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THE FLESHERTON ADVANCE. Thursday, April 22, 1920. WrTOTTiDOrSCOM m mm Boy Scouts, This is your department. Make use of it. If your Troop has pulled off a good stunt or is Koint; to do any- tting in the way of a hike, con- cert, etc., have yoi^^cout master write a little stor^bout it and send it in to this paper. If you have any ideas about ScoutinK or want to get in touch with other .Scouts, write a short letter to the Boy Scout Depart- ment of this paper. Make your letter short and write only on one side of the paper. Ideas thus will be exchanged and Scout questions answered. A story by " Sleevos Up." "SCOTTTS ALWAYS ON THE JOB." ,\.rriviiij; at Liverpnol aii'l baviiig, throujrli I"i^^l'lll<â- ^â- 'l bauRftRi-, missed the boat train li>r London, 1 found it nec- essary to <ro8s to Birkenhead. The Mcrsrv wns very rough, so much so that the ferries coiiM only run along side the 'l<"'l' ""d the paasi-nKers had to simply jump on, only five or six being able to get on at a time. Upon arriving at the liock at Bir- kenhead, with the ferry bout rising and falling with the waves, it was again necessary to jump for il nnil the baggage was simply bundled off. One ot the first persons 1 nut was a lad in khaki shirt and Stetson hat who po- litclv saluted and asked if be could be o'f anv assist a nee. As the baggage had now' been taken care of, the serv- ices of this young Briton were not re- quired. .\gain on board the London and Northwestern train, running partly through the hills of Wales, we soon arrived at Waterloo station, London. Here all lights were shaded and the whole place was almost in total dark- ness except for the slight rays from the under side of the black painted lamps. Just turning round to get my bearings there bobbed up from some- where another lad in khaki shirt and Stetson hat. Politely saluting, he ask- ed, "fan 1 be of any service, sir! I asked to be directed to a tan cab Stand, which the lad did, and again clicking his heels together and salut- ing, he walked away. Returning from Shorncliffe to hw- hurst with our Chief Scout, Sir Rob- ert Baden Powell, after visiting the ex- Scouts who were training with the Can- adian armv within that area, we met with a slight mishap. We bad just passed the village of Tcnterden, run- ning along at a pretty lively Rait as - - ... â€" .1 -_.i "ranting before dark. Bang Such is the work of the Scouts in Kn^Iaud, always ready to do a good turn, always acting the part of a true Heout. OOBOURO. Cobourg is putting on a campaign for "Canadian Boy," the official maga- zine of the Boy Scouts Association in f'anada, under the guidance of W. V. » Riddell, their Scoutmaster. The boys are going "over the top" with a bang and no doubt will reach their objective. BENTREW. Scouts of Kcufrew arc holding a rally on the evening of Ajiril 13th. Steadily plodding along. The Troop in Renfrew has done splendid work. Scoutmaster Bose and the local asso- ciation are to be congratulated upon their work on behalf of the boys. DOWN ON THE FARM NEARLY READY FOR SHOWING Mack Sennett's Five-Reel Suc- cessor to Mickey Soon Will Be Seen in Canadian Tlieatres. no lights could be used, and wanting to make Kwhurst if possible dark. Bang! went the rear tire. Tak- ing an old oil lamp from the car, for it was now dusk, the writer held it while our chief Scout starto'l to take off the wheel, when along came two or three Scouts. The writer was wear^ ing the Scout uniform, while our chief was wearing the uniform of a British general. One of the boy; stepped up to me, clicked his heels together and saluted, asking if they could be of any Bcrviee. Vpon my answering in the affirmative, the lads then started to work, and seemed to quite unrierstand the make of car they were dealing with Thev took off the wheel, put on the spare wheel, made everything snug, then elickiug their heels and saluting, were about to walk aawy, when the writer called them back and introduced them to their chief Scout. Cpon being introdticcd to Sir Robert, thev imraediatelv wanted to bolt, but thev were taken by the arm and com- plimented bv their own chief Hcout, of which 110 doubt they were proud and still more surprised. very HAIIiEYBUBY. Word has been received that Mr. Mitchell, a Scoutmaster from England, has taken hold of the work in Hailcy- bury and has placed it absolutely up to the boys to make good. Mr. Mitch- ell is a splendid gymnast and no doubt Haileybury will become a