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Godericri
The young woman walited boldly
up to the, elderly woman, whom she
had mistaken for the 'matron a the
hoepital. 'Way I see Lieutenant
.ask who you are?" "Certainly, I am
zneetoyou, I'm his mother."
Bad .Blood the ,Cattse
•When boils start -to -breek out on
different parts lef the body it is an
evidence that- the blood' is 'loaded Jap
with impurities.
of one, another crops up to to' a its '•
" 'All the laneing anti poulticing you
. may do will not stop more corailtg.
1. Why not give that oldosseliables4
t blood purifying m.edic,ine Burdock
BlOod Bitters a.ebance. to banish the
boilat Thousands have Used it for "
this purpose during the past. 60 years.
Take B.B.B. aid get rid of the bad
• blood and the boils too. -
satsaSsailktra oos Toronto, Ont.
ASHFIELD
ASIIPIEDD, 'Dect 10.—Mrs. William
Steepe and children have returned
hoinee,afterea---weekee visit with
the former's parents, Mr, and Mrs.
Edwards in Clinton.. -
Mr. tAllan-selaeLean sPent 'last week
GODERICII =morn
Y FIRST SUIT OF STORE CLOTHES
Ey Gavin Iramilton Green, author of "The Old, Log Sehool"
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When I waS a grien. eountry boy, in !got tire old grey !nate Out a low pai,
my early Wens, I eliored around in as 1 was five hqurs making the round
our village and the surrounding neighs: tritp or fourteen miles. however, 1
•boritood, spoldding -thistles, pulling got the two jugs Of whiskey, to ?Ir. a.
mustard, tkoeing r otatoesl, weeding , good 'big drink out of eattrojlig, and
gardens, minallog babies when their game the ola mare a'bucket a water at -
mothers went to town or to quilting oAntliony Allen's tavern. I got a York
beess and stayirtg with the ,neighbors' sailing and soy supper for inakIng' this'
wives overnight tO keep them company , trip with/ ',George Ililtolr's• Old grey
when their husbauds• Were away on mare. , - ' •
overnight busbies's. I.mnst have been 1 began to think I was about .as IM -
like a genera/ VUrpdse horse harnessed , portant as the Village postmaster. 1
up for all kittd$ a, shores, soeh as had juSt entered my 'teens ana could
'swap; for the old granny Woman When suOk•six eggs 'without stApping„ssmoke
The stars pointed to an inerease in the and. chei,v, tobacco and take 'a aria.
village popUlation,, Then.I WII8 called Of !Whiskey, without gettins sick; :7 I"
upon to carry the news to relatives and thought:I ouiSlat to•have a Sufi Of StOre
•Iteighbors.lhat a son, or a d'anghter,,, doilies, as I had saved: up frons my
WaS, bora la.st night to Mrs, Sarah, differe -t trades four dollars and fifty
Ika
'Huron, weighing nine pounds, and all cents, cash money, - 1 borrewed
is well. 1 guess I was like the rural two- — ollars and glifty eents
telephone of today ; but nosey neigh- from. my yonrisoer brother, ,whiell
'bors souldn't 'llstett-'-iin on my 'line, as he had saved up. from weeding gardens -
1 had no hell, power, wire,. or battery; and. picking •potate bugs. 1 found out
1 *as a kind Of safety valve over the my erounger brether wag it- good asset
newS' until it , was delivered 'odireet Wine when I ceold bulldoze him by
front patieot to the next of kin. I also right of hirthi ' ., -,
'Carried relsorts •Ot 'Sick people -to their So ones line mi. -Hi -lug, when -the -dew
the medicines'from the ding -store.. ' Alt' COM' did 'iny-rkur full ofebread and
this travelling was done on shank's butter and skim milk, 1 started for the
ponies. ' ' . s. .. ,s town to trade my cash sooneysfor 4
Flowerer, the village husbands suit of store •elethes, includin'g ao suit
seemed to think their wives and child- of deeee-lined underwear which the
reis 11QrSeS, COWS, pigs, hens, dogs and merchants, 'Croft & Johnston, said I
eats were all well protected when, left should have to go with my suite Shia'
in ins. eharge. I 'attended all the chop- left 'me hanitruptand $1.40 in debt On -
ping, sawing and logging bees, 45 there !being given tbe name of my fatb,er they
was arways lots of -good eats and handed over the store clothes and 1
drinks., - I was usuallfgiven the job of started for home with IriT head in the
grog boss, carrying the beer and whis- atmosphere, like a neWlyeappointed
key. I liked this job best of all, as the pathmaster. I landed home and dress-
y:len •alwats 'seemed pleased to see me lug up in my new suit paraded before
and say nice things to me. It made the household for inspection. Mother :
me wish ill Of the men I did chores for 'well pleased with my purchase. Father :
or worked for would. drink whigkey if in debt for $1.40 on suit. Neutral: my
it would stop them from being Cross younger, hrother, srho had $2.'50, all of
and swearine at me.: "You little brat, tie hard-earned cash, invested in my
pan better get't a raove on you or I'll put store clothes ; he seemed to be a little
the 'boot& to you and send you home." surly -like and wanted me to give him
One day the village tavern -keeper the 'fleece -lined underwear until. I paid
had rim mit' of whipkey. I was taken 'him back the $2.50. This I refused,
from eschools—whiCh 'pleased me—and asopossession was' nine points of the
was given two gallon jugs,*a paper with law in our Village. Brother David de -
some weiting-Y-oni it, and an Old. grey- - -dared war and a ,brotheilf-Scrap-
horse and buckboard tii go to town, to lowed. _
Major Cooke's liqator store,- and sof ' The next night I started out dressed
let thegrass grow under the old mare'S up in my store Clothee and fleece -lined
underwear tO 'show them off. There
thought bad a very niee girl about env
oWn age whom I used fro .1aok at as she
walked alone the road te -church and
temperature about 100 in the shade
and the sWeato running down my legs
from my fleece -lined underwear,- which
uP te that time -had been cast-off Cotton
shirt and brawn duck trousers, I made
a quick. march to her liothe, Where I
t a warm welcome from her father
and mether. But 'Sarah jane-----that
me and 'laughed out loud. My temper-
ature went up to boiling Point. Par-
ents sitting at table, mother knittipg,
father reading Montreal Wittess,2Sarah
Jane -sitting, at kitchen stove peeling
I the• apples. I sat in. the other earner
playing with her fiveryear-old brother.
