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i i g tyteaa ilinjhia aijudhr 3 103 l hi nit t fc 111 r uiv h in urd i tho ilr o lilt hull vl iii t it hii ly liur rchviirl rhi w rlil in iii trill rig t y tut willi llin j tli i dm 1 t willi h n uv ul khun lm km grou or in tliilr train lo iwli orruiliil though lll i of good wlil 11 limy 1 it i v ii h wliun thou htsrsl by must i i thou shall b grcut lu heuvun fc for mb pea8lee makes a poor job of being a martha yoalflay rtiornlii ubiuirvnd cumi iuuu ratuulvcly i l tullh to nmkn u murtyr of myself in u wind of wv lllt lo coun up bist night and momo more thin nmrriln and hi bout be ll out i rnado u poor job of it boacon rtynp who was loading ow homo hookeil the halter over fortou poat ilowd you want mo to take that about you boln ii murtyrt ho demanded t don t more n half kjiuw you ro mounln and i don i bo- hove you doyourself well ih tell you said caleb and then you 11 understand better roebbe bui ni uy now youto right ubout my not knowing myself i had u wnm idea till i coma to finer up and reusoi it out id been cal latins for days to go to the allday grungo moetin it m on thing i lot on arid look forward to but yostdey mornln when i went out to feed up i found old tom was lumo in hi off hind leg he eouldn tech it to the floor wronohod it in the stall um way i s iww but the how of it dldh t matter it wan done and ho wu lam and that was all about it well flndln him ilka that i thought id use the colt and hitch him into the light road wagon bqt whon i win that out i notlcod one bind wheel wabbled mo it moat scraped the aide of the body and come to find out i d sprung tfio ex ao bad it a wonder it dldn t break and its a good daya job tor a blackamlth to gtt it straight uguln i must havo done it coming into the yard a night or two back thought x scraped the fence poet con aid able hard but 1 hadnt any notion i d damaged anything well with the light wagon laid up and the other one too heavy for the colt there 1 wu everybody was go in to the grange themselves ao x couldn t horror and alter id looked the thing all over and found do my beet i wa tied at home all day i started in a foolish move i begun to pity myself and complain inalde about tny hard luck x badn t been at it moron ten minute before x got to where i i feelln about as downcast as x over git to feel there didnt seem to be anything i wanted to do and x dldn t have any heart to hunt foe it- i jast wanted to go to that metln arid faitln that there didnt seem to be a ray of comfort anywhere for me if i d been a young one i make no doubt id have ketobed myself whimpering ftoslln like ttfat i slumped down onto a bench out by kbe shed and give up to broodln and im only met there long enough to sense how hard the bench wu before an idea come to me that x didnt understand the value of at the mlnut not till night to bo honest with you as i say i i olrr there bewallln my hard luck when all at once x happened to think that i couldnt feel much wu i matter what x was dotn and that might jest mm well do some job hate doln commonly and xd no more than got the idea before i started to carry it out if theres a job i hate wuaa n on other its plckin stones out of the garden and there it laid in the tun white with stones the slse of your i fist or smaller i dldn i give my idea any time to cool i jest got a garden rake and begun on it caleb waved bs band proudly and beamed at the deacon xon t that garden look pretty trig and neatt ho demanded and with gruff heartiness the deacon agreed that it did by the time i d got the stones pick ed clean caleb continued it was vergtn close to noon so x went into the houseend sot the kittle to illln and whilst i was wattln for that it come to me id have time to fix the hinge on trio tieup door id been put tin it off for pretty close to month it beln a tlnkerln job i dc like to do any time and i got the tools and had tt fixed solid in twenty mlu ute at the outside und 1 v wasted ten times that in dreadln it und put- tin it off he paused undi guslng ubstractwdly at the deacon enumerated ogj his tli guru plckln th garden rrop stones was one he said anil the hinge was two and pltohln out so hay that moulded in the mow made three put tin a new leg on the grind stone bench was four reddln uv my uotatoer cellar and swepln it out made five and now what wim the other tfnet seems to me them was six jobs i got clear of that i wouldnt have if id gone to the grange then his faoo brightened shot ho suld with reller i was forglttln the one that counted most of all rtxln the fence down by the