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r-i7wwr- rft- kijis5iai sgn r 3hr man 3xs flrea thursday ddcembeb 30 1326 lyr new year morn i will start anew this morning wjth a higher fairer creed j will ceaso my oft complaining- of scmu other a act or deed i will ccaso to sit repining while my duty s call is clear i will w ihto no moment whininer let others such whining hear i will ilook about mo lor tho things that merit pralae i will search for hidden virtues that elude tho grumblers gaxe 1 will try to find contentment in jjhe paths that i must tread 1 will cease to have resentment when another moves ahead 4jjp i will not be swayed by envy when an others strength is shown i will not deny hla merit ill strive to prove my own i will try to see the boauty spread before mo rain or shine i will cease to preach your duty and be tnoro concerned with mine 3 13 kiser twenty years ago from the issue of the free press of thursday january 3 1907 r vote for tho electric power bylaw january thaw comb a day in ad vance of the month registrar t t moore report that ihero wore registered in acton lout year 36 births 27 deaths and 20 mar riages tho disciples sunday school grava tho scholars their annual christmas treat on friday evening a tea was served in the school room then a brief prostomme was erven consist ing of solos and recitations after which tho christmas tree was strip ped of its fruit each child being re membered by a bag of candy and a gift the annual christmas entertainment of the baptist sunday school was held on thursday evening the pro- gramme comprised a number of solos j you afternoon but ft will be ft jrmfns0 0ljorj tim the new years plot by annie hamilton bonnixj iff choruses etc and a number of selec tions by a special orchestra and i christmas cantata christmas lies sengers by the schoov at the conclusion of the programme the gifts of the children and their friends for those less fortunate than themselves were displayed on the platform these will be distributed to those to whom they- will bring tho most cheer f you ll say wlll and not do i want sighed tho girl she slumped in her chair and regarded her bo- loved mother with plaintive eyes the beloved mothel smiled of course tme had known eileen would hot want what was the matter with these to day youths that they must draw the line between ago and youth so sharply bo so frankly bored with age ago just here referred to tho haven of rest on pawnee street mrs fitxroy was chairman of tho visiting commit teeand adored every one of the rest ers in haven from little blackeycd aunt polly to tho scrap of ancient flesh and bloodmarm miller old alarm miller had rested there theso thirtyflvo years eileen ive thought of a beautiful new resolution for you to mako new years day smiled mother want to know it 1vo thought of one mjsolf smil ed back eileen i m going to resolve never to forget to hang up my clothes that will make a fine number two number one how about i ellen i ltz- roy of sane mind and- able body do hereby resolve to keep in mind that some day i tqo may grow old and lonesome mothers eyes were tend er and now qulto serious oh you mean the rebers again ys oh of course x 11 make your visits 99 say dad a new feature for these col umns chummy talks be tween father and son tbls issue a new feature is in troduced a scries of chummy talks between father and son by the able writer for boys wallace dunbar vin cent whose writings have been widely disseminated by fleming h revel 1 company wo expect an article under tho heading soy dad will appear each week for at least a year referring to theso articles by mr vincent dr george j fisher deputy chief scout executive says i aake great delight in commending these articles to all dads and all sons they a lullaby we had bad a long days ride i was tired and tho warmth of the catnp fire made me sleepy i told my guide that i really needed no lullaby but he ln- slsted on rambling along in a droning monotone speakln of snakes he maundered theres sure plenty of em in these mountains and big fellows too we had not been speaklns of snakes but i had been thinking of them more or leaa all day for 1 have a horror of snakes and i knew that rattlers are large and numerous in the mountains of lower california we had seen one tremendous fellow sunning him self on a rock and i had been de cidedly nervous on the occasions when wo had left our horses and plunged into the underbrush on foot now and then pursued my guide musingly a cow or a- horao stirs one up accidental which is bad for the animal and sometimes its a man not often a man though for the rattler plays so fair you sot no call to worry none about snakes when one of em says keep off the grass with his tail you got only yourself to blame if you get hurt i aseurred him that i should move always wltfuthe utmost caution and that no snako would have to tell me more than once that i was encroach ing on his territory thats the only safe way for a man that dont know em he assured me you do that and you wont have no trouble tho rattler is the most fair- minded goodnatured thing there is why bos real cordial when you do not frighten him thats where the trouble comes scarin a snake that means well j3pose you was a snake and was sunnln yourself