HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1939-06-08, Page 7GRANDFATHER’S ( LOC K
When Grandfather’s Clock was in
stalled, the maker remarked that it
was built to run a hundred yeai'S.
The Clock overheard the remark
and. spent the next hour in figuring'.
It found that in a hundred yeai’S” it
would tick 3,155,760,000 times. It
threw up its hands and decided to
strike.
Then, being a well-balanced dock,
it began to look at the situation a
different way.
There was plenty of time for each
tick and the ticks had to he produc
ed only one at a time.
So it went on, unhasting, unrest
ing, and a hundred years, later it
was still doing its job with ease,
cormfort and precision.
MORAL—We may have to go thru
a lot — but we only have to go thru
a minute of it at a time.
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We grow old because we pile up
useless burdens of bad prejudices
and worse memories.
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The possesion of talent does not
imply the .possession of judgment.
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Time does not drag for the man
who is too busy to look at the clock.* * ft
Show me what you read and I will
tell you what you are.
Inaccuracy is akin to dishonesty.
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buttons
On being introduced to Lord Ro
berts, the wit bent down .patronizing
ly to his lordship and remarked: “I
have often heard of you, but” shad
ing his eyes with one hand, as tho’
the famous general, being so small
could only be seen with difficulty, “I
have never seen you.”
To this, Lord Roberts promptly
replied: “I have often seen you, sir,
but I have never heard of you.”
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Black clothing was not originally
meant to show grief because a loved
one had departed. Primitive peoples
beleived that ghosts were unable to
see •through black, and the color was
employed to hide from the spirits
of those who had died.
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The idle man is a melancholy man.& $ $
It is the privilege of wisdom to
listen ... it is the right of Know
ledge to speak.* * *
Telling the truth is easy . . . be
lieving it is difficult.* * *
LET’S *GO FISHIN’
This is. the season when I wish
I’d nothing else to do but fish , .
Taking enough selected bait
All of my woes to liquidate.
Give me a stream with shaady banks,
Birds in the trees returning thanks
A mellow pipe, an old straw hat . .
Wouldn't you like a chance at that
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THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE
u RIAL
Russia is the puzzle of the diplomats.s.
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The alfalfa crop is late this season,
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Even Britain’s selfish diplomacy has a
io roost.
fashion of coming home
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There’s been a fine showing of strawberry blossom. The dry sun
shiny weather may mean a good crop of berries.
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A whole week of Conference and General Assembly and not a
heavy rain! Things just are not what they used to be.
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COMPENSATION
The first week of June got by without hard frost. But, then we
had a good deal of East wind.
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“We plough the fields and scatter
The good seed on' the land,
But it is fed and watered
By God’s almighty hand.”
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GOOD TO SEE
We noted the other evening a sight that we never witnessed be
fore. It was that of a country school teacher and her little group
with coal-oil stained rags attached to long poles out along the high
ways in which her school is situated burning out the nests of tent
caterpillars-. This young lady was doing a real public service as the
caterpillars are unusually troublesome pests this season. Better still
this young lady is giving her pupils a bit of real training ip the way
of keeping the countryside free of enemies to the orchards.
| 50 YEARS AGO
Thursday, June IB, 1889
Sinclair-Hamilton-In St. Marys at
the residence of the bride’s father by'
Elder R. C. Evans, of London, Mr.
Sinclair to Miss Minnie Hamilton,
eldest daughter of Mrs. Hugh Ham
ilton.
This week two of the older set
tlers of this section, in the persons
of Mrs. Ann Simpson, relict of the
late Wm. Simpson, of Exeter North,
and Jane Box, wife of Mr, James
Box, of Stephen township, have pass-,
ed into eternity, the former at the
age of 66 years and 24 days, the lat
ter, 76 years and 3 months. Both
ladies were highly respected and
widely known.
Mr. James Down, of this village,
has received the appointment for es
tablishing branch Courts of the l.O.F.
Mr. Dauncey, father of Mr. John
Dauncey of Exeter and Messrs. Jos.
and Wm. Dauncey, of Crediton, ar
rived from England last week and
is visiting among his sons.
