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ulft artoti3ffggglrggj6 thursday march 18 1920 think its a llttlo thing to do just to think anyone no matter who ought to think takes a little time each day prom the minutes thrown away simxq it from your work or play stop ana think you will and that mon who fail do not think halt tho trouble that we- see troubled brewed tor you and me probably would never bo lt ve d think hall wo journey hitandmiss ok- ahall we thtnk lets not ko along by guess but rather to ourselves confess it would help ub more or jess if wed think by the side of the road upon the walls of a social settle ment hangs the sentence attributed to mr sam walter rosa ho was a frlond of man and he lived in a bouse by the side of the road in this spirit of service to man the grout religious organisation which sustains the lnstiitlon la endeavoring to promote the glory of god strange companies aaemblo under us roof there congregate the armenians and pour forth the bitterness of their erlet and the fury of tfaelr wrath over tlio wrongs suffered by their friends at home unspeakable wrongs which they could not be men and not re sent with mighty indignation there gather the greeks from their pushcarts of fruit and their half- forgotten memories of national pride thero assemble the italians and the hussion jews uuid representatives of many nations which make up the iwlyglot civilisation o an american city what attracts them is the house with the open door and some one hv ing within who is a friend of man there is a religion of the roadside of a very practical kind it has busi ness of its own and it treads the com mon highway of life but it finds oc casion to help those who limp or fall by the way and it makes the home of its sympathy and affection close by tho side of the road the good samaritan undertook no contract to patrol the jericho road he had business of his own and was not looking otter the troubles of other pcoplo but he had eyes to see not only what was in the way before him of advantage or peril for himself but also the need of a less fortunate traveller who lay fn ned by the road side there la no record that hftj com plained or asked consideration be cause of his own delay in reaching jericho it is more probable that if any one asked him why he arrived so late he merely answered that he bad met with a little accident down the road if the delay kept him in the city over the sabbath and he at tended service where the priest min istered who had gone down the road ahead of him he probably did not make comparisons to bis own advant age between the priestfs religion and bis own but he who knew best what constitutes true religion apoko yeu of tho man wh religion inv pelled him to perform a duty of help fulness to a man by the side of the road t iwct me live in a house by the side or the road where the race of mem go by the men who are good and the men who are bad as good and as tad as i i would not sit in the corners seat or hurl the cynics ban iet me live in a house by the side of the road ande a friend of man the oldfashioned woman oh well i remember the home of my childhood the hill that i climbed in tho sunlight and dew the rabbit that hid at its base in tho wlldwood tho hunters that often would trouble them too but better than these was tho ivy- grown dwelling oh why did i ever away from it roam where lived the dear woman whoso story im telling that oldfashioned woman who made it a home that old- fashioned woman that sweet fashioned woman that oldfashioned woman who lived in the home oh where has she gone with her aprons and knitting her calico gown and her sunbonnet dear she never was one that was given to fitting j her homo was her temple her empire her sphere she cared not for riches nor travel nor pleasure the wealth that she craved was be neath her own dome bier husband her children her frlendd wero her treasure that oldfashioned woman who lived in the home that oldfashioned woman that soul fashioned woman that oldfashioned woman that lived in the home tho ivygrown walls of that home stead are falhnjr the brambles have choked out the blossoms the weeds grown wild and unsightly the night- hawks are calling when day into darkness and silence recedes oh never again ahall i ha5 to there to gather the flowers that grew in the sweet- scented loam when my heart and my steps were as light as a feather to greet that loved woman who made it a home that oldfashioned woman that homefashioned woman that god- fashioned woman that lived in ihetiome to eighty years ajgo this has all been rather sedate but i hope interesting a school story will therefore bo relished for a ohouage tommy said his teacher atxry xhurtcll to one of the boys who was in the senior class she was preparing for promotion to mr 14 1 tie s room at christmas the word circumstantial evidence occurs