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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance, 1919-09-11, Page 6*leer+ lea** +4+-4teteteltele+4-4-4.4*-44+4-0 at South Pole Strange Creatures aealteatti-e-eata-te+++++++.-ese++4-44 A. cerreepondent of the Leaden Tittles cane attention tte the 6trange tiet ot biz* and beasts to be, found on the Wands and Velar centinent of the Antarctic zone. On Macquarie Ieland the teulperature le itheut 40 degrees and, blizzarde are a Witmer, occur- rence in the short summer. Yet, ae- Cording to tile writer, mammals and birde come up from the sea to rot and breed on the barren rocks; "Firet, there are sevetal kiwis of carlose &male, the Illembgra of their tribe most changed trove the terree- trial ancestor, all with Mud limbs permanently fixed backward and eerving with the tail tie a rudder, Thee most often COMO mantra by breaking a hole throeigh the leonine* that fringe the shores a door • of return that they have to keep open from the freed. They have- been seen furiously biting round the Ogee, crimsoning the water, with their blood, and oue of the Antarctic ex- peditioncame on a belated victim -dead, frozen head downward in ite final etruggle to return. Notable among the Beale are the spotted nee leopards, the only torntidable carni- voree of the region and the chief enernice of the penguite. The Gee elephants are true settle, and the email females do not ditfer much in appearance from the isealts of north - era waters, but the gigantic melee are conspicuous -because of the in- flation of the naeal region into a 'pendulous, trunklike probcecie. "The melee came' 'ashore first, landing on a smooth beach, where they await the arkivel Of the female, each striving to delleet and to defend against aggreceioel the largest pos- sible harem. The eeee beam, or fur seals, under whase coat of coarse long hair lies the soft fur that le their die- astroue poceceelori, are examplee of the eared eeale Ii these the hind lege are turned fcieward and are ueed in floundering aloag the ground in a seriee of awkward, leape, "Among the birde first place mud be given to the pengains, surely the oddeet and most engaging of feather- ed deatures. The gigatitic emperor, the gorgeous king and royal, the gen- too, eaid to be tha (mit penguin pal- atable even to a hungry whaler, and a number of metier 'species are all equally attractiveby 'reason of the eleek beauty of their vividly pattern- ed plamage, by their. power of ex- preeeing the familiar., human emo- tions of anger, fear, atfection, curiae- ity, anxiety, solicitude, eepite, envy and tsurprise. "Penguins have given up the etruggle with the eoutbern ga:ee, and turning their wings into fin tehaped flimiere nee them only ip swimming and In gestures. The gulle, skuae, car- morents, petrels and albatrcesee, of watch the remaining bird population Is composed, are superb in the air, but uee their long, and narrow wings alraoet entirely as floats, holding them rigidly like the wings of a mon- oplane." These birds have conquered the weather to the extent not only of our- viving thereeelyee, but of rearing their young ander almost impossible condi- tione. Two. chara.cterietice, howeves, make them the victims of man. They are fearless to the extent of letting human beings conte clefs° to them, ex- amine their fleets and peas through their rookeries. For their protection againet the cold thee are equipped with a thick coating of blubber, from which valuable oil can be made. The result to that — "everywhere their numbere are being reduced, and in ! many regione they. are being com- pletely destroyed. "Drastic international regulation le required not only to preserve for fu— ture generations theee remarkable branches of the tree of liee, but even U the only .object be to maintain a , commercial acad. The preservation of 1 animal and plant life in every part of the world might well be one of the dutiee of the new league of nation, but an immediate and ueeful etep is won within the range of pcssibility. Iln a recent addrees, Sir Douglas Maw - son, the well-known Antarctic' ex- plorer, said that Macquarie Ielancl, dependency ot Taemania, Gtili abounde in meet typee of eubantarc- • tic life, and is an ideal opot to be retained as a national reserve for the i propagation of sea elephants and ! penguihs. It net some 900 miles eioatheaet from. Hobart and is about • twenty mike long by three wide, but le still en attraction to the seals and I birds which flock to it from the mil- • lions of square miles of ocean e in which it lies. "But even for alectniarie protec- tion is urgent. Within five years af- ter the discovery of the ieland the Mt seal was almaet exterminated, the king penguinl have dwindled to a eingle rookery, and as a result of