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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1921-02-04, Page 6S. B. FORSTER Her, Nose and Throat nate" in Medicine, University of tig le Ai*Letant New Yolrk Ophthal- and Aural In6t1tute, bloorefeld's and GOO, Square Throat Hea- ls, Louden Eng. A.t Mr. J. Ran- a Office, Seaforth, third Wednea- in each month from 11 a.m. to p.m. 58 Waterloo Streets South, tford. Phone 267, Stratford. CONSULTING ENGINEERS The E. A. JAMES Co.,. Limited "" EH. Proctor, B-A.,Sc., Manager 36 Toronto St., Toronto, Can. Betas., Pavement, wetter's... ewer - age Iminerstoa. 8ohook. Public Halla, Housing,. Fasten.. erbi- tr.tloua. dMtlaetion. Our Fee :-U•uaW veld eat ul the mann we Save cur client Entom JAMES McFADZEAN Agent for Howick Mutual Insur- ance Company. Successor to John Harris, Walton. address BOX 1, BRUSSELS or PHONE 42. 2769x12 LEGAL R. S. HAYS. Barrister, Solicitor, Conveyancer and Notary Public. Solicitor for the Do - mon Bank. Office in rear of the 1)o- imlon Bank, Seaforth. Money to loan. J. M. BEST Barrister, Solicitor, Conveyancer annv�if Notary Public. Office upstairs pe strbet� Seaforth. Furniture Store, Main PItOUDFOOT. EIL ORAN AND COOKE Barristers, Solicitors Notaries Pub- lic. etc. Money to lend. In Seaforth Kiin dd Block. onday of W.acProudP ot, h week. K.0 .1 L. Killoran, H. J. D. Cooke. VETERINARY F. HARBURN, V. 5. Honor graduate of Ontario Veterin- ary College. and honorary member of the Medical Association of the Ontario Veterinary College. Treats diseases of all domestic anitnals by the most mod- ern principles. Dentistry and Milk Fever a specialty. Office opposite Dick's Hotel, Main Street. Seaforth. All orders left at the hotel will re- ceive prompt attention. Night calls received at the office JOHN GRIEVE, V. S. Honor graduate of Ontario Veterin- ary College. All diseases of domestic animals treated. Calls promptly at- tended to and charges moderate. Vet- erinary Dentistry a specialty. Office and residence on Goderich street, one door east of Dr. Scott's office, Sea - forth. MEDICAL DR. GEORGE HEILE14ANN. Osteophatic raysician of Goderich. twialist in Women's and Children's eases, reheumatism, acute, chronic and nervous disorders; eye, ear, nose and throat. Consulation free. Office above Umbaek's Drug store, Seaforth, Tuesdays and Fridays, 8 a.in. till 1 p.m A DIFFICULT VOYAGE. Grossing the Atlantle Oceau In the Seventeesieh Cesttpry• A strikingly picturesque account of an Atlantic voyage in the days Of small sailing craft carne from the pen of John Henry Helffrieh, who emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1771- 72. It is quoted in "The Romance of Old Philadelphia," by Mi•. John T. Fa ria. "The first days out were so stormy that It was impossible to slake Ire on the ship, and the captain cooked soup for a child over candle light. The sailors had to stand in water on the deck up to the calves of their legs. One morning a wave came through u window to a cabin of -a passenger, and be was nearly drown- ed in the bunk. The waves came i'o144t Ing like mountains; now we were, high up, now deep down, now lying on one side anti then again on the other. Many chlekons and ducks per- ished on deck because of the quanti- ties of sea water there." Another interesting entry that Hel- trrich made in his journal is as follows: "A rat tried to take the comforter away from the child, and, as It did not want to give it up, it was bitten on the finger. The child screamed, the mother awoke, and the rat ran off. All sails were taken in during a heavy downpour. We passengers helped to haul the sails in. Our ter- ror was still more increased when the captain called to us to load our rifles. The danger was this, the water around us here and there was drawn up in the form of an arrow. When It falls, it comes down with such force that, if it hits a ship, 1t breaks It to pieces, and even if it touches the ship but slightly it smashes the deck. It follows the ships. The English call It a water spout. The only means to scatter the rising water is to break It up by shooting." C. J. W. BARN, MD.C.M. 426 Richmond Street, London, Ont., specialist, Surgery and Genio-Urin- ery diseasesof men and women...... DR. J. W. PECK Graduate of Faculty of Medicine McGill University, Montreal; Member of