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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1938-09-29, Page 3HEIRS., SEPT. 29, 1938.
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD'
PAGE 3
WHAT CLINTON " WAS DOING IN THE
GAY NINETIES
Do You Remember What ;Happened During The Last
Decade df The Old Century?
Y
The Clinton, New Era on William street for some time oc-
cupied by Mrs. Kearns.
September 30, 1898
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Cole are r
e mow -
Messrs Doan &. Son have put up ing on'ta the farm being vacated
a 'hide house on a portion of their by Mr. and Mrs. Hollan4 which they
lot where their tannery stood, and have purchased.
are now buying hides and skins, of • Into the Cantelon house on the
all kinds. Bayfield road, which Mr. and Mrs.
John Fisher hasfreshened up the Colehave occupied; Mr. and Mrs.
appearance of Mrs. W. Murray's Adam Scoot will move. With the
house, James. Hearn's, J. •P. Tides- latter it is a move just across the
well's and also the front of W. Tay- road from the farm they recently
lar & Sons store and the . Combe sold to Mr. `R., Robertson, a former
block by a coat of paint. proprietor of the Auburn Hotel.
Miss Clara Scott, of town, daught- Mr. Harry Parker who some years
er of L, S. Scott, has taken a posi- ago resided in Clinton and was a
tion as head milliner with Miss Ken- son of Mr. John Parker of the 16th
sey of : Seaforth. con., Goderich township, was so sev-
Will' Mehneli has rented the house erely injured while employed in a
owned by W. Wheatley, corner of lumber yard in London on Wednes-
day of last week that he died a few
hours afterwards.
A very happy evening was spent
Victoria: and High Streets..
A, Regina paper anounces the for-
mation of a partnership there be-
, tween Gilroy and Tinning, the form- at the home of Mrs. Milne on Friday
er being of this town. when the nurses of the hospital' staff
The Toronto Star says that Var- and friends met there to spend a few
sity's champion athlete and star half hours with Miss . McAllister, super-`
back, McMordie, will leave for' Mon- intendent of the hospital, and to
treal this week to take a position.
He is a son of Robt. McMordie, of
Ripper:, a nephew of A. Monteith, of
town, and a well-known and popular
graduate of the Collegiate Institute.
Col. Hoare has just purchased a
new and unique instrument, known
as an Automatic Regina; it . is a re-
cent American invention, something
after the character of a music box, Slomajn, Clara Holtzsauer, Lucy
and is capable of producing fine Cooper and Rose Schoenhals. Miss
music; Mr. Hoare who has frequent McIntyre entertained the girls at her
calls to supply music • on the glasses home on Saturday evening.
Will have something different to of- The piano and organ factory have
Ter in musical entertainment. ' (organized a fire brigade. The of -
'On Sunday last the driving mare fivers are Chief, A, F. Cudmore;
owned by Robt. Coates, Taught its Capt. Theo. Fremlin; Lieut. Thos.
leg in a wire fence. Struggling to Graelis; See. H. Pennebaker; Fire-
free itself it was cut so badly as to men, S. Kemp, H, Alexander, M.
necessitate destruction. It had reach- Agnew, Bert Kerr, W. Cochrane, H.
MCBrien, 0. Cooper, A.Finch, J.
Cook, W. Pickett, N. Nickle, W.
Ladd, D. Livermore.
While threshing at Mr, Lew And-
erson's this week Jimmy Reid of
Stanley had his left thumb smashed
by getting it caught in the balance
wheel.
Rev. Kenneth J. Beaton secretary
of the missionary education niove-
ment, Toronto, has been in town dur-
Thos. Gundry, ,of Goderich, has ,ing the past week, having been cal -
been appointed bailiff of the first led home on account of the illness
division court for the county of Hur- and subsequent death of his father,
on, to fill the vacancy caused by the ,the late A. D. Beaton.
resignation of John Knox. Mr. Frred. Stephenson, who has
Mrs. Kirkman, Seaforth, has for been in Winnipeg all summer super-
a time been compelled to give up her intending the playgrounds in con -
duties at the Collegiate Institute. nection with the Y.M.C.A. spent a
The board has secured as a sub -!couple of days at the parental home
stitute, Miss Duncan of Richmond last week.
