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PAGE SEVEN Boy Scout | Activities News of what the Boy Scouts of Oshawa are doing contributed by the scout lead- ers, Contributions to this column will be welcomed, and should be sent to the Times office not later than Tuesday morning each week. NCOUT NOTES Yo-heave-ho for a hottle of pop. reef in the fore tops'l ana set jib, hang on (0 the tiller and cramp the helm to port We are nautfeal, very - and 'why wouldn't we be We have just had the opportune ity of fraternizing with some. Hen Beouts who huve sailed a)l the way from Montreal against head winds, And in some cases henvy wsenw, The boys, who wore under the direction of Assistunt Hcoutmuster Buchanan, arvived on Sunday morning, and members of the Osh. awa Sen Keout Troop, the 8th, were soon on hand te greel them, Cakes and sandwiches were tak m down and the local boys invite nautical, brothers from Montreal, wd themselves to ten with {heir Great in- terest was displayed by all present, and some of the local Sea Scouts demonstrated thelr belief in thelr nosr affinity to thelr prehistoric ancestors by shinning up the main mast and surveying the-surround- ings from this elevated position. It wag sald by some that this was the highest that any members of tha fh had been in Scouting. And shiver-me-timbers if one of them didn't bunk himself right in with the Montrealers and go to To. ronto with them, In the afternoon the visitors stratehod thelr sea legs on shore and rode around town In cars sup- plied by local Scouting enthusiasts, seeing all the sights, including the headquarters of the local Sea Scout " Nobody knows better how delicious and nourishing Christie's Arrowroot Biscuits are, She knows Arrowroot is an ideal flesh-building and bone-forming food for children and that Christie': use only the very purest. Give the children all they want and dad and the rest of the family too . . . . they're good for them. Take Grannie's word. Canadd's Original Arvowroot Bisewit baked in Canada by Christie's vince 1833, Christies Arrowroots Buy Health of your grocer Your grocer has Health to sell--the kind of Health that comes from light, nourishing, easily digested foods. You will find it in every package of Shredded Wheat. Eat it every day with milk or crdam and you will be healthy and strong, ready for every test of mental and physical endurance. All the bodybuilding elements in the whole wheat grain--nothing added, nothing taken away --and so easily digested. It's delicious with fruits. SHREDDED HEAT WITH ALL THE BRAN OF THE WHOLE WHEAT DIAN SHREDDED WHEAT COMPANY: LTD, in Christ Church, and fin- {shed their trip at the War Mem- orisl, where the details of con- struction of this beantiful monu- ment were ably described hy Col, F. Chappel, After Tea the boat set sall for the open waters with the local boys aboard, accompanied by Sim, H. Rigg and Col, Chappell and eruls- ed around for about two hours, after which she was docked in Osh awn harbour for the night, Action was rapid after docking, since a swarm of mosquitos, which hummed like aeroplanes and felt fike bluebotties, descended on the admiring throngs, and forced them into a hasty retreat, Wa hope they slept well board, but we have our doubts, The boys started for 'Toronto and points west on Monday morn- ing with another stiff head wind blowing, and we hope that they arrived safe und sound, The local Scout who accompani- ed them on thelr trip te Toronto was Scout John Simmons, We shall expect some very naut- feal terms from him when he re- turns, Belay there ya landliubbers Troo: on The bth Troop had a very fine addition to thelr Troop Museum re- cently, when ex-Scoutmaster J, Cornish send them a collection of skulls and a forty-two inch black smnke, (plekled of course), which was In the act of devouring a frog, the leg of which was sticking out of its mouth, when relieved of its worries on this earth, Tho Troop is greatly indebted to Mr. Cornish for his generosity and thought, and we hope that we shall soe him in Oshawa again soon At the meeting on Friday last the new gift was displayed to the Troop and the discoloured and in some cases, decayed teeth were pointed out as a terrible example of what to expect if you don't clean your teeth every day, The Eighth Wolf Cub Pack Is back from camp, Everybody had a good time and came home hotter for the outing and full of happy memories, Cubmaster Ibbotson and his very able assistant, are to be congratu- lated on their fine work which seemed to many experionced camp- ors, un impossibility with boys so young How he managed to prevent his boys from suffering from home slckness Is nothing short of a mir. acle to many who watched the camp with interest Wolf Cub camping has come to stay in Oshawa, The Fifth Troop starts for Camp Fifosh on Saturday next, wit some of the Third and Bighth Troops, for thelr annual Summer Camp, Work has been progressing on the Camp site and it is hoped to have overything completed before the boys arrive, TROOP NOTICES The 5th Troop will meet on Fri. day next at the outdoor meeting place on Mary St. North, Camp i, may be brought to this meet. ne. Advance party for camp to he at 630 Mary St. by 6,00 p.m, with full equipment, Troop meoting 7.30 p.m PIRATES CAPTURE AND LOOT STEAMER Hong Kong, China, July 24.