man. " opportunity tion is with business ARKETS fluctuate and conditions change, but the hazards of farming are Jess when the farmer i aleo's Dae aes, re the farmer las: not every f keeping in touch with the Business World, be good Banking connec- to him—the Bank M ides cant tact shager speovi a affairs, y ii] » Xb bf pe OT eS — Vere 73 — i S iS, Ce ane eayh te | ir + to furthering i< ie) munity in which he resides. ta * 2. Any Branch of the Bank will give you painstaking advice and dependable service. IMPERIAL BANK OF CANADA LISTOWEL BRANCH 4 Meza MANAGER BF Listowel a - To Send Money : use the Money Orders sold atall branches of this Bank. They are safe, and ronveniaih. and are. y cas in all parts of the world. Py THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE Capital Paid Up $20,000,000 Reserve Fund $20,000,000 - H. P. Wanzer, Manager The Listowel Banner « The Almond Bee (Amalgamated Oct., Ist., 1923.) Publighed Thursday of each week. Eight to sixteen pages, séven col- umns to the page. All home-print. Can usé mats. ubscription rate $2.00 a year, strictly in a vangy: otherwise $2.60. six months ee months 6c. To subscribers’ 4 the t United States B@c additional for postage. E. 8. HUDSON. Editor and Proprietor. @lember Canadian Weekly Newspa- per Association yy Thuready, Nov, 3rd, 1927 w ) > wn 8 ~ The following paper was given at recent meeting of the Atwood U. F. W. 0. and written by Mrs. George raham, 10th con.,Elma, old adage “Distant hills look what others say or think about ue No. o my mind the thing that makes life arth living is happiness | and happiness like thankfulness is an attitude of the heart. We. have so many things to make us happy. look at the country in which -wer live and the priviliges we enjoy as Cana- nm citizens. In this year of Jubilee much fs being said about Canada. We are reminded of her greatness, her great sources of natura! wealth, J, = 1 = | LESSON No. 15 ik Question: Why is emulsified cod-liver oil { forests, fisheries. Her great Beautiful scenery. Her Her. wonderful and we natural- h mines, waterways. good government. system of education ly, as Canadiana are tnrilled wit ride. But the real wealth of any nation is the home lifé of-her people. Canadian homes are Canada’s great- est asset. Travel through our own province of Ontario and you find beautiful thriving.cities. Out in the rural dis- tricts comfortable farm homes, we tilled fields, good schools, good roads, Notice the people, they are in- telligent, well dressed, contented. Every few miles along your way or across the distant fleldé stands church, most of them beautiful brick structures their spires pointing heay- enward directing mankind to the higher nobler things of life. For all this was foundation laid by the pion- eers, just as our home life is laying the foundation of character for our boys and girls who are to be the fu- ture citizene of Canada. Its a good- ly land. Surely here, if anywhere we can make life worth while. Our individual lives while only in so much a@ life a little happler and eagier those we come in daily contact with, This only can be done when yk ate titude pag life is a happy arm a kindly people starting life with Y reationity the same chance and at the end of life will * thelr Hves unalike as poas , one a success and the other a failure, and w z One ship sails east and another west. With the self same winds that blow, Tis the set of the sail and not the gale, That determines the way to go. Like the winds of the sea, are the ds of fate we journey along through life; Tis the set of the eoul tat determin- s the goal And not the calm or the strife. We are homemakers. Our sphere of life is in our homes and our chiefest interests our loved ones there. Are we making our lives. In. our homes as worth while as we might? The man of the house, our partner, do we always help him as we might. when he is moody and perhaps dis- couraged, to be chgerful and encour- aging, not to speak of past mistakes or failures, when things look dull and dreary, to speak and plan as though we would wish everything to succeed and ci bl the silver lin- ; ing whenever poas Our children thay? are surely one of our dearést p ons, we love to strive and plan shoes, coats, caps and playthings are thrown down here and there, their seemingly endless demands upon our time is sometimes irksome, | Mothers surely need often to pray. Ob re me patience gah ihe Ifttie ree ‘at me with their coseeless ™m , Oh ) me gentle words and smiling ie Pers rt ac lips apes hasty; harsh r Let not ¢o ie, Vanttnens aud oo “Obscure ty vision of life’e ‘theet- “fic, is not a home in th S t better model south we rg oma children, Bible. is an unused. dust old up - our humble Nazarene, elleions 1 training, alwa: e mother. I do not mean by. this that the father has v