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Old nursery rhymes have historical English roots For centuries, adults have en- tertained children with nursery rhymes, and children have enter- tained themselves by reciting them. Before the 1800's, many nursery rhymes were meant to entertain adults, not children. Itis quite possible that court jesters made up many of the rhymes. Some nursery rhymes were based on real people and events. "Hey diddle Diddle" described events in the court of Queen Eliza- beth I. Queen Elizabeth had a reputation for teasing her minis- ters the way acat plays with mice. She loved to dance to the tune. of a fiddle. ; One of her advisers was nick- named "Moon," and another was _ knownas the Queen's "'Lap-Dog." the Queen never ate without hav- ing one of her ladies-in-waiting, called "Spoon," taste her food first. A gentleman of the court who carried in the food was called "Dish." When the "Dish" and the "Spoon" eloped, "Hey Diddle Diddle" was created. Mother Goose rhymes, songs, and fairy tales have charmed young children since the 1760's when "Mother Goose's Melody" was published by Englishman John Newbery. Many of the rhymes existed hundreds of years before they were called Mother Goose rhymes. Many nursery rhymes that date from before 1800 were intended for adults, not children. "Old King Cole" and "Little Jack Horner" may have been based on real people and events. King Cole was supposed to have been a very popular king of Britain inthe A.D. 200's who loved music. Jack Horner lived during the reign of King Henry VIII. Some nursery rhymes, for example "'Itisket, Itas- ket" were created as parts of chil- dren's games. Nursery rhymes help children learn the alphabet, days of the week, months of the year, and how to count. Nursery rhymes provide many children with their first contact with literature. A child's familiarity with nursery rhymes can lead to a lasting. ap- preciation of poetry and prose. Page 11, News, Wednesday, August 24 , 1988 pe ee an oe 3 ( A This Week Fire! With two months left, 1988 is third highest fire season By Norm Gladish MNR Fire Prevention Technician Although much of Ontario has received rain this past week -- at some places as much as 100 mm in a single day -- the fire season is not yet over. Again the Northwest Region has become an area of con- cern. Here, an extreme fire danger has resulted in nearly half the province's toital fire occurrences for the the past week. As a point of interest, Ontario surpassed the 3,000 fire mark on August 12. This has occurred only twice before since official records have been maintained beginning in 1917. The first time was in 1975, when 3,146 fires occurred. The second was in 10976, when 3,985 fires set the record for Ontario. With nine weeks remaining in the '88 fore season (October 31 is the official closing date), a spell of dry weather could make it difficult to stay under the 1976 record. Meanwhile, wet weather in Terrace Bay District has allowed fire crews time to catch up on base maintenance and related projects. One of these was the clen-up of log jams in the Kagiano River, left over from the days of river-driving on provincial record pulpwood down the Pic River to Marathon. About 40 miles west of Manitouwadge, Kagiano is an established canoe route accessible by logging roads built off the Industrial Road to Caramat. / Maintaining canoe routes is nor- mally the responsibility of the Junior Ranger Program. Under close supervision, these 17-year- olds brush out portage trails, improve. campsites and remove lit- ter on an annual basis. However, the work involved in freeing a large-scale log jam, such as the on on the Kagiano, requires the use of chainsaws by skilled people. For this reason, a unit fire crew was selected to carry out this portion of the work. The impetus for this project came from the a request by the Municipality of Manitouwadge. In an attempt to boost local tourism, it was hoped that advertised improve- ments to existing canoe routes such as the Black and Kagiano river sys- tems would draw more people to the area. This worthwhile project is a good example of what can be accomplished when various levels of government cooperate toward achieving a common goal, Announcing the Opening of the TERRACE BAY | CHIROPRACTIC OFFICE on Wednesday September 7, 1988 Location: Corner of Terrace Heights and 3 Highland Cres. (4th home on the left) Now booking new Patient Appointments! Phone: 825-9637 please call only during the hours of 5:30 - 7:00 p.m., ae -_ canteueneiaieaiaameetent SC ciaaeaaeemea ae PAPA AEE LAE DE AP BE bP ge ges ad LP AP ak ba, be, - wien Al . ES um Ba MSc # |: = ee (selected items) "New Arrivals" now in stock, come see!!! Kid's Runners ~ 25% OFF Kid's Clothing 20-50% OFF Spadoni's Schreiber 824-2549 St Martin School TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 6. 1988 | En lish S r Kin n_and Gra - Sea begin at 8:55 a.m. Classes begin at 12:55 p.m. New Registrations Will take place from 10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Se, tember 5, 1988 L'OUVERTURE DES CLASSES Mardi, le 6 septembre, 1988 CLASSES FRANCAISES Ler ieme an Les classes commenceront a 8:55 heure du matin Pre Maternelle - maternelle Les classes commenceront a 12:55 heure de l'apres-medi » Pour les nouveaux enregistrements prendront place le lundi 5 septembre 1988 at 10:30 heure a.m. jusqu'a 15:00 heure p.m. ATTENTION TERRACE BAY HYDRO CUSTOMERS There will be a power outage for customers situated from Kenogami Road to the Aguasabon River on the south side of the highway. The outage will be from .10:00 to 10:15 a.m. and 11:15 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday August 25, 1988. Also, along Simcoe Plaza there will be a power outage from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday August 25, 1988. The businesses that will be affected are: - Imperial restaurant motel gas bar -Theatre -L.C.B.O. - Post Office - Drug store - Bell Canada Terrace Bay Hydro apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. --