Established 1x00. eS ‘The first Young, People 's League “meeting of the Methodist church tat -Donegal was held.on Tuesday evén-)|- ing. °. * * a Rey. B. Howard, “of Listowel, ‘conducted the service Sunday even- ing in St. Alban’s church when he -gave an interesting address that was -Much enjoyed Last Sunday afternoon the Rev. 3D: St. Dalme, who some 43 years ago “had charge of the Atwood and Lis- ‘towel pastorate of the Baptist chureh, igladly took the opportunity of a ‘dressing the audiences at these ap He took for his text “For we cannot ‘but speak the things we have séen ‘and ee From which’ he empha- ‘sised the duty and the privilege .9 of the tolleders of Christ and the gr need of greater zeal and energy gS the christian church. Seeing that yet there is one third of the world who have not heard the Gospel. And that if every Christian in elvillzed parts of the world could be the meane of bringing one soul a year to Christ, in Jess than ten years the whole world would be christianizeds Surely Jt is worth while to do our best in the {nterests of Christ's cause and king- dom. Next Sunday Professor Camp- McMaster University will pel motored out to Atwood service fn the afternoon last Sunday in the Baptist church. BABY CHICKS Hundreds of these lively lit- tle rascals will soon be “all a- board" for Everywhere. And you can save time, save money, yet chicks that grow faster, and lay earlier, by plac- ing your order NOW for our big vigorous Wyandotte Baby Chicks. Our White Wyandotte Baby Chicks are produced from a sel- ected pure-bred, high produc- ing flock, and s spgpial mated wens. HATCHING EGGS Single sittings or incubator ‘lots from heavy laying hens, mated to males from the best breeders in Ontario. Write for prices, or call and see us, visitors are always wel- come at Idylewylde Poultry Farm. WM. KENDALL Atwood, Ont. Only Girl Who Has Any Seake To-day ~ Is Husky, Hearty and Healthy Type The Quiet, Modest, Shrinking Ideal—But the Independent, Hearty, ——— One Out to Dinner _ Says Dorothy Di Girl 4s Every Man's ATWOOD AND ELMA TOWNSHIP. t| oF -eight. + practical, The latest article from the pen of Dorothy Dix is reproduced from the St. Thomas Times-Journal “as follows:-—— A young woman asks this ques- tion “What kind of giris do men, as 2% rule, like best—the modern or the old-fashioned kind?" You cannot give a dateits answer ere are men and, every mind about the sort of w prefers, Some men adore Say dolls while others crave godesses, di- yinely fair and most divinely tall. Some men are intrigued by beauti- ful morons who ask them fool ques- tions while rows who discourse upon 6 stein theory. The Turks fill their -harema with fat ladies, while’ only a living skrleton, may ,hope to hoid | me American hus- man|men rushed to support. the affections of an band, And so it goes. e pe taste, and a wedding ring for n who wants one, be she fall or Shanks fair or dark, thin or stout, plain or pretty, witty or dull, a perfect thirty-six or an awful for- Broa aly speaking, however, I should say that the favorite type of girl is the 1925 sports stream-line effect, artistically paint- ed, a self-starter, a good hill climb- er and capable of making ninety mies an hour on the level, ~ Of course, I know that thonsands of men will say that a girl of eed class js too fast for them, and that she is upholstered too much, and that she is more for pleasure than for daily service, and that her up- keep is too much for them anyway; and that what they want is a good old-fashioned girl of the type that used to be in vogue about the timé of the Spanish War—the sort of a girl that mother was, with no foolishness nor flummery about her, and not so kalsomined up that you can't see what 7 are getting when you pick her , The quiet, one. ‘shrinking, do- mestic Sh earitan little ‘ Alice-sit- by-the-fire—that Is every man's ideal woman, just as the classics are his ideal literature and grand opera is his ides] music. But he leaves, them all on the shelf, while he turns to the sporting page and. comie strip in the newspaper when he has a