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Ti.E - CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING IN THE
GAY NINETIES
Do You. Remember What Happened During The Last
Decade Of. The Old Century?
From. The News -Record, "Nov. 4th,
1896:
Messrs. E d. Cantelon, Horace
Jackson and Charles Dowzer left last
Friday for the wilds of Muskoka,
Where they expect to bag all ' the
gamethe law allows.
After the service in St. Paul's
church on Wednesday even}ng the Bi-
shop requested the choir to remain as
in. He then accident on the night of the fire.
he wished to speak to the
complimented ahem very highly on With the laudable intention of going
the waytheyhad taken their part in for some refreshments for the fire -
the men he was crossing the street with
service and said it was not often
that he could speak in this way of his bands in his . overcoat pocket,
when he tripped on the hose and fell
forward, his nose striking thestones
with considerable force. ' Councillor
McMurray, who was also on the, same,,
errand met with a similar experience,
but was not particularly hurt.
From The New Era, Nov.i6th, 1896:
Mies Annie Rumball has gone on a
visit to her sister, Mrs. Callander, at
Parkersburg, W.V
Among those present Jat the wed-
ding of Miss Rose Sharp of St. Marys
cast week was her brother, Mr. H. R.
Sharp of the Molsons Bank staff,
Clinton,
Reeve Kennedy niet with a painful
church choirs.
The News -Record has been favored
with a program for a concert gotten
up by the Clinton Brass Band about
the year 1867.... A good number
of familiar names appear, some of
them being still residents of Clinton.
Tickets were on sale at Messrs. Cal-
lender, Scott and. Cos., H. Scott. being
president and D. Watson, secretary.
Among those who took part were:
Miss Helen Bay, Mr. Hale, Mr. Bans -
ford, Harry Thornton, Arthur Ben-
nett, Miss McTavish, Miss Barry,
Miss Ryan, (now Mrs. Whitt), Mr.
Davis, Mr. Whitt and Curtis Stev-
enson.
Several tramps have been accom-
modated in the lock-up during the
past few nights.
Councillor Searle and his bride have
returned home.
. A brute named Jeffrey licked his
wife Monday night and decamped.
Dr. Shaw has removed to the new
residence recently remodelled and
When The Present Century.
Was Young
From The News -Record, -Nov. 2nd,
1911: '
The paper this week carries a por-
trait of Mr. Harry Eilber of Stephen,
then South Huron's member i n
the Legislature, under the caption:,
"Winner every time." Also a por-
trait of Rev. Joseph Elliott of Godes
rich, descirbed as "the second best
public speaker in Huron County."
The best is not designated.
'The Collegiate Commencement will
be held on Nov. 16th, when Mr. Frank
Yeigh, Toronto, will give his travel
talk on Canada. (No little bright
one -act plays in those sober days.—
Ed.)
Miss Frank Nott of the London
lately occupied by Dr. Appleby on 0n- Road left on Friday morning last for
tarso street. Regina, Sask., where she was mar -
Guy Bros., larger and better than vied on Tuesday afternoon to Mr.
ever, will appear in the town hall Dickie Bailey of Winnington, Alta.,
next Tuesday. • formerly of Bayfield.
A meeting of county newspaper
Hallowe'en passed off very quietly publishers was held in. Clinton on
in Clinton, the old-time pranks hav-
ing almost entirely disappeared.
Mr. John Johnson of the harness ern -
Friday last, at which were present:
Editors Southeott, Exeter Times; El-
liott, Wingham Times; Elliott, Blyth
porium knows how to handle a gun. Standard; and McLean, Seaforth Ex -
As a result he has bagged this fall positor. After considerable discus -
about fifty black squirrel, partridge sion on matters pertaining to the
and rabbit.
