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irsfon jfiw pttfls thursday june 4 1025 father and 80n be more than his and bo u chum to the lad bo part of his life every hours of tho day find time to talk with him take umo to walk with him share in iiih atmlloa anil share in hlu pluys teach him the thin era that you want hint tknov dont uvo apart from liim dont keep your heart from him be hia best comrade hes needing you no never neglect him though yotins still respect him hear- his oplnlona with patience and pride- show him his error but bo not a terror grimvisagod und fcurful when hes ut your aide know what his thoughts uro know what his sports ore know all his playmates ite easy to leurn to be such a father that when troubles gather youll be tho flrst one for counsel hell turn to you can inspire him with courage and fire him hot with ambition for deeds that are good hell not iwtray you nor illy repay ybu i if your have taught him the things that you should edgar guest f i 1 i i m l tl wq mens early leisure j activities in acton england for most welltodo girls there is i lows items of a week gleaned from period of leisure if not of idlonct j the column of the acton express from tho umo thoy lcavo school until they marry tho efficient homo mix chlnery permits thorn to give onl casual service tho hyutemutic clnlm of school havo ended to dress proper ly and to fulfill thoir social obllgt tlons arc for the time thoir only dutle how easily the experience loads deterioration in character and u noal j boxer who used to be one of the acton n town councils most useful i iioisob has had to be destroyed mr v sadler borough surveyor ih recuperating at torquay from the ef- i rct of jj chill attended by high tem- jlperature che actori labour party brought its weekly fashion hint tlve unfit tin i j of the girl of tho duties propaganda week to u close with a the three friends s3 hy it was rather a pitiful little gam for the dog had only the length of two or three yards of chain rtn whlto to play it and the boy waa oh ivor ins in tho sharp wind hia clothes wero thin like his face with one hand h v a forlorne kltton snuggled under his coat and with the other ho threw tho chip that tho dog leaped to catchu the house near by was closed and the blinds wore all shut yonvo preclboa lonesome aint ye tho boy said looking into tlito dogs eyes then he tossed tho chip again into tho air a young man who wa passing atop ped to watch the odd sight is ho yours ho asked tho boy grinned 1 guess riot whorom ii get enough to feed- him he glanced down at tho kitten as he spoke cant oven rake up a bite for her 4 is sho yours shes nobodys good dog he took the chip and tossed- it up again the dog leaped warmer work- for him than tor you isntlt thetoung man- asked as a gust of wind swept round the bouse the boy nodded ho ukos it ho said ho aint hungry the feller acrbssthe streets got thojobol feod- lduhlm but bis folks is away vial tin im jest cheerln him up a bit and the kitten shes awful cold im giving hor a warm up beforo night she was like a fltono when i put her in under there g wea to cheer them both up r at onco thu young-nian-oaidr- tonta tlvcly you see- us three go together ho boy answered hes lonesome because his folks are away and shes lonesome- because she hasnt got any folks and im lonesome because im no account to my folks wo bavent got any folks between ua to boast about so were jest bein folks to one another whero do you live the young man asked the boy pointed to a tenament house shes nay aunt she dohc want me im no account to hor these two wonts me- theyre not ao lone some when im here a heavier gust hurled a handful tjf snowflakes in the young mans faco tho day had been bleak and the night promised to be dreary couldnt you go th where its farmer thp young man suggested yes- i could replied tho boy but theyd be lonesomer if i did ill stay a bit longer when w young man looked back ojttnr making xaxinlatoof thonum- beron the tonoment house he could still seo the little lad squatting beforo tho kennelthe kitten was lirhia arms and the dog poked its noso into his hand r- home wherever on far distant fnrma thoofenards trees lift bounteous arm thejane- is grapeleaved woodland dense the chipmunk leaps the eigzair fence the horses from tho plows last round drink