Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), October 9, 1924, p. 3

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tipjvyw glu arton 3fyggfcgbb tnurbday octobbr ltl the modern bdv when father wm btovlnr ltd i in never gtt to go to boo hln favorlta movie nuir in any platura uhow lie nivr took n auto ride or saw n mkmln rink ho nevtr vlayttd phonograph or pianola tlnkl he nevmr houm an orchestra that make you daax with jau ha nwor heard of goof or altck 1 11 tali the world or rams he novfr wore a leather noat low ahoee in wlntert my or dotted hla hair with lirllllanune or wore a nifty tie the thine that father ueed to do wopld in theae day be blow doe he retret the thlnr ji muaed just hear him holler no l f npalachlarwfolk music the old fiddler of goorfl held their aeoond annual convention at the atlanta auditorium orand obora haa lie aeaaon in atlanta but it makes no auch unlveren1 appeal as the con vention of the old fiddlers of ooorglxl their first appearance was owing to the initiative and enterprise of tho manager of the auditorium and results have amply justified hla efforts why the musicians are thus charac- tarlxod and who they axe a oorree- pootlent of the new york sun leila all tho musicians are deepdyed americana oil are georgian products of no mixed blood they do- not re present the georgia cracker for centuries tbey tiave not mtnled with the lowlands they represent the mountaineer type ion- in limb and body silent alow of speech with quiet gray eyes and hair parted in the bftck their ancestors took tq the mountains and their eons have never t iheoa a threat majority of the men are poor their fare is simple their life is bare and hard and almost their only diver alou is the mtxslo of the fiddle or molo- deon the fiddle is often homemade when the mountaineer visits 01 receives visits e fftdje is the enter tainer and when men journey to the county courthouse the instrument carried along- to make mualo and join in with other fiddles coiurresated there in the bands of thee mervwh know nothing about note or tempo tho fiddle is made to alas for all it is worth some of the fiddlesthere are no violins in the conventionare oldtr than the tunes they fclay and have been in the family ior feneration tsw juan look with acorn oa modern dari popular music rastime and opera and nothing- interests them except tamwthat have been atmjf and played among- them time out of memory they think no other melodies aye so aweet aa those with which tbey are familiar some of atlantas beat and oldfeetj oltixens ware fiddlara in their youth and tbay werfail present at th omv nouon gaie mnslc that the fifty pamumi uraplay ed was so full of spirit that it was difficult for the audience to kbep from patting and occasionally the other fiddlers on the stag in spired by the music left then chairs to out a plgeonwlng- in front jt the saust memories the wind to night whimpering- la the trees and all the sky 1 drub an overcast while memories steal ulqnglo me ahd tease and rejco the emouidrlng- ashes of the past x see a leafy lane that skirts a lake far from the milling maddening mobs of men and how i wish to night tliat i could take ramble round those rustic scenes again or where a shaft of allver whips the pray tossed from the tower of some re volvlng light white in the heavens hollering- all th way a loon in lofty grandeur grooves the night my old clgar has dwtndlod to a stuh the evening wanes the last lono ember dies a pallid porter prowl about the club while here and uier a rounder rubs his eyes and still the wind keeps whlmparlng in the trees and all the sky is drab and over- while memories steal along to me and teosd and rake the smouldering- ashes of the past ah organisation which played a very great part in i rovldliur mr entertain tont while in london tho gucnu wero received on tl o beuttliul ifiwn this flito old homo by iord nntl lu ly uurnham nil thntr dtvurhfor nil mnnl festlng tho grcateht lorrtlrtlty tti homo in uome miles from isondon i l nlbly twenty flvo and the drive to it kuvo the party unotlier uiportunlty hqo mora and u dlfftirnnt section rural england tho country is sotnowlmt hilly hut fslargoly undeinultlvatlon the osutol l beauty and interest that ho when the lick skillet orchestra falac and theujwncoonaugit three fiddlers and a violinoaulst from the kenneetaw region startad op their ndmber man and women in the dl- enos ot into the alslvto tip the toe as obey used to in years gone by for no one could hear snen nrasto and not ebofrie hla ml tm bff iciency tor what a yonmr man of tirehlyfour stepped into a business offing in a larger city and walked up to a desfc where an eldei4y ihan sat examining- a handle of papers look at that tatharl- the young- man gala