The Clinton News Record, 1931-11-19, Page 3TIIUOtSI AY, NQVEN'BE•IL 10, 1081
BLYTH: The death occurred
recently in 'Wangharn Hos-
pital of Mrs. Mary Sims, following a
stpke of paralysis which she suf-
fered about six weeks ago. The de
ceased was a daughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell of East
Wawanosh, near Be'grave. She was
married to J. Tasker and lived a
number of years in Hullett. Mr.
Tasker predeceased her and some
Years later she married William
Sims, then postmaster of Blyth.
Since the death of Mr. Sims she had
remained a resident of town. . The
deceased was a member of Queen St.
United Church and was very highly
respected. She was a great lover, of
flowers, her gardens being admired
by many. She is survived by two,
sons, John, in the service of the -C1
N.R. and Bert, postmaster of Blyth;
also one sister, Minnie Campbell,
,and two brothers, John :Campbell,
Hickson, . and Harry Campbell on the
.old homestead.
DUNGANNON: Nelson Graham,
concession one, Ashfield, while plow-
ing a side hill adjoining the river on
his farm,- unearthed . a plow wrench
which had been buried in the ground
for at least 20 years, as the ground
in that place had not been plowed.
for that length of time. He recog-
nized'it as one purchased with a plow
by his father over 60 years ago.
Strange to say it Was not the least
bit• rusted and looked almost like
n new one.
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DUNGANNON: Word was receiv-
ed by relatives at. Dungannon of the
death in Detroit of a former well-
known and highly respected resident
of Ashfield, in the person of Mrs.
John Armstrong, who passed away
at the hone of her only daughter,
Mrs. Smith, at the age of 60 years,
She had been in failing health for a-
bout a year. Previous to her mar-
riage she was Miss Mary Tackaber-
rY, of Ashfield, and for many yearn
after her marriage lived on the Lake
road, near Port Albert. Later with
her husband and two childlren, de-
ceased moved to !Goderich, and upon
the death of her husband, a fen,
years ago, went to Detroit to resid'
with her daughter. One son, Joseph,
of. Detroit, also survives, and there
are three grandchildren. Three sis-
ters also survive, Mrs. Robert Hasty
and Mrs. Hugh Shields, of Dungan-.
non, and Mrs. McDonald, of Kinloss(
Township, north of Lucknow. The
funeral was held from the residence
of her nephew, Christopher Sander-
son, of Goderich, .on Tuesday after-
noon, interment in Maitland Ceme,
tery, Goderich. Robert Armstrong,
of Dungannon, is a brother-in-law,
and Mrs. Henry Reid of Goderich is
a sister-in-law of the deceased.
!GODERICH: Inmpressive services
on Sunday marked the 96th anniver-
sary cf the establishment of Presby-
terianism in Goderich, in Knox
Church when Rev. Joseph Wasson, of
Calvin' Presbyterian Church, Toron-
to, preached two scholarly and high-
ly inspirational sermons. The music
was under the direction of G. B. Day,
ies, organist of St. George's church,
and to both an expression of appre-
ciation was contained in the calen-
dar. Mr. Wasson expressed his ap-
preciation of the honor paid him in
asking him to `take anniversary ser-
vices. He felt he had a contact with/
the Goderich congregation, as one of
til>eir sons (Mr. William Weir), is
doing very excellent work in his
congregation. He is in attendance .air
Knox College and is one who will da
this congregation great honor in the
days to come.
SEAFORTH: Verysuccessful an-
niversary .services" which.were large-
ly attended were held in North Side
United Church on ,Sunday, November
16th. Rev. Stanley Owen, M.A., of
St. John's United church; Stratford:
occupied the pulpit in the morning
most acceptably' and 'gave• an inepii-
ing address on "Abigail's Reply to
King David." Well rendered' ' ari-
t'hems "I Heard the Voice of Jesur!
Say" and "Watc'hman;'What' o • the
Night?", were, ,giyen; , ,iiy the ,choir,,
with. Miss H. Lane, Miss M. Crich,.
R. E. Bright • and •E: • H. • Close • -.as,
soloists under the efficient leader-
ship of Mr. ' and Mrs; James A.
Stewart. The church • was • crowded•
to capacity at ,the 'evening service
which opened with the anthem
"Praise Ye Jehovah,' assisted by
Miss M. Turnbull and E. Chambers
lain. The scripture lesson was read
by the pastor Rev. W. P. Lane, prayer
being offered by Rev. L B. Kaine,•of
First Presbyterian church and Revco
Mr. Bremner of the Brucefield Uni,
ted church. Rev. Edmund H. Oliver,
Ph.D., D.D., F.R.S.C., Moderator of
the United • Church. of Canada, the
special anniversary preacher, gave an
able and forcible sermon on "Life as
an Adventure in meeting Human
Needs in the Spirit of Christ," 2nd
i1inaothy oihapter 4:17. ."Notwith-
standing. the Lord stood by me and
Strengthened Me." A duet, "Jesus
the. Very Thought of Thee," was ef-
fectively sung by Mr. and Mrs.
