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McLean, Editor.
Seaferth, Ontario, ev-
afternoon by McLean
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vertising rates on application.
'$E0A-FORT1:1, Friday, September 17.
Ternperance and Politics
The claim of the Temperance Fed-
eration, in this County, that politics
and temperance are too closely join-
• ed together, may be justified in their
eyes, while at the same time, in the
-
eyesof other people, there was no
justifiCation for such a claim.
It should/he remembered that Hur-
on County voted itself dry under the
Canada Temperance Ace, a good
many years ago. If the Temperance
Federation had let the matter rest,
• there, Huron County would be dry
to -day. Bone dry, except for die
provision of the Act, and it would
have remained that way for all time
to come, because no majority could
ever have been secured in this coun-
ty to repeal that Act.
But the Temperance Federation
was not satisfied with a dry Huron
under the Canada Temperance Act.
They wanted a still drier Huron un-
der the provisions of the Ontario
• Temperance Act, so they switched to
• the latter, and did it without a vote
of the people either,
Right there they made their mis-
take, because the O.T.A. proved such
a drastic failure, from a temperance
standpoint, that there soon arose a
widespread demand for its repeal.
• And Mr. Howard Ferguson repealed
it. But, being a very astute
politi-
cian, he would never have taken any
such action as repealing the O.T.A.
if he had not known he had the back-
ing of a large majority of the peo-
ple of this Province to support him
in that action.
The next provincial election amply
proved that point, and with the re-
peal Huron County stood in the same
shoes as every other county in the
Province under the O.T.A. Huron
was no longer under the Canada
• Temperance Act. A circumstance
• entirely due to the action of the Tem-
perance Federation.
And, if there is any mixture of
politics and temperance in Huron, it
was that action on 'the part of
the Federation that introduced that
mixture. Their claim that Premier
• Hepburn forced- beer parlors upon
Huron for political purposes, has no
foundation in fact.
, In the .first place there was no
force used whatever. The beer lic-
enses, which were granted to the
hotels in this county, were granted
because the village and town coun-
eils in the places where licenses ex-
ist, petitioned the Government to
grant them.
In the second place, a similar peti-
tion to the Government, on the part
of these councils, to have these lic-
enses repealed, would meet with as
ready response as was made in
granting them. In fact, it would un-
doubtedly be a faster procedure.
To date, hOwever, no municipal
council in Huron has petitioned for
such repeal. Why then is the Tem-
perance Federation backing the Con-
servative election candidates, and do-
ing its' utmost to defeat the Govern-
ment ones?
Has Mr. Rowe, the Conservative
leader, at any time so far during the
present election campaign, promised
to abolish the beer parlors, or repeal
the present liquor, act? If so, we
Ye --missed it.
lier,iihas Mr. Rowe anywhere
sod to, reinstate the Canada
ee Act in Huron? And if
rerniSei arid is able to fulfill
is has the Temperance
t4iTh *on given any con-
• conditions whieh
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dor of any kirfd into this county.
More than that, he would be Power-
less to stop its importation in any
quantities which suited the desire or
the pocket of the importer.
And still further, the same gentle-
man or his Government would be
powerless to 'prevent that liquor be-
ing consumed in any public place, on
any highway, on any street, or on the
side of any townshop road.
Under these circumstances, it is
rather hard for the majority of the
people on the sidelines just to figure
out who is playing politics the most
—tlie Federation or the Government.
•
.Whp Should It Be That Wap?
The American. Legion is going to
hold a convention in New York City
during the middle of this month, and
concerning th.at convention The New
Yorker writes:
"The Police Department has grant-
ed the American Legion a permit to
parade Tuesday, September 21st,' on
Fifth Avenue, 'about or in excess of
eighteen hours.' The parade will
start at nine in the morning, the line
of march extending from Thirty-
fourth Street to Seventy-ninth. Most
of the big stores on Fifth Avenue
are going to board up their windows,
lock their doors and give their em-
ployees the day off. The police de-
partment has cancelled all leaves of
absence during convention week.'