the leasing of tha laland to exploit - ere at e nominal rent In the years before the war nearly 300,000 royal penguins and GOO Gea elephante were killed, annually 'for tlaeir blubber. Penguins are now nominally protect- ed, but as their ego aro good to eat ' the tact that the adulte are no longer bolted 'clown le doing little ta save the birdie The Commonwealth Gov- ernment would be doing a service to the world were it to take up title mattee at once." —711Pllee SIR WILLIAM'S WILL Amminimmi CHAPTER X, Hesketh looleed as if he were quite surprised to see the girls, though, ot course, he had heard from Morton that they were staying at Wtthycombe. "Thie is an unexpected pleasure!" he said, as he roee up beside Clytie and reified his hat, "I came out to see •one of my—our—workmen who met with an accident a short time ago. We sent him here to convalesce." "That was very good of you, Mr. Carton," said Clytie. with her ready recognition of a kindness. "Oh, I'm afraid the fineness of weather prompted the ride," he said, with an apologetic laugh. "How' do you do, lefiss Mollie?" he asked, as Mollie, looking none too well pleased, Joined them. "A charneing day for e ride. Perlaaps"—ae hesitated, in hie best manner—"you will let me accom- pany you, my visit will wait." Even Mollie, with all her readiness, could hot have it name an exeeuse for a refusal, and Clytie gave a pleasant content. Hesketh -could talk much better that he could rale, and he coil - !Mee his conversation to Clytie: a coavertiation rendered rather difficult, by the way, by the behavior of Mollie's horse, vrhich seemed to be more than literally difficult to manage that morn- ing, and which, by Jostling Mr. Car- ton's, and by frequent starts and rear - Jago, upset the equanimity ot. his steady "safe -going" steed; and, though Mollie was continaally apologizing, there was a wicked look in her eyes, demurely hidden 'under their long laehes, However, notwithstanding these fre- quent interruptions, Mr. Carton strove • to be agreeable, and proved himself a pleasant and entertaining companion --to Clytie. ']hey made their way up the valley, edged by woods of beech and fir, to the highroad. and went through scenery so diversified that at oiae moment it was like a bit of Scot- tieb, wide heather -clad moor; at the next resembled a leafy lane in Kent and at another a sylvan pasture -land in Surrey. And wearly all the way there lay within sight of them the sea shining placidly in the September sun- ligt.t. Mollie would haVe enjoyed it— but for Mr. Carton's presence. "I think we've gone far enough, Clyde," she said, after a while. "I'm beginning to crave for tea." Clytie, as usual, turned at once, and they returned toward Withycombe. As they came to the narrow lane lead- ing to Mrs. Fry's farm, Hesketh said: "1 Will say good -by here; my man Is staying in a cottage near the beach. I'11 ride on. "Oh, I want to tell that man—art-It's his name?—Douglas to bring a sail to -morrow, in case we want it," said Mollie. "We'll all ride on," said Clytie. As they went down the road, Mol - lie's horse, annoyed at being turned away from the farm, shied, and, rear- ing blundered up against Heeketh's horse with such force that the hack shied also, and started off at a sharp Iiace' Hesketh was almost, unseated, but, though he managed to keep in the sad- dle, he lost kis stirrup and was unable to caeck the animal, which, with even a quiet horse's contempt of his rider, quickened its 'pace. Suddenly a thild—it wits Polly— ran out of a cottage into the road and almost under the hoofs of Hes- keth's horse. He tugged at it, and swore under his breath, but he would certainly have run over Polly if Jack, who had been lighting his atter-tea PiPe at the gate, had not sprung for - Ward, and, after a scurry of hoofs and general confusion, snatched the child out of harm's way. As he did so, he half.unconsciously caught the bridle, and the horse, brought to a sadden stop by Jack's phenomenally strong hand, deposited Hesketh in the road. The two girls had, of course, stopped, and looked on aghast. Mollie was the first to recover herself, and, pushing her biorse to Jack's side, said: "Oh! is she hurt?" "I—I don't think so," said Jack, with anxiety in his face, as he felt over the now screaming Polly. "No, I think not, Hold on, Mary Mavour- neen, there's no damage done. You're all right." "No thanks to you, my man," said Hesketh, his face white, his lips set, and with his dark eyee glowering,ang- lly. "Why don't you take better care of your brat?" . Jack eyed him calmly, almost criti- cally; and at that moment Heeketh, covered with dust, which he was at- tempting to brueh off with a shaking hand, did not appear to advantage. "Why don't you take better care of Your horse?" retorted Jack