in years tocome. —:: Greetings We wish you “A MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY and PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR.” We thank you for the business you have given us during past years and trust that we may be favored with your trade MONKTON'S - WEBER & BETTGER POPULAR STORE J DIDN'D USE THEIR FACULTIES. | er and felt rebellion whole s jee his|™ ole soul. the old prof ‘aim= No.” _comolained the fonts us lage brlumehantiyc: *t: tor Yi fessor to his students; “ye dinna use|dinna use your faculties. ve one Toonttles of obsers ation “Ye din-|bad observed ye would ha seen that na use them. ance—” Piek-|the finger I stuck into the jar was ing up a jar of chemieals of vile od: | nae the finger I stuck into my e nto it and! mouth.” i Past i Br te eta es tlemen!” he com: Miandad: vee aie ou know that th the. gessel from student to. gtud- |net you a little more if you have it ent. pent a fe your butter will of Elm After each one licked his fing-| wrapped in a neatly printed wrapper. Cut a take Story Short— COME TO Hayes’ Bakery Christmas Cakes Bread and Flour Wedding Cakes a specialty | Monkton, Ont. peedlessly fro women suffer n ing-down sensations, symptoms nothing is so «4 Perfect Woman Nobl To Warn, to Comfort and Command” Naturenever intended woman to be delicate, ailing or 2 suferer. from n in middle age complain of “hot flashes.” m girlhood to womanh erhood to middle life, with backache, of headache, diaziness, faintness, of a permanent relief from these distressing Planned Many i teats DR. PIERCE’S FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION as a soothing i strengthening ner- Th nervous excitability, isk bias for over 40 years r ere and f iy Renn rst jog ctr Ogee a distressing 5} cea ms Cee “eee la Es ey Rapa Aa lupon functional and organic diseases of the User tm sor a ‘cit ox of SrPlesces Mamiactam: 1 iniewreratmssieg paca lion tabi adress and relieves me dency, Piotees avalide Hotel, Butalo, N: Ye Dr, Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and Consent L stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coated, tiny granules. Christmas will Soon \z be Here X We have toys for the children. Sleighs for the boys and girls. Furniture for the home, includ- ~ ing some of the “newest” and ingroom, parlor and bedroom furniture, rockers, couches and pictures, rugs and linoleum. ‘We Sell The Gerhard Heintzman Piano most up-to-date designs in din- | R. McMane, Furniture Dealer @ and Undertaker ©@ Milverton, Ont. ELMA COUNCIL, The municipal council of the town- ship of Elma met in the ee at Atwood. on Mander Dec. ite fembe Scott entertain- Friday night ler the auspices of Knox Church ers present: — Reeye. Deputy-Reeve, Samuel As ' é \ Sundav Sch ‘Those disposing of \ man a) Wm. McClory. eggs should remember that the ‘sell-/ Minutes of last meeting were read. ne of packed eas for fresh is see 2 Bn and signed by the . Reeve communication from the National ‘anitarium Association. Toronto. also the report of the the the ‘aid notice fehl agcom- copy of petitiom to thi 0 aetion taken seconded by he council do in 28th. asa Court of Revi lice Maitland Helief Aras ets 3y-law.” t for ada ae The Court of Revision on the h.--Some young |lice Maitland Relief Drain. By. naking a nuisance of having closed, the council met for a fsturbin ng the, slum-|eral business. at 2 d by e perform: | ~that Sa fe Nos 610" ap- alled | Pointing a time ce place for ‘holding nd themselves r before strat r reeye. deputy-reeve aorning.—Mr. Oe ‘g s/and councillors for 1014. und. for Ao. Horn spent a few days in Stratford | poi y returning — officers -Mr, Wesley “Holman spent t the same Sh ni time be finally ‘Moved by MF, McClory seconded ty Mr, Ilman. that the Clerk be author- nd tae sadlet of the Burnett drain with- nut further delay Moved by Mr. “gmith. acconded by Fen do now Mr. Ilman that ihe r some vee past | adjourn to mec i this district ed cultural I. av punihiae | Deo. 15th, 1913. at 10 sla a.m. for 0 per ton, ‘general earls business. 