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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1920-09-17, Page 11ER 10, 1920. THE STORE THAT SAVES YOU DOLLARS. WING oats Women are yew us. 4TERIALS into our Coats inrning and even lad have to pass ;est before being r they are satin- FlililllllllltlIIIU E EXCLUSIVE or take special .wo of the better s is only one rea- :ts are so greatly Choice stands distinct , its exclusive- e , e do not sell two so on the range kerials as we iire nani le "Rogers" . t - .za uf`ac_u re ro n d P ah_st quality gar- tS and Styles e. is n and some k.: blouse.. Shown Norfolkstyle coat i e aters in slip-on - 1 .5.w, to $15.0€1, r EATER eetee't.errs, c r thaii these tsse just arrived. moomsanamuseemasolammowaaamaaa :SH FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR WHOLE NUMBER, 2753 SEAFORTH, FADDY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1920. Extraordinary Bargains At Our Goin -Out Of Business ens Sale Men and Women. who come here for their Clothing Requirements are simply saving twenty-five to fifty per -cent on every pur- chase they make. With us it is not a ques- tion of profit, but a quick cash turn on all . goods in Stock, and there are many thous- ands of dollars worth yet to be disposed of including: Men's and Boy's Suits $13,00 to $40.00 Men's and Boy's Overcoats .. , $5.00 to $35.00 Rain Coats for Men and Women $5. to $12. Women's New Winter Coats.... $10. to $35. Men's Sleep Lined Coats, Men's Fur Coats, Boy's and Men's Underwear, Mackinaw Coats for Boy's and Men, Women's Beautiful Fur , Sets, Coats, Sweaters, Stockings and Sox, Ov ercoats and Smocks, Work and Fancy Shirts, Work and Dress Gloves, Men's and Boy's Caps. And most all, lines of Mer- chandise usually sold by a store of this kind. All purchases at this store during the closing out sale means many dollars saved to ever buyer. Special Notice After thirty years of continued mercantile business in the Town of Seaforth, during which perio$ we have conducted many big sales, we have positively decided to retire from mercantile business, and in so doing this Last Grand Final Sale shall eclipse all former efforts in every respect—greater volume of goods offered, as most of our new Fall Goods have been passed into stock as we could not cancel Fall orders. Prices are slashed as never before. We have terminated the lease of our store and all goods must be sold. The Greig Clothing Co. pec 1 Notic We are in a position to accept orders for Hot Air and Hot Water Heating Pumps and Piping Eave Troughing Metal Work Ready Roofing Bathroom Plumbing, including Pressure Systems. Leave your orders at once. Estimates cheerfully given. .l have had over 30 years' experience in all kinds of building which enables me to plan your proposed bath- room and furnace work, etc. The Big Hardware H. EDGE f! SEAFORTH BOY AWARDED MILITARY MEDAL Mrs. R. L. Clark, of Seaforth, last week received the following communi- cation from Army ,Headquarters, to- gether with the Military Medal won by her son, Sgt. C. R. Clark, a well known Seaforth boy now living in Windsor: No. 654428, Sgt. C. R. Clark, D.C.O. 47th Canadian Battalion:—It offords 1 me great pleasure in informing you that . you have been awarded the Mil- itary Medal for services. rendered' in connection with the operations_ in front of Valenciennes, from the 18th to 21st of October, 1918. Please ac- cept the congratulations of the army, corps, divisional! and brigade com- manders, to-gether with my own and those of all members of the unit. Enclosed you will find a copy of A. S. W. 3121, for your own use: , "Won for conspicuous gallantry, bravery and devotion to duty throug- out the operation in front of Valenciennes from 18th to 21st of October, 1918. This sold'ie'r was tire- less in his work and throughout the whole . operation. He acted as scout, runner observer, posting and, with- drawing sections according to orders, under most, difficult 'conditions. When touch was last with the en- emy, he made long patrols, both day and night and throughout by his tire- less energy and willingness, secured the most valuable information for his company commanders. His example was most inspiring. Recommended by W. Keegan, Lieut. -Col., commanding 47th Canadian_ Battalion." PARIS AND LONDON An Englishman who has been liv- ing in France and revisits England is a fairly effectively sensitive record- ing instrument of the superficial dis- tinctions as well as of certain more. real differences in the life and charac- ter of the two countries. My first visit home since the war has enabled mea to observe some of them. London is certainly a dirtier town than Paris: The statement is not new, but most people read into it fogs and smoke; and' collars that be- come grimy in half a day. In fact it is largely 'a matterof a will to be clelan and of organizations. Paris has