No. get 40 F STRATFORD, ONT., FRIDAY, AUGUS1 5, 127 The Call of the West O come to the West where the swift breezes biow : Where the Western knows all there is to know Where the sun shines brightly from dawning o'day And never sets trom May to May 'they have everything here _ that money can buy It's a wonderful country to live in or die. In climate or scenery there's nothing a-miss. Yes, the Garden of Eden was pattern- ed from this. The sunlight is marvellous where er it doth shine. Sure it frazzles your temper and siz- zies your sp ne. The heat scorches prairies for miles far and near You get so dashed dry that you can't shed a tear. They rarely have hail storms so no cause for fears, But if one should hit you you're crip- pled for years. The temperature drops here to forty elow, Of course they can't feel it from the records they know. They sell goods from all lands (let you think it grows here). They are terribly peeved if you say the stuff's dear, Their apples they say are the best you can find, They're a cross between pumpkin rind. If you come, bring your buzzcart and pack all your clothes For when you'll get new land only knows. They say tell your friends that the citron and country is great. Well! a few truthful facts Ihave tried to relate For as much as I've seen of the joys of the west You can take it from me Old On- tario's Best. DENROCHE--DUNSMORE On Wednesday afternoon of week one of Stratford's young men took unto in the person of best known Major Herbert Den- roche, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bdward Denroche, Water street, and a man whom everybody knows since he is the city tax collector. _His bride was Miss Helen Marguerite Dunsmore, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. Dunsmore and the wedding took place at the home of her aunt, the Misses Patterson, Front street. Capt. the Rev. G. P. of St. Andrew's Presbyterian conducted the ceremony, witnessed by members of the families and a few friends. Later they left for a short wedding trip: in the East. They are both well known young people and will receive the heartiest of congra- tulations from their many friends. Duncan, church, which was a j | JONES } AUCTIONEER ones the | of the items on a program and from | this source a very definite revenue 's is alto- | himself a wife, Pertinent Patter BY THE PHILISTINE Fertinent Patter 'his has been a quiet' week in in Strat: ord, largely because most of the local citizen who could do it spent a good deal of time in St. Marys and Goderich at the reunion celebrations. Both of these towns have had most successful programs, St. Marys prob- ably drawing the biggest crowd of local people for the night programs, since it was a much shorter distance. Those citizens who attended either place could learn a very much need- ed lesson if they were observant. Tha is that these places, much small- er than Stratford and with much the | same sized crowds are able to show profits where deficits are rolled up here. The reason is a double one. In these smaller places the commun- ity spirit is stronger and there are fewer "knockers" and more workers. Then too there is this feature. In these towns things are so arranged that a charge can be made for most derived. In this city there gether too much free entertainment | and not enough revenue from the var- this | jous items on the program. A little for quite a long period. It is a most lamentable thing that these accidents occur so frequently and it is most difficult to suggest a remedy for the situation since many of the accidents happen in a way that it is hard to sdy what was the cause. of course very obvious remedies in the exercise of more care in driving cars, travelling slower and with more attention to the other fellow. Some kind of motorists' protective league might be the answer, an organization along the lines of the 'safety first" movement, which has proved so suc- cessful in industry. Some start might be made in a small way. * * * The provincial gonstables had a wild chase the other night after a man who they suspect of being either the author of personally, or one of a gang responsible for a great deal of the thieving around the country of late. He will probably be charged with several offences and _ there | seems to be quite a _ strong. case change on both counts would help a | lot. * * * The Perth Brewery opened its doors | for business this week. There was some delay owing to the appointment of the government man not being made but this smoothed away and the place opened for business with | a stock of properly aged ale and stout | brewed on the old English It is not hard to be one place where home industry will be patronized as many have been to the brewery and called up the management to see when they would be able to get supplies. While the brewery will not have a big staff it system. see that this will | will need some men and that means | one more small steadily in the city. = a * * industry operating | against him on one charge anyway. If this arrest leads to the apprehen- sion of the gang which has been rob- bing garages, stores and even farms around the country Highway Traffic Officer Jerome will be the recipient of the thanks of many citizens for there has been far too much of this fort this last little while. recently Dick Gibb's. store in Seaforth was cleaned out and Dick, a Strat- ford boy, was a heavy loser. With the motor car and things are very easy for the thief to- day but every once in a while a foot slips and then it is up to the courts to see that the sentence is an ade- quate one, calculated to prove a de- terrent to the others of the same ilk. * * - the good roads The monthly statistics for July are not particularly cheerful] reading. About the only thing in the boost . line to be derived from them is that Friends of Mrs. J. E. Williams, of | London, formerly Miss Menzie, Stratford, were shocked to her small daughter in an automobile acci- dent on Sunday near Tilbury. At j of ) learn of | sudden death along with her ; the time this was written her hus- | band was in hospital and not expect- ed to recover. This is the kind of accident that has become ail too pre- | val ayer of late and in fact Stratford. and district has: had more fatal acci- dents in the last month or-so than | Excise returns for the the birth rate went up slightly and that the population therefore slightly increased. The fire loss was smal] but out of nine fires four are sup- posed to be of incendiary origin, which is a black mark that the police will be glad to wipe out if they can get their hands on the gentleman who set them. Then the building pro- gram was slim, the only one of any size being the addition to the Swift Canadian Company's plant. There was a fighlthy drop in Customs and month which There are~ Aind of thieving going on for com- | Only very | -ing lawn overlooking the NOTES - "A chiel's amang ye takin' notes.-- Burns. Quite a few pleasant things are said about Stratford by tourists. It is a beautiful spot on the whole but like the toad in the story of "Chan- ticleer," it has worts. There is one of them at the corner of Downie and Milton, right where twenty years or so ago, there were Sweet Williams; gilly flowers and English daisies. Another "wart" is very pronounced on Regent street, where a_ large patch of Canada thistles has been allowed to go to seed, producing en- ough seed to supply the whole neigh- borhood with a plentiful crop of these noxious weeds next year. Let us, by the charm of the scythe, rid our city of these unsightly worts." The stately homes of England with their tall ancestral trees, and the castles and picturesque glens of Scot- land- are reproduced with consider- able skill in architecture and _ land- scape effects right here in our own fair Canada, and even in our own city, in spite of the "warts." One is naturally delighted and led to contemplate the scenes of the past in the Old Lands, on approaching the McLagan estate. el walks where white flufs of blossom touch you as you pass, and sweet roses invite you with their exquisite perfume, and shrubs and trees stand peacefully quiet, whispering -- their welcome as the summer zephyrs stir them is well worth remembering The landscape gardener turally delighted with the green slop- beautiful Avon. + * * There are men digging ditches who ought to be merchants or business | men. And there are business m' and clerks in stores who ought to be (Continved on page 4) indicates less business to Some '€x- tent though change 'in the stamp act and so on have made some differ- ence. However this is another month is no reason to believe The and there that things will not improve. | will to make them improve would help a-lot. In other words, a little boost | helps more than a lot of knocks. CHARLES H. WALKER SPECIALIST IN VOICE PRODUCTION Teacher of Pianoforte, Organ and Theory StupDio--114 Water St., Stratford \ ' is also na- The trim kept grav-°