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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1916-08-03, Page 5tzeasasaussamsammiaumma Clinton News-Retoul August 3rd, 1916 Stanley Township - Complaint has been made to The 'News -Record by Well known ratepay- ers of the great ,amount of wild car- rot which is allowed to grow by,the roadside, 11 not cut within a few days it will ripen and thus the seed be scattered far and wide, I This spread of wild pests is depreciating the value of our farms and should receive the attention of our -munici-' tial authorities -tine sooner the bet- ter. •SeafOrth. 11.isses Rose and Gertrude Dorsey left last week on a trip clown the St. Lawrence:, nce. Mrs, S. Neely has returned from a visit with Detroit friends. i Airs, R. R. Scott of Chicago is a guest at the home of Mrs. John Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. John McLean of Hew- ard, Sask., are guests at the bonnie of Mrs. M. Y. McLean. - Mrs_ Israel of Wa.lkerville is here on a visit to Mrs. W. Cudnrore, Mrs. C. Layton was in Detroit last week attending the funeral of her bro- ther. Mrs. J. W. McWilliams and two lit- tle sons were accompanied by the lady's brother, Mr. W. Kehoe, on their return home at :Mount Clemens. Mr. W. Govenlock of Winnipeg is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Scott, Mrs. W. Adams and Miss I,vel i y t are at Dayton, Ohio, visiting ng the former's daughter, Mrs. Bert King. .1family arc •ti Kling ^• and Mrs. Pf<u Ic spending a few weeks with friends at Dayton, Ohio. Mrs. James Gillispie and Misses Helen and Mary have returned from a visit in Toronto. Miss Annie McLeod of Detroit is spending a vacation with her mother here. News -Record Means News -Leader.. Wingham Mr. John Radford, who has been residing in Goderich, hos•-decided. to return to W1341E111) again. Mr, John W. Chadwell of Saskatoon spent a few''days as the guest of Mr. and. Mrs. William Mister re- cently. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Green spent last week in 'Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. White have been visiting friends at Cornwall. Mr. and Mfrs. Deter S. Fisher of Toronto were the guests last week of his mother, Mrs. Peter Fisher. Mies Edith I'aubanlc of Ilamiiton is the guest of Miss Margaret,Po- cock. A'Irs. D. Robertson is improving her having r residence on Centre street by 1 < fl g erected. fine verandah ex tod. a Mr. A J. Nicholls has gone on a trip up the Great Lakes. He will visa his brother at Minneapolis be- fore returning. Rev, J. F. Dingman, pastor of the Baptist church, has purchased the residence of Mrs, F. Ci. Sparliang and will obtain possession next month. Mrs. Spieling and her dau- ghter intend removing to Toronto, Mr. W. Anderson of Galt visited old frieods in Winghatn recently. Mr. Jas. ('alder and daughters of Pittsburg were visitors with the for- mer's cousin, Dr. Margaret Calder, for a few days recently. Rev. J. W. Hibbert and 141x. .john Groves attended the Grand Orange Lodge of British North America held in Toronto last week. cltil- rs. \1 J. . Scott and t I r. and Mrs. dren of Sandusky Mich., have been guests at the home of the lady's parents, All'. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson of town. Mr. L. Kennedy was at Alexandria Bay, N.Y., attending the Overland Agents' convention in season from the 17th to tire 20th ultimo, blesses. Ed. and Charlie Hawkins have, gone to Preston and taken pos- itions. A Beautiful Art Square lends a charm to the room. It has other advantages al- so, being easy to clean, easy to remove. We have at present an excellent show- ing of fine rugs .including Brussels, Axminsters, Wil- tons, i -tons, eta, that we have priced at attractive prices. We would be most pleased to show them to you. JAS. DUNFORD Undertaker and Funeral Director. 