with a smile of jcmo tvn made nearly one hundred on my ffiolenor chart what do ypa think of thktr tho business man looked up av his on wlth a atnus- and a feeling of prion si bis appearance and then- bis eyjprfalvon lh list of qtwsttlong pat by bejwency bnrean that bad in tereetai the yoooa man to compete with many others for first plane l ara yoa physical sound and free from an trace of disease tt t caij you applyyonfeelf to mental labor without great fatliraet l x jut you an eamot mathematician t 4 pn you havranrbaathawttt a would yon b vliuw u employ yourself n bntdnes fuu nuad oltresty anlcknaas of intallectt 7 are you quick to seaahd bike ad- meeting the titled folk8 day do you know i think when the editor was writing his splendid letters giving us the very tntecsatlng partlo ulars of his visit wfth the canadian hwapnpa people overseas altogether too modest hemember x think his writeups were exceptionally fine and ive said so to my friends and cronies but ive found out that mr and mrs moore had opportunities for meeting for more of the leading people of england and the other countries they visited than he told us anything about of course bis letters ttold us about their meeting the king and qqeen of enguuid at buckingham vsjtagbf a business ppporruntyt 7 are you in debtt if m did yoa beoome sp x s do yoa- bars emcavagpant habits of uss amusements or soohu ufst t- oan you aee jgoodtetters of rsqbmmendailon from the bnstness men in tfte city whdnt you kmrwf 10 hownracltmoney s4m70u ever earned arid how did- you earn ttr tho father read ths iiat and then without word reachsa for a fteet of paper and put down the fdllolng u arstou achrtsiiant wmiiqu fbnqv ths teachuga of esusitio lo so shonld result in th loss of moh4y and position t v a do you have some great cause of humanity at heart id are you ready heo gtv your hearts enthusiasm for- u tyare you as active andtas useful in some church as yqu xe in yoitr buslneesj nf moneymakingff r vpo fou- pray and read the dairyt r ft are y9u planning- tn do i marjs part by sharing tn theburdeu of grood oluaenshlpr tb father handad those question to his son the son read them and uncnfshsd and deeply consecrated man r0 bad lived consistently the life outlined in the owestiojlbr the son respected him as he respected no other bather he said ftnalikajto a low rolo that is real efflcleneyt am aoljc tp try to uve up to it huthght now x cannot answer those question honestly and pass ft will take me a long- time to qualify r ft will take yoa sit your ufa nisi father said gravely and princess louise and- princess pa uida at kenslngton palace in london and klnr albert- in his palace in brus and the president of franca in paris but tbey met many others at the various functions they attended and this x havo accidentally found out friend of mine in oolupcwood sent me a copy of the bulletin of that town of which mr dave williams is the editor mr wnihumt and his wife were members of the newspaper men s party and his paper last week bad this about one of the banquets tend ered our canadians in london which i copy to show what a gathering of higher ops they bad for fellow guests the last function in london in con nectlon with our visit was a very big affair it was a dinner ly a canadian to the canadians the host of the oc casion being lord boaverbrook this wag in queen a hall a home of the hlahea elasa of concerts and wag the first function of the kind ever held in the- building about five hundred were present including- many wellknown public men among others mr lloyd georgtf who made an address of wel come the xuke and duchess of marl bqroiuth duchess or west ftamekaigaret lloyd oeorce the karl and countess of birkenhead viscount and viscountess bornbam the ear of derby cord dpd lady devonnort the carchloness of donogaji lord kys lent locd marshall lord wodthonse iord ashfleld the earl and countess of jsfinto colonel w asblay m p fur 4 shirley benn m p ptr row land blades m and lady blades sir a griffith and lady boscawen blr rssinaid and lady brade bicj harry brlttaln m p sir oeorgw ifc- luren brown and lady brown sir w buir mb and lady bull mr win ston churchtir sir martin conway m p sir joseph and lady cook sir arthur and lady crosfield sir dadiba dalai sir davison dalslel sir o and lady fenwlck the itev archibald fleming sir hajnar and lady green wood sir samuel hoarse m p sir osborne and lady hotmden sir hood m p and lady hood sir tbomas and lady herder sir 11 home m p sir w joynson hicks m p and lady joynson hicks ad mlrsi sir charles and lady kingmmia lieutcolonel w grant mofden m p and mrs grant morden mi gordon selfaldge major gene b f sykes sir edjor and tjtay walton hon n w roweil this was quits a formidable group of lords and ladles