The Clinton News Record, 1936-07-16, Page 3THURS., JULY 16, 1936
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
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WHAT 'CLINTON : WAS DOING IN THE'
G) Y NINETIES
Do You Remember What Happened (bring The Last
Decade Of The Old Century?
From The Clinton New Era, July 10,
1893:
Mir. and Mrs. Henry Cole left this
week for Rapid River, Michigan.
On Sunday next Mr. Thos. 0. Coo-
per will pass his 88th milestone.
1 Miss Blanche Sheppard is visiting
et the .residence of her .uncle, Rev.
E, IKershaw of Embro.
Mr. C. C. Rance has rented Dix-
on's new hotel at Brucefield and ex-
pests to take- possession in October
1st,
Dr, Turnbull was called to his
home in Listowel on Wednesday ow-
ing to the illness of both his father.
and his mother. •
Rev, A. Y. Hartley of Bhnevale has
resigned his chaege in that place,
and purposes making Clinton his
home and will shortly take irp resi-
deuce here. We welcome him to our
midst.
Mr. W. Perrin and Premier 'lardy
are related and theywentto school
together. -
Able to be Out -The many friends
of David Cantelon, Jr, son of Wni.
Cantelon, will be pleased to know
that he is now able to be out and he
expects seen to be as well as ever
physically. '
He Was Joked—They are telling a
good joke on a certain Conservative in
town. Some one informed him that
Laurier had decided to prohibit the
running of all Special trains on the
12th of July and also ordered all the
hotels to be closed. He believed the
yarn and went storming about for
some time before he discovered that
the 12th fell on a Sunday.
A' Piece of Fine Workmanship' —
H. B. Chant has -just completed for
his brother, Prof. Chant, of the Uni-
versity of Toronto, a clock which is a
model of fine workmanship and fin-
ish. The clock has a second hand as
well as minute aid hour hands and
an electric alarm. The clock and
works are the product of Mr. Chant's
own hands.
When The Present Century
Was Young
From 'the ,New Era, July 13, 1911:
. Mrs. J, Howson is visiting friends
in Woodstock,
Miss Edith Hedgers of Goderieh
is visiting with old friends in town,
Mr. John Warrener and son of
Sarnia spent a few days in town
last week.
Mr. John Moon of Toronto made a
short visit in town recently.
Dr. W. J. Fowler accocfipanied by
his wife and children are once more
renewing, former acquaintances in.
town.
Mr. Murray McEwaa wan at Mit-
chell last Friday night umpiring the
baseball snatch between that town and
Goderich.
Made a Rescue — Last week four
young men went sailing at Bayfield
A sudden wind blew up. Their calls
for help brought Newman Cluff to
the rescue. He brought them safe to
shore.
Mr. W. S. R. Holmes is having a
new cement walk laid at his home.
Huron Old Boys Tour the Country
There were five automobiles in the
big party and they made a triutnphal
tour of the county arriving at Sea-
forth Saturday afternoon. The tour-
lists
ou -ists visited Bayfield, Goderich, Dun-
1gannon, Lucknow and Wingham.
[While in Wingham they attended St.
PauPs church. The trip- was in
charge of President Beck, Secretary
Floody and Vice -President Sloan.
One of the features of the outing
was a visit to James McMichael, the
oldest citizen oil the. county' The
mem in the party were: E. Floody, H.
J. Clucas, Thos. Poole, W. 0. McTag-
gait, Dr. W. E. Struthers, Major
(13eck.
From The Clinton News -Record,
• July 13th, 1911:
Miss Winnie O'Neil is spending a
-week at the fancily cottage, Bayfield.
Mv, and Mrs. Janes Keys of Yoke,
Mich., former well-known residents of
Stanley township were visitors with
the former's brother, Mr. Wnn. Keys
of -town.
Messrs. Robert Irwin and Murray
Jackson left this morning for St.
Thomas es delegates from Wesley
League to the annual summer school
now in session there.
Misses Norma Bentley , Eva and
Mollie Cluff and Clete and Leila Ford
have gone to Windermere, Muskoka,
for a couple week's holidays.
Dr. MacCallum and his bride have
returned from their trip to. Europe.
They are visiting at the letter's home,
that. of Mr. and Mrs. John Wiseman.
