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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Star, 1920-12-08, Page 7More Than 2,000 Deaths 'are • Taking Place pally LONDON, Dec. Seeee. ealamity of the first magnitude bas befallen tie Cb#nese people in the form. - of the wotat !amine in forty years. ' More than fifty-eight - millions of people are affected over a territory seven hundred males long and three hun- dred Ind tiny miles wide. - There are -nearly, two thouaand deaths ,daily and the situation is %r0 W1ng worse hourly. The outtdok for a etlie winter in; appalling and' t$reatena.,*,.;•}llonumental tragedy. . The Pamine area-cdsuet"sisof three' •hundred and - fifty-two •districts .in the . Provinces of Obih-.Li, .Shantung. Bonen and. Shansi. ' Theworst suf. terese are in Chih-Ll and 'Ronan, where., .m forty millions 'are, starving with fourteenlltans at the point of. death • whom nothieg will be able to gave. c The above inforiatioti coulee Creel a- very -authentic source In "'ere clone touch with,eonditiotib Ir China. The deepest and most poignant tragedy prevails in the stricken area" despite the repent series et soaking t'a'ns • -which have. transformed the, countryside,,, in -which, -. however, nothing edible is growing. - The crops :of the 'entire country. sides.'tot-relief. have fatled, and there is . no hope for relief. from the ground'lintil next June at the earliest. •, •The.`peasants are selling their !stat' remaining bats of clothes !red furni- furer•and even their -children for a' few dollars in• order topurchase seed, fog the new crop. Authentic cases toe recorded in the village offiwang Lo, in which one. hundred !armlets re- sided,. and which is now almost de- serted, iu which fioys, :girls and in- fants in arms have been sold, the 'boys 'for two, dollars and the girls for two dollars and fifty cents. The remainder of the people are - eating roots, husks, chaff, bark thistle, leaves.`and the meat of mules too -old to be "sold, Cholera. is prevalent: eelrseab. Explosiottta in Spain. MADRID, Dec. 6.—Bomb explo- sions.are reported in many sections of Spain. considerable ;damage being done in various cities Friday ;evening. At midnight an infernal machine ex.' ploded•tdn'the'window silt of the pal. ace del/eldest by the Archbishop of_ Seville," I --blew' a large hale: In, the 'wale but -injured no. one. ' ellemi a 'were thrown at the house X0!4 a land bwner'in the Village of Pincepuente, near Granada, and the building 'was; "Severely damaged. - • •"Pwv dour milts to this -city were shattered by explosions, the outrage being attributed to striking bakers. Reports front Verona state a gen- eral strike has ;begun there,',- - -• - 4 ellelielsee fieeeseffEll Jill. lee), 80TH ANNIVERSARY l'el• `tq,.,t. W000ddc. if .4., Preaches at :74ib.:17:::,Lwamti: b tinnday 'R�,it ra ,tetir- Pr,'tt., pini sttn,tlt 1,,..a at Tinos Mould' by heti It, A, ti\ oudeee, \t. '4., of mals church, Itrater„ d, on the occasion of the eightieth ,moi t r acy of presby. leeianiktn in ttodeci,•tr: Mr. Woodside is one of the pr„ntinrtit prealhem'ut the Pre,bYterfin rhnreit in Canada and It was most att,m;:ae congregations which Welled to into at both services 1`he regret et t:..' dee n.'" that the :Sinister of thea , tart _,tion, Itt'v. it, 1:, 1te'ttertuid. a,., flit eblc lel he pre- - rent at th,--se hippy anniversary ser- vices, on areuitra „f indispOsitlun. The account a f' the return of th disciples .to dere,aleis after the oxer s+tnn and of ttu' ,:rarueter Ht the Iittlt `blind of ilteife�•ei'., ro'°ineit the ba 'iia of tho preaeho•r's remark.; in the morn- ing. The main cia:u'aetertstie of this hand of belimer. be pointed out, was that they "eontiotwit V Aft