when a human comes whangin along through the brush you dont want to hurt him bat you got to do it h he cpmes too near be cause you know mighty well what hell do to you if he gets first whack there is hardly a livln thing that wont kill a snake if it sets a chance so the because you are a dear not the reef ers do i begin at the bottom or the top you begin anywhere jrou please and just bo a darling and make em all happy urged mother fitxroy the flowers ore arranged keeping fresh in water there are some for every room and the biggest bunch for the sitting room downstairs marm loves singing even my kind oh ill sing to her what sliver threads or mother machroe no sing something lively 1 beloved mother had been called to the nearby city fo the afternoon hence eileens invitation to take her place it was given not without mis givings the girl would do her duty but there would bo trouble ellen arrayed herself in her darkest clothes as those most suited to the somber occasion sedate and uli it was all arranged at that beautiful hour between daughters and mother- eileen was tp take aunt polly to ildi ln the little fitxroy roadster and u- dlsclose under pledge of secrecy th whole plot against the havenful o re a series of friendly charts between gentle old rosters aunt polly wa a father and a son these chats con- to be elected ooconsplrator my my breathed the flny old lady a day or two later when she had been tucked into ono of those machin ery carriages 4 will drive alowly eileen ead o oh don t drive fust shoot along same as ive seen em going i love to shoot along oh you are just the one for a confederate rejoiced eileen you are not old you are young aunt polly sometimes it seems its if i wa too young fqr tho haven really but sighing little breath there wiu t soul to stay outside with tho plot unwound us tho routufar wound its way through baro winter roads outside the town coming thrills set aiiht pollys vivid old face shining she listened in breathlessness you mean you dont mean me too do you me have new years calls an an cards well i should say sol in your room unless youd rather receive with marm perhaps as it turned out she did receive with oltt marm mew year a afternoon found the two old ladies in their best black dresses sitting rather still and adorned she set forth to do her duty sou look sweet whispered eileen you ring up a busy signal with your tall bottoms dont bother mel says you i aint lookin for trouble no- body cant ask fairer than tout a rattler dont bite a human unless the human goes after him first or scores him occidental it told him that his words were most reassuring and that x should sleep better because of them thats right he said approvingly you only got to remember that the rattler is naturally friendly if he drops drops in i repeated losing a little of my drowsiness the guide nodded carelessly he half way down the block it occurred to her to annex a companion jshe ran oyer her list rapidly how would jill wiley do jill could keep still haven 6f rest oh you mean that old ladles home your mother and my aunt run yes ill hop along said jj1l were just to make the rounds of the rooms and amuse em or sing or just talk and take these bouquets to them after it is over you come back home with me and have tea and cln- namonv toast reward of morlt marm millers quiet lap was full of yellowed ilttfe visiting cards they ran over onto tho floor out of her reach she had aunt polly rout out the box of jthem from her battered trunk and bring it here to her aunt polly was present at the opening and emptying of the box my my what a sight o cards i never did see i neverhad that many calls in air my life not visltlncard calls i keep em to remind me said the old volco tenderly i declare i be lieve i could sort em the ones that went with the different new years at this juncture eileen tapped at the halfopen door oh oh come in polly you set the girls chairs i mean you go borrow one sos therell bo enough i hope youll excuse my lap i mean my vlsltln cards marm was confused but radiant not only a caller but two and they were young stylish ones i am mrs fltxroys daughter my mother could not come this is my friend miss wiley call me jill spoke up miss wiley shiny black silk lovingly i dont see what you made me wear it for she grumbled gently its getting tender in spots happy new year sounded in the haven and presently gay voices and the excltedllttle hlffhup trills of old laughter the haven had awakened into pleasant confusion and noise the plot was under way polly you pass miss fitxroy an other spice cake fill up mister fltx roys cup polly i declare i feel as if i could most do it myself excitement and pride painting tho ancient parch ment of old marins cheeks a delicate pink old marm was having a beauti ful time none of the cracks in the best silk were where they showed to the callers aunt polly had garnished it wdth a bit of lace here and a flowet there tuirt in them many valuable sugges tions to a father on the one hand and to a son on the other as to how happy their relatione may be they suggest a basis for a cometogctber they inspire confidence they will tend to lengthen the association be tween fatherland son which modern civilisation tends to shorten mr vincent tbeauthor