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The Exeter Times, 1919-6-5, Page 7SYFUL,, TURKEY'S CaRRgN. SPOT, Land of Patriarchs and p,rephets Will • be a Mandatory. Syria is one of the small nations whose disposition is It Peace Confer- ence problem. This region, extending from the Taurus Mountains to Egypt, and from the desert to the Great Sea, is the land of the patriarchs and pro- phets and apostles --"tile Holy Land." Its population numbers about three and a half millions, of Semitic origin, speaking the Arabic language, and yet with so many races intermingled .through the centuries of the various conquests and occupations that the ps pie cannot claim any line race as their own,' Greek, Roman and Europeancrusa- thitve all blended with the ancient Semitic stock'to produce the Syrians of to -day,' whom Lord 'Cronies, in his memoirs, termed: !the cream of the East" In Syria was the one green spot of Turkey—the Lebanon mountains. In ancient times the mountains were everywhere covered with forests. The cedars of Lebanon not only fur- nished timber for the building of Solo - coon's temple in Jerusalem, but the kings of Egypt annually floated large rafts of logs from the Syrian coast to supply the demands of the cities of tiro Nile. This constant demand from foreign lands, together with the lack of any system of reforestation, has Practit`ally denuded the nlountalbs of the whole land, Once more to cover. the mountains and hills with pine and cedar and oak. would be a simple task if carried on systematically. The chief enemy to- day of reforestation by nature is the herd of goats, which every spring roam over the whole country and de- vour every green thing. The little seedling trees suffer especially. In 1560, because of massacres, the European powers insisted that these mountains be made autonomous. And following that date this little district became a living demonstration of what good government will produce and of what the people of the land are capable of becoming. The steep mountain sides were ter- raced to a height of 4000 feet and planted to olives, figs and,vines. Taxes were low, safety to persons • and pro- perty secured, good roads built and kept in repair. The people construct- ed more comfortable homes and sent t: .sons to schools and college. The story of the achievements of the Lebanon during the sixty years of autonomy would be a thrilling nar- rative in itself. • PRACTICAL ARITHMETIC. One Parent Set Up a "Store" to Teach His Heir Figuring. ❑ We heard recently of a boy ten years old who was Very backward in arithmetic and got `• poor marks at school. His father finally decided to help him by actual experience. He started him in business by keep- ing a grocery store in the attic of their home, The boy does all his own buy- ing, selects his goods and keeps a stock on hand. The mother buys her supplies from him at the regular price and he keeps the profit for his own spending money. The father insists that he keep his own ledger and keep it accurately or the business will be stopped. The boy enjoys the idea of the store and his own responsibility, so has eag- erly learned from his father the way to buy and sell, make change, figure profits and keep simple accounts. The result is shown by Ms interest in arithmetic at school and by much higher marks. He has greatly im- proved in the school work, besides getting valuable training for business. Reforestation Essential. It is sometimes . argued that we do not need to concern ourselves about the forests of bho future, because the forests we now have will last us for 50 or 100 years, or even longer; that it is futile to worry about the matter, so long as we have wood. Of course, it is possible to estimate the length of time our present supply of timber will hold out, assuming certain fixed dom- estic and foreign demands (demands, incidentally, which are. by no means 1f -ed). This question has no direct �I fling on the problem of keeping 'fob, st lands productive. Let us sup- I pose, for example, that under certain estimated demands our present forests will last us for a hundred years. That is no reason at all why we should allow our cut -over lands to become wastes or near -wastes, In the first place it takes a hundred years, let us say, for a seedling to grow into a re- spectable tree, fit for the saw. The trees we are now cutting are on the average much older.. The time to start our new forests, therefore, is now—not a hundred years from now for otherwise we should have a long • period during