-The Chinese steamer Hellkon, was seiz- ed and looted by pirates and 15 passengers and members of the crew wore kidnapped and held for ransom recently while enroute from Hong Kong to Saigon After being in the hands of pir aton for 38 hours, the ship escaped and returned here its officers re- lating a tale of piracy and robbery unequalled for years along the Chinn const, A Care and Eye Strain| ®y C. HN. TUCK, Opt.D. (Copyright 1938) / YOUR CHILD AND THE EYES Part "23" I am not attempting to paint a pic- ture so rosy as to shew a future of much imbroved vision beyond what we have today, but I do endeavor to show you that in spite of the strain of modern life upon the eyes our modern science is doing all in its power to cope with the new condi tions, I have no dreams of a future of normal vision or a perfect eyesight, but I endeavor to show you that with improved conditions and with the proper attention and correction of vision, much of the eyesight of to. day may be retained normal with glasses and as such is an asset of inestimable worth to its owner, Civilization attacks our vision and 50 makes it necessary for us to be on the alert to he in the proper position to afford the necessary relief when it is demanded. I have no doubt we will always have to use eyeglasses and other aids to vision and .thege will increase in number and be improved upon from time to time as t changin conditions may warrant, Don't neglect: your eyes, Passes Tests Mary Moore, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Robert Moore, of Cobourg, was successful in passing the recent examinations in plano as set by the Torgnte Conservatory of Music. She obtained an honors pass in the teach- ers course which she wus taking and also obtained pass in the Intermediate Theory, She is the recipient of con. gratulations from 'her many friends whd wish her every success in her future studies, HONOR JUDGE. BARRON Many of his friends in Cobourg True Stories ow trangor 1 Than Fiction STRANGEST TALES OF ROMANCE av MYSTERY By Vance Wynn Author of To-Day's True Detective Stories) THE STORY OF ELLEN Yow persons who (read Lhe busy streets of New York today pause to think of thé romance which clung about Its vine.covered lanes in Colonial times Not the least inlereeting ol the stories which have come down to us from 'those picturesque days Is the one which concerns the tragic fove atfalr of Ellen Conover and Nathaniel! Moore, Moore was the handsome ton of Dr. Moore, of Chambors street, a student of Columbia and a most promising New Yorker. The father was one of the characteys of the town. He doctored" the bes families and was the guide, congel- or and friend of most of them, His son was his Joy and the appls of his eye, Ellen Conover wax ono of the most beautiful girls of hor day. She lived in the country, but dure ing certain seasons of the renr vig- ited the Moores who were her kin- folk, The winters roe spent in the city were times of unalloyed pleas ure, because she was young and loved dancing and am igements, One summer Nathaniel Moore pald a visit to the rural commun- ity where Ellen Conover made her home, He caught sight of her in the fields, with her ha'v down, Ler cheeks flushed with pleasure and ug apron filled with wild flowers The sight of the girl aroused the artist in him, and later brought forth the sighs and the aspirations of the lover. For days and weeks they were together, strolling In the woods, fishing and gathering flow. ors, And when they parted they wore madly in love with one an- other. Ho sald nothing to his parents at the time, but he fel: certain that when the time came they woid ba delighted with the choles 46 had made of a life companion, They corresponded and hs could scarce. ly walt for the arrival of the stage conch which brougut the delight ful episties which were penned with her own dear hands, Ha read and reread these letters and then he kissed the signature that had given him such unalloyed happiness, It was, seemingly, an