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The Boreal of LleenSO' Commission-
ers, 25 Queens Perk, Toronto, hos is-
sued a l'olroi't on the operation of the
Outline Temperance Act for the
1022,
Daring the year the Board made an.
eff'or't to deteeiniiie the stateof pub-
lic
lic opinion as to the results o! 41
Ontario lemperanee Act. A question
-
naive :was prepared and sent to the
ntaneIeettrers, the school 'inspectors.
and to the elergymen of the province
The result, as tabulated in tiro report,
was • as follows:
1Vlenttfeetnzers' Queetioirua.t're
1 0, Ewans.)
'Graceful walking: 1, E. Stan
bury, 2, D;'Durnim; 3, M. Wright.
Chum race: '1, L. Levy and J.
Ford; 2, C. Gould and D. Durnin;
3, J. McEwen and M. Thompson.
;Tug-of-war: 1, U. S:; 2, 2A; 3,
2I3,
JLIN'l&R BOYS
Rutinnrg ' jump: 1, • Cole; 2,
Grealis; 3, 'Jervlio. Distance 13
feel, 4 inches.
Standing' julrrp: 1`, Grealis; 2
Glazier; 3. Cole. Distance' 6 feet
11 ine'hes. •
Hopp, step and jump: 1, Cole;
2, Grealis; 3, Jervis. Distance
30 feet, 4 inches.
Running thigh jump: '1, Code; 2
Greens; 3, Cook. Distance' 4 ft.
4 inches.
Pole Vault: 1, Cole and Gibb -
in s (tied) ;.3, Jervis. Ditarcc 7
feet.
100 yard dash: 1, Gr.eal'is;.2,
Cole; 3, Glees.
;220 yard dash: 4, Greats; 2,
Cole; 3, Jervis.
440 yard dasiu 1, Grealis; 2,
Cole; 3, Jervis.
S'ENI'OR BOYS
,Stamld'inig juimtp: 4, Grant; 2,
Lawrence; 3.,; Cantelon, Distance
8 feet 4 .inches..
Rimming jump: 1,. Rorke; 2,
La.Wrenoe; '3, • Middleton. Dis-
tance 18 feet.
Running thigh jump: 1, Ray
Carter; 2, ,Hunter; 3, Cantelon.
Distance 4 feet 9 inches.
Hop, step and ju!rn'p: 1, Middle-
ton; 2, Cantelon; 3, Rorke. Dis-
tance 3 6 feet.
Putting 92 ib shot: i, Lawren-
ce; 2, Nelson.; 3, Thompson. Dis-
tance 30 feet.
Pale Vault: 1, Ray Carter; 2,
F. Canter; 3, Rorke. Distance 8
feet 8 inches.
'100 yard dash-
l st heat:, 1, Lawrence; 2, Y'es-
1. Are you 01 the opinion tlnii:
Prohibition under the 0.T.A. makes'
fox increased production of goods?
1.047 answer Yes; 803, No,
2; Does it increase the worker's
regularity .immediately ..after pay
day?
1004 answer Yes; 341, No.
3, 'Dbes it, improve their capacity
for work and their ability to perform
then' duties?
1070 answer. Yes; 371, No.
4. Does it result in more comfort-
able.homes and betters supplies 01 food
and clothing for wives and children?
1165 answer Yes; 239, No.
5. Are drtinkenness and poverty as
common now under the 03.A, as for-
merly underthe open bar and Liquor
License Act?'
241 answer Yes; 1418 answer No.
School Inspectors' Questionnaire,
CLE
YT II IN G.
Softens water for washing. "Soo .labor, time "and
soap:' ' Impx'aves .the Wash., Use tablespoonful
to tnbfgl of water.
