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thtliihday january 1 im1 poor littlr fellow itur littln rvllow your mm 1m sad v ll knust to mhool when you i llkn to i lay an i y ti tvm l u lx tild ilk your ot- l ilbit wl i muy cow and an l wnfil way anl y u svldom bav travelled on rmirafl trains ami nrvii- alette may you vrandor far you wm o li rtons with your arow- lluf llulm anl st tr there whtt the lil men ore poor ilttln rh w y u lir la hsrd there mr mnny thins that you may not do to many nutliwayn to you are barred ami wit inany wlwt ut are made romi and you see oh you r thorn a old und itattoiwl and worn and ry and 1 1 win the fied im you think thciy kniiw you would nintf all your youth away 1 or llttlo foil w time wax that i look i out oil the world throt the self soma ys and ths years ssvmed inns wonlnratl why t ci uldii t m old uni imwri win- then i used to dream of th days t h tha i had fashioned a man 111 imt n tho ytal f me i d bjivq lliom all to be juat uke you trttriw d the your aim mwlft and their cars urn areal hitler tha buttlta that man rouit waare ah crown upa learn when it a all too lato oh soon too soon ahall you eotu tn whtirt th work of tb world ahall be your to do whx there s nbvw a man but would gladly ixt a poor dttu fallow onm mora ilka you author unknown multitudes havk found their havppiwrnnr ill a harmless hobby in noble friendship in mental devlormnt in duty cheerfully performed in regular noalthful recreation in otouahtful attention to thn aied in tha cnmnanlonahln ol tha worw a bnt books in llttla unohetruslve acta of kind in tho society of men and woman of litmvmthttnr fc in writ in mtoourmalna c let- in holfth others to find themselves in scattering rental smiles and pleasant word in worklna for a great cause without expectation of reward in brlnalns aunahlno to abut ins to tha slots and aftllctod- in keeplnc an open mind hospitable to all new proareaslve ideas and movements in a clean oonsclenoe and worthy nmhluon id the prentice of the rellalon f love in the fllacowry of a latent talent in noble thouahta and honorable pursuits tn unaeinab service and the relief of distress in outdoor life and intimate com fnunlon with nature in returning ood fdr evil and urlnc in tha nnit miim in rood mualc ood playa vorka of art flne picture beautiful atmtutea ptreat architecture in- the dally work and the aim pin ftleaaurea of the home circle in cheerful converatlon rollloltlntf aun and hearty lauabtar in ho id in mteadfmatly to a blah idsal no matter what the conaequanoea in aeeklna the aunny aide of life and toaldna falluren appln a to nee to nunnino with jays it la no wonder eomo people never cet anywhero they lt too many java load them by tha noee they have no mlnda of their own and thqy let the devil provide ono ready made for them m aome of hla aatallltaa you want to be healthy sort with healthy people if you want to be wealthy run with tboae who know how to at on if you want to realty be wlao oonaort with tboae who know a little more than you do tha fellow who atarta out to reform the feeble minded and crooked by asaoetmtlna with them will und in the ittnatle aaylutn or the penitentiary you may bo cleverer than tae whole bunch of ilht welahta that yoq run with but they will finally ffet youjown to their level he that walketh with wlao men ahall be wlae aald one of the wlaeat men of all tlma ami ha oubt to know because ha hod plumbed 4ha deptha of both folly and wtadqm moreover if yon have a ukjna for tho company of foola take a half day off some time and have an alien lat ex amino you you may bo headlna for the bujrhouae inconspicuoua but inploen- tial ho won fourteen veara old and earn- in four dollar a week he went to bbt poator for advloe and that week out of hla four dollara he put aalde forty centa in a eeparate account and roarkod it for tha jortl thntwaa fifty yeara ao ii haa lived juat an bveroe life hla income haa never been areat no one known htm ea a aroat phi ian thro plat yet he haa expended on the lord u account more than ico ooo lie haa educated twenty- five men borne of them ml n latere aome phyalotana one la a college president mo haa helped crip plea to be aelfbupportlna ho hat identified huneelf with a multitude of good worka