few minutes to read, and then stép out withe the flossiest cir] he-knows to listen to jazz. Somehow our taste changes to meet the new fashions just as it does in clothes, and the charaeteristics that are admirable in one generation are as unattractive nae the garments they wore. We can no more get up any enthusiasm for the manners and personalities of our parents and grandparents than we can for the bustle or hoop skirts and Prince Albert coats, and peg-top trousers that they wore. They were in people all right. Probably better than ours model, but old-fashioned. ‘Not for us! t used to be considered elegant and distinguished, for instance, for a girl to be fragile and delicate. She cultivated semi-invalidism. She minced at her food and ate no more than-a~—bird. She-wo would gph ae horrified at the thought of wal a mile, and she swooned at the ae ot a drop of blood. Can you imagine ‘the men of today hothering with that type of — girl! Not She would be left alone he| on pty pe aia: The only girl who has any beaux in these days is the hus- ky, hearty, healthy, girl, who can play golf all day and dance all might, and still be going strong, and w is just about as Hable to ‘aint ce the sight of a wound as a butcher ‘In other Gaye the naldiess, cling- iig-vine type fred of . The Crea who Gat. yn and went her hands was the one whom It was con- sidered a proof’of feminine tender- ness for affemale to be able to turn on the aren and flood the place with tear Men don’t hasten to wipe aw the pearly drops that flow from the ayes of the human geyser now. Th take to their heels and get out of the wet, and they*have an actual eontempt for the girl who ‘aes know how to do things, isn't sport enough to take life as it comes without blubbering. orance was held to be a charm of peculigr fascination in the old- fashioned girl. posed to be particularly if she didn't know who was Presi- dent and neyer read a newspaper, and didn't have enough, sense handle money, or buy a railroad tic- ket, or take care of herself. Men are bored to death now with a wo- man who can't keep up her end of the conversation, and they consider the girl a burden who has to be taken care of as if she were a sick baby. You see there are millions of girls in business nowadays, and they have changed man’s ideal of what ia ‘de- appealing sirable in women. The business girl) Is strong and healthy. She is snap- py, and alert and wide awake. She knows how to take care of herself Tinancially and socially. She is. inde- meadent and hs pern ees and | che 1 vant look like a last year's shirtwaist Men criticize her just as erl- ticize her short skirts and hed tell her how much better her mother was, just as they tell her how much more modest her mother's long trall- ng, microbe-catching petticoats ‘were; but it is the up-to-the minute girl, wearing the latest “hint from Paris, that they take out to dinner. Look and see for yourself. The only way that a man can con- vince us he {s boss in his own house is to use the guest towel without fear of being bawled out. ’ i) Visit Our House Furnishing Department Special values in Wilton and Tapestry Rugs, all sizes; Congoleum and Linsleum Rugs, {| 5 newest patterns, all sizes; Curtains, Curtain Nets and Cretonnes, Blinds and Curtain fs el opoies. Imported Net FlobtOil Cloth,’ | Curtain Nets and | Veranda Rugs. . Curtains 50c a yard ©. - All sizes from lya.x : Ivory and Hert. yay” Linoleum —Crims 1%, 3 x 3. Special ie f yar ng ‘a Ik $2.00,2'pait © oni gt 00 &q. yd. 30c a yard upwards $1.50 upwards " : . Just Arrived 5 This week we have opened up our range of Summer Wash Dresses in Ginghams, - — 1 a BH Voiles from 35c a yard upwards. Voiles, Ratines and English Broadcloth.-All. made up in exclusive styles. Prices range from : $4.00 to $18.00. We invite you to come in and see them. Wash Gands. Extraordinary values in fine Vets Ratines, ‘Cotton Crepes _ Mr. Jas.’ —< Was home over the week-end.” Mr. George Arbuckle, contractor, is In Atwood this week. -Mrs: Terry,4Margaret and- Beth, B|-visited in Monkton last week. . Hancock, of Palmerston, vis- {ted her uncle, Mr. Samuel Reter, on Tuesday. Miss Basson left on Monday to spend a week with her parents in Stratford. Mrs. George Smith her sister, Mrs. Wm. in very ill health lair, who is Mrs. F. Liersch is recovering from: an attack of tonsilitis and Harold is 11] with la grippe. Mrs. (Rev.) H. Eastman and baby, of Burk's Falls, are t avin her sis- ter, Mrs. W. T. Oliv Mr. and Mrs. A. Lietch returned home on Saturday, after spending the winter in Chatham and Dorches- ter. Janie Dennis returned home Monday, after a two weeks’ visft with friends in Hamiiton and Lon- . and Mrs. Matheson and family, Mr. Joseph Hol- Mr 8th. concession, and man visited Sunday Monkton |. Mrs. Lucas returned home Wed- nesday, after spending a week with her daughter, Mrs. Stanley Purvis, in Grey Mrs. J. A. McBain has returned from a month's visit in Hamilton and with her gon, Dr. Wallace McBain, at Port Colborne. is attending | with friends in| Mrs, Robinson and daughter, Ruth, returned Wednesday of last week, after spending’a week with friends in Hamilton, Mr. Ap: | Anderson retereed to: Preston an. Thursday, the wee a eortee his Peoiiier, Mr. E. G. Ani s@ Spence setae to her C) in Fordwieh on Sunday, after spend- ing a week at the ome of Mr. an Mrs, Russel’ Bell. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Richmond and Mra. Henry Duncan, 123th. concession, motored to Stratford on Santas and returned Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Gey. Woods, of the West, gnd Mr. Woods, of Tor onto, Visited last - week with their ae ter, Mre, Robt, Kno eg ane Mrs. Roy Chee Neil spent Sunday with M Cloland's "parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex McKay, 8th. concession, Mr..and Mrs. Jack Lietch* and family, of Dorchester, spent the week-end with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Lietch. Miss Inez Ballantyne returned she has been attending Mrs. Thomp- son, who fs seriously ili. . Mrs. Wesley Brandle and daugh- ter Gertrude, left on Tuesday for De- troit and will visit her brother, Mr. Russel Fixter, at Walkerville. | Miss Catherine McDonald, school teacher of the 12th. concession, Grey, spent the week-end with —e ‘Frank Boyd, 12th. concession, Elm Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Mayburry, Britton, and Mr. Wm. Mayburry, of St. Thomas, spent Sunday at home of Mr. and Mrs. Tounston Peeb- rs.}and Ralph Douglas who have home Monday from Henfryn, where of] G. Mrs. Wm. Blair and son, Nelson, of Keltield, Sask.,; is visiting this week with her aunt, Mrs, Pope, and ts. Warren Morrison, 0th. co ol sion. berg ‘and Billy], ceeueae on Saturday from Toronto. after spending @ connie of weeks | with ewell. Greensides’' sister,. Mrs. Ma Mr. and Mrs. George Roger r, Mrs. John Roger and Serge Miss Edith ‘Morrison and uggan, of Brandon, metored ta Stratford .on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McKay and son, Lindsay, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Whitfield, I4th. concession, Grey, spent Saturday at the home of Mr. Mrs. J. Rutherford. rs. Wm. Douglas, of Palmerston, ‘is-visiting Mrs, George uglas, Eric been spending a couple of weeks with their grandparents, returned with Jessie Ayres, who has been spending a = Se with her father, Mr. as. Duncan, left on Tifesday for her home In Elgin, Manitoba, and will spend a few weeks in Toronto en- route. Mr. J. McNichol, Miss E. McNich- ol, 6th, concession, Miss Lulu Worth- E ‘4ngton, 12th. coneession, and Mr. D. Scott were guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McKay, 14th. concessian, FORD—JOHNSTON At the manse, North Mornington, on Friday, May 2nd. Irene Winnifred| gaara second eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Johnston, of At- wood, was quietly. married “to oi Stanley Ford, also Atwood. NLA ae Presbyterian wins ister per ig Pe og “Ford left-on the ev- sain tras from Peffers to Owen Sound, where they will reside. ‘ae reatentoelenfestonlondesios) seeindedebetetectedste iat Be > Do DONEGAL Dy ee + eleledeteieleteleteedeie seateate eden