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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1938-11-10, Page 7THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, EDIT D TIW An Italian philosopher was accus­ tomed to call time his “estate” an ■estate ‘which produces nothing of value without cultivation—allowed to lie waste, the product will he noxious weeds and vicious growth. Time is money. But it. is more. The proper use of it results in cul­ ture, improvement and growth of -character. An hour, wasted daily on trifles or in indolence, would, if devoted to self-improvement, make an ignorant man wise in a few years, or, em­ ployed in good deeds, would make his life fruitful. Fifteen minutes a day devoted to self-improvement will be felt at the ■end of the year, An economical use of time is the true mode of securing leisure; it en­ ables us to get through business and carry it forward, instead of being ■driven by it. On the other hand, the miscalculation of time involves us in perpetual hurry and life becomes a anere shuffle of expedients. Nelson once said: “I owe all my success in life to always arriving a quarter of an -hour before I was expected.’' * * * No man is as big as the man he hates.* * * Most of us are too- fond of people who agree with us and of food which does not.* * * Thomas Edison made .his reputa­ tion as the world’s greatest inventor because he never invented excuses.** Is hell the only reward for good intentions? *** Concentration is the first law of success.*** SUNSET If when the sun sets And the day is done I’ve found a friend, A true friend, one To share my joy, To share my sorrow, I’ll take no- thought lOf a dark tomorrow. 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Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, Ont, Tommy’s sister: “Tommy, what is a synonym?” "A synonym," replied Tommy wisely, “is a word you use when you can’t spell the other one. * * • HALLOWE’EN PRANKS We don’t believe we’ve ever felt sadder about our last youth than we did the other day when we read about some bright Kansas boys who on Hallowe’en left a densly populat­ ed beehive on a prominent and dig­ nified citizen’s front porch for him to kick off when he came home—and he kicked it all right. That’s one thing we never thought of and we suppose it’s too late now. * * * A full heart knows not the rhet­ oric of words.♦ * * QUIDNUNC! The chief chemicals which form minerals are in the order of their importance: Oxygen, Silicon, Alum­ inum, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, So­ dium, Potassium, Hydrogen, Carbon. This list also comprises -about 99.24 percent of the earth’s crust. Nearly , every known mineral is made us of these chemicals in varying amounts or degrees. Dakoit is an East Indian name for robbers who plunder in bands and' the same word with ‘y’ at the end is the name of the system of robbing. In America, we call them gangsters —and the system ‘racketeering.’ A Planet is a celestial body that is alive and generates its own light —while a star is a dead world and only reflects the light of other plan­ ets. The smallest crowd to witness a World’s Heavyweight Championship fight was just 54 people. It was the bout between John L. Sullivan and Charley Mitchell held at Chantilly, France in 18‘88. The Radio Corporation of America has nearly a quarter of a million [stockholders residing in every state I and territory of the -union — more than half of these stockholders own ten shares or less and no single in­ dividual owns as much as one-half ■of one percent, of the total amount of shares outstanding. Almost 1 per cent of the births re­ ported in New York City in 1937 were twins—in this one year, there were reported 992 sets of twins in this one city. In Mesopotamia the Archeologists have unearthed a city supposed to- be ancient Ninevah—it is believed the city existed 7,000 years ago-. From the first term of George Washington to the first term of Woodrow Wilson (before the World War) the United States Government spent altogether Twenty-Four and one-half Billion Dollars. Federal ex­ penditures under F. D. Roosevelt, 1933 to 1938, have amounted to ap­ proximately 42 Billion Dollars and it it estimated that by 1940, the pres­ ent administration will have spent twee as much as the first 27' Presi­ dential Administrations combined. * * * A reformer is a person who likes to ride through a sewer in a glass­ bottom boat. * * * The way the average father writes to his son in college is “Deal’ Son". * * * Until a man has had to meet a payroll he knows little about busi­ ness. The advice of experts is far less costly than the mistakes of amateurs * * * The vocabulary of the average wo­ man is said to be only about 500 words*—but think of the turnover.* * * The codfish lays a million eggs, And the helpful hen lays but one, But the codfish doesn't cackle To tell us what she’s done. And so we scorn the codfish coy, And the helpful hen we prize, Which indicates to you and me That is pays to advertise, THE COLONEL It is moving time with China and Kai Shek, «**•••** County Councils are getting ready for the last lap.