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The Wingham Advance Times, 1930-11-13, Page 7Thursday; November 1 t3h, 1034 osy Cheeks for indoor days Crisp cold air brings a touch of color to every one, but it soon passes unless good health keeps it there. Shredded Wheat is an ideal indoor -weather food. It contains the mineral salts that make healthy red blood and the bran that promotes .regular habit even though exercise is restricted. Plenty of nourishment—and easily digested too. Eat Shredded Wheat everymorning--a biscuit or two with hot milk for a delicious, vital- izing breakfast. WITH ALL THE BRAN OF THE WHOLE WHEAT THE CANADIAN SHREDDED WHEAT COMPANY. LTD. YOU MUST GIVE TO RECEIVE To the Editur av all thou Winghani Paypers. Deer Sur:— On Tanksgiviri marnin 1 wus watchin the missus git the goose ready to put in the oven, an mixin np a lot av tings to put insoide av it. Av coorse we didn't nade a whole goose fer oursilves but we ixpickted the bye an his woife, an all the grand cliilder, in from the ould farrum to take dinner wid us. The bye, bein wan av :the lads who wine-oversays sixteen years ago, wanted to be .pris- inti wid the resht av' the viterans to lrilp wid the sillybrashun, an his woife wanted to coxae too, to show off her ohilder, so we ixpickted to hev quite a gatherin av the Hay clan. Well, as I watched the missuswur rukiu away wid that goose, I tought av a lot av tings, fer, shitre, 'tis .a thrue wurrud that a fellah wid sinse Iain dhraw lissons from moshtiviry circurnshtance in loife. Whin I saw leer fillip up the insoides av that bir- rud yvid a lot av tings that didn't look. as if they wud ivir be fit to ate, 1 tought bow thrue it is wid iviryting in loife the more ye put into annyting the more ye will dhraw out av it. If ye put money in the bank an lave it theer till, ye nade it -I don't ni:ane jist till ye want it -ye will dhraw out more than ye put in. An 'tis the saint wid farrums—ye heir to sow the sade befoore ye kin rape the harvist an put in a lot av harrttd wurruk, prepar- in the land fitrsht av all. Thin • ye musht fade yer sbtock well if ye ix pickt to make a profit out av thiln, fer, shure, cows won't give much milk. wid only oat shtraw to ate, arr bins fay eggs if they hey to live on what. they pick tip arround the barren yard, an roosht in the trees, 'tis the same wid poilyticks yehev to put in a lot av harrud wur- r•iik, yis, an some harraid cash too, if ye want to win an elickshtrn. Thim Grits, being moshtly Scotch, Will slay ther shpind much toime nor money, an that snakes it aisy fer us to defate: thim, 1 don't Ioike to slipakc about the Churches, but wan ting 1' hev notish- ed, an that is that the fellahs who sil- dom put in an appearance at thim, an thin reebby dlirop a foivc cint piece .on the plate whin it is passed arround are the wares who nivir sante to git much binifit out av the sermons, but; all the same, they are the f4ursht rads to rind fer the praicher whin they git a pain undhcr' theer pinny: an tink they are goin to dol. 'Tis the.same wid iviryting.iii the wurruld, Ye inttsht put gas in the au- to if it is gain to rubs ye nzusht fade the harse oats if ye expickt 'hint to wurruk, ye intisht put eggs undhcr a hitt err she won't hatch out antsy chickens, yis, an it takes a lot av blar- ney to kept a tvurnman coittinted to live in a kitchen mosht avherloife. The thrubble wid tings in the wur= t ruld at the prisint toime is that too manny payple do be throyin to git a livinout av it widout puffin anny wur= ark. into it. Iviry fellah who does that is a thafe, just as much as the bandits who rob banks, 'Tis the law av supply and demand that shtill :rul- es tings, an divil•take the'hoindinosht as ould .Tommas Carlyle wance said, an, shone, he nivir said a thruer wur- rud, fer the divil ginerally gits the fellah•s who drag along at the tail ind av the procishion, widout anny pur- pose in loife, barrin to hev a good aisy toime, widout doin theers share av the wurruk in the wurruld. The pollytickle situwayshun is un- changed, an the slitock market as dull as ivir. Yours fer a bigger an bettlier Canada, Timothy Hay. Here and There (627) "The reason why interference by the government in business, or worse, the active engagement by the government, in business, is harmful, is because it is not ac- companied by efficiency, and in- evitably, means waste and increase ed taxation," was one of the outs