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The Exeter Times, 1919-6-26, Page 7SILENT CATS. 'Lee -lids About the "Harmless, Neces- sary Household Pet. The Arabs are said to have an old legend concerning the cat, to the et. feet that this animal Was created to destroy the mice which bredin Noah's Ark. The Russians, we are told, likewise alter at the time of the Creation, pus- sy's furry, coat was designed for the dog, The latter noble animal, how- ever, forfeited such a coal by becom- ing very impatient whilst the slow proem 'cf gifts took place, and going over to the Evil One in the hope of tac- quiring a better covering for its 'body.. This, according to Russian theory, is the cause of dogs hating cats, the for- mer being under the impression that the latter have stolen their furs! Cats were always kept in nunneries in the Middle Ages, and that fact causes 11.e traditional association of rata with old maids. Cats have a very keen sense of smell, even while they sleep, You can. confirm this by placing a piece or. cats - meat under the nostrils of your cat while it is asleep. The nostrils will, be seen to dilate, and in a very few 'seconds the animal will be wide awake —probably looking for the bit of pleat which it has eaten! In South America it is said there is a race of cats to which "meowing" is an unknown accomplishment. A South American cat in this country should be valuable, but unfortunately they do not appear,to be on the mar- ket, SIXTY -EIGHT-YEAR-OLD HAT. And An Overcoat of Over Forty Which is Worn With 50 -Year -Old Boots. A straw hat that lives to the age of twenty-seven years may be con- sidered a veteran, but it is quite juvenile compared with one that has seen sixty-eight years' service, and Which is worn daily by an elderly man who works in a Government of- ficio not a great distance from Parlia- ment Square. This hat is of the beaver type, and was handed down to the present proud wearer by his grandfather, The hat is said to look all its sixty-eight years, but has stood the test of time as no modern hat could cio. There is another man who possess - i's an overcoat which he has worn. in SRC weathers for the past forty or more years, and "it still looks newer and fresher than other coats made many years later," It was made in the Great Exhibition year, 1851, by the master tailor of the Carbineer regiment, for an officer who was the present owner's master, and to whom it was bequeathed after ten years' wear. It was taken to Mr. Poole, the' well-known tailor, to be copied, but, alas! no such cloth, even in 1866, was to be found to equal that remarkable coat. In fact, it was the last of the Mohicans in coats. And the present wearer is proudest when he dons it, with feet shod in a pair of shooting boots given to him fifty years ago. SEEING BOTH WAYS Some Dumb Animals Have This Ad- , vantage Over Man. For obvious reasons, Nature has endowed some animals with the gift of seeing objects behind them, as well as in front, without turning their heads. The hare possesses this power in a marked degree, Its eyes are large, prominent, and placed laterally. Its power of seeing things in the rear is very noticeable ,in coursing, for, though the greyhound is mute while running, the hare is able to judge to a nicety the exact moment which will be best for it to exert itself to the utmost in order to avoid capture. Horses are another instance. It is only necessary to watch a horse driv- en without blinkers to notice this. Let -the driver ever attempt to. take the whip in hand, and if the horse is used to the work he will -at once increase his pace. The giraffe, which is a very timid animal, is approached with the ut- •most difficulty, on account of its eyes being so placed that it can see as well behind as in front. Many more similar instances might '" ao cited, but the foregoing are suffi- cient to show that some dumb ani- mals have this one advantage over man. A South Pole Expedition. Details are published concerning ant other expeditioiu to the South Pole. It will be known as the "British Im- perial Antarctic Expedition," its lead- er being Mr, John L. Cope, F.R.G.S. Mr. Cope accompanied the Imperial Trans -Antarctic Expedition, 1914-17, as surgeon and biologist to the Ross Sea Party. Arrangements are so far advanced that the expedition will be able to leave Britain in June, 1920, and return in 11926. During the six years' interval continuous communi- cation will be maintained with the centres of civilization by means of wxreilss e atneent, v i,1ele would be carried by the eaditioll. The music at Irish wakes was originally for, the purpose of driving away the evil spirits. "As a nation we can only constime to tho value of what we produce, and if production falls away there will be less to go around, and each will have to pay more for the things he obtains."