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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1931-05-01, Page 1fro t. Ik Seventy-second Year Whole Number 3807 f SEAFORTH, FRIDAY, AY 1, 1931. HURON BOY TO THE FRONT Becomes Gold Medalist of Graduating Class of Twenty-four in Theology, of Emmanuel College, Toronto. Mr. R. Keith Love, of Kippen, Stan- ley Township, who won his B. A. de- gree in Western University, London, after a four years' course, has been awarded the Sanford Gold Medal in Divinity (General proficiency in B. D. course), also General Proficiency Scholarship, ('Church History), second, and took second place in Oratory, which when we consider the age of the student, 24 years, goes to prove that our rural students are not behind in intelligence and ambition. We take great pleasure in extend- ing to Mr. Love our heartiest congrat•. ulations when returning home with the honors so worthily won, and hope to see him rise from strength to strength in this his great calling. HAMILTON AND LONDON SYNOD OF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Mrs. Hamilton, of Goderich, conduct- ! ed a very impressive installation• ser - The 57th meeting of the Hamilton the welcome of Knox Church congre- and London Synod of the Presbyter- gation and mentioned the fact that ian Church in Canada, opened in Knox the clergymen of the town, Rev. Church, Goderich, at 8 ' o'clock on' Mills, of St. George's (Anglican), Tuesday evening. There are three Rev. . Mr. Bunt, of the Baptist hundred and twenty members on the Church, and Rev. Mr. Clarke and roll, and although there are some ab- Rev. Mir. Butt of North and Victoria sent, the attendance was very large. Street' United Churches, were pres- The opening exercises were conduct- ent in the congregation. ed by Rev. T. D. McCullough, M.A., The new moderator, Rev. Mr. the retiring moderator, who is min- Reith, pronounced the benediction. ister of Knox Church, 'Kincardine.; Rev. R. C. •McDerrnid, minister of the THE NEW MODERATOR church, and Rev. J. A. Brown, B.A., At the inaugural session held Mon - of Ingersoll. da night, Rev. Peter Reith, B.A., of Rev. Mr. McCullough preached from Y the text Deut. 6-6 to 8: `"These words Tara, was elected moderator for the which I command thee this day shall ensuing year. Mr. Reith was a run - be in thine heart and thou shalt teach ner-up for the office last year. The them unto the children." It was a name of Rev. W. J: West, M.A., of discourse which searched-. the hearts Atwood, was also proposed but Mr. of all being a plea for spiritual wis- West withdrew and the appointment dom. He traced God's revelation in of Mr. Reith was made unanimous. nature and quoted "The heavens de- Mr. Reith is at present clerk of Clare the glory of God and revealed the Presbytery of Bruce where he has Himself in nature." been for many years and has done Mayor Lee extended a welcome in great work for the church. He began which he expressed his pleasure as his ministry in the Presbytery of mayor of the town to extend a wel- Hamilton, where he went after a good come to Goderich, the prettiest town course as a student at Toronto Uni- in Canada. He was sorry they were versity and Knox College. He repre- not seeing Goderich at its best, and sents the hard working country min - that a game of golf could not be en- ister who keeps up his studies, pre- joyed •on the golf course, which is pares carefully for his pulpit, is well one of the finest and 'prettiest in Can- versed in the rules of the church, a ala. "The blossom time in the good minister and presbyter. Tbat Niagara peninsula is not excelled by he came to the chair without opposi- the bloom on our chestnut trees." tion is a tribute to his fine service in Mr. Lee referred to the intended de- the Synod, and the confidence of his parture of Rev. Mr. McDermid and brethren in his fine ability to preside the great regret felt for his leaving over the court,and fill the honors of in the town, where he has always the office during his year of service. been a leader. "What is our loss is Mr, Reith's#nomination was proposed Toronto's gain," concluded His Wor- by,A. H. Wilson, Paisley, and Rev. C. ship. Rev. Mr. McDermid extended