in the lesson tjo ou know what circumstantial evi donee is tommy replied that he did not well i will explain it to you by an illustration said miss thurtell you know we have a rule agtlftst calntr apples in school suppose uome morn ing i should soo you in your seat with a book held up in front of your fact 1 way nothing but presently i go round to where you are sitting you ar busily studying your lesson tout i find that your face is smeared while under the edge of your slate i jiee tho cir of a freshlyeaten apple 1 should know just as well as 1l i had caught you at it that you have been eating on apple although of course t did not see you doit- thnt is a case in which circumstantial evl dence convicts you do you think you know what it is now7 yes maam sold tommy it s eating apples in school m i bayno varieties qf corn most suit able for silage the best varieties of corn for silago purposes are these varieties the cars of which reach the glaring or hard douh stage by the tlmo desired for cutting it is at this stage that the corn plant contains the optimum amount of moisture neeessary to pro ohice good quality alias and in addl tloa tho highest yield and feeding value obtained varieties that are too late to reach the glased stage contain too much water and produce a poorer quality of silage this excessive water con- tent also makes suchv varieties un suitable for the following reasons 1 storage in silo is too expensive to store water 2 makes handling too costly 8 results in heavy leakage of water from silo which carries off soluble food material 4 reduces feeding value of silage 1 wrt that ai luu e and tha reach too great a degree of maturity hive a low yield and contain too uttle water to make the best silage locality and season must govern the final choice of varieties and it is obvious that the same varieties can not be grown for silage in eastern ontario and quebec aa can be grown in southwestern ontario where the season is longer suitable varieties for silage purposes in the longer seasoned districts of eastern ontario and quebec are found anions those that mature in south western ontario these include xeatning wisconsin no 7 bailey ooldeh glow ana white cap yellow dent in sections of this district where the season la somewhat shorter th following varieties can be used north western dent minnesota no 13 falconer north dakota comp ters early lonfellow and king phil ip for southwestern ontario suitable varieties for silage purposes one late strains of learning wisconsin no 7 golden glow and bailey also giant prolific sweet ensilage lancaster frido of tho north and mamiuonth fiwet- f dim mock assistant br southern swoelf rumfnock assis oat eoraso cron division ottawa out of sto it takes a great deal to shjtttter the wmpoaureof a head waiter and to re duce him to the level of an ordinary flplogtlc mortal but the feat was cconupllshed in washington said the font and in a very simple way a lawyer went to supper at a certain cafenfter the- theatre and ordereda cup of coffee jpleaso bring u in a cup with the handle on the left slde he said osn- ildentlally to the waiter tin left- ftmdwd and i dont lk- qwiv othw klpfl of a cup yes sir stammered the waiter i will sir ho was seen to hasten away and confer with the head waiter then the head waiter bpre down on the party what sort of a cup was that you wonted sir he said cup with the handle on the left sde im lefthanded returned the lawyer tiit head waiter dlsttnpered to re turn a little later obviously perturbed tho cup you he besran whatr exclaimed tho lawyer do you mean to tell mo that in a first- class restaurant like this you havent such a thing as a cup with a handle on the left side absurd why how am i to use any other kind you must hovo plenty of them well said the head waller we usually has but im sorry sir do last we had was broke uua aborning appreciate kdhd words about mother this week i received addressed to myself the following note of thanks which touched me very keenly mrs kennedy was a good friend and neigh bor of mine and i only spoke the things which welled up in ray heart when the news tbat she had entered into rest reached- me the old man of the big clocktower aoton ontario we wish to express to you our sincere appreciation of the beau tiful tribute paid to tho memory of our mother in your special col umns in the acton frkb press the kennedy family dryden ont bxarch 5th 1926 i referred in nty story to tho life and oharacter and excellencies of mrs paul kennedy and mrs c s smith in my recollections the fianao week in each cose i referred tp tb fftjct that both mothers gave a son to ib great war both saw active etfylce in france mrs kennedys son cap tain w kennedy made the supremo sacrifice and now sleeps in flanders in wio of canadas beautifullykept soldiers cemeteries- mrs smiths son gunner allan smith was invalid