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the georgetown herald wednesday deoembor 11th 1918 tbi old frieitd t wk there are no friends like the old friends the friends of other days with whom i talked and often walked in pleasant winding ways my eyes are dim my ears are dull yet i can see and hear across the years that intervene sinoe they and i were near i see the happy villagers and hear the lusty shout tie husky boys and girls set up whenever aohool was out im breathing still the freshness of those fragrant days of yore and my eyes with tears are misted that ill see them nevermore there are no friends like the old r friends- tfaeirjenas j j gjjf fei f v i whew life ma libera rrvbranarthe sv j river lke a ov is t thi itjand and sighed in tipple i s vi4t v0unjrta wsiy alonjrar 1c- ife jw v i thtou 0 feenv with blestfrejia mviwuk jatptesftrt fintsifaoitiij ad frfistikv the rain ingjb the middle f th tjreewt ijereawio ifo frieritfsfiketbv oifj ttiepds therfrjetodsilpng tot nbvv a winter shakes ie- first faint flakes ofbdow nppn tty brow 1 bear their vbioes culling clear a- orosethe gulf of years andl answer them with laughter and 1 answer tuem witn tears i live the old days oer for to me they seem apart of the very soul and substance of the fibre of my heart there are no friends like the old friends the friends i used to know when life wassw a s in 4 the golden long ago rev campbell ooyle dd vvewoeew tamps of great britain it ll old in i t ll odly natural i hat mors than oidlnury interest should be takon the first postage stamp to ap pear and among collectors lbs country responsible or the introduc tion of the now familiar adhesive will always claim priority seveaty- eight years is a lone time ago and it la now nearly that time since oreat qrluun introduced the first postage tamp the famous penny black of 1840 many thousands of stamps have appeared since then but it would be hard to and a oner phila telic specimen than the stamp which marked the beginning- of postal his tory during the penny blacks exist ence it would have been difficult to convince the folk of those days that uudn collecting would become a wfotwrrds hobby and una whip wrtnu4aiultoitoto olmsot ooinmtqiltyo ft lsvptapgiail toe ton jrrveromwajvojint ot- the uhhjhif issued tiy oret britain tur ing the pnet seventy years and whleli shew the portraits b three sovereigns queen victoria king ijdweitd fcnd-king- george befqrv going pn to the jstjicjsvtt will be pattersons meat market specials lor this week smoked flam per lb smoked rolls per lb side bacon slab or hut f back bacon suib or half 1 cottage rolu serlotn steak jwr lb porter house steak per lb hamburg steak per lb choice rib roast per lb thick rib roaat per ll shoulder roast per lb rib boil mvma v- regular tuniiaiwaiienwji losyth hulresdr opvej- or envelope a it usually called made its- appearance la may 1840 and fas designed by w mulready ra these covers were la two valuesrid slack and fdblufe 7nu were enira veil by thompson thallnlhed article appearing on he dickinson silk thread safety paper the if value prepaid postage on a single lettsit- sheet the sd value howeer was intended to carry dou ble or under a halfounce weight- insjoldsbys satirical lines give as good description as any of the de- s and ar as f mr w a willson will hold an auction sale of ohoioe dairy cows and young cattle on tuesday decembor 17th famous wash heals skin dd d the rreatcut of skin remedies will- remove those skin afflictions that have made your life a burden that intoler able itching burning and diacomfort will disappear under the magic of this remedy it ball cured many cases pronounced in curable and will reach your case we guarantee the first bottle to bring you re fer mjw aan l v hourigan druggut georgretown cruscments liege view- sm rs jjlier ayears old apply to wn jclmsnopi georgetown 124tf oarbots fob sale a qusntlty of red carrots will be sold at 1100 pr baa c sargeant glen road lj42tp stove tor saze parlor beater for wood only in first- cltss condition apply to a d hume e48r gsorarilown phone 48 r s 1342tp oibx wanted to worfc in greenhouses ceorsjetown floral co apply to bouse fob sale on george st new a few years ago will be sold reasonable apply to h i lswsoh georgetown v 49tf bxu- fobbelft larpre centrally locat4 space over herald office for particulars appfyat herald offlce lljimt gls siouse fob baxe flrstlaji frame house of 8 rooms on quisn 81 all conveniences good garden qunnlty irnall fruit will be sold reason- ablf apply box 497 oral herald office y 1 13718 3lp teebs fob bale two lleers near 2 years old in hrsuclass xondltlon calf about 7 weeks pair sdouleistbs nearly new may be seen in town apply at herald office 1 1 -27- f i- fios stbated pslr rid pgs weigh about lopibs each strayed sbout 6 wooks ago from lot 25 8th lino finder kindly communicate with w a wilson georgetown ll27tf fob bent store previously occupied by brill a co pouesalon by november let apply to fw brook 469 pape ave toronto i016tf- w w i jbtrztsoloveb honey iss whtleiomo food it is natures own