H. McDonald, Lucknow. HURON PRESBYTERIAL vice. The speaker of the afternoon was Mrs. Longley, of West China. Her ad- dress was full of suggestion, inspira- tion and spiritual uplift, and it will be long remembered by •those who heard her. The 'Mother Goose Exercise, given by the Hensall Mission Band, was very much enjoyed by all. The Resolution and Courtesy Com- mittee brought forward their report of thanks and sympathy. A letter and bouquet of flowers were sent to Mrs. Agur, who we hope will celebrate her 100th birthday in July, 1931. There were resolution on Temper- ance, that whereas we, members of the W.M.S., heartily endorse in every way we can any educational campaign by either the church or the W.C.T.A. showing the evil effects of alcohol up- on the body, mind and soul of man- kind. Also re disarmament, we feel that the subject of disarmament un- der present world conditions and in the light of past experience, is too big a subject for us to discuss intelli- gently in the time at our disposal. The convention accepted an invita- tion from Wingham to meet there in 1932. The Nominating Committee for next years is: Mrs. Ashton, Gorrie; Mrs. Shipley, Clinton; Mrs. J. J. Washing- ton, Auburn; Mrs. J. L. Amos, Brins- ley, and Mrs, Gibson, Wroxeter. New state of officers: Past presi- dent, Mrs. J. E. Hogg, Clinton; Presi- dent, Mrs. W. P. Lane, Seaforth; let Vice -President, Mrs. F. Fowler, Clin- ton; 2nd Vice-Presidgnt, Mrs. Wight - man, Blyth; 3rd Vice -President, Mrs. Anthony, Thames Road; 4th Vice - President, Mrs. Strachan, Brussels ; Recording Secretary, Miss A. E. Con- sitt, Hensall; Corresponding Secre- tary, Mrs. Andrew, Goderich; Treas- urer, Mrs. Moorehouse, Exeter; Chris- tian Stewardship ' Secretary, Mrs. Greer, Wingham; Baby Band Secre- tary, Mrs. Bremner, Brucefield; C. G. I. T. Secretary, Mrs. S. Davidson, Wingham; Mission Band Secretary, Mrs.. J. Scobie, Belgrave; Y. W. A. and Mission Circle. Secretary, Mrs, Barker, Brussels; Associate Helpers' Secretary, Mrs. R. R. Connor, Kippen; Supply Secretary, Mrs. .Colclough,' Blyth; Assistant Supply Secretary, Mrs. Venner, Clinton; Missionary Monthly Secretary, Mrs. Johns, Elim- ville; Strangers' Secretary, Mrs. Fors- ter, Londesboro; Literature Secretary, Miss Layton, Exeter; Temperance Secretary, Miss Murray, Exeter; Press Secretary, Miss E. Nott, Eg- mondyille; members without portfolio, Mrs. Hamilton; Godericli; Mrs. Wil- son, Wingham. The fifth annual meeting of the 'better. Let us be true stewards giv- Huron Presbyterial of the Women's Ling of our time and prayer so that we Missionary Society of the United' know we have given. Mrs. Connor, Church of Canada met in Hensall Associate Helpers' Secretary, said United Church, Tuesday, April 28th, there were six new secretaries ap- 1931. With the weather threatening, pointed during the year. There is a the spirit of the women was undaunt- membership of 431, which have con- ed for from all directions came wo-'tributed $516.11. men to convene in Hensall United Concerning the supply work, Mrs. Church. At the hour of 10 o'clock Colclough said that bales had been the auditorium of the church was well' sent to the North and West valued at filled and for the afternoon session 1 $2,154.50. there was not a 'vacant sitting. Mrs. Johns said there was a Mis- Mrs. Lane our president, was in the • sionary Monthly Secretary in each chair. After singing the Doxology, I auxiliary and that the total number the invocation .by our president, Mrs. Fowler read Isa. 6:1-8 and Mrs. Anth- ony led in prayer. Mrs. Sinclair extended a hearty wel- come to the delegates and friends, which was aptly replied to by Mrs. Goudie. Mrs. Greer was appointed Record- ing Secretary pro tem, in the absence of Miss A E Consitt of subscribers was 1,445, an increase of 17. Mrs. Forster, of Blyth, gave a lengthy report of Stranger's Work. Thirteen auxiliaries have a secretary appointed; one new Canadian is be- ing educated by W.M.S. and 537 strangers have been cared for by sec- retaries. s iLiterature Secretary, Miss South - Finance Committee, comprising Mrs. cott, gave her report and encouraged Moorehouse, Mrs. Greer, Mrs. Mac- thewt omen wares. me ernv1She stated 5iand