—The Chairman of Bar-? eta:7's Bank, quoted by the Canadian ' 'delle Colntnjssinn, x W.._ .... RICH, RED BLOND MEANS HEALTH Weak, Vale People Require a Blood -making Medicine.. It tookcenturies for medial science to discover that the blood is the life. Now, it is known that if the blood were always abundant, rich and pure,. very few people would ever be ill. It was not until the end of.the 19th cen- tury than an instrument was invented for measuring the red part of the, blood, '.then doctors could toll just. how anaeinic 'a • patient had become,• and with medicine to make new blood the patient soon got well. All the blood in the body is nour- ished and kept richt and red by the food taken daily, bat !when, for any reason, a person is run down and can- not make sufficient blood from tho food to keep the body in health, then a blood -snaking medicine is required. The simplest and very best of blood - makers suitable for home use by any- one is Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. • When a course of these pills is taken their good effect is soon shown in an im- proved appetite, stronger nerves, a sound digestion and an ability to mas- ter your work and enjoy leisure hours. For women there is a prompt 'relief of, or prevention of ailments which make life a burden, Mrs. Thos, Kaake, Trenton, Ont,, tells how she obtained new health and strength through the use of Dr, Williams' Pink Pills. She says: "The weakness ca3jle on me so gradually that at first' it was hardly noticeable. But after a time it got so that I could not go. up stairs Without stopping to rest. Every particle -of color left my hands and face, and the least exertion would tire me and leave my heart palpitating violently. I con- sulted a doctor who told me the trouble was anaemia and prescribed a tonic. I took this medicine for some time, but it did not seem to help me a bit. Then I read of a cure in a similar case through Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and deckled to try them. The 'result was these pills made me feel like a new woman. I have gained all my former health and strength, and feel that I owe my present condi- tion ondition entirely to Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, You can get these pills through any dealer in medicine, or by mail at 50 cents a box ox: six boxes for $2;50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. LACK OF PAINT Hurts the Purse as Well as. the Property. What more charming picture can we find anywhere than the farmer's home With its vegetable and old- fashioned flower garden, his barns and out -buildings all well painted in color, tuned in harmony with the green of his meadow land, his fields of waving grain, the orchard and woods nearby, the azure blue over- head. And 3 -et how rare it is to see such homes in this fair land of ours. Do our farmers not realize that the "run down" condition into which they allow their homes and barns to get, is a deliberate sacrifice of their money value. Many of them act as if blind to the necessity of up -keep. They ap- parently do not realize that property painted as often as is necessary proves not only an attraction but actually en- hances its selling value. It is the ex- perience of banks and other institu- tions that -lend money, that in fully 50% of the applications received, the property has so deteriorated by rea- son of the neglect to keep the wood and metal work protected from decay by the necessary application of paint, that the borrower is unable to realize anything near his own estimate of their value. The average farmer shows an utter disregard for keeping up the cash value of his property, per- mitting decay and disintegration of what is most perishable on his build- ings, namely, the wood and metal work, whereas, if paint had been used when found necessary, which means on the average every three or four years, it would have protected and maintained their value as a valuable asset and substantial collateral should necessity ever present itself. Farmers who neglect to protect their properties by paint are adver- tising to the countryside their lack of real thrift. 