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f jie Era J Pa liberty to taOTTto gag tog to freely toccace otter liberty J No paper cent of North York unless paid in Ho IB Copies 3 Cats Each Newmarket May I TERMS- Id advance in Price High in the Estimation of all who use Use vJ of 1 BY REV A MOORE OF He said unto them Come ye apart unto a desert place and rest a while lor there were ma and going and they had no leisure so much as to Christ and his disciples could not continuously without rest The strain and worry would bo more than they couM endure Hence Christ calls them to come apart by themselves for a while that they sold by In the estimation of Practical Painters Every gallon of THE- Paint- wit cover 360 or more square feet of surface in average con- two coats to the gallon Every gallon is a full measure It is made to Paint Buildings with It is arid most durable House Paint made was Informed that this is taken up when the floors are swept and out of the sweepings are gathered fine r ar ticles of gold dust which arc worth many thousands of dollars every year When I visited the stockyards in Chicago I was informed that they use every particle of the animals they slaughter whether cattle or pigs Even the hair the horns the hoofs might rest Their and the Mood were all converted into work was so cot- cash A MOORE Virtuous that they Our leisure may be all converted in- had not even bad that which will help our lives Let time to eat Christ seeing their us not idly waste the hours that are weariness calls them to rest our own but rather use theor for our selves for awhile that they might rest profit and we shall achieve remits contmuous that that shall astonish all who do not they had not even had time to eat know how we do it of tales of the railroad tells a de- ft sm give to work the part we have for successful duties on leisure and the part that must he lotted to sleep It is of the middle son Steve who between the farm had studied rail- its various departments 1 i now home on a visit teW L watermelon on his Jap Old Sfr half about his new job how many luxuries whole character our can our It Bicycles and Sporting Goods NEWMARKET come A mans moulded his method of spending his leisure Show me the company a man keeps and I will show you what he is is a wise proverb based upon unchanging principles but I would expand it to say Show me how anyone spends his leisure and I will both show you what he is and what he will be Many of my correspondents the importance of the right use of our leisure hours A County Judge said On the use which a young man makes of his lei sure time between the ages of eigh teen and twenty largely depends his success in life A Judge of he Supreme Canada said Ieisure hours should Only the Freshest and Best -AT- ROUGH lev of our prices on Patent Medicines with the regular price 1 m Regular Our Price Price Pink KWaey Pills iCerve food Little Liver Pills Oil I 25 Bitters- IK 15 15 65 Our Price Price Celery Com pound Favorite Pre scription 100 Pierces Golden Medical Discovery he enjoyed and what they cost and what he paid for his cothes Presently he wanted to know what riiey called his boy on the road con ductor or what They call me general freight agent father said Steve Thats a mighty big name Steve Yes father its rather a frig job too for me Rut ye dont do it all Steve Ye have hands to help ye load and unload Oh yes I have a lot of help And the company pays cm all Yes How much do they pay Steve dollars a day Steve almost strangled on a piece of always be employed as to gentleman saw that to the elevation of character and the extension knowledge The of a leading weekly pa ler said Most men and women have filled in their hours of leisure with reading or study to improve the niirid the examination details of he guessed too low Three he ventured than father Ye dont moan to say pay as much as five Yes father more than twenty- The old man let the empty hull fall or sciences or with such recreation his stared at his boy as will be a benefit to the body whistled irA Say Steve lie asked are ye worth it mind and the character- Some years ago Or Theodore wrote these words However a young man may be situated the even ing hours bring to him certain temptations arid perils The day work is over creation No Many persons have turned their lei sure into equal benefit to themselves This afternoon I took an lent hook from our library It and nature craves a anyone W read with one understands this lnc the author natural necessity Utter than do- hook has out of and he makers the of it enforced leisure one find in a life Chapters in the My of a Pullman car have been finished in cheerless solitude of a hotel chamber Some have had their beginning in a sleepless night J 11 The leading NEWMARKET ONTARIO for Parkers Dye express charges one way on all goods to be cleaned or dyed Carpet Weaving an Loom I now prepared to ge very beet to ill both la loom for ISAAC St Mrs Baylys School WILL SELL TWINE Star feet lb lee Extra Manilla feet to lb Twine British will Canadian in- JuaUlea or your motley United State Buggy For Sale Mikado in good running order Cost told The evening is his harvest time then he opens his numberless doors of temptation Then he up bis pi aces of his diceboxes and cards and and billiard tables roul- a day of bronchitis then he tunes his Under violins flings wide open bis has written a beautiful story to help crimson and gateways to the lives of others sensual it is in the quoted lorn three black and dark night that the letters aj value of our wanton prows streets hours me now wv- the young man devoid of under- era as to the best way for us to yes arid of some greyPy headed fools likewise How many a J vJ one father and mother arc in literature arid the theory sleep after intelligent interest in political her straightway as an ox to affairs active work in mm slaughter not that station whose object is the Is for his