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refill iliora it good trianey in ili liualnaia inr you write ill nncn foe pjrllouliri paywaakly irt outfit stone wellington t ilinllilll niirarlo ra aorqa toronto out why yotj should shop tt hi re vou jget a larger assort- merit than elsewhere do it early our block is now at its best and you get a better assortment than a little later st co oualphal oldest jawalcrai guelph ont we wish our many friends a happy new year skates sleioh3 hockey pucks assortment o mchn oal and other toys et half price tlat cutlery pocket knives new dealifna in silver trays a line or tools any one of which would nuks the eyes ore boy of a mechanical turn of mind sparhle carving sets etc c c speight oublph tuslncss sollcflc mmmaaio niuvk upper wymtham st vuvlph out no detteu time lo enter for n courao of builneia irtlnlna linn now tliere ara no vtcalloni and day and aven inff aeaitoni cooilnue wlilibut inlerrupllon ihroufjlioui ilia year our nradulea wherevar lonnil are making nood in ilia mlninji llilricia of the yukon and cobalt in i tie builneta oitice il the civic board in the manage ra clialr and on lliu lock enchaniie llielr captcily far aflilri la btlnglnij lliem lo hie front and their afnnal lucceta li llractlnp alientlon urlflhl oung men and women lnvo much lo gain liy invaiiigalins thew facli and enlerlnu now the iure path lo honorable aiiccem call nt the collene oitice 137 upper wyndham street or addreia malcolm mocormlok b a prjnotoal your chopping will bo done quickly and well on cither plates or stones if taken to the rookwood chopping mills oatnieal shorts flour bran the best at lowest pricca harris co llmltad the excelsior bakery having recently installed some ol the latest im proved machinery for bread making is now in a better position than over to supply our custo mers with bread cakes etc of firstclass quality wc also carry a splendid stock ol groceries and conlcctionory ice cream and all kinds of fruit in season t siatham son main st acton the success of the gillette safety razor is universal il la found on lain in every country on ilia fllobe known the world ovkr l lie exnreiilorj thb pocket edition llie lalaat in iho glllatle line a oillikttel brt bi n nlli torn man young or old i a top noiclier and buy it at bonds at 8500 000 or 8700 you like 11 oun piticub ahb always niaiir jjorlry thobond hahdwareco were not too busy this holidjy season m examine your uyes for ghishcs my entire time js iven to this work so will be pleased to have you call on us if dropping in guclph all gl sscs made up adjusted and delivered to you while in the city aualpliaj only bkolualva optlelan phone 07121 wyndham street georgetown floral co r gconqetown cut flower growers funeral and wedding orders specialty all oreeta placed with b jhassard drurjflltt aotou will receive prompt attention the old and reliable granite and marble dealers w ib are mamiraalurera and dlreel imiwrud of all kinda of llanunianlal andlleailitnna work wi aall dlraet to aareuilomara at wliou ale prlom thua aavlng our euiutman 40 par unl w bar tba baat appllanem and tba only maeliaiiloa in the dominion who ean opar- lu nnaumallo toola proparly we ean alva raferanom front bundrada of our emlomaia in toronto and pltiar plaeaa wbara oiliara baa to aland law aulu in ordar to enllmt w bav ilia larfatt and baal atoek ol iranlla in the lomlnlon or mora than any tbrae daalara in ilia waal wa are laaltlnieu daalara and am- ploy no aaanla and do not annoy or peat ena- omara by aandlnaout ifnorant aianlafoaotleu ordara wa employ taeflbealm only and dafy hamilton sons oor norfolk and woolwleh hli ciublpii evertoh 5 eden mills tha baat quality ot manitoba family and paatry flour for solo at lowest prices our own malta chopping dons bind oiti rolled every day peed for flale cnh for wheal and oili henry hortop reliable footwear i with the wholu niarkel belore in it le good ahoea only that wa conalder iiieh u can thoroughly recommend for ilyle and quality and aervlca the mcoeu of bur trade in pirstclrss