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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance, 1918-08-22, Page 84+444 ilefei.-4-4.+4-91-0-1(leit +le le++ 4-04 !Strange .11$arlia for Gantbitng 44"*++10+++".-.1÷.-.44+++++4 One Would elIPPOS41 that a elan wbo "diced at the dawa with death" in Flanders Weald, when he got home to lengeend for a few daypee- ler to eh, out in his garden and etuoke, inetead ot laiong liim to 4 gatribeing !muse, lenateubtedly the 11;reat proportion of men do, but eileugla ot them are still elaves to tee gaming mania. that they, tether leith a number of Inunitioneera and Ottiers mho heve got rIeli (mica, are • now malting Lonuun t peradiee for tee parasites who tun gambling rooms. Aecording to the correepen- tient Of toe New (.1 ork elan, 'wag( le heuellY to be relied upon, eambling in Loudon is to -day a curse, in ilis veew the polece are unable to ant because the bankers and ther victims ers) venially peoPle or infmenee Or prominence, and wouhl rather suffer , Laker 1use hi solence teen face the pulnicity of appearance in court, even it by so doing they could eever tips money that had been filthed from them. ..ene woman, who panes for re- table, n s..aid tei iiave made ;400,000. by gambling in her apaet- rnents in the pet coup.e of years, Particulars of iier teame were eiveh l. tew dees ago to a London nes- Paper by an American e omen woo eouciuded her leteer by: tiereatemng to go rolinu to the plaee and beeeg the whittev,s N, hen sue beard o't an- • other game. She eily$ that cam Aoner- lean oeficer lost $2,100., another e1, - GOO and Canadian $50e jut before leaving tor the front. . 'Toeee, men e,ere decoyed to the piece by girls whet whom they had struelc up an acquaintance hi a more or lese in- formal manner. The charming young ladies, exquisitelygowned aad turn- ed out, showed a patriotic interest in the officers, but declinel to per- mit them' to squander their pay en dinners or etlier';entertainieeets. 1n - stead the insisted that the enter- taining shonld 'be done by their friend, the proprietress of the faeh- ionable gambling dump. The delight- ed and detuded officere were only too eager to make a call, andone fol- lowed another with the • mutt re - waled by 'the correspondent. elsere es another man living -in a f;ne country house hi a delightful dis- trict within easy motoring distance ef Louden ibo is regarded as a model landlord and a line type of good old haigilea sportsman, who is , eale to ,have an income of $100,000 ' a year. Before the war he had noth- ing. lie has ixiade his fortune out of, the gamee that gie on in his molts in toen, He is easerich man because he was one oreles, firit AO make the discover' that thee war, did not end the gambling instence, but, on the contrary; .10,11‘..tlice ,-effect of Making caring gamblers 'i Oen :More desper- ate. He found Out thet men just back from the front where they had -been reeking 'theirelly4 a dozen times a day .for weekee'on -end, 'wore just as anxious to rieke their money when they returned on.:1,ettyeif they had been gambler's POW they" became soldiers. He Wasee:enieWhat aided 'by the natural roluetehce of- :the ptilide to interfere any 'Inore. than poseible with the relaxations desired by otfl- cers just baele•ficim. theArOnt. The offieere, gi4eg c'onling, form only on eiess tife,Oevettil upon which the professional •,ganehlers prey. A source of considerable ineome to them is provided 'by • the great mem- ber of people whOldiel Made a great deal of =May Slime the. 'beginning' of .the war, inanufaeturerse'and contrac- tors from places other than Lotdon. A good many of tliese people have the notion that the swiftest way in which to scrape an acquaittanee with the ariatoeracy is over a green table, the race track .e.ne the dog show being under a temporary eclipse. They -do not mind the money they lose so leng as they e1n'enter on the credit side of the ledge some titled ftequaintance. ,. Again, many of them who have become wealthy •tn a few Months have ecoulred with their wealth a solid appre'Clation of their oWn merits as shrewd business men. Th,ey have 'the notion, .that they can beat the geesehler at his own game, With results Chet Might he foreseen by other.. not ecY gifted. Perhaps the Meet td be.Pitled •vic- tlins of these bridge sharks and rou-. tette weleres are .the werneu, London contains tena or thousands of them, many being Welted 'fforn overeeas Who are living leteriglatid hi order to be near titbit` husband e in France. They are lonely. delan,y Of eltem are wealthy. They are marked down by a gambler or his agent 'and' plans are laid for an itterednetiOn, Prom sheer ennui, or frotn ',desire to relieve An ever-preesing anXiety, they fall ready victims to the card -table, even ir be- fore they had knoWnnothing about rolling, the bcrieS i' kindred geetures.. Naturallei endugli, the lire not fleets - ed at the first seance. They are prob- ably allowed to win, end their charm- ing new friends are most cordial in their felichatiehs. • Ilitt preeeritly thee rral work is put on. and the women are cheated out of all the incenee that they een lay their hands en. The vtory is told of, one who lost. ire 000 heap her husband. conld