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thursday april i 1926 red qld melodies xlor tlilri wjiitu ilntrcmtjandoi among tho yellowing koya now with u weary hlowncss now with tho ohutlmo ease the tunes wero iuiilnt and tender hied ancient tnlos oft toltl ior tlicy wore songa of bygojio years und alio watj kiowhik old tho children flocked about her they loved to hour her play lor all was new uml iiweot to thorn and every song- wna biiy thoy wore her hearts companions for they could underatnnd tho dear 6l music apoko to them be neath her trembling hand iivivfs n2vyiiisnyr r net wiem hnri jary the ferritt maple syrup uut we no longer children between her tlay and their had danced to other measured and yvf jjuiu up ho wna not getting 3 thrilled to newer alra a weok ftnd lfh uonrtii accustomed as tho aimalo tunes that brought to her hvlngr in tho open air tho ions conrtno- tho joy of distant days t by 1lta iucii kent ho had had long hours of toil that uuylranetc a local 13nuire shoplnff week with iiihufllclont food aa tho houra j to ynchronldu wlth tho imperial con i n tho early winter of 189293 atdiaon phelps wna working fifteen hours a day in the store at gregaona corner tho year before ho had ho light ills time tronx hla father and tho debt was not yet paid up ho wnb not getting 3 tho joy of distant days thoy brought tho scent of springtime tho tup of dancing- feet the dream that blossomed in her heart when youth and love were sweet each cadonco had its story each soft plaintive refrain rain ll y fellow saw no proa- awokothochlmea of memory the call eels of workinar his way up to bettor of bllssor pain womb rncnt in the cldse smoky little store was making him ill his tanned skln had bleached to an unhealthy pallor his muscles had grown pfc greff- aona highpitched voice was growing dally more nagging and unendurable and tho- young fellow saw no proa- she so with her thin whlto angora touched the yellowing keys and pleased the listening children with oldtime molodjea and we who smiled to hear them ro- momber now with tear tho tones that will not sound again through all the silent years marion outhouy smith well under bad aa it is to le in a rut it is better than to wabble all over the road v thoro are times when it is possible to get too much of o good thing even in tho matter of denominational breadth such a caeo is mentioned by a writer in tho bellman at the close of ol revival service fbe minis ter wont down tho church aisle ac cording to his custom to greet tho strangers in his congregation 1 dont think you are a member of our church ho said to one as ha warmly shook his hand l pip air replied tho stranger well you will not think me unduly curious if i ask you to what denom ination you belong asked tho min ister i suppose responded the other with a twinkle in his eye that i am really what you might call a submerged presbytorliin wages those reasons were enough to mako hi to accent with a good deal of eager ness an offer of a dollar and seventy- five cents a dlny and board for maplo au baring on the merritt farm he would perhaps have preferred another employer for- tho energetic farmer- folk of the neighborhood held silas alerrltt in tolerant scorn though he had scarcely turned his fortyfifth year thoy always spoko of him aa old 2uerrltt his life had known many misfortunes of greater or leas degree and he had not hdd tho force to over come their influence he vvas dis couraged inclined to shiftqeasness and prematurely aged his farm save unmistakable evi dence ofits owners condition hifl sugar place one of about three hun dred trees wavs of sound nourishing 1 maples on a southerly slope bu for several years it had not been operated at all except when another farmer took it on shares this year how ever under his wires mild urglngs mcrrltt had decided to work it him self land the stolid swede who won his allthoyearround man wasto at upon menitt with double force but once buck in his own sugarnounc j which reeked with the sweet honrvy j ntenm his courage- returned und he kejh the are going more fiercely than over by hnlfpust five they had diawn off two cans of mailo syrup but they would need fully uh much more in order to make up the hundred pounds of sugar tho holders were running over with sup enough to keep tho evaporator full all night leaving addison and llnd to keep tho tire merritt went homo to iiib 3upper he stopped at the store for ills mall and there heard john wheel ers boy