which we should be without adequate supplies of timber. In the second place, those who argue that no present action is necessary overlook one of the most vital facts in the whole w to E orest problem, at el'•n n y, that the destruction of forests in any one locality, district, or region has 'a distinctly adverse influence an. the prosperity of the country as a whole. The forest problem is essentially so, local problem, To• Make Sure. Mrs. Casey—Nie sister writes Inc that every bottle hi that box. we sent her -was broken. Are ye sure yeZ 'printed,., this side up with care, on it? Casey--Oi am. Au' for fear they shouldn't see it on the top 01 printed it on the bottom as well, • .... .......?!;?fj:i :i iii ..,.•..... ... event Wear arid Tena xx les and Harnesses: Imperial Mica Axle Grease ---coats axle spindles and hu, b linings with a glass -smooth coat of soft mica and grease that banishes friction between thee, metal surfaces. Makes loads easier to hove up -hili or on level roads. Saves wagon wear and tear. Sold in sizes --•1 lb, to barrels, Imperial Eureka Harness 011 --keeps leather like new .soft, strong and pliable, Siuks iris and keeps water out. Prevents dry- ingand cracking, Makes it Last longer, Sold in convenient sizes, Imperial Eureka Harness Oder --makesit easy to keep harness and loather thoroughly oiled, Soaves time and work, • At Dealers Everywhere rf TREASURE -LAND OF THE ARCTIC SPITZIERGEN IS AN EL DORADO OF GREAT PROMISE For the Prospector Who Does Not Fear Cold and Hardships the Rewards Are Certain, ( Th2re 'are few places left in the world which treasure -seekers have not explored, and it stands to rea- son that those few must be difficult to reach. Otherwise, we should have reached them long ago, and •should have started draining' them of their rich stores. Do not imagine then, that Spits- bergen, which is known to possess the richest mineral deposits of any land in the world, is waiting serenely for anyone who £.ares to >xuy a spade and bock a ticket! Spitzbergen presents as many dif- ficulties as were ever presented by El Dorado or Klondike, or any other of the world's get -rich -quick spots, Ice -bound during the greater part of tho year, and always unmistakably cold, it is only accessible during the summer, when the ice melts and al- lows boats to enter its bays. Spitsbergen has been selected by the British Northern Exploration Company as the starting point of its aerial North Pole expedition, so it is very much in the public eye from many points of view. It lies some 400 miles from the most northerly point of Norway, some 1,200 miles from the north of Great Britain, and some 600 miles from the North Pole. Its entire area is about the size. of Ireland. Several European powers have their eye upon Spitzbergen; and there as little doubt that one of these days big efforts will be made to lift its treasures. At present claims have been staked out by Swedish, Nor- wegian and British companies: Before the war a twenty -square - mile area was granted to Germany, but this has now been reoccupied by the British interests, and the Arctic Coal Company's properties at Advent Bay have been taken over by Nor- wegian interest This coal company was an ,American firm, with hear - quarters in Boston It is not at all improbable that the whole archi- pelago will be annexed by Great Bri- tain before long. No Man's Land. The history. of Spitzbergen from the explorers' point of view can be told in a few words: Dutch ships .first reached there in 1596, and, although possession was taken in the name of Holland, no .at- tempt was made to make use of the discovery. The English flag was hoisted n 1614, and in 1619 a con- ference in London effected a com- promise between the English and Dutch claims to the new land, the Dutch restricting themselves to the north_west- corner and the north coast, and the English keeping to the other west coast bays. The destruc- tion of the whaling industry caused both the Dutch and the English to abandon Spitzbergen some yehrs afterward. Russian trappers were the next to visit the archipelago. Although they frequented it from 1750 to 1850, there was no move on the part of the Russian} Government towards annexa- tion. The hunting interests soon died down, as the fishing interest had, and it was not until about thirty years ago that attention was called to the That mineral wealth of Spitzbergen. . opened a new era.. It_ wits the archipelago's coal de- posits that first attracted attention. Wonderfully beautiful marbles were then