A Field of Buckwheat—Mr.. A. J.
Grigg rather fancies himself as a
farmer these days and few will dis-
pute his claim when it becomes known
that he has a growing field of buck-
wheat standing over five feet high.
This is a remarkable height for this
type of grain. Mr. Grigg says that
everyone be has asked to view this
field has done so except Mr. Frank
O'Neil. Mr. Grigg insinuates that he
was 'brought up on buckwheat por-
ridge and can't bear the sight of the
stuff. There seems to be good
chances of buckwheat pancakes in the
Grigg household this coming winter.
Farewell Gathering -A well attend-
ed picnic in honour of Mr. and Mrs.
Sams. Rathwell was held on the lawn
of Mr. Janes Miller on Tuesday 'ev-
ening. Just before supper was served
a short address was read by Rev. T.
W. Cosens, in which he referred to the
faithful and efficient work of Mr. and
Mrs. Rathwell in connection with On-
tario street church.
From The News -Record, July 15th,
1896:
Mr. and Mrs. John Johnston, Rat-
tenbuy street, Mrs. Whitehead and
Miss Estell are on a visit in the Soo.
They left by boat from Goderich. .
Mr. G. F. Emerson has opened a
branch bicycle emporium at
Hayfield.
Mrs. G. N. Sherlock and Miss Seel -
Mg of Kincardine are visiting Mr. W.
Cooper..
Mr, R. D. Ramsay of Platteville was
on a brief visit to Mrs. Ramsey- and
parents, Mr. and Mrs., G. D. Gil-
christ.
. Mr. and Mrs. Wni. and Mrs. J. T.
Harland attended the funeral of the
late Mr, W. H. Mueney of Goderich
last Thursday.
Harry Folland, who had charge of
James Fair's cattle on the trip to
Scotland returned Saturday, He re-
ports fair luckwith the cattle:°
A Good Parson — The following
ftoni The Fenton, Mieh., Independent
refers to a brother of R. J. Cluff of
town and John Cluff of Goderich
township. In brief --We regret to part
with our rector, Rev. William T. Cluff
who has been an earnest and success-
ful workeramongstus for a period
of more than three years. On his ar-
rival here a plain and rather-antigre
church edifice was used. Now by
neaps of his active energies with the
aid of several very munificent gentle -
merit furnishing financial aid and
building talent and aidedby the un-
tiring efforts of the ladies of the
congregation, a modern and beautiful
church has been erected..
Bicycle Races:—There will -be .Five
numbers an the card for 'Friday
night. Admission of five' cents to de-
fray expenses. Watch the mayor of -1
ter Tom Jackson's scalp. Chief
Wheatley,. Fred Jackson, Dr. Bruce, 1
Johnnie Miller and Dan Ross will be
a quintet worth watching.
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WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS 'ARE SAYING
DOES IT FIT; TODAY
No htunorist is without an acid
touch, on occasions, and for all his
kindly honor, Mark Twain had this
touch to a high degree.
His description of the "average
man" was of such a nature that it
inay be an accurate picture, even
today. It hits out' all those who, in-
stead of trying to ameliorate interna-
tional relations, are ready at a given
sign to mash all the saving conditions
that so laboriouslyhave been built
up in an endeavour to protect the
citizenry of the world.
Mark Twain's judgement gives
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the impression that if this man were
to commit a; crime the compiler of
the "wanted" bill would have no diff-
iculty in picking him up here, there
and everywhere that, "if a composite
photograph were taken of the whole:
of humanity it would show a man
with an axe on his shoulder proceed -I
ing' in search of a grindstone."
What a pitiful pictue. What a
judgement. Have wethe right, at
the present time, t o repudiate an
accusation that throws the world back
almost tothe status of jungle men?
—London Free Press.
- THE EFFRONTERY OF YOUTH
After- all, the years do not greatly
change the equipment of human
nature man starts out with. A youth
with the accumulated wisdom of 16
years will resent advise regarding.
his' conduct by a child of seven. What
could a "kid" of that age know about
anything.