James A. Stewart, accompanied, .on
the organ by Miss A. G. Goverilock.
The service closed with an anthem
by the choir "Come Unto Me," and
prayer by Rev. Charles Malcolm' of.
the Kgmondville United Church,'
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THE NEW CABINET
The following is the newly -formed
National Cabinet in Britain, as an-
nounced, last week:
In his Losseimouth retreat Prem-
io Ramsay MacDonald completed
drafting his new National Cabinet.
A Cabinet of twenty replaces the
emergency Cabinet of ten.
Prime Minister and First Lord of
the Treasury—Right Hon. Ramsay
MaoDonald (National- Laborite).
Lord President of the Council—
Right Hon. Stanley Baldwin (Con-
servative).
Lord High Chancellor—Lord San-;
key (National • Laborite).
Lord Privy Seal—Right Hon,
Philip Snowden ('National Laborite).
Chancellor of the Exchequer —
Right Hon. Neville Chamberlain
(Conservative).
Secretary, of State for Hone Af-
fairs—Sir Herbert Samuel (Liberal):
Secretary- of State for Foreign .Af-
fairs—Sir John Simon (Liberal). '
'Secretary of State for the Domin-
ions—Right Hon. J. H. Thomas
(National Laborite).
Secretary of State:for the Colonies
—Sir Philip punliffe-Lister (Conser-
vative).
Secretary of State for War Lord
Hailshani (Conservative).
Secretary of State for India—Sir
Samuel Hoare (Conservative).
Secretary of State for Scotland—
Sir Archibald Sinclair (Liberal).
Secretary of State for Air—Lord
Londonderry (Conservative).
First Lord of the Admiralty—Sir
Bolton Eyres-Monsell (Conserva,
tive).
President of the Board •of Trade—
Right Hon. Walter Runcinan• (Lib-
eral).
Minister of health --Sir H. Hilton
Young (Conservative).
President, Board of Education—Sir
Donald MacLean (Liberal).
Minister of Agriculture and Fish-
eries—Sir John Gilmour (Conserva-
tive).
Minister of Labor—'Sir Henry Bet-
terton (Conservative).
First Commissioner df Works —
Right Hon: William Ornsby-Gore
(Conservative).
HOW ADVERTISING
HELPS
Advertising by the individual mer-
chant makes a great difference in the
prosperity of a whole town and com-
munity. The business which does not
advertise is not only losing a great
opportunity to increase the business
but is putting a brake on the pro-
gress of the rest of the town. News-
paper advertising brings people to a
town. The more merchants of that
town who usethis means, the more
people go to it to trade ants ,do all
their buying. One or two business
concerns cannot shoulder alt the bur-
den. In towns where they do, the
trade is going over the good+ high-
ways to other towns where co-oper-
ation is better.—Winnipeg (Ind,)
Dispatch.
GANDHI AND, EGYPT
Egyptians who tried hard to wring
some word or gesture of sympathy
for the Wafd out or Gandhi were
bitterly disappointed; they found
him to be unexpectedly. in favor o2
the Britisll Empire.' They are con-
vinced that Gandhi is to be one more
victim of British witchcraft—the
'magic thrit destroys enemies by
transforming ahem' into friends. —
The Spiting, Cairo..
• Able: Papa, I saved ten cents to-
day, Iran all the way to school he-
, hiad. a, street car. •
Abe: Why didn't' you ;run !behind
W to*icab and save a dollar. • f
Mother of Five
Looks for Early Release
When one Is onlil27 the strain of
raising five children• on limited lin-
ancial resources is a burden which
would tax any woman's strength
and. Vitality.'In the cape at slender
Mrs.. N., none too -strong from early
years atfactorywork; the burden
pressed her lower and lower to the
point where tuberculosis gripped
her In all its power.
. Fortunately, however, she 'was.
sent to the Muskoka Hospital for
Consumptives, where the experienc-
ed doctors and nursestook her In
hand with kindly ears. 'Since then
like ar rain -freshened flower Mrs. N.
has responded to the carefully plan-
ned treatment and has made splen-
did progress towardsrecovery, and
is eagerly looking forward to the
time when she may return to her'
little ones.