28 Phone 1 28 Goderich Mrs. IC, McCartney left this week visit• o t C''adilac Bask, to her s n a , Messrs. Ben and Charles Witmer of Detroit are vieitingffricnds in town. Mies Mabel Toni of Detroit is idaying at het bonne in town. Misses Grace and Olive Robinson are spending a few weeks with fi'i- ends in Detroit. , Mt. and Mrs. D. Stoddart have re, turned frotii a visit With their eon, Rev. W. W. Stoddart Of Rochester, h', 1 Jaelc Brecken, the eighteen months old twin son of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Redditt of Brantford, passed away at the home of the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James MacVicar, on Mon- day week,1he funeral tookplace on the Wednesday,following to 41aitlanc cemetery. Seaforth bliss Catherine Horan, daughter of Mr. John Horan of town, was acci- dently, drowned while bathing at Kenora. Tlne body was brought home for interment. Mrs. A. R. Scinpso n of Toronto has been visiting at the home of Mrs. J C. Greig. Miss Alice C'arbert is speeding a few weeks with friends in Detroit. bliss Barbour of Toronto has been visiting Mrs. Geo. W. Chesney. Zurich 141x. Cl. S. Howard, , pr inci pal nl of the public. school, ` is spending a few weeks s in Michigan. Miss Margaret Stelk of Guelph is holidaying at her home here. Miss Dorothy Fritz has been visit- ing Miss McConnell of Varna, Mr. and Mrs: Henry Dumart and family of Berlin have been visiting friends here, Mrs. Cl. i'rlee of Toronto spent a few days at the home of her broth- er, Mr. A, W. Morley, recentllt'. Air. George Sparks has returned from a trip to the western provinces. Mr. and dies. Mistier of Hamilton and Messrs. Smith and Campbell of Chatham were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hey, Jr., last week for several clays. Mr. and Mrs. D. Morrow and chil- dren have returned to their home at Beetou after a visit with the lady's parents, AIr. and Mrs. J. F. Ricicbeil. Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Finlcbeiner of Alilvertms visited for a day or two in town recently. Mr. Cleo. Woods of Kincardine was a guest at the home of Mr. T. L. Wane for a couple of days last week, W ingham Mr. Archie i\IcKeller and Mrs. Stoddart of Alpena, Mich., visited the former's daughter, Airs. R. S. -Mc- Gee, for a few days recently. Rev. E. G. and Mrs. Dymond and family have been spending a few weeks with Toronto friends. Mrs. Sutherland has returned to her home in Detroit after a visit with her daughter, Mrs. S. Wahnsley. Mr. James Hayne and daughter, Miss Louise, of Chicago are spending a few weeks -in town. A'Ir. Mayne was a resident of Wingham about thirty years ago. Misses Earnseliile and Edna fifes - grove .were inn Toronto' last week, -the former as a delegate from tine Ed- monton Lady True Blues at the con- vention in conjunction with the Grand L.O.L. Mrs. Claude Gregory of London was the guest last week of fier parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buchanan. The niarriege took place at the home of Mr. and files, John Watson, of Morris township on Saturday, July 22nd, or their daughter, Floren- ce Ethel, to Mr. islelville:Williams of this town. They will take up their residence in Wingham on their re- turn from a wedding trip to Buffalo, '1'hc Epworth League of the Metho- dist church held successful anniver- sary services on Sunday week when Rev. D. Norman of' Japan and Dr. B. C. Wilford of China each told something of the work of missionar- ies in the different countries. NEW PRICES August 1st, 1916 The following prices for Ford cars will he effective on and after August 1st, 1916 : Chassis . , , $450 Runabout . , 4,75 Touring Car , 495 Coupelet . . 695 Town Car . . 780 Sedan . . . 890 f,o.b. Ford, Ontario These prices are positively guar. anteed against any reduction before August 1st, 1917, but there is no guar- antee against an advance in price at any time. BERT LANGFORD, DEAI,BR Phone 183 Clinton Polyglot. Even in New York city, where noto- riously all the races of the ,i thnbited globe nre' cast into the commons inciting°. pot, itis not often that one sees the compositeness of the population quite so concretely illustrated ins, it was op. a subway car the other day. On one side of the car, sitting alongside of each other, all in a row, were five men and one lone woman. According to the observant and veracious straphanger. who reports the occurrence, one• of tine" five men was rending a German news• paper, the next wee absorbed in an Italian sheet, the third was occupied'. with an English paper, the fourth with a paper in Jewish tekt, while the fifth was busy wIth a Greek magazine. The lone woman, sandwiched in near the middle of the line, was rending a French magazine. Presumably there were somite few persons in the car who were content with purely American lit en tture, but the straphanger, who, hap- pens himself to be Irish, does not men- tion there.