Last Saturday morning a party of
young people were returning home
about one o'clock after attending a
soeial'gathering. When about to dis-
perse a bright reflection was seen to-
wards the Queen's Hotel.... The fire
was discovered to be in the back part
of McLennan's bakery and dwelling
on Victoria street and it was with
difficulty the inmates were arroused
from their peaceful slumbers; they
escaped very scantily clad. The wind
was blowing strong and the flames
spread fast, so fast that six dwel-
lings, two shops and two stables, a-
long with a lot of valuables, were de-
stroyed. The fire company' seemed
to lack proper organization, although
every member worked hard and diel
everything possible to check the firey
serpent. Mr. McLennan lost all, <in-
cluding piano, furniture, clothing,
confectionery, etc.; D. Barge succeed-
ed in saving a good part of his fur-
niture; -but his residence and stable
went up in smoke; George Rentgen's
house, occupied b y' John Ellison,
was consumed; Mrs, Osborne's house
on. King stret, along with a quantity
of wood, were reduced to ashes; E.
Carter's property, occupied by 0. Ol-
son as a dwelling and flour and feed
store, was. an easy prey, and a hea-
vy loss, as neither had any insur-
ance; Walter Coats' residence, owned
by the Whiteheadestate, went up in
smoke. The structures were all fraise
and were mostly insured partially.
good and welfare of the craft it was
decided to form a county organiza-
tion and officers were, elected as fol-
lows
Preisdent: H. B. Elliott, Winghaln.
Vice: K. McLean, Seaforth.
Secretary -Treasurer: J. M. South-
cott, Exeter.
Executive: J„ W. Vanatter, 'Gode-
rich, W. J. Mitchell, Clinton:
About nine o'clock Sunday evening
the barn of Mr. H. R. Snell was de-
stroyed by fire.
From The New Era, Nov. 2nd, 1911_:
This section was visited with .the
second snowstorm of the season on
Wednesday and Thursday of • this
week.
The Pastime Club gave' the first
dance of the season on Monday ev-
ening and a good crowd was in at-
tendance.' The club rooms were new-
ly decorated for the occasion.
On Tuesday of this week at the
meeting of the Ontario Liberal Asso-
ciation held in Toronto, Hon. A. G.
McKay, leader, resigned his position
and Mr. N. W. Rowell, K.G,, was se-
lected as leader.
The marriage of Miss Adelaide
May Armstrong, slaughter of Mr. Ro-
bert Armstrong, to Rev; J. H. Col-.
slough, B.A., incumbent of the par-
ish of Lloydtown,' took place Wed-
nesday in St. Paul's church, Toronto
... The ceremony was conducted by
the Rev, Archdeacon Cody.
WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS 'ARE SAYING
WHAT A GLORIOUS WORLD
"What a glorious world this would
be if we didn't have to spend 94 per
cent. of our incomes for food, fuel
and clothing," exclaims the Goderich
Star. Now, just what does our friend
esteem more highly than a hoine,
something to eat and something to
,wear?-1Ianover Post.
YOU MUST JOIN PROCESSION
Many self-centred individuals who
want to get something out of life,
fail to realize that life is a gallant
procession that should be joined rath-
er than watched. For those who on-
ly watch, the procession is always
past. To live really means to do
something real,_ That is the simple
essence of the adventure,
—Kincardine Review -Reporter..
HOW PiJBLIC MONEY IS WASTED
Some weeks ago the Durham
Chronicle told of an inspector from
the amusement tax branch who visit-
ed the fall fair where' to make sure
that the necessary tax Was. collected
ATM the various games and side-
voiced considerable surprise that
one of the small permits may cost a-
round ten dollar the next time Mag-
istrate Walker holds open house in
the town hall forum.
The visit'"of the radio inspector ac-
companied by an officer of the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police makes an
impressive sight in the town every
so often and fortunate it is that there
are sufficient officers in the gay.
uniforms to give the visit to the ra-
dio inspector an impressive appear-
ance or the visit might become a
drab' affair. In addition it costs twice
as much to keep two men on the road
and•. the radio tax payers have the
satisfaction of knowing that their.
money is, being used to keep humans
from being hungry and not necessar-
ily totally to :improve the quality of
radio in Kincardine.
Sufficient is it to say that there
wa's the usual' rush for licenses issu-
ing depots as soon as the "spotters"
were spotted but the time was too
late and there will probably be wail-
ing at the box when summons are
served in the course of the next few
days. Of course the officers may
take a more lenient view considering
the fact that there are only 47 more
shopping days until Christmas.
