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SEAFORTH, Friday, January 5, 1951
Country Correspondents
Among those who year by year
make possible the weekly presenta-
tion of the news 'from the listrict
are the correspondents who record
the day-to-day happenings of their
immediate area. In most cases their
contribution goes unrecognized, ex-
cept 'by those who are in direct con-
tact with them. -
In a recent issue the Toronto Star
paid tribute to weekly correspond-
ents in general, and in particular to
one who for sixty-two years had
served as correspondent of the Dur-
ham Chronicle.
"Mr. Edwards has been what is
known as a country `correspond-
ent,' " the Star says. "He wrote for
the Durham Chronicle, a weekly
paper. That paper has in its posses-
sion a picture of all its correspond-
ents taken in 1890, and Mr. Edwards,
who was wearing a starched collar,
a dapper suit , with a heavy gold
watch chain across the vest, is the
only survivor of the eleven persons
in the photograph.
"The great record of this fine old
man, writing paragraphs for his
paper for more than three score
years, draws attention to `country
correspondents' as a class. They are
numerous in Ontario. They record
the little happenings (and occasion-
ally the big) within the areas where
they live. Big happenings are not
frequent, but there are always the
wisitings and: the ' church news and
the births, marriages and deaths—
after all, what events are more im-
portant than these three? The coun-
try correspondent holds up a kindly
mirror to village life; kindly, be-
cause he does not tell all he knows.
Sometimes he is she—Mr. Edwards'
daughter-in-law will carry on.
"Why not a cheer or two 'for these
recorders of humble happenings who
give their readers a type of news
which the larger papers cannot pro-
vide? Their items are eagerly scan-
ned by past .and='' present residents of
their village. They are themselves
unknown to fame, but week after
week they perform their services
faithfully, and with, usually, malice
towards none. Country and village
life would 'be the poorer if they did
not make this contribution to the in-
timate history of small places."
•
Fewer Males
For some years now man has been
worrying about vanishing species,
such as the passenger pigeon, and has
failed to realize that man himself is
becoming fewer in number each
year.
We didn't realizffi the seriousness
of thclsituation until we read a re-
cent article which said that in only
six countries is there ' a surplus of
males. And Canada is one of the
fortunate six. Russia has a female
surplus of 10,000,000; the United
States a surplus of 1,000,000.
While there isn't a man shortage
in Canada, the picture is far from
bright In 1941, Canada had 1;
aw,cl00 single women over 15 .
and 1,700,000 single men of corres-
ponding age. But that surplus is
droning :,ing rapidly. Counting all
males, there was a surplus over fe-
males of close to 295,000 in 1941; by
1947°it was down to 223,000.
One disturbing aspect of the situa-
tion, :foe, ",i$ the fact that women
aren't Sther the men are and vice
to congregate
o16iid .
lila on farnis, on tuning
o ' ie orifi' amid the tall timbers
ani' is weighed on the
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ft
rt,
p Start; :men have
two strikes against them. In the
Ant Year Of life, mortality -of boys
.s,aO% higher than girls. The aver-
age male dies earlier than the fe-
male. In 194'f Canada had 414,900
widows and only 176,200 widowers.
Statisticians have come along with
some interesting figures regarding
the, places where girl is most likely
. to . meet. boy. In Sudbury, there are
close to two single men for every sin-
gle woman. Fort William is also a
happy hunting ground for the girl
with matrimony on her mind. Wind-
sor has fourteen single men for ev-
ery ten single girls. But Outremont,
Quebec, has almost twice as many
single women as men. Ottawa, Que-
bec City and Sherbrooke quote three
to two odds against the husband
hunter.
What Other Papers Say :
No More Jingle Bells
(Fergus News -Record)
The almost complete disappear-
ance of the horse from the roads has
been one of the most important de-
velopments in the past thirty-five
years. In 1915, nearly every farmer
drove a horse, and there were no
tractors on farms in this district.
There were no paved highways in
Wellington. The law favored the
horse owners. Many horses (and
some drivers) were frightened by
motor cars and the motorist had to
take the responsibility of seeing that
the horse got all the breaks. Sleigh
bells dated back far beyond the com-
ing of the motor car. This was a
safety precaution. Sleighs glided
along so noiselessly in the snow that
there were apt to be collisions. The
bells gave warning of the approach
of a sleigh or cutter. Now they're
gone, but the song lives on.