* * * * * ♦ ♦ * What a pity that we couldn’t have the fine weather with lots of rain at the same time, ******** A basket of leaves well dug into the garden is worth a wagon load of them in a bonfire, ***** *** Those hazy, smoky days made us wonder if Indian Summer had not slipped in somewhat prematurely. ******** The Dilatory Bachelors appreciate the fine weather, It pro­ vides oportunity for laying in a good supply of beech-nuts. ******** Those leaves on the trees are getting a lonesome “look. When a man or a leaf has had this day, he must put up with a good deal of loneliness. THE WORLD'S GOOD NEWS will come to your home every day through THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR An International Daily Note spacer it records lor you the World’s clean, ednstruotive doings. The Monitor does not exploit crime or sensation; neither does it ignore them, but deals correctively with them, Features for bUsy men and al! tha family, Including the Weekly Magazine Section, The Christian Science Publishing Society One, Norway Street, Boston, Massachusetts Please enter my subscription to Tlic Christian Science Monitor fox' » period of 1 year $12.00 6 months $6.00 3 months $3.00 1 month $1.00Wednesday issue, including Magazine section: 1 year $2,60, 6 Issues 25a Name Addrest Sa>~il>le~C0py~on'Ro^ucst And now the wise 'guys are telling -us that the anti-aircraft guns of London, England, lack in sights and shells. Outside of that the guns may be all right. ******** Some folk are asking why we pay so much attention to Chinese and European conditions. The reason is that we may be next to pass through some sort of dictatorship. ******** Ever think of what a very hard-headed old chap said only lately after some bitter experiences and a good deal'of acute ob­ servation “nothing recedes like success." That’s a whole lot truer than the old copy book sentiment, “nothing succeeds like success”, “Nothing recedes like success." Better think of that. ******** At the last regular meeting of the Exeter Eligible Maidens there was a prolonged and exciting debate between the wearers up and the wearers down: A committee was appointed to present the matter to’ itie president of the Bald Headed Men’s Protective Assoc­ iation for adjudication. ******** Here’s another of those carefully worded utterances that char­ acterize some diplomatic statements of those days. These are the words of Sir Samuel Hoare. “I believe in 'Herr Hitler’s peaceful as­ pirations but, like Hitler, I must be prepared for some successor who may not hold his views.” Wise statesmen realize that things international do not stay put. No statesman and no parliament or its equivalentt can guarantee the actions of their successors. In any case the statement was well made. There may be a joke in words. Then again, it may be full of dynamite. »*»*«*••* The simple fact is that Canadians are sleeping on the verge of a precipice because they have failed to note the change that has taken place within our own borders and in the world-conditions within the last five years. In Western Ontario there are towns where of a Saturday night it is a treat -to hear the English language spoken, because the foreigners through sheer work and thought and enterprise have ousted the Anglo Saxons who have been prating about the high standard of living that must be maintained. “These foreigners live on what we won’t have anything to do with" our An­ glo Saxons tell us. Well, the “foreigners” live on it and get fat, rich and dominant, meanwhile possessing themselves of good land and good busineess and good manufacturing plants. It’s -high time for Anglo Saxons to practice a little sensible realism. ******** i THAT RADIO SCARE It’s a huge,joke with a sting in its tail, that about radio fans getting into a mess because an actor or two did a little screaming at the microphone the other Sunday night. It is a wonder that folk with the skill to get up radio programs do not get a little sense. Think of it, folk actually got it into their heads that twinkling little red star, Mars, had gone on a rampage and was wreaking des­ truction on this funny old earth. Had it not actually taken place we’d never have believed that folks with ordinary sense would have allowed .themselves to get into a panic over what was nothing more - or less than a haox, as harmless in itself as a Hallowe’en prank. But then you may look for anything in radio addicts who have lis­ tened so persistently to make-believe that they cannot distinguish sense from nonsense. The modern radio in some of its programs is the substitute foi* the penny-dreadful of our youth and the super- sensational novel that has done its full share in filling our mental hospitals. ******** THAT MONEY-MAKES There’s a hatful of quarters and a barrel of nickels on every farm and running about on every streets. These can be caught with the propei’ bait. Here’s how one lassie showed us how the trick was turned a -Saturday or so ago. There she was on the market in her little stand surrounded by pumpkins. There they were made into the finest jack-o-lanterns you ever saw. There was the slant­ eyed 'Chinaman and there the darky and there the Dutchman. You recognized them the minute your eyes fell on them. There, too, was the jolly old fellow alaughing his shaking sides, and over there the sourfaced old chap with whom the world had gone sadly wrong and who had forgotten his Kruschen or alka-seltzer. Around this plastic artist were folk by the dozen leaving orders for their partic­ ular type of Jack. The wonders of artistry were being performed under one’s very nose, while this plastic surgeon garned in quarters by the dozen, all out of her own native and developed skill and out of materials that otherwise would have run to waste out there on the good old farm. It takes brains and knee action to catch the nimble quarters.