Exeter Times, 1916-6-1, Page 514M
'",'iitinvday, Jana 1st, 1916, I i
Crediton
C1t ''1)ITON
I Mrs. G, K. I?gown who underwent
,an operation for a serious case of
(cancer ate Berlin is doing Incely. Her
*teeny friends hope to see her • back
tome sooiv
Messrs. E. 13aker, S. ',Brown, i}I, F
' Jiiber raid Eli Lawson motored to
to London on Friday last. .
The !dry spell last week alloweJ
the farmers. to get a great deal of
their seeding done.
IGapt. Daunooy give the town fly -
ting visit Hist week in ordwu' to arrange
for a 'recruiting meeting in the near
future.
Miss Alma Hill •spent. a few days,
-it London this Week.' ' ' •
4 rev. S. Jefferson anti' F. W.Claark
.left Tuesday morning for Kipgsville
.tae attend the annual Alethodist.(Con=
t'erence. Rev. iaefIereon expects to
get a move this year as his terga of
!four years .has elapsed.
Mr. Elmer Lawson is sporting •an
;:Overland car,
'' • DAiSIITWOOD
Dr. N. F. and Mrs. Schram of
London spent a day here last weak
'Rooming their . househoId ;effects to
jmove to London.
i1iss Clara Brown ro.f New .West+
exibaster, B. C. is visiting at her home
Mere.
Mr. and Mrs; Wes: Dngela'nd Cawed
3C Ir. and •Mrs. J. W. Graybiel attend-
eed the marriage of the ,lattaer's son,
at Woodstock last, Wedntesday.
Mies Lavina. Koch ,of . l:;ondorn. is
'visiting ber parents here at preset.
14 Ir. Noarman Kellermann (pent a
:fens days( in Berlin ar.d Toronto this
week. -
Miss Clara Graupner left Tuesday
for Loraine, Ohio.
lltr. and Mrs. Wilbur Graybcil of
/ oodlstock are spending a part of
Their honeymoon here.
•
SEXSMITH
. Mr. and Mrs. A. Moir and .family
with Mrs. Moir's mother, Mrs. John
1Grould and other friends i, i this vicin-
llty- " '
• 'The wet weather has considerably
kllelayed seeding operation it these
marts..
Master Earl Campbell was on the
thick, list for• a few days this week.
- Mrs. William' Northcott has return+
ted to her home in Exeter north
=Her an extended visit with her
iiiaughter Mrs. W. C. Pearce, near
.liensall.
'THAMES 'ROAD
..Rev. Redmond occupied the pul-
tpit at Bethany last Sunday, in the
absence of Rev. S. lfuxworthy Who
is attending conference.
The seeding is progressing slowly
sa few farmers have finished .,but
*bey all believe that. "seedtime: and
harvest shalt not :fail."
?sirs. 1•Iarry Ford is• attending the
;Branch Convention of the 1W. M. 8.'
in St. Thomas this week, as delegate
:from Bethany auxiliary.
!R LTSSELLDA LE
'Wedding bells are ringing. •
Mrs- A. Hodgei•t and daughter
Marie visited friends near Lumley on
Sunday. • t r • t , '
Mrs. ;Geo. Melville is spend`.ng a
week with friends in Hensall.
Mr. Ed.:Colqulioun has purchased
ea Forty automobile from O'Brien !Bros,
aft St. Marys,
Mr. Alfred• Dow of Grimsby was
.n (pleasant • 'caller among a number
:aY leis friends here on Monday.
Dar_ Geo. 'Gill and daughter Nettie
tat ;Motherwell, were guests at the
borne or i11r. and 'Mrs. Gleason Gill
slate beginning of the week.
GRAND BEND
Miss Copp and DESS& Stinson spent
the 24th in Clinton.
Ruite a number of outsiders visit-
sd bare on the 24th. '
Mrs. E.:Follick of Exeter has been
;spending a few days at the Bend.
'The stork visited Mr. and Mrs. G.eo.
/Oliver May 21st and left a baby girl.
' 'lllr_ and Mrs. Thomas Handford of
;rngersoil were among the early cam'p-
sers Jere.
Mrs. Will alcCliuchey of Greenway
visited her sister Mee. G. G1iv;elr a
mean days last weak. •
They had, a cleaning up day at the
-.cemetery on Wednesday which made
at big improvement
Misses Giady r. D•.sjardine & t ladys
,Jct'.ory motored to o_est, Wednes-
day with. Cobert- Stone.
Mr- Joe Oliver o: the Mottled l:ne
-jest ri valuable, horse on the. 24th. He
antes since then pur:.hased a new team
Df exits. . .
