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} THURS., NOVEMBER 23, 1933 HAILEYBURIAN Western People Grateful for Help From Presbytery Temiskaming's Vegetable Car Relieved Sufferers at Marquis, Sask. That the drought-suffering people of Western Canada are grateful for the help they have received from people in the East is made evident by a letter receiv- ed recently by Rev. E. Gilmour Smith, Minister of the United Church, Cobalt, and chairman of Temiskaming Presbytery. In October last an appeal was made to the people of Temiska- ming for assistance for those who had lost their crops in the west, with the result that a car of veg- etables was collected and forward- ed to Marquis, Sask. It was transported free by the TK. & N. _ O. and one of the other railways. ~The following is the acknowledg- ment received by Rey. Mr. Smith: Tuxford, Sask., Noy. Ist, 1933 'To the Relief Committee of Temiskaming Preceptory A car of vegetables was received at Marquis, Sask., from the Temiskaming Presbytery, and although I am not a member of the Relief Committee, Mar- quis is one of my preaching points, and consequently I am taking the liberty of writing a word of appreciation. Marquis is one of the districts Saskatchewan which has suftered five successive crop failures. In many cases the poverty is extreme. The people here are mostly from Ontario, ~ some of them from Parry Sound. The prai- rie is flat, stretching to the horizon; the soil is "gumbo", wonderfully pro- ductive with a degree of moisture, and the stickiest mud in the world when wet. Five years ago the district began to talk of "lack of rain." In some cases the soil began to drift. Rapidly lack of tain became drouth and soil drift de- veloped into dust storms. The manner in which' the terrific winds lashed the prairie into a veritable Sahara beggars description, The seed was blown out o fthe ground; clouds of dust filled the "air to such an extent that approaching autos with lights aglow at mid-day had difficulty in avoiding collision. Great _, drifts of blow-dirt piled themselves everywhere. In many places all that is in "visible of wire fences*is the top six inches of the posts. We ate dust, ' drank dust, slept in it, leaving an out- line of dust on the pillow cases where cour heads had been, and made foot- prints in it when we walked across our floors. The spring of 1933 opened with great ' promise. It is seldom that one sees such a beautiful start as was made by field crops and gardens. People point- ed with pride to the pumpkins, citrons, squash, etc., growing from seeds saved from vegetables which came from On- tario in relief cars the previous years. For years to come the gardens of the West will bear tribute to the goodness of the Ontario people to their brethren on the prairie. The farmers remember places from which help has been re- ceived, and I can assure you that in the Marquis district, not only in the affections of the people, but in their gardens also, Temiskaming has won an abiding place. On through June the prospects fora -crop were ideal. Regular showers sup- plied the necessary moisture. Towards the end of June the showers fell off, and a period of intense heat set in. Storms gathered, the lightning flashed and the thunder echoed across the sky, but it simply could not rain. Then came the grasshoppérs, They came in billions, devouring everything before them. Fields of oats and barley for which they had a special taste faded away like a morning mist. Such dirty things, these hoppers were, darting up in clouds at every step. Striking the running autos they burst, splashed and stuck like glue, and in the radiators they roasted with a particularly nause- ating odor. It was tragic, indeed, to watch the devouring scourge ; but more tragic were the vanishing hopes of the people as they realized another failure. Large numbers are moving into the northern part of the province; but on the whole a fine spirit is manifest. The West is a great "next year" country, and there is an abundance of faith that "our land shall yield her increase." It is to a people sorely tried and in need that your car of vegetables has come. At that car all distinctions, racial and dertominational, were swept away; "whosoever will may come", and "without money and without price." In many prairie homes the people of Temiskaming district will be blest for their generous sense of stewardship. And this good thing that they have done "shall be told for a memorial of them." The people of Marquis are exceedingly