•
The Report Of Education
(Goderich Signal -Star)
At last the Hope commission on
education has submitted its report.
It is a formidable document of over
a thousand pages and half -a -million
words and containing some 300 re-
commendations. The members of
the commission are not unanimous
in these recommendations; there are
minority report: and reservations,
some of them no doubt representing
bodies of opinion in the Province.
From newspaper comments the re-
port appears to propose a wholesale
reorganization of Ontario's educa-
tional system, but it will be some time
before the public has digested even
its main recommendations.
If, as stated, an entire reorganiza-
tion is envisaged in the report, it
would seem regrettable that a system
that has been in process of building•
for a century should be demolished .
and replaced by one that has yet to
bear the test of„ experience. The most
sensible comment in a few words that
has come to our notice is that "it
would be wiser to proceed slowly.and
cautiously in this matter and avoid
the introduction of a complete change
without permitting an opportunity
for experience to be gained." This
comment may have had reference to
a particular feature of the report,
but it seems to us to apply fairly to
the whole document.
Particular attention has been giv-
en by the press to the proposals on
religious education, which provide
fuel for a revival of the unfortunate
conflict of some decades past which
set creed against creed throughout
the Province. The part of wisdom
would be to avoid recurrence of that
conflict.
til f
The report has been over six years
in the making and its cost is said to
be about a quarter of a million dol-
lars. The commission was appointed
by George Drew when he was at the
head of the Provincial Government.
His successor,Premier Frost, has
said that he will 'not be 'bound by its
recommendations --- which gives the
present Government a loophole for
escape from what may be an undesir-
able position with respect to the
changes, recommended. In fact, so
far de adoption ofi the report in its
entirety is, concerned, "it may be
years and it may be never."
The anotia a.. ,: renewal of the'
best trees rk'oYir. WQodllots over
many decade& �l4ak: Often left a
great number of "pr,oblem" trees. )
These trees 'are 'either of inferior,•
unmarketable, sweeps:. or rneltorm-.
ed, large -limbed', wo .f '.yeas eif the
more valuable gpeci,Qe. They are'
.a- detriment to the woodiot 'fir
they a.eouPy valuable see where
better trees should' stand. They'
hold back the young reproduction,
frequently deforming it. If they
are interior. species, by acting as
parent •seeel trees they gradually
convert the -woodland' into a less
desirable form.
Such trees should be removed,
even if there is no direct profit to
the owner. The removal will, be
repaid in future production. Usual-
ly such trees do not produce loge,
but may be cut up for fuelwood.
This year a fairly brisk demand
for fuelwood exists near the large
centres of population. If ,the fuel-
weod cc nnot be used, or if the
trees are too difficult to .work up,
girding offers a cheap' and effec-
tive way of removing these unde-
sirable trees. - '
Girdling consists of notching the
tree with an axe, completely around
the circumference of the trunk. It
must completely' sever the vertical
strands of cambium (active growth
layer just inside the. inner bark of
the tree). Speclgl, elaee m'uat *.
taken where there eee frr'st seams;
fire scars' er other' avitiee, for the
living
testate is often curved deep
ly inward. The time; required to
girdle. a tree varies,'.from abouL63.',
seconds for a luele tree 'to 270
seconds for a aSaltele tree. Girdled
trees, die gradually and- fall dkiwn'
piegeneeel ,$o. thea ,damage to , eel"
aced' iedue o ble r
va p o ti n is •negligi -
-More rapid, complete Killing w'th
less sprouting may be Obtained by
using poison. The poison may be
applied to a girdle or to a series
of notches around .the base of the
tree, spaced no more than four
inches apart. Sodium arsenite is
undoubtedly one of the most effec- I
tive poisons but is dangerous to
the handlers and enamels in the
woods. Ammonium sulfamate which
goes 'by the trat1e name "Animate"
is- an effective poison in many in-
stances.
nstances. - ftecently! new compounds
such as 2-4-D and',li2-4-5-T have been
developed and' have ,been foudd
successful. Same of these may be
applied' as a spray to the trunk
without notching.
