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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1930-02-13, Page 4PAGE 4—THE BLYTTH STANDARD—February 13, 19,0 "R,B.'S" LITTLE WEAKNESS Nds Never Lost Ills AppreyIMNon of the 'Value of the Individual. ta16arlans swear by "11.13„” writes Arthur P, Woollacotk, F,R,G.S., to Toronto Saturday Night, They have known R. B. Bennett for thirty yenta and whatever side of the political fence they may be on they have no hesitation in paying homage to him ns a man. What they like moat about blur is that he has never loat,his ap- preciation of the value of the tndt- yidnal. Success has not turned his head, Humanity to not n brute fact with him, because it is made up of Ida friends and neighbors whom he known intimately, and others like. -theta, real people with their ups and downs, aspirations. etrugglea, misfor- tunes and occasional successes. A few westerners know the story of the penniless aspirant for legal honors, of the opposite political faith he ft sald, who conceived the idea of writing to Bennett for financial assistance. Bennett arrived la a western town and was met at the station by a line- up of all the htg gluts of his party, all of whom had tales to tell, but lie frankly told them that he l odo't the t.dme to say anythlag to any of them and could only greet theta en masse. The atudeneat-law pushed lila way from the back of the crowd and In- troduced himself to Bennett. "You're So -and -So," said R. B, "Yes, I recall your letter. I can give you just five minutes." R, B. steered the young man into a convenient oifce, took out his cheque book and asking a few questions which were really comments that in- dicated hla thorough grasp of the sit- uation, wrote out a cheque large enough to see the young man safely launched as a full-fledged lawyer. "Pay this back when you can, and in the meantime don't worry about It," were R,B.'s parting words as he cordially shook hands with the young man. That young man fs now a euc- ceasful western lawyer. A few old timers know another story about 11, B, Bennett which they like to tell as a characteristic in- stance of his humanity, A very old, old lady with a very large farm found herself in the pre- dicament in which people without business ability are likely to get. All her men folks were gone, the last of them, her sons, killed in the Great War. She had no living relatives. The large acreage that w'as still hors, In name only, was encumbered In various ways by taxes, ntortl-ages, debts, backward rentals and a falling oft In productivity. Tire old lady was in a quandary, but happened to con- sult a Calgary businessman who new Bennett. He could do nothing him - sett, but suggested that R. B. might be able to find a way oat for her. "I'11 notify you when he is In town. Then go to sec him, Don't take no from any of his office staff. His very efficient bodyguard of secretaries will naturally try to sidetrack you, but just brush them aside and marsh right In to '11. 13.'a' sanctum." The old lady followed instructions to the letter. 11. B. listened with sympathy as she unfolded her tale of bankruptcy. As she afterwards said, she realized more than ever how hopeless her case was while she was telling him the details, At the conclusion of her recital R. 13. got up and put his hands on her shoulder's. "Leave all your pa- pers with me and come back fn six weeks. You'll find everything then In ship-shape order." "But how can you do it?" she ex- claimed with a glimmering suspicion that no human agency could restore her affairs in any satisfactory way. "Leave that to me," he said, "If men like rue can't look after mothers litre you this world would be a poor place to lire IL." Six weeks later the bewildered old lady got alt her papers back and found that all her affairs were 111 order, that is to say, her broad acres were free from incumbrance and i were again bringing in an Intone, t but to the day of her death the dear old lady could never figure out just exactly how it was done. BAI11' LIONS, Lions 1n London Zoo Become Parents of Three Cubs. The very young pair of lions from Abyssinia, presented to the London Zoo in April, 1920, by the king, have produced a 'Mier of three cubs, all of which, so far as can be aacertaln cd, are !healthy. On account of space the animate have been housed for some time in the internal corridor at the east end of the lion house, with access to a small outdoor cage facing the wader's' avlary. The quarters are roomy, but dark, theonly advantage bring that the aninutle cannot be dis- turbed by the public, and that even the keepers are at *tome distance from the sleeping -box. The cubs have been put by their mother in a dark (miner on the floor outside the sleep- ing -box, where she has made a bed for them. 13oth the king's lions aro fairly tame ft 1d readily come to the grating when a keeper approaches. On Fri- day, when one of the officiais went to Inspect the arrangements, both lion and lioness at once carte forward to greet him, hutalmost at once the Bort, evidently