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geh attan wn pregfi thahsday april 29 1926 after rain aftn ml ufter lain t km ill in eilen onco ngnln avafiiii wildroue fragruncea liitntlu tliuut the land unl 1cich rii wcis nowtueilrenched uinl leveled in delicious krlef disheveled klfin woo the violet hua hent bonenth a blade of griihsi see tho bluets faerie plight prisoned in a raindrop bright herds grass plumes so pink and proud waving cr the clover crowd are in beauty humbly bowed tbette the ihyht ahull soon release into airy sruce and peace flaring through red clouds the sun oer tho high fields seems to run at his coming misty grass upward lookw to see him pnsa in bright innocence divine dewy daisies glint and shine winy colors flush the wold amber umethyst and gold softly gleams the jewelled wood u and my anlrlt is renewed out wit dust and heat to know earth its gweet as lonir ago out of weariness to feel strength to toll and grace to kneel unto him who after rain walks his garden once itgain archibald rutledge- the sunday school lesson for sunday may 2- french river fishermens paradise twenty years ml- from the ltsu of tha fre prii of thursday may 3 1906 gardening operations are advancing with considerable alacrity the wammaa with tils bakery on wheels has been doing the town this week the public park is the scene of en joyable athletic recreation these fine spring evenings april showers were very few may flowers must depend on fchelr own months downfall mr john s moore late of the guardian olllce toronto has gone to tllsonburg to take the farcmanship of the observer office mr w x humphries manager of nobles grain flour and feed business uapw n fine n d completely to oelfiehne that t rig of which be is naturally proud mr thomas ferryman merchant has improved the appearance of his store and residence during- the week by the addition of a neat porch and jcony am awning at the ator front has also been put in place mr hugh mclaughlin who has been 111 in muskoka a gooddeal of the time during the late years has gods dealings with noah genem1 lesn title gods cov enant with noah scripture- leaaon gen 5 25 to 9 29 golden text i do set my bow in the clouds and it ahull be for u token of a covenant between me and tho earth gen 9 13 tho text explained nouli 3xna his sons all hu- munity the covenant which followa la agreement between god and the hu man race 10 gods loving th aught oxtends een to the entice animal kingdom in thla verse there is a suggestion of the thought which is given in the wonderful closing verse of the book of jonah compare the thought ex- picssed by coleridge in the rhyme of the ancient mariner he iiruyeth well who loveth well both man and bird and beast hc uruyeth best who loveth best al things both great and small foi tho dear- god who loveth us ha made and loveth all 1216 tho rainbow is to be a per petual recnlnder of gods covenant of mercy even to us with our modern hc entitle knowledge of tho bow and hj nrismntlc colors tho reminder is stlu there the token of godgiven beauty set aahist the background of threatening stormcloud lessen themaa a worw of sin and death here we have another picture of sin und it i consequences sin which turns away the ace of the loving father sin which blights and destroys which curses and slays yve see tho human race given up to selfishness all flesh corrupt lr its way upon the earth until utter destruction is the natural consequence it la possible for a man even todlay to give himself up so finally settled in acton he will build a home for himself on hla property on peel street operations on this will commence next week a large attendance of cltlxents was at the methodist church on tuesday evening and enjoyed the entertain meat given by messrs carey bros with their dnemeaograph and stereo- pt thw wrwwing ptyraiyr ex cellent the railway wreck and the lost child were especially full ot merit born cole in acton on monday april 30 to mr and mrs w cole a son married mclaughxjnporter at the residence of his son crewaori mc laughlin main street acton on monday april 22 by rev g w barker hugh mclaughlin of acton to mrs sarah porter of fort sid ney muskoka died gibbons at the family residence second line esquesing on sunday april m eleen oconnor widow of the late james gibbons aged 79 years husbands and maple 8yrup fr a you havent told me dear just what the trouble js between you and john but i should advise you to buy a gallon of thebest maple syrup why mother cried the misty- eyed