Time has a most peculiar way of
flitting around and many residents
have found to their dismay that their
licenses have expired due to the fact
that instead of running out in De-
cember they expire in April.
—Kincardine News.
ROW IS IT?
Time makes many changes. Not
so many years ,ago the village grocer
couldn't leave a basket of apples in
front of his store without a wire co-
ver over them. Nowadays it is safe
to leave fruit of all kinds exposed
and boys seldom touch it. Is this be-
cause the boys have been taught dif-
ferently or is it because of the fact
that most of them now are provided
with spending money and buy what
they want?—Listowel Banner.
SHOULD SEEK GOOD MEN
There is honor in serving' a muni-
cipal office by acclamation when it
is the opinion of the public that the
particular man cannot be improved
upon, but there is no honor when peo-
ple are serving in the knowledge that
no one else could be bothered with
carrying on part of the town's bur-
dens on their shoulders.
Running a town is becoming in-
creasingly difficult with the increase
of relief and many other problems
and therefore is it up to the voters
to elect men best suited to the re-
sponsibility. Shnilarily it is up to
those whom the public has confidence
in to run for office. It is to be hop-
ed that there will be no acclamation
this year and that a true expression
of public opinion will be obtained.
—Kincardine News.
shows., The inspector "had to conte
from Toronto, pay his bus hire, stay
at the hotel overnight and for three
meals, as well as getting his day's
salary, and in return for all this he
collected a total tax of 50 cents".
However, we can tell an even better
story. A similar inspector visited
the Neustadt fall fair, but didn't col-
lect anything because the sideshows
refused to operate if they had to take
out a license and pay amusethcnt
tax.—Hanover Post.
PREVIOUS VISITS OF INSPEC-
TORS. FAILED TO WARN
RADIO LISTENERS
"Truly it has been said that a man
is the only animal which can be
skinned twice." Therefore a .couple
of gentlemen representing the De-
partment of Marine and Fisheries,
Radio, Branch, dropped into Kincar-
dine the early part of the week and
departed with the names of -several
citizens who had "quite, unintentional-
ly" neglected to secure their permits.
In fact some of the people visited
claimed they were quite unaware
that the ruling ever existed and
READERS BEST LOCAL
CUSTOMERS
"Local merchants could afford to
subscribe to their local paper as x
gift to their patrons, in view of the
proven influence on habits of local
patrons."
The above is the statement of 1111.
Na Goodnow, journalism instructor in
the University of Southern California
School of Journalism in comparing
retail buying habits of newspaper
subscribers and non -subscribers. Mr.
Goodnow found that community sub-
scribers buy more 'inerchandise itr
their town than do non-readers, rang-
ing from 14 per cent. in cosmetics to
22 per cent. in women's apparel.
but this again is almost of second
ary importance as ,the damage Was
not of enough importance to warrant
any extensive search being amide, The.
main point is not -the damage clone
but the danger to which others were
exposed, .Cayuga Advocate;
DREAM TO REALISTIC
A dream kick from, a cow. was too
realistic for en aged Exeter lady and
she is now suffering from ,a broken
rib and bruises: Dreaming that she
was again sitting on a milking "stool
and that the cow was in the act of
kicking her, Mrs. John Pedlar, of
town, aged 84 years, in attempting to
avoid the impact fell out of bed early
Monday morning and fractured'a rib
and was otherwise shaken up.
—Exeter•, Times -Advocate..
WHAT A FALL!
Surely this good land rarely has
enjoyed a finer fall than that of 1936.
The rains have been just right. We
are of this opinion because we haven't
heard a single farmer grumbling a-
bout either the abundance or their
lack of moisture. No better proof of
our statement is needed. Then, on
the same high authority, the pasture
is the very best. The potatoes have
not broken the heart of the small boy
by their smallness. Turnips are grow-
ing to date away beyond all bounds.
Mangles, too, have been turning rap-
idly into good money. Someone told
us that about 18,000 bushels of bar-
ley at one dollar per bushel have
been shipped from this district. Hogs
have been a fine price, away over the
paying point $7.00 per cwt. Milk is
a good price. So there you are. It's
a great fall,
—Exeter Times -Advocate.
