The Brussels Post, 1926-9-29, Page 2WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 29, 1926.
THE BRUSSELS POST
Beautiful Silverware is
• Iodernz Necessity
AND what better indication of
taste and refinement than a
service of celebrated
COMMUNITY PLATE
Tba Tableware Da Lam
By reason of our complete stocks
this store is fast becoming known
as headquarters for this delight-
ful ware.
Prices Mast Reasonable
J. R. WENDT
Jeweler
Wroxeter — Ontario
it(
Elma Fall
air at Atwood
Continued from last week.)
DOMESTIC SCIENCE pair bedroom towels, crochet trim -
Hone -made bread, white — W. trod—M. Livingstone, Mrs. A. G.
Struthers, C. Little; bread made from Savage; pan guest towels, cross
Maple Leaf flour—Albert H: Gordon stitched—Mrs. It. J. McLancltlin;
Bread made from Five Roses Flour pair guest towels, any other trimming
—Chester Little; Bread made from —Mrs. W. Speirs, M. Livingstone;
Purity Flour—Mrs. W. H. Gilmer:. bath towel, any trimming—:Mrs. JL
buns—Mrs. Gilmer, W. Strollers; Smart, Mrs. R. J. McLauchlan; pair
bieruits—tiles. D. Hord. Mrs. C. Lit -
ag• e, M. Livingstone; pair pillow eas-
es, crochet—M. Livingstone, Mrs. R.
J. McLauchlin; pair pillow cases and
dresser runner—Mrs. R. J. McLan-
chlin. M. Livingstone; dressing*gable
cover and stand .cover, any style -
tie: Scones --Mrs. 1). Hood, Mr;. W.
H. Gilmer; graham gems—Mrs. F.
Dennis, Mrs C. H. Coultes; cookies,
three varieties—Mrs. J. Hone, Mrs.
F. Dennis; coffee cake—Chestee Lit -
tie; layer cake, light—Mrs. W. Meek -
Mrs. R. J. McLauchlin, Mrs. S. Hiles;
well, Mrs. J. Hone; layer cake, Clark buffet set, three ''ccs—lies. S. Hiles
—Mrs. T. Cleland, Mrs. J. Ruttier- ."-'-
force; loaf cake—lIr;. J. Hone, aire. Mrs. P. Greensiclee; table runner--
Annie Inglis, Mrs. 3. Hone; centre
C. H. Coultes; apple pie—NIrs. C. H. piece for set table—Mrs. S. Hiles,
Coultes, Mrs F. Dennis; lemon pie— Mrs. W. Speirs; centre piece for pole
Mrs. F. Dennis, Mrs. A. Gordon; ished table—Mrs. R. J. McLauchlin,
pumpkin pie—Mrs. C. H. Coultes, Mi.e. J. Honig serviettes, crochet
Mrs. F. Dennis; jar of small fruit— trimmed—Mrs. W. Speirs, :Miss E.
Mrs. J. Hone, Mrs. C. Little; jar of Bamford; tray cloth—M. Livingstone,
large fruit—Mrs. C. Little, Mrs. J. Nies. S. Hiles; tea cloth—Mrs. A. G.
Hone; jar of jelly—Mrs. J. Hone, Savage, 1M. Livingstone; lunch clout
Mrs. C. H. Coultes; tomato catsup— and serviettes, crab.—NIrs. A. G.
Mrs. J. Hone, S. Purvis; mixed pick- Savage, Mrs. J. Hone; lunch cloth
les—P. Ducklow. Mrs. J. Hone; can- and serviettes, any trimming—ills
ned vegetables—Mrs. J. Hone, Mrs. E. Bamford, M. Livingstone; tea
C. Little; biscuits, girls under lit— cosy—M. Livingstone, Mrs. A. G.
M. Terry, C. Clark; layer cake,
girl, Savage; fancy apron—Dir;. 1V.
under 15—M. Terry, C. Clark; pie, Speirs, 11. Livingstone; Roman cut
girl under 15; nicest breakfa_t—E. work—Mrs. R. J, McLauchlan, Mrs.
