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Farmers and Stock Owners should lay in a. quan- tity of this Excellent Conditioner for Spring and Summer Feeding. Nothing equals it for Young Pigs, Calves, Etc. Makes Milcn ('nws Milk and puts Horses in prime condition for seeding: in fact it makes everything go that it’s fed to Although it advanced $2.00 per ton wholesale we are selling it at the same old rice... $2.00 per single sack, $1.90 per sack in half ton lots an $1.85 in ton lots. Everything in our line at lowest prices for Cash. Eclipse, Sovereign and Pastry FIOur and Rolled Oats Breakfast Cereal February 11, 1015 JOHN McGOWAN he People’s Mills TELEPHONE No. 8 (Night or Day) ALL MUST BE SOLD \"e have a. quantity of the celebrated Molassine Meal . SCOTT Durham, Ontario During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute. exceeding the pathos or the stricken calf in the sham- bles, but a student or eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising. At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grownup sisters. Mrs. Lora Bewbnsh had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as media. val and artistic as possible." Otherwise. and as to details. she said. she would leave the costumes to the good taste of the children’s parents. Mrs. Schofleld and Margaret were no archaeologists, but they knew that their taste was as good as that of other mothers and sis- ters concerned. so with perfect confl- CHAPTER ‘uf’ Tho Coflumd X‘T‘Elt much his mother and his sister erzdwt. a pletty girl of Anineteen. dressed him for the sacrifice. 'l‘hcy stood him near his mother’s bedroom window and did what they would to him. Than They Began by Shrouding His Log: In a Pair of Silk Stockings. dence they had planned and executed a costume for Penrod, and the only this giving they felt was connected with the tractability of the Child Slr Lance- lot himself. Stripped to his underwear. he had been made to wash himself vehement- ly; then they began by shrouding his legs in a pair of silk stockings, once blue, but now mostly whitish. Upon Penrod they visibly surpassed mere ampleness, but they were long. and it required only a rather loose imagina- tion to assume that they were tights. The upper part of his body was next concealed from view by a garment so peculiar that its description becomes diflcult. In 1886 Mrs. Schofield. then unmarried. had worn at her “coming out party” a dress of vivid salmon silk which had been remodeled after her marriage to accord with various epochs of fashion until a final unskillful cam- paign at a dye house had left it in a condition certain to attract much at- tention to the wearer. Mrs. Schofleld had considered giving it to Della. the cook, but had decided not to do so, be- cause you never could tell how Della was going to take things. and cooks were scarce. It may have been the word “medi- eval” (in Mrs. Lora Rewbush’s rlch phrase) which had inspired the idea for a last and conspicuous usefulness. At all events the bodice of that once salmon dress, somewhat modified and moderated, now took a position for its farewell appearance in society upon the back, breast and arms of the Child Sir Lancelot. The area thus costumed ceased at the waist, leaving a J aeger-like and un- medieval gap thence to the tops of the stockings. The inventive genius of woman triumphantly bridged it, but in a manner which imposes upon history almost insuperable delicacies of nar- ration. Penrod’s father was an old fashioned man. The twentieth ceno tury had failed to shake his faith in red flannel for cold weather. and it was while Mrs. Schofield was putting away her husband’s winter underwear that she perceived how hopelessly one of the elder specimens had dwindled. and simultaneously she received the inspiration which resulted in a pair of trunks for the Child Sir Lancelot and added an earnest bit of color. as well as a genuine touch of the middle ages. to his costume. Reversed. fore to aft. with the greater part of the legs cut oi! and strips of silver braid covering the seams. this garment. she felt. was not traceable to its original source. When it had been placed upon Pen. rod the stockings were attached to it by a system of safety pins. not very perceptible at n distunr-e. Next. after being severely warned against stoop- lng. Penrml got his feet intn the slip- pers he wore to :3 meta: schoolâ€"“pat- ent leather [‘vumpg." now decorated with large pink rosettes. “If I mm't stoop." he her-ran smolder- ingly. “I'd like tn know how’m I 2010’ to kneel in the png"â€" . “You must rmnngel" this, uttorcd through {kn}. was evidently thought to be Rumoient They fastened some ruchlng about his slender neck. pinned rlbbons 3t random all over hlm. and than Mul- tuet thickly powdered MI hair. TEE DURHAH CHRONICLE "Oh. yes; that’. am fight." she. suit replying to a question mm b) her mother. "They always puwoered [hull hair in colonial times." “It doesn't seem right to rue-exact. ly," objected Mrs. Schoneld gently. “Sir Lancelot must have been ever so long before colonial times." “That doesn’t matter." Margaret