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The Seaforth News, 1926-05-20, Page 2Your Grocer Sells GREEN TEA B8711 Have you tried it? The tiny rich.. flavored leaves seed tips sere sealed air -tight. Finer than any Japan or Gunpowder. Insist upon S ALA.DAS Some time ago Mr. George was asked by an interviewer: "What is your favorite anas'ement?" The novelist replied: "Loafing about a great city be- tween midnight and dawn." His reason he gave as follows: "At night it is the unexpected that happens. The few people about you woaild. be 1nbed, were. it not for some unusual cause: love, purpose of crime, agony of apprehension, or black poverty. Lonely under the eters, these people seek company; they willingly confide in you; and even enlist you in their schemes: Thus Mr. W. L. George has wandered hundreds of nights in London, Paris, Barcelona, New York, Chicago, etc. He has participated in several exciting adventures, 'which ho relates here, altering the names and details for the sake of his, strange com- panions of the night.Three of these adventures actually ,happened to Mr. George: three are slightly amended. They make up the Picture of darkness and passion which stands behind Use face of every great city, and represents a bidden world into which the daring can penetrate. THE SHOT IN THE NIGHT PART I I do not, as a rule, seek nocturnal. adventure in the suburbs. There is; about the suburbs something too well! established, toorespectable, for me' to be able to hope• to come there! easily upon those turbid mysteries; which entangle human beings so' fatally in the coils of avarice or love. Thus, when one fine September night T was slowly walking back toward London from Woolwich I felt dis- heartened and disappointed. In in- dustrial Woolwich I had encountered only two men too drunk to find their way home, and made most uninter- esting by that fact. Otherwise, the streets were so deserted that I lost paience, aim Instead of waiting for the first workman's train, made to- ward Blackheath. It was about half - past five, find as summer time had just been done away with, it was still dark. There was a hint of thunder in the air. Thus, as I passed through the quiet streets, along their little gardens, and cast a negligent gaze at the shuttered houses, I could not help feeing that among these peace - a long, low house, built perhaps a hundred years ago. Its architecture interested me, for it had Only one floor. It was one of those old coun- try houses, George III. perhaps, which London has absorbed as it ate up the fields. The front was cov- ered with white stucco, andtall, !French windows led into the garden, a portion of which was flagged. Upon the flags stood old plastered jars, in each of which grew a massive bush of chrysanthemums. I could. not per- ceive details, but I guessed that the lawns were well -kept; the distance between the house and its two neigh- bors showed that it stood in exten- sive grounds. Here again, I thought, as I leant over the low wall which separated the garden from the street, here again wealth, and a life where nothing happens. At that moment, es I stared at, one. of the French windows, I realized first that here burned a light. It was faint, because it had to struggle round thick curtains. Half -past five!' Someone awake? Curious. Lights in the night always interest one; social • alrettesesseas I 1i h8 ))} en.T- .ONCE AGAIN I FELT AN IMPULSE TO FLIGIIT ful litt:e lives there must be just one, an ambitious boy, a love -loin girl, feeling disturbance, the painful electricity of the air. If only one could sae through walls! I stood nicmen a for lookingover the ar- t g deng ate of a house where the front garden was filled with a plantation of flaunting dahlias that shone whits in the darkness. No, nothing. Nothing there but wealth, or at leastcomfort and ease. In silence I went on. The street endlessly wound on its way. Garden after garden, comfortable houses, one after the other. At last dispirited and very tired, I stopped for a mo- ment to rest against the gatepost of AFTER And fine after futon le That delicious flavor of fresh. mint gives a new thrill` to every bite. Wrigley's is good and good for you. ISSUE -No. 21-'26 life, lore, sickness, death, all these call lights into the Windows. I stared at it for a moment. Then, just as I was about to pass on, I dart- ed, leaping away from the wall and conning back: the sound of a revolver shot had impressed my eats. p THE CANADIAN HOMElvMAKE.R t/' SCr'IeS .1FIEekly articles ..: COUer lo..; PLANNING . 6L1ILDING .'FINANCING DECORATING . f-URNI5HING GARDENING 111 4 lei ii aaF 3 •.I %r fig? , ems, t.