Z G'R Cri
'Iter. F..3. Meyer and family have
arrived from kineira, the Lorin, r hive
dug recovered, Crum L -s illness:
Elmore 'Trueniner, time of Mr. Dan
'Eruemncr, Goshen 'Lune south, nas
ibcen suceesstul in• pax_ ng his th rd
year dental earitaina•tions t
. aR:uv, •1'', B. nleyer the ,n as .1•ast to ct
liic Evangelical echarea,,p,leech d his
thanod.uctory sezmo,i on Sunday mime,
ing.
1'-
ing. !lir. -14. M. Geiger preached iii
the evening
Installation cervices were 'aerie
.,,ducted in. the Lutheran church last:
IE1und.ay iorencon w°h. nI. E. Rem .e
-liras :formally' installed oy his ,.a,her
913,ev. A. Remo(„ oi' Hamilton.
At the faceting of the Local 'branch
o2 do Women's Institute the election
-of officers for , the year resulted as
follows; L're:'ident, Mrs, E. Appel,
let. Vice I'reei.clenI, Mrs. 1C. Frit'!,
And rise r'r:sident, .Mrs. J3::i. •Cam-
kelt,' 3rd Viers President, Mrs. J.
OnS'aai,
Trete s �
arias IC ;Ca
m, r
+cFritz 'rot s.
Sell, i)irecto �, Mrs. M. ,
W. Sieg:, r ; Mee. W. O'Brien, 7 i rsi.
alanso:ih 'traces correSte nd.ant; Dire
M. !1!rittz.
• tHE EXETER TiMES
t FTLi�ISALL In sharing the :sorrows of others
Your owe, are less hard to bear.
Property ii rising in value in Hen -
sell. and is being eagerly sought after.
J. D; ad c'Donall may 'ceme out as an
independent caaidate at the next Do
minion election.
Miss Swan and sister, Miss Tena,
left this week for Rochester, .Minn.,
where the latter 'wilt undergo an op+
eration.
WIOODITA'M
The. anniversaries In connection
with the Woodham Methodist Sunday
School were held on Sunday May 21st:,
Rev. W, Stirling of Fullerton prea
°bed two very een:client sermons
and delighted his large audience lay
his able presentation of the truth..
On 'Wednesday May 24th •the cus-
tomary picnic: was hheld. The ladies
did' justice to themselves by the good
filings which they provided and so
ably nerved.
The entertainment in the Hall fol-
lowing .the dinner was of' a very bigu
order. The addresses were of rnark,ed
interest, Bev.. Mr. Burton of Kirkton,
excelled himself, delivering the, best
address we have 'been privilaged to
listen to from him. Professor Dale of
St. Marys was at home on his great
theme "The War with Germany," Ho
gripped his audience From start to
llinish. It was :an cxceeding.ly ab,te
'presentation of the subject. Prof.
Dale is thorough, ,sane, and: most con-
wineing, He. is rendering excellen'l
ssei•vice too otic country by ;his patri-
otic addressesk
The Kiltio Band of St. Marys was
in attendance afternoon. and. eta,Yting
Their selection'(' were -enjoyed by all'
They were most 'liberal in the number
of seleetionsr given.
In the evening the Epworth Lea-
gue put on a good programme.
'The Kiltie band gave some splendid
selections, ."The Gallant Black Watch"
"Southern 'Melodies" Serenade "Even.'
tide," band march "Heads Up" being
among the number, Piper McCurdy
gave several numbers which we're
enema appreciated.
Master Jack Jose of Kirkton de-
lighted the audience by several splen-
did readings rendered in fine • style.
Rev. Mr, Yule of Sts Marys gave a
capital address on "Good Cheer," it
was thoroughly appreciated.
1lfiss (Carrie 'Rae of St. .Marys is
ever a favorite with a Woodham
iitidience 'and she was at her best.
Pure Fruit Flavours exclusively
are lased in the fillings for L1GG.ET'S
CHOCOLATES which are ,sold and
guaranteed -by' all'Rexall Drug Stores.
W. 8, 'Cole, Exeter
RURAL MAI IE BOXES •
The rural mail carriers find that the
names are disappearing from 'many
boxes on their routes. If. -'you 'miss;
Do something for somebody, striving
To ,help where the way seems long,
And the homeless Hearts that len-'
guisb
Cheer up with a little lsong.
Do something for somebody always.
'Whatever may be your creed, ,
There's nothing on earth can help
you.
So intact/ as a kindly deed.
