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jctitv tt i orty fourth year no 24 acton ontario thursday jmoftning dcccmbtr 12 1018 single copies fivo cento lie artmt 3xtt ffcww tim acton ptutna itueflm is pub tlshfd every rhursdar momlns at the ptuui ritxnn hdyldinr mill street acton ontario tho subscription price la 1 co per year in advance postage la charged additional to oltlcea in tho united mat on tho dato to which subscriptions am paid la indicated on tho address label advrntnma hates transient advertisements 10 cents per lino acuta mtxitiurrmont for first insertion and b re n lit ri line for each subsequent in sertion contract display jldvertlse- tnmta for co inchon or more por an- tiuin 10 oontu por inch each insertion advcrtlficmenta t itl but specific dtreo tlorut will tie inserted till forbid and charged accordingly telephones t lalltorlal and riusjneas offlcn 11a ilciildcnoo 11b business directory medical thoo gray m d c m mcqill l it c p edinburgh i it it p h glasgow member british medi cal association ctn office 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auctioneer ifar tho counties of hal ton welling ton peel and dufferin and the city of oaclph acton ontario sales may be arranged by moll or at residence at acton at tho free press ofaco actoa tho mercury office oaclph the nowebocord fergus or with w j gordon harness maker lllluburs sales entrusted to it j kerr ro- ceivo attention from date of listing to date of solo list your soles with me residence young street acton phono sb acton call at my btpense roy hindley auctioneer farm stock heal estate and merchandise j e cheevers book binder quebec 6l east guslph onl hooka and niagaxlnes bound in handsome anarsutibuuiual cover mnineb lettered in gold on blblos llymu books anemther book all work promptly exenutad d alex nivbn ontario land surveyor and civil engineer surveys subdivisions plans lie porta inscriptions blueprints etc cortl flcatcs for purcliasers and mortgagees hurvcy for architects hull dura and municipal councils draliuig- lleporta lustlmatea etc molean bu1loino doug 8t gui i ill phono 1004 oni the old and boliablo granite and marblo dealers we are- manufacturers nd rer importers of all kinds of monumental and headstone work we sell direct to our customers at wholesale prices thus caving our customers 40 per cent wo iiuyu tho lest appliances and the only mrhintls in tho dominion who run u crate pneumatic tools property wo can givo rvferences frorn hundreds of our cttat im rs in toronto and other i liens where other have to have law iiulti in order to collect we hays the thklit and brat stock of q rant to tn dealers and employ no agents mil dit not annoy jr peat customers to on ihinc out r agent solicit hiir orders wo ami toy only mechanics nn 1 defy competition hamilton sons cor norwich woolwich flta aoatpta iiimiiiiiiiiimiiiimiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii makes money opportunity means having a little capital to invest at the right time the way to get that capital is to save something each week so that you cart mate your money work for you when the time comes decide now to let us help you to save the bank of nova scotia voo0co iv ev graham tuffiss aotlasusom- aetobimach savage co esubllafud 104a wyndhh quelph watches diamonds jewellery library de8k 8et8 fine china cut ola08 8ilverware silk umbrellas fountain pens spodiulst in wadding and birthday elf ut expert walcli and jowollcrr ropalrcm savage co 70 veers in bus in winter is coming kenney bros lull assortment of best lines for winter wear including felt boots heavy winter rubbers overshoes heavy mackinac socks our prices are right and our qualities superior repairing promptly and neatly exegbted kenney bros main 8treet acton safe buying ouo of our mad to moasuru blue suits mu lo from i ure wool absolutely futtt dyo boraru clouui ma o to minjuro foi f45 up vur niusr vlntoi mfort nothlnk u rioro c mfortul lo tluin otio of r luru v ol hit ti twood hullli en funt cvji r muita to muuuri f t r r 33 up overcoatings are of tho bt raiijiu of cloths for winter worn in thi trade wo multo them to your rder miat clasi in nny ulylu from 25 up i uomil ul i ivutx r e nelson phon naxt p ollio quelph the bond hakdwaee co ltd rassware makes an excellent gmstmasgift jardlnlcr l v0 1 70 2i5 hm loo ma rem p0t1j m0 1i0 1j3 aah tmyn 05c 75c 1 15 12j0 urana kottlci42jx 25 uk nfcltle plated copper tea polo l 75 1j j210 25 mcklo plated copper coffee pota- vm 175 1j ho0 nlcklo rutted copper tea kottlco 5130 10 tlxo 275 290 wa have what you want tho450nd hahdwahe co ltd phon 1012 quelph common sense tells you that oyealsht is your roost lm portont function if eyesight is all