The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

w r vtmff j thutosoay may mtta lftift the acton free press i wxam h raybutin the alate uprln tndnt of education gllnced up from the paper on hu desk and carefully removed hi glasses 1iu eyes were troubled as he turned toward the tall blond young man orated beside him i am sorry you are not older and more otperleneed he said do you realise that if i send you to ptne tuver you will be teach ins boys who are only a few year yoiinjter tluui youraeu martin ii ugh nodded and ou realue auo do ou not that thoae boya proved altogether too big a problem or thrtr previous tt seller ulione place i now have to nil yea sir i know that mr jlaybum hesitated not mrn ly tlte applicant a vouch and inexpert net troubled but something in tun manner the superintendent round far from re aamiruib an apparent casualties that lie wa not quite able to understand j should like to know the superiii trndent aald obmptl wliy in jour application for a teachlne job our ox prrtvd a preference for a place in ttu pine river country martin amlled rather self conscloul to be quite frank 1 1 woa becaust of the mountain he rrplled i m afraid x don t understand ou mr tuybum lifted hi eyebrows well ive always been fond of moun tains martin added and of course if i were located in the pine lunr country id be able u do some climb ins oh aald the superintendent lean ina back in hi chair he nxed hu guso on the celling he suddenly wanted t i laugh mirthlessly cynlcallj ne er in hi life had tie met o unpromising an applicant of coure aald martin i uilnlc i can teach the boy something l 1 dldn t i d tell you no fnuiklj mr ilaybum rose and began to pace the roam lie apd himself uhat hi should do the rhool at pine fth er wa without a teacher it uu scheduled tot besin at onoe and the young man seated wide the desk wa the only avallablr candidate or the place would it be worth while to give him a chance or would it be better to postpone tlte opening olthe school until a better teuchri could be found at last the superintendent came to a decision pausing beside the deck he aald abruptly verv wi 11 well wr whit ou can do i i want to open the who il on umt or 11 would tune u bad i tin i ui the hoys the boi would i puited up- to think the hud driven thtlr teacher out and nu uni to replace htm tto good luck to vou und i hope ou tnuv suecredl i intend ui succeed t martin n piled jr tlu first time tr llaluni observed determination a well a good humor in the set of the young man mouth uite that afternoon martin i m tlie train speed lug northward room and sat for a long time ponder lna wonderlns tiow he might do better tlie next day wan a repetition of the first if tlie teacher entered into the spirit of the boys foible tiny wcre sntuned that they found him likeable was apparent a soon as he took up the serious work of tlie class uiej re turned to iholr old attitude of indliter rifee a week passed with no mgn of im prove ment during that week martin mewed the mountains only from a dl tanre hln hiking shoes w ere undt r the bed w here he had placed them the first da remark to th to succeed true what you sold and uto whale bunch of them or in jud howard a cabin down the path they intend to stay there until schools almost out and then ime in just to ea what you u do martin walked with slow steps tp the window again j for a brief moment he felt the temptation to let tlte class go in its own nay but in fornt of hint ware tlw mountain strong steadfast sonieliow inspiring i he turned and strode to the desk picking up his typography book he said to duncan 11 nil come along i a fe moments later lu and outuun were outside follow um the path tliat led downltlll through the woods at ttu end of perliap ten minutes thiy conn to a small rough stiack bestrte a atreaiu and there w ere the rest of the class some of them inside the slunk sonic lounging about on the grass outside the grtnted the u seller wltli looks if startled surprise martin