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THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
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WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING IN THE
GAY NINETIES
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Do You Remember What Happened During The Last
Decade Of The Old Century?
The Clinton New. Era,
:March 11, 1898:
The new Scribner Pine Organ
Manufactured expressly for the On-
tario. Street church, is being .put into
position this week, andean organ 're-
eital will take place this evening..
Cole's Big Specialty Co billed to
:appear here on Monday'and Tuesday
did not appear. It is reported that
they were stranded in',Seaforth.
Mrs. W. Taylor, who is quite 'an
amateur florist, has a beautiful black
ealla lily in bloom.
John Pinning, who lately bought
a lot at 'the foot of Isaac street, is
erecting a' new frame house thereon,
for his own occupation.
J. J. McCaughey, of Blyth, takes
possession of the Commercial Hotel
next week.
George Kitt, an employee. of the
pipe organ case department of D W.
Karn & Co's factory, Woodstock, and
formerly of Clinton, had the first and
second fingers of his left hand taken
off while at work at the buzz planer
an Friday. `
Eight teams, loaded with the ef-
fects of Robt. Craig, London , road,
passed through town on Wednesday,
to his•new place of residence in Hut-
lett; on one of the rigs was a stove
with a fire burning in it, and a kettle
boiling thereon.
Mrs. Hill, late of the gravel road,
Hullett, has moved to town, and isat
present occupying the house adjoining
Ontario St. Church. She has bought
a lot near Mr. Newcombe'a from S.
S. Cooper, and given him the contract
to erect a frame house thereon:
Miss Mary Moore intends resum-
ing her business of making over hats,
in the Beaver. Block.
The following is the partial result
of an examination in Division III, of
the Model School, The names of the
fifteen who obtained the highest
number of marks are given, and
these are arranged in order of merit:
Willie Streets, Elva Potts, Lola Gunn,
Leila Hoover, Matilda Young and
Minnie Hill, equal, Nellie Cooper,
Henry Swallow, Tont Rattray, Alex.
Houston, Annie Cook and Joe Cud -
more, equal, Albert Prout and Lizzie
Reid, equal.
Goderich Township -On Saturday
evening last, John .Albert •C'antelon,
son of Peter C'antelon, 8th con. died
at the age of 24. years. He under-
went a surgical operation some years
ago, from the effects of which he
never seemed to recover.
The following is the standing of
S. S. No. 10, for January and Feb-
ruary, based on regularity of atten-
dance and general proficiency: 5th
class, Mina Middleton; 4th: Norman
Welsh, Emma Burnett, R. Cole; Sr.
Srd: F. Middleton, Wilfred Thompson,
Annie Rathwell; Jr. 3rd: Geo. Ell-
wood, Joe Ellwood, Bertie Colclough;
2nd: Bert Middleton, 011ie Welsh,
Leonard Sheppard; Pt. II: Ernest
Thompson, Willie Wise, Fred Stir-
ling; Pt. I, Sr.: Willie Stewart, Ag-
nes Middleton, Marwick Cole; Pt 1
Jr.: Robt. Thompson. -C. A. Tebbutt,
teacher.
The Clinton -News-Record,
March, 10th, 1898.
Mr. J. B. Lucas, the newly -elected
member for Centre Grey, brother of
Mrs. (Rev.) Parke, Clinton, will prob-
ably be the youngest member in the
legislature, as he, is not quite 32 years
of age. Ife is an able young lawyer,
practising in Markdale. His majority
was almost 1200 votes.
Mr. B. Switzer has sold his eighty
acre farm on concession ten, Goderich
township, for $4,600.
The Wm. Connolly farm of eighty
acres on the 13th concession, God-
erich township, has been purchased
by Mr. Albert Hearn for $2000.
Two rinks of Clinton curlers visit-
ed Galt last Friday and though they
did not win, report a very good time.
The rinks were composed 9f N. Fair,
5. Rattenbury, G. Henderson, W.
Jackson, skip. The scores were Clin-
ton 13, 13. Galt 17, 15.
Mr. Sydney Hannah, of Centralia,
has been in town for a few days
loking afterhis interests in Clinton
and vicinity. While here he let . the
job of roofing the Dufferin . House,
Centralia, to Citizen Jos. Butler, who
has a new roofing material which is
said to be giving great satisfaction.