ha might have amid am but an average nam i can do nothing instead be did what he could lld it oyatomatloally with vlaton and joy and the uvea thai be haa influenced will go on influencing other uvea nnd thoao jwatll other uvea in turn ao long aa the world ahall laat will you too begin to day to invoat in the oort or influenoe that la eternal church newa pltuburgh thl uai while bork 1 vn luid my old no he turned moat of the tlmo t that bia now mtool water tank d wi i y the wutcrworkn renorvotr i n main hlreot and t tlilnw hit btlh i ho mmcrvojr and the tiitf ank pre wtl hi llio held of the old iral ytorl ill oleo nt tn the udm utwu why that take tne twok to tf lima of hoyra luachhin cameron ad john motoh- lan why yea hev d hi cameron mio- uveauehkw10 w ilae- until ho golhtnt to hull 1 the n manae on the avenue of occlcnimiucol rwldeneea ihww imown pwhapu ua willow htrwec i w ndor how mr oameroq ltv i chlan i mean would like that big structure there khadow ing lb room where he used to frame nut thoea krat tunnoiik of hla won der if tie would have permitted water work connection with the manae aoe ing the 1 lg electric pump mnm on uundaya on well ea but unlay a you know he wouldnt allow water to ho drawn rrom the pump i r carried from th aprlng on hun lny when he woe m rt for lltlnklllr- luriwlwt well anyway hod have ha 1 a lioao ache whew thoee hollar mttkera were pounding iri their red hot rivou they were nt it for about tw month and th biat woek kept it up day and night using elaclrla light for ihe night work you ooujkl hear the noko nil ovor town too and the hearing tnude nm also notice that you coull hon it from a irood long dlatanao may be- id bettor tell you hoforo i go any farther that thlw pnmgrtiph li nwiu my creed i m- i would he true for there urd those who trust met i would bo pure kor there are those who care i would be strong vor there lg much to surfer t would bo bravo iror thera la much to dare i would bov friertd pot all the foe the friendless i would bo giving and forget tho gift i would be bumble vor i know ray weakpeoa 1 would look up and laugh and love nnd lift rov howard arnold walter tried and not pound wantinq bam who ooveta the boss white pants boas h jen covt oloan dem panu of yourn boas hava you tried gasoline t bam yea oabt topaa wu try ammonia bam rao don tried em on bouw and day nta toa floa w w b atorms hut i might n well got this oh my head and be done with il well tho hearing nnd ucubig mado me think that for once acton ttllghl show little enterprise in the boontlng and paint in big white letters on tho aide of that n foot tower a hlgu in timating to the general uubllo and passing motorists tl at acton bos a real up to date waterworks system i remember reading some time ago tn this journals editorial roluoinu an ar ucle in which tho elltor suggested slims at the entranroe tu tha town he even aubmltted a dculgn kl thing was done i guess tint council thinks a little boosting a of money im not over burden ml with gldflii shookelu but just to show tl at i m same jui i willing to d my ulinm i ll start something if tho c nincll re tusou to jmlnt thn tank with u uullahlo sign by may day or to ullow money for doing 11 i will dapoult with tha milter ono dollar us a churl ty vund to start a subscription toward doing s llttla advertising of anton idling this single una now you young fellers who claim to besnvfis show that you will do something for your town and if there are twenty nv of you who will equal my offer it can bo done but maybe tho council will stand on its dignity nnd refuse to accept char ity and do something wldo awnko and progressive themselves herns a chance for this brand nev council opportunity knocks but once but 1 11 keep hammering until may 1 and then weu try whelp them out bay and couldnt we have a flag up thore on tho tbp this woek to celebrate the rirut rilling of tho big tank our good cana dlan flag would look handsome away up there 100 feet above tho town bay while it is u had wroni h to any pride nnd i must begin toadmlt that 1 am really growing oil jvo always had groat respect for my splen did meqiory li was this consideration which gave me the notion two years ago of offering to write these recol lections of acton for the ynsa