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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1939-03-16, Page 3THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THURSDAY, MARCH l«th, 1931) IT CAN BE DONIS PRANKISH PROBLEMS a You remember the bedtime story of the turtle that was pursued by a bear or something or other and father, telling the story, said the turtle escaped py climbing a tree? “.But,” objected Willie, “turtles can’t climb trees,” “Yes,” admitted father, “but this turtle had to climb a tree.” Dean Roscoe Pound or Harvard Law School, departed foi' Oxford University to deliver a series of lec­ tures which he had carefully pre­ pared over a long period of hard work. On shipboard, he discovered he had left all his notes behind. He went on to Oxford and delivered his lectures 'beautifully without notes. He made his memory perform as'it had never performed before — be­ cause he had to. All of .us have resources beyond what we use, It’s a splendid thing to have them called out by having to do things that are seemingly be­ yond our powers. * * * The ‘cream’ of society- does not al­ ways possess the ‘milk of human kindness.’* * * Another theory exploded—we us­ ed to think that sailors had a sweet­ heart in every port — but statistics show that sailors have a lower di­ vorce rate than any other occupa­ tion.* * * The adjective in ‘fair sex’ usually requires a prefix when it come to highway manners.fl fl fl A safe way to pick a traveling companion is to look at the maga­ zines they bring with them. * * WAS IT YOU? Someone started the whole day Answer to Prankish Problem No. 50 which appeared in this space last week: There were 161,239 golf balls, Prankish Problem No. 57: A train an hour after starting, has an ac­ cident which retains it 1 hour, af­ ter which it proceeds at three-fifths its former rate, arriving 3 hours late Another time, the same thing happened when the train was 50 miles further on the line and it ar­ rived one and one-half hours late. What was the distance the train travelled and at what rate? (Correct answer will appear in this space, in oui‘ next issue. Watch for it. * * * PERFECTING YOUR ERRORS If you believe that practice makes perfect, in one sense you are right. Practice does make perfect, but do not fail to observe that it perfects your errors just as rapidly and in­ tensively as it does your successes. That is why some men who practice golf year after year get worse in­ stead of better. After reaching a certain degree of proficiency, most people never improve in any skill. They practice their errors until they become perfect in them. * * * If you think it is love that prom­ pts young girls to marry old men, you are a romanticist—or—an old man. * * * With salesmen always cutting prices, it is no wonder that the cost of distribution keeps mounting. * * * , Initiative' alone deferentiates man cultivate it, and you’ll make your own opportunities * * * wrong—■ Was it you? Some one robbed the day of its song Was it you? Early this morning someone frowned Someone sulked until others scowled And soon harsh words were passed around— Was it you? Someone started the day right— Was it you? ■Someone made it happy and bright Was it you? Someone this morning, we are told, Some smiled, and all thru the day This smile encouraged young and old— Was it you? little more smil, a little less frown A little less kicking a guy when he’s down. A little more “WE”—a little less ‘I’ A little more laugh, a little less cry. A little more flowers on the path-' ways of life, And fewer on graves at the end of the strife.* * * A MATTER OF HABBIT A Soviet peasant girl, after many hardships, finally reached Leningrad to take an examination for a gov­ ernment post on which she had set her heart. She took the examina­ tion and felt confident of the ans­ wers to all the question but one; “What is the inscription on the Sar- mian Wall?” After considerable gnawing at her pencil, she hesitatingly put down: “Religion is the opiate of the mass.” Doubt assailed her as to the cor­ rectness of her answer. Her anxiety was so great that she trudged seven miles to the Sarmian wall. There blazoned in clear lettering, was the inscription, “Religion is the opiate of the masses.” Th girl breathed a sigh of relief, got down on her knees, crossed her­ self, and folding her hands