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e really made me quail, be deadlier than the male! ned without Bill, d me down a hill; éadly than the she. -- the old ram's eye, started in Montreal we may look for a return w of ribbon under the chin.| esterner that and prices, in town | might be as difficult 'to convince that speculation of recent years and' 'suburban: lots: above value. money. - Conadish enter- in a ess amalgamations mergers--and a be proved has 'been Re resent moment: orth, where. the rs 'gambol on * buying new string. "city same as you. Britain] | worth io 1 never saw a Letters from 2 Self. Made Farmer to His Son Port Perry, Ontario, January 10, 1912 To James Tompkins, Toronto, Ont. Dear Jim-- 1 was over to Mockkiago's Ss tho other asy and found him busy straighteniog a 10% of crooked nails, As he was only half paymg attontion to his job, he was hitting his thumbs oftener than was good fi solid comfort. - His mind seemed to be wandering off onte something else, and that wasn't helping his thumbs any. Yon know that straightening nails is about as delicate a job as a fellow wants to nndertake with hammer and thumbs. i 't make out what was the matter with Mockridge at 0 find out 'he had lost his gimlet, anid had beem fort for three days, but he couldn't find it high or low. been $0 Port and could have bought & new one for.5c., bat ! MORONEY "to throw away." snd he had made-up' 'mind to find the old obe. He's about the gavingest man ['wve "kiiown for a long thue. 'Leastways, be thinks he is. . I've seem him going over iy strawstack pickin out binder twine to save Them's habits what wag mighty good in the days when string was scarce and high, and men had time to eit around on cracker boxes at *' the corners'. to read the almanac. But then days is past, for the labor has gone West and to the Mockridge can't think much of his earning power seems to me if he can afford to spend a couple uf hours findidg three cents worth ol string and have to untie the kuote into the bargain. 1 admire his patience; but don't think much of his judgment. And that gimlet! 1 couldn't afford to hawe my mind and business upset for thtee dave to gave Ge, and ¥ 'reckon there must be a bit of 'mule in the make-up of anybody that can. Mockridge is a funny genius, anyway. Did you ever go out into his drive house? You ought to see the collection of junk he "has there. A let of it he's picked up at sales, *' cheap." Abe Turner has been round half a dozen times to buy it, but the old man shakes his head and reckons those "wheels and bits of irom will come; in usefut, some day; I've seen him rummaging about in 'there' for an hour, aod come out with a ebunk of iron that'd "most fit the thing he want- ed tv fix, Fverything be has pretty nearly is fixed up "to de for a while," He'll never make any money; he's too busy saving . to get down to any plan to make profits, - I like economy, but § like common sense, too. Strikes me that most of us are too sav- ing. You know itis said that a farmer shouldn't hoe his oww roots, because he'll be afraid to thin them ont for fear of wasting them: Curious, isn't it, to see a man like Mockridge grub along for a lifetime, and perhaps save a thousand dollars. He'll stint him-' self and everybody and everything to save that money Like as not, though, some slick gent a come along and invest it for him at big profits - for the slick y fi: you're going to pits; you must invest something crop yet from a stingy seeding. The seeds come up sll right and look right smart at first; but the weeds crowd in and take all the good. ont of the land, 'and' the seeding Jo nos always. choked ous of 60 hed idea is that po. Yo Le is 1 st profit possible.