College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario; Licentiate of Medical Conn- ell of Canada; te Member of Resident Medicalstaffof General Hd000rr'sttal, eastfoftreal, Post 56 8Oneal1. Ontario. Dr. F. J. BURROWS Office and residence, Goderich street malt of the Methodist church, Seaforth. Phone 46. Coroner for the County of Miran. A Misunderstood Parable. Witting in the Times' Literary Supplement, Mr. James Gow suggests that the moral now attached to the little parable "Rolling stone's gather no moss," is not that which it was originally Intended to convey. "It is now," he says, "used to hint that a man who frequently changes Ms occupation will not make money. This is a homely truth which deserves expression in a proverb or neat par- able, .bnt such parable should surely be drawn from homely things famil- iar to a society large enough to give currency to the parable. But. where In the populous parts of England are rolling stones familiar objects and where is it considered that it is the proper business of stones to become mossy? The parable appears to have become proverbial by a misunder- standing. "Readers of Gray's or Cowper's remember that a rolling -stone (with a hyphen) was the common name of a stone garden roller. I suggest that the parable was originally drawn from this homely implement, which gathers no inoss because it is kept in continual use; and the parable was rneant to hint that a man who keeps his faculties at work will not grow stale and feeble." DRS. SCOTT & MACKAY College of Physsicians uate a Victoria 8 Surgeons Anil Arbor, and member of the Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons, of Ontario. 1C, b5an'kay honor graduate of Trin- ty Us4verasrty, and gold medallist of Prinity Medical College; member of College of Physicians and Sur - s of Ontario. r . y DR. H. HUGH ROSS. Graduate of University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, member of Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario; pass graduate courses in Chicago Clinical School of Chicago; il-Ophthalmic Hospital London, Blab Univet ity Hospital, London Office -Back of ' Dominion ante, aforth. Phone No, 6, Night Cslliq. answered from residence, Vic- torit$treet, Seaforth. • X10 51,,`!4 t,Fr TRH :COMITY POInIcH (Continued un my baying Thr for, that the ed an er visited some ted me fat tion whole on ca at mm ng at dI Wallis, Chant; Dr. .T be s. that tet c equal provided fee ,c Act, lac nl be rat School, od m ort P❑ that sal vu ac n. om t. PI or CR B. W Special W'I carrying s for such of do be Irwin, mm Ontario, Davis,Execs xec otic Societies Seaforth, otic ng Clinton, oti nt motion ty ori motion ott g$ an end motion t a ria rn mot nn Institute, e n, nm Chi nm we ' (Con d from rage 4.) REPORTS OF COMMITTEES • Co t0 Property. The Glu Property Committee reported ha vlalted the Children's Shelter and found everything clean and tidy, re are ten children be- ing cared and seven of thein are at school. Re motionof Messrs. Klapp and McQuaid Mr. T. 51. Davis be appointed County's representative on Children'sShelter, we recommend this be done.- We visit the jail and found every thing clean d tidy, nine prisoners being incarcerated. We the Registry Office and found that repairs, which have been repeatedly recommended, have not beer, carried out, and that their is need of better caretaking at this oijice. Re recommendation from the Huron Law Association regarding lack of accommodation, we refer the matter to the council for considera- tion. ---Gordon Young, Chairman. Education Committee. Want Hindus as Settlers. The Amir of Afghanistan for the first time in history, has invited Hine dim to settle in his country, to accom- plish which he has announced the following royal concessions said to indicate a movement for the unifica- tion of the peoples of Asia: 1. Non- interference in the observance of Hin- dus religious beliefs. 2. Freedom of Hindus to travel and settle in any part of the country. 3. Government glptectlon to Hindu homes. 4. Hin- du representation in the Afghan As- sembly. 5. Unrestricted travel per- mitted Hindu women. There are more than 230,000,000 Hindus and 70,000,000 Moslems in India and a hijrat, or exodus of many of the latter to Afghanistan, accord- ing to Dr. Hardiker, already is under way. "The proposals of the amir are aimed," he said, "at dispelling the notion that Afghanistan Is partial to Islamism. The proclamation clearly shows that all freedom and protection will be extended to Hindu subjects and that no interference will be exercised in religious observ- ances." 