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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1940-11-07, Page 7THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THURSDAY, NOPMW 7, 1010 4 *■ HI A bJL /•*. *4 (Solomon, who died 975 years be­ fore the birth of Christ, was the ab­ lest and wealthiest man of ancient times. He was more than that; a writer of extraordinary gifts who made a reputation for wisdom never exceeded before or since, His private establishment includ­ ed a household that required 900 bushels of flour, 30 oxen and 100 sheep for each day. He kept 40,000 horses and a great number of drom­ edaries, and lavished a portion of his vast resources on the building of his famous temple which was thir­ teen years in the course of construc­ tion. * * * EPITAPH '"""This’’ monument is erected to tha memory of Patrick Dooley, who was accidentally shot by his brother, as a mark of affection. * * * The Eternal Bargain-Hunter He: “A thousand ways I’ll prove you mine My priceless bride I’ll make you! She: “If you ‘will say nine ninety- nine I guess perhaps I'll take you!” * * * Senator Glum Tells Us — Three men in Pennsylvania were buried in a landslide and they were not Re­ publicans either — At certain times of the year, one of my constituents tells me, he can’t seem to throw off the .feeling that the Senate is med­ dling with the weather. * * * How A. Friend Was Lost n We are one of those unfortunate individuals who always seem to say the wrong thing at the right time. Just the other day we had lunch with that person who occasionally contributes a bit of prose to this column under the pen name of ‘The Potentate of Pocatella.’ He was telling of an unusual experience. It seems he got out a suit of clothes that had been hanging in the back of his closet since last fall — and in one of the trousers pockets he found a big roll of 'bills which he had en­ tirely forgotten about. “Were they receipted?” we ask­ ed. But somehow, our. attempt at being funny fell flat — as usual. $ He Jiminy (the pest) Crickets stop­ ped by our desk the other P.iM. just before quitting time with this story. At the time we thought it was funny but are not so sure now. Well,( anyway, here it is— “A man of inquiring disposition tried an interesting experiment with an ordinary salt water herring. He put the fish into a large bowl of salt water and every day substi­ tuted an equal amount of fresh water until the herring lived and thrived in purely fresh water, “The man was so pleased with the success of the experiment that he began daily to remove a small quantity of water from the bowl un­ til it was empty. The herring seemed to do very well without it and since it lived in the empty bowl, he took it out and put it in a cage. “There is lived happily, hopping from perch to perch, just like a bird until one day some sudden noise startled it, and it fell into the water trough and was drowned.” * * « THE other night I HEARD a fellow say • THAT the guy who invented SKID chains DID a lot of good FOR the world BUT if you ask me I’D SAY nobody ’ INVENTED skid chains THEY just got the IDEA from your ..ancestors WHOM the law equipped WITH ball and chain WlHEN they slipped FROM the well-known STRAIGHT and NARROW. Grewsome Apparition Nagging, Dragging Pains In the Baek Many women have to do their own housework, and the constant bend­ ing over, lifting, making beds, sweeping, ironing, sowing, so neces­ sary to perform their household duties puts a heavy Btrhin on the back and kidneys, and if there ware no kidney weakness the back would be strong and well. Doan’s Kidney Pills held to give relief to weak, backache, kidnoy suf­ fering women.Doan’S Kidney Pills mo put up in an oblong grey box with our‘trade mark a “Maple Leaf” oil the ^Don’t accept a substitute. Be sore and get "Doan’s? Th* T. Milburn Co., Ltd., Ont. You do not have to believe this one —but—- Passing thru a small city - popu­ lation about 4 p.m. - down state last Wednesday, we stopped for lunch at a likely looking spot. Afterward, while walking up the street, we passed a store window filled wibh men’s hats, and in the center was something new in headgear: a pie­ crust, packed in the mold of a hat, and flanked with a sign which read: “Special This 'Week- Only — the ideal hat for those who lost an elec­ tion bet - easily digested.” —Hat passer * * * I have tried to forget That we were friends I never even speak your name But by some strange chance I heard someone speak of you Just the other day And I had to bite my Lips to hold back The scalding tears That would have Betrayed my secret. —(Apprentice nurse.