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MIDDLE SCHOOL RESULTS
The following are the results of the
Middle School Examznations of 'the
Seaf omth Collegiate Inlsiiitute. The
'rank is indicated as follows: 75-100,
I; 66-74,. II; 60-65, III; 60-59, C. The
certificates of all candidates have
been mailed.
M. Donelda Adams—Eng. Corn. C;
Geom. C. •
W. Russel Allan—Can. Hist, C;
Geom. III,
Mary W. Barber—Anc, Hist. III;
Alg. II; Phys. C.; Chem, C; Let, A.,
C; Fr. A., C; Fr. C., •II.
F Muriel H. Beattie—Chem., III.
Alda J. Bolton -Bldg., I; Geom., III;
Chem., C.
Elinor J. Broadfoot--Geom., II,
'Margaret I. Broadfoot—Eng. Comp.
C; Can. Hist., C; Geom., II.
Gladys .M. Butson—Anel Hist., II;
Mg. I; Phys., C; Chem., 'C; Fr. A.,
C; Fr. C., C.
Andrew J. Ca)tler—Eng. 'Comp., C.
Margaret E. Cardno—Chem. III.
Eileen Chaprhan—Eng. Comp., III;
Geom., C.
George W. Crich—Eng. Lit., C; Can.
Hist., C; Geom., II; Phys., III.
Francis A. Devereaux—Alg., I;
Phys., II; Chem., III; Lat. A., C; Lat.
C., III; Fr. A., C; Fr. C., II.
Charles S. Dickson --CChem., C.
Bernice Dorrance--+Eng. Comp., C.
Dorothy M. Driscoll — Alg., II;
Geom., II; Phys., II; Chem„ C; Lat.
'A., III; Lat. C., II; Fr. A., III; Fr.
•0., II.
Elsie M. Drover—Eng. Comp., C ;
Eng. Lit., I; Can. Hist., III; Geom.,
YI;'Phys. II; tat. C., I.
Eugene W. Duncan-Anc. Hist., C;
Geom., I; Lat. C., C.; Fr. C., III.
Frank W. Dundas--Geom., C.
Angela C. Eckert—Eng. Comp. III;
Eng. Lit., II; Can. Hist, III; Geom.,
I; Lat. C., I.
Anna G. Edmunds—Eng. Lit. HI;
Alg., C; Geani., II.
Eleanor Evans --Chem., I; Let, A.,
II; Fr. A.; I; Fr. C., I.
Jeannette .Finnigan --Chem., C.
Isabel Forrest—Chem., C.
Mary E. Forrest—Eng, Lit., III ;
Geom., I.
Grace V. Free—Eng. Lit., C; Geom.
C.
Glen Gemmell—Alg., C; Lat. Comp. C;
Fr. A., C; Fr. C., C.
Jean L. Gemmell ---BEng. Comp., C;
Geom., C.
J. Earl Gillespie --Let. A., C; Fr.
A., C; Fr. C., II.
Evelyn I. Golding—Alg., II; Phys.,
C; Chem., II; Let, A., III; Lat. C., C;
Fr. A., C; Fr. C., III.
John C. Habkirk—Asic. Hist., III;
Chem., III..
Norma J. Habkirk--,Chem., C.
• J. Leo Hagan--'Anc. Hist., III ;
Geom., III; Chem., C.
Mary I. Haigh --Eng. Comp., C;
Can. Hist„ C; Geom., C; Lat. C., C.
Glenn Hays—Alg., II; Chem., II;
Lat, A., I; Let. C., I; Fr. A., III;
Fr. C., II.
Madeline E. Hotham — Alg., C;
Geom., III; Chem., C.
0. Ruth Hugill—Eng. Comp., C;
Geom., II.
Mary M. Kling—Eng. Comp., C ;
Eng. Lit., II; Can. Hist., C; Geom.,
II; Phys., C.
Winnifred L. Kruse—Eng. Comp.
III; Eng. Lit., C; Geom., I; Phys., C;
Let. C., III.
Roderick W. Ma4Lean—Eng. Comp.
C; Eng. Lit., III• Can. Hiet., IT
Geon., I; Phys., III; Lat. Comp., C.
Margaret C. 'MacLennan---A1g., C;
Geom., C; Phys., C; Chem., C; Fr. A.,
C; Fr. •C., C.