responsib in this respect, but I do think*that if the mother is indifferent about children getting to Sunday school or the family getting to church the hus- band will soon lose interest. conse- quently the wife is nearly always responsible for the moral tone of the ome. ' hy One of the best experiences of a woman's life is friendship, real true loyal greet that laste through the years, a woma no intimate friend 1% a good pe to have little to do with, Here is what one woman writes on the subject of friendship. “How thankful we at 8 * be for the blessing of friends. It has been said that ‘Friendship is tie “olden thread that mak tri gold, brightening ne beautifying the whole, the tapestry representing life and the golden thread friendehips “T once saw hanging in a home a framed motto: ‘A friend is some one who knows all about you and) loves you just the same.’ I would like to reverse that, and have. it read: Some one who knows all about you and loves you just the same is a true frien ‘Not all our so-called friends are true friends. ih, no! There is the fair- weather type you all know. This is the one-who is ever near and dear until blue skies become grey, and then you turn in vain to “There are the friende ‘that wea have cherished and placed coun tenes in, only to have our trust betrayed, She must always be telling you how true a friend she is, assuring you of all her afféction and trust. at. mans see- you very , and be one and only The tarailiactty that is thus ormed soon results in contempt: you are weary with it all, and you let her find a new object for her devo- ideal friend never wearies who will give you the best. of sorrow you lean on her, and find her substantial and comforting. In times of ne and gladness she rejoices and fa giad with you. She is never envious of your bit of good luck. She shows no petty, jealous spirit when good fortune comes your way. Your burdens are hers, and your joys are hers. he ie the same today as she was yesterday, and as the years go by you find her still un- changing in her acts pf kindness and ov on On ne might sometimes be tempted o think life could be so wash w roundings, different neighbors. the-topic is right where you aré. We all have the worthwhile sort of folke around ue. Kindly Christian folk, broadminded and generous, and we must do our own part to keep these ideals foremost in our own particular neighborhood. Fill your min the big things and. the pin pricks will not hurt very muc Never listen to such stories they are generally ninety percent. mis- quoted etatements and ten percent. atrocious lies even when we a a their un- Why should I chafe and fret, becanse some souls are small and mean. My soul and mine alone is mine to guard keep clean. If I = = each mean rebuff more beg And oft is blame, when blame-} less quite And yet, keep ‘true and pure and just d; aad kin I shall pass on from here without re- ret, To so live that there is nothing to regret that is sarety an attainment worth strivin atill pa ag offender against his or her fellowmen one who will without a pang take with a few idle words the character of another. Woe betide the bnew ate individual who in the least of- fends such a person, and they are al- ways easily offended. Tne chiefest sufferers in these cases I think have een women, for a woman cherishes her good name abov all things. Some may think these things are not said without some foundation, ‘ but you know and I know of some case where it has been ont and out elan- der. Slander is one of a vilest of crimes and for which th no 8 that no could endure, better she thinks to suffer in silence. very nice comparison 55 I think % yery gen! one. But truthful about a certain play. and you never ike him again, no matter mu ad ying r sa forth ‘to make it worth while, ite-rules~are truth, loyalty. and The way to have a friend ie to belpe Monday and Tuesday November 7th and 8th ADMISSION Mere “ A7Tc plus 3c tax ci HERBERT | BRENON Mi ti M d Bea et oe Mote. AT 3 P. M. t _ ADMISSION: Adults 33c plus 2c tax - Children 25c ee, RALPH FOR! VICTOR Mi ALICE JOVCE NOAH ERY TATA? _NEILHAMILTON MARY BRIAN NORMAN TRE notice one- pare play unfair, be un-|) SAVINGS AT SIEGAL’S BIG SALE! Now On In Full Swing and All of Next Week Every Price Cut to the Bone--Nothing Spared! W will ffer to the b blic what we firmly believe the greatest bargains in Ladies and Gent Wear err Sie to the people of Listowel and district. Come! _ You be the ju our dollar do double duty during this great clothing sale, the _ greatest i in the hi iar a the town. Come one! Come all! Js that shout out loud and Values that will rock the very foundations yy Lis- ia "You wil air agree with us that there has never been anything like it before. We especially invite those who have never attended any of our sales. ee Listowel, Ont.