The Seaforth News, 1926-01-07, Page 5For.
Boys
Girls
SNOWFLAKE, THE FAIRY
Once upoti a tithe there were three for he liked plenty to eat, and mount -
brothers -Pout, Sprinky and Brag- ed his horse and started on his way
who lived in a small house down in a to the beautiful house.
valley. Pout 'W+ the youngestof the -. 'Now," he said to himself, "I shall
hree, but every ene spoke of him first start inhere and just go any that
cause he was. s.6 --large and fat that is easiest, and I shall be sure to strike
e looked older than he really was. some way to the top."
=Sprinky was a little fellow; quick and So he rode on quite easily for ;a
, bright in all his motions, good- long distance ^through the woods, but
t tied and ',full of fun. Brag • was by-and-by the trees -• seemed to grow
was always
of^thethree•he �s
ti eldest y
talking about what he could do, and.
thought no one else could, equalhim,
and was very quick-tempered- and
cross. •
" Now -there was a very high h%1 on
one side of thevalley, and on the top
of the hill was a beautiful house, which
had been built by old Giant Heipald,
and filled: with all the fine things he.
se could gather from all parts of the
He had said that he would give it
to whoever would find his way through
the thick woods which grew around
the Mlle '
There was . no path, and ,the wood,
was filled with .wicked fairies, who
would be made servants of whoever
should live in the beautiful house. As
long, as no one lived there they were
free to .do as they liked, and did not
have to work, so they tried hard to
keep anyone from passing through
the wood. -
Now Brag was boasting tohis bro-'
thors one day thatehe intended to live
In the beautiful house.
"I shall easily find a way up the
hill. I shall start in and go around
and around, eaeh time getting higher
and higher, until, in a short time, I
s'hal'l reach the top, and then I shall
l" `ive there • and enjoy all the fine things,
while you will have to stop here and
work for your living."
So he filled a paper bag with bread
and meat and started. He went
around and around, and around and
around, but each time found he was
no further : up the hill than he was
before. lie. grew very tired, but did
not like to give it up and go home,
for he had boasted so much what he
could do that he was afraid they would
laugh at him. But 'at last his bread
wild meat gave out, and he grew very
hungry, so he had to go home and get
something to eat.
"Aha!" said Sprinky, "you did not
go the right way. 'To -morrow I. shall
try, and am sure shall find the road.
'shall go on the other side of the hill,
• and go straight up; and when I get to
the top I will look down and see you
working here, while I shall be riding
around and enjoying myself."
So, in the morning, Sprinky filled a
bag with cakes (of which he was very
fond) and started around to the other
bside,of the hill to see if he could find
the top.
Now the fairies saw him, coming,
and heard him say that he intended to
go straight to the top, without turning
to the right or, the left, so they waited
until he got a certain disance up the
}ill, and then they caused the ground
to 5i' sild'isitigisentiugh to leave him about
where he started; -but they did it in
larger and stand closer together, so
that sometimes they scraped•his legs
as the horse squeezed between them,
and he often had to stop and restthe
poor beast;' as . he hacl forgotten to
bring some feed for him -he had
thought only of himself.
Still the trees seemed to steed
thicker, and at last the poor horse
could go no further, and Pout was in
a very bad way, for it had grown very
dark, and his food had given' out, and
he could not see whether he was going
up or down. So he sat down and cried
himself to sleep.
When he awoke in the morning, he
found himself on his : own doorstep,
with Brag. and Sprinker just. opening
the door to see what was there. While
he slept, the wicked fairies had car-
ried him back home.
That night the three boys sat down
to talk over.their failtrreS. said Brag:
t'It is no Ilse to try to find a way up
the hill: -"We can't do it, I am sure!"
And he grumbled on, until Sprinky
broke in and said:
"Well, if we can't, we can't -and
there, is an end of it; though I should
like very much to live up there and
have everything I want; but it's no
use trying -I give it up!"
