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ne nl do Po to * Phone 152 BF 3 0 [act. Caps for winter she made from cloth, and hats for summer {or to fos one of the trades go [EEE a e be : i their. ong and -EE land spun it into yarn. oe half the clothing rotuved 1 for both sexes. She could knit anything Ek bt , the cooper, the 4 and he oops SLs ; every dy was happy; each his father until the time 3 himself and he; 8 time admiring God § time in telling God Wh e 'man's much h needed ~de- The village boy, when old at home and thus pg under parental De during a very critical period of his ie ad reat anaes that the vil- iid nt. was that he could choose the dt The boy of to-day has no 2 ng out what trade he would I training continually --too : Sreryiing ui done by had a cow, a e ay had to be pumped and carried to 3 his chores to.do, to say e; There was no lack of p girls received in in the fields} e foundation boy of helping on Father at his & l training either on the farm or i anal 5 let us fn our attention i fath rah nd haath ers an ers, an of'a robust physique that stood the "good stead all' 0 ves, and was han 'down to their sons that came after them. = @ yllafe uit was y not seamuch bl ed with utdode J inh Site j ghe. pro ot a Horough, rg the extensive course Te dommentic science. The housewife cleaned, picked and sorted her wool ; carded it From this she manufactured more than for you--mittens, gloves, pulse-heaters, hosiery, underwear, jackets, searfs, capoos, ete., and in doing all this she ad to make her own measurements and use her own judgment; she had to think and from pleated straw. When it came to making garments from Cloth, she borrowed a pattern, made allowances for size, cut, sewed d pressed the garment, and there you were. did. 'the rest. The shoemaker furnished the boots and shoes, and they had no tooth-pick toes nor egg-cup heels, either. "And what the' mothers knew, the daughters knew; what the|® | mothers did, the deugiters did. You maysay that they did not-do 'things as they should have been done. That might make a differ- ence from a vocational standpoint, but from the educational side, they were better off then than our girls are in sewing classes to- ay. They were not hen-pecked so much; they were allowed to mistakes and then rectify them as best they could. That was ; 1 rus edneation. ; a us how consider the dietetics--the culinary art, if you will, of those d ~The husband provided the meats, pork and beef for winter use, and mutton and lamb in summer. He also provided the flour from : rheat which he had ground at the nearest grist mill, where ed with the miller about the toll. That was about as far e-husband went in providing food. The wife did the rest. She , she sowed, she hoed, she wa , She wi ud aise her potatoes, her beets, her carrots, her her cauliflowers, her onions, her lettuce, verything that should be raised in a she gath in her vegetables and roach 4 Jellies, 'pickles alt feterves 10 ne. end. preserve in sugar or in salt a dried pn kins, dried currants and dried her Sv Sarin, 'She milked ber made it up into gait, Eif¥e of par an to thecalves, the 8 faite] etsy geese, turkeys and off the farm except the grain and cattle. ear lessons in trade and com- they Bought as well as body had enough : s.to cloth! The good wife furnished the yarn and the weaver|® J 'Port Perry Branch, - & Reach Council Met at Manchester on Monday the 8th inst. All members pres- ent. - The Reeve presiding. Min- utes of the last meeting read and | hore 'hompson- 'McDonald introduc- ed and Safriod through a by-law lappointing James. H. Leask road hat | superintendent for 1922. Holtby--McMillan carried a by-law through appropriating a sum of money for the improve- ment of the highways during the summer of 1922, The council expressed -their sincere sympathy to their esteem- ed colleague councillor McDonald in the bereavement he has so