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

5th 1835 the acton free press ifr 3xtt prifbh hnrt tnrg star of fatth karl heed silvers tars twinkled in the sky but tha rood where it entered tho stretch of pine woods two miles to the north of town was almost complete darkness branches of toll trees formed canopy obovto it pro tecting it from tho touch of summer bun and making of it something of cool sanctuary in thu heat of uio day at night however it woa dominated by tho murmur of water rushing post cen turyold rockfl in tho bed of narrow brook and on both aldeu the woods were dark and foreboding on tills particular night man sat on tho railing of bridge extending across the stream hu was young man hardly moro than twentytwo but his face was marked by deep lines of worry nd tho look in his eyes was one of dis couragement ills namu was johnston pep johnston they had called him in his college days now with midnight only few minute away he slid down from tho railing and stood leaning with his elbows upon it his brooding eyes fastened upon the murmuring water of tho brook tills ho thought is an ideal place for holdup there isnt any chance for ma to bo caught brad johnston liad sold his furniture for all that it would bring and liad with drawn from college ho had ho relatives he and his father hod been tho lust surviving members of the family bpt he liad hoped to make somo business connection through his friends he had been given an opening in bond house but he could not sell bonds even in year of prosperity tjtruiigely men who hud flattered his father luld no time for him lie lost ils position and drifted into nuwspapcr work llu knew nothing about journalism the days were marked by struggle for feubiiutence for food to eat and clothes to wear his early training liad taugnt him how to jpcnd money but not how to earn it he was dropped from uio utaif of tlio newspaper and found him self wltliout means qf support ho secured job finally tui driver of delivery wagon his salary waa nineteen dolhini week and wlui it he provided himself with food shelter and clothing nothing remained for amusements lor toclaj life of any kind he became careless in dross and tlio light of boa ten man crept hlto his eyes during that period of struggle john ley will be alone and can toko hb uiought often of his college days money and get away on tlw early mom of ulj uu diuiiaf trough stately trees ing freight otoistotiha4tlcctdcd named bradley to relieve him of sum of money lie would have hi his posses sion as treasurer of the emergency relief committee and to escape hi tile darkness small risk was connected with tho plan for he intended to bind bradley imnd und foot and carry him into tho woods where ho would not bo discover ed until morning it was strange rcilectcd johnston moodily but he liad known boy named bradley hi college in those happy dayi when he luul possessed money frlcndy and bright prospects of the future in uio live years which liad passed tdnu tlum life luul treated lilm sliabblly in bitter rcuecuveiitss he turned tlio pages in his book of memory he saw himself as jvoslunan an honor graduate of one of the easts leading preparatory schools he had taken suite of rooms in tlio most ex pensive dormitory liad selected tho cinch courses those which were easy to pass and luul set out to conquer his college world dayjt luul been leisurely round of muklng friends at tending football games visiting week ends hi new york and spending ions hours of good fellowship hi the college dorm hut professors were not pi ticuuirly exacting and ills friends were youtiis like himself intent above all else on lowing goad time cluip named perry luul asked him to report for the freslunan football team johnston recalled the conversa tion as uiought it were yesterday youll come out for football wont you perry had asked youre big enough and you played in prep school understand yea jolinston luul unswered played in acliool but ive decided to givo it up at college why dont want to take chance on getting injured permanently wont play football after graduation ive got er social position to fill cant afford to take clianccs doesnt uie college mean anyuilna to you not in the way you mean this ralirali oollcce spirit stuff is nonsense perry had stood up if thats the way you feci about it we dont want you out for uio team he had said johnston pep johnston had smiled indifferently later in the term how ever he had wgndyred if he hat itrtrd und wlely ilia own immediate friends prs undcd to be sophisticated but he notic ed that uwy attended all majti meetings und yelled themselves hoarse when the freshman team