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SEAFORTH, Friday, March 31, 1950
The Conservation Report
Ontario last week was presented
with a blueprint for tackling its con-
servation problems when a nine -man
committee of the Legislature, after
a year's study, reported on soil de-
pletion, drainage, flood control, re-
forestation, demonstration farms,
dwindling water supplies and soil
analysis. Implementation of the re-
commendations of the committee
may well mean the difference be-
tween a prosperous Ontario and a
Province in which growth of agricul-
ture and industry is stifled because
of the continued dissipation of na-
tural resources.
Among its chief recommendations
were these:
1. Appointment of a chief con-
iservation officer under the provincial
premier and with the status of a
deputy minister to co-ordinate con-
servation work of all Government
departments, particularly three —
Agriculture, Lands and Forests and
Planning Development.
2. Study of a system of piping wa-
ter from the Great Lakes to com-
munities in Southwestern Ontario
where potential or actual scarcity
limits growth and industrial expan-
sion.
3. Federation into one institution
of three provincial colleges at Guelph
--the Ontario Agricultural College,
the Ontario Veterinary College of
Home Economics—and integration
with their activity of all the exten-
sion and research activities of the
province's Department of Agricul-
ture.
The committee recognized the ma-
jor problem of flood control and with
it the aIlied problems of soil erosion,
drainage and lowered water levels.
"The very fact," the report stated,
"that they proceed in a more subtle
and less spectacular way than in oth-
er areas tends to make them the
moredangerous—there is the dan-
ger that we might be lulled into com-
placency. He who loses six inches of
topsoil in 35 years has lost it—and
be is no better off than he who lost
it in three years. One may proceed
'more slowly than the other—but the
result tial the end is the same.
"The hope of this committee is
that Ontario will accept a conserva-
tion program worthy of .the' name
;while yet there is time, and that we
may show our intelligence and vision
by taking action before, rather than
after, the event, so that desperate
emergency measures of reclamation'
and rehabilitation will never become
necessary in this province."
Of all the problems touched on in
the report, that of water conserva-
tion is probably the most important.
1A. growing disregard of the import-
ance of rainfall and water supply
bas become a dangerous influence
which unless curbed now can result
in serious consequences within a
;very few years.
Watercan be productive and sup-
port prosperous communities when
properly managed and its flow is
wisely used. Our water problems
are the outcome of our efforts to
Adopt our physical environment to
!our economic and social needs. We
construct an " expensive drainage
shame to permit the cultivatjpn of
*in area which, perhaps, should nev-
er have been cultivated, and as a re -
Snit permit hundred tf thousands of
gallons of water to run off to the
nearest river or lake, which other -
"ns %,wetuld` have remained' in the
a and , i;iltitniate'ly have replenish-
"he underground storage.
inn up marshes and lakes
s et, tro red the hones- and
1untis Of useful water-
4iea.'re s,'3y eegring
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warming it so that it is spoiled for
the best fish life. By denuding hill-
sides of trees we have increased wa-
ter wastage and lowered the water
level in great areas, making it im-
possible for the roots of food plants
to find moisture. By inadequate
management, we run short of water
flow for production of electricity, as
in Ontario last year, and of water
depth for navigation, as in the
Lachine Canal last year,
Water conservation is important.
And important, too, are the other
matters referred to in the report. If
as a result of the committee's work
men may be persuaded of the wisdom
of co-operation and forward-look-
ing, ignoring immediate gain for the
good of all Ontario as a whole, stands
to gain for all time.
•
Uniform Hydro Rates
For many years a contentious sub-
ject to municipalities across Ontario
served by Hydro, has been the vari-
ance in the cost of power sold to the
municipality. In the early days of
Hydro, when all power was obtained
from Niagara, there seemed to be
some reason for the rate structure
being based to a considerable extent
on the distance of the municipality
from the source of supply., Now un-
der the grid system, which results in
power being fed in from many wide-
ly located sources, the same argu-
ments no longer obtain. As. a result
there is a growing demand for a
complete review by the Ontario Hy-
dro of the rate policy.