ed home because of rheumatism and affection of the heart contracted under the exposure and hardships of tho war and is still suffering from those 41ttnts last week another acton mother wenf to her reward who also contri butod generously of her sons to the war mrs john brown mrs brown had lived in acton for nearly thirty year i believe and aoton never had a moro loyal mother and canada never pa sessed a more loyal cltlxon in tho early weeks oftio war she gave her son warren brown and he was in ono of the first canadian engineering corps which crossed to france and got into action after being engaged in some very important engineering work the activities of his division were discovered by the germans and serious casualties followed among these were engineer brown noth withstanding tho sorrow and anguish of this bereavement this generous- hearted mother save a second son when the need was greatest and gun ner ernest brown left his position as a journeyman printer and went to prance he too did valllant service for his king and country and waa fortunate in being able to return homo after the armistice was signed and the war ended in good health asi4 spirits no son ever received a more hearty welcome home than was accorded thla jbmra veteran by jilmothoc and with tears of joy and thankfulness she em braced her soldier son upon his re turn from france in the sumroor of couiidnt get axiong without his handkerchief i dont think i over told you readers of this column tho story about one of our ministers which was enactc 1 a sood many years ago this minister s wife was very proud of her taltntcd husband and she was doing her eil to rid him of those little nervous ui bits which discount tho influence of many an otherwise impressive preach er my dear yea must no fidget ao with your handkerchief when youre in the pulpit said the ministers wife as she walked home y hia side after the morning service fidget exclaimed the gentleman why i seldom uso my handkerchief what do you mean 1 dont mean using it replied the wife laughing i hope you will do that whenever it s necessary but i mean pulling it out of one pocket aoid stuffing it into another only to take it out and thrust it under the hymn- book its a nervous habit and its perfectly distracting to watch you the clergyman looked kindly incred ulous as he aald- i think you must be mistaken ray dear i might have changed it about a good deal this morning i believe 1 did but im certain that it lsnh a ha bit to prove it ill leave my hand kerchief with you this evening it waa agreed at the close of the invocation the ministers hand was seen withdrawing itself steadily from his coattall pock et and after he bad said let us con tinue our worship by singing three stanzas there was a long pause while he tumbled in the other coattail before ho added of the three hun dred and forty thlrdhaiymn by keeping his mind on his hand instead of tho hymn he managed to get through the singing with only one slip but there were several awkward pauses during the responsive reading when the minister a wife watched the hands roam from his breast pocket to pulpit cushion and back to his coat- tails again during tho anthem tho minister seemed less absentminded but his wife was uneaby- when it came tlpif weekly fashion hint staon worshippers of the sun god stove youthtul and enticing the better half of this jumper modcl may be tlic ions blouse with smart collar and apphqued sleeves but the plaited skirt abo gives an ex cellent account of itself any two materials may be used in copying this model the more striking the contrast in both color and fabric the more fashionable the frock medium size requires 1 yards iinch material 2h yards 40mcri clyet for skirt and blouse tripinimjrs saved av a sau8age it is possible to overestimate the courage of a robber as way be seen by this story of judge seymour d thompsons mcnnb was tho hero of a hair breadth escape it was in canada where mcnab a brawny scotchman was a fellow colporteur of my father the rev seymour thompson the two became separated on the night of mcnabs adventure the big- scotchman was riding through tho forest unarmed ho had a package of bibles on one side of his saddle and on the other a string of frozen saus ages which were to bo thawed and cooked for bis breakfast a highway man stopped uchoha reflections and his progress at thie same time tho scotchtnurwasfiigntened he never denied luat zs had a little money in his boot and he loaned over to remove his boot and satisfy tho de mand of the robber his hand struck against the froxen sausages he be thought himself of these perhaps jhey would be accepted instead of the money he broke one of them in two and was about to offer half of it to the highwayman when suddenly he found himself alone and heard tho clatter of a horses rapidly retreating shoots badly frightened as be was