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fflb t adnn grgggrgjaa in tttn trlulu utnl inflow am i vulk ihroukii hncr till the ulury of ulinll know it ntuill tii ml in ttn boauiy and it ttory i when th jurth nnil iho hckvund hit aai mvcr tnlllnc thfl klw ulhca a halloween oracle party the oraclo von inn irranctl by n couplo of bright ill cbool b ul october wo an axrwiafble variation upon the rather trtwtyrk roremonimt of the avenge ilaliowo on foatlvlty it could oopjod by any entftrtalner in search of a bright idea for the feaat of fate thla year the frolic being extreitaely varied rjulretl nome little advance preparation but mo little ex pendlturo of hord caah that no n- tertainer nfd fear to undertake the party for reaaonii of expense i the aoothaaylng oracle the feature j of the evening came aral on the pro iruntdo and proved a eourco of groat aniuajemenl for thl a curtain of jot- black paper muslin decorated with gilt lara waa ntretched perfoctly taut acroaa the double doorway by whlcti tho parlor opened into the atudy the folding doora wore puahod back an1 the curtain faatened carefully in place with the amajleet of tacks in tho curtain waa a hrtml round hole about the also of a dollar ar riving gueata found tho library rend erctl inacoeaalble by means of thl curtain although tbi two room vrerej thrown 4nto one when the aoothaayliig was over i when all had arrlvod lights were i turned down and a lively neighbor who had been initiated aa an iccom i pi ice by tho young hoateaaea took up i her pavilion in the dimly lighted j library presently low rumbling of thjunderl produced by ahaklng a long piece of aheet tin began to occur behind the i curtain they were accompanied by weird flashes emanating from a dark lantern pencils and paper were dis tributed and each gucat waa invited to propound to the oracle a alngle quobtlop concerning aame matter of destiny a speedy answer was promis ed one by one the qufwuans written on slips o paper were passed in through the aperture in the curtain a moment or two afterward the slip with the fateful answer written on the reverse sldo was returned through the rays- tartous opening the oracle was apparently equal to those who sought to unveil tbe future too completely and shouts of laughter greeted the dlaoomflled questioner thus one inquisitive youth desired to know the name of nls future spouse the seer recognlalna the handwriting of one we will soy thomas jones made answer simply sirs thomas jones greatly to tbe ohagrin of the fate seeker when all had questioned and receiv ed answers the curtain was removed and library absolutely without splritu- allstlo apparatus of any kind reveal my grandmothers ilruvo of ilrlt of an early duy bchoolftd in tho thrifty arta that miiko a homo with heart to ami to though of i on burd thi way the thought of her liko frpgnmro not hers u careleas youth to npinrt she drew in self reliance with her breath know nature as a rliwa familiar friend and know alaef tho fuco of death tiers was tho wbtdorn of tho hoatt prrhaps because ntcj read life a pugo through tears lndnwvd by uod to play a mothars part she ocattarod blasalngs through tho years time brings us all a truor might my eyf were ntlll too young when ho was hore i could not sni her wisdom now the light of years has made hor goodness clear she knows and uomatlrnos in tho night hhe lays uion my arm a gentle hand and seems to say hor kindly ayes alight ah child i see you understand eunio mitchell lehmer the girls and young men were then invited to takepaxt in a game of fate by which tbe initials of the future lifemate would be revealed a hand ful of jhp utile letter crackers of the kind that can bo bought for a few centr a pound had been hidden everywhere around tho two rooms that space of fered these were the letters for which the company searched begin nlng the hunt at aealgnsl from the hostess the letter ffrsf discovered by a man or girl represented the first charactei of tbe christian name in which he or she wss most profoundly to be in terested the second letter if one was discovered stood tov the surname at the future mate after finding two letters the search ceased those who faued to find any characters were ds lined to single blessedness unless this bad sign should be charmed away by luakler omens in the succeeding frolics another good way to arrange the initial divination is to nil a tub with water thrown- into it a tablespoonful of soup paste in the form of letters and let each man or girl dip up spoonful for this each one must be blindfolded and furnlabod with an old fashioned longhandled ladle if one letter is dipped up thla stands for the first o the christian name two letters include the christian and surname three may be interpreted as u middle name or ope of the three may be counted out if nothing is caught in the dipper the fate seeker is in danger of becoming an old maid