HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1934-06-21, Page 3THURS., JUNE 21, 1934,
TUE MI TON NEWS -RECORD,
What Clinton was Doing in The Gay Nineties
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED DURING THu LAST DE-
' CADE OF THE OLD CENTURY?
From The News -Record, .Tune 20Th,
X6'34:
The. Clinton town b1a'nd, under the
Ieadership of Mr: John T. 'Shalt will
play at the park on Thursday, Jung
21st . A large_namber turned out
last Thursday to hear the band.
Rev. II. A. Newcombe: of Ethel de-
livered his farewell sermon last
Sunday evening. He moves to Clin-
ton this week. •
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Sheppard and
children spent Sunday at the Nile.
Polities seem to be in fall swing
this week. Tuesday will end the
battle. (History repeats itself. For-
ty years ago Ontario was voting,
just one week later than the vote
this year.)
`Hereafter the barber shops will
close at six p.m. on Thursdays.
Gump: I wish a fellow could bor-
row money as easily as he can bor-
row trouble. Hump: If you could
make money as easily as you can
trouble, you wouldn't need to 'borrow
it. --Boston Transcript.
The following gives an insight into
polities as they were forty years
ago, not much change, eh?
I do not approve of M,owat's acts.
Mr. Meridith is an able and an hon-
est man and I like his ideas. Never
theless, I cannot afford to •dismiss
Oliver Mowat, who gives my college
36,000 a year. --Rev. Principal Grant.
(of Queen'.)
Vote against every Mowat candi-
date and save Ontario from corrup-
tion, fraud and extravagance.
Conservatives should not be en-
trapped to give Mowat and Co., sup-
port in any manner, shape or. form.
As far as a "decent campaign" is
concerned The Globe is far beyond re-
demption.
From The New Era, June 22nd, 1894;
A recent number of the Scientific
American draws attention to a
"watch' pivot" the invention of Mr.
John V. Goats of Delhi, N.X. Mr.
Coats is a son of Mrs. Coats of Clin-
ton. W'p hope his invention may
prove a profitab•Ie one.
On Monday as Mr. David Cook was
driving along the street one of the
tugs broke, causing the horse to rur
away. He was thrown out but escap-
ed unhurt. The horse ran wildly
down the street and was making : a
r bee line for Plumsteel and Gibbing:)
store, when fortunately, the wagon
caught a telegraph pole which pre-
vented itgoing any further. A bar-
rell of sugar was thrown out into the
street but little other damage was
done,
WEEN THE PRESENT CENTURY
WAS YOUNG
From The News -Record, June 24th.
1909:
Miss Maude Ferguson and Mr.
Harry Fremlin of town Sundayed at
the former's home at Auburn.
Among those who took in the ex-
cusion to Detroit an Saturday were:
Mr. and Mrs. Robt., J. Miller; Mr,
and Mrs. James Tucker, Mr. and
Mrs. Ken. Chowan, Mrs. Geo. Davis,
Miss May Davis, Misses Janet Rut-
ledge, itiossie Rands and Ruby
Managhan, Mrs. James Fair and
Miss Helen Fair, Mrs. A. 0. Pattison.
Belt Langford, Newt. Davis, Alex.
Mitchell, Ray Ford, W. Alexander,
R. A. Downs, S. Agnew and J. Skin -
nee. ,
Mr. W. Walker bas had his resi-
dence on High street re -sided and is
now giving it a coat ,of paint, which
will add greatly to its appearance.
The residence of Mr. and Mrs. I1en
ry Dowson of the Babylon Lane. Stan-
ley, one of the most charming homes
in that township, was the scene of
a pretty but very quiet wedding on
Wednesday of this week when their
second youngest daughter, Miss
Mary, became the bride of Mr. Percy
L. Couch, a progressive young mer-
chant of Clinton. Only the immediate
relatives of the contracting parties
witnessed the ceremony, which was
performed by the Rev. A. H.' Brown
of Varna.
From The New Era, June S4th, 1909:
The many friends of Charles M.
McKinnon of Athens, formerly' a tea-
cher in the Collegiate here, are pleas-
ed to note that he has been appointed
principal of the High School at Kin-
cardine. Mr. )McKinnon will fill the
bill alright.
Monday evening of this week a
number of the members of Willis
church W.F.M.S. met at the home of
Mrs. W. T. O'Neil and presented Mrs.
