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tyndall on the lllutn illation of vupors ad tho hraul tyi mum rarely kifvaaowl founded oi tho intrlniuo oalar of the oonponoiits t tho tmoilir th kveiichmu ililcl the experiments cm which tti physical theory is based mid which uro u ported hy u remarkable malhe matlcu analysis y haylslgh of the attention of light from particles turl id mediums much a medium may lnh t iui unusual proportion f wvj of abort length so that it will kipmir reddish by transmitted light and bluish by reflected light llesldes this the plane of pelarlsatlon on auih a medium ik situated a tyndall m axirlinant in illcsla now th bvnohinn by kborbln lb bluo trnyri uf th ky h it kppftra iwmonatrmtvd thl th polariiuttuic th ky m light u not ufflcunt proof iif tha optical origin of tha blue slnoa h ihowa tht other rmya mr potartsml itylnlghii theory would mthor lsmd u to sxphit violet sky oolor for ut wky which aximirlmnta with imim tub oonnrm ilalda tha diutof ll klnilri tbst rantn tho nunoplmr tur bid doa not rbta bbxhr than 1 000 u 1 ooo mllm knd tb wlht and olaotrlo tittn uf tha kli knaka it lmpohlbu for itn imirtlcua to rtnwln at roat taod luuiliu thli oomblnatlon into flavy akn tho aolar nyi than nflootody tha kuwiim tnolorulo thamaalvaa i faro onter tho obaarvatlona of tjorat vrhlnh nrov that ihla hypothoabj hai ho foundation baltlier in tha oaao of lltuldm nor in th4 of aolld tha kranchman tlrat inabtionod hu alao ahown ita fallty for am another authority lias explained tho ulumlna- tlon of tha atnwmiphero by atuibu tins it to bxyara of dirroront donaltlaa wbioh littonhlnsu caualn rafletlon and ro fraodon of llfbt raya vtnally in tha caao of tho atmoa uhre tho lranohuian ajtulalna raly- inc on k calculation baaad on th i ropartloa of oxyian in tho liquid state tho amount of thl cu eontainod in tho air without aounua7 tho osona and othar bodlna will autlloo to eivout medium m aunlcuuitly inunaa bluo oolormtton to explain tho appearand that am obaervod at dirfaront helchta in tho oaleattal vaulc tho varuvuona uf intensity in tha bluo and iu thln- tilns out in cortain dlroctluna woubl be duo to tha dust which was formerly thought capable of caualpc its color tho sky is raally mora blue where there is less dust in tha direction of tho visual ray mew york herald safes that fire rockets tt is not koneratly known that dutch liners are equipped with a peels i safes for tho conveyance of malts and other alusbles unlike tha square receptacles a in oftlces and banks the ship a safe is ovs1 in shape it i cmrrlsd on the deck in a cradle tbousjb exposed public view it is proof ecalnat attack for should any unauthorised person attempt to open it he would start alarm should the vessel meet with dlasastftr and sink the safe remains aoost on tu top la an itumnlous automat la sis- tutllln spparatus after the aafel hu bean in the water half u hour this la set ui operation and m bright ibjbt ja shown every fourth minute kvery ninth mlnnto a alcnal horn sounds for one minute while for twolvn hours after the fe leaves the ahlp a rocket u set off every hour after tho postal authorities at jlutch port have put tho mall in a safe it ht closed with two or mors covers provided with special looks and keys hhould the safe be cast afloat vice fastens the innermost oovs that it can bo opened only by us in special secret code finally ovary safe is provided with a separate com partment which automatically des troys the whole of its contents should an unauthbrtaed person attempt to open it fall fair time comlno data of the fair of which aetenr l centra of area dates of fairs to be held the com in fall havo been announoed by the on tario department of aarioulture the following will interest the local readers aberfoylo r ootoberjl 1 september 16 1 ilockwood x qrampton september w 11 burlltutton september it so caledon 4 september sb 17 erin october 10 11 versus j september 11 1 goriretown october 1 oalt september 11 is grand valley ptamber 16 17 september 19 lo oakvllle september 14 to t h tree tsvl lie m september it toronto ausust 18 to baptsmbar- b gave ample warn ino in the onrly days or tlio canadian west a scotchman namel duncan mo- arthur and bin wife janet ranched a tract of bind about 40 miles west of the steel town of verouu iuncan was a past maater at the national ac complishment and on market daya alwayv relumed home e i or i oust y drunk janata sh mas to convert him always fallod but in desperation she tried once mora on market ihiy suhi duncan every time you take a drink to duy im coins to tuka one too the inoorrlklbta iunoan replied then ye tl be tide uml drunk by a o cloak mrs ucarthur heavenly blisb uoll two cupfuut of white suar with one half cupful or