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The Huron Expositor, 1949-10-21, Page 2ORM 949. hed 1$60 Lean, Editor s d.at Seaforth, Ontario, ev- sday afternoon by McLean cher of Canadian eily Newspapers Association. arbscription rates, $2.00 a year in vonce; foreign $2.50 a year. Single ies5 cents each. dvertising rates on opplication. Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, October 21 7 B. Cattle Compensation Any doubt which may have exist- ed in the minds of district farmers regarding an adjustment for T.B. reactors which went to the ' tank fol- lowing the T.B. testing of their herds, will be eliminated in view of the statements of the . Minister of Agriculture, Rt. Hon. J. G. Gardiner. Mr. Gardiner informed. the House of Commons some weeks ago that leg- islation to provide compensation was being prepared, and on Friday of last week the Government introduced the necessary resolution. Under it pay- ment ayanent of compensation will be retro- active to April 1, 1947. - Despite repeated assurances by de- partmental officials extending back -- as early as last winter, that enabling legislation to provide payment of compensation would be introduced by the Government, there has con- tinued to be doubt expressed by in- dividuals and organizations concern- ing the matter. As a matter of fact, a bill dealing with compensation was drafted during the dying days of the last Parliament, but when dissolu- tion cut Cohmons' deliberations short, the measure, of necessity, had to be abandoned. However, during the election campaign Robert Mc- Cubbin, M.P., and parliamentary as- sistant to the Minister of Agricul- ture, repeatedly stated that full com- pensation would be given on tankers, and that the beef value would be the yardstick. There can be no criticism of such a measure. It is unreasonable to ex- pect a farmer, who through no fault of his own, finds that in his herd are reactors who go to the tank, to lose the difference between what the ani- mals would have brought on the mar- ket and the basic compensation. The presence of T.B. in a herd is some- thing about which even the best farmers can do nothing. The disease is no respector of persons or of farms. Its presence in a herd bears no relation to whether the farm is neat and tidy or dirty, or whether the stock is good or poor. T.B. tests are designed to remove a condition which can have serious effects throughout an entire com- munity. Since the benefits are to be enjoyed by all, and since the condi- tion is the fault of no particular in- dividual, then it is only fair that those that suffer loss through elim- ination of the disease should be fair- ly compensated. That is what the legislation now introduced is design- ed to do. - • Was Grandmother Ever Spanked? In convention assembled, some four hundred grandmothers, representa- tive of the United States, swapped ideas on how to bring up children. And out of the discussions, which were held in Atlanta, it is reported the conclusion reached was: "Don't spank." That may all be very good. But we wonder if it had been grand- fathers, who were present, the deci- sion would have been the same. The grandmothers may have been think- ing back to their own childhood, When their reached their conclusions. "maw my, girls were ever taken to ailed for the application. of physical refreshment that i� ub lhe yearshas been held to alrhost esSentlalto the wwll-being 'i'► the average man -child? Little Is were immune from those par- t Ily imposed osed visits, and, so it probable Sbi the .:randniother's aye •been, diSeuSsing son ethin 1l'rte f#r ts:- '� ; e bit In the light of this, possibly it would be unfortunate if the decision., of the Atlanta nieeting'was to have the result of eliminatingfrom the land a form of correction which through the years has proved a sat- isfactory means of giving rest to hard-pressed parents, and which in after years has resulted in a more appreciative and responsive child. In any event, we would prefer to hear from the grandfathers before decid- ing to eliminate all spanking. Ex- perience counts in this, as in most other things. • A Common Sense Regulation Recent announcement by the On- tario Registrar of Motor Vehicles that every person aged 80 years or more must undergo a physical check- up when applying for renewal of a driver's permit, may result in criti- cism from some quarters, but on the other hand it is certain to receive