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The Exeter Advocate, 1923-5-17, Page 2Pure Green Tea— is guaranteed the sanest. When it bears the name 344 FELIDZIocnS for its Flavor --just try. e► sample. 11 Martha Jennie's N'Egg Did It BY MINERVA L. GUTHAPPEL. 440 FORGETTING OUR MUSIC. "The money I spent on that girl far music lessons!" her father -com- plains, "and now she cannot play the simplest piece.. It's always, 'Oh, I'm all out of practice!' " And the bride of a year, similarly: "I haven't time to keep up my music." Yet it was one of her chief attrac- tions, a valuable "property" in inter- esting her good husband. Really, it seems veritably. dishonest. He might argue, "When I asked you to marry me, I thought you were musical; you have deceived me."• Of course, nobody does- say that, I suppose, in so many words, but the little feeling of disappointment or resentment is nevertheless there. "She wanted to please nie before we were married; now she doesn't care." And for her own sake, what a loss! a little music does soothe the irrita- tions of life. What an air of well- being and comfort 'the house has if PART II, the two children in the two vacant one is playing or singing something front chairs. Then she hes ed upon sweet. It is a sure sign that that The last day arrived. The old farm p person is not fretting or worrying, wagon was ready in the barnyard to each child its own particular bag of at least. And, of course, the mood is take the fresh -air folk to the station. cookies and its own precious bouquet On the front porch were stacks of of buttercups and daisies. It was no- contagious. daisies, buttercups, sweet peas, geran- iums and late roses. Each child's bouquet was marked with its owner's name and beside it was a big bag of cookies all to take tomo to the city t' b And how the children care! An left hand of the little girl there was elderly friend told me that her grown up children didn't give a flg for all the embroidery she' had put on their clothes, but that they were simpuly ' g g e other car. at she could sing or play e ti 1e to a close observer that in the tightly clasped a large white egg.' "Stay there!" said theworriedwo- man firmly, "and don't ye be running The children were watching their around the car and annoying people. delighted th I've of to et into th th a little. Just the other day .a woman was erred squawk, landed directly in front talking about how hard it was to keep n Martha Jennie, who, unable to two can take care of yourselves, 1 her little girl practicing the violin. run because Jimmy held one hand and hope. Here ye are, Now be good, She had threatened that if her Baugh Alice Gordon the other, screeched as Jmlmy;, and take care of Martha ter did not take more interest the Jennie, wasthe her tin amazement ward her, but utheer eras With the last word, she bounced the brother, be handed over to the ture stopped, squatted, cocked her through the door, Jimmy cautiously "You know," she continued, "I feel head on one side as if to say, "are unwrappedbhimself from his finers as though I must have one of my chil- you watching?" then turned and and bag, gathered p Martha Jennie's g • flowers and bag, deposited them in the dren play the violin. My father used marched proudly away, telling the chair he had vacated and sat down to play it. If he didn't play, things universe that she had deposited di- beside the big -eyed owner of the rectly in front of our little skeptic, a egg, wereunot gory very well with him. beautiful, warm white egg. The mir- who with her free hand clutched him But he did play a great deal,' and we 1 had happened! e was right! for security in this new strange children understood his humor and used to caper around. These were the happiest hours of my childhood." ptayrellow, r at h' lov d Alice Gordon always pastime of chasing stray hens back to lv gets many sick" m the train and there's so of them the barnyard. One hen; with a fright- sure I can't leave them alone. You ace Y g rworld. Silently they ate their cookies Martha Jennie dropped to her knees, crying in ecstacy, "It's a n'egg! , and gazeddfrom thehwindow. d e c ie en ave i Sunlight. The value of aunligh:t as a giver and. preserver of health has loug been known, but the exigencies of city lite frequently cause it to be forgotten Or ignored., Many Greek and Roman hd'ik tarians and medical writers tell• of theas �l _nti beneficial action of the sun's rays, and lessly! Even when work is crowding,we know that sun parlors were dem- an apparently important thing may mon iu the Mouses of the rich in ani well be dropped in favor of that tea tient Rome. Moreover, there are num- minutes' practice. 