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cll iw ml ti following i fcwt lurruti- 1 1 lll s j lanla jw l r him p ounniko am til ah llll ilrwiiltul on hutiirhuy lfcrrmlwi 7 1d3b to mr uimi mm lulrrt oilll- lllllttlittlii of milton lr ilrru uuiwarl luiudiu r ilftlmrtu joii itfoj- at hrr linmn willow htri aeuin on irlday dfrniiilmtr b 1d20 fcnium hall bnlnvoil wirn of john unrtort irlcr in hur 40lh yjr ounhwcwam at ihn linmn f lur w dr h ciinnlnirhum nt cathar ine on flnttinlny drcmlwr 1 1030 jane widow of tlm latrf john cun- ntnftliiun or arocnoik uiftfd 14 vfarit axind huddrnlv on tuesday de-m- uer 10 id3q churlrs kdmoiid akin in liu mtli year tiui funeral will lu held from the homo or his sister mun iura akltu uowr avenue acton on wlday after noon ht 330 oclork inuroifnt at lrjrvlaw cemetery acton gtftr artun 3fa jfrgfib tiiunijjoay dbckmuklt la loag wenty of snow noxf only ten more shopping days until it real chrlstmasy weather any way juit a utile over a week until tho cold weather la not improving tli coal pile any cnd in your lists of holiday visitors to tlw fkm kium shovel eotercut imenty of snow already thin season a merry christmas will be thu usual greeting from now on n winter fair at auolpli liaa ben in full awing tills week flib curling club la being favored with a fine membership hat actons community christmas tree will be held on christmas eve the stores and stare windows have all their christmas appearance now glelfh riding parties are now very papular and the sleighing la excellent boy scouts news r acton nuijjdog troop it u said turke tlila year and sell at i will be plentiful casonaule prices ekates will bo a uopular item on the santa clans lists or liany boys and glru uils year be akatlnft on tlw watch for an- tiierell probably now arena this wjl nouncemcnta the cold weather is certainly favor ably for making lec at the new arena and on the curling rink f ue careful when arranging th christmas decorations to avolu having them form a are hazard damage estimated at ifl000 wu earned by a hay fire at cooicsviiib brick works but prlday afternoon when getting- your christmas tree mak sure that you are not approprlat tajf same otiutr persons property tha pakvulc atar is moving the prlnunjr plant from the whitaker block to th heury bulldlna in oakvlll tture are still a few very pretty imus among- the pan paca greeting card slock order no to avoid dls- apttowuiunt thieve broke into bavago ju cos jawelury store in ouelph last week th culprits have been caught by the etly police there tha una olub of tile rjnltd churcli ar entertaining uie sunday ochool seholani at a banquet and ftntertalnment d tliursday december 10 ur and urs john qlven pf ouelph eturbmtm uulr fifteenth wedding onnl- vrry on saturday at um luutu of ur ttd iti t p uartln ilulcrt tiia traes and nature gontrally pro- emud an wpoct or imtryland wltli their eoatlns of luuurfrost on buntuy et pveully wliin uia sun was ahlnlntf niuulwni of our farmers aw experl fencing a water famine owing- to the utk of rains in the fall borne sort ur cisterns in town are also very low mr c b macdonald clialroian of oourae at uie morning servlca or knox church in canada gave a splendid dbc admuiliiratlon of the presbyterian church but bunday oil december 34 two spochu trains will be run an the c n it steam line tha one westbound arrives in acton at 060 p m and the castbound special is dua here at 3 47 p m if you have a bit of news send it in or a joke that will amuse tend it in a story that is true or something uut is new we wait to hear rrom you send it in if its only worth the wlill wr mind about tha style sand it in motoring luu its difficulties on oat- urday tlw ley rain formed a coating ovrf tlw windshields destroying all visi bility one tngenlufl driver passing through town overcame tlie difficulty rwthfcir effectively by burning a couple of wax caudles close to uie inside of the vlndslileld ihfl wwkly patrnl meeting ttrranifed ror dajtnler liavn certainly 1m4ii the memm of injfotlnu lively intcrrjtt und rrnewfd nplrlt into the iiifmbnni or the lillllikm troop tlin ocoil lm0jtr r ban iwoi nblo to attemf nearly all theiir nif clings and was agreeably firprlf d ihidi at the rjclent way the patrol irndcnj condilotrd their iiiecllngn and at tlie ttplrndld patrol spirit and grmitn interest sliown by the ocoiltii hie following is a programme for a patrol mealing planned and workrd otil by the kangaroos which proved to be ft very suoceiuful one 1 meeting optnrd by patrol iadflr 3 all ocouts rise and repoat tlla dcout promise 3 a quiet game kims game 4 talk by bcoulmosler patrol- oplrlt 6 general discussion i like qaturday wifl patrol hobby fl heading by ccout hiking 7 clame lluiuc buxv nomination ror patrol qcrlbe and tills is the report or a patrol meeting lield by tlie wolves 30 minutes review