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Established 1865, Vol. 51, No, 12
CLINTON
ONTARIO THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21 1916
,W, H, Kerr, Editor and Publisher
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;for Jo, Work i
New Student at the
School of Commerce
(Following are the names of the
students registered at the Clinton
School of Commerce up to last
week,—
Evelyn Chant to, Dashwood
Verna Older, Clinton
Jessie ,Collins, Bru.eetielcl.
Stella Copp, Clinton,
Eva Stinson, Bayfield.
Nellie Rapson, Clinton,
Annie 'Henderson, Goderich,
Irwin Speiran," Goderich,
Sarah Spooner, Clinton
Ila DoLong, Goderioh
Irene Thurloty, Goderich
1VIarion, Bogie, Goderich
John Ryan., Goderich
Dorothy Smith, Goderich
Bertha Longmire, Goderich
Verna MeVittie, Goderich
Eliza Beck, Goderich
Rudolph Brown, Goderich
'Fern Johnston. •Goderich
Verna Jervis, Rolmesville
Emile .Ford, liolmesville
Maude Pinder, Goderich
Irene Mitchell, Goderich
Nota Smeltzer. Lucknow
Allan Buchanan. Goderich
Drew '{night, Exeter
Harry Symonds, Goderich
Louise Grrffit si
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Jeannette Griffiths, Va
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Edna. Stewart, Seaorth
Ednal Dayman, Seaforth
'Ilannah Argent, Clinton
Deere Wilken. Clinton
Roselle. Schoenhals, Clinton
Pearl Shipley, Clinton
Viola Powell, Clinton
Margaret Cowan. Blyth.
,a Wonderful Record.
The following is a copy of the
letter received from the Under-
wood Typewriter exCo.,
Dear Miss Ward-I
going over
our records we find that Mr. Clift
ford Hunt, in January, 1915, wrote
at a net rate of (i3.3 words jeer
minute. This being the highest
record shown entitles the young
man to our school record certifi-
cate, Which is enclosed herewith.
Should this record be broken at
any time, certificate No. 21 will be
forwarded immediately,
Yours very truly,
United Typewriter Co., -Limited
As there are 1100 Collegiates,
Business Colleges, Etc., in Canada
using Underwood machines and
examinations this school is proud
tq have sent (Ti work that takes
first place, •
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WILLIS CLTO5Cii
Rev. Mr, Gilchrist of I t
ReToronto,
took the services' 0n Sunday.
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Rev, E G. Powell took charge of
the services on Sunday. At the
morning service he gave an ac-
count of his county temperance
work.
League meeting' on Monday night
was in charge otthe, Missionary
Committee. Mise Ruby 'Wise gave
areport of the Summer Schoolhe;d
atSt, Thomas and Miss ii, Greene
sang, a solo. t
ONTARIO ST..CHUi'CIT.
Mr. J.A. Irwin took the services
10, Ontario St. church lust Sunday
The pastor is expected to take
his own work next Sunday.
The Sunday School (will, hold
their Rainy Daynext Sunday after-
noon at.2.'30 p.m. .A c ;good Jiro-'
gram IS being presired. An address
will be given by 1VIr. Boucle and
Mrs:. King of. Goderich and Me
King, the violinist 'along with
others" will take part ib the musi-
cal pec't, ,
IIAI"PtSr CJ'l111CM
M_ Eastman c o
r Ea.t a preached Ped n Sunday
both morning and evening.
o In Wednesdayg
O eve
inn Mr. East-
man is continuing his study of the
life of Jgnalh,
:Mr, Eastman will 'preach next:
Sunday both morning and even-
ing.
Great regret was felt among the
Baptists of Clinton 'when it became
known on Thursday that Dr.Nor
ton, their beloved Superintendent
of$onte Missions of Ontario and
Quebec had pasted away. Dr
Norton's name was a . household
word among all Baptists. Dr.
Norton assisted in the ordination
of Rev. J. K.4airfull in Clinton
last November. Be is n uncle to
the pres3nt nsstor, Mr. H, Eastman.
1Peaches
Will soon be ready for
canning.'
Large, free stone Peach is
ready now.
Other ,varieties next week.
Do not buy until you have
seen our Peaches, and en-
quire prices.