one 4e- eord." \tie here oat bdil that Chert' MIS any ,treat, Int tetter,` tie any ter. nom at all; wo w,,.r,' not, told that there was :int• tin,` mush'. but what held this ve,a•ty (fiurett together .was their t3nanimity. After, the ,seen,ion they went bael; • to Jerusalem to carry but ttte work they, had been minion -whined. to and. .ea doing, they rtteisest the gift of the Holy Spirit. so great mora, victory must condo :in our carrying out the lioly Spirit's program for us. Apd in carrying out the program, the pottier • .was received. rhe ""one tumor. of the disciples was a.. sour c uT Power.-_-L.vers:one� in that band. had the proelatmint of the gos= pal, :as his line chief aim. The. lack of • sueh unanimity was too often a source of .weakness in •a Church. The absence of the dozen or sty rhembers of `a •con- gregation by whom the i lnisti'r . ':new his message wont(' he rea;eh•ed wi Salt accord and sympathy, often. rob• bed hint of the ,power with, which he • had expected 'to deliver that message, The continuailre In the long' farrow the carrying out of the spirit's pro- gram for its was our task, and. out Sntlref ef:power tor the task. Tile antes of ,this early church with ,referepet+, io, tht' land , purchased_ by, '1'uda . clifih 'the thirty Pieees of sili•ot. canslituta'd a .valuable -lessen. The 'other eleven might* very well. have Said ihiS'land belonged to one ,of Otic nom. bee and therefore the it -i11 claim it, and it wfll add to our means for: the e utrch'S work,. bitt;_no,• this was tttht:t: ed' money and limy Would :have •nota- inh'to'do 'tvittt it.. in the evening Mr,' Woodside -•spoke. on he t story of . the fi1y-terse meM[t5g. the Samaritan woman who had pont to draw Water at the. well and, in eon. Sidering• this story, drew tfany ies- _--sons,. "'tie Measure :or Gmice", was the speaker's; subject.' .. The• shortest road teem one .duty to another was;. always the path. of the . y avlour, hence Ile "mus't needs piss, • through-,Gamaria. There • ire snot this woman who had become 'a jest and byword' in the, city', whose very; syn ...bad driven her to�Yish:to bf,:tway-lrern I.he3fonstant reminder et; It in tite no jn',t. of her "sinftt companions,.. and 6 she went to lite. wells up 'in 'nip itis in place of going to ;the nearby `wells to draw Water. , - When the diseipfes ret16/ ted from the city; whither they cert to .buy bread they were amaze( to see their Master' talking with , ch a wornan<- ' too often the attitud •of ehurelt 'nem -- hers toward those vho fell into a lite or shame. But ;,t! e. aeeentatlee of the food 'Willett (WA, woman and. iter com- panions had/maybe, helped ;.to pre: pare, invoIfed a duty to, those who 'ha(1 renderer! this service, anti, .in • our daily erre, .the accept&nce_pf sertiee ,frorn`ttpise' Who ogntributed one, want's tri�Iilieii a duty we (owed them. /i,hrist's method with., the. woman :-!was; to open her past life to her and v� e'nnvic't. het vrf its emptit1ess. Then site teas ready to. say,. This blest be the' �t;h riot. Very approttriately. .ths hymn Poly. lotting:. the .sermon was,: "Thi~ .Ninety . and .Ninia;"': The music for the anniversary .ser- vices was very appropriate and 'vel) rendered. In the morning Mrs. Frank Saunders redered. a solo and ins the ` N'venin there was 0 eluartette by Mise "tire,, Mrs. Isunlop; \,r: C. Saunders and ,'11r. Jas, Thomson, in addition :to appropriate. anthems at both services Por the posthldo in the morning Mr. Kenyon piayed Vic llaltelu,la'h Chorus. and in the evenfti Worthy 'is the Learn!!, Hondo). ' ttu ntailagers of the church asked foe an offering to pay off eine „pities t'ipal and °Interest: all the organ ae, 'count, leaving a Lalt elle v stall of Wee OQCA. and, watt