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The Seaforth News, 1932-09-22, Page 3THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1932 The L rid, of urns RITE CITY OF LEARNING. Dr, W, 13.'B. A•ik'ins and the Author Visit the Gorstorlphine hill - "Resit and 13e Thankful"-IASeat near the Top -View of Edin- burgh from Tlaen,ce-'Calton Hill --(Nelson's Mionuen e n t- T Ih c 'Pentland I -D!115 S a r Via t e'r :Sco!bt's Monument -The Isllle o f INllay-ITlhe 'Scottis!h Highlands - '"Tihe Land 'Where I vi*s Born"- IGeneral Relflecltions, &c. llhe eye 'first resets upon 'Anthtir'e Seat, croueliing like a' lion watching over the lives .and l'ibertie's .of the 'country and ready to spring upon its enemies. The rayls of the, setting sun is gilding this volcanic ,peak as w.ell as the Sal'i'sbury' crags, with colors o,f gold'. To the left and tsornewhat near-, w.i ,we observe the Calton 'Hill with its' untfinished national monu'men't, seen. through the misfit which has just . be gun to settle down upon it, while Ear above the mists .which obis'cu're the, bill, Nelson'rs, Monument rises grand- ly, one of 'the most,„puomine'nt points in the landscape, while the hero :trim self seems to be _looking proudly down the Firth as '11 'd'ar'ing any foe to enter there. Near the centre of the city the castle rock 'lifts up its grey form in age .and in'migbit, like a storm, beaten veteran of a thousand .fights,' ready to enter the lists 'again. Away to' nary extreme right we observe the grey outlines of the Penttland Hillis, wh'er'e the Covenanters nit sang ,and prayed, fought and bled, in the dark and cloudy clays o1 religious liberty. Turning to my left hand the . 'eye sweeps over the new town with 'its -beautiful gardens and its costly pa1 aces, with the wealth and learning of the "Paris of Scotland" in their midas't, ,while towe'rin'g proudly over the rich and the great, like Saud amongst the IPyophetsp the monument to Sir Wal- ter Scott, the literary 'Wizard of the 'North," lifts its head into a higher Furor air than ordinary mortals !breathe, indicating the influence of his genius awhile on earth, and poin'tin'g ;to, the Still purer: home to which we hope', he has gone, We now turn .our eyes 'towards the blue waters of the Firth' of klarbh,t "Whose island* on its 'bosom ! float (Like emeralds chased in gold:" and what a glorious vista meets our admiring gaze? We follow the noble !Forth, with its islands and light house's, till past the Isle of 311ay, en- shrouded in mist and in d.arkues's, it joins the German Ocean, wild, rest- less, angry as it was capon creation's ,morn, while away behind ane and to ,my left,' like the blue sky bidden by cl�t%s, d&stanit, and unseen, but still there, the ,bine mountains of the stern 'Scottish Highlands ' lift up their lofty (heads in imperial grandeur, the sent$ nets of freedom ---Ache bulwarks o'f cre-' titian, To the right, to the left,; at my (feet; all around, the scenery isindeed otic, of, the most varied, one of the most lovely which, our 'planet can 'produce, 'Here •we, have mountains, ocks, glens, both far- and near, the 'sea roaring in the distance, the birds tinging atour sides, the glorious blue skyover our heads, proud palaces hi •th'e shadows of 'Scottish mountain's and grand fartkesses, nature's creation, looking clown contemptuously , upon the' famous and, most perfect works ,of -man. And when we consider that this glorious` land has also a" glorious 1115- t piny running bade through the' dim -past for thousand years, a thousand years of poets, statesmen, warriors,. divine's, orators, philosophers, sages, kin'g's, crowned and .uncrowned, , we may well break out in the language of one of, 'S'c'o'tla'nd's sons, who had re- turned' to see this country ere fie pass- ed from -the Highlands of his native land 1{o the Ihghaiands of a:'brighter and better than 'this:- -'."There is a 'land, a lovely land, lEnvcompassed by the sea, Whose every mountain, glen and' strandl Thrise h,aliow.ed is to me. 