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But Not Forbidden
to Men
_someday, someday,. •
1 shall go
Walking printless,
In the snow.
Silent, slipping
Out the door
To new wonders
Not Before
Opened -to
My mortal eye
Amid the snowfl'alces
Brushing by.
Til peer in through
The window -square
To see a' stranger
Lying 'there,
Rbther vague,
And rather worn,
Looking just
A bit forlorn.
Then I'll know
That all of that
Is outworn as
INly-last year's hat,.
And, lightly skipping,
I shall; go
Without a footprint
Throughthe snow.
"Houseiceeping is not only the old-
.st, most fundamental and complex
f .all professions," says Harrington
merson, but modern success in it, is
none difficult to attain than success
n factory, warehouse, transportation
r shop, because it must` be attained
by Women—.working alone, and , with
many purposes,— Men in work arc
play have specialized in groups along
a' single path, for a single end.•W'o
men have specialized not as 0 group
but as individuals, along all _paths
for many ends." -
And Sir Ernest .Shackleton once
said; "IdostMnen in the world do not
really know' what women do that
makes the hone ready for thein when
they come' home at night..:,I as a
housekeeper on the Antarctic, know
what a''task it is. A man never
thinks of the work, the thought and
the.experience that gees;in the mak-
ing of a'dinner, and he does not knohv
anything about the work except when
the dinner is well done or when it is
not ready. Being an explorer is as
hard work as there is in the world;
but, for all that, I would rather be air
'explorer n
than a housekeeper and have
to do all the little everyday chores in
getting the house ready for the
Man when he comes home to it."
Usually men do not fully realize
just what amount'of brains, patience,
foresight, stick-to-itiveness and skill
it takes to make a successful.home.
They know it if the dinner is not
ready when they expect it td be, if
the meat is rare or overdone, if, the
potatoes are soggy or the pudding did
not tetra out just, right, but they do
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The Sell 'Telephone Company
and the American Company
HE relationship between the Bell Telephone
T
Company of Canada and the American Tele-
F1?Telegraphone and - consists of;—
Company y
1. stock—the American company ownsthirty-one
per cent of Bell Telephone Company shares.
2. contract -the Bell Telephone Company owns a
contract by which the. American company sup-
plies research products and other services on
a sliding ecale of payment.
The stock relationship has existed since the Canadian
company began in 1880. One-third of the $400,0011
needed to form the company was not available until
the•American coma k'iy agreed to provide it.
The contract was made in 1923 to put dealings be-
tween the two companies on a definite' business
basis. It may be terminated at the end of 1932
if the Canadian company so desires,
effect of stock relationship
TEE telephone system in Ontario and Quebec today
is. owned by 15,300 shareholders, Of these, 95 per
cent live in Canada and own 62 per cent of the
total. shares.
The largest individual holding is 1510 shares whicii
is one quarter of one per cent of the total. The
average individual holding is 27 shame, 'which yield
an income of $216 a year.
The Bell Telephone Company is thus a great enter-
prise which has become thoroughly democratizedand
to this the American relationship has contributed
two definite advantages: . -
First, it has been a source of new money for demi--
opment. The American company, as a shareholder
hes never failed to respond, em good times or bad,
when money was needed to extend the system to
meet public demands upon it.
Secondly, it has been a safeguard againit exploita-
tion. Attempts on the part ofpromoters to secure
control of the telephone system have failed because
the American holding of the company's shares has
been in the hands of men who are interested in the
telephone business for the progress of the industry
and not for its financial exploitation.
effect of the contract
THE Bell Telephone Company 1 1.t secured three
chief advantagesby the contract of 1923:---'
First, it obtains all products of the El ell laboratories,
which are the largest industrial research laboratories
in the world, with a staff of five thousand. No single
company could hope to support such an organization.
It is possible only by co-operation of many associated
companies.
One example of, research workis the "loading coil"
)`r which bas eliminated the need for heavy wires in-
creasing in size with distance. This has saved mil-
lions of dollars. Similar discoveries have saved other
millions for the telephone user and given him a
better telephone. The.research.glause of the contract
aloneemore; than balances the contract fee. -
Secondly, the Canadian company, has rights to the:
e use of- all inventions. The American company now
owns more than 5,000 patents essential in every '
phase of telephone ; operatioa. The contract' gives •
the Canadian company use of these patents and places
the American company under obligations to take out
Canadian patents on. any new inventions the Cana-
dian company wishes. '
Thirdly, the contract gives the Canadian company a
steady supply of reports addstatistics regarding
new operating sethods under trial by the .associated
companies,' of the American system.