featesfoeleeleloielniel: Mrs. Eric To to, Ils visiting at a of her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Vi- ond. OM iss Dorothy Little has returnetl home after spending the winter em- ployed in a telephone office.in Tor- onto. Mr. John 8. Cowan received quite a shaking up one day last week when he accidently dropped through a trap door into the stgble. Though badly shaken up and confined to hie bed for a few days, owe are pleased to report him able to move about a- gain. The township grader is working Pas this Vicinity, A good many the roads are badly in need of it. The milk waggons have commenc- ed their usual routes‘this week. A young peoples’ League haa been organized at the Methodist church here. nil ai o— was held Tues- day ev M igs Elisabeth Cowan spent Sun- day with friends in Stratford. A voncert will be given in the church here on” Friday evening, May 16th. Program will be provided by talent from Methodist choir In Atwood and others. others’ Day will be observed here on Sunday ‘next, May eis Special music by a mothers” cholr. G. R. Sanderson who has been fined the house for a few we Ga Is eble to be about again. eloleieeipleietn ine hiniteesinineet | NO. 4, ELMA AND GREY =, a = oe i “e es eats ad », det oateetoey nator Tasos Toa Teelectenterteiey ate Oy ef oe ate a Seintetetntebtind tended Report showing the standing of the pupils of U. 8..8. 4, Elma and Grey, for afte Let of April. Fourth—R. peon, E. Edgar, McFarlane, ‘c MeCreight, *L. Me- Creight, I. Henry. Sr. ITI—A. Simpson, 8. Peter, C. ae ie L. Crow. dr. IN—A.* Ruttan, ttan, L. Murr. Sr. I—R. Milan, G. Hamilton, *L. Teena li—J¢ Gray, re Hanna, G. fiers fora * Dy. Hamilto : First—A. Simpson, ". Kerr, L. Kerr and G. Hamilton, weal, T. Thornton. Primer—Cliftord Thornton, F. Crow. These marked with an asterisk wero absent from some examinations. L. Donald, teacher, teh a TOWN LENE East * iS sh -* SARA IE iN : Resheedeiotein i's. re- turned home from S Detront on Mon- fr. John “McCloty had * SNCCene 1 wood-beé t this: Ses odesforde tended ae leiededetedesdeedesteedeetet + Bl} a ot Holstein | gis etek Sunday oe rig rs chine age |}. Mr. and M ht. Co bg BORN : May 5th., to Mr.mnd Mrs. Everett Coghlin, a daughter. (June Mar- faret Lynde.) DANBROOK—At Donegal, “on Sun- day, May 4th., to Mr. and Mrs. as. Danbrook, a duughter. Sheela 4 reeled +++ GOTHAM waledfeeZenZorfenTouTesTenToaToatafeny oat eolentalen! onnoksee: . Wm. Burnett % Stratford Py visiting his daughter, X . Cor Mr. and Mrs. Percy Bereiat cant unday with Mra. J. Horn of 16th. con. Elma. Mr. W. Donnelly mho was badly hurt by falling off a milk waggon, is recovering slowly. fr. eid Mrs. James Leonard and Mr. 8. Kay of Stratford spent the week-end with Mr. W. D. Gray and family. — oe EVERYBODY'S COLUMN Ten cents a line for first jn- sertion, with minimum charge of ec. Subsequent insertions five cents a line with mini- mum charge of 25c. oe TO LET The Elma Agricultural grounds, Atwood, on esday, 3th. at 7.30 p.m. on the grounds. C. J. Wynn, Secs. WANTED company with Head Office at Waterloo F gyre nord opening at tive wanted for this locality. opportuaities~for right man, District t Office supervision and tance. Write P, O. Box 175, terloo, Ont. 5—8 The man = rags too much that he runs purring about his house may refer to the washing machin ate The reason a woman likes a party Aine is because che can get a Tine on feodedesde ade eleeleeeefee}eefecdeeteed eeledlesterTecdeslecbes]eeqeefesfeo se + MEETING al eae aa % 4 \ D4 + A meeiling of the returned + “ men of Elma Township fs be- + + ing held on Saturday night, + ‘* May 10th., at elght o'clock, + + in the , . Al-. + “~ wood, The meeting Is to dis- + % cuss plans in connection with + “” the unveiling ceremonies on + ~ May 23rd. All war veterans + “ are urged to be present. “ t + LoafeeTenfoaTeneofefouhe seoleeeledeteeepeteteletep se | Agency at Atwood, One representa-| “ Seletededededepetegedetet tedden delete 8.8. NO, 2, ELMA “ whe fe ate be te ee a ae ae a Me he a ee a I The following is the réjorré6rs. | No. 2, Elma. Those