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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1935-08-29, Page 3THURS., AUG. 31, 1935 plIMO ON NEWS -RECORD`, PAGE and distressthat will be remember,, ed throughout life as an unpleasant experience.—+Orillia 'Packet -Times. - ^�5 NO DANGER THAT CANADIANS•'. WILL BEGOME.ONE OF THE RED RACES The young ladies who are eulti vating mahogany (backs,, with the help of Oed ; Sol, ma;; well consider the case of the Falashas, of Alby, ssinia, Originally Jews, the Mem- bers of a colony that gathered round the court of the son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, they are now said to rbe as (black as the native Ethiopian whose skin is as unchange- able as the' aeopard's spots. Inter- marriage' may have had something to do with it, in the course of three The Rev. and Mss. Parke have re thousand years, but considering the returned from a pleasant holiday up I From The News -Record, IS'ept lst, fidelity of the Jews to racial .purity north.1 ..I „ , ; What Clinton was Doing in The Gay Nineties DO YOU REMRM WSAT HAPPENED DURING TIM LAST DE• CADE OF THE OLD CENTURY? From The News -Record, Aug. 28th, 1895; Mr. S. J. Armstrong, who has been visiting in 'Brantford, Toronto, 'Clif- ford' and Clinton for the past four weeks, left yesterday morning for his home in North Ontario, Califor- nia � i•i j lel i I New Eka a.s to Labor Day not (being a school holiday, and intend observ- ing the day as they would any public holiday. It is not a. school holiday according to Departmental Regula- tions WHEN THE PRESENT CENTURY WAS YOUNG ETx. H. FremlinI one of the expert the ci of factor rs bclteyed to be Is1o:t' VIII ! I! ! I,I . I i t,s stone xpert climate., 'i , l . e The town has' built g new' stone ' ' � i I I I ,: i crossing between Cook's feed store finishers at the Doherty Piano and Nosy, 'climate made the North Ani and Miller's blacksmith shop at the D'rgan; Cc's'" factory went to ericari Indians red—but . no redder than the skins of some girls on the streets, whose natural colour is white. If the present fashion of exposing as much as possible of the body to the sun were to continue for a few generations there's no telling what might happen, or rather, it is tolerably certain that the Canadians would approximate =the colour of the race that preceded them on this continent. There's an idea that exposure to the violet. rays is healthful. But a prominent physician, with whom we were discussing the new vogue in undress the other ;day assured us that the business can .be overdone. "Tan,' he said, "is merely nature's method of keeping out the violet rays. If our young peeple don't top" with clinched jaws and courage wear clothes to protect them from that knows no fear, the live salesman the sun's rays, then nature will ac- hie to his calls with shoulders squar- complish the same purpose by dark- ed, pride in his heart and nerves a - ening the pigment of their skin. I tingle with anticipation of new sue - myself amwarning all the young fel- cess. "Pep" is anything that puts lows who come under my influence happiness in the heart, energy in the (and this doctor happens to be in a body, determination in the soul, and position where he comes into contact invisible courage in the will. Tobermory and It's "Tubs" at the Tip o the Top (By the Editor of The St. Marys Journal -Argus.), (We've never been to Tobermory'; the map swarm with summer visa but hope some day to go, so have read this article with interests and, believe some of our readers, may al- so enjoy 'tt.*—iEd News -Record.) The world has "gone tourist." The most isolated spots You .can 'find on almost exclusively with youth), not to marry girls withsun•4tanned backs:' But there is no need to worry. The course." We used to think that Ten- With a young man from the frozen Yukon. "It must be lonesome up there" we suggested. "Oh, no, we see thousands of people," he replied. "Who are they?" Why, tourists of cotire." We .used to think that Ten- nagami was about the farthest jump- ing-off' place. But now, according 'to members of our household recently, back from there, the place swarms with summer visitors. It is hard to present fashion won't last long find a 'spot now within motoring dis- though while it does, tit's rather hard • tante where the world and his wife on the makers' of.elothes' and of the have net dropped in before you. materials that go into them. —10rillia • Packet -Times. Made Fishermen Seasick? For a little change and a quiet 1" WHAT IS'ti"EP?" time we like the Bruce Peninsula It is only three or four hours away. Pep is the thing Which makes the And though ie. is.1?ec9!ning more pop- r pop - lambs gambol with glee, the colts ular and better known every year, prance with joy, the Calves throw up it is still largely untouched by sum - their tails and run like fury, the birds mer .migrants. Until motors became sing in split -throat notes, the frogs common, few people got in or out by croak upon the creek bank, the in- land. And then it took the motor sects buzz and hum in the air, the ists a few years to discover the way milkman whistle as he jogs' along, in through fifty odd miles of wind - the !blacksmith laughingly beat the ing trail. In the old days it used to iron into shape, the plowman urge be said that the fishermen from Tab - his horses with a "gee -up, there," the ermory got seasick driving down the engineer wave a kiss to his sweet- up-and-down road to Wiarton. We heart as he throws open the throttle, do not guarantee the veracity of the the woodman smilingly plunge his story. Also it was common talk that axe into the giant tree, the banker the rattlesnakes which used to live and merchant rush to their work up there, .got so dizzy following the. with a cheery "good-bye," the mech. curves of the winding roads that they anis and the laborer fairly dance to became quite helpless and were eas- their jobs, the soldier "goes over the ily dispatched by clubs. Perhaps that is why there are no rattlesnakes now. Horses attached to hay carts would steal a wisp from the back of their own load's while going a- round a curve, 'so the yarnsters a- verred. Those days are gone for- ever. For half the way up the Peninsula now, you can drive as fast as you like on beautiful, wide straight crushed stone highway. Then intersection of Albert and Princess streets. It was much needed. !Mr. D. Cantelon is in Prince Ed - to ,on Monday_ tb iseaist in displaying to the best advantage the big exhib- it tse Company is making at the Fair, ward Island buying apples. A gang Fan'. of men from here will follow next Masters George and Erskine Ev- ans have returned after spending a couple of weeks with relatives near Bayfield. Rev. T. W. Cosens and family re- turned last week after a three - weeks' holiday, most of which was spent by Mr. Cosens at his old home at Trowbridge and in the vi- cinity. . . On the last two Sundays of his vacation he preached in the old home church in Trowbridge. The Clinton Bowling Club is busy the entertainment of the English bowlers who come here on Monday, Sept. 12th. g week. Capt. Combe and Mr. Emmerson witnessed the bicycle races in Strat- ford yesterday. The death occurred of Annie Par- ker, beloved wife of D. Robb, inspec- tor of Public Schools in East Huron, on August 21st. Mr. John Jackson, one of the "Old Guard" among Clinton merchants, this week retires from business be- ing' succeeded by such familiar and popular names as W. and F. T. Jack- eon. From The New Era, Aug. 30th, 1895: The Dog Days have not been very oppressive this year. Mr. John Derry is representing the Ancient Order at Forresters at a meeting of the Grand Lodge in Guelph. The annual commeneement of the Collegiate will be held on Friday; Sept. 20th. Many school teachers are inclin- ed to discredit the local in last week's From The New Era, Sept.•1st, 1910: This week we have installed a new Improved Roger's typesetting ma- chine. Last Saturday morning Dr. Axon received an illustrated postcard from Mr. Howard, late of Clinton, from Rene, Okla., who arrived there on the 24th. Mr. Howard wheeled all the way, a distance of 1800 miles, in twenty-one days. WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS ARE SAYING CROSSING CRASHES In spite of repeated warnings there are still many autoists who defy trains. Racing to the crossing has not yet become an unknown sport. It should be remembered that engineers are never killed through a• collision with an auteme- bile.—Chatham News. "COST 01' LIVING" The "Cost of Living" is a vague term with a wide range of defini- tions. To most of us the cost of living equals the amount of our pay cheques, in spite of the firmest reso- lutions to budget and put something by for a rainy day. _-St. Catharines Standard. DO EDITORS "JINX" THEIR TEAMS? Are weekly editors the jinxes that have been following their baseball and lacrosse teams? While Jack McDonald of Mosley was away on holidays the Chesley ball team won three out of four games, and while Hugh Templin of the Fergus News - Record was away from town his lacrosse team also won three of the four games played.—Hbnover Post. A copper trimming was being ap- plied to the outside edge, matching the, dome, but it was changed and green was put on. At any• rate the clock is almost ready for the night lights. .