t well i got to thinking the other night ibout the sllsc tannery as it was called in those early days and it struck all in a heap that i had forgotten entirely to soy anything at all about tbestlme tho to beys ran this early in dustry ot acton- which has hod for three quarters of a century siioh important influence upon tho life and prosperity bf this community well my forgetting the tobey reglmn proves without any question that i have at but reached the ago when an old fel lows wits get to woo gathering to the best of my recollection the to beys bought tha tannery about sixty years age their omlng to acton was quite eventful and really resulted in the ttstabllnhment of several fami lies which have been uasoclatnd more or less inumataly wflh tho hlatory of acton aver slhoo mrs tobey was a van vlaak mrs wills was u hulf sister and came hero nbout the same time with her husband their throo chll iran ussle jo hi on und clenrgo grew up in ai ton and were all innr rled here jlh and his fnmlly left n good many yeiittt ngo ami went to uloveravllles n y to make his for tune he hud loomed the glove tilutl ness with w h fltnrey he lu in gloverayltlo trnwi hut upec first going there has lived at times n chlcaf icatgary and kdmonton uksib nwr rjed dave williamson mlk hiwlghts foreman hhicksmtth they lived for a number of years in acton tnqn went forming fir thirty years or 90 and hnajly retired settled in acton und ore enjoy ins- a well earned rent otter a very native life together in tlmlr cosy home an anolnh street tholr children and grandchildren nro in acton or hut a f w jnlles away und are frvquent visitors to thn imrantal fireside oenrge married the widest daughter of tho late james ilourc crewsous corners nnd tfiey an 1 their child ron and mrundclttldron bll realdn in acton another half slstii of mray tobey who cuma here to visit her when sha was iv luoeptlblo young woman was tcilgabeth van vlack about this time bnmuel speight conn lcr from mask- nn 1 urs clura b hiimborston of toroutu the is lent ml sclontlut and mith irlut is their daugblor tl ey had thrvn thor duuglitorn mortlm jannt ll mlna wall the romagoe t f my utory of tha mlng 1 ihn toltnya t t acton im not it i id mrs tpbeys full aleter aggie was alu a vjsluir at this lift i liable homo tommy climemn ram know this sprightly tnaldrn anl it s hit long before tommy conelud til that maggie was the 1 nly w man in tho world for him in due time they were joined in holy wnllock and the rear hundred of ui oil cameron farm lieoam their hi mi thny lived very bat ptly tojtrllmr a son an 1 fhrcu daukhtors ramit ti bhnn the 1 m tl hoi n brlhht 1 y al i thj ii fn of the housnholl rurne i 1 a re rotted ocsth juat ms he was morglng into u uiierul msnhooil lln was m hovel ling grnvnl nt una if the cobble 1 til pits whs 1 u civil in caught him and cruhhml out hln young life lllu fathei my oil i tyhomus friend mil rbum also mat a traajlo death tommy was quit a sport and live a firtnlxhts oxpnrl tra in tha northern wllde alova any other avocation he often went anil always lwsht 1 urk venuoi a few years mtto ha went ui liok ifll vllln and whlls in ramp was stricken with uikipleky and died there ills sin in law hilly manubb went un anl bmnifht the bo ly home and there was u vry large gsthnrlng of ton my u friends at his fiirmml well tlie three duushtnrs of this ha i py home mraohn d llmwir who with her bus ban i und dear llttlo daughter ada lllltc ltvn un 1 1 rohier on the ol 1 hi mctaleail mrs william mcnubb toronto and mrs john a smith when mr and mm rmith were mar rled ley settleil in rnnmow but there wero always innglngh for the old jromi 4w a qq gge lh came imck 1 ere and settled down well over fifty years ago the to beys st id thn tannery here sn 1 built one at t ollltgwnod un 1 that wun ihelr home as long as mr tobey lived after his death mrs tobey mi vod tn toronto slin htlm dollghls lo visit aotoif where her early rouhlunoe born was aa offen tve in the settlement of tho other members of her fathers family the editor has handed me the fol lowing interesting paragraphs it li at little ahead of my story 1 ut if uua it now i ii be sure not to forget it later thlir fuu iluthu boeing that ths chapters of remln- uioonres of local affairs havr