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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1927-12-14, Page 31-4 2 emazfi l Silverware is aode ,tecessaty ANI) "hat better :e•licat...,n of XX taste and reiinc.ntent than a service of celebrated COMMUNITY PLATE The Tablewnr° Da cram 137 reason cal our complete stocks this store is fast becoming known ns headquarters for this delight- ful ware, Prices Most Reasonable J. it WENDT Jeweler yy Wroxeter — Ontario DEATH OF LORD KELVIN Twenty years ago, on the 17th, December, 1907, William 'Thompson, Lord Kelvin, one of the most illus- trious of the world'e great scientists,. ,died at the age of 83.- He 3.-Ile was born on the 2tith June 1824 at Belfast in Ireland, and his father was James Thompson, who was at that time a Macho:- of math- ematics at the Royal Aeadcmical In- sitution, but who,. eight years latter, removed with his family to Scotland for tine purpose of taking up a pro- f, eeorship at Glasgow Unive,'3ity. William Thompson reroived his tairly 'Incea t!.on from his father, but at the stet of 10 he became a student at the University, where he .,manned for the next seven years, during which period he gained int im a:01e prizes, beating competitors twice his ase ]n, every examination for which he en- tered. At the to of 17 he entaired Cam- bridge University, where he repeated: his Glasgow triumphs, and four years later he secureal'his degree as second wrangler ".end was elected a Fellow of • Peterhouse College, after which he spent a year in Paris studying ex- p.,riment:l science, which wits not possible at that time in Groat Britain. He was only 22 years of ago when lie was offered, and accepted, the chair of Naau'al Philosophy at Gies- j gow University, an appointment that he held for the next 53 t ':ns. He speedily became recognized as ;he greatest physicist of the day, air:, for half 1 century. he w'a's a source of inspiration to the sciontifi.r world, while his suggestions were respon- sible for a considerable amount of :he advanced research work perfor- med by,.nuncrous other leading scien- tists. His teaching at Glasgow op- ened a new scientific era, and for the ONTARIO'S FINANCES That Ontario should stave a favor- able casht balance. of $287,990 for the current year after a period of annu- al deficits, some of which ran into large figures, is abuniant cause for gratification on the part of all citi- zens regardless of their political af- 9'iliations, The faun Bial statement just submitted by Provincial Treas- urer Monteith is, generally speaking, etninently satisfactory, incl seems to justify the confidence that the finan- cial career has been turned and that credit balances may be looked for in future. The situation this year -is in reality better than would appear 'at first glance, since the surplus of $288,000 has been sdcured after pro- viding the first annual payment on the debt retirement pian introduced! by Hon. W, H. Price, amounting to $3,007,000, ant which, if continued, will wipe out the capital debt of the Province in '40 years. This was a courageous venture of the most ad- vanced 'type of state financing and the Fergueon Government is entitled to great credit for its introduciol. The treasurer's statements reveals a nowt buoyant state of Onaltio's fi- nances for the past yam' and reflects the general prosperous condition of the country. That a deficit has been converted into a surplus is due to a great increase in the total revenue rather than to ,a reduction in ex- penditure, *Tho increase in Totrenue for 1027 over that of last year was $5,455,005, while the increase in ex- penditure for the same period was $4,355,364, bnt this latter includes the payments en the debt retirentett plan which started this year, The steady advance each year in the to, till expenditure is di:mulcting, but it is to be presumed .that it would not have 'been so large this year bail the purpose of his own personal research work he established the first work- ing; Laboratory of