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The Wingham Times, 1915-07-15, Page 6Page 4 THE WINGHAIVI TIMES. July 8th 1915 A 'VALLEY O1' BLOOD. 'Tele Memo River Has Verne,.,el 2,000 Years of War. The valley of tha Meu e river, ea - tending through France, Belgium an t Holland and up and down whose course 8,000 years of intermittent 'warfare has been waged, forms the subject of a stale merit given out ny the National Geographical Society: "Three countries share the Meuse. It rises :M Frauee, flown northward. through Belgium, crosses the Dutch frontier, sweeps westward through Holland and empties into the North Sea. Its journey to the sea is one of 580 miles, of which 460 are navig- able. "The valley of the Meuse for ages has been a channel for the ebb and flow of armies. It might be said to drain one vast, historic battlefield. Caesar pursued its path into the un- known, barbaric north. The wild'Teu- tonic tribes pressed down between its banks toward the wealth of Rome. Christian Europe has been settling its differences along the valley of the Meuse by force of arms down to the present day, "In the forest of Ardennes the Meuse flows through a country.rich in romances of Charlemagne. rine- lands and hop gardens lie further along its banks, and then it washes great industrial cities, gathering to itself the ashes, rust and acids of factory and furnace waste. Finally it drifts through the flat lands of Holland, supplying the numerous canals which lazily divide the plains. "Here and there, as between Namur and Liege, it cuts a narrow passage between wooded hills and cliffs, their difficult sides dotted with pretty villas. rust before reach- ing the sea the Meuse, here the Maas, divides, one branch flowing west and the other mingling with the Rhine to empty past Rotterdam at the Hook of Holland. "In the beginning of its course the valley of the Meuse is a wide mea- dowland. It then breaks into a gorge, fringed with broken, tangled banks. There is a wealth of scenic beauty alopg its way. Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, is said to have caused 800 people to be drowned in its waters." To Make Pot Au Fen. This is the national French dish and is really two courses cooked at once in a large saucepan. Bone, roll up and tie with string two and one- half pounds of lean beef; put it into the saucepan with the bones, two quarts of cold water and a little salt, and let it heat gradually. Prepare the following vegetables: One onion, peeled, blanched and stuck with a clove; one small cabbage, washed, trimmed and quartered; one leek, washed, trimmed split and cut in lengths; two carrots and two turnips, scraped and quartered, and a tiny bunch of parsley. When the pot boils skim it and add the vegetables, with four peppercorns and three wholespice. When it near- ly boils skim once more, then cover closely and simmer for about two and one-half hours. Remove the meat to a hot dish, pour a little of the broth over it, garnish with the vegetables and keep hot till wanted. Strain the broth, remove any fat from the top with white kitchen paper. Make it hot again if necessary and serve in cups, with fried bread dice handed separately. Pa Fled Too. "I say, pa." "Well?" "I thought you said if a boy would always mind his parents he wouldn't get into trouble." "Yes, my boy, I did say so, and I hope you will always bear it in mind. Give heed to what your parents tell you to do, and what they tell you not to do, and you will live to be a good man. Never disobey your par- ents, and harm cannot reach you. The boy who always does as his fath- er tells him need never fear that evil will overtake him, and " "But, pa, here's a poem about a boy that stood on a burnin' deck be- cause his pa told him not to go. Just read it, and then tell me some more about harm never comin' to boys that always do what their parents say they have to." A Job Deferred. "Ay tank Ay go across the street and get the tailor to mend my vaist," drawled a Swedish foreman, showing his employer a very ragged vest. "All right, John." In a few minutes the Swede re- turned with his vest untouched. "Aren't you going to have it mended?" asked the boss. "Ay tank not in that shop," repli- ed the