glunced at hit w uuji all right fellows jh said as if iruihig w ere natural unit onh rly t i rylkmly inside tlie cabin were almost twenty mmuuvi late but w 11 make up for it tlie boys obejed him wonderingly crowding into tlie shack now fellows he added since 1 ou seem to ltke thu place bolter uian the he recalled his confident nchoolhoiim we u hold t lass right hen suiw rlntendent i uiund hi tmd not succeeded and ll luiuaid tin pttnsst vol tevrr since ir t ptm river jot fellow n hni tils pride was touched he reolv d to bvt trying to gt i my goat well you do no climbing until he tuid gained the ir thin morning but 111 promise mastery oier his class until he was a ou 11 tuvir get it ugalnl i was weekly gardengraph man naluoav ar cthtrat jvcu cmhulli tomavo ww tvpnc t1kaiu papt blacmt w wftv t m ib teacher in fnct a well as in name sent up ik r tacli o oiiu tiling thiw far he hod managed to maintain and beluvi mc i m going to do it iilh gikod humor and to conceal hu dls of lourw murtlu contkiuuxt if i courugemcnl but one da an event wanted to i could go to jour parent occurred that proved to tie a little uo i and tell uiem you went olt in ttu much for him for the iost two or i tluee moniliiks a few of uie bo liod i been arming five or en minutes latt when you ought to hove bcn at school in ttiut cast some of ou would gtt a licking but i don t wtuit that to hup on lhbi particular morning six of them p n and i don t believt vuu dol now wire absent when class began he in quired if anyone knew where they wen although he guessed from their attitude for uie geography leasonl red howard since ou own this cabin jouu iao ttu honor of answering tlie first question of nuppressed myster tliat those present wliat is an isthmus first gvl ttu knew aomethlng concerning the abaipt dttlultlon and tlien take that stick and draw one for me on tlie blackboard i 04 ui mhlih li tlie mliool ut jhue lllvor was a small aquan building of gru slilngles on tlit- tuirthirn ouuklrbs of uie village stutid at tils desk on tlie slight 1 ruued plut fonn martin was attain aw art ot mountains thr loomed cold and bhu tlirtiugh uie window abovt tin luad ot tlu fourteen bo s tio had oshciii llcl nhtcuuitl urtir a long u utl n he aold to hlmlf t lib nflenu i it drr mini ltmblilh tl tliult toward hb impils 1m mild nw filliwh uhldlnr hut m gth iioqiuimioti m imnn w ml and 1 thit iklnl ml r tnt vi b it k f i in mcmi ut l rwl it n snort thit iu ileurh uitt ti ted t uai ilwmul r i in to ium a plu m tli i in obserwd mrtrlln tilt n lie added n iw ira it nig to ak tiuli ft 11 w u till uu lb nanr whin i come tiw ttv lu tan nuii l he wanti ti ut txgui in the right joseph howard nuld a thuwit rd haired u in tin froln wat wi tall htm hed s bo in the otti r otslr uuifed agaui laughter tome and martin mini ed v bo s uie bo behind t1 howard hi asked wll torn olhstai aid uu lellowj ta 1 you bill i that right es next ulhfmorttn ptrst gur me juir rent name then niif nuktisme that 1 vr time l dyntan hall dnu f r jjiti nrxt sakl marlii during the quarter if an h mr iiai tollowett numerius attempt wn n le at lu rwp a but vtartlu nd in m r was duarmuig he tutd a good meiuorj and when all hwirteen of the bot tud ones wi 11 let a begin he said and pro ceeded wlui uie asalgnnu tit in arlui ntelic three quarters of an hour lau r uhlu he was in uie midst of an explanation the boj looked bewildered on uie blackboard lu repealed yes uld martin and minted to tlu dirt floor tlu others grinned on ited howard the six bojs entered the classroom and i stepped forward with an appearance of tndlftennct took ti wftfl u bealniunu of martins uielr seats the rest of the class began triumph despite uie cramped quaru rs to utter but this ceased abrupu a he tept the clasn in uie cabin for uw murtln strodo from the blackboard the desk hill period at the end of it he asked ttu boys w imtc tlu would pre fir to wbm u do limit imbku rl 1 hare are u rtaln precautions whu ti should be taki u if tomatoes in tin home gardi