the amount the Ladles' 11d agreed to raise, Glatt with further sulbseriptiuns to eowo le, the amount tsi t Probably he reaehcie RURAL iEGISLATION Well Werth 's O.nd Cltssce • Front Far rs. Creauxe and M. tilt' Pus haelag. --Deg e f 00 andgeal deSheep l tion, Sole 'of u•-l�wpttl�att of Mee Diseases, ketleg si- (Contributed by Onterie Deetitnleet et' riculture. *reroute.) Cookomen. qaenoe You bare a cold, or your child . hasas cold; a cough; 'a tight, feel - lag across the chest; a sorenessin. the breathing tubes • in the past how have you treated Muter You here bought' comb eouith yt1xture, and swallowed this down Into Your stomach. Now. Thy? Your atormich was not call- - Ing; and there is no direct connee- tiea between your chest (where the trouble Is) and your stomach, ' Then wile swallow into 'your At.Mach nese mistture when., the ' trouble is in your hinge "i[frtf;arbb= phial tubeslt - It'R a mistake;, and Peps is the remedy provided to correct this tin=commonseitee - treitment, ' Pel's .+at'e little tablets, which contain highly beneficial Flue e:senees, eoreldeed wltis other medicinal ex- ' `•s. These healing extracts are lta prepared that as goon its you put it Pep Into Petr mouth they are lit. crated In the form of healing v. p- orn. YOU breathe •these vapora down to the throat and bungs. and thus treat the sra#ans that ere in. 3leined, Wrest in a way, it Is like breathing frotr a vaporiser or bronchitis kettle, except that there - is no apparatcs needed, the little Pepe providing *venoms tieedlul for the treater t! The very sniaell portion of Tape which roe swallow lass a slightly tsnlc .fleet neon the aatomach sued gots you good, but 'the utse of Peet la not for atontatieh "troub;'e, but fee lung, meow; ani brontbisl troubles. Peers reliever Mtge es no ardivary tlsatteent can. Children like Peps end they vu best for the little titles'lierattse cantata Ito morphine, 1' udia- *nm Or other Poison foetid In se many of the 014 teiIgh Mixtures. Iyruggists *1I4 stores everywhere all Peps airy• box or from Peps (5 . Tor(suta, ter Patti . Eetuttanber the Saint • -four letters oaiy►: — OLLOWING are brier outltiees of some of the provisions of certain bills Passed at the last session of the Legislater, find Which tench very dimly the tiritereeta of farmers of the Province, furnished by - the Agricultural (htzotte '40f Canada: . , • Crease and Milk Parcheoe Act. Th1 is a measuredesigned to' pro, teat the producers of :- creaait in ,\?he matter of test. It ittr4Tidea'tit ell< cream purchased in a wholesale W Y shall be-PUtcltasted, On a litislts of .the butter -?at content, and that all '*ilk that. ie -paid for on it bUtter-fate bails shall be tetted by . the 1ab+to0k method.. At • the 'Present time. of course, practically' all eream•purchas- ed bay wholesale 11 bought On a tter-fat content„ eo-that the chief purpose is to standardise the test and see 'that the producer dets a fair teat. The Act and Regulations Prescribe the method (if teatime, and also Provide thayt the shipper shall "be entitled to a statement in detail of the gnanttties of etTa Tap. zaceita�ed and -.th;e. amount witch e&eb tinted.' The inspectors are given ;authority to enter factories at all hours and Make tests, and Also look- meet the'boOks of the companies, and. check up the quantities, of creases received 'and the manner iri "which it is'dieposed of. ' !avert • '+au and Protection. Am Qndseae t Acta- - The dog nufs Ceiss hyo general! atnd to. serious to hers o! sheep t p. that hero lea r n o �t almost every Hest- sloe to fuether.strenethe*, the legis- lation t protect sheep owners from tomes ,y dogs, The yet Introduced at e recent'eeasion provides that a • doge . In . the province shall