The Clinton News Record, 1938-12-15, Page 3MESCEMISIMMECEEMISEUMMIMMID
C. H. SCOTCHMER' •
HAYFIELD.
IltRURS., DEC. 15, 1938
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD,
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WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING IN THE
GAY NINETIES
1./o You Remember What Happened During The Last
Decade Of The Old Century?
THE CLINTON NEW ERA fate The latter, as Uriah Heep was
DECEMBER 16, 1898 screamingly funny and brought down
the house with his comical portrayal
Alexander Watt, of Hunett,
has of the character.
bought from the executors of the
Wm Murphy estate, the fifteen acres
of land on the southern limits of
town, at present in the occupancy of
Mrs. Murphy. Mr. Watt win take Mrs. W. H. Farquhar of Staple-
passession inFebrurayten, while engaged about the yard the
,
There Were 29 here in. attendance other dayfell and had the miefor-
=dm the instruction of Mr. Lough, tune to fracture her wi ist.
the principal of the Model School R. Fitzsimons and Sons will place
Their etamination was held last week, on exhibition on Saturday afternoon
curiosity in the shape of a lamb
being examined by Inspector Robb, a
ef Brussels, and Mr. Baird, of etan_ which has six perfectly formed lege
ley. Out of the number attending and two tails. This is no stuffed
14 have already obtained schools. specimen, but the genuine article.
Newttin Crich, of Tuckersmith, has The funeral took place this aftex-
=Peed to town, and has rented the, noon from the parental home on High
house of Ed. Saville, on Riattenbury street of Isaac Fluker, second son of
et.; he will be engaged ae the &SR. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fluker, who died
depot here. I at Fort Wayne on Monday morning.
was born at Auburn and aceomp-
Miss Hillier has announced her in.- He
tention of going out of business here: anied the family there when they
On Tuesday while two boys named moved to Clinton. It is six years
Rands and Carrick were handling a since he was home, four years being
gam, it in some manner went off, thel spent at Fort Wayne. Surviving are
powder burning Rands' leg, and part his parents and one brother, W. J.;
four sisters, Mrs. E. McLaughlin,
Seskatoon, Mrs. J. E. Cameron, Luck -
now, Mrs. G. Taylor and Mrs. W.
Farquhar, Clinton. •
Mr. Wm. Arndsen, a member of
the travelling public on =want a the office staff at the Piano Factory
the continued snow storm. The roads has rented Mr. Baines house on On -
in many places by the end of the tario street and expects his wife and
week had become almost impassible, fareilY over from. Philadelphia about
even on Thursday many the voters' the New Year.
found it hard to get out. One SIMUS- Rev, Joel= Greene on Thursday
inddent happened in Goderich last celebrated his eightieth birthday.
township. The genial reeve and his Ordained a -minister of the Methodist
wife were going to Goderich and had church,- over fifty years ago, Mr.
the misfortune to turn into the ditch. Greene for nearly half a century lab -
In doing so the cutter tilted and his oured in the interests of that dement, -
better half ,glidee out unnoticed by ination. He has been in charge of
himself. Ire went some 'distance be-
the Brueefield church' where he
fore he noted he was alone and had
preaches every week and in connec-
to turn back for his better half. ,tion with the work •attends various
Dr. Agnew of Londesboro has sold week night meetings --- a record for
out .to Dr. McCallum, of Clinton, and a man his years.
Purposes taking a course. in Newl Mr. Wm. Reid and bride of
York or London, England for a year. Winnipeg, son of the ex -treasurer of
Win. Carter, of Bismterk, North Stanley, who have been visiting under
Dakota, son of M. Carter of Tuck- the parental roof and other friends
ersmith township, has bought out the in the vicinity for a short tiresIa, left
City Cartage business in that place. for their home on Wednesday.
Since he left he has done exception -I Mr. Chas. P. Libby, Manager of
ally well and his younger brother, the Knitting. Company leaves Friday
Lorne, expects to go out in the morning for Toronto to meet Mrs.
spring. ileebby and their ;grandson, Master
Appleton Fame of Tuckersmith, Emmerson Libby, who arrived there
, leaves next 'erect on a visit to his Saturday from Lowell, Mass. Mr.
brother in Ontario, Calif. land Mrs. Libby will take up their
The Misses Northcott, who have, abode in Mr. S. S. Cooper's brick
been in Chicago, where Miss mossy residence on Orange street.
