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i arton 3toe tfrttaa tiiijiihiiay octohl- it 21 ibid the pilgnim wav ilut unrrt i i ho vhll i i uy with ull my mlirhi 1 will euuuy hioti lomfurt ami ihiht ti ull i incut ujkiii tho iillsrli kor mi mini truvelu iwloo rim rrut hlujhwuy tout dlinlm throuith darknrc llktit thrnugb nluht to day jolui oionhum iti philadelphia iub lln lodeor up t thk old man of the big clock tower r hay i aland for the woman folks and i think they ro just as brlcht brained a tho men i don t care what anybody nays there wtu that big election on man day the women hod their flnii vote and for week the men wore savins oh the women won t know how to vole wo it have to show them so there ii be no n polled ballot at the election especially with the iteferendum ballots they ii be urc to apoll a lot of them well a everybody knows tho election came off on monday and there were some spoiled ballots and now the men are naylng- that s women voters for you what could you expect we knew theyd spoil their ballots why bless you eleclon have been held with bal lots in this very same old town for fortyfive years every year and num ber of uicm thrown in between for members of parliament with only the men votlnjr and at every blessed one of them there were spoiled ballots and now tho men go t rutting- around and saying it too bad the women spoiled so many ballots ill bet my lost summers panama hat that more of the ballots were spoiled in the elec tion on monday by men than by women my mary voted all right anyway i know for she told me just how she marked her ballots and they worn both o k because they were marked the same way that i did mine which was four crosses in the no column for the good old referendum and a good big cross after mr cleav ers name far member of parllamenl of course theyre not all as smart oj mary but i stand for th women any how here ror many years him nlwuyn hud a due gar ian of flowers shrubs and fruit on the lot beside the store li which ho took great del lull i whci percy won u little chap mcniilew wen ulln prevalent in thn village ana iii mother wuu auxlous that ho slum id take thin infantile ailment when the other children hid it in i got clouo will it to thin end she took the llttln lad to a neighbor i on churcli htrfct where two of the ultlo dnuhter were enter tug the con vii use lug period und offered one f tlioni n imnny to permit percy to kiwi her mid thus insure infection i nrry hud th imnnlor und this glrllu of that duy who lit now a matroi town with ii iliiinnltig iluiightrr iillttlngeuhle age dolights to relulo tills measles utory of iivur julr a en- tury ago v mrs heoord nmilly lattrcd from the arduous uiidexnctlnc experience of mrrcantllo life to enloy a well earned rest during her declining years hho tleeiis tho sleep of the just john like myself is ageing and in a will to haired boy again doing a prosperous real rsulo and insurant buniness in orillla ited is enjoying bachelor- howl in tho town of his boyhood days and percy died suddenly in jluffnlo where ho was o busy man in profes sional life a number of years ago after mrs hciordu retirement a w green w ii howell and mrs cold well successively conducted huninesue there during the ocruiancy of tho latter thfs nne property was destroyed by are thopresent building was erect ed and has been occupied first by cooper akin and now by wm cooper with merchant tailoring bust nass tho small store on the wonter y limit of tho lot hits hud numoroui tenants and is now the corny cafe oi sammy htnuffer the next lot lias had u vuricd car eer thomas hooro had a waggon shop there for a number of years with a residence at tho aide in th rear thomas gibbons followed with a black smith shop this was a busy place for the lumbering business was at lti height ut saint helena and hmith s mills and the lumbar products being shipped from acton there was a great volume of teaming gibbon was one of four blacksmiths shops which were al busy places in those days there were speight s and overton s also on main street and pringle oil tho va cant front of the ierryman lot on mill street this village smithy always had an attraction for the children just let loose from school they would look and wonder ut the flying sparks from the invll the redhot iron horso shoeo and other products of the brawny smith s skilful work later tommy moved his shop over to frederick street