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The Exeter Times, 1924-7-17, Page 6est ftp delicious the rich, Try it tod 0, THE SXJMMER CHRISTMAS SHELF. Instead of waiting until Christmas is almost here and then rushing mad- ly about to purchase gifts for your. friends why not start a Christmas" shelf now? Every walk and drive about the country and every trip away from home may be made to con- tribute to the collection. Sofa pillows vs stuffed with balsam have long been in use and will ever bring delight to the weary city dwell- er, .Less known, but not less delight- ful, are cushions filled with sweet fern and bayberry leaves. The sweet fern' should be gathered when in full leaf, hut before it has begun to dry. The ideal place to dry them is in a hot dry room indoors. Use two-thirds sweet fern to one-third bayberry leaves. Those who live where the white birch grows will find it a contributor. Unique and rustic looking place cards. may be made for the friend who is always looking for something a lit- tle different for her luncheon enter- tainments. Your camper friends would like napkin rings made of birch. bark. Anyone who has at her command an old-fashioned herb garden can pre- pare gifts which will be appreciated by any housekeeping friend. Who would not be glad to have the spicy fragrance of herbs greet them when shaking out the woolensand furs in the fall rather than evil -smelling moth balls? The following formula of carefully ive r cried herbs is a good preventive against moths: rosemary and spear- mint, each a half pound; tansy and thyme, each four ounces; and freshly ground cloves, two tablespoonfuls. Mix and store in well -closed boxes un- til the holiday season. No perfumes made by man can com- pare with some of those which are the product of the garden. If there are a few bushes of lavender at corer- reand one has material. for many nice remembrances. If there is lemon verbena around, it is well to know it combines wonderfully with lavender, one improving the other. ' Think how delighted would be the dainty house- keeper' who Iikes her Iinens and sheets to have the old-time lavender smell to receive a bag of this mixture well dried. • Last summer I met a girl who was filling her Christmas shelf with vege- tables canned in glass, not the ordi- PART TI. down, 'but you can, push over it with, out trouble; The current is with you. 'When • you ; get to " Little Tramp, ' lou ]lust take a straight course across it —soothe I'll mark it—so. You'll have My .compass, anyhow, it's e mile across and an easy paddle if the wind, isn't against you. • If itis, yeu'11 have •to plug, some. Now on the other side of the lake you Mt a portage. You can't miss it; there are two big logs in the waterand you can see the path. Did you ever carry a canoe?" She shook her head.. tie- pellet from one of the tiny vials "Never mind; you'll have to drag "Don't be in such a feverish.. hurry," and dissolved it in s' spoonful of water it. lyiy cane° doesn't weigh more than is of the fire. fift' °ands; it's new• Luckily the Lloyd admonished. "hurrying sen= warbled over the embe Y P syringe. e. , portage isn't over. two hundred yards, y He showed her how to fill the y g P g dUm sets you anywhere baso in camp, Use. ;c't ab'" he cone-} and it's not had; going --almost level. g �, h .t� and 1 ow gq ,a ea ,. this knife for'. the bacon.)' Ile tossed �, , a11. I'll That'll De the. hardest ' part you'll; his clasp -knife toward her. "And naanded. I,wont feel it at � ,he,hal,eM„ „ ( . p probably get drowsy pretty soon, 111 et ` over Vit. she said, But you'll have to take tea, or drink plain• added, with. a nod of tharglss. "Y?Pia't ho�v about you?" 