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upworth league held their weekly at the areeses on monday the snmmsr temperatures hsve reach ed decrees to the shade thoosanos of fhunds of wild rasp berries hate been broufht into town this week by family plotters for home use mr john fiynn who went to kitch ener etfhtssn yean ago from acton has to buffalo ny where other of the family reside w h storey son jimlomk are sle- nratmc their golden anniversary this year the officer and employees and families held an anniversary picnic at warren park rare a most enjoyable the loui and mth met some evil disposed person or per sons visited duhhn cemetery and heart lessly and with evil intent threw down daluiyort damaged or defaced monu ments and headstones after 3t months active service in france and belgium opr k x perry- man was seriously wounded june 17th indian tbails and highways although ievealng spectacular achieve ment in ancient old world clvulsauohs the romance of roadensklns ha known a common history in all lands in the bsgmnlne were man and beast restless matures treading out hunting trails and before the arrival of xmopeans in the america that la now ontario the indians had welldenned routes of travel borne of these routes are the ounsjestert high- way arteries of today an imeodlnc flow of humanity etlu rests sweeps alone the paths of centuries ago are today lurint swiftly travelling tourists to ontario houdnyand the native routes took the indians on long journeys northward and westward across this province before the white man came by canoe as much a pos sible the expeditions were made but many welltravelled trails were noted by the early explorer often these paths were found to or worn six inches to one foot into thr ground they took direct courses from one body of water to another and were used by the earliest french explorer and traders in their travels the humtoer trail was regarded as one of the most important of these routes as early as 1615 the huron indians led orvf unt toum smuje dive me your smile t6 cherish in my memory one lender smile before we bid adieu qive me one theme and i ahau write loves melody while i am dreaming golden dreams of you otve me your amlle and 111 remember ever leaving it light my path my whole life through then through the yean no lapse of time can sever that parting smile from ou give me your smile twill be my dearest treasure one tender smile to look within my qlve me that sunshine in its fullest measure to feel its warmth before i now depart qlve me your smile and leave me with my yearning for that sweet happiness of love then through the years there 11 ever be returning that parting smile tim you j h4 hammond last fall i enjoyed greatly the exhibit of historical articles at acton fair i mentioned this to the editor and he handed me a few sheets of paper which he explained had been secured from mrs john marshall of nasaagaweya recently ab of which goes to show bow these things follow along even if some time did elapse since that convers of last fail i snow the marshalls quite well and have appreciated the contributions both mr and mrs marshall have made from time to tune in compiling historical sketches tney havecertainly made a worthy contribution and it was therefore no surprise tto me to find out about this rurther bit of historical research inst had been mode it seems that mrs marshall learned that a resident or bden mills mr oeo smith has made a hobby of collecting articles of pioneer day and artlclta ol historical interest mr smith is natur ally quite proud or the collection and herr is a list of some of the articles in his group wnd those wnre seen b emits oueuon an old tun with a history m the year lilt before ouelph was founded john wamaay baa earns fromdundes with his wlfs rachel cleaver who rods on horseback through a dense lhldern or hsavh while he walked fey the side of the horse carrying this gun the first that ass faronvht into the mttltmant at tached to the gun is the old powder horn mr smith is the possessor of the first weigh scales which were owned by mr adam arco who opened the first general store in the village the pedestal post beam and two plates are all made of wood the two plates ere suspended by three small chains and balance perfectly a mould used for making the com munion tokens for wen mills presbyter ian ohureh whleh was owned by the tvasingi after the decease of one of the tiders mr allan ramsey mr smith beeame possessor of the mould the date of the manufacture is unknown mr smith owns one of the tokens which wsxbittfue of lesd dated 180 a brass preserving kettle the owner of the kettle mrs wtnyard when cross ing the ocean in the year 1837 their vessel was caught m a storm on the loewfoundland banks springing a leak the passengers were compelled to help bale out the water for