n tire to bt in pt liealthv in the nvi ragi mgeuiblt unnti n whin on i j a lunull uinount of hjxhi in ainllaliu iouiiiumvi should tied ui ntnki or trained on in uimw aside from mivlnu nuw b staking uu tomato patch will look nmtt r uiul tlu toinilm j will im iliairtt than tlw would b if tin liuti wt n iillimid ui spmwl on tin groiuid win n ntakixl or trilllsthl uuiui torn rlpi n nion quititl bwmri the sun etui natli tin m aster most important of all howtvor 1 ttu fiu t that if the tomatoes art kept off the ground ttwrn will ho lens danger of their being at tacked by rot ton nit rot is a common disease which j devtlops art a result of conditions tin faorabje u th plants often rot is the rieii it of a long period of dry weather or mrnlil it can develop lis a result of u long lierlod of moist warm weather pomau rot turns the diseased jmrt of tlie fruit black as fihown tu tin uccom panytng illustration spraying tomato plants with bordeaux mixture or dusting w tui copper lime mlxturi for a few weiks after uie plants ure set out is uie btvtt iiuaun of prevent liur the dlseilse hum un fruits which art found to be infected canada war plans realized and evandrd knlarirul urttl accelerated kffnti told briefly by plain piirurcm irom the statements if the prime mltnslci lion w 1 muckenuli king and other mlnisitrs to the utilise of common this witk tlu follow inn sum mary has been pretxin l it show in brli f form canada n war it hl vi nu nts to date ami uie cktindih plan for l hi ml tun what canada lias done over 100 000 men on active aervloe on mn loth hits eomprljins canadian actlvs b vice liric 01 510 itoyal canadian nut 1014 air poroto 13 81 nital war contraots 1st to may 16 th j7i imul two of uil amount u00- ihm ooo placed on botialf of canadian oovt niment 70 000 000 on behalf of allied onvt mments all except 50 ooo ooo placed in canada pwitm nhtpard itmiiutht in tlu pni dut tlon of do lvteln of war unit ion h- iliflnm 171 pntject liu litdlng ctiasuil mibiu irlm th ft in and fellows he aald sharpl joure uienafter ui the crowded cabin plauig a dlrt game oure not play lug tht game fair i if this were foot ball and i were your coach you six fcl again or lu uu choolroom w tit re all might be oomforlojblt tlu oled in rather a stuum faced mount r for tlu i iowa who just came in would be off uie ll room team for the rest of the season he pointed hi finger at dougloa crundsil one of uie uiu arrivals cratidull said stand up 1 tie bo tuiltated but iwmitthlng in martin s eytw niude lilm obey he slouch ed reuiccanu to his feet tht ntxt mondng tlu wtrt all on time during uie daa that followtd 1 h was apparent tluit tht ir ultitudt tuul clnuihd for uu better lsa horhtpluj was sctni and mine of uie bos legau ui ahpu iui inlenvt in uu work miuiiwhllc thrultxl b his triumph now crannall what hae sou git ui martm devoivd much or his spun time a wli did the six of you decldt to u di mslng new moons of holding ttulr luitittt he climbed mi mouutaliis but w hen uu u nil fliuuly eudtd he hud uu natlsfutuon of knowing unit lu hid nall taught ttie bojn lumu thing llie day tluit follwtl tht uid or tlu urm tit wilh obligtxt to n turn to tlu w ithout ti n tug cllmluhl a single f uu pciiks unit surrounded pint ilivtr village tlu da after umt he mtaln confronted tht stale silit rlnu nd lit in til office i haw luul souit i i tvdlnglj good rt virls of jour w ork mr raj burn t m tultned a lu uupod martin t tuuid i needn t tell jou 1 tun di lighted for i admit i luul gruv t mbtglv tugs ves i know that mr rnyburn hm about next mtimsttr the sup retlu mounuhui that frlnundtnt inu rmpled him what limb h nmembered his tun u uu t utfmii es i would btxuurt uits nu tt r i finl tluit ir done nothing more uiiin jtit mukt a start otkkl vii id mr hjijbuni hi adtlid nuiluiih uti were mterested i he ui in tht m miliums up thin did i hi t limb iii marrin tuddenh tnunert- wrn yes h n phihl whtmsuwl i limited f ir ti i n 1 tlum but lu uu i im thu g ub ut it mr lt4ituru lsillut