shoes li encouragemeol enough loalva lhm el 111 larger prominence thu year baud on the hiohila carlalniy ol sootl vilne we want you to chme and tel llie new ilylei do ihelr own lalmnf w williams mill street acton thu new vktatt a may child of kwyltoaril i hue on tlio puriilu hi ma of morn anroolcd with wlntiiu rhin yoatoi nllit foi ub wiib tiorii dnwn ujn brim liliult wotrin aky ii in lit nt 11 id fonlml brntlioi rntit 1 tlin yniinkhtnr coitica with jollity tlio intlurlnu flujutti ill ml unwept all tlui tnul la itift im1i i ml wlmt uvnlla u mourn lb not t ttiko tlin your unit lioro jnii find c ion 11 without n hlrmlulicil apnt uh full loanry of iliyn linked muat tllh liopofr unil ronm 1 wi enn aoil it or with frnrn murt ita joya mid tuut of i cum nome rai nllkrluib nn ho wiy hlinlt full imforo tlm jniirmty rml hut rniiuiro la tlin ivmri tndiiy whitumir tliuuoi fulit liitond iiiii tlu ilrt11 wliltipira iinw iltr horcoriina into to nviry unr h 1 unrflii a nlm pint for llio bimv of lluiia rnali hli hi- lirlulit now yriir i slrlrd 3familu limbing a white new vcnr at the farm house liy ada flalvllla shaw m ay v o not conuldur tlio mnttci olllttd mibb ijyu- more no it la bettor to ho alow lit 1i1 cll- ittif tlipii nno la mire i would lilto till tlio flral of tlio yoni to docdi j ntn going lioiuc na jou know i will urlto from llinrc in ill 0 re nny ntlmr pliut in your mind p- if i may uak that wllhout lit inp oblrulie tlnro whb no anxluiii wilnkln in mr nlitynti uiinlly mnnnlh f orolicnd no niitlihi1tniiliu hut i imvo nronalitiillimiildylitn to mltlli im- poitnnt uiiitlorn ulllintit n euro fill x- nmluntlnn of nil their plnii nnd llils i cotietdor liupoi taut li not ynu p to mojo o111 liiiwlnoe in atmli tlintwonrolofithlopiit intoroapnnalbla plncon llioao who liftu not hnd n lonp fninllliully with ita inliiicjiclo and wo nro ntlll 111010 limth t prtrt with 0110 who iiiih inndu horuolf invnlnnhlo na you lmp thnnk ynu ml muye wll you will henr from 1110 beforti llie flint pro bably in person i liopu mil will moiry chiutmua mibb idkiiilorc nud n ilitppy now yen i i lot ol tit lmuniort mni lid nl lm oiti- pliaalxcd 11 nd hlio know what it m ill nt- llit impo of her return hlio linil woikod fm fourtton yenra with iho firm or m11 ye ixtyo company mill now i unl boon oftorcd 11 now nittl lrnnpn dopiirluro for llio old homo a partnership in the couceiu with full onnlrol of unodepiitmeiil they hud hemi her lirtnkorb durlnu llio yenra of her citrefiil oonbcientimih not vice nnd now offered her llila nnfo investment foi ier money na uoll no a pnlt i im well fitted to itrr oullured tiulo nnd excrpllonnl nhlllty tltnt alio ahonld lieallittn tin lintir on tlm quoallon wnn n aurprlso to mr mimfred miiye tlio so it in i purtner indeed iter dolny snmewhnt whelted bin ovcriilmt busl- neia instinct and he thought ho scent ed nnnthor proposition snniowhoro com pel i no with ihelra hut mian kdgciuoro vonohsiiftd hint no luformn- tlon anve wlmt la recorded in th fore- pjnlnp oonvorsftllon on tlm old isdgniiioro fiuni wll waa pleitmnt luiatlo inretty wna onin- log iinnto for two wcuka sliodtd not visit hniiio na oftott llieso into yenra no llio love of father nnd molhoi- oravod but nf com so imw oonld it tw eapeot- ed p year of hnsinesi llfo in tlio city bud brought nrninul bur ninny frlonda inlcroslk nnd ihminnd- hint old not touali llio furm cliolit at all the dear old people wero mighty proml of lorotly nnd moll might they lie when alio wnn only fifteen aim tnd begun in hnte unibltlonv with a biiy young britln kbo 1m ented wnys to ourn motiuy fur hereolf saved up enough fur bnslnnsa college took n tlmrough course nnd in tho twentj- flvo yenra alnoo her nmbltlon nwoko ahe hnd ninth 11 clenn lulght btislnnaa reoortl for herself ouliiilnntlng in iho hnnor pnld her by majo ivfliiyo wlfol you hnvebt foi got ten how ltireity likes tbtiuo nititlou turnoverp imvo you and llie inpherry putt ilea t nu toot i imvo fm gotten nolh- lug ninl liera novel forgot unnt llioy p wlmtt tho matter lorn not sorry iho glrla doming