quietly en- ough, but with the good rider's un- conscious scorn for the bad one show. ' lag plainly in his eyes. "What" Hesketh crimsoned and stared at him in fierce amazement and resentment, "You are insolent, my man, You don't appear to realize that if / had not succeeded in checking my horse the child would have been run over." Clytie had dropped from laer saddle and gone up to Jack. "Give her to me," she said very quietly, hat ih a tone that did not ad- mit of a refueal. Jack surrendered Pollee whose ecreame had subsided in- to evhimperings, and Clytie carried her late the cottage. IThe two men stood confrenting eath , other, Hesketh with an angry and ; haughty !mewl, Jetek evith the eloquent i contempt which bite harder and is Iworeto bear than anger; and Mollie sat looking from one to the other, ail her sympathies with Zack, of , course. 1 "Who are yea?" demanded Heeketh, fightihg With hie rage and striving to emulate the coolness of his opponent, "What hag that to do witla It?" re- plied Jack, Whb would have replied POlitely enough, if the quettioa hed not been put so offensively. "Who are I "Iluearketh glared at him ispeeehleeely or a moment, then he «aid: hal Mr. Hesketh Carton, of elranaleer." He bit hie lip, for he mew how hatial the reply had been, how 1 pompous it eouttead. Sack naturally julaped at the Tetert. "Weil, Mr. Ilesketh Cartoit— of letteneley—let ale ablate YOU te give 11•13i riding, or get a eniet hors. Not a' nuich t:. ... . ' Melee' Largo Majority. The exeess of males over females in the Dominiori is 437,347, which Is an excess percentage of 100 males per 1,- 000 females, the Male population being 3,611,995 arid the fetnale 3,384,648. The number of females per 1,000 mates is €86, the defielency of females as com- pared with males being greater in Canada that) in probably any other ountry. The disparity is especially strongly marked in the western prov- Ineet, The last metre showed that the number of females per -,000 males ft' each province was: Dritish Co- lumbia, 560; aetniteba, 622; Alberta, 673: Saskateheevan, 688; Ontario, 942; New Brunswick, 956; Nova acotia, 061; Quebec, 99. and Prinee Edward Island, 'SOL—Canada Year Book. l'rench Live Steck On the Decline The Vetted Statefood atIministrae tioil blot called attention to the large eletrease in live stock in France eine° the beginnieg of the War. In eettle thia decrease amounting to 2,590,000 up to Deteniber, 3917; in eheep the de- erettee emanating te 6,238,000 head; la hogs to 2,869,000 head. In the period entice owing to the food shortege there has been a still further shrinkage. leigares like these indicate that there Will be a large and insietent demand or live stack from this country for the Median trade for many years after peace Is finally eetablitihed. Mete altilout religioh, le the crea- ture Of ciretiiiastineel.—I1 that one," lee added, nodding toward mthoetteaenibalesalidewleibloclhiler as a. Heeketh bit hie Hp; be ceuld find no retort; and euddenly he turned to "I hope you have not been alarmed, Mies Mollie," he timid, with the usual- ly effeetive ignoring of the otlaer party. ," said Mollie. "The child'e all right, I think. but you were nearlY over ite would have beim quite, If b,e badn't caught it up in time." "Yes, I fear so," mid Heeketb, "and I ant sled the accident was averted." He thrust his hand into his pocket, took Out a coin—it was half a sover- eign—awd held it out to Jar*. "Here," he said, conteroptuouelY. "Take Me, You'd better get a doctor to Gee the child. And try to keep a civil tongue in your head tor the fu- ture." Jack took the coin, then suddenlY flung it at the donor. It caught Hes- keth on the cheek, and etunghilut, and losing all control of himselt—hie calm- ness had been only apparent—he rush- ed at Jack with the riding -whip he had picked up raised above hie head as it to strike. Jack caught it, ewung it up as it he were going to strike his assailant, then, with an effort at restraiut, toes - ed the thing over his shoulder. For a moment he was as white as Hes- ketb, and his eyes blazed ;aud there reigned an ominous silenee, „ during which Mollie, feeling as it elie were paralyzed, kept her eyes fixed on Jackei paselon-distorted face. It wae a terrible sight, The hot, fierce temper, so quick to resent an Injustice, which had made it so easy to meet his father half -way in a quarrel, was all aflame in the Young man's eyes and quivering on his iipe; and, though it was °indent to her that he was fighting for calm, Mollie felt that any moment he might leap on Hesketh; and, if. he did not succeed in keeping himeelf in band, the result would not be doubtful. Hee- keth would go down like a bundle of etraw before a devastating fire. But Jack seemed suddenly to meeker him- self, and, turning, said