bride who was all dimples and smiles when the sun shone as should there iant any trouble there couldnh he any trouble between john and me its just just tea dear went on the mother- inlaw as jsbo selected a gray sock from the mending basket a gallon of the very best syrup on tho market years ago nay john come home from the store with that lonr face all the truemans wear when things go wrong he had been doing taw work of two clerks that day and in the rush had sent doctor stacys wife a pound of black tea instead of her favorite ajreen and was afraid she would complain to the manager but i know nothing of that when john sat down to supper he wasnt provoked at me but he just wouldnt talk breathed margie he just wouldnt talk and i had the best chocolate pie that night the- story went on not one woman in fifty knows how to moke them right but john never no- ticeditr orir rmhcoitikovktrvea or anything he ate to keep from starving if he had only told ne what the trouble was i you could have helped him but he sat there with his hand on his head and juatwouldnt talk yes dear agreed mother true- raatb he sat there just like tnat until the expressman came with a present from his uncle seth a con of maple syrup my child you ought to have seen johns face he knoclcedzthat crate to pieces and in less than five minutes wae book at the table eating hot rolls and maple syrup he talked about sugar making at his uncles un- til i could fairly see the boys pouring that great spoonfuls of thick syrup over the heaping pons ot snow and when he began onjthe second dish he thought of that black tea and told me all about it as easily as anything oh margie said amlllng well i had been planning to cry a little while 1 was washing tho dishes that night w i couldnt very well for john wae wiping them and talk ing about griddle cakes and syrup for breakfast and then we had the jol- ii est walk john never knew why i chose undent street until he saw mrs stacey on her plana and then he just ran up and apologised and found she hadnt minded about the tea- half as much a ahaprctpttdftd aha was he always lovely after thatf crfed margie bless you chih exclaimed her mother- in- law you cant change a trueman with two saucers of maple syrup but i had found the magic key to johns tongue i kept a can of syrup for emergencies and whenever he had one of his worrying spells i would give him some for dessert and shnrt him off with an intelligent ques tion or two my dear i had never seen a sap bucket even and had to spend half nday reading up but it wasnt long before john got into the way of utlkingv things over with me and when he bought the store 1m could hardly ordera twrrel of flour without consulting hu wife the kittle motherinlaw toaaeof tha blif gray sock back to the basket a good as new now dear she sad bring me a paper and pencil and 1 will give you a few points on the maplesugar industry in vermont then well run down to the grocery and buy a spring tonic for john spark of xoodnesa which was in hla heart for there is a light which light ens every man coming into the world flickers away it was this condition which our lord described as the eter nai sin it is pictured here in thla story where 3od the allmerciful be holds among all mankind nought chat lsworthy of prebervatlonrexeept for the righteousness of noah a man who walked with god in a world of corruption amid conditions that aro vile one man moves untouch ed by sin one man has the strength of character to rise triumphant above his environment the story of noah was intended to teach the lesson that it la possible for one who keeps his eyea fixed on higher things to walk oerenoru rwnaatered by hlsrarrouna inge to keep himself unspotted from the world bearing in mind that all old testament personalities dre to be measured by the standards of their time we rxtay say that this character personifies faith which lays hold on god with absolute confidence and faithfulness which causes one j be true to bis own standards no matter how difficult his situation may be the everlasting mercy here we see gods absolute hatred of sin to gether witfa hfls 4ove for all his crea tures the prismatic glory of sis rainbow is evoked as the reminder of jehovahs xirovldence and care even to this sodhlaticated twentieth cent ury with all its pride of scientific knowledge the wonders of the btarry heaven and the marvel of tha little flower in trie crannied wall are the al mighty fathers witnesses a likeness and a difference many modern