Margaret P. McDonald -Eng. Comp
C; Geo' C
Mary E. McIver: Eng. Comp., C
Can. ,Hist., C; Geom., II.
Margaret .McKellar-Che'm., C.
John N. A. McKenzie--,Anc. Hist.
C; Alg., II; Fr. C., C.
Jeanette McLachlan--Geom. HI ;
Phys., C.
Keith I. McLean -Phys,) C; Chem.
II; Let. A., III;i Lat. Camp., C; Fr.
A., C; Fr. C., C.
Samuel A. McSpadden—Eng. Lit.,
III; Can. Hist., III; Geom., I; Phys.,
C.
M. Elizabeth Maleolm—,Eng. Comp.
II; Eng. Lit., III; Can. Hist., H;
Geom., III; Phys., III; Let. C., 11.
Gertrude I. Matthews ---Phys., C;
Chem., C.; Lat. C., C.
Laura A. 1Viole—Chem., C.
James Murray—Eng. Comp. II; Eng.
Lit., C; Can. Hist,' C; Geom., II ;
Phys., III.
Veronie A. Nolan—Alg., II; Chem,
III; Lat. A_ ., III; Fr. A., II; Fr. Comp.
II.
iRaymoryrl E. Nott—Can. Hist., C;
Anc. Hist., C; Alg., II; Chem., II.
Mary J. O'Connor--Alg., III; Geom.
C; Phys., C; Chem., C; Fr. A. C; Fr.
C., C.
M. Celestine O'Leary—Eng. Comp ,
I; Eng. Lit., II; Can. Hist., C; Geom.,
I; Phys., III; Lat. Comp., C.
Ignatius O'Leary—Chem., III.
R. George Parke—Alg., I; Lat. A.,
C; Let. Comp., C.
Louis F. Purcell—Anc. Hist., II;
Alg., C; Chem., III; Lat. A., C; Lat.
C., HI; Fr, A., II; Fr. C., II.
Helen E. Rankin—Eng. Comp.,' C.
J. Mary Reid—Eng. Comp., II;
Eng. Lit., II; Can. Hist., I; Geom., II;
Phys., I; Lat. C., II.
Mary D. Reid---Alg., I; Geom., II;
Chem„ I; Let. A., II; Lat. C., III.
Gordon C. Rennie--Alg., 1; Geom.,
I; Phys., III; Chem,, II.
M. Elizabeth Rolph—Can. Hist., C;
Geom., C.
'Margaret R. Ross—Anc. ,Hist., I;
Mg.., II; Geom., C; Phys,, C; Chem ,
C; Let. A,, C; Lat. C., C; Fr. A., C;
Fr, C., III. t
Kenneth F. Rutledge ---Eng. C., HI;
Eng. Lit., C; Geom., C.
Helen M. Sclater --'Eng. Comp., C.
Alice M. Siemon—Chem., III.
D'Orleon Q. Sills—Eng. Comp., C;
Eng. Lit., C; Alec. Hasty II; Al.,gII;
Geom., I.
Helen R. Somerville—Eng., Camp,.,
C; Eng. Lit., C; Geom., II,
Kathleen M. Stewart—Anc. Hist„
I; Alg., II; Phys., II; Chem., II; Lat.
A., C; Lat. C., C; Fr. A., III; Fr. C ,
H.
Mary A. Thompson — Can. Hist.,
III; Geom., II; Phys., III..
Anna M. Wallace—Phys., II; Chem.
I; Lat, A., III; Fr. A., III; Fr. C., II.
Margaret S. Watson—Alg., I; Geom.
I; Chem., II; Lat. A., C; Let. C., C;
Fr. A., 'C; Fr, C., C.
Joseph J. Williams—Chem., II.
Dorothy I. Wilson—Can. Hist., C;
Anc. Hist., III; Alga III; Chem,, C;
Let. A., 'C; Lat. C., I; Fr. A., III;
Fr. C., II.
BEAUHARNOIS AND AFTER
(By R. J. Deachman)
In all this talk about Beauharnois
no one seems inclined to suggest a
remedy. The facts stand up like
curve signs on a provincial highway.