won its first game pootball becamcuie chkf tdplc of conversation among his classmate and frank bradley their greatest hero john ston liad known bradley only casually but had wotwhippecf him from ufar bradley who was working his way uirough college liad been elected frch man football captain in uie darkness of tlic pinescented forest jolinston winced sharply ns tliough stabbed by sudden pain he re membered one night just before the christmas holidays when group of btudetitd had gathered in ills rooms same one liad sat down at tho plana and uicy liad nil sung uie alma mater ong strange how tlie words liad lived uirough uie years to tlw scarlet of avftlon pledge we anew all that is kood hi life all umt true dark though uid lioum be us time ypeetu on bu1i we sliall find again docp hi uie hearts of men wdui in the srurfct of ayoloii he covered his face wlui his handj reoauliig ona tragic wrtk hi curly janu ary of his fmihrnun year suddenly and unexpectedly hu futher had died in stead of hundreds of thoisahda of dol lars nothing remained except debts in place of kecurlty uicre was uie grim bocumdty of tarnhig livelihood ous dormitory quarters of studying be neath shaded lamp of days of pcuco und nlghu of contununcut most of all however he recalled ui3 evening sings on uie steps of the dor mitory five hundred youuiful voices pledging loyalty to thy college yi hundred potential sons singing to alma muter still we sliall find again deep ht uie hearts of men faith in tlic scarlet of avalon he lud last hbt job driving the de lhury wagon although uirough no fault of his own the grocery for which ho was working luul been unable to with stand competition and had closed its doors he had attempted to secure an other position but times were hard ho knew uie humiliation of standing in bread line and receiving cliarlty ho had slept in uie olty lodging house wluiout cost he became associate of men who blamed tho existing government for all uie evils which liad befallen them they said uiat poor man luul right to steal if lie ucre not given uie chance to earn ht food he could see no future nothing except uie grim necessity of liv ing the happy years which he had upent in luxury were but halfremem bered dream ha became one with uio masses sliabby discontented complain ing gomeuiing wluiin him however some remnant or respectability urged lilm to escape with uiree dollars in uie packet of ids torn troupers he had climbed upon freight train for uie west in cali fornia former partner of ids fauicrs was head of big business he had been the only osa to offer aid in unit unfor getable week of tragedy he was now uie last chance he might have come work for on outcast jolinston was cliased from uie freight train in small town in ohio weary dirty and disheartened he luul stum bled across the tracks and waited on corner for traffic to pass ho liad seen sign over store building across the treet manlcyvlucunemployinent commit tee he han told uhvn he applied for aid that there was no work available the funds for emergency cases were cxhaust rdhutthirauiv itnnlhir ptymontfwiiv blnsttg of lusty young voice in joyous refrain deep in the hearts of men faith in the scarkrt of avalon he had lost his faith now and there was no regaining jl he reached ino uie back pocket of his trousers and draw out small revolver it was not loaded but bradley would not know that of course he would raise his anna at idiarp command and would permit him self to be tied and dragged into tho woods johnston looked at tho pletol and was tempted to tos it aside lie could still catch the freight train out of town and somehow make nls way to california aa lie luul originally intended to do he told himself bitterly liowewr that ho was tired of briiur an object of cliarlty he wanted to bo able to hold up his head as atcnoii among men some dim voice wlullll him tugrcnud that he was ulmply taking the easiest way ho would liavo money alter to night but he coiilti not wild up his htud remcmbvrlng how he got it ho could not go to hln fauierh friend in california to usk for job tho path would point unouier way downward hu laid uie pistol on tlio raiting ol tho bridge and fought for his selfres pect long years of misfortune however hud made him weak anything hu decid ed would be bolter than bread lines two hundtvd yards down uio rood small light tdionu in uid darkness ills heart beat moro swiftly and ho slipped uwuy from tho bridge into uio deeper shadows of uio woods itevolvcr in hand ho waited wlui faitheatlng heart bradley was com big steadily nearer johnston luul worked out his 3uui carefully when thu other man reach ed the bridge ho