hntnop tito tanner stretched out hu intmurionrrfld liuuil nnd tendeily touohodhla wlfoa olieok hbo shook her timid tho tonra fulling faster nt the loving movement im just thinking jool maybe im getting selfish they any old pooplo da lint tlro wont lw many more hntuolouilnga for tlio insa woro gut ting woll mi in youra and mid id llko to 100 moro of her slioa our only nno tlirre there lorn i yuiiru a bit blue tlrod oil 9 toll you what when tjorotty onmoa ill tnkn you awny for n day our wedding dny aoinoa then nnd woll go off to tho olty ntireolvoa its nil light lorn only wo must not got in tho glrlt wny bho hnn hur llfo tu llvo yon know when wo nro gone it was just r plain old furmlinus woll en rod for but devoid or luxury jool nnd ivirn wnro plain folks nnd in tilt limy oaro of flold nnd fl reside on 111 o nnd dairy and nil tlm other wmk nf u fiirm mint is never done ihoy fuiind no tlmu for flklng up tho qliuto little put lor had the mil liorae linlr ietlhut lnrett tiietl to nil 10 bff in vain attempts to keep awuko on tho lonely hiindnya wbon only tho pnrlnr wai used tlio wulli wvro dingy and very thing itbout iho hutiao imro mm ka of ngo nnd wnnr tlio luat or tho good tilings wero ant in enreful nrrny in llio pnntry mother nnd fnther wero alilf nnd serene hi ihelr boat clnthij ttlwnyu donned foi tho flrut hotira or tho olty ghlu illt hi to raino nnd they bleaa- d her foi hei enrnest kindly wnya hut ihimghlfot hfnernua glftv bnr loving rovoionco to their jeirs nnd parenthood ah i yep llioy wnro mighty proud of hot olty i hut nud tho trembling old bands aecretly brushed nwny iho tears unit would full for alio wm lliolr only one nnil their lionrte yonrued to aeo moro of linr ab i the silent hunger of lova that feeds on its tenrs and amltea i tlioy bad inula long pilot evenings by tho big henrthflre nnd llio dear old penplo listened nlth wldo eyea and hushed ehoous to lliolr glilt atoilea of the city hlio was nlwnyu careful to make n nolo of llilnga that she kncw wu old please llirin nnd thus llioy shared in sonm niensure the wldo nud inilnl outlook of hei llfo then leav ing her hi cliurgo for n couple of days the o lovers of almost half n century went njautttlng in tho town where they bud known tho sunny days nf ikiiutlng mother was resplendent in lung soft warn rtonk nnd flue new lux net ilmt was slyluh nnd yet kept llio searching wind fiom itching onra t nnd fit i in 1 laughed nt tho nenrnlgln- breeding oast wind in hla fur cup mid overcoat with great fur ollnr who wouldnt bo mighty pi mid of n girl llko lorolly eo ibey celulnnted their woddint day with tenia nnd smites nnd hum each with u hidden burden uunt linck lo iho fiuni for lnrelta could only ho with llinin n few lays more n ml who could loll hnt might linppon ho foi o nnolhei year had lolled around p in ihelr almon co llicllu had gone nil over tho old house it wua n tlmo or roiulnwcunce up nltlclie found her cradle nnd reuiei 11 bored how alio used lo rock in it iho ii llio lumber that died in the pat lor wero tho old illinium wild tho ipieer faded old plcl tiros llut moro lueinorja waking tlinn nil oue wero ilia unehangtd acenoa fiom the low wlndowu with lliolr shining time- scrnlchoil utile pnne tho distant liillf tliu rolling piiutui o llio dark utwde llio winding crock wlmt wnn thore in it nil that wooed her so and moved her to tears p 8i10 looked aioilnd on iho ngo stained wallf dm old well- presorvrd fm nlttire the fow linoka her own gifts of later years wlmt it must ho to a pond oneti llfo in such stirrnund- iuga i what n contrast to tho duiio of rnoinu tlin nrllullo wnltpiipir tho toialnn rug iho itooke tlio pictures i ab i but llila win home dear home whoro llio lord honor hnd kept tlio honrtb where her own chnmatei bad boon maiildtd whoro her fat iior nnd mother hnd died out the ncord of a united godly life thus thought wan busy until tho wedding pnrly relumed then thore woro tell i ngo nnd tenia nnd in ugh tor again wall daughter youll bo on your wny to tho olty soon nguln will ynu ho quite ao busy this next yotti