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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1928-9-19, Page 3OW Often do Els U t 'Your Jeweler ? Not very often, you'll agree, compar- ed s7„, to the visits you make. to your Grocer d N n 11 and stores, s c This is natural enough. Silverware, Watches, Rings, etc,, are not used for a brief Period and replaced as with other article,. Things bought at a Jewelry Store must Serve Longer, That's why chore is only one safe rule to follow—Buy the Best. Only the 13 EST will bring permanent, dependable satisfaction in the long period of use when the little extra cost will be forgotten. Here you will find -the best of everything at prices that are always reasonable, quality considered. Of Special interest is our new showing of Men's Wat- ches, Ladies' Wrist Watches, Clocks, Silverware,China. Visit ens J WENDT WROXETER AnCtsseoltlif The Fall Fares September and October are months in which Agricultural Soci ties of the smaller centres hold the annual affairs. What are they goin 'co be like this year? Are they goin to be ex'ltibits of stock and produc that will be worth going t see or ar they going to be a series of ver cheap side shows that would be a w ste of time and money to attend. The answers to these questions li almost entirely with the rural co munities that surround the centres i which these fairs are to be held and with the officers and directors o the fairs, These officials have don their part in 'che past and have don it well. They are still doing it, bu in recent years the farmers and othe rs, who have stock worth exlhibitin have been showing an ever increas ing disinclination to exhibit it, and by doing so have lost many a dollyr that would have lightened the tax bill er have swelled their bank ac- counts. We do not mean that the prize money would have accomplished 'chis alone, because the prizes as a rule, run about three to five dollars, Not a sum to be sneezed at, but not a fraction of what could be made in the way of sales and in the advertis- ing of their holidays, It is a surpris- t:g thing that all but one or two far - 4 mers in each centre have failed to I see in a fall fair or any fair, oppor- tunities of making money for 'them- selves. Almost every township has one or two fanners or breeders who have exibited their stock year after year at the larger fairs, as well as at the country shows. Those ehibi'cors, in many prizes, or even a second or third at the Large fairs, and have not al- ways been successful at the smaller ones yet i'e is on record that these men have received much higher prices for their stock, than have their nei- ghbors, and get these prices consist- ently, and invariably the purchaser is a big firm or a big breeder from a distance. His market is not limited. In a year or two such an exhibitor is a marked roan. He is constantly receiving communications from pro- vince -wide buyers asking what he has on his farm. He sets his own price and generally gets it too, the one of the best advertising mediums— o- the County Fair—just because they it are not sure of a prize. g The county fair could be, and in g some sections, is the best paying e friend a farmer has, If he would e bring out his best stock he would not y need to worry about buyers. All a- ; large stock corporations and many 'of the larger breeders have men con- e tinually scouring the country for I1- m- kely looking anhnais and once let it n become known, and it won't take very long, either, that all the best sto- f ck in a certain district will he gathered o at a county fair, and the people e would he amazed at the number of t buyers and the competition in prices - i'c would create. g, j What is the use of breeding or .owning good stock unless one gets the top return for it. There may be some men in the farming business for the love of it only, bit they are few and far between in this district. Forget the prize money ;bring out !'che stock and look for bigger things. The Fall Fair will pay good dividends in dollars and cents, besides prize money, if it is only' given, the oppor- tunity to do so. • ��018H la ��rq�t 8 le �,r, Not all the good stock is bred and owned on the large breeding estab- lishments. Not a fraction of it There is stock scattered about this county that is the equal of any steer exhibited ,It niay be in the rough, but it i s here, and it lives s and dies here, because no one knows about it, Wha.'c an opportunity lost. in the early days, there was a pride of possession lacking in these. Now- adays the local farmer' must be rea- sonably certain that he is going to take a prize or he won't exhibit. H- is afraid of the comments of his nei- ghobors if he loses. He knows or he should know that the prize winners are not always the best sires, nor yet the best dams, yet he is afraid to back his own judgment in the 1 show ring. He sots his dyes on a three dollar prize, instead of a hun- dred or more that might