wear es, .to be. secured Irene .the °Meets of .the, municipality. Any- dog: tound. o he poomises of -ifs .owner and not un e . the control of any person and. not wearing a,taar may-,be-akilled by any person, and there -Is edge'a fine to the extent of at least ;10. for those who fail to-seeure tags. This section,', however, does not come into effect.; until April 1,•1921, e0'ait to give pec- ple Ooncerned'proper notice. ; "• Another aiuendment gives the councils of counties power to take aver all dog taxes collected and to .pay out the losses which may be ie- curred through. damage 'to sheep. At the present' -time these. lessee are borne .entirely ..by the' townshees,. which • able reeelre and .control the revenue from the dog tax. The Sale' of. Ifortrr.aldebyde. .Por, volae years past thetDepart went ot• Agriculture and r early lead- ing farmers have been advocating the use of . formaldehyde for • the treat« mentof seed grainfor smut. Fre- quent coinplaintti were heard th atn ae fortsidd de'was onlyhaaledin drugstores, it was not convenient he many rural sections where drug stores were often ten or twelve miles apart. It wee found that.all that was. needed 'was- a slight change in the pharmacy Act which world put tor- realdehyde in the same class its ;Paris green and other poisons , that`' are handled by hardware stores or gen-: eral stores. • It is, of course, provided that fortitaldehyde tan only be sold in sealed packages carefully labelled "Poison" to that the handling tntiaey be- properly sate;,sarded. The ilikeketing Loan .Abet, This is an important measure in- tended'. to grant financial asslstaltce .to organizations 'of producers tacor- poreted tinder _theComp'atiieu Act who desire to conetruet and operate seed centres or potato warehouses. A loan `hp to fifty per cant. of the value of the land; buliding, and equfprnent may be Invade, provtded"that such loan does not exceed, the ,suns . of '$3,000 in any' one cane., ''Phis loan is tree of interest for a period of two yeaurs, but My- per. cent. must be repaid ini five years, and the balance at the Mad, of a further period ot'iire years. The act provldes the usual Machinery for the safeguarding of the itrveetment. This measure Is introduced.,. in re-; sponse to an indication that there fe a real aced In Ontario for encoura g- lng the development of local seed centres where modernequipment fc: cleaning seed grain can be esta'b- lfehed; and in thiii way a market secured for the good seed prodttlted auany sections. ,Situ 1arli', tksr. *re indications that 'aieferal sectlonsl would like to erect potiato waraehoarrses l0 order to carry their product for a longer period,.leetead of faorcing it all an the markei , in . a *Wirt thele, thereby placing the stook udder eon - trot of the dealer and appculatot Better Prevention ,Dlspsae Artier* Az measure passed haring tot :lta object 'tire pt'aitei tion of the spread. of diseaalies tlrabilg bee:' provides for thle enl*rgearient of the «dtlet of the act which has been on tate ntatate books for some time. The old act, hoverer, isr esnitened, to foul brood. Willie *Witt items of the most Serious; Meditate* of bees, there are other that - have deteloiied litter~ that requires' the attention of the inspeetor. The aitastmded act also provides that lees or alapplfamiret from, apiaries where disease bas teased. MOX be Thee** +obi esr#ieetats *Out !!talc Ptrnrillellt1 Altiiar- Ist. c entot#,r there wrest pirohibitistie atg a1nst mo ing beet ir itp wader ai►y toadattlorte "I ODnls feed upon the vitality ,of eitibilMa end endanger' thole lives. A, temple and Ofteetive remedy i0 Mother Iltare ' 'Worm Etterminator. Toachtr--"',Lila} 3 & penthlerf" ia$$tit5 /Aim (i,lt` nitutiiy--."A