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n v fjwt anfe ff f tv p acton we itoaa hiw yiaiui janimiuc- 1 1910 for the new vcan lot mo i ut do my work from cay to lny in tho flolit or forest at tho desk or looti in thji rouriig mnrkrt plttoj or tran quil room let mo lu tind it in tny heart to oaj whan varrutit wishes beclcmt mo autray this la my work my mossing not my doom of all who uvo i am tho ono b whom this work can beat bo dona in my own way thcrqejmll i boo tt not too great nor umnll to null my spirit and to orouao my powers then oh all i cheerfully erect tho laboring ho urn and cheerfully turn when the ions u had owe tall at eventide to play and love and rent because i know for mo my work la beet yenry jvafl dyke good dye old vcan one in it t to beet mo retronportke at thin nciiooii tf tho ynr only a few duyii bkii a 1 k rrut1 r 1 mo i y mall cntljlcl ilriirt tliri i i nnl i fount therein th f ill rtvlnr llnm which ntlr ro 1 tho mrinnry jik t itl it n from the school roa irrn f he rly fitly yearn nco to vlu i a i resent them the ncw year 7 wo begin now a now year the clock otrlkcn the door opens and a nowcomer la announced but white wo advance with a urallo to greet tho stranger we cannot but give a part ins look of regret after the old friend who has left ua forever tho past year has been a year of opportunities we hive had three hundred and alxtyqvo days in which to add to our life a re cord how have we used these golden opportunities does tho recalling of them give polo er pleasure have been industrldus and diligent doing our beet every dayt have we bright ened the path for some weary one or lightened some burdened soul what blessings have we rejected what hours have we wanted of course the past with its rtpe and errors la beyond recall but may we jot learn wisdom from uro old tears failures if we are honest enough to look our faults plainly in the face and confess them to ourserrea and then try to get them out of our life we are more likely to gain some profit by our new year resolutions we ought never to be wilting to live any year just as we lived the last one no one la striving after tee best nipgw who la not intent on an onward and a forward m continually the 1 circular movement la essential too the going around and around in the old groves routine work dairy tit re petition yet even la this treadmill round there should be constant j cress in true living irtrs g to do the name things better and better each day then in the midst of the outward routine our inner qfe r to be grow ing in intensity in mt 1 r force in depth speak a ifaade more undiy than the a mj the jaiherti rah pray utile cling a ilule love tfena life below ahas qker above tnere are sacred tasogrs la the old year whicn tn the ships h em l jit jot t carry to uds new yocrsntnaa la not beastifal tea virt l ksm inim fre nwr ttjj tv muftdsh sff q trtgrusm jst cws sjaa ds to the jrlastt of zstttlsebuptiats can n sot 3asn a leoe s ses- what is t said smnoct inlesnrp- ttaa and yet s is not s man nemslirnl farm off jmirleaj xhac wnlch yatjth susrthrr ut speak anfplo atwi bt w one tnk i 3 tnexe tineor rode than to areas into an diners sad talas ft n pppw the opportunity wnica la his or facrs iext to wnsx we wear we show our t se more tmly ly osr behsyloco la 1 ihitj nritlnn tu b wxzy other contact is life 21 is taostts or wnman of fine i erf a regard loa th nicety tl an orcaskai wte ycr raltt another to rt be jaas started to say who exercises tnat self stamps their person at gentle birth and does not interrupt- a prayer for 1919 today la rew tears hay a year of my life lies untouched before me mine to make it what i will a year from to day i shall be looking back and asking myself what i have done with that year what i have achieved ilelu mo on that day to be able to answer i dare not aay what i have achieved but this i know that with all my heart i itave tried to care more for being than appearing good to think more of being lovable than being loved to bo as well fortified as i could against evil and yet to enjoy each happy day rlth all my heart even though i know that evil la near to feel a personal responsibility