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The Seaforth News, 1930-08-28, Page 34 CA IA. T•O st 'When Conan Boyle wee visiting St Louis he met some .congenial toms "One quaint fdllms:" he recal}ed Stn his reminiscencP.rll, "a'ho had ,been a jockey at -souse storied s;•ve as some funny exirerinne s syn :Southern race -tracks, especially the •adventures of :some negro 'tout who used to get his information '.out of the oats 'box,' to use his own 'expression, and pass on for a fee the plans Of the horses to felloays. "Sometimes the information proved wrong. Them he had to invent excuses to prevent trouble. " Yes, sir, your horse was beat by six Inches, sir. But it really wasn't beat at alL It was unfortunate. Did you see the race, sir?" ,See It? I had $2 on it You bet I saw it' Well, then, if you saw it you would notice the rumps of them horses passed the post. It was a dead heat at that end, but you back- ed a short horse. That was all that was the matter.'" Canned Potatoes Latest Addition What is believed to be the only white potato canning plant in the etworld is now located at Palatka, Florida, in the heart of Florida's po- tato belt. After many years of ex- perimentation, xiperimentation, the Northern Potato Products Company has developed a (process for canning the smallest of new Irish potatoes. These potatoes tformerly went to waste. Now, thanks to the developments, the housewife can serve new potatoes all the year round. The potatoes are first blanch- ed In very hot water. They are then conveyed by the machines and drop- ped into sterilized cans. Following this, all air Is removed from the cans and the machine seals them up. The •new adaptation opens up a• different field in the canning Industry. Pro- ducts that may have been thrown away or perhaps converted into potato chips, will now be available in original and wholesome form. The house- wife will not need to worry about serving her guests with black potatoes in those seasons when new potatoes are unavailable. Nothing seems to displease the hostess more than Iarge diseolcred spots and she has frequ- ,J ently attempted to use milk and bleaching substances added to the 'water in 'which the potatoes are boil- ed in an effort to reduce discolora- tion. Now that is no more. Did You:Know That— The first•known cinema camera was made in 1890? On an average Japan has live hun- dred earthquakes each year? Thousands of people in Italy are en- gaged in rearing silkworms? The omnibuses of London travel abgllt 63,000,000 miles .111 a year. People, who stammer show signs of their afmiotion most when the moon is full? Six thousand tons' weight of briar roots are exported annually frofn Corsica for the manufacture of pipes? 'I find in talkies I can't be active on my feet and talk at the same time."'t —Douglas Fairbanks. Conan Doyle Tells Story Against Self "AIL FOR THE SMALL SUM OF TEN CENTS!" A story Conan Doyle used to love to tell, for It was against himself-- he imself—lie was that kind of aman—had to with a lecture he was about to de- liver on one et his tours over here. At tie last minute the man who wa to have introduced him was unabl to be present. and another loco worthy was hurriedly pressed int service. He did right nobly until the critical atomeet arrived. Then he faltered, pulled himself together and proceeded "And now, ladies and gentlemen, it is my great pleasure and:privilege to introduce to you Canon Doyle, the eminent divine:" Another yarn harked back to the time when Sherlock Iiolme's was all the rage. Arriving 4n Paris one day,. 'Conan Doyle hailed `a cabman to drive Lim to hotel "Dr. Doyle,". said Cabby, who knew Lie fare. "I perceive teem your ap-J pearanoe that you have'recently been in Constantinople. f have reason tol think also that you have been in Buda, and I percel+ve some indication that you were not far from Milan." "Wonderful!"" exclaimed Doyle. t"Five francs for the'secret of how! you did It" 'i looked at the labels pasted' on your trunk," said cabby, Close to forty years ago when Conan Doyle made his 'first visit over here' he struck up a •frtendshlp with James Whitcomb Riley and Eugene Fleld that •endured for manly years,tri fact, until, as he put