located, and iron ores in great quantity, and of a high grade, were found. Industrial activity of course raised at once the question of the ownership of the land. For two centuries claims to owner- ship had lain dormant, but the fact was that the only country which for a long series of years had consistent- ly claimed and actually occupied any considerable part of the country was Great Britain. • The north-west corner belonged un- questionably to the Dutch. At pres- ent, however, no Dutch interests are engaged in the development o the land. A Little Colony. The most up to date developments thus far are the Swedish coal mines at Braganza Bay on the west coast. The camp is a well .built and well furnished one, and there are a num- ber of women and children among the inhabitants. Live stock is raised, and no trouble is had with the keeping of sheep, pigs, and cattle, save in the winters, when they have to be stablelj carefully. Spitzbergen used to be abandoned in the winter except for.an occasional fisherman or trapper who had the mis- fortune to become marooned there, but to -day the winter population of the archipelago is about 1,800. Although coal is the only mineral developed up to now, there are what seem to -be inexhaustible deposits of high grade iron ore, _equal, if not superior, to the rich, deposits of Arc- tic Sweden. Other known minerals include copper pyrites, asbestos, molybdenite, graphite, lead, silver and gold. There are no fewer than forty var- ieties of marble, many of which are of extreme beauty and capable of attaining a high polish. -At Horn Sound there are guano • deposits ex- tending five miles inland. Fourteen of the eighteen coal fields which geologists have discovered in Spitzbergen are •on the territory oc- cupied by the British. The outcrops in various localities are visible for many miles, and so far only the shore frontages have been prospected. The coal is mostly semi -bituminous, and rich in volatiles, but there is also anthracite coal, yielding .a high per- centage of carbon and very little ash. Many Norwegian shipmasters say' that 'Spitzbergen coal gives them al knot more per" hour than Welsh •coal. The whole of the archipelago's riche iron ore deposits are under British control. In the neigliborhood of Re- cherche Bay, in • West Spitzbergen, there are millions of tons of very rich ore, lying in a mountainous forma- tion about 2,000 feet high and several miles in .length. It is doubtful whe- sea c ast is Ready when you . have • a package of UtS for this:tasteful blend of wheat &barley is • ready )ked. _.._ Nota bit of waste. Usable to the last crumb Usual price 15 per package. Can ,da roocl Doerdf f reenco'Noa-azo., %v.+na+eaart•+ ue•anawa .1.�*w�»,aaea .. . .• an. gun ther these deposits, ear' be paralleled in. the.; world, .A 1lfopnt#lin of Irony. The iron anountain,• wiaieh:can be! recognized'a, long' way off by the oxi- disation of its surface, is close to the shore, in a sheltered bay, with deep ps va ♦♦.uuu.:(, 6u 9O +rN Ue(h �1y.[q or txp lOvoly Arop abnolutoly lrno. or .00j. to •yga.tond y(gr.n,01 end addr,ua our rry t r x lea A + n •Xt - n �.. Y0r ry 9 49 a ..An aa„ IChpn pPld need m t1An mount dy.,vir worm lyou ooloot pend you post paid eh• pryonw, ye., sol?eLo rrtta today l' Bes 'Premiums, Ltd.. Amherst, N. 8..* sier 3 Water for direct loading. An aerial r---•-• ` -. - •- ropeway for loading should make it possible to load ,2,40Q tons a day. The wonderful character of the mountainmay be judged by the fol- lowing comparison. While the aver- age iron_ content of British ores is R 35 per cent., of Spa.nieh a little over 50, and of the famous Gellivare iron' Vountain of Aretie Sweden 63 per cent., the Spitzbergen ore of this Bri- tish iron mountain. contains 64.44 per cent, Petroleum, laitumen, and gypsum deposits have also been located in this rich new land. On the western coast huge deposits , df phosphorite have been found, eminently suitable for conversion into fertilizers. Claims for digging gold -bearing quartz, samples of which have been declared by the Bank of England assayers • to be the best they have seen foo a kong time, have been staked out. In the main the land consists of wide, boggy valleys, undulating hill- tops, and flat ground near the shores. The low ground is richly carpeted with low -growing plants and mosses, but for a brief season it bursts into a glory of blossoms, when some 120 varieties of flowering plants cover the valleys with color. The Latest Designs INTIMATE NATURAL HISTORY. Incident