grimly: "Take my advice, Mr. Hesketh Car- ton, and--" He made a .significant gesture toward Heeketles horse. Hesketh eeemed himeelf ' to be aware of the unfavorable position in which he had placed himself, and with a scornful, contemptuous shrug of the shoulders, he turned to Mollie. "I am very sorry this—this fearful scene should have taken place in your presence, Miss Mollie." "Oh, that's all right," she said, with a quick breath, as if she were re- covering from it hypnotic spell. "Do go! There is no good in staying. Please go!" He raised his hat. "I take that as a command, and I obey," he responded, with a futile air of gallantry. "But, Indeed, you are quite right. I am no match for a man of this Masa" With another lift of his hat, ancl without a glance at the man standing upright as an arrow, sternly watching him, Hesketh mounted and rode up the street. CHAPTER XI. Jack looked after Hesket fixedly for a moment, then, as if he were ashamed to have forgotten her for a second, he said: "The child!" He hurried into the cottage, and Mollie, dismounting and nitcaing the bridle to the gate, followed him. Polly, partly undressed, and wrapped In a shawa-was lying in Clytie's lap. She had ceased crying, and though still rather pale and frightened, was smiling. Clytie looked up as leek and Mollie entered, and Jack, even at that mo- ment, thought he had never seen any- thing more beautiful than the expres- sion of her face; she seemed to him a living representation of Charity, of womanly tenderness; a 'ministering angel, was what he mentally called her. "There Is nothing the matter; she is not hurt," she said, answering his look of inquiry. "I don't think the lime can have touehed her, ever so lightly; but, of course, she was very much frightened, werenVyou, Polla?" Polly nodded with solemn eatlefac. tion. She was beginning to enjoy the important part she was playing in the scene, "That's all right," sale. Jack, with a sigh of relief. "Her mother is out," said Clytie. "We'll stay till she comes in; and hope she won't return till Folly's quite herself again, or she will think all sorts of dreadful things have happen- ed, won't she, Polly?" "Yes," assented P011y. "Muvver will, be very angry with that black man." Mollie laughed. "Mr. Carton would feel flattered, wouldn't he?" she said. "But he was rather white, By the way, Douglas, I'm afraid you are a very bad-tempered mart," she added, sweeping round on Jack, who was standing looking on with the awk- wsiaorndsn. ess a man exhibits on such. occa- "1 am afraid 1 ant," he said quietly. "But it was the money that riled. No matter!" He broke off suddenly,as en idea occurred to him. "The ket- tle' still boiling; I'll melte you eanie tea." "Please don't trouble," Fetid Clytie: but Mollie sank into a chair and node (led her head. "Yes, I should like come," Ghe meld. "I wanted it very badly before; I'm simply dying for it now. Ito the ex- citement." "Mr, Carton Must be very mean dis- tressed," murmured Clytie, ati she put on Polly's frook. "He was, indeed," said Mollie, dry- ly. "Rather lost his head—ae well eat hie nerve. I ehould have thought that a child, Polly, here, eould have held that placid stood of his." She gett as she spoke and went to the dresser where jack WM getting the tee-thitige and, seizing the Meth, laid it over the table. Do"ulegailtutheare that kettle really belle, "Of couree," he responded abeentler, "I've made tea too often not to Itemw theimportetice of reallY boiling water." "al, yes, in Attetralitt," Oho eaid, casually. "They almost live oh tea there, don't they?" "They do," said jack. "It must be 'Very bad for the, tome —end tetnrr; it evidently le," eke contniented• Jtok imbed, "Th*t'S Otte or lite, emptiest MIs," Ise SAUL Then, as he put the tea on the table, 'he added, glowing eidewaye at Clytie, "I 'behave ed disgraoetully—before ldie, toe. I'm very sorry, and I—I hope you. will forgive Me." es. Clytie was talking to PORT, and showed no 84110 ol hiavliig tweed the 111101001 but iWollie said: "Yes, you Were very foolielle you ought to have taken the half-eover- eign—it Was half a sovereign, Wasa't "I don't know," Mattered Jack, "And beugbt something tor PollY, ela Pally? But we'll forgIve yea, though I doubt whether Mr. Carton Will." "I don't care if he Will you pour' out the tea, or 6110,11I?" He looked at Clytie, but Mollie seat- ed hereelf at the table and filled a cup. He stood in waiting, and handed the cup and some bread and butter, wbich Mollie had cut, to Clytie, just mail he were -the ordinary gentleman attend-) lag on ladies at Afternoon tea in -ant ordinary drawing -room; and, Mollie) glanced at him under 'her long 'lashes, and then at OAK But OYU° took the • and the slice of bread and butter' from him as if ehe did not