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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1920-07-01, Page 3BUILDING UP ONE'S CHARACTER Many times we have remarked of some friend, "He has so much cbarac- ter," alit1 every one realizes that in that encomium le summed up the total of all that we consider admirable. Or, we have said, "She is certainly a dear, 'but honestly she has iiot a scrap of character," and we know that no mat- ter how much her personal charm may have won our affection, we can- not depend on her in the hour of trial, Yes, it is by our "character" we stand or fall, not only in our social and asa friendly relations, but in all the btusi- nes•s o life. But what is "character,'-' used in that sense? ' One definition has it as "Nile habiGif reaction of an individual to his environment," and that is really, as satisfactory a summing-up as one could get in a few words. Of course; we. are prone to mix up disposition and character when speaking loosely, or to confound it with stability and trustworthiness; but these `things are but demonstrations of.. a part of the general character which can be either good or bad, as we know, though we mean only good when speaking of "character" without any further quali- fication, • Being Not Doing. When a would-be employer asks for a "eharacter" from the applicant he means that he wants to know what is his or her habitual reaction to the time clock, to monotonous drudgery, to unexpected extra work, to apparent.. ly unreasonable commands; in fact, to all the odds and ends of ordinary routine work, and according to the na- ture of these reactions are 'we giiod or bad employees. In the same way, in our social relations, we call that char- acter good on whose stability we can rely; when we feel that we can always depend on our friend to clo and say the 'right thing; in other words, to be true to himself, For, after all is saicl and done;.character is not state of doing, but of being. A man or woman with very little of what we call character can go for a. very long time doing exactly' what is right, apparently being all that we require in a friend, but sooner or later the weak spot will break and then the reactien•.to environment will show a hitherto unsuspected lack of strength. When this occurs we get -a Horrible shock and say to ourselves, "Well, 'wbawould havethought he, or she, had so little character," forgetting all the good that'had gone.before in• the realisation that the desirable reactions were""'not really habitual, that there was a weakness of character. But bad as such a disiliitsionrnent must be, it. is as nothing to the dismay that seizes our souls when we find ourselves out and are forced to acknowledge that' our virtuous lives were not the result of character, but rather that our en- vironment had; not called forth the bad reaction and that the fernier smooth sailing was just luck, not grace. But how are we to acquire this most desirable of all qualities, a good, ,strong character? Of course. the most evident answer is, by a careful •choice t,f father and mother; but unfortun- ately we were not consulted in the matter, 3101' can it be remedied now, so we must only snake the best of it and see what we can do ourselves with the material provid'ecl. Make An inventory, In the .first place, we have to make an inventory of our stock in hand, but must be sure to do it honestly if we are"to have any good result, and un- less you have tried it you can have no idea how objectionable it is to list up your weaknesses and meannesses; they are really far and away more hurniliating • than your. sins! •Then,. laving found out where we stand and the weak spot which led to the sudden and undesirable reaction, all we have to do is to strengthen that and build it up with a secure prop of the con- trary virtue. It is tremendously easy to say, but almost; insurmountably difficult to do, and the 'one comfort in the painful process is the realization that the very struggle is itself forming the character which we had hitherto lacked. There is an old Irish proverb which says, "The day of the storm is not the day for thatching the roof," meaning not only that it should have been attend- ed to whenthere was "no pressing' need, but aLso conveying very clearly to any one who had ever done or watched a thatching, the almost ,nn possible nature of the task, for the winds tear the straw from the 'hands of the thatchers before it can be made secure and multiply the toil a thous- andfold. In the sante way we must remember that the day of unfavorable environment is not •the day to start strengthening our weak spats, for then the winds of desire or fear :are tear- ing at our little straws of virtue and making them dance merrily off out of reach; it Is when life is Calm and we are jogging on peacefully_ that we must build up a strong rampart of de termination