fro InearO the ice I gave Min asperchy-
, letion lozenges over to ,Sarah Jane, ex -
•I pecting her to ,aend a lozenge back with'
I a nice message on it, such as "You gre
Your Telegram %4tIlfhlg RePorter
Made by' thiS veteran neWseaster, -Twit*
daily, over OMB, Jim limiter gi ea ,
oit
the news of the World in. his wn
inimitable style. So popular is be hat
his newseast enjoys one off the hi est,
if not the highest, radio ratings for any
single prograra heard in Ontario.
Friend's 'from fars and near ‘Will Join
with his presentS'sponsors, the Maple
Leaf Milling Oompany, in wishbig him
many happy 'returns a tile day.
Goderieh haa an especial interest in
JIM Hunterstrom the fact that he spent
some of his early years in this town.
CARLOW
feet. I thanked the tavern -keeper for
with his sister, Mrs. Donald Martin, in
choositiffhe for such linpiertiiii.flote
Mr. and Mrs..rred MaciGreger spent
a few days in Toronto recently.
Mrs, 11., ksler and Miss' Jean. Long
wefe in London on 'Saturday.
Mrs. N. a. Mackenzie was a guest of
her father, Mr. A. MaeDiarn31d, in
The WeM.S. will' meet Jen:eFriday at
the honre-of Mrs. N. J. Mackenzie. -
Mr. John 'Maelver of Detroit attended
th•e funeral' On Monday (AMU sister, the
late Mrs. James West. , -
Death of MrS. West.—There passed
away at her home on the Kintail side -
road on Saturdaye Deeember 7, Mary
Maalver, widow of the late Jame§
Wek, ln her seventy-second year. Two
years ago Mrs.. West had a serious ill-
ness, and she never recovered vigorous
health, but 'was not confined to bed
until.ea few weeks before her deatk,
The funeral, -With interment in Kintail
cemetery, was held on Monday, 'with
Rev. Reynolds 'Esler in charge of the
service. ,Surviving are four children :
:Nirs. George Elliott, of ,Amberley, John,
of Palmerston, 'Richard, at home and
Henry, or Teeswater. A fourth' son,
Elmer, predeceased. her by some „Ye,ars.
Mrs. West was a faithful member of
Ashfield Presbyterian church. Her
kind personality won her many warm
friends who will Miss her sadly.
a buckboard and an old grey mare and
an order for 'two gallons of Whiskey,
I felt about as important as Bonaparte
crossing the Alps; but I couldn't figure
out the. grass growing ender de old
mare'e feet. However, a' foot passenger,
whem I gave a ride, enlightened me,
declaring that if I could not make the
°Id mare go faster the grass•sure would
grow _under liersfeet. I guess I never
,GODERICH TOWNSHIP_
,_GODERICH TOWNSHIP; Dee. 10:7
And this is autumn!
• Last week, despite the storms, school
.,kept going. On Wednesday only three
pupils put in their appearaneeat 'Union,
besides the teacher, so school was dis-
-Pte. le-ric-MeAllieter of London apent-
the week -end With his parents, Mr: and
The regular euchre party, to be held
by the Red Cross Society had to be
postponed 'on account of the condition
of the roads. -
The December meeting of the W.M.S.
will be held, on Wednesday afternoon
of this week At the home of "Mrs.
Harvey Fuller.
RIM W. E. Bremner' of Seaforth con-
, ducted the service at Union church' on
;Sunday, taking as his subject "The
Church," from the tekt St. Matthew,
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back with Sonny Iioy, saying "Does
your mother"know. you're out?" :Then
Sonny Bay returned with another 1oz-;
enge, "You are too green to Ibnrn," and
ras : Q cast mg ejes to Sarah—Jane's
corner little Soupy Boy spied. the end
of a white thread pini, through the
flap of my store trouu ers. He grabbed
it and started for 'Sarah Jane's corner
with .the thread from the hem of my
undershirt. "Here is the white thread
you lost ; he has the spool in his -pants
pocket." Sarah Jane gr hoed the'white
thread from the -little oy and ,started
for the spare ,bedroom—but not to say
her prayers. The father and mother
Sad ° a hearty laugh.. i left for home,
iin -the thread of my slieeee=lin
undershirt, which my mother had to
hem over again. But I arrived home-
like a dog with a tin can tied to his
tail.
