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THURS., APRIL 26, .1934
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Ib is from a woman the suggestion
,44 comes that women should not be al -
owed to talk ,orver the radio. We know
of no other place where .1:hey can be
prevented. .
President Roosevelt was not im-
pressed by the charge that certain
brain -trusters were planning to over,
throw the government. Bthng a bit
of a revolutionist himself, he knows
that on.e good revolution deserves
another.
There was a time in Canada when
it was .consid'ered unconstitutional
for a bye -election to go against the
government, but for the past twenty
years or so, the attitude of a bye -elec-
tion toward the constitution has'al-
tered considerably.
Some people objected to a play be-
ing put on in Toronto by an excel-
lent English company ,as being too
suggestive and the morality squad
of the police department made the
managers tone it down. It was sug-
gestive, all right; in fact it would
have scandalized our Victorian an-
cesters. But, hang it all, we can
stand for more than they could, They
could bear hardships and privations
better ;than we but their sensibilities
were too tender and their sense of
the proprieties was too delicate. The
Victorian was too modest to paint
the thing as be saw it for the God
of things as they are and were and
ever shall be.
There has been a cut in the Brit-
ish income tax but the standard tax
is still as high as four shillings, six
pence the pound. We mention this
to give aid and comfort to .the Can-
adian income taxpayer.
Trotsky hac been driven out of
France for engaging in revolution-
ary activities. It makes no differens
ce what country gives them asylum,
the Trotsky's cannot help conspiring
against it: Their promise to refrain
has no value. Communism 18 a di-
sease and every country is justified
in establishing quarantine against
it, for the bearer is proud of it and
eager t'o spread it by infection, .con-
tagion and propaganda.
It is interesting to read in the
'memoirs of a"noted Scottish judge,
Lord Cockburn, that although there
never was any danger of revolution-
ary ideas prevailing, in Scotland at
thetime of the French revolution,
yet there were many who called them
selves Jacobins, professed revolution -
ary principles and even aped Frencs
manners. This may help us to under
stand Why there are today in Can
ada and other countries many who
extol Lenin, flaunt the Red Flag
and prate about the new era. It
pleasesthem to embrace something
new and consider themselves ad-
vanced thinkers crusading against
larga hut reactionary majorities.
Neville Chamberlain did not buds
get for the payment of war debts,
which will probably be dasisppointing
to the United States. But neither
did he budget in expectation of war
debt payments to Britain. As time
goes on, the two •great creditors,
Britain and the United States, will
learn bo forget the debts and forgive
the debtors. Britain, we think, has
already done it and, so has the gov-
ernment of the United States, al-
though it cannot afford to say so un-
til the people of the middle States
have become more acustoined to the
idea.
"I'm a conductor," said Toscanini
in declining an invitation to talk
over the radio. Those fellows who
do talk over the radio are not con-
ductors but they sometimes give the
listener a shock,
A correspondent writes the London
Times to inquire who it was who
first said "I'm not arguing with you
telling you." We really do not
know, but Cromwell might just as
well have said It when he was purg-
ing parliment.
A man has devised an electric con-
traption that enables you to talk
back to a radio performer. Necessity
is the mother of invention.
It would be easy to meet the de-
mand to wipe out eapital cost of pub-
lic undertakings that are losing
money and let it go at that. It
would not take long to forget that
the money was sunk, and principal
and all hope of interest gone forev-
er. The effect of that would be that
the management would become more
and Inose extravagant; salaries and
wages would increase and the pub-
lic whose money was surds would be
askedlto show some pride in the fact
that the undertakings are meeting
operaing expenses and perhaps
.show a small surplus. It .is not in-
advisable from the public standpoint
that the managements recognize the
capital investment in each annual
balance, sheet, just as a reminder.
After all the people who invested
their money in the undertakings are
entitled to some recognition.
What Clinton was Doing in The Gay Nineties
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED DURING UTE LAST DE-
CADE OF THE OLD CENTURY?
From The News-Rtcord, Apr. 25th,
1894:
The Band will favor our citizens
with an open air concert on the mar-
ket square on Friday evening.
There is a good opening for a
first class hotel where the two were
destroyed by fire on Albert street
last week. No doubt someone will
have enterprise enough to build a
three or four thousand dollar build-
ing. The investment would bring
from ten to twelve per cent.
