The Exeter Times, 1919-6-19, Page 5T[URSDAY, JUNE 19TH, 1919 •
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"good" tea
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Sold only in sealed packages
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How about a Bathroom
in your House?
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Why not let us instal a
pumping outfit as illustrat-
ed here so that you will be
saved the trouble of pump-
ing water for the stock
while you are busy in the
field.
Haying will be here in a
few weeks, hoeing and then
harvest and to be relieved
of the burden of pumping
water will make it easier for
you. Ask us to call and see
what you require, We will
be glad to do so..
Noble & Qich
SANITARY AND HEATING ENGINEERS.
Phone 538 London, Ont.
Oki
What About That
Wasted Five per cent 2
In Maj
Cost asee3
In June
W-s.S.
Cost $4.05
War Saving. Stamps
sin be bought wher-
ever this sign i.
displayed.
Most of us fritter away at least five per cent.
of our weekly wages in trifles.
If we stopped to reckon it_up, we would find
it hard to remember where the money went.
If we could make that money earn more
money without troubling to think out a
plan or attend to details, we would consider
that we had done a good stroke of business.
The Government has made it possible for us
to do that- Here is the plan:
You say to your employer: "Every week
1 want you to hold back five per cent. of my
wages and invest them in War Savings
Stamps. When you have bought a War
Savings Stamp with my money, put it in my
pay envelope. Go on doing that for a year."
Yon will never miss that five per cent. which
you had previously frittered away. But at
the end of a year you will have a little pack-
age of Stamps which, in 1924, wlU be worth _.
$5.00 for every $4.00 odd you pay for them
now.
The guarantee of safety behind the War
Savings Stamps is the whole Dominion of
Canada.
Make Your Savings Serve Your and
Serve Your Country-hwest Thea in
War Savings Staines,
Crediton.
Mrs. (Rev,) McDonald of Kintore
and Senator and Mrs. Ilatz of New
.Hamburg spent a fewdays last week
•.at the bone of Mr,' ' and AIM' C.
Zwicker, •
Mrs. (Dr) Orme and Miss Helen
accompanied by: Mrs: F. W. Clark,.
and Miss. Laura. spent . the week -end.
at Grand Bends
Mr. and Mrs, Garnet Baker and
two children of Toronto are holiday-
ing at the home of Mr. C. Beaver.
Rev. E. Jones, wife and two child-`
ren of Sombia spent Sunday and
Monday at the .home of Mr, and Mrs,:
Wesley Jones.
Miss Rate Zwicker and neice •VMiss
Kate Sweitzer of London are visit-
ing
isiting at Mr. C. Zwicker's
We the undersigned merchants of
Crediton, agree to close,•,,o.ur •pieces
of business on Thursday at 12,30
o'clock during the months of July
and August, with the exception that
when a holiday conies during the
week stores will remain open,
F. W. Clark
J. W. Orme, M. D.
J. H. Holtzmann
B. Brown
1 W. H. Sambrook
H. Silber and Son
C. Zwicker
C. Trick
Q. Ewald
August Hill
C. Beaver
J. G. Young and Son
Feist Bros.
F. Weurth and Son
Mclsaac and Wolfe
G. K. Eckert, V. S.
Trevethick and Hodgins.
A. Morlock
p ntl Dominion Dai OoUeri6H
Greatest Program in Western Ontario
Tuesday, July 1st, 1919
AEROPLANE I+`LIGIITS
DEMONSTRATION BY GREAT
WAR VETERANS
7f3,ASEBALL-ZURICH (winners of
CLINTON Tournament) vs. C301)E1t-
ICH (winners of Blyth competition.)
311AI3Y SHOW
HORSE RACES
2.10 trot or pace, Purse $350
2.25 trot or pace, Purse $300
2.50 trot or pace, Purse $100
CONCERTS BY BAND OF TI!1E
33rd. Jt1+1GT,
HIGHLAND DANCING
FLORAL PARADE. etc.
C.ONtYI.U1)ING WITH A GRAND FIRE WOlt1?~S DISPLAY IN
THE EVENING
SOMETHING DOING ALL THE TIME
Coyne and have the time of your life at "Huron's Golden Gate."
