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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton New Era, 1917-04-05, Page 3fage Silt TAMS ALL THROIYGN LiMBS 1081/4 Rao victoria, Quebec, Fir Y to inform yea taintdt for a long timer lied been suaerluit event my kkiaoyu and oetloepueut, pains all through my limbs, r awed several remedies without esweess. After aping Gift dins Z was soon relieved of aly. titins and now Z ani perfectly welt, wawa is due, Z believe, entirely to (1111 7'lllg druggists ll pars. J'. 8117." ggists sell v lrtir lit DK LYS At 50e. a box or 0 bozos for nese. Sample iron if you write to NATIONAX,. niter% s, onel IIOAI, 00. or CANADA, Z,IsaITIID Toronto, oat. 08 • TT, S, Address—-) 1111011.00, Ino. 205 Matur St„ ZSulfaiq N.Y, "Cut It !Down. Cut down the 1 91 7 Tax Rate. It flourisheth aititudinously to the great 'lntegace of everybody's pocket, We Ask a Favor, If you take The New Era d0 us a little favor—just recommend it to a neighbor who doesn't know how good it is. We Can Do It. When you need any printing bring it to The New Era and you'll be pleased wite the job. We are equipped to give efficient service and charge no more for betterr- wo 1„ Bair. You? Some of our readers haven't renewed ' their subscription for 1917. If you are -one of theseplease scare up $1,00 for tis. 'Winter not Through yet Winter's nerve Is off the slate Spring has come, I'm glad to state. -;—not yet. From a balmy Spring day 'on Monday to a regular snow storm Tuesday morning, the weatherman did n regular aeroplane flop -over, :12esigned His Charge. At a meeting of the Presbytery of 'Peterbioro held on Tuesday, March 13, Rev. T. J. Robinson, M, A. of Lakefteld, formerly of ?Milverton, was permitted to resign his charge. He will take the . 'position of provincial manager in Bri- tish Columbia for an insurance come parry.—Mr. Robinson preached for a call at the time the pulpit was vacant in Willis church, following the resignation .of Rev, Air. Grant. Advertising Pays. At the Fairs and Exhibitions con- vention in Toronto, Mr, R. J. Bushell, `tanager of the Kingston Fair, during She discussion upon the president's re- port, made an illuminating statement, In saying that when he tool[ over the management "his fair hoard was spending $70 in advertising and there was a deficit," "Last year," he said, "we Spent $600 in advertising and the business of the fair showed an in - :crease of 400 per cent., and there was •a surplus." Argument like that and proof like that need no auxiliary com- ment in order to show that it pays to advertise. 'Votes for Indians. Without a dissenting voice, 'the Orange Grand Lodge of Ontario West in convention at Stratford endorsed .a resolution urging the Provincial Government to re -enfranchise the Indians of the province. Scobie Logan ...Chief of the Muncey tribe, who was a delegate to the convention, declared there were 18,000 Indians in Ontario who can intelligently exercise their :franthlse, He stated that he had been a poll clerk and returning officer before' the Indians had been disfranchised and he had no knowledge of a single in- stance in which an Indian had, spoiled .a. -ballot in casting his vote, CARTES'' V:R PILLS The e►rest aablt In The Wort is the habit of health. The way to get it is to train your bowels, through the liver, to act naturally, at a fined time, every day,. Take one pill regularly (more only if necessary) until you succeed. Then you can stop tailing them, without trouble or annoyance. 'This has been the good -health - rule for 50 years. CARTE'S IlYPeR d>il,LS it`Ql fiehu/np bears 'Signature' Colorless faces after. `,low the nbsonce of Iron in the blood. Ciirrtar's @r;tiin Mils will hent ilia conditian., 1, ' k✓rt.4„ 4 Minor 1„oaaIo Ml the wood around tows is being picked up for :fueL " • The Calgary Herald says that accord- ing to a well versed Cockney a lie IS "Huniruth," Spring Fair, April 5111, Spring is here, Soon you may store pule amp else putt at111ias tree elute start saving for next year's'feel supply. Generis Spring is making old General Winter make 11 Hasty retreat, The New Era adweys welcomes lett- ers to th0 Editor' for pubiiciatian. Fite them at us but be sure to sign your name. If it is the news you want to sub- scribe for The New Era, F. W, Woods, of God'erich, has been Appointed issuer of automobile licenses fbr the County of Huron, The abdication of King Winter is in order, Advertise your auction sales in The New Era and get big results, The New is the hest advertising medium for this community. The men who are tapping the maple trees just now may be ''sappers" but they are not of necessity members of the engineering corps. When anything happens worth pub- lishing, let The New Era know about it. Word has been received that Major H. C. Dunlop, of Goderich, has gone to France. The note to this effect was written under date of March 7th. . FOR F Q ter ! , t\ t, d �(F�sw� {��y;�J ��+�ml ���tfdcl��[I?