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SCHOOL, REPORT
Io114w40g 1$.' the xopt'A for
Zone of the Anal exams:
3V--Mae Smith 85h
V . Doreen
clinchey 84; Annie OeSeh '88, Ru-
le 111 hide 81, Ans'o McKinley
7 , Kathleen Oaeech78,
Jr IIT ---Myrtle McKieity 78, Ken-
ai:eth .Armstrong 73, Mae Oeseh 720
Wee. McBride 61, Ilia Boyce 48.
11—Robbie 1% tinley 'rG, Meth
Ateelittchey 75, Viola Boyce 60,
Jr,: 1I Phylis ItVleBride, Ist,,t,4
Armstrong.
Class -Leona Anderson, .13arv'•cyi
s.oe, Floyd Armstrong,
.'rimer—Jimmy Boyce.
1'a5'o. ou roll 20.
Elsie -Ritchie, ZeA-tilael.
SCHOOL REPORT
''he following are the rostitte of
-AO .June promotion exams..held in S.
S. No. 14, Hay:
Promoted to Sr. IY,-Eralen 'Pybus
'tir{i'r✓'o .
Promoted to Sr. 1.111-.uann'a Ropp
47.6, Blanche Green iT:5:;111ona Hed-
rlen 61; Donald Bell 6:0.
Promoted to Jr. Ifl—Ronald Bell>
471y, Idabel Watson 68:;
.Promoted to Sr, II—jean':Alexand- I
,mer S7 Wallet W tam 't
S7 a acn
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OD, -recom
mended),
"Promoted to Jr, II—Alma Bell
69, Itaroid Bell trerminiitsg) •41.
:Promited to Z. 1•---Ddck'Watson 68
Promotetd to Jr. 1—Dana Watson
"72, Donald Redden 71,.
Number on roll 1:7'; .'Average att.- i Mss. Heaa ic'h of 'Kitchener spent
the week -end 'With friends in this
Ilth their sistt�} ,d1 a. Ta, L.owdOO fist
Hamilton,
1
0 11td Reunion
On Seto ay, July 8rd, ,�X•u'r sixty
relatives and friends fro'n ,Detroit,
Winghaina Exeter, Settle/4 and Bru
cefield0 j ithered at IIrrglit's Grove to
Celebrate their annual 'deltic. After
the noonday meal, a ltts•'Were in'
xlip;ed in, being unati;1: the direet%(rn
of . and Mrs. bnwery or Steel -eel
and P. B. Moffat, oa`,f Seaforth. Bathe'
leg was then hlln.e (t',rder of the •a ,
Before supper 'itie-,s served a :shams;''
it eting was ht"Ihl,, :and it was d deed
aa
' meet at Vit' atht's . 'grove i'n 38.
Penhale, , dcowc'ien, Westia'lte
,'Reunion. - -
The 12th annual reuni'o'n •bf the
Penhale, itesowden, Westlukt::families
was held at Springbanit Park, on
June 26: "Picnie lui ch was -served to
abouts. members after' !tire singing
of the race. The address e f welcome
was gleen by the ;fres. P. J. Hobson.
After 'lunch a busineaas 'meeting was
held, It was decided that'the-next re-
union be held at Grand Tend in June
1931;;. The officers: Pres. Thos, West-
lake:; vice pres., Asa Penhale; secy.-,
turas., Elizabeth Snowden; asst. Mrs.
M. Pollock. The else t lady present
Was Mrs. Wm. Pen'hale, 78 yrs, and
the eldest man, Wei.-Pexihale 83. The
holder of the 'lucky `ticket was Eli-
zabeth Snowden- 'The • afternoon was
spent in sports.,
DASHWOOD
•
:endanee 15.02
M. L Vnikenan, ..Teacher I vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. "Clarence Routledge
land son of Kintore spent the week-'
I
end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
SCII,OOLL E?PRT
The following is th.•e,ciass. standing
:.err the pupils of S. Na. 4, Stanley
'ilor 'September as based .on.the re -
welts of their final examinations.
Form I—Vio1at Turner,
:Sir IV-- Emma 'VIartin; Earl Elue
Deloris Ducharnae.
Jr. IV—Albert .Martin and Eleta
,Ducharme 1st hons.