1 enous proverbial expressions that re - Every home needs music. It soothes, m veal the popular belief in the ecacy sweetens and adorns. of sunlight in preventing or curing dis- ease. Such is the saying, "Where sun - WHAT IS CLOTBXNGi ECONOMY? light enters not there the physician Igoss: Economy is an important word to In. the crowded cities the ueeessity of the majority of people. When this !lousing many people in contracted word is mentioned the first question' that .is brought to, mind is: How much quarters Ines shut out then sunlight. though modern sanitary science is now money is saved? However, in con-'. socking to remedy the evil. In busi- sidering the relation of economics to i ness. quarters, however, the evil is con - clothing, we must not gnly consider stantly growing, and in many offices it the :money which is saved through �is.impsssible to wont at all without wise selection, but also consider econ-' artificial light. omy of time and strength which re -1 Infant's especially need sunlight; the sults hi using 'the shortest and best pity is that they are generally wheeled methods in constructing a garment or j about in baby carriages with only the in making the household furnishings.) face exposed, so .that when the sun Spring time always brings with it the problem of replenishing the ward- robe to last through the busy summer months, and frequently the task of be systematically exposed to the sun making fresh curtains or draperies to doestouch them it shines- directly into their eyes and does them harm rather than good. Their little bodies. should add a touch of newness to the home. Of course, the housewife is busy and must use the quickest methods in do- ing her spring sewing. One of the most important steps to- wards greater efficiency in sewing is a .more adequate understanding' of the sewing machine which will result in using quicker methods of work. To many women the box of machine at- tachments means very little more than the equipment which cordes gratis. These attachments, when properly used, will save time, money, and produce better workmanship. French seams can be made with the hemmer. This requires but one length of thread for the seam and also in- sures the seamstress -that there will be no raveled edge on the right side of the garment. For children's clothing, binding is indispensable as a trimming, and as a time-saver in making buttonholes. An- other useful attachment which is closely connected with the binder is the bias cutting gauge. Its purpose ivsy n egg! Th h' k fy' d 't to' Far own n e tai a man snored. An acquaintance who does not playis to cut narrow bias or straight me!" She lifted it in her small hand Half way up, the car a fidgety maiden q g lady rattled a newspaper. The only anything pretentious, but just the pieces evenly. It is true that bias and kissed it again and again, while the delighted children somewhat en- other visible passenger switched his sweet old melodies, tells me that often tape is on the market, but it is much chair with its back to the children. in the evening she goes in to the less expensive to prepare it at home. viously clustered around her crying, ! "It's been a deuce of a day for piano in the half-light and plays for Then, too, perhaps the store does not "Now! Eggs don't grow in boxes. The „ hen showed ye didn't she?" Martha me, this passenger was soliloquizing, an hour or more. After a while she have just the right color and quality Jennie scorned to answer, clasping! ever since the telegram came to go usually finds that her husband, who her egg tighter. Her whole little -uP to the capital on the next train for is a busy lawyer, has come in, and world of joyand knowledge was con- ! examination by the Federal high-cost- of -living commission." He chuckled. is day -dreaming at the other end of tamed in nbeautiful white egg. All a t`They had nothing on me.I had the the room; and then her big son, who the way to the station, as well as law on m side. Myhundred million was wounded in the war, wanders in, after they were comfortably seated y „ in the train, held her treasure eggs in cold storage will stay there saying, I - love to hear you play, tightly in shemoist little hand. until next winter. I'll unload at my mother dear." To of the veryroup had so great al own price. Fools !" he went on, "did Music has very practical uses, too. gift been given. they think I d'rik everything without 1 know a mother who, when the chi!