News Note:—Coxey expects to
have 300,000 to 500,000 unemployed
men at Washington on May lst.
There were 1,200 five cent pieces
put.on the colleotion plate at the re-
40Pening servies of St. Paul's church,
London, on Sunday.
Grafting Wax:—Take `611(3 part
tallow, two parts beeswax and four
parts resin, melt thoroughly and pour
into cold water. When cool enough
work like molasses candy, using a
little tallow on the hands to keep the
wax from sticking.
C.apt. Combo, Capt. Rance, Lieuts.
Shaw and ,/tifeTaggart, Misses Rance,
Read, McHardy, Logan and Messrs.
N. Fair, WI. and T. Jackson, W. P.
Spaulding and Lack Kennedy attend-
ed the military hall in Goderich last
week.
From The New Era, Apr. 27th, 1894:
Cantelon Bros: handled last week
5,000 dozens of eggs and about 1,5.00
pounds of butter for exmort, and are
now buying potatoes for shipment.
The other day a lady lost a five del,
larsbill at the station here, and did
not miss it until she got rt,O Hensall,
When she informed a friend who was
coming this way. On arrival he
stated the matter to the agent but
nothing was known of the money.
However, shortly after, while clean-
ing up Mr. Jacob Sloman found the
money and it was returned to its
rightful owner.
On Tuesday morning while Mr.
Stewart Plummer was pruning a tree
he missed his footing and fell to
the ground, a distance of ten or
twelve feet . . . A doctor was called
who found no bones broken blit ad-
vised rest and quiet.
W. Doherty, Jr., and Syd. Smith
have purchased special Brantford
Racing bicycles from Cooper and
Co,, and will no doubt assist in keep-
ing Clinton to the front in sporting
circles. '
The license commisisoners for West
Huron met at the inspectors office in
Clinton on Monday afternoon last
and granted licenses to all the old
applicants, except in the case of the
Grand Union, Clinton, which was held
over until the next meeting owing to
the illness of the present licensee ...
Of course 71.i> licenses were granted to
the two hotels burned in Clinton, be-
cause there are as yet no premises.
A petition signed by business men,
another signed by Liberal -Conserva-
tives alone, and still another, signed
by persons in the surroundiag town-
ships who get their nisi' in Clinton,
containing altogether nearly four
hundred names, have been forwarded
to Ottawa cordially endorsing the
application of Mr. W Jackson for
the vacant postmastership. There
can be no question at all but that the
appointment of Mr. Jackson vvould
TAM CLINTON NEW'S.R.ECORIA
give, general and almost universal
satisfaction, as the signatures of
Prominent and influential Conserva-
tives on all of these petitions' Mtn-
eat—and this ,dass be ,said without
any reflection on the other applicants,
•who are said to be: Messrs. Todd, D.
Cantelon, W. T. Whitely and. S. J.
A-ndrews, Clinton; J. B. Kelly, Blyth;
Nixon Sturdy, Goderich townsbini
H. W. Ball, Goderich; R. Porter, ex-
Elmvale and A. H. Musgrove,
Wingham.
WHEN, THE PRESENT CENTURY
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WAS YOUNG
From The New Era, Aprii d9bh, 1909:
The barbering business of Mr.
George D. Roberton has been dis-
posed of to Mr. W .E. Duncan ef
Brussels:
Mr. Josh Cook has a new horse on
his bus this week. •
We are informed that the Board of
Trade has decided that they cannot
see thein waw clear to recommend to
the c.onsicil the proposal of the Mait-
land Power Co., in regard to the
queetion nor supplying the Clinton in
dustries with electric power.
Mr. J. P. Tisdall of Buffalo, N.Y.,
was the guest of Mr. George McTag-
gart for a few ,days last week.
The Toronto Star adds oil for the
wheels of Mr. Lewis' (West I-lueen)
bill by the following:—Parliament
would incur no risk if it passed the
Daylight saving bill this session.
There is no objection except that it
is new. It has many advantages and
not one drawback that we can see.
The executive of West Huron Wo-
men's Institute met in the Council
Chamber, Clinton, en Tuesday, when
it was arranged to hold the annual
meeting in Clinton on May 21st, with
morning and afternoon sessions.