for any wrong in the world that i could help to correct to mj as tolerant of other peoples sins ana weaknesses u i 1 intolerant of my own to be contented with my lot but healthfully discontent ed with myself to cultivate that fine prtdo tfiot forever keeps ono above vanlty to compare my achievements not with the achievements of other eople but rather with my own high est possibilities to so uvo that 1 may pass along to those who come after mc as high a standard of living and ideals as i received and last but not lraat to cultivate every day and every hour that humble and yet crucial quality- the flno art of belnfir good to uvo with ituth cameron ncw year itw h longest who lives noblest life la not measured by heart beats but by good deeds we do not doubt that many persona of less than throe score and ten liave really had a richer and fuller existence than even methus- elah ever enjoyed it is possible to crowd un age ipto a lifetime among the early dead there are multitudes who fulfilled their mission on earth as truly as if they itngered on to wrinkles and jtray hairs let us be mindful that the night coroeth when no man can workv and diligently strive to do our duty while it is called to day x would not live too long too many years are just too many atanxas in llfos song however sweet the unit msiii wearied ears turn from the last j would not live too long an 1 when uur time ut all come tom an 1 wo uro en i toil to ro i hope wi u mrofe with thono wo loved homo forty yiurn ago tho year wo bulled with joy li now passing nllontly unj jloomlly away it utikern hio a friontl loathe to go still its last few hourii aro round about us waltlnc for soma 1 ood li acrlptlon for some holy vow for now confcsnlon for some bolder prayer filial tho battle of tlio year rlojo in victory or defeat tlio practical thing at this time to learn from hid failures of tho past to make tho coming year tho beat in our history how shall wo use this new auotment of tlmo and opportunity that man would be thought unworthy of his eood fortune who on receiving a great lenncy woo unwiiung or unablo to form any decision as to tho pur pose tqf which lio should apply tt hat a icar of life in an inestimably precious treasure yet too many never dream tlio purposes to which they shall apply its co id 041 opportunities worthy of any serious reflection hut w reap as we sow and wo ere to day precisely what our use of the years has made it la well to rememer that we have but a day at a tlmo and the year la tho aum total of these dajn to grapple at with tho full year is a big pro position but nn it i divided into 35 parts we must deal with one of t at a time what new questions what strange exigencies may arise the coming year none of us can tell but tldeuty to the near prepares for faithfulness to tho remote as the merchant now die solves an on pro fl table partnership and new alliances promising better things so every man should with the opening of the year break away from the associations that tarnish character strike out wtth new purposes to exalt his own life and to bless others the old year is about to draw its last breath it deserves a goodly kiss on its withered cheek let us ch the lcsrd psalm beside its couch and forget not all its benefits london dec 131- d r the doy tho boy in u aperlnl object of in tore t to every trim mpti in hint a mnn uvea ovrr uroln iiln own curly life nnl there in a fooling of nym lathy t n cllly ilcr nnl ufloctlonntn then 11 o hf no un 1 i rlclltncsn ivhlih iihlmn from tlio eleir open eyes of a brfy make hint sttrnctko to nil moreover bin humor and titn loyal an 1 affectionate heart drnw out the rteepettt and thohkuf llmt fii in us jlln ex tiberance impulie nnl strong tetnpta ttono tttvo a scrloun tens which lntenal flea tlio situation th prot lem and the attachment i von tl a cool and calcu tat i ntt dlspoiltlon in concerned for the boy for it recognises in him the strength efficiency and hope of tho future and tho activity of the present presbyterian there is no more effective verml- fugo dn the market than miller u worm pow lorn they will not only clear tho stomach nnd bowots of worms hbt will pnne