with a deep sweet cooling sound and with the soft young moon afloat comes up tho frogs hearteasing note and trectoada endless melody oh that la home is restful home to me whenever on a distant street two cnarmful eyes i chanca to meet the look of one who knows the grace of every change on natures face whoso sealike soul is 6pen wide to breezes from the farther side whoso voice and movement seem to sivo the knowledge of how best to live ajidhowtouvomoathappily oh that is homo is blessed home to me ethelwyn wctherald this la another poem by ethelwyn wethorald the tittle maiden who was seen about tho streets of roekwood when her father was tho principal of roekwood academy which becamo famous under his administration- sixty yedrs ago miss wcthoralds po6ms have been popular for years this ono first appeared 4n the youths com panion of boston twentylive years ago ialae contribution this week is on popular strain the days of old captain allan back in the sixties were mndo memorable by hia efficient com mand of the volunteers organized in 1866- the soldiers of those days will read his recollections this week with keen relish for his sons 8ake tho g of roy jiv the old man of the big clock tower dear friend- he3aptainis boundcfgio the boyo enough drill this time this flras tom kennedys remark as we boya came across the commons we had beon piay3nbsomogaineupjiear ho q tr station and were on our way home biit stopped to watch tho captain putting the squad through the goose stop it was very inter esting from a boys point- point of view and evidently the wish was in each mind that- wo were old enough to join up and be a soldier from the re mark made you can judge that this had not been the flrst night that tho soldier boys had been kept ut work for i recall that on several occasions the darkness was on beforo the doughty captain came to stand at ease and diabahd so that handling the rifles could not be carried on marching and body manoeuverlng could evidently no time wns lost the ovcnlng was used to perfect tho men as far as possible- v their honored commandant spared neither them nor himself i can still bringhim boforemymindseyes ji stout body none too tall with a kindly facounda pleasant smile dark hair f think shading to brown quiet in hu speech at ordinary times but once bo got- warmed npj therewas no mistake as to meaning or intent i need not mention hia name we all apeak of him aa tho late honored and lamented fiftlnnftlallnnnnf t knnwihnt it wlu- of a wife and mother she is mot or icils consciously waltjng for mar riage yet while ao waiting she la per- bups acquiring habits of extravagance hclfihdulgence and tjociul ambition the greatest or all bbataclcalo family happiness instead sbe might be preparing her self for future usefulneas and hap plncsa in one of throe wuys bhf might be gaining akmraehs point o view in some remunerative occupation she might bo acquiring tastes that would supply a stimulating avocation during the years when alio la giving her chief attontion to her children or she might be serving an apprentice ship in public work that will givchor wisdom to help- in solving thoso com- munity problems that can advantage ously flll a womans second leisure after hcx children are grown if ahq take a up an active occupation it should bo ono that will train her iuj business niothods it- sbould be a salaried rather than a voluntoorser- vlce for a volunteer too often rcr celves thanks and flattery where a paid worker of the same capacity who renders the some service wju either receive the criticism that leads to im provement or will bo dlamisacd to know that she has some remarkable skill upon which she can rely in enter- goncyf to be familiar with the rein- ooatnat exists between effort and in como among the workers to learn tho rigid rules that govern laborrthese are things that a woman will and- of real and lasting value tho great tragedy or many a wo mans life is that during the baby hood of her children she becomes 50 cxhauated physically- and so out of touch with the general intereats of the- community thathojmvetaguirr acquires enough breadth of view to per mit her to be a holpful companion to her maturing children only the wo man with thoroughly disciplined mind and character can retain unimpaired through her shutin yearitthe vigot and value