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v w paok btx the acton free press thursday february 38 1081 thinking 0 tilt days ofr xo oft in tho itllly night ero nhinibtm huln liajt bound me fowl mi mnry bringfi tho light of othi r days n round ma i ho tunll tho team of boyhood n yearn rhit words of lovfj th n npok n hie lyca tliat nhnue now llmim 1 ami mono rhn cheerful heart now broken i thus in tln ntllly night vro nlumbt r n chiiln hath bound ma hud m inory brlngti the light of other iiiyn around me when i remember all i ho friend ro unlet d together i v nun around mo full like leavr in wintry weather x feci like our who tit ml i alone afluiubunuiltb uutlcucrted wliftio llghti are tied wiiokc icarlaiulii dead and all havo departed ihuu in the nully night ero sjumbirs chain hith bound me flud memory brlngn thi light of otlier day around mo thomas moore old 1 1ms knteiitainkus borne of u older cltbscns sometimes fool llko biking what has become of tho travelling tmtertauura wlio a century or o ago used to vlalt tho old town period ically enjoy tho hospitality provided pick up a ew dollartt and then pafl on to the next place on their lbit as an old friend sold tlw otlier day tlioy aecm to havo vanished an com pletely as tho family photograph album of our youthful day with tho tintype phbtographcr and hu car tho jowaharp and tho old home and bungy which everybody in tho homo could iiafoly drive then added to then wero tho jierl patetic organ grimier with hli cunning little wbum faced monkey the cureall medlcjne miui tho man with the pan orama and the tight wlro walker who htmtchtut tibi wire ncroiji tho direct from campbell a hotel to mm bt cord n rtorc in additinn to tho t tin re wtro tint ruttlitn with hi tralntd bear tho llttlu open air jihow at tho corn r the iicliuorn grinder and tho showman who could oat fire chew gin lump chlmnoyn and awallow nuordii and above all of thefiii t wan the driving through tho vlllngn of tho organ grinder a little monkey comes to our house he slu upon the organ box an still any mouh until hj mister apeak to him and jcrka him with a chain and then tho monkey doffs hli cap agalii again again i llko lo give him p nnlw and fool his hinds so small hut th ugh hit up- grin thanka al mo hin ryii don t nmilo nl all although h lo kt ho rpkiidld in a coal or rid an 1 g i d hi i tilt tm i it liii ly aud itn vory vi ry old he fikkf about o koyly and hi rhitlorn v ry tii- 1 and wivi it m i br ii yah iii ur ut litit hut nj m ti r ihid hi doing h ty dm hi in to iay i in thinking of my bouu i m know d rnuny mllra away i ho vlblut of tho trtvitmg photograph cur wui in uvmt in tin t immunity in thoi day i i imvn u picture in my mlndu tyi of oni of tin o vuua ju it nlxty ynni ago till juimmer it win pain tod u bright rt d and win located on main tttrttt mar mill bi ide mrit beftrdrt htnrt whlih wo thin on lho touth nldo of mill utront wht n 1 ilbot n hardware wj- iiow stoiubi of courui tviry young follow and hbt klti omldcnd it quite tho thing to hav tin ir iilcturun takuit logotht r on a tlntypt or ambrolypo oh tin photo arttnt dt ilgnatcd it llut tho boya and their gtrli dldn t mono polize tho picture car at thin time walter d hoardmore tho ildnr lion of ocorgo 1 hoardiuorc hli father and tlu fan iuii r of tho mi irdmore tanning bu dncm in acton wai here to kani tlu bu iln li ho liad ju 4 completed a court e in a boarding tiehool and had had a trip to tho old country of ooujbu ho brought up hli wardrobe from tho homo hi lonmu whin he camo u at ton to live with mr and mm hichard btone whob homo totml whani 1iu1 ifall tho rosldtnro of mra ivitt r a hmlth in now lorattd iilt wardrobo included a i ilk toppi r hut which nil thu welltodo city lkyn wore in