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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1914-07-30, Page 44 '"?avistsixixeriasiimaxworralpiass_XXXXIIIIIMa. dadertaktelotinahiti,,, garden pahy, iU be heldon the grotdedsa...of ''Mr..Geotgit A. Conifer. Of the', Oth. eon on.litio evening .aeoin af Prie day Of titAs'Iveek moder the Attepieen . . , of :Ne B,, ,'ia.. expected this will bead', Malt .seleanant and 'it, i's being :looked 'forward. to With aloe's anticipation. -Tim. date Is Priday; August 711i, :Mlle ;Kitty baud 'will,he' there. • L' • . , , • „ • • A.1111071 Mr,. Hanley Cantelon's vts- gonday Were : • Mr: 'and. Wilaen, John- Carrie, and:daughter ant' Miss Ratty MeLean of :Go,deriCh ands.Mr. Arthur, MoLitan The' er6Ps are all looking splendid this district, and .the chances are e•there wilt be an all around , pert A congregational 111ee,ting .of At. John's atattcli i11 be-Ifeld on Friday evening to dismiss tile, Elate and make arraagem cuts for .the :annual gardelf paLlttit • Wirt WISSTERN London, SepteInter llth to Iffth, The Western Pair of 'Ancients Ontar- io atomises to be ot more than usual interest this year. Already about all the, available spare has lima taken tip for exhibits, and entries ate mim- ing in to the general offices very tep- idly. The record of this PlathibitMn in the past in such that exhibitors and visitors alike have fun confidince that 'everything wilt be done to make it a great success in every pettiest - lar, Poe tho 'Poultry department twercin valuable silver cups will be given in addition, to the legator eash prizes. These elms must be won three times before becoming the perty of the Exhibitor. The prim list has been: inereaseid this year hy $1500.00. lau thermakieg Canape I 1 Ilan will be carried 00 daily in the Dairy Hall where ample seating accommo- dation is provided. A magnillaeat exhibit will be placed in I lit Agi Nall Hall from the Dotnadon Eaper- imental Farm, Ottawa, This 'Lx- hibit will occupy all onit tile 1• the N Ball and will 1u very attractive. I he 1 new Art f3uilding he filled with 'paintings of thes highest order iclud- Ing that famous 830,000,00 painting "The Harmakers" from the Albright Art Gallery, Belittle All infotma- idea regarding the Exhibition on ap- plication to the Seeretary, A, M. Mut London, Ontario. Clinton. News -Record mmussosswassmossmismaromi 1ii-;Ocaling, .tl! Arnik,Worni :Prontpt :.,Action is Necessary: • wor. A stOtaissarioutit•' bodied 'caterpillar, Wealth or brown- ish 'in ' nolor, •with twal yellowish, Stet -Pat', tiaged with red, along •each side. Rhea grown it ' about it inches,. long. • The adult • is 'a moth which lays her eggs chiefly on grass in low lauds. • The cateapillats themselves neves. thy eggs 011 pT01111011 living young. The. •favoritte- •.food plata. • re grasse l'moth ' oats, corn and Millet When food beeomes scarce the worms move in. enormous numbers in search •el •now feeding. As. the: pest .10 betag reported fegia ntancrohe 'esery talither *meld !examino his fields froni.'7-thile to time to see -L,if they are being at- Ila`nisLnd. If the insects have hecolue distribirted all over the field before being noticed, the wisest course will be to cut the crop at once if a is othy.1 01 or grain and cure for hay, 'but it it is corn, scatter lightly ' through the field a poison mistime, made of I lb, at paris green mixed thoroughly in 251bs. of bran, and then moisten with wat- er, sweetened with molasses. Maki] 015 mixture lust moist eitough to fall through the fingers like sawdust—not sloppy. If the crop is threatened or attaelc- ed only in part, dig a breach immed- iately in front of where the a worms are. In the cane where the crep is partly attacked, it, will he found •ad- visable to cut a swath through the. grain, and rake this off before the trench is dug. Tile trench is often unsatisfactory, especially in clay soil, if it is not properly made. it should he at least 18 Inches deep, in