fromthe ranch house, As they wear- ily walked past a l uge overshadow- ing boulder in a gulch in coming to the ranch house, a voice whispered "Go back! Go back." Their reception is cool and .suspicious. Snavely and Indian Ann are the only occupants. Snavely is difficult to understand but regardless, Ruth takes up the task of trying to adjaast their three lives to the ranch and its development. Ken- neth, Ruth's husband, caught in chill- ing rain contracts . pneumonia and he passes away before a doctor arrives. Ruth tries to carry- on. ' Snavely offers to buy Ruth's interest in the ranch. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY Qld. Charley was expalining his purchases: "You see, I hunted all ov- er town but I didn't have no luck with habits like you wanted, I could have got one outfit but it didn't look like it would last long so I got you these." Ruth opened the package and found three pairs of overalls with short jackets to match. There was a bright copper rivet at the beginning of each seam. She rolled them up hastily. "Most • everybody in this country wears them," said the old man. "They ain't fancy but they're goad riding clothes." Old Charley' took another package from the car with some embarrass- ment. "I bad some money .Ieft, Mrs. Warren, and I figured I'd add some- thing to your outfit," He paused so- erly. "1 ` think you ought to have hPi—neer can tell when you1l rneet with -Dirac _ a some, Varmint or oth- f.k.tkF,E,D AL b CHIROPRACTORS "` t ii€ROPRACTIC .and _ ELECTRO THERAPY i+Tortir Street Win g? m Telephone 3'f10. J. ALVIN FOX Licensed Drugless Practitioner CHIROPRACTIC - DRUGLESS THERAPY - RADIONIC EQUIPMENT ' Hours by Appointment. Phone 191, Wingham. THOMAS , FELLS a AUC'TI`ONEER REAL ' ESTATE SOLD 'A thorough knowledge of Farm Stock Phone 281, Wingham. ll't Will Pay You to Have An EXPERT AUCTIONEER to conduct your sale. See T. R. BENNETT At The Royal Service Station. Phone 174W. R. C. ARMSTRONG LIVE STOCK And GENERAL AUCTIONEER Ability with special training en- able me to give you satisfaction. Ar- rangements made with W. J. Brown, Wingham; or direct to Teeswater. Phone 45r2-2. THOMAS E. SMALL LICENSED AUCTIONEER 20 Years' Experience in Farm Stock and Implements, Moderate Prices. Phone 331. A. J. Walker FURNITURE and FUNERAL SERVICE I Wingham, Ont. Ambulance Service er—coyotes,snakes., and Such.,, Old Charley had nnwrapned two marked. Old Charley; then quickly, do anything for fresh beef, you know. "but I wouldn't practice mach around Snavely shack "Since oo. his head. you come we'll have to spend that money for more grub." "Oh, I hardly think so. I've taken an inventory of what we have and I think it will last a long time—if' we don't hold any banquets or celebra- tions," she smiled. Snavely looked at the girl .curi- ously. • ,Ruth hardly stopped for breath, "So let's get at the ponds right away. Now, then, as we're going to have plenty of water we should get some tntrre stock. I should think it might be possible to get a few head—say about two hundred more cows and at least twenty young bulls by swinging some sort of a dicker with some oth- er rancher—" Snavely did not §peak for nearly a minute, At last he said slowly. "You're gettin'''onto a heap o' things, ain't you?" "I'm doing arty best, Mr. Snavely— this ranch is going to be a 'real ranch some day and we've got to think of everything and take advantage of ev- erything which will help us." the hone ranch if I was you,Mrs, Warren," He paused and added: sig- nificantly, "I don't know as Jep Snavely would like it.—yeu might hit a horse or something," Then T'I for ori hour Ruth .discussed ranching with Old Charley. She soon found that the son,' too, was. much interested in the subject. Ruth sus- pected that Will Thane had gone to the city to be edtl:cated and to make some money, and having done both his thoughts were turning toward the country and the work he had known in boyhood. Several tines she saw his eyes fixed on the mountains .or gazing into the valley in the manner of one looking upon good things. And ,.during all of his talk -=from the first two minutes after OId. Char- ley's arrival, Ruth Warren knew that her father was not even going to an- swer her letter. He must have re- ceived it, or it would have been re- turned. Almost she wished that she had not been suspicious- of Snavely that morning five weeks ago.' If she had not taken that second letter to the box herself, while Snavely was off somewhere destroying the first, she could now blame the lack of an answer on to him, and without los- ing caste with herself write another. But she would write no more letters, Her people were not interested in her; very well, she eould take care of herself. Her pride told her that this was best -she would not have cared to have Old Charley, for ex- ample, know that she had cried for help. When Old Charley and his son had gone, the girl boosted David onto Sanchez and Ied her own horse to the gate. She paused, as her hand touched the fastening bar, and look- ed for a time at the crudely lettered sign. She had just put on a light coat with deep, pockets—the right-hand pocket sagged heavily with the weight of its contents. She thrilled with the comfort of this weight and pressed it against her side. It added greatly to her growing sense of power; she "Do you knew many worthwhile things abouthow to run ranching, and she could shoot a re- volver. Suddenly rely she dropped d 'Bn' _ (..