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Flesherton Advance, 21 Feb 1934, p. 2

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Flying Courier by Boyd Cable .SV.N' li'SiS. At Cruyduii at.ri»li hiik-. lilyiui t:illiiiHn, ptiut uf Ibe Indian Air Mall liner, iiirfli' Noruh Scuiiiuii. At the l:ii>l inliiutr iilyiiii Is orU«r«<l tu sluiiU by fur a Hiirilal jul> Tb« Prince of Nu|>ulala In III In I.iiimImh and In ha«t«- tu return to IniUa, whir.- blH father hati died IIb inuiit be prrs- Biit t> clbliii I ho throiir, u'hit'h hU hulf- brothcr, "The Vulture," plotH to nelxo. tilyu reo«lV4H sicrut ordern at thn of- n>e of Alr»uy», and at the I'rlnce's buuHe he KetM Inatructlunfi to fly a new niat'hlne to lx)ndon from the factory for the rniice'a u»e. Agents of the Vultur«- In London track ijlyiin tc the factory The doctom refuse to allow the I'rinrs- to fly tu India. Aa a last resort, and In the hope It may tide over the situation until he can travel, the I'rince decide* to have a short talkliiK fllni made of hliii- aelf rtadlMK the I'loelajiiatlon ot Inherit- ance. I HAPTKR IV. The manager of the News Reel De- partment of a leading finii of London film pi^luoers was chatting in his office, at the studios, with a press man from one of the dailies when the telephone rang. "Yes?" he answered. "This is New.-^ Re*l department. Who is speaking? , , . I betr pardon. I didn't catch. . . Prince of â€" of what? ... Do you mind Bpellinfr it, plea.se." He piiked up pen- cil and pad and wrote the leLlers down as he got them and repeating each one back. "N_Aâ€" P-Aâ€" I^A-Tâ€" .\. Oh, yeg, I have it now â€" the Prince of Napalata." He listened carefully to what fol- lowed, gave immediate a.ssuranc'cs that he'd be delighted, that it could be arranged at once, and a mobile re- cording outfit would be on the way almofft at once. The business finished, be turned to the press man. "I don't knoM- if you jfot the gist of what was .>^id," he suggeste<i. "But if you gathered that we've been asked to send a recording outfit to a certain gentleman, you must please treat is as confidential." "Sounds a.s if there might be a story in it," said the pres.s man. 'Can't you ket me use it?" But the manager was emphatic that he could not^â€" at !ea.st, not without permission, although if that could l)e got, he had no objection so far as the firm was concerned. •Then I'll let the editor know, and 1 (hircsay he'll get the permission all right. If not, you can count on it we're mum." The etlitor did get it. He and other editors of the Ix)ndon press had l>een doing a good deal to oblige the Prince in the way of publishing ?uch para- graphs anfl pictures as were otfereti, and having them cabled to Indian cor- respijidents in the hope that the peo- ple of Napalata might l>e crodital)ly informed their Prince as alive and i-ertain to recover. A polite request that publication should be permitted r>f whf.tever news the Prince had ».lK>ut film matters, was conceded l)y the Prir.ce after a few words with his pfjuerry and secretary. "i should suggest, your Highness," iuiid the SccreUry, "that you invite several of the iress to be present and see the film l>eing made. They will cable the news of it, and it should help tfl allay any doubt in Napalata of it lieing genuine when the film ar- rives." "And as your llighne.-s iemarke<i,'" said the c(|ucrry, "the legality of .such a methoti of .iiaking a proclamation will give them plenty to argue about out there in the meantime in.slead of fighting about rival claimants." .So the press was repro!M>nte(l in force al the scene which was slag«?d in the Prince's bedroom. He was priip|>ed up in bed with his sciTctary and <'<iucrry by the head of it, the portable lights full on them, and the nvicrophone in the Prince's hand. The cameras v. ere first focuss<Kl on the Prince alone, giving a close view of him from the waist up, dressed in his full royal robes. He lifted the microphone and spoke slowly and jJriW'.V, lending froui the paper his ferVrtiiry liandej him. "I, the Prince and Rajah of Niipa- l«ta, and oldest son of my fulher, cp<>ak this mes.sage to my priesUo and people that they may know me and my voice and give the lie to those who gay I am dead or dying. Many of you will know moâ€" others will know these who arc with me, . ." Here the cameras widened the sco|)c- •f their view to take in the secretary and ecpierry, who, in turn, gave their name^ and swore it was the Prince wlio spoke on this, the tenth day 1)0- fore the