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APnNe::leul.„1.:;ni,t11ungntiel:t., E LIZZARD., grateful" to-,:hira. By,
ut by does
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ipt„,,t• [ Three children tramped steadily'..op Moon •bat e the Place Su nuaeh"?"
utes l'uicoased. the steep, winding pass leading over TheYleel'ed at the deg" nc4
close to the tire but sitting bolt up
YChito Montain ight near th tunne1like entrance
. T. R Al\TE!E :rtn 1 immer aged foutteen, was His c at bristled celdly '
, the leader ofthe little expedition, tind rriv`
s harry,. c„,:ce a said Fdia
sud-
�try
P"lic''Cant„ver"cs.P" Iwo:Iced nearest the edge. Next to ldm donly ,.„Leoir Ihetro'of drops down
vas his brother gaas, age/ e even,. at the back. IL's like a great mouth
It007°5e0tl0a 34 Vir° while Ella, who was only nine; was haif open."
Insurance eompantes tit- tile inside, .1:1; is rather " allowed Illart. "Still,
Dtv!sion Court Offict. Gunton.
VV. 3RYDOP•4E -
:mins-ter, Solicitor, Notary Public, stn.;
otnce
OA EL.00it ' ci..90T0hi
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DR; i. C. GANDIER '
ettlee .Sours. .1,30 to 3.3,0 Pm,. 7.20
•.„1,0 1.0 p,0). P:litylaya.,,12.20 to 1.30 pm,
Other hours; by appoietment only
Office and Flesidence - Victoria Gt.
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DR. WOODS
s resunilhg practise at his residence,
()Glee liours---9 to 10 u.m. and 1.10 2
Pam Sunda:ye, 1 to 2 p.m., for ecim
DR. H. S. BROWN, L.M.C.C.
°Wee Hoare
1,20 to 3,30 p.m. 7.30 to 9.00 Para
Sundays 1.00 to 2.00 p.m.
Other hours by appointment.
Plicaes
Office, 218W Residence, 2183
DR. PERCIVAL HEARN
Office and Residence:
Buren .".4treet -Clinton, Out
Phone 69
(Formerly occupied by the late Dr.
C. W. Thompeon).
Eyet. Examined and Glasses Pitted.
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. 1)/% IL Newton brady Bayfield
Groalate Dublin University, Ireland.
Late Extern Assistant Master, Re*
tunda Hospital fot Women and Chit-
dren, Dublin.
Offibe at residence lately occuPiet:
by Mrs. Parsons.
Houts '0 to 10 'a.m., G to lam•
-Sundays 1 to 2 pAD.
G. S. ATKIDISON;
is.D S. •
Gradtinte Royal College of Derail', Sur.
geons and Toronto Calvet:WY
'DENTAL, SURBEON
il,ea °tithe hours at Bayfleld in old
Post °ince 131111011g, Monday,. Wtd-
ne.sda,Y, Friday and Saturday from 1
to 5i31). p.m. '
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• DR. W. R. NIMIVIO
CHIRD'PRACTOR•
• ' Consulting Hours
9.30 0.12.00 min.:2.90 pan. to 0.90 Dm,
7.00 paii. to 9,00 Dane ' ... •
Phoee 68.. a'
Normandie Slack Clinton,' ont.
CHARLES B. HALE
Conveyancer, Notary Commis.
*defier, etc,
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
HURON STREET CLINTON
GEORGE F.T.LIOTT
Licensed Auctioneer for the County
ef Hurqn.
Coirespondence proalPtly ansWered.
1inniediate arrangements can be made
for Sales Date at The News -Record,
Clinton, er by calling Phone 203.
chargee Niotterate • and Satisfaction
• Guaranteine,
R.' R. HIGGINS
Clinton, Ont.
General Eire and Life Insurer:the, Ageht
for Hartford Wiadstorua Live Stock,
Autoznoblie and Sickness and Accident
thaursinee. Huron atid Erie andeCana•
ea Trust nonds. Appointments made
, to meet parties- at Brueeneld Varna
alid•Ilayfield, 'Phone 57.
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The McKillop Mutual
Fire Insurance Compauy
Head OffiCel Ord.