'e. water. I don't pack caifee, let that worry ' you. I need some sleep, < ewhy I'm not' going, you know plates'and Daps „. „d Lki d "T thought you She found the tin+K ' ' anyhow . answered ei e y , • and brought the dinner over to where '�.he tree sh'adows' lay in. long par -,understood. At least, 1`'m not' going ho lay.' She got the rolled tent and allel rovs"'When Lloyd opened his eyes this trip stupidly and leaked• i1Z? .into the "girl's She looked dismayed, ; and he has- face, She was sitting at his side; and tened to explain. "You won't mind it he fent :a cool hand on his forehead: a bit. Thgo won't s rile least danger of getting lost, It's a straight road," "Lie still;" she bade hien. "I've; been "1 didn't mean' that," she broke in, keeping 'the. bandages wet." • "I was thinking of leaving you." • "How long have •I slept?" , • "Listen . Margaret; you've got to "Three'fair ours:' Does it -pain getout' of here: To put it selfishly, inner or,, o hyou've' got, to do it for me, if for no propped him a little higher. He grit- ted his teeth as he moved his body and smothered a groan. Then they ate in silence, studying each other with furtive glances. She could not nary run of vegetables most ' of us be much over. twenty, Lloyd decided, put up..' In a most exclusive shop in, and she freshened amazingly with the the city she had seen beets about the rest and food. • l " 7 tinylima .Deans) owyou managed, size of big marbles, I can't yet see how g , string beans and peas in pint : jars,l all alone," she said, when they had r the daintyfirst fruitis• and such Kee s •fined. h which were to appease the "�didn'tmanage much " he answer- of the vine wh PP I , a etites of her friends.. Then there ed. "When it first happened, I crawl- pp out-of-the-ordinary jellies,' imagine I fainted for a are •• the •aur -oft Y � ed up here, I im g fruits or pickles—rhubarb jelly, elder-' while, because when.I carne to it was berry jelly, wild plum. or black cur-, dark. The first night was worse than JI ter every ileal �I= 84 �t the an 004 ad ee0tel swteek. Dan beaten* E well.' Gmgd 10P teethe, breath al �l e>stl . aster $q idaheS , e': tttex4 P1004' ate lbette k. Wante4-4M0Te CAriarlian Organists. ' ,, J A prominent Canadian news r. a, few weeps' ago carried an hi al. headed, "A Dearth' et Organists," The article was no doubt inspired by this fact that a local church had been ad-; i vertistng for an organist for some time—hut without results. This brings up the point that there' y 0 or u- �n r is really an ua�,geilt ileax� 1 d t< iia,, 1 ists in ninny places throughout Cana- da, In one issue of a daily paper, the I writer recently noticed as many as three "want -ads' all designed to catch the eye of some person seeking the position of church organist. These vacancies prevailed for some time ere the supply of those who are capable of the positidus were iliiled, showing that • handling an organ is not equal to the demand, Now, .what is the Solution? Well, either Canada will have to turn out - more musicians with special learnings towards the organ, or depend upon imported organists. from England and other countries. But surely the form- er is preferable', ,T ;. here is .much more satisfaction to be derived" from train- ing the youths and < maidens of our country to take up'the study of the or - Ban, than to rel , upon the services or those who secure their educationelse- °>�s hr jest as there is more satisfac- tion in manufacturing goads in one's own country rather than being depend- ent upon the factories of another coup- , try for the supply. And what's more,. it's more patriotic to .manufacture In one's own country! '-. It is up to the music teachers in -our schools, colleges and conservatories to explain to their pupils the needs of the churches reepecting organists. If this were done, it is quite likely that not only would .there be a sufficient number come forward to study this king of all musical.instrunients, .blit Many more students would be found to take up the study of some prepara- tory instrument, like the piano, violin, harmonium, ate., before oomineniing the organ. Ants That Eat Forests.• "I 1 r'I' a lot' of other reason. You're my courier now. qa_Let's• get oh with the nap. When you It mushg Lighthouse Builder. id. bother to et over this portage,. you're on West eer River' andyou go_, o ears, ago was ern sly' notice it, ,you ;I'm .afro ave been, Cupid, sitting there. j d wn with the b She shook her head.: "I've been tream: Remember, ,, ail the time you Two' Bundled y h s John Smeaton, an -engineer, who erect- watching: the ,woods, and the lake,"are working nearly due south. About;monument in the third she answered;','-- . ; -• four miles down the river 'there's a ed his own"m m , rind that, :Gds ^stone lighthouse, "And ,better ad you must dna aro , 5 .dont the woods' look'p rapid. than they did' yesterday?" rant jellies. Spiced. currants and fast but I slept some. Yesterday and smiled. "I ran d P , 13 The :girl nodded spiced cranberries can seldom be morning I had to get a drink, se s thin it's because I've had a lesson in g bought. pulled myeelf down there again. Then being brave," she said, "I'm suffering If you start a Christmas shelf now, 1 let illy leg soak for a `while; that from self-contempt now." when the season of gift giving is at helped the inflammation. I crawled He watched her face for a minute for another four miles. That lands P hand you will be neither hurried nor back in the afternoon,' and then I had or so, while she gazed out across the you in Gray Trout Lake. Now, here's worried. it out with the fever. I've got a Medi= water. "Let's have supper," he sug- your course by the map." cine kit over there, but it hurt too Bested. "And please smile." He drew a penciled, line close to the much to move, and I didn't bother. She " turned . and laughed, half eastern shore: n� luckily;there was togather° stick You, can't get wind -bound here; I wasn't hungry, ashamed,' and began there's not enough open water. You too much pain. Just before' you found for :the tire, go down Gray Trout three miles and me to -day 1 was figuring on going `I forgot," he said,-present,y• "You'd then you're at the mouth of •a creels. after another drink." best set the tent up first. Right herell There are a lot of rushes around the "And now` what shall I do?" she do" -and he indicated a spot beside entrance. Follow this creek three or said as he paused. where he lay. It was a sirxp'.e little four miles more and you're at Joe "Wash dishes; that's always the affair. -=she marveled at the c.mpact Station. That's- a sort of headquar first thing. Then fill the biggest pail ness of it. Tents in the camp where ters for guides; it's two miles. frown I. with fresh water." she came from were likegreat rooms, the railroad.. When you get to the, station ask.for :Jim McLean.: Don't Lloyd lay back with half-closed with board. floors.. Supper was almost expect to find a Scotchman he's a eyes, watching her as" she moved 'gay, and Lloyd nearly managed to for- half-breed Indian. If he's out, get swiftly •about the camp. Now and get the drill ache in -his leg. She kept anybody else. There's- pretty sure to then a motion of her arra- disclosed a the fire going as the evening closed in, be somebody there. They'll have to long and angry scratch through the dragging a good-sized log over to it, send two men. Tell them where I am, rent in her sleeve. "Poor kid!" he and feeding it into the flames as fast and any of the guides can find me.' If murmured. "She sure did have a «s they consumed it, they know of a doctor camped any- time. But I wonder what she can do "That's a lazy man's fire, but it'll for us?" . do," he commented. "Do you think you could help a bit As the cool of the Canadian' night with this leg?" he asked, when she came on, he'bade her put on his came back. sweater, and let her draw a blanket o z, t a hundred` ards. Don't try to Smeaton's" genius . was almost lost. aliou Y run it -the water is too low. The to the natien, as' his father', • an attar - take -out for the portage is on your ne was desirous that his son should right. You can't fail to see it; a big follow the ,law, but, fortunately, John rock near the shore marks it. Below ; follow Sineton was allowed to.follow his na- tural `bent, rising to eminence from the humble position of a mathematical instrument quaker. .4N 'PAY And Get Yourself a REMINGTONPORTABLE To -day The Remington Portable has the regular keyboard and all other features of the Standard Reming- ton. It responds to tho lightest and swiftest touch. 