live centre for scouting. ZNOEBSOLL. Tngersoll has been carrying on all winter and are now planning their summer program. The Troop in Inger- soil has always been keen upon camp- ing and in the past they have con- ducted and carried out some splendid tramp camps. No doubt they will be on the move again this summer. No doubt a great majority of the local associations and troops are now iliscussing their plans for the .8"inâ„¢er. To make a success of a camp it should he planned well ahead. The Scout motto, "Be Prepared," can be most aptly applied for any emergency. MEN TO LEAD. The problem of the Boy Scouts As- sociation is to get men to lead; men to work upon a local association; men for scoutmasters. The boys are clam- ouring for leadership and the appeal is for men to look still further into the merits of the movement which is doing so much for the hoys throughout the length and breadth of Canada. TORONTO RALLY. Twelve hundred enthusiastic Boy Scouts, representing 45 troops in To- ronto, gave an exhibition of their tiaining at the Armories before a large crowd of spectators, on the oc- casion of the closing Scout Rally and .Tambouree of the winter season. The gathering was the largest of the kind vet held in the city, and the boys in their trim seiiiit unifornis, many of them the proud wearers of numerous badges, made a picturesque sight on the floor of the Armories. The rally inclutled a march past and inspection by Mr. John G. Kent, commissioner for Toronto, with Messrs. Charles Mitchell and H. A. Laurence, deputy commis- sioners, making the inspection, while there were also present, taking part, Messrs. H. G. Hammond, W. K. George, Provincial Commissioner, J. G. Gib- son of the Provincial Council and Al- der Bliss, Commissioner for the Otta- wa district. One of the interesting features of t nese boys' of varying ages, with their own seoutmaster, there heing :{<> in all in the troop. The scouts of the Sccon<l district will into camp at Richmond Hill for THE KNIGHT WHO COULD NOT KNEEL - By Edgar Wallace, Author of " The Four Just Men," "The Secret ', ^ House," Etc. IMPERFECTIONS. Curing Minor Defects in Children. Many mothers are unduly worried \ wlien the face is being washed, tends when trifling physical defects manifest towards improvement. Where the nose themselves in their little ones, but such is slightly crooked a child should be may take heart of grace and believe | taught to blow it habitually on the that by the exercise of special care I crooked side, in order that the defect and common sense methods they may may be remedied. llie evening was the presence of the (ilst Troop, made up entirely of Chi- g" four days over the 24th of May. IBI ..«.«.inimiiiiiillllH llllltllllllll IHIIIIII iiilllHIIIHIIIIIimiliHIIIIIHlim SuggesTTons rrom housewives who have found some way of lightening their housework, new recipies for cooking, or any household ideas, will he welcom- ed by this newspaper, and will be published in this column. •Send your ideas to the IIouBe- wives' Department of this paper and they will be published each week under this heading. VEGETABLE TIME TABLE. For steaming, double the time. For Boiling. Potatoes, newâ€" about 15 minutes. Potatoes, old- -.') minutes. Onionsâ€" 1 to, 3 hours. Old Carrotsâ€" 1 hour at least. New Carrotsâ€" 25 to 30 minutes. Old Turnijis :)5 to 40 minutes. Young Turnipsâ€" 20 minutes. Beetsâ€" I'/i to 3 hours. Parsnipsâ€" 30 minutes to 1 hour. Artichokes -35 minutes. Old Cabbageâ€" 25 minutea. Young Cal)bage--15 minutes. Cauliflowerâ€" 15 to 20 minutes. Spinachâ€" 15 to 20 minutes. Brussels Sproutsâ€" 15 to 20 minutes. Young String Beansâ€" 15 to 20 min- utes. Old String Beans- 30 to 35 minutes. Vegetable Marrowâ€" 20 minutes. Balsifyâ€" 2 to 3 hours. Young Green I'eas -15 to 20 minutes. Old Green Peasâ€" 30 to 40 minutes. Broad Beansâ€" 20 to 35 minutes. A HBASAOHE OUBE- A tcsspoonful of charcoal powder in half a glass of water, is a cure for siek headache, and relieves heartburn. The powder is difficult to mix with watsr; It assimilates better with milk, so that the quantity named small ipiantity of milk; sufficient wa- ter to make the draught being added. rNDIVIDUALITY IN DRESS. If any proof were needed that wom- en are not the entire slaves of Fash- ion tbey were ouce reputed to be, it is to bo found in the fact that most (if th- great dri'ssinakers n'-w make, irrespective of the fashion of tlio day, a H|KM-inl branch of individual gowns to suit the particular style of