—Goderich .Signal. • °.:+°i i : i dyrod edy, i : i ■ti°: ■i°:: i : ■°.i': o :: ■°: d ■°■ te. i o':: °° o°i ::■° ,, ■ ■ ii YOUR WORLD AND MINE :: by JOHN C. KIRKWOOD IS (Copyright) e IT IS NOT JEALOUSY In the course of an after-dinner address in London the other day Bishop Seager referred to what he called "a feeling of cynicism, of deep bitterness, because somebody adds a few dollars that somebody else does not." We cannot altogether agree with the apparent implication that the discontent so rife today has no ether foundation than mere jealousy. Discontented peeple today are so not because someone else has something, but because they themselvs have nothing, after a long life of honest and sustained labor. Working hard, living thriftily, .gradually acquiring a small competence as a protection in old age and at last finding them - Selves destitute through conditions which cannot by the wildest stretch of the imagination be attributed to their own fault -it is a deeply rank- ling sense of, injustice, not petty jealousy, that is at the root of our discontent today. —Ridgetown Dominion. ONLY ENVIOUS The Kincardine, Revew-Reporter complains about the scanty clothes worn by both men and women. Af- ter the hot spells we have had this summer, we Have envied women their freedom in matters of dress, and wished we had the courage (and the physique) to emulate their ex- ample .-,iianover Post. USE LICENSE PLATES In Yugoslavia ,moberists' offences are marked right en the license plate—not the driver's license where they cannot be seen, but on ' the number plate where everyone may note them•. Eaeh plate has a large blank portion on which traffic of- fences in which that ear has figured are marked with an "X". When five X's appear on the plate, other mot- orists no doubt steer clear, knowing that there is a driver to be avoided. —Edmonton Journal. OUR VENERABLE TIMEPIECE The town clock, with her new-fan- gled ways, is causing considerable controversy. First a protest was raised when her faces smiled down on the town with a silvery' gleam. It was claim- ed the black on aluminum was dif- ficult to snake out and the suggestion was made that the colors revert to the old tan and black. This sug- gestion appareeltly has been drop - Ped. "Contentment," says a friend in a his father to rob him of initiative. letter to me," is life''s only goal." This friend is 74 years old. Ile is a bachelor, and lives by himself in a hillside cabin in North Carolina. Waren he was a young man he taught school, travelled with a circus, was a tramp, worked in the lumber woods, and homesteaded. Then he went to England where he remained for twen- ty years. There he was engaged in newspaper work. He built himself two homes in the vicinity of Glou- cester. He has read deeply if not widely, and is a polished writer. He is the author of two books. Now, in his old age he has settled down in his native country, and is active in a variety of ways. He likes .best to be indolent—to smoke and reflect. Ile takes long walks—as much as 25 miles. Last 'spring he laid out an' old English garden for a man who was making himself a home. In his letter to me he says that he does not read much now, preferring to be re- flective, and he 'says that "Content- ment is Life's only goal." It is said of him that he was one of those who always pass (beyond the boundary at which the common run of people stop and cry "Enough!" At 14 he knew all that was taught in schools about geometry, geopraphy, astronomy, astrology and navigation. He sailed for several years in trad- ing ships and ships of war. Between voyages and expeditions he studied earnestly to satisfy his craving for more knowledge of geography and navigation. Shortly before my friend's letter came, I had been busy on an article whose theme was "the world belongs to the discontented." i was trying to'say that a divine discontent is the right idea, and I •mean to illustrate my preachment with a number of little pictures of great ren who had attained greatness by being discon- tented. !So I am challenging my friend McFall's statement about content being life's true .goal. IS BITE OF RATTLER FATAL TO VICTIM The question has been raised whether the bite of 'a Massasauga Rattler, otherwise the Georgian Bay Rattler is fatal. The Toronto Globe made some enquiries, but was unable to learn from the medical authori- ties of a case where the bite of one of these rattlers had proved fatal. On the other hand, a snake author- ity told the Globe that analysis of the poison of the Georgian Bay rat- tler indicated that its poison is much more toxic than that of its larger Texan relative. But the fangs of the Georgian Bay rattler are short 1 and delicate, will not penetrate where there is much resistance, and there- fore seldom deposit a full dose of its poison in a wound. This accords with what Mr. George Page once told the writer, during a summer when an unusual number of rattlers had been seen along the Severn River, that he would not be alarmed if he stepped on a rattler in canvas shoes, since he was confident it could not puncture them. There is no need to carry on the story of Columbus. Never as he con- tented, Always the unattained lured him, and in the end he discovered America and released forces which re -made the world. Take John the Baptist, by way of example—a man' who went into' all the country about Jordan preaching the !baptism of repentance