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"THE MIRROR Central Methodist Charch Sunday Evening, March 22nd, 7 p. m. , : SUBJECT ; "Self Depreciation' --- Some Ancients Who Were as Grasshoppers in their Own Eyes A Story Sermon REV. J. W. MAGWOOD, Pastor Attractive Music A good place to come prerers Ve YT Tee se GH ere ew Ow ; ty . af | oeaiiiieaal latch for Real Bargains ON THE OPENING DAY OF THE NEW HARDWARE STORE JAMES K. MYERS Dealer in HARDWARE, PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, Etc. 51 Downie St. Phone 162 ~ PORTABLE TYPEWRITERS Pay $5.00 Down and get yourself a Reming- ton Portable To-day. WE ARE AGENTS The Fletcher Johnston Press 123 Ontario Street 'Say Keeling To Wear -- Indian Hockey Uniform Reported That Other Places After Him As Well. Bright sayings by the children have nothing on some of the sayings by older people. A lady attended che Apprentice Hockey game last Satur- day and it was her first game. Dur- ing the game she remarked that if it pads on the Stratford boys would didn't think it should be allowed. Evidently "Peanut" Gingrass was the same thing at the other end ,of the Arena. Recently we referred to some hockey players and the number of different places in which they would be playing next season. Do you must have noticed in the sport pages the uniform of said to be after him. is lots of time yet. London Free in Senior Hockey in London on Wed- nesday. What do we call his appear- ance here.on Monday last? The Listowel of the lack of encouragement to am- ateur sports, their personal griev- ance being regards the track meet held in Stratford when certain trophies and medals which were won by contestants have not yet been received by the winners. They have our deepest sympathy because the Stratford Juniors worked their heads off last season ty win the Northern °Junior Hockey cham- pionship which carries with it the Free Press Cup, and medals, all of which has not been received, and we join in the chorus with the Listowel Standard and reseat, thing is not very encouraging. Let those responsible act as enthusiastic- ally after the sports are over as they dg before they start. And that's that for this week. CYNICUS. Jersey Milk. supply 'comes from bred Jersey cows in this vicinity. and the percentages of cream is more. Phone 410 Stratford Dairy Co. Limited 116 Albert St. It isn't very often that a "Pillar" took it. was not for that fellow with ail tne | have had a lot more goals, and she | too small for her to notice doing | read the different dailies, if so you | some very amusing items along these | lines, for instance, Keeling is to wear | Stratford, London, | Toronto University and the Pros. are | There may he | some others we have missed but there Press had Keeling making his debut | Standard complains | this sort of Just_Let Us Know That you want pure | Our | the only herd of pure | Jersey milk tests higher | takes a good picture, but look whe | GUARANTEED. | TIREG CORD AND FABRIC -- Ciba) "," gkesaneas Wholesale Prices ABRA-KERR, Ltd. 203 Waterloo St. Phone 868 Stratford Auto Accessory House "Everything for the Car" JOHN PFEFFER, - Prop. 94 Shakespeare St. Phone 1317w on Nov. 2nd lasy, | SBULUAVGULAUAUTERURRSGREGEUOGEEDECUGCERRSTREDLG Eg | ie McEwen"s Footwear Specials -- Men's black and brown Oxfords, sew square toe, rubber heels, 4 00 Special.., Women's Patent 7 95 Strap Slippers ...... e 1.45 Boots 98 Little Gent's Black FULDDO ETRE EEE SE EE Ee EE Children's Patent and Strap Slippers, sizes 3 to 712 NEIL D. McEWEN 45 Downie St. Tel. 1182 Reliable Footwear PADAGRETRRUUGTEERTEEAREREROREOAGEUGUDSEEEEEEDG aeahetaeieetenetean I RUANeAUALUUAEEERAGRUAAUEEHOUOGOOGSSESERSEAUEHUAEOGGOODRREECEOOOEEVERODDOGEESELENEGD NOOO OD EAUEEUEEEEREEELE TRERERELPRGESERETRETET HEGEL Pe | SIAM {THE MIRROR Saint Patrick Seized Popular imagination His Live Shrouded in Mystery Says Rev. Magwood The Rev. Magwood in his address Sunday evening on St. Patrick says there is no figure in history other than Jesus who has seized the pop- ular imagination as St. Patrick has. In the British Empire we have haa three great saints, St.. George of England, St. Andrew of Scotland, and St. Patrick of Ireland. But lit- tie is known of either St. George or St. Andrew compared to what we know of St. Patrick. The life of St. Patrick is very much shrouded in mystery. We do not even know where he