a clap wit Aoith a sitraightittean side towards with a straight clean side towards the„ crop to be prolseetied. Postaholeti at /e,ast 0 foot ia depth must be sutik every 15 feet in the bottom of the trench. In sandy soil the trench storks excellently, but in clay soil 1 is. often adeisable as an extra pre- caution to heap up the loose earth on the crop side right along the trench. The small particles, of earth loosen and cause the climbing worms to drop. • Hence in clay or much soil it may he advisable to scratch tho face of the wall tightly with a gar- den rake Do this also attar rain. When the worms are linable to climb the wall they wIll pass Ingthwisci through the trench, and collect in the post -holes, where they may be killed by crushing 01' 0 titer means. in dig- ging the bench ploughs may 1m usen, but the balance 01 the work should be done with spades to insure a Olean deep trench. Whomever the worms are bond, prompt 106000 18 0601 important. DEPARTMENT Ols ENTOMOLOGY., Ontario Agricultural College THE' OLD "BOYS' WILL .GATLIER AT STRATFORDi Write Secretary A. W. Deacon for official programme of Old Boys' Ile. union, Aug. 1-8, it you. have not: re- ceived one. Reduced fates on all railroads to Stratford Old Boys` Reunion, Aug. 1-8. 'dile funniest ealithumplan parade ever seen in Ontario at Old Boys' Reunion, Stratford Aug. 1-8. (tome end see it. OIMINOINOINNMI•110111/1111• News -Record meant; News -Leader 1111111111110111111=1:11311111•01111111149111710151.131 Ready- Tu•Wear Garments tJ 110/ 0I'I & C X Dry Goods 00(1 Hoose Furnishings Big Sale of Scoter! Gingliams 1.5 an 18o values for 9C. • 500 yards in fast colortd ginghams in pretty strires and checks including all this seasons patterns, your choice Satur- day 0'ets. See. tliese in window. Dress Googs Special 39c. We put on sale Saturday 2(0 Y8rds if pure wool' dress goods width 44" x 54" colors navy, brown, green, white. Some of these sold as high as 85C, none less than 60c per yard. Your choice 39c a yard. Black SIlk Waists r.99 • We will b nye on sale Saturday 9• black. and white silk waists, They are not the newest styles but are made of good .qual- ity, sold as high as $4 00 and $450 choice Saturday 99c, 3S PBOENT DFF BLL •• • DRESSES...- •'-••• Yourclioice of any summer dress in store 25 percent. off, made of Eatines,Voiles, Embroid eries, Crepes. 1101111111011 , Brticefield • The arinyasvorm ia heite' fit last. Several platiea, both . Tueltersmith and Stanley, bave. been attanked, 'The firots place in Toe/cot:smith linoWn to have the pest W116 Geo. Coleman, wllo lives east of 'here • about five Oil Sunday hundreds of visit- ors call*: tnotitred or drove there Uri see the ravages of. the worm. Mr, Colenian was engaged in cutting down bit oat crop to save at • least part of it. Since findiag it at 1V1r. Coleinan's there are numbers • who have diecovered it 111 13110 101131181114), In SEanley tioWnsbip, about e n.iilp south 01 here, at Iitigh Aikenhead's, it ha, made ills4 aPpearanee and at- tacked a large, „pelt/ of oats., IKr. Aikenhead at once set to Work and is cutting his ,orop to save at lea* part of. it. It is the low-lying land that is invaded, Summerhill There will be a celebration of the Holy Communion in tt. poter's church on Sunday evening next, Constance Mr. and Mrs. N, `1', Adams of Myth yisitod their sons 011d 11:101015 here bast week. 51138. Cook of Yorkton, Bak., is spending a couple of wecf:s or so with her brothers, Messrs, Inenest and Tom A,dants. Mrs. McIntosh 'and child of Strat- toed are visiting her mated, Mts. Colclough, Tom and George Riley' spent. San- dals the guests of their uncle, Mr. Charles Riley of Tuckersmith. Mr. and Mrs., Peter Lindsay and David, Milison attended their broth- er's wedding at Attwood last week, Old Iluron Is All Right, Notwithstanding Huron county 1100 started in earn- est to grapple with its rural pro- blem. This problem has been long with us, We have known in a goner - al way fox