state road j planned it so id be down them when the folks got to com in buck from thn grange toward night ou i could sue cm and gjt what news i rtould of the loins and it worked out jest thut way takin what jed llper told me und nathan weeks s wwho a better than u sworn report of thu doln s anywhere because she dont leuvn nut nyvning- and one or two others thut ballad to vmjm the time of asy with me i learned aboout ull thut huppenud ahd to cap it all the hen manager ut the state farm drove by wjth clem llulni and ho wunted to sen my hen house the way i ye got it fixed so he tome in and looked it all owr uti p inted out one or two wuys to batter it and told me some lb in u bo lit feedlu for jiggs und about other hk1m for hifi und hed imver huvn dune jt in the world if it hadnt hupened i vu right thera by the fehoe und of course i woutiln t have- been there f i d gone to the meetln bo rtggerln it ull up us 1 sold i made a poor job of being a martyjr i got ull that work done six jobs 1 iljn t like much got nn expert mind on takln care of my hens and found out taanks to mis weeks all that took place ut iho meeting i cant see that i need pity myself a great deal and i oln t gpln to i you neednt pity yourself at all tile deaooit grunted t wun t no groat a meetln everybody said so and i was in re myself and come home thats another oount against my eelln like a martyr swld mr peas- lea plaaldly oottunc flpargammbttmticro miyumui oil jfrti llrpsa bljott torg jvlaiy ahhy leaves tlu moiaitains 1 ita wfiiii ffl r ib aih v ii it v hlilftel in r ult i h uvy thn nm in h it im ulthlu ltn uulklfitf lunvuii was stored h i iv ry i ersuiiu ttu ssliiii uvon tlu mill imi aunt i lot tu lnxl knit for h i ultil whkh w rkllll iul1a uh u ux in w in uult or a fuw doriiu of uih muiy at by kunw thut shu inluhi v a hiiiulmiii l to wuur them but iihe wuu t nk lnu hn u boluimo who t mid not brur to uuvi ilium it wuit u dull giaytnldwiniur morn ftig und thn lluur hprlng road shut in um it wan by buithttm and tidoii on nlthtv hiuid wuu tlurk the spring brook lockd was slh titj but the km ilitiit wnn culling wistfully knot dcii lineode pi over unil ovi f utculn thut nn ant just what tin y wild thut nmni hiiow wus coming i milht hurry mary abbv ttiotiicht i iik not wunt to ml uught out in u hitowmloriu him hud ihiii to u wood thut uut itx wuy rudely ucrosh tho road going iluwn u mountain and there n team roatud with the driver nlapulpg hlu mlttened hands bosldo it the low ilruy was loaded with green wood und thu powerful black horses were stoum- ing from uxertlun tho mun wiioho fuoe was liulf hidden between the rim of his lhii und tho upturned collur of his sheepskin oout looked ut the girl with intowsted eyes iuuot alary abb that youeho suld ys mr sktnner bhe hud known him ulwuys und his friendly face was u welcome sight to hut- although she wus burely yet u nillo from homo you ro going uro you v yea mury abby smiled she set down her sultcost to pat ulackblrd s inquiring nose then us old hill acted u trllhi jealous she putted his nose also in thn pocket of her coat was a big ted apple which undo zachury had given her as a jmrtlnjf token hh thought an instant tli en oroduced thn upple broke it in two and gave half to each grateful horse mr bklnner shook his head io you suppose you are going to like it down there in itlchfleldt hn asked i havd got to llko it uury abby replied with the faintest sigh pretty big place uary abby and you vo never been uway from home much i know mary abby gave black bird a parting pat and picked up her suitcase oood by mr skinner she sold and started on down the moun tain knowing that her old neighbor wus looking lifter her with doubtful eyes i almost wish i hod not met them mrry abby thought uy them she meant the horses as well as their driver a i limp was rising in her throat she swallowed at it but it persisted miserably i am the silliest thing she chldod herself making such a fuss ovor nothing xclsle stewart did not make any fuss when she jont away it was elsie stewart that had given mary abby tho idea of leaving thi mountains elsie had gone tho spring before to get work in tho big city that lay a hundred miles away at christ mas she had been home for a week anl her pretty clothes and bright looks had aroused pleasant admiration and enw in the hearts of her old companions besides sho had brought wonderful presents for her whole family presents that represented not so much value as charm of novelty and discrimination of selection when elsie ploksd out handkerchief or box of note paper she had a wholo store full