6t+ Cake and pie, or beans and pota- toes should not appear at fhe same meal --they are o duplicate foods. The Weekly Fashions ) MCC, A prettier frock for warns days would be hard to find: This one is developed in Georgette crepe and trimmed neatly with beads. McCall Pattern No, 8958, Misses' Dress. In 3 sizes, 16 to 20 years. Price, 25 cents. Transfer Design No. 962. Price, 20 cents. The pointed draped tunic and shawl collar of a sheer material make a charming trimming for this frock of printed silk. McCall Pattern No. 8939, Ladies' Dress. In. 7 sizes, 34 to 46 bust. Price, 25 cents. These patterns may be obtained from your local. McCall dealer, or from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St., Toronto, Dept. W. Africa Has Novel "Wireless." The native inhabiting the jungle of Africa cannot send letters, and he has certainly no telephone wires or tele- graph poles, and yet he can with ease communicate with his neighbors some twenty miles away. His method is ex- tremely simple. He makes a drum from one to three feet in length, hol- lowed out of a solid block of wood, and he taps out his message by means of two wooden sticks. News in this way is regularly transmitted, and no message is too complicated ' for the drum code. Every native knows the code, and is thus a wireless operator. Might Have Been Worse. An optimistic old Scotchman's favor- ite expression was, "It micht have been waur," One day a friend said to him, "Tammas, I had an awful dream about ye last nicht. I dreamt ye were dead." "Aye, pian Sandy, that was bad indeed; but it micht have been waur." "But it was waur," went on the other. "I dreamt ye had gone to the bad place." Lot me, Sandy! Me an elder in the kirk dead an' gone to the bad place. That was awfu', but— it micht have been waur," "Hoo could it have been waur than that?" asked Sandy, amazed. "Weel, ye ken, it micht have been true." There:5- a Peaso,r2 why so many people make ape Nut the arequlap part 'of at least ox p meal eaeh'da. Iles because of deli h&,A •e l flavor, and i'7'on- .derful values of Grape -Nuts as a health, builder. . -, • MERCHANTS SANK CLOSES ASST YEAR IN HISTORY Gains In Net Profits, Current Loans and Assets, Shareholders of the Merchants Ban of Canada who attended the fifty-sixt annual meeting at the 'lead office o Wednesday, the 4th instant, wer treated to the most satisfactory r port in the history of that well know banking institution. The statemen presented showed not profits of $1 383,599, a new high record in the his tory of the bank and $146,000 mor than was earned. 111 the previous year As a result of the larger earnings th dividend was increased from 10 t 11%, Not only were net earnings th largest in the history of the bark,, bu every department of the bank's aetivi ties showed satisfactory increases gains being registered in curren loans, deposits, liquid assets and i total assets. One of the most outstand .ing achievements was the large in crease in deposits. Interest bearin deposits now stand at $91,904,000, a compared with less than $76,000,00 for the 'previous year. Non-interes n e TIANI(FUL MOTHERS. Thousands of mothers throughout Canada ---many of them your neigh- bors --speak with thankfulness con- cerning the use of Baby's Own Tab- lets. Once they have used the Tab- e- lets for their .little ones they would use nothing else. The Tablets are an absolutely safe medicine for even the • youngest baby, being guaranteed by e a government analyst to contain • neither opiates nor narcotics or other e harmful drugs. Concerning them o Mrs. David 1VIcRobb, Divide, Sask„ says:—"I have used Baby's Own Tab- lets and have found them so satis factory 1 would not be without them." The Tablets are sold by medieine n : dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., - Brockville, Out. g s 0 THROUGH THE CANADIAN ALPS, t bearing deposits gained from $34,300, 000 to .$43,552,000. In other words to tal deposits in Canada now amoun to over $135,000,000, as compared with $110,000,000 in the previous year. It i somewhat significant that despite the large increase in deposits the bank' clients subscribed to over $45,000,000 worth of Victory Loans, of which only a little over $4,000,000 were conver skins from previous issues, Another satisfactory feature is the growth in commercial loans; these having in creased py nearly $20,000,000 and now stand at $95,874,000. This large in crease indicates very clearly that the Merchants Bank is doing its full share• in catering to the business needs of the community. • Despitethefact that the bankis doing a continually larger share of the coun- try's business a further examination of the report shows that careful, con- servative banking methods character- ized the policy of the management. The bank has kept an unusually large proportion of its assets in liquid or quickly available form. Of its total assets of over 3166,725,000 no less than 362,750,000 are in current coin, Dominion notes, Dominion and Pro- vincial Government Securities. These liquid assets are over 35,000,000 