observe anything worth noticing., "You'd better liave etip yotireelf," said Mollie. "Thanks," said Jack. "And mom° inlik an,d water wouldn't do Polly any harm." already poured it out,' she said; "and tlaere are three lumps of 'sugar in it, Nothing like sugar for the kindaof thing Polly's suffering from." • bele' took his cup and leaned against the mentel with his arm on the shelt and hie foot on the fender; and he appeared to be perfectly eelf-possessed and at hie ease; there was nothing of the shyness, the awkwardness which a man of hie class should Ilatre dis- played under such circurnstanees in the presence of the two young ladies from ,Branney. Indeed, he seemed lost in thought, and his eyes rested ab- sently on Clytie'stface as she bent over Polly. • So that was hie colleen, Hesketh Car- ton, he was thinking; the man who would suceeed him as baronet, the man .who -had taken his place at the Hall during hie father's lifetime. His cousin. A strange and unpleasant meeting for cousins! He had not liked tiee look of cousin Hesketh at first elaht, and liked hien less after the squabble between them. And Hesketh Carton was free to know, to be friends with, the two Miss Bramleys, to vieit them,' accompany them on their walks and rides, while he, Jack, was mas- Mierading as their boatman! For the first time a flood of resent- ment—was it eleo of jealousy? assail- ed litra, and he moved suddenly with a.senee of impatience and irritation. As -lease did so, he was conscious of a Peculiar sensation. something warm Was trickling down his term, which felt tiff and uncomfortable up to the shoulder. He remembered now that Heeketh's home, as it plunged about and reared, had struck him with Reimer; In thmexcitement of the moment he had not noticed it; and it annoyed and irked• him that the hurt should disclose itself now. Stealthily he gO't out his handkerchief and held .4 in Ills left hand, so that it hid his wrist, and he also put the -hand be- hind him, and he took Clytie's sup for some more tea. With the cup, Mollie "handed the bread and butter, and he was obliged te bring forward his left hand. Her sharp eyes noticed the,landkerchief, but elle said nothing. Polly's eyes were as sharp as hers, however, and the child cried out:, "Oh, Mli Mr. Jack isurted! Look at his arm!" Jack walked quickly to the door. "I must go down and see after the boat," he said. 'Mrs. WestawaY will be back presently." But Mollie'e sharp, clear voice ar- rested his intended -flight. "Steal" she said, imperiously, ,"Coine back, please." Jack stopped at the threshold and looked over leis shoulder, not too am- iably; ,"Vriehat Is -the matter?"'he asked, ehortler. "That is just what I was going to ask you" he said. "Polly says you are hurt: and so you are. I can see the bloodean the handkerchief. Clytie, tell hine, to come here." Clyffe raised - her head and colored "My dear Mollie! But are you hurt?" she asked, quickly, sympathetically, ewe none of us thought of asking if Ilke horse had -struck you; we were' alt eo absorbed in the child." "Hurt! Not a bit of It!" he said, with a laugh that would have been one of annoyance if he had been re- plYing to Mollie; but was quite .a.noth- er -kind of laugh for Clytie. "It's ttoth- Mg to speak of, I assure YOU, 1 sup - peso the -horse Just caught me; any- how, it's nothing whatever." (To Be Continued). ..•••••••••••••••••••......-••••••••••-•-••••• A PUZZLE, ppipaphs in Far West Are Very Ancient, ,Amateur archeologists of California are endeavoring to interest professioa- al scientists of the East in the epi- graphs which abound on the rocks of Round Valley, not far from the city of Bishop, and Which are believed to be Ila old, if not Older, than the heiro- glyphics of wiled Egypt, to which they bear a strange resemblance, is believed by many that the etrange markings conetituted the names by which ancient tribes mark- ed the source of water supply for the nenetit of those of their number who lived roving lives. These hieroglyphice have never been deciphered, although they are mattere et record in the leading museums of he country, it is satd. The Indian tribenow living in the Vicinity de- clare they are the work of the Indians Of North AMerlea and that the ante- date all aboriginal lere. Solite who have examined the strange Marldage lie the flinty bowl - dere saY the heiroglerphics closely re- semble those of (Arnett Egypt and MaY replace the later at the first written language ef hutnanity, They are found always in the vicin- ity of water eupplies, the Pam mark - Inge diseovered near Itiehop appearing also ori rocks extendieg thromeh the Canadian border dewe through Wash- ington, Oregon and California. to thee eilexiesal line aild beyond. The fact, it le argued, indicates that prehistotee tribes marked a highway tor their net - grating menbere or for their analog. giving epecifin-directions as to the hest Water eilpPliiis along the Way. INNOCENCE. it was We, Youtherideet tag expel*. lento in inaeketIng. "Itow do 'ash Coate?" she itt "IgclUttl atae, MeaM.