to choose from she had too bought adellghtful box of glittering trinkets for the christmas tree which had changed the little church into a place of dream frosty bubbles of glass ice- like pendants and some marvellous sparkling stuff that scarcely needed candles tol illumine it and mary abby looking on with wide- open y9 of amassment had longed to earn money herself and do something for every one of the many people she loved especially for uncle zachary and aunt electa who had been he father and mother since her own par ents died uncle zacharay and aunt electa were in comfortable circumstances but they uved frugally as life hod taught them to do they had the little farm and something laid by and they had no on in the world but uary abby a farm uncle zachary always con tended was a good place for any girl or bey to grow up in mary abby could raise all the chickens she wished and sell them und get tho money for them she could raise garden truck too once in foot her pumpkin and quash had taken first premium nt the fair xlut to jdary abby this was no kind of achievement compared with bum stewart eusle worked in a store and eurnod twenty dollars u week think of it twenty dollurs a week no wondur she could oome homo with a grout parcel of b at christmas lime and elsie hud promised mary abby a pluue in the sumu store you will huve to work up you know prove that you uro reuuhle she had said i tellable t jw could oilu be more reliable than mury abby meant to be prom the moment elsie guve her the chuiice she uet hur heart on going to itlchfield uncle zachary und aunt electa said little for they believed that mury abby knew what she wanted they had trained her very carefully and were ro she could be trusted any where tlesldo she would be will elsie stewuit and elsie wu a fine girl much older thun mary abby with rplondld dependable qualities n this mid-wlnuw- morning mury abby wus trudglnsdfwn the mountulu to lhi etuuon tatone because uncle zuohuruy was having one or his ul- tuoks of lumbago he huted to leave htm thai way bt the time had come lor her tu go turn in the roud brought her lo herrlok pluotf und there before the door stood tho herrlck pung with mr und uru herrlok on tho one eut reudy tq start or tlio village to do some marketing huvo conie along just in th right time mary abby mrs her- rlnw suld iump right in between us you look after her suitcase my i how rud your e hooks ur my dour you arpoue of those b that out doors just lights up muryabby snuggled in between the two bulky lovable people irthelr thick wraps and they started qreuklitg and crunching down th road behind the sleek bay horses if we bad known you were going today pa could have oom up und got you m mrs herrlok said llaw is zachary t dldn t your aunt kaie tu e you got i oan just imagine ihow lonesome lhay are going tp be without you s asm to en but tfn lump la hsrthtostwe beoomjng very tui meswms well- said hrs herrlok i dpnt tni yoob lk for 4oavtng the rdbyntatp i theywmny v ahu- iih ii did a riiu hiowi ho minim- now do- mm mu kindly v thiy imv in doing i nisi ouraglng tin rli k reproved ir i ull lliir llacoiiruitlig y uln 1 i hernii vitlu th y ily in ptsn y my a i- liumo uti any tlm cur flo is iot ulwuyu farthur iwuu lie greem i liey look i nun uro auklnu iho noon fralli a ov will g t you ii itlchriald uijouj thlx afternoon i mipposi klsii riwt you w ii iihu is u gooil i brpvi glil iut you itok out drive ulong lion it is ter ribly humpy it i i la npy h limtunt huor 1 giowlng huinlildi y thufon iiumi i har und runnurs htriiok u tone unil miulu horses gave u ri niondotis ynnl the pung begun to tl it vvunl like u tmsket upllllng ltii run mury abby cunk doe siiulrmrd out sputterli and mouth full well of ull things ried mrs hirrlck struggling up hlio uwiktml like a doughnut just dipped in powd nrnd sugar she began brushing und slinking off th snow while mr her rick righted tho pung and reolnced blanket mary abby you poor 1j this in n irettv wnv old neighbors to treat you she left off ridding herself of the now to brush the girl mary abby laughed i haven t hod such unplll an thut since uncle zachary and i went off the duiway she uutd wo hud t so uet of eggs you would n t think anything a soft a snow could break iggs would you mrs hnrrtrkr i dun t know sighed mrs ilarrick i foe i as if i hud corao hour being smashed myself but that is becuuso i um big and heavy they got into the pung snow and all tund proceeded on their way hair oil hour later they drew up before the httlo station and mury abby got out with her suitcase xloodby dear said mrs