great- er than a year ago and bear a very high 'proportion to the bank's total liabilities to the public. Total assets have increased over 325,000,000 dur- ing the year. In order to provide for future ex- pansion the shareholders authorized the directors to increase the capital of the bank from 310,000,000 to 315,- 000,000, although it was stated by the President, Sir H. Montagu Allan, that there was no intention of issuing any of this stock in the immediate future. The president also spoke feelingly of the death of Mr. Andrew A. Allan, one of the bank's directors. His place has been filled by the appointment of Mr. Lorne C. Webster. An interesting evidence of the bank's progressiveness was shown by the statement that since the signing of the armistice the bank'has opened 88 branches and sub -branches which not only provided employment for the bank's officers returning from -over- seas, but furnishes that much more ad- ditional banking facilities to the pub- lic. Mr. Macarow, the general mana- ger, stated in the course of his ad- dress that out of a staff of 1,300 at the beginning of this war enlistments num- bered 823, or nearly 100% of the eligibles. Of the number going over- seas, 73 men made the supreme sacri- fice, while 37 were wounded. The general manager in his analys- is of, present conditions spoke opthnis- tically regarding the bank's position and its ability to share in the coming expansion of the country's business. The old board was re-elected and' at a subsequent meeting of directors Sir H. Montagu Allan was re-elected president and Mr. K. W. Blackwell, Vice -President. - Between Banif, the popular summer resort in the Canadian Pacific Rockies and Lake Windermere, the head waters ofethe great Columbia River, lies an Alpine ridge sof spectacular s beauty, forming part of the Great Divide, This ridge is penetrated by two comparatively easy passes, the - Simpson, and the Vermillion which lead into the Valley of the Kootenay River, a region abounding in game on account of its being well south of the main line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Between the Kootenay River and the Columbia River is a small range of mountains through which the Sinclair Pass and Canyon provide an easy road. When the first surveys were made for an automobile road between Banff and Windermere it was planned to use the Simpson Pass, named after Sir George Simp- son, Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, who made this crossing in 1341. But the route over the Vermil- lion was found to be easier and at the same time more beautiful, and con- struction of the Highway of the Great ,Divide was commenced from opposite Castle Mountain in this direction. At the same time the road from Winder- mere through the Sinclair Canyon was also commenced and at the time of the outbreak of war a gap of only thirty miles separated the two roads. War put an end to construction, and a great washout destroyed several miles of the western end, so that the project seemed to have been abandoned. Now, however, the Dominion Government has made an arrangement with the British Columbia Government by which the route of the road comes un- der the jurisdiction of the Dominion ! Parks, and a substantial appropria- tion has been allotted to finish the work. In this way there is every pros- pect of the early completion of what will be the most wonderful automobile road in Canada, opening up an Alpine region of entrancing beauty. It will be possible to motor from Calgary to Windermere between sunrise and sun- set through a hundred miles of the most glorious scenery in North Ameri- ca, A good automobile road runs south to Fort Steele' and Cranbrook, and from Cranbrook there are excel- lent roads to Spokane, or eastwards through the Crow's Nest Pass, and back to Calgary. The Good Roads Association of Alberta is enthusiastic over the prospect as this will mean the advent of many tourists from all over America. The new road will also be of great benefit to the Upper Col- umbia Valley, which has many attrac- tions for settlers on account of the fertility of the soil and suitability for mixed farming. This valley is served by the Kootenay Central Railway, a recently constructed branch of the Canadian Pacific. Unfortunate, Wasn't It? It was the same old story. He had got the wrong number on the tele- phone. Only this time he received a shock. "I'm sorry I gave you the wrong line," .said a sweet voice over the wire. "It doesn't natter a bit," he replied, not to be outdone in courtesy. "I'm sure the number you gage pie was much better than the one I asked for; but it just happened.that I wasn't able to use it." MONEY ORDERS. Pay your