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fflie aftptt 3tor ffrega hiultbdav january 14 1920 weavin 1 u mony a mujio haa clliried tho aky an ihony a rod aun sunk tuo root bulth rain an shaw hao ailed the dykes t an wlnda htxo blawn frae eaat an weat thiough a tho patient weaver stans sao tiieleaa ut his busy loom tho thieids o life aro in hla han a tho yarp un woof o joy an gloom within ina nab o life tho threlda o changefu colore glance an gleam but glintin through aro orra atran a that fairer than their neoboura aeem tla tliia whenoer a helpln han o rax oot tae a brlthera need the weaver in his ahuttle sllpa a bonnfe ahinln gowden threld an when at length aa gloamin fas cornea iowa in an tho timo tae acan oor wab o life like dalth o gowd wull bo kind deeda tao brither man joan b white burying a bank in a well how tho money of tho stato bank of georgia was successfully hidden dm ing sherman s march to the eea and how tho entire sum which waa be tween 150000 and 200000 wasi re turned to tho bank virtually intact mokes a a trance atory an old sub scriber senuo us tho tale on tho evening- of november 28 1864 wallace gumming cashier of the bank at suvannah was ordered to take tho money out of danger for sherman was approaching the city cumming s wife who subsequently wrote tho story of the adventure for her- grandchildren accompanied him on a special train that waa hurrying to cross the altamaha river before tho southern troops cut the bridge the gold was paclced in nail kege at thompaonvllle they hired an emnty store and placed the kegs there jerry one of cummiaga servants toofc turns with a man named ross in guarding the store at nigrht later they transported the money to macon where tho state bank had a canio that another federal force waa making its way southward and what to do with tho money became again an anxious question finally they decided to wear what gold they could bury someof it and sink the rest in a deep well each member of the family of mr and mrs thomas nesblt with whom the cum ming family had lived for six months wore wide belts made of heavy linen which they had stitched full of twenty dollar gold pieces that of courae took care of a comparatively small sum every day mr cumming made several trips between the house and tho hank and on each trip he came home loaded with money nesblt who owned a large iron foundry cast i long round iron bar about tho wldtu of a twentydollar gold piece and then sharpened it at one end one night nesblt and cumming went out into the front yard which was a mass of rosebushes in full bloom they thrust the rod down close to the root of a bush and oa deep aa their united- strength could sink it then they filled the hole with eroldr eagles which they dropped in one by one and threw loose earth over- tho top in that way they burled between between 930000 and 400001 ancttnoy kept a record of how much waja hurled under each rosebush the rest of tho money thoy sewed up in little bags which thoy placed in boxes and let down into a deep well two days after the gold was burled the yankee army took po of m and seised fche- txe old wan j oftme 4 cuck old friends wo lovo them very dearly tho old familiar places tho roads where every turn wo know tho trees that oei it bond tho meadow grasses waving and the little flower faces and tho lifted hills benignant each one a steadfast friend we love the soft nnd springing sod oft aa our footsteps press it the little wayside briers that reach thqlr clinging fingers out tho lowly nest half hidden in the dusky hodte god bless it and nil the common things that elrd tho common day about theres ono wldo branching maple that was tall when wo wero tend ing tho baby lambs beneath it in tho years of long ago theres ono great shadowy oak that stood its friendly shelter lending to our parents when they courted its tenting shadows befow branch office in april 1865 newa jjiq treea thflhiila thf- ppt the- lanes wo oft have trodden of ua they aro a part our blood lias caught a thrill from them we may walk today in purple whore onco uo walked in hodden but the selfsame soul la in us we are theirs in root and stem wo love them very dearly the old familiar places in heaven i think tho load will wear a look like ours tit home the fields of living green recall the pleasant beckoning faces of tho meadow- lands that hold us fast how far sooer we roam margaret e fcangster fifty years ago and now i was very much interested in the proceedings of the new municipal counoll and i admired the prompt business manner in which the matters coming- pforhelr consideration and action wero handled it looks to me as if we now have a good council of business men who are alive to actons jrueat intcrontfi aa i read th report of tho evening a doings it topk me away back to the days when acton first had a council in those days we had