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Dave left off in The Sentinel,''
Palmer Cox, went further west i •,.
than. Minnesota ;as. he 'spent some
time on the West coast before i
going to New; York. In those days !
it was common practice for lab(- I.
ourers to 'accept part of their I
Wages in • stocks. It seems that; ;
the writings and drawings •of • the
guest, as, my father,. having' such
a (high• esteem for Palmer, Cox,
saw tol it that ' we had his works.
At the first ,of the year The to react as they were. ideal child -
Sentinel carried' ;an article on ren's books, .
Palmer Cox, who • had •an early $ this time he had .accuinu-
association . in ' the district and
rose to fame and fortune as' the
author of. "The Brownies". These
publications were in < book... form
aswell as in what would. now
,'regarded as a comic •strip.
'1'#iereraa a•'good deal' of. homey my •s
lated considerable fame'and for- •
tune from his .writings and draw- !after working a couple of years
ins so naturally his visit was the Company' went broke which
g left hien Without a job and short
an event of some consequence. A part of his' 'wages for the . past
man who never married,•;he was .
very fond of , children and for couple of years. , `
Titer Jessie and .myself ...he. .' On ,,his arrival:hi New'. York.,
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ph .loco iw e p,c� . ereaa '
et verses t C1Lzne of his_ Brownies. with 'which was•#to be more kin ,
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antics of " coin an ing verse. The .one came in oY? the week -end., pre--
assoeiated'.. ;With ..the .n the ac P Y
aid his 'board for a week. and,
Which givenme had ` t e
following lines: • -.•
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"Peace -and .',beyr _ .,.to
Peace -a.l..nt • p y
. Easyearned and easy' got.
Ever : t y u' get a"shot .
these 'little gnome -like:' charact-• wihirh was P i
a ishec th
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it
•-almer. Cox and 'his` brother Ed-
win came
d-wincame to this district as barn
framers. Edwin -married _Alice
,Andrew,' sister of the late ,Isaac
Andrew of Zion. Palmer . Cox
• continued'to• correspond :with Mr.
Andrew,. and: on occasions visited .
at the Andrew, home. � admirer of, Bobby`' Burns'. and, I
d Jessie ` can' well ' recall, his reciting The'.
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Mrs, .Gordon Kirkland
e' -of "The ,Cottars• .'Saturday Night","Tam;
Andrew) has. a volume
'Brownies"and she and.her bro- O'Sihanter", "The Ode To The
emernber Mr. Cox' Louse and many.others.:'
tthex•
, Alfred r .
Mrs. Kirkland' recalls
'..last visit,
sitting ..on. his knee '.while he,
sketched' his little 'characters,
W. • Cox,. established ,i, Brownie
' Castle, :ori ,the ! St. Lawrence for
: underprivileged •, children, a n d_
yanlled a lairge i beduestfor--the
maintenance of • it : :.
had a. two ' and . a, five dollar :bill
left. : As was his , custom he . at-
tended church this -first, ,.Sunday
while :there and was moved by
' a. o - • 'from. .the
:Whether yolk stay around' your a• charitable appeal
» • I minister to • donate his two dol
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arcity t ;re'mernber his own :writ- same appeal ,was , -made
. was a: great 'report of .the success of The morn-
ings, As well, he., roll's•• offerings he .Was moved to
eve s ot ,This fin-
part with his. five 1?
ancial situation and no, job, mark-
ed his ibeginiing in : New York.,
He: apparently must have had
a`' job; in. construction •as +his •'earn=
Thome or .no •.,... .
Palmer. Cox �Yfad a great cap I lar bill: That. evening when the•
ea1 was made with 'a
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'Phone 181 . Kincardine
• AYING HIGHEST PRICES FOR
LIVE ' POULTRY
Poultry Culling :A Spiec*alty
with government .regulations burr poultry
In accordance
ed.
coops are. thoroughly, washed and disinfected
fore your protection.
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MRS. GAUNT Miss ;'Eileen Sparkes; • studEnt
tiurne.d to ,London on. Sattirday
after .a week's: vacation *Ali.incl
• .,. (ST.. IE�•ENS NEWS):., . � .. . ,. ,red 1VYcQullin :and
urnin Phillips of Dun- aunt, Mrs, F.