auxto - iliaries kenzie, Mrs. Graham, Mrs. Venner, p� use study books, while Circles and Bands use Young Japan. Her sales of literature amounted to $27.88. Miss Murray presented Temperance and suggested that secretaries be ap- pointed in each auxiliary and asked that a systematic interest in Temper- ance work be carried on in Sunday schools and public schools; 13 aux- iliaries have secretaries. The treasurer, Mrs. Moorehouse, had had her statistical reported in printed form, so did not give her re- port in full length. The total raised by this Presbyterial was $19,234.62. Mrs. Barker, Y.W.A. Secretary, re- ported a membership of 230. She won- dered if we mothers and W. M. S. workers were as interested as we should be in our young women. They raised $1;545.99. The Baby Band report by Mrs. Bremner, showed 325 members and having sent $70.98. There are nine- teen Bands organized. Many interesting items were pres- ented by Mrs. Scobie on Mission Band work. Two bands were forced into inactivity because of lack of a leader. We are hoping and praying that God will call forth one to superintend in each of these fields. Two new groups have organized, one in Ontario Street, Clinton, and one in Cavan Church, Winthrop. Egmondville has both girls' and boys' band meeting separ- ately except upon special occasions. Seaforth is laying plans at present to organize a Boys' Band. Goderich, North Street, have divided their Band into three groups. Walton has for some time met on Sunday morning and used graded missionary studies, divid- ing into five separate groups under as many teachers. There are 86 Bands with a membership of 901. Our great- est adv'aiice is in our World Friends' Column;. eubscibers increased from 167 to 327. There was considerable increase' in Baster and autumn thank - offering which amounted to $223.50, but raised a total of $1,27'7.81. After the devotional exercises at 2 p.m,, Rev. •Mir. Moorhouse brought. greetings from the Presbytery. Then followed the election of officers and report of the nominating Committee. was appointed. Resolution Committee: Mrs. Wil- lis, Wingham; Mrs. Strachan, Brus- sels; and Mrs. Sinclair, Hensall. . Delegates to the Branch are: Mrs. Britton, Constance; Mrs. Robb, Cen- tralia; Miss Laura Graham, Port Al- bert; Mrs. Gowdy, Salem; and Miss Thelma Cheer, Secretary for Young Women. The corresponding secretary, Mrs. Andrew, presented a very encouraging report and stated how a great honor had come to Goderich in having had Miss Maude Howell go to Trinidad as a missionary teacher. There have been 33 of our beloved workers pass on to "higher service." Each of these names were mentioned during the memorial service which was beauti- fully and fittingly conducted by Mrs. Clarke and Miss Robertson, of Gode- rich; assisted by Mrs. Craik, Gorrie; Mrs. Laidlaw, Blyth; Mrs. Shipley, Clinton, and Mrs. McDonnell, Hen- sall. The report of Stewardship and Fin- ance by Greer showed that 47 auxili- aries have a secretary appointed; 32 have a Finance Committee having fin- ances reported regularly at meetings; 50 auxiliaries use eniv'elopes; 27 have adopted a missionary for prayer, and 38 have reached or' exceeded their al- location; 15 auxiliaries are using the budget system and 41 make quarter- ly surveys. We feel this is a very gratifying report. Our women are developing a deeper sense of their re- sponsibility to 'missionary work. They aro beoominemore systematic both in study and in meeting their financial obligations. EgmondviIle, Holmes- villey and Victoria Street, Goderieh, all report increases because of the use of the envelope system,. Seaforth, Northside, is the only auxiliary which sends in its quarterly allocation quar- terly. Let us increase our member- ship ten per cent. She gave flour sug- gesltioits. 1 1(1) Use envelopes; '!