Richard Irwyin, who has been a faith
ful member for the past thirty-twe.
years, and who is leaving town, with
a chair. A short program of songs
and piano music was given, after
which ice cream was served. Mrs,
(Rev.) A. Stewart read an address,
which was signed by herself, Mrs. W.
Graham, Janet Wilson and Mrs. J. W.
Irwin.
At the family residence, High;
street, Clinton, on Wednesday even
ing of this week Miss Lena Mason
became the bride of Mr. D. G. Mc-
Laughlin of Aberdeen, 3. Dak. ,
Rev. VWr J. Jolliffe, pastor of Wesley
church, tied the wedding knot.
The marriage took place in Winni-
peg, Man., on June 16th of Miss Let -
tie Smith of town to Dr. Winthrope
of Battleford, Sask.
On Tuesday evening of this week
about thirty young ladies held a
surprise party at the home of Mrs.
J. Harland, for Miss Ida Holmes, who
leaves shortly to make her hone in
Toronto. During the evening Mrs,
A. T. Cooper read an address and a
beautiful piece of hand -painted china
was presented to Miss Holmes.
Mrs. R. Irwin and sister, Miss Rip-
py, will shortly take up their resi-
dence in Toronto.
Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King was
declared elected by acclamation at
the nomination for North Waterloo on
Monday.
The Too -Loud Laugh Reveals Vacant Mind
Beware how you laugh, Laughter
may reveal to your friends aspects of '
your character that you would pre-
fer to remain hidden.
Professor G. C. Williams, of Ith-
aca College, New York, who has
already told . the world how to read
character from the way people snore
and yawn, has turned his researches
to laughter.
The conclusion he has come to is
that a laugh is the master key which
lays bare the innermost soul of a
human being.
Most people regard laughter mere4
ly as a repetition of the syllable
Professor Williams says that peo-
ple laugh not merely on all, the vowel
sounds, but on almost every varia-
tion of each vowel.
Clues to Character
Here are some of the clues to
character reading from laughter.
"Ha" with the short vowel sound
of "a" as in the word "hat" is the
cackling laugh of a cranky and some•
times vicious nature.
"Ha" with the vowel pronounced
as in "bah". is the hearty laugh of a
normal individual.,
"Ha" with the '.broad' sound which
• makes it "haw" is the horse-laugh—
"the
"the loud laugh that speaks the ve-
leant mind."
"He" with the long sound of : "e"
as in "he -he" reveals an effeminate
Senseless mind in both sexes.
"He" with the vowel short as in
"Hi" pronounced "high" shows dis-
like of laughter and a desire to tel
void it.
"Hi" with the short sound as in•
"hit" is the shrivelled laugh of old
age when the abdominal muscles
have lost power,
Falstaffian Laugh
"Ho" sounded as in "hat" is a Fats
staffian Iaugh. It is used by people
fond of good food and liquor.
"Hu" with the vowel sounded as in
"huge" is mainly heard atfashion-
able parties •of the more convention-
al kind.
"Hu" as in "hut" is the sign of a
hearty chuckle.
"Ho" as in "hold" is the best laugh
of all. It reveals the genuine fully
blooded mirth, of the healthy, happy,
clean -minded man and women.
So now, altogether boys and girls,
"Ho -Ha -Ho -Ho -Ho -'Hb!"
Road to Realth
Professor Williams also concludes
that laughter is one of the best
roads to better health.
He wants everybody to adopt the
slogan "A laugh a day keeps the
doctor away."
From the physical point of view
Laughter invigorates breathing, and
causes a fresh supply of oxygen' to.
be taken into the systetn:
Furthermore, it relaxes the whole
nervous. system. When there .le
muscular tension real laughter is
impossible.
Professor Williams' researches
show that laughter is almost exelu.
sively a human accomplishment,
though there are some instances a-
mong animals—the chimpanzee's
grin and the smirk of the dog, cat,'
and lion—which may fairly be deo
scribed as laughs.
Psyehologists believe that laughter,
was originally a sign of pleasure at
the sight of"something to eat.
The first sign of a smile on a
bbby's face is produced by the sight
of food. .It is quite a long time
before a baby's smile develops into
the infectious merry laughter of
innocent Childhood. 1. �!,
WE CANADIANS ARE ENGLISH
IN SPIRIT AND IN TRAINING
(Editorial `in the Sherbrooke Recotd'.