Mr. Geo.. Graham, who has " been
living in Detroit the past year, has
been visiting his sister, Mrs. W. Al-
exander, Clinton, and his brother,
James, in Goderich township.
A curfew Committee composed of
,Miss White, Mrs. Crich, Mrs. W. Har-
land, Mrs. Biddlecombe, Mrs, John
Jackson and Mrs. D. Stevenson. wait-
ed upon=Connell on Monday night.
The good ladies were, we fancy, rath-
er disappointed that the Fathers did
not evince more concern in a !natter:
in which they took so much interest.
Revenue Inspector Floody, a form-
er proprietor of the Clinton. 'News -
Record was assaulted last week while
making an arrest in Windsor.
When The Present Century
Was Young
The Clinton News -Record,
March 6th, 1913:
Considerable interest has been ta-
ken in the series. of one hundred
games of checkers between J. Cook
and Wm. Grant, which resulted in a
tie, thirty-two wins each and thirty-
six draws. Playing off Mr. Grant
r yng'
won by one game and three draws.
Mr. J. Howson also won from the lo-
cal players and those• of Holmesville.
Mr. A. E. Turner met with a re-
: glettable accident at the Piano fac-
tory on Friday morning last. While
operating a saw the board he was
handling slipped and his left hand
came in contact with the,saw, the
a
thumb was severed boythe first
joint.
At the council meeting on Monday
evening a grant of $50 was given to
the Spring Show, as has been done
in %former years, and $2000 was or-
dered paid to the C.I. Board from the
allottment of 1913.
Mr. Loren Tyndall has bought the
Ben Churchill farm on the, Gravel
road. It contains 85 acres and the
price paid was $6,000. Mr. Churchill
and his two sons with their wives left
on Monday for Duncan, B.C., where
they intend to locate.
Mr. Wm. J. Vodden, after spending
the winter at his old home, Mr. John
Vodden's, left on Monday to return
to Big Stone, Alta., his, homestead be-
ing near that place.
Mr. Ernest McLean, who has been
spending the winter with his uncle,
Mr. Hiram Hill, left on Monday for
his home at Pilot Mound, Manitoba.
Mr. John Eades, who formerly ran'
a barber shop in Clinton, was instant-
ly killed by a C.P.R. train at a level
crossing in Toronto on Monday. He
was driving a delivery wagon and
the train caught the rig square in
the centre.
Mr. John Moon, a former Clinton-
ian has given up the tailoring busi-
ness and gone into the more profit-
able one of handing Toronto real es-
tate.
Mr. John Wise and family are
moving in from the London Road and
are taking up their residence in the
pretty cottage recently purchased
from Mr. McClacherty.
Mr. Harry Shepherd, who has been
engaged in railway construction work
in the west, has been visiting his
mother, Mrs. James Shepherd, Town-
send street, during the past week.
Messrs. Chas. and Will Twitchell
and Ernie Graham left on. Monday
for the west, theformer two to re-
turn to Edmonton, where they have
been located for some time, and the
latter to Rosthern, Sask., where he
has a brother.
Messrs. W. J. Paisley, G. McLen-
non, G. D. Roberton, A. J. Tyndall,
Dr. Shaw and others from town at-
tended the Liberal convention in
Goderich on Monday.
Miss Rose Levis has taken a posi-
tion at Galt for the millinery season
and went directly to that town from
the openings in Toronto.
The Clinton New Era,
March 6th, 1913.
Tuesday night was the coldest.
night this year as it registered 0 de-
grees below. zero.
Last. Saturday evening at Willis
church Manse the young ladies of
that church held a kitchen shower
for Miss Gladys Kennedy who was
maried on Wednesdays
The C. C. I. hockey team played a
return game at Seaforth on Tuesday
night but suffered another defeat by
a score of 6-3. Those who composed
the C.C.I. team were; Reid, Kilty,
Cook; Greig, Keri', Draper and Gluff.
Goderich Township -The' following
is the report for the month of Feb-
ruary for S. S. Nos 9 Goderieh'town-
ship. 5th. Class, Willard Gray. Sr.
4th. Bert Findlay, Hattie Ostrom,
Sadie Cook, Roy Cannell. Jr. 4th.