Candidates seldom have the money
necessary for an election. Funds for
campaign purposes do not drop on
the needy like dew from heaven. Con-
tributions of size are not made by
an indifferent public. Neither do
they come from disinterested persons
of wealth motivated by altruistic con-
ceptions. They are provided by men
and corporations with axes to grind—
' they are often given in happy expec-
tation of favors to come. These are
the facts. Only those who cover
themselves with a mantle of self-
righteousness can ignore the actual
conditions. The situation is as it is.
What are we going to do about it?
Take Beauharnais as the example.
Here was a company undertaking a
large electrical development. It was,
under the circumstances likely to
come' in rather intimate contact with
the governments of the Province of
Quebec and of Ontario, also with the
Federal government at Ottawa. What
did it do? It contributed campaign
funds not to one political party but
to both—not to provincial or federal
alone—to all. Now hands go up in
pharisaical protest, the upshot of it
all being the solemn assertion that we
got less than you—strange basis this
for the dogmatic declaration of vir-
ginal purittl
Campaign Funds.
Why the necessity for campaign.
funds?
Largely because some men have
more wealth a than they know how to
spend. To gratify their personal
vanity they enter politics. They
spend. That is the only means they
have of satisfying their desires -Lit
is the only means they understand.
The man who opposes them must
spend too, or give up the fight. If
he spends where is he to get the
money? From corporations 'or pri-
vate individuals! There is no other
source. The primary cause of politi-
cal corruption is the existence, in po-
litieal life, of Mtn of boundless
wealth.
Who else is responsible?
The gr afters who batten on men in
public lif . of Canada
In A curtain capital city
a man became a cabinet miniixter.
•
The first week he was in office a
preacher came to him and asked him
for a contribution of $100, to a
church college. Now this cabinet min-
ister was poor—he had gonad through
several elections. The minister point-
ed out that other cabinet ministers
had contributed. He did not say you
will lose the church vote if you do
not come through, but the insinuation
was there. Anyway the cabinet min-
ister "capitulated," a polite euphem-
ism for "coughed up". Yet that
preacher will 'proclaim from the pul-
pit his detestation of the political
vandalism of some of our great men
in public life. Readers of this story
in Western Canada may *ate the,
transaction somewhere in 1Yhe West
—the Easterners can place it in the
Maritimes. The same thing has hap-
pened in every province of Canada.
Why, oh, why, should graft of this
kind be condoned and other graft
severely censured by the same men?
The Facts of the Case.
Let us outline a few facts on which
we can agree.
(1) Campaign funds are neces-
sary.
(2) Campaign funds are desir-
able.
(3) Both parties have campaign
funds.
(4) The sources of campaign
funds of both parties are alike.
(5) They consist of contributions
from people with axes to grind,
(6) It is desirable that this sys-
tem should be stopped—it is inimical
democracy—destructive to right
to
thinking and good •government.
(Perhaps you might challenge one
or two of these suggestions. Pos-
sibly you may think that campaign
fundsare entirely unnecessary. You
may say that this is merely a corrupt
use of money to defeat the will of
the people. That is incorrect. It is
doubtful if in the entire campaign
expenditures of both political parties,
at the last election, there was any
material amount spent for the de-
bauching of the electorate. Never-
theless there is a tremendous expense,
there is the printing and distribution
of literature, the use of the radio,
the travelling expenses of the candi-
dates, the rent for halls and all the
honest and legitimate . expenditures
necessary In lbringiirg to the attention
of the public the issttees which are be -
P
SEAFORTS
fore the people .at the moment. Un-
less this work is dope the public can-
not have a clear _understanding of
the issues nor of the different views
of contending candidates. These ex-
penses must be met, what are we go-
ing to do about it? Campaign ex-
penses are necessary and legitimate,
then, surely the onus rests on us to
provide them decently and openly.
If we are to leave'itete the coaeri-
btations of men of wealth who simply
desire to add the words 1V1t,Pa or Hon
or Rt. Hon. to their names, who seek
the positions for
thetiff
gra cation of
their own whims then we might as
well abandon democracy altogether
and have a government directed en-
tirely by men who have accumulated
great wealth in some way or other
and who now desires to amuse them-
selves with, the godlike pastime of
running the country.
Contributions for election cam-
paigns will never be made over any
long period of years by the ordinary
man on the street sending in his con-
tribution to help defray expenses. We
are face to face with the problem.
The funds must be raised in some
way or we must continue the exist-
ing system with the evils which it
involves.
