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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1936-12-31, Page 3yam......., Pioneer Recalls Primitive Ti:, . z es Alberta Woman, Born in Huron County, Now 87 Years Old CHINOOK, Alta, --"The Feuiane are Coming," is a message Mrs. Eliza St wart, 87 -year-old pioneer, has re• Membered for more than eighty Tears. Of the terror spread in Old Ontario by the Fenian raiders she still rliitains a mind -picture. Though but 6 years old at the time, a horse- man galloping up to her home with the dread message, "The Fenians are Coming," was so impressed that she cannot forget. Farm women of today have an eas- ier life, in this pioneer's opinion. "What would the modern farm wo- man, with her rilivver,' think of walk- ing flftsen miles to trade her eggs and butter for the family groceries," ask- ed Mrs. Stewart. Born near Owen Sound, in Huron County, she remembers how the farm women in her district took the long walks to market as "a matter of •Course." There were few trips to town to buy clothes. They were made at home. School days, too, have changed. In her youth, she said, the pupils didn't have wrist watches and elabprate balanced lunches. "When the teacher put his pail of bread and milk 'n the heater, we knew it was getting near the noon hour Mrs. Stewart, who has lived in the Chinook district for many years, when interviewed, was planning a trip to Rosetown, Sask., to visit a sister who is l3 years old. Fourteen Women Tell London Court About Shopping Methods LONDON, Ont. — Fourteen "aver- age" housewives, chosen at random from London homes by a sheriff's officer, trooped into County .Judge Joseph Wearing's court recently to tell about their shopping methods. The lawyers wanted to find out whether a package of goods in a grocery represented in the mind of the average shopper merely a pack- age or whether they believed it con- tained a definite weight or quantity. So an officer, well equipped with suupeona blanks, knocked at doors in a quest for avat•ege shnnper.; One by one, 14 of them, corning from all sections of the city took the witness stand to say what quan- tity of prunes they would expect to get if they selected a package from beneath a sign reading "Prunes, 12c". , There were as many varieties of Some thought they would be getting a pound, or a half pound; others, merely a package. But every woman, whatever she thought, got $1 witness fee for her opinion. This search for the attitude of the shopper -at -large started on a recent Monday, es an appeal brought by W. A. Bailey and Son, grocers, against a shortweight conviction was heard, Question to be answered was how the quantity of goods purchased is established in the mind of the shopper. A start was made to get that opin- ion, but it did not get far enough to satisfy Judge Wearing, Instructed to bring back with him the first five women he met, Bailiff Harry Hall went to the street to find "average shoppers" while court waited. The five gave testimony, and again came the call for more of them. When court adjourned, Bailiff Hall was told to get some more and he did. FILLERS Willard mon dee 21 ----s.. On January 1, 193G, 34 per cent of the 6,800,000 farms in the United States were mortgagee and Gal per cent were clear of that type of in- debtedness. The total farm mort- gage debt in the United States was $7,500,00",000, or 56 per cent of the total value of the farms which were mortgaged. Britain expects to increase auto- mobile manufacture by 150,000 cars in 1937. ' oriel Comment ['cress Opinions, here and There eau' ea.ii.C9dEfA fYfCTIG"YTIt'9ii,:az SYCiPaYiSit4'C.([ • CANADA We Are Not Worried If this continent was European ra• thea than North American Cana- diens,as citizens of a country which has yet to embark upon any realiy elaborate defensive program, might shako In their shoes as they witness- ed their neighbors adding to naval and military forces. Knowing Uncle Sam as :het' do and appreciating his time-honored friendship and brattier - hood, they do not, however, feel any fear over what he is doing in the way of protecting himself from pos. sible attack,- Brockville Recorder and Times. Good Return A Missouri woman advertised for a husband. She got one at a cost of two dollars. He enlisted in the army and was killed. She got $3,000 in insurance and will get a widow's pension as long as she lives. Yet there are those who say advertising does not pay.