lite So are the poor and needy daily three various halts of tempter that Bible softly if all the young men who have spent J f renewing the any one evening In dangerous vitality of body and character could he rnuitered the next morning Be dominated by the of sell- in a its sic would 1 Improvement apoailing and the of it John A Patterson Take up some would strike many a parental eye special study not to be but with horror After thirtyone years get to know a good deal about of close observation of city lifej I something and be rccopikccd as an not surprised that to many a moth- authority to a greater or less fcon is led astray I wonder tent that to many escacedeatrubtjon of Manitoba The I- had the of leisure visiting Mint in in reading good works on San Francisco and while saw many every whjeet by good authors Of thousand of dollars worth of gold of our leisure should be Engage in putdoor to the fancy may lead sports are more healthful- than indoor leading manufacturer tural iraplerhcnts iseful becks and pates hear lectures and and such pursuits as will fit the yovittd take their in the management of and state Jackson Editor of Era Become members of the Library read biography and history and familiar with the newspapers found in public reading rooms- These prominent Canadians very strongly counsel such use of leisure will develop good character instruct the intellect and strengthen the body whatever would demoralise your character fetter In ignorance your or dehilttate your bodies pleasures and must be artfully selected What we do in our leisure must not interfere with business success home joys and pleas ures tual training or spiritu al acquirements Suffer a few sentences of caution concerning some pursuits during the hours of 1 Be careful how you unite with clubs Some of these have proven a to many Too many are but training schools that wiK initiate you into things that will injure you Bet ter remain green than to ripen in sin What about your lodges I have only admiration for the princi ples and objects of many so- There are very few whose constitutions and book laws I Save not studied and the more know of them in their declarations and obli gations the more I want to be a jincr and associate myself with all of them But how about the prac tice of these principles What do you do during the hours spent in lodge room What arc the plans and pur suits for leisure hours Many can answer that question with unblushing face and clear conscience But all cannot Bo you learn things there that arc not for your good in charac ter in business in mind or in body What about the hours spent on the street Oh the wickedness so often learnt there The streets may he avenues for legitimate trade and life but are too often places where sin stalks in boldness and the unwary are led into great sin The pool rooms saloons and of resort Only evil can re sult from spending leisure there How many have fallen and yet these places continue to do flourishing busi ness In past four years that I have been pastor of this church how many times has this city been start led by the discovery of ruined char acter through these things The case of is only one of the many A city paper said a few days ago Mr a few years as one of most ex emplary men in Hamilton But lie took to viftrng the pool rooms and betting on horse races He be came infatuated with the game awl notwithstanding the protests and ad vice of his friends he continued in his downward career until he is now an outcast a criminal and a from Mr was the direct consequence of thc room business being done in this and particularly at James race track east of tie city Thc best antidote to these and oth er dangerous places is to safe ones I would name some of these A Good Home When a hoy a king a ticket in a public library end then bring to your room such authors as you can to be intimate You need never he lonesome while I take his seat beside you or Maiau- or Die kens or Scott and- others tell their enchanting 2 Music Art and Mechanics your tastes will be- helpful to you Put aside a dollar often out of wage sor- your salary for the best public concerts- and for tickets to the art galleries The cities are growing richer every year in such treasure of beauty and inspir ation As for the whole matter of recreations I win give you one whole some rule Every amusement or recreation which makes the body healthier the mind stronger the heart purer is right Let the others alone Whatever you think of with a twingp of conscience or an ugly taste in your memory next morning never do it is the next mornings whip of scor pions that spoils the sensualists rev elries It is a good rule never to spend an evening in such a manner that you cannot pray with a clean conscience when you go to bed Cultivate Acquaintance Among he Opposite Sex Let every young man put some sweet pure godly fe male friendships between him and the temptations of the Devil and his an gels I am inclined to favor early attainments and engagements for thc society of a pure girl evening af ter evening has saved many a young man from perdition Associate Yourself With the Church Help others and you will help yourselves Be a friend to man Sam Walter in three verses call ed The House by the Side of the Road emphasizes my thought dent servant of Jesus Christ Our religion will be a rudder to guide our onduct in the hours of leisure and enable to spend many of them far more joyfully to ourselves and more helpfully to others For our guidance- in our leisure hours let mo quote Christs- words Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and Ms right eousness and all things neessary shall be given you i J He was a friend to man and he liv ed in a house by the side of the road Homer There are hermit souls that live with drawn their plae of selfcontent There are souls like stars that dwell apart In a firmament There are pioneer souls that their paths Whore the highways