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purly fourth year no 27 acton ontario nhw years morning january i 1010- slnglc copies fivo cento ijp jrtun 3vce tytesis tim actov rnrcre rnrnn 1 pub lished every rhurndcy morning at uio ina jncti hulldlnir mill htroot acton ontario 1 ho nuhscrlptlon prlco lo 1 do per yrar in advance postage la chnrgod additional to ofdcea in tho united fl lit on 1 ho data to wlilch niibirrlptloiui aro paid lo indicated on thn address- label id vi rtifuno hati b transient ndv rtlucmruls 10 rciju per lino agate inciurcmrnl tor nrut insertion and c cents per lino for each nubsoqiiont in- errlion ititrart dlnplny advortloo nti iitu fur 101 itulim or more par an mini 10 renin per inch each insertion advt rustmeul without specific direc tions will bo insorti d till forbid and char od acrordliicly ii 1 mooitr ldllor and publisher tilrpnonca pdltorlal and liuulncnu omco business directory j thoo qray m d c m mcqlll l ii u i ldinburgh i it if t h aiangow member brlush medi cal association etc omco rrodorick slroot acton ont dr j a mcnivcn physician and ouraaon oftlco and residence corner howor avenue and llgln rltreota the res id enco formerly occuplod by d m hon demon acton ont vcterinartv john lawqon vetannsry suroaon acton ont graduate of ontario veterinary col i ceo 1880 ofllco arthurs block itesldenco mill street calls day or nbrht prompt ly attended to leqal conveyancing hours 3 p m to 8 p in at residence n h wanodrough lake avenue acton ontario dr j m cell d d q l d 8 dentist honor graduate of toronto univer sity tho la testa anesthetic used if dcalred ofllco at residence comer mill and rrouerick streets miscellaneous marriage licenses h p moore luuir marrtaqe license private office no witnesses ro quired issued at residence in evening flux pcssa offlco acton ont francis nunan bookbinder account booko or all klndg made to order pcriodieola of evary dcncxlp- tlan carefully bound ruling- neatly and promptly done wyndham btroet cjuolph ont over williams store r j kerr licensed auctioneer for the counties of hal ton welling ton ioel and duffer in and tho city or quelpb acton ontario tho free press oftlce acton tho mercury office guclpb tho ncvra itocord itergoa or with w j gordon harnoaa maker llluuburr bales entrusted to it j kerr re ceive attention from data of listing to dato of sale list your oslos with me roe id ono young street acton phone 30 acton- call at ray kxponsa j e cheevers book binder quebeo st east oualph ont book and mauaxinea bound in handsome and bubstantloj covers nambo lettered in cold on lilbles hymn books and atlier books all work promptly exeeuud winter term begins january 6 prcparo now for rocontruo- tion days our homo and ex port trade will demand tho ser vices of brjht young ploplc get the rrow catalogue tuday shaws business schools tor onto w h shaw prcs d alex niven ontario land surveyor and civil cnoinoar hurvoyu bubdlvlslons plunu ite- ports descriptions blueprint oil cortlileates fur purchasers end niorttm ees hurveyu fur architects builders and munich ol counrllit ural tine j lleptrls lj tlmn tea cta mclcan ouildino dou ot oulipii il bono 100 oni ttie 013 and reliable granite and marblo dealers wo are manofecturem and direct iniportnrn a kinds of motiuinental and himnlutono wvrk we aell direct to uur cuotumera at wbolneale prlcea thua invln our cuetomcra 0 pr cent wo have tho beat applliuicca and the only mechanics in the xkimlulon who un operate pnuuntallo toou properly u can klvu rvferenrta from hundreftit or our rtistomrnt in ioronto and otljef phre whore uthora havo to liavo laiv nulla iti ordir to collrrt vo havethe larccat unrt boat atouk of oranlta in tb loinniiou or nioro tlmn uny tliroo dculrra tn tho west wo are lejrttl ntnto dialers and employ uo ujrenth msbbmitd lummmiiiimimmiimimmuhlimiir can serve saving one of the great