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THE CLINTON NEWS-ItRCORT
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Zero Agile,the Turk who claims
to be, 160 years ,old is not supersti-
tious. He wants to make his thir-
teenth venture in matrimony. He has
been unlucky in his wives. He is
married only a few years when his
wife up end dies. His last one di-
vorced him because, four .years ago,
when he was only 156, he flirted with
chorus girls in the United States, .He
is still ambitious, this man who can
remember when Napoleon was win:
ping all his battles except two or
three, who can remember when Bri-
tain freed her slaves, when France
became a republic, when his own
country fought Russia and when the
tTnited States was under prohibition.
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No doubt he has been unlucky in
other ways than matrimonial, If he
has any insurance you can bet it is.
straight life, and that he voted for
every municipal loan in his home
town believing that posterity should
help bear the burden, only to find
that he is his own posterity and has
to pay the debts he thought he. was
passing on to his successors. And
what does he get for it all? Noth-
ing but a measly job as door -keeper
in the municipal buildings at Instan-
bul. They surely could do better for
him than that. Why not combine the
offices and make him assessor, col-
lector, janitor and Superintendent of
Parks
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Never having been threatened with
a title we cannot say what our re-
action would be, but Lockhart, his
son-in-Iaw and biographer, says that
when Walter Scott was told that the
Prince Regent would like to confer a
baronetcy upon him he hesitated on
account oftheadditional cost in his
family way of living,
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Scott himself in a letter to his
friend Morritt wrote - "It would be
easy saying a parcel of fine things
about my contempt of rank and so
forth but, although I would not have
gone a step out of my way to have
asked or bought or begged or bor-
rowed a distinction which to me per-
sonally will rather be inconvenient,
yet coming as it does directly from
the sauce of feudal honours and as
an honour, I am really gratified with
it"
OseeMsee
A judge, charging a jury in a case
of indecent assault, deplored the
looseness of present day morals, and
"the ease with which girls allow
themselves to be picked up." There
never was a time when such a condi-
tion was not remarked and deplored,
but we believe the proportion of clean
living, clean -thinking girls is greater
today than it ever was and this in
spite or because of the greater free-
dom in dress, manners and conversa-
tion, between the sexes, a freedom,
which in Victorian and even Edward-
ian days would have been considered
shockingly indelicate. And, so far as
what is called the social evil is con,
eerned, we believe that the same may
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be said of the boys of today.
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Another visit from the Oxford
Group is heralded by a statement
that, as a result of the former visit,
Canadians are now filing honest in-
come tax returns. But dear, oh dear,
there are so many who .do not fill
any returns at all and there are so
many people, and 'things, whose ideas
of veracity and accuracy need re-
formation, such as expert witnesese,
thermometers, promoters, statistics,
gas and electric meters, fishermen,
speedometers and even some moral
reformers.
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The U. S. Senate's rejection of the
St. Lawrence waterways treaty is a
body blow to two party leaders, It
was negotiated by Hoover and ap-
proved by Roosevelt, yet it failed to
secure the necessary vote. There
was ,always sectional ,opposition, but
its defeat must be due to senatorial
fear of embarking upon this expenni-
ture on top of the enormous N.R.A.
expenditure programme. ,
There are about ninety translators
at Ottawa, many of whom work only
when parliament is in session. The
Secretary .of State introduced a bill
to reorganize the service with a view
to economy. Instantly it was attack-
ed as an assault upon the French
language, but Mr. Buurassa support,
ed it because it placed the use of
French on a statutory basis. There
is always something to be gained by
these periodical eruptions.
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President Roosevelt. admits a mis-
take was made in having military
air -men tarry air mails. We often
wonder why statesmen should fear to
confess an occasional fault. They
apparently think it would' have grave
political effect whereas it helps to
disarm criticism and pleases the ay.,
erage elector who rather likes to
think that men in high position can
err just as he or she. "Ignorance,
Madam, pure ignorance," said Dr.
Samuel Johnson, when a lady asked
him how he tame to define pastern
as the knee of a horse. No one
thought any the less of Dr. Johnson
for that admission.