1'. 'THOMAS BROWN Idealised al aim:eai for the counties of Miran and Perth, Corresponde*ee arrangements for sale dates can be maple by calling up .hone 97, Seeforth Or TherEaptaitor' t fir e. Chargee mod- erate and satisfaction guaranteed. i R. T. LUKER Auctioneer for the County ton. Sales attended to in .all }f the county. Seven years' ex - in Manitoba and Shel'tatche- is ,reasonable. Phone No. afs'tbt, Centralia P. 0, R. �i left at The Harron B(iafbfth, prom' at - given. " Re nipptiOirOf McNabb and Beavers re hospltal5we recommend no gran be given. Re 'atilerles, we recommend the following: County Road Superintendent for Good Roads- ,$2600 County 'Bind Superintendent for 200 County Warden Treasurer Clerk.., 1100 Crown Attorney Auditors 'ofetCriininal Justice, $5.00 per day and 10 cents per mile, miiage one way. Auditors 'of Countytaccts, each Caretaker. of Court House Inspector of Huron County Home Physician, Huron County Home Manager, Huron County Home Matron, Huron County Home Assistant Matron Chaplain Jailor Matron of Jail Turnkey Physician of Jail . School Inspectors School Inspectogs' expenses525 100 1650 1500 The Education Committee reported as follows: We recommend the appointment of the follow! gentlemen to the pos- ition of trustees for the several Col- legiates an High Schools: Goderich, T. R. Wall Dr. McDonell; Clinton, Fi B. Chun Seaforth, Wm. Hartry; W ingharn, . Redmond; Exeter, W. G. Medd, H Rowe, William May. Re reportsfrom the public school inspectors, we have read these re- ports with pleasure and recommend that they received and printed in the minute He motionof Douglas and Milne that the grants tp Continuation Schools be the same as last year, we recommend the same. Re motionof McNaughton and Tip - ling that the grant for fifth class schools be equal to the Legislative grants as provided by statute, we re- commend t t when the average at- teiid. tt e ofthe fifth class pupils is five or over,and two teachers em- ployed, thecounty grant be doubled the Legislative grant, and in all ether fifth class schools the county grant be al to the Legislative grant as 1 vided by statute. Re motionof Grieve and Tipling that the f for the Entrance candi- dates be 00 instead pf $1.00. we find this i. •untrary to Chapter 268, Section 47,Sub-division 5 of the School as nu higher fee than $1 eon be collected. We recommend that the following accounts paid: St. Marys Col- legiate Institute, 356.87; Listowel High Schr , $430.18; Clinton, $6,- 560.0'2; G Crich, 34,125.72; Exeter, $2,544.94. Re recd mandation Dublin school for continuation grant, We r¢commcnd that when this school is recognized by the Department us a Continuation Scheel, the the grants from the coun- ty be the me as similar schools. Re con unic•atinn from Clntario Scheel Te hers' Association. w'e re- cmmend , action. We recommend that the Clerk be instructed o have blank forms print- ed and supplied to each of the High Schools f the purpose of having uniform statements of attendance of pupils•.-- W. F', Beavers, Chairman. Joe Devlin's Rise. Ireland's silver-tongued orator, Mr. "Joe" Devlin, - who has been so prominent in the House of Commons lately, must be one of the tiniest men at Westminster. He Se said to tip the beam at sixty-three inches. What he lacks in height, however, he makes up for 1n hie brilliance as an orator and organiser. Joe," as be is affectionately known. started life as a pot boy. He was only eleven years of age when he got a job behind the bar of a public house in Belfast at one shilling a week.. But he had ambitions even when carrying cans of. beer for e11S- tomers. At elxteen he won a- prise for elocution -the first stepping stone to political fame. That his is a son of 'the people Is "Joe's" greatest pride. Protecting Birds. Neitherairplanes, machine guns, battery guns, automatic guns nor any gun larger than a 10 -gauge may be used In Alberta to kill migratory wild fowl under the international agreement that has just been enter- ed into with the United States as a participating factor. Motorboats and sailboats are also forbidden as acces- sories to the sport of duck shooting. Algerian Snbbrrths. In Algiers no few than three Sab- baths are observed during the week -on Friday that of the Moham- medans, on Saturday that. or the Jews, and on Sunday that of the Cbrlstia ne. Few Pete in eepnn. Japanese children are rarely per- mitted to keep pets, end there is a pretty custom which teaches them that the gods have a tender rare for the lower orders of creation. 