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SEAFORTH, Friday, June 23, 1950
Nothing New
We often hear it said that there is
nothing new in the world. Some-
times something happens, or we read
something that causes us to think
perhaps the saying is correct.
The other day we came across a
description of youth that condensed
in a few words opinions we have
heard expressed on many occasions.
"The children now love luxury.
They have bad manners, contempt
for authority, they show disrespect
for elders and love chatter in place
of exercise. They no longer rise
when elders enter the room. They
contradict their parents, chatter be-
fore company, gobble up dainties at
the table, cross their legs and tyran-
nize over their teachers."
The strange thing about this mod-
ern -sounding criticism is that it was
said by Socrates more than two thou-
sand years ago.
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Diets Affect Markets
When demands for certain farm
products drop we rarely stop to
think that there may be more than
the mere lack of markets responsible.
Little do we realize the extent to
which changed eating habits 'affect
the potential values of various pro-
ducts. Yet over a _period of years
our diets have undergone major
changes.
Professor Leland Spencer, a spec-
ialist in marketing problems at Cor-
nell University has recently com-
pleted a survey on this subject, and
his findings, in brief, are as follows:
We are eating more fruits and
vegetables, more eggs, more dairy
products and more fats and oils than
our parents and grandparents. We
are also eating much less bread and
cereals, fewer potatoes and a little
more meat, poultry and fish.
In the dairy products group, since
the beginning of the Second World .
War, the per capita use of ice cream
and dried skim milk has gained more
than 50 per cent. Evaporated milk
and cheese have increased between
20 per cent and 30 per cent, and fluid
milk and cream about 10 per cent.
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On Boredom
'For those many people who in or-
der to enjoy life, and avoid boredom,
must continually be provided with
entertainment, there is excellent ad-
vice in a recent speech by the Golfer-
. nor General Viscount Alexander.
His Excellency spoke about boredom
on which, as the Peterborough Ex-
aminer points out, he must be count-
ed an authority, for no man in Can-
ada has to attend so many functions
and listen to so many speeches.
"And indeed he is an expert upon
boredom," the Examiner says, "for
not only does he know what it is, in
all its variety; he also knows how it
may be avoided.
"If you are bored, says Lord Alex-
ander, it is nobody's fault but your
own. The germ of boredom is with-
in. There is something interesting
to be observed under virtually every
situation in which you may find your-
self. The interest of the situation
'stray not be obvious, but it is there;
it is your job to find it.
"To illustrate his meaning, Vis-
count Alexander described the cir-
instances of his own boyhood. He
>id his brothers lived in the country
lit Ireland; wherever they went they
tdto go with a horse and trap—not
pM tnr extensive mode of travel.
had noradio and no movies
einerasl no electricity in their
home, There were few visitors, But
were they bored? Certainly not!
They had all the wonders of nature
and of rural life to divert them; they
had wooded country to camp in and
' streams to fish in; they had a farm.
In these circumstances Viscount
Alexander and his brothers found in-
exhaustible amusement.; they made
their own fun. They did not learn
what boredom was until they grew
up, and met people who thought that
there was something rather distin-
guished in being bored.
"We agree with His Excellency
that far greater distinction lies in
never being bored. The people who
suffer from boredom are' people who
have become dependent upon pur-
chased pleasures and upon other peo-
ple; they have, never taken time to
cultivate their own society and to find
interest in themselves. The man who
finds himself good company can nev-
er be bored; and paradoxically, he is
unlikely to bore others."
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Life Gets Complicated
(Hamilton Spectator)
We have long had a profound
yearning to get, hold of a package
we can merely rip open, just like the
good old days.
Even—if necessary—to have the
contents fall where they may.
We admire the ingenuity and care
that has gone into the miniature red
guiding strips and punch holes, and
'delicately inscribed instructions that
tell us where to start and how to go
about it, but we feel we are not alone
in ending in frustration and a rip
that usually creates chaos.
