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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1914-02-26, Page 6Eaiterial Don'ts. Newarip.r. men who have "worked for elnet les .1. atria on the New York Sue reeve the it of words and phreses e., b a . 0 4 ,-', ehien was used in that t coleorao,...1 It the editorial de- partmeet ttie Ceeturv Magazine is a liet, of word-, t) le, it eoided, from which the followlee are tn!t.en: sonve or fo;.• .ttote than 84 1..ttotal balanee 1,11/ (haler call atrentien r direct attention claim for aeeert commenee 1r begin conseio 15 are couple for two cultured fer cultivated elate back to for date from donate for give indorse for approve fall for autumn from whenfor whence inaugurate for establish, institute individuil for person infinite for great, vast in our midst for among us in spite of for despite last for lastest less for fewer materially for largely mutual for common notice for observe onto for, on or upon partially for partly party for .person pash two years for last two years practieully for virtrally prior to for before propose for purp proven for proved quite for sometlii,tr; 0,! realize for section for regLin spend for pass standpoint for point of view subsequently for tlf Nard transpire for happen universal fox. 1..tereral vicinity for neighitoZtor.d viewpoint for point af would seem fox seer:14, --- ST. PATRICK'S DAY, MARCH 17th (Manitoba Free Press) Moil but I'm longin' for Erin to -lay; Her locks and green valleys so fresh an' so swate What a trate to Pe there 'side the boys of Kildare, An' jig wid th' coleens, so spry an' so nate. There's a charm to the music iv Irelan'. Wid my friend, Jimmy Flynn, beclad we'd shtart in, Take a sail on the lakes iv Killarney. Or better by far, hire a gay jaunting car, Move round 'mong th' boys (Jim's a bit 'iv a blarney) Whist!!! he's boostin' for Home Rule in Irelan'. Saint Pathrick was born, on this mem'- rabic morn, All sense it from Derry to Killy-mo-cart. Such kindness he'd rinder, his love was so tinder, Small wonaer Hiber' mayns kape a warm heart. Pat's a popular name in ould Irelan'. Loyal Ireland! Asthose! tho' tyranny sote Has harried, oppressed ye for centuries past; True Britons abroad in hosts will ap- plaud When Liberty's struggle shall triumph at last. A "square dale" is now due to Irelan'. I'll visit again the sod iv me fathers, An' see the dear Shamrock and wild Irish rose; Wid a bran' new shill -a -lay I'll saunter forth gaily A "wearin' the green" with an iligant pose. I'm a "chip iv th' ould block" from Ireland. Keep Whistling. Keep whistling! It's better than paus- ing to cuss, and tearing your sweater and raising a fuss. No woes e'er were banished by swear words and howls, no troubles e'er vanished because of their scowls! they'll hang on the longer on finding you sore, they'll thrive and grow stronger and vex yoe the more, Keep whistling! It's wiser than taking a club and scolding Elizer, who's late With the grub: or westing Susannah, who's painfully pru, to punch the piano when shirts shodd hesewn. For scolding and milting and shedding the tear makes life less enchanting for everyone near. Keep whistling! It's saner than pawing the air; there's no thing that's stainer than tearing your hair; and folks are not eager to list while you groan of sufferings meagre compared with their own. Your friends will desert you and call you a bore, and think it a virtue to sidestep your door. Whereas if you whistle and laugh at your woes, and swear that a thistle is good as a rose, they'll say you're a honey, a bird, and a peach; your life will be sunny, whieh now is a screech. Walt, Meson Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTO R IA 4,,,noilta,34111M, N ti A vi '11'ES, kIBRUARY 26 1914 SINGING TO A PH3NV1, One ot the Most Trying Ordeals In art Opera Artiat'a Career. Speetatly coustraeted kil 1. eethea, tubae, drums and reed llistrwholta a10 10t1111101.1 as accompattuneta to the grand opera singer wile» he or she essays to waft, the voiee upon a ptiotee graph revert'. And it is sere te say this singing to the phonograph 18 !tie most trying ordeal in the :Inlet s reer Singers like Caruso, Melba. Parrar, Amato and u host of others are united 10 deelaring the singing for records is the hardest work they ever have undertaken They are bereft of their audienees that Inspire confidence. and they nevessarily twist be careful to avoid false notes or Inflections. The slightest cleaving of the throat or the wattled shuttling of feet will spoii a record And then it all has to be done over agalu 'rho singer Is ushered Into a great balmlike room, curtained off at one end. Through this curtain protrudes a gigantic brass born, suspended from the eeiling. It Is attached to the pho- nograph record, It is then the singer notices 0 bevy of musicians, but with instruments the like of which he never has seen In any theater. The violins are of different shapes from the instruments with which he is familiar. The horns are of varied shapes, and to each is attached a little funnel that points in the direetion of the large receiving horn. 