say that his fathers syrup would be ready to whip on tho train at ten minutes to ten the next morning that was six hours earlier than mer rill had hoped to have his own rjp ready in despair ho hurried bat drafigeutojjila wauiliiouhbgcamo tor- rible many of the ii ticks wont wide tjio lujvering pile on which ho stood made ms position more and- more painful the small at idea moat of them muf wood did not mako a very hot lire yet burned so mptdly that there could be no slay of work and tho brands were displaced and scatter ed by the striking of now fuel in one respect tho slow ilro was an ad vantage tho thickening ayrup in the rear compartment run a amutlor rink of burning fort u na tely the riutonui tic feeder wan dejiendable in its workings and i there was plenty of sap in ilie holders so that the keeping of the fire was enough tho skimming woud have to go undone tho tossing of tho heavier hticku took the last ounce of hla strength and he could not always find small ones within reach uut ho kopt tho fire going twice ho fainted out- right from the pain und exhaustion each linfio aa he fell he struck his head against the wood and fere nee to ojo held in the aufumn jf fhoy did sotlio prunilsed them that lie would bring uiio of hlu frletiduamon3rst tho colonial premiers to aclon that week in order to let him aoo how well thoy could organize mi kniiho thoi- plng week in hla constituency ioud apiiuiuse closely uhaodutcd with this linking u of the ismpirc was the quostion of our air sorvlcea and ho promised their president a good sup ply of copies of liltj recent speccli on that subject for local friends who would like to read it applause there were great openings in tho countries down under for young britishers of grit and ho held from his knowledge of the empire in gen eral us amplified by hla recent voyage that it was tho high and responsible task of tho iirltiah bmpiro to take the leading part in moulding tho future destiny- of humanity loud applause lmr s wnllrock in proposin tehy ac ton chamber of commerce said past his first youth tho swan jft suld to be ejccollent eating whonoung but un it jn owe of the longestlived of nil creatures it is well to leurn if poaitlblo liow old your bird is boforo you cook it a geiitlomaii in llncoiiimlihc kng- land sent a dead swan to the atlien- aeum club addressed to tho hocrutury a special dlunor whm to occur- l hut week ana tho committee without ucstlou turned tho bird over to tin cook at tho dinner the hwuii rttlfik n grent silver dlah wu a delight to the eye hut when it canto to cnrvlrik and eating the bird no knjfo mnmitcd to bo sharp enough to cut it und of course cattnr it was out of tho iiuom tloni a few days later the donor mcy the secretary and said i hope you got my swan all rlffht that wna u nlco joke you playedj on u returned the secretary joke what do you moan the delicious mayor lwn from the le of salada green tea hm won it tnlllion of tiner v jp gunpowder o uu aaiu joke7 what do you moan ruck his head that ull his life he jiad longed to auc- why wo had the thing boiled for that brought tion a chamber of commerce but thirteen hours and even then wc a he had found from hin inmiiwi him back to consciousness he had found from his inquires that addison fainted for the third time the acton chamber of commerce wris juat ns he heard merrltts voice outside too sound a thing over to be sold up and saw the rickety door pushed back for 10s cd a your that chamber wna merrlt threw a dash of cold sap into his face and that revived flinty that wns all there was to it addi son refused to be touched until the fire had been lighted under tho deep pan full of syrup and then they had to tear down the entire end of the woodpile to release him by three- oclock twelve full teri- pound pulls stood in a row on the uio sugarhouse isnow bank outside the door seo here ir menitt addison said i minutes later they wero c slowly when the in an had related the discouraging news how bud do you want to got shermans price how bad adson why boy it seems as if i never wanted anything so bad for a good many years ive just kind of kept along and folks have got to callin me shiftless and laxy and 1 haint cared much up to- now but if i could get this thlngand let em see ive got some gumption left ready to kick upa row with any local authorities which interfered with the roads v to collect debts to organize charabanc rides whist drives and vyuil f lie ii wc might as well have tried