tlloflo duya ono day young walter who was then about 2q and almon hall tho bookkeeper at tho tanni ry who wiui ulxiut a ycur younger licldd to havo tin ir photograph takt n at the little r d photo car naturally walter wore lib ullk hut in order to bo properly drukud jhu had hla tlntyio madi itnsl then zalnjan hnd hli taken borrowing waltt r a liat for the ordtal lho pholofi woro llnbihtd mid creauwl qulto a furore in the village cpoclally among th glrbi ilii n jat k allan dan ohook charlie doan aud othern of tho young bloods mint have thtlr pictures tulcon jin t like the flrnt two hnd thelro hut walur hoardmore wa1 tho only owner of n topper among tho young fol- lowrt here it took a good deal of cour- ago to go to walter to liorrow liat 7 but jack allan wai deputed to do the borrowing and walter good noturedly loaned tho oovctttd htadgiar and it uiu put into commbjilon by half a uojh n of the young chapi whin getting their tln- tyiwi imiforo it wim returned i bollevo ono or two of these anrlent ambrotypen might be llcoveretl in one of those old fimlly albums hi town to day lachlan ornnt tried to havo hla picture taken in walter hat but it wits not a cucccsii even hla eara could not keep the hat up far uough to allow half hlt nhyslog to im accn and laclilan decided tho hat waan t worth it the nword awallowor alwaya command ed a largo audlenco bhort with reddlidi hair ho appeared in tights and npangleu lomowhat rusty- and a llttln tho worne for wear a rug woa apread on tho ground tho barker announced that tho mojit ojitoundlng act over given by a human novor equalled by any ono at any time in any land in any clime wan about to taku place with a great flour 1 h tho glittering nword was drawn from itn noabbard hold aloft carcjined effi ctlonately bent the dgo wui tc itod lho nword bo it remembered wai a damn icu butdo or tlni it stool it hiul onrt belong d to tho ahah of pernla and had bi t n wu d in mortal combat dramatically kneeling on right knee thi tittord nwillowei opined hln eaparlohft mouth and in rtod the point or tho i word withdrew it appeared to be doubtful ihu audience i taod ulth ball d bnath the nwoid wun railed again tllowly it dl iipikand i he man i xtt nil oil hi i arm marvillouil rlu i word wa i wiuiu mrtui ktw- tvna tlon of the nhow man many ofthcr pictures were really good uliurtratlona ef hlatorlcal acenes old country cathedrala rastlea palocea beautiful landacapes acenei from tho holy land ktngn quecna and pontons noted in history and varloiui other aubjecbi i remember at tending one of thono wonderful ontertaln- mentn in the old tomprranco hall when it utikid on main street about win re the rojd inidlng into hende rutin h mill l n w n it far from the old california hon i tavern on tho ttamn nldo of tho htrt et and unolhi r u thu old llaptlut thupil un elgin i tri 1 1 and so memory revi ubi thi bo aniuan- nimit of th old day i kofdlitennt to tin aetivltha of to day hlmpln daya i imp ttyn inid there are ntlll wimo who rt mi mix r thi in with a tug at the heart trlngi ai jiyi that will in vi r return i may glvn you another clutpti r of the mmuamioiiu erf ttliotmi old dnya agln jomitlmo whin i am in tin humor 1 nppn rlate tho ri 1 1 affordi d loit w k by the klndiit li of an mdi r iiiothnr filling up my column with hu i xei llont artlelo for n change tilt mg1nn1nom ov uockiy on a pleasant saturday morning when tho frost had hardened the ground in tlie awampii and lowlying woodland llttlo groujm of lwyn armed with atout juk knlvet tuid hatchotsi onre uod to ret out on tho important buitlneaa of cutting tho neanon a jidpply of nhbinlch lho inexperienced and tho lay uaually chaio alder biveamut it won moit abund ant and lay hiuidlont but the clioleo of tho wlo wait