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NOVEMBER 24, 1939.
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BAFORTH, Friday, November 24
Censoring The Newspapers
There is a censorship bureau at Ot-
tawa which in war time is a very
necessary and important. 'function
of government, whether Canadians
like it or not.
But however much we in Canada
May dislike the loss of personal lib-
erty which the censor imposes, we
are all well aware of the fact that
newspaper comment in Canada
might easily provide very enlighten,
i.ng information to the enemy as
-well as to ourselves, unless it is plac-
ed under some manner of central
control.
All newspapers, large and small,
including The Expositor, receive
very implicit instructions from time
to time, from the censor at Ottawa,
as to what may be published and
what may not. We are supposed to
be all on the same footing, but ap-
parently we are not.
This fact has been pointed out in
a recent editorial in the London
Free Press. Last week the Royal
Canadian Regiment, which has its
headquarters in London, and is
largely recruited from points in
Western Ontario, was moved to new
training quarters.
Ordinarily that would be an item
of very great interest to a great
Iinany people in this part of the Pro-
vince, but in accordance with in-
structions from the censor, the Free
Press did not -publish any news of
the regiment's departure., and made
no comment about it either.
But the Toronto papers, apparent-
ly, are a law unto themselves. These
apers not only published a full ac-
unt of the troops movement, but
ublished a great many pictures as
.,'&well. If it is wrong to do these
things in London, it should be wrong
to do them in Toronto as well, and
we think the Free Press is absolute-
ly justified in the statement with
which it concludes its editorial:
"However, if there are to be rules,
they should be enforced impartially
and without fear or favor."
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Russia In The War
When the military pact between
Germany and Russia was first an-
nounced, there can be no denying
the fact that it sent a shiver of ap-
prehension into the allied countries,
including Canada.
We looked upon Russia as a coun-
try possessing millions of trained
soldiers, with unlimited natural re-
sources and supplies to support them
and plenty , left over to supply their
ally, Germany, as well. And if those
conditions are true, we have a right
to feel some apprehension.
Rut are they? Perhaps we have
been looking too much on the Rus-
sia that has been painted for us by
Russian propaganda which is about
a ably written and pictured as it is
possible for propaganda to be. And
according tothis propaganda, Rus-
sia, if not already a Utopia, has ac-
complished prodigious feats in that
direction. Already under Soviet
rule, it has become a country of
teeming happy, contented! well-fed,
;well -clothed and loyal millmns.
It is a pretty picture, but is it
true? As a matter of fact, Russia
is such a far away country and such -
a closed corporation that it is a very
difficult thing to arrive at the truth
by ourselves, and so we have been
taking pretty much the Russians
own word for it.
But it is quite within the bounds
°oris to suspect that Russian
propaganda and the truth, are as far
apart tis the caps. This, at any rate,
b
e .vi +�i�: ;�ssed
the OCol. .,erontario Con-
t A td Col, brew is
not only a keen observer, but a wide-
ly travelled one, and a limn who
lives too near home and has too
much at stake to attempt to mislead
the Canadian people.
In an ably written series of art-
icles in `Saturday Night, Col. Drew
describes his impressions of Russia
and the Russian people gained dur-
ing an extensive visit to that coun-
try a year ago. And here are some
of his statements: "The truth is
that there are greater inequalities in
Russia than in any other country in
the world to -day. In the cities, and
particularly in the country, I saw
filth; squaller, hunger and depravi-
ties such as I had not believed ex-
isted anywhere in the world. Their
pitiful wages cannot buy even the
cheapest of clothes as we understand
the word. The peasants and most
of the manual workers in the cities
wear smocks and shapeless breech-
es which they make of sacking or
such other material as they can get."
That is not a picture of a Utopia:
Nor are the words of another writer
which Mr. Drew notes: "No reflec-
tive persons outside the Soviet Un-
ion assumes that it is necessary to
murder millions of people to pro-
duce an industrialization in a way
which brings about the death of six
million people from starvation."
