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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1935-08-16, Page 2s]l:,lViSin%�I I�. fid r4! 41 Uta kilt! i! .i; s. oronExpositor Established 1860 McPhail McLean, Editor. j"shed at SeaforOnta io, ev- hiArsday afternoon Subscription rates, $1.50 a year in advance; foreign, $2.00 a year. Single copies, 4 cents each. Advertising rates on application. Members of the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association, Class "A" Weeklies of Canada, and The Huron County. Press Association. SEAFORTH, Friday, August 16th. It Is, Indeed, Amazing ' "Sir Francis Floud, British High Commissioner at Ottawa," says the St. Thomas Times -Journal, "express- es his astonishment at the amazing patience which Canadians have for listening to speeches. The same thought strikes every Britisher who ever came here." It is, indeed, amazing, and now that an election is before us it might not be a bad time to .point out to .our politicians and political candidates 'the absurdity of their platform ef- forts. The reform, of course, should start in the House of Commons where the waste of time and money that is con- sumed in useless oratory is notor- ious. One could read aloud to the House of Commons a speech taken out of any copy of Hansard, and we doubt very much . if nine members out of ten, would know under what debate the speech was delivered, or who the spokesman was unless . they saw the date and the name of the speaker. Of course that may be an exag- geration. But not much. There are a good many similarities in Parlia- mentary speeches besides their length. and there is a great deal of truth in the old Scotch saying, "When a man has nothing to say, he's o'er long in "saying it." But members of Parliament are not by any means the sole offenders. Chairmen of meetings, after dinner speeches, and even ministers, are sometimes tarried with the same stick. It takes a really good man to be original, 'entertaining or instructive after the first half hour, but few speakers, especially politicians, re- alize that fact, or act upon it if they do. All of which is a great pity, be- cause it is so much more desirable from all angles of view to have an audience disperse clamoring f o r more, than to have them feeling ill from having been given too much stale or poor mental food. 0 .Hard on the Trekkers The on -to -Ottawa trekkers are really in for a rather bad time. Pre- mier Bennett, in an interview with their leaders at Ottawa on Saturday, told them " bluntly that be could do nothing for them. Premier Hepburn has told them with equal bluntness that having re- Eased his offer of transportation home from Oshawa, and having walked to Ottawa, they can walk home again. And the City of Ottawa has refus- ed them board and lodging. Alto- gether, the lot of the On -to -Ottawa Trekkers is not likely to prove the pleasure jaunt that many of them un- doubtedly anticipated. But they are to be pitied. At least the rank and file are. Most of them have been badly misled by the agi- tators, or worse, who are their self- appointed leaders. - Will they learn and profit by their e*perience? Perhaps so. More than likely not. If the latter, Govern- ments and the people should wash their hands of them and the sooner it is done and done thoroughly, the better it will be foi all concerned. Canada 'will always support its de- serving unemployed, but it has no right and should have, no intention of supporting able men in idleness. And it takes able Iden to walk the hundreds of miles from Toronto to 'Ott-atta., d rulit,lhere were many e e" -et, but if those same blis- on ' raised in farm Work, which was available along the route of march, they would have been hon- orable • scars, and deserving of sym- pathy, something they do not now de- serve, and of which they will get very little. • The Pioneer Spirit The Argonaut says: "The youth next door actually walked down to the corner drug store and back yes- terday, leaving the car in the gar- age, and we are encouraged to be- lieve that the rugged old pioneer spirit is returning." We would be loath to throw cold water on the Argonaut's hopes, but it is almost a sure bet that the youth left the car in the garage because it refused to . run and not because he chose to walk. Or perhaps there is the unlikely supposition that the parents of the boy refused to let him have the car, and we say unlikely because parental authority where cars are concerned, is about as rarely displayed now a days as is the old pioneer spirit it- self. With the advent of the car cus- toms changed mightily and also rap- idly. In pre -car days there was the horse and buggy, of course, but youth had far more to do with the feeding