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bau o unrr dalexniven sanroys subdivision plana ro- porta dcscriptioba uluoprinta etc fccrtlflcatea far parchaacra and mort- ffairoea suproys for architect bull aeib and municipal council 1 drain ajfo roporto estlnuilos etc molcan bloo douala st atxmuw cpboa 1004 qnt cuttickuaiorvasr j e chbevrs ockik mnaarf ilata et- ttat quapli ot ltoo ajjd oular lhxjka ali work fhomftly bxkoptho the old and reliable granite and marble dealers ilaf w aall dlraot 10 ouranalauaraal aai pfloaa uioi oar aaitocncr u pat ant wo pav lha lui aptuaiiooo mid iba 01 7 tuaohatilaa lu lha ihuululoa tio oa ppr- m pauium0 loola projtarlir w ui gt radaronaoa fruw hnu uvda of out uatonira in vavwito md oibac plaaaa wbara olhan bavo 10 tubjd 1 aulta lu urdar io oolladl wi liafir bolarraak ami tai atook of ilrault ta tti doaltuoa or tqora i m mj ahrao dlar to u w4t waar imluidam daolm aud m ploy oo aaqta and j dot auuof or paat eq- oinarabr oandlutf pnilnnaraulacaiilaaolldlllttit qrora ualoj tuaobatilaa tiuljr and oofy aoaivlllo hamilton sons har3warc 1 inware and granitcware in variety pandora stoves and ranges fatnoda heaters small stoves 01 stove avbry antioiiib in ov bxohp- xxohai valu1s a a speight mill street acton dr ll plant optommri t opb d tormto bu d 0 joraata bot georgetown oatarjo rvill be n acton nt mr a t browns vng storo on friday of each week for ttiff cxammntton tcatfng and prescribing o glasico hours prom 13a to 630 p ro havent ou been put- tinaffjust a little bit too lontf rrctnng tho 2 glasses yon need everyrillngitluht our guarantee optlciafj tlicctl out a mothcno gacnificc lintovr tciulcr clalmn norm to yuu numt ijnar wliltny r lu rriri a war inlcht mnke jau ftjir thy duty llrnt of all jul ami joo rtmrd thy my jhrourli ii tho dirt leu dmikorxi of tho nlrlit thniiij h man or iiiikxj to htvttlo for uio rijjit tlirouich palti an 1 txirll to tho lawn liii- llitht of ynndcr jicnccrul day ool thy yoiuir heart id bravo htrujjrlo for rlirht willi all thy atronsu aiid will ofttlimn oncountcr t yfm may brltuc a uirlll hhouilal tjioti not trlumi li tliou at iraflt rannt 111 a lojal jumlorn riy0 061 if tho cuuflo bo won on thy brjflljt record frco of aluln blot obfillont to your ordtira not quest injf ovor what thy naiifo oholl ohlno forovejr but if not clod a will njono bo clone tlol i can nay udli u almout tut i tiully as a broeunff liomo to thco unhoiriiihly i uncrlflco my boy jou aoo and look my lout tbrouch oral leu jf thou wilt bo j irrn and bravo and truo c reamery h bhhnnnnniamhib a b m a n a whem the dbbebteb changed his mind denn13ji 8t0vall d a d d a lot grand trunksww doubje track route dktwetth montreal toronto detroit and chicago unexcelled dining car ser vice sleeping cars on night trains and parlor car on principal day trains jjull4afomatl6u fromnny jrand trunk ticletauont or c horninjr district passenger agent toronto ont h s fiofnes agent acton phonsno 13 if yoa bave any gncsta at your homo are goinj out of town for a visit or know of any interesting sown let u3 bear from au wo nlways aprccuto such favors plloaeii 11 footwear for everybody kenney bros vitia altoias xtttmaptb hakku qhvap fo thk quawtv ioh 1athkr for uothbli ior blhtili ior brot1ilr ior bwmjthi art ior iiahy l0ric1100i uov poitsciiooi iuu a1x mahttil a1u aizic slippers ovurbho ruudi rs nspaiittwa jenomptly doms kenney bros acfqn ontario krimo your cream to us t iuuliot crcnm tla lafitweofc f jlobl alliil 40 wm mcculloojh 5 r rubinoff i acton crbamery m edwards co bakers acton having pnrooased the statfaam bakery easiness which has been conduoted since may last by mr w woodcock we will conduot it on the old satisfactory lines which made the sta- tham business so popular fop the years they were in business in acton the many customers will be served regularlv wih wholesome white and brown bread and buns and very shortly an attractive line of calces will be added the tatham record of past years will be main tained your orders will be appreciated m edn ards co church st acton it pavs to attjendthtt elllott yonito ad1 chalaa hti toronto orltfldid am btailuaco and teorm of our aadarrad ualaotlia t4ly ar t aroaaouraq