These are the words Col. Drew
says which are being echoed by ev-
ery person who has really seen Rus-
sia, and is prepared to tell the truth.
So perhaps, after all, Russia is
really on the right side in this war.
At any rate, if Col. Drew's state-
ments are correct—and we see no
reason why they should be question-
ed—it is quite apparent that neither
Stalin's loyalty to his ally, Germany,
nor the loyalty of the Russian peo-
ple to Stalin are greatly to be de-
pended upon.
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The Champion
What the average boy carries
about in his pockets from day to day
often times excel, in diversity, the
contents of a museum.
This, of course, is not a trait pe-
culiar to American boys, because his
Canadians cousins have just as many
pockets and make pretty much the
same use of them too.
But for all that, there can be no
question of doubt but what young
twelve -year-old Billy Stone, of New
York, is the undisputed champion
along these lines.
In a surprise pocket census taken
at the Madison Square Boys' Club in
that city, there was found in Billie's
pockets the following:
Corkscrew, lock, chalk, electric
switch, red glass, foreign stamps;
old watch, match box covers, skate
key, club membership ticket, bunch
of keys, marbles', electric wire, rub-
ber bands, photograph negatives,
piece of Ieather, note book, hand-
kerchief, magnet, string (knotted),
gas jet tip, envelope of cleaning pow-
der, piece of iron, pencils, pen knife,
screws, medal, one dice, half a lolly
pop and—a wad of chewing gum
(Slightly used).
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Makes It Safer
Soldiering is such a hazardous
trade at all times that any little
safety devicie that comes the sol-
dier's way is always appreciated.
Well, here is a real one. In the
British House of Commons! last week
Leslie Hor&-Belisha, War Secretary,
told the members that the death pen-
alty in Britain's armed forces for
desertion, cowardice, and sleeping
on sentry duty, had been abolished.
It only remains now, he said, as the
maximum penalty for murder, mut-
iny and treachery.
That makes soldiering safer and
leaves a more comfortable feeling
too.
WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY:
As Seen From Paris
(Lee Temps, Patin)
DeokamatIon of at state orf war between Canada
andOerunnmiy is an, act of grneat Importance in
Cmrtdiatn Isletory as it la the first time the Ot-
tawa Governementt, acting in the fullness of .Its
Independence, lata 'declared war on its own ac-
count 4n t1bc firm surpTO t of the British Gorveun-
mon(; The fidelity of the Dominions, to the
Mother Countiry in the framework of the I3rLtista
Comin'anrw+eti:lltdu of Nations is, one • of the moat
ecnrfooirttttg atrgrt1rlea in Paten cor the • itrat cause,
of the two giant We te'1m d'gnnectasaelea.
Years A one
IdtereatIns Items Plaid Frail
The Huron Expos)tor •f Pialy and
Twenty -flys Year's Ape.
From The Huron Expositor
December 4, 1914 i
On Monday evening last a number
of ,}fie members and tniends of the
tfruceae•Id Methodist Church gather-
ed at the horse date and Mrs. Robt.
P. Watson to spend a social even-
ing and to present a token of eon -
gratulation and best wishes to Mr.
Watson and his bride. They gave
them a beautiful leather seated Mor-
ris cfrair.
The ladies of Mensal and vicin4ty
shave packed, for the Belgian Relief
Fund, four large eases of clothing,
bedding, stockings and shoes, in all
valued at $650.00.
The male quartette of Seaforth, con-
siisting of Messrs. John Beattie, D.
F. McGregor, George Israel and Jas.
SIeeth, and the following soloists, W.
T. Hays, John, Scott and, D. L. Reid,
presented the musical part of the pro-
gram at the an:nrual fowl supper at
Cavan Church, Winthrop.
On Monday evening Mr. Percy
Ralph was presented with a signet
ring by the Oddfel'lows and the mem-
bers of the Orange Lodge made him
the recipient of a handsome locket.
