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Durham Review (1897), 11 Aug 1932, p. 7

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the Glare Auto Lights # a ral Growing at the foot of the Acropâ€" wlis, one of the most famous ruins of antiquity, is one of the strangest phenomena of all plant lifeâ€"a tree which is described as literally bleedâ€" ing itself to death, says The Richâ€" mond â€"Timesâ€"Dispatch. Early each June this mysterious woody plant, which is known as the "Tree of Desâ€" tiny," shoots its long trunk into the air as if by magic out of a soil ap parently devoid of all nourishment. Aiter several weeks the trunk of this tree which is also called the "temâ€" ple of the light of the Acropolis," beâ€" cause of its resemblance on occasions to a giant candelabra, suddenly exâ€" tends its branches, at the ends of which appear spongelike . growths. At maturity the tree bursts into a mass of crimson blossoms from which drops a liquid that has the appearâ€" ance of blood. When the last blosâ€" som has shed its last drop of‘ "blood" the tree then dies and its ; trunk become fragile, hollow stalks that are easily broken by the first wind that blows. The "Tree of Destiny," which â€" reaches â€" maturity within two months after its shoot has thrust its head above ground, is supposed to obtain its nourishment from large asitic 2!8” W at its base. p'gug_â€"plu closely t semble the cactus that grows on _A’mgx:icag deserts, although . the leaves are not as coarse, but they have sawlike edges and are sharply pointed. K M""‘ The man called to a great work must not waste his time on trivial things. He must not act like the keeper of the lighthouse who gave to the people in the cabins about him the wil which was intended for the mighty lanterns of the sea.â€"Maeterlinck, Happiness is increased, not by the enlargement of the possessions, but of the heart.â€"Ruskin, Whenever I look at "The Reader‘s Digest", I think of its chosen powâ€" er to provide one with wingsâ€"to emâ€" phasize that one‘s horizon is not that seen by the eye, but that openâ€" ed to the mind. To look deep within printed pages, to catch there the reactions of others to problems and to circumstances, to find reporteg there the treasure mined from life by human beings of all times and of all placesâ€"this is to take daily trails through time and through space. By thought, by attitude; ang by reading, which feeds both. Indeed, sometimes it is even true that physical rushing about has becn observed to cut one off from the flight of mind and spirit, on daily paths to far places. How shall one take daily paths to far places? How open doors and eross thresholds and meet other minds ? This charm may be because of our love of libertyâ€"to be free of time and space, to be everywhere at once. It is as if flight, not rest, were the normal state of the human being. Fligh; of the body alone? Flight of the mind above allâ€"to all countries, all periods angq to all other minds. Wings have always captivated the world. One of the most enchantâ€" ing of the old gods was Mercury, with wings on his cap and on his heels. One of the best beloved Arabian Nights stories is that of the magic carpet. Also, except the huâ€" man being, no form of Jlife so enâ€" chants us as do birds. A wise man said that zes; is the last gift of the immortals. Zest is another word for awareness, for the gif; of missing no lovely implication in the routine of the dayâ€"includng all the daily paths to far places. For one may accept the wings »of the morning, fasten them on, and go‘â€"even though one‘s body seldom leaves one‘s home. "To life. To living. To being." For the spot of earth on which one lives is secondary to the relationâ€" ships with life itselt which one chooses to develop. This is not comâ€" pensation. _ This is reality. _ One hears a man or a woman say: "I‘m tied to one town. I pever get away 1 might as well be dead." . One longs to answer: "If you bave a home to create and a family to enjoy and enough work, do you know that you have these, do you enjoy them enoughâ€"and a; the same time, do you recognize and folâ€" low all the avenues of escape that are open to you? "If notâ€"if you are slipping through living without real awareness, and if you do not open doors and cross thresholds which you actually have, then already you are a good deal dead." "It is true that I do live in the town of six thousand where _ was born. Ang from choice, But that geems irrelevant." Then I have the satisfaction of plying: "Irrelevantâ€" to what ?" ism goes on. The somewhat senten is Often 1 hear the following: "But imagine living in a town of six thousand, even with travel, it you could live in New Yorkâ€"or in Londonâ€"or Switzerland!" By Z0NE GaALE Novelist somewhat sententious answer A Mystery Tree Trivialities the