j rcatmsday apbh 4th io the acton free press 138 pavutnb wepwb annggled hr small and pratty su 4 into her bed as the alarm want off with a wildly mddntng whir she mldom had to gat tip until room and world ware an light and coayl whan you are on morning paper you do not have to vo to work until about half paat twelve but when you are a feature writer you hay to do all aorta of things and keep all aorti of houra on thu wild morning polly had to take a seven pclock train that would go poking on from uny atatlon to another tiny station until in alxty miles it would nut her off itlll mile from the place where she had to gal with thla buaaard roaring down out of the north oh well some balm could be found in qlleadl hr good friend ted ilarnar from tlie conway dally posts art department would be going along too and tod wu a peach never yet had ahe known him grumpy or cross anything but helpful entertaining and kind orrt a email anowdrift had formed under her open window t up leaped pony oa ths a tn ahe climbed hiss peppera clothes were as tine aa her income allowed always becoming but newer inappropriate or un comfortable she wanted to look pretty and stylish but ahe believed in being healthy too and was triumphantly so at ura lees oldfashioned boarding house breakfast did not begin to be served until seven fifteen but polly wan a privileged character fat jeruiha took the girl into her kitchen aet her light by the warm stove and flapped corn oaken on her plate hot from the griddle de corating them with curl of crispy bacon and streams of golden honey youre a duck and a dear to feed me so well way ahead of time said miss polly as ahe scrubbed on excess or honey from the tip of her pretty chin now dont bite any boarders today byby sec you later she dived out into thr storm leaving jeruaha beaming they is boarders in thin here house i wouldnt mind takuv a chinv out of jerusha remarked to iaurobell who had just come in but i wouldnt if they was jew a little bit like miss polly t bracing herseir ogalmit the wind that young lady caught a car to the station hut when she arrived no lanky younn figure wan waiting for her ted was nl- ways on tlmel oh well she would hnve to go whetlior he eatne or not polly bought her ticket and climbed aboard though she felt rather forsaken and blur ahe uked having ted atone and then this story needed pictures all there at inst he wast you almost mused iu that time youna fellow me lad said polly a bit primly were vou o little hloepyhend thin morn ing i was not growled ted 1 was try ing to get food i suppose yau pampered pet that you ate are sitting there full of good breakfast i got at the third place i visited a cup of imitation roftoi burned toast and three lonely prunes which had long lost the sweetness of their youth but there just whats the story tolay i didnt qule bet it aattjen wedding answered polly promptly couple living in same house log one at that they went into fifty years ago today minister who married vim has come back and is living in thr town again neighbors are giving the party and hoping itll work a mlracuv because you see theres a queer twist to this yarn what why mr and mrs alvuh luggtn may both be in the same house jniv theyre separated they had a quarrel five years ago what about no one knows and tlwy wont tell but they havent spoken since lie uvea tn his part of the house and she in hers they wont go into each others quarters not evert their only child is a daughter who uvea up in northern canada she cant visit them even for this- occasion its thought ajve might reconcile n if ahe came but ahe doesnt come tlie neighbors liave bn hoping this celebration may break the toe but so far it luumt howm the paper hea abou it the paper didnt i did a duck of an old man came to see me long white hair and hoard smil ilk amuhlnr a raaular old saint the- mbuaur hvlhr ease reverend thurlow came to see me sold he had a notion from my stories which havs been reading that maybe i coukl think of something tf i was on the lou of faith hasnt lie taunted t4 but a glint tn his gray eyes showed that he rather agreed with air thurlow too much sort of scares me but anyhow it is a peach of a yarn and if those two are reconciled today itll b aomua the bette have wi about you tarry my boy to aid and abet nw if i need it th train plowad onhavlng a hard tune to flounder through swirling mow attjinruklng wind ofthltlatcritlut sard it lost time steadily and ted harper grew hungrier half past ttt com before it finally reached the station and they stepped out into a anow drift them i one there stood the tall old minister his beard flying like a white banner from under an old fur cap polks told me you wouldnt come in this winter but x skid i knew you would reverend thurlow called happily and ive got a sleigh for