2 for 25c at all Go/u R,i! r cern
WALT{ AND BE HEALTHY
A prominent consulting physician
of national reputetioil:: eommentiilg
upon the increasingly large number
of amen and women who are afflicted
with nervous ' disorders of *,arious
kinds, states emphatically that ibis
growing evil is largely the result of,
lack of proper exercise, He states
that if people would walk at least two
miles s. day regularly theywould_ne-
ver 'know what insomnia or high
blood pressure means. °Ile claims
that overfeeding and under exercise
are the two greatest enemies of health
helps to rodeo° drunkenness and po-
verty; and that from 70 to 94 per
cent. of the inspectors of school° be -
'Hew; that the Acthes made an ap-
preeiable improvenrerit in school at-
tendance; las improved the home sur-
Touridings of the children; has im-
proved their opportunities for; obtain-
ing an education;. has resulted in their:
better education, and that; a,return to..
License is not desirable.,
It also appeams that frons 91 to 95
per cent. of the clergymen of the Pro-
vince believe that Prohibition under
1. Has the 0. T. A, made an ap-'
preciable improvement in school at-
tendarice ?•
99 answer Yes; 30, No,
Some answering "No" said that pre-
vious to the Act they were under Lo-
cal Option, so that the change was
not noticeable.
2. alas it improved the hone sure
soundings of the children?
158 answer Yes; and 9, No.
8. Has it improved their opportun-
ities for obtaining an education?
169 answer Yes; and 10, No.
2nd heat: 1, Middleton; 2, Hig-
r ins;
3rd heat: 4, Rorke; 2, Ford
Final: 1, Rarke; 2, Middleton;'
3, Higgins. .
220 yard dash -1, Rorke; 2,
Middleton; 3, F. Carter.
Half -mile race: 1, Rorke; 2,
Middleton; 3, Cantelon.
Relay race: 11, U. S. (Mididleton
Higgins, Canitel'on, Rorke) ; 2,
Old Boys, "(Coo'k, Middleton, Rob.
cruor, W. Hovey) ; 3, M. (Ye's-
bec, F. Carter, R. Carter, ,Fond).
Tug 'cif w'ar:'1,•.Old Boys; 2, U.
S.; 3, M. , ,.
Throwing base bald: 41, Higgins
2, Nlutch; 3, Ford. Distance 263
feet.
4. Stas it resulted in their better
education?
147 answer Yes; and 10, No.
5. In your opinion wouldthe re-
turn to
e-turnto License be nndesireable?
142 answer Yes; and $4'answee No,
From this it will be seen that the
o'1'erwhel ing ,,pppinion of the School
Inspectors -Val -'that Prbhibltion had
been a great blessing inthe 'homes and
to the children, . .
Clergymen's Questionnaire
A isbeneficial; that it ha has
• Diamond Jubilee anniversar
vices were hold lit Jolrnstoit's Motho»
dist church, Mori'ls township, near
B1uevalo, on •Sunday week. The or-
iginal church built •sixty years ago, is
still being used although It has bean
sornewhat remodelled. On this
uiversary occasion Prof. A. J, John-
ston, I).D., of Victoria College, Tor-
onto, a former resident of the local-
ity, was the spepia1.preacher.
On Saturday week the barn of Mr.
John Bogan of Ashfield was burned,
together with the season's craps and
a threshing separator belonging to
Mr, John Green,' Threshing was just
being Completed when 411.0 barn was
noticed to be on fire. It is supposed
a duet' explosion inside the separator
was ,the cause,
the et and happiness: He says that•street
as revious unless .t e
as a beverage, in respect to the so-
cial conditions of. the families, •their
material condition and in the hous-
ing, feeding and elothing of the child-
ren; and in the process of, nation,
building 'it is an efdleientfactor,"
ed improved condi ions in the ' uses •1' care and automobiles are the: bane of
in which liquor. vW previously used modern urban life and 1 h
temptation to ride is overcome or
properly regulated the next genera-
tion 'will be flabby and anaemic. There
is not the least doubt that the use of
good shoe leather means increased
healthfulness; and therefore increas-
ed efficiency both physical and mental
"Walk. and Be Healthy" is a slogan
well worth keeping before the pres-
ent generation.: A mile a day will.
keep the doctor away.
CANADA MANAGES VERY WELL,
INDEED
.1. Are you of the opinion that
Prohibition under timer). T. A. is, on
the whole, 'beneficial'?
