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| :f if A .\ Look for the Mark! Best for any and all household use A fullâ€"size, fullâ€"weight, solid bar of good soap is "SURPRISE." SRtorR_IF Soasnâ€"/ _ C g@A@ A Big Bar ‘This Bank knows the farmer, his problems and diflicult_ies,andbwwshowtosembimina d acres into rich soil, may prove to be a rith row to harvest. Of all the many classes that go to make up the strength of Canada, the farmer appreciates best the value of patience and industry and the importance of thrifty living. With courage and determination he turns hard rows into fruitful ones and barren BANK OF MONTREAL A HARD ROW TO HOE Ns L xas Established over 100 years Knox Church Sunday School will hold their annual entertainment on Friday evening, Nov. 3rd. Mr. and Miss Edwards of Traversâ€" ton, visited the Wallace family on Sunday last and took in the service at Knox Church. Cold winds and snow furries reâ€" minds one that colder winds and falls of snow will soon be here. A special collection in aid of the fire stricken people in Northern Onâ€" tario, will be taken up in Knox CH. Sunday School on Sunday next, Oct. 22nd. Mr. Andrew Marshall had an exâ€" perience in a threshing machine last week which he will not be likely to forget for some time. While engagâ€" ed threshing on the farm of his brother, Mr. James Marshall, the cyiâ€" inder of the machine became woun@ up with pea straw and being a selrâ€" BLYTH‘S CORNERS Don‘tX\miss the entertainment ana fowl supfBer (6 to 8 p.m.) «@t Amos Church, more, on Monday, Oct. 23rd. Good Rrogram of addresses and music by Mt.\Worest choir. _ Admisâ€" sion 35¢ and 2 Our mayor has been rather indisâ€" posed for the past week but is now on the mend. Dromo_re Anniversary Services Mrs. Robt. Robertson spent last week visiting her sister, Mrs. Alex. Stephens of the 6th con., Egremont. Mr. and Mrs. Donald MacPhee of Gleneden, visited at Mr. W. O. Pinâ€" der‘s on Sunday. Miss Luttrell attended the Teachâ€" ers‘ Convention in Markdale last week and reports a good attendance and splendid discussions on school topics. feeder it was somewhat awkward to get at cylinder. Without thinking of any danger, Andrew got into the self feeder with his head right under the band cutter knives but no sooner had they turned the cylinder when the engine which the engineer claimeg had stopped fair on centre, startec. So appalling for a minute or two was the situation that the onlookers fairâ€" ly screeched but by a miracle Andâ€" rew came out alive with a couple or bad gashes on his back which took 5 stitches for one and 4 for the other. Our church was closed Sunday to make way for Varney anniversary services which were well attended both morning and evening. Quite a number from here took in the next evening‘s fun too, to satisfy their physical appetite and listen to a very enjoyable program. These cold bleak days makes one think of the coming of old Man Winâ€" ter with his frost and snow. It aiso has induced some of us to put in stoves and furnaces in preparation for that cold weather. ORCHARD 54* \t.'r ® Syr Reg. Leicester m, two years old. Nine head of yebrling Cattleâ€"Hereâ€" fords and Short cross. Also one Reg. Clyde Mare, Ure years old. Card Thanks The family of tRe late Mrs. Wm. Hunt wish to externÂ¥l their thanks and appreciation for 1 the sympathy and floral tributes keceived during their bereavement ockasioned by the death of their mother. We gladly remember our friend and mother and while there is another break in our immediate family circle )nothing can hinder our spirits holcâ€" ing fellowship of the past and all the ! christian hopes of the future. To all her family and friends may there be given the blessing and benediction of this devoted life as we turn from the mortal and spend the rest of our days in activity and devotion as she â€"did to the cause of God and the Church with such memories and such hopes. May God comfort those who mourn. _ The funeral on Wednesday was “largvly attended by neighbors and ‘ friends who had learned to love Mrs. HMunt, because of her pure and unâ€" selfish devotion to others. Rev. Mr. West, pastor of the Methodist church of which the deceased