SER er Main and wee streets. Phone ‘69. Night phone 11 ground, a practical supervisor is] ge necessary, as well as good equip- JAMES MOORE ment, for children must be taught DR. : what. to play and how to play. For! rt _ J, E, TERHUNE Seiceabiigy h pointy 2 Wallace St. Jer" tlon_beyon & dinpute e cer. Office Beak of Mowtresl.. : Recreations---Parks---Playgrounds a. : A sentence by a well-known Eng- lish writer puts the case for Recrea- siness-man who has no time for Recreation is like the car- of Main street, over Miss Gibbs’ Mill- Inery Parlors. Bonds for Sale. reatio had: “while it is true that most people—at al® events all those with human hearts—believe that children C. MORTON SCOTT, B. A. Barrister, Notary Public, ancer. re, Main etre Office over Adoiph’s mareeere Sto Convey- really need to play, far too many are inclined to think that grown-up men do not need relaxation—or play —and that to drop business or work for a short time is to be lazy. yet, the great leader of the Jews came back greater and more ready for his work after he had W. G. E. SPENCE Dentist, Graduate of the Dentist ‘Department of University of os sylvania, Philadelphia; ate of The Royal College of Dental ‘Surgeons, Toronto. Qffice over Schin- bein's Store. spent some time tn the “hind parts of the desert,” where he could do no work at all. But while grown-up people can look ‘after themselves we claim that one duty of every Municipal Council and Schoo) Board is to provide play- fround space and equipment for the children. They are the future citi- z . . ne *#eeeePeeeeeteeeeoeaeeene 7 town appointments promptly fil- “eo © © © © © @ @ WORLD. IS SAFE IN OF YOUNG en, world’s secretary Y. C. A. *t#eeveeeerpgeeetr eee e eee nee . . . * . *. * . * * Annual Convention of Evangelical W. M. S. The Fifth Annual coarentee of the Canada Branch Woman's Mis- sionary. Society of the "vancetical Church was held at Stratford, On- tario, last Wednesday and Thursday, May 28 and 29. There were minis- ters, delegates and visitorse present from many points In Ontarlo Reporte show an increase in aux- IHiaries, in membership and contribu- tions, and a growing interest in the met Sir Campbell Stuart, of the Lon- don Times, at Montreal, where the London programme for the party was completed. Every minute of the eleven days to spent old Lon- don will be brimful 4hings. The first ports of call are Cher. bOur and Southampton, arriving at Antwerp, Saturday, June 21st, On Monday, the party will be at Brus- sels where the Belgian Government will give an official welcome, After visiting Important points and the battle fields, the party will be re- ceived by King Albert. From Wednes- day to Sunday wil! be spent in“Paris. Some excellent features have been prepared for the party. the Paris newspaper editors, and by Bienvenue Francais, of which Marshall Foch is gests: jn of interesting | thee ‘Sar. Be rayaon a) ava, as eoaie noights writes 40 the Ealtor . mimber a lot ay wurse years than this wan. An shure ‘tisn't only the min who do be grumblin, fer the wimmin say they nivir wus so far behoind wid theer house claynin, an has been no weather yit soot- able fer shpring soots an If warrum beh aon er don’t soon come they will hey wasted the money they shpint on shirt walath lasht Jinnywary. "Tis awl be rayson av ixpicktin too make in” this wuorrnld. As ould Mishter Carl- yle said, an, par he wus a wolise man if theer ivir was wan. He said that if ye only considhered is ye desarved to be hanged, which Iaved wus mosht loikely, ye eed | tink It a privilldge to be only shot. ag 3 bed are some min I Qp account av theer It takes awl ale sor nationality, Dat, faith, . zens. They will be the mayors, ald-| educational side of the work. President koinds av payple to make up a wur- R. F. TAYLOR, L.D.S.; D-D.S. , ermen and school trustees in years A feature of the program was an From Sunday. June 29th. to Thure- rulé, as a 7 << 2 ba con te of the Royal college of/ to rye address by Mrs. F. Haight, of Water-| day, July 10th. will be spent in Lon-| 2¥ sh. As I to ye oor neces they are to grow up to be good loo, President of the Branch, who 7 : ps I have a ehmall