60 700 3001 400 1000 800 150 800 225 700 120 1200 Councillors, $5 per day and 10 cents per mile one way, and we recommend that a by-law be passed confirming the name. -N. W. Trewartha, Chair- man. House of Refuge. The House of Refuge Committee reported as follows: Re application of d. A. Ford as Inspector of House of Refuge, we recommend that no action be taken, As there is no vac- ancy. -Amos Tipling, Chairman. Duties and Renumeration of Good 6464%ee::u:as+rv. cit .. faring any injustice es re; Amount of ex eaditurep. It is, there ore r mmoanded 'that the existing deficits tfie townships be wiped out in the fo g manner; Ashhtflleki -A speciallevy of one mill to be imposed for. a period of five years, and a special levy of 4-10 of a mill to be raised in 1926. This ,will raise $13,922.72, which will offset as nearly as possible the $12,188,29 and accruing interest. No special consideration can be given to Ashfield as these excess dxpenditures wore all made on unimproved roads, which are practically of no interest to the rest of the county, Moreover it is' ex- pected that all of the regular high- way levy of Ashfield will ie required to provide for future yapenditdres there. Colborne. -Special conditions affect this case; all roads are very heavily travelled from other parts of (tete county. Most of them were built by the county, and it is greatly to the interest of the whole county that they be kept in good repair. More- over, Colborne is the smallest town- ship in the county, so that the levy does nod. produce a large amount. In the future it is expected that a higher Government subsidy will be received un some of these roads, so that the conditions will be improved. It is therefore recommended that a special levy of one mill be imposed on Col- borne for a period of two years, rais- ing 33,044, and that the balance of the deficit or $2,993.31 be struck off and balanced against the amounts that the towns and villages contri- bute, and the higher grants received on expenditures elsewhere. Stephen. -Deficit $4,927.77. It is recommended that a special levy of one mill be imposed in 1921 and one- half mill in 1922,' raising $4,108.20, and that the balance on $719.57 be struck off on account of the fact that Stephen uses the county machinery to a small extent only. Turnberry:-Deficit $8',867.13. A special levy of one mill be raised for a period of five years, raising $8,150, which will nearly balance the ac- count. The balance of $717.13 and the interest for the period being bal- anced by the consideration that the works have been carried out on roads which are fairly important, and that it is not expected that Turnberry will require heavy machinery ex- tensively. Howick.-Deficit $2,015.82. A spe- cial levy of 6-10 mills be imposed for one year, raising $'2,029.14, balancing the account as nearly as possible. Exeter. -Deficit $(3,919.45. Differ. ent conditions govern this case from those of the townships. As it is ex- pected that in the ordinary course of events this deficit would be wiped out in four or five years by the sur- pluses from the County Road Levy, but since unforsecn circumstances may arise, it is recommend that this deficit be carried forward. and a special levy of one-half mill be raised for four years. It is further recommended that the surpluses existing itt favor of the various municipalities be carried fur - ward, so that it will be possible to carry tut any proposed work without the larger of exceeding the amounts to their credit. Roads Commission_ TheCommittee to report on the duties and renumeration of the Good Roads Commission, reported as fol- lows: • That the Commission should meet at the call of the County Road Sup- erintendent, and no oftener than is absolutely necessary. It is our opinion that the cost of the Good Roads Commission should be in the neighborhood of 3500 per year. We would recommend that each patrolman make out his pay sheet in duplicate and that one copy revised by the County Engineer, be sent to each township clerk. We recommend that the county rend superintendent be the only dele- gate to all Good Road Conventions. That it is the imperative duty of the County Road Superintendent to See that each patrolman keeps within Ids estimates for the year.