See III--Eliz"a'odth • S(:eckle II; Da-
na 33u.I7charme, arve y:. Martin.
Jr. II—Kennith Gingerieh I; Keith'
^Gingerich II.
"Class I—Eric Cleave II; Wilfred:
Turner.I
Primer --john :Steckle-I; Alma Mar I
stn 11; Mildred Steckle II; Louis
Dncharme III; 'Walter Turner.
1st successful -school picnic was;
Meld •on June 2)Ith:hytlre:school gro-;
' undo_ During the picnic, the teacher,
lV'Dss 1VIcNaughton, who has accepted!
S. S. No. 2, Tuceersniith'for the con i,
Zing year, was presented - b
With. a eau
?f 1 V eohn teetea cheer, Klaaa...,,.,,,.. res
.S. ii. Ann dNanghton, teacher.
I P. Fassoid.
Mrs. C. Huffman and daughter Lil
' and M.r. and Mrs. Russell Eckstein
all of London 'were Sunday visitor
with Mr. and Mrs. Hy. Hoffman.
Mr. said Mas.E. Flynn and Mrs
Stadelbauer -and family were Sun
' day visitor 'in :town.
Mrs. W. :Schiltz and daughter Ona
'of Detroit are spending their holi-
days with 'her _parents, Mr, and Mrs.
Louis Rader.
Mr. anti Mrs. Meaner of Zur-
ich and 1VIr. _and"Mrs. J. ]Vterner of
Detroit were Sunday visitors with
Mr. and Mrs. 'Addison Tiernan at the
Commerdial.
Miss Amelia Willert who has been
in Detroit •for some time is spending
a few weeks at her home.
Mrs. idholaoa and Mrs: Smith and
daughter of London and Miss Kast-
ner of 'Stratford visited witth iVir.
Jonas Bla:t:thiib cn Monday.
Decoration -Day Services on the
Goshen Zine Cemetery will be held
this Sunday afternoon . jelly 18th.
- to ei. a...».- . Ye,,,,.. aest"reMed ..last.
unday owing 'to the weather.
Dr. and Mrs. Taylor spent a few
days in Winlisor- and Detroit last
week.
Mrs. A. "Weber who was stricken
witth a stroke a few weeks ago is
still in a very serious condition.
troit w eco yisi�y3'a's 'with Mt', ;AM Mrs.
Geo. C. r'.0.4". lilts. Petty 1'4aturningf
to Detroit 't y"th :them forte crew weeks
Walter 'tlox,worth of lint, Mie'h,,.
was a Went visitor with his .sistea�,
Mrs, ' 1. aeautptt.
.M or
. James +Moore of Tonto, is
vi ,iti4ng here ;with Mr, land .16-4,.7'as,
Patterson,
Ars. Peter Fisher and detighter,
Nies Eleanor are visiting fee. a few
'weeks 'with their son and brother,
Dr. Fisher at %ravenhura:t. •
Dorothy McQueen 'hid Jeanette
Scott have accepted posiitions at the.
Beach -o -Fines, for the 'summer mon-
ths,
Mr. George Fee is ,leaking a num-1m
ber of improvements '1',o his .home onl
South R1'6)=1011(1 st.
Mr. and Mrs.A. Filshie accoiiip=
anted by 'their children, Ian,' Alex.
and daughter Marion, spent 'several
days visiting in Walkerton and Bruce
County.
Mae McNaugliton of Toronto, is
spending a few 'weeks visiting with
her father, Daniel McNaughton and
other relatives.
Wm. Otter'bein has ,returned home
from Victoria, hospital London, where
he has been for several weeks. Be is
improved nicely.
Farris Can'telon of Schomberg. is
visiting here with his =Other, 'Mrs.
David Cantelen.
Mrs. R. J. Collins of 'Waterloo,. ds
visiting with Mrs. Robt. Bonthxon
and other relatives in town.
Dr. Sam. Coulter, wife and dau-
ghter of Toledo, Ohio, who have been
-visiting 'his father, Mr. John Coulter
are spending a few weeks at Grand
Mena,
Watson.'s hall, Kippen, on July 2,
was the scene of a very happy gath-
ering when between three and four
hundred ;people •assembled to tender
a reception to Mr. and Mrs. Jack B.