Continued' research is developing
better techniques for cheaply elim-
inating wolf trees and undesirable
specimens from our woodlots. Your
local Zone Forester will advise you
on this, phase of woodiot manage-
ment.
i
Reduced railway fares are avail-
able to any one wishing to attend
the Ontario Federation of Agricul-
ture annual meeting in Toronto
from January 9 to 12. You pur-
chase a single ticket from your lo-
cal agent and ask him for •a con-
vention certificate. This form is
handed to the representative of the
railways attending the annual
meeting, who will issue you with a
return ticket for half the regular
fare end n cost of twenty-five cents
for his services.
Resolutions are to be presented
and discussed on January 12, so
any one vitally interested in any
particular resolution should be on
hand, that day.
The Huron County Federation of
Agriculture, through the Goderich
Elevator Fund, is giving a $5.410
grant to every junior ,farmer un-
der the age of 30, attending the
shorn course at O.A.C., Guelph,
from -January 1 to 5.
Morris, Township Federation of
Agricultre is giving a grant of $2
to anyone taking the course at
O.A.C. from January 1 to 5. This
makes' a total grant of $7.00 avail-
able to anyone from Morris Town-
ship who completes the course.
If everyone making application
to 'attend .the O.A.C. daring the
,first week in January is able to go,
there will, be over eighty -from Hur-
on County attending. If each one
can 'bring -back an idea how they
can improve their farm or farming
methods, it will 'be worth a lot to
'the county.
Tuckersmith Township is holding
its annual meeting and banquet in
Hensall around January 19. Ev-
ery farmer in Tuekers'mith is urg-
ed to attend and hear the special
speaker along with local reports of
the past year's, activities.
Apparently Western farmers are
putting pressure on the Federal
Government, and particularly on
Agricultural 'Minister Gardiner, to
have the U.S. border opened for
the free shipment of hogs to Unit-
ed States and likewise from there
to Canada. This is not in line with
the policy of our Ontario produc-
ers and we are going to have to
speak up or we may find our hog
prices lower instead of higher.
If such a thing should happen,
we would find our choice bacon
and' hams going 'to the wealthy
American market, while their fat
shoulders and side pork is shipped
over here for us to eat.
Long Distance Cattle Hauling
Something new in long distance
cattle hauling was started recently
in Edmonton, Alta., when a truck
`loaded with 47 head of feeder cat-
tle set out for Independence, Iowa,
according to a report from the
Canada Department of Agricul-
ture's Marketing, Service at Ottawa.
The big truck measured 34 by
three feet and the driver expected
to cut the usual travelling time of
nine dale 'by railway and truck to
three days.
* * a
House flies resistant to DDT
have been reported in recent years
from different parts' of Canada and
the United States. Scientists, delv-
ing into the mysteries of why all
fliese are not killed 'by the insecti-
cide, are close to scoring another
round for the farmer and the house
Wife in their annual summer bat-
tle against the flies when they re-
cently 'determined that some flies
have the ability to break down
DDT into relatively harmless com-
pounds.
Entomologists working in the
Canada Department of Agriculture's
Division of Entomology at Ottawa
collected flies from several regions
of Ontario and Quebec where re-
sistance to DDT had 'been reported.
After being reared under standard
conditions for Several generations,
different cultures of these 'tcbre
subjected to mortality treatments-
with
reattmetntswith the insecticide wh n, : it was
found that some flies have dfevelop-
ed a, greater degree of resistance
to DDT than others, Officials at
Ottawa, however, point out that ash
ditional studies Must be -carried' out
before definite cone tsions• can be
drawn regarding the extent of the
otcurrette of gU'reslatant holiae
flea In 'Canada. -
Considatabllo research Work ltd
been done by workers' .its the Unit,
ed States on how some house flies
are apparently able to stand up
under dosages of DDT which spell
sudden death to other flies receiv-
ing the same treatment. Based on
extensive experiments recently re-
ported ha the Annals of the. En-
tomological
ntomological Society of America, the
researchers have come up with the
discovery that the resistant flies
appear to have the as -let -unex-
plained ability to 'break down the
lethal 'DDT into less 'harmful sub-
stances before the killer reaches a
vital• part of the body. The differ-
ence between susceptible and re-
sistant strains of house flies is so
great in this respect that the ace
en, is'ts consider this. not to be a
major- factor in. the explanation of
why some flies succumb to "DDT
jitters" and' others survive.
