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The Wingham Advance Times, 1930-02-20, Page 6Ili Ingham Advance -Times. Published at WINGIEIAI ONTARIO Every Thursday Morning W, Logan Craig, Publisher u>bseription rates — One year $2.00.. Six months $1.00, in advance. To LI, S. A. $2,5o per year. Advertising' rates on application. Wellington Mutual Fire Insuratnce Co. Head Office, Guelph, Ont, Established 1840 Risks taken an all class ofinsur- ance at reasonable rates. ABNER COSENS, Agent, Wingham J. W. DODD Office in Chisholm Block FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE — AND REAL ESTATE P. O. I3ox 360 Phone 240 WINGHAM, ONTARIO J. W. BUSHFIELD 'Barrister, Solicitor, Notary, Etc. Money to Loan Office—Meyer Block, Wingharn Successor to Dudley Holmes R. VANSTONE BARRISTER, SOLICITOR, ETC. Money to Loan at Lowest .Rates Wingham,- Ontario J. A. MORTON BARRISTER, ETC. Wingham, Ontario DR. G. H. ROSS DENTIST Office Over Isard's Store 1-I. W. COLBO NE, M. D, Physician and Surgeon Medical Representative D. S. C. R. •Successor to Dr. W. R. Hambly Phone 54 Wingham OR. ROBT. C. REDMOND illLR.C.S. (ENG.) L.R.C.P. (Lond,) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON DR. R. L. STEWART iGraduate of University of Toronto, .',Faculty of Medi,.ine; Licentiate of the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons. Office in Chisholm Block Josephine Street. Phone 29 DR. G. W. HOWSON DENTIST Office over John Galbraith's Store. F. A. PARKER OSTEOPATH All Diseases Treated Office Adjoining residence next to Anglican Church on Centre Street. Sundays by appointment. Osteopathy Electricity Phone 272, Hours, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. A. R. & F. E. DUVAL Licensed Drttgless Pra,(ititi=.Per$ Chiropractic Ind Electro Therapy'. Graduates of Canadian TC ractic Chiropractic College, Toronto, and National Col- lege, ol lege, Chicago. Out of town and night calls res- ponded to. All business confidential. Phone, 601-13, J. AL'VIN FOX Registered Drugless Practitioner CHIROPRACTIC AND DRUGLESS PRACTICE ELECTRO -THERAPY Hours: 2-5, 7-8, or by appointment. Phone 191. J. D. McEWEN i LICENSED AUCTIONEER Phone 602r14. Sales of Farm Stock and Imple•-j silents, Real Estate, etc., conducted itt satisfaction and at. rtoderate charges. THOMAS FELLS -. AUCTIONEER -- a?EAZ ES'C.4.TE SOLD A Thorough knowledge of Perm Stock Phone 231, Wingham t RICHARD Bis JACKSON AUCTIONEER Phone 613r6, Wroxeter, or address: R. R. 1, Gorrie. Sales conducted any- a where and satisfaction .'guaranteed} 1 George Walker, Gorric, can arrange, al ates. ,A NG E -FRINGED TOWN t':1;ltANIARXBO, DUTCH itari ?INA, C01'.ORFlllta, Colony Was Exchanged With 1 olland for New Netherlands (New York) In ,1667—Has a Polyglot Poi uhi- tionLabor Shortage. The three Gutanas, British, Dutch, and French, are said to be the oldest known coasts of the American con- tinent, as Columbus first sighted these low regions when he discovered the island of Trinidad and the penin- sula, of Perla, in 1498, says a writer an he Christian 'Science Monitor. In. buccaneer days this corner of South finierica lured the swashbuckling "brethren of the coasts" in search of the fabled El Dorado, and many stor- ies of hidden treasure. persist. It was not, however, the lure of gold, but the prospect of three crops year, that made the Pilgrim Path- rs consider the fertile fields at the iq,.;uth of the broad Surinam river— .hen held by the English—as a spot advantageous to the rearing of theii xray commonwealth; and its repu,a- ion was so wide that, in 1667, whea this colony was exchanged with Hol- land for New Netherlands or New York, some Englishmen still thought that the Dutch were getting the bet- ter of the bargain. To -day it takes considerable imagination to believe that sleepy old Paramaribo was ever weighed in the balance with mighty. Manhattan. Since the slaves were freed, the chief problem is labor. Coolies, Java- ue30, British Indians, Chinese, have been imported, but not nearly enough. Capitalists left the country. Out of the large number of planta- tions of slave days