no difficulty in getting tho best citizens in town to give their timo for the transaction of the business of tho place and those of you who know or know of tho men who were elected reeve and council lors in those early days can readily substantiate thlsi take our first council elected flkj in 1873 tli were w h storey reeve john speight charles rtut ain hall and- dr n mcgarvln councillors these were all representative citizens plan- eers in building up the town and personally interested in its progreatr i remember distinctly tho days thoy were elected after our hamlet had been incorporated aa a village james hill one oftho best penmen acton over had was appointed clerk and treft for the year wero 2e76 20 aa fol lows school purposes 1676 23 bti cots and sidewalks 555 07 of- llicis salailts u7 00 clmrltlos 81- 80 contingencies j1j0 10 say thoi os homo dhttrenco betwoeir tho amount of flnancos handjed then and in 105 t0 years lator when it re quired thonum of 63493 05 to run this llttlp town why last year tho schools coat 11464 00 und 1 guess they woro worth it and tho count rute was 5363 58 but of this latter 1 am not so well satisfied tho vkes press of fifty years ago gives many interesting items of old- tlmo news on deccmbci 2nd 1870 wo find that tho tovlng dogs of the village did damage to sheep then aa now moved by john speight second ed by edward nicklin that tho sum of 3 66 bo paid to robert sims be lng twothirds valuo of a sheep kl led by dogs the owner a of which cannot bo ascertained o in the same meeting it wus moved by ih mcgarvin seconded iby john speight that leave be granted to in troduce a bylaw to appoint a ret arn- ing o tile or for tho forthcoming elec tion and that henry p mooro bo ap pointed returning officer tho election in january waa tho first municipal eloctlon by ballot ever held in acton previously thoy had been by open voting the first legislative election by ballot was hold the month beforo when col clay of norval and w d lyon milton were the candidates i find that mr jjdora waa the returning officer at this elec tion also mr lyon waa successful by a majority of 67 the votes cast were lyon 1363 cloy 196 thia la quite a difference from tho number of votea polled in the election in oc tober last when dr anderson was given 6776 and mr duncan camp- boll 5424 dr andersons majority be ing about the same figures as the total vote given w d lyon fifty years ago xor the municipal election for acton fifty years ago this month the candi dates were as follows for reeve david henderson dr mcgarvln for councillors john speight ed ward nicklin john secord charles s smith d d christie horace hall ransom adams thomas ebbago richard hamilton and duncan ken nedy of tho names for councillors horace hall thomas ebbago ran som and duncan kennedy declined to run at the 61ection dr mcgarvln de feated d henderson in a vote of 73 to 50 tho councillors elected were john secord d d christie richard ham ilton and c s smith of these representative citizens who were nominated all have since passed away some of them many years ago mr d d christie was the last of the group to lay down lifes ac tivities and john speight and c s smith were among the first of them to go to their reward mr speight died fortyfive years ago and mr smith about forty i find in the columns of this locul paper of ours that in esqueslng the council elected was reeve william clay deputy reeve william mcenery councillors g wrlgglesworth ana lyinian lindsay in nassaguweya the council elect was reevo john ramsay deputy reeve jumes menzies councillors dr t b winn george norrlah david hutcheon tho cotlncll in erin township was reeve d mcmillan deputy reeve j w burt councillors wm mcdowell r a reld and robert barbour john r barber was reeve of and di fi and dr blandish councillors dr- jtoberston waa mayor of milton p a mcpougall mayor and w h young reeve of oakville robert molvln waa mayor of guelph now aa to the inaugural meeting of the new council for 1876 that old- time council had a busy time that first week of their existence they met at 11 n m and at 7 p m on monday and again on thursday even- weekly fashion hint christmas week in old acton doings during tho holiday season in acton overseas paris interprets the twopiece frock there has been no smarter con tribution to the sports mode than the twcpieco rock a splendid version of this model is pictured to the left beink developed in changeable eal- bnggan the front of the blouse is cut away and finished with a trim mingband of self material the back extends over the shoulders forming a blouse effect straight fcuffbands hn- lsh the long sleeves and the pockets arc stitched on in patched effect with the blouse is worn a wraparound skirt medium size requires 34 yards 54indi material and h yard 36inch lining for body of skirt the second model also developed in balbnggan