it, "I am the only .one left." And mow he's gone. "I well remeniber my first meeting with Riley, relates the creator of: 'Sherlock Holmes (in "Our Second) American Adventure"). "Hel sat hunohed up at one •enJ rf an unmade died, and I at the other, .and we dis- cussed with the :eagerness of youth the work of all of our peers." Conan Doyle +always expressed re- gret that he never ,knew Eugene Field when the later 'visited London in 1839 —they did not meet until later—and so did Field, as is apparent 'from a poem be afterwards wrote 'tor 'Conan 'Doyle which wound up:— 25 YEARS AGO . . d .. when the spell -binding Barker inspired people to part cheerfully with their small change, Wilson's Bachelor cigars were steadily e winning popular favour on merit alone 1 and, today, there are more small coins being e "Oh, had we met on the other side, what rapture had been :mine,. For I was 'broke in "London,,in the tall of '89." cheerfully exchanged for Wilson's Bachelors - 100% Havana filler—than for any other ten ant cigar in Canada. t y... indHvadua8Uy Fold Wrapped l®P and in pocket packs of fire I®Irele Still most for the money I rl Laffs The Arrow of Truth • Straight from "the mighty bow this truth ie driven "They fail, and they .alone, who have not striven." Fly far, G shaft of light, all doubt re- deeming, Rouse men from dull despair and idle dreaming. High heaven's evangel be gospel God-given— "They fail, and they alone, who have not striven." Truth is stranger than fiction—to the average married woman. "`•a Free love must be the ]rind you give and don't get any in return. Before marriage, a man holds an um- brella over a woman's head to keep her from getting wet. .After marriage, to keep her hat dry, There's' a fall in store for the man who is above his work. The fair girl Wept over The Man Without a Country, but when she con- sidered the possibility of a country without a man she realized that the author was a piker at creating tragic situations. The home merchant not only saves you money but also the disappoint - for ANY CHILD WE can never be sure just what makes a child restless, but the remedy can always be the same. Good old Cestorial There's comfort in every drop ofthis pure vegetable preparation, and. not the slightest harm in its frequent use. As often as your child has a fretful spell, is feverish, or cries and can't sleep, let Castoria soothe and quiet him. Some- times it's a touch of colic. Sometimes constipation, Or diarrhea—a con- dition that should always be checked without delay. Just keep Castoria handy acid give it promptly. Relief will follow very promptly; if it doesn't, you should call a physician. meat you're sure to get when buying from a flyby night agent. It never takes much to please a man who is muchly pleased with himself. Surely wearing long skirts with bare legs will not be a,t;o0,1-',mbina- tion. No one is likely to accuse you of stinginess if you keep all of your tem- per. em- per — — Bring a girl with ]Say fever some golden rod and she'll be sore; but a Illy las nothing to sneeze at. The seeming essentials to a bride's hope chest these days area gun and can opener. Of course you've heard of the Scotchman who crowned his wife be- sauce site rinsed out his shaving brush. Git—"That horse knows as much as I do." App—Well, don't tell anybody. You may want to sell him some day." An inquirer wants to know who it was that originated the remarks about its being a greet life if you don't week end, Clarice—"Well, aren't you surprised to hear that Harry proposed to me yes- terday?" Agnes --"No, not very—he threaten- ed to do something desperate last week when I rejected him." One way of cutting down the wheat acreage in this country would be to teach the farmers golf. An old•fashioned mother-in-law is a husband's best friend in these days of nioderu wives and all that that means. Son—"Say, more, was baby sent down from heaven?" Mother --"Why, yes, my dear." Son—"They must like to have things quiet up there." Foiled! The Commercial Bank of Wichita, Kansas, has had installed a new bul- let-proof teller's cage to foil bank bandits. The tellers cage ie cover- ed with b steel thick enough t o prevent event p penetration from