re- assured her. “Nobody'll know the (inference, Mrs. Lora llewbusn least of all. I don't think she knows a thing about it. though. of course. she doe- wrlte splendidly and the words of the pageant are just beautiful. Stand still, Penrod!" (The author of “Bar- old Ramorez” had moved convulsively.) "Besides. powdered hair’s always be- comlng. Look at him. You'd hardly know it was Penrod!” "file bride and admiration with which she pronounced this undeniable truth might have been tpoqgh} tactless. but Penrod. not analytical. round his spir- ib somewhat elevated. No mirror was in his range of vision. and. though he had submitted to cursory measure. ments of his person a week earlier. he had no previous acquaintance with the costume. He began to form a not un- pleasing mental picture of his appear- ance, something somewhere between the portraits of George Washington and a vivid memory of Miss Julia Marlowe at a matinee of "Twelfth Night." He was additionally cheered by a sword which had been borrowed from a neighbor who was a Knight of Pyth- ias. Finally there was a mantle. an old golf cape of Margaret‘s. Flulry polka dots of white cotton had been sewed to it generously; also it was or- namented with a large cross of red flannel. suggested by the picture of a crusader in a newspaper advertise- ment. The mantle was fastened to Penrod’s shoulderâ€"that is. to the shoulder of Mrs. Schofield’s ex-bodiceo by means of large safety pins and an I‘llâ€"A â€"vâ€"- It was a full length glass and the worst immediately happened. It might have been a little less violent. perhaps. it Penrod’s expectations hadnot been ranged to hang down behind him, touching his heels, but obscuring no- Wise the glory of his facade. Then at last he was allowed to step before 0. mirror. -vâ€"-- so richly and poeticaliy idealized. but great sum into constructing his cos- as things were the revolt was volcanic. ‘tume. It consisted of blue velvet Victor Hugo’s account 0‘ the tight .knickerbockers, a white satin waist- with the devilflsh. in "Toilers of the coat and a beautifully out little swal- Sea.” encourages a belief that. had low tailed coat with pearl buttons. Hugo lived and increased in power. he ‘The medieval and artistic triumph might have been equal to a proper was completed by a mantle of yellow recital Of the half hour which followed velvet and little white boots sporting Penrod’s first sight of himself as the gold (333913, Child Sir LancelOt- BUt MP- Wilson, All this radiance paused in a bril- himself, dastard but eloquent foe of . linnt career and addressed the 0mm Harold Ramorez. could not have ex- 3S1;- Lancelot. gathering an immediate- pressed. with all the vile dashes at his , ly formed semicircular audience of lit command. the sentiments which ani- tie girls. Woman was ever the trailer mated Penrod's bosom when the in- .of magnificence. stantaneous and unalterable conviction! “What you got on?" inquired Mr. descended upon him that he was in- ' Levy after dispensing information. tended by his loved ones to make pub- ! “What you got on under that ole golf lic spectacle of himself in his sister’s cape?" stockings and part of an old dress of ' Penrod looked upon him coldly. At his mother’s. other times his questioner would have To him these familiar things were I approached him with deference, even not disguised at all. There seemed no , with apprehension. But today the possibility that the whole world would iChild Sir Galahad was somewhat in- not know them at a glance. The stock “0368930 With the power of his own ings were worse than the bodice. He beauty. had been assured that these could not “What YOU got 011 3’" be repeated. be recognized. but. seeing them in the “Oh. nothin'." said Penrod. with an mirror. he was sure that no human ‘lndiflerence assumed at great cost to m... nnn‘t‘ fa“ nf flmf 0191an m (19th ‘. his nervous system. I To him these familiar things were not disguised at all. There seemed no possibility that the whole world would not know them at a glance. The stock ings were worse than the bodice. He had been assured that these could not be recognized. but. seeing them in the mirror. he was sure that no human eye could fail at first glance to detect the diflerence between himself and the former purposes of these stockings. Fold. wrinkle. and void shrieked their history with a hundred tongues, invok- ing earthquake, eclipse and blue min. The frantic youth’s final submission was obtained only after a painful tele- phonic conversatlon between himself and his father. the latter having been called up and upon by the exhausted Mrs. Schofleid. to subjugate his 08- spring by wire. The two ladies made all possible haste after this to deliver Penrod into the hands of Mrs. Lora Rewhush. Nevertheless, they found opportunity to exchange earnest congratulations upon his not having recognized the humble but seerceable paternal gar- ment now brilliant about the Lance- lotish middle. Altogether. they felt that the costume was a success. Pen- rod looked like nothing ever remotely imagined by Sir Thomas Malory or Alfred Tennysonâ€"for that matter he looked like