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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1928-09-27, Page 2THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE 50 YEARS AGO Rev. F. Ryan, pastor of Christ’s Church (Anglican) is to leave Exe­ ter to take charge of a congregation in Brussels. The fourteenth annual fall show under the auspices of the Hay .Agri­ cultural Society was held in Zurich on Thursday and. Friday of last week with a large crowd attending. The annual Fall Show of the Bid- dulph Agricultural Society was held in Granton on Wednesday of last week. On Thursday last, when it became certain that Sir John MacDonald and1 the National Policy had been sustained by an overwhelming ma­ jority an impromptu demonstration was held on the market square. The band led a parade following which was a carriage containing Mr. Porter Mr. G. E. Jackson, Conservative Can­ didate for the local, Mr, I. Carling, Mr. B. V. Elliott and other gentle­ men. Twelve men on horseback, presumably pall bearers for the Go­ vernment which had been slain, and a number of citizens bearing torches and brooms. The list of convictions for the County of Huron for the quarter ending Sept. 10 are a slight increase in number’ over those of the preced­ ing quarter. Under the heading ‘‘Drunk and Disorderly” there were 36 convictions. Under other head­ ings, 76. Exeter had 21 convictions 25 YEARS AGO The large bank barn and contents owned by Mr. Win. Penhale, of Ste­ phen and a separator were destroy­ ed by fire Wednesday. The men j were engaged in threshing and it is j supposed to have been caused by a spark. By slipping on a wet board while carrying a pail of water last week Miss Elizabeth Wynn met with a painful accident. In trying to break | the fall she wrenched her wrist. I Mr. and iMrs. Robert Pickard, who have been on an extended journey through Europe, returned on Sat­ urday night last. Mr. Mathew .Sims, of Crediton, had the misfortune to have his leg broke by small fall of clay in Mr. Fred Haist’s brick and tile yard. On. Monday morning, Murray, the youngest son of Mr. George Holtz­ mann, of Crediton, stepped onto to a large spike and received a severe gash in. his foot. The funeral of the late Mrs. Led- dicott, relict of the late Wm- Leddi- cott, took place from the Exeter station on Friday. 15 YEARS AGO After an absence of ten weeks Mr. R. Phillips presided at the organ in James Street Methodist church Sun­ day last. Rally Day will be held among the Presbyterian and Methodist churches next Sunday. In the Presbyterian church in the morning Rev. Sharp will preach special sermons. Rev. Powell will give an illustrated ad­ dress to the children in, the Main St. church. In James Street church Rev. Langford., of Kincardine, will be the special speaker. The funeral of the late Dr. C. Lutz was held from the home of Mr. W. H. Moncur. Mr. Russel iMay, Son- of Mr. and Mrs. John May, of Clinton, is at­ tending Albert College at Belleville. Mr. Coleman, Moncur and Miss E. Moncur arrived home Monday from Peterborough. Mr. Moncur has been ill for the past several weeks with typhoid fever but is improving nicely. The market report heads as fol­ lows: Wheat 83c.; Oats 32c.; Barley 48c.; Flour .$2.70; Eggs 22c. But­ ter 20e.; Dried Apples 4c.; Potatoes $1.50; Hogs $9.55. jJKqo/ ofbfany Tints A ROOF charming and distinguished —in all the colors of the rainbow. What pride you can take in a home beautified by such a roof! Brantford Variegated Asphalt, Slates meet every demand for rich, vivid and Varied beauty in roofs. From the innumerable mellow-toned shades you can create whatever color combina­ tion you wish—and you will have a roof that gives maximum' fire and weather protection) economy and permanence. -jB ! Co. Umitnd, Brantford, Ontaafc F Brantford ROOFS Stock Carried, Information Furnished and Service on Brantford Roofing rendered by •> Ro«s-Taylor Co., Ltd., - - Exeter A RESPONSIBLE JOB Ship’s Captain Is Expected to Know Everything—Lord of the Vessel and Her Cargo, Some surprise has been expressed because a magistrate, in sentencing a man charged with smuggling, ven­ tured the opinion that the captain of the vessel ought to have known there were smuggled goods on board. Yet, according to the strict letter of the law, the magistrate was right. The public little realizes the enor­ mous responsibilities placed upon captains in our mercantile marine. Kings ashore have not more power over their kingdoms than has the cap­ tain over his Bhip for the duration of the voyage. Strictly the law holds him to account for everything and as­ sumes he has almost uncanny powers. Some time ago a fugitive from jus­ tice who had hidden in a steamer was only discovered