Hill, • I Miss Margaret Torrance, who has
- Postoffice Notes —'Stage mail,— a position with the Bank of Mon -
Summerhill. Every Tuesday and treal at Fort William, has just re-
Friday, arriving at 5.25 and leaving, turned from a two month's vacation
at 5.30 p. m. Once a day only is in Western Canada.
mail dispatched from this office 'to I Mr. A. Case of. Rose, New York,
Londesboro and Belgrave, also to was in town on Thursday last. For
Mitchell and Dublin. the first time in several years Mr.
D, Landsborough, son of J. Lands- Case will not spend the fall months
borough, of Tuekersinith, who has,I in Clinton, having decided that ow
been under the parental roof for a ing to the scarcity of apples in this
short visit, returns in a few days to district it will not pay to operate
• Toronto Medical College, to continue the evaporator this season.
his studies there.
present her in honor of an event
which has not yet been publi'cally
announced.
Several of the girl friend of Miss
Mary McIntyre have been giving a
series of entertainments in her honor
prior to her leaving for Toronto
where she has accepted a position.
The hostesses were: Misses Alice
ed the mature age of 21 years.
Huron County has throe editors,
who, 'when occasion calls for it, can
fill the pulpit with acceptance. These
are: Mr. Robert Holmes, of the New
Era; Mr. W. H. Herr, of the Brus-
sels Post, and Mr. Theo. Hall, of the
Blyth Standard. (It would afford us
, considerable pleasure if the balance
of the crowd could get in the same
boat).
When The Present Century
Was Young
The Clinton News -Record
October 2, 1913
13r. and Mrs. C. Il. Holland, life-
long residents of Goderich' township,
move into town this week and will
take up their abode in the cottage
Dr. John Cook left Monday morn-
ing for his home in Goshen, Indiana,
after spending a week in the old
home town settling the affairs of
his mother, the late Mrs. Guest,
The Clinton New Era,
October: 2, 1913
Messrs. W.'Paisley, Ike Rattenbury
and Ray Rumball have been busy
circulating a subscription List toward
erecting a new . skating rink' here.
At press time they had over $600
guaranteed, so it looks as if Clinton
will have a rink. Don't knock. Boost!
At a special meeting of the Wing -
ham ljigh School Board on Tuesday
evening, Miss Edna Cooper, Clinton,
was, engaged as sixth teacher. Miss
Cooper goes to Wingham highly re-
commended and will enter upon her
new duties at once.
T. McKenzie is installing a new
boiler at the planing mill this week.
After a long and _extended sick-
ness though able to be around, till
Saturday last, Mr. A. D. Beaton, a
grocer of town, passed away on Wed-
nesday in his 60th year.
Here is a sample of what the stock
of Goderich township can do. John
Garner, of Porter' Hill, who is 72
years of age, ploughed, 200 acres of
his farm this fall—a pretty good bit
ofwork for a man, of that age:
The Bayfield correspondent says:
"We would like to speak of a feat
of bravery performed by one Mr.
Smith!, the gentleman who painted
the , steel bridge, .who on coming to
our village openly declared himself
a Scottish Liberal. Perhap it is be-
cause, he was Scotch that he•had the
courage to disturb such a hornets
nest of Tories. We would like to
recommend Mr. Smith for the Car-
negie Medal as an award for his
bravery. •
Rev. S. J. Allin'and Mrs. Allin
celebrated the 33rd anniversary of
their wedding on Sunday last
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Stevenson .re
turned on Saturdaynight from a
pleasant trip to tire. Pacific coast.
Owing to the cold weather last week
they came home by train instead of
by boat.
Rev. Alfred Gandier, principal of
Knox College, and brother of Dr.