Do something for second childhood,
To smooth out the wrinkles of care,
Do something to cheer up the lonely
That you have with you everywhere,
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The Women's
Missionary Society
The twentieth annual (Convention of
=the W. M. Society, or Exeter district
was held in Granton Meth:dist church
Wedn.tstay May 17th, 1916. Mrs. Wil-
son, organizer; presided. About three
hundred assembled and a very suet
easeful .convention was held. Morning
devotional exercises were conducted
by Mesdames Westman and McKay.
After the reading and adoption of
the minutes and appointment of come
mittees, the former Organizer, Mrs.
Marshall now Organizer Lor Stratford
District, spoke. a few words of greeb-
ing, Reports were then.receiv'ed ;from
(ill ,but;,tivo o't'the twenty' -six Aux,ili
aries of the District, bes:dee these
from (Circles' and Mission Bands, Cleve
'eerie. at: which, showed, great persevi
erance in work for Missions., 'A unique
feature was the reading of Whalen
Mission :Band report by a 0eyeaT-
old bey, Mervin Jolinston, in such a,
clear distinct manner that Mervin
received great applause. Mrs. Steph-
enson and Miss B. Morley sang a
duet which was much appreciated. A
touching reading by Mrs. Johns, on
a "Soldiers Thought of HIome," was
followed by an impressive memorial
service Jed by Mrs. Follicle in bonor
of the Live members of the District
who have • passed away during the
year: This concluded the morning ses-
sion.
The afternoon exercises were open-
ed be' devotional service •conducted, by
Mesdames Bean and Taylor. 4' Refund
Table Conference on ways of promote
ing an eftective Auxiliary and Dii, sign
Band was led by Mrs. Rev. than.
Many helpful suggestions were given
tor carrying on Missionary work.
Mrs. Rev. Brown dealt with the
subject, aglow to Organize-" Mrs.
McNay spoke on the "influence of
Programmes." Mrs. :Liev. Jefferson
gave a bright and interesting talk on
the relation of ICircies to the Main
Auxiliary. Mrs. Chas. Johns then
gave some good' ideas on '"Ways to
Enlist the Congregation in Work of
Auxiliary."' Mrs- .Rev. Knight took
up the financial side of the question
-and the! 'best ways 'of raising money
your mail to -day or tomorrow, don't for the Society. Mrs. Dr. Orme next
blame the carrier. First loolk -at your rendered •a beautiful solo. The Organ -
mail ;box and ern if your name is ds- leer's Report was encouraging. The
tinctly 'printed on bath sides. A' new money raised, notwithstanding all
man •eceasionabb goes the rounds,and the other; demands of this year being
if the names a;e not to be seen,. het
has no way et telling and invariably
Passes ,by. The mail matter is .then
brought balk and )lies at 'the diustrite-
uting point i:atil next day. A1.1 those .preciative words were, spoken of her
having rural mall boxes ehuuld ate faithful; efficient, service of the past
that their names appear prominenta six years. 'Notwithstanding her re-
ly on the same, quest that her name be left out, she
received a majority,' vote on the :.first
ballot. Afterwards when no one' in the
audience would accept ; the position
and being urgently requested, Mrs.
Wilson consented to take the offioe
again another year, subject to the
Branch meeting. A ballot was cast
for 'her in the ensuing seslsion and she
received an unanimous vote. •
Greetings from the Presbyterian
church were given by Hass. W. Young -
son and from the Anglican church by
Mrs. W: J. ,Dinsmore, these being 'ne-
' plied to by Mrs. 'Rev. Brown. Hen-
salt's invitation to have the next lCon-
by the first wife and three sons and ven'.:ioie held there was acoepted.
;sixc daughters •by the 'second. Mr. Fra- Miss Gray, returned Missionary
from Port Simpson, then spoke on her
$245.06 in, advance of last year. Over
$.258 t Bing• rats- it in the :District.'
Mrs. "Wilson then askeed• to b,; re-
lieved erf her duties as Organizer.. Ap
'BEAT] OF MR. TEASER
A. very unexpected, and rather sud-
den death occured at Adair ,on •Wed-
nesday, M•ay Lith, when Malcolm Fra-
ser, in bis 64th .year passed 'away. Ile
had been sick,.. scarcely a week of
eu
pnmonia, DIr.,,;Nraser was born at
Mooresville and the whole of his life
w•as spent in this neighborhood. He
was twice married and let survived by
This second wife and thirteen of a
family two son's and 'two daughters
ser was highly respected and his
death is much regretted by. a large
number of friends. The funeral was
held .last, Thursday. Mr. Wm. Frazer
of tew,n is a son.