Swede. "Ay ask him what he charge an' he say, 'Two dollar.' Then Ay ask him, 'Will you take the vest in part payment?' and he wouldn't do it." WANTtD---MOPL FRIENDS SALESMEN who urge and persuade us to buv the things we ought to have SALESMEN are our true friends,. More friends of this sort are wanted, Many men in and about Wing- ham have their lives assured due to the persistency of the repre- sentatives epre-sentatives of good life assurance companies, Merchants who inform us con- cerning what is best to buy and when to buy are our good friends and save us money. Merchants who are our real friends advertise— tell us what is good for us to have and what is the right price to pay. To the Merchants of Wingham Perhaps you haven't looked at this matter in this light—haven't seen your obligation w th respect to the dwellers in this community. Be a friend and make friends—by helpful advertisements each week in the Weekly Times. YOUR WHO I YOUR FRIENDS IN WINGt1J N1? THE FAULTLESS FRUIT. Gruff old Doctor Johnson doubtless thought he was speaking the last word about fruit when he said that God could have made a better berry than the strawberry but he did not believe that God ever had. But then -what variety of strawberry did Doctor John- son have in mind? None of our best berries date back more than a hundred years and the berries he knew could not have done more than give a sug- gestion of the kinds we enjoy. His berries may have been glorious, but 1 there is one glory of the Wilson and another glory of the Senator Dunlop and other glories of many kinds of strawberries; for one strawberry dif- fereth from another strawberry in glory. As D, Johnson has been dead for many years and I need not fear his wrath I shall venture to amend this epigram by saying that when God wanted a better berry than the straw- berry he made another strawberry. Of course, the wild strawberry has been known since the earliest time in all parts of the world, but the domesti- cated variety as we know it was intro- duced from Virginia in 1629. Since then horticulturists have been in pursuit of the ideal berry and now they are hoping for great things through hybridization, selection and what practically amounts to creative evolution. At the Vineland Experimental Station alone they have this year over two thousand new varieties to test in the hope of discover- ing one that is new and surpassing. According to fruit statistics the strawberry is now mere widely used than any other fruit except the apple. It may be used to advantage either cooked or raw and. canned strawberries carry their relish to every season of the year. Then thele must be strawberry jam for the children's lunches at school and for the workman's dinner pail. In short, it may be used in so many ways, all delightful, that every housewife, no matter how poor, feels that she must have a supply of strawberries in some form if she is to have a home worthy of the name. Not only is it a fruit of in- comparable quality, but it has no peel- ing, no core, no pit and no waste of any kind. Its use is as economical as it is delightful. Because of its perfections it has a place of its own in the favor of humanity, and best of all, it is the first fresh fruit to come on the market in the spring when we are sharp set after the long winter. Unquestionably the strawberry de- serves the account of its creation giveh by that delightful fabulist, John Ames Mitchell, Editor of Life, He fabled that the Creator took so much good material and so many flavors to make the Hudson river shad that the devil used up all his power for evil in filling it with the most distressing amount of bones to be found in any fish. Then the Creator triumphantly trade the strawberry and the devil had nothing left with which to spoil it. So he "fled howling" and we have in the straw- berry the one perfect berry -the "entire and perfect chrysolite of fruits." . Peter McArthur. A Children's Day. An important festival for Belgian ehildren occurred on St. Thomas' Day, when the children were entitled to turn their parents Into the garden and refuse readmission until the elders promised to give them the presents j3iiey desired. On Holy Innocents Day it was the privilege of the chil- dren to dress up in their parents' clothes, take control of the house, and order the dinner. Force of. Hotel Habit. After several years of hotel life Percival's parents took up their real - dente in a city suburb. "Whitt were you doing, son?" the mother asked him 'when Percival came into the house one afternoon. "I was just out on the front porch," replied Percival, "listening to a man with a pushcart paging black- berries." 