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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1930-09-04, Page 7uIDIllRtIOflS o► Ne�ctah A Coluilln Prepared Especially for 'Wolmen— ESut Not Forbidden to Men SOMETHING TO FORGET "I' If ,you see a tall follow ahead of the crowd, A leader of .men marching' fearless and proud, And you know of a tale whose telling. aloud Would mean that his head must in, anguish be. bowed, It's a pretty good planto forget it.. If you know of a skeleton hidden away, • 1n the closet, and guarded and kept from the clay, In thedark; and whose showing, whose sudden display, -• Would cause' grief and sorrow and lifelong dismay, It's a pretty good plan to forget it. If you know of a thing that will darken the joy 01 a man or a woman, a girl or a boy, What will wipe out a smile or the least way annoy, A fellow, or cause any gladness to cloy It's a pretty good plan to forget it, —By J. M. K. Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see. Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be. -Pope. Some people seem to have an ir- ristabie temptation, when 'anyone makes a success of what they may be doing, to rake up anything they can think of which will take front that success ordinary way humiliate, It is a very unworthy impulse and we ought to fight it when it mani- fests itself. If we but knew the struggles which some have gone through in order to accomplish any measure of success; if we could real- ize the travail of soul through which some have travelled to reach the modest height to which they have climbed, we might feel mo're like do- ing homage than ridiculing or dis- counting. There is a certain sort of person who when he has accomplish- ed anything at all worth while seems to expect everyone to kow-tow to and aclaim hien. We can afford to smile at such, but others who have honestly struggled and have achiev- ed something ought to have the sym- 75% of TOTAL FARES to CANADA ADVANCED I3RITISHERS in Canada may now bring forward their Families, Relatives and Friends on Easy Terms. For full details apply:-. J. D. CAMERON dfiailwomCanai n Pacific Ray Tnat BRITISH RE -UNION ASSOCIATION Pathy and approval of fair-minded folk. I'm sure my rraders agree. 'We are all rather impatient and prone to snap judgments. We do not like this and we abhor that and only the folk who amuse and entertain us seem worth while. But. I'in sure we miss a lot by not bejng inte$sted to everybody. I remember in ane of Miss books she tells about a than who had a very irritating habit of giggling at nearly every - ng he or anyone else said. Most of his friends laughed at him and tolerated him only 'because he hap- pened to be in their. set. But the author made her heroine say that when the most annoyed her she al- ways thought of the fact that earlier in life he and his mother had lost all their money, after being very well-to-do, and that he had got into the. habit of laughing at everything in order to cheer up his downhearted mother. He 'worked hard to make a living and he laughed hard to spread cheerfulness,, until both became a habit, although the need of both had long since passed. This understand- ing girl saw something heroic about , the insignificant erratic little man. Probably many weather peculiarity could be thus accounted for in a way to bring honour rather that� ridicule upon the person exhibiting it. Many an one is considered stingy and -mean, perhaps, because they are giv- ing, assistance to those in need of it. Many are shy and distant, notbe- cause they are unsociable, but be- cause they are unable toreturn hos- pitality and do not feel like accepting it under ''the circumstances. Some are absent-minded and uncommuuica- tive because of worries and troubles which are unknown to the world. But all are human beings, with joys, sorrows, hopes and fears, and all need the stimulus and tonic of human intercourse, We have all felt at times the strength and cour- age which comes fron'i meeting a strong, radiant personality and while we may not be able to radiate so nmeh of ;strength and cheer we can we can each do a small part to snake this old world a better place in whidh to live. A little word of encourage- ment, of commendation may make a world hof difference to some discour aged one. . REBEKA1T SCHOOL FAIR DATES IN HURON Goderich township Sept. 10th Colborne Township . Sept. llth St. Helens .. Sept. 12th Ashfield Township Sept. 15th Belgrave . Sept. 16th Ethel . Sept. 17th Howick Township . Sept, 18th Wroxeter .,..,,.. ..,Sept, 19th Clinton Town . Sept. 22nd Clinton Rural . Sept. 23rd Usborne Township . Sept, 24th Grand Beed .. Sept, 25th Blyth , Sept .26th Crediton , Sept. 29th Zurich . Sept. 30111 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD ;History does not always give ere it to those who do the most for civ isation. It is difficult to estiina the benefit to the world of the w of the cartographer, Herman