Mr. W. H. Hutchins, of Parkhill,
has purchased the spring make of all
the cheese factories in this section
of the country.
Mr. Coates and Mr. Morloclc will
leave for England tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Wright, of Alma, Mich., spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm, Case
of this place.
Messrs. B. Brown and M. Morlock,
of Credion, have returned from their
trip to the far West. They also visit
ed British Columbia and Manitoba,
Dashwood has advanced another
step on the road to prominence, A
long-felt want has been supplied. Dr.
Cutten has taken up his abode there.
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Only a two-eyed button,
Small and thin and pale,
Anchored inert
To the front of a shirt
And sold at a bargain sale;
A life that’s long and thankless.
A job that’s often tough,
But it has to stick
Thru thin and thick
And keep on doing its stuff;
By laundry machinery it’s mangled
In boiling suds it’s drawn,
As long as it’s there
No one seems to care -
But it’s sadly missed after it’s
gone.
There’s plenty of folks like buttons
Their work is much the same,
They seem to belong
In a workaday throng
And we may never learn their name
But everybody can’t be captain,
The ship must have a crew,
The dec must be scrubbed
There’s brass to be rubbed,
And a lot of such jobs to do;
So here is a measure of comfort
For those looked down upon,
Though lowly your labors,
Remember, 'bejabers,
They’ll miss you after you’re gone.
—Homer Hatfield Rhodes
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An Easy Way to Save a Nickel
A canny Scot was not quite sure
whether business might keep him
away from his evening meal. “Jenny,
my girl,” said he to his wife, ere he
left home in the morning, “if I’m no
able to be hame, I’ll ring ye at sik
precisely. Dinna tak the receiver
off, and then I’ll no hae to put in
ma’ tuppence.”* * *
Bringing slot machines to the
schoolroom has disillusioned boys of
the Proctor Academy about ‘easy
money from gambling’. The head
master of the school learned that the
boys were playing the machines so
went to police headquarters, secur
ed a confiscated machine, and set it
up in the mathematics Room. He
then had the instructor work up a
problem involving the law of mathe
matical probability to be solved by
playing the machine with ‘phony’
money.The boys learned that a playei’ hits
the jackpot once in 4,000 times. At
5e. a throw, that meant it would cost
about $200 to win $5. They also
learned that the next highest ^ay-off
was once in 2,000 plays — it cost
$.100 to $1.ft ft ft
FAME WITHOUT HONOR
Lord Roberts once found himself
among new friends in a London Club.
There was a very tall man present
who evidently believing himself to
shine as a wit, seized every oppor
tunity to raise'a laugh at another s
expense.
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PRANKISH PROBLEME
Answer to Prankish Problem No.
&8 which appeared in this space in
our last issue: The shortest distance
the ant could travel is 40 feet.
Prankish Problem No. 69: Two
west bound trains each going 45
miles per hour are traveling 10 min
utes apart. They are passed by an
eastbound train going 60 miles per
hour on an adjoining track. How
long after meeting the first train
will the east bound train meet the
second.
(Look for the correct answer in
this space next week.)* ft • ft
A little boy six years old came
home and announced that his Sunday
School class had learned a new song
and when his mother eagerly asked
what it was, he replied: “It was a
carol called “Wild Shepherds Wash
ed their Frocks by Night.”
. , . which reminds us of our own
five year old son proudly told of a
new song he had learned called
“Their Jaw is Hard.” Will some read
er kindly interpret this?
