The Lucknow Sentinel, 1931-09-10, Page 5' 1N
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OW you need not buy coat by guess -work'... or have to depend On
your furnace to-tellthe. truth 'about the coal you have bought'...
for you can positively, identify. the finest of all Scranton Anthracite
(hard"coal).. We have 'branded it unmistakably with a harmless Blue tint.
`blue_ coal' is 'not new ... it - is the same , famous D & W •-Scr-anton-•
anthracite (hard : coal) that htas been. 'giving complete satisfaction'in
Canadian homes for more than SO years. The color enables youto identify
a st s ever-been-braught..ab,ove-gtound'�._._the au.n r or
__-••�1heYfinesi�ca�._i:•-1�.� �� _
qualit3-fuel: you-should_getior,4h priee7Y-91-Nd.- been
—Tite-bittreoholitaris
it like the Sterling
mark on silver, "It
identifies the finest
hard coal that has
ever •' been brought
above ground. bine•
cool' fir., colored at
the mins with o
harm)ess'colorind
that does :not affect
the coal In any way.
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There can be no mistake when you order
`biose coal' for it is colored at the mine and
-other-eoal-can-be-bran+rled-in-this-way_
Siniplyask or 'phone your dealer for 'blue
coal' in' the size you require. One glance .
will tell, you whether or 'not' your order
iias been:
correctly
_bleecoal_-breaks square _. •enet'Found or
fiat ... this Means even burning. No
Order from your Dealer—NOW! :
need to force your flee and drive precious
heat up the chimney.
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nue dealer wilt deliver. `li ue coal':on the •
clear understanding that if' it does not
give you, complete satisfaction, the re-
• mainder, will be removed; without cost. '
tl'Pho"ne him now.- You pay for `bluecoal'
comfort-eetart getting' it today!
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IN -
COUNTS OF BRUCE
Neil McDougall, Omemee, N. D.
(In 'Kincardine •.Review -Reporter)
built, Wheie heml,ocklibark and other
products of the settlement were ssfiip='
ped.• .• •
The -present ancl•fu.t4eve_generations
have and will have, but little concep-
tion of : what it meant '.to live in
Bruce 'county during pioneering days,
when the' County 'was a vast forest,
with no road to guide the traveller•
' ; from place 'to place, 'for the first
years, except the blazed trees.
The people who settled in the coun-
ty 'consisted of sonic natives of l.ng
land and Ireland, but were mostly
Highland ;Scotch. In fact, 'there were
several -townships settled by the lat-
• ter. Imagine if you will those people'
settling in' a wilderness of treeke
and hewing out' homes. for themsel-
ti..
•A fire. swep thpugh the village
til hich •left but few' buildings. It • was
again' built sup but another fire de-
stroyed''it"ihis-'was'the-la-st of -Bale
d'Or so • far• as the. village, was con-
cerned. ' •
After that • the settlers did their
trading 'at the inland towns of Under-'
wood,. Tiverton, with •.•Kirical'dne as
their. chief market. Froii the latter
town flour, was carried to their .homes
two hundred pounds being the amount
:arried--at a trip: It was done in this
way: You would leave • Kincardine
with one hundred pounds eon your
shoulder 'and carry it a mile, then
set ie down. and, walk back after, the
other 'bag, 'which woad . be curried
° „w.o-iiUe & Wha it was 'gut down thea
artier would walk ,back; the mil at -
ter the first sack and e;arry .it past •
,he• other sack a mile.. In this way he
vas resting while walking. At the
sod of. the trip he would have two
hundred pounds of dour at his 'home
in one day. ' Today this' may. seem
quite an uiid'ertaking,',but in those
days it' was a diversion from the stren-
them task of cutting' down the - tree•
piling them in immense heaps to
•born,°nr'erecting'their log buildings. thud, , At. this the watchers made a
After. the log'g•ieg was done and the • ,priiig for the first opening in sight,
d there were 'still the• with the result that. the doors 'and
•heaps burned, that windows were smashed. He said some
stamps to contend with, so many • i if 1 b•
oxen could not lie used to plow, and
the crops were planted ,in a good
many' Cases' With the hoe, net the hoe
of today but one made ,by the village
'iilitekemith, which was. .a crude.'affair
and 'se'veral'� times as heavy as ' the
hoe now in use. Hugh 'gess of lot H,
t'onees:eon seven, ,111eice; -planted--ten.•
here's of wheat in this way.one spring
Of wheat was considered a days work,•
--en.o 'abetter -rec wing' -one-• bushel= for-'
his toil. The' wheat was ground into
flour by what was known asp the old
stone mill, the 'miller receiving toll
for his work. Very little money ex-
changed hands for there was but lit-
tle in 'evidence. ,'
How did they • spend their idle
hours? They dial not have many to
spend, but what they did have were
r,
spent in visiting one another, •swap-
lii•n:g'ghost�°stor-iesr-fair-y-stories,•and_.