many years that the rur- al population of old Ontario is, de- creasing. Tho Dominion census of 1911 gave us definite informat'on that confirmed our worst fears, The (it'll'ildstits!trsa tts6 orVuerl; 100,000 401116 10 33110 previous ten years. Farming populations in the other eastern provinces fared little better. Those who had remained more optimistic were astounded it find that the rural. population of On Imo was less than 11 had been 41 years apreviously ; and Huron county suffered worse than most districts of Eastern Canada. KA')) 1 he comas, however, did i10 give us (1)11 information on the ruta problem. 12 dealt only with movement of population. How has this de mast, affected the rural school ami, the rural church and Sunda y school Before we can deal effectively will the rural problem we must under stand all of i ram ' fictitious. I wan to net this definite that the II 61'))))Coen 1y Re ral Sus 0)0l was made, the fleet of the km) • ever coeducted in Canada, The Man and the Idea. Behind every new movement there is a leader. In the case of Um Hu ton survey it, was the Rev. S. 12 Sharp, Prothyterion (111(1(0110: 01 Exet ('0, 0,110 evolved the idea and saw it carried to completion. A Couple o wars ago Mr. Sharp attended a sum- mer (1011080 et Auburrt, h N. Y. were the problems of the 02(501 church 10500 discussed by Dr. Warren Wilson, Dr. Wilson had conducled araveral sur veys in various parts of the Unite( States and the i,1(or)nationthat he had obtained thisteby impresaed Mr. Sharp as being distinctly valuable. 'Why aot have a rural ,survey 111 my owe county 7" he asked himself. One year. ego at the Presbyterian Church Confayenee, Mr. Sharp in- duced that body to discuss rural SOC- iology• Be then Stiggested 0 ruralmml'Vcy, eurvey, Which was ultimately endue. ted under the joint auspices of the Pao3by (0615,0 and Methodiet Churches of Canada through theft Joint Boards of Sobial Service mid .1avangelism. organization for conducting the 0110- 063' was termed at Clinton lasti 1)c- 5010161' with Mr. Sharp as Secretary - Treasurer. • This' was not a pick, ear -window 611/3130y. Mr. Sharp, assisted by Dr. Riddle and the ministers or the coun- ty, went all through the country die - Wets cm/tilting into conditions every- where, and getting together statistics which were finally Worked 10 to an in- telligible form by 71r. Myers, nn ea - Pert sociological problems and cOnnented with the Joint Boards of Social Service and Evangeliam. Nov- ing gotten their facts together; three meetings 10605 called 'throughout the county, at Exeter, Clinton and Au- burn,. 1013 a discussion ot the infanta - tion• brought to light and a consider- ation of proposals foe solution, At 112555 meetings Dr. 51)1025 presented the results -of the survey itself., Rev, Mr. Sharp discussed the relation, of the 0)120:00 to the rutal community.. W. G. Medd, Winne/Sea, (coin Me sub - met, "Huron fron" t Wi (him' spoke ot ion n..• The rural school sithationaw.as. Lamina by Prof,' 0, B. McCready. ,Sunday 03110018 were considered by Mr.. Taylor Statlien, National Boys' Work Sectetary ,ot the Young 1VIen's :Christian Association of Canada. George A, Putnam, 33,S.A. and F. C. Hart, B.S.A., represented the Department of Agriculture.10, E. Ellis., editor of Patin and Dairy, diecussed • ecenotnic influences that affect the 'farm. At all meet - hip • there was tree discasstion and many' interesting points. were brought to light, The most far-reaching results NW)1 come as a result of the survey /tacit. The Facts brought to light challenge attention, Huron eounty. people •.The "most .otttni/allding Poilit gni in 'Pepulation, id 1875; ahnost 40 3'0065 2150, the total- poindatiOn •of Huron. countyi was, 71,288, ' In '1913 it Nvas 50,590, a, deeliais of 32 per cent; But., this does,' not tell .the whole samy. The Prawns have meths alight increase 7' front -9,207 to 530. I-Tence the county • population has oefeasclo Isom 04,980 to 39,0130, Cr 40 