`" "Then give me a pelt a isevetzs. That gilte a the glovoi x Wear." National Educational Conference 'Twelve oUttniandiug addresses by the best known pablio men and women of OanIlda, the Matted eltatee and England. REPRESMITATION is being asked from every Ohne organization in Canada. If any organistion is being overlooked let us know. In addition ample provision is being made for ladividuals who will at- tend the conference in their own, cepa- city. Atklrese Any Inquiries to The Convening Committee 605 ELECTRIC RAILWAY CHAMEiERS, THE AIM To aired patella at - teatime to the Nada- Mutat problemat educational systems in Canada, To centitder ecluea- Mu in its relation to Canadian. citizenship. To undertake the es- tabliehrnent of a per- manent bureau to guide and assist the eduesitional thought ot the country. WIriiIpg, CI) crto b e• r ao - 21 22 Horrors 1 "You must have seen some per- fectly dreadful eights at the erOnt," remarked 'Miss "1 beard a lieutenant tell of a shell bursting among a group ot twenty Germans." "Wen, I saw a wore sight them that," -sighed the eergeant. "I was once in au 0 Pip looleing dowit on the enemy trenches, and by and by up conies a bootie working party of about,a hundred and starts to 'work behin dtheir fire trench, right out in the open. Well, e knows,the poeition to the length of leg lanyard, so signals the heavietea to jet 'em have it and, they promptly drape' it couple of nine-inchaehelle plumer in the mid- dle of the buncla—" "Oh,e gasped Miss Faintleigh, 'how horrible! But I know it wee your duty. Go on." eenhe rest da alneost too awful to tell," continued the sergeant, "and I hope I'll never see the like again," "Were they all killed?" "Not even scratched. Both them shells was dude." Mlnard's Liniment Cures Burns, Etc. REYHATAVIIi. 1 , I I • Capital of Iceland Grows Very Reykjavik, the little capital of Ice- land, is over 1,000 years old, but the Arctic climate seems to have agreed with it, for it is ,little older in ap- pearance to -day than it is said to have been centuries agoe• bit hundrede of years, Iceland's cap- ital has grown slowly from a fishing village to a young Own, and there it has stopped, The Meant:lint in search 1TE BURNING STARS. What Set Them On Fire? Ask Adtronomers. One of the biggest Puzzles of as- tronomy is, just that Why are the stare on fire, and wbat started them to burning? Our sute which is a ernaller star, offers a near -art -hand example. A theory suggested is that the phenomenon is due to collisions. If two cold heavenly bodies ran into each other, the energy of their impact (traveling many miles per second) would be converted into heat, trans- torming them into messes of flaming gas. But there is a whole lot ot empty. room in the heavens, and such col - Miens mut presumably be rare. How, at all events, could there be enough of them to account for all the billions of theta to account for all Which is a burning sun? Another theory is that each star wos originally a mass of hot gas. But it so, What made the gas hot? Is it to be supposed that the drawing to- gether of particles of matter (solid or gaseous) toward a common cen- tre engendered heat enough to set the whole on fire, thus evolving a young eun? Nobody knows what the nebulae, which cover vast areas of the heavens as with a filmy lacework, are com- posed of. 'They may be clouds ot meteoric matter. Whatever they are, it is through that they represent the raw material out of which suns are eventually fashioned. Yet another, and quite the newest, theory is that radio -active substances To Asthma, Hey Fever and Catarrh eufferers. 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The Icelandic capital is not unduly bothered with ideas of progress. It does include a college, a bank, u min- iature cathedral arid legislative build- ings in its list of institutions. It has also ,a police force, more as a preven- tive measure than for actual service. Few people are arrested in Ileetykjae vik. The fact that until a ahort time ago two policemen made an adequate force shows better than anything else the simple community spirit of this settlement capital. • The most valuable poseession of Reykjavik is its museum, containing relics of northern history. Some of ecelandei historic souvenirs have been -taken by Denmark, but the museum contains a number of churcht relics. old -Norse and iiilandic household goode, and other exhibits whicb re - all the days of Eric the Red, Helgi the Lean and other Northmen of fame. --e-eeta