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The Clinton News Record, 1923-5-3, Page 6)(Ai C".ious Wluit DQ We guru: When We B rn Our Trees? Wbwt do we burn when we burn our trete? We burn the Maine fin' you and me, Weburn the carriage-honee, bars, and shed, The baby's "cattle, the little boy's: sled, 'Pbe bookcase, the table, Pio rocker of ease, 'We burn all thee° when we tiara our W II wi w 111114i HAS THE LARGZST SALE OF ANY PACKET TEA . IN NORTH AMERICA.', The 0ift Of The Gods.. BY PEARL k OLEY. (Copyright.) CHAPTER II.—(Cont''d-) Weng Toy gazed, fascinated, at the acture. The gloom of his thoughts ,nfolded him;so closely that. he A t hear the door open and close, d An an angry voice broke in abruptly on his sombre musings: "By the sun in the heavens, China i eomingto a pretty pass. This is what weget for Ietting thedirty for- eign dogs into the country?' Quietly Weng Toy turned and faced the intruder. ' "Can you throw any light on the accursed affair?" demanded the visitor impatiently. Weng' Toy made no reply and the man laughed bitterly, "Your silence says yes. So can I. They have traced her. Bahl' It was risky from the beginning. Yet by the powers, of heaven, I'm glad you didlt,-old friend, for I love her." Weng Toy started. He eyed the other coldly. "You' have not told her of.this?" Tho man looked at him daringly. "Not yet. Her beauty and innocence confounded me and made me numb and dumb. But a thousand angels or devils couldn't have stopped me if I had known this would occur. Enough delay—she shall be my wife as soon as I rescue her." "Be' riot so hasty, Chu Sing. Tu Hee will have a say in that" ' Something in the mandarin's tone led the other to see he had laid his thoughts too bare. "Pay no attention to what I, say, through" this old world without too Wong Toy. I'm not responsible. Deo much grumbling, but when she lands spair and fear for the girl have made ,you, a . knockout blow, in 'the ' foot me mad What are you going to do through her too willing slave, a beast - about itr eastabout'itr It seems to me you. are .ly Hun bombr--and then shoots you taking it unnaturally wool." J over to a yelloW land with the camou- The'door opened. "Car ready, sir." flage to serve your : country,' ft's As the two men .hurried out, into enough, I' tell you,• to make a .fellow the long hall Weng Toy laid a hand toss up whether he'll end it all with tti brotherhood. Tho shadow `of death 's a great cleanser,;Graee. A man's past falls from hini- like a garment. It's what you are when the great moinent comes that men judge you by over there, where the fires of hell burn everything but the, gold.."' "But now, dear David,"`said Grace °gently, "you must try for our sakes, who love you, to readjust yourself. d' It will be cruel, ,heart-rending, if the old order of things does not pass away after the most terrible, the mostpre- cious sacrifice in the world's history, the sacrifice of youth. But if no change' is apparent, except chaos, we can only do our ' infinitesimal part. The world's -burdens cannot be borne by a few young shoulders such as yours, no matter how 'willing they may be. To melt seems eachone has his duty allotted to him. If it is shifted it may and does fall partly on others already overburdened, but the most of it accumulates to be appor- tioned back by the Great Judge." "Keep your faith, Grace. There isn't much left if one doubts the un- swerving undercurrent of law and orderand the 'final triumph -of Tight and justice throughout the universe, Perhaps sanity will return and banish the horrible pessimism I feel clutching at me, but just mow'I can't catch even a •glimmer of light through the dark clouds.',' His voice grew petulant, al- uost boyish, as he continued: "If it wasn't for,the seemingly spiteful side of Fate's nature I might puzzle What do we burn when we burn our iree4? r The daily comfort which everyone sees, The wages or men for years to come, In fectorles big where busy. wheels hum— l'or industries, many depend an tree's—a When our forests burn, we burn all What de we burn wheel we burn 'our trees? The homes of,birds, and squirrels, and bees, The homes of the brook, , and the ' cooling .'.spring . Where 'violets blossom, and blue- birds sing, The beauties :of nature, please— We burn all these' when we burn our on his companion's arm. "It wo kill Tu Hee to learn the truth. , If her disappearance is caused by the ppeople we think, as -of course it Must be; it is our duty to deny everything. Remember, she is my niece, my own flesh and blood."