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The Clinton News Record, 1915-05-27, Page 1ea' •., No. 1886 -37th Year CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY; MAY 271h, 1915 THE HOME PAPER Business wont come to you of its own nccord. Go after it me by advertising in, . he News ....... 6iiverware yr Wedding 'ilts. young housekeeper—elm is proud to show re and she finds real use aCoo voys a lasting memory, Silverware is most acceptable to the bride. It is practically imperishablend We have a good assortment of Tea Sets, Babe and Casserole for it every 'day. We Suggest Silverware as the Ideal Wedding Gift, . . It is valued because if is one of the prime necessities of the No Bride Can.,Have Too Much Silverware. , . • Dishes, Desert Sets, Bread and Sandwicth Traps, Butter Dishes, etc., also complete 'Me of Knives, Forks and Spoons of all kinds: • , 11 W 'mete, and Optician - - Clinton T h e Royal Bank OF CANADA. , Incorporated 1860. Capital Authorized $25,000,000 Capital Paid-up 11,560,000 Reserve and Undivided Profits 18.500,000 Total Assets ' 185,000,000. NO Branches. With world wide connection. Interest allowed on Savings Depoeits. General Banking business transacted. R. E. MANNING, Manager - Clinton Branch IA PTV' 11"'111"•111' W"IIILI.111"'IW-111'"1111111'311"111"111"111V111'"UrIll'" I IB O. 6! .0E 4 4 1 5, - .7.. re: .L. L.: fee e = E .-. ....., i..-. Incorporated THE 1855 MOLSONS BANK A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS - TRANSACTED INCLUDING - CIRCULAR LETTERS OF CREDIT BANK MONEY ORDERS CAPITAL AND RESERVE $8,800,000. Savings Bank Department s At all Branches Interest allowed at highest cerreat rate Clinton Branch . C. E. Dowding - Manager , 92 Branches In Canada _ READY-TO-WEAR 2 he morrish ORDERED • CLOTHING Clothing Co. 1 CLOTHING REMARKABLE SUITS < 4 • (.• , ', , .‘ .„, * i 44 e. 4 ,. X ff ei ,e- IJ TARED BY VALUES IN MENS - AT $8.50 , TO $10,00. Our special values at these prices represent the utmost value possible to of- fer at the price—the utmost • in reliable fabrics, expert workmanship and finished style. .. To fully appreciate the exceptional Va- lue of these suits, you must see them. We can sell nine out of every ten men who see • these wonderful values, No man who is looking to get the most actual value for the least money will buy any other suit after he has seen these. ' They are surprising values. Sooner or later you are going to find out that it's ) decidedly to your best in- terests to -trade here. THE. MOR,R:ISH Agents for CLOTHING. Ci,. the C.P.R. Telegraph. J. A SAD BEleE,A.VEMENT. • THE LOCAL MARKET. Mrs. Albert Seeley of town, arid Wheat $1.4.0. Mr. Ira AV, Johns, of Tuckersmite, were, Oaes, e5e, in Toronto last et;efilre being called Barley Sic; there by the death of their niece, 13utter Ste Ito 25c. the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. , Eggs lie to 150. Addison lie Johns, which wee caused Live. Hogs $9,00. by *sceeiling. The little tot, ;barely ASIOTIeER ADDED TO LIST, two pan years oidwater bysonic o7er icmeansns pulled aanof scaldingherself 'Mr. G. W. Layton of the London on Wednesday and died early There- Road 'is another farmer who has in - day moreing. Math •synepiethy is felt vested in a molar car and who is get - for the stricken parents in, the loss of ting a good deal of satisfaction out of their child in so. tragic a manner, his new purenate, 'For business or THE BODY RECOVERED. pleasure a care adords a very convene awe means- of getting about tile country The body of Burke the live year- quickly and comfortably. old son of Dr. E. G. and Mrs, Holm- es of Saskatoon-, Sask., who was drowned several months ago in the, THE "SURE" LETTER. , Writing from &diode, California, Saskatchewan River, was last week ; a lady who formerly resided in Olin - recovered tWenty-five miles' down the ton saps : "Find enclosed ley eenew- stream. From the appearance of the al of seesoseptoe to The News -Rees clothing it is supposed the body bad oed, I look forward to my eseree become fast in the mud at the bob- letter from home which comes every tom of the river. The temaine, were Monday evening and is certainly ap-- in a good state of preservation: That