and grooming of the horse and far more to do with the greasing and washing of the buggy than it had in the use of them. Far more! • Obtaining the horse and buggy without at least one parent or some other member of the family was an eventful day in the life of a youth, a red letter day in fact, at least in the life of the town boy. Looking back, that seems an odd state of affairs too, because in pre - car days the proportion of horses and buggies compared to the number of people who could well afford to have them, was very small indeed, to the - number of cars that are owned by people to -day, whether they can af- ford them or not. But youth is not the only class that has lost the pioneer form of locomotion. Middle -age and oldage of both sexes have lost it too. Or perhaps it would be truer to say that the youth of to -day have never learn- ed it, and it is their elders who have forgotten it. It is a pity, too, that youth has nev- er learned to walk, and older age has forgotten how. In pre -car days youth desired something with a great longing before it would walk miles to attain it, but the pleasure of attain- ment was always greater than the discomfort of the effort. To -day youth rolls on wheels from one house to another, from one "block to another, and from one town to another, in an ever -widening circle, and with an ever growing discontent with their destination when it is reached. They do not want to see, to learn- about or enjoy places and nature—just to roll and keep on roll- ing. And older age complains about the expense and the demoralizing ,effect this rolling has on youth. But why? .Who taught them but their elders? It would be a good thing for youth and perhaps a better thing for the elders, if they were put .afoot again. Health would be improved and so would the morals and what a tre- mendous saving it would be to the individuals as well as the general tax bearers. But in spite of all the benefits that would surely follow in its train, we just can not see wherein that rug - Led old pioneer spirit is returning. ook about and see if you can see any of it. WHAT OTHER . PAPERS SAY. Municipal Responsibility (Simlcoe R&fbrmer) So far as the taxpayers in a majority of towns and cities are concerned, they would have 'been in a far better position to -day if, each munici- pality had been compelled to take, care of its own unemployed from.,bhe outset. More rigid super- vision and more careful handling of the public funds would have resulted in millions of dollars saved. As it is, the taxpayers of Ontario are oonfro.nted with a tremendous indebtedness in- curred for this purpose by the provincial gov- ernment. Mbreover, the citizens of each com- munity would have been inclined to take a per- sonal intertest in the problem of securing jobs for the unemployed and taking them Doff the re- lief lists. When the government pays, that in- centive is lost. We have lost sight of the fact, too, that in the final analysis it is the people who pay whether the province or the municipality makes the expenditure. Consequently the cteci- &ion of Premier 'Hepburn, to call a halt will be 'welcomed. Years -Agorae • Interesting items picked from The Expositor of fifty and twenty-five years ago. . From The Huron Expositor of August 21, 1885 The new bridge near Kippen on the town line between Stanley and Hay, has been completed and it is a very substantial and satisfactory structure. Mr. ;Robert Young, a pioneer of Colborne Township, died at his home• stead on the llth of August. He was born in Maybole, Ayrshire, 'Scotland, and was in his 89tfi year. Mr. Joseph Evans, McKillop, has the honor of• being the first to de- liver new wheat on the Seaforth mar- ket this season. Mr. James Logan of Stanley also delivered' a load on the 13th. Messrs. Scott Bros. have removed their musical instrument emporium from the old stand in the Hill store to the opposite side•of the street and are now established in the Bank of Commerce building.. Mr. William Scott has had a new frame house erected on his farm on the North Gravel Road. Mr. Andrew Govenlocic of Winthrop has about 80 acres of spring wheat this year and from appearances it should yield about 30 bushels to -the acre. Mr. John Lyons is now engaged placing a plate glass front in Mr. Jamieson's store. (Mr, John McQueen of Lumley Was quite surprised to find that someone had made him the present of a little girl—about two months old. Mr, George Baird, Sr., Stanley, one of the oldest and most competent teachers in Huron, has successfully passed his examinations for. a first class, Grade B, certificate. • Messrs. John Harvey and Andrew Wylie threshed on the farm of Mr. 