of her personality such 1 woman can keep the respect of her children and moreover she can b3 of the highest value to the community la the leisure that comes to her mid- dlo age 1 tho durable satisfactions of life arise meeting in the marketplace oh satur day evening peter imluck a choirboy of s michucls bedford- park has been ac cented mia chorister at westminster abbey cothplalnta have been made with regard to tho condition of some of the dressing hoxpa and infrequent changes of water at tho acton but kb after negotiations with the ministry of health and local buildcra a new ocrios or bylaws for aeton has been approved john fmucheli hovengrcen eal ing was fined 3 at acton pollco court on wednesday for exceeding the moor car bfjeedhmlt elach of the two chapels at acton- cemetery is to be provided with a turntable the moat acceptable tondor is at 33 per turn tablo many ejiling and acton roman catholics will join tho pilgrimage be ing arranged to visit buckfast abbey on saturday juno- 13i probably owing- to its assdclatlon with tho motor industry acton hasbe- tome a nest of tho proprietors of tho noncombine omhibuoea spouts frock with jabot to prove that it ia not as clannlah aa its name implioa tho bports frock of plaid sofgo or flannel consorts agree ably with the jabot which is so fash ionable this season tho model pic tured is built upon straight lines of on sunday a good muster of tholcourao a kickplait in the front the gift and the t5iver the night was raw anddreary and the streets down by the wharves were at thoir worst one man wandorlng through them found them terrible he was not a poor man aa the world defines poverty he had plenty of money but he was bankrupt in joy in hope in enthusiasm and purpose in nrjjn nvoryt that makes tho years worth whlleand he was try- ing to push hia courage to the point of putting an end to it all that night biisome one was down otthe somo wharvcfl beforetiima mfserablotlitug outcast shivering and starved who begged him for help impatiently ho flung the child a coin tho boy snatch ed it and ran off as fast as his weak ness wouldlet him the man watched him a moment and then the whim seized him to seo how tho child woull spend the money he followed him listessly he was not much interested buu u would serve to fill in a few minutes tho bey made his way to a wretbhsd eating house nd tho man watched him througb the dirty window what he saw startled hm he liad known that there were hungry people inthe world but never until he saw that starved child ravenously devour the unappetizing food had ho realized what hunger reauy was when the boy came out tho man was waiting hehad -forgotten- uuwharxftgand his purpose that night lie had found bomothlng to do bo had to seo uiat that- boy did not get into snctta con- ditlon again there was only on9wayhajnust take care of the boy himself there were plenty of discouragements bu the man did not give up the dlfflculty of tho problem nut him on his mot members of the acton scientific and literary society and friends visited tho tate gallery- under the guidance of mr e m wilson a r e tho monthly missionary meeting at newtonuvenuo baptist church on tuesday evening was of an inspiring nature at the acton wesleynn church on sunday evening bachs choral jesus joy of raans desiring will bepung to string quartette accompaniment having removed from the borougi mr s heme has resigned from tho acton fire brlgude and has bocn of nciallythanlrodorhlsservicesr sir sydney skinner was among those present at the annual dinner of tho royal institute of british architects held at the trocadero restaurant on tuesday a protest against the differentiation between the snlnrlea of men and wo men teachers was rnado by mibs wil son at last weeks meeting- of tho bal ing education committed the maidens and come urban dis trict council- hna asked acton town council to take joint action with xc- from a thorough undemanding of your to aueke continued danger place in the social mechanism and from ailing that place to the beat of your ability tic itdid more than that ono boy oven with ail a boys possibilities was not business enough for a man ho there were other boys with pthcr and still larger- problems the man who had thought of killing himself bo- cause there waa nothing interesting to live for becamo a