in pray­ er, uttered: “Thank God!” * * * 50 — 50 • “Half the City Council are Crooks” —. was the glaring headline. A retraction in full was demand­ ed of the editor under penalty of arrest. The next afternoon, the headline road: “Half the City Council Aren’t Crooks.” Nagging, Dragging Pains in Back Many women have to do their own housework, and the constant bending over, lifting, making beds, Sweeping, ironing, sewing so necessary to per­ form tLcir household duties puts a strain on the kidneys, and the back­ aches are undoubtedly caused by some derangement of the kidneys, for if there Were nO kidney weakness the back would be strong and wen. Dbim's Kidney Pills help to give perfect relief and comfort to all wonk, backache suffering women, and make their household duties a pleasure instead of a burden. The T. Milburn Co., Ltd., Toronto, OnL A lad once asked Mozart how to write a symphony. Mozart said: “You are a very young man, why not be­ gin with ballads?” The aspirant urged:' “You com­ posed symponies when you were 10 years old.” “Yes,” replied Mozart, “but I did not ask ‘how’.”* * * Probably the most popular med­ ical book ever written is the text­ book of hygiene from Selerno, -writ­ ten in Latin verse about 1100 A.D. In the, days before printing, it was very scarce, and students were forc­ ed to memorize it. When printing came into use, it went into more than 200 editions. * * * A book of fiction or a show sel­ dom lives up to its press-agency — so it is with matrimony. * * * How may one boast of his courage who has never known danger. * * fl The true test of a gentleman is tc disagree without being disagreeable. * * A MOVIE HERO “Now I lay me down to snore, Insured for 50,00i0 more,, If I should die before I wake, My wife will get her first good break.” fl fl fl Faint praise ne’er won fat lady. * * * Terminology “What is meant by a “melting pot’ Ma?” ‘ “A jackpot, my son, in which men burn their money.” * * * 15 PER CENT. Statistics show that in a cycle of seven years, eighty-five out of every hundred gr.ocers that enter business in America close their doors. Only fifteen survive. WHY? Because they fail to please their1 customers. .In most every other commercial or industrial business — yes, and professional as well — the percent­ age of failures is on about the same ratio. It isn’t lack of capital — for men with very little capital have made astonishing progress. It isn’t the fault of competition, for the busi­ ness that pleases rises above Com­ petition. It isn’t ad'vertfeinfg nor the tack of it —-• for all the advertis­ ing you can do won’t make a busi­ ness successful that does not give VALUE RECEIVED — that does not please the customer. It is REPEAT BUSINESS that makes any business successful, and, repeat buSines comes only- from pleased customers. * * * You might write a bit of verse To fit into a song; But I indite this jingle verse To say to you ‘<So long'. ' THE COLONEL How welcome those early Spring days. There seems new life in every glint of sunshine.******** Now that General Franco has secured a victory in Spain, he , seems puzzled to know what to do twith it. * * * * * *. * * When you’re crowded off the sidewalk By small boys playing marbles there, When the air's one vast cyclone of skipping ropes You know that Boring is in the air. ******** A stop-spending policy is greatly'heeded these days. Any one who reads the report of the commission who investigated the affairs of Newfoundland knows what we mean. The colony spent till she was bankrupt and Jost the privilege of self government. ******** We thought that we were helping out the provincial treasurer quite nicely by paying six cents per gallon on gasoline. And now there is serious talk of increasing our tax to eight cents per gallon. What is this the old clergymen used to call us? Wasn’t it said that we were poor worms of the dust? We do love to pay taxes. ******** The next best thing to “going South” is to join in the happiness of those who are so financially situated that they can find fairer and more salubrious climes than those of our rigorous North. Bet- ter still, we felicitate our sturdy neighbors who fatten on the snow and ice and razor-edged winds of this great Northland. «• ******** Every day the demand is growing stronger- that the Dominion and the provincial and municipal governments present the taxpayers with a balanced budget. This country faces the alternative pf do­ ing without things however attractive they may appear till the money is in the bank to pay for them, or of going into bankruptcy. * * * * * * * * AT IT AGAIN Word comes that Mitch, opened the present session of the leg­ islature with painting and decorating and gunpowder and millinery and militia galore. Perhaps he’s a bit tired of the simple life and has resolved to try the other sort of thing. 