It is no longer reasonable to say
that power should cost more in Sea -
forth than in Niagara because of
transmission charges, when the pow-
er being used in both Seaforth and
Niagara may very likely be supplied
by one of the Quebec sources.
The Goderich Signal -Star, long a
champion of uniform rates, recently
reviewed the problem as follows:
"As was to be expected, The Tor-
onto Globe and Mail does not like the
rising demand for a new deal in Hy-
dro rates,, Toronto being the chief
beneficiary under the present system.
When nearly all of Western Ontario
was supplied with power from
Niagara, it was a valid argument
that transmission charges should be
added to the initial price according
to the distance the power was car-
ried; but that condition does not now
exist.
Addressing a Goderich audience a
few years ago, a Hydro representa-
tive stated that power from the Ot-
tawa River was delivered to Toron-
to and Western Ontario points with-
out any addition to the transmission
charges. That is, transmission charg-
es remained the same as •when the
power came from Niagara. It
wouldn't do, of course, to make Tor-
onto pay more for its power, no mat-
ter what distance it was carried.
Other sources of power have come
into the picture since then, and it
would be practically impossible to
determine what transmission charg-
es should be; but so far as we know
Toronto gets its power, no matter
whence it comes, at the old rates.
This is manifestly unfair to other
municipalities, and the demand for
fair play will not easily be shuffled
off. The obvious way to dispose of
the problem would be to adopt uni-
form rates. Power is supplied to
rural users on a flat -rate basis; so
the old cry `Hydro at cost' is out-
dated."
•
WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY:
Snow Removal
(St. Marys Journal -Argus)
When one hears that St. Marys is
one of the few towns in Ontario
where snow is cleared from the main
streets after each major storm, there
is cause to wonder whether the ex-
treme cleanliness of our works de-
partment is striking the proper med-
ium. It is fine to , be all 'cleaned up
so that farmers' cars and others may
find parking space close to the curb-
side—but what about the cost to the
taxpayers/ $ut before we consider
at all leaving the snow mountains'be
wh • not have :r•. Stan Dean tryhis
suggestion of plowing- the . fallen
snow to the centre of the road.
L0 g . d
By R. J. Duns .more
Egmondville, at that time, had 1
two *tome, two blackswith shops
and wagon and carriage makers,
two tanneries (three, it you count
the amount of tanning done by the
schoolmaster on the side—I re-
member well which side), a tavern
and two temperance taverns, a
brewery, and Webber's. pottery. I
received several lickings for being
late at school because 'I had drop-
ped into the pottery, to watch t'ne
fascinating way in which a lump
of wet clay was rapidly revolved
into a flower pot or crock.. Also 1
liked to watch the old grey horse
down in a circular pit, trudging
'round, and 'round, grinding up the
lumps of clay. And at the tan-
neries they had similar old horses
patiently grinding up hemlock
bark into tan bark. It was worth
a licking to watch all this.
Arrived at school, every Mill
Road boy, would have apples in his
pocket (good old Talman Sweet's).
a strip of slippery elm bark, and a
ball of tamarack gum. In Angus'
Swamp, back of the Coleman farm,
we could always get gum off the
tamarack trees, and slithery slip-
pery elm, and dead elm roots,
which we smoked surreptiously, in
lieu of the modern cigarette. And,
I venture to say, less harmful.
The youngstersthose days were
strong, healthy, robust lads. They'd
eat anything, and• mostly did. In
the bush there was always wild
ginger root, pig nuts, wintergreen
berries, wild turnip, if you liked,
though I wouldn't recommend it.
It was a great joy to eat leeks and
go to school forthwith, and at
once return home by request of
the teacher because of the aroma
of our breath.
We had some exciting incidents,
too. My mother had made me a
bright red coat, buttoned on the
bias `from one shoulder across to
the bottom. And 'a belt. A row of
brass buttons made it perfectin
my eyes. I was immensely proud
of it. To my great satisfaction I
was allowed to wear the new coat
to school one fine fall day.