in Vie Journey of An Explorer in Abyssinia. That the adoption of European dress among the native Africans causes dis- comfort and physical harm is the be- lief of Maj. C: H. Stigand. In To Abys- snia Through an Unknown Land, the explorer,. who was studyng the lang- uage of the natives, says he had ar- rived atone of the Abyssinian out- posts, and had stopped to rest his men and animals when this instructive in- cident occurred: The people were under .a shum, or civil chief, and I lost no time in pay- ing him a call. The shum himself could not write, and he went through the vocabularies Phad made out on my journey and suggested•uew words for one to write down. Several of the natives sat close against mo in a most friendly *ay and said: "Has he such and such a word? Write it down for hint" • One of them said, "Has he got kun- cha down?"" I replied, "No! What is kuncha?" "Oh, write it down for him; he ought to have kuncha. Show him what kuncha My instructor forthwith opened a Sold of his shamuna. and out hopped about twenty fleas. He casually re- marked. "These are kuncha. I will write it down for you." At that I said I was afraid I must be going; to which they replied: "You have not got kimal yet. Let me write that for you. Show him a kimal." An those present began hunting' in their -clothes, and a very brief search sufficed to produce a few brace of kimal—an insect to which I trust my reader has not yet been introduced. I bade them a hurried farewell and departed. Subsequent examinations of my clothes afforded me further op- portunities to study the natural his- tory .of the kuncha and the kimal. ritinard's Liniment used by Physicians. --'------ MAKE THE HOME SAFE. Defective Appliances in Houses Cause Many Serious. Accidents. A hone should be a safety centre- a sanctuary for every member of the family that occupies it. Dangerous conditions, such as defective electric or gas fittings, insanitary plumbing, unprotected stairways, or stairways without railings and whch invite ac- cidents, are lamentably tommon in our houses. In a survey of nearly 30,000 accidents in the city of Chicago cov- ering a period of eleven years, it -was found that over 51 per cent. were household accidents, These caused the death, or permanently crippled, thousands of persons, and yet the citi- zens of the United States claim to be a "home -loving people." A. similar analysis of Canadian statistics would probably prove that Canada was no more successful in converting houses into homes. Faulty building• construc- tion, onstructtion, defective wiring and. plumbing are pitifully common and, in too many instances, are winked at by so-called building inspectors. Householders themselves use rocking -chairs for step -ladders, place kettles of boiling water so that small children can tunable into them, have unfastened rugs on highly polished, slippery floors, or fasten windows down to con- serve heat at the expense of ventila- tion. These and similar practices cause the death, or result in crippling hundreds of Canadians every year. If houses and other dwellings. were transformed inti proper homes, these losses, which are truly national as well as individual, would be reduced to a minimum. But' that little word "if" marks a gulf that it mayrequire gene. rations to bridge, • The speaker of the British. House of Commons is obliged by custom to give seven offCial - dinners each sea- son to the Members tif• Parliament. —the monkey tribes. At present the disease is reported to be rapidly wip- ing out the baboon population of South Africa. • ' 1 Unappreciated. Mr. Stingy—I simply love you in those clinging gowns, dear.;' 1121 s. Stingy --Wall, you ought to all adore nae in this one. It's been cling- ing to me for the last three years. Another Mess., Proprietor (just demo'bilizea)--aYus, I've been through it—officers' cook two years—wounded twice, Tommy (tasting the soup)—you're lucky, mate, It's a wonder they didn't kill yes. Pleasant Name for it. 