christian and aphllnntbropthtr whose- hfe-wae-iull- tbthebrlm he wna saved by a gift toa beggar but that waa not quite nil tho ttuh he might have given the coin to one of tho organized charities they would jiavo fed tho child and put him in the way of oversight and training- the result of tho boy might havo bem much the same but not to the man it was thebit of himself that he gave even though it was nothing morethnn listless clnloaity at first thftt led him finally into tho heart of lift organ ised charity is wise but it- must mean organized hearts aa well as tho baricr notosror thcblessing ia loau ous and satlafactory condition of the london united tranvway companys trades in aqton at tho acton municipal offices und child welfare centres dried niilk etc to the value of 1611 was sold dur ing the year ended march 31 and thero were also free issues to the value of 24 t adjutant and mrs trehdle from chelsea took over tho charge of tho acton salvation army corps last week and amongst their earliest duties- will be the promotion of the scheme- of trio new hall r1drr-hnrnro-moreeroft- ofaotoni-has- just completed for the national phyol cal laboratory at tcddlngton a teat road about halfmile in length- the tond-hn- n now mu te rial known as coalas there was a sequel to an accident in high street acton on april 4 when doris e cooper westbournegrove of paddlhgton was summoned at acton police court on wednesday for driv ing u motor car to tho public danger amongst the new justices who took the oath and their seats at the middle sex sessions on monday were lord lawrence qreenford mrs gertrude barnes acton mr james p hamil ton acton and- mr c e kin cowley- mrh q h mollct headmaster of the pcrjyentivater school acton was invested with hhvtja hopdby iho chancellor of london university at ihe presentation ceremony held in tho al ert hall on wednesday the attention of members and the friendg of the acton chumber of com merceri drawn to the fact that noxt wednesday has been tlxed for the visit to the soap manufacturing- works complaintahavo beep lodged against mjdblpbjssue oflico acton vale in regard to black smoke coming from its- shaft and the responsible authori ties state that every effort will be made to reduce smoke emissions 6f tho dross if preferred tho jabot on the insot vestcq may be omitted net hnon lace or georgette may be aised for the jabot tho dross in moaium tilzo requires 2 ydrds 54- inch material- the jabot yards 36 inchoiwwide the billingham ferry t hat meets all the autos the only thi4g lacking- lady gregory the irish author and iaywright tells tho following true story at- woa the wedding of john and mary and hreywer ehavi nra7churchr wedding it was a grand affair john was dressed in patentleather shoes a whlto waistcoat and a flaming tie mary shone attractively in many col ors tho ceremony was over and the hap py couple walked down tho aisle and out into the street whero a great crowd greeted them onco seated within the cab mary leaned over to john and whispered o john if only wo could have stood on the pavement apd watched our selves pass wouldnt it have bcen heaven k a modehfl melodrama one never knows what absurdities tho public will swallow until tho test ia made according to the boston transcript a clover young man wrote a playntended for a burlescrue but it was bought and produced n all seriousness and has become a moat popular melodrama in the flrst act tho viuian throws tho herofno off tho ferryfront in tljo socsnd act he throws her undpf reight in the third act hp throws her off the brooklyn bridge- then- in the fourth act ho murmurn persuasively in her ear why do you fear menelllo man6 faithful fiend oh korae you are a wonderful thing no buttons to push ho horn to honk you start yourself no clutch to slip no apoxk to miaa no gears to strip no licensebuying every year with plates to screw on front and rear no gas bills climbing up each day stealing the joy of life away no speed cops chugging in your rear yelling summons in yourear your inner tubes are ail o kand you can thank your stars they atay thalwriy your spark plugs never miss or fuss your motor peyer makes ua cuss your frame la gypd for piany n mile your body neyr changes bjyip ypup grants are few and easy mot youve something pn thp autoyetbnffer hr h- elliott in tho american