0. Lochhead. Clerk. SHORT STORIES RETOLD. HA 1 COME THE OTHER WAY. easee backwoods lived a cattle a1 a Tene backwocds age in the fields has to a considerable He had never e a sila opinion ars oe seareit séen loft the degree removed the fé and hence the continued low hay ye hed bis o} and the miseniet aybiehs Be cnierstood. they might . Ae cording to his notion. a Sey much a) he dreaded as a eye self. Great. then Fitba “ton i way a Hircuel his Tas ailroa’ place. Bane ‘a number of our la ig their winter qerceatin hy ie. per home in Mitchel secrs_ will take thing Salter te al. ya moight “8 PEHLK | On December | wedding took place. {ship when Mr. freder Win. a_very happy in Elma fown- ck Pehlke son e: ways. outen every cow in the plac SCHOOL FRIE ing | The eonduetor of a western freight the S80 tramp stealing a wits onto bebe torah sabes ie? 4610 © Soca’ in. the f Hh e's. parents Hees is{man in the put pe rformed manne j the man off 1 When or the ta ie first joi ned the tram a OM ee er andl Theodore | ju fi hin es fm?” the co: train was on- ° aeted. w By fhe young i ple on Ps, 23. 1. ae Aree med the ceremony ac mi wa he rely ilps out to be an ok i Erlend © mine.” i rier ductor. the car When the train ha wore a beautifu ed altogethe Matilda Berlet- was Mr. Edward Pehlke est man, The young couple was hands none lv remembered hy their bride and loo! im.” said the con- s he mearted over the tops of 1 again starte: io brakeman came ani said | | friends, mpEuinas HOPPER Was we “Well. is he | ved an *cnstonia ~~ in-the Luth-| “No. he turned out to bean old yee chureh in, ee taken’) S¢hool friend “of mine. too.” replied |for the benefits of “God's kingdom. |the conductor, WA pleasant eve oe se and i = the manv guests wen heir wa SAY “GOOD-BYE, Hpmevitk the-foelfhp: of Nee their hearts. Be York « hone Re One of the few sey which irate WARTBURG. upon one’s nerves and tha: —-- n entirely eliminated in the rapid The congregation of the Lutheran! development of the telephone is the d| practice of not saying “good-bye” or a |some other suitable closing hs ues finishing a telephone o Rev. Malineky. of "Stratton! i will on Sunday afternoon next Dec. es assist the pi Rey, B. Cie dediesGon-bervices of eeu h talking Tt : t whether ;|the conversation is finished, If the busy cutting logs.—Mirs. Jack Henry|remarks are concluded with a polite and her little daughter are visiting | “good-bye” or something similar no. the former’s parents. Mr. and Mrs,| room for doubt is ue a of usis Allan McMane of Donegal.—Mr. H.| so bu: t we ean sacrifice “lost idt has engaged Tom Fletcher for | motion” for politeness. “specially when ie win’ ‘Messrs. Fred arid Louis ype: From Harloff have been busy cutting wood i the smile for Mr. ry.—Mi bert lea our mind: Armstrong has returned home from|the real idea of telephony. But (he isiting friends at Drumbo. We ate) volte that neglects to say a partin, apy te eport that Mrs Ww pres- : No} r.. is confined to her ped serie joflema tion “of the t tion whose progress must necessarily be built around. politeness. SCHOOL KEPORT. AONEGAL.. +r. and Mrs. Wim. Hemphill. of Bap Juan. are at friends in this vicinity. T pe Report of 8S. No, 82 Mornington. former residents and ‘their many old friends are pleased to see their smil- ing faces once more.—Miss Evelyn P J. binson will conduct prayer meet- ing service at t! me of Mrs. Cuth- i —S.. Henr: cr bertson, ae ‘Wednesday evening Dec-|ber on roll 18 average at calcctaive se ember —Mr. Peek plete 5 Seng ea a few days SUNDAY SCHOOL STATISTICS visi 1m.—The Ora as at is held Scie zeneey ball on wv ganesaay evening of week.—! The number at “Stnday ‘School schol- C. Ball. os ee Marys. visited friends ars of all countric ut 27.000.000 in this vieinity.—Mr.. an of whom 14,000.000.. oe ‘ore than half of St.Marys _ were -|are in the United Be da nd. and ‘with 7,000,000 -~ week-end with her eousin. no other country having as many as a MONKION- + eeaes * : Mr. and Mrs.F. Ferg. have remoy-)* A THOUGHTFUL GIFT = ed back to the village from Stratford | + ASS ia i inc ing. | Send The Sun to the ab- + hardt. of Stratford.