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visitant of heavenly birth imlnt to a homo abov confederation essay fw winning emy by kathalaii mccaamb al elhajra day cmmh conkkdlcllation 1 ti ah loyal canadian dtlsana look buck tt july 1 lser aa tho moat important data in tha history of our graat i- talnlon of canada a this yaar w are about to celebrate canada coth birthday wo almost all think of how canada came to bt u aha la and raallae mora and mors what a wonder ful achievement confederation wu lat us now look at canada a she waa before confederation a w ttouca a map made in 1818 we aoe that tha atari umo rrovlncaa beside tho atlantic with their rolling plains arid vast forests and upper and lower canada were absolutely separata tha terrtbrywat of- thu- waa jrcuelh unknown to thjwp of th sur- wwujlatw retry nbthlnstoirnoii richea of itritlirli columbia- waa known 1 rw aatplorera had kona out nravloua to this but tha ttfountaitui nroved too rat or th danjra wrt too numer- ua to kt on all tha parta f tha uarltlma rrowacm bad keoarau ov mmanta and tha unltad utixr and lowar canada had a government nona of ha acltools war of any iro- portauca ohurchaa wra fw and- the noorar paopla wara ignorant no fas torla of any alaa wara to ba found and lare bulldlnira wara unlcnawm- thua we juo tha baokwaydodluonaoftha canada of that time civil war had hrokon out in ttf united butaa balween tha north and ooutit and ttrltaln took tha part of tha south for tha abolition of alava trade britain aw it than naoauary to havfi ncanaila trapara to protect haraalf in caaa tha united state would attack her it la always aald that union t atrvhath and canada iww that if aha wra jolted br powr to rbit tho unllod butaa would ho aratar too tha wnuna a aroup of trouble- niaklnjr irishman in tha butea who wanted to break ireland away front britain niara maklnc raids up into canada and canada was in daa- ker thd united butaa who had made a lucloroolty traaty batwaan her uud canida had canelld it after ten yr thlnklnc uiat thay would bauk- runt canada and foroa bar to join them and it waa ktvln canada too many thvleaa sir j x vacdonald from uppor canada auo brown cartlr from lowr canada tuppar from nova sootla tllly from new brunswick and aevaral othara ut tofathar in oonferanea at charlotte town and hera thay dlbcuaaed tha aubjoct of confad- arauon hut oould ooua to no dedal to conclusion raxardlutr thbj only that thay would attain moot in eonforanoa at que bee agala thay tnt thu um at quebec when aawntytwo raaola- tlona were drawn up to which they conaantad thay were then put before tha peopla who auo oonaantad xbtae were to ba taken to uojcland a com mlttaa waa appointed of which tir j a uacoonajd waa chairman alonii with hlxtaan otharw and m at ln- i ha bill waa put before tha llrltuh raruafitanl and in 1147 h wan anforced under thla ffraat feul four provlnoaa wra united uppr and lower can ada now dlruna wick and kova sootla tandar a alnxla vajrllamant which met at ottawa kach province had a pro vincial parliament of lu own matlnj ln ihalr rapaotlv capttal the too- minion parliament controlled thinly eonernlua- criminal law a maaa att3airhla nndauchunnsat i provlnchu paruauinta attandad to anon thlnaa aa prlaona edocatlon aji 1 auch uattera ah intercolonial hall way wa to join upper canada and lower canada to new brunwwlck and nov ttootla at nrat only tha four provinces joined but now canada hi mado up af nine provlnca and two territories in lsvttllauttoba bacama a provlnca th jolnliia oz prlnoe edward ialand into confediratlon waa lu 18t1 and aba in 1879 brltlah colunyua waa formed in 1s0s alberta wkh led uanton oa lla caplui and saskatche wan with italtta aa lta captta came into feur domlttlon ao uow we have our vast dominion how it baa frown throuarh h a of audi kun kit mac bonald cartlet and brown and how we the children of today tuuet toll and labor to make a greater bomln ton auch aa thaao men daalrad confedaratlon ima put a aoul lou tha flomlnlou has put a national spirit into the popo of canada wmw lustra and axowtii ara at once tha hope and tha klory of tho british ttmplre- tbasa wra tha words spoken by karl gray while qoveruor oeneral of canada lizzie and i