scholars have compared the story of nah with the ancient story of- sltnaplsbttm the babylonian flood story there is indeed a very strong resemblence between them also a very great difference the babylonian story tells of many gods with arbitrary wills and petty hatreds and favoritism any kind of moral o apuhuol teaching is conspicuously lacking from it the bible story on the otfoer hand moves entirely on an exalted moral plane the destruction is directed agcafnat hopeless corrup tion the xnan who is saved owes ills deliverance to his righteous life je hovahs love and mercy are clearly at forth for artudy and discussion what is your idea of the eternal bin th sin that- hath never forglve- ntks dvcb the obstacle to forgive ness consist in a limit to gods mercy on the repentant sinner or in the sin ners having reached a point where he is unable to repent why was noah sated becaoise he was perfect or be cause he was trying to be perfect what is the rainbows significance to us have you learned to see gtod in natures everyday miracles if possible make comparison of the he literau what is your lust name my boy naked tho teacher of the new pupil a frightenedlooking youngs tei of tionvi halfdozen years tommy tommy what tommy tompkin then tompkinfl is jour last name turning to his recoi d book no sir came the reply with an air oforjnerccustomed to render liter- alnesh to inquiring elder i dont think so sir tompkins was my name already when i wan born und aunty nays they didnt give me the other for a whole roohth aftcrwau ds alphabet of success anltjtlon brain control detciinlri- health interest judsinent keenness loynlty manliness nerve optimism rvine vera nee quality reliability so- brrety tenacity usefulness yeracit will experience years zeal staon bra bettti- i kvmasasiwrrt- railway time tables anadian nationalrailways v going west no 2g sunday only 1041 no 29 809 no 31 1045 no 33 229 no 35 cl09 jl going east no 24 sunday only 708 no 26 721 no 30 1143 no 34 335 no 36 617 no ih 813 am amu a mv pm p nm p mu m am p m- p m p ax upper pino french river rapids camp lower the result of two hours fishing at french river lower right now for breakfast the oh of power it la not claim ed for dr thomas eclectrlc oil that it will remedy every iii but its uses arc so various that it may be looked upon as a general pain kilter it has achieved that greatness for itself and its excellence- is known to all who have tented its virtues and learned by ex perience by ozark ripley there is a fascination to fishing now waters hardly equalled by the num ber df ash which are token because every stream and lake has its peculiar ities a certain amount of study of lo cal conditions is necessary success ful fly and bait casting is study es pecially when applied to bass and trout flablng the man who devotes most tlmo to studying a new lake or streanr comes back home not only with fish but a perpetual mental pic ture of the resort he visited in the summer if everywhere the bait or fly caster went h tookjlsh just as he pleased thenthe real spice of the visit to the waters would be lost nobody appre ciates anything in this world which is easily obtained the real creed of all sportmnnship is solving new countries new vaters and deriving most plena uro from tho unexpected streams and lakes arc living things and de port themselves accordingly they may be full df all kinds of game flah and yetjleld us nothing till we bow localctrndttio and agr th need sensible study the flrat musky i ever took on a fly rod was near pine camp rapids lni on tario the people vowed it could not be done there were long trials be fore i succeeded and yet a little study brcught some facts to my knowledge late in thoevenlng i found that some of these ijlg boys had a penchant for droppng over the little swift fall and preying on tho walleyed pike which were so abundant below the very first white featherminnow i cast after becoming possessed of this hunch con nected me with a nice one that gave mo a merry halfhour following up and down tho rapid before victory came to my credit in the lower nlptgon last summer where tho river ends its course in niplgon bay i was singularly fascin ated by the clear swift water and the poor results had wth ordinary trout and salmon flics then every once in a avhllo i could iteo dne of the immense redspotted fish rise along tue east bluffs below the canadian pnclflc bridge i kilew for quite a whllo that these big trout were by nature min now feeders their special favorite