preelatede We have had a wet spring they have • been recovered and have without Mitch sunshine which is raths received Christian burial has been a or unusual for California,. source of satisfaction to the bereaved A GOLDEN WEDDING; parents. DEATH OF DR. MeCIJAIG. Mr. and Mrs. Ceas, B. Elliott of Oranogo, Missouri, will, on Monday next, June 7th, celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage. Mr. and Mrs., Elliott have on more than one occasion vii ted in Clinton atthe •homes of Mr. and Mrs. Tboe. Trak ' -and -Mr. . . and Mrs, W. Hellyesee aaddwi,ll' be remenibered by a number of citizens, ONTARIO ST, CHURCH. In the absence on Sunday of the pastor, who was preaching anniver- sary sermons at Bethel °hurdle Ful- lerton, Rev, Dr, Fothergill preacbed hero with much acceptance. On Sunday next at the evening ser- vice the choir will tender special mu- sic provided for a patriotic occasion. The paetot will also deliver a patri- otic address. The financial statement now ready for publication shows a total of core tribetions for Connexional and Benev- olent Funds of more than two thou- sand dollars. Contributions for the Idiesionary Fund from ail sources reach the splendid seen of 1,e01.00. Of this 'amount the League contribut- ed $270.00. ( PATRIOTIC NOTES. Was the "Vingee Hill" tea a fra: eess last Friday afternoon ? Well, the proceeds amounted to twenty-five dollars. Anyone ha ring old l inen , table cloths, sheets, etc., should bring them to the council chamber any day the Society meets. The hospitals need them. The ladies of Ontario street church will sieve tea at the next meeting on June 14th. As these teas are the only means being, used to, Mae money for the "Soup Kitchen" it is hoped everybody will come out and help along the good cause. The money received by the treasurer since last report is as follows : Mem- tare fees, 75c Master Harry Shaw, $140 ; Mrs. R. Fitzsimons, $1.00 ; Miss Baxter, 50e ; A friend, $1.00 ; A 'friend, $1.00 ; J. Noble, $1.00 ; Friday's tea, $25,00. A NEAT BIT OF WORK. Dr. J, Molivaig, a native . of Chil- ton, died at his home in Erie, Penne on Wednesday of last Week and on Friday the remaies, were brought to Clinton cemetery for interment, in the family plot where many years ago the parents and a, brother and sister of deceased were laid at rest. The re- mains were accompanied by the wid- ow and -two brothers of the deceased. The funeral _services Were conducted by Rev, Mr. Harper, the pallbearers be- ing : J. Scott, J. W. Shaw, W. D. Fair, D, A. Forrester,' J. Wiseman and A. J. Halloway. Dr. 'Went was a 'sat of Rev. Mr. McCuaig, who resigned the pastorate of Willis church about thirty-five years ago, being the predecessor or Rev. De. Stewart, EMPIRE DAY OBSER VA N CE Empire Day was duly observed in the Clinton Public School. In all the div- isions suitable exercises were taken up in the afternoon, patriotism being the key -note of all the exercises from the Primary Division to the Senior IV Division. The various eeercises were interspersed with patriotic choruses and altogether it Was. an inspiring af- ternoon for the boys and airls. The following is the programme in Divi- sion 1 for the afternoon : Opening Prayee for the Empire, "0 Canada," Chorus by the Claes, Recitation, "The Cbildrens' Song,'' by Clete, Danford, . Recita,tion, "Hands All Round,-' by Hattie Greig, "The Maple Leaf," Chorus by the Class. Exercise in Geography, "Under the Union Jack." Recitation, "A Hymn of Empire" by Helen Forrester. "The Story of the War," The Princi- pal, Recitation, "Ye'Marinets, of Engjandee by, Fred Wallis, "Men of the North," Chorus, Recitation, "Scots Wha Hae," by • Mary Holland, Recitation, "My Native Land," by Orville Murphy, "Rule Britannia," Chorus, "Our Flag," The Principal, "The Veteran Song," Chorus, Master Willis Clark Cooper, son of Recitation, "England My England," Mr. A. T. Cooper of town, who is al by Alex. Eagleson, pupil in the second division of the "Vital Lampada," by Sadie Model school, got up a little booklet Draper, in honour of Empire Day which is "The Marseillaise," by Geo. quite a 'work of art and does credit Middleton, to the young artist. The cover is of "This Canada of Ours," by