Lola Hudie, Lloyd Miller, Emma Con-
nel, 011ie Cole. Sr. 3rd. Edythe Sterl-
ing, Tom Hudiey Irene Harrison. Jr.
3rd. Bruce. Grigg,' Winnifred Nelson,
Charlie Cooper, Earl Cooper, Blanche
Nelson, Sean Coak. Sr. 2nd Rota Har-
rison, . John Ostrom. Jr. 2nd Alfred
Hudie, Willie Sterling, Gladstone
Grigg, Cecil Connell. Sr. 1st. Ila
Grigg, Wilber Nelson. Jr. lst. Charlie
Harrison, H. Connell. Honor Roll L
Harrison, Lola Hudie, RetaHanson,
Edythe Sterling', Winhifred Nelson,
Emma Connell, Hattie Ostrom, Earl
Cooper, Gladstone Grigg, Charlie
Cooper. Teacher, Miss Edythe Ped -
dies.
Londesboro -Mr, Joseph Lyon, of
Brandon, and Maude, Elsie, Minnie
Lyon, of Londesboro, spent a week
with their aunt, Mrs. J. Spindler,
Luclnroiy.
Oir Wednesday night Mr, John Gib-
bings and wife were driving from the
Base line to Londesboro when the
cutter upset. The horse ran away
and smashed the cutter box. Mr. and
1Mrs. Gibbings were unhurt and stay-
ed in the village overnight,
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"Let's All Go to the Music Hall" Ito 10.00 p.m., EST, Sunday, March
20.
The honourable company of enter-
tainer's who carry the banner for lov-
ers of music hall entertainment on
the national network of the CBC, will
be heard next on Saturday, March 12,
8.00 to 8.30 p.m. EST, when George
Young presents a full roster of stars
in "Let's All Go to the Music Hall."
Such well established favourites as
George Patton, Pat Rafferty, ,Red,
Newman, Yvonne Miller and the en-
trepreneur himself, will be flanked
by a supporting cast, including Lottie
Cotter and Donna Conway, with
Frank Gladstone acting as Chairman
and Simeon Joyce conducting the or-
chestra. Marjorie Raines will be at
the piano.
Highlights of the song presenta-
tions, in which' memories of famous
Londonmusichall stars will be re-
called, will be: "Moonlight Promen-
ade," sung by Red Newman; "Ma-
ma's Gone Dancing", with- Pat Raf-
ferty; "Joshu-ah", by Yvonne Miller;
"Pretty Little Girl From Nowhere",
by George Young; "She Cost Me sev-
en and Six", by the Three Waiters and.
"Ask a Policeman", by George Pat-
ton. Mr. Patton also will oblige
with one of hisfamous monologues,
"Sam's Medal" in the Holloway man-
ner.
"Melodic Strings".
Alexander Chuhaldin will conduct
his "Melodic Strings" orchestra in the
performance of the Tschaikowsky
"Serenade in C Major, Opus 48" for
the national network audience of the
CBC on Wednesday, March 16, 8.30
to 9.00 p.m., EST.
The Serenade is arranged in four
parts: (a) Andante-Alle-gro; (b)
Valse; (c) Elegie and (d) Finale and
is the only work of the great Rus-
sian composer written especially for
string orchestra. The music reveals
the char. of Tschaikowsky's lighter
moments so far reproved from the
mood which prompted such sad and
impressive : works as "Symphonic
Pathetique" or ' the noble "Sixth
Symphony."
Stories of Two Hymns.
The province of Quebec will enter
into the story of "The Romance of
Sacred Song" when the CBC cast at'
Vancouver dramatizes the writing of
"Tell Me the Old, Old Story", and its'
companion -hymn "I Love to Tell the1
Story". As will be related during!
the broadcast Sunday, March 20; at
2.00 p.m., EST, both hymns were writ-
ten in 1866 by Katherine Hankey of.
London, England, a banker's daugh-
ter. Both are excerpts from two long
poems: "The Story Wanted" and
"The Story Told."
An international meeting of the Y.
M.C.A. was' held in Montreal in Con-
federation .year, 1867. Dr. W. H.