there are only a dozen left, along the lower part c the river. Of inodern< conveniences, electric- ity, sewerage, pavements, there is no sign at Paramaribo. The "railroad,' a few miles of track to the former gold fields, is run once a week, just to keep the equiprnant in trim. In the fierce noonday sun the chalk - white streets are utterly deserted and every shutter is closed; but in the morning hours the main thorough- fare is full of color. Then all its ba- zaars are wide open, proprietors sit- ting on the step to invite trade, while the polyglot population saunters out for the day's activities. Starched Cotto-Missies in immaculate gingham carry huge baskets on their heads, purchasing kitchen supplies for their white mistresses—mango, pineapple, pawpaws, sappotillas, breadfruit, avo- cado and other delicious edibles. These good-natured black mammies are excellent cooks and serve most cheerfully at a wage of $10 a month. The demure Hindu women tread the dust in bare feet, clinking their many metal anklets and bracelets. A stud of bright -colored stones in a nostril proclaims the married state of. a lady. Nakad little children trail their mothers, but never cry. The slender Javanese women, with shining black hair full of ornaments, carry their children on one hip In their slendang or shawl suspended from one shoulder. A lordly husband in gorgeous raaeng leads the way, prodding the donkey. When a baud of Djoekas is in town for a holiday, they always walk sin- gle file, as they do in the woods. These Busts -Negroes are the descen- dants of African slaves that escaped to the jungle in the early days to live in much the same manner as their forebears on the Gold Coast. t, s, thee. h vp bgi�,lt their i small vin- �:a,.ui-t tui clue tits, A mn_cu;dcent sight to We them in thein caaz.es on the river, rhythm of strong ebony shoulders straining at the paddles. The canoes, hollowed - out trees, are fine specimens, often Leautifuily carved. ni.Also their house- hold implements and sometimes the whole front wall of a dwelling show ingenious carving. The snake, or "long man" as it is called in "taki- taki," always forms part of the de- sign. The Christian cross, too, ap- pears often, .amid a variety of heathen emblems, Tse jungle abounds with the most aristocratic of woods, and the most enterprising of the Djoekas have learned to know mahogany, purple - wood or greenheart, which they fell and float down the river in rafts. The kinky heads . of the Djoekas are braided in most intricate design, simulating a pineapple, each section With its wiry pigtail, topped by a bit of bright worsted, a safety pin or what have you. The women, often tattooed, swathe themselves in color- ful ekirtsi Solnptiimes in flour or '+er out in the jungle, along the riv- S. A. J. & A. W. IRWIN DENTISTS Office MacDonald block, Winghatn r A. J. WALKER ITURE ANIS .PUNEj:2AL SI+..RVICE A. j. Waiket eased Amoral Director and Einbalmer, Office Phone 106. Res.; Phone 224. Latest I.,imousine Funeral Coach, sugar s-acilii. These friendly scare erdws otter b.tinosphere to Paramari- bo, but ou# in the Wilds they have nothing of he rirltculous. 'T'heu there are still flie Carib In- dians, who live meetly in the uplands or savannahs, and Who keep theta - selves 'smite aloof from the rest of the world, quietly itu1tivatiot, their caassave fields, knitting hammocksfo"r' their own use front homespun fibre and .weaving; beautiful basketsr One seldom secs an Indian ,le tiiWh, but you can meet t them en the rivers,' where they shear the 6sh 'from theft. eai.Uoi'H; withhoax, atuct- arrow while the 'nom an 1100clle*s t'.ite paddle.' These are the 'I 0,000 pepple that :;.n oar alieg'iaucr. to Queen Wilhol u.ien of the Netherlands.