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Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton News Record, 1942-05-14, Page 7` IURS.,1WAY 14, 1942 THE, CLINTON NEWS -RECORD 1 PAGE 7 HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS CARE OF CHILDREN COOKING HEALTH (Help The Red Cross !'$ALA T E A r .. THIS 11IODEST CORNER 'I% DEDICATED TO THE POETS. Here They Will Sing You Their Songs --Sometimes Gay, Sometimes Sad—But Always Helpful and Inspiring. AMMO, LURE GF DONNYBROOK FAIR TOLD IN SONG By Harry 7: Boyle A short time ago a contribution of mine appeared on this page o£ the Free Press. As a aresult several of the Ontario dailies were kind enough to reprint it. Since that time I have received) several letters from former residents' of Donnybrook and St. Augustine ask- ing if I had ever found the poem "Donnybrook Fair; which• was written in 1866 at the time when the fair enjoyed it's greatest popularity among residents of that area encompassed by 'the towns • of Wingham, Goderich and Lucknow. Old-timers knew of the existence 'of the poem, but could recall only certain portions of it, as the original had, been lost after the last 'fair had been held. A few days ago, however. a lady was Idnd enough to supply me with an old copy which she had found tucked' away in a trunk that had belonged to her father. It is believed that the lines were written by two men who wished to keep the spirit of the fair going strong; they knew that by putting the words .of the song on the tongues of the many people who assembled it was one of the easiest ways of keeping the fair alive. The rhyme goes as follows, with the exception of two verses which I was unable to obtain: 'Twas 1866 in the fall of the year, When the Feniane were thinking of venturing here, I kirteti my saddle and mounted niy mai*, Then off I skedaddled for Donnybrook Fair. From the north came the Chamneys and Bruce and O'Neills, Some came through the bush and some by the fields;. The Deacons and Martins arid Agnewa were there, All out for a time at Donnybrook Fair,. Front the east came the Marwoods', the Cooks and the Snells, Tom Parrott and Fothergill came with. Sam Fells; The Scotts and McBurney and Henrys were there, Also Densmores and Shorts at Donnybrook Fair. From the south came the Redmonds, the Hoovers and Fox; McClintens and Helps with butter h crocks, Buchanans and Mutchs were there, And Carrots and C'a'ssidys came to the Fair. From the west we saw Wallace and Thompson and Brooks, O'Connors and Flynns, the Phealans and Lukes; McGrogans and Brophy and Armstrong were there, Who came to encourage the Donnybrook Fair. Myself and Pat Cain stepped up to the bar, Where Denis had liquor corked in a jar; We each took a swig when I heard Pet declare, He was glad he came to Donnybrook Fair. There's a man named Allen, all knew him by sight, When he drank half a gallon was glorious tight, When lie stripped off his coat I heard. him declare, He could lick any man at Donnybrook Fair. 'There's a man named Wat Nicol over near Parrott's Who first got his prize for his corn and his carrots; Likewise for his pumpkins,no better were there, So he got on humping at Donnybrook Fair., That famous stook -breeder, the terror of dogs, Got the first prize for colt, cattle and hogs; Likewise for loaf sugar which he did prepare, And mixed well with butter for Donnybrook Fair. Young Enoch Shorts got a prize for some wool, And so did Tom Taylor for a thoroughbred bull; While little Andrew Black came in for his share With a prize for a colt out of Dinny's old mare. The show about over and coming on night, A few lively Irishmen !started. a fight, When Robin Buchanan got a box on the ear, Jlis friends standing by all trembled with fear. Till Wee Peter Macdonald, who never was slack, ,Says Fight away, Robin, I'm here at your back. Old Billy Farquharson, to pieces we'll tear, And we'll have satisfaction at Donnybrook Fair." Ah, 'twas great" the bickering there, • And I'm hoping to see you next year at Donnybrook Fair. • Although the form may seem crude it must be remembered the -verses were created by menwho seldom took a pen in hand, save for the purpose of signing their name. • The names contained in the poem are authentic, and to