tritely tells what started these- talks in the fol lowing dialogue when you were a boy dad did you wonder about thlnts what kind of things dickr oh all kinds for instance whero you came from how to get the most out of life why so many things you wanted to do were called wrong how to keep from acting uko a boob when you felt all hands and feet and knees how to write a letter when you hadnt a thing to say ill say 1 did and what was the sense in trying to learn latin and who invented baseball and why most grownups were so dull and why iron swpsfloatcdwhiro flat irons sink and why when every paper and magazine discussed the problem of girls none tried to answer the thousands of queo- neighborhood news limehou8e weekly fashion hint wray harding sixth line son of mr and mrs john harding esquoslns fell off a barrel and broke his arm in two places ut the elbow the other day ho is getting along all right to ward recovery chrlstmus visitors to limchouse and from hero to outside points were numerous on wednesday evening of last week the annual entertainment of tho untted church was held and proved a splendldsuccess tho scholars gave very interesting programme of songs drills choruses etc mr wm gowdy j p and mr robert doughty made timely and very hapny address- rev mr caldwell pastor wasin the chair to the efforts of the pastor und mrs caldwell much credit is due for tho success of this christmas func tlon mr douglaaciowdy came home from montreal for christmas he and mr gowdy and doris were guests of prin cipal and mrs reynolds at the on tario agricultural college guelph for christmas dinner qeorqetown the sunday school tesson for sunday january 2 business directory prime together old marm stroked hot jjona that tormented a wideawake when she made her call was it a success mother asked eileen that night at the bedtime con ference everybody was happy not just the dear old restore but all of us aunt polly did enjoy being important ei leen i am afraid she may never have been before did you notice how very pretty she looked aunt polly is a dear jill told me she ran up to get her scarf she left in old marms room and the old lady was putting her new years visiting cards away with the yedow ancient ones counting them over jill said she kissed one of them and and it was mine my card mother at the haven of rest on pawnee street the lights had all gone out the tired rosters lay in the dark and thought happy thoughts my my thought aunt polly if life could keep on being like this im willing to grow old when my time comes it did not occurr to fier that it had already come does it ever really come to the gallant aunt pollleu with youth in their souls boy every hour of the day oee dad you do understand well what did you say about it sometimes i asked my elders and was told to run along that they were very busy or that i was a queer boy and would understand when i was older usually i just kept wondering some of the answers are just coming along at this late day so dick as wa and ourselves in the same boat suppose you and i row along to gether n theso articles are in series and will include playtime school days about the house and growing up here is tho first article mr j a willoughby of toronto v as in town on tuesday and made the herald a pleasant call mrs h stephens of toronto is visiting with her parents mr and mrs j w kennedy mr j w kennedy made a christ mas visit on his son major kennedy of owen sound mrs h corkc of st hyanclntb que is visiting with georgetown friends tho arena was open last j3aturday when martycixjoyed the first skate of the season thieves visited a m orandys etoro one night recently and took a quantity of groceries mr ralph ross was at cranbrooke lost saturday attending the funeral of his brotherinlaw the late john rann those from georgetown who at tended the wardensdinher last even ing at milton were major grapt le roy dale s kirk 9 h mcglbbon mayor mclntyre reeve g applebc deputyreeve t l leslie and col g o brown of bsqusing georgetowns community christmas tree was held on rrlday evening at the corner of main and mill streets there was a kood musical programme by our town band and tho united choirs of our churches santa claus arrived at 7 30 sharp and had a treat for every child present herald cleverly developed here is the way tarxs corobfntt the plain silks with the sew striped effects that usher in the foil season skirt and bkmse trimmings are of finely stnped kasha while the blouse is of flat crepe the blouse has a vshaped neck with a bias fiecollar and slips on over the bed the skirt gains width by means of s fan plait at the center of the front medium sue requires 1 yard 36mch plain suit with iji yard 54inch stnped material ana tx yard lining for uaoktbodice crewsons corners mr and mrs archie currle and fam ily of acton were with relatives here for christmas christmas visitation was very gen eral in this community momring through this section on christmas was of large valume terra cotta erin three new games now i am in a fine fix glad its a fine one dick no fooling heres a letter from the secretary of our good fun club saying there s to be a meeting nex saturday night then he goes on you re to be master of ceremonies old sport and were depending upon you to come