by his being in too great a hurry to leave her and get ashore. It was the captain who was blamed. The man had doubtless got on board at night, and had naturally taken extreme care to keep out of the way of officers. Nevertheless, the lav.’ requires that a captain shall know everything about his ship. Recently, when stern measures were being taken to check the smug­ gling of opium by pasaimgors joining British ships at Singapore, ‘the auth­ orities told the court v.Leu a man was being charged that they had found a quantity of opium secreted in his cabin. Not content with pun­ ishing the smuggler, the judge added a rebuke to the captain of the. ves­ sel, declaring that he ought to have known that opium was being smug­ gled on his ship. It is a strange responsibility. A captain requires the precious gift of second-sight if he is to bo able to see through the innocent-looking bags and cases which passengers choose to bring aboard. Yet this is only an item in the com­ prehensive responsibility the law of the sea imposes on the captain. He can be blamed for everything that happens, according to law, but in practice British justice is just and humane, and seeks to punish-1 those directly guilty, although it may not allow the captain to escape. From the moment he takes command, the captain of a ship is its king. Even his antique title as inscribed on the traditional insurance forms has some­ thing of a royal aj.r, for his is always described as “Master, under God.” He is the lord of the vessel and her cargo. There may be a host of things done without his knowledge, but he is responsible. There is an amusing yet serious in­ stance of a captain who was blamed because the wicks in the ship's lamps were a trifle narrower than they should have been. It would be al­ most impossible for him to see how each man of the little army engaged in loading his vessel did his work, but he has to take the blame if, through defects or neglect, anything goes wrong. Sometimes, too, the “Master, un­ der God” must be a good judge of character, as well as an efficient cap­ tain and something of a sea lawyer. As, for example, when his ship is about to enter a dangerous or un­ familiar water-way, it is necessary, and, in fact, often _ compulsory, to take a pilot on board, but ft is not always possible for the chief to know all about the man, writes Kaye Char- terson in the Edinburgh Dispatch. As we all know, certificates and written credentials are excellent things, but not everything. There­ fore, the captain must judge his.pi­ lot; for although it is the duty of this local navigator to direct the ship safely through the waters he knows so well, he does not relieve the mas­ ter of any fraction of responsibility. Hearing Through the Teeth. Have you ever tried to listen to gramophone music through your teeth ? This can be accomplished quite easily by obtaining a lead pencil with a rubber at one end. Unscrew the rubber, stick a sharp needle through the centre of it and then screw it into place again. Grip the pointed end of the pencil between your teeth, start the gramo­ phone, and place the needle point on the record just as you would place the usual needle. You will now be able to hear what the record is play­ ing, although it makes no audible sound. Gin OF COPENHAGEN DANES POSSESS WEAKNESS POR BICYCLE. City Is Mostly Influenced by Amer­ ican Ideas,—-Newspapers Set the Pace—Cafes Close at Midnight— A Swedish Legend. Denmark may bo considered the oentre, the heart so to speak, of the three small countries which bear the common name of Scandinavia, writes Alumni, Hebrew author and traveller, in til© Toronto Star Weekly. Life there goes on at a speedier rate; the average pulse beats faster and strong­ er. It may be because Denmark, even though a northern country, has more sunshine through the year than her sister countries, Sweden and Nor­ way. The average Dane is more lively, more temperamental, than the sedate, somewhat phlegmatic Swede or the cold snowy Norwegian, who knows but his village, his mountains and his sea. These countries have given themselves the following classifica­ tion: Sweden, for the so-called aris- tocracv of Scandinavia; Norway, for!