'Luker an the Zurich Road, 410 bush- els of wheat in three Hours and fif- teen minutes. IMr. W. A. Zaird, Zurich, has pur- chased two lots north of the flour mill from Ehnes & Williams and intends building this fall. 1VIr. James • Swan of Tuckersmith threshed last Tuesday for Mr. John Thorp 700 'bushels of fall wheat in eight hours. The feeding was done by Mr. Colin Smith and Mr. Swan was the engineer. 'On 'Monday last at Brucefield a most painful accident befel a young lad named David McPherson, about 10 years old, and who resides in East Williams. He was driving a reaper when he had occasion to stand, in front of the knives, and as he did so the horses started up, cutting off one foot and breaking the other ankle. Five Brussels boys pulled one and a quarter acres of flax one day last -week in 8 hours. Mr. Thomas Allin of Thames Road, Usborne, has been appointed to the management of the warerooms of the Massey Manufacturing Co. of To- ronto, at -Qu'Appelle, Northwest Ter- ritory. SKETCHES `ROM A FARM MOUSE KITCHEN No. 6—The Wheat's in Sheaf Ir" By Mrs. Paul Doig. From The Huron Expositor of August 19, 1910 Mr. 'Michael Jaiitze, Zurich, who lately came here from Minnesota, has purchased the 60 -acre farm on the Bronson Line, owned by the late M. Swartzentruber. He paid $2,800. Mr, John Heffron of Blyth had the misfortune on Saturday to have his slaughter house burned with all its contents. :Vlr. henry Anderson of Usborne was awarded the first prize of $15 for a field - of oats, which he entered :n the field competition for Stephen and Usborne. Mr, William Jewitt of Bayfield has added a fine large gasoline launch to his fleet of boats. While loading lumber at Mustard's Mill at Bayfield on Tuesday morning, Mr, Thomas Castle had one of his fingers so badly smashed that it re- quired the attention of a doctor. Freeborn Johnston, son of William Johnston, Kippen, has completed the course for the B.A. degree at Toron- to, winning the London Gold Medal in Physics, awarded by the Univers- ity, and in addition the Vittoria Col- lege 'Gold Medal in the same depart - .n e nt. Mr. John Swan, of Brejlefield, had a field of fall wheat adining the village which threshed out an aver- age of 40 bushels per acre. Mr. James Martin, 2nd concession u`f Tuckersmith, west of Egmondville 1•ad a yield of 140 bushels of fall wheat from three acres of land. Col. Wilson is in Toronto taking pat t in the annual shoot of the On- tario Rifle Association, as are also Cadets Dick, Dickson, Hinchley, Rich- ardson and Grieve. Mr. Harry 'Jeffrey, who has been employed with W. Pickard & Son, has taken. a position with Stewart Bros. On Saturday last Mr. Ben 'Snell of Constance was considerably hurt when engaged in drawing in grain from the field of Mr. •David Millson. The horses became frightened and ran away, throwing him on his head. Mr. Richard Anderson, north of Constance, has built a beautiful com- modious residence. The contractor is Mr. Hill of .Blyth. Mr. J. Sioman, who has been bag- gage man at Clinton station for some years, has been promoted to baggage - man on the run between Goderich and Buffalo. On Wednesday of last week David Inglis, of the 7th concession of Grey, delivered a hog to John Bateman at Brussels station w'hieh weighed 710 pounds and for which he received $44.35. While Mrs. Jahn Roe, of Walton, was going upstairs one night recent - y ,to retire, she missed her footing and fell headlong to the bottom. She received a nasty gash en the head, which required nine stitches. Mr. J, Willis Powell of Exeter has purchased the fancy good 'business of Mrs. Dearing and "Will remove his stock' at once. "Hidden deep among the green We saw a yellow leaf. :And high up in the maple tree, A robin's' nest swings lonesomely, The Wheat's in sheaf." We forget the name of the poet who penned these lines, but they make us feel just as melancholy to write them as they did the first time we read them. The poet was conveying a gentle hint that autumn was just around the corner, and when aueirvui is just around the corner we knew that winter is only a block ee • so away. •We can remember the time whe,n we hail the coming of winter with feelings of unmixed joy. We cram - reed more fun into December, Jaftu- afk, February and ;!March than in':o the other eight months of the year. New, about all that winter means to us is a season of snow drifts to shovel" out or wade through, wood to be carried in, ashes to be carried out, frost to be•fought day and night, and from Monday morning to Saturday night. leggings tb dry, over -stockings to dry, mitts to dry, hockey sticks to trip over, pumps to thaw out. We have a pump at the barn deserving ef special mention. The thorough- ness with which that pump can tighten itself up during a cold spell is something to marvel at. Unless we lease the handle of it JUST 50, it not only freezes in the pump proper but it will freeze in the spout and pipes most improper, The kettles of .