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The Blyth Standard, 1930-03-20, Page 4PAGE 4—THE BLYTH STANDARD—March 20, 1930 A FREAK DiNNER, Finanrler of London Otves a (erns Dinner. One of the most amazing freak dinners ever held In London was re- cently elven by Mr. Charles Stoue, the financier, at his house In Lon- don, says a Tit -Bit writer. Karl Ke- eler, King of the Rolling Globules, the Bl -lingual Bivalves, tho Turning Turtles, 0 Solo M1o„ the Duc d'As perge, and a, few other stars of Menu - Land provided marvellous turns. It was a diene dinner, the table at which the guests eat down being in the form of a arcus ring. The ceiling was hidden by a tent top, and the courses were announced by a ring master. Admission to the dining - room was through a turnstile, Din- ner was nerved by fifty waitreases dressed as cloves. s, Biogrephisal notes of the perform- ers, printed 1n the program, revealed i'rot Karl is far end away the most travelled member of the Kan'fah fam- ily. In hie garb of astrachan grey he rolls from place to place. First. he L'ved in Sturgeon, then went to Nijni- Novgorod and finally to Odeaaa, rvhere he became ctnbrolled In a Family Jar. Escaping from captivity hs' the Head of the Tin -Canal( Dyn- asty, he made his way to London, where he won great popularity, The Bl-linnal Rivalves, it was stated, spent most of their studious hours 1n bed, and while passing through Colchester were highly com- plimented by the mayor. Tlie Due d'Asperge appeared In "awe-inspiring feats of bending and suspeuston." DRUG ON MARK T. Britain's .Historic Places Will Not Sell. One by one the stately mansions which for generations have been cen. fres of English country life are fall- ing Into disuse. Many people who bought these great houses In the post-war boom are finding them an encumbrance. Thee spent thousands of pounds in modernizing them, and now they cannot sell them even at an enor- mous sacrifice. The latest of these country houses to fall into this unhappy position is Wootton Hall, near Ellastone, on the bordera of Staffordshire and Derby- shire., a wonderful home under the shadow of the iVeaver Hills at the southern end of the Pennine Range. A year or two ago It was valued at $500,000; the beat offer that has so far been obtained is $16,500--e arce- ly the value of the land. It vies mod- ernized at great cost by its last occu- pant, a millionaire, but It has stood emptyand unwanted for months. A leading estate agent said to a reporter: "Country mansions are coming In- to the market faster than they can be sold. Few people now want to live in these enormous mansions, which are the glory of our countryside, but require au army of servants to main- tain. "One of the reasons for this decline Is that the heavy tendon has made big inroads Into the Incomes of many of the old families." Would Revive Cornish, The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies, research antiquarian or- ganIzatlone that have done much work on the folk -fore of that little- known part of Great Britain, are en- deavoring to bring about a revival of the old Cornish language. Cornish has practically disappear- ed, even more so than Welsh or Lash. Whereas these two languages can still he heard in remote com- munities where English is rarely us- ed, even in West Penwith district, Land's End, the most obscure part of the Duchy of Cornwall, the language is no longer spoken, though individ- mil wards still remain iu the English speech of the inhabitants, The last person to speak the language fluently is said to have been Dolly Pentreath, who died In 1777. An inscription in Cornish on her tombstone records this fact, but It is probable that the laegaage was in use somewhat later in the more isolated sections of Pen - with, Thrills on Wheels. A motor -cycle trip round the world has been completed by Douglas R, Hilt, who, to win a wager of £200 and expenses, undertook to do the journey in six months. Unfortunate- ly for him, he took thirty-three weeks. He covered 23,000 miles at a cost of £1,000, and lived mostly on rice, eggs, and potatoes. When In Japan, Mr. Hill was mis- taken for a spy, while he was nearly knifed by a peasant at a local fair In Jugoslavia when he attempted to claim a pair of stockings that had twee stolen from his sidecar. He had an encounter with rattlesnakes in New Mexico, while in Texas he suf- fered from malaria. Salisbury Cathedral. England's most beautiful cathe- drals, at Salisbury, has keen called England's finest poem in stone. It 15, indeed, the mostharmonious and best proportioned of the English cathedrals, for it was built within the short space of forty years (1220- 1260), where many others have tak- en centuries to complete them. It la a pure example of early English architecture, unalloyed by foreign influence. Its spire, rising from the very middle of the church, is the Mit- last In England. Greyhound racing. Greyhound racing scored an enor- mous success In 1929. More than 16,000,090 people to Britain paint for admission during the last ten months at the various tracks, and In