1ftokiah. Many persons who rake through trairet''s meter Wlibh s i »e tooth Alutt givitag woe their n -.y N , este sr blotto rare. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER`S CASTORIA • W. P. Garland is said to have sent his resignation ae a member of the House of Commons to the Speaker. FARE $22 � . TO CL LAND EVERY 'CUESDAY THURSDAY 9ZeiFa: a 3 ' �" `AND SATURDAY •t, JJJJJJJLJ� 44. '•��'� THE STEAMER `.`STATE OF OHIO" (June 22nd to September 4th) Leaves Port Stanley every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday , , "' . 11:00 P. M. Arrives Cleveland following morning 6:30 A. M. Leaves Cleveland every Monday, Wednesday and Fri ' Friday. . . . 11:00 P. M. ttArrives Port Stanley following morning . . . . . 6:30 A. M. . (All Eastern Time) Fare $2,25 one way, $4.00 round trip. Connections at Cleveland for Buf- f tale. Cedar Point, Put.tn-Bay, Akron, Columbus, Cincinnati,Pittsburgh Wheeling and all points 1� south of Cleveland. Ask your ticket agent for ickete via C. & B. Lme. 1.5111 14 II EXCURSION TO CLEVELAND -EVERY SATURDAY Steamer leaves Port Stanley, Saturday, 11,00 P. M. and brings you back home 6,30 Tuesday morning, affording two days in The Steth largest City in the United States. Fare 52.25 for the Round Trip. For further information address G. W. Pleasence, Canadian Age., Port Stanley. Ont, 111 THE CLEVELAND & BUFFALO TRANSIT CO. CLEVELAND, OHIO IS THUNDERSTORMS, What to .Do, and %'hat Not to leo, In Order 'Po Be :safe. Tv take shelter during a thunder- storm beneath a solitary tree, or 4 - der an open shed or barn, or to be the most prominent object in a field or on a common, is to court death. People are continually being warned of this danger, but the warning Is often ignored. As the eminent scientists, Sir Ray Lankester, who says that all children should be warned against seeking shelter in a thunderstorm under any solitary upstanding shed, tree!, or group of trees, points out, such dan- ger can, to a large extent, be avoided if people will only behave in accord- ance with the dictates of knowledge and experience: The danger of peo- ple standing under a tree during a thunderstorm really arises from the fact that the shed or the tree stands out high above the surrounding sur- face, and its top is the nearest point for some distance round to the thun- der cloud, and is likely to "attract" the electric discharge, or to serve as the passage of the electricity from the cloud to the earth. It is equally dangerous to be the most prominent object in a field or common during a thunderstorm. In deed, more persons are struck and killed in this way than when shelter- ing under trees. What, then, is a man or woman or child to do when caught in the open in a' thunder- storm? They may take shelter, says Sir Ray Lankester in a wood, though not under any isolated tree nor un- der a long high hedgerow. They should ask for shelter in any available house or cottage. Failing this, they may (as goats and sheep and cattle do) get under a low-lying rock -face, or into a ditch, or dryhole, or even, if the storm is close round them, Ile fiat on the ground. It is less dangerous to be wet through than dry, since wet clothes may, and have before now, saved a man's life owing to the fact that they are good con- ductors, and allow the electric Cur- rent to pass away without obstruc- tion. When you are in a house during a close and immediate thunderstorm you should keep the window shut and avoid placing yourself between two large and prominent conductors of electricity, such as the waterpipe or gas main (if your plumber has per- mitted you to know where they are) and the fireplace. If the house is a detached one or a corner house, and the stprm is close, e, you will be acting reasonably if you retire into