and this property went into tho possession of johnny uckee whoso career as an ingenious shop keeper and dispenser of liquid refreshment from the liquor department would bo reminiscences of a column of space it self tub old man 8allie mays clothes and now we come to main street and romlnlscenses of events which occurred on that old thoroughfare moat of you don t know that main street was for years the leading busi ness street in town in tact back in the early days or 1125 to is it was the only ntroet acton had excepting mill street down to where the mill was then and still is the first store on main street was opened by miller hem street away back before acton had a name he called it danville grocery i can t remember its exact location nor on which side of the street it stood nor can any of the few old fogies like myself in town tell me i know mr ilemstreet got a wlfo hero and i think he finally removed to cleveland ohio whcr iom of his descendants still re side ho was an elder brother of the late william ilemstreet hturtlne at the east side of main street where it is intersected by mill street tho corner lot has quite a his lory kor years it was a vacant lot the young men and boys used it for what they cullod a jumping ground it was the only park the hamlet had and primitive athletics were prac ticed there much us jumping wrest ling pitdilng horse shiwji otc and answered well golds n lib description of tho vllago green sweet auburn loveliest village of the plain where health and plenty cheered tho laboring swain where smiling spring its earliest visit and parting summers uigerlug blooms delayed dear lovely bawors of innocence and seats of my youth when ovtsry sport oould please how often have i loitered o or thy where humble happiness endeared such how often have i passed the sheltered cot tho cultivated form tho never falling brook the busy mill the decent church th it topt tho neigh the with seats bo whispering lovers boring mil liuwthorne bush neath the shade for talking ago and mudet how often liuvo i blest the coming duy when toll remitting lent its turn to play and all the village train from labor led up their sport beneath the spreading tree whilo many a pastime circled li shade the young contending as the old veyod and many a gambol frolicked oar the ground and sleights of art und feat strength went round and still us each repeated pleusura tired succeeding sport the mirthful band lusplrd w the duiklifg imir that simply sought ily holding out to dun the swain mutrustless face while secret laughter the place ouht those the matron glance that looks reprove these were thy charms sweet village sports ilka these with sweet succession tuught oven toll to please these round thy bowers their ehoerful jttbuence sited these were thy charm but ull those charms are fled in the course of time this renownod corner lot uwi into ths possession of tho late mrs s augusta heoord who caino from lowvllle with her throe sons john lyod und percy she first conducted u store on the corner where woodhull a mckays store l now this was destroyed by fire and mrs secord then erected u commo dious store and dwelling on the vacant oorner this was tioutly painted unfl always had mi attractive appearance mrs secord did a thriving business i tired sal lie may declared of being ploced out it seems to me that if once just once i could be new from hut to shoes i d never grumble again thats a pretty becoming hat any how pa declared yes and just look at my gloves ive mended them and mended them and mended them i hardly dare touch anything with the tip of my angers for fear theyll came through and last fall when i got a new pair of gloves to go to that recaption to mrs marsh i bad a holo in my shoe oh of course it was in the sole but you know wl at shot look like by the time they come to holes in their soles and if by any almost impossible chance i have now cloves and hat and shoes at the same time at n because im maklnc last cara suit go over you poor httlo pa wilferl pen sympathised whos pa wllferr asked bailie may i don t want to be him but gloves like that make you feol as if you might be anybody disagreeable pa wllfor pen enlightanqd he was one of the creations of a certain charles dickens and his modest ambition was to havo a complete new suit of clothes hat and boots included at one time ho achloyed it llnally so wilt you some day not if things keep on