rocl bu- itiia ihulou and llll iliadboiaad la tar b- youdour np ij iv ilia lor uaialoguo mo tor at ajiy tiuia w j lliortplhm turnip shipping fames da mullin whotosals commlbdlon merchant hookvvood and aotom rc in the turnip hui- tifhj at acion a usual and will continue per- manentl hjhst cash prkt paid for any quantify of good quality turnipi delivered at acton sta tion alkwaydown tho wnlli muir kalr carno to o roluetaut ltnlt and loolcod s hack toward tho liouoo iilu nlntcr wna calllmr to him tram tho iwirch an impatient neowl uuno into tho youth a fuco ho did not want to woata any rnoro tipio wlklnc ttilnira over bo who fully decldou ho won coins to noil tho dlaco and tho noon er ho ot rltl of it tho hotter would it dult him iua homo naddlcd and bridled had boon waiting at tho sain tor nearly an hour whijo hla olotcr by ovory manner of pcrauaalon tried todt him to cnonso hln mind now oho hod aomcthlni moro to tll him noroo thine nhe had orbqtum but which could barvo no better pur- iroao thart to annoy andc dftlay him why couldn t nho lcavo him ujopo7 couldn t oho aea that ho would not bo cjianscd why ohould uho keep on worrying him anyhow wliat did nhe know about tho boh oral attaini of the placo tho cndlesa routine tho thoua and ojid ono let alio tho novcr coan inc labor tho worklnc ana waiting for croon tho dlauppolnuncntn and tho fall urea 7 couldn t nho boo that tho monoy they could trot for tho place tho money they wero already offprod if invented in town in any aort of buainaaa would brlnjr uicm rax more pront and puvaur7 theao qucntlono wlilch ran riot uirouch malts mind and oaally aiurwerod hy him doeponed uio scowl on hla face lena amllod aa nhe cajno down to ward him ami led and then looltod troubled when abo noted her brother rloao drawn brown and firm oat lljm plooao don t k9 awoy anccrcd nt me jlatt nho becuod kindly hho camo vtry near and looltod tip into bin frownlnff facei there wauli uoft clow la hor ejyci a rfympntho o aprxjal li bo yvlco tf at touched hlj ho ire i hivent come out to bother you attain about tho deal nho oaaurud i reullzo that your mind la mail a up and you outht to know you vo worked ery hard keoplnc uio oldplaco jfolnjr ana an the ono that cart beat any what ought to bo done had her hando on bla shouldcra now and with her tender toucli tho aoowr dlanppcarod from malta face ho folt rtsllnvod in knowitik that aha had really gtven way to him yet ho iiderod if aho had im cjolhlnb in roocrvo after their boated talk of tho morqinjr it did- not- sm- qulto poaqlhlo alio would aurmndcr no easily and tlicn como out to toll blm about le thoro ia oomethlnp olao t wontod- to toll you or rather that i wanted to remind you of oho added after u momenta alienee matt aim on t aoowlod ajmlu bo uha did havo nometlilnff mqro uuro enough you nodn t look pcrpicjlod bio told him umtllrmly lr really it a nothing to worry you thla la tho do you know that i am to open that aurpriaa box from uncle murk wo have had ao many ouior lhlngv on our nilnda thla morning that i torso oa trutiffo ua it may aecm why lonal matt exclaimed bu dcnly remembering 1 hu hi your bjrthdjurl what a clmmp i vo boon not to uilnk of it and you my only later thoro haa boon nothing on my mind lately but acrea and cattle und corn and nhoep yea and my cltanco to dlapoao of tho wholo caboodlo hut 1 m tohig to town thla afternoon una im fcolng t tho loro und got you no you won t do anything of tho iort aho objected i dldu t remmd you of it f r any aucb iiuhmho when you gt hack from your rldo around tho ranch i will havo tho aurprlao box opened and wo tan enjoy it con- tonu togoutor i dldn t wnt you to to away feollng angry that wm all for hi in my birthday and ono a birthday of all day a tut tlrao for any aort of thought but happy oo buro loimyoura juat right about thut ho t hor alnccroly im glad culled mo bonk and 1 truly hopo thla will provo ono of tho ttaupleat hirtbduya you vo ovor known and that unclu murk a aurprine box wjll b uio biot thing tlwl ovoj camft tu nimh tho brother woo umlllug and hla bronxed faco boanied aa ho looped mid touuud hla lljv to her chook alio turuod away quickly her faco radiant and made hor way up tho wullc to