- to fit properly and alter her pattern Edward Le Fervor sat in sullen law While my side?" -enjoying still hie, dren get into quarrelsome states, ex-' to fit, then it is a simple task to tsilence in the second chair of a local I rain's parlor car. He had missed claims: "Let us sing!" or sometimes change the design of blouse or dress, ��-• and this little gauge will save endless measuring. Commercial patterns are a big item to the woman who does the family sewing. The woman who has learned to adapt a pattern to other designs does not only save money but also time and trouble. If she has learned mental chuckle the drawing room door she sings without exclaiming, and it usinga foundation pattern for this • his re- opened and a lady, not a young.,g, purpose; The housewife who makes definite plans for her work accomplishes more than the housewife who works with- out a schedule. The same principle holds true with the housewife who shops with a definite aim. It is nec- essary for the efficient home -maker to take inventory of the clothes closest and linen closets so that she can plan regarding the number, kind and qual- war , ve come rom awe. Having acquired some facility in .i y o garme war, •there wnen you were examined• playing or singing, it is only good purchased. Then she can wisely ap- I wens purposely.' business to keep it. portion the amount of money for each 'besieges ou! ThereI Ls :ot ?hat s�raing Time! Ten minutes a day will keep item. i rre arou d as iif f he rena Following fingers and brains in pretty fair con- To sum up, we might state that j 1 am not sue you are not And :press train in which served drawing room was gaily rid- ing without him. The drawing room µs taken as h couple, came out and turned the ears ' is wonderful how soon the air clears. !ner of the observation platform. She Few are especially gifted musically, looked familiar. Was it?—it elms?—; but just a few are there who cannot t • e , ' Gertrude Vale. In a flash he was ou posed, by some blissful Newly-weds. of his seat and following her to th T h t travel in chair on a Tie have o a l,latf�rm. slow train for five or six hours was an outrage for a person of his im- portance. The day was hot and the car was dusty. From time to time he eyed the door of the coveted room resent- fully. If he had that and could sleep through this heat, it would not be so bad. He was accustomed to having his way. Not to have it, hurt him sorely. As the train stopped, he idly look- ed from the window. A troop of chil- dren, one lame, all of thein buried under masses of daisies, buttercups and paper bags, were shouting good- bye to a farmer and his dog, who were waving to them, one his hat and the other his tail. With a shrug, our uncomfortable gentleman mutter-' ed thanks to someone or something as the children's voices receded into the crowded day coach in front but the thanks turned into something less' pleasant when the conductor ushered into the parlor car a red-faced, per -1 sparing, much -worried woman., who held by one hand a small boy and by the other a very small girl. At the conductor's suggestion she deposited "Gertrude!" he said b learn at least to play hymns, simple folk songs and a little dance music. Money . and nerves aplenty are west- 37' ast " Are you coming or going? Are yo i ed in acquiring a musical education alone? Why didn't you let me Rno,v when no talent exists. But everyone you were up this way? Why--" should be taught the rudiments of Icily the handsome girl answered music, at least, and much more if tal- hini, looking straight into his P?es, ent warrants it. " I:.d d I' f Ott I 't f nts and materials to be every day, that it shines, The baby should be taken. to ,an open window-- sunlight indow— sunlight coming through a closed win- dow loses much of its efficacy, since the chemical rays '• pass with difficulty. if at all through glass, -and then the Iegs and arms, one at a time, the chest and the abdomen and finally the back should be bared and exposed to the direct rays of the sun for three or four minutes each. Except at first in very cold weather the exposure can be made without danger and. to the great bene- fit of the child. A Cool -Headed Little Girl. The coolest act I ever saw, says Mr. Rex Stuart, a railway engineer, in the American Magazine, was some months ago on the run between New York and Albany. We were a little late and were traveling fast when I saw two little girls on the track straight ahead. A freight was coming north on the op- posite track. One of the girls saw the danger and jumped clear. The other was caught. There is only six feet between the rails of the two tracks, and she was trapped in diets. She turned sidewise, then put her hands straight down at her sides; shut her eyes' and: stood per- fectly .still. I looked back after we bit the curve, and she was still stand- ing .there as stiff as a poker, waiting for the, trains to pass. Of course, it would have been better if she had dropped fiat on the ground, but she scarcely had time to do that. It was a. very cool-headed deed as it was. " r dition musically. But it must be further education ill the fundamental since we have me, here, I will return every day; and exercises, scales and principles of sewing in textile selec- . the ring," and she slipped the shining "pieces" must all be included. Ten tion, and in the best methods of work jewels from her left hand. "A man minutes a day. Yet how many half- will result in a saving of time, energy, who can keep eggs from thousands of hours of each day are spent worth- and money for the home -maker. hungry children and sick mothers Lifebuoy may be saf& ly used on the tender- est skin. It is wonderfully cI ansing' ffor little hands, faces and bod- ies. (,ifebuoy bbales have boaaci- ful healthy skins, who can gamble with a .necessity of life just to make money, can never spend that money on me. You told me your businessewas 'important' and `secret.' Now I understand. Your business is 'secret' and—criminal. And so are you. This ends our friend- 'ship—my respect, even." "But Gertrude! You don't under- stand business! All men are doing it. I was called here to -day only be- cause I'm successful. My jealous competitors got me into this trouble. Let me explain." He was as pale as death. This girl was all the world to him. Steadily she answered: "The ex- planation was made to -day. I under- stand business principles, sir the fundamental principles whichhonor- able business understands and fol- lows. . . . . I wish you good day!" "Good heavens! she is in 'earnest!" said . the dismissed one, Under his breath. Her diamond ring dropped to the floor, an alert porter picked it up and gave it to him while he dazedly watched her glidedown the aisle back to the drawing room. He took the ring, gave the porter a dol- lar and sank wearily into a chair., his Jaw- set. Gertrude or eggs! Well, lie would make it Gertrude and eggs or nothing! No woman should rule him if he knew it! (To be concluded.) Froin the school histories of Japan, it is reported, all militaristic ideas have been cut out. Lessons are•given. to teach children to understand in a friendly way other nations of the world. Do you know how shot are made? Surface tension causes any liquid which is moving as fast as gravity can make it, to assume the spherical form, as raindrops or shot. Shot are made by pouring molten lead from a shot -tower and receiving them in water. The water prevents deforma- tion. Very simple, isn't it? There are in Canada some six spe• cies of spruce. These differ consider- ably in qualities and are distributed throughout' the entire Dominion in .-, varying mixture. Five of the species are of commercial importance and, as a group, they form the most import- ant part of Canada's forest resources. awe `Minard's Liniment for Come and Warta A celebratedsinger was in a motor car accident one day. A paper, after recording the accident, added, "We are happy to state that he was able to appear the following evening in four pieces." " 1i Have Walked Out." I have walked out—to open air and sun, Upon my jailer, wintry Old Despair, Have turned the key, and left him fret- ting there— In my late cell! So, now there can be none, Not youth himself—more blessedness has . won; Although he be the springtime's near -- est heir, I, being old, - shall gain the greater share Of her bright treasure—not by youth outdone. For I have what I gather; grown so wise, After these many wasteful years, I catch And hold the fleeting thing called joy, and snatch My pleasures from the' moment, ere it flies .. I have walked out—to vernal sun and air, And turned the key on Wintry Old Despair. Edith M. Thomas. Puzzling: the Postman. Postal officials in India are Pre- ss, .puzzled by the strange meth- ods of acldressing letters adopted by natives. Tile following must have given the postman a considerable amount of trouble, especially as it was written in an almost unreadable hand:'' "To the oaa inseparable' from 'my heart, the fortunate Babu Sibnath Ghose, having the same heart as mine. From poet -office. Hasnabacl to the vil- lage of ' Ramixathpur, to' reach tbe house of the fortunate Baha Pravan:ath Ghose district Twenty-four Perganas. Don't deliver, this letter to'ar,y -person other,' than the adclressee, Mr. Post- man. This is my regue,at to you." Minard's Liniment fos Coucgha a, Colds WINS 52 -MILE PRAM RACE. Five mothers pushed their perambu- lators, complete with babies, front! Big Ben,-Lodoi, to `Brighton, a distance of fifty-two -miles, r'ecentl'y, in 're- sponse to a challenge by one of the mothers. Mrs. Groom, of Eastbourne, the winner, seen in the picture, finish- ed in 12 hours and twenty minutes, • Not Sure of Result. Mother—"All the dear child needs is a course in elocution to finish her off." Grouchy Uncle—"Yes, electrocution might do it, but I'm not su;e." give your dlges» tied a "kick" with WRIGLEY s. Sound teeth, a good appetite aisd proper dl&gestion mean 1QIEVCH to your health. WRIGLEY'S is a helper In all Ibis work - a Pleasant, beneficial pick-me-up. 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