unanimous ' approval from all who give serious consideration to safety on the highways. The fact that an elderly motorist is required to have his eyes examin- ed is no reflection on the applicant. It is only common sense. With in- creasing years there is a deteriora- tion in not only certain faculties, but also in co-ordination. The new regu- lation is designed to ensure that such deterioration has not progressed to a point where the individual, through no fault of his own, and even without his knowledge, may be a potential menace on the highways. There was a day, of course, ,.when the age or physical attributes of a driver made little difference. Traf- fic was light and the speed at which vehicles operated was relatively slow. But today, with traffic con- gested as it is, even on country roads, and when the average car travels ordinarily. at least fifty miles an hour, the human factor becomes of increasing importance, in the .pre- vention of accidents. It may be quite true that drivers advanced in years exercise a caution commensurate with their age. But, on the other hand, no matter how careful a driver may be, if he is un- able to see clearly, or distinguish an approaching vehicle or a child cross- ing the street, he may very easily find himself involved in an accident, with perhaps serious results to him- self, as well as to others.. It is to prevent such unnecessary accidents that the department has acted. • MUZZLED PRESS (St. Thomas Times -Journal) Quite conceivably there would have been no Second World War if Adolf Hitler had not first muzzled the German newspapers and permit- ted them to publish only what he wanted them to know. He used the press to Iash the people into a fury against those whom he represented as combining to thwart Germany's rights, and to make them war -mind- ed. If every citizen, including even some of his top generals, had been free to speak and write what they thought, he would never have been able to secure an almost unanimous following. • • WHY MEAT IS HIGH IN PRICE (Fort William Times -Journal) Any Ontario farmer who could have produced at the Toronto Public Stockyards during the week ending September 17th ten medium grade steers weighing a thousand pounds apiece would have received $1,891 for the lot. The average price during that week for mediums of that weight was $18.91 a cwt. He would have received about two dollars more apiece or twenty dollars on the lot if his steers had graded "good." And yet there are some who wonder why the price of retail beef has gone so high. The steers on the Public Stock- yards are sold live weight and the steak at the meat counter is just a valuable tid-bit. The prices received by the origin- al ri in -al producers at the Public Stock- yards for hogs and lambs are high also, according to the official report. Good lambs were sold at $19.95 a cwt. It almost sees fantastic to recall ,a time when the original producer re- � cel a. 1?'� less thafi $8 a cwt. for beef on the hoof and not much more for hogs. OSWER caf MEADOWS MTME OTHER PLACE" The stabling of the cattle in the Fall always means the end of at least one weekly excursion on the part of the average farmer: He no longer has an excuse On Sunday afternoon to go and see the cattle on the other place. 1n the early clays our fathers all settled on email 50 -acre farms in this township. They worked hard and amassed enough money to buy a one hundred -acre place and then moved. That left the old farm. Some sold them, but the majority kept their original places. In time they became grass $arms, where the cattle were pastured during the summer months. - Gradually in us farmers there has been built up a fascination for rambling over to the other place on Sunday afternoon. Having the few chores dispensed with, the paper perused and the pipe going strong, you tentatively suggest:. "Those cattle haven't been given salt for quite a while now." If you, know there's bound to be company com- ing that afternoon you make it stronger, such as "Neighbour Hig- gins told me he thought one of those' steers on the other place ,gas sick. Maybe I had better wan- der over for a few minutes this afternoon and see how they are." Farmers who have grass farms at a distance farther away than two concessions, often make it a holiday for the whole family to look at the cattle on the other place. They'll bundle everyone up in the car, or the horse and buggy, and take •lunch. I often