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This Applies to Men, Too •
The reason most people grow fat
is that they wait until they ARE fat
before they do anything for it. The
well-known actress Ina 'Claire says,
“A woman has a mental picture of
herself as ‘a slim young thing’ which
she is likely to keep until she is
twenty pounds away from resembl
ing it. Then, nothing but long, hard
diet and training will do anything
for her. I’d like to tell every slim
young thing to watch the first three
pounds she gains. Then she will
never have to worry about the others
for anyone can lose three pounds in
a week on a healthy diet of fruits
and vegetables.”♦ * $
Always do more than you promise
rather than promise more than you
do.ft ft ft
People’s intention, can only be de
cided by their conduct.« * *
Ever know a woman who really
loved children who bragged about it?* * ft
He that cannot obey will nefer
command.ft * ft
Of Pride and Prejudice
When R. E. Lee Marshall was at
school in Virginia it was the custom
of the headmaster to call one of the
boys each morning to read a passage
from the iScrlptur.e. One day a boy
began the 25tli chapter of St. Mat
thew: “Then shall the kingdom of
Heaven be likened unto ten Virgin
ians, which took their lamps, and
went forth to meet the bridegroom.
And five of them were wise and five
were foolish.”
The headmaster stopped the boy,
and told him to repeat the passage.
The boy read it exactly as before.
Again the headmaster stopped him,
and remained a few moments in deep
thought. At last he said sadly:
“Well if the Bible says so, it must
be true, ‘But I would never have
believed that there were five foolish
Virginians.”* * *
Too many words?.
Make the column long . . .
If I stop now,
I can’t go wrong.
—THE COLONEL
THOSE REFUGEES
Sympathy without limit is felt for the nearly 1,000 Jews who left
Germany in the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness. These folk who
gave to the world Isaiah and Paul were driven out of their native
land only to find the harbours of the world closed against them. The
ship in which they sailed was, we are informed, ordered out of the
Cuban harbour, leaving the refugees to find a home on the unharvest
ed sea. Meanwhile Conferences were meeting and discussing the
necessity for civil marriage and passing resolutions instructing gray
haired ministers in the work of carrying on. That tragedy of the
Jewish refugees is one of the darkest blots on the life of this country.
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25 YEARS AGO
Thursday, June 11, 1914
Six rinks of West-of-Main Street
bowlers finished 19 up on Friday ev
ening against six rinks from the
East side.
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THAT SUBMARINE DISASTER
The world learned with something like helpless horror of the sub
marine disaster’ that took place last week somewhere near Liverpool
harbour. Those ninety odd, men were in the way of their simple
duty when, suddenly, they were precipitated to death beneath the
waters. We cannot but ask who was in error. We expect that strict
inquiry will be made in the effort to account for this occurence that is
melancholy beyond all telling.
back the gallant dead nor assuage the
obligated to prevent as
events so appalling.
No government or company can bring
grief of the living, but it is
far as caution can do so the repetition of
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TIMELY NOTICE
London Conference did a good bit of work by giving considerable
attention to the work that is being done jointly with the Dominion
government in helping the Indians of the Muneey reserve to some of
the advantages of the whole life of the Dominion. Mention was made
of the excellent farming being done on the land on which the Institute
is situated. The Institute, too, was referred to in the most cordial
and appreciative terms. In the school the 150 odd Indian boys and
girls are given an education leading up to the passing of Entrance
examination. In addition the boys are taught, not only farming, but
elementary carpentry, gardening and kindred ;piursuits. The girls are
taught the elements of housekeeping and of plain sewing. Anyone
visiting the Institute will be delighted with the deportment of
the pupils and with the response the little folk are making to the ef
forts of the church and of the government to fit these Indian boys
and girls for almost any useful service in Canadian life.
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A RE AL PROBLEM
In this connection it is but right that mention should be made of
a real problem that must be faced and solved by Canadians and that
is something close akin to national or racial prejudices. For au ex
ample, we know of a young Indian who was qualified for almost any
thing in the way of mechanics in his own particular line. Yet this
young man could secure nothing in the way of work except window
washing and such desultory activities, so strongly did racial preju
dices run against him. Folk tell ns that unless a girl is Anglo Saxon
or French that there is practically no use for her to become a grad
uated nurse, so strong is the racial prejudice against her. All of
which hinders the progress of this country. Till. Canadians learn that
only character and brains alone make for solid worth we must limp
and halt where we should leap and run. Most of us can stand con
siderable mental liberalizing in this very matter. Parochialism and
little Canadianism wither the cockles of tlie heart of any man or of
any nation., t
West
L. Wilson, F. Tucker, R. N. Creech
sk. 13; G. Hawkins, G. Hurdon, O.
