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EXPOSITOR
Established 1860
A..17. McLean, Editor
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SEAFORTH, Friday, February 3
New Cabinet Minister
Western Ontario particularly was
honored with the recent appointment
of Walter Edward Harris, M.P. for
Grey -Bruce, as the first minister of
the newly -created Department of
-Citizenship and Immigration. As
parliamentary assistant to the Prime
Minister, he proved himself capable
of -assuming larger responsibilities."
The importance of the new minis-
try will. become increasingly appar-
ent in the years to come. One of the
major problems facing Canada is the
adverse ratio , that exists between
population and space. In other
words, an economically sound Can-
ada is dependent upon a population
of a size nearer that which the coun-
try has the capacity to support. To
evolve a policy that will result . in
bringing about this balance will be
the prime job. of Walter Harris.
He will face plenty of opposition
and trouble in seeking a solution.
Certain elements oppose the entrance
to Cauda of immigrants, fearing
competition for available jobs. Ex-
change difficulties stand in the way
of the movement of 'Britons to Can-
ada. Britain feels it cannot stand
the drain of capital that such a move -
inept would entail and has frozen
the assets of potential immigrants
l vith a view to discouraging them in
their intentions.
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,r It- Has Been a Nice WinterBut--
While it has been a perfect winter
for getting around, and municipali-
ties are happy about the money be-
ing saved through there being ,no
need for,,snew plowing,• we wonder
just how much the actual saving is
going to h.. Probably in no winter
since snow plowing has come to be
an esta.bFshed service, and one which
the public generally demands, has
there- been so little snow. On the
face of it, then, the saving would
seem to be, up to this time, almost
one hundred per cent.
But any farmer on the concessions
well knows the extent to which the
roads have been damaged by the
weeks of alternating frost, rain and
thaw, and councils and road superin-
tendents in this area are worrying
over the amount of extra work that
will be necessary to put them in ,shape
for ordinary travel. In some parts
it has been necessary to close whole
concessions to travel so serious has
been the damage. Certain roads on
!which heavy traffic has attempted to
travel duress. soft weather have to
all intents .disappeared. Rebuilding
which went on all last summer, and
--- the thousands of yards of gravel
which were involved, have been com-
pletely lost. In these more serious
'eases- a complete new construction
job will be a requirement before the
roads are again ready for summer
travel.
Then there is another cost—true,
.n intangible one—but in the long
,run just as expensive. And that is
the loss that is being suffered
through thousands upon thousands
bf gallons of water running off the
land into the dearest ditch or river,
rather than lying on it in the form
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of snow, to be absorbed into the
grand and ultimatelyreplenish
Hand
water
badly depleted , w tables.
hand with this is the loss by. ero-
n Which' follows when large qu'an-
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theland.
..:es '61 water
• now over
W
ese tosses -'are not readily.
.s hfes
ap
par-
tthe xis becomes evi-
I . of certain fields
e lull a water :in.
Vint here -
up. True, the problem of water run-
off and erosion is ever present under
the system of drainage in vogue, but
when snow covers the ground there
is a respite from its action.
We have been told' repeatedly that
the crops are never as good follow-
ing an open winter. That a blanket
of snow over the land provides a pro-
tective. covering which results in bet-
ter g-l'owth. Probably there is some-
thing in this. Certainly, it can well
be true for those particular fields
where no consideration has been giv-
en to establishing a good soil struc-
ture through crop rotation.
Unless the soil has some protec-
tive covering, the loss of soil by ero-
sion is going to be tremendous. Fur-
thermore, the water will not enter
the soil to be available for succeeding
crops. Since it is not always possible
to have the soil protected by a crop,
then the importance of good struc-
ture becomes evident.