There will be six thousand cops on
Fifth Avenue during the parade."
"The Department of Sanitation
ha,s,cancelled the scheduled vacations
of 1,500 employees ; _during the week
the entire force will work on a twen-
ty-four hour schedule, with seventy-
five flushing machines operating on
three eight-hour shifts and special
patrols in Times Square and the
Grand Central district. The Plaza
coachmen, weighing the prospect of
increased business against that of
utter destruction, have come to the
conclusion that it will be best to stay
in the livery qable, -at least on the
day of the parade. Every hotel
room in the city has already been
reserved, and the official estimate of
the number of people coming to the
convention has now risen to 300,000.
One big hotel, finding that none of
•its present staff has ever been
through a Legion convention, im-
ported an out of town expert on such
matters; his first step was to order
everything breakable taken out of
the lobbies and corridorsL"
"The trade estimates that- the
Legion will const 160,000 gallons
of spirits and 500,000 gallons of
beer."
There is a lot more of it, mostly
in the way of advice about boarding
up store and residence fronts, witb
a closing remark that Bellevue Hos-
pital and the Central Park Zoo so far
have made no special plans.
That is really some convention,
isn't it? But why all the destruc-
tion? Why should it be that way?
All these Legion members, or a ma-
jority of them, were ' in the war.
Wouldn't you think they saw enough
destruction of life and property
there, to- last them the rest of their
natural life ?
And wouldn't you think that there
would be enough of the discipline,
under which they lived during war
years, left to make them amenable
to civilian laws?
We are speaking of course of the
American Legion Convention. But
what of some of our own Legion con-
ventions, our Old Home Weeks and
other gatherings? There isn't a lot
to boast about in them either.
Where did the theory or belief
arise that Legion or any other Con-
ventions, Old Horne Weeks, etc., had
to lower themselves to an orgy of
booze and destruction before they
could be considered a success.
It didn't use to be that way. It
should not be that way now. ,
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•§epternber 20, 1912 -
Mr. Johfa Rauetotel,-Ciinton, whose
farm is n Tuckerftmith, threehed
acres of wet whioh averaged 39
bushels- _per -acre and weighed 61%
poem% to the buShel. •
Mr. F. W. McDonagh, AVii10 has been
Clerk of the Township of Colborne
for over .twenty yeans, iias resigned
and has removed to Goderich where
he has 'purchased a nice residence and
will live retired.
Among those Naito left Leadbury for
the West on the harvest excursions
were Armour Dundas; Levi Holm4s,
Nelson Davidson, Thos. Leeming, Jr.,
George Kisftner, H. Young, John Zeig-
ler and the Dennison brothers.
It was with feelings, of deep and
sincere ',sorrow that the people of 'Lies
eemmunity learned on Tuesday of the
passing of Rev. Neil Shaw, the belov-
ed pastor of Egmondville. Church.
Mr. Henry B. Edge . has the con-
tract for the new cement sidewalks
being built in Seatorth.
At a special meeting of Seaforth
council on Monday afternoon, Mr. Jno.
Cumming was appointed caretaker of
the Town Hall and assistant sub -sta-
tion for the balance of the year -as
successor to Mr. Adam McKay.
Wolter McBeatle and Hugh. McGre-
gor, Jr., of Brucefield, left for the
Moose Jaw District last week.
Mr. Thomas Laing, of near liensall,
has purchased the Case homestead on
the London Road north, for $7,500.
Mr. John Rankin, Usborne, is re-
pairing the dam at Exeter and ex-
tending the north "Wall fifteen feet
Mr. T. C. Steele brought into this
office this week two perfect speci-
mens of the genuine Scotch thistle.'
Mr. Thomas McMillan, of Hullett,
delivered in Seaforth a few days ago
a 'bunch of very flee export steers.