"Anyway," said Pout, "I don't be-
lieve it is half as good as they say it
is! I dare say it is nothing but an
old shanty, painted up to ehine so. I
think it too much trouble to try
any more."
Just then they heard a little noise
at the door, as if some one were trying
to open it.
"Come in!" theyall called, and in
stepped the most beautiful little fairy
imaginable.
Her skin was white as snows -her
eyes were blue as the shies, and her
golden hair was, like sunshine, and
there was a beautiful light shining
around her which seemed to fill the
room.
The boys almost held their breath to
look at her. When she spoke, her
voice sounded like music.
"Shall I. tell you what you would
most like to do, my dear boys?" she
said.
"How should you know' what we
want?" said Brag.
"Where did you come from?" said
Sprinky.
"Who told you to come?" said Pout.
The fairy, whose name was "Snow-
flake, said:
A si:epdy typist !is Miss Mitchell, the 19 -year-old English girl who is said
to have broken the world's speed record' by 'doing 1411/2 words a minute .on
a French machine recently. She holds the llui•op'ean championship.
other start for the beautiful house. A. Pc6in Worth. Knowing.
Good night, dear brothers!" and so
saying, she jumped into a little bed
that sprung up by magic in one corner
of the room.
The sun shone bright and clear next
morning, when Snowflake awoke.
The- boys answered her call very
readily, as they could scarcely believe
they had a little sister come the night
before.
"Now, boys," said she, "are you
ready to do all I tell you?"
"We are!" they promised
"Well,'then, I promise you that .be-
fore the sun sets you shall be in the
beautiful house. In the first place,
you must have clean hands and faces,
and neatly -brushed clothes, or ' you
will soil the fine furniture; and, be-
sides, it would not look well to see'
sloven:ly,:untidy boys in such a hand -
BOMB house; and take with you a
bright, new, sharp axe, to cut down
the trees to snake a path. You were
wrong to expect to find a way without
making one. So now, if you are all
ready, we will go."
Off they started, Snowflake leading
the way. '
When they came to the edge of the
wood, they Looked up and saw the
beautiful house, shining so -peacefully
far above them. It seemed to the boys
that they never could reach it, and
the wood' looked thicker and -darker The sparrow and linnet will) feed from
than ever. -your hand,
"Now boys," said Snowflae, "if you Grow tame at your kindness and come
will stand side by side and look at command,
straight before you, you will see some Exert with your husband the same
trees that are marked. Those are the happy skin,
ones you must cut first, and after For hearts, like young birds, may be
those are down the others will not be .tamed at your wilt
so hard."
"The good fairy -mother, who saw
what trouble you were in, sent me to.
heap you. There, I have answered all
your questions at once. Our mother
said: 'You may help thoso boys, but
you stay with them always, and do not
come back. to Fairyland .any more!"
such a manner that 'f s t„long thne so I thought I would come and see if
he did not know it, but at lett ;,toc- you wanted a little sister or not. If
Burred to him to stop and loop arotiitt sesesn do, and will agree to my, condi-
and .see if he were not almost there. tient, I will stay with you and show
how surprised he: wasyou a wayto the beautiful house. If
You may judge 1? h
' nt e
l all withallte
old Ga H
his waytl�
stoodt
Helpall, on t.you dd not I will go back to Pan land .
S'nee'r no further
-find ty
to�
than when he started. He was very and live, and you :will never see me wicked fairies turned Into good and
tired find disgusted with his failure, again!" useful
seful, servants.' '
so he ate uphis cakes and went hems "Oh," I am glad to .see you, boys,"said
we love you already! said all he, "and am very happy to give you
a very sad boyouy '
Oh ho! said Pant, when Sprinky three the boys in a breath. "Welthe house ens. You will
- "Oh,
in with such a long face; "so will have for our sister and will find�eve everything to amuse instruct
trudgedg do just what you say. Tell us what you; but let me giveyou a. piece of
you're not going to live in the beauti- we must dol" r""
I ful house either! Well, I See it is left ,
f to t t th to Itis P lain ` We.l, in the first place, you must beautiful house, and be happy in it,
David Garrick was a great actor and
a small poet, but verses like the foie
lowing prove that he hada "pretty
wit" .and a good deal of shrewd' sense;
as wee as more:'than ordinary literary
`fa'cili,ty.
