The Exeter Times, 1919-4-10, Page 7YOUR ERICND$, THz DIRDs.
Calnadians Aro Rcalleing; More and
More the Value of Bird Life.
13'ird Life is ono of the country's
greatest treasures; not only for the
beauty and song, but as regards Main,
everyday, utility,
Like many of. our other blessings,
birds are truly appreciated only when
absent. One of the most pleasant fea-
tures of going from the city into the
country is the greater numbor.of birds
seen and heard. The country resident
when he moves to a city usually pliss-
es his feathered friends nearly as
much as he does the "home folks."
Certain colonists in Australia can
testify to the usefulness of birds. A.
tract of thirty square miles that had
been fertile became little 'better Valli
a desert as a result of killing oft the
small birds, Without tlio help of these
insect -destroyers, it become almost
impossible 10 live in that section and
nine-ten.tlis of the people haci to
move.
Again and again it has been proved
that birds are the farmers' best
friends. iiow many corn -growers owe
their success to the birds!.. Guarneri
in particular was being literally ruined
by ravages of grasshoppers, when a
friend induced him to build attractive
bird -houses in his fields. Result, pros-
perity. •
It has been calculated that one mai.
low devours 6,000 flies a day. Think
what an ally to home sanitation we
have here. It is stated that our coun-
try loses annually at least $10,000,000
in crops as a result of insects' work.
What would the loss be were it not
• for the birds?
"Protect th birds" has become a
nation-wide slogan, and we all can do
our bit in this work. In various places
school -children have been organized
into protective societies.' The young-
sters do good work and enjoy it. The
bird -killing boy is rapidly becoming
an "extinct animal."
A STRANGE' WEDDING.
Russian Jews Believed They Could
Ward Off the Influenza Epidemic.
With the hope of protectiug the
orthodox Russian Jews in Philadelph-
ia from further ravages of the influen-
za epidemic two Hebrews were mar-
ried at the first line of graves in the
,Jewish cemetery a few months ago.
"
i"re than twelve hundred Russian
Sll4ws watched the rabbi perform the
wedding ceremony.
When the couple were pronounced
man and wife; the orthodox among the
spectators filed solemnly past the
couple and made• them presents of
money in suns ranging from ten cents
to a hundred dollars, according to the
`means and circumstances of the
`we/ donor, until more than one thousand
dollars had been given.
.After the last offering the bride and
bridegroom walked to the greensward
farther from the graves, where a wed-
ding feast was quickly spread from
the two truckloads of food that others
of the faithful had provided.
The marriage in a cemetery, with
the idea of warding olf the ravage's of
an epidemic, is a revival of a custom
that has prevailed for hundreds of
years among the Jews in the heart of
Russia. When Russia was swept by
cholera several centuries ago Jews
died by the hundreds. Panic seized
them, and they called a council of eid-
ers and rabbis, who decided that the
attention of God would be called to the
affliction of ,their fellows if the most
humble man and woman among them
should join in marriage in the pres-
ence of the dead.
So they asked a young man and a
woman, who were unknown to each
other and who were without wealth to
marry in order to save their fellows
from the cholera scourge. The young
people agreed, and the ceremony was
performed. According to the tradition
the ravages of the cholera subsided
within three days.
MARVELLOUS BIBLES.
Four Wonderful Copies of the Scrip.
tures Are Here Described.
Tho largest Bible in existence ik in
the Royal Library at Stockholm. The
covers are made of solid planks, four
inches thick, and?%he pages each
n1 e+;sure a yard in length. It is esti-
, d that a hundred asses' skins
must have been used to furnish the
309 parchment leaves of this colossal
book. It is considered priceless.
A well-to-do New Yorker is the
proud possessor of a manuscript Bible
written by his only son, a cripple. He
could only work about two hours a
day, so he took over two years to com-
plete his task. It does not contain a
single error or .slip, for if error or slip
occurred: the youth discarded the
whole page. The verses and headings
are all in red ink, and the whole is
beautifully written.
In a house in Grafton Street, Lon-
don, there is a shorthand Bible which
was written at least two centuries be-
fore Pitman was born. It was written
by an apprentice in the clays of James
II„ when to possess a "common or
garden Bible" was rather dangerous.
A lady in the United States cherish-
es a Bible probably as old as the one
written in shorthand, which all ances-
tress baked in a loaf Of bread when a
house-to-house search was going to be
puede for Stray Copies• of the Scrip-
tures.
tul'es. The soldiers came to search
the house, but it le not a matter of
Wonder that they failed to find the
book, which now, looking pretty old,
Is the American lady's chief treasure,
Seamen the world over entertain
the belief that renamed strips aro
Unlucky,
Fl
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tits.