consists of a blouse and a plaited skirt the blouse is tucked at either side of the front and the back is extended over the shoulders and shaped into an original yoke effect medium siic requires 2j4 yards 54- inch balbnggan and 1h yard 36inch linjuff roquefort chee8e business in south france passes through generations the making of roquefort cheeso is lectintcarntidtheartrofripenlneit re quires great skill and care says the indianapolis news the humidity of tho air the temperature and other conditions rniit be just right or fail fire ensues yet it is done nnd has been done for hundreds of yors in tho famous french caves of tho larzac cliffs these caves aro in tho hills not far from tho spanish border in the de partment of aveyron of which ro quefort 1b the principal city roque fort is one of tho most prosperous cities o tho world made so by cheese all roquefort checne formorly was made from the milk of gouts but now cows milk nnd also that of sheep is added a mold which is cultivated on bread is mixed with the curd this gives the cheeie its mottled bluish color and imparts to it also its char acteristic flavor the bualncaa in fiance la handed down from father to son generation after generation the united statia m f worth nf hnqllfort the atn gazette of acton mid dlesex eemjlund yields tho following items of lnureatrfrom ljs lssuo of de cember 25 convoyiiiff his christmas greetings to tho ac con gazetto staff and its lcuderu from india sir harry brittain says ho haa met the- homo nowspupcr ut various pluces on his tour a special apt vice of christmas carols aitructcd a crowded congregation to acton hill wesloyon church on sun- fday mrcnijik mr a ruklngion who uaed to drive tho old horse drawn cnglno for tho acton plro brigade haa been taken to the houpitul seriously ill tho mtiyor of acton who had been buffering from a troublesome cold dur ing tho week was taken suddenly worse on saturday and hud to go homo for a rest as mr albert southall north ken sington was engaged on house work in eaat acton on monday afternoon he put his shoulders out of joint while carrying a bag of cement tho mayor of acton in response to tho appeal of the mayor of ham mersmith haa aont a cheque for two hundred and fiftytwo pennies toward fye million ponny fund of tho west london hospital autographhuntera found an easy quarry in the genial goodnatured jack hobba when he visited acton on bat unlay morning to pay a visit of inspection to the west london indoor cricket school the mansfield boyschojr paid ono of their welcome visits to acton on thursday night to illustrate a chatty lecture by mr j b miles b sc their trainer and conductor on christmas carola kellya directory of chiawlck acton and gunnorsbury compriseaa street directory giving an alphabetical list fo the atrcets with the name of tho occupier of each private house or place of business and the profession or trade if any carried on there tirat to play the part of fairy god mother to the poor children of acton this chriatmastlde was the acton branch or the national citizens union which entertained nearly 200 of them of ages ranging from twb to thirteen cheeso every year thrift thrift in good husbandly econom cal management it is not extrava gance of course but neither is it pen- urlousneib it does not dcmnml that you deny yourself the necessaries or even tho comforts of life it merely commands you to consider the cost not to pny more for a thing than your good aenae tells you it la worth not to waste your means on foolish or trivial things and not to spend on anything money that you cannot afford to spend you should not buy when the price- nro beyond reason or beyond your purse but you should supply your neodu when prices have fallen to a proper level thrift ib a vlrtuo with a decidedly personal interpretation h is condi tioned on tho means of each one who practices it what is a sensible and on friday morninga colhssronocf curred in the high street acton bo- tween a horse drawn van and bicycle lidden by miss dori3 perkoa cumber land park acton who received abra sions on her left arm and alight in juries to her feet but declined medi cal aid to the generally complete organiza tion which exists in acton for tho pro motion oc tho welfare of young people there will be added next april a body to be known as the local mental wel fare association which will be chiefly co nee wed with the aftercare of all mentally defective children a cat jumping on the table and up setting a jamp is supposed to be the causo of a slight fire in a top room at 6 hastes bury- road a threestorey house on irlday the fire was dis covered by mrs beall the occupant beforo it had made any progress and the lamp was thrown out of the house acton ldu cation committee will preaqnt facilities for jewish chlldron to be wllharuwnfium day nfternooni for the jewish bath at tho meeting