Cowan, Mrs. T. Cleland. C. Little; child's sweater—Mre. A,
FLORAL EXHIBITS G. Savage, Mre. C. Little; damask
Begonias—Mrs. W. G. Sheri, Mre. hemming—Mrs. S. Hiles, Mrs• A. 0.
J. Rutherford; foliage—Mrs. W, G. Savage; handkerchiefs ML'c. F.
Shera, Mrs. R. May; dahlias—H. Brown, Mrs. J. Hone;fancy stopping
Goddard, Mrs. J. Rutherford; gledi- bag—Mrs. A. G. Savage, Miss E.
oli—H. Goddard, Mrs. W. G. Shera; Bamford; sofa pillow—Mrs. J. Hone,
asters—Mrs. A. Coghlin, Mrs, (Dr.) Mrs. R. Smart; child's dress—Mrs.
Kidd; sweet peas—Mrs. J. Oven., A. G. Savage, M. Livingstone; l:t''es'
Mrs. (Dr.) Kidd; roses—H. Gocldarcl; fancy hag—Mrs. A. G. Savage, 31.
outdoor flowers—Mrs. (Dr.) Riad, Livingstone; baby's bonnet—Mr.. W.
Mrs. W. G. Shera; pott-d plants— Speirs, Mrs. R. Smart; whits em -
Mrs. W. G. Shera, Mrs. R. Mey; six broidery—Mrs. F. Fisher, Miss E.
blooms of dahlias—Mrs. J. Rather- Bamford; colored embroidery—Miss
ford, H, Goddard; blooms of gladiol- E. Bamford, Mrs, R. Smart; cotton
—Mrs, (Dr.) Kidd, Mrs. G. Dila- bedroom set—Mrs, R. J. McLauch-
cott; blooms of asters—Mrs. F. Den- lin, M. Livingstone; collection fancy
nis, Mrs. A. Coghlin; bloom= sweet work—John S. Cowan, Miss E. Bam-
peas—Mrs. (Dr.) Kidd, Miss A. Dick- ford.
eon; 12 cut gladioli—Mrs, W. G. FINE ARTS .
Shera; 12 cut asters—Mrs. W. G. Oil Painting
Sheri; special — Mrs. (Dr.) Kidd, Any subjeet—M. Livingstone, Miss
Mrs. W. G. Sheri: A. Wherry: landscape or marine —
LADIES' WORK Miss A. Wherry, NI. Livingstone;
Best designed patch work quilt,
• or fruit—M. Livingstone,
cotton—Mrs. C. Greensides, Mrs. J. Miss A. Wherry; original, any sub -
Hone; applique spread—Nits. J. ject—M. Livingstone, Miss A. Wher-
Hone, Mrs. A. G. Savage; fancy bed
spread, colored—E. Cowan, Mrs.l'W.
Bell; fancy bed spread, white—Mrs.
A. 0, Savage, Mrs. R. Smart; com-
forter, wool—Mrs. J. Hone; quilt,
Savage; original, any subject—M. Liv
any other kind—Nettie Chapman, M.
Livingstone; quilting on quilt ---Mrs. ingstone, Mrs. A. G. Savage.
J. .Hone, Mrs. S. Hiles; man's paj- Pastel
auras--DTrs, R. Smart, Mrs. C. Lit- Scene—Mrs, R. J. McLauchlin., M.
tle; man's night shirt—Mr's. C. Lit- Livingstone; fruit or flowers—M.
tle; child's gingham dress—Mrs. C. Livingstone, Mrs, R. J. McLauchlan;
Little, Mrs. A. G. Savage; kitchen original, any subject—M, Living-
spron-14I. Livingstone, Mr:, R. stone, Mrs. R. J. McLauchlin,
Smart; home made sock,, fine—Mrs. Crayon Drawing
W. H. Gilmer, M. Livingstone; nnan's Pencil sketch—M. Livingstone,
woollen mitts knitted double—Mrs. Mrs. A. G. Savage; pencil ;ketch,
F. Brown, Mrs, G. Moved; la•tiea' original—Mrs, A. GI Savage, M. Live
knitted mitts—M. Livingstone, Mee, ingstone; pen and ink sketch—al.