Gandier, of town, has been elected
Honorary President of the Knox Col-
lege Alumni Association.
Mr. Russel May, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John May, of Rattenbury street
is attending Albert College at Belle-
ville.
Miss Bessie Irwin, deaconess of
Montreal, is spending a fortnight at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Irwin.
The Thorold Post speaks of Harold
Kerr, son of Rev. W. E. Kerr, form-
erly of Ontario- Street Church. "The
piulpit of the Methodist church was
filledvery ably by Harold Herr, 17
years, and he made a. masterful ef-
fort fol a boy. He is probably the
youngest preacher to occupy a pul-
pit in Thorold."
SILK STOCKINGS
COMPARATIVELY NEW
Research shows that in 1900, only
one of every 2,000 women on this
continent wore silk hose. Theypaid
from $5 to $25 a pair for them. (No
Wonder so many didn't wear them.)
report manufacturersp t that
most women in the United States
and Canada buy approximately 20
pairs of silk stockings annually, pay-
ing from 50 cents to $1.95 a pair for
them. This includes those who are
reading this curled up comfortably
on the chesterfield!
Then again, in the early 1900's, it
Was fashionable to wear a stocking
made up of silk to the knee.. From
the knee to the garter line, cotton
was used, but statistics do not show
whether this was by reason of the
manufacturers trying to be fair to
both the silk worm and the boll
weevil. The heavier the silk, the
more expensivethe stocking. Today,
it is exactly the reverse, we are told.
Sheerness • is indicative of quality.
In colonial times, did you know the
well-dressed woman decorated her
knitted silk hosiery with fresh roses
every day . hosiery made front the
skin of unborn calves was very pppu-
lar in France during the reign of
Louis XVI. In Sumatra, the woman
always remove their stocking -at' meal
times, but sleep with them on. You'd
almost think they ate with their feet,
Superstitious' maidens of Scotland
believe that placing a yellow knitted
stocking under the pillow on which
they sleep helps them to find a hus-
band. Now you know what to do.
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YOUR WORLD, AND MINE
by JOHN C. RIRKWOOD
1,M6VONANWAM1eYf.`r'15i `r `-ra-e ieaned'1L`rr'.'VYiL".W.C,.
A woman has been asking the ques- blue-blooded, But 1 am not advo-:
tions about life in London, England.' eating that any among us should
She is' planning to go there, with seek association with high-up people
her grown-up daughter, to live formotivated to do so by what may be
a year or longer. She wanted to� called snobbery. I do, however, ad
know about the costs of living, and vocate one's seeking association with
about districts in which to live; and 'persons able to lift one up from
about the weather. This woman has,Ilevels in a purpose to learn more or
I `suppose, an assured income, but to acquire more power. This is not
not a large one. She did not ,impress the same as saying that one should
r levels of
e' friendsin to ev s
me as being exceptional in any.re-' desert ons we
spect. She has, I would -say, no' occupation or culture.
foolish social aspirations. Probably .I believe that allof us should re -
it is just a fresh experience which solutely endeavour to improve our
she is seeking. minds and manners and our ways of
I suggested to her that first of all living. I believe that all of us should
she and her daughter should go to al try to acquire more culture, more
pension—whish is another name for ability more influence, more power
a , boarding house. Yet pensions have! to perform our chosen work. I . am
public rooms, which boarding houses not averse to one's trying to improve
do not have, and in a pension one is,l one's fortune—to earn more money.
