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YOUR JOB
EDIT
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The value of youx- job to you
depends more upon you than upon
the job, It can be compared with
a savings bank account; the more
you put in it, the more you take
out of it.
Your job can’t and won’t make
you but YOU can make YOUR JOB.
No job can help you to a better
one unless you help your present
job to be rightly done.
The interesting thing about any
job is that to make it interesting,
you must take an interest in it.
Any job, no matter what you are
doing, is a good friend if you treat
it in a friendly manner.* * *
Curious
Doctor: “I can’t cure your hus
band of talking in his sleep.”
Wife: “But can't you give him
something to make' him talk more
distinctly?”* * *
When cards are running badly,
and you feel
That you’re being treated sadly
in the deal,
Just remember that us chumps
Always have to get our bumps
And good fighters meet them gladly,
others, squeal.
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COURAGE
Advertising tests character be
cause to succeed in it, a man must
have faith, courage and trust in
himself and in his judgment.
When' James B. Duke (the to
bacco king) died, he was rated as
worth Ninety Million Dollars. His
father, Washington Duke, founded
the business of which James B.
Duke was the head at the time of
his death.
It is related that while father
and son were both’ living and part
ners in the tobacco enterprise, the
younger man pledged the firm’s
credit for $7'50,000 to be spent
in ‘ advertising during a period of
twelve months. When the senior
Duke was informed of this; he lay
awake for three nights worrying
over what he regarded as certain
ruin because the entire assets of the
company did not equal the amount
contracted to be spent for publicity.
■However, when the advertising
^finally began, orders poured in so
fast that they could hardly take
care of them. At the end of twelve
months, every cent of the advertis
ing was paid and the assets of the
firm were several millions of dol
lars. >* * ♦
The one who keep his mind on
hard luck and trouble thinks it is
his -fault, but it is everytime.* * *
Habit
Clerk; “May I have Wednesday
off, sir?”
■Employer: “And why, if I may
ask?”
Clerk: “If you please, sir, it’s my
tenth wedding anniversary.”
Employer: “What! Are we going
to have to put up with this every
ten years?”* * *
The Stilly Night
The hours I spend with thee, dear
heart,
Are fraught with joy and bliss,
although
At times, I’d like to kick apart
My radio, my radio!
Each word a shriek, each song a
blare,
But' still I tune and tune in vain,
I listen unto the end, and there—
You screech again.* * *
First Postage Stamp
Documents have been found in
Poros, Greece, which indicate that
Greece rather than Great Britain
produced the first postage stamp.
109 years ago, nine years before
the ‘penny black and two pence
blue.’ UP to now, it has been said
that James Chalmers, Dundee Book-
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Pimples Kill
Many a Romance
The lives of many young' people
are made miserable by the breaking
out of pimples on the face.
The trouble is not so much physi
cal pain, but it is the mental suffer
ing caused by the embarrassing dis
figurement of the fade which very
often makes the sufferer ashamed to
go out in company.
The quickest way to get rid of
pimples is to improve the general
health by a thorough cleansing Of
the blood of its impurities.
Burdock ’ Blood ’ Bittets cleanses
and purifies the blood — Get rid of
youf pimples by taking B.B.B.
The T. Miiburn (jo., Ltd., Toronto, Out-
seller was the author of the adhes
ive postal label.
In Poros, a partially broken sheet,
of printed labels was found which
are believed to have been used for
postal purposes. They were exhibit
ed recently at a meeting of the
Royal Philatelic Society.
* * *
“What is your idea of civiliza
tion?” the Duke of Windsox- (the
Baron Renfrew to our Canadian
friends) was asked. “It’s a good
idea,” replied the Duke, “Somebody
ought to start it.”
* * *
Daffy Definitions
Home: the place where you are
treated best and grumble most.
Conscience: An inner voice that
warns us somebody may be looking.
Etc,: a sign used to make others
believe you know more than you do.