Since August last the clothing fac-
tory in town has been turnitrg mit at
the rate of 1,500 pairs of khaki pants
a week for the soldiers and they are
still ,hard at it. They are made of
serge.
'Mrs. Martha hands, of Constance,
has 'rented her farm on the 4th con-
cession of Hellen, to Mr. Levi L.
Rands, who will work it for the next
three years.
The milk wagon of Mr. E. Hewitt,
of Exeter, was struck by a train on
Friday morning last and the horse,
and cart were thrown, into the ditch.
On Manrl'+y evening a large crowd
as eembled at the railway station to
bids f'arewe'll to one of the Hawaii
boys in the person of Wesley Cald-
well. The band of Hensali was out
and Rev. Rural Dean W. J. Doherty,
of St. Paul's Church, read a fine ad-
dress and Roy Neilandrs presented
hirrr with a handsome fell jewelled
wrist watch.
The thouse and barn's on the farm
of Mr. Richard Robinson, 12th con-
cession, McKillop, east of Leadbury,
had a narrow escape during the thun-
derstorm on the morning of Nov. 13.
Lightning struck a large tree nearby
and. it broke thirty-two panes of glass
in the house and barn.
Mr. Sol Williams, of Henssll, has
moved into and rented the dwelling
recently occupied by Mr. Robert Jar-
nott, near the salt block
Growers of Dutch set onions in the
Exeter district have been forced to
carry over their stooks until next
season, as the abundant supply and
existing conditions have flooded the
marked..
Mr. Edgar Butt, who for some
months has been, engaged with Mr.
Sam Cud'm,ore in pressing hay at Til-
bury, has returned to his home in
Kippen for the season.
Mr. J. F. Daly has just about wound
up his most successful season in the
automobile business, having disposed
of sixteen new Ford cars.
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From The Huron Expositor
November 29, 1889
Messrs Canteion & Steep, of Clin-
ton, have shipped over 20,000 barrels
of apples to [the Old Country this sea-
son.
Mr. Thos. Russel, Riverside Farm,
Usborne, the well-known Durham
stock breeder, has just completed the
erection of the, handsome and, com-
modious residence in' that township.
The first snow storm of the season
set in on Wednesday morning last
and since then, a considerable depth
.has fallen. The goad sleighing has
made business boom..
Mr. Jas. Dickson, who has held the
position of mathematical toaster in
Seaforth Collegiate, has resigned to
take a similar position in the Brock-
ville Collegiate Imsxitnte, at a salary
of $1,000 per year.
Miss Rhia Brine, of Harpunhey, has
a large cactus plant which serves the
purpose of an autograph albunn. On
the thick flat parchment -like leaves
are inscribed) upwards' of 100 names.
The writing rernatnrs distinct and per-
manent on the leaf.
Mr. Geo. Miller is busily engaged
in erecting a new store at Cromarty.
This is the third store that is being
erected in the village and all will be
ready for opening by the New Year.
Mfr. D. B. McLean., of ' the Kippen,
nails, bias recently made extensive
improvements in hie flouring mill and
has secured the services of Mr. J.
Somerville, who is well known as one
of the best stone millers in Canada.
Mr. Sanluel Houston, of Tucker -
smith,, was badly injured on Saturday
last when his team attached to a wa-
ter tank ram away. In attempting to
catch them, he was knocked drown and
run over.
At the St. Andrew's dinner to be
held in Godericlu on the 29th bast, Dr.
Campbell, of Seaforth, will reply to
the toast, "'litre immortal memory of
Robert Burns." Mr. Robt. Cairmicltael
Mao of Seaforth, will cling some of
,his inimitable Scotch songs at the
same dinner.
Mr. James Rivet's who has been
in Manitoba during the p t simmer,
returned to his home in Farquhar.