likely to meet in the reception room T commend that parent whose m-
other persons, and so Can have a cupation is lowly in the world's es -
pleasanter time than if one met fel-- teem who wants higher -grade oc-
low boarders only at meals, Then,) cupation! for his children. I' am ready
from the vantage of this pension' to praise all those in this world who,
residence, this Toronto woman and according to the world's way of
her daughter can take their time in, measured life, are high up socially—
finding an ' apartment or: • "flat",this when they carry their .respon
where theytcan do their own house-sibilities as exemplars of fine ways
seeping. of living and thinking seriously, I
I felt called on to say to my car -I ant glad that our social structure-
er that in London—or in any other: the British social structures--pro-
place in England—she would- have vides for titles; honors those render -
fewer social contacts than she has, ing the nations great service with
in Toronto. By "social" I do notfsocial elevation. I like the idea of
mean "society". I mean pleasant old families with fine traditions who
meetings with friendly persons— strive to maintain them. I•. am wholly
meetings out of which warm friend- lin favour of all persons trying to
ships grow. In Canada one develops grade up their social status—this by
a goodly number of relationships qualifying themselves for elevation,
with others—this via church connec- by the practice of the finer virtues,
tions, club associations, neighbourly by the acquirement of culture, and
acquaintances, teas, and so on. Even the observance of fine manners.
n a large Canadian city one is never 1 I am not impressed by the efforts
far from one friends. But in huge of those who want to climb socially
London one feels to be far from, when their effort is related to the
others, and less visiting is done, and spending of money; or, to put it dif-
one has few luncheon contacts, and ferently, when they set out to buy
one does not go visiting evenings their way into. high society. There
very much. In other words, one' are, in the. United States and in
ives a rather lonely life in London Britain, persons who accept fees
and in England—if one goes there from rich persons to get them into
to live. higher; soeial levels., And we can
see about us those who have acquired
riches using their money to get into
I knew a Canadian family in Eng- upper social strata. Thus, I know
and. The husband -father had a very a man who suddenly found himself
fine position with a salary not less a millionaire. Of course he was im-
than £3000, and it 'may have been mediately solicited to contribute
more. He bought a large property handsomely, in the form of money,
about 40 miles out of London, and to charities. He was put on com-
modernized the house. His wife had • mittees. Ile identified himself with
society aspirations. she attached her- costly clubs. Quite easily he found
self to an Anglican church—which himself getting into homes that were
was good strategy, and I ,presume aforetime closed to him.
hat she made herself quite active There are brokers and industrial -
in its affairs, for she was "churchy".
Also, she probably entertained a
good odeal,meaning
d that she estab
lithed a calling acquaintance with
women and families in her neighbor-
hood, and invited them to her home. I like much better the ladder which
She would, of course, be selective.'is made of well -practised culture,
The probability is that she found life !and of fine achievements, and of
quite agreeable—quite satisfying.' much service for the good of many.
Yet I am always amused when I High society can be pretty rotten.
think of this woman's efforts to I suppose that the deposed Kings of
climb socially, for no matter what, Spain and Portugal have entry to
social levels she reached—and they what is called the best society, but
could never be very high—there re- they do not adorn it. Much high
mained many, many levels unattain-.
able by her. society Is ostentatious—advertising
er of social levels
It is of this matterboth its wealth and its sins. The
t'both
of Hollywood may be rich, but
that I wish to wrr e. I ani glad most of them have a paltry back -
be able to say that personally I have 1 ground. Hollywood 'society seems to
no social aspirations. 1 ani not 91 be as tawdry as tinsel jewellery, and
particle desirous of getting invite- it reeks with vice,
tions from 'those who have fine I If you have social ambitions—and
homes and large fortunes to dine it is all right to have them—then
• (Copyright)
•
Sir Edward Beatty Becomes Freeman of Cranbrook
hen Sir Edward Beatty,
vv G,B.E„ K.C., LL,D., chair-
man and president of the Cana-
dian Pacific Railway, attended
Cranbroolt'sinoneer Reunlon,Fri-
day, September 9, he received
the freedom of the city and heard
himself' extolled as an outstand-
ing Canadian and head of the
company which 40 years ago
forged the Crows' Nest Pass link
of its great railway system into
the rich Kootenay country. Sir
Edward is seen receiving a silver
tray commemorating the occasion,
from Mayor T. M. Roberts. On
Sir Edward's left is Judge G. H.
