(All articles’ ieredited. “The Ban ner—doesn't [{_ a acres Merits of MINARD'S for salé by J. A. Hacking. TRIALS'‘OF AN EDITOR : {Ohio State Journal) Typographical errors and saletakies often seem extraordinarily ‘funny the great reading public, but in the re they occur they recall =H by the officiating rabbit. That seem very funny to the light-minded, but it did not eeem fun pecially when the Bete 6 father came to see.us about A VALUABLE ACT tion Act has been fit is shown by the work it has done during ‘the ten of its opera- tion, ” that time o sum of $46,- 937,2 hes been awarded in com- saxiatinn to ae workmen, their wives and children. The fund from taken from mane but ia jorted. upon You'll Be Happy If You'Let Use- Dry Clean It! When you open that box coming from us and take out that dress or suit you sent us fer Dry Cleaning. madam-— you're just going to smile your SBweetest and gasp “My, How Wonderful!" And so will every woman be pleased who has give “Cleansing Attention” to her best {tems of wearing apparel. Joe Lockhart q The Tailor Over Koch's Shoe Store employers, th ts yarying cording as the employment is more or less hazardou THE GOOD LITTLE on eda posedly filched from milk bottles— will. commence operations in Ganan- oque, we'll forgive the little beggars a lot they have don: uot so com- mendable.” And Tuesday brought this: “To sy Bank “ot Montreal “Pay to The Gananoque — or oniae. One sg Doll afternoon's mail BENEFIT6 FROM CHURCH UNION (Brampton Conservator) It is said that a agitation regarding large numbers of m who were seldom in attendance at public worship, are new regular at- tendante and rad ee Judging by which these benefits are paid is not who come with the seize of ‘the vayfatl and @c-|, (Gananoque Repor In this column last te “ante little item appe “If tat sparrow which is distrib-) if a ing one dollar bills in Ottawa—sup-ja OLIVER REID, OF OF FRANKFORD, IAL POST. m advanced that itis is ar ° muthisient spending m as Griven-the drudg youn but this i pes ng the farm; “| absolutely f have lived, ‘In this farming com- munity all my life. I am still a boy the cause of the and I know what is boys and girls leaving the farm. have talked to left the farm, never give the reason. that have so often voiced by he press, although there are excep- tions In all c munity have 1 education, and I help a lot. But it is elther a is no good for a farme they say, go to school, get than your ally that there is an then farmin, Ww easier dvanced equi. and when I got through farming was no life and girls by farmers and the composition of Setesattons to protest against the proposed changes in the O.T:A., an equally large num- rance pwill become abstainers and lend thelr es to.the cause. The - futaere ree of some of ths present-day ad- vocates of temperance will be follow- ed by those who have borne the bur- St. ° Patrick’s Day GREETING CARDS POST CARDS SEALS CREPE PAPER for decorat- ating end CREPE PAPER NAPKINS for 8T. PAT- BIOKR’S DAY. Call and sew our stock. ELLIOTT & GREER Quality and Service Gable’s Old Stand, Listowel. Phone 138 den and beat of the day. ‘By their fruits ye shall know them.” GETTING NO BETTER FAST (Grimsby Independent) Whet, hand-book men and stock gumbiers Ontario is becoming a sweet prov- fave to live in. @ Rev. Ben Spence, T. Albert Moore and General W. B. Raney are thie province “no better” £ I think that it would soon begin dawn on these chapples that you the Rey. Was any very effective way ing men good these days—appirent- ly both church and state have failed in that respect. I'm inclined to think that we will have to begin all over again and try to get men to be good “for the of being good” rather than because the law gays they must be good. ra ago I stated on several public platforms that legisiation would destroy “temperance senti-| ment.” Time hae proven my aseer- tion to be corgec Not only that, but sevoral pwubdlic men have lately given utterance to/ Marry the game idea—Premier Ferguson, Attorney-General Nickei and-one or two. prominent prohibitionists have lately referred to the lack of “Tem- perance sentiment,” an have no hesitation in saying that under exist ng perance sentiment” will entirely dis- appear in Ontario during the next five years. POOR PUSSY Health Builder Pure Milk—a real body bullder—that's the kind we serve our patrons. May we have your order?! We de- liver direct to your door. Phone 307-J -McCRACKEN BROS. (Chesley Enterprise) Im one of the large urban of this peovines the City Coneen yo proposing an Act be passed allow- ing municipalities to tax cata «8 well as dogs. The farmers wit be atoutly ompcasl to such eek legis- lation. Of course it is only an ag- gregation of harebrained fellows who are looking around for new methods of raising revenue to meet city ex- trayagance that would make such a Since