get back from the front and'resette her. Nat DiViSible. Tunkingham -raci Bulkby in the street, end leulkby said! "I'M a little short, and Should like to ask you a conundruin InMental: aritlitnetie," "Proceed," said Tunkitigham. "Well," said BUlkby, "supPote you had ten dollars in your poeket, and I should, ask you for five, how mue.h would re- main?" "Tent" was the peottleet ans- wer. "4 • 4.. WHEN? We are going to do -a kindly deed, Sornetlin,e perhaps, but When? Our syinpathy give 115 a tipie Of need. Serne One; eerhaps, but when? We will no much In the ennellig jeer; we will banish the heartaches and doubts and kora. And win wino( t the lonely and dry their tears. emetiine, perhaps, but when? We will give a Faille to a saddened heart, Sonic time, mibtepti. but when? 61, the heavy bureeens we'l1. ehare e part, Some time, perliaex, but wie.ea ;lane time we re going tO right the wrottel Some time the Wee2i. me will litlp Strettg: Soine Linn we'll come With LoVe'o old, easel.tso g, Some time, perhape,Lut When': — • • .V. Zhinhu tool. liarnacie•Gavved Lobsters'. "Lobstere tiled their . elielie tn- nualiy, but one o niIteOw how Ione; they keep on -doing It," clad all •old PenOlescat 10beternian. "1 elm rare they do not eV d ell their lives, for held taught many big lobniera oii Witoese beelte Wad a 11901 inertteia- tion of barn:setae that naUst hm telten te Veral Yeere to grow." ee..., "Very commendable," said Nell. "But where es the place?" "Hotel Vandemeer," eatid Mee. Colli - flower. While a subway train carried him downtown Neil deliberated on what he had learned. On the one hand he could not butlie gratified at the sud- denness with - •eicb Laura had appar- ently droppe 44.- lackader upon their arrival in New l'ork; on the other hand if ole had dropped him how was he, Nell, to set about finding him? He doubted tlio wisdom of seeking out Laura hereelf; she would not help him voluntarily, and he could not bully her Anehow he ought flnet to conault with Archie. So lie reaeoned; "yet when the train ,stopped at Times Square his feet car- ried him out c.f the car and acrces Seventh avenue towards the Vander - moor. • "I'll just take a squint at her with- out, • making myself lcnown," he tnought, unconscious of any aelf-de- ception. It waa the hour of rendezvous, The ornate eutrance hall of the hotel was I tilled with amazingly habited ladies ! sitting in the fauteuils with feet I creased arid a deceitful air of uncoil- 1 cern. On the °that'. hand the masculine - half of still -to -be -united couples strode jerkily up and down and con- sulted watches at ten-aecond intervals. There were meetings, greetings, re- proaches, appeals t� the clock and animadvereiona on the subway (poor old subway!) Further within, down the long alleys, every chair wan oc- cupied by people trying to look as if they were accustomed to such gran- deur at home. A New York hotel is the most ,public of buildings. It is like a bit of the ((Area exnenalvely car- peted. Nell learned from a slgn that Mra. BeeeleY'a afternoon tea, dances were held in the Rose Room every after- noon from four to seven. Following the pointing .arrowie along the alleys, he pretently.ceepe within hearing of the pulse -quickening strains of piano and banjo, andethe.eyncopated drum. The way wee bhrred by a kind of in- door hedge, Mid a beautiful young lady taking tiekets. .. He 'hung Veen; teased by glimpeea through the leave° of the turning temples. The innsic reminded him that ,too 'had a.n. incipient madness ter iv (lance. Another lady in a gown and hat outefasheoning -.fashion swam up to the -oeexiiiie, in the hedge. "Won't you come Pein?" he aeked with a rock candY smile. • • .. . • "I—I don't know anybody," stam- mered Neil, taken by surprise. ' "That's what I'm • here 'for," she said, smiling still. Nell was not -deceived by that smile. , One dollar, please," it said, plainer than. words.. '... At thatmoment he caught a glirdpse of Laura in the arms of a man, and he forgot all prudence. "1 .guese My money'o aa good as hie," he thought, ' and his hand went in his pecitet like a Shot. ''Come along!". said the lady in the remarkable hat. She was one of these uncomproinisirigly homely women who get themselves accepted for pretty by sheer forte oi will. "I am Mrs. Beasley," • she added. "What 'name, pleaie?" "Groat," said Neil. "You must meet these dear friends . of Mine," she said, stopping by a table. . . Introductions were made all around. Nobody paid the slighteet attention to Neil, but the thing was considered ac- • eomelished. He "knew" them thence- • f (yew a rd . ."I didn't intend to come in," said • Nell. ."But I sew you dancing. I thought, why not with me?" : `She saki nothing. Presently the music' started again. Nell's blood took fire from the sound. He looked at her resentfully. Let her anger him as she would, he was ob- liged to love her still. "Make believe I'm a stranger for five nfinutes, and dance with mo," he grumbled, She rose promptly. "That's what 1 • am here for," she said, without looking at him. "Spoken like a. woman!" said Neil. "You esteem to say that if I had any decent pride I wouldn't inflict Myself , on, oti. Well, I 'haven't any. I only know I want to dance with