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Brussels, ontar•o, ,Wednesday, March 16th, 1939
Telephone 31 P. 0, Box 50
GIVE HIM A SHOW
Mallon, blustered and 'sitormed O,, in true
tradrtienal Ilow fashien, Thatt'si because he has
so much to do, He has `to ,inet up witlu all that's
said of him end w(1Ui all 'thatSs exipeoted• of him.
1•Ie mush 'supply cold, 3roa'ty nights] and, waam
sltushin'y days or incl( the dbalp'eas'ura of ,the
sugar, and syrup makers. He must avoid: "freez-
ing and thateinig' 'or having the farmers rubbing
ehle nose. ,33e must supply' lots of •rain but no
floodts or the melts will cry out a,gainet him. Ile
moat give iss a rolgblt 1acenit St, Patr'ick's Day or
there will be thallbbie in Belfast, So do you
wonclee that poor old, Meech Indulges is an
oceasional tamtruan?
OPEN TO QUESTIONING
Premier Hepburn aalsnits he, is thinking of
increasing either the license Pee for ears or the
tax on' gasoline, 'Tie seems to be in favor of
the latter step on the plea that those who use the
roaes should pay for the roads;" Antl
that in itself is a sound enough 'theory, tett it
Poses same of its weight when 'those who have
been paying ouch taxation, for a, good many years
reply they have paid in enough to care for .811
the goads, but their contributions have been used
for other purposes of govt'?-iuntent, If the in-
crease in gasoline tax were to the used, as
recommended by the Cheerier report, for wiping
fent the provincial highway debt, it would have
more teasel], for becoming effective,
-It is also intimated' ,that if provineiai
revenue is increased by such means— license fees
or gas tax—,the [nicreese •will be used, to aid
municipalities in reducing ,the taxes on real
estate. That may be a laudable enough under-
taking, but It is difficult to see how it would be
justified. If there are ten mem 'lying in the
same block and seven cit them have motor cars
and three have not, the tt would be plain that the
sev=en would be contributing to a fund which
woad 'benefit ail brut to which fund three men in
the block would be making no contribution.
WHERE FARMING iS EASIER
When Premier Hepburn was in New Zealand
he ,took occasion to visit the •sbate agricultural
farm at Aseklaud, being there 'while milking
operations were going on. Being a farmer him-
self he would recognize the difference iu methods.
He would know that at they time of year the
Ontario farmer would have bis dairy cattle in the
barn, and they would all be fed 'Prem stores pat
away for whiter feeding, He would know
it would be several months yet before pasture
carne to the asadsltance of the farmer in this
country.
Possibly that Is what caused him to rernark to a
reporter of the St. Thomas `Times-,Pournal that
"The caws Ore driven! .ante a shed and milked six
at a time with m'il'king• machines. There are
no Targe bates and no winter feeding and care
of the cattle, T realty 'belieee'that with con
ditions rigbt a New Zealand; dusty farmer could
produce butter at ten cents a pound and snake
money."
We doubt' whether there would be much of 1
living din it in an' county, wibh bunter under the
30 -tenth mark, or three tinges• the figure mentioned
by Mr, Hepburn for New Zealand., New- Zealand
.ineltee more butter thann. it neede'fer home use and
exports' to the British market, in Canada we do
the same tiling, and: wo aim desire to export as
much as possible to the saute Bri'ttsh. market. Mr.