* * *
Crashing the Column
Funny how easily writing for a
column becomes a habit—
Ever since we carried an ending
rhyme composed by ‘by little col
onel’’ (aged 6) he has been making
an effort to repeat.
Because he likes to listen to
those radio programs that end bygiv
ing a ‘code’ message to decipher,
he figured out a code message that
he thought I might use because of
parental pride - thus giving him
another chance to see something he
had written in print.
After deciphering it, the last three
words did-the trick:
R ZN HZBRMT Z KtZBVI
G|LiMRT9G ULI VEVIBLMV DSL
IVZWH GSRH ZMW BLF GLL
WZWWB.
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My Tea Pai’ty
I had a little tea-party
This afternoon at three;
‘Twas very small
Three guests in all —
( Just I, myself and me.
‘ Myself ate up the sandwiches,
While I drank up the tea;
’Twas also I who ate the pie,
And passed the cake to me.
I’m the best pal that I ever' had,
I like to be with me;
I like to sit and tell myself
Things confidentially.
I sit alone and ask me iIf I shouldn’t or I should; |
And I find that my advice to me
Is always pretty good.
* * *
“How’s collections at your church,
Brother Jackson?”
“Well, so far, we ain’t neber had
to stop in de middle of a collection
and go and empty de box.”
* * *
Youth in the Saddle
Lindbergh was 25 when he flew
to France. Keats had completed
his work at 25. Pitt was Prime
Minister of England at 24. Men
delssohn was 17 when he composed
his overture “A Midsummer Night’s
Dream.” John Ericcson, who did
many things besides build the ‘Mon
itor’ was a draftsman at 12 and an
Engineer at 15. Chatterton finish
ed at 18." Galois, the mathemati
cian, died at 20. Jane Austen was
writing one. of her best novels at
21. Somolette was a physician,
married, and a busy man at 24. In
round years, Shelley was thru at
30; Schubert at 31; Andre Chenier'
at 32; Mozart at 35; Denton at 3 5,
Bizet and Byron at 36; Jesus of
Nazareth at 3 3.
Alexander Hamilton was a, pam
phleteer at 17, and a member of
Washington’s staff at 20, a member
of the Continental Congress at 25;
and of the Constitutional Congress
at 30. Mosley, the British scient
ist, had contributed his work and
given up his life in the battle of
Gallopoli at the age of 27. At 30,
Kipling had published a dozen or
more volumes — including several
of his best.
There are hundred more; men
who achieved immortality by their
work before they were 30 years old.
Ability, talent and achievement
is not a matter of age. To some, it
comes before they are 20; with
others, they do not get started be
fore they are 50 or older.
An eminent zoologist announces
much-to our distress that the gnu is
rapidly disappearing from the
African veldt. Oh, well, after all.
no gnus is -good gnus.* * *
The wheel of fortune spins
The moving finger writes
A columnist never wins
Except in fancy’s flights.
—the colonel
That fine big rain of lust week was just the thing for getting
the laud into the best condition for the last cultivation.
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Just as we had ourselves all set to grumble that the land was
very hard for want of rain down came the showers and we had to
change our tune.
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The farmers made the best possible use of those fine harvest
days.
A little smartening now and then
Is practiced by our merchant men.
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JUST LOOK AND SEE
Walking up Main 'Street one cannot but be impressed with the
spirit and taste shown by oux- merchants in decorating their business
premises. ‘Paint tastefully applied is doing its telling work. A gentle
man from Pittsburg remarked to us: “I do not know of any town in
■Canada or the United States that has more attractive stores than
has Exeter. The stores look well, the goods are well displayed and
the clerks know how to present their goods.” Keep on friends and
neighbors.
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BUY THEM
Those thrift stamps are just what they are called. Large num
bers of people who during a period in the last great war had a some
what similar opportunity of purchasing war certificates, formed
habits of thrift and self-denial that stood them in the best stead during
the unnatural prosperity ending about 1929 and throughout the period
of the great depression. These people freely state that the purchase
of the certificates referred to, laid the foundation of their present
modest prosperity. Financial history has a way of repeating itself.