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Her eyes showed forward and inspected the injured leg. surprise. • -, "It's' below the knee, you see," he "For purposes of travel,' yes. You'll explained. "Both bones. I should find a map in my coat. If you'll get judge. The'swelling has gone down it and poke up the fire a bit, I'll show considerably. It looks fairly straight yOShe brought the map and they tome, too. But I think a little twist spread it out together. ing will make it straighter. I'm glad "Now, here's us," he said, laying a I kept the boot on; it helped hold it finger on a little- point of band that in place. Do you. mind helping now?" thrust its way into a body of water. She compressed her lips and shook "This is Tramp Lake. Just below it her head. is Little Tramp. That's the way I "Take the ankle, then, and turn it cane through. Your- lake, Round Island, is here— and' he showed her, slowly to the right, while I Bold the while she nodded. "Your lake belongs knee. Don't be afraid; it won't hurt to a different system entirely. ;.It can much." NEW PATTERN SERVICE. Pattern mailed to any address on receipt of 20c in silver, by the Wilson Pattern Service, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. OUR NEW LIVING ROOM. r say '=our" living room, for I have had the co-operation of the entire family consisting of my husband, be reached over this route, but you've It was torture, but the painahelong- got to go. away above here to do it, ed to ben and he would not let her and then. there are three portages— vehere in the neighborhood, tell - them to send for him and have: him at Joe Station when' I come' . out. (To be concluded.) CLEANING BED SPRINGS. Cleaning spiral••bed springs used to be a perfect, bugbear to me, until'°I learned to use ,a ten -cent dish mop saturated with one of the 'cleansing oils which are so much in vogue. Any kind of dust mop that one uses on the floor will be all right for the springs. Minard's` Liniment Heals Cuts. . know. hard ones, too. This is the way you finger "Pull—gently,"he commanded, his `came, Ike drew his across a "There; ' stripof land. face white with agony.that's g "But you've got to go out the way I better, I think." He fell back against. came in. Can you paddle much?" the duffel bag and closed his eyes. "I'm pretty strong," she answered, "A little more whisky," he said "Here's your° course, then. ` After weakly. She brought it to him and ward I'll write it out for you, so you put the flask to his lips. Presently he can't possibly lose it. You follow this opened his eyes and smiled at her; shore until you reach this little river. hers were filled with tears. That's about three miles. The river "That's all right, ldd " he reassur- takes you straight into Little Tramp ed her. "I think we've done a pretty ,Lake; there's two miles of it. You'll find a beaver dam' about half -way neat job. Now if "you'll take the knife and strip that birch over there, I'll . daughter aged fourteen, two smaller show you what to do- next." boys, the youngest eleven, and a wee They fashioned some bark splints, toddler. one long one, to reach from foot to Our kitchen and dining room have hip.. This they drew carefully under' always been on the north side'of the the helpless leg so -that it lay straight House with a small window in the in then hollow of the hark. Then. she Remington Typewriter Company of Canada, Limited 88 King St. West, Toronto, Ont.' Please send me particulars re- garding the llenaington Portable,. including plans of piur'chase. Address . r , north and a larger one in the east. This did very well in summer when" the doors could be open, but on cloudy winter days it was dreary from day- light till dark. . This year we have changed things. The two south rooms which have'al- ways-been parlor and spare bedroom, lASU . Nd. 28=•' < tore bandages from a blanket. "We'll keep it soaked _ with water for a while," he said. ' But the pain had come agaim keenly with the move- ment of the leg, and he could hardly master it. "Get nae the' medicine kit, will you? he asked. Hefumbled in the bag and used only occasionally, will be kitchen drew out a little leather case. "Hypo - and living room., There' are two larges.dermic," he explained. "I've carried double windows in the south and the it in.the woods for the last five or six same in the west, a glass door and years and never needed it till now. large window' in the east. I've. got to dope this pain for little In our liviaig room will be comfy while, I'm afraid." rockers, an inviting couch, a warm Under. his instruction she took a lit- rug a cozy corner back of the heater' with a pretty box for baby's play-' things, plenty of ' geraniums in the with' windows, sofa pillows covered wi flowered cretonne; The sane cretonne' will be at double doors in place of por-i tieres and also for overdrapes at the windows over inexpensive white cur-' tains which can be easily laundered.' We shall have a library table in the centre of the room. (with a good lamp : and the late magazines ; and •' daily, paper) large enough so that the tarn -1 ily cap gather around in the evening to study, read or play games. 