lessons of this war is the value opthrift let the children learn it too by saving through a bank of nova scotia account there is no more usefu nest egg when college or business days come than a substantial savings account the bank of nova scotia 1 iup cpltil 6 ioo ooo jrrte 1 una 13 000 000 uouuicc 110mq 000 w k graham aatlaa uuim savage co eaublfahod 1d48 wyndham ot quelph watche8 diamonds jewellery library dc8k sets fine china cut glass silverware silk umbrellas fountain pens spocjollala in wxdnk mid birthday tflftji uipert watch njid jowollory itopalroru savage co 70 yeara in dullness in guolnh is ht ere kenney bros felt boots heavy winter rudoelfto overshoes heavy mackinac socks our prices are right and ou qualities superior repairing promptly and ny exeoutsd kenney bros main street acton ill do not iianoy or pent 4iulllcl ndhiii out ittiiontnt ojrents euliilt- liitt unit rrtwo employ only mhhanlr njid infy oomitetttlon hamilton sons uor nnrwlcbjife woolwlch bt ouajph safe rtg one of ur maou to muiutliu llluo sultn iiumiu hiu 1 ind wnpl uluolutily futl dye urn u clot ho mudo to mouiiuru fii 15 up j 1m winter comfort nothtm u nllor or inori ttincorttil than one of uirl uni ttiol tict tell tw hultiima fiat ohi mudo lo meuuuru fin 303 op overcoatings aro or tho bt xintu of ch thu for wlntui wrur hi thu triuu uo inuko thun ti joui ii lur llrat cliuij in uny tityh fruin 25 op ihowpt vi i iv1 ll r e nelson plon 40 nkt pot ollk quelph the bond hardware co ltd rassware makes an excellent christmas gift jardinicrca410 150 j1jb 225 20 s3j30 s4a j ern lot 100 1 40 1j0 1x5 ath trnyefi6c t 15 2j ilniwo kottlcn j2lo0 23 f400 mrklu plated copper tea potn 1 7e si 00 210 425 nlcklo tinted coppor coffee poto- s1 go 91 7b 10 2j00 nlcklo rjnted copper tci kottlca 51jw 4210 12x0 1275 12h we have what you want the bond hardware co ltd phone 1012 quelph buy 2inx glasses tho kryptok invuible bifocal when you reach the ftc where you need two pairs of ghibses dont get them buy a single pair of invisible kryptok bifocals as fitted by savage ground on tho premises jmam03ul xuimpm ond 03rlchonobtw3t tfbronrro canao the old and the new tlirroii u nh h on tho nlr at mldnlelit an 1 noiind an of comliuc ttrl au with ful rliiir ntcp und a llphtaomi trend i he ou nl tho now ar meet and rnph hnn a varied legion of ollowora in bin train 1 ho nno hn i a bout r f mcinorlen an i tho i hoatn of joy mid pnln and hrlncn tho brlchtncaa and btmity of hope in u year to be with plrturcn f wo idelful rladncnn and mini n full of melody aid inch 1 nrw frajtrant flow ore tun first llki thoae of our end hut mnntliu that arc jrny nnl riluiiut tho otjirrj wwr on their bctul tho old nnd tho now oro partinn lyct ini lowly bow tho tioatl il fifvir into minnrv lit o 1 with bin iritn ban fled and now atkr lhrmi lold wnltlnn lltt i itlmm ur iuhi jinr isnrli diy baa tn order reckoned and wo livo in tho rhid now yar helen 1 hoyden r j3klxktixej35c i 1 iii y 1 pj 1 1 1 little mums watchnight y annla hamilton dannoll q jx j5nxxjx gs jsa lll fuco or tho coll ceo president m uppinrcd worried and worn but tho oyeu under tho ipcy bruwu looked at tho boy very kindly it ii all i can do for you wolcott ho uuld ut i cngth to hrcnlf tho silence hit all you vo uft for mo to do ym doctor kent tot to hifl feet heavily and ro uunid hiu uncaay pacing up and down up nnd down to tho bookcooo ml torn about then back to tho quiet figure at tho littered table mbchanl calty tho doctor counted tho times it wan a trick of tho doctoru to count thlnin nine ho muttered ten eleven twelve better olt down my boy bo oald thirt ien a an unlucky number loud 1 in un unlucky number croancd ont wolcott how tho utur in hla broaut pocket burned him ho had not opened it yot but there wan no need ho know junt iw it heiin ucur boy that wan tho way tin jflttcr bcenn ajwa a dear boy t lottur