catechâ€" be, Among the mammals, the oldest mes is beginning to show signs of age. ax-,She can still, however, climb up her of| Ow" tail to make a getaway. Twenâ€" 1g,| ty years ago a New Guinea echidna, a| O" eggâ€"laying anteater, arrived at ep | the aAquarium, She is named Dayâ€" ir. G@ream, and is believed to be about g. 100 years old. Several bears were otiacquired in wartime ang are still is | doing well. f | Probably the most belligerent ocâ€" eupant of the household is a big Mississippi alligator, who has killed or maimed many tank companions during hbis twenty years‘ reign, Now his only coâ€"resident is a large snapâ€" ping turtle. V PHGbbKLeg y 1 5 Asiatic Cranes Oldest Residents of London Zoo A recent poll of the inhabitants of the Zoological Society‘s zoo in Lonâ€" don, taken by E. G. Boulenger, direcâ€" tor of the aquarium, reveals that the oldest residents are a pair of white Asiatic cranes, veterans of thrtyâ€" one years. _ Next comes a Banksian cockatoo, received in 1906, and two slenderâ€"billeq cockatiels, which took up residence in 1909. Two Brazilian‘ carrion hawks arrived in 1908, and‘ two vultures, a griffon and a sinerius have completed twenty years of Serâ€" vice, * "I have found Baby‘s Own Tablets the best of all children‘s remedies for Sumâ€" mer Complaint, Colic, Teething and prmmmmmmmmmmmmmn CONStiD 2 t i 0 D ; C e ~ 2l Walker, Thomasâ€" BABY‘5 OWN TABLETS . l:::mteorn?.” UNUINIDT Onptap@Danpmomemmnrompmemaartepmry . ‘Toronto, provides for all the family, the happiest combination of recreational and educational features to be found anyâ€" where. ing Mon., Aug. 29; Kaye Don with "Miss England 111"; British Schneider Cup Plane (388.67 m.p.h.); Seventh Marathon Swim (Fri., Aug. 26 for womenâ€"Wed., Aug. 31, open), and other land and water sports programmes of Olympic proporâ€" tions. The Car{adial’\ Nntior_u\l Exhibition, A trip to Toronto this summerâ€"Mecca of about two million people during the fourteen days and evenings o!b the world‘s largest ‘annual exposition. This renowned event fascinates visitors with its diverse and colossal attractions. Great permanent buildings are filled with namrarand manufactured products from farâ€"off lands. Music of the world‘s best bands, including Bessesâ€"o‘â€"th‘â€"Barn from Great Britain; 51e Exhibition 2000â€"Voice Chorus: Sat., Aug. 27, Thurs., Se(})t 1, Tues., Sept. 6, and Sat., Sept. 10; the nightly pageant "TRIUMPH®" commencâ€" i.gg Mon., Aug. 29; Kaye Don with "Miss EXHNIGEITIOR TORONTO al canaodtan Natronar Send cheque or ""’:j’ order withâ€" out l]l’li to Canadian National xhibition, Toronto. To evoid disappointment and inâ€" contenience, the management have arranged to accept advance Reserâ€" vations for Grandstand Pageant "Triumph"; and for any 2( the four 2000â€"Voice Exhibition Chorus concerts. CRANDSTAND RESERVED SEATS: 50c and $1.00. Box Seats $1.50 ea. (5 chairs in each box) Send a postcard for free descriptive folders. 2000â€"VOICE EXHIBITION CHORUS: Ground floor reserved 75¢. Box chairs $1.00. um mer »mplaint * SEPT.I0 H. W. Waters 1932 Like other authoritative advocates of British agricultural revival, Sir Frederick Keeble, director of Chemiâ€" cal Industrjes‘ experimental and adâ€" Â¥Isory servicé§, holds out no hope of Britain everâ€" becoming ?39 to somâ€" pete in the grain markets of the ‘worlq and points to grassland as the Pasturage would be provided for more _ than _ 10,000,000 _ additional sheep, and the acreage required to feed a cow reduced by balf, Pigs coulq be increased threefold. Pou!â€" ry wo ris from 70,000,000 to 1%.0’66,(%3 h&fi. ThA + (Pestee, c cate ATA0) 1 Theé production of homeâ€"grown foods in Great Britain could, in 10 years, be increased from its present level of 38 per cent. to 55 per cent of the country‘s total foog requireâ€" mente, This woulg reduce the bill paid for imported food by not less than £100,000,000 annually. ° ‘ key toâ€" _ér;tain'a future agricultural prosperity, In his view even greatâ€" Granteg the proper application of nitrogen fertilizers and the control of grazing in Great Britain, some inâ€" teresting results would emerge. Londonâ€"After extensive researches in fertilizers and fertilizing, Imperâ€" ial Chemicals Ltd., annources that it is now possible to graze seven cows where four grazed before. British Fertilizing Project Increases Field Production Solution: Z should lead his three good hearts. A‘s first two discards are the seven of diamonds and the six of spades, but what should his third disâ€" card be? He cannot discard the nine of diamonds or Y‘s eight of diamonds will be good, so is forced to discard the seven of clubs. Y‘s first two disâ€" cards are evidently the deuce and trey of spades and, when A discards the Z is in the lead, there are no trumps and Y Z are to take every trick against any defense. Fifth: Suppose the dealer bids one spade, second hand bids two hearts, third and fourth hand pass and the dealer doubles. Is such a double inâ€" tended to defeat the contract or is it informatory and asking partner for a bid? â€" This is not a close question like the fourth case, for the bid of a smit merely indicates strength in the suit. Fourth: Supose the dealer bids one no trump, second and third hand pass, fourth hand bids two spades and the dealer doubles. Is such a double inâ€" tended to defeat the contract or is it informatory and asking partner for a bid? This< is a very close question, but, in the writer‘s opinion, should be interpreted as a business double. The original bid of no trump and the doy ble of the suit bid shoutd indicate, in addition to the no trump, strength in the suit bid and a desire to defeat the contract. That seems enly good judgâ€" ment. The writer has carefully analyâ€" zed this situation for years, and has come to the conclusion that a business double after bidding no trump is at least three times as valuable as the informatory double. It is still an open question, however, and the writer is only giving his opinion for what it is worth. Heartsâ€"none Clubsâ€"J, 7 Diamondsâ€"9, 7 Spadesâ€"6 Third: In the case of a double of a suit bid of two, a little different quesâ€" tion arises. It usually is more difficult to defeat a suit bid than a no trump bid; so it‘s good judgment to bid your own suit in case partner doubles an original suit bid of two. In case partner doubles a suit bid of three, it usually is better judgment to try to defeat the contract than to try for a problematical bid of your own. _ The double of a three bid marks the dividâ€" ing line, for in only very few isolated cases will an informatory double of a three bid be of any value. The double of any higher bid than three is, of course, always a business double. First: A double of one of a suit or of one no trump always is a request for partner‘s suit. The smallness of the contract precludes any desire on the doubler‘s part to defeat the conâ€" tract unless his partner has the necesâ€" sary strength in his own hand. In that case, however, partner should be on the alert and try for the penalty. Second: The double of an original bid of two no trump, however, is a different proposition. Such a double should indicate the desire of the doubâ€" ler to defeat the contract and his partâ€" ner should pass unless his hand is of such a freak type that a bid of his own suit is advisable. It isn‘t good judgment to double two no trumps and ask partner to bid three of his suit for the reason that if the, two no trump bid is sound, a three bid is doomed to defeat before it is made. That is only common sense. ~ One of the puzzling questions that perplexes the average player of Aucâ€" tion or Contract is how to distinguish between a business douUle (that is, one intended to defeat the contract), and an informatory double, (that is, one asking partner for a bid). There is no better way to answer this quesâ€" tion than by a careful consideration of the usual situations in which the point is involved: /A CiWaode P ig« "f AUCTION . §4l4 _'. & "‘S"?‘EIB,Q’C‘,? Solution Heartsâ€"none Clubsâ€"A, 10 Diamondsâ€"8 Spadesâ€"3, 2 Heartsâ€"J, 7, 6 Clubsâ€"8 Diamondsâ€"none Spadesâ€"J ARTICLE No. 34 of Last *PRACTICAL AUCTION BRiDPGB® €r reliance should be placed upon oversea supplies for breadstuffs and British arable operations confined to raising food for livestock, English climate being exceptionally favorâ€" able to grasses and clovers. According to Sir Frederick, a scheme which would make Britain virtually selfâ€"supporting in the costâ€" ly protein foods â€" meat, butter, cheese, eggsâ€"could become fully operative within a period of 10 years. â€" The time necessary for the cattle to arrive at maturity could serve to make the farmers familiar with the new knowledge concerning fertilizers and better methods of grazing and pasture control, .. ! Week‘s Problem seven of Clubs, Y should discard the eight of diamonds. B‘s first two disâ€" *eards should be the eight and ten of spades, but what should his third disâ€" card be? He cannot discard the king of spades or Z‘s jack will be good, so is forced to discard the nine of clubs. % should now lead the eight of clubs and Y must win the next two tricks. This is a fine example of the "double squeeze," showing how both A and B were forced to discard clubs in order to protect their other winning cards. A double of a bid of one no trump or of a bid of one, two and possibly three of a suit is informatory and asking partner for a bid, provided the double is made at first opportunity and beâ€" fore partner has made a bid. The only exception occurs when partner bids a no trump and then doubles an adverse bid. Such a bid is always a business