Gear There Simplicity of Operation The Ford is remarkably easy to operate. shifting the feet. The driver's hands are always onthewheel. His eyes are always on the road. He can watch traffic constantly. * accomplish a gear shift. Ford gears being Fane vert Lifes. aos d unfailing, is done automatically by is no possibility of failure to The For f very cy to steer and wheel. radius The short Ford wheelbase is a boon in See Any Authorized Ford Dealer te-qill tin Jao Gicle with > of nineteen feet three inches. = Flock of Birds Believed Electrocuted | In Ait By Counter Radio Currents health or restore Burlington, N. J... March 23.— Powerful radio currents are ed to have electrocuted in several hundred blackbirds fell in a veritable shower of death as a large migratory flock jae over J. R. Lippincott’s fruit ~ near here to-day. Not apparently was instantaneou Wilson Livesy, the farm, and a dozen othe sons witnessed the even omenon. They mark was saperbetasiiint of were watching noisy flock when a whirlwind seem- believ- midair which ceased The Greatest Asset farm A newspaper asked rT per-#wanted in the young woman phen-| expected to marry. the At the top of | ny JM ow, Barton, M.D.) most every list, \ was the qualification ‘Good Health.” ed to-strike its centre and dead/ A business man who employs hun- birds began raining down in a Nar-| dreds of salesmen puts. down the row strip of orchar qualification of good health as the Harry Thomas was knocked from| first thing necessary. He makes a an apple tree he was pruning when! ¢orther statement. one of the victims fell. beak-first in his face. Childre: hood gathered baskets full birds and their mothers late them into pot-pies turists are puzzied over the ence and Livesy has sent a number of the dead birds to the State Ex- periment Station at New Bru to discover the catése of ren in the neighbor- of the hi r made nd and has overcome The man for his health knows how to and coerre it.” occur- nswick, “Generally speaking I would ther ha¥e a man who was born frail’! frailty by | careful living, than one whose nat-| Would you treat your yay? ra-| Helen Hay as in Red.” Former Listowel | MercKent with in his serious illaess. Mr. jis at present confined in Stratford ’ Hospital, and while on Saturday last FE ie Be f 3 A star that will shine bright is “Lotta” in “The Girl Ill In Stratford Hospital (Durham Chronicle) v Durham friends wil! sympathize Mr. C. C. Douglas and = em uglas he was given up, he rallied Sunday and.at the Foy report was at least holding his ow Mr. Douglas” ‘ailment dates back about eleven years, when he was poisoned by acetlylene gas while try-) ing to blow out the hose or pipes in the.acetylent lighting system then in use on all cars. He was ill from this fora long time and while he hed never fully recovered from the effects of the poisoning, was able to _ be around. and attend to his work. Some months ago Mr. Douglas lho- cated . Durham, opening a jewelry repair . He was previously for a heared of years in the same line in A-few weeks ago he left «sister-in-law, t Stratford, but was later removed "0 the h Mrs. Douglas, tae on Queen street, and The most eomaréut oa > this t the rounds several “felt the patient's ecided there was no ee” ~ ospi who still occupies) ig 6 Appia tions, that in these years of turmoil and unrest that the young man seek- ing a wife, and the business man a eelemman. want good health first. A woman beautiful and ac ounsilahans but without the asset of good health, will be hardly all she would like to be asa mother, as an adviser to her husband and children, and as a comfort or haven of refuge for her family. The husband's thought and energy will be often expended on his efforts his. wife's | ! stead of a bulwark of defence in his "woxiiae and cares, she but breaks down more completely his offensive ‘and defensive effort. The salesman who is careless with | his body either by excess of work, or excess of recreation (so called), will not retain the clear head, nor the tae to ‘hang i Plas the going iis a bit rough. at as if I'm writ- TP Somecnte” a ce eaUTRTey witht a hundred the knowledge of everybody that it young men what qualifications they’ ey; is foolish to repeat it But way down deep in your heart ' you Know that you know less about your body than about your car. forse than that. You know for an absolute fact that you do. things with that body of yours that are ab- solutely harmfui to it. Overwork, ; oversleep, over-playing, over-dres- sing, underdressin You know it just as well as you know youlare living. Do you do anything about it? car that 2 ural strength has never ts! Local ornithologists and agricul-! \jmits : ato ket to hen| ‘ value} | No Trade—Farmer—“Be this the ere js some hope for thé world 4 Woman's Exchange?’ . PR in or the health of future genera- Woman—"Y ana ye the woman?” Woman—*“ armer—"Well, then, { think I'l) ae, Maggie Theodore H. Bird = play Jack Reynolds in “The Girl in Red,” part. he has portrayed Pine five. hun- dred times. ere is a clear and defin dirwaphoen: whether it be a dai There was a period during seemed to bé smothering under t rounding country. We may say, . wall of news that confronts us and bricks will always be furni the various news services that chinks and the cement country paper's news from that come from the local busin By supporting, reading it, but ct helping to columns. matter of oourse—about as we meal time co it! What faci? ame local publicity? ; mot ~ yoice them? What comm where there is no coming Local Paper and Community Progress (By John F. Cunningham, President of the ‘Wisconsin Agricul- turist, Racine, Wis., in National Printer-Journalist. ) no other source can the intimate orb and business news of the small town community be obtain city dailies. The city daily does not and cannot devote space to, matters of immediate interest to the small will nearby, Every town owes it to itself to encourage tins. wide-awake, progressive newspaper. Such publications are worth far mee to the town than the town usually realizés, ot only mean swhbscribin medium of public discussion, and by patronizing Phas yg aeatha Re In too many instances, the good local paper is taken as a mMeS.. F But the town which has no medium of local néws or for the expression of local opinion is a barren*spot indeed. God pity progress can What community ideals and heart can be pro- or maintal ined With no regular.and dependable organ to community preveshy and fellowship. can developed where there is no clearing house RoKwee ih the myriad hopes and and A bleneea cot that intangible though very Mei aie or thn that we: call peer ee community th ite line of work for the -local ly, semi-weekly or weekly. From whieh the small town newspaper of the town and the sur- therefore, that, while In the great from day to day, the large stones shed jby the city dailies, through cover the entire world, while the be furnish local the intimate heart-throbs ess, social, clvic and home actiy- a good, enter- to the Dares get the news, by us it as a consider the act of eating when e ma with no vehicle of for the sasters, spirit? ree | years ago. I k winners were required to measu fect in proportions. & THREE ENGLISH VENUSES - In a recent beauty contest Coal & unique character in England, the re up to the sizes of Venus de Milo. The three girls in the picture were the prize winners, and almost per- Claims ¢ _rmans Are Most Desirable . - Class of Immigrants for Canada MEMBER FOR NORTH WATER- LOO SAYS THEY ARE GOOD FARMERS, : THRIFTY, RELIG- I10US AND PAY THEIR DEBTS. Toronto, March 20.—W. G. Weich- el caught the interest of the Legis- lature to-night with a serious appeal on what he called a delicate subject —German immigration, past, pres- ent and future, particularly the last. Mr. Weichel represented North Wa- terloo in the Commons, 1911 to 1917, t is a new member of the Ontario House, and this was his first ex- tended reference to this form of col- onization. It ended with a reminder that the war is over and a recom- mendation that the Government en- courage settlers of the thrift and in- dustry which has marked those who have built up Waterloo - and other counties “Waterloo County,” he said, “‘is an exaniple of what grit and industry can accomplish in a country such as we have. I allude also to the county represtnted by my honorable friend, the provincial secretary (Welling- ton); the Perths, Hurone, Renfrews and others, where people of the character such as we have in Water- loo make a living by farming and in- | dustrial pork: vivant D “We es = be my eames a.colony of people called the Pennsylvania Duteh.° Originally from Holland, from the Palatinate, Germany, and about 120 years ago, in large wag- ons such as you see on the screén sometimes, emigrated from Pennsyl- vania and up through. Beverly Swamp, settling along the banks of the Grand River in Waterloo Coun- ty. These people live the simple life; they are frugal, industrious and very religious. Their mode of life is en- tirely different from ours. They are never khown to fail in business, nor have I ever heard of one who refus- ed to pay his de “These people, u. Chairman, nase been wonderful settlers. We have never had any trouble with them in Waterloo, such as in the North- west. Our Mennonite people attend the public schools; every one re- ceives as good an education as the children who happen to be of origin different to their own. n. that -re- spect, then, they