'rills is to concentrate the sound. The conductor sits on a platform high above his tnusicians and the singer. 'I'hus be offers no obstruction to the free transmission of the sound Waves. The singer is stationed upon a platform and (lose to • the mouth of the horn. A red light flashes, the musicians pour forth light, soft melody, tot which their Instruments are particu- larly designed, and the grand opera artist loosens his vocal cords. His tone must he steady and strong. The slightest varintion is recorded upon the wax record. and a trivial noise may spoil the performance. Once be has finished, the record Is placed upon pioduaing, machine and played over to detect faults. These errors are ;Nome I out and the singer rehearsed 10 pri•vent them. Again he repeats the setal. and perhaps a dozen times 1..rrol to sing before a perfect wax teleseeei el is obtained. Covet gra nd opera artists are paid thousands of dollars for a series of rec- ords, and the sale of these brings m11 - lions to the manufacturers.—Indiaw apolis Star. Dueling Prime Ministers. In the old days a number of British preraiers figured on the dueling ground. John Wilson Crater wrote in 1841: "Within the last hundred years sis persons have fought duels who have been prime ministers—Pulteney (Lord Bath), Lord Shelburne, Mr. Pitt, Mr. Fox, Mr. Canning and the Duke of Wellington. I might also add Peel, who twice challenged, and Castle- reagh, who was almost a first minister. Of late years the custom has certainly decreased, and the house of lords has not now, I dare say, above half a doz- en who have actually fought."—Lon- don Standard. Kansas In Rime. I love the state of Kansas, with Its Bolds of wheat and corn; 1 love the Kansas sunset and the Kansas dewy morn, and, speaking metapboric, grow fat on Kansas crops and never mind the absence of the yield of rye and hops; I love the Kansas porker and the Kansas topnotch steer; I love the Kansas zephyrs and the Kansas atmosphere; I love the Kansas sae mons, and I love the Kansas jokes, but the thing I love in Kansas most is the Kansas kind of folks.—Kansas City Republic. The Organ. Like most important inventions, that. of the organ is veiled in mystery. The invention of the organ has been ats tributed to Ctesibius, a barber of Alex- andria, about 250 B. 0.; also to the cel- ebrated Archimedes, 220 B. C. It is certain that the organ was brought to Europe from the eastern or Greek em- pire and was applied to religious devo- tions in churches about A. D. 650. _ It Is Different Now. When the nrst Pullman ear was put into operation on our railways the Syfk tem of bookkeeping was very crude. The conductor collected the fare from the passengers and before he turned the money In to the company collected his own salary froin the revenues. No receipts were given, no records kept. Paid Her In Full. Candid Hostese (on seeing ber neph. 017'S Gancee for the first time)—I never silent(' have known you from your Oa tograph. Reggie told me you were so pretty. Reggie's Fiancee—No; I'm not pretty, so 1 have to try to be nice. and it's such a bore. Have you ever tried?—London Punch. Legal Ability. "Why does a nirtn have to hire e lawyer for every little thing? Ain't the laws plain?" "You don't understand. A good law. yer can take any law and prove that it doesn't mean what it eays."—Wasstit4 Ington Herald. A Paradox. "Since 13'oothight.inherited a fortrtne he is a paradoit." "Iii7hat's the answer?" "He's both the richest and poorest actor on the 'stage." tend words are the ratUsla of o/tOrld.4.1fabet. — — — - - CLEAN MAI THE Sni ;Sanitary milk suitidles intiY lie fill' nislied by the smell dailies its well ns by the larger 01105 by keeping the milk "el ea n, cool and re ilCeOrding to Professor It. it Histves, head of the regou lkgriettltund eotlege dairy de [augment. Cleaner milk 00 0101' 1111111 richer milk is the dent:tint tif the pub lie. And it is 0 1100111/111 that must be met by the dairyman with 0 8111011 farm dairy if the market for his prod. uct is to eoutinue. The treetnient nee- essary in observing the three part rule Is neither trotibleeolue 