Modern packaging, like a lot of
super -efficient gadgeting, is bent on
chastising the tyro. If it goes much
further it look as if some kind of
course for impatient openers will be
essential. Even the squirting grape-
fruit was never so vengeful as these
products of technical know-how.
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More Color For Men?
(Vancouver News -Herald)
Men in the big cities East have
been given a preview of what fashion
experts expect them to add to their
wardrobes. The shows have includ-
ed such items as Scottish plaid din-
ner jackets and bright red shorts for
"walking around."
One woman expert has been quot-
ed as being quite firm about more
color for men. "Our men will have
to get used to it whether they like it
or not," she said. Male judges were
less hopeful. ,... They feared it "might
take time."
Chicago News writer suggests
that perhaps the panel had uneasy
memories of the dingy brown bath-
robe dad refuses to abandon. Or, of
the husband who inspects an array
of gaily colored shirts and then buys
another white one.
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The Disappearing Horse
(Fergus News -Record)
The greatest change that has come
over this part of Ontario since the
end of the war in 1945, has been the
virtual disappearance of the horse
from the farms. Few farmers own
a driving horse any more. Auction.
sale bilis generally list one team of
horses, often well uin years. The
farms have become motorized but
rnost farmers find it handy to have a
team for odd jobs. However, there
is a tendency toward one big tractor
and one smaller one on up-to-date
farms, and those farms don't need a
horse at all. The farmer with money
enough has a nice car, a small truck,
and one or tw tactors. That leaves
no room for a of horses.
The present system raises the
amount of capital a farmer needs to
set up in business. It also raises lits
taxes, for township councils must
spend more on roads and the roads
must all' be kept open in winter. But
tractors probably lower production
costs and they certainly make life
easier on the farms. Tractors don't
have to be fed when they are not
working.
...Where did the horses go? No
doubt many of them died of old age
in their own stables. But not all.
Many were shipped to Continental
Europe to be eaten. Others, in West-
ern Canada, were canned and the
'finished, product shittped to Belgium
and .other,acountries, where ' horse
meat is considered a delicacy.
Tavern 'sign Tells
English, History
(By Dick S'a ilsprn in the Ottawa Citizen)
Visitors to Britain are always
delighted and sometimes mystified
at the strange names and sign-
boards which adorn the wayside
inns, and well they should be.
Into them has gone a rich mix-
ture of history, art, literature, re-
ligion, patriotism, fleeting enthusi-
asms and in some cases just' rak-
ish good humor.
Names like the Angel, the Coach
and Horses, the Rose and Crown,
the White Hart, the King's Head
and the Queen's Head are. to be
found by the thousand. All have a
particular history behind them.
Then there are the strange ones
like the Bag o' Nails, the Bull and
Mouth, the Frighted Horse and
the Spyglass and Kettle. Even the
natives are hard put to explain
these.
In most cases, the names sprang
long ago from some particular as-
sociation with the guilds and
crafts, from the armorial bearings
of 'noble families in whose army
the landlord served, from ancient
religious orders, from wars and
political events. In many . cases,
there just is no explanation be-
cause the origin has disappeared
into the mists of ancient history.
In an earlier age, the windows
of taverns were open and covered
only with a red lattice. They have
disappeared, and the name and
color have been corrupted by time,
for today- you *411 find inns called
the Green Lettuce.
A vassal would choose the arms
of his feudal lord, or a soldier
back from the wars the arms of
the 'knight under whom he serv-
ed. Thus were born the inns nam-
ed the Bear and Ragged Staff
(arms of the Earls of Warwick),
and The Talbot (the dog figuring
in the arms of the Earls of
Shrewsbury).
Loyalty to the Crown was ex-
pressed in the inns named the
Crown, the Sceptre, or the King's
or Queen's Head. The 'White Hart
was the badge of Richard II, and
the Red Lion came from the shield
of John of Gaunt. A Iandlord
wished to pay his respects to the
French Dauphin, but carefree med-
iaeval spelling made it come out
the Dolphin.