you. I guess you have to take worse than I. Cottle on," ' Whatever Laura felt, Nell could and did for the moment forget there were such'things as htiebands and police in the world. Premher oneness with him in the dance, he suspected that she was oblivious, too. Her cheek lay In the hollow of his Shoulder. He could have kitted her bright hair. She would not let him see in her face. "Is she afraid of what I'll read there?" he thought. Anyhow, they floated away on the music like tWo bodies on a sin- gle pair of 'wings. Yet to the eye it I was but one of fifty couples—dancing better than eorne, perhaps, with char- acteristic impassive American faces. I "Don't hold me so close", murinured Laura. . For answer he held her closer. "You brute!" He chuckled, Somehow that epithet liblds no great terrors for a Man. Per- haps it itself presupposes a certain in- tinmey. " He passed near miter° Mrs. Beasley .. eat with a new group. "You may go tell her I am too fresh," he said, wick- edly. "She will stand by you," "Pleikee don't make a scene," tlie • said, with an affronted air. "Go on dancing." 1 Ho resumed, holding her close to him. When the inusie stopped they sighed inVolmitatily and drew apart. She refused to meet his eyes. Somehow he Itnevv how it was with her. He was both enraptured and etruck with awe by the dim suggestion of whatshe could be to a man if she chose, Bat It must be freely; he Made no 11118 - take about that. There Wes a spirit in tominand of that lovely body* that Would shatter it sooner tlaan yield an dishonorable terms. "Won't you go now?" alic said. In •*pita of herself her voice Was languor- . otos. , "Two Minutes," begged Neil. "Seo, 1 tier'a 131Y tea." .Eihe sat with a stony air. -"Couldn't we for once talk honestly end -unashamed and unafraid?" Nail bogged. "Oh, please!" she ilitirlilUred, int014^ ably confused. Then pride came to her assistance. "There is nothing to say," she added, coolly. "I love you," he said. "You insult me—now!" elm mur- mured. Neil made an impatient gesture, "That's not what I mean by honesty. That old stuff! Where does the insult come in when I ask for nothing, and when I'd gladly give—well, the only thing I have to give? Heroics apart, it's quite on the cards I may have to maize that good before we get out of this mess." "I have told you—I would net allo'W tlaot," she murmured. "Oh, I don't mean to hang. You have told me you would tell the truth —but at what cost? Naturally, I choose to go first. When a policeman finally puts his hand on my shoulder, that's my clue to exit." The faint color fled her cheeks. "How you enjoy torturing mel" ghe whispered. "Nothiug would be gain-. ed by your—by thot. I could not go on, after." "Laura!" he cried, softly, all his heart in his voice. She stiffened. "I would feel like a murderess!" "Oh, excuse me," he said, grimly. "My mistake." Mae. Beasley came fluttering by their table, "You two!" she said, archly, "You look as serious-minded as if yop were discussing the high cost of liv- ing." For thatimatter nobody paid much at- tention to anybody, There was an odd lack of gallantry between the- sex- es. Each served at hi$ own shrine. Everybody was talking blithely, but Neil could not -distinguish any thread. It was not language, but an animated noise. "Now let us find a table for our- selves," said Mrs. Beasley, drawing him on. They sat. "Bo glad you dropped In. My little experiment is a great success. A new idea, you know, making superior people known to each other. You might think I would have, well—unpleasantness. but no! , One becomes expert in sizing people up. The other day one of the young ladies left a man in the middle of the .floor and came to nee. `Mrs. Beasley,' he gala. 'I must beg to be ex- cused from dancing with that gentle- man. He's too fresh.' Quite right, my dear,' I said. • I went to him. and handed him a dollar with a smile. 'What's this for?' he demanded. I smiled sweeely and said: "I aim to cater only to ladies and gentlenten. Good afternoon.' That's how I deal with, well; unpleasantness, don't you know." The dance came to an end. "Now, which of. the young ladies would you like' to meet first?" asked Mrs. Beas- ley. ."Theeene in pink is Miss Merle - wood, lovely girl, eci viVacious, you knoVe!' •That one in black is MiS3 Folsom, quite a beauty and very intel- lectual, • Coines of an old Southern family. Then there's Miss Winston—"• "I•should like to meet Miss Folsom," said Neil, bluntly. Mrs. Beasley af- fected hini unpleasantly. • He felt as If a window ought to be raised. "How Laura must hate it here!" he thought! The lady with the rock -candy smile brought the girl who had no smile to Neil's table. At what point in the passage across the room Laura recog- nized him Nell could not tell. When she arrived her face was composed ex- cept for an increased pinkness all over. Neil could not take much Imp() from that, for the blush went with an angry glint in the brown eyes. Mrs. Beasley twittered introductions, and scampered away to eome new ar- rivals. Laura and Neil sat down. Neil, seeing that uncompromising face, wondered that he had hoped to gain by this encounter. "Well—hero I am," he said, lamely. "You have me at a disadvantage," said Laura. "I