The Signal, 1918-5-2, Page 3THE SIGNAL. - GODER1C41r ONTARIO THURSDAY, MAY 2, 918 a
THE MAJOR SHAW,M. D., HOMR.
OdDINIL!We Hie Canadian Overseas Seidler*
Nue a Pine(Prop The Caston Near Record )
Major J. W. Shaw, M. D.. late medical
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officer of the 101st Battalion, arrived
home on Saturday evening after spend-
SENU1NE ing thirty months in the army aid a year
and a half or more in England.
Major Shaw took* well and appeared
very much at home as he sat in his ac-
customed chair in his own office on Tues-
day morning. ning. "Ott, yes," he said in
answer to a que.tIorr as to whether he
Mas getting to feel at home 1'11 soon
get into the hang of things again."
The News-Ranrd asked Major Shaw
about the ' Hurons," in whom every
reader of this paper is interested, and it
can be truly said that while it would be
impossible to recount all he told us about
the Huron boys not a word of it was
to their discredit but rather very much
the other way.
When the Sth Division was broken up
in February most of the men of the Hur-
on Battalion were sent to France in drafts,
most of the younger officers going along.
They were used to reinforce the 1st, the
18th and 47th, all Ontisio battalions.
The latter was originally a British Col-
umbia battalion but is now made
up almost entirely of Ontario men and it
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Directors—D. P. �tc(:regar. R. R. No. 3, Sea -
forth: John G. Grieve, No. 4 Walton, Minims
Rion R R. No 2, Seabrth. John Bennewis,
Ikodlia sen; Geo. McCartney7i.� R- R. No. 3, Sea-
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R. R. No 1, Clinton. William Chesney. Seaftrth
E. HtechIeY, Sealorth. Polor -Adders eras pa) ail
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Piano, Vocal and Theory. Puha, prepared
for Coneerval!pprr1 examination.. Studio --corner
Britannia roa&end South street. Telephone No.
as Inas
ISABEL R. �1COTF, TEACHER OF
Voice. Pero and Organ. Pupils prepared for
C�opry�eerrvotary examinations Apply at MR, P. W.
CURRIE'S Britannia road.
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Funeral Directors
and Embalmers
Orders carefully attended to
at all hours, night or day.
was into it that mon of the 161st men
were drafted. The men and officers re-
maining were sent to the kith Canadian
Reserve, Bramshott Camp. When Major
Shaw left England all the junior officers
remaining of the IOIst were: i.ieuts. Mc-
Lean, Scott, Frank Cluff and Knox Mair.
"But they may be in France by this
tiny." added Major Shaw.
"The 101st was a fine battalion," re-
marked the Major, "there was none bet-
ter. Captain McKinnon, our chaplain.
one of the finest sten it has ever been my
privilege to meet. and who will visit Clin-
ton. I hope, before long, often remarked
what a fine bunch of men they were. clean -
living, intelligent and worthy in
respect. it was very seldom, indeed,
that one of the original Hurons' ever
gm into any trouble.'
Amongst the reinforcements which filled
up the ranks of the 101st from time to
time there were about fifty Indians (rorn
Lambton county and Major Shaw said
there were no better soldiers and
no better -behaved or more selt-
respecting men in the battalion than
"1 can't
Ma' Shaw, -but if they're all like
that sample they're all right."
Asked about conditions in England
Major Shaw said that rationing was
strictly enforced there. "ie of the
most easing sights when I arrived in
he remarked, "was the nice
white bread. The bread we had in Eng -
lad was dark and ctaarse and often dry.
1t is made of can. rye and wheat and
a
though whol sne enough in the absence
of plenty of fats, it is a little hard on one
and s apt to cause skin trouble."
The allowance of meat for an individual
for a week would not be more than one
good steak. A man will sometimes eat it
all at one meal and then do without for
the rest of the week. Those who are en-
gaged in hard. manual labor are allowedsomewhatsoewhat larger portion. "But it is worn-
derful what can be done with vegetables.
fish and eggs," remarked the Major.
"Some excellent meals can be served
without meat at all."
