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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1926-04-30, Page 68l4llt: is•. "lever sold in r o ce ' sells this nd. Tr.. ,A, LADA. Basin liaaty ,i ire in bleat 1,��"Mop ,G,. tux Vach(saa ("Death tic,` t R;lls" " 'T7 ea1t of the' sh> c� tneu to i ee, 'the, laud ostf their IYL aof he fn an ellaTbParkt ler with all sorts of weird designs olndblaspho emutS mottoes. One .lifter., who escaped the guillotine by' ' presidential con-• mutation, had a blue -blank mark running around This neck. Above the line were tattooed the words, "Ex-: ecutioneer, •when cutting, follow the dotted line." co>ivieis were tattooe4 In Africa a tribe o gia whom would be:_ cal►alt world records .far. reit r, nd endurance, attroeto attention. So far as' we are r. Roome was the disaoveeer etribe which he found in the of Rwanda, near Ugandan elation of this kingdom is a- 0,000, and the giant ath1'etea bers of the ruling caste which te about ten per cent, of the on. Many of them are more'. en feet high. The,aged king; ; who walks with a stoop be= hiis years, is still six feet Etches tall. The native name, `este is Watsui, and in the opin- r. Roome it is Egyptian rath- negroid. The skin of the IS. HIiU T THRIVING TOWN Saskatoon, the commercial distrib- latieg , eefter for the central and northern :half of Saskatchewan, also the University City of the Province, is situated on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River, whose high hanks, dotted with trees and shrub- If'erjr, and carpeted wish vegetation, give a,touch of scenic beauty not us - ley associated with prairie towns. Tote` river which divides the town is spanned by five bridges, three of them carrying the three railway lines of the Canadian Pacific and the .Canadian National Railways, while the other two carry vehicular, street railway, and pedestrian traffic. The latest of these bridges, opened in 1916, is a handsome arched structure of reinforced concrete with wide dimensions to carry double street railway tracks, vehicular and pedes- trian This bridge cost over ,�t7. 10,0oo• ''' ••?Tie .townsite was surveyed in 1886 and1•$89 the first bridge (railway) was built across the river. The rail- way came the following year. For the next ten years all there was to Saskatoon were a few houses and. shacks on the east bank of the river °and hardly as much on the west bank. In 1901 Saskatoon was incorporat- ed as a village and the next year published its first newspaper, the Phoenix, then e. weekly. It is now a anoraing daily. A town charter was obtained in 1903 when the population numbered 113 and the town area was 974 acres. in 1906 Saskatoon achieved the' sta- tus of a city with an estimated popu- lation of 5000; at the same time the city limits were extended to take in an area of 2567 acres. This same year witnessed the installation of electric light and power plant and water works. In 1907 the two sections of the city were joined by a traffic bridge, supplanting a ferry service. In the same year the Grand Trunk Pacific and the Canadian Northern Railways came into Saskatoon, closely fol- lowed the next year by the Canadian Pacific Railway. For a time prior to and especially with the advent of Messrs POIIs, eJLtGHabil/toll lint. imommonsum 'Jjasi[l01 JOS aZpnf pug 'A14ualsTsuoa lug 'SunalpoulsEds lou — 3j -papurtu-undo as `3uT[Ias p rag ail; 2uianpa.I pun safes Us•eaaaui aoJ ssau -Fug JnoA ut auogdalaq sill jo a0mnl.Joduit tut -ssa taut Rlptde.t age 31001 -.tato plows no uno 0.0U saop Minn Inn! - eq .taco Ino uT& ups. Alaual,sisuoa auotldajaa. sill seen open 1ueijpiaui aur. Ism puri .inti ul 444nop Xun act aaaill ung 'saop xi sn iaaoui p.ntl} n ascitum sa2g.tgAn alae auoi{dam n 3o;unoure a3 pun -- untotd uaaq seq se -- xaltutoa a>j�, seen aepxo auo :ro; pextnbaa etui:l etq; iialjel act tr133 feretao ougutfajai. g uatjA S1.47nj 0114 0-111 Oaan the railways, thousands of settlers flocked to the western prairies to take up land—rich, virgin prairie that needed only an ex and a plow to turn the furrow ready for the seed. From 1908 to 1913 the building ac- tivities totaled over $20,000,000 and the city limits were enlarged again to take in an area of 8480 acres or 131/4 sections of land, During these few years there suddenly arose into existenoe from out of the prairie sod a hustling, bustling western city. Banks, wholesale