- ''There is u. a misiakc about their being 'Dutch .ail Jc els, and on the Queen's birtha .J;ty, Ananst 31, Patrainarilyo swarms with these lilt,,,:," f.;tia, who come from near to c,.' brate and to sing 0f Glu ,tart and country. Even 1-e Da, kas ruarell in solemn parade, "•1n, or "geamnnans," in full stt•.h solid chains around their c tri g ing: silver canes, ernbieins '' t on few European planters, i, .r,ulation consists of the t n', c,, neral, with his miniature. r. t is i rls and their ladies, very white, very exeltI- ..:+� ,rre"c, is coifortable enough ,t erne, fines many wistful .faces, t:,1 vahW'v's hush when they 'speak 1 0.,ut the 0601, elcan northlands. WINCaHAIlll ADYA.NCEKTINI S Thursday, February 20th, 193.0' /I t g ,>Rrf,1"S' 'RXII'gre$ i, BM) J WFIAT HAPPENED SO FAR Tont Bilbeck is the narrator. ' He is a fat newspaper writer who drives a tumble-down car he: calls Grand- mother Page. He is in love with Maryella, his rival being Jim Coop- er. The three are members of an am- ateur dramatic group. Plans for a play at the 'Old Soldiers' Home are under way. Grandmother Page has engine -trouble while Maryella is out driving with Bilbeck, and Cooper, passing in a big roadster, taunts him. After Maryella has left Bilbeck is able to start his car again, The amateur players are to give Pygmalion and Galatea at the Old Soldiers' Home. In their version Bit beck is to act as the statue, and Mary ells despairs when she discovers his bow legs. Mrs. Hemingway later flatters .Bilbeck and talks to hini a- bout the play. Bilbeck' pats her hand, only to find a rough hand grasping him by the shoulder and lifting him out of his seat, The escape of prisoners from the local penitentiary keeps Bilbeck busy at his newspaper work, so that he gets away from the dramatic group, The players arrive at the Old Sol- diers' Home, being greeted royally and meeting Pilk Henwether and others. • The play at the Old Soldiers' Home is interrupted because of a fire; the players and veterans escape, Riding away from the scene of the ill-fated play in their costumes and overcoats the group of players is held up by two escaped convicts, one of whom is captured by Bilbeck after a struggle. . The captured thief is tied to 'a chair at the Old Soldier's Horne. Un- able to leave the home as the car refuses to budge, the players must stay there, and Mr. Heniiniingway, hearing this over the phone, says he is corning right to the home—as- he is suspicious of 'his wife and Bilbeck. Meanwhile the sheriff arrives. He stopped in amazement as he saw our group. "You've got a lot of t>risoners ain"t , you?" he commented. "These aren't all prisoners," the colonel explained hastily. "There's only one." He led the way to Bill who, trussed up in his chair, had fallen alseep peacefully. The entire T ituation was explained to the sheriff while he peeled off a layer or two of clothing and revealed himself as a small old man, with wa- tery blue eyes and considerable foli- age in the front of his face. His beard was white, except where it was stain- ed with tobacco -juice. "If you don't mind," said the cher- ift, "we won't go back until morning. It's storming so bard out now that I doubt if we could get through. I'll just put my Horse in the stable." "You can't," said the colonel. "Tire stable is burnt up." A compromise was effected by quartering the horse in the cellar. As it happened, there was an outside run- way leading to the basement, down. which supplies were usually wheeled in trucks. After considerable person- sion the horse was induced to ne- eiti t • !country's ex -defenders began to fray my temper. What right had every- body to sleep while, 1 struggled in vain to woo Morpheus? I, might have become accustomed to :a regular snore, but there was one —Comrade Pilk Henwether, for a dol- lar --who gurgled in his sleep. The exasperating part about it was that he didn't do it all the time. Only oc- casionally above the diapason of his fellows came this unearthly gurgle; as if dishwater were disappearing down a sink. I tried to calculate the interval be- tween explosions and finally thought I had him timed to twenty-eight sec- onds. Then he fooled me by missing on one cylinder and remaining quiet a full animate. It was almost a relief when he burst -forth. again. Something had disarranged . his timer, for he became erratic from now on, sometimes firing twice . in succession and sometimes failing me for two and three revolutions at a