important then full seelna power is vita to your welfare and should not be neglected to protect your eyesight from being injured or impaired through excessive strain un correct cd dofocts or weakened muscles you should make up what you lack in your oyeo with correctly fitted glasses bavagg optical service makes you iico look andfcel as you should dead in no mans land io does not ask our words of pralnr who urn out hero before ho nska that wo shall save his child as our bit toward the war he asks that we shall give it bread and cloth on and shelter too lit tin lin it for the ufa ha nave to nruaro tho debt that s due to n junro tho debt thai a duo to him who ravo hlfl all that wo might live in peace tlirough years to come invlnrlblc nnri free the cold gray dusk the allent night look down upon his face 1 1 in little one la fatherless unless we take his place nonymous xn the pennyroyal region aman da jjqwiff great grandfather was remembered as a man of acquisitive disposition am onda took after him at fifty she owned ave acres of qno meadow land besidea the twenty that at the age of thirty five she had inherited from her mother and she had added to ber house a spare bedroom besides a summer kitchen amanda iiad bought the extra acres from her brother stephen that was what tho lawsuit was about the boundary lino question stcphon must have got his unfor tunate inability to keep for himself what anyone else needed from the hendersons his mothers people at any rate their clear blue gase was bis and their smile stephen had not wished to go to law about tho bound ary but vltula stevens and tho widow kenton whose farms also bordered tho five acres that bod caused the dlsputo had asked for a new survey amanda had protested and thus the whole matter had been thrown into court in unite of his own dlro need to p w little- he- had stephen was sorry for his sister when the do clslon was made against ber aman da took it hard ho reported to his wife espno ate his late supper after returning from the county nest- how did oho act toward vltula g covens and luc 1 la ben ton t naked sally ann same as alio did to me she just drovo off without speaking to any one stic 11 be lonesome this winter without vltula or luella or us drop ping in don t you reckon shell got over it after a whllef amanda doesn t get over things i wish we d lot tho old survey alone amanda did not get over 1l when the late november rains turned tho dusty yollow ribbon known as the owensburg road into a river of mud and virtually cut off the neighborhood from the outside world the three other women on tho adjoining farms never failed in their cross fields visits to one another to speak of amanda a lonell nean but in tho neat house on tho iilil a ma nit i was- tolling herself over and over the advantages of the state of affairs just think she said aloud as aho sewed rags for a new carpet this carpet 11 lost three times an long for not being walked oyer it was the inmo way on saturday when sho cooked for sunday she knew that a batch of tea cakes would not give out in a fortnight now that stephens little ones no longer ravaged tho cake box a baked chicken would last until she was tired seeing it on tho table why i wont have to put up any mors fruit for fourjor jive yearn nhv said to herself one- day when aho was dusting the shelves of her storeroom her eyes fell with displeasure on a glass jar filled with preserves water melon rind cut into fancy shapes stars hearts rings tvy leaves and guitars floating in rich golden syrup flavored with thin slices of lemon a d coral shaped pieces of ginger aman da had ajwoya thought watermelon preserves nonsense but every year sho had made ono jar for stephen lie was n henderson and tbe i lender sons had always liked to see dainty food on their table ate with tbstr eyes amanda put it well at any rate she would never have to labor over another jar of the foolishness tlo drat week tn december amanda made berttaual monthly trip tu the ii lugo store an unwonted number of women wjro at the dry goods com ter matching ribbons or gay colored wools and now lliut amanda said willy jones affably after he had weighed jthe sugar and measured the lamp oll what can i show you in the way of materials for making your christmas gifts t ye-u- know its wall tb be forehanded in such things christmas always gets hero before wo know it tho youic clerk was wholly without guile but u sudden silence fell on the shoppers at the dry goods counters woniou iujc i ere another whom on earth had amanda lewis to make gifts for now tlmt she had quarreled trntriwrtjrotlct and licitvelgliborat li lit amanda was equal to ie nl uonjforevenaswltly jane spoke an idea came to her