light brown book neatly decorated Robert Shrenk, with the Canadian crest. On page " "There's a Good Time Corn- three is a Union Jack very handsome - Mg." by Ethel Wasmann. ty drawn and thtoughout the pages Reading, "The Heroine of Nancy," by are apt and appropriate quotations, Madelon Shaw, ' Decorating a page containing the Recitation,"Britens beyond the Seas," names of the men from Clinton who have offered their services to the Empireis a branch of maple, The book also contains the names of the Empire's. heroes on land and sea both past and present, the British cabinet and the Empire's Allies and on the last page is a. verse of the National Anthem, Both drawing, which is in colors, and penmanship are exceeding- • ly well done and the book ie teed with brohyn ribbon, making as neat and attractive a little volume as one could wish to see. • WILLIS CHURCH. • by Harry Rance, " "What Makes a Nation," by Edna McCaughey, " "The Recessional" by E'Diest leverniom, "Anide Laurie," Chorus, Recitation, "The Friendship of Na- tions," by Lama Hearne, • God Save the King," 'bp the. Class. Master Robbie Shrenk filled very ac- ceptably the position of chairman for the afterhoon. After the recitation of "Kipling's Recessional, ,' the Principal took occasion to retnaelc that in 1897 • at the Queen's Jubilee, when Kipling beheld the pomp, and glory of that great pageant he expressed his anxie- ty that the British Empire 'might be led to trust too much in their own poWer and thus forget the ancient sac- rifice, "ari humble and a contrite heart" hut that the position the Bri- tish Empire hae taken in the great .struggle has altogether dispelled that anxiety that the Beitash Empire stands today as the truest cham- pion of • righteousness of justice, and of universal broeheehood that the world has ever known. lie stated that it was enough to be alive at this time and to have the satisfaction of being called a citizen of such, an • Empire. Britain was never so great, so honored, during all her glorious history as at the present moment. Next Sunday Rev. le C. Harper will preach at both services, The subjects' will be : Morning, "The Nobler Anteeederste of The Common- place" ; Evening, "Thou Shalt , Not Covet.'' The Covenant Adult Bible ',Class held a business meeting in the church Tuesday evening with twenty-five members present in spite of the rain. The' firet annual piepie of the claae will be held at Bayfield about the middle of 'June, and a lawn social has been decided on for Tuesday, June 22nd. A member of the class now absent from town sent three dol- lars as a eontaileirtion to -the funds. "Loyalty" is right, The lowest at- tendanee this year so fax is twenty- six, the highest sixty-one. The mem, Never have her Union Colors so intrin- bership is over eighty now, and the sicallp meant courage, truth, and per- hundred -mark should be reached be- ity as they do today and that these fore 'midsummer. 'principles are today being again in- dellibly printed on 011E Truine Flag pn the, bloody battlefields of France and Belgium, to shine with a ben - Hance that;send 'its ineuence round the circle of the' globe, land so long as Britain remains true ,to her ancient sacrifice the powers of' dark - The prayer -meeting on Wednesday evening next -will be"Covenant Bible Class Night." The members of the class will, attend in a body, and Rev, P. C. Harper will deliver a special . -address on .., "The, Covenanters." The' service ' is open to the- public who THANK YOU, VERY MUCH, Captain V. Henderson • and Ciente 10. Laycock with to thank the many Icing friends of Clinton and the set - weeding country who have so geas zeousle Lionel:Hinted to the Annual Self Denial Fund, thus, enabling the odic, ,515 and ' emeis to not only reach the target of $77,09, bet to reach a 'tot- al of $09:00. -H. • ' 'WESLEY CHURCH. ' Tee service on Sunday mein wan of, a patriotic character the ' pastor taking for his subject "Victoria Day" and preaching a strongly prierioble sometime The choir allot had prepared appropriate music. -Two anthems were sung by the full choir and a quar- tette,''Brave Hearts Forever Stile" was well rendered bp Messrs.