The first of a series of Jubilee ser-
vices was held on Sunday last in St.
Paul's church . . . Tne preacher for
the occasion was the Rev. Archdea-
con Mackenzie of Brantford.
WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS ARE SAYING
WHERE DOES IT GO?
The packers deny that they get it,
and the commission men say they
don't gobble it aP, so where the heck
does the difference go. between the
Price the farmer gets for his stock
and the price the consumer pays?
. —Hanover Post
WASTE OF TIME
A Canadian court has ruled that it
is wrong for a wife to go through
her husband's pockets. Not only is it
wrong, suggests an exchange hut in
these days it is nearly OWL yg useless.
—St. Marys Journal -Argus.
WEDNESDAY HALF HOLIDAY
It was decided by the Retail Mer-
chants' Association at their annual
meeting Thursday morning in the
Council Chamber to again nobserve the
Wednesday half -holiday this year.
The half -holidays will begin the first
Wednesday in May and will conclude
the last Wednesday in October, In
weeks in which a public holiday oc-
curs the Wednesday half holiday will
not be observed.
—Wingham Advance -Times.
CITY AND COUNTRY
The cities are well advertised. All
the daily papers are city papers. All
the broadcasting stations have their
studios in cities. All the profession-
al sports, which make such an appeal
to young men, are carried on by city
teams. Nearly all the millionaires
are living in the cities. In boom times
there is always a swarm of city peo,
pia descending on the rural munici-
palities for their holidays, driving big
cars on which they have paid the first
instalment, and telling impressionable
young people about the thousands—
or the millions—they expect to make
on the stock market or in some other
easy fashion. This type of advertis-
ing has fallen off considerably lately.
Int is not till famine comes upon
that land, and our prodigal sons would
fain have a dime for a cup of coffee
that they look back on what they
have loet—that they remember that,
heels on the farm.; there is enough to
eat and to spare, and that in the small
town, one has room enough to turn a-
round; at least twenty feet between
houses; and sports at low cost and
the beauties of nature at the door.
—Fergus News -Record.
LOTTERIES UTTERLY OPPOSED
TO SPIRIT OF CHRISTIANITY
Politicians, university professors
and all and sundry keep repeating the
statement that if only Christian prin-
ciples were to be applied to the life of
nations and the conduct of business
the world's peoblems would be served
And at the same time the Senate of
Canada wants to pass an act author-
ising lotteries. Now, could anything
be further from the Christian ethic
than the principle of gambling?
Gambling is based on the desire to get
money without giving value—and the
love of money, we are told in Scrip-
ture, is the root of all kinds of evil.
The man who makes money in lot-
teries can only do so at the expense
of many others who receive no re-
turn. HOW Can this re eeeonciled
with the Christian principle- of love
for one's neighbor? Gambling min-
isters to and develops the spirit of
covetousness, which according to the
Christian ethic is one of the cardinal
sins. Hi fosters discontent, whereas
the Scriptures teach that "Godliness
with contentment is great gain," and
certainly the whole tenor of the
Christian teaching is that those who
profess it shoold not seek more than
honest return for their labours. Giv-
en full play, the gambling spirit eats
like a canker into the public morals,
fostering speculation, drying up the
springs of charity, and bringing a
long train of evils in its path. One
of the major causes, of the present de-
pression was the orgy of stock gamb-
ling by which it was' preceded, and
Which brought down the whole corn-
mercial and industrial edifice when it
eollapsed. And yet, as has been said,
the Senate proposes to set up lotter-
ies, to inculcate the gambling spirit
throughout the country! Fortunately
t '
there is little danger that the House
of Commons will pass the bill.
—Orillia Packet -Times,
SOUTH HURON
Well done,' ex -Warden Ballantyne!
We wondered who would step into Mr.
Medd' s place if the rumblings coming
from South Ilurone meant his dis-
placement. How delighted we were
to know that the opposition forces
there had a real man on whom to un-
ite. Jim Ballantyne is a man —t a
clean, straight man such as we need
down to Toronto. He said, when pres-
sed, that he was not what is called a
"Temperance man." But he cannot
truly be called anything else. He'll
never play fast and loose with liquor
himself nor will he help others to do
so. He's too set in his ways for that,
We predict success for him for the
people of Huron County will not for-
get his valuable services last year as
Warden.---Chesley Enterprise.