On the way home from school
that afternoon, Bob Ireland and I,
we decided to go over into a pas-
ture field, where there was a but-
ternut trea. (I haven't seen a but-
ternut in years), We were busily
filling our •pockets when Bob sud-
denly exclaimed: "Look out !
There comes the bull!" .I had, not
seen the bull, and did not know it
was among those present. 'Bob
took to his heels, making for bhe
fence. I lost no time tagging af-
ter him, but I wshort and chub-
by, and Bob was long -geared, and
he was sitting on the fence before
I was half way. And the bull was
tagging right along after me, and
gaining every jump. Bob yelled:
"Take off that red coat and throw
it away—that's what he's• after!"
Being a warm day. my coat was
already unbuttoned, but how I did
hate to throw it away. But the
bull was snorting behind me,
mighty close, so I desperately
threw the coat off, and"ke(3f "right
on running- Reaching the fence
safely, I looked back, and was that
bull ever having a whale of a time?
He'd toss my coat up in the air,
paw it on the ground, whang it
around till it was in ribbons, and
finally trotted off with a brass but-
ton dangling from its ear. He sure
had a bully time!
I have never had a red coat
since. I never even belonged to
the Volunteers in the old days of
redcoats. And I never did get in-
to a war. I was rejected as too
young during the Riel Rebellion;
I was married, and had a family
on bhe way on the outbreak of the
Boer war, and in the two Great
Wars they wouldn't have me be
cause at time I had had m:.
right hand badly crushed in E
printing press, and couldn't grasp
a gun •firmly or pull a trigger. ,How-
ever, I had two sons serve all
thrmsgh both Great Wars, and a
grandson in World War 11. eat I
could do was stay home and make
faces at the Germans!
Before I get too far away from
that bull story, how about another?
When I was ten years old I work-
ed on the farm of John Hannah,
on the 2nd concession of Tucker -
smith. In the fall, when the live-
stock began to be stabled for the
winter, I puttered around the
stables most of • the time. One
warmish afternoon, the cattle were
all in a back field; all but the
magnificent Durham bull. He had
an imposing head; ..looked like a
crown attorney, or something! My
afternoon work was all done, the
stables "clatted" out, and feed, in
the mangers. The bull looked at
me over his box stall as though he
wanted something. I decided I'd
lead him out to the water trough,
probably wanted'a drink. We had
been on very good terms, so I
went in beside him, snapped the
hook into the copper ring in his
nose, and `"led him out. (I was
never supposed to do that). At the
trough the bull drank thirstily,
while •I gazed idly off into the dis-
tance. ,A snort from the bull made
me turn around, and to my horror
I saw that the snap had come un-
fastened from the ring in its nose,
and the bull was free. I went to
fasten the snap in again, but the
bull gave a fearsome snuffle and
snort, and moved toward me. I
moved backward, away from him,
step by step, till he started to paw
the ground and throw dirt over Ms
back. I retreated, the bull follow-
ing, with its head lowered, till I
backed into the angle of the high
board fence that enclosed the
yard. The bull put its head down
between my knees, so I stepped on-
to his neck, and as he raised his
head in surprise, it lifted me high
enough so that I could hop over
the fence. I called the hired man,
who cane:, and persuaded the bull
to return to his box stall. And did
that bull ever looked surprised
when •I walked along in front of
his manger. He seemed to be
wondering how the deuce I got
back in there.
You have read, no doubt, of the
soothing effect music has on cows
at milking._ -time—about cowboys
crooning to their herds at night to
quieten them to sleep. Don't you
believe it! I tried it out in Han-
nah's cow stable. Nobody ever
told me I could sing, but I firmly
believed I could. So one night be-
fore milking time, and all the -an-
imals• were busily eating, I sat on
a box and sapg the 23rd Psalm
to them. The tune was a mourn-
ful Presbyterian tune, and really
didn't do me justice. Anyway, the
bull shoved his head over the stall
and regarded me with stony hor-
ror;.the cows stopped chewing
their cuds and turned to gaze at
me with a "How -can these -things -
be?" sort of look, and the .bam.
cat ran behind the oat bin and
was very sick.