—New York Poet.. The Cause of Gray Hair. A northern woman was visiting a fi'iencl down south. One morning the northern woman, Mrs, I%., was Peeper - tug for breakfast. She stopped a mo- ment, rather alarmed at the nitmberof gray hairs that were beginning to be sprinkled among the black. Au old colored woman came into her room while sire was looking at the gray locks in the mirror. "Oh, I'm getting old, Maryi" she re- marked to the colored woman, busy with her work, "Old? Why, honey, you looks 111ce a spring lamb!" exclaimed the old color- ed servant. "No, o I'm old. I t� it. Look at know r ebest sign my gray hale. That's the I t know of. Gray hair means old age to me." "Law, ifisit9.grayhair ain't n't no sign of old age. That's jist a sign of wort- ation and a weak mindl"—Indianapolis News. Armed Plants, Many plants protect themselves from their enemies by the use of spikes of prickles and venom, just as certain ani- mals do. Of those using the first nam- ed device there are, as a naturalist pointed out, innumerable examples. The bramble, the gorse and the holly are familiar instances of shrubs and trees "armed to the teeth," so to speak, Many plants imitate the reptiles in arming themselves with venom. Of 'these rine the deadly nightshade, or belladonna, and the nix vomica. Less destructively inclined are those plants which are simply protected by their disagreeable taste. The common buttercup, which is one of these, is generally shunned by horses and cat- tle. attie. A plant which is protected by a disagreeable smell is the figwort. Only that hardy and insensitive animal, the goat, will touch it,—London Answers. Red Tape In Jepati, A European resident of Japan, who lived some distance from Tokyo, mai sono years ago sent a tax bill for a quarter of a cent, Since it was a very inconvenient distance to the tax office he paid no attention to the blll, but after a time be received a threat- ening notice from the authorities or- dering him to pay it. Not being al, lowed to pay taxes by post, he was obliged to make a journey costing sev. oral hundred times the amount of the tax to pay the bill. This quarter of a cent tax was collected three times a year, and he attempted to get rid; of the inconvenience in making other journeys by paying the tax for a year in one sum, but this the authorities would not permit,—Exehsuge. Dr, Johnson's Appearance. Dr. Johnson, who was extremely careless of his personal appearance, called at the house of a friend one night to induce him to call with him upon Goldsmith. The philosopher was sprucely dressed, as neat in every way as any one could wish, and his friend, noticing the change, inquired why he had got himself up so spick and span. "Why, sir," replied Dr. Johnson, "I hear that Goldsmith, who is a very great sloven, justifies his disregard of Cleanliness by quoting my practice, and I am desirous this night to show him a bettor example." Consistency. "Charley, dear," said young Mrs. Torkins, "did you forget to bring the things I told you to bring from the store?" "No, This is one time I carried out instructions to the letter. Here's the whole bundle." "Oh, I'm so sorry. I've changed my mind about wanting. I was sure you'd forget as usual. It's so hard to de- pend on a man:"—Washington Star. Didn't Need It. A book canvasser went into a bar- ber shop and asked the proprietor if he could sell him an encyclopedia. "What's that?" asked the barber. "It's a book that contains informa- tion on every subject in the world." There was a victim in the chair, and he put in feebly, "He doesn't need It!" Plenty on Hand. "Have you ever wondered about your husband's past?" "Dear me, no. I have all I can do in taking care of his present and worry- ing about his future."—Boston Herald. Easy to Suit, Brown—Did I leave an umbrella here Yesterday? Bather—What kind of an umbrella? Brown—Oh, any kind. I'm not fussy. No man should thrust himself into temptation.