of tho brentford board of guardians on wednesday in last week mr r c cuuer acton in formed tho members that it would be the lattt meeting he would have the privilege of attending for somo months as he was qjnsuy making a journey to new zeafand mr and mrs joseph baker stone acton vale celebrated their golden wfririlngnf ftf ttnkor what he said in an english court a man waa on trial who could speak nothing but high and an interpreter wad colled und duly sworn in tho prisoner at onco asked him soma question nnd ho replied tho judge intorposod sharply what does tho prisoner say dc- mandqd tho judge nothing my lord answered tho inter iro tor how dare you say that when wo all hoard him what was it mcy lord said tho interpreter be ginning to tremble it had nothing to do with tho case if you dont answer 111 commit you what did ho say well my lord you ii excuso me but ho said whos that ould woman with tho red bedcurtain round her sitting up thero tho court roared and what did you say asked the judge looking a little uncomfortable i said whist yo spalpeen that3 theh ould boy thats goine to hang ycz things weve never seen a hoy on a hunger strike a woman who dldn t like prett clothes a man who didnt think he was a lady killer a ctfr that was aa good aa tho sales man said it was pat8 family i understand pat said an em ployer interviewing an applicant for a situation that you havo a largo family dependent on you tea sor ten chllder aoven pigs and the ould woman honest critic18m if the tst thai count tolstoi ap plied on one oaciiuion to his sons weio mudo unlvci sil ci itlclam miht pos sibly he mqro lioncat than at present but it would not bo hgrceable a lndyn rihielng having displeased count tolhtoln boys on onp- ocenssion thoy rotliod to another room nnd there they showed tliolr disapproval by making a iioihc their father stood it fot a timo and then followed them to tho othor room aro you limiting a noise on pur pose ho asked tho question was a close one but was pieucntly mihwoi td by a doubt f ul yyes doet not her hinging pleuso you asked tho count well no why does she howl so responded ono of tho boyn do yoq wlnht to protest against her singing asked their father yes then go into tho room and say so stand in tho middle of the room and toll every one present replied the count that would bo rudo but up right and honest ymir present con duct is both rudo and dishonest on 6roadway a couplo of whom the milwaukco freo prcaa tells us had lost their way in their new and expensive car thero la a sign deal said the lady to her husband who got out of tho car and directed his flash light on tho board aro wo on the right road she asked to tho foorhouse he read yes ho added were on the right road you see although wo didnt know it of a different family tho society reporter of a dally paper had been detailed to procure the nnmch of piomlncnt poiaona in atten dance at a performance of a grand opera i beg your pardon madam she huid approaching ono of tho occupants of a jirivato box but will you oblige mo by giving your name mrs archibald jo ncoxo replied tho lady pardon me rojolncd tho reporter but i did not quite catch the lost name jo ncezo may i ask how you spoll ut certainly jvonos jo neew haughtily answered tho occupant of tho box und the reporter retired to tho foyer to fan hersolf great rejoicing by rheumatic cripples if so crippled you cant um arms or leas rheum will h1p you or nothing to pay get a bottle of rheuma today anil wear a satisfied smile on your face to morrow its a remedy that is astonishing the wholo country and its jutst as brood for gout sciatica and lumbago as for rheumatism it drives the poisonous waste from the joints and muscles thats the sec ret of hhcumas success but wo dont ask you to take our word f t go to e j hatsard or any good tdrugglu l und get a bottle of iuieutrfa today if it doeaat do a we promise get your money back it will be tliore waiting for you bringing cheer to the underprivileged the young lady operators in our telephono exchanges aro among the busiest of all business gtrla holidays often mean more exnctlne work for tbcm yet despite this tbey find timo to dispense good cheer bo those ls fortunate in hamilton toronto ottawa belleville nnd other places groups o operators have worked for months making gifts and ratting ftinda to provide basketaand trees tho pleasure they get from maklnff otners happy is to them ample reward ior tbe hours of piuiiut tull uuu nlauirfngr- t hamilton tel girls gave anjtdded charm to their effor t year by puttlngon a barloaqno entertainment and christmas tree for somo scores of neighborhood children assets of two or tnree other bonks in savannah cumming waa captured but all the army found in his vault waa several barrels of confederate money and a few hundred dollars in sliver that he had not had time to hide tho money remained