DIREcTORv;
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Vies, James Ey rine. I:Med-lee/ode tiec
Treaourea 'TheS, 10. Hays, SeaSorth.
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GreeSe, Walton: Wm', Rang, Seatorthi
11. ),iciewen, Clinton. ltobert
I-la:loth John 13enneweir,Brodliagen;
J as. t aolly Coderteh.
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Teo, Gotierieh; Eld. litechray, sea.
knell; W. Cheseey, hgmendviilia;
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eles, money to be pald In may bo
paid to Moorish Clothieg Co, Clinton,
st Cult's Grocery, Goderich.
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or transact other husieeth be
promptly atteetleil or: applicatioa to
eny of the above officers addressed to
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1 ' d sanw a dog. This doe- was it's savad 00, -o tve ought to be grate -
the size of a large collie, but, with his fut."
pointed nose, puckered ears, and thick The three sat close round the Tear, -
grey coat, had aomothing of the look ing fire. Outside the storm howled'
of a wolf, He, walked along very dismally. But the warmth was de-
sobe'rly, witb his met hdnging down, ligatful and presently Mart i01:131d
anCi now and then thrust his cold, wet himself nodding. Ile looked at Ella.
rose into Martin's hand. She was snuggled up beside Sam,
Sam looked up at his brother. sound asleep. As for Sam, he sat with
"I believe Moon knows, Mart," he his back against a rock, and he, too,
, aid sadly. - - was asleep. '
`I m sure he does," replied Martin,. lViart rose quietly, built up the fire
frowning. , and sat down again, Ile did net mean
do think father might Lave letto sleep, but the seow drowsiness Was
us keep him," said Ella, and there on him, and Presently he dropped off,
were tears in her eyes as she spoke. j It was a deep growl that roused him.
"Never mind, dear," answered Mart He sat -up sharply. The, fire had died
consolingly, "We shall see him etune- to a 11111.S$ of red-hot embers, but the
times at Uncle :fames' place." flickering flames still gave some light.
"It won't be like having him with moon was close beside him. He
es," said Ella. "And Moon will hate. stood stiff -legged, every hair' on end,
l'gaziog at something.
• Though Mart was as sore at heart, "What is it, old man?" said -Mart.
as the other twb fit (kid not answer,; Moondid, not move, and Mart was
and for a time they went rm in silence. suddenly conscious of two tiny points
The path was rough and narrow, ', away
agretoisift
green fire a .few feet
and while on the left brokewprecipices ,Ary
towered toward the cold, bine sky, to
"What on earth-" he began, and
the right was a sheer drop hundreds, jumped. to his feet.
of feet down to the frozen creek below.
It was one of those brilliant winter
days you AO often get in Canada, The
sun shone like summer, but in the
shade were me.ny•degrees of frost.
Rounding a huge shoulder of -rock,
Mart paused a moment, glanced at
the sky, and sniffed the chill breeze.,
He. did not say anything, but began to;
quicken his pace.
It was Sam who iornplained.
"What's up, Mart? Why are you
rasing along like this?"
"Looks like a change, Sam," said
Mart, "Thought we'd better get over
the top before it comes. Can yon and
Ella manage it?"
"Do you think it's ,going to snew, '
Mart?" asked little Ella, with a seri-
ous look in her big, round eyes. Born
aed bred in this wild country, she
knew 'oral how swiftly the weather
nhnncrn tri Ilia n,nn,ntnb,c,
The movement was followe by a
strange whirring sound suth as might
be made by a gjant grasshopper, and
Mart'S heart began to thump like an
engine. There was no nus eking a
sound or those eyes, It was a rattle-
snake, and now Mart knew why Moon
had been so loath to enter cave.
He looked round, and SEM two more
pairs of eyes behind the first, There
were more farther back. Seven=no,
eight in all
"Sarni Sara!" he whispered urgent-
ly.
Sam opened his eyes.
"What's up?" he asked drowsily.
"Don't move an inth. Now aleten
to um. The cave's full of rattlers. The
warmth has brought them out. Keep
Still, and keep Ella from moving."
"All right," Sam answered simply,
and lVfatt knew that whatever happen-
ed he would obey.