- - Chu Sing nodded—"And my future Won a bullet." "Listen to the child," replied Grace, lightly. "If your words didn't sound refreshing, like the juice of a pear; without 'any substance, Davey dear,' I'd take the trouble,to remind, you that in'rossing up Tate would stand beside you,' a humorous or sardonic grin on her' chaugeless,.impassable, and insur- mountable front, and have . the last word." - `Guess you're right. No chance to beat her. Well, thank' 'heaven,your silvery voice and my soothing nicotine are. left me,".' And suiting action to words David Marsden lifted his :com- panion's hend,.to his lips, ' and then placed a cigarette between them. f'Just like a man," pouted the .girl. "You abuse Fate on' your'own account and then thank her, for the nasty blow she' has dealt nw ' "Rotten luck,: dear girl, I know, but itruns in efamily,so whets the ms the use?' Philosophy overflows from' the minds and electrifies the air oval -here, and a dose;of the atmosphere once in CHAPTER I•IT, a while won't do us. any harm." "If the ancestors of our Oriental David unfolded himself rather stiff, friends could -come back: and glimpse ly' from the _chair, stood a moment,• On a teakwood table in the entrance hall lay a"small reticule. at was a dainty, •effeminate thing in chased gold, inset with ,pearls: Weng Toy touched it tenderly. Ile had given it to Tu Hee on her last birthday, and he recalled her delight' in it. "My poor little Autumn Gladness! May the gods help me to save you the pain of finding out, His voicewas husky and the hand that took his hat from the servant was far from steady. As the car turned towards the. large entrance gates many eyes peered after it and, silent prayers went up to the gods. so fair to Summer or Winter, day or night, The woods are an ever -new delight; They give us peace; and they matte us Such wonderful balms to them belong. Stoddard. Prayer. A little girl who had been taught to Pray from babyhood climbed Into her father's lap and asked: "Papa, is God dead?„ "No, my child: Why do you ask?" "Because you don't talk to Him any more as you'. used to." Many of us forget or neglect to start the day with God, to ask Him for guld- anoe through'_ the long hours, to re- member Him at night. The day begun. - with egun°with' prayer or with a few verses from the Bible will bea better day than one in :which -We leave .God out of our minds. God knows' all and sees all. When we do wrong He waits patiently for its to confess and promise to do right the next time. He will always help and guide bur thoughts; ide answers pray-- ere ray=ers of the unselfish who ask with thein whole hearts. : The foundation of God's government is love. That of Satan's is love also, but God?s love is love of neighbor, whereas Satan's is love of this scene, what would happen? The, eyes of the girl addressed wan- dered quizzically ever the crowd be- neath, ,;truly . a cosmopolitan assort- ment -Europeans, Asiatics, and .d m- ericans rubbing shoulders, beaming smiles, tossing nods, and exchanging handshakes. ° "One would almost • thing that the wish of the idealists had been fulfilled, that the brotherhood of roan was an assured thing," continued the speaker, as he leaned a little farther over the balcony railing. "But to "go back "to my question, dear coz, what' would happen if the occupants of the Ming tombs could walk here to -day? It red from Europe they come over here, gives 'me a shock, half sympathetic,' to China, for diversion. It's true, as I try to experience the feelings of Grace, that one half of the world the over -civilized departed of the East knows not how the other half lives, could they come back and witness the but it shouldn't be—they don't want furrows the West have made in theirto know," ' beloved garden of the gods." I The girl purposely made her voice "I am glad they cant., see rt, re- Iight. Now, now, David, use cosine - plied the girl, without removing her politan tolerance on the throngs be - gaze. ` It would mean :'purgatory to low you and please •remember, Pin a them for millions of years." I Yank, although I must confess my She was a typical American, Her continuous wish is that `I could add accent, .as well as her soft olive skin 'ally' to the name. But, dear boy, I and brown eyes, betokened she was fa- insist that you stop brooding. ' Ah, then strolled -the word hardly fzts, either, as his lamenecs caused a'de- cided halt in his gait—to the and of the balcony,and laconically watched the swarms below. He likened them to tireless ants, the difference being these human ants . appeared restless rather than industrious. . Tired lines; showed around his eyes and mouth, and the stamp of the world war; age in youth, was painfully vis- ible. Only bitterness smouldered in the depths of his greyeyes. "The white man must have amusement, even though part of the world is a seething pot Of -anguished souls. Bar - 'A schoolboy, says Mr. S. D. Gordon in a Picture of God, had played truant• for three days. At ,the end of the last day the teacher asked the fathei whether the boy wore i11. When the boy came home that evening father and son went into thelibrary together; The boy—his name was -Philip -renew that his father had guessed his secret and ire felt had. After a moment's pause the`fathei said, ,Phil;ave71 get down and pray." The thing was becoming harder for Phillip all the time; he didn't want to pray just then, But they knelt, down and the father poured out his heart' The boy knew then how bad his father felt over Ms' conduct, , That is a ease where prayer proved to be the means of salvation; it made the boy realize his'wrongdoing as ,no punishment would have done. Prayer is always good. The person who talks to God and communeswith Him daily will never purposely do evil. IIis is the best and sweetest life there can be on earth. A Gramophone Museum. World-wide interest has been aroused b'y the wonderful relics of an- cient Egypt discovered recently by Lord Carnarvon. Will there he as much excitement in, say, the .year 3023, when they fired specimens of the thdngs we use to -day? It is 'quite certain that,the,people. living two thousand 'years from now will be as different from as as we are front, • the: ancient Egyptians, says, an .Englibh,wrtter. Will our workmanship seem clumsy„and amateurish? `.Or will they' say to each , -other. What' won- derful fellows those ancient :Britons It seems iihely that the inhabitants of the world.in the year 3000 will know more about us than we Imow of the people of two thousand years ago. Spe, tial steps are'being taken to leave be- hind us relics of the twentieth cere -.Among other things, a wonderful library of gramophonerecords is being iniliar with the sunshine of the south. here comes' tea, so now meander back prepared officially to enable those who After a silence; dui-inig which they and bring that little : bamboo table' coma after as to itnow how we spate; surveyed idly the moving panorama, with you, so eve can sit here near the This, library is being calleeted by Lon- . t and i,lie wee or the girl came bark to the railing and. limit, ea mate- eyes don University, and it will contain two man beside her, : Her face said plain- at the crowd at the same time. Do ,you ly that he,” in his trim uniform of a remember 'how, when childrne,' 'we British officer, Was more interesting used to fancy vocations for people?" than commingled nations below. She "Yes," laughed David, And do surveyed with a thrill of pride the you remember, how furious you were clean-cut grace of his long form one clay when I insisted a man' we stretched nonchalant in the wicker met on the street oarryirig a pail' was So many tine things da; chair, but her gaze grew wistful as a plasterer and you stuck to it he was Laces; and ivory, anti gold, she noted the boyish old .look on the a baker?" And silks meed not be new; leanface tanned to a deep brown, and ""Yes, yes," laughed the girl. And the keen penetrating e es that were I insisted you follow him to find out healingin old trees, p g 3And there is so full of laughs in the old days. The 11 1 wasn't right; and how disappoint- Oldstrees a glamor lamer licit old days were ,before the world was ed I was when he jolted a crowd of Why' may not I- (as tvell as Hesse, scarred forever by the action of a bricklayers! ,You were a dear even G;sow lovely, growing old? European despot. Her glance fel to in those days, David. To make up i,10 ikon nakor the left foot, which was stretched out for my disappointment:.you took me i{a • W in unnatural stiffness and just touch- into a baker's shop and bought me liuudred tto ons and. records, " Let Me Grfww Lovely. Let megrow lcvely, growing old— ed the heln of her skirt. Her lips some sugar buns." Very Had! compressed slightly, belt with a little 1 But Grace's efforts were in vain. rotor (at telepliono) "hallo, this shake, like a eparrow that is deter' She sG saw the cup laid down three- is Grocer mined to dry its wet wings in the sun,' quarters full, and the brooding look Customer 'Will ybu:ploase send mo she said lightly, `Turn and look at me, creep into David's