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$i which, as you know he gave his assent and warned his readers. I was 9 years old and been more than 16 miles from home, so the Editor's pronouncement that I 'was "A Veteran Traveller", though I admitted it, must not be taken too . seriously. - We lived on the Kingston Road at the east erid of the village of B....,., which in harmony with most other nounced that we would start for and the unlighted road not attractive] to women. I. was the only man about | the house and I was afraid to go out after dark, The maid might have been requisitioned but it was her night off--she had 2 week-nights off, after the supper dishes were put away, which was 'about 8 o'clock, there was no un- _ employment then,--anyway women did not like to visit the livery stable, 'ticularly in the evening, as it was the 'rendevous for idlers, horsey characters and barroom loafers from | the hotel across the street. Fortun- ately an older nephew happened along and volunteered to take the message. The modus operandi was to go to Glover's Livery and write the call with a pencil on a greasy slate, first having secured a. clean patch, which was| usually effected by saliva and your cost cuff. In the morning the bus driver com- mitted to memory such of the mes- sages as he could decipher and started his sleepy rounds for the early train. Naturally there was some justifiable trepidation that the busman might fail to call, so a restless night was spent, no one admitted closing an eye or getting a wink of sleep, though oddly enough, no one recalled al i : ; i lo I E f i Erg ih Lit i i f § : if isd SF ih 3 8 ; 1; tH £ : : : eff i is ee F g it g HE PELE 4h gE E | & Lait i | 8 BEEE eh 3 »& fra fl Let; I Ef Is threading our way among the islands of Lake Muskoka. At Port Carling | we entered Lake Rosseau and about eight o'clock reached our destination, Rosseau, at the head of the Lake, The engineer had sounded the signal whistle on approaching the village, while the steamer was yet hidden from view by the islands and on tom- ing into the open 8 the hotel while | second occasion my aunt hired a boat, Ty | attempts at architecture Y, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1932 Jy + content." «14% "under his feet. Borelia. 'Paul was a worker. He those we have grown. comfort and beauty to life, On Being Content . Once there lived a man named Paul, who said--*I have learned in whatsoever state | am, therewith to be - Wel There are no pleasures greater than those we have earned; no blossoms that give greater satisfaction than In our. hands are the means of enriching our own lives and the lives of those about us. There are books to inform us and give us new and better viewpoints. There are tools that can fashion much to add There are waste places that 'can be made fertile; and dirty places that can be made clean and lovely. If all the energy we spend in grumbling were used to improve conditions about us, what a paradise we should have. We do not need to wait until our ship comes home, or for some great thing to happen. " enrich our kingdom of contentment. - It is commonplace work--destroying weeds, removing junk and garbage, mending gates, cleaning, whitewashing, painiing--in a hundred simple ways we can make life happier for our- selves and those about us. It is a habit of mind and body, and really causes no more labor in the end. Think of the effort of constantly walking around a junk pile, or hunting tools that have no proper place. Real contentment proves that we have tried to satisfy the best that is in us; and to give expression to the gifts that we possess, Life is made enjoyable when we quit grumbling, and and enrich our own kingdom of contentment. We can begin now to did not let the grass grow He made the best use of all his opportun- ; ities. But he did not sigh for the moon, or try to "keep up with the Joneses." He had conviction and loyalty; and he had learned to be ¢ content." Sounds like a sermon doesn't it? that all of us need that sermon. We are a great people to struggle for what we do not possess, while we may be neglecting the advantages at our doors. We go places for the sake of going; and do things because they are popular. What we need to do is to use the wealth of blessings right at our door; improve conditions in our own back yard; enjoy the sunrise on Scugog and the sunset at 1, the fact is v only for a short time, I was provided with a bathing suit, a product of home amputation, made of flannel and re- sembling a bag in which to drown undesired cats and felt like it. I only went in twice in the two weeks, The first time we had to walk a long way through the woods to reach a shallow bay where we waded in safety, On the which Mr. Arthur Ditchburn rowed, taking us to his own place around a point of land, where there was a beach, a rarity in Muskoka. Being properly chaperoned, a girl in the party ventured to join the bathers. Her costume would start a riot today. It was made very loose of some anti- cling stuff that stood out from the form, bloomers that came well below the knees and a skirt" almost to the ankle. The waist buttoned to the neck and the sleeves were quarter length, of course