she calmly thanked him for his suggestion and asked fjr dealing guwn flannel now atn t that pretty exclaimed willy throwing down on the counter a bolt of soft crimson cloth i sol t mrs judge wrenn a pattern on this pleco yeotejy ho whlspeied iil a confidential tone ior a christmas present for tho judge ten yards ample for a lady m dressing gown amanda said she would moke nlno and a half yards do and at willy suggstlon matched the flannel villi inch wide satin ribbon for binding am 0 yard of piece satin cut on the blirt for collar and pockets any worsted for crochctlngr illy auked lifting his sissors bund from tho satin with on art lb tin flourish and raroloxaty spreading s doxen two hanks of colored wools over thi counter vou know knlttod or cro clictel oil i vena arc a stand by fo chrtfltmom presents amun la etiu a two hunks of the woo crimson to match tho flannel and wullcc 1 out of tho store carrying ho packages on her way home she planned bei dressing gown to tho smallest detail a little rueful over the cost well i don care site said as alio lighted lie lump after supper 1 ve wanted a dronslng gow i ilk it my life now that 1 dun t huve tu make presents to thcr people i intend to give thcin to myself tho slii pern ii be nlco for me to j ill on with tho gnwu nt night when 1 in mailing my poultry jour nut uuklng them will be icejwmt wrk rainy dsn between uow u 1 christina amanda put a great deal o yoik intn the christmas presents for herself but even december afternoons imve many hours when you ore alone in ui house and mnklng tho drcantt e gown occupied only ton of thcin tho womtrd nil pern knit in intricate pat tern ulrd four mom then amand begntf on her chrlntinoi cakcu she made thno of thrm a pound cako and two layer cakes one wlti chocolalo un i the other with lemon filling its uo uso tu ntlnt myself now uxais i don t havn to divide with others i call put more butter into ulo lemon tilling uy four oclck tlto calico wore stadlng in a row on tho suircrooni shelf jto coo and amanda had finished trussing her li turkoyn for tho holi day market when adram ilarnclt hop pei for them finest lot 1 v over carried for you remarked abram i reckon you 11 keep ono of tho llttlo onea fo your christmas dinner j shall keep uio heaviest gobbler answered amanda with dignity an 1 decision j always did like n good big turkey on tho tabic amanda explained to hcrnclf nfter bram aran gone thlre is no much moro brcaol i ilka breast and i might on wall eat what i hko im going to havo jelly too wltli grape wine in it there a nothing so satisfying for dessert after turkey as wine jelly amanda finished the jolly tho after j noon hofuro christmas it was qui very gold in tho bit glaas dish and caught i tho light for all the world like a dimpling pool in jurio sunlight than tho rural mull dcllvry brought ber an unexpected isummons to tlo lllago amanda finished her business by four o clock and on her way homo stopped at the store for n spool of carpet thread oood evenlu ml is amanda willy jones said loailnif over tho counter i know ouvo forgotten uomo oho s present hut wore up to the- minute people in this store and weve pro vlded apeul good for iho convenience i of those who remember sorao one chriwtraxs preoont aftor its foo late to make anything thcco crocheted aha win make beautiful gifts now this gray oni i an soil oti for tho very thing ive always wanted reflected aronrda and sho told willy to wrap up tbi shawl well if wo ain t going to havo real christrnau wrather aftor all look at those big fcathory flakes coming down willy exclaimed as ho opened tho door for amanda dy the time ahe had walked three miles across tho fields to her borne the snow was an inch deep and falling foster good thing i don t have to have people tracking tl rough my house to morrow aho thought as sho took off her avcrahoeo on the bock porch her house was in perfect order tho fire only needed a little stirring to mako it leap cheerfully on tho hearth she brewed her cup of tea and drank it leisurely then she washed her three dishes and looked at the clock six o clock she mused w1l i declare id have thoujli i it was seven i i bellove i li get out my christmas presents i flho hung the dressing gown over tho back of a chair put the uhawl on tho seat and set tho slippers on it when did i ever havo chrlomaii presents uo exactly to my notion t j sho said aloud an her work worn angers carcsicd the net i crimson foldi of thodresslng gown all round ljn going to luivo tho moat comfortable jenslblti ciirlufmas i huvo over had in mylife after- sho had i nape etc j ber chrlat malt prea i a in detail amnndn looked at tho clock again twenty minutes pant six i d huvo thought it was