with a noddle full of splffy ideas do nt think you can spring the when jonca subsided snake s got to be mighty- careful but w an effort at perfect ase may i put the flowers in water for yoi iff- thlng in an aside to eileen what are the little cards they they look interesting hurried ei leen old marm launched into the story of the dignity aha importance that had been hers so long ago card after card she peered at through her spec tacles held up for inspection read aloud they all came acalhng new years over the spectacles she look ed at the two girls wistfully when you grow old youll be glad you kept things theyre something to set an remember by theys a dreadful lot o hunts the warm places when its the i t to bot remember least bit chilly he explained and there aint anything warmer than man in a blanket ive known vm to crawkin next but you re all right if you sleep quiet dont worry none about that you see he aint un friendly at all only it scares him to liavo you move and he donrwtop to think when hes scared its a bad thing for a man to be a restless sleep cr when hes doubled up with a rat tler but sleep quiet and youre ail right or if you happen to wake up r just lie still ull mornln and hell go away as goodnatured as you please come on lets turn in now when he went up a clevajand clergyman has given to tho plain dealer of that city this account of infant resourcefulness my little daughter was feeling a bit under the weather the other evening and consequently was put to bed early she had not been under the covers more than five minutes before she called out mama i want to bee papa go to sleep dear answered fier mother papa cant see you now id a ijiew minutes she colled once more mama ive got to see papa i can t disturb your papa nor hi is very busy go to sleep there was a silence for nearly four minutes then these words floated down the stairs mama i am a very sick woman and i must see my pastor at once then i went up a born orator two negroes were discussing the qua locations of a natural born orator ono inquired of the other whuts that big concose of people over dar on the corner mean dats general hjtrmaduke jdeltver- ingv on toration he ura aatural bon orator v twhut you mesa by natural bon oroator well it is hko dls if i wus to oak you how much do two and two make you would say to but if i wus to answer dls way if you take two digits ob do fus order and add to them two o digits ob da same omcr i can assort wjd out de fear of success ful contradltion and wld de wholo qtehco ob matcmatics to back me u dls assertion dat it do mako fo dat g what i calls a natural bon orator the two girls made all the calls one after another all the bouquets wero faithfully distributed out on the street there was a curious alienee be tween the friends say something jeijeen fits cried jill at lost this street ought to have been named scrawneo street instead of pawnee y6ur know what i wish i wish 1 d worn my orange scarf and red hat and blue dress eileen fitxroy i i do the haven of rest need orange and red und blue jlllyou know what im thinking well that old marm mlllord love some new years calls before she gets to heaven right here on earth it could be fixed so the rcsters would have little cakes and coffee or something to offer us theyd love that part and we would all leuve our cords the plan stayed uppermost in ei leens thoughts she took it to be loved mother at bedtime can man age it and ill make the little cakes mother und everything all the rest of you folks need do is join in wiu you do it would beloved mother join in she sat still quite for a moment gazing down at her earnest young daughter at her feeto her ro joinder when she did speak out of that happy silence was a little indirect then you are going- to make the new years reso lution i suggested dear eileen fitxroy of sane mind ana able body do hereby i have made my resolution a week ahead nodded eileen fitxroy of sane mind she did not exactly remember beloved mothers suggested dhe but she was clear on this one of her own all i need to make it valid is for you to say i mary kitxroy best bo ipved do resolve to join in mother help me make this new year of thv renters start happily with little visit- ingr card thrills to it they have start ed in on so many dreary years there on scrawneo street you will need a confederate on tho inside with refreshments to plan and all aunt polly of course aunt polly 111 tako her njo the secret she will love be ing taken in ill go over to consult her today tomorrow sniped mother we must gather our cohorts of new year a callers first this plan must bo dono sanely and ably i can call up soma of our ladles and see the rest- you and jill might call up a few why not yow make tho dearest callers a wellknown illustrator who makes interesting western pictures once made tho acquaintance of a noisy but goodhumored cowboy who rejoiced in the appellation of hollering jones in physical appearancce this man was typical of hiajclnd and the art ist made several studies of him both in repose and in his favorite diversion of hollering some of the studies were sold by the artist to an eastern magaxine they showed jones in his most violent state a year later the artist again visited the region he was soon approached