the base- ment until the storm is over. It is important that everyone should be able to judge of the near- ness or distance of a thunderstorm. The sound of the thdnder, caused by the heating and sudden expansion of the air by the great electric spark which we call "a flash of lightning," travels a mile in five seconds. When there is an interval between the flash and the sound of the thunder of two seconds or more, the storm is for the time being at a safe distance, 'but when the interval is only a second or less the storm is close, and any prom- inent object near you, or you your- self, may be struck. EAST W A W ANOSet. Report for S. S. No. 11 East. Wawa - nosh for May and June. Tested in Oral Composition, Grammar, History, Spelling, Writing, Reading and Hygiene. Entrance - Violet McBurney 88 per cent, Euphemia McNeil 81. Sr. IV -Grace Wightman 89, Alba Walker 84, Rena Deacon 76. Jr. IV -Luella McGregor 81. Sr. III -Donald Young 78. Jr. III -Doris Walker 78, Harry Deacon 77. Sr. II - Lizzie Young 80, Bessie Deacon 70. Jr. II -Janet Robertson 70, Alberta Walker 67. Pt. II -Fred Deacon 73. Sr.I -Hazel Irwin 74, Verna Irwin 73, Jim Deacon 73 Jr. I --Gordon McBurney 75. E. M. Lyon, teacher. WEST WAWANOSB. Honor roll of S. S. No. 14, Wawanosh. Sr. IV -Total 330. -Ernest Morrison, 225; Joe O'Callaghan, 2116. Jr. IV Total 350. -Mary Laidlaw, 258; Jean Egglestone, 255; Nathaniel Thompson, 242; Gordon McGee, 221. Sr. III Total 350. -Anna Morrison, 271. Jr. III Total 300.-Aldin- Purdon, 262; Nettie Pardon and Stanley Thomp- son, 206. II Total 340. -Frank O'Callaghan, 229; Elgin Purdon, 228. ' Sr. Primer -Winnie Ferrier. Primer C -Madeline O'Callaghan, Clara Purdon. Primer B -Isabella Pardon, Alex. Ingles. Primer A-Robena Martin. Violet Warren, teacher. 1t! Rodmond ob'iin'testiiied in the Y"unerton charges -,gat bgt,kt aw of,ono arrangement with the Liberals. I3LUEVALE. A Garden Party will be held on the lawtitof the Methodist Church, Bluevale, on the evening of July 20th. Tea will be served from 6 to 8 o'clock. Wing - ham Citizens' Band in attendance. Admission 15e and 25c. Report of S. S No. 4 for June. Names in order of merit. Sr, IV -Harvey Haney, Harvey Mes- ser, Eldon McKinney, Ella Dobie, Roy Thomson, Annie Smeltzer. Jr. IV -Pierson McIntyre, Stanley Gallagher, Stella Elliott. Sr. II -James Watson, Bertha Gan- nett, Robert Tullock, Edgar McMichael, Archie McKinney. Jr. II -King McDonald, James Breck- enridge, Jean Black, Cecil Dobie, Clif- ford Elliott. Sr. Pt. 1.t -'-Roy T,bomas, Chas. Gan- nett, Harold Watson, Harry Elliott, Thos. Calvert, Willie Mundell. Jr. Pt. II. -•-0 Messer, B Dobie, C Stewart, G Elliott, R Elliott, E Wil- burn, E Breckenridge. pruner ---Elsie Allison, Cora Gannett, Irene ,McKinneyy, B' Thornton, E Mc- Gee, Donna Stitlth,' G"' Mundell, Sim - it mopsp,.,i Vjliott, ' Stewart, '1J'J Vette. C. M. Messer, Teacher. NAVAL TORPEDOES. 1 Gained 30 Lbs. in Few Weeks Never Felt So Well' Intricate Mechanism of These Awful Engines of Destruction. At the torpedo's head is an explosive chamber which holds damp guncotton. This is tired by means of a rod which ou contact with the walls of a ship, is driven in upon a detonator. This fires a primer. which in turn explodes the guncotton. The next chamber stores compressed air to the pressure of 2,000 pounds to the square inch. This is practically the boiler room of the torpedo, for it supplies the motive power to the four cylinder engine which drives it through the water on its errand of destruction. Next comes the wonderful gyroscopic control of the air motor by which the rudders are adjusted. This Is where the intricate mechanism of the torpe- do is so- clearly demonstrated. Should it rise or dip in the water this gyro- scope actuates a motbr which in turn operates rods ranted with the rud- ders and at once readjusts any deflec- tion from the course originally set The motor mentioned is but a few inches in length, yet the power it ex- erts by means of compressed air is such that the pressure of half an ounce operated by the steering gear produces tt pull of 1(10 pounds on the rudders. This terrible fish's tail holds wheel gearing for the driving of two' pro-- pellers and the manipulation of the