or bachelor another feature simple in prepura tlon but good fun was picture fortune valung ifor this th hoettos pro duoed a urge basket filled with pic tures cut from advertisements news pupey illustrations holiday cords and the half tones of back numlwra of maaaslnes tho pictures were all ar ranged face down bach guest in turn drew oge of the hostesses who had in her possession a typewritten ulphu betlcally arranged list by which the exact meaning of each picture could be immediately determined the entertainer who desires to oopy the idea can either make a lint of omens to nt her pictures or she can clip a set of pictures to nt this the original list bhlp vbr u girl you will run cry a navy man for a man you will marry a foreigner moneybags vau will knarry wualth uoose or ttnkuy uewaru if the fascination of a oollsh person of the opposite sex i star you will achieve fume can or uoun you will shortly fall in love with a uosloulaii small house- you are destined for love in u cottage violet your life mute will ho u very retiring disposition net beware pf un approauhlng tanglement rcallv simple recipe an old colored mammy was asked by a white neighbor just how ho made such a wonderful ginger broad and gave the following recipe oh i jest puis in a few humtfuls o flour in a bowl then add a pinch o salt plenty o algs little bit t bakln powder some augur a lot u ginger an apices fair aimed pitcher a rich cream lump o butter and tout guilts o quips t was the surprised retort what in the world js a gulpt why vou know when you pours molasses outsn a jug it jrue gulp gulp wejliih making this ginger bread sou lets h gnup tour times i i few more thoughts 1nduc ed i1y my highway itamble when i left the scene of the old apple tree at the side of the railway at the los by farm crossing t meand ered up the new and easy grade of tho roadway to the first line from that point as i looked over tho beau tiful hardwood groves on the old hall and lasby funni in their splendid dress of autumnal tints it took me back sixty years to early maplo sugar days it was no difficulty to recall the sugar camps among tho maples on these two forma x remembered also when the gore of two or three acres at the crossing was covered with sugar maples and the rttm woods on the north side of the track where william moore lived so long his brother thomas also farmed there fur a time samuel moore made maple syrup and sugar in the gore plot and william in bis grove the isby boys had great times making the family store of sugar and mo looses in their fine bush there was a lot of them and tbey tapped hundreds of trees and were always proud to report that their output was greater than that of any of their neighbors in asa jsalls bosh adjoining horace rusty and zalraan assisted their father and ruth and sarah jane often came back to be at the sugaring off these have all been colled home though it seems only a very few years since they were all with us- and all these thoughts came to me very vividly the other day as i rested at the corner on my way up the new highway i remember a great night w hod one j spring in the losby bush when tbey were bolting down and sugaring off let see it must be well nigh sixty years ago there was quite a crowd in the camp a lot of tbe looby girls martha and rebecca cummlngs sarah jane hall some of the cameron girls and of course as many of the boys from neighboring farms and from the village one kettle- of the three boiling i over the fire of hardwood coals was reserved for maple taffy when it was about ready to turn out thorn was m scurrlng about to the shady spots in the woods where a few last snow banks hod escaped tbe mys of tho spring sunshine for pans of snow upon which to cool the tarty the sweet product was done to a turn and there wos great fun over it some of the boys had brought eggs which they had hooked from the nests in their home barns these were boiled in the boiling sop and with the loaves homemade bread brought by the glrla lfto maple syrup and the tarry present thought he primitive feast was fit for a king thoje wore the good old days talk about the run the yourur people hove today it dqesn t seem to be in it with that of the days hen we were young bock hi the sixties und seven lies well as i aloud m the c roaming the third line und sow the doxen or so of farmers teaming gravel and broken stone from tim crusher in wen murrays field near tho cuiiudluii na tional hallway truck it took ma back to tbe days when the u t h was built through here tho farmum sons were especially glad hen book about 16q and b7 to get jobs of looming with their fathers oxaii on the right of way borne parents were unwilling for their boys to work there booauae in those days whlskay was cheap and flowed freely the contractors their men were never without brown jug well replenished and there were frequently prolonged epxoes and un occasional tight