boll in water and onevhsjf cupful of white corn ayrup until htue of the liquid dropped into oold water forms a hard ball have ready the white of two eras beaten 119 with a teaapooitful of vi in 11 la and on cupful of knitlub waltm meau added to tt while boatlns tho mixture add slowly to it the bolllnii syrup when you have beaten it very stiff turn it into a buttered pan and when it u dqm out it in places h you wfsh aubatttuta candled cherrlei or pine apple for tbe nut meats or tuna both the nut fneat und tho coudled fruits the old man meditate on hi lioyboodr town j i i u u nm i uhm ucnw tlif i thfr ilsy wblrli u rullv u i ray in pjtlo ihunur tt mlrft of wlilal hhiim t ilvd il ll i leuhtn of p0 u x im rally r imhiix th oil i liuchj it our birth unl rhll ihood hoy hood town kin i oihi look iiomii on kloyhood to ju slid ubp it kjrmiii forever th- tuns tnulu ulreet with shads frees sweet the lake and tl- ireamlila rlvr oh lead us ihnrn when bowed with rare lo heur its childhood story lis suns and speoch f lov that te the light of love and glory ah lasxlus down to lltiyhood to when w are old and weary to taste and know tha golden glow of splrlb fruh and cheery i x i look down we pry on all that puy in childhoods blonmy valli y keep sweet the street whereittttrreet of youth and gladnass rally keep fair the um with pristine gratx- tliat in our gray lieoember ws may be lead with blithesome tread to loves undying ember kind uod look down on hoy hood town and keep its sort llahts gloaming on bsrdans fair that blossom there aloiu lovetl paths uf tl reaming ioeant that bring- back your earlier days snd make you reflect upon tli old home and the old town its familiar streets end lanes its lakes and streams its gardens and valleys the old school and church lis paths where the sun day afternoon walk were taken lb play places and swimming pools and every thin else that appealed to tbe fancy of younsr days a readlm- of lloyhood town nva me a real good idea bf buw it is that tha record of my rvmlnlscences week sftw week are ml imipular with the oldir folk artlcuurly with those who long ago left the old home town and settled in other homes more or less remote and its a real pleasure to me to recall thi old days tbe old scenes the old resi dents in my reveries in thus columns from weok to week in my contribution in uist issue just set my foot on church si tree i to commence my peregrinations nlontf that thoraushfaro and relate incidents of tha old days i only rot fur enough to tell of the naming of the street and than i found my space exhausted borne three years ov when i atartod the stories of the old man in tho iii clock tower i told about the old adams house on the corner of church street and of the michael bpeufht property on tha other corner you will remember about mrs a lass one or the adams girls who invented one of the first cooking stoves in ontario or up per canada- as it was than and which was patented when tho lata sir oliver uuwat had charge of all patenta in ontario also that this house v tlrst borne for quite a number of the newly married couples when houses were scarce in acton and that ope of these wan mr and mrs john speight and that mrs james moore their first born had thht house for her birthplace and thats how ions ajrut lets see i believe its sevonty years hext spring elnce john speight came up to johi holt a woollen mill one flna morning and told his friend john with mingled feelings of pride and bashful neos weve cot a in dauxhter down at our house thbj momlng john and were going- to coll her iflhaa jane i think i told you too uf the time mr becord went over to ml wo speight when the children had the lea and ojterhur the eldest of them a penny if she d klsm 1eroy bho wanted percy to catch the measles and et it over with when tha other kiddles were bavins them x do nt remember whether the contract sealed and delivered right there or not i hfunt ask mrs k the first time 1 meet her i guess she 11 tell me far alike bpolght her futher and i always the very best of friends in the rear of tha sienas adams family rofldance there was a fine appl iwchsrd this was u fame us phtoo ror fruit for many yours it not only yielded abundance of fruit for family in tha big hbuwo but tha boys t tha village levied freely upon the harvest and early fall apples then whan the farm was subdivided each of tho lota hud u fair supply of apple trees the bulk of the orchard how ever rumslned intact until about twenty live years ago john bpelght uml mike hpelght had socurwl lots south and the west u the orchard about nutyflve or seventy years ago but tho remuindnr was kept intact this property was owned for quite u number of years by thomas ullburn the founder of the proprietory medicine