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p eabacrlptlcn paw in advance aotow ontaeio thttiihday mouning- august 16 1917 aahecilpuon price tun per annum stngiie cob1ks itvjb cents co glielpil reliable sand general hardware 5r0s lfor 5ar fcd gentlemen btinuo to ad i r higher it doparttnuit promptly to supply need i while you nit y bros onl mill sapplies builders hardware agents for yale and peter- boro lock co louden machinery sup plies dairy supplies the bond hardware co limited rhona una quelph w6e bell pianosl the mam essentials in a piano are tbnal quality high- class workmanship and dur ability these are comprised in bell piano as a result of patented 1m- prayementsjinlque in piano manufacture sold only by c w kelly son 33 lower wyndham st quelph ont ueadaci1es nervousness dizziness indigestion aid many other disorders oro cyroptons of trouble caus ed by weak or def ectivo eyes wo relievo thooo troubles by means of glosses which remove tbo drain froni uio eyes and nervous system your eyes will bo fittedihere to remove any troublo which they may cause wc quind ouh own lenbub just before the battl mother juab before the battle mother i am think ing moetef you whilo upon ths field were watching with tbo eaemy in view comrades brato are round me yiop filled with tho ts of home ami god for well they know that oa the morrow aomo will sleep beneath the sod chorus farewell mother you may oarer praaa me to four heart again bet oh youll nob forgot me mother if im numbered with the slain ob i long to see you mother and the lev lng oom at home bat 111 never leave oar banner till in honor i can come tell the traitors all around you that their cruel words we know la ovary battle kill ear bold i on by tke belri they five the fee hark 1 2 near the bugles sounding tie the signs for the light now may god protect as mother as lie s ever does the right hear the battle cry of freedom how it swalu upon the ait oh yea we 11 rally round the standard or well perish nobly there methas night run on black meteor dehii h stoaix metii a cooper perched ou a igh etaaj behind tho littio de- hvcrywijdnw of tbothreopinea poet ofjjc looked gl at tho clock and saw it waijf six thirty u mo to close ull tho evening mail came m from boulder she was in the act of lowering tho shutter when there came a heavy step at tho front door she pausod a matnoat peering through tho window to eoe who tbo bolstcd person might be dusk was already settl log over the cascades in whoso shadows the hands t of threo pines nestled- in tbo dim light tho girl distinguished the tall form tho silvery hair and the weather bronxsd but kindly face of major rvan in a moment hi keen gray eyes were twinkling through tho wicket close into the face of motha the roustabout called for your mail this afternoon major the girl informed pleasantly as if anticipating hut question i know msjer ityae annwered ialek ly i em oot after ray mall oot yet i merely wanted to toll jou h ceased peaking for just then there came the trample of boots at the door the major devotion and big bearted spirit of major ryan tho man who had alwsyn proved himself a friend ef ths family it wae the major who had helped them when they fireb came into the cascaded during the long irinaaa of the father he proved hltn self the friend in need in ths shock of calamity and in tho after struggle with poverty he was still tho true friend and helper lb was he who had secured for the boy and girl tho litile post office at throe pines though it was the mother who had been named as tho postmistress it was motha and wallace who made eut ths records cared far the mail and looked after the wants of the patrons as motha heard tho oftrepeated stsry there came to her miasl a picture of that uncouth mountain nder who had entered the posb office cloeo upon tho heels of msjor rjan her imoaainaes grow and aba completed her suppsr before her brother had finished both wallace and his moth r looked up spprahonslvavy when motha rose from tho table im going out in tho cool air awhile she said aim ply aa sho turned toward tho rear door i m just a utile anxious about you girlio her mother confessed gravity no i nol dont you worry i motha said im not ick and 111 soon bo all right out in tho refreshing air of tho early ovoning fragrant with its balam of fir and pine and ccd with tho mountain axon she did fool bolter hight had dropped over the caijcades a night of vcljtely blackness softly incited with stars- lamps glowed hko fireflies from cabin windows and a spirit of peace brooded over tho utuo haralot under the laurel trees of their backyard meiha stood silent ly with hero head and uplifted fees she had made no sound and when she first first came out tho muffled nuises of the town came to her as ono harmonious note low and tender but soon a discordant note reached bar and aha lifted herself quickly not twenty yards sway two man were untying a pair of saddle ponies that had been standing at the bitching rack one was talking not loud but in a voice sho could distinctly hear a voice that made her instantly attentive because she recog oued it es that of ths stranger who bad entered tho oflico clone behind msjor ityan- its all right motha heard him asy it will be in tonight tho gal says about tune then wo u have to git a move on if we moot dick en ths other side of the divide the op u tho best place to do tho joe the two men sprang into their saddle as the thumping of boots oo tho bard road died away a full understand idg of the mans design camo to her bho felt certain that these two men with a third were planning 1 a wtors t rtsw igb t dig in you may not bo ablo to count your bank balance in moro than three figures but if you have a reputa tion for honesty and real business courts you will jct there tho comes are a foehlo folk yet they tnako their houses in the rocks this war has shown what a small armed force properly entrench ed can do against overwhelming numbers the man who digs bimseu in behind good business methods erarbuting industry end umwcrvmg gdcl ty to jirineiplo will outlast