x re member om family at least in the vicinity none of whose half doxen boys ever worked with the railway they spent their spore time un the xurm and it improved rapidly conseiiuenus the members of this family years afterward vrere loadars the temperance cause fn the com- unliy as 1 meuliderod lelsuraly up the liuw highway toward the corners i pmd the wild strawberry patch on the north lie of the hallway lianks wham the luscious berries were ho plentiful in strawberry time long long ugo and then i passed the trout brook which hay its source bock on hubert john ston m on the second hue und which runs through to the ri ret und round across the andrew murray form and thenae over to morgan crewson a and down james gambles and undur the railway and now under the highway unl it li killuw on my in i ml dm udvlrt i i may nsa the old grand trunk bridge the fatal tragedy f over fifty years ugo nt thin placp en me to mrt aualn with gnat vlvjdmnn it wum hire hint mr mi master und his wlfo wore lyth killnl oy a punsengnr irtsln us they wir crossing thin nuhwuy bridge mr mr master wnn blind 1 ut a good wulltrr when arcompanled by hln wito tin lied atartnd to walk to ai too dow the track from the rrouxlug und had gotten un to hut brldg bnrorn jm me master noticed a train mining wn the grudn blm lrld to i l lior lu hand off tlin hrldfin but dm pnglnr caught them beforo nh surnoedod lioth worn instantly wihl und numlxr of children worn it ft rphani the4 wera adopted by kind hearts neighbors und frli ndii oni of them lived in acton for a number or years this was the end of my walk and villi remambrancta of this last odd event in my mind i nrowly wended my wjiy tiack homn down the nnw high way 1 have had the the hank- steps latnly i m glad hn look i gave lilm tost wo k m on a thought or two to him k cat ton ally just to encourugo mm you know here s a stanxa jar him now which 1 come a croon thin wrok the th1n8 wh i jo it isn t the job w intended to do or thf labor wo ve juut begun that ruts us right on tho ledger sheet jt s the work wo vo ulroady done our credit is built upon things we do our debit on things wo shirk the man who totals the h luteal plus js the man who cocnplnteti his mrk i see he wants me to give him orno ancient history port i ru lam alxtut th acton falrn of long ugo 1 ii try un 1 do that next wook 1 m about fugged out now ror this time oems of thought the first three men in the world were a gardener a ploughman and u graxler and if any object that tho second of these was a murderer i desire him to oonajder that as soon as he woe so he quitted our profos ion and turned builder cowloy the sincerity which attenuates and eveo nullifies tho importance of truth cannot be the same as tho sincerity which is meant to find the truth dr tnoch mai lor pretty clothes what indigestion pasty complexions irritable tempers pneumonia discomfort prematura wrinkles and actual misery are caused in their noma the self conceit of the young is tho great source of those dangers to which they ore exposed blair there are en that we below spurgeon crown wearers in hesv not cross bearers heccj statistic i can prove anything by stalls ties except the truth oeorge conning have known first knowrtl hundreds would want if they hod waste spurgeon vices ore contagious and them is no trusting the well and sick together the only certainly a mans life- sir jjolng good happy action philip sldpey those mouthmade vows which break themselves in swearing shakespeare sweeping assertions are liable to raise clouds of misunderstanding a politician one that would circum vent ood shakespeare truth provokes those it does not convert- w lleo n their secret a mlnlnor ofn rural purluh motor tr g homo ope tiny ufej n round tf vltillm nvrrtook u tlrl plodding ulonj it out try roud urryiiig u heavy bun k i of provlulonn hecounlzlng hrr as it mirvunt em inyod by a farnmr living near his pur iiuige hn pulled up und off r 1 hor ft whim he come to the tune load l to the farm lin o top pod to u t imr grit down and nhn onld oh thank u ulr don t mention it rnpllnd tho min i lor the girl blushed prettily hung her hnud then looked up archly all right aha said mum r thn word a repipe not recommended- take one reckless natural born fool two or throe big drinks of hud hiior u fast high powered motor tar uoak ihn fool well in the liquor place in tbn cur und let him go afti r duo time remove from wrnckugit plac lu black satin lined box and garnish- with tluwors only herhu8dand munplclouit mistress j i unit dldn t 4 in ar ou tulklni with somebody 7 ok yunmitn tut ut n no mlhtrrmi iluvt n i i td you r pmtt idly jiimb ihul yi i must novor huvi any f your uenthmon f rl nds cl i or t mik her h to iiiusumi how h will lurf win n lu urn lutl lor hlosi you dut wuuu t no knitnun frlnn unt win jim muh wuftlms no taunt hui lun i virybodym mnguxlim appeal to an expert tin gnlfor tuid un exrnllant