—Calgary Albertan. Nova Scotia's Apples Nova Scotia's 1936 apple crop, es- timated by the Dominion Department of Agriculture at 1,500,000 barrels, is 15% below last year's 1,800,000 - buret yield and is of less satisfac- tot•y quality. Windstorms in last Summer caused a loss of 100,000 bar- rels, Unfavorable weather in early Gall, marked by high winds and frosts, injured practically all the un packed fruit estimated at another 25, 000 barrels. Only abn,tt 60 per cent. of this year's crop is of sufficiently good quality for the export trade. — Sydney Post -Record. Love is Strong It has been disclosed that three members of the Du Pont family con- tributed $144,430 as tbeir subscrip• tions to heap defeat Roosevelt and recently the engagement of one of the Du Pont girls was announced to the youngest son of the President. e'uph1's dar 1 in this instance ofliset the monied ammunition.— Brantford xpoeitor. • Daylight Saving The defeat op daylight saving in London and four other Western On- tario centres is a decisive indication that this district wants no more natchwork quilt time zones. Should the provi ce as a whole adopt day- light aylight savieg the attitude might be different, but ,t is highly improbable that many evestonn Ontario commie aides will endeavor to carry out the scheme independently Toronto is large enough, and self- centred enough to 's able to adopt daylight saving without too much re- g •e1 to how it may affect outside interests. In Western Ontario, al- though the balance of population is .wi^ging from the farm to the urban community, the countryside is still dominant and '.he towns and cities "re very intimately related to the villages and townships, where day- light saving is regardeo with great •-nfmosity,—London Free Press. Smith Falls' plan to do away with slot -machines in that town by licens- ing all such places of business as pool rooms, restaurants, service sta- tions, etc., at a one -dollar fee and then requiring them not to have or operate gambling devices, is creat- ing wide attention inother towns. It looks as if many municipalities will pass by-laws similar to the Smith Galls enactment and somewhat sim- ilar to the Toronto City by-laws. — St. Marv's Journal -Argus. Pea -Soul, Fog Vancouver Inas had so much fog this Winter that citizens haven't been able to look each other in the eye for nearly a month. --Regina Leader -Post. Not a Claymore Flashed! L. W. Brockington, K.C., seemingly wants to bring on a war between the Welsh and the Scotch, Ide, a native r0 Y Welshman, in proposing a toast at St. Andrew's dinner in Winnipeg, describ- ed haggis as a "mall sculptured Im- ege of the Loch Ness monster" and the best example of "gastronomical proportional representation l know." If he were cast on a desert island with a haggis and were faced with either starvation or haggis, haggis would bo his second choice, Ile said all of this without a blade being hashed at his body or a drop cf blood—or Scotch—being spilled. -- Lethbridge Herald. At the Crossings Railways are quite justified in re- sorting to prosecution in crossing ac- cidents where carelessness is to blame, as it is in the majority of cases. Apart altogether from the pre- vrntion standpoint, there is the ever- present danger that trains might be derailed, and trainmen or passengers killed. Such derailments have occur- red and will occur again. Whether or not there are derailments, schedules are disrupted by these accidents. Then the continual possibility of crossing crazhee is exceedingly hard on the nervous system of the engine craw, who endure enough strain with- out having it increased by careless 1 m:.,torists. Because of these and other reasons the railway, are pert ctly justified in resorting to any and all means that will put a brake on carelessness at the wheel. Ana prosecution is un- doubtedly one if these.—St. Thomas Times Journal. Back to tine Old After a year's experiment Harvard University has dropped the word "catalog" and returned to the use of "catrlogue." Thus another defeat fo • simplified spelling may be cata- ogued.—London Free Press. Tender -Hearted "Sola -hearted fellows, some of these hunters. They set forth to slaughter a doer, and instead sit up all night feeding the kitty."