to cut into the rock of 01 bra 1 tar you dont mean to say you hail tho swan cooked why of course mtttraliver it to bo stuffed and preserved as a curiosity in the club that swan has been in my fam- iiuctt waist drives and club that swan has been in my fam- i dancoe in fact it was a perfect com- ily for two hundred and eighty ycarsj jmunul utopia in itself und it was no it was one of tho identical birds fed wonder that thanks to its fostering by the children of charles i youvo care acton was becoming tho moat seen the picture of it my ancestors important residential und industrial held the post of masters of tho swans centres of greater london laughter and keeper of the kings oygneth wu and applause it had neirlprfi u rs to h moved anl ilorritt started twhh t v lm lt stanmoro toush tho iun for lcamlneton xho merritt nf chamberi elowlnj an syrup wm tho ahlnm rei0t mado h jn to llvo in syrup was tho only shltraent on that early exiprcas four days later silas merritt bowed his grizzled head in thankfulness over a slip of paper his eyes wero filled with joyful tears x ahant forget this adaon he said ft ho did not give tho check to add top just once icomo out so ana addison never lhou of it well i think weve k 1ut lt 1 season mcrrltt leamlnston at half d four i cax addlson bn ot tarm it once raors ronnecujatho iv ui1vc i i tell you what i think wo can do if wo can keep the vuporator- going like this till half past lovert or twelve bo claimed tho minister i should glud if you would explain well i was brought up a presby terian my wife is a methodist my eldest daughter is a baptist my son is tho organist of a unitarian church ray second daughter sings in un episcopal choir and my youngest daughter groes to a congregational sunday school but said the minister aghast you contribute doubtleas to aomol church i yes was the answer i contrlb uuuycarrounnian was to at- v nait paat 0v op t tend to the chores while merritt and o jl have syrup enough o make up addison worked in the woods the hundred pounds you and llnd go home and eat your supper and get when the store loungers heard that aom0 aleopi thero enough in the addison was golng to work for old uinner pai for me m tend to thfl merritt they wero inclined to chaff boillns and you cancome out bout the boy and gregeon angry at losing wveivt oclock with- uio palls and wo a submerged presbyterian ex- a good unot7neppnsivo cleric i wveivo with- uio wua more dlaagreeablo than over si 8usar u ott ptty quick wua more dlaugreeablo than ever wlien tho 18th tit- march come add son was glnd enough to leave he found enough to do at tho alerritt sugar ijlace tho snow still was deep und at was no- easy task to break a road into tho woods the sugarhouso was dilapidated the arch needed a few new bricks and tho tin sap buck ets the long evaporating pan and the big wooden holders called for a very thorough cleaning aa addison was sorting a tub of broken and twisted sap spouts on tho w w p aiioumiqii tno uto to all of them und thats what tm duy ot ula 10w j ni8 employer keeps mo submerged camo out to tho sucarhouse ho seemed greatly pleaecd at finding so much done und there was un air of unusual unfmatlon about his stooping figure jdyo know actson ho aald eager- ly that boston man sherman that buys most all the maplesyruunutot thesoimrtathas aentup word that he reluctant obedience a wiae puppy being told to lie down in a certain place will obey meekly at the moment and then wafting until his majterlbatteiitlonjedlviertediwill mu bring dick and it he pung and you can drive to leamington in threo auarters of an hour and if we get our sugar on that train john wheolpr ci anybody else cunt beat us as addison unfolded his plan merrltts eyes lighted with new hope he was eager to stay at the sueirhouse but the boy persuad ed him to go back to tho house and get sonao sleep so after putting the ismail arch and tho sugarlngoft pan in readiness alorrltt and the swede took the oxen and went home addison left to himself looked care fully to uio automatic feeders and news und felt well repaid acton chamber of commerce dinner how our acton friends in england keep their organization iysy instead of the usual budget of in teresting news from acton england we publish this week tho proceedings of the acton chamber of commerce as reported by the acton express this will elve the members of the chamber of commerco of acton on- turlo an- intelligent idea of blie com- acton he coupled with the