1)(11. notwithstanding the fine that 111111 bit' nd expense are urged as reasons against the produetion of sanitary milk. The quality of the milk may be easily improved without materially in - (Teasing the cost of production. Bacteria, dirt and foul odors are the asual causes of iasanitar,v The largest number of bacteria found in milk fall into it during, the milking. They vonie from the dust in the air and from particles or dirt, hair and inantire. This number can be de - Tho rugged Brown Swiss cattle until recently were subjected to severe criticism from dairy cattle breeders in this country by reason of their departure from established dairy type. They first came here in rugged, not to say rough, form, and with hides that usually lack- ed much of mellowness. But when (Inc of the breed made above three pounds of butter a day In a nubile test dairymen began to change their attitude, and today the 13rown Swiss cow is highly regarded as a milk and butter producer. The cow shown produced in one year 10,939 pounds of milk and 955 pounds of butter fat. creased by keeping the cow well clean ed and by wiping the udder and (Mak:- with a moist cloth just previous to milking. No dry feed should be given the dairy cow until after milking, and if the floors are quite dry they should be sprinkled down lightly. Neither should roots or strong vegetables be fed before milking. The personal habits of the milkers must be closely looked after. Absolute ,cleauliness of clothes and person is Indispensable to the milker of sanitary milk_ If the clean white suits used In commercial dairies are not available their place may be well supplied by a long, light, loose fitting coat, whicb is worn during milking and at no other time. The practice some milkers fol- low of moistening the udders with milk is too filthy to be tolerated in any dairy. If the teats and udders have been 'wiped as suggested they will not need further moisture. As warm milk rapidly absorbs all odors present, it should be removed from the milking stable immediately after being drawn. It may be cooled by pouring it into cans that are sitting In tubs or tanks partly filled with water as cold as can be bad. If pos. sible it should be reduced to 50 degrees or lower, in which case bacterial activ. ity almost ceases. The cooling process is hastened by occasionally stirring both the water and the milk with u clean rod, and it should be completed at least before the end of an hour. Another source of bacteria in milk is Improperly cleaned milk vessels. All pails and cans In whieb milk is kept should be washed in warm water with a bit of soda or other detergent and then immersed for five minutes in boiling water. Special attention should , be given to corners, where decayed milk containing souring and putrefy- ing bacteria is found. ' Watch the Lambs. Sheep more than any other domeetio animals require variety in food, says the Farm and Fireside. In the fields they are able to eater for themselves, but in the yards they are dependent on their keeper, and it is up to him, if he bopes to make the best possible profit out of them, to see that this desire for , variety is as far as possible gratified. After lambing is over a much wider range of feeding is admissible, and, in fact, there Is hardly anything in the range of grains, meals, succulence and roughage which may not safely be giv- en to ewes with their lambs so long as they seem to enjoy and fairly clean up wbat IS given them. "Viratell the lambs" Is the best rule to follow. If they show signs of falling off the source of' the trouble Is almost sure to be found in something in the feeding or care of the ewes that needs a change. Impure water, foul air, rotten lair, dirty feeding troughs, want of salt, exposure to heavy rains, rough treatment of any kind—any of these evils if continued will greatly .help to lessen the hoped for profits. Clean the Barnyard. Piles of manure and manure puddles are in very bad fOrni around the dairy barn and look had for the owner, says the Fatal Journal. Manure Is too val. uable to be allowed to lie In helms or spread around the yard, It should be spread on the land daily, or be put un- der shelter. From a military stand- point It shoold be removed from the buildings. There WAS n time when a fattnyard steneb was regarded fif healthful, but In our day we haw learned better. There Is now aim - lately Alt extale hogpell. iJS - • _ They Had a Fine Contempt For Personal Appearance. GENIUS IN UNCOUTH ATTIRE. Turner, the Artist, Dressed Like an Old Time Cab Driver—Dr, Johnson Was Grotesque, and "Old Fitz" Out. raged An the