shtake a¥ Scotch in iste a Surgeons, and of Toronto uni- “Al aeutal X-Ray work done, Out ce hours 9 to 5. led. Phone 60. Offi F. ST. C. WILSON, L.D.S.; D.D.S. Graduate of Royal College of Dental] Surgeons, Toronto University. Office over Banzley’s new store. Phone 23 for appointments. H. D. LIVINGSTONE, M. B. . Physician’ and Surgeon. Office over Livitgstone’s Drug Store, corn- (Physician and Surgeon) Office second residence north of| harmful and earn to me Let every Municipality invest in| good nortant—aod Queens hotel, Wallace street. Phone 17. DR. F. J. R. FORSTER c Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat y tasmben ots in medicine, University of Toro te Late naa New York Ophthal-— mic and Aural Institute, Moorefield's | Eye and Golden gee Throat Hos- pitals, London, ye ‘Hotel, - Listowel, ob Wednesday, June 4th. from 10 4 p.m. = es Pe ez100 St. Stratford, Phone 267, si a. G. SHIELL, M. D. 4,siclan and Surgeon | Diseases 9 Women and Surgery. | Phone 13 | nkerman Street, West. Bovcclua in haan Church. DR. R. F. rp. PARKER Osteopathic Physician\ 8nd aye Specialist. All diseases treated. Glas- ges fitted, Office—residence® street east. DR. A. O, MOYER Chiropractor Office on Main street, over Jobn- are economical, cost and cemeteries. Winnipeg, should States it Is reported enile Court bag very much less to do, playgrounds Introduced—Municipal Review. / Manner in which at the cur slttnecae they must first of all be healthy. And playing is an absolute necessity for children’s healt But much more is obtained from Playgrounds. For mental, and even Moral activity, is due to proper games properly played. The child who does not play good games, and As to the cost—why al. They cut of hosp/tals, So that even in prisons, play them fairly, will not grow up to be a good citizen playgrounds down courts— this period of atringent economy, playgrounds must be reckoned as necessary But to get the best out of a play- “Play the Parks, but—even onference on Child the Committee, . urged that "Every c¢ provide rounds for summer In one city in that nee supervised Playgrounds, supervised and sports, as well as summer cal p. the without supervision, playing may be; the children may not! ommunity . play- winter C nited the Juyv- were N Perfectly | The regular changing of threa will! add materially to a Aaical milease| 16 If the lubricated springs reduced cost of car upkeep For coating aceeay terminals use vaseline, which prevents corrosion, Much injury to tires is due to the| the car . . * is parked stone's eee ray ery store. Hours 9 to Look over water cooling system 11 a.m., o 6 p.m. Evenings by ap- d determine that there are no poiniment Plies No ke. sultation free. “= @ W. F. McLAUGHLIN Embalme: and funera] Director Graduate of Canadian embalming, '* . Residence and parlors, Main St., one and a half blocks east of ¢! Baptist church. Night and day calls promptly attended. Phone 227. Mvutor or horse drawn equipment as/ desired. | FIRE INSURANCE in best companies; also accident, au- tomobile, burglary, plate glass and. bond insurance. Automobile insur- ance, §5 cts. per 100. ‘neal business solicited. E. D. BOLTON W. J. DOWD, Auctioneer w Farms for sale. Get our terms. Want to buy? See our list. Need a house? We have it. Require an auc- tioneer? Phone 246, Listowel, Ont. f source eo, A and-stop it. the engine and cause r the valves and pistons, and, working through the oiling system, result in injury to the bearings. sult, drivers likely to lock the wheel on the axle ah burn the = in half, permitting off. To fect condition, 2 ik, 80 as to release * * . Carburetor Efficiency. t fixed Intervals, open the drain, 47 k at the bottom of the vacuum F any ma Nar which may have accumulated ‘i This will prevent carburetor troug foreign Bearing Lubrication Gropves in the bushings, which are thereby ca insufficient lubrication of nm excess of graphite will; also oft BeproaNC the same effect | intended to carry the lubricating oil, sometimes become clogged off the supply, and cut using one Dirty ithe Causes Trouble. Dirt Hl be drawn It may even . s . Concerning Wheels Noise coming from the Inless promptly call