Sinclair, of Kippers (nee Miss Verdi
Watson,) a bride 'of June and form-
er resident of .Hensall. During the
evening, Mr, and Mrs. Sinclair were
presented with a- beautiful chester-
C i field .and end 'table. The gifts being
from the neighbors and friends from
Itippen, Hensall and district,
Decoration Services
Decoration services were held Sun-
day afternoon -last, the Hensall Odd -
fellows accomranied by Brethern of
Brucefield and the members of the
Exeter Legion, honored their dead.
They gathered at the station grouxid's
and headed by the Hensall citizens
band, they paraded to the town hall
for the first service at the Cenotaph.
A selection avas. played by the 'band
•and bugler -leer sounded thelast-post. Geo. C. Petty placed the wreath
on 'the monument. Sidney McArthur'
had charge of the legion, and "spoke
a few words to the men. At the cem-
etery the last'post was sounded • by
bugler Beer, -and a minute silence
-was observed. `The band then gave a
selection. Acting Nebl.e Grand,, Geo.
:Fee ee "the 'Olid Fello �s, 'opened the`
z
ceremony. The graves of the depart -
red bre-them were 'then decorated.
BASEBALL NEWS
IIILLSCREEN
ISeveral from fine ' icinity took
fn. the Glorious 12th -at Clinton, on
onday.
The W.NI.S. will be held at the,
upeh on Friday :Ile -this -week. Mrs.
C. Johns of Exeter will be the guest
>eaker.
Mrs. J.
Arat sister, Mrs. C. 'Robinson.
Dodds .u1 London, visited
STANLEY TOWNSHIP
Itev. H. J. Pters of 'Varna goes .
!SUR &is holidays this werik lo 'his cot -
age in. Muskoka. Rev. Mr. Hawk
mf Clinton will take the services on
Varna charge next Sunday,
Mr. nand Mrs. Fred Parsons of
:;Seaforth spent Sunday wuuth :Mr. and
Mfrs. Elmore Keys.
Rev. Wm. 0. Robinson and 'Mrs.
Erratt visited over the aveek-end
Mrs. Clar'ke -of Dunville is visiting
her sister, 'M•,rs. 'Geo. Stire.
Born—To 'Mr. and Mrs, Harry;
Zimmer, a non, -on July 8th, )still
born.)
HE `i`S,ALL
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hamilton and
fancily left for 'London where they
will reside. They,yaeently sold their
fine home here to Peter Moir, who
will move to town 'in 'the fall.
Mr. and Mrs. 9-1. fC. Soldan, John
Soldan, Mrs. John 7dhnston and Miss
Margaret Johnston were recent visit-
ors at the honkie of :Mr. rand Mrs. A.
T. Douglas, Hyde Park.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold' Foster have
nicely settled in their new .home on
Brock st., recently -vacated by Ken.
Traviss.
Mr. -and Mrs, Liras. Abbott of De-
MASSEY-HARRIS NEWS
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has over 125,000 miles of service. Brnga� Cat-
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Seed;Implements Seeding p nts should be iii good working
shape shortly; Order M. -H. -art's early.
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Cultivator points for many makes
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AUCTIO'4EERING ? YES!
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Hensall July 'ith, Zurich intermed-
iates, visited 'the 'Hensall. Juvenile
team for, an e?thibition game on the
local diamond and defeated them by
the :score .rot :-8-42,
Hensall July 8, Seaforth juveniles
d 'the "Hensall Juveniles met in a
ron and Perth League game before
good crowd who saw a good game
ry closely played both pittchters
ing 'in trotible at several times dur-
g the game which made it alter-
ing for the crows?. Hensall wiian-
by the score of `13 to 10.
Hensel and Exeter meat on Friday
ly 16 on the 'local diamond and a
d game 'is •expected as the last
e this two teams met it was a
ght to the finish and the executive
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COUN' Y NEWS
Friends are pleased oto ,learn
t Mrs. Lloyd Hey of Crediton is
roving nicely after an operation
appendicitis at London Hospital.
Has Nice Garden
The beautiful rose garden of Mr.
my Eilber, ex-M.L.A,, of South
ron, living at Crediton, is much
i,ved these days. Mr. Either has
re than 50 varieties and takes
at pride in his flowers.