�If.$y IIGr " LAXA-LOVER. POLLS MEV NEVEM FAIL TO DO GOOD, Mrs. J Sheilswortlt, Halifax, N.S.. writes: "1 take pleasure in writing you concerning the great yahoo I have re- ceived by using pier Milburn's Laxa- Liver Pills fora sluegislt liver. When my Ever got bad I would have severe head- aches, but after using; a couple of vials of your pills I have not been bothered with the headaches any more," Milburn's Laxa-Liver Pills clean away all waste and poisonous matter from the system, and prevent as well us cure all complaints arising from a liver which has become inactive. Milburn's Lasa -Liver Pills are 25c. a vial, or 5 vials for $1.00, at all dealers, or mailed direct on receipt of price by Tug T. M l nlnax Co., Loam, Teruel John Atkinson, a switchman in the Grand Trunk yards at Niagara Falls, was crushed to death between two cars. Art )lpees Peaut+te of Ft'rd ,1l:.1 in the Hotel Dieu, Winder, as a reetut of fracturing Itis skull in 1, Ming fifty feet to the ,_one, etc sleet of 1 fa.tory addle t i,7 n. :'Si1'ood,'s rhosphodinN The Great 70nglishtBea,edgy. Tones and invigorates the whole nervous system, makes now Blood in old Veins, Cows Nrhvottn Debility Dlental and Brain Whin', Ilespon- derwt>, Loss of It'nerpp. Palpitation of the Heart, balling .Dfeaory. Price 31 mer box, six for Sao Ono will please, six will euro eSoid by all druggists or mailed in plain pkg. on romp! of afire.. Nein painphlet `110 red free. THE WOCt3 NtCDiCINE CO..TOa0NTO, ONT. (Forman" Windsor' Rae mommusrmum THE CLINTON NEW ERA. ELDERLY 'VIRMILAI District News. SAFEHARDED Tell Others How They We Carried Safely Through Change of Life. Durand, Wis.—"I am the mother of fourteen children and I owe my life to Lydia E, Pinkham`a Vegetable Com- pound. When I wee 45 and had the Change of Life, a frieud recom- mended it and it gave me such relief from my bad feel- ings that I"•took several bottles. x am now well and healthy and rocom- mend your Compound to other ladies." —Mrs. MARY RIDGWAY, Durand, Wis. A MassachusettsWomanWrilos: Blackstone, Mass. —"My troebles were from my ago, and 1 felt awfully sick for three years. I had hot flashes often and frequently puttered from pains. I took Lydia E. Pinkham'e Vega table Compound and now am well." —leIrs. PIC1tu e COURNOYRR, Box 239, Blackstone, Mass. Such warning symptoms as sense of suifocation,hot flashes,headaches,back- aches, dread of impending evil, timidity, sounds in the ears, palpitation of the heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu- larities constipation, variable le appetite, weakness and dizziness,should beheeded by middle-aged women. Lydia E. Pink - ham's Vegetable Compound has carried many women safely through this crisis, GAMEY ACTORS SUMMONED ' EY DEATH But Few Who Took Part in Famous Charges Now Living Only one or two of the chief actors in the celebrated Gamey case which is recalled by the death of the member for Manitoulin, are living today four- teen years have passed since the fam- ous expose was macre. Sir George Ross, the then Premier, and leader of the party against whom the charge of bribery was laid by the late Mr. Gamey is dead. Sir James Whitney, leader of the party in whose interests Mr. Gamey was elected, has passed away. Chancel'or Sir John Boyd, who on the Royal Commission that inves- tigated Mr. Gamey's charges, died a few n10(1)hs ago. Hon. James R. Stratton, against whom the most serious allega- tions were made, passed away last year at 1tot.Springs. Air, Stratton's private secretary, Elgin Meyers, who figured as a witness in the investigation, has been dead some years. Hon. S. H. Blake, who prosecuted in the hearing before the Royal Commission on behalf of Mr. Ganey, also passed away some years ago. Hon. W. D. MacPherson, now Provin- cial Secretary, assisted Mr. Blake. Mr, 13, F. 13. Johnson, K. C,, had with trim as associate counsel in conducting the case for the accused, the present Mr, Justice Riddell. Britian, France and Italy have recog- nized the provisional Government of Russia, 04,0 04.00a® 60040+80.000®004CJ,D 0 GODERICH, itsTile Maitland River [las forced way into the . and all danger of any [loo1<ia 1: leee pant. A channel has been forced along the north el annel across the beach, and while the hater is muting deep very little ice is cooling clown. The flats • arc covered with