and right purpose that cur eoii1s may be Sheltered in the day of storm. AUTO SPARE PARTS 'for most maices and models of cars, Your old, broken or worn-out Ilartzi replaced, 'Write or wire us desorib- ing what yell want, 'We Carry the largest and most complete stock in Canada of slightly.used, or..t pr v parts and automobile oeuipment, We ship anywhere in: Canada. Satis- factory or refund -in •full our motto. Elupw'e Auto Salvage Part Snprply, 22a-931 Duiterin St„ Toronto, Ont, MR. GEORGE E. BUNTING Newly Appointed Adstrii ales- tan Manager of the Canadian Government Merchant Marine Limited. Mr, Bunting began, in the transper- tatiol businegs Wrth the Grand Trunk when nineteen years of age. Later he was with the Lehigh Velley et Buffalo and afterwards with the Canada Atlan- tic Railvt>ay at Ottaw,e. He became travelling freight agent i`tii4 the Allan Steamship,Compalay when the Canada Atlantic Railway was absorbed into Mr. George E. Bunting the Grand Trunk System, and in 1913 was promoted to the General Agency of the Allan Steamship in Chicago, where he remained until 1917. • When the "National" Merchant Marine was organized, Mr, Bunting was made General Agent- for Ontario. Last December he was sent. to Aus- tralia and New Zealand to organize agencies for the Canadian Govern- ment. Merchant 'Marine, his app6int- ment as Australasian Manager follow- ing his work in that connection. A Man and His Necktie. Every morning we stand, before;the mirror, -flap ; the .large: end over and ar6und, push' it behind and up. and draw it carefully through. It• becomes a habit, and yet, like dining, it has a certain fascination. The keen plea- sure of a new and unereased cravat helps to retake a whole weak brighter. And that dread day when a white spot appears in the centre of the front of our favorite green one, or when the beloved brown parts internally, and, while appearing the same without tells us that it is gone forever—that day our coffee is bitter' and the mercury low. But we never cruelly desert a faith- ful friend. For a couple ,at times af- ter the white spot appears we try to tie it farther up or lower down, usual- ly with pathetically ineffectual re- sults. And then we pasture it back somewhere on the rack with the bow - ties that are not good taste any more and the selections made by a worthy aunt at a reduction sale, and let it enjoy a quiet old age. Somehow eventually it disappears, We do not know how,. Perhaps a careless maid drops' it in a waste -basket, or a plot- ting wife makes away with it. But most probably like old watches and college textbooks, It has some unseen heaven of its own whither it is wafted after its, life among us is over. Still Using Candles. Candles still are extensively used and a candle stick has been invented with a snuffer that automatically de- scends and extinguishes the flame when a candle burns down. DA iN A A LIN•GE‘ 8345-9475 9288-9464 g 9467 8345—Ladies' One -Piece Corset Cover. Price, 15 cents. Cut in. 5 sizes, 84 to 42 ins. bust. 9464—Ladies' and Missies' One -Piece Closed Drawers. Price, 20 cents. In 3 sizes; small, 24, 26; medium:, 28, 30; large, 32, 34 ins. waist measure. Small size requires 1% yds. 40 ins. wide. 9475—Ladies' and Missies' Petti- Bloomers; ` in two lengths. Price, 25 cents. In 3. sizes; small, 24, 26; med., '28, 30; large, 82, 34 ins. waist. Small size, longer length, 2t/i yds, 36 ins. 'Wide. 9467—Ladies' and Misses Japanese Kimono. Price, 25 cents. In 3 sizes; s"niall, 34, 36; medium, 38, 40,; large, 42, 44 .ins. bust. Small size requires 3%' .yds: 36 ins. wide, 1% yds. 36 ins. wide, These patterns may be' obtained from your local 'McCall ` dealer, or from the McCall .:Cd ;:'TQ' Bond Street, Toronto, Dept. W. Foreign Railways and Rates. DuringDecember, 1919, and Janu- ary, 1920, the Italian . railways ad- vanced their first-class passenger fares S0 per cent., theirsecond-class fares 60 per cent:, and their third-class fares 50 per cent. ;Both freight and passen- ger rates already during the war had been advanced 30 to 45 per cent. The passenger rates of the French railways, two of which are owned by the government and all of which are being operated under government con- trol, were advanced 40 per cent. dur- ing the war and the freight rates 30' to 37 per cent, Because of the de- ficits which have continued to be in- curred proposals for further advances have been under consideration.. The advance cin rates on athe Au - trian railwa a since; pre-war days have been enormotis. s'The increase of 30 per cent. made in February, -1920, .made the total increases about 330 per cent. In September, 1919, freight and pas- senger rates in Belgium had been in- creased 40 to 50 per cent. since pre- war times. Further increases have been made since then. In September, 1919, freight and pas- senger rates in Tho Netherlands were advanced 50 per cent, Very