HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1936-11-05, Page 4THURS., NOV. 5, 1936
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
PAGE 3
WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING IN THE
GAY NINETIES'
voiced considerable surprise that
one of the small permits may cost a-
round ten dollars 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 itis that there
are sufficient officers in the gay
t ' uniforms to give the visit to the ra
Do You Remember What H appeased During The Last 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
was 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
ailing 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.
Decade Of The Old Century?
From The News -Record, Nov. 4th, From The New Era, :Nov. Gth, 1806:
1896:
• Messrs. E d . Cantelon, Horace
.Jackson and Charles Dowzer left last
Miss Annie Rumball has gone on a
visit to her sister, Mrs: Callander, at
Parkersburg,
'Friday' for the wilds of Muskoka, Among those present at the wed-
' where they expect to bag alI the ding of Miss Rose Sharp of St. Marys
last week was her brother, Mr. H. R.
Sharp of the Nelsons Bank staff,
Clinton.
Reeve Kennedy Met with a painful
game the Mw allows.
After the service in St. Paul's,
church on Wednesday evening the Bi-
shop requested the choir to remain as
he wished to speak to them. He then accident on the nightof the fire.
complimented them very highly en With the laudable intention of going
the way they had taken their part in for some refreshments for the fire -
the service and said it was not often men he was crossing. the street with
that he could speak in this way of his 'hands in his overcoat pocket,
church choirs. when he tripped on the hose and fell
The News-Reeord 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. Rams
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
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.
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 Gode-
rich, deseirbed 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 On- Road left on Friday morning last for
tario street, Regina, Sask., where she was mar -
Guy Bros., larger and better than ried on Tuesday afternoon to Mr.
ever, will appear in the town hail Dickie Bailey of Winnington, Alta.,.
formerly of Hayfield.
A meeting of county newspaper
publishers was held in Clinton on
Friday last, at which were present:
Editors Southcott, Exeter Times; El-
liott, Wingham Times; Elliott, Blyth
Standard; and McLean, Seaforth Ex-
positor. After considerable discus-
sion on natters pertaining to the.
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, Wingham.
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.
next Tuesday.
Hallowe'en passed off very quietly
in Clinton, the old-time pranks hav-
ing almost entirely disappeared.
Mr. John Johnson of the harness em-
porium knows how to handle a gun.
As a result he has bagged this fall
about fifty black squirrel, partridge
and rabbit.
Last Saturday morning a party of
young people were returning home
about one o'clock after attending a
social '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 did
everything possible to check the firey
serpant. Mr, McLennan lost all, in-
eluding 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. 01-
•
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 Whitehead estate, went up in
smoke. The structures were all frame
HOW IS- IT?
Time snakes 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 want7—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. Similarily it is up to
those whom tire 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.
READERS BEST LOCAL
CUSTOMERS
"Local merchants could afford to
subscribe to their local paper as r.
gift to their patrons, inview of the
proven influence on habits, of local
patrons."
The above is the statement of M.
N.' Goodnow, journalism instructor in
the University of Southern California
School of Journalism In comparing
retail buying habits of newspaper
subsciaibers and non -subscribers. Mr.
Goodnow found that community sub-
scribers buy more. merchandise in
their town than do non-readers, rang-
ing from 14 per cent. in cosmetics to
22 per cent. in women's apparel.
Community Merchants have anoth-
er advantage, according to a cross-
section of the survey taken among
newspaper subscribers. This group
pm:chases 76 per cent. of its toilet
articles in community stores, the sur-
vey reveals.. The lowest percentage
is shown in furniture: 53 per cent,
against 45 per cent.
Citizens who do not subscribe to
their local paper ate shown to do
more buying in metropolitan centres
in the items of bedding, kitchenware,
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-
elation held in Toronto, Hon. A. G.
McKay, leader, resigned his position
and Mr. N. W. Rowell, K.C., was se-
lected as leader.
• The marriage of Miss Adelaide
May Armstrong, daughter of Mr. Ro-
bert Armstrong, to Rev; J. H. Col-
clough, B.A., incumbent of the par-
ish of Lloydtown, took place Wed-
nesday in St. Paul's church, Toronto
: The ceremony was conducted by
and were mostly insured partially. 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 incosnes for food, fuel
and clothing," exclaims the Godeiich
Star. Now, just what does our friend
esteem more highly than a home,
something'. to eat and something to
,wear?—Hanover 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 i:'.ath-
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 PUBLIC MONEY IS• WASTED
Some weeks ago the Durham
Chronicle told of an inspector from
the amusement tax branch who visit-
ed the fall fair there to, make sure
that the necessary tax Was collected
from the various games and side-
shows. The' inspector "had to come
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".
lIowever, we can tell an even better
•story. A similar.: inspector visited
the Neustadt fall fair, but didn't col-
lect anything because the sicleshews
refused to operate if they bad to take
out a license and pay amusement
tax.—Hanover Post.