standing statements made by E. W." Beatty, chairman and president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, in an address at the annual dinner of the Canadian . Chambers of . Com- merce held at Toronto recently. It was, he thought, a dangerous ten- denoy and one that should 'be com- hatted by Canadian and American business men. There are at „present in the Province of Quebec ' 33,040 miles of rural roads, of which 6,3116 milesare first-class roads, 8,878 .miles second-class and' 18,- 846 third-class, Over 13,600 miles of roads in the province or about 41 per cent. are permanently im- proved and surfaced with either concrete, macadam or gravel. Thoroaghly representative of Canadian business across the breadth; of the Dominion from Montreal to Vancouver, members; of the Canadian Chamber of Com- merce left the latter city October 16 on the I3mpress of Russia for the Chamber's official tour of Ja- pan and China. The party in - eludes financiers, editors, mance facturers, professional and busi- ness men of national reputation. It. is the most important -delegation ever to leave Canada for the Far East. Sir Benjamin Robertson, ` mem. ber of the 'Council for India, whit. has just completed a seven -week tour of Canada trona Atlantic to Pacific, said he had been greatly impressed both by the people and the possibilities for economic de- velopment of the Dominion. Xie was Much gratified to find through- out Canada a feeling of loyalty to the Empire which "one recognizes almost 'inetin,ct'ively," Sir Benja». min, Who aaine (0 Montreal an the tltetagama, :august 33, left walnt, iJohn for NeW York to return to England i etober 9. OUIt FRUIT. All Kinds of Fruit Suited to Temper - are neerare Zone AAj'e .Grown. , Fr'uit' has been grown in Canada far nearly 300 years, remarks Agri eultural, and Industrial Progress In Canada, a C,P.11. publication. The apple industry of the Annapolis Val- ley in Nova 'Scotia now enjoys a world-wide reputation, . and there are records of the growth of apples tu. that district as far' back as 1635. Tho census of 1698 showed that at Port• Royal alone there. were 1,584 apple trees :distributed among fifty- four families, of,Wlrom marry had or- chards of from 75 to 100 trees. &t I3eaubassin, .also in Acadia, the same census showed 32 acres in fruit trees. Historical records of those ' earlier days are necessarily incomplete, but definite information is available that In 1663 apples were being produced in the province of Quebec, and it is in that province that the celebrated Pameuse variety is thought to have originated. All kinds of fruit which are suited to the temperate zone have been suc- cessfully grown in Canada, but fruit - growing as a commercial industry is limited to certain well-defined dis- tricts. The Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia has already been mentioned,. as has also Quebec. The valley of the St. John river in New Brunswiek pro- duces apples on a commercial scale, while in the southern half o f On- tario, and in the valleys of British Columbia, there has been an exten- sive development of this industry. In Quebec, the chief apple -growing counties are Rouville, Huntingdon, Chateauguay, Jacques Cartier and Stanstead. In Ontario, the coni.mer- sial fruit area is found in the Ni- agara. peninsula, and in the territor- ies extending back 30 miles or more from Lake Huron, Georgian Bay and Lake Ontario. In Niagara, besides apples, peaches, pears, plums, cher- ries, small fruits and grapes, are pro- duced on a large scale. In British Columbia, the rncst noted fruit dis- trict is that of the Okanagan "Valley; where are some of the finest orchards in the province and in the Dominion. Commercial fruit growing within the Dominion has reached its highest. development in the province of On- tario. Commercial orcharding has de- veloped in this province in the past 50 or 60 years, and this_ was made possible only when the building of railways permitted trees and fruit to be rapidly transported. In British Columbia, commercial fruit growing is of even more recent origin. The first apple trees were planted about 1850, but not until after the comple- tion of the Canadian Pacific Railway in. 1886 were many trees planted for commercial purposes. The first steamer to carry apples from the. Annapolis Valley direct to London sailed in 1881. This ship carried 6,800 barrels, and • made the voyage in 14 days. The