for the re- mission of sins. IHe was a flaming torch—ra restless man—a man with a great mission. He was beheaded to gratify the passions of a pair of lustful lovers, yet his name liveth. There is Charlemagne --.Charles the All my readers know enough of the Great (742-814 A!.D'J—a king'who of Burns to know that he was at the beginning possessed nothing story but his title, and a house—not a pa- a discontented man. Always there lace—to live in. When he went a- was his wistful and even fierce striv- broad he rode in a cart, not in a ing for self-expression---ra striving coach, drawn by oxen and driven by against baffling obstacles and against a pioughunan. He acquired the de- the repressions of poverty and his scription "The Great" because of his own unruly temperament. Yet Burns labours for his people. He was a rose to the heights of poetic achieve - man of many visions and of tremen- menta Oen as Pe Ogle lsaars dous forcefulness. He 'could have against the wind. been • of and:slothful, but his en -The discontent which is divine is ergy of mind and body made him a possessable by everyone of my read - great leader land a great servant of ers. It is that inner force which his people. He learned several tan- pushes the mind and the will toward guages; he was a patron . of the arts worthy ,goals and ideals. It is a force and of literature; he was forward in greater than that of one's own in - summing the poor. His supreme clinations to be lazy and slothful, ambition was to re-establish the an- mentally and physically. It keeps cient authority of the city of Rome. one from settling down to enjoy a He corrected the vicious and unjust corrupting plenty, peace and ease.' laws of his time. He beautified his Divine discontent does not make kingdom. In the very largest meas- one bitter, or cruet or ruthless, or are he had the quality of divine dis- content. But, while the Globe was unable to discover an authentic case of fatal results following a bite from a rattler, Mu'. Page tells of a cow having been killed by one at the old Ragged Rapids plant. The cow was lying down, and Was struck in the udder, which the fangs penetrated easily. So, after all, it would be just a well to give the Masensauga Rat. Now with the finishingtouches of itler a wide berth': Its bite, while it the clock's make-up being applied, may not prove fatal; will certainly another difference arose, 1 prove painful, and cause suffering for the last half of the journey to the tip of the top at Tobermory the romance of the thing is still pre- served in winding curves up hill and down dale. But the surface of the road is smooth and hard. For the past fifteen years we have kept in touch with this charming little village port at the top of the Peninsula by a visit nearly every year, sometimes for a week or per- haps only for a week -end. Times have changed at Tobermory. The radio has made the winters less lone- some for the fishermen. Smoother rends and transport trucks have wid- ened the communication with Wiar- ton and the outside world. Motorists have found a new way to Manitoulin Island by way of Tobermory and the ferry. During the season the Nor - mac now makes three trips daily to the Island, a distance of twenty-two miles. Many summer cottages have gone up around the harbor and tour- ist cabins are now available. Set us look at Robert Burns through the eyes of Thomas Carlyle "Burns first came upon the world," wrote Carlyle. "as a prodigy. Let it not be objected that he did little. He did much if we consider where and how. If the work performed was small, we must remember that he had his very material to discover, for the metal he worked in lay hid under the desert moor where no eye but his had guessed its existence. Impelled by the expansive movement of his own irresponsible soul, he struggled forward into the general view. Alas, his sun shone as through a tropical tornado, and the pale shadow of death etched it at noon (Burns died in his 37th year). ,Shrouded in such baleful vapours the genius of Burns was never seen in clear azure splen- dour, enlightening the world; but some beams from it did, by fits, break through, and it tinted those clouds with rainbow and orient col- ours, into a glory of stern grandeur which 'men silently gazed on with wonder and tears." SNAPSHOT CUIL LABOR DAY PICTURES Opportunities are unlimited on Labor Day for story -telling pictures such as the above. *T'S hard to realize that the good A old summer time has rushed by so fast and that we will soon be enjoy- ing our last holiday of the summer season—Labor Day. But even if it is the last, it's almost the best from a Picture -taking angle. The above snapshot is just one example, and there are countless others. As there is such a variation of light indifferent locations it is not possible to give any set rule for diaphragm openings and shutter speeds. For instance, when the above picture was made