mcnab laughed tho robdcr had mistaken the cracking of the sausage for tho cock ing of a pistol and had fled for the prayer and discreetly covered her eyes then he grew more and more distracted and kept the audience waiting with hymnbooks in hand while he made another search for the missing bit of linen before giving cut the number of the hymn finally it was time for the sermon i invite your attention this evening he began and then stopped this time his hand was in hla breast poclcel you will find my text he begran again in tho eighth chapter of ho- mans the little lady la the pew hart gain ed her point but really it was ceasing to bo a joke he could never get through his sertnon at this rate shi hastily beckoned to an usher and she sent him into the pulpit wtth tho min isters handkerchief h clutched it with illconcealed relief and shot a guilty glance at his smiling wlfc tnen ho drew a long breath and as one set free went on with an admirable sermon i think this will crowd my column pretty well this week mary says to- ston anyway for its the 174h of ire land and if won t worth while for her to grow shamrockf jor my button hole if x dont take a walk aboijt town and let folks know im celebrating upper the chief gather for tho dance lower answering tho call of the tribes dangeroulyinqu19mvc local distinctions 191ft 1 had the good tortus o haver the pleasure or a pretty doss friendship cd husband who was called bofegai three years ago this summer t saw mrs brown shortly after the letter by the editor written from tho battle aelda- offfanae and belgium appear ed in the fisr pants describing the scrupulous care being given the graves of the canadian soldiers reference was made esncclahy to the cemetsrle where the acton boys are sleeping the spirit of democracy which hate j sham formality was the motive in the rebuke of a travelling salesman to a party of state senators whom he met at the boardlnghouse in an interior town thsy were on their way to the capital and wejr compelled to wait over for a change of csrft during din nertime their conversation soon reyene4 fp the other guests that they wero newly- elected solon a full of the dignity at their position and anxious to make an impression on each other and also on everybody with whom they cnune in contact their ponderous diction at table dis gusted the salesman it was will tha gentleman from bhgeville have the butter and wlll the gentleman from painted poet onss the broad and does tho gentleman from nowhxre junction core for tho pickles and did s gentleman from signboard township enjoy the trh even tho natives present began to squirm under tho excmsive cormajity of it all so that there was a hearty laugh when the rtalcamnn turning to u negro waiter asked with flno bmr- leaqus q tfhat the french call the grand masnp will the gsnttt fr ethiopia up of coffe bring another cup the philadelphia kecord soys that a big grlxsly bear at the xoo had lots of fun one afternoon not long ago tbds may or may not he trup but it is plain from the records narrative that a lady and a uttle girl had a pretty severe frighl among the visitors to the boarpits was a woman accompanied by a girl of six or seven summers they stood close to the railing atthe top of the pit in which the griixly was confined and were very much absorbed in con templation of bruin suddenly there was a loud shriek from the girl fol lowed by a aeries of screams the child had squeezed her head between the bars and drilling that she could not get it out was screaming to her auntie for help at first the lady regarded the mat tcr as a joke but when she found that no amount of pulling and tugging would extricate jhe girl she too he- came frnti ueonwbjls tho bear surprised at the unusual racket climbed up thf nolo in the centre of the pit until h was on a level with the rolling and wag ged his head this proceeding taken ns a manifestation of hostility served to increase the terror of tho child who redoubled tier screams thsn one of the keepers came run ning op and pclcd apart tho bars with the handle of a anovel unth the girls heaj was release great rejoicing by rheumatic cripples if 8 c yog cant ui arma or lobv rhewria vvijrhelp you pr nothing to pay got a bottle of itheuma today and wear a satisfied smile on your face to morrow its a remedy that is astonishing tho whole country and ifa just as good for gout sciatica and lumbago as for rheumatlbm it drives the poisonous waste from tho joints and muscles thata tho sec rot of jthouraai success but we dont ask you to tako our word for it go to b j hassard or any good druggist and got a bottle of rhouma- today if it doesnt do as we promibo get your money back it will be thcro waiting for you long ago under tho shadow of the canadian pacific rockies the west- em indian worshipped the sun with strange and barbarous rites it was the custom of