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Shot, €0,, LIMITED ¥ TELEPHONE 5 SUBSCRIPTION a one id te United States ,.....§2.00 year, to United States soe [Swale Wachs Edition) mail, nub £2 F-TOWN RESENTATIVES Cider, 23 oe doba Br Montresi : Toronto, cn sevesnled Whether to walk the three blocks to the grocery or pump up the fiat, © There's the rub, M---------- The dus that jollies one along gots quicker fesults. If you must - hill, bill and coo. ------ Perhaps it was easy for an early Hgyptian king to die, but it cost a pile to bury him, Apparently is wasn't & new con- stitution Mexico needed so much as & Rew temperament. | "Contentment: The knowledge that none of your acquaintances is making /a better showing, "The plan to readjust the tax bur- _ den doesn't place a mew tax on any- thing except our credulity. : : rr ------------ ; That man who said only the little things get your goat never grinned While watching & fat woman weigh. 't difficult to forgive an ene- f unless you know he is a better, | and saner man than you, \ The 'proper treatment for a bad old Is rest in bed. This advice Is the dostor, Bpever, not from ---------- * For that matter, few slogans are JMOTe satisfactory than that one od by old-fashioned parents: They all not sass, Ob:.ect this sentence: "I'm not * sald little Willie; "I al. ¥S got a hdlidred on 'rithmetio hmination." ' f ------------------------ 80 live that it never will be neces to rush into print with the as. that that your conseience is clear 48 the matter, 3 A ------------ 'Bun, Yet Ban foresees the. time in a Chinese fleet wily capture - Francisco. That would be 4 low peril" indeed, 'When Dr. Henry Yan Dyke speaks "the "dismal, bilious travesty of 9 gospel," he has his vocabulary jn working' order, / 3 aL Re ------ v 'That critic who says there fs ve _ Mible literary ability manifest 'In eri magazines hasn't been read , ad | basis of acefa | Without ft there would be no pro-| Treves, died recently in England. It is revealed that he performed or di rected 1,000 operations for appendi- citls, losing only one patient----his on- ly daughter. All the other operations were successful, rr Fate is lke lightning. One never knows where it will strike. However, fate's uncertainty and irony are what nmiake life really interesting. Exist: ence would become monotonous if everything were cut and dried ant the'road forever paved with roses. 61,109, Last year stands out in the history of compensation in this province as the year im which there were more accidents reported to the Compensa- tion Board than ever before, In 1923 there were 61,109 aceldents reported by industry. to the rd, of which 379 were fatal. These figures, on the t frequency, contrast unfavorably with the 1922 figures, when 50,411 accidents were reported, of which 418 were fatal. The only | consolation in the report is the fact that the increase is in accidents of a more minor nature. Up to 1923, the largest number of aceldents re- ported was in 1920 when there were 64,851. ' 3 In 1923 benefits awarded amount- 'ed to $6,173,761.74; in 1922 to $5,- ge and in 1921 to $6,189,- 63.49. No one will quarrel with the principle of compensation, but the whole community may reasonably stand aghast at the thought that ac- cidents in industry in one province of Canada are costing six million dol- lars a year plus lost production and lost wages which may easily double that figure. Most accidents are pre- ventable. A little care, a little fore- thought, a little gommon-sense witf | prevent thousands of accidents and reduce both humah su; ering and money losses. : An average of 204 accilents re- ported every day in 1928 to the Workmen's Compensation Board calls for direct-action by management and men to assist in reducing thése figures materially for 'the present year, A CHECK ON VAGARIES. In these days, when the church is apparently shaken by attacks from within, it is well to consider what organized religiog, means-to the com- munity, not only in its moral stand- ard, but in (what may be called "healthy-mindedness." Creeds have always served as a restratht on the erratic beliefs of individdals. They have done this sometiines by the di- rect authority of the church and at other times merely by the weight of public opinion. : A committes of clergymen and eminent physicians, appointed by the "[Archbishop of Canterbury in 1920 to study the relationship of religion and healing, hag just finished its report. The members of the committee found, aftér three years' study, that "no sick person should look to a clergyman to do what is a physic: fan's or surgeon's duty to do." This report need not, of course; be taken to means that the mind does not influence the body in health and disease, as physicians are coming to recognize better each year. The mem- bers of the committee merely assert- od that such psychological methods of héaMng should be practiced by #killed men. One of them admitted the subject has been found too vast, many-sided and difficult for any conclusion, except a vague one, But there are