"Does look a bit that vvey," allowed Mart' looked round, counting those On the other haedywthoareeer 'tnteo
d el, turned to the weed -pile, and, 18311Yekinhge
1-,areei ;See
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101(50 medicine
.1164,..',11,Veit,;,•04,utattri'd
Vint1f4e
Wahl° toe se.
ill of new life.
I tilt provinces of Canada, xcilil'aing
n - the avric:e' precedi n g. this one , p),u150,1176Ztl'Io'l)-;',''',.,, 124-64:1311111,ebr„tiihM atniirt °Ilf in the
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tiikl- I,1'.0 liallwilY iil 'ii, certain
a'rgictinch]f the oolor ' scheme of 1 e'rf;et:',1'hoh.f.tliziair'','Utl'ati0refri Ulc'TliPor°nveiantlisigl'-reltsht
,Ihich "WhO madO rcloted L to, b 0 t IlL' the • 'VD 0 2 a 0: likk 'Lehman with 28.7 Per cent
1 ving room, and the dining roorn , Ora cant) .5 rate- Warr 2r. , ,s,, ani 331131.1
eYrcr TO -day we are going to ,10- ' Iniumbil, was the leweSt. •wl-t l 20.2 VIThrtlE, IS, a SICIA e„ ti••orl-
atilie how' the Inc • latter roomn birth° Per 0,on'=and PI "te p3P1-1 - , What is music eanceat on ? asks
' ' '' ' lad' 6ilehoo wh'ell ccutilhe° IIS CVin '-keoltz" '' 'n Th ' Carmalan Ce"la and
tatisties, been timill2eu, 0 , ,..,
yere oroaght Into harmony. ' . t. . ! . " , „,, , ji .‘„,,re .... , - ' I e ' ' ` "' '
- As 00 mestlened 311 the sot ar-
then proceeds.: It is easy to describe
Mailltoba sirculd havo -had to eed°.`,...ae what it has been to a large degree M
. ,1,h5,10.clit'llijn'''g. IcVbicn;ISn' 005o00711.' taTcheiall 101e7dt,I11: 11 kith. ralf :111 01-0 ill the Pl'evicrus :YO'a, , In. talting - lenItiCniS arid after lit'aillY
The death, rate of Canada ' ill 1115 1.116 pupil itchleves the, doubtiuNgoa .0
1 120 134.'i per thozisand Of Tem/kitten.
hours of palufts effort and practice,
Mail to the French province, a.' tee the t T ft '1 Iri Cors"terl
S1.11110 VericAl WiLS 10.0 per thousand or i being- able' to play a fow nieces 'att 11'*1
1 °minion •Litipulation, a. decrease Jn spiann tit'sing a tow bongs, or tail< „In -
total deaths being, registered M everY , felligently about Bach or`ITeetherren.
P:0M.ririCe , ,alid• lowering tiie average 1. , "To•day; ltowever,„we know "het. the
O 12.3 per' thousand 111 tee pre-. first an allemportant ,thing In muele -
Timis year, New Brunswick had the .education- le learning to listen.- Ivor
1 iglirist death. rate' in 1921' with. 13,.. 9: generatione ,pa,st, mueic erlucatore
1 er thous'anci, whilst British Colunthia, halm '13tressed perferniance and total -
__with 8 Per'theusand had the lowest. iy ',neglected hearing. Of real -musical
, . .
The rate in the Prairies Provinces ,feeling, of the ability. to harnicinito a
ranged.from 7.,4 to 8.4, Wheat in On- simple melody, Of the JOY of real-self-
ttioi,o..ilioanticr ,pc.Tilei't,i0. irsatae DilvoilbSab- li-ilitiyii t. hil 09 i.; e,fix,apgriensesamincanthii;eonagilsicomvuesri:d,. kraortditylijas , :
the Quebrce 'figuree. for 1921 'Would he reason the- world, is full of co -called
lower than the average of the pre- artists who can play a, Liszt Concerto ...
vions year of 11.9 ancl bring It some- ,.but cannot Melt out a folk song by ear,
..„ What' nearer the Dominion rate tor who ' have the technical facility of 0.
meelumieal Instrument, but cry e out
in dismay If regueeted' to harmonize
or tnanspoee tb.e.sinGilest tune.