- He should pray to be de- livered from it, Foolhardiness issues hr calamity. Seaforth. Mrs. Ernest Liveranco and little sort and Mrs. W. Dewitt of Williamson., Mich., are guests at the home of Mrs IV, E. Rerslake, Sergt-Major Reid, son of Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Reid of town, has re- turned from service with the Army Medical and was given a public wel- come, Sergt. Reid will return to du- ty on the expirations of his furlough. Mrs. John Stewart has been visit- ing in. Exeter recently, Goderich Major and Mrs. Jos. Beck of Toron- to have been 'visiting friends in town, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sharman of Detroit spent a few days in town last week. Br. lileldrunt and daughter of Cleve- land motored over to spend their an- nual holiday here. Mrs. John A. Walter left last week for bully, .,Sank,, to be present at the marriage of her daughter. Mrs. W. L. Morton and Miss Ball have returned from Fort William.' Mrs. Horton 0 oatwas nese m a' ue n tl ho P rno by her little niece, Miss Josephine Clearihue of Calgary, who is spending some weeks here. Verna 1 erna Gfenlhn1t of Toronto has been visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs, Tiros. Gledhill of town, and other relatives in the vicinity, Sergt.-Major Don McGillicuddy was in town for a few days recently vis- iting his sister, Mrs. ((1ev.) Holmes, Sergt, McGillicuddy, who has been serving at the front, is Yonne on leave for a few weeks. He has two brothers in uniform, one in England and the other at Camp Borden. John Pinder won the Robert Park gold medal for entrance examinations while Ntpra MeNevin won tihe silver medal. Mrs. Peter Edwards passed away on Monday week after a spnrewirat tedious illness at the age of seventy- eight years. Little Miss Delight Munich, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. 14lutch, while visiting relatives in Winghann fell from a hammock and broke her ann. , \" " f the Public Miss r e b c lass Lillianhillias tl'[ae w o 1 1 school staff, Welland, and Miss Mar- garet lifacVicar of Brantford are hol- idaying at their home in town. Miss Mix Saunders is visiting fri- ends in Detroit, News -Record means News -Leader Goderich. .The. engagement is announced of Miss Florence' Irene Snyder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J, B. Smeller of Col- borne township, to Mr. Clifford S. Gledhill, son of Mr. and Mrs, A. S. Gledhill of the Bayfield Road. The marriage will take place the latter part of August, bedding Presents Can easily be selected from our stock of Fano cy Goods and Chinaware. A. T.Cooper CLINTON. i -AN NATIONAL' CANADIAN . ahs. EXHIBITION s®p�. >> 26 Empire Federation tiSpectacle R. i,P 1,200. Performers; 10 Massed Bands; Chorus of 60 Voices Glorious Pageant symbolizing Im- perial Power Solidarityand e' rralw Mammoth Scenic Reproduction of the British Houses of Parlia- ment, Westminster Abbey and the War Office. W ON AND UNDER W SEA A ON LAND ' R IN THE AIR R Scenes that have thrilled the Em ,pire Re-enacted by Overseas Troops, Shells in Process of Manufacture Immense Munitions Exhibit Model Camp, Trench Warfare, Hand Grenade and Bomb Throwing, De- struction of Warships by Hidden Mines, Bayonet Fighting, Federation Year Fireworks, Complete New Midway. , 4 The King's Horse arse Government Exhibits, Superb Showingowin 0 of Live Stock and Agricultural Products, Acres of Manu- factures. Toronto, Aug. 26 to Sept. 11 Aug. 4, 1914—War Declared Aug. 4, 1916—Allies Winning ORGANIZE for Victory! • THE THIRD YEAR OF THE WAR calls for the organized co-opera- tion of every citizen of the Province of Ontario. ALL must help to hasten the day of final triumph. For the sake of those who have made the Great Sacrifice, and of those now overseas or in training, every citizen must give the best service possible. No one need feel "out of it" when the great day of Victory comes, hut everyone must qualify now by sharing in the sacrifices which the 'War demands, Suggestions for Organization What Organizations Should Do In many Municipalities there ere already active patriotic organizations, such as Recruiting, Red Cross, Soldiers' Aid and Patriotic Fund Com- mittees. In such cases, one of these, or, better still, a joint committee of these and the citizens generally, might undertake to co-operate with the Central Committee at Toronto. Where there is no active representative organization, it is suggested that one be formed at the earliest moment. It should be non- partisan (in the broadest sense), and represent every interest affected by war conditions. 1. Find more men for Overseas service, 2. Help in keeping our munitions plants working to full capacity. 3. Induce every possible worker, men and women, to serve on the farm and in other essential industries. 4. Find money for the coming WAR LOAN and war funds. 