NOISE OF PIPES WOULD DROWN
MUSIC OF ,HARP
So the harp is to join the bagpipes
on the list of articles entering Canada
PAGE''S'
free of duty! Thus the Scots and the
Irish are once more on equal footing:
in a musical sense at any rate. But
where is the member -of Parliament
who will on great noccasions in the.
House of Commons play a harp ac-
companident to "Tam" Reid's brilliant
manipulation of the pipes? Once
more,the Green Isle has a situation to
face. And, by the way, what kind of
noise would a har.p and bagpipe duet
produce?—Toronto Globe.
A GOOD PLAN - -
As we see it the Chinese do a, lot
of things backward. In China, the
family doctor is paid so long as the
family is well. In this the Board of
Health is an imitation of the Chin-
ese systems What greater service
has Listowel ever got than in the re-
duetion of sickness? Once upon a
time we had fifty or sixty cases of
typhoid per year, now perhaps six
cases in ten yeai:s. One matter of
ominous portent at present is undul-
and fever as 'it is known in humans,
contagious abortion in cattle. Some
of the herds supplying Listowel with
milk is known to be free of it. Some
others are not. No milk from herds
not known to be free should be al-
lowed to be sold for drinking purpos-
es.—Listowel Standard.
PROFANITY IN PUBLIC PLACES
A GROWING EVIL
Steps should be taken by the pub-
lic authorities to discourage the in-
creasing habit of swearing in public
places. Profanity provoked by wad,
den anger or shock is bad enough;
but what shall be said of young men,
mere boys many of them, who habit-
ually use profane and obscene lan-
guage with a nonhcalanee and lack of
restraint that makes one shudder.
The habit is not only useless. but de-
moralizing. It corrodes both mind
and character. It b'etrays a lack of
dexterity in the use of the mother
tongue that_acetnels but ill with our
boasted system of education. We
have set apart Sundays for so man3r
other objects that we might reserve
one Sabbath of the fifty-two and dedi-
cate it to the propagation of clean
speech. The Holy Mune Society de-
serves praise for what it has done in
direction. The movement would no
doubt gain immeasurably if it were
made more general.
—Mail and Empire,
,ra.nseenjite
zilys., W. A. IVIcEin,
Widow of a former Goclerich merchant
of two and three decades ago, died
on Sunday h1 Alexandva Hospital, tp
which institution he was re -reeved
three weeks ago. Deceased was 911,
active member of St. George's chtrah
and prosninent in social welfare work.
A native of Simcoe, Mrs. Kann had
resided hese well over 30 years. She
lived alone on Church Street. There
were no children.
'GODERICH: Mrs, Robert N. Mc-
Nair, before her marriage Jessie
Lockhart Miller, native of Goderich,
graduate nurse of Woodstock Hos-
pital nand former superintendent of
Tillsonburg Hospital, died suddenly
Thursday ant her home in Chicago and
was 'buried in Goderich on Sunday in
Maitland Cemetery". Mrs. 1VTaNair
was 66 years of age the day before
her death. She was a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs, Robert McNair of God -
oriels and was edugated in the public
school, collegiate here, taking up
nursing as a profession and practis-
ing it until 1907 when she married
and went to Chicago. , There survive
besides her husband, one son, Robert
jr., in business with his father in
Chicago, a daughter, Marjorie, Mrs.
Stewart Gaftfield, also of Chicago,
and a sister, Mrs. James Dickson. of
Goderich. A private service was held
at the home of the latter, Rev. D. 3,
Lane taking the service. Pall -bear-
ers were Dan Wiggins, Merrill Bak-
er,ee,.Taines Barker and Dr. John Wel-
la .
EXETER: The young people of
Main Street, presented two very suc-
cessful plays at their church last
Wednesday evening. The first a one -
act comedy, "Wihen a Woman Says
No," represented an amusing domes-
tic situation, where the women re-
fuse to comply with a request made
by the men. The audience showed
their appreciation by continued laugh-
ter and applause. The second play,
"For He Had Great Possessions,' a
religious drama of intense interest
was interpreted with fine skill by
every player hi the cast and all the
players have received a great deal of
praise for their performance. They
have been asked to present their play
at the Dramatic Festival to be held
in South Collegiate, London, on the
evenings of May 3rd and 4th. At -
the' close the, players presented a
beautiful bouquet to 'Vbs. G. Layton,
who trained thein for' both plays and
who is the author of the first All"
who took part in the evening's enter-
tainment were invited t;o' the home of '
!Mr. and Mie. W. G. Medd Where re
dainty lunch was served.