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A QUIET MIND
During these fateful days wise people are doing all they can to
keep a quiet mind. We are passing through a period where great
things are afoot that cannot be settled in a day or two or by a few
words. The day was when folk could count on treaties and agree
ments. Conditions alone will satisfy the present day requirements.
Nothing avails with the totalitarian powers but might, might active
and terrible and resolved on, and capable of, unlimited destruction.
Powers that neither fear God nor regard men make the present times
distressing beyond all telling. For this reason there is nothing for
it for wise men but to keep a quiet mind. The struggle promises to
be long and very hard, but.we’re going to see it through.
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COMING INTO THEIR OWN
We are inclined to poke fun at the Orange Lodge as it paraded
with its none too successful attempts at- marital and patriotic music
and its display of very ancient high hats and gay decorations. All
that is past just now. We have heard of a lodge that failed to make
returns to the higher ups. Investigation was made only to reveal
that all its members had enlisted. We were told that all the flag-wav
ing and fervent oratory was but froth and workedup passion. Deeds
prove that this order is British and Christian first, last and always.
It is the friend of freedom and especially of those who worship God at
another altar than their own. Every true Orangeman is the friend
of every man who stands right before God and the British Empire.
It is time that all the world was aware of this fact. We know where
of we speak.
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GHOSTS
War, grim and terrible, compels us not only to believe in Ghosts
but actually to see them. What else are those sea-battered, salt-spray
ed vessels tossing outside of New York harbour and other harbours
are but ghosts of their former greatness? There they ride
on the restless, unharvested sea, those fine vessels like the Chainplain
that once rode into our American harbour with 'flags aflutter and
pennants flying, things of beauty and servants of mankind. We recall
the day when civic depudations made them joyous welcome and now
cannot but sorrow as they tell us in their mute but awful witnessing
of what Hitler has wrought and of what Germany approves. Tens of
millions of treasure are there represented as they tell of wasted work
manship and skill and art o'f the highest order now rendered useless .
or' transformed from the friends of mankind to being its deadliest
foes: So much for this evil thing that has come out of the abyss to
curse mankind.
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THINK OF IT, YE TOILERS
One month has turned the sons of France from being the friends
of everything that good men honour to being the ruthless destroyers
thereof. No man today in all the wide realm of France lifts a ham
mer or turns a furrow or handles a yardstick at his own behest, No
worker in all France goes out to requited toil at his own bargaining.
The sweat he yields is under the lash of his r'utliless German masters.
Men who one mouth ago held their heads high and stepped to the
music of free industry now hang their heads and look at the ground
as they hear the command of the worst tyrants this side of perdition.
No man in France now calls his own his skill or his muscle or his
powers of thought and action. For him, for a generation, freedom
has vanished from the earth.. So much for electing rulers whose
vision was darkness and whose trained soldiery could not stand the
last fifteen minutes of battle.
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WAKING UP
■ When the depression struck us a whole lot of people whose needs
were as tender as their hearts, rigged up schemes for relief all of
which had the common characteristics of not expecting the individual
to scratch for himself. We know what this sort of thing did for the
United States. We know what it did for ourselves . At last Old Mr.
Necessity nosed in in the shape of war and we realized that every
one must go on the principle of root, hog or die. Every chick learned
under the roar of warplanes that if he would have grubs he must
scratch. The tender headed ones seeing that the relief takers must
get over their softness and get to work at something and for such
wages as they can secure. It’s no longer a matter of bread and jam
and butter but matter of bread. Necessity knows no law, not even
the law of softheadedness. Paul knew all about this and said that
he that will not work shall not eat. A word to the wise is sufficient.