time. His compression was wonder- ful. The trouble was in his spark, At last my brain grew curdled with futile exasper=ation. I may have doz- ed, or possibly 1 had a'fever deleriuni. I. don't know. Anyway, it was not la refreshing sleep that cane to me anti: it was crowded with nightmares. Y the lamp was. In the absence of :a couch I could put her/ on that. I hada nearly reached it when the outer door was fitting violently open, admitting a swirl: of flying flakes. With them came a gentleman who strode in unannounced. He was wear- ing a derby hat tied onto his head with a muffler and was.otherwise in- effectually bundled agaiins tthe storm in a black broadcloth. overcoat with the collar turned up. .On his feet. were a pair of snowshoes, "Good Heavens!" I exclaimed. "Who are you?"; °John Hemmingway, confound you! be' growled, stepping toward inc: with upraised fist and tripping over his own snowshoes, which he had forgot- ten he had on. That gave inc a second 'to place my burden on the long table before he could reach me. Just in time '.I straightened up to find myself:in his grasp. We wrestled back and forth sil- ently. Twice he kicked vie in : my bruised shin with his snowshoes. The only way'I could; prevent a repitition of those tactics was to stand on the broad webbing of the shoes myself. As 1 neighed something ` over two hundred and effectually anchored him to the floor. � %;t: ti_T'ne outer door was flung violently. open, admitting a swirl of flying. flakes. With them came a gentleman, •1, Suddenly 1 .opened my eyes and While we stood embracing one an- through a skylight.' I don't know what might have hap, pealed further between us had we nett been separated by a willing assort- ment of half-dressed old gentlemen. "Stop this racket!" shouted the sheriff, displaying his star conspic- uously. "I represent the law and or- der around here a>,nd I'm going to have peace!" I was dragging off from Hemming; way's snowshoes.. We stood glaring at one another. It is impossible to instantly forget. a ringing blow on the ear, I find, even: if it is delivered b Y a very good -friend. On his side I sup- pose that his resentment toward me was at least partially justified by ap- pearances. It was hard to think of those things just then, however, and as a matter of fact, I .didn't. "Good morning, Mr. Hemming - way," greeted Jim Cooper, arriving. in what I thought at first was an ab- breviated sleeping -garment, but which I later discovered was his Greek tun- ic. "Glad you got here at last. Why —what the detice—?" His glance had rested on the pros- trate form of Mrs. Hemmingway. "Mrs. Hemmingway `fainted," I ex- plained. ''Oh, I' see;" he considered thought- fully. fully. "I suppose it's all for - the best. I imagine that is the only way any one could get any rest in this insti tution," Evidently Jini had noticed the shoring too. Mrs.: Henmingway opened hei beautiful blue eyes. "Oh, john!" she exclaimed joyful ly as she recognized herr husband ev en in a derby hat and snowshoes. He made no move_ to respond to the entreaty in her voice. "Why; what's the tnatter?" she pleaded. "You know very well," he return- ed ,savagely, "When I arrived I found you in -Tom Bilbeck's arms." "Mc?"' she said interrogatively. 'Impossible. It must have been Maryella you saw." "It was. not," hastily disclaimed a oice in the rear of the group. My heart sank. I was in hopes that I would be spared ,Maryella's parti- ipation in this scene. "I don't know what happened," Irs. Heni.mingway went an, slightly ewiidered, "hut I'm sure that I can xplain everything." While we were -talking the floor renibled violently and there was a nuffled crash beneath us. Soon fol - owed a prolonged breaking of glass s if a brick chimney had fallen c b e 1 a listened intently to a new sound that other in a deadlock a low moan es - had been 'beating against my car- caped' the lips of Mrs. Hemiiiingway, drums for several minutes during my l 'Hadn't you better take care of your doze. A series of irregular tappings, .wife?" I panted, apprehensive lest she accompanied by a low::moaning, be- roll