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their noses at the farms, and point to their hin the recand Thie these rast Induatiies 16â€" far&un-lmmnu reâ€" present a total Investment of six bilâ€" IAFIINS, JUSL avoul one Lniro O% alU the ChuG~ hh&. y * # mh“n‘afiflmmdu‘hmm.h‘d"‘bhmuh uf-..... F :'.h."“’;. _ _ Sometimes the cities tend to look down masks them "** *** thange men: Perhaps because a farm is a great place for kids or perhaps because they instinctiveâ€" ly know that if you are to anywhere in after life a farm is a very handâ€" some thing to have, tend to locate on faurms. Just about one third of all the childâ€" ren in Canada under fifteen years of age live Just about one in four persons in Mnmuafqfinhawd $,152 449 persons, as farm home Mjuahutlurm‘m m&&enmhrdlmnuham of 732 232. HEARTLAND The following poem, entitled "Dreamer" by James J. Metcalfe we found very effeeâ€" tive. We are sorry we cannot recall the source from which we clipped it, but it was from a In our estimation poetry can be divided into two general chfim mfl:ltht:l‘nlhtrenhll and 1-.: ation by sheer beauty of words. Into the other classification falls that poetry whose composition, though workmanlike and readâ€" able, is more powerful for the message it conveys than for the grandeur and symmetry of its words. Like most people, we are in the habit of collecting odds and ends, newspaper POETIC MUZIXG ___ Btaft Sergeant Sidney G. served ‘Jcm“ethhhmh&m‘ no doubt mainly umw-fimmamm ity by his 23 years of service in the West and particularly in the Northern wastes, proâ€" tecting our heritage which is now our He "mushed" his way to Chesterfield Inâ€" let and then on orders which he faithfully carried out, to Herschel Island and establishâ€" ed that Police Post, at that time the farthest north Police Post and for that matâ€" ter the farthest north civilized point in the World. He civilized it. pall t of territory. Territory that today rich in minerals and furs and timber of unknown quantity andall served by air. ol droll Poes oo miee and milte spart Yet like the rest of his few brethren of the Red Coat he maintained law and order in a In the days that airplanes were only rrdhd'u "Mush, j team, w _fi'ehdanmmmunrfi-d-â€" Staffâ€"Sergeant Clay was a member of Fulice in the dig: whese ths bap may old mmwmm‘nflnfl‘ back, and 24 hours was a day. Staffâ€"Sergeant Sidney G. . Royal North West Mounted Police (retit“‘l). dreams come true. own home, in the quietude of the Niagara Pdm{ntmthefimflm of 'l'gis early li!:;'d & h:an. vhohby hhbby*y to his position is actions ?ul bring under control what is now one of the richest pieces of Dominion soil. 1 dream of all the things in life . . . That would like to do . . . and wish that | could find a way .. . To make my dreams come true . . . I taik to others and i try ... To study everyâ€" thing . . . And contemplate the changes that . . . Another day may bring . . . But nothing seems to happen while . . . The weeks and munths go by . . . And all 1 do is pass the time . . . And walt and wonder why . . . Gome people say | ought to work . . . And show a little fight . . . And sometimes | am hallâ€"inclined .. . To think pleasant that . . . | only wish 1 knew . , . Some other way than physical ... To make my True independence is never afraid of appearâ€" leeued Thursday from office of The Grimsby Independent Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office cation, Main and Oak Sts., Grimsby, t LIVINGSTON and LAWSON, Publishers, sipuonâ€"$2.50 year in Canads and $3.00 ..!