happening hal ho may grumbled it lsn t be cause im one of thjoso sacrificing heroines you read about because im nol only there s ulways something happening like bettys sickness lost winter and mothers occident last week and prices going up till they hit the sky and peoplo getting married and you having to give them presents i dont see how in the world you con trive it pen its a secret pen declared if i tell you will you promise never to breathe it to a slnglo eoult cross my heart hope i may dial hallle may promised well than the first part of the- secret is i don l you don tl why you ulwuys look and the second part 1 pen pur sued i hypnotise people hypnotise theml i exactly myself first of oll i won t allow myself to think about tho shoos that i can t have but i keep remind lug myself how becoming my hat u and i hold my head with such an ai that people ail have to look at that hat to see what makes me so puffed up ubout it and o they forget to look at my shoes conversely if shoes are my strong poln i subtly draw their attention from ray face to my fortunate and highly decorative foet i might have known you were teas ing ssllla may protosted yet sh udded thoughtfully i don t know but what there s somuthluf it it after all there s heaps in it pen fissured her especially if you keep your own thoughts woll hypnotised nrst of all try it sallle may learned the poker trick a jutte till with relish of his en counter with a certain young matron it seems her husband had been spend ing most or hut iilghtt ut tho elub und the lady hinted to his honor that one of these days she would bring the nuit ter into court tin other duy how ever encountering tho judge on th street she buttonholed him saying judge 1 m so sorry i mild all those things about my hushuua he cun go to the club ull lie valits to und 111 never uy a word why the change of heart t asked the judge uurluusly woll ths other night a burglar brok- into the house und my husband laid him out with a poker i hud heard that he wu a poker expert und now understand the dour boy has been spending his night preparing for just uch un anfsrgeiiry cheap enough siuglstruto how did you muiiuge to extract tho man a watch from his pocket when it was provided with a safetycutcht prisoner tjecuse me sir that is a professional secret i urn willing to touch you however fur two guinea tit llts thousands to the qood had u iy fortun a to d to day dour what u waste f i hustuind not ti ull i guve the woman flftj cans und site told me i would inherit to 000 wusn t imt a bargain lioston transcript full weight of tea in every package redrose teas good tea sold only in sealed p next enrollment day brampton ituflincso irtstitute monday october 27 a srhi i if till in mimdlmm i ri m uncut juip not i ll ltn y ti hum i in lit in it n trtiphy tu writing addriss to iluy for purl ulais brampton business institute c e dou8field principal dramptonjjt the pull jp the crowd it hm t cuny to wltlintiitiil the pull of lliirrrmvil ho nntd u piihlli itpruk r not lour slnte no it in not easy hut it bi preclik iy thin puwor whirl used might ionntltutej true grratucsn hie greutnch i of thn discoverer hie itfatormaof he jilutismtui mill fo iiiui 1 inrgxr uumhir the grtaliiriis ohur ict r o thoy ull it it won t do inrtn odil ifi fatal to tho dovolopm periniiullty the pull of tho crowd living nyoml tin lr imuiih hlnir tur u ruluy d vlltlkhlfo llvl lay by sum re needful ivo ut the limit hn ronnon forsc rfortl more limn the pull irely belli in nts i frfin in islng tliati lornotlmes coal problem solved kero gas burners ordinary coal oil for fuel aro easily installedin any stove or furnace will supply all tho heat necessary for cooking or heating purposes write for particulars and rices and arrange for demonstration fred d dewar ole agent for halton county telephone no 72 milton ont vlctlons in mutters of right unl wrong we urn ufruid of omii ncorii or 111 tonceuliml iiarcunm to o uurw it in imlthir norenuury nor wlao to go about tho world taethtuily forcing our vlown tiiwn othru but tin re luinn times with us nil when lo kep nili nt 1 to glvi tui it commit to low standnrd ami iithnr xcuuloiiu whiil merely to reulnt tho pull of thn i nwil is not numciriit whin wu ohn und derided yrolenl l u brave truo ucl there uwult otir aoldler lads in times of pea co nn great tests as thoy have ex re hon cod on tho battle fields or pranco tho pull of the