The latest Ward in music education
is that performaace'iS not the first but
rather, the last' step. Listening must
—. precede performance. , Musit educa-
tion no lcafger 'means applYiag some-
thing known a.* a eystem Or a method
th a• pupil from the Outside, ,•,:bat it
means developing the latent rameic,
with 8.7 l'ir-tilci.u•a•nd 'af. P°Iralatjan
cord dueing . the year for marriages Whibli is *already thee° It means, sett
or 'a mere teehnical tthhieVeinent,
expression, not a .parrotallte imitation
Music shaulel Mean health; JOT, grOWith
enteiiing, thic state, w,hilst,the-lowest
rate ,was registered ,by,Prince-Edward aii:_itate yseealfg,x1)1ehsissisgillneantTofoor °Dfiteensa'r. tilsP,t
lirstitaionlidi With, 5.8
!•per 'tho7a:n4 GL'' I'"5. 1)11- laan:Sette7iblieler Di nil Yttlta fil 43J' Ina 4of,leeltlaciire"mu'le. '
It becomes doubly ethteresting to music the average boy ot girl WIto has
compare Canadianeirital Siatiietlea with had music lessons leates them 'with A
struieelts aofs the
ee gp,ltroatii..ekble' 8Cfr ether. conn- '
The hirth rate of loyal hatred and takes every chance
Qu4ae Is, as tar a,s Lean he diecoyerea, I in the world to .eheat the clock. and
.world, and probably of any Part I avoid study and practice.
Music la happily, becoming 'MOTO and
higher than that of any country in the
country. . Taking the liguree alre°1f, atnje ti linitoe,e.e art integral factor of our ,sacial
paetthree or four .years; few eountries i pod. Aniuksni4ow.ledge 08 what conetitutes
exceed Canada in the proportion of should be ae widespread
births Canada's 26.3 per cent. is as PoesIble during the formative
States, whieh of late yea,re has ranged neviod of character. •
The valise of education hi mueie '
slightly higher than that of the 'United
„population. The only countries which ''llpilietipfinb;etinieesalteillioeili:telelidgdee.:13:PNtVillikeetilinPf:'aCiitiadilt lo:Pce:
'betweea-24 'and 25 per thousand of
aetually register a' higher rate in any
year' than Canada are Spain with 29.4 seed% of. 4armany . aro sown, up
from the kinclergarten; where the
and South Africa with 28.9. Strange- tlirou,girthe ptiblidschoel, high School,
ly, the ohly other countries which op- hnd university, forecast OrecteelY the
proximate the Cinadian figures are of land and degree of interest etudenta ,
the )3ritish BMW% England .baid - leen]; Manifest after graduation,
Wales with 25..4, 'Australia with 26.7 -----2--1--
and New Zealend' with '26.1. The A Winter Fancy.
Canadian rate is substantially 4reater
than that 01 HWY, Germany, and It se,1•18'illat (lvernie'llt tba•sisithlg las
come
11'.rnalce• Thd Derei'n' kin .Leacis, 'or nailelat,he air Is white With butter-
' 0.rie country, New Zealand, shows a They ljglst on trees aed grade until the
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Discontent.
Contentment ' is a, spiritual grace,
and 4 very ehartaing one. It ie not
produced hy outtVard ,eircumAtances,
EL -0 W0 are all well aware. You LIMY-
-have 'riches and 'luxury and trio:idea:ad
success and still be abominably dis-
contented. .
Some people are born. contented.
You see it when tlier-are babies. They
Will coo and chatter etrid laugh over a
self -invented toy or.even a• ray of tun -
shine when others whine with all the.
apparatus .01 cunning: entertathment
about them And the same disposition
persists through life, ' Those content-
ed pereene instinctively make the best
of things. If the sup shines, it is of
course delightful. If it rains, well,
somebody's' garden probably needs a
wetting: 11 111, natural that they should.
be contented in prosperity, but even
adversity loses most of its annoya.n.ee '
when you de not eeeognize it as ad-
versity.., There are good points in•
poverty, im weakness, In age, in fail -
tire; and it you are naturally con-
tented, You find thein, even without
taking any great pains th look ter'
them.
