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The Huron Expositor, 1930-12-12, Page 2es' • YOUR VALUABLES Fire, theft and carelessness --all have your valuables at their mercy. A safety deposit box costs so little that no one need take the risk of losing bonds, stock certificates, con. tracts, wills or other valuable papers. Ask us about this service. THE DOMINION BANK SEAFORTH BRANCH R. M. Jones - - Manager 227 ei DA Y AFTERNOON Isealscl liamilton, Goclerich, Ont.) Iltuu, CI Christ, art all I want; More than all in Thee I find; Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Eteal the sick, and lead the blind. Jest and holy is Thy name; I ani all =righteousness; False and full of sin I am; Thou art full of truth and grace. Charles Wesley. , PRAiR Almighty God, we would be led by Thy Spirit into all truth. Thou hast in Christ Jesus thy Son, shown us a light eboivie the brightness of noon- tide. We wonder at the gracious words which proceed out of his mouth; sever man spake like this man. May twe read his words not with wonder and admiration only, but with trust and thankfulness, and accept them in a spirit of obedience, that they may be turned into life and conduct and service. :Amen. Selected. S. S. LESSON FOR DECEMBER 14th Lesson Topic—Saul of Tarsus. Lesson Passage—Acts 22:3-15. Golden Text—Phillipians 3:8. Many years had come and gone since Saul, a young man, listened to Stephen's defence of his belief de- livered before the Sanhedrin. He has been through many experiences and in to -day's lesson he himself gives a clear account of ills life from that tisne. He to is making his defence. In simple language he tells of his Mirth in the city of Ta,rses; where, and under whom he was educated; What sort of education he received and how it tended to make him a zealous Jew, as much so as any of those to whom he was speaking He proceeded then to tell them that the eircuanetances in which he found him- eelf ,just then was northing to lean, He TH10111114011EXTPWO meat and onus= h naturally ask- ed wbo it was that was, thus eddeeees ing him and he said, elleho art thou, Six?" Jest here 'Saul affirmed les belief thee it was none *thee than Jesus who made a personal appearance to him and Whose (voice he heard saying, "I am Jesus. of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest." In these wones Saul heard something that was peculiarly fitted to humble him. There can be no dmilat that he had often derided the notion that 'the Messiah could come out of Nazareth. The object of his contempt and scorn was new invested with peculiar glory. He was alarm- ed, convinced, humbled but not yet comforted. There was a time of pro- bation at the end of which he would be told what his work was to be. Saul then outlined to hie listeners how he was helped by one of the despised Christians. Ananias, he said, came to him and told him, that he had been, chosen by God to be an apostle, and, as it .weta the peculiar office of an apostle to bear witness to the person and deeds of the Lord Jesus, it was necessary that he should both see and hear and obey his commands. Then he was given his full oommis- sion: "Thou shalt be his witness un- to all men, of what thou hast seen and heard." In all this Saul was leaaing up to his final declaration that he was to be the Apostle of the Gentiles.. WORLD MISSIONS Rev. W. R. Foote, D.D. Born at Grafton, N.S., in the Corn- wallis Valley, Dr. Foote was educated at Acadia University, Wolfevilie, N. S., where he received both his Bach- elor's and Master's degrees in Arts, and in the Presbyterian College, Hali- fax, now Pine Hill Divinity Hall. On hes graduation in 1898, he volunteered as one •of the famous trio, the other two being Rev. Duncan M. MacRae, and Rev- Robert Grierson, M.D., to had done the very game thing to others, "persecuting this way unto the death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women." He Went farther than to merely state this. He gave them references to whom they might if they chose to go out to Korea under the direction go to get confirmation of the truth of of the Prezbyterian Church in Canada his claim: "As also the high priest to continue the work founded by the doth bear me witness, and all the es- heroic effort of the late Rev. W. J. tate of the elders; from whom also I MacKenzie, whose btief, independent received letters unto the brethren, and missionary career in the ane -time went to Damascus to bring them which "hermit nation!' ploughed the first were there bound unto Jerusalem, for furrows and sowed the first seed of to be. puniehed," what has proved to be one of the The rest of his story is of his ;most fruitful mission fields of modern change of life. From being against times. 