******** MORE OR THE SAME The Stratford Beacon-Herald has put Canada under a heavy ob­ ligation by securing the following interview, a part of which we quote because of its surpassng imprtance: “You people down here are altogether too indifferent to Coast problems/’ crisply observed Dr. George E. Seldon, prominent Van­ couver surgeon and chairman of the Hospital Board of that city. “Some day you will awaken up to the real situation, and then it will be too late. The Japanese are getting possession of the best prov­ ince in the Dominion, and they will eventually dominate us as they are trying to control China today.” “What recent proof have you of this Oriental aggression?” .we queried, seeking something specific. "Proof?" echoed the eminent physician. “Proof everywhere. Fifteen years ago the Whites controlled the wholesale fruit and vegetable business on Water street. Today it is under the direction of the Japanese. Warehouses, trucks and exchanges are handled by them. They are now penetrating the dry-goods business. Up the valley from Vancouver at Maple Ridge, the finest farm and garden section at the coast, the Japs are in full command, They control the local fishing industry and of recent years—'bought with money from Japan, no doubt—great blocks of timber have passed into the hands of the Japanese. This thing is Serious, I tell yon—and it is high time the East started to understand the Province of British Colum­ bia. We never get a square deal from the East.” “What do the people out there propose to do about it?" we made bold to ask. “Or, to put it another way, what will be the final result?" “Japan will command the situation and the Whites will be pushed out or become their servants. Or, what is more likely, iwe would leave the Dominion." ((Dr. Seldon was a recent visitor with his brother Mr. R. G. Seldon, of town,) 50 YEARS AGO November 8, 1888 A new crossing ie to be placed on Main street opposite the Davis but­ cher shop, The persons in the vicin­ ity who expect to derive a benefit therefrom furnished the material and the crossing is placed at the ex­ pense of the corporation. Mr. R. A. Hagen, late teacher in Hay Township, who recently left for Algoma, has located at Sowerley, P, O. He writes stating that he is engaged in storekeeping and is do­ ing well, Mr. Gregory Tom, who a month ago took a trip across the ocean writes that he has had a splendid time and notwithstanding his short absence is feeling much improved. The tax-collector, Mr. Creech, is1 now on his rounds, paying his an­ nual unappreciated visits, Taxes are paid readily by the majority, Our respected townsman Mr. Henry Westcott while standing in front of Bissett’s hardware store was thrown violently to the sidewalk by rolls of heavy paper and tinware which he was standing beside falling on him. At a meeting of the Upper Canada Tract Society held in the Methodist Church last week the following of­ ficers were chosen: ,Pres., Mr. Dan Ross; committee, Mr. E. Howard; to represent James Street Church, Mr. Ross; Main Street, Mr. John Grigg, the 'Preebyajterian Church. Miss Maud Dempsey has been re­ engaged to. teach No. 9 School at Biddulph, at an advanced salary. Mr. Geo. Bissett, who has had an attack of malaria, is again at his p'ost in the hardware store. Mr. Chas. Manning, formerly bar­ ber, in Exeter, has left Emporia, Kan, and gone to Dodge City, same state. Miss Edith Hyndman, who has been in Scotland during the summer returned home Saturday last. One night last week Messrs. Hur- don, Snell and a couple of other sports, with dogs treed two large coons, the finest captured in this vicinity this season. In one instance the larger of the coons became mas­ ter of the dogs, and clubs were em­ ployed to accomplish the capture. 25 YEARS AGO November 13, 1913 The terrible storm on Sunday re­ sulted in a score of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes many of them be­ ing here on the east shore of Lake Huron. About twenty bodies have been recovered ion the shore from St. Joseph to Kettle Point and it is considered that half of the loss and damage is not yet known. Mr. John Welsh has disposed of his five hundred acre farm on the •London Road north to- a Mr. Toke, of St. John who will take possession on February 1st. Thos, Ching, son of Mr, Thomas Ching, formerly of Exeter, was re­ cently appointed sporting editor of the Winnipeg Telegram, Mr, Harry Rowe has purchased the fine brick dwelling owned by Mr, T. Russell pn Andrew street, Mr. Rus­ sell will move to' St, Marys where he has made the purchase of a piece of land that he intends subdividing. Mr. D, A. Ross and son Dr. H. P, Ross spent Tuesday in Clouston. They leave today for the