the "like: ` "they were ' superstitious,
particularly , the • 'Highland Scotch.
They brought many ghost stories
from, 'Scotland with; them, and .added
many More. to themthat they, exper-
ienced in Bruce county. Many d night
the youngsters,' including .myself,
Went to bed with the marrow in our
bones fairly frozen from, listening to
those tales,(
'I' remember the late Hector Mc-
Neill, al. native of Perthshire • and 'a
very good old neighbor, tell ,of at-
tending , a wake. The deceased Was
an old lady crippled with rheuma-
tism. It was' necessary to place a flat
stone on her knees to straighten them
before she could be put in the coffin.
About midnight the stohe rolled off
the knees and' hit the floor • with •'a'
'ves and f.amilia:4 with none or-•-l,ttlee
knowledge of. how to. u,e the ', wood
titan's' 'tools,
. My. grandparents left the•• west
'highlands if Scotland for Canada in
the year 1848, and after a hazardous
voyage of 'eight weeks, .they .landed
in Quebec. From there they took •two
weeks 'in getting to. Manilla in Ont
eerie county,, where they remained
until 1852, when 'Bruce county, then
:known as the Queen's Bush, was pp-
•ened for settlement., ' •
The, trip across -Ile Atlantic • in
those days of sailing' ships was'quite
• different 'to what it is today. During
'the storiis they encountered in mak-
ing the trip' the passengers " were
niade to ge below, hatches were seal -
ed, and • i'26 they got through 'they
were just lucky. The' "Aim- Ranlei-nh--
the ship • on which My folks sailed,
.gaffer _unloadiiipg.__its cargo, started 'en
its return trip to Glasgow but was
never heard of ,,a'f'terwards. '
The ' folks settled on the I# titae,
three . miles
from Bale d'Or. ale
The lrftfvesting was• done with. ,'a
and the 'sheaves were, g wood,
> of until if; was in kindling concession five, about c ludic The house of illy • grandfather was
+ Bale -d'Or
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NEWS•
AND INFORMATION
FOR 1'HE- BUSY FARMER
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(Fetraiiihed by the Ontario Department of Agriculture)
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The light honey crop in Ontario
has finally turned out to ; be much
less than was estimated: and it is
doubtful nowwhether,the total 'crop
will reach two thirds if -fete norm.
figuure. '
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Seed Prospects Excellent
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The prospect fora good seed year
is very good. A fair ,crop of alfalfa
more than sufficient to meet a heavy
home demand, is looked .for, there'
,will` -be` sufficient„sweet' clover•-• and
enoughalsike' to. supply '•. the iio.
;meati• `demand though little`' left •ovOx•
"-for exports sometimothy „and' pro
bably, :'a „big • crop ofK° domestic' ''red
rclover Second• growth” fields,. frog
-which;''the, btilk of • the 'seed crop is
taken, are in excellent shape, unus
' rally" -clean and' blooming•abundantly-
yWitthi a bigaer`duty on all -clover: and'
:alfalfa,this:year, farmers are taking
More interest' in saving seed.
line with British requirements than
at' any, other time in the histofy ' of
our export •trade. ,' •
Fresh Grapes on Market.