• —Times -Advocate.
GODERICH: Walking up tlein
stairs of his home to retire for the -
night last Wednesday evening Joseph,
Baechler, 66, Paris street, was sud-
denly stricken with a heart seizure,
and expired within three minutes. Ile
was born in Elm Township, Pertli
county, son of the late Mr. and Mrs..
Frances Xavier Baechler. Forty-twon
years ago he married Ida Ashton,
who, with two sons, George and Alen
onzo, survive, as do six brothers, ancT
three sisters. The funeral was heti
on Saturday morning with service Ira
St. Peters church. Pallbearers -were.
Thomas Gundry, Robert Oke, J. Mar-
riott, J. Moser, Patrick Morrison and'.
Anthony Weiser, Interment in Col's
borne R. C. cemetery,
SEAFORTH: The death occurred'
at her residence on Market Street'
last week of Minnie Israel, wife of
William Cudmore. Mrs. Cudmore
who was 58 years of age was born in
Listowel. In 1901 she was married:
in Seaforth to Mr, Cudmore and has
resided here ever since. Surviving •
are her husband, three sons, Frank of
Toronto, Jack and 'William, Seaforth.
and two daughters, Miss Evelyn Cud -
more, R.N., Toronto, and Miss Mar-
garet Cudmore at home, also three
brothers, George Israel, Seaforth,.
Russel, Windsor, and Harry, Walker -
vine. The funeral took place on Sat-
urday afternoon from Northside UM
-
ted Church, Seaforth, interment in
the Maitland Bank Cemetery. Then
pan bearers were her three brothers,.
George, Harry and Russel Israel, Dr.
Cullen Bryant, Toronto., D. Simpson
and S. Cudmore.
BLUEVALE: The Presbyterian
Churches of Bluevale and Eadies have
extended a call which was unanimous,.
to Rev. John R. Grieg, of Chatsworth.
The invitation will be taken up at a
meeting of the Maitland Presbytery,.
which will be held in Kincardine oar
May 8th,
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Are You Among
Those Who SagAeme
"I never read
Advertisements"
To say "I never read advertisements" would
be much like saying, "I never use soap," or "I
never read newspapers," or "No one can teach
me anything'," or "I know everything."
Many good—but not very wise—persons seem
to think that all advertisements are just the
vainglorious braggings of those who publish
them—designed to part fools and their money.
The truth is that most advertisements are in-
citements to their readers to do or be or buy or
use something for their immediate or prospective
advantage. Advertisers, to be successful and to
live long, have to offer something of value or of
desire—something really wanted or needed by
the public. Advertisers, to live long, must not
cheat the expectations or confidence of those who
buy what they offer or propose.
Here are some question* to be answered by
those who say "I never read advertisements" -
1. What alarm clock would you buy if you
needed one?
2. Whatcamera would you buy, for your own
use, or to give to a eon or daughter?
3. What motor car possesses your favor?
4. What face cream or shaving ,thap or cream,
or toothpaste did you use today?
5. Mat laundry soap (or flakes) is in your
kitchen right now?
6. Does the breakfast bacon which you like
best have a brand name?
7. The watch on your wrist—what name does
it bear?
8. Your shoes—who made them?
9. Your life insurance policy—what company
issued it?
10.
The ginger ale which you serve to guests—
what brand is it?
11. The tea which you buy regularly — what
brand is it?
12. The soap and baked beans and the tomato
catsup now on your pantry shelves—what
brands are they?
You ve, whether or not you consciously or
habitually read advertisements', you buy, by pre-
ference, what advertisements have recomniended
to your confidence and what experience has prov-
en to be satisfactory.
The things which we don't buy, and which
have a sickish life, are those which are not ad-
vertised, and which try to ride into, public favor
on the backs of well -advertised products.
"IT IS TO ONE'S DISCREDIT TO SAY,
"I NEVER READ ADVERTISEMENTS."
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