Dangerous experiments are thus avoided. ` When the
Canadian company makes a change in method it is
to :a well tested method and the services of specialists
from the American company are available, by con-
tract, to assist in making it. An example of this is
the change from manual to dial system.
Both in the, stock holding ,and in
the contract provisions Canadian
telephone users are protested and
assisted by the relationship with
the American company.
not know, the cause or the succession 1
of causes which are to blame. They
think a housekeeper's Idt is an easy
one. That t
S until the try Then,
as -the men quoted above, they find
it so complicated and so difficult that
they would do almost anything elsc
rather than bo the housekeeper.
Housekeepers themselves airs pret-
ty much to blame for the slight es-
teem in which the job is held. Where
you will find one woman who really
stands up for and to her ;deb; wim
makes a career of it and who respects.
it herself and makes her family res-
pect it, you will'fihd:4 dozen who sort
of apologize for having to to "house-
work," who yearn to be able to "do
something in the world' or who wish
for the day when they will be able to
have somebody do their work for
them „while • they can devote their
time to something else.
gaily a Woman keeps her house
beautifully,, 8k1 1fnlly and econoinic-
ally; giving her 'husband and children
wholesome, well -cooked food, looking
to the health of both and the educa-
tion acid morals of the children,
turning out into the world citizens.
in every way capable of taking an
honourable place in the world, and
who yet hold their achievements at'
small value. What women should do.
and make other people db is rate at
its proper ' value the work of the
housekeeper - homemaker - mother.
When I say the proper value I mean at
a much higher value than it is usually
.rated, nobody can compute its real
,value. I like to see the housekeeper
who "magnifies her office," who takes
such an interest in her work that she
rates it highly, and who by her very
earnestness in it compels the respect
for it which it deserves.
The woman who keeps her house
properly, who makes ofit a real home
for her husband and children, a home
in which they are given not only food
and clothing but are trained for the.
weeds outside in. the great experience
of life, is doing the greatest work in
the world, bar none.
REBEKAH
NO GAELIC SPOKEN
The late 147. - C, Cameron, for many
years member of parliament from
the old riding of Huron Centre,.made
provision for a prize of $40 for pro-
ficiency iii the Gaelic language at
Queen's .University, In order to se-
cure the award it was necessary to
pass a rather stiff test, such as
translating at sight Gaelic into
English and English into Gaelic, and
no person could. claim ,the prize un-
less were
cent. n
e less a fifty ca p
made.
There i no c'on stator this Yea.
there were none last year; in fact
-this is the fourth year in succession
far the award to go without a con-
testant, and naturally the wise: men
at Queen's believe the Gaelic tongue
is becoming• extinct in Canada,
Their guess is probably,corroct.
,Years ago Gaelic was quite common
ly spoken. Take such sections as
East and West Williams in Middle-
sex county. There were places in
there where one could bear much of
11. Itwas the language of many or
the highlanders' -whohad some _ as
pioneers. In such places as Ailsa
Craig'. and Parkhill there might be
found a dozen families in a group
where Gaelic was spoken.
Tho younger generation picked' up.
some of it but having'llttle•use for
it, outside of their own home, they
made poor advance as Gaelic
guists. '
I1 a person were to go along these
same streets todayand inquire in
the- same houses if Gaelic were
spoken' at all, the replies would`be
in the negative,. ` The old folk who
used the language have eased away,
and with them went their native
tongue,
It's no wonder there is no student"
coming along to contest for the'Cam-
eron prize at Queen's. It may have
been an attempt to perpetuate the
language in scholastic atmosphere,,
but it has not succeeded.
It is doubtf1il if there will be an-
other clainxant for the $40.
—Stratford Beacon -Herald.
been spent on improvements to
grounds and buildings and
c
utin
the
conning year the program will be
Yhi ate
• a e e. b
ext h lrl
completed wip s
g
all unclor lassth While the tncn�ease
ur the exhibits ha g- adually fracas
ed in all classes, the increase in the
sheep classes: broke, allrecords as
did the prize' money ''paid out, the
total of which equalled the cattle and
swine classes. The directors' will,
continue to increase the prize money
Sri the sheep classes in an endeavor to
interest every' farmer in sheep to the
end that the land may be cleaned,
The following offieers,:were 'elected
for 1929: President, Thomas L. Liv-
ingston; first vice-president, William
S. Broadfoot; second vice-president,
Humphrey Snell; third vice-president,
John M. Eckert; auditors, Robert J.