much the largest advances re- ported in any country have been made M Germany, where, it is we11 known, practically all the railways are owned and operated by the government. Re- peated advances were made during the war and still further very great advauces have been made since the signing of the armistice. The pas- senger rates now average about 700 per cent. higher than before the war, and the freight rates about S00 per cent. higher. Large advances in rates have also had to be made in many countries which were remote from the seat of hostilities. For 4xampie, in Decem- ber, 1919, all freight and passenger rates on the South African Govern- ment railways were advanced 25 per cent,, while in August, 1019, a raise of 20 per cent. in both freight and pas- senger rates was made in Brazil, and in October of the same year addition- al increases were proposed. Even in Australia, which was about as remote from the theatre of hostilities as any part of the world, all the government railways have suffered severely from This time of yea it's a good idea to combine fresh fruit or berries with your orn- in, dish of iTtYtti "WIN. ekl 1. '40Y"."A..-"."C,V73,77. The blend of flavor proves delightful and is in tune with June. " Theire's aft Reason" This Is lust the season when 'ellen matt sm withi is iridding pain and stifxen- ng ofoints gets hold of Yon. Fight It with Ternpieton's IR lieu mat c Capsules Templet on' a Rheumatic Capsules bring certain: relies, and permanent re- sults. They are recom- mended by doctors, and sold by reliable drug.,ists everywhere for $1.04 a box, or write to Templetons, 142 King St. W., '.Toronto. MVialled anywhere on re- ceipt of Price. ASTHMA Templetores RAZ -MAH Cap- sules are guaranteed to relieve AST 11 MA, Don't suffer an- other day. Write Templetons,142KingSt. W., Toronto, for freesample. Reliable druggists self thein at $1.04 a box. d LET "DANDERiNE" BEAUTIFY HAIR. Ms! Have a mass of long, thick, gleamy hair tet "Danderine" save your hair and" double its beauty. You can have lots of long, thick, strong,' lustrous hair. Don't let it stay lifeless, thin, scraggly or fading. Bring back its color, vigor, and 'vitality. Get.'n 35 -cent bottle of delightful "Dand'eriee" at any drug ' or toilet counter to freshen your scalp; check dandruff and falling hair. Your hair needs this stimulating tonic, then its life, color,' brightness and abundance will ieturn_ Htirryl the 41i.e4Cts iaf the war` and have had to 'Make advauces in their rates. The itilways of Great Britain were placed under government control at the beginning of the war and are still being thus operated. During the war the passenger rates were advanced 50 per cent., while the freight rates were not advanced at all, and because the increases, in expellees greatly exceed- ed the increases in rates the govern- ment incurred a large deficit. To re- duce or wipe out this deficit advances M the freight rates of the British rail- ways ranging from 25 to 100 per cent, were made effective on January Y 1 5, 1920, and extra charges were added to rates which cover the collection and delivery of freight at stations as well as.its transportation. 1n March, 1920, the demurrage charges imposed for holding a car one day beyond the period et free time were increased 100 per cent., and the charges for subse- quent deys 200 per cent. O. 1VIcPherson, Furniture Dealer. Undertaker, Armstrong, B.C., ,Pune llth, 1919, Minard's Liniment Co., Ltd., Yarmouth, N.S. Dear Sirs:eeSince the start of the Baseball season we have been hinder- ed with sore muscles, sprained ankles, eta., but just as soon as we started us- ing Minard's Liniment our troubles ended. Every baseball player should keep a bottle of your liniment handy. Yours truly, W. E. McPHERSON, Secretary Armstrong High School . Baseball Teatn, Do You Freckle? During.the summer months, and es- pecially' while on holidays, we shall probably find that freckles will appear on the face and neck. Persons of a fine complexion, and those whose hair is red, are the most, subject to freckles. Sometimes freckles are the aftermath of jaundice, but in the sunny weather almost every- body is affected by the action bf the sun, and it is interesting to trace the origin of freckles. One authority says that the skin, during the winter and spring, has be- come strangely sensitive and the heat of the sunbeams draws out • drops of moisture Which operate like a convex glass, thus concentrating the rays, which are ntade to act powerfully on the skin. The heat of the sun thus operating on the drops of moisture, causes the skin to become darker in "spots," which we call freckles. Canada has 22 universities. inn.; ISSUE No. 316•--•-20. Even Dirt is No. Longer Cheap. "It's as cheap' as dirt." "As cheap a•s dirt!! Say, have you tried ,to buy any black dirt lately?" Ultra -Modern Hotel, Hotel Manager --"We have