you a sleigh that was a beauty when i was young hant so bad yet proudly he led thjtm to the mother bhe was so flustered mr hlff gins so excited they never noticed where they were being led by their captors polly pranced off ted following closely in a moment mr logglna for the first time in ave years had set foot set two of them in fact on his wifes side of the room before he or she realised it the line or march swung about and ted fairly carried mrs hlgglns over on his side back agat dashed polly her now startled victim at her side while tom stopped short and held mrs hurglns bcsldo him while polly pulled her part ner around faring them bach standing firmly on boards they hod said they would nuvbr tread again were mr and mrs illgglnsl why whatever the matter cried pnlly gully l-do-uunk-ltu-timefo- rear at the platform where a once lordly vehicle stood harnessed to a very good team who shook their sleigh bells gaily how gorgeous t i adore sleighing i said polly ted grinned happily beats your autos all hollow said the old man bearskin robes and my own mothers soapstone for your feet there now you all cosy m sit up with bud he nodded at the farm boy who drove and who gave them a shy smile have the hero and heroine of the day relented towards each other asked polly as they glided merrily off no not a bit the old mans face grew clouded i im just as sorry and ashamed aa i can bet ive prayed with each of em and ive argued with em irdiffrgn tbr ua haw lu l it in the public prints that they wouldnt speak on their golden wedding day i but neither one will bo the first to give in i think its just stubbornness now i think theyd each like to give in and end it but nelthcrll start but youre young and kind and clever maybe youll see a way the whole townships counting on you my dear oh good gracious what a terrible responsibility cried pollly in a real panic how can i succeed where you fulled she grew still more nervous as they drew up at the home or the strange couple it was a picturesque place a big rambling log hounc net among hiikc maples on a hillside ib tt a double houae anked ted curiously mo alvah inherited a really big log iiwibp from htn grandfather who was a pioneer around here it had three st able rooms downstairs and a loft over it all with windows they liked it all right and when they needed more room they just bought a smaller log house tind moved it up building a big living room between the two its been just too handy an arrangement for them when they had the trouble alvah just movod into tiie smaller house and abby went on living in the big one they both had to use the new centre part because the old rront doors had been built into win dows long ago but its just a passageway now wont either of em step on the others side theyre both as stubborn as muiea and yet each is good and kind every other way why they always go u church and prayer meeting but she drives the home and carriage he gave her ages ago and he goes l hut farm truck i tell em it just isnt a christian way to act but that doesnt budge em the old minister face was filled with worn at the stralnge behavior of his two trlends when seen they did not look at all extraordinary mr hlgglns was a sturdy squareshouldered old man with magni ficent irongray hair and a pleasant though extremely arm mouth mrs huratns was a wisp of a woman short slim with white hair bonded down on either side of an anxious forehead she was really beautiful with extremely youthful eyes and quick birdlike motions they both take everything too seri ously whispered polly to ted both just strung up all the time both the worrying type and not enough humor mixed with their kindness if either of em had twinkle ln the eye or a quirk at the comers of thctnouth id think i might help them but if theyd had it they wouldnt be needing- said help i oil dear its pathetic and yet it u funny toot sure brace yoursef tor the great ordeal answered ted the ancient bridegroom stood on one side of the big cheery living room and thr aging bride about six feet away from him on the other no line was running down the centre of the room but one might just aa well have been there everybody jclt one wis there a pleasant kindly ffroup tt was who welcomed the newspaper people warmly though polly felt that each person was ying to urge hertopleasa do somalhing right away to turn this into a normal party never had aha fait ao helpless quests circulated freely hi both houses but of course the dinner was being served in this central room with a place of honor at each end just to make conversation polly be gan telling of poor tedaketchy break fast but it broke the toe little mr hlgglns with a cry of sympathy dartsd away to bring- him coffee and cookies iowjnn6ntnlpretendtohan whispered polly to reverend thurlow why x didnt