Is there another way out? Hon-
estly and fairly I think thei(e is. No
one doubts that each political party
in the last election spent at least a
million dollars.
This is, an extremely conservative
estimate.
It probably exceeded this by a very
substantial amount.
That amount was necessary for
legitimate expenditures.
Where then is the money to come
from?
In my humble judgment, and I sub-
mit it only as a suggested remedy and
will bow with get deference to any-
one who can bring forward a better
idea, the real solution of the problem
is for the federal government to vote
the necessary money for the legiti-
mate expenditures of candidates at
election time.
The Costs.
What will it cost?
There are 245 constituencies. If we
assume that each parliamentary can-
didate would spend $4,000, and the
present average is aboveg that, then
we would have, in the D'bminion of
Canada, 490 candidates and atotal
expenditure of $1,960,000. Now it
may be said that this does not allow
for independent candidates and some
one has suggested the excuse that it
would lead to a large number of can-
didates merely for the opportunity it
would give to expend $4,000. That,
however, is not the case. The contri-
bution would be allowed to any man
who ran and succeded in receiving
one-half the total vote of the winning
candidate. There might under the
circumstances be a constituency in
which ,three candidates would receive
the amount. There could hardly be
more than that. Making allowance
for instances of this kind we have a
total expenditure of $2,000,000. That
is the price which the people of Can-
ada would pay for the privilege of
being freed from conditions about
which they now protest. They pay
this sum now and more—it would be
paid then out of national revenue.
Would It Help?
It may be said that if this were
dope the parties (would still continue
to collect campaign funds and spend
'them in the same old way and that
this would only add to the total ex-
penditures. That may 'be doubted,
but other safeguards could be thrown
about our elections much more read-
ily under this system than under the
,old. There could be a law compelling
the publication• of contributions to
campaign funds. There is really no
objection to contributions, providing
they are made in the open and are
made because men have a desire to
see certain political principles tri-
umph. Such a law would make it
extremely difficult for a manufactur-
er, who desired to see a protectionist
party triumph for his oveh ends, to
contribute to• a campaign fund. The
same of course would apply in a case
like Beauharnois.
Then if it were known that the
candidate was receiving $4,000 for
his legitimate campaign expenditures
the constituency might very readily
begin to frown upon the man who ex-
pended more. His ideas and associa-
tions would become suspected. The
statement of his expenditures could
be published, the public would have
a ready means of ascertaining what
was done with the money and whe-
ther it was richly expended or not.
Real Independence.
Greater than all these is the _fact
that it would establish in the House
of Commons the actual independence
of the individual member. What hap -
,pens to -day under the present sys-
tem? If a man desires to be inde-
pendent he is in grave danger. The
party whips may whisper to him that
if he exhibits his independence too
strongly he may find himself "left
lonesome" at election time. "Left
!lonesome" is a pleasant means, of say-
ing that he may be without campaign
funds when election day comes round.
Beyond question there are at least
,200 constituencies in Canada where a
$4,000 appropriation would be suffici-
ent to pay the legitimate expenses of
the candidate. Ylou Would therefore
have ,200 members sitting in the
Rouse of Commons owing nothing to
,party funds or party contributions. "
• Is this solution perfect?
Is it the 'only one?
I don't know.
At least it offers a hope, • it is an
honest and fair attempt to arrive at
the solution of the problem.
It is not new. It has been sug-
gested before. It was mentioned in
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England' many years ago; it was sug-
gested • by the late Hon. W. S. Field-
ing. A. W. Neill, Irid. M.P. for
Comox-Alberni, B.C., brought it up in
times past in the House of Commons.
It ought to be revived, discussed and
reconsidered in the light of existing
facts.
LOWER SCHOOL DEPART-
MENTAL EXAMINATIONS.
-
The following pilus of the Sea -
forth Collegiate Institute have been
successful at the Lower School De-
partmental Examinations in the sub-
jects in brackets after their names.
The certificates of those who wrote
on one or more papers have been
mailed. The certificates of those who
passed on teachers' recommendations
will be given out after school reopens
on September 1st.
William R. Cudmere—(Arithmetic,
English Grammar).
Charles B. Ferguson — (English
Grammar).
Margaret L. Leyburne--'(Geogra-
phy)..
