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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1927-12-22, Page 7Which May Affect Child’s Future I never considered, in bachelor days, how girls obtained their names. I imagined that, in some obscure sort of way they were born with them; that they all started off properly la­ belled Mary or Hannah or Clementine, and that that was the end of the busi­ ness. It never seriously occurred to me— and I don’t suppose it occurs to any thoughtless bachelor—that parents have thb infinitely difficult task of giving their enildren names. A small daughter having arrived at our house a fortnight afro we are to­ day faced with this disturbing and very important problem—what shall we call her What Christian name or names shall we bestow upon this tiny atom of helpless humanity? In a way it is like a very' difficult ^sort of holiday contest or competition the answer must be found. Ever ■^TWhoarcr looms the day when the State, J-in. the person of the relentless regis- * trar, will demand to know, in the ' name of the law, what we are going to call her. As yet, although we have thought of dozens of pretty names and have, of course, received numerous suggestions from relatives and friends, we are still perfectly undecided about it. There are aunts who insist'upon Elizabeth; there are cousins who are quite decided r-he shall be Mary; there nre friends ”-ho say she must and shall % bo eared P. wlope. .X Neve* l-:?f-)’’e have I realized that d there are. so many charming feminine names. “Names of ladies!" sighs * Richard-Fwc-rel. during the Magnetic hours, or looked to a serious to result. obtain rest, it the cause, breakdown is In nearly all which doctors If i Why. Many Men and Women Are Badly Handicapped. When you are so run down in health that It impairs the efficiency of your work as well of your power to enjoy your leisure is time you you do not, almost sure cases this condition, usually describe as general debility, is duo to poor blood—-blood that is deficient in red corpuscles. When the blood is thin ’and weak your whole system suffers. You lose appetite, have no energy, your nerves trouble you and you feel restless. What you need is help to build up your blood and you should begin at once to make your blood rich and red by taking Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. You will soon notice the difference in your health by a hotter appetite and increased vigor. The reason is that the new blood created by Dr7 Wil­ liams’ Pink Pills stimulates all the organs of tho body to healthy activity and so the system gains nourishment and strength. If you are weak or not and strength. If you are weak or out of sorts, begin gaining new strength to-day by taking Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. "I was in a badly run down con­ dition," says Mrs. J. Potter, of Winni- fred, Alta., “when I began using Wil­ liams’ Pink Pills and they fully re­ stored my health. I strongly recom­ mend this medicine to all weak peo­ ple." Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills are sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. THS ONLY TIME’TDpTED I* ntw-'j BATTW A.C *■ of Merry Party For Canadian Homes Waving good bye to their native shores did not seem to depress the spirits these Scottish girls who sailed from Scotland recently for Canada. They were included in a large group of household workers recruited in Glasgow to Pageant at F Recalls Antiquity Barons of Cinque Po March to Court of Broth­ erhood and Guest- ling London—Dates are anathema to 'most school boys and .girls, but it can safely be raid that most British* boys and girls know "Battle of Hastings, 1066." Recently representatives of one of Hastings’ oldest public bodies marched in proces-sion These were tho Barons' of the Cinque Ports on their way to the Court of Brotherhood and Guestling. The history of Hast­ ings doubtless goes back further than 1066, for It Is one of the famous Cinque (pronounced “sink”) ports •Svhich include Hastings, Sandwich, Dover, Romney, Hythe, Rye, and Win- clielsea, the last two having been ad­ ded to the original five. Mayors and delegates came from these seven ancient towns and from the minor branches of Deal, Ramsgate, Faver- sham, Margate, Lydd and Tenterden. It was,a great and gliterlutg pro­ cession, for the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, Lord Beauchamp, was there, wearing the star and ribbon of the Garter; the Lord Mayors were in scarlet, crimson, fur, and chains of be placed in homes throughout the Dominion. They were all smiles over the office. Each had his attendant mace- prospects of their nev? homes and In anticipation of many experiences that would befall them in the country across the Atlantic of which they had heard so much about. The photograph was taken as the group*were on their way to board the Canadian Pacific liner Montclare. The Gift That Many Wise Men Will Select for