be made in a sale. Corporations and individuals would not pay out huge sums of Money every year for advertising if it diel not, paythem to do it, yet farm- ers will pass up the cheapest and Sent Over lire Telegraph Companies Hold That There Will be Tremendous De- velopment in Rapid Facsimile Communication Changes in Law Needed Before Method Becomes Practicable CHICAGO, Sept. 12—The first genuine commercial cheque sent to Chicago over telegraph wires was cashed yesterday by Percy B. Eck- hart, Western Union lawyer, In doing so he started what telegraph company ,officials bellee will mark a tremendous development in rapid facsimile communication. The cheque was one for one dollar, sent Mr. Eckhart by Francis 11. Stark, general solicitor for the 'telegraph organization, with offices in New York. By endorsing it Mr. Eckhart guaranteed that the signa- ture of Mr. Stark as it came over the wire was genuine, and Vice - ;President \John Washburn, of the Continental National Bank, ap- proved the Photo •r P am o origi- nal A nal ch oque so that it/could be cashed Although Mr. Eckhart believes that changes will have to be made in the laws regarding negotiable in- struments before such transmission of cheques will come into common use, he sees a great future for the sending of documents and auto• tel 1 r. bythe e tone a !hie pro- cess. graphs p g p P cess. "Of course, the signature is not the 'original one.” l\i:. Washburn said, "but 1 believe a system will be praciticable, and when Whoever re- ceives negotiable paper guarantees the signature as genuine 'there should be no trouble," Mr, Eckhart received the cheque eleven minutes after a telegram Trona Mr. Stark was delivered to trim telling him that the cheque was on the way, THE BRUSSELS POST M.Vl' Ill: TESTED 11Y X41AYS. tit*w 1'11otagtaphy 1,No tcs l'ilac's and Perforins Other Cseful Jobs. ,1 few weeks ago an old euatomer ;oak au minimally large pearl to a ‘1,w York J we ller, A line rack, rarely visible, had appeared In 1t. rhe jeweller bald it to the light and quid: "11 that (week ee14 a';t, oda ro the CM'. 3'0 ,Your pearl is 6y. n'! 11 only 1,',e hun- lred dollars. If it ems; only below .ho surface and 0140 be poli.,ti*'ll away', ale t•ill will stilt t b, worth ten :}lallRFanll," Taking the peer/ to his X-ray ma- dam'. a- !111nc the jeweller was able to tell in e seeond that the damage, was supael'- t.clal. This is only one of the ways in vhleh X-lfty blloto,;rapley lass C0)00 AIL of the laboratory a.nd put on ovc•r- tlls aril,. lt,yd Fisher in the Popu- et• tic 1, tare Monthly. 4,4,4!,,,I; .4(1) n.Lf 11re nave found that X-rays tiroa sure rale au Ird against fake0. For example, 1 th, rays Show iw wounhal,.a inrdde :110 wand, they know thio. Boles on he surface wore . uead, by gimlets to ,eve the app' 1t, 44" 441 414,, Evan p••at1 h.h ••retell irly upon :his new ald to telt the value, of their aitch. When a boatload of llvo oy0- :ers arrives from the Lada. all X-ray ntpert looks through the 0110114, one ny one, to sot' if there are pearls in- side. if there are, 441' oyster Is open - id. I1' not, it is thrown back info the water. In the past a problem often dis- to5sed by automobile makers Was the amount of oil required to lubricate ten engine properly-. The question was settled the other day by' the use hf the X-ray. It revealed that a thin 9lm of all only 8 few molecules thick :5 best, Another promising work is the photographing of metal crystals. Each metal is distinguished by the geometrical crystal form in which ils molecules arrange themselves. X-ray pictures reveal these tiny terms in light and dark lines, and so distin- guish one metal from another in an instant. Still another •new application of the X-ray may result, some years hence, In conversations like this: Wife: "John, the coal man has the coal outside," John: "Ail right, I will run out and look through it. Where 15 my K -ray?" Recent tests have shown that an K -ray photograph is one of the ane- nt and quickest ways to teat a piece of coal. It reveals the relative per- centages of combustible material and Worthless asil and mineral. A NATION ON WHEELS. One Bicycle to Every l`hree of the Populations of Holland. In Holland there is water every- where; canals and rivers, and pic- turesque moats round many of the 41d towns and castles. This abun- dance 01 water is one of the charac- teristics of the country. The long avenues of Butes and elms are another characteristic note, and few country scenes can equal in quiet beauty the pastures of Holland, with their black -and -white Friesian cattle. But it is the canals and moats, the myriad waterways of Holland, that linger longest in the memory. But while the canals aro still used KS much as ever, the roads are not neglected, Holland, indeed, is a na- tion on wheels -1t is doubtful if there aro as many bicy',jas, 1n proportion to population, anywhere else in the world. There are 7,500,000 people In the country, anti