arc one llsxla and 1 urc one nnd ono vmi mati to be baelns iba 40 jearo slnco ulio joined ltundn with m and tlilo honeymoon of ounr im sura twill never not for aa it ahono so lonioj o tlm shljtlna on u ytr we thon woro linked totfolhcr for halter or for warne bho took ma for a hlosslna i tnlaht havo proved u curso isrhaiui pva not been either yet luck was on my aide for uxale has boon a hleflfllna- since tho dny fihe waa a bride x carry hero her picture in a pocket nnar my lioart and never truer angel faco wita drawn by human art they nuu not think it beautiful but mvr do i boo in thronicti of chnrminc womon a face so dear to me i hack at plea in a prat in patch ttumilnir a rootln match bow in tho but term ik drinking her nil cow in tho cabbieeo maklni sad rnvnao kvery thintr cono to destruction nt will and now as i look on it i the happy day when undo and i united were nmll- inc alonir tho way not pompous uaa tho journey yot all the world took part for cadi was truly till tho world to the others loving heart soon in the waters deep ylsns-wajryhieed- shall alaap itroudost day or life aunkera nnd shlncra alinll nlhhli l show my nroclous wife and aa oldoray iohkd- onward all earth and air and sky were naught to me for heaven van there in xjkkio s bcamlnff eyo to her it uomd all nature in auramora richest dreao waa thus arrayad in uympathy to groat oar liapplnoaa and even wnyoldo ponies looked up as if 16 say god made un to uhrd fracranca on the holy marrlacuday yes uo witli ucnuo aiiporlor in the air ffha odor of each blonuom nnd know twas liloomlnc there and rt old gray wan lialln i in ench clasplnc hoqr that r rcspomilvo to hr wlali miff lit cull the wlldlni flower the wtmcu und idila and ntuiinlaln sides for her had wealth untold a sllvy flood tliu river run tlio sun cast rays of gold with soul refined she mw and felt ten tlmiuaand olorlca tlier while i well i could only soe my wife so wondrous fair wkilt ho iipt iirbe ml d r 1 thr hxlli hrouuht lli hiimlll llm 1 it iro in uftrr dl mil r aft r ihl co t v in un da to u i qiiakt r mo llnif whor ha can ny his pray ru v lib his hi hoc liushaml uttktvl her what wm th inhttt uu6 tail jihhntitlr 1 l lllljf uii tjr hkr dr in and ili u ivo hi skirls u twlxt out r till 1 cool y n hul mid mr jlmlli i lu im very tu tr slichtvd ihoiii ht ii w in u i j an i uun jliitdli kirk i it i i m i ly th it it itw ui into tin i all rj an i i l ii uihin hf toil ilt tha nrtiin ro iwriitlv fiihtli ulth i trtt f u ti vvimiu h ui it 1 i 111 hi mi i ad hut nude r miulhys m in- h lirld ill i v half ii niiii 1 t i urn li 1 ui no thru he ttumr down hi hi n ihwiu and nulirl fioiu tin r nirrh hi his hoad if you youm folk a an una hi i t uiidrhlalut how nueh u eatautroplic coul i 1h fall coolry a h lt just n your mot lien or hatter mill your grandmother to rxpliln it opn thhuc is very certain nurh a triiifli- evixirl ttiofl tlulil wit imisulhly occur in thnan lator days flrut hauue it taken lhr yards or iosh of maurlal to mnuo u tnatron a dross the ir duyu wh i as whan uary was a frtrl und i was tfn ina to sflo her four or hvo nr six nlahts a wtak it took at least twmty- ohm yard to maka a fuslilonahlo to tomeetlnir hunilsy dress nnd ueconil there urn no nllk tuppnrs dopoillted 111 tha aisles at the min of thu church pawl their days iire a an irish lad n tsuttu to itlu sweatheart which or mora than hair a ojmlury has ropoultrd in that old scrap book of maryo t uollv moiuajiity uolly wforlurily pink of propriety uolly morlkrlty uolly my own jure lis your tim la sad how coul 1 his heart ho lad bince like an lclcln molly han irrown oohl twau your ayos so- hluo cut my poor heart in two icach took a half of tt carried it off then when i spoke of love bworo by the stara above uura twas unkind or you molly to acoff oft at my cabin door when the dull day in oer badly i nit and send sllhu on tho rale bain from my weeplnt eyes fully a stream supplies whrre drink the oowu thut araxo in tlio vale nana waves roulnff over brnslna a lullaby or a aad requlum whon the wind blown wliafs that jouve aayln joy tim coma and klsn me my boy ileres houd mjr iat while i skip on tlio flu re com to my arms my lovw uolly my turtle dove whoop what a jewchyou arc