LIFE-SAVING TO BE
RECOGNIZED
Bert MacDonald to Receive Certi-
ficate of Royal Humane
Society
Bert MacDonald, ex -harbormaster
and idol of all juveniles at the water-
front here, soon will be in receipt of
a live -saving certificate from the
Royal Canadian Humane Society.
Without doubt Bert has, on many
occasions, been deserving of an a-
ward of this kind, but he modestly
refuses to speak of his numerous
brushes with death in his successful
life-saving efforts.
His most recent effort, which was
brought to the attention of the pow-
ers that be through the medium of
the press, was on October 10th, when
he rescued Fred Hardy, sixty -year-
old C. N. R. workman, of Stratford,
who was washed fronts the breakwa-
ter into twenty-five feet of water,
nearly a mile from shore. Fortun-
ately Bert happened to be near with
his boat, the Captain John:
H. T. Edwards, Humane Society in-
spector, wrote
n-spector,wrote the head office of the
thrilling rescue and on Friday last
received declaration forms from H, E.
Waterman, honorary secretary of the
Society at Hamilton. These forms
now are being filled out by eye -wit-
nesses of the rescue, and will be re-
turned to Hamilton for consideration.
—Goderich Signal.
Community merchants have anoth-
er advantage, according to a cross-
section of the survey taken among
newspaper subscribers. This group
purchases 76 per cent. of its toilet
articles in community stores, the sur-
vey reveals. The lowest percentage
is shown in furniture: 58 per cent.
against 45 per cent.
Citizens who do not subscribe to
their local paper am shown to do
more buying in metropolitan centres
in the items of bedding, kitchenware,
electric appliances as well as wo-
men's apparel and furniture. This
means that the subscribers of the lo-
cal paper are more Ioyai to the mer-
chant and the general welfare of the
town, It is the non-subseribers that
do the most of their buying out of
town. Subscribe to the local paper
and buy at home. --Listowel Banner.
A DANGEROUS THING TO DO'
One night last week two poles were
broken off just north of . the over,
head bridge by a car. One of the
poles belonged to •the Telephone Co.
and the ether to the local Hydro Sys-
tem. Whoever 3t was that dict it ere
deeded in getting his car away from.
the scene and leaving very little
trace behind.
From the skid marks on the road
it is.supposed that the car got out of
control before starting on its ram-
page. But be that as it may, the point
we wish to emphasize here is that a
Hydro pole was broken and the wires
left hanging there within reach of
people 'passing. In this particular
case the line is a high voltage one,
2,300 volts, which is sufficient to el-
ectrocute a person. By leaving the
scene of the mishap without notify-
ing the proper authorities the driver
of this car left a potential death trap.
The evidence' left behind will in all
likelihood eventually result in the
conviction of the :party responsible
WORKS OF GLAZOUNOW, RUSSIAN COMPOSER, WILL® BE, NEXT IN
"CONCERT HALL" SERIES—FRANCES JAMES WITH CBC —
STUDIO CHATTER
Continuing the cycle o f Russian music being presented on the "Cana-
dian Concert Hall of the. Air" programs from the Montreal studios dur-
ing November by the Little Symphony Orchestra of the Canadian Broad-
casting Corporation, the program to be heard over the national network on
November 13, at 9.30 p.m. EST, will feature the works of Alexander Glaz
ounow, distinguished composer who has contributed widely to the musical
legacy of that country. On this broa dcast Jean Belland, cellist, will be
guest artist.
Following is the complete •program:
orchestra: "Mazurka," from "Scenes
de Ballet"; cello and orchestra: Me-
lodie, Opus 20, No. 1; orchestra:
Three Brief Tone Poems, (a) "Slavon-
ic Dance," (b) "Meditation, Opus
82"; and (c) "L'Automne," from the
suite "Les Saisons"; cello and or-
chetra: Serenade Espagnole, Opus 20,
No, 2; orchestra: "Polonaise," from
`Scenes de Ballet."