p you couldnt conio in oftonor could your said joel looking wist fully at hi ghl she made an ut- truollvo picture in iior tailor suit of blue hor snowy collar nnd cuffs her taatoftilly drtsned linlr her general nlr of reflnouiont nnd eiuo nnd klndllnobb i pvpeot i elm i ho hiulor thnnowr rather hut i will write justas often oftenef if you nre lonely ijonolyl oh daughter 1 why mother dear what is the matter p for now aobe wora slinking the mothers slight form bbo shook hor bend dont mind me alio citld brokenly but i love yonlorotly nnd youre all wove got and my old hcnit gets liungryhko tlmtti nil youvo lieeit dutiful andbonullful child i hut were old and you mustnt mind a veil dropped from toicttno oyoa mud hor fat hot nlwnya been na white- haired ns lient as troinitlous na be was in night p had tiinlhor ngotl thus lit ten minutes p why ton years ngo aha wm plump and rosy and brown luilred how wan it hor oyoa had huon bnldon thusp lnra got tip and moved about tio room striving to regit in hor solf-con- i ml lorotta noticed that tlio dear font once light ni n falryy tlrnggod a little lliu dying fire hllunca ant wltli tho group luiforo the thon the goodnlglita woro quietly said hut in hint quiet botiso three henrla kopt woloh in lorottau room tho lamp burned nil night 1 nnd under its glow lay open hor ilille nl the under lanrud word 1 honor thy father ami thy mother that thy day may ho long lu tho land which the lord thy oml glvolh ttioe whon tho dny before now years cnnie it anuined tu tho ihttighlor that hor parmita wero grnyer nod feebler tlinn ihoy had i wo it evor alnoo her miming uitu ynu alny and wafoh out the old year with us child p they uiktml nt break fa et yea hidoed 1 do not need in bo lu tho oily till tho second yov wo will have un oldllniu watchnight we wll hftvo ilutn and apptea and atorlea hoforo the flro then father will prny und then wbltu iho llttlu now year la pressing hla rosy face ngnlnat the pnnea wo will sing iho old hymn come let ua nnuw our journey pur- un we hnvo dnilo it over since loan remember wit tliteol lorotta spoko gaily hut iior heart sank ns alio noted tho look of sadness sutllo oven mora deeply nn the facoa ot hor b- lovtd ones it was n beautiful winter nlglil that inst night of the old year tlmydrow back tlio curtains nud silt by 1 ho bent hi alternately enjoying tho starlit scene of anuworownod hills and tho woudura that a pictureloving oyo nlwnya finds in tlio hollow down by the unto hut thoy did nnt tnlk much heart voices hnd full away when iho gtnndfulliei clock in the comer pointed llvo minutes beforo midnight llioy worn on their kueou and joel poured out his honrl to jod thnnks nnd prnise for tlio past trust nnd praise for iho present tiust nnd prnlso for llio futtiro 1 nnd above nil keep iho steps of our child crown her llfo with thy loving klnduesu i wo thank theo for hoi love hho has been tho crown of our old uge now o 1iither na aim goes back to lu r woik blobb her nnd maku her n lilon- ingl wo nro old our days decline wa mny lint meet again keep thou ua o lord according to thy tender meroy wo pray limn 1 in tho distant city gongs weie utilk- log guns woto booming hums nnd whistles nud belle wero oliiuiotlng tho advent of tho now year in tho country the starlit stretcbea of snow- clad fields lay still under tho calm blue sky all was well with gods world the frost winked jovially nt llio jolly rod twinkle from tho fuim wind own they stood ombiaclog by tho leap- log are would another jenr bring tho in together again p i imvo n now yenia pionent dear ones said lorotta standing hatwuon thorn and drawing tlioin oloso lo hor would you llko n new yentu pres ent you nro 0111 bust gift darling mummied iho mother brokenly lurettah laugh win oalted with happy tear well hint u just it there la no place on earth llko this dour home nnd im going to btay in it i molbor i dont cry i oh father did you want mo so p yes i will ho your girl again till hath part uul tho next morning when jool had gona out to glvo a new yenrt extra to his faithful gray lorn