—San Francisco Chronicle. Wo have even known seine who spent hours and hours res- ting and nursing their clogs. --Sault Ste. Marie Star, THE EM"JRE "Dreadful Stuff" People who tune their wireless sets iuto any one of Australia's multitude of wave lengths must often wonder how or if, their controlling author-; ides thinly. It is not often we are privileged to see into their minds, One, however, has given us a fleet- ing glimpse behind the veil by admit- ting candidly that he is sometimes disr•+pointed with some of the broad- cast programmes, and that he thinks croonine is "dreadful stuff." Fortun- ate, or easy to please, is he who is only disappointed sometimes, and then only with some of the pro- grammes. He, however, reinstates his reputation for artistic taste who de• scribes crooning as dreadful stuff. "Dreadful stuff" is a very moderate and forbearing estimate of that most exasperating and dolorous noise call- ed crooning. The only really satis- factory terms for it belong to the vo- cabulary that custom and the police regulations do not permit in print for public circulation. The language of ou. troops In FIanders, of the bullock driver, and the golfer can all provide suitable estimates of crooning. Since, however, they are forbidden, "dread- ful stun.." or, say, "abominable noise" must suffice, feeble though they are. —The Australian. Save Your Ruuggy Chicago held a horse and buggy festival on its swanky Michigan Boulevard. The newest thing on wheels was about 50 years old and the parade was intended to show how far and how fast the town has travel- ed in 40 ,years. What . puzzles us is where the buggies and carriages were found. The hill country of several Min ' to Try For Fame on Robert W. Nicholson, Welshman, employed in an .'Australian mine, as he arrived in New York for two years of intensive study to cultivate his baritone voice, He was discovered by Tenor Richard Crooks, states must have been combed for old vehicles. It is a good idea for any person who has a buggy or carriage to pre- serve it. Such things have more than sentimental value. The whole coun- try is going in for antiques. The buyers have about used up all the old lamps and stained glass, andirons and four-poster beds. There is no reason why the pas- sion for old stage coaches should not extend to buggies, now almost obsolete except in a rather narrow range of rural communities. .Baby buggies are getting to be a little bit scarce, too, and the collectors will soon be after the old ones.— Tulsa World. FINE ROMANCE TURNS OUT TO BE PRACTICAL J_' E Victim Discovers His "Fiancee" 53 -Year -Bid Man Languishing In Prison KANSAS CITY, Mo.—It is a fine romance, Howard Miller, Harris- burg, Pa., complained last week when the women one loves turns out to be a 58 -year-old man smoking cigars in a jail cell. "To think," wailed Miller, "that I told that sour -looking mug I loved him and wanted to marry him." Miller arrived in jovial mood searching for a 19 -year-old girl with whom he had been corresponning. She called him "Dumpling" in let- ters. MiIier, a lonely man, liked that. She also sent him a picture of her- self, Even police thought it was a fine picture. It portrayed a beauti- ful girl, all dimples and dazzle and teeth: —0— Miller hunted several hours with- out success. Then he went to Thos. I. Higgins, chief of detectives. Hig- gins examined the girl's handwriting. "I know the Iady," said Higgins. "I'll show you another pictures of her," Ile dug into the files and produced a picture of a man wearing numbers on his chest. It was Robert Harvey, of Kansas City, held by Federal of- ficers on charges of mail fraud. "But," Miller said, "I paid $50 for her trousseau." "Sure," said Higins, "he always gets a pretty good wad for his trous- seau." "I sent him money to come back to Harrisburg," said Miller. "Yeah, they all do," said Higgins. —o— "I've come a long way," he raid, "to be with this guy. May I see him?" He was taken to Harvey's cell, "Hi, Dumpling," was the greeting from the fictitious "fiancee." Miller turned to the officers, his face reddening. "Now I have just one more re- quest. Can I be with him in his cell alone for just one minute?" Federal officers said it would be impossible. Story of Young Love We have more or less been wait- ing around to publish this little story of young love till we had the con- sent of the person from whom we heard it. Consent has been granted. When Franklin Roosevelt, jr., saw his father for the first time after the boy's engagement to Ethel du Pont, he mentioned to the President that it would be nice if he could meet the girl's father. "I wish you could meet Mr. du Pont, Dad," he said. "You'd like each other. You know, you two really have quite a Iot in common." "Such as what?" replied Mr. Roosevelt quietly, in a spirit of free inquiry. "Well -1-1, said young Franklin, "well -1-1, trees." "Trees?" inquired Mr. Roosevelt. "Sure," said his son. "I mean you and 1%Ir. du Pont are both crazy about the trees on your different places." It's a nice little story --makes us feel good.