Ye fair married dames, who so often,
deplore
That a layer once blest is a hover no
more;.
Attend to any eousaseb nor blush to be
taught
That prudence must cherish what
beauty has caught.
The blame.' of your cheek, and the
glance of your eye,
Your roses ,and lilies may make the
men sigh;
But roses and lilies and sighs pass
away.
And passion will die as your beauties
decay.;
Ilse the man that you wed like your
gav'rite guitar,
Though music in both, they are both
apt to jar;
How tunefuland nett from a delicate
tench -
Not handled too roughly or played on
too much!
Brag looked and saw - four •trees Be gay and goodhutnored, complying
marked "Disobedience," "Untruth," and kind,
"Boasting" and "Sloth," and out of Turn' the tiler of your care from your
these sprung a host of little. sprouts l face to your mind;
and weeds. ' 'The thus that -a wife may hes conquest
Sprink looked, and there were three tutprove,
small trees marked, "Story -teller," land Hymen shall rivet the fetters of
"Sauce -box," "Cry-baby," but they Lave.
were .vereebushy and hard to get at.
Pont loosed and saw two trees
narked, "Sullenness" and -"Laziness."
"Now, boys," said Snowflake, again,
"lay to with a will and cut down those
trees, and you will find you can knock
over, with a little tap of your axe, the
others that are in your way." I
The boys did so, and although they
found it very hard to . get the first.
ones down, after that a slight tap
would knock over the largest tree;
and the way grew easier and easier
as they got nearer the top, until finally
they came out in. front of the beauti-
ful house.
They all uttered exclamations of de-
light, as it seemed far finer than they
Forgotten Days.
Forgotten days of long ago,
I wonder where you are
And ff perchance we'll meet again
On some far distant star?
I wonder do you wait for tie
Like children lost and sad,
And if my coming once again.
To you will make you glad?
I would not like to think that you
Are lost for all of tune;
But rather that yon lived somewhere
And helped me make., this rhyme!
-George Elliston.
had heard. In front of the house
promise always to take care of me,
give me clothes and food, and love me,. each other, and keep your little sister
for I shall not be able to go to -the as your guide and comforter. And
fairies any more for what I may need; now, here is your house and servant's,
so I must look to you for. everything." I must be off to see' what I can do for
"We can easily promise that, for it some other boys. Good-bye!"
will be only a pleasure!" said Sprinky,
and his brothers agreed with him.
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"Well, then, I am your sister," said Congenial Hostess.
Snowflake. "Dear' me, how nice it is "Nora, you were entertaining a man
to came here and fled three brothers in the kitchen last night, were you
all ready to receive me! Now we. will not?"
say, so in the morning Pout filled a go to bed and get a good night's rest, "That's for` him to•suy, .ma'am. 1
large bag with different kinds of food, and in the mornipg we will make an- did my best."
or me ge a e p.
that neither of you was made to ride you must cling together, work for
in carriages and live at your ease.
Brag has walked around •and around
the hill, and Sprinky went to the other
side and walked straight up, and
neither of you got to the top. You
not "think -that you might. just as
`ors Well ride: ' I shall get on my horse
and ride to the top, as I ani sure the
woods are open enough for a horse
to get through."
Brag and Sprinky had nothing to
REG'LAR , FE,L,LERS-Ry Gene Byrnes.
THE TWO
F-AeTESv RUNNERS
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J1MN11E AND
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"AREt.GO OVER
ANY BMW"(
YOURSELVES.