While we are no more anxious than
anyone else to shovel snow, perhaps,
after all, the fact there is very little
if any_snow this year may not be the
blessing which, on the surface, it
seems.
when
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MEADOWS ill
By Harry J. Boyl
While engaged in very 'hearty them out of the road, they manas'
labor in the stables 04,0,ther eieY
I heard a loud "Hallool" 'It was
Ed. Jenkins who bad drlren in
with the skittish edit hitched dou-
ble in the cutter, to borrow the
horse clippers. Forgetting the chile
ly Arctic blast that Came sweep-
ing over the top of the;. driving
shed, and my shirt siee'es and
sweat from inside working, 1 stood l from ray sleep to return their
in it. too long with bad results, greetings. It . wase glnly by their
amazed faces that I came to re
alize that 1 had been rambling
along with •a moving tongue ant
lips. but no voice.
Then it started. Phil has lost
his voice! That can be ,4serious'
My, yes, I wouldn't waste, any timr
seeing the doctor about that. Al
least he won't talk so much now!
Have you tried three onions in a
pint of cream and then boil it and
take it by the- spoonful? • Three
goose livers in a cheesecloth bag
in your left hand vest pocket will
bring your voice back. Bury three
coppers in six inches of clay on
the night when the moon is full
and your voice will come right,
back.
The pessimistic one said: "My
husband's second cousin on his
mother's: side had a boy who got
a cold one day. He had a sore
throat and his voice left him, and
he never spoke a word after that.
They say it acts like that on some
People. Dear me, I hope that Phil
doesn't have any trouble like that,
but a person has to be brave under
all such things and near them
well." And then she looked at me
with eyes that glistened like a sick
cow's and made me feel as if I
w•as suddenly very ill.
I stood up to tell them to shut
up, but the words didn't come and
I just made myself look ridiculous
shrugging my shoulders and wav-
ing my arms. There was only one
thing to do and that was to get
out. But now I have a great deal
more appreciation for the expres-
sion: "Sure and I was speechless."
National Health Week --
During the week January 29 to
February 4, the Health League of
Canada asks Canadians in every
walk of life, to mark National Health
Week. The week provides an oppor-
tunity not only to reflect on the ex-
tent to which good health contributes
to our well-being, but also brings
home to all the need for a continuous
campaign to eliminate all these fac-
tors which can result in a lowered
health standard. It is designed to in-
duce Canadians to think about the
promotion of health and the post-
ponement of untimely death.
ed to go the..' othe.g way,aud ge:
squarely as an obstruction.
But that ordeal was only sligh
to what I went through in the of
ternoon: I had lain down for ar.
afternoon snooze on the couch it,
the ,kitchen when one of thee
church societies blew in for soma
Red Cross knitting. I roused uo.
First of all, I had a cold in my
chest and it seemed to .crowd up
into my throat and fill it with cot-
ton wool. That ended, but a lump
started to form in my throat, mak-
ing it difficult to swallow anything
and then came the final stage. I
lost my voice!
When 1 woke up that first morn-
ing I asked Mrs. Phil •a question,
but no words were forthcoming. It
was a horrible, hissing sound that
ildn't seem to make sense. Little
by little I came to realize thataby
tot trying to talk I -•could save my-
self a lot of misery and so I de-
cided to keep my mouth shut.
All went well at chore time until
1 walked past Annabelle, the orig-
inal old grey mare, to loosen her
halter and let her out to water.
She stomped cm my right foot in
just such a way as to give a mighty
painful squeeze to my big toe.
WOW! For fully two• minutes 1
told that cantankerous specimen of.
horse flesh what I thought of her,
but it didn't do me any good be-
cause the words just wouldn't
come. All that came forth *as a
half-hearted croaking sound
and if there's anything as com-
pletely discouraging as having a
real mad spell and then discover-
ing that your expressions were not
even heard . . , then I would like
to hear about them.
Doing chores was a real task.
Gone was the voice and so was the
authority. The stock seemed to be
having a. Roman holiday and if I
tried to push them one way to get
In its monthly letter the Royal
Bank of' Canada points out that "a
campaign like that cannot hand out
healthwith its leaflets, but the infor-
mation given in the leaflets will help
anyone who desires it to win better
health for himself and for his chil-
dren. The response to Health Week
appeals will provide a useful intelli-
gence rating. What the parents,
teachers and youth leaders do will
show the extent of their understand-
ing of the opportunities medical sci-
ence has given them to secure health
for themselves and for children un-
der their care.