tho houjo huppfur thoujihta wore on tho mini of matt uii ho mouiuod hln homo an i itru k out on u ruujul of tho rnmb io woo kuui bolflahly fc that iouit had rtnully flvon way wuuld now ho to to t loqu tlto ikiiidlng doal it wan tool cjltur ho told himself thai lia 1 boon made for tho i luio and if no pu yl t nca in curly march tho buyar would bavo all the apt lug plow inir and uoo llnir to do wluiojit uuinountliig tho yyuui ujujnoduinl ul wtd tho gatu at tho rour of tho urt und rodo out over tho broad jiuituro that lifted in a nth aloi o toward tlio overman hllla tho rurly eprlng grtiau waa juat iiuahlug ltu toipr hludca thruugli tho damp oil down boiow a airing whoao ernuwlng wuter hud kept tho earth worm through tho wlntt r a olump of huttcriuph opt in d their bright yllow futa to thp nun tbs ittf im tiheot mid tho itoraco wuli fod uinmgb tho oll o4 anon from on uhtindnnt mil ply or buy an i ruin wt re in nph n 1 rondltlon matt waa proud of them und of tho earn ho bad given but hiartlly llud thut uch rnro und labor ttiiull noon lo nt iii t rid jio nwuiif roun 1 tho paotur openod an 1 lom 1 iinotlir rnti njul nonnurt un im lw i fel 1 tha broumit him ik ur ilin coin try rtnl i irrn ho rrlnod hla lionn to a h tit a ininlcr funu lied to a hrtnid trunk of a bit hlai 1c oak with ltd ilainlnt 1 ttt r of rod and uliu au lit hla rye there wmi a full inngth plnurotr tin lo ham on tho ampin whoot ho ntoo t with out fltrntchod hands na if in ai poal on tho top of tho pontcr wore thn witrda you n j mun linton ytiur country nopdn youl io your 1drt mutt iuiber hud neon enlllnr ponterti liefore pootrru tliat urfrcd and caxled yount men to enllat in tho army or navj ho had novcr given thiin uori- oua notlro homohow tho war bad nccmnd uo fur away that ho felt no intcront in le to him had come no dnairo to reupond ho had other tblnga to do other thinpn to worry about and hla country could got along with out any voltirjtary help from him hut hero waa a ca 1 thut aeisrned dlftcrene with 4 curlnua lntcreat matt npurrcd hla mount cloaor t moro pkinty rca 1 tho mcanago of thi pooler if uu can bo a hold lor tto your part whoro 0u are it iald help i tied tho hungry milllqnnl dan t bo a dcaorterl 1tit tho idlo oil to work i suvu tho wuatot hlulnr croct in hla ottddle and nhadjnj hln cyci ilth hla palm matt i la hor read tho inctinago over njnl ovir in nplto of hlnuiulf t rnajt an urgent appeal it v ut ili if tlm hplrlt of tho try of hl country wero calling to blm through the picture of that familiar ol i man whif ataod with a trotclted jiauda a at range exultant thrill went through him ilia hetirt pulaod with quicker iwal then wllb i audden impulue and to iscapo the luhtlo silent lntluenco of tho pouter ho louehod npurg to liln boruo and allopod away ho trlol to forget what ho had read and noon and felt in a further 1 mi pec t ion of tho ranch ho muut forgee ho told hlmaolf fbr wonk with a gmilc chrorfnl lnd ii try la a i rr it xpt in ill n of human hapi ineau thin 1 tn 1 in full nf n irlior ileal idlirn nro i f w tint tb y mull h u iortod and inako hut a trlllh i dlftnr o in tho population if oil thoan world m toull i arn to varh wiidi a nrnllct an 1 to i ut h jp at 1 nun fihlno aa well an hralnn mil ni initio into tin lr toll llfo would become very dlftirtiit fri m whnt it ia now for lliouaaudii mtor gntr in a fow dayu ho would bo rid of tho worrloa of tho place that bad thua for demandod nothing of him hut worry and bard labor climbing over tho ridge he rodo down through tho dark flu wooda on the oppoulto ajdo surmounting tho ono high point of tho ranch ho reach ed an eminence whence ho could look ut over all uio placo just above tho ragged comb of tho rldga ho could ace tho roof of tho ranch hauao and of tho bam andcattlo shod higher than alt rono tho tower of tho windmill cloacr by and in the opposjlto- direction bay deep gulch ajong wbooo crooked bottom wound tba rlror arid tho rail road thp latter crosaln tho former high ateol treatla matt a icoon goso caught uomothlng nt tho brldgo that made him ralnu a shading palm and look with c loner ucrutlny then object which at first waa but a brown ulow moving upot book tho form of a ooldlor in