(2) Send in quarterly the quarterly amount; (8) Get new...memlbers early in the year; (4) Come to the meeting in the spirit of prayer. Have more faith in ourseWse, in our fellowman and in God. Then we will measure up C�aiPrices For May Are the Lowest for the Year Order Your Season's Coal, 3 Per Delivery This Month And Save Money N. CLUFF & SONS ic of the mocking bird' to aid the cere- mony? That sounds good. Contrawise there's a preacher -man here who ad- vertises "'brevity in the marriage cere- Lucielle—Looseewe heel. Oh me! Oh my! Ten days in the House of Correction will suffice, Lucielle, to mend the loose heel, but take my advice: don't mony." The nuptial couple on enter- loose heel it any more." ing his church are addressed: "Wanta There is a giant rivalry existing get married? Got a ring? Let's see between Florida and California re - it. Yeh! Put it on her finger. Sign specting climatic conditions suitable the register. Married—$10." No ac- to winter tourists traffic. Recently at eompanying marriage ceremony a!- a public meeting a California speaker dorned with natural beauty of flowers. in describing Florida's wet land said, Just atheistic in conception. Most con- "In Florida, they sold their land by temptible. the quart." The Florida speaker in Bishop Cannon, of the Methodist his come -back said, "In California Episcopal Church, is impeached with they sold their land by the (earth - appropriating entrusted political cam- quake) jar," and so the talk went on paign election funds subscribed' by far into the night. For authentic in - the Republican Big Fish to his per- formation regarding California earth• sone], use. Apropos the manager of quakes, ask Mr. J. G. Mullen, Man- an 80 -ton Big Whale Exhibition here ager of the Bank of Commerce, who advertised it "free to the clergy." was a resident of San Francisco when Scientists affirm that a whale has a the big quake in the 80's destroyed larger mouth than an elephant, but that city. it can only swallow small fish. Dontcha believe it, Mr. Bishop, for safety purposes stick to the Jonah - whale and the big political fish cash. 1 It pays. COUNTY LIVE STOCK IMPROVE - Years ago women were accused of spending all their money to dress their MENT ASSOCIATION FORMED backs. We attended a fashionable din- ner last evening and the ladies' even -1 A meeting of the live stock men of ing dresses were so gauzy and flimsy the County was held in the Agricul- that we were afraid to look under the tural Office, Clinton, on Saturday af- table for a dropped serviette. Of ternoon, April 25th, at which a Coun- course since knee-high dresses with ty Livestock Improvement Association hip effect are in fashion again, there was formed. About seventy livestock was no knee-cessity for alarm. men and•other interested parties were On Sunday morning (last a strang- Present and listened to a very integ- er visitor attended one of the city esting address by R. W. Wade, Direc- fashionable churches and in the ab- tor of the Ontario Livestock Branch. seises) of an usher, a convenient seat Mr,- Wade answered a number of was taken. Shortly afterward a pomp- i questions relative to different phases ous Englishman stopped opposite the of the livestock industry and also ex - pew where the stranger was seated plained the conditions on which the 20 and while glowering savagely at the per cent. bonuses were paid to farm - unconscious offender, deliberately fix- ers who purchased a pure bred bull for ed an eye monacle into place and the first time. taking a card from his pocket wrote One director was appointed from thereon, "I pay $300 for that seat you occupy," and handed it to the strang- er in the seat. The seat -visitor, grac- iously accepted the card and after reading its contents, added laconical- ly in writing, "You pay too damn much," and handed it back still re- taining the seat. While the Recording Angel booked the incident, Peter laughed. Do likewise. Six weeks' residence state divorce laws are in effect here, and to beat their northern neighbor in the divorce mill business, Mexico has an instan- taneous one at $100 per. Wait and see Miss Ontario trump her partner ace. Bridge the idea. The big lawyers are on the job for the money that's in it. "Oh! the pity o' it," when the, negro borrows money from the Flor- borne, E. J. Pym; East Wawanosh, da land shark. This is a concrete ex - Melvin Taylor; West `t;awanosh, F. ample where an aged negress pays Mary Jones -Smith, of; James Street, G Todd. $57.60 interest on a $5 loan. M. A motion was passed at the meet - three years ago borrowed $5 from the Money