Doane of Cincinatti was present at
the gathering, which was presided
over by Major-General Russell, hi
charge of the British troops in Can-
ada during -the Fenian raids. Major-
General Russell recited Miss Hankey's
poem . "Tell . Me the Old, Old Story"
and it is said that he was so pro-
foundly, moved that "tears streamed
down his cheecks".
Dr. Doane obtained a copy of the
words and on a stage -coach en route
to the White Mountains in Quebec he
composed the tune which is still used
today. That same evening the hymn
Was sung for the first time at Craw-
ford' House by a. small group of peo-
ple registered there. It is now known
all over the world and has been trans-
lated into many languages.
CBC BIO -BRIEFS
Colin Ashdown
CBC Baritone, Halifax Studios.
Full name is Colin Edmund Thorn-
ton Ashdown.
Is currently appearing in CBC ser-
ies, "Front Sea to Sea".
Was attracted to radio when, as he
describes it, "the theatres folded up".
Had his first professional engage-
ment at the age of 5 in London.
He is not influenced by numerol-
ogy, finds his greatest` relaxation is
in reading and smoking his pipe, and
his greatest interest outside .of his
work and home life, his dogs.
Admits that the greatest thrill : of
his life was his first salary cheque,
that the most horrible incident of his
life was when he was fired at by a
machine gun, and that the most dra-
matic moment in his radiocareer
was when he filled in at the last nio-
ment with music he had never sung'
before.
Says that his most prized posses-
sion is his dog because it never asks
questions,' that his favourite dish is
steak and onions, that he has a weak-
ness for pipes and cigars, and that he
would rather live in South Africa
than any other country.
Joanne Pengelly
Guest Artist on "CBC Music Hour".
Jeanne Pengelly, Canadian dramat-
ic soprano, will be guest artist on the
"CBO Music Hour" to be presented
over the national network of the Can-
adian Broadcasting Corporation 9.00'
As usual Geoffrey Waddington
will conduct the "Music Hour" orches-.
tra, John Duncan, brilliant Harpist,
also will be heard duringf the pro-
gramme.
CORPORATION FEATURES
DAY BY DAY
(All Times Eastern Standard)
Thursday, ?larch 10:
7.45 p.m A Westerner Looks About
-talk by George Cooke. From Cal-
gary.
al-
ar .
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10.00 p.ni. Kraft Music Hall -spon-
sored by Kraft -Phenix Cheese Corp.,
starring Bing Crosby, with Bob Burns
comedian;: Johnny T'rotter's Orches-
tra; Micha Auer, guest. NBC -dB()
international exchange programme.
Froin Hollywood.
Friday, March 11:
8.30 pan. The United States - a
Canadian comments on current events
across the border. Talk by Steven
Cartwright. MBS -CBG international
exchange 'programme. From New
York.
10.45 p.m. I Shall Never Forget -
memories of Tom Thomson by A. Y.
Jackson, R.C.A. 'Froin Toronto.
Saturday, March 12:
,7.30 p.m. Book Review -by Profes-
sor J. F. Macdonald. From Toronto.
8.00 p.m. Reflections - Quand la
Brise Vagabonde-the Lyric Trio and
orchestra direction Allan McIver.
From Montreal.
10.30 p.m. NBC Symphony Orches-
tra -guest conductor. NBC -CBC in-
ternational exchange progranune.
From New York.
Sunday, March 13: '
3.00 p.ni. New York Philharmonic
Symphony Orchestra under the direc-
tion John Barbirolli. CBS -CBC inter-
national exchange programme. From
New York,
6.30 p.m. Dr. H. L. Stewart -news
connnentary. From Halifax.
10.00 p.m. "Whither Democracy" -
a series of forum broadcasts on the
problems of Canadian' democracy.
From Winnipeg. and. Montreal.
Monday, Murch 14:
..7.45 p.m. Canada. Week by Week -
review of trade and industry. .From
Ottawa.
9.00 p.m. Luk Radio Theatre-
spon-sored by Lever Bros. CBS -CBC inter-
national exchange programme. From
Los Angeles.
9.00 p.m. CBO Symphonic Series -
orchestra direction Jean Marie Beau-
det with .Cecil Leeson, saxophonist.