* * * Can You Blaine Him Not so long ago my wife and I were playing cards at the house of friends. About eleven o’clock, the hostess, endeavoring to make a rare­ bit in a chafing dish, blew out a fuse and cut the electric circuit which included the basement. It seems that the basement con­ tained among other things, a keg of . -cider and it fell to the lot of the husband to descend into the dark­ ness to draw it off. For the pur­ pose, his wife equipped him with a cut glass pitcher. Half way down the steps he stumbled, fell and hit the J bottom will a resounding thump. Up­ stairs, we heard the sound of his fall and rushed to the top of the stairs. “Pa,” his wife called in a voice of alarm, “did you break the pit­ cher?” “No, I didn’t,” came back a dis­ gruntled voice, “but, by gosh, I’m going to now!” —^Another Old Timer -* * * It’s A Good Joke Even If It Isn’t True. Governor John Bricker of Ohio one day appeared before the as­ sembled convicts at the state peni­ tentiary to make a speech. Forgetting his audience, he start­ ed in the usual manner, “Fellow Citizens.” A murmur of laughter followed and the governor recover­ ing his poise started again. “Fellow Convicts” —• and the laughter was greater than before. Then in an ef­ fort to get going again, Governor Bricker began: “Oh, you know what I mean -—■ I mean I’m glad to see so many of you here today-—’’ And then, the warden had to pinch hit for the Governor while he stepped from the rostrum to collect his thoughts so he could deliver the message he had intended. $ V * Confucius actually did say — When your neighbor’s house is on fire, carry water to your own. An evil father begets an evil daughter and an evil mother begets an evil son. ’Tis a bad house that has neither I an old man nor an old woman in it. There is no standing in the world without stooping. Buy laud that slopes toward the center and marry a woman who’s mother is good. 'Count your money before enter­ ing the temple and after you leave lawmakers. Pious word hides an evil mind.* * * TRUTH Sign in a cemetery near Albany: “This Is a One Way Drive.” * * * Not So Good The stranger was playing euchre with a Hebrew drummer, and at one stage of the game, he looked at his hand and remarked: “If you give me a queen and turn this into a poker game, I’ll bet you $100 on the hand.” The drummer looked at his hand and then in great excitement ex­ claimed: “All right! And I’ll raise you $1,000. Here’s your qu-veen.” The stranger accepted the raise, and the hands were laid down on ‘the table. The stranger held four aces-—the drummer, four kings. The loser, showing signs of great mental distress, separated himself with some difficulty from the $1,100. Then, he looked at the stranger and in some bewilderment, said: “Say, vhy did you vant that qu- veen for?”* * # The cares that are yours The prayers that you pray I try to bring to this column That is both serious and gay. -—the colonel Those trained soldiers make a gallant showing.* * * * * * * * There's one thing that is certain about this fall weather. It changes.******** 9 The Italian planes have been assigned the task of molesting Britain. The German planes are seeking safer prey. ******** And now the learned folk are telling us that the swastika is of Semitic origin with a distinct leaning towards the Jewish nation. * * * * * * * * The local turnip-waxing industry is in full swing. The turnips are reported to be a good yield and of unusually good texture and flavour.* * * * * * * * There’s a lot of conjecturing Ibeing done in regard to the sink­ ing of that (Canadian destroyer. We’d like to be made acquainted with the facts.******** Part of the thanks go to the parents who saw to it that«we had a sane Hallowe’en. The remainder of the thanks go to the grave-faced authority who let it be known that mischief and des­ truction of property on Hallowe’en is the same as mischief and destruction of property on any other evening 'and that they simply would not be overlooked. ******** SIMPLY ABOMINABLE An ugly word is going about that some people on this side of the Atlantic are trading with the Nazis. In all fairness, these pests must be found out and advertised' and left to the lash of public scorn. Talk about fifth columnists and 'chiselers! They are public (benefactors by comparison with those who have truck and trade with the redhand Nazis. **»**«*» • DARK DAYS Bad word has a way of coming to us these days. Bad as the word is we have yet to meet a single quitter. Fourteen months ago we were told by His Majesty that the struggle ahead would be hard. Mr Churchill spoke of our fighting for our existence when the towns and cities of England were demolished by our enemies. He told us, also of the time when our efforts and our sacrifices would be crowned with victory. Better still, we have seen some­ thing in the eyes of our women and in the step of our youth and the squared shoulders of our men carrying the responsibilities of the hour that portends but one thing and that one thing is the triumph of he human spirit. We are not sailing for the gulf of despair but for the cape of Good Hope. Meanwhile as we feel the lash of the waves and are blown upon by the hurricane we know Who * is in the boat with us and thank God and take courage.