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literally hundreds of othr items 4 i the business people send you each week messages of savings latest styles patterns and weaves in wear ables and tasty economical food stuffs youtcan stay indoors for weeksatiti still be better informed of vital community affairs than many who are continually about and trust to hearsay for news through your local paper 4 do you honestly believe that you get a bigger or better one dollar and fifty cerifs worth anywhere if you agree with us that you do not will you try to make our task of keeping our subscription list paid up easier by watching the label on your herald and paying yours when it falls due thank you just tobe sure turn to die first page now am look at the label r ix i knewtae box where the smiles are kept no matter how large the key or strong the bolt i would tryaso hard twould open i know for me then over the land and sea broad cast rd scatter the smiles to pbvy that childrens faces might hold them fast lor many and many a day it i knew a box that was large enough to hold all the frowns i meet i would use to gather them every one from the nursery school and street then holding and folding rd pack them m and turning the monster key id hire a giant to drop the box into the depths of the sea tte vision by evelyn bolt j j a ch ueester mackln you feel it not you gh no life xou make it go like your so precise wntfines in this so beeg country you do not feel you museek you just play it you have not the beeg vision poeteekf eugene mackln wanted to throw down his violin and stamp out of the studio it was simply trnrmbsahlr to gson the praise of the master several times he had sand that eugene did not feel what he was playing how could that be thought eugene disgustedly did be not play wttb expression all his friends marvelled at it even tbe master had to admit that his master had to admit that his technique was perfect then what was the matter yes tbe master would say you haf tbe skill my boy but you haf not tbe feeling ysttgtf no message in your playing you must haf a rjles- sage- was the only one of his friendv to whom eugene told the masters wards she had beel bis conndant in all things as long as he could remember there had always been the hole in tbe hedge between their two bouses eugene had dashed through it many times and in varying moods always to and a balm for wounded feelings or a heart of re joice in the good news irene had known for a long time the fault in eugenes playing she rat his lack of power to stir emotion in the hearts of his hearers but dared not tell ban she knew eugenes temper when be came and told her what the master had said so many times she knew he expected and want ed her to be deeply sympathetic and declare that the master was worng she could not do that for she felt too strongly that he was light but how could she tell eugene without wound- ins his feelings too much dene why dont you go awav somewhere and play for qther people might not that be a good practice for you oh rve wanted to but the master says that i must not expect to play before audiences until i get that vision poeteek he is always harping about isnt it because he wants you to take people by surprise and show them that a new artist hat really pearedt but i dont see why i cant do that now turning to her suddenly he asked rene do you know what this vision poeteek ist if i dont have u can you tell me how to get tf n think i feel what h must be irene spoke in a vow voice and bar eyes were dreamy the masters vision poeteek to me is a picture of little tired children quieted and bush ed by soothing strains i see weary mothers rested and inspired made ready to meet the old round of work with view inspiration there are querulous old people whose nerves must be quieted and thert are gay young people who need bigger visions the vision poeteek if you please in order to and themselves do you really think l could make folks feel all that irene bugene rased id a meditative voice i know you can gene if you will get the vision yourself you have tbe power to express it if you can only get it yourself a few days later irene was prepar ing to go to methel a little settle ment among tbe mountains of ty miles away she had first gone tothe place two years before to visit a friend who was teaching there many times since she had gone although her friend was no longer there she had learned to love those haidworung people who had so little contact with the outside world and she tried to bring them all the joy she could these people had made their settlement at methel expecting a promised railroad to come through the town but they had been disappointed because of the general prowerty of the people none at the inhabitants had travelled far from then own village an irene was preparing to go to these people this day she thought of eugene she paused a moment won dering if he would go with her the vision poeteek might be awaiting him there i am going