out-of-town accounts by Dominion Express Money Orders. Five Dollars costs three cents. Cut new bread with a knife dipped in boiling water to prevent crumbl- ing'. Minard's Liniment Luinberman's Y?riend, Who Stole the Glasses? Those who can appreciate the in- tense respectability of the. Athenaeum Club will relish this story from Frank Boyd's "A Pelican's Tale." It appears that Bishop Thorold was one day lamenting to a fellow -church- man the loss of his gold -rimmed glass- es. They were old friends, and he felt their going keenly, "I can't think how it happened," said he. "I had them with me when I went into the reading -room of the Athenaeum, and I only laid them down for a second or two while I searched my pockets to find a letter I wanted. When I looked for thorn they were gone!" Then the good Bishop was asked who was in the room at the time as well as himself. "That's the dreadful part of the story," he said, "for there was only present the Bishop of London, the Bishop of St. David's, the Archbishop of Rochester, and Mr. Gladstone!" In getting something for nothing we usually pay all it is worth. Excellent kindling may be, made of newspapers soaked in water, squeez- ed, Auk. Aral dried. MINARD'S LINIMENT is the only Liniment asked for at my store anal. the only one we keep for sale. All the people use it. HARLIN FULTON. Pleasant Bay, C. B. German Sub. for the "Ex." After four years' negotiations with the Canadian and Imperial authorities the Canadian National Exhibition has finally succeeded in procuring a sub- marine for exhibition purposes. A German U-boat over 200 feet in length, of the largest type the St. Lawrence canals can accommodate, will be an- chored off the Exhibition pier during the entire two weeks of theeVictory Year Fair in Toronto. Four more cars of trophies have arrived, and more are to be shipped direct from the seaboard as they arrive from the battle fronts. LEMON JUICE IS FRECKLE REMOVER Girls! Make this cheap beauty lotion to clear and whiten your skin. Squeeze the juice of two lemons into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white, shake well, and you have a quarter pint of the best freckle and tan lotion, and complexion beauti- fier, at very, very small cost. Your grocer has the lemons and any drug store or toilet counter will supply three ounces of orchard white for a few cents. Massage this sweetly fra- grant lotion into the face, neck, arms and hands each day and see how freckles and blemishes disappear and how clear, soft and white the skin be- comes. Yes! It is harmless, .ISSUE 25—'19. Saving the Hens Trouble. "Here, Blinks, I wish you'd take My garden seeds and give them to your hens with my compliments, It will save thence the trouble of coming over after them." They Played Hard. "Mother. I'm so lonesome, I've no one to play with," complained Albert. "Well, go and play with Dicky." "Oh, I played with hips this morning an' I don't b'lieve he's well enough to come out yet." Undying Songs. "There are songs." said the musi- cian, "that have never, never died, They go ringing down the ages." "That is true, sir." Brown replied. "For the past six, months and upward I have heard my daughter try to kill two or three each evening, but they never, never die." Not That Kind. "Griggs and his wife are not getting along very smoothly, I hear," said Brown to Smith. "No," replied Smith. "and you can't wonder at it. He married a girl that looked like a magazine cover, and then expected her to work like a cook book." Explained. There is nothing like being down to date in judiciology. A prisoner ap- peared before Judge Blank the other day for sentence. The judge looked over the prisoner's attorney. "Two years and ten day a," he an- nounced. "What's the ten days for?" asked counsel for the defense. "War tax," replied the court, Minard's Liniment used by Physicians. The so-called cork legs do not owe their name to their composition, but to the fact that their inventor was a Doctor Cork. OTHER TABLETS NOT ASPTIN AT ALL ONLY TABLETS MARKED WITH "BAYER CROSS" ARE ASPERIN. If You Don't See the "Bayer Cross" on the Tablets, You Are Not Getting Asperin—Only Aoid imitations Genuine "Bayer Tablets of Alperin" are now made in Canada by a Cana- dian Company --No German interest whatever. all rights being purchased from the united States Government. During the war, acid imitations were sold as Aspirin in pill boxes and vari- ous other containers. The "Bayer Cross" is your only way of knowing that you are getting genuine Asperin, proved safe by millions for Headache, Neuralgia, Colds, Rheumatism, Lum- bago, Neuritis and for Pain generally. Handy tin boxes of 1" tablets—also larger sized "Bayer" packages can be had at drug stores. Asperin is the trade mark, register- ed in Canada, of Bayer Manufacture of Monoacetic,acldester of Salicylic - acid. 