a very efficient system of street scavenging, with its morning flow of water along the gutters of even its smallest streets. Moreover, a strict enforcement- of the law against the promiscuous throwing away of cigarette ends, omnibus tickets, and so forth ' has made people carelful. The result is that when a wind blows you dlo not get the clouds–of dust in eyes and nose and mouth which you learn to expect in London, al- though the custom' which allows rag - pickers to search through the con- tents of dust pails makes a walk along the_ pavelments late at night less pleasant than it might be. On the other hand, the street traffic of Paris is certainly more noisy, more violent, and more dangerous. Al- though the/ finest streets of Paris are very wide, her smaller ones are very narrow, and the added need for mo- tor horns at corners may account for some of the noise, whiles the cobble- stone pavements of many of• the streets may make up most of the .remainder. As for danger, the Paris taximan can give points, in the mat- ter of taking risks, to the driver of an A. S. C. Lorry or an R. A. F. light tender. An Englishman• fur- ther adds to his chances of losing his life when he crosses a road by for- getting that in France one must look for traffic first of all to the left, in- stead of to the right. But if the traffic is more violent the means of getting about are. pleas- anter.- Thc,t Paris omnibus is cleaner, quicker, and less crowded than the London, though you don't get the joy of the seats on- the top. It is at once airier and less draughty, for all the windows are open on . one side and none on the other. The French- man does not dislike fresh air, as many Einglishmen think. His cafe terrasses and widely' opening win-, dows are proof to the contrary.' But he hates draughts. The omnibus service is, moreover, better organized than in London. It stops only at fixed stations, and the fight for seats is avoided' by consecutively numbered slips, which you tear off at the lamp- posts at the stopping places. On the Metro, it must be admitted, the fight for seats is as fierce, if not fiercer than on the Underground— "Metropolitesse," as the caricaturist Guillaume has called it under a draw- ing where the fight is represented as taking place at the Concorde station. The Englishman will be surprised to notice in the Metro that no French- man gives up his seat -to a lady. His wife will have been equally surprised 'to notice that in a crowded street Ate is far more bumped and hustled than on an equally 'crowded pavement in London. Neither must' conclude that the Frenchman has no manners. Good, humor and savoir-faire and courtesy of address and willingness to oblige he has in full measure, but that part of good manners which con- sists in forbearance and unselfishness in small things he has not. It is as foreign to his nature as generosity in money matters. His attitude also indicates to a certain extent his view of the sexual relation. France may be said to be thei country of a real equality of the sexes. A Frenchman will do far more for a woman than an Englishman in the way of petits soins when he wants to make love to her or whale she is the kind of wo- man to whom he might want to make love. Fort making love, as is well known, is the national sport of the McLean Bros., Publishers, $1.50 a Year in Advance Seaforth ,Agricultural Society lig Huron County's Most .Popular 1 1111111 � Show THURS:DAY Sc. FRIDAY ai��uouu SEPT23d and- 24th 111 ■ 1111111 1111111 11111111111111 1111111 1111111 1111111 1111111 1111111 IIHIII 1111111 111 Grand Parade of School Children from the Park at 1.30. Both Rural and Urban Schools will participate. SPECIAL PRIZES FOR FANCY DRILL, Etc. HORSE RACES 2.50 Class Pace - -- 2.15 Class Pace - - $150 $150 Seafarth Brass Band In Attendance All Day . ADMISSION 25.e• CHILDREN 4_5c Prize Lists? Can be obtained from the Secretary GEO. McKEE R. M. JONES M. BRODERICK President Treasurer Secretary extent, c es not exclude women. At dinner parties there is no "joining ,the Ladies," for the ladies never go away. When Anatole France was in London he stoutly refused_ to go to a dinner at which he was to have been entertained only by ,hien., In- deed,- the only pursuit confined to men for which the . Frenchman:'has any. real taste is war. ,' The' Frenchwoman' is'a `indeeed on the whole, a more capable and coln- petent person that her English sis- ter. Shd is better educated intellect- ually -and she is certainly better train- ed' domestically, and she is more in- dustrious. Even before the war do. mestic servants in Paris were paid at a higher rate than in London, and they are to -day. But they get through far more work, and they know their job. It is difficult to find an ordinary char -woman who is not capable of cooking in a way which, measured by English standards, is excdller}t; and her