1452 answer Yes; and 114 No.
2 ' Has it causedany improvement
in conditions in the hoose in which li-
quor: was previously use as a bever-
age in the following .respects?
(a) As to the social conditions of
the family: 1426` answer Yes; 76
answer, No.
(b) As to material conditions, in -
eluding coinforts in the lioines,sav-
ings bank accounts; etc,: 1480 answer
Yes; 67, No.
(c) As to the housing, feeding and
clothing of the children:; 1486 answer
Yes; 71. answer No.
" It appears, therefore, that about
75•ner cent. of the manufacturers are
of the opinion that Prohibition under
the 0. T. A. `snakes for increased pro-
duction ofgoods; increases the work -
ere' regularity ' of attendance after
pay-day; improves their capacity for
work; results in more comfortable
homes and better supplies of food and
clothing for wives and children, and
A SUMMER MEMORY
I'll not forget the magic horn:, ,I
rowed you to the forest's' rim. The
lake, was mirror-like• and our Seale-
sion perfect was, and dim; We closed
the clustered Water fillies And linger-
ed, all their .cheer to note What hap'•
perlec]. then gives ine the.willies°--You
reached for one and tipped :the boat.
6 per cent on
eck Books
les ta;r being in -
mit, it will be to
all and place your
livery.
NOW WILL BE
ID RATE
-Itoeord'
NTARIO''
The- following' is an editorial from
The Referee, Chicago. •
'While we realize that the people of
Canada would not regardexagger-
ated flattery in the light of a compli-
ment, .we believe we remain within
the confines of simple truth when we
remark that no nation in history has
met the financial demands ofwar,
with greater good spirit and carried
the financial burdens with greater
telligence than the vast Dominion that
tops the North American continent.
Edward alainmer of 'Winghem,'who
was working with a hydro gang in
Toronto, accidentally touched a live
wire and was so •badly injured that' he
died a few,days late, Re is survived
by his wife, formerly, Miss Jean Car-
rnthers, and one small child.
Mr. John Powell of Goldfield, Ne-
vada, is visiting hie 'brother, Mr: S.
Powell of Exeter, and other relatives
in the locality after an absence of
over. fifty years, . The brothers were
born and reared in London township
and John went west to make his for-
tune over fifty years ago.
J1I (11451)
ll, i-Gt'l e tax
NOT TIRIII TO T'fl'1
"Smell anything, grandr3Rthor;"
asked the youngster who was lying
on the floor drawing,
Grandmother assured hint that rho
did not,
The young artist gave a few fins
ishingtouches and repeated his ques0
tion, Grandmother sniffed the ale
and again deelared she smelled"noth-
ing. •
"Well," said the boy, "you ought to
I have lust drawed a slcunlc,"
THIS WAS SOME YEARS, AGO
An old resident of Alaska had ne-
ver seen a 1110ter• carr, One day he
was astonished to see ono go by, but
was dumbfounded when it was follow-
ed by a motorcycle,
"Gee, whiz!" he said, "Who'd's
s'posed that thing had a colt'"
The Wien whom I have seen sue-
eeed best in life have ahvays been
cheerful and hopeful men whowent,
about their 'business with e smile en
their fades and took their changes and
chances of• this mortal life like men,:
-Kingsley.
COuntD News
Miss Mary Milne of Blyth Teeently
returned from a trip to' the west.
1)r. Hamilton of Cornwall, a fer-
nier resident of Goderich, was a visi
,tor in that town last week. He was
accompanied by his wife,
Miss Edythe Lillian Heideman,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Heideman of Exeter, was married in
Trivitt'Memorial Church, to Mr. Mer-
vyn:Janres Coxworth of 'London, son
Ten years ago Canada's debt was less' of Mr: and Mrs. Arthur Coxwolthof
WANT,E NOW
RELIABLE SALES AGENT
for thn district to acll out Fruit, Ornamental
Trees, Flowering Shrubs, etc.
Good Pay.- Exclusive Territory:
This agency is valuable -our stook,
is the highest grade --all grown in
our own nurseries, and the list of
varieties the very best, Prompt and
satisfactory deliveries guaranteed.