t hu aura thay evidently had wonderful wlvei in thosa laya ilrr u n wld j tour of joy gaychino yhk unwamv tha mayor of a small town in ohio says the argonaut hud ul2 stout sons with wlioin ho loved to jvarade tha market place thay furiishsd him with the itaals of a mathematical joke a una family you have struugera would often uay is this lbs whola of ltr no m the mayor wduld reply i bava two sisters ut home for oacjl one w tbotn tha visitor would exclaim rapidly oountlqjl the ayns tfwelve auhters no indeed i just two ah me it was i plsodo of bliss- willi earnest faith in every pulse hopo fervent as a kins and ever as tho day wore on i seemed to lovo her more yet now with 40 yearn ogune wo love as no er before childhood jmncjalmod material care that never was denle i au the lentle tender mother followed the hlushlni hrldo and all who etxvv uruund un with lovo reward her rare and think there a none so kind and wise us mother sitting there the yearn have sped and jood and ill havo met un on tho way but jointly wo vo kopt movinc on aa on tho joining day and still far batter or for worue llfoa leosons wo havo conned but never dream d of icarnlmx how to break tho joining bond yea iduue and i acoone and two will never bo till death an urrow hunches at litxle or at mo and though our heads arc frosted and tho frosty louia are thin our hearts like winter flrcu ore blow ing warm within pa mut ui a qhocbh wttll ilohrt kdul he tachar did yvm hnd out about tha hi one ugat yra m i oskhl pa an kj aald it s a baby ago win it ho s five hionlhi old abaurdl what did ha mnit wnll pa said whtu a whya ttve mouth- ohl ha welghaj fourteen pounds an thats u atuno tim old tiud bcbap book fifty years ago and more every well regulated household had a scrap book and tho rainy days and lelsi liours were utilised pasting selected clippings in tin no scrap hooks for the ttaal irtirpowi 6t ualt xcepltuf anj future perusal or thu edification of visiting friends like all tho other iris of thin com munlty my alary had a scrap book i canio acroau it the other day when was rummaglm among our tail osldo possessions anil i have been having a real good time perusing lta various preserved clippings of poetry and prose over since sjvery poem and every paragraph prose tt contains waa pasted in tharo over fifty years ago i am aelorhig a few of hit bo for my column this week t give you an idea of the huinqr and pathos of those carly days the poem lixsln and i aro one which heads this featurt this week came from that old i rrap lux k of uarya now hero s u bit of prose quite apiuoprlatn with the n mmon events and happenings ut thnsn eurly days cooi lvo bat wlien mr cool y cnilio into churcft last hun lay ho placid his new high hat just outsllo of tho pen in the ulslc lvesently urn iltman entered and aa she provooilud up thu alula her abound ng skirts a coo in d cooli y s hat aud- rolled it up nearly to tin pulpit cooley uuid hlu hat with frillula or in dlgnatlon and when mrs pitman took her seat he walked hack brush ing tlio hat with tits sltiva a few omenta lat i mrs ii ipklns came into cliurcli ami us conley luul again placed his hat in tho iliilt mi hop klu a skirts struck it ml w pt it along abhit twi nty f l uud left it lying on the tariw t in a l nurdliol condition ciuiley v is uluglng a hymn at tho time anl bu dl in t iolsa it hut a moment later when lie i okud vor tha 6bd of tho pew in an if it wss sard ho was furious to ji reel no that it waa u mi hu sklrmlshftd up tho alula after it again rrj in the ifaco and uttering tu ntsuns whuh swilio hirrlbly out f njaco in thte snotu arj lluwiver lit i ul tin hut down iikoiltanl ill tuimlily j t keep his eo appreciation of his beloved partnor whom ho hnd just laid away in the family jilot in tho old graveyard a ufflful wi1 l they hail been byt to tho graveyard to bury mrs pldgcon and woo ri i log homo id tho carrlate with the he raavod widower white he moppi ida ayes with his ban lkercblof lie- tul 1 about her in ono rospect i never sow lur equal bbe was a qifyingor known that woman that s lying out there in tho tomb to takn an old pair of trousers and cut them up for the boys bhe d make a splendid suit t clothes for both of them out of them