herrlck keep up good heart and let me know how you are getting along i will promised mary abby bun turned rather abruptly and entered the station no 7 is thirty minutes lute she heard mr slmpspn the- station agent suy to somebody who was asking no 3 is on time due now mary abtys train was no 1 thirty minute waltl sho- drew u long breath she was anxious lo get the wrench over with there were a few people- getting tickets for no 3 o she deolded t wait for her ticket and go out on th platform and watch tho train pull in there was much excitement for her in thn event as she stood eyeing the expruss uiw the people who were coming down th stops she caught sight of u fnmlllur face with a gasp she started forward and eo come face to face with the ouloi looking girl in dark brown v elsie sho cried oh mary abbyl elsie stowart s glance shot over the younger girl tnk ing in a lot of detail did you not get my special delivery t h d munded t sent you one no i left home before the rum postman came mary abby was be wlldorod i am just starting for ttjch field and hero you are i x don 1 understand- that is why i sent you the special delivery letter elsie stewart replied it only happened yesterday morning early a flro in the store one wholo floor burnt out the department where i wus of course there was nothing mom for me to do so i darted for home it will probably be three week before they get thtnggln shape oh sold mary abby with deep relief i thought i would catch you before you got upon no t elsie said this train is a few minutes earlier i coul i not come yesterday because i was too tired after what happened you sc we salespeople tried our beet to sa some of our goods actually ran risk to do soi am sorry dear but there i nothing for us to do but to wac back up the mountain first however think we will step into this luncl wagon and have u bite 1 i aw get ting rather hungry in the warm lunch wagon they drew close together over the hot coffee und sandwiches i wonder what uncle zaobsry and aunt electa will say to see me com stalking buck- mury abey said rlly i know what they wll think nut uiey will b too happy for won sometimes mary abby i almost wish 1 bad stayed in the mountains it is terribly confining to be shut up in hot store alt duy after having oil ui door to roam in the city girls stand it bettor than wo country girls who have been used to open air and then you get so lonesome and homesick for your own folks a for success muyb it is waiting out there elsie made a slight gesture tturthoro ftro bettor things to be sad right ut homr only we do hot think so till we liuve tried the other places t i think you am tired elsie sub mury abby gently elsie smiled rum hut i shut i got rested nice lu three weeks with tny own folk aril you and i wibvluive soma tun like wu mtc to mury abby running round in the snow und like thut together they slur ted buck up the mountain each mixrylng her own ult- usoj u was quite different from coming down mary abby thought she wus so happy that she oould huve tun nil the way she wim oaurr to oien the dear old door and say tu the surprised loving face here i ami 1 juu bank jru an fo- going uwsj uguln mury abby wus ulte sure she hud hud enough of it hho hud learned enough from her nxpurloncu to touch hur thut wus first and lust u rilyun- not tuln girl tp hoi- she mm ulu luughud homo i um going right back hotnn o the find hut 1 um looking iy uunoess hut seek there s sho mute bur wn for uld much in a name the son of u wealthy distiller wus upon liis marrlugn promoted by his father to the position of munuglng director und wus bamled over olio of thu father s residences kiyjwn us dis tlllery house some months after ward the son meeting u friend suld wa liuve beon thinking oflolmngliig the name of the resldonoe n scarcely sounds well piy wife letters to be ud jqi f pistll l rmrhi you suggest a- suitable nuroor th friend thought for a moment aiid then amid i utlnk- 1 have hit upoo t what d you sqru aklilns it also haut r effects of the migratory dird8 treaty act when thn while mun first tumo l thn north ann rluin inutlnont ono n thu uttruutloiui not luust nmong th miiny wlili ii mnmulfil to thoso ourly h ltli wui thu gn ut uhiindu i inl llf whb h nit only ultordol ll oth ulbillo uftll dor jiuau iho ylreat nn i iur hut wuu unfultliik nott hi hunting u iih hits imj ii co hug gntierutloi w uhtulned lu rliilul inrunx iiiibmlutiiin r- mn of to duy hunt mo i ullculuily fur tho sport uf hiintl und tuf ih hiki of fh rxreiitlcin u fordid by un outing in ho uiisjkikmi i utdoon muny n tlrod bun in as and paifi