let m know youvi been told anything answered the minister i thought it would be easier that way tor yoyond for thaw- b of o i told eta you couldnt help finding out w havent had tune to have been told yt though said polly vou watch and try to aid and abu ma i have a sort of plan sho took hold of mrs- lovely bits of fanoywork displayed in her rooms she took mr hlgglns by the arm and said he must explain to her that perfectly wonderful collection of indian arjowheads over his fireplace dinner time hod come theres a duck of a parlor organ here cried polly the organist must platy a wedding march the organist was willing though many faces looked startled a wedding march for a bride apd groom who would not march to gether polly grabbed mr xbgglns arm ted crooked his invitingly before the old lady on with the wedding march i cried polly gaily and as the music started off she went mr hlgglns was quite flushed with excitement any map would have been delighted to have that lovely woman on his arm i mm ibcgins eyes were shining bhe enjoyed being beauod abou by a thrilling yoong man from the city matter if she was a great-grand- uii weekly gardengraph wrltimby dean halliday for cttnttl prtu ctntiltm mourn 1 cokm should ruumc j be st vwcd tunc vho in 1941 west east suould rxjl be 1 beams puwm ucoe iu puuted lltct iu lmi 1940 sooth fl 11 dalsty faktm iiabost rotation plan for vegetable as soon as the soil can be worked seeds of pens lettuce onions beets radishes cabbages bwlss chard and spinach can be sown in the open ground bow the seeds in rows running north and south tills gives the plants all the sunlight possible it is well also to plan the vcgotable garden on a rotating basis as shown in the garden-graph- by fol lowing a rotation system each variety of vegetable u given a new lease on life and the life of the soil is also greatly i receipts include all cash sales of tile farm conserved the rotation plan also helpa business a farm with cash receipts of labor cost la thelorgt single item of expense in dairy farming prom m to 30 per cent of the cost of producing milk is involved in labor not only does labor amount of a conslderabbj sum but it is also one of the recognised economic fac tors to be considered ln thai production of way commodity in order to make pro gress in farm management it becomes necessary to liave some easily calculated standard by wlilch labor efficiency may be measured standards of meafcurementn this con nection are gradually being developed for dairy farmers through the ontario dairy parm management study this investi gation is being conducted hoperatively by the economies division marketing service dominion department or agri culture ottawa and the ontario agri cultural college duelph more than 700 dairy farmers of the province of ontario ore keeping records of tlielr complete farm business these records are check ed at the farm and taken to ottawa for nnalyak two- years of study indicate that uie cash receipts of n farm business per man provides a useful standard of measure ment of labor efficiency in dairy farm ing l to obtain tills the total labor time of all farm workers is reduced to a man equivalent the term man equivalent means the labor of one man working full time tor 13 months on the farm mem bers of the family working for port of the day only or doing less than a adults work and seasonal and occasional help are reckoned proportionately the cash u keep down fungus diseases the groom to kiss the bride and then im going to kiss them both- and i hope everybody else -in- this room does tool plfty years together i i hope 1 con make that record too when its my turn i she and ted hod the two old people now moving in a sortof donvfaclng each other they were looking straight into each others eyes for the first time in years each saw deep in the others soul loneliness and longing i awkwardly they kissed i shyly their hands found each other a moment fol- lowed when every eye in the room was wet when polly could see dear old rev- crend thurlow fairly bustling into thanksgiving too much emotion must not be allowed too much nttentlnn must not be paid to thta reconciliation still in her role of innocent bystand er polly loudly demnnded food took no note of the two mg chain net at either end of ho table but steered mr hlgglns to a place beside the chair ln which ted seaud his wife she and ted hemmed them in nwny from people who might make the wrong remarks all through the meal the old folks sat together touched hands talked polly saw that they talked and to each other around the rorslp and laughter was almost hys- uerlcal in the grace he oskedi reverend thurlow had emphasised so strongly the words for all thy blessings given us today o lord make us very thankful that tlie youngest child there realized it was