of ocout laws and promue 30 minutes dbxusslon on union jack composition and right way to fly it 30 minutes instruction in ccout knou patrol leader tnld uie story of lib first class hike to itockwood tlie poxes held a very fine meeting on tuesday december 3 neuldes plan ning to be in full uniform by chrlstmon this patrol is alnilnir to purcliau a patrol flag the deavcrs are apparently going to have pirst aid play a very definite part in their patrol programme they have caked tlie bcoutmaster to give them some instruction on tills subject at their next meeting it u a fine idea for a patrol to have same patrol liobby and tlie heavers have certainly picked n wlnimt in going in for pirst aid the btoiri have very kindly been invited to attend uie girl ouldes clirlit- oi party to be lield on wednesday december ib patrol leaders carney dyrne and jim mcdeachle visited tlie georgetown troop on friday night and discussed with them the details of tlie proposed gcout hockey league owing to christmas entertainments cub meetings ore withdrawn until after the now year various n5wa items tim word thano wiinl ti t f lm1i of ifolutn county huii till i unk lv urd lnvlutons u ft tiiniiurt ami duiint ti be held in mjltoti itiwn hill on iiniulay hoxt riremlurr 17 lhli in hip nnnual wardojiii dinner and itoelil tvtnlnjt of the county council year t luiulaijjum cmtrtrlu co wins the wlnlrr ccrlei or canadian ohau- tnuqim rnncrrla hnvr brcn arranged tt be rtlvrii in artnn thbi year tliiy will cntnprlrti a rirlri or four and will lm jivm on march id 10 30 and 31 dr ti hyl mulch chlnrnn diplomat th marllurrwln playrrn the cutleraustin nrllott tin iv trip novelty quintetui anil conrtniirt nevlllejohna are among the nutitandlnir artlntfl who will apnea i thlr nrrlci r concrrui on the nj3v iim ntlomd tin ten nrw iujucr ktor maiiafor at cttltb mr alfred wotmn resignation as manajirr of the durlph aovmment llfiuor etoro will take effect at tlie end or the year ills duties will in taken over by mr icdward jackson of jackson bros tprocers whin has been notified of hln appolntmi nt to the position mr watson wha intention to reurwasan- nnuncrd some time ago was induced by the liquor control doard to retain charge of the ctnrc until tlie appoint- ment of hlri uucccjxaf gucliih to votfl on thre riyuws it was decided at a special meeting or the ouelpli city council to subi lit to the electors at the municipal election on january 0 n plebiscite on tlie advisability or taking over the ouelph general hos pital or continuing under the present management the city paying off an accumulated deficit of 53000 the cr litem will abio vote on a bylaw to grant to tlie joe hlniock drone hat com pany a fixed assessment of 4000 a year for ten yearn and on tlie question or duylfght saving why baixsoiklb go mad while waiting for cliange at a small- warfcs counter in one of the large de portment store the following conversa tion between a customer and a salesgirl was overheard customer have you any hair curlers that are a lighter shade than thoco- here salesgirl no madanjuiey are all we have in celluloid customer i had some that were a lighter shade but they didnt have ends just like these i wonder if you have any balosglrl no madam tliose are all we have customer well i did have some salesgirl did you purcluue them here customer oh i dontfemnber where i got them it was before uie war salesgirl that accounts for it madam before the war they ware all made of bone now tliey ore mada of celluloid customer you dont think i con get any somewhere else do you salesgirl no madam we havent had any for several years and i dont think anyone else lias any customer how much are thco7 oojeagtrl twentyfive cents a card five an a card cuatomer there are only four on this card salesgirl it liappens that one has dropped off that particular card but oil tlie otlier cards hav five customer you say these aro all alike salesgirl yes all alike customer ho much did yoifiay they are salesgirl twentyfive cents a card customer you only sell them by the card salesgirls just by the card madam customerswell ill think it over calt girl reared abjueud onlt police announcod tuesday that tuo grlrlaof that city and a boy have been reported missing harry perguson 14 has not been seen at hi liome on dcvcrley otrcet since wednesday of last week while olive wauon 14 of 54b dundas street and margaret cyples 14 or 153 somucuon street believed to be toactlutr have been missing from liama since sunday morning about s oclock while it is believed that the ferguson boy may be with relatives in another city fears are held that tlie two girls may have been abducted police have notified border polnta and arc issuing circulars in an effort to locate them krouthmkn ilkat tiiihi i havo jtut mad write correspond- tut tlu nutti of lltn dog that tracked tin- turkey