mi if past sovc at ic at hr picked up a newspaper tried to read and put it back on tho table what a tlnr matter with mo hero i am tiavlnjrj the most sensible chrhtmaa lo ive over had in my life and fidgotliur instead of scttttlnr dinn and enjoying i itl i it tako a look at tho weather amanda found that it had stopped snowing and that the ntara were out across tho level holds aho saw the dark bulk of her brother stephen house with a light streaming from the living room window about nowj the children were hanging up their stockings to tho left was another light tiny but cheerful vltula slovens was tying up the dollies she always made for bally ann at christmas to tho right luclla benton a kitchen win daw glowed luolla was iclni the cako that she had made for vltula at tho eleventh hoar lucllo was tiover foro handed amanda dropped the curtain and looked at tho clock again a quarter to seven 1 ahe aald in a fiat voice i declare i d havo thought it was she seated herself by her christmas presents against seven o clock e truck aittl found her sitting by a dying tiro the ehillo stroke on tho half hour cloft tho silence and a sudden flare as uio logs fell apart showed a mist in her black eyes at a quarter of eight she spoke suddenly amanda lewis you re un old goose to think you can mako chrlatmau out of a dressing gown a crocheted ehawl a pair of knitted allppers a good din nor and an uupadked bouse christmas uln t in things u in poop i o friend ly feelings loving thoughts i wli h my house was full of peopliy this minute and tracked up nrulvakc crumbled all over r then she went to the kitchen opened the door and took down fruit its null on tlto porch an ancient dinner horn and put it to her lips a will blast vyoka the cch oca in the hollow behind tho far meadow and assaulted abram harnett s aru us he was removing his second boot a wet and very ohalnate boot what in thunder can amanda uant with mo tills tlmo of night in won ho made haste to respond to tho summons but lung before ho limbed the path from to hollow t o ar of watermelon preserve tho crimson dressing swn the cnx holed aliuwl and tho knlttc 1 slippers were in ituut packages in a willow hasuot- abram uaid anuuulu when tho old nun arrived if you ii take these two biggest jiaclinijcjt to llrothor hlei hen and sully ann and thon go on with tho others to vltula a uiul luellus the littlest one is vltulus and toll ttittn all i export them tu dinner at halt iiast twolvu o clock to morrow i 11 lw much obliged to you an i i vo n t two plu a umpkln with ijiurlnguu un 1 u nwoi i i olutu custard nd a limf of aslt-rtsing- llgtitbread fur you win ii you coiuu hatk daxod by tlit- inultli llclty of dlrec lions adrian suxxl in tlio ultuien irorch f r some time then ho trudged t it ait his err an is no use for thcm llie iilnhmvu canto li mo boutnlni itrldgef said he ol vu got a 11m job xllry li sail llrl get whi wu tlr 1 t liuiikiitinti tl o family tliull want t itt w suit halt mlu 1 hy tlivn an yus uu i nwn mo nlgl tshlrtu to tjwr h vour tilghlulilrtti huiici ltrilgnt l liunr iul t jut an what fi should i bo wuntlng t em when ivo not u j b as tight wuti liinnn un 1 urn nly tlcep in tho duytlmol till worlds 0 ic in tho last analysis success is an atti tude of mind many a man hua been dubbed a failure by ins neighbors who kept on believing in himself and at last the world put3 its o k on his verdict wc arc already beaten whcn we begin to apprehend defeat the right attitude of mind insures our doing everything nee cssary but hard work in combination with a hopeless discouraged mental attitude accomplishes very little do not help to defeat yourscirby anticipating defeat a successful life a quiet old man in a country town died within twenty miles of whero ho was born and probably few peoplo outsldo of tho country in which ho had lived ever heard his name hut in his youth when a school teacher on the munificent salary of twenty dollars a month ho had in bin district school a brilliant willful lad who was admitted y a bard case one teacher after another had had trouble with that boy and he was in a defiant mood from which ho might easily have passed to abiding lawlessness hut this young teacher found a responsive chord in tho boys heart won ftuhking woke up his ambition and then lost sight of him for many years when he heard of him next his old tlmo re factory pupil was a member of the senato of tho united states and a tremendous force for rlghtcousncsa ho never recalled himself to tho memory of his ono time pupil but his docllnlng years were sweetened and gladoned by the realization that ho had had no small share in reclaiming that boy from evil and making him a nohle useful man when