THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1917. A JOKE THAT FAILED. " A MIRAGE IN THE CLOUDS. Tried on "Stonewall" Jackson, it Acted | The Specter That Gave an Aviator the TWO LONG YEARS EE HE SUFFERED Scare of His Life. "Major Thomax J. Jackson, luter the An extraordinary story of a mirage 'famous 'Stonewall' Jackson, was our in the clouds is told by a Young flying Instructor in jnathematics and drilled | corps officer in the British service : the students in artillery tactics." said Onnizaa, Owr., Nov. 28th. 1914. "For over two years, I was troubled "I bad often wondered what it would General Armistead, an antebellum | feel like to see a machine coming graduate of the Virginia Military insti with Constipation, Dy ess, Lack of Appetite and Headaches, Oneday I saw straight for one and to know that a tute. *"'Old Jack,' as the students | collision was inevitable. I had the ex- called him, with his worn uniform, | perience one afternoon, only the col faded cap, usnally perched at a ridicu. | lision did not take place. .1I was on lous angle upon his big head, rusty old | patrol with five other machines over cavalry saber and ungraceful gait, was | the lines and bad Just gone into a in appearance far from our bean ideal | clond bank. Just before going in I saw of a soldier. Nevertheless it was pos: | the bus on Tuy. Sight turhitg 0 Crom in Li even then to guess at the real | front of me. a sudden I saw a 4 hie. ve of the man. " machine just the same as my own ap- | your sign which read *"Fruit-a-tives "The guiis we used in our artillery pear out of the cloud about fiftr feet | make you feel like walking oa air." drills were pulled by hand. As the | away, making straight for me. In- This appealed to me, so I decided to drill would "proceed our instructor fry & box. In a very short time, I began to feel better, and mow 7 fee! fine. Ihaveagood appetite, relish everything I eat, and the Headaches are gone entirely. I recommend this Pleasant fruit medicine to all my friends ", y DAN McLEAN, 0c. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial gize, 25¢. At all dealers or seit postpaid by Fruit- La. HIRE HARVEST HELP EX- CURSIONS TO WEST- ERN CANADA $12.00 To Winnipeg, Man., plus 4 cent per mile beyond. Return, 3% cent per mile to Wise nipeg, plus $18.00. Going Dates, August 21st and 30th, For further particulars apply to | J. P. Hanley, C.P. and T.A,, G.T, Ry. Sys., Kingston, Ont. CANADIAN PacCcirFic VISITORS Te the WORLD'S GREATEST Annual Exhibition (Aug, 25th to Sept. 10th) Will Find the . . Canadian Pacific THE CONVENIENT ROUTE From All Polats in Canada EXTRA TRAIN SERVICE To and from Parkdale Station and Exhibitlon Grounds from principal points on certain dates HITLESS BASEBALL. 0 Remarkable Record That \vas Made by Cy Young In 1904. The proud record for pitching con. secutive lunings of hitless Lasebsll i8 held by no less a personage than the Hon. Denton Tecumseh Young of blessed baseball memory. Mr. Young, better known as "Cy." is the holder of several records in unusual feats in the pitching lice. It was back in April, 1904, that Young proceeded to shatter all figures in this line, and before he got through he had created a new record in borling hitless ball snd one which stands te= day clean cut and without a spot of blemish and without a doubt the great- est piece of pitching the game ever witnessed. On April 30 against the Washington team Young took Winter's place in the third inning, no one out, aud pitched out the game, retiring the next twenty- one batsmen in order. Young's next game took place May 5 against the Athletics. Cy pitched the best game of his long and honorable career that day and retired twenty-seven of those famous swatsmen of Connie Mack in a row. In a game against Detroit on May 11 Denton T. pitched his famous Old altar of Khussunjl was beaped up ) fifteen inning 1 to 0 game against the with offerings of rice and he ool : Tigers, dnd in the first seven innings plain woodén tablet had been placed Kou set them down without a base there beuring the words: "To -- all those souls who have This would give Cy twenty-three passed Into the beyond because of | Innings 'of bitless ball, or, in other war." wordn, a's far as the records show, six. The old priest, bis bald bead shining, ty-eight batsmen stepped to the plate clad in his coarse cotton robe of gray, | and were retired in succession. In that officiated before the altar. and when the | 59™e period the big Ohioan pitched last prayers were uttered the peoplé forty-eight consecutive innings where formed a procession to.the Sumida riv. | 18 bis opponents failed to get a