The Cross Keys is taken from
St. Peter's keys on the papal arms.
The Salutation, not uncommon
even today, goes back through his-
tory to the hostels 'belonging to
religious, orders dedicated to the
Virgin Mary, and its sign bears -
the scene of the Annunciation.
The original name was The Salu-
tation of the Angel and Our Lady.
Political urgency sometimes
moved a landlord to change the
name of his inn with much speed.
It is not hard' to imagine one tear-
ing down The Cross Keys and put-
ting up the King's Head when
Agricultural
At Seaforth
Henry VIII had Ms famous quar-
rel with the Vatican.
History and the rather casual
spelling used by semi -illiterate
sign painters have corrupted some
of the names beyond recognition.
The Bachannals has become the
Bag o' Naila. The God Encompas-
seth Us, an ancient one which be-
devilled the tongues of its patrons,
has wound up as The Goat' and
Compasses.
Amalgamation of two inns often
led to strange new names and
symbols on the signs. The Lord
Nelson and The Steam Engine
merged into one, and there was
born the new name The Spyglass
and Kettle. The picture showed
an eighteenth century admiral
standing at the controls of one of
the earliest steam engines.
The Bull and Mouth is believed
to be a, corruption of the inn s
original name, The Boulogne
Mouth, a sign put up to commem-
orate the taking of Boulogne Har-
bor by Henry VIII. The Freighted
Horse, a sign depicting a pack
horse, has lost the 'e' somewhere
along the line, and is now The
Frighted Horse.
The Lyre and Swaia, once situ-
ated near St. Paul's Cathedral,
was a favorite rendezvous for
musicians. In raffish spirit they
twisted it to the 'Goose and Grid-
iron, and that way it stayed. The
original sign is still preserved in
a museum.
Itinerant sign painters, paying
up an outstanding bill, contributed
to some weird contortions of the
original names and pictures.
At Farnham, there is The Black
Prince, named .,after the victor at
the Battle of Crecy, the eldest son
of King Edward III. Naturally the
sign carried his portrait, but the
weather obliterated it in time. One
of. these wandering sign painters,
ignorant of the history, painted in
the portrait of a negro chief.
The Bird in Hand derives from
the crests of many ancient famil-
ies which show a falcon on a glov-
ed hand. It is probably only leg-
end which says it also came from
the competitive spirit among inn-
keepers. You see, there are lots
of inns called The Bush (symbol
of Bacchus), and there is a very
old quip about A Bird in the Hand
being worth two in The Bush.
Some inns took their names
from nearby landmarks, like The
Yew Tree, and The Hendon Road.
On the other hand, inns have giv-
en their names to streets, like
White Horse street and Half Moon
Street in Piccadilly.
There are modern signs with an
ancient touch, like The Startled
Saint at West Mailing, Kent. The
sign is one of humorous specula-
tion about the likely reactions of
St. Leonard, traditionally associ-
ated with this neightoorhood, if he
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Activities
District H. S.
L. B..Morrison, teacher of agri-
culture at the Seaforth District
High School, has.... outlined in his
annual report to. the school board.
the work covered by the agricul-
tural classes during the year.
The r6port is as follows:
Courses Offered
In Lower School all the boys in
Grades IX and X take Agriculture.
There are 34 in Grade IX and 21
in Grade X. All students in Grade
IX to XII inclusive, take Agricul-
tural Science. The enrolment by
grades is as 'follows: Grade IX,
'boys 34, girls 42; Grade X. boys
51; Grade X1, boys 40; Grade XII,
boys 23. Mr. Dobson has the Agri-
cultural Science with Grade IX
classes, boys And girls. I have the
other courses.
Out -of -Doors Activities
1. Cold Frame.—This year a
cold frame was constructed by the
boys in the Shop under the super-
vision of Mr. Slattery. It has been
used to good advantage in growing
tomatoes, cabbages and plants of
annual flowers. One box of plants
has been given to each' boy in
Grades IX and X. The small cold -
frame that we had formerly was
also used.