by mr jones himself bearing one of the pictures which he had torn from the magaxine in which it was printed pointing to it he asked is that me well replied tho artist evaslvelj i got the general id pa from you of coume but oh i aint takin no offense jones mode haste to way its all right only if its me say so l if you put it to me that way said the artist 1 can only reply that it is a fairly good portrait of ypu the men here on the ranch agree with you so i look like that when i holler do i i think you do in- that case said hollering jones all ive got to say u that hollering jones has hollered his last holder hereafter when x celebrates i does so with a tin horn in my opinion no man has a right to look like hat- not round white folks apyhow looking for a job a man who does a great deal of building in the suburbs of boston tetfa of a man whom ho calls the most or iginal job seeker lie over met some weeks ago while x was look ing at some houses that i was build ing in everett a travel stained car- f penter accosted me and asked me to put him to work tho mans shoes and clothing were well coated with dust and 1 asked him how fapae had walked v prom bunker hill monument sir ha said but why from bunker hill monu ment i inquired then bis story came foutv i coul j not afford to giyo a weeks wages to an employment bureau so i spent my last quarter to be admitted to bunker hill monument i climbed to the top in hope that the view of the surround ing country would show me where new tiouses were going up t saw your partlyerected j buildings and 1 walked out here to look fpr work that man concluded thb builder got work and has proved one of the roost valued workmen itrmy employ he is still with me same old games on us and get awaj with it were sick of all the charade stuff and pinning tails on a donkeys left ear no longer thrill us that should be thrills i suppose so but that isn t what troubles me dad its the job vm sad dled with 1 dont know any new games why not sturt the fellows off with a zoo spelling bee v say dad youre going to save my life line them up in the usual way and explain that tho namo of a certain an imal must be substituted for each of tho vowels in on word give them five minutes to memorize the follow ing hat for 4 say alligator for e say elephant for i say iugana a lizard for o say orang outang for u say unau the twotoed sloth pronounced u-no- then give out one word after an other as in any spelling bee making those who coil go to tho foot of tho line tve got it down but i dont quite see lets try if spell alphabet look at your list eralllgatorlppalllgator er- bbiephantt gee try me with another dad spell connecticut 1 cerorang outang-n-n-eralli- i mean elephant oh where am i c- consider oursek at the foot dick spell doubting d- orang outang-una-b-t- iguan- ng good that will do for ono game itll be a scream dad well give the winner a roll of adhesive tape so he can bandage up hla aching jaw now if you can tell me of one more good one im sure i can make th evening a wow do you suppose your crowd ever heard of guff golfr i should say not can we play it indoors anywhere at all on a large parlor rug is best to mako your putter for thats the only club youll need get a rib from an old umbrella or some other piece of heavy wire about two feet long- and bend it a little in tho ml4dle about what will be lower end of it wind strips pf 019th or rags and stretcf oyer them a lof of rubber bonds till theres a lunipy head for your club you cant sret a firm grip pn a thing like that dad and the bend in he middle will make if turn in your ftanda every tlpie exactly wha we are aiming at dick in guff qold everything is plan ned to make the play uncertain ira ppl i cap pee fun ahead what is next for the ball get a bjg cflric one thats much larger around at one end than the other qt course this will never roll straight no matter how you hit it jjow at one end of the rug mark a four- inch circle with chalk start your players ono by one a fhe other end and let jhem see in hqw few strokes they can hole out bully dndr ill bet you invented guff gold yourself maybe i did dick but theres no patent on it they played it at your cousin rosalies last birthday party and the whole foom was in hysterfc nearly all the taxes both vn the village and the township have been paid to the respective treasurers the following salaries for the year were ordered paid at tho la3t meet ing of he village treasurer clerks salary 1926 100 assessor and col lector salary 60 treasurer salary 35 medical officer of health 25 auditors each 5 00 10 00 constable and caretaker of hall 43 the annual meeting of tho erin horticultural society will bo held in foresters hall on thursday evening january 13tb for tho purpose of the election of officers for f927 and any other business that may be brought before tho meeting miss shceley who has been on the teaching staff the past four years will teach at kitchener next year she was presented with an address and a fine iiarasol at close of school the sum of 423 8g was distribute among eighteen farmers of the town ship at last meeting of the council as bonuses for erecting wire fences mr fred teeter of milestone sask is visiting with his brother mr e teeter and other relatives here