• The •largest grape crop in Niagara
Peninsula 'history, estimated • to '.be'
worth -$1,750,000; is now ready for,.
harvesting. For '
,Several years the
wineries have required the bulk. ofthe grape Crop -for wine -making pur-
poses, but recently the..'producers have
catered ..to a growing . market in dif-
ferent• parts ' of Canada, and the • ap•
petizing health -giving ' grape hat•
proved popular everywhere it way
sent•. ' The growers•^•.have extendei.
their 'vineyards and' this" season ' the'
crop is - •ample., to meet' 'all demands
Only the finest grapeswill be expor
ted from , the •Peninsula' and govern-
Ment -supervised. packing will assure
the" purchaserofea- -high -quality pro
duct. In addition . to wine -making;
grapes. are .. used.for delicious ' jelly
lied; for--emaking-•�rapeejuic a=ven,.-
Impeder -drie °y ...�
A nation-wide advertising . cam
paign to ' move this bumper crop ' is
being • :. sponsored by the Ontario
Newt, Central Marketers
A central picking and grading as-
.ociation has been organized by apple
eroducers in Elgin County, The
vincial Government will subsidize the -
.venture. to the extent of"$750'provide. •
that 10 growerswith a cpgmbifled
acreage' of 200 acres. can ' be is'ecured.
''tecording toy the'terms'of the bylaws
he Association' will take the :grow-
±rs' entire crop and dispose of • it. The, .
`;rower .must fain' hucnself to "dispose,
•+f his ;Cie:1 see er forfeit 'a. penalty
(pal .to -50 cents 'a Barrel. The
;eo ati'b`n,t will fissile 200 ' shares !"44:
1.50• each. The Oiford' `County :Fruit
-3o-operative Co. Ltcle is now ready
'or business . witih-he 'quarters at' ,
Woodstock. The Company expects 'to
candle 1000 "barrels of apples- this.
season, The Governmeiitihas:'assured
he Company a grant 'of $750' to
stallthe plant •and • g'et,the business •
moving. • •"•
Marketing Board. Active
• In' a recent' address on the work
,f the ,Ontario Marketing Board; kr....
�!. B. -Somerville, .c ►air?nan,.'told, of
'xtensive, plane' for ' advertising, the ••
)reparation of markets ,and facilities
ship Ontario 'fruits and vegetables.
'The •aim of ;the ;Marketing Board"
**Oared, "is' to take Ontario far-,
nets out • of 'their position • of help-
'essness • in marketing their " pro-.
iucts." New efficiency 'had been injec-:
ed , in 'the task :,of . 'overseas' exporta-
ion and 'as a result' apple, exports
• vould be' doubled' this year.' Ontario
"abliage-for• the,•.first time wee,,,beingW
en t to the' . Western markets: Ontario- eeeeeeee..
reaches will find a large market . in, •
-tie._West. Mr,.. gmerville anticipates
•eheetxmeeew,hen,-n-vgryfarme r will -lie uw
•eceiving constant advice through the ? :
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vfarketing•Board of where and', how •,,
'o market his products. '
-111e-tent-eel "Expezimeiit$ Farm,
Growers' • Market nun il, tire-1Te-
partment of 'Trade and Commerce,
and the Canadian Horticultural Coun-
cif. "Every 'basket. bf grapes shipped
outside '• the ' :province will .•'be subject
to• 'government inspection:'to insure
grade . and quality' ' and the whole
crop. will, be, marketed through , a
selected list of shippers, brokers 'and
agents, through whom the Big "0"
brand , of 'Ontario grapes, sponsored
by the ' Markets council, will be
placed' before the public" says Char-
les W; ' Bauer, Secretary. Every•bas-
ket of • grapes going through this,
channel will contain' special inserts
and ' buyers will :. be able . • to ' accept
these as certificates of q'tsality of
the grapes offered. for sale._
neighbor, was considered one of the-
=best
he"
=best-storketellers.� of�.-hiL'-ti-lu_e; Then
there was the M'cFadyen' family,
some of them sailors, who had many
stories of their • own.'
It ' is told of the father . of this
family that, while serving on a jury
in God -et -kb before -•Bruce -county- was -
organized, he • sat On a case where
the offender had "stolen 'something of
minor importance. The proceedings
were carried on in the English lan
_ .ua a although "Heigh did not under-
stand
'Only- one word of it, only talking
Gaelic, When the jury retired it was
necessary tie explain to' Mr. 'McFed-,
yen all. the evidence. When he heard
it,. he asked: "What nationality is
he'?" When informed that • the de-
fendant was an Irishman, Hugh' said:
"Let's hang the boogger!"
