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y lie artun 3vtz tiihi1sia il ilmlinil i 1djd ul tlin iuito1 hint i ion luajm it piibllnliikl ovory thursday luu 1 iucuu building mill hlreot art uiitmuilidoii iri o ft to por your in lu iu hurgod additional to office in tho hi- kui to willi h uuburrlplions uro iald i liidliutoil on tlto uddmjin lubol aivllttihinl 11atih transient advertisements 10 cuutti nr ihii aiulct imuiiummanl for iiuit insert ion and cants ic llni tor au h suhaejiunt liuyirtlon contract dlnnluy udvirtluomnndi fur- luu ln hounr more per winum 16 eonlu per imli nuih insertion advertisements without pocllla dlrettloiw will imi lnuurtod un forbid anil charged accordingly ii i mooltlc illtor anil publisher tlcllmioni lllloiiiil ulld lhluliiuui oiiuu 111 leliliutr notwithstanding thcjcfforts ot those who desire to perpetuate the traffic in iritojucnhnk liquors the cduninaof the world ore gradually yes perhaps more roptdly than we realize taking ntcps to rid themselves of the incubus of the liquor curse last week new zealand voted for prohibition by u con sidcrahle tnujonty and rcpirts from that pnri of the cnfpirc in the antipodes declare that new zealand will certainly be dry by june next i know how i made my monev a fw layi ii pluln mini ulkln with n did trnln nlxjut king- tind he matin till ro- ik which lp ull too frequent- i kuowatpjw t intuit my money luuillrutlun tvm ttimt tin made tho hy liliiolf anl wm going to keep th the aaq editokial after oiircful consideration the chicago tribune has come to the tonclubioii thut antiprofiteering cam paigns are of no use so long as extravagant people cannot be legally prevented from paying exorbitant prices it is right the high cobt of living will con tinue until money is scarcer und fewer people are able to indulge their passion for vlllcss expenditure 0 in oinc respects tho results of the war arc being reduced to very small proportions a statement has been issued by tho department of overseas military forces of canada shawirg that by tho end of the present month the total number of all ranks remain ing in england will have tjwindlcd to 1030 while the number of active pay accounts dropped from 4124s8 to 10474 within a year of the signing of the armistice german national discipline docility and industry arc already operating to save germany from tho illi that other nations arc suffering from tho produc tion of germany is now almost on a level with the prowar production and all that tho nation needs to exceed the prewar product is a sufficiency of raw materials what if after all germany should win the war through superiority in tho ways of peace hamilton herald the bill of the immigration committee of tho united states senate providing for tho deportation of all aliens affiliated with anarchistic organizations was passed on saturday by the house the vote was unanimous this is salutary no quarters should be given to anarchists who abuse the privilege of residence in the united states or any other country the action taken last week of deporting certain f leaders of tho red movement mole and female is greatly to be commended by a recent enactment the provincial government has provided tho meangby hviich farmers may be largely saved from being pestered and annoyed with boys promiscuously shooting on their farms hunt ing generally has been much restricted in future hunters and trappers of all fur bearing animals must secure licenses for which a fee of 5 per season will be charged a man may hunt on his own farm with out a license but must secure the necessary license before going on any property outside his own farmers now have the right to challenge any person found on their premises with a gun with so much smallpox raging in toronto and such large volume of holiday travel prevailing it is a matter of wiso procatution for citizens generally to submit to vaccination cases o smallpox arc pos sible in this or any other locality at any time and it is well for the public generally to understand the law respecting quarantinb regulations and the importance of its enforcement for tho protection of tho health of the general public it is not permissable for any one to come out of smallpox quarantine on any pre text the board of health of any municipality has absolute power to arrest any who would presume to break tbeir quarantine and the sfrcnest measures would be justifiable iiilmu jho frugullty und indus nt in mi win lomiinulnlo property i who do not wunt o