Thompson who swore him in as a
freeman of the, bustling East
Kootenay' city. Ross 13. McMaster,
of Montreal, director of the Cana-
dian •Pacific Rahway, -is at the ex-
treme left of the picture. This, the
third ceremony of its kind in which
Sir Edward has participated, Saint
John and Vancouver having pre-
viously conferred the •freedom of
their cities, was a joint tribute
to Sir Edward and to the pioneers
of the road, many of whom were
Present to see the brilliant cere-
mony and to hear their own work
of four decades ago praised,
fists who have become rich, and their
riches are as a golden key which
opens doors to what is called "our
best society." T suppose that this
is all right -that it inevitable. But
with them, or to attend their recep
tions. Nor am I keen to know a
large number of important persons-
important by reason of their place
in the business or professional world
or because of their status as citizens
—as Contributors to Civic or provin-
cial or national activities. Perhaps
it was different when I was young,
but 'today T am not a lion hunter.
I am content togo along from day
to day in a normal fashion. If I
should meet a distinguished person
in the course of the day's travels
take with you those qualities of mind
and manners and heart which will
commend you to the company which
you enter.
:WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS ARE SAYING
OVERBURDENED
MUNICIPALITIES
TIIE' WAGES OF MATRIMONY`
McArthur-Hopps is a heading on.
Otnario'munieipalities are threaten- a recent wedding ,at Markdale. And
ing to go on the rampage, Egged on 11 Mr. 'McArthur is like most of ins
by Mayor Morrison of Hamilton at benedicts, he will hop all right when
Niagara Falls last week they were friend wife tells him the lawn needs
urged to stand together and refuse'mowing•; the ashes are to be taken.
furthersocial welfare out„ the toast is burning or she is,
payments' for waiting for himto shave and dress
services imposed by federal or prow= so as not to be late ,for the bridge.
incial regulations. Education, health' party,—Hanover Post.
and social services were described to
the Ontario Mayors Association as —+—
"an overgrown baby we can' no long-
er support."A WARNING TO BRIDESD
S
Premier Hepburn may temporize • A rich man must hype a valet.,,
by adding an extra cent to the gas- laundress, secretary, cook and house-
oline tax and handing the proceeds keeper. A poor man g
tiejust gets mar -
back to the municipalities, but this s d. -Kincardine News.
is at best a -palliative. It makes
little headway in cutting through the
tangled underbrush of federal -prov-
incial -municipal relationships in this
country.
A year ago Prime Minister Ki
MORE TREES A NEED S�ti,YS: •
FORMER PREMIER•
ng Speaking at a forestry dinner
appointed a Rowell Commission to sponsored by York and Ontario
do this job. Already it has gone far`- counties and the Ontario- forestry
ther than any previous agency since branch E. C. Drury, sheriff of Simcoe
Confederation toward seeking a sola- County and former premier of On -
tion. tario, placed the blame for much of
Yet the Commission's work is be- the 'destitution in the .rural parts of
ing hamstrung by obstructionist tae- southern Ontario on deforestation.,
tics of Premier Hepburn and two or) Areas once covered with trees and;
three other provincial leaders. Mr. not suited for agriculture are subject:
Hepburn fails seemingly to realize to soil drifting, thus this land be --
that it is not good enough to iron comes more impoverished and Tamil-•
out his own provincial -municipal dif- ies endeavoring to make a living ort,
ficulties. Something more must be farms in such areas are finding con-
ditions going from bad to worse..
The proper thing to do . would be to,
conduct a survey and plant trees:
where farm cropFs don't give a fair
return for the money and effort ex—
pended.
Mr, Drury cited other problems
done to tackle this on a national
basis. '
Ontario municipalities should de-
mend from Premier Hepburn an ex-
planation of these obstructionist tac-
tics. They might also take their
troubles direct to Mr. King. A first-
hand account of the tax and welfare which have followed the denuding of
problems which many Ontario muni -the landscape. Winds have a much'.
cipalities now face might strengthen better chance of gaining in velocity'
Ottawa's hand inseeing this thing without these natural barriers. Old -
through to a finish. It might spur timers say that windstorms occur.
the Prime Minister toward going to more frequently now than •in the days.
bat for his own Rowell Commission, when the country was stilt well cov-
-Financial Post.
ered with bush. It is also obvious
that deforested areas are more likely
to suffer from lack of moisture kr
the summer months and destructive
floods in the spring.