the red man of tho plains da bow down in homage each year in worship to the friendly orb that gave him light to see strength to hunt power for battle warmth when he waa cold and in all ways enhanced his progress through tho countless ages of his being whole tribes gather together now during the month of midsummer qpon some spot on which the sun shines every moment from sunrise to sun set to wslrshlp and bo blessed in the eight of die sun god an indian wo man schjeted by the head men of the tribes tmbodles tho human sacrifice of airt those gathered sho sits in the sun dance lodge for four days and four nights and every two hours of this time her head is sprinkled with ashes the woman does not eat or drink and is gnorded by tho five highest priosts or witch doctors of tho tribe who sing and chant mono tonously all the time whistle blown and toms toms beaten all no that the women should not close hor eyes in sleep the aunworshippers include the mightiest of tho indian tribes the blackfoet stonya picgans and sar- aees they have a hcritago of nobe blood in tholr veins r throughout tho ages despite the apparently civilizing influences of the white man they have retained their form of worship many of these in dians are christiana they attend to the church services regularly many of rrtom oro welt educated and speak english with a fluency which vould astonish tho average white man but in their secret ncarts they know they feel they have been unablo to eradi cate the beliefs and superstitions in which they were submerged for cent uries beforo the canadian pacific railway bored- it3 way throueh the mountains and granite and brought the white man with his superior standardsot life once a year the indians shed tho conventional raiment of the white man which tkoy have adoptao and i gather to dance around the campfires where offerings are burnt as sacrifices for the favor of the sun god the in dians break up into groups and sing chant and make speeches- from all parfi of the camp come the sound of torn toms war drums medicine pipe drums and many other forms of in struments which the indian believes will help his cause to receive the blessings of the sun god as the smoko rises heavenward from the fires their antics become wilder and wilder their movements faster then off the darkness breaks and the chill grey dawn slowly spreads over the scene all becomes stul the indians sleep but they rlso at seven or eight oclock and spend the day preparing for the next night and so tho festivities continue for two weeks the reward of politeness they were entertaining tho minister at dinner and after dessert little john ny said wont you take another piece of pie the minister laughed well john ny he said since you are so pplite i will iiavc another piece qoodp said johnny now ma remember your promise you said if it waa necessary to cut into tie sec ond pie i could have another- piece one tep rpmoveq a mine superintendent who had gqne down into lq lqwcr levels q t fa acxenlpflinen4murlbqnelby a cayeln was getting thefr last mps- aages pcorgp hp shouted to ono colored miner through a narrow apperture are you married nqssuh answered a lugubrious vplcn dia hynh em do wustest flx ah ovah been in ylt shtt a quotation tracco to its 89urce sir wultor hcolt did pot write tho famous unei one crowded jiour of glorious life in worth an ago without a name they wore written by a much less famous person everyone knows that they introduce a chapter of scotts great novel old morality and almost everyone supposes that they are his but wmany of the verses that he pre fixed to the chapters of his flo vol n often attributing them to anon wra of his own composition bu it was easy 1s suppose that those were also his now however a fellow scotsman mr james rankin or galashiels has discovered the real author accord ins to a jester in the literary supple ment of the londq times he dis covered the original poem in which tho lines appear in an edinburgh weekly paper published in 1791 and entitled the bee the jiocm waa written by a certain major mordaunt and wah printed nearly twentyfour years be fore scott helped himself to the one couplet in it that had any merit what ever scotts sure eye had lighted on the golden nugget in the trashi the wrong time can you command a good salary this depends entirely upon your training it must too prae- ici uilpti busjoss college gives ou that trainlns which v ill help you to become indo pen lent you can start on monday if studtrqtp uio no pnrolljng foi v term after cusfei a u bqugfc principal and proprietor if nmi mm tiwip with ft b2h ae m 13- ave the baby chicks make them wrong stukiy productive egglaying pullcta with pnitts baby chick food itcostsatnllcmon but ia cheapest in the end judged by remits the extra chicka yofu save and raise more than pay or ill the prattbabychickfoodyoiiuse ask your