"Canadian Concert Hall of the Air,"
which was presented on Friday even-
ngs, will be heard in future on Tues-
days at the same time, with the Lit-
tle Symphony Orchestra as usual un-
der the direction of Dr. J. J. Gagnier.
Prances James
G. D, McKinstry, Canadian Bread -
casting Corporation acoustical engin-
eer, who is. representing the Corpora.
tion in the supervision of the acousti-
cal treatment, specifications, and con-
struction'of the new Vancouver stu-
dios, is the author of an article en-
titled, "Acoustical Design in Archi-
tecture," which appeared in the Au-
gust issue of "The Journal of the Roy-
al Architectural Institute of Canada."
Mr. McKinstry is said to have bad
unusually wide experience in the act-
ual design and construction of suc-
cessful broadcasting studios... .
Pat Terry, one time of the Daily
Express (London), now of the Van-
couver Sun, who does the Radio Cor -
With CBC poration's "1 Cover the Waterfront"
I programs, had a long confab recent-
` Frances James expressedherself in ly with Colin Brooks, editor of the
song with more grace and less effort London Sunday Dispatch. Mr. Brooks
than most people do in every day and Mr. Terry were intimate friends
speech. It is a rare thrill to be in a on Fleet Street some years ago....
concert audience' when this lovely The announcement that the Cana -
young soprano is performing, but so dian Broadcasting Corporation will
vital is her charm and so true her make the "Northern Messenger" ser -
voice that radio, too, has done lien full vice one of its special activities this
credit, She hails from New Bruns- fall and winter is meeting with wide -
wick, but she is a Torontonian by spread enthusiasm. Letters already
adoption. In private life she is the received for transmission on the first
wife of Murray Adaskin, Canadian broadcast November 7 suggest an
violinist.
increase over other years in the vol -
During the past summer she went erne .of traffic. It is planned to in-
to Banff for the • third consecutive chide in each program a summary of
season to be vocalist with the Toron- the week's news, prepared especially
to Trio. Now- she is back in the To- by the Canadian Press... .
ronto studios of the Canadian Radio
Corporation and will be heard
throughout the winter season on some
of the more improtant network pro-
grams.
An artist with an enviable career,
Frances James is acclaimed by critics
as a singer who reaches brilliant
heights in thonght and musicianship.
Each song she sings, whether musical
comedy, ballad, or light opera, has
that inestimable "atmosphere." She
has been recognized by the musical
minded in almost every important
Canadian city and is also a cherished
artist in Chicago where she has ap-
peared with genuine success on sev-
eral occasions.
CONDITIONS IN GERMANY
While Germany spends her money
on armaments, even raiding the in-
suranee reserves and the savings
banks to secure funds for that -pur-
pose, the cost of living rises and the
standard of living falls. Here are a
few examples of what a housewife in
Berlin pays to provide for her table,
after waiting in line for long periods
to get a chance to snake bier pur-
chases: Butter, 64 cents a pound;
eggs, five cents each; coffee,- $1 a
pound; sugar, 16 cents a pound; white
bread, 36 cents a loaf; leg Of lamb,
72 cents a pound; roast beef, 56
cents a pound; pork, 45' to 56 cents
a pound; mutton, 60 cents a pound;.
potatoes, 15 cents for 10 pounds;
cabbage, three cents a pound; flour,
60 cents for 5 pounds ;cauliflower,
20 cents a head; oranges, eight cents
each; lemons, four cents each; veal,
70 cents a .pound. Crean, as known
in Canada, is unobtainable. Milk is
of poor quality, also butter. Eggs
are very scarce. One wonders how
long even a docile people will submit
to such conditions, without rebelling
against the rulers who have brought
them about.
=OriIIia Packet -Times.