bullets even if tired by a regulation 'U.S. army rifle The teller. himself works behind 'bullet- proof glass, and any money transfer can be taken care of through the slot at the bottom of the glass and -I the least sign of trouble, ha can pick between it and a suitable tray. At ! up his automatic and Well it through a special opening. From this posi- tion he can fire without being in any danger himself. Should a really clever bandit be able to approach the cage and poke his pistol through the opening provided for money transfer, the teller can duck behind the court- ' ter and come up with his gun ready for duty. s-- The Pure Food Building at the Cana- dian National Exhibition cost $300,000 to construct. Minard's Liniment for Neuralgia. 34,902 Take Air Women Successful In, Selling Planes Waahington—Women are compet- ing sueoesefully with men in nearly all phases of aviation, the 'air travel division of the American Automobile Association finds hi surveying the dell. Pilot's licenses have been :granted 'to 250 women hi the United States: Several notable records have been set by woman fliers. They are serv- ing as Commercial transport, and de- monstration pilots, are selling air- planes and accessories, filling execu- tive positions with airplane companies and taking a hand in airport manage- ment. Altbough there are no women flying air mail planes, there are nine women members of the National Air Mail Pilots' Association, These are the conclusions the A.A.A. reaches in its study. A number of large airplane com- panies employ saleiesomee who Com- pare more than favorably with sales- men," says the A.A.A. "Moreover, they are fully as adept at talking re- volutions per minute and horsepower as salesmen. They sell planes ac- cessories and instruments, and tying courses with ease and efficiency. "Women as aviation executives are no longer a novelty, Foremost among the women holding important posi- —.. When — ' `Pc306 oar, . — fft° mi9. Aski "No Chi ef.$ ..VV22 JAM ; OR SE WRIE iO4 tions in the aviation dell is Mrs. % 1�rr 5+ Mabel Walker Willebrandt, former .1.-4de� E Assistant Attorney -General, who is now counselor and attorney for the Aviation Corporation, with offices in Washington. "Another important executive post is held by Miss Amelia Earhart, that of vice-president of the New York - Washington Airways which on Aug. 15 will open service between the two cities, especially inviting the patron- age of women. "The first woman airport manager is Miss Margaret Perry, in charge of the new Culver City (Calif,) Airport, although women have had a hand in airport affairs for some time, serving as traffic or business managers and airport hostesses," People "-All Nerves" What to Do if You Find Your - Tests in Year 1 Washington — Examinations for c pilots' licenses by the aeronautics i C 1 branch of the U.S. Department of h Commerc4 during the fiscal year end- t ed June 30, 1930, Increased 54 per cent. over those of the fiscal year 1929, according to Clarence M. Young, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for aeronautics. The total for the last year, 43,902, is more than the combined figure of all the years since the organization of the branch in 1926, Mr. Young re- 1 ported, since up to the beginning of n the year just ended, the total num- b ber of examinations stood at 37,447. The examinations are divided into three groups; those for transport and limited commercial pilots, for indus- trial pilots, and for private pilots, ac- cording to the report. Of the total made last year, 25,041 were of indi- viduals taking their first examina- tions for pilots' licenses, including both students and trained pilots. The number of pilots and students re- examined for the same grade of license which they held prior to the time of examination totaled 12,402. Guard Baby's Health in the Seer self in This Condition. The sort of thing that speeialists all nervous debility is the run-down ondition caused by over -work and ousehold worries. The sufferers find hemselves tired, low-spirited and un- able to keep their mind on anything. Any sudden noise startles and sets the heart palpitating violently. They can- not sleep well at night; their hands tremble