opened tho llttlu pat lor door iintl looked in thon she called hordaugbtoi inn low won- doting voice full of queer llttlu joy quavers lorelty i do toll mo i am i crazy with joy i tho old houso looks nil now tho walls look fresh tho rooms look hlggoi and lets otdfnshlonod than hoforo nnd 1 do nnt fool tired this morning llko i imvo gonorally beon lately it is all true i am going to slay horofor nil tlmo tnoomo for after nil lovo is better than moro hmhiosa suc cess nnd in inge with it n far groater pleasure nud satisfaction wian and otiinnwism a wellto do hontllkh lady ono dny aid to hor gardener 1 man tammns i wondor ynu dont got mart led youvo n nlaa house and all you want to complete it la a wife you know the first gardener unit ever hind had a wife quito right missus qultn light bald taininnb but ho dlilua keep bis jolt long after be got the wife its hard to lose n bountiful daugh ter said n wedding guoat aynipn- thotlcatly its a blamo bight harder in lojo iho homely ones replied tho old man who hnd so vera 1 yet to go what subject havo you token for your n dd rose nt tho olvlo club p worn mis moral obligations ns a cltlion what ft lovely subject and what aro ynu going in woar p that now gown i brought homo with mo front inils and j nut think s i lind it so cleveily packed in with my old cloth is hint tho custom houso in spector never dhcovered it was iboie talking of nuts said tho ameil- oftit cnsually ivovo got 0111 bb hlg ns crabs out wobi ive seen thorn light with long thurns which thoy used aa iftnces charging each other llko knlghla in n tout immonl the kngllsh trnvellur smiled they dont roinpuiu with lliu nuts 1 saw lu lho knst ho snld quietly tlio natives there hnvo thorn ti allied hb honsta of burden one nlnno could trail it ton load fov mllos with ease hoiiietinios however they will turn and crush the llfo out of their drivers tlio american asked the imiiin of hie paillculiir kind of nlit tlm reply whs elephants i dblibvb ih voun pobbidiitibb del i eve in your possibilities maku up jour mind that you 1110 capable of doing liettvr than you hnvo over dona just in bonn na 0110 feeu that ho hau gone nn fur in lie can there l u fulling olf hi hid qunllly of hi wmk it piiya lo oxpoot hlg things of yourself iow of ua have developed any of 0111 powera to tlio limit thoro nro unti led untlrehitiedof poaalhllltloe lu ua nil hollovp in hem depend on lliem 0tll thorn into action twenty vkahs aoo on plain l thompson of toiouto has nucreeiled thu lady ofll tiers of tho hulvatlon army here vtnturima boya had miniii iinrrow escnpes un tho pond tho past week hevimi ihinough diilklogs mo 1 port ed uiiv it j mulouey pienched in ht juuopliu church on monday evening nnd left 011 monday lo assumo hla dot ion as assist an l pi lost nt arthur mr i hliiivuioa will commence dvnugvllstlc sorviciu in ouclph on sunday january 12ih that inst weeks weather wnssptlng- llko mny bo known from tho fact hint a wild duck wns uon an the pond on huuibiy nud 11 very lively frog was semi in a nilgblioilog cieek llie dny bufiiio llio hfiivy downpour of lulu nn chi istiima llvo ciinsi d considerable nitxlety umoiig the owueruof i ho dams nnd nelghhoilng proporllea jouncil- lor ilni veyu pond which covers neni ly thincres lose wltli it i n ruling rapidity although tho flumes and wilsto gataa o open tho water rono hnlf nn inch while mi il wns at supper hut the sttongly hultt dam resisted lliu hood und by morning nil danger wnn averted tor years tho water has not boon ao high nt now yonie tho weather on clulstmab was do- light fill moro ilka tho early part of october than tho hitler part of decern- her tho day before wua nno of tlio wettest of lho season on christinas ovoulng tho methodist sunday school niinlveruury wns hold tho weather was ann nnd allendnnco large thu proginmmo consisted of chorines by tho scholars run ding by hov w i ollrord ohlcugo nddrtss by ituv t albert moore hamilton j kludoignrtonsoug meiry tjluislmns by thu infant class t solo jack nnd jill daisy nicllln 1 nolo nnd chorus itocknilyo iliihy