- P. and C. Amitewe; W. Meade- T, E. East, PASSED' WITH HONORS. • Among the many students at Tor- onto who passed the emcee Universi- ty examinations appeare the name of Miss Mary J. Holmes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Holmes, former- ly of Clinton; who stood first and also took first-class honors in the fourth and final year in Domestic Sci- ence, She 'has to her credit the hon- or of both standing first in her class and taking flret-classi honors in three years out af the four. Tills is a highly creditable record. A POPULAR BTUDE., The following item from a Bran- don (Man.) paper refers to a shower given Mims Core Rathwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, E. Rathwell of Uwe, prior to her marriage a fort- night ago : and Mrs. Van Noe - man were the charming host and hostess at their pretty home, "I3eighte side," 10th street, on Friday evening at' a delightful shower in honor of Nurse Cora Rathwell, a brideseleet of next week, who was the recipient of many beautiful and useful gifts. Carde and music were indulged in until mid- night when a (lain t)' luncaeon was served." DISTRICT DELEGATES. The, following are lay delegates from this cliskieb 'tio the Methodist l'onfer- ence which meets at St. Mary's next Weak, Clinton, R. E. Manning, H. Wiltse Hoeuesville, 0. W. Potter. Varna, Thos, Robinson. Brumfield, R. Watson ; Bayfield, W. Wallis. Londesboeo, Wm. Vodden ; Auburn, W. .7, Parks ; S'eaforth, Wm. Morrison. Myth, H. Berney ; Benmiller, 'Arthur Fisher ; Nile,, J. Cl. Shepherd : Dungannon, S. F. Treleaven ; Walton, E. Role ; Goderich, R, Wallis, Giles Jell - bins; Alternates, Jas, Young, W. H. elelle yar, L. Tyndall, AN ACCIDENT. Mr. Richard Morrison of the 6111 eon. of Waft had the MiSfOrAltne to meet with a bad accident on Tuesday forenoon. He wad starting for home when a pot tion of the hale netio broke and the buggy striking the horse's heels it started off en 'the jump. It is a hard -bitted animal dif- ficult to control and when over the brow of Vinegar Hill it left the road and the buggy "striking a telegraph post Mr, Morrison Wan thrown out, sustaining the fracture of two ribs and a bed shaking up. I•le was quick - la taken to the Shoham House, the Hospital being temporarily closed, where heff reeeived prompt medical attendance and though now doing as well as can be expected it will he a few days before he can be removed to his home, • ' People You Know. Mee, Wm. Tighe of Goderith is visit- ing friends in town. 'Mrs, Wm. Graham spent Victoria Dee with Benoit friends, Miss Jennison spelt tee holiday with Mrs. Mason of London. Mr. and Mrs. :Cohn Emmertoll visited lIensall friends on Monday. Miss M. Clark visited in Toronto ov- er the, eveek-end and holiday. Per. John Relabel' was up' from 'fur - onto for over the holiday eariod. Mrs. Ti. Floofly and Miss Olive wets up from Toronto for the holidav, pealed. bliss Jennie Robertson was in 'Brant- ford on Monday attending the 'funer- al of the late Norman' Creech. Mrs. J. B. Reynolds Carne up from ' Melee yeeterdey and will spend the remainder of the week with her parents, Mt. and Mrs, J. J, Mc- Caughey, Mr. mid Mrs. Geo. Hornell, Mies Bernice, and Master Gerald of BON - /in and Alva James Walker and Miss Eva of Goderiell were guests, over Sunday with 'Mrs. John Lay- ton and Mr. and Mrs. John Walker of town. Mrs. James Shepherd, who bas. been spending the winter with her daugh- ter, Mrs. Kemp of Ottawa, returned home •yeeterda,v.. She had also been visiting in Toronto for a week" or so, there being so many Clinton people now iui the oily that it takes some time to get around them all, Mrs. (Judge) Robinson of Toronto, who has been a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Rorke for sonic weeks, suffered a slight etroke one day last week and has been quite di ever since. Her grandson, will be cordially welcomed. No col- Mr. Robinson of Toronto, was up nese may beat against her in vain, visiting her over the week -end, ecorde. Baufield ;His Battery Kept on Ming in..' Until the Guns Were lido 04 Hot to Work. on • De. Woods, our medical health cer, has been ill Peleseboro this we attending, the Provincial conventi of M. 1-1.0's. • Rev.. Mr, Rickert his purchased a driver, from