of little mum a had ever begun any oilier way how it burned him kent- contracted bin loncaonio brown into a ucowl of pain up und down faster und fajtrr tho doctor lost eount rrhere tliere eit down boy ho uuld- or was it dear boy i tn nervous man but your tramp i havo rt into my head bit down and let un eo back to tho pledae look litre ivo drawn it up while you wcro tramplnc youro fiolne to nljn wolcott ntvorl then tol thundorod that doctor i vo done my bout for you do you mow what they aro oaylntr outuldo irt that 1 m ohowlntc favouritism halu what sir and by my head tltoy ro right what other boy hail i three chancea and then what llo utruck tho crisp paper oharply it wan n written plcdso of cood lio ivlour drawn up tersely i ttio undcrnltjned do promise on my honour no help mo god tho doctor who bad carried uttlu mum a nlnte to noltool could trust that plodffe if tho boy would only olci if ho would tho plodco waa ta bo e public on the col logo bulletin board and tho boy whose name waii it mlirrwaln in school thoao woro tho luinl conditions but tho boy had sinned away his three daya of ktuco what better could bo expect ow7 tjio pen la full of ink my boy ncvcrl the boy a face wan purplo with hlu sell inflicted shame ho strode to tho door and nwunff it open tho unread lottlf of uttlo mum luy lint ucalnst hln hreaet walt slr tho doctora long etrldcn causht up with him i am aotiiff to put it in your breast pockt there i you may come to your senses yot if you do beforu the wintur term opens lot mo know bind it now ro it waa rulnhur out of alojilliis rifts buffeted kent s cheul- shurpiy bom u body hhoutcd to him somebody else but ho did not heed ho pluuscd down the drlpplpff campua to his rooms onco there ho facet hlninulf and tttoaned i will not read it i will- not nbu u7hu rlod hoarsely tho two bits of crhip paper wcro in bin though ta in his poltjt tobotber ior un hour tho boy ravod to jii iiitlf tlmn he draw out tho litllo unuptmd lettir ho could nut do uio liu in mum tltls insult ho liud al ways before read her lnttiru twice and not open one ho tore it open dear boy you can t nucss what a tho muttrr with my face ho read it u all in a wdnkle and muss with smlluii i can t smooth it out and who ii kolnir to try when my doa boy s coinltti home it s my bound oi prlvlio to lauifh when tiio holt doin aro tinoo days off one ouht to luukb lou niod to say when you were unoo hluhthat i ittle uum lauijli ki the way urniidmoihern pullet did ills wei kne hith dear boy did you ever ki ben i to mo and whisper ijown toalui thum tlmro who a eryumt it was tlio tny it iaiit ultpiiellior nulflsh j dio4 boy elthur 1 m laukhliu for ynu touvllu duurva 4wjluby ur two if it isn l tho boy whoa boon wurlc tik hard kent uttered u cry that filled tin invliy llltlu rooui ho uiushwd ihj htti r be two u a hiu palms and let it uli lhr6uuh slow to tho tloor ihe one oavlntr thlnu in tlio wholo iiuik lubli wiii1i of thlillu wan tho fat t ot holidays lhe doctot had udi kind to wait now he would so horn i with tho other follows and what if he dldut eomo bait he would mx it up with llttlo mum hhi noidnt know in uonto thliis wore lilcky if h ratlin ilavo i ittlo mum and ho coul 1 ho wn l so i uilly oft a utile tl eiio dlsurulo would rub oft noon enoiikh hut us for takliik that intu irnble plodgu und hunilllatliu him uolf to tho yround ilku that never tlio vwlott hide had d uidud fnjiu fitthtr to u hi fin m iilratlona uni kriitihoiui to thliilt it wiu his now in twn dayn uio re itutlon r ouui wejt inpty t tie httiltut s volte sound ed hollow add lohuly in them on third da the 1kiii wont homo 111 ut llant druvcu uttlo mum wan willlni to hrur u foot ntcp in tho hull when it eomo lie wju onucloun of n f ontlo iiiup lhiliiliitent it dll not t oino hriiimlinrt up tho iilalni it tappt d up ulowly wrll when ixiyn wcro nonli ni i ar itoy i ittlo