many days this kettle was used in helping to rescue the passengers on board this same mrs wtnyard and her husband were early and worthy settlers or nasaagaweya near bden mills mr and miss smith own the kettle of 100 years ago supposed to be a atone of meteoric origin about 15 inches long and slnehrs wide weighing 1 m pounds found on lot 90 concession 3 naasaagweye mr smith came across this peculiar atone while cutting wood the stone when struck rings like iron mr smith is also owner of several in teresting relics several of scottish origin a highlanders drinking cup made or horn dated 1733 with a serpents head turned down was hooked on the high landers belt a rams horn curled used aa a snuff box it 1 of unknown age a relic of this scottish family a rare and rich antique a pair of ostrich eggs about 10 lnche in length came from south africa a specimen or some 70 years ago a spoon made the same pattern as the spoons used at the coronation of bdward vrt this spoon is marked with unit uon jewels the spoon was given to mis smith by friends who attended the coronation ceremonies two horn drinking cups or tumbler or rare design owned and used by mr and miss smith a grandparents some 100 years ago an english bow a reel in length wruvh has been in the smith family for 300 years an original oolta revolver made in london england brought lb america in 1840 a stone druixlrax cup belonging to the stone age or man round in scotland a wooden porridge dish about the size of our modern bowls used by mr smiths grandfather in aberdeenshire scotland the bowl u nicely decorated and a rare specimen the sunday school lesson fob sunday july tul could yooiumwsar uiwft to jwmt wbtow v my ud i can uuww vtr qumudd kphew wu if t wup undtd on wtttls would the ntttt rtlnf ui wup or the wup ntlnc tits netttot 8tux wontwkino wife how prapla cub at my hi dnaat t praumc they wonder if tvt been ahopnlnc in part ruand more like they wonder ii ive been robbtnj a bank i salannan at motor tfcow lut la the type ol ear that pat to llaau en prflapeeuve buyer wn aa aoon taa it hae done that you oan haw it dauferad to my i oimotr roiiuywno oodb puw qolden text have not i commanded thee be atranff and of rood courage joahua 1 t 41 1539 mrs murxliau 1 ould susktst uiat cuenne brule aroes uita mctasr from i wlut stmcoe to lake ontarto and prob- i rxhlbtl at aclflii latr lalt mr smith ivrhapa he could br induced to loan par ably southward to niagara one hu torlan obaerwt for from the mouth o the humber a muauaaxa trail u beaten where the present leae suncoe road run and the path conunucd to thr naua of nlasara and beyond mow more ttiaa three ocnturiea later the department of highway tuu turned to this same route and along it the holi day hkjhroad of thla province to the wbrtliland to the wonder playgrounds of america to muakoam and the joooo irt u now taking form eauu mltea weat of ivvonto on the new middle road the atpedlally deatgned touttat aucoff atreaka north along brown ijlne to darrte and the pie- aunaque vacation land when oomplet- vd it mna moneyaavtng mllea eumln- aled for thr oountlea thouaand of american louruoa entering canada at the niagara portal and for all western on tario it mean abort faater and aafer 1 jaunt into thr north 1 catacnt lacuno prat d yon follow my advtoe and drmk hot water an hour more break fast patient i did my beat but i oouktnt keep it up more than ten minutes badly lct down i utile mildred had hen had her lint dtp in the sea how old you uke it dearie 7 asked bar eaocber aa she fastened the little yared frock i eadnt ute it at an mother- she lagfljad enleay i eat on wave and want through of hla collection fur the fair you knou ome of us old folks can t get about the country the same as the younger genera uon and we can t alaays get to bden m11u out we do manage to lslt acton pair well here are the highlights of mr my thank to mrs marshal for bruit ing to light this very interesting hlltarlc- al collection f would be glad to hear ol other matters of like interest and for thls week we 11 just overlook bower avenue and next syeek 111 continue my recollections of this nne residential street 7 rfk9 british emtiiue cereals rice is grown more extensively than tiny other cereal within the brl tah em inrr but fehrat fallow ciunrl in lm por lance the eniplr b a mnall pro durrr of nuuxr latm stntod the lm jjtriiij economic commutee und thr wth unrtrr ryr in the empire except n cunudn u ncklglble thr arrgau- pro dlicuon bring lm uian un per cent ilw world lota canada is uie onlj ex porting country of rr in tht empln nd rye imports in uie empire arc almost rntin 1 ronflned u tin u ited king dom no time thr oniau girl met the doctor near her home you brought a little baby next door dldn t you she inquired yes he answered shall i bring one to your house no thanks came the prompt