this day at least 50 per cent. of the land in the immediate vicinity is held by descendants of those who appear in the above. The poem was composed in 1866, and mention is not tirade of the "drill .shed," which was erected a number of yeane later, to. house the exhibits. In the years before the hotel was erected, a convenient bar was formed by atretehing a plank across the corner of the rail fence, :Not only one bar, but an early correspondent relates bow there were on one occasion at least 15 bans all doing a lively business. But then, as he explained, whisky was 25c a gallon. GREEN, GREEN line, Who onward pass life's flame, and go their way; For splendid mothers—thronging o p•' are their ranks,— Mothers of mothers, with her Chill divine, Roman- Cornelia, backwoods Nancy Hanks, For lesser lives --your Mother, too, and mine; There have been great men who have dome their deeds, Whose names shall live till time itself be done; Some mother bore each; met his child-. ish need)`, Smiled through her tears,and. proudly said, "My son!" Th'an'k God for her- who passed life's torch to me; • . Thank God for splendid mothers yet to be! 'This green mirth remains: isfilled'. with ri htn'ess: the landb g the cooling rains fall, and •cease, and fall: and, like a snowy whiteness, 'where Wind's call, blossoms drop with lightness: and the hearts of birds break wide, as the whole vast o'cuntryside, 'endless and clean, spreads her wealth of green: here are, .immaculate hours, where earth is risen, and the heart flowers, and. all is green ,greets beneath cool showers. —Joseph Joel Keith. M J' fIEWS or M;srt 'Thank God for mothers! Women brave and true, Known or unknown, whate'er their BX BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE race and day, The 'cathedral at Canterbury Torchbearers -:hi a Mew, unfaltering Towering .in stone THE. MIXING BOWL By ANNE ALLAN Hydro Home Eco'nomist SHOULDER YOUR HOE • Hello -Homemakers! Oh, it's off to work we goy with shovel and a hoe! And it dig, dig, dig, so corn will grow big . . Everyone who has ex- perienced the joys of gardening, knows the thrill of . having fresh, crisp vegetables at hand's grasp— vitamin-loaded vegetables so im- portant in our every -day diet, For 's'ome gardens this year, let- tuce, radish, spinach, wax or green beans, beets, Swiss chard, carrots, a few tomato plants and onions grown in gets, are recommended. Rural communities' especially will want to be self supporting, to... cons'erve the family budget. Don't attempt too much. 'Ch'oose the vegetbles that are easy to grow and be on the watch for your garden fifth-columnists— weeds and bugs. For those short ,of space, herb gardene are easy to cul- tivate and herbs are so useful to add that extra flavour to, dishes and give "appetite -appeal" to your meals. Learn to make use of them—that is one way to thrift and tasty cooking. Don't be surprised if you find gar- dening tools ,scarce — there's a metal shortage just try to make the .old ones do. Fertilizer and seeds, too, should be used with extra care to make them go farther than ever. NUTRI-THRIFT MENU Breakfast Oatmeal with Prunes and Milk Soft Cooked Egg—Whole Wheat Toast Coffee or Milk Dinner Beef Liver Loaf Baked Potato—Steamed Asparagus Whole Wheat Bread and Butter Chocolate Pudding Supper Fish Soup Cabbage and Carrot Salad Pan Scones—Fruit Gelatin Pudding Milk RECIPES Liver Loaf 1 lb. beef liver 1 small onion Few sprigs parsley 2 cups whole wheat bread crumbs 1 tsp. salt Broods in queenly grace Upon her ancient town. Her bells ring over the grassy close as the whole vast countryside, Calling to every man that his trust in God Be deep and quiet as the stream that flows Under Blackfriars Bridge, hard by, • —Roger Challis. IN THE RAIN In the rain the polished cars Split with beame and burst and stars They glitter like blueberries, Like plums, like oxheart cherries, Colored traffic signals flash, Streets are mirrors, bright and brittle,, Broken, splintered, whole again With the healing of the rain. Where the points of water crash, Multitudinous ands little, Patterned • tracks oftires close In reflection green and rose. —Elizabeth Bohan. WILD PLUM, Youwhohave seen the thioketed wild plum • A swarm of white stars shaken to the ground At dusk in spring, you travelers who have come Suddenly- on such beauty, who have. found Stars fallen to the earth on some long hill That leans against the west: go thence with; care; Retrace your stens with caution. Stars that spill Thus in the April dusk through glint- m'ering air Shall burn their loveliness into your heart, And you shall walk henceforbh as one apart. --Leona Ames Hill. eesereaseesee ON CETTINC EVEN 1,11,01.0.044M1441...