Day of the Feast. Then the eameras returned to the close view • f the Prince and he continued in the language of his i>e«p|p: â€" "lx)ok now ye priests and people. U)ok itpon my face, hearken unto my vofce that ho ye may know me. Behold me and hear me making proclamation within the lawful iteventy days, as reigning Prince and Rajah of N'apa- lato. Head of my House . . . ." He went on to take the oath of Pro- clamation in the prescribed form, and at the end of it the secretary and equerry held out to him the hilts of their swords which he touched in turn with the formal words of the '"touch and remit" acceptance of fealty and service. Next morning, the story was blazed over all the leading pictures with plenteous illustrations, and even be- fore then it had flashed over the cables to India with the Prince's •s^peech given verbatim, and an ac- companying picturesque account of the scene in the bedroom. In tiie office of Stefan and his ac- complices that morning there was dire consternation at the news. At first they tried to concoct plans to cable messages that would discredit the film. reiKirl that it was a fake and the work of a clever actor. But it was too doubtful if this would work in view of the fad that many would recognize both the Prince and his voice as well as the two with him who were well known in Napalata. "Wait, wait," said Stefan angrily, stilling the babel of talk. "First we have the clear meaning of this film being made." "Yes, that the Prince is not yet allowed by the doctors to fly to India," said Michel, "so he will send this film instead, in the hope it may serve." One of the Indians there broke in that it could not be held a legal pro- clamation, another questioned this, and .Stefan again had to shout at them for silence. "Because he has made the Procla- mation," he enl on, "he intends it to be spoken by the Talk Film on or before the Day of the Feast â€" " "And to do that it must be sent by air," cried Michel eag.n-ly. "And we know tlie innri and ma- chine waiting ready to take it," said the man Max calmly. "It is merely that we have to stop him instead of tiie Prince's arrival." "K.xactly," said Stefan, ami there was an answering chorus of n;ipr'-v;»l. ".\nd the cables can go as -ne pro- poscHl," saitl Michel thouKlitCuliy. "We let our master know what has hap- pc'ne<l, and ad^'isc him to report that the film is a cheat, made by an actor as the priests will readily detect when they see and hear the imposture." Stefan rubbe<l his hniids joyfully. '•Then when they have to say the film has not arrived, it will be thought true it was a cheat and dared not be shown." •'It will start the fire," said Michel (•o]iii)lacontly, '•and our master will have the advantage of being ready for the blaze." "But here is the vital point of the whole matter," .said Stefan warningly. "There mu.st be no possibility of the film arriving." "This pilot will fly faster and in longer stages alone," said Michel thoughtfully. •'Our master W'ill have his agents watching at the difl'erent air iwrts, but they \yill not know the pilot as they would the Prince." "We have described the machine," Stefan remindcvi him, "and the agents will know to watch for it." "Ia>1 me cripple it here," suggested Max. "I have planned how I can get into the .shod; or if it is out on the ground, I could empty a pi.stol into the engine, driving past in a fast car." "Or better," amended Michel, "if you can get at it secretly in the .shed for a few minutes, could you loosen or remove something that would make it wreck in starting or alighting?" Max smiled derisively. •'Easily," he Iwa.stetl. "If you'd like the pilot wrec'ked with the machine, it is simple," "It might be best," said Michel thoughtfully. "Certainly the host," agreed Stefan. "It will eau.se more delay to find an- other machine and another pilot, and delay may make It too late for the Day of the Feast." "Then I go to the aerodrome," said Max, riKing. "I'll want the fast car and driver." CHAPTKR V. . tilynn Klliman was reading the morning par)er's account of the ' Prince'* filming, and wondering how or whether it was U> affect the plan for him to fly the Prince to India, or merely postixmc it. He had little idea bow it had changed the plans of the 1 1 letters, eupccially with regard to himself and the Syntax wailing ready in the hangar. The film producers worked with commendable speed, and by n<x>n ;he equerry and secretary had a-*'!; and heard the film run through ;:; the .stu- dio projection room, an.l had hurried to report it« excellence to the Prince. "Your Hi};f»e63 may be assured," said the tecielary enthusiiiiti.ically, "it could not be •'xrtter. No man who iinovva you can >'x.ii to reci.