physical science ever set up in a British University. His most important work wa: in connection with thermodycamica. the branch of selene„ wt irh deals with the relations betwreep heat and work' but to the world he is beet known for his truly remarkable achievements in the eleett^cal field, In 1854 he turned his attention to he possibilities of laying a trans-At- lantie submarine telegraph cable, and it was mainly owing to his genius that the difficulties surroimliiog the task were overcome and telegraphic communication was finally establish- ed between Great Britain and Ale erica in 1866. The many delays in the accomplishment of the work were mostly caused by the. failure of the engineer: in charge to follow the suggestions which Thompson made, and it was not until he ways placed in supreme control of the operations that success was achieved. He was the 'inventor of n number of invaluable contrivances which were universally adopted in naviga- tion, including an improved, mariner. compass, a deep sea sounding mach- ine and a title analyser and predictor, and he also publisbese over :300 or- iginal papers bearing upon every branch of physical science. A knighthood was conferred upon Mita in 1868 in recognition. of his work in connection with the Atlantic cable, and he was raised to the pec - age in 18112, while, among the, numer- ous other honors bestowed upon him, both at home nnli :114'0 11(1. was the presidency of the Royal Society and the Chancellorship or Glasgow University, Ile was busied in West- minster Abbey, where ho rest': by the. side of Sir Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and other great scientists, government not known that the rev- enues were ample. That seems• to be the history of public finance. in this country, The 'higher the ;'avenue, the higher is the expenditure, the burden of taxation continuing tike: the little brook. It is gratifying, however, to find Ontario's finances being plac- ed on a sound business bus]:,, but citizens will hope that further in- creases in revenue will tend toward: reduction of taxaton of new chan- nels of expenditure. The large increase in revenue this year is due, 'principally, to the pro- fits from the sale of liquor in the Province., the winding -up of the 0. T.A. and five months' operation of Government Control, The net rev- lenue from the latter for this period was $3,300,000 so it is a fair a,su'lnp- tion that a year's profit will proba- bly mean for Ontario approximately $7,000,000, Our American cousins undoubtedly contributed a generous percentage of this business and there is no evidence of a diminution of 'the revenue from: this source at present, on the horizon. With a fur- ther expansion of the provincial ievenue in sight, stops should now be taken to lessen the lord of tax- ation. As long ;the balance can be kept on the right side of the ledger and !ample sinking fund provided out of current revenue, nothing is to be gained by piling up a big surppltis. It is bound to lead to eatravagartco. Better to reduce taxes. itowa gene his year's statement is a spread"id one. It is to be hoped it is but the, pre- cursor of hotter times in Ontario fi- nance, ` o Tho mean annual temperature of the British Ivies is 50 degrees. The automobile bill of the Am- erican peayile is 'over $14,000,000,- 000 a year. THE BRUSSELS POST PROMISES NEW POLICY Make This Your Last Day Constipation in ae'ruit"a-rives" gives Sure, Positive Relief DOMINII)N'S REP RFSLNTA'iIVE5 HON. ROBERT FORKE :1'liniatm' of Immigration, who itn- neuneed, following the conference yesterday, that Cattacta would ac- cept. all rural workers from Great Britain in future. THE CRIME CATCHER Oshawa, Ont., Dec. 13.