n very scrvlcrnblo medl cine for children in regulating the infantile nyntcm nnd maintaining it in a healthy condition there is nothing in their composition that will injure the moot delicate stomach v ion dlreo tlona are followed and they can be given to children in the full assurance that they v ill utterly destroy all worms thc oldest dynaoty tito present jnpancso dyn isty is by far tho oldcut in tlio world for o hlhlto claims to bo tho one hundred and twenty second monarch of an un broken line dating from t 10 seventh century before tho chrlslla6 era tie s marvellous trusts when the ceres effected hr dr tnomas eclec trie oal are considered tne speedy and jehet it nas brought to the kherever it has bees m tt must be regarded as a raarvchons tmng that so potert a oedicine aiiould r fi the tr lncttsts which eter xslo its cci a trial srfu convince lie most sijkpticai of its r t virtues which srlajll ft be a giad new t cs- a end vew tear oh srlca nall tne nee ter ne r fi ten hat tt jn sliii i veclj that i refill ftiimt trtft god laui u and i need as a clad rew tear a sad new tex vast jasttet z dert or zja 3ectnrojy iit2ar stcb put fcy day t rilian- of re fcy nhi tpnii t ui tgafl zee ciu xy saj low can 2 njt wralt ariit be rnktn nil lua liis kns thrcne and so im so heart at vet it m-qiord- ascf nl asthma attacks- is there a jm of yonr iamuj srho is in tne rcr d this ttn tttmble jwo aervne yon can render him wlq equal t h lo vi n of ir j t ftf sttmi lcmedy this re- aaarkaiile remedy rests i reputation m what i has dxine or otbera it jsns a tnflx woaocrlul recurc cpverjrui years and years of success in aimost e part of this continent and even beyond h imai only the uninformed endure tne m of coma the kiiowlnc ones apply liulluwsy corn cure and get relief origin of a familiar hymn tsu origin of a familiar hymn thtrs is a happy land far tor away bss mujy been explained in the columns of tne iew york tribune it was composed in ihzx by andrew toung a xovcx of music and of chil p ne t is an old tri air 3e melody struck mr to tings fprff ear and i frivt m m was able to writs out suitable words tor an accompanim rat lis sans tne irymn in the presence of an in umate friend who was a pubusber and it got into print at once and has been translated into nineteen different languages it is said list thackeray once burst into tears on lira ring it ung in the slums of london by a crowd of poor ragged children sitting on the pavement the contrast be tween their squalid surroundings and the ideas suggested by the words of tho hymn was too much for his tender heart how to oe happy a happy new ear to get it my dear llttl i iconic there 0 ono thin to do mako somebody tlad who may tiavo btin sad and moo hi pt y fur just in 10 wine you another tlilnu we want to keep watch ovir is thin tonguo of ours that to ready to talk if all that uro nay in one slnglu day with never a word left out wo printed each night in clear black and white twould bo queer reading no doubt and then jut suppose lure our iyia vr could close we must read this day a record throuch then how we would sight how liard we would iry a great deal lean tulklng to do i ntor1 than half think ihat niiiiy a kink w would bo stnoouied in jlfo spangled threud if ono half that wo nay in one altiglo day were lift fore er ihrittd recognised as the leading apacine for the destruction of worms isother o raves wbrm exterminator hiui prov ed a boos to ufletitur children every wbsy it seldom falls a 8af phi for suffsrarsritere are jills that violently purge and nil tho itomach and in too linos with pain vartnoloe m vegetubmmeills are mild and effective thoyaro purely vego tano no mineral purgative entering into their composition and their effott la soothing and beneficial try them and be convinced thousands can at test their great curative qualities be cause thousands owe their health and strength to timely use of this moat excellent medicine a fine horse ooldsteln the clothier followed a customer out to his buggy dots a pretty fine horse you are driving ho commented approvingly to he a good one tuns much would you sell blin for tteventyftve dollars metn qottt is be