Eke Store of Quality
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Phone 413
A Letter from Rendered First Aid®e•es
�n and Events�•ae®
Capt. Will fingland
Something About the Work He is -
Doing as a Y. M. C. A, Officer
at the Front
The following letter from Capt;
Williatn ringltynd to his parents,
Mr. and :Mrs. 'iohn Pingla,ud of
Dullett, will be of interest tq a
great many readers of the New Era
16th Battl. somewhere iniFr'ance
August/ 0th, 19J6:
Dear Folks—We have. has the
very best of weather now for a
few weeks, flne all the time, not
a bit of rein, for a. few days it
was warns but not hot. .We don't.
seem to have any hot pveather
like that in :Huron and the nights
are ''always cool.! last night I
slept with two blanl:ets- over me,
a tarpaulin and my winter ovLr--
coat. The farmers are just
beginning to. cut their grain. My!
how I should like to have you
see their magnificent
cref
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are wonder fel. My canvas selep-
tng het 8x15 /feet stands so that
the greet touches it oats thee
come' almost to my 'shoulder.
When they are ripe, I am going'
to send a few heads home to you.
To -day I had a visit from Major
Birks, the chief Y,M,C.A, officer
overseas. He is from Qtt0ntreal.
one of a firm of jewelers, and I
th.nk they aye rated as mil:don
aires, but he is a very fine eotil,.
one of the choicest so humble
and unassuming and yet so keen
and,alert. To -night I had quite a
pleasant surprise whet) four Knox.
College i'oys dropped in on me.
They have just come over here
with a battery. It was good to
see them and I thinly they were
glad to see me. The night belore
last Capt. Currie of Goderich
stayed with me. We Were at the
Colieglate together. :He is in Y,M.
C A. here; too. So you see I are
not alone out here These tire
some of the things that inalcelife
Pleasant, tree, what is more, we
seam to value and appreciate
friendship here much more than
in civil life,
I have recently received many
letters enquiring 'about sons;
brothers. etc. who have been k)
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ed or are missing, gine of them
are very pitiful and hard to ans-
wer. But this may lead you to
'believe that I am living somewhat
despondent. Not so, in fact, I
don't think I have ever been so
bright and cheerful. in my life t'e-
fore. We cannot afford ,to let
thesordid d
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John
Praised
Under Shell fire
Russell Christian is
by Major-General
Cox
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Major-en, 'Sir al W. Cox. K. C.
M 0, C. Be commanding the Ith,
Austraeian Division, recently
wrote Lieut. John Russell, Christ-
ian of the Royal Army Medical
Corps, who is attached to the lith
Brigade, Royal (Field Artillery.
The communication referred to
Dr. Christian's "great gallantry
and devotion to duty near Albeit'
on the night of August 5th and 6th 1,
in remaining ,•with two gassed; of-
ficers' and a Rounded man '• while
exposed to shellfire?'
Dr. Christian, who is a. Toronto
man, gave up ,his practice in Ed-
montoon last year tot enlist With
the HA M.C. He is now, enlisting
for another year's service. The
young officer icer isa brother roti r
)e of M's
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r 1. Ga Ic o_ town and a son of
Mrs Christian,, who is making her
home with Mrs Gaudier. atpres-
ent
SIR HAMAR GREENWOOD has
resigned his post at the war of-
fice and relinquished his com-
mission entirely. He starts for
et five weeks' tour of Canada
.at the end of this week. •
Don't let the_male order houses
stealbusiness right fro bur
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R g ybur
Mt. Merchants You're on
the ground floor. You have the
advant_gt. 330 a,s•r-ssiv Tollow
their example. Invest alittle bit
in advertising. f,et the people
know( that you want their custom
Social and Personal
Dr, and itirs. Axon were visitors at
London Fair last Week,
Miss Florence Diehl of Paisley is
visiting with her grandmother, ides.
13 McGai va
Mr. am* Mrs. E. Munro and Master
Harry were visitors at London.
Mr. Atkinson of the firm of Ball 4'z
Atkinson, combiiitil business and
pleasure at London last Week.
Mr. R. Fitzsimons took in London
Fair last week.