Supply Co., of Jacksonville, and is four months in arrears of in- terest at $1.80 per month. She paid $57.60 interest on her loan of $5, and the loan company claims $7.20 more in addition to the principal. The poor old woman told Sheriff Calhoun that the loan shark collector used rough, had language and threatened vile con- sequences if the interest remained un- paid. "Afore de Lawd, I'se jes' can't pay it," she told the Sheriff who as- ASSOCIATION FORMED NEWS AN:O„i Barley O.utyields Oats. :op al In periods such as the.present when •'. the snaking of a profit requires th0�o1! a most careful management, it is Of Icet, Branch, especial interest to note that barley*that:• sales is consistently a more prc fttable grain the shippers, '! crop than oats.' This is shown by statistics over a ,period of the past 47 years in Ontario, during which barley has outyielded oats ':by approximately 160 pounds per acre, while in years of unfavorable weather, such as 1930, the increase amounts to twice this figure. Undoubtedly of all grain craps, barley is least affected by un- favorable weather. WHO'S WHO! WHAT'S WHAT, AND WHY? (By F. G. Neelin, Seaforth, Ont.) Dear Expositor: There are stranger -than -fiction oc- currences happening in this Fiorida Southland and in present date vernac- ular "it's up to me” to paragraph a few of the_ leading events. Where morals at a'• premium is shown by an advertised Love Agency recently established to transact busi- ness. The agency has a list of one hundred girls, ranging from 12 to 18 years of age, associated with dates assigned to wealthy men. A magi- strate's thirteen year old child -daugh- ter was scheduled amongst the vic- tims and the accomplices in such fiendish crimes remain unpunished in this land of the free. The manageress of the Love Agency, Mrs. Deeze, im- presses these girl dupes with her pernicious theory of life activity that "nothing is wrong; only the thinking makes it so." In the court she wrote her personal philosophy thus: "Life is like a cup of tea; the more heart• fly we drink the sooner we reach the dregs." Truly, Kipling's couplet, "The female of the species is more deadly than the male." Sunday golf is popular pastime ,in sunshine Florida. Ernie Scott dressed immaculately each Sabbath morning, ostensibly for recreation at a nearby golf course, but the speedometer of his car showed 80 miles and a left -over feminine buckle was on the seat. Mrs. S. got her divorce. Moral: Don't play golf Sunday, hld you be the links, compelled ( )o drive to be sure and spike the tell-tale mile- age marker and beware of seat evi- dence. A word to the wise guy is suf- ficient. The foreigner has a hard time learn- ing the English language. We drink up a pint of milk when we drink it down and drink a glassful of soda when we drink it empty. In the olden times at Jimmie's, "a bootleg" was a big schooner---iglassful of beer with its shirt collar dripping over the edge. The smart set of Florida ask you to have a Hiawatha—laughing water. Sometimes we laugh. For a certainty spring has arrived in Florida. Handsome "haylids" are worn by men on the streets. That's beating the Seaforth Division Court Clerk's "straw 'un" to it by two months. To -day the submarine status of the world powers registers thus: United States, 83; France, 82; Japan, 6'7; and Great Britain, 62. Recently we went down about 40 feet to the bottom of the ocean in the U. S. 101. The per- iscope is a sight. You'd like it. While crawling through the manhole, a big hale was torn in the back of our coat. Congress should enlarge the manhole circumference to permit big Canad- ians making submarine descents with- out elothing mishaps. That's that. In Canada orange blossoms are the official wedding flowers. Why not come to Florida and .marry under an or - tinge tree in full bloom with the mus - Soybean Facts for Ontario Farmers. There still continue to be many en- quiries coming to the A,grieultural College at Guelph for authentic in- formation regarding the soybean crop and its possible usefulness in Ontario. For this, reason a 'handsome folder under the above title has been pre- pared and can be secured from• the Extension Department at the College. Many