warehouses, busi- ness blocks, government buildings, residential apartments and houses were built as well as churches, schools and theaters. Sidewalks were laid, streets were paved, light, water, telephone and all modern con- veniences provided. Saskatoon is situated in the midst of a tremendously rich farming country and holds a strategical posi- tion as a distributing center. With the continued settlement of the prai- rie country and the extension of branch railways lines, with the im- mediate prospects of the completion of the Hudson Bay Railway, which will bring the products of the prairies nearer to the European markets, Sas- katoon ]cooks forward with confi- dence to the future. Saskatoon is justly proud of its schools. In 1903 there were three teachers and 136 pupils; in 1924 there were 136 teachers and 5352 pupils enrolled. There are in the city, 17 public schools, two collegiate high schools and five denominational colleges besides the university. The city has 17 public parks con- taining 396 acres; has wide streets and boulevards and the ever increas- ing attention given to the planting of trees and cultivation of lawns and gardens is a tribute to the athetie development of the city with a pres- ent population of 30,000 people. LOAD OF MISERY ON CONVICT SHIP "La Mariniere," the last convict ship afloat in this twentieth century of the civilized world, sailed recently for French Guiana carrying 340 lifers and long -terms sentence men. It was the first shipload of convicts for this South American station in more than two years. "Ira Mariniere" was painted a weird combination of red, yellow, black and white and seemed to have emerged from the Middle Ages, until one con- vict, under stress of emotion waving good-bye to his sweetheart across a port, collapsed and died, bringing back the grim present. No joyful welcome or fond em- braces await the shackled passengers on this sinister ship, for their des- tination is Devil's Island and a liv- ing death They were trotted out of St. Mar- tin's Penitentiary between rows of steel -helmeted soldiers with rifles and fixed bayonets, and their step was heavy and faltering. They look- ed about as if in pain for a kindly glance, but the eyes they met were hard and unforgiving. They were grotesque figures in ill- fitting, coarse woollen garments, as like sheep they were herded into a small lighter with tem square feet each in which to huddle. But there never was a whimper of revolt from ^se broken spirits. One man stood out among the spineless, dejected multitude, stolid, erect, r -i• i fierce moustaches ruffled by the wind. He attracted the atten- tion of all. "He is Gabriel Mourey," a guard responded to a query. "He is the man who robbed the American bank- er Shattuck." Mourey heard the comment and smiled confidently as he recognized the Associated Press correspondent, who had attended his trial. "Tull them," he said, "that I will be the butler for some high class so- ciety people in New York City in- side of two years." Five mothers and seven sisters were there to wave good - bye and a fore•lorn hope to departing relatives. There were no wives. The relatives were not allowed to wish a final God- speed to these crushed men. There were final interviews with families last Saturday, but soldiers with bayonets and rings of steel could not keep one little mother from the side of her son. She had hired out as a was•hwoman on the deck of the lighter, and threw her arms around her boy of twenty -two --a murderer—, and kissed him. Captain Louis Grenet of the con- vict ship is a man of steel. Standing hatless on the narrow gangway, he supervised the .arrival of every one of his passengers, without scrutiniz- ing their passports, for "moral tur- pitude" is an open sesame in that part of South America to which the ship is. proceeding. The convicts were being pushed into four steel cages two small ones forward and aft and two larger amidships. Silently they filed into the dark, yawning hold, with dull glances and impotent hatred in their lifeless eyes. "1lfntiny, no sir," said the captain. "B'�at steam from ten pumps into the, cages soon melts any revolt," "dr indivrdtal hothhead5 there -is r3 "d iu t• atatterbornt;'r The , cugiip 'it intuit a .uat half erect; with both feet. trust 1 hrongli steel bars five inehes Byatt. • fey last Add tt thirty '11ii