The hired man came in at this
juncture, and told me kindly, but
firmly: "Any time you feel this
coming on, you go down the lane
to the back fifty and sit on a
stum. Now, mind, I'm' telling
ye!"
Oh, well, since I've heard some
of the awful yowling on the radio,
I have ceased to feel badly about
.it.
Huron Fede
- Agriculture
Seed Good Seed; Reap Good Crops
As Spring approaches, farmers
all over the country are preparing
for seeding. This means the pre-
paration of millions of bushels of
cereal grains for seed. The yield
andquality of the crop harvested
this fall will be greatly influenced
by the character of the seed used.
Good seed has certain definite
characteristics. It must be of
suitable variety and pure as to
variety and kind. It must also be
free of weed seeds and of disease,
and it must "be of good germina-
tion.
In choosing a suitable variety,
the recommendations published by
each province should be consulted
and followed. These variety r'e-
pommend,ations are based on the
results of tests made throughout
each province every year. Only
varieties of good quality and of
high yielding ability, and which
possess the most satist'actory re-
sistance to disease and insect,
pests are recommended.
Purity means freedom from
grains of ther varieties and from
other kinds of grain. Better
yielding varieties will outyield poor
yielding typ s, by several bushels
Ler acre. The inclusion with the
seed of some poorer yielding types
will naturally lower- the yield.
Grades may be lowered from
mixtures of late and early matur-
ing types by producing both over-
ripe and immature or greenish
kernels; in addition considerable
losses may result from the shat-
tering of the over -ripe kernels.
Uniform ripening is especially im-
portant today •when the combine
is uted almost exclusively to Karr
vest cereal crops.
Freedom from weed seeds needs
little comment. Weeds 'bring extra
cost and labor and are the chief
means by which hard -to -control
perennial ,weeds get established on
a farm.
Germination is important bet-
'Cause
ey'cause a good crop is Largely de'-
pendent upon healthy .plants, Such
factors treat, immaturity, heat,
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ration of
Farm News
ing, weathering and disease, tend
to weaken or 'destroy the germina-
toon of grain seeds. Where wire•
worms or root rots are trouble-
some. it is`, important that the
grain germinates and grows quick-
ly and vigorously. Diseased seed
tents to weaken germination, b.:
killing the seedlings or weakening
thea: so that they aril to grow
into normal plants. Planting dis-
eased seed practically ensures the
perpetuation of the disease: this
is especially true of the smuts.
To get a start with good seed,
it is necessary to buy only a few
bushels of Registered or Certified
seed and increase it on good clean
summer -fallow. If care is taken
when seeding and harvesting to
prevent mixtures, these few bush-
els may be`tncreased into a source
of reliable seed for the entire
farm.
Proportionate to their body
weight, turkeys are shorter in the
legs than chickens. The heavy
breeds of turkeys are proportion-
ately shortest in the leg, and the
female leg is shorter than that of
the male.
Canadian Flies Not DDT -Immune
Is the common house fly becom-
ing partially resistant to DDT, or
has a new generation of DDT -
resistant flies arrived to plague the
housewife and menace health?
Some Writers have suggested that
this may be so.
Ever on the alert to check such
theories, entomologists of the De-
partment of Agriculture, Ottawa,
have been studying the effect of
DDT sprays ever since they were
introduced into Canada, as a con-
trol for the house ,fly. They say
that the demonstration of the,
presence of DDT -resistant flies in
certain parts of the United :States.
and 1 urope sholild not lead, to
unwari;anted conclusions or ill-
teO etittied, ori, Pipe Y t,
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A bad head cold had Frankie
It made co•wozkers cranky.
He never coveted up a sneeze
Nor bothered with a hankie
Dept. of National Health and Weltaie
Years Agone
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron 4xpositor of Twen-
ty-five and Fifty Years Ago.
