The Clinton News Record, 1914-08-27, Page 4' ot1erich
$ Id 'Wright and family of
tford have been visiting the'
p;ttentat 'home, that of Mr.
Aire,' James Connoly of town,
aster'. Jack Westaway has -return,
to
t
riei
his holne'> at S Lambert,
, lan,
t after a holiday spent„ at the
le of ?\Ir, J, W.,,\anatter.
Blgth
chicMeli...t+ilsie visited friends
d
wecl!" a ,
I> , agdsMrs. Wtn. Logan left last
ek for i'he' west„:
Ir. -Caesar of Markdale and his
ghter, :Mr:s, Surnnrers of Kam-,
B.C., visited the , former's.
irghter. Mrs. H. ..A.. Thomas of
yth, fora few' days recently. Mrs.
matters has since lett for her house
the 'Coast Province, •
Ir$, Pram: Maines and Miss Katli-
ne'and Mrs. (Dr.,) Milne were at
e lakeside' at ,Kincardine, 101: a few
,ys last week.
nlr, John Taylor, Who has been in
1lfornia for a 'number of years,.
s, been .visiting his ;Ilrothers, David
d..LBs in-rnin-.1?a'ylor, during the
et week or so.;
Mr, Prank Marsnall left .last week
it Moose Jaw, ,Sash.
Miss Crrace Stewart is spending a
'w weeks with Hamilton friends.'
M. ' and Mrs. 11, J. M. Barr have
turned' trona a pleasant vis't in
ondon
Mass `Lot the ieliose of the soul of
ape Pius S. was said in Saint
iohael's church. last Sunday.
Mrs.- Wallace Ja:akson has returned
her'.hone at -Eden, Mani •
MrhJEcul jde'4piee of Lambeth,
yBnt a-'£ciV days as. a guestat the
lethodist parsonage last week.
Mrs. Richard Hoy, who' has .been.
quite seriously ill with typhoid lever,
is now recovering nicely.
The funeral of the late George
Quinn, whose death was caused. by a
fall` from -the bay prow where he was
assisting in unloading grain, was
held on Friday lass 'leaving his late
residence in East Wawanosh for the
Methodist church, Birth, thence to
the Union cemetery in Hullett.
The remains of Thomas Black, a
longtime. resideMiikd East Wawanosh
railer "i'loli the west'on Saturday.
de was about seventy years of age
and is survived bye a large family.
No Listening on "tlielLiiie:H
(Feria and Dairy.)
The greatest ob,detion to the par-
ty line rural 'phone s,rstenl, the on-
ly system practicable ,for country
e
dr i in �. L"
very
a' n avec o
dstr is S 1p 6
4 t
us' cuts who want to
line has its, b ho
3
know all the news of the commun-
ity, private or, obherwtse. Because of
Chain, 'anything :said over the lino is
apt tobecome public ':property itL
Short 'Order. We believe the rural
phohs'has failed to find its greatest
usefulness because of this one feetori
hence all will be', glad to learn ' that
the enti' df eavesdropping; is not far
off. A Nebraska man Mt, A. Cr.
Howard, has invented a device which
he believes . will be proof' against the
busybody. The following' description
of the device is from the, 1:owa
Homestead ' •
"The country' subscriber to the
telephone seri ice will operate his
phone just the same as now, except;
that he will turn a little switch just.
as soon as he begins to talk. This
switch 'starts a niechanis:n which i8
timedby a sin'ali clock, An "indica-
tor points out the time the conversa-
tion continues and the telephone is
automatically Shut oil;, at "the end of
four minutes. 1f, during the conver-
sation some other subscriber on, the
line decides to listen, the two parties
who started the conversation will be
immediately notified by a little mus-
ical sound. Mr. A and Mr. B, who
have the use of the lice, will then
know just what receiver on the line
was taken down. It is not claimed
that any device can be made which
wall lock all the machines on the cir
quit save the two .from which the
parties are talking, but it is believed
that there will be practically no
'listening on the line' when the list-
ener is known the minute.he or she
attempts to `evesdrop.' '
'j'his device has been submitted to
the great telephone eompenies fol:
ties('. If it proves practicable, as 14Ir.