wonder why the apples over there always seem to be so much better. We have an orchard here that receives average care, and each year bears mighty fine apples. But when Lm at the grass farm, Tatman Sweets or Harvest apples from the scrawny, uncared- for trees seem to have a better flavor. Sunchansuch, our Collie pup, is always ready for an excursion to By Harry J. Boyle be grass farm. Ile sits on the back stoop with his head co:vked; at an angle, waiting to 'hear that half -chiding of my wife, '"Now, don't you stay over 'there all day" and, as the spring on the aereeu door whines,he's off, bounding around the yard, and, by way of a little parctice, chasing Toby up into the crotch of the nearest ap- ple tree, All afternoon long 'he spends in sneaking up on woodchucks •that come out tosun themselves on the verandah of their dugouts on the side of the sandy hill- Sometimes he catches one, and Is so bewil- dered by his success that he gen- erally lets it get away. If it's summertime the cattle are generally lolling in their mid-day fashion; around the water hole where the three droopy elms afford ample shade. If it's late Fall, they're milling around the old hay stack behind the barn. Occasion- ally there's a surprise such as find- ing a cow with a sprightly calf. Sometimes, too, Bossy has hidden her offspring down in the swale at the edge of the bush, and there's a, -lively half hour or so in trying to find her lair. One of the thrills of visiting the other place is to drink from the crystal clear spring that comes bubbling up from cool, rock depths. It has such a fresh, earthy taste that satisfies . . . and you drink long and deeply, and, sitting down on the flat rock nearby, sit for l",'gthy periods just watching the flowing, rippling crystal of the water. It's generally quite late after- noon when you finally see if the block of salt is still doing its job and having counted the number of cattle, head back across the fields for home• Perhaps we farmers are like the city men who have side- lines to tide them over in case their main jobs stop providing the money for daily bread. We consid- er the "other place" as sidelines! : Just A Smile Or Two He was about to ask her father for her hand in marriage, but he did not feel nervous. As he brush- ed his hair he repeated for the last time the little speech he had pre- pared: "Mr. Smooth, I have called to tell yotf, quite frankly, that your daughter Ethel and I love each other, and to ask for your consent to our m,arriage. I'm not a r'ioh man, I know, but we are both young, and strong, and willing to fight the battle of life together—" and son on. It was not until he found :him- self alone with her fathe rthat his collar grew suddenly tight, and his eyesight faded. I "Mr. Smooth, I—er—.ahem!—I— ah—frankly come to—er—hum— tell—you—er quite frankly that you--thatwe—that is, that I—ah —love your daughter! Ahem! I— ah—have frankly called to—er— ask• you to-ah—to—to—to be my —er—wife- That is—er--she—We —er—I—no! We are young and— er-will fight! I ah—hope, sir, you —er--understand me?" - • The clergyman was preparing his sermon, and his little daughter was watching him. "Daddy," she asked., "does God tell' you what to say?" "Of course, child," the father an- swered, "why do you ask?" "Oh," said the little girl, "then why do you scratch some of it out?" Huron Federation of Agriculture Farm News what strong,teeth you hare grand- ma ranama 'dear • Red Riding Hood said with a tear • her grandma said, Red • get this into your head • it's milk makes my teeth strong, no fear NOM Of NAfIONAI N(A1.TN .,na Early Care For Dairy Heifers I Shefrin in the October "Economic Proper care for the dairy heifer • Annalist," published by the Econ - is simple but important. The care I omits Division, Marketing Service, given between six months and two Dominion Department of Agricul- years of age determines whether she will be stunted in growth or develop into a well grown profit- able cow, says Dr, C. D. MacKen- zie, Animal Husbandry Division, Central Experimental Farm, Ot- tawa. An ample supply of good yuality legume roughage and first class pasture are basic requirements for reducing costs in raising heifers. In addition, they insure a sufficient supply of nutrients for adequate development. A good plan is to feed all the high grade roughage the animals will consume in win- ter and provide sufficient high quality pasture throughout the grazing