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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1927-2-2, Page 6WEDNESDAY, :..:, 1027. e THE BRUSSELS POST Fine tea at its bet. Orta 43c per 1,2 11b Canada's First Ambassador to Washington Is Keen, Kindly Idealist (George Godwin, in Vancouver versity—a post he combined with Province.) that of dean of residents of Victoria The first impression the writer re- college.ceived of the subject of this sketch ° Easy-going, kindly, always ready was inevitably governed by the sir- to help, quick to sae the intellectual eumstaneo that Mr, Massey was difficulties of others, he was a popu- wearing the most formal of black lar member of the university staff. conventional clothes, was nolding iu He liked nothing better than to get his thin, long fingers the shiniest of cenr those studthe who ware mon- top hats, and was seated is a most ntratdng on the signitic lima of magnificient gold chair—•r chair, modern history, and we.t probin perhaps best described as a throne in eagerly the mainsprings of their own country's economic condition. miniature. I This was in the vast, opulent ' This bent of mind, this innate apartment of the high commissioner, friendliness and tinge of to altruism. in Canada House, Trafalgar Square. ha; been one of Mr. Masmost And the occasion was an informal 1 Ingratiatingterisics. And, 1 doubts: ss it waass inherited from the reception by the prime minister, : Mackenzie King, of Canadian press- man who used so wisely pis millions. men in England. ' It was the fattier of Mr, Maa;eg The Canadian minister -elect to who founded Hart hove. Hurt Washington served as a vivid con- 1 house ntakea residence at Toronto trast to the two other Wereonager university a memorable experience who occupied the fellows of the gold- for her children. The material ronn- en chair upon which he sat, Mac- fort .fr'fered by that ma;rnificee nt kenzie King is bulky, burly, full- I titan'' lies;^ house, are the least of faced—chubby as a boy, and weigh- 't, o the etudana of the ty. Mr. Lapointe is vast, a heavy-1 tartly-. L., sty weight of heavyweights, I 'fifer era• inducement to cut- weight univer- Besides these two, Mr. Vincent I i tete em all students in th Massey showed of average height, I ' ' :id thus is a focal nous of cul - slight to frailty, a man with quick, tlsi nil int ! t :ion, darting, nervous movement•, • di.na, literature, an u ct,art to 61 ,_ ,•� But what a striking fare! You y u u in Hart they say the goo sella factor hemte, and much '.stent talent ha: is influencing the types of the North been un: m thed. many :: budding American continent and Mr. Massey isa-' mtu. 1• hasf,-1 his 1 ;•, r.lthda is a signal instance of the approxi - gar, as ono would expect of tho hams• of the art lower; it is ..amptuots wilho'u shouting dollars. Here lir, "daeeey likes to enter- tain the, distinguished visitors to the Dominion. At one tine- or another he has given hosnitality to soot net- a!,/,s as H. A. i,. Pidier now nwar,L a t' New 11) Oxford, .Ind former tee most erudite elan in Mr, Lloyd Ceefre . party; the Duehee,e o1' Attn. ell; the po,•t, Sir Henry 1.•wholt: I,o-d Allenby, and many oth'r,•. During his brier' stay in England, Mr, Massey, who occupied a''cite nt the flit! Hotel, had his time pretty well filled up. Lut for two limns h' •.un uwd to .,qu eZe in time --to it the the untag ,hthaenrum club in Pall Mall and to visit the National ,allery sold the Tate,, IIe ie an art lover and 't conoids eur of pictures. It was this interest which made hint so eminently suit- able e custodian of the National Gallery of Canada, and of ,her Tor- ohto Art Gallery, Enters Field of Diplomacy Shortly after this brief sketch sees the light, Mr, Massey will take up his new post at Washington. He will pass from the business world, where Wren are apt to spark their minds bluntly, to that more subtle sphere, where words are used as 0 mask for thoughts— the world of diplomacy. Diplomacy, it has been send, is an art which call, for long and arduous training: Most