- Mrs. Hugh Miller of Brooklyn, N.Y.
to the guest of her daughter, Mrs. T.
}Inn Ici n s.
Mr, John West and daughter, Miss
Edna, were rtt London last Week.
el'c.
Miss l;thel 13rilclshtLry will i'eturn
this week after spendiu,g her holidays
at Chatham, \Vallaceburg and other
.points.
Mrs. H. Penuebakcr, accompanied
by her sister, Miss M. Burrows, left
on Wednesday fol• a two weeks visit
with friends at Flint, Mich.
Miss Marion Bogie is visiting her
cousin, 'hiss Edna Pernreoitker.
Rev, James burl of Guclericli, and a
former pastor of Wesley CJhuroll, wni;
in town last Friday combusting the
funeral servlet of the late .1uhu J t tc-
sn0.
ne. home." teat
Mrs, iyftGurva retut <l a
week from 0. mouth's visit at Paisley
and Southampton. •
Mrs. (Dr.) (Semi left on Tuesday for
Glasgow where, slat expects to spend it'
couple of months with the I)r', and
Miss Isabel, who are iu cru hospital in
Scotland.
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*EDITORIAL
Western Nair, at London, opened
on: Friday of lest week. 11 0111 no
doubt prove ag.reat magnet to
many in Western Ontario, A fine
program has been provided.
'There is quite 1L marked falling
off in atlenda.nce at the Ont'�trio
Agricultural College this fall, on-
1y'sotne 2.00 haeing registered so
far for the term, !This reduction
is largely chargeable to the war
and the response on the. part bf
young men to the call` of the Em-
pire. .
An interesting item along edu-
cational lines is the fact that 'a
young Chinese 'woman has grad-
uated as a lawyer in thq city of
Paris, This goes to prove 'that
the world moves and that to the
ambitious and faithful toiler the
reward -is attainable. A fixed
goal and. a determination to attain
t' as
r n often 1 e proved a
v d r t
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fit. Little isaehieved bya hit -and-
miss program but a "get there,
spirit knows little about defeat,
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Vonsidereble criticism has been
bestowed upon the Education De-
' partment over the recent examin-
ation results. The unfairness is
thought to exist in the re ulation
g
entitling ,male candidates to cer-
tificates on the result of the term
ex m
a s. 11us a few months
e
1 u farm.
arm
whereas the female pupils 'were
compelled to face the department-
al exams. .and thq sharp marking
of the examiners. It looks, just a
trifle, as if there was ground for
complaint.
Miss Marion Gunn ie spending a
couple of weeks in Toronto.
Mise M. A. Robertson of Toronto
was the guest of ;Miss Margaret Me.
Lotman last week.
Mrs. E. Miller and son Cecil, who
have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Miller, Ocange Street, has returned to
het' home in Listowel.
Dr. and Mrs. Gaudier' have returned
from their holiday visit.
Pte. It. May of the artillery stair,
Toronto, is spending a short vacation
in town
Miss Pearl 'fucker pi' London is vis.
iting her sister, bit's E. G. Powell.
•Rev. H. T. Crossley began his, 33rd
year in evangelletin work, in Jarvis,
ot1 Sunday, Sept, 8rd. The outlook for
the year is most encouraging.
Mrs. John Wiseman returned Inst.
week frau) a visit with her daughter
at Lethbridge.
bJt'.11 Selden of Fleeter was 111 town
011 lloifday.
Miss Wheatley is at Toronto this
week looking up the latest fashions in
dt'esantitkitig.
Mr. Mt:Liaise and Miss (;ora were
t t i tea's at Stratford this week
1)t'. Milne and family of 'Myth spent
'l')' ( it 11 1
T
al )ha ti ttM1(11R Aednesda*,
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1Vh71e r nmiu:; l0 i.lrn flu om Toes
day morning, '•, Mr Charlie C'.tnt'elon,
junior at the lhtlsons 13au1:, fell on
the sidewalk, spraining his right wrist
and damaging lii9 knee also.
Mrs. (Rev.) 79,0 Powell was visiting
lief' parents cold other friends in hon -
don elUTI ug Utc'Piet'seek.
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our minds dwell on ser c 'side 1f
of thgs.beingtnit lleclvorl)teoiin icd�itbuteig§ Y urea Teachers Convention.