2. School Garden.—Last fall two
experimental plots were completed
in co-operation with the Field
Husbandry Department, O. A. C.,
Guelph. Seven varieties of hybrid
corn were in one of these plots
and seven varieties of soy beans
were in the Other, This year a akin -
flat project is in progress with
field beans.
Six plots have been planted. each
containing one variety of clover
and one plot contains a permanent
pasture mixture. Three areas of
300 square feet each have been ar-
ranged for a crop rotation. A plot
in the garden contains raspberries
and strawberries.
This year ten dozen gladioli
bulbs and many dahlias have been
planted. It is hoped that as the
perennials and bulbs multiply that
some of these may be sent home
with.the students in the future.
A perennial border, which was
started a year ago in front of the
garden, has been extended, We
have been fortunate in securing a
Tot of perennials from Mrs. Haugh,
of Brucel eld, Ont.
3. Planting of Shrubs and. Flow-
ers About the School Building.—
Last
uilding—Last fall, roots of iris and peonies
were planted along the strip which
is just north of the school build-
ing. In addition, tulips were plant-
ed in this -bed and also in a bed
south of the sidewalk that leads to
the boys' entrance. The shrubs
that Were. north of the school were
moved farther east this • spring,
The land that is located north of
the school and which was formerly'
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used for the school garden, was
covered with about four or five
inches of good topsoil. Some of
this soil was moved from the ter-
race when the bulldozer was here
and some was obtained from the
north side of the 5 -acre field which
wn.s 'purchased by the Board. This
part (formerly the school garden)
has been sown with grass seed.
During the month of March; Mr.
Bert Cluff kindly donated to the
school a large number of canna
bulbs. Many of these were started
in the school and have since been
planted outdoors. Others have been
given to the students to take home.
Twenty-five tuberous begonias
were purchased in the winter and
were planted indoors. These plants
will be placed along the west side
of the school about the middle of
June. T:1
4. Care and Management of the
School Poultry Flock.—In „Septem-
ber, 1949, ten roosters were pur-
chased and kept in the fattening
crate in the poultry building for
almost three weeks. The profit
from this project was $2.85. Twen-
ty pullets were obtained on Oct.
29, but due to the high cost of feed
and the relatively low price of
eggs, we sold the birds on Dec. 15.
Result—a loss of $3.75.
5. Incubation and Brooding of
Chicks.—The new incubator that
was purchased this year is much
more satisfactory than the old ma-
chine that has been operated for
some time. Ten dozen eggs were
put 111 the ihcubator which was
Started on March 15. During the in-
cubation period eggs were broken
open from time to time to show
the students the various stages in
the development of the embryo.
There was a 70% hatch, which was
considered quite satisfactory for a
school incubator. The young chicks
were distributed to boys in Grade
IX. The boys are raising the chick-
ens as a project.
One of the Grade IX students Is -
raising 50 chickens in the school
poultry building.
6. Weed Control on the Lawn.—'
Last year the lawn was sprayed
three times with 2-4-D weed killer.
The results have been good, but
we intend repeating the work this
year as many weed seeds have no
doubt blown from other places.
7. Inter -School Ploughing Com-
petition.—In November last year,
an inter -school ploughing competi-
tion was held with the following
schools represented: Clinton., Palm-
erston and Seaforth. Arthur Bol-
ton and John McGavin, from our
school, were winners in the senior
class. The [two Clinton Juniors won
their Class. This •popular Competi-
tion 'was • held on the 5 -acre tract
north .ot' the'school: '
8. Fruit Trees.—Five fruit trees
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HERE'S u*A'Y.T lr
Little ones learn to be neat
If, when they're through
with their play,
They're shown that no day
is complete
Until they put playthings
away.