in the last vm 10000 to hand hero in american city reached the hoard more tannery roper t und some of the 1 mmoters and as them will likely be considerable further references pos aibly inclu ling manager miorall who for so lung directed bttftlrm partlcnlnrly around tha ol i solo leather tannery and the teaming department i thought 1 was in the employ there a good many years and almost at tho very inception was associated with ons of tha man of much longer service dismissing one day pie effact of fho liquor indulgence ho related to nte particulars of a social family gather ing to which he bad once been invited the social glass had been furnished and he had somewhat recklessly gone too far ao far in fact that ho began to curse and swear and i cursed mcoroll ha said horror of hor rors what could be worse in close proximity was a family who if over hearing might well ha xpected to convey tha story of the imprecations no foolishly made which if done of course might rcnult in that most dread ed of results the loss of a job however tho incident seemed have koiio no farther than the ft uy of the act for ha was mill on the job when ho told tho tale to ma how many a worse dilemma has been entailed with the oil time cus tomul how the changes come in hu mun affajml my companion lias long since passed away the informant hi dreaded llljewlsa the doughty though djxaded manager is fur away to the east and tho present narrotor is nvnp rurthar west with kind regards yours a tlbaden well such is life incidents and events and personalities come and go and the world goes on without even pausing in its ever revolving course jocks proposal maggie said tlock whose mind wag made up to pro peso and after they had talked aboul everything else for the lost hour wasna i here on bftwblth nlohtr aye jfook i dare say you ware and waana i bare on r monday nlohtr aye so ye were and i was hare on tuesday nlchtt aye ye did baupan here on tuesday nlcltb and i was hese on wednesday hlchtr aye ao ye ware jock so ye were and 1 was here on thursday nlohtr i no deny that ye wore jock and 1 was here on friday nlohtr and this is saturday nlchl and im hero again r weei what for no t ye are verm welcome maggie desperately dye no be sin to smell a rat the worlds offerings never before has the worl 1 offered such tremendous rewards for the train- el intel lech the spectallut tha man who knows how to do one thing sup erbly well never before has die world help up such great prises fur the op tlmlst tlie turn who has tha right out look upon lire tho man who faces life with courage hope confidence with asurnpo with a spirit of kindness end helpfulness never before itss the world offered uch rewards for great endeavor for a high purpose never before lias tha world offered such splendid rewards for human in tegrity for robust honesty for tho aquare deal or considering the n at tho other end of the bargain never- before has tho wit r 11 offered lunh superb rewards for right think ing und right living a unbhiny old a 6 it nothluu tu in rn liouutlful ir fnsplr ll g ihnn 1 vi g cheerful gunnhlny old f iks about thn house i asjf mselnse i um ho 1 less i ao a burden i lave 1 iln wn my usefulness say many white nulred ones whose itaods nro seamnd with toll rendered will ing scrvlou when they were ablo to warva this idea of being isaless and bur lensome on the 1 art of the aged in all wrong aalde from tholr claim to care an 1 attention by reason 1 f lust service they have a claim like that 1 f infancy who thinks or s iiuby us burdonhome 7 don t every body in tho house vie with everybody else for tho honor 1 f serving babyt and is not haby who can do absolutely 1 1 thing for himself the joy of ths homet all he run give in return is hla royal favor and he is not always sanerous of that to devoted slaves for i sby makes no secret of likes and dis likes intll with years comes the sad secret that ho ran sometimes win by diplomacy what should be his by right of con me it is true baby exercises that attraction which dimples palnu llkn curled roses leaves and flower llkn eyes huye for us hut if baby is a hope nnd a 1 romlso son should be faith and be nod let ion where baby is coy of his favors ue knowing that i tve is dlvlnn conscientiously