rudders. The propellers revolve in op- posIte directions. thereby preventing the torpedo describing a circle. -Lon- don Answers. Women and the Old Olympic Games. One rule of the original Olympic games could not be followed nowadays without provoking serious troubles. Women were not allowed to be present or even to be anywhere in the district when the games were being celebrated on pain of being hurled from a preelpi- tons rock. This rule is believed to Itt,t'e been defied only once, when the offender was pardoned in consideration of the fact that her father, brothers and ,on had been victors in the games. One particular priestess, however, was not only exempt from this law, but was accommodated with a special front seat on an altar of white marble, and women were allowed to enter chariots for the races, though they might not be present to see them win. He Was She. In it college for women where the faculty consists chiefly of the gentler sex a meeting of the academic council was in progress. Here and there a lone man sat surrounded by learned ladies. An amendment had just been proposed. "Where is the person who offers this amendment?" inquired the president Who is ahem" n. Mr. Skeeth, the popular Whereupo young professor of a favorite subject, rose and replied deprecatingly, 't[ am she." --New York Post. Here's a Baking Hint. Good pie is always in demand. But pie to be good must have a crust ten- der, brown and delicious. To obtain crust to meet the specifications pre- pare pie crumbs, which may be kept in glass jars on ice for weeks, always ready for a company surprise and every ready to delight those of your household desiring best made pie. To make pie crumbs take four cup- fuls of flour, one teaspoonful of salt, two rounded teaspoonfuls of baking powder, four large tablespoonfuls of shortening. Mix all in a large mixing bowl by chopping with a silver knife until fine and thoroughly mixed; then put into tight glass jars and keep on ice. When wishing to make pie take crumbs enough to answer require- ments, using just enough ice water to hold the crumbs together, mixing with silver kilife until ready to put on board to roll. Follow instructions to the letter and the result will prime equal to puff pirate. In a Bad Way. "Where are you off t(i in such a hurry?" "To fetch the doctor for my hus- band." "What's up with him?" "He tells me he has got hepatitis, dyspepsia, rheumatism, enteritis, gastritis, appendicitis, nephritis and cerebro spinal meningitis." "Holy terrors! Where did he get all that?" "Why a man induced him to buy a medical dictionary, and he's just been reading it," Suffered From Salt Rheum FOR MANY YEARS. Burdock Blood Bitters Cured Her. Was Pale, Weak and Thin, and Had Nervous Headaches Before Using Dr. Chase's Nerve Food. It is truly wonderful what Dr. Chase's Nerve Food does for women who are weak, weary and run down in health, New, rich blood is what is needed In nearly all such cases, and because Dr. Chase's Nerve Food forms new blood it brings euro - not mere relief, but actual cure In the great fee mailmajorityents. of such i t t'4 * With an abund- AIRS. Ii, LAIOiithe. anoe of , red blood ooursingrichththe veins nerves are strengthened and vigor 'and vitality are carried to every organ of the human body, With the nerves properly nourish- ed headaches and neuralgic pains dis- appear, appetite improves, digestion is good, you sleep and rest well, and gain in ptrength and weight. Mrs: H. Laich, Cannington Manor, Sask., writes: -"You will remember me writing you last spring. Well, I gave up my doctor and began using' Dr. Chase's Nerve Food. This treat- ment cured me rapidly and X was soon myself again. I was pale, thin and' weak, suffered from stomach troubles and liver complaint, and fre- quently had sick, nervous headaches. "I was surprised to find that in a. few weeks' time I had gained 30 pounds in weight. I never felt so, strong and well in all my Life. Head- aches never bother me any more, and I am grateful for the cure. If people would only give this medicine a fair trial they would certainly be cured." Everywhere people are talking' about this great food cure, which cures in Nature's way, by supplying• the ingredients to form