From The Huron Expositor
April 3, 1925
March went. out like a lamb. The
weather ,has been cold, but bright,
and the roads in all directions :ire
excellent.
Mr. Alex Kennedy moved his
family and household effects to
Windsor on Monday. Mr. and .Mrs.
Kennedy have been well-known
resicients of Seaforth for several
years, and they have a host of
friends who wish. them well.
Mr. Thos. Bickell has, open el a
produce store in the premises, oc-
cupied by the late A. W. Stobie.
Mr. Sickle is by no means an ama-
teur in the produce business, and
is well-known throughout the coun-
try.
Mr. J. F. Daly, local Ford deal-
er, has received over $3;000 this
spring from car owners in this
vicinity for 1925 license plates. He
hat also disposed of cars to the
following: Sedans, to W. G. Spenc-
er of town, and Alex Cuthill, of
Winthrop; coupes to Dr.'F. J. Bur-
rows, C. A. Barber, Mr. Dobson, S.
Wallace and Wallace Archibald;
touring cars to E. J. Ferguson,
Theo Hall and D. Munroe,_ and. a
truck to W. J. Beattie.
Mr. and .Mrs. Wim, Smithers, who
recently sold their residence on
Goderich St..West to Dr. F. J.
Bechely, left on Wednesday for
their new home in Toronto..
Mr. • Joseph Grummett has pur-
chased a new Maxwell sedan from
the local dealer, Mr. Regier.
Mr. G. W. Nott leaves this week
on a business trip to the West.
The next few weeks promises
considerable activity at the golf
course when various improvements
to the course„ clubhouse, etc., will
be undertaken. The work of plant-
ing bushes and levelling is under
the direction of Chas. Stewart and
R. N. Bissonnette.
Mr. J. C. Thompson has leased
from Mr. Thomas Brown the large
garage on Main St. North, former-
ly' occupied by Carlin Bros., and
will carry on a general business.
Mr. Archie'Campbell, Winthrop,
who has been here for some time,
has returned to Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs.'Harry Hart, Win-
throp, have moved to Seaforth.
Mellick & Kalbfleisch, Zurich,
are installing a new self -measur-
ing gasolin pump and station in
front of their store.
Mrs. Anna McDol],ald, Brucefield,
had the misfortune to fall and in-
jure her back and may be laid up
for some time.
From The Huron Expositor
March 30, 1900
Foxes must be very plentiful and
tame. or otherwise very hard -run
by hounds around Chiselhurst, as
there was one caught in Mr, New-
ell's barn last week. Messrs. New-
ell were working in the barn at
the time when Mrs. Reynard ran
into the building to escape the
hounds.
A number of the young people
of Lumley drove out to the home
of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Bell, Tuck-
ersmith, where a most enjoyable
time was spent in games, musid
and dancing.
Mr. Jas. McKie, of Varna, has
sold his blacksmith shop and. dwel-
ling house to John Hart, Bruce-
fleld, who gets immediate posses-
sion.
Mr. James Reid, who has. been
head miller in the Ogilvie Mill
ere for 15 years', has not boat one
day of work during all that time,
Dr. Wm. Kerr, who has been
taking charge of a medical .prac-
tice in Colorado for the past few
months, has returned home. While
there he had .charge of the prac-
tice of Dr. Jno. McFadzean, an old
Grey Township boy.
Mr. Geo. Chesney, of bhe firm of
Robb & Chesney, had the misfor-
tune Co have his leg broken Mon-
day evening. It is a• compound.
fracture and he is likely to be Laid
up for some time.
Mr. Henry Forsyth, of Hensall,
has engaged with Mr. Geo. Turn-
bull, McKillop, to manage his farm
and removed there last week.