varieties of soybeans have been under test for many years at the Col- lege and there has been much ex- perimentation as to the best time of planting and best methods of growing and handling the crop. The circular gives brief but definite information about this work. For the past two years demonstra- tion plots have been placed on a num- ber of farms along the highways from Windsor and Sarnia to Toronto, and this work will be repeated this sea- son. Farmers should watch the growth of these plots throughout the sum- mer. Deforestation Injurious. Deforestation throughout Western Ontario was given as the reason for the winter shortage by W. R. Smith, a London engineer, in an interesting paper before district township road superintendents recently. He declar- ed that too much land -clearing and two much draining was the cause of the ever-increasing water famine. Ten per cent. of the acreage of farm lands should be of forest to provide a pro- per water supply, while the percentage in some counties was as low as one- half of one per cent. As a result farmers were compelled to drive cat- tle four and five miles to water and to pay a dollar a barrel for water de- livered. Another danger of deforesta- tion was the resultant loss of bird life. Birds, the speaker said, were essen- tial to agriculture. It had been said that if they were to go on strike but for a single day, insects would render farming impossible. The increased need for insecticides was a direct re- sult of bird depopulation. each of the sixteen townships and an executive body of five chosen from among the sixteen directors. The fol- lowing men constitute the executive: President, Hugh Hill, Goderich; vice president, Isaac Wright, Wingham; secretary -treasurer, Ian MacLeod, Clinton; Directors, (South Huron). Wm. Oestreicher, Crediton; (North Huron), Oliver Turnball, Brussels. The Directors for each township are as follows: Ashfield. John Farrish; Colborne, Hugh Hill; Goderich, Herb. Cox; Grey, Oliver Turnbull; Hay, L. H. Rader; Howick, R. J. Sanderson; Hullett, Howard Armstrong; McKillop, Gor- don McGavin; Morris, W. Henderson; Stanley, Clifford Keyes; Stephen, Wm. Oestreicher; Tuckersmith, Melvin Crich; Turnberry, Isaac Wright; Us - by the Gwvernment, W4pnipeg, Mo ntreal times. 'Acting as ' these ageeits are ekpee d 'tq Sri valuable in ebtatniing•fer the grower better markets and prices for their produee, Too Many Petee0,0 'T` Before increasing their :'aor$� commercial potato growers whir study the market outlook, advises A. Carroll of the Crops Co -operatic and Markets Branch. He points elat . that the price of potatoes in. 1'tn° tar}t is controlled almost entirely by the size of the North Americancrop, thee, larger proportion of which is colo •e: tributed by the United •$Tates. , The 1930 U. S. crop totalled about 361,000,- 000 bushels. Indications are that acreage will be increased to such.,;a t extent that an average yield of 11$ • bushels would result in a total of•. 434,000,000 'bushels in 1931, with av- erage weather. Prospects are that :the . < yield this year will be very little he- low that of 1928. The marketing of that crop was disastrous. Growers should consider very care- fully before increasing their acreage. and concentrate their energy on get- ting a higher yield per acre. It is expected that only those with a low '•F cost per bushel will have a profit this year. The surest way to decrease the cost per bushel is to increase the yield per acre. In Planting Grass. The fine seeds of grasses and le- gumes require a firm soil that is fine in tilth and moist. They are very small in size and if seeded too deeply . will produce plants which either lack in vigour when they emerge- above the ground, or are completely smothered. The soil should be firm so that the seed will not be buried too deeply and so that moisture will be near the sur- face to facilitate the germination of the small seeds before the nurse crop becomes sufficiently well established to smother the small seedlings. Weekly Crop Report. Generally optimistic is the tone of weekly crop bulletin. Seeding is practically •completed throughout the province. Most districts report fall wheat, clover and alfalfa as having come through the winter in fine shape. Live stock, generally appears to be in good condition. 