percent of a lose, • The loss of populatiou has resulted in m, h a seri- ova edudationaSproble'Scoola that were 01106 (1)11 are now canpty. .111 many. eases attendance• is 11013 Slat^ eictil, to justify payiiig teacher, a tibia wage. 1881, Over 30' years ago, the school populatlea, of Huron county was. 21,245, . In .1913 it was 10,650, a loss of 48.2? per cent. This loss of school populatioa., applies to both villlages. and texas, }Jilt the most serious loss ats in the country distinets, the shriakage ,being front 18,500 to 6,818 ois.,59- 2-3 per cera, Illvidently a ehaage le needed if coun- try people in Huron counto ate to be able 'to give their ehilaren as good an edneation "11/115 poasisle 80 years ago, The church need_ offer no apology for the new future*, that IS taking queslioes that were aft mut time sop -posed to be outside of its sphere. No institution lmis been affected more injuriously by rural depopulation than has. the rural churches, This 5)10063 showed that 49 per cent., or *moat half of the rural churches' in Huron county, are atationary. They have neither lost nor gained 10 mem- bers 01001)15 1110 refit 10 years ; 20.1. per cent., ot over oncequartee of (16,11, are actually decreasing, and not a few have closed altogether. On- ly 241, per cont., or less than one- quarter, have increased their member- shili Adenominations have 555000(1,The Anglicana, foe instance, number- ed 13,172 in 1881 and only 7,031 in 1011 . Tne Methodist ntembm'ship de- creaaed from. 25,339 to 18,09 in the same period Presbyterians numbered 25,1182 in 1881 and only 18,173 in 1911. Lutherans came nearer holding their own, their decline being, only front 1,97(1 to 1,853. The main- tenance of its church and its 0111115100is becoming an ever-incteasfng pro - Menu in the rural diatriets, The Survey embodied much mote than this brief review , would indioate. The status of the meat church, in particular, Ntas clearly) inquired into, Figures were colleeted showing tho interest taken Sabbath (11h0111 and church soffieties. The oNerlaping of churches; came in for 'elose Investiga- tion. • la short, co/Malone in Huron county are now het ter known than conditioas in any °that comity ot Ontario 0)' of Camara. Pinion 10)1)1(15 is 004, one of manv tura] mutates in whist ad condons are Through this survey, -Mr. Sharpts, and those who worked with him have 'brought the 801110(15000 (11 the situation re befothe churches 511f1 Wore people generally in a manner that 012)11101 110 denied or side-stepped. The eittension of the survey *lea wilt 1 sent. to keep piddleattention toeles- s• 011 00 the rural problem. The mica- - lions now .up fm' aiscustdou tire : 1 What are the causes.? What is the ?, reine(1)) ? Ems I futon's problem is one connuon to al of Eastern Can- t 1,111-1'. 1111 li, 112)0) mid Dairy. A st'sTAtsiNo inET. These are the enervating rla is, wl, as somebody .1115 said, nien drop by the sensiaolce as if t he Day of if 1131' 1141C1 dasyned. Thet are fraught with danger to people whose ayateina are _ ,poorly sustaiacil, ,and thus leads is to say, in the robust of our readers, t that the full effect of Hood's Sorsa- parilla is such as to suggest the 500- 1 )011)13' of calling this inedieine 00.1.5- i thing besides a blood purifier -and ton - ( '1 sustaining diet. 1( 0110065 - it much easier to bear the, heat, aa - sures refreshing sleep, 'and will with- out any (Ionia aveet much sLelmess this time 01 3100, lomoinnem. • The Web' EclwiPinent, l'Ite Dew web eq nipMent has been issued to eoine of the iriffintrY corPs in Canada, and will sltortly b talteit into general use. It's oilier feature is the ease with Which 1115 cnitirtnnent parte are assembled together, and tile for 51.0,1,1 oomfor to oso w JO Have to svelte it, in comparison to the o11'coal/011461e ecitiiimiente of by -gone The main prinelple -underlying the design of this web equipment is the sals.division of 11I6 complete set' into what may he called the "matelting" and "fighting" portions. The arrangement of, this equipment allows a soldier to have normally with him •the •whole of his ,e9nipment, while,' when an action is imminent, the pack and its contents can be dis- carded, and extra ammunition in "emergency" handoliers carried 11) place of the pack. This equipment is perfectly balanc- ed, is made of flexible and' woven webbing, Whoa marching at ease, tlie bolt can be worn loose withdat the prick shift. frig. The 101(010 load is ,eastly thrown on and off when testing on the march anti there are no straps crossing the chest to press on the luags. The component parte of the web equipment are: Waistbelt, frog, braces, cartridge carriers, peeks 2 supporting straps, haversack, waterhottle carrier, intrenching tool carrier. Condensed Contradiction. Many a piece of news these days is good for handling (wide, sny3 The Canadian Courier. East it 18 given out as fact, then it is contradicted. Sometimes the contradicting item rims to as great length as the original one, The Ottawa Jcaunal a few days ago, however, gave the following splendid example ot condensed contra. diction: "At Govermaent House there is nq knowledge of the corning to Canada of Prince Arthur of Connaught, a state; meat which was made in a cable do. spate:. from London yesterday. Not is there an:y' knowledge at Governi ment Housie of the reported forth, coming trip , of Princess Patricia to the Old Country and Sweden. It it also remarked to The journal thal Prince Arthur of Connaught is not employed at the War Office:" LL DOES IT MATTER '? ----- Dots Tr Mayrint itt you that of .311 the men, women nod chili -leen who die each year in Canada one in ,..;ei,en is, a viotim of Consumption 7 DnEs M ATTER that one in every titer of these (5 061 MI in the full glow of life, with plans and hopes and lovethat must be v en np? Dons Fr 11.1.a.m•Rat that :1 few persons haw joined hantl1 and within 11 few short yt•ur, have Newt thousand...A of these unham 011138 and can save them all if Offiy a little more help and a little more mon6.7 Perhaps it doesn't inaftl.r. 111,' all ver; interesting but it, is no imniediate eonwrn of yours. 13t,r Worm) 1\1.s'illgi„ a. instead 01 entering somebody else's 110711P anti carry ing eir 210,11' loved oneF, Con su niption came into your bottle and laid its hand 00 tho one you love lite best, in all the 1001111 ? World) is Alaviatzt then if you sun' .161 husband, wife, 1111010r friend dying foa of a little bit of the money some oil or el tom mem throwing away 7 W0C1,11 ITf,livertat AN 110,1 01.0is0051, clime if theta were nothing fut. you 330 d 13113r. 3.1,. oil the edge ei the lied awl s;ti 01;C' L110 61imit.r. band on the euverlet and realize that NVII.`{ the last eltri,tmas This is bow lunch it matters t bintsands of homes in Canada this year and will . con tinue to matter until enough/iconic:likeyou test the hurtle', and feel how erat,hing it It ceks k tho 1110ht. `.111C101 tam thing in the life of some unfortunate sufferer—what you do with the attached form, 2`o help the Ittoskoktz "eye flea. Pere NM( i11,4 WC -Salting ,,'w'k, I enelov the sum ,.j$ Name Address §' 5(1810111 rirm ide item. rice Corp. wrok 6 20.04 10111 pay 121tour weeks. 9210.00 will enemy bee roes tvear. Since (//e weed 20mad. a permanent W"..- one. I shoulthalso like to yoliseribe $ ... • • ,,,, Bruietti, any name artoortt- ingly. CantribUtIOnn 1,senl Gov, .%todhut ▪ Tomao, 0,1011 Imobal. ((5110),,) 50,,12,1,55 A.1806.....04,3317 W., Toronto,. Willis Coln gregation a4a3s pleased to hear old-time:pastor 1 REV. DR, STEWART Rev, Dr. Stella*, has been occupyi ng his old-time pulpit for a few Sum were given a new appreolation of the days at late and needless to say the good people of Willia have listened Serioustiese of the situations . to him, with both pleasure and profit. •Jul) 30th, 1914 DEATH ()S. MRS: A..' ,I3AILEY. 