MAYOR WTGLE, W, LANE, T. PRITCHARD,
C1zairxuan of 0otninittee, Treasurer, S:ecretai
Centralia
Mrs. Roslaugh returned from Lon-
don Saturday evening having spent
a week with the Colwill family.
The law suit re Seldon and W. Col -
will at Goderich last week was decid-
ed in favor of Mr. Seldon.
The ball game Exeter and Central-
ia was a tie Friday evening.
Mr. Cooper of Clinton preached
here on Sunday evening in the inter-
est of temperance and Whalen in the
afternoon.
Norman Mr.
N an Mitchell and wife and
Mr. S. Davis and wife attended the
Temperance Convention in Clinton.
on Tuesday.
It is rumored that the decision of
the Stephen Council is not to go on•
with the building of the Community
Hall at Centralia may be reconsider-
ed. The people of this vicinity feel
very strongly about the matter.
Miss Fern Francis spent the week -
visiting her friend Miss AIma Road-
house of Kirkton and attended her
marriage on Saturday sto Mr. 3. Rus-
sell Gettler.
Misses Vera Roadhouse of Wing-
ham, Ruby, Florence and
Mildred
Wood of town and Mr. Wilbur Suck-
er of London attended. the Gettler-
Roadhouse nuptials at. Kirkton on
Saturday.
Hensall
Whalen
A grand reception was given Ser-
geant A1mer Morley who enlisted at
Scott, Sask., and served over two
years at the front and returned last
week, That makes a sate return of
both boys of Mr. and Mrs. John Mor-
ley. The entire community gathered
at the church Thursday evening and
held a social evening to welcome
back the hero of the war.
Quite a number from around here
attended the services at Zion, Sun -
and spent the day with friends.
Don't . forget the anniversary ser-
vices here on Sunday the 22nd. Ser-
vice. at 10.30 a.m, and 7 p.m, Rev.
Johnston of Parkhill le the preacher
also don't forget the strawberry fes-
tival on Tuesday afternoon.
Elsie Gunning is visiting this week
with her sister MrS. Toohey at Lucan
Mr. Wm. Morley has purchased a
new Maxwell car from Granton.
Hector MiIison who purchased the
implement business from Herb Cook
about two years ago has sold bis en-
tire stock and building to William
Hodgson his partner. Mr. Millson is
going to London to live.
Thames Road
Mr. Rob Rae is visiting friends in
this neighborhood. He has received
his discharge from: the army and his
many friends here aro glad to know
that he has recovered partially the
use of his right arm after many
months of treatment.
Mr. and Mrs. Blatchford and Thos.
Cann of London visited relatives
here on Sunday:
Rev. Yelland of Exeter preached
in Bethany church on Sunday last,
Mrs. Wm. Stewart and Miss Nellie
of Toronto are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. D. McMartin is at present in
Owen Sound visiting her sister who
is in poor health.
Mr. Sam Rannie has returned from
visiting relatives in Beamsville, Ham-
ilton and Oakville.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Arnold are spend-
ing two or three weeks holidays
in London and other places.
Miss Peggy Norton,. of Detroit, is
visiting her aunt Mrs. McEwen.
Mr. Jack Dick, of Oakville, spent
a few days visiting his mother in
town.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bonthron and
child of. Moosejaw, are visiting
friends and relatives in Hensall.
Mrs. Crouch of Winnipeg, is spend-
ing a couple of months with her par-
ents Mr. and Mrs. Geo. C. Petty.
The Jackson Mfg. Co. have started
installing the 'machinery in their fac-
tory in the Petty Block.
Mrs. (Dr.) Camthrope, and child-
ren of Tavistock, spent a few days
last week visiting with Mrs. Thos.
Dick.
Miss Gladys Petty and sister Mrs.
Crouch are visiting their sister, Mrs.
Donaldson in Muskoka.
Mr. T. J. Sherrit is visiting in Tor-
onto and while their he expects to
take part in the Dominion Trap
Shooting Tournament.
Mr. Owen Geiger lost a valuable
cow recently. The cow was found
in the pasture field adjoining the
flax mill with a broken leg. The
animal died shortly after being found
Mr. and Mrs. James Bonthron
and son arrived from Edmonton last
week to visit Mr. Bonthron's mother,
Mrs. James Bonthron sr., who is very
Mr. Will Thompson returned from
overseas last week' and is visiting
his sister Mrs. John Fisher. WiII is
one of three left out of a whole bat-
talion that went from Regina, Sask.