bestows this most precious oflp tfulhor moiiiih sunshine and rain upoi just and unjust never think aged ones hecuunn yotl can ot sera can not btva money that you powerlees tu help and to bless k body wants kind words everybody wants- wnr im i f encouragement every body everylktdy wgnts love perhaps appreciation of love given may not be always ready never mind patient resontly folks will begin to flowa o the su wh ta te yow- ohlldren ami grandchildren want one to n j 100 an i ite guul with them they will ci mo to grandpa and grand mn when they have a sorrow to which ni one 1u i hh time to llaten pathy to imi 1 they will come when rlnvouu um rs have been committed for which others buys only oondscans tf in the saiialttve penitent will seel the couiimotior who is iiatlent loving and meroifitl heme times not ahraya advlco will be taken that will save many much trouble tha point is that tl e aged oni s who feel themselves rare become the moral and spiritual bunion lwrrs 1 f the family and are tbcrs nye ny mg hnred lrta praige tjvtw t rulse each other now and then and not be always blaming k 10 i f r wi nlun also men and they woul i 1m aiming at making iife u pleasant n un 1 in compliment n shaul i abound of course when courting day s am tm b ha w ssw wi nlm all show hdw much were 11 inellthcy m m f t as feather bed ding but whon the honeymoon is past we ny tha hag of love half maiti if huhio makes a ripping pis or fries a crisp jiotato dont eat your dinner with a sigh and look as grim as cato but tell ha lossln hat it kootl nt inf her think her pi s dud an 1 whun murla trims a hal don t grumble at csponscs or in the lire khh all the ful an then are moods uml tiii nol tell her that she looks a each nnd watch her sparkle at y ur up ch in short wo re chary overmuch of luo upprncl ith 11 and so love hobbles on a crutih or dies of sheer starva tion when nil w lined is just tn say lly gum you look al to day bo easy i yes ao easy that wo let it drop unthinking and get tn giving tit for tat and discord comes winking win reus it we would practice i rauo a wnck w ul 1 hold reven happy days and ita thn same with kiddles too you lmtbars uti 1 you mothers just pruluo m up for what they do d leave it all to others a bit of praise rrom mum or dad lias bucked up many a lass and la i oucceba uqqeto there are three rules for success the first in go on the second is cto on the third is go on the best education in tho world is that rot by htruggllng tonaka a liv ing wurren i hllllpm ufe is m t so short but that thei is always time for courttfay wasted opiortunlty la the most failures cbales uensa ilemember whon you are right you can afford to keep your temper and whan you ore wrong you can t afford tn lose it measure your work with a speed ometer not i y 0 clock all words that picture evil are creative of evil oreat opportunities coma to those who make use of small ones twice as hurd to do soraethhv yeu ought to do us it is to do somettifn you cant do abe martin a man with push can get there but it takes tho men with character to stay there hhepurd tha man who only half tries doesnt even tialf make good vorrington walt whitman soys i am hunung incess i um success- words monoy all things else are comparatively easy to give away but when n man makes a gin of hu dally life and practice it is plain that the truth whatever it may be has taken possession of him 1a we i not the insect a oood whitewash ham to work with his brothers jotirt and mike at the wagon making bun nessi bam was an expert painter and for years dl all the painting of the waggons buggies sleighs and cutters which some of us old chaps remember so well well it wnan t long before bam speight and i4ale von vlack fell in love and in a few months they were married and established another they lived in the house on whiow btreet where john ilcowp n4 his family jtow reside they afterward bought the bill snydoryug acre farm on queen btreet where councillor ball and his brother in law alf hforey now do their auoceasful gardening it was bare that both mr and mrs speight died tom speight tho well known maontnbar of j3totyetown is their son blake u half bunlie of lima with bnlliiiif water keeping it covered dtir lug the process 8 train it add a icclt of