•
DEATH OF THOMAS ELWOOD
Thomas Elwood, coa., 4, DicGiil'ivra'f.
died in his 70th year', after a long ilia
ness. Hewes for many year$ a mems
ter ot the Eb.ne.er Methodist church sort ono hundred years ago contrast
andfor several years superiniaendant fug the dcgredation and misery of
of the Sunday School. The funeral was that tame with the purity and noti.ity
held to Ebenezer 'Cemetery and was of thought totbe J.ouni among its in/-
largely attended. Services were can habitants to- day. The village of 700
ducted by 'lien. Mr. Jef:erson. The
inhabitants compares very favorably
floral offering:: weremany and, beau- with a white mania village to -day. Dr.
tifiil. Mr. Elwood leaves aow
w'i and Brown gave a "good address paying
work ins !Crosby Girl's Home.
A brighij evening service was held
opened by song service, after which
two ;selections were given by the
choir and a splendid flag exercise ac-
companied with music was given bty
twelve little girls. Th`s was under the
supervision alp Miss Dale. 'Miss Gray
gave words of cheer. She dwelt. upon
conditions of the town of Port Sirnp-
two daughters, Mrs. 13. T3anting,
airs. Fred Fenton, and one sof- a4
home; four sisters, Mrs. 'Cale at'Wat-
erloe, Mrs. Morris of Toron.o. Mrs.
W,. Easton of Ailsa Craig and Mrs.
J. Bradley of 113rinaJeY, :also two bro-
thers, James of the -United 'Stat'es,
and John, in London.
WILL LOOK AFTER
PERTH AND HURON
'Rev. E. G. Powell, of Clinton was
•appointed field secretary for Perth
and Huron counties at a meeting of
committees . representing the tem-
perance organizations of the two
counties, ,held- Monday afternoon
fit Knox church vestry. His salary'
was %fixed, at 81500 per year and en-
penses, an equal portion of which
is to be paid by • each county. Mr.
Powell his been doing ef'.ic:,cnt
and effective work, in seeing that
;the !Canada Tema-erance Act has
been enforced in Huron county and
the Perth Coiihty. i niperance Al-
liance ant'cipatoe that be will do
equally good service here. Those pre-
sent all the utee'ting from out •o,, town
were ;—Mr. Ar J. Irwin and 'Lteveekie,d
E. G, Powell of Clanton, Mr. if, Bucbii-
ax an o'j Wingh' am, aad„ air.. T. Dick-
son of Atw'lod.—Lristotal • Manner
ElOMETILING
something for •soruebody, some-
w'h.c. ee
While]oggi
g along
life's road,
es• 'burden
cbcd
Help s om Y
to carry •,h
And lighter, will grow your Load.
Ib something Eor eomebody gladly,
;rwtLt sweeten: your e:Very cares
serong 'tribute to the work of W. DI.
Society and its influence upon the
character of, the nation. He ,reviewed
the work of the W. M. Society fru its
dia":ersn:: spheres co: activity. A flew
mi.n:eters de not recognize the !tenor
fit of women's work but the W. 51. S.
teal they have a ;strong supporter
in Dr. Brown. of Ailsa :Craig. The
singing of the National Anthem fol-
lowed bye prayer, on behalf of friends
who have lately lost soldier boys,
.closed a very profitable Convention.
The ladies of Granton and Wesley
congregations received great prai.e
for the way in which ;the visitors
were entertained, ,dinner, and tea be-
ing served in the basement of the
church. 1 l las •
"Do
• STEPHEN ,COUNCIL
The Council of the Tp.; of Stephen
convened big, the Town .!gall, .Crediton
on ;Friday, ,the 26th of ;May, 1916, at
2p. m. .All members present. The;
minutes of the previous meeting!
were ;read and adolite•d. •• 1-
it was decided to •-build, the foo
Jowiug bridges; oppos.Le Lot 17 Corr.
2; an the Exeter Side road between
Lots all aur( "L1., Con. 4 and at ale
Kenzie's creek on the 14th Con., and
that tender.:! for the ccnstrctioxt then'
of ha received by this council up 'to
the .15th of June 1916 at ;noon,
The following' orders were passed;
!Cronstcn 1Novelity ICo. Additlooal
caw -tags, 3.60, henry Smith, sheep
killed by' dogs 4.66; Dickson & :Car• I -
,Frank Tay-
lor,
. .�: Fees
" sL'e 13.00;
.Ldr
Solid
grading, 15.75; 1:G2r,t Ba.st,,:grad=
ing 14.00; Wm. Wh.ite grading ,350;
Alvin Baker. grading 26 Z5; John
Ki'clsard grading 1.75; Geo. Hepburn
urn
grading 50. 50; Ed. kah;aer grading
9,0a; Baker & Moir, '(Culvert .ete,
11.25.