• "In many campaigns the writers
and speakers seem to be aiming their
shafts at someone else, not at us. In
this health campaign . we cannot
dodge them — every word urging
measures for better health is aimed
at every Canadian man and woman.
"The medical profession in Canada
has done distinguished work. With
every ° advance in medical science,
members- have put into their daily
practice the new techniques that have
. been discovered, and they have made
their own important contributions to
world medicine. They have high*tra-
ditions of professional ability and of
professional service.
"All their problems have not been
solved. No sooner is one disease mas-
tered, or its attacks halted, than they
advance against another. Typhoid
and diphtheria and tuberculosis and
a host of others have been brought
under control, or can be controlled if
the people co-operate, but there still
remain cancer, heart ' disease, and
many more.
"The success of a crusade for
health in Canada will be conditioned
by the number taking part and the a
informed enthusiasm with which .
they work.
"It is a big enough project, with
rewards great enough, to merit the.
strongest support of every, man and
woman:
"Canada, needs, according to a sur-
vey reported to the Canadian Public
Health Association: promotion of
preventive medical techniques, con-
trol of communicable disease, a health
consultant service on teaching staffs,
a record of each student's medical
history, and continuous supervision
of student health. Well let's . get
• them Thecare all attainable.
"And'then, when we have done all
'these se thin .. the bl of
e things an a way of pta< xc
fort school' instruction and medical:.
rdoi nc, �e.cowe back, aftere
all
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soup for breakfast, dinner and.,
lunch • soup by the bucket and
soup by the bunch nothing but
soup"for a working ruin • 510
wonder he's pale beneath his tau
DII.ITMINT OF M*TIOMAt II(.1,1 *ND Wtt/.It
Just A Smile Or Two
A lawyer was questioning a
farmer about the truthfulness of a
neighbor.
"Well," said the farmer, "I
wouldn't exactly say he was a liar,
but when it comes time to feed his
hogs he has to get somebody else
to call 'em for him."
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Wife (paying au"unexpected call
at the office); "You told, me, Jahn
Henry, that your new stenograph-
er was an"Oldmaid."
Employer (flustered)': °"That's
right, my dear; she's away, ill to-
day, and sent her granddaughter
instead."
Caller: "1 am so sorry your mis-
tress is out. Do you think she will
.be at home this evening?"
Maid: "She'll have to be;
my night out."
Rosemary: "Papa, I wouldn't
want you to say anything to Mam-
ma about it, but I don't think she
knows muchabout bringing up
children."
Father: "Why, Rosemary, what
it's
Years Agone
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron. Expositor of Twen-
ty-five and Fifty Yehars Ago.
Seen in the
Possesses Old Coin
Mrs. Harold Vodden has in her
: ssession a collection of old doins,
two Of which she brought to The
Standard office for display. One is
s Bank of Upper Canada halfpenny,
rated 1857. The other ie B -Un red
States penny, dated 1849.
Standard.
From The Huron Expositor
February 6, 1925
Mr. Nelson`Govenlock, Winthrop,
has been re-engaged as lineman for
the McKillop Telephone Co. - ..
The young people have an open-
air rink at Winthrop and are tak-
ing great advantage of the snappy
weather. They have it lit up at
night, Mr. Cuthill' giving them the
power.
Dr. R. R. Ross this week dispos-
ed of his dental practice in Sea -
forth to Dr. J. A. Munn, of Toron-
to. Dr, Ross bought this practice
from Dr. F. W. Tweddle, some 26
years ago and since that time has
built up one of the largest private
practices in Western Ontario. Dr.