forestry magainpt totem poles at stanley park vancouver have you ever heard of cloooso aiipearahea may be against it but it is not a typographical error neither is it a birdcall or chinese chewing gum it is as n matter of fact a thriving town on vancouver island rapidly becoming famous for ila aalmon shooting and sceiteryandla one of the moat interesting spots on the coast of british columbia thia coast la yearly becoming mjro popular wub tourlpts from tho south california- seattle etc eastern canada and practically everywhere else but that detained portion of tho coast known as vancouver lalanil la especially attractive it posaesaea beauty of a mountainous rugged arboreal type excelled lit mag nificence only by tho rocky mountains and unexcelled anywhere for its hunting and ashing incidentally too helsland istravcrscd by paved -winding- highways wbich are a delight to motorists and a credit to the provincial highway deparment- ladllaru wjto have become so used to tourists they no longer scalp them inhabit most of the villages which are scattered along the coast thoy have not however onirely abandoned the practice of scalping but nowa days they confine their activities in thia respect to salmon herrlnga whales and similar rifles they ctho indiana not the wbalca are a thrifty sober industrious people engagedr for the most part in catching floh and canning tbein in the local factories t the island is reached by means of a ferryboat the motor princess operated by- the canadian pa cific railway between belllpgham oitthe mainland and sidney on the island thia ferry is especially adapted to the transportation of automobiles and en- ables the tourist to run his cor straight off the main land highway across the gulf- of georglatahd on the ialojifl highway which he can follow to victoria tho carrital of the province and then north to kanaimo cutvfbmai pmh of coast of bitth columbia sfiowino rouo of uto ferry poatebotwepn vnncpuvep uund ancf h rnafrl4h cloeobo or anyof the mother attfaotlvo- parta t jho island- rv it id an extremely pleasant trip full of interpajinff outoftheordinary eightti and everybody wfcohas ever l toured british columbia without visiting vancouver island and cloooae ouht to tour it again and cor- rect a most unfortunate omission 5a a baby on the roof of a church to clean tho town of alot of ho nip- less d colllngwoo a the request of the horticultural society has rae ed the tax on dogs members of tirar ctmsrcffation of the church of oui lady of lourdes acton heard with great regret tho announce ment on sunday of the death of the rsv a mnrguere cliaplnin to tlve- community of catholic nuns at the tyburn cnnyont marble arch mr t hubbu opllector and aaslst- jintpy p xp ffh had re cently to resign hia poac owing to 111 health due chiefly to the effects ofn motor car accident was directly anl indlrvptlyassociated for 41 yeara with thqloefi jreasury at the middles sessions this week miaa bien blades of fbftekqlat in actonlane was awarded ijl a by mrt edwnrdd foratar cdeputy-ohalr- mnfi for the port h- plnyed inho arrest of charlea white ij grocery nsalstanti who was before the court charged with breaking nnd entering the norton factory works on tuesday evening mr a bryan of nottlng hillrwns riding a raotor- a taly aslpep ip o cradlp op the roof of a ghiurclj bflth- baby am cradle hayini bepn placed pi ere wltpul tju m like nnenlbo4o from fr faipyrlftjp an fapt pf-ijifl- tory hut jhefe is ftp 8 phurclf lp london which that stnpy is ol tho churob la tb church pf all hallows barkinffr andtljfs a thpotpry it happened that- in the last rnonth of tho rctgn of charles i a certain ship- chrndlpr was foolish enough tp bijsy himself ovcp somo barrels pf gunpow der with a lighted candle in bis hand ho paid the price of his folly a aporkc fell into the gunpowder and tho house waa blown upv the man who did the mloohlef was unfortunately- not the only one to per ish fifty houses wrecked and a number of persons were killed in one house among the fifty mother had put her baby into its tifadle to bleep before the explosion occurred what became of the mother no one ever knew but what becamo of the baby was very widely known tho next morning a young child in a cradle was foundj3ngn tho leads of tlf kgluf iftayr fnd crad le wore bph unlpjiiret by thp