A. G. Savage; crocheted rag mit— Livingstone; .p(m ink sketele ori -
Mrs. A. Gordon, Mrs. G. Gordon; erinal-M. Lien vingstone; cartoon —
hooked rag mat—Mrs. W. Bell, Mrs. Mrs. A. G. Savage, Mrs. Reber!:
3. Hone; mat, any other kind—M. Smart; collection of pictoree in pen t
Livingstone, Mrs. R. J. McLauchiie; and ink—M. Livingstone; zoll.*.ction
house dress, fancy -Mrs. W. Speirs, 6 pictures in oil or pastel—M. Liv-
NirS. J. Hone; house ch'See plain '-- imestotr•; best pencil sketoh by child
Mrs, C. Little, M. Livingstone.; home melee 15- -E. Blaekwell, MPs. A. 0,
laundry work, three serviettes --Mrs, Savage; best watercolor by !hilcl un -
7. Hone, Mrs, C. Little; flm'al arran- der 115---M. Terry, E. Blackwell• best
gement for polished' table—Mrs. pastel by child tinder 15--M, Terry,
i Dr.) Kidd, Mrs. F. Dennis; one E. Blackwell,
piece filet crochet lace, finished are hand Painted China
title—Mrs. A. G. Savage, M. Liv- Jardiniere or Vase—M. Living-
ingstone; crochet lace --one yard two i.tone, Mise A. Dirltson; cup and
inches wide or over ---E. Cowan, Mrs, nuc •r.' o' plate—M. Livingstone,
A. G. Savage; knitted lace, one yard &liar, A. Dickson; salt and peppers --
two inches wide or over—Mrs, A. 0. M. Livingstone; bowl or hon bon
Dick -
Savage, E. Cowan; tatting ---M. Lige dish ---M, Livingstone, Niiss A. ingstonn, Mrs, A. G. Savage; tatted son.
edgings ---Mrs. A. G. Savage, Miss H. CHILDREN'S COMPETITION
Iian'tford; ladies' slip—Mre. J. Done; (Confined to the Twp, of Hlma)
Crochet work in cotton -(-P, 'runner;
pencil drawing ---E. Blackwell, Mrs,
A. 0. Savage; e•
plain sewing
hy girls
under t5--
C Clark, P Hanna; e -
broidery for girls under 15 on cot-
ton or linen -•--'A. Ballantyne, 14.1
rye .
Water Color
Landscape or marine—Mrs. A. G.
Savage, M. Livingstone.; :lowers or
fruit—M, Livingstone, Mrs, .\, 0.
ladies' night robe, any trimming' —
Mrs, .R. 1a
Lauchlm
>
M es
W.
Speirs; convalescent jacket Mrs. A.
0. Savage, M. Livingstc, c; 1tie, cue
•--:h;. Cowan, Mrs. 3, Hone; 'uorr-loir
ea a.eare Cowan, Miss 1S, Bamford;
Blackwell; tatting for girls under 15
- •E. Blackwell; writing foe girls at-
tending public school—A. Ballan-
tyne, I. McCutcheon; writing for
boys attending public school—C.
Coghlin, L, McDowell; watercolor
painting—M. Terry, E. Blackwell;
ier•best display of farm products by
pupils of any school section --Elmo
No, 4, Donegal, No. 0; for best
eaintit:g' in watercolors of a North-
ern Spy apple showing twig and
loaves—B. May, R. Swine; for Leat
painting in watereolors of a group
coneleting of four varieties of fruit
--A. Ballantyne, M. Simpson; for
hest painting in watercolors of the
ltritish Union Jack on flag staff—?1.
Terry, h McCutcheon.
[HereanclThere j
Vancouver.—According to statis-
ics prepared by the Vancouver
Merchants' Exchange, the foreign
trade export of the port has de-
creased 400 per cent, in the past
five years, while the import trade
has increased 51 per cent.
In a recent report from the Cana-
dian Pacific Agent at Shanghai re-
ceived at Montreal it is stated that
the summer in vicinity of Shanghai
has been trying on account of
drought. This may have a disast-
rous effect on the crops. The long
and intense heat wave was only re-
cently broken by a typhoon which
struck the Coast near Shanghai.