Mart quietly. "Here, You take my dreadful eyes again, measuring their pieole rarely_ get h
arm, Ella. Then we'll get along line." distance. 'Then, VerY cautitie , ;anywhere tha.n• where they are.
The change was made an 1 ,
went. ahead. The wind grew stronger nail soine small places flung them on
and colder and the sky, which had the fire' '
been so brilliant when they started, ' A 'very chorus of rattling echoed
took on a 'curious blurred look. Little bath. from the hollow roof overhead,
streaks of thin cloud began to,iiiipoar, and as the flames shot up Mart cotild
and up i11. the northwest, the horizon' nee a doeen sets of rustling coils, It
turned grey and dull. By this time dozen venomous heads raised theeats
they all knew what was coming, hrul eningly. Hirt all, so far Ills he could
Mart stepped. sec, were on the far side of the fire.
"Think we'd better go back, Sam?", He spoke to Same,
I'There's no diffoenee, Mert. We're "Sant, we've got to get ouL You
just about half way. If we get on the and Ens go first. I'll follow. Go very
down grade befoiee it eoniee I expect slowly." -
we'll be alt' right," . • "Right you are," said Sam stolidly.
Mart nodded, and they kept on. Fast Mart turned toward the fire, and
vs they walked the storm travelled verY deliberately picked up. it glowing
faster, and just 'as they got to the brand. The rattling went on contina-
big stone cairn which Marked the di- wislY* Oise of • tho shakes, a huge
iide, the first thin flakes earne driving brute, was gliding slowly across the
dowii the wind. They were fine as ilaer. Mart could hear the rustle of
dust, yet they stung their faces Iike its scales fia it moved. MS heart was
fire, , .• . beating furiously, 'but outwardly he
In five minutes everything was was calm e"tragb'
white, and it was bloseing such a gale Sam, holding Ella's hand, Walked
that the thvee could hardly stand. toward the entraiice, and Mart backed
lYfart put an arm round Elia and awayliehind them, If any Of the
dragged her on. He talked to, het enakes followed he must trutit to his
cheerfully, lmt inwardly he was grc,w.., stick. The reptiles were raving rest-
ing More ZaDdOUS, every minute. This lesslY>13ut did not seem inelined to at -
was no ordinary snovristorm, ansi they taek, and Mart Was beginning to
were still tliree miles from Catamount, breathe again when there enale a
the home of their unele, Janies Wes- Shar'P c2)Y-1r°111 8am and a "rem
tn. Their only chance was to reach front Mk"
Spinning roend, Mart SaW, tilOM
the trees which began e mile lower
down,
etraight toward them, its terrible head the poor man is cem
Thc wind was killing; they coeld ..,, gelled by circuln
Sam, plecify as he was was f Gil g
, I ri_ of the, others,. Terrified' by the noise hand. ' He cantio't ru
raised, ,a rattlesnake, larger than anY stances to fled his 'heaven near at
sh hither and
hardly beeatho; Ella was, stumbling.
le eh nth th • . .
standing steek-still, . and gliding
iy 4 iou they 10tele they are;
is good eaough? It Is discontent that!
luau the world go on, says a writer '
in, Youth's Companion. Desconteat 10
responsible for all our progress. If
men had been everlastingly contented,
they would still be eating• aciernS. 18
was dthcontent that made wheels and.
window glass, niadi„ letters .and arts
and sciences, make the richness of the
civilized world 'and its vender and its
bee.uty. It was discontent that edu-
eated us politically. It is the greateet
ot ell magicians ,
But it should' be wise diecontent,
intelligeute enlightened, not Whimeleal,
quernione or restless, Charles Lamb
had atop the quintessence of wisdom
as well as of pathos in his light and
frolic thoughte. He rammed up the
Whole busiithsa of discontent in the
charming, paradoxical deeeription of
himself ae "eontented with little Yet
wishing for more."
Rich in .Spirit.