|+ sent member of the family ++ ‘ton or to the distant friend. + Hamil.) # It is as good as a letter + is week with|+ from home and is a week- + + ly visitor. You can better + ‘% imagine how the homepap- + & | er is appreciated when * @|%. are absent yourself and + pee! is forwarded to you. +|' + and Councillors Wm. Coates. Jno, ay he THE VALUE OF PLAYGROUNDS, \ In view of the criticism that ~ spe eciad sticle written for the Stratford: Her- by Dr. Bidt. a member ool Boar must take an iqbertant part rt ane educational systems of the fut- of Toronto. one ‘the greatest Hass most aiivanced educationists of t ontinent, — told the Ontario Educational Assoc‘ation embers last spri “That Toronto w leads the world f 1 in the matter They pi 0 h has aware ss cultural oppo rospeetus— The Es nt place that is i lag. tn edusssional Daan ais extension of playgrounds in a k struction in. Bes con th for health and educa- Rébbins, of F ion of health. physical only in body. but the for the child and more. TO ST. TPollnwine fost tain anal eaice equipment from ‘Toronto to St. in ind Halifax. via Canadian Pacific affording exc service to an daily. arrive eke: ng ae Mont 8 St John 11,00 ret and Halifax, 10.20 p.m Observation parlor and ining |. standard sleep- Tickets. reservations, etc, from C.P.R, agent. SLUM POVERTY Chicago Au DRE pans ean be no sane mind in Whe. healthy body. conditions are as brutish aide toll rae virtue ation: i nearly. always We have just placed in-stock large quantity of the parchment For butter “eee: | per thousand, ARE YOU Brory litle whit ab 80 many person VERY BUSY ? u read in the papers ve died. from Con- u mtv y v of fi and potty ea ests your att “Do you evér each one of lize. thi ero ite h Baise days 6F pain, despast,; Webinnt oon tit mast | ave ee, yy grin igh hep wis Weer Reta a) ae hauger Wee tnd whe ARHBE ta zone, J pote, iv_ wero your Suppane it were your 4 your brother, tragedy. with the hospital doory shue in. your feo, wringing your hd. in utter hélplessn while the crowds hurry by, engrossed in si ta ‘o affai You are in that, crowed xe don’ t Pek either by at woultaee vod giv ae eee if you-knew that what. Lede $0 little to you Would go far to bin the glow to ebody's face tar deoee to somebody" Just sit down a Rene of i) one you love best in the w y ‘If she lay “4 ay hee Hospitel tor Cotimamptives has for howe webbrh others 1cve berks eel butpaiceds of them have-gone home again well ani happy. Tb keeps its doors open because a few Yusy people like you stop for a moment ‘and remember. ‘Avo you going to remember this Christe mas? Don’t put it off. Use the attached form in sending your contribution, To help the Muskoka Free Hos- Peer. Consumptives continue its Trewacing’ work, J gladly Bee ise Name... Address ahdwillprovite maintenance for a week. 20.50 silt pag for four weeks, De gat hort apermanent ea DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 0 OF WESTERN ONTARIO 47th Annual | Convention and Winter _Dairy Exhibition STRATFORD Sees and a hureiag January ve and 15th, RSS "Wy eky | Fi ON ALL “1914 TES S. E, FACEY, AR HARRI STSVILLE sige areeatee ree NDON MAIL ORDER HOUSES BUY HOME BUTTERMAKING NEWSPAPE Market reports invariably -atlote Pronk the Wry Gocda eames eamery butter higher than "dairy The big departmental stores con-| Putter which is the designation given tinue to extend their interests in or| 7? j aE is madé on ‘arm, control of the daily newspapers in| it 5 unfortunate that circumstances ant) es make it impractie: ising mail order pe ‘eho monopolize the trade in E ada. There are now nine ‘an- dailigs in Toronto which are known to be own- e i as the medium of public aulatan tin entitled “Bu resi arnad on eaten ay pean: M 0. H. Barr. loyal to their local fuse to carry the SOTET HEE oe ithe big city store. in dg a on big di ii a rate but sell in $1. ear. “Thi Ly hearer ote paper backing butter. and considers the print. | Medern necessary, utensils and thelr Ree These are shown in clear illus- rations. "this bulletin which is No, 17 the Dairy and Cold Storage series, concludes with oe pea! ese mendations eo fe p them hour for tueas nd clean when “Pe the Stable. skim one cream and keep it cool, churn at adverts. the seription outside than in the centre in whic which it is published. or which sells) R7@nute | te le ‘ paper | bur Water for Ww @ butter not Hit less than the cost of the pape £Ot eabine eu eae at papi cara kee AN Ose wa armer than the buttermilk, Put th butter up in neat. clean. attractive NO INDIANS TO BE x ON THE] packayes: and keep ever see dairy ‘uber and attractive.’ THINGS OWE TO THE FEW” _ -Chrysalis.