toast tho i name of their president mr w t davenport who had never missed chnnco of promotine tho interests of tho chamber and consequently of acton amlauso mr w t davenport who had an enthusiastic reception said he would be delighted to find mr wall rock a house in acton renewed laughter- his response to the toast had been made easier by the summary of their annual report in the acton gajbtte to the proprietors of which thoy were obliged for interesting reports of the chambers activities their member ship which now totalled 435 hud in creased by 384 in only ten years their shop in acton campaign had good reauhra and they hud succeeded in in ducing the town council always to nsk tho local tradesmen to tender for any good required toy tho borough without expecting them tobuyulpcni ly if- they could get goods at lower prices elsewhere- as tho rates wore ono of- the top expenses of local business concerns they had also played their part in the buyuritisli goods- cam paign as it was their duty to help bind tho british emplro together by mutual interests and he assuredbir harry that they would do their best to adopt his jdea of an imperial sliop- not 80 good there aire many reasons for a girls giving up office work but ono men tioned toy a writer in brooklyn life in tho following story is perhaps the moat effective thai could be invented imiss smith is going away said one of tho stenographers to another is she leaving for good no not for good for better or for worse dependable flour in following receipt from cook book of repute you must ho provided with dpendkble flour in order to be auecewful in your bread cake and poetry baking to be nure you have tho right kind use kinos choick flour we carry the quality kind cat never falls to give entire snt j faction becan it in always uniform norval flour mills w b browne co prop norval kings choice bread flour national pmtry boll 00 r 2phontss municipal 327 r nobval bltnd v i w imic com- to adopt hla lea of an imperial shop- iwohanulvo activltlca ot tho members j wce i applause tho plr- of this line organization across tho al buses and their rleht to tho roads 3eu sea tho king emigre trade and acton trade were uio tousta of ajlicd inter est proposed at the seventeenth annual dinner of the acton chamucr cf com merce which held in tho clarendon lutmra ana i restaurant on wedncmlnv i wriytnthet pfko uttended by ssjs v was icady in the lust compartment rouentativo of the civic soci ay sho ny a or ah them w i u and only two failures tho failure to right to tho roads waa another queatlon much to tho front and he know from the recent conference at which oho chamberhad been represented under tho chairman ship of sir harry erittaln that that question was manysided and not bo cuay to holvo ns moat people imagined twwjnu4vrteawill thesoiiartsrhas sent up word that he illp slowly away from bis post his will nay a dollar a pound for the first reluctanco to stay where he is told to hundred pounds or more that he cn stay is not based on a dislike for tho get hes sent out a kind of printed spot for he will often select it for letter to evrybody that ever sold him w u iiiiiiauil uu1 on a blanket in front of the arch and with ono eye on tho fire and ono on some stray leaves of old magazines i settled down for a long evening letter to evrybody that ever sold him whcn the splt wood flna any and gregaons got a notice to put uaed addibon c up on the up down to the store i appose john plto of flild3 and small- stuff used mado first of o the evaporator as there was lots commercial interests of thnh of wood to last for an hur or more tho gueata were received a the nv he pa down on an overturned bucket by mr and mr h datrirt u x l cold ments that proved acting president and da x and a all too little to eathify his hearty ap petite honhebtretchcdniimaolf out ma wat and a lutnjiieibysnharrybrittalnthe i z r usea up addison climbed up on the against obedience aa such up down to the store i appose john low pljo of fliftd3 and 3ra stuff used so tho child loves to assert hlfl free- wheelerll get some mado first of f kindling and from that with the dom by doing what i would con- anybody round hero he alays does help of a beam and a projecting stick arypresident took tho chair at tho aider a serious hardship if he wero but i dont believe his place is a jmite ac to tho top of the high hard- i dinner wna accompanied at oho croaa- compeliod to do it a keen zest is earliernmlnenota mite wood