Mr. Robt. Douglas oh Blabs'. Mrs. Couch, Mrs. Ross and Mise Helee Ross of Clinton spent the holiday at their summer cottage 111 'the village, Mr. R. Bailey spent Victoria Day atMl,t t,cillei,l' Eeqilifilrarb spent Wednesday and Thursday of thin week at Dee: - Chester. Mr. Ven.' Mustard went to Port i-Iuroit on Monday in his gasoline Mr. Wm. Ferguson 9f Seaforth in spending the week in the village. - The young people of Bayfield gave a hop in the pavilion on, the evening of Victoria Day. Miss Eva Stinson, teacher, spent over the week -end and holiday at the parental home on the Sauble Line. Mr. and Mrs. George, McKenzie of Clinton were the gueets of their 'uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs, Fred. Stanley, over the holiday,. Mr. and Mrs. Wine Stanley of Hot- mesville spent the 24141 with their son, Mr. Fred Stanley. Mr. C. Chapman and Mrs. Chap- man and family of London spent a, few days at their summer home in Lakeside Park during the past week, Mr. Lawrence Fowlie of London spent the holiday sillier the parental roof. Mese Alice Tippet and , Mr, Darling of Toronto were the guests of the former's parents over the holiday. Sirs. James Ferguson and son, Master Jim, spent a fee% daye clueing the past week with friends at Wind- sor. Miss Hunter of Hensell was a guest at Mrs. Parson's during the past week. Miss Greenslade of London scent Monday in the village, Master Frank Erwin returned home from Berlin on Saturday after Weld- ing a week with his Sister, Mrs, Soder, Miss Eliea Reid of London. spent the holiday period with friends the village. Mies Edith Falconer of G oder ice spent Victoria Day under the paren- tal roof. Rev. A, Macfarlane exchanged pul- pits with Rev. Dr. Pletcher Thames Road on Sunday last. Dr. Partridge, Mrs. Partridge and family of ',outlet' epeet the holiday period at their summer home in Lakeside Park, P. Glees, MP. and Mrs. Glass of London have arrived and have al- ready taken possession of their sum- mer cottage on the Terrace. Mr. and Mrs. K. Saudet and Mr, Wilber Erwin of Berlin were the guests of the latter's parents, Sir. and Mrs, H. ti'. Erwin, over the week -end. Mrs. Seeder is remain ing for a few weeks' visit. Mrs. W. IT. Woods spent some daps recently with Mrs,. Cr. Woods at Seaforth, Miss Belle Woods .was visltieg at her uncle's, Mr. V. J. Stinson's. ill of Holmesville, Mrs, F. McCartney of Goderich vis- ited her sister, Miss Sarah Tebbute, over the holiday period. • Mr.' and Mrs. L. 0. Lashbrook of Mitchell were guesem at the lady's parental home, 'that of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Pickard, over the week -end. Misses Elmeline, Flossie and Viola Holland visited their sister in Lon- don at the holiday time. Some of our citizens took in the picnic of Bethel Sunday sohool at the, lakeshore on Victoria Day. They re- port a good time. Mist Maggie Rueledge and Miss Wil- son visifed Toronto friends over the holiday time., Mr. and Mrs. .7. IA Levis of Clinton were the guests' of Mr. and Mrs. Ve Jenkins .011 Victoria Day'. Mrs,. Cl, T.- Joensbon, who came to be with, her sister, Mrs. R. le Cox, during bet: illness and who remained until the end, rehired to her home in Toronto on Monday. The spin pa thy of the cOffelltai by goes out to Mr: Cox and his son and to the sue viving meinbers of the tamely' in their sorrow. Mrs. Cox was one of those "whom to know was -to lova." Mr. • Cox wishes to expred through this medium his sincere appreciation of the great kindness shown them ' by tee neighbors and friends in tech b°I:Iea.S v.611.1e1Tit.. Mc, Walter aft on Tuesday morning for Redlands, Cal., to vieit his brother and sisters there. His • Week sister, Mrs. H. Tebbatt, Ve re- gret 1,0 learn, is not recovering from her severe illness but is more or less of en invalid, At the district meeting last weelr in Clinton it was decided to, place the Bethel appointment back on the Bay- field circuit as formerly, leaving the Holetesville circuit, to consist of Holaresville and Ebenezer appoint, rants. This Will, relieve the local preachers who have during the past years renamed excellentservice many times at great inconvenience to themselves. They will now' be able id a, measure to