'Death came with- painful suchlenneaS to Mt.'s, Bailey, beloved • wife of , A Battey an Monday last '01e 1a4 been:en/0,ring her claim!, health natal about one o'clock when elle wails tri-. 30011 with a pa1!;01y4130 stroke., MOdiOal ald was; at once saimaremed and every- thing ponsible done for her yelief, but' to no avail, death, overtaking her shortly afterwards: ' deceased, Leah Playford, was born in Crosshill in 1848. In 1858 she moved with her parents to Wroxeter where she resid- ed until 1872 when Sh(1 was.• married (*0 3li�,c. Abraham Bailey ot Kurtzville. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey took up farming in Foliate where they remained un - 111 1898, when they removed to Lisa tosvel and have since resided here. Ten 'Children weaas bbrn to them, three of whom are deceased. The sitra viving , children are : Frank, Venda, Sask, ; George, Clinton, Harry and Williaot, Goa/east:0Iva ; Mrs. 14, A. ' , Wal1n1e1n Mis. , L's Rodger, Aylnier ; 6,1.(1 1VIlea Margar- et at holm. Mrs Bai;PY as 66 55- tlyeinbes 01. Clirle5 el1d was highly respected lay all who knew lei'; 10155 hotel& took place 0131 Wed- 1 in int°581Cdt eal 'Yr at stat St del triii1•111;01.re0cY11. eaeSni 1),(1.° re tvieni:tree.r1WnlaIcsellyt . 1 '1 'Vella' (1!, Al. Lotigtoril condudied the Macre!! aortic:ea. Tlas bereaved Itusbauct and fcirntly have the stricere ayntpathy ot our eitizeas in their lion of sorrow. —Listowel Standard. ' I • 1 Bluth Miss Lovett, el CliatOn, is this guest of Mrs.. J.'Sr Chellew. Mies Pleieelfamer ot Wedealeya is; the guest of Miss Liela Begley. 1VIrs. R, 51, Babh, of Teeswater, is visiting her mother, .Mrs, MeQuarrise. Ad vertising is the public expression of a master's will and wish -his word of power. We want to say this to the merchants of this community: You can make the pub - buy more goods from you. You can teach the public new customs, new tastes, new habits, You can make the public do what it is not in the habit of doing. Powerful and persistent ad vertis ing has revolutionized modern life, It sends people travelling, It has made them photographers. It has made the • motor -car a necessity. It make women change the fashion of their apparel twice or thrice a year, It selects the very food we eat. A WORD TO THE PUBLIC. Does not the publicly expressed will,and wish of the merchants of this community influence You in Your shopping 7 Do you not go where you are guider] 7 Are you not very attentive and responsive to rhe i'dvertiseinents which appear ('1(01 100014 in t e C01utnna 01 101110 NEWS -11 WORD. Shop Where' You Are Invited to Shop. 311X111311WasilimmillalendlUSISIXAMS1311111NBSININIIIIIIMINNV 111111111111111111•1111.11aMilimer.: iromppreimiam. Aniumim, 1 Rockall/educing Sale Having bought out the Furniture and e r ta king business of Mr. Wesley Walker,ancl in order to reduce stock, for the next fifty days, we put on one of the largest -sales of Furniture that was ever held in,the county of Huron, THIS STOCK MUST BE REDUCED AND THE PRICES ARE NOT TO BE CONSIDERED, All Goods Bought During Sale Will be Cash, JAS, DUNFORD Night and S Anday calls answered at residence over the store. Phone 28, 'sumgsut.mraawona.ua National Portland Cement ! We have just received a carload of the same old beam/ of Portland Cement which has always given you such cont. plete satisfaction. it always fills your requirements. You earinot 1(1101(0 11 mistake:tieing the National, S. ANDREWS, Aventwawasuemsumummasion Western Fair LONDON, CANADA Ontario's Popular Exhibition September llth to 19th, 1914 INCREASED PRIZE LIST MAGNIFICENT PROGRAMME OF ATTRACTIONS. 103300 103)1(100 se. EVENTS DAILY, NEW FIREWORKS EVERY MORT, • Come and See c, The Experimental, 1001071 Exhibit, and the Canadian Royal Dragoons, The Con. Kennedy Shows will fill the blidwa y, Music by the best available Bands. Reduced Railway Rates commencing Sept, Ilth Special Excursion Days, Sept. 15th, 10610 and Fab, All tickets good till Septeinhee 21st, All information from the Secretary. W. J. REID, President, A. M. HUNT, Secretary