- Seaforth council hag been petition-
ed by a bylaw compelling every per -
Sam on Mnlin, Street to keep the walk
in front of their store or other busi-
ness place clear of snow and where
there are vacant lots, to, have the
snow cleared off and the costs charg-
ed to the property. 'This will give
Main Street a very match more busi-
messs-like appearance in winter than
it hotel (hitherto done.
Messrs. John, James and William
Ferguson, M. Rose, D. Harrison, D.
and J. McDonald, H. OaRoday, H. Mc-
Neill, H. Metreod, Johan Thome, Chry-
sttat Dresser, Ohms. Dresser and Robt.
Eagleson have returned! to their
Itonveri lo, Bayfield 'rafter a 7% drnonths'
fishing aei tloni cit the takers.
Phil 'Jsif er of
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Lazy Meadows
(By Harry J. Boy4o) •
MUSIC
During the course of the number
of years that 1 have been farming at
Lazy Meadows 1 have had some queer
experiences. What topped them all,
I believe, 'happened this afternoon. I
was dallying in the horse stable be-
foaie chore time, patching a grain bag
to take a bushel of wheat into the
village for Tim Murphy's chickens,
when a dapper young fellow appear-
ed carrying a small black box with a
handle en it.
He didn't even stop to talk about
the weather, but immediately began
telling me what a progressive farmer
I was and of how he had deliberate-
ly come to see me as the -first one in
the neighborhood, because he knew I
realized we were tivinig in the twen-
tieth century. He asked me if I re-
allized the value of music in this
world .of ours, and enquired if I had
'heard the new use for mms'ic.
"Progresaiv.e farmers are finding it
is the greatest boon in the world for
stack. Soothes tbeir nerves
makes them restful, and the pounds
will just creep onto them and your
:stock will be the besot in the district
next Spring," he said, following me
into the passageway in front of the
cow stalls.
First thing I knew he bad( the box
open and it turned out to be a grama-
phorre: He gave the handle a few
tweets, put the needle down on the
revolving record and the first titling
I knew the stable was filled with the
sound of "`rhe Missouri Waltz." Yes,
stir, sweet and melodious and just fill-
ing up that whole stable. Jessie, the
brindle cow, looked up with brim-
ming eyes and stopped chewing her
cud. Buttinskty, the goat, stopped
trying to ram the end out of the box
;steal, and Grunter, our disgruntled
Berkshire, grunted in time with the
music.
Well, sir, I enjoyed a regular con-
cert sitting there on the chop bag in
the passageway. He played every-
thing from a lullaby to the Irish
Washerwoman. Tabby, our mouser,
came padding down the stall head to
enquire as to the reason for the dis-
turbance, and Annabelle, the original
old grey mare, nuzzled ben head
through the fru. nt of the stall to get
a better view of the proceedings.
The idea was fantastic, but the
music was certainty pleasant.. I Let
that young fellow play through the
whole lot of lemmas almost, and then
`I asked 'him what he wanted for the
sit. He gave me the Ode oll story
of so much dawn and so much a
month. He gave mie ala; sorts of fold
ere illustrating bow such and such
a farmer was getting. more milk from
lade cowe, more beef on his cattle,
ands more comtemted stock, svimply by
using the music system.
"Young nw u," I said, "1 have a
peaceful cont of stable ,here now. The
5hock is doing pretty well and I ex-
pect twat t+hey'Ll winter well and he
in good condition in blare Spring. If I
buy this machine from you it may up-
set everryth5ng and promote • a whole
lot of bad feelings and perhaps even
nervous breakdlawns in the stock be -
fare Spring."
He looked art me in a puzzled way,
and so I explained, "You take that
(horse in the end stall, he's' a West-
ern home. Now, he would just natur-
ally prefer some of those cowbody
ballades. Tabby there would be in
line to appreciate Kitten. On, the
Keys. Jessie, the brindle cow there,
is more of 'the romantic type, and
she would be wanting some of those
gushy, loving pieces. Buhtimsky, my
goat, is more: of the fiery nature, and
I think he would raise the very old
ickenis to 'hear one of those South
American d'ance's. Naturally this
would stir up disrens'ion and squab-
bles among the stock."