Last Tuesday evening the horses
of the Zurich and Henson stage
came into Zurich without their
driver and minus the sleigh .and
passengers. On the other side of
the • big swamp, owing to .the bad
roads, the harness and whiffletrees
broke, the horses' walking off, leav-
ing the vehicle and a big load of
passengers sitting on the road
James, Andy and Geo. Stewart,
of Farquhar, have Iiurchased the
Ogiib'ie Mill at 'Seaforth for a'
handsome figure'
The Bell 7Jn•gine Works of town,.
this week shipped twa' Bell auto-
lnatic engines and a boiler to the
erectile light. works at Exeter.
'Mr. DiiVid Stewart, .Epioftd'ville,
'has sfiir air 11 'an egg laid by a
Stack' Minorda hen w1}ielu weighed
r ti e.qui iter of It pduiid -and
ed ?tie x $ niches, • .
Chipped Bone In Wrist '
Last Wednesday evening Mr. C.
E. Richey, manager of the Walker
Stores, slipped on the sidewalk and
chipped a bone in his right wrist.
After having it Xerayed, .a cast
was applied.—Wingham Advance -
Times.
Operated On In Florida
Word was received here this
week that Mr. John Falconer, who
is vacationing in Florida, was op-
erated on 'for appendicitis in Avon
Park Hospital, Sebring, Florida.
They will remain in Florida for a
few weeks yet. No doubt Mr.
Falconer would appreciate cards
from friends in town. — Wingham
Advance-Tirnes.
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Early Morning Call For Firemen
Lasa Thursda morning, 'about 5
o'clock, members of the local fire
brigade were called to the ome
f Mr. Fred, SpRoad.
'Diagonal oad .
The belt on a motor driving a cir-
culator fan brake and became en-
tangled on the motor shaft, catch-
ing flee and igniting dust in the
furnace filter screens, filling the
house with smoke. Fortunately lit-
tle damage was done.—Wingham
Advance -Times.
Breaks Leg While Tobogganing
Gordon Smith, thirteen -year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Smith,
had the misfortune to break his
right leg while tobogganing on Sat-
urday afternoon. He had been con-
fined to his bed for almost a year
with rheumatic fever and Saturday
was the first tide he had been out
to enjoy any winter sport. He was
with Pat Baker and Chas. Goddard
when the toboggan hit a tree.—
Goderich Signal -Star.
Winner in Sweepstakes Draw
Jim Mabb received a telegram
on Satupday with the information
that be had picked a horse in the
Irish sweepstakes draw and would
receive 50 pounds sterling, The
Advocate was not able to contact
him, but needless to say this wind-
fall will go for a good purpose. He
is a veteran of World War II, and
married an English girl, who with
her young son, plans a trip home
this year.—'Mitchell Advocate.
Entertains Hockey Team
Over 700 hockey enthusiasts
turned out last Thursday night to
witness the game of hockey by the
team of Zurich and Dashwood, who
entertained the famous Farwell
Bros. hockey team from St. Clem-
ents. The game throughout wasp a
very good brand of hockey, and
the score of 6-4 does not indicate
the evenness of the two teams,
but the home boys managed to get
a few .breaks which gave them the
two additional goals.—Zurich Her-
ald.
Suffers Heart Attack
Mr. W. G. Meddis, quite ill at,
his home, having suffered a heart
attack Friday evening last. His
son, Bruce, of Napanee, was call-
ed home Saturday and Mrs. .Thos.
Moffatt, of Listowel, arrived. Tues-
day. Mr. Medd, a former member
of the Ontario Legislature, is well
known by a wide circle of friends
and will have the best wishes ISE
all for a speedy tecovery.—,Exeter
Times-Advooate.
Making Good Progress
Mr. Burchell and his two men of
London,are making good progress
at taking down the old cement wa-
ter tank on Victoria St., which
really is a tough job. Not alone
is the cement hard and tough, but
the iron rods, old harrows, and
what -not that were put in the con-
crete when it was built, all have
to be taken out now. The -tank
was so well built that really' it •
seems too bad to spend all that
money to take it down.—Zurich
Herald. -
Staffa Couple Entertain
.Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Deering en-
tertained bhe members of Staffs
Village Sewing Circle 'and their
families on Friday evening. Pro-
gressive euchre was played, with
Mrs. Harvey Leslie and Walter
O'Brien receiving high prize.