and legs seem unable to sup- port them. Such a condition is indeed pitiable. Doctoring the nerves with sedatives s a terrible mistake. The only real erve tonic is a supply of good red food. Therefore the treatment far ner- vousness and run-down health is Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, which promptly build up and enrich the blood. The revived appetite, the strengthened nerves, improved spirits and new strength which come after a source of these pills will delight every sufferer. You can get these pills from any medicine dealer or by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medi- cine Co., Brockville, Ont. The summer months are the most dangerous to children. The complaints of that season, which are cholera in- fantum, colic, diarrhoea and dysentery, come on so quickly that often a little one is beyond aid before the mother realizes he Is ill. The mother must be on her guard to prevent these troubles, or if they do come on suddenly to ban- Ish them. No other medicine is of such aid to mothers during hot weath- er as Baby's Own Tablets. They re- gulate the stomach and bowels and are absolutely safe. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box front The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co„ Brockr-ille, Ont. What Ice to Use in Drinks One very.often hears stories about the relative purity of artificial ice when compared with natural ice. One also hears youngsters proclaiming that the white areas. in artifiicial ice areimpurities, br tha artificial t it ficial' ice has an ammonia odor about it. Ordin- arily, artificial ice is much better than natural .ice for.use in cooling drinks. While ice is generally crack- ed up and dropped into the liquid to be cooled, the practice is not to be generally recommended. This is not because the manufactured ice is impure when made, but because while it is being handled, delivered or'other- wise carried, it is subject to contact with hands not altogether clean. Yoa have often watched ice cakes slip. from grasp and fall into unclean places from which the cakes were 1 recovered, and then placed in your. refrigerator without even an attempt at removal of the. dirt. In this red spec-, the tee made by your artificial refrigerator is far superior to mann £aetured ice, the water for whioh may be even filtered four or live times. Homemade ice is not sub- ject to much handling. "Cassier makes mountains out of molehills." "Yes. tie Is the welter of adver- tising Circulars for a picturesque summer resort." Cracks in Doors When cracks become apparent in dark -stained doors of newly built houses, owing to contraction of the wood, it is a good plan to rub or brush in a little boot polish, when the cracks will no longer be visible. very ® s I Classified Advertising �y FOR SALE " 0 Bares Die i T SE', SLED FOR SALE, MODEL Free Literature Offs -ed in l uj, with new 22 condition Evi very fast all •n perPeot condition, very fast a lutvly e me - safe, splendid fishing boat. Effort to Lessen This f ; A'. sit -veal sedan top; owner getting Drain arner madeL Now 101 ed on Reerglan at \Vllaon Publlshinfi Co., 73. Adelaide r•,ntu, Box 27 SITUATIONS VACANT i CHRISTMAS SIDNEY EA S I L Y, The following has ween prepared b the Child Hygiene Section, Canadian Courteil of Child Welfare. Whin we read of thirty babies dy ing in twelve hours, we ars. forced t think, "Why cannot something �e done?" When we realize that net only thirty bnbies died, but that every twelve: hours during 1925, Canada lost thirty infants under one year of age, a total of 21,195 liver, we tisk our- selves, "Why did they dte? e'ou:d they have been saved:" Some cf the chief causes of theee deaths, aceordit.g to the Ptin ni 4n Bureau of Statistics,. are: Premature Births and Injuries at Birth—:1.56 e: Diarrhoea, Dysentery and Diseases the Stomach -4,144: Congenital Mai- formations and Disablitt 3,U3t; Bronchitis and Pneuti ar ,-2 334: and other Communicable Dist:nes- 1,459. Lack of knew:ed ge. or g•elcr nt . definitely eontributec: to the death et 50 per cent, of thsse children; this ignorance was evideneid by the lack of antenatal service. incl, of tat 'fac- tory medican and nureirg lute at the. time