he little locoi chap harbor among the rocks the cockatouche but what pleasure would there be in taking ono of these kingly brook trout with bait then for a lure i attach ed a quarterounce snap swivel sink- o to a featherminnow made of ply mouth bock rooster fiucklcs that is how i took my first five and onehalf 4ourrd brook trout last summcrin the niplgon there are bass lakes and bass lakes bass streams and boss streams this applies to the far south as welt as tho far north studying them care fully is what pays i had to observe and study and right off my solution came to me that the bait or fly fisher man wants to fish in tho very places to which tho worm fisherman never ventures and wait until ho sees boss feeding in these parts before he pre sents his artificial offerings as far north as manlwaki in quebec to the big mouth waters in louisiana the same thing prevails right away is elucidated the necessity for studying waters tho habit of the denizens and everything thereabouts which will mnko or mar the sport seeding dates for 33 years in the last issue of the forest free press tho following hit of date at which seeding commenced in lambton county for the past thirtythjjears is given it was compiled byjhr d n anderson an observant farmer of that county seeding 1893 march 20 1894 april 17 1895 april 19 iuth a 17 1897 april 14 1898 april 11 1899 april 10 1900 april 26 1901 april 9 1902 march 28 1903 april 20 1904 may 5 1905 apru 21 1906 april 1907 april 1908 apiu 1909 j april 1910 march 1911 april 1912 april 1913 x may 1914 l 1915 i april march may april a politicians tacstfutness the innate tactfulness and diplom acy of hon george p grnham was exemplified tho other day when in re ply to a question by one of the fair sex as to when women would te ad mitted to the senate he answered notas long an the notion is abroad that old ago is a qualification the public health postal revenues for 1925 at accounting offices in this district citizens are requested to comply with the public health act 1916 1917 1918 l raprll 6 1919 all april and may 1920 april 10 1921 april 21 1922 april 22 1923 rt april 19 biwroditaebabylottanw april h see rogers cuneiform parallels the old testament daily rsadings for next weak monday fen 13 718 tuesday gen 14 1324 wedneadfluytjlom8 3139 thursday hebrews 5 1tlo friday hebrews 7 117 saturday hebrews 7 1828 sunday xaa 61 16 if you ftnever feel regret do not congratulate yourself too much on trie fact that you can look back over your relations with your family and friends and feel no regrets either at wjut you have done or left undone indeed your complacency suggests rather a lack of sensitiveness than a unstained record the most gentle the znoat sympathetic and kind often fall in insight and understand ing there are few of us who meas ure up to our possibilities of help fulness few of us who have no well- grounded grounds for regret if you never feel orry for the sharp word spoken or the opportunity missed oak yourself whether that is because you have never missed such a chance never spoken unadvisedly or only be cause your conscience 4s not yet awake to the situation worms comae fretfulnessand rob the infant of sleep the great n our inner mother graves worm exterminator win clear the stomach and the intest ines and restore healthfulness where whistling 18 wicked the head master of a school in the occupied ar of germany was recent ly arrested by the french because a boy in his charge whistled a teutonic melody while a french regiment was passing in leicestershire coal mines whist ling is striatic avoided by the miners they consider it to be a sign of im pending disaster whistling superstitions are in fact very common all over the world t arabs foif instance have a nrvertt which says that after whistling h takes a man forty days to cleanaa his mouth thy call it the devils mui ic in iceland the sound oc whistling is seldom heand for it is against the law the champion whistlers of the world are the natives of gomern ono of the canary islands their whittling is used for airmailing and can be heard four miles t no flnfjers ore used end only two or three notes are em ployed a sceptical bnghahman once doubted the power of the whlatllnff and got one of the natives to whistle in his ear he was dtaf for fifteen days aunssnse 1925 april 0 dragged down by asthma tho man or woman who is continually subject to asthma is unfitted for his or her lifes work strength departs and en ergy is taken away until life becomes a