wean t it to meet our canadian newspaper people on terms of social equality and fellow ship in gntd of id i uu ypa jt showg that our canadian men and women are as good am anybody and that they are able to grace such funo tlons with credit to themselves and of lord burnhambelngtw flno oxamtlo the old home wlilchdatei back several centuries is built of gray stone after the style of jjie period to which it belcmge on the jnaulfclhn grouiidti ara a pleasure to tho eye upon on bring tho visitor stops on the fin l lawn constructed in isnglaiu a 1ore velvety like area with a beautiful coloring of tlght groen on one sldu is a large gull on another a lgh fores while near theliouso are plens lug walks bordered by old strong iti i well epl yew hedgos these being more of an exceptlun than uw ruin in kiutland at ono time it was tho home or waller the poet who uvimi iti thls then retreated and enjoy i hli lands and literature and ontertalned vo doubt from umt to time his liter nryjesenda thls gathering was not a speechj making function bather it was fie llghtfolly social the host and hostess affording their guests the free and untrammelled privilege of meetlits themselves and tho others by whose presence the canadians ware honorou a few hours had been spent in this pleasing way when dainty refrejih ments were served while a bond rcn dared sweet mualo among th con trlbutlons being- tho maple leaf and ol canada the acknowledgement by the representatives of the party xol lowed after which mingled adieus and individual expressions of warm appre ciation concluded a most enjoyable afternoon another drive of a couple of hours and we were again at our hotels the events of the nay it being- unoniro ously agreed having afforded us a very greet opportunity of coming into looser relationship with people or the old land at the somo time we had been privileged to gain much informa tion respecting a part of england of which wo knew so little but with all the fine entertainment and the great hospitality of the proced lng day lord and lady burnhoni were not vet through on our second tost evening lnjhe great capital this hos pliable couple whose delight it was to afford us pleasure held e reception at the office of the daily telegrahon fleet street think what this meant nothing- less than the conversion of a buslpess office of a great metropolitan daily newspaper into a reception hi several hundred gnosis were there among others the lord mayor of lon don and members of the houses o parliament and during- the evening the party saw the inside of the opera tion of issuing- a morning- newspaper all departments were at top speed tho first edition going- to press while the j visitors were present this wis delightful social affair and drew the association of the canadian editors and their boat and hostess into a closer bond of friendship their kind noon and interest in our party from beginning- to end of the visit in london never relaxed it was overflowing all the time and no member of tho can adian contingent will ever forget lord and lady burnha now 1 feel pretty sure you folks will enfsj this as much as mary and i did aim if x oomo across any more articles giving such interesting details of this wonderful trip i think i may take the liberty or republishing them for your edification i the little joys w are so rich you and i in our power of getlipc joy out of the little things that most people miss the woman who wrote that was not shut away in sonde quiet backwater of life bcarejy trying to find joy everyday drudgery she was a woman of science with a whole alphabet of letters after her name she had wealth and charm as well as unusual talents she had lived as few people have the opportunity to live and she knew life as itw people ever knew it and she counted her wealth not by her tame or her money or ber achievements but by her power of finding- joys in little thrperrin mountains the mystlo glamour of this splendid irish scenery yi a vlelt to irelnn 1 rcvcnl sennory nt tractive nnil ut tiirt tu rto time rlijt in hulnrlcnl in tor out nnil al uundlnk in irtlluhtru folk lire on ovary i nl xi in being tho case it in net our rln- imk that thltciibual visitor la an c tranced with these easily attainable lost h16 enthusiasm i tho lildouro tn and the bent roriu i wort nt ilio utmr awaiting tho bride- tim fpinifn c imo voi y whltn n l neemed ahntit u fiiinl what h wrniitf wl jo jitkr ink 1 tho bent roan ynr fico in lite lhilk ua n list inythliik jtu e yo li it the rltyrj no mm tho i oi ly i ut i do t 1 vu lont niy unthiislnsni poor poltqv to smile smile i commanded the l pho aranber test look too mournful dut xm solns- to use this in my business advertising the subject pro tested weo don t you think it would be