Mr. R. B. Eames of Kenilworth,
underwent treatment for e bite from •
New Jersey, a former and much es
Mad dog, have returned to their
home in this county. Iteemed resident of Clinton, -who has
Harley Davidson, t h e
champion been in town the past week, leaves
'
bicyclist and skater wastin town on !on Friday for home, sixteen. miles
Saturday. Harley was here in the distant from New York City.
interests of E. D. Fisher es Ca, of Mr. W. S. Hale, son of Mr. and
Toronto. iMrs. Tho. Hale of Hullett, returned
Eli McLaughlin, son of Geo. Me. home last w,eek from Liberty, Sask.,
Laughlin, base line, and brother -in -,where he spent several months, and
law of Geo. LUVis seriyee here en' will remain at home for the winter.
Saturday to visit and will remain for He will go back to the homestead in
the winter.
' the spring.
Mr. Stewart G. Jackson, eldest son
When The Present Century of Mr. T. Jackson Jr., who for the
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
DECEMBER 18, 1913
d the shot lodging therein.. A doc-
tor was ealled to dress the wound,
which though painful, is not serious.
Considerable difficulty was expel'.
kneed last week along the road by
Was /oung
THE CLINTON NEW ERA,
DECEMBER 18, 1913
past tlu.ee years has been on the
vaudeville stage, is in Toronto this
week, his company putting on two
engagements daily at Shaw. Stewart
was formerly a clerk in the Maisons
Dr. and Mrs. Gandier attended the Bank and was transferred from the
wedding of the latter's brother, Dr. local branch to Toronto.
Christian to Miss Kathleen D'Esparde
Miss Jean Mustard of Brucefield WANTED — ORIGINAL THINKING
left today for Brooklyn to take a
position as head supervisor at St. That was a most thought-provd-
Jews Hospital, I ing plea for original thinking which
Mr. John Sutter was in Stratford Sir Frederick Banting made to the
on Saturday as representative of the students at the University of Sask-
Clinton Hockey Club, in the arrang- atchewan the other day, Counselling
ing for the games in this district. [them to take a serious view of their
Mr. Herbert C. Fawcett of Bridge- training, he said you will be masters
burg, formerly of Clinton, passed it.of the country tomorrow and in the
civil service examination at Handl- face of all the 'isms challenging the
ton recentlyworld, you must keep your feet on
IL 8:Neville, K.C. of Toronto, who the ground
spoke in, Clint= at the last general Sir Frederick Smiting remarks at
elections in the interests of the Con- Saskatoon were made when on a na-
servertive party is to receive the apH tion wide tour of inspection of fedi-
poietment of Master -in -Chambers, to, ties for medical research in Colleges
succeed the late M. J. B. Cartwright,' and Hospitals. With Sir Frederick
who died a short time ago. as Chairinan, an Associate Committee
The gathering of the Clans ort Clan on Medical Research was recently
Gregor Square, Hayfield, for the pur-lestablished by the National Research
pose of beautifying the said square Cottheil and it is confidently expected
°warred 6n' Tuesday last. The Clans that this forward move will stimulate
assembled in full force and the road some of the great blessings of scien-
is now taken from, the centre and tifie study—including Sir Frederick
the work continues despite strong Banting's insulin—and it will be a
protestations of a number of citizens, matter of further pride if in the
Henderson Forrest of Stanley who future, Canada should lead the world
has been attending the Model School in medical discoveries. Cancer for ex
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has completed his course and is now example, was mentioned by Sir Fret
ready to take a school. • lerick as presenting a tremendous
The names of Councillor Miller challenge to, science. Experimentation
and R. Clarke are being mentioned in the pure science of physics has
around Londesboro for the reeveshipbeen the beginning of radium treat.