to ask htm she whis pered to herself soe ran quickly through the hedge v to xlene s door i know he wont like them at first she told herealf as she rang the bell but u be can feel their need as i do he will become interested when eugene opened the door he looked surprised to see irene attired for a journey so early in the morn ing have you come to say goodarjef he asked curiously no rve come to ask you to go along she replied laughing i am going to see my mountain people to day and i want you to go with me you never have you know ni go as your chaffeur if you wont ask me to make a speech do you think i go down there to preach boy i certainly dontl she flared oh well i beg your pardon ril confess i dont know much about tt you might take your violin along there are several cosy nooks where you could play if you get tired of going about with me tt1 be ready in ten minutes and ho waiting at your door like a very pro per chauffeur a as bene crossed the yard sgaln she thought he can treat u ar a joke now but if be will just take his violin r thmk something may railways offer low rates for labor bay in our montreal august 22nd with the approach of the final long weekend holiday of the year labor day sept 5th announcement was made by c p rlddell chairman of the canadian passenger association that canadian canadian inroads will extend to their patrons the same generous holi day fares as have prevailed during other holiday pettens this- year re turn tickets good bermreeh all stations in canada will tee mid at the rate of one and onequarter times toe flrsdl class oneway fare the going portion to be good from noon friday septem ber jnd until noon on monday sept ember 5th and the return- portion good until midnight tuesday sep tember 6th these fecial fares will provide an economical arrangemertt for those desirous of taking a qnal outlnrg before the opening of schools and will also be of consideiable bene fit lp bsnermen many of whom look to tie labor day holiday as their laifkchanoe of getting away for a few days during the fishing season st- will be noted tlfst this year the going por tion of the special tickets have been extended to permit of their use up i to he to noon on monday instead of bunlxiat through the canadian rockies via canadian pacific railway j m m day as ta previous years in order tafprartge above stapsoiis pass to the assist those who are unable to stretch their holiday over the entire weekend but jnus content themselves with a journey commencing with labor day the indians reproof istavchus or stickas was one of tbe notable indians well known to the early settlers of oregon he lived where his ancestors had lived for more generations than indian genealogy couar trace as the country became settled says the author of pioneer days of oregon history several while families occupied the land near mm he was a great favorite with them be lived for many years as a chris tian to precept and example in amonb dlfftntltles that would have discouraged msnys a man with bet ter opportunities during the fifties when istachus made his home on the umatilla the emigrants received much aid from him tbe tanatlua is no mere sum mer ripple when norms have drench ed the motrntartv ranges and warm rains melt the lingering snows into raging floods stickas was always ready to enter the torrent on hlg weu known horse that had been trained to stem the floods one day a oornpany of emigrants was crossing with ms volunteered as sistance among them was a womax who had become terrified at the surg ing waters it is characteristic of in dians that they seldom ose their eng lish so stickas although he was fair ly well versed in that tongue did his talk by pantomlne and broken words very scarcely used he slgoec for this woman to mount behind hho and she did so j vyhen they came into pie swift w- ters his passenger shrieked and screamed as if she were surely lost sticfkas tried the golden influence of sllenee a while but when thoroughly worn out by her needless errlama- tlons turned a scornful look upon her andetnlalmed in perfect english ticked woman put your trust in oodr she was astonished to receive such a rebuke from the lips of one she supposed on untutored savage she stopped screaming and made the rest of the trip wltl entire oonfldence both in her ood and the ferryman came oct tost even to illustrate hejw far wrong one may go in trying to sft treat the goods and ills in another mans life a tgieaker at a recent public dinner told this story two good nbw englsnders met at a college reunion after twentyfive years they had been close friends in the old days but had lost track of each other since well buirv weu charley teu me about yourself where have you been and what have you been doing what has your life been alt this quarter of a century well charley said bill reflective ly and somewhat sadly im about i was when i started out just twen tyfive years ago that o tyes just about in the same place but somgthlng must have happen ed to