-hot water we have carried to that pump! The knuckles we have barked trying to turn its screws and gadgets! What got -us on this subject, anyway? Much of our grain is down -flat. Many a tender-hearted farmer will groan in sympathy' as he reads these words. When it is down the one way it is not so had. But some of it is clown every old way, and that is what puts the grey in the head of the binder operator. This more than trebles the work of cutting and makes it harder to stook. ('Shock is an- other word that should be of interest to the etymologist. The dictionary weld is "shock." If we called it shock around here the farminge fra- ternity would laugh themselves to c:eath) . We have always been of the opin- ion, and voiced it, that Woman has more patienee than Man. We take it all back! The reason for this pub- lic retraction is our binder. Once upon- a time it was a good hinder. But that was years before that Sexibian "What-d'you-call-'im ev- er dreamed of -laying but the Aus- trian grand duke and his mussus.. (We have had our own troubles with inefficient tools. We have .struggled more ;or less successfully with dull butcher knives, stoves that smoke•, ovens that laid down on us at the critical moment, sealer• rings that turned around, and around, and a- round. But if the time ever comes when, along with these inside evils, we must also wrestle with knotters that won't knot, reels that won't turn, elevator canvasses that refuse to elevate, then the day has arrived when we intend to sell out and pay the .bills with the proceeds, trusting that the one will equalize them other. We shall then move into town, apply for relief, and quit farming forever and forever and a day. JUST A SMILE OR TWO The mistress asked her maid' what she thought of the electric fire and the electric cooker. "They're real wonderful, mum," the girl replied, "They've neither of them gone out since I came here three weeks ago."—Fort William Times - Journal. CORRESPONDENCE r 7 The Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: Recent political events in Huron-iPerth indicate that the two main parties are 'becoming rather old. fashioned. Why does not the Liberal. party call a convention of all who are dissatisfied with the Bennett govern- . ment and choose a Conservatfve can- didate? It may sound ridiculous, but there is• an excellent precedent for it in the action of the U.F,O. in select - ting a 'Steven& supporter in this rid- ing. Who are these men, who have taken to themselves this authority? The history of the Progressive and: U.F.O. movement answers this ques- tion. They are but a radical -offshoot of the Liberal party led by men who, were ready to bolt when it seemed. certain, that their boat would never reach port. T. A. Crerar, the late Hon. !Robert Forke, E. C. Drury,, Harry Nixon—all deserted to the Lib- erals. And even in South Huron at the last provincial election the Pro gressivers were so dominated by Lib- eral sentiment that they could not nominate 'a man to carry their own banner, but elected instead is Liberal. The party is dead, and now its ghost 'arises in this constituency to presume to lead a new movement. But red- blooded Canadians are not going to be lel) by ghosts or defunct political parties, or any kind of oligarchy. How many Conservatives would vote for a man chosen by the Liberals or the i7..F.0.? Very few! He would get his support from the Liberal party, just enough to make possible the election of a Conservative, and in saying -this I am not in any way detracting from the popularity or disparaging the character of the Stevens candidate. He has for many years been an ardent exponent of reform, but he will • not get a chance to aid in passing any• reformmeas- -Uses' until he is -ready to trust the masses of 'Canadian electors. I could name twenty men in the vicinity of SeafoTth who know more about polit- ical economy, more about ,the econ- omic and industrial affairs of the world than the members of this self- appointed committee of the Recon- struction party. And yet they say to those voters: "The choosing of a. candidate is none of your ;business.. We'll select a man. It's up to you to support him." I have been an ardent admirer of Mr. Stevens ever since he cleaned up the customs de- partment, but I would like to say to these gentlemen, that if I can not be trusted in choosing a candidate; 1 will certainly not help to elect him.. It is unreasonable for a party that has lost the confidence of the public- to ublicto assume the leadership of the new party with any expectation of get- ting general support. But if there is a considerable number of voters in Huron -Perth who are behind the Re- construction party, let them get to-, gether as an entirely new party and. in a democratic way choose a man to contest this seat. It might mean to a few the loss of prestige and auth- ority, but it will give that authority to those to 'whom it rightfully be- longs—those for whom the new party was formed, the so-called "forgotten men." J. L. 