1 have; a fiat -tope trunk which 1 shall pad( With an .old coariforter and cover with i the cretonne fora windaly seat at the South window; this will also be a container for needlework and games. When env room -le 'finished, it will bel co ne the so � copy we shall„almost welcome i long winter evenings. , Daughter is anxious for the room to be finished so she can invite -her school friends in to spend the~night with her.. The boys are just as en- thusiastic: Their part 'will he to fix the windows for the plants and the box for baby's playthings. Father,.. s ordered the rug and. we shall soon lea 'be snttgin the brightest rooms in the' house: -1 have no fear that my chit -1 dren and husband Wni1 hunt amuse- d went in town or `eleewherc.—P.' II. J, Fdr Sore Feet—Minu,rd's Liniment, AERO CUSHION. INNER TIRES Composed of .Pure Para Rub ber, Highly' Porolas PUNCTURES BLOW OATS Rides Easy as Air. Doubles Mileage of Casings. WRITE FOR PARTICULARS. Aero cushion;. Inner Tire Rubber .Co., Ltd.. Wingham Ont. Hero IsThePump You Need' SMARTS \ TAN . 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The whole of the woodwork is chewed to pulp from inside by white ants, and the house becomes a mere shell, with walls no 'thicker °than paper, When a storm comes it falls flat. p ' Nothing short of sheet iron is safe from these_ pests.. Furniture, rafters, floor boards, door posts --the, ants eat them all. - The white ant, which Le not really an ant.at all, but a ,termite, is the niose terrible of insect plagues, It lives in hills the size of which compared with the proportions of the insect` itself is simply staggering. • Fif- teen to eighteen feet. is the average height. But some tower to twenty-five Or even thirty feet! Could man build on a proportionate scale the houses ' in London would tower to the height of Ben Nevis. , These hills " are usually irregular cones with odd Tittle pinnacles, hut there is one sort of termite, called the "meridional," which builds hills about five times as long as they are wide. The most extraordinary point about these strange dwellings is that -the op- posite ends point with, perfect pr cision, to the magnetic Poles. To -day there are hundreds of square miles of country dotted' all over with these hills. Each; hill marks the spots where a tree once grew, a tree now- eaten oweaten away to its very roots,•for the ter- mite, not content with the destruction it works above ground, will burrow' sixty feet down into the earth in search of moisture. A Poem You Ought to Know. "Daybreak." The critics refuse to give Henry Wadsworth Longfellow a place in the first rank of the world's poets, but if the value of a poet wore to be reckon- ed by the pleasure he has given to the Largest number, Longfellow's, position would be a very high one indeed. For one person who could recite a verse from Tennyson, Browning, or Beats, a hundred could quote from the author of "The Village Blacksmith," "Ilia - wattle," and "Evangeline.' • Ilere is a poem which perhaps is not so familiar as those named: A. wind, came up out of the sea; And said, "0 mists, make room for It hailed the ships ant cried,"Sail on. Ye mariners, the night is gone." And hurried landward far away, Crying, "Awake! .it is the day." It said unto the forest, 'Shout!, Ilang all your leafy banners out!" I:t touched the wood -birds folded wing, And :4.9,i (1,, bird, aWake and, 'sing." And o'er the farms, '"0 chanticleer, Your clarion blow; the, day -lsr near. It whispered to the fiA.ide of corn; "`Bdw down, ''and'hail flee ..s'ng morn." It shouted t -o'igh the belfry -tower, "Awake, 0 Delil proclaim the hour!" It crossed the ehuraiiYa•rd with a sigh, ,And said, "Not yet! in quiet lie." Nothing is lost* uotll you've lost your courage,