Dept. of National Health and Weltaie
Years Agone
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of Twen-
ty-five and Fifty Years Ago.
From The Huron Expositor
June 26, 1925
A most successful garden party,
under the auspices of Union
Church, Brucefield, was held on
the fine grounds of Mr. W. J. El-
liott. Seaforth Highlanders Band
was in attendance.
Reeve W. J. Beattie met with a
serious accident on Friday last. He
was assisting his men unload ice
from a truck for the refrigerator
in his butcher shop. In attempting
to shove a huge block of ice in-
side the stepped into an open grat-
ing which unbalanced the block of
ice, and it fell on him, striking
him on the chest and rendering
him unconscious.
Mr. John Dennis' barn raising
last Thursday was one of the most
successful ever held in the vicinity -
o' Walton. Everything went toge-
ther perfectly. The old barn was
burned a year ago.
Mr. Wm. F. Braun, who new re-
sides in Forest, has sold his resi-
dential property in Zurich to Mrs.
Ella M. Church, who is moving in-
to the village from Niagara Falls,
N.Y.
A quoiting tournament was held
in Zurich on Wednesday afternoon
between players from Dashwood,
Crediton; Exeter and Zurich.
Mr. Colin S. Hudson, courier of
R.R. 2, Hensall, boasts of a (tock
hen which lately laid an egg
measuring 6x8 inches, and he
would like to hear of anyone that
can make a beter report than this.
Mr. A. W. E. Hemphill, Hensall,
is having the exterior of his dwel-
ling repainted. Mr. John Steacy
very ably wielded the brush.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Cochrane, of
Hillsgreen, ate leaving at an early
date for Cobalt and Toronto.
Mrs. Stewart, of Walton, is con -
fitted to bed after suffering a fall
which resulted in a few broken
ribs.
On Tuesday morning a serious
motor accident happened in front
of the Separate School. Three chil-
dren of Mr. and Mrs. Luke Nigh
had 'been picked up by a 'passing
motorist and let out at the school.
At the same time a car was ap-
proaching from the west and when
they made a dash for the opposite
side of the road, one little girl
tripped and fell and the car rar.
over her. She was badly cut and.
bruised about the. head and face
and her collarbone fractured.
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From The Huron Expositor
June 19, 1900
Mr. Wm. Johnston, of the 9th
concession of McKillop, showed us
this week three stalks of wheat
which he had taken from one of
his fields, just to convince the
readers of The Expositor in Tuck-
ersmith that McKillop can grow
good wheat. One stalk measured 5
feet 8 inches high, while the other
two were 5 feet 6 inches. In Tuck-
ersmith, Mr. Wm. Hudson, Sr.,
leads the van. He took from a field
of, 10 acres of the Grummett var-
iety, a stalk which measured 5
feet 11% }inches. The Hibbert
champion so far is Thos. Colqu-
houn, who took from a geld of 12
acres a stalk which measured 5
feet 11%. inches.
Scott Bros., of town, delivered a
fine new piano to Mr. A. R. Bell,
of Hensel!, this week.
Mr. Thos. Murray, formerly of
Tuckersmith, is here from Algoma
and has. come down to purchase a
steam threshing outfit.
Mr. Delgaty, teaoher of Stanley,
is In charge of the pupils writing
the entrance examinations in Zur-
ich.
Tuesday evening the Young Peo-
ple's Alliance, Zurich, met to el-
ect officers for the ensuring term.
They are as follows: Pres., Alfred
Geiger; vice-pres., Laura Williams;
recording sec., Wesley S•choollig;
corresponding sec., Ida Wells;
treas., Annie Ross; organist, Min-
nie Doan; assistant organist, Jes-
sie Rennie; librarian, Alfred Mel -
lick; superintendent of Junior Al-
liance, Lydia Faust; assistant sup-
erintendent, Mrs. C. S: Finkbeiner.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Hays, who
have been sojtpning here for the
past"six week in the interests of
his Health, have returned to their
home in Chicago, where he will re•
sume his former position. .