A plan is projected by the Osaka
Prefectural Government authorities
in Japan for the promotion of a
large exposition in commemoration
of the tenth anniversary of the res-
toration of world peace. It is ex-
pected that the exposition will be
opened in Osaka in 1929. The plans
for the exposition, which will be
carried out at tremendous cost, have
been approved by the Prime Min-
ister.
So successful on Canadian farms
have been young bachelors, who,
prior to residence in this country
were students in agriculture at the
Hodleigh Salvation Army Schools
in Essex, England, that the Army
will shortly receive into those insti-
tutions their first classes of married
men destined for farm lands in the
Dominion. The course will be given
during six months, and will mean a
thorough training in branches of
agriculture, particularly adapted to
conditions in Canada,
Prospects for the establishment of
an air route in Japan for mail and
passenger service have brightened
with the announcement that the
Ministry of Communications have
included an appropriation • in the
budget of the Communications De-
partment for such a service. It is
anticipated that there will be
enough passengers willing to pay
double the railroad fare for the sake
of speed between Osaka and Tokyo,
the leading cities of Japan.
The Hebridean- emigrants who
are leaving their lone aheilings and
misty islands for a new life in
Canada have, curiously enough,
hitherto been ignored by the novel-
ist, although the romance of this
migration, extending over a hundred
years provides a wonderful field for.
fiction. The extent of this field
has now been realized, however, in
the new novel "Eyes of a Gypsy,"
by the Canadian writer John
Murray Gibbon, who is the well-
known author of "Drums Afar",
etc., and Dean of Publicity of the
Canadian Pacific Railway.
Action should be taken by the
authorities in the Province of Que-
bec to shorten the open season for
hunting deer and moose, according
to Ozark Ripley, well known writer
on animal and wild life and prom-
inent hunter and angler. Mr, Ripley
also believes that the deer season is
too early as in September the deer
are still in their red coats, and their
numbers are only conserved through
their ability to hide amongst the
leaves of the underbrush which have
not yet fallen. He believes that a
scarcity of this game will result
from the lengthy season,
The Earl of Clarendon, 'tinder
Secretary of State for Dominion
Affairs in the British Government,
who has been touring the Dominion
investigating the eonditions under
which the 3000 -family scheme from
Great Britain is wo'ldng out, de-
clared, in an interview at the Cana-
dian Pacific Windsor Street Station,
at Montreal recently, that one of'
the greatest things upon which the
success of the scheme depeeded was
the loyalty and eheorfulneee of the
mothers of families hi—might out to
Canada to be beat 1 nn farms. His
Lordship paid a Spr.
:ar
tribute to
the type of women 1 -rough out
under this theme where he had me
tl eleg his personal visits antongl
immigrant families,
GET RSD OF THAT
CONSTIPATION
"FRUIT-A-TIVES"---A SURE,
POSITIVE REMEDY
DESJARDINS
Thousands of people, in every
part of Canada, are rapidly winning
back health and strength with the
help of "Fruit-a-tives."
Mrs, Napoleon Desjardins of
Grand Falls, N. B. says she took
several boxes of this marvellous
fruit medicine for pain in the back
and Constipation. "They did me good
immediately and I am relieved of
these troubles. Now I always keep a
box of "Fruit-a-tives" in the house."
This genuine fruit medicine —
ntade from fresh fruit juices, in-
tensified and combined with tonics
— is Nature's own remedy for cor-
recting Constipation, Pain in the
Back, Stomach, Kidney and Bladder
Troubles; for purifying the Blood;
and building up the general 'health.
Get a box yourself—take them
according to directions—and see how
quickly you, too, will feel better.
25c. and 50c, at all dealers.
GODERICH HAS,
MIDNIGHT FIRE
Barn Burned and Two Horses and
Family Dog Perish
Goderich, One., Sept. 22.—A most
disastrous fire broke out nbotlt nee
o'clock this morning in the large barn
owned by J. E. Walters, Park street,
which completely destroyed the struc-
ture.
Two horses, a dog and a number
of chickens in the barn were burned
to death.
There was about tnree loads of
hay in the loft, and spontaneous com-
bustion is given as the origta of the
blaze. A light wind carried the burn-
ing pieces through the air and sev-
eral small blazes were repor;,od but
these were quickly extinguished.
