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The Clinton News Record, 1915-07-29, Page 7FRANCE HAS. ABLE FINANCIAL HEAD. M. RI1OT IS VERY EFFICIENT AND HIGHLY RESPECTED.' Through Him People Have Had Confidence in Government Bonds 'Restored. France in her hour of stress looks to two men for the preservation of her political ' and economic indepen- dence. These men are Joseph Joffre, the generalissimo of her armies, and ,Alexandre Ribot, the Minister of Fin- ance, who, since the beginning of the conflict, has borne the burden of the responsibility of furnishing the. money, ' and, above all, the supplies needed for the operations on land and, Asea for thedefence of La Petrie. It is a source of congratulation to those who have at heart the welfare of France that the finances of the ria - 'tion should in this emergency be in 'the hands of a statesman so univer- sally respected as Alexandre Ribot. It was not until the French Cabinet had been reconstructed in the early days of September, and that the masses of the people had it brought home to them that the veteran, Alex- andre Ribot, had assumed charge of the nationaltreasury as Minister -of ' Finance, thatthis sentiment of dis- trust in the paper of the National Treasury began to disappear. People Trust Him. By degrees the "petite bourgeoise," the small professionalclasses, the farmers and the peasants, began to take their gold and silver from their hiding places, from the "woolen stock- ing," and to invest it in national de - :fence bonds, deeming it better, after 'all, to have their savings earn inter - 'est,, than to lie idle in places of con- 'cealment. Ribot' is the only great French statesman .of the present day who lias an American wife. He has been happily married for more than two- score years to Miss Mary Burch of Chicago. Ribot is a man of lofty stature, spare in figure, and yet of command- ing and distinguished presence, con veying the impression of great cul ture and refinement. He is perhaps 'the most stately and decorative fig - 'use in French public life to -day, is a (most accomplished musician, the an - Mr. Alexandre Ribot. ,thor of several standard works on English jurisprudence and judicial in- stitutions, is possessed of a most ex - RUINS oe FAMOUS L'HURL'tt NfPRWARSAW� DESTROYED BY ARTtLLER' Y This picture shows the famous Roman Catholic Church of Rokitno, in the government of Warsaw Rus- sian Poland, which was destroyed in the battle 'between the Germans and Russians during the week o �f Oct. 12-19, 1914. The Germans first shelled it, and then capturing the hill on which it is located, mounted guns in the partially ruined towers. The Russians in turn shelled the church, completing the wreck. The foundation of this church was laid in 1631, architects from Greece and artisans from Italy being brought to Poland to superintend the construction. It was not completed until 1890. It contains a thaumaturgic figure of the Vir- gin, which was 'not destroyed during the bombardment, and the peasants for miles about are - now makin pilgrimages to the ruins to gaze upon the "Miracle of the Sacred Shrine." g tensive knowledge of American and English literature, and has . for the last ten years been a member of the Academy of France. Friend of Russia. M. Ribot may be described as the father of the Franco-Russian alliance. It was he, who, as a Minister and Premier from 1890 to 1893, despatch- ed the French fleet on its memorable visit to Kronstadt, on which occasion the convention between the two coun- tries was finally concluded and pro- claimed to the world by Alexander III. He further cemented the bonds of union between the two nations when he returned to office as Premier and as Minister of Finance in 1895. When, later, Ribot was accused in the Chamber of Deputies of using his official position as Minister of For- eign Affairs to Shield one of .the prin- cipal personages incriminated in the Panama scandal—it was the only charge of the kind ever brought against him—he indignantly denied the imputation on his honor, and de- clared that if he had asked Baroh Cottu and his lawyers to abstain from revealing the identity of "X," it was because he had learned that the name of the ambassador in Paris of a friendly foreign power might other- wise have been drawn into the discus- sion. The name that was on everybody's lips in connection with the affair was that of the late Baron Mohrenheim, then envoy of Russia. Altruistic. Mistress—Why are ,you leaving us, Norah? Cook -Well, 'mum, Me reasons are unselfish wane. I, wantto give some other girl a chance at the joy of livin' with yes," ICG CREAM (IT'S A FOOD) The consumption of City Dairy Ice Cream is in- creasing every season. The local dealer has not the facilities, besides he makes so little that he cannot turn out a uniform Ice Cream. Discriminating shop keepers everywhere are selling City Dairy Ice Cream instead of their own make, and their patron- age is increasing, because City Dairy Ice Cream is better and the quality is uniform. Look for the Sign. TORONTO. We want an Agent in every town. GERMANY AFTER THE WAR. She Will Find Herself Hopelessly • Crippled. • When the European war closes Ger- many will find it necessary to resume relations with other countries, says the New York Journal of Commerce. No nation in this age can maintain an independent economic system; and Germany least of all nations has sought to do so. When she resumes trade relations her danger will be that with current means of providing for the restoration of usual business relationships upon the necessary scale, she will find herself hopelessly crippled. She