you yes rve been married thats good well i dont know she turned out to be a terrible shrew thats bad weu i dont know there was one ooaopensatlon she was rich thats good well i dont know she was alsoh stingy thats bad well rm not so sureshe was al ways just thats good well yes i suppose so ftt she died thats bad well i dont know she left a great deal of money of course that was well money tls an advantage yes it certainly is but she dldnt leave nse any thatv bad well it might have been worse she left me a fine house thats good yes that was good while tt lasted but the house burned thats too bad yes that was bad it wasnt in sured either so rm just where i was when i started it narrative last issue we arriv ed at banff banff is administrative headquarters of banff national park- trie town lies embowered in pine for ests and lawns in a pocket of a wide circle of pearlygrey limesume peaks warned by clear sunshine and kissed by clear air exblllarated by the glaci algreen bow river that frisks through its middle banff is the sutm- mer social centre of the canadian rockies from the station a magnificent pan orama is to be witnessed to the north is he grey bulk of cascade mountain towering above the town like grim old wol to the east are mount ingllsmaldje and the bebihts of the falrholme subrange still far ther to the east the sham cone of mount peechee closes the view in thai direction to the left of cascade rises the wooded ridge of stoney squaw west and up tbe valley are the snowy peaks of the main feadisto en irene noted with aatxtae both were rauer quiet irene stabrural the vint she would make abd eugene was won what kind of fours he would fmd oonumod on fate 4 educational costs have increased 514 county councils- throughout ontario are out to reduce educational costaj the halton county council have ac cepted an invitation to meet repre sentatives of other county councils in orangevule on august 2run to con sider ways and means of affecting economies a letter vnut received by the hal- ton council from the dufferm coun cil pointing out that educational costs in ontsuio have increased 514 since ims the letter also stated that in lhs of all taxes collected was devoted to education whereas only s was used for this purpese in is the duffertn council proposes o have the parents pay tbe total post of the secondary education of pupil after use sixth year its resolution rid that the majority of pupils ughout the secondary schools are now taking from seven to eight years tion that the violin was tn tbe car uo complete their course thus adding as they sped rapidly over the road greatly to the boat of education wife oh rm so sleepy is ong abut up for the night hjsbnndttiat diiends everything elm to- it too left is sulphur mountain to the south east the isolated wooded bluff of tun- net mountain and the long serrated sprhe of mount rundle prom the bow bridge the view is even more magnificent for the river runs uuough the centre of the pic ture and one who tuts caught his first glimpse of this picture dote to sun set will never forget breathtaking beauty from the high elevation of banff springs botel a somewhat diffl- erent view is obtained looking across the junction of tbe boy wlus the smaller adarkr spray river to the distant snowdad barrier of the falrholme range i banff is one of the most popular mountsun resorts on the continent due not only to- its environment but also to tbe beautifully situated and splendidly appointed banff springs hotel tt has been characterised as probably the finest mountain hotel lb the world the entire first floor is given over to public rooms artistically decorated and furnished in which the architect has provided a scottish bar onial atmosphere atnong the fea tures are the- peiftad suiestbe vtce- regaj qennjnm jacobean tudor swiss italian and others the period influence also dominates the lounges of which the finest is the mount stephen hall at oae hotel there is entertainment all the time one could be perfectly happy just looking out towards the enclosing mountains watching uje swimmers in the warm sukuiur4wter pool swimming oneself playing tennis or studying the cosmopolitan types which one neets at this great caravan serai had banff not become famous for its beauty it must have become fam ous for its hot springs whichf an amongst the most important of this continent the- five chief sxnings have a total flow of about a million gallons a day and issue from the ground the year round st a tennpera- ture of over 90 degrees fahrenheit excellent swimming lp wain sulphur water is afforded at the optpcr hot springs on sulphur mountain the cave and basin bath house and at tbe banff springs hotel at the oayve and basin the government has erect ed a handsome tlflqooo swimming bath tbe banff spiiu hotel has its own beautiful sulphur pool with fresh water pool adjoining and with expert masseurs in attendance at the turkish baths attached a tew minutes from the bridge is the bow river boatabuse