All those old time ghosts have dis-.
appeared ,and•.•but very few today be-
lieve they, ' ever' 'eidsted•. Ideas change
with the times.;,
In those pioneer' days; every man.
With but few exceptions, took his
grog. Eken the.minister was not'
verse to taking a "nip" for his stem-
ach's sake. Same of the old tinier;
may have, taken: too much for ''their,
own good; 'but it was considered no,
harm to drink, and fighting• was' the
Manly art of the ''times: If•, yon could
net fight or take a drink you did iiot
count except on Sunday. Sunday, was
the day of rest and worship, and was
'religiously • kept. Nothing ' was 'done
of them ran nearly a a mile except What' Was absolutely nem -
for they realized the cause of theirsary. Anyone who. would desecrate
fright. the Sabbath day was no better than
Coffins in those days were hand criminal.
made. A coffin was made at the home a l
of Malcolm McLean during his ab-
scence he Kincardine. 'Coining home.
,at night he noticed it before• him. He
said his hair stood on end Wand- th-eit-
he made 'a jump at, it and hacked it
• I,,ritish- Livestock
The , British ' market has been, as
source• of considerable• strength .to
the Canadian live cattle ' industry
during the present Year and every'
effort�aFiotild-Te made -to follow the
good advice contained in the follow-
ing message from the Agricultural
Products Representative for Canada
Market
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)ttawa, 'has now a number of sets
if lantern slides which may be secur-
sd ' by agricultural and horticultur-
e"- --organizations, • schools, . women's
:ristitutes, Churches,- etc: without ren
tat charge. The subjects illustrated':
'ire: Home 'Beautification; New Var-,
.ieties. of Cereals, 'Selection of 'Live
Wei, Poultry 'Husbandry • and Field -
Husbandry. These 'slides •, are proving
very ' popular.. wherever used and •,
splendid.�attendanCes are reported.
Cleanap , Time '
With harvesting arid threshing fin- •
ished, it is not too early to start
preparation for the winter. If . the
'stable is not given. its annual clean- -
up' now, it may be neglected altogeth- •
er. The minimum attentiori,should;in-
elude sweeping, the ceilings and walls,
scraping the floors, and mangers and
then thoroughly whitewashing 'every- , ' '
thing ' in sight. • Lime is a ' great • ' • '
'•cleansing '� , lit-andeat-itehest when_.
applied •' hot With a sprayfing machine.
There are always odd jobs that should ' ' .9
be attended ' tobefore• the cows are
in Great. , Britain; "Cattle markets stabled •for• the winter. The panes
Weaker;. our•best -hope is s�t,,eict selec-
tion
elec tion for type or quality of fi rweiglits
either `f is or stores. Anything else
sells indifferently. Lower prices lik-
ely," Up to the present time the type
an quai
d 1 ty ' of' the cattle shipped to
(bay 4f nurse, bound by hand.'Iii those days
. �' re
,gold) Was named by the early I�"iench i threshing machine was unheard o,f, a' popular gathering place, where
•ethieg„ Wes done many •oiF those stories were•told T
explorers. Quite a fair sized village °flaylh Therthreshing of ten • bushels • late John •Farrell, another fine 014
Wait pp there -and a dock was also
pa4a • :
that have .been broken
front the -win-
ows should -be -replaced; the ,broken
latch, the detached' hinge and broken
flodrrshould be looked after. While
these .are small things their, neglect
fora year or two makes a slipshed
Great e -
"at Britain hav-•made •an- excellent stable ,a d this is the mark ,of the
reputation. 'and have been, more in careless dairy -man.
"Want Ads"
"Want Ads" in The Sentinel are
result -getters. You will do well to,.
make use of this .feature.
Read this column Weekly, it may
mean dollars to you.
Advertising rates for this type of.
Adve g .
advertising' are low. Try them and
get results.
t3! You can create all'kinds of "s'- l'e'an, but if these systems acid ideas.
tains toush'a coinmtinity ahead or are not backed up by live'enthusiasitt
you esti suggest s- •ge ,- st all kinds of, • helP ful theta will 'beno progress.
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