'It rt the land whose heathery hills INb foe e'er trod with scorn, The land of rocks and dancing rills, The Tanta where I was born. 'Old Scotia! hail! with love for thee, My raptured boson swell's; hand pf the bold, the good, the. free• Of woods and flowery dells. :Lanrd where the thistle proudly blooms, 'Fresh as the rising morn, d'Is love till time this heart coli- sunnes The lend where I was horn, Thou. art the land on Which, of yore r. Rowe poured her .countless ivories, - Trll Scotia gleaned from shore to shore, ' 'with empire, winning -swords. 113 1 glory to our sires of old; Vroba them were never'torn "1'die stainless laurels that enfold The lood where I was horn, • 'In thee ,When Southern .foes as - To load the neck with chains, And Edward's whettedvengeance pealed! In thunder o'er ,your plains, A Wallace, matchless, daunitless, good, •FTis threats defied with scorn lAnd nobly savedda fields of blood ;The land Where T Was born. Hail Bruce! dread essenoe of the braved Hail monarch of my soul! Your deeds where thraldom form- ed M. :grave, Tb endless fame Shalt 'roll, Your deeds on B'an'n.ocikks Ibilo'ody. fielil, ' Your nssne shall aye .adorn: fila:i'gilat glory :orolwrns, and valor The land where I wa's b'o'rn. H,aill land of song, where count less 'bands Have tuned .the. heavenly lyre, Where Tannahill's mild strains wenie heard, Ilo 'blend with Burns' fire. ;Where 'Scott !n peerless splendor :reigned •(And Elogg awolce . his .h'ann,' Tin echo swelled through wood and glen, • Bright land :here I was born. Land elf my level land of my jo'y,1 Land where my life began, Land where 1.barnb'led when a boy iA+nd 'le'ft it when a .than. .(Land where the .eagles cleave the sky, And view the ,plain with ,scorn; 5'11 breathe :thy .name in .life's :last sigh, • ' • (Great land where I was born! THE SEAFORTH NEWS. >r x * * s t men will be eclected to represent * NEWS AND INFORMATION r Ontario at the \Voild's Grain Show *FOR BUSY FA ER a FORT E I'M t (I+urdlshed by Ontario Depart ti<'fnnior-judging Competition. Every •1 meet of Agriculture.) a' .junior harmer In Ontario who can * , i * :r : * * fi * * s' -;4 comply with the rules will have an opportunity of winning for himself a But ihe're we are eitthng an "Rest and. he Than'kful." How suggestive the words? What a .text ,from which 'to preach a sermon? 'There ,is food for thought in ,those soft .words, those autumnal .flowers of . Eden's bowers. 'Rest is the moonlight of a tired spirit. How dear is restto, the student? Men- tal Workers alone can understand what rest in .this sense means. We all look forward to rest at last, to the time when we shall -.est from our la- bours, and in .the noble tannage of scripture 'be •gathered to our fathers: IBut we .must not resit too .long nor too early, we must work while it is ,called to -day, "forthe night cometh when no man can work." "Day" with us is "our glorious youthful prime" when the brain is active, the mind vigorous, ''the .mem'ory retentive, 'Night" is .the time when our phy'sical and intel'lectua'l powers shall fail and, :when •our "day of ;grace, as far as in- tellectual labor is .concerned, has gone into t'lte, great ;past ,.eternity never to return." But we ate not only to' "Rest,i' btrt we are to' be "Thankful, that is we are to feel;grat'dful for the, past. Gratitude is one of the noblest principles :that ever inm,aes :tire human breast. I never had any faith in n. man :who VMS .ungratefatil' for bensfitsi relceiv�ed or ,favors 'bestowed. Such a person would'm'ake a first-iclass• essist-, ant to Satan himself, who we under- stand is a stranger :to,graai'tude. Aikins and myself considered that we, had every reason to be? thankful for'. health, strength and intellectual pow-" err, as well as (the; success which hid just' crowned our labors and also that' we deserved a rest after The ' 3ilard mental work we had just 'gone through, and we resolved