Mrs, 1J Mr. •IVIcQi:iillin. � "
.:. District President,. ,. ' .
gannon, ,; the Miss , .Mar stet . Miller ���as
was guest speaker at the' March g
Insti Nome froi'ri Stratford for • thcA
meeting , of :the Wornen s ;.eek -end.. `
tute. held at the home of 1VIrs. '
Woods 'with, a '•good at- ' ' Mr arid. Mrs,. Ross Errington. :
Larnes told•••. of entertained 'recently.., for '. several.;
to meet n Mrs. Phillip tables of euchre with high' prize,
a meeting of the Women's Div.: in to Mrs, .Rivett.. for
inion: of the ,Federation of• Agri- going
gadies' and MaryIr. , John - t.. of `
,cultu e. she had attended' of'the h. +Consolatihn p Little
rler the men.. ,
Huron County Scholarship fund,
• a ; , ' .went . to •Mrs; ' $111 Wareing . and •,
Mr. Victor Errington •
.The pupils .of St° Helens 'will
,be • heard on . the Kiddies Studio
party over •icKNX, Wingham on
.Saturday; zniorning ,.at. 1,1.15.
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nurse •at Victoria -Hospital,• ie-
My father and he correspond- in the field which was to of `the tape recording mad.. by
'edquite regularly. and' I' treasure Tugs ,
make • him famous' were from Mr: Neill, curator of the Huron
some of those .letters as...theYof the Htiron
worth . 'reading, As an small',beginnings: He. began by County Museum;.
'were well i, g •_ i . rawin with the ••usual' County:Beautification project &
I example' of his thrift •one of .these having a d g.
.. P .. verse:appear in one of the of'the District Annual to; be held
1ettess .has : a page?' whzoh :Was � little, app
ew York . apers,, `. This:' later at'Auburn, May 31st; Then .she
-Mode : � � - tun -°two half N. - p
mgde by g g, grew,: to a syndicated. Serres nit�eh gave an ._interesting word •:pier-
the , i er,:.:In case • you may get ! g • mic strips. of - present lure of a visit : to . Washington,
the im rtrssion that, he. wase a our '•co P the aubhor. oleo she ..and.
pd ' a ens; He was D.C., w
• What `nforncation Mrs. Kirk-
land' could -give, has been sup -
•as .
Mr: Ph
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a i ay papers. entl She
• children's. .,books. All • s •had enjoyed' rec . y'
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n is a teat the.:. • characters. w • 'spoke to
drew; " of 1 monuiients . to�°the ma , g were :Most industrious: hind
r • from_ Alfred ; An t who m . •eum, the .• Arlington t 'Ceme rY
.. .. , , • .. Castle..1ocated ,:on the banks Ott Orilha,:. mifschevvus.� :' and the. :Tomli of 'the :Un ,own
to Pal the :St. .Lawrence near .Gan idler , points':.of Unknown
The. recent referencesn. en- � :
e ono ue. This castle.has has bee Soldier,
. Cox has. proixipted •me t , q , interest..
�r f � the
•tight wad this certainly was not
the' case. One of. the' greatest•
Lucknow. children .from the. slums of New o
,since this man. visitedD
York. to 4ave a . holiday •Seventy
imQ are• •brut got
' the :day;he;spent at 'Ours home. children: at a ti on,th wat 'a•
a reall' a red to' this place for: a m
.14ze :¢vent 'w s , .; Y.
• letter day for .small boy born .time • during the 'summer. season.
raised in • � atmosphere' of Pick' u ' the • strands • of th
" s�u1d
a farm. 1 roves :.quite familiar with
r contribution. lowed for the purpose o, sup 'Willie, can you:. tell me M,r El cod Barbour the pre -
snake a further
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Sethi forty ' years . have ,'passed ;plying ' a suitable . place for poor• timer'r •
I have very vivid- memories .of
- "D ' r't know, ,small' fry, but
ain't four yet.''
"How 'do, you know?'"