venture was fairly successful, and from that time to the present the: business has con- tinued to increase in volume. LEGENDS OF I3BITISH ISLES. St. Peter Responsible, for Building of Westminster_ Abbey? Two fishermen; one so humble that not even his name is known, the other the greatest of all, St, Peter himself, are responsible for the building of Westminster Abbey, ac- cording to legend. One tradition says that the saint founded the original church on the island of Thorney, for the site was on an island formed by an arm of the river, but the popular version is that the first consecrated building was erected by Sebert, who fotinded the original St. Paul's Cathedral. The night before the church was dedicated a poor fisherman was at work on the Surrey side of the river when St. Peter suddenly appeared. Ile persuaded the fisherman to ferry. him over the Thames and•eonsecrated the building, while a heavenly choir sang sweet music. The belief in this supernatural ap- pearance was so strong that it in- spired Edward the Confessor to be- gin the building we know to -day. '. The reign of Edward gave birth to a story which might have 'inspired the modern disappearing lady trick, It concerned Queen Eleanor, Ed- ward I's wife, who was not the sort of person one could trust implicity, She took a false oath on this parts- cular occasion, and sank ,into the ground at Charing Cross, appearing ,again at Queenshithe, Thames street, Xt was probably the first underground journey made in London. Cripplegate gained its namb from one of those rniracnlous events of which so many arerecorded. Bishop Alwyn was removing the body of Ed- mund the Martyr from Bury St. Ed- munds' on d-munds'on the approach of Danish in- vaders, and as the precession passed through the gate many lame people were cured. Two :years afterwards the Dunes put to death $t. Alphege, the Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury, because he would not pay the heavy ransom demanded. f stake was driven through his body, and the executioners sneered that they wouldbelieve in Christian- ity if, on the morrow the stake bore leaves. The miracle happened, $t. Kilda., The population of St. I{ilda is now reduced to a mere thirty - five, who are cared for by a nurse and a mis- sionary. They have begged the Gov- ernment to transfer theist to the Mainland, and the Secretary for Scot- land cotland has promised that this shall be done, For the first time for ovor, e thousand years St. I ilda will he un•, inhabited. Ever since the days of the Vikings men have eked out a pre- carious existence on this rock island, living mainly upon fish ,and the eggs: of sea birds. Aerial Photography. For the past few years Canada has been the leader in the work of tak- ing photographs front the air for reap snaking and for aerial surveys of WO areas of :practically unexplored territories. This year Canada has 36 airplanes engaged, and it Is hoped that before the end of theseasoh ether 100,000 miles of conn ry. will be recorded on photographio nega- ti�eii. ere WINGHAM ,i V ANPE-TIMES SHIP AIfni i'he Gleam 'e White Sails Against Blue Sky and Sea Houma the Reese of Iihrery Briton. Every year the race of the wheat ships from Australia to Europe brings' home to thousands of people a sense of the romance" and drama of the sea. For the racers are sail- ing ships the pick of the fees" that still keep alive the glories of the old windjammer days. By this time gorge of the ships' are »i their way; others are getting. ready to start, Which of them will matte the best time? At the moment, says Answers, the Heraogin Cecilie, which won the last three races from Australia to. Europe, is the ,favorite, but the Pammern is also a possibility, especially as she beat the Hersogin Cecile on a recent voyage to Australia, Both ships are sailing to Falmouth by way of Cape ?torn, Although Britain has built the best of the world's sailing -ships --as she now builds the best stealnships there is, at the time of writing, no square-rigged galling -ship under the British flag. - The last of them, the Garthpool, was wrecked on the Cape Verde Islands last November, • The Garthpool was pr incipally used for the training of cadets, and now that she is gone, her owner, Sir Wil- liam Garthwaite, is setting on foot a scheme for replacing her with .an- other ocean-going sailing -ship, to be used for the same purpose. This movement is being enthusiastically