appetite for work and for cleaning is such that in a couple of hours a day she will keep in good order the whole of a small fiat. The industry of the French women is indeed matched by that of the men. They work harder, they work 'longer hours, and they lie less in bed than Englishmen. The week- ly half holidiay — known as the "semaine anglaise"—is only begin- ning to come in. They also drink less and spend, less. And yet they have no approach to the same capa- city for getting on. They are more capable of patient industry but less of sustained effort, especially if that effort is in itself uninteresting. They are more easily discouraged and more easily bored'. They have less enter- prise, especially in the lower middle classes. They are more satisfied with a small certainty, and perhaps. the very qualities which make them country. But he has no illusions about her, and once she is his he has few reticernces with her either in his jests with her or his quarrels with her. His wife is not his goddess nor his doll', but his partner and his equal, and in all classes of life she shares equally in the responsibilities, in the decisions, and in the work of the partnership. It is -in order that his daughter may bring her fair share of capital into this partnership that a French father saves money far more with the object of giving his daugh- ter a dot than of leaving his son an inheritance. In a shop the wife is a very active partner. She nearly al- ways looks after the money, and is genelr'ally responsible for at least half the management. On the farm she bears at least her equal share of manual toil, It would be difficult to find in France a 'wife who is not constantly consulted by het husband on business and is not thoroughly conversant with his affairs., It was the fact of the marriage bond being so interpreted which made it possible for the work of the nation to be carried( on quite automatically when virtually the whole male population was -suddenly mobilized in 1914. It is this which makes for that frank companionship of the sexes, quite without false shame and with entire intellectual equality, which so puzzles an Englishman who has been taught to look for the gallantry, alike studied and spontaneous, which distinguishes net Frenchman from himself in just as marked a way. The Frenchman has no taste for the forms of social reunion in which women do not take part. Club life does not exist. Cafe life, which replaces it only to a small such excellent- workmen in detail on thew one hand and so thrifty with their pence on the other prevent their see- ing kand grasping opportunities a little farther ahead. Their thrift is wonderful. The Englishman who sees the extrava- gance of the big hotels and the night restaurants of Montmartre can have little idea of how economical the Frenchman is; . even in his gaieties. Even on a small salary he `is -always saving money. In the household not NOTICE WE ARE LOADING A CAR LOAD OF ALL KINDS OF FOWL 0 N THURSDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON,SEPTEMBER 23rd AND 24th. SPECIAL PRICES WILL BE PAID. W. G. Neal ' WALTON - - ONT. an ounce of food is ever wasted. The art of accommoder les restes, using up what is left, is a proverbial qual- ity of the housekeeper, and to watch a well-dressed Frenchwoman in the Metro taking measures to prevent her dress getting creased or her gloves dirty is to realize how this thrift runs through all classes. It is no doubt this instinct, as much as a love of domesticity, which prompts Points Investors Should Know Do you analyze a security I before making a purchase? Are you following a sys- 1 tematic and well-defined method in building up your independent income? i What does the current con- dition of the investment ' market mean to you? Our Monthly Review "The Income if -Builder will help you in your in- vestment problems. •fit Our ' Jnvestment Barom- ei, eters" show by means of authentic statistics the t. upward or downward tend- ency of bank clearings, ex- ports, imports, commodity ® prices, etc.4 It contains• practical in- formation; shows methods of analyzing investments; gives investment sugges- tions. Ask for a copy of this Monthly Review Addre.a Dept. K SANSON &l INVESTMENT BANKERS Members Toronto Stock Exchange 85 Bay Street, Toronto ' all clerks and typists and business men in Paris to go home to lunch, for lunch is the chief meal of the day. The result is that all business is suspended from 12 to 2, and the shops—except on the big boulevards —are closed. It is the same instinct which snakes France a far less hospitable country than England. France,it has been said, is the country of no spare bed- rooms, and a renewed visit to Eng- land serves to emphasize the con- trast. The ease with which a Frenchman will talk to_ a stranger in a railway carriage or any public place is no indication of his willing- ness