abuses totslly con- Qemnéd by the church, The alleged communication with spirits is one of these. It has always happened that where the church has lost its/hold on the people, the practice of spirits ualism has spread. DISCONTENT SPELLS' PROGRESS. . In summer folks want to go north, to the mountaing'or the seashore, IA winter 'they are drawn to the tropics. People living in the east talk about going west, and natives of the west believe the rainbow's end is In tne east. People without automobiles would be satisfied with a small car. Thelr more fortunate neighbors driv. ing small automobiles hope for a in ry suggests another, oy This Insatiable desire snd' discon flized peoples, is man's only hapiran A noted suggeon, Sir Frederick | THE DAIL iD behalf of the Liberal party, de}. res the Woodstock Sentinel-Re-'! ew. The Liberal party, in the opin. | ion of the premier, is big enough, and its policies broad enough, to ar ford room for all those who -are really Liberals by whatever other fame they may call themselves. On the other haxd, it is/"authoritative- Iy" stated that nélther Mr. Crerar nor any other Progressive 4a the west will join the government un. less the government is prepared to give a definite assurance that. the demands of the Progressives, espéc- ially in regard to the tariff, shall be heard and heeded. The difference in the tariff policies of Liberals and the Progressives as | crying. tent, which is characteristic of civ-| laid down in their respective party platforms is not very great; indeed, it ought to be a simple. matter to make one policy out of the two; but we have learned that party plat- forms do not always mean what they appear to say, but rather what they are interpreted to mean; and ap- parently the Liberal tariff platform has not been interpreted in a way to give entire satisfaction to the Pro- gressives. For the interpretation that was given the Liberal "tariff plank, the influence of such men as Sir Lomer Gouin and Hon. W. S. Field-! ing is sald to have been responsible. i Sir Lomer is out, and Mr, Fielding is in poor health; so that the situa- tion at -Ottawa may be said to have changed since the time when the Efb- .eral cabinet was first formed. That it may mean something seems to be | indicated by the - warnings issued | from certain Liberal sources that what this country needs at present is tariff stability, and that there mue. be no further departure from the basic principles of the Laurier tarifr. , | --------_-- -- That Body of Bours By James W, Barton, M.D, Self Centred, You are listening to an amusing, inonoiogue by a comedian when a burst of laughter near you attracts your attention. > The audience laughs at the 'oat- burst, the comedian himself laughs and suggests to the audience that it might be good business to have this laughing party accompany him on his tour. : a The said party continues the out- bursts of laughter at frequent in. tervals thereafter, -despite the fact that the attraction at the time on the stage may be one of deepest Pathos. What is the trouble? Hysteria! And what is hysteria? No 'one has yet been abls to de. scribe it exactly, mor to glye its cause. In the ordinary attack there seems to be three distinct stages. First an unusual excitement, loud talking, laughing, sometimes even Sometimes a sort of general com- plaining about the world in general, and the way she is treated and mis- understood. : This is followed by convulsive movements of various kinds, and so bystanders often think that she is actually having a fit. However, the outstanding feature is thet despite all the writhings on the floor, and the convulsive move. ments, the patient never injures herself, This is in marked contrast to a real fit or epileptic seizure. This seizure 1s followed by. extremes quiet- ness, and often a little "feeling of shame for the outburst, : Now what causes a person to be- have. in this manner? It has been found that they are usually people who are a bit flighty anyway. Emotional kind of folks. Another very noticeabls point is that they are usually prome to think about themgelves a great deal. Not exactly selfish perhaps, but their in. terests and their feelings are always first in their thoughts. Later investigators lon that it is the rep: tain emotions or desires on the attacks. E of the opin- of cer. that bring Battle of Waterloo in 1815. the council "Allfes." visited the 'THE TOWN WATCHMAN | When you ean have your garbage taken away regularly, why go to the trouble of burning it in stoves and furnaces, as the Toronto health of- ficer advises? Some people are always worrying. Now they fear lest there be nothing for the iceman to do next summer. There are little boys in Kingston who think the money collectors in| churghes compete to see which will finish an isle first. One wee lad clapped his hand last Sunday morn- ing In a Methodist church when a certain collector finished ahead of the others. "He won," the little fellow declared. - ' ¢ There must Le something in the claim of the Chinese that they had a civilization thousandé