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A smart boot which is a
great favorite with women
who prefer the long vamp
crledium-marrow torn and
slender Spanish heel.
Choice of several grades and
varieties of leather.
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HERE are many things which you need not buy.
unless you cho•.se. But f•gotwear is not one of
them. Youmust have shoes. And the problem of
buying shoes is one which comes s home to every man
and every woman. in Canada.
In order to help you solve this problem, we have prepared a booklet
with the title given above. We believe that you will find it helpful
and interesting, whether you buy A.H.M. Shoes or not. And it is
not necessary to buy A.H.M. Shoes in order to profit by the
information which is contained in it.
We are glad to send a copy with our compliments to any address in
Canada. Please send your request to our Head Office, at Montreal.
.MMES H LDEN McCREADY
LIMITED
"Shoemakers to the Nation."
ST. JOHN , MONTREAL TORONTO
When you buy Shoes Jobb for --
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83
PARSONS LIVE LONGEST.
If You WoUld Enjoy Life You Must
Look After Your Body.
The longest livers are the parson
and the farmer; among the shortest
are the butcher and the publican. The
length of individual life; however, is
governed by heredity, which often
fails some of .the members of a family
famed for longevity, by occupation or
environment, and by habits.
It has often been remarked that ex-
cessive eating—especially flesh eating
—kills as many people as excessive
drinking. This accounts for the posi-
tion 'of the butcher and. the publican
in the death -rate of trades and profes-
sions.
The parson is -not a big eater, nor
is he a drinker of alcohol, but what of
the farmer? In his case there are
numerous safety-valves—the ride on
horseback, • the drives to markets and
fairs, the day's shooting, and the al-
most continuous life in the open air.
Our bodies are the most perfect, and
the most delicate, of all pieces of
mechanism, yet we take Iess care to
adjust and repair thele for regular
action than we take for the machines
we construct. We cram them with the
wrong foods, or we fill them too. full;
we abuse them, and refuse to deny
ourselves.
We attend to our horses and cattle
more carefully than we attend to our-
selves, and attribute disease to any
cause but the right one—self inflic-
tion. Thus lives are wasted at sixty
which ought to have been twenty
years longer, while the average dying
age of forty-three ought to be seventy.
Life depends, too, no"t only upon the
temperate habits, but upon its being
lived with apurpose—and that pur-
pose ,a good one.
Pure air is the first condition of life,
yet most people ignore it, or place it
second to comfort, by closing their
windows., at night. The sedentary
worker, like the manual worker in an
iznpure atmosphere, must retake up his
loss by passing abundance of pure air
through the lungs.
He will inhale five times more air at
a pace of four miles an hour than
when sitting at his desk. and every
muscle should be regularly exercised.
If a healthy man learns and obeys
sthe laws of health, he will remain
healthy until he is worn out. Thus he
must esteem at their proper value pure
air, exercise, temperance in eating and
drinking, and the intriduction of use-
fulness and contentment into his daily
life.
The Goddess the Wood.
E'en dearer than the thought of Spring
3 'When Wintry frosts gleam cold,
Is this glad light of Spring herself
That doth the earth enfold.
No radiant dream of paradise,
Were half so wondrous fair,
As yonder low new leafing. beech—
The sunbeams in her hair.
I think the great sun worships her,
For as he smiles above
Among her frail, translucent leaves.
He lays his gifts of love.
A tree no more for sun -adored
The beech,'as goddess pale,
Enshrined within the quiet wood,
Unfolds her mystic veil.
Not Much Chancel
"Conscription has, maybe, saved the
country," growled the soldier; "but
what I object to is the company it
drives a man into. I'm a plumber by
trade, an honest workman, yet I'm
compelled to suffer the society of such
professionals as a. lawyer, a minister,
and an auctioneer." "No' a bad
selection, Tock," remarked his friend.
"Oh; maybe no' in a way; but when
the minister and the lawyer start an
argument on Egyptian law In the mid-
dle of the nicht across half a dozen
beds, wi' the blessed auctioneer as
umpire, what chance has even a
plumber o' stoppin' the gas leak?"
:r?rL ry:..