-- Thele: is a certain ear in Ontario which has become an object of dread to male- factors. Time after time, who it was thought safely nut of the way, it has swooped down from nowhere to nip a crime ko the bud or to carry wrongdoers off .o the nr'a"est jail. Little wonder it is that the ear, an Oakland Si; has been called on to perform some surprising stunts, for it is owned by that ever -active force the Provincial polite. One of the most recent episodes in its remarkable. Career has been the now -famous "Berton Case." The long penitentiary terms meted out to formerly respected member; of that community, who were con - meted in as series of cattle thefts and outrages, clocd a case which 3- ]astrated the manner in which mod- ern motor -car transport enables the pollee to accomplish. midnight dashes and car'r'y their inves.igations far at - field. On this ease alone the police' Oak - d land traveller some 5,300 miles, be- ginning on the eventful night when a lone farmer, who had been pd a large spm of money by cat:le-drover,: vanquished single-handed i'i 0 two- bnur struggle a robber who attacked him in his lonely :farmhouse, Tnvestientiens resulting from this eneenntc'i', and which rts'ilted in about a intndred c'ln:-fees 1i en:r• ;all, kept the police Oeklnntl t•'avelling through the night like sone ghost ear. Arrests w'er'e male all over the district, and their investigations led the police at timers very fat- afield. Early in the evens'„ for example, ple, they might be looking for a cache of booty hidden in sone dreary swamp. By morning they would be is linndr&`d Miles away; perhaps returning to the county jail at Barrie after another arrest. Practically the whole -5,800 Td 5,400 m" s was driven over country roads, many of 'them little more than rutted trail;: usually as fast as the car worsted go. Newspapermen who 'attempted, to follow it had the ride of their lives,• So many prisoners did this. car bring to the county jail that the jail be- came taxed to capacity and an in, crease in the staff was necessary. The Beaton case, however, 'has been scarcely more than an incident in the life of this sturdy police car. A 1020 Oakland Six Coach, it came into the possess -on of the Provincial authorities in fashion as stormy as its subsequent career, 'Tt wan taken over after a serious motor smash nigh resulted in one man's death. The car itself, however, was easily repaired and 0 year later is giving excellent service under its daily tests of incluraneo and speed. c Sydney, Australia, is to have as new railway subw-ay,;thece and one- half miles long. Cotton spinning milds of Hungary are operating at capacity awl will add more .factories, With the conning of winter it is feared, that freight rates in Persia will jump 50 per cent. Soap companies are now buying nearly all oil obtained .front sheen's whales captured in all parts' of -!rho world. To encourage the sending of ?Its products to other parts of the world, Rumania hes reduced rallt'oad rates to the mast. un all export shipments, NIRS. H. GODIN "After suffering many year from consti- pation, I was advised. to try 'Fruit -a - tires . All my ills are gone now. I am fleshy and in good health. I triol all kinds of remedies, but only'Fruit-a-tives' brought back my health. In appreciation I am ready to certify that 'Fruit -a -Lives' lives up to every claim;' Such is the sin- tere testimony of Mrs. Henri Godin, 3' McGinn- ,St., -Montreal, If your body is handicapped by weak intestine. 'if you have headaches, dizzy spells, feel despondent, unable to enjoy work or play, by ail means try "Fruit -a- tires", 1t is -the ideal tunic-laxative—the most natural medicine to restore you to health, because it is made from pure, fetish fruit juices intensified and blended with tonic:; nothing else. Natural, gentle, safe, Step into your druggist's. Buy s 25c or 50c box, Make Mrs. Godin's happy experience come true for you, also. E. MURPHY LEADS NORTHERN LEAGUE Circuit Holds Annual Mooting at Palmerston; Schedules Announced • LISTOWEL, Dec, 7.