explosion that hid hffcd bptl tpsup a gldy height li fffls ppvprigarhcdwho be hild was feuj she was itfl opted by 3 bcntle- mpft pf thp-paplbh-an-erfboniaji- bond gho must surely all- her life have liit a pecullftf interest ip tljt chtiroli the one exception lord kitchener- of khartum the famous martyred english soldier was essentially a man of the camp and the battjerieldn cpkl silent grim wjir- rlor hocveitheoubotingiricldat iir shpyr that lord kijcjhener could be a gallant courtier aa well as a bpayq softer lprd kitchener had been summoned by ftuepp vlpforia who jviyhed to con gratulate him upon his brilliant vork in kgypt wlin ghe haoj fipighed and lord ktolipnop iiifd thankg her respect fully tins quepn suddenly asked j h true that yu fllallke women am except onp lord kitchener re- piipd grimiy and who s that quepn vlotqrla asked your mojoaty only a straw hat a straw hat 4s a rather slight and inconsequential thing yet it keeps the wheela turning in ninetysix american factories and supports a 30000000 industry 1l nlko perfo other uso- ful aeryice3 by constant proving thaf straw shows which way tho wind blojva it posters faith in liroyerbstlie engippers adrnlrjj it bocduse it will rflll fnnrer o-pncjfcethan-a-blpxclc- will pn wq wheels and though it has ng dlffergnilaj jill tupn a sharp crne tifitngut ypsetfipg a valuable oldhat in a certain california town lives an old hatter wbo for almout rm fifty years has carried on hia bualnetui sv ott cleaning blocking and repair injr- hatetnyariousveateritbteav most cherished possession is a curious fl and valuable beaver hat that be biuv m bought thirtyfive years ago from on r dop juan bonina in ea paao teauia for soyehtyfiyjj dollars jn eoi v jjonilla brought the bat to mr chodeayne the hatter to be reoaircd litilm chadeayne was struck rlth hguhf jdx usual brkmanshiiind ennlrjpd jj- v2 clpaely from fho lianflrrnne lilje ran inside thp hat he learned r it ijnd w beonmjo in 1776 ho xiund tbaf jp s braid hat formed thd lirim n-nfl- e s bond were heaylly inlaid wfh ffort ft iii pach sido qt the crovn there juji heiyy nilyer plate on vich wflfl nc- graved a mexican paplp with uyi stretched wings scnor bonalla said tjiat the bit had cost one hundred and fifty donors tjl when new and hud been handed down l from father to son for four ercnera tlons it took n good deal of pcrsua- yt slon to induce him to sell it but mr hj chad eaynohpersl stence sr atrtcnbtlr rewurded vwj the hat wolgijs almoatteh lounda b hup it is still softj and pliable and it kepajthaieandjyleueriecuy spite of its age the wldq brait that encircles contains atrnoit flfy ft lars yjjrth of pure gql saldta certain clergyman came tho day i rovislted my first city chureli and found- geoffry ransome teaching a bible class fdr younig men i had known him as a brilliant man and a be long ere his memavjwiu have van- lehed if i stood before the memorial that the citizens have erected to perpetuate ihe glories your boys have achieved i nuutiai uiiu uo u ulllllulti j11uu uiiu u -7- v scholar but a scoffer he was the i would no doubt find the names of sons innhnrr inimrnr i 4ka nu nn1 van kn1 of fltandbonfl of tho itian wlirt ha invnl leading lawyer in that city and ho had hardly recognjaed tny existence- dur ing the five years i worked among his clients i have sometimes wished i conld tell you about it oepftry kanaome told mo when i spoke to him after sunday school one afternoon two years ago my nine year -old- son rushed into the library with the question father what happened at elim- 1 shook my head and continued to real never mind fatherr replied the boy as be left the room- til aak tommy rlggs heh know aak tommy riggai iid tho son of the sexton know something of wh i a m aon were ignoran wherovostnintnyway 7tt6okn a bible and when my boy came buck i told him that the israelites once en camped at klini ami round ibem twelve wells wf water and seventy palui trees the expression of delight on that childs- faco was truly a study r oh i latn bo glad be cried wasnt god good to lead them to a place like that tommy wont get ahead of me on that the knows a lot for his mother helps him every sunday afternoon that wne enough for nierrfy son trying to koop paco with tommy hlgga and hia mother five minutes later the child was encamped by my side with bible