Ross M. Rennie --(Arithmetic, Eng-
lish Grammar).
John, C. Steeens—(Arithmetic).
A SEASONABLE
. SUGGESTION
For the past two summers, after
harvest cultivation of stubble land
has not been an easy or satisfactory
task, because of the lack of moisture
in the soil, but this year is one of
the most favorable for that useful
purpose.
By the use of the gang plow, culti-
vator, or even the disc, followed by
the harrow, millions of weed seeds per
acre can be germinated in infested
fields, and these can be destroyed
very easily by later fall plowing, but
if left dormant this season will ap-
pear in the crops of the succeeding
one, robbing the land of the food ele-
ments which should be utilized by
the grain and also decreasing the
quantity per acre, which in some cas-
es may mean a loss instead of a pro-
fit to the owner. With the present
outlook regarding prices of farm pro-
ducts, we need to conserve the fertil-
ity of the soil in every- way possible
to enable it to produce a maximum
return for our labor and seed, and in
this the destruction of weeds plays
a very important part.
The major part of the harvest *ill
be in the barns within the next ten
days, and this is the time to begin
this urgent and necessary work to
secure germination while the soil is
moist and warm, as all seeds are very
easily destroyed thereafter.
We would also call attention to the
wild carrot as this season has been
a very favorable one for a vigorous
growth of this biennial weed. There
are many fiields from which the hay
crop has been removed and to -day is
covered with a rank growth of the
carrot, these should' be plowed at
once where intended for cultivation
next season, using the drag chain to
insure complete covering of all growth
but where these fields are to be left
unplowed the carrot should be cut be-
forergoing to seed, raked up and burn-
ed.
There are many fields with only a
few plants in them and it would take
but an houor two to pull these and
those along the fences, but which if
left will multiply very rapidly, 'and
when we consider that a single plant
will produce several thousands of
seeds, we will realize thedanger of
allowing them to go uncut. An hour
or two spent in this work now may
save us days a year or two hence.
Yours sincerely,
A. A. CCUTHILL, Weed Inspector.
HOW MY WORLD WAGS
By That Ancient Mariner
DEAN D. HURMDY
"North Bay wants right to prohibit
circuses." 'Doesn't want to Picca-
dilly -dally with 'em:
* * *
Latest Pat and Mike 'story: the
nervous orator tried to stand pat as
he spoke into the mike.
* * *
"Highway construction backbone of
program•for relief in winter." Sounds
sound. Call in the chiropractor if
the plan goes Hooey.
* • * „
At a service held by -a student min-
ister in Northern Ontario the* collec-
tion plate .produced only one nickel.
And with us thinking Canada the
greatest nickel producing country in
the world!
I * •
"Genius normal but ordinary folk
mad," was the statement of Dr.. Ober-
meyer before the Montreal. Women's
Club. We'd not be the least bit road
ry
to believe that goofy, grotesfluegen-
iuses are going to beecomel normal At
last.
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'Episode a La Mode.
,Ue who absconds
With stolen bonds
Buys diamonds
Far dizzy blondes.
* * *
Saving Them Cards..
AIthough I buy lots of cigarettes I
never smoke any. As a child i, was
very fond of playing the double, bass
flute in E sharp, and this strained Me'
uvula so badly that I always get a
marked complication of pellagra, beri-
beri and conniption fits if I smoke
even one little cigarette.
But I buy them for the sake of the
cards., Now, there you go, jumping
to conclusions again; for I don't save
cigarette .:cards; I never` have done
so; and, indeed, I, expect some day to
be famous from coast to coast as the
only man in Canada who does not
(or, in other words, doesn't) savtf
cigarette cards.
I have found, however, that in the
Great Game of Chess that we smiling-
ly call Life (or Nine Lives, if we hap-
pen to be a grinning Cheshire cat)
the cigarette card is a pawn that will
give us pleasure, enjoyment and sat-
isfaction if rightly used.
This I discovered upon the every day
year's ago, that I opened my first
package of cigarettes, Being in a con-
dition of temporary financial string-
ency, I bought a packet of Non-
chalants on the way to see my bank-
er. When I was ushered into his Aug-
ust Presence (or maybe it was Sep-
tember) I opened the pack and start-
ed to throw away the cards in it, when
I noticed a peculiar, magnetized glit-
ter in the managerial eye. In fact, in
both eyes.,
"Pardon me," he said, coughing
avariciously, "but don't you save the
cards? If not, I will take them.'