swetl secure your supply now sand 10- lb palls the petti t apiaries phone j4j georratown 102tf britannia is sending her messengers forth to toe east to the west to the south to the north at heir feet la a lion whats taking a np and a dish cover rests on her legs and her lap to th left is a mussulman writing a letter jils knees form a desk for the want of something better to the right is the king of the can nibal islands some squaws by his side with their untangle varmints and a friend id the port wltos for gotten his garments bolow to the left as designed by mul- ready is sorrows effect on a very fat lady while joy at gooil news is plainly deaerlbed in the trio engaged on the opposite sd it is a curious fsct that the mulready envelope remained available for pos tal use until 1016 rowland hill was the originator and it was mainly ow ing to his untiring energies tbat the drat adhesive postage stamps were anally adopted and issued for the jisd of the public in hay 1840 the question of the first stamp was taken up- seriously in 1839 and an adrertliement appeared in the press to the effect that the lords of the treasury wore prepared to entertain propooali to solve the problem of rowland hills postal reforms it is estimated that there were over 2600 proposals offered and but a fifth of these ideas incorporated an adhe sive label of any kind eventually it was decided to uilopt a label deslgnod on the unw linos as the current coin of the realm nnd which would be dif ficult to imitate the design c waj jflstqueens bead and charles hesth the designer used as his mo del the city of london coronation mdaiaiy scuptot wyon the lower xorriers of the die were- left blbbk 240 impressions were then taken on a stieet of softoned- steel in 80 noriwntnxrowsof 12 de signs thef corner letters were then taeertedtaa ab ac up toal thus letters were punched in tq ob viate f orrery a proof was then tak en in block ink on plain white paper while the plate was still soft and later after being finally passed the plate was hardened the inscriptions round the com pleted ajteeta are rather interesting and readi piice id per label la per row pf 12 t per sheet place the labels above the address and to ward toe right hand side of the letter is wetting the bsek be care ful not to remove the cement it is at once obrlous from all these details that statnpa wore really quite an in novation the cement alluded to was a composition of gum arable and potato atriqn there were 11 plates of the penny black registered there are five dis tinct varieties of the first stamp full blaek sharp impressions sorn- breornll wmslr didtblack smudgy lroprwiioo gray blmk smudgy im- the variety- on bluer pstper does not appear in all the standard catalogues as the blue tons wag really caused st tns4btlon of the gumiused at one me the fapillsr maltese cross cancel lation wai snt introduced in june 1140 tad it was intended that this should b used in red on the penny stamps and in black on the twopenny tamp both values bowovor are plentiful with the colors reversed black ink wsa finally adopted in j841 nice copies of these first two stamps ate now anything but nnm- eroui and it lipurloup to relate that some years ago the penny black was wsllnlgn a drug on the market there re great quantities in the pos session of many private collectors who have aooumulsed them for var ious rsaaods plating shades post marks oto good copies of the blacks usually sell for 2 and 6s for the twopenny itamps pair and strips to wmon iouibt after and readily oomriarid good figure christian bolenos h onltor farrlehteb ihovuoine of a hchoop of british v ml polltlvana everythjnr depends of oourae up on the point of view and the point of view obtained by the traveler who approaches manchester the srreat cot ton elty of england by train from almost any sldo b most slttjwt who shall descrlp lf rpr wfat ippears to be an inordinate lenh of time the traveler seems to have been pass ing through the beginnings ot preal ell lea every now and spain the bouses will grow denser the open spaces fewer and more treeless and he bays in ills heart the great city auroly approaches and taen sud denly will odme a breakj the im mediate foreground as the train rum bles on is a great wast of unused land and the city with its chimneys and smoke clouds seems auddenly to have shifted to the horlonafw mlpuiea later however it fldflwo by the railway again and fllka roar and a shriek of the whiitlethe djiit- train rushes through a hon hloh xltrlrhiaot 3 as at- goeppvjii goas f oyer wn ary auarejwrd torther horlson- on stretehes the city indeed 1 packed in air right packages sold by all grocers telfers the buy word for biscuits in single blessedness groups ohimneys in lamtea- ihibreh tower age udtoilss sand j 1n som tjwfss a beea aalo howsr dwldedux unjwt p0lntcrf a dec dedlx unjust point m fewv t those wbo come to sowusasohiester v never think of it miewsruv t r children cry for fletcera vmw 1 is 0 tr htm been i tk rijoi rij padjou j3by8 alwya bought nnd which in issgvfpv bver aflriy yershaa borne the efenftttue