•
PREVIOUS VISITS OF INSPEC-
TORS FAILED TO WARN
RADIO LISTENERS
"Truly it has been said that a man
is the only enamel which can be
skinned twice." Therefore a couple;
of gentlemen representing. the De-
partment of Marine and Fisheries
Radio Branch, dropped into Eineaa.•
dine the early part of the week and
departed. With the names of severe
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
but this again is almost of; second
ary importance as the damage was
not of enough importance to warrant
any extensive search being made. The,
d
main point is not the damage g dote
but the danger to which others were
exposed. -Cayuga Advocate:
DREAM TO REALISTIC
A dream kick Froin a cowwas too
realistic for an 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
kielcing 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 Tines -Advocate.
WHAT A. FALL!
Surely this good Iand 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 ate. 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 Isis 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 100; when
he rescued Fred Hardy, sixty -year-
old C. N. R, workman, of Stratford,
who was washed from- the breakwa-
ter into twenty-five feet of water,
nearly a anile from shore. Fortun-
ately Bert happened to be near with
his boat, the Captain Jolla.
BY
ETN
„ITE
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
$2"; 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.
I1 T. Edwards, Humane Society in-
spector, wrote the head office of the
thrilling rescue and on Friday last
received declaration forms from 11. E.
Waterman, honorary secretary of the
Society at ilarnilton. These forms
now are 'being filled out by eye -wit-
nesses of the rescue, and will be re-
turned to Hamilton for consideration.
Godericli Signal.
electric appliances as well as wo-
men's apparel and furniture. This
means that the subscribers of the lo-
cal paper are more loyal to the mer-
chant and the general welfare of the.
town. It is the non -subscribers that,
do the most of their buying out of
town. 'Subscribe to the local paper
and buy . at home.—Listowel Banner
News in Brief
The Dowagy: Marchioness of Duf.
Perin and Ava 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 hr
1902. Lady Aberdeen had written:
several boolcs and journals, one, "Myr'
Canadian Journal," was published lin
1891. She had also written a books
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 pian was broitght 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 would
G. D, McKinstry, Canadian Broad- not take an oath, as the bible forbids,..
casting Corporation acoustical engin- it,
eer, who is representing the Corpora-
tion in the supervision of the acousti-
cal treatment, specifications, and con-
struction of the new Vancouver stu-
dies, is the author of an article 'en-
titled, "Acoustical Design in Archi-
tecture," which
rchi-.tecture,"which appeared in the Au -
A couple of letters have been seiz-
ed by the Gederieh gaol authorities:
which were being smuggled out by a.
prisoner in that institution. Both.
were addressed to a Toronto woman -
and are said to have been filled with.
gust issue of "The Journal of the Roy- "sweet nothings", running to eleven_
al Architectural Institute of Canada." pages. No lack of stationery in that.
Mr. McKinstry is said to have had gaol, apparently.
unusually wide experience in the act-
ual
—"--
design and construction of sac- Exeter is reverting to the January''
cessful broadcasting studios election again, after a trial of No-
Pat Terry, one time of the Daily amber nominations and December -
Pat
Express (London), now of the Van- elections. ,
convey Sun, who does the Radio Cor- A Man has been discharged from.
the Toronto General Hospital to take•
up his normal life without a stem -
Frances James With CBC I poration's "I Cover the Waterfront"
programs, had a long confab recent -
Frances James expressed herself in ly with Colin Brooks, editor of the aeh.
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 Callander is counting on a big -
speech. It is a rare thrill to be in a On Fleet Street some years ago... boom in building next year. They are
concert audience when this lovely
putting up a big hotel to acearnmo-
young soprano is performing, but so
vital is her charm and so true her
voice that radio, too, has done her full
credit.. She hails from New Bruns-
wick, but she is a Torontonian by
adoption. In private life she is the
wife of Murray Adaskin, Canadian
violinist.
During the past summer she went
to Banff for the third consecutive
season to be vocalist with the Toron-
to Trio, Now she is back in the To-
ronto studios of the Canadian Radio
Corporation and will be heard
throughout the winter season on some
of the more improtant network pro -
CONDITIONS IN GERMANY
While Germany spends her money
on armaments, even raiding the in-
surance 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 ire
Berlin pays to provide for her table,
after waiting in line for long periods
to get a chance •to make her 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;
potateos, 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. Cream, as known
in Canada, is unobtainable. Mille 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.
Orillia Packet -Tinges.