risk uncertaii imtumiit many u man ha lost imrdtiui n d suvlug by being uwiml into inn whirl or speculation then urn two gunem observation wn would nimka klrst how doe i nun make nmrivy the wicrat is glvoi um in tliu eighth t hunter of leuler onoiny thou shult remember tho iorrt thy od for it le ha that glvoth thoo jowcr tu got woultli iat und imt lukiui out or nour life und you win bo u puupoi who gives tho ralnt who nmvldoj tho aeusonst who ur- tilni li nm1t who gmnu houllli und hteiigtht hod wo urn in bin huiulu without him wn mo do nothing 1 urtlmrtnor what would our produi is bo worth if wn hud no mar ket for them if there wurii no society w imvi obligations not only to god hut to our follow mn otin hundred buluu of tot toh would not bo worth tin dollutit it l her wm nobody to io it yoe wj icnow hiw men muhi t uli iil they u iko it by tho inl of clod und thn o- of tholf follow mon kviryf man who uukm unu dotlur iw dubtor lod und tho imiiplnewu of your lfo dojondn ukn lho ijuallty of your tho unlit therefore guard accordingly iturouu atoiium tho vragtm that aln brtrsulnm for with tho winner nro llfo pleiauro unit jirotlt hut tho wu it iwya him uro death torment nd domtructlnn to und or tuiul lh falehtod und docu of ln wo mimt imimpur llvrumui und iwymenui togelhortkujill half tho world in on tho wronjf in pursuit or haiplnim it thlnku it no niibi a of hvln und cettlna und ltil j twins aarverf by othora iluyptnuaan onatata mtlior lit nlvlnst and in rv inx othora llcnry drumnionil the world would bo both better und brihlor if wo would dwoll on tho iluty of haptdneaa na wall am on tho huiul- of duly hir j lublxxik in mat era of prudorn inat tlnuahtjt nr eat in mutt era of morullty drat thouifhta iulrt hull tulklnir und diihiuuikia uro not thu to apvuk und to muk woll i appreciation christmas buy t only ih inr atora chriatmaa good now in every thing far your chrlatmaa aako and chrlatmaa pudding seeded raisins 8eedlebs raisins fresh currants peels and nuts call mntl inapactour good to la to buy on prlca to all gooda dollaarad to ull pacta of tba town rars ji jennie mcdougall mill 8trebt aoton ont i1 lltllo if you tli nnl u ic 411 rho un vary wiy ynir iir v fresh fish alex mckenzie walllnaton strvat acton annoiiikrii that h will huvti u aupply of krooh klh on thursdays unlnra left ut rwolvo prompt i tho houao will ttontlou dr altry licit ruah 1 forull klndu puld ultry alex mckenzie business directory mcdical thos gray m d c m moqill i 1l c i kdlnburuli i it v p oinr krodorrk hlrl at u or j a mcnivcn phyaloian and ouruaon omo and itealdom l i rnr avenuo mid tllti htrtt tho on co formerly oconploil by ij il deraon acton on veterinarv vat john laubon nary 8unjon at omduuto of oitnrlo vaitorlnurv lego 180 a om- attliun iluxl uobldalf uiu htrool culla day or n 1 jj litprompt ly kttoildoi to w th unity tirvn auuiu llu in undor obllf tlon lo ully this is the time of year to jjef square with the world and all persons in it heal all the old ores you possibly can so as to bring sunshine into as many lives as you can have you had a kindness shown pass it on it was not given for you alone pass it on let it travel down the years let it heal anoters tears till in heaven the deed appears pass iton this is good poetry and good sense too one way to make people happy during the festive season is to present them with some really useful and helpful gift another way to makeglad many hearts is to pay the debts you owe almost every family has some unsettled accounts with business men neigh bora or friends it will give pleasure on both sides to have the obligation removed try it and see the good effect let it bosaid of you gentle reader that you owe no man aught but love bowmanvillc statesman i the anomoly of a province that has by a majority of 400000 votes declared for prohibition being sub ject to shipment into its territory of large quantities of intoxicating liquors from sources of supply out side the province isovidently about to be ontarios experience the war measure orders in oouncl aro about to be lifted and jamong them is wartime pro hibition very soon the transport of hquor from one province to another and its import and manufacture will be legal the old order will rule till the province by plebiscite avails itself of the bone dry law passed at the last session of the house of commons mean while a wot spell of considerable duration is in evitable there is absolutely no coubt about the re sult 1 when the plebiscite is taken but