eyes again. He dated, dear, if the gay crowds make noticed the lapse almost immediately, the eggs I ordered this meriting. This, • L G THE SAME OLD WAY Uncle Sam—"Forgive and forget your claims against Germany." li La Belle France -="That's• what I'm dolug-the way you forgave 'and for- got your claims against Britain:"—From Toronto Telegram. ti Stories About Well -Known People Candid Criticism for Duke of =York. i Lots of stories are' being told Just' now about th'e Duke of York, some of which are true, while others area -well, mythical • The following happens to be a true one. In fact, although 'it is 'against himself,. H,R.H, hae. more than once related .it to his friends, While in training at the Royal Naval College, situated ;at ,Osborne,''in the` isle of Wight, Prince Albert, as he was thein called, was overtaken ay,a dense fog while, -out riding` alone, and corn pletely lost%his bearings, After riding about for quite a while, looking id vain for some familiar land marit, he at. length espied a rustic sit- ting upon a gate. Turning his horse's head towards him, he said, "My good man, is thio -the way to Ryde?" The rustic surveyed hint ' critically tor some moments, and then said: "No, 't isn't, young fellowene-lad. Thee turns' thee toes out too much.''' you glum," however, and' glalrced at his con is Mrs, Winter. I went them very, With a sigh he relaxed into the panic,'" rather, guiltily, as he lifted his bac,." choir, What a beastly grouch you cup. And yet she complained the nett day (To be tentiittied.) became° she got what she said she wanted. must: think me, Grace. But it's no use. T may as well confess every smile and laugh is on effort with 010 now, X'v., lost my perspective of life," "Pas because you so unselfishly gave up your plans in August, 1314, acid now that you have ebme l>pelt 'you Can't uhderetand why those who weren't tl10re continue to hug their petty lives to their hearts, watching Acer diem tend�� ly and sole-lbvi� gl," "You've said. it, Grace, It's the cold-blooded selfishness of the people —it aieItens xey very soul, I tell you I want to get beak, back' Where Meit, stripped of the ,nano conventionalities d1 life, clasp your hand and look yeti in the eye in unitslfantedy unstained A Strong Will, "I've just been re power of will. It's a "'Indeed, yes: I ]tn makes seven Clrildre grandchildren behave. The sugar, content varies' a good deal Sone; 'it is higher following Luxuriant foliage. T three Per cent;; that two gailonis of Sap tori of syrup.. adltig about th�e wonciertul thing." oW of a will that Children and twenty-two e themselves." of maple sap according to' sea= a year of It is usually about ie, it takes thirty" V) make ono gal, NURSES Lf e :Coronfo 110spltal _t{n' T11501- abtek in"nbflltatton.with Bellevue end Anted ilo chars NewWW�'York Ciy, otters a three years'. Course or Train - leg ouii women baying the re - Wilfred to Y 7; u aerial educalfon, arkl'dsslrous of be - c oming reuses. Tit 11esr,iial bas adopted the elgh,t• mte, s stem, rho plume reecho unllcotns of the Sdhoeb, a monthly allowance kntl travelling expanses to and front ,:New York, leer iarthtr lnterfrShtloil apply to the Supoollitendent.. Printer's Error Helps. Make Queen -Empress. ' Lieut. -Col, Cecil 'E. Morgan, et St. Catharines, Ont., a veteranof many wars and<a raconteur of the first water, tells a stogy which is decidedly unique: Col. Morgan, who is an ex -member of the old Norbllwes't Mounted Policed relates that in the days of hlte adolee cency-there resided close-by'afaniily named Craven, whose daughter, Lilly by name, literally bad greatness thrust upon her, Her father was a staunch Conservative and a great admirer of the Prime' Mlnlster (Benjamin Dls- raeli), who was meotleg with no small amount of opposition fa his endeavors to create Queen Victoria' Empress of India. The great argument of the opposi- tion -opposing the :assumption of the title Was that there was nopreced'ent, for it, and.one'day during a dismission' at Mr. Craven's table Lilly remarked: "Why, I thought the Queen' was Em- press, of India;: it hays so in'my geog-. raphy." The geography was at once pro- duced,;and, sure enough, through -some misprint'. or error,' it was definitely. seated that her Majesty was Empress, of India. -Mr. Craven sent it to Dis- raeli, who triumphantly produced it In the House. • "Why, even the children knew the, Queen is Empress,'° he said. 