bock to um iinht wlirro il hud brim halclwd tlut yum recalls to my tnlnd a hunting ntnry that an old luuii or th ourka told hut tt few ynari uuo iliivniurii miles out from tlie lltllji vll- inge or x in uluouri lived an old bachelor named 1111 oreeii who mado hit living by hunting and trapping in tliaim tiny the idlu abouututl in wild turkeys and deer and lie ofuiil served as guide to hunting parties and to ruhr- mrii the fceawiti had opened and a psrty jf uporumen from kansas olty inul ae- curcd old llllls services in uie party who a young fellow who evidently had had some experience in shooting drer ut whose stories of his achievements t re cxaugf raud and long uie ottwtr m mbers of tilt jmrty wrre tired of hi i tlng hiey wero asuuibilicd tliere- i i when old ulll wlu by nature was ti iturn said to uta younger fellow lay now that reminds me of the ollrr momln i got up jum fore day and went down tlie tlio deer lick as i ullui do and tliero ui uie bright moon light stood a great big buck x raised my gun and was nady to fire when i noticed on uie umb jlat above nine turkeys rooun in a row at fust x won ptiuled which to shoot at uie tur keys or tlie deer then all at once x tliought of plan i crept a utile near er and aimed at um limb where uic turkeys sot x fired away and at uie some instant x threw my gun ttlid knock ed down uie buck in a evvjwid x run up and knifed him then iptttcdabove a here x had ojiot and spilt lie limb which lield every one of uiem turkeys by tlie toes well sir i took dowii uie turkeys ued uiem togeuier and hung them round my neck uien i uirew uie buck over my slioulder and started for liome well satisfied even if id got no more game uiat morning uut klr as i was wadln uieertek tius tuh smell ed uie blood on my elouies and jest run up my breeches legs ant those breeclies beln full bltf got to lieavy x could hardly walk and when x tried to step out on uie bank uie top button busted off and killed a rabbit ten steps awayl needjcas to remark uie young sports man was silent for uie rt of uie day rrtint uk ovkuhkas cooking htunna uimm triioutfh for tun luimn ttlltl hoinn ituut liilurid i nny juhir bt itlfi ttrair trill ht iff llln hluumluted churcho uirt wtx k udtr hit und hlu wife aiimuda rnturni d from ubruiul i ht llilnurf uny tlont know utuntt tiuul on the otlmr ald woll you wouldnt hurdly ixilltvti hi pin now in puglund whtui its pin its montiy nid with veal and hum and when tlmrcs unoiuiberrteu or clierrlcu liulde uiul mighty good it aint pjc at alllftt urt well urt or no tart th itrituherh enm ncuroot but loudon pari home ureat places all of em dublin ochool concevtj on decem ber iv ofod prognunme admlaslon the courage to give up some morjuut aao uie worlds atten tion was fixed on two american aviators who were making an effort to fly around tin world in less time uian it hod been done before they readied lungoon ahead of uielr schedule there luid been an appalling loss of life in transoceanic flights and everywhere protests were voiced against unnecessary risks when uic two airmen found there was no fuel awaiting uiem at modway islands where they had planned to stop uiey gave up uio plan to continue uiough with lieavy hearts they 41d not ay well take a chance which to men of uielr collber would have been far easier criminal ncfllzence trial rroee4hist trlal of thomas kite hie on a charge or criminal negligence arising out of the death of ritchies brother robert in a motor accident is going forward at uie ocneral scuilona of the peace at uie court house ouelph his honor county judge n l mcklnnon is presiding and county crown attorney j u jceama la conducting uic prosecution hon nugh ojjlhru k c is defending hitclilc the case which owing to uie postpone ment of the walker case is uie only cm on the docket for the sessions is uic outcome of a fatal accident on the owen sound highway a mile above pvrgus on september 13 lutchlo was uie driver or an automobile which overturned in the ditch two other men were seriously injured and robert ritchie died hi royal alexandria hospital fergus a short time alter the accident hlfh school literary soehtty the literary society of uie acton continuation school held a meeung ou thursday december g the meeting was opened with uic singing of uie maple leaf forever five of the pirst farm boys put on a short dbuogue tom nicol tried tp make himself tlie hero but when uic ghost came on uie scene he didnt lose much time in awtting away a twoact play was put on by a number of the girls assutted by horry norton in uiollrst act uio girls got into serious difficulties by having bills at uie candy shop harry norton jlmnila saved the day by coming on a visit he was sold to tho girls wlio ws desirous of his company tho money was used to pay the heroines debts between act cauicrlnc macklo gave a humoroiut reading