********
France has given the world a fine example of democracy gone
mad. Girt by friend and foe, every Frenchman had the opportunity
of saying the thing he would. This privilege he pursued to the top
of his bent and formed as many parties as were days in the month and
was approaching the day when every saint in the calendar would have
his Special French political following. There were two .results, namely
chaos and impotency and a thorough going licking from the Germans.
Today once proud France resembles the worsted rooster in the barn
yard fight. Hitler has solved the party problem in France by the
only sensible method in a democracy that lost its brains, that is he
has wiped them out. If any man in France talks party or ventures
to say anything other than “Yes, master, I’m coming,” he faces a nice
competent firing squad and his days of discussion are over. With him,
just now his vaunted motto of, “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,” is as
dead as last year’s bird’s nest when Hitler pulls the strings every
,, Frenchman among them jumps high, wire and handsome. So much for
party politics.
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JUST COMMON SENSE
Folks are doing some serious lip-pursing and head scratching these
days as they discuss the matter of receiving refugee children. They
are asking for instance, what are the responsibilities of taking a child
under their care? If the child loses an eye who is to do the paying
not only for the surgery, but for the loss of the eye? Who is to
do the collecting in cuch a case? What about the dontractihg of tu
berculosis or any such ailment? What about the consequences of
the youngster's committing an unlawful act of a serious nature? Who
will do the defending in court? It the youngs»ei’ proves refractory
here or there, who is x'esponsibile fox* discipline? Some of us want to
know these things and a great many more. Some of us know the
results of adopting children, Some of us know the difficulties in
rearing our own offspring.
A whole lot more of us'want to know something of the youngstex’s
we take into our homes, for we cannot but think that there is some
thing is heredity. We
at leisure. Fortunate
standing.
have no wish
cases by the
to adopt in haste and to repent
dozen to the contrary notwith-
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LET US KEEP AT IT
There is an increasing demand for food over there in Europe. The
lesson is plain. Let us keep up the supply, and let that supply be of a
high ordex’. None othex’ can be taken when shipping facilities are so
scarce. This is a state of affairs that must not be overlooked. Britaixx
has learned that the best of food is the cheapest of food. Canadians
have been slow to open their eyes to this fact. It may as well be
owned that the British market simply is not open to inferiox* goods.
Indeed, the greater the demand for food, the more exacting are the
demands of that market for quality.
Canadian purchasers have come to the point that they will not
purchase stuff simply because it is low-priced. One has but to visit
the larger markets of this province to note how slowly buyers pay
out good money for inferior products.
Meanwhile every gardener- is well advised to look after the last
foot of ground and every last vegetable. We do not know how sorely
every article good for food may be needed. Just now there is an
abundance of everything, but winter is on his way. There is abun
dance of work, and money is flowing freely. Why not give special
atttention to securing necessities or laying by for the stormy days that
are not so far off?
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“EVERYTHING WE DO HERE IS A FAROE”
All that the French now have for a parliament was in session.
A discussion after the true French fashion was in progress when a de
puty, suddenly realizing the new situation cried out, “Everything we
do here is a farce.” Yes, that was the true state of affairs, to the
infinite and biting sorrow of many a valiant French heart. The French
may now discuss and pass resolutions but they are but as the mock
thundei’ of a comedian’s show. Powei* has passed from Paris to
Berlin. How the mighty have fallen, and all because they failed for
many a day to see that deeds not words make a nation.
France talked and partypoliticked herself into hideous ruin.
Imperial Rome before her, did the same thing when Cicero with his
rounded periods poured stage lightning upon his countries’ enemies.
His great critic and opponent was wiser. Carthage was at -the gates
of Rome with Cicero orated. His 'opponent had but one sentiment
“Carthage must be destroyed?” This sentiment he repeated again
and again till an aroused Rome rose up and destroyed the invader.
Frenchmen other than men of the Foch and Clemenceau type, failed
in this and sought this and that but not the destruction of the
beast of Europe. “Brutes they were and brutes they remain”
inseeing and farseeing Balfour.