by six little gills also recital ions ua follows ono humll jloyu chilstmns john lm- wnrds 1 a problem in tiiteos ldnn thurstoni if nod ieihnpu john nlckllni tho llttlu onomo willie glfford 1 my clirltumo tronsuros kditb nlckllni my dollle i3va ivrryuinn t tho letter wi llora clifton ilitord 1 the lips ihnttmioli liquor hhall nuei touch mine clara mnoru j tlio htolon custard willlu mcnabb hobs ivittlomttb kddlo moore t an old time lullaby jlin mid tlruwn nnlgbbor jones john itiuusny a iliiiiiionhiua dis cord was given by mlsuon aunlo mid nulla htepbunson ida minnb und ada clark thoro wero lieiivlljliidcn cltrutnitih ticob tbodiiclplbs himday school isnter- tnlniuftait was greeted with n crowded hiiuiosmmldny night tlio school children gnvo a numlier of excellent choruscsnnd rucltnlinuu nnd overtoils splondld choir gnvo several selections huvb hrounouatniil of kvcrton and monro of kiln wero present and the churches nt the town wero represented on tho platform by lluve j w line dr aifyurd o h onoke o ii brock it h conk nnd messrs d hoildoisnn nnd ii 1 moore mr hugh ulaok nf k minima mndo nn ailnilniblo chair- iniiu tlio ohrlstmas arch wna very pi oily nnd boro presents for tho children at llio municipal uoiiiiiiuiioiih lho nttundmicn wna not nu largo ua tibiml but thoro was no lack of canilliliilcs lininlnated they wero 1 tnxnintb kouimttoa hucomnia j ii 1mnan j hharp joint llarvav ja lliown ji i llavill j hnirii vjii rim uh tboa darlltia t asniw uobni a v htiiitb j wtn imy hr a uolbarson a hnoord it answ lf irfiwry ii i ui audarton w ilamitraal a uolbaraon u a anew t anmw jamas hliarp intmiiral a mcjliraon a moiliarion j camarnii j a hiwlnlil tboa kiainn j aupalulit l farrynian jf tboa uaalnu i viim j a healalil t iarrynian w it kannay ii ii wordau j a hpatobt oto ii vnili a to irani av ii cook ii unnia a v h111iu1 jo a 11 l prion i flaniletmn i yranola a v hill llll w william ii ii worden j a mpafanl of the ubovo messrs ilondoraon mid ii l mooie withdrew nl lho mooting nlhorh imvo since wlthdrnwu that nil now in lho fluldnroi hoove w ii htnrey t councillors j ander son j harvey jdiiidb ii row u w 10 smith john kounoy dr lowry john williams john cniuoron j a hpulght w willlnnib at the school tiuatoen nomlnntlon thorn woro present inst thuisdny the hoturnlng onicer alex irani luther lyman trustee hauling nnd tho caretaker of tho hull thu nom inations tvero 1 loo ilyiidu by alox runt nnd t il iliidhigi lunna kiniiols by t ii hauling and luther ly 1 11 it i 1 juntos matthews by luther lyman nnd alox grant theia woro doourod clcated and with messrs w il hloiey t ii llaidlng nnd a ic niukllu oonslltuto lho hoard maititllui in ht alhnnm church on deo 21th ihtto by ltuv 0 ii cooke mr herbert j law of hoe ton to llimimh m jenny it sister of mr it i jeiiiiyu muuimnt mauiiiku at tho loaldoncu of the in idils father chinch st acton on ohilstiuiia dny ikfto by ltuv dr gilford mr j il denny to mhggle daughter of mr limes moore former ly of icittmona tub labt day op the vitaii tonip bnlnis mine tu tho fiolie jilay to iiinnow jou know lu new uiim day 1 i lie cold winds blow and down fulli thu snow hut intnlly merilly daucu uwuy therell johnny imut with hlu hiad no while would ruin bo lu the waiot llu light lint if bo slmiiild trv up the cblinuoy b il liy and thaw full qukkly nut of night iloa atiiiulod tlm streamli lu noihy brawl hung frostwink oci thu wuh ifnll tho mowers urn nil d ail and the wen birds hid lint tlnull nil ho bnck at tho swul hprfogs call woll not sloep n wink till the juu cornea lo till tlm dork utilkes twelve nud iho fun begin 1 and un n with a rluei to tlin new imrn yinr how tlm streeln will ring wrh lho roaring din 1 a blithe new yeui we wlub jou nil and mnny returns to hints ynmill and may unrh ono you ulo aye meirler he wbllii round the lliu we gitot you all ho bulrnu conteiill to the fiolln ynv tomorrow you know hi nnw iihh dny 1 though cold wludu blow and down falls tho snow yot merrily uh nily ilanco uwuy alexander hmmt btai1t nioht the pistol shot rang out mid thu rncownaon