011 with our sports, concerts, etc.,
fust the seem. We have to, 00
where would we be? This is War
time and we must do the thing
that makes for efficiency, We have
our daily baseball, 'sports, etc.,
This may soiled strange to you,
but do not judge harshly, We bed
a Very fine service ill Our hut to-
night; the speaker wens 'Capi:ian
Thurloty+ Fraser, late Of Owen
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nd, 'Ile makes an e. -r
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cit •n andis well likedc'the
h plan L by
boys. I had dinner with .Ralph
ph
ou i r on 'Prida . Re is doing to y a
splendid piece of work out here
as chaplain. I see quite a lot of
him and am getting to know hint
well.
I have been here seven months
now and the time seems short and
I hope that when another seven
months have gone by the "war
may be over, In many ways we
are graining the advantage over
the Run, When I came to 'France.
the German aeroplanes were n
Mt; of menace and ours a sort of
'oke, but now the tables 'have
turned. A couple of days ago it
looked good to stand and 'watch
a fleet of at least- 25 British bat-,
tleplanes sailing, away over the
British lines I suppose they went
on a botubing expedition or to
make observations, or both. Then
too, our gone are more /plentiful,
more effective and larger. We
are getting a, greater number of
troops all the . time. I am kept
very busy alt the time. You see
I have the .three places ito looks
after,. One 10 h'eadquartors, one is
about two and h. half miles from
here, and the other. Shout Isix
miles further'. My headquartere.
consists of a 'hut 30x90 feet, a tent
10x20 feet, a cook 'house .and .a
canvas (lett 1515 feet. In the latter
I have my bed end sort of office
giro keep some of the at111;etic
stuff, 11 is a very cocnfortabfe
spot. In lh- stent the hoys bleep
and we More junk there as 'web.
The big but, is 1..'11 s -Led ,and
there are 'a dozen or collapsible
tables for writing, reading tint„
eating. On the platform is apiano.
Continuuci en page :2.
The thirty-ninth annual con- i
vention of the West !Huron Teach-'
ers' Association 'was held Victor -
is sr hool, Goderich, on Thursday
and Friday, September 14th and
nth • s
The chair 'was occupied ily Mr
0 5 lloward, of Zurich, and de -
Motional exercises were conducted
by Inspector Tom
The minutes of ilia, last session
t' h d
of the last convention of at
Ddapproved
Pl
,ter were read and a ox
Miss Ramsay. of L• ueltuost, read
an excellent paper on "The teach-
er's Relfition to P1ily°'• She held
that since Itis natural for child-
ren to pipet .provision should be
made for it Some think that
play is detrimental to school
work, but on the con-
trary, the best students are
those who play best. Some of the
results of play are habits of et-
tention Power in comveti'ion. 211i -
control, energy of character, cour-
age, enthusiasm and fndepende.nce.
In order to teach play well to
the pupils the teacher should he
interested •'his instructions should
t manner plea and
be short.. ma.P
. a 1 sant
his games should suit the age of
the pupils.
Mies Bailie, of Dungannon, hav-
ing just come in after the conclus=
ion of Miss Rarrtsey's paper spoke
on the same subject, emphasizing
its importance and showing that it
was taught by the ancients. Ger-
many has taught play to 60,000
teachers at one time. Other omen -
tries 000 doing sonistltng ;along
these bines: Play isnecessan'y,
therefore piaygrouncls.are neces-
sary, and the teachers is the most
su:table person to teach play.e'•nce
the playgrounds arc priecipallyin
connectins With schools, Sltethen
showed how (4 developed the. en
Pits' Power of mind and. body,
knevenness of pereept•on tae.ir
moral cluu'acters along till 111)0 0f
honesty and control of will, 11001
their 5001111 inst:inets, Since these
things are •so the teacher 'feels she
should know how to play and die
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(set the. children's galoos The
teacher should he present, on the
playground to direct the games
and watch over the conversation
etc., of the children The ad-
dress was a very interestinng one.
'The discussion 'was continued by
Inspector Tom Mr. Howard Ind
others.