pantile Ilfi snarl that' nlaktelet lltslil6lrn • gut MTURE INIsHlNrc WRITE SIGNS RE ' ISH ULD FURNITURE - in the boot finish possible, Good and 110( 1i6liabio Work. Give. us at trial. - Ordere reeoivld O. R.. ieut'y's qiielitlenee, Cambria �BI•oaxi, North,' i tltr's \a, ` IIENR%& SON NICKIR SAYS wires NYO. lMoMinitea 1SE RAZ -MAH toff r`iikltl alititie ittttaa1 #uvatistown stop nava. tit itis the broucl of tobta, kite tar of quiet sleep; conuties tea •fs roe! dr., *Liar at your dog. t'N. Thai *teat our ekea.reofrwrite, :,r .pistons, 142 la`►tag W., '1'+aroutt. Lars! Altera • if. C. DUNLOP ovCRS ouck,r txtoh *AMINE IN CHINA . „... • strstrsar: e Soot Vlaall tact to potlio 1t�t1ilil isr'v11eie SIINOSOMat tke Pru vilo r is. so Yoe know. tis *mV oon- data ssie44es *ado to eittld welfare work Moder* science ve nattier Wok to the apsetwet proven. that "Art onaoe et erstreeetiell is earth aR Pricere of cure." it eas been telt erieliege of the HMeptttll ter Sidi t°atiatrera-*-,lee dre9test tartitntion of its k'iad area tate tentitient-ete Sod Mot ciliate of preventi!en. it lull Mor t hi.MMi a la 'Mielauge Welt , Now. adios theta Is at eiaser parteerehip between, the plidietrielint end Deme 1\ia0re, Rheas NUS (eteetioat of our Baby's Ward tete the ostablhhtbatent or *ell Sables, eliabtea the infant mortality to Toronto alone has been r(tdueed from 145 to At per tbuusand. rattler.ht*tt*ttlea whieli 'Sleight be giv'ent*Auld Inerely carreboraate the setuel lifesaving Valeta 0!. the !los, pltal's° work, And it to titineeesaary to explain to yoo that the tntorltisl- tion as to the researbheat which brake such a 'rceord potable to at odes conunuatctted to the health -Offi- cers and - practising physlci*nl throuifbout Onterie. . s'rr ly a claim SIVA the bee time generostty`ul every friend of Ili, tie children. Au Institution which is securing the newborn child twice .the chance, not , merely of good health; -but; of lite "itself, Is entitled to the abundant support of the public. During the past financial year, revenue from all soirees fell one hundred dollars a day behind nous- sary expenditures. It has always been the ambition of the Hospital 'for Sieli ' Children to gain not only the support hunt the sympathy of the people of .Toronto, Mad Ise le -day, With a debt exceeding 1150,000, 1 appoaia to your readers to help along with Borate gift, whether It begreat or small. A eontributlon of ;2,000 from, en individual or a society gives the privilege of naming a cot for all time; a donation of 25 rents wi11;run tire hale 'tlositiitai:for half a minute. Between these • two amounts. there Is surely some sum which ecu be sent by everybody to" the seeretary-treasurer at 69 College street, Toronto, as a token of interest In a charity whose field Is as large as this province. The Hospital for Sick Children is one of the largest andmost highly regarded In. the World, It is an Institution in which the people of Ontario may take legitimate #Imato Pri de !or It Is br ou h t g their atenet'asityy that suceess has been possible.' Two hundred and fifty children, Dale of cheek or with twisted limberr, will be the Immediate beneficiaries! of the Yuletide remembrances of your readers. Thousands more throughout the coming year will benefit, by tbeia" kindlinesse. IRVING E titOH,ERTSONe Chalrwan of Appeal Committee, Just push back the rugs .and start 'the - Viola Then --•-"On with the daance4 "t ''bei bele . easy it is to "put Life in* to the evening" when you have a. ictrotd. - And good dance music is only one of the endless joys it brings, iia ve.you'a Victrolal You +tan have --on, the eas.cst of term*, - Prey %IP Christmas Roc. orris on a VICTROLA too *Y. JAMES F. THOMSON ;THE N E10 STORE, -.