Mr. Wm, Bell met with a nasty
accident cast week while coining to
Hensall. The handles of the bicycle
he was riding became loose causing
hive to be thrown off. His hand was
badly cut and he received a number
of other. injuries.
Considerable excitement was caus-
ed last Tuesday, week, at noon when
the fire
wassounded. It
turn-
ed alarm m
out to be at D. McMartin's where
a coal oil stove exploded, Not Hauch
damage. resulted to the house, but
Mr. McMartin was considerably burn-
ed about the hands and face. He
will be off work for a few days.
The Epworth League of the Meth-
odist church held an "Old Time Curio
Social" on Moetday June the 16th.
There was a large and interesting ex-
hibition of war relics, also heirlooms
and old time cttrios. Home made cnn-
dies and pop -corn Booties, refresh-
ments were served. Program of ad-
dresses, sags and readings, etc.,
were rendered, and a good time
realised,
7'Y.I{ II+"I
ws Dung ratan, are you satisfied with
your present position''"
'Naw, but it's fifty-fifty, The boss
ain't satisfied with the way I till it
either." -Detroit etroit :'ree Prete.
Cromarty
FORD CAR FOR SLUE ---A second.
hand Ford Car, 1918 Madel, In good
condition for sale at a bargain,.
Apply to W, J. Seer.
Zurich
Mr. and Mrs, A. Moritz and child-
ren, at Gina* and Mrs. Wing of Kit-
chener,
aitchener, visited relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Appel left for an
extended visit with relatives in De-
troit,
Mr, R. 5, Appel who has conducted
a jewelery shop for some months has
discontinued business and has left for
Hamilton to assume a position.
Mr, George Campbell of Stanley
township has sold his 60 -acre farm
in the L.R.E.. con., of Stanley town-
ship, to Mr. Henry Steckle, who gets
immediate possession.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hoffman at-
tended the funeral of the former's
aunt at Morriston last week.
1Vir. Jacob Haberer left on Tues-
day for Park. Rapids, state .of Min-
nesota, where he will visit his bro-
ther Mr. John Haberer for a few
days.
HAY COUNCIL.
The first sitting of the Court of
Revision of the 1919 Assessment Roll
was held in accordance with the As-
sessment Act and notice in the Zur-
ich Herald, on Saturday, June the
7th, 1919 at 10 a.nt.
The Reeve, Mr, J. Laporte occup-
ied the chair. All the members of the
council were present.
The following appeals were re-
ceived and disposed of;
S. Baker, dog struck off; Garnet
Jocobe, assessed as tenant for lot 10
con., 6; Milton Love, assessed as ten-
ant for lot W. ee 16, con., 7; W. S.
Johnston assessed as tenant for lot
S. ese 14: L.R,E.,; A. G. Edighoffer
assessed for one dog and one, bitch;
Jos. Gascho, one dog; W. B. Colles,
assessed as tenant and on income of
$300.00; Wm. Bieber assessed one
dog instead of one bitch; M. Russell
ditto; F, Corbett, assessed two dogs
instead of three; Ed. Willert assess-
ed one dog instead of two; Max.Turn-
bull, dog struck off; Frank Denomy
ditto; Tuff. Ayotte ditto.
The Court of Revision was adjour-
ned and the Assessment was confir-
med as Revised,
After the Court of Revision the
Council met for regular business
All the members were present. The
minutes of the previous meeting were
read and adopted.
The rent charged per night for the
Town Hall for concerts was fixed as
follows; To people living outside of
the township $10 per night; to people
living inside of the township $5.00
per night. The care taker to receive
20 per cent of the proceeds for clean-
ing hall dating from January lst,
1919.
Mr. H. G. Hess was appointed Col-
lector for long distance tolls and lo-
cal tolls from the, subscribers of the
Hay Municipal Telephone System in
the Village of Zurich and from ren-
ters connected at Zurich central. And
that Mr. P. Mclsaac was appointed
collector of long distance tolls and
local tolls from the subscribers of the
said system in the village of Dash-
wood, Grand Bend and from all ren-
ters connected with the Dashwood
central.All collections to be made the
first day of every month and such
money colected must be paid to the
treasurer of the Township on or be-
fore the 5th day of the month and a
full report of such collections be
made to the council monthly by each
collector.