had been a lifeâ€"long member, conducted the funâ€" eral service and in a very beautiful way spoke of the christian life that had been called to higher service with the Master whom she loved. The pall bearers were her four sons and two sonsinâ€"law, Wm. Collins ofr Toronto and O. M. Seim of Bradforc. Jonkins of Port present Wood. In the year 1864 she married the late Wm Hunt of Egremont, in which township they lived all their married life. Mr. and Mrs. Hunt were blessâ€" ed with nine children, eight of which survive, only one boy William Henâ€" ry, having died when he was four, nearly filty years ago. The survivâ€" ing members of the family are : Chas W. of Mitchell : Emma Dickson, oz HMarrison, Idaho : George and Orme of Egremont : Annie, Mrs. Collins or Toronto : Lizzie, Mrs. Tyndall of Egâ€" remont: James Winfield of Burlingâ€" ton : Grace, Mrs. Seim of Bradford. She also leaves to mourn her death, one brother, Geo. Davis of Hami;â€" ton : Mrs. Wood of Thornbury : Mrs.. _Mrs. Hunt was the eldest daughter of the late Geo. Davis, one of the sturdy pioneers of Normanby â€" townâ€" ship, living in the village of Ayton. Her mother was Eliza Laugheed, so that her rich inheritance of such herâ€" edity showed itself in the mingled strength and beauty of her character throughout life. She was born in the year"1847 in London Township, her parents moving to Ayton when she was a child. Once more Death has invaded the happy family circle and has removed a beautiful spirit from our midst. On Oct. 8th, at her home in Holstein suddenly, Mary, the beloved wife of the late Wim. Hunt, passed peacefurâ€" ly away. Mr. H. Nichol Dudds purchased from Mr. Walter Horsburgh the old Troupe farm of 200 acres, two miles from Holstein, which he purposes ocâ€" cupying himself, giving up the impteâ€" ment business in Mt. Forest. A meeting will be held in Robert‘s Hall, Thursday evening, Oct. 26th, when a speaker will be present and give an addres with a view to organâ€" izing a U.F.O. Club. Everybody welcome. The ladies are preparing and sendâ€" ing «comforts to the stricken people of New Ontario, which will be greatâ€" ly appreciated in this chilly weather. The Community Circle is meeting on Tuesday evenings this month. Mrs. Sugg who was under the Dr‘s care for a day or so, is around again in her usual health. Mrs. Sugg is a remarkably smart women for over 90 years of age. Rev. Mr. Stevenson of Stratford, gave two excellent addresses on Sunâ€" day in the Presbyterian church in the keeping of the Sabbath. The Council met on Monday : went throngh the general routine work. The skiff of snow on Wednesday morning would remind us that winâ€" ter is approaching. What might have been a serious accident happened on Saturday last, as Miss Ethel Dodds of con. 8# was driving out of the village. Her horse took fright at Mr. Gadd‘s auto and plunged into the ditch, throwing Miss Dodds out, but was luckily not hurt more than a severe shaking up. The horse got clear of the buggy and was afterwards caught about Boothville. Miss Swanston after visiting her niece, Mrs. Dodds and other friends for some weeks, returned home on Saturday. ONTARIO ARCcHIVEs TORONTO HOLSTEIN LEADER Death of Mrs. Wm. Hunt LOCAL AFD PERSONAL of Toronto and Mrs. Eiliott Colborne. These were all at the funeral except Mrs. W. M.\GROAT, Holstein Brothers And Sisters r Sale § When the boys came back they * | told us the school was burned, â€" also ©| all the buildings around except one 1. house about a mile away. It was liâ€" s- able to go any minute but we were ‘.‘ welcome to go and risk it. We went, * | and believe me, I was glad to see a 1| house. My own eyes woere swollen ", shut, and painâ€"I never felt anything ‘] like it. I managed to blindly bathe * | the children‘s eyes until they wor(tj ‘| fairly comfortable. Then 1 bathed | | mine until I could see where I was ‘| going. Of course mine were worse | because I‘d been so far above water | and then too I told the kiddies to | shut their eyes when we were runâ€" | ning through the fire and I had to | keep mine open to see where we| were going . Then we all got dry clothes on, those we couldn‘t dress â€"we put to bed, and then Mrs. Green and I got bread and butter ready for the children and men, also made tea. We had 10 kiddies to look after. It was nearly 11 o‘clock before we got them awayâ€"in three beds. Bye and bye, the boys that had come to | me, thought they would try to get ; back to see if their own people were | living so they left. We still had two , men there and all night long they took turns guarding the place. 