diplomats- serve for many years in the diplomatic service before assn ring ministerial rank, dignity and responsibility. This, it may be surmised, will he no small handicap for Mr. Massey, He is faring forth to a terr,t inca- nita. He will find himself in an at- mo:.phere of polish, sophistiactioa, chicanery and worldly wisdom, How will he hold his own? It would be an ordeal if he were but following the routine crsated for him by a predecessor. He ]las not that advantage. The new Canadian ministry in Washington will have about it something of the amaetur beside ministries and embassies of long standing. In short, the super- bu.-sees' man will have to learn the game of diplomacy off his own bat,' Moreover, hp embarks an this en- terprise with the eyes es of th,• Empire upon rim; tile• first man .independent- ly to t.prestrn1 a dominion at a for- capita—unless we includ,, the oration of the pure-bloodedwhit, 1Ir. 31.: 11 •t 1 hsir Ing wife Irish ' Frc State minister plcnipoten- man to a facial type stron21t .:u;a- —I ciao_t of 6n t. orf_ Parkin gory to Washington. gestia'e of the red man. —naw 1)' it 11,-.cln nue centre of to Hatchet-faced, with a high fore- i this .na'tu . t _'n, e, i'. u- on head, eagle -nosed, with a111"e. Si'' i: (';''''r'' ' 1 inn 5 it, it pointed ;may be remake d, play a i'1 f art ass chin, Inc sallow complexion,- Incdro, i * ? rather•wrinkled skin is a fc nr•F . of tntzin. representative of the t which sets; hint apart in any a .,,n,- t '''''''''s , amu:,tr,Is t trust, bly,lThus, roughly, may one line in • rf' One would say at acentore, that ; t;ta bacicrrnun.r c M''''1Ia ;, lt'e. Mr. Massey was nearing,the ,70:, fo:• IIt•`t i r:sts In b ;o.'.1 the he looks all of 48. Asa matter of , hu.tn -a, wort t with wlnic'1 he Nasi fact, he is a young Hurn, a 50e1, 3:1, j `" illn1• L1'' n big, 31 't,11.:, Even having been horn in Torn ," found time and er::rs after Toronto in ' , ' 1887, 4r1i11g from the u11i: i,r,.i• • to Seen in repose one would aide- up ; tele." hi;; part in Canucii:r big boa`.- w'hatr•yra' sort of rook Mr. 3'Pt soy the new minister as a man al' Idyl,: t n ! makes at Washington, he 1.; assured personality and forceful r il,..• •te+.•. t H- ha.s 1 : en e director of steel a place '•e in the history of CamIda The estimate would r ) C'an,taiau Lail: of Commerce, •lace: ud b. wrong', the , the. t as the first minister of the ever. Character he has. character i :'I :•rl Lite 1 ..ur 1 , Cont»any, Demiaio 1 to treat independently at which embodies all th beet in tllc• 5 not to nuut•n:t x13 arduous ;)est of t tc1,-Jr'n capital. Canadian ideal; but h' is sot fare r chairman of tie, ,lit,-sey-Harr•, cog- If he. is lucky, he may go down as ful, he is not particularly ti`s:, ' poration. the man who intermeted the P,ritieh 1 rrom 1:x21 to 192.1, when he: en- Empire to '5'4'asirincon: and bridged An Intelligent Sociologist 1 tered the Dominion cabinet as min- . "ser of their• gaps whieh the cau- tious and long-sighted view with not . a.little apprehension. Those who know this quiet, unassuming little man best, believe that he trill d0 t111.,. If i Mla-_ey brings to his task no particular adroitness, -..ani '1e cer- tainly does not—if he cotes as -.0n ut:fder to diplonmey, wit r evory- Iung to learn, frd, perhaps a few thin:;' to unlearn, too, he at !east h, th'•, advantage: He i; i man of lc.l cultur€r; of scholarship, of wid.• ♦pc.i..•nce of men and affairs, and not least—of vast wealth. Men 1ta",• embarked on the career of di• piomat with lighter luggag=. Thm•eto'a', it is pretty ohwiou, He ,s, above all el.. a sntai of 1 iter without portfolio, "sIr. tiae< y. culture, a thinker, a man pr•.os e. I held the reins of this ,-''-10,000,000 piers not with money -getting, bust corporation in his own hand::. with sociological affairs. A-1 54,.tai- 1 All hi= commercial and indtestrial is -t? Those that know hie 000 -r 1 len e sup-tti'on; he reeouure,1 -,when with an emphatic "yes." 1Ii, r,:,.. , h,- felt the irresietibl: ,ell of nail - cord 051npnl•ts the claim. tis:. Mr. Massey was born :n a' hlerst Which brings us to the tilt hi•t circum t seer•, H„ father's Immo :5 ore rt act whi,ch enabled d Isis fellow- assoeat•n with the vi,... ]lint of countrymen to see. up what nnai:nee : 1 I„avv t u ';, agrieu t fi imple- of antra Mr- \I•ts;ey i mint manuf,o nr -1s, w,r Ifr?