Sir Timothy, the .bull, was by this
time pawing around! in )hubs reinforced
stall, and it gave me an idea to say,
"I don't want your uia.cihine, but if
you'll go into the hull pen there and
play some sruch a piece as Ferdinand
the Bull and get Sir Timothy's ap-
proval, I'll buy it from you."
The young man looked once at the
bull, packed up amd left . . . he
goiing fits way th'i;nking me more
than a little daft and me quite cer-
tain that he must be crazy to be try-
ing to sell such an idea to the farm-
ers of this district.
WEN
:JUST A SMILE OR TWO:
"Been fishing?"
"Catch anything?"
"A 150 -pounder."
"Well, I pulled in a lamp and be-
lieve it or not, it was still lit when
I brought it up."
The other looked' at him for a
while, and then said, "I'1l, tell you
what I'll do. I'll take 50 pounds off
my fis;h, and you blow out the light
on your lamp?"
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Colored Employee (at the express
office) : "Now, weat we gwine to do
about dat billy goat in de crate,
boss? He's done et whar he's gwine."
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Student: "Let's cut classes and
take in a movie."
Second Student: "Can't do it, old
man, I need the sleep."
"Did you cancel all my engage-
ments, as I told you, Smithers?"
"Yes, sir, but Lady Millicent didn't
take it very well. She said you were
to marry her next Monday!"
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He: "It's hard to have a lot of
debts that you simply can't pay."
She: "O, I don't know! It's worse
to have a lot that you simply must
pay!"
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"What is your favorite book?"
"It has alttia.ys been by bank book,
but even that is lacking in interest
now."
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Mettler: "Jimmy, find a switch
and. bring .it to ma"
Jlimsuy aretuirning ateerw rrd9: "I
couldn't find a switch, Ma, but here's
a rock you can throw at me."
• France's First Sailor
•
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(By William Henry Chs,nlberlin)
•
There are several notalyle similari-
ties in icrnpemament, dbaracter, and
background between General Game -
lin, supreme oomnaundier of the
French. Perces on land, and Admiral
Francois Daa'lan, who holds the same
post in tlhe French Navy. Damian
comes of a ftia.m:ly of sailors, as Game -
Lin comes of a family of soldiers.
Both Gamelin and Darlan served a
Honig apprenticeship in their respec-
tive professions, broadened their hor-
razoms by service outside of France,
served 'with distinction in the World
Warr, and reacrhedl their present posts
'as the culmination of a long career
of promotion, on a basis of merit.
And, if Gamelin says little, •„Darla.n,
4f posabblre, says less. •Both men are
hi the tradition of the hardworking,
pinwheel soldier or sailor who re-
gandls publicity, at its beet, as, a nuis-
enee, amid, at its worst, as dangerous
and harmful.
The fmat soldier' and the first sail-
or of Fiance come • tram different
parts of the co'unt'y: Gemebin is a
product of the dour East. Darlan
comes from the brad'itionla.11y vivacious
and lively Southwest. "A native of
the town of Nerac, where his father
served as vice -mayor, Admiral Dar-
lan,; Is int Aline with family, tradition
in, his tressle for the sea. He only re-
cently discovered, in the church of"
at little village, a votive religious im-
age .which his gtneartegnundflathetr, a
sea captain in 1790, had placed there
gar recognition of his safe return from
a dangerous voyage. Tillie same ane
motor, incidentally, co'mm'anded a
French Warship at the battle of Tra-
Meagar, Where Ne(son won kills final
great victory.
Damlan's grraindlfatheir was also a
'captain, at sea and the owner of a
dozen sailing Iships. His father, on
the ether Itand, preferred a political
career and held office as Minister of
Justice at one tante. From boyhood
Darden re's'ponded to the ancestral
tall of the sea.. Born in 1881, he en-
teired the Ecole Navale, the French
Amrnlapolis, at the age of 18. Three
years later be went in a training ship
to China.