mrs wm davidson suffered a pain ful accident on monday of lost week when in the acting of shutting the storm door at their residence ice had formed on tho step on which ahe slipped and fell breaking her ankle- a meeting was held at the globe hotel on wednesday evening when the local hockey enthusiasts ro- organ ized and the following officers ap pointed hon pres w a l bur- chill president w a ramesbottom vicepresident w e bush sec treaa s c ho r ton manager w e bush captalnh a gear managing committee president vicepresident secretarytreasurer frank hurd and james hurren advocate mss flora mcleod has been ser iously 111 the past week it la stated here that duncan camp bell of moffat has purchased w j rutledges bush on the mountain and whl instajua sattrmiu m f c thomp sons brick yard here lumber wibe shipped from the cnr siding the concert held in tho tenth line school on wednesday afternoon was a gratifying success the programme of dialogues recitations and choruses by the scholars was full of interest miss glenn the teacher received mucll praise mr james stringer made a very happy chairman mr gordon stringer visited mr and mrs charles mckeown of acton lost week dublin na88aqaweya to be happy there are two ways of being baipy we may ether diminish our wants or augment our me fin a either will do tho result is the same and it is for each man to decide for himself and do that which happens to be easiest if you axeidlo or poor however hard it may be to diminish your want h will bo hard to augment your means if you are active and prosperous or young or in good health it may be easier for you to augment your means than to diminish your wants but if you are wise you will do both at the same time young or old rloh or poor sick or wjul and jf yolf are very wise you w1ihaooth in such the funniest thing to me washe ex presslon on the fact of a person con fident of making a twelveinch puttv when he discovered the ball behind him instead of in the hole im going to make thut putter ths minute we woftt need another game for the wholo evening oh yes ypu wl dyldo the boys into pairs and give eacfj couple a string fll feet pht af ch o eaph string tie a tutted date in tho middle a fig and in bpfsreon three raisins with their hands clasped be hind their back and the dates in their mouths each two boys must gobble up the string eating the fruit aa they reach it of coyrse those who get tho figs first are the winners its fun nler than it sounds thanks dad now im ure of be ing sums master of corofnonlea a quiet wedding took place at the presbyterian manse nassagaweya on thursday december 16th when the rev mr jones united in marriage miss jean dunnctt and mr jack early tho groom wus assisted by mr gerald burns and miss jessie dunnett uctcd as bridesmaid the bride wore a beautiful powder blue dress trlmhied with sand and the bridesmaid wore a sand crepe trim med with blue the bride carried a bouquet of ophelia rosea after the ceremony a dinner was served to the immediate friends at the brides home the happy couple left on an extended honeymoon amid showers of gobd wishes and confetti on their return they will reside at the ftirm of the grooms father on the guelph road qiw wednesday a number of ladles of campbellvlltc met at the home of mrs j glimoro to assist in celebrat ing the eighty- third anniversary of the birth of her mother mrs j white the affair was a com pit te surprise but mrs whhc who is rfaly eighty- three years young was quite equal to the occasion and entertained fir guests in her usual happy sponumcoub manner the ladles wero pleased jo have this opportunity pf shearing their appreciation of mrq whlfcs beiutiful character a slight evidence at good will was presented by mrs j taylor another qctaganerlan lupch was served und all wept honte nanny in the cqnhclousness that another bright spot find been painted on memories pages a wedding of interest was solemn ized on ycdncsday december 22m at two oclock at the brides home when bessie eldest daughter or mr and mrs robert j anderson ofcjfmnbell- ville tjecomo the oridp of dr xyikfrcd h taylor of drayton only soa of mr and ffrs john taylor of tiuelpli the rev hfckenzie of guelp of ficiated thp weddlmr march was played by aflss nelup cookq of guelph the bride glyen away by her father was a chafmlijfif figure ity her bridal gown of ivory satin and georg ette telmmeff j fbineatonca a corpnet of limerick lape orange blos soms ajid rllnestqncs held the yell of bridal net in mlpty folds her lovely shower bouquet was of tyutterny rosen and illypfthevalley the prides- pf fat the annual christmas tree and en tertainment of dublin school took place at the school houso on tnurs- dy evening december 23rd a large audience assembled to greet the per formers mr john waldle an ex- pupil ably performed the duties of chairman the programme opened with a chorus from the pupils after which recitations drills dfojogucs songs and a pantomlne by the scholars which showed excellent training and splendid natural talent followed in quick succession two short comedies put on by the expuplls pats matrimonial ven ture and billys mishaps brought peals of laughter from the audience music was supplied at intervals dur ing the evening by the dublin orches tra and