was born. The Scotch, who are a very modest people claim him, they say he was born in Dumbarton, Scotland. The English claim him, they say he was born in Gladstonbury, England. That he was not born in Ireland is well es- tablished and I think the greater weight of evidence is in favor of Brittany, in the north of France. But when different nations are rivai claimants for such an honor, you may 'yest assured that the man is worth guarrelling about. St. Patrick war born somewhere about the year 372 A.D. When a lad of sixteen he was eaptured by Niall Mor, king of Ire- Yand, and with scores of other Christ- jans was carried off from Gaul, France, into the north of Ireland, and there sold as a slave to one Milcho by name, who set him to work herding his cattle. It would be well for everyone in the world if they had a drop of Tre- jand in them, said Mr. Magwood, in spite of the fact that some one said ea drop would be enough. St. Patrick gets credit for driving the snakes out of Ireland, but the speaker thought that after we gev 4.4 per cent. that we would need an- other St. Patrick to drive the snakes out of Canada. ------ SiTLUL]L|MIAIN| "The Family Package'"' & fresh, firm pound prints of Stiliman's Golden Butter, ina clean waxed carton. 'Tis most convenient and economical to buy your butter this way. You save $c a lb.--15c per package. Phone 770 and one of our cour- teous salesmen will deliver a package to your door. Price Today is 35c Ib. Stillman's Creameries Ltd. "Where Cleanliness Is Paramouht"' " TIRES SEE US BEFORE BUYING Harold A. Huether Next Carter's Garage Tel. 1113w LOCALS The fact that spring is here to stay seems more evident every day. The grass can be seen while robings are now too common .o attract special attention. The city street cleaning depart- ment has done excellent work in cleaning the city streets of the win- ter's refuse in the last few days. The big street flusher arid sweeper will soon be familiar and welcome sights about the city. The defeat of the Niagara Falls team, which dropped its series with Varsity, was learned with regret by many fans in the city who were hop- ing to see the "Big Six" represen,- atives right in on the Allen Cup. Weariness and too much hockey 'vere | factors in the defeat of the Big Roar | erew. Stratford First Aid teams persist the honor | in bringing trophies for and fame of this city. C.N.R. shops No. 2 team won the Provincial cham- pionship and have been examined for | the Montizambert Trovhy, emblenat- ic of Dominion honors. J. Millar is the captain of the team. Car dealers in the city report that business picked up wonderfully In the past week. spring gets in a man's blood the re- solution "Not to buy a new car" or | "Not to get a car this year," gets harder to keep. Dealers expect a good business year in the city. Dust Flying. The dust is flying these days. But many a man will be heard saying after purchasing his wife's new spring clothes, that his dust has flew. But then dresses are considerably reduced this spring, both at the top and the bottom. sproutine | | passed. BFA & MRA TUUUUGGRUEDEURAGOAERTEREQGQLERCOCUEDTEDGGETRESEREEGOQSUECESOCERERERESUGEESE When the urge ot | Enthusiasm Soon Died _ Sweet young thing driving! thro suburb. Would you like to see where I ' was vaccinated ? He--With enthusiasin-- Sure. Sweet Young Thing--Pointing | towards house which they had just Well right in there. Yes, Bill, if you go without food | for seven days it makes one weak. ' calf' the Quality Tailor Suits Made to Order with extra trousers, $27.00 Up. Suits Cleaned, Pressed, Repaired ALFRED SCHNUR Phone 7F 239 Queen St. e HEADQUARTERS FOR BALLOON TIRES nn ae TT a) Right now is the time to order your tires for spring voy oh A BILL KEIL 114 Ontario St. Phone 140w Night 140J PETRA UGEUNEE OE PEOEEEUTER EDGER TESTU PEEE CTO MEAG UGGAURREUREUAUODECRGAOERGERSEECEEEESEEEESEOURECUE CCE EEE What His Wife Thought. Many people were puzzled some years ago as to the inside domestic relations of a celebrated United This was Lieut. ' | States war hero. nl e | R. P. Hobson, who became a hero overnight among his emotional fel- For your next meat order. We handle only the best guality and our prices are the lowest. Also a complete line of groceries. H. JOHNSON 135 Ontario Street. Telephone 1995. MIRROR ADS. BRING RESULTS. ) thousand times by one woman'. , for years): : Hawkins, I