HERE AND THERE

Northern Advocate, 29 October 1932, Page 8

HERE AND THERE

(By ‘ ‘ Maloja.’’)

Be always sure, whatever you are doing, that you cannot be pleasing God if you are not happy yourself.—Ruskin.

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According to those who sell them, the hardest jig-saw puzzles to solve are those that show a ship in the ocean, because the waves all look alike. Apparently the contestants find themselves all at sea! •

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Before the dinner began a young man with an eyeglass and a drawl said to somebody standing near: ‘‘Beastly nuisance, isn’t it? Spoke to that fellah over there —took him for a gentleman, and found he had a ribbon in his coat. The bally head waiter, T suppose?’ ’ ‘‘Oh, no,” replied the other, ‘‘that is the guest of the evening.” “Oh, really!” drawled the young man. “Look here, old chap, would you mind sitting next to me at dinner and telling me who’s who?” “Sorry, I can’t, sir,” was the reply. “You see, I’m the bally head waiter, ’ ’

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The “Fourth. Estate" is a term ap-* plied lij' Edmund Burke to the public Press, in allusion to the three estates of the realm—viz,, Lords, Clergy and Commons —which constitute the British Parliament. The expression indicates the great - influence of journalism in Imperial and domestic affairs, says Harmsworth ’s Encyclopaedia. “Put a mirror in your window. Women often see other things when they are looking at themselves." This is only one of the shrewd little pieces of advice which Sir Charles Higham gave to the National Display Convention held in London recently. It is all quite sound. The little shop can do a. lot for itself by clever window dressing. It has improved immensely in the last twenty years in the art; but it can go on improving yet. It must be worth while, or why does the big store devote such an amount of trouble to it? asks a London paper.

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“Do you ever wonder where all the pins go " “That hard to establish. They all point in one direction and are headed ' in another!"

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Apparently “Lawrence of Arabia” is as big a riddle as ever. He is living in apartments in a little cottage in Hythe, in a village on Southampton: Water. His landlady knows that Aircraftman Shaw, “of the R.A.F.” who often comes home stained with oil after he had been out testing R.A.F. motor boats on Southampton Water, is really. Colonel Lawrence, one of the most famous and one of the most retiring men in the world; but she says that Mr Shaw does not like to be talked about. He goes home and shuts himself up with his books and can be seen by no one. He is out to practically everyone who calls on him, but the baby has not prevented him from completing his translation of the Odyssey

i scy. A man who might be described as i a workmate of his told a journalist ; that Mr Shaw was often at the works > at eight o’clock in the morning. “He “ goes at any time,” ho said. “Of i course he does no actual work in the : place, but lie watches the construction ; and advises. Mr Shaw we call him, : Funny, isn’t it; he being a colonel real- ; ly. A lot of people down here don’t i know who he is, but some of us do.” ■ He is rarely seen in the village except i when he goes out with a mechanic, or when he is returning from one of his tests. He is often away and no one knows his destinations. He has never been seen at the village cinema, and it is said that he neither drinks nor smokes. @ IS d a Old Salt: ‘ ‘And now, sir, the only bit o’ me wot’s sound is me right arm —and me throat.” si .® m is IT’S THE FINISH THAT TELLS. It isn’t his “form” when he “leaves the post, ” . ■ v That shows us the racer’s skill! And there isu’t a promise or word of • boast, That can prove his power of will! It’s how he can stand the gruellin* grind, • And hold to a steady pace! It’s how he can fight, when lagging behind, And forge ahead in the race! It isn’t the “half-way” mark that shows How runners are coming in; • For the leaders may fail; and no one knows Who is finally going to win! It’s the power of “sticking”— at anv cost That measures the winner’s class! It’s his nerve —when the race seems all but. lost! It’s the grit and the sand ho has! Keep going! No matter how bitter the pace, still have a chance at the prize! Keep going! No matter how backward your place.— There’s hope for the runner who — tries!” It’s the “finish” that tells how the race is run! It’s the spurt at the end of the grind! And many a. wo'rth-whilo prize is won — By the ‘ 4 stayer”—who comes from ’ b e lli Tut! —■Melville Sloan, in “Good-Hardware.”