Lunch was served by the hostess,
assisted. by Mrs. John Drake. Mem-
bers of the Circle have been busy
the past few weeks re -making and,
mending used clo£'hing and have
completed t*o quilts, meeting on
Thursday evening to work on
donated clothing. Meetings have
been held so far at the homes of
Mrs. Daynard, Mrs. Drape, Jr.,
.Mrs. McCaughey, Mrs. MacDonald
and, Mrs. O'Brien. :Exeter Times -
Advocate.
Fire in Bed Provides Fright
What might have been a disas-
trous fire was averted by prompt
action on Saturd• night. As it
was, Donald Bell, 1, got a bad
when he inavertentl set
fright y
fire to the bed clothes. It happen-
ed this way: Donnie was looking
for a pair of boots ' which he
thot:ght were under the bed. He
set the lamp on the floor but it
was too .high to shine under the
bed, so he struck a match. In hold-
ing it so that he could see, the
flame came in contact with a wool
quilt and flared up. He attemp`.ed
to extinguish it himself but when
he saw that it was getting beyond
him; he cried "fire" which brought
his brother, George, and father,
Charles Bell, upstairs in a hurry.
George promptly, rolled thebed
clothes up, thus smothering the
flames, but not before all the over-
hanging bedding and mattress
along the side had' been burned.
Mr. Bell put out the. final sparks r
with water. It all happened in a
few minutes while Mrs. Bell was
next door.—Clinton News -Record.
A •Smile Or , Two
Elder Sister: "I suppose some
day some man will come along and
ask me to marry hien."
Younger Sister: "01i, r wouldn't
be surprised—there seems to be
a great demand for antiques these
days!"
tr
Flora: "When George proposed
to you, and you told Min he would
have to make a little money first,
what did he say?"
Dora (wryly) : "He said he was'
looking for a 'girl who, could; make
a .little money last."
"Doctor," said tibe patient, "I'm:
afraid my wife is going crazy."
"What seems wrong?" asked'
the doctor.
"She wants to buy a goat:"
"Let her buy a goat."
"But she wants to keep it in the
house."
"Well, let her keep it in the
house."
"But a goat stinks."
"Open the windows!"
"What! And let all my pigeons
out!"
BOXWORD PUZZLE
By Jimmy Rae
World Copyright Reserved
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1-4—Notorious outlaw
of TJ:S,A. (1e47-
1882)
7—Away from
8—Kind of porcelain
10—Antagonist
11—Dancing show
(India)
16—Help
16—Joint of foot, leg -
(PL)
19 --Combine with air
22—Conical heap of •
stones
23—Male sovereign
25 --Border
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41—Stone cut in relief
42—Clothed -•
45 --Sunspot's dark
center
46—Musical composi-
tion
49—Transmitter
52—Make legal claim
53—Hlandeome
56—Seizee with teeth
67—Interpreter of
Jewish• law
58—System or theory
59—Hardwood tree
60—Agony
"DOWN
26--4Cuban, dance . 1—River" (Palestine)
27—Disgustingly filthy 2--F1evor
30—Enemy 3—Burst of applause
31—Pears greatly 4-4Voman's name;t•
34—Ice cream with 5—Mouth (Scot)
'ilavorinq 6.-4t la se a,
W7--, Leguminous plant '2 Oandid
38. 'rerse' 9: Weary
40--Sti sty Substance 12-�-".his
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13—Examines
judicially
14—Man's name.
1.7—States ,(1(11.S.A.)^
18—Big
20,—,,.Exit
21—Egyptian sun god.
24—Deduce
28—Countenance
29—Coronet
32—Sleep
33-•–Criininal burning
35—Throw upward
36—Evil spirit
38•—Awkward person
39—Tinge deeply
43—Female sweet-
heart (Scot.)
44—Imagine
47—Planet's path
48 --Communion table
50—Circuit of itiner-
ant judges
51—Gentle blow
54—M'ale sheep
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