have to seem to be agreeable or lose my job." "Is it so difficult?" he asked. She glanced at him scornfially. "Nat- urally one does not enjoy being hound - The hard word stiffened Neil's back. His eyes shot sparks, too. "Very well," he said. "I accept the word. I am a hound, and I will never give up my quarry. But it's not you; it's Black- ader." "Bleckader," she said, with raised eyebrows. "The name your precious husband goes by in sporting circles." Laura was started off her high horse. "Who told you?" she demanded. "'Geoffrey Parran." The eyebrows remained 11P. "Oh, we became pretty good friends after you left. I stayed. with him. He's a first-rate fellow." Laura frowned. Fear and resent- ment were blended, in her gaze on him. "You're a dreadful man!" she murmured. "Whichever way I turn I find you." "To a man that's a compliment," said Nell. "As a matter of fact, I'm only dreadful as far as you're in the Wrong." " "I'm not! I'm not!" she cried, pas- sionately. "I can't act any different- ly. You' don't ktow," "Then tell me," he said. She remained silent. "Oh, well," he said, gloomily. "Right or wrong, not much use asking a hound.to give up his chase." " "What did you expect to gain by this?" she asked. "You knew / would not help you. As a matter of fact, I could not if I would. I don't know where he is." "He knows where you are." She shrugged. "I advised hint to leave New York. I hope he has done so." "I ani serious, ma'am," said Neil. "I'm telling Miss Folsom she dances • like a dandelion in the moonlight." "You man!" alie retorted, wagging a roguish forefinger. "I bet you're from the South, too, Don't you let him foci you, cleariel" she scampered on. "Winn the woman!" muttered Neil. A pelt sparrow! • "If you love nie so Much," niter/Tweed • Laura, ignoring the interruption, "I leek a good deal less than you offer, I ttsk you to let me releep at night, for days free of terror." "That's what I'm working for," said Neil. "In nty own way," "Give up this eliaee!" ,nhe pleaded. Nell eat hie jaw. "It's the only thing in the World 1 tan't do for you." , Her lip curled, "011o Much Or your level Tour high-sounding motives won't bear examination." "I don't know anything about my motives," said Nell, 4j may knew I've got to do whet I'm doing, I've get 14 get that ruan." "Yon hate him!" she murmured. "You. are unfair to Mtn." "Unfair!" cried Neil, astonished, "Could anybody be unfair to that? Iee't he a sneak anti a Iler mid a coward? Answer enel" "Yea, he la," 4110 pried, in a kind Oi desperation. "But if you drag him, down, you wreck me." "I differ from you," said Nele, dog- gedly. They fell upon a wretched silence. Laura played with is spoon, axed Nei& tapped, a cigarette on the tablecloth and forgot to light it, "Won't you please go?" she begged at last, "I'm geeing," he mid; "but it Isn't easy, I think each time May be the last. It would be doubly hard—if we had quarrelled. If you could tell MA —though we seen' fated to fight each other -elf you could tell me you thought I was .on the square—" "011,, I do!" she said, quickly and warmly. "All right," he said, bruskly. He got up, Once More Mrs. Beasley bustled up to them, "Wanted on the telephone, Miss 11'0140111," she said, Neil and Laura self-consciously avoided each other's glance. Each had the same idea as to who it was, "Please wait here for me," she mur- mured.. She went away, and Neil sat down again. While she was gone the music Started for another dance. Coming back she said peremptorily: "Dance with me." "Sure!" said the delighted Neil. "Until the crack o' doom!" He won- dered mightily as to evaat this change of front was due. When they had danced half way down the room she said: "Listen care- fully without seeming to. That call was fdr you. It was from a man who called himself Archie." "Archie!" said Neil, astonished. "How did he know where—?" "Never' mind now," she said. "Lis- eaid they had picked up your am giving YOU his exact words as near as I can remetuber them, He said two of them were now on the way to the Vandermeer. He said hs had been delayed in getting me, and you must look sharp. One was a young mail, he said, with neat black mous- tache and prominent black eyes; the other elderly and dandified looking. Well --When I came out of .the tele- phoue -booth there they were in the gorrldor, just as he had described them. They have just come in. Mrs. Beesley is talking to them—don't look! They have taken the table nearest the door where no one can go out without messing them." "The devil!" Neil muttered. "Behind that screen of palms there Is• the Service dOtir. That is yOur'best chance, Guide me up close to the screen and slip through. No one will notice in this crowd. Now!" • "Good -by, dear," whispered Neil, and left• IIehefoi'Und himself in a service• room or pantry. At the moment it was untenanted. There was a corridor leading away, which he followed. At the end of the corridor he met a waiter gaming with a trap of tee. and cakes. Neil simulated a moderate degree of drunkenness. • want. to get out," he mumbled. "This way, sir, You're headed the wrong way, sir," said the boy. Neil resisted stubbornly. 