Howard believes it will, rural sub-
scribers should demand that their
company add this device to their
'phones. Its adoption mays not please
the local gossips, but no one else
will lament the demise of that des-
picable habit 01 listening at the
'phone.
Zurich
Mr. Peter Randall has volunteered
fo service in the first Canadian con-
t
i tent. '
Miss Kate{"ampbell is suendin g a
cit weeks with Berlin friends.
M1 J. A. Johnson of 'Orriitia has
leen visiting his nephew, Mr. Thos,
'alb -mom '•
Miss- Pearl Jennison of ,Parkhill has
been visiting her cousin, Miss Clive
O'Brien.
Rev. Air. Miller is spending a
tini�tt ''s vacation in the wilds o'
oY,.. _ nn
tario.
I
SBREEDING
G
`ZEEP
[OR BI
EEDI
Seine. Things to Observe In Founding
trio
. Farm Flock
r k sheep,
p,
In starting a farm flo c
it is important that the farmer should
have an ideal before lihn, as ;to• the .
kind of sheep he wants.. We Cannot`
say that there is any .past breed, for
mei" breed has its own merits and
tlenelenclei., ' The ' m'uttoui-producing
Sheep are' di.v.ided into two classes --
the long-weele and the Downs, Of,
the' former we have ;the. Letoesters,
Cotswolds, and Lincolns; of the lat-
ter the Shropshlres, Oxford Downs,
S'outhdowns, and Hampshire Downs,
Both these classes° of sheep have.
their merits: The long -wools are lar-
ger; yield a larger clip of wool, and
are possibly slightly more prolific than
the Downs; On the other band, bow•
ever, neither their Mutton nor their
wool is quite so good quality, and they
are not so hardy: This latter fact is
due to 'the nature of • their fleece,
writes 'Donald Diving in Farmer's
Magazine. Being long and open, it
"parts" down the centre of their backs.
when wet. This allows the rain .to
penetrate to the skin of the sheep,
at that they -are wet through atter
every rain, and cold and catarrh are
more or less prevalent among them
during, the fall' and spring, 'Against
this the wool of the Down breeds is
close and tight, and even a very heavy
rain does not penetrate it. After a
drenching fall rain they will get up
from under the fence or' tree where
they have found shelter, shake them-
selves; and be as dry, and comfortable
as before the rale. Added to this
is the fact that the Downs yield a
STRANGE DREAMS'
Zurich
IIouey has been almost a complete
failure this season, especially clover
honey, which is the choicest.
.Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Matthias of
Kansas arc vis ting with the tat-
ter's brothers, Messrs, John and
Christian Hey, and with other
reamers in trio vicinity. 1hee
y were
formerly residents of this commun-
iiy:
Miss Eleanor Ilattleih of Toronto
is spending a vacntioi with her par-,
ents, Ms. and Mrs, C. liartleib-
Messrs. Andrew Hess and Henry
Clallinaii left last week on a trip
thraiigh western Canada.
Mrs. 1. E. Faust was in ,Hayfield
last week.
htaadq-
To-lYear
Cttrments
COUCH
and [loose
B Dry Gooishans
Furnishings
August specials
SUMMER DRESSES
1-2 PRICE.
We put on: sale Saturday every dress
in our store at one half price, includ-
ing Voiles, Ratines, Embroidery, all
sizes from 32 to 3S. , Now is your
chance to buy a pretty cool dress at
a ]ow price.
WASH SKIRT
We have 9 wash skirts left and to
clear this out take your choice of any
skirt up to $1,75 for 90c. Sizes 24,
25 and 26 only.
White Lawn Waists 98c
Just about 3 dozens white lawn waists left. Sizes 32
to 42, Good quality lawn, neatly trimmed, Values
up to $1.75 for August only 98c.
Millinery 98c.
Just seven hats left as we do not want to -carry these
over to another, season, you can take your.' chalice of any
hat for 98c.
HOSE, 2 pairs for 25c.