The council adjourned alto meet
again eh Thursday, the 15th of June
1910 tit 1' p• to when gravel contracts!
will be' let.
!Ilenx'y Either, Clerk.
HE COULD PLAY CHESS.
And He Proved That Fact In, a Mos!
Emphatic Manner.
In Austria-Hungary some years ago
there was a marvelous cbess, player,
whose name and residences were . un-
known, but who every now. and then
'displayed his .remarkable shill in the
game. The last story of him was told
by James II. Byatt of F•hiladelphia,
who bad then just 'returned from
Budapest.
"I was playing chess `n'itb a friend
in a cafe," said Mr. Hyatt, "and plain-
ly saw my defeat, when a little bit of
a shriveled Pole with a tray of cheap
jewelry stood in front of us and offer-
ed his wares in most persuasive tones:
" `Go away,' I said.
"You can beat him,' answered the
peddler, whose attention was on the
game.
"What do you know about it? I
asked.
"'May I tell him?' be inquired, look -
inn, at: my opponent.
" `Certainly. Crack away,' came the
reply' in a tone of assurance. .
"T,ake bis knight,' said, my,; self:'ap.
'pointed inatrtletor- 1' did so to humor
him, though I lost my queen by the
operation. But, much to my surprise,
I found that the very next move gave
me the game.
"'Let me play with you?' asked the
peddler. 'I mate you in the moves you
say and where you say.'
" If yon do I will give you 10 florins;
I answered. 'Take the white men.
Mate me on my queen's fourth square
in twenty-two moves if you can.'
"We started in, my friend keeping
account of the moves, and moved rap-
idly. After about a dozen moves I had
the advantage of a bishop and a pawn
and was assured I would defeat my
aggressive little opponent. When be
let a castle go by an apparently care-
less play I was sure of victory. Then
came a sudden change in the situation,
-and I had to move my king out of
check. I was on the defensive and in
rapid retreat.
"'Twenty-one moves,' said my friend
as the little peddler put me again in
check with his knigbt.
"'Mater cried my opponent as be
swung bis queen across the board.
"My king was on the queen's fourth
square.
"I gave'him 10 florins, and he walk-
ed away shaking his head and hands
with infinite satisfaction." -
Dreams As Omens.
From the earliest times recorded In
history men:' have believed, .'in the
prophetic character of dreams. So far
as we know, the first to deliberately
and systematically attempt the inter-
pretations of dreams was Ampbyctyon
of Athens, •who lived aboutthe year
1490 B. C.. The Bible mentions dreams
in many places, and we are entitled
to conclude from the Biblical refer-
ences that there. were professional in-
terpreters of dreams who were not in-
frequently resorted to by the dream-
ers.—Exchange. .
The Ruling Passion.
It is related of •a certain German sa-
vant, to show how strong the ruling
passion is in death, that as he 'was
dying be exclaimed in French, in
which language be was deeply learn-
ed, "Je coeurs" (I die). Pretty soon he
opened bis eyes before passing away
and added, "Man kann such sagen,
le me meurs!" (One can also In French
use the reflexive form of the verb "to
ale.") His last flicker of interest was
In the word more than in the fact of
Method In Her Breakage.
"Augusta is an awfully bright girl,
isn't she?"
"Yes, indeed! When she is reading a
novel on the front porch her mother
never thinks of asking ber to wash
tbe disbes."
"Why not?"
"She's sure to break so many of
them."
'Honey Vinegar.
Vinegar made from honey has an ex-
ceptionally fine flavor and .is not ex-
pensive. A small amount of honey
furnisheA a large amount of vinegar.
Follow these directions: Dissolve
thoroughly in two gallons of warm,
soft water one quart jar of extracted
honey. Give it air and keep it in a
warm place. wbere it will ferment and
make excellent viuegar.
, Coroners in England.
In eeirly times the coroner in• ,Lf n•,
land warn a revenue Officer of
t�
te
crown, and his business was rQ !Dryer';
out the criminals, extort' their mike*,
-ions and confiscate then' goods1 to the;
crown. From records it aPpearetl.that;
fling Alfred had a priedflection. fon..
hanging his coroners because .the) .did i
what was unjust
The
The great military genius Conde ii'as
:t precocious boy. At eight he gilder -
stood Latin, and at eleven tie gage out
t treatise on rhetoric. Whenfourteen
he bad become thoroughly converts/at
with the pritreiples of Warfare 1044 of
'itl'Iuilitarr tactic(.