Mr. John Nellans, a teamster for
Mr. W. J. Beattie, met with a nasty
accident on Tuesday. He was driv-
ing a team attached to a gravel
wagon and While turning the •cor-
ner .at the Royal Hotel at too high
a rate of speed, his lost hies bal-
ance and was thrown off the seat
to the ground, but fortunately the
wheels did not pass over (him.
ni�J+41jil M1A''.t
Assumes Postmastershlp
Mr. Wellington McNall assumed
his new duties as postmaster at
Blyth on Friday morning. — Blyth
Standard.
To Visit British Isles
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. French left
last week to spend two months in
England, sailing on Friday on the
Empress of Scotland. — Wingham
Advance -Times.
Plow Crushes Farmer's Hand
Mr. Ivan Stewart, of Usborne, is
nursing a badly crushed right
hand. He had the misfortune to
get it caught in a plow and one
•finger was broken. The accident
happened last Friday and the hand
was dressed by Dr. Dunlop.—Exe-
ter Times -Advocate.
Graduates As Instructress
Miss Marion Hinde graduated as
instructress of nurses from the
School of Nursing at the Univers-
ity of Western Ontario on Satur-
day. Mrs. C. Hinde, Mrs. W. J.
Greer and Miss Elizabeth McInnes
attended the graduation exercises.
—Wingham Advance -Times,
Returns From Hospital
Mr. Luther J. Penhale, who re-
cently underwent an operation at
the Mayo Clinic at Rochester,
Minn., returned home Sunday. The
operation was a success and Mr.
Penhale has made .a splendid re-
covery. Mrs. Penhale accompan-
ied him.—Exeter Times -Advocate.
Accept Positions
Miss Jean Krueger, Reg.N., and
friend, Miss Dorothy McClure, Reg.
N., of London, visited friends in
Toronto for a few days on their
way to Huntsville, where they both
have accepted positions at the hos-
pital. We wish these girls every
success in their new duties.—Zur-
ich Herald.
Buys Pool Room
Mr. George S. Cameron, Jr., for-
merly of Montreal, has purchased
the pool room from Mrs. F. Sturdy
and takes possession in July. -Mr.
Cameron is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. S. Cameron and brother
to N. D. Cameron and Donald Cam-
eron of town. He and his family
will move to Wingham as soon as
living quarters can be secured.—
Wingham Advance -Times,
Assuming New Business
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hollyman
and Mr. and Mrs. Robert McClin-
chey left on Wednesday for Ruth-
ven where Mr. Hollyman and Mr.
McClinchey will assume the busi-
ness responsibilities of a general
store until now operated by Har-
old Nancekivell. Ruthven is about
four miles from Leamington and
a mile from the Lake Erie shore,
and is in the heart- of the fruit and
tobacco district. Many friends here
wish them the best of luck.—Blyth
Standard.
Attended Graduation
Mr. and Mrs. Herb. Mousseau,
of town, attended the graduation
exercises .of nurses at tire, Strat-
ford General Hospital last Wed-
nesday, when their daughter, Miss
Betty, had the degree of Register-
ed Nurse conferred upon her.
There was a class of twelve who
received the degree. Betty won
the Stratford community nurses
registry award for proficiency in
bedside nursing. We congratulate
Miss Betty on her fine success.—
Zurich Herald.
Graduates in Science
Another Clinton boy has gradu-
7
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ated
in his chosen field. Elwin
Neilans graduated on Wednesday
last with the Bachelor of Applied
Science degree from the Faculty
of Applied Science and Engineer-
ing, University of Toronto. Elwin
graduated from 'Clinton Collegi-
ate and then was out of school for
a number of years, later serving
in the Army before returning to
his studies. "'He has accepted a
position as assistant municipal en-
gineer in the Huntsville area.—
Clinton
rea—Clinton News -Record.
