The Herald, 1914-05-08, Page 4ENGLISH GRIDS. OF
A CHINESE IN
CHINA
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As long a,s I live I shall never
Io'rgeit my arrival. in the village of
Laihte. I could not speak one word
of the Chinese language, writes an
'English ,bride in the Wide World
Magazine. The villagers crowded
around vie, but heaven, only knows
what they were saying; they were
all talking rat the reams 'time, and
put me in mind of a, lot of ducks
quacking....I began to • feed afraid,
but was assured by my better -half
that they would not harm me in any
way. Mine was the first white face
they had ever :seen at close quar-
ters, and no doubt they thought The
very curious. I was attired most
elaborately in Chinese costume. and
it was well that I was, for, judging
by my reception, I don't know what
might have happened had I entered
the village in European dress. ,
When' we had escaped from the
crowd, my husband presented ane to
his father and mother and other re-
latives. The old people made quite
a fuss over me, and I was in an
awful predicament. I did not
know what they were saying to me,
and I did not know what I was ex-
pected to do, Chinese etiquette be-
ing very •complex.' I found out af-
terward, when I had learned to
speak the language. that I did not
offer them the usual basin of tea,
and bone (kotow), as is the custom.
The relatives and friends gathered
around me like bees around a hive,
gaping at my dress and jewels. I
cannot describe my feelings, but
must leave you to imagine what I
felt --an English girl of eighteen
among a lot of Celestials, all talk-
ing at once in an utterly strange
tongue. Dimly I began to perceive
the mistake I had Made, but worse
was to come.
The introductions over, I was ta-
ken to my house. You know how a
e oung bride Ioo'ks forward to see-
ing the place that is to be her fu-
ture hone. Well, mine was built of
mud bricks with a tiled roof—a
filthy old hut, with an earthen floor.
There are no boarded floors in Chi-
nese villages; they consist of mud,
or, if one has plenty of money,
plain red tiles. This house consist-
ed of two rooms, neither of them
better than a pigsty. Had I wanted
to do so. I.oulcl.not have swung the
proverb -i telt around in them. On
a shelf were the wooden tablets of
any ancestors—or, `rather, my hus-
band'a—with a, most 'hideous joss, or
god, lit up with candles. Incense
and sandalwood were luring in
front of it, and there were offerings
of fruit, pork, eggs and chicken—all
in honor of the young bride from
Australia.
I had a look round my future
home, and was so disgusted with
the filth and general ',wretchedness
that I broke down eomlpletely. My
husband, however,' cheered me
somewhat with the promisee of a. new
house in a. month's time. This pro-
mise he kept, and a nice new house
was built for me, with two large
rooms with red -tiled floors and
walls of black brick.
The day after my arrival the vil-
Lagers flocked into' the house to see
me, but I chased them all out and
sla,man ..ed the door. It needed a
nerve of iron to do such a thing,
but I plucked up my courage and
did it. Some of the women's faces
were as hideous as .the joss, and
the old women were like a lot of
witches—toothless, wizened, repul-
sive and filthy. On this day I had
my hair dressed in the Chinese
style for the first time, but as soon
ass the hairdresser left I took it all
down again: Int was done up very
tightly, plastered 'with cocoanut oil,
and patted down with a sticky,
white fl%iid-]ik'e gum. This, needless
to say, died not suit me, and I was
very pleased to put my hair into a
tub of water and wash it. There-
after, all the time I was in the'vil-
lage I wore my hair in a plait down
my back.
The neat eelremony I had to un-
dergo was .being taken to the big
"Chinese temple of the village to
bow before the gods and pay hom-
age to .soane more of my husband's
aneetors. 1 was told to bow, but
my overwrought nerves goat the bet-
ter of 7110, and I very politely shook
My head, put my hands behind my
back, and rain out of the place. All
kinds of fish, flesh, fowl and fruits
were brought as offerings to the
hideous -looking; idols in the temple
--all in my honor. . I was very
lucky,, no doubt, not to have been
, severely 'punished four disobeying a
snored order.