The s nishin -touch
of satisfaction to
any a breakfast
is a cup of
-ailteve :
rich enjoyable
i
table bevera
The Weekly
Fashions
1
Developed in rtainty printed ma-
terial and delightful to look at. The
body and sleeve are in one, and the
freedom afforded by the simplicity
of the cut makes this little frock
most desirable for kiddies. McCall
Pattern No. 8804, Child's Hot -Day
Dress. In 5 sizes, 1 to 8 years. Price,
15 cent5a.
Tho turned -up hetn and the un-
Usual sleeves are the features of this
attractive suit for Misses. McCall
Pattern No. 8840, Misses' Coat Suit.
In $ sizes, 16 to 20 years. Price, 36
cents.
These .patterns nlay be obtained
from your local McCall stealer, or
from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St.,
Toronto, Dept. W.
SUN. LIFE HAS RECORD YEAR,
'lith Fun Life Assurance Colnp• ny's
4811 Annual Report, just issued, not
only surpasses last year's raeord, but
is better than any ever issued by the
Company. 1":very department of its
activities shows strength and pro.
gress. New business secured consti-
tuted a record, total assets are higher
than ever before, income Is larger,
total assurances in force are much
greater, while the surplus of over
$8,000,000. indicates that the Company
is in a splendid position to safeguard
the welfare of those intrusted to its
,care.
Its assurances in force now exceed
$390,800,000, a gain of nearly $29,000,-
000 during the year. New policies is-
sued and paid for exceed $51,591,000,
while Onsets, which gained $'7,460,000
during the year, now crowd close to
the $100,000,000 mark. To be exact,
these amount to $97,620,000.'
The
net surplus remaining above all
n g
liabilities and capital stock exceeds
$8,000,000. During the year the Com-
pany paid to policy holders and their
beneficiaries $9,768,000, a sum con-
siderably in excess of the amount paid
last year, the heavier claims being due
.to the war and the influenza epidemic.
Another new record was made in
regard to income with $21,651,000 re-
ceived, a gain of over $2,300,000 dur-
ing the year. The Company is now
comforjably installed in its new office
building on Dominion Square, Mont-
real, where uneq.:alled facilities en-
able them' to carry on their large and
growing business in the best possible
manner.
Bench and Bar.
The wit and quickness of repartee
which characterizes Sir F. E. Smith,
who is now Lord Chancellor, with a
salary of $50,000, at the age of
forty-six ie proveri,ial. In one of his
early cases he was opposed by an
elderly, prosy, long-winded lawyer,
who spoke for six hours in his con-
cluding address.
Then 'Sir Frederick rose. Looking
at the judge and jury he smiled
slightly and said:
"Your honor, I will follow the ex-
ample of my learned friend who has
just concluded, and submit the case
without argument."
Sure! High Heels
Cause Corns But
Who Cares Now
Q--a--a--e--o o
Because style decrees that women
crowd and buckle up their tender toes
in high heel footwear they suffer from
corns, then they cut and trim at these
painful pests which merely makes the
corn grow hard. This suicidal habit
may cause lockjaw and women are
warned to stop it.
A few drops of a drug called freez-
one applied directly upon 'a sore corn
gives quick relief and soon the entire
corn, root and all, lifts out without
pain. Ask the drug store plan for a
quarter of an ounce of freezone, which
costs very little but is sufficient to re-
move every hard or soft corn or callus
fresh one's feet.
This drug is an ether compound and
'dries in a moment and simply shrivels
up the corn without inflaming or even
irritating the surrounding tissue or
skin. Clip this out and pin on your
wife's dresser.
A Question of Age.
The stout party had been in the
boot shop for over an hour, and the
patient shop assistant had had half
the stock down for her inspection.
She found a fault with them all until
his patience became quite exhausted.
"These would suit you," he said,
taking down another pair as a last
resource.
Still the lady was not satisfied.
"I don't like this sort," she said.
"They have a tendency to get wider
when they are a bit old."
"Well, madam," retorted the exas-
perated assistant politely, "didn't
you?" •
Minard's l:.inliaent Eellevea Nenrali'1a.
Piling It Up.
An Englishman, for his first time
visiting Ireland, was out driving one
day with Pat, when he remarked to
him:
"I say, Pat, what a lot of hills you
have In Ireland."
"Shure we have, sir," said Pat. "We
had so much land here in Ireland that
we had to put it in heaps."
MONEY ORDERS.
Remit by Dominion Express Money
Order. If lost or stolen you gzt your
money back.
What We Are Coming To.
Pte. Brown (at desk) : "Just ask
Captain Smith to post the day ledger,
and remind Colonel Jones to prepare
that statement for Bond Bros."