The CIerk was apointed a delegate
to attend the Telephone Convention
to be held at London on June 20th.
The following orders were passed;
E. F. IClopp, assessor's salary $95;
postage $2.75; E. Wurm, team one
day $5.00; Municipal World sannite
$5,30; Bell Tel., Co., L.D.T., March
21st to April 20th, $62.52; Northern
Electric Co., supplies $8.52: L. N.
Denomme, gravel and team on grader
$2.00; Con, Theil, loading tile .75;
Hydro lights for hal $1.00; Can. In.
Tel. Co., supplies $37.72; A. Mittle-
holtz, rep. bridge con. 8-9, $8.00;
J. Geselro, rep. culvert con, 6-7, $2.00
E. Denonrme, rep. cul. L.R. .50; P.
Enbach, hauling tile from Crediton
$24.00; 3. Corriveau, culvert and
work at Port Blake $71.00; N. De-
no:m ne, rep. cul. etc.. $3.00; Bell
Tel. Co., L.D.T., April 21st to May
20th, $55.27; E. Restemeyer, hauling
tel. poles $1.00; ditto, rep. cul. con.
12, $1.00; J. McDonald, rep. cul. con.
6-7, $8.00; H. G. Hess, labor re tel.
$15.10; Roy Weber, ditto, $4.50.
The Council adjourned to meet a-
gain on June 21st at 8 p.m.
.1.. F. Hess, Clerk
Mr. and Mrs. Colin Izzard of Strat-
ford are at present visiting under the
parental roof.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas Scott Ieft on Sat-
urday to spend a few days in Toronto
visiting friends.
i
airs.. Gillespie, of Se afort e 1 , s
at
present visiting friends and relatives
in and around Cromarty.
Mr. Alex McHaffay returned home
Iast week from overseas, also Austin
Ricei'both boys are looking well after
having seen three years of active
service.
Forward movement meetings will
be held in the Cromarty church next
week. Service next Sabbath wiil be
conducted by Rev. Mr. Wright of
Toronto.
The Presbyterian and Methodist
congregations of St. Marys will hold
union s
ervices during tee months of
July and August, Rev. A. J. Lang-
ford who conies to the Methodist
church from. Mitchell will supply dur-
ing Juiy. and Rev. Mr. Evans during
August.
TO CORRESPONDENTS
During June, July and Aug-
ust the Times will go to press
Wednesday morning. The type
forms will close on Tuesday
evening. Correspondents will
please get their budgets in one
day earlier than before.
Farquhar
An interesting ball game came off
here on Wednesday evening, the llth,
when Kirkton played the home team.
The score stood 7-4 in favor of the
visitors. We night mention here
that some of the Farquhar players
were away at the circus at London
at the time. A large crowd witnessed
the game but the home boys were not
struck on the Kirkton, umpire. Sorry
to say Mr. Ed. Pollen, catcher, got
his wrist fractured by being hit with
the ball. -On Saturday evening the
singles defeated the married men in a
Lively game. Ed. Pollen uinpbred.-Mr
Aylmer drives a new OverIand.- Mr.
Foster Bray left Thursday for To.r-
omt,o.-Mr. and Mrs. W. Stewart and
Miss Nettie of Toronto are visiting
M the vicinity. -The Wornen.'s In -
stitute w7I meet on the loth in he
afternoon in the Farquhar Hail. The
meetinc* will be addressed by the Gov-•
ernmexit representative,
The Farquhar Red Cross Society
met June llth. with the President in
the chair.
Minutes of last meeting were read
and adopted.
Moved by Mrs. Thos. Cameron
seconded by Mrs. T. Rundle that the
Society give Miss Viola Hunkin,
Trees, $2.00 fOr postage expenses.
Carried.
Mrs. Thos. Hunkin addressed the
meeting explaining that the Fund
for the War Memorial at Exeter for
7Jsborne and Exeter was to be rais-
ed by subscription and asking the
society for a donation towards Us-
borne's share of seine
Moved by Miss Louise Hackney
seconded by Mrs. R. Duncan that the
balance of the society's money $75.33
be paid to Mr, Hunkin as a donation
towards Usborne's share in the War
Memorial Fund. (Carried.