unbtorm a soldlor who carried a riflo and paced rvgular ly patiently to and fro guarding uio bridge in tho far dbrtanco whexo th gulch opened wider waa a cluatar of brown tenia matt know uiurran tho camp to which eho soldier bolongcd and wtiuro other soldlera like tho ono at uio bridge worn again imatt folt that warm exultant thrill courno through bla veins liflck into hla mind cajno tlio worda of tho flanikic poater your country neodar youl if lou cnn t bo a faoldlor do your part where you are that lonoly guardaman down there carrying hla rifle and pacing pauonuy back and forth over watchful and over ukrt wiu doing hla port he and other men uko lilm tho eorui or the nation wire guarding uio bridges that cart froo travel lorn might paaa in iiafuty lie and others uko urn wtru guarding uio worohouaca tho holds and tho toccata of america that counlryu food uupply und tho country a rcaourcu might not bo wim- tonly dcouvycd bomoliow and for tho first time it jnado uio groat on- 01 oe ooem closer matt had never believed it could bo brought ao near homo after all ho had a part in it if ho oould not bo a oo idler ilia teeth clicked oa ho stjt hln javru firmly togouier ho muat forgoe ilia purs touched tho hank of his bona tio ohlmiti whirled aboue but leaped iry ton pneca down tbu nlopo when it como to an abrupt halt stopping with a suddennoaii uiat nearly un seated mjute out from behind a cbufl arrui clomp a man rooo and lifted bin hjnda hold a mlniita ho cominandod i want to opeak to you matt was aturucd not only by tho unexpected up pen ran co of the mar but vor the fuct a too that ho woro uniform tho regulauon khaki x tho american army tho youth guessed umu be must be a no idler from tho distant camp though ho carrlod no riflo when ho drew nearer matt saw ho won young l youth but little older than hlnioelf but in hla eyca uiero wua a look of uneaalnass almout of fear he glanced around cautiously an i gusod at mutt jtoenly beforo speaking notber word hay friend ho aaid finally let mo auk if you belong to thla ranch matt did not immediately reply thoro woo no mil nb lmpcxtluunt in the qucauon hit waa uio roatlcua uneasy ruanner of tho soldier that caused the youth to won dirt yea ho respond yd i own u that la my aut and togouier it won lcftuttby our fathur wo arc tolng 10 nail though that 1b wo axo counjdorlng 1 don t caru anything about that uio euldlcr interrupted i juat want to know fur mirp lm t1hi aruy that a all i want to gm sorno ono to hblp ma i belong down at tbu river camp boon on guurd duty ui winter waujiutji bridges olavatora ranch s out in all aorta of woathor which wash l 00 lad for w aoidor must bo aoldler und take what comou tho thing that grllla ma js uio everlasting d loci puno thla thlilt of ituvlng some 10 nloo telling uu all tho while what iu muat do to make tiiuttwrd woroo i cuji 1 jlbu with tlm 1 lou tenant whu 111 in umiiiiwij of our plutoop wo had uiiothur rumpus thla morning und i uiudo up my uilud tltut i jiavo tlkeu enuuifh uo 1 ir outno rouiium tho ooldlcr did not illijidi wliut wan on bla mind to apeak looktd into mutt a fuco in allaiiou if ho rti ught tbu y uth woull hifuw and jm it rutund matt returned kiuo in dumb jimukonriu into ills mtnd thuro jvi 10 u djirk suspicion a thing drcadrul to onipnljilato but hkh alonu tilijuiitfd for tliat rest lrmtn uneasy look in uio aym of tho yount ooldlor mutt loan in far uvor in uia saddle till hla face wuu but a few inched from that of tho mini lu ulitfi nil he grip led tho uud do horn with both his his bronsud faco twin hod and when ha spoke bin it ltu wuro lot iiiul tenr 1 do yiiu nmn to toll me uo culnot ofjii l tr the kiihtioii it see mud to b ut ity lmj 1 t nib 1 1 mean to toll you that 1 vo about ii 1 it up my inln i o mi 1whhi tlio tuff- mil 111 i 1 invent n lually di no io uudem land fur 1 m off duty uii four tlilo afternoon lint if i caul get you to holp mo lei me have a uit at clothes say no that i could gt out matt ibubcr jerked himself troce his oyen were biasing hla faco turned pale do you thlrik i would help jtn iraertt ho demanded hotly lf i did that i would bo no better titan a do ijerter myaelf i and beforo j would do such a thing matt conned