'Crusading is a dull job and generally a thankless job. Most people love display. ***** * * * TWO CHARACTERISTICS Sir Joseph F'lavelle whose death was an outstanding event in the business world was, as a business man, characterized by two out­ standing features. Said he to the writer, “I would not undertake an enterprise unless I saw my way to making money by so doing.” In this regard he did his own thinking. His second characteristic was his dropping an enterprise before it became a money loser. In undertaking and letting go in business deals he did no guessing. He never trifled with his own judgment. He got at the facts and was guided by them. He knew his last and stuck to it. ******** That fine Spring day that we enjoyed so much, the Exeter groundhog called on the farmer who had furnished him with alfal­ fa for the winter, squared up for his supply of ensilage at the local canning'factory, paid his winter’s bill in full for lettuce and cabbage and carrots at the grocer’s, snapped the nose of an inquisitive puppy, ascertained where tlfe clover had wintered best and then select­ ed a nice, quiet store doorway where the sun’s rays fell warm and uninterrupted the. live long day. Not a footstep disturbed him those fine, shining hours. You see the store owner does not advertise.******** THE RIGHT PRINCIPLE We congratulate our big brother, George.. MeCullagh, of the Globe and Mail, because he is not thinking of starting a new political party. New parties and third parties have an unfortunate history in this country. The much-maligned two-party system is the way responsible government works out. That is, one of the parties is selected by and enjoys the confidence of the majority of the voters of the Province or of the Dominion. The other party’s duty is constructive criticism of that party and all its works. It never was intended that any man elected to parliament should think that he was elected for privileges rather than for service. Unfortunately too many forget the night of the election that they have solicited and undertaken of their own account certain very definite responsibil­ ities and become self-seekers to the point of utterly neglecting their sworn obligations. That is, the party system does not work well because it is. not well worked. An aroused and an informed public opinion is becoming intolerant of this way of carrying on and is demanding of its representatives that they work well as fine a sys­ tem of government as ever blessed mankind. What 'Canada' demands of her parliament is a body of worth while legislation. ******** WHY NOT GET IN ON IT? Exeter has the best opportunity to be. desired to get in on the third largest industry in Canada, the travel industry. No matter from which point of the compass the town is approached, the visitor passes through unusually attractive farm country. Agriculturally speaking, Exeter is in the centre of about the best show .place in the Province. Almost inevitably the motorist slows down in admira­ tion of the farming region. Why should not, his attention at this a tourist enters a house of business, it is the opportunity of the deal­ point be directed to the offerings of our merchants, of our restaur: ants and of the other good things in which this town abounds? Onr.p er to merchandise his wares in such a way that the visitor leaves the store a good deal more than pleased that he made the call. In this connection we suggest that study groups, real study groups, be formed to meet this situation so laden with every kind of prosperity for the town. An individual may do something along this line, but co-operation will bring the larger results. Will the ■council, will the churches, will the lodges give a lead in a matter so important? Rome was not built in a day, but we know that organ­ ized, persistent effort in this matter will bring results. We