The residence of J. E. Walters,
which is on the same lot as the barn,
suffered most as it was in the direct
path of the wind which blew on to
the roof. Had a stronger wind been
blowing a more disastrous fire, would
have been the result.
BRUCE COUNTY
J. A. McDonald, Teeswater, snif••r'
ed a fracture of his right hand while
cranking a car. He had mistaken the
position of the spark lever, and to be
cranked the oar, the handle flew bar k,
hitting the baht of his right bat d.
breaking one of the bones.
(neo. Forsythe, of T ,'ante, lin hail
been visiting his Oster, at 'f'eeswat Pc,
was severely injured when he was t nn
down by a car owned and driven by
n Detroit yo eg man. He was Pa).
vied into the Vendome Hotel in an ue•
enrlecious state.
The 50th anniversary of the United
Ohurch, Kincardine, will he celebrat-
ed with nppeopriate services, nn Stn,,
clayand Monday. October 24th a d
25th, Rev, A. S. Orton, M. A,. A. T.
M., of St. Andrew's Church, Ohnth-
em, will also 1o+'ture nn Monday every
ing, Bev. Mt'. Orton has just rel nit •
ed from a trip to Palestine.
HURON COUNTY
The new Teesweter Hospital was
formally opened fot' service, Reim. -
day, with Mrs, Wallen. R. N., as urat-
ton. The ne,v hospital tvi11 be known
as the Homey Hospital, The upper
floor of the building, which was form -
arty the 1esidence of the late Dr.
7!'ergusonf has been converted into
hospital rooms with complete hospital
equipment, a nursery, operating 1.0110
and nurses' room. Dr. Fraser, prov•
incial health inspector, paid a visit, of
inspection 1.0 the new hospital.
What miglet have been a serious
accident took place-' Saturday night
on the corner of Patrick and Jose-
phine streets,' Wingham, when Lloyd
Henderson, 9 years, in crossing the
street was knocked down and rot
over by a car driven by Mr. W. An-
gus of Dertoit. He was taken to the
doctor and examined, but was found
not to be seriously injured, outside
of his arms and legs being badly
bruised,
PERTH COUNTY
Wellinton Hay, M.P., for North
Perth, had a majority of 048 over
hie opponent,
Viola May Smallaenmbe, it 12 year
old Stratford girl, was knocked down
by an automobile, and is suffeting
front a hrnicen leg,
One of the eldest and most respect•
ed residents of this community, in tie
person of OttlJierine Stewart, widow
of Neil .Murray, was buried in the Me-
l'avfsh cemetery, North Eaethepe,
The fneraservices worn conduit
rd
at• her late residence, in Tovisteek, by
a Rev, H. 0, Crozier, of Knox United}
'Chlneh, aseiet.ed by Rev. O. H. Lan•
eanehir'e, of St. Ludrewe' ?roebytere
tan Church,
A Scrap of
Paper
By CENEVIEVE ULMAR
(aepyrlg0t, 1018. weitera Newspaper Calea,)
Moser Melville was !moral of his
home- town as he returned to it after
tui absence of a year. Ile Imd been
'thread on business—the hneluess of
demolishing nutodtacy and full well
had lie done itis duty. 1lueed 01 once
In relive service, u bit at' shrapnel
had Iudged iu his chest, plr.ehtg
lilm
on the hospitrtl list for it month. Near
Verdun, mouths Inter, n rifle ball had
Ioenettaterl nue knee. They invalided
Aim then, for It would be a long time
before he could walk without limping.
Ile limped now and prugvt'sscd slow-
ly as he left the train, arriving at (.'lin-
tun live hours after the glorious news
of victory end peeve had reached the
little hamlet. At any other time he
might have become the center of at-
, traction, for he had numy friends
in tate town and reports of his bravery
and medal award at the front had beau
duly noted In the local newspaper.
Jost naw, however, the place had gone
wild.