better for your business if you did poll look iy solsmnr vt vtf mi ih surprising reply who inthuntter would hire k grio- nlnat onderukerr v a matte 0w wrv tp matter old manr ftak ed jhnmles friend tv never aaesi yoa looklnrso aedy tyf got to go abroad at ones marked ijlmmle gloomily v npmrnsel ifiese doctors mustnt frichten you out of your ufe like tbnu l esn t doctor u was e laa- csnsds a i said befor pm not finding fault with our editor at- all respecting his letters but he djdnt string them out ilk many of the other members of the press party h told us aht and we enjoyed every line of his articles bdt im like a idt of other fmm pass dsr who wish hes kept on writ lng about hu trip and the countries visited i said this to mary sinoe 1 began writing- this and she -at- onoe said why not glvo the people more of it in your colurqua there s that port of mr williams article in the same copy of the bulletin about the press people visit to lord llurnham s country home in buck ingham ooynty ah3 at nhs office in london vitoy not give the folks thatr weve enjoyed kgdltuj it inthe bulutln therv no keeping it to ourselves put it in your columrl this week and take u from me ths pxsa panes readers will enjoy if juet aa much- and maybe mora than th stuff you hash up about your oldtime memorle well pre usually found that what mary says has a good deal of truth in it so here goesv jjir williams sayg in my last letter 1 left the party enjoying a luncheon at heatbsrdon hall th delightful country home of lt col and mrs w arant morden it was the second event of ttiavdoy bgt there we another a garden part at hat barn beaconhfleld th tipmhev two estimable hosts lord and lady burnhem lord nomfaem ho if nro prietor of the pally jtelagiraph la also president j thebmpi preee union readers ox lowell s letters will re member many a similar assertion good heavens of what uncostly material is our earthly happiness com posed if on only knew it i wbjjt incomes have we not had from a fftowetv and how unfoilinjr are the dividends of the seasonal knowledge is difficult for us to acquire i must liverlive we y and by living- we mean having excite i mant and varied experience but the life that depends upon those thing- sooner or later becomes bored and cyn lcal restless and miserable it boa no power or joy ittseln left to its own resources li makes the terrifylng- dleoovery that it has no resources upon which to depend there is no pleasure in life like that of rational conversatlon a man of wide experience once declared yet conversation oven rational convtrsa hon which mwmm u some or us not quite so common as it used to be 1 to be had by most of uany day of the year if we really seek it friends home nature work there are few uvea indeed that do not hold some al least of these great oommon joys each of which souchee uri counted multitudes- of little joy it is th eye and the heart that need training lt is not the life that is dull but we npt joy that is cut from the faces of men but man who goes with unseeing eyes never discovering the silent comrade beside him after al the kind of world one carries about in one s self ut the im portant ihlng and the world outside takes all its grace color and value from that lbweir writes again jeter t m challenge worth our most spfehnld effort to seek not amueemen but growth not enter tsinmerit but mastery to be bored by others is bad to be bored by your self s worse to be rich in the ability and uve in the little joys to dls cover the greatness of everyday op portunitiesthat is to beoome pos eessor of a wealth that no fortunes of earth can destroy safety rules pda matches 1 use safety matches which strike only on the bdjc i do not buy matches which break lose their heads or glow after being put out never throw nwsjr amatoh 3m til every spark is out if mutches are spilled llck ui eysry one 5 do not carry mutches loose child ren do not need to carry them at all matohes should be kept but of the reach of utile children t keep them in covered boxes away from the heat of stoves or etove- pipes s strike matches away from you if striking on a boa oet close he bop strike downward on the box very naturally misses mnny attractive features more or lean remote fr t i usually travelled high way n and bj path in fact it seems that ovei many of oit residents o the emerald iste are unacquainted wlth places of mystle beauty wtlch appeal strongly to those- who do discover fllom an instance of this is shown in tha following very interesting description nf the ilperrtn mountains lb tyrone ond derry this article is sent tiik jfuw pxxs by tho bight hon samuel cunnlnghtim of bolfast whose son samuel knox cunnlnghnm penned it and sent for publication in th belfast whig- under n nom tjo plumo it will