speaking abruptly not because of any interference or inter ruption from tho soldier but for tho reauou unit thoro flashed befuro bin mind tho picture of a familiar old man standing with bonds outstretched in broad appcab into hlo earo rang tho words as clear and distinct as if tho old man brcnlhlnr tba iiplrlt of uio nation waa apeoklng them if you can t bo ft fk idler do your part whoro you are don t bo a dcoer tcr a great change bringing with it a now and firm decision quickly do vcloped and took form in tho heart of matt i tabor he leaned over again with bio faco cloaa to that pf tho oof- fllrr r say comrade ho aald not angrily nor accusingly but contritely ilko one making a confession i too have been thinking of dcacrtlne 1 waa going to sell and leave the ranch because i dldn t uko- tho work and routine and uio discipline but iv changed my mind right now ivo changed my lnd i can t be a soldlor but t con do my- part where i ami my country neoda me needs tho atuff i con grow to holp feed f uio hungry rollllona at oa it needs others to guard bridges and warehouses and to fight in the trenches for n long half mlnuta the two looked into each ooiara 4yos in silent quesuonlng matt raised up finally and turned hla gnxo toward the dis tant ranch bouse hla homo fho heart and centre or uio old place jtido of icrnhlp thrilled him and while ho looked ha saw rloo from tho toll pole- staff above tho windmill a big new flag as tho rod and whlta bora flut tered in tho march wind matt quickly guoauod uio truth lena had openod tho ourprlsa box and jblo big now flag was uio gift she found look comrade he cried jubilant ly that s eho homo over uierj vlioro oil dory waves my country noads the homos and their assets im not go s to b- a doborbar and nel orr must you rvirgct uio uphapry thi 3 oa your mind just aa x lnvo foigo ten uio thlpgs that were on xay own como homo with nie you have till four- and 1 will soo unit you tiro back jirearnp on tlma como homo et rested and refreshed and start out a new man a man callod to aorvc tho dincrlty jho cordiality and uio warm hearted jappoal of tho ranch yputhwau lrrojjlstlblo there waa no ldngcr any doubt or uncertainty in tho mind of tlio noldler ho liadt caught tho spirit that wrought tho chango in tho heart of matt kaber tb aanio change tho mtmo doclalon come into bis own jump up behind comrade i matt urged pluto oan carry uo- both it a but un hoar till dinner umal tho youth in the khaki uniform tosed daiibta and fears from him apd laying hold of tba saddle cantlo with aura firm grip leaped up and astrfda wlut uio nlmblanoas and oaao of an athlete t2io black hocqe carrying tho math ynutleanc tho aowiar apod over thq ridgtt toward the ranch house tho noir flag waved to hfmv mjd uio humo juden catching full tiia cxprcanlon of eyo of her brother turned upon hor know that tho flag luul won at tho annual mooting of knox church tho manurtrs and oldcrnuwfll ucrvo luncheon ta tlio conirchatfor mr jackson teacher of tho nchool noir jttockwootj hon a numlcf of pri vate pupils in vocal and piano in acton at tho annual meeting of acton flro 1riiado the folio wing ouicertf wero elected chief john mcqueen cnptnjn of hoom and ladders j a hpefuht captain of itoobt angas zjavrbon i orcman of hooks and lad dcru thoa oamblo i 10ul o 1 iteel gcorgo sopcr lloue no 2 heel dun can- mclntouh secretary and trca- nenn mcdonald and atta bat 1 canti promiocd mothcit tic uiol wan out ami down ths ntropt a iji iny inwl rjiiue ii ronglnr un liu f i rilth 11 gli ineni nwrct 1 1 vty fneo bnl jill inff an nr tin in ntrrlrni uttlu lad wli 1 ii 101 i 1 to nni thrr and mil my bold hulf gravit half sad i dm t i prominod hollar a iih ul wi nt up rim liu idiout or l inter tin dorl il in hut in t one in 11111 nt bft in doubt that m mly i ruvn ihclilon go wliom y u pleaac do wlutt you will t lie calmly told the thnm hut i ahull korp my word ixiya still f coin 1 i promliicd mother ah who r ui doubt thn futuro coursa of iih who uiuii hud ipknn7j throinch manhood u strugflo bain and loo l could fnitd llito uitn ho brokent god it hloinllur mi thit bletdfaat wfll unyicl ling to pnnth r that imflm all jeem und ixuightar still iiccuuio iii promised