Established 40 Years, 600 Acres,
For pariieulars wrier'
PELBAM NURSERY CO,
Toronto, Ont,
than $350,000,000: On January 1st,
1923 it Was $2,516,995,000 -oven two
billion dollars added by the ':war.
Were it not for the fact that the bulk
of this colossal: debt is owned within
the Dominion -Canadians .themselves
awning bends to the extent of $1,969,=
995,000 -$he interest payments would
doubtless drain the country dry, re-
duce the exchange value of the Cana-
dian dollar to a ruinous figure and
plunge Canadian finance and ,business
into a chaotic condition. As it is,
the semi -anneal interest. payments go
into hundreds of thousands of Cana-
dian .homes, and provide money for
the payment of the Federal taxes
from which the interest payments are
drawn. At the time, Canada -might
have met the enormous demands of
the war'by 'borrowing from New York
but'the wisdom, as well as the patri+"
otisin, in resisting the temptation and
instead.plaeing the burden immediate-
ly -upon the shoulders of her oven
people is now apparent, 'Within a
few weeks $172,000,000 of Dominion
'Government.bonds will fall due. With
tied same spirit and intelligence, the
Government is again co-operating
With bankers and brokers to keep the
debt in Canada. The prospect is,
that practically the entire amount will
lee replaced by money advanced by
Canadian investors is pleasing to the
friends of plucky Canada the world
over.
1 a• to tone and strengthen
tip organs :of digestion and
Itopi si6liheadaohos,orelieve appetite,
iousn0ss cort'aot constipation,
Tho not promptly, pleasantly,
mildly, yet thoroughly.'
Tomorrow Alright
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225*; aro:.
Sold by J, E. Hovey,
Amite
Clinton, 0
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nt.
A TIP FOR SIR ADAM
A 'man out in St. ,. Lousi nanied
Doepke, who tells about it inean elab-
orate typewrittenstatement has found
the changes and disasters to which
Dame Nature has fallen `victim since
1900. It is the Chicago drainage
canal. That wicked ditch by foisting
an unprecedented amount of fresh
water on the Gulf of Mexico 'has dis-
turbed the equilibrium. at the equator,
lowered the normal temperature of
the Gulf stream, caused Abnormally
high temperatures in the Arctic so
that the glaciers are melting inordin-
ately, made changes in the Alaskan
coast line, ''brought on a rice in the
floor of the Atlantic and caused dis-
estrous storms, tidal waves, cloud-
buvets,unprecedented.. rains, subter-
ranean upheavals and so forth, 'such
as the Galveston 'Rood, the eruption
of 1VIt, Pelee,' and other manifold die -
asters. Wls presume the gentleinan
could also show that it was the cause
of the European war and the rise o1
Bolshevism,
Ftensall. The Rev. A. A. Trumper
officiated.
Wingham citizens, led by the town
band 'sand . tarrying torches, met the
town baseball teamon it return from
Chesley on Saturday week after win-.
ning the championship of the .North
Wellington Association from, Owen
Sound. The boys were also enter-
tained at a banquet and at, the pic-
ture show.
'Mr. James Malloch of Dungannon,'
Hon. President of the Dungannon
Agricultural Association, has attend-
ed every show held since the organ-
ization of the Association sixty -fire
years ago.
;•1154. end Mrs. , He Squires of
Exeter celebrated their: golden wed-
ding an October let.
At' Dashwood on Sept. 26th, the
marriage took place ofMinnie Evelyn
Finkbeiner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs,
Chris. 1.'i'inkbeiner, to Frances L. La
Fond of Sarnia.
Miss Ethel violet Day, daughter, of
MTs, and Mrs, Louis Day of Exeter
WAS . united in marriage to Mr. Wilfrid'
Carling IVliller of London at T•r:ivitt
Memorial Church on Wednesday of •
last week. , The Rev. A. A. Trimmerwas the officiating clergyman,
.Mrs. Matilda Mitchell, widow of the
late William Mitchell of Wingham,
died on Friday after a long illness.