-Com- ;nitt•e, N. W. 'Trewartha, F. J. Mc- Quaid and Gurdon Young. God Roads Commission. Special Committee. The Sp al Committee reported as follows: Re motionof Trewartha and Coates the following resolution has been formed: "That whereas the Mothers' Allowance is a Provincial enactment and the different local boards engag- ed in ca ng out the act are work- ing underdifferent circumstances in different counties, this committee re- commends that to make the expenses more uniform, the Provincial Govern- ment be respectfully requested to make amendments to the Act whereby the different boards will be adequatelypaid for their services and that these payments be a charge upon the Provincial Treasury. That a copy this recommendation be ,sent to each of our local members and to thePremier, Hon. E. C. Drury. Re motion of Beavers and Tipling, we recommend the following com- mittee appointed: Beavers, Tip - ling, Irw Elliott and Davis. Re communication of Mr. Murdock, of Henson,re tax on water power in we recommend no action. -T• M. Chairman. Executive Committee. Boston banks _employ more than 1,000 Women. The Hood Roads Commission re- ported as follows: Re petition of Beavers and Spotton changing designa'ted road in Hullett, we recommend sant. to be referred to Ilitllett council. Re motion of Pardon and Currie to amend By-law No. 11, 19'2(1, substitut- ing the word westerly for easterly, we recommend no action. Re claim et Bert Nott for damage to fence and property, he he paid the sunt of $25. Re letter from town of Goderich, asking that $2,500 be set aside for County roads in Goderich, we recom- mend that as work must be done by the county, that it be approved by the Commission. Re letter from Gladman& Stanbury regarding damage claim of Frank Reeder, we recommend no action - M. Armstrong, Chairman. Road and Bridge Committee. The Road and Bridge Committee reported as follows: Re motion of McNabb and Elston that a bridge be built on the boundary between Grey and Elma at Henfryn, we recommend that this be left to the Road and Bridge Committee, to be taken up with Perth County. - Morton Elliott, Chairman. The Executive Committee reported as follows: Rem n to grant 325 to Horti- cultural at Walton, Clinton and Sex h, we recommend no ac- tion. Re motion of anting srs. $1,000 rrie ia hos- pitals �,i• at Wingham and Gode- rich, we recommend that these grants be made Rem oft of Douglas and Miller granting 25 to each school fair in the county, we recommend these grants bemade. Rem on of Sfpith and Douglas, granting 25 to each public library in the county, we recommend this grant be made... - Re motion Of McQuaid and Stepp, granting25 to each spring fair and seed showat Clinton, Seaforth and Bengali, we recommend this grant be made. Rem on of Elston and McQuaid granting$1,500 to the,. Children's Aid Society, a recornMend that this grant bemade. Re m ien of Tipling and Grieve Schools d Collegiate In,tiittites,,4,000 to the several iwe reeomm this grant be made. Rem on of Arnistrnhg and Doug- las, the grant of $25 be giveen to each society holding a fall' fill', we recommend this grant be made. Re ion of McQuaid and Mc- Naught granting 310 to each Wo- men's tit.ute, we recommend no grnnt. h made. Re motion of Clark and Neeb, granting325 to Huron Poultry As- sociation, recommend no grant be m ride. Re communication of Hospital for Sick idren,' we recommend no grant begiven. Re communication from Western Ontario United Boards of Trade ask- ing fora grant of from $500 to $1,000, recommend no grant be Equalization Committee. The Equalization Committee re- ported as follows: A large number. of factors govern this matter, and this report is based on the following principles:- 1.-That rinciples: 1. -That it is in accordance with the terms of the Highway Improve- ment Act of Ontario. 2. -That the ' expenditure of for- mer county bridges, machinery, and all general expenses be considered as expenditures by the county as.a whole. 