1 | never spent such a night though 1 . was quite calm. Mrs. Green went to bed about 3 o‘clock but my eyes anc head pained so that I couldn‘t rest, 1 couldn‘t keep the cloth off my eyes. However morning came and we were all saved. ‘This morning we riggec up the children and I got some o; Mrs. Green‘s clothes on and we came of We couldn‘t have stood the heat and smoke any longer. The sparks came like hail, I could smell my hair scorching and my clothes smoking. I think I‘ll have to Dutch cut my hair now. However we plunged into the water. I sat down and the kiddies sat down around me with their head on my knee. Then the boys wet my coat and we, spread it over the kicâ€" die‘s heads. One side of my head was covered, the other and my shoulder was bare. We sat like that and the boys sat behind me and kept dashing water over me io put the sparks out. If it hadn‘t been for those splashes of cold water I should have suffocatâ€" ed for I wasn‘t close enough ~to the water to breathe, just high enough to be in the thickest. But, oh, the boys helped me and they saved my life, . also the kiddies. We were in the water over an hour, then it got not quite so bad and we crawled to the edge, We lay for fifteen or twenty minutes with our heads on land and bodies in the water. Then it was| not so bad and we crawled up on the‘ bank and tried +6 get warm by _ the fire. I kept the little boy on one sige and rubbed the little giris in turn to warm them. They were frightened} and we couldn‘t stay there because a' cold north wind had sprung up. _ So| the boys were scouting to find where| we could go. Were we downheurtpd?! No! You should have heard us sing. | We sang over half an hour steady,| until the boys got back. It was the" only way I could keep the children calm. | We ran as hard as we could and had gone quite a piece when the wing turned and blew the fire right unto us. The wind was so strong that we couldn‘t go straight. I had two of the girls. They got frantic and I couid hardly hold them. They wanteg to run you know. _ Eric had the other little girl and she was screaming. Karl had the little boy and the other men led the way. It was only 4 o‘clock but it was so dark and the roar so loud we could hardly keep toâ€" gether. _ Then, while we were rushâ€" ing through the black, a haystack caught fire just opposite us and the : whole mass of burning straw blew over on us. I never expected to get through that. If I hadn‘t the two. girls to care for I‘d have given up. Then of course the boys were there to help me. How we ever got to the creek on the far side of the school I can‘t understand but suddenly we‘ came to the water. us but just when I had almost given up, three of the boys came up to the school. They saved our lives. We went into the school but hardly got there until the bachelor‘s shack acâ€" ross the road caught fire. Then the four men and four children and I started to try and reach the river. Lived Through the Flame:. to send a telegram but knew I ooulcl not because of the wires being down, | so am writing this with the hope that you will get it. I doubt if you will,! but will write every day until lthlnk; a letter goes. I‘m alright although we had to fight for our lives. We] were at the school when the fire| blew up. The smoke was almost sufâ€"| focating. The. children going the otnâ€"| er way were=alright, although they just barely got home. I started home ‘ with the four children from my way. | The smoke headed us off and we turned back. Then we were caught | from that side. I didn‘t know what: to do because there was no one withâ€" | in a mile, except a bachelor across the road who was away. I don‘t know what would have happened to‘ (The following graphic letter is from a sister of Holstein‘s school teacher, Miss Snyder and is written to her parents near Goderich Miss Snyder has been teaching at Sutton Bay, near New Liskeard, and her letter tells the tale of many others in that devastated region who have gone through like experiences.