lines,", sattl the nook& r'A red C'ur'd ". RHEUMATIC PAIN AND THIN BLOOD Liniments 'of No Avail — The Trouble Must be Treated Through the Blood. The most a rheumatic sufferer can hope for in rubbing something on the swollen, aching joints is a little relief and all the while the trouble is be- coming more firmly rooted. It is now known that rheumatism is rooted in the blood, and that as the trouble goes on the blood` becomes still further thin and water -y. To get rid of rheumatism, therefore, you must go to the root of the trouble in the blood. That is why Dr. Williams' Pink Pills have proved so beneficial when taken for this trouble. They make new, rich blood which expels the poisonous acid and the rheumatism disappears. There are thousands of former rheu- matic sufferers in Canada, now well and strong, who thank Dr. Williams' Pink Pills that they are now free front..the aches and pains of this dreaded trouble. One of these is Mr. Robt. A. Smith, Mersey Point, N.S., who says:—"Some years ago I was attacked with rheumatism, which grew so bad that I could not walk and had to go to bed under the doc- tor's care. • It is needless to say that I underwent a great deal of suffering. The doctor's medicine did not seem to reach the trouble, so when I was advised to try Dr. • Williams' Pink Pills I did so, and after taking them for some weeks I was able to get out of bed. I continued using the pills and Was soon able to work, and I have not been troubled with rheuma- tism since. In other respects also I derived a great deal of benefit from these pills and I think them a won- derful remedy." Dr. Williams' Pink Pi1Ls are sold by all medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. 03,0 than ' c�tlz 0sei, ei'glt lea er Wats k- is reddish brown or 'bronze, and iheir art bears a striking resem- blanoe to that of the Egyptians. Mu- zingat'',lhimself has a profile exactly like that of a Seti I, the Egyptian rnoneeei , whose mummy is in the reuses n' at Cairo. Their kingdom is remote from civ- ilietutlotr; but the Watsui have a civil- .izsitioinof their own. They dress in longr-kite robes, something like a Itonutttoga, and these are often strik- inglydecorated. Their great size, in the opinion of the exploreer, is due not to any herb or special food, but to a life iitt ",the open. They are very ac. .tive, •gery athletic and live outdoors most of the time in an open stretch of country. It is doubtful if these hab- its .alone would give them their great sieee,, and one might expect that in- bteeding had been practised to some extent:" Mr. Roome was amazed at the size and agility of these men, and conldntot help speculating as to what they would do to other contenders shoutldethey be trained for Olympic sports.." Desiring to see haw they meg&t..show at the high jump, and supposing the present record to be six feet six inches, he had a bar rais- ed at` this height, and to please him the icing ordered several of his young mea to clear it. Several of them easi- ly juiinped it, and one cleared it by what appeared to be a good foot, In a photograph since published this giant is seen soaring at a height of well over seven feet with the grace of a bird. As a matter of fact the official' record is six feet seven and five -sixteenth inches, held by E. Bee- son. Apparently there are hundreds, if not thousands, of Africans who can jump a foot higher than ever a white man jumped in official competition. It seems astounding, but is it any more astounding from - an athletic point of view than the fact that an unknown eighteen - year - old boy should beat the Olympic champion long distance runner more than half a mile in the Boston marathon and cut Tthe world's record by more than four Minutes? Mr. Roome says th.it the• strength and physique of the Wat#tsi are incomprehensible to one.. who has not seen them. To a traveller they are hardly more inter- esting than the race of pygmies which he ran across. These are the forest erygmies or Batwas, perhaps the low- est of all human beings in the scale of intellect, yet canning enough for their own purposes, and remarkably adept at certain things necessary to their own preservation. They live in a dense belt of foresta thousand miles long by six hundred miles wide, and because they rarely see the sun they are of almost an ochre color instead of being black. Even travellers in the pygmy