Receipt written 'by Mr. ilu:trkin in
the treasurer's book 'for the money
Subscribed to above mentioned Fund.
Moved by Violet Stewart seconded
by Mrs. A Campbell that a vote of
thanks be attributed to Mrs. W.
Pollen the President for her work in.
the society. Carried.
Moved by Wire, T. Cameron, se-
conded by Miss V. Hunkin that the
minutes of this the dis-banding
meeting be printed in the lode papers
Carried,
Moved by 1Mis0 V. Hunkin, second-
ed by Miss M. P011en,that the society
disband by singing, "God Save The
Ming.". Carried,
Mrs. W, Pollen, i?resident; Miss
Violet Stewart, Secretary.
SERVICE
Dashwood
Mrs, P.M. Humble of Sarnia visited
with relatives in town fora few days,
last week,
Mr. and Mrs, Burns of London
spent the week -end with the latter's
mother, Mrs, Brown. Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Elliott and Mr. and Mrs, F. Jerre
pings and family also spent Sunday
with Mrs. Brown.
Mr, Gordon Gates is visiting in
Chicago at present.
Rev. and Mrs. P, Graupner have
returned from visiting relatives in
the States.
Dashwood Civic Holiday is on Fri-
day, June the 20th. School picnic to
Grand Bend,
Mr. and Mrs. David Grigg of Thed-
ford called on old friends intown on
Monday.
A number of ladies from town are
camping at Grand Bend this week,
Mr, Aaron Oestreicher has exchan-
ged his Ford for a Chevrolet.
Several of our residents are beau-
tifying their homes with a coat or
paint.
Zion Evangelical Lutheran church
will hold its annual picnic next Tues-
day, June the 24th on the church
grounds, Everybody welcome. A. full
pfogram of games and amusements
for young and old. Supper will be ser-
ved for 25c. In the evening the
Young Peoples Society will give an
entertainment in Zwicker's hall. Ad-
mission for children 15c: for adults.
25c reserved seats 35c. The plan of
the hall may be seen at Mr. Kraft's
shoestore.
Pte. Milton and Corp. Norman
Johnston of Blake called on friends
in this neighborhood on Thursday
and Friday of last week. A picnic of
relatives and intimate friends of the
boys was held at the hone of their
fathers on Saturday, when about fif-
ty joined in spending a happy time
together prior to the boys leaving for
Peace River District, B.C.
The boys are coming home one by
one. Last week Pte. Norman Brown
returned and was tendered a recep-
tion on Mr. J. K. Goetz's lawn.
Mr. John Bender had a hot time
with his bees one day last week.
The continued dry spell and the
terrific rate of some of our autoists
causes Main St. to be a terror with
dust. Could the speed not slackened
somewhat through the town.
Mr. J. E. Torn inspected our school
Garden on Friday last and pronoun-
ced it the leading one of the inspec-
or;ete.
Work on, however small your sphere
may be.
Know this: True service is the best
of life.
And, though the paths from thorns
be never free,
The thought of duty done with peace
The seedisrife. you sow to -day may help to
feed
The hungry, though its harvest
others reap,
The fabric that you weave may stay
'the need
Of some poor shivering being itt
God's keep.
The stone -you lay may help to
raise the wall
That will a flood of insureetion
quell.
The word you trace, However poor
and small,
May Help the tide of human tide to
swell.
In thewhite glory of some infinite
day,
You may, with mind made great to
coIrlendterp.prelayhend,
Gauge the full meaning of this in -
Of many forces working toward one
And even though you Clever grasp it
all
Still be content to do tete best you
en
'r'rustfall
lilug, that whatsoever MO' be -
le but a part of the eternal plan.
J, 11, Dolseu,
Htirondale
Tbe ladies of Hurondale's Women's
Institute held their monthly May
meeting at the home of Mrs. Ralph
Reddy. Musical numbers were given
by Mrs. O'Brien and Mrs. Pym and a
paper by Miss Jenny Strang on First
Aid to inured. The Institute is
7
making arrangements for a school
Fair to be held at S. Sec: No. 1. Us-
borne. New members were enrolled
making the total membership now
twenty-nine.