cannot look with suc- cess to her past sources of supply in London and Paris, and she is likely to find relatively little aid available in the neutral countries. Germany now depends, practically entirely, upon her own internal resources, both of current manufactures and of capital. Outsiders cannot determine .exactly how rapidly she is trenching upon either, and residents of the country, as already noted, are deprived of the usual standards of comparison, Her leaders, under these conditions, are likely to come to the end of her strength without much warning, and unexpectedly, both so far as their own people and the outside world are con- cerned. When the German nation does thus reach the limit of its en- durance for the present, recovery is likely to be much slower and more difficult than in the case of other countries. The "economic laws," which are said by some to have been successfully overridden by German or- ganization and combination, have a way of reasserting themselves. Ger- man conditions after the war are like- Iy to furnish a striking illustration of the way in which this process makes itself effective. Italians Well Trained. The Italian soldier undergoes a more severe training in some respects than any friend or enemy in the armies of Europe. His day begins at 4,30• a.m., and drill and, routine con- tinue, with a two -hours break of "compulsory repose," until 5 p.m. After that he has four hours' free- dom, but he must be back in barracks by nine o'clock, or 8.80 in winter, and is supposed to be abed when, half an hour later, the bugles sound the "sil-' enzio." He is extremely well cared for by the authorities, but long marches are reckoned among the es- sentials of his training, and some re- giments can cover 60 miles at five miles an hour, and consider it noth- ing remarkable. Lands Are Re -Forested. The,Laurentide Company of Quebec, producers of pulp and pulpwood, is re- foresting its non-agricultural cut -over lands. • It is also importing reindeer from Newfoundland to see if they can take the place of dogs in winter woods work. CHANGE THE VIBRATION It Makes for Health. • A man tried leaving off meat, po- CIVILIANS WITH ARMIES. Doctors, Nurses, Motorists, Mechan- ics, Interpreters, Telegraphers, etc. That the British Expeditionary Force has attached to it almost enough civilians to make quite a re- spectable army in itself may surprise people who remember the attitude of the War Office towards newspaper correspondents and other non-comba- tants. It is a fact, however, that the services of a Iarge number of civi- lians are utilized in various capaci- ties at the front. The object in em- ploying them is to avoid diminishing the fighting capacity of the troops engaged, the theory adopted being that a soldier should only be employ- ed as a soldier,'end that all other ne- cessary work should be left to civi- lians. This civilian force, however, con- sists mostly of French, although there are a certain number of British civil- ians doing duty with the British Army in France just now. The ma- jority of these are members of the Royal Automobile Club, who are driv- ing the cars which they have gener- ously placed at the disposal of the staff. Other British civilians accom- panying the forces are the doctors, surgeons, and nurses who are assist- ing military medical officers in the base hospitals. There are a considerable number of other posts for which civilians are eligible. Among them may be men- tioned the handling and despatching of stores, the loading and unloading of trains, the driving of baggage - wagons, and the repair of roads, etc. The other capacities in which civilians are employed just now with the army at the front include those of traders, culers, artificers, mechanics, guides, chauffeurs, •:interpreters, and so on; while a proportion also' find work in the' postal, te'lekraph, remount, and sanitarydepartments;• and so forth. The sanitary service of an army in the field is a very important one, and upon it in a great measure depend the health and comfort of the troops engaged. The personnel of such a de- partment employs a considerable num- ber of civilians. These • are divided into separate squads, each•under the control of a medical officer, and their work deals with the provision of fresh water and the destruction of refuse. The civilian element attached to the troops in the field just now also in- cludes a considerable number of French Boy Scouts. They act as messengers, guides, orderlies, and so on. ard'a Millman* Cares Carnet in Cowe CLEMENCEAU'S DINNER PARTY. Told the Guests That It Had Been a Joke on Them All. The distinguished French pelitician,. M. Clemeneeau, is known as one of the most determined men in France, and nothing ever puts him out or ruf- fles his. temper. When he was Prime Minister he very neatly squashed a practical joke that some anonymous' person wished to play upon him. This would-be wit sent out a large number of invitations to people all over Paris to a big dinner at M. Clemenceau's house. A few days later M. Clemen- ceau was surprised toreceive letters from absolute strangers accepting his "kind invitation to dinner," and thanking him most cordially. Instead of writing to these people to tell them hatthere had been some mistake, M, Clemenceau at once realized that someone had been playing a trick. on lin, and he gave orders for a dinner on the date in question, and it was duly held. Everything was done' on he most lavish scale, and throughout the meal M. Clemenceau's unknown and wholly undistinguished guests were simply bursting with pride to ink that they had been invited to he