++rs., By "PEG" ...,,W..rr......,._,.r. ..,;,, So `often we hear the remark, "I'11 get even with him for that." Is that not foolish statement? If some one does u$ a wrong that au'tomatical'ly lowers that one from the standard of the Golden Rule." Do unto others as you would have -others do unto you; We can quite plainly see' that if we try to get even with them that we too must fall below our ambitions to do what it right. Would we want to do that? Aleeording to the condition of the world today' many thousands. of 1 egg ...1% clips milk Wipe liver. Cut into .slices anti put through food chopper with •enidn. Adel finely cut parsley and remaining inn gredients. Pour into greased loaf pan: Bake in electriq oven at 350 degrees for. 30-40 minutes. Oven Steamed Asparagus • Cut off Power parts of 'stalk (a5 far down as they will soap), wash, remove scales and tie in a bunch. Place flat ina shallow 'casserole, add a cup of hot water, salt and a tight- fitting cover. Cook with liver loaf in electric 'oven for 30 minutest Serve with Velvet Sauce: Fruit Gelatin Pudding 1 tbs. gelatin Ye cup cold water _ a/ cup boiling water 1 cup fruit juice lee cups cannecl• fruit (pears, peaches or cherries) Soak gelatin in cold water far 5 minutes. Add boiling water, stirring until gelatin is dissolved. Add. fruit juice and fruit cut into small pieces, Pour into bowl •or mould which has been rinsed in cold water. Chill in electric refrigerator. 1. 2. 3. TAKE A TIP Place bulbs, annuals and peren- nials ermnials that are not hardy in a new location each year. Do this for insect and disease control. Transplanting should be done in the cool of the evening. If your garden is small you can- not plant everything. Sow seeds best suited to the ;soil in your garden and to the amount of time you plan to spend on gar- dening. Sow seeds of the vege- tables that are easily stored: hardy winter cabbage, late pota- toes, onion's, carrots, parsnips, turnips, etc. Plant your veget- ables that are harvested early in the same row as the slow -ger- minating seeds. i.e,: plant rad- ishes over rows of worn, and cu- cumbers in between your potato hills. If apace is limited, sow your herbs in :the fiower'.bed, but by all means plant herbs such as parsley, thyme, sage, horserad- ish, nasturtium, mint, etc. QUESTION BOX Mrs. M,C0 asks: "Have you a re- cipe for Raisin Pie using a small amount 'of sugar. Answers Raisin Pie without gran- ulated sugar 1 egg 1t% tbs. flour 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 •tsp. nutmeg ye tsp. cloves 14 tsp. salt ai cup molasses • cup buttermilk 3 tbs. lemon juice 2 imps chopped raisins Beat " egg; add flour, spices and, salt, Then stir in molasses, butter- milk, lemon juice and raisins. Pour into a lined nine -inch pie p'l'ate. Bake in electric even at 450 degrees for ten minutes. Reduce to 350 degrees and bake 30 mins. longer. Mrs: J.T.B. asks: "Why does sponge cake turn out soggy.and small in volume Is it overmixing?" Answer The egg whites should be beaten until the mixture is stiff but not dry. If the folding -in is very gently done, there is no particular danger of overmixing. Continue until no flakes of egg white are visible. Mrs. D.K. asks: "Should liver be 'scalded before cooked?" Answer: Beef and calf liver do not need to be scalded, but pork liver is more easily assimilated if .boiling water is pouted over it before the pieces are sauted or baked. Anne Allen invites you to write to )lee % The Clinton'N.'we-Rweead lit seed in year q,sstwor on botnari- htt psebinse aid Web&Vile lulls roffaas' of the gsiane fer,Mpiles. people are trying to get even, but not in a Chrlstlike Way. Are they making a success of it? From all parts of the world the reply is echoed No! As. we study this question of ee venge there are many points