business of mlumrn co toronto mr ullburn succeeded the lata itrank ifagyard who iliad m drug store here in the early days and was the compounder nf the famoua hag yard a yellow oh ami jlugyard cough lulsam mr muhurii rormed a new company known for years as mil burn llentley and fearsoii and moved the tusluess lo toronto mr j 1 li who lived in at ion for years and who occupied the rhalr or chief mux mm to of acton for several yturu was a mamlier uf this arm v 1eataon died here ills wlduw is one of our esteemed olttseii- in tha course of time jumetj mnt- thewa our venemble postmiurter umd into ikmueaslon of the old adams orclmrd ha moved his hop kiln from the farm to tills property wild for u number of years tha ho pa from his hop yurd were dried cured and baled there but after a while tho hop business played out and the old orchard was at hurt divided into lots john lawoon carpenter secured the lota on the church btreet frontage ha built the fine two story house at the corner where mr august anderson now lives tho hop kiln he converted tpt a car lenter shop a little over twenty years ago mr lawoon went west the resi dence was oold to james mnlam blacksmith who considerably improv ed il tile carpenter ahop waa aold to john it mnckensle con tractor who also secured the old adams house and lot adjoining ur mackensie enlarged th carpenter ahop converted it into en electric dlanlrur mill and opened a lumber and coal yard in tbe back his memory shall lqt fade 1 thv boll huinetead at hrenuord j ir llell i s itulu tlrst telephone instrument 1 tli luuuimorlul on tuebt heights hrutilf rtl dlned by wultei 11 alwurd the canadian sculptor gsrtlen where mrs ailatnj uuwl lo hang out the family washing- to dry uclara died in tha house ha liad purchased from john lawson after tedious and painful lllnass his funeral war largely titnnd and was ronduated by itev tlmtrge w ltarker and wulkor lnlge a v a a m mr august anderson la the present ownar of this bit and homo while has had bis residence there two ismaiited deaths huvo taken plaoe vi da the elder daughter of tha home beilutlrul young lady juul budding into wtiiiuilihiuml was milled ufuir i riif lllntwa and ar hy macklnnun luirrletar an i town clerk mitoumli- lo an attack of till ineldlirii la grippe which wau t pi litnilc four years ago this fall mr llm mer hualiatil built a fine bt me f r hlmmiilf un 1 mrs husband on the a ijolnlng lot threo houses occupy the lower part nf tho orchard when the toronto huiiurlmil lloctrie lullwuy was hulll lis line whs through the old adams orchard anil the fetation la hxutetl on the mnjl btrwic front juat u rod r tu below tha old ramlly resldouce mrs john mcklnnnu of nussoga- weya had imr new homo built on a alia just south of the olectrio railway blnce tha railway was run through bs adjacent property hur roar drive way la through the railway yarde uelow this la mr nob i malamt line residence ami blacksmith shop his garden has u number of apple trees which originally were in the old adams orchur 1 tho bouse this property was originally a much amallor one it was built by mike bpolght when he rap the blackamlthlng business tor his blacksmith foreman i think liave williamson lived there for a while then jim molam had hni home there for years noble enlarged it and has from time to time added improve ments and now bus oil modern con veniences in the liomo and no of the prettiest law rut 111 town koble hus lived here since his early boyhood- with the exception of it few yeara spent in london when ho hud a good posi tion in the o t u shops hut he ul way had a hankering for the old home nd wbeu tho business where ha learned his trade came on market ha bought it and came home again with his family noble has prospered and is one of anion s sub stantial eltlaans his wife and help meet la ltoxy bwaokhumer daughter nf tha late xhiuforth bwacklutmer ot tha hi1l utr father died through an accident many year ago but her mother who was u daughter of henry itydar of tho third hue atlll lives and enjoys ufa among her children the willow btreet hide of tha old orchard has seen some numerous changea when tha jahnutone block built on mill htraet tha old resi dence of hansom adams which xtood on that site was moved lo u lot in the orchard below tha one where bpenoer husband lives it wua u auhatautlal building and made a comfortable home when the ulectria ttullway una was surveyed it ran plumb through ibis old home and it had to ho moved again i thltk it la now on agnes btreet on the lot at the corner of agnee btreet john hpelght built his ootnn ahop and paint ahop theso remained during iiih ufa time uttd through tbe life time of hlu eldist oon joseph who conducted tha undertaking and furni ture business thurn