table of such a famous man, But M. Clemeneeau had a little surprise or them which lie kept until the last onrse had been eaten. Be then rose gravely and told his astonished uests that their presence there was eally due to a choice little joke which lad been perpetuated by some per - on unknown. After that the disap- ointed guests hastened to depart as uickly as they could. I_ tatoes, coffee, etc., and adopted a breakfast of fruit, Grape -Nuts with cream, some crisp toast and a cup of Postum. His health. began to improve at. once for the reason that a meat eater will reach a place . once in a while where his system seems to become th clogged and the machinery doesn't smoothly. A change of this kind puts aside l food that is slow to digest and takes up food and drink of the.highest value, already partly' digested and't capable of being quickly changed into good, rich blood and strong tissue. A most valuable feature of Grape - Nuts is the natural mineral elements th (phosphate of potash, etc.,) grown in t the grains from which it is made. These elements are absolutely ne- .f ceseary for the well-balanced re- c building of body, brain and nerves. A few days' use of Grape -Nuts will g show one a way to physical and, r mental strength well worth the trial,. 1 Look in pkgs. for the little book, 5 "The Road to Wellville." "There's a p Reason." q PROSPERO GALVAN. As Inquisitor for Austria Secured In- formation n -formation' by Torture. • A hundred years hence women in Ala of Italy, will still threatenun- ruly children with the "curse of. Gal - Go into• Ala to -day and ask any inhabitant of the houses that so glad- ly fly the tricolor what they know of Prospero Galvan, and yon will see their faces blanch with hatred, if no longer with terror; because there is still with them, and will be so long as they and their children's children inhabit Ala, the spectre of the sworn torturer of Ala, the Trentino rene- gade, the sergeant of gendarmes, and the infamous instrument of Francis Joseph. The square, brutal face; the nar- row grey eyes, cold, piercing, and pitiless; the' shaven head and the massive jaw, with its huge mandibles; the low foreheadof the typical crim- inal, and the big pointed moustachios, will for many years be the nightmare of the people of the Val Lagarina. For this Galvan was a torturer by profession and instinct. To him was entrusted the task of searching out those inhabitants of the district whose sympathies were with Italy. There is not a house which he has not robbed under pre- tence of searching for fugitives; there is not a family he has not blackmailed under threat of denounc- ing father or son or brother as "Italo-. phil." ' He "made friends" of some families under pretence of being secretly on the Italian side (for he comes of a good Italian family), then haled the male members secretly and at night before a "commission of inquiry" at the headquarters of the gendarmery, and there flogged them to try and extract from them the names of Italophils. An army of spies was in his service, and he created an atmosphere of hatred, ter- ror, and persecution. When war ap- peared inevitable he sent his wife and children into Switzerland be- cause he knew that whosoever bears his name will meet with no mercy at the hands of any Italian of the Tren- tino. $1,000 REWARD FOR A CASE OF INCURABLE CON- STIPATION To any person who cannot be cured of Constipation by Dr. Hamilton's Pills, the above reward will be paid. No medicine gives such lasting satisfaction or effects such marvel- lous cures as Dr. Hamilton's Pills. Relief instantly follows their use. That blinding headache goes forever, that feverish feeling in the skin is soothed away, bilious fits and stomach. disorders are stopped. Don't be nervous about using Dr. Hamilton's ,Pills; they are mild enough for a child to use, yet certain and effective in action in the . most chronic cases. Get a 25c. box to -day; they bring and keep robust good health, 'I' Harvesting the Crop. According to C. P. R. advices there is likely to be a shortage of farm la- bile in the west in the fall. There are already over 100,000 of our Can- adian young men under arms, and the war may demand more. Immi- gration is, of course, at a standstill, It will be impossible to got men from the east, where men are scarce, and in any case the west, does not want men who, after the harvest, would be a burden on the people. The question is, where will the men come from? The press is advising the farmers to hire men now anti to hire them for a year in advance. . There is, indeed, talk of a. famine of un- skilled labor in the fall. Many thou- sands of men, notmerely from Can- ada, but the States, have left for Europe, since the war started. Where will the men come from, and particu- larly in view of the added acreage, which will mean more labor, as there is fully 80. per cent.' of increase under cultivation? The States expects the largest crop in its history; and ex- perts in the west insist that our crop, if the favorable conditiond are main- tained, will be the largest that we have produced. It is now the ques- tion of labor that is agitating the minds of the farmers. Several towns and municipalities have suspended their programme of public work in order that all the laborers possible should be on the land for the harvest. d• Dodged the Question. Tramp—Please mum, I'm a Belgian refugee. Lady—Are you? Mention a town in Belgium. Tramp (cogitating a moment)—,I would, mum, but they have all been destroyed. .14 The CanaryIslands arethe tops of a great submarine mountain range. Idinard'a .Liniment Cares Distemper. An Error in Debate. "I think I made a mistake in argu- ing the question of expense with my wife." "What do you mean?" - "She, wanted an automobile, and I inadvertently told her that I couldn't afford it." "Well?" "Now she wants it worse than be- fore." Trust in Jod're, Joffre, a .hearty, hale, meet whole- somely sane man, well around the cor- ner of the sixties, imitates none of the traditional habits of great com- manders. He does not dictate three or four telegrams 'and letters at once. He takesmore than three hours a day sleep. He does not eat in a state of trance Quite the contrary. He is a good feeder and a good sleeper. Re- gular meals and seven straight hours of sleep from nine at night until four in the morning are his routine.