we talk of successful lives such men as this old teacher must not bo lost sight of ha never was rich he never became well known but how small his success males tho ac qujoltlen of wealth or fame seem by comparison his was the success of tho mother who nuts her wholo llfo into starting her boys and girls right and dies perhaps without ever know lug how fully they have justified her uuciillro he was successful as oomo older brothers have been who have asnumed a fathers responsibilities to ward their younger brothers and a is tern sotting aside their own otnbl tlons forever does this seem to you a poor bleak sort of success the giving of your life to mako another great or good on the contrary it is a double success for tjjcao self forgetful sacrifices mean tho development of the purest highest mannood and womanhood the stilt walkers of france that stilts have a practical uso in tills workaday world is not generally known but such is tho coso france reveal q many curious things and among them ore the only stilt walkers who uso that art in their everyday occupation they havo turned this boys nport to a practical use in the department known as laudes in gas cofcny thcr is much lowland which at certain seasons of tlto year is con verted into marshes this- fact does not causa the peasant farmers of prance than whom there are no more frugal and industrious people in tho world to give up their accustomed occupations their ingenuity has in duced thcin to adopt the stilts in their ordinary tanks especially is this true of the shepherds tn tbetr duties as guardians of their flocks tho added elevation also gives them aj much wider range of vision they are also frequently employed by tho peasant when he wbtltea to go to market the stilts are strapped to the leg below the knee with tho foot resting in a stirrup about five feet above the ground the stilt walkers carry long staves with which they can prop t homo elves when they wish to rest so skillful do many become that they can walk very long distances and far hours at a tlmo without seem ing inconvenience occasionally uioy will recllno upon the stave and 1l is not ut all uncommon to see ono play on the flulo or fire they aro light hearted and ciieerful and dearly hue music tho lorgor number being ublo to perform on some musical liuttru raenl ono of those stilt walkers of lraici walked three jnm irvdluuliouxj mills in just ono hundred and four itoura ilits in the btot rooord that is known tho record fur long distance walking is held by a baker of laudes who walked the entire distance from i aria to moscow may hundred miles by tlto route lu was compelled to take and tho entire journey wus com pie tod in twu days lesu than two months novtu o winter old home week in oermany its old homo week in aermuny tho boys are coming buck they re euro and tire l and vermlny an i high thuy do not atuik no ainlung maids ure mooting them with laurels for thulr hrows no ijlud voiced slrus are grin ling them and uo rejoicing fruus liut lluuont ui d uccwhelllkeiia tho sad eyud people say you blaraud slab aidod pelicans why did you run uwayt its old home week in qor niuuy but ovlry una lot ks sour th wiury soldier hirtitnn ho hua nmdo twclvo miles un h ur tho jtunit clllilil hiiikiiiudiuorfiijihu allien un his trial trlum hunt foci nan llaninierlug then ho store hot 1 o cr hill and da la hut in his nut lvo villages tits ico tonga ore his prise they love the hun who pillages hut not he una who flics ilioy love tho hun victorious to him ut any cost they d welcome glvo up roarluua life losr gijla a frost wo oral rs ari thundering a 1 t of brums fine iiu village lands uro bluu ivili g through v niches on tho juilin i noltlo bol aro here amin nu juiui voters cry they woop and t rder beer ukuiii nguln mid drink it with u sigh it o oil lluinu vveuk in ortnuny ti witnlirs who jull tut kaiser tint in i tuntnny uxvttm is tl o cortl iul mft nt kaiser windy senuouy is thcru to nad u lomo it n oil llumn wco i urnuiiy but what a wt iroin lm wult muuuu twenty years aqo from the issue oi the fre press of thursday december 15 1s8s actons electric light four per cent d client urea have been sold far 11 03 h the roads ore now broken and tho ilelghtng is good bo mo xaro weather this week tht hormomoter registered 8 below on tuesday electrician reynolds is wiring the stores on mill street thin week for tho electric ugtil when a lady suddenly throws hci arm about you don i gasp nnd wuurir frightened look sho la merely taking r mcasuro for oomo thine oho la going to moke for christmas contractor lvans is making improve montn to tho altar at sl joseph s church it will bo extended the entlro width of the alcovo and otherwise