tt 1 1 pit a mm k t mud r dirt come lu uiret quarttrs of an tunir late dthiglos cnuidall hmgged his sh ml di rs and mudi n i n plj again tliere wa tltterluti and ciaudall looked pkas ed und important marlins hand wrt cold and trtm bluig hi kiuw it wiu a mistake to clt uluiw tin t lim ui e lluit he was angt but hi i mid not lu ip it bit down he ordt red and uu n in u qunt ring voice tu added if a tiling like tlus happ n again there gomg u be trouble despite the force of ins utterance hi km w thai iw had made a lo r itnprt tdon tin bo tuid got a rls out of him and wen k lighted while the iluafl wert writing tie sa with gun fixed bejond uu window nun for il la lonuetl to rehoui i do m umbitiu until lie had galiuyi iht in iau r oi r his class dls hlarttnid bj i tin ret nit nicounur he wood red if hi had not bet n r itlu r fotiitsh to niaki such u nvtolutitn wh tin in tin 1 1 us iti ttulr iwii wai a i ml n i s 1 u ii uu sun and tht m mntiilns wm aim vsi blutk martin luiku hud nu set n hum txf it in tint s inn i in mhi nn 1 hi w mil ixsmd b their beuut uul stmihth tlu m emed lt vuu i stu linn t i niki uwn di lit i s somrthmi wns m art nthj inrt inspiring 111 111 ir illlsilvt si tnit th uul st ilfiust nefc n i in h ded it i iun uk huilji ttuv tn- 1 1 n l dtviiit uu u l tin fin t i itntmuj i tu in iriiuik piiiil wilh ui uu ld ut unl martin ti it unit onsibh hi shai p words tuid dtplu cit uifci r might ti im had i v hki elitl afti r all but utthc w aflfni hii sfamon t tils siirprut an t tlt dtsnm on i om bo dutnau hail wa tl in tiu seat at ttu upimuued ho ir jar tt r tin wiiitcti tvn minute and onrn ne che tilers appeared v uie mtnutes passd he felt a iirow tng coumcuou that n notiiinc 1ikf llatiiht ior ot it altml hoots rim output of canadian li u uiuniis ha been supped up to ikh an t xtnt ulttl now evtr week 30 000 pair of solid it at her boot for tla armj uio nav and the air liroi an dt in wed fti tin dtpurtnunt of nuuoiuil d ft net rtit lxlgtucliof modi ni warfun iuim not t unlimited niarchliib tlie canadian oldler in ordtt to uuid up undi r rigid drtlllng w hilt in tniliilng aiul more ktrnnumifl fotitworlt in uie tines of bottle must bt wilt h ml huh pub of uttsi 30 ooo manufattured mo wetk fur uu anued forct has piussed rlgal ttts whtuur lu wius a inliur a sunt nor or u fiirmtr tlu nt niit u iisued wltli u pair of btkiu us fining an hi tir won a plant v tilted in montrtal ls lpli at of hium fat lories in uit dominion w tilth an working fturlshl to look ufttr tlu luhda of the unity tluro as in other plants uu fnbit tap tup uip of tlu uiult nt cobbh r ha become a rourinu hum f minii nui niathlnm t uch doing ils jb ut lightning speed tlu ituixi mum outpul of uits fnuirj 1 100 pairs of botiu a da it mplos 3s0 workers 40 m r tint of wpom art w until l duu it has di ihertd oflo pulis i the d liuruuent of dtftiill in liugt work roohis uu lufuntoiii ins luav uiot an tnni f slut l if mild tiw lildi utitlier tin t uliig is aolldl imtlnl and boupd to a sob half an uu h ihuk ninforcthl wltli ste 1 li idw brush t4u ks art uuk into lliuili ant under ton tonntnu tloii forultciilloiui luingar on ordn ihmhi tu itor it hit i s at a cunt if jhwmmmm or ttiiht lima ai uiidy di uu red owrsiiui war niuultloilh 1h inn in iiiiifm tun d it i tont ol 110 u00 0011 iiutiuitry winklnu full sliced to met l futun requlri nu ut j i lotiiinii boots and erhonal equipment in commission mtien ftivitroyi m is mlnihwetiurs ti llslu iiiitin n m rvi n sit su uili siumiurlik iumii m other auxlllar raft oomentl in f hint high pi chi nu rt haul iililpn to ugtit t mlsirs to bt i ompli ted tthnru caniulus war prorrnu tall tor lr mu tint i of third division eirl divijitttcli of sihoiui dhlslon omrnta apimiliilnunt nf mliilur for air hi milling ut im pushed forwant formitlon of canidlm mips in tin mid two lulditlon il dstiotis ft lljul canadian nmj outfit of pllou and air crtwa pn poniliim ot tu rtmlmmtm and tuuikurn t be apc ilrtl up by i r feoslbli nu lliod nill tlmi minlnti