„1u•t, In 10:.L the Libct tl „ : gook a big yea may see sn any trio the world slice off the term'. on :arm Maple- . Iter. tnents. tele... lien menu fa••lurent re. -0 The 1Slaccey-Hau•r•is ;e'rp-,r•ttion- in then wrath to denounce this poli• fed th_ opening west . tour pro- cy as one inimical to their interests, Not em Mr. Massey, To their sur- pri,e, perhaps to their consternation h. took side with Maekcltzie Xing”, derl:,red for low tariffs, ::n1 thus ehe,w ' 1 hii iself,perhaps, a neon who put political beliefs above personal interests. it was this business that brought Mr. Massey from the semi -privacy of his own office to the stark daylight of the political platform. He stump- ed the country preaching lower thr- ill's, Incidentally, he stew the fruits of that policy in busier Massey -Har- ris workshops! Self -interna and political faith went hand to hand, a very pleasant circumstance, Since then Mr. Massey has been closely associated with the Liberal leader, Mackenzie King, iltakee no secret of his admiration for his henchman. More, hel will listen with respect to any opinion Mr. Massey offers, even deferring to him at times when their views cio not coincide, In his private life Mr, Massey is modern history, and returned to very fond of entertaining. Hes To - Canada to take up the poet of lee- ronto home is a very 'beautiful mane • turet in that subject in Toronto Mel- sign. It is rich, without being vul- nets were carried to tit - :rthc:t outskirts of the )invest iar;1111(1. Undoubtedly, then, they playas a big part in opening up the west; in- cidentally the west proved 110' un- grateful by conferring a vast for- tune upon the corporation. With such an eiremotiment it might have been taken for ;'rented that the younger Massey woad gra- vitate to big business. Re did. But that WAS not all. He was not a busi- ness man alone. He had many other interests. Those other interests were destined to woo him trent the office of the Massey -Harris tempera. tion to ()thee scenes, other spllcres. Mr. Massey went from public school to Toronto university, taking his degree in 1910. Academic by in- clination, he sought the cachet of an Oxford degree, and passed as a sen- ior student to Balliol collegi, a mol. lege whieh has nursed many a brit - tient dipomat in embryo. Ile took his Oxford degree with honors in WASHING PLANTS Wash house plants in seen surfs occasionally to kcep insects away, MEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS Wide plaid -borders on fine whit: limn handkerchiefs are the latest male fad. FITTED BODICES Dresses for juniors have the tore closely fitted bodices and full skirts that older woven affect, BUYING METHOD Nowaday3, many persons buy th, it silver in gets of six or twelve of each article, but in complete services for on or two persons at a time, thus collecting a workable set more rap- idly. rte se ••••••S•0•H••7.0•l•0•l'bl•••t•••t•01• 1Hf1*Es Es .t. •s• s Highest market prices •paid,' • See me or Phone No 2x, 13508-i 40eels, and I will call and get esyoue Irides, ® cY- et •F o^F•e d••1•••t•q►•I•••I•aeMb°t••*1►•t+ WANTED • FIRED OUT? RUN DOWN? NERVES GONE? "FRUIT-A-TIVES" MAKES LIFE WORTH LIVING AGAIN 'mss MR. JJ.. O. RINGHEIM. "Before I. learnt about 'Fruit -a -fives' I felt tired out and run-down, and my nerves were completely gone. Work seemed impossible. Since taking 'Fruit-a- tives' I feel Me doing my work. Life is worth living again, I owe my present good health to 'Fruit -a -hives' and unhesi- tatingly recommend them," So writes Mr. John 0. Ringheim, of Wynndel, B.C.,,whose experience is typ- ical of thousands restored to health by this .fine fruit medicine. When the bowels and kidneys are not functioning properly altd the stomach is hampered in its work, nervous