from here motor launches set out on a 12mlle trip in which the surrounding moun tains are seen from a unique and ad vantageous point of view here also canoes and row boats are obtainable tbe tourist will find plenty of in tents bo the little town of banff it self with its churches cinemas and shops interspersed with croups of cowboys to woolly chaps and gay-eol- ored kerchiefs sloeeyed indians tn hncknlrrn coats and moccasins packers trappers guides and other truly moun tain men near the fine bridge over the bow river are the administration offnes of the park the museum zoo and royal canadian mounted police beadquarters the anbnal corral is ivi miles from tbe town an immense fencedin area where a herd of buffaloes yittitif sheep goat moose antelope and other kindred of the wild roam at will through the vast forested pasturage you can drive into this corral quite close up to the buffaloes and enjoy studying uiem tn these surroundings ah elghteenhole golf course superb ly located on the banks of the bow river and guarded by huge bastions of rock rturreted and pinnacled like the fortified castle of old is open to all visitors to banff for a small ee the joourae has been vlitlrely reeonstiucted by the canadian padttc under the supervision of stanley thompson and now offers one of the finest most per fectly balanced and most soanscally beautiful courses in the world for tennis players there are several admirable en tout cas oourts and be cause the exquisite summer clbmajte of banff is very conductive to both golf and tennis a large number of people may always be seen enjoying the games the recreation section of the park by the bow river is not far from the bridge and can be reached by a de lightful road by the river or from the cave and basin motor road there is a building for recreation purposes also spaces for baseball tennis foot ball and cricket the club house of the banff oun club is not far distant and here trap shooting competitions are held- indian days at banff is one of the most colorful spectacles on the north american continent between three and four hundred stoney in dians come from the morley reserve 40 miles east of banff- for their tribal sports each morning they have a parade in which the majority of the indians take part the tribe is all mounted while many splendid hones are used resplendent in gorgeous trap- pins and headpieces the oostumes of both men and women are creations of white buckskin beadrwork and er mine their dolor schemes being ex oeedlngty wonderful and they ride with dignity and poise indian days is held usually in the third week of july also each year at the end of august is held the now wellknown highland oathertng and scottish musical fes tival singers from all parts of am erica come bagpipers from highland regiments play in competitions and tbe sturdy old scottish sports and the ffco costume dknctng are best number of beaulu- leadlng from delightful tides drives and walks of stmeat any desired togth just hats aatadtea tarn the banff springs hotel is one of the most beautiful spots in t band the bow kalis and from here one may keep on going down a lovely pinecanopied avenue which leads from the j4ow bridge to the foot of the falls below the hotel on the east side of tbe bow falls is the road which runs un tunnel mountain it affords splendid views of the bow valley and the surrounding mountains another beautiful walk is past the cave and basin to- sun dance canyon sulphur mountain a long wooded ridge at the summit of which is an observatory and on the slopes of which is the clubhouse of the alpine club of canada cascade mountain a massive giant facing the station moun rundle the sharp j pointed edge of which forms one of the most striking features of the land scape- mount norquay and stoney squaw are all within easy walking distance and afford climbs not exceed ing on day many of the walking trips mention ed may be taken by saddlepony automobile and in addition there are scores of other trips too lengthy for the ordinary walker a short motor run of eight miles brings you to the shores of iake mun- newanka a beautiful sheet of steel- blue sheen where you can catchhuge lake trout a wellgraded road leads out from banff westward for sixteen miles up the bow valley to johnston canyon where a series of waterfalls ending in a final foaming cascade is most attractive this road continues to lake uxilse the yobo valley field emerald ike and golden numerous as are the motor drives about banff beautiful as are the spots reached try car there sure many places which cad only be approached by trail that rank amongst the most attractive playgrounds of the rockies there are too miles of pali in banff nation al park a large part of which radiate from banff with guides and ponies the visitor may find his way to mystic lake in the heart of the sawback range to ghost river and through the indian reservation to the town of morley the spray lakes the fcananas- kls lakes anid doaens of other magic