mum brar boy 1 ar boy i nt no the iiuiiii only jaui hlui lit iluwn hutt- no stand up how tall you ur r boyt how kwi io m llm wiu miiy with rxt llimi nt and ihtiurhl how ninth ixtlir nlie nuk tlm crt it dllow rtlooi rd und 1 inn eu her thin tc ut aln nnd ii uln her nwot t thin voice cluittercd on ud lie nd unto hon- wlin hln heart a juiln wan j nawlnr ivo not in the luihlt or countlnrr mnnthii now liyiti ml or yearn oji i used to do i tiay four five it m on thn re only live to juno what a five nllm a iwmly can nurelj j cx wi ii in ii monl is then 1 ro to work us mr tui rn uuyn un do it i m do- ini it all tho time cttint welt for juno hn ty lauitheti vuii ban h to hiu tho pale llttlo pnpur nr ir her hho lauihtt an wlu uur ilia vol ii cars hutltlc uthrr tnatched i id rolled it uiiu illluj up at him take that th ir boy walk over tlioro in front of tho bureau stop mi you hot on tlio ruir and turn nd und in iw to mo i can mako believe tlio cap and f own i want to how you ro color to look in junu prrijilfnl 1 1 junt handliu your ulji loma i ow i j uln to him now ulralch ten up itu seme thine to lio proud of i till you i in prou 1 of it myself hho wan up on h r elbow not mind if tho pain of it bho waalooklnt ucroua tho room at tlio hoy with the rail in his iwnd a now utht tliut ho hardly knew camrover her face i waa oo proud of your father she cried otiftly ho was tall and brown like you you vlll look llko m you will be nplcndld ami iilral ko him and tlio pooplo will clucr ou aro blu son dear boy a bit of silence and then aulii your father a mantle will fall on you in very truth perhaps who else will wear such n lonjj town an yoj tall etc at bdy and 1 shall be ro to see i waa there to ooo your fat hi r we wcro just loveni then you know i waa so proud of lilm you t think how preud 1 woo to no how could ho think 7 hut hbi brown face had slowly whitened under blu torture would it never i tho holidays ullptcd away ii came to lo the list day of tho year tlio doctor had klvcu the boy up toward nlcht tho boy irew rcatldoa and escaped from the bouso to wriatle iush tho if yf uiiowdrlrtnoutaldo ho i eono a ion i while ilttlo mum liunl hlni corao in and called mm how onuwy you an dear boy and liow tired you louk you muxtt no rlht nvrny and uloup ixjii t tako your clothi i oh you haven t forgotten it nljcht it lur o but ho luul been boplni tliat nho imd foreotlon wo muiit keep our watch nleht to bur you can have a ioiir nup and to back to raa i shall bo waltlnj dear boy did jou know you ami i liau ktiit au many watcli nlchtu an you an tho unit thrtu ub had your father with uu only tliut llrst thrct blnro then its been you and l dear boy tho nrut one i hud you in my rmu all th time and tho rrcond tho llilrd oi o you wtro uo blj our father he itl you you wcro asleep alwayh you were rix lnforo i let you oil u i i man and how proud ou wuro i win onlj n ulip tf u thlnr but id in you take a loiu nup in tho utter n i n colni to mako you take a lone nap now dear boy iluu uway- llut he did not uhtp ho tuil in the dark and luitrncd to thu wild wrwtlu of imkir old uur outside tho vhlrr of snow and tl e tumult of tho wind ac nliil with hiu mood ho was lad icro was a utorm to keep hum i nil iwuiy at half past oloven bo went buck to little mum- bin wj wnltlnj forhim tho nlkht lump elied a dim tt over licr frail fact- ii hardly dnnj to i xilt at it ttuy sat together oilently onco aho put out her hand for hln und after that be nmtr lost tlio toueii of her cool little lmjeni on ills wrist tho cj a uvkcd the lait inlnutai off in that importunate oleo tliat cloeka uu sumo ut nlslit it jjrrcd on tho the all- you liuven t fo mot to ii the pledge dear boy uttlo mum whispered after a wlilli it startled him ho viu thtuklnl of another pledge no illtlo mum ho whispered ha ek its alniout time dear loy tho eluck braii ita slow strokes with