-gnize your face and voice." The equerry aeld out tiwo small tins, each ir.f.-dsiiriiig only a few inclifcs across. "We brouvht duplicate Copies, and, as your Hignoss sees, they are small and conveniently jwrtable. See it goes in a i«>cket easily," and he slipped one flat round tin into his j icket pocket. "(Jet a .'imall strong (fespatch case wiuh a good lock," directed the Prince. "It will be more convenient for the messejigcr." There was more hanging on that sini))!e order than any of them could have susjiecled. In the first place it may have saved Glynn Elliman hav- ing a broken neck and a wrecked nu\- chine that day, and in the second it was to put his life in deadly peril over and over again within the next few days. (To be continued.) EDfV^illtt§BURG CROWN BRAND CORN SYRUP Q^^pure, wholesome, and economical table Syrup Children lov« it* delicious flavor. THECAKAnA VTAlCHCO. IJMrrtD MOMKF.M Civilization Follows the Cook The Danes, who take llieir ta»k of administering Greenland with proper gravity, have decided to brighten up tlio art of cooking among the Eski- mo.?. To that end they have pub- lished a .special cookery book for u&e in Greenland. IliHierto, accoiding to the Boston Transcrii>t, the E-skimo housewife has served bin:p;e menus restricting the cooking utensHs in her in her igloo to three- -a meat Unlfe, a kettle and a walrus-oil lanu'- Wal- rus blubber Is :.:iic] to be the main diet of Greenland. We hasten to iiay liilmtc to the noble litp-ratiiro of the cookery books. We agree, in the words ot the old saw, that civilized men cannot live without cooii.-:. What a debt we owe to Sister Mary Edith, to Fanny Farm- er and her Boston Cook Book, and to the incomiiarablo Mrs. Beeton. For how many of us has marriage boon mailo more complete by timely refer- ence to "French llou.'-.elio'd Cooking" and "Catering for Two"? Naturally, wn applaud the Dar.'!s for Uliclr introduction of cookery books to Greenland. At the .same t!me we have one reservation in onr mind. Forg.'ttliig tile walrus bludder, this siiiipUned cooking now in vogue in Greenland has its uses. Montr<jal bachelors anj grass widowers whose wives go to the seaside in summer are looking for just such a diet as would reduce kitcV.on implements (later to bo washed up) to three. Wo fear Wint the unblessed among us will ho more Interested in tlie native simplicity of Eskimo cooking than in I lie splendours ot the new Green- land cook book.â€" Montreal Dally Star. '33 AND '34 I'^oi gotten is old '33 when '31 come:; In, For '."{4 is fresh and clean without a single sin Without a blemish or a tear, without a s'ingle blot Wltliout an ugly word or deed 'with- out an ugly thought. Remember when old '33 was young and gay and sw-eot, And laughter echoed in her eyes and music cluirmcd her feet. Remember how her mass of hair (lowed out in golden waves ,-\nd we were all quite willing then to be her humble slaves. 'Tis sad, that we should all forget when days melt into weeks And weeks run into hurried months and every hour peeks .Ground l^he comer Just to see what's coining down the line That '33 will sometimes, her honor I>ost resign. I wonder if we'd take the time to count our values up It bome ot Us would simply find an empty dark-rimmed cup Yet '33 was fair with \i3, she gave us all our try Now '34 begs everyone to make her smile not cry. â€" N'alda Boughner in the Simcoe Uefarmw. ri salada: - • 70» Unvarying Quality TEA Fresh from the Gardens Gems from Life's Scrap-Book Truth "T. uth Is mighty and il will pre- vail." â€" Ksdras. "Truth Is the summit ot being."â€" Kmcrson. "The truUi of truths Is love."â€" Balloy. "No situation Is beyond the power ot God. Truth is ever present, and there is always a way for Truth to dispel ei roi- of every kind."â€" Christian Science Sentinel. "Tri'tli Is more than a dream and a simg." â€" Schiller. •To truth belongs freedom."