it does seem to be an imposition that this roundabout course is necessary to accomplish what the electors- have al ready said so emphatically they desire i regarding the proposed expenditure of another 100000 for a new high level bride over the sixteen on dundas street the acton free press is dead against it and thinks it is altogether too expensive a luxury for this generation coming so soon after tho expenditure- of over a hundred thousand dollars for the new high level bridge at tansloy there aro not a few in the county who feci disposed to agree with our contemporary in its expressed opinion on tbis matter some of the members of the county council appear to have got bridge building on the braih and plunging uic county into financial obliga tions almost too intolerable to be borne doesnt ap pear to trouble them a little bit we presume they will not be satisfied until tho county ean boast of being a round million in debt its about time a halt was called to this insatiable mania some people hav for building costly high level bridges milton champion the christmas number of the veteran the offi cial papier of the great war veterans association advises its members if they are wiso in the matter of political action to join hands with the people and assist in forming a peoples party representative of all who toil either with brain or brawn if they seek success at the polls they will eschew a soldier party and consequent separation of interests that are close ly allied farmer laborer veteran and unorganized worker if they wish to retain tho confidence of their fellowcitizens they will act in strict cooper ation for mutual benefit if they hope to circumvent the political manipulator they willcall in all the sup ports and present an united front cooperation proportional representation sane leadership unsel fish motives democratic principles a national peoples platform these things will effect a re- establishment of competent government which in turn will reestablish the soldier and the nation in paths of prosperity progress and contentment in unity there is strength the retirement of premier sir kobcrt borden was a week ago considered as inevitable during thj past few days however he has been persuaded to continue as the official head of the government of canada though the serious condition oft his health may rcndcy it impobmblc for him to cngago in the responsibilities of administration for spmo mouths respecting this decision the montreal star says in yielding to the enormous pressure sir robert has again proven his loyalty to canada and his will ingness to sacrifice ho is beyond thinking of the glory or presftgo pertaining to tho position he came back to meet ingratitude from envious men who should have felt they could never do enough to prove their esteem there has been intrigue caballing treachery in sheer despair there then began in sir robert bordens mind new thoughts new resolutions about his future course his illness provoked by the worries threw him into his doctors hands and the imperative order was to asasv work if he regains his strength those who intrigued against him will live to see that their treachery has but added to his strength with the canadian people in the meantime the various elements in parliament will undoubtedly see the wisdom or abstaining in the future from those purely factional manoeuvres which in this in- atancc dearly involved canuda an the most grave difficulties 0 r i welcome indeed to most if not all of the pcoplo of canada comes the christmastido news of the release of all canadians imprisoned for offences under the military act and the suspension of all pro ceedings against others which is provided for in a pro clamation which appeared ia an extra of ho canada gazette on monday an order- incouncil which was signed late on saturday by his excellency the gover norgeneral makes provision for this general amnesty to military offenders the minister of militia says that it is in his opinion expedient in view of tho restoration of peace and for the general purposes of reestabhshment that ampesty should be graciously extended to all such offenders so that those now undergoing imprisonment may be discharged so that pending prosecutions or the offenders aforesaid may be discontinued and so that all offences hereto fore committed and the penalties incurred and not actually enforced and paid shall bo generally par doned forgiven and remitted it looks very much as if the united states senate