Mo a Dutchman who carne to England 1680, and in 1715composed an ati of his maps. The eneyelopedia do not even mention his name, but a vi tail -to the Dominion Archives Ottawa will find that the most col rect,'interesting, and artistic inn are the work of this almost unknow man. He made the earliest atlasse Not only are the maps geographically correct-4for their time but they far illustrated in some oases willh sketch 'es of the 'inhabitants of the count depicted. One of these maps is a colored e graving of Denmark and - Sweden "according to ;the newest and mo exaet observations of Herman Mol geogra'phee," and it is dedicated t "His Excellency, John, Lord Bleb of Bristol, Lord. Privy Seal, and Her Majesty's first plenipotentiary at the treaty of Utrecht," The map itself is amazingly correct and the print- ing on it is most -wonderfully fine and yet quite readable. The map is a double page of Ibis atlas which appeared in 1715 and has' been care- fully framed to preserve it, though the crease of the page is still to be seen, The territory shown includes Lapland and it is of the inhabitants of this land that the illustrations have been made. d- condition. Three drawers are or- i1- namented with heavy brass work and to open with a' three 'inch brass key. ork The catch is double requiring two I1; turns .to unlock the substantial in drawers. The chest is supported on as four large 'solid walnut claws. es The history of this treasure is a s- long one,.beginning. at the time when at General Montcalm lived in Quebec City. The house he occupied. ' was Ps later taken by Sir. Isaac: Brock who n later transferred to 'Upper Canada' s. where he wag in command of the forces during the war" of 1812. ,After his death, at Queenston count Heights, his possessions including the chest of drawers;,. were 'inherited by a family in Sherbrooke, in the n- eastern townships of ,Quebec. From this family it was recently Obtained mos by Sir Leicetser- Harinsworth who 1, offered it to the Archives to be ad - 0 ded to the Northcliffe collection op which was presented to Canada by hien in 1923 in memory of his broth- er, Lord Northcliffe. Down one side of t,'he map are these small pictures showing "a church for such as are Lutherans, with a basin full of brandy with a spoon in it at the poreh, of which every one that enters it takes a sup. The priest, the chief man in the parish, and a bride with two bridesmaid followed by the bride- groom and other friends" Another picture shows figures standing up- right in what looks like wooden box- es and this we are told is "their•way of burying." A short distance away a figure is kneeling before a skull and cross bones, whidh, the author tells us is "their manner of praying to death to spare them a while long- er." Then follow many pictures of their houses, dress, and- food, but perhap's the most interesting of all to us is a gentleman on a very mod- ern looking pair of skis which is "their way 0f sliding with great ac- tivity over the snowy mountains." The last pici>9re is also very amus- ing for it shows a gentleman with both arms around his deer and the insnription is "A Laplander whis- pering the vein deer what he should do or whether be must go." It is a surprise to visitors at the Dominion Archives at Ottawa to find that one of the most cherished pos- sessions there is a modern -looking chest of drawers which is really over one hundred and seventy years old. It is a solidly built chest which was once the possession of the great gen- eral, the Marquis de Moutcalm, who was placed in command of the Col- onial troops at the beginning of the Seven Years' War and was mortally wounded at the battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759. The chest stands about four feet high, is about five feet wide and a- s bout two feet deep. In spite of its, great age it is in remarkably good In the Northcliffe collection at the Ottawa Archives, one of the collect- ions which immediately attracts the eye and the mind of the visitoris the eection..of books which belonged to General Wolfe. These books were presented the Dominion Archives by Sir Leicester Harmsv5orth, as part of the Northcliffe collection, . . They are volumes which belonged to General Wolfe, when he was at Blob -oath. Twenty four volumes in the collection were a- mongst the books bequeathed to. Col; Guy Carleton by Wolfe's will, ex- ecuted on board the Neptune June 8, 1759. They were taken to Quebec by Col. Carleton when he beanie Gover- nor of Canada and some 'years later they were presented by him to Sur- geon Major Connolly and through him found their way to Ireland. Two- of the volunies have the French arnf!s on the sides and in the first volume there is a note in the handwriting of Guy Carleton, as fol- lows: "I believe that these volumes were brought !home -to England by General Wolfe from Louisburg in 1758, the gift of a distinguished French officer." G.C. Twenty