of years before western countries--judging by the reception that is being given the an- clent Chinese game of Mal Jongg. Fantan is another Chimese game we have taken up. ! It is apparent that the 'teen age boys and girls are in need of instrue- tion in manners as well as religion, judging by the protests of hostesses at the rude actions of many of the younger sets. -- { "Male Voices Not Heard in Chureh" sighs a singer. "The Watch- man has-heard many male voices at divine worship that he wished were unheard, as they jarred upon the service, An eastern minister recent- ly occupied a city pulpit and he pos- sessed a horribly metallic voice, He undertook. to oversing the choir and also" to join in the anthem. The choir hasn't got over it yet, A more appreciated opening of the Eastern Dairy School would have been in the nature of a barbecue, and it is a wonder that the new premier of Ontario did not order such a feast in honor of the occasion. The gov- ernment at least might have present- etl each family in Kingston with a pound of cheese or a pound of but- ter to commemorate such an auspie- fous event. We didn't even get a smell of the champion butter maker's product. a After the adverse opinion upon fhe lash sentence given Bandit Ryan, perhaps the Toronto judge (who merely pronounced the full penalty of the law) might recommend to the justice department that the lash part of the sentence "be revoked. The thirty lashes have as revolting an effect apon the people ag the thirty pieces of silver one Judas took. -- i "ih \ They say that the arrival of Alder- man "Bob" Kent in the city comneil charmiber last Monday was something like the arrival of Bilucher at the Alder- man Kent's coming saved the day for ~ A large number of ladies have new Masonic thinking they would see the tradi- tion goat. The Watchman is told by one of the oldest Masons in town that Years ago an open meeting of a Ma- sonic lodge was held and the late Dr. James A. Henderson addressed them and ordered the goat brought into the Kall, The ladies took to the benches, but when they: found the goat a quiet animal they came, down and fed him with cake. Then His Nibs began to behave very rudely and roughly and was foreibly removed from the place. Since then the Ma- sons have not exhibited their goat to the ladles. BUDGET FROM WELLINGTON. After Niness. Wellington, Jan. 11.--The. death of Mrs. George Ryckman (formerly Miss Ethel Hermon) occurred at her home in Wellington on Satur- day evening, Jan. 5th, following a lingering {llness. Deceased was the elder daughter of Malcolm Hermon, of the third concession of Hilller. 8he will be missed by a host of friends who sincerely re. gret her early death. Besides her 'husband and father, there survive her sons, Malcolm and Howa { The funeral was held on Tuesday. The remains were placed in the Welling. ton vault. _ 3 ' George Cousing left on Monday and will spend the ter there. : Dr. W. H. Garrett wite, of Yonkers, t the holidays with lis parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.|- H. Garrett. 'Y BRITISH WHIG * BIBBY'S i Can you not use one of MEN'S AND YOUNG MEN'S ULSTERS "The Keith" Nobby style Ulsters, Rag- lan shoulder, three way belt; Greens, Tan and Grey. BIBBY'S SPECIAL $19.50 4 temple, |- survive. ville. 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Interment took place in Enos can : Whatever You Want in the way of machine shop repairs or original work, we can do it for you. We have a model plant for manufacturing or repair work. Our Men are expert in sll kinds of ma- chine work, adjustments, etc. Wellington cemetery. There sur vive his wife and Sue Sasaniar Mes. ; Mindle, hig b other, § on 7 ; snd sister, Mrs, Robert Irwin, West Lake. The death of Albert Pettingill took place at his residence, Belle: ville, 186 Foster avenue, on Sun. day morning, Jan. 6th' Decéased was eighty-one years old, He was a brother of the late Armand Pettin- gill, a former resident of Welling- ton, The remains were brought to Wellington on Tuesday and laid in the vault. Rev. J. U. Robins offi- clated. His wife and one daughter In zero weather or times of sickness a Hot Water Bottle is . & @veat comfort and convent. ence, 'We have them ta 'Earthenware, Metal and Rubber * From small face bottle, 75c., to highest grade--8$4.00. 1h Or. Chow's Drug Store Messrs. Campbell and Wietsel of the Wallington dairy, are going ahead since they got into their sew: premises. They have employed John Graham, & butter maker, from Belle- congratulated for their efforts In placing for the bemefit of the public an industry second to none in the county. Wid Women. a The old sea captain was surround- ed at the téa party to which his wife had dragged him, much against 185 Princess Street. Phono 848 his will, by & group of women pest- ering him for a story from his ad- ventures. . Finally, at the end of came across s tribe of wild women who had no tongues." "Mercy!" cried all the fair listen. ers, with one voice, "But. they couldn't talk." . "That," snapped the old ea cap tain, 'wes what made them wild