*pious peasantry; and Denmark, for the merchant class of Scandinavia. Copenhagen, the capital of Scandi­ navia, is the centre. It is like a small boiling cauldron. Everything is at­ tracted to Copenhagen, In spite of the fact that it is nearer the larger European centres like Berlin, Paris or even London, it is mostly influenc­ ed by America. Everything there is on the trail of Americanization, with the press setting the pace. Their advertizing is most up-to-date, far in advance of most European countries. Sweden is famous for its telephone net, with a telephone per each three persons; Norway for its skiers, where even children of four and five are seen gliding down the mountain slopes on minature skis, and Den­ mark is known by its bicycles. Every Copenhagen family has as many bicycles as there are members in that family. The Copenhageners cycle to work, from work, shopping, visiting or just so for the sheei’ pleas­ ure of it. The bicycle is everything, everywhere. And so this life on wheels goes on in Copenhagen until about seVen in the evening. At that hour all busi­ ness ceases. Copenhagen is having its supper and everyone is eating at the same hour with the greatest punctuality. Later in the evening the population comes out in search of amusement, in the streets, in the parks, in the cafes, in the dance halls. The most interesting time of the evening is that of five minutes before midnight. There is in Copenhagen a law for­ bidding anybody to enter a restaurant or cafe after midnight. The guests who find themselves inside the public places at midnight may remain there for their good time all through the night, but the proprietors of all the amusement places adhere to the let­ ter of the law, and will strictly for­ bid entrance to new guests. All the cafes> and cabarets lock their doors punctually at midnight. Those who fail to find themselves in­ side with the last stroke of the clock remain outside, lonely and sad. One may be only a moment late -—• the doorman is still turning the key. The latecomer begs, entreats, but with no results. This ‘‘fatal” hour Is to be felt in the street cars, in the streets, wherever the amuserrtent-thirsty run, push, chase in their mad rush to­ wards the restaurants and dance halls. Denmark is a very free country. The Danes have their own king and queen. They have many historical and art museum, which show the Danes’ sensitiveness to cultural values. Their greatest pride is in the fact that it was in their midst that the Danish prince Hamlet, he whom Shakespeare immortalized in his great work, lived and died. His palace is preserved to this day. The city of Helsingar lies at the sea shore at the Swedish border, within an hour and a half ride from Copenhagen. There is Hamlet's pal­ ace and grave. An old partly reno­ vated castle, surrounded by trees. I was shown the room supposed to have been that of the queen mother in which Claudius' ghost appeared, to Hamlet. They can even show you the exact spot where Hamlet died, and the place in a vault where he lies buried still. Not far from Helsinger the hospit­ able Danes have given refuge to the old runaway Empress of Russia, Marfa Fiodorowna. Here she lives in exile, in a small palace in a for­ eign country. Here she is finishing her days with one faithful servant, an old Don Cossack, who in his old Cossack uniform is ever ready to kiss the hem of the dress of her imperial majesty of all the Russians. After examining this historical cas­ tle, I continued my wanderings, and in a few hours I again wander about Copenhagen. In a small park at the harbor I stop at a monument, which represents a young woman, her long hair flying, a whip in her hand, driv­ ing three oxen harnessed to a plough. A Danish legend tells us the follow­ ing story: An old Swedish king had a very beautiful daughter. All great princes came to woo her, but she refused them all, She was not made to live In kingly palaces and in luxury. She went to war with her father and showed great heroism. After many great victories she returned to her country but she left her father’s pal­ ace and went out to live among the plain people. She wandered about until she came to the spot where the monument now stands. There she settled to till the earth like a com­ mon peasant. So goes the legend about the king’s daughter. It is hard to tell whether the ^egend is based on fact, still here it Is, tbe monument to ttte of Wai descent. BARKLtSS WILD DOOS , Fierce Canines Only Animals on Juan De Nova, an Island In the Indian Ocean. A French schooner which arrived at Table Ray recently visited a strange island of dogs during her voyage, rays the New York Herald- Tribuiie. “We were steaming northward be­ tween the East African coast and Madagascar,” said the captain. “Dark against a pink skyline at dawn I saw through my binoculars the outline of a ship. “No smoko came from her funnel, no. wh ite wave broke about her bows. She did not lift to the long Indian ocean swell. When full daylight camo I realized that she was a wreck, fast on the coral reefs of little Juan do Nova Island. “Juan de Nova is the island of dogs. There have been others — one in the Bosporus where all the hun­ gry, scavenging dogs of Constanti­ nople were