Munn is not an entire stranger to
Seaforth, as his home is in Hen -
sell. •
There was no January thaw` this
year. In fact there ,were not more
than three days that could be class-
ed as anything more than moder-
ate. •
Cromarty stockyards were unus-
ually busy on, Thursday morning
when almost 100 head of cattle
were weighed. They were all ex-
cellent cattle. Fifty head of these
were disposed of by one farmer,
A number of the young people
of Cromarty took advantage of the
good sleighing and moonlight en
Friday night when they spent a
most enjoyable evening toboggan-
ning on the mountain. -
Two fast games of hockey were
witnessed, at the Palace Rink on
Saturday morning'when•four teams
played for the Duncan Cup. The
first battle was between John-
stone's Jugglers and the Pr'incipal's
Pets. The line-ups were: Jugglers
—Goal, Huisser; r,d, Geo. Par le;
1.d., McGregor; r.w., Phillips; l,w.,
Alex Kennedy;, centre, Les. Knight;
Pets — Goal, B. Lane; r.d., Ed-
munds; 1,d:, R. Willis' r.w„ Rolpli;
1.w., R. Weiland; centre, F. Willis;
sub., Crich. The score was 4-3 for
the Jugglers. 'The Highlanders were
beaten by the Hustlers 4-1.. Line-
ups were: Highlanders -Goal, Joe
Hart; 1:d., J. McMann; r,d., L.
Brown; centre, T. Chuff; r.w:; Syd.
Dungey; l.w., G. Reynolds; subs.,
N. Cardno, C. Reeves. Hustlers—
Goal, C. Ament; ].d., Bill Barber;
r.d., A. W. •Sillery; centre, J. Daly;
r.w., H. Cummings; l.w., W. Faulk-
ner; subs., G. Sowden, C. Trott, C.
Stewart.
Mr. Ernest W. Edge has joined
the staff of the Dominion Bank
here.
Accepts Cali in Huron
Rev. J. A. Roberts, of Mirror,
Alta., has been appointed to the
parish of Blyth, Auburn and Bel -
grave. He, with Mrs. Roberts and
family, will come east early in
April, when he' will commence his
new duties. Rev. Roberts . is the
older son of Mr. and Mee. Charles
A. Roberts of town. ;Wingham Ad-
vance -Times.
Makes First Solo Flight
Last Sunday was a big moment
in the life of Charles • Thomas, of
-Brussels, when Flying Instructor
Bill Peppier, of Sky 'Harbor Aid
Services, of Goderich, climbed out
of the Piper Trainer aircraft and
said: "You're on your own this
time." Charles' three sisters wit-
nessed his first solo flight. Charles
is taking an approved course in
flying training. ;Brussels Post.
makes you say that?"
Rosemary: "Well, she makes me
go to bed when I am wide awake;
I' and she crakes me get up when I
tun awfully sleepy-."
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Huron Federation of
Agriculture Farm. News
Extra Feed Before Lambing
From a nutritional standpoint the
most critical time for pregnant
ewes is the last two months before
lambing, says S. B. Williams,
Central Experimental Farm, Ot-
tawa: During this period, the ewe
in addition to maintaining herself
must receive epough feed •for one,
two, or three rapidly developing
lambs. While the pregnant ewe
will draw• on, her body reserves to
make good dietary deficiency, yet
ewes approaching lambing should
not be allowed to go .back in con-
dition or serious trouble in 'the
form of pregnancy toxaemia or
pregnancy disease may result. In
addition. the ewe must not be nu-
tritionally depleted at lambing time
or bhe lambs will suffer due to a
curtailed milk supply.
Experiments conducted by the
Experimental Farms Service have
shown that the change -over
non -legume hay ration to one of
legume hay plus oats at mid -
pregnancy •resulted in lambs almost
one pound heavier. at birth than
those from. ewes fed non -legume
hay throughout' pregnancy. Mortal-
ities were also reduced and the
lambs from -the well-fed lot gained
more rapidlyo
If insufficient good hay is avail-
able to feed .the ewes throughout
the •winter. the poorer quality
portion should be fed at the start
of winter and the better quality
reserved for this time of the year.