to take it by, viewing the beautiful 'scenery of this. beautiful country, and breaking in on. the monotony of our 'past . work and substituting a complete change df 11 ideas. This itself is rest to the' weary, mind. Soon' he will return ;to con- genial work amongst the hgspitals of the continent, and I to my, profes- sional work fn Seaforth, Sidi is lifel However, - w'het'her working or rest- ing let us always heed the promptings of what Gray calcis "The still small voice of gratitude,"' Ontario Packers' Gesture Is Step in Right Direction. "In the prod ction of better quali- ty pnodtucis, the farnier re'q'uires the same incentive as those engaged in o,blier lines of business, namely price," said J; A. 'Carroll, ,secretary, Ontario 'marketing B'aand. "A delfiniite step towards improve- ment of quality," he continued, "was` taken recently, • when the O.nitario meat packers agreedto co-operate in grading hogs on the rail, I am 'hop- ing holp-ing that we may consider this as a 'fore5onlne'r rof what we may exlpect in other farm prddncts. 'The atnost effective educational work for the improvement, of quality. is ,drone, in my;loipinion, !the markeit :place. Handlers of farm products can do much towards improving goal- iif they will buy aoc'ordiftg to igiiail'e. "Many farmers take pride in their craft and invariably strive to produce the best. A large n.unilber, however, will chanige; their methods only when shown that it pays to do so. "'lit is difficult to forsee any real improvement in quality,_ while • the producer df an inferior product is re- ceiving 'a price a'lmost as high as the +oareiftil !farmer, who taloes pains to tuna out a. top grade antiele. The solu- tion, .in my -estimation lies with the ibuyems of 'harm products. I Ib'ellieve that when buyers will offer a cash inducement to the farmer producing bap quality, only then will a general Improvement 'be effected. _ In dither words, 'I am convinced that purchas- ing lby grade is the only answer to 'fire question of im!proving, the quality of 'farm 'products.' Ontario and the Grairt Show. 'Oantario will be well represented at the World's Grain Show in Regina, 'July 54 to August 5, 3933, stated Hon. 'Thos. L. Kennedy, Minister of Ag- riculture, at a meeting of the Ontario Cominittee recently: He suggested that an active program be carried on this -fall and winter to acquaint all grain and seed growers of the op- portunities of competing at the first World's Grain Show and of assisting all exhibitors in transporting e.dh'ibits, to Regina. 'Prospective exh'ibitors are advised to send 2 pound representa- tive samples to the: Field Husbandry Departinenit, 'Q. A, C. Guelph, where' they will be carefully examined and suggestions made for their improve - Mont. Later all esdy'bbits of seeds will lee :collected at Guelph and forwarded, to Regina without transportation cosh Ito the •eaehibitor from 'Guelph to Re- gina .and return. !Col. Kennedy- further advised the'. Committee that Ontario should he represented in the Inter -college and iJumior Grain judging Competitions. (Plans are being completed for hold. ling Grain Judging ,Competitions at sevez+al'strategic •-points .throughout, the •Province. The winners in each region- al competition will in all probability 'be 'brought to Guel¢h and a final -Provirndiad Seed 'Judging Competition nvill'be held in ‘Which three young and. be not like unto those of whom :Wordswort'h speaks when he says: "I've heard of hearts unkind, ]rind deeds With coldness still returning, (Alas! the gratitude of men Hath oftener left me mourn- ing." Now, night has descended upon the ICorstorpiri'ne Hill, the proud soepe is over, the pan'oraana has 'palsied away. We must descend too, and return to our homes in this ,beautiful city, an'd take that rest which will prepare its for the duties or enjoyments of the morrow, remembering always to "Rest and 'be Thankful"' betimes as we jour- ney on towards "that -citythat