dealer theres one netr yxm baby hicr food wrtu im pmf poultry bixthrtkxk pratt food co of canada ltd 3u cmuwaw tteronto sold in acton by w d talbot like mother- used to bake uso our flour and sot tftat good oldfashlonpd hpmcy oae to your baking- for fiqt breads it is unsurpassed and s flno quality of whqlo wheat makes any oyen product vyholesonie de licious fpodsuff norval flour mills w- b browne co prom norval kings choice bread flour i national pastry norval blnd bell 00 r 2 phones municipal 32 r 3 the young man who distinguished hi j this atory from tit bits and j the grave of engineer warren brown the news of this was a won olerful tonic to aire brown as no doubt it was to many other mothers bura her love for her boy was man- lfeat in her counteftanco and her gratl ttido upon looming of tho great cara thft canadian authorities were giving to these graven was beyond tolling it was a benediction to hear her tell hr friends about it and- hjer appre elation was unbounded these oldfashioned mothers tbeao homefahloncd mothers these god faahloned mothors what homes they made how we all mua thorn as the aay food by i and cross over tho river he grasped the idea tor several weeks my column has been filled with information and incl donta concermntt ihe old choal duyi tltj old school houses the old school natttors and th trustee from fifty hojved a discernment and knowledge of hunmw nature which would stand him in sood testf poaltlqns mgu in ntntecraft i have come he u4 fo askfor your daughters hand the jbankcr knaed over his glaatea at the fellow and demanded well have you any means of sup nnrftoy juirt alas i an poor but hear jny story oo on when i spoke to claudia au eomlm to see you she told me it wan useless that her mother waft the roar of the house and that i had better- go to her but i oald no your father may permit your another to think she is the man of tho house just to humor her but i have seen enough of him to know that when a matter of im portance conies up ibis strong- wul must nlwaya aaaort himself ills real strength of character may not ho nl- wrtye brought out by uttle things but still my boy interrupted the old gent leman pnttlng him or he shoulder i havo known all along that yu wtre not ono of thoie ordinary persons who oro incapable of understanding what is going on in tho world around theru take her hfpr ana may you always b a learned counsel in an english law case in which properly of various des- clpuonj wna irwolved aays tit bits mwfc anrframbllnjcpeech in fptjfrejj itf tniirhklud-tn-turn- his monotomoui alftyevy wav l nearly e cryonc to sleep when he startled them by exclaiming my lo i w nuw address mywf to the furniture you have been doing that for some time sir i think remarked the judge amid general lauj titer j3w there was another judge who hvard trr syv and not havn a ready wu flf p o stored ir up for future refftrmk- a loathe heard a simila case in hla own ourt in which no the u iiivukyd was not furniture but live stock when the counsel begn to speak he was alert for bis opportunity it came my qt said the lawyer i will now add reus rnywlf ho donkey m i think you jiuve boon rinlig hat for bo mo time drtst som th judge a roar of laughter went up from th hearers in which the judge joined hut when he told the story to his wife that evening she ejiplnlned it for him a cat alogue a grammar tschool boy handed n tho following composition on oats cats thatn rarant for llttlo boys to maul ami tease lj called maultcaso cab some cata is rckcrnlxed by how qijfft their pars la ami these is namcd purslan uuj tlio cats what has vory bad tempers in called angorle cats- and cats with deep feel ins in called fvllne ctu i dont like cai farmers and home gardeners who appreciate best qualify reasonable prices and pair pealfj wli1 ijo wbi4 to ptjft chase prom pelhara nursery go apply j burlingrlvm ft no 4 rockwood ont visit them a 11 kjth r ferrtfy purebred jedsr at the isforc just a found theoorner th pvy year moling tlint nur imoketu irt pih up etiiieclnll for uhi mention in tvtiloli they aro olil wo do not send out mokct a hccoiu tlmo wioi ou buy a packet- at kerrys scods you can bo suro th needs will br of sntlnfactory vitality and wil produco rotxl results buy ferrys seeds d m ferry co fiavp you mr business man the time to get out and call on all of your cus tomers and prospective customers each week if you could do so it would be a fine thing for you and for your business the next best thing to a personal call from you is tq send out your business rnes- sage each week in the free press which covers the local community and will carry your message to old friends and new friends alike advertising in the free pres3 is n ecqnomical ejpcifin vay to f each jhje people in your tratle territory and let thein know of the buying opportunities offered in yourxbusiness establishment