It is possible &leo that Barr and ment of thee disease. '
Fingland of the present council ma,y In industry, too, the University
also aspire to the position, students could ' render national ser
As part of the Commencement ex- vice as they did in Germany before
ercisee the play "David Copperfield", the Was when they were called upon
was very well preeented. The I to solve manylindustrial problems.
caste were under the direction 1 As the eminent anthoeity so well
of Misses Stone and Bell. Some of expressed it Science of today was the
the members were Willie Walker:rearch of yesterday—there was no
Daisy Copp, Vera Loble. Peter Mof-lbetter barometer of the standing of
HOW OLD IS
CHRISTMAS?
Little Known and Unusual Facts
About Christmas
The spell of Christmas has exer-
cised a mystic influence on humanity
all down the ages. There is no auth-
entic record of the day nor the month
of the birth af Christ, but at various
times -it has been attributed to every
month in the calendar.,
It was first celebrated on Decem-
ber 25th at Rome about the middle
of the fourth century. Previusly
January 6th (the bepteamal date)
was the day on whidh bath feasts
were celebrated.
Even today the Armenian Church
knows nothing of December 25th.
They still follow the old way and
celebrate the Nativity and the Epiph-
any together on January 6th.
The Feast of the Epiphany--com-
reemorating the 'visit of the Three
Wise Men of the East to the Christ
Child— can be traced beck to the
second century, and even before that
a pagan ritual had always been ob-
served on that day.
From Rome Christmas spread
throughout the West, and came to
England with St. Augustine, who;
on Christmas Day in the year 598
baptized more theta 10,000 English
converts.
Noel, another name foe Christmas,
which we have boerowed from the
French, although for centuries used
in connection with the birth of Chris,
Was previously used to celebrate an-
other birthday—that of the uncon-
quered sun, who ,at the winter sol-
stice, December 25, reached the point
of his most southerly journey, and
then began his upward climb in the
heavens with renewed vigour. This
was naturally a cause for great re-
joicing among primitive peoples who
depended entirely upon the moods of
nature for a good or poor living.
The explanation adopted by most
scholars for the pagan and the
Christian festivals being on the same
day is that the founders of the
Christian Church, fearing to change
too drastically the habits of the peo-
ple whose allegiance they wished to
secure, refrained from abolishing the
old pagan feasts, but •adapted them
to the Christian. calendar.
Yule is the Danish name for
Christmas. Its origin is lost in an-
tiquity, but in pagan times it rep-
resented a two -mantle tide, cavering
the second half of November to the
first half of January. The old pagan
customs which later melted into the
Christian festivities were magical
rites invoking prospenity erom the
gods for the, coming year.
New Year Day is thus a far
older feast than Christmas, and in
pagan times three days at least were
given up to riotous life, banqueting
and licence.
Christmas was not only the warm,
jovial fest it is today. To the early
Christians their religion was essent-
ially one of renunciation.
To St. „Francis
It is to St. Francis of Assisi,
known to prosperity as the patron
saint of animals, that we owe the
humanizing of Christmas. This
Italian monk of the thirteenth cen-
tury, while not underestimating the
divine side of the Nativity, was the
first to realize the full poetry of the
Christmas. The son of a silk mer-
chant, his appeal was made chiefly
to the traders and workmen of the
cities, and the growing influence of
him and his followers, the Francis-
CEITIS, was the means of bringing a
warm, human aspect of Christianity
home to the people. To $t. Francis
the Divine Child was the "Little
Brother"' of all mankind.
When the common people once
grasped the story of Christmas, it
immediately became imbued with the
idea a love and brotherhood, and
gradually, through many phases
Christmas became the homely festiv-
al it ie today.
Carols as we know them were not
introduced into England until the
fifteenth certtelhere %range to tee -
late, rthe yelrd "carol" has a secu-
lar and even pagan meaning. Ira
twelfth century France, it was used
to describe singing joined with danc-
ing and had no connection whatever
with religion.