Great
Conde.
•
POSTAGE STAMPS
Study Their Backs and You May
Come Across a Prize.
TWO CLASSES, OF MARKINGS.
One of These Is Accidental and the
Other Is Intentional, but Either Adds
to the Interest of the Specimen—A
Curious Nicaraguan Issue:'
It really is interesting to study the
things' wbicb may be found -upon the
backs of stamps. One might group
these into two classes—accidental and
intentional. In the first class would
come "double printings" and "offsets."
In- this' instance by double printings
we refer to those stamps which were
accidentally printed upon both sides of
the paper. These are very rare. By
offset we mean wbere too much ink
was used or the sheets laid upon each
other while too wet, so tbat the color
from the face of one sheet came off
on the back of the one next to it.
These double impressions and oti'sets
are found in the surcharging of stamps
as well as in the original printings.
:Otasets,aSeaconaparatiyeiy common:and
vary very much in intensity of color
and completeness of design. In the
earlystaatps'of.Grent'Britain the color
of the stamp has changed the gum, or
perhaps.the paper, to a beautiful blue,
and, as there was little or no color on
the portrait in the design, this head
appears in wbite upon a blue back-
ground on tbe back of the stamp. This
is called an "ivory head" and is very
interesting.
Before we take up the matter of
what is intentionally placed on the
backs of stamps we might say that the
paper upon which sucb stamps are
printed usually shows best from the
back. It may, of course, be eitber thin
or thick, white or colored partially or
completely through. It may have silk
threads here and there like the ttnited
States revenues first issues on silk pa-
per or silk all tbrougb like the later
issue (1873) revenues, or it may be
"granite" paper, like certain stamps
of Austria, Switzerland and Japan.
Again; there may be embedded in the
paper silk threads running the whole
length of the sheet, as in certain is-
sues of Bavaria, Wurttemberg and es-
pecially Switzerland, where threads of
many colors may be found.
In considering what is intentionally
placed on tbe backs of stamps we no-
tice first the gum. Tbis can easily be
found in many shades—white, yellow-
. is'b brown, dark brown, pink or rose.
Some of the old ,(7erman. states espe-
cially have a fondness for pink gum.
The second thing to look for, in-
tentionally placed .on the backs of
stamps, is something' in the nature of
a protection against cleaning or coun-
terfeiting: Odder rifle bead "`would
come grills or embossings. Excellent
illustrations of these are found on our
own stamps and again in those of
Peru. Watermarks, while not placed
on the backs of stumps, show much
more plainly there and may be includ-
ed in one's collection of "backs."
As a protection against counterfeit-
ing, one may call attention to the nu-
merals upon the backs of, the early is-
sues of Greece, for there are many
errors and varieties to be found in
these old Grecian stamps. Mexico
protects some of her stamps by print-
ing across the backs a line of blue
moire, an irregular arraugement of
curved lines. Sweden about 1386 com-
menced printing on the backs of ber
postage stamps a small blue picture of
a post horn. Tbis practice was con-
tinued some years.
As a protection against counterfeit-
ing and also as a means of identifying
stolen stamps Spain employs a set of
serial numbers. The postoffce depart-
ment keeps a List ot the numbers on
the backs of the stamps shipped to
every postoflice, so that if one of these
is robbed the authorities know and can
identify, if found, tbe stolen stamps
by tbe numbers they bear.
Thirdly, we consider those stamps
where the printing on the backs was
intentional, but placed tbere for other
reasons than to prevent counterfeiting.
In some respects these are the most in-
teresting of all. We wish to call at-
tention to threespecial instances. Por-
tugal in 1895 issued a series of stamps
commemorative of the seven hun-
dredth anniversary of the birth of St.
Anthony of Padua. Tbere are four
designs in the series. But what inter-
ests ns in this connection is the curi-
ous fact that upon the back of each
stamp there is printed in tiny blue
letters a Latin prayer. This series was
also surcharged for use in the Azores.
When we study Nicaragua we a>ie•
bewildered by the multiplicity of sur-
charges, especially after about 1901ae
But in 1911 matterscame' to a ver;
bad pass. There were * more postage
stamps, so the aeverultant to0)1 atom,@
revenue stamps, IllaratlY once 14-k•W
charged. and nPoit trip bnaks of tRtese
revenue Steams Flailed a ;aarehatffq
whieh,. maant beni good far Hostage.