The result of France’s partyism? She is on her knees to her
querors who are repeating Bismark’s words, often quoted in
paper, “I’ll bleed France white.” “-Suppose she refuses to be so treat
ed?” It was asked. “Then I’ll give her blood and iron?" was the
savage reply. This is exactly the language of Hitler. Will Canada
never wake up? We earnestly ask all Canadians to answer this ques
tion. We, too, are a party ridden country. We too, are busy broad
casting and talking and talking. Those who see the smoke of our
neighbor’s house aflame in the conflagration every moment approach
ing cry out but one thing,” Germany must be destroyed.” Why all this
talk? The war must be carried into Germany.
FLIES AND GOOD HEALTH
CANNOT EXIST TOGETHER
The diseases and maladies that
can be attributed to the common
house fly can hardly be overstated.
It has been proven through labora
tory tests that more than 3 0 disease
organisms are carried by these pests.
Also, that the bacteria on the hairy
body of a single fly is sufficient to
infect an entire household. Yet, in
spite of warnings by medical au
thorities, many people far too oftexi
accept -the fly’s existence and tol
erate its presence as an inevitable
nuisances during sunny days and
warm weather.
'Every year, unfortunately, we pay
dearly for this indifference with out
breaks of infectious diseases for the
simple reason that these gerxn car
riers, born and matured in filth,
eventually transmit this filth to
drinks and food left uncovered. Sum-
mei' dysentery and other, infant mal
adies can often be traced to ordin
ary house flies.
While several methods have been
devised to control this deadly men
ace to our national health, it is prac
tically impossible to completely el
iminate it. As individuals, however,
we can accomplish a good deal to
wards stamping out the danger in
our homes by getting rid of any flies
that happens to get in.
A very effective, convenient and
inexpensive method is to trap the
flies with Wilson's Fly Pads. Three
or four of these, placed in strategic
points throughout the house, will
work quickly, cleanly and kill all
the flies. This protection should
start with the first sign of the fly
season and continue throughout the
summer months.
If every home and eating place
adopted this precautionary measure,
much would be accomplished ixi ban
ishing the menace to oux* health,
and thus make oui’ community a
safer, cleaner place to live in.
evil
said
con-
this
FUNERAL OF jMRS. HABKIRK
! Featherstone-Stanley
A pretty wedding was solemnized
by Rev. W. J. Moores of Lucan Unit
ed church at the home of the brides
brother, Emerson Stanley, Denfield,
when E. Marion, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. N. John Stanley*
was united iix marriage to Freder
ick George Featherstone son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. F. Featherstone
London.
The bride who was given in mar
riage by her brother, Bevington
Stanley, of stratliroy, wore a lovely
gown of white silk embroidered
French organdy over satin with
slight train and a coronet of seed
pearls. She carried a bouquet of
sweetheart roses. Mrs. Emerson
Stanley, who was her matron of
honour wore white lace ovex* satin
and carried a bouquet of talisman
roses. Miss Joy Stanley, niece of
the bride, was the dainty flower
girl in a floor length dress of white
net over taffeta with shoulder bows
of blue ribbon and carried a basket
of pink snapdragons and bachelor
buttons. The bridegroom was at
tended by Emerson Stanley. Miss
Jean Stanley played the wedding
music. Mrs. Ivan Stanley sang “I
Love You Truly”. After the wedding
ceremony a wedding dinner was
served. The bridal couple left on
a motor trip to New York and Wash
ington, the bride traveling in a blue
and white polka dot suit with white
accessories. They will reside at 4>2
Evergreen ave,, London.