never ran But let me live by the side of the road And he a friend to man Let me live in a house by the side the road Where the race of men go by The men who are good and the men who arc bad As good and as bad as I I would not sit in the seat Or hurl thc cynics barn- me live a house by the the road And be a friend to man Let me live in a bouse by the side of the road By side of thc highway of life men press with ardor of hope The who are faint with the strife But I turn not away from their smiles nor their tears Both parts of an infinite plan- Let me live in a house the side of road And he a friend to man Be a devout follower of Christ A young man who was run over by the cars and taken to the hospital was told that both legs must be amputated and when he asked what was likely tobe the result the surgeons were obliged to admit that Another From Win Brock of South Africa Probably the Last One He Wrote Before He Took Sick For the Era April 20 Dear Parents Brothers and Sister Your most welcome letters of Feb 23 me a few days ago and stilt found me in best of health I have been moved from outpost to since I wrote last I am now in camp at Commandant Farm It is very nicely situated and a fine place for bathing Our troop and Troop are togctfien It is an English troop with an Australian Bushman as Captain There hasbeen a big move on in this part of the Country lately The columns formed up into a long line across the country and have been driving Boers on both sides of cm- line The drive is com- posed of- about columns covering a distance of over miles Their line reached us last night and they had about 1200 Boers in front of them Col Wings camped with us last night They had four big guns with them ami were firing all night along with our blockhouses They had to keep up a steady fire all line to keep the Boers from crossing in the dark We are them cornered up pretty well and expect to capture them soon If we do it will be a big help to end the war dont see bow they can hold out much longer as they have nothing to eat either for themselves or horses All Boer leaders now in Pretoria talking over peace terms with Lord Kitchener Some of our sick are returning from hospital and some have home The who Just came out had a fight with commando ami lost a considerable number men but they got the best of the and aro getting great praise for their gallantry There is no talk of us going in off veldt yet and the nights are getting- pretty cold again Remember me to- my friends and with love to all at home I re main your loving son Will gins to dislike his home and seeks to fcJg lmpro escape from It he has very often j particular that he wished to say that this was the time to one thing Impressed me most devoted to physical exercise as all ly It was a kind work outfit to seek to have a sound lay on of room In in a sound body reached the first wilestone on road to the bad and for this lyin like his parents may be more than table and it was just before half responsible I entreat every fa- untcr of and mother to sec to things was one of one is that their dwelling lc stood mode just as attractive as possible them men who a bright open will pay ten- fcrnhraved a materialistic view if fold more than It costs as a destiny young of grace to your family The contracted under pain he how you trust your Mlfcrei form was mutil- with a night key- if you know remedy Nerving wherc he Is very well if you hand lhe annotjicement he Mid in him a night key and do not know or ft volte My care whither be goes with It you may declare myself for Jesus find out one of these days to your jurist I have never done so I A sagacious faUtcr said to it beyond what I can express yesterday The anchorage of my now to declare children his always been a bright soldier of the cross and to happy borne That man has never in Christ and what teen one of his sons wrecked on the for us lifting up my rocks of ruin Thousands fchat prepare mc men really have no home except the preparing lor parlor of a boarding house and no to say that among domesticproperty except a trunk up- those men of science and the stairs in a third storey bedroom there was not one whose eyes did not make a home even of third tears at the young mans storey bedroom No matter bow loyalty to tho greatest principles and plain or cheap your boarding quarters powers of which we know God and may my young friend If you have mother But who can measure the of good may spend j better things for this young man BRIGHT BABIES Are a Joy to Mothers Arid a in the Home All babies should be bright good- and well If you have a child that is sickly fretful nervous restless at night or suffers any stomach or bowel troubles of any sort give it Babys Own Tablets it will soon be well There is no other in world will so safely and speedily cure indigestion sour stomach colic constipation diarrhoea and teething troubles Thousands grateful mothers speak of thislhcdicinc in words of wannest praise Mrs Power Scot- hud street Toronto says My greatly front indigestion She was pale and very and would cry with ire the stomach and sometimes would riot sleep day or I got a box of Own Tablets and they have made a great change in my one now digests her food readily troubled with the pain In the stom ach anil has grown quite I do not know of any medicine that equal Babys Own Tablets for little ones This medicine la guaranteed to con tain neither opiate or harmful drugs Children take tablets as readily as candy and crushed- a powder can be given to the smallest baby Sold at all drug stores or sent post paid at a box by addressing Wil liams Co Brockville or WltUO I ffi4 the wort I The President an evening in company At for I through hi Hie he had been M A boat whicH I As Stephens and Steele were sailing at Mea- wan uprxb and they to for two before help At the t of many of his Reeve Archibald will be a candidate for the of King Township made vacant by death of Mr