pinion f hinihilf mut uttor making u fairly on i drlvi hn turnml to his cu idle i muipoao m said you huvo lx on on ml tin links with woroo pluyars ttuin mu nhl tho puddle took no notuo i nuy auld thu uolftr loudly 1 uipoje you huvo boon nrouiut the ilnku with worse pluyt rti huji mo h i hourtl you tbu llrnt tlrno re- pliml tho coddle ulraly im jut thinking ubout it what fetched him ho had proponed and was accepted lloth oat in uilonci probably not linow ing what to auy what is tlmro in mo that you took such a llklntr t oho at last venluiel to ask won it my fluffy liulr ti sparkling nynst nothir ho a jib w rod butto yom blooming he k acton monument works uioaiauw ftrjo imioht1chw ov monumknth oi all kindm orders for tottering on stones already erected promptly ut tondod to isxpert workmanship und reasonable prices j nicol box 167 mill ht acton a flour thats at the head of the procession of pastry makers the excclsioi brand it has a natural and evned right to take such hih rank because the wheat from which it is made the nlcill care and cleanliness used in its manufacture prove our claim that excelsior flouit li the bcil inadc thv excllsiok i lour today t d h undsay mux 8tneet acton ontario get your job printing at the free press eternal vigilance liberty jefferson is tbe price of wasted win 9 olvlng advloe to a fool la tike pour ing water into a sieve you might aa well try to get a noil into a rock as sense into the pates of some peopl a lawyer remarked tho other day that he had a man come to him with trivial cause against his neighbor ho was personally acquainted with both parties to the dispute be advised his client to go home and try and settle tbe matter amicably he gol roundly abused for his pains and irate client went to another lawyer and had bis suit entered he lost it but carried it to the court of appeal and from there to the supreme court it ended adversely and it cost him so much money that he was bankrupt the lawyer says the next tool that com es along with a case or this kind he will let him havo his own way and keep hut advice to himself tnore are men wjio when advised along a cer tain hn are utmost certain to lake an opposite course someone has sold never give advice if the object of it be a wise man bu will hot need it if he be a fool he wlll not follow it- there is no doubt that much hreath wasted in the endeavor to keep fools in the right track at the same time a man clears hls own conscience when he devotes a little time towards trying to prevent fools running their ds against stono walls bo to mo n lu lhhoe and leather journal and through the corner of joht hrown s and ihente through damper form and down into the til rand hlver near the lllue uprlng my what ashing we used to do lu that little oreek between ofty und slaty yesrs ugo 1 ballevo there am trout in this stream yet though 1 hovel t nshed it for over forty years they tell ma though that heeve isar- ber of acton still ashes through the swamp und thut lies about the only successful nsharman who goes thoru now i hut the milnl tragic event of my hbrhwey stroll cams to me us i reached ths ant une andeow the svbwsy at in un pajt divided knerdv thu florists frequently cut off a num ber of blossoms on a plant lu order that ths few that are left may ho large and fine und that proaeduru itlustrates what it is liecosoory for everyone of us to do in order to make u success the trouble with most of us is not that we have not sufnoltfnt talent but that we have too many there are too many things wo tan do reasonably well uld so we suttter energies trying to do them alt make only a modest success of any the couoglsji who goes in tor s letlos and is jn the gloe club und one of the editors of the collage paper and so on is not likely to make a distinguished suocess of his studies and hoithor is ho likely to make a distinguished suoloss in any of his outside interests it has been m that everybody should have a vocation und un avocation that is to- say should hove an addition to his regulur work sonyt interest which will dl tract his thoughts and keep him from getting narrow a hobby if you wish to call it so hut two such inter are all that uhyone can manage os a rule the more profusely u plant nuwers tho less flno the individual blossom if your energy is divided up among a number of unoertaklng it is not likely to be equuf to making a real success of uny s just in time a oerman shoemaker left the gas turned on in his shop one night and upon arriving in tbe snoralng struck a match to light it there was a ter rific explosion und the shoemmksr was blown out through the door and u mpst to tho middle of the street a passerby rushed to his assistance and after helping him to arise inquired if he was injured the little oerman gssed ut his place f business which was now burning quite briskly and said no 1 aln t hurt uut i got put fosters great fall merchandise