new blood, and so overcome weakness and dis-• ease by an abundance of vitality. Dr. Chase's Nerve Food, 50c e. box, 6 for - $2.50, all dealers, or Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited. Toronto. SMALL BEGINNINGS [By Charles Mackay] A traveller through adusty road strew- ed acorns on the lea; And one took root and sprouted up, and grew into a tree, Love sought its shade, at evening time, to breathe its early vows;. And age was pleased. in heats of noon, to bask beneath its boughs, The dormou'e loved its dangling twigs, the birds sweet music bore; It stood a glory in its place, a blessing evermore. A little spring had lost its way amid the grass and fern, A passing stranger. scooped a well where weary men might turn; He walled it in and hvrg with care a ladle at the brinl, ; He, thought not of the deed he did, but judged that toil might drink, He passed again, and lo! the well, by summers never dried, Had cooled ten thousand parching tongues, and saved a life beside. A dreamer dropped a random thought; 'twas old, and yet 'twas' new; A simple fancy of the brain, but strong in being true, Itshone upon a genial mind, and lo! its light became A lamp of life, a beacon ray, • a moni- tory flame The thought was small; the issue great; a watchfire on the hill; Salt Rheum or Bczema is one of the !most painful of all skin diseases, and if cof attended to immediately may be - m very deep seated. Give the blood a good cleansing by the use of that grand old medicine Burdock Blood Bitters. This sterling remedy has been on the market for the past forty years, and is the best blood cleanser on the market today. Mrs. William H. I1'owlie, Cole's Island, N.B., writes: "I have been a •sufferer from salt rheum for a good many years, and was so bad I could not do my owns a work. I tried a good many inedicin but they all failed to do me any good until I tried Burdock Blood Bitters. I had not taken one bottle until I found a greatchange, and I am most thankful for trying it. I hope that every other Tungsten, which only in recent years sufferer from salt rheum wilt try B.B.B." kmtome into general use, was discussed Burdock Blood Bitters is anufacttir- exhaust! ely by a Spanish treatise ed only by The T. Mniilburn Co., Limited, written in 1781. Toronto, Ornt, It sheds its radiance far adown, ands cheers the valley still! A nameless man, amid a crowd that. thronged the daily mart, Let fall a word of Hope and Love, un- studied, from the heart; A whiisper on the tumult thrown, --a transitory breath, - • It raised a brother from the dust; it saved a soul frons death. 0 germ! 0 fount! 0 word at love! Oe. thought of random cast! Ye were but little at the first, but mighty at the last. Rczema and Sore Eyes. "My daughter suffered from inflamed, eyelids and eczema on her head," writes Mr. H. W. Lear, Port Planford, Nfld,. "The child was in a bad state and suffered greatly. The doctor failed to. help her, and on recommendation of a friend, I used Dr. Chase's Ointment, which made a complete cure. With a grateful heart I write you this letter." An electric alarm to give notice that. rain is falling into an open window, loud enough to waken a sleeping person, has. ' been invented by a Chicago man, Twin bascule bridges, each portion of "t `.. which is operated separately by electric motors, have been installed over the - arm of a harbour in a Prussian city. PRINTING ANS3 STATIONERY We have put in our office a complete stock of Staple Stationery and . can supply, your wants inlis WRITING PADS WRITING PAPER ENVELOPES BLANK BOOKS LEAD PENCILS PENS AND INK BUTTER�PAPER TOILET PAPER R PAPETEIES PLAYWG CARDS,.et etc We will keep the best stock in the respective lines and sell at reasonable prices JOB PRINTING We are in a better position than ever before to attend to your wants in the Job Printing line and all orders will receive prompt attention. Leave your order with us when in need of LETTER HEADS; BILi. HEADS ENVELOPES , 6 CALLING CARDS CIRCULARS NOTE HEADS STATEMENTS WEDDING INVITATIONS ' POSTERS CATALOGUES Or .anything you may require in the printing line. Subscriptions taken for all the Leading Newspapers and Magazines. 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