in the garden and in the well more than two years and all of it waa recovered and re turned to tho bank at savannah ex- oeptooe small paokage- of- gold ona- i their docket was a long one tho council as a committee of tho whole struck the two standing committees committee on streets and sidewalks richard hamilton john socord and the reevo committee on finance d d christie c 3 smith and the reeve zalman hall and samuel carter were appointed auditors on motion the sum of 5 00 waa placed in tho hands of zalman hall and george hynds sr for support of john mc- phee and 920 00 was placed ax the disposal of the reeve for charitable purposes mr secord moved and mr smith seconded that a bylaw bo passed re lating to liquor shop licenses and an other on tavern licenses mr d d christie moved that ono or more constables and an assessor bo appointed and that tho services of hiram ryder as liquor detective be disposed with the clerk was instructed to keep a separate set of books for school and milage monies mr secord moved and mr smith seconded a resolution that a bylaw be introduced at next meeting relating to the licensing of livery stables mr christ lo offered some remarks concerning the construction of a side walk to the railway statlorrr he thought it advisable that a committee be appointed to communicate with the g t r authorities concerning tho difficulties uf gettlnff tto t on and tb obtain their sanction to the building of a sidewalk on their prem ises the matter was laid over for tho present and ao the work of the council went ala who id 71 1b u native of chalsea and mrs baker who is 73 and who was miss eliza puttock is a native of southborough tunbrldgo wells mr a soli a member of the acton plre brigade who went to a seaside convalescent homo after a serious op eration at the acton hospital haa re turned homo after a good recovery tho king haa sent a gift of gome to tho lad lea home the pheasants wftrn hhnt in windsor cimnt pnrlr dollar pieces which teas lost in the mud and water in quiet mans device for progress carry noise and commotion in their train the trolleycar the steam boat the tele phone tho railway are so many inventions that increase the clatter of the world even human char acter in these modern days mokes a todo in its growth the child passes into girlhood with much talk about her feelings and preferences when shofios given up a bad habit or curtailed an indulgence for the sake of sweet charity she talks over the acts with a doxen intimate friends if she contemplates a college course or a matrimonial venture she consults both interested and uninteresed people about it a religious experience is discussed until it vanishes in talk and a high resolve comes to nothing because the words in which it was to be framed could not be satisfactorily defined if the modern woman wero to imi tate less the methods of modern science and toko more lessons in the still workshop of nature she would achieve results- more beautiful and perhaps even naore useful only to grow as the grass grows prating not of joys or woes it would be a strangeconfuaed world in which the grass made a commotion about us upward climb such puffing automobile makes as it thrusts its nose over the hilltop of the great forces of nature it may be truly said us a suhularly version ut tho psalm has it they hav no spoech nor language their voice la not heard he left acton in j875 when i began to think over theso earlier days and tho councils wo had then i concluded i could glvo yotf some interesting information in this column respecting the council busi ness of half a century ago i phoned the flies press office and asked if i might be entrusted with the flics of the paper of fifty years ago yes said tho editor you may have them though wo dont often permit them to go out of tho ofllce as we have but one copy of each of the first issues but seeing that our flreflghtlng out fit in town is now complete i guesa there will be no danger of losing thorn well tho nuts pnssa files wero brought over to my house by the of fices young man and i think i will be able to glean somo facts of in terest from thoir pages referring to our first councils doings the council for 1874 was the same as for 1873 municipal business being new to everyone they were permitted to carry on the next year however changes came tho people began to get a thirst for ofllce and after the elections in jnnunrywereover ft was found the new council was composed i follows reeve w h storey councillors john speight charles t hill edward nicklin and dr mc garvln asa hall had evidently dropped out r heeiectlonr at a meeting of the council on july 22nd 187s the following mlnuto is reqorded in consequence of mr robert little having resigned as auditor mr javld henderson has been appointed in hie stead some appetite will rogers bb movie star who has been eeen on the