lesson paper scissors and oven a tube of library paste for thero were pictures to be pasted in that cherished paper of bis- we worked foran hour that afternoon and wevo been studying together ever since y less than a year ago mr morton your successor called at the houso and my son gave him a giowing ac count of his sunday afternoons tvith father mr morton called at my of oce and told me that my presence wnn needed at all the services of tho church without giving mo umo to find an excuse he repeated my sonj flattering description of his father w both iadghed but he hflid won his point for tho sake of my aon i went regularly to church and sunday school and si mon tli a later i joined the church whoti the uscnorof the bibld class loft the city i was chosen to take his placo because of my rather oxtensivo knowledge of the bible my son was a thorough instructor or grandsons of the men who so loyal ly fitted themselves or prospective duty and wnowduld be onlyt6o will ingr when the call came to say aye roady tvhy all this if asked do you think the captain could give a full reason for tho strenuous work he gave he no doubt would answer that ho liked it and ho might say it kept the bays out of mischief for a while and that it waa healthy exercise he could not dream that tho earnest determined aplrlt instilled u into them would be transmitted to their deacondontsand it would flame into action when they would bo called on to meet a vvast gray host streavnlng over belgiums plains a h ailed wit s and desires as have never filled nny other- body of men siiici wnvn wvvo known i rep i dont think the colonel would admit such thoughts but the forms of them were there and it was of gods providenco that there were thousands beside him who thought little of hfo that freedom might remain i have eone a long way snce opening thjs screed so apologising for tireing you out i will close xsla b5cm9j jiiitvj rrsyay 1 bell ringing for a job in an article en titled looking for a job a writer in tho new york sun- after jtlustratinff how jobs were got by unusual tactics on the part of the aeoker tells how bujckrwitted lad procured hia- i a country boy went to an ohfp oh to look for work itwas hard to find nndhewaompllcdtoacceptajob wcepyour shoes mrui white shoe dress in o cake or liquid hw in an accompanying letter isla tiaya next time i muysend a pot- pourl of incidents ntid nskn- do you think rccallins olddaya at tlio o t r atatlofi would bo imorestlnb qt cobrne they would lata send tljem nldnff sentence 8ermon8 i every man must iiearn to ilk his noighbora if he hua to liv with them ji i than he known if hewantil to keep hia friends keep some thing sacred if life la to be kept worthy store up someblff ideas if old sffo is not to be distressingly lonely accept the responsibility for hls own decisions pvice his own conscience even if ho oscapes the law bo obedient to the law if he wants his boy to- b a tiod cltuen the editor handed me a letter last week from my old friend captain john shaw who in now living in llollno ill with his sjster mrs jams bar clay this letter bays wo are 1- ays pleusod to havu tho fmhc pnsss airlv regularly every week with the ntswb from our home town tho old manv iottorhare very lnterchtlnir and recall to our minds many incident nearly forgotten by us til letter was written on may 25th an tho captain adds this would timo beon a big dny in acton if it jvcre in c6ii allais dny7 we would b colebrating tho queens birthday ajid the col would have company pla 8 out on the commons going through a sham battle and firing the grand saluto at noon but those good old days have passed away and many of tbo boys then enrolled in company 0 have answered to the last muster roll call ljlnglng a bell in front of a cheap eating placo in return tor his mealm hy observed that lfanyone was nt- traoled ity he bell ringing the nex- thing ha did wajo reud the memf which was chalksd an g- small blaclt- board propped tip sgolpsf fiiji slfw- ing- theroupon the boy devised a plan to better himsolf- he won the con fidence of a sign painter and got n sign painted that read im a country boy out of work who will give mo a jobf ho to the sign and after luncheon borrowed tho restaurant keepers bell and etoodvoil the curb ringing it- jpassersby noticed the uoy and his sign and it wan