a most special occasion for happlj nesa dont let them stop it dont talk to them about it too much just take it as a matter of course and above all dont question them polly whispered about the neighbors honestly happy and eager to have the strange feud ended obeyed her y i but said the old minister as he stood with them on the snowy platform and handed them packages of goodies so that no amount of lateness cn the part t of the train would reduce polly and ted to hunger i know mine will not be the only- prayers of thanksgiving to- night did you ever sec two happier faces no said polly honestly i never did the darlings oh dont thank me mr thurlow i just happened to do the right thing and im- repaid enough at having succeeded ooodbyl thanks for the story weary almost to the 1 point of exhaustion she let ted haricr moke her comfortable in one of the old i red plush seats of the slow jery little train and fell alerp 2800 and would have man equivalent of ik cash receipt per man of gifted canadian abtibtrs commemorated two outstanding canadian artistes madame albonl and louis philippe ile- bert were commemorated during 1030 when bronze tablets were erected at their proxlmntlng 1300 operator earnings respective birthplaces by the national j close to 11000 were obtained where tlie porkn bureau department of mines and cash receipts pe man were 91300 and resources on the recommendation of tlie j where the cash receipts per man fell as historl sites and monuments board of tooo the operator famines were dln- canadn thus canuda paid tribute to couraglng it was found ln the study that ln all the fluid and processed milk sones under conditions similar to tlie year ending april 30th 1038 the average dairyman needs to secure gl000 cash receipts per man to secure operator earnings ap- mtttajns new army boot the output of the british bootniaklng industry it now substantially greater than the figure of 130000 pairs of army boots n week given by mr chamberlain at the beginning of the year and the produc- tlqn which he compared with that of 120000 patrs of army boots a year in peace time is steadily increasing to the neighborhood of 7000000 pairs a year tlie british armys hew boot is six teen ounces lighter than the one which i became famous during the last war i trade experts have been so successful in i combining durability wttlfllghtnws and j good fitting that when thr official- pat- i tern was sealed they dubbed it thr coun try gentlemans regulation boot the british adhurouy is buying some twenty kind of boots shoes and slippers mtaeswovpar knee boots are tasted with nine inches of water over a psrlatf inside each and- if a drop leaks the boot is rejected for airmen there are knee boots laud throughout with natural lamb fleece and for avary man in th sir uiero are- fojrty -on- uia ground wearing 7 force ankle boota the tbhuah boot trans la prepared for any further demands upon it large quantities of a special type are now going mjenjbxiush factories for the french army and from ibm- iftig britain equip ped not only the british forces but hi port the armies or france italy russia serbia rumania and th tjnlud tr- thc memories or a daughter and a son whdfee achievements earned them repute far beyond the limits of their native land po otchambly pq november 1st 1847 madame albonl marie louise emma iajcuncsse aye in private life was thf dn ug liter of joseph lajeunessr and mellna mignault she was educated ut the convent of the sacred heart montreal and studied singing in paris france and in milan italy under the nume of albonl fche made her debut al messina sicily in 1070 and her suc cess there led to engagements in flor ence london and paris pew singers were more closely connected with the events of english musical life during tlie latter part of the 10th century than i madame albonl and none deserved the j entcem and affection of the english i people more fully during the opera neason of 1074 she was honored with a command to sing at windsor and there began the warm appreciation and faith ful interest ln her on the part of her majesty queen victoria which ended only with the queens life betwee her overseas engagemnnts madame ralbani made several tours of canada and the united states during which she sang in most of the principal cities of both coun tries with ircmcndous success madame albonl died ln london eng land on may 3rd 1030 a broiue tablet to her memory erected in the garden of her birthplace at chambly was unveiled on september 14th 1030 in the presence of hei son mr e f oyecj0 envoy extraordinary and minister plenipoten tiary of oreat britain in vcncsuela who journey to chambly for the occasion louis philippe hebert was born at snintjcsoplile d halifax pq on janu ary 27th 1s30 the son of theophile hebert and julie bourgeools he