Capt. McKinnon, who was president of Halifax University before going over -
ss, started the Khaki College movement
with the 161st Battalion, a movement
which has grown and spread until it has
been taken up by the authorities and will
be extended to France, has been appointed
president of the organization and is now
in Canada in its interests. The idea was
taken up with enthusiasm by a number of
the Hurons, studies broker off at the time
of enlistment were taken up again and
real progress was Made. Out of a class of
eight in Latin seven were 161st men.
There was much done to amuse the men
and while that was considered all right
Chaplain McKinnon'thought some instruc-
tion could also be imparted.
Canadian soldier has won the re -
of everybody, especially of the
'tish officer, in the opinion of Major
Shaw. An English officer, a noblemanna
and a lifelong soldier who has been ac-
customed to mage men all his life. told
a party of Canadian officers, Major Shaw
included, that they "did not realize what
fine soldiers the Canadian boys were."
Speaking of the varied stories circulated
in Canada regarding drinking among
tbe soldiers Major Shaw said that
in the yearand a -half he was in
England there were just seven canes of
"drunk" brought before him and one was
a second offence. And he, as medical
officer of the battalion, had to examine all
such cases. He said he could only speak
for the one battalion, but that it was re
markably free from disorderliness of any
kind.
it certainly is cheering news to hear
from the Huron boys overseas that they
are doing such honor to the homes from
which they went and to the training of
the parents who await so anxiously and
prayerfully their return from the field of
strife.
Major Shaw Could have accepted a post lied - blooded men of courage are on
in England, but, as he old, it was not to the firing line — and there are many
remain In England he went over and as he
they speak for all Indians,"
said
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MRS. ROWS GAINS ALMOST
FIPTY POUNDS.
Lost Nearly use Pounds After Operattou
—Tanlac Suede Her Uy Again. -
"When !Cy wife tune home from the
hospital shit weighed little more than a
hundred pounds. but Tanlac has built
her up, until sbe now weighs one
htudred'*nd fifty," was tbe remarkable
stataaent recently made by Harry
Rowe, of 05 McCaul street, Toronto:
'Two yeah ago," he continued,
my wife ft here for England.
earned
to be a strong and healthy woman, and
weighed two hundred pounds. Two
months later she was operated on for
appendicitis, and the .bock seemed to
break her all up. A month later when
she returned to Canada she had fallen off
until she was but a shadow of her former
self. She had no appetite and the little
she forted down soured and formed gas
that made her miser able most all the
time. She was very bilious too, and
complained of an awful path in her side.
The operation weakened her so that she
Vent most of her tune in bed. and she,
was unable even when she was up to do
anything about the house. She sited to
find relief from tier sufferings by taking
all kinds of preparations, but got worse
instead of better.
"One et my friends who had taken
Tanlac praised it so much that 1 got my
w.te to try it. She has taken three
bottles so far, and her appetite has im-
proved so much that she can at any'
thing she wants, and says she is never
troubled with sour stomach or gas any
more. She never complains of that pain
in her side any more, and is fast regaining
her former strength and weight, and says
she feels better and stronger than she has
in a long time."
Tanlac is sold in Goderich by E. R.
Wigle, in Seaforth by C[ ha
Aberrt, in
Wingham by J. Walton McKibbon, in
Bengali by A. M. E. Hemphill, in Blyth
by White City Drug Store, in Wroxeter
by J. N. Allen, in Londesboro' by John 0.
Loundsberry. in Exeter by W. S. Howey,
in Brucefeld by Peter Bowey, in Dash-
wood by Tiernan & Edighofler, in Crediton
by J. W. Orme, in Clinton by W. S. R.
Holmes, in S eppurdton by J.H. Simpe n,
in Gorrie by H. V. Armstrong, and in
Fordwich by H. Sansom.
ADVT.
Marine Notes.
The captain and engineers of the
boats of the Great Laes Transporta-
tion Co. for the season have been an-
nounced. The latest addition to the
fleet of steamers. the Western Star,
has been re -mated and will hereafter
be known as the "Umtata." She will
be in charge alt Capt. James Tindall
of Midland, the engineer being Mr. W.