vesnoio a particularly fine pony trip from banff and one on whtoh a week can be profitably spent is that to mount assltoiboine the matterhorn of the rockies this can be reached over the spectacular new trail by way of brewster creek or by way of the spray lakes and the return made by trav ersing the beautiful summit country tn the vicinity of tbe mountain through the heather and flowers of bhrqwon pass and down beery oreek tbe route has been wb established with over night aocommodatioa at convenient points en route while camp facilities are available at mount asslnsbolne gamp at the foot of the mountain banit in rapidly becotnlng an impor tant centre tor winter sports the an nual winter sports carnival in feb ruary attracting large crowds skilng tobogganing skating and bob-slelgh- lng are amongst the attractions of great interest to automobile en thusiasts ts the banftwlndennere automobile road across the canadian rockies this spectacular journey through a hundred miles of tbe most magnificent mountain scenery of am erica can be commenced at either banff or lake louise the road being at qrat that which oonoects those two points at castle mountain it cr the bow river turns south past castle mountain bungalow camp and storm lunnnhui awl rises to tbe vermilion pass here it enters koot- enay park from marble canyon a remarkable fissure three hundred feet deep there is a trail to the curious ochre beds the road then follows the vermilion river to its junction with the koote- nay river crossing the kootenay it leads through a beautiful avenue of virgin forest and ascending the 8ln- bbiu clair pass between the stanford ranges re radium hot rpringa long famous for their radium qualities emerging through tbe gap kof sinclair canyon it meets the col umbia river and nine miles beyond the beautiful lake windermere this drive has been rendered even more delightful by tbe construction of two bungalow camps en route these are at castle mountain 28 from banff and radium hot nprtngs 91 miles lake windermere can be reached also by railway frobvoolden the journey can be continued along the east side of lake vvlndeztoere and the kootenay river through canal flats and fort steele to cranhrook there the road connects with other highways leading south across the in tematlornl boundary thus forming the last link in the grand circle tour to calif onus excursions are available from both banff and lake louise during tbe summer months for this trip to lake windermere including tbe 3day lariat trail to radium hot springs and thence back over the columbia river highway to oolden and the kicking horse trail leaving banff w leave the bow river for a time and strike up the valley of the cascade river looking behind we can see cascade mountain towering above the valley on the right is rundle named in honor of an early missionary to the indians at canmore is obtained a striking profile of the three sisters com panion peaks that form one of the last notable sights of the journey the highest peak reaches a height of 9733 feet the curious group of pil lars on the right some of them ten times as tall as a man are made of hard enough material to wlthstand the weatherings that have played havoc with the surrounding bank they are called hoodoos presently we rejoin the bow river which we follow all the way into cal gary a bend in the road brings us between two almost vertical walls of dlaxy height streaked and capped with snow and tee this is the oap by which we leave the mountains on our left is the falrholme range op posite it is the goat range the prominent peak is orotto mountain while those on our right are pigeon mountain wind mountain and the three sisters contrast tha ranges behind those on the left are fan tastically broken and castellated the ones opopstte are massive snowladen promontories rising thousands of feet and penetrated by enormous alcoves imprisoning all the gorgeous hues of the prism leaving the mountains we arrive at kxshaw where a large portland cem ent mill has an average output of 4000 barrejs a day it draws its sup plies of limestone and shale from the excellent deposits close to the mill seebe is the site of two hydro power plants which supply calgary with its electrical power the low plant was completed tn 1911 the upper one tn isis the latter can be seen bom the railway these two plsnts with tbe nubstations and transmission lines represent an investment of about flvb million dollars generators with a cootnunasd on wa 4 i i took a day to search for ood and found him not but ss i trod by rocky ledge through woods un tamed just where one scarlet illy flamed i saw his footprint in the sod then suddenly all unaware far off in ijhe deep shadows where a solitary hermit thrush sang through tbe holy twilight hush i heard his voice upon the air and even as i marvelled how ood gives us heaven here and new in a stir of wind that hardly shoos tbe poplar leaves beside the brook his hand was light upon my brow at last with evening