5. In short, assist in the organization of Ontario's resources to meet war conditions and after -war conditions. THRIFT and ECONOMY, and a careful consideration and preparation for our problems are essential if we would meet the present and future needs. For further suggestions and information you are cordially requested to write at once to ALBERT H. ABBOTT, Ph.D., Secretary, Organization of Resources Committee, Parliament Buildings, Toronto. �st�,wla� LIEUTENANT -GOVERNOR OF ONTARIO Chairman of the Organization of Resources Committee MODEL D 60. Valve -in -Head motor, 30-35 h,p. 5 passenger. Completely furnished to smallest detail—The McLaughltn, "Valve -in -Head" Motor is guaranteed to develop and deliver more power and with less &iMoline than any other motor of equal size or make. Price $1,11,0, f,o.b., Oshawa, . REAL SERVICE. • McLaughlin service is assured by twelve bran- ches conveniently located, Hundreds of agencies from coast to coast. One million dollars investedlin branch houses and equipment, Large stocks of parts carried for all models at Oshawa and at the branchee. Forty-seven years of manufacturing and marketing of vehicles for Can- adians. Thorough knowledge through experience of Canadian needs. Consider carefully the smRvlos you buy—it is, very important and necessary. Note the class of people who drive the McLaughlin. As a class they investigate before they invest. To insure spring delivery you should give your order now. The McLaughlin Motor Car Co., Limited, Oshawa SEELEY Sc. BARTLIFF, Agents. Ready to- \Near. Garments ouch C PHONE 78. Dry Goods and r Diillnne y 1 Big Specialfor July and SPECIAL NO. I Ladies' Embroidery 1 dozen only Ladies' Embroidery soiled white and colored, sizes 16, ues up to $9,00, your choice SPECAL No. 2 Dresses 1.8, August. $2.98 Dresses, slightly 34, and 36, val- $2.98 Hosiery 34c. Five dozen _ s ladies lace hose, good lisle thread C! r�^ � colors guarante- �'''�'' ( 4� '1 ed, black, pink, 'd '' ' .- 4`l,i ) tan, white, blue ' fir^ l ill. , and rose. Reg- ular 50c. for* 34c a pair' " -IIIit\�� I I I� I ` ,, 1\ \ L, i i Five lath es far dczen cy hose ( a 41, , a:IEar fast colon, black v \ \` and tan only, reg ular 40c. for ter+"'' 19c. a pair. , .e SPECIAL NO. 3 House Dresses 98c. • 3 dozen ladies' house dresses, extra good quality print, fast colors, small sizes 34, 36 and 38, values up to $1,35 for 98c, SPECIAL NO. 4 Muslins llc a yard 250 yards of muslin and chambrey, good assort- ment of colors, values up to 25c. your choice tic a yd. SPECIAL NO. 5 Millinery $1.49. 1 dozen ladies' trimmed hats, values up to $5.00 for $1.49 SPECIAL NO. 6 Odd Waists 69c. 1 dozen only odd waists, slightly soiled, 34 and 36 only, regular $2,00, for 69c. Goderich Mrs. IC, McCartney left this week visit• o t C''adilac Bask, to her s n a , Messrs. Ben and Charles Witmer of Detroit are vieitingffricnds in town. Mies Mabel Toni of Detroit is idaying at het bonne in town. Misses Grace and Olive Robinson are spending a few weeks with fi'i- ends in Detroit. , Mt. and Mrs. D. Stoddart have re, turned frotii a visit With their eon, Rev. W. W. Stoddart Of Rochester, h', 1 Jaelc Brecken, the eighteen months old twin son of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Redditt of Brantford, passed away at the home of the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James MacVicar, on Mon- day week,1he funeral tookplace on the Wednesday,following to 41aitlanc cemetery. Seaforth bliss Catherine Horan, daughter of Mr. John Horan of town, was acci- dently, drowned while bathing at Kenora. Tlne body was brought home for interment. Mrs. A. R. Scinpso n of Toronto has been visiting at the home of Mrs. J C. Greig. Miss Alice C'arbert is speeding a few weeks with friends in Detroit. bliss Barbour of Toronto has been visiting Mrs. Geo. W. Chesney. Zurich 141x. Cl. S. Howard, , pr inci pal nl of the public. school, ` is spending a few weeks s in Michigan. Miss Margaret Stelk of Guelph is holidaying at her home here. Miss Dorothy Fritz has been visit- ing Miss McConnell of Varna, Mr. and Mrs: Henry Dumart and family of Berlin have been visiting friends here, Mrs. Cl. i'rlee of Toronto spent a few days at the home of her broth- er, Mr. A, W. Morley, recentllt'. Air. George Sparks has returned from a trip to the western provinces. Mr. and dies. Mistier of Hamilton and Messrs. Smith and Campbell of Chatham were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hey, Jr., last week for several clays. Mr. and Mrs. D. Morrow and chil- dren have returned to their home at Beetou after a visit with the lady's parents, AIr. and Mrs. J. F. Ricicbeil. Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Finlcbeiner of Alilvertms visited for a day or two in town recently. Mr. Cleo. Woods of Kincardine was a guest at the home of Mr. T. L. Wane for a couple of days last week, W ingham Mr. Archie i\IcKeller and Mrs. Stoddart of Alpena, Mich., visited the former's daughter, Airs. R. S. -Mc- Gee, for a few days recently. Rev. E. G. and Mrs. Dymond and family have been spending a few weeks with Toronto friends. Mrs. Sutherland has returned to her home in Detroit after a visit with her daughter, Mrs. S. Wahnsley. Mr. James Hayne and daughter, Miss Louise, of Chicago are spending a few weeks -in town. A'Ir. Mayne was a resident of Wingham about thirty years ago. Misses Earnseliile and Edna fifes - grove .were inn Toronto' last week, -the former as a delegate from tine Ed- monton Lady True Blues at the con- vention in conjunction with the Grand L.O.L. Mrs. Claude Gregory of London was the guest last week of fier parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Buchanan. The niarriege took place at the home of Mr. and files, John Watson, of Morris township on Saturday, July 22nd, or their daughter, Floren- ce Ethel, to Mr. islelville:Williams of this town. They will take up their residence in Wingham on their re- turn from a wedding trip to Buffalo, '1'hc Epworth League of the Metho- dist church held successful anniver- sary services on Sunday week when Rev. D. Norman of' Japan and Dr. B. C. Wilford of China each told something of the work of missionar- ies in the different countries. NEW PRICES August 1st, 1916 The following prices for Ford cars will he effective on and after August 1st, 1916 : Chassis . , , $450 Runabout . , 4,75 Touring Car , 495 Coupelet . . 695 Town Car . . 780 Sedan . . . 890 f,o.b. Ford, Ontario These prices are positively guar. anteed against any reduction before August 1st, 1917, but there is no guar- antee against an advance in price at any time. BERT LANGFORD, DEAI,BR Phone 183 Clinton Polyglot. Even in New York city, where noto- riously all the races of the ,i thnbited globe nre' cast into the commons inciting°. pot, itis not often that one sees the compositeness of the population quite so concretely illustrated ins, it was op. a subway car the other day. On one side of the car, sitting alongside of each other, all in a row, were five men and one lone woman. According to the observant and veracious straphanger. who reports the occurrence, one• of tine" five men was rending a German news• paper, the next wee absorbed in an Italian sheet, the third was occupied'. with an English paper, the fourth with a paper in Jewish tekt, while the fifth was busy wIth a Greek magazine. The lone woman, sandwiched in near the middle of the line, was rending a French magazine. Presumably there were somite few persons in the car who were content with purely American lit en tture, but the straphanger, who, hap- pens himself to be Irish, does not men- tion there.—New York Poet.. The Cause of Gray Hair. A northern woman was visiting a fi'iencl down south. One morning the northern woman, Mrs, I%., was Peeper - tug for breakfast. She stopped a mo- ment, rather alarmed at the nitmberof gray hairs that were beginning to be sprinkled among the black. Au old colored woman came into her room while sire was looking at the gray locks in the mirror. "Oh, I'm getting old, Maryi" she re- marked to the colored woman, busy with her work, "Old? Why, honey, you looks 111ce a spring lamb!" exclaimed the old color- ed servant. "No, o I'm old. I t� it. Look at know r ebest sign my gray hale. That's the I t know of. Gray hair means old age to me." "Law, ifisit9.grayhair ain't n't no sign of old age. That's jist a sign of wort- ation and a weak mindl"—Indianapolis News. Armed Plants, Many plants protect themselves from their enemies by the use of spikes of prickles and venom, just as certain ani- mals do. Of those using the first nam- ed device there are, as a naturalist pointed out, innumerable examples. The bramble, the gorse and the holly are familiar instances of shrubs and trees "armed to the teeth," so to speak, Many plants imitate the reptiles in arming themselves with venom. Of 'these rine the deadly nightshade, or belladonna, and the nix vomica. Less destructively inclined are