marooned and left to starve. But on lonely, tropical Juan de Nova the dogs feed royally and rule the island. “In the days of sail, bluff-bowed East Indiamen, Portuguese barques and pirates of all nations used to call at Juan de Nova for fresh water, fruit and turtles. Dogs of every breed, some from Europe, others from Chi­ na, escaped on shore and were left behind. To-day their descendants form the. strangest, wildest mongrel horde in the world. “The dogs have the island to them­ selves. When a French steamer sent a boat’s crew ashore for water a few years ago the men were attacked with such ferocity that they had to return for firearms before they could fill their casks.” Naturalists have noted two queer facts about the dogs of Juan de Nova —they droop their tails like wolves and they’ have lost their bark. On moonlight nights they may be heard calling wildly to each other; but when they returned to savagery they lost the bark of the ordinary dog. Hunting in packs the dogs seem to have divided the island to their own satisfaction. One pack never invades the territory of another. They scratch in the sandy beaches for turtles' eggs, eat the turtles that crawl out of the sea occasionally and stalk sea-birds with the skill of jungle beasts. No one who has seen the dogs of Juan de Nova doubts that our household pets had their origin in the wild. These dogs are as fierce as any Si­ berian wolf. For years they have remained un­ molested in their island kingdom, among the cocoanut palms and ba­ nanas and mangoes. The island is a horseshoe of coral and there was a time when the pirates used to careen their wooden, ships within its shelter. The canine inhabitants of Juan de Nova are almost as dangerous as the buccaneers of last century. The Sea-Hoi*se’s Secret. Anyone who has seen a sea-horse at the Zoo must have wondered how this quaint creature can rise verti­ cally in its tank simply by the use of one tiny fin. The same problem is receiving the attention of Air Ministry experts, who are trying to evolve a power- driven, weight-carrying apparatus that will rise straight up from, and descend in, any quite restricted space, and that will come to a standstill in mid-air without falling. It is also thought that the fin-shape of the sea­ horse might help towards the design of the auxiliary surfaces of a vertical­ flight air machine. A Russian aixman-inventor is pre­ paring to build a man-carrying “bird” of featherweight metal alloys. The wings will be flapped and receive a “feathering” motion by apparatus worked by the pilot's arms and legs. Grandiose Highway. Town planning and extension of Paris to the northwest will be given an impetus if the ambitious scheme receiving consideration is carried through of building a motor road from Nanterre to Carrieres-sur-Seine. The distance between the two places is six miles. The project is to construct a straight avenue seventy-five yards wide having two one-way motor roads, two tracks for cyclists, foot­ paths for pedestrians, flower beds Strung along like pearls and under the roadway a subway. France has good motor roads, cer­ tainly the best on the continent, says the Christian Science Monitor, but nothing of the character of the one now proposed. Mechanical Chess Player. An amazing “mechanical man” that plays chess and automatically responds to the moves made by its human opponent has been invented by a Spanish mathematician. Almost human in its actions, it can even detect an opponent if he attempts to cheat, for it stops work­ ing as though disgusted with the player. Although this automaton cannot play a full game of chess, it wor.ks perfectly with half the usual number of chessmen on the board. A Game of Cards. Every person who takes up the cards at a game of whist holds one of 635,013,559,600 possible hands. If a man could bo engaged dealing cards at the rate of one deal a min­ ute, day and night, for a million years, he would not exhaust the pos­ sible variations of the cards. A Queer Belief. Gypsy thieves in Serbia put their own blood .into, thp food of anyone Who they suspect knows of their of­ fence. They believe this prevents him from betraying them. Novel Cure for Whooping Cough. Airplane trips are the novel cure for whooping cough “discovered” by A German doctor; the young patients were taken for CrfiJsefi Of ah hoflr each at, a height of 10,000 feet, Fine tea Is always the most-desired- The slight falling off In price of cheaper teas cannot entice the tea-lover from his discriminating choice- "SALADA" TEA Tbe Finest of AU Fine Teas - k.J COLD PROOF FASTER CONSTRUCTION. // N CANNOTWARP ORSHRINK ► ^reasons for ’Fireproof Wallboard I For Sale By The Ross-Taylor Co., Ltd. A. Spencer & Son Grain