p tllttt fiueil thc eml of lho i inhu i added toiaoy if it la close to the edge no 5tr merritt said addison it of the forbidden aint a minute curlier and i dont know arrangements for the dinner were aa usual awy made by mr j taylor tho chumbera live aecrotary sir har ry brlttaln u roused great- interest by proposing u lodal empire shopping week at the time of tho imperial con ference with it visit from a colonial premier whom ho promised to bring sir harry brlttuln who as hdnor- arypresident took the chair at tho aint a minute earlier and i dont know diko many of the naughtinesses of any reason why you shouldnt get your humankind dealro for tho unpermitted syrup in just aa quick as ho does underlies uio great advances of the i haint ever done it adson i race erect a barrier and the child cant nectn to get started us prompt and the man long to climb over it as he docs seems as if i uaed to miss xho impossible mountain tho unreal led ocean the mysterious law of nature iuw oi nature tho infinitely distant star fhese are ho many irreslstiblo magnets to the pioneer and thoy lead him through what we may ruly call an audacious disobedience to view new worlds and now triumphs of mind over matter why are the cows always getting out of tho pasture asked tho school mistress of tho old farmer wal i suppose its because they- waut tj bo whore they aint a glorious impulse which climbs from brute to man and ao on to the heights of future develop- mentt tiro puppy the cow the child the jploneer the man of aclnoe alike may glory in their reluctant and tern- porary obedience to the voice- which l bays stay here i sugar-house- in front of tho arch he throw down a number of the longest sticks and then swung himself down the way ho had come jubt as he was about to step down upon the slab pile hia left foot slipped and avent down new iv ujih3 under tliov heavy horizontal beam that tho flrut run about every year when formc the sill of tho building i sugared tn0 iuiain blow iir th sugared addlaon was interested he know that mcrrltt if left to himself would probably get no syrup to market until two or three daya after his neighbors hud done so ho felt genuinely sorry for the man who had so early lost his tho brulaing blow upon the ankle made him give a cry of pain and he stepped forward quickly to pull his foot out of tho hole it did not stir and the boy nearly fainted with sud den agony kor a minute ho leaned ugaiiiat the higher pile and when ire imiiuiu no leaned wu miu ho eany lost his hgaitibt the higher pile and when he energy and ambition it occurred to waa tt uttlo recovered ho was able to him that if merritt could win that turn enough to see the sort of trap prize it would do the man a world of i it good to bo first in tho market would t iimuvt wou would bo something to be proud of and it would give hm a reputation to sustain 7- well air merritt he answered after a moments thought our tools are oil in ehape and were ready to i tap any time the quicker we can got some syrup made the better price itll bring and i think we can sugar oft as soon as whoelor can we can scatter the sap buckets beforo supper if we hurry and if i dont miss ray guess wo shall want to hang them to morrow morning that flurry we had last night camo nighty near being a regular sugar snow it thawed a grood in defense of cabbage reputations may bo ruined int var ious waysbutpoor cooking has been responsible for damaging tho rcpu tac tion of the cabbage because cabbage is such a valuable source of certain necessary minerals and vitamins u de- i7 serves to be in the graces of every f l 8 the wi table tho yellow strongsmelling i rt iriorrow i dont mass that many of ua have knenrnas cubhage is enougrli to discourage any one quite different is cabbage prop erly cooked dropped dnto a kettle of gently boiling water and cooked un covered until tender but not a bit long er it is succulent and delicious the secret ilea 4n cooking k until it is into which he had fallen a lonfi heavy stick which hud been thrown aside in some previous season ns too knotty for convenient splitting had been rolled against the sddo of tho houac and one end of it was securely fastened by tho pile of hard wood between that and tho beam his foot hud slipped from the knee down hla leg was fastened us in an immovable vice tho ankle had been bruised and wrenched and tightly held as it wna every movement was torture for ni few minutes the boy strugrgled to re- tub i e by lady