thinking that the cubs should not be deserted, went back and stood over them, iicking them. Presently, however,. one of the cube gave a little squeal and the mother at once got up, ran back to the cubs, pushed the father away, and lay town beside them. The lion took his lesson quite meekly, and stood just In front of the lioness as 1f he were on guard, Although there appears to be every prospect of sueceae to rearing the cobs visitors will not be allowed ac- eess to the enclosure for some time, afAHARAJAII STUDIED STARS. Seventeenth Century Baler .Keenly Interested Ili Astronomy, There lived in India, In the seven- teenth century, a ruler known an elaharajah Jai Singh. II„ and being keenly interested in astronomy he evolved a series of structures which, though not now used for practical purposes, constitute the moat unique astronomical instruments in exist- ence. He appears to have collected all kinds of astronomical books, and sent some workers to foreign countries to gather Information. Having determined the kind of in- struments required on which to make the necessary recording of the move- ments of the heavenly bodies, he se- lected five places In India as the centres to which the observations should be taken, The first he built at Delhi, and then others In Jaipur, Lrjaia, Bewares, and Mathura. The observatories In Delhi and Jelpur have been carefully restored. In ad- dition to as number of metal instru- ments, some of thein as high as 90 feet. Very careful records were made of the observations of his staff of work- ers, and modern astronomers have expressed surprise at the valuable information thus collected. The ruler responsible for these interesting in- struments died in 1743 and his wives, concubines and silence expired with onn funeral pyre him his a pyre. . - In a Qnnncbu'y. Before her marriage a Miss Lloyd George, Lady Carey Evans, recently told an amusing story of how her father in his lawyer day's; when driv- ing home ln.his&send on one mra- 01011, came across a little Welsh girl trudging along so wearily that he of- fers her a lift. She accepted silently. Alt the way along Mr, Lloyd tried hard to engage her in conversation, but could not get her to say 0 word, Some days afterwards the little girl's mother happened to meet him. "Do you remember that my little girl drove home with you the other day?" she said smiling. "Well, when she got indoors she said: 'Mother, 1 drove from school with Mr. Lloyd George, the lawyer, and he kept talk- ing to me and I didn't know what to do, for you said that Mr. Lloyd George charges you whenever you talk with him, and 1 hadn't any' money'!' " Donkey's Wonderful Foot. The foot df an ass is one of the most ingeniousaadunexampled pieces of mechanism in animal structure. The hoof contains a series of vertical and thin !enthuse of horn, amounting to about five hundred, and fo'rnhng a complete iining to it, In title are fit- ted as many laminae belotgtng to the coffin -hone, while both seta are eine- tic and adherent. The edge of a quire of paper Inserted leaf by leaf 111 10 an- other will convey a sufficient Idea of the arrangement. Thus the weight et the animal is supported by as many elastic springs as there are laminae in all the feet, amounting to about 4.000, distributed In the most escure manner, since every spring Is acted upon In an oblique direction, Clever Museum Staff. The British ,Museum boasts among its large staff almost every type or artist and craftsman, and I Wali greatly interested, says a correspon- dent to the London Daily Chronicle. in Its private "house -show" held re- cently. This took place in the newly - decorated North Library, and con- sisted of oil and water -color point- less, etchings and other works of art, all executed by members of the staff. Perhaps the most interesting, because the moat unusual, were the various curios of all ages, that had been re- stored by the Museum laboratories. The delicate work involved in the res- toration of these objects, many of them minute, to obviously the result of patient and enlightened ingenuity. Clock Plays Times. Mr, John Kingston Spratt, of Wootton Rivera, Wilshire, Englaifd, has constructed a village church sleek from old steel epindlee, iron bars, parts of agricultural machines, bicycles, and fire -trona supplied to him by the people belonging to the parish. He has also constructed a grandfather clock which plays 1.40 tunes on its chimes, Centuries Old Custom, This annual banquet of the ancient Cutlers' Company is always attended by the Lord Mayor of London. This custom has heen maintained practi- cally, continuously for 500 yearn. Before the dinner an oration known as the Boar's Head oration is delivered; then a boar's Snead is car. Fled hl on a monster salver, preceded by the beadle of the company carry - leg his wand of office. Behind walks an official bearing a great Ivory -ban - tiled knife and fork of tine (Meet Brit- ish steel. The members stand while the choir from Christ Church, Grey - friar;, sings the old carol: "'rhe Iloar's Head, as