There was a reason fur this. Just
before going into the service his love
for a certain young lady in the village,
named Wanda Bond, had inspired him
with mighty hope and longing. On the
eve of limiting his declaration, with or-
ders for departure to service pend-
ing, he was told by tt friend that 33les
Bond had become engaged to 19111s
Thurston. An overheard reiteration
of the information an the part of
Thurston completely drove Roger
from the field as a rival. He was
glad to get away froru the scene where
his fondest hopes had been so rudely
blasted. ile had not heard from Wan-
da since. Now, returned, he could not
repress the old interest and love in a
girt who was the one and only ideal of
his (ireFtles.
"Is it an omen?" abruptly Roger ques-
tioned himself, and drew back into a
sheltering doorway. Coming down the
street in au automobile was the man
who had robbed him of his move—Lilts
Thurston. The latter was flushed and
riotous of manner and voice. He was
showering confetti ou the crowds and
uttering jubilant yells, the sham pa-
triot he had ever been, for he had tak-
en nu advantage of a technicality to
evade going Into war service.
Clinton was soon ablaze with enthu-
siasm, copying metropolitan manners
• celebrant on a minor scale. Whistles
1 shrieked, bells jingled, automobbles
dashed along with strings of tin cans
trailing behind. From office windows
great masses of torn -up paper were
cast adrift, filling the air and littering
i the street, and all the time, cooped up
at home, just convalescing from an at-
tack of the measles and therefore un-
able to join the roving groups down-
town, little Millie and Esther, nieces of
Wanda Bond, set about having n jubi-
lation of their own on n home-made
scale, but destined to solve the fate of
two loving hearts that otherwise might
have drifted apart forever. '
Left alone with a servant they
trimmed the porch with flags und bunt-
ing. They were forbidden to leave the
yard, but fully enjoyed the infection
of patriotic duty. A sight of whirling
scraps of paper down the street sug-
gested en idea. "Ohl" exclaimed Es-
ther, why' can't we snake a snow-
storm, too!"
"We can, we must," acquiesced Mil-
lie excitedly, and very soon they had
gathered up all tete old newspapers In
the bnuse, got ftp on the fence posts
and shouted with glee as the •brisk
breeze added their quota to the litter
that mottled the roadways.
"I know where there's a heap of old
paper," declared Millie, as their initial
supply was exhausted.
"Where—where," demanded her
partner in mischief eagerly.
• "In the .utile. Aunt Wanda put 0.
box of stuff from her desk up there
yesterday," and thus It was in their
heedless glee the two exiles from the
public celebration made up for the
deprivation by recklessly scattering to
the winds the contents of a waste
basket speedily pounced upon.
• Roger Melville had meantime felt an
irresistible impulse to stroll past the
house of his beloved one. Twice he
1 wtis buffeted with the sheets and par -
titles of paper sent adrift by reckless
hands. An open four-page letter
caught against his coat. His eye fall-
ing upon it, he looped with interest nt
a letter atedressed to "Dear Friend
Wanda," and it was signed by Estelle
Mason, .het closest friend,
It was of recent date and palpably
one of a regular correspondence. His
eyes glowed' as ho perused it. All
thoughts of the propriety of rending
the letter were as naught for the mo-
ment, as his thirsting soul drank in a
rapture complete.
"I am glad you have given Ellis
rTitul'stor his quietus," It read. "Be-
tween a slacker end a hero there is
no choice. Why don't you forget maid-
enly modesty and all that, and cheer
up the man you Iove, fighting for his
native country and very likely think-
ing of you as constantly as you of him?
Dear, brave Roger! 1 really believe,
dear girl, that some misconception sent
him away without telling you how
tmich he thought of you,
"Medals are something, the letter. of
commendation from lny general Is
something greater," soliloquized Boger
Melville joyously, "hot this is more
11ta11 tali ptit together 1"
And he pressed his lips to the letter
that born ICstelle Ittasan's name, fully
se nenine Mat he would eventually de
the same duly by those of }tag metieir&
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rid Will C?w l x ;ce
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Meatunable Wails itt the
Cis'onij of tee Empire.
ly Charles eartzeky
The First Stearn Railroad
One hundred and one years ago,
on the 27th September, 1825, the
first public railroad train in the
world to be drawn by a steam loco-
motive made its initial trip in the
north of England.