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Again we have an anti -Nazi demon-
stration in New York in which Hitler-
ites are called morons and murder-
ers. A possible culmination of these
events is war, in which ease how
many of the demonstrators are pre,
pared to sign up and serve?
The elements take a fiendish de-
light at times in showing that one
can't always believe the advertises
ments. The Japanese torpedo-boat
that capsized recently was uncapetz-
able and the Titanic was unsinkable.
The biggest fire we ever saw destroy-
ed a lot of fireproof buildings and
we have even seen permannt waves
that didn't last forever.
What Clinton was Doing in. The Gay Nineties
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED DURING TSS LAST DE-
CADE OF THE OLD CENTURY?
From The. News -Record, Mar. 21st,
1894:
Mr. Chas. Whitehead of Brandon,
Man,, was tailed' home last week pow,
ing to the death of his father and will
remain for a time in connection with
winding up the estate. Mr. Wen.
Whitehead of Long Island, N.Y., is
also here.
The following is a list of the dele-
gates who are this week in attendance.
at the Methodist Young Peoples' Con-
vention in London: From the Ratten-
bury street Mission. Circle: Misses
Boles, Holmes, Graham and Messrs..
Trouse, Cooper and Doherty. From
the Epworth League: Misses Gorrell
and Washington, Mr. F. R. Siodgens.
From'. the Ontario street Epworth
League: Miss Brickenden, Mr. Alex.
Cooper and Rev. Mr. Smyth.
The County Council House of Re-
fuge committee, consisting of W.
Proudfoot, Goderich; H. Either, Ste-
phen; A. McM"urehie, Clinton; W.
Hamden, Exeter; and W. Milne,, Grey,
met in Clinton•yesterday. It was de-
cided that from 25 to 50 acres of
ground would be requited somewhere
within two miles of Clinton, Gode,
rieh, Seaforth, Wqngham or Exeter
and tenders for sites will be secured
from these sections. The general im-
pression seemed to !be that the neigh-
borhood of Clinton would be the
moat central and suitable location.
J. T. Garrow, M.P.P., for West Hu-
•
ron, will be asked to cooperate with
the other two Huron .members to
prevail upon the Ontarie Government
to allow the Stavely estate, about
$35,000, to go towards the expense of
a House of Refuge.
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From The New Era, Mar. 23rd, 1894:
The Chieago Herald has requested
a detailed obituary of the late Jos-
eph Whitehead for use in one of its
special editions,
Hohnesville: Old Mrs. Humor says.
there is going to be a wedding right
in the village next Thursday.
The Royal Templars will meet on
Monday when the debate, Resolved:
That War is a Greater. Curse •toHu-
manity than Intemperance" will take
place. Affirmative, J. Courtice, J. 11.
Lowery, E. Jervis; negative: Albert
Jervis, Jos. Holmes and S. Ferris.
While the. Patrons were, holding
their meeting last Thursday night
some persons driving through the
village stopped at the shed and un -
blanketed every horse but one and
took away three good robes, two.
blankets and a muffler. Sam Sturdy
was the biggest loser, losing a robe
at blanket and, the muffler.
Farmers are taking advantage of
the early spring and getting their
work done. H. Elford commenced
seeding on Wednesday, the first day
WHAT . OTHER NEWS PAPERS ARE
NOT SOON, WE HOPE
Not that we would bother saying
anything for or against aur present
Winter. What's tr0
use Grouching
g
doesn't help. And on the other band
she doesn't need a, champion. She is
strong enough and windy enough to
look out for herself. A cold proposi-
tion we'll say. Two in One. A dou-
bleheader. When shall we look on her
like again?
Marys Journal -Argus.
A TALE OF A CAT
The following refers to 'a family in
a neighboring village who for 'a time
sang that refrain: "0 where, 0 where,
has our pussy cat gone, 0 where, 0
where can it be," sang .the members
of this family recently when their
beautiful, valuable Persian cat dis
of spring. Others are likely to start
in a few days.
Londesboro: Last Sunday two of
our young men were examining a
revolver when it discharged and the
ball entered the leg of a horse be,
longing to Mr. Brown the harness
maker, but so far does not seem to
have done much, if any, harm.