ice floes which have grounded, and will urove a protection to the river break hater, While the ice is not alldown from away up the river, what will Coale dawn now will not in any way alter the situation, 'l'he rivet' broke about n week curlier than last year. An impressive function was held on Thursday evening in St. George's Church, Goderich, when Rev, A. 1.. G.' Clarke, recently appointed to the par- ish, was duly inducted as rector. The church was filled. The ceremony of induction was performed and the sermon preached by Ven. T. 13. Mallard - son, 1). C. 1.., archdeacon, of London, and the officiating church warden was A. L. Parsons. '11111 choir rendered the choral part of the service in splendid form. 1kENSALL Airs. Ann Jane Moore, for nearly 40 years a highly respected citizen of Hensall, died Saturday at the residence of her slaughter, Mrs, Thos Pierson. She was 75 years old and was the widow of William Moore, who predeceased her by several years. She is survived by three daughters—Mrs. iers - Irs Thomas Pierson, Miss Mary Jane and Mrs. Thomas Simpson, •and two sons—Will item of Lordor, and Charles, of De trait. The funeral was held on Monday to liensall Cemetery. Miss Mabel Curlmore, a graduate nurse, and a daughter of lair, and Airs. Cndnlore, of liensail,leaves for over seas service as a nursing sister on Monday with a draft from Military 1>isu•ic(, No. 1. Bliss Cod more has been in New York lately, taking a post- graduate tourse. Lail Sara cos, four-year old son of 'Mrs. :5. Sararlls, had a close call lrOln ficin; burned to death when his night- dress became ignited by a caul from , the tire thl a coal stove. The little boy was poking at the fire at the time. One aril was badly burned. , Ilis hair was also signed, and he was other- wise hurnecl. the timely arrival of his mother probably saved his life. WINGHAM. The \tringh.un Salt Wocks has been closed flown most of the Winter through lack of real. Operations will be resumed a week from Monday next, oertous flood conditions threaten Wingliam. The situation assumed a serious aspect last Friday following severe thunderstorms and downpours of rain. The 1tlsitiand River rose re wily, and, together with the mild weather and the huge quantities of snow, soon overflowed its banks and inundated its • immediate territory. 'I'Ite river was on a rampage by night. The situation in Lower Wingham is pard cuiarly dangerous, The cellars are full of water and roads are impassible. Many have moved out tllousehold goods and unless conditions abate will quit their glomes. The . official board of \Vinghant Methodist Church has extended at unanimous call to Rev. 10, F. Armstrong, 13. A., 13., who is closing a three years' pastorate in the 'lbws of Essex, eh.. Armstrong is a Huron County boy and will be welcomed back. Ile has accepted the call, and it is exp,etcd the London Confer- ence will confirm the app.,intmont in iunc. 1' • popular anti highly esteemed pastor of the local church, who is completing COUNIWY SCHOOL AS 24 COMMUNITYC. =. /l v./1 .,.y/' ATIONS are built in the public schools. The ideals set up by the school teacher remain very largely the ideals of the pupil through- out life, and his conception of patriot- ism will be what he bas been taught during his school years. It is not toe much to say that the present world war is due to a difference of ideals fostered by different systems of ed. i. cation. Great as is the importance of the public school in old and well estab- lished countries, this importance is even greater in the new lands which aro being called upntl to itssintilate populations from the more congested countries. It Is worthy of note that in Western Oanada, which may be cited as a ease in point of a country Which is called upon to assimilate a population of many races, Some of the most strenuous political and consti- tutional fights have hinged upon the sycste,ns of public eduiaztion. These tights, however, were not without their purpose, and it is out of than has ori.:alt a public 0011001 pollee- well ealettlated to sleet the needs of a 71O.' and rapidly growing country. 111 steel a. country the public school has to teke tm functions not n:,tc o.:rot• vied with it in 111e older and mere densely settled meet ctnulttee, 'Th prairie' sch0011101se Is not merely a (.entre of education; It is moo the re. Helot% and social centre of the dip. 0;let, During the week clays. the (ltheol teapher Furnishes education to ^�. •— - '-name' �".L:-:ti:tkr: �A^'^-•'.::.