u ii til his death when nlok itorhes cams from crew corners to acton he built his home on this property which he had purchased later he built his flnu home un church street and then ooltt the agnes street home to david mo- keown when he retired from forming unit oatna to acton david lived there ititll his untimely death through an uccldent and mrs uakoown continued horne there until the death of her daughtur unit herself tom marshall purchased the property shortly after he name from llmehouea utul he uml mrs marshall live there ad happily us ever they were during their long mar ried lire tho double house on the oornar whs built by mrs mokeown nd in now a lanomunl bo mutli for tho old zeiuis adams ore hurt i it is nearly a century alnoa mr adams planted the apple trees there well worth heeding the efforts to uphold the courage and strength of another is the surest vay to increase our qwn hvery one learna rrom his own ex perience lhlwjei learn ulao from the experlimm of ottinrs i we earn money und we spend il nd it seems to leave no traoa but the way we earn uiid aiieml it forms habits that make or mar our characters orlaf can take oare of itself but to get the full value of p fry you must have orfmebody to divide it with one of tho moat popular forma of- goiuus is a genius for being gtaniaj a mans rravcit touch mn that to minutes makes an hour 14 outirw i ne pound and 100 oiits one dollar kelp me so to lv that 1 can ii down at night with u clear lonstieiiio wltl nut a gun under my pillow and unhaunietl by tha face of those lo whom i liava bruught pain runt that 1 may earn my meal ticket on tbe kquiri and that in earning- it i may do unto others as i would hav- them do unto me deafen me to tha jungle of tainted money and to the rustle uf unholy aklrta llllnd lim to the fuults of the other follow hut reveal to tf my own oullt me m that vhnvr i took into the facea ut my frioiils i will have nothing to oonoeul kep me young enough to laugh with little rhll iron and hymathattc ouougii to be conaldorat- of old age and when tho day rxiinw of darkened ahudaa uli1 the smell of flwera tlu trvhll of soft foottepa and the jruiiahliig of teheabi hi the vahl muko the ceremony short and tho uplubh simply hare ilea a man irish wit him waa telling hor how servant about lief husband my huahand hrldgei aha as id proudly uaeu to be liajid of tha hill it la 1 thought mm much ma am said llrldgvt cheerful- aln t he got tho line mallaloug lookt when he round john knox an edinburgh cabman wu drlvltlff an amrlcan around the sight of tho northern city in high street he atnii- ped and with wave of hu whip an nounced i that u john knox a housa john knox i exclaimed th am erlcan who wam her this waa too much tor the cabby oood heavena man w ha axglalmed did you never read your ulblst w iw clitx-tfliaftfc- itdx sraart or barn us3c initstrxt b lawlllllieluhajl ptmfem aeassai fltfffnr bjantoradnte attdlbniaafc writ suttehplv farming pav8 lltnck it ruin and poultry farms are quite ommoii hut lo loam to butter- hy furmj u mrtulnly u uurprue tlnro urn several huttarlly furma in california where cllmutlo conditions hull to im- idnul tor those gaudy utld beautiful wlnge 1 lowers and a v ry paying business it is too t ut u thorough knowledge uf en tontology is limeusary to curry out tha unrj hiiocotot fully there lu u great dtimuud for buttor- iiuu of ull utirtu hy olleclore ucleiitlala tlm nmktru of tho iwuntlful hutterflya hit jnwullury win ah mu h um lit an i fiu lu pulil for uoioo of tha rarvr miuwilmniu liutlertly funning riulrts vtry little mpurn uul ucunoly any cupltul to uutrt with aiiolluhod ultlc or apure room run 1m nlllltwl provlletl it is froe from druukhth mil huu u fairly warm tem po rut urn i tnoty jaiw or wl le mouthed bo t una uml ttvun i mx ou mid luirrela can lm us ed ror tho hmidlng oompartmenta whllut mout of tho atook oan be caught outullt ixupt of oourihi th rarer vnrhtlou which have to bo purchased there ure aovoral butterfly farm in cullfonita whom tho ctlmuto and other con lltftintj ure idoul for the work 1 he miccntotfiil farmer know4 ex- nrtly how to dud ouch variety borne butt rilled produce tholr vggs in boxea or uufiu other require no food whllat laying lliolr ega find ho forth tho larvae hutched from the eggs have to lie fed upon certain leave until they turn into pupae from which the butter hie evuituully fintaro 1 ho work 6n u buttortly farm lu light uiid intiireatlnf betides belny pronlul 1c after exjverlenoe hau beet fialncd advantaqeb op dairying riu iryi ne mniiituiiiu the fertility of tho uoll uuirylnb mcuiih u uteady inocma ndlrytntf funiuheu a- regular employ ment for utvor tho niurkot for dairy product h utnu ly dairying utlllxou uiisuleable rough uue