silk lined r all kinds op pqultry wanted axjvl oil dltejsld oee3c turkeys fowl and chickens newlaid eggs hides and tallow farmers halng poultry tn eell we advise tnem to call on us for quotations rjvlilligan young and mill st acton or to p o bex ml vegetables promptly delivered potatoes caboages onions carrots radishes eteets celery a bishop market gardener fair view ave ac fish and chips and oysters a j stauffer has bpcued auinlag ttoom in con nection with his flab store where fish and chips and oysters are served in all styles day or ijrit having had large experience in some of the best restaurants tn the united btates i ana prepared to servs all customer 9 their entire farmers their wives and families will bo served with lunch hot tea or coffee any time tney may bo in town have a not cup of tea or coffee and some crisp fish and chips or tasty oysters before you go home everythlna dean and sanitary try tt ones and youll corns again full line of flab always on hand s j stauffer fish specialist and rastaursntsr c food hoard license no s 10416 license no 10 1s114 phone 40 acton ont who cooked the oupper a collcco girl wna homo for her vncatltin when nomn frlmi in f her father and m thor drove over fn tn an u ijolnlnic town nnd wcro invllu 1 to ntity to nutl er tlio time nunc 1 nnl iui nix o clock drew near the vlallorn i ocnmfl anxious for their itontvnn hitvo 110 indication of thinking uboutrtlio meat and they knew that lil koi l no servant hut before their ntixioly ha 1 a chance to reach nn u ut ntnfln n smiling girl nppcured wnu intro duced to tho clients as tho dnuiltiter of tho houno and imi artel tlio cheer ful information that supper wun roudy tho guests had bean slttttm out on the lawn and had not been preparol by anticipatory odors from tho kitchen for tho really delicious meal to which they eat down hut ono of them wan hardly able to do justloa to wlutt wan set bofbre him mot a word did ho contribute to the conversation for a full ten minutes and then he burnt out with what i want to know lu wl o cooked this supper t i did lauuhod the trl who sat oposlto nut i thought you wero lnrnllogi well i nm there inn i any law you know oxi lalned tho gtrl iinyly ugatnst a cortege fophonioron know ing how to cook llut the guest could not tako a humorous view of tho situation it is a now idea to me ho said quilt seriously that a ulrl who studies latin nnl that sort of utlnit shout i understand cooking i think better of colleges ho added than i ever dl 1 before this man a genuine nurprlso reveals n wcakneis of many socalled cduiatu i girls they are not fitted fur all- usefulness they ore qualified to teach hut not to ndt a meal for a hungry family they can trisect an angle by trigonometry but aro at loss when it comes to cutting out a shirt walat thoy may be good in their special t but thoy are a fail uro as i round womtn there has of course to be a limit such versatility wo cannot do everj thing and do it well uut that does not excuse us for being content to do only ono thing tolerably lvery girl should aim to fit herself to be a successful homokeeper to master soma calling by which she can earn a llvell hood if necessary to mako herself a success socially the narrow girl ren if her culture la deep along no mo peclal line la pretty sure to fall in some important relation of life plan jour preparation for oil round useful ness on thc trail in alaska 111 ltd tire by nnltiro peciitlnrly flitc i fi r wtuk in rnl 1 tsuntrlftt i ocinnn thoy aro a climated to tho tmn rralurt they tan live 1 11 the irulntn of the country nnl nrn nt in travel lightly ovur tji nnow wherrtin a heavier anl mil wi u 1 nlnk in anl noun ler help lensly the dt gn urtcd hi alaska are of ull sltstttul t reeds tho itin cam in on belflff the mnlntntll or native 1i1 b ciintnlnlng n strain or wolf thin hree i nrn flilfrn only they 1 refer muno of their follows around to attaint ibem the 1 a i for n dog tn equal o iiln own welglit nt leant the nvcrnso lond being abolil navetity flvn pouiids rhe method of driving tlio dtgn in nitn ly by vorbnl command nnd no lines ore nee led munh or alunh on mratin to go forward flee means lo ro to