'lie carried his point, the Queen he- came empress, and Lilly got her book back ,with, a letter afthanke on the flyleaf from the delighted premier. t>1]1100, the sweet Sprit' ,-le the yellz"9 inl.eiteant lt1'ug; '.Oben bleep's each thing, fb+'r1 lnrt,rlx: dance in a ring, Geld tetra not sting, the pretty birds do Ping-- Cutltim, jug -jug, pu-we, to wl]it-to wool Tim palm and May mala country 'hou0es gay, Lambs frisk and play„ tree shepherd 1 pipe all day, And we hear the birds tune this merry lay Cuckoo, Jug-Jug,pu,we,, to wait -to Wool The fields breatlie•saveetr the daisies aloe our feet, a ' Young lovers :meet, :old, wives asun, ding elf, In every street these tunes our ears do greet-' Cuckoo, jug -Juga Tu -we, to whit -to wiio i Spring, the sweet Spring,, Thomas Noche 1567.1601): Donkey Rides! London,=The child of 11, who wrote the following, is evidently better up In the events of the day - °' that In the works dt John Bunyan: THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS The pilgrims are going on denkeys to eee Tutankhamen's tomb. ' They come from a long way, Unfamiliar. The Old One -"Yea, tills is'sunset, painted by euy daughter. She entitled abroad- several years." The Young Man -'Ah, yes; I under, stand now. I can't remember having seen a sunset like that ia;our country:" Evergreen Memories. Lady Frances' Bali.our is among those who enjoy Beeping the memory of the late General Booth green (Mrs. Asquith° is' another), and in her "Life' of 'the Founder of the Salvation Army? she includes stories which destroy the idea of the General's perpetual gravity. He was certainly :a stern man on oc- casions, but there was always, plenty. of 'light..relief." One day, says Lady Frances Balfour, the General was addressing a huge audience. Presently one of the offi- cers, fearing that the speaker's words werenot being properly heard, started closing all the' windows in the hall. He had "closed about haltofthem When the General stopped hfm. 'Don't suffocate them . all,' he re quested;".untii''the cbilection is taken.' In;Town. Somewhere there's a willow budding, In a hoilow by the river,' Where the, autumn leaves lie sodden, Turning.all the pool to brown; There's a' thrush who's building early, With his feathers all a -shiver; And the maple sap is rising-- • $tit Ian -glad' that I'm in town., Somewhere. out there in the country. ' There's' -a brook, that'soverfowing, A.nd a quaker pussy -willow Servs grey velvet cm her gown; Itusbes'whisper to each other ` That marsh' marigolds are showing, .And those: saucy crocus fellows -- But -I'm glad that I'ni in town. Long ago, when we were younger, Ilow those little things enthralled ns; Iiing-bit•ds nesting in the hedges, Baby field -mice soft as down; Muskrats in the -soil -Warmed shallows, Strange how all these voices called• us Hark, was that a robin singing? when's the next train out ot-town?. =Isabel :acclestorle. Mackay, �I Potatoes. Trees r�l'R�. IIow ehelter-belts can increase pota- to yields o11 the:praftiee was well il- Irtstrated by an oxpeinnent,;recently carried on at the Experimental Farm at Scott, Saskatchewan.. In '1920 Gold Coin potatoes in the cpen field yielded at the rate of 166 bushels per acre,'. - while within the shelter-belt•tbe, yield 1 was at the rate of 470 bushels per acre, The following year that variety yield- ed at the rate of 249 bushels in the open. field and 761 bushels inside the Shelter -holt. Another, variety, the Everitt,, in 1020 gave 121 •bushels per acre in the field and 413 basheis inside the shelter -belt, and ,in the following year the yields were 155 and 576 hush: els reepectively. . In Norway and .Finland forest fire Paper Pulp from Grass. Argentina bibs opened a factory to make paper pulp from a species of hog grass that grows prolifically. Another Roast. She -"I was worrying about you last night, Ferdio." IIe—"Really? You flatter mei" 5110—"Nat at all. I'frequently wor- ry over trifles." insurance .15 in salcecstnl 'opera tine, ' The Norwegian oempeny cl;aegoil1 pre: iiiitun of tive-°to fifteen eente pee: 3300 Werth of tiisntrance, anti i.lie:Fataieb company telt to twenty cants: Dei $100 worth of Insurance,: Both are conduct- , ed on the mettle! principle, The ,'ea - son that this elaas of insurance can; be written iii these 'countries atria not In Canadn is because enllg,etened plibl,o opinion' has, fu` Norway aria Finiand, enabled the forest a rho •ities to este b • 1lsh adequ to 1i'0 1r to tle1 whereas C1ualianio are, not yet sufficiently ftivn to Jts impertence and necase 11y, It's eesler to do a thing right that, to eapiaile why you did it wrong. 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