Lindenfield, W. W. Taman, sk. 12;
A. Hastings, T. Elliott, L. H. Dick
son sk. 14; H. Trick, N. D. Hurdon,
J. Taylor sk. 16; C. Dyer, iG. Ander
son, J. Grieve sk. 8; N. J. Dore, H.
Jones, Jas. Gould, I. R. Carling sk.
10; total 73.
East
C. Howard, T. Newell, J. G. Stan-
bury sk. 9; J. H. Scott, Dr. Amos, W.
May, R. G. Seldon sk. 13; H. Spack-
man, E. Christie, Rev. Collins sk. .8.
J. Senior, T. Toyle, W. D. Clarke sk.
5; Dr. Roulston, F. W. Gladman, C.
B. Snell sk. 7; W. Skelton, Rev.
Sharp, J. A. Stewart, W. J. Heaman,
sk. 12; total 54.
Mr. P. Oke is working at Baker’s
livery.
The Jos. Bawden buildings were
moved this week to his land east on
the same street opposite Mr. Michael
Fletcher.
Mr. Harry Horton, of Tuckersmith
has purchased for his son the 100-
acre farm of James Petrie, London
Road, near Brucefield.
Mrs. H. N. Boon has purchased
the brick dwelling on the corner of
William and Victoria streets from
Mr. W. H. Levett.
Lloyd Rivers of the Molson’s Bank
staff at Highgate is holidaying at his
home here.
Mr. Jones, teller at the Bank of
Commerce has been transferred to
Thedford. The vacancy will be fill
ed by Mr. Burdette. .
Quidnunc
Radio broadcasters in the United
States have to keep a very close
watch on public tastes. They have to
know - not guess - what the public
will listen to in the way of musical
program. It is interesting to note
that the time devoted to the three
types of music are about as follows:
Classic, semi-classic and operatic
programs, 40 per cent; light music
made up of current and old-fashion
ed popular songs, 30 per .cent; and
Dance Music, 30 per cent. It’s inter
esting to note that musical culture
predominates over the ‘jitterbug’
swing preference.
It is estimated that China has a
coal deposit area of approximately
three hundred square miles.
’Chocolate was known as a food
and beverage by Indians in Central
America long before the .country was
discovered by white men.
Approximately one-third of all the
silver .produced in the world comes
from Mexico.
A recent survey showed that 10,-
700,000 American women are gain
fully employed in some occupation
outside the home. Of this number,
four-fifths are either Professional
or clercial workers. Nine out of
every twenty clerical and profession
al women workers are paid out of
public or tax funds. 7,525,000
gainfully employed women have
never been married. 690,000 women
gainfully employed are independent
workers operating their own business
For every dollar in wages paid by
manufacturers in the United .States
43 per cent, additional must be ,-paid
in some form of taxes. The average
manufacturer’s taxes average about
$486.00 per employee each year.
There are three official languages
used in Palestine: English, Hebrew
and Arabic.
Each Year, City Folk Spend $14.91
in Drug Stores
According to a recent survey, the
average annual per capita expendi
ture in drug stores is estimated to
amount to $5.95 in rural districts
and $14.91 in cities.
Only about 10 per cent, of the
total estimated annual volume of
$1,250,000,000 in these drug stores
is spent on prescriptions, toilet pre
parations account for $125,000,000;
proprietary medicines for $5,275,000
00; soda fountain sales for $175,-
0 00,000 - Cigars, Cigarettes and to,-
bacco for $100,000,000 and miscel
laneous items for $450,000,000.
15 YEARS AGO
Thursday, June 12, 3 924
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EXETER, ONT.
An Irishman had been describing
his travels in the Far West and the
“virgin forests’ there.
“What is a ‘vorgin forest’?” asked
one of his audience.
“Sure now,” replied the Irishman,
“a virgin forest is a place where the
hand of man has never set foot.”
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“Look over there and see if that
man’s looking, but if he's looking
don't look.” — Australian Women’s
Weekly.