as x turned homeward and thought what i bad learned and all that there was still to probe t caught the glory of his robe 4 where the last are of sunset burned- back to he world with quickening start i looked and longed for any part in making saving beauty be and from that kindling ecstasy r knew ood dwelt within my heart m i of telegraph a marvel of science tbe 1932 olympic games and the galaxy of new champions crowned at los angeles are proof that records are made to be broken since the opening of he olympics at los an geles every day has seen record bro ken and the names of new speed champlnmn heralded to the world but officers of the canadian national tele graphs at montreal are still reading the sport pages with a smile as the speed records held by their company will probably not be approached for a long time they can appreciate the performance of tolan running 100 meters in 103 seconds and of the argentinian zabela who ran the mara thon in 2-31-38- but they remember that aruegraph operator sitting before his instrument at mortlake england gave to a canadian national telegraph operator at toronto the winner of the oxfordcarnbrldce boat- race seven seconds after the winning crew baa crossed the finishing line remarkable as this performance may seem it is sthl far behind another record estab lished by the canadian national tele graphs last fall when through thetr london connection they succeeded in flashing from the alntree race track near liverpool england to toronto a distance of nearly 3000 miles the name of the grand national winner two and a quarter seconds after the first horse has passed the judges- stand escaped from guelfh sent to fknnentiary caught by toronto police after a brief freedom from tbe ontario re formatory fred shaw toronto and art watt walkerton two who escaped from the institution tail or shop last week were in police court last friday sentenced to two yean in portsmouth penitentiary both plead ed guilty to the charge of breaking custody records rewaltd watt was the prisoner who made a spectacular escape from walkerton jail by clear ing a high stone wall some time ago going going gone in the midst of the auction came forward and whispered at length to the auctioneer then he went back and mingled with tbe crowd tbe auctioneer rapped on the table and announced a pocketbook containing two thou sand dollars in bills has been lost if it is returned to me tbe owner will pay fifty dolljus reward and no ques tions asked there was a rnomonta silence sndl then a voice toward the back of tba crowd was heard fiftyone i out of the fast some of the old customs kept up in english schools by way of tradition seem very curious to the student of today their excuse far being is far in lbs past and robbed of all mean ing they play a senseless part in tba drama of school life within the last quarter of a century many of these practices have been abolished in tba oonvktlon that however valuable his- torical tradition may be much of it is useless lumber blnderug u such a law for r tampan for many years was nominally in force in eton was on tbe very face of it bosh use less and riduculous the river at eton was regarded as being in bonds that is the studenta could go there sny tune without per mission but tbe road which led to the u river was out of bonds river spurts held a alrge and encouraged place m school life and yet to get to this per- missioned spot etonians must go on forbidden ground of course this rule could not be ac tually enforced when at master met a boy on his way to the river the master looked the other way and the boy popped into a shop keats tells of an encounter with a master who entered a confectioners shop while the lad wss eating an ice cream the boy shut one eye and held his spoon up in front of him while the master pretended not to see him a small etonian got into trouble one day by demanding a fulfilment of the letter of one of the old customs ac cording to a statute of henry vt on one day of the year every colleger was entitled to receive threepence or half a sheep three pennies being the value of halt a sheep at the tame the law was passed on the appointed day the bursar would appear in the hall and give each boy bis threepence one day not many years ago a small and impudent pupil i ih the half sheep instead off the money the bursar flew into an awful rage reported the matter to tbe doctor and succeeded in nittw for the boy a ound flogging the young scamp however received compensation for his smarts the next day after his corporal punish ment he met his tutor who appeared to be a sympathetic man with a keen of humor master bramwell he said t fear you are a great criminal you asked for half a jheep and got a sound dog ging come to breakfast with me on sunday- now boy what would yod like to eatr please sir gooser staanmered the delighted lad and he pad goose 1 daughter n0 jack is not rich tn fact he can bardjy raise the money to keenffobxr m mercenary ia than id teu mm not tor