From, Montreal. •
Wednesday, March 16:
7.45 p.m. "Science at Work -talk
on "Gasoline Standards" by Alan Gill,
given in co-operation with the Nation-
al Research Council of Canada. From
Ottawa.
9.30 p.ni. Spotlight Parade-spon-
sored by Standard Brands Inc. From
Montreal.
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WEEKLY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Friday, March llth:
11.00 a.m. "Clippings."
12.00 noon -Canadian Faros and
Horne Hour.
12.45 -p.m.-Sun-Ray Program.
1.00 -Sunnyvale Farm,
5.45 -Jimmy and Bob.
Saturday, March 12th:
12.00 noon -Canadian Farni and
Home Hour.
12.45 pair: Bill, Pete and Shorty.
7.00 -Wes. McKnight.
7.30 --Barn Dance.
Sunday, March 13th:
11 a.m. Wingham United Church.
1.00 p.m. -"History Comes to Life.
L45 -Three -Quarter Time.
2.00 -Sunday Singers.
7.00 -St. Andrew's Church.
Monday, March 14th:
11.15 a.in.--Indian Scout.
12.45 p.m. -Royal Chefs.
1.15 -Capsules of Melody.
5.45 --Jimmy and Bob.
8.00 -Kenneth Rentoul.
Tuesday, March. 15th:
10.30 a.m.-Church of the Air.
12.45 p.m. -Prairie Ramblers,
1.00 -Quaker Tunes.
5.30 -Birthday Carnival.
Wednesday, March 16th:
11.15 a.m.--Indian Scout.
12.45 p.m. -Royal Chefs,
5.45 -Jimmy and Bob.
Thursday, March 17th:
1.00 p.m. -Quaker Tunes.
5.30 -Birthday Carnival.
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CANADA 1938
IMPERIAL 'TOBACCO'S
INSPIRING PROGRAM
FRIDAY 10 P.M. E.S.T.
STATIONS -CBL- CKLW
Liquor And The Individual
ARTICLE II
DR. A MOIR
Our minds are naturally impressed
by. numbers. Visits from our lone
sun and moon are taken as a mere
matter of course, but when we visit a
planetarium, and look through the
powerful telescope there, and hear as-
tronomers talk of distances measured
by light -yearly' and see with our
own eyes the thousands upon thous-
ands of other sunsand planets that
are beyond our natural vision, we are
thrilled and greatly awed. In other
words impressed by the immensity
of numbers. •
And so when we talk -of those ad-
dicted to liquor. We all know of just
a few. There's Joe, who goes often
and oftener up the street to get a
drink. There's Tom, who often and
often gets drunk at a dance or at a
bingo sponsored by the band or Cham-
ber of Commerce, but with the ex-
ception of a note of pity because
Joe's business is slipping, and Tom is
getting to look more and more dis-
sipated, 'the fact is lightly passed by,
But here are a few numbers that will
impress you. Think of all the peo-
ple, men and women, who voted in
Huron at the last election, over 12,000
of them, going to one institution for
treatment for alcoholism, all in one
year. That is what is going on at
Bellevue Hospital, New York. And
this repeated year after year, with
hundreds of other smaller institutions
doing the same kind of work
throughout United States and Can-
ada. This surely is another instance
in which we could be impressed by
numbers.
Se I told these New York doctors
that I waisted to spend a month
studying their methods of treatment
and if possible, to get at the primary
cause of their •seemingly losing battle
with liquor up here in Canada. .In
other words "It looks like liquor has
us licked" the admitting doctor re-
marked in euphonious if not very ele-
gant language. .And then he ex-
plained: -The liquor traffic have at
their disposal, alcohol, the drug. The
individual has the brain, and the spe-
cific action of the drug on the brain
is definite and precisely dependable
to meet all the traffic's requirements.
Many of us know the specific ac-
tion of other drugs, for instance,
chloroform and strychnine.
Chloroform relaxes muscles, stry-
chnine stimulates nerves, and alcohol
anesthetises .the higher brain centres.
The action of the first two drugs
named is rapid and spectacular and
dangerous and we easily admit that
doctors must be in control, but the
action of alcohol is slow, insinuating
and subtle, and ideal in every way for
the vendor to get in his nefarious
work. The saloon keeper is allowed
to handle it, and he and the brewer
and distiller know its action well. It
can be depended upon to meet their
every requirement. It looks nice,
tastes good, smells good. Easily pro-
cured under government patronage.