salt dissolved in warm water three pounds of ground rloa put in boiling water and boiled to a thin lusts oris half pat4nd of powdered hnanlsh whiting one pound of clear glue dissolved tn warm water mix well together and let the mixture stond for several days keep the wash thus mada in a kettle or portable bfiator aqd when used put it fan as hot as possible with tm in tars brushes or with wbljttwaoh brushes just to humor him 1 had tc grlovanoo ngalnet allow your husband tp carry a lutohkey is it posslbler yea one we red the other with nti indulgent smile i do let the poor boy carry a latchkey i must admit bbt it doean t at tha dor i l let him carry it to humor him ita likes to show it to his friends you kpow and make them think hes in dependent remarks a librarian in n western town but ll remained fur a certain youngster atron of our institution to introduce a totally new ct isaincatlon of the creature 1 lease said the bid let ma have a hook on whules s very ahortiy tho youthful student was iioyjiled with a book on natural history and his attention invited to a chapter on whales the boy gave ane look at the vol ume and then said oh 1 don t mean a book on the insect i mwti the oountryl hib ftcottibh qlessina a itussian priest in the crlmon once gave a blessing in a startling and un uhusi manner a friend of mine writes ljord prederlnk hamilton visit ed the fruit growing districts or the crlmo and found one of the villages decorated for a religious festival the village prleat was going tu bless the flrst trulls of the orchards the peasants stood in n row along the vlllagn afreet each om with the flrst crop of his orchard arranged on s clean napkin before him the red bearded prleut qulle a young man passed down tho fitreet and sprinkle 1 fxult and fruu grower atlkn with holy water he repeatod a blessing to each one and aa he approached my friend could hear quit plainly tha words of hut blessing it was impossible it was incred iblel and yet hn could not doubt the evmence of bis own ears i the young 1 rlest was speaking in good boots and the words of the blessing that he be towed on each parishioner were here nun tak ll if it does ye lute guld ll canna possibly doe ye any halrm the men addressed probably taking the speech for a quotatioo from bcrlp lure in aome unknown tongue bowed reverently as the words were pro no 11 need over thsrn remote district of the crimea should talk broad soots was a sufficiently un usual circumstance to cause my friend to make further inquiries it then npueaicd that when tho jovtrnntent dockyard at bebastopol was reopened several boottish foremen from the clyde shipbuilding ysrds were im ported to supervise the llusslan work men among them came a llasgow romotn with his wife and a son who was desti tesl nf church of scotland they found that facilities for training a youth tor the iresbytptan ministry were some wbat lacking nt bebastopol bather than aaerifioe their dearest wish the parents decided thai their offspring should enter the russian church- its was accordingly sent lo a seminary aid in due course was ordained a priest and appointed to a parish but he apparently still retained his bcot- tiah speech and hle bcottlsh indepen dence of views clearing auction sale in btabsaoawrya farm stock implements hay qrain and furniture the undersigned haa been instructed by mrs john mardie son to sell by fublln auction nn lot 19 con c r n frioay january 1 tbzi at 11 o clock sharp the following iioiwkh percherons drey mare rising c weight 1460 ths grey mare rising e welsht um lbs clyde non aqvertislnq failurcs lalghty four per cenl of the busl less failures of the bast year 00 urrud a mo 1 g firms which did not ad vartue this lu the assertion made by ftrad ulreot s cdmmerclal agency which is an unbiased authority ilradstreet s compiled ita information from stalls tics not guess work tha importance of advertising as a business element must bnve been regarded as vital hy this great commercial agency else it woul i not have wanted tfie time of hundreds of trained men throughout the country collecting and tabulating this information tlradstreefa thus points the wny to ono of the element of business success it was anbwlfvord to her in an ancient mansion that recently