two of the volumes have the autograph of Wolfe with the crest of the Wolfe family on the sides. Many of theta contain notes and criticisms in the (handwriting of the fatuous general, The bindings are all in a good state of preserva- tion, I i It sinteresting to note that a- mongst the collection are books re- lating to warfare and the histories of nations. One hoolt, which is ex - optionally large, is a history of the Civil War of France by Ellis Farre - worth. One volume of the Naval History of England in all its branch- es from the Norman conquest 1066- 1734, by Thomas Lediard, seems to have been thoroughly studied. Among the interesting collection are Sully (Due de) Memoires, 1745; Feuguiere (Lieut. Gen. le Marquis de) Memoirs, 1756; Soineille, (M. le Capt. d'infatttrie), 1756 and Dietion- naire, (Le Petit), 1746. Ode exhibit which immediately trikos the intagination of the most asuaI visitor to the Dominion Ar - LEADERS OF NATIONS LOOK AT INDUSTRY Viscount and Viscountess Willingdon and Vice -Regal. Party Leaving Largest Automobile Manufacturing Plant of the British Empire, that of the Ford Motor Company of Canada Limitod, at East Windsor. Ontario. Duties of Modern • Executives Dwarf Demands Made Upon Kings of Yore. TIME was when, rulers, gath- ering their intimates about them, took to the fields and woods in search of wild boat Or slipped incognito into sequest- ered inns when they wished sur- cease from the duties of state or opportunity to sit vis-a-vis with their subjects. Today, the. executive obligations of the head of a nation entail an in- timate knowledge of the industries that loom so prominently in the general conditions of his country: Recent trips of this nature by the titular heads of the govern- ments of Canada, Spain and ethe United States d America give rise to the conjecture as to hoar their respective prototypes would have reacted to the spectac- les of modern mass production that met the eyes and intellig- ence of these modern leaders. Any guess as "to what Henry VIII., Isabella or Washington might havethought or said must result only in the ,conclusion that the job of knowing how to coeduct a government these days is much more of a task than in the periods so often refected to as "the good old day's." ,Improved transportation facili- ties have enlarged the importance of industry in all countries in its relation to agriculture and com- merce since the days when govern- ing was more leisurely. Governing today, if it is to safeguard the in- terests both of laborer, and manu- facturer, and if it is to recognize all the essential elements of prose perity and well-being for the na- Top—President. hoover in Genial Mood with Thomas A, Edison and Remy Ford as his Companion, during Recent Visit at Dearborn, Michigan—AND Energetic Ruler of Spain,- King Alfonso, Asked Many Questions During Trip Through Ford Plant at Barcelona, , tion's peoples must include knowl- edge of the industries upon which a healthy state depends. Visits made recently by Viscount Willingdon,( vice -regal head of the Canadian government; King Alfon- so, ruler of Spain and President Hoover,.. head of the American state, to plants whole Ford cars and trucks are manufactured, are indicative of the importance that. Ieaders of nations attach 'to first- hand information about the index industries of their respective coun- tries. Viscount Willingdon was ac- compapied by Viscountess Willing- , don on his'inspectioii trief; through • the largest automobile tl anufac- turing plant in the British Empire, that of the Ford Motor Company of . Canada Limited, at East Windsor, Ontario. Xing Alfonso_t evinced' keen interest in the many opera- . tions in the plant of the Ford Motor• Company, S.A.E,, at Barce- lona, and President' Hooverspent much of his limited time while in Dearborn; Mich., to 'honoe ,Thomas A. Edison, discussing- the related subjects of production and general business. proslietts ,with Henry Ford, his host. chives in Ottawa is the 'model of Quebee, the fruits of the genius of Lieut J. B. Duberger, of the Royal Engineers, constructed in 1795, and finished in 1809. The model is cut entirely out of wood and modelled to a certain scale, (24:feet to the inch) and is the City of Quebec without any details lack - hag.' Even the miniature ships riding at anchor on the bosom of the St. Lawrence are shown. Duberge's model has had a cheq- uered uered career. After it was com- pleted it was placed in the ball room of the Chateau St,Leuis, and in 1813 was taken to England by Colonel By and placed in the. Woolwich Arsena, It remained there one Hundred years and then, was rescued from 'oblivion. by Dia A. G. Doughty, C.M.G. and throtigh the influence of our late Governor-General, Earl Grey. When it came into the possession of the Department of Dominion( Archives,' it was in a most dilapidated condi- tion, It had received 'a generous coat of grey paint which had' blotted