—A name mo. striotly belong- ing to those pupat of butterflies wh'ch B RIV. st. LAWRENC. Says the Arnprior Chronicle editor- Arnprior citizen, travelling a ago overheard of two persons who. judging fr eir accent, had come |#%@ edorned with golden spots: but.the from somewhere in Englani is Lapa also extended to the pupie of ‘The vessel was sont “down the | samdaneiv eae insects generally. ‘The St. Lawrence. that glorious aad Y 1 a horny mem- toric stream of unsurpassed g rpaihl x e arent remetiies at oe < ;/abdominal end, sometimes every foot of whose shores. recalls | *Pt0 Are vatlan aReaa RE PRR eeicie! Si a and before the caterpillar under- ers and of later heroes. One of oes its transformation into this state talcable a often spins for itself a silken co coon, with which earth and other for- &n substances are frequent Ea! mixed a aa to increase of are fully | and frequently scanned the Gipeeana et 4 red: “My word. Georgic. | r two whole | Chrysalis at Saal w Are jt | bave the power of ‘bury have not jin. the cath Whe nits by cords. or sare oan vy ~ Form used es pest n 0 een: tat other athle- 's for a stiffening of the muscles of Id-time garb. comprising fea ‘ i i and accompanied by ithe 1 eg. angi] RedcUettont Dag Ae Kia. Cnt ie that {fortunate or auspicions, so-eulled la an aison bo see. custom of marking y ales are in the: ole URES ‘with rea 1 —T" anc emigrants are genuinely surp) 4 » done in prope ny es rtis- work to wont is Sales tapteat - | ine Canad \the i @ Points in ‘thi eom- JASM IN 1 ROOM, | ass. ‘Nort he Rast. West “any sakcast [zai the ‘explanat'on goal, given Mosier Horald a> the term, ws. whieh comes froin inn well-known Boston sohodl.there |*!! pointe of theo 1s conspicuously dull at bis Phe LAsrae ee eleville, Ontario eliow and a gentlem: breeding. but he was 8 yntax. ae morning, a Misasalt on Des a ked a “au Kivared him. But “the voor. ve ot Moravinntow now the answ Th ‘ y hundred. automepllese anaes x Ageiied back in ‘ss. and only one lonely some t Ages uiture and the a ine jot reached be such stage of ina ld it i y of Phaeat ty butte Quinte atehvsnues you have to do it with a ho at aa aeseriotion would indicate to be the a worse he County of Kent, But itis oven fo nucstion If the. adtopibblla is valuable ancasget +t rio, as pi t gentle. patient, honest. — ol brindle or spotted cow, Let us baye the automobiles if we can afford Sie do all th room a a pine of tormen' oy m 00 much depleted at present. duty is to help |tho temptation of the prevailing: big hare — ; prices. and we may reach a condition A CANCELLED PRATER of scarcity that we will later regrets LICKING HIS CHOPS Knowles. of Galt, the well-known Presbyterian “ AGioc author, officiates at many OF Qn |Jobn Stewart Bryan in the Riehioond dings that take he ints saute coat Ga ah therkrey ea “for | Goldw te ‘eons og-kilin’ and i for | Ot means genuine. hot country: sale him bo pestorm the i GS oe Listed Se evar cmmakes: Hake howiny DME MAAS ean hot sausage, cracklin’ bread, sweet po- rm te tons ne. ‘offered m rervent raver, tatoos and Tiver=pudding i feast ned head that lives. w as nee Ree t “ er things. tor their inaterial raroetets ieee nk THE WAYS OF PRINCES enwood. B.C, Ledge to ask the man Wi ad les the minister's hoi ada by the putting of the word keep a sal . prince before the names of towns. fm telling sine story to his wife| Pew princes have done much for the afterwards. Knowles said that a8} world. Most of them is absor! in vaste wa the occupation he looking wise. dressing up for ourt ‘hist “Lord. you needn't ans- wer that prayer" feating mush with a silver spoo THE NEW NORTHWEST — Vancouver World f us realize with what tre- menduous rapidity northwest Canada is being brought under — cultivation Trainloads of settlers during the sum- inneapolis, Shiv- * British Isles. Winter Term from dan. 5th CENTRAL BUSINESS COLLEGE . STRATFORD, ONT. Hannah Scott. cao. ‘ehauid loo Like eo wanasriae Another is building in SY copaiver r. say bie Bent ates the newspapers, at a cost of $4,000,000 has till another at Viotori Smetana, grok Renin ie tfen Aston Sant: || $1,250,000, Winnines will Ate 2 jn Assocation, 347 King Bi. 000.000, store. There will be one yat re nother Toronto daily has just been |¢1" acqui This makes three’ dailies in| {44 ‘he Profits, as a rule, ieotensed, Toronto in these mail der ane hard work is taken away - ses are financially interested, In| f7o"y ti reeacieer es members of Montreal it came out in legal pro-| © ceedings y that one of the), nore, is, mo food yeason, why but: aldest daily papers there passed inte or mands ine the, hose tied aoa the hands of the chief own not betas fins “es. Chat Ameen ey 4 P ‘ ‘ ‘ ; 4 : . : x i ; c ; ‘ 7 , 4 4 . at a