Dependent upon the condition of
the ewes and the quality of the
roughage, 'sufficient grain should -be
added to the ration to keep the
Elves in ti gaining condition.
Roots and silage make a welcome
addition to the ration of a preg-
nant ewe. Their slightly laxative
effect is particularly beneficial
when the hay Is dry and of poor
quality. The feeding of corn sil-
age should be discontinued about a
iimintle before !lamming or "sof*"
lambs may result.
A suggested daily ration for preg-
nant ewes is three to five pounds
of good quality hay, one to three
pounds of roots or silage and one,
half pound of a mixture of equal
parts of oats and bran. The latter
should be fed frcm about •four to
six weeks before lambing. Miner-
als should be available in open
boxes. A mixture of equal parts of
salt and bonemeal is adequate un-
less specific deficiencies such as
iodine or•cObalt exist. In; this case
h necessary mineral o n s y m neral should be
added. Clean. fresh Water should
be available at all times.
Increased dividends due to few-
er mortalities and more ra
d gains
n, g�
may be expeoted from the •farm
sheep enterprise if an adequate ra-
tion is fed to the pregnant e'W 8 -
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Weed Cofltr'y) In Grain and Pa9ittreg'`
. The ; e6ritroi of tree is in gc'Atf
.were appointed to the gymnasium
committee, while a Larry Snider,
Charles McNatghton, Harvey Pol-
len and Robert . Soutbeiitt were
elected to the , rink committee,=
Fixeter Times -Advocate.
seeded down to grass and clover
is a many sided problem. says
George Knowles, Central Experi-
mental Farm, Ottawa. First the
chemical • used should control
weeds. Next it should not harm
the clover or grass, then it must
not reduce the yield of grain. Fin-
ally, it should be possible to apply
this chemical cheaply and with
equipment readily available.
Appointed .Comptroller
Bruce T. Beattie has been ap-
pointed to the •position of comp-
troller for the Dominion Road
Machinery Ce. Limited. He has.
recently been manufacturing in his
own town of Guelph and brt`nge to
his new position over fifteen years'
experience in .senior cost account-
ing work. He attended the Univer
sity• of Toronto, specializing in
commerce and finance, and has had
several years' banking experience.
He is married, with two cthildren,.
and is now planning to wave his
family to Goderich at an early date.
He is a member of Waverly Lodge,
A.F,, & A.M., and Norfolk United
'Church at Guelph,-1Goderich Sig-
nal -Star.
Quits Provincial Police Force
After -several. years with the Hur-
on County'police force and the last.
eight years with the Provincial po-
lice, with whom he established a
creditable record, William .Gardner
of town has tendered his resigna-
tion, t6k take effect February 1. It
is understood that hea,will be as-
sociated with his brother, John
Gardner, in the business of Gard-
ner Motor Sales.—Goderich Signal-
Star.
Confused Groundhog Loses Life"
At the present time there are
three chemicals which offer some
hope of controlling annual weeds
in grain which is seeded down.
These chemicals are calcium cyan-
amide dust, dinitro compounds, bet-
ter known by the trade names
Sinox and Dows Selective, and
2,4-D.
Of the three 2,4-D is the easiest
to apply for it can be put on in a
low volume of water by the inex-
pensive type of sprayer now in
general use for other types of weed
control. Sinox or Dows Selective
comes next in ease of application,
but since it must be applied in at
leastSDgallons of water per acre
a large volume sprayer, the type
used for orchard spraying fitted
with a broadcast boom, must be
used to apply this herbicide. Cal -
alum cyanamide, which is a black
powder, is the most difficult to ap-
ply. First of all it must be put on
when the foliage is wet with dew
or immediately precceding dew. It
is not active as a herbicide when
applied on dry foliage. Then cyan-
amide dust should be 'applied uni-
formly and suitable dusting equip-
ment is not readily available in the
areas where seeding down to grass
and clover is the most common
practice.
Calcium cyanamide dust and
Dows Selective or Sioux if applied
according to directions de not re-
duce grain yields. The injury they
cause • to grass and- clover is so
Slight it can be igftored. Both these
herbicides control mustard and
some other species of annual weeds.