— well, • while you're thinking of ev- ket's reins, picked up a stone and figger you can tell me this ranch?" erythtng,, suppose you think of what ha gate. mute Si red -the n th g 0 fi a - . will happen if we don' t git no rain "Just ..what kind of a situation is this summer." heavy little bases and now took from that, Dad. Will was asking, as 'an "Well I once' -new a n ! !1* ma who " L .he .=sde pocket -r the car a large re- letent Le bore them over the hill had :lived in this country for ;npre soli er "This rtrr's one.of mine— to the south of the gate. than sixty years and he said that no- -� "Danged " s�e , a daffy � ,d like cora to barye i embed if I rightly know, re-� body. can tell ;:anything about the. svea- it, Mrs. Wa;ren." mere was a ouiet )plied Old Charley. "I'd like to ask ,they. So you see" we can't shape our sincerity in he.:old man's voice which her some things straight out -but— course very clearly on experience. seemed to, teal .he girl very clearly `oh, hell, she knows what she's up But we can go ahead as though things that sh r , . haveagainst and 'ain't the -in she „la-rn,,d .he weapon. g she kind that were going to be as they usually are. -1,y .�:—sha-r1. ;Ln--1—heaxena I'rt awants their private affairs nosed in- And of course we must have the pond caro 'r' f itl� i`o' deepened anyway—even if we don't `Here. z,.ke 3t:" ''2 o, I can see that," replied Will t to get more cattle just now.". try Ruth tc _k the g:an gingerly. 1t&vrng"ntfelly. Snavely regarded the girl through "1 broy:� a'ong an extra boe of "Cute kid," remarked Old Charley half-closed eyes. "Say, jest what do shells, .aid OM Charley, "and were :}a moment •'rate-. Iyou think you know about this coun- "1:11 say sol How in the world she try,; anyways-.do you Tigger you can ,. i ever got out' here— Will paused ab -tell me how to run this.ranch? You protly. "He is a nice little fellow, all don't know nuthin'; you can't tell a right, and what a kick he got out of waterin" trough from a rowboat. You that. hat! He seems to be taking to been here a couple o' months an' you the life—" i aim to tell: me how to run a twenty - "Yeah," interrupted the father, "a thousand acre cow ranch. If "you very cute kid." I think you can head me the way you Ruth awaited the opportunity andlwant me to go, think again! I offered. finally cornered Snavely late one af- to buy you out fair an' square once, ternoon by the door of the saddle an' you didn't have sense enough to shed. I take me up. All right, I'm a mind to "Mr. Snavely, I mentioned at our take back that there offer an' let you last talk that I. was going to write bump into -a few things. Before a for capital to' improve the aranch—I month's out you'll come' beggin' me —it seems that there will be some 'fer train fare out of here. If you're Already, the heavy black gun seem. ed riot a terrifying monster but .a powerful friend. going to, ,have some target practice right now—when you once learn how to handle a gun, and won't be scared of it—you'll fide! it a heap of com- fort" And Ruth did find comfort and a satisfying thrill, when after'the four- teenth consecutive 'shot slue sent a firty-five bullet 'through the lid of David's hat box at a, distance of tweti- t'y ;feet. At about the thirtieth shot she found that she could keep her eyes open, and became really inter- sted. Already, the heevy black gun seemed not a terrifying monster but a powerful; friend. Ruth's .spirits rose. "Well, practice la what dot=s t," re - delay °' iso set on improvin' things, fly to it" Snavely smiled sourly, i—he thrust, his face forward—"but "But," continued the girl hastily. don't figger none on me; this ranch "I ani sure that -we cando a good ,is like I want it now!" deal without capital. First, I under-' Ruth was white,ebut she answered stand that the rains are expected ,evenly as she turned to walk away, about the end of June— less than a ,"Very well, Mr,Snavely. There's on - month away.. You say that the big ly one thing for me to do. -now' watering pond wil carry us over, but Snavely let her take perhaps a doz- that all the'feed will soon be gone en steps, then, "What did you say? in',that neighborhood. If we do have What's that you're uiniin• to do?", rains won't the other ponds which 1 Ruth stopped and faced him, her are down in the meadow lands be heart pounding. "Mr. Snavely, I am filled?" going to improve this ranch. You "Maybe," he shrugged, "but they ` are my partner and it's one partner's ain't deep enough to hold it long—" duty to help the other, "I don't Pre - "Then the thing to do is to have tend to know much about this work, them deepend before the,rain comes, btrt 1 know a great deal more than don't you 'think so?" I •diet, and I do 'understand the geiner- "Where are you goiri' to git the al principle that tcY""make