alwaya a iihoot atiout an inch in diameter from a nlirub that a bom flnent provldt nco net mod to havo created for that txprejia purposo ihoao iihooli are alwaytt iitralght and ntraiig and i tiff and tho lcartwliign grow in whirl i that raiwe a alight tnlargemont of tho jolntt at eonvi nlent interval i at tho nurfaco of tlie ground tho iihaft mukei a qulek turn for thm or four hit hi a and thin nendu down a taproot from another arthritic- jiwelllng- cut whoro tho tnproot ntarti and again juit abovu a joint in tlio iilntft tho miido a f hinny that was a porft ot hilplemont from niituro a own workshop lho boyii who mado thoao happy annual oxcurdons into tho woods uro now firty or sixty yeani old por mo t of thorn skating lit only a memory nevertheless they arc the real fathers of modern liockt y for though tho highly organised gome of to day may havo a drop of celtlo blood derived from tho old irish game of hurley it lnheriti chiefly from tl tlin b afteb the liqiitb abe out there are hard quesjjons in tho ex perlonco or us all that havo to bo faced but artor tho lights are out la no time for tholr consideration many a norvoux brtakdown is the reiiult of hunting for solutions of hard problems in the hours si t apart for rest taoklo yiair por- plt xltlea and anjclolli in the morning when strength and courage axo at tholr pt ak there la good aenno in tho on- nwi r made by an elderly woman to at inc line who oilted her how nho hud aueeeod ed in prisirving her youtli and strength to mi h un unumial i xtt nt her reply was i m vi r tuki nnythlng but myself to bid i ixiwjus d jsuy oamu redrosetek it moved from bare ground to tho ice tho puck that those boys playd with wis no rubber duk bought at u sporting- goods shop but in tho daytime a wooden block pirkod up at the carriage maker a or tho furnlturo factory and at night a tomato can which could bo heard when it could- no longer be seen ihey had no shin guard i or knee protector the goal i wore not oages but merely parallel lines drawn across tho ice two or three hundred yards apart and til players wore us many ai cared to take part sometimes forty on a side tho two leaders faced each other above the block and struck tludr sticks together three times after which the quicker one drovo the game was on and it oontmuud until ono side or thu other had put tho block across its op ponents lino no uloctrlcllghud rink turned night into day but a great bon- flro of driftwood and brush from tho shore cast a flickering glow over tho necno and frequently polsomd tho play ers with smoke from burning dogwood llorkoy li a noble and exhilarating game it call for hi ad work and in dividual uklll for stamina and team play hut to roimi of thaio who watch tin ir ion i or gromlion i at it como vi ilom of a shadowy throng swei ping down a long stretch of lake or rlvi r tho odor of a brush hie and tho i ound of many voire i yelling bhlnny on your own aldel life may havo hem simpler in tho it tlaya but it wa i ju it in happy struiuletl with autlimu li the only ex t what eudurtd from an attack of thu trouble tho it lief from dr j d k hogg ai dofoubuy advertised goods of course you do everybody does just run over in your mind the various articles that you have purchased in the last week or the last monlli how about foods your breakfast fruits cereals and bacon are all advertised probablythattsfoow you first came to know of them through advertising probably the shoes you arc wearing or the dress or suit you have on are equally wellknown advertised makes and you arc proud of them in the home on the floor are rugs and linoleums the better wearing kinds are extensively advertised what about the kitchen aluminum ware hot water heaters electric stove dish and clothes