dairying urfordu opportunity for in- creuuotl income duliylutf uthutu wnute land inde the dominion government annuities system of feeds an unquld opportunity for the investment of small or large uiwunli for the purchase of an annuity of from wo to s000 m fp uf toawln inunadlataly or at any future aw bwlred and to be paw m monthly or quarterly lnta atauuumayubuklusnj of two pe jointly mteresmitroct uaues no rsotrlctlon ainu ufe rmui a to reslasoos sjceaesmitracr issues nenhnwa crngdovera tnav purchase for their employee school boards for their acharacon gregatlons for their mlnuure cannot be a at or levied upon no medical ennuutlan required free from dorolrdon inconae tax vmwitvthct dominion of canada deecrlpa- boeloat mayfee obtained by pootinaatar or f 5periitndt when writing undly atato oes and ofe p boeloat mayhe obtained by pvhm by writing postage free to 3 t boatdo t dominion government annultlaatawa attention bring your cream ajud eggs to acton creamery co open evenings tueaday friday and saturday also wedonday af lerooona iugi1ic3t market price at all times our motto quality lie acton creamery co k- j 0nkn- phtprtetor gems or tmouoht wi urn fnn i of ovaggt rating tho v out fnicmu iteur lis hut it lu often leas from a prliiolplx nf gratl than the deulrn nf prejudicing lveuple in favor uf our own inorll ijl llorhefouoaould let him who expects one class nf society to prosper in tha highest dn gree while the other is in il in treed try whether ono alda nf his face ran smile while the othur is pint bed duller it rvoulrem ulflll un 1 uihor lo omet u i u 1111 ntf hut any 1 ha trump i mu it down only ciiui can t inn i ulnt a itowel hut uny foollxh rhll 1 run pull it to pleoeu j m oluuoti labor to uhow mora wit in dlscouruii than words und do not pour out u hood of tho one when you oan hardly wring out of your brains u drop of thti other spencer not to bo able to bear poverty u a ahumnful thing but not to know how to chuufl it away by work la a mom hhamecul thing yet ivrloleu von may hud two witty men clever men and twenty foolish bofora you rind one prudent or thrifty ruti old humphrey he who huw tiu mind to trade with tl a devil uhould bo an wise dm to keep uwuy from hlu ahopsouth oppose not rage while rugo lu in lla force but give it way a whlln und lot it wuute h halt n pea r in ptilllicu always let the grumburs tmve u ikino to gnaw joubert ladylike hor mother wua nntertulnlng in the drawlnu room when jenny cluttered down rrom the nursery flo upstalm ugali and oomtr down quletlyl aall mrn jmieu a short iutiee euuued uad jenny re- mplieared saylngi you dl lt hear me this time dl i you motherf no jenny you came down without u sound juat a uldy should ii m yea returned lier duughtori i all i down the btuihjttir koreen hair restorer i oh uall at all dhug stpjlefl 1 htrvmypurpom there is a moffat electric range for every homo hip or small and there are moffat range for clubs hotels hospi tals cafes moffat of all sizes to suit all purposes and purses once installed s moffat ltlrctrlc fesngo saves tlio householder money in fuel bills 28000 moffat ulcctru iltneci are in dally use throughout the world write ror free booklet to moffat umjted weaton ontario moffats electric rangag gibbons mens and boys shoes i would call your attention to the let that we carry m flrst clues una if wens and lloya ihoes uml our prices are rea sonable we win repair anytlilng re palrubln un 1 bavins secured hi ip will now be able to give prompt service mill st acton genuine jirrd paris for sale here guaranteed service wo guarantee every repair job entrusted to us to bo satis factory and you ere the judge until you are satisfied in every way wo do not consider a job finished of course once in a whilo thi generous policy of ours is abused but talcing it by und larolt pay us and pays you our whole service policy is to mako every ford owner a ford boosterto keep every px car in our territory in tho beat possible shapo to carry out the ford ideal of satisfactory motor transportation at lowest cosl if your ford requires attention give us a chance to prove whut our guaranteed service can do for you h a coxe acton ont the press triumphant behold the villue crier thnt once a woek nnverfid mule ntwhto what dimensions grown i thih kiunt bugler with diptondeil ohefir thnt hath for breath tho four winds at his own the press a handbill once u lonely bheet sold by some starveling scribbler so began this parliament in which all nations meet this omnipresent eye of man on man such might wus in the seed by cuxton sown the scepter and the sword alike bend down before lus printingpress the peoples throne the axe of evil and of fame the crown richard lo gallic m advertise in the acton free press the uptodate way i