10 dozen hose, black, only sizes $l, 9, -9i and 10 good
color, very special 12ic,
New Fall Goods
Just to band this week new fall coats, new fall suits,
new fall skirts, new silks. Now is the time to buy
your new fall suit or coat while the assortment is large.
Clinton News -Record"
'to getMNI-broda or'good grililes, con -
Forming very well to breed type, rather
than cross -brads or mongrels. It
lends ciiaraeter and value to our lambs
if they conform . fairly well to some
recognized: breed type. Aside from
breedd type,' there ar9
,'certain t
a
1n oi
arac-
tars
we must
have,
tv irst, ,we want constitution. This
indicated by a:',goodheart-girth,
bright. eye; Wide Muzzle, and- pittk
skin. This last I regard es rather Im
portant, I1 we will part the wool so
that we can see -. the' shin, we will;
notjce a,,deetded differolce,'hl differ •
-
ent sheep, Some wtll be .decidedly
bluish in :tinge, While others are
quite pink, We should aiuoid bluish
o_ pale skins, and choose a good, pink
akin as:indicating a good constitution
and good circulation.
Then we must look for flesh-produb-
ing qualities. As the best meat is
found along the back and loin, and
in the hindquarters, we must look for
a strong, broad back and loin, and
for deep ; hlndquartere, .carrying the
flesh well down toward the hook. Iu
fact, the same general form which in.
dlcates meat form in the steer also
Indicates it in the sheep- The general
form should be blocky and 'square,
witb good top and underlines, not too
long legs, and that general roundness
and smootheness, as indicated by feel-
ing the . animal over, which shows
quality -in the sheep as well as in the
steer.
The wool, though of minor import-
ance, is still important, and we mast
see to it so far as Wp-can that the
sheep we are selecting: to. form our
breeding flock have reasonably good
wool -producing characteristics.
thein `for ryears--without fnd'ing 1t out.
They contrive matters eo that it is
never necessary to admit that .they
huvo a Rear of lrridaY• It, would be
too absurd a thing to admit, and they
do not actually confess it to them-
selves. to
dent
ever a
Or it theyev
lvos.
se
themselves or to their closest friends
they speak of it, not as 'a real super-
eltion, but as a tiulnorous' little oddity
whch Interests and amuses therm The
present age is one of levity, but the
truth le,that mankind is strongly pre-
disposed' towards superstition and to
a belief In the supernatural.
Strange stories are told in connec-
tion with the loss Of the EmpreSs of
Ireland.' People bad . dreams, pre-
monitions, and forebodings. We have
no wish, to express a doubt as to the
truthfulness of anybody who relates
an experience ofthis kind. In fact,
the see no reason for doubting the
truth of all the evidence produced,
nut we see no reason for assuming
that these dreams and forebodings
were a bit different from what they
would have been 1f the .Empress of
Ireland had enjoyed a prosperous
voyage. What we meanto say is that
when a thousand people' are about
to make a journey by sea, triers will
be among them, and among their
relatives, many who will have dreams
and forebodings, which will possese
significance if a shipwreck occurs, but`
which will .possess no significance at
all and will never be heard of if the
journey le a happy one.
There Is the story of the ship's cat,
which, although it had kittens on
board, ran away, and although brought
back, escaped' again and did not salt
on the ,Empress. This story will pass
into tradition: About it we would say
that 1t deeds to be verified, -Even
if verified, we would expect to find
the explanation in the Life and affairs
of the cat, rather than in any mys.
torious fore -knowledge or foreboding
of the animal that to a future fog at
Bea the captAins of two ships would
misunderstand each other and cause
a disaster.
fine•qual.ity of mutton and wool slights
ly more valuable than the long -wools.
Still, as we said before, we cannot
claim that there is any "best" breed.
Every prospective sheep -raiser must
choose for himself, following his own
preferences.
Selecting Sheep,
Having chosen the breed, it is im-
portant that certain well-defined prin-
ciples be followed in selecting the in-
dividuals. We are not dealing here
with the raising of breeding stock, but
of sheep -raising In a commercial way.