every- thing here for the convenienceof our patrons; wireless telephone, wireless telegraph--" Patron—"Do you happen to have any stringless string beaus?" Looking Forward. "Where are the snows of yester- day?" inquired the man who quotes poetry, "Be practical, John," exclaimed his wife. "Lei' bygones be bygones. The thing to begin worrying about now is next year's coal supply." Sickly Streams. "Rivers," said the American, "why your rivers are nothing to ours. Com- pared with our Hudson and Mississip- pi your Mersey, Severn and Thames are sleepy, sickly streams:" "Oh, cone!" protested the English- man. "I think your rivers are just as sickly as ours." "How do you make that out?" "Well, they are all confined to their beds," replied the visitor. MONEY ORDERS. Send a Dominion Express Money Order. They are payable everywhere. Doing Better. "So you really think yourmemory is improving under treatment. You re- member things n.ow, then?" "Well, not exactly but I have pro- gressed so far that I can frequently remember that. I have forgot some- thing if I could only remember what it is," Mlnard's Liniment for sale everywhere Should Be Tipped Off. Cornelia- -"I see that another effort to get in communication with Mars has ended in failure." Weidfield—"Yes. 1 don't think they 1 will ever be able to communicate with 1 Mars unless they first send a signal so that she will be on the • lookout for it," mow, Yea mg Men Don't Get Bald Cu&&&rn Don Much 8�PrevePr�.� oa5 's55•a a • Classified Advertisements. �I Tiryj.'.NS' COUPLET1'✓ Fill tTfLX21:s+In ea will Tray you. George Stevens. Peterborough, Ontario. V� W7 VOR. S ©f V and diSob printing i oagrx plant, Isiq vaster*W S_o for 41,200 on Quick sale. fie/ 4. Wilson 1'ubllahinr Co„ Ltd., Toronto, SOFT 'El.iX WARTED, G7 Ok'T ELM i'V11raEil, 2 IN, AND thicker, chipped green from saw. Do not roll until you corramu:aicata with ns. Keenan Bros. Limited, Owen Sound. Ont. TRAINXiQ'G So ox. FOB $1 7355112. [7& EGISTDRED TRAINING BCROOL ISJ for Nurses" St. Elizabeth Hospital. 204 South Broad Street, Elizabeth. New Jersey. Complete course. Monthly al- lowance: first year $5,00, second $10,00. third 515.00. Address: Superintendent. BELL' WANTED. WANTED, FIRST-CLASS BENCH carpenters to work on interior fittings. Good wages, steady work. Dply LW.? w Lumber Company, 2280 nd Mistakes and Come -Backs. When the plumber makes a mistake he charges twice for it, When a lawyer makes a mistake he has a chance to try the case al] over again. When a carpenter makes a mistake it's just what he expected. When a doctor makes a mistake be buries it. When a Judge makes a mistake it becomes a law of the land. When a preacher makes a mistake nobody knows the difference. Bu when an editor makes a mistake —good night, Ack for Minard's :.red take no other. Canada sold $50,000,000 of dairy products to British Government, 1918-19. MOTHER! "California Syrup of Figs" Child's Best Laxative Accept "California" Syrup of Figs only—look for 'the name California on the package, then you are sure your child is having the best and most harmless physic for the little stom- ach, liver and bowels. C.bildren love its fruity taste. Full directions on each bottle. You must say "Cali. fornia." 8mariva'e I,"ionecr Dog R•amedies Boo's on Dog DISEASES and lova to reed Moiled Free to any Ad- d.rese by the Author, K. Clay Glover Co., co. 115 West 31st Street . New York, U.S.A. Danarr:s, i1cliing, a n, etc., point to an .i.e coreattien of the scalp, v''..c.i leans to thin, falling hair and ;7.rer,zture bald- ness. Frequent r'•.i.;roos *with Cuticnra Soap end het water do much to prrvcnt rucli a cccd.tien, especially if prcc dcd I:; a gentle anointingwith Cuticura Ointment to spots of dandruff and itching. Soar 25c, Ointment 25 and BSc. Sold tlirou_houttheDon n.oa. CenadiznDepot =mans, Limited. St. Pact St„ Montreal. Cniicurr Soap e1 avt Lwithaa t rassz i 5 "' R s -l- "COUGHS ONLY TABLETS MARKED "BAYER" ARE ASPIRIN Not Aspirin at All without the "Bayer Cross" The name "Bayer" on Aspirin is of "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" which. like Sterling on silver. It positively contains proper directions for Colds, identifies the only genuine Aspirin,— headache, Toothache, Earache, Ecu the Aspirin prescribed by physicians ralgia,, Lumbago, Rheumatism, Neuri- for over nineteen years and now tis, Joint Pains, and Pain generally. made in Canada. Tin boxes of 12 tablets cost but Always buy an unbroken package a few cents. Larger "Bayer" packages. Thee is mar orae Aspirin—.Bayer "Stott roust day a Bayrer" Aspirin i5 the trade mark (registered in Canada) of Bayer Manufacture of Mono', ecoticacidoeter of salieyllcacld. While It is well known that Aoplrin mcanr,, Bayer manufacture, to armlet the public against imitations, the Tablets of Beyer Co#i a ayj *III be /stamped with. their general trade mark, the Bayer Cross'