improve-' ,honey fer diggin' 'can outi?" ments we have got to begin. If you "Well, that should be possible— feel that we should go on as you al - let's say that we deepen- the three ways have, then yeti and I do not lowet ponds, You say there's one agree and we shall , have to ask for hundred and fifty-one dollars in the 'outside help to settle our difficulties; bank; we could get a couple of Mean- I have certain rights on this ranch icons f'r'om that little border town--- and I shall go into town 'next snail Palo Verde --for about four dollars day and; .consult,.a lawyer. I wanted a day, And we have the plow and., to go in with you and get some legal. horses and freeno. If the money advice it'i the first place--" won't be enough we could pay there. "Now, litter here, pardtter-w-" he off with an old cow or two -they'll walked toward her. His attitude had changed. "I've ,thready told You Mo,tbitea, IIs,'i story is one of the there's no legal xaalirce needed, 'i Oer most iieattiiftil: p,astc.arril poems in all .will is all straight nit' 1 retog'ni%e it. litea;tttirc, '.I'hr4rugh thea tunolfish, That's all that's necessary ---. if Yon faithttil an devoted love of her mo - didn't bare no right here" ---hie voice. thee-iat.,l,tw, Nauni,.she cavae to know rose s'hrfily--"at You ditln'tee."' lIe the God of l�rrael an trust Him: :[-le. choked back his,words ;and f�rr n mo- made .tett uaara of the t'nirst honored nicnt Was silent, then -•-"Look here; wive, alai niuthe t•s in all the history we caret steed no fussin', I'm •'ti of bud's chosen peoplta, and she he - queer one 'all right, you �prob'bly conn' an aneestrt'ss in tho human gen, think—and you're iarob'bly right,' but taalrar;y of the S,u: of C,iod. .,, I'm your pardner and we've got 'tri The thled of the three women is work toether, The ob'eetitnts I had .; g ... t Hannah, She was an Israelite, ancl a to your schemes awhile back wa;; jtafit devtrted r+iie,, int?, in. her worship of because they didn't seem pta�ssibIe. God, bet heart -broken bccausc she But I see now that You're right n had no child, She prayetit God heard .one thing, We got to get a Start tlta and ..axtswered her prayer; she be-. improvements. ,All right, le't's tackle lanae the arttiathrr of one of the great,. thein represas. I'll go to i'alo Verde est liropliets in Israel's :history, Sam - to -morrow and by next day I'll ' be; eel, , Before his birth she dedicated back with a couple of cholos, And Intra wholly : to God; told atter be was we can start in. Mrs, Warren,' I aim born she did tint forget her proanise, to do anything r can to help fix up 'God honored the mother and,the son the ranch—only, it's got to be Pose . hi. an .eatraordinar r way, Samuel ,as Bible --it's just got to :be possibly," a little boy was brou •ht; a and train. g p Iia spite of Ru:th's victory lien' cd in the hoi.tse of God.; and became knees could hardly support her on prophet, priest and ruler. Some' peo- the way''back to the adobe ruin, Tale would have said that the little Somehow the fact that Snavely Itad, bay and young roan bad entirely too agreed to do as she wished made her , much "religion"; his life and 'career fear. him the more. He knew now shove they were mistaken. drat she was not going to be easy to : The next character in our series of handle; avlaat avould lie do next? She biographies is Samuel. himself, He did not believe that he would ridieily learned as a little boy to recognize subside. God's Voice, answer and obey, He As David was outside earnestly' became God's mouthpiece to Israel endeavoring to rope.a rooster with during a long lifetime. He called and a miniature riata, Futh utrlockeil Iter anointed two different kings, s at God's s trunk and took a: comforting peek at direction, gthis meant stepping thoughs PI g the -ugly black revolver. She wished aside from his own place of leader - she could practice more with in . • ship and giving way to another — After• a time she relocked the trunk something that only .truly great, men and moved her chair near the. door- can do- graciously, way Where she eould keep an eye on Saul is the handsome man, the David, and watch the 'sunset shad- popular idol, the hero. of his day. He ows steal past her into the distant went down into disgrace and oblivion:. valley. The old oak tree spread its Good to look at, showing at first protecting arms—a faithful, gentle some admirable qualities, he had no: guardian. ... real faith ' in God. When the severe (Continued Next Week.) tests came Saul broke under them, although he was Xing with every op- portunity before him. He ended in moral and military defeat, a suicide. David was another of the little ,fel- lows whom God made great. As shep- herd boy he had shown his courage and fidelity in saving his 'flock from. wild bests. Then' he saved his people Israel from the Philistine giant Goli- ath.. He .vas made king, and God paid him an amazing tribute, saying that David was a man after His own heart. Was David perfect? Far from it; his career was stained by some shameful sins. But he came back -to God in broken-hearted repentance and confession, and trusted God to for- give and cleanse and keep him. Jonathan is the immortal type of the most unselfish love mankind can know. The son of a king and heir to the throne, hro to Jonathan hon loved'David so ,J unselfishly that he rejoiced 'to know that David would succeed Saul aiid become Xing of Israel, while Jona- than would step aside. 