nothing ever before seen on earthâ€"but as Mrs. Schofleld and Margaret took their places in the audio ence at the Women’s Arts and Guild hall. the anxiety they felt concerning Penrod’s elocutionary and gesticular powers so soon to be put to public test was pleasantly tempered by their satisfaction that. owing to their ef- forts. his outward appearance would be a credit to the family. The Child Sir Lancelot found him- self in a large anteroom behind the stageâ€"a room crowded with excited children. all about equally medieval and artistic. Penrod was less con- spicuous than he thought himself. but he was so preoccupied with his own shame. steeling his nerves to meet the first inevitable taunting reference to his sister’s stockings. that he failed to perceive there were others present in much of his own unmanned condi- tion. Retiring to a corner immediate ly upon his entrance. he managed to unfasten the mantle at the shoulders and. drawing it round him. pinned it again at his throat so that it concealed the rest of his costume. This permit- ted a temporary relief. but increased his horror of the moment when. in pursuance of the action of the “pas. eant." the sheltering garment must be cast aside Snme of the ”liter 0th knights were also keeping thelr wantlea close about them. A few of the envied opu- lent swunz brilliant fahrlcp from their «boulders. alrfly almwlna of! hired nplendnm from a prnfesslonal column. 01": «rock. while one or rwn wen i.- unting example. of plasma! nu on Saturday evening. February 12. at the home of her son-in-law Rev. L. W. Thom. at Midhurst. On February 12, 1904 the deceased was bereft of her husband and has most of the time since resided with her daughter, receiving the most tender care and attention. Mr. and Mrs. Thom accompanied the remains here on Monday to the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bel- lamy from where the funeral takes place on Tuesday to the public cemetery. Service will be held in the Methodist church at 2 pm. The deceased, whose maiden name was Hannah Pearce, was born in the county of Cornwall, England on November 25, 1824, and had therefore passed her QIst birth- day. She was married in England in 1846, and immediately after came with her husband to Canada. living near Bowmansville for about 20 years. In 1867 she came with her husband to Flesherton where the Dr. established a large ,rzieticc. and all their remaking tuna both were strongly atta'r‘md to the V”- Ilage and took a deep inttrsst in all that pertained to the \\ tli'ar of the community. Mrs, (‘hristoc was a life long Met'iodist. :m ( Flt‘ l‘.l¢ d and loyal member of the chfl‘t‘h here from its early days 1. It’ll hl-r death. Mrs. 'l‘hogn‘s .n morons infriends here sympathize with he; in the loss of a Very downed mother. whom she \\'il1g.-_e.u y miss Death has claimed another of the ver} few remaining old residents of Fle sherton in the pexson of Mrs. Hannah Christos, relict of the late Dr. W. Christos, who passed away gence, particularly little Mhurlce Levy. the Child Sir Galahad. This shrinking person went clamorously about, mak- ing it known everywhere that the best tailor ln town had been dazzled by a great sum into constructing his cos- tume. It consisted of blue velvet knickerbockers, a white satin waist- coat and a beautifully cut little swal- low tailed coat with pearl buttons. The medieval and artistic triumph was completed by a mantle oi‘ yellow velvet and little white boots sporting gold tassels. All this radiance paused in a bril- liant career and addressed the Child Sir Lancelot. gathering an immediate- ly formed semicircular audience or lit- tle girls. Woman was ever the trailer at magnificence. The elate Maurice was Inspired to let up as a wit. “Then you’re nakid!" he shouted exultantly. “Penrod Scho- field says he hasn’t got nothtn‘ on un- der that ole golf cape! He’s nakid! He’s nakid!" The audience of little girls giggled ir-' ritatingiy. and a javelin pierced the inwards of Penrod when he saw that the Child Elaine. amber curled and beautiful Marjorie Jones. lifted golden laughter to the horrid Jest. Other boya and girls came :10ch to the uproar. “He’s nakid. he’s na- kid!" shrieked the Child Sir Galahad. “Penmd Schofleld’s nakid! He's na-a.a- kid!” “Hush. hush!" said Mrs. Lora Bew- bush. pushing her way into the group. “Remember. we are all little knights and ladies today. Little knights and ladies of the Table Round would not make so much noise. Now. children. we must begin to take our places on the stage. Is everybody here?" Penrod made his escape under cover of this diversion. He slid behind Mrs. Lora Rewbush and. being near a door. opened it unnoticed and went out quickly. closing it behind him. He found himself in a narrow and vacant hallway which led to a door marked “Janitor’s Room.” Burning with outrage. heartsick at the sweet. cold blooded laughter of Marjorie Jones. Penrod rested his el- bows upon a window sill and specu- lated upon the efl‘ects of a leap from the second story. One of the reasons he gave it up was his desire to live on Maurice Levy’s account: already he was