I handed them to him silently and
briefly explained that I wanted to
borrow $600 for a few weeks or so.
He was suffused wit pleasure, and
immediately arranged the loan to my
entire satisfaction.
Grasping at once the principal of
the thing, I have been able to operate
it successfully whenever I desired a
favor of any sort, were it social, pol-
itical, financial or otherwise. I simply
buy a pack of cigarettes, open them
'as I approach my prey, and make as
if to cast away the cards. The hyp-
notized gaze of my victim at once as-
sumes an expression of alarm, and he
hurriedly and with bated breath man-
ages to get possession of them. Which
puts him so-and-so many points near-
er his grand piano or airplane or what-
ever he is saving up for.
It is useless to deny that I have
felt an occasional qualm of regret af-
ter having let the cards go. Perhaps'
it would be quite nice to hand in a big
bunch and get—well, I wouldn't care
for a grand piano or an airplane; but
I am going to look it up and see if
they are giving away swell new type-
writers. If I can get one to replace
the old coffee -grinder I am using at
the present moment, nobody is going
to get any more of my cigarette cards,
you bet your socks.
P.S —I have just opened a new
pack of cigarettes and find that, ow-
ing to the increase in the sales tax
and so forth, no further cards are to
be given away. Now, wouldn't that
get your buttinsky?
* * *
Seeing Canada First.
Just now I want
To live in Ont.
But when I can
I'll live in Man.
And, some day, too
Reside in Que.
And then, I guess
I'll try N. S.
Or maybe bask
A while in Sask.
And then I'll halt a
Few months in Alta.
Afid near the sea
I'll view N. B.
No doubt I'll hie
To P. E. I.
And last I'll flee
To old B. C.
And, thus, my tour up,
I'll go to Europe.
FALL WHEAT CAN BE
MADE PROFITABLE.
Says the Department of Chemistry
at the ,Ontario Agricultural College,
and it roceeds:
"This is hard to believe with prices
as they are at the moment. Still,
when one considers all of the benefits
acruing from this important crop un-
der average conditions, it is possible
to demonstrate that our statement!
holds true. It is almost impossible'
to state an average cos per acre for
wheat; conditions differ so widely on
different farms. However, if you set
it at $30 per acre it is obvious that
cost per bushel would be materially
less with a yield of 50 bushels per
acre than it is with the rather com-
mon yield of 20 or less. As has been
thoroughly demonstrated by .the 0
A. C., variety has a large part to
play in yield. of wheat. Alongside .qf
Variety, however, must be placed prb-
paration of the soil.
Probably no crop responds more
readily to fertilizers than does fall
wheat. This crop is peculiarly well
supplied with an abundant medium -
deep root system which is capable of
stretching out and laying hold upon
fertility in the moil. A very import -
TITo Pio
On Friday, August 7 the dead
ants of afilu'ray ibso families
of the ,pioneers f,`amilies; of the .u,,
district, held a ripost successful. pierce' jli �,-
at Jeteistt's 'rave, Bayfield. .the, cop
Besides, the. members of the two
families living in this district, there
were others living in other parts Of,
Ontario., the -West and the United
'States present, and the gathering was•
:one that will long be remembered by
those present.
'Friday was the 76th anniversary of
the birth of Mr. John A. Murray, of
Egmondville, one of the oldest living.
members of the Murray •family, and
one of the happy features of the:aff-
ternoon was the presentation to him
of a handsome cane, accompanied by
In address, read by Murray Walters,.
while the presentation was made •by
Miss Edith Henderson.
The founders of the present Mur-
ray family were Philip Murray and
Agnes McNight, who were married ,in
Scotland, on April 28, 1791. •
To this union eight sons were born..
One son, Robert, went to Australia,
,rt another son, John, who was born
on January 26, 1799, and who was•
the grandfather of the Huron Mur -
ray's emigrated to Canada.
John Murray was married to Jean
McRabert, of Paisley, Scotland, in
the year 1828, and their son, William,
was born in 1829 and their daughter,
Agnes, in 1832.