Mlnard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia Wheat Yield Per Acre. . The average yield per acre of fall wheat in Canada is 23 bushels and of spring wheat 10 bushels. This com- pares with the United States average of 15,5 bushels for winter wheat and 13.2 for spring wheat. The figures are taken from the Canada Yeer Book which has Just been published, and re- late generally to 1916-17. vcamemmiammaraus,rassepannirmaiermo contained in the material of forni- ing suns given rise to the heat that starts them to burning. Our own sun is a very old star, al- most decrepit. Otte evidence of this Is afforded -by the dark spots that constantly appear on its surface. As it eymptom these spots correspond to the wrinkles on the face of an aged person. " Suns, like people, are born, grow on and die. If we would view a star that is nearly dead, we have only to contemplate the stecalled "dark com- panion' of Sirius. It is so faint as to be barely distinguishable by the telescope, though twenty times the size of our own orb of day. Sirius is, team our viewpoint, the brightest star in the sky. It is a young and vigorous sun, forty times as bright as ours. If it was as near to us as our own -solar orb, we should all be burned to death in a minute. It would melt the very rocks of the earth's crust. But its "dark com- panion" i nearly extinguished. We have knowieage of one sun, nearly as big as ours, that has gone out altogether. It is a companion of Algol. (in Medusa's Head), and is 8130,000 Miles in diameter. Like Sirius and its comrades, the two re- volve about a common centre of gravity, l--calluA1-ghul (graverrob- bing fiend) by early Arabian astrono- mers—was anciently regarded as malefic or baleful. It is a pure white star that once in every sixetune hours fades out to a fraction of its•nor- mal brightness. For nearly five hours it fades, and then, 'remaining unchanged or twenty minutee, soon regains its splendor. This is due to hiterference by the dark companion, w Melt shuts off three-fourths of its light. The uni-versal Mouth Antisep- tic for Pyorrhoea and Sore Gums. jleats and hardens bleeding gums at once and tightens the teeth. O'S Mouth Wash deodorizes all decomposed snatter, and makes the mouth fresh and sweet, A BOON TO SMOKERS MoCRIMiviolittliEMICALS L.. IMITED MaitufachurItIgChemista 2C) RICHMOND $T. t 740;10141V The stet` (*Astor (la Castles and Pollux) vitae -ale iteelf to thee telee tiecrpe as a pair ot Mighty Nene, and the bigger of the tato resolves about a Mira gigantic orb that be wholly dark -aa curious revereal of the at- raugemente between our Min and the earth. Atitronontere every now and thee Make discovery of it preedoUidY knowu dark star. In eome ewe they my be seen by the light reflected other instances their presence is un- rulataltebly indicated by perturba- tions of the latter. But is eeeme en- tirely reationable to preeunee that ouch extinguished suns are pleattful in the ilihnitable void of space. Like them, our own solar orb will eventue ally burn itself out and vanish frolll the view ot star -gazers who look out upon the night shies from distant parts Ot tne Milky Way. Married Twelve Times. What may be the merriage retord ef the United State% be held bY 8, J. Eillow, aged 74, of Walnut Ridge, Ark„ a veteran of the Ciyil War, who recently was married for the 12111 time. And, although married 11 times proviously, he hae reared only two children. CHOLERA INFANTUM Choiera. Infantum is one of the fatal ailments of chilahood. It is a trouble that comes on suddenly, especially during the sunamer months, and unless prontpt mitten is taken the little one may soon be beyond aid. Baby's Own Tablets are an ideal medicine in warding off this trouble. Theyrregulate the bowels and sweeten the stomach ard thus prevent all the dreaded summer complaints. They are an absolutely safe medicine, being guaranteed by a government analyst to contain no opiate or narcotics or other harmful drugs. Thoy cannot possibly do harm—they always do good.* The Tablets are sold by medi- cine dealers or by men at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. ••••1•••••• ••-•-•0 ws-411,-.••••••.. ' The Flight of Birds. The course of flight is a distinguish- ing characteristic of many birds.' The grouse rises gradually while flying in a straight course; the woodcock rises to a height of several feet or even Yards; then flies straight away; the cuckoo's flight is also in a straight line, but peculiarly arrow -like, being gracetal and silent, the long slender tail and body of the bird still further suggesting an arrow. A number of the birds, notably the brown three -Ur and the song sparrow, progress in phort flights, as from bush to bush, With a queer eccentric or bobbing mo- tion, as if their flapping tails were a great hindrance. A Willson snipe flies in a zigzag line, aagoldfinch in long undulations or bounds. All o? these and many other ways of flying can be indicated by dotted iinee, in the note- book supplemented by such words as "sailing," "rapid," "slow," "heavy" or "graceful" flight and "rapid," "slow," "silent' or "clattering" wing beats; the wing e of the grouse hum, those of the woodcock and the mourning dove whistle.