There were 64 in the lot and they
were sold to Mr. James Shea, of Dub-
lin, for $7.60 per cwt.
The following parties in Seaforth
and vicinity took advantage of the
excmeicas to the Western American
cities on Saturday to visit friends in
that cetmtry: Miss Nellie Devereaux,
Mrs. M. /3eoderick, Mies He7e1 Dor.
Ince and Mr. Robert Dodds to Chi-
wetlete Aitite '04 AROLAAU er,
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• FrOm The Huron ExPositor of
September 16, 1887
• There were 74 tickets sold at Sea -
forth station, 115 at Dubin and 380 at
Mitchell for Baramee,'s Circus at
Stratford on Mandl -W.
Yfessrs. A. G. Van Egniond'e Sons,
of the Seaforth Woollen Mills, Made
la fine display of tweeds at the In.
dustriat Exhibition now beteg held in
TOMO() and have beea awarded a
special bronze medial.
Mr. F. D. Hutchison, who has
• taught in School Section No. 1, of the
Township Of Hullett, for five years,
intends to leave to. take a larger
settool in Grey Townsialp.
As Mr. Donald McDonard, of Tuck-
ersmith, was coming down from the
hay mow, he accidentally fell with
Considerable fierce against a sharp
stake, fracturing several of his ribs.
Miss Beatrice Finlay, of Ashfield.
at School No. 9, who is only fourteen
years of age, last year took the
higti-
est number of marks of any student
in Huron at the 'Entrance examina-
tion to the high school and also won
$35. This year she took a third class
class certificate and she is now at
the 'Model Se114101.
W. H. Verity & Son, of Exeter, had
their safe blown open on Sunday
• night last, b,nt the burglars did not
obtain any booty.
Mr. D. Weismuller, of Kippen. has
rented his grain warehotise again to
Mr. D. McLennan for the coming sea-
son -
The many friends of the Rev. R. Y.
Thomson and his -congregation in
Hensall will learn) with much regret
that at the last meeting of Presby-
tery, held at Exeter, he found it nec-
essary owing to 111 health to tender
his resignation.
Messrs,. Robert McMillan, Hullett;
Mr. John Templeton, Tuckersanith;
Peter McGregor, Brucefield; John
Avey, Stanley, and Isaac Raftenbury,
Clinton, returned home from the Old
Country on Friday night last. Thee
brought some good thoroughbred
stock home with them:
On Saturday last a young lad'nam-
ed George Beattie, grandson, of Mr.
Robert ,Carmichael, was playing in
Coleman's woods with some othe.-
boys. He climhed up into a tree and
lost his balance, breaking his leg as
he fell.
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PATIENCE
admire Job Patience le a groat
'virtue, especially on a farm wheaev.
erything seems to go wrong.• There
are days, as every farmer will tell
you, when everything goes wreug, and
the wheels of easygoing living. just
seem to snarl up on a person. IV
like yesterday, when it all /started off
in 'the morning by a political condi,
te calling.
-• For over an hour the airewas
litev-
atly blue with facts . . . figures and
Pleasant words. He told me that he
could see I was one of the county'S
leading . . • and most influential
men. Somehow or other, I saw the
weeds in the flower garden oxt the
front lawn and the shingle stuck up
over the broken window. I saw the
sagging gate in the laneway and place
where the tree ihad, fallen over the
road fence and broke the posts down.
I could see all the weeds growing up
where the root crop was supposed to
be. and the -boardee off the end
cf the.. driving shed. I sr the notice
from the weed inspector saying; .
t"Clean up that front field, Phil, or
else." But i sutepose, when he was
flattering me as • being one of the
leading farmers be didn't notice that.
He was seeing a small "X" in a cer-
tain place . . . then he left me a
cigar and he went on.