Resistant flies. in both the larval
and adult stages, are able to break
down the. DDT into what the sci-
entists call DDE, a relatively harm-
less ,com:pound. In the adult flies
this DDE is reported, to be formed
in the digestive tract and is liber-
ated into the body tissues and ac-
cumulates for the most part in the
surface layers of the fly's body. In
the opinion of scientists in both
Canada and the United States the
discovery of this apparent faculty
that DDT -resistant flies, possess of
breaking down the powerful insect-
icide into non -lethal substances is
something new, and may aid in ex-
plaining the development of resist-
ance
esistance to insecticides in other insect
pests.
There are so many reasons for
the death of trees that this ques-
tion is one of the hardest for the
foresters of the Department of
Lands apd Forests to answer.
Trees take so long to grow that
they often cause a lot of concern
when they die. As far as the land-
owner is concerned, his life is too
short to ever see another tree take
its place.
Disturbances of trees that may
lead to -their death may be divided
into three general groups: Diseas-
es, insects and other 'factors, such
as injuries or soil and water chang-
es. Diseases of the foliage can of-
ten be treated directly Eby spray-
ing. Insects can also be killed by
poisons—but there is one general
principle in the treatment of trees
that all tiee owners should keep
in mind—trees do not generally be-
come diseased or attacked by in-
sects unless they are unhealthy in
the first place. Most tree diseases
require a wound in the tree before
they can enter. Insects will usual-
ly attack only old, or unhealthy
trees in preference to healthy ones.
Owners who value their woodlots
are often very concerned when they
observe trees dying. Trees as they
increase in size require more space
for their crown's and roots. They
obtain this by crowding out adjac-
ent trees. A natural•stand' of trees
will decrease from many 'thousands
to one or two hundred over a per-
iod of one hundred years. The loss
of an. old tree in a woodlot isnot
so serious if there are lots of
younger trees on the 'property to
take its place.
The best way to keep your trees
from dying is to keep them healthy
and vigorous. Trees growing on
the wrong type of soil are usually
unhealthy. Leaves are the natural
fertilizer, the soil may •become eo
depletedthat the trees may die. In
towns, people usually rake up all
the leaves each fall. Poor water
supply, trampled soil, smoke, and
not enough light are some other
reasons for the decline of trees in
a town. Old age is one of the most
important causes for a tree to lose
its vigor.
Garden Hedges •
Most home gardens- have room
for and indeed' have need of at
least one hedge. A hedge is a de-
sirable line of demarcation between
adjacent homes, ands where neigh-
bors,
eighbors, are agreeable the expense
when shared is very small anti' the
space taken ',from the lots' insignifi-
cant. Other 'important tees for
hedges include the screening of
obiecttonable views and delinieg
the limits of various sections of the
-twins grounds.
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Freddie Fimble's sight was
queer,
But he wears good
glasses, now,
Since, while gunning after
deer,
Freddie bagged a farmer's
cow.
Dept. of National Health and Welta,e
Years Agone
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of Twen-
ty-five and Fifty Years Ago.
air
Wins Television Set
Harvey Pfaff, a memberof the
staff of the Exeter post office, was
the lucky winner pf a television set
at a draw at a Grand Bend binge
Thursday evening. Clair Musser,
who sold the lucky ticket, received
a radio.—Exeter Times -Advocate.
Inj}trew When 3.truck By Tree
Struck ,by a limb while cutting
wood in the bush, Herb Burchill,
of near Beimore, and formerly of
Wingham, was admitted' to Wing -
ham General Hospital on Thursday,
suffering two fractures to the leg.
—Wingham Advance -Times.
From The Huron Expositor
January 8, 1926
Mr. Elton Hoist,. Winthrop,' left
Monday for Toronto to take a
course in a radio school.
• The election on Monday in Hul-
lett passed off very quietly. Mr. M.
Armstrong was elected to the
reeveship over Mr. Clark. Coun-
cillors' for the coming year are J.
Leiper, E. Adam's, H. Mogridge and
J. Forbes.
The Huntsville Forester of last
week makes' the following refer-
ence to the presentation made at
Christmas time to .Miss' Mabel E.