-’Mh‘g_!!nfl.m "Lincein County‘s Leading Weekiy» J. ORLON LIVINGSTON, Editor and true dependence leads ‘t:e"_’n perfect independence. '.“‘&%M.“u + # ® & 12 it the fellow who is not used to . ity who abuses authormes author Who for the 4 s > > paid '-lv-u., LEARNING EVE Y Day It. T *v---â€"l-u-â€"'utwp“. U tion enabled him to make for ten cents fi.d&mbhfitgzlsmm nwthe':h&fwzsm.fivemm i & F Jtor‘s ratâ€"traps, Iy r«mmmw’ '“gm Mhmmfimm. aryonhlhlf.cnh.hu? tate generally. mml were in the business were sold to the retailers at 25 cents and to tbefilicua‘Oea?. Y *4 .Wd&em.h...-.--‘ vertise HERE‘S A PUZZLE Burglary was somewhat less profitable than the average run of robberies, averaging m‘w&m&&%gâ€"h here, so we quote the figures for the benefit sadly enough, young folk seem to be getting into the most trouble. Persons aged 21 headed the list followed by those of 22, 23, 24 and 20 years. An added bit of useful information was that January was the best month to avoid murder. There figures that we knos of m&wmwh: effort and in the United States, however. does report CRIME DOESN‘T PAY. flnhl-d-arfl-dmm average was That indieates an overâ€"all increase in the robbery business of just short of 9%. Offâ€"setting that was the fact that police picked up 25.4% more of the robbers. That‘s alot of money but invested in hruhnlz:mu:.m.d_dfln- there are fre billion, two hundred and eighâ€" g-mmo-ahh-dsm somewhsa more profitable than farming as the net ulue of manufactured products is a liitle over three billion, eight hundred milâ€" lion dollars, while the cash income from in mn,ioe on d tarmten var ol on was mmt‘hw.@?!‘i“s‘“’“ The "hau!" in robberies in the U-uau-fiy--.-mm than the previous year, offset of course by hich ntrmtcirines, ty ~~â€" oo mamempeIt 1P YE is a creditable record for the farm. ucany~opmmmrecmontt Toum > onl PRACTICAL DEMOCRACY mmmwl.p-dhw mmuw:mrm m-u-mâ€"ummam-mt %.ifwmdchhnal.sthe hw‘nnlm-samud-uâ€"u author of The Deerslayer, The Pathfinder and they have been at the price. for Cellophane was unâ€" The Last of the Mohicans, stories that stirred heard of in those days. Mmrw%hmdw rived at the fire hall to take the engine, bose reel or *“!’ remembers that he also wrote 3 m:u.mm:-‘:mu’:’a work called The American Democrat. . 1o; petting the hose there first l‘“b&hd}l: Y % t-o nf # # _i\ it 1. % Co~ Waatcs in finmmatly wakt lion three hundr« and seventeen million dolâ€" -C'mm-uuun-â€"m entire community to the lowest. The whole emâ€" barressm«nt on this point exists in the difficulty of making men comprehend qualities they do not themseives possess. We can all perceive difâ€" ferences between qurseives and our inferiors. but when it comes to a question of the difference between us and our superiors, we fail to appreâ€" ciate merits of which we have no proper comâ€" ception. In the face of this obrious difficulty there is the safe and just governing rule . .. of permitting everyone to be the undisturbed judge of bis oun habits and associations, so long as they are innocest and do not impair the rights of others to be equaily judges of themâ€" "All thet democracy means is as equal & Participation as is practicable; and to pretend that social equality is a condition of popular imnâ€" Stitktions is to assume that the latter ure desâ€" triCuye of civilization, for as nothing is more SE .evident than the impossibility of raising al EAbmdemd* Penned and Pilfereq of the manufacturers began to adâ€" (Brantford Expositor) went up as a THE GRIMSBY L IT ISYT THE rowx ITs Yyou a bylaw â€"-nâ€"“â€"-â€"‘. bousts fire hall ;um. msed leasing the reur If um'?t-‘bhh&.m“m, You need not 7 Ang B0‘ 0 PatK Your tlothes in a grip, a* Ceorey M s OO UTU T eemomeng‘ Hae Mmfiw‘:mmunb en-h'uano"on-u-u. to have it Mummum.