'M. "What a 'boy you are for asking questions," said the father. "I'd like to know what would have happened if I'd asked as many questions when T was a boy." "Perhaps," suggestied the young hopeful, "you'd have been able to an- swer some of mine."—Hudson Star. '-SUNDAY 'AFTERNOON • • • (By Isabel Hsmi)ton, Goderich, 'Ont.) 0 • Take me life, and let it be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee; Take my moments and my day;; Let them flow in ceaseless prais3, Take my silver and may gold, Not a mite would I withhold; Take my intellect; and use Every power as Thou shalt choose. PRAYER Help us to answer i Thy call, to a- rise and go forth in the ways of en- ergetic discipleship. Thou art the great 'Worker, and work is the rule of membership in Thy kingdom. Teach us, we pray, to work diligent- ly with Thee, as did also our Lord Jesus. Aiden. --Selected. S. S. LESSON FOR AUGUST 1Sth Lessen Topic -Martha (A Home- maker). Lessen Passage—Luke 10:38-42; John 11:17-28. Golden Text—John 11:5.. The historical Bethany family con- sisted of a brother and two sisters: Lazarus, Martha and Marys. Theirs was an hosrpitabie home — the door swung both ways. Jesus was a frequent caller and at times stayed or a meal. The incident in to -day s lesson describes one of these occa- sions. They were having guests that day and preparations were in pro- gress, but each woman was engaged ;n making her own special contribu- tion to the feast. Martha was in the kitchen. Mary was• holding fellow- ship with the chief guest. Each a necessary part of h welleprepareo real: "hand and heart going out in Ole beautiful ministries of love in the case ,of Martha—love in actior.. In the case of Mary it is love at rest from her own activities, in search for further good." Martha was the re- cognized head of the ,house. "Mar- tha received Him into her house." It 'vas she .who gave the invitation to the Master, and on her rested all the pare of the entertainment, the pre- paration of the feast, and the recep- tion of the guests. The "jnuch serv- ing" would indicate that it was a spe• vial occasion, and that others had been iit'vited to meet Jesus. Martha s was a culinary forte and she delight - cd in her skill. In this case, how- ever, she overdid it; she went beyond her strength. Possibly some of her arrangements had gone wrong. At any rate, she was "put about," as we would say, as well as "put out,:' for do we not detect a trace of irri- tability in both manner and speech? She breaks in upon the guests sud- denly and in the hearing of them all she addresses Jesus and says: "Lord, dgst•.Thou not care that my sister (hath left me to serve alone?" Sur- prise would be experienced bythose present, even though good manners would suppress , the showing of it. If 'Mary was in the wrong thus to sit at Jesus' feet, Martha certainly was not in the right. There was; ni oc- casion to give this- public reprimand she might have. indicated to her in some secret way that•she was wanted, as .he did on the day Jesus arrived in answer to their message that Laz- arus was dead. If slie had, no doubt Mary would }.ave risen as quickly as she did then. . Martha's feelings got the better of her judgment, and she speaks out of the impatience of her heart. And, besides, her words and manner were somewhat lacking in respect to the U �I!r't• Master. True, she. addresses Him as •'] ford," but having done this she goes off into an interrogative with an im- ei,ed censure in it which to say the least is not .becoming. "Lord, dos: Thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? Bid her therefore that she help me." 