mother -selected- twenty years aqo from the issue of the free prsis of thursday janusry 13th 1b93 tho january uiuw spoiled all uio alclrhlug tho acton hockey olub went iii hock wood to play a gnino with uirt toum there unit nlghe messrs anson kinlth and n i jjooro are acton a auditors for 1918 d woaslcs huch slips of nuad wfl quirk8 of mind and tongue iont spring tho youth s companion printed two parnrraplin about that curious trick of tho mind which causes pemon to oak for pig faced when ho means fig paste and to say ths winks und measles aro killing bu chickens when bo means tha minks uneuttarotary thtwi l thecotmtry atn interesting itpm to tho kdltor in macon georgia a color waa fined jioo 00 for selling an imitation boor aluiough it cantaipod no aicohol in georgia jompranco boor woa tried but tho results were unsatisfactory and now they will not allow even any imitation of boor judgo michael dolaru n sentencing man convicted of rnanalaugtitcr eaid ninety jwr cnc of tho murders corai mtttod in silver how county aro di rectly traceable to tho saloons mayor- aill or seattlo wash who was opposed to prohibition ngw saya tho law is a oodntfnd to ovuryonn but tbaao- who live un uio- miseries of all others according to tho unltod titatca in ternal rovenuo receipts fur tie p lumber uiere harf boon another big docllno in the consumption or boor mr j m hanson secretory of the charity organisation society youngs stowti ohio to in of a man who up plied to have thro of hla children put un nstltutlorr as incurablo id lob investigation showed that ho iiad four normal children which wore burn while ho waa working in tho corncglo btaol company tho thr idiots wero after barbegun keeping saloon and be und bla wlfo drank to excess tho tuxpayer must pay for tho keep of tho uireo idiots as loiuf as uioy live i w bolooby if il o h mm of tho ro oat prominent i by addons ot croat ilrllaln iioa i as bad a stateiuunt declaring that during every year of ikdco alcohol takcs three fuurtha m many lives as the first year of tho griat war it inakoa 4c 44 wlduwti and orpluuis ovary year in lnglund at 1 wales why is it allowed ortland speaker touched ovory imdy s heart by reporting that wltltln two tuonuia after uioir city wont dry tho shoo doulertt of tba city ran out of babys shoos professor of physiology lu a chicago university tuut eatl mated the vauo of food in u quart uf boer ut h a cone afm ovoti this lo spoiled by th6 xupulln und alcohol which is lytnyv lirwaonc in boor production of unfcrniantcd graio juice lu a chatauuua trio bolt during the lost five year period won nearly four times us grout rut tho out put of farmonted juice or wlno petition over 11 mile in length and weighing over a ton waa pixsont cd to premier a mltn 011 august 10th praying for oin abolllluu of the ualo pirong drink during the war let un h pt thay will bo hiicimrul ii x m ii m c i a botilul hcr- vtco ilaard itov j k unswortli gavo a iccturo at churchill on thuruday night qn a lnnaiubbcrrt first rca voyage it brlatlod with fun and bad much valuable information tho members of the croklnolo club and visitors in all nearly a hundred had their gathering in uio town hall on monday night 1 miss magglo cob ban and mrs milton henderson were tho wlnncra of tho prizes competed for v on thum 1 ly ovcplng december 30 tho ladlca aid and woman n 1 orclgn misiuonnry bocictj of knox church met to nay fitmwell to mrs job mc cannon durinr tho mcotlntf an ad drean waa read and a prcsentauon made tho family toft on tueuday for their now homo in wlnnlioj born frwin in rnimagawoya on uio 7th january to mr and mm jamei lrwln a on locklu in knatchbull on tho dfj jajiuivry to mc aqd mrs aeorge l iter a btni tholirho in ntuuiuhawcya loui january to mr end mrs william lliomjiion a non died ndtmovi b t her home on church strcee acton on 1kb jantiao mar gnrct blow ot tho into hietiord jjurrown ogu i 3- j earn tongue arc often rof erred to ao spoon erbims bocauso so many of thorn r traced or attributed to tlxo roy wil liam a dpooner warden of now col lege oxford uut tho foiling itself in probably aa old na speech for tho oroolni wero familiar wui it and gsro it tho nomrnrtrnt formldabln narao of