this also was much enjoyed by the listeners towards the end of the programme the pupils sang santas coming and at the end of this santa did appear in his usual mysterious fashion and dstrlbuted the numerous presents on tire christmas tree a hearty handclap was giventomlss acheson for her time and trouble in preparing the scholars to which she replied in a few wellchosen words the programme ended by all sing ing the national anthem milton last friday miss mary ford slipped on the ley walk on kting street and fell breaking her wrist mr and mrs j p bartleman of tlmmlns spent christmas with mr and mrs g- a hemstreet the milton lawn bowling club have issued invitations for their an nual at home to be held in the town hall on new years eve wholesale chicken stealing from farmers near the lake front have ap peared to have died output three cas es in which a total of about 150 birds were taken have been reported to chief kerr of oakvllle the owners of the birds were messrs mccpherson erland and orr all of trafalgar the ladies of grace church were very successful with their bazaar held recently wo understand they real ised about 9400 the ladles aid of st pauls united church also scored a success with their bazaar last wed nesday realizing quite a handsome sum thereat the confirmation service on sun day evening last at grace church was a very pleasing and impressive event twentysix candidates were presented for the sacred rite of laying on of hands and pledged themselves in the age long vows of the church to stapd up for all that is true and good reformer pqr frost bit and cbilbains chilblains come from undue exposure receiving jesus as saviour and lord general lesson title the christ- ian u follower of jesus bciipturo lesson mar 1 16 20 2 137 1 john 2 6 golden text he saith unto him i ollow me and he arose und follow ed him mark 2 14b the text explained tho two brief passages from mark record the call of peter andrew and levi to bo disciples of jesus evi dently tho fame of jesus was ulready known to these men as evidenced by their prompt uccepance of tho invita tion and their surprising willingness to leave all and follow him the parallel narrative in john 1 3549 makes it clear that peter simon and andrew hud been disciples of john the baptist whose proclamation had induced them to follow and seek the ucquajntunco pf jesus tho same pas sage speaks of the call of philip and nathanacl compare also matt 4 18- 22 and luko 5 111 16 along tho sea of galilee near capernaum the homo of simon and andrew their native town was betli- salda farther to the north and cast fishers of men an appeal to their professional interest which is to bo satisfied on a higher plane of effort 18 straightway a favorite expres sion of mark suggestive of tho con cise picturesque style of his narrative 19 james and john his brother evidently james was the older of the two lufte records that they wero partners of simon and gives other detail 8 luke 5 111 2 14 levi tnnt is matthew as the namo appears- in the lists of tho apostles sitting at the place of toll- performing the duties of a tax col- lector for the roman government a subordinate position holders of which were considered unpatriotic and were much despised 15 in his house the houso of matthew levi publicans and sinners tax collectors and those who ignor ed strict jewish social and ritualistic requirements 1 john 2 6 to walk even as he walked tho one sure test of dlsclple- shlp lesson themes ready to be summoned life is a series of linked sequences thosa young men who first followed jesus and were invited to become better ac quainted with him had months before gone to hear the preaching of john the baptist and having become convined that ho was a man sent from god they had asked for baptism and had then joined themselves to a small group of learners who were more in timately associated with jesus so back of their coming to jesus there had been a series of right choices as there had been also in the life of nathanacl who when jesus found him was a young man in whom there nas no guile it was indeed a high privilege to be selected as wero these young men to be the closets friends of jesus to hear the words that the multitudes who camo to his preaching could not hear to have explained to them the teaching which they could not fully comprehend and to be per mitted to share in his service but it was not by accident that these men were chosen nor was 11 merely be cause they were there when the op portunity came lto man goes from tho lowest to the highest at a single bound hud they hesitated to begin tho ascent heavenward or had they become discouraged or indifferent and ceased to climb they would not have been ready for tho highest ascent the foundations had been laid and now through years of training the in nate ability of each individual would be developed and strengthened un wholesome tendencies inhibited and the life equipped for the work of an apostle saviour am emancipator the em ancipation which christ brings to the world is first of oll he is our saviour apart from individuals who believe in christ who follow his teachingsend example and who carry out his programme there can be no redemption of the wholo world no christian reconstruction of human