illingness to receivethe stranger in his hone; and this applies to his own people as much as to foreigners. There is no man so 'exclusive as the Frenchman, nor one who makes new friendships with more difficulty, But of all the differences which a visit to England throws into relief, the most painful to one who has liv- ed: in France are concerned with the selection, purchase, cooking, and eat- ing of food. The Frenchman who goes to England to -day will perhaps no longer find thirty religions; but he will still find only one sauce, and it will probably be cold—but there is no room to treat of this "great matter here. FROM AN OLD McKJLLOP CORRESPONDENT Toronto, Sept. 15, 1920. Dear Expositor: -The big fair is over and past for this year. It had fine weather until 'the last day, which .turned out very wet. The children had two 5 eents days, and some mighty big children for their age managed to squeeze through for a pickle. I went on children's day and have no hesitation in saying that the kids were to me the best 'exhibit and attraction there. The street car service was excellent ; no waiting for a car, and the attendance passed the million -mark. Meetings are being held nearly every day censuring and finding fault with the Drury Government for not taking hold of Hydro. While I have not much admiration for that gov- ernment, I think it is acting wisely and prudently in regard to the mat- ter. There is an old saying that a leap in the dark means a fall in the ditch. ,Goodness knows the Province and Dominion have engaged in plenty of rash undertakings in the past and the debt is a cause for worry to thinkitig Canadians. There has not been a word from Ambrose Small, the missing theatre millionaire, yet, for information .con- cerning whom . a reward- ofSki flU€i held good.for a year. There s now $15,000 reward' offered for his secre- tary, who skipped out at a more re- cent date, and who, it is thought, knows a good deal about Small's dis- appearance. The Labor Day parade was not nearly as good as, I have sometimes seen here. ,It was said that those With Socialist and Bolshevist views turned out strong, and that those who prize order and moderation re- fused to march with them, The firemen and mail sorters and carriers made a good display, and the painters and decorators looked very well. The Jewish new year commenced last Sunday at sundown. It is usher- ed in with a big feast and closes at the end of eight or ten days with a 24 hours' fast, when all males over 14 years and all females over 12 are expected to abstain from food. This, coupled with the fellows from Cork who refuse to eat in English prisons, should help to bring down the high cost of living. Every little bit helps. J. J. 1. HURON PRESBYTERIAL The semi-annual conference of the Huron Presbyterial Women's Mis- sionary Society held in St, Andrew's Church, Bayfield, was most success- ful, there being a larger attendance of delegates at the forenoon session -than any previous occlusion. The opening exercises were conducted by the-Brucefield Auxiliary, Mrs. W. Mc- Queen presiding. A helpful Bible reading was given by Mrs. D. Mc- Intosh, her subject being Patience in daily duties or lessons from the life of Martha. This was followed by the and suggestive remarks from the treasurer, Mrs. J. C. Greig, of Sea-, forth. and suggestive remarks from the sec- retary, Mrs, J, C. Greig, of Seaforth. Interesting reports of the provin- cial meeting im Stratford and the General Council in Calgary were read by Mrs. C. Monteith, of Kippen, and Mrs. J, R, MacDonald, of Stratford, after which some time was spent in business and discussion. The Hon- oikry President, Mrs. F. H. Larkin, off Seaforth, presented a summary of the reports of the Presbyterial dele- gates appointed to visit the various auxiliaries. Over three hundred dele- gates including members of Presby- tery sat down to an excellent lun- cheon provided by the Bayfield ladies, for whose hospitable entertainment Dr, Colin. Fletcher conveyed the thanks of the delegates, The devotional exercises ii the afternoon were led by the Clinton Auxiliary, Mrs. J. E. Hogg presided; A resolution of sympathy with Miss Helen M. Clark, Secretary of the Leeburn Auxiliary, in the death of her mother, who was a life member of the society, and one of the oldest and most interested members, was prepared by Mrs. F. H. Larkin. The Pastor, Rev. A. McFarlane, in a suitable address, conveyed the greet- ings of the Presbytery. Mrs. Harkness, of Wroxeter, one of the pioneer missionaries of Corea, delivered an earnest and inspiring ad- dress. A pleasant feature of the pro- gramme was the presentation of a life membership cei`tifieate to Mrs, (Dr.) Stanbury, from the Bayfield Auxiliary, and an "In Memoriam" certifieatte to the Presbyterial presi- dent, Mrs. James Hamilton, of Gode- rich, in honor of the memory of her