two suffragottea were met together xtnmgod hands on account of the ups and downs of war- time fortunes there a parlor mahl of very expensive and juicrgy nnd u m in tress says tho imdon morning iost does not mind the expense but she la often much itouiored by the culture which la nn too high a plane for her understanding ma am said tho maid one day there is uinondlcunt at the doorr then tell him said tho mistress of the mansion we bavo nothing to mant well match and sound cowh tied and white cow years old milking well roan oowv 1 years old milking wall red cow 4 years old calf at foot roan now 4 years old milking well spotted cow 4 years old milking well white cow b years ok milking well red cow 4 years old milking well jersey cow t years old freeh red cow 4 years old fresh red heifer 3 years old dry coming in red cow 4 years old milking well grey now 1 years old fresh jlate cows were bred given at time of sale moat of these cattle are durham grades and in good condition pat cattl 1 steer s years oil fat x steers i years old fat 1 cow 4 years old fat 1 hereford bull 3 years old fat yoijno cattiw 1 red hejcer years nld in calf i roan steers i years old 1 hereford heifer 3 years old j hereford heifers 1 year old x hereford steam 1 year old 1 hereford heifer months old x hereford bulls b months old bhkfcj 7 registered oxford down ewes supposed to be in lamb tcood collie dog impucm1cnth 1 mrcormlck hin der s foot cut i krost jb wood mower root cut 1 masoey harris hay load er good as new 1 international 10 foot hay rake hw 1 massey harris ii hoe drill good as new 1 peter hamilton cultivator good an new 1 aet s section steel barrows 1 steel land roller x drum 1 adams wagon new 1 farm truck wagon 1 earn ecuffter x steel tired buggy 1 bain cutter new 1 set sloop sleighs good as new 1 set new sleighs 1 fanning mill 1 loeury plow no xi 1 verity plow no xi ix furrow plow prost jb wood l grindstone 1 magnet cream separator sw lbs i aet scales xooo lbs 1 wheelbarrow new 1 hay rack new i gravel bog 1 wagon boa 1 disc 7b feet rope and pulley hannkb i net bmss mounted double harness x set of plow harness 1 set single harness x high top dollars 4 open top collars ora1n hay about 400 lbs oats about 160 lbs barley about ib tons alfalfa hav- about s tons timothy hay mirckula baaa i doaen 1 hand grass seeder 1 long ladder x team blankets 1 wool blanket chains forks boes shovels and other articles too numerous to mention houbkhou ekfects 1 organ iood as new i kitchen lounge 1 gloss cupboard 1 bedstead and springs 1 barrel churn 1 sideboard 1 chest draws 1 bathtub i roll of carpet 1 centre table 1 walnut table number of chairs x rocking chair x lanterns 1 box stove 1 heater 1 coal oil stove milk pail 1 butter bowl 1 lawn mow er 1 ishappy thought range tn good shape tktlms iio00 and uhdfc cash over that amount 13 months credit will be given on furnishing approved joint notes b off for cosh drain hay fat cattle cash no reserve as he farms are beld r j kerr w k graham clerk auctioneer foitqetfulness as a remedy 1 t rgctrulneaa la frequently a remedy there are many recollections that prick ilka a thorn that make jib miserable whenever they flash before tho mind they lerfch no lessons give no insplra ttnn and arc not helpful in any way it does not pay tu things whose sole nice is to make un un hnpi y use thq remedy of rorgctf ul ness young peoi le wise in their own conceit are lienentteil by remi mlierlntf their failures hut thn maj rity nerd the ruuicdy of forgetful 11 ess innunv entitle p pie perfectly caiuihlii of making a splendid succous arc miuuo cnsaful because their will is paralysed by the memory of past failures whan pikirtuntty comes their way they say to themselves whats the uset i made a failure imfore an i i shall again if they caul i wipe out tha unnerving memories of past failures and uteri fresh they woul i make plcndhl records the remedy they need is forgetfulness it never pays to keep injustice anl unklndness uppermost in our thoughts buppose it la true that hi mennn treat ed us unfairly and wmuitit us injury be sure the harm he did us is very much leas thsn the harm we do our self by becoming embittered the best far unklndness is forgetful as soon as we have forgotten anothers unkind act