Had Limb Amputated
Jack Mitchell, of Turnberry, had
right leg .amputated, and two we -
previous he had an operation
appendicitis,
Teacher Goes To England
leanor Fisher is the guest of her
nts, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Fisher
ton for a few days before leaving
?gland on the Empress of Bri-
which sails from Quebec, July
. Miss Fisher was nominated by
Fugitive 'A rests')
Chas. A. 'i'ew, corneSe'r•ciai traveler,
Toronto, a fugitive t'roni justice since
early spring, waahted in GoderI h and
ilort Credit gas drunk :driving charg-
es, was taken into custody at Wind-
sor and is being held for local police
'few jnxnped ;his $200 baso bond at
Gederi.e'lr and at fort ,Credit similar
cash, bail was confiscated. 'Both off-
enses were committed within one we-
ek. Ito hats been .living in Detroit,
Prost. police are bringing him to
Getiesriela
Farm Hand Hurt
Michael Calahan, aged . 70, lies in
Seaforth Hospital in a critical cou-
'dition suffering from a fractured ver-
tebra, received when he was thrown
from ..-a load of hay. The accident
took place at the fartx; of. Wilson 117e-
Carthney on the Mill road, he has.
been employed there for some time,
and was on top of a load of hay
driving it ,into the barn when it is
believed he was struck from the load
as it passed through the doorway.
Death of Ezra Witzel
Word ` was received recently of the
death of Ezra Witzel, of Cupar, Sas.,
who lost his life in a motor accident.
He was the only son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Wm.. Witzel. He wasbo rn
and raised on the 12th. con. •of Ste-
phen near Khiva. 20 years ago he
left for the West where he has re-
sided ever since. He leaves to mou-
rn his loss hisbereaved widow, form-
erly Christina Hoffman, of Dashwood
and six. small children, also six sist-
ers.
Killed by Auto Collision
..John Storey 62, Seaforth, was in-
stantly killed. last Friday evening,
when a wagon he was driving was
struck by a motor car on No. 8 High-
way, two and a half miles west of
Seaforth. Police say the driver of
the 'car was Mrs. Grace Watson, of
Goderich, and with her was her mo-
ther, Nit's. I. 0. Mosley, also of God-
erich. The wagon was struck from
the rear and driven into the ditch.
When found, Storey's badly crushed
head was lying within a few inches
of a large maple tree. The wagon
was completely- demolished and the
horse lay partly under the wagon,
and partly under the car. Mrs. Wat-
son ::told police she was driving aro-
und. 50 miles an hr. •and did not see
the wagon until she was upon it.
GENERALNEWS
Turn First Sod
Furst sod for the construction of
the .St`sClair River vehicular bridge
linking Port Huron, Mich., with •P•oint.
Edward, Ont., was turned on Thurs-
day, iii.fce presence• of a representat-
ive gafhniing of officials from both
sides ,of • the boarder. The Michigan
and Ontario adalinistrations will each
spend, upward of. :$600,000 in build-
ing tT eir respective approaches to
the cette span, the lattetr being
finance : by a bond issue-wilieh has
alrcad;' een• underwritten,. As • "op -
erator of the bridge the Michigan
Bridge .Commission has purchased the
Port Heran & Sarnia Ferry Company
Ready for Business andCanada's largest -family, Mr. and
Mrs. James Masse, of the BIue
Water Highway, near St. Joseph, and
their 21. children, has been formed in-
to a legal partnership, in order.that
it may, ;through letting contracts for
advertising rights, reap the golden
harvest seen by friends and relatives.
Under terms of the agreement for
partnership, - James Masse es presi-
dent; Rev. Father Leo Marchand, P.
P. of French Settlement, ,treasurer,
and Frank Delbridge, insurance ag-
ent, of Exeter, promoter and business
manage'. The agreement has been
approved by His Excellency Rt. Rev.