-:fir •7:...1'�S:.t3. the children of the neighborhood, hilt the report of the inspector of schools, on' S'inday the missionary holds his in the Province of Alberts., although services, which all attend regardless this school library movement is of creed or nationality, and on week only in its infancy, no less than 110,000 books were supplied for Mist patentee last year, et a cost of some' $50,000.00. Educationists of the province look forward to the tithe when every school die - trim will be a library centre, giv- ing to the settlers the facilities now afforded to residents of reties and town's tihrough their public libraries. The prosperity wheel has ahnost over. w'ltotntec] rural Alberta in the lost two years, when farmers have been reap- ing elenrmous crops and selling them et the higlulst figures 10 history, prowl:40S to ronlr1hute 01)ill farther to the importance of On rural school SAS a seedal cnntr,5 With every farm. cr driving This own automobile the opportunities for social. gatherings tiro greatly therm -led, and the come, try oehool Is the natural lneoting Place, nights the building is used for meet- ings of farmers, ,for the various com- munity societies; for the Red Cross or Patriotic Club, and for purely so- cial events such as debates, concerts and dances, To facilitate the latter, 1t may be noted that many country schoolhouses use removable desks which the willing hands of the farm. ere' rs boys quickly disposer of whenever !.here Is a dance in prospect. Another phone of 000001,nity work ce seelated with the rla'al seh,ol '.11)111 has been coming into promin- ence dieing the lost few years is the anion+» of hooks to settlers in the die. trial' Title work Is cnrmlI'VaS1 and t to i i',ed by the central 1)epartnuent of Education, which provides catalogues of books suitable for anal purposes, the actual solertion being )soft to the Moeller. 1'110 nal lh; •' of hooks allot - to a s Doi (Ht4. i at' is batted on TUursday, • April 5th, blending taOna! FIFTEEN CENTS �<1■.:rya■salfeMOS MIT SWOP 1M nr, rsr.■a eer.r - � .-_.-_.._�_._ _. ;+r!ar, ■ >.-,rr,r.. awn•^,ra - the fourth year of his pastorate a here, las 1 responded to a c 11 iron the church t i at Essex. ex. i1Ir. and Airs. !Mihail will take with them the best wishes of a large circle of friends in Ilot ori Count,. SEAFORTH. Another of Sea ("ales young; 111001 has paid the seprenne sacrifice in the person of Ptc. George 101a*Itollancl, who was killed in action on the .20th lust l'te. Alulhdland, who 10.10 a ;;r.eguatc of the Seah.rrth Collegiate lnsutute, was the sun el Ur. William Mulholland, fie enlisted with the 711th 1i:tttaliutt, Ile had been in the trenches sham last fall, Mrs. Catherine Keir, of this tmvn, has received official word from Ottawa that (ler son, l'te. Fred Weir, has been dangerously wounded in 1t tion. I re \\ 'err was a graduate of the Sea - forth h C:oltegiate and was one of Sea forth's most popular yo,ing mon. lie enlisted with the 4111 University of Aft,Giwl Corps. ate was sent to I'rautce with .t draft, where he beettato a member of a machine goo section No word has Leen received as to the nature of his wounds One of the oldest and best known residents of this locality bus died in the person of Angus McDerntid, who sue coalbed at his !ionic in the Township of IJullctt, 'Thursday at the age of 82 years and 11 months. Besides has widow he is survived by two sons and into daughters. The funeral was held on Saturday, Interment being in the Maitland Bank Cemetery. Word has been received of the sud- den death in Woodrow, Saskatchewan, of Mr. Charles Brodie, sr, a former well, known resident of this town. Mr. tiro die spent the winter here at the house 01 his son, Charles, and left here on the 5th lest. to visit his son and daugh ter in the Nest. Ile was 80 years of age, and leaves three sons and four daughters besides his widow. arta tonne marc or the Income of Russian troops gained Important vie - the Hinge Prince of Wales is not provid- ' torics b1 PSOSIa and on tete Russians' ed for In the Civil List. the nam; western front. given to the sums of money vOtod by Parliament for the maintenance of the Royal. Fatally. Ills Royal High- ness receives about :15137,000 annually from the Duchy of Cornwall, which was also orlt;fnaited by Edward III, ere for the support of his eldest son, and the eldest son of the Sovereign baa, since that time, always been born Well Separtuted Duke of Cornwall, and derived itis income from the valuable property in lands, royalties, fees, el". In the event of his marrying. the wife of the 1'rl ,r.' of Wake Will rc- e01ve 1510,000 a year, to ]1e increased to .550,0011 a ycni if s!in survivor him, whilo each of the King's your er 00110 receives 010.000 a year schen he is twenty-one emu's old, to he e in- creased to 525.0(10 Ell marriage„ t • Princess Miry, who is now nineteen, 111!11 re a c.lve ,15[,,1100 a year when she i� twenty-one years old 00 at her star- �` •� nage, Pensions and ennuitlt's to various members of the Royal L'aluIly amount to 15140,000 a Year. 