are a fine type of citizen, and I only.wish we could get a few more of them, to go up into that ‘North county, the ‘clay belt, where I know they would make good. Now I come to the other matter. Suffered in War “The war is over, Mr. Chairman, and the people whom I represent, 80 per cent. of them are descendants of people wha cere from Germany ow there are people on the floor of the House and in the gal- lesies who suffered during the war. My family suffered just the same as yours. In that battalion that left Kitchener over 50 per eent., or 547, were boys of German name, and any. a them te-day lie hertelk in Fran “ty mane say this to the Minister of Agriculture, if you want some good settlers,.people of the same cal- fiber and character as. we have in Waterloo,” be careful how you select, because at. the present time we do not need artisans; but if you want people to go on the-land, who know how to farm, who won't be a bur- den to you, then -I’say give them a chance if the a Chapt can afford to let them come. (Applause.) “T ask you, Mr. Minister, and this Government to be charitabie,~to re- member that theré are these people today living in the:Dominion of Can- ada who happén ‘to be of that race, ‘but who did their part and did their rae nobly in the a may be critigized for what I say, aha criticism should be welcom- asking now that at thie ‘stage of the game,-when you need Big cP who will assimila intermarry with Scotch and neers a ci tan be proud of here.'’ mglish, Irish and tizenship we HURCHES . Presbyterian Givings Increase According to the budget — state- ment of the Presbyterian Church, in Canada, which has just been issued, the total budget revenue h Church for the past year, including special contributions for deficits, a- mounted to $1,461,307.32, or $29,- 666.92 more than the disbursements. The accumulated deficits of the church have been reduced by this amount, and now stand at $328,881. The givings of congregations, in- cluding special offerings for . deficit or particular funds, totalled $1,216,- 45, an increase of 1,462 over those of 1922. That further drastic retrenchment may not be necessary in 1924 an earnest appeal ‘made to every Presbytery and con- gregation to raise its full budget al- location It will be —, the price of ae mission to see Tilley a Gay Old Bird in the Girl in Red. Na Old Darky (to shiftless friend)— I hearn tell you is gwin y. me dat dollah you owes’ me. Is you? Friend .(ingratiatingly)—I ain't enyin I ain't Old Dar Yea is you is. ‘severely)—I ain’t ask t; I ask you ain't you Grin and bear it.-Meet your trou- bles with a smile. When you have a problem to meet, do nofaset your “Hew td Wash an Preserve Woolens Woolen garments or articles cleansed with SURPRISE } ~~~goap feel soft, fluffy, and well washed. Dry woolenarticles [| = ‘in a moderate temperature— not in the sun—and do not allow them to freeze. Sun is injurious to wool; freezing What Magazine Do You Take? or What Newspapers? You can order any Magazine or Newspaper you . want—Canadian, American or British—at this office, saving postage, cost of express order and trouble of ~ writing, ee We are local agents for the Toronto Globe, Toronto Mail and Empire, the London Free Press and London Advertiser. SAVE Banner office. Why p $5.00 both make a lit on ‘these papers by pie them at The a year when you can get Suen for less and we. tle? jaws and grit your teeth and be un- happy You can lighten its weight, if you brighten up and smile. There is more power to a punch delievered in -high spirits than one delivered in low spirite.—Douglas Fairbanks. The lecturer had been describing some of the sights he had seen a- broad. “There are some spectacles’’ he said, ‘‘that.one never forgets." '‘I wish you would tell me where I can get a pair,” exclaimed an old lady in the audience, “I dm always for- getting mine.’ Now is the Time to Place Your Orders for BLACK CREPE FROCK HAS TUCKED SKIRT Three deep tucks distiriguish: the skirt of this simple frock, which can be easily made by the home * e are with points of con- may ‘¥ which t patra rae of _embroidery,| ro ras a . Frankiin. eA a Hanging Baskets, — ~~ Flower Boxes, Ete. The season is short. Get them started early, ‘Phone us and we will call for containers. i We have a jot of orders in for Rose Bushes, Flowering Shrubs and Perennials, is out’ of the ground. The stock will be good and the prices right. which wiil be here as soon as the frost Floral Designs. for Funeral i Work a painted 1 i ~~ Plowright’s Greenhouses oh a "Phone 260.. Listowel. ystouse — MARTIN-SENOUR. 100% PURE PAINT & & VARNISHES Write to Head Office. Movtreal for Free Belt “HOME PAINTING MADE EASY R. B. 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