CRURVIE IsEAGUE seavo JL1 b
Following is the season's schedule--
-Centralia M at Dashwood E,
fune 13'' -Crediton M Crediton E.
--Exeter 'M. at Centralia M.
June 20 -Centralia M. at Crediton E.
- Exteter M. at Dasbwoed 5,
June 27 -Crediton E at Exeter
--Crediton M at Dashwood h7
July 1 -Dashwood 'E. at Centralia M;
--Cnedieen M, and Exeter M: at
Centralia,
July 4 -Dashwood E. at Ciiediton E.
July 7 -Centralia M. at Crediton. l'd
July 11-Cxiediton E. at Crediton; M,
Cenitrtalia M. at Exeter M.
CHURCH LEAGOE STANDING
Exeter Methodists,
Centralia Si,
Dashwood, E.
Crediton Evangelical
Crediton M.
HONOR ROLL FOR USEORNE
(auo e13ad moll penu1 uo3)
Hoskin Melville W., W. O. R.
Hunter John G„ 58th Battn.
Huckins Ralph B., 4th C. M. R.
Jeffrey W. E., 58th Battn.
Johns Norman W., 58th Battu.
• Johns .Earl L., S&th Battn.
Johns Lewis W., W. C. R.
* Johnston Reggie
Kay Thomas A., 49th Battu.
* Kellett Edward G., 58th Battn.
Kernick William J., W. 01. R.
Kernick Joe, W. ,O. Rt
Kestle Rufus 'W., 58th Battn.
Knight Reginald, 3rd Imp, Div.
Leigh Joseph,
McCurdy Victor H., 63rd Battn,
McCurdy Oliver W., W. O; R.
• McFalls Elmer, 58th ,,Battn.
McRae Duncan, C. E. R
Marchmont John H., U. S. A,
'' 'Mathews Bruce M.
Meyers Stanley, C. F. C.
Morgan, Archibald W. W. 0. R.
Morley, Gordon J. 3 div.
Morley, Oscar J. Stir, A.T.C.
McRae, Duncan C.E.F.
Neal, Cleveland W.O.R.
Neal, Robert I. C.E.F.
Neil, Harvey W.O.R.
* Neil, Wm. E. 2nd. M.G.B.
Oke, Edmund A. 58th. Batt,n
Oke, Earnest T. 14th. Batt,n
Oke, Gordon F. W.O.R.
Passmore, Garnet W.O.R.
* Passmore, Robert 18th. Batt'n.
Penrice, Earnest 47th. Batt'n
Penrice, John
Penwarden, Frederick W.O.R.
Pooley, Richard E. 5th. C.M.R.
Rae, Robert G.E.F.
Riley, C. R.F.C.
Roadhouse, Earl J. 110th Batt.
Rochford Thos. 58th. Batt'n
Rowe, Ed.
Sherman. Geo. and C. M. 5,
Shihkz, Herbert W.O.R.
Smith, Wm. 161st. Batt'n.
Smith, Henry W. J. 1st. R.M,R,
Smith, Wm. E. 47th. Batt'n.
Stephen, Walter 1st. C. Eng.
Stephen, Roy 4th. C.M.R.
* Strang, John C. 58th. Batt'n.
* Sturley, Geo, H. C.F.A.
Tuckey, Cyril. R. 47th. Batt'u.
Turnbull, Harold W. 12th. C. R.'ly.
Turnbull,John5th .H.
* TurnbullA C.H.A..
Reginald Ia. 43rd C.H.A.
Veal, Wm. J. 47th. Batt'n.
Vice, Fred E. W.O.R.
* Walker, Wm, 470, Batt'n,
White, Roy F. W.O.R.
Williams, Thuriow
Williams; Edward M. 161st. Batt'n
Wilkinson, Thos. 58t1i. ISatt'n
Wilson, L. E. 2nd. C.M.G.
Woods, Jackson J. 58th. Batt'n
Wright, Frederick J. 71st, Batt'n
Wygold, Edward 37th. Batten
Williams, Jas. 110th, Batt'n.
Yellow, liidiverd S. 63rd. Battery
* Denotes those who were killed or
died . as the result of wounds Or sick -
Won Lost
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2 1
2 2
2 2
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INDIAN POETRY.