improved the newpoatage stamp designed to ark tho advent of imperial penny iostago ttas been issued jxtid several have already been received by ac tonlans on their otters it agnew of tho dominion hotel has earned qui to a reputation as a feeder of hoga at tho guolph rat stock show lost woek ho wan award is 1 a number of good p rites mias lcvelyn mckeown of toronto has been engaged as teacher of ban i ockl uni s boo i fo- next year tho gov rnment uurvoyont are re turning frr the northwest pooplo ure co mln j in tub fast for tho aurvoyts mr harbor is again clocted by tho volem of haltnnto ropreacnt themjr lcruilaturo with an increased majority giving your attention it has been said that we have two oars and one mouth in order that wo ratty listen twice as much as wo talk cr that may bo it la certain that we are not tu uaa those two cars trying to listen to two people at the oomo time apparently to give attention to the person with whom one la conversing while- la reality oh tho qui viva to catch every syllable of tl o conversation going on in the next group la to bo guilty of a double breach of good manncrn hut it is worth very little to give ur two cars to tho person with whom you are conversing if you do not fclve him your thoughts the effort to walk through a stano wall is hardly more baffling or discouraging than the attempt to talk to a person who lu thinking at something else it is bewildering to look into the eyes tlist apparently aro looking into yours to hear the correct answctvjbg oh nn i think so tcertainly and at tbo aamo time tu feel a re moteneas of spirit as every sensitive person must feel it when the ono with whom ho is trying hard to talk is miles away in thought it is very much like carrying on a conversation with an automation constructed so as to blink the eyelids at regular intervals and wllh a phonographic attachment jjwilch gives certain an uwers when tho right string is pulled rfqniff young people go on tho prln dp to that certain acquaintances nru worth talking to and others arc not in the right company they becomo una ted their conversation fairly sparkles thny are bright interesting ltty hut when they do not consldci to company in which tl ey find them lives worthy their efforts they re laivta into a condition of vacant un responsiveness in which syllable an ewers seem all they are cupubloof giving tho fact of the matter is that young i cot lo who are ublo to bo interesting owe it to themselves to bo i n teres ting regardless of their com nan it is jaurm small to say the- least to bo etui id and dull in tha mpany of un old lady with vhum you havo little noolc sayings it lu u t uo much tho being exempt from faults ulf tho jmvliig overcome thcin that la an udvuntaga tu us dcaji swift hunt thou u friend i thou itost indocd a rich and largo supply ressure tu surva your every neud well nuuiugod till you do cow per without rcoi ett imo cannot tu far r rise hlbh it lu un uiuel with hut i o wing alex humus flui iattlo inludu aro tamed und cubduii 1 by mutfurtuutrj but great mlndu rlsu ubivo it wushliilton irving why thunder humbles wh loesthunlti rumble tin i alh of u lightning ilusli through tho ulr may bo nevvtal miles lit luugth all ulnng this jiath tho tiudden cx 1 ui slon of tho hcatc 1 ulr a tiutt rx liloulun ucts up an utuiuupherlo wave which i read it in ull directions and eventually ilglutuit ujioii t ur ears as thunder hco uiu ughutliig discharge ut uhuunt li ituiittuiouuu tho noun 1 wuvu lu j iodu el ut ep nearly the sutuu tlmo u ig tho whjilo uth hut t lie el tn i wave truvcls n lowly throufal tin uli lis upoo 1 la sj i fximately i oim fit u ii nl tjulft the ootiiil fn in the i irt or tl lightnings i uui t ul lu iciltat to un rendu ti us first ut 1 thui fn in oil or tarts of tho path uftirwiirtln n irillui to tlilr dlstuneo li tcnitltleut truitiri an t imxinuni fru ts uic 1uo thlofly to lrreguluritle1 in tlto sliape uf tha path forqet it una a frlon 1 or a neighbor boon utrangoly uukinl an 1 ynu re aclilng lo mako him re- i ret it ton t i lvo him in linger a piece of yi ur mind jiint hold your tongue and forget it are your motives impugned when you stand for tho rlriit it will rtntrr you sure if you let it don t roar like 01011 tlmt o npolllng to fight consider tho source nnd forgot 1l is w irk never erasing tho wny bleak with loll does disc jurngomcfit necm to besot it tjioy no cr can ocrcomo who from labor rocoll keep your oya on tho gal and for got it has lurk hwn ngalnnt you in ventures you vo made han tortm o frowned grim when you vo mot it don t give way to dcnsolcan unseemly urado keep pegging away and fongot it docs the honor you nought your rival adorn just wind tip your hope and