******* * NOT SO BAD ' We are sympathetic with the farmers this hour. They have had a difficult summer. Peas and beans and canning corn have been a disappointment. Fall wheat and cereals have been harvested under grave difficulties. Red clover and alsike and alfalfa seed have proven poor affairs. Fall plowing is far behind. Still 1940 is far from through with us. Difficult as the times are through crop mischances the situation is nothing like as difficult as in the late 1870’s and 188O’’s. Prices are decidedly 'better than they were in those trying years. Yet the farmers survived those times. Where the rural dweller in those days had one comfort, they now have ten. Some farmers have come near to defeat, but others have won out under more difficult circumstances than the present. Farmers may set down 1940 as one of their best years. * * * » * > * * * THOSE GREEKS Another of the calamities of this present war is 'the’assault made upon the Greeks. With characteristic cowardice, the Italians, with their hands still dripping with Ethiopian blood, are assail­ ing Greece without any show of reason. Along with the Germans, the Italians are keen to seize the Suez canal in order that they may have access to India, the land of wealth, that offers such an easy road to plunder. Greece is geographically in the way and so the land of the Greeks must be ravaged. With unabashed affrontery the' Italians tell the world that they have the opportunity to rob and plunder and that they 'mean to push their advantage to the limit. They are midnight sneak thieves and unashamed. To the Italians and Germans alike, plunder is more to be desired than fair play. If another man’s blood stands in the way of obtaining his goods, his blood must flow like water. Hitler must smile as he sees Italians slaughtering and being slaughtered in order that his own evil designs may be carried out, Mussolini is stupider than we thought him as he does the catspaw act for his German master. ****** * * A GRIM JOKE Hitler is master of getting other people to do his will and making them like his- deception. About his last move is liis giving back to France a 'million and a half of her sous whom he held as prisoners in order that they might become the active foes of Britain. As long as those Frenchmen were prisoners in Germany, Germany was called upon- to feed them. Let go free, France must feed them. But that is not all, these men when taken prisoners were standing side by side with Britain who was pouring out her blood and treasure for these very men. Next, these freed Frenchmen are expected to turn their powers against their former brothers in arms. Was ever .such perfidy known to history? Yet it is to Britain that France looks for her final liberation from her present bondage. France and Italy alike are holding daggers at the British breast, the one source where they hope to draw their life. So m.uch for men and nations not built up around a conscience. *.* * * * * * * THERE’S ANOTHER SIDE TO IT 'We have heard it said a good many times that it is not fair to pay one man ten dollars a day for making bullets while the man who stops them gets but one dollar a day. Everyone feels the force of this statement. In an hour so perilous, every man should be willing to put his best into the common fund of national defence and aggression. Let it not be forgotten, however, that the govern­ ment must do its best to get the best out of its civilians. The one aim is to stop the foe and to bring him to heel where he belongs. But all men do not respond to the cry for public service. Yet they can make bullets and the government must have their service even though they pay extravagant wages to have them do so. These sordid souls must be got into the service of the country. These men who will not serve in the present crisis unless they are paid unreasonably therefor will have their reward, but no part of that reward will be the esteem of right thinking men. The tide of pub­ lic opinion is rising against them. As sure as fate they’ll find their gold won at the price of another’s b.lood, doing them precious little good. Justice is the nature of things. We know of more than one war millionaire who has eked out a hang-dog existence. The mills of the gods will grind more finely in the future than they have in the past. Let timesavers and mercenary souls take notice. ******** WHAT ABOUT THE U.S. ELECTION ’ Before this is in print the election in the United States will have been fought and won. (Should the 'Democrats have been re­ tained in power it will mean that aid to Britain will be given the priority over the home defence of the United (States. Should the Republicans have been elected it will mean that the defence of the United States will be given priority over aid to Britain. The Demo­ crats believe that aid to Britain at this stage is the best defence to American shofeS. The Republicans beli&ve the /best defence of United 'States shores is the strengthening of local ports and there you are. 