Important Collection Entitled. "The
Path on the Rainbow."
Mary Austin, the novelist, has been
carefully studying the songs and
chants •of the North American In-
dians for several years, and she re-
cently published an anthology of this
primitive poetry, to which she gave
the title "The Path on the Rain-
bow," which will interest everybody
who has paid any attention to Indian
lore, "The Path on the Rainbow"
does not lend itself readily to review.
One might go about .the task in the
thoroughly businesslike and justly
academic manner adopted by Mary
Austin in her introduction to the
book. One might profess to discover,
and, indeed, might discover the gold-
en
olden thread of development running
through this extraordinarily prima
tire verse, and one might or might
not arrive at the conclusion whicb
Miss Austin arrives at that the "poe-
tic art in America at the time it be-
gan to be overlaid by European cul-
ture had reached a mark close Lc
that of the Greeks at the beginning
of the Homeric era." On the other
hand, one might end by questioning
whether there were any standards by
which this strange song -dance -verse
could with justice be judged. As it
appears before us in the cold black
and white of a translation, at best,
a sorry r third of itself, whatever that
self may be, it must be honestly con-
fessed that much of it is frankly
meaningless; and that much more of
it is a simple repetition of a siftsple
statements of fact, ti4tbeut` any ef-
fort to do more than to call up the
picture which each reader has of
these facts in his own chambers of
imagery.
Some o! it, however, and this ren-
ders the search for it so extraordi-
narily worth while, has all the attri-
butes of true poetry.
My children, my children,
It is I who wear the morning star
on my head;
I show it to my children,
Says the Father.
It is vers Libre, of course, but were
fibre of a very high order, and all
may understand and appreciate it.
Or again, take the first few lines of
the poem entitled "The Wold Wo-
man's Lullaby'":
What shall I sing to thee, Babe on
my back?
Song of the Eagle that mates with
the siornit
Hi-i-ri-iki! Iii-eekl
The wild gale is weeping, driven be-
fore hint
To his nest on the black lone mast of
the night;
Swinging, swinging, far out, high
out, over the seat
Hi-i-ri-i-ki! Ri-eek!
It is instinct with the true poetic
spirit, abundantly free, tremendous-
ly concentrated on the expression of
one idea and universal in its appeal.
There is much more like. it. :And
yet a careful study of the book must
convince one that the ordinary man,
trained in the literature of the West,
is not fully equipped to appreciate
Indian poetry. What the poems really
expressed to the Indian, when to the
words was added music, music call-
ing up in every cadence a thousand
recollections, and to the music the
rhythmic motion of the dance, it is
quite impossible for the reader to
gather from the beautiful transla-
tions which the book presents him.
"Verse is to the Red singer but a
shorthand note to his emotions, a
sentence or two, a phrase out of the
heart of the situation. It is the in-
side song alone which is important.
Says the medicine man, explaining
these matters, 'You see, Injuu man
singin' ant cryin' while he sing. It
ain't what he singin' make him cry;
its what the, song make him think,
that's what he cryin' about.' " So
remarks Miss Austin in the course of
her introduction. As an explanation
of Indian poetry it could not well be
improved upon.
Anxious for Canadian Trade.
The economic commission has been
holding a series of meetings with the
Siberian Supply Company and the
agents of the Canadian Government,
and are endeavoring to reacb. an.
equitable basis for Siberian trade,
At a recent conference there were
representatives present of co-opera-
tive organizations who expressed an
eagerness to develop business rela-
tions with Canada owing to the stmt
laxity of climate and resources, .and
also because of successful co-opera-
tive movements anong the farmers
Of the Dominion, Canada, further-
more, is without selfish aims. An
unwillingness is expressed in the
matter of trading through Middle -
Men, Trade, if trade is to be had,.
is wanted direct. it is realized that
it is impossible to developtrade right
now' owing to the transportation dlt-
culties and the political instability 01
,:, the country, but in the meantime POO -
pie in Siberia are a:nxtious to bears
is a modern Canadian methods and are
sending representatives to Canada
r'ea.Son fOt shortly to study the tnethods,
The ancient 'atoltdog
Mem-
ber of the old guard.
A woman always has a
being unreasonable,