washers cooking utensils of all kinds practically everything you use is advertis ed you buy advertised products because you have confidence in them you know that a manufacturer cannot afford to ad vertise shoddy or unworthy merchandise advertising is one form of insurance it gives you a feeling of perfect confidence and safctv when you ask for an advertised lousiness directory dr j a mcniven fhylelmn mij bnrpqa oftlfm and resldanoe corner bowat avenua uld elsln bttmt lzoil fbane no 33 i o box j3i iiakold nash rahmtk m a lurrlstci- hallelur notary rablle coavejaaew eta 1kkuvman dixjck acton oki money lent on uoktaaoes noun 0 30 a m toboop m saturday 13 00 oclocfc kfnnftii m lanodon llattlitrr hollhlar notary ftiuio orflcca main klroot fmth ooorsetows rhono 68 appointment in acton on raqueat oentai oil j h johnson ddsldi dantal harceaw oitloo 11111 btroot in uui ooopar block tkuanonz 45 a j buchanan d d s denial sa i oitloo in lhahman block hours 0 a m until ip d r ago by appointment oaa tor extraotlooa oloaoil all day wimrnoaday ptlon it p w pearen d d s l d 3 buccetwor to tto dr j u jlou ihono 3d uiu utrfm aotoo luihoelxaneodh francis nunsn account boolot of all kinds nuuto tc order perlodtcmla of every deacrlpti carefully bound uullnj ntmtly ami promptly dona wyndhaun blroet ouelph oni ovar wmbum store hpsnice to receive regularly our monthly it ttera which run i followa kncloard hnd utatcnicnt ftud cheque etc join this ploawd laro ootnnany by hondlnu your alow and bad debta today to kelly aiken collodion hpoolalkla tor 40 yean no collection no charga o1lan0kv1lijj olikilll owen bound jennie e wideman a t 0 m teacher op vioijn will bo in acton on fridaya pupils proparoil tot oonhcrvatory oxamlnntlonu qlutllo mn 0 ii harrison how are your eyes icytw dont bo witttf all at on nwidimllvr 11tm f turajy in fan 1 til that may loiter causa oorloufl luinn to you nature ti wamlnrn ow often at- trlbutod to otlier oauaea or over- loocod entirely you cannot bo uro your eytwt are perfect unloii you have thorn uioroukhly examined good flliuuwji if vou need them good advloe if you io not a d savage r 0 orooiuuirriusrtt spaoialibiia bavagb uui10ino guelomf the clicujui of tin tiny whlth nhowetl only at tlu larit town i and citlnn what y jipt ctacli for thi nmall boyn and thi ir v jei and ovi n tlie rrnndfathern to ieo the klltltd cuuu of ulld anlmiilii the bl band whkou i and the mom ter i le pliant i narjidliih through tin rtreetn i tell you tin rt ua i t i li ep the nluht bi fore win n n clrcui outfit wa an liouuced to piiu throuuh acton en routu to duilim for tin bin nhou m xt tlay 1 our 01 evi n thrtt otloclc in the- monilnit wan not too t irly for ut youiikntern to ri t up wi ai to be mire not to mlu tho lireat fiht we d in t out on to mill htr itand irllnit wiui no ni the hilvanre kliard comlnir wed milk out to vounir btrut and thin out to the thlitl lint or lo iirnuirt farm and onro a few of in unit ai fur i uit ai ilannock bum rrhool to mi et the mnuonn and animal i of the urtat nhow ard ulth what pride we trudffu back to town alone tho herd of iltphuntfi or btiildt i lions eao 1or ueekh ie falkid of themi txptrlenet for ytara wo remnm- h red them lndi ed they have unvt r bit u fortrottpi llu otkmiifriitder and the eute llttlo monkey with lib little red velvet cap and hl tin cint with which he lollrtted pennies for hln creek or italian mutter were alwayn unfatlinif attractions rhny from the cltli n i of that day win pa fed the nhow win wi t k lht hut hut for iifuruurd tnbb kitwc i purloined thma hi mi dy lu hi yond mi aire were followed by horded of0u vtlinuo kiddies boyn and klrls all over town the tunes wore renernlly ponulnr rome ti hackneyed amj net aakmavv worn out but alwaya