those plants which are simply protected by their disagreeable taste. The common buttercup, which is one of these, is generally shunned by horses and cat- tle. attie. A plant which is protected by a disagreeable smell is the figwort. Only that hardy and insensitive animal, the goat, will touch it,—London Answers. Red Tape In Jepati, A European resident of Japan, who lived some distance from Tokyo, mai sono years ago sent a tax bill for a quarter of a cent, Since it was a very inconvenient distance to the tax office he paid no attention to the blll, but after a time be received a threat- ening notice from the authorities or- dering him to pay it. Not being al, lowed to pay taxes by post, he was obliged to make a journey costing sev. oral hundred times the amount of the tax to pay the bill. This quarter of a cent tax was collected three times a year, and he attempted to get rid; of the inconvenience in making other journeys by paying the tax for a year in one sum, but this the authorities would not permit,—Exehsuge. Dr, Johnson's Appearance. Dr. Johnson, who was extremely careless of his personal appearance, called at the house of a friend one night to induce him to call with him upon Goldsmith. The philosopher was sprucely dressed, as neat in every way as any one could wish, and his friend, noticing the change, inquired why he had got himself up so spick and span. "Why, sir," replied Dr. Johnson, "I hear that Goldsmith, who is a very great sloven, justifies his disregard of Cleanliness by quoting my practice, and I am desirous this night to show him a bettor example." Consistency. "Charley, dear," said young Mrs. Torkins, "did you forget to bring the things I told you to bring from the store?" "No, This is one time I carried out instructions to the letter. Here's the whole bundle." "Oh, I'm so sorry. I've changed my mind about wanting. I was sure you'd forget as usual. It's so hard to de- pend on a man:"—Washington Star. Didn't Need It. A book canvasser went into a bar- ber shop and asked the proprietor if he could sell him an encyclopedia. "What's that?" asked the barber. "It's a book that contains informa- tion on every subject in the world." There was a victim in the chair, and he put in feebly, "He doesn't need It!" Plenty on Hand. "Have you ever wondered about your husband's past?" "Dear me, no. I have all I can do in taking care of his present and worry- ing about his future."—Boston Herald. Easy to Suit, Brown—Did I leave an umbrella here Yesterday? Bather—What kind of an umbrella? Brown—Oh, any kind. I'm not fussy. No man should thrust himself into temptation.- He should pray to be de- livered from it, Foolhardiness issues hr calamity. Seaforth. Mrs. Ernest Liveranco and little sort and Mrs. W. Dewitt of Williamson., Mich., are guests at the home of Mrs IV, E. Rerslake, Sergt-Major Reid, son of Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Reid of town, has re- turned from service with the Army Medical and was given a public wel- come, Sergt. Reid will return to du- ty on the expirations of his furlough. Mrs. John Stewart has been visit- ing in. Exeter recently, Goderich Major and Mrs. Jos. Beck of Toron- to have been 'visiting friends in town, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Sharman of Detroit spent a few days in town last week. Br. lileldrunt and daughter of Cleve- land motored over to spend their an- nual holiday here. Mrs. John A. Walter left last week for bully, .,Sank,, to be present at the marriage of her daughter. Mrs. W. L. Morton and Miss Ball have returned from Fort William.' Mrs. Horton 0 oatwas nese m a' ue n tl ho P rno by her little niece, Miss Josephine Clearihue of Calgary, who is spending some weeks here. Verna 1 erna Gfenlhn1t of Toronto has been visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs, Tiros. Gledhill of town, and other relatives in the vicinity, Sergt.-Major Don McGillicuddy was in town for a few days recently vis- iting his sister, Mrs. ((1ev.) Holmes, Sergt, McGillicuddy, who has been serving at the front, is Yonne on leave for a few weeks. He has two brothers in uniform, one in England and the other at Camp Borden. John Pinder won the Robert Park gold medal for entrance examinations while Ntpra MeNevin won tihe silver medal. Mrs. Peter Edwards passed away on Monday week after a spnrewirat tedious illness at the age of seventy- eight years. Little Miss Delight Munich, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. 