troubles often follow, "Fruit-a-tives", the natural medicine, sets things right quickly and safely. "Fruit -a -fives" is composed of fresh fruit juices, intensified and com- bined with tonics—a wonderful medicine. Step into the nearest drug store. Buy a 25 -cent or 50 -cent box. And know good health again, SEED GRAIN Dear Editor: In view of the fact thea quite a large number of inquiries have al- ready been received regarding reli- able sources for seed grain for. the coming spring, I would he gind if you could find it convenient to in- sert the following• news item in your paper at your earileet oppo,••unity: "Because of the general poor quality of spring .grain in 102(; the matter of securing suitable seed eat-' for 1027 hits, no doubt, orem,ioned more or lees concern in certain loc- alities, 1'Ita officers of the Seed Brameh of the Dominion Department of Agri- culture have aesurr d the local De- partment of Agriculture the`, there is no real cause for alarm, While the quality of Inst year's oats is be- low standard, generally epe.tkinzv yet there will be available a fairly large supply of seed grain of pees - able quality. This supply will be from earlier maturing irons that diel not surfer from rust as well as quan- tities of superior seed produced by individual recd growers and by the organized Standing Field Crop and Combined Competitions. It is to be hoped, therefore, that the farmers in this district who ars becoming anxious regarding a reli- able supply of seed will hr ;in at once to inquire for euitablc warie:tiee that are recommender} by reliah-le sources such as the Ontario Agricul- tural College and the Central Exper- imental Farm. a number of excel- lent varieties of oats from which to choose a suitable variety follow: Early varieties: Alaska, 0.A.C. No, 3 Daubeney; Other varieties: C.A.-C. No. 72, 0.A. C., No. 144, Victory. The general seed situation ie „m- irg to present a good opportunity for enterprising salesmen to sell seed grain of supposedly supr,rio strains to the farmo•s this spring, All farmers will do well to inquire of the Agricultural Representative or the local Seed Branch at Tlart:teton before purchasing oats of such types as the "Mammoth Cluster" and nth. ors. Seed of these varieai_s are not only not suitable to the local condi-, tions but generally have a ver; high percentage of Trull and other bad c!ualitit e. Hoping that you will sec your way alcor to present this at your conven- ience, - I am - Yours very truly, G. R. Paterson, Representative for Huron County," TO FLAVOR SOUPS 1)17 celery tops in glass jars and keop them to flavor, stews and soups. HANDLES SHORTER Umbrella handles aro shorter, and the curve of the canopy is more shal- low than formerly. • NEW OVERSHOES New overshoes are to be seen 111 the form Of Russian . s n b pot s many - colored galoshes and short wool socks to be worn outside the hose, but in- side the shoes, Here and There In the year ending June 30th last, 0,407 mining claims were staked In the Province of Quebec, metering an area of 435,000 acres, aeeording to a preliminary report. This 11 an in- crease of 83 per cent, over the year before, Tobacco growing is becoming a serious business proposition in the vicinity of Kelowna, B,C, Two hun- dred acres will be planted out at K.•remeos, Caws -ton, Oliver and Oeags od next year, while the acre- age at I1elowna will also be in- creased. Northern Alberta's wolf pnpnle- tion is of large dimensions; no less than 60,000 skins having been ship- ped out of this province as furs in the last Year. They form a sub- stantial source of revenue to trap- pers in the wilds. Nova Scotia breeding hens aro be- ginning to attract the attention of Great Britain. John R. McMullen, of this city, has just shipped to Chivers and Son, Cambridge, Eng- land, four barred Plymouth Rock cockerels, This is the second ship- ment of breeding stock made to this firm, Curling history of a unique na- ture was made in Quebec city re- cently when the Jacques Cartier Curling Club, the first French- Canadian curling