off the table. came audible above, the steady roar "You seem to be able and willing of the storm., My relaxed nerves be- to do that," he hissed vindictively,. cane alert once more, "You home -wrecker! What was it? "You're mistaken," I returned hest - The irregular thumping was re ily, . • peated. It sounded far away, and yet "Of course, .he sneered. "1 didn't strangely near, as if it might be in wall: in just now and find her in the walls of the building. Was it a your' arms at four o'clock in the mor - spirit rapping? ningl In only thought it was you I had never believed in such things, In reality it was some one else and but then I had never had proof of yott were up in your own room' fest any kind to convince me. One hair- asleep!" . raising supernatural incident will' To emphasize -his remarks h haul - make 1 e c 1 make a spiritualist of anybody, ed off with his right arm, which I A sudden sound of some one had carelessly allowed to'escape me, strangling made me sit up in bed. and belted me • energetically on the - This last was in the room, so I son ear. decided that it was my friend, the eccentric snorer, who. quite by acci- dent had hit upon a new specialty. But the thumpings and moanings continued. I threw off the covers and got out of bed, determined to investigate. I had no matches—there were no pockets in my tights; but I g 'a c this and was tied m one of the felt my way to the door, barking my small storerooms below: shins only once on an iron Cot That clone, the colonel assigned us Faintly came a cry ,for Help. quarters for the night. Fortunately,. I made haste. I ani a chivalrous there were enough vacant rooms 00 fool; no one ever yells for assistance that each of the ladies could have an without getting it from ire, I rush', apartment, while we men were bill- in blindly where even angels would etecl on cots in the general dormitory, pause to put on goloshes. Where most of the veterans slept. I stumbled down the :stairs. Carne again 'the faint cry: CHAPTER VIII "Help!" "Help!" It was Mrs, Heiiimingway'S voice. Mrs, . J-hniin i1.,way refused to re I peered in itt the door of 'the grout tire until her Husband carie., l' .offer- living -r0 011, ;which was faintly ilium - ed to sit tip with her, but she declin- mated by a single Oil -lamp on the ed vehemently. table -the electric current was sup - "You know that Jciltit would think plied only until one o'clock, ,1 dime, - if he ((mull pal ;itld nice sitting up eyed' later. The room was chill with alone Together,', she explained, the penetrating , cold of a winter's T atgreccl With her heartily, so we itloYnitit, when the fires have reached fixed a. gond Warm'fir1 its the St() el: their lowest ebb. and :left lien alone 10 ,welcome 11cr' Mrs. I1 tniiiini.;•waty was walking up spouse. It would be only a few hours and down frantically screaming. until morning, anddid not bother ":Flelp!" every time the thuiiiping and ti, undress, but threw myself exhaust-; moaning 'would 'reoccur, tier, on my cot. Suddenly she saw me as I advaitc- I diel not sleep, however. 'rhe cd out of the d'arkness. As she slid storm otttsidc; 'was '.making 'a 001nt1n- <in <tininet inarticulate cry of desper- ate fear escaped her lips and she pitched fot•tvard, I jumped quickly enough to catch her, She. had fainted. uotts racket around the eaves and corners of the building that, nearly drowned the chromatic • sitcii•es of the veterans. The excitement of the evening atilt kept my blood rat."rug and my iuives for it place to deposit her at full at high tension, I listened for tits length I became aware of a new opening of the door which would; in- sound, a rapping at the front door. dicattc that Mr. I;iernniingway had ar- 1 was too busy to bottler about it rived, then, I picked up Mrs. Hemmi gway The iniorotrs slurnbers of our bodily and started kr the table where While l looked around anxiously CHAPTER IX The Gay. Deceiver Conjecture Was superfluous. The disturbance was in the basement. We piled down by the inside stairway, Some one had been thoughtful en- ough to bring the lamp from the ta- ble. By its light we discovered a wreck that impoverishes description. The post to, which we had tied,, the sheriff's horse had been torn out bodily and a tier of shelves contain- ing several hundred glass jars of fruit which was supported by the post had collapsed and slid its burden to the cement floor. The horse, whinnying continually to himself, had retreated to a corner of the basement followed by the tip - rooted post. (Continued Next Week) Here and (here (•17U) It is reported that coal deposita: in Ccutrai British Columbia at. 