the ani- iriving on our streets, an income tax on those who have more then the bootleggers, tsndits,/ of em- | f ‘education are as essential to a farm- are also to oe a = te tase. some farm always behin etc., ard if the boys have any ambi fay things ere bel heels at the farm and out, a once, while gatking with one bright, ambitious =e tellow, said. to me: “There » Rates to wy sal : farming, is t a] a certain;sum,” which he for a year. I said, ~jour farm for & prea: aud he would t vhardly believe Well,”’ ee stick t boy Lense far I know of farmer’ a wives community who have instilled and have warned the never these circumstances, can you 6r as to a lawyer and more so and best occupation of the today. THE DAY AND THE WORK work for the da: to See bs this w he files er the odd. scroll of th is hands can 4 gape 60, it he fa mueic wil = 4 2 ” = | a gO labor appointed is done to th To each man is given a marble to carve for the wall. ed thro amber of days. amin Markham in the “Nautilus” sige cel ‘Ann Ni Farmer’s Son Tells Why Boys Leave The Farm ONT., A FARMER'S SON GIVES HIS REASONS IN.THE FINANC- Ce ; From time to time’ I have seen if oney and sports and nee the Iss bourse of work and wher. asked why or ases—and I believe that the majority of younk” people who week with the latter's brother, Mr. have had the privilege of a high elieve that two ways, they either tel? them an an ee — make an easier lividg They preach continu- living ile I we attending high school the best oc- came back to the farm--and I am here to stay—although all my ier ,{called me a fool and nay me oe Pp ot ol then, with all this trash nae eached into the heads of the boys and farmers’ .4|to Poel System for Roads There is another reason why the boys and girls leave, and the farmers e too many, 4 with’ thelr work, only half work Gate land, have poor crops, psi at all they soon get eick of the ng run, get dis- vberaged with farming, an up their I have seen this very yhors work explanation real jth hat Wil beeen be ‘Why, Jack, sore ‘ind there “welt; " he sald, “you do not make named, which would be a city laborer's wages “wo make-more.” - he tia, “it I were you I Bame paid follow tried the wil sys city and got sick of it and-came-back seke|to the farm, but he and I do not blame him, for the way things are run ‘would di<courage any a never came home in this into their daughters’ minds the idea that a farmer's wife's life jis a drudgery, a farmer. How, then, under bal expec’ the young people to stick with the pes ? Farmers, if you want your sons ith the farm est world To each man is given a day and hie And once, and no more, he is given preimn the task For t rn task Is appointed to him on There is waiting a work where only Itere, i chord in the P| He may onan in the sky, he may lie Bence til the A stone that is needed to heighten e beauty o ty. And only aaa bas the magic to And ya bis wands’ the cunning to t it in place. Yes, hoe oh Lg that is siven to. each can co 80 the et errand is caiting: it fos wait- rout ‘tor (irish Rose" and an Pye on 4 wits About time to paced your seeds from the new Jéatalogu resbyterian, ‘Baptist and Sitheran: Churches at Walkerton are without pastors. Radio licenses only cost $1.00. It’s cheaper to get one than get caught without one. Activities are commencing in the sugar bush, for the maple syrup sea- gon will soon be here t| Four weeks of the six weeks slee that the groundhog and bear went back to enjoy, have pasi s Mr. ’M. Brenner, the Dorking Hol- stein Fresian breeder, has pu ed three fine cows from a well known Holstein breeder at Atwood. 1] mr. land Mra. Fred Hoey, of Lis towel, ‘@ntertal people of Dorking waintrict fast Fri- day evening.—Drayton Advocate. me o oe 7} Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Alderson of New York, spent days this e|George E. Harron.--Durbam Chron- le. reasons that the boys of this com- ic dic set has been installed in Wellington County House of Refuge. e old folk at the Perth House of Refuse will be clamoring for a set 00. If the good man of the house for- T) gets to bring home tue bread or the acon occasionally, he is ees a substitute can be b ot 60 nero ae forgets to bring Sects The Ban esnen effort of the Public Library I = are did not meet with — nse to a notice in the pa on the night set. Perth County Opposed MAY REFUSE TO PAY SHARE OF PROVINCIAL ROAD CONSTRUC- TION IF’ GOVERNMENT STOPS GRANT. If the governemnt is planning to withhold the grant to Perth County due for county roads the sye- H is _ the one desired by Perth County wili retaliate by withholding rom "shire of the money due for work done on Provincia he | in ie: county This le the posaible irae. by ‘the cow en Ad County Clerk F. W. Armstrong. e dispute over has mt... "Tee: @ question of cininutre: tion, At present the townships look after the roads