OH, YES
The other morning it felt cold,
really chilly cold: . Madam suggest-
ed before we started the day's work
that we 'phone for the tinsmith and
have him clean out; the furnace and
pipes and the flues and do a good
job generally. We resented the sug-
gestioil as a slander on our personal
efficiency and as a burden on our
finances. Why supply the greedy lo-
cal plunderer with spoudoolicks so
dearly earned on our part! :Shawl
Get us' our overalls and we'd show
the world. We got the pipes down,
o k after breaking only some half
dozen beyond all usefulness. Our
best office shirt was by this time
more spotted' than Joseph's. coat. Our
better half's "John, dear, how are you
getting on?" soothed the editor-
ial breast. Daughter's skilful play-
ing- of "Happy Days are Cows A-
gain' . was timely and mollifying.
"I'm doing fine!" we boasted. . "Will
ya just support this here till I get
In Remembrance
The Montreal studios of the Cana-
dian Broadcasting Corporation have
arranged to commemorate, in three
programs of outstanding interest,
one of the major events in world his-
tory: the Armistice that put an end
to the Great War.
On November 6, at 9.30 p.m. EST,
the program "Arabesque" will fea-
ture a group of two numbers, select-
ed with the idea of Armistice in mind,
they are: "The Unknown Soldier,"
words by Valerie Gates, music by
Howard Fogg and Jan Sibelious fa-
mous "Valse Triste." The songs will
be interpreted by Lila Valiant, so-
prano.
At 7.0,00' p.m. on November 11, the
program "Ici Paris" will endeavour
to recapture the explosion of extreme
joy which accompanied the official
announcement in Paris of Armistice.
Poo 'this program, Andre Durieux,
the orchestra leader, and Jacques
Lenoir, genial master -of -ceremonies,
will present French music, songs and
stories typical of November, 1918.
They will have with them their usual
group of entertainers, together with
several artists, recruited especially
for the occasion.
Studio Chatter
THE BITTER MADE SWEET
Just to give up, and trust
Ail to a fate unlmown,
Plodding along life's road in the dust,
Bounded by walls of stone.
Never to have a heart at peace;
Never to see when care will cease;
Just to be still when sorrows fall—
This is the bitterest lesson of all.
Just to give up, and rest
All on a love secure,
Out of a world that's hard at the best,
Looking to Heaven as sure;
Ever to hope, through cloud and fear.
In darkest night, that the dawn is
near;
Just to wait at the Master's feet—
Surely,
eetSurely, now, the bitter is sweet.
Henry Van Dyke.
The Canadian Broadcasting Cor -1
poration will .salute the National
Broadcasting System on November 6
when a special program in tribute to
NBC's 10th anniversary goes interna-
tional from the Montreal and Toronto
studios. The period 7.45 to 8.00 p.m.
will be occupied by the Band of His
Majesty's Canadian Grenadier Guards
playing special music from Montreal,
and the period 8.00 to 8.30 p.m. will
feature a program covering the in-
ception and growth of radio. Latter
presentation will originate in Toron
to.,
this kinection did?" we purred,
Broom in Band the support was
given, but the more we tried to con-
nect'thern there pines the further a-
part they drew, till finally ten pipes
fell to the, floor in utter ride and
konfnsion."
"Now 'ye've did it! • Why didn't ya'
hold them up?" we expostulated.
"John, dear, you're getting red in
the face. Aren't you afraid of apop-
lexy?" our Frau soothed, "Let me
send for the doctor-"
"Naw, but I'm getting the tinsmith,,
I've heard there's been a jail deliv-
ery of that craft of piundererel"
There ars certain jobs that no sane
editor ever tackles.. •
—Exeter Times -Advocate.
PAGE 3'
News in Brief'
The Dowager Marchioness' of Duf-
ferin and Ave' died in London Sunday'
week, aged ninety-three years. Lord -
and Lady Dufferin spent from 1872
to 1878 in Canada, Lord' Dufferin be-
ing Governor-General. ' He: died in..
1902, Lady Aberdeen had written•:
several books and journals, one, "Myr
Canadian Journal," was published im
9891. She had also written a book.
on India, where her husband was
viceroy, and also a book on Russia„
where her husband filled the post of
ambassador for some years.
A Komoka man was brought be-
fore the authorities because he was.
breaking and detroying pictures in.
his sister's home, He gave as a rea
son that these pictures were in defi-
ance of the Commandments, which?
forbid the making of "graven imag-
es." He also stated that he wouJdt.
not take an oath, as the bible forbids:
it.