@.m'"': e "‘MM“-&:H """""devuduuha 1906 ) mub ow 4 al 2oo § there would have been at least h-ug..,“ + # # PR "'“"‘Omh.‘ bylaw (Me. 5Q) was ons,, i" "TiteD i and had been for Nes ts s WA18 election, Wellington Walker taking the place of council saved (*) some -â€"...u.d__‘.,?'f!' know that Has»,.,, on "" °_i‘ ome money “.W’;l’â€"_'l..;.' h"”“fihmummmu l’:nah:muh-.umh to $15. But possibly they had eE bmm-"flammam became & customs port of entry, but profably 4o Shat 2. natv . -u-u--u-hmem-m.â€".. ed. On August 14 a special meeting of the council --l-l-..-n-lh-nmw ed a committee to engage a solicitor to defend the "-:lhl-n-’-:-uo-muu credit for expenses. village lost this action, the case being tried before Justice Oder in October, mw-l!-lmhu.g. W-M!“.“blw-.mm aolicitors reported the loms of the case, the reeve, Clarke and Moore were appointed to enter an appeal while at a apecial meeting on Jamnuary 12 a Oyine Ls Dbassed "tp »51, , . _ _ W ATAHREHETY 12 : tyinw 'I-n-"hl&.-lyb-utm- penses in 1884." others enxtered an action to have when a motion was passed turning it down as most of the members did not wast to spend money on the old achool; they wanted a new site; Kemp voted nay. At the July meeting the board again wrote and 2:-*.-.-1'_.-‘-“-& law No. 47 was introduced to isnsue debentures and this was voted on September 20, but was apparently of the next year, 1885. «me maiter was precipitated in April of this year (1884) as mentioned above, and Willis Beamer and The female of the species did not ecape from reâ€" strictions for very long with the local legisiators for in June of °84 a bylaw was passed prokibiting the cooâ€"boasies from rouming at large in the village. This bylaw brought forth a torrent of protest but the Grimsby‘s first school squabble, and lord knows this burg bas bad plenty of them in the last half century, cropped up. In June school accommodations had become an scute subject and the board asked the council to submit a bylaw to raise $1050 for u-nu._-um-muu-w (No. 40) had been passed to open up Murray street. After serving the village well for eight conseâ€" cutive years as reeve, John H. Grout, in 1884 stepâ€" ped out of office and Beveriey Robinson Nelles beâ€" came reeve. His council was Wm. F. Clarke, John B. Moore, James S. Kemp and Dymoke Kerman. The first Board of Health was formed in this year with Dr. Miliward, Squire Forbes and John C. Pakmer as members. Things did not go to sulit Forbes and he resigned after three months service and Dr. Alexâ€" ander appointed in his stead. baving the mooâ€"moos locked up mmumwwfl abed stood on what is now the library property and was moved to Victorisa avenue in 1878. It burned down -M.I.Lm.ugtnhdm-u‘ council to relleve bim of $9.60 income tax but counâ€" hm“”lfifli“cu‘.“fl- rived at the fire ball to take the engine, bose reel or hook and ladder wagon to a fire received pay. Jim mu.mmuuw:nufln hmmlcunl:nnflu im 1u0d * 0 2 on mt Hhie again .un-o:-tnrmmdfl"-""‘ mmumdwfl“”“” wym-a-mwe-n-w io cvgncil that a bell had been plaged on top of the .mmmmo:u.wefl of $337.9%5. 