hsioiiui mun looks ougerly forwurd rurfi yeur to hlu untpul xourslon to thn wimhiu wlirrti with his mm he may not ml u w nk f r wo uf pure joy uwuy from nil tin limn unit worrlnu of hlu tully i ifi buik in lvlllsiitl ii ruturn liii ufti r lwflri f uojourn in tho wtldii ugtli mliljn to perform his uhuru in the urly iiuntnru broucht buck luruu tiugu of ml in t rtvoii the ags grew iimulli r unil krnduully t hpcumu evlilcnt to thinking men thut our kttn hlrdswfra in dung r of oi- trnfiriu4on if the d4crousu lu their numbers was to continue in tact u tiutnlx r of upeulvs otw u plentiful huve urituully becomo wxtluct thua ljtkmo curluw tho lubru thu rimuuntijr iluoon utul auk othars such us tho boo pjng cruno und the trumpeter hwuli iiik in nxroedlngly sruvi dunger of otlliitlluti ut un urly dutu whlt probably ovi ryonw will admit the gruut iiued for preserving our game birds nu i nnturul ussat not everyone i tor ha pu is fully uwaro of tho value ki tho fnrmur und indirectly to all humunlty of tho insect eating birds ixhuuho of tho immense quantity of injurious insects devoured ouch yeur by these birds hhouul tholr numbors ixicomo rolurod u rnurkod increase might bo observed lu thu damago to hi rr orrhnn ol by insect pests dumagn wluoh hi esilmutod lo amouut tu millions of dollars annuully in canada alone muny of our canadian birds both of the game and the inuocteatlng vari eties himiiii the winter months in thu southern united stutes or puss through the united stalo lu the coursu of their migration and come but k uguln in tho spring to propagate h thervforo became evident some years ugo k any measure luken with a view to th protection- of bur migra tory birds must be currlod out in cooierntlon with the united states irrtwunj tu uoefroutivo thbtutinty of protecting birds in one part of llie country only to huvo them killed in another section was also recognised by tho united states authorities who in 1018 enacted tholr sudoral migra tory ulrd law which gave uniform protection to migratory birds through out the various status of the union with equable open seasons fixed in aonrdance with locul conditions there was now uniform protection throughout the united states und con servationists both of that country and of canada immediately took steps urging the necessity for an internatlon ul treaty for the protection of mlgrs- tory birds tholr torts were finally crowned with success when in august 101 fl the migratory illrds conven tion wus signed by the representa tives of orvut hrltaln und the uplted htutvs this treuty provides for the absolute protection in both canada and tho united states of gma birds dur ing thn spring months and of insec tivorous bird throughout the year it ulso provides for un open nf three ujid a half months which the sportsman wherever ho may live is free to hunt gamo birds fully awura of the fact that he is not being discriminated against but has equal chance at tho birds with all other sportsmen in elthor country itegula- tlons setting forth the dates for the open seasons for each part of canada may be obtained from mr j b harkln commissioner canadian national larks department of the interior ot tawa by whom the dominion aot based upon iho treaty is administered as most of tho provinces huve amended their gome laws to conform with tho migratory birds con act thus making it possible for them to enforce the terms or the treaty within their respective territories tin principal work of the federal depart mont in this connection is the educu tlun of the people to a knowledge tof the law und its benefits and the ei of courugemont of a symputhetlu atti tude towurds bird protection at iho same time it has enforced the law in remote sections und lu soma pro vinces a very important moans by which the aot is enforced is through the medium of u large force of honorary gamo omcors mun and women who voluntarily give their services each lu his own locality for tho furtherance of bird protection work with no thought of financial remuneration but simply becuuso they are lu sympathy with the cause of the birds thou include men from ull walks of life inoludlng business and professional men and farmers and fishermen and the fact that their numbers are steadi ly tnoruaslng is- most encouraging for the future welfare of cunada bird life the prospect tor the future is most promising in every wuy already a noticeuhl increase hi game birds is apparent und it seems practically cer- tuin that due to the wlsu precautionary measure vhlch has been taken in thn inuising of the migratory birds treuty uunudtuti of the