ikjndcroua importance tlio palo llttlo niouicru dytji wi ru llxcd on tiiu ulklt tn thu dim room from which tho oolemn sounds isiucd aho did not see tho boy who n ho sllph d a bit of paper from bit breast iocket and wroto his miijio on i nor how stmidlly his flngrra moved tho clock struck tlio laut nolo and in tho new car ho put tlio doctoru paper now juir boy xuu xjltlu uuni itu ixhkdy he dnpied to ills lniou 1eauh her und tuktthr thoy rt pelted tlio llttlo pkdut she had made s short und ulnt plo fur htii biby llit to any thli ur dear tord with hulp from thu pe i and tfood will ixi de enthuqi aftt ic leaifflpeagasmctp tfapjiti agpartlat ia toibp in ite planzpttaibtent in its bffottb fortunate in its nppnrtmtitiefi ani praltfir in gnnft ijpfinlt0 libvwtostonvato do not intiiji at enlhuidusth folks 1 uvy them dnulatu them they are thn only people who are rually ullvu tiiiuhi of u j wiio are suuuturlim thmukh lift raihrr bored by most things and uceauuiuulli un ljiuiidliu to lx moderately inti ruotnj aro ion thu irvain of nlolini 1 hi boy is so uxeltud over tho pronprtt o 1 h ule nuxt day that ho bus lueril w ulerpliie winn ho tcu to bod is any uiuouut wlsur iluu tho i hllosoph wliucun prove by uuautevt rablo arjftv- irx utu that itutiilni luutturs l artlru larly ito uuthuiilautlu alxiut you lileaatireii ubuut our work about your frl ndshlis i ho yiunl fellow win rvudy ti ulk till iju ruliitf uhtiut hiu business iihowlnj ou am tly why it in ttiovery best bimlno i in tlio ct untry lu not only 1 retty omu to not to tho it i eomt day but ho is leaving no end of u iood thus uu be ktwij uluiii llio enthusiasts jru tho only ones f us who aro tlioniuuily ulivo china a postal system 1 vary un or tonvtunet in id on i uni uuthiuutid in j renin d into uervlio by iho pttntulnuuiorllles of t lilim for tiauuportluh thu inall liu lu una utoum an 1 motor liuutlieu unlti hum boats and teiryl uts on tin inlan i wutet wmu an i uuuiitt i nil 1 fool earrit rn limit i i uli un i whit ii tntiwiion tht hhhwaio i mul ynii hi nunibcr tr nilhs t v r id by ipuuru uiu 13c ulii undntiiavv tf luoii uvir thu pievluuu jtutr tvor 7 000 000 laieols wi to handled a 8tep higher tlio lichen luid hot yt t been turn i on but tho darkneuj was jjathorlnir fait it was now year a lvp oscar hamilton uat alono in tho music room of his mansion home ills beautiful yotmi daughter hail just i ii tied from the orian utool and the silence shu lift behind her nrcmed sweetened and ant with tho oclioea of her muttic tho nbadowii were thlckonlnc in tho cornt rn of tho room and creeping up ir thn tri an j ipea formlnk them ivo in wolrd fantjistle shiipoless itilnpu tberu waa a jomjd of hurrylim foet iroujh the lialbj ii was an hour of larallon lor there waa lo bo a part and much merry maklnt in the hamilton mansion eo ii1j1il ijul uio n ai u r of thu houuo sat apart for awhile be was ihltikiutr thlnklns think- n an 1 ll was now year u jvc thu guilds of preparation below reached ho inunlc room only in mufllc 1 soft nctl cniifwlon fotmliib a burkground to hbi drc a ma t waj on new years livo that ho i lrul coino to tho city u nmro la i coarse clotliliee aoeltlnr a way to tortum that was twenty threo ytaru but hla viulon er it to nlsht waa r a d unuirnmiil ilu could see thn snow falling as ho tramiied tbouldo treetu irlp lu liand looking tor a third ruti boardui houro ho had started tu u sulx rellnato ikiiiltlou in a carpet factory but tlio gatc hud on- ed 1m fore him year by year to day wat clil f partner in tho hrm ho had shown a marked aptlludo for tho business hiu carpetu wuro in all llu up to date stores of america o had married a wealthy woman lum u4u who luhurlted tlio house of her father lie fined by nature ho had taken easily tho outer impress or thi rllnciiiont around him his wifo waa by no means a lioartleu dovotco of fashion he had tot with her