McWilliams of Kingston. The "Glen-
orchy " which was formerly known as
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Steamer Glenlyon. captain, A. A.
Hudson, Midland; engineer, David
Sinclair. Steamer Glenhvet, captain,
Roy Burke. Penetanguishene; engi-
neer, Percy Eagles. Steamer Major,
captain, S. Carson. Toronto; engi-
neer, Ed. Hurl. Steamer Glenorchy,
captain, Fred Burke, Midland; engi-
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captain, Alex. btouck, Pert Colborne;
engineer, Chas. Munroe. Steamer G.
A. Richardeon. captain, J. T. McCar-
thy, Amherstburg; engineer, Arthur
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A. R. McLeod, Erie, Pa.; engineer, C.
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Jas. Tindall, Midland; engineer, Wm.
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The Algonquin Park of Ontario is 1
easily accessible by the Grand Trunk X
Railway from all the principal cen-
tres. It is about two hundred miles In
north of Toronto, and may be reached I.
also through Ottawa, being about one
hundred and seventy miles west of the 1
Capital City. There are more than
fifteen hundred lakes and rivers in the
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KIPPEN.
(intended for est week 1
TUESDAY, April 23.
Dr. and Mrs. Aitken spent a few days
last week at Courtright in the home of Lh.
Aitken's parents.
Mr. Noakes and family, from Saforth,
have taken up their residence in our vil-
lage.
Mr. Jas. Mustard has bought a fine
Chalmers car from an agent at Lon-
don.
Mr. Wm. Chapman sold his farm to a
Mr. Norris, from Perth county, and held
an auction sale at which good prices were
realized.
.Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Monteith are home
once more after spending the winter in
California. -They enjoyed the mild cli-
mate of that bunny State.
On Monday afternoon Dr. and Mrs.
Aitken were at Exeter attending the fun-
eral services of the late Rev. S. F. Sharpe.
pastor of Caven church, who died sudden-
ly on Sunday morning. The remains
were takem'.to Simcoe for interment on
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Wm. Ivi.on, after spending the
winter in (Jae home of her son-sbelaw.
Rev. Dr. Barnby, at Lucan, came back
for the summer, last Friday. All are
pleased to see her looking so well and
they hope she has many happy years of
life ahead of her. She was accompanied
by her daughter, Mrs. Barnby.
A CHAPTER OP PROSPERITY. -About
sixteen years ago Mr. Hector Reid said
his fine farm on the second concession of
Stanley and removed to Oak Lake, Man-
itoba. where he bought an improved sec-
tion of land. His health was no the
most robust while here and he hoped the
change would do him good. It apparently
did so, but in a few years he died, re-
spected and beloved by all as he was here.
Now his wife, son and daughter have re-
turned to South Huron and bought a
home in Hensall. They have prospered
greatly while in the West. They never
had a real crop failure and their crops
were large. Last year's crop of wheat
was sold for more than 115,000, their
auction sale brought about 110,000,
17,000 of which came from the horses,
and the farm was sold for 134.000. All of
this from a $10.000 investment sixteen
years ago is very good.
could not go on to France' when the het- anemic, weak, discouraged men and
women left at home.
At this time of the year most people
stiffer from a condition often called
Spring Fever. They feel tired, worn
out, before the day is half thru. They
may have frequent headaches and
sometimes "pimply" or pale skin.
Bloodless people, thin, anemic people,
those with pale cheeks and hps, who
have a poor appetite and feel that
tired, worn or feverish condition in
the springtime of the year, should try
the refrsehieg tonic powers of a good
alterative and blood purifier. Such a
one is extracted from Blood root, Golden
Seal and Stone root, Queen's root
and Oregon Grape root, made ap 1►ith
chemically pore glycerine and without
the nae of alcohol. This can be
obtained in ready -to -nee tablet form in
fifty - cent vials, as druggists have gold
it for fife years u Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. It is •
standard remedy that can be obtained
is tablet or liquid form.