their e Let your choice be the Rogers Batteryless which has three years of Proven Performance as proof of satis­ faction and success. office. : bearer and mace, while the lesser- barons were arrayed in knee breeches • with white satin-flowered waistcoats • and ruffles xand crimson velvet cloaks; Altogether a bright array in the Octo- bei\sunshine. This Court of Brotherhood and Guestling meets every two years to consider problems affecting the ports. This year^thie very real trouble of Shoes overfishing by steam trawlersi was take France Develops Speedy Air Mail Routes to South America Don’t Take Any Chances—Buy A Rogers, and Be Sure! Prices from $215 upward. Convenient Terms. Ask your Rogers dealer for Free Demonstration or write to the Q.R.S. Music Co. Canada Ltd., Toronto Exclusive Distributors, Eastern Canada. 1 4Ago. “Hcrw they sweeten their names!" Quite but did romantic Richard quite realize that, after all, these I beautiful names were bestowed byi]\ie. ordinary fl* '1* not by the Some pe a name without the slightest worry or; thought. r_' or Darhne or Rebecca just because some other member of the family pos­ sesses these particular names. But will they fit ths new little girl? Will she really become a sedate sort of Jane or a rather giddy Daphne or a grave jmd stately Rebecca? To mv mind that is the great re­ sponsibility of parents in bestowing names, particularly girls’ names. One mav call a boy Tom or Jack or sGeorge and so on without it mattering very much one way or the other. A girl’s name, however, is of first- class importance—it may, later on, —-spaterially affect her future, may in­ directly make her sunny or serious, gav or graye, throughout her life. The problem, therefore, of naming our baby girl, trivial as it may seem! to the outside world, is quite a serious one. It has, of course, its humorous side. Following out our theory that a child should look its name we have gazed at our baby’s features for inspiration andjshe only name that seems to fit 'her at the moment is Judyl She has the placid but comical ex- - -pression of a* Judy.- Judy seems to fit her, but will she like being a ■ Judy' when, say, she is seventeen- or when she is forty? I think not. Then there are all these other names, the names of flowie-rs and pre-i cio-us stones, and the names of the months. The name, say, of April or’ June is charming, but such a child , must look the part. Later on in life,! asen’t such Christian names a little, A'hjfflfd? • ■ ’^Miss June or Miss April, even if | she is fifty or so can’t help being1 -.s&rbtly kittenish. She still believes,' she is a gay creature of spring. On the other hand serious-sounding names such as Caroline, Emmeline and so on are often apt to have a sobering effect upon their possessors. Little girls with such names often have an old-fashioned outlook; such children a century ago would be say­ ing, “Mamma, please may I go out with my sampler? X don’t want to go out to^play!” It will. be seen that the more one thinks over this baby-naming problem the more difficult it becomes. i In the meantime our -baby goes on looking more and more like Judy. I She seems to be saying, “Of course J’m Judy, you sillies* Why worry <>ut any other name?” arman-British Passport I Where the Blacksmith . Oxen In the little village of Hope is a blacksmith shop' considor- ____ __ Part of Its equipment is a stall for shoeing Corner, , discussed and it was decided to I joint action. fles-h and blood parents andjably ^017G th7n7oo“years-old/ 3 angels? , - -■w T . I v- v»AW4pw*vin iO O'UAAX XU1 iSHUUHlfc n S I sappose, decide upon i oxen, something to be found in few nt the slightest worry or• New England blacksmith shops to- The aaoy is christened Jane day; yet years ago most smiths shod nr R.ohMAn merr hnnmifo ' _ . .. .■» _ _ ; New England blacksmith shops to- 1 as many oxen as they did- horses. The methods, however, are very different. . A horse will stand patiently on three legs', permitting the smith to pick up the other and fit a shoe, while an ox will thrash and kick, I-Ience tho shoeing stall, consisting of a framework Into which the animal is driven,’ Its head to shut into a stanchion, then a broad belt of leath­ er’ or stout canvas ls< passed' under the body. Ropes or chains made fast to the free ends of tine belt are then con­ nected to windlasses on either side of the pen. Two or three turns on these and the smith raises the ox off its feet. Next he lifts the foot he wishes to work on. and straps it to timbers arranged fcr that purpose on either side of the stall. Owners of oxen in distant towns bring their animals to Hope Corner for shoeing. ’Tis better to see a Job through than to try to see through a Job. FORGET THE “BLUES”!! LEARN/ Engineering, Auto |L Mechanics, Electri- D cal Ignition, Batt- n ety or Wei ding > Exports. Hou so Wiring. Bricklaying and Plastering, also Barbering and Ladies’ Hair- drossing. Earn $6 to-$10 Per Day R’ew weeks required