rnotathcais which means merely tha turning of things around in one of tho paragraphs the com panion invited its readers to aond in any especially amusing examples ot metathesis that had coma within their experience or knowledge tho result has been moro than a bundrod -friond- ly lotters representing ovory part ot ge htttn7tatigil plea6e stop mv paper tho fillowtnr editorial which pearcd in last uutuo of theclirlatlan quardhin will apply with equal op proprlotoneaa in the coae of some local howspapcra with which wo ore inti mately aciiunintcd we will admit that iomo subscrib ern to this paper who did pot uko what wa had to nay in uupport of tho union government during uio recent olecuon campaign havrj sent us in tlto above requuse some folt 00 strongly about tho matter that they oven left tho first word off and accompttnlodtboir re qucuta by certain lory dcnundauona and though wo bod eorao know lodge bcroro of our porvcroo and evil heart tho revelation of wrong headednoeo and wrong hcartoancao that theon do- nunclatto no sock to uncover to us la simply apnuiung thg uad thing abdat it all however la that up to tho pro sane no ptrit of rupcntaiico haa como td 11s nowitla ono thing to call on editor names and to tell him ttmt h doosn t know what bo is talking oboue but it la quite another thing to cut olt your uubacripuon tothui paper and jufpno to sou 1 your quota of uio coin of tho realm that holptf to keep uiingn runnlnt tjiat ia carrying thinfis juat o uttlo too for and ts quite an ungod oroua and rude thing to dq tbat is as uio editor seen le hut then thla lo 0 free countiy and wit suppose we will have to let rolku have their own way oven lu a matter llko this but editors aro very human that is wo hnvo never known any that wero particularly angelic and thla editor lias a frollug probably a somo- wbat wlcke 1 one thut ho would not uko lo novo u10110 people who bavo beau rut tint off tbelr namoo from uio pupura subscription list during tho 1 iuit fuw wlcus uuccced la uiolr ox lirtioed purpose uf making o horrible uxuniplu of him ind making that hat u ahorter ono this year than u waa use lhat simply cannot bo ollowod anl thlo lu how wa ure kolng to work u out i or every man whu in a huff hua cut off bla subscrlpuon duriiiy tho piut fow djiyo or for every ono who will do uiut lu tho next few days wo aro going to get two nuw niumn lo toko bis place of course in tlmt wa tho uuro who do thlo sort of thing tho better off wa will bo and wo huvu urraniod alt about thla being done tliat lu wo liavo urrajigod it at thlu eiul wa will toko tho names aa uoy ttmioln and wo liavo a otock of pupur im hand fur all tlio oxtra copied that will bo iitxwlod all tliat wo uood is lo arruiiue wiut uojjlo of our uultscrjburn wh i ulluvo thut tho pupor hua faiuifully tried to do ito duty in groal criuls to send us in uvmv now bunio- from mm ug uiulr friends and rielhlibors who oughe to bo readors of ilmlr hprch pa pur and wo do nut think this will bo very dl hi cult ta ar rangu tf any reodwr of thuaa llnea foela thut h can help u lituu lu this nattui yo hopo iltut ho will go to work ut oticu and then whon ho in acjulli g in his now names will ho pbjujia tail us that thvy are in to tided tuko tho plum uf thuaa very unkind pooplo wh have trld tu give tjio mlitor a alain in this way wo will bo ul lu tu kop track of things und soo f wo am kutlbii 011 in the uiuaivumo however who is gulnj to help uu to make up for uiuoe t nujiicu there will not bo no vnry many of uicin noudod wa bolluvt but linn vro may nit jvottluvvo a kooki huneropu nunibor no tlmt thuru will bo no ilank r nt all u to how wo are tit couio out vt thu olid of tho year kor iniltn a number nf years iiow uibj imper haa uh iwu uu increase lu its subsci litlnu list oviry year it haa not i oen birgn in ny ono year hut larice cnmuih o h w thut the 1 irrcu latlu 1 t f tlio juti r was in u fairly hejllh ton 111111 wo luiinot allow that tkla ear ulmuld bo un oixtptlon to ouch ft loug good record a collccuon of amusing divagations bm would nil aoveral pages kvon a superflcbtl study shows- that thoy fall naturally into groups or clauses uioao that aro caused by em barrpjjsmept tboao uutt ore owing- to