i CS Se eg kPa 6 e, eee OM ais. 2 THE MIRROR THE MIRROR PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT THB FLETCHER JOHNSTON PRESS, 123 ON- TARIO ST., STRATFORD. PHONE 115w FLETCHER JOHNSTON, EDITOR sage RATE SUBSCRIPTION $1.00 A YBAR Stratford, April 4, 1924 Eggs Are Graded Now. The Government has given the farmer and the. grocer another chore. Both the farmer and the hen have to scratch for a living these days. All the eggs that he gathers from the nest must now be graded ; that is if he sells them in large quantities. If he only sells 15 dozen ata time grading is not necessary. 'Then'there is a special testing program whereby it can be told whether egys are fresh or not. This is made known by the position of the yelk in the shell, but eggs are not considered fresh that are over 24 hours old, consequently the farmer has to hustle some to get tlrem to the grocer within the time limit. The government will claim, of course, that this extra work is given the farmer and the grocer in the interests of the public, but what governmeut could make the people believe that they were even inter- ested in them to that extent. If the hen knew all the fnss she was creating at the present time she would feel as gay as the bird with the spurs, and try to look just as important. Probably a course in Einstein's theory of Relativity would help both the farmer and the grocer to make accuratecomparisons. How- ever, if the farmer could always sell his eggs to a motorist he would save a lot of trouble, It issaid one called at Artis Dempsey's farm the other day and this conversation took place: Motorist--I'd like a dozen eggs, please. Mr. Dempsey---I haven't a dozen, I got only ten. Motorist--Well, are they fresh ? Mr. Dempsey--Well, are they fresh? The hen didn't have time to finish the dozen. But why all this bother about grading eggs? It could be avoided by weighing them instead. Would this not meet with the approval of both the seller and consumer. The producer would not object no mat- ter what was done with her pro- duct, who advantageously "lays" down on the job, even when pro- ducing. Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction Just 50 years ago, young Hart Pease Danks and his wife lived happily. He even wrote a song to tell her that his affection would last forever. "Silver Threads Am- tng the Gold" wasthe title of the song. You remember it well, if you are 50. It's a pretty song. Many have butchered it. It made money, and when prosperity came in one door, harmony flew out of the other | Danks and his wife separated. His | son and daughter have quarreled about royalties on the song. In 1903, an old man was found dead, kneeling beside his bedin a Philadelphia lodging house. On an old copy of "silver threads" he had written this: "It's hard to grow old alone." That was Danks. Last Fri- day his wife was buried. She had died at 82, ina Brooklyn rooming house, where she lived alone. Construct your own moral, and be sure to include this: It's better to put a good house and lot in your wife's name, or build up for her a respectable bank account, that, you ean't touch, that to sing to her "Yes, my darling you will be, al- ways young and fair to me."' ODE TO SPRING --and all that Er--Spring You perfectly priceless old thing! I'm frightfully bucked atthe signs that one sees; The jolly old sap in the topping old trees The priceless old lilac, and that sort of rot It jolly well cheers a chap up, does it not? It's so fearfully bright; So amazingly right, And one feels as one feels if one got rather tight. There's a tang in the air, If you know what 1 mean; And the grass,as it were, Is so frightfully green. We shall soon have the jolly old bee on the wing-- Er--Spring Old fruit! You've given old Winter the boot The voice of the tailor is heard tn the land (1 wonder what my rotten credit will stand?) And the birds and the flow'rs (but espec- ially the '*birds") Will be looking too perfectly priceless for words. We shall have to get stocks Of new ties and new socks, And of course we must alterthe jolly old clocks; So a young fellow's.fancy Turns nat'rally towards The river and Nancy, Or Betty and Lord's In fact--as I said --you're a priceless old thing -- Er-Spring. Old bean! It's--well, it's--you know what 1 mean. It's time I was oiling the jolly old bat. So, cutting a longstory short, and all that. The theme of this jolly old song that I sing Is--er--jolly old Spring! 4 (Desmond Carter in London Opinion) ANCRUM BRAE PRIVATE HOSPITAL Stratford, Ont. Overlooking Lake Victoria A quiet, restful place for those in poor health Comfortable and home-like rooms First-class Service Moderate Charge All classes of patients received ex- cepting tuburcular and mental Phone 755w or 423 for In- formation --ee 4} half-yearly paid on deposits. 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Refreshments were served ata suitable hour by the ladies and this feature was very appreciated. The proceeds of the evening were for the Old Boys Re- union Fund. Frank Arnsby, assist- ant secretary acted as floor manager in good style, while W. J. Flanigan did the announcing. The association inthe city, under the direction of these energetic officials. President, W. Hounsell, Sec. Treas. George | Sudgen, Vice Pres. E. Tribick, Asst. Sec. Frank Arnsby. | Eave | Troughing | A Specialty | We give special attention to § | ! Have Troughing. Polo Steel Troughs, | wide bottom-- Best line on the market. Call and see us at our new store. All kinds of Plumbing --prices always right. J. £. COMERFORD | | 199 Ontario Street | Phone 459 | New Lamb's Club. | The Lamb's Club has recently | been organized in Stratford, and _ has acquired accommodation at the Windsor Hotel. Three rooms have been placed at its disposal. 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