Beatty 'and Thomas TJlelady. Direc-
tors were chosen, asfollows; Ribbert
Township, Mrs J. Worden, James
Hill, ;Russell J`. Scott;:Ijullett Town -
shin, Miss Matilda Fowler, William
Mason, Ross McGregor, William
Wright; lVIlcKillop Township, Mrs.
Harold Lawrence, William Beattie,
James Carlin, Gordon IlieGavin, IT.
Blanchard; Tuokersmith Township,
Mrs; Hugh -McGregor, George R, Mc
Cartney, Ira- W. Johns,
Robert Archi-
bald, ,Edwin Chesney, Seaforth, Mrs
•SEAFORTIT: The annual meeting
of the Seaforth Agricultural Society
was held, in the Garnegie Library,
with attendance small owing to the
weather and the condition of the,
roads, However, lthose who attended
were really the mainstays . of the
Fall Fair for a number of years, and
to thein is attributed the immense
amount of : improvement to the -
ground and buildings and the suc-
cessful administration of the affairs
of the society. The financial report
for 1928 showed reciepts of $2,564.22,
with an eexxpp,enditure of $2,550.22,
leaving a balahce of $14.18. Assets
as on •Decenxber 81, grounds, build-
ings and cash and bank were $3,129.-
12,
3,129:12, with liabilities of only $50 on.iin-
provement .account. Members for
1928 were 263 with a paid-up mem-
bership for 1929 to date of 90. Dur-
ing the past few years over $700 has
THE COUNTY OF HURON
Written by G. A. Newton, 251 Dovercourt Road, Toronto.
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(At the request of an old subscriber of The Dews -Record we reprodued
the following verses, written by an old R ton County boy. It
Hs ' atilt interesting, although many whose names are men-
tioned here have since joined the Great Majority):
The County of Huron, we're all proud to say, -
Has turned out the noblest men of our day;
A number from Huron have "Sir"'tootheir name,
And others have climbed up the ladder . or fame.
The old county town produced men of renown
Messrs. Robertson, Cameron, Proudfoot and Ross;
Also Gamow and Beck, who ran neclr.and neck,
You hardly could tell which of thein was the "boss."
The highest positions that Canada gives '
Are. filled by the men who in Huron lived;
In the army are generals, in Parliament trier '
When election is over •maybe premier then. - The County of Huron, we are happy to state,
Is going ahead at a yery good rate;
And with the inducements that Huron can give
There's no place in Canada better to live.
When I went to that county I was but a lad, •
'Twas hard then to get theme, the roads were so bad;
We "staged"• it from Stratford with a' man called Warner,
And stopped at a place 'called Rattenbury Corner.
• It was then but a hamlet at that time; you know,
But in a few years you should see that place grow:
, It soon got to be quite a• place of renown,
So they called the place Clinton—that's Bob Holmes' Town.
There are several more towns in that county that thrive—
There are Bayfield, and Brussels, and Wingham and 'Myth;
They :ill had their heroes andwere delighted to own
Such as Stanbury, Doc. Graham, McDonald and Sidan.
There's the old Town of Winghain, it's sure no disgrace
To tell any person you came from that place,
For the citizens there fairly "boost" their own town.
And so long as they do, it will never go down.
There 'are people in Wingham, we must admit,
Who,are fit for positions they may never get;
There are Vanstone and, Spotton who aro still on the shelf
J. A. Morton, D, Holmes, (and I lived there myself) .
There's the Village of Blyth, that industrial hive,
The people who lived there just made the place,thrive,
Fan there were melt at the headof affairs. like'1VioNally,
McKinnon, Doc. Milne, the Sloans and Pat Kelly.
Then there's. Exeter Town, that f know little about,
But it must be a good one by the men `they turix. out;
For Cobbledick, Crocker:' and Hodgson, we own,
Could make' a real place of any old town.
They talk of big men that: we have in the hand, d
But Godoiich can boast of what hone other can,
They had the biggest, the tallest, the smallest in sight,
Jonathan Miner, W. Murray and Joseph J. Wright.
Did we not mention Seaforth, it would not ,be fair.
For meny•a prorviieent'man came from there;
Such as Govenlock, Wilson, Scott, Prendergast, Gray,
Who've made the place famous in many, a way.
The soil of the county is the very best,
It has been tried every way and stood every test,
For all kinds of grain and other things grow;
And its apples are famous wheeeyer• they go.