People can enjoy living close to
nature if they don't have to,
Debtor ---"I want to pay that lit-
tle bill of yours." Creditor—"Very
well,
air." Debtor—"But I octet.,
BANISH PIMPLES
AND. ERUP TIONS
In the Spring Most People
Need a Tonic Medicine
One, of the surest sign's that tho
blood is out of order_a,s the pimples,
unsig'htl'y . eruptions and eczema
that; coarse frequently with . the
change from winter to :epri!ng. These
prove -that theelong indoor life -of
winter, has hadits effect upon' the
blood, and that a tonic medicine ys
needed to put i4 right. Indeed
there are few • people who do
not need a tonic at this
.season,
Bad blood does not merely rsTiow it-
self in disfiguring eruptions. To
this same condition is due attacks
of rheumatism and lumbago; the
sharp, stabbing. pains . of, sciatica
and neuralgia; boor appetite and a,
desire to avoid exertion. Youcan-
not cure these troubles by 'the use
of purgative medicines—you need
a tonic, and a tonic only, and
among all medicines there is none
can equal Dr. Williams' Pink Pills
for their tonic, life-giving, nerve -
restoring powers. Every dose of
this medicine makes new, ricin blood
which drives out impurities, stimu-
lates every organ and brings a feel-
ing of new health and energy to
weak, tired, ailing men, women and
children. If you are out of sorts
give this medicine a. trial and see
flow quickly ib will restore the ap-
petite, revive drooping spirits, and
all your veins with new, health -.giv-
ing brood.
You can get these pills from any
medicine dealer or by mail ab 50
cents a box or six boxes for $2.50
from The Dr. Williams' Medicine
Co., Brockville, Ont.
His Literary Ability.
Chlorinda—How can you dream
of marrying a man who writes such
stupid love letters?
Marigold—But just think, dear—
he can write the most beautiful
checks you ever saw.
MODEL DAIRIES, LIMITED.
It seldom happens that private
investors are given the opportunity
of securing stock in such aitbraotive
enterprises as Model Dairies, Limi-
ted, Montreal, advertised in this
issue. Large dairy companies in;
all the large cities of North Artier -
ice are paying handsomae dividends
to their sharehtolders'b°very year.
Model Dairies has been organized'
by a number' of the keenest and
most successful business men in
Canada. The names of these men
insure permanence and good man-
agement. It pays to follow good
leaders.
Handicapped.
"What's the matter? Don't I
know how to eat neat ?" demanded
the discharged butcher.
"You do," replied the proprietor
of the meat market. "But your
hand does not:weigh enough to re-
tail it profitably."
A litter of six wolves' was born
at the. fair grounds in Brandon.
,tod
--jut once!.
You can shut your eyes and
verily believe you are breath-.
ing the delicate fragrance from
a bunch of fresh sweet violets,
so perfectly have we caught
the real odor of violets in Jer-
gens Violet Glycerine Soap.
But this is not all. We
have caught, too, the beautiful
green of fresh violet leaves,
yet kept this soap so crystal
clear you can see through it
when yob' hold it to the light,
Ask your druggist for Jergens
Violet Glycerine Soap today. l0c
a cake. 3 cakes for 25c. Get a
quarter's worth.
er
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Glycerihe Soap
For sale by Canadian druggists front coast
to coast, including Newfoundland
For a sampae cake,. Rend 2e stamp to the
• Attoltow Jeruens Co. Ltd. 6 Sherbrooke Street, '
rerth, Ontario.
OOTIM en on
Cand,ds is Helping;. '
'Among the wase of le6'isllitlolr under.
taken by the British reuse of Commons
It Is probable that the Pluntege Bill will
be passed into law this session, It coin-
mands.a majority in the House of Cola-
are
ba•s the support et. the gov-
ernment, and it is an ef2oet xnade to save
those rare: and exquisite species which
are threatened with extinction by the
greed of the bird -hunter, Tho United
States ,has 'already seta splendid ex-
anrple in this matter, and . Canada has
now passed a law by watch after Jan -
nary ,1, 1.6, wll be 2xb
into;,Cana19dar it aigrettesi, plu1116ma1es,to wingsring,
quills or any' other parts ,of wild birds.