'There was one thing I liked about the army!' "W'hat was it?" "When they had a nasty job they wanted you to do they always digti- flamed it by calling it a 'detail.'" ITS OF tI11AOR FROM NEREpNEAE What a myriad of color combina- tions suggest themselves as we look at this little frock! This tot had hers( developed in pale green linen and wore a dainty organdie guimpe of white. McCall Pattern No. 8932, Girl's Dress. In 5 sizes, 6 to 14 years. Price, 20 cents. The bertha is featured on 'this frock which, indeed, ,is a suiting com- plement to the uneven tunic. McCall Pattern No. 8954, Misses' Dress. In 3 sizes, 16 to 20 years. Price, 25 cents. These patterns may be obtained from your local McCall •dealer, or from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St., Toronto, Dept. W. Minard's Liniment Co., Ltd. Gents,—I have used your Min- ard'a Liniment in my family and also in my stables for years and consider it the best medicine ob- tainable. Yours truly, ALFRED ROCHAV, Proprietor Roxton Pond Hotel and Livery Stables. To a Returned Soldier. Oh, Laddie! We are proud o' you, That, when the fearful fight was through, You were of those who rode apace, The saviours of a gallant rate, Into the ruined town of Mons Where the new light of freedom dawns. The ribbon pinned upon your breast,. By Belgian maiden, Hun oppressed, On that most memorable day Will be your talisman alway. No king could boast a prouder crest Or bold Crusader be more blest. 011, Laddie! We thank God that you Stood for the right, to truth were true, And that within your boyhood's span You proved the measure of a man, You caught the torch and held it high Ready to conquer or to die. To Consider. -infant Welfare. A National Conference on Infant Welfare will be held in London, Eng- land, on July let, and and 3rd, 1919. Problems related to the medical, social, racial and industrial aspects of n chill Welfare will bedis- cussed. infant and ci ds in a cussed. The Conference is being called by the National League for Health, Maternity and Child Welfare, the officials of which urge that similar conferences be organized in other countries during the present year. Then in 1920, an International Con- gress is planned to bringatogether the results and findings for further de- tailed discussion. It 'Is hoped in this •way to carry out the plans of the League, which, but for the war, would have convened an Intonational Con- gress in September, 1915, tt.inar .'a L,isimertt Lurubermatn'irr retina, Mixed Metaphors. A political 'speaker, warning the public against the impositon of heav- ier tariffs an imports, said: "If you don't stop shearing the wool off the sheep that lays the golden egg, you'll pump it dry," That reminds us of that other far- sighted orator who, In burst - of elo- quence, said: "Ali,,along the untrod- den pathways of the past we view the footprints of an unseen hand." ."Flu" Fantasy. Fretful Flora found "flu" fiercely fatiguing. "Fudge!" fitfully fumed Flora. "Flu feels far from funny." Febrifuge failed flatly. Feeble Flora, fidgety, feeling fancy flightful, fretted, "Father, . fetch flowers for Flora; feverfew festooned fends flu." Faithful father, feeling Flora fitful, fictitiously feigned festivity. • Forgetting former fleeting fancy, Flora feverishly found rault. "Fanci- ful, fantastic farce," fervidly fretted Flora, forbidding further flurry, flout- ing father for flagrant folly. Fatuous father, feeling flustered, forbore further floral foistings. Feeling father felt foolish, Flora fal- tered, "Frankly, father, faulty food furnishes fuel for flu—fever flares. Feed fricasseed fowl, find fever 'fad- ing." t "Fickle female!" fumed father. "Freakish filly, fricasseed fowl fatal; famishing fasts forestall flu." "Faugh!" frowned Flora. "Father's forthula foolish. Furious ;fumigation future formula, Former factotum (ad- dled, failed filthily. Fire frowzy Fan- ny February first." "Far-fetched fib!" flared Fanny. "Flora frequently finds fault." Father flatly forbade firing Fanny, fearing future frenzy from Flora: Fatigued Flora felt fever flaming fiercely; face flushed fiery. Family felt future funeral favorable. Father's frantic felicitations failed. Freakish fever fluctuated; finaIly fell, flush, faded. "Farewell, flu," feebly faltered Flora—feeling fine. Free from fear of future funeral, father forgave Flora's freakish faults. Finis. Conservation for Consideration. It is a fact admitted by thinking farmers that through negligence or misplaced frugality .in not providing covering for implements of agricul- ture, when not in use, they get about half the years of service from them they should. The loss from exposure is greater than the deterioration that follows through legitimate use. We will assume that the necessary equipment required to work a farm costs $1,000 and that with care the equipment may be used for ten years. Without care these implements would be scrapped in five years. The de- duction to be made from these figures is that an implement shed built and in use in five years is equal to $500. It does not cost half that suns to