She wee in her sixtieth year and had
spent nearly her whole life its Turn -
berry township, moving to Wingham
a idle' years ago.
A large number attended the post-
poned .outdoor sports in connection
with Seaforth fall lair; which took
place• on Saturday, About 000 school
children took part in the parade.
Six Adan: Bock has drawn up a
pretty still indictment against the
Chicago drainage canal lit his fight in
'behalf of Canada to curtail what is
unquestionably an evil, and an:abuse,•
but his effort is a :Feeble, colorless
thing beside'. this. Wo suggest that
Sir Adam get busy and get some dope
from Doepkc."-Detroit Free Press:
TRAIN SERVICE TO TORONTO
Daily Except Sunday.
Lve Goderich . , 6.00 a.m. 2,20 p.m.
Lvc Clinton . 6.26 a.m, 2.52 p.m.
LAN ,Seaforth , , 6.41 am. 3.12 pan.
Lvo Mitchell '7,04 a.m. 3.42 pin.
Aro Stratford .. 7.80 -a.m.,4,10 pm.
Arr Ktehen,.... 8,20 Ilam, 5.20 p.m,
Arr Guelph 8.46 sari. 6.50 pan,
Aix Toronto .. 10.10 a,nt. 7,40 p.m.
(RETURNING
Leave Toronto 6,60 ern.; 12,55 p,m,
and 6.10 pan,
Parlor Cafe car Gbderich to 'Te.
'canto on morning train and Toronto
to Godorieli 6.10 man. train.
Parlor Buf7ot 'oil. Stratford to To,
rento on afternoon train,
Horning, D,P.A., C+,'T,t(. System
Sohn Itansford, 48 Son, Phone 55,
;.Tptbwtl Agent:5i
I'IARD LTICff FOR PERTH COUNTY
FARMER
Between twelve and one o'clock on•
Monday morning the large barn on
Mr.` Joseph Connelly's farm, a few
miles north of Mitchell, was destroy-
ed by fire with all this year's crops,
Mr. Connelly had not done any thresh-
ing, but expected the- machine in, on
Wednesday.
His barn was burned down last
January, the fire being caused by the
upsetting sof ar, lantern, and 'two years
ago Mr. Connelly's house and all the
contents were destroyed by fire, The
barn •whish was "burned an 'Monday
morning was 4 110W 0110, and bad only
been completed a. little over a month
egos and was only partly covered by
Iirsuratnee.
-TCHY, r,"." ,,,:rovcYF?t?t,',
"Wonder
'What an
idle
Tdeph:rline
thinks
about?"
Made to arc
i
SURPRISE i$ speeiallyadapted
fol' use in hot water •; It lathers
1,freely.but lasts'a long time
without errunabling orlbreaak •
A Pure/Hard-Soap'
Y6 N yi 7Hy, oh, why do 'my people
• Fl V send out 'Special Offer' letters
broadcast to a lot of dealers, when I
eetrld do so much better for them?
" Think of the time lost before they
will have replies enough to know .if
the sale is a success) --of the letters
that won't receive proper attention
-of the unnecessary expense in
that big list',
" They'd do better to put rile in
charge of their 'Special Offer Cam-
paiges.' I'tir the boy that gets an
immediate decision.
'In two. hours, by Long Distance
I've often told 60% of ,a Special'
Sale stock to few merchants -and
a letter to a smell list telling of that .,
fact soon disposed of the remainder,
"I can prove thet getting 01)1010
decisions on Important policies by
' Long Distance is the Most tetmom-
ieal in the bong run,"
hymes
This is the SPACE
That carried the AD
That gained the "RE;P"
That made the SALES
That yielded the PROFITS
That built the BUSINESS
That "Jack" built.
N ADVERTISEMENT
e
Addressed to the wife with mind distrait
Its news dispels her troubled state,
It shows the prices ,that site can pay
And where to go on shopping -day.
• So now of courses she'll patronize
Those firms who wisely A'DVER'TISE
is The , ews='Rc
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rd
A + is Rill? 'y` PUBLIC
Shop Where You are Invited to Sop