fow-countrymen as a result of an ex- loit in the Spanish-American war. hen he came home he was feted ail over the land, and, for some unD- known reason, the women took to kissing him wherever he went. The spectacle rather sickened nrany peo- ple, and led to wonderment as to what his wife thought about ft. Now | we know, and it is ingenious reason- {ng. The explanation is given by Miss ' Elizabeth Marbury in a book of rem- | inisecnces, "My Crystal Ball": "after addressing a meeting in _ Chicago, so great was the enthus- | fasm that the lieutenant was forth- | with kissed by three thousand wo- men. When Mrs. Hobson was asked whether she objected to this, she re- plied: 'Not in the very least! I in- finitely. prefer to have my husband kissed by three thousand women | than thet be should be kissed three Ser He (meeting her for the first time "pon my word, Miss should hardly have | Enown you, you have altered so | much." She ' worse?" He (gallantly): "Ah, my dear girl, only change for the (coyly): "For better or ; ee could better!" ESTHONIAN OOUONY. to Settle One Hundred Families In Canada, Sir. John Pitka, K.C.M.G., rear- admiral (retired) in the Lsthonian navy, formerly in the Imperial Rus- sian navy, is visiting Canada in con- nection with the migration of a hnum- ber of Esthonian farmers. He called at the Department of Immigration and Colonization, Ottawa, to discuss the coming as soon as possible of 109 farmers who have capital, with their families from Esthenia. The principal purpose of Sir John's visit is to get information on whai part of the Dom- inion he considers it would be best Proposal for these families to seitle in. it they are satisfied with conditions in this country it will mean that many more farailies will follow. Esthonia, which is one of the new Baltic States formed during the war out of part of the old Russian Em- pire, is chiefly an agricultural coun- try. It has an area of about 32,00@ square miles with a population of 1,750,000, so that, as Sir John point- ed out, its population is rather con- gested and there is a desire on the part of many of the people to emi- grate. Conditions, he says, since the War are not very good, and as the Esthonians were on the side of the Allies throughout the war, they pre-- fer to migrate to Canada, where geographical and climatic conditions are more nearly like their own coun-. try than in any part of the British Empire. Sir John Pitka has a farm near Reval, the capital of Esthonia, which is a city of about 160,000. He has gone to Western Canada, where he intends to spend six weeks look- ing over settlement prospects. Don't Cage Birds All the Time, The Chinese lover of birds, says Herbert Beardsly, writing in the Na- ture Magazine (Washington), does not permanently confine his pet ig {ts prison cage, but he take it out with him on his walks, carrying it on a stick, to which one of its feet. is fastened by means of a thread lon enough to allow it ample freedom o motion. Where the shade of some stately tree bids bim welcome, he makes a half and permits the bird te perch and swing on a supple twig, -- watching it even hour after hour wi interest and appreciation. We read further: "One of their most curious exprea- sions of emotional life is the applica- tion of whistles to pigeons. These whistles are very light and are at- tached to the tails of the pigeons by means of fine copper wire, so that, when the birds fly, the wind blowing through the whistles sets them vi- brating and produces an open-air concert, "The whistles are manufactured with great cleverness and ingenuity in Pekin. There are two distinct types, those consisting of bamboo tubes placed side by side, and a type based on the principle of tubes at- tached to a gourd body or wind chest,' They are lacquered in yellow, brown, eed and black to protect the material from the destructive influences of the atmosphere. The tube whistles have either two, three, or five tubes. The gourd whistles are furnished with @ mouthpiece and smal) apertures to. the number of two, three, six, ten and even thirteen. These varieties are distinguished by different names} thus, a whistle with one mouthpiece and ten tubes is called 'the eleven- eyed one.' The materials used in the construction of the whistles are gmail gourds that serve for the bod-. fes, and several kinds of bamboo for. the large and small tuhes.