of, and following birth, and Sy artificial feeding, ate. In co-operation with the Ftt r,ti! and Provincial' Departments •.f Health, the Canadian Council on Child Weifa.e is making an effort to try es! reduce this tremcr.dcus los: of lifel in Canada. A Serie.s of pre -natal and post -natal Tette,,, the latter eovcring the first year of the I tt life, anti including habit -training, may be se- cured in French and English, free of charge, by writing the Provincial De- partment of Health, or the Child Hy- giene Section of the Canadi n r. Ct .cif on Child Welfare, 411C Pats. L '' Ottawa, Ort.. " milteily earned taking orders now o for 0111' beautitui Tins of Personal Christmas Greeting Cards. Sell on .icbt, Regal Art Co., 312 Spading l i Spar: is Thread in Surveys fa :he Construction of surveyors'in- st:amet;ts, utilized for the purpose of erve.•e,g and mapping our country, use :;lade of a number of different m ttrt :Is. The most novel of these, P" 1 is the thread of the spider, a:.1 plated in the optical system t is telescope a$ an aid In sighting ^p .0 definite objects, • Twenty young men from the He - i brides, off the west coast of Scotland, who have recently visited London, had never seen a train until they started to :his journey. An Old Remedy I -1.at never loses favor. Minard's Liniment has been in use for fifty years. A sure test of quality. Octopi Drive Away Men Off the Breton Coast Palin Shrimp and :Mister fisher-! men along the Breton r eeet have suf- fered heavy losses through a plague ell octopi, which not enty drive :way i their source of 15vellhcet, hit' eerca_gecrj the shrimp nets. 1 The fishermen teetered a ns' of ex- termination on the twiuey :rated devil' fish, but found themselves ifandict,i'-� ped by the depth of the water and the' rocky condgui'ation of the bottom. i Educating Indians One of the very lmpertant fens -i tions of the Department of Indian Af- i fairs is the providing of educational! facilities for Indian children through-' out the Dominion. Day schools are conducted on reserves in every pro - vines and where conditions neces- sitate it, -residential setteis are 1111 operated, £ROXC 7rJsth'7he7 jn IletioneynyCat You Must Do Your Bit is the war ataiesl the fly, carrier of Perms sad breeder of disease. If ,r proven that AEROXON a one of the most convenient and most efficient meant of combating th,c 11y evJ. It i, convenient, became of the puah,pm. 1t N hygienic: flies never 501 away when nate o,.ught. Each ,pirai g;vra three weeks' perfect acrncc. KEUARE OF IMITATIONS uid o, drug, two, .,nd hardware Atte„ La Cie C. 0. Guest & Fila, Itmitee anaw,a00, r OUC .u. r. e Minard's Linimert•removes Warts, USES piNKHAM o6NU'Nf X40? MAG yfs(4 For to Acid ,,,,DE0110N ACID STOMACH HEARTBURN HEADACHE 'GASES•NAUSEA Red th • , Sick stomachs, sour stomachs and indigestion usually mean excess. acid. The stomach nerves are over-stimtr- lated. Too much acid makes the stores ach and intestines sour. Alkali kills acid instantly. The best form is Phillips' Milk of Magnesia, be- cause one harmless; tasteless dose nen- tralizes many times its volume in acid. Since its invention, 50 years age, it has remained the standard with physi- cians everywhere. 4s ci EDIC1NES Praises Vegetable Compound, Blood Medicine and Liver Pills Birchtotvn, Quebec—"1 five 13 pules from town on a farm, with all my home duties and churn- ing to attend to. At the Change of Life, I became ner• vous and • run. down. The Vega.. table Compound helped my whole system.My nerves are better, myap. petite is good and. 1amable todo my work. f have also taken the Blood Medicine and the Liver Pills and they helped ma i will answer letters from women asking about your�media eines.'" --Mus. RMORA= t AMizvosi l3irchtown, Quebec. ISSUE No. 33-'30 Take a epoonful in 'water and your unhappy condition will probably end in five minutes. Then you will always know what to do. Crude and harmful methods will.never-appeal to you. Go prove this for your own sake. It may save a great many disagreeable hours. Be euro to get the genuine Phillips' Milk of Magnesia prescribed by plfy si- clans for 50 years in corecting excess acids. Each: bottle eontalnn Sill 11- rectlons—eny drugstore,