the sun was shining brightly. but the picnic party was shaded by surrounding trees. The snapshooter with a fold- ing camera got the correct exposure when he set the diaphragm opening at f.S and the shutter speed at 1/25 of a second. But suppose this was a beach party; no trees are near to cast shadows but instead the bright sun- light is blazing down on the party and additional light is reflected from the water and sand. Then what? You could then set the shutter speed for 1/100 of a secdnd with the 1.11 diaphragm opening. This set- ting of the diaphragm opening and shutter will serve two purposes First you will have the proper ex posure, and second—at 1/100 of a second it will not be necessary fo your subjects to "hold still" when. the picture is snapped. If you have a box camera you would open it to the largest stop for the picture above and a smaller one, for the beach picture. Although the principal rules for good picture making have from time to time been given in the Snapshot Guild, some readers may be bene- fitted by a review of a few of them: If there is any doubt, always give a little longer exposure. Avoid prominent straight lines, such as telegraph poles and trees and horizons which seem to cut the picture in half. Never allow the sun to shine di- rectly into the lens of your camera or there will he a flare of light on the negative. Do not try to crowd too many ob- jects nor too much scenery into a picture. Simplicity is the keynote of art in photography. Two-thirds land or two-thirds sky makes for better composition in a landscape photograph than one-half of each. With ordinary cameras fast mov- ing objects should always be photo- graphed with the most rapid shutter speed and the largest lens opening. With that review, here's to more and better pictures over Labor Day. r JOHN VAN GUILDER a fishing tug, if it can be arranged.' en on certain evenings in charge of We went out on the Red Fox a few "Buck" Young, fisherman. We were seasons ago and lost our reputation. chatting with the librarian the other That is, our reputation for never be- evening when a Detroit lady inter- ing sea -sick. W>o had just returned jetted:—"I like this library better from an Overseas trip where we had than our big one at home." established a record by crossing the English Channel in first-class fettle when practically everbody on board was rushing to relieve themselves at the side of the boat. We felt pretty cocky about it that day on the Red Fox. Some of our fellow landsmen were a bit squeamish. But not us. Had we not crossed the English Chan- nel bright as a bell only a few weeks ago. Never been sick yet! Those were our thoughts. "Buck" Young asked us:—PEVer get sick, Mr. Hedy?" We were about to give him an earful about our wonderful sea- danship. when we hesitated. Was it our innate modesty (if any) that caused us to reply non-committally? Anyway, a few minutes later we were down and out with the rest of the amateurs. Busy Little Harbor The centre of activity in the vil- lage is of course the harbor, around which the main street snugly' circles. There is always something interest- ing to see close-up in the harbor. In early morning the numerous fishing tugs and launches put -putting out on their daily quest. The incoming and outgoing of the Normacbound Mani- toulinwards. Summer visitors sett- ing out in small launches with guides for a trip around the islands or to troll for lake trout. Always at this season there are private yachts in either of the two harbors, the "Big Tub" or "Little Tub." We counted four lined up at once along the "Big Tub" on Monday afternoon. !Columbus was another discontened Man, Hisfather was Wealthy, but the eon did not allow the affluence of It is a force whack ick dive's us forward and upward, 'with an un- ly brought him in. We could see him quenchable zeal for high attainment. I threshing the water. AI, beauty! If any among you would be great Then suddenly, He is gone." The in thisworld and would mak his two lines had .got entangled. Now, name to live, let him cultivate divine you tell one! discontent, I II •I One Can spend a great day out on. Though Tobermory is somewhat new to landsmen ,sailors have known it for a hundred years. The Big Tub has been for generations a favorite refuge in time of storm. Big freighters can land almost any place along the edge of the Big Tub where the water is twenty to thirty feet deep at the shore line. 