3. -That five per cent, interest be added to all deficits. 4.s -That the ' Government subsidy' on grants to towns and villages be credited to the towns and villages. 5. -That the towns and villages assist with the construction and main- tenance of the designated Highways within the county, up to 40 per cent. of their county road levy. -' 6. -That expenditures on unimport- ant roads and spurs be considered to be of less benefit to the. county as a whole than the expenditures on main and heavily travelled roads, and that townships through which heavily trdvelled main roads exist should not be called to account for all the excess expenditure on these roads, as it is in the best interests of the County as a whole that these main roads should be kept in good condition. 7. -That consideration be given to cases in which municipalities have Provincial or Provincial County roads passing through them, by noting that in addition to the greater Govern- ment subsidy on these roads,- the municipalitiy has the additional bene- fit a inten- fit of the construction ante of a road of a higher class. R. -That in this County it as a fact that municipalities not requiring the use of heavy machinery extensively, have roads that are more expensive to maintain by reason of longer hauls and poorer material available. 9. -That proposed work for (tire near future be taken into considera- tion. 10. -That the County portion of the costs of the Provincial highway he considered as far as reasonably just, as in the township through which the road passes. 11. -That the possibility of adjust- ing expenditures by adding or strik- ing off certain highways he consider- ed. It may be noted that all townships have had greater expenditures than they have paid into the county in levies, and So iso municipality is auf- and sets m "16 3E1 .Ci is d in millions of teapots daily. Send- ssitpost'alfor 'a►it sample._ Please state t gars ,Mt erBlack, Green or Ittronit0; approaches to bridges to be 'kept in condition. A new culvert be needed on Road No. 7. Stephen . -A continuation of the 1 ' tion has been granted to Princess SSootgkla, haliiidol f brothekla, err of the Kie of Princef Siam. - 1920 policy o8 restricting heavy ex- penditures. Bridge, over .3516 Creek must be renewed. Usborne.-Two miles of construc- tion on the St. Marys and Thames Roads- Tuckersmith,-Rfesurfacing on the London and Mill Roads. New roads from Seaforth !;r Kippers will require special attention. Hutlett--Resurfacing balance of London Road. Road No. 15 will re- quire considerable work. McKillop. - General maintenance and bridge repairs will be necessary. East Wawanosh.-Division Line, north of Westfield, must be put in good condition for traffic. Wiest Wawanosh.-Newly added road across township wail require at- tention. Proposed to conlepue -work on north boundary. Morris. --General maintenance, with special attention to west boundary, and the Blyth -Walton road. Contin- uation of resurfacing of boundary north of Brussels. ' Grey. ---Continuation of construc- tion north of McNaught. North boundary will require considerable work. Turnberry.--General maintenance. Howickr-Construction to be com- pleted north of Fordwich and north of Gorrie. New culverts will be needed. A summary of the 1920 statement CO the Department of Public High- ways is as follows: Provincial County Roads. Road construction $13,827.36 Bridge construction 10,909.00 Maintenance and repair14,471,74 County Roads. Road construction 15,180.32 Bridge construction 20,037.02 Maintenance and repair65,073.92 15,193.67 County Engineer. The County Engineer reported as follows.; So far as can be seen at present, it is expected that no heavy expensive work will be undertaken during the coming summer. Unemployment ex- ists largely at present in the towns and cities, but in the stenmer, no doubt, it will be as difficult as before to secure men for road work, but an effort will be made to carry on the policy of the last two years, that is, to continue to improve the condition of all of our main highways until we have a uniform system of smooth roads for the summer months. There are a large number of improvements involving large expenditures, that will have to be carried out some time in the near future, but unless labor conditions are