future will be able to enjoy the same dorlghtful hunting ex peditions ua their forefathers and tu experience tho same thrill of conquest thut have been the delight uf every hunter rrom time immemorial us well us having thu health giving opportuni ties afforded by such oxpedltlons if a wis policy or protection for our migratory birds la continued it is not improbable that now industrie limy develop olio possibility is the production of eiderdown which is now obtainable only from european mur- kets at present the numbers uf elder in muny purt of canada have become sadly reduced but due to the abolutu protection afforded them under the mlgrutory birds treaty aut since the your 101 d and tp tho practical surely of their future protection as deemed ttuoossury there suems no reason why these valuable birds should nut uttard one of the oopalug industries tor thu coasts where they breed church figures for canada thu lust bulletin issued by the do minion liureau of htuttstlitf deals with the rollylons uf cunada us reconled by the sixth 1d21 census of hu tutul imputation i 78b mj no tuss thuu 173 1 or ot a ir cent lire tlusslfled u buldnghii to some christian denuin- liiution or seat 173 u3 ur 1 9 per ient belong to non chrlstluti religions in cluding 16 110 jews 10 717 of orloiital religious und 7 puxun only one half of on- per cent of the people uf canada profess themselves a bo without relvlon the anglican church in cunudu is inoreasjng more rupldly thun any of the oilier k religious bodlos owing to rmmlgratlun utmnwm m ketpseyes tuar bright and beautiful i and grandfather smiled rrrumlfathrr smiled whan bis daugh lor told lilui thut u com ml i too from hor rlub thwhtluohoh women s club would uppour itefbra tho school lumrd ut hit next tn ting und present u p tli ion unking ihuj itoyw bn tuught ti make usoful urtli leu for thu hnino lu their tiiiiiiunl trulnlng i lu irkliid l ull well lh 1 dgo may us well thut duy rtn hut w think tin i ui lulrltig know- i ut lo pructlcut mllod ugulp wher nuhl w dldn t huvi rundfuth i wun u boy lu tnko niinxil i nurses lu i bores pur mothers looked ufut thut side of our eduiallou w did ull the small jobs round the house ftjknow i suvod fulber a good muny arpouteru bills i usd to mnnd ho hairs that got broken 1 iiuide wliwhfw und door irfiis i kiiookul lot or tables und poich thu irs tugnthtr am for window i i xi n for fiowi th i tun dosenii for m her und for the nclkhlxiru who had un bpys in the fumlly whui mother i ot thiough with m rather always wunlod u job dono n fn o u hen hnuue u oold fruhurr u pig trough and my slnloru mury und kllan wore ulwuys culling on mo for pucklngbox dressing tublus or barrel chairs rut i never got uny rdlt- for that work tho girls would drupe tho table nnd ii tuff the ohulrs and when thy showed nm lo thu other girls they always juild i wnnl you ehuuld see tho chair or tublo i va just mu4ol i you i noun to suy exclaimed hlu duuuhter wide oyed thut you did nil those things without train jug r no i hud plenty of training but i dldn t get it ut school i begun ut horrlo with wash bonebe and worked up by muln forte and awkwardness to something bolter whrni i was a boy it was u pretty luxy fellow who could not do about as much us i did and wo dldn t huvo to go to school und take u course of instruction to leant how o set up stovis or take down stovepipes hut i wunt dick to tuke thi manual training course futhor all tho best thing nowadays drawl rather mnl d nt his daughters earnestness batur send the boys to their urundfothersl ho rtcommondd dryly wonderful indeed 1 don t wunt to appear in uny way boustful said u proud moth or re cently to her brother joe but really for u child of sixteen months i con sider algernon a marvdl of intelli gence ha understands very word that is said to him and joins in the convorsuttonwith alien aaguclty that ut tiroes it almost alarms me she turned to the child now deare she said speak to uncle joe listen to thutl cried thu delighted mother ho moans how do you do isn t it wonderful now duokle ask uncle to ploy for you boo boo said tho infant again he means music by that said his mother isn t ho too smart for any thing now tell uncle mothers name boo boo said tho child for the third time thats right exclaimed the do- llghtod mother boo boo louise uttie dariing isnt he a wondort ten commandmment8 of driving 1 drive on thn right side of the road lr just us good us thn loft 2 slow down when approaching a crossroad it is nearly as dangerous a u railroad crossing a look out for children you can novcr tell wluit they will do and