'nuddulscllm'l""‘ times a day and stil serving as the fire alarm. ball to llh%m..uy_u. uuhh“m-nh...._% In 1843 Squire ‘WAY BACK WHEN being the Mechanicg INDEPENDENT was only many years acting at St mimeits..... _OO@ A§BH to 2 . CCE Zae â€"-â€"-nh.’ -lm.b.,- lhgh..‘..h'. "‘?“1.-‘ -‘mhu.g..,., m'.-'u. .~‘ ahow EOpher n-'lflh’fcrhu-g !"“hfiowm spraying their fel4 ; sintion of thanks passed ::':‘.u‘-.?“ 'hlhh:-"..: rear Je Aio Ancouver. was egina E the rowm over the "mm'“’h".‘m.u?.m Mmhm.m bmwll‘ulfllfluln’g,_h lhmhytmuhhhh!..h...-u_.L one change this election, but probably few & Q.fll_'w your You folks soltes ns * :‘m...mlf fihqm e _ 77# com. g,, 3. T04 H tither oC 97, the 'rua.-:a.. ...','""m-h-.:’m« -n‘h‘;nâ€"_.‘," who commrhe« ‘tmiaâ€" ache tive. beautify) C *xâ€"Reeve 2n, 6foed in May of 1457 _ o % burchas Mr. Johnson Y of 1M97â€"14, PHikknd us 12 E*T UÂ¥66 to a, ,} E* 2~AP & good Bmithy Gown Alter a_lc * L__ i 3 4 “mm -'l'lut,mfi-nah.‘.- "-"h'iw.lu.na-a,..-.. participation ::"u“lhmu_m'.'m: and harness horeds now ppoiptt 10T the Biggar string pâ€" racing at Dufferin_ # & A attend the big four , "Red" Grakham says that he is now in the same class as that famous man, Mark Twain. The report of his sudden demise last week was "greatly exâ€" onmeniec2... 3 _ . CoBres last week that has been m”b”hhn.‘- Thn-mdâ€"‘?.cau.mmm, 50 pound bag, $4.30." mu-mm«.;n. per cent o contain 40â€"80 per cent water; eggse 65 per cent: vork 60 ner menr. town 1 of the Dominion Stores last Hollywood carrying props? Then contact the memâ€" bers of the Grimaby Players® Guild. They are looking for both male and female talent. has been buried in the Northern bush for the past two weeks deer busting. Captain "Dyke" Lewson mnn«:t-:a-n:,u-:nâ€": 'Al'l-)â€"'l'.omnâ€"dâ€"q.“ pay good interest. I need this dough to buy nylons ’l'-!-ll-n’-mm‘lh'-.u. er refuses to part with any kale for this purpose The old meanie. ning parallel with Livingston svenue to Murray street, has been removed. The "new look" hasn‘t affected the skirts worn by girl cheer leaders at rugby games this season. Main Street merchants are obeying the "blackâ€" ‘WM’!‘J‘-!IDC“ Al square again Mr. King gets a mt**" ***~* Canada gets a muddle. % * w o s 4 The Village Inn diningroom will reâ€"open fof uu-â€"â€".---â€".-â€"-i # o0 + m:-rmu-l_tauau- 1 Lâ€"Oâ€"Nâ€"G time to get my screen doors off. # # # ® Has Reeve John Hewitt dropped his ides of a mm.‘fl“d.flh“? w & _ # in the Christmas season. Johnor ; + + & _ fli-u-.-....... it the house +,, .\ "~ **EKument Want to be an actor and maybe wind up in You didn‘t know it, but Fire Chief Alf. LePage The steel fence at the top of Palmer‘s Hill, runâ€" Store 'wrl -‘-hl.. a“-. * ""eecd is t} "'.H’J Thomas Johnaon (farmer C2""*4 9Y the lats fnthey m} u80 the land was p.,00, * MAYOT Rdrie _MAINZ S REET The bardships of a Acre &h is mue,‘""" 40 belly. A8uth is much moyg s ColY K â€"PLRYG Gare...s 0 BP . oo rammunil MiKiqY tm was first "Huron County Is omplsted th., be gets buck 6 o-’“zhip. “"I NM m'mcl::x BARRISTER § Murray St. Phone 148â€"W _ £ A, BUCKENHAM SUN LUFE oP canapa ~~*~~ 4 Made to order from original Geo. F. Warner HAROL 8. MaATchery J. B. McCAUSLAND meomber RETA. . Phone Winona 55â€"7â€"22 Dr. D. R. COPELAND c ols 1 es 1 2e Nw' ©‘30â€"4:00q 0088 Wedne.g "* At Noon GEORGE 1. cEppe5 BULOVA, ELGIN, ELCO :.Am Store in The Bruit Belt" T. R. BeGORA, 3 j ~â€" . " mm Main Street, West 5 1 O0METRISp 12 Main St. West, GRIMSEy (Viklon Speri '."TM and all kinds of mfim\ Telephone gaq INBURANcE CGRIMSE y , 80 Licrtron, Etc. f“"fin #â€" 12 2 to 5 p.m,