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Tis days With . assistance we. wheat from... a after we hey Sw 8 aiden BetWeln ? : and 20 the wheat was a halt a day's thrashing 'have previously been done for seed. Then. 'the cutting of clover soy the digeing of, potatoes, the 101 and the pulling and stor of turnips and various odd jobs. 4 convenient after the fall 8 our wheat was thrash- open cylinder machine, as were not then in use. The be raked from the floor es for our welfare, be sent us on our on Fort Erie we went ak mountain through Bmithville an caster to Brantford, and from on to Ayr, where we arrived in four days. We stopped for dinner and to feed our horses at Dolman's Hotel, Ayr. The barroom was filled by a orowd of groited Scotchmen, ai : 0 to the An- there road between Ayr and Jed! by faling trees into it, and were the pauses in heated argument by taking drams of whiskey. I could un- derstand very little of what was said, and had serious misgivings that our Scotch neighbors, though sound byterians, would not form very oon- genial acquaintances, & misgiving which happily was without founds- tion, as the sequel proved. After dinper at Dolman's we drove around by Nithvale to our new home, which lay one mile south of Ayr. The farm upon which we were to move contained two hundred acres, to which gnother one hundred acres was ad: within a month. After storing our load of household goods in the house, which was vacant and ready for our occupation, we drove to our father's uncle, William Scott, one mile farther south, where we stayed overnight 1 qnving my brothers there, I return- in the New Home. We were soon settled in our new home, and I was at work ploughing with the team I had brought from New York. Andrew Muir became our hired man, and a very efficient and industrious man he was. In a short time we had sowed a fair amount of very well or not. Fortunately were not long in discovering th neighbors around us were Pees t, intelligent folk with the virtues onesty and ind: fully develop- . I found no difficulty in being sat- My father and mother mediately after our arrival themselves with the co ation of the United Presbyterian urch at Ayr, of which Alexander Ritchie was r, which naturally increased the just as enjoyable. | three times, thoroughly cul the Isnst possible times. Life on the farm was a pleasant and ve one. I was not troubled dress, jewellery or ts. There was always work to do, and I found pleasure in ing it. In the winter I allowed the others to do the work t the barn, but I did most of the work that re- uired the use of the axe, which re- ed me from doing: res and gave me more time for _and study at night. The second winter after we oame to Canada I did most of the work in cutting our own wood, and outting enough more to pay for an open cylinder thras machine bought of John Watson of Ayr. This wood my brother George teamed to Ayr. In one of my years on the farm 1 lost Dt one dss, and oat was spent in fishing for trout ! Sook. where my father and brothers frequently, or at least occasionally, | a Tat ery good sport an caught a good string of fish, but it was not pleasant working through the dense cedar swamp where the stream ran, and I concluded that work on the farm would pay better was No Self-Binders Then. In 1851 we had a very heavy har vest to take off. We bad put in eigh! acres of wheat the previous fall; acres of it was on sod. The land was all summer fallowed, being ploughed vated and put in shape for the seed. The wheat grew rank and lux- uriant and when it came into head fhe wih of s aw waa heavy eubngh v a Ey the cleared po that . work all ne wréat 1n-gne pe. The result was ze.) and of travel from the Queen's Bush north of ua, of the harvest help came from, we could not get a man, and there was nothing for it but to 0 on with our harvest with our own elp. We bad two hired men and d run two cradles with the neces- sary help to take mp after them and shock up the grain. Andrew Muir and 1 did the oradii ; Peter Bawtinh#mer and my brothers George and Thomas bound after the cradles. Bawtinhamer was as active as a cat, and could take up after one. cradle hel, ea younger. up the sheaves and brought water and lunch. With a determination to do our best we set to work: we were in the fleld in the as soon as the dew work to commence. At mid-forenoon 4 light lunch was to us in the fleld and then t on ou dark, The work g | We pg.' which left. the [ssue says: An in ,elsrof Sor AgK "Eastern the n way we to these hardy, courageous men who 'with "patient toil subdued the wilder- n nd fpr p brs winning d poverty, at last Ay ! hitizens. -AN-HUMBLE LIFE. £56 + on 'and. Light Keepo " * Phe Lobdon Chroniele'in' & recent 4 "iijing honors list pears in last agette, the recipients being- y 0 the Col rvice; who h occupied quite humble poattions, such as letter carrier, lightkeeper and 'mes- oh ¥ 4 ¥ on these" Kiog has eonferred the Imperial vil rvice medal, which was instituted by his Majesty: for the Tecopaition of long and meri- torious service in branches: other than achinistiasive and H t, Saint Helena. sgmessenger, Attorney tment, Province of iad ort, William Stephen, letter car- Province of Ontario. 