• Unfortunately 2,4-D, the chemical
which is cheapest. easiest to apply
and controls the most weeds, is
rather severe on clover, but the
results of experiments' show that
ci
all species of clovers c v rs are not equal-
ly sensitive to 2,4-D treatinentei:
They seem to work hi this order of;
resistance, red clover, Ladino,- ill
salve, alfalfa and sweet clover. The;
latter, two are very sensitive even
to very small . athounts of 2,4-D.
Another encouraging finding is that
ctover&, as they advance in growth,
become more resistant to 2,4-D. Of
course the weeds also become more
resistant as they grow older. But
Mere/ was lees clover in ary when
iii 2.4-D w dela e
s$raying W t as y d
Until the grain • was up abotit .14"
inches than when. the the Itieal Was
a pl ed; on grain ata height of nix
dMr 1 Very anfavorabl6 ter such tt!di.k and(
(Sn
00;lit seeded , is .:.sir!w,blita 4e�,
tiiite%.
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Firemen Entertain Wives
The wingham Fire Brigade Neld-
a euchre party on Friday evening
with . their wives as guests. Seven
tables were in play with Mrs. Har-
ry Browne and Ms. Bill Bain hold-
ing
oldin.g high scores. Consolation prizes-.
were won by Mrs. James Carr and
Mr. Larry Hiseler. Following the
play a delightful lunch was served
by 'the .entertainment committee.
These Social evenings and the an-
nual (banquet are financed by the
brigade and they also -ware re-
sponsible for the furnishings and
blinds at the club room of the fire
hall. Me public is invited to in-
spect the fire hall at any time and.
may do so by contacting Chief Jim
Carr or any fireman. — Wingham.
Advance -Times.
The peculiar antics of the weath-
erman has even confused the ani-
mal world. A groundhog, who us-
ually stays well holedutf until his
venture out in February to look for
his shadow, livened, no doubt, by
the unseasonable warmth, emerged
from his hole Monday of this week
on the farm of Earl Anderson, 5tlh
concession of Morris. It was an un-
fortunate mistake for Mr. Ground-
hog to he discovered by Mr. An-
derson's dog, who killed him.—The
Brussels Post.
Honored Prior To Departure
Prior to his departure for Dunn-
ville where he has been transfer-
red in the accountants department,
Robert Miller was honored by lo-
cal friends. He has been first teller
in Clinton Branch of the Royal
Bank of Canada for some months.
Members of Clinton. Badminton
Club presented him with a hand-'
some pipe, Leonard Johnson mak-
ing the presentation. The bank
staff presented him with a silver
cigarette case, the presentation be-
ing etnade by the manager, J. G.
McLay.—Clinton News -Record.
Elected Arena Chairman
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From The Huron Expositor
February 2, 1900
Mr. Jas. Patterson, of Tucker -
smith, treated about 140 of his
friends to a most bounteous and
elaborately servedoyster supper
on Friday evening at his home on
the London Road. He took this
means to show his fellow electors
how he appreciated their kindness
in the past, now that he has retir-
ed from council matters.
Good horses are changing hands
quickly at Kippen. • Mr. David Wren
and Mr. Wm. Sinclair, of the Kip -
pen Road, disposed of a team each
for good figures.
The fire alarm was sounded about
three o'clock on Wednesday morn-
ing when the Red Mill was discov-
ered to be on fire by 'Constable
Gillespie. It was,j bitter night and
a perfect biizzu'd was blowing at
the time. Tlhe best the firemen
could do was to prevent the fire
from spreading. Most of ethe furni-
ture of Ed. Dawson's residence was
removed,, but the fire was kept
from reaching his house.
At the meeting of the McKillop
1Vitienal Fire Insurance Co., held in
Seaforth on Monday, Theis. E. Hays
was •appointed secretary -treasurer
in succession to W. ''J. Shannon.