Darlan specialized in naval gun-
nery. In 1912, after a career that
was spent partly. in Chi'ne'se, partly
in French waters, he was appointed
an officer instructor On the training
situp Jeanne d'Arc. The coo1mess and"
isoif-control wlhd'ch ane distinct traits
of his , character found expressioe
when a ftre broke cwt in the ship.
Hos service itt this eniergency won
him special commendation from his
superiors and the decoration of the
Legion of Honor.
The settee Darien fought through
the World War on land. He Was
pltacerd in command of a battery of
marine artillery and took pant in the
great battle at Venaun and in other
engagements on the Western front.
He -was also assigned for a tame to
the Balkan front which the Allies, es-
tablished near S'alionica. On July 11,
1918, he was 'promoted to the rank of
captain of a waeship, with the fol-
levying
ol-
]syw ng character citation: "Officer
of the very first rank, possessing in
the ' highest degree all the qualities
of ieadersihsip: energy, coolness, spir-
it of decision' Commanding a group
of naval artillerists in especially ac-
tlive regions, he has not ceased to
distinguish himself and to obtain the
hest . functioning of his batteries in
the battles from March 23'rd unt$
June 10, 1918."
Dusnimig the two decades between
the end cif the World War and the
be. . iiirvg of the present con'fl'ict, Dar-
lan steadily rose uintit he achieved
the e lit of Admiral and served in a
notrarb wide variety of fields. Na-
turally gifted as, am instruetor, he
was placed in charge of the scthool.
of ,pivoting for a time. He gained
(further experience do Far Eastern
'problems, commanding shd;pss in ' the
wabetts of China and French Indo -
He was appointed roar -admiral at
the age of 48 and gainetdl admrdnletra-
tive experiences by a. period, of several
yenta of service in the Ministry of
Marine. He neeeived an official test-
imonial of "exoe,ptional services,"
rendered at the Landon Naval, Con-
ferenne of 1930.
Darman obtained further experience
In commanding ,lenge groups of war-
ships when (he directed a squadron
of heavy cruisers in the Mediterran-
ean and when, as commander of the
Preset Atlantic Fleet, he conducted
a Cruise fro rmthe Azores to „Dakar,
in French West Afniroa. The climax
sof his career ins the service was
readied last suennver, When he was
Appointed coirnnanldree-in-+ch1i'ef of the
French sera forces. General Gamieldn
received a corresponding appoint-
ment in the land forces and General
Vuillemdn dm, the air forces,.
A man of simple tastes, fond. of
country life, Adiminiti Darlan, knbrwe
how to delegate responsibility. Judg-
ment in fitting the right man tro the
(Continued on Page 8)
RATEPAYERS OF HULLETT EXER-
CISE CARE ON NOMINATION DAY
The liidsitor, The Huron Expooltor:
Monday, November 27th, is nominee
note day at the Community Hall,
Lond>esboro, with elections on Decem-
ber 4th. Phis year particularly our
duty as citizens is even greater than
in previous years, when it comes to
selecting -the civic body in v'IQiw of
Premier Hepburn's statement that.
municipal elections will be atbolisted
for a two-year term, or more, if
deemed advisable.
If Premier Hepburn's plan goer
through, and it appe'a.rs that it will,
the men elected this year will b
Hull'ett's dictators for at least 'tw
years. In other words, the men elect-
ed this year, be they good or bad,.
will remain in office until Premier
'Hepburn allows us our right as Brit-
ish subject, to use the franchise toe
oust thew from office. 1f we get mens
who are fries spenders with other
people's rnr'oneyl—you•rs and mine—it
won't do any good to complain. The-
only
heonly form of redness we will Lave -
will be bo raise such a storm of pro -
tent that Ontario's d'iotators will re-
lent and repeat the act.