Now It's His Car.
"Clothes certainly' make the naan."
"Nat any more, my dear -now it's
his car."
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Ready to Grasp.
The Fair One -"I suppose you will
marry, though, when the goldenoppor-
tuuity offers, won't you?"
The Cautious One -"Sit will depend
upon how ntuch gold there, is in the
opportunity,
HERE!
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CAN OSE kitY
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A
ay Lessons in AUCTIONI
BRIDGE
New Series byWYNNE FERGUSON
c4u81aar etrerguson on c`lzict on Zrzdge
Copyright 1925 by Royle, Jr.
ARTICLE No. 13.
In a preceding article it was sug-
gested that a good way to improve
one's game was, to put the expert "un-
der the lens" at every opportunity and
carefully examine and analyze his meth-
ods of bidding and play. The following,
hand is a fine example of how the expert
handled a difficult but not unusual situ-
ation. It was rubber game and YZ were
no score and AB were,20. Z dealt and
bid one no-trump A doubled and Y, the
expert, held the following hand:
Hearts -10 9,6,2
Clubs -8, d, 3
Diamonds -K, 7
Spades, -,L0, b, 4.3
It was a hand with which practically
every player, expert or otherwise, would
have passed with the thought, "Well,
here goes game and rubber,' but not so
Hearts - K, 7, 4
Clubs -Q, J, 7
Diamonds -A, 8, 2
Spades - K, J, 9, 2
with Y. He had courage and-imagina-
tion.
nd-imagination. He reasoned that by bidding two
no-trump, he could block B from bid-
ding two of a suit that he would prob-
ably make
rob-ablymake and thus score game and
rubber. Unless 13 had an unusually good
hand, he would probably not be able to
bid three of a suit or double the two
no-trump bid. If he did bid three of a
suit, it would be just one trick harder
to get and, therefore, give YZ just that
much better chance to save game. If 13
passed, Z also would undoubtedly pass
and A would be bluffed from further
bidding. It was a bold bid and well
thought out, 13 happened to have a
good hand, however, so bid three hearts
and all passed. The hands of all four
players are as follows:
Hearts -10, 9,-6, 2
Clubs -8, 6, 3
Diamonds-- K, 7
Spades- 10, 8, 4, 3
A Y
Z
B:
Hearts -A, 5 -
Clubs -5, 4, 2
Diamonds- Q, J, 10, 5, S
Spades -A, Q, 7
In the play of the hand, Z opened the
queen of diamonds and he and his
partner made five tricks, two hearts,
two diamonds and one spade trick. On
the next hand, YZ made -game and
rubber so. Y's courage, and daring.re-
ceived a proper reward.
The expert is continually striving to
improve his game. One of the best ways
to accomplish this result is by eliminat-
ing chance whenever possible. In the
old days if your partner bid one no-
trump and you had good support, you
Hearts- Q,J 8 3
Clubs -A, K,` 1'0, 9
Diamonds-, 6, 4
Spades -6, 5
let him play no-trump even though you
had a good suit bid. Under the modern
system of bidding, distribution means
Ijust as much to the expert as high cards.
f. his partner bids no-trump, he now
considers his hand not only for high
cards but also for distribution. If his
hand contains a singleton or a void suit .
experience has shown that a suit. bid
produces much better results than the
no-trump. For example, take the follow-
ing
lfand:
Hearts -6, 5
Clubs- A; Q,10, 9, 7, 5
Diamonds -
Spades - A, J, 9, 5 Hearts -K, Q, 10 7
Hearts - J, 9, 2 '
Clubs -6, 2 Y : Clubs -K, 8, 3
Diamonds - Q,, 10, 6, 4 : A B : Diamonds 2 , 9, 5, 3
Spades - K, 7, 3 Z . Spades 6,
Hearts -A, 8, 4, 3
Clubs -J, 4
Diamonds -
Spades - Q, 1 8, , 8, 4
No score, rubber game. Z dealt, bid one
no-trump and A passed. Under the old
system Y would have passed and let Z
play the hand at no-trump. A would
have opened his queen of diamonds and
7 would have made but two no-trump.