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WHEN THE PRESENT CENTURY
WAS YOUNG
From The News -Record, Mar. 25th,
1909:'
There is no one more active in
promoting the 'Huron County Stock
show, to be held in Clinton, April
1st, than
MR. JAMES SNELL
the worthy president, one of the
best known stock breeders in this
province.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J, Foster return-
ed last night from Strathclair, Man.,
where they lived far fifteen years
and will probably take up their re-
sidence in Varna or Bayfield.
The New Era has been sold to
Mr. W;. H. Kerr of Brussels, who
takes possession next week, Mr.
Holmes' connection with the paper
ceasing with today's issue.
The dinner given by •Col, Wil-
son and officers of the Huron Regi,
menet at the Rattenbury House last
night was attended by about forty
of the offfeers and ex -officers and a-
bout a dozen invited guests ... At
ten -thirty the toast list began with
Major Shaw as president of the mess
and Major MgTaggart as vice-pre-
sident.
On Tuesday evening last a reunion
of the men of St. PauI's church was
held in the school room. The month
of April is the fiftienth anniversary
of St. Paul's parish and this meeting
was a preliminery to celebrating the
semi -centennial.
From The New Era, Mar. 25th, 1909:
Miss Minnie Cooper, late of Hod,
gens' ,Bros.,' has taken a position
with E. M'oFaaul, Seaforth. She is a
very popular young lady.
(This issue of the paper has a long
article on the Kinrade murder, in
Hamilton, a case which no doubt
many people remember. No solution
of this, murder was ever arrived at,
it is one of the mysterious murders,
although there are folk who say that
the police could have cleared it up if
they had wanted to do, so. Somebody
will probably tell the story some-
time in the future when those con-
nected with the case are dead, and
then it may be the truth or it may
not,—Ed.)
Valedictory:—Our connection with
The New Era ceases with this issue.
Hereafter it will be under the direc-
tion and control of Mr. W. H. Kerr
of Brussels, who has purchased the
business, together with the building
occupied.
Tothe business men who have
generously patronized its coI-
umns; to the public who have
been its readers and to the corre-
spondents and others who have nm-
terially helped to make it what it is,
we return our sincere thanks . . In
retiring from both journalistic and
public life, as we do, it is a very
great pleasure to carry with us the
good will and warm personal friend
ship of many who have been politi-
cally opposed to us . , . As we can-
not literally shake hands with all
our readers and friends we do so
figuratively, and therefore, •say
"Goodbye" to all with whom we have
been associated, either directly or In-
directly, in the years of the past;
Very sincerely, Robt. Holmes.
SAYING rho doctor to observe the symptoms;
the had only to let his mind run over
the list of Bam's jobs, He is editor
of the Listowel Standard, in itself
ono man's job; he is also clerk of
the town, president of the Conserva-
tive Assoication and a leader in
church activities. It may be assum-
ed also that he belongs to a Iodge or
two and turns the wringer at home
on washday. Bamford is the case
in point provingthat an industrial
revival is not more urgent than is a
redistribution of the white man's
burden.—Estevan Mercury.
,Asea,
According to the' opinion of an
eminent physician, who has made a
study of the question, there is -a,
trend in medical circles to the old-
time country doctor; the man who
brings his patient into the world,
cares for him duringhis earthly vis-
it and makes his ,passing more peace-
ful. Too many specialists, like too
many cooks, are apt to make a mess
of things. A man who is a heart
specialist does not set fractured
limbs. An eye, ear and nose doctor
does not give a patient something to
quiet jittery nerves. If the patient
has not a disease or ailment in which.
they specialize, they recommend:an-
other specialist. How different was
the work of the country doctor, He
knew his patient, and probably had
doctored the patient's parents. He
knew the hereditary ailments, if any,
to which the family was subject.
Knowing his patient's health, habits
and history, it was much easier for
him to diagnose the aches and pains
land prescribe remedies, The country
doctor took part in community en-
terprises, was a counsellor, a friend
1 and a prominent figure in the com-
munity.—Amherstburg- Echo.