to eon- sider, .some of which are: , (1) It is such a foolish thing to try to get even with a wrong doer. Christ tells us in Romans 12:19, "vengeance is mine; I will repay". He has al- ways kept Ilis promises ‚and can we not leave the dealing 'of these pro- blems with Him. • Even the fact that we treat these matters in a Christian way is freguently sufficient: punish- ment for those who have wronged us and who have acted in a manner which was not Christian. (2) We really receive no satisfac- tion from lowering our standard. The old saying "Heep 'coals of fire en his heady' is very true. Have we ever tried that? When `some one hurts us let us just ask God to help us to deal with the m'a`ter in the way, Hp wop14 want us to. Let the problem rest and by and by an occasion will arise when we will be able to return good for the evil which had been done us. How izappy' we "will feel when we make a life long friendship in a way where otherwise enmity: would have held sway. (3) It takes a great deal of self control to keep' from trying to "get even" It is indeed unchristian and the only way we can keep above it is through prayer. Even when unkind- ness is being ;shown to its either in action or in words, we can pray to God to keep us calm and let Him deal with the problem. He will do it and how much happier we will feel that we have not lowered our flag of Christianity. (4) Learn te take criticism quietly At times'. what we consider a wrong is merely a just .criticism and if we would accept it that way we would profit by it. There is a possibility that we may become narrow minded. After all we should' consider that others are previleged to have opinion on any subject just the same as we have. So often quarrels arise over such trifles. It we would only talk things over quietly we would learn from them and they from ue and there would be no question of "get- ting even." (5) We have an influence over every one whorl we come in contact, Our acquaintances notice that there has been a break in 'our friendship with some one and we are usually not long in showing it. If we only knew it we have fallen considerably in their opinion. Genuine goodness will not allow us to do things' which will cast any reflection on our S'aviotu•. We have only one life to live, Let us' fill it with worth while things and we will have no room for /natters. which are trivial. In' that way we will enjoy life whereas if we continually go around with a "chip on our shoulder" we do not need to be surprised if it is knocked off. (5) To be continually trying to get even With some one is a splendid way of being miserable. Some one has said, "To be miserable make yourself the 'centre of everything and your own pleasure the measure of your life." We have all proved that to be true. If we have high ideals we will have no room for trivial thoughts. Time ahead of us is daily growing shorter and the more time we spend in trying to get even with some one simply 'leaves us with that much less time to be patient with us if we show no regard for their feelings. (7) As we honestly look into our lives we will find that we have sins enough of our own without spending our time criticizing others. Very' often we cannot see our faults 'far looking at those in others. (8) We are not always on good terms with ourselves and therefore eve ate not the easiest people to live with. Make it a rule to- speak well, of others and try to live at peace with those with whom we come in contact. A famous Canadian didnot speak to a poli'tican opponent whom he met nearly every day for twenty years. What a pitiful state of affairs. Are any of us guilty of the same • thing? If we are we have good reason to be thoroughtly ashamed of ourselves. Christ taught us to pray, "Forgive us• our debts as we forgive our debtors." "Let us look into that. We expect Christ to forgive our ,sins and Me has promised to db it, but -only on) condition that we will forgive those whom we think have wronged us. A little lad hailed his, next door compan- ion and started out to play with him. One of the older members of the family' teasingly said''. 