dreary- existence and yet this is needless dr j d kelloggs asthma remedy has brought a great change to an army of sufferers it romevea thu restricted air tubes und guards against future trouble try it location of orchards tho usual rainfall in a district iublh an important influence on the success of an apple orchard and should bo well considered before setting out a plantation applo trees ore exorbitant in their demands on soil moisture and unless cheap irrigation ia available they require an annual rainfall of at jfeast twenty lo ikvontyflve inches this is explained clearly in a new bulletin on the cultivation of tho ap ple in canada issued by the depart ment of agriculture and distributed by the publications branch department of agriculture ottawa ehcosaive humidity is also ho bo avoided states -mi-r-mv-b-pavisrte-ttuthor-of-the-bttl- let in as it means much expenditure in the control of fungus diseases suf ficient sunshine to develop high color in the fruk is necessary whero the season is short and cool it is difficult to grow marketable fruit due con sideration must also be given to tho winter temperature as orchards suf fering from excessive winter injury are not profitable perhaps tho most important consi deration of all how ever is tho availability of marketing facilities districts with ready mar kets for their product have an advant age that i will offset a reasonable amount of winter injury or other drawbacks i roberts sforcoughscolds b and bronchitis j notice is hereby given that oll rest dents of acton aro required forthwith to clean their collars drains yards pig styes water closets outbuildings and other premises and remove thtero from nil dirt manure and other sub stances which may endanger the pub lic health and to have the same com plcted by the sixth day of may next on which day tho sanitary inspector will commence a general inspection and further take notice that the ec- tlon of tho public health act pro hibiting tho keeping of hogs between tho 15th of may and tho 15th of no vember except in pens at least 70 feet from any dwelling house and 50 feet from any street or lane with poors kept clear from all standing water and regularly cleansed will be strictly en forced to keep tholr premises constantly clear cnd thoroughly disinfected 1 amos mascnt reeve of tho municipality acton april 8 1926 414 collections we handle collections oxily- 35 years experience speaks for itself assuring efficiency and re liability keixv aiken cqllectors orangeville and owen 8oufid ref standard bank of canada letting skinnier every day something must be done and done right now quick hollows in cheeks and neck q rowing deeper each week tons of thousands of thin rundown men yes and women too aro setting dlscouragedaro giving up all hope of over bcrlng able to take on flesh and look healthy and strong all such people can stop worrying and start to smile and enjoy ufa right now for mccoys cod liver kbttract tablets which any druggist will tell you all about ore putting fleah on hosts of skinny folks every day- one woman tired weak and dis couraged gained 16 pounds in five weeks and now feela fine we all know that the livers of cod fish are full cf vitalising flesh pro ducing vltamlnes and these same vjta- mlnes of tho highest class are found in mccoys cod livor extract tab lets sugar coated and as easy t take tib candy and thin shown what faith tho mak ers have in mccoys for they 9ay if any thin person dont gain at 4 east 5 pounds in so days your drugffiut is aathorhed to give you your money back and only 60 cents for 60 tablets ask any live- pharmacist anywhere in north or south america be suroto mccoys tho original and genuine tho annual roport of tho postmast ergeneral for the year ending march 31st has just been issued tho net revenues of the canadian post offices for the year was 28581- 99287 canada has 12370 or which 106 were opened and 160 closed dur ing the year there were 1400000000 letters post cards parcels and circulars sent through the malla during the year of all these 1 in every 708 reached the dead letter office a total of 1948862 in thesetetters a total of 1657280 was enclosed tho postal revenue at the accounting offices in hal ton and vicinity was as follows acton 8829 54 bajlinufad 145 31 bronte 1401 44 brampton 24146 63 burlington 9329 52 cumpbellvllle 1545 18 elom 625528 rln 2098 s3 fergus 12780 51 georgetown 10084 46 ahmt mat f tilth s awumfcy audita laaaa aal nim ait till tataala cooscn stam- corrugated iron