—The annual meeting of the. Northern Hoclteg League was held id the Queen', Hotel, Palmerston, on Tuesday, De- cember 6th with a goodly number of delegates rpesent, The .following of- ficers were appointed to handle the affairs of 'the league for the conning season: Past president, B. L. 1•I.'Bam- ford, Listowel; president, E. Murphy, Mt. Forest; vice-president, 1'. Whit- more. Haraiston; see'e.t:u'y, Dr. G. W. Howson, Wingham; treasi,rer, J. F. Edwards, Palmerston; commit- tee, Dr, Marcus, Kincardine, C. 3I. Stelnavher, Durham and W. W. Rich - t; -Ss, St, Marys. W. flaeltbsy, of Southhampton was appntnteu 'by the president. Unfortunately there was not a fin- ancial statement of last year's busi- ness placed "before the delegates due to the absence of Renbe• horning, the .former treasurer, who has been moved from Palmerston to rIamilton. The president was instructed to pro- cure the books and medals 'from Mr. Horning and the managers of the two banks of Palmerston were ap- pointed auditors. A resolution adopting the 0.H.A. playing rule:, etc„ was passed with the: exception of that part which applies to inter- nicliate and junior players. The Northern League .permits a player to platy in both the Senior and Junior Series. All entries on or before Dee comber 10th when the teams will be grouped, A vat° of thanks was tendered to. the presiclont,..secretaty end -treasur- er for their work daring the past sea- son and also to George Smithson, manager of the Queen's Hotel, Pahner'ston, for the use of the spac- ious writing room where the meet- ing was held. The following teams have already paid their entrance fees: $enio'— Gxanl. Valley, Paisley, Whagham, Kincardine, Walkerton, Durham, Palmerston, Listowel and South ampton; Junior—Hanover, Kiricar- dine, Durham, Walkerton, Mt. Forest. P'alnterston sand Listowel. England lees started a drive for pure beer. Madrid, Spain, is to ,have a large nyclroplane factory. A campaign to inra'a.s' thci cot- ton crops of the I3elgian Congo inns boon started. Thirty-five military reser'i'ists who attempted to escape from the Tan- ake regiment of Japaun were recently tried by'cour"t-Sn'artirmi. Water freezes every night in the yam. at Alto Crueero, ilolivia, while at noon the, sun is almost hot enough to ,blister the flesh. Three -tenths of the earnings ' of a Belgian coatvicdt are given to hint at....the end of his teinn of iniprison- tnent, SENATOR DANDURAND Who hag arrived in Paris, when. he was greeted by officials of the French government. He will pro- ceed to Geneva, where,, on 31u1)4ay, he will re•,re,ent. Canada in the Cuuneils of :he League of Nations CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY EARNINGS The gross eitiniuc, of the Canadian Nat.,onal Raihvay:., including Cen- tral Vermont Railway, lint e.cclu iinte all line: in Canada east of Levis amt Din -mond Junction Inc the period ,mdin g November 30 19'27, w+'r•, 7,271,400.00; as compared with 7,421,805e:4 .for the same period oi' 1926, a decrease of 153,5:t'.,q, or two per cent. DEAD LETTERS It, is said that nearly 2,040,000 letters wrongly adrlres=ed tmind their Wady to the d•=ad-le stet' branch of the Canadian Post Office 'department last year. Most of .hese were due to sheer caret s.nee, :n writing the addresses. It is a cur- ious feature that more than 1000 were registered. It is said that $19,450 was rescued from dead let- ters in Canada last year. C'airelsne- ly directed letters ;briny; to the in- dividual inconvenience and some- times loss, but the increasing* num- ber of dead letters is also causing the Post Office a great deal of trou- ble and extra work. Citizens can assist the Post Office service by tak- ing pains to address their mail pro- perly. n — A Real Cure `Bow did you .etire your wife of her antique. craze?' "Oh, l just gave her a 11'07 model automobile for her birthday." Tee Heel Jaffna:: Ever play gulf. Peg? Peggy :Mercy no, Jeffrey! I don't know a thing about the gene'. I don't even know which end of the caddy you hold when you 12 the ball. It's Your Deal. Clem: What's your wife's fmarite card gatne? Stanley: The game where yea gal] on a woman you know i- not at home, and leave one! 0 CANE SEATS If the caste bottoms of chairs sag, turn oh'airs upside down and lay wet cloth over craning. This