â€"Ed.) Sutton Bay Dear Folks : I suppose you have heard about our terrible fires. I want i You can see the parts which no foreman or chief clerk or manager or president can see, |__You know where there are defects. | _ You know when you skimp a job. |_ _ You know when you injure, be it l ever so mildly, your own topnotch efâ€" ficiency by some unwise act of your ownâ€"too late hours it may be, or overeating at night, or one of a hunâ€" dred forms of dissipation which no Study hard how to become an "efâ€" ficiency engineer" concerning your own job. It is usually not very hard to satisâ€" fy others with your work. The hardest person to satisfy ought to be yourself. Be your own boss. Supervise, criticise your own work. Be â€"your own timekeeper. Analyze your own progress. Think up new ideas for yourself. Try to devise a better method of handling or systematizing your duties You do not have to be a boss over others in order to start learning how to become a boss. Take yourself in hand. | _ Don‘t worry now for it is absoluteâ€" ly impossible for the like to happen | again, but oh my, you can thank | those ‘boys for your daughter. The President gets the highest pay because he attends to his own bossing : the laborer gets the least because he most needs guidance, dirâ€" ection, bossing. The laborer has a gang boss or a foremar over him : over the foreman is a superintendent : over the supâ€" erintendent is a general manager : over the manager is the President. High priced men require little supâ€" ervision. I‘m afraid you‘ll be anxious beâ€" cause of the reports you‘ll hear. Every town around is gone. Howeyâ€" er everything‘s O. K. now and don‘t worry. Lovingly, I am going to teach in a house near by. We‘re safe and thg danger is all over. It has been raining toâ€"day. It has been terrible all kinds of casualâ€" ities! Oh, its horrible! All my books are gone, my hat and a pair of rubbers but what‘s that? I don‘t care about them much at all. home. Mrs. Fry said she never saw such a looking sight as I was and I told her I was Mrs. Green‘s choreâ€" woman to look after the school. But I was glad to see Fry‘s buildings safe. It was certainly a miracle how they "The most Delicious Tea you can buy" Happy Thought He Stoves mean les s and more warmth, Be Your Own Boss. Happy Thought Pipeless Furnaces insure warmth and comfort in the small 0. S. HUNTER & co,, OQuality and Charm ap aoyes _ _ __ O C e WOUr ts m NT:e’wen.m“ev:amu and easier, No unnecessary e en# ”Lm:'u help make a n:fl.m"""‘,. htee, “nehnau&umhmh”. Happy Thought Ranges, FOR SALE BYy Man‘s Heart" Marte Ha % Ww fM":ym Inoidhs sc Ra C _ -w. your the ue ."‘;“\lm"f-th.t gets most out your R * consumes little fuel and 2. .a....';'.‘. ‘â€"very woman knows the answer, and a dependablerlng is the greatâ€" esttidnwommc.nh.vetom thehurtoffl\emhhu.h“ y Whltntisflcfiumhw. tkti..“‘rooqhka'"* u4 t"'flle sary servRes, will be held on Sunday, Oct. 22nd, Wwhen Rev. H. J. Pritcharc, B. A., of rth Brogdview â€" Presbyâ€" terian Chur&h, Toronto, will â€" preach at 11 a. m. aÂ¥d 7 p. m. On Monday, | Oct. 23rd, an @ptertainment and fow! | supper will be 1d. Mt. Forest Choir will supply %he ‘musical proâ€" John Cushnie who spent the past summer in Saskatchewan with a surâ€" veying party, returned home Monday evening.â€"Mt. Forest Confederate. 4 We specialize in training young men ind women for business. Bookkeeping Shorthand and Typewriting Courses Enter any day. Individual in@truction Special Course for Farmers‘ Sone, gram. Admission 3 Dromore Anniversary Services enal journal. The price of subscripâ€" tion to it looks\ ridiculously smai when the wonderful contents of the paper are considered. Those who do not know it can, we understand, have a sample copy free by writing to its publishers, Montreal, The won 1 success of the Famâ€" ily Herald Weekly Star of Monâ€" treal has more marked year by year continubusly for half a century. 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