know that tens of thousands of dollars pass through this town every sum­ mer that might as .well remain here and that would remain here were the travelers aware' of the goods this town has to offer. Why should not this town engage in a real publicity campaign in this re­ spect? Our merchants know how to do this thing and can do it well. Why should not our town be an active and rewarded partici­ pant in the third largest industry in 'Canada? ******** GRIM WAITING AND WORKING No, the time of anxiety is not over in Europe. Indeed, those who know are a little-more anxious than at any period for five years past. Who knows what tiger spring that strange character, Hitler, may make at any time? Who knows when the insane fancy may take him to send His airplanes over London and Edinburgh and Halifax and Montreal and Toronto. Meanwhile there is nothing for Britain to do other than to be ready for any vagaj-y that may enter his peculiar mind. We know that Germany is becoming poorer and poorer every day. Instead of her recent acquisitions of terri­ tory adding to her immediate power they are adding to the heavy economic burdens She already finds oppressive. It takes money to develop mines and similar resources, and money and credit Germany find very short these days. Italy is in much the same unhappy pass as Germany. There is an old saying that when rogues fall out honest men get their due. The truth of this maxim is exemplified in the mutual suspicions developing between Germany and Italy, For some reason Of which he is not quite aware, Mussolini finds that the Spanish war has got him nothing. Along with all this goes the discovery on the part of both German and Italians that their leaders are not doing very much for them. Both Mussolini and Hitler are showing themselves to be made of very ordinary elay that does not support the great figures they would have their .people and the world to believe them to be, All of Which means the peace of the world, provided the de­ mocracies prepare themselves for any eventuality. So far Britain has given her main thought and energy to peace and to business. War for her would be a dreadful contingency, ahd for that conting­ ency she is preparing herself with unrelenting Vigor. Hensail Council The regular meeting of the Vil­ lage Council wag held on Monday evening at 8 p.m. in the Council Chamber, Councilors Geo. Brock and Win, Sheppard being absent. The minutes of the previous meet­ ing were read. 'Carried. Jones and Twitchell: That minutes be adopted as read. A delegation of Miss Beryl Pfaff, Mrs. K. Hicks and Mrs. E. L. Mickle from the Senior’s Women’s Institute appeared re the decorating of the stage in the hall. Twitchell and Jones; That the town supply the paint for the decorating pf Town Hall stage, also the labour and that the Reeve supply the paint. Carried. A representative of Gutta Perpha Rubber Co., appeared re Fire Hose, submitting samples and prices. Twit­ chell and Jones: That the town pur­ chase 10 0 feet of new hose from the Gutta Percha Tire and Rubber Co., using old couplings if possible; also purchased 8 pairs firemen’s boots, 2 pairs size 7; 2 pairs size 8; 4 pairs size 9. Carried. Owen Geiger appeared for the S. Huron Seed and Stock Show asking for the usual grant. Same to be considered later. Constable Hedden reported re the fire truck; also stated he had paint­ ed the cells; also re the streets and gutters and requested the purchase of a wheelbarrow. Reeve Shad dick reported re the damage done to the Hall by the fire and his conversa­ tion with the Insurance Adjuster. The Tax Collector’s report read as follows: Collected since last meet­ ing $57/35 balance outstanding be­ ing $492.89. Fred Beer and Harry Horton re­ ported re the band affairs stating the same in good order and going ahead now, also requesting a grant. Twitchell and Jones: That we grant the band $100,00, Carried. Correspondence read as follows: George E. Brock, re resignation; F. Fingland K.G.; Provincial Officer McCoy; Good Road Association; Magg & Quinlan; Township of Ste­ phen; Hands Fireworks Co.; J. S. Duggan; Dept. Highways; Liquor Control Board; Milk Producers’ As­ sociation; Monteith & Monteith; Muir Cap & Regalice Ltd.; National Drug & Chemical Co.; Bickle Sea­ graves (Ltd.; Dept Municipal Affairs; Czechoslovakia Industrial Survey; Same filed. Twitchell and Jones: That we ac­ cept the resignation of George E. Brock as councilor and that we hold a nomination meeting on March 20 and an election if necessary on Mar. 27 th. 