decidedly better than they have been in the past, it would appear to be the best policy to allow any such proposed works to stand ut1441 men are looking for jobs, unless it is imperative that they be done at once. It would not be, however, good policy for the county to curtail work on improvements simkly because prices are falling, because there can be no doubt that a period in which low prices prevail is the right time to do this work, so as to get it done most cheaply and provide employment for men who are out of work in large numbers at such times. The revision of the schedule of county roads ordered at the December meeting has been completed, but in view of the fact that the list of new roads submitted in December has not yet been approved by the Highways Department, it was decided to wait until June before submitting the re- vised schedule to the council. No report has been received from the adjoining counties as regards the proposed reconstruction of the bound- ary bridges recommended in my re- port in December, so that we are unable to decide on any course of action. An outline of the work required in the different townships is expected to be as follows: Ashfield, - General maintenance work, re surfacing Lake Road south of Kintail and part of Colborne boundary, heavy work to be curtailed as much as possible, although some new culverts will be necessary. Colborne. -Grading and.general maintenance. The main roads must be kept in good condition for- traffic. One or two small culverts must be renewed. Goderich.--Clinton•Hayfield Road to be put in good condition for . traffic by grading in spring and resurfacing where required. It is uncertain se to the extent to which work will be necessary, but it is proposed to bring this road up to the standard of our other county roads. Some construc- tion may be advisable on the M111 road. Stant A few new culverts and general aintenance. Expenditures to be ker low to provide surplus for the reconstruction of Bannockburn bridge, which may be necessary in the near future, Hay. -A large amount of gravel to be placed on the Centre Road and provision made for proper continuous maintenance of this heavily travelled road. Considerable repairs to the easterl end of Road No. 7 and the Machinery Special grants Superintendence ...., 3.604,71 Total ... $202,284.73 This expenditure has been provided for as follows: 1920 Levy $87,599.60 Government Subsidy 88,755.51 Special Levy from Exeter25,832.90 1792 Total $202,188.01 Accounts with boundary munici- palities, which have not yet been -bal- anced, will raise this total to show a surplus of about $500. Tom Moore (Continued from page 7) As she spoke she turned away from the poet, but he was not to be so easily defeated. Bessie," he whispered tenderly. "Smile at me, dearest, smile just once," "No," she answered firmly, "I will not. I don't have to smile if I don't wish to, do I?" But, alas for her determipation, as she replied ' her eyes met those of Moore; the twinkling merriment which she read in her lover's gaze was too much for her gravity, and so. in spite of her effort to keep a sober face, she smiled back at him, and if it was not the love -light that shone benee x her long lashes, ---it was a something so entirely like it that a wiser man than the young Irishman woukl have been pardonable for mak- ing such a mistake. "Oh," he said,. loving 'triumpkant. "what do you think about it now?" "Well," said Bessie, in quick equivocation, "I wanted to smile then. You are very ridiculous, Mr. Moore." "You make me so, Bessie." "What did I tell you about that name?" she demanded, rising to her feet. "I forgot, Bessie," he replied rie fiantly. "If that is the case you shall have the opportunity to recall it to mind," said she sternly, at the same time moving towards the door. But her foot caught in her skirt and as she recovered her balance with a little cry there was an ominous sound of ripping plainly heard. There," cried Bessie, in a rage. 