within the townships themeelves, and spend the money ap- portioned to them according to as- sessment. Under the system cated and demanded by the govern- ment the money to be spent on coun- Expendi- eae tion of a county road superintenden to the places where he ‘thinks it wit be ews ban vss “ are t be un- fairly miele mei Coa neliSE Robert Armstrong of Ellice says that the gineers it has on its hands. He says they will spend none of his town- this county, n of ‘th | committees; Frank Downie, rt of North Eusthope, and County Clerk F. W. Yd county's ‘position was placed be- re Hon. Mr." sige but no decision as reach romised that a letter, in which ine government's ac- tion would de explained, would be forwarded tothe eounty later. itches wernt the 6 therefrom in t Perth, ‘Oxtord = other counties, - ft ere counties ny computing wo done by the townships and collect- ing county ‘toad contributions from ae ytd ent wes described § on: den —, at the eee tan the Good wer 3 as “feirly my cloes toa ete tree Pe of As the stands now there very lite» poset, of the county back: inted o —— — In this wa would he some $40, 000 aneai by the “withino * plan. uild and maintain ¥e the pinata no voice ditures re bein es made on provincial eign aye. Clerk 7 dose: not think” that is correct. wee Board to have a Checker Club form-|S¥ee 1 ms interested ties tu tal ge Apprecidtes — only potty alee iad P All the way from British Columbia | aime ty SIV! eats this sp ; ota ‘acon will = =o. M9 trans- . The | the United Btates and Canada. re ® | to Walkerton w: To get the ner ege Of on county roade> ).—Ha aocer ro “Motorists of eu seavipke. Resi in be Ontario Moto ge to wage Viairoas war vant three-cent tax on gas- oline, “some 40 clubs are co-operat ng. ‘ The home paper ‘aloes you the reading matter in which you have erest--the home news The Bann if it ia not enjoyed in your home. Mr. Joseph Shickler of a hggee has been awarded the of he roo The building Will be 60x34 feet and will be fireproof throughout. Mr. Shickler expects to commence work early in April Mr. Malcolm MacBeth, = of The Milverton Sun, who ap- pointed with Judge Scott, Ms Perth, by the Ontario Trustees’ und Raté- payers’ Association to convey their greetings to the Manitoba Assocla- tion’s convention at Wiunipeg on Feb. 26th and the Saskatchewan con- vention on the 27th. found it impos- sible to attend Your Sale Billse— Are you thinking of having a sale? If 6o the Banner wiil print your bills re ‘pre Bend 1 your news wterar: ee Andrew Filsinger,A sold his farm to ee Hepry Walter March came in like a lion all right. lat a price - meee: r. Fils: as4 pu Wate = ing a ceayle of his strain, ‘ot yellow t clover to ‘elle who why try it out there. comes a cheering note from Mr W. Morley of West Summerland, B. Cc. “We enjoy The Banner very much and would not like to de beg on Wishing you every succees.’ always thankful for these words of encouragsment. ‘nttie Btood High in Music Ran— Mr. F. Sutton, leader of the Meth- odist “chotr, headed t bine of suc- ceasful students of the to Con- servntory of Mueic in Sigbt Suging i. the February examinations. In May of lest ty Mr. Sutton took second place in a Sight Singing contest at the Provinelal Festival of Saskatchewan. He was only one point behind the winner Dletribution— ent of Lanoe and For- free distribution: Forest Trees materiel is intended primarily for for you neatly, promptly and at a very moderate price Sends feed to Florida— At a request from Mr J, Schin- in who _ visiting e. “Lakeland { Florida, r is send- | : that occur in the life of a farmer. : If you will segaed your frm in thie igheer=: as a clean-cut business proposition—you wil Gnd’ ix Telpad to'Gsemn ajecnenetiaee with the Bank of Montreal—a benk j that has served the farmers of Canada j for more than a century. Bloch of sin tt lcetichas tha thin spb and stability of the entire organization. | BANK OF MONTREAL Established over 100 years Dotal Assets in excess of $200.000.000 eat s P = — — forest planting but a limited marry of teens fe aleo on hand for wind- Simply se a commanication to Depa of Lands avd hie Bartacent Buia ing, Toro Conrention in Winniper— The annual convention of the, Can- dian eekly Newspapers’ Associa- thon will.be held in. Winnipeg wagapereee will attend in|) The Home of Quality Groceries THE ABILITY TO SATISIFY Most of our desires—coupled with good health —brings Happiness. Good health still weits,on digestion, and digestion on cheerful appetite— and appetite with most of us is largely.a matter of enticing viands. dact is: available for .you.at o the very choicest table de‘icacies to catiaify yeur every want. are paramount with us R. A. Climie Every imaginable food Peo “QUALITY, SERVICE ‘and SATISFACTION” Quality Grocer, Listowel. the etumnn. 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