'f he Teutons are now vigorously re- turning the lire of the Canadian artill» Citron Procerves, Pare citron and cut in slices one and one-half inch thick 011,1 about three inches long. To each pound of citron allow one pound of white sugar. gleet make your sirup, using one pint of wa ter to every tee pounds of sugar; skim well, Dieu add fruit; boil one hour. or Until tender; do not stir; slice two lem, ons thin, extracting the seeds; put this in the preserves with two ounces of root ginger !white). Do not boil long after adding lemon. This is excellent if made carefully. If you cannot obtain citron, watermelon rind cnn be substi• tuted, but soak overnight in alum woe ter and boil in (dear nater twenty mim Utes nest morning, T7? tal'.Il-]il 115 1,111{13. ' se 1 dt•er is repo,te:t do lure eet er- 1 ed a nervous breakdown. Mishaps on tits IVeddiing 1)07, and 'W'hat They Ila m, Nowadays the' bride ban the \v,ed- ding ring placed on the fourth tint.er of tho left hand, the ancient belief being that u ouot;,ll artery (some peo- ple call it vein) rents from thin linger to the. heart, I1ut at one time mar - vied women of 13r1laln Placed the plain hoop of gold on the thumb, nue some old missals are said lo hnv:• di- rected that the Hug he put first on tee thumb, afterwards upon the 01- coud, then on the third, and finally on the fourth fingers. Icings, however, are by 00 means limited. to betrothals and weddings, according to Mr, Jones, in his well- known boon, "Finger -Ring Lore," One of the prettiest fancies connected with these ornaments is the inscrib- ing of mottoes or short versos within the hoop, though it must be confess- ed that betrothal rings are Especially marked out for such seutiments, When leen and women tools life perhaps more seriously than they did lust before the outbreak of the war, mourning rings were inscribed with a Death's [read, 0 sort of grins re- minder, like the 510010ton. at the feast, that mankind 18 mortal; and a fatu- ous noble Scottish family have a mournful tradition colnectod with this custom. In the seventeenth cen- tury the young heir won tho heart • and Hand of a Dutch lady of rami, but when the Marriage day arrived the bridegroom wall missing, Excited and breathless messengers found the young gentleman calmly sitting down to breakfast, oblivious of the important business on hand; but he attempted to make amends for his strange lapse of memory by hasten- ing to the chureh, where his ala•med bride awaited 11101. Then he found that he had forgot- ten the ring, hilt it friend hurriedly handed him one, 10111011 was placers on floe bride's Linger, when to everyone's horror it was disenvorecl that an evil omen had occurred, in that it was not an ordinary but a mourning ring, waning the sinister sign of the skull and crossbones. This occurrence had 0111)11 at effect on the newly -made wife that she declared she should die 011hin the year, and. the tradition adds that her prophecy was unhap- >ily ful(lI1ed. • • Rimes were also used in conneefton with Astrology, divination, Investi- .11res, quackery, coroltattolls, and re- i�f011, att(1 1111 one ante a certain kind was believed to be efficacious in the ere clnlil �• 1 and epilepsy. II( s• I 1 1• Royal 1n(nites. in addition to the Xi 70,000 a ,Year Opt George 1(111ves from the Slate, to hes 10'p,nsoilal 111(ame 01 eel ,000 . your cram the 1)ueily of 1.anleasten'. '11;• 1 ,1 pI' ,'silted by Edward 0, Io his non, John of []mint, aid vith. the •lneesslon 1n Om throne in :186 of .T lin e1' (1011 Ca snag as LOWY TV., 1111 1lucnhy be(mur' n !Own p . ;t^ .i"le, TOUT lel 71411•, at Yui,:'" bit t 0*otrl)in lands, royalties, fees, Stern Parent: "My child, 1 want, you to stay away from that horrid Jonos boy at school." Youngster: "I do, father; 'hoes at the head of tine class every day," Te,.cher: "Iiathu•ine, what do you know about the orchid family?" Katie: "Please, miss, mother has forbidden us to indulge in any family gossip," THE "`'1 CTGU Let us make you acquainted with the new, luscious flavour — 'tw�i■.. tP t t,�'1' It's all that the name suggests! Wrigley quality— made where Chewing giti11 making is a Science. Now three flavours Chew It alter etrefrgf meal `ff'f7r1`fiP141.%iLE aYs S7zza rnr PERFECT 0100 01 f�-t3 f', = Dia ..,L.Aiiki,c;t4rh Get it wherever confections are sold eaRe Tight if gag , °' , i a a s MADE IN CANADA 4. IF It