So ber( rise aavatjile stamps Wttit, )lost -
age •Staimps pn` their backs, o' ta0st-
age sin'rnps .piIl,ti; pure hn•-r; e1 ••receline
Atalanta an got t)atcks.•. fidget' pray
They are veratlajteresting.- There were
'2btee !longs --Fit, '3Q end "!a centavos--
so' made,..;: mete Zealand • furidallas ns
another ,type: of inttsrestittg, Ducks.
Here we 8wdilit p#ttrny posttyigl4e depart -
Went coining an honest penny' by Sell-
ing tbe,; paee •npon the •bifei:s of its
atoms,* nil*ilsipg pur•"oset$. The 1
stemps,,otitlip • $i>sge i882,- 1 may be i
found t •a'the Merits of breakfast
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soaps, ,
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good" itittetij} arieties. We do not knot"
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Wo less than four radiating surfaces gather up almost
every scrap of heat and send it through your comfortable
rooms.
Sunshine
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special installation service thatgets out of eve ton
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every ten of
coal all the heat there is in it. 907
Sold by T. HAWKINS & SON.
BURMA'S COLOSSAL BUDDHA.
This Statue Is Said to Be the Largest
In the World.
The largest monument of the human
form existing in the east today, if not
in the world, is tale great reclining;
statue of Buddha near Pegue in Bins
ma, around which the government"
erected a building with lattice steel
pillars to:protect;it: fromitt>e•eleMenta::
This colossus was brought•to light din-
ing the construction of tbe railway
that runs northeast from Rangoon to
Mandalay.
While the permanent way was being
banked up to protect the lines from
occasional floods the engineer in charge
required for the purpose of his work
a harder ballast than the alluvial de-
posit over which the line was running
could give him. Less than a mile away
. was a tree clad mound, and here, it
was thought, suitable material might
be found. The task of clearing away
some of the trees took but an flour or
so, and then shafts were sunk to find
the needed stone. Before the diggers
had gone down more than a yard they
struck an enormous and fairly pre-
served figure of Gautama.
In actual length the statue Is 180
feet and fifty feet high at the shoul-
der. The figure and its pedestal are
of brick, covered with plaster. Since
its discovery the plaster has been re-
moved and painted over, the box at
the head and the finger nails gilded
and the headdress decorated with
glass jewels. The statue is thought to
be about 500 years old, but no one
knows its history, no reference what-
ever being made to it in Burmese leg-
ends or traditions.—Wide World Mag-
azine.
One Way Out.
Despite his illiteracy Mose Belt has
gathered quite a competency from his
whitewashing and kalsomining trade.
Recently during the course of some
business with a notary the latter pro-
duced a document, saying:
"Sign your name here, Mose."
"Look heah," said Mose, with of-
fended dignity, "I doesn't sign mals
name, suh. I's a business man, suh,
an' has no time for dem trifling de-
tails. I always dictates naah name,
suh."
Equality.
"No such thing as stuckuppishness
about ber," says the loyal servitor, de-
fending his mistress against the crit-
icisms of the acquaintance who is in-
veighing against class discrimination
and the attitude of the wealthy to-
ward the working element.
"Well, but don't she order you
around?"
"Sure she does! She bawls me out
just the same as what she does her
husband. She don't make no differ-
ence between me an' him even.
Linea.
Railroads, poems, plays, drawings,
thougbtful brows, palms of hands and
geometry are made up of lines.
Lines sometimes have a president
and a board of directors, and presi-
dents and boards of directors usually
have lines. The care of lines produces
lines of care.
Fishes and sentimental young ladies
are frequently caught with lines.
_Poets formerly were much given to
inditing certain lines to young ladies,
but the modern lady who desires cer-
tain Lines usually goes to a modiste.
A man who gets a line on other peo-
ple is either a profligate son, a detec-
tite or a tattoo artist.
Ruddy 'Mare.
There seems to have been no reason
other tttaq its@ suggestive color for the
seleetiart 011ie planet Mars as the ce-
Iestiitt"s'bgl of the war god. Yet it
vt49,..alAty ! Ily so regarded in ancient
'boles.
arwe mild telt why Mars is red we
might on the whole secret of that
. t 111 11R
straiie planet. Its color Is probably
due tq eatoe peculiar quality of its soil.
It may be principally composed of ma-
teraill'resemblink l)tir red sandt,toue, or
it ins,} be stelai:41 tad by an abundance
of iron la its t'o;k.
Suits to a T.