Lon- don alone the weekly attendance ap- proximated 200,000. j Horses ht Australia. There are mew over 2,250,000 •horses in Australia; in 1788 there were five --one stallion, three mares, and a reit, • CONTRARY TWINS. Shipsend 'Planes Hay Look .Alike But They Aren't; A good order seemed recentty by a shipyard in the Old Country tm the building of three "slater ships." This means that those vessels will be identical in every respect — the same design, else, tonnage, engtnee, end general conetruotton. So tier ehonld be as alike as three peas, But In actual practice that will be Mike in outward appe.ranoe oafs, ac- cording to en article In Answers. As far ee their way at sailing isad be- havtoer at sea is concerned, disc' will he utterly different. It le one of the mysteries of "UPI and shipbuilding that nowhere to the world are there two sister shipe afloat which sail in the same way. Invariably there are great differences, so marked, in fact, that tt is difficult to believe that the vessels were cre- ated side by Bide. Sometimes the difference lis in speed, and it Is surprising how one engine will develop a knot or two more than its twin from the came „shops." More often the contrariness of twin ships appears in the way In which they answer the helm. One will behave like a "perfect lady," re- aponding to the silghteet touch, while her twin stater "steers like a hay- stack," se sailors say. Again, ono itis - tar will keep comparatively steady in dirty weather, while her twin is roll- ing and pitching abominably. The war, with Its mass production of shipping, prored the contrariness of twin ships over and over again. For instance, twelve mine -sweepers were built together, at the same time, 1n the same shipyard, and from the same set of plans. Yet when the flotilla put to sea every single ship behaved differently, and to look at them you would have thought that each one had been launched In a different port, Thls peoulierlty applies equally to aircraft, for they cannot build two airplanes of the same type Iu a fac- tory that will fly In the same way, HUAL%1'( WIRELESS SETS. Some People Are Virtually Human Wirelees Receivers, Are there some people who are virtually human wireleas receivers, through some queer conformation of the brain? Thle amazing possibility is auggested by Major Leonard Avery, a retired English doctor. While visiting an asylum he was con- vinced of a patient's sanity, but was told that the man was continually hearing music in the air. 9ometlmea he hears opera, some- times instrumental solos, sometimes songs. He can hum the music as it Is played and often people recognize the tunes, although the man does not know them himself, Many of the songs he hears are in languages quite unintelligible to him, Major Avery suggests that some- thing in the thickness of the cran- ium, or the space between the cran- ium and the brain, or brain convo- lutions, may be responsible for this condition. At any rate, he suggests tt to a problem that should receive 'identifies inquiry, Another doctor hats declared that the possibilities of our Sense organs are probably wider than we realise. There are, for example, people who can distinguish a difference in taste between a dozen exactly similar glasaea of water filled to exactly the same degree, or discern a difference in one card that has been touched out of a score of similar cards lying face down on a table. A Strange Hobby. Buying discarded jails seems a queer hobby, but Mr. Thomas' Oak- ley, of Luton, has just purchased Knutsford Jail, Cheshire, for 14,150. This is the fourth jail he has bought, the other three being situated In Gosport, Derby, and Worcester, He intends to turn Knutsford Jail Into a hostel for lorry -drivers, where they can get bed, bath, and breakfast for 30, a head. Mr. Oakley hopee to give 300 men a good bed .in the cella every night, and there will be three acres of ground covered with concrete as a park for the lorries. The jail stands on a tive-acre este on the main Lon- don -Liverpool and Manchester road. Air. Oakley has made other unus- ual purchases. He has bought e waterehute at the Crystal Palace, a light cruiser, four airdromes, part of a Gretna munition factory, six or sev- en breweries, several cotton mills, and fourteen country mansions. The King's Girls. ' During the aeventeenth century In New France, the French Govern- ment sent out shiploads of young wo- men of"a marriageable age to meet the shortage in Quebec, Over a thou- sand, known ss "the King's Girls," were thus transferred to the new col- ony, In charge of nuns. Marriages took place by the score soon alter the arrival of a new detachment in Que- 1 bee, the Government giving a money grant and certain privileges such as remission from taxes for some years. Bachelors who refused to marry were heavily fined. Many of the old fam- ilies In Quebec to -day originated in thus novel matrlmonlal manner. Money Saving flans. Ceylon has been spending too much money, and a select Committee an the Budget has been devising ways of reducing the estimates. The committee propose In the