would call sharply haiti and uirow up your hands am armed and wont etand niiy non sense witiiuio revolver in sight would games over why wnfl toms cngnkouuiit to helen broken brokn him still another one making patterns oil uio grav ofrrultrullsouasioiiannrort rjiuuliieis pinning nts he would hike uie inoney uien place gag in his vicums mouui uo his ankvi together and drag him nfty feet uito uie woods tense and determined johnston wait ed tlic murmur of the brook reached him clearly and pine brandies wluspr cd over his head when uie light was scarcely fifty yards away however an other sound broke uie stillness of uie night it was mans voice ulnging voice jolmston had heard in those dimly remembered days on tlw college campus tho re was no mistaking the worda to uie scarlet of avalon pledge we anew all that is good in life all uiat is true johnston tlood sull tin uuituo in uie darkness it was bradley singing of course uie prank bradley ho had known five years ago ho was singing about uie good in life the true the man in uie nliadown opened his hand and let uie pistol drop to uio ground wlui gcnuo thud uo raised his cyj and saw single star uirough uie opening of uie trees tlio star of faluil he would hold to it for while longer would reach up for it and try to retrieve hu manhood bradley readied uie bridge and passed wluiin she fet of him but jolinston remained in uie shadows he waltoj uiere looking at uie star until uie floslilng light disappeared up uie road for long time johnston waited uien wlui smile upon ills lips und falui in his heart he started walking toward town on his way to uie west and anouier dianoe mr jones angrily was tho big gest fool in uio world when nuked you to mnrry mo mrs jones dangerously hwcot not tho hlggeut denrtat ncceptod yoa weekly news letter wa vunn tiommit an ancient bevice the city due that night if ho reported in uie morning thuy could help him johnston had bought iwmc food in cheap lunch room and listened to several men talking men who were poorly and idle like himself the city monvy ultl be turned over to bradley after council meeting tonight one of them liad said hell takolt liomo wlui lilm probably but it will be ready in uie morning jolinston had gone outside and made his way to the docks 4slde sluggish river he had asked dock hand on moored boat where man named brad ley liwd the deck hand liad told him uie house was out in the country three miles from town on hyde lane lonely road johnston had purcliaseda small coll of rope now he waited on uie bridge for bradley to come home it was uio com mittee ueosurers habit to walk john ston had learned bradley was farmer and an advocate of fresh air and exercle jle was like uie frank bradley who had bin captain of the fnshman football team at callage johnston re hoc led strange uiat the two mini should be uie home he wondered vague ly if uiui farmer who was unwise enough to curry money on lonely road at night looked unyuilng like the idol of his col lege dayd ah uiotx college days jolmston cupped his chin in hu hands and saw not uie sluitiowy woodi but ivycovered building hi the moonlight he jwml hot uie murmur of tho brook but uie later when uiey were made of cheaper metal practically everybody used uicm the name which uie dutch first gave them translated literally meant iln gerhood the tiigluih however soon supplied their ou name or thumb bell derived from the belllike ah ape of uie little article and from uie early practice of wearing it on the thunib to ward off the jiolnt of the needle about 250 years ngo the quaint custom sprang up of lrurlblng iiosics and forgetmj nots inside the thimble and it is uaid that in those days tho thimble served uie same tendency purpose as uie en gagement ring of today leather uilmblea were at ono thno introduced but soon proved themselves unsatisfac tory thhnbles did not come into general use in england until uie latter part of the ceventeenui century tlio little device was known to uie egyptians and romans for aruclcs of similar pat tern have been found among egyptian ruins and uie romans according to seneca performed the find uie llttlo pea trick with uie brass or bronze ancestor of uie modem thimble tlio first machinemade thimblee were turn ed out in holland in 1c03 by john lott ing dutch inventor to whom the patent was granted silver and gold were uie material first employed uhd took thuirt oitywl4otreoitlirirordttrrryt cotlpt frdli uupiaics in ivniaiul wherever dr thomas eclectric oil lias been in troduced increased supplies have been ordered showing that wherever it goaa this excellent oil impress its power on uie people no mutter in what