There can be few sadder gun trag- Forests constitute one of a few
edies than that which occurred in natural elements affecting water
Toronto a few days ago when a youth flow, which men can control. A writ -
took up a rifle to clean it and, to er in the Canadian Forest and Out -
his surprise and horror, it "went doors recently pointed out that we -
off." A small calibre bullet enter- cannot stop rain and evaporations
ed his mother's abdomen and she died but we can plant tree which will—
a few hours later. Of course it was' 1. Break the rainfall into minute
an "accident," but the knowledge particles.
that he took his mother's life will! 2. Retard the volume and velocity
lie heavily on pie young man's soul of the surface run-off.
for the rest of his days.
slow.
Provide a medium for slo
It is the old story of not knowingevaporation.
the gun was loaded. He thought the' 4. Increase or raise the sub -soli
breech was empty. He did not know water table.
the breech was empty; but he thought 5. Rebuild and hold soil in place..
it was. He learned too late. He shot 6. Assist in regulation of earth
his mother. 1
waters in springs and underground
Shooting mishaps of this kind are channels.
all too common. They are not really 7. Shade and reduce the water
accidents at all, because not one oftemperatures along stream courses.
them need ever happen. Every one Canada and Ontario in particular,.
is preventable and ought to be pre- should launch out on a comprehen-
vented. No one should put a gun sive scheme of reforestation Such•
away without first breaking it open countries as Germany and Sweden
to see if there is a cartridge inside are manifesting leadership in forest
and; ,if there is, to eject it. And conservation. In Germany an acre•
even after that -when a person goes has to be planted in forest for every
to use a gun he should do the same acre cut, and Sweden a lumbering -
thing, or point the muzzle to the country, by a judicious handling of
ground and pull the trigger in case • the problem, has today 40 per cent..
that was not done before putting it more merchantable timber than she
away, or in case someone else may had 100 years ago.
THOSE GUN ACCIDENTS
NEW ENTRY POST i
As a sequel to the opening of the
Thousand Islands International Brid-
ge, the town of Lansdowne, Ontario
on the Canadian border, between
Brockville and Gananoque, has been
added to the list of Animals' Inspec-
tion Stations through which animals
or doing, I am glad of it. And 1 subject to inspection may enter Can-
am ready to go out of niy way to ada from the United States. Lands-
hear—but so much to see—a distin- downe, on the main highway' between
guished person.' Montreal and Toronto, is in the vie -
Here's one way of looking at the inity of Ivy Lea at the Canadian
matter:.. Will the distinguished per- end of the bridge.
son I meet remember. me? Will he -
recall later that he , met me, spoke CHANGE .IN OWNERSHIP
to, me, shook hands with me? And OF PALMERSTON PAPER
I know that he will nat. Suppose,
by way of example, that I met King Mr. A. Ross Harkness, formerly of
George at a garden party—shook Palmerston, now of London, owner
hands with him. Is this anything to of the Palmerston Observer, has re -
boast about? I should just be one linquished his claim to. the owner -
of a multitude, and King George ship of that paper and Mr, Arthur.
would not be anymore conscious. of Carr, who has been in charge for the
me that he would be of the buttons past, ten months, is now the new pro -
on my eoat. Why, then, should I prietor.
go about sayin;j that once I met Owing to the removal of the pies
King George? ent press and the installation of an -
I confess to being not a little .am:- other it will be, impossible to publish
used by the tremendous efforts many the paper for two weeks, the next
Women make to get presented at issue to be .October 6th.
court. They have to pull many wires .