any cli- lilt who jirefers them to the prevailing faidiion. USmO DBIPPINO. The trimmings of ribroast and of steaks >'hoiild be carefully gathered, rendered and used instead of cooking butter. They are the equal, if not the superior of hutter, inasmuch as thev ar(^ jus' as delicate in taste and do not turn black in frying. Till- cracknels of these fats should be chopped fine and, after being heat- ed, (du.uM he added to a mixture of corn flour, egg, milk, salt, a little baking powder, a trille of sugar and f. small percentage of rice flour, and made into the miiat delicious pancakes imaginable. There is no art required, a neutral frying loeilium will turn the trick; cottonseed fat, highly refined, is the best for the purpose. Ham trimmings, after being fried and freed of skin, will serve the pur- pose equally well. A hotter oven is required for laysr cakes than for loaf cakes. â- hould be worked to paste with a water. To make smooth gravy, put a table- spoonful of Hour in fat in pan and add Daniel Gree was grey and old and broken. May Excels was young and beauti- ful. This is a bald claim, yet such a claim couhl be made with greater detail and leas accuracy. Of her nose one had the vaguest recollection, which is as it should be. A woman whose nose one remembers is not beau- tiful. She may be pretty, piquant and saucy, noble and commanding, but if you remember her nose she is not beau- tiful. Her eyes were big and lus- trous, violet of hue, her hair jet black and her eyebrows [lainted by nature when the good ladj' was in her finick- ing miniature mood. She was, as I say, radiant and beautiful, and Dan- iel Gree was grey and old and broken. How dare he left his eyes to ht-r .' As a matter of absolute fact be did not lift his eyes at all for he was <>n the hefty side of six feet, And she was just the right height for a girl, which is about your size. He was grey and old andâ€" Well, he was nearly twenty-six, and ill certain lights the hair at his teiii- l)le.s was almost greyish. And as for being broken, would not you be broken if you loved the daugh- ter of a millionaire, and she loved you, and her father with a passion for titles, had his eye on the scion of a noble house as a prospective son-in- lawt •'1 can't stand it. May," said Dan- iel Gree desperately. "I feel that if I 'in not made a Duke in a month or two I shall go really grey. T am old and broken â€" " ''And stout f" she suggested. "No, not stout," he denied indig nantly. "I am just old and grey and broken." ' ' I expect that is why it is, ' ' she said thoughtfully, "father thinks the disparity in our ages is too great." "Why!" he gasped, "there is only five years between us. When 1 said 'old,' " he went on carefully, I was referring rather to the enreharrowed soul than to the arithmetical standard of years â€" May, what am I to do!" They were silting on a bench in Hyde Park ami her pretty forehead was puckered with the tremendous iharacter of the problem. "If you could only earn a title, Danny," she said, " I am sure father wouldn't mind your humble birth," she arrested his exasperated protesta- tion. "You see, dear, father was a foundry man before Mr. Carnegie made Iiini a millionaire, and grandfather used to peddle laces, so naturally pa is rather particular. I flon't think he 'd mind you being the son of a cler- gyman, because he's really awfully broad-minded, but you're so terribly American." "My great-great-grandfather was on Washington's staff," ho said with a hint of gloom. "I shouldn't mention that," sho said gently, "not to father anyway. One has to live these things down. Now if your father had made his ap pen ranee in New York about the same time that the ArcJiduke Zorth disap- peared â€" " "Who's he, anyway?" he grumblecl. "The Archduke is, or was, the rein five of the Moravian Emperor," she recited, "who having incurred the dis- pleasure of his parents sailed for a foreign land. It is believed hy soiiii- that the ship on which he sailed was sunk, hut authentic evidence exist.s that he reached American soil." Daniel Gree looked at the girl sus- piciously. "Where did you learn this little piece f" he asked rudely, for he loveil her, and there was no necessity for conventional politeness. "Miss Zimmerberger taught mo thnt, " she said, "when I was at the Pittsburg Preparatory College." He was silent, then, "Wo Moors of old Castile â€" " he began bitterly. "Moorst" "Moor or less," ho said gloomily. "We are descended from Christopher Columbus." "He