season. Roughage should be supplemented when necessary to insure proper growth -without over -fleshing. from six to twelve months of age the amount of grain mixture fed, composed of ordinary grains ground or crushed, depends. on the quality of roughage avail- able. Two to three pounds with good legume hay, or four to five with fair. hay is generally suffici- ent. A good grain ration for heif- ers can be made by mixing equal parts of oats and barley and add- ing linseed or bit meal at the rate of one part to five parts of the mix- ture. The amount of hay consum- ed varies usually from eight to 15 pounds daily, or if silage is fed in addition, the amounts of hay may vary from five to 10 pounds, and of silage from eight to 15 pounds. If pasture is scarce it is always advisable to supplement pasture with sufficient feed either in the form of concentrates, hay, silage or green crops. After the heifer reaches one year of age, good quality legume rough- age is all that is generally requir- ed up to three to four months be- fore time of calving. Then four to five pounds of grain are fed daily in addition,. Naturally sufficient salt should be provided. • The age at which the heifer calves .should; depend to some ex-- tent x=tent on her development. A good guide is to breed ber at eighteen months of age. Raising only heifers known to Jae well bred for production is the WA' way to offset fereding costs. Farmers Using Modern Methods In eleven years, 1935-48 inclu- sive, Canadian farmers spent more than $740,00(000 for farm machin- ery and erittlpinent, says Prank ture. Had there been no rationing of machinery sales or curtailment of machinery production during the war years, chances are the total would have been a good deal more impressive. As it is, expenditures since 1946 have set new records every year. The inevitable trend of Canadian agriculture to mechanization was stimulated by a scarcity of farm labor during the war, by the rela- tively high garm wage scales, by the uncertainty and consequent e�conomic risk involved in using transient labor to harvest crops with high market value, and by the increasing total cash income received by farmers. Economic conditions significantly influence the rate of farm mechan- ization and the remarkable expan- sion in total purchase during the 1946-48 period was due in part to unfilled needs carried over from the depressed thirties, as well as the wartime rationing program. During the depression years, farmers were hard hit and made every effort to avoid new capital outlays although farm machinery was in good supply. The reverse was true during World War II, when farmers had the money but there was a shortage of new machinery Greater mechanization of farm operations means greater efficiency in production. Probably because the Prairies are so suitable to rap- id mechanization, prairie farmers purchased more farm machinery than any other regional group in the eleven -year period under con- sideration, Their total outlay, at wholesale vale amounted to $451,- 000,000 or about 60 per cent of Canadian expenditures. On. a provincial total basis, Sas- katehewan farmers havebeen the heaviest investors. In Eastern Can- ada with its smaller farms, rapid mechanization Is being made pos- sible Eby' the introduction of small- er types of equlpiment. By reducing the wh le picture to the size of a single farm, it is fair- ly simple to visualize the extent of these expenditures. Using whole- sale values as published by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, .Canada's agricultural industry spent an average of $50 per feral On, new machinery itt 1938 arid'"$237 in 19'48. T+hes a averages varied Prem prov- inie £6 prowlnos. Xn Mg Manitoba (Conirttttea on Page) /) • Years Agone Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Twen- ty-five and Fifty Years Ago. Celebrated 59th Anniversary Mr, and Mrs, John Tervit cele- brated their 59th wedding.anni- versary on Friday at t'he'ir home, Turnberry Township. During the day they received messages of con- gratulations from many friends.— Wingham Advance -Times. - Breaks Arm In Fall Hiss Marie Elliott, daughter . of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Elliott, Brus- sels, broke her elbow in a. fall tram her bicycle. The unfortunate acci- dent -occurred in front of the post office on Saturday, at noon. Her elbow was badly splintered in the fall.