about 2,500,000 et thein have bicycles — one push- bike to every three people! This is In spite of the fact that there is a small yearly tax on bicyles. But the tax, in a way, encourages the cyclist, for special cycle tracks are provided for him out of its proceeds, On the whole, the Dutch roads are good—much bettor than those in cer- tain other Continental countries. The people are kindly and hospit- able, and the cities preserve the quaint, old-world oharm that has made the country famous. It is fair- ly safe to predict that many who go to Holland this year will return to ex- plore more fully the land of wind- mills and canals. Toenails Tell Character. Toenails are an index to character and health, Dr. Albert Ps Braun, Pittsburgh chiropodist, told the nine- teenth annual session of the Chiro- pody Society of Peuusylvanfa. Tem- peramental persons have stubby toe- nails, while the even-tempered have heavy and strong nails, he said. In- dividuals with malignant diseases lose their toenails, or else they be- come pitted, In cases of anaemia, the nails stop growing and transverse lines form. A healthy person's toe- nails should be strong and pliable, yet neither hard nor soft. Their Dolor will be white aud the bed of the nail will be pinkish about the half=mows. If you worry, tllo nails will become brittle and break off. To tell a erson 5 age, cour n rt the longi- tudinal ongi-tudinal furrows on a toenail, Each furrow represents ',shout fatty years of life. Moorish Landmarks Go. The final steps in modernizing Ma- dred have wiped out traces of the old Moorish city. The Moors first built Madrid as a watchtower over- looking the plains of. Castile, from Which they could watch the approach of their Christian enemies, In those days it was a small fortl•- fled outpost for warriors and cultiva- tors who sought refuge from sur- rounding farms, It occupied ground on which the royal palace now stands, The Moor called the city Magerit. To Secure Helium. In producing hellani, the helltim bearing gas is cooled to about -30.0 de- grees below zero, at which all of the constituents of the gas 04(00(11 the he- lium has reduced to liquid, and the helium gas is then drawn off anti compressed into tank ears or steel cylinders for shipment, A +,4+44++4,- 4 "I + ' Plods Ramp From a .l,..aev / WEDNESDAY, SEPT, 10th, 1928 OUT OF :'111. 1::.0 . . MY LADY S •COLUMN, CAN BE FOUND At the back of cote medicine closet is a row of tacks on which we sus- pend the rye dropper, 'thermometer, tweezers, etc„ and other small ar to les that are. so hard to find when left on the shelf among the various bottles of medicine, i CONCERNING SEASONING Perhaps the wise thing to remain about seasoning . to e as ofpan „t, when having new guests for me More salt and pepper can be added che individual if desired. So often p sons are restricted as to high sense ing by their physicians and a high seasoned dinner would prove just ;worry to them, • EVEN HEMS A piece of cardboard the exa width of the heand about 6 or inches long is convenient: as a mall. or when making hems, Start hem and then insert the cardboar slipping it along as the hem pro resses. This will insure home he of exact width and prove a big tin saver. MAKING SILK FROM COAL IN GERMANY So successful is reported to h been the new process of extractin viscose artificial silk from coal at German plant that new factories are being added in order to double the output by next year. Several tons of material were produced this year. The artificial silk is only 0110 of th products, benzine being another.. l'o.k to a flottic• r,f it r•, Amour thy. ;IN s:..' . have left J' cli11 r t Ma is a a q. t ;en11uni1'ryue work. It 4s'te:p1 qct. fir ) i •IR!, Irl :1 skipper kepiit r . visitor, a 1,.i11 14 t . , sovereign for it ,, .,• 14 Cepted muc;1 411 a Slncr, pl t' lu 1,,,v,‘”, l4e door of the sea - the North Sea ,p 114444 I's 1 a1.. 4: Cm:: van!: of rl Io14 ' i , , ,J ,,, 4444'! as they are dee.. I ' c,!y ,t r „_' tl, bottom, t,8tl•r uu e 14y 11 41, but motley assortment of ' er' '.i ,]h - oh , anchors, bits' of wr.:ekage, bones, bre also always the ,x,ssikility that Si Kly ao nc the mas r, ry,t; n ti I ping fish there will be something of ars, value, by Two years ago a small seek was er- brought up in th" not of an east coast trawler. The s,:,f.per made re- n" marks when he (0110 It had torn the ly net, but when it burst and a thou • - a sand half-crown pllir•d themselves among the fish he "cussed" no more; 1 I As he and his crew were on sharing v termsforaB,, the trip was a profitable one „tI In 191.2 a Lowestoft trawler brought up, with difficulty, what 7 turned out to be the tusk of a masto- don. It was purchased by the aura- l), tor of a, museum for 17, Anchors, unless modern, have only an old Iron value, but the Dogger g- Bank has yielded two small silver ms ones. They would have been pitched e overboard if a lad hadn't had the inspiration to scrape one with his