out the doors and windows of the tiny houses The grins of the batter - les. the trees on the gardens, the di- vision • walls: and 'fences had all ds.. appeared' under the _ relentless •bries'h of the "renovator." The model was almost' a ruin.. But to -day it is in perfect condition and exactly as it was made. • The whole model is sketched out to show particularly the fortifica- tions and public (buildings. It is nearly 35 feet in length and com- prises a considerable portion of the Plains of Abraham; as far as the spot. where Wolfe died. There is singular `correctness' to the very shape and -projection -of the rock, the elevations and descents, •in the city and on the plains,'particitlarly those eminences whidh commanded the gar- rison. - a few of the outstanding places marked in the model, interesting to those who even. faintly remember the early history of Quebec, are: Cap BIanc and the King's Ship Yard; old Frendh power magazine; the spot where Montgomery fell; site of the King's bastion; the Lower Gov- ernor's garden; the Upper Gover- nor's garden and Mont Carmel; the King's ordnance stores and wharf; the London Coffee House; the Church of N. D. des Vietoires; Prescott gate; the Bishop's Palace; the Union Hotel; Chateau St. Louis;' tem Cath- edral of Holy Trinity; the Court House; Ursuline Convent; Upper Town market; Seminary; Montcaltn's iesidieiice; \'Hotel-Dieumiliteiry barracks and arsenal; the new jail; the Intendant Palace and the General Hospital. This is just a brief review of the many interesting features of the Model of Quebec which was present- ed to 'Canada by the British Govern- ment in 1910. Original letters of the United Eine pire Loyalists and the banner of theo N va Scotia Loyalists has recen- tly been acquired by the Dominion Archives and it is a distinct asset to the splendid collection which they have of the early life of the pioneers of Canada. The letters were all written . ih 1789 and are by W. Sabatier to Governor Wentworth on the subject of the Memorial; . a letter with sig- natures to the agent in London and a letter of R. J. Uniacke, Speaker of the House of the Assembly, N. S., regarding the memorial. The Ileemorial itself, is an inter- esting document and parts of it fol- low: To the King's lldost Excellent Majesty the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons of Great Britain in Parliament Assembled. iThe memorial of sundry of His Majesty's loyal American subjects on behalf of themselves and others settled in the province of Nova Scot- ia, . who have not hitherto received compensation from the county of government for their lofses, either of property or professions, most. humbly sheweth: rrhat your memorials are distrefsed American loyalists most of whom have born arms during the late war in support of the British Govern- ment and all of them manifested their firm attachment to the crown of Great Britain ora variety of oc- casions. That in consequence of their firm and uniform adherence to the cause of their sovereign they have been forced to relinquish property \and profefsion in .the .colonies, all of which were amply competent to their support and take refuge in the Pro- vince of Nova Scotia, New Bruns- wick and Canada, where. they now reside. The letter goes on to state that some of the men who are urgently in need of assistance were unable to forward their cases in the time lim- it which was set by the government and made this special appeal for consideration. They, explained that their wants were not unreasonable they "wanted enough to enable them to cutliva'te lands, restore then and their fam- ilies to comfortable substance." NEWS ITEMS ON MATTERS CANADIAN AND -FOREIGN (Continued from page 6) ery salt if you have them. Make a sauce of butter, .flour and milk. Beat yolk of eggs until thick, then add to. sauce, .Add parsley, salt pepper and celery salt. Beat all together, then acid the beaten whites to which has been added 1-2 teaspoon of baking ''powder. x''urn themixture into buttered moulds, place in a -pan . of water and bake until firm. Serve at since. This makes six. Hehvy ' Decline in Construction, Work in 1330 . The aggregate value of building 'permits issued b$' 61 cities in Canada during the first hall of the present eaT was approximately 33 per cent lees than the value registered for the corresponding period of 1929. The statement'of the Department of P11UitSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1930. Commerce follows: Aggregate' value of building per- mits was lower for the first half of the present year by $41,395,243 than in 1929. Thetotal for, the first six six months of 1930, however, was more than 7 per cent above the six month's average of $77,457,883 re- corded in the 10 years, 1920-1930, Moreover the average • index num- ber pf wholesale prices of building materials has been lower this year than iii -most of tate years since 1920. Al! provinces, except