inorder to get presented. Their pre-
sentation may cost Father $1000 or
more. And when the whole affair
is past history, nobody seem to re- the Halifax Harbour in June, he took
member that Miss Lucille Williams his own life-saving raft with him. It
—and nobodywasores. presented at court
c
BROOMS SAVED HIM
When Joseph Barker, elderly ,blind
broom vendor, fell off the wharf of
was in the form of a bundle of
brooms which was strapped to his
back and to which he clung until his
l do not wish to be misunderstood. cries for help brought rescue. It was
I ain all for all 'persons making the first time in history that a
themselves fit to mingle with the drowning man looked for a straw:t
highest in the land --•with the ultra grasp found thousands within his
rich with the ultra learned, with the reach.
have used it between times.
The only way to make sure a gun CHIEF WOOL PRODUCERS
is not loaded is to make sure. Wool production in the five chief
In a few weeks men will be going the principal producers and suppliers
into the North woods to hunt. Judg- primary produeing countries (Aust -
ed by experience a lot of people go relic, Argentine, New Zealand, the
there who are inexperienced in the Union of South Africa, and Uruguay)
handling of guns. They carry their
guns at the wrong angle loaded or
unloaded, and sometimes they shoot
themselves or a friend. Quite often
they shoot when they see something
move among the bushes. They do of supply, the two other large wool
not know it is a deer; they` only producers (the United States and the
i trag- r
frink 't is. Every'b n
t year�� ' t Union)utilizingthe whole of
edies of that kind when friend kills she e
production. China and India ora
friend. of carpet wools.
If you are going shooting make l
sure it is a deer. The only way to, C,OW BELL, NOT GAVEL
make sure is to make sure.—Stmt- USED AT CONFERENCE,"
ford Beacon -Herald.
In place of the gavel, the historic•
implement with which chairmen of
ANOTHER RIND OF CONTEST meetings are wont to maintain the
even flow of procedure, a cow bell
There are lots of champions, ;but is the symbol of authority . at the
a. Flere am man takes the calve as international conferences of agricul-
the champion fly -catcher. A couple of tural'econoxnists. At the recent con -
men were sitting ]n a garage in the fe
'Terence held at Macdonald College,
Centre Grey town the other day, dis- Ste. Arne de Bellevue, P. Q., the
cussing the topics of the day, and meetings as umed a typical agricul-•
while thus engaged one. of them help- total scow bfiere on the Unit -a -eked'
ed pass the time by catchingflies of the cow bell. This bell was picked'
up on Salisbury Plain; England and:which alighted on his clothing. Same- is reminiscent of the fact that the•
times his catch was only a single first meeting of international ecouo-•
ily, sometimes, two, three, or even mists was held in that country, but:
four. With the nonchalance of 0
to thousands of Canadian who were,
whittler he gave, the flies a gentle' members of the First Contingent of
squeeze and unconsciously laid them the Canadian Expeditionary force the
on a bench ,beside him, When the name of Salisbury Plain will evoke.
"conference" was over„ his cronies mixed memories of strenuous train -
noticed that he had made quite. a col- ,
lection of flies, and curiosity prompt -ung in mud and rain, It may be that
ed them to count the "bag". How many members of the First Contin»•
many do you think there were? The gen!, when in: England heard the me
-
many
sitting there for $0,tallic ting -a -;cult of this same bell'
Wren had been. g whose notes now keep the agricul=•
270
minutes. The catch numbered lural economists within the bounds;
averaging three a minute. Who says of parliamentary procedure.
these fellows sitting' around for an
a . time accomplish nothing?. Canadian cattle ex Great
at i PI exports to Grea
p
The rapidity with which flies multi- Britain during 1938 up to September
ply would indicate that this man 1 totalled 25,792 head, compared with
swatted enough to. prevent an epi -1 7,200in corresponding' period -of
demic, Hanover Post. 1937.
accounts for about u5 per cent of the
world wool output, Australia alone.
contributing over 25 per cent. The
bulk of the wools entering world
trade originate from these sources