grateful, and we wanted you to know it. W. H. BLACK." i) THE RHYMING OPTIMIST By Aline Michaelis / UPLAND PICTURE | . | That summer day the air was amber wine, Each rocky hill stood drenched in ar- dent heat; I, stumbling, saw a drowsy snake un- twine Its mottled coil and slither past my feet. Half heard and half surmised, an elfin sound Of sheep bells tinkled all the afternoon, And, while the sun went blazing on his round, From heaven there peered the wan ghost of the moon. There was so little breeze it scarcely stirred Grotesque mesquites' dust-covered, fea- thery grace; There came no breath of flower, no song of bird To break the strange enchantment of that place. Far, far below \the tawny river: lay Asleep, like all the land, that summer day. NO WORDS I have lived for words as a gambler for cards, Words heavy with hints of doom, Words that fell from the lips of the ancient bards, Words that carol and dance and bloom. There are words as gay as a butterfly's wings, There are words as dark as hate, And I love the lilt of a word that sings Like a robin that seeks' his mate! But I yainly search for the words I need When I glimpse in the sky at night A star that races with eerie speed, The lamp of a plane in flight. Oh, I grope in vain for a word that gives The power and faith of man, The courage that deep in his being lives, «+ Unquenched since the world began. And that plane which soars through the velvet dark On the wind-swept seas of space Tells more than all words of the mystic spark Of man's soul in the night's embrace! Raval' Sen Chapter sib Gnor Head of Order at Banquet Dr. C. W. Haentschel, Grand First Principal of- the Grand Chap- ter, Royal Arch Masons of Can- ada, was the guest of honor at a banquet held in the Masonic Tem- ple, Haileybury, on Friday even- ing last, when the Temiskaming and Cobalt Chapters combined forces for the entertainment. There were about 60 present in the Temple at 6.30, and following the dinner a program of addresses music and specialties made a very pleasant evening. Dr. Haentschel was toasted and given the very best wishes of the gathering and all present thoroughly enjoyed the event. Exports of Canadian butter and eggs to the British market have increased during first nine months of this year. | _DAM AT TEMISKAMING | TO B EREBUILT, SAYS REPORT OF LAST WEEK 1 A report published last week lin the Ottawa Journel says that ithe dam at the foot of Lake Tem- iskaming will be rebuilt by the Federal Department of Public 'Works. This dam was partly washed out about threévyears ago with the result that the waters of the lake have stood at the low- est level for a long period. Navi- gation on the upper part of the lake has been interfered with and the low water has affected power projects further down, it is said. The rebuilding of the dam would employ a large number of men and would.be welcomed by many in the districts on both sides of the lake. A definite an- nouncement may be expected soon ,it is believed. Ancient Agricultural Lore Pliny, the Roman writer of the first century, dealing with the popular agri- cultural lore of his times, says "Many persons, for the effectual protection of millet, recommend that a bramble-frog should be carried at night round the field before the hoeing is done, and| |then buried in an earthen vessel in the they say, neither sparrows nor worms middle of the field, If this is done, ; - Cut Your will attack the crop. The frog, ever, must be disinterred millet is cut; for if this 1s the produce will be bitter. It is pre- tended too, that all seeds which have been touched by the shoulders of mole are remarkably productive." how- the neglected, before a Knights of Gio Were Omitted in List of Wreaths In our report of the Remem- brance Day ceremonies held in Haileybury on November 11th, published in last week's issue of The Haileyburian, we inadvert- ently omitted mention of the Knights of Columbus in the list of those who provided wreaths to be placed on the Memorial. The Haileybury Council of that Socie- ty provided a beautiful wreath, which was placed at the foot of the Memorial with those from other organizations, a custom that is followed each year when Remembrance Day comes. Soft, flabby bacon is, in the major- ity of cases, the product of under- finished hogs. i Coal Costs Order Genuine Scotch Anthracite--the clean, easily handled, quick lighting BRITISH coal that because of its high carbon content de- livers maximum heat per dollar. 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