Prince Edward Island' and New Brunswick reported smaller aggregates of building per. Writs issued under the period under review than in the first six months , of last year.' The New Brunswick farthest corners of the' Dominion. total for the elapsed months of 1930 was the highest in the 11 years' re- cord. Discusse Romance of Canadian History "Canada may be the granary of the world, but Canada doesnotlive,. by bread alone, and I' an sure that' in the things of the spirit Canada will rank worthily in the best' tra- ditions of the Empire," declared Rt. Hon. Lord MacMillan, brilliant Scot- tish judge in a brief speech on ,,the Romance of Canadian History at a luncheon tendered the 200 or more visiting members of the British and French• bar at the Chateau Laurier. Lord MacMillan commented on the'" magnificent system of justice in Canada which permeates to the 01 the declines elsewhere indicated that of $17,008,173 or 52 per cent, in the cities of the province' of Quebec was the most pronounced. The total value of permits issued during the first six months of the present year by the four largest cities, i.e., Mon treat, Toronto, Winnipeg and Van couve,r amounted to $40,534,761. This was more than 38 per cent low- er than in the same months of last year and about: 17 per cent lower than in 1928. With these two ex- ceptions, however, the building auth- orized considerably exceeded the ag- gregate for any other yeas• of the record, in most of which the building material cost was higher. Barristers Pay High Tributes to Rideau Hall In honor of the members of the Canadian Bar Association and guests from England, France, Scotland, the Irish Free State and the United States, Their : Excellencies enter- tained at a garden party at Rideau Hall last week. In addition to the .distinguished visitors . Ottawa soc- iety was invited and members of the Government. Viewing for the first time the re- sidence of Canada's 'Governor Gen- eral, the visitors from other points of the Empire were effusive in their compliments of the beauties of the grounds of Rideau Hall. Hon. R. B. Bennett, Prime Minister of. Canada, and president of the Can- adian Bar Association was present, and Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King, Leader of the Opposition, was also among the guests. A number of members of the new cabinet were present including Senator G. D. Ro- bertson, Hon. Maurice Dupre, Hon. Hugh Guthrie, Hon. Edgar Rhodes and others. Members of the diplo- matic corps attended and altogether over 3000 guests called at Rideau Hall. Offer Big Prize to British Glider Paris; Sept. 2 (Special to The News -Record) --+A prize of one thousand pounds will be offered by the British Gliding Association to the first British pilot accomplishing an engineless flight , across the British channel in a glider of all British construction. The contest is open for two years, from June 1, 1930 to May 31, 1932. The pilot most hold a current Bri- tish "C" glider pilot's license, the launching mast be a normal hand launch with not more than 12 persons upon one tow rope, and the start must be made during the hours of daylight. The entry foe is five pounds and at least 14 days' notice must be given of any proposed at- tempt, Canada's history is one of romance," he said, "because Canada has been the meeting place of the three most interesting, aatiots .in the. world—'the British as the nation of enterprise, the French, as the nation of culture;' and the Indians as ' the ,only savage: race that had a highly developed, civilization of its own. These three met and fought in Canada and now they live here in peace, each making a distinctive contribution to the life and romantic history of the Great Dominion." Grant Vessels to Refine Whale Oil London, Eng,, (Special to The News Ttecord)—Two' ocean going whale oil factories, which will be the. largest of their type afloat, capable of producing approximately 1,500 barrels of oil daily, are to be con- structed'for Norwegian whaling com- panies. The order has been placed with the Furness Shipbuilding Com- pany, Ltd., of Haverton-Hill-on- Thames. The ships will be of about 21,500 tons dead weight and cargo capacit- ies of 95,000 to 10,000 barrels of whale oil are spoken of in connec- tion with the new vessels. The University belongs to the people of Western Ontario. It is supported by Provincial and Municipal grants, by Endowment Fund income, and by tuition fees. The enrolment of regular students in 1929-30 was 1260, not including approximately four hundred students in special groups, who received in- struction from the University Staff. Registration pays—SATURDAY, September 20th --2nd, 3rcl end 4th year students from Landon. MON- DAY September 22nd, all freshmen. TUESDAY, September 23rd -2nd, 3rd and 4th year students from centres ether than London. WEDielESDAY, September 24th, Lectures begin. 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