supported by those associated with the sea. Yet there are big difficulties in the way. In the first place, it is no long' er possible to run a sailing -ship at a profit. - Even if a second-hand "sail- er" were bought, the loss on working her would be about $10,000 a year. If a new ship were Obtained, • the loss might be double that. Loss or no loss, however, the sail- ors feel that Britain ought to have at least one sailing -ship for the train- ign of! young sailors. : Germany has actually built sailing -ships for this purpose in resent years, and the windjammers are subsidized' in the United States. But the British Gov- ernment, so far, doesn't see its way to help. This is one reason why British youngstersare often found sailing under foreign Saga. The best train- ing that a seaman can have is on a sailing -ship, and youngsters who know this, and know that they can't get this valuable experience on a British ship, go elsewhere where they can get it. If their ambitions take a certain direction, indeed, they have to do so. Before Trinity House will grant a pilot's license it must. be satisfied that the applicant has at least twelve months° training in sails. That regulation, in itself, is a pretty good testimonial to the value of a sailing - ship training. Wassailing Apple Trees. During the month of January, Somerset, England, farmers partici- pated in the time-honored custom of "wassailing". the ayple,trees so as to insure a bumper apple -crop. The ceremony takes place at night by the flickering and uncertain light of the old-world lantern. The villagers gather in each orchard in turn, round the largest apple trees they can find. A bucket of cider accompanies them, in which a small piece of toast is dipped and placed in the branches. Then an old chant is sung, starting: "Old apple -tree, old apple -tree,. we've come to wassail thee." This song concludes with an exhortation to the tree to: "grow apples enow; Hate full, caps full, three bushel bags full, Big barn floors full, and a little heap under the stairs." Then guns are .fired and the vil- lagers drink the health of the trees in cider. It is a quaint custom. and has been kept up for centuries. Forgetfulness Benefits Nation. • How do folk manage to forget money, asks Looker-on in the Lon- don Daily Chronicle. Dividends on Government stocks are now due, and it is likely that the Exchequer will benefit (as it does annually) by the absent-mindedness of stockholders who fail to claim their share. The amount left unclaimed averages a quarter of a million pounds a year, which, if the ownership proves un- traceable, is eventually taken over by the National Debt Commissioners. When Goschen converted the Nation- al Debt in 1889 over 12,000 of the notices sent to stockholders were re- turned "unknown," and after every possible inquiry had been made near- ly eight million pounds remained unclaimed: End of the 'Sunbeam. Known at practically every port in the world, the Sunbeam,, which is shortly to be broken up, has a his- tory unique in the annals of yachts. She was built for the first Earl Bras- sey in 1874, and on her maiden cruise, fatuous through Lady Bras- sey's . book, She travelled 87,000 miles. Since then she has covered over 500,000 miles and girdled the globe with Lord Brassey many times. In 1905 the stout old Sunbeam ehals lenged racing yachts of the latest de signs in the Atlantic Xtace, and gave them the raee of their lives. Quite a Bargain. Thinking that his bits of 412.50 bought only one machine when a batch of sixx motorcycles were offered at auction at Alfreton, England, res, Gently, a farmer mounted his pur- chase and rode home. tater he wars notified that if he did not take away the other five included in the $13,60, he would be eharged storage. 300,00 Depositees, The Glasgow Savings Bank,• which alas 300,000 depositors, le one of the largest of these instituttens in the world. The afternoon was nearly over when he sud- denly remembered their wedding anni- versary to -morrow and he had neglected to find out about that stone marten neckpiece. If only Betty were home to help him, instead of a hundred Hailes away at school. His eye fell on the telephone — a 'happy inspiration. Two minutes later — while he held the line — Betty's voice came over the wire. Yes, certainly, she knew the fur her ,mother wanted. Moreover, she could tell him exactly where to go to get it. rat sa, ASHFIELD Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Zinn of Owen Sound spent the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Erving Zinn, of. the store. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Graham and family of Sheppardton, Mr; and Mrs. Sam Morrison and sons,:east of Luck - now, spent Thanksgiving day with Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Alton. We are very sorry to report the serious illness of Mr, Frank Johnston, he has been under the .care of Doc- tors' oo-.tors' Martin of Goderich and Spence of Lucknow, for over a week. We sincerely hope for a speedy recovery. Mr. and Mrs: John Cook and son, Clifford motored up from Toronto, and spent the holiday with the for- mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Cook. Mr. Layburn, Sr,, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Layburn, motored up from Riverview (near Orangeville), and spent the holiday with the tatter's sisters; Mrs, Roy Alton and Mrs. George Lane. Miss Emma McDonagh of London spent the holiday with her parents, The telephone is always a convenience and often a life- saver, Out-of-town calls are quick, dependable and inex- pensive. And they are now as simple to make as calling your next-door saeighborur- Mr, and Mrs. Charlie McDonagh. Mr. Dynes Campbell is under the doctor's care for over a week, but is much improved at present, GLENANNAN li'ir, and Mrs. fames Gilmour and iv!iss Catharine of Wingham were' re- cent visitors with Mrs. Wm. Haugh. Misses Edith and Isabelle Metcalfe and Mr. Rae Little of Toronto spent Thanksgiving with the former's par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. John. Metcalfe.. Miss Mary Haugh of Toronto spent � P the Thanksgiving holiday 'with her parents, Mr. and kirs, Thos. Haugh. Mrs. Robert Muir is visiting with her sons in Toronto. Miss Jean Wilton visited one clay last week 1t-ith her friend, Miss Mabel Stokes, Mr. and Mrs, John Cathers were Sunday visitors With Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Lincoln. Misses Elda, Frances and Stella. Bennett visited on. Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Stokes. ises eae tka Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hyslop and. children were recent visitors with Mr,. and Mrs. Thomas Metcalfe. Mr, and Mrs: John Darling of Pei more visited one day last week with Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Stokes. Gains Seventeen Pounds Anyone seeing Mary would find it hard to believe that this smilirr� young woman was a consumptive. Indeed, for Mary this word '-was" lrt the best part of the whole story, for she fully believes that she is just about"cured" and ready to go book: to work. :'Why, in just three menthe they put nearly seventeen pounds weight on me," says she, with a !tint of lrish brogue, and nye that weak- when eak when I came in that 1 bad to be car- ried anried on a stretcher," Mary has been in the Toronto Ilos- pital for Consumptives for several months, but such is the s.•'iil of the doctors, such the resultof good food,,.. rest and carefulnursing, that she again ineots the world with a smile,, and counts the days to the time when she will be able t: w et once more. and help in her ri Jthei s eupport. great w-orit thi• , that cares for many irunn'i •is of the consumptive poor who otherwise would have to. accept the hardships and uncertain- ties of 'n i vi• teialed you please 1halp such as Mazy to get welt. Yn et ve„n1iptio1: Wiit be rretefu .l, 'cnowledge0 it sent. to R.T. A. B. Ames, 223 Cnllega St•reet, 7'o, :rt.te. _'-,,'s, 3,5 cra3a"�. 1; attea ve.4 i4; t.0NAL rile i'oOna Piia SVPI'T lti THE FISHING EL EI E'S. OF NOVA SCOTIA. The Bluenose fishermen of Nova Scotia have won a world-wide reputation as intrepid sailors of the salt waters, and. their skill and courage and their storm beaten schooners have been preserved to 'posterity in some of the finest of .American literature. A typical fishitrg harbour of Nova Scotia is shown in the upper picture. Lunenburg boats have always been foremost amongthe fishieg ileete and itt the foreground can be seen schooners in :various stages of con- struction, while anchored in the back- ground area number of the ship�ts: Waiting to leave for the banks, At the bottom is a sconerenriniscerit of the old world, but one: not =tonal In the lova Scotiahshirrgtowns, it shows alt ort team bringing a catch of trod fielk trout a schooner upon its arrival at pais