A couple of letters have been seiz-
ed by the Goderich gaol authorities;
which were being smuggled out by a.
prisoner in that institution. Botta,
were addressed to a Toronto woman
and are said to have been filled with.
"sweet nothings", running to eleven.
pages. No lack of stationery in that,
gaol, apparently.
Exeter is reverting o the January
election again, after a trial of No-
vember nominations and December--
elections.
ecember-elections.
A Man has been discharged from:..
the Toronto General Hospital to take-
up his normal life without a stom-
ach.
Callander is counting on a big -
boom in building next year. They are
putting up a big hotel to accommo-
date the many tourists, who wilt
want to see the quints next year, and!
the years to follow. Those little la-
dies are not only causing a lot of in-
terest but are bringing prosperity to
their community.
King Edward VIII read the speech
from the throne, dressed in his king-
ly robes, in the House. of Lords ore
Tuesday. The heavy rain made im
possinble the procession which had
been planned. But crowds stood in
the rain to cheer the King as he
went from the palace to the House•
of Lords and return.
Shipping along the Pacific sea-
board is at a standstill owing to a
strike of a maritime strike.
A Hamiltonutas sentenced to two
months in gaol is serving his time
at night, while working to support
his fancily by day.
An increase in Public and Separate
school grants is announced from:
Queen's Park.
W. L. taut, a former managings
editor of the London Advertiser, was'
instantly killed at Timmins on Mon-
day when he fell beneath the wheels•
of a train. He had been interested.
in mining during the past few years,.
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Your Camera Sins Will
Find You Out
Rolling down to Rio? No, an example of what happens when you don't
hold your camera level.
ONES of the satisfactions of ams.
tour photography is that Lady
Luck will so often play you the
kindest of tricks. Much oftener than
shooting an arrow aimlessly and hit-
ting the mark, you may shoot a pic-
ture without precaution or thinking
of focus, exposure time or diaphragm
opening, and, nevertheless, when tho
negative is developed, find that you
have obtained in all respects a good
photograph. Dumb luck it is, really,
but a tribute also to the capability
of modern photographic equipment.
1Vfodern cameras and dims allow so
much latitude for careless and inex=
port use that, while they are not
robots in theirperformance, they do
cover up a lot of picture -taking sins.
Fortunate as thatmay be,; it is
certain' that the amateur who de-
pends on luck entirely will get many
poor pictures and waste a lot of film.
There are some sins .which he can-
not commit with ,impunity.. Here
they are:
1. Tipping the camera with the re-
sult that in the picture buildings
appear to be toppling, and rivers
run uphill or downhill: ''
2. Allowing the camera to move as
the shutter is snapped,or jerking
the shutter release under the im-
pression that it can be made to
move faster. Result: blurred picture.
3. Ditty or misty dens. Result:
picture hazy, indistinct.
4. Letting the -finger tip slip over
the edge of the lens. Result: silhou-
ette of finger tip.
5. Giving a time exposure with-
out resting the camera on some.
fhm support. Result: blurred pic-
ture. (A shaky fence is not good
for a -tune exposure, neither ie the
hood of an autoniobile when the en-
gine is running.)
6; Trying to take a snapshot after
a time or bulb exposure without re-
adjusting the shutter. Result: .a
much jumbled up image or perhaps •
no picture at all.
7. Forgetting to turn key that
movers the film, Result: jumble of
two. pictures on one negative.
8. in focusing, wrongly estimat-
ing the distance between camera and
subject. Result: fuzziness.
9. With 'fixed focus cameras, tak-
ing pictures of subjecte'near•er than
8 or 10 feet without a portrait at-
tachment. Result: .blurred, out -o£ -
focus image.
10. 'Using a large stop, for, distant
views. Result: loss of distant detail.
11. Attempting broadside shots of
movement too rapid for the shutter.
Result: blur. (Moving objects can.
bemstoppecl" by an ordinary camera
if the picture is, taken frorn' an angle
and not too Grose.)
Yes, even in photography, brother, .
your sins. will find you out.
101 JOAN VAN GUUILD11R.