doctor’s home in Nampa, Idaho, where Mrs. Ross will reside with her son. Mr. J. A. Gregory, of N. Battleford Sask., spent Tuesday with his mother here, He le<£ Wednesday for Lon­ don, England, where he intends re­ maining -until spring. Mr. H, H. Moe, accountant of the Bank of Commerce here, and who was recently married, has been trans­ ferred to Toronto. Winter appeared on Sunday after­ noon. The gale was terrific. In a short time the roads became impas­ sable and some people who were out of town were obliged to stay until the following day, 15 YEARS AGO November 8, 1923 A post-nptial shower was held on Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. M. E. Gardiner, the guest of honor being Mrs. Charles Way. Mrs, Ed. (Harness and daughter Miss Greta left this week to join Mr. Harness in Windsor to reside. Miss Harness’ position as stenographer at the Ross Taylor Co., is being filled by Miss E. Wares. Mr. John McLaughlin held an auc­ tion sale of his household effects on Saturday. He and his son Will came up from Brantford and return­ ed the same evening. Messrs. John Hunter, John Hun­ kin and Bert Kernick left last week for Trout Creek on a shooting trip. Instantly Killed John O’Hanley, aged 60, of Park­ hill, was instantly killed last week when he iwas thrown from his farm wagon almost at the end of a two- mi le race by a run-away team. His employer, Alex McDonald, of the fifth concession of McGillivray Township, was thrown from the wa­ gon at the commencement of the run-away, but escaped injury. After hanging onto the wagon in a mad race by a frightened team for two miles along the fifth concession of McGillivray, O’Hanley lost his grip when the wagon struck a gate post as the horses left the road to turn toward their stable. DON’T OVERCOOK jFIH'H Our Caruulhm Fish Have the Finest Flavor Says Government Expert Miss Hazel J. Freeman, Dominion Government Cookery Expert says: “The clear, cold waters of our north­ ern lakes and rivers, the salty tang of our two great oceans make Cana­ dian fish exceptionally fine in. fla­ vour," “The secret in cooking fish/' says Miss Freeman, “lies Im having the heat—whether electric, gas, kerosene or coal stove—hot enough to broil or bake them quickly, and above all not too long. Of curse, the timing is up to the copk, and it is this very timing that marks the difference be­ tween having fish that is cooked to perfection, or stewed until it has lost its heart and soul and that in­ describable something that makes the family welcome fish -with igusto. So keep an eye on the fish, when the flesh is firm and tender, when the connective tissue holding the fibres together is gelantinous, that’s the time to stop. Fish should be cooked until the albuminous substance is “set" and no more. This is the pro­ tein constituent of the fish, and when it takes on a cream color, the albu­ men is set and the fish is done. Each flake of the fish may be pulled apart in loose folds, full of its own flavor- some juices. .For fillets one inch or less in thickness, it takes 10 minutes in a hot oven (50'0 F.) whether the fish weighs one pound or five.” GODERICH GULLS ARE LIVING HIGH DURING DREDGING It's “easy pickings" for the count­ less number of gulls around Goder­ ich harbor these days. ' Since dynamiting started in. the harbor in connection with the big dredging contract, the gulls have been having a regular feast with little effort. It’s like this. From the drilling dredge, long holes are bored down into the rock at the bottom of the harbor, not many yards from the great grain elevators. When the pro­ per depth has been reached three sticks of dynamite are put in place and then there is a muffled thud. One can feel it when standing on the pier nearby. But the swarms of “minnies” feel it more than that. In fact, the shock stuns the greater number of them and kills many in the immed­ iate vicinity. A whole cloud of them will float to the surface. It’s a meal for the gulls. They seem to know just when the feed is ready, said one of the workers. By the hun­ dreds they swarm around awaiting the thud, the clearing of the water, and then their feed. mA$sey-HfiRRis II I REDUCES ■j=: ~....... .FRRm imPLcmenT prics • "Massey-Harris Company is pleased to an- nounce substantial list price reductions on Tractors and General Farm Machinery, effective November 1st, 1938. "The reductions are the result of a desire on the part of the Company to share with its customers the benefits of economies effected, together with the savings resulting from the pres- ent slight decreases in prices of raw materials. "That these reductions will be of material benefit to the farmer who needs to replace his ma­ chinery is evidenced by the fact, that according to sizes, reductions on Tractors range as high as $84.00; on Plows up to $7.00; on Grain Drills as much as $8.00, and on Enclosed Gear Binders up to $9.75, and on the Open Gear Binder up to $30.00. ’’It is gratifying to Massey-Harris, whose in­ terests are so closely linked with those of the farmer, to be able to make these reductions at this time.” x mu—i<......... Tr r-—----------------- Yk*-Pratld*«il ami Getwtal M«nog*» mossey- Harris co. umin-D BUILDERS of imPLemenTJ that mnice FAnmiriG profitable *