wealth u loyal and lovlnif heart au woll llut to night ho waa not thinklutf of thu llfo aruund him here ho tjw uouiotlilm in tho darkness an old weatherworn house a few ucrcu of land behind it a uttlo stable thu nmoke cur line upward from tho kitchen cblmnuy an old man bout but cheery uhoveltnt u road uirouili tlio snow to tho ulublo where tho llttlo jersoy cow waa low lute at her jtay oscar lloinllton eaw it all in the nhndown it was uio 1 ionic or his father and mother ho cuuld two tho winter luii aottlinz dear und red across thi white musleoka world and yonder was the whllotower of thu llttlo eoun try uiur h they would b lioldluu a wateh nbjht eervlco there tunli ht aw uicy used to years uco hui old lather would bo prayiui for uio lnconiliu or ue lory ut the lord oscar hamilton lowered his head as hn thought of it all it waa not tlist ho bad been u- heaniciui son ho told himself ho had written hptlui always he ocnt tbuni money uvci y few uioutlui in fact that wim uli that i tood be twttn tin m and iho ioor in uiw ho even went to uco them every few yoaru when business permitted in old on days it used to be polnk homo lut cut bo had e row ii rlchur uud faltun in with more fashlonablo ieuplo it had eomo to bo fcolnu un a uttlo huntlim trip up lu muskoka and ho had docked himself out as u huntamkn and hud eomo badt with u braee of dueks it in u h liavo boon thu o arm on uu hunduy nltht tliat uet him thinking 1 he l ixui hot- huil not au mut h ou look id towuid him but tlio words hiikerod wltli him their pit i int utterane half staitled him hi his pew viiuhl man ynunu wunjuu th speaker ha 1 said if you ituve uuiim up to tills uty und aro illlln a blub position ami if you are ashamed to own your i x r old father tend mother and liui bumhlo jiimih urhuneo ou tame thero is not in you the material out of whleh uud makes a trtcat soul osear hantlltou was no luiir yuuiui ills hah was shuwlutl tho llrst unw f i ray hut tho words went boint why was it hln father und mo l uur had iitvoi hnn within mils doors why did hu uovvr tako hln wifo lo not thimi or ills ehlldren why ill 1 ho mv r uliut a railway tlelut an 1 have fat hoi und mother down fur christmas i nt w oars or 1 hailkoivhu and j iow tlpm blu house ttud lutrtidueo uiuui to his filomur he was uiihumed of hum iheio it wan thu ptuln nu in d truth i buy blioko iualnt ltufuuti 111 h iiiaiiutiiu were and oil fashioned tht y wit mil ukt tho ikh l lo ho nyivi i umui a he hsd unkid tht m lu a t usual way now ail i ujuln hut tht bn i comlnc uuleau they saw it won really ills pie sure and tu uiiht ids head sank lower as ho thought of lu ho was ashamed of himself ujilunnlil ashamt tl oh so ashamed t huppouo hn hod been mic- cesuf ul lu tho bunlm ss worl 1 what was he ufter all bcaldo tho old man shovellnjf snow what wcro many of tils fanhlonablo friends u mparod to thcao two unselnuh unworthy hearts who in earlier dayu had sacrlflceet no much for him true he provided their living hut tliat cout hlni no sacrifice and whal after all was tho son they liad raised more than thlt to them thoy 1 now ho dwell somewhere far away in a beautiful houso thuy could talk about him 1 ut thoy hud to part lu his life wis it fair thuro would bo music and euloty in ids beautiful house tonight but uioy knew nothing of it iho ftrl who had just irlldoel away from the tftai stool how like htfl mothers wa i her faco was 11 fair tliat ltuudniothcr should seo so llttlo or her sons ehil iron it wai dnrk now ho rose uneasily and went our to ono eif the deep sot win lows the i tarn were shining tho lajt utuni of uio old year in tho dark winter sky anothur year waa comlnfi- tick uekl tlckl it caino on uroufh tho utarry nltbl an hour later tho elocirlc llht wan turned on in tho tnuulo room a man folded a 1 otter leuderli iituhd it und touched a bell oil will please juiat this letter janus lie