country rarely see them, for they have the ability of wild ani- mals to keep out of sight and they are as timid as rabbits. Mr. Roome, in an interview with H. C. Norris, writer for a Philadelphia Public Ledger syndicate, said that he came upon the Pygmies at about the point where H. M. Stanley was almost lost. Ile found a tunnel through the hush about three feet high and fol- lowing it was led to an encampment of pigmies. The pygmies scattered and hid at first, but later ventured outwhen assured that the white man meant them no harm and he was able to converse with them through an in- terpreter, for they have a language of their own, though most of their communications are made by signs. They gave him a tribal dance and showed how they telegraph messages through the forest by beating their fists on their expanded chests. They use bows and poisoned arrows and are extremely expert in their use. At a distance of fifty yards they bit a piece of w•h i to paper two inches square a- gain and again, some of them driving the dart through the centre as ac- curately as Robin Hood might have done. Mr. Roome indicated a tree about eighteen inches iri diameter and fifty feet tb.the first brancheed� They swarmed 'up it like cats, using their fingers and their toes, and hardly touching it with their knees. Once up they ran out on the limbs like mon- keys. Half of their lives are spent in the trees; ..and half beneath the underbrush of the forest. Mr. Roome has traversed Africa from Cairo to Cape Town five times, and has gene from the east coast to the west ceestifiye tithes by motor, train, hicyel'e, boat and on foot He has seen tribes never before visited by a white man: and he has never been molested. He has often walked within fortf,yards of lions and leop- ards but they ",nave merely looked ea. spectful'ly at each Other. Ile tb,inke that a lice z'gttme cabers an inlet,' for about three weeks, and if he has been injured or fr g1i1ebted by a white man,• he will etttac'it;'htly' ,other white man whom he li'Ieets .before the incident pusses feolie',Vil, Mallory. "Never bully a wild man er.a wild animal" is the advice-Meee elite gives to all who m,It to dui taming when it is notmaybe toteba no, , ncludeif, the writer. One of the cute b eau travel is tint hundreds lief t►i ? .• ` tette Et3te hundro �r,+ltalcl aw .otditttee hg has hada ,1 es dig guides after going a le r' + apse they Olt*: 1.h ed a count /� Sa��yyy�Sd all bmf" toms then, O k tw Cooking a head of cauliflower without breaking is possible with a new holder. The government of Iraq has lifted its ban on importation of radio equipment. Turning the knob on top of a new teapot stirs its contents after they have steeped. Experts will investigate reported petroleum discoveries in Portuguese East Africa. A simple tool has been invented- to nventedto remove automobile headlight doors that have rusted tight Vienna has been equipping its schools with motion picture ma- chines for educational purposes. Getting Skinnier Every Day SOMA'THING MUST BE DONE AND DONE RIGHT NOW—QUICK Hollows in Cheeks and Neck Growing Deeper Every Week Tens of thousands of thin, run-down men—yes, and women too—are get- ting discouraged—are- giving up all hope of ever being able to take on flesh and look healthy and strong. All such people can stop worrying and start to smile and enjoy life right now for McCoy's Cod Liver Extract Tablets which any druggist will tell you all about are putting flesh on hosts of skinny folks every day. One woman, tired, weak and dis- couraged, gained 15 pounds in five weeks and now feels fine. We all know that the livers of Cod Fish are full of vitalizing flesh pro- ducing vitamines and these same vita - mines of the highest class are found in McCoy's Cod Liver Extract Tab- lets—sugar coated and as easy to take as candy. And this shows what faith the makers have in McCoy's for they say; if any thin person don't gain at least 5 pounds in 30 days your druggist will give you your money back—and only 60 cents for 60 tablets. Ask any live pharamacist anywhere in North or South America. But be sure to get McCoy's, the original and genuine. GIANT ATHLETES FOUND IN AFRICAN JUNGLE Being a fellow of the Royal Geo- graphies./ Society and East and Cen- tral African secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, William J. W. Roome, of Belfast, will not be suspected of bearing false witness or even of exaggerating. Therefore, his statement published recently that he Jr peedy Relief le O1vSN 9'O cOUONe, COLDS 1 AND 1Ji16... C4111e WMEN '('al6Ai'L+O WPM THAT WONDERFULLY reeve—roes Houea neve at ra An investment of .