sister, Dr. Marion. Oliver, of India, the address being read by Mrs. F. H. Larkin, the certificate being present- ed by Miss Elizabeth Fear, secretary of the Marion Oliver Auxiliary of Blyth. Last year the Huron Pres- byterial, which was the second high- est contributor in the province, gave an offering, of $6,700, this year their objective is $10,000. A pageant on India by members of the McGillray Mission Band, Goderich, was much appreciated. A pleasing solo was rendered by Mrs. F. Saunders, of Goderich, A resolution expressing regret at the removal to Toronto of Mrs. W. E. M. Aitken, of Kippen, was read by Mrs. D. McIntosh, of Brucefield, The three minute reports from the Mis- sion Bands were very interesting as .was also an address on theYoung Women's Auxiliaries by Mrs. G. Tel- ford, of Blyth. Prayers were offered by Mrs. S. Carriere, Grand Bend; Mrs. INT. Scott, Clinton; Mra. Strachan, Goderich; Mrs. J. ..Jackson, Blyth; Mrs. James More, Kirkton and Miss. Jeckyl, Exeter, The next conference will be held' in. Goderich. HURON NOTES —A quiet wedding _took place on. August 25th at the Presbyterian Manse, Exeter, when Rev. Mr. Foote united in marriage Mr. William J. Melville and Miss Alma Mae Wood, daughter of Mr. .and Mrs. John T. Wood, of Exeter. After a trip to Toronto and other eastern points Mr. and Mrs. Melville have taken up their residence in the home Mr, Melville recently purchased from Mr. Wood. —The anniversary services of the- Trivitt Memorial church, Exeter, were held on Sunday last. The weather was somewhat dull all day, and even threatened' rain in the evening, but notwithstanding this .a large number were in attendance and the services which were of a bright and pleasing character, were much enjoyed, The choir- rendered excellent music, Mr. Arthur Middlemiss contributing a solo at the evetuing service most ad- mirably, and the preacher, Rev. Me- Kegney, of Clinton, delivered eloqu- ent and impressive sermons. The offertory for the day amounted' to $340. Ale, incipient fire was nipped in the bud- at the G. T. R. station at. Exeter, on Friday " evening last. Shortly after the .train had gone south - Mr. William Hodgert, who happened to be at the station, noticed the blaze opposite the baggage room door, af- ter it had nicely started, and bad it not been discovered when it was, nothing would have saved the build- ing. The, blaze originated` under the platform, but how is a mystery. It is thought however, that some per- son dropped a lighted match or a cigar stub, and going through a crack ignited some paper or rubbish below. —Last Friday evening the Mon- crieff store and- residence attached. went up in smoke, with the bulk of the contents. Fire started from some cause upstairs ovet the store and got such a start that it was impossible to head it off and the little time be- fore the roof fell in was devoted in trying to save the goods and house- hold effects. Mr. Rathwell carried a large stock and did a good trade, We did not hear what the insurance was nor whether the store will be rebuilt. The building belonged, to Mr. Me - Ewen, W ingham, and was built some years ago. —A quiet wedding took place on September 8th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Case, in Exeter, when their eldest daughter, Ethel Catharine, became the bride of Chas, B. Allison, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Allison. Rev. A. A. Trump- er officiated, in the presence of only the immediate relatives. The wed- ding march was played by Miss Ada Case and during the signing of the register, Miss Jean Allison sang "A Psalm of Love," After a dainty luncheon was served Mr, and' Mrs. Allison left for Niagara Falls and Buffalo, the bride travelling in a suit of navy blue tricotine, with georgette - blouse to match and black hat. On their return they will reside on the groom's farm, Thames Road. --Pleasant View Faun, the home of Mr, and Mrs. William -A Taylor, was the scene of a. pretty event on Wednesday, September • let,, When their only daughter, Gladys Irene, was united in the holy bonds of niatrie mony to Mr, Archie Paterson, of Whitechurch. Bev; Mr. Scobfe offici- ated. Promptly at four p. m1 the bride, given away by her father, took her place beside the groom raider an arch of evergreens on the lawn, and the wedding bells to the strains of Lohengrin's wedding march, played by Mrs, Walter Ross, -cousin of the bride. Little Ruby Turner, niece of the groom,' made a dainty little flower girl, dressed in white paiiette silk and carrying a bouquet of sweetheart roses and maiden hair fern, The bride looked charming in a god of white silk georgette erepe and duchess satin. The groom's gift to the bride was a cabinet of silver; to the flower girl, a French ivory set; and to the organist, a Case of silver spoons. After a honeymoon trip to Montreal the young couple will reside irt> Whitechurch.