ideal love, and the halo of mystery he had/choren to throw about it only made the adventure all the more enjoyahle, His father knew tho gir: and lked her, and Nathaniel pletured the look of joy which would overspread his venerable countenance when he was informed that nhe was *he be- loved of his much-liked son, The girl; on har part, lived In a heaven of her own making, She, too, waited for that happy day when the world would know of the love she bore for Na'konial Moore To one of her girl friends, who was her special confidant, she wrote many letters telling of the bliss that was in store for her, "You, my dearest consoler,' she writes in one of these pathetle let. tars "have guessed ny secret, Yes, te loves me! How can 1 describe to you his eyes, his hair, his voice, when in such perfect bliss, simply to pon=he loves me. ho loves mo!" The climax came g! a great ball which was given by Mrs, Moore at the chambers street home. Old Troctor Moore did not have much relish for such af'airs Soclety came to him, and he met its mem- bers in his gruff and yet genie! way, but he had no time for what CON-OVER AND NATHANIEL MOORE | he was pleased to onl) its "frills." But he was fond of his wife and 'when she expressed a desire to give a notable entertainmant he told her to go aheud It was one of the events of the sesson, and Mrs, Moore was hupp/. At least ghe was happy until che witness [] little episode in Lae garden. One of the honored guests of the ovening was Kllen Conover, 8Sye was much sought after, but Nath- aniel Moore was constantly at her elbow, After mont of the guests had departed the two lovers strolled into the garden and talked of the sweet nothings that have absorbed the attsution of lovers from time immemorial, It was an hour of bliss for both of them, Presently they sat down and the young man took liar hands and told her what he had aiready told her a hundred times hefore---that he loved her and that he could not he happy without her, And then he leaned over and kisved her, Mrs, Moors happened to glance out of the windows at that mom- ent and witnesed tho episode, It troubled her soraly and she hast oned to her husband and informed him of what she hand seen, Man like, he was not disposed to Iny stress upon such a simples happen- ing. "But T am troubled," she sald, and you must talk to the boy. He laughed, "I am sure that you are neadless- ly annoyed," he insisted, "but as long as you wish it I will speux to him." The next day he sent for Na- thaniel., He chaffed him good- naturedly about his love for the fair sex, and then hinted at the kissing of Miss Conover, "Yes," admitted the young man with sparkling eyes, 'It is true that I kissed her. I awn proud to admit it," The father was startied now, "What does it mean," he de- manded, "What can It wean," was the happy retort, "except that I love her and intend to make her my wife." "Oh my boy," protestpd the vee- erable one, "that is impossible,' "Why is it impossible? cried Na- thanfel, with heightened c'olor, "Because," came the solemn re- ply, "she Is your first cousin, You can never marry her. It is a hope- loss love." A look of pain crossed the young man's face, He spokes angrily, "Yet I love her, and I'll marry her in spite of any o%stncles." "It 1s no use," thundered the old man, "It is the edict of God that two of the same flesh and blood cannot marry," Once again the son started to protest, but he broke down ahd, placing his face In his hands, wept. The father put a geutle hand on his shoulder, I'm sorry, but you brave, my son." An hour later, after he had re; gained control of . himself, the young man took the girl into the library and explained why they coud not marry, When she eame out she wan as pa's an a ghost, hut she put out her hand to him and sald: "Good-by--1 you," And It {sx recordsd that he was faithful to her until death, (Copyright by Public Ledger) must: be aha!l never forget joined with others throughout One tario in congratulating Judge Bar- ron of Stratford, on reaching his 80th birthday this past week, Judge Barron was born in Cobourg and was the son of the former prin. ciple of the Gore's Landing Boys' Academy, once one of the most fam- ous institutions of its kind in Can. ada, ---------- crm------ Selling Charge Jonas Friar, a Port Hope man, was arrested Monday night, July 21, oh a charge of selling liquor without a permit, He was remanded for trial and will appear in Police Court next Wednesday, July 30, "At a restaurant the other night George asked Miss Wrink how she would like a little wild duek," "What did she answer." 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