—Brussels Post. From The Huron Expositor October 17, 1924 The annual meeting of the Sea - forth Highlanders. Band was held in their rooms in the Town Hall Tuesday evening, when the follow- ing officers were elected: Hon. pres., M. McPhee; pres., E. L. Box; vice-pres., M. R. Rennie; sec,- treas., D. L. Reid; managing com- mittee, H. C. Box, Earl Smith, W. Parke; conductor, Win.•Freeman. Mr. John Stafford and son, Alf, of McKillop, have finished a fine iwelling house. Mr. Clifford- Bell, Toronto, was here this week spending a few days with friends before leaving in November for Australia, where he will represent a Toronto firm with which he has been connected since he left University. The prize winners at the progres- sive euchre held in St, James' Par- ish Hall Wednesday evening were: Ladies, games, Mrs. G. K. Holland; men, J. M. Eckert; lone hands, Miss Maggie Heffernan, Joe Mel- ody; consolation, Mrs, W. Dever- eaux, Sr., and John Walsh.. The Expositor display of prize potatoes has been added to very materially since last week. Mrs. C. H. Holland, of Harpurhey, brought in three on Saturday that for uni- form size and quality have the edge on them all. Mr, Wm. McDonald contributed the largest one, weigh- ing two pounds one ounce, while Mr. Robert Gibson, McKillop, bro Mr. Robert Gibson, of McKillop, brought in a sample . of Dooleys that will hold their own with any, and three of which -weighed six pq {ids. 'On Wednesday last a number of the former pupils of Mrs. Louis O'Reilly motored to her new home and made her the recipient of a handsome parlor table, and address, to show the high esteem in which she is held by her pupil's of Beech- wood school. Marie Krauskopf read the address and Pearl Horan made .the presentation. On Friday last while Mr. Thos. Hudson, of Hensall, was assisting at the mill to load some bags on a farmer's wagon, had his foot`on the wheel and in some v ay lost his footing and in falling heavily on his back broke his arm at the elbow. Appointed Grand Master Mr. Harvey McCallum has been appointed 'District Deputy Grand Master for Wiingham Oddfellows District No. 9, and will commence his official duties this month, hav- ing completed the appointment of his installation officers. — Blyth Standard. • From The Huron Expositor October 13, 1899 Mr. Marshall, of near Grand Bend, brought into Clinton the other day a large grey eagle which he had shot: It measured about seven feet from tip to tip of the wings. A very unfortunate accident oc- curred at the sawmill on Saturday at Brucefield. The end blew out of the steam chest a short time after commencing work in the morning. Fortunately no one was injured and the damage will be re- paired with as little delay as pos- sible. Beech nutting parties have been the very popular pastime of the young people of Egmondville. The annual Collegiate games were held on the Recreation grounds on Friday. For the senior championship, Russell Johnson 'and George Aitzel tied; G. Hamilton secured the junior championship, and Miss Ruth Johnson, • the girls' championship. Miss Reta Stanbury, Bayfield, has gone to London to pursue her studies in music and elocution. Robert MoElroy, McKillop, re- cently sold a three-year-old gelding to Mr. Devereata, Tuckersmith, for the snug sum of $175, Wm, McGav- in, also of McKillop, was offered and refused $350 for a pair of three-year-old geldings, The first anniversary services In connection with the opening of Chiselhurst Presbyterian Church will be held on Sunday, Oct. 22. James Johnston, of Walton, has purchased W. McAllister's interest in the threshing outfit of William- son & McAllister. Operations tending to tion of a 'brick and tile m Gory in Winthrop have ben ihenced by John Govenlock a staff of brickyard. hands Mr. Josiah Tyremin, Gently sold_ a pair of horn chicks to go to $5.00. Mr. Gutteridge and now busily at work walk on the north side o th erec- ufac- otn- his f town,, re- i:te Le anitoba fo is gang are the •side- Brio St., and as soon as they finish • i ey 'will tackle the. one .from John St. to the Broaclfoot & Box factory, •Nix'. Wm. Bubolz, Of Egmondoille, has had ereeted during the :• rust •summer 0118 of. the. most complete. battle tti be found art thife eianniiun it5', acid he le now btiil'diftg an imp plotIent and driving -shed: Mar: Geo. Andereott, of town., "hat 8et'uretl, a plainest as gseietaat lit the phylsids departtilant of the tlni- v'ersity Of Toronto: for a Week, QA' es as the result of an accident occurring • ;•at the 'home of his ,soikA •NIr. Cilarten Harris, Munro, on Thanksgiving 'y. Mr, Harris was up in a tree picking apRles when the ladder broke, throwing him. to the. ground. X-ray revealed a badly fradtured heel.