I understand, Is the finest dish in all the land." The origins of the customs are said to date from Viking days, New i5, S, Scallop Beds, ly New scallop areas discovered on the western coast of Nova Scotia hast summer are belloved to promise con- siderable enlargement of the scallop production of the province, Scallop landings 1n Canada in 1921 totalled 26,304 barrels, with a mar- keted value of $1 40,038; all save 1,771 barrels were taken by Nova Scotia fishermen. Most of the scal- lops landed in Canada are marketed fresh, but a few are calmed. It is be- lieved, however, that thre rapid-freez- lug process will be increasingly used la the future in marketing these shellfish. Eol Grass Insulation. Utilization of large quantities 'f eel grass in the manufacture of in- sulating material la in prospect in 11;e Atlantic coast provinces, and nevi' earning opportunities for the people lu many fishing districts ore likely to follow this development, The Oak Tree. Oaks are so long in maturing tint the planting of them La not regarded as a commercial proposition, CTIO. S LE farm -stock & impemeoIs AND HOUS[HOLD F!fECTS The undersigned auctioneer has received instructions from Mr. Wm. Morritt, to sell by public auction on lot 6, con. 10, Morris, commencing at 1.30 o'clock p. m. on Tues., Feb. 18, 1930 the following that is to say: HORSES 1 clyde horse 9 years old, weighing about 1600 lbs, 1 brood mare, 12 years old, weighing about 1600, supposed to be in foal, 1 gelding rising 2 years, has been hitched. CATTLE Red cow, 4 years old, freshened Jan. 1st; cow, part Jersey, 4 years old, due time sale, Herford cow, 4 years old, due in March; Herford cow, 5 years old. freshened two weeks, Jersey heifer, due to freshen in May, Holstein heifer, bred Dec. 9, Holstein heifer bred Jan. 19, 2 heifers rising 2 years, steer rising 2 years, 2 calves, 9 months obi, calf 6 weeks old, calf 2 weeks old. PIGS. POULTRY York sow due April 1, 5 chunks, About 70 Plymouth Rock hens and 2 cockerels. IMPLEMENTS Good heavy wagon, set of Phillips' Lloop sleighs with 21 2 inch runners and double shoeing, Verity No, 21 single plow, Cockshutt two furrowed plow, Frost & Wood disc harrows, set 4 section harrows, McCormick manure spreader in good shape, good Massey -Harris 13 hoe drill, land roller, five and a half McCormick mower, 10 foot Massey -Harris hay rake, scalier, almost new, Clinton fanning mill, half speed cutter, root pulper, 2 heavy sets whiffle -trees, rope wire stretchers, gist -hole augur, oitch scoop, spring seat, hay knife, cross cut saw, flat rack, with sides for drawing coal, 3 ton capac ity, fourteen ft. hay rack with rolling rack, fourteen ft. hay r nd Stock rack, two wagon tongues, pig crate, two pig troughs. 25 ft ladder pole, fattening crate, holds 20 chickens, pig loader, wheelbarrow, good heavy set team harness, set plow harness, set single harness, set heavy team bridles, 18 and 20 inch light collars, 2 heavy team- ster collars 21 and 22 inches. HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS. Good east -iron range, burns coal or wood, extension ta- ble, washing machine, Quebec heater, Massey -Harris cream separator, good as new,'forlcs, chains, shovels and other articles too numerous to mention. TERMS OF SALE All purchases of $10.00 and under, cash, over that amount 9 months' credit on purchasers furnishing ap- proved joint notes. Land owners for backers. 4 per cent. straight off for cash. Poultry and grain cash. WM. MORRITT, THOS, GUNDRY, Proprietor, Auctioneer M UP The Ladies' Aid of Knox Church, will hold a Ham Supper and Entertainment in COMMUNITY HALL, LONDESBORO, —ON— FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1930, SUPPER SERVED FROM 6 TO 8 P. M. Entertainment—a delightful drama entitled "(MOTHER MINE" Gast of Characters tynlhia Whitcomb The Deacon's Wife Alice Finland Mil -finds Peasley,.. "Mother Mine" Martha Tisdale A Neighbor L''bttie Holcomb . with a nose for news Lillian Whitcomb...,.. The Deacon's Daughter Mary Tisdale ............... .....Martha's Daughter .' John Whitcomb .. The Deacon Jack Payson .. ., The Merchant's Sin Joe Payson The Merchant Jerry MacConnell The Newcomer Officer Lewis From Boston . Sam Blunt The Constable . Mrs John Scott Mabel Harvey Miss 1 Stalker Beatrice Faireerrlce Isabel Nolt , Neville Furls s , Peter Lirnwa Reg. Ball Clarence 13a 1 Jim NlcCrta Cecil Grit -tills The Allen Orchestra will render musical selections between acts. Come and enjoy a splendid program. ADMISSION: Adults 50 cents. Children 25 cents. A Mother's Never materiemimil but it can bo lightened con- siderably by the installation cf an Entire Duro Water Supply Sys,orn in the home, A kitchen silk, br"nclry tubs, both with 1'nnt0 faucets—and best of all a modern bathroom completely furnished withFixtures and Fittings of guaranteed Emco construction. Such a bathroom is a joy and will give lasting satisfaction. Aa Empire Duro Grater Sys. will serve all these improve- ments with a constant pressure water supply. 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