reset it there are honors un taken and glories unborn so turn loooo your grouh and i if get it 1 hy john l maynard the real plan tho following dlaloguo was pub lished in tho harwich eng news man on october zcth and gives a olio conception of xtrltinh ldeao concerning war conditions just prior lo the sign ing of the arm lot co at tho appointed hour ludendorff attended at hla emperors headquar ters bringing the initiative with htm well ludendorff said tho kaiser how goes ltr according to plan your majesty yes so you re always saying sold the kaiser fretfully i suppose that means that wo aro still retreating it means that tho war of move ment is still going on your majesty movement in nn easterly diroctlont it depends upon where wo aro being attacked yotirmajcnty sometimes uio movement is in a northerly direction yes yes well what i want lo know la uild whatu the- meaning of it all 7 ludendorff cleared his throat renpect fully tho art of war your majesty ha began as laid down hy claueowltx yea you can keep that for tho war corrcspon dontti my dear luden dorit auld tho kaiser impatiently the art of war aa laid down by clausewltx docsn t include losing 10 000 prisoners and 1 000 guns in a month if it docs it is quite tlmo you practised tho art of war as laid down by somebody else xn only say your majesty that had not retreated or rather if wo liad not kopt up the war of move uhould haa lost considerably more prisoners and guns tliat lu all very well but what is it kolng to lead to havo you any plan p your olrcvo wo have retreated 85 ills in some places are we going forward again what la the great mand you to be frank with mo ludendorff camo a little closer tn his emperor and lowered his voice your majesty ho said there in a plan it is of cuurao impossible that german soldiers should retreat simply because tbe enemy made them re treat as ou have often told th world cornun soljleis nxo invincible and so when i announce that we aro retiring according to plan i speak the truth but it is not a plan which i can tell to tlto people at least i do not tell them the true plan somo think that we are retiring to a nhortcx lino in order to- practice- a victorious defence others think that aro going backwards in order to shorten our lines of communication it is well that thoy should think theso things for then thoy will not be sur prised when thoy apo us back on tho rhlue on the rhine asked tho kaiser anxiously tea that lo tho plan and why ludcndorffuflnl rcsslv bel be wanted in germany wtuitoa badly yom majesty wanted how do you not fool it in tho air con you not hear it coming our pooplo have not been educated up to a vic torious defensive wo have taught them many tilings but wo nover thought of touching them that hy tho tlmo oar armies get back to oer- muny thoy will be wanted in germany in order to put down tho itov tho kaiser jumped up hastily ludendorff ho cried 1 forbid you to montlon that wordl i won t havo itl i udendotit bowed still ho said your uajcaty un- d wo lands now my plan does your majesty upprovo of ltr tho kaiser twisted his inoimtacho nervously i suppose ho uaid with an an- xl ma klunco at ludendorff that my old plan b la lmi ouolblo now which plan vaa that your majos- m oiv tha uuo about aaklntivjarla and capturing he channel portaffifcpd and all that v ludendorff smiled yes yes said tho icoisor houm ivo no doubt you ru right in that cose your 1 lun lu certainly a wise one er havo you imd the order of the llctreulliu hedgehog with iaiinst nu your mujcsly aald luden dorff hopefully then 1 award it to you now to- gutqer with u nit nod 1 hotugruph und your laiuiorurs gratitude tliui k you your majesty ho uuluted und wont to tho door el- ludctulorff v i uduudorff stopped ut tho dour und v nod 1 nd loa your majesty 1 r you quite understand tiuvt if thtra 0 a rov yi u know whut i moan if uny thing of tha uort happens your 1 niporur 0 plut e is with hla army with his ur my oomo where right lit tho ml mio of it quite uo your majouty diving biu laupeiui u flttal salute i 1 lop i rt wuut out with thu inltia tlvc un 1 1 re liu red to write up bis after 1 mou commnuluuc hy i leut a a mllno civilization and luxury wo must u t coufuso civilisation und luxury 1 lm hitter is not uvwi tho in 1 an uro if tlto f inner ivlllxatiun hurt nothing tu do with dixun nulla un i lu leu hi with n iweru und fruit 1 ut i f scum u wu could go t ack to tho ultui lo hlik of fifty yours ago with ul uny icso f ilvillmitlm it ts tin hlvulry in ui floutu if uteii their ti yulty to tl nlt idialu thulr kindness lo tho weak tl olr ncc j tuuee of human ir tlirhui 1 uu a luxslo fut t lit life whl h un uio unumlrt ut tho clvlluut tlon titat producs ujciu