'Early sown grain is showing in , Brant with most of the seeding fin- ished. Alfalfa, clovers and live stock in Bruce have all wintered well. There is considerable enquiry for early oats in Dufferin. Dundas reports orchards in excellent shape with more land be- ing seeded than ever before. Little winter killing has been evident in Dur- har with conditions good. Elgin re- ports a considerable acreage of grain sown while Essex shows considerable interest in potatoes with a shortage of early potato seed. Glengarry re- ports conditions as three weeks ahead of the average year with land in fine shape for working. In Halton, interest in better and cleaner seed is evident while Hastings indicates a larger acreage of alfalfa than ever before. Fall wheat in south Huron is in fine condition but in the north there has been some smothering by the heavy snow. Oats in Kent will show a de- crease with barley slightly advanced. Potato growers there have been un- able to secure all the certified seed they wished. Wheat in Lambton looks well, with clover showing a splendid stand. Lincoln reports the growth of fall wheat and clovers as phenom- enal and the peach buds already out. Prospects for 100,000 barrels of ap- ples are indicated in Norfolk while a marked increase in alfalfa acreage prevails in Perth. Fall wheat and clovers came through the winter (bet- ter in Peterboro than in many years past. Waterloo reports livestock in good shape with #rices disappoint- ing. Use Only Best Seed. (Regarding the preparation of ex- hibits for the World's Grain Exhibi- tion to be held at Regina in 1932, L. H. Newman, Dominion Cerealist, ad- vises sowing the best seed- obtainable on a piece of specially prepared ground, letting the crop fully mature, cutting and shocking it as usual. The best stooks should be covered, pro- tected from the weather, and the best heads threshed by means of a flail. The grain then should be run through a sieve and later hand-picked to get the most uniform seeds, because at a Fair of this kind the competition will be very keen and the prizes are worth working for. Purity of variety will be a very important factor at this World's Grain Exhibition because a growing test will be made with every sample _ submitted. ing to the effect that any farmer in the County who has purchased a pure bred sire on or after January 1, 1931, would be eligible for the 20 per cent. bonus, providing such animal passed official inspection. Any farmers who would he in line for this bonus should get in touch at once with their Town- ship Director or write direct to the Secretary, Ian MacLeod, Dept. of Ag- riculture, Clinton. It is hoped that through the med- ium of the Livestock Improvement As- sociation, some good work may be ac- sured her thus: "If they make any " complished in the improvement of more trouble for you, let me know.livestock and the Association will ap- The bigAmer?can cries are filled to i -:cerate the support and co-operation deseflowinh with racketeers of every of all livestock men and other inter - description. ested men in the county. In the magistrate's court last Tues- day a woman cited as a reason for a divorce that her husband had acquir- ed the "eating tobacco habit." The 'accused hubby -man wouldn't give up chewing tobacco and told the judge that "a woman is only a woman at best, but a plug was a good chew." The divorce was granted and so it HOW MY WORLD WAGS By That Ancient Mariner DEAN D. HURMDY A foreign woman tried to post a letter in a fire alarm box in Toronto, goes with U.S.A. marriages. and inadvertently called the fire reels. Jacksonville has an up -to -the -min- Must have been one of those burning ute police magistrate, being thorough- billets-doux that only the fair sex le posted in the quirks of the Big know how to write. Boy and his Flapper running mate This smart shiek and his Jane were out for a splurge and he said, "Here's a pet shop. Let's go in." Jane replied, "No; too public. Let's try the tunnel:',was forbidden. At the speakeasy potliker was the; • • • liquid refreshment and high carnival! At a convention of magicians