One with a eich 'nature does not 're-
etzire rattily material things -for his
happiness. Oftentimes it is good to
lie Compelled to extract one's joy out
of little things. Itis that sort,ot test
that proves to oneself what one's re.
stinthea are, •
tAltated' 0,arm color +scheme 'for
one aAri' 'cobl one tor the .ether.
' he problem was solvorl thin
, manner. color was Ci1Q0e-01
100 the walls.ot both This insurtd
an a pnearrince of greriter space,
,130lglirt cretOrinc wlth rinicli henna
1041 yellow 01- Its design vitall 00-
1051e0 for the living foorn draperies,
dining, ,Foom -was given plain
green ourtnino cool Oolor) arid
theee Wiero bnialerod with itarrow
bands• or the cretonne.. 4avaral
small articles .01.- Furniture' In tho
Living room Were Painted," green'.
Tlie two rooms are Elms related arid
yet, each expresses Its indiv1ilualliy.
The etch mah may, by his great ac-
tivity, keep from being tinhapiiy, But
kilincl. Tim snow was so thick th.,17 a d blaze' It.was going. a 1 e thither seeking it'',aod by his rushing
could not 8o, ten yei.de, and. the say. cave, and they, penned in the ,narroW manage to hide grom himself his lam -
age gale cut thrOugh their clothes and entrance; were' right in itS path., ger for a diffoent and 0 bettor life,
chilled them tthe 1.1011e, •
Mart leeped forward, but ie his 'All lovers need 11511030 they 'create 'a
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Suddenly little Ella colrapsed ,end heart-helaistv be was too late. A snake perfect 111)0 themselves and. their love.
would have fallen but ;for bey broth., Strikes like lightning and is -as deadly. Afiti ineee 101111101100 11123101 buy that in.
er's arm, Mart stopped. Ile realized
A. • shadow flashed ' silently past taugible, megical, .. woecler-ereating
that they cbuld never reach the„woods Mart, It was the great wolf -dog. In thing. .
. asa„,,,,,___h, hord 10 ,h,3,,,y,,,t0- „flak, two .bounds he was past the children. • It is eot so bad to be poor inI) oclm t
himself heavd.--"isn't there • a • cam The bnake they him, stopped,- and 00. Ione ae! one is 'rich in spirit,
.
Iferer • • there wee a spinning whirl of. dry,
d
'I hat s so. I d almost rorgotten," '1 ' 0 ^
"We've got to find it, Sam. It's oar coils flapped helplessly. on the smooth
It Would Have Seen Otherwise.
0111Y chance." inek, Then Mart was; there, atid The teaober 131313tr3'irig to imprees
"I can fled it, f believe," declared
etamping the triangular head under on the childreu how importnet had •
Sam between chattering, teeth. the heel of his 115105011 boot. been the discovery of the law el gra,01.
AOthorefzip Discovered of
Parliament Doorway
Inscription.
the ,year.
, .
The Prairie Provinces Outstanding.
It is interesting to note that the
highest birth. rates and lowest death'
rates in the' Doi/tinfoil aro iegIstered
by the Prairie Provinces, where the
more strenuous :thaseS of agriculture
are pusued and where the cleseht aOt
proximation to pitheer conditions still
Prevails,with huge farnthig, 'areas 'and
few large .industrial centres Tile Pro-
vince of 1Vianitoba, also heia the re-
OThe wholesome sea Is atter gates
1 er gateS both east and west." Who
the author is of this euperscription
carved the stone over the main
clearway of the new parliament build
lug, Ottawa, hes., recentlyeprOv,oked A
modest controversy that'iths, extended
beyond. the boundarieS o1 the capital
0 the dominion.. An °Molar 02 the
architeet'e -branch' of the department
of public works, when a'skete• said he.
believed it was token from Killing's
"My Lady of tlae "Snows"; but he was
wrottg. Other high dignitaries ,gov-
ernment eirelee ascribed the quota-
tion to the Bible and various authors
oe either'Caliadian or Britlela birth. It
was 5.'surprise for foilleialdom to learn.
that the author is the crown attorney,
.of Ottasiet, ..A. Ritchie, 11.0, who bas
more than. a ioeaareputation as a poet
and dramatist. •
It appeals , that J•ohn Pearson, the
architebt 'of the new parliament build-
ing; wanted an appropriate quotation.