'No!" he said. "I just came out of there. I want to get out. I'm sick of that bunch. I'll give you a dollar if you get,umnerig0hu." tt,sir . One moment, sir." The boy hastened to put his tray down In the pantry, and, returning, steered Nell lovingly through the cor- ridor, down a stairway into a larger pantry, and out by a service door into an .areaway. • Neil's obvious condition was alhexplanatory. None of the other welters, they met remarked anything out of the way in the situation. Neil paid over his dollar thankfully. and climbing the steep area steps found himself in the free air of a side street. (To be continued.) PLANES SAVED FRANOE. They Proved Their Great Value After the Belgian Invasion Began, "Had it not been for the French air service," says Burton J, Hendrick in the World's Work, "France • would • have been destroyed in the first few weeks of the great world war. "For years the French general staff had expected an attack through Bel- gium. The strategic railroads ' which the Germans were so painstakingly building up to the Belgian frontier could convey no other meaning. Yet the Frenchmen still believed that the main onslaught Would come across the • French frontier and haa made their plans for thelr greatest reeistarice in this region. France entered the war with only about 100 army airplanes, but Germany, which had foreseen the • part thls new Instrument was to paly, had a much larger equipment. "Y'et a few days after the Belgian invasion began French aviators flying neer the Belgtan-German frontierlaw a •eight that immediately caused a change in the French operations.. The Germans were crossing the'frontier in eftormous numbers, and the fact be- came apparent that in this section tb,e main attack was to come. This newe, flashed to General Joffre, caused that sudden alteration in his plans that made poseible the successful battles of early September, "Had it net been for this operation the French army Would have eoncen- trated for the Germans in force on the Alsace-Lorraine frontier, and the whole territory, from Belgium to Parts and Calais, would .have been left c ot:teulity,t,o, the German onslaught—that Is the war war would have ended acording to the calcula,tione whic had been so carefully made in Ger:h - - Knew the Stuff. "Generally run down? Want a tonia" said a chemist on being consulted by a customer. "I've the very thing for you— Thompson's Topeure. FOur times a (ley, and in two days you'll feel like another man. Half a dollar a bottle." "No, nO, nol" said the customer, en- ergetically. "But it Is the very thing for you. All the doctors Ara recommending it. We can't get It fast enough fOr our cus- tomers." "I believe you, but I would prefer Something else." "Nonsense: I tell you the Topeure will do more good in one day then any thing else hi a month. It cures everything. Whets your Objection?" "OrilY that I'm ThoMpeon."—Ex.elitinge. Wigg I eee you political friend has been re e,lected to the same office, Wagg--Yes, ho Says nothing succeeds like being your own auccoSaor. A Cup IIIL of Tea Perfe'etiort 11 Fresh From The sGardens Sealed Packets Only \ Black—Green or Mixed breaan Leave. When the night is huehed and still, , To the mothers wrapped in dream, '1 Pown the vally, round the hill, Through the heath, acroos the stream, Come the sixfoot fighting men Laughing little boys again. They have set away their swords, They have laid their belts aside; For an hour the battle-ierds Go without their garb of pride, Lead their gay patrole no more. Rid them of the duet of war, - In the glees the sands run back, f.1:41r Backward spin the creeping years Down the diin and shadowy track, Through the wood of smiles and tears, To where boyhood bold and blithe . Hides from Time his hungry scythe, 4, Youth her empire reaffirms, Bramble -torn about' the knees, Grubby -handed gathering worms, Green and sticky climbing trees; Boyhood with ita brown legs baee Takes the kiss of sun and alr. Up the stairs of old they crowd, •-"4. Anewering the mother -call,, • Merry otep and laughter loud Ringing back from roof and wall, While the mother -hearts awake To the music that they make. And the trophies that they bring! Not the ripen of any foe, But the bird with broken wing, Or a may -bough dropping snow; Or a wound to be made well Where some proud young climber fell. Alt; the bugles blow them back. 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Coffee,(common or breakfast variety demands four things. Namely, sound well -roasted eoffee, reasonably fresh- ly ground, a clean pot, fresh water and proper .boilIng. A level table- spoonful to the cup of water, with one over for*Ithe pot Makes fairly strong coffee. If wanted very atrong, heap the spoonifuls, and be sure not to exceed in water. It is best made very strong where hot milk is used —otherwise •the resultant drink will be washy, Cream, moderately used, goes well went 'weaker -coffee. But !that which is very weak, or over - boiled, or not boiled at all, can by no doctoring ever be made into a drink fit for right human beings. It is a erlimeagainst one of God's best mercies to olear coffee with eggs, egg shells, isinglass and so forth It will clear itself beautifully, given half a chance. Use cold water, and after measuring set !the pot where it will be 15 mil:mites in coining to the boil. Take care 11 does not boll over —nor longer than two minutes. After that, set it where it will keep boiling hot, but without simmering, for 10 minutes. The grounds will settle of their own motion, and the resultant liquid be jewel -clear, of a pure amber - brown. Any sort of coffee is better if poured into the cups from the pot It was made in—because at each de- canting something of flavor, escapes. Herein, I think, lies in part the rea- son for regarding drip coffee as bet- ter than boiled . 