It- is time the nations" took a hand 11!
Protecting the wild birds for some of
-the instances or slaughter aiat perfectly
horrible, TakQ the ease of the Islarid
of 1:,aysan, the great. breeding -place of
the albatros, kly the efforts of one man,
assisted by a' ge,ng of twenty-two or
twenty-three employees, that island has
been turned from a glorious colony of
happy birds into a charnel -house of
bones, it is computed that something'
like one-half- of the entire specter iias
there been destroyed, and the hideous
work would assuredly have been cam
pleted'if the United States had not'hap-
pily wakened just in time to what was
going on, The Plumage Bill of itself
will not suffice. Nothing' but an inter-
national agreement will prevent the
egret and the bird of. paradise disap-
pearing from the world forever,
Lsoursion to the `Arctic.
There willbe none of the usual priva-
tions and hardships attached to an Arc-
tic trip in the exeureion planned bY a
London exploration company. For the
sum of $1,000 the firm will provide a,
polar de luxe yoyage that includes hunt-
ing and fishing, Each passenger will
be allowed one' polar bear, one seal, one
walrus, two musk ox, one wolf and two
white fox, whieh,he must shoot for him-
self. To make. It easy and comfortable.
for all of the ',polar explorers, the ship
will be fitted with electric lights, bath-
rooms wltli hot and cold water, a cora-
petent ship's 'doctor, and a selected chef,
as ,well as a supply of cigars and tobac-
co, wines, spirits and mineral water of
the best braridsiand'qualities. Dr, Cool. -
or Captain I3ernier• could not desire any-
th'ing. more. •
The Search for Znowledge.
Industrial slums, huge armaments.
extremes, of wealth and poverty seem
but examples of the truth that know-
ledge wrongly applied may be a curse
rather than a blessing. The seeker after
knowledge for its own sake is in no
way responsible for the errors of states-
men or the faults of mankind. The true
disciple of knowledge will ever bear in
mind the words of Bacon: 'Knowledge
is not a couch for the curious spirit, nor
a terrace for the wandering, nor a tower
of state for the proud mind, nor a vant-
age ground for the haughty, nor a shop
for profit and sale, but a storehouse for
the glory of God and the endowment of
mankind."
Those biologists who devoted • their
energies—and perchance their lives—to
the study of the mosquito had no con
ceptidn that they would be the chief
contributors to the successful construc-
tion of the Panama Canal. Yet the
story of the search for knowledge is an
endless one. Glance back at those great'
names of the past—Pasteur, Faraday,
Hertz, Humphrey Davy, Kelvin, Lister,
Darwin and Huxley, Inevitably -one
asks: Will the coming generation be able
to produce men capable of doing such
work as theirs? Some pessimists seem
to think that the field of enquiry is ex-
hausted, that the last stages of the
march have been so rapid and the ad-
vance so great that there is little terrl-
tory left to explore. But each succeed-
ing generation possibly..thinks that';ibf.
the one preceding it. The world"
gresses and men go on developing. They •
can not stand still. It is the law of life
—excelsior.
The Trade of Canada.
Official trade figures for the twelve
months of the fiscal year ending March
31 last were issued by the Customs De-
partment recently and show a grand
total for the year of $1,112;562,107, a
record in Canadian history,
The total trade of the preceding year,
which was up to then the high water
mark, was $1,068,660,226.
The feature of the year recently clos-
ed is the enormous increase in exports
of Canadian produce, the total being
$431,639,658, an increase of eighty mil-
lions.
The imports on the other hand, which
amounted to $618,328,374, showed a de-
crease from the previous year of a lit-
tle over fifty millions.
The biggest increase in exports was
in agricultural products which rose 48
millions over the previous year. Manu-
factures jumped 14 millions and fisher-
ies showed an increase of four millions.
The trade for the month of March
showed a decline from the previous year
the total being $92,887,463 as against
$106,148,252.
vllliclh premised to ravab: pal ri 5.