'Carried. Bills and accounts were read: W. R. Davidson, relief, coal $17.; O. Rowcliffe, relief, milk, $5.0i0; H. O. Dayman relief, groceries $10.40; Cook’s Cash Store, groceries, relief, $14.10; Lee Hedden, salary $55.00; Hydro Commission, hydro $6.79; G. Hess, printing $45.25; H. Horton, secretary, band 'grant $100,00; School Bd., current expenses $1,000; National Drug & Chemical supplies $11.8'8; Dept. Highways Fire Truck License $2.00; W. R. Davidson, coal for hall $36.05; T. Richardson, la­ bour rink $27.25; D. Sangster, dit­ to $1.10; V. Hedden, ditto 40c.; H. Hedden, ditto 9'0c.; A. Dick, watch­ ing fire $2.00; Lloyd Hedden ditto $2.00; R. Kyle, ditto $2.80; D. Hog­ garth ditto $2.80; B. Kyle, ditto $2; O. Geiger, teaming streets $12.50; R. Broderick, ditto $3.50; A. Prior, labour, streets, $1.00; A. Smith, dit­ to $1.00; F. Daters, ditto $1.40; W. Dabus, ditto $1.00; A. Hildebrandt, ditto $1.00; C. Wolfe, ditto $2.20; M. Cooper, ditto $3.00; total $1371.- 32. Jones and Twitchell: That the bills and accounts as read be paid. C8»i,ried Jones and Twitchell. That By-laws No. 6, 7, 8, be given first and second reading. 'Carried. Twitchell and Jonep: That By-laws Nos. 6, 7, 8 be given third and final reading and finally passed. Carried. Twitchell and Jones: That we ad­ journ. Carried. James A. Patterson, Clerk The Quality Tea £3 LETTER BOX The following letter was received from Mr. Gerald Hurdon of Phoeniz, Arizona by Bill Davis of the Tiines- Advocate staff. 2210 Van Buren St. Good Old Bill, Phoenix, Ariz. Those newsy little home town papers,sure seem to hit the right spot and you’ll never know just how much they’re appreciated — like a whiff of the scent of pine trees to a sun-^aked wanderer of the desert — some day I hope to be able to repay your kindness. You’d probably rather hear of things and places here iu this be­ wildering land, so I’ll lay off the personal adulations and try to give you a rather fruity little story of a celebrated character of pioneer days whom I had the good fortune to in­ terview a few days ago — and here’s my story, believe it or not — A few miles outside of the city of Phoenix in the shadow of Camel- Mountain stands the nursing home of Miss Evalyn May, and, there In his little white-walled room lies the small frail figure Of an 88 year old man whose life’s history sounds like a thrilling adventure story of the rip-roaring, pioneer days — Ills long white hair rippling to his shoulders —- the familiar goatee and mustache adorn a face lined with character— the character of an early plainsman and as he turns to his diminutive ra* did to tuiie in the serial for which he fairly lives —- his story —- the story pf his early life now running as “The Plainsman”! —- for he is “Small Bill Cody” now a pauper but once known from coast to coast as a scout, sure-shot, trader, show-man, rustler, scapegoat and world renown­ ed figure of the early west — a man who knew practically all the central figures of the pioneer days of the 6.0’s •— Calamity Jane, Wild Bill Hi­ ckok, Pawnee Bill, The Younger Boys, Billy the Kid, Mark Twain, Geronimo, and literally hundreds of others who made history in the days when a six shooter was man’s best friend and the ability to draw first, was the prime requisite to a long life — but today he is almost alone and it was through a mutual friend Princess Red Feather of the Yava- pais, that we finally induced him to relate a few of his varied experi­ ences — his story, as near as I can remember now, was as follows: “They’re just about all gone now: Some buried in boot-ill cemeteries some laying out there in the bad­ lands, their bones picked clean by the coyotes — some here, some there ‘Mountain and the trinkets we scrap- — gone now and it’ll soon be my' turn I guess, but I’ve lived while I did and even though this old brain of mine gets with cotton, tales. 