Wrwx's
raeoR. A.—" Dr. Pierce'' Golden
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Medical Dtsvery and his ' Pleasant
Pellet.' ars wonderful medicines Inc home
nes. I mad to suffer with weak longs,
'mothering spells and dCk-headarhen, hat
since i have taken the above mentioned
enedieinee throve c'n datlona have left me
such medicines as Dr. Pierre's see
worthyof praise sod I am very g2lir!
add e sal onr•l. he thous
(alma► wise. •
talion was broken up hepreferred to re-
turn to Canada.
Ashfield Soldiers' Aid Circle. I
The Ashfield Soldiers' Aid Circle will I
meet in Blake's church. lith concession.
Ashfield, on Tuesday. May 14th, for the
miller monthly meeting. The Circle is
asking for a towel shower on that
date.
The following goods from the Circle
shipped from Goderich passed by the
censoring committee for the month of
March: 24 suits pyjamas at 12.25, $54;
18 field shirts at $2.25, 140.50; 6 mat-
tress covers at *2.50, *15; 9 sheets at
$1.* $13.50; 5 pillow slips at 35 cents,
11.75: 2 hospital towels at 35 tents,
10 cents;Ih 13pi l quilt,
property hairs
12.16; 1 hospital quilt f:i.;SO: 221 1 petro
socks at 11.25, $2110
He Wouldn't Tel.
Mrs. Brown: "Our language is full of
misnomers. For instance, 1 met a min
once who was a perfect bear. and they
called him a 'civil engineer.' "
Mrs. Smith: "Yes, but that's not so
ridiculous as the man they call 'teller' in
a bank. He won't tell you anything. I
asked one the other day how much money
my husband had on deposit, and he just
laughed at me."
A man is wise only when he crakes
good use of his knowledge.
The chief burden of a woman's life is
her neighbor.
SALTS IS FINE FOR •
KIDNEYS, sun MEar,•
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Flush the Kidneys at onoe when Back
harts or SLdder bothers—Meat
forms toric acid. X
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No man or woman who eats meat regu-
larly oan make a mistake by lusbing
the kidneys ooeaeiunaJly, says • well-
known authority. Meat forma uric acid
which clogs tie kidney pores oro they
sluggiiLly filter or strain only part of
the waste and poisons from the blood,
then you get sick. Nearly all rheuma-
tism, headaches, liver trouble, nervous-
n ess, constipation, dimities., sleeplessness,
bladder disorders Dome from sluggish kid-
neys.
'1 be moment you feel a dull ache in the
kidneys or your back hurts, or if the
urine ia cloudy, offensive, full of sedi-
ment, irregular of passage or attended
by a sensation of scalding, get about four
ounces of Jad Salta from any reliable
pharmacy and tale. s tablespoonful in
a glass of water before breakfast for a
few days and your kidneys will then set
gas. This famous sale is made from
Um acid at grapes a. -id lemon juice, som-
biaad with Lithia and has been used for
gsmraUona to flush clogged kidneys and
stisonlae them to activity, also to neu-
tralise the acids in urine so it no longer
sarins imitation, thea ending bladder dfa-
ordies.
Jad Batts is inexpensive and can-
not injure; makes a delightful effer-
vescent lithia-water drink which all reg-
ular meat eaten should take now and
then to keep the kidneys clean and the
,blood pure, thereby avoiding serious kid-
ney complications.
MAY --The Month for New Furnishings
THIS IS THE MONTH OF THE YEAR TO GET
NEW CURTAINS NEW CARPETS
NEW LINOLEUMS NEW MATTINGS
Exquisite showing of rich Marquisette Curtains, the most popular Curtains for
all rooms. Price from $2.25 to $9.50 per pair.
Special value in White Swiss Curtains, neat designs, 2' yards long. At
pair $3.50. Other styles at $4.50 and $5.50 per pair. .
A large stock of Carpet Squares in Tapestry, Velvet, Brussels and Wilton at
exceptional values, in all sizes, suitable for all rooms, at prices much leas than could
be bought for today. We bought many months ago, that is the reason we can give
such splendid values.
Linoleums Linoleums
A few pieces in select patterns, in block and floral designs, in Nairn'. celebrated
Scotch Linoleum, 4 yards wide, and while the present stock lasts we are selling at $1
per square yard. All measurements taken and Linoleums laid free of charge.