a “hot box," e@ wheel. to permitted to accumulate on the outside and around an engine into the carburetor pass into d wear on hub indi- cates trouble in the wheel bearings. attended a burned-up wheel bearing may re- and there is danger of what to, which is Care of Detachable Wheels keep detachable wheels in per- frequent inspections | the only school in Japan where deaf | mean ‘i A Water: Jacket Repair A blow torch, tap: drill are all the tools a car spoke on the subject “Moving the Fence Further Out,” in which she gave many suggestions for ‘better work {in the auxiliary n deep solemnity the convention listened’ to a a address Rev. J. . of Waterloo, wheveby he paid “rribute to Mrs. E. a Spreng, formerly of Cleveland, O., o was general President of the Evangeltoni Woman's Missionary So- clety for thirty-two years, and recently lafd down her task and en- tered into her eternal reward. Her last Message to the women of the organization was, “Tell them not to be afraid of big things,” which was characteristic of her whole life of rvice. The convention speaker was Miss Lois Kramer, a kindergarten teach- er in Japan. She spoke of the devel- opment of mission wor in that country and the present opportun- ities for Christian service. She also told the story of the beginning ofthe | Deaf Oral School In Tokio, which is = Net j children are taught lip reading and . speec. The convention placed Itself on | record as being opposed to a refer- engam on the Ontario airenethan it,and see that it is en- | forced to the utmost. A_ resolution was also passed expressing the ful- lest sympathy with the Women’s Prohibition Federation and offering | _| co-operation In its plan of work. The nner for efficiency In W. M8. work was awarded to the New Hamburg auxiliary. . The convention accepted,the invi- tation of the Crediton congregation for next year’s sessions The Branch officere of the past year were re-elected for the coming ¥ear. Spark Plug “Shorts,” rubber covering or |nsula- on of the spark plug wires is chaf- | ed or cut through, allowing the con- ‘ductor to touch or nearly touch any metal part of the car, the current will be short-circuited and will not ass the gap in the plugs. If sharp sapeine fs heard when the engine s under a heavy pull, it is evidence of a short circuit of the high-ten-| sion conductor. * | Cause of “Knocks” in the Engine ' Knocks are always annoying to the [west operators. The principal causes Lack of o Clogged Siar. Too rich a mixture. Spark advanced too far. Failure of fan to work propertly. Wrong timing of ignition system. Spark too late, causing overheat- £. Mechanical looseness of various kinds. . . Out of the Mud Hole! The best way to get out of a hole when the car is stuck in the mud {fs | to wrap one entire tire chain twice ‘ound each tire, crosswise between two spokae sten it with the possible. Start clips the best w reverse, and the the engine, go into car will come out of of hole. If no chains 4 use a piece of rope, an tire cover, an _oficloth 6 i i get out with the aid of stones fence rails is generally useless. TIME'S WRIN Byron reminds us that “time writes no wrinkles‘on the azure brow of the ocean,” but can there is any other brow anywhere upon’ which he does not, place his tell-tale marks? -We look’ into the glass with a close scrutiny some day and the face that greets us there ewe unmistakabe ‘signs of his pas- 8 And yet we wonder if it is quite right ty blame all that we see in the siass on Time, when we think of the needless worry and fret brow of we crowd our lives, row with But the we sey that) er only a mim but ‘a stirr ~d ment. This Matter, that this bookl don, where a great deal of entertain- ment has been arranged. While in London the party wil be largely un- der the wing of the Empire Press Union and many social events will be held in their honor, including a visit to the Henley regetta, also a “tea"’ at the House of Commons, Ar- rangements are also under way for a reception at Buckingham Palace by Their Majesties, the King and Queen, on Dominion Day. When the party leaves London on July 10th, they will be taken in charge by members of the English