forming educational plans for the Child Sir Galahad. ’ A stout man In blue overalls passed through the hallway. mutterlng to him- self petulantly. “I reckon they’ll find that hall hot enough now!" he said. conveying to l’enrod an impression that some too feminine women had sent him upon an unreasonable errand to the furnace. He went lnto the juni- tor’s room and. emerging a moment later minus the overalls. passed Ponmd again with a bass rumble-“Dem ‘enlt" It seemed he said-and made a gloomy exit by the door at the upper end of the hallway. The conglomerate and delicate rustle of 3 lat "e. mannerly audience was heard as the janitor opened and closed the door. and stage fright seiz'ed the boy. The orchestra began an overture, and at that Pent-0d. trembling violent- ly. tiptoed down the hall into the jan- ltor’s room. It was a etude-nae; there was no outlet save by the way he had Continued next week FLESHERTON A death with much sadness 0c- curred at Ceylon on Wednesday of last week, February 4 When Mrs. Jagnes, beloved young wife of My. Harrv Jagnes, of Lethbridge, Alta,, mused away at the borne of her mother. Mrs. Andrew Rutledge. at I} .: early age of 28 years. The 09. cased had a lingering illness wlm iwp trouble with which she was t'lkeu ill at her home in the ““SI. AJ-lmmr ‘ here with the care of her mauve would save her. but all tnal ecull b- done failed to stay the dis use. The young husband and one rinld and widowed mocha of the deceased have the sympamy of many friends in their bereaw- meet. The funeral took place 10 Flesh-awn cemetery on Frida; Rev. Mr Dudgeon conducting the servioe =l the home. MP. and Mrs J”. R. Porteous 0! Rock Mill! met with core bereeave- ment on Monday by the death of their only son about 8 years 0: age. The little fellow had been ill (or some time, and great pains had been taken to save. his wife. but unavailing. Privates H. McCauley and C Adams were home from OWN] Sound over the week end. The Young People’s Society in the Methodist church held 3 Val- entine Social on Monday evening at which a pleasant time was spent. Miss Jamieaon is spending the week at Owen Sound with her brother and other friends. I A. pleasant time was spent hv 3the young people on Friday evan- ving last at their weekly Red (‘rusq ‘tea which was held at the home of ;Mr. and Mrs. C. “K Bellamy. The Iweek before the home of Mr. and iMrs. W. Sharp was visited. Corp. Tom Chard of the Grey Battalion, was in town on Satur- day on his Way to Toronto to lake a few weeks course in the mili- tary school preparatory to pro. motion to Sergeant. Mr. and Mrs. Lowick left on Sat- urday to make a short visit at Sutton. before returning to Hwir home in the “’est. "" Miss Rita Buskin returned on Monday from visiting friends at Owen Sound. Miss Hazel Henry returned on Saturday from an extended \‘isn at Lucknow and Dungannon. Pte. Geo. 8. Richardson. one of the injured in the recent acendent at Owen. Sound. left the hoslmital last week. and is on furlough at his home here. He hopes to re- turn to the ranks in a few weeks. His friends are pleased to see him recovering so well from his severe iniuries. The young ladies of the village have formed an Up and Doing Club, to secure comforts for our en- listed boy8. On Saturdays 15M. teas will be given in the former Red Cross Rooms. The first on Saturday last was well patrommd. At the annual meeting of the Dublic library here. Mr. Geo, Min-h- ell,waa again elected chairman. Rev. Mr. McVicar. secretary. and Mr. H. S. Whit-3. treasurer. Mr. and Mrs. “K 'J. Henderson had a family gathering on Frida~ evening last, when they celebratm, the 40th. anniversary of their wedding day and an enjoyable time was spent. Mr. and Mrs. Hender- son were married by the late Rev. B. 8. Matthews then stationed «m the Flesherton circuit. Between 8 and 9 o’clocL Sunday evening a light of cuxmu- erable brilliancy was seen m 1 . sky by some of our citizens, \\ w believed it to be an aeroplane on some expedition. It appeared lu come from the louth and aftu a time disappeared in the amt di rection. ' Mr. and Mn. W. Pal-cc. or To. ronto, attended the (“nerd of thc farmer’s aunt. In. Chflltoe. Mr. and Mrs. Robert “'11. were given a pleasant surprisi- Wednesday evening oi last m when about two dozen of their neighbors from Orange Valley vsded their home in memor) old times. and spent a jolly l till midnight. After luncheon g‘u byes were said with many . gt wishes for the future of their 9 and hostess, who are soon to to their home in the west. Wright had a successful auu auction sale of household vii! on Saturday, and also sold his 1 dence to Mr. Thos. Porteous m” l place. Mrs. Avery Hawken and MiSa Eva Spenser spent Sunday wnh friends at Owen Sound. Miss Elsie Wright who is teach- ing near Maxwell, visited over thu week end with her parents how. Miss Ida Osborne, of Mann-ll. visited her cousin Miss Amanm Stewart last week. Mrs. Bidding is Visiting her sis- ter in the city this week. Miss Mabel Boyd of Markdalr. visited over Sunday with n-iends here. 000 H1 I33; “Does it dear." so? 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