New Patterns in Congoleum Rugs
The great success of Congoleum Art Rugs has led to many offerings of
numerous imitations, inferior in every way to the genuine article. There is only one
Congoleum brand and it is guaranteed to give satisfaction. The new patterns are
charming. All sizes, 6x9 feet at $6.75, 7 1-2x9 feet at $8.50, 9x9 feet at $10, 9x I 0 1-2
feet at $11.75, 9x12 feet at $13.50.
Special Showing of Misses' and Women's Coats
We are showing a beautiful range of all that is new in misses' and women's
spring Coats in our newly furnished ready-to-wear department, including Poplins,
Serges, Tweeds, Velours. Taffeta Silk, Silk Moire and Bengalines. From $12 to $35.
At no other time will the choice be better than now.
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Major Hays Wine Appeal.
Toronto, April 23.—The' appellate
division has allowed the appeal of
Major R. S. Hays of Seaforth from the
decision of Chief Justice R. M. Mere-
dith. and has directed that Frank Wei-
land, a printer on The Seaforth Expositor,
must tell to whom he gave copies of a
pamphlet which he printed.
"The pamphlet refers by name to the
appellant," says the judgment handed
down today. "a member of the legal
profession who went to the front, and
the innuendo is that it charges bath
cowardice and unprofessional conduct."
The defence had objected to answering
the question on the ground that it would
disclose the name of a person it was in
tended to call as a witness at the trial
The appellate division is df the opinion
that the real ground is a disinclinatnn to
afford any clue to the real offender, the
writer of the manuscript, which the win-
ter has destroyed.
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shows that Mr. Griffith's art has advanced
since he gave the world the photographic
epic of the black race in America and
there are a score of points in the new
film in which the increased knowledge of
the director may be seen.
"intolerance" will be seen at Victoria
Opera l louse Monday. May 6.
The theme is of the twentieth century
"The submarine blockade," said a gov-
ernment official at a dinner, "is a bluff.
it does harm, of course; it does untold
harm, but as a blockade it is a bluff. The
bluffing, bragging submarines remind me
of the hen. A hen, you know, set out to
see the world, and met a crow in a remote
forest. 'But, madam.' said the crow, 'are
you not afraid without wings of losing
your way in all this dense tangle?' 'Afraid?
Oh, no,' said the hen. 'Every little while
1 ,ay an c) g to : ui' ' mv•etf hack by.'
Good breeding keers a woman from
eating as much dinner as she wants.
One touch of nature makes the whole
world kin and two touches indicate an
easy mark.
'INTOLERANCE."
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Ever since D. W. Griffith produced
"The Birth of a Nation," students of the
ween and movie fans alike have been
wondering whether the master director
could repeat. Mr. Griffith makes answer
to the question with the presentation of
"Intolerance." a photographic spectacle
that for sheer beauty, optical technique
and skill in handling huge masses of hu -
mann y was never surpassed. Whether
it is superior to "Tie Birth of a Nation"
can scarcely be debated fairly, for the
them Is so wiclel" different. Yet it
must be conceded that "Istoierenct"
and realistically presents some stirring
phases of everyday life. Paralleled with
it are three additional 'stories which trace
hack through earlier periods of the world's
development. I r
The ancient periods *:how medieval
France during the reign of Charles IX..
when his mother, Catherine de Medici,
dominated his career: Jerusalem at the
Babylonian scene froin D. W. Griffith's colossal spectacle,
"lntokrance."
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birth of the Christian era. and Babylon
about 539 B. C., when Edelshazzar's forces
were overpowered by the Persian armies
under Cyrus.
1n building the walls of Babylon, the
glimpsesof the Holy Land and the pic-
turesque atmosphere of old Paris, the
production is of historic value. The
costumes of each period are also repro-
duced with accuracy.
The spectacle is a combination of the
poetic and dramatic designed to reveal
that anyone can be the victim of the in-
tolerant forces which led to the fall of
Babylon, the midnight massacres of med-
ieval France arid the dominant tragedy
on Calvary.
Massey -Harris
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