1 Minard's Liniment Cures Burns, Etc. - Colleaors of Prizes. Two Irishmen, who had been boys together in the same village, did not see each other for several years, but finally met again. "You remember my brother !Mich- ael?" said Pat. "Ile's turned out a fine athlete and has just won a gold medal for a 100 -yard sprint." "Good for him," replied Dennis, (WWI° you mind any uncle Maguire at Ballybently?" Pat was quite sure that he had never heard of him. "Well," resumed Dennis, "he's got gold medals for a half a mile, five miles and ten miles; three silver cups for swimming, a marble clock for wrestling, two silver belts for boxing and a heap of prizes for cycling." "Shure, he's the champion athlete, indade," said Pat, with enthusiasm. "Not at all! not at all!" exclaimed Dennis. "He keeps the local pawn- shop." --Pittsburgh Chronicle. HOW'S THIS? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Hall's Catarrh. Medicine has been taken by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty- five years, and has become known as the most reliable remedy for Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on the Mucous surfaces, expelling the poi- son from the Blood and healing the dis- eased portions. After you have taken Hall's Catarrh Medicine for a short time you will see a great Improvement in your general health. Start taking Hall's Catarrh Medi- cine at once and get rid of catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Pretty Lapis Jewelry. It is one of tha imitations that le really quite attractive. The imitation stonee have the pret- ty deep blue of the real lapis lazuli. There are many designs in the brooches set in dull metals and quite effective. Some of the necklaces are quite handsome, indeed, these set in the dull gold ,or green gold and in de- signs which bring out, the beauty of the stone. And there are earrings, both pen- dant and close -fitting, harping and rings —not any of them expensive, either. Canadian Masons hi England 11. S. Carmichael, Passenger a n d Freight Man- ager of the Cana- dian Pacific Ocean Services, was in- stalled W. M. of the Ceti:lade Lodge ,at the installation banquet held re- cently in London, England, Attend- ed by the Rt. lion. Sir Edward Clarke, Sir Gil- bert Parker, Gen- eral J. G. Ross and many other Canadians a n d English represen- tative men inter- ested in Canada. The Canada Lodge No. 3527 on the Register of the Butted Grand Lodge of ilng1and was founded in 1911, in order to provide a Masonic centre for Cana- dians resident in ••'. II. S, CAIIMICHAEL, W, M. Great Britain and Brethren from the Dominion visiting the Old Country. The object of the founders was also to form a bond of union between the Brethren of the Deminion and the Brethren of the United Itingdom in the strong hope end confidence that Freenmsonry might no even still further assist in the great Work ot forming those bonds of "indissOluble attachnient" whieh shall forever unite the coMponent parts of the British Empire. The Lodge has now 282 members, many of whom are Dominion Members resi- dent in all parth of Canada. No fewer than 150 are initiates of the Lodge. 205 Membere of the Lodge are on active service in II. M. Forces, Mr. Hugh Strein Carmichael, the neWly-elected W. M, of Canada Lodge, Is a native of Glasgow. lie has been connected with the Transatlartito steamship trade since 1888, when be joined tlie staff of the State Line, which in 1891 waa taken over by the Allan Lite. In 1895 he commenced Itis long connection with the Canadian Pacific Company at Glasgow, trate, ferring to its Liverpool office in 1908, when the company established jt6 transatlantic paseenger service. In 1908 he Was promoted to be general passenger agent, for Great .$ritttin and Europe. Since the Ntablishmento In 1915-18, of the Canadian Pacific Ocean Services, Ltd.,. which manages the entire neat of the c. P. it. and Allan Lines, Mr. Carmichael bag (meu. pied the position of passenor and 'freight manager, and has his 414 esuarters at Waterloo riaeo, Leaden, t ogitUld. TIM IfEW Latest Modes Oeutre4. Fashion's Perhaps the most distinctive of the eew hats is the wide -brimmed sun hat, etyle that is partieuleilY becoming to the young girl. Neter in front, the brim of white linen is boune with linen of cherry red. The <gown, aleo of White *tarred linen, has upon It flat eiterries en applique, cut from linen 'of the Name bright hue; ronnd the bottom of the crown Is a. nar- row abnd of silk ribbon held in a knot at the glee. The whole etfect is one of eimpileity, with good lines and distinctive colortnif. The color scheme might,. of course, be changed to ault any sumnaer frock if one does not care for this cherry