rest from Rale labors, They may also lest assured that the pee people of Holtneslelle and Bethel remember there with affection and whenever occasion may 'require Will again Weleome them to their pulpits and their tomes, News -Record Mew, News -Leader. ' Lieut. Broder McTaggart in The Big FightFamaet, yApprriles30.tb4 It is quieter to -night than it has been for eight daps. You have proba- bly seen that eve were engaged near Ypres from April 22nd, on. -Up tilt now :I ham escaped very luckily, in fact the whole Battery has been luck.y. Thursday afternoon where the French were, attacked LIR) gas was, terrible.. I was in the trenches with the 48th, the right battalion of the third bri- gade. There was another battalion between us and the French, ' When the Freon fell batik we came in for a bit of shelling, My telephone wile to the Battery, was cut and I. did not get a chance to fie it until 10 pen. 1 was called back to the- Bat- tery where the' had also been heavily, eland. No, .3 gun had had a direct hit on the. shield and the gun was put out of action. Fortunately the dee tachinent had just' been pulled out before it happened. The odlly casual ty was one man slightly wounded'. The third Artillery Brigade was talc-, en out and sent to support the left where, there was no infantry at all took11105gb We flidnieipan)o tidIly. We, t kio-1 Liitou aliadultthe ed the remainder of the night till the gene were too hot to work, The oil in the buhers was boiling. Some in- fantry then came up and we • moved back about 200 yatils, and fired again during the day and the next night. The following day we got, a good shelling and had to vacate, Ora of the guns we got out with the learns, the other two we man -handled. Four, men wounded this day. in the after-, noon Capt. MeEiven had his, horse killed under him • with a Three other horses, killed and one man wounded. We gob another position, and were not bothered very much until last night, though we had five more men wounded and one gun put out of action by a splinter and a shell landed two feet from the - trait of No. 2 gun. Last night, they got after us and 'ended an 8 inch shell just in rear of our dug -out. There were four of us in it at the time awl it pushed tile whole side in on top us. Later oe we were driven out again. Today the Battery . was again heavily shelled. Two 'horseskilled and one mare wounded, We had a notification 'today . that one or our wounded men died, No. 3 gun is back Again. 'file infantry certainly made a name for itself although at terrific cost, :( do not know yet what case alley list there is bireet is certainly, ewe'. Mail has been very rare of late, 1 have had a few' lettos. from: England lent there Inas been no Cane adieu mail for a long time. France, .May 7111'. Yesterday I received a letter dated. April 2.1.O. The first I .heve had foe nearly three weelat. Any alai ;nail was probably lost at tine- poseollieee The' box arrived safely however on. the. Eel. The shoe thread was vep good. and cane at a good time:, All we ate gattieg. new except our ' ra- tions is what is sent to us. We are still at It but it' has quieted down the lase few days. I am, back at the wagon line for a rest, It is 'eeetaiete 1,y peaceful here to what it is a mile or two further eta. Our casualties have mounted up to about 25 ale together, 8 killed and. the remaindep wooded. Respirators, have been in - sued to all thus Infantry and 0 sepe pass we wilt get -them in time. We have been having tee most delightful weather the last two weeks. It is a good thine as we have been living in augeoiets' and they are net vera coniforteble when it rains. -Broder MeTaggara, London Road Mr. Ira W. Johns was in Tenet° last week attending the funeral of his little niece, the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. A, F. Johns, IVIre. Corbett and babe of Toronto have been visiting the lady's pare ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Eleoat. A number of people from this vieine ity Spent Victoria Dap fishing at the river. Mrs, I, Dodd of Clinton is visiting her daughter, Mrs. G. IV. Layton, this week, Mr. Tilos, Carr of Briteefield is building the foundation for Mrs, Davidson's new Darn.