Mr. W Ii, Johnston. delegate to
the Ontario .Educational
As
so
cia
t1n Sonvention, :gave his report,
speaking of the ,Many excellent
e sy-
nopsis
delivered -
ed there. A Y
nopsis of some of these addresses
was given .and teachers were
urged .to attend
Inspector I'om spoke on "De-
partmental Circulars and School
Reports" and, gave a large amount
of advice and information,
The discussion was continued by
Messrs. Reward, Ross, 0,11. John-
ston and others, and the present
school text books were severely
criticized. '
It was suggested that this As-
sociation recommend to the De
partment of Ee,ueation that girls
bo allowed to secure their cer'tifi-•
cotes on the same basis as boys
as far as farm work is eonce'en-
ed. All thought it unfair lo the
girls not to have this privilege.
AiPTERNOON SESSION
The president,Mr. J P. Hume,
B.•A , occupied the Omar:
The minute's of the forenoon
session were Wean Ind approved.
Miss • I. E Sharman took a re--
view' of arithmetic with her en-
trance class .anti in a very inter-
esting; manner illustrated .how well
.her class knew their work, The
class ovleced a very :active inter-
est in'the losson; end Miss Shoe -
man in a, ,lever and intelligeut
way drew Henn the pupils what
they knew, Ap were setcrestedin
the Leaching 'of the class. The
subject was further discussed b y
Mosses. Howard, Hume,. end others
Mn E T; White, B.A.., BB.I'iied.,
of; London Normal School, spoke
on 1'rlmaey Aitthitt 110. and in an
,!'!esus e wai showed how neces-
sary it wax t'o teach the subject
by using concrete numbers, sef-
Continuod en Page 3
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/Fall Fair season should be one
of education as well as pleasure,
If people attend with the expecta-
tion of reporting on some new
point they had learned the result
of these outings would Dear more
Practical results Many a pointer,
probablry worth dollaites to the
sightseer, might he added to the
store 'of knowledge were 10110
more observant of the new- feat-
ures, the result of perhaps years
of patient "study and effort 'on
the part of the man, with the idea.
Note is the time to square; ar
Way for a good ,Fall tracts. When
you Nish to see where bargains are
are to be found' Scan the columns
of The NEW Era It may sav0Yon
many a dollar in the year and also
prove to you the folly of shopping
in business places ''emote from
Your home who never contribute a
cent to your municipal taxes nor
'aid any philantr'ophic movement
carried out in your municipality.
'ifelp the local man to Chi better
by a wo*•d of good cheer backed
up by your patronage,
Both the Kaiser and John Bull et
rM are badly out on their original
forecast ofthe war. The former's
Plan was to Plage the world under
his feet in three months and the
latter hoped for atermination, of
ltostillities ins twe've month,
relied on
Kaiser Wille l
ntm re
his preparedness while 'Mr. Bu11
'had arth in the results{ of the pall
to arms, France and Russia have
doggedly stood by their grins while
the Italians have also proven their
intrepidity and 'heroism. The end
is coming but the Kaiser's place
will be in the moon instead of the
Sun,
Now that the fruit picking comes
on the program it would not be re-
miss to examine the condition of
the ladders and, on the "Safety
First" principle,, a closer scrutiny
of the limbs of the trees might not
be out of place and possibly serve •
a,goiod purpose in 4bviati 1g fa
broken limb, or worse, to the per -
eon who; intended gding aloft. ft. O
ld
folk should also remember that
climbing ladders or• coivorting ay
mong the branches is not the style
of a. game for them but should ;be
left to the younger and more
active people. I
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Province of Ontario increased
the number, of buzz wagon licenses
from 35,001 in 1515 :to over :50,000
this year. ten inereals'e .of 115,000
ear0 p_ot,ga tha,t the motorisi'.i'.ling
alarge place and that itis 4iot
-of mushroom growth. A notiCeaole
feature of the increase is among
the fuming community, who look
upon it as a practical necessity
rather tliap) considering it among
theluxuries.n ff.�ct o. th
h o f oa.-
O effect ad-
vent of the automobile in/ sue/1
largely increased 'lumbers will be
greater lettention to the Good
Roads movement, whish Will bean
advantage to au classes,
Dally Papers, as well gas Weeklies,
Onntineed on rage 9