tho rfrht ntnl llait tnetiim to go to tho left thenn conittmtidn are given to tho irudlujr tloit in the train and tlin rent of the nnlmola follow him rhore are various ways of harrimt inn tlogn to a sled tlcpendltig uvnn tho kind of trip to le taken and the londltlnn of tho trail tlio harness rofloniblea that of n home only it is smaller the dogs un the t rr it are fed once a day after tlio tiny a work is donti luce tallow baon corn meal and fish srt tlio funds tho dogs aro used tojtnitil mall an i to jirry t neks of all eortn of nuppllcs needed in that land f snow and ice wise and otherwise why the prohibition of the use of gasoline on sundajn or btle7 tjocabso aome were using more than they auto the kaiser has not recovered from his recent serious operation ho had his expectations removed the christian at work says there are those who npcll denominational ism with a blc x and gospel with a littjo there la unspcakablo significance in the words of the aged and wicket man who said t am not afraid to dlo but i am afraid to be dead zlon a herald force of habit clerical lookinc per bonaco enters the restaurant tvoiter what will you have sir itcv steak pleaoo waller how will you have it ilev bjtiiit mlndodly well dono thou cood and faith ahem a peculiar road one of the roads which passes through curry county ore has tho distinction of being topped with noth lac but borax for tho distance of a mile says tbo popuar mechanics maga zine the highway built in this un usual way la in excellent condition a company having large borax hold ings in california bought a farm in curry county because of its great borax deposits as yet these have not been developed and tho farm is rented for agricultural purposes but certain improvements have been roado among them this rmcullar highway in this region there was no material so available for building tho thorough fare as the borax lolas logic little lola was contemplatinir tho anatomy of the turkey at tho christ mas feust and asked suddenly mam ma do people ttavo wishbones too no dtar was the reply well she iconunuod do turkeys have everything they wish for like fruit on the dough it should bo remembered thut thoro a big difference between luck of success anil failure tlio worker who plods along unnoticed without gaining credit or promotion is far from sue cess us his imagination has painted it but it would be grossly unfair to any that ho has failed ills ability and industry will win recognition sooner or later tho lime has nut come yet that is all but do not accuse yourself or another of fall uro when you mean only that success has not yet rlpenod ilka fruit on tho bough and fallen into tltoluinda long uplifted to receive it the growth of habit robustness to many is almost entirely a matter of habit the habit of taking care and the consistent use of scon 5 emulsion the energizing propertiesof scotts have been proved in thousands of homes nearly everywhere j6 tho habit of using scotta regularly at trying periods aa a means of building up strength and thwarting weakness b a habit well worth cultivating try sootfa emulsion for increased strength ooott a ihiwihi tut uulu obl new machine shop ntkd blow machinist a moving to tho newly arranged premises the ross bowl ing alley on main street where he will be prepared to handle all rcpaira of machinery promptly nnd satisfactorily motor repairs a specialty having experience with all makes of motors repairs will bo cridontly executed vulcanizing tires having installed a vulcanizing outfit satisfactory rcpuns will bo made to outer casca as well as inner tubes this depirt ment is managed by mr d ross bring fix your repairs here main street acton fred blow ladonch and loapcr lit ino rqlurnefh tt i good 1 astor fn m an earned vacation in i urope joyously greeting his native innd to hint tho alder far better than tho pun tor comes with fervent nreotlnn for ills wolct mo home hhaklng his head narily he says with earnestness that outstrips his originality ah par sou the dovll never lakes a vncatfpn no indeed tlio parson replies with unexpected outburst of bultie heart ness he docsn t need one he nyor works hard enough if he should