After t • got .the `green out of my
system- and my + nperature down to
normal, Sarah Jane did,not *re to. be
so peachy- weachiy, ducky Bovey{ to me.'
When next I saw her I could look at
herwithout shutting my eyes and say-
ing, "'She is my pretty little rippsy
tippsy Jenna flower."
As. the days grew shorter and 'the
apple -paring and corn -husking bees had
begun, Ibegan to put on flesh ,again. 1
got a letter from 'Sarah Jane with the
thread of my .fleece -lined .undershirt
enclosed and a note • saying:
"Wen you get another suit of hand-
mesdowns, see that there are, no threads
of your undJershrt -peeping thrQiigh
the unmentionable part pf your trous-
ers. And if you come oyer to our liouse
to show : them ofi, 'fetch along : your
younger brother. For he ,would conic
over .to my earner and ' say, 'hello,
'Sarah Jane! How are ydu?:Peeling ap-
ples, eh? Let me help you. Say,
(Sarah Jane, /et us peel an apple with -
oat breaking the peeling, then throw it
over oar left*Shoulder on to the floor,
and it, will form the initial .,letter of
lint' sweetheart'sname.' That is the -
kind of boy I like to give the nice
'conversation lozenges to. You seem
eta it all right to play with my little
brotlu4, mind °babies and 'Lin errands
for old tomato' "
CARLOW, Dec. 10.—Mrs. Tait •Olark
and Joan Isabel and Mrs. Vietor Young
spent the week-ertd in Torpnto.
„-Mr. Roy Fowler, who spent the past
summer on the Lakes, reterned home
on Thursday night from Collingwood,
where his boat is laid up. .0aptain R
Bogle arrived -home from -his beason
work on Saturday night, leaving his
boat at Montreal. ,
Day echools and, Sunday schools are
preparing for Christmas toncerts. At
Carlow 'there will be a comniunity
entertainment, at Which a cantata will.
be sigiven, on* Thursday, evening,
December 19th. .
Death of Misa Jennie Snell.—Tlie
funeral of the late :Miss Jennie Snell,
daughter of Mr. James Snell and the
late Mrs: Snell, Was held from her
father's home, 10th .eoncession of Col-
borne, te the Union cemetery, Blyth,
Rev. 'Gordon Hazelwood vats -in charge.
Mise 'Snell had not been, well for soine
timeanegradually-weakened until on.
Monday, December 2nd, ' she passed
away. On account of the storm the
funeral had to be postpOned from Wed-
nesday Until Thursday. Besides her.
father,- there remain three sisters, Mrs.
Nixon, -Mrs., Herb. Pentland and Miss
Dmma •Snell Of !Lindsay, and one bro-
ther, John, a liondesbdro. Our 'gym-
pathy is eitended to them ell.
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IST.NGIglilldIDGE, Dec. 9--sfithe people*
sf this locality Were very glad to see
that the snowplough -had been through
' Thursday night, 'after being snowed'
in'for most of the week.
'Rita., Dalton is visiting at her.,
after' 'sPending the last few
'Mrs. joy of Detroit is visiting -her
Parents.; Mr.' and Mrs; Patrick 'Sullivan.
Mr. 'Sullivan, is reported to be some-
• On 'Sunday mambas at St Joseph's
Telephone 05vcr Godeiich. church, the following''eshildren received'
COURRIE'S 'CORNERS, Dec. 10. --
Miss Anna Mae Farrish is in Toronto
at present.
Mrs. Joe Courtehay left for Jackson
last Friday and Miss Edith Johnston
for Detroit,
Grant and Bower Parrish and Robert
Book, 'of the L.H:S.. spent the week -end
at -their homes here, ,
The. pupils and teacher of S.S, No. 10
are 'bUsy practieing for the Christmas
concert Vila will be held 'before school
Mr. John Little was in ,Goclerieh last
week.
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At a dinner in ihollyWood to celebrate
his' birthday, ,Oharlie Chaplin enter-
tained guests throughout the evening
by imitating people they knew : men,
women And ehildoen, his chauffeur, his
'jab servant% -his ,,eecreta-ries.—Fiiaally
Sang at the top of his voice an aria
from 'an Italian •opera --Sang
"Why, Charlie, I never koew you
-could sing so beautifully," mg•daughter
`wl can't sing at all," Chaplin sejoined.
rad Bereovici in GoOd 'Housekeeping.
washed it dowo with a drink out of
mother's camphor bottle and have felt
better ever since, and this all happened
white thread. iSenny Boy thought he
had feund if in 'the thread of the ,hem
of mY enmentionables. Hence. this
'story df *pioneer daYs in Huron.
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deeply With every breath. '
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