Turn -bull, who has: been on the staff
of the Huntsville school for spme
time: "Prior to her leaving for her
Christmas holidays she was honor-
ed by the Bible Class' and! choir of
St. Andrew's Church and present-
ed with a fountain peen and pencil
set, as a mark of the devoted ser-
vice which she rendered in her
capacity as president of the Bible
Class and a leading member of the
choir."
Miss Jean Stewart leaves Satur-
day to take a course -in the Shaw
Business College, Toronto.
Two rinks of curlers-, composed
of G. D. Haigh,, R. E. Bright, J.
Beattie and Ross Sproat, skip, and
O. Dick, C. A. Barber, G. Bethune
and W. E. Southgate, skip, are in
London this week taking part in
the London Club bonspiel.
Reeve Frank J. -McQuaid, Mc-
Killop, was elected by acclamation
at the nomination meeting ' for
1926. This is his seventh year as
reeve. 'He now ranks- as one of the
Iongest in point of continual ser-
vice in Huron- County •Council, and
as• such will be a strong contender
for the Wardenship.
The' annual election of officers
of the Young People's League of
Hensall United Church was held
Tuesday •evening. Those elected
were: Pres, Miss Viola Higgins;
1st vice -,fres., Miss M. Ellie; 2nd
vice-pres., Miss, Ethel Murdoch;
3rd vice-pres., Karl Passmore; 4th
vice-pres, Mrs. Simpson; sec., Ger-
ald Farquhar; treas., Clarence
Smillie; pianist, Lillian Steacy.
Mr. J. C. Backus, who has, been
accountant in the Dominion Bank
here for some time, has been ap-
pointed- manager of one of the Lon-
don branches.
•
From The Huron Expositor
January 11, 1901
Mr. Wm. Rae, of Leadbury, who
is attending the School of Pedsa-
gogie, Hamilton, has been spend-
ing his holidays here.
Mr. Thos. Dodds, of Fessenden,
N.'D., is spending some time with
friends in McKillop. He has been
carrying on a large furniture store
and undertaking business there for
the past 10 years.
Miss Beatrice'Punchard has been
'engaged to teach at a school near
Grand Bend for the coming year,
and W. H. Willis is taking her
place 'at the organ in St. Thomas'
Church.
Mr. James Lockhart, ex -reeve of
McKillop, left Tuesday for Madoc,
Hastings Co., where he intends en-
gaging in the sawmilling and lim-
bering business.
- Mr.. Fred! Bonthron has returned
from a visit to the South, and has
resumed his : position as bookkeep-
er at Bell's .foundry.
Notice has been given of an ap-
plication to the Legislature at its
next meeting for a charter for the
construction of an electric railway
from Port Stanley, via London, to
Seaforth. Mr. Wm. Dawson, an old
Seaforth boy, was over the route.
last summer in the interests of the
company, which is a strong one.
The election for public school
trustees in Seaforth on Monday re-
suited yin the re-election of Mr. A.
P. Joynt, for the south ward, and
Mr. John Rankin, for the east ward.
The following were ticketed out
to distant points: Wm. Taylor and
father, to Echo Bay; James Gate-
men, Tuckersmith, to Paris; Mrs.
John Barren, 'McKillop, to 'C'amp-
'bellford; Joseph Sproat, to Orale
iia; Miss Alma Reid, to Hamilton;
Miss Doig to Buffalo, and Miss
A'ggie 'Kehoe, to,
Toledo, Ohio.
At a meeting 'of the nominating
cdmtnittee of the Seaforth Y.P.S.
of Christian Endeavour, ileJd at the
manse the following were elected
for the doming year: Hon. press
Rev. F. H. Larkin; pres., 'Miss Het,
en MONeb; 1st vice.pres., 'Miss M.
Jones; 2nd vice--preS.d Will Patter-
son; corr. see., ''Mrs. J. C. Greig;
ret .sec., Miss Ida Cooper; assist.,
Miss .J.Bethune; tress., •J. A. Wile
eon; -assist., -MIs, latera. S'mithers;
))iaiilst, Mize MLoggle?ash.
Injured At Arena
Miss Janis •Morritt is able to be
out again following a nasty fall
she sustained while skating at the
arena last Thursday night. Janis
received a bad shaking up and had
to be carried from -the ice and tak-
en home to bed-, where she remain-
ed most of the week -end. Fortun-
ately,
ortunately, nothing of a serious nature
has, developed ,from the incident.—
Blyth Standard.