to learn. Expert Instructors, Practical Training. Big Demand. Start NOW for bigger pay and^a bright future. Write or call for Special Offer and Free Books. Hemphill Trade Schools 163 King Street West, Toronto | t ❖---------- Amazing Scenes Follow Perniormance of Ancient Indian Rites of Suttee London. — Thousands of Hindus fought to obtain fragments of the charred clothing of a Hindu woman who suffered fatal burns recently at­ tempting to perform the ancient rite of the suttee—self immolation of a widow with the body of her husband— says a news despatch to the Evening News from Allahabad. The widow who was rescue’d by the police from the funeral pyre of her husband, sub­ sequently died of her burns and her body was thrown into the sacred Ganges near Patna. 1 Hundreds of rupees were paid for possession of her garments which are ‘ regarded as sacred "by thousands of' Hindus. Fully 15,W0 Hindus fought to obtain fragments of her clothing. Although the suttee has been for­ bidden in India since 1829, the Hindu woman decided to perform it and mounted her husband’s’ funeral pyre, held his body in her arms and lay burning on top of the pyre while a crowd of fully 5,WO Hindus applaud­ ed excitedly, said despatches. At length, unable to beai* the tor­ ture, ’’-the woman rolled toward the river clutching her husband’s body, which disappeared in the current. De- ! spite the hostility of the crowd the j police rescued her. The widow still , refused to leave the funeral pyre and i the police were unable to take hei* j away because of tlm onlookers. She lay there for two days while thousands of Hindus, who felt she had gained great religious merit by her act, flock­ ed 'to pay her homage. Eventually the police succeeded in taking her away._ _ ___t<( * “Behind the clouds the sun still shines" may yet be used as a slogan I Workman Clark & Co. the completion :to induce tourists to travel by air | of the Furness_ Withy motorship Ber- routes. speedy de­ service to to Pernam- Paris'—Growth of the French air mail service on a 4,000-mile route from there to Senegal, on the west coast of Africa, promise’s velopment of the mail South America. • The flight from Dakar buco by Costes and LeBrix in early October was the spectacular first Jump) over the Atlantic westward to pave the way for regular trips. Mail that now takes twenty days to go from Paris to Buenos Ayres is ex­ pected .to be delivered In five days within a year or two. It will go in seven days within a few months. Two months before the war was over the Latecoere Company gave the I French government Its plan for the South American service and ten years later, experts are sure, it will have become a reality. Christmas Day, 1918, the Toulouse- Barcelona route was established. Four months later it readier to Casablanca. Two years ago mall was being car­ ried by air to Dakar, half way from Paris to Buenos Ayres. During the nine years the number of letters by airplane has Jumped from 9,000 to 7,- 000,000. The commercial/ receipts have increased likewise. Argentina and Uruguay have signed contracts for the air mail service and Brazil and Chile are negotiating agreements. Music Week Shows Talent At Brisbane d London—The official announcement of the placing of a contract with Vickers for a large passenger liner for the Orient JLine .states .that the vessel is to be a 22,0bd-tbn ship, oV.the largest the ' Orient Line have ever ordered and, Incidentally,the largest ship built at Barrow A ship of this character employs about 1,400 men for 20 working months. Nowhere in the British Isles- Is there enough of this high/ class- -passenger tonnage build­ ing, although here and -there some of the shipping lines have interesting programs- in hand. For example, on the Clyde ,one of the most interesting programs Is that of thia Canadian Pacific, who have most of their ships in the water, and In a few weeks-’ time will have, no less than 68,000 tons off the slipways. At Harland & Wolff’s Belfast estab­ lishment there are Nelson- liners, King liners, a large White Star liner and a 22,00-0-ton Union Castle liner, all these being motorships; At the re­ maining sMpyard in Belfast, that of Nothing makes a mother more grate­ ful than a benefit conferred upon her child. Mothers everywhere who have used Baby’s Own Tablets for their children speak in enthusiastic terms of them. For-instance, Mrs. Zepherin Lavoie, Three Rivers, Que., writes:— “Baby’s Own Tablets are a wonderful medicine for little ones. They never fail to. regulate the baby's stomach and bowels, and make him plump and ! well. I always keep a box of the Tab- j lets in the house and would advise all mothers to do likewise.” Most of the ordinary ailments of childhood arise lin the stomach and bowels, and can | be quickly banished by Baby’s Own I Tablets. These Tablets relieve con­ stipation and indigestion, break up colds and simple fevers, expel worms, allay teething pains and promote healthful sleep. They are guaranteed to be free from injurious drugs and are safe even for the youngest and most delicate child. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25c. a box from 'The Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. Crowds Sing Well Together Like Great Family— Women’s Voices Notable Brisbane, Queensland—Brisbane cen-tly celebrated with notable i cess its first Music Week on a large scale. Community singing in •»the lunch hour daily, at Hi-s Majesty’s Theatre, and band, orchestral and choral concerts every night at the Ex­ hibition Hall, marked the program. After the first day or two all shy­ ness was overcome, and the people joined th-eir vo-ices like one great hap­ py family. ' _ . lin JL Ior ?V(J. singing, for a crowd Just brought in ' minute^equlpmen.1; from- the street, was remarkably good. The gathering sang tunefully, with ex- Water-Power Sites in Canada The developed and undeveloped water-power sites of the Dominion of Canada are estimated to have a capac­ ity of 20,197,000 horse-power under conditions of ordinary minimum flow, or 33,113,200 horse-power dependable at least six month of the year. Classified Advertisements MUSICAI. IHSTEUMBK-TS. i re- suc- TTLTH APHONIC GRAMOPHONE. IS- selections $165.00 for $55.00, Guar­ anteed. Poisson. 340 Mount-Royal Eastt Montreal. . , BXECTSIC FlXTUEEs At bargain prices, buy direct and save half the price. Send for special catalogue. Earle Electric Sup­ plies, 12S4 St. Clair Ave,, Toronto. SA L E S M E N—STEADY, PROFIT­ ABLE employment, weekly pay, celling our universally known, guaran­teed quality, Trees and Plants. Newest Tho innA nualifv of thie.’and hest varieties. There is good money ine tone Qiiamy 01 twe Jn for y<y|J illustrated up-tothe- _ . ................... Real cn-on^r.i- ____ Write LUKE BROTHERS NURS­ ERIES, MONTREAL. pression-, and, when necessary, aban- Aye don. , 1 ~-------- The festival started with a grand g^Vondon^Ont. -----------3 AND POULTRY WANTED. ’ .---------------pay highest market prices and 1 guarantee complete satisfaction n-ith C. A. Mann & Co., King concert at Wickham Park by. the.Cui- ~LOVER hVn;FA’“$7,25, buckwheat lew Male choir of 80 voices, tbie finest an(] elover, mostly clover. ?C.75 for male chorus in Australia, and the sxty pounds. Satisfaction guaranteed. Municipal' Concert Bapd. Every C^ics og^ available seat In the huge park was j occupied, and hundreds stood on thej top of the hill. Prominent musicians * from -the South called the choral singing here the best in Australia. The I distinguishing feature was the excep­ tionally pure tone of the women’s voices. for coughs and colds. For grippe heat and inhale Minard’s. rub it on throat and chest. TSerman-British Passport ‘ Visas To Be Abolished London.—Yet another post-war bar­ rier to international communications disappears with the official annou ice- ment published here toc’ay of the reci­ procal abolition of passport visas be­ tween Great Britain and Germany. Notes giving this effect from dan.' 1 were exchanged between the British and German governments. Tho Brit­ ish can already visit France, Belgium, Italy, Holland, Spain, Portugal, Lhx- Ombourfr, Austria, .Norivay, Sweden and Dfcaik withe^t the inconven­ ience caused by passports having to be revised for every journey. It is hoped here that the present Oxtension of this sensible arrange­ ment may be the forerunner of others, Amding to what the Manchester Guro:* Jftrn describes as a ‘‘return to the old L^hdition of confidence and common Although the now Ford car has not been commonly seen on the highway as yet, indirectly It Hs bean remn- siblo of late for quite a jams. S. applications applications Are Filled As Far Offering AnnualAs Possible in the _ ONTARIO \Work Are Order in Which S' DEPARTMENT \Invariably They Are OF AGRICULTURE Xu ' Given the Received Farm Help Supplied Preference Th® Colonization and Immigration Branch of tho^\. Depai tment of Agriculture for Ontario wilil have available a\ numbea of Experienced Married Men With Their j!** anC<Families—-Married Couples" Without Children—also 8lngle Men. Farmers requlrlno help will ba well auvlted to nmko oarly application to Geo. A. Elliot File Your Dlrcotor of Colonization Parliament Bldtji,,All MenApplicationToronto, Ont.placed Subjectat Once to Trial PeNod HON.■ •.......JOHN S. MARTIN, Minister of Agriculture muda for the New York-West Indies passenger trade leaves this large ship­ yard almost empty. ’ Genius is Weighed on The Scales Browning's-^ question, “What por-, ridge had John Keats?” has been taken up in France by physicians, physiologists and authors in an ani­ mated discussion of the relationship between genius and corpulenoy, and especially the effect of good upon intellectual activity and eating acute- High School Boards and Boards of Education Are authorized by iaw to establish INDUSTRIAL, TECHNICAL AND ART SCHOOLS With the approval of the Minister of Education. DAY AND EVENING CLASSESmay be conducted In accordance with tho regulations issued the Department of Education. THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION Is given In various trades. Th----i.