$25.00 In the origltr, Synod tate realized $14,000 in a v' r months. There Is still, big money' to be' made • n'Red Lae . file' `tli'ORe .. who' "get In on'the round .fo!ar" Chukunl Red Lake - Public Qlbe%g Today's Price 110 F.1 4 9*or' gra ary`'xtllege, the a edical:i •il •s. feat's Uotc Ata ceders l eeriteCitenil rec1iq'ed at per unit This offering IN limited to 5500 units and has sonal liability. er Working capital for development purposes is necessary — Chukuni RED LAKE MINING ASSOCIATION has been formed and are offering to the public 5500 units in the Association at the remarkably low figure of $10.00. Don't Delay —The offering of Chukuni Association units is limited and the price may be advanced at any time. Wire or phone your reservation today and make stfire of the advance when it comes. Send your order today. e47jaaatt scurf tth. amnia. Howls iev • to on 6bthe mane "brill"' Eucoue ria pmctfdallar atsgla E. B. deP11108. M E. Engineer In charge et development wort. .TAS. R. ROAN &Heave for the .Aseocaltioe JOIIl Minor get aeleOellege. • . .. tree tbeiu , td°.:ar Den idenc ant of A.., duate. Un of. es res rompt Street Phom �(P€RTS T PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITE Cumulative �° Class "A" Sinking Fund PREFERRED SHARE The Company: The Supertest Petroleum Corporation, Limited. deals in the wholesale and retail distribution of Supertest Petroleum Products, such as gasoline, lubricating oils, etc. The Company became known some three years ago, , since which time its growth and development has been rapid anti consistent- ly profitable, until to -day it owns and operates several well-equipped tank storage depots, as wel!..as sixty-seven service stations, located for the most part in Western Ontario. Security: The Class "A" Cumulative Preferred Stock is the first security o: the Com- pany, being preferred both as to assets and dividends. It carries a cumula- tive dividend of 7% per annum, payable semi-annually. Total assets over' amount to $619,096 36, liabilities against stock outstanding of approximately $386,000.00 The CoMpaetyiias Mkbott d debtor bankloans, and is entirely free of deet -with the exception of.cutrent trade accounts, Growth and Earnings: The combined earnings of -the constituent companies since their inception have been particularly satisi'eetory, showing in excess of 25% per septum on the paid-up capital. Earn- ings for 1925 end 1956 are sufficient to show the Preferred Stock Dividend earned between two and three times. The followingtable shows the development of the -company's business: YEAk No. STATIONS SALES YEAR No. STATYON$ S $ 1928 3 $113,983.7$ 1926 67 Oiler $ 9q0' 1924 . 16 34.2,47516 1926 (estimated) 86 Over 1.i2 O, ,00' • Purpose of Iss,ce: It is the intention- of the Company to extend its business by opening •up•new whole asalle and retail units. The earnings and accounts of the Company have been audited ;• and certitled biyMessrs.. Oscar Hudson & Company, Chartered Accountants 'whiletholegal dctaila`have been attended to by'Messts; Blake, Lasit, Anglin dc Cassels. PRIM $100 pe><r.s e. (Carrying a 609, oainto,op Conunon Stock) F911 Descriptive C1#culitt igen request, MURRAY C and 0,0 .4. , s, DR.I iRrlbur e Medicine anc ver$itq of 1 Member of Surgeons' of east of post Ont rio. DI flumes Graduate of Ity, Chicago College of 1 Office over F. Seaforth. DR. A. Granite bttd;; Late Rot'atnda At Children, Dc lately occupi Hours, 9 Sundays, 1 t DR Office and Mast of the N Phone 46. Moon. C. Mackay lty 'Universi Trinity Med the College geong of Or DR. Graduate Faculty of 1 lege of Phi Ontario; pa Chicago Cli Royal Ophtl England; U don, Engler minion Beni Night calls Victoria Str -A Licensed Heron Cot Real Estate, on appiicatl 684 r 6, R. OS Licensed ties of Perl of Jones' .i Chicago. Ci (olfaction go Oscar W. I 11-+2. Licensed of Huron at arrangement made..,:by ca fortar Cr Th es moderate anteed: -4 t Honor tai tianttl Saha cig& Spec Bred are dhandfise an, Iieepi1 h' tafaddOn, r al Oaeertir _ Hlot, 13.91. • 1 Lice sed at Haro& paw of the perlencyoI�n,,��II wan`. Tort 'l eriv 17g r < _,. twinT nap u�t ii'