build a good implement shed, but how many farmers, otherwise up to date and progressive, fail to provide pro- per care for the tools with which they work? Ask for Minard's and take no other. It is not the men who are doing the talking who are solving our problems, but the men who are at work. When they talk, they know what it is about. LEMONS MAKE SKIN WHITE, SOFT, CLEAR Make this beauty lotion for a few cents and see for yourself. What girl or woman hasn't heard of lemon juice to remove complexion blemishes; to whiten the skin and to, bring out the roses, the freshness and the hidden beauty? But lemon juice alone is acid, therefore irritating, and should be mixed with orchard white this way: Strain through a fine cloth the juice of two fresh lemons into a bottle containing about three ounces of orchard white, then shake well and you have a whole quarter pint of skin and complexion lotion at about the cost one usually pays for a. small jar of ordinary cold cream. Be sure to strain the lemon juice so no pulp gets into the bottle, then this lotion will remain pure and fresh for months. When applied daily to the face, Week, arms and hands it should help to bleach, clear, smoothen and • beautify the skin. Any druggist will supply three ounees of orchard white at very Irttle cost and the grocer has the lemons. VELCSE1*1I WA31'TID 7'�R0'os-r•ANT 1'i0ACB'r a b'OR A School Section No. 2 tilalop, at onco: staleaaiarY expected. .A, ; l4Sec,-Treas..11ms, YtmydOntario. rvn PounTasY W,aamstp. tea. .SOC" nROyou rto,Afancy y sant R rite for ?Moen. I IVeinrauoh kJ/OIL l '1$ St. Jean Baptist, market, 44q!4 real. Que. 1►T 1ThtsEs EAxtl`7 $16 TO $20 A WEIIX j,1 Learn without leaving home• 00r4 for free booklet. Rove,' Ctlllega P. Science, Pert. is, Toronto Confide,. PUS. SALE. WF+IA:c JS.QTJIPPED Nloa4:'Sl'A1at#Tt arid son printing plant in Ea ern Ontario. Insurance: carried ;'1,600, ito for $1,200 on quick sale, Rox e2. Wilson Publishing .Co.. Ltd., Toronto, ri'II60ELLANEOU . CANCER. TUMORS. LUMPS, internal and external, oared with- out pain by our home treatment Writs us before too late, Dr. Bellman kiedtilal Co.. Limited, Collingwood, Ont "Life Is Worth the Living. Life is worth the living If but for Nature's song. To hear the wild birds singing • • Through the whole day long, Life is worth :the living— See, the flowers and trees, Hear the merry breezes Whisper in the trees. Life is worth the living For just one friend that's true; Seek but to find its gladness, And it will come to you. Seep =need,' Liniment in 'the house. Plenty of Cut Glass Pickle Dishes. "I suppose your friends gave you wedding presents enough to start you out housekeeping in good shape?" "Well, it's .going to be a little awk- ward, I fancy, trying to serve roast beef and boiled cabbage in pickle dishes, but perhaps we can manage it." MONEY ORDERS. When ordering goods by mail send a Dominion Express Money Order. The man who . does better and more prouctive work to -day than he did yesterday is a social reformer of: the highest type. He is doing some- thing genuine. He is squaring his own account with the world, and helping others to square theirs. Sure! High Heels Causo Cons But Who Cares Now e 0 0 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 it. A few to 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 drag store man 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 From 's fe This drugoneis et. 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. BOX RIP SAWYERS WANTE . FIRSTBROOK BROS., Limited. TORONTO, ONT. e®e oe2uw'voalaa OeeeeL4a A Dyspepsia Cure e M. D. advises : "Persons who Csuffer from severe indigestion and constipation can cure them- selvo selves o Lakin fifteen to by g thirty drops of Extract of Roots after each meal and at bedtime. This remedy is known as Mother a Seigel's Curative Syrup in. the drug • trade." Get the genuine. 50c. ti � and $I.0O Bottles. r e ea ,eo�e,6.o^0.o.0v000g^on®®^m0®s^o® 0 o) 0 0 A 0 0 o't 0 0 0 0 0 I\ Ladies Perfume Your Skin With Cuticura Talcum Antiseptic, prophylactic, deodoriz- ing, fragrant and refreshing, Cuti- curs Tale= is an ideal face, skin, baby and dusting powder. Conve- nient and economical, takes the place of other perfumes for the person. A. few grains sufficient. One of the in- dispensable Cuticurb Toilet Trio for keeping the skin pure and sweet, Cutieurs Soap 26c., Olntmont 26 wad 600. 1a1- eum 25e, plus Canadian duties. Sold *Very witeto. For temple each free address: "Oatleua, Dept. 20, Boron, tr. 9. A," ISSUE, 22-19. 0