brittain mr s wall- rock president of the incorporated society of auctioneers and landed property agenta and tho chief guest of the evening the mayor and mayor ess mr w x davenport president and mrs davenport mr it n n car penter of tho ca light and coke co aid and mra hamilton mr and mrs g uirltton mr j morgan deputy town clerk mrs morgan mr and mcrg clifford evans and mr e monson tjio vicechairs were occupied by messrs- w t bygrave a t overall c j padda f turner and id h smith the company numbered upwards of 170 a jazz orchestra played during- the dinner introducing irish airs from time to timo in honor of sl patricks rr a u kunor or st patricks a were rendered by miss bessie bay as coffee nnddesaert were be- tomea and mr a tomes who both 4ng served ihiintv i- deal today and its going to be cold tonlr f in gi a uuu i know any reason why merritt syrup aint standing just us good a show us i any uucaaai were be ing served dainty colored featlior fans were distributed with tho compliments of mr w t davenport amongst tho ladles a graceful attention which they much appreciated alfter the loyal toast the solo in the national anthem ivaa sung by air a tomos himself being a member of the chamber tho chairman introduced an im promptu sixfclal toast in honor of st patricks day vit united ireland got tho parish church clock illumin ated a beo in his bonnet which had left a sting with hielr secretary a nulieffnorjngpfthopgtltl on with 17g00 signatures for the hotter light ing of tho main road with bettor light the town council would never huvo exceeded lta own building line laughter this waa his swan song and the rule limiting tho presidency of each individual to two years was a wise one he should regrot vacating an interesting position ho thanked tho committee and members for great assistance and many kindnesses ho especially thanked their very able and worthy secretary mr john taylor tho most capable secretary tho chamber had ever had who hud lightened his labors and made hia work a pleasure loud applause ho would do his best to hell hla successor and to promote tho continued success of tho chamber loud applause at the rcqucst of the chairman for u few words on tho clock mr j tay lor prophesied that it would be ii- i lumlnated in timo applause a body i which was capable of passing threo contradictory resolutions on the sub ject in ono week would prohubly pass a fourth and the right ono next time the question came before them loud laughter songs were rendered by miss bessie white imais opportunity 1 remembered tho claims of st patricki day and miss iris joy gave child character sketches iu cockney dialect mr dudley chalk was accompanist hospital doctors aro one kind of ward dealers by woody ard sapling take up the acton free press read all the local news its hoard of information you cant afford to lose two dollars buys it yearly it beats sixteen to one and as for advertisement s its never been undone it just sets out to tell you the things you want to know- theres snap and ginger in it and lots of push and go you cant aff prd to stop it when once you ve started in and if youve never had it youd better now begin n until it ja mownrm out or a cloiidlms sky jimt donolonger cooking brine out an h e tho stronir flavor and make tt and y o iiva jliay vir united loaao lvlmneir but tho beam and tho which was corutally received iob were both hopelessly llxcil ami his tho mayor wlyoao toast was tho citorts resulted only in acute palm at trade and commerce of acton was last lio eavo up tho attcmut nnil prop- loully cheeroil aa he rose fannlns blm- plnjr lilmaolf up in tho corner of the fteir with a fragile fun he mentioned pile prepared to make himself ns com- that ho was tho irnt mayor-tradca- fortuwe aa possible man actually in business to hold office then for the first time tlie alenlfl- and ho wished to tlftnk his fellow- cance of his predicament came over traders for tho loyiil support they hiul him in vl bickenlner wave mo could already given him ho good-humor- tjierc was a great deal of work done not keep tlie flro up in hajf nn hour edly threatened the ladles who were in tho next few hours the next morn- the wreathing steam would ccaso to ins addlaon found the weather as lie ai there ivould bo only a bed of cooling embers under the big evaporator merritt and linil would rcturnat tivelvo oclock to find the sap cold thero would be no chance of gcltlng the syrup on tho express at halfpast had expected