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FUNERAL SERVICE HELD
FOR MRS. H. TEDBALL
Mrs. Henry Tedball died at the
home of
Parkhill
months-
on April
ada immediately following her mar
riage in August, 1883, to Henry
Tedball. Prior to her marriage she
was Amelia Rowland. Surviving are
her husband, Henry Tedball; her
twin sister, Mrs. Helen Roach, in
England and five sons, William and
Ernest, Ker wood; Clayton, Sarnia;
Norman and Percy, Parkhill; two
daughters, Mrs. A. McCauley, Ko-
moka and Mrs. Alex Cameron, of
Parkhill; 15 grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren. The funeral
service was conducted by Rev. F. L.,
Lewin at the residence of her son,
Percy. Interment in the Sylvan
cemetery.
her son, Percy Tedball in
after an illness of several
Born in Devonshire, Eng.,
17, 1863, she came to Can-
The death occurred Thursday of
last week at hex' residence on John
street in town, of Jane Bell, widow
of J. R. Habkirk. She had been a
sufferer for years from arthritis and
had been confined to bed for a week
from a heart condition.' Mrs. Hab
kirk was born south of Hensail and
was married in 18S6. They moved
from Hensall to Seaforth in 1910.
Mr. Habkirk’s death occurred in
192'5. Surviving are two daughters
Mrs. Jessie Flett, Seaforth, Mrs. Mil
ton Chasney, Toronto; one son, Arn
old Habkirk, of Listowel; a sister.
Mrs. A. Taylor, Hensall.
The funeral took place from the
residence Saturday, interment in the
Union cemetery, Hensall. Rev. Hugh
Jack of First Presbyterian church,
of which she was a valued member
officiated. The pallbearers were
C. A. Barber, A. E- Forbes, Toronto;
Robert D. Bell, Hensall; William
R. Bell, Hensall; Marshall Stewart
and William J. Bell. Attending the
funeral from a distance were the fol
lowing from Toronto, Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Morrison, Mr, and Mrs. A. E.
Forbes, Mrs. and Mrs. James New
ton, Mr. and Mrs. D. MacGill, Mr.
and Mrs. G- N. Watson, Mrs. H.
Smith, Mrs. G- F. Gilroy, Mrs. G.
M. Chesney, Mr. L. E. Chesney.
Mr. E. Bell, Mrs. Fraser Sproat and
Miss Ruby Sproat., Also Miss Janet
Flett, of Grismby, Mrs. John Smith,
Mrs. R. .Seattei* and Miss Hazel
Smith, all of Hagersville; Mr. Wil
liam Bell, of Oakville; Miss Jessie
E. McMorran, Chicago; Mrs. J. P,
Campbell, Windsor; Mrs. J. Sproat
and Mrs. John Chesney, Stafford.—■
Seaforth News.
PARKHILL—Mayor W. P, Thomp
son was granted three months leave
of absence and councillor Thomas
Browning was appointed acting ma
yor for that period at the regular
meeting of the Town Council.
NICHOL REUNION
At 'Springbank on July 4th, the
Nichol clan held their annual get-
together with over one hundred in
attendance, from Bad Axe and Fel-
lon, Michigan and from Brantford,
London, Wingham, Granton, Wards
ville, Sarnia, Brigden, Belmont,
Shedden, Wallacetown, Clute and of
course from Westminster, the pion
eer home of the original head of the
clan.
After the good dinner, the busi
ness meeting incidental to a gath
ering of this kind was conducted by
Mr. Frank Clubb, of Sarnia. Rev.
Walter L. Nichol, of Dutton was
selected as -Chief for 1941. Five oc
togenarians distinguished the gath
ering by their presence. Rev. and
Mrs. McLean, of Wingham, good
friends of the clan, were adopted in
to the fellowship with all the privi
leges and none of the responsibil
ities.
Races and games featured the
amusements for the afternoon with
prizes for the fortunate winners.
The youngest member being. Ruth
Anne Millson, the eldest, Mr. John
Nichol of WTingham.
After a supper in the gloaming
in the peace and quiet of a Canadian
evening, the members separated to
return to their respective homes,
hoping to meet again next year at
the same place and same date and
the beautiful surroundings of peace
and quietness.
’Th&ne. in no
to&acco JUST
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