Y, however, was an expert, one of the
modern type who is always trying, to
improve his game. He had noted that
with a hand distributed 64-2-1, a suit
bid always produced better results. He,
therefore, bid two clubs and made five
odd, losing only one club and one heart
trick. It is a fine example ofmodern
bidding and of a sound take outef part-
ner's no-trump bid with a minor suit.
Canada's Precious Metals.
In the production of the, precious
metals Canada itas already taken a
foremost place among the countries of
the earth, and. the output of gold and
silver particularly has been large and
is still growing rapidly. But a glance
at a amp of Canada, and a little study
of the areas where mineral develop-
ment le taking place with ehaw that
but ,Comparatively little of the known
mineral area has been touched. In
Northern Ontario -and in.aim-time of
British Columbia a barge production is
being secured, while promising de-
velopment is taking place in other pro-
vinces. The surface ices .only been
scratched, however, and exploration
by prospectors and geologists ie un -
nee ao r
covering much 1 tindeNe
wealth. These its an opportunity1 ined
Canada awaiting the mining engineer
and capitalist who would develop new
mineral areas.
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Donkey Wells.
Only two "donkey wells" now re-
main in England. The one at Ken-
worth, near Dunstable, was built about
1G60. In these wells donkeys •walk in-
side a huge wheel, causing it to re-
volve and draw water from the depths
of the earth,
CANADA'S 1925 TRADE
SHOWS BIG ,INCREASE
THE OLD FOLK
AT HOME
Perhaps they are not old; but wheth-
er old, in middle -age, or yoking, rich
or poor, clever or unlettered, they
should have the first claim upon our
love and service,
Let ua think of "them, Who are
they? 'Why, the, ones who would give
all they had for us if, by giving, they
could make ue better in health and
favor. They have toiled for us when
we wen's tncapable of helping aur-•
selves; have been patient when we'
were impatient;. have laved us when
w'e were unloved., unloving, end unlov-
able. They think the world of ua and
would spare themselves no trouble if
be' that means they could smooth, our
pathway.
They listen for our footsteps and are
glad when they hear 11. Our voice Is,
as music to them and they are at our
servlbe with an unstinted devotion, •
Let an%ne say an unkind thing about
us and: such a perso•:must •reckon with
the folk at homer They give and love
and make home happy for "us. in order
that we may be enriched, and our pros.
peritYis their honor. That man is al.
ways rich who has such a treasure as
a laved one at 'tonne. Sow let tie just
raise the bat to them, whether it be
mother,father, wife, or tshlld. .
No Place Like Home.
One of the saddest elements in our
Byes to -day -in the life of the world
today -is that respect for our loved
ones seems to be decaying. The honor
shown by a son to an horos•edfather
is not so apparent as in former days.
It may be there just the same; let us
hope it is- But it is not declared so
openly as 11 once was.
Some of us treat other women more •
gallantly than we do the women in our
own homiest Many of us are "perfect
gentlemen" in other homes and the
people there think very kindly of us.
If they saw the priggish manner we
sometimes adopt in our home, and the
unworthy ways in which we act, the
miserable things we say, they would
think different of us. With many of
usy "Home is the place where we are
loved the best and grumble most."
Go where yon may, live where you
will, mingle with whomsoever you
choose, and in the end it will always
be found "There's no place like home,"
Add to your acquaintances by the
dozen, open your heart's door to all
men -but, when you have done that,
it remains that your best friends are
your lovers. in the home.
So, give love in return. Never be
ashamed of them. May you be spared
growing so clever dud rich that you.
will be a snob to your home folk. De-
fend them every time. When they fail,
sympathize; when they stumble, lift
them with pare; and thank God you
have been counted worthy to be loved
at all.