I. T. Kidd, Bishop of the Roman
Catholic Diocese of London. The
papers were drawn up by A. H. Mur-
phy, solicitor, of London. A picture
of ,the family together has been se-
cured and will be forwarded by Bish-
op Kidd, to Rome for bestowal of the
papal :blessing.. When this message
from the Vatican is received it will be
read by his excellency at, a special
service to be lreld in St. Peter's
church, Drysdale. The day following
there will be a monster picnic at
which it is planned to officially launch
0. Masse & Company on its path to
fame. May it ever grow to the
height of popularity and financial
achievement. as the Dionne quintru-
piete of 'Callander, Ont., ,have reach-
ed
is the wishes of many.
Induction Services
Induction services were held in the
Varna United Church, when Rev. Y.
R. Peters, formerly of Lakeside and
Harrington United Churches, was in-
stalled into pastorate of the Varna,
Blake and Goshen United churches,
Rev. R, M. Gale, of Bayfield, presi-
ded and addressed the minister, while
Rev. R. N, Stewart, of Centralia,
spoke to the congregation. Then at
Crediton Induction services wea.•e'held
• an the United Church when` Rev.
Winnipeg School Board as an'.
ange teacher to Grirns'oy, Eng., '4onald J; Gladman was formally- in -
the cot eali • sZe„),,, term stalled 'as the pastor ,of the ,Crediton
thoPping�•
Chopping -Milt Changes Hands grinsley and Shipka United churches
The , esm;pprng tow a on Aycock st, Rev, A. F. Elliott, chairman of Flur-
Godexich';has, been purchased from Rev.
was in charge, • and
rirernista Dalton byRev ', 13 lYloore, et Grand.Bend,
ed Goderich. Myron O'Reilly addressed the minister, while Rev. J:
Engagement Annpuncecl W` PenroKe spoke to the congregati'-
Georg4 L. •Ball, Thorndale,°n• Mr, ctladman, who is a sea of
'o alae ^once the engagement wishes F. W. Gladman of Exeter,was re-
rldest daughter, Edith, tof y his commended to the ministry by the
Sturgeon, o Nev, ton session of St, :Arirlrrrew's United eller-
,
& , Be of Mr, itrsri ildte Wiil ch, Loncl d •
•%2:e ;, lac B?irly Sihe r1 Fra to on, an was ordainde a:. tie.
pis?hr t>arlp Cil: July, x'eroensession i he ,4114" C.r,f'c.
e IGe hteld in Wtindstor 1
'15#1h 1937
A Chicago ma :gave his wife tWte
blackeyes as a wedding anniversarir
gift. She did not appreciate such
kindness and secured a .divorce- No.
wonder! •
Crop Smallest in 2Q' Years;
Recently returned, from. a tour at
Alberta, ilV.l'anitaba and. Saskatchewan
Hon. Duncan ;Marshall, Ontariomin-
inter of agricultut+a stated. that West-
ern Canada will harvest the smallest
wheat crop in. 20 years. Droughthad
killed off wheat otherwise wiuld have
been a. bumper crap,. He also .pointed
out Ontario aandi,tions were in. ,cam
trast with those in the West. Ontario,
has thebiggest hay crop in years and.
most other field crops were go'ote• both
in quality and 'quantity,
Has Real l Excuser
The intense heat Sunday afternoon
provided a new and original excuse
fat a speeding motorist on. No. 8
highway west of Seaforth. County
Traffic Officer N., Levet, driving, to-
wards Seaforth came across a mot-
orist who later identifiedhimself as.
being from Stratford and who ac-
cording to the, officer's speedometer
was exceeding: the speed. limit Ask-
ed for an explanatinai of his hurry
the motorist: said hehad been. fishing
and wanted to get. his catch home to.
Stratford before it was spoiled by
the heat.
Huron -Perth Schedule;. 3 9
July 1—Zurich at Seaforth.
1—Mitchell at Clinton:
5—Goderich at' Seaforth
6—Clinton at Exeter
9—Exeter at Goderich
9—Clinton at Mitchell.
9—Crediton at Zurich.
13E'xeter • at Crediton.
14—Zurich at Clinton
15—Exeter at. Mitchell
16—Goderich at Zurich
16"—Credit'on at Seafortfr
20—Seaforth at Clinton
22 Exeter at Zurich
23—Seaforth at Crediton.
27—Clinton at Seaforth.
Juvenile R'aseball Schedule
July 2—Clinton at Exeter.