There are many such cases,. but
without ftnanblal assistance the
Muskoka Hosiiital cannot atd,thetn.
.ru,gitt froth you will be gratefully
reoeivod •If sent to Mr.' A. H. Ames.
zt$..College .St., :reroute..
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
Edison's Genius
That Electricity, noticed so long
ago as the middle of the seventh
century Before Christ 416 a curious'
natural phenomenon, ever became one
of the most beneficial agents in
rilciiern civilization, pia very largely
due to a small company of scientists
and experimentalists, of whom Tho,
was Alva Edison was,, one of..: the
leaders. �•
This remarkable benefactor of
our race, 'probably contributed ,more
than any other moan of his time to
the comfort and well-being of our
race. • ,
A complete list of his discoveries
and inventions it must be ]eft for
time to disclose, for Edison was one
of the most modest anis self-effacing
of men, but the list of those'he chose
to 'reveal will serve to show how
niensely the world it indebted to his
industry and.genius.
Ik was a custom of his through,
oat his active life, which lasted for
some eighty four years, to work fol
sixteen hours a day, and it was not
unusual for him to prolong what was
really hard incessant toll by two or
there hours.
There should be inspiration also
for the present age mn the remem-
brance that all his work was never
for money in itself. All he made he
wanted for more experiments, more
apparatus, that he night produce
more inventions and delve a little
deeper into the heart and meaning
of things.
As a young fellow he •seems to
have determined to devote his life to
a search for the absolute Trubh that
hunt which has ever absorbed the
attention of philosophers, and dis-
coverers of Nature's hidden myster-
ies.
Although not perhaps the .only ori-
ginal disc -poorer of the principle of
the most convenient form of electric
lighting it is chiefly through his
experiments that our American con-.
tinent has been enabled to lengthen
the days, and shorten the hours of
darkness comfortably, Cheaply, and
without much toil .to the majority of
its users.
The modern miracle of converting
falling water into power, which
cheapens the costs of living, while it
conserves at the same time the by-
nlo-nmeans-everlasting mineral and
vegetable means of producing power
formerly employed, owes very much
to Edison's thoughtful genius.
It was telegraphy which first di-
rected the attention of the lad, born
in Ohio hut grown and developed in
Ontario, Canada, towards the young
but already respected science of el-
ectric energy, and what telegraphic
communication owes to him it Would
take a considerably long scientific
treatise to detail.
Graham Bell's discovery of the
telephone was furthered and im-
proved by him, the phonograph fol-
lowed almost as a natter of course,
and the way opened to a transmis-
sion of sound and speech, which
promised almost boundless possibil-
ities to such an ardent imagination
as animated Edison's genius.
The moving picture screen was but
a step towards the actual possibility
of reproducing actual speech and
music through the moving -picture
camera.
For to Edison's fertile mind one
invention, pr discovery, was but an-
other door opening into what was•
probably a whole long vista of oth-
er things awaiing discovery or in,
vention. ,
Electricity and its endless prob-
lems and possibilities did not by any
means absorb the whole of Edison's
energies, for his amazing genius dis-
tinguished him in many lines of en-
deavor. In- fact, he won a right to
call "the whole unbounded ainiverse"
of science his own field•of research.
But electricity was his sehoolnias-
,ter to direct him towards other lines
of knowledge awaiting his magical
developing touch.
Deafness, a result it was said of
hasty and stupid punishment, had no
doubt something to do with an al-
oofness, often attributed to shyness.
which rather set him apart from all
hut a small coterie of personal
friends, and kept him silent avhen
thousandswouid have been delighted
to :hear of„his„designs, and :of the
progress of his inventions:
He was,. a. doer rather than a talk
er, and self -advertisement,, was an
atheina `to. him. •
„ Consciously oi; .unconsciously ire
lived but to, bless his . world by. dis-
covering .to,'it much pf. the 'benefi-
cent forethoirghtb foil humanity's fu-
ture comfort with which it had been
furnished by its Designer.
Thomas Edison, it may .truthfully
be said, was himself a blessing for
which this and.future generations of
men may web be thankful and should
eherish his, menoi•y with, gratitude.
Family Her'ald.' and Weekly Star.
' 'tial Dealer -I say, Jones, ;: want
to insure my coal yards against fire.
What would; • a policy for (20,000
cost?:
Juries What coal is it? Sanie kind
as you sent'nue last?- !.
Coal. Dealer --Yes.
Jones -LI” Wouldn't bother insuring
it if I were you. It won't Them.
HOW HISTORY RE-
PEATS.ITSELF
"It is a gloomy moment in history,
Not for many years—not iu the life-
time of most men who read this pap -
e7 -•,'has there been so much • grave
anddeep apprehension. In our own
country there is universal commer-
cial prostration and panic arid. thou-
sands of our ,poorest fellow -citizens
aro turned out,against -the approach-
ing. winter, without employment."