—t. Nicholas. ee • • • Mitiard's Liniment for sele everywhere WORTH KNOWING. Be sure that napkins and towels are dry before putting them away or they will mildew, Salt Is splendid for cleaning that discolored eplece of enameled ware, or the bathtub and sink. Do not salt eggplant until it is just cooked. Otherwise its flavor will be spoiled and its digestibility impaired. Be careful not' to use steel knives in cutting fish, oysters and brains. They leave a dark discoloration and hurt flavor. China does not break,so easily as glass, but of it is packed in a pan Sud- den expansion caused by pouring boil- ing water over it will cause cracking of the finer sorts. Don't buy a hot-water bag unless it Is guaranteed, then fill it with hot water to see that it is all right to start out with and take such earl of it that you can tear up the guarantee. Always hang the bag neck end down. St. Isidore, P. Q., Aug, 18, 1894. Minard's Liniment Co., Limited. Gentiernen,--T hove frequently used MINARD'S LINIArtNT and also pro- scribe It for my patients always with the most gratifying results, and I donsider it the best all-round Liniment extant. Yours trtily. DR JOS. AUG. SIROIS, Fasten stopper to bag neatly with string so it will always be at hand. If it little melted chocolate or cocoa is stirred into the "poor man's" rice pudding a very appetizing variety will be given this standard househould des- sert. A reliable recipe for poor man's rice padding, which young housekeep- ers usually find difficult to give the creamer texture, calls for three table- spoonfuls of rice, it quart of milk, half it cupful of sugar tend a little salt Put the pudding into the oven and as soon as a crust forms stir it down. Con- tinue to do this for at least tevo hours —the Mower the cooking the better. If the chocolate is not wanted, hail it cupful of Moiled raisins may be added. Pillows wear out just like anything else, says a houeekeeper authority, even though one tnay chenge the tick eoveriag from time to time; the fea- thers become impreghated with dust and dirt and lose the 11M that ie in all good feathers at first. Then, tote yeeea ago Mathere were tot prepared nor 'pillows made according to the seientitie methods that now obtain. A. petit of feather pillowe botight to- day of a telittlele firtri are not at all like the feather pillows or our grand- mother's day, as one soon finds, and it weald be Vim for many 5holism. wife to go theough het bed ehatabers and place new pintoes On every bed, renovating the feathers in the old pil- lows, perheps, but titling them for fill- ing sofa, pilloers, for Which puroose they do verY 'well, but net for afford - Ins comfortable rest and sleep at night. tie - Minard's Linittient Cade Dandruff. etuggIne—Closetiet is never 'Whi- ffed unleee he Mlle tow births with one Atone. Pugging—And revett then he isn't eittietioa Wet% he %eta the stone ,haok. I$SU NO. 87, 1919 lienesszesztomemestrale110420091451101 }MIX WAN= natal ADIBUI W.A.NTIOD TO DO prAm Le arid light arming at home; wbele or ispare time; total pay; work sant es, dlitance, charges liquid. Send Stamp for Particulars. 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Soft and hard water:, Best of soil. On Barton Street, eight miles from Hamilton, sell as a Soil* concern. Horses and Implements. 111 health reason for selling. 'Will take .aome exchange, Address P. O. 13ox 65, Hamilton. F YOU DESIRE TO SELL YOUR • ,tarrn or country home, send me full Particulars, and have description pub- 1Ished in my new catalogue, If you are in the market to buy, describe your wants and see what I have ,to offer, No' expense whatever to YOU unless I effect a sale. J. D. Biggar, Realty Broker, 205 Clyde Block. Hamilton, Ont. • 1VIISOELLANEOTT8 PAY 'YOUR OUT-OF-TOWN AC - • Counts by Dominion Expreas Money Orders. Five dollars costs threel cents. 'FOR SALE—FIFTY SHARES. ANUS" • Gold Mines at sixty cents each. W. Hyland, 217 George street. Toronto, BUSINESS OHANOES To LET—A BLACKSMITH StIOP AT A Cariuke; a good opening fer a good tradesman; first class business stand, Ap- ply J. B. Calder, R. R. No./ 3, Glanford Station, Ont. (513. 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It was thOught hifamotis and impious not to redeem SO precious a pledge, and he who died without having diseharged that duty was deprived of the eas- tointtry honors of burial