Evidently it is the same at 97 and
105. When recently John Rockefeller
parted company with' his ninety-
sevenths year he undertocsk as most
very aged people are asked to do -
to set forth certain rules of health
DOLPHINETS SHOW HOW TO SAVE LIVES
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Now that ba my breeaes and Bright
sunshine have started the annual
pilgrimage to Ontario's lakes and
rivers, the drowning hazard is again
causing concern to many parents.
Artificial respiration is being taught
to young swimmers so that lives may
be saved. Here are- two comely
Dolphinets, members of Canada's
leading women's swimming club,
showing just what todo with a per-
son
erson who has been pulled from the gg
water ie an unconscious condition. gradually brought to bear upon the
As part of an intensive safety cam-,
paign, the Industrial Accident Pre-,
vention Associations have issued
these instructions: 'Place the palms
of the hands on the small of the back
with Angers resting on the ribs, the
little finger Just touching the lowest
rib, with the thumb and fingers in a
natural position and the tipsiof the
fingers just out of sight, • With arms
held straight, swing forward slowly
so that the wei ht of your body is
Shu
patient. The shoulder should be
directly over the heel of the hand
at the end of the forward swing. Do
not bend your elbows, This opera-
tion should take about two seconds,
Now immediately swing backward
so as completely to remove the pres-
sure. After two seconds, swing for-
ward again. Thus repeat deliber-
ately.
eliberately, 12 to 15 times a eminate, the
double movement of compression
and release, a complete respiration
in four or five seconds.'
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YOUR WORLD AND MINE
by JOHN C. KIRKWOOD
(Gopyright)
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That old story about Midas, • the
king who desired the gift of the
golden touch, needs to be recalled
frequently, for there are so many of
us who want to turn all things which
we touch into gold -as if the posses-
sion of gold were the supreme tri-
umph of life. There are so many a-
mong us like the Irishman who said,
"They say :that money is the root of
all evil, but give me lots of the root."
There died the other clay a man
whose great purpose in life was to
get rich. They tell us that he had
accumulated $75,000: this in his life-
time of 67 years. I knew this pian
from childhood. He was a very good
man in the sense that he was upright.
He was an elder o' the kirk. But he
was "close". There was not a par-
ticle of generosity in him. He began
life with nothing but his health and
his sound upbringing. He became a
clerk in a store. He had a pleasant
way with him, and was a success. In
the course of time he went into busi-
ness for himself. Apparently he pros-
pered, but during the latter years of
his life, he had ill -health, and had to
slacken his efforts to get ahead. He
was never very popular, because he
was so obviously a self-seekor, and
because he refused to identify him-
self with community activities.
' This man had another source of
income — mortgages. Apparently he
put all his surplus money into mort-
gages, and I can imagine that he was
rather relentless in his dealings with
borrowers. It was—so I was told
a long' walk over hilly country roads
—8 miles or so—to collect the in-
terest due on a mortgage that ended
this man's life for be died suddenly
the following day from a heart at-
tack. It had been suggested to hint
that he should hire a taxicab to make
the journey, but he scoffed at the
suggestion. "It would cost me two
or three dollars", he said. Appal: -
that had helped him into the ranks
of the nonagenarians. Ten of these
rules he cited.
People younger than "John D."
were mildly interested; though not
eager to reach the age when benefit
of the rules might be prover', But
Charles W. Eldridge was more than
interested; he was annoyed. While
"John D," is in his ninety-eighth year,
"Charles W." has observed his 105th
birthday; and he resented advise by
the "young fry." All htnnbug any-
way. "Take Rule 5 in young Rock-
efeller's list," he said: "Don't allow
yourself to get '. annoyed." That's
poppycock. I've been annoyed most
all my 105- years, and twoor three
times it saved nip life." -
So -there you are. While annoy-
ance may be a nonagenar'ian's poison,
it is a centenarian's meat. Similarly
with other rules of conduct. There
are a few to deny that man may begin
his second century with a new outlook
on life -especially men like Charles
W. Eldridge. Things that interested
eptly his parsimony shortened his life.
( This man never travelled. I know
little about his family. His . one son
is afflicted, physically and seriously.
Whether or not the son had any in-
' clination to acquire a • superior edu-
cation, I cannot say, but I do know
that he lacks the qualities which 'help
a man forward. His physical disabil-
ity makes it almost impossible for
hits to earn a living. Fortunately,
however, for hien, the money which
his father accumulated will sustain
this son—if the son does not dissi-
pate it.