organization in the world, was inaugurated and their new curling rink formally opened. A delegation of seventeen promi- nent Montreal curlers, headed by T. Howard Stewart, Thane of Granite Curlers, arrived back at the Windsor Street Station from the Ancient Capital recently, where they officiated in the opening ceremonies of the new club in the neighboring city. The World's Poultry Congress to be held at Ottawa July 27th to Aug- ust 4th next is to bo a big affair in every sense. Floor space will bo more than 200,000 square feet; the national educational exhibits utiliz- ing 55,000 of that footage. There will be approximately 10,000 live birds on exhibit, of every breed and variety. Commercial exhibits will be a main attraction and one firm making incubators has already con- tracted for 7,000 feet. Among the European countries that have de- cided to take part in the Congress are: Germany, Roumania, Italy, Russia, Denmark, Poland, Belgian, Holland, Spain and Latvia. Skiing hi the Laurentians is be- coming ever -popular in Quebec. To cope with the greatly increased tiliffic of winter sports lovers the Canadian Pacific Railway Company are operating special trains into the mountains during the week ends, from January 9 to March 13. Cana- dian winter sports are attracting a great number of Americans of late. This was evidenced by the in -rush of visitors at the Chateau Frontenac at Quebec city, who came across the border during the Christmas and the New Year's .season. Beaver trapping will be permitted, under an order -in -council just issued, throughout the upper part of the province of Alberta, north of the 55th parallel. Within these bounds the close season, which now holds for the whole province and for the whole year, will be opened for four mouths, January 1 to April 30, The classic dog sled derby of the East is drawing near. On February 21, 22 and 23 some of the most famous husicie teams in Amer- ica will battle for supremo honors at Quebec city in the Eastern In- ternational Dog Sled Derby. The total distance of the race is 120 utiles. Cruelty to the dogs dur- ing this hard grind is eliminated owing to the fact that the rules re- quire thatany dog unable to finish the race must he carried on the dog sled to the finishingLost. The first l prize is $1,000 cash. A grand mas- querade ball at the Chateau Fron- tenac, the general headquarters of tine winter sports season, will be the finale of the Dog Derby. ' ✓ TO DRY LETTUCE Dry lettuce in paper towelling If you must use it immediately after washing it. TWO SHADES Two-piece frocks for afternoon have blouses of pale. green and full skirts of sea -groom Blue or rose can also be used in two tones. LACE JABOTS A simple canto n crepe dress of biege has brown lace jabots falling from neckline to here in front, and from waistline to hem at tho sides. tdrt9. f l ?vInntl:; IE'1"I'ER CREAM ,,,,E'1'TER RUTTIER tt Is'I"I'ER PRICES WO pre now prepared to (11sule your Croom honestly, teal her it 1 w•i.e. n. week ped deli vet at nue Oreanlei s each clay nt 111'1 it, \\'1• gather w(111 e,.w'red ieuelc to keep 51111 n5( it, \V'e pay ,. 1't eu;inru of 1 mini per ib, lower -fat for Spec. I+nvet Out t. "f No, 1 grade, nod 3 cents per 10, butter -fat for Nn. 1 g)nde over thlu al' No. 2 grade, The basic pi iueiplo of She itaprovelnrvlt. !u the condi' y nt Gelatio1-nUe1 I, 1511` 111111}pet1,•tr n1 ascend ae,i off grade relearn, 'i'his may be accomplished Ity paying 100 peoduuer t•„ed r•11' 111 :, i,el'aer Asir. pi, p,•m,d or 1,111ar.ftc5 than 18 p,id 11. ;he j"u1 •e, 1.1' fro t VI 1.41111. t'e sulieit your pe,Uet1- Ige and mo-eperal loci for Netter !market, treT\Ve will loan yeti 11 eau, See our Agent, T. C. McCALL, or Phone 231o, Brussels. `mule Seaforth Cr1-,amery 0 7 7 telfsateatOaq. Nimble Clients in the hii$ory of time Empire. 