Total Gain Over 1924 is Esti-
mated at $222,000,000 -
Revenue Up $20,000,000.
The sum of Canada's trade in 1925
will greatly exceed that of 1924. The
latest figures avoidable at the Bureau
of Statistics chow that in the eleven
months ended. Nov, 30, 1925, the total
of the nomindon's trade was $1,903,-
789,086.
1,908;780,086.
u In the whole twelve months of 1924
the total trade was valued at 31,866,-
253,471,
1,566,253,471• Figures for December, 1925,
are not available, but it the current
month shows as higha inaxle:as last
Year the Increase in 1925 over 1924
15-141 be around $225,000,000.
Imports during 1925 is the eleven
months' of record are valued ah $813,-
349,060. Exports totalled $1,099,431,-
626.
1,'090,431;626, In the corresponding period of
1924, itnponts reached $747,247,085, and
exponts $933,628,436, making a total
trade for that period of 31,980,877,520.
The total duty collected on Cana-
dian imports will be approximately
$20,000,900 higher in 1925 than in 1924.
Ln
the eleven months ended Nov. 30
total duty collected was $135,069,664.
For the same period in 1924 it was
leas than $115,000,000.
Uncertain.
A little boy. who was very much puz-
zled over the theory of evolution, ques-
tioned his mother thus:
"Mother, ant I descended from a
monkey?"
"I don't snow," the mother replied,
"1 never knew -your father's people,"
Fine whitebread and milk puddings
are not so healthy a diet as wholemeal
bread, coarse oatmeal salads, fresh
fruit and green yegetables, according
to Prof. B. Collingwood, of the London
University.
"Chess" a Lot of Foolishness
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pass rH
NOGANS ,9E 6-ARER i
LALece •puRIU3EME.N - TO
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(Copyright, 1925,'l'y Tic Bell Syndicate, Inc)
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The Mind.
The mind no limitation knows of time
or space,
It has no rim to reach and overflow,
No boundary past which it cannot
go;
One cannot overcrowd its walls with
grace,
For each. new bit of wisdom finds its
place.
A mountain peak spills down its
piled -up snow,
But there's no end to what the mind
can know.
It hos not one dimension man can
trace.
should a new thought
s d
Though shoo
T g
ug
every day
And pile on wisdom; newer wisdom
shill,
The caverns of hie mind he'd never
All.
Safe for his use '%would all be stored
away,
Ready to serve his purpose and bis
with, '
Nor once o'erflow as rivers must and
may.
-Edgar A. Guest.
Submarine Spoil.
Submarine explorers• ars now search-
ing for a lost city whichde believed to
be buried somewhere under the sea
near Naples. This city-PeSaeopaldes--
has been a subject of discussion Lor
centuries, as, though it is mentioned
by Livy,-the Roman historian, no trace
of it has ever been dis:covered.
The theory that it had been sub-
merged by the sea was pat forward"
E101130 years ago, and is tuow to be in-
vestigated by an expedition specially
equipped for submarine exploration,
If th%e city Is discovered, many, objects
of value may be found.
Most attempts to wrest treasure
from this sea have failed, but at least
ene, made just a hundred Yearsago,
was a success, A Scotsman named
McLean madean arrangement with. •
the Spanish Government under which
he was allowed to recover gold that
had gone down with a Spanish fleet
sunk do Vigo Bay, paring the Slash
cods o ,percentage, on his gains.
He recovered £80,000 worth of gold,
issued a ration of whiskey to the sol-
diers watching to see that he kept his
bargain, and sailed for .Scotland be-
fore they could recover. With the
proceeds of his expedition thio des-
aendant,of the buccaneers burnt a man-
sion at
an-sion.at Perth.
Babies are becoming rarer in Bri-
tain. In July, August,' and September,
1925, the number of births was nearly
50,000 below that for the same quar-
ter in 1920. -