re- cently endured through the death of his beloved wife. It was decided that the Court alof Revision torevise and correct the Assessment Roll for the year 1922, be held in the Townshi ip Hall, Manchester, on the~12t day of June next at two o'clock, : Accounts P ; Cecil Leask; $12.25, bonus 35 w. f + F. Watson, $14.00, wood supplied, Jas. atniey "i R. J wn, $11.70, rep Toad t Jno. N Sede, $31.12, filling: "abi cut: Hd }iing bua Al Claughton, $19.65, d J broad 16 repens gop. Gam refgriy G5. $61.25 a 1] arris, $24.00, darding and repair culvert W. E. Tummonds, $9.40, dragging rd 17 Chas Wells. $13.15, dragging rd Rus. Taylor, $6.25, rep washout Owen Hill, $5.00, dragging road 6 Geo. Ward, $6.25, rep culvert road 5 F. Bailey, $12, 00, dragging div 28 R. J Brown, $150.00, salary as assessor R, J. Acton, $21.50, work div 55 Ryerson Beare, Sooo % dragging rd 10 Jno. N. Mark, $200.00, on' account tp grant U, 5.8. 17 Sam McConnell $300.00, on account tp rant S. S. U a. Mune. $100.00, on account tp grant , Shas, E. Lamb, $300.00, on account tp 8.8.6 S Ce Till, $190.00, on account tp grant adam, Proposed Conventions The executive of the South Ontario Educational Association met at the Public Library in Port Perry on Saturday - afternoon May 6, and arranged for Conven- tions at the following times and places: - Tuesday, May 23--Pickering Thursday, May 25--Brooklin Friday, May 26--Port Perry Saturday, May 27--Claremont These meetings are all free and open' to the public. Every ratepaver is invited. Your own school problems will be discuss- ed. We are paying a lot of money. for education and it is time that ratepayers took a per- sonal interest in the way there money is is being Spent and the sasulip that th by W ing the mon a Jou have toy dens that can of practical service to the DE bring them to the convention, 3 All the public Jnestings will be |C held in the @atening, ant an musical | J At the beds meeting a Pl oa noon, wi "ann of the South Ontario meetin & Assogiation. At this tional {meeting the business of the As. [sociation will be discussed and fio 'be elected for stanoaln BANK TOTAL ASSETS OVER EIGHTY-THREE MILLIONS 'H. G. Hutcheson, Manager Priced to Please Oranges 50c. and 60c. doz. Lemons 3 for 10¢, doz.'30c. Bananas 40c. doz. Grape Fruit 10c. each. Dates per 1b. 18¢. Cooking Figs per 1b. 25¢. Prunes per Ib. 18c. Currants per 1b. 20c. Raisins per 1b. 25¢. Tomatoes per 1b. 20c. Pure Maple Syrup, qt. 80c. Pure Maple Sugar, 1b. 30c, Cheese per Ib. 80c. D. SORBMAN. be soba Sn SA bill be returned for further infor mation. Moved by Couns. Ferguson and Jobb, that O. McQuade's tender for drawing gravel be accepted for 25 yards delivered at Black- stock for $65. Moved by Couns. Devitt and Ferguson, that former motion fixing wages for men and teams be recinded and raised to $5 for team and $2.50 for man. Com. from Agricultural Society applied for grant to erect a grand stand. On motion of Couns. Devitt and Jobb, that the Coun- cil give a grant of $250, and not more than $300. Moved by Couns. Devitt and Ferguson, that H. Walker be Road Commissioner at a salary of 30c. hour. By-law duly passed. Moved by Couns. Jobb and Ferguson, that the Clerk put up notices Stopping garbage being thrown in allowance re tween Blackstock and Cadmus. Moved by Couns. Devitt and Ferguson, that the Clerk notify Wm. Armstrong to remove en- closure on Con. 9. Moved by Couns. Jobb and Ferguson, that ve Reeve com- municate with W. C. Thompson es pit. rders signed as X: . Si ilp, See.-Treas, S. S. No. TF. Jian, Sec.-Treas., S. 8S. No. $400 F. Bailey, 9,490 ft. timber, $348.45 Mugicipal World, blanks, $11.80. . Venning, assessor, $84.82. . Forder, road comm'r $20.70. Receipts, , $1263.40, Gov. grant on ABOVE THE cLouDS A Drama entitled "Above the Clouds" will be given under the auspices of the i Edu- onal © Society in the Town Hall, Blackstock. on on the eveni a, May, 12th. Susie w a