knife and reveal the white metal. Ex- perts think they were once part of the decorative work on the bows of a Spanish ship. An old fisherman told the writer ave that, suddenly resolving to smoke no g more, he flung his pipe overboard. A a year later it came up in the net, and ]n It was an old'fourpenny-bit, It would seem absurd to ask trawl- ers to look out for anything lost over- board in such a place as the North Sea, but a Freemason who bad drop- ped overboard an attache -case con- taining his regalia did so. And ita was foudl An appropriate find was when the kipper of a trawler wiped his per- spiring forehead and remarked: 'T could do with a bottle of beer!" He was promptly handed one by the mate. It had just tumbled out f the net, as if in answer to his wish, N, ± tl 1 lumps Of coal, and the like. There 1R NOT ALWAYS WISE A bowl of fruit is very deeorativ in the dining room, but unless ea'ce rapidly it will soon decay, Perhaps ' is wise, if you are not big fruit eaters to keep the fruit in the cool pante and use some ocher form of de conation. e 5 e n rt c Y MOST DISARMED COUNTRY, Militarism stand of Canada Praised by Lieutenant-Colonel. Canada, by her refusal to build armaments and by her example of amity toward her neighbors, has done mach to destroy the spirit of militarism, said Lieut. -Col, John H. MacDonald, D.D., professor of church history at Acadia -University, in speaking on the subject of -"Militar- ism" in Toronto recently. Lieut. -Col. MacDonald told the audience that the term "Militarism" bras undergone great changes in connotation. "No longer does it refer to the swaggering arrogance of the profes- sional soldier, but to the spirit of any one whose thoughts run in military or national channels. It now raters to the politician aud the commercial magnate who would use the soldier I for his own purposes." The speaker stated that in his,' opinion disarmament and the wort; of the League of Nations would be of no avail until there is disarmament of the heart. Peace is the fruit of r'ighteoust}ess and in the killing of militarism the church must lead the way. Canada is meeting the challenge to peace in her ever noble way, "For the benefit of our visitors I wish to say that the permanent Canadian I army numbers only 3,500 officers and 4 men, Ono -half the number of dele- gates at this congress. The Canadian navy, the 'tin teapot' navy consists of two cruisers and two mine sweepers. You are in the most disarmed coun- try in the world to -day," he stated. TIGHT PACKING After freezing ice cream, draw off all the salt water and repack with ice and salt, using three parts ice to one of salt. A wet, lose packing will mean; soft cream. .... THE PERFECT DINNER ... . Do you picture your dinner as well as combine it satisfactorily as to taste? A combination of es vegetables makes the dinner more appetizing just because it pleases the eye. MAILING CANDY When mailing homemade candy, wrap each piece in waxed paper before packing it in the box. It is the only way to be certain of its safe arrival. TFIE BATHROOM MIRROR This mirror is always being splat- tered with toothpaste, soap, etc. If you will just wipe it off each morn- ing with the towel destined for the clothes hamper you will nd filbese small particles will polish the glass as they are being wiped away. NE ��t�� SY ITEMS Business conditions in Brazil are better than for several years. Courts of New South Wales have upheld the law against dog -race bes- ting. New roads in parts of Mexico have aroused great interest in au'tornobil- ing, In the Wieliczka salt mines at Cracow there are altars, shrines and statues made of salt. In a store recently opened in Ber- lin a restaurant for dogs, whore the waiters attend with bowls of food feature. •i is a f and drink, rnh rI a formerly w as v That the orange berry, and that it has been develop- ing for more than '7,000 years, is the declaration of European scientists, The eno:st important mineral sub- stances required in food are the salts of iron, iodine, phosphorus, calcium (lune), manganese, potash and soda, D at continued e arab ake Despite to r q shocks in the vicinity of Corinth, Greece currants have not 'been shaken from the bushes, and a good crop is expected. Jazz music is declining in popu- larity in South Africa, say obsel^vers of tate results of a phonograph con- test, held recently by a Capetown broadcasting stat%on. To draw attention to the interest ing points of the city, a gigantic il- luminated glass hand has been erect- The Harp of Ireland. In the "Gold Room" at Trinity Col- lege, Dublin, rests the "Harp of Ire- land" that sounded "once through Tara's halls." The story is that "at - ter Brian Baru was killed at the bat- tle of Olontarf, this harp was given to Pope Alexander II. It remained In the Vatican for nearly 500 years, and was given, in 1521, to Henry VIIL in recognition of his defence of the Seven Sacraments. Twenty years later Henry VIII. gave the harp to the Marl of Clanricarde, and it was handed down until it camp into the possession of a Limerick antiquary. Archaeologists— however, say the harp is not older than the fourteenth century. A British a 'Jackie," A five ear-ol d British y boywho has just begun work in a British film stu- dio is believed to be the successor to Jackie Coogan, who is now growing too big to play the parts In which he used to be so delightful. ale is Michael Stanley, a distant relative of Lord Derby. Mlehael's father is Captain E. A, Sr. Stanley, of the Na- tional Greyhound Racing Club, who, with his wife, is also well known in hunting and racing circles. 