miss bennou uie crltlo was uien called upon her criticisms were very helpful to uie pupils a vote of thanks to miss benott was moved by gordon cooper and seconded by bert hln ton the meeting was closed by singing uio national anunun the monthly meeunjr of uie womens iiuulute tho regular monuily meethur of uie womens inautule met at the home of mrs wm sayern on thursday last the meeting opened with uie insutute ode followed by prayer in uie business part f uie programme uie insututc which society is always doing community work decided to pay tho balance on the piano the school and also to pay uie cartage for moving the piano they also will pay the expenses for tuning it the beginning or uio now year th roll tall was answered by a christmas verse or guggcstlon this was followed some or you young people need to learn i by the report rrom uic central ontario thnt giving up may be- a brave a deed as going on many a young ana and many a young woman having started lack tho courage to stop you may have chosen uie wrong associates or committed yourself to an enterprise or which you do not approve when you come to realhu just what it is dnder such circumstances uie majority go ahead feeling- uiat having once started uiey must continue to uie bitter end the courage or these filers who gave up be cause going on was too dangerous should be emulated by many young americans ik made limtauits useful that 1 uie reason newark liked to call john cotton dona reccnuy dead 1u xlrt cituon what uie new york world toys of him 1 uil star twentyseven years the head of th pr public library of uiat city mr dna proved hi hu career and by hbt ilocomplhiliad work uiat a great 11- brurian can be tlie leading spirit in 1 bii eouliuunlty mr dana found ui- nwark library about as other libraries wr hi uiat day he established th- city musum he labored wlui ingenu ity to increase uic usefulness or boih bisiuutioils in uie dally lire of uie city h kit public intercut alive in uiem w w no loss of dignity in advertls- tns lhii hi new wayu so uiat uioy tnfeht bduar juflufy uielr cost what wm tha use of spending public money for books uiat few people read or mus- btitti exlilblu if no one saw uiem uu end of keeping up interest in uie tntiaoum lie was cons tan uy engaged in onhdiuf special exhibit or chinese art of ut in familiar objects of plumb- iag lietate oommg to newark lie naif fouiuled in denver uui first childrens c library hi uie country he was to set tvt idea take root and grow prudlg- lotisly to him a library was more uian inert storehouu fur books it was a facility to w used woodaide uchool clirutnios coucert jjwpchjw 17 admission a5c children true when an education does not pay same people aucsuan whcuicr an edu cation u of any great help in earning a living a story told by a business expert helps to explain why uie pausi- slan of a diploma is not always on as surance of a livelihood a business man who was thinking of advertising in col lege publico uoiu wrote to about four hundred of uiem asking question or each to help htm decide wlieuicr uie publication in question would be suited to his purpose the first latter brought answers from only fifteen per cent or uio5 addressed but after uie returns rrom tho uiird letter were counted it naa found that about uireefourths had replied in one way or anouicr only fifteen per cent however gave tlie in formation he wonted in a satisfactory way undoubtedly a very student an uio force or those college publications know enough to give uie information properly but ability is not worth much if it is linked up wlui hudness or carelessness younga people wlio finish college but will not take uie pain to put tliclr know ledge to work will not profit by uielr advantages in ouier words an edu- cauon dos not pay if you will not use it peofii8sncy tliey marclied around uie walls of jericlio seven tunes and blew uielr horns and shouted and the walla fell they kept at it remembar and about all thu public hears of you i what you uu uiem yourself convention at toronto which was given by mm oamblc tills report was greouy appreciated it allowed uie splendid work which is being oarriod on through on tario by jnntltutc workers community singing followed after which miss haw thorne gave a paper on friendships from which a number of excellent thoughts could bo taken the meeting closed with ood save tho king after which the members and visiting friends enjoyed a locioi half hour oranceville woman guly of aasaduhui mayor following an ailday session at orangcvllle yesterday before ills honor judge moore mrs william morgan now or toronto was found guilty of common auault uimiii mii j- t s hewson she will receive her ajjitcflco uiu morninir the charge of causing bodily harm vos not provin mrs morgans husband cxchlcr or police at orangevlllo will conic uj for trial today on