screen in acton fro- quently tells a atory of a funny-look- ihg rube guy who applied to the man ager of a little theatre where he was playing at ono time and said he was a qonjurcr nnd did a freak act and w a job who are your asked the man ager tin enoch the egg man whats your specialty 7 i eat threo doxen hens eggs two ducks eggs and one doxen goose eggs at a sitting right on the stage do you realize we give four shows a day at this theatre thats all right i savvy that and you think you can do it i know i can do it and on saturdays we give six shows all right and on holidays we give a show every hour well if you give shows that fast and often there is just one thing i want to have undorstood with you be foro i go to ork x must have time in between to go und get my regular meals a 100 year ojd apple tree an old apple trco the oldest on the pacific const is located in vancouver when but a seedling h was brpught to the mouth of the columbia river by employees of the old hudson bay company 100 yeara ago thli march thia imrtrlarchal tree is still benrl292 lng delicious fruit ta- at tho same meeting this in form a tion is given mr risher license inspector reported that ho had visit ed the hotels fn acton and found them in proper order- and conducted in compliance with tho law moved by edward nicklin seconded by john snojght that the aocond report of the license inspector be received and adopted carried intha mlnha of n mming qf fch0 council held on august 20th tho fol lowing is recorded the clerk and treasurer mr james w hill stated that being deblrousof leaving acton in a abort time ho de- alred to tender his resignation the council expressod their willingness to accept the resignation under tho cir cumstances as noon as they succeed ed in securing a successor at a subsequent meeting on sep tember 2nd r find fhfb interesting tnlnute tho resignation of james g hill as clerk and treasurer of this municipality is hereby uccoptedv moved y edward nicklin soconded by john speight hat henry p mooro is hereby appointed clerk and treas urer of this municipality that his salary shall be tho- same as that of tho retiring officer viz 90 00 and that ho commence his duties immediately upon filing the necessary bonds the rate of taxation of tho year wni struck at thia mooting as foil own i 7 mills for school purposes and 4 mills for municipal expenditures nnd jcounty rate 11 mills for all purposes the rate rained for the year with ho bal ance from previous yonr nnot other rcvonucs 3974 from the following sources balance from i874 708 66 taxrs collected hnigcg tnvern mcennes 160 00 municipal loan fund 19160 interest 011 loan 75 21 statute labor 36 00 clergy rosorve government grant 133 00 fines 2e and tho expenditures reasonable expenditure iin ono coso would ho rank extravagance in an other but properly understood tt should bo a faithful and infallible reg ulator of business if nvo were all thrifty wo could quickly check the tendency of speculation to force prices upward in a time of easy money and wo could as usefully encourage pro duction at a time when economic causes arc weighing prices down thrift is the golden means between prodigality and stinginess i find ao much of interest in these fiftyyearold files that i think i can glean pnough to interest tbe prosent generations for several weeks tracing genius murat was on inkeepers aon handeva father was a country doc tor napoleon was the son of a humblo citizen trollna father was a knifemaker virgils father was a porter homer was a farmers son lucian was a sculptors son polios father was a merchant milton was the son of a copyist q mozarts father waa a bookbinder charles lamb waa a servants aon the father of cowley was a grocer goethes father was a tailor schumanns father was a book seller shakespeares father was a wool merchant oliver cromwells fathor was a brewer giotto the artfst waa a peasants son powers tho sculptor was a fai meri boy wagners father waa a clerk in a police court dr doddridge was tho son uf rm oil dealer schuberts mtlwr was a achool- mnhter fx marshal ney was a coopers son dlrkens father was a poor clerk in the nuvy pay office martin luthera father was a pens- ant nnd a woodsman cardinal woolaeys father was he appreciated the compli ment an old latb who was a friend of the poet whlttier tells tho following nar rative at ono time when hisujlrthday waa being publicly celebrated he had aa a guest mrs julia houston west then tho moat celebrated oratorio singer in america after the dinner whituer asked her to sing she choao for her selection the ballad robin adair which alio sans with great pathos and feeling hardly had she begun the song when whlttlera pet dog came into tho room walked over closo to her aldo arid stared up at her with y expression of delight when she had finished he lifted his paw to shako hands and then