Whether Christmas Carols were
ever danced to in England is doubt-
ful but, many of them have a lilt
and glee which could easily be as-
sociated with dancing. In Germany,
however, old records tell us that there
was choral dancing at Christmas
round the 'cradle of the Christ Child.
a University or country than its con-
tributions -to science. Outlining some
of the characteristics which he held
to be essential in every research work-
er, he listed: a "transparenflionesty,"
so that the scientist, could not de-
ceive even himself; an =selfishness,
leeving roam. for -team-work and co-
operation; an observant mind; tena-
city; imagination; a sacraficial na-
ture, and, above all else, common
sense. "Any one of us", he declared
"will accomplish, within reason, all
we set out to do, if we week hard
enough and long enough."
There will be increased interest in
medical eeeearch in Canada as a re -
stile of the new Ottawa project, and
Canadine generally will no doubt
agree with Sir Frederick Banding,
when he suggests that tha drafters
of University curricula provide for
opportunities for students to do some
miginal thinking.
WILL GIVE YOU
QUICK STARTING HIGH
KOCLESS P WER and
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CLINTON
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WHAT
OTHER NEWSPAPERS ARE SAYING
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BLYTH.
A. BUCHANAN
VARNA.
"CANADA CALLING" AT HOME I might and main.
,I He can be assisted and those who
In Britain, thiscountry is Prcnr -I assist will find the coming Christmas
jag a "Canada Caning'naniPa'gn' the biggest, best and most enjoyable
Ibs purpose is to tell Britishers more
I ever if ten Christmas commandments
about Ganadarmake them more eager! are obeyed:
for the good things this country
has Here they are:
to offer. ...,...,4 i I Don't give useless gifts. The what-
sam- ai- '"."••••`‘' 'n not and the doo-dad era: is past and
Originally, the n an
Glasgow, mooing down through key
gone ninny years ago. ,
centres. This year it has been con-,
Don't fail to remember that Christ-
centrated in and about London, our is votir
nias ciiance to repay11 those
greatest individual market overseas.
occurred:
"When the bull started for him,
Clemson ran to the fence and crawl-
ed under just in time to escape being
"The body lay in state at the fam-
ily home yesterday, while hundreds
of old friends and ,admirers passed
the beer."
"Miss Mary Hogarth, whose wedd-
ing to John Bemis yesterday had to
be postponed because of her illness,1
is reported to be some bitter today.",
"James Parker, who was bit by an
automobile on his way home from
wmk, is reported to be up and around
little obligations ineurred during the t4xlay...,,
Cost to the Government of this year. •
Don't be afraid to eive simple gaits— "The new senetuary in the nuditor-
"Canada Calling London" campaign
will be about $300,000. Other "tie-' - - ' ium of the Sotxth Methodist Church
such as handkerchiefs and hosiery,
upare arranged cooperatively by -' was dedicated yesterday."
e
, for it is better to be simple than "Another audition in ihe family of
private organizations.
„ bizarre. Mr. and Mrs. ,Ted Draper occurred
If by a "Canada C,alling London
' Dorset forget to Shop early At
campaign we can, do a gcrod selling '''' . on Friday night, this time a bounehig
job overseas for
dominion why Christmas, more than, any other sea -
this son,
,
not a "Canada Calling Canada" cam-
give your local merchant a
, chance to serve you first.
In almost every community he
paign at home? I Don't try to impress people who
in t
are wealthy by giving beyond your Chaancians of the good old days are
Dominion there is a selling job for means.
' timent too far when
and women are growing uwho have
Don't try to be funny. The comic they reintroduce the primitive, pas -
p
boy.—Exchange.
CATTLE RUSTLING REVIVED
"Canada" to be done. Young men
earrytengthatsen
gft is not at all suitable for the time of cattle rustling, which was
little of the enthusiasm oe knowledge Christmas season. I
"'abandoned in Ontario half a. century
el Canada that their forebears had.