A DANGEROUS THING TO DO
One night last week two poles were
broken off just north of the over,
head bridge by a cat. One of the
poles belonged to•the Telephone. Co.
and the other to the local Hydro Sys -
ten. Whoever it was that did it sue-
ceedes in getting his car away from
the scene and. leaving very little
trace behind.
Froin 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 1± 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
grams.
An artist with an enviable career,
Frances James is acclahned by critics
as a singer who reaches brilliant
heights in thought and riutsicianship.
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.
The announcement that the Cana-
dian Broadcasting Corporation will date the many tourists, who will
make the "Northern Messenger" ser- want to see the quints next year, and
vice one of its special activities this the years to follow. Those little la -
fall and winter is meeting with wide- dies are not only causing a lot of in -
spread enthusiasm. Letters already terest but are bringing prosperity to
received for transmission on the first their community.
broadcast November 7 suggest an '---•^
increase over other years in the vol -1 Ring Edward VIII read the speech
ume of traffic. It is planned to in- from the throne, dressed in his king-
ly in each program a,summary of lyrobes, in the House of Lords ore
the week's news, prepared especially Tuesday. The heavy rain made im
by the Canadian Press.:.. 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.
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 pan. 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 10,00- pan. on November 11, the
program "Id Paris" will endeavour
to recapture the explosion of extreme
joy which accompanied the official'
announcement in Paris of Armistice.
For -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.
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-
gestion as aslander on our personal
efficiency and as a burden on our
finances. Why supply the greedy lo-
cal plunderer with sponddolicks so
dearly earned on our part!" Shawl
Get us our overalls and we'd show
the world. We got the pipes. down
o lc 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 your
getting on?" soothed the editor-
ial breast. Daughter's skilful play-
ing of "Happy Days are Come A-
gain' , was timely and mollifying.
"I'm doing fine!" we boasted. "Will
ya just support this here till I get
THE BITTER MADE SWEET
Just to give up, and trust
All to a fate unknown,
Plodding along life's road in the dust,
Bounded by walls of stone. -
Never to have a heart at peace; A Hamilton man sentenced to twos
Never to see when care will cease; months in gaol is serving his time
Just to be still when sorrows fall at night, while working to support,
This is the bitterest lesson of all. his family by day.
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, now, the bitter is sweet.
—Henry Van Dyke.
Shipping along the Pacific sea-
board is at a standstill owing to a
strike of a maritime strike.
Studio Chatter
The Canadian Broadcasting Cor-
poration will salute the National
Broadcasting System on November 5
when a special program in tribute to
NBC's 10th anniversary goes interne-
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 -
caption and growth of radio. Latter
presentation .will originate in Toron-
to.
An increase in Public and Separate
school grants i s announced from:
Queen's Paris.
W. L. Laut, a former managing-
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 year's:.
this kinection.did?" we purred.
Broom in hand the support was
given, but the more we tried to con-
nect them there pipes the .further a-
part they drew, till finally ten pipes
fell to the floor in utter ruin and
konfusion."
"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 plunderers!"
There are certain jobs that no sane
editor ever tackles. .
—Exeter Times -Advocate.
cil=SNAPS{IOT CUIL
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.
ONE of the satisfactions of ama-
tour photography is that Lady
Luck will so often play you the
kindest of tricks. Mucli 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 of diaphragm
opening, anti, nevertheless, when the
negative is developed, find that you
have obtained in all respects a' good
Photograph. numb Luck it is, really,.
but a tribute also to the capability
of modern photographic equipment.
Modern cameras and alms allow so
much latitude for careless and inex:.
pert use that, while they are not
robots in their performance, they do
cover up a lot of picture -taking sins.:
Fortunate as that may bee it is
certain that the amateur who de-
pends on luck entirely will get many
poor pictures and waste a lot of filen.
There are somesins which he can-
not commit with impunity. IIore
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 thus be made to
move faster. Result: blurred picture:
3. Dirty or misty lens. Result:
picture hazy, indistinct.
4. Letting the .finger tip slip over
the edge of the lens. Result: silhou-
ette of linger tip.
5. Giving a tuna exposure whit--
out
ith-out resting the camera on some
foam support. Result: blurred pic-
ture.
iatune. (A shaky fence is not good
for g time exposure, neither is the
hood of an automobile 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
mucus. jumbled up image or perhaps
no picture at all.
7. Forgetting to turn key that
moves, 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 subjects nearer than
8'' or 10 feet without a portrait at-
tachment. Result: blurred, out -of -
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
bs-"stop. ed" by an ordinary camera'
if the picture is taken from an angle
and not too close. )'
Yes, even in photography,,brother,
Your sins will and you out.
101 JOHN VAN QTJILb1I:R.