Newspaper Society. The British felnerary ig receiving very careful attention at the hands of the British joint committee, and there js every indication that the Provincial tour is going to be a continuous succes- sion of civic receptions and private entertainments. New places It {s pro- posed to vistt include Torquay, seaside resort in “Beautiful “pave shire,” the wonderful city of Bath, the eas town of Stockport, ss well as caer interesting places. At Stock- wil port 1 held. ‘While ‘It ‘ie In session “the lad- les will be entertained separately. In Scotland, the Trossachs, Lomond’ Loch Katrine, the country of Scott, and the land of Burns, as well as Edinburgh and Glasgow will be visited. The Preas party will sail from Glasgow on Friday, July 25th., on the Canadian Pacific liner * ‘Mont- laurier."” A stop will be made at Bel- fast, where Sir Robert Baird, head of the Belfast Telegraph, has promised the party a taste of real Irish hospi- tality. On the evening of Saturday, June 26th., the party will sail for dee arriving at Quebec, August th. WORTH BILLIONS AND COULDN'T BUY EVEN A POSTAGE STAMP There {is a Chinaman in Sound who is not only a millionaire but a billionaire—-in Mark has an account of no less than three and one half billion marks inthe Deutsche Bank, Berlin, Germany, but the value of this account with the bank is so low that it is nearly worthless, and in a letter to the lo- cal Celestial, the bank says It would not be worth while statement of the accou He had sent over to Germany coupons from German bonds valued at 12.500 marks, and had asked the bank to collect them when they were falling due, and credit the to his account. In reply, the Bank “It seems you have not been the marks order. The in question is worthless considering that 4,200,000,000,000 marks are necessary to buy $1.00 and .~hat the postag® of this letter _— to three hundred billion mar esid this, these coupons can- not be e@llected as they, as well as ese s themselves are submit- ted to the 3rd. emergency decree of 1924. t furnishing al: Me own make up, but I am not let- tin it worry me anny, nor losin anny shlape over it. As the ould sayin ts, “ow can't be cured will have to be indured."’ Thin, a lot av fellahs to be worryin theer heads aff, becaws they lift theer one Parthies an vot- ed wid the U. . Me wurrud to fer ye hev a shtrong conshtistushun, ye will git over it. I remimber how me ould nayber, Jack Pott, gut caught in the tumblin rod av wan av thim ould harse power trashin masheens, rMmanny years ago, an befoore we cud git the harses shtopped, he wus badly bruk up, an shtripped as clane as a young robin a day ould. Well, we carried him home, nivir ixpictin him to live, but wid the good care av his missus, (theer wus no thrain- ed nurses In thim days) in six wakes he wus goin about agin nearly as well as ivir. I wus so glad about it that I let him bate me tin dollars In a barse thrade, fer, shure, I 4 en OMEN OF TO-DAY ee lasht t. wake topped croa : H. B. MORPHY, K. 0. aa hee ee fie oe ‘| ia. but whin thas Shtopped te min a -| The carpenter may use his chisel “Don't think that the ; After the convention of Cana- "Twas th zi ; ir abaagg bead en na ee constantly, but the work will not be young women of to-day have dian rane aention. of the ia- rN I hev bedn afther sence ba Hamilton Listowel, Milverton, an as good as if he took the time to the bit between their teeth. tion in Toronto thia week, on Juno| fifty years, moore wood. Offices Listowel and Milver- I Pa@leve the -world 1s: safe Bth., oth. and 7 7th. some 50 of the | too gta get “ton, M to loan Addressing a gathering in the in their hands. These young- nua this an ‘ ade, rot the “heal ames’ m Montreal Board of Trade, the Con- er people ‘have learned their ar. sail Pte 5 Montreal on June 4 und, clover shpojled, an ot jurer Houdini said that the reason lesson and they will see to it th, on the C. P. R. diner Melita, for; ¥Bate goin iviry day, ae ‘af: 7 J. C. HAMELVTON, B. A. why the late King Edward was “the as far as in them lies a two months’ ‘trip-te Belguim,| 2¥ other tin eg ae : . greatest man in the world’ was be- this world is to become a France and the United Kingdo shun, as me awa Purvis, i =| Barrister, Conveyancer, Solicitor) c,uce he put aside all the cares and friendly place, a place happy Last week W. Rupert Davies of the| auctioneer Lae pay. ove erent | for the Imperial Bank of Canada| Worries of state now and then, watch- a prosperous fellowship Renfrew Mercury, Chairman of ar-| }¢TS musht ayther bar ort . Money to loan. Office on south side | 04 conjuring tricks and thus got Rec- of nations.”