I The father, I imagine, .ran his
:home 011 what has come to be known
as the 'budget'; plan, meaning that
expenditures on domestic life were
cramped. Now, it is all right to
rtrim all expenses when necessary -a
scant. income—forbids the indulgence
la desires; but it seems to me that
rmore is lost than is saved when a
limn "worth" $'75,000 never allows
'his wife or children to exceed the bud-
get.
him in the nineties become of little
consequence. And apparentlythere
is a strengthening of determination,
evident allthrough the years, not to
take advice from the juveniles, the
young upstarts! -The Globe.
VOTER'S LISTS
The agitation carrier' on by the
newspapers across Canada, irrespect-
ive of party affiliations, against the
plan of preparing the Dominions
Voters' lists at Ottawa as adopted for
the last campaign, has produced re-
sults' and the former plan of printing
them in the different counties will be
reverted to. The public treasury will
benefit considerably by the change.
-Goderich Star.
HereI want toa word ortwo
n sayc tv
in praise of those farmers who have
given thew sots and daughters a good
"schooling" or education — sending
them to high schools and to the uni-
versity, that they, the children, might
have "advantages" which were denied
the parents. A farmer's income is
usually devoid of any margin for the
education; of children. Probably the
money needed and employed is•sav-
ings, and indeed, it may be derived
from a mortgage on the farm.
In my boyhood days, when I was
at the high school, there were many
fanners' sons and daughters among
my e lass mates. Some were' prepar-
ing themselves to be teachers, and in
the cases of nen, the teaching period
was intended to give the means (mon-
ey) which would enable them to be-
come doctors, or to go to the uni-
Sersity. I am sorry to have to say
that occasionally these farmers' sons
peened to be unappreciative of the
sacrifices of their parents , and of
brothers and sisters. Yet, whatever
may have been the number of un-
faithful ones, the number .of those
whose subsequent Careers justified
every fond hope and every sacrifice
was much larger. Indeed, if one were
to snake an investigation among our
leaders, one would find a surprising-
ly large number of them who were
reeved on a Win and who got their
start in life because parents ,and
brothers . and sisters made it possible
by their sacrifices and thrift, for the
son to get an education.
Which is better,.I ask: for a father
to be a money -grubber and a miser,
denying wife and children an indul
gence of their legitimate desires, and
in this way adding to his hoard; . or
for a father to spend himself and his
earnings on his children in order that
they may have more thanhe had of
those -things .which the world calls de-
sirable?'
e-sirable?'
A good many of my contributions
to The News -Record have dealt with
this same,. subject, namely, the cost-
liness, of being miserly. 'What shall
it profit, a man if he gain the whole
world . and lose, in the process, his
soul? A man's soul is what he takes
with him into the life •beyond this
earthly life. And if a man loses his
soul in this earthly life, and: so enters
the life beyond soulless, it means that
his earthly life was utterly misspent,
even though he died "worth` millions".
A queer expression that—"worth mil-
lions"—or "worth $100,000". What is
the trite measure of a man; when he
deg? Is it the money ,which he ac -
cum -dated ?
c -cumulated? Is it not rather what he
gave to those dependent on hien and
those whose lives he touched more or
less closely clay after day? It is not
THE_CANADA YEAR BOOK
1936
The publication of. the 1936 edition
of the Canada Year Book is announc-
ed by the General Statistics Branch
of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.'
The Canada Year Book is the official
statistical annual of the country and
contains a thoroughly up-to-date etc -
count of the natural resources of the
Dominion and their development, the
history of the country., its institu-
tions, its demography, the different
ibranches of production, trade;' trans
portation, finance, education, etc.—in
brief, 'a comprehensive study within
the limits of a single volume of the
social and ecortontic condition of the
Dominion. This new edition has been
thoroughly revised throughout and
includes in all its chapters the latest
information available up to the date'
of going to press.
The '1930 Canada Year Book ex-
tends to over 1,150 pages, dealing'
with every phase of the national life
and more especially with those sus-
ceptible of statistical measurement.