`, But in ail the remaining 1? hours of the 24 the entire French army knows that "the old man" is awake. As to the final result, not the re- motest shadow of doubt for a moment. crosses his mind. He is as certain of victory as he is of his existence. To every man in the French army he has imparted precisely this, same confi- dence. And as it is in the army, so it is in the entire nation. "General. Joffre knows we are going to win therefore we know we are going t win." This is the beginning and the end of the French war creed. SUMMER COMPLAINTS KILL LIT FLE ONES At the first sign of illness during the hot weather give the little ones Baby's Own Tablets, or in a few hours he may be beyond cure. These Tablets will prevent summer com- plaints if given .occasionally to the well child and will promptly cur these troubles if they come en sud denly. Baby's Own Tablets shoul always be kept in every home whe there are young children.. There no other medicine as good and th mother has the guarantee of a gov ernment analyst that they are abso lately safe. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 26 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. 3 The Kaiser's Sneer. The strained relations between th Queen of Italy and the Kalserin no doubt had something to do with the hastening of Italy into the war. Vic- toria Emmanuel's consort has never forgotten the sneer of the German Empress when she married Italy's King. The Kaiserin had set her heart upon securing him for one of her sisters, but Victor Emmanuel would have nothing to do with any German princess and married Prin- cess Helene of Montenegro, to the Kaiserin's intense chargin. On the betrothal being announced, the Kaiser made one of his refined jokes to the effect that the Princess Helene's grandmother was but a street vagabond peddling chestnuts. The sneer delighted the Empress, who repeated it everywhere. In due time it reached the ears of the future Queen of Italy, and ever since the relations between the two courts, never very cordial, have been more or less strained. Forming an' Irish Army. One of the new branches of Kitchen er's army in training now in a camp south of London is an Irish army, commanded by an Irish general. This is the first time in British history that such a force has been assembled. There have always been Irish troops in the British army, and sometimes they have even been in the majority, but hitherto the largest purely Irish unit has been theregiment. This is the first time that an entire division of Irish troops has been made up. - The "Irish Division," as it is techni- cally known, received its first train- ing on the soil of - its native isle, and has only recently been brought to' England. Soon after its arrival it was inspected by the King and Lord Kitchener, and the latter set his. seal of approval by declaring it "one of the finest divisions in the new army." Corns Applied in 5 Seconds Cured Sere, blistering leer from carnrplfuoh�ed toes can be cured Quickby Putnam'. 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"Wel, ye see, meenisteri it 'nicht nae be 'oot on Monday." Some Feat. "He has a splendid memory." espy, "Yes. He can even remember the riames and faces of all his wife's cousins." , AGENTS WANTED.. mcI.AUCB"$.AN MAIIT1 $51 LAST week. House to house cauvaseing. Wonderful sellers. Icither sex. Cralge Brothers, Niagara Falls. Oat. ergines "Aur ',d„d 4 Cycle M., . Moro,' ell 4n,,Intim)o,°.' Look Here! A Cockney angler, thinking his Highland boatman was not treating him with the respect due to his sta- tion, expostulated thus:—"Look here, my good man, you don't seem to grasp quite who I.am. Do you know that my family have been entitled to bear arms for the last two hundred years?" "Hoots, that's naething," was the reply. "My ancestors have been entitled to bare legs for the last two thousand years." This is to certify that fourteen years ago I got the cords of my left wrist nearly severed, and was for about nine months that I had no use of my hand, and tried other Liniments, also doctors, and was receiving no benefit. By a persua- sion from a friend I got MINARD'S LINIMENT' and used one bottle which completely cured me and have been using MINARD'S LINIMENT in my family ever since and find it the same as when I ,first used it, and would never be without it. ISAAC E. MANN. More or Less Shy. Some people we know engaged a new maid, the same being exceedingly willing to work, but who was more or less shy on experience. The mistress noticed that her new maid seemed unfamiliar with finger -bowls, so she asked: "Did they use finger° -bowls at the fast place you worked?" "No, mum," answered Bridget, "they gen- erally washed themselves before they came to the table, mum." Minard's Liniment Ones Diphtheria Arithmetically Described. Jenks—So you and the Brayton girl are 'one? 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