it has loat ls power to hurt us hornet i meg wa have- prescriptions put up at the drug st re which nost oon slderable ami as far as we can see do not do us any good but here is a remedy infallible for certain ills and coaling only a resolute effort of will why not try it why not but to the test tha remedyof forgctfutnesst an alphabet for china what bids fair to be the most im portent factor in the re birth of china ui the sanction which the government has glvan to the new national phonetic system which banlahes for ever the terrors of the chinese alphabet tender the nld ay atom the student had to commit to memory no leas than eleven hundred characters merely to get a workng basis for writing there are altogether thirty uious an t characters and each character re presents m word and each according i h asa a awje avav adjectlve or adverb no however the language has been reduced tn thirty nine fundamental sounds each with its symbol it la no longer a ufa study to learn to write correctly for an intelligent chinaman can learn to writs his language by uie new syntem in a fow days while quite simple and unlettered rolk can master it within three to four weeks the aye tern has been devised by a chinaman and the fact that t here id nothing of the foreign oovlimenptn it is of course a great recommenda tion tn the chinese the vaot proper hon of the huge population of china are ror all practical purposes illiter a in but with this new phonetic sys tarn of writing it will be possible to educate the entire republic ailthin a raw years and then may bo- expected the real awakening of china already stirring uneasily in her eleep painfulj meet in q bill just happened to run into an oil friend downtown phil was b guul to sea your bill you hot not y smashed bio whole right fonder cornell blow persuasion jailed theyjook to torcef shis was bo proud of her first cake it was bo uglit no tempting i 1 but her young bro thera had an eye on it too and youve slmpiy got to hide the cojtea and bread when theyre made frotn cream of the west flour msple leaf milling ci limited orobla wlnnliwg iuum crejsm fllour the ford garage has made complete aurancempnts for storing batteries for the ainter months butteries kept nt proper jemperatufe and inspected monthly nnd kept to tho desired gravity bat tcriea recharged or repaired whon necessary advice free oxyacetyleae welding plant is being installed all welding in repairs promptly and satis factorily executed out plant for general repairs id complete prompt- expert attention givon to necessary re pairs to cars of any make tho electric starting and lighting -jatcms-aatfalaoalyvjsrjijfiiii- full line of tires of all make 1 complete absormopf of accpsopi always in qtaqk l g king malinger ii a coxe proprietor advertise regularly in 1921 tannery cooperative with um opening of tie new year we ore looking forward to n further decline in prices of most commodlues and on prices gradually drop our customers will promptly receive tho itenejlt new goods are arriving dally at this store and our customers ean always depend on betting fresh glean groceries and provisions at lower prices than elsewhere finnan iiaddie hadpievuakta fresh pork sausage oranges bananas lemons grape fruit etc always on hand farmers are invited to bring their produce herb anp receive cash or goods in exchange tannery cooperative c a conway manager v mill street v acton just 10 tomorrow will place this- beautiful grafonola 28 io selections in your home at once with tha prurileg ol paying us beiancm of price t30mlin mcdl aurn weekly after yoa get it an otferw believe more liberal than youll get anywhere or at any time again that yoa should hurry in tornorrow and talie advantage o because it not only makes it easy to obtain one of these world best home entertainers but gives you on early and longer time to enjoy it yon irffl raoenlo in tha illustration one ol tbo urgea and ttneat tftmm of qrsfoiujla betas a ooort nodal thit la oomplete vrlth oomvarimaata for stjtylv yooonda tbla handsomo tnatntmtmt la taado la both mahogany and famed oak ntah and 70a oan bava your eboloo of either r to ever 40 inches hi utt incfcea wtda mm toobos deep front to back all 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