As far back as 1670 there were
lines of wooden rails in many of.
the English colliery districts, known
as tramways, over which trucks lad-
en with coal were drawn by horses
for short distances, and in 1738
rails of iron were used for the first
time. In• 1803 the first railroad on
which pasengers were carried eves
opened on the outskirts of London,
but the coaches were drawn by hors-
es. During the next few years sev-
eral steam locomotives were con-
structed for haulage work in the col-
lieries, but they all proved less satis-
factory and far more expensive ' titan
the horse-drawn tramways.
When the Stockton and. Darling-
ton Railway scheme was sanctioned
by Parliament in 1822• it was intend-
ed that horses should be used to haul
the wagons, but George Stephenson,
the great engineer, succeeded in im-
pressing the promoter's of the line
with the great advantages to be de-
rived from .steam traction, and he
was given a free hand. He solve(: the
many problems which had baffled the
cleverest (scientists and engineers of
the day, and constructed a locomo-
tive which proved not 'only highly
efficient but very economical.
At the opening of the railroad on
the 27th September, 1825, Stephen-
son drove his locomo'tive on its first
journey, and hauled a train of 34
wagons, a total weight of 90 tons,
at a speed ranging from 14 to 15
miles per h,pur. The line was origin-
ally intended only for the conveyance
of minerals and freight, but pas-
sengers were carried from the very
first trip, and the public demand be-
came so great that a regular passen-
ger coach with acconodation for 21
people, 6 inside and 15 outside, was
•
added to the daily train a fortnight
Iafter the opening run„.,_
The great advantages of the new
form of transportation were immed-
!lately apparent, and the carriage of
Imerchandise between Stockton and
1 Darlington fell from five pence to
1less than a half -penny per ton
' mile, while the cost of coal in the
' latter town dropped from eighteen
to eight shillings per ton.
The opening of the new railroad
aroused little ,beyond a local interest,
and although several other short
lines were soon after built in various
parts of Britain very few persons
seemed to have realized the great
future awaiting the steam locomotive,
and it was not until the opening of
the Liverpool and Manchester Rail-
way in 1830 that the world awoke
to the fact that a revolution in the
methods of travelling had taken
place. It was for this raliway that
Stephenson constructed his famous
iron steed, "The Rocket," which em-
bodied most of the principles of the
locomotive as we know it to -day', the
numerous changes effected during
the last century being chiefly a grad-
ual increase in size and power with
an improvement in design, material
and mechanical construction.
For many years the general public
(evinced a marked distrust of tine
safety of steam traction, and when
Queen Victoria made her first rail-
road trip from London to Windsor,
the Master of the Horse, whose duty
it was to supervise all royal journey:,
went to the station in advance and
subjected the locomotive to a criti-
cal but meaningless inspection. On
the arrival of the Queen at the sta-
tion her coachman insisted upon trav-
elling on the engine in order to see
that it didn't run away, but his re-
splendent livery of scarlet and gold,
white kid gloves and powdered wig
suffered so much damage from soot,
grease, and flying "'sparks that he
waived his prerogative on all future
railroad trips of his royal mistress.
PERTH COUNTY
Listowel has paseed a Stop Street
By-law.
Macklin Burgess fell from a trap-
eee in the Mitchell High School gym-
nasium and had the misfortune to
have a small bone in his left arm
broken.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bender, widow of
Joseph' F. Bender, died at the home
of her son, Martin R. Bender, of
Wallace Township, on Saturday, at
the age of 89 years. Mrs. Bender
was born in Eschel'bach, Germany,
and came to Canada in 1882, living
in Wallace Twp. ever since.
The official opening of the Mitchell
to Dublin Highway was made to -day.
Hon. NI. Henry, Minister of High-
ways, officiated.
Ernest Adams was shot end died
from the wound at Nesbitt, Man. He
left Stratford on the harvesters' ex-
cursion. It is expected that he was
hunting when the accident happened.
The remains of Mrs. Rebecca Mc-
llroy, widow sof H. J. Sherman, who
died in Chicago on Wednesday even-
ing, September 16, were brought to
Listowel 'on Saturday morning for
burial and weer accompanied by her
nephew, Mr. Lloyd McIlroy.
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