after a cold night the- sun came warm out f a cloudless sky tho strong flavor and makes it mat- a ik tractive fo look at and to oat if a 1cbn wlth ta eooked tho right lonath of timo cab- h j n halfi bage is excellent if it is simply bea cuu1 b0 il vorywhore wou lose tho sonod und served with molted butter through 41i woods the season had wan or a medium ofwhlte sauce or it may jorn with a rush and caught not a bo scalloped or stuffed raw cabbage 7 t wheeler the noar- also ha many possibilities air eold r however and threo or slaw or combined with other veg-e- four f r- thcl t w tables fruits or nuts to mako a var- wero flllln aulckly asthose in tho under his hand and hurled it at tho iety of salads inoxpenslvo and ob j a ere anxious to ch tlcro was a sudden bclchlng r talnawe tho year round with prober blow h0 rst sugarlngoir horn ns well namo when addison climbed tho pile treatment it will establish a bigger 9 to eet sherman s hlerh price n0 hu left on the ground the sheet ronutatlon addison watched his employer with of iron that roput otonlimmcnt mcrrltt 11 waiting for a dance with a sixty- minute siccchl laughter his sub ject indeed was a big one but he would content himself with congratu lating their globetrotting member on the success of- his empire trip during which he had ktpt the needs of acton four and hllas- merritt is uri industrlul centre supplying tlio success he ho much emplro with many useful- commodi ties well to the front ftppluuse ho the hoy gave ono last impatient coupled sir harrys name with the i buy more cheese nj contain chees bread wrench to hist imprisoned toot al most maddened by the pain ho grasp ed a stout jileco of slab wood that lay under his hand and hurled it at the reputation back to the old rations i ftiipp y wrr fori ftffihfrfrrt wv iuu caugnt ttiol th fire of competition and the chance of i the blazlnc uel succesfl however remote set him dt i astoniflhment mcrrltt had caufihtthcl lrq 8ervc1 aa a andnow are of competition and the chance off ha iftn in tlimldat of maairai no a tlu mom his wor iy had iut known for yenrs he could scarcely stop for meals and tho oxen puffed complain lngfy as he hurried dl tlio land said jmrm saunders very plaintively as she sot a plate of grid- imica compinlninely s he hurrlexl dlo cakes boforo mr saunders tho t through tho drifts mrs mcrrltt morning- after his return from tor- observed her husband wuh-bewjlder- onto with niece margarets means m they must have everything there in x dont know whats come over bolner ilns oho whispered to addlsionthatj i presumo to any thoros no lack n i never bow lm fly rovjwll o wherewithal said her husband as ao hlnce iutjeqeorko dlalyoudopt hohogari t6 fotir inanlflagkcuo-whhr- inip1ohettircrob anythlnfil tho niafter prise and hope could ho from where ho stood trnppcd still feed the flro picking up another stick he poised himself carefully on his free right foot und toaaed it tho wood struck the edge of tlio bricks but glanced and fell iimldo tho pile ot nmnu wood on which he litjwdwab throe or four foot high and tlmnr tnniia nrrctt ik is posirion wn pcrhnirs a foot abovo tho flro- box door and a llttlo to tlieleft o it thocnurso of the slabs wan thuh to tho right and ullght- ly downwnrd tho oenng of the lire- uut hol made a target only a llttlo more upstairs li rt l llin hupimse rtltcros anythh a lavish hand but for breakfast thoy w bin head rfoyou had the worat lot of truck ever i saw addison jaushed no mls merritt twusnt cooked or a thing- doilo to you worry hes reeling like it i expect thuty hired girl o tliolra himneif ngaiii thafajill uut ho lox n a target only a llttlo more that i uaed to hear falling downataim hftw t himself ha ho went upstairs than two feet in width and leas than about coven oclock didnt want the to befjj hn whutll happen ln trouble of starting her fire in a hur- jf i b get beat on tlie nugar ry but i tell you when youve had jfrlday morning they built the flro in a different kind o straw filling nerved ra0 irch merritt kept it roaring to yo- tor aovon daya hand running rhii addison and- und gathered the tnui 4an of the buckets wore half 4i run and even- addlaon bcyan to 4ook haanh soaked in hopefully toward tho firat jiugnrjng to and at ott morrltti oxcltomont alid iigh spirits inctrmed ho had been toft bus j to ay anything to othors about his hqpef but in the woods he talked lut twelve foot from tho fronw ff the ope to do m toast sir horry brittain who was rcceiv ed