On June 2, 1834, this family left
:Galloway for Canada; sailing for Que-
bec in the sailing ship "Portia." They
settled at Brantford Plains and lived
theme for some years, and where
Dorothea was born in 1838. •
. In 1842 they came west to Tucker' -
smith township and squatted on the
farm now owned by Mr. Almond
Modeland, for a few weeks until they
finally located their own farm which
Mr. Murray had bought from the
Canada Company for sixty pounds,
ten shillings. This farm is now own-
ed by Mr. D. F. McGregor, Clerk of
Tuckersmith.
Their mode of transportation was
an ox sleigh, which held all their be-
longings, and they came through the
Huron Tract on what is now No. 8
Highway. All they owned was their
household effects and a black cow,
and some of her stock is still owned
by the grandchildren.
Their first home was a log shanty
with only a clay floor and in after
years when they had a log house built
this shanty was used as a home for
new settlers, until they could build
a house of their oven.
John Murray, Paisley Jock, as he
was known by his friends, was a shoe-
maker by trade and men walked long
distances to • have their shoes made
and mended by him. These men
would chop down trees in payment for
the shoes Paisley Jock mended, and
in this way helped to clear the farm.
Some of the old relics, such as the
shoemaker's stool,, clamps and grin-
der for grinding meal are still owned
by the family.
One daughter of this house, Agnes
Murray, was married to William An-
gus and after living in Tuckersmith
for a few years they went to reside
in Angusville, Manitoba, which town
was named after thein.
Another daughter, Dorothy, was
married to Robert Smith and they re-
sided in Hullett township until Mr.
Smith's death in 1923.
A son, William Murray, was mar-
ried to Betsy Gibson, of the London
Road, and it was their son, John A.
Murray's birthday, that was celebrat-
ed on Friday at this reunion.
, The 'Huron 'branch of the Gibson
family is descended from Robert Gib-
son, who was born in the year 1798,
133 years ago, in Ayrshire, Scotland.
About the year 1821, he emigrated to
Canada and settled in Fredericton,
New Brunswick, where shortly after-
wards he was married to Jane Mur-
ray, who was born in Roxboroshire,
Scotland, having also emigrated to
Canada.
About the year 1836 Mr. and Mrs.
Gibson and family moved to Huron
County, and settled on the London
Road, Stanley township, within 1%
miles of Brucefield, on the farm now
occupied by Mr. Charles Clifton. Some
years later they moved to the 3rd
time
the ,3rd-conkeesiOn
to their farm on rt
where theirr`'graun
and. Mary 'Gitbson,' neV,
• iobert Gibson died iIi
aged 73 years and mbl
Gibson, his wife,
85 years.' Their family ..
five sons and five daughter's
whom have passed Away; the ;T
viving 'member bein'g..1VIrs.
Murray, who departed this l;ff,, n
ly three years ago in i,mer 95th;;year.. ..
Many interesting events of pioneers
life were told at the picnic on Fridaye•..
such as how these, early settlers.Aould
well rememberT when Seaforth Was;
only an Indian settlement of fifty tw,p•
camps; of the time when a white Odd
was stolen by the Indians and the
whole community were out rliunting:
for her.
During this time Dorothy and Ag. •
nes Murray had been left at home one•
day to cook pork on the open .,fire-
place, and while so engaged two In,
'dienswalked in and told them that in
exchange for the pork they would find
the little girl. The Indians got the
pork, but the little girl was never
found.
It was also told how in the early
days the men 'would walk to Goderieh,
through a trail in the bush, and bring
home flour on their backs; how Doro-
thy Murray burned her feet badly and
William held them in a pail of cold
water until the mother arrived home
and how happy they were when they
were able to have a miniater, and af-
ter a time to build a church.
These and many other tales of
pioneer life, with the presentation to
Mr.. Murray and a splendid program
of sports, made a happy afternoon's
enjoyment for the large number of
the two families present. And they
didn't forget the lunch either.
Officers Elected.
The following officers were elected:
President, Mr. Harry Tyndall; secre-
tary, Mr. Bert McKay; treasurer,
Mrs. Alex. Broadfoot; sports commit-
tee, Mrs. Robert Fisher, Clinton;
Harry Tyndall Lorne Wilson and
Walter Moffatt', Tuckersmith.
Address to Mr. Murray.
