Peas ee THE STRATFORD MIRROR HOME-LOVERS VALENTINES y Gifts that say in a practical > way, "I LOVE YOU!" "HOME IS WHERE YOUR HEART IS " WRITING DESK "Personal property" letters, papers under lock and key! A place for self-expression. Intimate-looking, good-look- ing desks, style as shown -- . $22.50. ARM CHAIR 'A "very-own" arm chair is such a lovely gift, a pattern you like at a price you Bee -- from $8.95. BRIDGE LAMP Good bronze standards with celephane protected silk shade and bulb HOPE CHEST A beauty in solid walnut -- cedar lined FUNERAL SERVICE DEPT. R. WHITE & CO. 80 Ontario St. Phone 33 80 ONTARIO ST. PHORE 33 NIGHT 376 Reliability of quality and service is what you most desire You will find in in dairy products. Silverwood's Safe Milk and Cream Silverwood's (Smoother-than-Velvet) Ice Cream Silverwood's Finest Creamery Butter é 'and their allied service a delightful combination. MAY WE SERVE YOU? Silverwood's _ Stratford Dairy Limited 1 a7. = Walle, Manager r N ; "Doc's Corner Faith may move a mountain, but| never a ton of ashes from the cellar. Pre i Nobody knows what the Day of| Judgment is like, but you can get some idea by running for office. A big strong man is a fellow who' sprays flu germs on _ everybody he| meets because he's too brave to let a little cold lick him. | The hardest job these mornings is | 'getting down to the job of getting up 'to get down to the job you're getting | up for, | A Downie farmer says he believes 'the depression is at an end. A rabbit ran through his yard the other day k and there was no one after it. | A man may flatter himself that he -has influence but he never knows 'how little until he tries to use it. «Irate diner--Here, waiter, this chick- en soup is full of gravel! | Waiter (brightly)--Yes, sir, it must |have been made of Plymouth Rocks, sir. | The "Red-Plan" may be all right for Russia, but what seems to be needed 'in this country is a little more evi- dence of the "long green," .As a rule, a man doesn't object to his wife calling him a fool, but he does hate to have her take a whole hour in which to do it. When two people decide they can live as cheaply as one these days, they generally look it. At a recent wedding everything went fine until the preacher asked the bride if she would obey her husband. She replied: "Do you think I'm silly?" and the groom, who was in a sort of a daze, replied: "I do'." If you should go shopping with your wife in a big store and you should be- come separated, just start a conversa- tion with one of the good looking salesladies and the good wife will soon show up. "Men are seldom underrated," says a writer. "The mercury in a man finds its true level in the eyes of the world just as certainly as it does in the glass of a thermometer. Useful Items For The Kitchen Bread and Cake Boxes Step-On Garbage Cans Enamelled Tea and Cof- fee Pots All sizes in Wire Strain- ers French Fry Pans with wire baskets Meat Choppers In The Basement J. L. BRADSHAW CHINA HALL No man was ever so much deceix _ by another as by himself. The deacon had been dead a wee A parishioner who did not know, me ing the parson in the street, inquir "When do you expect to see Deae Jones again?" "Never, never again!" declared minister solemnly. "The deacon is heaven." An elderly woman was visiting ranch out west.,and, noticing a lasso" coiled up on a cowboy's saddle she i quired what it was used for. "We use that for catching catt and horses," was the reply. ee "Indeed, retorted the woman, "aud what do you use for bait?" A friend asked us for a loan of fiv dollars the other day. "Sorry, -- ol man," we replied, '"'but we haven't fi dollars in our pocket." "Well, what would you do if you had?" he asked. "We'd check up to see whose pants: we had on," was our answer. "Ts the editor in?" ee "No. He's in Africa hunting lions." "But I saw him through the win- dow as I passed." 2 "Yes, but he saw you first." did back in the days when you im- mediately had hopes of owning one. 'Save us from a sarcastic wife! ' We know a ma nwho went home at 2 am, the other morning and found his house lighted from cellar to attic. With visions of all sorts of things, he went in and found his better half sound asleep. '"'What's the idea of all the illumination?" he asked. "Oh," said his wife, "I thought we'd make this a 50-50 proposition, and both be lit up." "Now," thundered the teacher, "you are all blockheads, but there must be one among you who excels in some- thing even if only in gross ignorance. Let the biggest dunce in the class stand up." To the teacher's surprise one lad stood up. "Oh," said the master, "I'm glad, said to see that one of you has the honesty to admit his ignorance." "*'Tisn't that, sir," said the boy, "but there by yourself." ANTHRACITE COAL POCAHONTAS, Egg Size Red Jacket, Egg Size Solvay Coke CORNISH COAL CO. Phone 44 PETER & SYLVESTER Will do your Repairs in Plumbing Heating Electric 12 Ontario St. Phone 219 The new model motor cars this year : % look just as slick and alluring as they -- ~ night. What should I do about it? I I hadn't the heart to see you standin' 4 man's home-coming. So the inevitable 'mention the affair, and if' you are and brains, but she can't get work, / dresses poorly and marries a man that CUPID'S. CORNER Address all letters to Miss Ina St. John, Mirror Office. Answers will appear the week folkowing your ast Dear Miss St. John, » Not long ago I met a good looking fellow. I am half in love with him. He has taken me skating three or four times. There is just one thing I don't like about him. He always has some nasty story to tell. I don't like that, but I dread to lose his friendship. Lots of girls are wild over him. What can I do? , Sally. Answer: You should tell the young) man plainly that you do not care to hear