'I've stepped on a ruffle. It is all yonr falt, Tom Moore." "Of course it is," replied the poet. "It always is, as we both know." Bessie, meanwhile, had investigated the extent of the damage she had sustained. The lace ruffle on her underskirt had been torn off for at least two feet. The thing was utter- ly ruined, and, gritting her teeth RA she realized this, Bessie tried to tear off the lose pieee. This, however. proved to be beyond her strength, so, abandoning the atttempt with an ex- clamation of rage, she stamped her foot in anger. "Leto me help you," said Moore politely "No doubt, I can break the plaguey thing, Mistress Dyke." "You re the cause of all the trou- ble," s Bessie, crossly. ' A the more reason, then, for lettin me help you repair the dam- age. You can't dance with teat trailing in front of you." Moore took the end of the ruffle which Bessie held out to him, and. securing a firm grip upon it, march- ed across the room, thus ripping off the entire bottom of the skirt, "Thank yon," said Bessie, more graciously, extending her hand for the torn piece. Moore shook his head and held the -- ruffle behind him. "Give it to me, sir," exclaimed the girl indignantly. "It is the foam on the wave of loveliness," declared the poet, waving his prize as though it were a pen- nant, but carefully keeping it out of Bessie's reach. "You cannot have it, sir," she said, sternly. "Women are enveloped in mystery," he continued, quite unrebuked, "yards of it. If there is anything I love. it is mystery, so Pll keep this for myself." Why?,,, "For a souvenir. Think of the memories associated with it, Bessie." "What good will it he to you?" she asked, rather more pleasantly. "It would be a great success as a ne�c;cttie," Moore went on, draping it beneath his chin. Thusly, for in- stance, or I might wear it on my arm or next my heart." "Give rite that ruffle," cried Bessie, snatching at it as she spoke, and by good luck catching it. "Let go," commanded Moore. "If you don't I'll kiss your hands for yoU " "Oh, no, you won't." But he did. Please," pleaded the girl, not let- ting go. "I don't intend to keep it, Bessie. on my' word of honor." Confident that she had secured her object, the girl released the ruffle and stepped back. (Continued next week.) ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN A woman with blonde hair is very seldom seen in France: Ottawa was chosen as -the capital of Canada by Queen Victoria back in 1858. Japan grants a greater number of divorces than any other country in the world. It is not rare among Eskimo women that they have their first children at the age of twelve years. Statistics show that the majority of divorces are sought by women be- tween the ages of 20 and 25. The first woman suffrage laws in America were passed in the terri- tories of Wyoming and Utah in 1869. Miss Laura L. Wehner has the dis- tinction of being the only woman prac- ticing law in Louisville. Eleven nations are represented among the more than 300 members of the Y. W. C. A. recently opened in Smyrna, Asia Minor. Mrs. Florence Bramwell Bootk, wife of General Bramwell Booth of the Salvation Army, Is 'a justice of the peace in England. The women of this country spent enearly $5,000,000 for perfumes cos- metics and toilet preparations during the last year - More young people are getting mar- ried to -day than ever before. The average age among girls is from 15 to nineteen years. Mrs. Pauline O. Field, head of the Criminal Bar Association, is the only woman who practices in the court of general sessions in New York City. A film representing the execution of Edith Cavell has been withdrawn from exhibition in Cuba as the re- sult of a protest from the German minister. Dr. Norah E. Dowell, formerly in- structor in geology at Smith College has been appointed assistant geologist in the United State geological survey. Cigarettes rolled in paper dyed deli- cate shades of rose, blue, green, orange and other tints to harmonize with their gowns, is the latest vogue among the women in Paris. Miss Margaret Wade, selected as social secretary to Mrs. Larding, i8 a well known newspaper woman now being employed on a Washington newspaper as society editor. In order that she may attend the Boston high school a special dispensa- CCptttyy�� N 1I•.'w.'% i. tfi a.ri".K'Ip f'17�'."N,!IS k i �hE enkla'd-tr, ,i �,?:' Hall's Catarrh Medicine Those who aro in a "run down" condi- tion will notice' that Catarrh bothers them much more than when they are in good health. This tact proves that while Catarrh Is a local disease, it is greatly Influenced by constitutional conditions. 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