I3epbrn•n''s observaitions• may ;ps:ovide one of the
several ecplaniations as to why lit is' elfil ult to sell
more Canadiun butter a,brroad• We are producing
blotter here under conditions which call for a Sar
greater expenditure of amus and money; we
must have great borne to store food and to house
the caws; we have to devote many acres for the
1)5)00se of previcldng feed, Por, the late fall, winter
anti sapping when there is Mo pasture. The
dedry farmer le New Zearand' wo5l15e under con-
ditions 'which are favorable to cheap production
and the. ubmost in: retains. He could probably
undeusell the Ontario eataner in the British butter
market and still snake. money,
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BRING ON THE BUTTERFLIES
Fifty reaps ago last Sathtt'tlay a butterfly
was diacoverecl Ina garden in Peterborough—anti
Spring was considered' to have 'arrived, 3Jlp in
Bruce ' County, the other (lay, a lively butterfly
was seen—ea we (tare now. to begin to hope for
Welcome Spring hereabouts;
Signs of Spring! They are mucin the same
everywhere in' tittle' latitude, So 'we are not
surprise(' to ren1'in the Watertown, N.Y„ Times
of Saturday that ever them in Nerthera New Tonic
State "the flint repents. of robin, are Altering foto
the news paper office , , , the birds, are chirping
With mere meerlment In tee morliiitgs. , this
initial ,peried will soon he followed by marble cote
testa among the boys and: roller skating by the
girls , , and than comet( the crack of the bat as
tate baseball 8eaeep gets underway
Down Fleet tltere is another cliaraoteriwtic
sign of Springs approach, It ill. they beginaleg of
lee -breaking 0110110101M 011 ,the lower St Lawrtsnee,
This week the powerful ice breakers will leave
the Gulf end turn *their rsteeder hoWe againlat the
unusually thick ice which has held stile nighty
river in 112 grip for months. sA path 'will be eu't
to Montreal, and .then will come to the Quebec
mete polle the new Asea&on',e dirs't ocean elrips,'
Mionitreal',a ,Spring will be greeted. gratefully, For
the ice -breakers are hrar'blegers not only of
friendly weather in. the oTTiing, but also of revived
trade and rising enmployeaent
May the whole Doninioe. enjoy an early
Spring and' .the fullllimemt of long -held tropes for
a reeorreotion oe prosperity,
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NOT TOO BIG TC'TUM'BLE
Regardless of size, circulation or political
standing, neseepeperg are continually getting "told
off" by sante ,person or other, The Guelph
Mercury" 'w'as the legit sheet to be politely
"bawled our for an erroneous report.
Apparently some persue in Hrarriston sent in
a report of a school board meeting, and at this
meeting, according to the corresipondent, mice
were the topic oe dds;ensladon. �t appeared that
the mice were so numerous 411 the Imitating that
the kiddies were catching them in an endeavor to
make pets' of therm, The Guelph paper gave the
story quite a spread and the people in,Harriston
are up be aims. The following denial Was
Printed in the Herrjs'on Review of last week:
"1 beg to state that the Heeriston Public
School is not alive with mice, .Seventeen price
have been caught by .pupils in traps 1u. five Yeats.
The pupils are not rnaldisg pets of the mice caught
and the whole story as published' by the Guelph
Mercury is incorrect,"
OLIVA GOES HIGH HAT
The Ontario Government invited NIr, anal Mrs.
Oliva Dionne to come to Toronto along with their
five famous children( so 'they might visit with the
King and Queen. A copy of the invitation as pub-
es makes' it appear as though a cordial letter had
been written; epeeial trains 'provided, special place
for them to stay in Toronto and attendance at the
'luncheon to royalty. We know of no 'family or
Denote who has been offered Meatier treatment
,Blit Oliva Dionne does not seem to be im-
pressed. His idea is that if the King and Queen
wish to see the quints they should come along and
visit them at the Defoe +Hospital, Oliva may
change his mind but that's' the way he is .thinking
at the moment,
It does' appear to he quite, a change trent
his attitude when he, was prepared 'to put his
signature to a contract which would have sant
the children, off to the big fair in Chicago a few
weeks after they were bora and when there was
scarcely enough life in them to holds from day to
day. The here of some ready money then may
have loomed 'big to ,the,! thee, but 'since then his
fortunes have been altered and, he is no longer
in need. Perhaps his outlook on life and on
kings and queens and all thine else has und'er-
gone quite a change along With his lot in life.
The girls will be five years oldby the time
the proposed' day» is to be, made and perhaps they
are due for a ride on a 'train, 'Coaches are so
made today that little folks can no longer stick
their heads out of the windows and get caldera
in their eyes, but even so they might eujoy a ride
on a itraln. Then too they would: have op-
Peetunity to see the King and Queen,, and we
doubt if there are any people in the Dominion
whom the, XQImg' and' Queen would be more eager
to see than these weeketamotts children.
Sr we cannot entirely see the logic In Oliva
Dion'ne's attitude—if thay want to see the children
let them Dome up hare, The time, of Their
Majesties' is cut rather thin; it is all mapped out
for them In advance and there will be few
moments 'winch are not accounted -10a Oliva it
seems has gone rather high hat,
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PROSPECTS
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¶ I react long arguments profound, In;words
high sounding aril 'profound, on money anti' its
way; I knew I'm somewhat at a. dunce, and cane
digest it all at once, 'tweak' take me sevenlal clays.
¶ Anti they're attaching interest hard, and
making speeches by the yard, they smite it 111P
and 11114131; the days 01 six per cent, are done,
tad delving on l's fist begun, it's got a black-
ened eye.