double. Conversely, a double of a bid of two or more trumps or of four or more of a suit, or a double after partâ€" ner has bid, or a double not made at first opportunity, are business doubles and intended to defeat the bid. From the foregoing summary the writer would recommend the following interpretation _ of informatory and business doubles: Eighth: Suppose the dealer bids one spade, second hand doubles, the dealâ€" er‘s partner bids two or three spades, fourth hand and the dealer pass and second hand again doubles. Is this double intended to defeat the contract or is it informatory and asking partâ€" ner for a bid? In this case, also, the answer seems simple. Second hand doubled one spade for the purpose of finding out his partner‘s best suit. The dealer‘s partner has tried to block that plan by his shutâ€"out bid of two or three spades. If second hand again doubles, he is merely repeating his reâ€" quest for a bid and in even more emâ€" phatic terms. That is really the reaâ€" sonable viewpoint and the only one that can be taken. Seventh: Suppose the dealer bids one spade, second hand passes, the dealer‘s partner bids two hearts, fourth hand and the dealer pass and second hand doubles. Is such a double intended to defeat the contract or is it informatory and asking partner for a bid? The answer to this seems simâ€" ple. If second hand had wanted partâ€" ner to bid, he could have asked him to do so by doubling one spade. Thereâ€" fore, when he passes one spade and subsequently doubles two hearts, the reasonable conclusion is that he is doubling with intent to defeat the bid. In other words, if a player doesn‘t double an opponent‘s bid at his first opportunity, a double of a subsequent bid is always to be regarded â€" as a business double. "So? Well, in that case, she left him as she found him," without any reason. Sixth: Suppose the dealer bids one spade, second hand bids two hearts and the dealer‘s partner doubles. Is this double intended to defeat the conâ€" tract or is it informatory and asking partner for a bid? ‘There is no doubt about this situation. The double is made after hearing from partner and therefore must be intended to defeat the contract. The doubler is acting not only on his own hand but also on his partner‘s, the nature of which has been shown by the original bid of one spade. For that reason any double made after partner has bid should alâ€" ways be regarded as a business douâ€" ble. The subsequent double indicates addiâ€" tional strength, but rarely in the suit doubled. For that reason it is good judgment to regard such a double inâ€" variably as an informatory double. Partner should bid either his long suit or, if his own suit is too weak, two of his partner‘s suit. Heartsâ€"none Clubsâ€"Q, 9 Diamondsâ€"none Snadesâ€"K, 10, 8 In 1930 the International Railroad Congress was held here, and in 1931 the Hispanoâ€"American Postal Conferâ€" ence, with the participation of Portuâ€" gal and the United States as well, met The peninsula until lately was rareâ€" ly the scene of important conferences. From the time of the Algeciras Conâ€" ference in 1907 very few of that caliâ€" ber were held until the League of Naâ€" tions Council met here in 1929, followâ€" ing shortly upon the return of Spain to the League after its withdrawal from Geneva. Preparations are going forward for the event, and the government recentâ€" ly published a decree naming Don Enâ€" rique Meseguer® Martin, director of the National Meteorological Service, one of the members of the Spanish deâ€" legation. Madrid.â€"Spain again will be the site of an important gathering when the International Telegraph and Radio Congress meets here in September, Telegraphâ€"Radio Pa‘rley Will Be Held in Madrid Here is an hour to sense the earthy peace That drowsy birds and sunâ€"drunk bullfrogs know, And here the harassed brain may find release, Lulled by the languid waler‘s listâ€" less flow. * But man must fret, and cast a book about, To wreck the heaven of a bass or trout. â€"Anderson M. Scruggs, (From "The Commonweal"). Here is a place to dream and pass away The hours as ripples on the darkâ€" ling water That lap and pat the boat, and seem to say *"‘This is no time fcpr haste . Here linger . . . loiter." The boat glides like a ghost between the banks Of torpid grasses lounging on the breeze, Ang like a tawny skeleton of plankn‘ The boathouse leans between two beadless trees. ‘ HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS. Write your name and address plainâ€" ly, giving number and size of such patt*rns as you waxt. Enclose 20¢ in stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap it carofully) for each number, and address your order to Wilson Pattern Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto. Size 36 requires 3% yards 35â€"inch with % yard 35â€"inch