old pants and a cap for jojinny an i hava somo left over for ra carpet besides making handkerchiefs nut of tha pockets qlvo her any old gar nient and it was as goodas a gold mine why she d take a wornout nock and niako a good ovorcnut out of it i bejlave bhe had a turn for that kind of economy theres on of my shirts i bought n w7 utlll gttlni ulout making itself unaful ru ylnlow curtains and plenty of other tttlngi only last july our lrldlron gnvo out and she took it apart and in two hours it waa rigged on the side of tho houno as a splendid lightning rod all escopt what sho had made into n poker and tire value oi your dollar the average man will tell you that a dollar is one hundred cents no more or no less this is true when speaking in terms of gold only but in buying merchandise your dollar is worth just as much as you can get for it are you getting all you can for your dollar we claim that in our economical method of doing business that we can give you from 1 15 to 125 cents for your dollar as coinparcclto what you cap get elsewhere compare our prices to what others ask jorsimilargoqdsmdjzoujmla dollar invaluc thereforc-we- guarantee all goods as represented by us and agree to refund your money if you are not satisfied old stock a u gone having disposed of the original merchandise it will be our endeavor to stock up with quality goods to sell at the lowest possible margin of profit we are expecting large shipments of merchandise any day but cannot give prices this week watch for our adv next week phone 69 reesors acton ont on lei pick ingenloiia why nho kept her family in butbrns and whis tles out of tho ham hinien she saved and ulio mado fifteen princely chicken coops from oil hoop skirts and a pig pen out of her usedup corset hone clio novtir wauled a solitary thing let a jrat dlo around her house and tho ural thing j oil knew mary janed have a mufland a net of furs and id begin to find mlnco pies on tho dinner tihlc shod stuff a feather bed with thofoatharualindaotoffone little bit of a rooster and shod cvin udllxtf tho r ichta in tho kitchen mm thoyd run tl l churn hud n machine sho invented r r tht purpose l vo sotn her cook x lito ji irliilu ao ii you d think tlcy wire can van back duck and nho had n war of docturhig up ahnvfaga that thu pi d eat em and grow fat on cm i lirllcve nho could build a four ntary hi ttl if yau d give her a slnglo pine hoird or n a team boat out of a wanh boiler und the very last thing alio said to mo wna to bury her in tha garden no a shed be usoflit down below therr hdpln to shove up the cabbages ill m vrr ec her like agnln and no it goes i oould nil thin space of mine for weeks with just such clip pings from uary s oh swap book ilrhaps lu jilvo you onolhpr oonulgn on nt or it some other wrk if this lot ulti your fancy sufficient 0 after 1 can sit ni w chauffeur coming iinnih ttintb hotter no up and tako notice j miloycr splendl it thon take uukn prince edward island fathers of confederation o ox u 1iobjoum hau1lyom g8ay tvi canadas three score years of nationhood un 11 but lu it us 1 had turnu 1 his ina 1 iwuj f i a i i in ut mih nmlley cam l im t ii h v 1 li 1 trouud only in titik t net is bit uiiik kth rd in un 1 i him so ii a ukirta und carrle 1 uwftj tm 11 i m lit started lu puriutlt and just i hi dl l so hi must hav r lied a 11 ill ht mm mlly uuklfu ft r s k v a jump und ucrtutmud ilgl t ou i hurth whon very literally uro tho p ovlnccs of canada bound together by hands of otee as a mutter of ftct i born d jlrltlah columbia became i ro vinos of tho donilnjon in 1871 unib r priinlao of railway connection 1 vntutimi thougii tin actual unking up 11 not become a rtullt till uhq t1e enormous davlopnicnt of railroad i iilgipy lu lug- has veen one or tlio ouw nriliu fuuturcs of tht nlxty yiars that lisvo elapsed sinco ontario quetw i tinudu a nt w ijnmuwick ami nuvu hnlla united undtr ono control govlrnmcnt in 187 at that time the now 1 inlon buasttd 2 8 mil n of tn i gnat tku old win d iglit und ntriiigtlr ut hltiuuldol artlht illhl t ban otr 4 5u0 i t of ihg7 tliougli i with ui hugt it c irut lilially tliplcti to dty in i lulpnv of virj crcrtunhl r if to til mi ham cii that liuu u niagara iluuhinatk itself rv