is seeing the futility of taking politics into every measure that comes before them and at last is realiz ing the necessity of settling the matter of the signing of the peace treaty in the interests of the united states appointment of a committee of ten senators to consider ways and means of arriving at a ratifica tion of the treaty of versailles has been proposed the senator who introduced the resolution said that if no resolution of ratification relating to tho league of nations could be passed by the senate he would vote to ratify the treaty leaving the- league covenant for acceptance later by the american people the measure on which senate action will be sought after the holiday recess is in the form of a joint resolution und would require that unless germany conceded to the united states such material benefits as aro con tained in the treaty commerce with german nations could be prohibited hy presidential proclamation a provision also is included reaffirming tho general desire of tho nation to help any world concert for amicable settlement of international disputes the selection of j nominees for the election of members of the municipal council and the board of school trustees will take place next monday at noon in the council chamber there never was a time m adams municipal history when there was as grout need f anen of intelligence and business experience to takeupon themselves the duties of citizenship und givo of their time and talent for the bonefit of tho town great issues and largo expenditures of money are before us and there is imperative need for men of business sagacity and earnest interest to administer these expenditures which have been authorized by public vote in the best interests of the municipality both upon the initiative of tho council itself and by sucb commission or commissions as may bo directed by the vote of the ratepayers to bo created the mem bers of tho present council have had a somewhat strenuous year if is yumored that at least two and possibly three of this years members will not accept nomination for membership another year it be hooves tho ratepayers of acton therefore to select men who havo tho- necessary qualifications and who are willing to sacrifice themselves to till the positions of honor on tho council board for 1020 inaki waft ln otminitb whut i uveal muiit will yield tho lursoat return vou mi buy more furmi oi inchi und muy find it a ruiuonably pro it uhlo invu4tmjm fu un money it on ilriml iwul when your life li awnt huvu you hi do on pndtirlnif invest ment one thut will moot you in the othor world t a mull muy make u million do lluoi und yet he u pauper in tho hour of deuth huiijkxo you maku an hivoatment ir llu luolliik of the ik borco man did mnko un investment in u baptist luiiilturium iltoruliy hundred of prouchurs hiivc roria to that vunlturtum nnd bmui hnalod their ministry will blew thn wholti world until jesus comes tujculn iunt that a bettor in- voxtmnut to those to whom god has iflviin money thiin lund or bontuit home other iron mudo un investment in christian nchooui ambitious boys und uirlawjro trained in those schools nnd heukl the cult to world service they went out to bless tho natlonu if tho uurth and the men who in vested in thoaa christian schools will live ovrr uijuln in the ho of trained men and women who went out to serve their tonerutlon the eunio may be bald of money in vested in purely missionary enter prises n orphan children in the vet- eruns of tho cross yes wo know how ou made your money you mado it because god helped you to moke it and because your followmvn created values you urn under obturation to make siicm in- wtimits for god and for humanity oh will yield the largest returns in your own ufa und in generations tp com- luiutlat standard j christmas sermon an english clergyman declare t4at tb best christmas sermon he ever hoard was preached by a woman and iii three words i id my parish under too aweep of the husaex downs he oaya 1 wo walking swiftly home one night buffet ed ubout by th cray clouds of driving rain that the fierce souwester swept landward from the rea when a poor helpless aged woman asked me for a trine for a nights lodging curutus uro supposed always to be kha it was christmas time and i had just pur ted with my last bienc ut a lonely hnmlet where work was scarce htlll i could not leave my stranger in the atreet so i asked her u coma with me to my lodgings sho ihimbled ulanc through the mud with her ut reaming