— Mitchell Advocate. Rev. Snell Returns Home Rev. H. J. Snell, after being con- fined to hospital ,for nearly; three weeks following an auto accident in which he was seriouely injured, returned to the James Street par sonage on Sunday. Although mak- ing aking a fine recovery he is.. still con- fined to his bed and will be laid up for a few weeks. Mr. C. V. Pickard, who was injured in the same accident, and who has also been confined to St. Joseph's Hos- - pleal, is also on the -mend. He is able to be up a little each day and is expected Thome ahortly.— Exeter Times -Advocate. • Five Generations Last week the arrival of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Anderson, of Caledonia, made five living gen- erations. Robert Anderson is the son of Mrs. G. Anderson, of Cale- donia, grandsqn of Mrs. J. J. Brown and great grandson of Mrs, Tracy Ludington, both of Wingham.— Wingham Advance -Times. Storm Causes Hydro Cutoff Many sections of the town -of St. Marys were without hydro power or telephone service Tues- day night and Wednesday morning as a result of the severe rain and windstorm which lashed the area. The cut-offs were caused by tree branches falling on the ovenhead wires.—Exeter Times -Advocate, Entertain Guests Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bailey and Sheila entertained four guests at their summer cottage at Grand Bend for the holiday. The guests were Betty Moir, Elaine Beer, Betty Armstrong and Dolly Hilde- brandt, of Hensall. The girls took advantage of the warm weather for a late slimmer swim in the lake.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Now in Japan Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Geromette of the Goshen Line North, have been receiving a lot of very beauti- ful pictures from their son, Sgt. Joseph A. Geromette, who has been stationed in Honshu, Japan, for the past several months. Mr. Ger- omette tells us by air mail they receive and send mail in seven days, This is fast travelling, folks! Zurich Herald. Fractures Heel in Fall From Tree Mr. Alvin Harris will be confin- ed to Stratford General Hospital Council Sells Debentures After considering the tenders of ten firms for the municipal deben- ture issues, the Town Council has accepted the tender of Wood, Gun- dy & Co., Toronto, for the entire, issue of $416,180.69 at a 'price of 100.40plus accrued interest. The' issue is divided as follows: Public: School debentures, $311,000, twen- ty years, at 3i/4 per cent; for the. new arena, $75,000, twenty years, at 3 per cent; for local improve- ments (sidewalks, sewers, etc,), $21,936.35, ten and twenty years, at 3 and 31%2 per cent; `for mechan- ized equipment, including new garbage truck, $8,244.34, five years, at 2% per cent. The finance com- mittee is well pleased with the sale, considering the price receiv- ed, being a very satisfactory one. —Goderich Signal -Star. Flasher and Bell Goes Into Action 'Clinton's new "flasher -and -bell" signal system is now in successfull operation at the C.N.R. level cross- ing on Victoria St. (King's High- way 4), Installation was complet- ed Tuesday. Two flashing red lights operate four ways—facing south, east, north and west—'with accompanying bell. Mayor R. Y. Hattin was informed by officials that it was only the third such sys- tem that had been installed at a crossing where a fatal accident had not occurred. The danger at this crossing is very great, .how- ever, especially in view of the lo- cation of the R-C.A.F. Station on that highway. Clinton and District Chamber of Commerce first re- commended installation of a wig- wag system to the town council, and the latter body has carried through successfully. Part of the original and maintenance cost is borne by the town.—Clinton News - Record. There Will Always Be An England! (By F. H.