THE STRATFORD MIRROR On The Beam (Courtesy Toronto Y.M.C.A.) "Behold, 'There Are Last That Shall Be First, and And There Are First Who Shall Be Last." Booker T. Washingtoh was born in a log cabin on a plantation in Vir- ginia, about the year 1858: --- although he was nevér sure of the exact year. His Negro parents were uneducated Slaves. The cabin had only openings for windows and bare earth for a floor. The little fellow slept with the other children upon the ground. They got their meals as best they could -- a bit of bread here, a scrap of meat there. One day when he was sent on am errand to a schoolhouse he saw some white children reading and doing sums. He knew no one of his race, young or old, who could read or write, but he made a solemn resolve to se. cure an education.. He found a spell- ing book and began to learn the al- phabet. Soon he was able to spell out simple words. At the same time he was working for more than twelve hours a day in the salt mines. He finally found a young Negro who help- ed to read and write in the evenings. He learned rapidly, for he had a keen mind, though often a very tired body. Later he heard of Hampton Insti- tute, a school for young Negroes. After overcoming many hardships he arrived there and was permitted to attend classes in exchange for his ser- vices as an assistant janitor. He spent three years at Hampton, and made such progress that he was appointed a teacher When a normal school was opened for Negroes at Tuskegee, Ala- bama, he was placed in charge. This school began in an old shanty with only thirty pupils enrolled, but in a few years there were eleven hundred pupils and a staff of more than eighty officers and teachérs. Under his able leadership Tuskegee Institute became known the world over. Booker T. Washington was one of the best-known men of his generation. He was a guest of the President of the United States several times. When he was in England he was received by Queen Victoria and many distinguish- ed people. The Negro boy, who had begun life under serious handicaps rendered a very great service to his race and became a highly-respected world citizen, REV. ARCHER WALLACE, D.D. As a matter of course, a great many distinguished people with important connections, live in Washington ho- tels. Recently one lady called the hotel's garage and said she would like to have her car at the front door right away. "The car is not ready, Madam." "But I was told it would be." "Lady, don't you know there's a war?' "Well, I suspected there was; my husband has mentioned it to me two or three times -- I guess you didn't catch the name. I'm Mrs. WBisen- hower." TO BE HERE ANOTHER WEEK Duncan Emm announces that ar- rangements have been made with Mr. P. B. Crews, old gold expert, to re- main for one more week of old gold and diamond buying -- Saturday, April 21st will be the last day. Big Jigs fine distinctions that may mean a difference of hundreds of thousands of dollars in the intrinsic worth of a stone consist in in- finitely subtle qualities indistinguishable to any but an expert. These qualities, however, determine the market price of the stone. Your purchase of a diamond must there- fore, be made with full reliance on the integrity of and discernment of the diamond merchant. We have a merited reputation as diamond merchants and offer the exceptional security of a stock of stones comprised exclusively of perfect specimens. DUNCAN EMM JEWELLER AND DIAMOND MERCHANT 23 DOWNIE ST, Pa Z " "@here You May Buy With @nfidence "' A VISION OF THE FUTURE "For I dipt into the future, far as human eye could see, Saw the Vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be; Saw the heavens fill with commerce, argosies of magic sails, Pilots of the purple twilight, dropping down with costly bales; Heard the heavens fill with shouting, and there rain'd a ghastly dew From the nation's airy navies grappling in the central blue Far along the world-wide whisper of the south-wind rushing warm With the standards of the peoples plunging through the thunderstorm, Till the war drum throbbed no longer and the battle flags were furled In the Parliament of man, the federation of the world." CDSs hrubs Choose from a wide assortment 1.25] --BASEMENT-- <* CANADIAN DEPARTMENT STORES cure This Copy May Be Worth $5.00 Cash! will get $5.00. If you find a certain mistake In one particular Advt. you PARTICULARS ON FRONT PAGE Not Good After Saturday OVERHEARD IN A STREET CAR son so hungry? 2nd boy--I don't know, what does? window he sees Timothy Eaton! 1st boy: What makes Robert Simp- ist boy; Every time he goes to the --Staff News, R. S. Co. HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF I worry and fret and scold and rave, And work myself into a terrible rage, But nothing I do will make that boy ~ behave on Any better than I did when I was his age. o/