enjoyed tho monkey was alwaya tf favorite one of the blrls ootnpoud this utile poem about the monkey which ive kept through tho ye i by thi ntniiu boyj in vin lou i home my tt rfou ily dl appealed hi unexplain- abli wiyj hie boji had tlieldi d to become ivord rwallowin and btiui their pi ictlre on knllui what u furou thi mtdlclne nun with their curt till remtillui en uti d btorli i of uondtrful eun i win rehuuied dinion tnitioiii win ulvi n uml whin the bottlt i of broun liquid with tholr brlifht rid lulnl vin olf i ri d for unit tlity vitit oil ut uuirtlr a nkec like hot cakii iiil truvtlllnu palnlti i thn it uai ul o an occiuilim il vif itor to acton in tho i duyi lit claimed to pull overy urhlni tooth tvlthoilt pain but not with out payln 1 lb uui accompanied by a trumpettr and a drinnmir who played vi0i o my v hen the p ilnlt i dentlut wui enitiined dctractinir the troublenomii tkjth of roune the jultlcrlnn patient could hardly li ii w 1th all thi nolie mu li and confu ion win thrr it had hurt him when the tooth wiui pulled or not win tin r he did or nof the di ntut told him and lib audleuee hat it never hurt a bit at any rate the nchliui molar wan out x n ver tried tho ex- peritnre lall wat where jtifft rlnit there comi i comfort meiits and very wondt rful to the chil dren wait thu ooctuiloiial vwit of t the panorama ihe pl were on oylln era ten or twelvo lnchcii jn tllamotor which bumki up in framed vertically when tho cylinders were revolved tlie pictures travelled aorotui the platform pauftlnir at eaoh ftotme for tile tutplana unit n t ilreatlilnir become normal and the bronchial tulw i compli ti ly clean d i hi i umquillid nmtdy li uorth many tlmi ili prlct to ill who u le it bladder troubles bother many past 40 vet out of leu art vletlmu hut wrltir i til lit kow llrutuhh ring hwirt amaxhitr uellef wltli itenevirtl vital tiroe no one know i bettir than i the honor of j ylt 11 tlay i and nlifipleiu nlicht lhiirn have bten tlmi n when i felt liopi li and helplue and whin my wuiknt l can ml me the mwtt intiuiiu humtllatlott only tho who have kone throiikh iiirh torture i eiui pojuilblo real ize my un at hiitbifartlon when iir lloiithwotthii intaiaith brouuht mu rpliek relief ura 1 alltl are truly wou- i lii jul and i trlvn them mil pntlno bui h uiiuiyliuc i vldeure finrvtn iwi con- vinelnw proof of thu jmiwor or ultatallb to relieve thoie dliitretulnic atlmt ntn no often a handicap tt thoku in middle lfe overworked huikkuii kidney iuid irntmrdrrtipmmrttorintn dtntri jimihk allmenu whlth no often lend to borloui ilbtoiuwu that very auttercr from iamnnchs palnn in back itnd down throinrh rrotnn acunty hut frequent urlnauim v clnttlng upnlghu norvout irritability and lack of rce alioult try tho amoxlntf value of dr south- worths ullatabs at once any good druhblst will iiupply you on a guarantee of aatufactiou or money bmclc brand for you know that you will gel the quality anil service you expect the name is the guarantee the more you read advertising the more you will know about human pro gress you will become well posted in almo9tevery lineoflmman endeavor and a canny judge of values heading adver tisements is a fiiie habit cultivate il acton free press mark every grave lo thohh who are intending pur chasing a memorial wo advbto them to do jio now ten wo are running our plant all winter and our prices are ro- ducod until february id no later thbj year no monuy la payable until work it camploted in tlie spring suitable memorials in tftock from 150 up we guarantee mir work we use all old country a rani to and the producta of tho plant of the ontario memorial oo when y order w in ypu aro helphig acton lndiutry eiubuahed 11 ver in aetoa acton monument works j wooi so raonk in