clothes and clouted hoots und wc entered my little room my thoughtful landlady had inudu my table ready a plate of hot tousl was a tu lid lug in thu fender the kettlo sung vociferously us if impat ient to bo usud in front of the nrw stood my slipperh und an easy chair to my surprise my poor worn huggurd companion raised her drip ping hundn und burst into tears with tho words oh whut luxury thut wus the beet christmas aer- mon i over heurd und the only one i huvo hover forgotten youths com panion results of educational effort in tli history of reform there aro few tirforts thut urn parallel the cam paign ugulnst liquor for persistency duuijtullvo strength and undavlatlmc ulm while tho our ho emphasis wa pint od ukji total ibstlncnce it vh not long itefore advocate of temper- unoti rent had thu conclusion that the inuln uttuck wlmuld be made upon the t runic und ugltutlon to prohibit manu facture nnd uulti went hand in hand with thu iruaiulutf for pltlge signers undoubtedly the introduction of tbfiipuruncu ih u text book study in tho pub llu mi h iu j in huar boon juiko of tho most indent influences in determining will of the uteglu victory utloi h first impurunon whiii the movement outflanked the iiiumy by gutting to the youth of the und with it moasuge thoao who vitiw with dismay and ungry outcry tho ttilvunt of u dry amurhu mhoum conahlvr thut prohibi tion in thu outcome of long yuarm of edlnutlnii thut it l tha deliberate holi of u people impellud to try it by it multitude of muaoii never wus vmotloiiullum leua u fuctor in deter mining the nations ooume 1rohl- bltloii outgrew its emotional phase long ugo it la tho coo practical hardheaded sense t man and women that bus voted out the liquor tramc one hundred million people uro going tiy un experiment after discussing the it pio und roil ror jsaoiitury loat ihiiveg it la uirwurlimm woitli tryln lit ihiiiubo iii a christmas eve thought if huiilu 1uum whouhl atumbu am tut idlmhh tho chimney lull with ull this ue ujkjii it im fruld hd get u full and smush himself to pleous ull the glita und hoyal um going to write u hirtrf id pin it lo the gut write it lurgtb w he cum u luuttor if its lute- uuy iwr huiilu ciuun xl ullmb the roof toulght wulk tight in the doors ui ic miraerya un the rlghtt hti nlcl 1t try looked bo law wo falling upstairs un full upstairs um well um down home people um skilod by hiuh many a mmi is ruined by liniftperlty a young jli i who hud buvii lituln and unuttraollve was an vurnrst stuilitiil until ulung about seveuloeii aba developed u really lliilltjuuhlu beauty the admiration whloh aha urousod to whit h she was unui fo atom til turned her hand and hhe ilevuloptwl into u vain mid ulllv womun mot imoplo uru on tholr giiurd ugulint falling diwnatuirm 1 it u imsulblo to full upstair us well nt il rwn lluwoio ut tu temptation of luomperlly us well u of poverty of suuuoj as well a ox defeat i ull fellow iruvelors journey of ufa it is u hard jouru ut the beat and why should wo try t repress our feelings and keep buck words of appreciation when wo how much good they would do who un serving u7 th help h kllcnuns tho employ eo in our ohlccs the friends in our hearts would ull bo better off if we would but give to them more of the words of prulse und preclatlon that we fuel but fall xpr i un it e member there it doe no god to murmur kindly en couragement the heart that would nnro respond with eagerness to tho nolo of love will he cold nnd motion less beneath tho framei that broke down trying to bear life burden ull ulone with never a helping hand or genlul smile to cheer thu way re- tnomber this when nrxt you feel in clined lo repress the words that are worth for more than you cnj esti mate philadelphia times farmers business for tho past 54 years this bank has given particular attention to tho buainebs of farmers we have helped many over the roueh places and have aided many more to the highest plane of success we are prbgared to extend you every aid within legitimate banking practice como in at any time and talk over your affairs with us you are always welcome th mrg1ants bank head office montreal acton branch georgetown branch of canada established 1884 l a shorey manager jhjr mimms manager a f a whole volume on actons history past present future the column presided over by the old man of the big clock tower has been a marked success letters of congratulation to this ver satile old writer have been numerous when this venerable old gentleman re quested