'i'elkwa and Copper River, recently discovered. amount to 460,000,000 tows of bituminous coal. Arnie Pallson, national librarian, of . Iceland,the oldest surviving; democracy where the thousandth, anniversary of the first Parliament in the world will be held next Junes arrived at Saint John on board S.S. Minnedosa, recently, with a view tot visiting Canadian Icelanders. A. Canadian Pacific ship will carry- visitors arryvisitors to the great world gather-. nag in Teland. A special train, a University on: Wheels, is operating from Moose Jaw early in February and ending; at Saskatoon March 15. 'It con- sists of twoseed. cleaningcars with, lecture ear and is bringing to Larne-- ers in out-of-the-way districts int the west the very latest in agricul- tural methods. The lecture car in charge of officials of the Field; Crops Branch of the Saskatchewan.., Department of Agriculture. The• train is travelling over Canadian. Pacific lines, with which company the department is co-operating. Entries continue to pour into Vic toria for the second annual press Hotel midwinter golf tourna-. went over scenic Colwood course, February 17-22, Lor the E. W. Beatty Trophy and a long list of' silver cups. ' With the new Club. House at Colwoodslated to open shortly, a heavy entry list is ex- pected for this popular tourney which is attracting golfers from all. over the. United States and Canada, The Quebec Winter Sports Asso- ciation has decided to hang rip cash awards for the winners of the Ice - Canoe Race slated to be held Feb- ruary 23. • Canoeists will leave. Levis with their ice canoes, make. their way across the River St. Law- rence to Quebec, take a bag aboard under the shadow of historic Cha- teau Frontenac, and then negotiate; the half -mile stretch that separates. the two cities. "By careful selection of the char- acter of colonists we can place in Canada we help in the development of the Dominion," Col. J. S. )5eunis,. former chief commissioner of Col- onization and Development, Cana- dian Pacific Railway, and now act - Ing in an advisory capacity to the department, said on sailing from Saint John recently on a trip of in- spection to Great Britain' and Eur- ope. He will discuss certain agreements between the British Government and the C. P. R. re- garding movement and placing- of British colonists in Canada. Canadians drink nearly 100 per cent. more milk than they did in 1921. The per capita consumption is about one pint per day, or 470.8- pounds, per year, compared with about one-half pint per head of population in 1921. The milk con- sumption in the United States is about 458 pounds per capita per year or less than a pint per day per person.. Canadians eat more butter than the people of any other country in the world -29.31 pounds per capita per annum -an increase from 25.79 pounds since 1921. Their appetite for ice cream has increased from 5.211 pints in 1921 tit 7.04 pints in 1928, and the per capita con- sumption of cheese has risen from 2.51 pounds in 1921 to 3.54 pounds. Cutting the Cackle Besides the guestof,honor, the one. ly speaker was' the local commander, George K The remarks of both gentlemen were brief, as the evening was' set aside primarily for enjoyment. PLEASING P For Diseri I B IVTING illatill Cllstomers Our equipment is colinplete for the satisfactory production of printing of every description—from. p - � a small card to a bo®klet. With this equipment, suitable stock, goes competent workman- ship. We will he pleased to consult you in regard to anything you mar need. e AdvanceTirnes WINGHAM, w - ONTARIO.