and white combination. Another hat has a glorious patch of color on a high green straw crown. This patch is made 01 the quaintly crude fruit before mentioaed. Searlet, orange, Yee.. ed green, and bright purple are the col- ors suggested for this =del, while round the crown lay down Is a narrow band of velvet ribbon the same shade of green as the hat, The brim is of the mush- room type, also bound with velvet, and lined Underneath with georgette. Satin, again, is the material that is used to make- a chapeau of a distinct- ly military type, and it is not unlike that worn by the French gendarme who used to greet the English boat when It arrived at Calais. To the average woman it is very becoming, the brim inclining as it does softly over the face, anti the lines that are formed when viewed front the side quite common. BABY'S GREAT DANGER DURING HOT WEATHER More little, ones die during the 'hot weather than at any other time of the year. Diarrhoea, dysentery, cholera infantum and stomach troubles come without warning, and when a medicine is not at hand to give promptly the short delay too frequently means that the child has patieed beyond aid. Baby's Own Tablets should always be kept in homes where there are young children. An occasional dose of the Tablets will prevent stomach and bowel troublep, or if these troubles come suddenly the prompt use of the Tablets will cure thp baby. The Tab- lets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicing Co., Brock- ville, Ont. r Worth Remembering, To renovate black lace wash it in strong vinegar, rinse in cold coffee and press before quite dry with a piece of flannel laid over it. A. small bag of camphor gum placed In the piano will protect the felt from moths. To make really good coffee, put the coffee in a saucer and place it in a fairly hot oven for about three min- utes, before using. This brings out the flavor. To freshen fish put in an earthen or granite pan ekin side up and cov- er with cold water. The juice of a lemon stirred thick, with honey and the white of an egg Is good for hoarseness. Mustardenil put into alcohol is good for rheumatism in the joints, when chronic. Mix a little baking soda with bluing and it will never streak the clothes. If one is troubled with SI10111- den, hold up your chin and carry e our head high. Then the shoulders can- not bend and curve. I M {nerd's Linimerit for dale everywhere t Saved by a Cookbook. There is a story of a man, desper- ately ill, who, having passed the crisis of his ailment, needed only, so the doc- tors asserted, an incentive to recover. He had dire misfortunes and had lost all. interest in living. Neither his bus- iness nor his motorcer nor his 'chil- dren nor his wife sufficed to lure him back to the trials of temporal exis- tence. Then some inspired relative thought of the cookbook. She put it into the hands of the sick man as he • lay withering on his pillow. He turn- ed it over languidly; then he tlutter- ed the pages with transparent fingers, Presently he asked to be propped up In (bed. Before long he was whispering fervidly of what he was going to eat when he got well—those pig hocks with dumplings, hot waffles•and sirup, schnittbohnen with sour sauce. What were rissoles and ramekins and ban - nooks? And why had he never known about toad in the hole? These were the sentiments that wooed him back to life.—New York Mail. : Without Pure Blood Health Is Impossible Owing to faulty action of the kidney and liver, the blood becomes filled with disease germs that imperil health. The first warnings, are backachee dizziness, headache and lack of energy. Aet quickly if you would avoid the terrible ravages of chronic kidney complaint. Get Dr. Harteilton's Plies to -day; they cure kidney and live,r troubles for all times to conic. No medicine relieves so prpmptly, cures so thoroughly. For good blood, clear complexion, healthy appetite, use that grand health -bringing medicine, Dr. Hamilton's Pills. Get a 25c. box to- day. t Your Children at Table. Te,ach them these manners is you wouid have them well bred: Not to take their seata at table until the grown-ups do. To keep elbows off the tablq and feet off rungs of the chairs, Not to tip their chairs back nor sit with legs twisted around them. To be just as polite at home as abroad. To eat soup 'without a noise, moving the spoon away frorn instead of toward one. . To break Off and butter a piece of bread only large enough to make a bite, instead of buttering the whole slice. Never to talk with fOod in the mouth. If obliged to cough or sneeze, to turn the head away from the table. Ta place the knife and fork side by side on the centre of the plate when finished. Not forgetting to neatly fold the napkin. This Beetles like, a long list, but by taking a few prints at a time, as each point becomes a fixed habit, all effort ceases. Remember, really graceful table manners will never be accomplished unless begun in childhood. IVIInard's Liniment Cures Dandruff. The Sub --I gave five bob to gipsy yesterday and she described you and said We ahould be married next month. The Girl—Silly boy, you needn't have spent rill that. I could . have told you for nothing,—London Idea& ISSUE: NO, 34. 