you uro ulwuys lu the wrong if you hit one 4 tia to help instead of hinder the tranin officer ho is there for your good unw hes got a tough job 0 be sure that your dimmers really dlrnvits no joke driving intq a blinding glare us you probably know 6 bead and obey the warning signs they uro not put up us ornaments 7 if you feel you vo got to speed do it where it won t kill anybody but yourself 8 when making minor repairs atop whore your cor may le neon from both directions otherwise you may stop lunger thun you anticipate 8 speeding around corners is a straight route to the hospital dont nice past u stopped street car some day the jpry may call it manslaughter 10 use discretion the fact that you hud the right of wuy won t bring uny body back to life least of all your self protection notice to greditors in th surroasl court of th county of ha hon in th estate of msraaret molsaac doasd tho creditors of wurguret mclsauc late of th villuge of acton lu the county of ilulton spinster deceaed who died on the nineteenth day of july a d ims ut tho village of acton in the county of ilulton and all other person having claims against her estate ure required on or before the twentythird day- of september a d 1d2s to send b mall postage prepaid or otherwise deliver to harold nash farmer of the said village of acton barrister ut lttw the solicitor fur the udmlnlstrator of the said deoaosed their christian und sumamt ad dresses and descriptions full purl i oil lure of their claims und the nature of the securities if uny hold by them arul notke is hereby furthor given thut immediately after the said twenty- third day of september a d 1828 lb said administrator will proceed to dis tribute tho assets of the suut tab among the parties by law entitled thereto and he will not be responsible for uny clulms of which nolle hll not have beuu received as aforesaid ut the lime or such distribution dutd at aoloi this 13rd dsy of august a d 1933 bbticll mcisaac administrator h n varmor solicitor for the said administrator notice to creditors in the burreflsts court of the county of helton u th est- el hrtry thomas vvstksc deceased tho creditor of henry thomas walker late of the vllluge of acton in thu county of hal ton tanner de ceased whl died on tho eleventh day of august a d 1833 ut th t cuelph in iho county of wellington und ull itthur persons having oulm- ugulust his estate ure re lulred on or before tho twenty third day of sep tember a d 1bj3 to send by mall utstage prepaid r olhefwue deliver to hurold nosh kvrmer of the said vllluge or acton barrister ut uaw solicitor tor the vcxeoutrices of th lust will und testament uf the said deceased thsll christian and sur names addressee and descriptions full purtloular of their claim and the nature of tlm securities if any held by them and notlio is hereby further given thut immediately after the skid twen tythird duy of september a d 1bs3 thu suld rxecutrlces will proceed to dlfltiibut the ussois of the said satut ulnong tho parties by luw entitled hereto and lhy will not bo respon- slhlo for uny claims of which notion ihnll not have bn renelvd us ufure- tald ul the time of such distribution ni uiaoton this jrd dsy of august a t claka annh3 waijcbk amy ujuatluciu oivkn elxeou trices 1 n farmsfrbojaltorfir th said sxebutrlooa t odd lawa in great 0ritain home very odd laws still remain mi thn statutebooks in ureal britain ierbaps the most ridiculous art of parliament still in oxiiitcwo lu thai puuued in tho rqtgn of icdward iii regulating the meals of th people whit h forbids more than two mumoh lxg served ut dinner or suppor rx irpt on certain holidays needless to any it is broken with impunity a not per act forbids tho r nmsumi tlun of meat on wednesdays thn turn ally attached being a fine of one t ound or a tponth imptiaonmnnt the sunday obervunce act of c buries ii n time is another old law wfflrh may hu bo invoked this measure makes it illegal for any iorson o cry or sell good on the sabbath to use a boat whjrry or barge or for any tradesman workman or laborer to do any worldly business on um lord s day so recently as 101c a kings ilofu h divisional court felt themselves obllg iki under thi statute to uphold thj uvlctton and fine of five shillings impound on a pumpman at a walsh uery for buying some sweets u a refreshment house at mmunford on sunday all the ancient laws still in force however are not oqdwiy ridiculous when the magistrates order u do fvndunt to be bound over to keep tho ikuc and to be of good behavior they act under a law of isdwurd hi the writ or i la bee corpus