Doesn't make a fool of a person too
quickly. Doesn't apparently hurt his
health, for a long time. Supplies the
place of brains and games for a so-
cial evening. Besides there is good
money in it, both for the trade and
the Government.
Note all these commendable quali-
ties. No other drug will fill the bill.
We have heroin, cocaine and mor-
phine with similar anesthetizing ac-
tion on the brain, but their work of
degredation is too rapid, and kills off
their victims too fast, besides the
government in spite of the sacred
rights of freeborn British subjects
have made a law limiting the traffic
in these to strictly medical require-
ments. What about •legislation for
liquor requirements? It has not yet
appeared.
And this brings me, in closing to
express my disappointment and cha-
grinat the apparent utter inability
of our legislators to grasp the crux
of the -problem. as described above.
You have read reports of their recent
debate in the House on Highway
Safety legislation. The high light in
the debate was Mr. Bennett's words
"Nearly all fatal accidents can be at-
tributed to drink. I'm sorry to say it
but its true". Several prominent
members took part in the debate in-
cluding Lapointe, Church, Betts and
Massey. But according to press re-
ports, not a dint was, made on the real
problem. All the talk was "Increase
the penalties. Get his number. Run
him in".
With all their forensic ability, le-
gal acumen, nippy tongue, military
bearing . and plausible • personality
there was no hint of their apprecia-
tion of the fact that they were deal-
ing with matients and not with crim-
inals:
In these accidents the culprit is
either hurrying after liquor to meet
his craving, in which case Mr. La-
pointe and all the Cabinet couldn't
stop him, orhe has taken liquor to
the extent that he thinkshe knows
more about driving, a car than Mr.
Bennett.
In either case penalties newer en-
ters into his mind until after the ac-
cident takes place. Increase of pen-
alties is no solution. These people
mut be treated as patients and not
as criminals, We have many govern-
ment institutions for criminals, but
not a one, outside of mental hospitalh
(where only a few will e•o)for treat-
ment of inebriates.: Penalties are no
solution. You might just as well pun-
ish your child for stntter•ing; or fino
a man goodand plenty every time he
takes an epileptic fit.
w HAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS ARE SAYING.
TILE RELIEF SITUATION
Merchants, and folk who have been
carrying on during the hard tines
find that they have been taxed to the
limit: Accordingly they are saying
chat they cannot pay higher taxes,
not because they are unwilling s to r
help a lame dog over a stile, but be-
cause their business will not warrant!
their doing so• For a considerable'
time the old slogan "Help the work-
er" has been changed to "Tax the
Workers." Formerly worthwhile folk
encouraged their children to' hoe their
own row. Lately this healthy -minded
principle has given way to the Prac-
tice of getting someone else to pro-
vide one's board and roof and cloth-
ing. The idea has got into, some peo
ple's heads that because a. pian is do-
ing a large business that he has a
large •e mount of money far
a y1 which he
has no inunediate use.
I roan cases
In s thefc allthe
y sfacts are
other way. Merchants and manufac-
turers have a way of putting their
earnings back into their enterprises.'
Many of these men lthow .that an in
vention or a change of fashion inayi
put them on the rocks over night.
Most large incomes have ' large de -I
mends upon thein if -the income is to
continue. Governments, local, pro-.
vincial and federal ]chow this. Hence
the slogan, "evens pian must pull
his own weight." There is no evading'
this stern necessity. There is a lim-
it to the gift -giving practice and it
looks as if Canadians have found the
limit. Let's face up to reality. We
drifted into this easy way. We must
work ourselves out of it. -Exeter
TiniesAdvocate,
HELPS LOWER COSTS
Advertising has an, influence not
only on the health of a citizen but on
his purse. The larger market as the
result of advertising produces a de-
crease in the cost of production. In a
recent address, Mr. Bertram Brooker,
an executive of the J. J. Gibbons,
Limited, advertising agency, illus-
trates this fact. He said that thirty
years ago a camera taking a 21/2 -inch
picture -cost $25. To -day .a better
camera for the same size picture 'sells
for only $2. Thirty years ago a
watch was produced at a price of
$1.50. In the first year, with no ad-
vertising, 12,000 were sold. In the
third year, with advertising -485,000
were sold and at the reduced price of
one dollar. In many other fields ad-
vertising has greatly lessened the cost
of products, to the consumer -and at
the same !lime improves the product.