'ham "f�., •.. Charles 6bzi wva/� DEATHOF THOMAS CARLYLE. Forty six years ago, on the 5th of February, 1881, Thomas Carlyle, one of the greatest of British phil- osophers and historians, died at the age of 80. I -Ie was born at Ecclefechan in Scotland on tale 4th December, 17115, and his father was a stone mason, He was the eldest of nine caildren and received his early education in local schools, where he showed such a great aptitude for learning that his father resolved to have him train- ed for the ministry. At the ago of 14 he travelled on foot to Edin- burgh, a distance of 90 miles and entered the university, where he re- mained until he was 19. He then became a schoolmaster and contin- ued with his studies for the minis- try, but at the end of five years he abandoned the idea of entering the church and tools up the stuck- of law which was in turn abanclonel for literature. His fust literary work was a ser - les of articles for the Edinburgh Encyclopaedia, which was followed by numerous translations from the German and a life of Smhiller. lr, 1820 he married, and for the next eight years he lived on a small es- tate in Dumfries -shire which belong- ed toh ' 13 wife. It wa s •there that he wrote the first of his great works— "Suitor Rossartus," which was not a. success. He removed to London in. 1 834 and took up residence int a house in Cheyne. Pow, Chelsea, which remained his home until his death 47 years later. Immediately crfir his arrival in London he com- menced the most famous of hie works: ['The French Revolution,” the first volume of which was ,:onpleto within three months, but having Ient the nta1Uscript to John Stuart Mill, it was destroyed by the carelessness ; when writing. Once he was visited of a servant and the work had to be ; by Lord Tennyson 'at Chet^,ca, and re -written, which delayed the publi- the two gentiises at in front of the cation until 1837, It proved a 1 kitchen fire for a considerable,time, tremendous success and firmly esta- gravely .smoking clay pipes, without Wished Carlyle as the foremost lit- exchanging a word, and afterwards e erary man of day. His subsequent each declared the other to have been writings and lectures added to hie a most interesting and congenial sound -proof room which he built cu • companion, rrs.mLWn, wMmn.1.a 1130,8ra. 31.*M wv� reputation and in 1851 he (mesmeric - ed the lengthiest of his works — "Frederick the Great," which occu- pied- him for 14 years and neem: si- tateci two journeys to Germany to gather material. In 1860 he suffered a severe blow by the sudden death of his wife while• out driving, and his grief was accen- tuated by the discovery of a diary, in which she had recorded how great ly she had euffered, unknown to him, from the neglect and want of eon - sideration which, owing to absorp- tion in his work and ether .causes he had unconsciously shown towards her. He was overpowered by hit loss, whieh rendered him Incapable of mental effort, and six years later his health began to fail and his r•17ht hand became pnralizod• in 1871 he was presented with the Prtlssirin Or- der of Merit as a recognition of his splendid biography of its founder, and in the same year the British Government offered him a baronetcy and a pension, both of which he re- fueed, • Carlyle exercised a profound it:-, fluence upon the thought of his age, not only by his brilliant writings and personality, but also through the many distinguished men whom he had imbued with his ideals and doc- trines. When he stied there was a national demand that he should be buried in Wcstminstcn Abbey, but in accor•damce with lac cern Wish he was laid to restbeside his parents in the little graveyard at !:'•clefech- an. The house at Chelsea, where he. lived for so many years ani where he died, was acquired by the nation and fitted up as a museum,, in which are to be seen many interesting. re- lics of the great man, in.ludine the the roof for the purpose of seclusion lII �Il�i�'(jU iIII i111UI ,1 , There°are a great many ways to do a job of printing but quality printing is only done one way—THE BEST. We do printing of all kinds, and no matter what your needs may be, from name card to booklet, we do it thel quality way. P. S,—We also do it in a way to save you )Honey, The Post *Publishing. House 11