stockings were worn. She didn't stay in long and certainly did not stay outlong. It was a race to get out of the wet garments before pneumonia got in. The scenery of fifty years ago, as I recall it, differed in no way from that of the present day, so well described by Mr. Farmer, save that the natural beauty had not then been enhanced by the addition of beautiful summer homes, On the other hand it had not been marred by the atrocious by the new rich--so 50-50, There is ane import- ant exception--the Falls at Brace- 1 am glad that Mr. Farmer | retained his self respect by not at- tempting to write up their past eauty as a present condition and I pleased he quoted A tele etmc - much to do with the marked progress| of Ontario County. His father died ®lin a similar position. With a sister st falls and to my sorrow I have motored many miles out of my way to see falls as once was, as now is. You can lay it down as an axiom "You can't have falls and hydro." Our two weeks being up we re- turned via Toronto which took about the same time or longer, thus ended the "100 Mile Cruise of Yesterday." Leonard Burnett Almost eighty-eight, with ever in- creasing interest in this changing world, and faculties undimmed until a few days before the end, Leonard Burnett is gone--but how greatly his memories will be cherished, was very manifest by the large gatherings of old friends at his recent home, 5 Deleware Ave., Torotno, and at the beautiful Pine Grove Cemetery, in Prince Albert, on August 24th. Near contemporaries present were Peter Christie, ex-M.P, (86); William Ross, ex-M.P. (78); R. Holmes, ex- M.P., Huron County; R. R. Mawbray, George Rose, and Dr. John Moore, also from the next generation many descendants of such old neighbours (all departed) as Tom Allin, William Akhurst, Joe Bowles, James Blair, Sr., John Dryden, Frank Dobson, Sr. Joshua Dobson, Sr., Hugh Cragg, Richard Holdershaw, Sandy Jamieson, James Miller, Allan Moore, Edward Phoenix, Jos, Watson, Billy Wildman, Joe Ward, Jonathan Wilkinson, Geo. Wallace, Sr, and many others (not forgetting the editor of the Star.) Coming to Canada from Yorkshire, England in 1846, to Greenwood, Pick- ering Township, Mr. Burnett had shortly after ng. Canada, so Leonard was early cast on his own re- sources and later meant much to boys of the Hon. John Dryden, of Brooklin, "> acre farm on the 10th of Reach Town- ship, near Greenbank, Expert as a farmer, most consider- ate with his helpers, always a good neighbour and possessing a fine sense of humor, it is easy to explain his popularity, For many years he and Peter Christie (always good friends) were the recognized leaders of the Grits and Tories of the township, each giving splendid service as school trustees, as councillors, ete. In 1806, under the Laurier Government, Mr. Burnett be- came M.P. for South Ontario; but did not seek re-election in 1900, when Mr. William Ross succeeded him, who in turn was "followed by Mr. Peter Christie, in 1904, About this time Mr. Burnett represented the Canadian Emigration Department at York, Eng- land, and until 1912 had much to do with the greatest British immigration Canada has known. On retiring, he married Miss Linda Putman, of Ottawa, and has since en- joyed keenly his residence in Toronto. A life-long Baptist ,he was long a main-stay in the cause at Port Perry and in Toronto attended the ¥ork- minster until recently when he joined College Church, whose minister Rev. G. A. Leichliter, along with Rev. J. A. Miller, an old Greenbank friend, «conducted the funeral services. tl MP Pn SONS OF ENGLAND - Old England Lodge, No. 9, Sons of England, will resume their meetings after the holidays, the first meeting is on September 6th. All members are urged to be on hand at 8 p.m. sharp. ---- CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION 8 a.m--Holy Communiton. 11 a.m.--Holy Communion. The Harvest Festival Services will be held on Sunday, Sept. 11, when the special spreacher for the day will be Rev. F. H. Cosgrave, D.D., Proyost of as his partner, he settled on a 300 Trinity College, Toronto. A cordial "work have been arranged by the estic Science classes are given in the ONTARIO $1.50 per year in advance SD COUNTY SCHOOL FAIRS . With the opening of school a weak; hence some 4,000 Public School child- ren throughout Ontario County will again be looking forward to their an- nual achievement in the form of the School Fair. Some slight changes in the Fairs have been necessary this year due to economy measure however, in the main the School Fairs will be con- ducted along the usual lines. Entries in Writing and Drawing were forwarded to the Agricultural Representative's Office before school closed in June and the judging of this Public School Inspectors. Prize win- ning specimens will be brought to the School Fair and exhibited. As there was no distribution of seed last spring the root, vegetable, grain and flower classes are open to all children taking part; exhibits in these classes, however, must come from the home farm and be selected and prepared by the exhibitor. The fruit classes including apples, pears and tomatoes may be secured from any source provided the work of selecting and exhibiting is done