This sounds very much like an
accurate ' description .of •conditions,
throughout the world today. It might
have been written with special appli-
cation to the present moment. As an
actual matter of fact, •it was written
by a contributor to Harper's Weekly
on October 10, 1857, just seventy-four
years ago. Col. C, B. McRitchie, who
draws our attention to the excerpt,
quotes the same writer further to j
this effect: "' I
In' Fiance the political cauldron
seethes and bubbles with uncertainty,'
Russia hangs as usual like a cloud`
dark and silent upon the horizon oil
Europe; while all the energies, re -1
sources and influences of the British
Empire are sorely tried, and are yet
to 'be tried more sorely in coping'
with the fast and deadly Indian -in,
surrection, and with disturbed rela-
tions in China. •
"Of our own troubles no man cyan
see the end. If we are only to ldse
money and by painful poverty to be
taught wisdom, no man need seri=
ously despair. Yet the very haste to
be rich which is the occasion of thih
widespread calamity, has also tended
to destroy the amoral forces with
which we are to resist and subdue the
calamity."
Well, there certainly is political
uncertainty in Europe today. Russia
certainly is today hanging on like a
cloud upon .the horizon of Europe—
if net, the entire world. And it would
be difficult to choose words that
more aptly describe Imperial condi-
tions than to say that "All the ener-
gies, resources and influence of the
British Empire are sorely tried."
The recent financial crash in the
stock markets of the world affords a
perfect parallel for, the balance at
the quotation. .
But—and this is the important
;loint—the world came through 1867.
The British Enpire, emerged from
that depressing period greater in
power and in solidarity •than ever.
And it did so because thele were men
who dared to hope and to preach this
gospel of optimism while the major.
ity shook their heads despondently.
We need only the same spirit today
—and-plenty of it—to reassure our
selves that we shall emerge from this
even deeper depression with renewed.
,strength and —, let us hope — with
greater' wisdom to conserve the moi•-
al forces without which humanity;
cannot hope to continue hn the pati]
of progress and onlightenmet.
—Montreal Daily Star.
THE NEXT BIG BOOM
Speaking at a public meeting, Ro,
bert Miller, the veteran live stock
breeder,'said that he had experienc;
err, and all agriculture had eloper•
rented, six or seven depressions in
the course of his lifetime. On every
occasion agriculture was more pros-
perous after the depressionthan be-
fore, and he predicted that when the
tide turns, farming in Canada will
progress with rapid strides.
Economists, financiers and states-
men have failed., in these. 50 years to,
agree on the "common cause," so
we have had booms and depressions
following each other in regular sue.
cession.. Optimists are aheady pre,
dieting a turn in the tide, and some
are even presaging a boom bigger
and more jazzy than anything in the
past. "A period of prosperity is a
time not to incur debts and adopt
extravagant standards of •living, but
a time when one should 'add to his
assets and prepare for the cloudy
weather' or the rainy day. Govern-
ments, . as well as people, have learn-
ed that lesson.—The Farmer's Advo-.
tate.
If some Men would spend as much
time doing things as they do in tell-
ing about the things they have done,
a lot more would be accomplished.
gismo O=0- — 0
II HOW MY WORLD
o . WAGS
11 By That Ancient Mariner it
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Dean D. Hurmdy. p
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"Never write what yea dare not
sign," says the Milverton (Ont.) Sun.
No, indeed, or sighin' may follow.
Sea shells were found in a shaft
when drilling for gas near Kelowna.
relates the News, of Vernon, B.C.
Sounds like a shell fish story.
• The Porcupine Advance, (Int, pub-
lishes 350 words "In Praise of the
Weather.” But, in thi$ connection,
we have, never found flattest' ,o:f any
avai I.
The Echo, Ainherstbmg, Ont, tells
of a local farmer '.' who grew corm
from kernels taken from anEgytian
tomb.: Truly, a.maize-ing.
The day after the shooting . season
closed, says :the Eastern Chronicle,
of New Glasgow; N.S a townsman
saw some beautiful ruffled grouse
on his lawn. Enough to make him
grouse and feel ruffled.
Many mining claims at Islanccl
Lake, which contains 1,000 islands,
are' being recorded at Winnipeg. The
promoters will soon be serving than
dainty known as floating island.
The Standard-Obseryer, Pembroke
Ont., thinks that "the Republicans
can get ready to pack up next year
after the Presidential election." Yes,
and quietly . 'walk out, unless Cal
chooses to run.