campaign thursday morning october 25th at nine oclock sharp we commence another demonstration of superior valuegiving the event of the season offering unparalleled values in womens and mines coats wraps suik dresses fur coats blouses sweaters gloves hosiery underwear etc huge purchases and thoughtful planning brin g to the women of guelph and vicinity tremendous values in new fall merchandise at savings no t to be overlooked coming right in the heart of the season when women are anticipating new ap parel for fall and winter makes this event doubly interesting l every garment of our 40000 highgrade stocks will be placed on sale at unusual price concessions thevalues listed below will give you an idea of the exceptional offerings your choice of four hundred coats look at this value finest velour coats furtrimmed 1798 yes thla is an exceptional value group or coals made of finest quality allwool velour cloth lined throughout with collar and caffs of good quality french beaver right up to the minute in style stressing the new slim silhouette with side fastening colors fawn reindeer castor and nigger brown sizes range 16 to 44 plan to take advantage of this value its very unusual genuine 2500 value mannish cdats imported materials 1798 a tailored garment suitablo for every occasion good looking comfortably warm wen tailored in smart heather shades of finest english checkback coating sizes 16 to 42 a snap at 22 05 a whole rack of fur collared duvetyn coats djop aa and nofur normandy bolivia coats pduu a purchase from this group means an actual saving of 5 00 to 10 00 for every garment on this rack was much higher priced tho normandy bolivia coats come in navy brown and kit fox grey and the duvctyns in smart autumn shades with french beaver collars some with fur cuffs all reflect the smartest trends of the new mode and are beautifully lined and interlined sires 16 to 44 all our individual model coats and wraps included in this great fall merchandise campaign 29 95 stunning autumn suits regular 4000 to 4500 now selling at tailored with all the smartness of line aeon in a hand tailored costume suit these models of finest quality 1oiret twill and trlcotine have cvory alnlm to modisbness lined with canton crepe and interlined they come in navy and black sizes 16 to 44 they present an opportunity to syo take ad vantage fur coats a wonderfjil collection emphasizing exquisite pelts and workmanship unbeatable values muskrat coats 11500 finest quality southern muskrat dark with wide reversible border large crush or shawl collar length 40 to 45 inches brocade lined electric seal coats 14950 this is extraordinary excellent quality polts with large sable collar and cuffs length 45 inches pull ijncd fault less workmanship worth 185 00 persian lamb coats29900 of oven curl guaranteed quality beautifully lined length 42 inches and 45 inches finished with urge collar und cuffs of alaskft snbjo you bavo at least 5000 hudson seal coats 27900 we havo twp only good quality genuine hudson seal dyed muskrat brocade lined finished with silk girdle length 40 inches alaska sablo collar and cuffs 4t is impossible to list all values here please remember our en tire stock is included gloves hosiery underwear blouses corsets neckweaft sweaters lingerie yes everything at unusual price concessions frocks for every occasionreal values i 2500 pojket twill and tricotine frocks 198 a delightful group reflecting new ideas in trimming- touches featuring the goal frock the chemise style frock that slips over the head new collars new sleenres something a little dilterent the type of frock that will appeal colors navy black brown sixes 16 to ti new frocks of english velvet 1598 very stylish ore tluse english velvet frocks one piece nodcln in ulack und hrvi it qlorful tnnl- nilng iiuch h headed braid hide oahoshons shirred ribbon very liiterontinij in both btylc mid value lovely new frocks of canton crepe 2500 a delightful group in navy hhiok brown cocou grey green etc fashioned of hncat quality pure silk canton crepe tiers ruffles pleats every new stylo feature availing your belcotlon this is indeed 8urprle offering that will greet tho lady vho la in bearh of an exclusive now frock at a very extraordinary flgwro sites range 10 to tt with about hftccrl stout models ulics up to w included looksmart woollen frocks 1198 sec these at once for there are only three down and the value is extraordinary made of pure wool iolret i will in stunning new styles navy only sizes hi to 40 fleane let nf be low price mislead you for they are easily geod vsluo at ji7 50 sec tho ridiculously low prices on our better frocks memorize the addressremember the dateplan to attend this is a is dav rvent attend earlv for best choice fosters guelph s only exclusive womens shop many more baroalkis not ad vertised will be on display in the store watch for special sale taos a v av rt crft jul lta