Attention may lie called to some of
the special features of the present
volume. The statistical summary, in-
cluded in the introductory matter,
has been extended this ,year. A spe-
cial article, "Canada on Vimy Ridge",
prepared by Colonel A. Fortescue
Duguid, D.S.O., 13,Sc., 'R.C.A., Direc-
tor of the Historical Section (G.S.),
Department of National Defence, has
been included in Chapter II. This is
apropos in the light of the pilgrimage
to Vimy and the official unveiling of
the Vimy Memorial arranged to take;
place this month. New material on
fertility rates and multiple births in
Canada has been added to Chapter V.
Insofar as statistics are available,
the immigration tables of Chapter VI
have been placed on a calendar year
basis to facilitate international com—
parison. Statistics covering the con-
struction industry in Canada have
been made available in the Bureau
recently, are - published ublished for the
p
first time in Chapter XV, amplifying
the information on contracts award-
ed and building permits, statistics of
which have appeared regularly in
the past: The introduction to the Ex-
ternal Trade Chapter (XVI) has been
revised by the inclusion of an ab-
stract . of the value and quantum of
world trade abridged from the League
of Nations' "Review of World Trade,
1934." Section 9 of Chapter XVII
dealing with Merchandising and Ser-
vice Establishments has been entire-
ly revised and rewritten to cover the
estimates of retail trade made since
the 1931 Census; a new series of
monthly indexes of retail sales, 1929-
35, is also Mended as well -as prin-
cipal statistics of chain stores and
the motion picture industry. Some
'revision has been considered neces-
sary in Chapter XXI by the inclusion
of new material on the important
subject of municipal taxation and the
estimate of national wealth, 1933,
with revised comparable figures for
1929 --,the latter esthnates gives a
the degree of his conquest over his
evil or gross nature and instincts? Is
it not the manner and measure of
liis use of his opportunities for self -
culture and self -advancement?
I do not belittle money. Indeed, I
should like to be rich, But I do not
want to be rich at the expense of my
soul. When I pass frons this life, I'
want to be remembered, not by the
figure representing my worldly es-
tate, but by those whose lives touch-
ed mine—and be remembered with af-
fection and :esteem. '
Here I speak of a book which. I
should like to think will be read by
many of my readers—"I Will Lift Up
Mine Eyes" by Hubert Skidmore
(Doubleday, Doran & Co.). This book
tells of a fancily which lived on a 25-
acre fare in the mountain country
of Virginia. The father and the
mother toiled unstintedly with hoe
and spade and harrow. They had no
plow. An ex was their beast. Drought
iwas their enemy—and the failing fer-
tility of the land. Every year was one
'of anxiety. There were four children.
There were no neighbours, no schools,
no church. Beaten by adversity, the
family went to a lumber camp, living
in a shack no better built than a hen-
house. The father's wages gave the
family comforts of sorts. But the
companionship of co-workers and the
regular wages weaned the father a-
way from hisloveof the farm; but
the mother's, yearning for:, the old life
with all its hardships never lessen-
ed. When her husband was killed,
and 'when her elder son was married,
she and two young children returned
to the little farm. Drudgery was a
term unknown to her. Unto the hTills,
where there were purity' and peace,
her eyes were lifted tip. There was
no deterioration in her character be-
cause of the sustenanee of her hope
of going' back to the little holding up
amid the hills.
Ask your public library to get this
book, and read it.
PGE
Nomelindomemaut
picture at the peak of domestic pros-
perity while the 1933 figures reflect.,
the writing,' down of values resulting,
from the depression. Several of the
Statistical series in Chapter XXII
have become broken by the creation.
of the Bank of Canada, but since it
will be some time before ether series.
can be begun on :the new basis, a
compromise has been temporarily
made, Improvement has been affect-
ed in the presentation of the finan-
cial statistics of the provincially -con
trolled schools of Canada by the col--
lection of data on a more comparable
basis .from all provinces. Tlpse are -
presented in Chapter XXV, Tables 8
and 9. Chapter XXVI has been re-•
vised; sections dealing with the pub-
lic health activities of Dominion and
of provincial health authorities and a.
brief sketch of the origin and growth,
of the different classes of institutioifs
in Canada have bene included.