Minister To Retire
Rev. A. C. Calder, LL.B., former-
ly rector of St. George's Church,
Goderich, and for the last five
years rector of St. George's
Church, London, will retire at the
end of this month to reside at
Lucan. Mr, Calder has been in the
Diocese of Huron since 1916, hav-
ing previously been rector at Qu
'Appelle, Sask. His early years
were spent in New Brunswick, the
province of his birth, He practis-
ed law for four years after being
admitted to the bar of New Bruns-
wick in 191)2 at the age of twenty-
two years•, and afterwards receiv-
ed his theological education at
Bishop's College, Lennoxville, Que.
—Goderich Signal -Star. -
Long Service As S.S, Teacher
The session and the Ladies' Aid
Society of Knox Presbyterian
Church entertained the members
of the choir, the Sunday School
teachers, and the leaders of the
junior congregation at a dinner in
the lecture hall on Thursday eve-
ning last. Greetings of the session
were extended by Mr. George
Schaefer, and appreciation was ex-
pressed to the ladies by Mr. Chas.
Hawthorne. In recognition of their
long service as Sunday School
teachers, surprise presentations of
fountain pens were made on 'be-
half of the Sunday School by the
superintendent, Mr. Glen Lodge,
to Mr. Alex Butler, Mrs. Albert
Taylor and Miss Ethel Elder. Miss
Edith Wiggins, who is in London
at present, also will receive a simi-
lar gift, 'having served for many
years as a teaoher.—Goderich Sig-
nal -Star.
A Smile Or Two
Teacher asked all the children.
to write down the name of their
favorite hymn.
Everyone wrote except little,
Mary.
"Come on, Mary, write it down,"
coaxed the teacher. .
So little Mary blushingly wrote-
"Johnny Brown."
•
"George, you may bring me two -
fried eggs, some boiled ham, a pot
of coffee and some toast," said the
man to the waiter on the dining
car.
"Yassa."
The other man said: "Bring me
the same, but eliminate the eggs."'
In a moment, George came back:
"S'cuse me, boss, but jes' what did:
you all say 'bout dem aigs?"
"I said you could eliminate,
them."
"Yassa." And he hurried away
to the kitchen. In another moment
he came back once more, leaned'
confidentially and penitently over
the table and said: "We had a bad'
accident just 'fore we leave de.
depot dis mawnin', boss, and de
'liminator done busted off right at'
de handle. Will you take 'em fried"
as dis hyar gentleman?"
BOXWORD PUZZLE
By Jimmy Rae
World Copyright Reserved
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ACROSS
1 -4 -Polish -born
discoverer of
radium
7—Likewise
8—Punctuation mark
10—Bore
11—Amber-colored
wine
15—Author of "The
Bells''
16—N, American
(Indian
19—Scabbard
22—Fragrance
23i—Sheepfold
25—Drudgery
26—Scold
27—Rendezvous
30' --Writing fluid
31—Indian political
leader
a4—Pod
37—Sheep's cry
32
40
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46 4'1 40
66
58
60
38—VII
40—Any compass
point
41—Plural of genius
42—Sign
45—Earth
48—Make accordant
49—Mutilate
52—Three (prefix)
53—More profound
56—Mount up
57—Stupid
58 --Lyric poem
59—Light repast
60—Fervent
DOWN
1—Bashful
2—Elevate
3—Burst of applause'
4—Ready money •
5—Cereal plant
6—Blunder
7 --Subject
9—Extinct bird
SOLUTION ON PAGE 0
(N. Z.)
12—Fireplace
13—Spacious,
14—Barm
17—Mucus
18—Cottage
20—Badger
21—Mimicking
24—,Be of opinion
2'8—Shred
29—Tool of digging
32—Antenna
33—Hesitation
35—Interlock
36—of the mina
38 --Satiated
39—Energy
43—Shooting star,
44—Artless
47—Vex
48—Employing,
50—Curvature
51—Genus of snakes
54—Elongated fieh
55—Play on words