space for a contribution every week some months ago we were just a little dubious as tohow our readers would take to this kind 6f writing but the re sult has been wohderful one day we ask s him how long he considered he could con tinue his writings and historical happeiy ingsof the town and to use his own words he informed us as long as my rheuma tics behave and mary doesnt register a kick itll take me a year at least at the rate im going and as long as he cares to write we will certainly be delighted to give our readers his jottings from week to week but heres the point there is assured one solid years con tributions by this writer along with our usual interesting local features to get j the full benefitsof the old mans writ ings it seems as if not a single number should be missed we are now beseiged for back numbers for friends the only sure way of not missing an issue is to subscribe for the free press at once back copies of issues are uncertain and single copies are not always available tell your old friends about the features of the local paperthe free press shovy jthetn a copy of the old mans writings and the re sults will help us continue to encourage tlit old man and give him more space if the response justifies it it will mean about 73 golumnsof purely local history oldtime within the next year wouldnt your old friends appreciate knowing about this or perhaps you have an old friend whom you think 150s worth and would make him a christmas box of the free press for a year the acton freejpress 150 in advance 200 to the united states poings and in teresting incidents m iliono no 33 1 o iiix 335 habold nash pakmkr m a- licit or notary public erryancor- ltc rlitax so conveyancing doihis mortgages wllbi 1 ahstructs of tltlou furiilidiid carefully und legally ilinn i p m to b p m ut nxtldonrii r h wansprouoh lsl dental l d dr j m bell o d dentist honor graduate of oronto univer sity tha la teats anesthetic us if desired office at residence con frederick streets ull and miscellaneous marriage licenses h p moor issuer marriage license private office no witnesses re quired issued at residence in evening trace fojdm office acton oat 1 francis nunan bookbinder account uooks of all kinds minjle to order periodicals of aynry descrip tion earemily bound itullng niuy and promptly dona wyndhum street over williams ouolph onl more r j kerr licensed auctlaneer tor the countlee of ifultoo welling ton ieel and dufftirln and the city of ouelph acton ontario sales muy be arranged hy mull o at residence at acton of ut tha free press oftloo acton the mercury office ouulph tho news- record fergus or with w jt oordon harness uajter ililuburg sale entrusted to il j kerr re ceive attention from date of listing to date of sale- list your aojoe with me residence pho i sb actoi voun street aoton call at my expanse j e cheevers book binder qusbea sl east cuelph ont x looks and magailnou bound to hajidsomo and subatantlul i ovora names lettered in gold on ttlbies ilymu dook and other books all work promptly eeoutw d alex niven ontario land surveyor and civil engineer surveys bubdlvtalons pluiis lt- poxto deacrlptlons blucprlnta etc certi flea tea for purchuaora and mortgageea surveys for archltts builders and municipal councils drulnax hearts kutlmatoa etc mo lean building dou st ouelph phono 1uu oni gravtngfj b3ricnuoiibrvr grand trunk svstctt the double track route imrrwician montreal toronto oetroit chicago unox u 1 dining ivl hluonlug mi urlot curt on lirli night lulpul ti luy ultia ujid trains i ull infoi tlki t pu- uiutlon t lullt floltl or c agtit ic ti iy urajtd llortiln ironto it hothks agent acton ont fh the old and holiable granite and marble dealers wo uro muiiufunturorm und direct imikjrters of ull kinds of uoiiumuiiuu uud lluudatone work wo uell d i root to our uatoiuurw nt whotonulu rices llilo lauvlug our utiatomiiiu 40 per oeiit- wn huvu tho beat upplluinoa und the only kiieohaiilis in thu dominion who tan opereto puouluallu toobi properly wn cult give rdlurniiccd fiitin huinlrwla of our uustunirni in toicnto und other pucea whore others huva to have law suits in order to col i it t wn huvu the largest and bust slink of urunltnlii the dominion or more ibuti uiiy three dealers in thu west we ulu legltl- mate dual era and employ ugaiita and do tint uiiioy or puul ilmtiiiners hy sutidiiig um ignorant uuvni i bollolt- lug oiilww we emidoy only inucbuiilrs mid defy oinpetttlou hamilton s0ns cor norwleb wotilwioh him cuelb v