latitude it may be found llu potency is never im paired it is put lip in mast portable shape in bottles and can be carried wltli out fear of breakage cant get away did your wifes fuuier see you whvn you eloped should say so liev living with us et jogging pete sny lnhuiufi can glmuw job hgglrf tnterb varmftrs wife lnml mikes dont dig tatcrs for mint her month yt jogging pete thats nil right maam ill live here till dlggin umo leave it to em 3ji wp did you tell your wife everything you did while she wan nway no the neighbors attended to uiat no joking did they wear spats no hut they cfrtniuly had plenty of them not so bad crane well what the ostrich just little ldeu of njluo to ksp cold in tin hcud from set tling down on the cliewt the proof work with fb ai the ceolral farm work wlui flax at tho central ex perimental farm lias consisted chiefly in tesung importations from other coun tries und hi attempts to develop still better yleldmg varhtles by aruflclol cronslng these elforts liavo been quite successful good varieties far developed are diadem anwirly ripening sort novelty later but very high yield ing variety and longstem attempts uro also bejng mudo to develop varieties cupuble of rctilstlng the dueuso aaiown ns tiax wilt since flax krown in canada is used chiefly in the production of lin seed oil program of breeding work to obtain varieties with high oil content is now in progress crate keedlng of 1oultry crate feeding of poultry gives uichlgh ttt quality of lltjh and feeding in clean sanitary pens makes the best substitute only healthy birds of any kind will pay before confining tin birds in crates or pciii they uhould be given laxative and treed of uce lved sparingly jit first two to four weeks ore required for fin ishing at tho central experimental farm it hiui been found that almotit any good mixture of homegrown gratnn finely ground and mixed with milk will uiuwer satisfactory finishing ration may be compared of uie following one part frnuly ground whole wheat ono part finely ground whole barley and one part finely ground whole oats presh skimmlllc whole milk or but termilk should be used as mixer swede tuxht for sc4 swued rootu for seed may be stored ventilated cellar free from trottc ytt sufficiently cool to keep them from sprouting too early ip the spring when the roots ure pulled the tops should be cut off about an inch to an inch and half from the crown britains oldest windmill during the past year number of old wlndmllu in britain haw engaged tha attention of the society for the protec tion of ancient buildings challey mill in sussex has now been thoroughly restored by funds rauied by mm iclm mlnn founder of the heritage craft schools and it is being used as dwell ing house hi connection with uie crlppie homo outwood mill in surrey has been supplied with sound pair of sails from norfolk windmill uiat was de molished old more ton mill in essjx has been made watertight and repainted it is estimated that there are still nearly 1000 of these picturesque landmarks to been seen on the english country sldi some in good condition many in urgent need of repair but large number in derelict and dilapidated state hitherto it hns peen supposed uiat bourn mill cambrldgetdilrc is uio oldest hi tho british isles dating from 1030 an old tower mill has however been discovered in sark channel islands which bears the date 1571 carved in stone over hi balcony it li owned by the dome or sark who lias in her posseusion rcoeitj dating back 200 years for uie cost of repairs carried out on the mill by her predecessors uie seigneurs of sark cant pool him boy from uie town was passing uirough hayfleld wlui country friend what are uiose funny uilngs asked tho town boy pointing to hayricks oh thats hay replied his friend pull my ouicr leg shouted the cuy youui hay doesnt grow in lumps ke that keep on the hside mrs lltn aluu boms of my vsr children are in thniv iilvknv you uotltwl that your liapputt hour occur on day when you feel your lest have mora of thea happy day you mul all your fatally guarj health while you have it kfwp ou tha unuuy alda life the greatest enemy of health eonuuou constipation it iiiay cmuts log of appotlle anj eiiaiy certainly it kllli enihusutoil yt it can he hanltliod ly eating dalel0u4 ceiedh laboratory tu bhow ktjtlogi aixuhxh buppllea and vluv biln to rellove cobiuiou coull pollen ahio iron for tha blcod thi lult in aixbmiw much lite that iii leafy vogoublo how knuch plfuuuiutar to omt thl jell clou kutdytoot eral thui to take patent kaedlcinej two tahlo ipooniul dally ure tasuslly taffa elonf chronle uml wllh obcll taleal if klot men llovect thli way