crowd will not always ut ii u an imiietuii to the winning of tlnno ituirul victories sometimes it will nvuu iiiukn thorn dlftli tiltuiul uo worth while or uflrr ull it ih weak limn thut pulls xjlve m to strutgln that my uotil may grow it 1m nut for our own itood only thul wo should resist thn pull of the crowd it is worth something to havo wot others thinking nearly all forward ntis have had thtlr liu option tho worda und urtu of those who havo hud cnuv uio to depart from bouten paths tliorj in in mankind u la ton t powur of re lkns i tho good utid true und noble which is capable of being fanned into home by u hrcith from without it is tho part of superpower to supply that inspiration thin sort of super man not nletxchas ho who ulms to lift hla fellows to a higher plane of living that is is certain after a time to gain recognition those who brave commonly accepted standards and customs that are wrong and evil con blatantly re fating tho pull nt the crowd are eventually held in higher esteem than they could ever have lieen held if they hud compromised conscience und tlncd protest our w rid more than over to day needs strong men and women lie- 11 the pull of the crowd when it is wrong wllma stuhbu cast0r1a for tpfats and childraiu mothers know that genuine castoria always bears the signature of in use for over thirty years astoria a little praise helps there la not one among us who does not crave the word of commendation who would not quickly respond u a little praise that man is u poor apostle of sunshine who is forever criticising your mistakes and is pious ly nlh nt touching you points of merit the man whom praise would inflate will finally blow up anyhow we vo got a notion that a recognition of merit spurs a man to the best that in him suenco at this point sups tivcry ounce of inspiration and individuality dwind les to mere mechanical toll and then you have reached the burying ground of dead hopes its a schomo that works wove seen it work the right ful meed of pruuui for duty well per formed is tho cry of ovcry honcsl heart to iguortt it means a cruci fixion to recognise 11 mean an nmpln and joyous return try it out ttiut s thn ulna a real indicator olln huvu mudu u substantial contribution to tho movement for tho conservation if human lif through tha invention of a dn vie i whit h will poullivtly provont uccldintn to automobile ut gruda crohox tho working of the attach ment tit olmpla unto is oxptatncri ny th inventor as follows while the cur is running m ml lei un hour a white bulb shows on th rudlator ut g miles u itrwii bulb up pcurj ut 40 a red bulb and when tho driver begin to but em out urot co miles un hour u phonograph under the uout play nearer my tiod thee his hard lot with the liliu of bringing his bus lies knowledge up to ditto tvtimly mel mi lift his vllluso shop in rlurti of his wifo und went lo ulusgow llukul do introduction lo tlm man ager of a big city store and tumuli o ask osttoiim lnwinly to tho prongs ohtulncd oh um to piotlt suld thu tllilh- kw man thy vury ut lmiirw tti hotuo urtwlo wo url tril pi r mill und on other only livu mon its uwfu t highd tuimly tun tvur cntl an mutsily i can get only unu for if 1 buy un urtlcle for one hhllllng i ll it for two 1m1mummi1 11 aimmimi dodge bros motor cars the owner of a dodge car can safely de pend upon consistent continuous and eco nomical daily seciye universally low gabo- line consumption and high tire millage j n oneill acton georgetown john leishman representative for acton oe ocent of fain never oothered him a furrlrr wan nclllng n i out ti woman t untonirr yea inu ut li nuld i guurnnlro this to in imiilii skunk fur ihu will wenr for yeum hut supimmwi i get it wit lu hi rain in kid thn woman wtmt crfi i will thn with r luive on it whit wl hupprn to it thru wont it upol7 mjilum uiniwnr d too furrlrr havo only no unnw r 111 iiu vr heir of t uknnk 4irrylui un uiiilm ilu7 iiii1oii hit uu would do hig dtot ttutn iiimiki umn low n fn in tho heart of the luy belt moiiiitulni with a load of pnhlure hums ox ham had hud u wcury two days iull and when hum reached tin cltyrllmlla ho was confronted by u nlgn which rnad blmmd limit twenty m lien u n hour lie pulled hln whukem hkmi in lively uiiij thou dntwlod out to hln uiin woll i know durnod w ii wo ii iwvir make it but w ii do our dor a poqer on counsel 1 he moo looked black against iho lifenilniit it wun a hreurh of