s iir lo tlimttli who an uu ereii and my dear he said turulnh to his wife who entered at tho moment do you think you could et tho btot ro im riady for father anil mother uilo week why aru they really comlnr ourir you have asked them often enough and they novor camo uut i think i qm uuro rayjtjur tills tlmo will brinr them jrfrh aorfy tlvoy are not with un bciin tho now ytar and lib wlfu thought nho had never noticed how truly manly her husband looked before maudo iotltt d a twenty years ago from the issue of tho fro press of thursday january s 1899 rtiq january thnw hau reiidorcd thu ulolhlnif very fnuifforout uwni to the lictrvaloncu of measles thu uti ndiuieo ujttlie public ochool in redutcd more lliaii lialf tho train nuiflcet this week 1 all wheat 08t loose wheat c7e wlitto ptas cic white nuts 2 flu barley 4hr ryt u rttitie common ls1 travollcra on tho miaff of tliv canada qlovo worku h ft durliik un wuok for thoir hells or labor w t smyth to british columbia j v hroddy nnd anson a hinlth t manitoba and v e ntrih west a l nh kun to nova siolla t 1 u twnnlti sow ilru is wli k uiul j a murmy to prii eo i dwurtl island ordeio aro rlroady in lnj roodlvod in enlists i lory volupio tho two tcni letter rale eomo into offett on new years day married hution mu1hiay at johnstown n v on wednesday december h air llobert j tiulton to janet c daughter of huiuy murray kohinbon uuylltsat tho real duiuti uf tho brido u parents aeton harlej austin luiblnuon to 1 ran els helen daughter of 1u v win dryi lanqkj1h liawat tho home mi 11 luy lot aeton on ioefm za thnmiu lclward laiikford miss mary ann haw died hhaili new year jenr now you aro horc nt w ervr tl wo loo nl v ii wo look ut yt llut rtlvo ou r cither trara nor alrbo tliiitihh ntnuiio lu tho now face you wt or tlfi itlndpttn wo eon written there hut wtiit in kjnducmi duriod deep the answer o now yenr you kocji you ro liera with iiocrt t all untold oh whnt for tii your in art mufit liold wo dire n it dream wo dnro not uutsn how mudi jf tlndiierii oi dlitrr ii how mut h of joy how much of pretn how much of loss how much of rain how much of bloom how much of blast what nklra of blue what sklea o or caul how mueu rllt uiflsli how much will lant i ow mueh of work how much of rent hut o now year you know what a best noaallu vandcrwator nineteen nineteen the lu n unothlnc very suffrtentlvo 1n the old tinman idea of tho clod of boundaries i or tho lines tliat nro drawn upon our life an thnji pruiaca away and tho future becomes uio past ran scarcely bo too closely scanned this reatly wiuo to talk with our punt bourn and naif them what report uioy bore to heaven and how thoy mltibt havo borne raoro welcome nown and therefore tho passim away of one year und tho coming of the next must challcnco tho very cravo conald- oratlon of overy thauchtful mlnil for that haa eons tliat can novor bo recall ed and haa eomo tliat will never poos away we can no morn got back to where wo stood nor be tvhat wo woro when uio year commenced somo- thlnir has occurred about us which is irrovorslblo nndaomouilnir baa taken place lu uu which wo cannot chaneo and when wo sieak of tho flight of tlmo do wo not use wordn expresslvo f an idea that is not strictly truo it is not umo tliat flics thi we us wo aro flying it is not tlmo that dies tin wo us wo aro dying tlmo und eternity are ono time i i eternity bcirun j or is notjiboa thaiwhlcb in measur ed by periods becauno wo aro imper fectly doveloicd7 and lu not eternity that which haa no measure because wo havo attained our development does oplrtx ever row old docs thought vor decay and lu a spiritual nature ubjeel t uio measurement of the- days nd wo ks and yoaru therefore tho moauurcmont by tho rovoluuon ot heavenly bodiea of tho period ox our xlutonco- hero and an wo aro now con- tltutod hi simply a tributo of acknow ledsment of our imperfect