—The New Yorker. The witty Guedella remarks that this was the Duke's last victory. Albert's Crystal Palace way taken down in 1854 and re -erected at Sy- denham, a southern suburb of Lan- don, as a permanent exhibition of the art and culture of all nations. A census reveals that Manchuria still has 33,000,000 acres of rich land untilled. Profits from Wars? At the close of the fiscal year of 1920 it was announced that the world war had cost United States $27,000,- 000,000 observes the Peterborough Examiner,. TherQ,, p y „Mb„ave been those who do ndt, X1,1 ' eply who would have accely e i:l a -"figure as final. Tey were wrong. At the end of June in 1936 the total figure had been increased to $45,000,000,000. It is estimated that by the time the last wax loan certificate has been paid, and the last pensioner attended to, the war will have cost United States $100,000,000,000. One hundred billion dollars. The money which is being spent for war and war preparation would do many things. Mr. Robinson says that a first class battleship cost Uni- ted States $40,000 000, and every first-class power has dozens of thele. Breaking down this figure and apply- ing it to matters where the enpendi- ture of money is needed, he finds this: The price of a battleship would build 8,000 comfortable homes at $5,000 each. It would endow four universities like Princeton. It would establish and maintain five hospitails better than any now in existence. Certainly neither government nor taxpayers make any money out of war. Well then, who does? We learn that "the armament industry oper- ates with one curious advantage over any other business 'in the world; the greater the competition, the greater the amount of business for all competitors. If a Schneider- Creuset salesman sells 100,000 rifles in Jugoslavia he has already eased the path of the Vickers -Armstrong salesman in selling 200,000 rifles to ItaIy." The makers of armaments have a form of loyalty which knows no national boundaries; they sell arms and ammunitions to anyone, friend, enemy or neutral, and new millions flow in their direction when war is on or when nations are pre- paring for war, which is pretty much all the time. If there is any other section of society to whom profit comes from war we would be pleased to have names and addresses for- warded for publication. Soft Col rs for Blondes Favor; Gayish Green, Slate Blue, Beige Suggested PARIS—A whole page of fashion hints to blonds is offered in the cur- rent publication of Jardins des Modes, popular French fashions magazine. The most important step, accord- ing to this magazine, is the choice of soft, becoming colors. Soft grays, blues, beige, grayish green and black are the most flattering shades for a blond who must avoid brilliant colors so as not to look faded. This magazine suggests a sports outfit of grayish green to be made up into a straight skirt of solid green wool and a fitted, tailored jacket of green and black plaid wool. This costume is worn with a polo coat of grayish beige that is fitted and trimmed with four large pare'h pockets. For street wear a shade of slate blue wool is chosen to matt a tailored one-piece dress that is worn with a three-quarter length coat of the same slate blue trimmed with a stock scarf of beaver fur, while large patch pockets of beaver trim the skirt of the coat and make the beat for the dress. Beige wool is used for an after- noon dress with three-quarter length sleeves and a skirt that is pleated all around. Black velvet likewise is advised for afternoon or cocktail wear with a black broadcloth coat trimmed in silver for fur. Deep purplish red velvet is advis- ed for dinner wear in a long-sleeved, long -skirted gown, while powder blue satin is used for a tight -fitting even- ing gown that is made with a low- cut deeollete and a full -trained skirt. Tho study door was thrown open and a huge man, who, despite the warm weather, were a fur -tined overcoaf, rushed impetuously info the room FU MANCHU 0 031 IV Sax Solna.. and no 1:.+11 Syudtnate, [nn, t 1 1 !! y Sax Rohmer Sir Lionel continued in a shak- ing voice: "Birt -el don't think all This is the handiwork of your Fu Manchu...." "What de you mean?" mended Smith. "Sir Lionoll" exclaimed Smith, "I warned you) And see, you have had a narrow escape,' $ir Lionel gated at Si roue, his eyes dilalc;.". "::. a .".1e for the jewels," he said slowly, eftrer ,,Smith had i•a!d so much as ho knew of the night's happenings. "Heaven knows what Kweo was doing in hiding,,.. perhaps ho had come to murder me as•you suggest, though 1 find it hard 4o behove. « ,