'MacKenzie's death in 1895 the followers of the Nazarene he be- , sounded a loud call which the Church came an ardent disciple and he told in Canada was not deaf to hear. The how it came about. He missed no de- ' pioneer trio of 1898 were but fore tail giving even the time of day at runners of a noble procession of :mis- sionaries who have been and are, valiant servants of the King in this outpost of the Orient. From the very first an ardent preacher of the Geeat Evangel, his fine personality and wise counsel made Dr. Foote invaluable both in the establishment and expan- sion of the -mission. For several years he has been teacher of church history in the theological college itt Ping Yang. A man of splendid schol- arship, sane judgment and consecrat- ed spirit, he gave his whole life to the work of the Kingdom of God in which the remarkable event took place. There was a reason for men- tioning that. It was something more than the light of the noonday sun that shone round about him. Dr. Barnes in his commentary says of this appearance that we are t o regard it as the reappearance of the Shech- inah, the Son of God invested with appropriate glory, appearing to con- vince an enemy of his ascension and to change him from a foe to a friend. He told them the effect this had up- on him. It was similar to that which took place when Daniel saw a vis- the land to which the call of duty ion. "Therefore I was left alone, and summoned him in the morning of his saw this great vision; and there re- career. mained no strength in me, for my comeliness was turned into corrup- ton., and I retained no strength" (Den. 10:8). He heard a voice say- ing, "Saul, Satil, why persecutest thou me? This mode of address was used by Jesus on different occasions, "Martha, Martha, "Sinsan, Simon," 'Jerusalem, Jerusalem" are instances of repetition used as in the case of "Saul, Saul" to fix attention. The voice said, "Why persecutest thou me r' Jesus had done him no injury; had given him no provocation but he wished Saul to know that He and His people were one and to persecute them was to persecute Him, In his amaze - ODD MEXICAN TOWN OPEN TO MOTORISTS With the opening of a new highway from Tolman, Mexico, motorists will be able for the first time to visit a town which previously has been almost inaeceseible, and which is one of the most peculiar on ' this continent. Yxtapan de la Sal is its name, and, according to the dispatch from Tohe can, it should prove a great attrac- tion for motorist from other climes. It is a primitive community, with a population of about 1,000 Indians. 1 cAn ACKNOWLEDGMENT and an INVITATION THE Bank of Mon- treal, now in its II4th year, regards it as a great privilege to have co-operated over so long a period in the development of Cann- dian business. tee Head Of fire Montreal The Bank has kept pace with the growth of Canada and in each of the hundreds of communities where it is represented it has been an important factor in local progress. If we have had the privilege of serving you in the past we are glad, and, if we have not had that opportunity we cordially place our facilities at your disposal—at whichever of our offices is most convenient to you. NK OFEstabwL, iNTREA TOTAL ASSETS IN EXCESS OF $800,000,000 Clinton Branch: Henson Branch: H. R. SHARP, Manager. L. R. COLE. Manager. Rrucefield (Sullt.Ageney): Open Tuesday & Friday, t The pleasant, soothing action of Angler's Emulsion, together with its tonic.and build- ing properties, make it rho ideal rem- edy for children's ailments. Moreover, the little ones an like it and take it willingly when they refuse other medicines. It is invaluable for colds, coughs, whooping - cough, bronchitis, and for all chest affec- tions; for scrofula, rickets, or any wasting disease; for building up after measles, fevers, or for any weakened, run-down C011. dition. For children with poor appetite and weak digestion, it acts like a charm. No mother should be without a bottle in the house. A British Doctor ' writam—" I consider ANCIER'S EMULSION is one ctf the finest tonics and strength -builders obtaindble, and have always had great faith in it. As a remedy for winter colds and chest affections in children and adults, it is admirably efficient, and 1 count on good results from its use." (Signed) 65c. and $1.20 at Druggists. 'Endorsed by the Medical Professim a horror to contemplate The retheldef is considerebly less, in one respect, when the victim of the practice is dead) Uardy is to be judg- ed by b,i own books, not by the books of others. (But when the victims are living it is natural that they should squirm, for almost invariably people who find themselves figuring in their friends' novels are by no means satis- fied with the portrait. Even when the note is one of constant eulogy they probably believe that their real tal- ents and charms have been under- rated. No writer of the day has been so frequently accused of using his friends for his books as H. G. Wells. In ,one of his novels, lVllarriage, if memory serves, there is a ridiculous family which was speedily identified as the Webbs, now Lord and Lady Passfield. The rumor was that Shaw who had introduced Well's to Beatriee. and Sidney Webb, was extremely mor- tified by the lampooning to which Wells subjected them and that this caused a breach in his friendship with the novelist. Of course'as intimated earlier and as a logical inference from Mr. Maug hem's remarks, it follows, that if one is to make use of people he knows when he sits down to write a novel, he cannot draw a full length portrait. He can do no more than take a few features, for instance, or the voice