'This true and unselfish love went with great per - THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON REVIEW: SOME EARLY LEAD- ERS OF ISRAEL. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. Golden Text: Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. (Eph. 6:10). Biography is popular these days, and we have twelve biographies to study this week. It is a kaleidoscopic study in character, for it would be difficult to find a dozen persons with greater differences in personality and achievement. Joshua lived by faith, That means he was intensely practical, The most practical people in the world are those who trust - God most. Real faith means real works. His name is the' same as "Jesus," and he was a saviour of Israel. He put great store * by' the word of God, and he believed in obeying God literally and. implic- itly. ,That is how ' the- walls of Jer- icho fell down: by Joshua's faith and obedience,' It meant miracles then as it does today. Caleb was another man of faith, and he was as young at' 85 as at 40.' His faith made him fearless when he was a young man, and erluakly fear- less in old Nage, .. When he went to spy out the land of Canaan and found giants there, he was not afraid" of the giants, for he actually dared to be- lieve that God was greater than the giants. In his old age he asked for the territory of the giants, and he trusted God to drive them out. God never disa,ppointed Caleb. • Deborah was one of the,three wo- men in these articles, and most 'un- usual woman. She was the 'best 'man' in Israel in her day. Because none of the men dared go up against the enemies of God,. she was `made lead- er . and judge in Israel; she rusted God, and God used her to lead in war as well as in peace. She inspired the men with courage; one of them, Bar- ak, said to her concerning a'propo ed` military campaign: °"If thou wilt go with me, then I will go; but if thou wilt not.go with, me, thein I will not go." Isaiah lived centures after these others, but was spiritual and practi- cal as they were. He saw that:drunk- enness and graft were destroying the nation, and he told the truth about it. Gideon was one of the little fel- lows whom God made great.., I -le came of a poor family. His faith was weak and faltering at.the .start, and. he needed plenty of encotirageixent, God met 'him just where he was, led : him on, encouraged him, and used hint as a national deliverer of Israel. Little by little, Gideon learned ' to trust God. He did a brave thing destroying the idols worshipped by his own fancily. And under God , lie led 300 men to victory 'Over a vast ' army of enemy Miclianites. A weak man, plus God, can do all that need:e to be done, Ruth is the'second of the three ' women. She was not even an Israel- ite, but of the despised ' and 'hated l-ltu'oti 8t Erie Debentures aro az legal inves'tntent,for executors and trustees. Safe for estates funds, Safe • for the hard earned savings of individuals, 5 its paid upon $100 and over tor 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 years, Applications are accepted,by n Ab_ x C. acus INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE Wingham '. - Ontario Interest:, Rates Are Falling. Other `'Companies Are Only Paying 4-%0. Act Now! sonal courage and sagacity, for Jona- than was brave and successful in war, and finally died in battle only be- couse of his father'Saul's moral break down and unbelief. Solomon was the wisest yuan. that . ever lived. This is not a myth or tra- dition, but sober, historical fact. God arbitrarily gave him this great .wis- dom as a divine gift, and •Solomon used it well, bringing Israel as a na- • tion to her greatest heights of earth- ly prosperity and peace. But . Solo- mon, true believer though he was, was . turned aside from the simplic- ity' of his 'faith in his later years. .. Prosperity is morer dangerous than , adversity, GEMS FROM LIFE'S SCRAP -BOOK WORSHIP "The best way of worshipping God' is hi allaying the distress 'of the tim- es arid improving the conditions of mankind: "—Abul fess z i. *** "It is said that the phrase divine service has tome so generaily'to mean. public worship instead of daily needs. . —Mary Baker Eddy. * "And what 'greater- calamity can fall upon a nation than the loss of worship?" -Emerson. * * " 'Tis , certain that worship stands in some commanding relation to the health of man and to his• highe powers, so as to, be, in some manner, the'source sou ce of intellect."—Emerson. x * "Worship' as though the Diety were present.; If my mind is not engaged in my ' worship, it is as thought I worshipped not,"—Confucius. .114111611111 rite -St " 71cr r wig^ Fr Speaker 'ho Gets Schon His stage is this newspaper. His audience its 2000 readers. 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