marked with an asterisk missed one or more «xam- inations. Tetal 100%, Honours 75%, Pass %- Sr. IV—Emily Sharpe se, Graham Biehn xe, a Alteheso tle Shearer 69, gn Leslie Porterfield 66, Maggie Leon- ‘ard 59. Jr. IV—Adam Park 68, Frank Cleland 65, Mervin Hamilton . yee Newbigging St, Gra ace Gray esel Hulsse Gunobel «| cuompaon 30, “Lorie Galbraith 0. s ; §r. I—Jean Dunlop 8&6. Mary Gecleddecferlefesfenesjedfecdecfecheeehebatectod hipadbepeepg | Sharpe 74, Tom Allison 72, Mary ; ehn 72, Jean Shearer 65, Ross OGHLIN—In Atwood, on Monday,| Thompson 66, Morris Huis: 61, Leslie Leonard 48, Ervin Hujessr 42, Willie Shearer 30. Jr. 11—Isabel Jickling 8&7, Annie Gray 79, Forence one 69, Jen- nie Leonard 61, &. First—Isabel fancne 95, Freddie Allison 83, Reta Park §1, Kathleen Dunlop 78. Jim Thompson 76, Una Gray 65, *Donald Gray 0. Primer—El]wood Gray 100, Earl Biehn 100, Gordon Shearer 100, El- mer Coghlin 95, Gordon Coghlin 90, Inez Jickling 890. Beginners—Elsie Gray, Muriel Douglas, Evelyn Leonard, George Sharpe, excellent. Lioyd Donahue,/| Morris Gabraith, od. sue on roll 49. Average attendance J. Farrell, teacher. Able nces-| was down to a “} dence on t to be Out Again— © tee Mr. John Roger, hardware merch- ant, furniture dealer and undertaker, the store again on Tues- day, after being Mar olay howe for several days w t lumbago, * tt waded -Funeral— ; ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Robb, 12th, cot- Saeki Mrs, John Coghlin,, blind ‘the funeral on Mr. Frank Hos- lin essrs. B. Viamiiton attende Thuraday’ of the la’ kin, in Stratford. Massed Choi rs at Unveiiing— The massed choirs of the township will render a selection at the“Sunvell- ing of the E)ma Memorial on Friday, May 25rd. The first practice will be held Friday evening in the Metho- dist church. All cholr members are urgently*reqnested to be present, Breaks Arm— Mrs. Joe Horne, 14th. concession, | mae the misfortune to break her arm n Friday, April 25th., as ehe was orihiing in the clothes. The railing on the veranda against which she wag leaning, gave way. Homes Under Quarantine— The home of Dr. and Mrs. W.-A, McDowell is under quarantine, their son Leweliyn being ill with scarlet fever, also the home of Mr. and Mrs, us Dickson, thelr, son, Hoger, having scarlet fever, Presented With Purse— " On behalf of the Young People’s Society of the Presbyterian church, Miss Ada Blackwell presented: Mrs, Kinefeldt, who recently resigned her position as caretaker of the church, _— a leather purse and hend bag an appreciation of services. She leaves on Saturday for Waterloo, Death of Mrs. Blinc The death of Alice Isobel Hudson, beloved wife of Walter Blinco, Grey Saturday, i forty-elghth year. The funeral was held on Monday from her late resi- 4th. concession, Inter- ment at Elma Centre cemetery, 2 pee ee ee -| School Closed for Fumigation— a meeting of the Board of Health Monday afternoon, Dr. Kidd, medical health offfcer, instructed that the public school be closed: this week and disinfected -as a prevent- itive of the scarlet fever epidemic from spreading. There are only’ a couple of cases reported, Lewellyn McDowell and Roger Dickson being iM with it. School Children wil Practice— A committee in charge of the mus- ic for the unvelling of the Elma Memorial consisting of the leaders of the different choirs: Mrs. Snell, Mrs. Paull, Miss Ada perked Mra. iver and Mrs, ‘ as con-. nor, request that all “the “ohildren® the township join in the singing and come to a full practice on Sat- urday, May 17th,, to be held'on the grounds where the monument stands, Board of Health Meects— The Board of Health for the towne ; ship of Elma met Monday in the a@lerk'’s office, Atwood. The outbreak of scarlet fever of the township was considered at length, several schools he elng closed and disenfected. The ac- count of the PA ain officer’ of health, Dr. D? Kidd, investigating, placards, Bishi tecting and other was ordered paid. Oth- er T paaintes relating to dead carcasses of horses and cattle was considered and the meeting edionraed: rge Hamitan ana: 74