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LONDONER SAVES HIS
OWN SONS LIFE
The heroism of a battle for anoth
er’s life in cold Lake Huron water off
Grand Bend during the week-end
brought an unexpected reward to
William By grove, 330 Wharncliffe
Road, south, London—the life of
his own boy.
Holding the body of a drowning
lad, Bygrove fought high waves and
the cold to get the child into the
arms of other rescuers. As he lift
ed the boy above the water toward
others reaching for him from a pier
he caught for the first time a
glimpse of the child’s face.
Then he discovered that the boy
for whom he nearly died was his
own Son.
Bygrove might have drowned in
the rescue, Unable, to find anything on the Side of the* pier to hang On
to, hampered by the cold of the
water and the weight of a heavy
sweater, he was unable to swim the
100 yards to shore. But a boat had
been pushed out when the rescue
first started, and it reached him in
time to bring him ashore.
“I couldn’t have made it if they
hadn’t brought out the boat,” he
admitted, but he was inclihed to
Wave the Whole thing aside. It was
a matter Of good lock that he de
cided to go Into the water when un
known to him, his son was drown
ing.
“Gosh, I was glad I Went into the
water when I took a look at that
boy’s face and saw it was Bobbie.”
Actually, he didn’t have time to
decide to go into the water. He
just went.
Heats Splash
fishing trip to' Grand Bend,
was talking ‘ to two other
dusk Saturday when he
On a
Byrbve
men at
heard a splash at the deep-water
end of the pier 50 feet from him.
“What was that?” he demanded.
One of the others shouted: “A kid
just fell into the lake.”
Bygrove and the others sprinted
the 50 feet to the end of the pier,
and when he caught
someone struggling in
immediately dived in.
He caught hold of
boy while others on
a man by the legs and lowered him
over the side. Bygrove started to
push the boy up toward the rescuer
above when he discovered whose I Paisley,
life he was saving.
Though the boy, reached safety
up the side of the pier it was im
possible to get Bygrove up that way.
When a boat had brought the fath
er to shore, the two, rescuer and
son, went into their trailer parked
near by, for a change of clothing
and in a few minutes were none the
worse for the ducking.
Bygrove belieVos the son tripped
on a beam at the end of the pier.
a glimpse of
the water, he
the
the
drowning
pier held
If you are always tho first, to quit«
you will be tho last to bo promoted.
The first game of the Exeter Girls’
Softball League was played on Tues
day between Trivitt and James St.
The score was 52-2 6 in favor of
James Street.
Mr. W. J. Heaman, Mrs. Skelton,
Mrs. J. A. Stewart and Mr. and Mrs.
R. N. Creech and Mr. J, M. Southcott
on Wednesday sailed on the C. P. R.
liner, “Melita” for a two month’s
trip to Belguim, France and the
United Kingdom with the Weekly
Newspaper Association.
Miss Jean Taylor, of Chicago, is
spending a few weeks here at the
home of her grandfather Mr. Thos.
Hatter.
A number of men are engaged in
erecting the building for the Pick
ling Station here just north of the
the canning factory.
Dr. Geo. Seldon and wife of Van
couver, ^pent Thursday last with
the former’s brother, Mr. R. G. Sel
don. The doctor has been in Ottawa
attending the Dominion Council ol
Medicine.
Mr, Edward Davies formerly of
the Dominion Stores here, has been
transferred to Wallaceburg.
The Central Hotel, for
thirty-five years owned and
ed by W. T. Acheson, was last Fri
day sold to Mr, Chester
the past
conduct-
Lee, of
Mr. Harry McArthur, who has been
on sick leave from the Bank of -Com
merce as accountant, returned to
duty on Saturday, Mr. Abrlham
leaving for Toronto.
Dr. W. E. Browning, of Caledonia,
Minn., is motoring here to spend a
few days. He expects to arrive to
day.
“I don’t know what I would have
done if it hadn’t been for you!” ex
claimed the discharged prisoner.
“You’d have done time,” was the
dry comment of his attorney.
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