when it is raised in anger or some other detail. This detail is necessar- ily added to fictional details and the complete portrait is imaginary. Be- cause the friend perceives the hooked nose, perhaps which he cannot deny, but finds it associated with a chin like Andy Gump's, he is justifiably enrag- ed and protests that he has been car- icatured. It is in vain that the auth- or protests that the complete figure is not supposed to represent him at all. Friendship is dissolved in sur- phurous language. Mr. Wells has specifically denied that he has held his friends up to rid- icule in any of his works. But leav ing aside this question, it might be said that if he has introduced them into his works he has not hesitated to introduce himself. At least he has introduced some of his own experi- ences. 'Both Mr. .Polly and Kipps would have ,been different books if Wells had not happened at one time to be a draper's assistant. Love and Mr. Lewisham would not have been the same if Wells had not at one time been a school teacher. In these books as Gerald Bullett has said, is found not the facts but the flavor of auto- biography. Similarly it is rather the flavor than the facts about his friends that an author may be able to convey to his published works. And we think it is probably true that with ten peo- ple who imagine that they detect themselves in a printed page of fic- tion, nine are wholly mistaken and the victims' of their own vanity or morbid sensitive -nese. These people still maintain a custom which has been handed down through untold generations; they, use salt in - Stead of money as a medium of ex- change. Near the main plaza of the little town there rises from the centre of a mass of volcanic folds of dripping lava rook, a fountain of hot salt and mineralized water. This geyser has been put into practical use by the na- tives for baths, and Indians from the surrounding countryside make an an- nual pilgrimage to the town. Just outside the baths is a natural salt bridge across a creek. The struc- ture is of solid salt and solid enough to allow cattle to pass over it. Near the salt baths is another bath of a peculiar kind of clay. This mine eral is transparent, and has the pro- perties of soap. These are only a few of the pic- turesque features of the town, and it is expected that the little Indian com- munity will become one of the major tourist attractions of Mexico now that it has been made accessible. FEELING BLUE? Mrs. Dale was the kind of person who is always cheerful. "Aren't you ever blue?" suggested a friend. "Oh, yes, often. But I don't stay that way lon,g. I take telephone trips' to eine outeofatown friends. It's the best way I know to keep smiling!" WHEN AUTHORS MIX TRUTH ANP FICTION It would be as difficult for Somerset Maugham to write a dull play or a stupid novel as it would be for most persons to write a brilliant one; so it is not casting any reflection upon his ability to say that his newest books, Cakes and Ale, is being read with keen interest chiefly because it is sup- posed to reyeal some secrets of Thomas eiliedy's early domestic life. Being equally , ignorant of Hardy's early life and leaugharrn's latest nov- el we are unable to give any opinion on the accuracy of what is being ev- erywhere said and nowhere denied, Harry Saipeter says in The New York World that Maugham has produced not only an amusing and adroit novel but an amusing and adroit libel, !be- cause all the fact is disguised as fic- tion and the author is therefore not called upon to stand forth and justi- fy a single fast. It is odd that Maugham should have resorted to. such a stratagem for we recall read- ing in one of his prefaces a profound remark to the effect that living peo- ple are, for the most part, useless as models for characters in fiction. The truth is that the character in fiction must be of three proportions. We must be able to move round to the back of the page and see him from the rear. In other wards he must be a completely rounded character. But people in real life are not com- pletely rounded. They present mere- ly surfaces. It is no new observation that we know characters in fiction much better than we know anybody in real life. The point is that unless we think we know all about a char- acter in fiction, unless it happens to be a Becky Sharp or a Hamlet, we feel that we have 'been defrauded or that the artist has failed in his lim- ning. Only the most foolish would pretend that he knows all about any real human being. Mr. Maugham's exploit will raise again the old ques- tion as to the right of the artist to paint the portraits of his friends or his enemies, and his very success in perpetrating what Mr. Salpeten calls an adreit and amusing libel was con- demned, by the victim himself. In 1912, a correspondent wrote to Hardy peotereing 'against .What he consider- ed to be a grces abuseeethat of pub- lishing the details of a lately deceased Wade life under the guise of a novel, with assuratfees of truth scattered itt the newspapers. In the course of his reply, Mr. Hardy said: "What (should certainly be protest- ed against in cases where there is no authorization, is the mixing of fact and