Xgriclt art>uog
8•- Seaforth ai; ,Hensall
32.-- -:Exeter at Zurieb
IS --Clinton t Seafoxtli
i.G meter ett Hensaii
20,—.Zurich at Exeter
22 :Hensall at Clinton.
.*'4G -Zurich at Hensall
30—Seaforth .at Zurich
Aug;. a •Clinton at Zurich
3—Seaforth, 4 Exeter
9—liensall .at .Seaforth.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Weber of Sea--
A guilla called on Rev. and Mrs. E
Burn this week ou Tuesday.
Dr.. If. P, IK]opp of Kitchener, Mrs.
Lwesturd Elo?p and fancily of Water,
loo, Mrs. Jacob Wagner of .Shaales.
peace, visited their mothe,'r Mrs. Wm.
1Uopp and other relatives here ons.
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CiieSNAPS44Jj
BE A. PHOTm :H STO RL&N
The storyof 01111 times., is being told for the next generation by amateur
photographers -who take and+preserve simple scenes of present-day life,
such as this.
rvp.nt eves wenn to, you, that.
as
theownevatanamateur camera
your are blessed,' with the means
making alvaluabletandl truly✓ sign-.
cant record: off the times, in. which
you live=? Magazine;, newspaper,.
news -reel: and other' :professional
photographers are doing., just that
eve day and. as vast( store of Ger•
axial' history is aoeurculating:
Thanks:to �the�progress and;spreadi
of:photography .our�•descendants• are
w;
going to:knomuch,more,abont the
way we, lived, and' acted than we
know, of the. way our •great-grandfa-
th,ers••did: Through•these.miluions• of
photographs, of life, and; motion now
being. taken our descendants! wiR
possess visual evidence of the
ha •
gs=wedid,.how'we+dressed, low
life went on in city and' country.,
v
Contrast• the advantage they will
haveee•ver'this genera tion, h:whicrias
to+rel'y-upon,the descriptions: of writ,
era and' the work of artists for its
understanding of life prior to the M.
trodaction of photography .scarcely
more than two ' generations ago.
However• accurate the work of writ-
ers
rite
ers and artists, may ,be, it cannot
equal the reality and truthfnlness•o2
photography. •
We amateur photographers, now
rrrilliensstrong:irr_eyery country, are
:also making tremendous contribu-
tion to this photographic record of
our time. Few of us, however, are
;doing it.. by design• Most of us take
1►ictnres for the: present':amusement
or ourselves,, ,fa,milies• and friends
with not so much thought to their
value and interest• to our children's
children. Toro ,Few; of, us' talar pains
to preserve tlir3. »ict;a`res• we bate. ,
Well, what do'�you, say to the idea
, ;of becoming a photographic histo -
Irian for the benefit of your own;
o£' posterity? This you can dtreifective-
>Ji 'it * even. on a small scale. It simply
:means making a collection of pia -
tures, taken by yourself, best repress-.
'relining the life, customs, dress an&
activities of the present day an&
placing them in a special album to,
keep and hand down as a family pos--
+'sesaion- Some of these pictures will.
•seeta commonplace now but as in
:teresting anid'valualble forty or fifty -
years hence as those of the "gay-;
tfineties" are to us.
Select subjects 'which in your.
judgment are moat typical of the -
current scene. Certainly you should
not neglect to include your own..
alienee life, street Scenes and other-
views
therviews about'your changing city, the
'homes of the rich and the homes of
'the poor, life in the country and'
present types of automobiles, air-
planes, railroad trains and other -
things in general use which today -
spell modern life and tomorrow wilg
be obsolete.
Yon should not fail to include off --
guard ,snapshots 'of people'. doing'
things illustrative of common life—
;What the artists call genre pictures , r , ? . le ; .
Make your camera your, companion?... ;
,especially in traveling and be ready'
for these. For example, a 'shot out of
your cat window of a Seene oa the: ' •
platform of a railroad station. mays
•seem ordinary enough today but it
is a Sample of common life. Years.,
hence this picture will be a curiosity.,
The anedern scene is constantly
changing: There is no other medium
than photography whioh can show'
so truly after a lapse o±'yea'rs'what
thechanges neve, bee',.,
333 John vats (Rill