A cigar can be a stimulation to a
person's ego. I lit up this one and
headed down to nail those boards on
the (hiving shed. Then, -began a sort
of campaign, to clean up the farm and
really deserve tle. title. Firstly, • I
tripped on et straed of barbed wire
and went down to,snub the cigar in
the dust. Then I hit my finger with
the hammer, .and in supreme
disgust I headed 'bacto the back
fifty.
Since I was first able to peel off
my clothes and slide into the cool
depths of that swimming hole. I
played hookey from school . . . from
church . . . and from going to visit
my relatives, by visiting that pool. I
could slide down into it's green
depths. With the sound of the creek
babbling in my ears, I could still de-
pend on them to hear the first sound
of the approach of my irate father,
with a green sapling whittled out as
he walked down the laneway. Then
to gale my few clothes and make off
around Into the bush . . . a hasty
change back into them, and then a
etreak for the barn.,... By t� time my
Dad would come bock, I could be ie -
vended upon to have Abe utoat 111134},
cent expression On MrfaCe but.
it hardly ever worked, beeanse sot
was never fast enough in xiryiag my
heir.
• Yesterday the temptation was to
great and so 1 slipped into the pool.
Just for aswim, and then, I eould be
back up at the barn and fix oe the
driving felted At least that is what
I soothed my conscience with
when it coraplained about MY trying
to escape 'work.
For over two hours 1 frolicked, in
the water. All the old tricks camebach, back, and I floated and dived . .
and did everything possible to soak
the laziness out of my bones. 'Water
Is such a soothing element. It is
smooth . . . and the gentle washing
effect seems to pervade into a per-
son's very soul.
When I came out my clothes were
gone. In vain I searched . .but
not a trace could I find of the . miss-
ing garmente. Someone had stolen
them . . . for minutes 2saw red, and
I threshed around in the underbrush
with no other effect save to scratch
my poor old hide. There was only
one tilting to do, and that was to es-
say to go up the laneway. The trou-
ble with this was that I had absolute-
ly no covering of any sort, and the
sight of a man moving up the lane -
way in his birthday suit would be ev-
en too much for my stolid -going
neighbor Higgins, who was plowing
In a field across Pleasant Creek.
Three large branches served. I
wrapped them around me as well as
,possible, and then started up in the,
general direction of the barn. Even
yet I do not know whether the sight
of a tree moving up the Lazy Mea-
dows laneway, was more disconcert-
ing to the neighbors or not. Howev-
er, making the best of my coverage
I movel along like a camouflaged
tank.
Then, the crowning indignity of all
was to find—my clothes adorning the
scarecrow in the tomato patch behind
the barn. Hastily, I snatched up the
scarecrow in its entirety and headed
for the barn. And there sitting on
the oat-bin\in the horse stabale want-
ing: for me, was the other political/
candidate with a row of cigars stick-
ing out of his vest peeket.
Please send me aa carload Of
Patience. C.O.D., because mine at the
present time is strained to the limit.
If it hadn't been for a foolhardy, reckless, criminal driver ,this accident
would have been avoided. As it is, one victim was taken direct- to an
undertaker's parlours and two to a hospital. The driver tyho caused it
is hopelessly crippled for the rest of his life.
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YOU'LL BE' IN TROUBLE IF YOU DISREGARD THE LAWS
If you are a reckless driver travelling the Ontario highways, cuttingin,
passing on curves and hills, endangering the lives of others, you will find
yourself in serious trouble. The appalling death •koll must stop—and` you
who are responsible for it will be put of the road I A thousand eyes
are watching you; so be forewarned 1
Ontario AAotori$ts Co*operate.
When you see a motorist driving in a manner datigeroue to the
public, take his number, make a careful tote of the said tinie
and place, and when you reach your destination write to the
Motor Vehicles Branch, Depttrtmerit T9rontd,
"git4g fell detailb. Wo do net hiVite timorte Minor
• inftinteruentri of the traffic kiting yik tite welted to-
titelgetetid itulgiti' mit We will deedequate y with 461,410,11.
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