'Should the Democrats have been returned it will mean approval by the United States of the domestic policy of President Roosevelt. Evon in the case of such an approval that policy must be modified, as it will never do to continue the policy of taking the tools out of the hands that can use them and placing them in the hands of the inexperienced. The world waited with .more than us­ ual interest what the United States would do. Delays and uncer­ tainty on the part of the republic will be ruinous at this juncture. Chamberlain foresaw this moment when he spoke of civilization as facing chaos. At any rate, Dhole Sam will now get down to work. Art of Plowing Forms Basis of Good Farming High Standard of Work is Attained Only in Lifetime By Rev. Jas. Anthony in the London Free Press One thousand spectators looked at the South Huron plowing match held on the farm of Robert Munn, two miles from Hensail, at 32 con­ testants, 15 of them guiders of the horse-drawn plow and 17 of them tractor plowmen. The Free Press already has given its readers a list of the winners. It remains for me to give an account of some com­ ments made on that occasion. “We are not here to see hand moulding of the sod. We are here to see plowing.” one spectator com­ mented. I asked John T. Allison, himself a practical farmer and a topnotch prize winner of a few years ago, what he thought of this re­ mark. “We are here to see what can be done in the way of good plowing. We want to see what the land would look life if it were properly plowed. If the plow doesn’t do the work just as we think it should be done, the manufacturers take the ( hint and improve the make o£ I their plows. ‘ There is a keen rival­ ry among the plowmakers,” Mr. Allison replied. Patience “I don’t see any of the long iron plows with the high cut outfit,” I suggested. “No, the day for that sort of thing is practically gone,” the vet­ eran replied. “We have different ways of cultivating soil ■ since those plows had their day,” the veteran replied. I One needed the strength of Sam­ son, the patience of Job and the eyes of a hawk to get the best out of one of those old iron plows. Many a young man had the very life lugged out of him manipula­ ting one of these heavy affairs. “Tell us about the crown,” I said to one veteran looking on. “You see this plowman busy with those two light furrows that he is I cutting so fine, that you would think he was a butcher cutting I bacon with his machine? That is some job, I can tell you. But it is no more difficult than the two fur­ rows that this plowman has turned. These furrows must be the same weight, thickness, I mean and they must cover the first two I showed you. They must match perfectly if possible. Those furrows make up the crown. That crown must be as nearly level as possible. It’s a man’s job putting up a good crown.’ “Is the plowing as good in the middle f the field as it is at the ends?” I pursued. “Were you ever at a plowing match where the Hoods, or the Rennies, of Scarboro, were judges? You’d see these men tramping across the fields and looking after the solidity of the work. Good judges are not humbugged. Plow­ ing must be done honestly these days if it is to get good awards. Just watch that fellow. He knows his business. See how he moves the plow handles from one level to an­ other. By doing so he controls the pres­ sure of the furrow, a very impor­ tant part of the plowing and very difficult to do properly. He watches the little rises and hollow places in the soil and deepens or shallows his furrow accordingly. In that way he keeps his furrow of even thick­ ness. The sun was setting towards the horizon and I was curious about what the plowman calls the finish of the land. “What about it?” I asked still another veteran. Experience “That’s some job,” he answered. “Notice this man. . He’s trying to turn the last strip of green about eight inches wide. The width of this bit of green depends upon the j moisture of the sod, the length of the grass and the general tough­ ness of the soil. Only experience gives one good judgment. Notice he’s taking this furrow some shal­ lower than usual. Here experience and a steady horse and steady hand count tremendously. Now he’s tak­ ing out one of his horses to plow this next furrow with One horse. This last furrow that he’s turning tries every nerve. It must be the right depth. It mu,st be drawn so as to place it up against the fur­ row next it just the right height, A few slips and he’s done for. You should have seen Simpson Rennie and Andrew Hood at tills work. Jim McLean could toll you.” There w! one horse at the fin­ ish throwing «his head and stagger­ ing a bit. “The collar is not right another veteran explained, “I’ll soon fix that and the adjustment was made and the land finished in comfort. To look on, the spectator sees very little at a plowing match till an experienced man tells him