Left For Australia
Miss Anna Titluite, a dative of
Latvia and employee of the Wing -
ham General Hospital for the past
year, left for Toronto on Saturday
and will take a plane from Malton
Airport to Australia, where she
plans to make her new home. Miss
Titluite has made many friend's
during the year, who wish her a
safe journey and' happiness, in her
new borne. — •Wingham Advance -
Gerber 2,6, to mark the " oecasion
of their silver 'wedtiiag da'y. lytany
called to extend congratulations)
and besides a beautiful.'silver tea
pot from their family, they receive
ed many gifts and surprises, lar
eluded in which was a telegram
from Mr. Kemps' brother, Frf}n'k,
at •Mortlach, 'Sask. , R.efreeh'n4ents',
including wedding cake, were 'gory -
ed 'by thecouple'.& two elanghters'
and Miss, Margaret Cornish. The
marriage took 'place at the home
of Mr. and 'Mrs. Henry Greenwood•
at Munro with Rev. Hopper, minx
later of Munro Methodieit Church,
officiating. Mrs. -Kemp : came, to
Canada from England as a young
girl and her husband is the son of
thelate Mr. and Mrs. George Kemp
of Munro. They farmed' for some
years near Goulette school which
their children attended until mov-
ing
oving to town 'about 14 years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Kemp are members
of Main Street United Church.
They have two daughters and one
son, Mrs. Ray Martyn (Beth), Rus-
seldtale; Lois, of the Bell telephone
staff, Stratford, and Norman, who
resides at home.—Mitchell Advo-
cate.
Send Baskets To Needy
Nine bushel baskets, of 'Christ-
mas cheer were distributed to
needy families in the district by
members of the Exeter Lions Club.
The baskets, decorated with Yule -
fruit, nuts', candy and other gro-
cery items. Five were distributed
in Exeter; two in Unborn and two
in Stephen. 'Lion Bob Disney,
chairman of the health and wel-
fare committee, was in- charge.—
Exeter Times -Advocate.
Robin Sighted in Blyth
Mrs. James Lawrie reports' hav-
ing seen a robin on December 15.
Mrs. Lawrie came out of her house
and was, to say the least, startled
to hear the familiar song of the
robin. Hardly believing her ears,
she sighted the bird in a tree on
the lawn. While Mrs. Lawrie went
to the home of a neighbor, Mrs.
Walter Buttell, whom she intended
to get to verify the presence of the
robin, it flew away, 'but she said
there was- no question as to the
bird's identity. We're wondering
where the poor little fellow spent
the Christmas. 'week -end. — Blyth
Standard.
Honored Prior To Departure
The executive of "Youth For
Christ" met at the home of Mrs.
George Haiises, Blyth, for a social
and farewell evening, • honouring
WO.1 and Mrs. R. T. Gemmell,
who have -been transferred to
Ottawa, leaving for their new
home 'the early part of January.
The program for the evening was
in charge of Frank Collar, consist-
ing of a sing -song, duets, solos,
quizzes' and a cornet solo by Eric
Gemmell, Mr. and Mrs. Gemmell
were presented' with a lovely blan-
ket
lahket ase. little token of love from
the many friends they 'have made
since coming to Clinton two years
ago. --Clinton News -Record.
Celebrate Silver Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Kemp, .Mit-
chell, were at home to their rela-
tives, friends, and neighbors on De -
Fire Threatened
On Christmas• morning after Mrs.
Charles Thiel and her sister, Miss
Mary Mae Fischer had arrived
home from candle light services
held in St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Mrs. Thiel and sister wished the
family remaining home a merry
Christmas, then decided to light
the fuel in the fireplace and, watch
it burn while the family gathered
aroundto open their Christmas
gifts and have one of the merriest
times of the whole year. The -fire
seemingly was checked too hard),
had 'puffed• back, throwing the
flames into the living room on the
mantel which started to burn.
'Charles Thiel lost no time in run-
ning to neighbors' for a fire ex-
tinguisher. In the meantime Den-
nis Bedard was returning from his
church and was informed of the
fire and, hurriea into the house and
helped the ladies to put out the
flames: Several hands received;
burns, etc. Luckily everything was
brought under control in a very
short time and before the fire bri-
gade arrived. Etttensive smoke fill-
ed the home to darken' the walls
and surroundings. We all sympa-
thize with the Thiel family and
hope they will soon -have their
home cleaned up, as' it had been
newly decorated this fall. This will
mean extra work.—Zurich Herald.