at went apace until the milkman's hour. Hamilton, only ten members attended. The street cop pinched both. In. the They'd feel they were the goats. And court the policeman told the judge , mountain goats, at that. By the way, "they were good-and-tite." The judge . if a necromancer is a magician, is a asked the Big Boy if he was drunk blackface magician a negromancer9 and the reply was, "No; I was only * * * singing Sweet Adeline." Thereupon Inmates of Stony Mountain peni- the judge said, "I'll add -a -line of ten teniary, Manitoba, have petitioned days to hoosgow sentence re- I Wa" len Meighan for a peewee golf cord." The next offender to enter the course. This is a very small matter docket was the Jane. The judge said, and we trust the Warden will not be "Now Girlie, how's it with you. Ex- Meighan about it. plain.:' She • replied, "My name is' • • * Lucille. The heel of my shoe broke' Scottish bagpipe concerts will help off and I tumbled down on the street." ease the burden of the highest tax The judge replied, "Ahem! Quite an raters in Regina's history. . Scottish appropriate name for the occasion. aldermen claim that citizens require * "Canadiens win Stanley Cup by blanking Black Hawks." Well! Well! We thought this blankety blanking New Marketing Board. The new Ontario Marketing Board, through which the province hopes to assist agriculture by scientific and modern practice, has been named by Hon. T. L. Kennedy, Minister of Ag- riculture. It will consist of W. B. Somerset, Il B. Clemes and James B. Fairbairn, while John A. Carroll will t as secretary. No remuneration is attached to the offices with the ex- ception of the secretary who will re- ceive an honorarium. W. B. Somerset the chairman, recently compiled a re- port on the fruit and vegetable situa- tion in the province; H. B. Clemes is manager of the United Farmers' Co- more Scottish music in times of de- pression. Upon the principle, we suppose, of that of the painless dent- ist who stuck a pin into the patient's leg just as he extracted a tooth. * * * The full title of the following'pome' is: "The Starving Child and the Fascinated Father." But for short, we'll call it: "The Dodo's Delight." * * * Can I spin the yo-yo? Well, just merely so-so. I'm a little slow -slow, But, ask Dad, he'll show -show How to make it go-go. Watch the Pater throw -throw. Listen to him crow -crow When he makes it flow -flow. Wish he'd quite in to -to Get to work and hoe -hoe; We all need the dough -dough. ,ed. He fell to what seemed certain annihilation. Fortunately, an awning chanced to project in the path of his downward flight, and he landed on it. Due to his now hysterical efforts frantically to claw his way to safety, the awn- ing ripped, and the man plunged head first downwards. But he just managed to catch the iron frame -work with his feet, and hung perilously upside down. Then— But you guessed it, Harold Lloyd: in his latest film. * * * One occasionally witnesses some horrifying sight in this old world. The other day we saw a man, who hap- pened to be leaning out of a window, get tangled in a rope that some work- men were using for hoisting material up to the roof. He dangled in mid-air for breath- taking seconds, then managed to get hold of a window -ledge. In his excited efforts to climb into safety, he jarred the window, and it came down on his wrists. He remained suspended in this ter- rifying position until somebody tried to come to his rescue by raising the window. This caused him to lose his support, and a frightful thing happen- * * Love Song of the Destitute Bard (almost in the approved manner) Lend me your glorious eyes! Then I'll be able to see Not merely beauty of skies, Mauve mountain peaks that arise, But beauty that angels decree. Lend me your delicate ears! Then I'll be able to catch Sounds of the heavenly' spheres, Seraph -strains, banishing tears, Music that earth cannot match. Lend me your sweet rosy lips! All of their kisses I'll take, Just as a honey -bee sips Nectar, whene'er be deep dips Into the buds that awake. Lend me—but why further rav'e? Perhaps it is just a disease. Tho' I'm your dutiful slave, I need a haircut and Shave. Lend me the price of them, per ay 3