undoubtedly appeal stnongiy to our readers who claim irelrnd as theis birthplace or the h6me of their pro genltors especially those from tyrone on i derry what a world of meaning lies wrap ped in the one word sperrln what scene of wild romantio beauty spreads before my eyes at the sound or tbatjnaglo word and whore in the world could the cravings of imag ination be better satlsflod than by tho old folk lore uxwlp mountains which lingers still unsullied by time in tho peat scented cottages of tyrone and derry tho sperrln mountains are little known they have acquired no faoio on account of their beauty nothing except a general feeling that thty are somewhere on the other side of lough neagh and ore a bleak wild ranye of mountains infested by sinn telnerv and other even more charming t persons the mountains of mourrio the glens of antrim the wlcklow mountains the coansmara mountains they all have achieved fame but there lies the most wonderful piece of seen cry in ireland and the greater part of the population of belfast do no even know whether it is a lough river or rahge of mountains only one excuse can be put forward for this ignorance the state of the roads it is no good hiding the fact the roods ore vile but then one does not expect to meet with good roods in mountainous districts the roads i hove known them sarcastically re f erred to aa tracks and lon ins aru narrow and covered with loose stones which however tura for tho most bart smooth and totally incapable of injuring- pneumatic tbres the grad lent are not so s a one might expect and need grvttto difficulty to any car first gear la very rarely used but treat care should be taken on ap proachlng bridges as these are usually in a damaged condition owing to tho campaign of destruction and lawless ness which was adopted by the sinn pelners in 1910 1921 and 1b22 if one plans any kind of trfp through the sperrln mountains due consideration must be givsn to distance a thing seldom done in these days of fant travel for although an average speed or 10 to ib miles per hour can be comfortably attained without any danger of harming the car yet speed excess of that is undoubtedly risky and frsnght with discomfort if not actual injury to these concerned i can imagine the owners of fait sporting- cars exclaiming indignantly ten miles per hour i and econhng- the mere idea of suoh a speed and yet sometimes even these apeedratm will admit lt more pleasure can be got at ten miles perhour on some country byroad than at sixty miles per hour on a broad uqlnterestlng main roadi- th roads are the only poor thin if in the sperrlns the mystic glory of tho mountains could alone make them the helicon of our emerald isle the cold clear air is as pure as that on the- slopes of the himalayas and the inhabitants t although poor in the things of this world ore rich in con i tent of happiness and seem ta be infused with the glamour- or the raouo tains often when in the clear air the aftermath following- some hall shower i see the peaks of the sperrlns swe meenard xurjagbaneany apd the rest rx think how aptly these line of tennyson might be applied to them some blue peaks in the distance rose i white again the coldwhite aky shone out their crowning- snows seme motor runs th most direct route to tho spenun mdtrntalns is by antrim bandalstown tooma and castjedawson and after the last mentioned town ho been reached the goddess of adventure and a trusty map are the only weapons whfch one needs to enable one towut through some of m tnnst beautiful fnlhs british isles howerer f feel thf if ruj not be put of place if f append tef ruhs start lng- from jalfasl nrhjeb rasy b easily accomplished by the erersfr motorist i belfast antrim rgndalstown i toorne maghsrafelt drperstowji plumbrldge dubaiysn maghero cas ttedawspn tooma kandjslstown an trlm belfast approximately 140 miles belfast antrim randalstown tpome magherofelt moneymore cooks town upper gorton bead to scotch town through barnes gap drapers to wo magnarafelt toorne randalstown antrim belfast ap proximately lto miles belfast antrim bandalstown tooma maerherafelt monoymore six towns feeny dunglven magbora toome randalstown antrim belfaet approximately 120 miles nd motorist in ulster should let slip an opportunity of visiting- the sperrln mountains and when once ho- has seen them he wll time and again be r turning tn feast bis eye on thelf beauties and drink in their crystalline air but he will be mainly drawn by their chief- chrnvtbat mystic un nameable spell which 1 woven around their rtpd bkj ulysses his 8ad life tho lady of tfie house wo very toft hoartu 1 and tho tramp who hntl vt h tu rod to logut ths front dour con krnt ilnto 1 i irnseir on i in soft ti um m j nor man sntd the inly n uc