â€" Rich- ie r. ' "Trutb illunilnntes niMl gives Joy " I - Mathew Arnold 1 'Truth Is us impossible to he soiled liy any outward touch as llie 9un ' icain "â€" MIKon. Dickens Manuscript Fetches Huge Sum Publisher Pay $15 Per Word for Dickens' Story of Christ's Life Written for His Children Liondon. â€" Eighty-flve years ago (Iharlcs Dickens, father ot six small children, sat down to answer their eager quc-Ktions on religion. The man who made Oliver Twist and Micawbor and Scrooge and all the othevj never to be forgotten, penned for his brood 14,000 words and call- ed it "The Lite ot Our Lord." Into It he wrote his own affirmation ot the taltli In tlie scriptures and the message which, as a father, he wish- ed to impart to the six young Dick- ens. He wrote In .simple words and phrasee, so tliat even Alfred, the youngest might understand. The finished work was given to tho children. Through the years It remained the one Dickens manuscript which the public never saw. It was neither exhibited nor published. $15 Ptr Word nut a few weeks after the death of Sir Henry Fielding Dickens, last ot Dickons' children, announcement was made that this work which the famou.^ author wrote for six small children instead of his countless thousands of readers, had been sold for the stasgerln.g pricp of $15 per word. The fitory ot the manuscript, be- ginning with it.a inspiration in the children, guthered around tfitir father years ago wantjn.? to know "who \9 God," '•w-h(.re is heaven " and "who lives there" Is as intensely hu- man as many of the episodes of Dickens' published writings. It em- phasizes Dickens' own faith. Dnce, when Dickens' youngest son, .â- \lfred, wa,^ leaving for Australia. Dickens wrote to him. "I put a New Testament ar.iong your books for the very same rca.son. and with the very same hope that made me write an easy account of it for you when you wore a little child â€" because it Is the best bool< that ever was. or will be, known tn the world ' Shielded From Public On \\\c death of Dickens tlie treas- ured account of Christ's life, passed to Georgina Hogarth, sister-in-law of the author. It continued to be shielded from Liic public and to be reserved only for the eyes of the children of the Dickens fami'v and their children. Ui)on her death the maiuisi-ript was bequonthinl to Sir Henry Pieldli'.g Dickens, one ot the six children for whom it was written, but with the condition that It never should be published as long as any of the Dick- ens children survived. Sir Henry died as the result ot a trafllc accident, Just before tlie Christ- mas holidays. Tho manuscript, a part of his estate and now yellow with age, hut still laden with tJie same thoughtful, simple message, became subject to the discretion of his widow and his children. By a majority deciaion tliey de<-ided that at last II should he given to the public. Word that Hit- iiiauusciipt would be published precipitated a wild scramble among editors and publishers who realized Us tremendous value. Air- planes, the trans-Atlantic telephone and the cable.s w-er^ calle<l upon as the means ot carrying their offers and conducting the negotiations. The price was bid up and up. The mauuacript itself remains pro- tected In a bank vaultâ€"a collector's item of tremendous worth bcyound its va'ue for publication. Canada doubled its exports ot bacon and ham this year as compar- ed with 1932. The exports of lire cattle were over twice as gre«t. The exports of eggs iu the shell Increas- ed seven fold Chee.ip exports were down. Profuseness Is a cruel and crafty demon, that gradually involves her followers In dependence and debt; that It. fetters (hem with Irons that •oter iBto (beir souls.â€" Dr. Johnson. Are You WEARY? Do you flnd It htrd to dft thinit torn* Ha^t Dft)» «lun hodj Bad hiam (mI opprt w dT lorimipU t6 eliminatjon of tx^dy w«atp« !â-  prob- ftbty tti« reu^w. It If matt hkriy tha t»MOB •vin thoitgb you «r« fta rtculir u \ftn b« in your daily babiu. bccaua* rMularity ia b» tuarftDWa ol eomplatanaaa. FoQow tbaaa aim- f\» ba*lth titUa: Kat modarataly. aiaap auB- •iantly. (at Iota o| (raah air and aiarola»â€" and »«tl ,01 «wc» •W* ,wt»k taka • brarliii, aparkl;n| llaia of Andrawa I.lTfr Bait. Ao- dra»a «iM purifv and invijortta your wbola ayatam ana help Natura and tooaa tirad, ''baadarliay' da^a. (tat -\ndraaa l.lvar Ball from ^ our Hniifiit. Mf and SOe In tina. 7Se lor tha naw, laria bottlo. Hola Agauta. Jobn A. HiiatuD Co.,T.td., 'rutonto. t The Best Pleasures The best pleasures are fli'it. fhe simplest â€" pleasures which require least machinery, least effort on the part ot others; second, the least ex- pensive; third, tibe most accessible; fourth, those that can be mo^.t widely shared; fifth, tliose that can be most often repeated without doing harm to body, mind, or soul; sixth, those that call Into action the highest Qualities of life. The best pleasures are what we might call top-flcoi