Sartorial Conventions. It is serial:4111g how outrageously eat 0410.8 111 111011 personal appearanee unto til minis men have been, Genius may 01 11120 not be to mildness, but 11 hos eertainly very 011011 bee.11 1111 ked willi on utter disregtual for Clothes and cleanly itablts. it is said of Turner, the great land- scape pailiter, that his hands were "the smallest and dirtieat 101111.15 011 rt4'011.1." Perhaps that is an exaggeration, but he was eertainly very slovenly in his dress. Ile wore u black swallowtail dress coat, very 111 11(11 In need of a clothesbrush vigorously used, 1)11(1 in the warmest as well as In the coldest weather he wore round his throat a sort of wrap or miller, which he would unloose, letting the ends dangle down In front and dip into the colors of his palette. Ile always worked either with his old hat on his head or With this same large muffler over his head. His appearance was more like that of an old time coachman than of a famous Itoyin Aeademician, for be was short and stow. with a red and blotchy face. Dr. Johnson's slovenlitiess has al- most passed Into a proverb. There are many coutemporary aceounts of his turning out of his house in Bolt court with his wig hark to front end his stockings down. When Boswell visited Min at 1 Inner Temple lane Ile records: "His brown suit of clothes looked very rusty; be had on a little, old shriveled, unpowdered wig, which was too small for his head; bis shirt neck and the knees of his breeches were loose, his black worsted stockings 111 drawn up, and by way of slippers he had on a pair of unbuckled shoes." When it is added that this great man was con- stantly twitching, grunting, shaking bls head, pufling his cheeks and blink- ing his eyes, it must be admitted that his appearance was not only uncouth but grotesque. Thomas Carlyle, coming of n peasant race, never conformed to society garb. Be was always the Inspired peasant. He would sometimes go out in his old dressing gown, over which he but- toned a big coat, gray with age. When he was left alone in the house he de- lighted in swilling his flagstones with pails of water, and many a distin- guished friend found him thas en- gaged with a kind of smock on and his bushy hair all tousled. He went about all the summer among the high- est aristocracy in a frieze jacket which was part or an old dressing gown. All the cabmen and bus drivers Chelsea way knew him. One said, "He may wear a queer 'at. but what would ger give for the 'eadpiece inside of it?" It would not be seemly to describe Tennyson as slovenly in any real sense. He was a singularly noble looking man, but he did not care a jot what he wore. His old slonc13 hat had seen unnumbered years and flapped about at all angles, and the Inverness eepe which he invariably wore was 'about as old as his bat. People who met him without knowing bis immense distinction would have regarded him as a rather quaint character, and a ,tallor's cutter would not have assessed him at half a dollar, all told. This Is a description of the daily ap- pearance of Edward Fitzgerald, the immortal translator of "The Rubalyat" of Omar Khayyam: "Straggling gray .hair and slovenly in dress, wearing an ancient,' battered, black banded, shiny edged tall hat, round which he would In wintry weather tie a handkerchief to keep it in place; his clothes of ham blue cloth, as though he Were a Seafarer; his trousers short and his khoes low, exttibiting a length of white or gray stockings. With an unstarch- ed shirt front, high, crumpled, standup collar, a big black silk tie in a careless bow; in cold weather trailing a green and black and gray plaid shawl, in hot Weather even walking barefoot with his boots slung to a stick," Surely "Old Fitz," as Tennyson called him, toot the cake for slovenlinese of all the immortalsl—Pearson's Weekly. A Useful Army. 7. Completing the improvements In a conquered town, says Popular Mechan- ics, is an unusual occupation fer an in- vading army, but thisis what happen- ed in Uskub, Macedonia. When the Balkan war broke out the electric street lighting system was nlmost com- plete. The town was then taken by the Servian army, and the engineering staff completed the system and put it In working order. Doreet Musical Rebus. Gustave Dore, the famous painter and engraver, mice bought a villa on the outskirts of Paris and wrote over the entrance thls musical rebus, Do, mi, sI, In. do, re. This, properly inter. Preted, is "Domicile a Dore," or in plain English "rlome of Dore." An Invitation. "What are you thinking of, Misal Wombat?" Of your name. Hr. Huggins." "My name?" "Yes, as Shakespeare says, is there anything in a naniel"—Seattle Post.in- telligencer. I have often wondered how every Man loves himself mere than el thio *oat of asone-,Ilatonlus. . "••••••••••••••=001111,1024411111.16116.111.1fteda•MF ARAW1609.1100111,..1.