state it will not bo our txptrlcneo when wo oro lothed upon with our spiritual bodies will it bo aald does not tho aposue suert tliut tlmo is short of course ho does but not in tho icnso of abort us oppoiod to lonff tho ruth hbi teaching ban no connection with that literally his expression la tho tlmo that remains is shortened hhortoned nu tho furled sail is a tho ct rpso wrapped around wlui tho bravo clouica of tho anci was it la trpe u iiiihihh j l uiut remains it in bliotbbtft- od of hood and evil tlio vaedel with the furled sail is tho symbol pf tho dlspen- uon or tho tlmo in which wfl era called to do our work live ryv hero it is one of limited powers thoro in no lood that is not homrnod about with opponlne evil and tho voice of the passing year bj that wo are so much tho nearer to tho eloso of this utate of things tho rerca of uio shortened sail and tho furled in powcru in draw ine to its close ita sands are fast running out ily and by wo shall reach tho land of the living in a llttlo while wo shall enter upon our pcrfet ted state and that which is in part shall bo for over do no away menn while with strangely lmprcsalvo eloquence tho passing year calla upon 1 to place a right estimate upon tho oventu by which wo uro nurro undent vpiiwn tho umo ia shortenoel wo uhoiittt jfjt nut moderation bo known to all monwoicjwtnot lx unduly elated by prosperity ri adversity or trial 2 to bo faithful in doing tho work that yet remains to bo elono tho com mand is occupy till i comol and the declaration la bloaaed la tho servant whom hla lord when ho eometh shall flnil oo doing it la just tho message of tho now year to every ono or uu hhall wo wisely and reverently hood ic j nodlc sayings warn are to bo undertaken in order that wo may live in peaco without suffering wrong cicero lie just and bo generous don t bo profusul pay the dtjbui that you owe keep your word to your friends hut- don l sot iour eandloe alight at boui ends thomas itigoldsby a healthy body lu good but u soul in risht health it is tho thing beyond all ouiero lo pray for tho bloaaodcat thlut this earth rucoivea of heavon carlylo he oimph bo unaffected bo honest in your speaking and writing dean alford through ranee my joys t last iho volco d thui inn 1 tlv ilu y tiling at 1 wen unselfish he ii tsl uth 1 woll how it wan wi mbariuss him by uiul h 1 ouolpli htnt aclm of ih iut ale vllds und faresta lot mo hall pomp and power out- of naturo canot chamro itobort ulaomflcu bpeeeh is iudui d tho rudder that etccroih human affairs tho nprlne that uetteth the whootu of action on eolne dr harow new year q ad astra in tom u unlit lo llbhtoi a iud lu btlhun a iiay in lift a lall il one lo itrmiltliou u 1 ulth in ulioniio a doul loi lo ih truo tu cod and man 1 in if aro tho euldo mtn t u tho luthwuy or llfo that point u j to the uhlnliu uluiu anil unit should t now i ear thi imiiplest of tin iauo the lives jul ti a hlull i in ixallod thc uond i ttio hay fun a creco ron the new year i believe in boys and girls utu man and w nneii of u great jo tnurruw that hutsoev i ihu boy oowetii tho jijen ill rviiii i btllevo in tio curso of nu ram e in the elllcaey of eehoola i the dlkiitty of teaching and in tho joy of si rvlng othors i belluve lu wlutloiu tut rovoulvd in huniun llvue as well un in tho puuea of a written book lu inuumu taiiuht not so much by 1 retmpt un by xumple in ability to work wlui thu hands ns well as to think with tho heal in ovurythlng that mukou uf uml i i ihiiivo p beauty tn the school room lit tho huiui lu cully uro and in out of- dooi i i itlhvo in tuughtor in falui in all liiahi und dlutmit hojiuu jluit lino uu on i biluvo uiut every hour if day w i a jui t lewurj ftn all wi uio an l u wo do i bollovo in tho preiuut and us tippoi lunitlco in the future an i us piomluou and lu the illvliio jujs tf mhi fdwin oaguoel orovei r v viivv