most of the big guns of modern business warfare thcro are a lot of people who start iu business with the rush and noise of a jack johnston but end in a thud and flare of mud there ts nothing ta beat trench warefaro in business although an occasional rush may add tern tory and prestige so in bboo and leather journal crest was reached hero the girl tighten ed on the rsina thorn was treacherous ground ahead where the- trail hong liko a narrow cliff a misstep would hurl horse and nder iota the abyss j but at this height shadows disappeared and teoftiyerod6bcdk a wide canopy halt the distance murmured tho girl again the chirp and tho dangeroui ground past the horse swept over the divide a cold chill struck the girl s white face lb was the breath of night coming down from the snowcoversd alosea ef the high cascades metha buttoned ber coat mere closely and glanced up at bar time dial again another werd to the fsllhfol broncho another stroke ef affection on the wet hot nock another borstal speed and a clus ter of lights twinkled ahead red rock the words shoe tram iwtweoa the girl s lipa a moment later che bright epota sweeping lorn feathery beams through the darkness curved gracefuuy dows the road and came to a halt it was tho motor stage stopping ah the pest office meteor on the main highway new was running like the wind the last half mile covered be clattered up te the long low building where the motor car stood drip ping with perspiration snorting his head tossing he halted with slouched haunches aad trombung legs while the girl drappod limp from the saddle she staggered gained control of herself aad rushed for ward the driver gated at her through h ids- suit goggle a moment later and be bad vetjhe waruintr the u 8 mail vnuler or delay went of the timely had twenty yeabs ago from tbo issue of tho proo press of thursday aug- 10th 1897 weather cool and pleasant civic holiday next monday the framework of tho large sis story addition ta ths works of ths actnntn mng co has been raised electric lights ts within the possibilities for act on in the near future rev father haley has arrangad fee bis annual sio nic o tako place la the park on civio haliday a big afternoon of sports is promised and a concert in tho park in the ovenieg tbo handicap bicycle race was run in connection with the sons ef scotland oar den party the race was gvs miles the coursa was one lap around the park course out to the fourth linn end rat una and finish willi another up over the track tan con tattanta ontered seven cniebftd they were it- m mcdonald e l francis e w iearaon james barry e j moore thoe lea a e- moore james barry finished in 18 minutes j lushed with success the local ball play arssreaptto imagine that aden never has had such a team before bat m tho free press at sept 3rd 1875 is recorded the ball team plsy with fergus on muo day ii ornate- a on tuesday listowell on mfednoadj i uckoow on friday and brussels on saturday tho following gentleman composed the team irrd h btorey a k nicklin tom kennsdy jsmos ii nlckbn isaac francis j a speight david mcmockaa jacob do in t we y davo light heart and angus cainoron itoiin ilaua in oirgetown on wediissdsy thatoyt to mr and mrs v j uar- uled futube heably teh when a body comes to be nearly ten ah udleorta of troubles beses her then at least if the body happens to be tho eldest of au in the nuij whose mothers as work the whole of use and tm that body i may as weu say there isnb a baby in au emjetreet whos nearly sa pretty or iwf aa owsjet aaelituosauybutohdarmei it s strange how heavy that ust n do and tommys a wonderful bow i know but n that child doee bouer me its tlosfaabye baby- end offsfa fdjei but if i put her down that baby kiuttw and aa eeoo sa she s really f sat aslosp thea down on the floor our tommy wiu and it a dont wake baby be qusk tto ob- tommy you 11 pall that cat s tail la fcwr when a bodys worn oat bo perhaps quite her dear little mother will come in then its polly my pet what should i do if i hadnt a good little girl like yoar and somehow a body feels glad jo xhta shes a grown op girl of nearly ten casealls utile felts man may succeed handtcspped by a pt pouting wife who u slwajs afraid har rights am being trampled upon bat he will do much better it ha home is presided over by a sane sensible cheery woman who recognizes the fact that lifo is not all rose bead ono of the reasons why so many yeneg man put off marriage until a late day u that they have net tho time and the means to indulge and spoil their wives as they have been spoiled and indulged as homo the pre railing small family makes it very hard for young girls to grow up wl selfishly ty sounds so solemn and so difficult said jessie who was engaged to be mar ried somehow it makes me feel thai too much responsibility rests with ma that is where lore comes in jessica said mrs hunter true love seeks al ways to wive more than tt gate i do think more of the responsibility of a happy borne rests with the bride than with her husband because ahs t there so much more than ha ia she it is wbe gives tone and potm and character to the entertalniag the msasgement and all other things con nected with the precious place and it she is willing to learn by the oa penances of others and te do her best to keep swe and healthy and happy hex husband baa a hundred chancer bo rise in the world to the one chance st the handicapped man mamma is that vnaa you and mrs orev meant yesterday when you war talking about evelyn harper t asked lillian auddenly yea dear poor evelyn is trying to keep ber now home up to the standard ef the old and she is ill aod peevish and aerveos as a renal t they ere in debt do sho feels that she must return all the cour toaiee shown her whan alto was learned your father would be glad to promote richard harper but the pooryeungfeuos could not tako the higher position hejis so worttad and troubled trying to keep pace with ida wifas ideas that he cannot bring to his business duties the clear thinking sail energy some of the the can consequently they mo gotij him and he loeemjjg