with musical honors was cfpiidly lumoroui in responae at once got- llng at his friend john taylor their indefatigable sccretary who had promised them on the back of the programme in aplte of the presence ot magistrates no sleep till n loud laughte r muu appiawpp to tip question of keeping the lndapondent busew on the rpadf ho mentioned that jifijxadtlie prlyllego of introducing tho petitions on the nubjoct to the house of compmns tlmt day they all ndmlred the efforts fh lndcendept bun proprietory wqco put- tikgt61rt flnd though they linrt a strenuous representative committee ngalnbt them they hoped to do name ry dgrcdictits to nouriah th brain th bonci and the mus cles of the body make it a rule to eat delicioualy appathc iog kraft cheete in qui form every day- jug yot awhile it yet all it a going to and set the doughnuts and the plo and the bis cuit j where i can keenan eyotfn etiii but you can romove that fllft8 as far a you see at ivatiecn atftrvln honhhy3jbout ns lohff ha i can atari it 1 plffifltv of labor that lnhelght addison tried th torn again but thlfl time the twinge in his ankle mado him miss hih aim uut rtiftiatnt to ho dlshcartoncil ho went at hla taak aealn each attempt cost -hlni- acrvere imln ifnd the free leg soon began to complain at ltfl unduo share of work every few minutes he wah forced tostlttirn stop and sink- down into the corner tojrmpiro hint tlv or faellitlen in iondon and ho promised to do hf best in that direction ap plause lie regretted tho absence of senator marconi who luid unfortun ately to rto into a hohpital for an op eration aotoh and erripirq dealing with thefluejecrof tbp tonal sir harry finld that three out of every four peraona in these itrlnnds were en tirely dependent for their means of living on countries outride our own at windy corner an orator bad ask ed what sir harry brlttaln meant by neglecting the interests of his con atltuency hy taking a tour round ii wo work with aod in planting a troft or in hoeing a field of x pttp0 uuu uiu corner lo kmplre hut ho maintained tbnt he rest ly careful adjustment ho was had well nerved those local intcrcstn t f mu vow wooaa tie talked nble to make himself quite comfort- in that toin- for acton iieoplono more lnceaiantiy at inst addison fearing able onco ho did notgot up npnln than oioae of any othr kngllnh com the fesufi of too ibuoh conildenee took jfor some time it was o much enoler muniir i him out to the da- of the woods and to rest there and wnlfr for the ment to pointed fittlhva mother aloud of ome hut the nlghtf tho dying flro btesm that r rlblrig from arches nn lho remenntliraniio of merrltts face near fby j lighted with hope roused all his sturdy and wo dont know how man more courage there nro mtli county sld the boy tim boys atrnth had boon aovorply for a wbjiehhi old dejtftuan carte taxed by his work in tho storo and munlty could live by taking in each others vaulting laukhter and ap- plnuho hey could only live by fructifying tho trade of the ismplre und an tho representative of tho great eat induatrhil division of the south hi england he suggeatcd o iiih trndng friends ot acton that thoy should ar- 1 ji skinny men run down men fcitoirsiwen dont jyiiss this yofiro iieand tho times if you dont know that couv liver oh extract la le world br p i vlmt to vltoluln n i e to know that jfe- hr t ektr tablo ex rlnvl f now yo till wetaa 1 your bortoa anrt pll6ff tc and avo a com ivv kettt eod y or ta your lru punla in 3 f you hack hi l hand uaual for a nor- to sr u 30 days and 1 tnom ll work wondors it lifts the white mans harden and teats the philippines and what it dont provide you s not wortli a hill of beans as viewed froiji local standpoints perhaps wed best explain lest newcaught old subscribers thrust lit their tongues amain then search your tother trousers go find two hundred cents- the regular weekly issue waits 11 your moveniieiitsi we send them through the summer youll get them in the fall theyll moderate the winter when blizzards have the call 1 take up tlie wise mans papex dont borrow from a friend tisbtttrafiveceiiteekly a bagatelle to spend and when youve reid our copy eds ads and items through youll know a heap sig jit morp then than men les dse tlian yoii so hasten in your orders fill out your checks and stubs though printing near two thousand were not afraid of clubs once enrolled upon our list youre handed down to fame but lest you forget send on two dollars all the same wiap9lotto r i