Don't gave away !something eoelback and has since been looked upon
They hear talk of secession and received yourself. Sooner or later as something beneath the dignity of
Pretehleia "ri "•They see wastethe truth -will come out ' I the best families as well as a con
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and graft in public affairs. They see
Don't fail to tie your gifts with travention of the law. It is probably
jobs that need to be done, side by
gift wrappings, to make them look 'engaged in by the master minds who
side with idleness and "relief". I
attractive. look upon chicken thieves as pikers
I
Such a campaign need not cost Donrt let Christmas pass without and pickpockets as sissies. While a
i
very much in dollars mid cents. The brin .ng
gi happiness to the heart of poultry raiser couldn't possibly idene
chief outlay would be for leadership,I some child. - 1tify his own White Leghorn cockerel
To be successful it would mean a 1
I Don't let the Christmas shopper or Barred Rock pullett, a two -year -
contribution from every political
fever make a nervous wreck of you, old steer and his owner know each
leader by way of courage, vigor, plait Laimsnrdine News. .
other like a book, and in these days
speaking. It would mean the doing _
of pedigrees, advanced registry and
FUNNY TYPOGRAPHICAL tattooing the live stock man would
be able to identlify his own beast
nois
of jobs that have been left undone
because they were "politically Iim-
possible." It would mean the mold-
ER
ing of public opinion by political in Munich or Harlem'. The modern
• There sn othing which annoys an cattle rustler is simply born 50 years
.
leaders rather than their sitting back
functions; in fact they often remain. •
ed even after the party broke up and
the quiet, law -biding, God-fearing •
farmers went home to a night of
quiet repose.
—Farmer's Advocate._
THAT "HITLER MOUSTACHE*
On the shores of old Lake Huron,
Where the boats come in a moorint•
Lies the pretty town of Godericb
In repose.
Where they censure you quite strictly,.
And make you feel real sickly
But don't wear a "Hitler Moustache'
'Neath your nose.
(Take warning all ye tourists,
Prom the richest to the poorest,
Be sure to wear a thistle
Or a rose.
Wear a goatee if you 'wish
;When you go to bathe or fish
But don't wear a "Hitler Moustache'''.
'Neath your nose.
Beware all ye drummers,
Ye gunmen and ye lnunmers,
What might happen if you're caught -
One never knows.
If you try to look ridiculous,
If make yourself conspicuous
By wearing a "Hitler Moustache'
'Math your nose,
Beware ye huskers and ye shoppers:
Of those burly Goderich coppers,
Or on you a fine they surely
Will impose;
If you walk out vrith your lady,
Or even exercise the baby
And wear a "Hitler Moustache"
'Neath your nose.
Oti Omishman goes free
'Cause he wears a big' goatee; •
a sign that he is married,
I I suppose.
If he cares to go atourin°
He's quite safe way up in Huron,
'Cause he wears no "Hitler Moust- ,
editor more, and at the .seine time too late, and if the Provincial Police
until Public opinion takes matters in-
amuseme t for readere, than are on the job that feet will soen 1
"Canada Calling" campaigns? ache" You men of learning;
to its o-wn hands. providesn
e ypo icaerrors which 1 'Neath les nose.
Have we averlooked the 1L000,000 the tgraPhl hh cree P be de niMIStrat ed.
into the columns of a nevirepaperd If e,attle rustling is only a pa.seing Be wise
market yrithin our own doors in our
Typesetting machines are far from phase it will be too bad if it is al- If
Why not try a "Canada Calling for office you are yearbirtge.
lintfallable, though they do much bet- lowed to slip by without enjoying all
CANADA" canneeleel? — Fieenceti ter spelling ehan the editor's type -'the color and excitement that event
--- Remember the year is drawing ±0ae
i close,
Post. .
TEN CHRISTMAS
COMMANDMENTS „ •
After more than eleven months of
as activity in getting ready for peer we are reprinting herewith re wee produced with a noose ort one
December 25, Santa Claus is again few paxagi ephs. taken from other end. Cattle rustlers or a horse thief
back in circulation and working papers in which amusing errors have were always invited guests at such
writer, which has a strange habit of with the pastime in the Pad ski If you waled be elected,
getting letters down an the wrong clays. From what we have heard and
And by your citizens respected
order. Next time we buy one We shall read we retail that Part of the cere-i '
Don't Wear a "Hitler Moustache'
insist upen its being well educated m,ony was eelebrated beneath a large 'Neath your nose
before We take it over. , !tree with tall spreading branches Jas. W. Geay, Lietewel, One
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Just to make ourselves a bit hap- and Somewhere in the game a rope
The radical's Opinion is that any-
one who keeps his feet ou the groundi
must be stuck tin the, mute'.