trig th trumps thin an i wi un i fci lure in a shllllnk far you i dcifo me ypu must havo hud mnny rlilj yen mufi rr j llod the rump havn and a honp otj nvlctltns tool their ohuf0h an irishman went into a church and fall asleep the sexton aroused him and told him that he was dosing pp what do you meant said the irish man the cathedral never closes this is not the cathedral said the sexton this is a pcesbyterlan church tha irishman looked around him on the wall were paintings of tho apos tlee j isjntthat bl luke ovor thwt he inquired it is said m sextpn andet mark just beyond hjrat to and bl thorn further ont tea teil ma he said slnoe when did theyallbecame preshytefuinar 4sbv hii clam a group of negro were at the ter- mtnal station telling rw departing brethrrt a trainman ttotlo ed w negro looking nn nonehuliitly laid inquire w bant areyon going- north v wno sah aahr the negro nddessed e a alas b nlggv what do you mean by einss u nbjtgerr mjfkfid th traonniait weri said sam t b hero when y leave and 1 lis hero asthun dev ion hack- iqopaqcbmfboqk jree beautiful toiuufj bird cardmeveiybar mxiary bonny blue mcclarys new linp this is mociary s new line of fnumol ware and has to be seen o be appreciated the ho now comprises fifteen pieces of tu most used articles in any kitchen the complete set would mako a gift any bride would be prou 1 of or i art of a set may ho bought and tho plsces added om roqulio 1 see our window display w d talbot phone 7 we deliver unexpected company arrives but t s easy to provido for them with fairbanvs bakery so close at hand with tho finest of bread cakes pies and all kinds of fresh pastry always on hand and your visitors will appreciate them as muchjpr more than homemade baking because they arc better uod in gredlents and experience m baking make qux products bard to equal have the wagon call phone jiff fairbanks bakery mfll street acton can we sell 705 trimmed hats in one week at 350 and 595 that is the tagk we have set for our miljinery department commencing saturday morning ljth october and ending saturday night one week later our mr harold ryan cooperating with the largest dcpartmetitstore in hamilton purchased last week in new york 1938 trimmed hats our share of urb ot is 705 and we have cleared through thegueph customs this week exactly that number a lull in the millinery business in new york and the large quantities we were able to take account for keen bargains we succeeded in driving our roundtrip refunding plan it is to our mutual benefit to bring the out of town trade in touch with some of our special events thia accounts far thiaftffer to refund your tare buy a bat from un at either 3 50 or 5 05 show your rail or bug ticket to the saleslady and afrevhl give ypu a reiunjtslip to cash arour office we will refund tares from saturday the 11th to saturday the 18th october the hate at 595 1 are worth 750 to 1050 and have an avwage value of 900 they are all of pure silklyons velvet panne or hatters plush combined with faefngs of ben gallne and other popular silks they do not cep resent a job purchase necessitating our tak ing the bad with the good each hat was iu dividually and carefully selected by our buyer and these hats represent the moat attractive styles from eight leading now york makors of popularly priced millinery ml 250chiidrens and misses tarns aksoc worth 100 to 300 made of plush zibihrte velvet row and row felt row and row velvpt worth 3 00 duvetyn in plain and embroidered atyjes in black and a very largo range of colors all marked at 50c to dear the hats at 350 are worth 00 to 750 with an avenge value of 650 thoy am made of silk velvets and pannes trimmed as per the dictates of latest fashioti there bro 07 different styles of attractive looking matrons hats in the very latest fashion colors black purple brown sand navy grey there arc 284 different styles for women who have not yet adopted the more conservative litres described as matrons wear there are 354 bobbed hair styles for young women and misses there are large hats medium and small hats in every fashionable color worn this pah black brown woqd saqd catoj purple spark apple green navy powder blue pearl grey and other shades childrens plush hats 111 the very newest shapes at 295 3ck childrens hnh or zibilino hats in black brown nand castor navy copon brown vifh sand black with peacock navy with cerise tho styles arc tho very nowest most of them are mtaiatlire copies of the hats for young ladies we offer a wide variety of styles suitable for girls up to 10 years all standard 4 00 values special 296l jl wednesday ckainp 120 noon saturday nljrht mo v g b ryan go guelphont 8tore hours a30 a m till 5j0p m i- tijitihmiaja

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