'to 'him, "I NATIONAL WAR LABOUR BOARD C ST OF LIVING L The- Dominion Bureau of Statistics has found that the cost of living index number for April 1, 1942, of 115.9 [adjusted index 115] has not risen by one whole point or more over the index number for October 1, 1941, of 115:5 [adjusted index 114.6]:' Accordingly, the National War Labour Board, pursuant to the provisions of Sec- tion 12 of Order in Council P. C: 8253, determines and announces, for the period May 15, 1942, to August 15, 1942, subject to the right of employers or employees to apply to a War Labour Board for authori- zation of payment of such an amount of cost of living bonus as a Board may determine to be "fair and reasonable," under the provisions of the Order, that: (a) There shall be no change In the amount or percentage of cost of living bonuses presently being paid; (b) An employer who has not been paying cost of living bonuses may not begin to pay such bonuses. By Order of the National War Labour hoard, HUMPHREY MITCHELL Minister of Labour and Chairman Ottawa, Canada, May 12, 1942 thought you and Danny quarreled last night and that you were not going to speak to one another again." The little lad looked rather abashed as if wondering what to say. Then he smiled arid as he ran out called back, "Danny and ine's good forgetters." Oh that we could: carry that child- hood •spirit with us as the years roil by. If by any chance we are trying to get even with any one let us talk the matter over with the Lord and we can safely say that ere the sun sets- we will at least have made a start to straighten the matter out with the one with whom we are on unpleasant terms. Let us get a true vision of Jesus Christ who stood more cruelty than we would ever be called upon to suffer and as we look at our wrongs'' as we ball them, may we 'take the story of Christ as written by one of te inspired writers of His word and compare our troubles with what He had to suffer and our trials will fall into insignificance and we will be ashamed that we allowed, then to play any part in.our lives. Jesus had .every faith in man or He would not have sent His Disciples out "into all the world" to teach the Nations." Can we not have, faith in our fellow Wren? Rise above the idea of always try- ing to get even with some one. The person who Inas named us has in all probability spent more unhappy hours over it than we have. He will likely come to us and try to make friends, but no matter whose fault it is let us enddavor to get to him first. (Under an Eastern sky Amid a rabble ery Ai man went forth to die For me=for me. Thorn crowned His blessed tread Blood stained Hie every tread, To Calvary He was led For me—for nue. Pierced were His hands His feet, Three hours o'er Hint did beat Fierce rays noon -day heat, For rte—for me. Since Thou wast trade all mine, Lord, make me wholly Thine. Grant strength and grace divine' For ine—for me, Thy will to do, oh, lead In thought and word and deed My heart, e'en though it bleed, To Thee—To Thee, "PEG" V PROTECTION OF FOREST ESSENTIAL TO PROSPERITY 'No nation which neglects its forest wealth ever becomes prosperous," de- clared A.. 11. Fenwick, secretary of the Canadian Society of Forest Engineers. Guest speaker at a meeting of the Men of the Trees. in Victoria College, Mr: Fenwick stated that forests are worth $400,000,000 annually to Cana- da. Proper administration of Canada's forest wealth in the interest of all citizens must be carried out by the Government, Mr. Fenwick contended, stressing its importance under both a peace and wartime economy. C. R. Purcell, president of the Men of the Trees, directed the meeting. V HOME SANCTUARY There isn't much that I can do. To banish pain or war's distress, But I can make my little home A place of quiet loveliness. A house of peace, whose walls enclose Life's. comforting 'and friendly things; A comfy chair, a cheerful hearth, And rest from busy journeyings, With happy books and ,blossoms gay, To speak •of yammer and the sun, This is my task, to keep my home Serene and sweet till 'strife is done! —Claire Ritchie. Lookout! A Sick Liver is Dangerous Do you have persistent headaches and backaches? Are you tortured by rheu- matic pales in muscles and joints? A faulty liver is clogging your whole sys- tem. Serious i11 health may result. 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