repl why wr scarcely time rwn to wmth the dog isvson text kludges 7 study also judges 7 125 time 19m do place the well of harod deposition i 191s three hundred chosen of god 47 in order that the lesson be properly understood the whole passage va 1- 25 should be read the setting of the scene in which oldeon played so con- aplcuous a part should be understood by the students the serlpuires furnish a stralghttorward aooount such as no teacher eould exbel in the same limited space oldeon was now eager for the battle he rose up early in the morn ing the place where they camped was called the spring of trembling prob ably from the fright in qkteons arms cf v 3 rv there were thirtytwo thousand men in aideone army v s and one hundred and thirtyfive thou sand men in the host of the mldlanlte ch s 10 israeels danger seemed to up in tho nmallnoss of their army but jehovah said it lay in the largeness of their army their real danger wo of pride self tonfldencc and boasting v 2 individ ual and churches usually think that their danger he in their weakness but it really lien in their strength if wc drxlre qoda strength we must be weak in ourselves 2 cor 12 0 10 isa 40 20 jehovah would not deliver the mld- lanltes into the hands of ao large an army lost hey count thernjielves and say mine own hand hoth saved me ood always saves men in a way 4nat leaves no room fur boasting uph 2 8 0 roman 3 27 the lord can save by few as well a by many u sam 14 and he commonly choose to save by the weak and despised thing 1 cor 1 27 28 in order that no flesh should glory in hi presence 1 cor 1 20 ood is on the side af the one who sets hi faith and love upon him 1 01 0 10 h ood will have no one without faith or who is frightened to light his battles is 12 2 deut 30 24 b god wants men of faith rearless men he cares far more far quality than foi quantity there were a lot of coward in oldeon army twentytwo thousand out of thirtytwo i the proportion any bette- in the church today oldeon had less than s third of hi army left but his army was stronger than eevr churches are not weakened when a sift ing process takes place and the unbeliev ing go out the next test was peculiar it was a seemingly little thing but it was a signi ficant thing h is by the little thing that ood is always testing us unite id 10 matt 12 w the men had no thought that they were being tested the algnlhoancc of thl test was that thome who were so eager for the battle that they just scocvd up the water as they passed and could not atop to kneel and drink were the ones whom ood would have fight for him there were only three hundred chosen to right out of the whole arm it is a small part of oods professed army that really noes the fighting ood knocked away all human props that they might rely on him alone it was certain that this mere handful would aave israel because jeho vah himself sold so the army wan stronger than ever all we are told that thl very little army took was food and trumpets th only emsentiaj needs of christ a army arc the word of ood for food 1 1 ivter 2 2 and the voice of praer for a trumpet iniim 10 9 10 j chron 13 ml ii oldrons victory 15 23 that very night ihi command cumr to gldron to attack tht mkl la nitre and th the command a promise of victory iv 31 gideons birutagtm to produce a panic in mldlun mas rruil hrrwdl detlsrd lul it uok much faith and courage la carry it out thry were all to look at oldeon and do as he did and in our buttle for ood r all should look at thr captain of our salvation and do as he does heb 12 2 the account 1 mln utely accurate iv lb and clearly no legend it is the careful report of an eye witness the trumpets were s call to ood and a type of prayer the torches the light of the oospet and the pitch- era teathen vessels our frail bodis in which we have trda treasure of the ooapri truth 2 cor 4 6 7 matt 16 1 a buying guide before you order dinner at a restaur ant yon consult the hilloffare before yon take a long trip by motor car you pore over road maps before you start out on a shopping trip you should consult the advertisements in this paper for the same reasons the advertising columns are a buying guide to you in the purchase of everything you need including amusements a guide that saves your time and conserves vour energy that saves useless steps and guards against false ones that puts the stretch in family budgets the advertisements in this paper are so interesting it is difficult to see how any one could overlook them fail to profit by them just cheek with yourself and be sure that you are reading the ad vertisements regularly the big ones and the little one it is time well spent alwavs the acton free press is your baying guide avoid timewasting moneywast ing detours on the road to mer- chandise value read the adver tising road maps muggs and skeeter by wally bishop