excitement and tboao that rooult mere ly from absentmindodncso the pu pie tho sunday school and uie pray moellng aro naturally among tho most proline fleldn cor tho mlnlstar ln sub ject to ail three of tho moat frtxltful cauuctt youth and inexperience may mako him cmborraood uio eornrfftneaf and fervor of his rncsaago may stir mm unaobtodly or ago and long ca rol i urtty with o rouuno task my mako blm absent minded in eanact- quenco thero aro dozens of stories ot verbal slips by ministers some of which aro- very funny no carts but tho very oonoervauvo will regret tbomv for an honmt laugh never harmod norma n or hindered uio outpouring of tho uplrie it woo a very young and much xn- bomujaed minister win when ho roes to prcacii bio first sermon announced that hla text would be found ln mat thew v 18 er verily i aoy unta yoa tlu hoove n and earth poos lino tot or onp jltue shall in no wise pass- froca uio law til oil bo fulfilled seeing a jwnilo steal over the faces of his nnriahjonem he txiaao tlm fatal tnfcj- talto of trying to corroct hbrujab tto heaven and earljj paaa npt ono jllot onfi tottuv tho smiles broko inu a rlpplo of laughter and thn minister now an trod so a crabapple and foolutg almost as small tried onco more this lime ho gob as for us ono tit or ono joule tho cororrogauon could stand u no longer and in the laugh that burae fuluvolccd from uie wbolo ot fho maotuigbousa tbo proachor too joined and thereby regained hla seas of vo-lucs- it was an placr mnloter and on not at oil embarrassed who being car- rlcddway with tba majesty ot isaiah quoted very impressively thfty shall mount up with rura on wcagjaav nq povor knew his mlsbxko till tho moot ing wau over and hlo wife told hi the vowel game now said chorue when every body won gathered qround tkotobls lirto puy tb4 vowel gamer fatnor t016t us he uood w rooy ttbcn b rtu boy j how do you piy ltr ojutou trforj- ono at qpee its very easy replied charllovais- trlbuung- pencils and paper amonp tho family group you take tho 0v regu lar vowola a 0 1 o u and bpjflnrdng with uio first letter each player wrttoo long scntunco ao bo can tulng- no vowel except a lh any word but re peating that jotter aa often ao ho bo wishes 1 don t qui to understand osjd his cousin luojt please give urr an sx- omple you ii have to give jpo a fow min utes grace tben uuvhttd charlio taklnghis pencil sjid poixir auppooo i tuko a he wrote industriously for fow minutes and thou read tho re sult aloud b madam frank fanuv a tali tasty black man at panama boo a cat that con cabch at bad ant rats and bats at nathans pantry and barn limvol cried uncles ami aunta 00 chiullo riuluhod reading uio queer sent on ce you 000 continued cliaruo jau may grvo tho players dvo minutes or uny timo you ograo on bcforehanil to make up thu sentence whon tho tltno jp tho sentences are road and uio having thu longoot sentonoo oc good plain coturnonpiaco lngluth haa icalnrd tho first iwalije you may go on thla way for each of uio live vowelo tho poraon who lias gained tho most polnbi wins the game oloctod v m auto compctitorq after the war iirltlah nianufacturoni of automo bltjt uro allungugod on wnrwork and 11 ue 1 runout mako only a few care tipecbu lb oibo of thu ministry ut munitions tayu charles q harper in tho january inauo of mufoie in thu courao of a very oltntllcuiit dlucuonlun t jiout bollum coudluoiu in tho auto mobile jnduiitrjctt of r uibuid und of irunco uut there la nothing u pre- vont lmlgiiera thinking out und plan ning now ram and moot of tho ropy- tubl hrlush nniut aro iu fact adver tising thut thoy bilvo long waiting llobi for their post helium automo- thuy aro not howuvur sooert to divulge ex uy wticro tboao cars of uio future will differ from tho old tliat is undorhtaudoblo ilut rooolvod 1 plulonii almout with one accord agrotf lhat lirttimh inanufacturorn are to nmliu a bid fui tho custom ot tlio mimlmau i indlcato tbo nuui of mod- iruto means thoy think uio itor- wur period will bo una lu whlcb tho luxury car will be uu urtlilo in ym- purutlvaly uttlo dunand and thus thoy aru going to loncuutruto on tho light ur a tiilty i irl lu indignant if alio uttracih ultuiitluu unit uiud if nhu doed not