'Sure — knew her friend and a mighty good woman too — you’d never think so now to hear the stories they tell of her and I knew-Wild Bill was a killer — bad man to when he got (sheriff) he tails (rustling horses) I did it myself and did a hours by the thumbs in on — 4 hours on and 2 at those thumbs — see — and that Crow’s foot burned on the forearm is where the Crows (In­ dians) burned their trade mark on me when they took me into their tribe at the tender age of two—but they treated me good and that’s why I went back to ’em again and mar­ ried into the tribe — my father (Buffalo Bill Gody) never forgave me for that — he was a good scout — everybody liked him — but he was a suckei’ for publicity — I was the black sheep — got to travelling with bad company — saw 5 of m'y pardners strung up on Hangman tree in old Hangtown (nJw Placerville) in California in one day — never knew when my turn would come — I was known as the ‘knuckle-buster’ never shot to kill — just shot the gun outen their hands — no notches on my gun! — ever see me shoot? Can’t see very well now but I’ll bet­ cha I can still shoot the gun outa your hand afore you can finish the draw ■— I’m bragging now — but I have known the time— all from the hip and just “fanning it” (flipping the hammer with the palm of your hand) — old Geronimo taught me that — he was a slippery old cuss — they never could keep, him put — why I knew the time when we two would step into a town with a wad of money in our pockets big enough to choke a horse and lose it all on the turn of a bird-cage (gambling device) — easy come, easy go — there was a way to get more. Yes I’ve seen lots of men shot — saw Billy the Kid and another fellow shoot it out down in Ajo was just a big amblin’ idol of every Mexican Southwest — and the finally got him was a yellow skunk — and ..used to be a pal of his — I was riding alongside the wagon train that was taking the lumber to build the scaffold to hang him when Billy shot his way out of prison and calmly came out the front door and sat down and waited for the other jailer to ,go out and catch his horse for him to ride out of .town on — cool as a cucum­ ber he was and faster on the draw than greased ligh tilin’. Yep, I knew Annie Oakley — she travelled with us in the show you know, but there’s a gal out there in California who could shoot far better when she was 14 years old than Annie ever did •— but don’t get the idea that Annie was a bum when it came to shootin’ — Sue? the little girl I used to play with? Well, she’s married to an Injun and lives up round Oregon somewhere and they’re happy as a couple of kids together —- So yon met my sister Irma up in Coly, Wy­ oming -— well we Cody’s don’t keep track of each other very much but we get around —- too much. His nurse, Miss Edna Heffer came in at this point and after kidding him a bit on boring everyone to death with his reminiscing she deft­ ly tucked him in for the night — a queer little figure —. but definitely a Cody he was — and his body cov- vered with scars of knife, gun, and arrow. I go out to see him every sort of fuzzy and filled I can still spin a few I knew Calamity Jane well — she was a real Hickok too — he natural born — a tangle with — even a job with John Law was chasing broom know — I turn of 72 Yuma pris- off — look the marks? once in two weeks when his visiting day comes round and take him to­ bacco — he likes that and he telR me of places and how they were in the rip-roaring days — places I’ve since been and seen: Reno, Virginia City, Las Vegas, Hangtown, Tomb­ stone, Yuma, Helldorado, Jurez, No­ gales, Bisbee, Carson Sink, Silver City and Custer, S. Dakota along with dozens of historic spots from the Pecos to the Pacific and from the Mexican border to the far reaches of Montana — some of them still retaining a bit of that “Nature in the raw” atmosphere of the old days, but picturesque, all of them, Bill, if you could only come and see this country! melody and that gets in leaves —> it mance and darnedest place to wrest from anyone could ever hope to see, You owe me a letter now — and it better be good because I’ve got a nice juicy little story of Supersitition There’s mystery, enchantment about it the blood and never is really a land of ro- s unshine — and the a living ed from the pool at the base of the hieroglyphic rocks away up in Puma Canyon — also I hope to have some snaps of the place too — and now, to exercise some of my choicest Spanish -— buenos nocmez and Adios amigo TOROHY Baiting Him “Do you ever permit your hus­ band to have his own .way?” “Oh, yes, occasionally. 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