:Liiltewise I read where it 10011 1(1 pay, to start
and give some Cash away, for :now it's ,going to
seed; you'd just call in each week or two, and
tell them 'what you. are and who, and tall how
much you need,
It They say it Might ta'ite several roar's, to get
his. system on its gears, so, it wuold, really run;
and yet new faith ab111 saellas to spring, in those
who advocate the thing, they lay it can be done,
¶ I hope the men who 'know this plan,, are
gi 1deel by some lrtisy ear(, who ,, Ices things in lila
stride; ,so Ire won't gnat before he's through, or
find same other things to do„ and get this, laic!
aside'
11 i'11 never •chant a byline of hate, because I
think the thing is great, and, then I'll work no
Snare; I'll call the money office then, and .bid
tiros sand along their lien( --•,and' bring mine to
the door:
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LET US 2 OOJ
AT TEE PAST
lwq ,4rI if ,w 1'04R 'ruin
IONof ti Pen of N
and SS retire Ago
50 YEARS AGO
BLYTH
Prof, Dean, 'ventriloquist and
mimic, was here last week,
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John Denholm shipped two eats
loade of 'apples to Chicago on
Friday,
A. M'eKellar,«who has been spend-
ing the winter months here, return-
ed to Portage la :Prairie, Man„ on
Monday.
The family *
o2 Isaac Rogerson
will stonily remove to 'California
where Mr. Rogerson is now,
ETHEL
W. P. Davies, Minnesota, is here
en a visit.
Among th'e •iruc+nlber of twenty-five
who 1eSt Tor the Northwest on Mon-
day sons David Dobson and wife, the
pughten and Raynard taanil'ies,
GREY
Alex Delgatty i,ns leased his
term, con. 12, to Wm, Florgan of
MnKIBo•p for a term of five years,
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The following officers were elected
for a Literary and Debating Society
for S. S. No. 3.—Pres., Jahn Cuthill;
vice'pres„ Miss lumina Avery; see, -
Trees„ C, Bowerman.; Managing
Commihteey Miss Mary Stewart,
Mrs. C. Bowerman, Miss, Janet Mc-
Nair, Miss Catherine McTaggart,
James' McNair, Sohn Wood& and W,
B, Avery,
M'ORRi$
Anthony ,Sampee and Frank Ing-
ram lett for Manitoba last Tuesday,
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Court Sunshine, C.O.F., No, 126,
held a special meeting an' Tuesday
evening of this week. After bust-
neas was through, short speeches
and several longe were in order.
Oysters, were server, Bight or ten
releresenbatives were present from
Court Alexandria, Brussels,
BRUSSELS
Miss Kate Ferguson has taken a
situation as milliner at Aylmer for
the season.
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By actual count there are 75
pitch, holete from the Tawn Hall,
Brussels, to the concession St/
miles north of town.
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Jami es B. Ballantyne, who bas
been away in Winnipeg, for about
three years, came home 1or a briei
visit en Friday es'endntg of last
week,
25 YEARS AGO
WALTON
John Scarlett, our veteran Or-
angeman, attended Grand Lodge
meeting at Gteelps list week.
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Mrs. R. 'Casettes entertained a few
aP her frienidta at a fowl supper
Tuesday evening.
Joseph Bolger-, • vita spent the
past few menthe here, returned to
his home at White Bear, Sask„
last week,
BELGRAVE
C. Jolin*to'n, oe Bytle has• dispos-
ed of hie farm to Thos, Bell of
Gast Wawanocsh,
Thos Scan'tirett hits also sold his
farm aeljotutng llelgrave to Samuel
Jordan, of Vancouver,
ETHEL
Miss Anna Scbaniclt, of Tavis-
tock, has resealed, change of the
millinery deparinten' of Geo, M,
Mitchell's for the coming season,
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Mrs. Geo. Colvin tout teles. P,
MoQuarrie o1 Bruussele weer viett-
ors with. Mrs. G. 1e'I, StItchell.
W ROXETER
Miss, Randa of
guest of ,Mas, N.
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Mrs, W. M.
Brussels eel'entla
Brussels is the
Lowry,
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Robinson visited
on Wedatesday,
Tahn Pattertsom * oe Foreleeleb
vlieted, at his home here over: the
week -end.
ORANBROOK
Pr, Sperling lied a wood' bee last
week'
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Jacob Lena wile .covering his ice
with e•awdefee
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Qeo. Stamen, Is pl'e,pared to (10 all
kindly of chopping at the mill.
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Mr, and Ms's, W. Aldereoly were
visiting with their. son•, Russell, at
Wniton.