ron er. a short distance away across the plate. After his great no Near a bridge an unusual craft was hit-no run game against the Athictles waiting, a deep eargo junk roofed over | De Pitched fifteen innings of runless with canvas bearing bald black Bud. ball, as mentioned, agalust the Tigers dhist symbols, and at the bow fluttered | With Ed Killlan opposing 'him, It waa 8 white cotton banner on which was | ® Dattle royal, and the clever Killian written in large black characters: met defeat by a score of 1 to 0 The Japanese Rite For the Battle Slain of the World. IT EMBRACED ALL NATIONS. Montreal and London: (Calling Falmouth te land Passengers) Montreal and Bristol A FEW LINES OF HEINZ 57 Pure Olive Oil. Peanut Butter. r Mustard, Fork and Beuns a paghetti with Tomatoes an Cheese. Mustard Sauce. Kidney Beans (Red). P. H. BAKER Princess. & Frontenac St, Phone 1016 ---- On a Floating Temple In Sumiaa River a Priest of Tokyo, With His Flock, Of. fered Prayers For the Souls of Kol- diers Dead Because of War 3 Unusual preparations were made one morning" in Shussanjl, or the Going Out of the Mountain temple, a quaint little place of worship hidden away in a labyrinth of crooked strebts in a poor quarter of Tokyo--preparations. for a celebration on the Sumida river to pray for the repose of the souls of all those slain in battle regardless of na. tionality and to seatier scraps of paper bearing the Image of Jizo Sama over the waves. ene for each departed spirit. The chiet priest, an aged man, with his assistant and the supporters of the temple, bad been busy for days in ad. vauce, ind all was ready. The red and stinctively I jammed my nose bard would become transformed into the Very semblance of Mars himself as, with form erect, waving sword and flashing eye, he would give the com- mand 'Fire!' in a voice that rang over the campus like the blast of a bugle. "One day in a spirit. of mischief the students who were drawing the gun pretended to lose control of it as it moved rapidly down a gentle Incline directly toward Major Jackson. But the commander, Instead of scuttling out of the way, as tbe boys had gleefully anticipated, stood sternly erect and immovable right in the track of the gun, "I tell you there was some lively hustling and just in the nick of time, too, to keep Old Jack from being run over. That was our only aftempt to play a practical joke at Major Jack- #0n's expense."~--Youth's Companion. FAMILY DINNERS. In England They Flourish Maioly at Weddings and Funerals, Family dinners are rare in England. They flourish only at weddings and at funerals, especially at funerals, for mankind collected enjoys woe. But down and went as near a nose dive as possible. 'The other bus did the same. I turned! The ofher turned into me. I was in a cold perspiration all over by this time, so I thought, 'Here goes: if I am going to crash it might as well be ! Seo straight for it I went. We got loser and closer, and. Lift, my machine and--its mirage in the clouds met! "It seemed like a hideous nightmare, and I ean still see that machine doing its utmost to crash into me. I think I can say I have had the full horrors of a collision in the air without its actual ly taking place." --London Telegraph. INDIA'S ARMY ELEPHANTS. Their Skill In Moving Big Guns That Have Become Stalled. In India elepbants are used in many ways in the army, especially in mov- ing artillery. Of their work in this line a British writer says: "When a gun comes to grief the ele- phant marches up with the important air of an experienced engineer and de- liberately inspects the state of affairs. Thrusting bis trunk around the spoke -- Reduced Fares to Toronto Exhibition In Effect from Aug. 27th to Sept. 8th, 1917 Travel in comfort, Tuxurions equipment, fast trains, am- ple accommodation. > For tickets, programmes of special attractions and all in- formation, apply to M. C. Dunn, City Agent, or J. E. Ivey, "Particulars from Conway, OP. A. Oity Ticket Office, Princess ang Wellington streets. Phone 1197. Don't think because men were Station Agent, "a "A service to console the spirits of the swhole world's departed ones." Quickly the parishioners embarked and squatted down upon the cushions spread over the bottom of the boat. and the priest, the central figure in the. re lgious ceremony. as gray and faded as the robes he wore, took up his position In front of the altar. A plece of solled embroidery did duty for an altar cloth, aud there was set up a tarnished statue of Jizo Sama. Just below were three BOILING WATER. It Is Not Always Hot and Sometimes May Be Barely Heated. If you scald yourself with the tea- kettle you are apt to think that boiling Water is a pretty hot proposition, boiling water 1s not always very hot water, and this is the way it happens. 