hath foundations" where I hopel,we shall "rest" 'for ever and be "thankful" hrcu'ghout all eternity. CAUSE OF THE DEPRESSION , Hard times only when you pay, nev- er when you 'play, is The modern way, People Ir ve, 'hots of ithOney for aninse- nienits, 'but none 10 'pay their debts, trip to the greatest grain show ever held -and at the same time ail• op- portunity of competing in a grain judging competition that will excel inimportance the Live Stock Jtlidg- !ing Competitions at the Royal Win- ter Fair at Toronto anrd the Inter- atational Live Stock Show at Chi- cago. Col, Kennedy ,emphasized the int- ip'ortance of the !junior phase of the show and pointed outthat the knowl- edge gained in seed judging by every ,man entering the preliminary com- petitions would justify many times +olver the cost Of;prelpaiirig ,and trans - 'porting a judging team, to Regina. Collect Apple Data. W. J. Fairweather and W. S. Rearm, O A.,C, etperrts, began recently thecollection, of cost and income data frpm apple growers in Norfolk 'County. Later the projecitwill be ex- tended.. fo Halton, -'Peel, Durham, Nont)hu'mberlaad and Prince Edward Counties. When the data have been obtained the agricultural economics b'ranch ;will" analyze it ' systematically and reports will be made to individual 'farmers before the final report is com- plete. The work is being done in co operae a tion with th agricultural e'co- Inlomies brancih of the Federal Deparit- niemt ' Sweet Clover Ensilage. "The most suitable stage at which to cwt sweet clover for ensilage is ,When the majority of plants are in Bull bloom," write E. S. Hopkins, Do- minion Field Hu's'biaatdnian, in his an- nual report for 19.311. He also ob- serves: "It is feasible to haul fhe crop to the silo immedately after cut- ting orr within two or three hours, while the addition of water to sweet clover ensilage is not recommended. As is the case with oats -peas -vetch ensilage, sweet clover held in storage for period's varying from three to nine months does not appear to sus- tain any damage or lose any of its palatability. 45oi15us• per dere mitrnmn Kornwill be a bumpaser ero;pe icoii Laoti , ark, I'n' Leeds several B. tests are uncl'er nay. The quality of red clover in enfrew be in'elovv t'hat 01 seed last yeRar, 'That ccwilltirIty will have more alfalfa than ever before, Dufferin Potato Growers The Potato and Fertilizer Field arranged in the Shelburne district by Ralph C. Banbury, agricultural rep- resentative for Dufferin county, prov- ed sg'ccess!ful. One hundred and -fifty gnawers, including •many from the. neighboring counties, particula r y 1Siancoe, visited a'numiber of fields. Cultural methods were explained by the owne'ns and fertility and dgse'ase problems discussed by me'm'bers of the . O. A. IC. Chemistry and ,Potato 'Certification Shafts. Addresses were gainer by Prof.. H. 'G. Bell and Hr Wlhirte'sid'e, of the 0, A.C.; J. T. Oassin, Ontario Markets tBrancrh and T. K. Slack, .MJP. The quality of t'he Dufferin Dooley and those grown in the neighboring sec- tions is becoming more generally re- cognized each year. Encouragement for :Boys. The annual live stock judging com- petition which will be held in con- nection with the Ridgetown fair, Oct. 111, .P2 and 113 will have special attraction's for junior farmers this year. The Kent County Live 'Stock :Improvement Alssiaoiatan have don- ated five head of live stock to the IRidigetown fair board for prizes • in the judging competition. The stock given away will be registered, pure- bred live stock. ' In the beef cattle judging competi- tion the boy nraleing the.. highest score will receive a calf; the boy making the highest score in, judg- ing, of dairy cattle... will receive a (calf also; a saw willbe given to the boy making the best score in the judg- ing of hogs; the highest standing boy will likewise receive a owe latn'b in the sheep judging contest; the high' standing bay will have his choice of a calf, hog