At the same time, when selecting the
foundgtjon Jos the flock, it better
AND THEIR PORTENTS
Do People of the Present Age Still
Believe in the Supernatural?
—It Would Seem So
Most people have, deep down 1n
their natures, a private and uncon•
Passed faith in dreams, premonitions,
forebodings, says the Toronto Star.
Some hard-headed business men will
not start on an Important journey nor
embark on a big business venture on
a Friday, although they do not actually
say ao SO41 You met,do business
August 27th, 1914
ZURICH.
Rea. M. L. and Mrs. Wing' and Mr,
Wilfrid. Wing of Berlin visited their
aunt, Mrs. Brill, 11-1,0 has been very
Only the Iron
l
The, Store that shows the New Things First.
Is Hot.
A FREE ELECTRICAL DISPLAY.
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ET THE HYDRO IRON, ONLY $
See it demonstrated by the Hydro Girl
at the New Rink at 2.30 and 8 o'clock on
THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY
of this week, -August 27, 28 and 29.
CLINTON PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
A WAR
OOTINCi
CANADA is going to 'find out
I
within the next. few months, what it
Gi „
be on a war footing."
deans to g
e
hat it means depends Just w ends l' large-
ly
ar g
l on how we meet the situation. It
might mean continuous dulness,- de=
"»•fwe
pression, 'hard times " --if were
to persist in thinking and talking
'hard times.''
It may just as reasonably, mean
• --
�I osperity -if we keep our heads
and go after business in the right
spirit of aggressiveness.
p
We might well follow the, lead set
us by some of our Large industrial
concerns.
An excellent example is furnish-
ed by our three leading automobile
manufacturers. '
One — making a high=.priced-car
—has given instructions for the most
aggressive selling campaign the com-
pany has undertaken; backed up
by a big campaign of advertising in .
the newspapers. .
Anotber, who makes various
priced cars of high quality, had a
large announcement of 1915 models
in a long list of papers the very week
after war was declared.
A third -a Canadian branch fac-
tory of the United States concern
making a popular -price car, is an-
nouncing an important price change
—and taking larger space than ever
before in Canadian newspapers to
tell the story.
And this, he it noted is the attitude of'the three big
men in an industry that the
pessimists have
been pre-
dicting
would be seriously affected by the war. The un-
shaken confidence, their greater -than -ever determina-
tion to market successfully a class of product that is al-
ways hard to sell, should be an inspiration to the rest of
our industries. These three manufacturers have tested'
advertising, and have confidence in its efficiency in stim-
ulating business in times of war as well as in tilnes of
ponce.
Instead of retrenching. the busiuees meo of Canada
may well emulate the action of the motor car manufac-
turers, and go out after business in the most aggressive
way possible,
StoekRe4ncing Sale
Having bought out the Furniture and
Un der t a king business of Mr. Wesley
Walker and in older 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 FIUST BE REDUCED AND THE
PRICES ARE NOT TO BE CONSIDERED.
All Goods Bought During Sale Will be Cash.
JAS. DIiFORD,
Night and S'inday:callslanswered at residence
• over the store. Phone 28.
National Portland Cement
We have just received a carload of the same old brand
of Portland Cement which has always given you such cow-
plete satisfaction. it always fills your requirements. You
cannot make a mistake;using the National.
S. J. ANDREWS,
Clinton.
Western Fair
LONDON, CANADA
Ontario's Popular Exhibition
September 11th to 19th, 1914
INCREASED PRiZE LIST
MAGNIFICENT PROGRAMME OF ATTRACTIONS TWO SPEED
EVENTS DAILY,' NEW FIREWORKS .EVERY NICBT.
Conic and See
The Experimental Farm Exhibit and the Canadian Royal Dragoons,
kThe Con, T. Kennedy Shows will fill the Midway,
Music by the best available Bands.
Reduced Railway Rates commencing Sept, Ilth
Special Excursion Days, Sept,' 15th, 16th and 17th,
All tickets good till September 21st.
All information from the Secretary,
W,J, REID, President, A. M. HUNT, Secretary
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