'UV IIA,T EIAYl1 YOU VCR SAL v Live Poultry', Filmy liens, i'lssoxi 1Tiggs, etc,? 'Write T. Weinreuch 10-18 St. Jean Baptiste Market, Mont- real, flue. H01Y1I." ]aV err) R5i VATRITE I0O1i OUIi FXU'i0 1100IC 05' V ir Rouse flans, and information tell- ing how to Save from Two to loopy Run,. dred :Dollars on your new Home. Ad- dress Halliday Company, 43 Jackson W., Hamilton, Ont. POE SA.ZE. BWSPAW0R, WI BICi,,Y, IN 'BRIMS)C box T WilsSplendid n 0 ib1 sopportunity, ipng'tt o , Li/Milted 73 Adelaide St. W,„ Toronto. IAT ELL FQtlxvVIW NO WST'7a laza ant Job printing plan in Bs. pin Ontario: .insurance carried 61,5go 99. t11. for Publ shiag quickn , Lsale. d eTorroutpg2 GAS S.&V1)3 TSR O "NO -KNOCKS" VAS SAVER end Carbon Remover can be put on any make of autamoae. tractor, .oto., and will save its cost; $12,50 (Ford size $10.00) many times ea0b and every sea- son and save carbon repair bills. This is the best device of its kind, and the only one made in Canada under Canadian Patent. No chemicals. simply vaporised air applied scientifically. Prominent To- ronto merchants report actual saving of 25 to 40% of gasoline, and climbing hills high , which im- farean withoutgearour appwereliance. Thousandspossiblebe sold under unconditional money back in 30 days guarantee if returned in good order, but none returned. Send For des- criptive circular, Responsible agents wanted. The 'Via -Knocks" Carbon Des- troyer Co., 102 Richmond St, W.. Toronto REPRESENTATIVES WANTED. N17 -ANTED -ONE OR TWO FIRST class representatives, preferably /nen with wide acquaintance who have had experience in insurance, books, stocks or othersimilar experience, '1:7n - usual opportunity for live men who are hard workers. Chance to become mana- ger of your own office if you deliver the goods. Address with full information, Glenn Craig Tobias. 556 King Edward Rotel, Toronto. MISCELLANEOUS. CANCER, TUMORS. LUMPS, FTC.. @V internal and external, cured with- out pain by our home treatment. Write. us before too late. Dr. Bellman Medical Co., Limited, Coilingwood. Ont Mr. Henry B. Thomson, of the Canadian Trade Commission, now in London, says there is practically an unlimited market for Canadian farm produce in Great Britain alone. • HOW to Punt the Blood e "Fifteen to thirty drops of Extract of Roots, commonly 43 called !Mother Seigel's Curative Y AtSyrup, may be taken in water • with meals and at bedtime, for r the cure of indigestion, consti- e pation and bad blood. Persist- e ence in this treatment will effect al t a cure in nearly every case." Get the genuine at druggists. fy`a.Ct V' CS-FC.�sCr©rt-�9'b® Q FACE WAS FULL OF PIMPLES ForThreeyears, Hard and Awfully ore, Disfigured. Cuticura Heals, "I had been suffering with a pim- ply face for three years. My face was full of pimples and they were hard and awfully sore. They fes- tered and dried up, and were scaly, and disfigured my face. They caused me to lose a lot of sleep, and were awfully itchy, making me scratch and irritate my face. "I started to use Cuticura Soap and Ointment and I used two cakes of Cuticura Soap and two boxes of Cuticura Ointment when I was healed." (Signed) Clifford Yeomans, East Chezzelcook, N. S. Use Cuticura for every -day toilet purposes. Bathe with Soap, soothe with Ointment, dust with Talcum. For free sample each of Cuticura Soap Oint- ment and Talcum address post -card: Celleura, Dept...3, Boston, U, 6..0." Sold everywhere. i ra ii4 �.0 �., .���-•----"`'rte T}ghVe /s !,r Gone Are the Days Couriers on horse back were good enough in '61 but they gave place to despatch bearers on motor cycles when Pershing flattened the St. hlihiel salient in forty-eight hours, Castor oil, salts, mineral waters, pills and such purgatives were good enough in their day. Today they are giving place to Najd. Nujol is entirely different from drugs as it does not force or irritate the bowels. Nujol prevents stagnation by soften ing the food waste and encouraging the intestinal muscles to act naturally, thus removing the cause oPcon- stipation and self-poisoning. It is absolutely harmless and pleasant. Nujoi helps Nature establish easy, thorough bowel evacuation at regular intervals—the healthiest habit in the world. Get a bottle froth your druggist today. Atrfl3llZb i? • ealedi bottles solnbenr- 'in$ the Nujol Trade Mark. All drug- gists. Insist on Nurol. You may suffer from substitutes. ol Nujol Laboratories STANDARD= CO. (NSW/JERSEY) 60 hroadwsy; New York stop/arm? 7"`"""°''''"="1177. W.v - p.."� Fel 4. '" For Co'dns_t ,azo