mt gjnj has been mado under big per sonal bupervibloa sinco its iniancv allow no one to deceive you in thtt counterfeits imltatioas and justaagood are but experiments that trifle wlfn and endiingor the healtb of inlai and cbudrenexperlance againbt experiment what is castor a caatoria ia a narmleag eubstltiite for castor oil paregoric drops and soothing syrups it is pleasant it contain neither oplum morphine nor other narcotic substance its age is its guarantee fur more than thirty years it baa beta in constant use tot the relief of constipation flatulency wind colic and diarrhoea t allaying feverishness arising therefrom and by regulating the stomach and bowels aids the assimilation of food giving heat thy and natural sleep- the childrens panacea the mothers friend genutone castor i a always bcars tha signature of in ta matur of th ftot of wil liam blsvlr lta of ths vlusgc of geortfeiowa in th oonnty of hsalton oorormiieor deoosustte notice in horoby tven puinutinl to uec- lioi 5o of the trusteeii act hs o 1911 chapter 121 tltul ill creditors or uthertt having ulainia or jcinunus aguinut the es tate ol the said william blair who died on or about the ninth day ofoctober 1918 at the said village of georgetown are re quired on or before the 21st day of dec ember to send by post prepaid or deliver to the undersigned solicitors herein for john blair the administrator of the estate of the said william blair deceased their christian names and surnames addresses and descriptions the full particulars in writing of their claims a statement of their accounts and thu nature of the se curity if any held by them and take notice that after such last mentioned data the said administrator will proceed iio distribute the assets of the the retohatagftfegafti only to the claims of w then have notice and that the sayf administrator will not be liable for the said assets or any part thereof to any person or persons of whose claims notice snail no have been waived by it at the time of such distribution s hilton walubridcb jt dalh solicitors for the said administrator dated at georgetown this jgth dav of november 1918 quality fresh and cured in fee for over 30 tears the kind you have always bquaht tmtf qwtauw comanv ww vowk oitv wood wom saxib always vroofl on hand both hard and soft cut in stove length split and deliver ed t reasonable jbricos orders promptly attended to brondfords wood yards collet view y afbsrpaj snow applsi sweets flsr apples plione 96rt tjf fesi roarbvt i ft ouses in oeorgetown close to ist blsotrlo ilkbt very cpmforu ajront sjsand r0a month tjrnrno- 6sslon apply to j a wll sss come and see us about be opportunities tbis sobool affords you nmafctor what oooupatioa you intend to followjno matter whot bnsinoss yon ultimately oqter there is om training that this age of bualnosu makes absolutely mi- siwnslblo nnd that is bjrtsi bfltlnes trsuilao wo train young iinen and wompn sothottuoy ban rise tp posfjfctops of resppniilbiljty they aropa ped np by tho business men who rtenjand effloienoy iersi frsbi jss 9 1m ayou iihotild stoi then t the best soranton goal in all isieesf portland cement notice to creditors in the matter of the estate ef osera herbert weiahthelme iste ot te vtuasjs of qeargetowa i the cannty of fifeftpa soldier deeaa- notictie liereby irivsn pursusnt la section 56 pf the trustees act rso 114 chspter 121 that sll creditors or ot hers having claims or demands against the eutato or thesaid george slelghhojme who died on or about the 15th day of august 1918 somewhere in france on the field of buttle for lho- honour of this country are required on or before the 28th day of december 1918 to send by post prepaid or deliver to the undersigned solicitors herein for julia slulghtliolme the administratrix with the will annexed of the estate of the said george herbert sleightholme their christian and sur names eddresees and descriptions and the full particulars in writing of their claims a statement of their account and the nature of the securities if any held by them and take notice that after such last mentioned date the said administratrix will proceed to distribute the bluets of the said doceased amons the parties entitled thereto having- regard only to the claims of which it shall then have notice and that the administratrix will not be liable fpr the assets or any part thereof to any person or person of whose claims notice shall not have been received by it at the time of euph distribution shilton wallbridob a daub solicitors for the said administratrix dated at georgetown this 25th day of november 1918 3t at the lowest possible prices try clifford l1nham butgker oar new cash and carry syatwm makes our meafco chbapsrtpyop canada pood board cieenae nevflal phone 1196 main 8tree t never tloos ndt soooli iraoioaa t rtory ttrtcuy socaued sa ttmdltlohs of quahtlea the solldtoursqumre dig nity of trade and lpjstry oxe plafn uaeand iso donaeaso of polities us aolld davotloa to artst otuses uie uttersmbotjlmebt of tts smyuc what l thinks today england w think tnroorroer arfd lbs traditions