sheeting ii bed protection for your barn dont take unnecessary chances when prcvenfjoa of fires la so easy metal roofing and siding pre vents sparks from doing damage and resists fire from inside or outside olyour barn you owe it to yourself and to your family to take these precau tions dont let a sadden fire sweep away your accumulated fortune be sure to get council standard warranted quality thp heavier falvaoised coating can tiiesct tiiet yuu vt lauih d relating ere rain and ruat for sale by leo leatham acton ont canadian national electric u railways westbound daily 7g5 am daby dajly 1155 dally dally dally dally dully dally eaatbound dally dosly dally dally dally dally dally dolly daily a55 1155 lum- um 155 pm 355 pm 555 p m 755 p m 955 pm 1224 pm 658 om 937 am 1137 am 137 pm 337 pm 637 pm 737 pm 937 pm 1135 pm toronto terminal kaete street and st clair avenua freight delivered by special repress freight freight picked up at any art- iresn in toronto j cadesky of toronto eyesight specialist well be at a t browns drug store acton monday may 3rd a nyone untertng from eye strain i rnotlve vision or beadnclif tthould not miss the oppoi unity of consulting thla eyes ik hi specialist appoint ments may be made with mrl a t brown druggist consultation piub office hours 9 s m till 4 p m j a smith beal eslal r mat afr and ingirsnc- get our list of forma and town property before buying we may have just what you want and aro looking for at prices and terms to suit you agent 1 for confederation life association london lancashire fire insursuice london lanca shire- guarantee and accident company of canada prompt and courteous attention given your business 8qlicited residence m1u and wallace su telephone 105 acton buy miller 1st mortgage real estate bonds paying 617 int t j hannigan phone 574 guelph private ivires to main exchanges olenwll llama hornby kilbride milton moffat dakvlllo palermo port nelson itackwoad strcetsvuio 619 09 730 07 196 24 10870 75 488 69 16153 97 416 33 992 58 afiflfi fig 2698 76 an oil of manrfc dr thomas ec lectrlc oil is not a jumble of medicin al substances thrown together and pushed by advertising but tho result of tho careful investigation of the henllng qualities of certain oils as ap plied to the human body it is a rare combination and ft won and kept pub- he favor from the first a trial of it will carry conviction to any who doubt its powers to repair and heal revenged a busy housewife cumo into the sit tingroom a determined look in her eyes i flhall have to punish those chil dren she began what have the little beggars been up to nowtasked father lopklng up from his newspaper why taeyve made a mess of ray sowing room explained hla wife needles spools of cotton scissors everything has been hidden away in the most unexpected places its ex- nupcratink her husband laid r his paper and smiled i did that he said cftlro y tldied desk bo beautiruhy ihe other day that i thought it only fair t- return the compliment 80 i tidied up your sewing room corns cripple the feet and make walking a torture yet sure relief in the shape of holloways corn remover is within the reach of all when ignorance protects it is a habit of sir douglas halg alwnya to look after ho comfort of his men lie wanders about the camps at odd timea to- sec that everything is in order in that connection pear- honfl weekly relates a good story as he was strolling past a tent the angry volco of a sergeant threatening what be would do to an unfortunate private who had disobeyed orders its lucky for you mv iwd roared the non- commissioned officer that i nm not sure how to spell insubordin ation or else id report you with ho thorough a preparation nt hand iih millers worm powders the mother who allows her children to nuflrr fiom tho ravages of worms la uriwlso and culiuibly careless a child subjected to the attacks of worms is auvayaunhcalthy and will beatunted in its growth it is a merciful act to rid it of these destructible parasites especially when it can be dqno wlth- out duboulty the ohio electric floor polisher will positively polish your floors ohio electric floor polisher achments free demonstration in your home on request to the hydro shop yes yoa can start on monday and hav no forcad braaka in your cour b tha entlra- yaar at guelph business college where individual instruc tion is klven the business world la calling for more guelph business college graduates theres a position for you get the 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