Mr. John P. Bell, of the S a:forth
Laundry, has been appointedchief
of the fire brigade. He had his first
fire on Wednesday morning and did
well.
1V Ir. Louis Kleinativer, Dashwood,
hat secured a situation as ,sawyer
in U.rquhart's sawmill, Hensel'.
A :meeting of the Seaforth Colleg-
iate Institute Literary Society was
held in the •assembly room on Wed-
nesday when, the following ewe
gram was rendered: Piano solo,
.Miss (synch; recitation, . Reggie
i1 it W
violin ado, i �o n as E.
E`ick-'.
ard; recitation, Miss M
s .Julia Boner;
vocal 'solo, Walter Pickard; miist-
cal seleet(bn, ,Miss Weir and Mr.
Daly; piano sOlo, M. L. Lathier,
Mr ArthurForbes o
r � has dupes d
01• his well known and old estab.
Hated livery husinese in. town to
Levy & Buichill,..of Mitchell.
The old .bridge striveture Mat-
ing
"the riilbr at Broadfoot's dt!lioot
Wise, has been reinoyed and wee*:
men are engaged' `In ere tiing the
now ;iron stru.ettire, The wdother is•.
Car Careens Into Dam
Clare Balkwill, teen-age son of.
Mr. and Mrs. Russel Balkwill, ex-
perienced a cold dip in the icy wa-
ters of' the river and narrowly es-
caped with his life Sunday after-
noon, when, a car he was driving.
went out of control and rolled down.
the embankment into the river.
Clare purchased an old model -car
the day previous andwas motoring
in Riverside Park and attempted to -
make a turn when the wheels fail-
ed to respond and the car skidded.
over the eml5ankenent and rolled in-
to the river. Clare was alone in
the car at the time and had diffi-
culty in getting out of. the partly
submerged car. He received a cut,
on one hand. -Exeter Times -Advo -
vats.
Marks 93rd Birthday
On Sunday. Mr. Barley Robinson,.
now Mitchell's oldest resident it is .
believed, will mark the 93rd anni-
versary of his natal day, in re-
markably good health for his years.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Robinson, Fullerton Town-
ship, he farmed on lot 16, con. 4,..
Fullerton, for some years, moving
to town in 1923. His wife died 10
E. R. Hopper was again ,appoint- years later.. He has three sons aid
ed chairman .of the Exeter .Arena three daughters; Ezra, Arthur and
Board of Management at a meet- Albert, all of. Mitchell:. Mrs. Frank
ing held in the arena on Monday Moore and Mrs. Leslie :`.'Dore, of
night. Edward Lindenfield was' Hibbert, and Miss Minnie, at home.
elected vice-president and Robert His two brothers, Henry, town, and
Sovthcott, secretary -treasurer. The . Albert, Fullartan, and one 'sister_
board was divided into committees'i Mrs. Joseph Woods, Fergus, are al-
u-ith A. O. Elliot, Larry Snider and I so living, all of whom will be ex -
Edward Lindenfield on the proper-, tending their good wishes to Mr.
ty group. Harvey Pollen, -Edward Robinson at this time. — Mitchell
Lindenfield• •and Robert Southcott. Advocate.
"Grits"
Are Canadian
By Victor Laurist •
on, in Toronto Saturday Night
The year 1950 marks the • cen-
tenary of the peculiar and •.indeed
unique appellation "Grit" as -applied
to a political party, and it is there-
fore time to enter a protest against
the practice, now becoming far too
prevalent among our younger
journalists, of applying that name
to the almost extinct Liberal party
of the United Kingdom. The .Lib-
erals of the United Kingdom would
not have the faintest idea what was
meant if they heard themselves
called "Grits," for the name, which
was commonly used in political dis-
cussion during the second half of
the nineteenth century but has
gradually died out, is of purely
Canadian origin and, application.
The gradual growth of . respon-
sible government following the Dur-
ham Report and the Union of Up-
per and Lower Canada resulted, in
1847, in. a Reform sweep and the
'famous Baldwin -Lafontaine Govern-
ment. The famous Baldwin Act,
establishing municipal institutions,
was perhaps the most far-reaching
of the reform measures of -this ad-
ministration.