flied. place to curt thetr own salaries by about $33 a month, thus effoeting a saving of about 113,000, and next that members shall bring their own re- freshments to the council meeting --- an expected sa.vlug of about $2,000. The committee is chiefly composed of non-oiflclal members of the council. Composition of Air. Ordinary air contains about 21 per rent oxygen and 78 per cent. nitro- gen, the remaining one per cent. comprising argon, aeon, helium, car- bon dlo_lde, and other gases. AUCTION SALE UOUSEHOED EFFECTS The undersigned auctioneer has received instructions from the executors of the Estate of Emma Dexter, De- ceased, to sell by public auction at her late residence, Dinsley Street, Blyth, commencing at 1.30 p. m. on at. March 29, 1930 the following, this is to say: 3 dresses, 2 washstands, extension table, 3 fall leaf tab- les, 10 small tables, 5 rockers, 9 cane chairs, 6 dining chairs, 8 kitchen chairs, 2 sewing machines, 3 knitting machines, 2 glass cupboar a s, cook stove, wood stove, 2 base burners, coal oil stove, settee, armchair, 2 small cupboards, organ and stool, 5 wooden bedsteads, 2 springs, 2 mattresses, 3 feather ticks, 4 straw ticks, 2 bolsters, 11 pillows, clothes horse, step ladder, clothes hanger, 2 kitchen clocks, counter, pantry shelves, sin- gle bed couch, kitchen couch, 29 mats, a quantity of rag carpet, 2 club bags, suit -case, quantity of dishes, quantity of books, cushions, curtains, 2 kitchen stools, 2 easels, hat rack, quantity of curtain poles, sealers, fruit and pickles, whatnot, 2 toilet sets, window blinds, 5 bird cages, 2 washing machines, iron crib, quantity of garden tools, hanging lamp, 8 lamps, window screens quantity of pictures, lawn mower. kitchen utensils, 2 iron pots good tea kettle, six 1-2 gallon jars, 3 lamps, iron frying pan, steamer pan, large bake pan, sideplate The dwelling a 1 1-2 and 1 storey frame structure will also be offered for sale. TERMS CASH J. H. R.iELLIOTT, JAS. DODDS, THOS. GUNDRY, Executors, Auctioneer. AUCTION SA-. E Farm-SIock impiemeois The undersigned auctioneer has received instructions from Mr. J. C Powney, to sell by public auction on lot 42, con. 7, East Wa- wonosh, commencing at 1 o'clock p. m. on Tues, Mar. 25, 1930 the following that is to say: Horses Bay mare 9 years old, bay mare 10 years old, bay mare 2 years old. Cattle Fresh holstein heifer with calf at foot, cow due April 25, cow due April 28. Sheep, (Dorset Horn) Ram 2 years old, 13 ewes 2 years old, some with Iambs on foot, 3 ram lambs 4 months old, 5 ewe lambs, 4 months old. Pigs Yorkshire sow and 10 pigs. Implements Massey -Harris binder, 5 foot, Massey -Har- ris mower 5 foot, McCormick hay loader, new, hay rake, hay rack, set harrows, Flora plow, No. 21, new corn cultivator, new disc harrows, seed drill, open buggy, cream sep- arator, wagon, set double harness, nearly new, flat rack, gravel box, set bobsleighs, 400 egg size incubator, 140 egg size incu- bator and 1000 chick brooder, oak barrels, root pulper, fanning mill, about 6 tons hay and other articles too numerous to mention TERMS,. All purchases of $10.00 and under, cash, over that amount 8 months' credit on purchasers furnishing ap- roved joint notes. 4 per cent. straight off for cash on credit amounts. Notes must be approved by bank, land owners for security. J. C. POWNEY, JAS. TAYLOR, Proprietor. Auctioneer FARM FOR SALE 100 acres of land, being North % Lot 411, con.3, }cast Wawanosh, On the prem res ie situate a good I} storey frame dwelling; barn 50x00 and 40,030 with stone stabling. Hen house 20x30driving shed 30x30, all in gond repair. One aid a halt acres good (leasing orchard, The farm is in splendid state t.f cultivation, well fenced, drained end watered. For particulars apply to Walter McCtll, R. R No. 5, Godench, FARM FOR SALE 100 acres of good land, being lot 21 en the 12th con. of the Tp. of llullett. 10 acres of bush and pasture. On the farm is situate a good is storey brick dwelling; frame barn 56x56 with stone stabling and water in stable. Cement driving shrd 50x30 feet. Cement hen house. Drillyd well, All land in good state of cultivation Hydro passes the farm. Farm situate 1F miles from Blyth. Twenty-five acres fall plowed; 3 acres fall wheat, For pesticid are apply to Fred Austin, R, R. 1, EI;, th. A Mother's W roz-k Never Done --- but it can be lightened con- siderably by the installation of an Empire Duro Water Supply Systetn in the home. A kitchen sink, laundry tubs, both with 'Emco faucets—and best of all a modern bathroom completely furnished withFixtures and Fittings of guaranteed Emco constniction, Such a bathroom is a joy and will give lasting satisfaction. An Empire Duro Water Sys- tem will serve all these improve- ments with a constant pressure water supply. Models for deep or shallow well operation, suitable for farm, suburban or country hones with a capacity of 250 gallons or more per hour. See your local dealer and he will be glad to show you the systarn most stated to your needs, For sale by MUNRO BROS. Blyth, Ont. 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