'When water boils ordinarily it is be But other oceasions--birthdays and Christ mas--are shunned. Christmas especial ly, in spite of Dickens and Mr. Ches- terton, is not what it was, for [its quon- dam victims, having fewer children and being less bound to their aunts' apron strings, go away to the seaside or stay at home and hide. That is a general change, and many modern factors, such as travel, inter course with strangers, emigration, have shown the family that there are other of a wheel, ke gives it a ft as If to ascertain the depth and tenacity of the mud and then quietly walks around and does the same by the other wheel, dropping it again with a funny twin- kle of the eye as if he said to himself. "All right; 1 can start ber, 1 think.' "Then he deliberntes for a few min- utes, gives a slight push here and a slight push there, when, having at last made up his mind as to the best mode of procedure, he probably applies his forehead--which has been padded for Canadian Northern Railway born to rule and women to obey that they always do. cause great heat has separated the tiny particles of the water, forcing upward and outward in lively bubbles the ale which is contained fn them. This is done in spite of the downward pres- sure of the atmosphere. After the wa. ter bas become hot enough to bof] it can get no hotter, because the air es- capes as fast as it is sufficiently heated to do so. . There are places on the earth where the pressure of the atmosphere upon the water is so slight that it requires but little heat to push apart the par ticles and set free the alr bubbles which are confined in the water, so it begins to boil before it becomes very hot... Tt ought hardly to be called cold water, perhaps, but it is certainly far from belog as hot as ordinarily boll- ing! water. This state of things Is found on all high nfeuntain tops. as the atmosphere grows weaker and its pres- Sure Jess as one ascends. A man traveling at a great elevation 'n the Andes mountains put some po- tatoes in a pot of water over a hot fire. The water began to boll almost im- mediately, but the potatoes did not cook. All the afternoon and all the night the water bubbled and boiled, but still the potatoes were not cooked. The boiling' water was not hot enough, -------------- Humbled Arrogance. wooden tablets. The central one read, "Pray for the whole world's departed ones' souls." The others haa inserip- tions asking for prayers fof the Jap. finese army and for prayers for the allies of Japan. The priest placed some sweet scented squares of incense upon the coals In a small brass heazler, and as the clouds rose Into the air the boatman with his bamboo pole pushed off from the shore and the holy man's voice was beard chanting--ull the Womhipers, old wom. en and yoimg, men and children. mur muring in an undertone, "Name Amida Butsul" © aii we aa Out ypan the Sumida river the cerp mony af.sentterihg the papets wus. be- gun. Old aud young with thelr hands full leaned over the sides of the Junk, throwing away the sacred papers with the efficy of Jizo Rama stamped there. on. each meant for the solnce of the 80ul of some soldier slain in battle. Thoke who have mourned dear ones slain In war would have been touched fo the quick by this simple service of bumble Jnpanese people given for all that great host of unknown who have 11d down thélr lives for their countries, And. while the priest intoued; the in fense Toso into the air. the metal and the wooden drums were beaten, the worshipers chanted naceasingly, and the squares of paper uttered out of the hant on all sides and were carried "That did me more good than any- away. the wind ofé¥ the water to ppen a make » long wake behind the vessel. Sing, Tt tas ha gw lors For three hours the temple junk floated down the river, the papers fall. | Ing nolselessly over the waves as the banks of (he Sumida were passed. A balt way made at noon, when thin White wooden boses @fled with rice and vegetables were brought ont, while. An old woman brewed the tea over a little charcoal fire, The spot at which the stop had been Not aris sacred ape, for t ex- Place o Jizo Sama stone had been buried Whiter the water. Here after |. 