Making It Go
It was a 1912 model, bought long
ago at the local Canadian show. The
man who owned it was without pride
in it's possession. Yet he seemed
filled with a strange determination
to make it go.
He had struggled with it for two
hours. His face and hands were
black, anis his back ached. He prob-
ed its inwards despairingly. Of skill
he seemed destitute, yet in wishful-
ness to succeed he seemed riehly en-
dowed.
Suddenly a mania apparently took
hold of him.
He grabed.an axe, rushed up into
the attic and brought down the old
wicker basket that had cradled all
the children. He smashed it up and
stuffed it inside the infernal thing.
As he touched a match to if a sud-
den crackling noise was heard, and
flame belched forth.
"Hurray!" .he yelled, "I've got the
furnace going' at last."
Tho Untruthful Lovers
..My bonnie lies over the ocean,
I lie to her over the sea,
And birds of a feather,
They should flock together,
So bring back my bbnnie to me.
Private Help -for Parents
No doubt you have often beers enss
tarrased, if you are a parent, by'
your little bey coming to you for aids
with his arithmetic.. •
You try to switch the rtfbject
vague reference to an ice cream cosy
or - even a trip to the movies, bit
! little Waldemar flatly, refuses to he
diverted.
:Simehow, arithmetic seems to
bring out the very worst in a c'hil'd -
We purpose offering a little kelp
from time to time for 'hazrassedpar-
ents. . .
Take theuestion of fractions.
q You
May remember that there are 'proper
fractions, and improper or wu]gasr
fraetions,. '
It is'best to write a sharp • nate
to the teacher if she gives Waldemar
any of the vulgar fractions to salve.
There is too little refinement in the
world as it is.
Very well, then.
First, remember we cannot adg
two different things, like 'horses and
cows, until we reduce them to a. tam; -
mon denominator, such as roust
steak.
The steak may be divided into
Small fractions, and the quotient is
then termed Hamburger.
The units of the Hamburger can to
added up into multiples, and liin'ked
together with 76 per cent. sawdust.
which equals 100 per cent. Park Saul
sages.
'Phe Least Common Multiple it
termed a Weenie, or a Weiner.
And the Greatest Common Plea.-
sure
leasure is termed Handing Out Beot-
ney, Q.E.D.
Father's Old Sweet Songs
There are no songs that seem to me
As sweet as Mother used to sing,
Except those tender strains -wide
which
Dear Father made the welkin ring,
Those touching little lullabies,
Like "Odd MacDonald Mad a Farm's
Oh, sing them once again to me.
They never did me any 'harm.
How oft I cried at "Jingle BeTh
And how I sobbed at "There Axe
.Smiles,"
When Father yelled them mournful-
ly.
ournfully.
Though off the key some severaS
miles!
He used to sing of Clementine.
And no one ever drew a gun.
0 memory, bring back the days
Of dear old nineteen -thirty -inlet
—Dean D. '-Harnett'.
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Doubling a Retail
usiness in 5 Years
AN
ADVERTISEMENT
ADDRESSED TO
To double a retail business
in five years, add 15 per
cent. to the Sales of the
preceding year. At the
end of five years, sales
will be double their pre-
sent amount.
Increasing one's sales to the extent of 16 per.
cent. per annum can be accomplished in
two main ways. Thus:
1. Increase the amount •of each sales trans,
action by an average of 16 per cent.
, (Note: This is not the sane as raising •
your prices 16 percent. To do than would
be fatal, even if possible).
2: Increase the number of customers served •
daily to the extent of 15 per cent.
Good salesmanship will enable a retailer to
raise the level of his averagesales transaction—
' with advantage to both his customer and him-
self. Thus, a well-rinformed buyer will readily
pay 20 dents or 25 cents more for a pair of
gloves or stockings or shoes, of for a piece of
OUR
LOCAL
RETAILERS
enamelware, if the better value of the higher -
priced article is well presented.
But the better way of raising sales to the ex-
tent of 15 percent is to increase the number of
your customers.
Custom increase comes from (1) satisfactory
service, (2) satisfactoryy goods and prices; (3)
good window displays; and (4) good advertise-
ments in this newspaper.
Men and women buyers iways want to be
informed, in their homes, by newspaper adver-
tisements, about things which they plan to buy;
and they are responsive to retailers' invitations.
Also, they like to see the .•advertisements of
those retailers whose custpmers they are.
A SILENT RETAILER CAN HARDLY HOPE TO INCREASE HIS
BUSINESS; AND IT'S PRETTY CERTAIN HE, WON'T
DOUBLE IT IN FIVE YEARS.
WISEAsIMIS, aoVItsh,
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