—Charlotte Niv- *|rangements for the overseas trip,| ®t short mimories if they can't re- Select Wedding Stationery Envelopes and paper of rich-looking, high quality ‘stock—in the finest linen finishes—bid the attention of prospective newlyweds here this week. Varied \sizes. A choice assortment. «Prices ranging from Tic ry «ss to.-« 4.00 per box. Also Wedding Cake Boxes, Con- ‘ fetti and Wedding Cards. ELLIOTT & GREER Quality and Service Gable's Old Stand. Phone 138. Wallace St. \ tought it wud plaze him an hilp him to grow shtrong quicker. Av coofke 1 got it back agin, wid interest whin e made our nixt dale, about a year aftherwards. ‘ye moind that I tould ye lasht wake about the thtimmin 1! Tory U.F.0.%0on the Wingham, an wid good iffickt, ye can't thrate iviry pashunt aloike, fer, shure, aven the dochtors know that much. Some av thim lads who hev gone ashthray ye hev to thrate wid a dose av what me bys that was In France wud call “hoich brow ehtuff."” I met a fellah av that koind ‘ ¥isterday an tould him t y the counthry, an to folght aginst the foorces av fraud an privi- ‘lidge that wus runnin tings in both av the ould partbies. I said he wus as much av a pathriot as the byes that wint oversays to foilght the Huns but now that the war wus over in both cases, the ting to do wus to git back to his ould jawb, the same as befoor, @n carry on. Some min ye kin shlam, an some ye have to blarn- ey a bit to git them to go the way ye want thim to go. Ye can't nse the same mithods whin drolvin a harse as whin droivin a mule, arr wid a hoigh shpirited harse as wid wan that is only shtubborn arr balky. he tings to do are to Kkape shwate, shtop grumblin an vote Tory whinivir ye kit a chance. wus playzed to know that the ladies as far away as B.C. are afther raydin me letthers. Yis, ‘twas play- zed I wus, intoirely, but I can't say I wus surproised, fer, shure, I wus shtrong wid the ladies, though I do be havin a harrud jawb to make the missus belave “Yours ‘till nixt wake, Timothy Hay. “Turn Trash Into Cash."" Insert an ad. article you do not want February ‘4, o this ronal the repayment of loans is- sued before the date of decree has been put into force as well as the payment of Interest cannot be clafm- ed until all reparations obligations; d."’ have bean settle The value of the local Ghinaman's account in Germany is & bout one- seventy-fifth the value of a postage sta . 5000 FAOTS ABOUT CANADA The public will welcome the new issue of "5000 Facts About Canada” for 1924—that remarkable eycloped- a of the Dominion F ank Yelgh, of Toronto, the well- wn Canadian writer ard Jectur- aver fifty chapters deal ery phase of our , progress, and {fs not # of valuable information, story of our pelee- sue Includes much ne tootains many other vale We are not surprised and ¢ provements. “Al ve empire and worl’ compiled by]. in The Banner and sell that|| JUST ARRIVED New fine of Ladies’ Voile Dresses. Splendid Styles; ¥ all colors and sizes. Beautiful Canton Cieps and Silks by the el Reasonable prices. We have new lines of Ginghams and Vojfes. Silk Hosiery Special for Friday andSaturday, regular $1.25 for 98c a pair. FELDMAN’S STORE The Cheapest Place to Buy and Best Quality for your Money. We Have Something New In Outing Shoes * OXFORDS or BALK#@RALS, made with Crepe Soles. These soles have proven to give twice the wear of any other kind. , | | | None better fer tennis, bowling and all lines of sport wear. sn nos See Our W indows ™ KOCH We Fit the Feet SHOE CO. Repairing Neatly Done SOME ht was in setiool. “Sargent 7 Artist,” id the tonntan: “wich one eireks oe ‘could change a sma ili ng face t thy) sorrowful oo ct} “That ain't nothin',"* 8s ogrt =p