or a lamb. J. A. Garner, agricultural repre- sentative of Kent, is secretary of the tine Stock Improvement Association woad is supervising the judging compe- �tition, Weekly Crop Report. Dufferbn County reports some po- tatoes moving at 50 to 60 cents per 90 lb. bag. Wheat in Halton is run- ning as high as 50 bus. to 32 bus, ail acre. Huron has had yields of barley up to 50 bus, per acre on some farms. Essex has harvested a valuable late tomato crop. A considerable number of Western feeder and stocker cattle cane into Kent recently. The bean crop in Kent is spotty due to exces- sive rainfall just after planting time: Phe grain crop in Lincoln is disap- pointing. Middlesex hes also had. sev- eral loads of western cattle brought in during the past few weeks and more farmers than usual plan to go (West for their feeders. In Oxford, goats yielded as 'high as 70 btts. per acre, 'but the apple crop there will be only 50 per cent of last year. Dur- ham has had good yields of wheat, peas and barley. Ontario and York counties :both report ;wheat yields of FALL FAIR DATES. Arthur Sept: 27, 28 Bayfield Sept. 28, 29 iBlyth ;Sept. 30, Oct. 1. Brussels .. Sept. 29, 00 Dungannon .. .. Oct. 12 Drumbo Sept. 27, 28 Embro Oct. 6 Forest Sept. 27, 28 Fordwich Sept. 30, Oct. 1 Harriston Sept. 29, 30 llderton Sept. 28 Kirieton Oct. 4, 5 Lucknow 'Sept, 29, 30 Mitchell Sept 27, 28 Mount Bridges Oct. 4 Parkhill Oct. 4, 5 Port Elgin , ...., Oct. 7, 8 Ripley Sept. 27, 28 St. Marys Oct. 7, 8 Seaforth „,Sept. 22, 23 IStrathroy , .......Sept. 29, 30 Tees water Oct. 4, 5 Wingham Oct. 7, 8 .Zurich Oct. 3, 4 PAGE THREE. Wen ,rte,® Services We Can Reader f d PP In the time o nee �O TL CT14N is your best 'friend. Life Insurance -To protect yottr LOVED, ONES. Auto Insurance- To protect you against LIABILITY to PUBLIC and their PROPERTY. Fire Insurance- 1 To protect your HOME and its CONTENTS, Sickness and Accident Insurance To protect your INCOME Any of the above lines we can give you in strong and reliable companies. If interested, call or write, E, C. CHAMBERLAIN INSURANCE AGENCY Phone 334 Seaforth, Ont. Bacon Litter Competition SECOND SERIES, 1932 (The Ontario Live Stock 'Bran:dh: leas recently .announced a s'oc'ond series (Bacon Litter Oampetdtion for sews Marrowing between ,September let and Oletober 31st, 1932. 'This competition Qrars as its Object the establishment of a standard of excellence for guns Mood sows kept by farmers, It is me - cognized that brood sows which rear large litter's of select bacon hogs that: are good feeders and make good gains at low cost, are valuable as improvers of commercial hogs. The competition aims ,t0 give such sows ,prominenes as breeders in .their respectiie com- munities in the hope that their' fe- male progeny will be •selected ' a+e foundation brood sows for the dis- trict. Any farmer wishing to enter shout'& send his entry to R. W. Wade, On- tario Live Stock ' Branch, Parliament (Buildings, Toronto, within seven days of the date of farrowing of the litter. The awa'rd's will be based on the age, weight,quality and uniformity of the litter and in order to qualify there must be nine pigs in the litter raised to marketing age and at least 30% of these must grade as select bacon. There is no expense in connection with entering the competition. (The Federal and Provincial Live Stock Branches provide .$275.013 hs prize money which is divided as follows. Ist- 5; 2nd $24; 31rd - $23; 4th -y$22; 5th -$31; 6th -$20; 7th -$20; and 8 more prizes of $1, each, Huron County breeders have done remarkably well in this competition in the past and there should be +a good entry from the County in this .contest. For further information and entry forms, apply to the Ontario Dept. oT Agriculture, Clinton, " Ont. For Frost Bites and Chilblains. - Chilblains come from undue exposure to slush and cold and frost -bite front the icy winds of winter. 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