By 1850 the Government, increas-
ingly burdened with the problems
of administering the affairs of the
United Provinces, showed signs of
lagging in the fulfilment of other
pledges.
In the Reform sweep of 1847,
Malcolm Cameron, luniberman,
shipbuilder, newspaper publisher
and storekeeper, had been elected
member for Kent, which then in-
cluded the still unorganized County
of Lambton. Cameron was oppos-
ed 1?y ,another of that ilk, John Hill
yard Cameron, of Toronto, as
strong in his toryism as Malcolm
was in his channpionship. of Re=
foram. Malcolm tallied 1,477 votes
to 547 for John H•illyard. Later he
wash"sailed to the new cabinet.
alcolm o .'
M Garner n as then at
the zenith of his power and influ-
ence. Sarnia. and Lanvbton• had
largely been peopled by Highland-,
ers, brought by him front Lanark
or direct.„.from the old land, ' to
whom "the Gatitieron'' filled the role
Of her*oditaty,ohief...
A :convinced reformer, Cameron
valiewea with prouounied dies pr
o
v
thle
dilatory policy of ;the R'aldr
'twin= ,afontal,ne administration, ottr-
ticularly in relation to the Clergy.
Reserves. When the ax1r iiittistration
dfitttbgratod, a1id, the leaders re
Igd' r bEt Pick Off ee 1Iu. d, VW -1W'
i7t wife,* head.eti
Francis Hinoka. Hincks, dependent
on hie support from Lower Canada,
-proved equally dilatory --- _
It was at the time of Cameron's
split from the Baldwin -Lafontaine
Government that the nickeia.me of
"Grit” came into existence. George
Brown, the editor of the Tdronto
Globe, then .a strong reform organ,
remained a Supporter of Baldwin,
and through his papercontemptu-
ously referred to Malcolm Cam-
eron and his "leftist" followers as
"Clear Grits."
The name stuck, and ultin{.tely
—reduced to "Grits"—`became the
accepted nickname of the Canada -
wide Liberal party. after Confeder-
ation.
At the time, however, the "Clear
Grits" and the administration forc-
es were at daggers drawn. Camer-
on in the 1851 election decided to
contest Huron: whereupon George
Brown, a leader of the ' anti -Grit
element, determined to ::beard the
lion; in his den" by offering 'him-
self as a candidate for Keut-Lamb-
ton.
Cameron brought out Arthur
Rankin on the Clear -Grit ticket to
Oppose Brown; then, finding his
candidate did not take any too
well, induced another Liberal can-
didate, Wilkes, to enter the con-
test, Edwin Larwill of Chatham, a
dyed-in-the-wool Tory, became a
fourth candidate.
The bitter contest v4hich ensued
was chiefly noteworthy from the"
fact that Alexander Mackenzie,
then a prominent contractor- at
Sarnia, was shecretary of the Re-
form committee in .support of
George Brown,. A hand -bill issued
by Cameron, dated) November 21,
$51, catling Brown some exceed-
ingly un?rleaisant names, bears.
testimony 'to "the bitterness of their
factional strife.
Brown succeeded in garnering
836 .votes; Rankin and L'arwilt
divided 739, with Wilkes trailing
badly. In the n e parliament, 'the
`rift between the factions was pret-
ty well healed;
y and so flu!
d�
were -
party lines and altegiandes in those
days, Brown shortly found ham -
Self the leader of the "Clear Grits" {
Wahoni he had been lighting
ve e
hetii�n ",
tt
y.
The amolla of »iliiagagate hurl-
ed:1;1Y grits and 'Tories ; �t otte ,ani
Other in^'h '
� e e a'
f o iotfs.'1i e
>< ti a a'-
•po � TAO
tl s of the 1' cent mttst,', ai e
Wein appalling, Ast 'late ria 11:89&
(Centinned ort Bait 84.
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