r to im in iluitge of munill ui uiul faupph hpoclul ptiwi m to i nub minlnti r to speed up provi sion of etiulpment and material cnallon of a now ministry for air eximndluirr of 2 000 000 ktr duy on war i ftort alone orotvth of oasj on titptimtmr tlth last bofora canada mitred uu wax 12 070 troops of all ranks had txin recruited on steptem- ur j4lh uie number or uio canadian a tn i service pores had risen to ml o 17 on may joui it ntood at 03 304 ixclusivo of nlidorccmonts added to itn pt rnomu 1 of ouier bronchus or tin m nui navy and air lorco uio uumlbir of canadians on active servloe is will ovir ttio 100 000 mark tlie dec slon to rulso a third army division will boost uil total by many more uiou- siinds tlltfrl wait1n iallur m ux going i i mirr dial inslgiillltaih llltl ii u in n v win j1mi llsttt ti miv vill ii 111 v i niiirv u man liwi th ni m i t high daiightt r i kn iu d ui um i d ul ed to taki oil 0 pn tint for tssh tratntrt houionnkx inottkahko a promising feature or um canadian aircraft industry is the marked uiarsase this early dae in avallabla trained ieronnel manufaotiirers are feeling the henrflt of graduntlng classes from technical institution these advanced students are u ing added to the skilled workers trained and developed by the lompanli themselves kxtftrxftlwc tkavkuuno a youtlt who had great enthusiasm far lil work wa ktarurvrv he was willing to do so and said tt i do travel there are only a tew plmooj where i aliould want to go they a- orplngton plymouth andalusia leg horn aneona rltade island minorca how did he make hi living answer liaising poultry on sale now war savings certificates i direct olslrarjmt the mnmfm o nmula since lie momentoim day nf last svptemlitr huihlretlt of llioiihandh of anadiann have lioen ahlting tin iiihi ivi w1ihi ran i do to lu ip win he war one annwer is iy having i vi ry man wodian mid rluld in ln dominion can now mnki a din rl ami ton linmiig coiitrihiilliin lo aimilii n wir i f fort lt iiving not onl ihh dollnr lint suo iiin niikiu d nu h mil iiiarl r o luiv anatla h i war sv hum t rtifmilix if v minimi it i ii i i war savings cirtivicatis ire repiyihle ni seven ind one hill yeais u you hold them to mituiity you will reteive j on yum money your investment will in trcasc by 2s they u e sold is ioiiowh 1 or a 9 tertifirite you ply a i or a ho tertiluite you piy lor i 2s tertih ite you piy 20 i or i ho tertititite you piy 940 i or i lo0 tertiikite you piy 80 you i in t tke idvantage of thn ivinui pi in whether your nv to fit any budget pitriotit ind profit ible ire me isuretl in dollars or in decisional nickels dimes ind ou irters can nil s wir s tvings certificites ire expressly uciiigned to jppe il to the m in or womin ol modest means who cannot afford to subscribe to w ir bond ol 1 irger ilenonunitiona hut who desires to do something tangible to insist the country wir eltoit childrin too cven cluldren can purchase war bavins certificate using their copper nickel and dimes to buy war swing stamps it 2sc eidi sixteen of these stamps will buy one 5 certificate develop the saving habit you can purchaae as many war saving certificates a you like up to fsoo ma turity value in any cilendar yeir duy them when you wiih buy them often remember ytematic aaving i auxcesa fill saving and your country needs your money registration kacli war savin certificate 1 re tered in one name only and is not transferable redemption war saving certificate cannot be called for redemption by the government prior to their date of maturity the owner however has the option after slx month of redeeming hi certificate for cash at fixed re demption value in urgent case advance notice will be waived qt yvurwir saving criiuts er ttsm card imuv vur smstsysr will gladly arrange mihi wmltly tfsducslska frens yur wbm buy war 0s cwihicstm iatntfilmta ltftrniatiut antl oiirvirion forma at banks post offices and dealers lm mfuhin on a iertium hoiiiimt th hit i liu latter u ttiikliedoi tth in 1iw411 t ui d