• -%x TIIE SQUARE PLAN HOUSE The nearer a house can be built in the form -of a square, the less it will cost—the reason being thatthe wake enclosing a square are of the .least length necessary to enclose a given area. The logical position for the hell and staircase in. such a plan' is the centre of the house, so that all the lemma nifty lie entered immediately from this 11x.1. In the accompanying house plan you have a nearly square welch has many of these advantages. On the ground floor, you notice, the main front en- trance door is approachable from the kitchen, without crossing the living, room excepting at one end, thus leav- ing the occupants of that room undis- turbedby the kitchen service. On the first floor each bedroom is entered directly freer the hail, which is merely an enlarged landing. All the rooms are of fairsize, and have the. very ueceaeary cupboard annexed. A very commendable plan you must ad- mit, and enabling the house to be erected at a minimum of cost, say X5,000. It should be stated that the cellar is excavated under the entire House, am- ple room being provided for heating, .laundry and storage. Regarding the size of the lot, it should have a front- age of at least forty-five feet, to admit of a side chive to the garage, By J. T. Fin0lay, Architect. Built on concrete basement wall% thio house would look well, finished ha stucco, "pebble dash" or hand. -trowel- led plastering on common brick or h'ob low tile. In -either case the outer walls: should be well rendered and strapped before lathing, to ensure a -dry, warm house for winter use. Insulating the roof and, first floor ceiling would be an additiahai precaution in this respebt, Saeement sash in smell lights have added quite a -charm to this oth'er'wise simple home, and the entrance door end trellis porch. give the necessary character to this important feature. The roof should be shingled with col- ored asbestos shingles—say a warm buff. The exterior walls of the house, if in br ck, should be of a deep red with white joint. Paint the woodwork sage green orputty gray. Hardwood floors are laid throughout the interior —a very necessary item of expendi- ture., and undoubtedly the most sani- tary, . Doors and treu ttla.e Living room and the dining room are of hard- wood, otherwise the liniah throughout is pine for painting., Note, the fireplace at the end of the living roam, beside whish 15 placed the glass door leading on to the sun porch. This house- can be easily heated with warm air. Good plumbing and drainage is included in the estimate of cost. Readers desiring further informs• tion regarding the plans anis specifica- tions of this house should commuui- cete with the architect direct. Address M•r. J. T. - Findlay, 430 Talbot St., St: Thomas, Ont. fallen back, and one aril hanging lax by his side. So there was the victim. In such an attitude no man could sleep. I listened. No, there were no footsteps; there could be no- body in the room. There the man lay. 1 knew that I could do nothing, that 'I could force myself only into peril, but the lure of the open room, the smell of tragedy, were too much for my resolution. This was no murder- for the sake of theft. There was no sign of the desk having ben ransacked. There was nobody about, seerehing. Drawing a deep breath, I forced the curtains open a little more and steppedinto the room. 1t was very much the room one might have expected to find in a mansion of this kind. The roof was low, supported by old beams; over the tall Wainscoting of 'carved hack oak Spread the brown paper, upon which hung a few prints of George Morland. -The desk was covered with paper's, and a heap of manuscrips still lay under the dead man's hand. A table lamp with t a I listened acutely for nearly a min- ute. Groans, the sound of a strug- gle, another shot,t any of those would whatdiscovered. . But Ihadc l confirm there was nothing, nothing but silence. In the far distance 1 heard. the horn of a motor car, which sound- ed loud and near, so taunt were my nerves. But nothing carte, and still I stared at that window. What had happened there? Who there lay dead? The fact was such a shock to. hie that for a reorient I proposed to find a policeman as quickly nt I !night. Then I felt ashamed: it Is a poor adventurer of the night draws the commonplace police ;into the ex- traordinary. fin, looking about ire, and finding! inyse;f unobserved, 1 lifted the latch of the gate, tiptoed up the flagged wails, where my beet, trampling the gravel, seemed to make the noise of r..machine gun. A broad :awn lay before the window; for a moment, standing at the side, I tried- to see in between the curt ei115. .Pit 1 could perceive only a small portion of brown paper upon the far wall. What should I do? 1 cou th1'I; rouse the house. If T slid, perhaps a bullet would find its way to me, the incon- venient witness. .41 that moment, I made an effort to rise higher along the wall, where the curtain lay more ajar, I felt,` with an effect of exttao•diiicry suddenness, the glass of the window give way under my hand, the window was ajar; only its great weight had prevented its giv- ing iving way before. ' , Trembling with excitement, I- went -en pressing against the glass that: pushed back the curtains with im-1 perceptible slowness, until a line of light appeared between them, a line of ight which enabled . me to sea, lfocused like a small picture, the figure of a ratan sitting at a desk, his )toad. �ux LIaundered I3nqerie fasts Conger Care in the method of wash- ing your dainty lingerie will repay you in notch longer service. Mild, pure, bubbling LUX suds will not harm