Portuguese explorers were the first
f nseclern nations' to sail uncharted
east:
Prince Henry the Navigator
plunged into the'dark Atlantic and
discovered the Azores and Madeira.
Then he sailed down the African
coast to Senegal, After him flut-
tered and tacked. other caravels of
undying renown, Diego Gann camp
to the 41011,012 of the Congo.: Bar-
toloxnen Diaz passed. undnunbed
through thirteen days of storm and
reached the Cepe of Good'
Hope.
Yasca cis a Gamcrowned;' the `voy-
ages of these by rounding thecape
and reaching the; goal of all explor-
e res—In cli s,
In the meantime Columbus had
discovered America, : Spain having
seized theopportunity first offered
to Portugal. A 'chain of eanpar�es
was `soon bound in " vassalage to
these two kingdoms. Portugal held
Brazil, Indio, South •Africa; Gui-
nea,` with estates in China and Is-
laa'nds of the Sea.. Yet'it was under
a Spanish flag that the greatest of
Portuguese admirals, Magellan,
undertook the circumnavigation of
the world.
Portugal's day of real renown was
brief. ,She discovered many remote
lands that other kings might reign,
and other nations might amass the
Wealth of their tributes. She fell in
1580 under the debasing dominion
of Spain. When she emerged un -
,deer the ;Brdganzaas in 1640 She was
never td climb again to the heights
of her,old glory.
It is typical •of her .centuries of
Laggard imperial rule that the two.
last important acts of her colonial
department in Africa were the :sup-
pressing of the quasi -slavery of the
weed islands and the suppression
of the chief industry of Angola,
rum. The expenditures of her rule
in 1911 were $1,000,000 anore than.
her revenues.
The empire she parts with ire Af-
rica is '793,000 square miles. She
now holds soave 8,972 square 'miles
in India and China.
The Azores and Madeira are reck-
oned as part of Portugal itself. To
such an obscure ignominy has sunk
the nation of Henry the Navigator,
the race of Magellan, the power to
which Columbus turned for ,aid be-
fore he looked to Spain.'
Why Soup is First.
It was a very youthful class, in
physiology.
"Why," asked the teacher, "is it
best to eat soup first when one is
hungry ?"
The pupils stared at her blankly.
Then.J•amie enlightened them from
the depths of his experience.
"You can get it down faster," he
announced.
HAPPY NOW
Germ -Destroying Device.
A new marvel .of science promises
water and milk without typhoid germs.
Sunlight is a great enemy' of bacteria,
and what are known as the ultra -violet
rays aro the chief purifying agent. To
imitate and improve upon nature bY
creattng a miniature sun and harnessing
Its ultraeviolet rays for the use of .than
was the idea of scientists, and wonder-
ful success in many climes has rewarded
their ingenuity. A mercury vapor arc
Is enclosed in. rock crystal, the only so-
lid which the -,ultra. -violet rays pene-
trate. Typhoid, epidemics in, France,,
Morocco, the Philippines and Servia
have been checked by this germ -destroy-
ing device. The rays may also be used
to purify public bathe. '
COLONIAL SYSTEM DECLINED.
Portugal Was Once a Leader in
-Five Oceans.
We are almost indifferent among
the great transformations of the
wrorld. There are few who notice
that Pbntugal''.s colonies in Africa
have passed from her control, A
mighty imperial system which once
included India, South Africa, Gui
nea, Brazil and other vast and opu-
lent domains, has disappeared from
the earth.
It was no great war thfait severed
Portuguese West Afrtioa (Angola)
and Portuguese East Africa, (Mo-'.
eannbieepe and Gazaland) from the
pother enentrr. great B ittdp an
Germany. made an agreement an
offered Portugal $100,000,000. Mo-
zambi ue eemes tinder Br_.]�r ,�i,e�h in ,
fluent&'.and the other distrtots'.tin-
der German spheres. The Portu-
guese republic: is recognized as Su-
zerain, like Tuikoy in Egypt, and
with no more than Turkey's power,
Thus vanquishes from the five
Family of Twelve Drink Postum.