Music in the home evenings keeps
children off the streets. Fewer chil-
dren on the streets at night means
better citizens.
rdinard's i,laiutont Cures Iyaantrni4,
To construct a T huge highway after
the Roman method would cost to -day
at least $500,000 a anile. So thor-
oughly were these roads built that
they lasted for hundreds of years.
ISSUE 14---'19.
FROM HERE & THER
Preferably the Latter.
"Better not asic papa yet, dear. lie
has the fyout in one foot."
"All right. I'll wait till he gets
well or ge the gout in both feet."
Her Dilemma.
"What :shah you give your husband
for a birthday present?"
"I don't know. If I don't buy him.
anything, he'll rave at me, and if I
do he 11 want to know where the
money came from."
• Easter?
"John," said Mr.s. Stylover, "I'm
going to town to -morrow to see the
new hats."
"You forget," her husband remind-
ed her, "that sh
a to -morrow is Sunday
and the stores will be closed."
"Who said anything about stores?
I'm going to church."
Not to the Swift.
A fellow said to a famous sprin-
ter: `.."I'll race you and beat you if
you'll let me choose the course and
give me a yard's start"
"Fifty dollars to one that you
don't," said the sprinter confidently.
Name your course,"
"Up a ladder," said the challenger.
Guilty Conscience.
One of the best legal anecdotes I
ever remember to have heard eman-1
ated from that distmgu,ished wit and
scholar, Lord Morley, who recently
celebrated his eightieth birthday.
A certain rich litigant (said Lord
Morley) went away to his country
seat at the conclusion of an import-
ant case, before judgment had been
pronounced.
A few hours later his lawyer wired
him as follows:
"Right has triumphed."
The rich litigant wired back:
"Appeal at once,"
To whom it may concern: This is
to certify that I have used MINARD'S
LINI1•IENT myself as well as pre-
scribed it in my practice where a lini-
ment was required and have never
failed to get the desired effect.
C. A. KING, M.D.
The word "magnet" is derived
from the name of the city of Mem-
nesia, in Asia Minor, where the pro-
perties of the lodestone are said to
have been discovered.
TSiaard's Li-oh/lent Cured Earns, Eta
The first attempt to transport the
mails by air is credited to the Brit-
ish, under whose auspices the experi-
ment was made with varying success
in India in 1911.
3 E S DAT. On
YON DS D: AFF AND
STOPS FALLING LAIR
Save your hair! Make it thick,
wavy and beautiful—
try this!
Thin, brittle, colorless and ecr aggy
hair is mute evidence of a neglected
scalp; of dandruff—that awful scurf.
There is nothing so destructive to
the hair as dandruff. It robs the hair
of its lustre, its strength and its very
life; eventually producing a feverish-
ness and itching of the scalp, which
if not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die—then the
hair falls out fast. A little Danderine
to-night—now—any time—will surely
save your hair.
Get a small bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine from any drug store or
toilet counter, and after the first ap-
plication your hair will take on that
life, lustre and luxuriance which is so
beautiful. It will become wavy and
fluffy and have the appearance of
abundance, an incomparable gloss and
softness; but what will please you
most will he after just a few weeks'
use, when you will actually see a lot
of fine, downy hair—new hair—grow-
ing all over the scalp.
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A C me for Pimples `
9 N y
Itw y 1' d
At drug stores
"You don'tnecd mercury, potash
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druggist calla it "Mother Seigel's
Curailve S re. —and our akin
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iiloweeten our stomac_an
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Remember the name as it might not be seen main
The poppy grown in India is of the
same sort as that raised in Turkey,
but for some reason connected with
the soil or climate, the Indian poppy
contains much less morphine and
much more narcotic than Turkish
opium.
Minard's Liniment for sale everywhere.
Lice may be gotten rid .of by
washing the horse with a five per
cent. solution of any of the coal tar
preparations, such as creolin, kreso
or sheep dip, repeating' the washing
once a week as required.
GET SLOAN'S FOR
YOUR PAIN REUEF
You don't have to rub it in
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Once you've tried it on that stiff
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Fid,, $1.20.
Luca Heals
#n Face
That Itched and Mailed.
Scratched Constantly.
°`I had pimples and blackheads on
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blood. They ca.me to a head
and were hard and red caus-
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time being. They itched
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Wetmore, 35 Sheriff St., St. John,
N. B., Aug. 10, 1917.
Keep your skin clear by using Cuti-.
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