questionable jokes. If he is worth having for a friend he will not offend you again. Ina St. John. Dear Miss St. John: A few months ago I became engaged to a mighty fine girl. We got along splendidly until I left the city. Now when I come back over the week-end I stay at my old boarding place and she never invites me to her home for a meal. In fact, she appears to con- trive to see as little as possible of me, preferring her girl friends' com- pany. My conversation seems to bore her. What do you think has changed her? Jim. Answer: Well, Jim, it is quite plain that the girl would not make a happy home for you. If she is bored by your company over a week-end, how could she spend the rest of her life with you --and be contented! Perhaps the girls trying to make you understand that she wishes her freedom. Why not ask her if she is tired of your engagement. Ina St. John. eo Dear Miss St. John: My boy friend has been working in Detroit for some weeks. When he came home a few days ago he asked me to celebrate his return by going to a party his aunt was giving. I did not want him to think I was crazy over him so I pretended to have an engagement. The next night I went out to mail a letter about eleven o'clock. I had to pass a certain girl's home and I saw him kissing her good- want him back so much! Helen. Answer: Well, Helen, I am not sure you can do anything. After all, you refused to rejoice over the young} refused to rejoice over the young} girl will have her share of troubles at some stage of her life, and that the second girl will reap her meed of sun- shine. Not all troubles are financial worries, and not the greatest ones. Supposed the first girl loses her health, or her husband, or children, or her husband's love. Meanwhile the other girl is happily married, with no trouble except that she occupies a humble position in society. Would she exchange places with her unhappy acquaintance? I think not. There is a law of average in most lives, Pru- dence. "Days may not be fair al- ways,' but we all have sunny times as well as dark days. Your life is just well started. Who knows what joy the future may hold for you! Ina St. John. Dear Miss'St. John: If a person calls whose every 'word seems to jar upon one, how should the hostess act? : Mrs. 3i.: A. Answer: A guest must always be treated courteously. But you need not return the call or invite the person to come again, Ina St. John. VULCANIZING Tire Repairs of all kinds BATTERIES Recharging Repairing All Work Guaranteed STRATFORD TIRE & BATTERY 132 Ontario Street PHONES--Day 800 Night { 227! 1339-J other girl took your place. One should -~not be so cold with valued friends. | Very likely your refusal. hurt him | more than you knew. : However, the good-night kiss may not have meant anything. Do not more friendly and appreciative, per-| haps matters will remain as they were. Ina St, John. Dear Miss St. John: How is it that some girls have all the luck? One girl has a good job, dresses well and marries a swell fel- low. Another has just as good looks never esc tae to a row of beans. 5 Puzzled Prudence. _ Ae It would take a philosopher PARTRIDGE SANITARY & HEATING ENGINEERS Stratford and Toronto . Plumbing, Heating, Sheet Metal Work and Roofing 29 Ontario St. Phone 1257 TAXI PHONE 66 PHONE CITY CALLS 1 or 2 Passengers, 25c . to n : questions, Prudence.| COAL COKE COAL GENUINE HARD SCRANTON COAL and FAMOUS. READING ANTHRACITE Lykens Valley Red Ash Blower Fuel--Guaranteed to otek DONNER COKE ALL COAL WEIGHED ON CITY SCALES Tune in on the news cast everynight at 5.45 from 10-AK. Lennox Coal Company -- 175 King Street Phone 2400 SAYS RELEASE OF CAPITAL NEEDED R. J. Scott, U.F.O. President, Suggests Means of Better- ing Position of Farmers KINCARDINE, Feb. 9-- Bruce farmers concluded two: days of discussions when R. J. Scott, presi--- dent of the United Farmers of On- tario, suggested to'a large assem- bly in Bruce Township Hall, Un- derwood, last night, means by which the farmers' position could be bettered. Efforts to better pro- duce prices, he said, have resulted in greater production and_ still lower prices. Control of credit must be brought into the hands of the common people. At present it is the most poweriul weapon beijing used against the farmers, he de- clared. Maldistrib..tion. of income, in the speaker's mind, must. be remedied. As a result of this, there is no purchasing power. Prices have been established at points where the farmer has the least buying power, said Mr. Scott, voicing the complaints of the far- mers present. Voluntary release of capital was seen by the head of Ontario farmers as a much-needed remedy, along with borrowing, al- though this, he said, had already been' abused. Every one is trying to pay back debts instead of buy- ing. Until there fs a forced release of capital, Mr. Scott could not see that the condition of the farmer--- would be bettered. At Your Service with a modern equipped Shoe Repair Shop and Reliable Workmen..... For a hurry up Half Sole, sewed or nail- ed, bring your old shoes to us and have them done the SUPERIOR WAY Superior Repair Shop 119 Ontario St. "Phone 941 LL. COOK - PLUMBER AND ELECTRICIAN 110 Downle St. Phone 176 Webber Electric Wiring and Radio Repairing Reduced prices on fixtures and plug wiring. All Work Guaranteed. 1414 Downie. Street Phone 1530, Day or Night Having Now Installed a Phone Service The Stratford Fish and Chips Located at 143 Downie will be pleased to deliver your order at any time to any ad- dress inthe city at 15c¢ per order. A trial order will con- vince you. PHONE. 2142 The World Moves . . So Do We Stratford Cartage We Move Pianos, Safes and Furniture By courteous and reliable men. PHONES: P, J. Sinclair Freight Sheds .c<cissc50s cvapssiicers Office " % ALBERT ST.