so- slety but the reverse also is true amely that personal faith in christ and intelligent complete devotion to his services involves an interest and a participation in a world programme for the extension of his kingdom to the ends of the earth the christian conquest of the world is a conquest not of brute force but of love it is truth dispelling ignorance the ideaf of service superseding selfishness a sense of duty and a spirit of brotherl- ness taking the place of narrow rival rjf and bitter r the world can not be made safe even for democracy until the spirit of christ dominates a sufficient number of people to mako democracy the rule- of the majority safe for the world but tho pro gramme of jesus involves exactly this man to man and group to group exten sion of his rule it involves the re adjustment of relationships of nations and races to each other it involves the emancipation of all peoples from every form of oppression and servi tude it means that ignorance and superstition poverty and disease sol flshness and ein must yield before the determined and united forces of chris tian democrarcy education medical und bocial science and personal de- voton to the christian ideal of ser- medc1l dr j a alcniven physician and surgeon ofllco and residence corner bower avenuo and elgin street phone 88 dr e j nelson frederick street acton ontario legal phono no 22 p o box 335 harold nash farmer m a barrister solicitor notary public conveyancer etc e perryman block acton ont money lent on mortgages hours 9 30 a m to 5 p m saturday s 1200 oclock dental dr j m bell d ds lds dentist honor griduate or toronto univer sity the litest an sthctc used tf desired office at resi lence corner of mux and frederick streets r miscellaneous francis nunan bookbinder account books of all kinds made to order periodicals of every descrip tion carefully bound ruling neatly and promptly done wyndham street guelph onl over williams store r j kerr auctioneer and real twenty tears- experience list tour propertt with me acton ontario fir lifautomolmte aceidant and 3ioknm inauranea moiwy to loan 20000 deaths 400000 injured on this continent 1y automobllas 1 in 1924 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ag tho might during the signing of the register a buffet lunch was ntrvod from the dining room whero the bride n 4uble was arrangod under a cluster of white bolls and was centred by the brldea cake surrounded by a mist ol d dnt read you the last line of that ilnk tulle pour ollverhuil vases with ilosl jf of that littcrvrt youre stuck lck just ask your dad he known the cheapness of mother qrivcb worm exterminator puts it within a way as to augment the general bap- teach of aur and it can bo got at any dnujogfav pink and white roses and two silver candleholders with pink candles burn ing added a charming touch the brjdo travelled in a french periwinkle blue rope frock trimmed with gray seal coat trimmed with gray atnilrrel small volour hat and accessories of gray to match mjefuaj times it is well not jo encourage unduly muslpl talent thai is only mediocre but there is ejeldom need pf going so far as the teecljcr of whom the ulr- mtngpam iost relates the following the musical lady sat in the oaton of the great iwofessor not onlywas she full oaf ambition bu bubbled over wltlj conceit professor said she in self satis fled topes that ru fried the old mans nerves do you think j shah eycr do anything with my voice madam he replied jf thero were a conflagration in ypur road ypu voice would be useful to scream fire vice oh lord and master of us all whaterour name or slfcn we own thy sway wo htui thy call wo test our lives by thin forfmfnp habit8 thoughts an hnbjts travel joy per tain nervo- routes and same thqughts and habit always by tho same routes theso get fn time actual ly well trodden like a foot hit i and a nervecurrent will flow more readily along them than through an unaccus tomed channel to prove it try to write or use a knife or spoon with the left hand physiological reason why habits are so easy to check tt flret so difficult afterwards its thus shown never then let a child ac- nulro bad habits however trivial an immense amount of hfooduratlon may be done between two and nix years of age with far less difficulty than afterward i for study and discussion in how many different senses is christ our individual saviour what are the marks of a thoroughgoing christian by what means docs chrsl extend nfs vuie in the world how thiis far jiave tho teachings of chrlsf niprovetj human relationships how may the ideals of christianity be made to dominate a community a nation a world is the dream of worltjl emancipation through the ex tension of christian democrarcy at tainable what will it cost in men to accomplish it in a spirit of de votion a christian patriotism daily raadinasor next week sunday january 2 ptill 6 11 monday january 3 luke 6 738 tuesday january 4 1 john s 13- 24 wednesday january 5 1 coi 9 1023 xhiiraday january 6rom 14 g 15 3 friday january 7 1 cor 13 saturday january 8 luko 23 43 cooperation 32 when you tell vour neighbors about the acton free press and renew your subscription promptly you are helping a publication that has been the 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