What we mean by the assimilation
which follows immigration, and which
can only be produced in the mould of
centuries; .can be best explained by
examining the pedigree of Eng•land.
Then can we reflect upon the making
of our own country, and what we
shall develop into during the cen-
turies after we are laid by.
In English character three factors
have played primary parts—race,'
geography .and. climate. It is ne-
cessary to recall that we are a mix-
ture of may races: of the dark
Stone Age people and the red-headed
Celts, of Saxons, Angles, Jutee, Danes
and Normans, and in more modern
times of various successions of im-
migrants—Flemings, Huguenots and
Jews—to whom the island has given
a home and a country, To these in-
fluences must be added those of
Scots, Welsh and Irish, who during
the last two centuries have constant-
ly inter -married and inculcated the
British idea. Fortunately for Eng
land, this alien inflow, has never
been too rapid, and she has never
suffered as other countries have from
racial indigestion.
Before the next inflow, thestrong
tradition of England has had time to
mould the new -comers to the nation-
al pattern.
There has been a steady accession
of new blood chiefly through the
great shipping ports. Thus has Eng-
land escaped the curse of stagnation
which follows the closed door. New
blood is required for any national up.
building. This has always been pro-
vided in. England and has tempered
by time the strength and virility of
national tradition.
This ability to digest new blood
and new ideas is largely due to geo-
graphical position. Englishmen had
the good fortune to inhabit an is-
land. That island has been blessed
by an excellent climate. Not a . cli-
mate that makes life easy --at many
times in the year it is raw, .cold and
maddeningly damp and foggy—but a
climate that stimulates man to work,
and promotes mental and physical ac-
tivity. It is Changeable, but it does
not ever afflict those who Iive in it.
with violent extremes of weather
and temperature. Earthquakes, hur-
ricanes, droughts, torrential floods,
bitter frosts, volcanic eruptions have
never been the lot of England.
Her people tend therefore to a
balance that is not found in races
more subject to extremes in their
environment.
This nation of many people is also
exceptionally trustful of their ter-
restial lot, and regard Providence as
a kind of friendly neighbor who in
the last resort will never let them
down. Out of this arises the toler-
ance and breadth of mind of the
English. Like a large dog that has
been kindly treated, they are seldom
spiteful and never airald.
Queen Victoria handed the Indian
Prince a Bible, which, if he would
read, learn and inwardly digest, he
would therein find the Secret of
England's greatness.
Nor have the English the super-
iority complex or disdainful aloof-
ness which is so often ascribed to
their calm belief in themselves to the
point' of being unafraid.
Thus do they live and prosper)
caring not whether they constitute
either majority or minority.
MAKES TRIP FROM PERU TO
FISH IN CANADA:
When a fisherman wants to fish he
will go to the ends of the earth to
satisfy his desire. All the way from
Peru, Kenly Bacon of the U.S. Con-
sular Service, at Lima, is coming to
fish the salmon waters of the Mira-
miehi River in New Brunswick, ac•+
cording to the fish and game depart-
ment of the Canadian National Rail-
ways. Mr. Bacon became' an ardent
salmon fisherman when he was U.S.
Vice -Consul at Saint John, N.B.,
some years ago.
STREAM -LINED MOTOR. CARS
PRESENT RAILWAY PROBLEM
The development of stream -lined
designs in the manufacture of motor
ears in Canada and the launching of
models longer and wider than their
predecessors has made it necessary
for the Canadian National Railways
to widen the loading doors of freight
cars used in the transportation - of
motor cars. The normal` loading
doors are ten feet wide, the new
doors have to be 12 feet wide and
over 500 freight ears have been al-
tered accordingly.
FORMER LUCKNOW
DOCTOR DIES i
Dr. Armstrong Spence, well-known,
in Western Ontario, died in Oshawa
on June 2, 1934, from heart trouble
which was the culmination of three
years' illness. He was born in 'Al-
bion, July 4th, 185:4, of Irish paren-
tage and was the son of James . and
Sarah Armstrong Spence of; the
County of Fermanagh, Ireland. He
received 'Secondary School Education
in Harriston'and followed the teach-
ing profession prior to entering Trin-
ity Medical College in Toronto, from
which he was graduated in -1889. He
practised Medicine continuously in
Mono .Road, Fordwich and Lucknow
until a very feW years blefore his
death.