4 Bible a special service was stream, and : 2 er Places than home, until some of them have begun to think that "east or west, home's worst." There is a frigidity among the rela. tions In the home, a disinclination to call one's mother-in-law "mother." In. deed, relations-in-law are no longer rel- atives; the two families do not imme- diately after the wedding call one an- other Kitty or Tom. The acquired family is merely a subfamily, and of- ten the grouping resembles that of the Montagues and the Capulets, if Romeo and Juliet had married. Mrs. Herbert sald charmingly in "Garden Oats," "Our inlaws are our strained rela. tions." --W. IL. George in Harper's Magazine. -------------------- How Centipedes Walk. An eminent authority has investigat. ed the peculiar wavy motion ot cent Pedes and millepedes to determine the manter in which these unimals man. age to use their superasbundant pedal extremities so gracefully and harmo niously. It bas been found that the legs move in SToups or waves, each wave including a definite number of legs. The number of waves included in the leng of the body is comstant for each the purpose--to the muzzle of the gun and, uttering a shrill, trumpet-like sound as a signal for the gun bullocks to pull together, pushes against it with all his weight, while the bullocks obey the signal and pull away too, "This generally starts the gun. But If the bullocks are sulky and refuse to obey the signal the elephant gets per- fectly furious and rushes at them, brandishing his trunk with such fero- city as usually compels obedience." How Roots Penetrate Hard Ground. The extreme tips of a delicate root are protected by a sheath set with minute scales, which as it 1s worn away by friction against the soll Is as constantly replaced, so that it acts asa wedge and the root thread is carried down uninjured. Another aid to pene- tration lies in the provision whereby the root as it pushes downward in search of nourishment exercises a slightly spiral, screwlike motion which worms its tip into the ground. Another Important agent is the acid cell sap, which exudes on to and dissolves to some extent the rock or hard soll. This may be tested by placing a smal plece of polished marble in a pat in which a plant is set and covering it with earth. After some weeks the marble will be y found to have been corroded by the continuous action of this acid. -------- awrerice in 1817 There is no country in the world that can offer so many fine water trips. Spend your vacation in Canada. Take ad- vantage of our wonderful trips that people travel thousands of miles to enjoy. : NIAGARA-TO-THE-SEA many ts of in- minds the traveller of Old France. The mir- --- _-- a a alt Bolte of a acle-working shrine of Ste, Anne de Beaupre, There's the Thousand Islands, the Veais of | The modern hotels of the Canada Steamship America, with its ever-changing, ever glori- | Lines at Murray Bay and Tadousac. Finally, ous scenery: Then the thrill of shooting the | the River Saguenay with its towering prom. rapids mear Montreal, which the Red Men |ontories, Capes Trinity and Eternity, higher used formerly to shoot in their birch-bark {than Gibraltar -- beautiful beyond descrip canoes. tion. This is the trip we call Niagarg to the Quebec, the city, quaint and beautiful, re-| Sea." Two Cents for Booklet, May snd Guide. CANADA STEAMSHI . . a 9 Victoria Sq., Montreai. This is the Year for an Inland Water Trip. Rambhier Roses. One of the loved roses of summer is the rambler rose, which rambles about scattering its joyous self amoug bun- of people in addition to those "The Green's new car broke down right in front of our house, and I had the pleasure of sitting in our front window and watching Green and his whole family work for an hour trying to get it started again." of every one--here's to the insect beaith of the rambler rose, wheth: hy Perkios, Pillar or whatever Newark News, : -- LL 3 Tuseript ! literally as follows: ; Hoi wertice I= held for the Whole world its departed soldiers to t console." London Times, -------------- Paralyzed Mim. . ont tell we you can't Bnd work," "Bald the hard faced honseleeper. _ Well, mum." replied the tramp at : the lt 8 te a mun offered me a : 7 only . week. but 1 con t take i ------------ aR ------ a - eae me * Mu' vnkg RC CEC CNN NE ~ "And why not?" \ Cn ey , P : % Sea : "1 wia par iyzed." ' vou ; meni i J 3 2 : "You seem all right now y ; hs 5 ; . , "Yessuni. Yor sce. | waa paralyzed wid fright i tin "Yon don't uften sce an old fash . fone whittler phwadiys bic ®Na, The type I dying out: also ~ the diminnetve bill man: who used to Pit cut a bowls kinlte ail threaten to bitrle bbs fue dowh to fil size. Hd co -------------------- Flite. White's vers libre. dad? Crab Shaw methine vou wouldn't know 4 peter fanless yon were told. a The Fone shape of the earth tid wade ceeanite determination. The CP.R. has let contracts for ons to. the Palais at