by the pupil. Full particulars concerning Dom- prize list. The same applies to Sew- ing and Farm and Home Mechanics Classes. Poultry and Live Stock Classes are approximately the same as last year. Exhibitors of pets are however, expected to supply their own display coop or cage. In Live Stock, consideration is al- ways given for showmanship, and this year a special class in which the exhibitor showing the greatest ability in showing animals will be awarded prizes is a feature, Under Contests, a School Chorus of at least 50% of the September enrol- ment promises to be interesting. Prizes for this contest consist of pic- tures and mottoes to be hung in the school, A Bird Naming Contest in the fore- noon of the Fair and the Harmonica, Public Speaking and Recitation Con- tests all make a very interesting out- side programme. The programme for School Day is as follows: 8.30-10.15 a.m.--Placing of exhibits in charge of School Fair Directors. 10.30--Judging of exhibits mences. 10.30-11.15 a.m.--Bird Naming Con- test, 11.15-12.00 a.m.--Inter-School Soft- ball games, open to first two teams applying to Ont. Dept. of Agriculture, at Uxbridge. Noon--Lunch. 1.15-1.45 p.m.--Parade and Strath- cona exercises. 1.45-8.00 p.m.--School chorus, har- monica contest, recitation and public speaking contest and sports. 3.00-4.15 p.m.--Hall open for in- spection of exhibits. . 4.30 p.m.--Payment of prize money to teachers. Fair com- 1. Sheaves--Have straw full-length, remove loose leaves and trim off bot- tom. Select straw without rust and tie tightly. 2. Grains--Eliminate all broken, green or diseased kernels, chaff, straw or any dirt and weed seeds. Exhibit only largest, plumpest and brightest grain. 3. Corn--Select proper number of ears, See that they are uniform in size and length, rows of kernels straight and well filled at tip and butt. Remove leaves. 4. Potatoes--Do not scrub or wash, use fine brush or dry cloth to remove earth. Select proper number, "uni- form in size and shape, and true to type; medium size, free from scab, bruises, or disease of any kind. 5. Beets -- Select large, smooth, medium-sized beets, 2% to 3 inches in diameter; as dark red as possible. 6. Carrots--Should be of uniform size and shape, free from sun-burn. Not too large but true to type of variety. Cut off tops, 7. Onions--Select onions of good size, well-matured, and hard with thin necks. Do not peel. 8. Fruit--Select fruit that is true to variety, uniform in size and free from scab and blemishes. 9. Live Stock--Have animals well- groomed and well-trained. Select ani- mals of good type. : 10. Poultry--Select birds of good type and indications of production; large size birds with constitution and vigor. Side sprigs on comb and feathers between the toes are dis- qualifications. I1. Flowers--In arranging bou- quets, bear in mind the room for which the bouquet is intended; select blooms in good condition and typical of the variety. Do not crowd the flowers. -------------- ONTARIO COUNTY SCHOOL FAIR DATE Rama Township--Longford Mills-- Thursday, September 8th. Mara Township--Mara Twp. Hall-- Friday, September 9th. Beaverton--Beaverton Fair Grounds, Saturday, September 10th. Cannington -- Cannington Armouries, Monday, September 12th. Sunderland--Sunderland Rink-- Wednesday, September 14th. Greenbank--Greenbank-- Thursday, September 15th, Scott Township--Scott Twp. Hall-- Friday, September 16th. Claremont--Claremont Rink-- Monday, September 19th. Brougham--Brougham Twp. Hall-- Tuesday, September 20th. Pickering--Pickering-- Wednesday, September 21st. Oshawa--Oshawa Fair Grounds-- Thursday, September 22nd. Brooklin--Brooklin Town Hall-- Friday, September 23rd. South Reach--Utica Hall -- Monday, September 26th. Scugog Twp.--Scugog Twp. Hall-- Tuesday, September 27th. Goodwood--Goodwood-- 4.30 p.m.--Removal of exhibits. Some hints on the preparation of exhibits are as follows: Wednesday, September 28th. Uxbridge (Town)--Uxbridge-- Thursday, September 29th. mobile collision on Friday of last Hospital where for a day or two i of hig injuries. However, he is damaged. We trust that Ross w Ross Roach Hurt Mr. Ross Roach had the misfortune to be hurt in an auto- week. He was taken to Oshawa t was difficult to learn the extent doing well, and he is not nearly as badly hurt as was at first thought. . The car was not seriously ill soon recover from his injuries. happens, but that man can tell happen. these. great spheres travel with bodies. True there are meteors swallowed up in space without invitation is extended to all. pass each other without collision. are i and fixity of the laws of attraction and repulsion is so reliable that no major destruction follows in the wake of the swift moving The Eclipse, 1932 The most wonderful feature of the eclipse is not that it with certainty just when it will The study of the heavens has revealed the wonders of precision that rule the movements of the heavenly bodies. Though terrific speed, they pass and re- The spaces are tremenduos, and shooting stars; but they are damage; and our world travels serenely on its way through limitless space. Make arrangements to attend the Port Perry Fair, Saturday, Sept. 17. Be sure to invite your friends. hai