A Smile Or Two
'An absent-minded grocer called
on his old friend, 'the family doc-
tor. They chatted for a couple of
hours. As the grocer rose to go,
the doctor asked, "Family all well,
1 suppose?"
"Good heavens'!" exclaimed his
visitor, "that reminds me. My
wife's having a fit!"
•
Mother was absent from the -din-
ner table; so Dorothy, aged seven,
sat in her chair and pretended to
take her place.
Father was watching the child's
solemn assumption of matronly airs
with ill -concealed • glee, when her
brother challenged her position
with the remark: "So you're
mother tonight? Well, if you're
mother, tell me—how much is six -
times nine?"
Calmly and without hesitation,
Dorothy retorted, "I'm busy — ask
your father!"
BOXWORD PUZZLE
By Jimmy Rae
World Copyright Reeet ed
ACROSS ACROSS
1 ---Duration
4—Propel
7—Ephesians (abbr.)
8—Pl. of radius
10—Tinge deeply
11—Saliva
15—System, theory
16—Place of worship
19 --House of Congress
22,-••Itevise
23 --Mythological river
26—'Latin,
26--SStringed
instrument
27--ILtwsi tef hemp
8t—• -Por ('prefix)
31-erorm of "It"
34 Dianne .
37y -Deity.
38 --Ver dant
4.6=Soil
41—Islands
42 --Land measure
45—Oscillate
46—Mad
49—Gruff
52—Regret
53 --Midday nap
56—Huge man
57—Teacher
58—Devour
59 Meha'mmedian
60—Side glances
DOWN
1—Capricious fancy
2—Sixconimttnicate
3—Upright
4•—Quoit
5—I owe you (abbr.)
6—Ostrich-like bird
7 -,---Egresses'
.9 ---Daughter Ohba) 5
12L—Carbolic acid 5
22 --Sadden pinch 6
14-2.acily',s title
shir
t17 Intrepid;
18—Fr'alics
20—Lay open
2S'—,A's'tonish
24—,Quadruped•of• S.A.
2'8 ---Carriage robe
29—Beneath
32—IAfiirlaation
(Logic)
33' --,'Merits,
35-4PIeee used; in chase:
36—,City . (Okla.)
3'8—Sud'd'en e'qunil$
3.9—Banish
43—Certainly
44 --Occurrence
47--Darky
48 --•-Give profit
50—Cereal Plant
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4 --To weary'
5—Total
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ACROSS ACROSS
1 ---Duration
4—Propel
7—Ephesians (abbr.)
8—Pl. of radius
10—Tinge deeply
11—Saliva
15—System, theory
16—Place of worship
19 --House of Congress
22,-••Itevise
23 --Mythological river
26—'Latin,
26--SStringed
instrument
27--ILtwsi tef hemp
8t—• -Por ('prefix)
31-erorm of "It"
34 Dianne .
37y -Deity.
38 --Ver dant
4.6=Soil
41—Islands
42 --Land measure
45—Oscillate
46—Mad
49—Gruff
52—Regret
53 --Midday nap
56—Huge man
57—Teacher
58—Devour
59 Meha'mmedian
60—Side glances
DOWN
1—Capricious fancy
2—Sixconimttnicate
3—Upright
4•—Quoit
5—I owe you (abbr.)
6—Ostrich-like bird
7 -,---Egresses'
.9 ---Daughter Ohba) 5
12L—Carbolic acid 5
22 --Sadden pinch 6
14-2.acily',s title
shir
t17 Intrepid;
18—Fr'alics
20—Lay open
2S'—,A's'tonish
24—,Quadruped•of• S.A.
2'8 ---Carriage robe
29—Beneath
32—IAfiirlaation
(Logic)
33' --,'Merits,
35-4PIeee used; in chase:
36—,City . (Okla.)
3'8—Sud'd'en e'qunil$
3.9—Banish
43—Certainly
44 --Occurrence
47--Darky
48 --•-Give profit
50—Cereal Plant
1-11aden,t
4 --To weary'
5—Total
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