ud your lector made fcy kellogg lil london out acton fall fair september 1718 1935 special prize list no la aa sa iiorse sreciajls bcsb iiikh atcpplinr horao in hanlesf int 300 2nd 300 licit silwlo ihlrnout lit oo 3jid 300 ucl ajiiin uuili auipimjrti ill lumies1 by ltobrt slmprm co old kncllih lupniductjon allvcr lmiitud comport viluo i3cjt spun heuvy druunht by uif lmon tequlpmerit com piny koodii to uil viuuu of 500 or olt lurycr pureluico bcit jjidy hldcr lit 300 cajli 2nd by ackur lunilturu co xujihlon vuluo 250 00 00 00 oo 50 00 10 00 00 03 jjcst lady driver by acton creamery ut 300 2nd 200 va hcst span of agricultural owned in thutownihlp of fcjqucfi lg ey ouson manufacturing co plouglisllares to value of us hcst spring colt ijred by prince of 1wndale 1st 500 hid 500 jrii joq to be deducted off xv2q donated by ja giiiiui 0j beit colt two years and under sired by brilliant 1st 500 2nd 300 3rd 1100 to be deducted otf 1030 donated by wm brennan 103 best saddle horse suitable for hunter ltit 300 2nd 200 iis best qulclc hitch to saddle and to ride around track one then hitch and drive around track onou no snaps to bo used lst 500 2nd s300 3rd by ritchie ju agar gallons of oil value 250 all riders and drivers munt luive lvmlly memberslilp ticket cattlk slticlfals to bred bull any family having won eaton co prize at fair ht 1035 not ellglblu to compete by the eaton co limited silver plated sheffield reproduction entrco dbdl vuluo 00 133 best herd of pure bred hoistelns by guelpli weston cake nnd bread co tickets to value of 00 lis best herd of pure bred jerseys by george cowlc whlhle trees value 00 153 boft beef steer or heifer pure brod grade or croui bred no age limit animal shown in any ouier class not eligible donated by tlu union stock yards or toronto limited oo 1gs best dairy cow any nee by chas barber lbs of bacon value 75 sxieel hikciajls 173 best flock of sheep consisting of ram owes and ewo lambs any breed by dcputyroevu mullln 1st 300 2nd 200 00 103 bt pair marketable wether lambs 1st by pollant pah menu greb booli value 350 2nd by clias barber guelph pounds lard value 75c 05 xoultjtr sitlckals 103 best pen of 12 bredtolay pullets white leghorns or rocku 1st 125 2nd 75o 3f 00 gkain uoot and vepktable socials 2qs best collection or farm produce including grain roots vegetables fruit and flowers gardeners not eligible byi daymond motors goods to value of 00 21s best collection of mangolcii turnlpd pumpkins and cabbages 1st 200 2nd 100 00 223 best samples of grain conslsung of wheat oats and barley half bushel of each cash lt 300 2nd 100 oo 233 best bag irish cobblers donor to receivo same by alex mclsaac cuah 00 23 best bushel of dooloy potatoes donor to receive comb by brown cash 00 25s best basket of yellow globe djinvcrs onions donor to receive eame by brown cash 00 llvri skcials 2g3 best bushel mcintosh red apples donor to receive camo sample of flvo to be uiown deliver later by pllbf cash 00 27sv bctit bushel of king apples donor to receive same samplo of ave to be shown deliver later by dr nelson cash b0 233 besh bushpl noruicm spy apples donor to receivo came samplo of five to be shown deliver later by dr mcnlvcn cash 00 203 best bushel nortliern spy apples donor to receivo uamo sample of five to bo shown deliver later by wm ix cooper cash 00 30fl best nilhm mptnffyh t7ffl applrr flnr sample of five to bo shown deliver in october to moorecrort by mrs ii moore cash 00 16 best bushel northern spy apples donor to receivo game sample or live to be uiown deliver later by dr pearon easli 00 323 best barrel of northern spy apples donor to receivo same samplo of five to be shown deliver later by talbot cash 00 iluflthit ani oomkrtio roiknok specials 333 best lbs butter donor to receive some by dr nelson cash 00 313 best 10 lb crock or butter donor to receive same to left at browns drug store by 13 jones cosh 00 353 best drciised chicken donor to receive same by 3l mainprise couh oo 3g3 best dressed chicken donor to receive same by mclean catul 00 373 best dressed clilckcn donor to receivo tuime by ml llwarda co cash go 303 best quart maple syrup donor to receive samo by dr bucluuian couh 00 303 best 10 lb clover honey donor to receive iauuo by hassard casli 00 403 best lbs comb honoy donor to nuielve tame by bert hlnton cosh 413 byt 15 lbs ciovr hony donor to revive wime by ic gardiner watchmaker 00 423 byt loaf cracked wlwut bread wlieat homo grown donor to receive name by dr nelson cash 60 433 best iouf bread bilked by young lady under 21 year leave at sivtarys otflre for tuinor oholcu of clothed hore or ladder by muckctuao ulue 60 conunhthl on lo 41u