14lutch, while visiting relatives in Winghann fell from a hammock and broke her ann. , \" " f the Public Miss r e b c lass Lillianhillias tl'[ae w o 1 1 school staff, Welland, and Miss Mar- garet lifacVicar of Brantford are hol- idaying at their home in town. Miss Mix Saunders is visiting fri- ends in Detroit, News -Record means News -Leader Goderich. .The. engagement is announced of Miss Florence' Irene Snyder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J, B. Smeller of Col- borne township, to Mr. Clifford S. Gledhill, son of Mr. and Mrs, A. S. Gledhill of the Bayfield Road. The marriage will take place the latter part of August, bedding Presents Can easily be selected from our stock of Fano cy Goods and Chinaware. A. T.Cooper CLINTON. i -AN NATIONAL' CANADIAN . ahs. EXHIBITION s®p�. >> 26 Empire Federation tiSpectacle R. i,P 1,200. Performers; 10 Massed Bands; Chorus of 60 Voices Glorious Pageant symbolizing Im- perial Power Solidarityand e' rralw Mammoth Scenic Reproduction of the British Houses of Parlia- ment, Westminster Abbey and the War Office. W ON AND UNDER W SEA A ON LAND ' R IN THE AIR R Scenes that have thrilled the Em ,pire Re-enacted by Overseas Troops, Shells in Process of Manufacture Immense Munitions Exhibit Model Camp, Trench Warfare, Hand Grenade and Bomb Throwing, De- struction of Warships by Hidden Mines, Bayonet Fighting, Federation Year Fireworks, Complete New Midway. , 4 The King's Horse arse Government Exhibits, Superb Showingowin 0 of Live Stock and Agricultural Products, Acres of Manu- factures. Toronto, Aug. 26 to Sept. 11 Aug. 4, 1914—War Declared Aug. 4, 1916—Allies Winning ORGANIZE for Victory! • THE THIRD YEAR OF THE WAR calls for the organized co-opera- tion of every citizen of the Province of Ontario. ALL must help to hasten the day of final triumph. For the sake of those who have made the Great Sacrifice, and of those now overseas or in training, every citizen must give the best service possible. No one need feel "out of it" when the great day of Victory comes, hut everyone must qualify now by sharing in the sacrifices which the 'War demands, Suggestions for Organization What Organizations Should Do In many Municipalities there ere already active patriotic organizations, such as Recruiting, Red Cross, Soldiers' Aid and Patriotic Fund Com- mittees. In such cases, one of these, or, better still, a joint committee of these and the citizens generally, might undertake to co-operate with the Central Committee at Toronto. Where there is no active representative organization, it is suggested that one be formed at the earliest moment. It should be non- partisan (in the broadest sense), and represent every interest affected by war conditions. 1. Find more men for Overseas service, 2. Help in keeping our munitions plants working to full capacity. 3. Induce every possible worker, men and women, to serve on the farm and in other essential industries. 4. Find money for the coming WAR LOAN and war funds. 5. In short, assist in the organization of Ontario's resources to meet war conditions and after -war conditions. THRIFT and ECONOMY, and a careful consideration and preparation for our problems are essential if we would meet the present and future needs. For further suggestions and information you are cordially requested to write at once to ALBERT H. ABBOTT, Ph.D., Secretary, Organization of Resources Committee, Parliament Buildings, Toronto. �st�,wla� LIEUTENANT -GOVERNOR OF ONTARIO Chairman of the Organization of Resources Committee MODEL D 60. Valve -in -Head motor, 30-35 h,p. 5 passenger. Completely furnished to smallest detail—The McLaughltn, "Valve -in -Head" Motor is guaranteed to develop and deliver more power and with less &iMoline than any other motor of equal size or make. Price $1,11,0, f,o.b., Oshawa, . REAL SERVICE. • McLaughlin service is assured by twelve bran- ches conveniently located, Hundreds of agencies from coast to coast. One million dollars investedlin branch houses and equipment, Large stocks of parts carried for all models at Oshawa and at the branchee. Forty-seven years of manufacturing and marketing of vehicles for Can- adians. Thorough knowledge through experience of Canadian needs. Consider carefully the smRvlos you buy—it is, very important and necessary. 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