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A BAD BEGINNING
Toronto has lots of money for bal-
lyhoo, but not enough to pay her
school teachers as she should. Those
banqueters and frolickers should
realize that the school teachers are
paying a part of the cost of their mer-
riment. The Queen city is making a
bad start on its second century of
civic life.
—Etceter Times -Advocate.
appeared and was missing for •sever-
al days. It was later discovered that
the big bushy tail of the Persian
beauty had somehow or other
become
frozen solid to some ice and the cat
could not get away. A passerby saw
the plight of poor pussy and after
digging up the ice it was given, its
freedom to hit the trail for home and
a warm spot under the kitchen stove.
--Blyth Standard.
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THEY ARE MODEST
A number of weekly newspapers
have been running lists of the sup-
posedly ten best known men in their
county. The editors have refrained
modestly from including their own
•
names in the lists.
—St. Marys Journal -Argus.
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STOCK UP CREEKS
Farmers whe have creeks running,
through their farnis can ask the On-
tario Government to stock the same
with speckled trout, and charge
sportsmen for the privilege of fish-
ing. This is good news for both the
farmers and sportsmen.
—Pembroke Standard -.Observer,
s+emeerr
INTERESTING WORDS
How veerds come into use is often
interesting. The other day we learn-
ed the origin of the word "tip." Long
ago in an old English inn there was
a box in every room with, an inviting
slot in its top. On the face were the
words "To Insure Promptness." This
was initialed and at last only "T.LP."
appeared. Over in France a gratuity
was suggested for servants "For
Drink." So came the word "tip,
pling."—•Listowel Standard.
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RELIEF FOR THE OVER-WORKED
Instead of pondering on problems
of relief for the unemployed, would
it not he'lp some if ways and measures
could be devised for relief of the ov-
erworked. The unemployed is privi-
leged to sit by the kitchen stove rest)
ing, hoping, slamming the govern-
ment and sucking in the sympathy ,of
his busy neighbors. But—well, eon,
sides the case of Bamford of Listowel,
Ont. Ham had just returned from
Ate funeral of a political friend when
he crumpled up and had to be put to
bed with a bad case of nervous
breakdown. It wasn't necessary for
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PAGE '3
were two barbers in a town, each
charging 50 cent for a haircutand
shave. One charged 35e for a hair
cut and 25 cents for a shave; the oth-
er, 40c and 20e. A cutstomer went
into the first shop. and had a 35c
haircut, then went into the second one
and got a shave for 20c. He saved 5c
on ,the haircut and 5o on the shave,
but both cost him 55c, only a net
saving of 5e instead of 10c. How
come?•-WWSpgham Advance -Times.
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50 MILLS SHOULD BE MAXIMUM
TAX RATE FOR ALL TOWNS
Hanover's tax rate is to be 52.1/
mills this year, a reduction . of 3%
milks from the high mark set in
1932. No matter what the rate is,
some citizens will say it is too -high,.
and personally we think 50 mills on
a fair assessment is the, maximum
which any town .shouId levy. When
it goes over that mark, the town is
heading for difficulties. People have
only so much money to pay for taxes,
and a rate of over 50 mills throws
too great a burden on property, which
becomes unprofitable to own or take
an equity in, and many people can-
not' meet the levy. When times are
good and people's earnings are high,
they can afford to pay a goodly a-
mount of taxes, but when economic
conditions become depressed people's
earnings immediately drop and the
high levy of boom days cannot be re-
duced proportionately, with the result
that tax arrears accumulate, towns
findfinancing difficult, and some of
them " go under." It' shows also, the
need for a pay-as-you-go policy. If
it had been carried out, instead of
piling up .a massive debenture debt,
then the citizens could have been cal-
led upon to pay a generous tax rate
when they were flush with money,
and when the opposite held true, ca-
pital expenditures could be eliminated
and the rate brought down to a point
within the ability of the people to
pay. :Hanover Post.
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GRIMNESS
We are reminded of a famous car-
toon given to the world during the
war. It represented a soldier with
his helmet gone, his garments torn
by shells, himself wounded and his
FIGURE THIS OUT face haggard but on his countenance
an expression of unalterable deter -
Can you figure this one out? There mination as he stood with fixed bay-
onet in the presence of the oncoming
enemy. Underneath the powerfully'
done picture were the words, "
good soldier has no theories; he bars,.
rho way.'