In Hullett Township the amount.
spent annually oa elections runs.
around $75, which amounts to lens
than two or three postage stamps to
each taxpayer. 1f we get an extrava-
gant council, that amount will easily
be swallowed up. It, therefore, be-
'hoves us to exercise itilse grealtestt
care in saying who shall be respons-
ible for the administration of this
township's. affairs while this form o'€
dictatorship prevails.
RATEPAYZR
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A Fact A Week
About Canada
(From the iDominlon Bureau of
Statict:cs)
THE IROQUOIS—II
A little more about the Iroquois.
may be instructive, as showing why
it is that these 'people have contribut-
ed so 'much, both directly and indi-
rectly to the development of modern,
Canada.
'Phey were essentially farmers and.
trader's. The Hurons bartered cora.
for the furs, canoes and medicinals.
remedies' al' the Ojibwa, and the To-
bacco lndtans wore so named be-
cause of the enormous quantities or
tdbaoco .they raised for trading pur-
poses.
Highly prized, owing to their beau-
ty and scarcity, were the beads made -
from clam and other shells by the
Indians on the New England coast_
When Europeans introduced iron
tools these bead's (wampum) beca.m e•
much more numerous and were trad-
ed far inland. They were of two
colors only, white and purple; white-
s ymbabizedl / protiperity, peace an d`
goodwill, and purple symbolized
death, disaster or war: The Indians;
used them far •fc-1r purrrnses: person-
al decoration, currency, records, and_
in the form of belts and sashes, for
the ratification of treaties.
Although the Iroquois trained for
warfare, bhrey never developed a thor-
ougli military system. Their war
parties, unless a whole tribe was en-
dangered, called for volunteers only
there wia.s ne oonescri'ption. Indeed,.
the volunteers might return home•
whenever they wished
In early times bheir weapons were'
the knobbed wooden clubs and the:
bow and anrow. They acquired the
tomahawk after the Europeans came..
Many warriors wore armour of slat-
ted wood and- carriers wicker shields.
covered wibh rawhide.
More than any other hdians fn
Canada the Iroquois .possessed a gen-
ius for po'itical onganizastiore The
Hurons and, the Neu tral Nations were
oonfederationoo governed by elected.
ccuncibs. The League of the Iroquois;
or Five Net:lons (Mohawk, Oneida,.
Omondaga, Cayuga. and Seneca) had
a governing council of 50 Sachems, or
chiefs, who,anet several timer a year
to receive and appoint embassies, to,
decide on questions of war and peace,
ands to discuss other matters that
affected the whore confederacy.
pee method of electing these sash -
ems was very, unusual. The Inoguccrra
did not trace their descent through.
their fathers, as Europeans do, but
through their mothers. The head of
each group was the oldest woman-.
and not the oldest man, and it wase
she who,, in consrultla.tion, with the
other women, elected a councillor:.
She not only appointed him but could'
also depoyse him if he acted contrary-
to
ontraryto her wisher It is worbh while re-
'mlemlberimg 'nig when we recollect
that it was 'only towards the end of.
the Great War beat the right of wo-
men to vote was granted -*by the Da -
minion Parliament. Not all the prov-
lacers even yet grant, women the vete-
Women held, an honored place inre
Iroquoian society and played a prom
inept part in the many festivals that
enlivened the yearly round. 'hey
participated in tilte public dances, and
even joined in the men's games, al-
though they had games of their own.
The most popular athletic game was
;la'cross. Tho Iroquois were fond of
singing. All their canoets Wene ac-
companied by singing; tsheir prayers
and lamentations were chranrs; they
had chants of, war and victory, love•
andplay songs and lullabies. Love-
sick youths played m'elod'ies' on a
six -holed) flute. The, eloquence and
dignity of Iroquois orators amazed
the early Europeans.
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smell of burning , .
later, the,"Crackiln'g 01
with a hoarse cry of
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