In religion he was a Methodist and
after the union he was loyal to the
United Church. of Canada, In ' the
former church he was an ideal Sun-'
day School Superintendent for sever-
al years and also a member of the
Board of Stewards. In the United
Church he was an elder. He was an
excellent public speaker and was all
ways welcome in Church and Frat-
ernal gatherings.
A largely attended funeral was
held in the ltarriston United Church
conducted by the Pastor, Rev. Char
les A. Perkins. ,Rev. S. T. Tucker of
Lucknow United 'Church, lead in
prayer. Rev. T. 'Wsley Cosens of
Mount Forest .preached a comforting
sermon on "A Vision of Heaven."
In extending sympathy to the sorrow
ing Ioved ones, Mr. Cosens said in
the death of Dr. Spence he felt he
had been bereaved of a true and
dearly beloved friend who had been
a special inspiration to him when hd
Was pastor and neighbour on the
Fordwich and Lueknow charges.
Dr. Spence is survived by his wi-
dow, Frances Wilkin Spence, two
sons, Dr. C. Armstrong Spence of
Amsterdam, NX., and James L.
Spence, B.Sc., of Montreal and by
two daughters, Mrs, 'William Karn
of Oshawa and Mrs. A. A. 1ameron
of Ottawa, also by five grand chil
dren. John W. Spence of Newbridge,
and Samuel George Spence of Van
couver, B.C., are brothers.
Rev. T. W. Cosens officiated at
the grave in the Harriston Cemetery
and was assisted by Rev. Charles A.
Perkins and Rev. S. T. Tucker.
USUAL INSECT PLAGUE STOPS
WHEELS TURNING
Millions of caterpillars recently at-
tacked the poplar trees in the neigh-
borhood of Kawene, Northern Ontar-
io, and are stripping the trees of all
the spring foliage. In their migra-
tion in search of food they crossed
the railway tracks and so great was
the swarm that trains were held up
for more than two hours. Covering
the rails for a long distance, their
compact, ever -moving ranks prevent-
ed the wheels from gripping and it
was impossible for the trains to
proceed until the migration bad fin-
ished.
NEW METHOD OF MAKING
SHOES BY ONE OPERATION
A machine has been invented in
England by which rubber soles and
rubber heels on men's, women's and
children's shoes are attached direct
to leather uppers without the need
of nails, thread or adhesive. No lea-
ther insole is necessary, and high
heels are made of rubber throughout
Shoes soled and heeled by the ma-
chine are waterproof. Re -soling is
possible, but rarely required, the
original soles usually outlasting the
life of the shoes.
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WHALE FACE TO FACE
What it means to see a huge whale
swim up to within a few feet of a
deep-sea diver standing on the sea
floor, is related by Gordon Thomas
one of the two divers who were sal-
vaging a sunken Swedish freighte:
lying in 150 feet of water off the
coast of Norway. Seeing the monster
coming toward him Thema threw
himself down in the hope it would
swim over him. But it stopped and
settled to the bottom only a few
feet from Thomas. At one time he
was . no more than a foot from the
whale's lower jaw. "I was scared
out of my wits," Thomas relates. "I
dared not signal to the surface as my
slightest move might have disturbed
the whale into offensive action. So
I lay motionless for what seemed like
hours, expecting every moment I
would be emulating Jonah. But sud-
denly Mr. Whale gave a convulsive
wriggle, then with rapid beating of
fins disappeared." When the twe
divers reached the surface and com-
pared notes on their experiences, It
developed that the other diver, Ar-
cher, who carried a drill, was at the
whale's stern and it was A'rcher's
prod with his drill into the monster's
tail that caused it to shake itself and
depart in a hurry.
TOO MUCH TO SWALLOW
Who are they operating on?
A fellow who swallowed a. golf
halt
Who is the man waiting outside?
That's Sandy MacDougall, he's
waiting for his ball.
HOW DID "NELLIE" KNOW?
John L. Perham in Dumb Animals
I once owned a horse named "Nel-
lie" and it was a pleasure to drive
her. Shewas such a willing animal!
It was her delight to take you swift-
ly around corners and the harder
you hung to the lines, the more she
seemed to go. She was used on a
milk delivery wagon and faithfully
performed her task, standing when
asked and ready to respond when re-
quested to start again.