There were farmers up there whom we knew very well,
John lttcMilian, Joe. Fisher and Humphrey Snell;
They were breeders of horses, pigs, cattle and sheep,
And none but the very best kind would they keel.`
There's a spot in that county, it's dear to me yet, . .
There are ;friends in that village I'll never forgot;
I lived there for years- so I know the place thorough,
The plaice I refer to is little Londesborough.
The County of Huron, no matter what said,
, Is the best in the province, tje others seem dead;
The Huron old boys and gale, we declare,
Who live in Toronto are proud they're from there.
Now, friends of old I neon, I think I am through,'
With .these rambling remarks I have g-iveee to you;
If there's anything wrong with what I have said,
Ask Pr•idllam or Morrish, or our secretary;
KEPT •HIM FROM
WORK FOR A
MONTH AT A TILE
Never had a Sick Day Since
Taking " Fauit-a-tives"
J, 13, Tyrenian,-Miss Ethel Beattie,
Evelyn Rayburn, delle Smith, J. Wes-
ley Beattie, William liartryy, John
cIn os Da. I' I ar .n Dele-
gate
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M t h S, [ bur e e
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gate to provioi•t1 convention at Tor-
onto, Roberti Archibald; delegate to
district eonvention at Stratford, 4.
Wesley Beattie.' J'ollosving the an-
nuaI meeting the new directors held
their first meeting at which A. D.
Sutherland was appointed secretary-
treasurer, and the dates for the
spring show left over until .the next
meeting.: When 'elected president in
1928 Mr. Livingston was ,in the hos-
pital, and his re-election for 1929 was
bythe unanimous' vote or 'h- mem-
bers. tc m
bens.
THURSDAY, JANUA.EY "4, 1922..
Ifo+, ,IIIIPMENVS
Report mt of flog Shipments for OW'
month.endin g • December mber'l
e .$ , 1928.
Clinton—
TotalF 0 3"
x �1 select ba-
con,
con, 116; thick smooth, 203; heavies,"
6; shop hogs, 6; lights: and feeders,l:.
Londesboro—Totaho 'M 262•.. select
g , t
bacon, 118 thick' smooth,, 125; heav-
ies, 6; . shop hogs, 11 tights' and feed-
ers, 1: '
Brueefie'ld -Totar hogs .6G;; soleet
,
bacon, 31; -thick ,smooth, 35
Huron County :Total Troge, 0170;.
select bacon, 1908; thick smooth, 3864;
heavies, 134; extra: heavies 3; stop•
hogs,146; lights and feeders, 45.
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Gives garb` '.'t
amour
for- busy
ffi$mo10.°ni - g •l- ors
Cooks in 2' t a 5 llka$s8@Bt i3S
M•THOMAS GP.AHAN.
Of •the thousands and thousands of
men and womon who have been re-
stored to perfect health by "Fruit-a-
tives," none aro more grateful' than
Oshawa. ` I am 60 raham,yearrs old 8 Masson a d waSt.s
treated for'years for a trouble between
the bowels and the bladder, which
kept me home from work for a month
at a time; until I started to take
"Fruit -a -times." Since then, I have
worked steadily for four years and
have never had a sick day." •
Try this wonderful medicine; mad° •
from fruit juices combined with the
finest medicinal ingredients, .250. and
50c. a box—at dealers everywhere.
Wrecked Cars
REPAIRED
Don't be satisfied with a makeshift job. We are
specialists in Auto Body Work and have the largest and only
completely equipped body repair department in this part of
the country.
Body and Fender repairs—Blaeksmithing--
Upholstering—Top repairs and Ducco Refinishing
all in one shop.
Drive in to -day --Drive out tomorrow.
Phone Metcalf 514 Domer York and Talbot Sts..
Advertisements Are Store Windows
tiV9Sr
A penny saved is not always a
penny earned. Sometimes it is two
pennies lost, The merchant who
spends nothing on advertising is
practising false economy; his leases
in sales for exceed the pennies saved.
The money spent for plate glass
windows is not looked on as lost; nor
is the money spent on better interior
lighting.
•
Anything that increases favor, thea
adds to sales, that multiplies custom
err is very properly regarded as a
good investment.
Advertising is a good investment—
fust as plate glass 'windows are, Ad-
vortising is the plate glass windovr
She merchant can send into every
hone. Advertising sells more: geode
to more persons than slaikewindovrs
do.
A WORD TO THE ' PUBLIC
Do you resent having . a merchant
address his message to you in i the
form of an - advertisement in our
columns? On the contr,isry _is not
your impulse to respond to his
friendly overtures?
"An Advertisement is an invitation"
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