about the way the horse should be har­ nessed,. trained, spoken to, the way the clevises should be set, the trac­ es lengthened or shortened, the jointer set for depth and position, the plow beam, the length of the shoe and the curve of the mould­ board and the set of the coulter. Little wonder that highgrade plow­ ing is an art to he learned only in a lifetime and little wonder that Simp­ son Rennie regarded plowing as the foundation of good farming, PLASTIC PLANES When about six years ago chemis­ try introduced transparent plastics for (aircraft production, there ap­ peared vast new possibilities in the field of aircraft design. But fight­ ing today with the air force these modern materials are destined to live and fly again another day and give some idea of what aero­ planes of 1944 may .be like in the new Aerial Age, writes G. H. Mosher in the October issue of C-I-L- Oval, Designers seized upon this cry­ stal clear substance, which had the translucent properties of glass but was shatterproof and could be mold­ ed under heat treatment to any re­ quired curvatures. With it they achieved advanced streamlining and greater increases in speed. As war aircraft production became inpera- tive nd more widespread, transpar­ ent plastics were used for gun tur­ rets, bomb-aimers’ windows and windowscreens or bombers and fight­ ers. For this purpose it left nothing to be desired, for it would not shat­ ter under the impact of bullets, it was light in weight, gave maximum visability to the air crew, and could be shaped to provide the least wind­ resistance at high speeds, according to the article. With transparent plastics the square corners were knocked off the aircraft. Aircraft in 1940 are still expen­ sive hand-made machines, built up by the careful assembly of some­ times as many as 50,0 00 individual parts. A method of mass-produc­ tion, which will simplify the con­ struction and reduce the price of a private light aeroplane to something comparable with what is paid for automobiles today, is what is re­ quired to bring flying within the reach of the average man. That such cheap mass-production, will be possible within the next year or two is practically a certainty.— thanks again to plastics, concludes Mr. Mosher. MICHELS’ HYBRID GRASS (Experimental Farm News} “Michels' Hybrid Grass” is claim­ ed to have originated from a cross between “Mosida” winter wheat and- a native perennial grass known as “Giap Wild Rye" (EJIymus conden- satus), It has been described as being perennial in habit of growth and to possess, among other desir * able characters, unusual productiv­ ity, ability to produce with limited moisture, and ability to recover quickly when grazed off. The Division of Forage plants* Dominion Experimental Farm Ser­ vice, laid down tests with “Michel’s Hybrid Grass” in the fall of 1937 and again in the spring of 1938- and. in 1939. Tests were sown at Ot­ tawa and at,Saskatoon. Some mater­ ial was also grown at Swift Cur­ rent, Sask. The following infoma­ tion is based upon data secured from these tests, states Dr. T. M. Steven­ son, Dominion Agrostologist. The plants of “Michels’ Hybrid Grass” as far as seed and vegetative characters are concerned, did not differ, in any important agronomic respects, from plants of fall rye. The plants made about as much growth, but certainly not more, than would normally be expected from fall rye under similar condi­ tions. There was considerable er­ got in the mature heads. Actual counts showed that only 6.7 per cent of the plants survived the sec­ ond winter, in the field under the conditions of these tests, and these produced a very weak growth. It has been observed that a few plants of certain varieties of fall rye also frequently survive the second win­ ter in the field. The results of these tests indi­ cate that “Michels’ Hybrid Grass” may be expected to perform in a manner similar to fall rye. It can­ not be regarded as a persistent per­ ennial under the conditions of these tests, and there is no evidence of it possessing greater forage value than fall rye. y&Me id no ctfiek. tc^ncco JUST LIKE Sale of a Masterpiece It’s written in boyish fashion, A simple and childish scroll; I wrote it when wild with passion And in it I wrote my soul. I gave not a thought to diction, I gave not -a thought to gold, Nor if it were truth or fiction, And now it’s about to be sold. For Commerce is e’er the destroyer Of Art - and my fate I can see, For she took it ’round to her lawyer And the guy who will buy it is me —Paul McCrea £ It is your pay envelope when you get too old to work-—yours to spend in the freedom of retirement. It is a pay envelope for your wife and children in the event of your death. A Confederation Life Policy will provide for your family—and when your children are grown up, it will provide for you. ; When tt Confederation Life representative Calls upon you, consult him. 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