"'Cause• . I . gotta be' ,home * bY,
Picking four and'. i..ain't anywhere ,near
nb p
from' Where.; •my brother horde • yet"
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.The : St. ',Helens ;Y.P. meeting
was :,held' on Sunday, evening,
March. ;6th. , The meetiing opened
Anne ,
:with 'a'. sings song led ..by
Todd. This "was followed by • the :
worshiip., service Donna.:Woods,
convener of Citizenship a n d
Community, Service, Was in
charge and Anne,: Todd; assisterL
t, . w ' the.her. The worship service, was
sident, wap lr 'the• chair:'for .. •followed
eopened With . a. hymn. . Y
Meeting ''which opened: with'the peorris. Anne..•
n ra er . arid the ::the scripture . by p
rs�s.:-;1?- �'' 'Irish' , _ .. .._ - - -� this••--was.-fo'1_.____. _
Creed, • The' ii:'o11: tall, • pan. read- a: -poerri and
joke, 'was enjoyed, The ,secretary-
treas. ireportol $72.72 :ori .hand;
and • $5 was: 'voted' 'to. the ' Penny
hound-Up.•:It was agreed to have
the ahort'course, .''Your, Food and
Your Figure", on •Monday, April
18th • with '• Dungannon ::ladies as
guests., It was agreed o try to
raise. our,,share ofthe project to
furnish a roorri in the new. wing.
of, the; :Winghiain 'General Hospi-,
`tal Mrs.,Barb'our, Mrs. 'Fred Mc-
Quillen, Mrs , Charles McDonald,
MTs. Ross Gammie arid` ,Mrs:E.
W, `Rice were appointed ' to ar-
range. for .March ' entertairnment..
Mrs, -Phillips presided. :for ' the
election' of Officers,' Mrs; Lorne
Woods presented ; the. report ea
the :nominating Committee.. This
was accepted and the 'fol'lowing
are the. new ; officers:.pres., ,Mrs.
Andrew Gaunt; 1st .vice, Mrs.
Chas. McDonald.; : 2nd " vice, ...Mrs.
James•.Curran; sec.4reas., Mrs.
Fred. McQuilli,n; assistant,•:. ; Miss
Jean ;,Aitchison; • .pianist, . Mrs.
Chester Taylor; • assistant,• Mrs.
:lowed by a prayer • given" by
Donn&' Donna` read an article on
"Responsibilities of. the Laval
Convener".. The ;singing of hymn
2fi'l closed the ''worship service;
Mr. Sparling led in the Bible
study. ,The administration follow
ed• with • the president Anne.
Todd, in . the .chair. .Recreation
was in charge 'of :Isabelle• Mac
Pherson, and Anne. The meeting
closed'vWith. lisps.:
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7Miller; audit Mrs LH•ar=''
'vey. Webb Mrs,: E. W. Rice con:
veners' , of: Standing 'Committees:
Citizenship and Education, . • Mrs.
Ross :Gammie, assistant,. Mrs. T.
J. Todd; Agriculture and ,Can-
adiai • Industries, "Mrs. Lloyd'
Hunter•,.' assistant,' Mrs. Allan
Miller Home' Economics "ands
Health, Mrs. Frank ' McQuillin,
ass't.,'. • Mrs. '.Jas;.' Curran; Corn-,
thunity Activities and Public Re
latiozis -Mrs:. Ernest '-Gaup:
sistant Mrs: ,W: A. ' Mil1Qr; •His=
torical . Research, ' Miss W,' D
. Itutherford; 'assistant; Miss; Mary
Murray;' Resolutions, .NMrs. ,Lorne
Woods. Mrs. Andrew 'G iunt •gave
,a reading, "The Chief : Aim" arid
Mrs. C. 'Taylor played Trish mel
&lies.- Lunch . was 'enjoyed with
Miss •W. D. Rtitherford and. Mrs.
W. A. Humphrey as hostesses.
In: suite of thefact that,it was
arranged •on very: short none&,`
there was a good crowd. at the,
progressive euchre party held Tit,
the Community Hall on ,Friday
evening sponsored by 'the Wo-
men's Institute. High . prizes went
to • Patsy Foran for the • ladies
anti • Granit'' •Ru er Or ter.. _ the
Men w,yth the consolations 'going
to. Shkrley McNeill' for the filen'
.and, .Donna Woods, for the lad:,
ies, . "Danein.g :' was enjoyed to
music furnished by Mr. • and Mrs.
C'. Tay1•or and 'Mr.' and Mrs, Gar-
net
net Farrier. ,
Miss W.•O; Rutherford "will. be
hostess this (Thursdays) ' after»
noon for the meetings •of the
,and .the W;A'.: of the tins,
ited church. All the ladies aro.
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ter, or other tragedies know a'"
first .hand how vitally essc'nda.
Red Cross °services are to ocr-'WV
tion. Those of us who, inercifoli ,•
have, not 'learned: from grim ext.. '
perience"may well.
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$5,494,100 is needect this year
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