7,000 Miles Conversation. Mr. L. S. Amery, beet etary for the Dominions, and his Under-Secretary, Major W. Ormsby -Core, recently car- ried on a telephone conversation be- tween London and Java, a distance of 7,000 miles. They heard each *Ol- eo distinctly. Grow While Asleep. A doctor says that the growth of children takes place entirely when they are asleep. Soaring. ed opposite the railway station at Hearing, as a rule, is more acute Munich, Germany. with the right ear than with the relic, SOMEDAY/. There is perhaps some much desired thing that you are looking forward to some day. It may be a home, a tripor some cherished led dream of your own. Whatever it'is, regular deposits in a Savings Account in this Bank will. bring realization closer. It is a simille matter to o�7en an e9ccou t with us. Interest compounded half yearly. THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA ESTABLISHED 1934 Capital $10,000,000 Reserve $20,000,000 Total Assers over $260,000,000 1, A. McLEOD, General Manager, Toronto 514 CHEVROLET SEVENTY-TWO CAR CLUB . Oshawa, Ont., Sept. 10th—Two hundred automobile salesmen throu- ghout the Dominion have just cele- brated their membership in 'che Chevrolet "Seventy-two Car Club" by a cruise to the Thousand Islands or a visit to Banff's wonders—accord- ! ing to whether they live in the East or the West. The qualifications fur membership in the Chevrolet "Seventy-two Car Club" are that 'che salesman during a period of one year shall earn seventy- two sales points. Each new Chev- rolet sold is worth one point and each used car sold is worth one-half of one point. As might be expected, 1'the organization from which two hundered men were able to obtain such a high sales objective, is a large one. It is in fact the largest in Canada, both in point of new cars sold and in .point of used cars sold-- the old— the sales force of Chevrolet in The Dominion., The Chevrolet "Seventy-two Car Club" is a very enclusive organizati- on, but if its entrance requirements remain the same for the coming year. Chevrolet's •rapidly increasing popu- larity would make membership much too easy, so the 1928-1929 organi- zation rgan: zation is to be the Chevrolet "One Hundred Car Club", the salesmen I joining, having to earn one hundred. points instead of seventy-two. That the membership will be still larger than it has been in 1928 is indicted by the fact that even this year the average number of points obtained j by the members this year was 97, almost enough to quanlify for the new Club. Between them the two hundred 'members of the "Seventy-two Car Club" sold approximately 26,000 new and used cars during the contract year of 1927-28. The men from the smaller towns and cities covered. themselves with glory by out -dis- tancing the metropolitan salesmen., For example, 'che President, Dery! Clapp, with the greatest number of points is from Belleville, The Vice - President, Dick Erb from Calgary. Ye'c the 26,000 cars the clubmen sold were only a small proportion of the to'cal year's sales of the Chevrolet organization in Canada. "The tremendous turnover invo- lved in these record sales of new and used cars, indicate the important place taken in the community by the Chevrolet dealer" said Mr. Ross Mackinnon, General Sales Manager.. It is worth noting that all these used cars were sold to people to whont the dealers expected to sell new cars later, It is obvious that used cars sold by Chevrolet dealers must there- fore be dependable merchandise, which will build goodwill. The volume of business attained indicates that the public has confidence that such is the case. r. Housewives of Egypt are now us- ing e1 et1 is irons, Bnzeat, Northants, with a populat- ion of 1,100, has 250 residents named Drage. Moose and caribou are the prin-.. cipal in at producers among game animals in Canada. In Winnipeg, Canada, out of : a population oil\101,996 only 37,181 were born in .foreign coun'cries, In the grab of a costernlonger with, pearly buttons, the mayor of Graves- end, England, recently pushed a barrow and sold vegetables through the streets of Cobham to raise funds, for: Gravesend hospital. 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 the quality way. P, S, --We also do it in a Way to save you money. 1 he Post Publishing .HOUSE