The death of His Majesty King -
George V on Jan, 20, 1938, received'
with deep sorrow "throughout the En -c-•
Aire and with world-wide regret, and.
the succession of Ring Edward VIIL.
to the Throne, have been appropriate-
ly marked by the reproduction, as
frontispiece, of the official Proclam-
ation of the Government of Canada,
made on Jan. 21, 1936, accompanied
by the latest official photographs,.
obtained through the courtesy of the,
respective Court photographers.
The Volume is illustrated by many
maps and diagrams and the latest a-
vailable data are everywhere include.
ed.
Owing to the urgent need for econ-
omy in the distribution of Govern-
ment publications, it has become ne-
cessary to make a charge to all in-
dividuals receiving the Canada Year
Book. Persons requiring the Year
Book niay obtain it from the. King's
Printer, Ottawa, as long as the sup-
ply lasts, at the price of $1.50 which
?avers merely the cost of paper, print-
ing and binding. By a special con --
cession, ministers of religion, bona --
fide students and school teachers may.
obtain paper -bound copies at the nom-
inal price of 50c each.
A Ministerial Order by the Domin-
ion Deputy Minister of Agrlcuiture
states that the issuing of permits for -
the importation into Canada of cattle,
sheep, goats, other ruminants and
swine from the British. Isles will now
be considered. This order removes
the necessity for the detention of
these animals in English, Scottish, or
Irish quarantine stations prior to
embarkation for Canada. The restric-
tions in importation into Canada were-
: occasioned some time ago by an out-
break in Great Britain of foot and
mouth disease which was promptly
Idealt with. Sixty days have now e-
lapsed since the removal of the ban in
Britain.
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TAKE YOUR CAMERA ON
VACATION TRIPS
Pictorial beauty and scenes of
human interest may be cap-
tured almost anywhere by the
vacationist who keeps his cam-
era ready, as shown in these
pictures taken on an automo-
bile tour. The picture -taker
stopped the car, instead of
whizzing by.
11 S EVERYBODY knows, one of the
3. important pleasures of a•vaca-
tion trip is talking about it after-
wards. It is a rare person who has
no desire to tell his friends what a
"grand" time he had, of the places
he visited, the beautiful scenery, the
interesting people he met, and vari-
ous entertaining experiences. If he is
a good raconteur with the ability to
make word pictures, his friends are
likely to listen for quite a while, but,
on the other hand, 11110 doesn't know
how to tell his story interestingly,
he may have to give in to bored
"Yeah's," or a counter attack from
his listener who, the chances are, has
been on a vacation trip himself, and
wants to tell his story.
However marvelous and interest-
ing- a trip' is, and however well one
is able to describe it, in the course
of time the memory of it becomes.
dim, too vague to be inspiring any
longer even to oneself. How much
are You now able to tell about scenes,
people and places on your first auto
tour, say fifteen years ago?
There is only one sure way to keep
these memories from fading and that
is to take a camera with you on your
trip and take pictures. With a cam-
era, at least a half dozen rolls of film
and a determination to take advan-
tage of all picture -taking opportuni-
ties, you can create a picture story
of your trip that no words, written
eeestate
or spoken, can tell so vividly, and it
will live. You always will enjoy look-
ing at these pictures—and, as to Stell-
ing the story to your friends -be
auto they will always be ready to look
when they won't listen!
Too often it 'happens that when.
starting on a vacation trip, he who
has a 'camera neglects to Make it
along, or, if he does, too often faila.
to take advantage of picture oppor-
tunities. For example, it is easy,.
when one is rolling along the road
in an automobile to let an interest-
ing or beautiful scene go by with --
out stopping the. carr
Make up you mind before you start.
on a vacation tour, whether by auto-
mobile or otherwise, that you are go-
ing to bring back a picture record of
the principal and most interesting.
things you see; and tell any travel-
ing companions without a camera
that when you seea good picture
they must give you the chance to get
it. Remind them that this is a plea-
sure trip, and, especially if you go by
auto, that this business of whizzing
by the scenery just to get to the next:
place in the quickest time is silly.
Impress upon them that stopping to•
record an interesting picture will be.
worth incomparably more in per-
manent value than the few minutes,
gained at the end of a day's journey.
Get the pictures as you go.
93 JOHN VAN GUILDER