The clause "It suits to a T." mean-
ing it alts exactly, is es old as the fa-
miliar instrument. the T square or T
rule (so called from its resemblance to
the letter T), used by mechanics and
draftsmen for making angles true and
n
for obtaining er n i u
a e d c tars, The.c-
o P p
e
salon v a i a
res s eofliinon
tin use in the
p
time of Dr. Johnson, Who is.quoted by
hoatveli as saying of 'Warburton, "YOU
/0.01i lbw have; ted bii'n to a T.
WHV pot give yorF 1ad
I Ole same training?
"When I was growing lad, and came
upon many words in my reading that ,
I did not understand, nay mother, in -
Stead of giving sae. the definition when
• .(;Appy aa! ',,,Fi tifOriebt seatsiu+.,td.,
the dictionary to learn it, and in this
way I gradually learned many things
bidexs tlut'sncss g of'tho,indlvidwl '., •
word fit eneatlon•-=smuag'uther thiugtt t ,;
how to use a dictionary, and the great `•f
pleasure and advantage there might
be in the use of the dictionary.
Afterwards, when I went to the village .-
school, my chief diversion, after les.
sone were learned and before they
were recited. was in turning over the
pages of the 'Unabridged' of those
days. Now the most modern Una.
bridged—theNEW INTERNATIONAL—
gives me a pleasure of the same sort. r
So far as my knowledge extends, it is -
at present the best of the one -volume
dictionaries, and quite sufficient for
all ordinary uses. Even those who '.
possess the splendid dictionaries in ..
several volumes will yet find it a great
convenience to have this, which is so 41
compact, so full, and so trustworthy v
as to leave, in most cases, little to be
desired."—Albert S.Cook.Ph.D.,LL-D.,
Professor of the English Language and
Literature, Yale Univ. April 28,1911. V
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Dnrtiepr. '4'4P4
"I notice, an eastern paper' ruts tips
attractive mothers' department headed
'Frocks and Frills.' "
"Some of these papers," growled the
old man, "ought to run a fathers' dee
partment headed 'Shocks and Bills.'" .
Where Her Thoughts Were.
Daughter—To tell tbe truth, pa, 1
didn't think much of the close of t)
sermon. -Father—Thought more of the;
clothes of the congregation, eh?
Labor now to live so that at the boata
of death thou mayest rather rejelea
than fear.—A Kempia.
SHRAPNEL
By "hilly" Sunday
The man with an ilea has done.
more Lor the world than the man
with a gun.
If all the preachers preached the•
truth, I would he out of a job, the
devil would b.' in the hospital, and
hell would be for rent.
God won't prosper this nation as
long as the government is in partner-;
ship with the brewers and distilierts
There is no measuring the trouble]
one wayward bey can bring to a,
mother's heart.
Don't look at -your bank -book .to
find out whether you are rich or poor.
Look at your character. The worst,
,bankrupt is the bankrupt in char.;
acter.
The bay lreparation for to -morrow, •
is to do your best to=day.
Lifting on the burden of another
beats training in. a gymnasium for
increasing strength.
The Lord sends a great idea into
the world whenever he can find a
man great enough to receive it.
There ie somethin, wrong with the
maxi who never wants to help the un-+
oder dog .
It ii Las better to limp all the way
toward heaven than never to make
the start; at all.
Faith to trust with its coat off anch
its sleeves rolled up.
,it does'nil take any more ground to.
raise a flower than it does a jimson-•
weed.
Lincoln said, "I hope it may be'
said of me that I always pulled up.
a thistle and planted a flower, wher.
ever a .flower would grow.
The' nickel has dried more tea
than the Live-Idoltar gold piece.
If every black cloud had a cycion
in it, the world would have bee
blown into toothpicks long ago.
If the glamour and glitter could b
taken out of sin, the devil's right ar
would come off at the shoulder.
Some folks cannot see anything 'bu.
rheumatism in, the rainbow.
.Love is a wonder -worker, 'but i
gets along better when it has brain
to dircet it.
If it were not for the help he get
from the church loafer, the deal
would ,have been round-'shoulderlcl
long ago.
Adapt 'your meas, to the end. Yo
cannot catch, a jack -rabbit in a meas
tree.
Many a man is on the flat o", h
back to -day because .he wan not moi
earnest yesterday..
The man who is always wattling i
know- where Cain got his wife woo
• i
exxrrall• 'b� happier f hepaid Tao
y P
xm
g' p
attention to his own.
The man who tries 'to hide be it
a ,hypocrite is .a ib:gger fool than• t
one. Whitt 'btdtds his hottst't in the ezatai.