will shrink caning into place again, GRAY TOUCH An irnproratant canton crept: frock in navy is fasshioned like a coat dress, with yoke, hip yoke and cuffs of a .soft .3Co'ench gray. REVERSIBLE CURTAINS When making curtains, measure ;the hems of both top and bottom exactly the same and you roan tevorse thein, doubling their wear. OP 40 UNUSUAL TRIMMING. A black caracu] coat has long- haired black fur edging two flap- ping side panels, a cape collar and fluting sloovos. . s SCARLET MANTLE An opera coat of scarlet velvet has a bolore-capelet back which has three tiers, It has al chinchilla collar and cuffs. ATTRACTIVE PAINTS Do not try to ;nix your own paints unless expert./ There are innumera- ble shades on the market. Pick them front the color again COLORED LINGERIE In lattndet'ing lingerie 01 colored silk, .use a bit of dye in the rinse waiter fr'one the fit'at, Don'e wait for' Llai gat'nient to facile. Keep it it's natural color. `i P.10;1 :+lt.rAY, Iri'IC. d iv J ' r9A.z- w '+i -i' r iSt rill it (I1 C 11�L1�' C�J,� --x— ��a C e� IT IS NOT 'TOO EARLY TO ORDER PERSONAL, tfl.EE'1'1NG C1RI)S '1'0 SEND TO FRIENDS AT CHRISTMAS. —x— AVE HAVE ALREADY BOOIkEDD SEV- ERAL ORDERS. SEE OUR NEW ANI) VERY ATTRAC- TIVE SAMPLES. _x_ The Post rol]lishog House e 44, MY LADY'S • COLUMN. New Fringe Fringe, in .'::duat,•d lengths, edges the tiered skirt. of an ivory -tti.t evening gown and by r;; o,•;n unevenness, gives the new hem line. . ..g. NEW ELOUSR. A Nile green -crepe bleu::e has a. tucked tailored vast and up ,sanding collar piped with silver and decorated with tiny silver buttons. .;.00.;. CASABA MELON A dolleney for :t.atine an aural is ca•t,bat melon, alit in rein-: bells with a Fr:meh vegetable cutter and served icy, with •p i' •rr•d sagar. SHORT FURS Shorthaleed ekine aeine the new- est fur coat: this seueon. A o: t caracui ens. of :l ud Hiles lir a stock -collar that fashions i on.-• a do, now. THREE-QUARTERS A beige ..moms rout of satneal haby larvae has loose ]ins with a chic flare ani is cut three-ciu.ut_t death, 0' FRESH CHEESE. 1f you will rub the cut palms: of e eesr with butt,n' and. then wrap in tigiely oiled paper and carve, ith a cloth. Cheese will not mnot.kl. SLICED PERSIItt1MON3 Big p,.'taia sour.„ ,i • lielicieue if sliced and sowed telth a sl i int ,•line:• .Tf ginger amu line nr 1;•ruin juice,4 gest NEW LINOLEUM New linoleum, if varnished before; .=topped on, v ill have its life prolong - .ed and will dee easier to keep clean. .1.113 411XIM1.14 SPICED NUTS 'th,lidn` salters nut have, new pi,;uanc•ysteer they aneu_ d.',irately 1,ruwnf i in oil, slim s':rinkl_rj with cinnamon and cloves. ..... n CRISP •CRUST When frying meats or fowl, if. you will add a t e t,poon fill of bak- ing akin; powder to the, flour you roll' them in you can get a aline, crisp crust, . 3 CLOVER ROLLS When baking hot bread roils, Int% three tiny hails nI de,.gh an each c'ompa rtment of the muffin tins and drake. They are clover ,bapc-d when clone. VISOR HAT A Reboux black het that cope: ':he baek of the head smartly has a: tiny brim that, startin,' at nothing* on the sits,•-, flares into a visor. e FLAT FUR 4. land ap collar and narrow cuffs of flat fur give :t teilorel tepect te. r- brown velvout' goat that fastens with six big buttons. TRAVELLING ARTICLES The best T a'n rags for the tray-, c•L•r ale made fuer .q,i,ar.s of eh:,, =•date, They tette little space and can be thrown away when Un- do—me to lirok. `'4 40, 4. TWEED ENSEMBLE Tweed ensembles grow more Int - 1 portant as autumn wanee. A beige tweed skirt and long coat with a. ripen :wester. has talent beaver tt idnnun e. LOW BOOK -CASES Now that the law book cases are the vogue one can be in style hy^ sawing off the bottom :hell or twee This can be used upside Clown, as m bench for the children. Qliiil ill [Hu* I I There are a great many ways to do a job 61 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 the quality way. P. S. --We also do it in a way to save you money, TIw Post Pu blsh ng House