contrasting and 4 yards binding. Here‘s a jaunty model for the woâ€" men who feel Ohv cin support a few slimming lines. A white piqae with flag vlue dots v*ude the original, blve bias binds and white rever. The hite belt, bound in the blue is sportiv«. It has loads of charm and tailored smartness. Style No. 2896 is designed for sizes 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48 inches bust. You can make it at a very nominal cost. Many other ecttons in mesh, woolly 1y types and batiste priuts would also be lovely. Tub silks in plain or crinkle crepe are delightful. llastrated Dressmaking Lesson Furâ€" mished With Every Pattern ISSUE No. 32â€"‘32 What New York Is Wearing Fish Pond Teacherâ€""If there were four flies on the table, and I killed one, bow many would be left?" Ravelings: Man can hardly wait unâ€" til he goes home to shed his coat and his manners. Monkeys quickly tire of one plaything and turn to another. Of course they aren‘t related to men. Scotchmanâ€"*"I found this beside my plate. I‘m a sportsmanâ€"I‘ll match ye for it." Be More Than One Piece To It You bet if father ever bought A bathing suit for daughter, "Twould be the kind she never would Wear either in or out of water. Surely, when the gals can go around with so few clothes on them during the day, they would not be too cold if they had to get up in the morning during the winter and start a fire. A Scotchman discovered a previous customer‘s tip beside his plate in a restaurcnt. _ HMe summoned the waitâ€" ress, Interested Listener (interrupting)â€" "Say, Mister, can you comb your bair with it?" Salesmanâ€""Ladies and gentlemen! I have here the famous flexible comb that will stand any kind of treatment. You can bend it doubleâ€"you can hit it with a hammerâ€"you can twist itâ€" you canâ€"â€"" The inconsistency of some people is made manifest when they put bird baths and bird boxes in their yards to attract the birds and then equip their small sons with guns. Girl from the Southâ€""Oh! 1 thought the leaves were larger than that." Boy from the Southâ€"*"That‘s a fig tree." Hungry Ladâ€"*"I traded the sardines for it." Clerkâ€""But you haven‘t paid me for the sardines." * Hungry Ladâ€""I traded the cheeso and crackers for it." The girl from the North asked the boy from the South what sort of tree there was before them." He was shrewd, thrifty and hungry. Entering the Brushville grocery store, he said to the clerk: ‘Hungry Ladâ€""Give me a dime‘s worth of cheese and crackers." Clerkâ€""Anything else?" Hungry Ladâ€""Well, I‘ll trade the cheese and crackers for sardines." Clerkâ€""All right. Anything else?" Hungry Ladâ€""Well, I‘d like to trade the sardines for potted meat." Clerkâ€""All right." Hungry Ladâ€"*"Thanks. I must be going." Clerkâ€"*"You haven‘t paid me for the potted meat." Hungry Ladâ€""But you still have them. Goodâ€"day." Clerkâ€""You havent paid for the cheese and crackers." And They Were ‘"Something must be done," said the Bright Pupilâ€""Oneâ€"the dead one." At Grocery and Hardware Stores, Gets the Fly Every Time, NEWTON A. HILL, J. E. M. 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"I don‘t know from here, ‘cause I can‘t see its lGioense." Her Father (trying to read)â€"*"That makes it easier. ‘Now all you‘ve got to do to make me happy is to forget the tune." Woman is pretty, generally ing. Woman is pretty generally sp« ing. What a differonce make! Girlâ€""I can‘t rememboer the words to that new song." _Why do people wear pyjamas® P»â€" cause other people wear pajamas. And because pajamas are better dookiny R 1CH A RDSON DOUBLE CABIN cruiser, about thirty feet, in use aitugether onis four or Ave montas in two seasons; complete equipment includs ing carpets, bed and table linen, china, glassware and silver as well as all mare i: » e,uipment and many extras. This cruise! with its two cabins and its well equipped galley is an unusually comfort» able boat for weekâ€"ends or iongeR cruises for four to six people. it is ¢K= ceptionally seaworthy and has cruised al. over the Great Lakes, 1t has a oign class and very economical 60 horsepower, sixâ€"cylinder power plant with complete electric lighting throughout and speed of 12 to 14 miles per hour. 1t is a spe= clal paint job and very attractive in 2p«= pearance. Owner will sacrifice for nalf its original cost H. Watkins 73 W. Adelaide St. Toronto. li‘l woman as she smelled the biscuits burning in the oven. Office Boyâ€""Sure, you don‘t scee anybody working, do you*" Callerâ€""Are you sure that the ofâ€" fice manager has gone for the day*" A M LOOKING FOR WEEKLY NEVWSâ€" PAPER in Ontario which 1 couid leuse for a term with purchase in view, Send particulars to Box 12, Wilson Pubs lishing Co., Ltd., Toronto. Oh, Yeah! WEEKLY NEWSPAPER WANTED. lUP‘l‘URlD? 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