one of tho bulwarks of the englishman liberty is issued in accordance with tho act passed in thn time or churtes h which was doelurutory in some de gree of the provisions of magna chsrta another salutary enactment is the htutute of marlbrldge passed so long ago as s147 which governs the conduct of landlords who may be seising tho goods of rent strikers comforts op invalids improved provision for tho com fort of invalids and cripples is on form of current progress that prob ably owes its impetus to tho great thn nmfeshlffpod whl chair laboriously hand pushed seems likely nt last to become obsoletg as modern propulsive methods are adapted to tho ew purpose according to popular magaxlna in a recently designed out- tit the wheel chair take th form of a sidecar on a light steel frame which may be attached in a few minutes by four bolts to a standard bicycle of either diamond or dropframe style spring suspension and deep upholster ing make the aid seat comfortable a plain talk he world has fov tig jnst trtjnrw have for it it is a great whispering gallery which fling back the ochaea or our voices if we laugh it laughs back if we curse it curse back there i no joy li that which comas from a useful ihto tho perpetual effort to do our level best to try to get ahead without crowding others buck and injuring their opportunities or in terfering with their rights making the most of ourselves not only without making anyone else the poorer but by helping them a wo go when a man goes upward ho can carry a score of other with him if he will canadian national exhibition toronto aug 25thsept 8th the show window of nations estimated attendance 1923 45th coluacutlve year 1500000 programme without precedent in its variety and extent score of new feature and all of tho old that havo re tained public favor georgeous cleopatra spectacle crownlrg triumph in th production of super pageant 1500 performers iohn o kent usmmlnc d ft o bert miuek riu tax notice 1923 municipality of acton the tu notb es for 1023 urn now being ue vonlonco of ull cuncrnd payments have been tji two instalments at the hunk of montreal it out vor tbe con- urrangod tu b made first instalment september 20 second instalment november 23 any ruteuoyer may pay inn whole of hla taxes on or befor bop urn hor 20 but one bulf the amount must be paid on or beforu that data vullure to comply with this arrangement entails extra expense and trouble an addition of flvn per cftnt will be tnudn to every tox rale or assessment remaining unpaid fourtnon days after the said 10th dsy of heplembor tor th fimt instulumnt und tho 21rd duy of november for the second instalment and it will lm the duty of the collector immedi ately after the aald eeverul days uppolntod for payment to oolleet at once by distress or otherwise under tho pro vial on of the statute in that behalf all uch taxee or instalment of taxes pi ftnr ttm vniir tax notice with you to the- bank when making payment w j reid collector free press job printing is always neatly done m does advertising pay i successful business firms say that money expended in careful and judicious advertising through the newspapers is their best and most profitable investment during the past few days over four thous and large catalogues from a city depart mental store were distributed through the winchester post office at a cost to the firm of not less than 4000 it seemb a large sum for one small post office distribution and yet the same firm have been sending catalogues through this same office not once but four times a year counting their smaller spring and fall cata logues it seems a large amount of money for one firm to spend in one community but there can be no doubt that the invest ment is a paying one if it was not the firm would soon discontinue to do busi- ness a local merchant whose advertising account amounts to two or three hundred dollars in the year thinks himself a gener ous advertiser whereas if he spent double or three times the amount it would prove a better and more profitable investment than the smaller amount much money is spent in advertising and the business man who does not look after his advertising regularly and place before the public something that will at tract their attention while not exactly wasting his money is getting a very poor return for it in comparison with the mer chant who looks carefully and regularly after his advertising yes it pay to ad vertise and it pays to look carefully after your advertisements and finally breth ren there is no better known medium for advertising than h t columns of winch