tako my contract to drag this congregation uphtll to heaven instead of merely using himself by dancing with it on the primrose grado he d want a vacation every six weekn and then hod break down before the year was oul robert j jjurdatte grafonola avoid disappointment refuse imhstiofis only- genuine columbia grafonolas and records bear this trade mark look for it before you boy- oliniibia grafonola m railway tjmr tables at acroti gran i ff mu n qatnu tt a tt n 1 f in if u 1 1 it t r i r vr 1 t 1 c a m f if t tn vofemio out rbi c t o no vit 17 it m tll or 11 v rn r hi j v ft tx fi h 13 n ri f 22 p m f y tt it 1 fnus ctofo ct 7i em f ill e 1 2 02 j rr lj tv r f u 1 m tll7 f rk em i u 5 4 i m it int s pop salb 5v c c speight acton oraf advertise regularly in 1919 i act on livery bus lfnil r srljelt wfi rr n- r pirrrsirrt cf tin j l c imf rt r in ri u 1 f rcnjfnat r tru kw- nflnnt n rrnveyanfa frr fiins- i funerals jfotor crtrs furilat d w n re aired erprsfman trr tiwi t rmt sotmrbort raflwa sua mbzra all trains l e atkinson f attention sickwomefi to do your duty dormc these frying times your health should be your first consideration theft two women tell how they found health teitam pa took lydla e pinkiiainb veff- atbla conrponnd for fonuuo troubles and a dis- plaotunezit iteltallrandownand waavcry weak 2 had been treated by a pbjtldan wluiout reaulta odeddodtorlto l7durinuuimavegctablocompotind a trl and felt better right away i am keeping- house iaott but april and doing all ay housework where before i was enable to do any work ljdla e pinkbams ege- tbla oompotmdlscertainljtbabesttntsdlclneawomancan takowheiilnthljcondluoii i fitvo yon perm tsalon to publish this latter mrs- b k cnuitlraa h no 1 heuam pa jotrellt aqco i enflerod from cramps and dragging down rnt was lrragular and had fetnalo weaknesa and diiplaceznent i began to tako lydla h llnkhama vege- tablo oomdoondwhlch gate ma rellof at onco and restored mybealth xalronldllkotorocomnmrlydlakpinkhamb remedies to all suffering women who aro troubled in a simi lar way mrseuse hiimilno0 box63loweuuch wiy nottvy lydia epinkhams vegetable compound i acton rftotlr anatteeor storr wg bore a- surjply of uie llavang i now on yiia ttas msellknawk buuls a k no a chtucw flarval sad matumal flour iwousg bsttsv sram oat choc shcirrs chaciced corn roll3 oats corn uflal fta la mlb mam anil 00o ia3 aatl earrels 3peclfcl use ci i dvn otte cjxi zisai jl tuvl tjoztesttc hollcd ii tii tiiix n ctaritt food board uccnao u robert noble limited lywa thmkham mctucinc co ufkmmass ebasbbssbbafasnawhasab publicity the success of the victory loan the y m c a campaign the big red cross drive and other nationvide appeals was very largely attributable to the purchas ing of large space in the newspapers and using it to the very best advantage the dominion government is con tinually and very successfully using large advertising bpace in country weeklies to educate and inspire the public on various t matters the mail order houses would not last as long as a snowball in the future home of the kaiser if they cut down on the prodigious sums they spend on news paper advertising space wliatpressubkcttydid aiidisdoiiig for these it will do for any man anywhere who uses the same methods viz an aggressive ptiff backed advertis ing campaign in the local paper backed up by performance in accord with his advertising statements more trade is coming to local merchants- but they must get out and fight for it use the columns of the free press htmiry aw rev eiawagcr uptobate goods atc cl speights silverware in tahleiuirc i i u variety also fine oitlcry hardware tinware and jriiit ware big assortment pandora stoves and kjne famous heaters sstall stoves- oil stove evtrv arttclt is of lxccp ttohau valuc c c speigm mtu strwu acton wintsk term opbn3 jan 6th haa recently had ihiaiiimvi to uu at tlj 114 17 aiul sis ft vvi and too a month a course here la a sure route to kwvl position rite to da fi r u catalogue w 4 elliott prr when you need boots ghoes 1 i at any tlmo huy fhom w willia mui slrt actou lamoub 10k satisfactory footwear reas0na6le irtcfs ate r jnyrimiaa ii tlatnmiy in uumlri r i