'What do we find Jesus doing? Does the pass on to Mary her sister's reproof? Does He dismiss her from His side and send her back to her unfinished task? Mary had been helping Martha, as is indicated by the word "also" in 'verse 89. " He did neither reprove nor dismiss, but re- proved (Martha. She had taken too much on herself. Her generous hear; had gone beyond her strength, and far beyond the need. She thought to please Him by the abundance of her provision, but -the more simple the repast, the more it pleased Him. Had she been content with a modest ser- vice, she too might have found time to sit at Jesus' feet. Je9us loved Martha,rlyet He pitied and chided her; while He loved and commended Mary. —(Expositor's Bible). • WORLD MISSIONS A Triumphant Retirement Mrs. H. M. Kipp One of the finest things about Miss Elizabeth J, Be'll's retirement, after thirty years' service in Western Can- ada, was her willingness to retire. She was well, she was happy in her work, and much 'beloved by every member of her hospital staff, but she recognized it was her time for turn- ing over to another the strenuous task of leadership. So, instead of a song of lament, there was a song of thanksgiving ringing in her heart; for had she not been permitted and privileged to heal broken souls as well as broken bodies duping one of Canada's most trying -transition per- icds in its foundation life. Hler length of service Was divided between two outpost hospitals, one at Teulon and the other at Ethelbert, Both in Manitoba. Medical soience has made great strides since • those far off days when the duties of the lady superintendent in a frontier hos- pital reached far beyond a realm of nursing. That partic ar frontier at Teulon was peopled nel,t v by non - Anglo -Saxon folks from tral Eur- ope, homesteading was going forward rapidly, religious and educational movements; were under consideration, and organization was being develop- ed along every, phase of community life, , (Rev. )A. J, ;Hunter, 14.A., M.D., D.D., who was the first medical mis- sionary to these non -Anglo -(Saxon peoples in the West, under the for- mer Presbyterian Church in Canada, had built and opened a hospital at Teulon, 'Manitoba. It was here that Miss Bell `entered upon her service of lady superintendent in 1904 and thus began a work of co-dperation between 'Miss Bell 'and Dr, Hunter, so broad and) beneficial in its scope and far-reaching in its influence, that it merited the support, confidence and appreciation of the entire Church. Conditions at that time challeng• ed and inspired and overwhelmed her —in fact, it meant attempting a maximum task with' a minimum equipment. 'Similar conditions and service ob- tained also at Ethelbert, where Muss Bell concluded the last ten years of her life -work. ij IC • 210 St. James St., West, - 'Montreal, August 8th: The Editor, The Huron Expositor: ;Dear Sir: On August 4th, in Vic- toria, B.C., the Canadian Press re- ported that Hon. H. H. Stevens sev- ,erely censuredthe banks for buying government bonds instead of increas- ing their loans to business and other enterprise. He is reported to have said that the banks "are supposed toed supply the lifeblood of Canadian com- merce." In his approach to banking, Mr. Stevens differs from the two million Canadians who, like myself, have their savings largely invested in bank accounts. For depositors, who must outnumber borrowers by a 1,000 to 1; the prime duty of the hanks is to safeguard the funds of the deposi- tors. It is, I believe; peculiarly significant 'that at the time when Mr. Stevens suggests that my savings bank ac- count be used to finance industry, many of the corporations which are (Continued on Page .3) To the imagination must be left the weaving through of this great achievement—all that a loving, self sacrificing 'heat and willing hands could do for those unable to do for themselves. Can we visualize the visits made to, the settlers—ter,, twenty and thiry. miles away—trav- elling by team, involving absence of days, relays of horses as the jour- ney was continued through bush ov- er muskeg, <umps; bog, stones and unbroken wagon roads. Or can we ever meassee the weariness of"'body and soul wimr. sometimes disappoint- ment greeted them, on finding Moth. mother and babe gone at the end of the jiurney? It is a wonderful reflection on a lifesaving and soul -winning minis- try, all of which goes into the mak- ing cf a nation. It was not easy—barriers had to be br.,'ken dowr before ideals could be 'aised_'misundexstandings had to be cleared away --antagonisms to hospitals generally removed—and an understanding love established — and even then the half has 'not been told. What is she doing now in her sun- set years? It is interesting to knew that she and her sister have 'built a little bungalow at Teulon, and there they are happy in their house of hos- pitality, where many friends—among them the children they once' guided, now grown to maturity, with children of their own --come to visit them. She is also doing many of the things she had always wanted to do, but lacked the opportunity in her crowded years. She is cheered with the happy re- collections of many, through her min- istry, who were brought to the know- ledge of the Saviour's lorve and His redeeming power. --, The Missionary Monthly. iiteb�owds44p,:g,u�'nl.a tJLLT.i,:,:dJ11,'U�°Y�t$i�e!�eM�l�ia%i11,+v1 b,.,'!��fu n?n��e 15��.1'. • hl it •