promise nil and nut of tin muuliui of vurlouu itiiihuon it huil twin proved hut ho md in no fnwer than i3fl7 times ih id tho fair ludy now lint i ndant iilirjsolf wan in he imx und v ry iikilfully tin loiiii ii i tut thn ouchllon to him hud the lfwlliti iitu pjlkeii hi truth reurling erforniumeut it ht h uiltnltlid 1m nil rather fhee with advent treatment tin tlolllcr i am xultlvo it wu only thinking of your love for mo tha pulled tno through tier that las i hud lo llnl wilt y ti kindly will yog e billowed ih ioui1 what do you imuir xpluln to the jury tho young man un wi rt i nitli the hiiit emlmrruin i i i ilthir hud to keep on klonlnj her or ulmi let her sing mid or w ii whaf would you have donor tlu ounnol sat down okim milk and buttermilk win ti kim milk or butt rmllk in uhii or fr riling htg for pork prflur tlon it hu hern fount thut 100 pduiiilo of skint milk will pnduo 4 poundo of dremd pork und that only whnn foil wltli lorn whlla 100 pouiuln of skim milk will produce lb pounds of cot titgo t lieum one ioutid or cottugo i hi fan ikxutenaea an much nutritive value for the humun ixxly uu 1 pound al lunch und ut tho sumo limit a lirttitly imilumeil diet in thut lunch f t r your chlldnu for yourself just um i ruuil unit milk the l0no evening0 i- in oovruliigii will noon bo hire liinnin piotiltm ilr n m w l iti tiln how iihnll ciiiiitf pro pin linl uiioortunl tlm tor wholmoiik md iiittii tltausn mi nt i hi ukutlug rink oltun nboul flu only hiulthy wluitr iijouu ntuor tho mlik llnj f tlm ixh it h liu luiul for yuik folkit li mik iisiwm lu tl ii and lllt iropn to writers iwtvi nhu i tho in id hut wi have on no t oil niiii oullon thut will find i til r i cmluni irlv iti lartlcu mil ht uniuitulit to riullr th lib u of i ilmhir yoiiin folk tori tin r fur him lul lautiniia in lowmi und v hum h young o pi in i hi th ulitr who huvii n hiiimn mil m pturo that invlli n tin m ok tin i in li hui h liuvo no pro pir in i to pi ml vi tilngn under wb ih ioiiii uiiipld t out i pi u fi w thut rhui hit rfi i rii willi iientlon lu worthy of iiurloiiu i on id ration to mark poison dottle8 a i mi 1 w iy to murk liottlo con tulnlii i i 1 in lu i uih pihi into the slli if thn irk t vo pi mi would lie ulllunl sn 1 ih y olimi il be placed at right nnnlfi lo rut h olht r m since g since g 1870 1loh r today help him support the boys naval brigades because these are the only organizations training can adian boya for service in our merchant fleet now being built canadians must sail the seas because we cannot leave our growing export trade at the mercy of foreign seamen canada needs trained canadian seamen the naval brigades train our boys 500000 is needed because the work of the boys naval brigades and tho other branches of the navy leagues activities are financed by pubho contributions the campaign must be a success becaxxue canada rqust be assured that her increasing surplus products will reach overseas markets assist a navy league of canada r mmpkmmtmt t rwb r tu rmluf nf ear tmrckml ssjsrsst im tkm tm snejs ssju mmd ymt ssssi r ssr sffcs wkim sv tk rttsti patron donlaloa yrraldcm i commodoke axpnjxa xutvta the race for export markets is on one quarter of the worlds ship ping was lost in the war canada can not buy or rent ships and so is building them and must be in a position to maa them with trained canadian seamen telson drw campaign for s canadians ivtuai tail staa- campaidn committee tor the province of ontario i sir john c eaton vucbbmw a u hobbeblin lioa tnu1 3ir edmund walker ault tiwm n l m aatin 34 kqg s cct weil toronto three for one dollar this i your opportunity of doim your friend or ncibihor a ood lurn lh is made for tho purpose of iiitrodulin thu frbe pkhsb your own hoiui ptipcr ncilibor at hunic und your friends at u distance 35 cents pays for one trial hubsinptiou to december il 1011 one dullui puys foi thtcc jllhic for a similur iciiktli of tune muke it three i his is u sure way to tfivi tho horn u boost in your locality 1 he greater tho number of i rll irlsb ilidei i the rtir progress and improvement it eun introduce all trial subscriptions will be discontinued ut the end of lc ptnod puid for uu ucwal has been previously received 2l the i ree press acton 1 herewith enclose 1 00 to for tho persons here limned i offer tn your iptlous l- puptr ulcutci for v subscriptions to ihl acion 1 u i 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