wasn't a Cnstilian," she scorn- ed, "he was an Italian." His eyes met hers in pained re- proach. "Didn't T say 'descendedf " he asked with exemplary patience. "Dearie, let us think these things out. Mftisie," he said looking at her ten- derly, "I've reaehed that stage in set the little ones right. NaU Biting. One of these troublesome worries in children is nail-biting, anl almost more than any other defect or bad habit, it ('alls for endless patience and courage on the part of the mother or nurse. Some doctors have expressed the opin- ion that tuberculosis has been traced in certain eases to this annoying child- ish habit, so at any cost it must be prevented. If remonstrance^ avail nothing, their nails should be rubbed with some bitter but innocuous liquid or substance like bitter aloes, and the child compelled to wear gloves almost constantly. Left-handed Children. If there is any tendency to left- liandediu'88 in the parents, a baby should be carefully watched from birth and the nurse should be extremely careful to change the little one fre- (juently from one arm to the other, so that the infant's hands are not al- ways pressed against the breast in ne position. If the left hand is held out for toy or sweet, these should be refused till the right is tendered, but scolding is hopeless and if in spite of everything the child persists in using its left hand, then it should be taught to be ambidextrous, like General Ba- den-Powell, and thus all awkwardness anil annoyance may be spared in future years. Imperfect Noses. A haby with a snub or upturned nose looks very saucy, but as she grows old- er this defect may seriously spoil an otherwise pretty face, so it behoves the nurse to pay special attention to this feature. A gentle pulling or strok- ing several times a day, particularly love where I cannot live without you. I know it is absurd," he went cm, "I know that life will go on as hereto- fore even if you are snatched from me Straight Hair. The mother possessed of pretty cur- ly locks is often greatly disappointed by the fact that her little daughter's hair is lank, straight, and mouse-col- ored, and simply refuses to take on the semblance of a wave or look nice. Worse still it is if she has a ' 'cow lick," but even then wonders can be worked with care and patience, if the refractory tresses are damped, brushed and trained in the right direction. If straight hair is regularly moistened and put in curling rags it may some- times be persuaded to form quite pret- ty ringlets, but such an achievement calls for unwearied trouble on the part of the mother, who may comfort her- self that in later years her daughter will be truly grateful, for most girls. even the least vain, covet beautiful wavy hair, and the fortunate possessor thereof can always dress it to good advantage if she will. Distended Ears. Prominent, outstanding ears may not be a blemish to a boy 's head, but they certainly are to a girl, and any sign of such should be instantly watched and corrected. If the trouble is only slight it may be sufficient when lay- ing baby down to press gently the tiny ear to the head and turn her round in time to lie on the other. If this ])recaution does not avail, the mother would he well advised to buy an ear- cap sold for the purpose, or, better still, to make one with bands of elas- tic or tape, fashioned so that the ears can be kept well back on the head. This simple ' contrivance should be worn under the baby 's bonnet day and night until such time as the trouble is modified. by the rni>acious hands of fate; that plied doubt. hearted â€" I am perfectly certain I shall do something dreadful. Cry and all that sort of thing." "Will you rcallvT" His voice ini- I shall stand on the corner and watch your wedding cortege depart for Paris without butting a lid -i didn't fake a ilegree in iiliilosophy for notliing. " She looked at him gravely. "I feel the same," she said. "If Papa forces me to niarrv that dread ful Baron â€" " ' 'Count, ' ' he corrected. "There are two," she said. "I was thinking more of the Raron beeaiise he is tlu' least olijeetionable, besides he does parlor tricks and can produce a rabbit out of a tall bat at a mo- ment's notice. One would never be ipiite Ixircd with him if one kept a silk hat handy, and â€" oh â€" he can smash eggs in a paper bag and produce guinea pigs." "Ah!" the young man nodded, "an evolutionist." "Where was If" she went on, "oh, yes, I remember I say if I am forced to marry either, I