not long be fore a- dairyman gave him employ ment cycletn acton when striving id avoid u little hty who vis playhiy jn -ii- iinlwi ihj wan tlirown over hluvwn luiudlebai- aiui full heavily in the road the little fellow who was just touched by uio motorcycle whs only slightly bruised drill gymnastic exercises boxing serious and humorous- inspections and music and the drama made up the varied programme by -which- the all saints south acton compaliy if thp qj13 proved th vers itnri enthral- largo gathering of friends at their annual nspectlon in the bouth acton parish hlfr flii wf nendny night paronth and- friends crowded at tho ends and sides of the central hnll on wednesday nght to witness the sixth annual display by tho 1st acton com puqy of fhp girls qulldry who form tlie compa fbflffifatlcn nt acton somo thoughtless poome continue jj- jjjt-sgrsljmutn- dropping cnyelons hard water actd newspapers on the streets instead o using the street receptacles prc- yideo- thesqare gonqraljy a giveaway too yor they boar the names of the cartlosi offenders the force thnt a jet of water- can oxert under certain conditions is shown by a factory in grenoble in bvance which uses tho water of aros- ervolr among tho hills six hundred feet above the pwn according to an english newspaper tho water jenches the faotory through vertical tube that has a diameter of considerably loss than un inch- the jot drives a turbine wheel expei-1- menfs jiave shown that the strongest manonnnot cut through thojot with a slword however woll wmporod in some instances thoblndb has been broken into small fragments without deflecting bo much as a drop of tho water t it has been astlnnated that a jel or water a fraction of an inch in thick ness if it were moving with sudlclent velocity could not bo cut by fl rifle oreon wesltfyftm mfvfaft g he boy brigade whose exploit- last wejk aroused equal interest when tho king accompanied by the queen opened the now wembleyrx- ltlbltlon oh saturday 400 o the mid dlesex boy scouts unfurled tho flaw at his majestys signal on each side of tho dnla on which were their maj esties thrones stood sixty scout rovers and fifty scii scouts tha flags of the dominions and colonics were carried is the procession by fortyclht boy scouts the work ot tho solvation army in acton has been in operation for bo tween 30 nnd40 years but it has lidsn very much handicapped for tho want of a suitable hall now n piece of land has been purchased in crown street it is ii gond site nnd ir is purposed to build a tml there the total cost of which will bo from sljoo to 2000 willlnni kennedy laborer fetlrling- road acton was alleged by his wife elisabeth kennedy nt aeton polloa court on monday to have struck her on the- head with a vinegar bottle on saturday afternoon and o have after- wqrds tried to throw hor flowhstolrs ifair htadgrnh cut nnd the wauuj used tractors for 5ale cheap wo art overhtockid vlti a leant and oil tractors of nearly all alzos and makes nnd muat unload at onco record i esa ot price i waterloo 8teajn traotor hlnh- pressure boiler only threshed in twolve barns like new can save tou 100000 1 rum ley oil pull tractor 10x30 runs like new can save you 7g0 a real engine at a real price rnlil with ol gnru ntoc other engines from 20000 un special terms write today for particulars ibjalna pros pistributors fop rumply oil pull tractors 8698 mscdonnell street guelph phone 1120 iwfiooim wool wanted had to ho- stitched at acton hospital kennedy said that his wife bad re turned under the influence of drink and threatened attn with a knife and the bottto c r if barbour hillsbure will be at the canadian r tiens p8 station acton on june 41 1 to bpy wool for tie guelpli worsted and 3pfnning qq me tighet murkot pricoopni rarmers market your wool direct to the mills wra wrigley jr the chewing gum king of chicago in explaining the rapid growth of liis company said it was all due to advertising but interrupted one of his friends travelling with him to the pa cific goast tyon have already built up a remarkable business why not save some f this advertising money and run ajoiig on mqraentum for a while wejj mr wrigley said vwe have had a fine fast trip west from chicago so far how much pro gress do you thinkwe would make if they took off the engine 4 1 m hi b5evktv 1 zi3 10 k fc jil