'Signs paint- er on the rocks give the names of ships and the dates of their calla. Wealthy Americans in their yachts call at Tobermory. Gar Wood of Detroit is a frequent. visitor. Last week Gar dropped down in the Big Tab in a hydroplane to call on Ket- terling, the General Motors mogul, Who was in with his palatial yacht. Now', You Tell One! The lake trout fishing is very good this season. On Saturday afternoon Walter Shannon landed the (biggest fish in years, trolling off Flower Pot Island. It weighed 43 lbs. The next day a Toronto man got one which tipped the scales at 26 lbs. We hur- ried out on Monday morning to beat them both. We got a very nice trout and saw trotters in two other boats landing catches. Of course the big- gest ones always get away. Our peak of excitement arrived when Mrs. Eedy got a wicked bite on her line. She began pulling in the 210 feet of copper, The boatsman tried the line and exclaimed. -•"Yoe have a big one, twelve to fifteen lbs." Mrs. E. slow - WESTERN FAIR AT LONDON TELESCOPES WORLD AD- VANCEMENT , Those who have not visited the 'Western Fair in recent years will be amazed at the advancement that has been made in the exhibition which is held so successfully at London each year. The Fair which opens there on September 9th and continues until the 14th is actually the 68th conse- cutive annual exhibition, and word. comes from the executive offices at London that this year records will: be made in every department. Primarily the Western Fair is an agricultural exhibition, with every department of agriculture catered to and held foremost in the plans for the exhibition, but it is also a great industrial fair, and no manufacturer' who hopes to keep his product before the public misses the opportunity of" displaying it at London. Year by year, advancement in industry is in- dicated in the hundreds of exhibits• which crowd the buildings at Lone don. Inventions created by the. world's foremost inventive brains= are introduced very often, to Can— ada at this exhibition. There is neve er any thought in anyone's mind that the world is standing still after they have visited the Western Fair. The response that W'estern Ontario makes to the Western Fair must be heartening to the management. Through years that other fairs have found slipping gate receipts and love Attendance marks. the, attendance at London has kept up. Surely there is no surer indication of the worth of London's fair than that. Indian Massacre Recalled The islands around Tobermory have been scenes of history and ro- mance. William Leslie, veteran fish- erman and merchant, told us that on. his first visit to Flower Pot Island, five miles' away, in 1883, he saw many skeletons of Indians that had been massacred .by the Iroquois genera- tions before. It was no houbt an. overflow from the Christian Island massacre, the full story of which is familiar to readers of Canadian his- tory. He recalled the beginning of the lighthouse on the Big Tub, Fifty yearsand more ago, a fisherman named Earl, out of the goodness of his heart, used to hang a lantern on the rough days from the top of a tamarack tree. Later the lighthouse was built on the site of the tamer- ack tree. He recalled how his friend, George Belrose, one of the pioneers of Tobermory, visited Dead Island, near the ,mouth of French River in the early days. In a funeral pyre where massacred Indians and their friends, the French officers and sol- diers had been killed, a century be- fore, he found gold ornaments and in- signia from the officers' uniforms. One of the Tub's most appreciated assets is its, Public Library. It was presented to the village a few year,. ago by a Detroit citizen, the owner of Cove Island. Shortly after mak- ing this thoughtful gift, the Detroit- er went practically broke in the de- pression. We are glad to hear that he has since come back strong. The library is a handsome and well-equip- ped building made of logs and its shelves contain twenty-two hundred books. From the standpoint of giv- ing its customers appreciated service, there is not a better library in the Province. (Wiill our friend, Dr. George H. Locke of Toronto kindly pardon us). With a population of three hundred, Tobermory library last year had a circulation of 7,500 Where can you beat that record? Lo- cal readers pay nothing 'directly, the expense being borne through the. taxes. Summer 'visitors are charged five cents a book. The library is op - GAELIC REVIVAL ISLAND' PROVINCE They are, apparently, going in, strong for Gaelic on Prince Edward Island. A young clergyman in the island province conducts a service once a month in Gaelic and holds gatherings fortnightly in Gaelic. Gaelic, according to the clerical en- thusiast, is a poetic language full of music and is dne of the oldest of ton- gues. The alphabet has 18 letters• but makes up for the shortage of letters by the number of sounds of which there are 103. Tho Englisht language has only 42 sounds. The Maritime Pkovinres, partikculmrly Nova Scotia, it is said, contain the greatest number ofGaelic speaking; persons in Canada. The importation of cattle, sheep;. • swine, beef, pork and bacon into Britain during the time of Charles I' was declared' by law to be a common nuisance and was forbidden under pain of forfeiture; one-half to be giv- en to the poor of the parish in which the seizure was made, and the other half to the informer..