pleasures; that Is, the pleasures of mind and spirit. It We test our pleasures by s-'uch laws as these, they will take us outdoors instead of Indoors; to na- ture, and not to artificial things; to wholesome e.xerclse; and not Just to idle entertainment; to music, friend- ship, and books rather fJhau to excite- ment and things that are artificial. Hotbeds Teacher: Why arc you Ute for ichool? Pupil: Please, teacher, I must have overwashed myself. Between The Elars j'iie average human body is made uj) approximately of the following: Fat enough for seven bars of soap. Iron enoug-h lor a ten penny nail. Sugar enough to fill a small shaker. Linie enougli to whitewa.sh a hen ^cop. . Phosphorus enough to make 2,200 matches. Magnesium enough for a ten cent .skyrocket. Potassium enough to explode a toy cannon. Sulphur enougli to rid a small dog of his fleas. Your value therefore does not de- pend on your weight, nor height, nor girth. Everythint; depends on what goes on between your ears. â€" The Ink Spot. Boys and girls are equal in average height up to the age of eleven; then, between eleven and fo'irteen, girls are the taller; after that, boys are steadily the taller. Example comes in by the eyes and ears, and slips insensibly iuto the heart, and so into the outward prac- tice, by a kind ot secret charm, trans- forming men's minds and manners in- to his own likeness. â€" Waterland. The hotbed should always face t'u« south and be located on the soutli side ot a building, board fence o< protecting wall, where there la goo4 drainage, and near the house wher< It can be given proper attention* The best material for making a hoti bed Is about half straw bedding and half horse stab'e manure. ThU manure should be hauled near tha place where the hotbed is to be made and placed in a low flat pile, and turned over once or twice as it b» gins to heat, to ensure uniform heat- ing. If very dry, small quantity ol water should be sprinkled over to en- sure good fermentation. 'W'Tien pro- per heating of the manure has been obtained the hotbed may be started. The manure Is then spread in thia layers, shaking it loosely as it spreads', and each successive layer as it la put in should be well tramped. The manure should be spread 13 inches wider than the size of the frame and to a depth ot about 18 inches. Whett it has been properly levelled, the frame, to support the sash, is placed in position and more manure spread inside the frame to a depth of about 5 to 6 inches. From 3 to 5 inches of good screened loam may then be spread evenly over taie manure in. the frame and the bed allowed to heat. The standard hotbed frames now in use at the Kapuskasing Experimental Station give very good satisfaction. They measure 6 feet wide by 12 feet long, made up of 2 inch tamarack. The front is 15 inches deep while the back is 24 inches, so that the water will drain otf and the greatest bene- fit from the sunlight may be obtained. The standard sashes measure 3 feet by 6 feet, containing 3 to 5 rows of glass and may be ohtaiued from any iash factory. British cars are winning trade with- in the Empire. Last year car imports to India were doubled; and in Aus- tralia imports have trebled in two years. J. R. Mooney & Company 330 BAY ST., TOBOMTO Members of tlio Toronto Stools Exchange Write for Information Regarding Stocks or Bonds TEZ.EFKONE â- WK. 484^1 (/OftAYMORE I Atlantic City ^Ae /Vee/nineni )iote\ Achievement How to Stop a Cold Quick as You Caught It Take 3 Aspirin Tableti. tVink full (lass ot wattr Rrpnt treat nwnt in i hours, If ttiroat i$ vire. <ru<t^ and dissoK e 3 .Aspirin TaHetj in a liali glas.'i ct water aru) targlc accorUing to dirtctioni >r t>o.x ISSUE No. 7â€" '34 Almost Instant Relief in This Way The simple methou pictured atiove is the way doctors throughout the world now treat colds. It is recognized as the QUICK- KST, safest, surest way to treat a cold, l-'or il will check an ordi- oary cold almost as fast as vou caught it. Ask your doctor about this. And when vou buy, »ee that you gel- .\s- pirin Tablets. Aspirio Dmi Not Ha m fh* Htut w I he irailemark ol Ihe Uayer Company, Limited, and the name Bayci »n the lorm ol a cross is on each lablci. Ihey dissolve almost instantly And thus work almost instantly when you lake ihem. And for a gargle. Aspirin Tablets dissolve so completely, Ihey leave no iiTitating parti- cles. Get a box of 12 tablets or bottle ol '24 or lUOat any drugstore. r - I MADC N ZAHAOA

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