uio some chargi during thu day tho courtroom wa crowded wlui spectators wardlaw defended mrs morgan por ihl crown mayor llowson told or being slopped by mrs morgan and reviled toi his failure to let her address uie town council in behalf of her husband dtcharged chief constable tho woman then struck him he sold mrs morgan testifying in her own defense urtled tho courtroom by saying uiat hortly urter their arrival in orangevlllo mjytir liluaon told her husband he had heard th it the chiefs reputation was und ihlii mrs morgan uald uio mayor iikcd the chief how much his job was worth to him the buoemakebs kingdom he was in his way a king uiat muer- ably poor and hopelessly paralysed aid shoemaker who lived lnono or uw grimi est streets in uie squalid eatt end of london ho could uilnk great uloughts bright happy uioughta by means of which he peopled his kingdom uie dork little kitchen in which lie eat day in and day out in londons underworld mr ttioma holmes who for upward of a quarter of a century was a police- court missionary reports uus remark able conversation which took place be tween himself and tint cripple it la a very liard life for you altung monui after monui on uiat chair unable to do anyuilngl it is hard x ilo not know what i sliould do if i could not think hut isnt it hard for you to do noth ing except uilnk no it is my pleasure and occupation what do you think- hout as you sit here all sorts of uimgs what i have read mosuy whathave you read everyuilng uiat i could get hold of novels poetry history and travel what novelist do you like best the answer came prompt and decls- c dickens whyr he loved uie poor he shows a greater belief in humanity uian tliackeray how do you prove uiat well take tluickaraya vanity fair it is clever and satirical but uiere is only one good character and he was a fool but in dickens you come across character after character uiat you cant lielp lav ing how about poetry what poets do you like tlio minor poets of two hundred yean-f- ago herrlck churchill blienstone and others why do you like uiem7 they are so pretty so easy to underi stand you know what uiey mean they speak of beauty and flowers and love uielr language u tuneful and sweet you have read shakespeare yes every play again and again which do you like best i like uiem ail uie historical and uie imaglnauve x have never seen one act ed but to me king lear 1 his master piece asmhe missionary wnt out the old shoemaker doubled over faruier hi ills chair alone wlui his thoughts alone wlui his kingdom when it conifs to pie its uio living truth mis adams filling now in paris i coiildn t even get plain apple and an for squash theyd nnver heard or it nor hluebry nor huckleberry nor cranberry nor crnhb ry nor rhubarb never heard of m mebhe they scorn uech simple comma dolngn thinks i but when i trlbd cm an mock cherry and llonburry and marlborough an i cocoanut custard twasnt any belter jeat ignorance plain blank ignorance poor thlngal i dont wonder youre imrprlsed mis adams i was i believe in being fair and i dare say they cook the thing they know how to cook uie best way it could be done but when they dont know anyullng about baked bearur and fish halls and buckwheat cakes and pie and euch the things a person reelly depend on why i cant soys i cee jjje sense in makln cedh a todo aver foreign ckn salads well enough ef you ilk your greens raw and mensy and dont mind eating weeds uiey put in sorrel and chicory honejit they do and soup aint iad to fill up an till the i eel- things eomo along bub whats uiat mis adams clams 0 teamed claitia just wont xi id luv came home a purpose tliey aint ac quainted with damn over there and their oysters are mean little wlfcxly critters about good enough for bolt no po reelly mis adams i not any more x dont promise not to come aiain but folkn we loughln aready at your givin me such a jieap of om of course they are mostly sheila after all or id be ashamed besides i got a right to do some extry catln to make up for uie tunas lwant fed enough touier side pot to mention tliem x wasnt fed proper breakfasts my best meal to homo and when they wouldnt give me anythln but coffee and a roll oh ive had it well dinned into me its oonunental custom but i dont caro a continental if it 1st mmmml my these clams arc goad uiey certainly are good i home home sweet homo theres no place like home where you can git cm steamed or fried in meal or batter 1 wish semo of uiose europeans who uilnk uiey know what eating is could have soma of these clams i really do gems of thought real giving is not so much bestowing great uilngn as it is sharing tha small uilngs of life 1 a witch vcould change herself into comeuung to cat what would it be a sandwich hinoeb ajl hiieniekn when mine icmmta oalvp tlln great ulngii irt nt homaktitf live in an ano- li nt ranllrt jwirrhed