fiction in unknovvn proportions. Infuiite 'mischief would lie in, that. If any statements in the dress of fiction site covertly hinted to be fact, all Meet be feet alidelotliffig else but' faet fee obviteu reagene,The power of getting Ilea belleted„ about pie thretrgb tlfat ohainua after ;rho are t tratIA Each, package marked Chinaware contains a piece of fine English ware, old ivory tint, new irregular borders. KER COOKS IN 21/2 MINUTES AFTER THE WATER BOILS 1305 AMASSED HUGE FORTUNE BUT LIVED OBSCURELY Perhaps a great many readers are in the sante plight as ourself in that they have never heard ,ote Sir David Yule until the present moment. Yet he was one of the fiehest men in the British Empire, and when he died last year he left an estate of some $35,- 000,000 in India, and how much more in other parts of the world is not known. Some interesting facts con- cerning this retiring and powerful Man are being brought to light in the course of a lawsuit in England to es- tablish his domicile at the time of his death. Millions of pounds in death duties are involved and on this account the case is' considered of first class importance. Sir David, we would infer from the reports we. have read, 'was a Scottish pioneer of the true sort. He built up his fortune in India, where he spent most of .his active life, and it was in. India that his heart was set. He was compara- tively indifferent to Britain, and probably as enthusiastic for Swaraj as Gandhi himself; that is, if he did not think it 'w'ould interfere with his investments, a subject on which we have no information. (Sir David was born in Edinburgh in 1858 and at the age of 17 went to India to take a position with his uncles, who were merchants. There he remained diligently toiling until 1863, when he paid a brief visit home. On this occasion he met a little girl wham he kept in his memory, for he returned in the course of a period of co-mparative slackness in 1900 and married her. By this time he had amassed a large fortune and was con- sidered a highly eligible husband, ev- en for a girl who was wealthy in her own right. Lady Yule says that on the first clay after the couple reached Calcutta her husband rose at four o'clock in the morning and went to work, returned for a short time at lunch and then went back to his of- fices, where he remained until far in- to the night. This was his usual course, and on Sundays it hardly var- ied. He cut himself off from his Eng- lish neighbors and found his friends among the natives, a habit that made the European colony all the more wil- ling to see as little of him as pass sible. But Lady Yule •had no ambi- tion to find her associates among the natives and also protested. Her peo- tests being =availing she fell ill, and a doctor ordered her to return to Eng- land after a few! months. NO MORE WORRY ABOUT WEATHER CHANGES With the change of weather to rain, or sleet, or high winds, a great many people in this northern climate suffer from stiff and aching muscles and joints, Which is a form of rheumatism. Otter causes are sprains, over -exercise, and after various strenuous sports. Immediate relief can be obtained by rubbing in a few drops of Abosrbine, Jr., to the parts affected. And la most cases a few treatments will drive away the pain. Absorbine, Jr., safeguards you against infection because it is both a highly efficient antiseptic and a germicide. It is greaseless and stainless and quite harmless. ,Eitty a bettip at your draggisee—$1,25--and prove its great TO THE SUNNY SOUTH 1FORtik* CALI A / These popular winter resorts are quickly and comfortably reached via Canadian National and connections. Choice of interesting routes. Costs are reasonable. Add zest to the California trip by going or - returning the Canadian route via Vancouver and Victoria. PLO RIDX Ask any -Agent of Canadian National Railways for full information, booklets and reservations. 69 CAN DIAN NATIONAL This she did, but in 1902 went back to India to make another effort to re- concile herself to her husband's style of living. She found it impossible and again returned to England where he bought her a handsome place which she had to support for the most part out of her own purse. Sir David made her no regular allowance, but would pay her lump smith from time to time as she convinced him of the need for them. He was always prepared to save money. At this point in the evidence Mr. Justice Rowlett, a born humorist if ever there was one, re- marked: "That is how great fortunes are amassed." Needless to say the court room was convulsed with laugh- ter, and it was ten or fifteen minutes before order could be restored. But he was not niggardly with either his wife or his daughter although his outlay upon them was far less than wives and daughters in similar cir- cumstances 'believe they have a right to expect. But -he 'was queer in money mat- ters. One of his business associates said that a hobby of his was never to carry any money in his pockets and he was often at a loss to know how Sir David got about town on the oc- casions when he visited London. He would never take a cab, but always a tram, perhaps in the expectation of being able, to find a ticket