-Listowel Banner.
GODERICH GHOSTS !
Orlo Miller, the energetic and in-
dustrious secretary of the London
and Middlesex Historical Society, had
the unique experienceof being taken
for a ghost as he rummaged amongst
the old papers its the attic of the
Goderich courthouse. The ghost
story was soon squelched, but in
those old papers and records are the
ghosts of early days in the Huron
Tract. The ghosts of Dr. Dunlop,
that curious, sturdy old Tory char -1
acter whose life and finally his will,1
form a : strange tale of adventure,
and Edouard Von Esmond, veteran
of Napoleon's wars, enemy of the
Family Compact, advocate o f the
Huron Tract settlers, who died in
prison after the Battle of Montgom-
ery and many others of the pioneers
of that fertile district.
Mr. Miller is doing something
worth while for the district and the
whole of Western Ontario in rescu-
ing these old musty records to be
stored in the archives of the Univer-
sity of Western Ontario and carefully
sorted and their value appraised. In
the Middlesex County courthouse
were found recently literally tons of
papers, which throw fresh light on
the early history of this country. It ..
will probably be years before they
are finally all indexed. There may
be other county courthouses oroth-
er public buildings with invaluable
records- Now is the time bo save -
them before they are destroyed. -
Londoii Ft'ee Press.
SUGGESTION MERITS
CONSIDERATION
The suggestion offered by a spealfa•
er at the recent annual "meeting, of
the local horticultural society that
members of that body plant their sur-
plus shrubs and perennials along thm
highway entering the . town is one.
that should be given seriousconsid-•
enation: The approaches te a. town
form a vivid lasting impression on
the traveller- and such a practice
Would go far toward beautifying the
approaches to the town of Hespeler.
One has only to think of the beauti-
ful entrances to the cities of Hamilton
and Kitchener to realize just liowr
much value the suggestion containsn.
-Hespeler Herald.
Amusing Letter Written'
During Great War
The following letter carne into our
hands this week and is an echo of
lighter aspect of the Great War. It
is supposed to have been written at
that time and we pass it on in the
hope' that it will bring a smile to our
readers.
Grand Prairie, Que., Feb. 19, '1G•
Mr. Headquarters,
Canadian Army,
Ottawa.
Dear Mr. Headquarters:
My husband was induced into the.
surface long months ago and I ain't
received no pay from hint since he's,
gone. Please send Inc my elopement
as I have a four months' old baby and
he is my only support. I am a poor•
old woman and all I has has gone to
the front. Both sides of' my parents•
are very old, and I can't suspect any-
thing from there, as my mother has
been in bed with the same doctor for
thirteen years and won't have an --
other. My husband is in charge of a.
spitoon. Do I get more than I am/
going to get? Please send me a let-
ter and tell me if my husband has ap-
plied for a wife and child, and please
send ine a wife's form to fill out. 7'
have already wrote to Mr, Borden and
got no answer. If I don't hear from
you I will write to Wilfred Laurier
about you and him. My husband says
he sets in, the Y.M.C.A. with a piano
playing in his uniform. I think you,
can find him there.
Signed,
-Winton Eaton,
RIDES BICYCLE BOUGHT
JUST 52 YEARS AGO,'
ST. MARYS-Ninety-year-old. Don-
ald MacRae not only still works in
his tailor shop six days every week,
but in good weather he still rides his
bicycle to work. Be'isn't riding his
bicycle at the moment, but isgetting
it fixed up for spring, While the
machine isn't new, it"s. a mighty good
one, Mr. MacRae says, and it ought
to be. He paid $107 for it 52 'years
ago.
YOU CAN AVOID ALL THOS!
TEEto
The weather doesn't count when you have a telephone.
Just lift the receiver and the butcher, the baker, the
caadlesdck maker all are ready to serve you - just
another instance'. of theart the telephone p a ep one plays in
smoothing your every day. Nothing else gives so
much in convenience, comfort and safety, for so little...
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