'Grandfather: On this most happy
recurrence of your 'birthday, we gather
here with the Murray -Gibson clan
with great joy and gladness. To
you we extend our heartiest congrat-
ulations and best wishes on this your
76th birthday, which is reminiscent of
so many others during your long and
useful life, and on behalf of your
grandchildren, we present you 'with
this cane, with the hope that we may
meet again on many more birthdays- .
such (as this.
The Prize Winners.
Girls 5 years and under, Ruth Mc -
Lure, Lois Moffatt; boys, 5 years and
under, Ross Nicholson, Harvey Nott,,
Warden Haney; girls, 8 years _and
under, Ruth Walters, Audrey Walters,
Beatrice Walters; boys, 12 years and
under, W. D. Wilson, Art McLure;.
necktie race, John Broadfoot and Ev-
elyn Wilson, Edith Henderson and
Bert Nott; raisin race, Murray Wal-
ters, Evelyn Wilson, Erma Broad -
foot and' Lorne Wilson; cornfla'ke
race, Dorothy Wilson, Art McLure,
Elizabeth Broadfoot, Harold Nichol-
son; soda biscuit race, Dorothy Broad -
foot, Art McLure, Mrs, W. Moffatt•
and Bert McKay; heel and toe race,
Edith Henderson, Evelyn Wilson,
Walter Moffatt and Bert McKay. The
oldest person on the ground was Jno.
A. Murray, of Egmondville, and the
youngest was the baby sou, Glen Mc -
Lure, son of James McLure, of Mc-
Killop. The two people who came the
greatest distance were Mr. Pat Wiley
of the State of Georgia, and Miss
Pearl Grainger, of Angusville, Man.
There were descendants of this
Murray -Gibson clan present from
Buffalo, Grand Rapids, Mich; Mani-
toba, London, Hensall, Clinton, Stan-
ley, Tutckersmith, Riffle/ft and Mc-
Killop. The couple having been mar-
ried the longest were Mr. and Mrs.
John McClure, of Winthrop.
ant point in wheat growing is to pro-
vide a proper balance of plant food.
Live stock men know the importance
of balancing their feeds for their
dairy, beef cattle, or hogs. It is sim-
ilarly important to balance the supply
of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and pot-
ash for the wheat crop. On a good
clay loam, if the soil has been well
prepared, and especially if manure
has been supplied, there is little need
of nitrogen for wheat. Phosphoric
acid is its greatest need. Extensive
experiments conducted by this depart-
ment showed an average increase in
1923 of 19.32 per cent., and in 1925
of 29:65 per cent from . the combined
action of lime and phosphates on
wheat soils. On average wheat soils
where legumes have not preceded
wheat, or where there is ,but a small
supply of manure for this crop, nitro-
gen and potash in additigin to phos-
phoric acid give good increases. In
experiments where both types of fer-
tilizers were compared last year re-
sults were as follows:
Av. Yield Weight per
Treatment per acre bushel
in Bus. •
Check—No. fert. 31.5 58.5 lbs.
Acid, Phos. 39.8 60.6 lbs.
Phos. and potash 42.5 60.7 lb s.
Complete Felts. 46.1 61.4 tbs.
While these were average figures
for one year their general trend Is
corroborated 'by results obtained else:
where in wheat growing areas of this
continent.
As indicated, one of the big bene-
fits of thorough preparation of the
wheat bed is the hangover effect. In
the long time tests refereed to above,
the Department of Chemistry found
increases of 30.8 per cent. in the yield
of hay following wheat that had been.
properly limed and treated with phos-
phate."
Hogs Yield a Profit.
An Essex County farmer is mak-
ing a great financial success of hog '
raising at prevailing prices. After
selling a shipment of hogs for .$2700
he immediately faurchased '80 'small
pigs and 3,500 bushels of mixed
grains to be used as pork producer,
and is at it again. If one farmer cam
make a success of this phase of ag-
riculture there seems, to be no rea-
sen why more cannot do likewise•
with careful feeding and attention.
One farmer in Western Ontario kept
exact records last fall of every
pound of wheat fed his hogs and
weighed them to observe gains. At
the time of sale his figures showedi
'that every bushel of wheat fed net-
ted him one dollar and $eft]? cent14<,
The opinion is advanted that oven'
with Wheat at• 85 cents a bn heT
pork remains at • 860' per 044
farmer will be Ole to secure bflG'
'dollars a 'bushel for his *heat
feeding it.
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