a single delicate thread --will not dull die most delicate colour. • Substitutes are expensive any way you look at it reflector concentrated the light, but , he was visible, with his face set, his eyes ha:f open. There was no doubt that he was dead. The laxness of the pose, the uncomfortable hitching against the hard back of the chair, all this spoke of death. All the same, 111 those days never had I before seen a dead body, so a repulsion came to 'me. I couldn't handle him. But I felt that T ought to do something, if , pes'ha ps. he were not dead, but a phys- ical -disgust, filled me. It was icy. conscience made Inc think of taking out a pork et mirror, which I always 'carry to remove flies or dust from my eyes.. which are delicate. With a tremb:inf:• hand I held out the mir- ' for toward the sti:! lips. I must have held it there a long time, taking it back suddenly and finding, es I expected, that no hale had been • left upon it's smooth,- surface. The man was dead. Nibw, what was' to be done? I had be-•ri so occupied with his appearance that I spent several niin Utes in •this room, unconscious of 1 something which now suddenly forced 1 itself upon my consciousness: The 'house was not silent after all. There • strange,' regular ' i a s n a sand to t was s a b room. 1 realized Lazed . sound, from the n(:e t o I. l 11 omicl of sobbing.' that lt was the g' 1 i•etilehody was .crying in - there, a !won an. ' A"fiery, lexcitement came' avec me its tensely Ilistened tothose •; sounds. These tears, they had mach .Lo do with the sight that lay before 111e. Women's, tears, they must be- speak WCP. But why was she nut hImre byethe side of the dead man? 1 I looted with horror upon the body so still before ale, iistetind to the un- iItnown pvo;nan .weeping beyond . a door, which I naw saw had been left ajar. • Once again I 'felt an ine- ,ptiise to flight,but now the sobbing ;was. so violent that I knew I should never respect myself again if 1 left this creature uncomforted. So, strid-' ing across the room, I pushed- open' the door. I found niysa`f in a dressing -room, • Another open, door led into what was evidently a bedroom. With queer ole i lchmont I figured the geography of the house. T had come 01 through the study or library, and, was look- ing i,rto the room which faced the hack garden, Butt t h :e my brain worked coolly, my hart was .:tinned by the sight before nee. (To be continued) Dance Reform for Turkey. Women may new partieipato Iii the• Zebek, the national dance of Turkey, whiebtfot- lime limn emeriti] ha0 Been restricted to then, because of iLs bois- terous'nature. Its mew form is less etrenucnts and allows the padticipetimi of 11c1:11 sexes Pass the Corti. hie sebnecrow iust.be• fat owls yes, be lies pajamas on." Yinatd's Liniment for beckaehe. Lever Brothers Limited L-532 Toronto Home. Home's not merely four square walls, Though with pictures hung and gilded; Horne is where affection cane— Filled with shrines the heart hath builded ; home! Co watch the faithful dons; Sailing 'neatl, the heaven above us. Home is where there's one to love, Home is where there's one to love us. • Home's not merely room i n'd room, Need's it something to endear'it:. Monne is where the heart can bloom, Where there's spine kine Bp to cheer it; What is. honewitlr none to meet? None to welcome, none to greet its? Home is sweet—and only sweet, Where there's one we love, to meet us. -_Charles Swain, • Denatured Alcohol to Remove Stains. Denatured are alcohol will remove, stains of all kinds from the most delicate ma- thrift's iaterrors without.ieaving a mark. If poe- tihe Lake a' ista of the same 1e 1a- tcrfal us• that wheel has beendallied and rub the denatured alcohol gently on the spot. Repeat the process mltil the mm'Is has vanished and rub until quite dry In this way it is possible to remove bad fruit stains on silk and. fine woolen dresses, and even ink The light linin of a coat, .aains, g g which has become dirty (when the coat is still fresh enough not to need cleaning) can bo treated in exactly' the same way. 1f the alcohol Is warm- ed the p1ecees will be even more suc- cessful. \s 'tire sltbs•tapce is inllam- able do not let it get near the lire. i Put: somo'of the alcohol Inc bottle and !place the bottle in a saucepan with cold water en a' ental fire and warm up• — Pad + Fly. .tin. -Thai's tile way cssritre SucoLeds:i. Node in Canada silo .Alun E.W. GILLETT CO. LTD: • TORONTO, CAN• y }y, , . a1 ' !t; klAW 4 Ru,�•�li ar CIti.i CANADA SUCCEEPS IN SAVING BU FAL ES OLD LORDS OaPLAIN INCREASE RAPIDLY. Thrive Under Gov'err2lll'Aeiit I Care -Until Disposal of Sbarplus Creates New Problem. Oanad'e's succers in her efforts to save the bultalo from extinction is shown in they fact that tate great park at Wainwright, Alberte4,,,approxiniateiy fifteen miles- long an's, thirteen Miles wide, which many thought, even a few years ego, wits ample for all thue, is. nnabhlee to support a furtlt srincre<isein tion hei'cl and provision must be made for the dis'eesal-of the annual increase. Prom tine to tints a certain cumber have keen slaughtered and a commer- cial disposition made