somewhere. He was a member of the City and the 1Vtarlborough Clubs, but in 40 Years used them not more than two or three times. He never dictated a letter, nor did he permit anyone to assist him in any way in his cor- respondence, which in view of his great interests must have been large. Nor did he commonly keep business letters. He depended upon his mem- ory, and since he had no other in- terest in, life than his business it is probable that he was master of every detail aof it. Apart from his business he was interested in the natives. He was particularly proud of the fact that his friends, the Marmites, famed in India for their shrewdness and business acumen, called him the Wih te Mar But recluse though he was, he was too important a man in Indian affairs to be altogether overlooked, therefore it was not surprising that at the time of the Durbar he was made a knight, though at this time he was personally unknown to the viceroy. It is said that when he was presented to the king he was holding the hands of two young Indians who were members of a family to whom he was devotedly attached. He accepted the title but made no change whatever in the ex- treme simplicity of living which had distinguished him. Later on he was made a baronet, and his wife testified that she was domiciled with him at this time. (She knew nothing of the honor conferred on her husband but when she saw so many telegrams ar- riving she inferred that something unusual had occurred. She asked him wieset it was., but he merely told her to open one of the telegrams and find out. He never entertained, nor did he ever tell anyone of his intentions, beyond Isaying, "Well, I'm off for In- dia," the day before he left, or "I'm going to England" as the case might be. There is reason to 'believe that he end not get the full worth of his money and that there are ,some things in life Which he missed. KNOWING SECRET OF SHOPPING QUICKLY "I don't make of Christmas Shop- ping the mountain that I used to," said the gentle voiced matron with the wavy white hair." "But how do you escape? You have a large circle of friends and I don7t notice that they are particularly ne- glected at Christmas time," asked her listener. "I have several 'methods of saving time. 1 make out several lists of people. There are a good many peo4 pie to whom I want to send lust seine little Ivemeniloatoe. A year's sub- scription to a magazine givels acute of bY datlal exiierlente, Oa f0.0.44$ 1004 Ostli Pt ses "1„ send Canadian ones. You get them at a reduction When you take several and it just means a letter to the pub- lisher with a list of addresses and there are a number on your list taken care of at once. No energy spent shopping and very little expense. "Another method I have found of great help is to give a similar wee- ent to a number of people. For in- stance, I make a list of those who would like note -paper, or books, or silk underwear or fancy goods or - purses. I make one trip to the note- paper counter do for a number of people and the same with the other lines of gifts. I usually run more heavily to one line each year. One year I stock heavily in purses, an- other in underwear, etc, "Then I find it works well to let my own family ohoose their Oen Christmas boxes. I know it takes away the nice element of surprise but they get lots of surprises in the gifts from outside the home. And I think if Isobel does miss the surprise of get- ting a new necklace from mother it is somewhat counterbalanced by peek- ing out pust the "darling necklace" she wanted. I find out what each one wants particularly, fix a limit as to price, and let bhem do their own choosing. "I find, too, 'Tie your Christmas parcels early' a good slogan. The 'Shop Early' is always impressed on us, but the 'Tie up Early' saves a lot of hurry and worry at the last. REAL FOREST KINGS IN TM& OLD PARK Many of the oak trees in Windsor Great Park are at least a thousand years old. Some were quite big when William the Conqueror came to these islands, and many date back to the days of Alfred the Great and Canute. Recently some of these veterans have had to be felled, for though they still bore their array of leaves and acorns y:ar by year, they were be- coming dangerous to the public. The oak is the sturdiest of our trees. For centuries it continues to grow, and the wood of its trunk re- mains hard and Stealthy. But when old age sets in, the middle of the wood begins to decay, and in time little more is life than the shell of the trunk supporting the mighty weight of the great branches. Even so, the tree may stand for a long time after its trunk has become no more than a hollow tube. But when great holes begin to develop near the base of the oak it becomes dangerous. The King is Ranger of Windscir Great Park and Windsor Forest. Re- cently he had to give permission for the felling of eight of tha oldest giants, which old age had reduced to mere skeletons. Thieves, says a news item, stole a hot stove in Hammond, Indiana. Ham- mond can't be far from Cook county. —Ottawa Citizen. Some genius has just uncovered the fact that a women's intuition is what tells her she is right, whether she is or not—Guelph Mercury.