1918 ••••••••••-• HELP WANTED. TiroOLIW M11.4 1141.4". ee we have several vacancies( for ex- Peileneed and inexperienced handy, in various Departments in our Mill. Will be pleased to furnish full information. Write us for particulars. Several posi- tions open with ,opportunity of adyenee* inent. The glingsby Mrs.. Co., I.td. Brantford. Ont, MISCELLANEOUS, END ,A. DOMINION EXPRESS Money Order. rive ateliers costs three cente. C 1101041 SeLVER BLACK BREEDING foxee, Held Wee. Bothwell, (Jnt,, Can, FARMS FOR 'SALE. CHOICE PARAtmADJOINING ORIA1Se • BY town, consioting ot 000 hundred and eighty acres; intuit be Seld at Once to close u,p an estate, Apply- to 1). B. Ce.lblek, 'Winona, Opt, ..- T WO-HIJNDRED-ACRE CLBAuND a farm for attle—CtnintY Durham: good soil, fair buildings; conVenient to railway station and village; four Mewl - and will buy; easy term; possession 'after harvest. G. P. McKay, 44 'Victoria treet, Toronto. ARM, CROP, STOOK, impLumDrirrs —two miles Woodstock; pay acres Oats, ten corn, ten wheat; balance haY and pasture; twenty cows, four horses; county road. Apply F. A. Staples, R. Be No. 1, 'Woodstock, Ont. AGENTS WANTED. AGENTS WANTED YOU WANT " make it your county, with our fast selling Combination Cooker. One salea- man banks $388,Z5 the first month. An- other agent sells 20 in two hours. Others cleaning up $10 daily, No capital nec- essary, Goods shipped to reliable men On time. Territory going fast. Write Ouloilt to secure your field. Combination Products Co., 111 Main street, Foster. Que. BUSINESS CHANCES. pon SALIS-50-13ARREL, PLAN SIV - A ter ml1i in Markdale; good water- power. J. 'VP% Ford, Ilarkdale. 14' OR SALE, AT WALLACEBURG—AN 4- evaporator plant, well equipped; was operated last year; adjoins railway and convenient for shipping; also conven- ient to ship by water; about two acres of land in connection, Communicate with John S. Fraser, Barrister, Wallaceburg, Ont. • Giants of the Sky. "The largest war -planes are the bomb -dropping machines. They must be capable of carrying heavy loads of explosives. They are usually slow ma- chines, speed being sacrificed to car- rying capacity. The Italians have spe- cialized in big bomb -machines. The huge Caproni airplanes carry three men and three guns, besides 2,750 pounds of explosives. That Makes a useful load of 4,000 pounds. The mal ehllie is driven by three enginee with a total of 900 horse -power. Such enor- mous machines are rather exception- al, however. Bombing -machines are usually convoyed by fest 'fighting Planes, and do not have to defend themselves from attack in the air. Of- ten bombing raids are made at night, and the big Italian machines are pro- vided with 'searchlight bombs' to en- able to locate important spots on the ground beneath. These are brilliant magnesium torches suspended from, parachutes, so that they fall BIOWIY and give a broad illumination, while 1110.11 pepiems st eeeset eueidere era the light by the parachnte,"—A Rus- sell Bond in the St. Nicholas. - - Miller's Worm Powders were de- vised to promptly relieve children who suffer from the ravages of worms. It is a simple preparation warranted to destroy stomachic and intestinal worms without shock or injury to the most sensitive system. They act thor- oughly and painlessly, and though In eolith cases they may cause vomiting, that is an indication of their powerful action and not of any nauseating pro- perty. t - Queer Names of Flowers. The names ot some of our prettiest flowers are so queer that they seem amusing to us. Nasturtium, for exam- ple, comes from the Latin word mean- ing "twisted nose." Verbena is from the Latin for "twig," and lavender is derived from the Latin word lavare, to wash, and is really the same word as "laundry," Lavender probably got its name 'because it is put away with newly washed clothes. Cornflower undoubtedly gets its name because it grows among the rows of corn, Goldilocks looks like a little yellow head. Honeysuckle is one of the seveetest blossoms and one ct the easiest from which bees get their honey. Anemone is our "wind flower." Its name comes from the Latin word anemos, which means "wind," and the anemos, is really a wind flower, grow- ing best in exposed, windy •places. Or- chid is named for the Greek word oz - chis, which means "bag." Orchids al- ways have curioue little bags.—Kan- sas City Star. - 4 : His Only Solution. Richard Was playing with a top ma- chine. His mother heard an unusual commotion and hurried to the room. On entering she found poor Pete, his doll, with a brolcen head. In reply to her questions as to what had hap- pened to Pete, Richard only shook bis head and mumbled each time: "Ritchie, ruff -neck." ormemommossiamminuarame THIS IS THE AD. OF THE Walker House THE HOUSE OF,PLENIY AND THE • Hotel Cads -Rite • THE HOUSE OF comroRT • Toronto's FaM0118 Hotels • THE HOTELS wiTH THE ROME • ATMOSPHERE. Particular attention Is paid by the management to the comfort of Ladles and Children travelling alone. OUR CAFETERIAS ARE OPEN DAY AND NIGHT. Pure Food with Sanitary Surround. Ingo, Served at Reasonable Prices THE WALKER HOUSE, pront and York Streets, THE HOTEL CARLS.RITE, rftitt anl Bitteeoe, Stre.rts VOR,O.N1r0 11111111111111641.1.1111111iii01.10.0114111110 Aug