of the'lneat,and- a'obes, As it Kurther experiment due- ing the past summer over 1,000 .year- ling - and two-year-old huffa'lo • were shipped from. Wainwright northward abort 700 miles by rail and water to the Wood Btiffalo,Paris, near Fort Snaith, Northwest Territories. About 10,600 square miles of nature] pasture are included in the Wood Buffalo' Park, which was primasdly set aside for the protection of oar wtld, wood'' buffalo herds. While it is too soon to spay positively "what the outcome of this experiment will be, the outlook is nost.encouraging. ,Eighteen years ego it was the gen- cal opinion o•t naturalists and others that the buffalo was doomed to extinc- tion. In 1907 the opportunity' _was grapsed by the Dominion government through the Department of the Interi- or, and at the end or tbn'oe years the lest of, the 709 lumbers of the herd owned by Michael Pablo, of Montana, were safely within the Buffalo Nation- al Park at Wainwright. During the in- terveuing sixteen years the increase in this herd was about 11,300, . Making. with the original 709 approximately 12,000 head. About 2,000 have been slaughtered for commercial purposes, and approximately 2,000 more shipped out in this year's experiment, trans- ferred to other parks and -otherwise (Reposed of, leaving about 8,000 ani- mals at preeent in the Wainwright` Paris Wi.th the future of the species in Canada practically assured, the gov- ermnent is considering ways and means of utilizing its surplus animals, which through natural increase reach about 1,800 buffalo per year.. This summer's experiment was carried out with renarkeble success and with the very small loss of only eight animals out of 1,634 -shipped. -- Method of Shipment. •. Flowers That Tell the Time. Almost ery flower has a rn'101 opening or evclosing. its petals, andtiaepar- ticular way of doing it. But there are some flowers which are regular clocks, and others are rregular ba1'om•eters. The common '"chick -weed" les sensi- tive to cloudy weather, and the "pim- pernel" or "poor -man's weather -glass," hangs its head at the approach of a siorm. ' There is a flower called "Four o' Clock," which opens' at that hour. Tile "Morning Glory"^opens at three o'clock in: the morning, and closes about nine or ten, according to its. location, The "Evening Primrose" .Opens between five ante seven o'clock in the evening. Plants 'sleep lust as animals do., When the little "Marsllia,.l' a water plant, goes to bed, its four leaves meet with a "click" that can be. heard. Some petals droop in ehrmber, and others fold crossways, while a fele curl up lengthways. Mfnard's Liniment for burns. So Dumbl Sweet City Flapper — "Where's Uncia Si?" -Her Country Aust—"He'st out fixing the pig pen, deanie " • Sweet City. Fiepper-"G1'aeious! I didn't even know ,that pigs-, could write!" 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Sub- stantial corrals and loading platforms were built at Wahrivr:ght,and weekly shipments of 200 to 250 each were arcade in special cars divided into sec- tions and fitted with watering and feeding facilities,. The first trainload left Wainwright on June 15 anti reach- ed the end of steel at Waterway, Al- berta, on the 17th. At this point the buffalo were plane] . in apecialy con- structed corrals, where they were.-.. watered, fed and rested for thirty-six hours. They were then reloaded on two barges and, after an uneventful trip down the Clearwater, Athabaska and Slave rivers, arrived at their des- tination on June 21, The buffalo were released at the gateway of their new home by means of an Inclosed wharf and, laneway, from which they raced for a few hundred yards, and then set tied down to graze on the inviting grass before further exploration. ,Seven times'during tire summer this unique flotilla made the river journey and during the first' weelc in August the last shipment reached. the worth - ern park, Since then n thewardens, ne who for some years have been guard- ing the wood buffalo against trespass- ers, a who are n r .f. and now eaponsib a or the new arrivals, have reported that the plains' and cod buffalo are ming- ling W g ling freely and that there 122 every prospect of complete amalgamation of the two herds. So far the experiment has been a marked success. However, sone time must elapse before the outcome can be recorded, In the meantime indica, tions glvo ground for the belief that the success at Wainwright will be red pealed on the hanks of the Slave and Peace rivers. Sentence Sermons. Seven Rules of Suttees ----Get a firm confidence in your ability to do some- thing the word needs done, —Be' Willing to learn a better way, frena any ratan who is able" to teach you. —Hold no 1115//11011 sacred. that no longer delivers the goods. —Cultivate ah attitude of reverence toward God and your fellow -than. --Learn the value of minutes and the hours will take was of 'th'enselves. —Know a little more about your business than yon•r competitor does. -Consldei; no price too high to nal for. pe•rfectioS-, Zoos In Ancient Egypt. The'adcieut 'F7gyptiaus bad zoologa- ell gardens containing; large colleetione of wild animals.