hut nt tho very begin ning thu nmn whom mnny bad pkktd to win attiuihlod nnd inst n ynul it wna only n ynrd but it cost him lho ince ho didnt aim t right i college hnd opened nnd begun lint hio autumn duya wooed tho student nut of doors i cuti lenvo this history till later bo said 1 and i enn easily make it up and while hlufellouu wniked his days slipped by in idknisu thu tlmo of testing came npale and lho student began to seu tlm wasted pint in em nest now bo gnvo him self tn tho wmk but somehow dnuu and foots will nnt stay fixed wllh 11 fow hours study nud ho fnlkd i in hadnt started light 1 ills mother got up ut six alorl to gut hla hronkfust 1 ho slept until nuvcii thon ho came down nnd found fault bocniiao lho ateitk wns not done jnt to hla i aw to ho biuiuiucii iho door be hind him na bo passed him on thu street ho hnd spoiled tho day foi hlu mother mid had hint iiib friend llut that was not nil at thu oil leu things did not go jusl as hu would hnvo ilium nud wlmt bo said and did miidc a young man with whom he hnd been talking about becoming n christian say well now i i womlet it ho really meant it when lm sold christ does snvo a man iiu bud not started tho day right tho uung mail lose from ihuullui knowing hint christ bud given him now life and resulveil to bo faithful to hlu new must r hut ho did not ibluk it necessary to give up tho evenings at tho lundcavnus in lho barber shop and ho saw no barm in nn occasional game of pool with some of his old frleiidu ut tho pool room define- long hl prnycs lost tholi fervor nud availing power and thu btrugglpb of thu illblu heroes lost their interest for hliu one day n terrible tumptntlon met him and ho yielded and when bo cunio to blinieir hu wna fur from home iiu got back but tho journey wna haul so hard ho hadnt started out right start right i at tho very beginning broak with thoo questionable re units when mou know you hnvo changed your nlleglnnoe they will honor you for it ilegln overy day with 11 qulot talk with your mauler t ask hint so to guldo youi llfo hint ynu will not go whoro ho cannot bn with you thou when temptation comes tut u youi bnck upin it just as booh ns it enters dont argue dont question glvo it no chance to gain it foothold half of tint batllu lion in lho ihst fow minutes of the fight htntt light lhlaiiley h hwoitloy a happy new year a happy nnw youi lu beginning for onch of ub i wonder how mnny of our boya nnd girls havo mndo good ri t- olutlniib und then hnvo found llko tho llttlo girl thnt ir not biokun they nro about nil crack oil i did you ovei itotlcn whon wo try so hard o ho good nnd do right everything lmppona to mnko us mad p thnt is tho way the old tonipter conies to gut its to foi gut aui good losoliitloim hut each tlmo conquer his templntlon it ninlusns stronger to resist llio next one wo imvo n friend strong nnd londei lendy to help us when wo feel our wunkuusu hero is a good motto for ouch of us in 1010 1 i am but one but i nm one i cannot do everything but i can do something what i van do i ought to do 1 nnd what i ought to do gml helping me i will do btbwbd oybthitb not oyutor blew if ynu phmse i it wna novel culhd that in tho old limes and i dont believe it hnu that nnmo applied to it hi the nnulli even now add a halfpint of hot water in the liquor dt allied from two qomlu of oyiitniu put a llttlo salt and pepper with it aut over thu lho ami lot it boll up onuo turn lu thu oystoiu nnd let tboiti conk for not moio thai flvo minutes or until tho gills hogltoi to crimp watch ciuofnlly fbi litis ulngo as overy second beyond it nioaiis in- jury to tho lliivor of thu oyutor add two tiiblospoonfnls of butter nud a large unpfnl of boiling milk take fiom the ire immediately nud servo aa noon na possible never let l hem stand at tlio buck of hie utnvn unit koep warm unless yon prefer thuin tough nud tasteless thu delineator dont try to pi event colds ami ml- noes by coddling oioiito vlgtuoiiu healthful body by ptoper eating proper cxurolao proper clothing proper bathing nnd by proper modi- uatlim if iii