swallow up all olss they gradually change ones views of tbs chlmneya of tha lunltlesa bricks and mortar of tha smoke awl all else the visitor oatches his flrat true glimpse of the elty as he emerges frdm one of manchester prlnolpal stations and walking down ow bill across the narrow river flowing silently through a ravine of ware houses finds himself eonfrontod with a statue of oliver cromwell the embodiment of rlghta and prltllegee of spud worth and no trtmmlngi the embodiment indeed of manchester rain or shine the protector looks up the hill from the vantage ground of a huge block of rough granite and than if the visitor has not known it all before he quickly leirnsi from the other statues from uscrxu6na from guidebooks and in many other ways the real story of manchester and the real secret if its attrswtloo the free trade hall standing on the ground which was the scene of the peterloo affair almost exactly a hundred years ago the starting point as it has been called of the modern reform agitation the statue of cobden in queen annes square the statues of john bright oliver heywood and w b gladstone in albert square the statues of watt and peel in piccadilly all add to the story of manchesters adhesions for hare was the headquarters ef the agltatlon for the repeal of the torn laws and here ihu founded lome sixtyfive years ago the united kingdom alliance for the suppres sion of the liquor traffic whilst the interest taken by the inhabitants in all publlo questions as one writer has put it has made the city the home of other projects and reforms then too when one is in manches- ter one does not seethe foreat for th tr and t t are- eft mo mtoveluag reojalred standi a1sjthrac scranton coal in allsitsesj automatically screened loaded tejtiuip- br ifoiifflk u j we now have a good aattort- ment of blankets robes belk etc w a bailey main street georgetqi arestiv0 0 and insurance q f i h e aooident wwr0e oeorgetowa ontario grand and imposing whilst three is ever and always that mighty aotlrlty ih the streets of the forest itself which is indeed the master tore in the true picture of a great city ghslstlan bclence monitor vabfcsh trtv5 sorbed m tin cans from emglahd feefbre pome of the- processesv tin 1 removable irom is- doubjy lnurestlng when wis are urged to emj means possible to save hi and scrap of all kinds and itself has reached the highi in its history before the war a german tahiished in several parts of britain jarge works for oleanlnd- recovering the tn and choice fresh fruil potatoes green veoetelirl a restiv fkvlt speoiajuat afalw street oepi hog mrm these ifiiyirpop give gosfd reiu cwt today a qusjrjtity qf chol pressing the clean steel inj- f jj wmm s irswnwwflvhw k mm flour feed provisions john bauantine n phone 80 georgetown good flour i is absolutely lfeoe3f ftjpy to produce the beet in bread and pastry the noble bjeanpp are the superior flour ol today try them robert noble limited norvtil ontario siwffi w greeting cards at the heham arthur b cartel i s r oeuege of mule london bncsaud oholrmaster rreabrterlan ohuroh oaoraetown teaober of piano or- pprnetjviolla audslngilng tuition pee in any brunch 46 per term of 20 lessotli at my resi dence main st georgetown or at pupils home fi41t tvffkd 1 jmbuck butoher always keeps a choice stock of the best procurable in trash and salt bleats which he sells at the lowest possible prices canada pood board license no 9 3i0s get the best lr they stopped tlp- ngland and merely- de- soldorod the scrap and shipped it baleovto germany detlnnlng by the chlorine process was cheaper on the continent yielding in addition to the sheet tin tetrachloride a valu able product of silk manufacture tinned steel plate to the amount of some if 0000 tons some of whip is believed to have been deuhned a exported from england for ha any yoars before the war and thus ler- many obtained at small cost a lairre tonnage of steel and other mettle ibatcould have been worked up into marketable products ah bpltapn a canadian noncommissioned of ficer brings back with blm copies of inscriptions scribbled by soldiers on the little wooden orosses that mark the graves of other soldiers hero lis onei here lies the body of elmer 0pp who fourteen time went over 4he topi and every time he brought a boahe till a sniper got him at last bgoahl their first quarrel he i wish the minister whs mar ried us was hung she jaokl hewell i wish id hung him up jtyfdslf jfasvajrwhr wo carry a supplies m grit oyster she poultry reguliatpr ler disinfectant phone 195- fpr prii georgetown proprietor slusrpleti oream sepi toi milking maolifi prbion steel roonk x preadera alio i t l j w kennedy floury 8hentz wilkinson serwni walking and riding ploughs mwtatm r ewed hardwans stoves tinware electric fixtures sewer pipe ft cement tinsmlthing plumbing hot air heating hot water heating electric wiring phone 101 r 88 thos e bewso noryrunt j qeqrg m do you tequir hre hie accident pj auto hmpwf 1 reprosont some pf the best opn panics and shall bo pleased to sot your innrtnoobusijob8 m v- ix vfelvtoi re jtmm i5- s