Wo believe v that that cartoon should:.. -
be re -issued, for these are the days
when iron is needed in the human:
blood. When nothing less than un,
yielding determination will see they
present situation thro'. Ballyhoo hast
failed. The singing of "The Mere We'
Get Together the Happier We'll Be""
has not profited us by one iota. The,
various "inters" whether internation-
alism or intertrade or any other in- •
ternesses have not proven sufficient
to meet the grave matters that have
confronted us. Even the United -
States, after a series of colossal masa
efforts for more than a year's dura,
tion doubt' whether they have got out
of all the brew and . stew through
which they have passed 50-50 er 0-0.
A big executive before a Canadian
parliamentary committee showed la-
mentable knowledge oe the business:'
over which he allegedly presided.
Sane men are •saying of many a huge•
concern: "The more there is in it of
bigness, the more there is in it of
weakness.
Let no one befool' himself. We need
self help. We, need self reliance..
We need indiviudal,.dogged determin-
ation. We have far too much indi-
vidual ease. There has been far too
much looking with open mouth anal'
extended palm and far to little fix-
ing of our industrial bayonets and•
far too little pf facing our economtc-
enemy. There has been far too allude.
of our making doer mats of ourself,
ves in the presence of difficulties. Un-
less there is a speedy recovery from
this supines, on the part ,of Jack
Smith and his wife and Bill Brown
and his family and Hank White anti'
every one of his neighbors. Unless,
Universities and Collegiate Institutes
recover from the appalling state of
self-indulgence that now character-
izes them the present twilight of en-
deavour will deepen into a pitchy
darkness upon whinh no star will'
shine, Churches are required to get
over their present ease in Zion and
to call each man to duty. A certain!
grimness in the presence of duty must
characterize each man within civiliza-
tion's bounds or the retrogression to•
savagery will be more rapid than
some of us ever dreaded possible. He -
who blinks facts is no friend of the
race.—Exeter Times -Advocate,
Lo :;a1 Re ilers
Them Owe You
Sales Assistance
You know thiroughly well that you have
power, in your stare, to influence the decision of
your customers in regard to what they buy from
you. Your customers rely on you to give them
products which, in use or consumption, will give
thein complete satisfaction.
You know and your customers know that, in
regard to nearly every class of product, there
are several brands of equal merit. Thus, A's
soup is the equal to•B'c or C's soup; D's shoes
are equal to E's or F's shoes; IG's radio
sets are the equal to H's or I's sets; J's hosiery
is the equal .of K,'s or L's hosiery; M's electric
washing machine or refrigerator is :the equal of
N's or O's washing machine or refrigerator;
and so on and so on.
Makers of advertised products recognize
that you have access to the attention and favor
of several hundred buyers—your regular and ir-
regular customers, and they want to use your
distribution facilities for their advantage. But
are they willing, in every instance, to assist you
to sell their product if you stock it --assist you
with a series of local advertisements, to be pub-
lished in this newspaper?
They say that they will provide you with
plenty of window and counter display material,
and printed matter; but quite too often they de-
cline to use local advertising, in this newspaper,.
over your named
They tell you that they are spending a
whale of a lot of money in big -city dailies and
in nationally -advertised magazines; but you
know --or can get to know—that in the territory
served by this newspaper upwards of 90 per
cent of the families living in it do not subscribe
to national magazines and big city dailies. This
means that the job et promoting local sales is
to be put on your • shoulders,
IT it is right to use big city dailies and na-
tionally- circulated magazines then, by the same
token, it is eight to use local weekly newspa-
pers! It is no compliment to you as a retailer
or to the buyers of this town and territory for a
national advertiser to decline to advertise his
product in this newspaper.
You can get much more advertising for your
store and stock than you are now getting, if
you insist, as a condition of stocking a particu-
lao pooduct, that it be•localiy advertised in this
newspaper.
(N.B.: Show this advertisement to men
who urge you to stock and push the sale of their
goods, yet Who tell you that their firm cannot
assist their local sale by advertising).
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