leaping up ho licked her cheek hia name la also robin adair ex plained mr whlttier so ho takes that gong as ft trhmte to hlmqcrf december 17 and were sent to miss hnckett a member of the commltte on sunday afternoon members of tho acton brotherhood presided over by mr h c cutler listened to a carol concert provided by tho ac to a malo voice choir mr east burn con ducted and mr h grant was at the pi ino among tho carols renderod were behold i bring glad tidings gloria no well nnd raead of heaven mr james carter shepherds bush was crossing uxbrldgeroad when he was knocked down by a private motor cir on being token to acton hos pital he was examined by dr bishop who treated him for injuries to tho head and compound fracturo of the right leg and ordered his detention for further care im too busy a friend of mine was worn out shop ping around trying to buy a particular somethinfijorbther quite a pifferent thing arid very evidently ho did from that moment he devoted himself to- mrs west hardly leaving her side in doors or out during her visit and when she ont away he carried her travelling bag in his mouth as far as th c mi s his s r qvor her departure in every way that a dog could he knew it put not your trust in a forolgn lan guage when you aro tompted to say something about a stranger in his presence aji english writer tells for truth an nnecd hy 0 mnn wh h ther eturned to london after many years n india he was riding in an omnibus when a man and his wife got in and took a seat opposite to him pretty soon the woman said to her susband in hindustani 1 dekho sahib ko kalsa bora nak h which means look what a large nose that gentleman has tho remark was truo enough but the lady waa no doubt much surprised when tho man of whom it was made took- off his hot and replied in excel lent hindustani han sahib bnhut bara nak hal which being translated means yes madam i have a very large nose nature would instruct him the now british ambassador at washington sir auckland geddes has a atory that ho jlkcs to tell about sea sickness there uio numerous remedies foi seasickntsh he says some advise cotton in the cnra others recommend smoked kijihsih fasting has its ad vantages as well but for my part 1 incline to tho vlow of tho old skipper in tho unci dote o captain moaned tho lady pas senger my husband la frightfully sea sick can you tell himwhat to do it aint necessary to tell him maam said the old skipper gruffly holl do it c when joachim the celebrated viol inist was concert master in hanover he could look out of his window and see skaters enjoying their favorite winter sport catching their enthus iasm the artist decided says a boston paper to participate as ho stepped on tho lc an acquaintance came up to him ojid asked if he wanted his skates strapped on joachim an- awerea affirmatively but added that he did not know how to skate oh that doesnt matter aald the skater i will teach you as soon bs the artist naa his skates on ho recolyed tho w now mr joachim bfond crecj si now throw out your right leg so now your left so and now go ahead joachim follqwlng the directions 4w mysteri moveanentsr hours had been spent also strength and temper and the desired articles had not heen found i asked if she had read the advertise ments to see where it could be found be- foywastinglioutft in frnitlesssearch first with his right foot and then wiu hlh left but soon found hlmsolf sprawling- upon tho ico yea ya ray door air eald the instructor picking tho violinist un nnd setting him on his logs again you sec skating la not so oosy aa fid dling the answer was no i never have tim to re adverti im too- skinny men run down men nervous men dont miss this youre behind tho times it you dont know that cod liver oh extract is ono of the pcatcst flesh producora in the world because it contains more vitalizing vitamlncs than any food you can got youll bo glad to know that mc coy a cod liver extract tablets come n sugar coated form now so lr you really want to put 10 or 20 pounds of rqlid healthy flesh on your bones and foci well and strong nnd have a com plexion that people will ndmirto oak any druggist for bent of mccoys cod ijlver kxtrnot tabets only co cents for 60 tablets and if you don t giiln flvo poundb ii0dayg your druggist lp authorised to hand you back tho money you paid for them it isn t anything unusual for a per son tovrnln 10 pounds in 30 days nnd for old pcoplo with feebleness ovor taking thorn they work wonders busy yet in the first newspaper we picked up the article she wanted was advertised its price and menftold also where to get it reading advertisements is a time- saver its a good safe investment in in formation concerning the best things the market offers you and where to get them tnke time to read the advertisements in 4 the free press youll save time and money in buying the kind of product you want