Each morning after going a short
distance from home Nellie had to
make a turn to the right to go to
town to deliver milk. On Sunday
when I went to church a turn had to
be made at the same place, to the
left hand, and Nellie soon came to
understand when Sunday came and
would easily make the turn in that
direction.
To satisfy myself that the mare did
this of her own accord I purposely
let the lines lay loosely and she took
the left hand turn on Sunday as eas-
ily and naturally as she did the right
hand turn the other six days of the
week.
Now, how did Nellie know when
Sunday came and take the opposite
road from what she did the rest of
the week? In some she seemed
to have reasoned it out and surely
she set a good example to those who
seem to forget when the Lord's Day
comes and take the road they have
been travelling all the week.
And yet some will say Nellie was
"only a horse."
THE USUAL FAULT
The minister asked his little girl if
she liked his sermon, and she said
"No.'
"Well, what did you like the first
part?"
"yes.“
"Did you like the last part?"
"Yes."
"Well, what part didn't you like?"
"Oil," said she, "there was too
much middle."
"PRETTY" THE CANNIBAL IS
DEAD FROM EXTREMES
Arrival of the liner Lady Rodney
in port recently brought the sad
news that "Pretty", parrot mascot of
the ship, linguist and once a pal of
Rudyard Kipling, is dead. He failed
to survive a winter of extremes in
temperatures on the Canada -West
Indies route. ,
Surviving is "Pretty's" spouse, who
surprised the parrot world recently
'by laying three eggs, in captivity.
Harold Turner, Ship's wireless oper-
ator and owner of the parrots, de.
Glared the eggs were eaten by "Pref..
ty," who found the task of sitting
upon them unhusbandly and irksome.
The feathered linguist, master of
Spanish' and hailer of newlyweds in
French, was buried at sea.
MOVE TO SAVE MUSKOX
What Canada did some years ago
for the -buffalo in 'saving it from ex-
tinction, she isnow doing for the
muskox. The story of this curious
animal, whose home is in what are
known as the Barren Lands of
Northern Canada and in the islands
of the Arctic Archipelago, is told by
Mr. G. B•lanchet in the June num
ber of the Canadian Geographical
Journal. Canada has set apart- a
comparatively inaccessible region
east of Great Slave Lake, known as
the Thelon Game Sanctuary, as a
home for the muskox. Here it will
be safe from both Indians and Eskim-
os, and will have a chance to increase
as the buffalo did in Wainwright
Park.
The advertisements are printed foe
year convenience. They inform ani
owe your time, energy and money.
THAT DEPRESSED FEELING
IS LARGELY LIVER
Wake up your Liver Bile 1
—Without Calomel
You are "feeling punk" simply beenuso,odic
liver isn't pouring rte daily two pounds of liquid
bile into your bowels. Digestion and elimination
are both hampered, and your eatiee opium is
being poisoned,
What you need L a liver stimulant. Boma
thing that goes farther than salla, mineral water.
oil, laxative candy or chewing ,bum or roughage
which only move tho bowele—Ignoring the real
cause of trouble, your liver.
Take Carter's Little Liver Pills. Purely vege-
table. No harsh calomel (mercury). Safe. • lint's.
Ask for them by name. Refuse substitutes..
25o. at all dru5wute.
SCARRED for life! Perhaps blinded!
How memory must haunt some
guilty driver's mind! And the records
show that there were thousands of
guilty drivers in Ontario last year.
This message is not for the habitually
reckless, callous motorist. His license
can be cancelled —and will be! This
appeal is to the usually thoughtful
driver who takes a chance only now
and then. Death and injury to 8,280
men, women and children on Ontario
highways in one year clearly indicate
that now and then is too often!
This tide of needless bereavement and
suffering must be turned! Yon, the de-
cent,- law-abiding, self-respecting eiti-
zen can help.
Will you not do your share? Will you
not drive carefully, safely ... always?*
MOTOR VEHICLES BRANCH
ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
Leopold Macaulay, Minister
(4)
*THE HEALTH AND LiVES OF CHILDREN ARE MORE PRECIOUS, THAN YOUR
TIME OR CONVENIENCE. LET THEIR SAFETY BE Y011k FIRST CONSID'EERATiON