•16tomiraleammaisana How A Clever Girl Helped Her Mother LEAVI D41,011A I MAN. I must tell you about my ntother. She thinks there is no other medicine, as good as GIN PILLS, for Backache. She tried a lot of other medicine for her back. Sometimes she would get a little better, and then be as had as ever. Then a friend advised me to get GIN PILLS. Mother tried them and has not been troubled witll backache since. BrAANOR BARR. Backache is the surest sign of Kidney Trouble—and GIN PILLS are the surest cure for weak, sick Kidneys. If you are troubled with backache, don't hesitate a raonaent but get GIN PILLS and you will get relief. If GIN PILLS do not do all that we say they will—let us know, ami we will cheerfully refund you your money. 5oc. a box, 6 for $2,5o. If your dealer does not handle them, write as for free sample box. National Drug and Chemical Co., of Canada, Limited, Toronto. 204 A Famoiis It Is eoutehtleil 111211 11)0 year 19-1)0 gave more celehrttles and persons of genius to the world then any other Year of the nineteen t century. A moue thoae who were born In that memora We year 0'0r0 a 111')) 111 1.11,1,ol11. Ed gar Allan Poe, Oliver tVenr1011 Holmes. 1Villiam Ewing Gladstone, Charles Darwin, Lord Floughtoti, Alfred reit ilyson, Edward Fitzgeitild, 1'1'01aq:so, Blackle, Mary Cowden Clarke and Pelts Alendelssohn Alike. A convivial correspondent wrote to 111 eaeteru paper complaining of the oondition of the village streets. (+Islas with the statement that "the water livs 111 the ditch for days nt a time" The editor printed the letter. with the following "Ed. Neto:" "So does 4111. esteemed correspimilent."—Onailin World -Herald. The Dye that colors ANY KIND of Cloth Perfectly, with the SAME DYE. No Chance of Mistakes. Clean andSloscle. Ask your Druggist or Dealer. Send for Booklet. The Johnson•Richardson Co. Llmited•Monereal (1, Wingham Club WINGHAM, ONT. 1.110•10NOMMIVI NOW OPEN FOR MEMBERSHIP Club to be opened on or about January lst Will have facilities for all Out- door and Indoor Sports Will also have Literary Department The Club has applied for in- corporation with the following provisional directors N. I'. Sinclair, W. H. Gurney. A. H. Wilford, A. L. PoslIff, G. R. Smith, W. A. Campbell, Dr. A. J. Irwin, J. Ritchie, R. A. Currie, E. B. Walker, H. 0. McLean, Dr, G, It Ross, Dr. H. J. Adams, J. W. McKibbon, L. Kennedy, W. A. Miller, R. I3rookes, G. Jacques. The Membership Fee is $2 initiation and $5 annually. Application fox. membership may be made to any of the above mentioned provisional directors, The Club will meet the wants of all classes. BE SURE AND JOIN IT. 1-1. DAVIS WINGHAM,IONTARIO Agent for Allan Line CunardlLine Donaldson Lines. Canadian Northern Lines' Ocean Steamships. 7,000 Stock of Watches, Clocks. Jewell- ery, Silverware, CutGlass Leather Goods, Ladies' and Gent's Umbrellas, Stationery, Wallpapers, Windowshades, Fancy Goods, etc., to be sold at and below cost, 14!'s •Te As owner is Leaving Town Everything Must be Sold Sale is Now On I -r. 'Phone 65 Opposite National Hotel Dr, C. C. James of the Department of Agriculture, Ottawa, speaking to the Guelph Canadian Club, advocated grow- ing alfalfa instead of wheat in the west. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTOR1A Of the lost articles, numbering in all 84,879, which were sent to Scotland Yar.3 last year, 36,865 were restored to their owners.° Spring operated tongs have been pat- ented by a Wisconsin inventor to fill ice cream cones in a cleanly way and with- out waste. PRINTING A If D STATIONERY We have put in our office a complete stock of Staple Stationery and can supply your wants in WRITING PADS ENVELOPES LEAD PENCILS BUTTER PAPER PAPETERIES, WRITING PAPER BLANK BOOKS PENS AND INK TOILET PAPER PLAYING CARDS, etc We will keep the best stock in the respective lines and sell at reasonable prices. ••••••••••11111•11MIMMIN.1 JOB PRINTING We are in a better position than ever before to attend to your wants in the Job Printing line and all orders will receive prompt attention. Leave your order with us when in need of LETTER HEADS NOTE HEADS BILI, HEADS STATEMENTS ENVELOPES WEDDING INVITATIONS CALLING CARDS f:POSTERS CIRCULARS CATALOGUES Or anything you may require in the printing line. Subscriptions taken for all the Leading Newspapers and Magazines. The Times Office STONE BLOCK %wham, Ont. 4t'.