"It certainly has been a blessing
in our home," writes a young lady
in regard to Postum.
"I aan one of a. family of twelve,
who, before using Posturer, would
make ahealthy person uncomfor-
table by their complaining of head-
ache, dizziness, sour stomach, etc.,
from drinking coffee." (Tea is just
as injurious because it contains the
same drug, caffeine.)
"For years mother suffered from
palpitation of the heart, sick head-
ache and bard stomach, and at times
would be taken violently ill. About
a year ago she quit coffee and be-
gan Poaturn.
"My brother was troubled with
headache and dizziness all the tithe
he drank coffee. All those troubles
of my mother and brother have dis-
appeared since Postum has taken.
the place of coffee.
"A sister was ill nearly all her
life with headache and heart trou-
ble, and about all she cared for was
coffee and tea. The doctors told.
her she mu•stI, leave them alone, as
medicine did her no permanent
good,
"She thought nothing would take
the place of coffee until we inch -toed
her to try Postum. Now her trou-
bles are all gone and she is a happy
lfittle woman enjoying life as people
ehould."
Name given by the Canadian Pos-
tum Co., .Windsor, Ont,
Nation now comes in two forms
Regular Postum— must be well
boiiled, 15c. and 25e. packages.
Instant Postum—is a soluble paws
der, A teaspoonful dissolves quick-
ly in a cup of hot water and, with
Bream and sugar, makes. a delicious
beverage' instantly. 30c. and 50c,
tins'
Theoosrt per eup of both .kinds is'
abotu t o *Me.'
"There'e a Reaasen" for Posture,
sold by Grocers.
Starch
Canada,
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WORLD'S RAREST STAMP.
Issued in the Colony of British
Guiana. in.1856.
Pride of place ramo'ng the many
valuable, ankh unique specimens be-
longs to a singularly unpretentious
and so'rredleoking stamp issued in
the colony of British Guiana in
7556, for provisional use pending
the arrival of a. fresh oonsigument
of the regular. postage staamps`from
England, writes D. B. Armstrong
in - the Strand Magazine. It is of
the denomination one cent, the de-
sign being crudely set up from ordi-
nary printer's type at the office of
the Official Gazette; with the cen-
tral device of a sailing ship taken
from the heading to the shipping
announceaivents in -the paper.
The single known copy of this
rarity was discovered by a young
collector in the colony among some
old family papers stored away in an
attic. Knowing nothing of its
searcety and not being favorably
impressed by its .appearance, he
sold it to
trifling sun
ignorant of
timately it
and now re.
M. Philipp
ris, the dis
world's gr
who bough'
an amount
closed, bu
been at th
Tts intrins.
very unlike
coming in
in excess
A report,
a celebrate(
copy is a p
color, and
ini'biabed `
1st, the y
enough to
is the rare
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hair been
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are j
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as they are for rho Kidneys. If there is trou
you havo to get up three or four times or often
urine is hot and scalding -Gin Pills will qu
They cure the kidneys and heal the ir:ritat
6 for $2.50. At all dealers or sent on receipt
Sample free if you mention
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Brandon now has a restaurant
where tips are pcSihively taboo.
INVEST YOUR
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Stook of
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President.
Sir H. Montagu Allan, '- President Mer<
Vice -President.
Mr. John A. Gunn, - - - - Pre
Directors.
Mr, H. S. Holt, President, Royal Bank
or Canada; Dit•ector, Canadian Pa-
. elite Railway.
Mr, C. R, Hosmor, President, Ogilvie
Flour Mills, Ltd.; Director, Hank
of Montreal; Director, Canadian
Pacific Railway.
Mr. W.
Bank;
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Mr. C. 13, Gordon, President Do- 'Hon.' •Sei
minion Textile Co., Ltd.; Director, Sun, 1,1
Bank of Montreal.,Grand
Mr. R. J. Youngs, of R. J, 'Youngs
Dor f'ru'ther particulars atop a e,
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ever used. For barns and other buildings, for your
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