shall be liroken- â- â€¢Of coilrse I shall!" she said in dignantly, "do you think I am heart less ? ' ' He made no reply. Side by side they paced the path, patterned with shifting arabesques of light. "Why don't you get a title?" she asked suddenly, "you can easily find one here in England â€" it would be splendid! " S|ie clapped her hands gleefully, but awoke no responsive spark of enthusi- asm. "I'd have to beeoine English," he said, ' ' and it isn 't so easy. Now in Germany I could buy the Cross of the Black Kngles for the price of a taxi- fare." She shook her pretty head. "It must be English/' she said with :i definite air, "Daddy is just mad on real titles, and the Baron's chance would die the death before the glory Mack Sennett's flve-reel super-pro- duction, long heralded as that produc- er 's successor to hie successful ' ' Mic- key," has been accepted by the Uni- ted Artists for distribution through- out the United States and Canada. This, it is claimed by the Bennett or- ganization, is the most important and largest film transaction of the year. The importance of the event, it is said, arises not only from the size and cost of the production, which are great, but from the fact that it represents Mr. Sennett's positive entrance to the activities of productions in big film- dom. Hitherto his two-reel comedy feature output has been occasionally interrupted in favor of a work of larger character, but "Down on the Farm" commits him finally to a pol- icy which will present several of these big works each year. It is natural that his first production in this size and form of a series would command his most careful and effective creat- ive genius. That such is the case would seem to be indicated by the success of "Down on the Farm" dur- ing a brief period of preliminary try- outs before the production was taken to New York. of Sir Daniel bree! Doesn't it sound lovely?" she demanded with shining eyes, "oh, Dpnny, do try!" ' They were in an unfrequented part of the Park, amidst trees that offered some sort of privacy. The awakening vigor of Spring was in her blood, the bursting green of the trees, the call of the wild fowl on the little lake, the very wildness of life in her heart. Suddenly she raised two hands and laid them on his shoulders. "My boy!" she whispered as she lifted her warm lips to his. "Mark me down as a Duke," he trembled, as he left her at the Park gate, "and be careful of your skirt the next time you see me, for I shall be wearing my knightly spurs." Daniel Gree wps a man with a large imagination. He was a dreamer of dreams and in moments when finance did not absorb his attention (he was the London representative of a great American finance corporation) he was highly romantic. Now the imaginative#man has a pull over all other types of men, in that he is bound by no earthly ties, and is chained to no age or clime. Picture Daniel, a perfectly dressed young man with the shiniest of silk hats and the best fitting of morning coats, striding along the Mall, swing- ing bis ebony stick. An ordinarily pleasant-looking young man, deep in thought, you guess and place him in the category of thinkers, who are de- ciding whether it shall be a devilled sole at Simsons or a chop ,at the Charlton Grill. Yet at that precise moment Daniel had a sword strapped at his right side and a white topee on his head. He is facing a horde of Filipinos with flashing eyes or rescuing a beauti- ful lady from the clutches of an Arab slaver. Or, influenced by the latest book he has read, he is a calm com- missioner holding palaver with his un- ruly cannibals. "I am perfectly certain," said Dan- iel to his unimaginative broker that morning, "that one of these days I am going to have an adventure which will alter the whole course of my life." (To be Continued.) Wooing In Qraenland. In Greenland it is an accepted fact in social philosophy that a woman's "no" means "yes." The priest calls upon the young woman and pleads the cause of her lover, assuring her that he is a good man, that he catches many seals, etc. It is the custom of the woman to reject all proposals at first, but to yield at last an unwilling as- sent. If she remains obdurate, how- ever, the priest mentions that it is a matter of no consequence, as there are numerous other young women who would be glad ot the chance, which remark seldom fails to bring an ac- ceptance of the marriage proposal. hoiv^'Catfl Save Money? 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