-.L i...J N direction of AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, Application for attendance should be made to the Principal of the school. COMMERCIAL SUBJECTS, MANUAL TRAINING, HOUSEHOLD"'* SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE are provided for In tho Courses of Study in Public, Separate, Continuation and High Schools, Collegiatd Institutes, Vocational Schools and Departments. Copies of tho Regulations Issued by the Minister of Education may ba obtained from tho Deputy Minister, Parliament Buildings, Torcnt'o. r id ,i, .......... Tili I-I'u.1 by The schools and classes are under the The discussion was1 started by a man physician, who said1 that corp- rnt people, as a rule, were mentally 11 and sluggish. This* was sharply allenged, and thus far the contrary sms to have the better of It. It pointed out that Honor© de Balzac s almost a "mountain of flesh” and it Dumas, Sainte-Beuve, Victor /go and Rossini were well fed and corpulent. Zola is said' to have done his best work under the Inspiration of rich and plentifull food. At tlib present time Mr. Chesterton is named as an example of well-fed genius, though the opposing school points to Georgo Bernard Shaw as a Contrary . example. I A Wood Buffalo are Thriving <1 Tho wood buffalo in their natural habitat in Wood Buffalo park near { Fort Smith, N.W.T., continue to! thrive and multiply.. The buffalo in] the southern range within Alberta are i intermixing with those of tho plains < shipped during successive seasons rinco 1925 from Wainwright Bark, Alberta, Minard’s Liniment for Colds. 1 Wifey: Yoy told > drive the car over, me I could; i Hubby; Yes, but you drive It! all over sidewalks and everything ----------❖---- ----- . Where Talc is Mined The centre of the talc mining in­ dustry irn Canada is Madoc, in Hast­ ings coumy, Ontario, though smaller ! amounts of talc and soapstone have 'also been produced from deposits in the Eastern Townships, Quebec; in Leeds county anr on Eagle Lake, On­ tario; in British Columbia; and in Nova Scotia. The French Army is to wear olive, It is to bo hoped that this will soon lead to its carrying the olive branch of peace. ft Australian Strike Settled Melbourne, Aus.—The strike of Australian dock workers which began Friday, Dec. 2nd, has been settled. The waterside workers had refused to work ■ overtime under the terms of an arbi- j tration award and Australian ship­ ping was at a standstill. Mines and other industries were hampered and It was estimated that 50,000 workers were immediately affected. ( ------.—$------,— Keep Minard's Liniment In the house. One does not have to be a financier to participate in the most worth­ while kind of expansion of oredit—- crediting the other fellow or the other nation with ddeent motives. Here Is the latest fish story: Photo­ graphers have been taking pictures of a new star—no, no, not at Holly­ wood, but of one In the constellation of Pisces ! Dr. Henry van Dyko says that free verse “is not really free?’ Well, you can’t get something for'nothing. f“ Though prohibition and liquor are. poles apart, the fence between them is- soon going to bo too narrow for | the most agile politician to stay on. | Add vanishing Canadians—tho Village blacksmith,' | Hold theif \ edges longer, in hard service- Outwear other makes and arc therefore much mbrceconomical and better. Orders for either style shipped promptly- SIMONDS CANADA SAW CO. Limited Montreal Toronto . Vancouver St, John bil PAINS ALL OVER Two More Cases of Feminine IK* , nets Relieved by Lydia E. PinMi , ham’s Vegetable Compound A i Barrington, N. S.—“I had terriblw Seelings, headaches, back and side» $ches and pains all over my body. X would have to go to bed every month and nothing would do me good. My husband and my father dia my work for me as I have two children and we have quite a big place. I read in the paper about Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, and then got a little book about it through the mail, pnd my husband sent to Eaton’s and ( got me a bottle, and then we got' more from the store. I am feelmg ■ fine now and do all my work and am able to go out around more. .1 tell my . friends it is Lydia E. Pinkham’s Veg­ etable Compound that makes me feel, so well. ’ ’—-Mrs. Victor Richardson, j Barrington, Nova Scotia. i Dull Pains in Back St Thomas, Ont took fouri betties of Lydia E. Pmltham’s Vege- table Compound and found great re- j lief fromthe dull, heavy pains m the , Small of my baclc and the WenkneBS, from which I suffered :after my boy wds born. ■‘V^i taking the Vegetable un<+‘S wTnh 1 > Lydia E. Pinkham’s Sanative Wash I am feeling better than I past seven years, snd adviso my friends to take it?*--Mrs.F. JOHrtsON* 49 Moore Street* St Thomas, Ont o, EASUE No751—’27 i