� U R. tIdDERililt 1 hristinas ruits and We have a flee, fresh stook of Vie, Currants, Peels, Nuts, Spices, eta, oe., for Your Christmas Baking. IIrAI)(t>iIIAFERItS- FOR Choice Family. Groc OP ALL KINDS �.,* .4 • P11ON1 91 WEst etl'tltt 1?ic.o De lain's • F enc a Pilo A. reliable itegutattnt, eel for Women: Se a box. Sold at at Prue Stores, of mallet to any adttata on receipt of price. 'eke rieelooln thew l'4., Sl.. reth. Orbit*. that* $11• PHOSPHONEL FOR MEN Restores Vint and Vitality; for Nervi. and Brain; increases ,gray Matte±`•;' a Tonle—. will build you up, $s• a ,)ax, or two for $G, at drug, stores, or by omit on receipt of mice. !►ke stool ibetaaa t•u., St, ( tharlat., Batavia. SIMO ft1EN!ri9litid• t4((IittRIQdltMON, 00391711911 ONONEas TAKE - z F ., �1QT�CE- ta it WHO SAID SAUERKRAUT?s ts• S . l Si I Cured by a reliable maker who 'le I has had a number of years wiper- w or ta!a Janco in melting thin wholesome tin artlolo. Sols' its • any quantity RI from stilltof fa t, barrel at a reason- N9 el able pricy'. - >A . UOOd Solid Winter r Csbiog4 ref W I $1.O4. a dsuo! or Iyi the hundred st «:,11 /e: f�i a hundred s ki „' APPLY 19 KEPIS STREET ea .fiesereMut 'a ISM N MONOBaANAMi attittClitllts99ftiti c. 9 PttotI\\(9 hilly dMflhNli line Jan, 15, 11100. Pr'itteltt4i :alias 1MsIt• Yearly Interest Untie 10 Clad; 151 payabl,' • at 'roraate or Price S9it."4 ..4 tIllt?,14etl, 0.20%, PROVI 'l 4VP ° Al~i", - IIONii.S, due 0(1. 1, MO. =mewland hair -yearly' Iodate*Moteg a tai April #1 peptide .et Tor'oato, Mofttr"est or iteglna. Prim, f904ad* ' hit llredta CANA1HAN NORT' Itis 4% BONiiS, guaranteed mine 1fl1ltltasllyi Mir the Provinr,t of Manitoba, doer Maopie, 1910, intet'eett 'iutyalble 1t$lf-yteiar"ly ill Canada or New York. Pelee $91.50 wad .isilet'elttf " ffiehliMalt Gale,,, . DOMINION 4W CANADA 4.. issued by the Gratut 'I'fitltik . lily n +^o n Y t»a f'Y' Prin n d tr rl a � + to and tistif' p ytilurlY EMl6k'iii'. 't and July t)r tbsttrtJrle a1 'Masiiralll, New fork or London, •.F`. Pelee 407.341 esti **Ogg, ` P111000 0•,'Nl%. 111 1 �.•if (lover tnebt,,lknlikilpat444100****, obs Work Nisbet hd, 10.104 • . HydroElectric 11111111111111111111011111111111111101111111111 The ' Town has been ordered to reduce the amount of electric current Weft: by 25 per, went and rho toeal consumers are reque9t- ed to reduce their load accord- ingly. ' 1. Olseontititto use of all elee- lrie •apparatus where possible. 2. aTteduee the number of y001' lights and, always turn elf schen not al$Oluteiy required. 3. Do Most economleal in uosi of electric current In every way possible, That one rets light ieerrases our feral -tun it off. Glen further &elite eleelrle Irons *re 10 be used only be. twee* the hours of Ib ss. s». vasal 3 1t• re. or he the t' elee% after R o'elett, INTER *KD mit 1cO I8$raN • ROB NS is so delighted with the :remarka • Slaughter Sale that he �s� all the more encouraged #�r4�•y�. Vit jy even more wonderful reductions in the Wayof values ndfes ]] 't{ mentsthan originally intended. Read the offer!ngs a . be here 004y MOre:...$11itt...._tut.Ovete0a..ts.„ • • To Clear at. ' $18'.50 Men's` Caps Regular $2.50 to $3.o b. Good pally and ;tilts es' -To efear . at $1.85 Gloves1 10 Choice of 'high rallcle,`ilt neat ` hind Mot►tIt pateaa r Splendidfor' manes %rear. oTo clear Regular $2.5o to $3 o . Gre Suede, nattirnl moeba tan cape. Sale price t Hitt sud colontt. Proton sizes. w'f1`'are Fri $1.49. Non's Wsill Muffles $2.15 $1.7 , $1.951 $2, 5 and $2.85 . Men's Trousers A splendid variety Of plain and fancy t orated;, tweeds and urges. To clear at $3,75 and : $4.$5 Now is the time to buy your Winter oats and Suits, .Boots, • and -Rubbers for -Mei: aid Boys OPEN EV I NGS sle