� e in�ese,w�oo.Peg England! F. B. W., the Winnipeg Free Press) It is not only the correspondence columns of the London Times that contain proof positive of the etern- al existence of England. Other journals, not so well known, pub- lish letters containing a flavor of permanency which belies the tem- porary crisis or the immediate dangers of war. England—and this does not ap- ply to King James' North Britain beyond the Tweed—may be in a period of flux but only the surface is moving. The bed of the stream flows as deep and steady as ever. Last week, Time and Tide in- cluded' in its letter page a protest from Mr. William Cobbett, of Elysium. Mr. William Cobbett of course needs no identification though there may be some w'ho fancied he had been dead and buried these many years past. Nor does his address which he well merits. Mr. Cobbett, making one of his rare excursions into post-war Bri- tain, but in Ms old vigorous style, w:ote as follows: Sir: I am amazed to read in your abominable jourpal the effu- sions of one Garth Christian. It would be well is this dilettante, this gentleman, this journalist, who doubtless obtained his book learning at the tithe - supported Colleges which were stolen, -yes, stolen I say, from the so-called unreformed church — it would be well, I say, if be were to return to the Wen which doubtless begot him and were there to re- main SILENT. So I would have enjoyed and admired the flower and vegetable show! No man can admire more than I the neat and gay flower beds of the laborers of Surrey or of Kent (and especially in those parts which are wooded). But, sir, how plany acres or good hearty land had been used to pro- duce those same flowers? And for whom? The parsons and the pa- per -money men! I have said be- fore and with all the force of which I am capaale,. what I think of the potato. I Peas sickened, lit- erally sickened, by the pampered, over -fed, starch -bellied profusion of this odious and wicked root. If ou had showed me one pfeee-1 sAy one piece --of goad fat bacon, say, mit from the belly,- that a man m , ( t take into the fields with ad wheaten bread, I might in- deed haste been delighted: And, sir, I was NOT favorably mpresaed nor did I "Pearn with siirp'rlse and pleasure" that "every aborer now earns more than £4 Ma per week." £4 les. in paper money! what en he ba 'With i t ? I•ioa+ Mena' poundok good, Well-fed bee!hot- rn'sn' full -weight. 16a1,763 of good Wheaten Meal, he ma t tdate Of good, •t holesotne ate? 'Cchotigh I, Myself, sh'a're drunk " nothing but Milk for 'ti°Ver:. 'ccntttry;>. Is there really much wrong with. England! I am coming, almost to think that I would prefer Elysium,. bad as it is. I am, etc., Elysium WILLIAM COBBETT Rarely can a voice have sound-• ed so clearly out of the depths and. none can be so obtuse as to fail. to recognize the old spirit beneath the dull garments of the present, Mr. Cobbett is a citizen to be, cherished. Not often in present day England can be found the man bold enough to comment publicly on good fat bacon and good wheat- en bread. Had there been less dignity or less sincerity in Mr. Cobbett's comment, he might be charged in these austere times• with a social Efolecism of mam-• moth proportions, nor would this, have been unexpected since he was - always a pugnacious individualist.. Mr. Cobbett may not have 'had— if there is rationing in Elysium— more than is 241 of good roast beef for many a year but several cen- turies of it are to be., found in his protest against the `effusions of one Garth Christian in, Sir, your abominable journal. All that Mr. Cobbett needs—and he will survive to see it --is the dumb waiter at Simpson's in the. Strand bowling its way past crowd- ed tables leaving an aromatic trail of rare roast beef. Who can sell England short. when Mr. Cobbett is still there to man, the defences and plead with eloquence the case of "good well fed beef," "good wheaten well fed beef," "good wheaten meal" and many pints .of "good' wholesome ale" though he has not drunk anything but milk for over: a century? ..r* - Teacher (giving a •beginning pup- ii a lesson on the alphabet: "What comes 'after '0'?" Pupil: "Yeah." The veteran regarded his 12 -- year-old son Henry with amaze- ment. "The very idea!-; he said indig-- nantly. course a pound of lead: and a pound of feather weigh the sante. Why do you think • they;, don't?" �. "Why, It just ataiids to reason,:, Dad," the boy replied. "Reason' Reason!" the father - exploded. 'Can you prove it?" "I can try, Dad," Henry replied.. "You go out and stand under my window, and I will try to convince. yell." What are you going to do?" the father derdanded.. "I'm going itpsttirs, and carry 01.1t alt' 'etrperiment," the boy re- . Illied,. "First, I'll drop a pound of) - feathers on your head, Dad, and: thein 111 drop a pound of lead