4 Dorilas, © lightk of Qu fi Pwr fbn, H. : of Railways and Canals recstiily was ol of 8 jan Club of . x n. Mr. Em- spol t erable le: on Canada's national railw. pe ternational. He relsted the histery of the road from its inpeption 'to the 'present day, t the uilding of this way, 1 ing the various Provinces, had cemen! the bors 3 <ofederation. he oni 0] up trade 'beiween upper Canada the' Nagitimg Pro- ces, and Ontario get the greater share of the benefits. It had brought the people of the various colonies to- er, and had hel] to wipe out pectionalism and make Cinada a na- tion. He claimed that the money spent on the Intereolonial was the best in- vested money in Canada. The interest on it came in the development and prosperity of the country. In this it was like the money spent on and subsidizing railways. Labrador Fisheries, Canada has immense resources and, rhaps because of that, inland Cana~ ians are not as fully aware as they should be of the great value of the fisheries along the coasts. The name Labrador is apt to suggest cold, star- vation, and hardship, yet the exports from the Labrador coast are 1 show sent out from Labrador $545,478 in 1800 to $1,237,329 in 1905. The catch for"1906 'was a little small- er, and the export valué amonnted to $1,080,432. This does not make a great showing against the millions A bush- Do not whip a trightened horse. It only adds to his fright. ~ THE STRANGLING FIG. A Curious Tropical Tree That Lives Upon Other Trees. Visitors to Mexico and other tropical countries often have their attention called to "the strangling fig""--a tree that commences its growth as an epl- phyte--that is, one form of plant life at grows perched on another--far up one trunk or aifioug tie brasiches of andther tree, usually on a or some of the kinds of palms, The roots of the strangling tree extend down- | ward around the host tree to the gradpally joining together, ground, , making & tubelike mass of roots some- times as much as six feet or more in diameter. When the attacked tree la 8. Geath to ft 18 paused not som bipding : | 8 storyisidiny. ' | } en bo Shue in bi And so the + ¢ att penury to'a tution. This is one of the French race. derstand that two be made up of sition and the o dt the 8s be sees It, course, miss. Long practice b ever, made The waiter about table etiquette, so sb scornfully as she said, "It's custom to serve 'a4 knife th "No? remarked the patron in "Then bring me an ax." He Writes For Moneyy Lady Gushington--8o your ren] author! How distracting) esting! And does he write for Practical Dad--Yes; I get his' tions about once a week. 3 Y Her Perch. % "Did he propose to her on his "No, but she accepted --Houston, Post. ; The peculiar stmplicity of the | try datky in the south is Illusti An old pegro had gone to fice In Mississippi and offered mall a letter that was over the specified for a single stamp. "This is too heavy," said master, "You will have to put stamp on 1t.* |. Arsice Crovk isin the market for all of Aisike Clover Seed in th di or which he will pay has the world-wide' ing the most perfect vented,- so that - pa Alsike Seed to dispose their own intere: ts by at Mr. Purdy's storch ow : N returning tha: ext years, 1 $i !'8in, as usual, now' ba Large & Asso OF DOUBLE AND Si] which I am determined 8 As an inducement ¢ ERIS SEK ~ ' bi w od ; SEK ve 15: 45 0X | steals from xt become. IN FULL BLAST > / ness. Port Perry, Dec., 1904. BSICICICICISRIE £3 CICICICIORS = Roller Mills 1 take great pleasure tn announcing that my New Mills are now completed and in full oper- ation and that I am better than ever prepared to meet the requirements of my friemds and the general public in cvery ling pertaining lo my already extensive and rapidly increasing, busi- Correct business principles, prompitude and courteous treatment may be relied on. JAMES CARNEGIE x ~~ 7 SHH SH NZ Procrastinations # its also the robber that im: many @ busi h rumily weallhy. ...... Ld ness m 0. PORT PERRY. "li liberal Flee Jeoeivel, ng the A Pap which I'am about to far wase facilities" so thab. 4h thor ace fed with + ¥ able RIGS AT? MODERATE CHARGES R. VANSICKLE Port Perry, June 21, 1900. a Located in Our New Premises §.T.CawkereSon J1SH TO ANNOUNCE that that they are now comfort ably ensconsed in their new pre mises in the Purdy Block | where the Public will always find ces that cannot A full supply of Meats of the ver bést grades, and cut in dimensions to please the most fastidious. | All orders will receive prompt . attention. | i S. T.CAWKER & SON {March §, 1902. ~ ; ALED TENDERS will be IS THE THIEF OF TIME Sale Toda received by thie undersigned for |: |the purchase of all or any of the Parcels-- Farm Properties---belong November, and withdrawn at' the sale. J. A. McGILLIVRAY, Temple Building, Toronto. Nov. 30, 1899. a 7 I iene thanking the public for the | | EA ing to Mr. John Adams, advertised | to be sold by auction on the23r¢ | Sa wh Ti. Gury io. Ravens Woden i dod, . LP FERRY Clerk, JW. Bornbam, ; 7, 1) TR dam. Hi i Sure, "Ea - | & CANNT | cpm tem eps inn Fr Brg, rotton ~ 12 p 118, Novemier 13, Jan. a a duly'dt, : bp 1. VPPERGROVE "Cle, P. Mulvahill, pasty 17, h Bor IF, Noveiobor 12, Jaa 10 1008. ws By order, J. B. PAREWFLL, Dated at Whitby, Nov. 15th, wo thy (General Blacksmithing The undersigned having opened business in the Shep tutley comupid by Ms. 2. Enll flice, is prepared to do all kinds of of General Blacksmithing at .Reas- onable Charges. "HORSE-SHOEING "A Specialty and Satisfaction suaranteed Patronage Soligjte Port Perry, Sept. 16, 1902. niin "ALL 8000 THINGS Amust win upon their merits. 'The International Dictionary has won a greater distinction upon its merits and is in morc general use thar any other work of its kind in thed English language. : 6 work, bat aio what SB «1 i ever have thought of looks supplement fo the nei ell jon if It fully up to date. 1 oe {io aki ob or. Pass " y . 1 BBOUGUANC CI. Mf. 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