h:n:d’irgs to ti <■* Port of Montreal ilns sraraa prss«.d the 200,000,000 busliel mart on August 30th, receipts and shirnirnts being evenly ual.mccd. Total handlings at that dale wer.. bushels ahead of lite similar period of last year. A twenty-six pound eight-ounce muskey, 47 inches long and 17% inches in girth, has been caught after au exciting battle near Bine Rapids oil the French River, by Edmund Sleclihart. oi Chicago The giant has been entered in the Can­ adian Pacific’ Bungalow Camp Tro­ phy Competition. The University of British. Colum­ bia at Vancouver has a new flag pole second only in height to that at Kew Gardens in London, Eng­ land—the ta.ilest in the world Both are one-piece poles of Douglas fir, that at Kew being 214 feet high and that at the University 206 feet high. The Vancouver Court I-Iouse has one measuring 197 feet, while the Provincial Parliament Buildings have one measuring 165 feet. The Australian Government has just completed a deal for eighteen foundation heifers and two bulls from J. D. McGregor and Sons, the widely known Aberdeen-Angus breeders of Brandon. The animals will be selected from Mr. McGreg­ or’s Glencarnock herd by the head herdmaster of the Australian Gov­ ernment and shipped by the Cana­ dian Pacific Railway by way of Vancouver. This shipment apart from some purebred dairy cattle to the Orient from British Columbia, is probably the first exportation of purebred cattle from Canada over­ seas. Another link has been forged in the air express services extending from the Gulf of St. Lawrence into the heart of Canada. The Cana­ dian Pacific Express have under­ taken an air express service be­ tween Winnipeg, Regina and Cal­ gary in co-operation with Western Canada Airways and in connection with air mail routes. This means that express matter shipped from England may be picked up from in­ coming Atlantic liners at Rimouski, speeded by air via Montreal to Ot­ tawa and Toronto, placed aboard westbound trains, trans-shipped to airplanes at Winnipeg, and deliver­ ed direct to the consignee at Regina or Calgary, or placed on a train again if the destination is further west, putting the shipment many days ahead of the usual service. A six and three-quarter-pound speckled trout, a monster of its kind, has been caught on the Nipi­ gon River by Philip L. Peterman, of Laurium, Michigan. This catch h will probably win the Nipigon River Bungalow Camp trophy for the record catch of the season, for none of the fish previously entered in this competition approach it in size. Tfhe winner receives a sil­ ver replica of a fish mounted on an oak pannel and an engraved gold lapel button. Fishing on the Nipi­ gon has been better this Season than it has been for ten years. The regulation of the water level to pre­ vent fluctuation has resisted in fish returning to their old haunts, and snort is now ns good as it ever 1 Exeter, Ont. Hensail, Ont. American buyers have been buy­ ing up dairy cattle near Norwich, and shipping them to the States. The cattle were Holsteins and splendid prices were paid. Slendid progress is being made on the new $40,000 town hall at Strath- roy. The building will contain municipal offices, council chambers, the public library, fire hall and a rest room. The only reason a great many Am­ erican families don’t own an ele­ phant is that they have never been offered an elephant for a dollar down and easy weekly payments.— Nashville Banner. Heart Troubled Her Was Afraid ta Walk ground the Hoose Mrs. Henry J. Davis, SI Princess Stratford, Ont., writes:—“A few years ago I was troubled very much with heart and nerves; was all run uowB and became very thin folded. tfl was afraid to walk around the houre the way my heart would and' beat. ”1 went to the doctor to get reliefs but he did me no good. I then won to another and then to two more aha Btill my heart and nerves were at) bail as ever. “I started right away and the fire® six months I had gained ten pounds, and now, to-day, I have no sign of an# heart trouble, p > “I always advise any of my friendrt co use your Pills ever since I ww relieved of my trouble.” Milburn’s Heart and Nerve Pills axe 50c. a box at all druggists or dealer^, or mailed direct on receipt of price b#' The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto* Ont. USBORNE & HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office, Farquhar, Ont. President, JAS. McKENZI® Vice-President SIMON DOW DIRECTORS FRANK McCONNELL, J. ALLISON ROBT. NORRIS, WM. BROCK AGENTS JOHN ESSBRY, Centralia, Agent fo« Usborne and Biddulph OLIVER HARRIS, Munro, Agent f©# Hibbert, Fullarton and Logan W. A. TURNBULL Secretary-Treasurer Box 99, Exeter, Ontario. ’*1 GLADMAN & STANBURY * Solicitors, Exeter .