puujed tlmi in t ti isunutiim miult llutluk i rlntendent i solid stc1 jilttl iht cum up in uir s unit variis llttl tn ni lln ininv ii mks upi4i nu nl uu- inline a vtitturptoof tlininn anil u it rpro f am ls uiihv i lupts it t n iv n hiluii uu ill nuns shot is likiiti r lu inn in ol f ilf h win i msuiui lowhuti hi w has no ttrel rrnih rrenirnt ni i i hi 1 f nitilxr nit tht oovirnim il llnv will prmi lilt iiomr ihtltvll ii n i room l t i li lni t iei1 k vuitjlt ti rtuiivi tin ild pasr i ttu iitv tun go on hit ban plus tt r it b if ti n posstb e to put nivi laper vir ui with good results b t uits ut talttiig tlie iimihv tliat jie 1 laste will it the moisture ui uu had told the class new paste and that the old paper will uie event of further utrdjiw not loos n and peel off tin would troubli would reiult and now thi had mean doing the whole job ovt r agali dellberatelv accepted his challenget to remove walliwper soak il wlui ru liat t beconu of tlw otiien lie wuier tieglnnlng at one end of the wail wimt xoain- 1m lie n thlnkuih ll mr and the h isband and i v liectried to ignt mth that w in t i iun it od said ins wife im i hanged mi mini st imps fyrf4nstalments ln nch re i age i uikiiurs in sh wn iwiertlng the appanntlv hlnr the i imnilpg of th omnun hllu tlum t uiihing pluw that u hr night j kn lg n the nm o mtrli and rram more than 1 000 nil mil n v hu nitti rcarrl iht- itumiig wiirpliuns hn ti n t nuight oun nive our qiiiirler- for i certilicale anil serve liv sainr inquired ahrupll dutiran hall lowered his gaxe martm waited down the aisle aatett t imself on the desk next ui dun tons uok herv duiu he sukl smil ing 1 don t want ou to squeal of c urse nil nut i ttunk 1 know uj well i and luung a sponge or a wide brush do the job in strips beginning at the celling 1 and w irking down to the floor when ou have reached the other end of tie wail go back to tlie beginning and n ieat kt ter three or four soaking the id pame will be si nofteued that the ou do what happened the rest of papi r will tome iff eostlj uie vloss tnwiid to find out tf i meant what i said uils morning when the wall u clean and thor utgttl dr go over it alth fine sarnl- ttie boy lifted his head how did paper wrapped round a bl ck of u od to blvrii their nkmes he was able to rejv it jmu know that he asked ui vunrtsp them mttlnait a mistake tliat impress martin shrugge4 hi shtutlders wtiy shred of iiatwr bike ft hardtiied grulpj of petite and ed the and lie fel that he lad dldn t ou join them he inquired made a good peg uu una 11u hope received a jolt however when he began tlie ertou w irk of the day the boya were not lntreld in study at the end of tlie day martin felt worn out he climbed no rqminuin that afternoon instead he went to hi tlie bov mouteued hu him luvause well because 1 dldn t think it wn the square thing to do m jraterul u jdu duncan i nosits inton r iu ceruflcates of tuul mjlltlple tliernf something in martin voice touched which wire offered to tlie canadian uie bo ufting lus eje abrtnulj he public to help finance the canadian wnr aald air bllgh i dont care whether i effort will be free of income tax a tlu uie call me a squealer or nap its bear no interest bale of tliee wu savings stamps for li cent i uch in lunks post lftlces and nuns h tores i nables jmj to tun u vi at bavina otrtifitafe on lustalmeiili wlven v m have 11 aturhed to the blan pro ided ua mai be turned in on a ccrttiuiata ahich mil be redeemed for is in lj iear oerttflcate auo come in higher dennmlnatiotu i iart tovjic fur oia of t x se und help ouiuifa fig il at the wimr tlnu wir aaving certlflrates ure issued at i for which you pij a tieliui redeemable at full pnte in 7i eai and ure issued in 10 3 ia0 and ii no dvtuminatioiis ulun tl j purchased ut pr por tlonalcut rote you can luij uie 15 denomlnatlm fr i4 eah or jou may lmy war waving btarntu 3i cent ract tnd turn them in on a oertifleate when yi have the required inwmnt fltampo will he old by limit iniit offices and many stores