GREV
john P. McInitosh has purchased
75 acres• on the 14t11 con.., adjoining
his own farm flow James'Perrie,
John BeYante and 'family who re-
cently moved to FardwiCh have got
nicely settled,
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,Chas. Lake, son. of Mr, and Mies;
John Lake 415 line, has returned to
the West.
Robert Niven, assistant disttrect
paasenger agent, Canadian Patii$-o
Railway, Toronto, since 1926. mdla
has been appointed general agc0 ,
passenger department, for the$3a
tario district of the Company, *nEtlt
headquarters et Toronto.
Jahn Mitchell Iters purchased 50 mapped out which even, a
could not follow,
acres from Chas. Knight,
BRUSSELS
Airs. Amuse Shane has rertcrned
from a visit with friends at London,
Miss Lou D1il ori' of Toronto is
visiting at home,
Barrister 'W * 1v1 Sinclair is visit-
ing at Stratford.
Oliver'Querdn :nal* family moved
to Berlin last week.
lfiss. Belle Robb, of 1st line
librris, is spending a week with
bee cousin Miss Annabel! Forsyth.
Sylvester Fox ▪ ani family have
Jeturned to town and have taken
up residence in• the house recently
vacated by M, H. Moore,
Miss Vona»Bowman•is away to
Ottawa on a month's vacation,
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John Ferguson is away to Mont-
real on, an. outing Ibis week.
Jack and Chas, Leckie of tlie
Toronto University and Bob Wax-
wick
arwick were home for several day's
Last week,
Married
Seliars - Soucb,—At ,the home of
the bride's parents, Morris, on Wed-
nesday, March 11th, by Rev. I. 15.
Cooks, Mr. John ,Sellers o1 Moose -
Jaw, Sask., to Miss' Florence,
daughter of W. J, and Mrs, Soucb,
NOTE AND COMMENT
We are irClined to believe the
groundhog muss have seen his
shadiew early in February.
.Ban its entered the Banque Can-
adienne Nationale at ,Montreal and
stole 31,000 showing that banditry
has become a bilingual affair.
We would hesitate to recommend
being a Spy as desiiiable work, as
the habit seems eo be growing at
putting these fellows against a wall
and shooting them,
Marker's in Italy have received a
wage increase on account of the
higher cost of living. That is more
acceptable than, taking a decreaes
owing t0 the loner 0021 or living,
From Blenheim there comes a re-
port of b5 acres being planted in
spinach es' soon as 'tire season
opens, Wo mention: that in Case
you dote en spleen and d0 not
know waters to spend the summer
vacation,
Gandhi has ended his, latest fast
by drinking orange juice and goat's
nnildc, landoyiug vithals whenever
they eppea.e we would find it 11!!
11o011 enough to become a disciple
of Gandhi if it included fasting,
The only justlecation there would•
be for a two -cent boost In the gas
tax of this •provitree would be to
use the increase 10 pay off the road
debt. If used for any other par
pose the leere8se cannot be RIM -
fled.
Rumania and Poland are anxious
10 have Palestine. opertod for Jewa
wishing to go there, If these
countries wish to undertake tie
Mare maual ement' ee troubled
Palestine it migint be Britain would
be willing to discuss the matter.
Ring George VJ, wit not be able
to prorogue the Onatasiio Legislature,
according to word from Ottawa, If
etir various goveenimtn,ts• all get
their hands, alt' the bns'lness or mak-
ing events and pregranns tor •lite
royal tour there may be a course
INEXORABLE TRIFLES
Wise folks; the greatest things -
piau
To old this world so bfg and d3iit
And yet they cannot soothe thenar.
Who has a toothache or a aan/
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It's a Boy.
fiace
Even as you read this, some
Father somewhere is rushing
this news to relatives. No matter
where they are or what time it
is—his :first impulse is to ley
them know!
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It's a Boy!
And that is also true of Aunts
(and Uncles) and all the in-
laws, Before Baby is half an
hour old his arrival is' cele-
brated far and wider—and he is
endowed with a dozen names.
It's a Boy!
Te Grandparents another chapter
of Fancily History begins. Their
grandparents may have waited
for days before they had goondi
news like this, but that was
before the telephone—and Long
Distance—became part of our
everyday existence,
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Spread Good News by
LONG DISTANCE!
Look in your telephone direcs
tory and yon'll find that hp
using Lew Night Rates (also
applying all day Sunday) end
placing "Anyone" culls you cera.
talk to nearby towel or Press
ince9 for much less than yen,
expected
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