on u rocky mountujn mldii in hhr unlive province of aveyron lu tiui boiiul of prtuire it in urn cantbt of culiritti4 and it was bijul hi tile year loftfl a natural platform of rock juim out in front tit it llkit uie prow of a hlilp and tharri tlm alngnr wlio epecuir ly lovefi the luicluit folk kongrt of imr country often stand oliawcruig tho kong of tlu shepherd wliv watch uielr flhmp on the distant upland onirtlay hhwever shn aariff before a miephenl on the raruier uldtt of uie mountain a lioy of sixteen wlm was guiding her with a party of guest from the chateau through the famous grotto of dargllan a labyrinthine succession or caverns we came at last madame calve re lntes in her recent autobiography to a trcmendoui cave its vast mysterious depth rasclnuted me x legaii to siitg tlie lwy started and turned toward me ohi lie exclaimed how lovely if the mistress could hear you alie would certainly give you a job you could come every day and sing for the uur- ul i am sure she would pay you much money for it how much do you uilnk she would pay me x asked well now ho said judiciously screwing up hla browond ocrotchlng lis lienil its hard to say x uilnk she might go as high as five irancs a day it would be good buslnraua ill think it over i answered its very kind or you to glvo md uie up ilut dont you know me i live over uic way at cobrleres no madomo i have never been so far as uiat our church 1 up uiere on uio plateau lijd uiat 1 as far a i have ever travelled a year later i wqogaln visiting tho grotto tlie boy wol still uiere ipj recognised me and came tvward me twuung his cap in his hands oood morning lruulome he mumbled x guess you had a good laugh at me last year what do you mean i asked why should x laugh at you i was told afterwords who you were he answered a nice kind of fool you must liave uioughtmowltumy- fiye- fronc a day tliey tell me that in uie amerlcae you dont have to do more than yown to earn eight pairs of oxen i the young ee men in the indtjbtby right along till line or uie younger men in uie industry wo wander some- umes wheuier tlie thought u ever given to the future proprietor uiat person who will be conducting business to-mor- row and we wonder further if the proprietors today really rccognhte uie fact uiat our younger men are drift ing into tho activities of orgoriuauan very few of uie older standby perform these days with one or two exceptions our programmes for this entire season have been headed by uie junior repre sentatives of uie respeeuve house un less we miss our guess uie younger men of uie industry todajr ore learning uiat lesson which we are trying very bard to teach the solder men hotter condi tions for tho printing industry lets which animals would you expeot to encourage uie younger men a much find on halloween dnta and black a3 we can lets be present at uio meet- cats tngfl over which uiey preside leta give them all the assistance possible to help courage for all the road may weu be put uielr uieorles into pracuce they beyond our clolmlng but only a little will make a better industry and better courage i required tar just uie next ccmpcutors ben prttnkun club of itep j louisville oats and mill feed just arrived a car of oats also a car of mill feed and some croc ice dcorn h s wilson in the name of a flo web uow many times con 11 be subtracted raui w once cliltlbtmah hong christmas again and far and near the happy chlinej are ringing clear- christmas again and the snow ilea liep ovir the hi ids win re uie flowers sleep chrutmas again i and the clucrful night or inlitletot uvirurein holly bright chriltmtui again i and the fin light glow toitnlug uu fucos i love and knuw dhrltmoj ugulnl and tluougli the yiurs uio mjeln song ring a in our cars clirlutniaj again and tlm night la uull the hells arc chiming piacc and good will dy molly bavufi halulltun it alice and ollye followed uielr younji aunt about uie garden solemnly asking her uie botanical names of her plants and chuckling delightedly belund her back at uie long words which dropped fiam her lips tliey were unaware uiat she soon began invenung absurd names unul indlcaunjr a weak climber ued to i a bit of whalebone slut said uiat wbj gtaybonla puloharla alice stared exclaiming i believe you are laughing at us oh no just getting even but seriously you girls ore missing uie world ol poetry and description and history uiat is concealed in botanical names each one of these names means some- uilng por example uus achillea alie said stooping to pull a bit of yarrow use your wits and tell mo why it is called achillea after achilles i suppose replied olive and of course because of its strong otjor exacuyl and now lilts digitalis digits fingers fingers of a glove oh i uiu what 1 called foxglove how interesting even uie weeds 1iav 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