studied art at montreal under napoleon bour- assa and afterwards uv france in- 18b3 he was eected a member of the royal canadian academy and he become thr most notable canadian sculptor and designer of monuments of his time he was a prolific worker his labors produc ed noteless than fifty pieces of great merit comprising twelve large monu ments half a doxen bronxe statues twenty i busts te groups a number of statuettes and considerable church orna mental work in 1001 hebert was created chevalier of the legion of honor in france and in 1003 he was mode a companion of the most distinguished order of st michael and st oeorge he died at westmount pq on june 13th 1017 though it was round that the most successful dairymen use the greatest ronaottkk ifcao montcalm and wolfe wolfe and mont calm i theea are names that stir the hearts of canadians whetlier french or english a they stand upon the mighty rock of quebec and recall that in other days and in another war men here matched skill and courage with half a member the fortitude of montcalm ln holding off the beselgera at tlie mont morency and along the st lawrence shores until the season for operations was far advanced they may remember tlie drama of wolfes scaling the heights attd standing one autumn day upon the plains of abraham but liow cams wolfe upon those plains so secretly that the morning found montcalm alx miles away in bivouac across the st charles it was admiral charles sounders who accomplished this feat for many weeks he imd moved his feet up and down the river by tide and wind constantly he hod tlureelened to strike tlie french lines first at one place and then at an other forcing the defeners to spread out there are few instances l utrecords of war where a fleet so admirably labored ln conjunction with an army without saunders wolfe could not have taken quebec indeed there are those who any that it was saunders who did take quebec and yet the names that have come down to us from that siege are montcalm and wolfe certainly saun ders deserves better of canadian history than the passing reference he has re ceived on the night of the great attack the admiral moved hi ships up the line against beaiiport in such a convincing demonstration that he held montcalm to that place while ships or lesser draft moved the troops from the i of to folilt utu m to the break hi the cliffs that is now known aa wolfes cove it is tliore that saunders fades out of canadian history lost in darkness as black as the night wlilch enveloped his amount of labor not all dairymen how ever should take o a large labor staff those dairy farm operators who havw the ability to manage labor in such a way as to secure a high cosh receipt per man may well be encouraged to use more labor y welldirected ships thaoove is named after wolfe tlmjlalnaahotfearefor ever held by him and by montcalm but tlie canadian of whatever race who stands today upon the rock of quebec and looks dow at the uderipped waters or tlie st lawrence sliould know this of his river that a seaman of surpassing ability fought hi ships there forgotten ln canada saunders was remembered lh england he was mad admiral of the fleet for a time sir charles saundsrs up was first lord of th admiralty aim when lie came at last uw sailor liome from the sea they made a place for him in westminster abbey wrjere he has now close to the wellknown monument of wolfe the printed word over aaaaaa maple trees tapped by tlie end of march nearly 30000 formers in ontario quebec imd the maritime provinces will be harvesting tlie annual crop of maple syrup and maple sugar saps now running in western ontario and the harvest extends rastward until early in april by which time more than 30000000 trees will have bten tapped and the new product will be on i he market prospects are bright for a good run lost year the yield was comparatively low due to unfavorable weather conditions to get the best yield eeveral hours of minshlne during the daytime followed by some frost at nfght ore required in 1030 the total yield of maple syrup was 3302200 gal ions and the production of maple sugar was 3000300 pounds the province of quebec accounts for about 80 per cent of the total output of maple products with uip kuitfrn twnniilrw nhin rhhtf centre of production it la egpected that the demand this year for maple product will be greater than for several previous years can tod tib itt tlie lights had gone out in the bus and tbc tall man asked the young lady who had got on at the last stop if he rould help her find a strap ive already found one she said then would you mind letting go or my necktie vr k swl swsv xm lav asw easter services arc sponsored by centre in the midst of thelr-tralnlngfor-war- duty several hundred 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