to greet , who entered' the Main
poetal of Canada's Wee legislature,
and was imprees,ecl with "The Whole-.
shim sea is at her gates, her gates
both east and wet," whIch.he fouud
In Mia DOeM, "There is a
Land," written several years ago. • ,
"I knew uothing of the nee of the
lines 11.014 PaY poem until long after
they luid been earved where' they noW
are to be found," said the 'author, when
asked about the matter. "tt appears
that john Pearson found them not un -
Suitable for Ids purpose, and so used
them witheut referelthe to me. It is
only right, to ease, however, as he him-
s,elf told me, that it was hot his inten-
•tioa-that theY should be so naltedlY
exposed to the eyes of a ,pensortons
world as they are to -day -they were
to be surrounded by, and more, or lese
discreetly hidden in carvings, of the
tiara ot Canada. 'The words 'of many
others far greeter than having smile
Canadian significance, will be found,
deAlt, with:, at various points
in the building by 'the interested' or
the curious.
"The wordS .1n. question are, of
ceurse, a Mere atatement 02 an exist-
ing fact. It 14 not uareasonable,
over:" that we Canadians should truet
and be very firm in out i1„esolte that
this fact. Shall remain one, and that
the words shall not become' a mis-
statement."
The Whole Poern.
', The wotes of the linen', "There s
L'and,"
is a•Land that tee must lo've
A .North Land, wido 303111 fair,
A Land of Pine anti Maple trees,
Ancl ,beauty el,"erywhere;
And there' free hearts Wive 'found
'And Space 16 still be free;
Fronting the morrow gorilla ant
In her high. destiny.
When the leaves ars crimson.
When tile iteNls are white, .
When. the 'woods ore green in Spring,
Or bathed. in Summer Tighe,
Be Mire we love her deaeiy,
MCI woods', her Streams, her flowm
This .0111.17 Pine and Maple land,
Thie (Iambi 01 oars,.
And Oh, hee skies are.brie,ht „and:bine,
Her waters bright_and pure;
There's halm Within her forest shatlee
ell world4orn men to care;
The wholesome sea is, af her gates,'
Her gates both East West,
Then is it, strange that ws shonld idve
This Land, our Land, the best?
Hoisting 'Mitt on to his hack, 'mart' Sam thing himself on the dog. "He's Whin. •
followed 1115 brother 'IP a steel) gOrge hitt.011, mart, nen die!, he a In -met • the"Sgirroulenad,ae ioNolectitIctgon,a twtahse stirtation g Ae• ini
to the left, The next five inihutes was •°°teeteed• .
one desperate seeamhie among, the.,,,,,...2ere Was such a lusnpmeaikt" Aale)1,(iteisefoevllelaendigilis.avliietaaityoialial jufisareitilniakt
rocks,, then they came to the end of --.4t he °Quid ilavcr•Y
was
the gorge and stumbled inunder the (311018 13(3011 r"nd moon, who try- children," elle added, "0081 that. 13011-
IOW roof of a claris-looki_ng cavern. - ing to lick his race. derfal?"
1515. „ greened, I 050. 311305. sue if lie liact been 11(015'
,
laart put Ella down and stood Dant- "-Wieve did it strilte him?" Mart The inevitable small bey replied
' Together the two brothers examined in school,
lookin' at his books, 155
'Good An• yom Sam," said Matt
gratefully, for the xelief of getting. in ale .aagi but' .suarefl as thy -
might'
• e. • • • '
ta
woe:Idea never have discovered noth-
•
out of the bitter blast was wonderful, f
I
-` Why, what s e matter
Moon?" lie went on, for the elog' had 8'gnS �h p15115.
stopped at the enoeth of the cave and
"Here's 1)0ridy I" she exclaimed,
Moon!" • '
A big MLitt 0,01110
the thick, seoal. •
A cry from Ella startled them,
•
seemed unwilling to enter. "Come on ' 'hro0g
h
The, dog came, but slowly, and it ., //Thanks he, you're, sea, h.c
Was qu
ite 510110 1)5 1300 ac't: liaPPY" "Where eve... have you been?"
But Mart had other things te thilik 540115 , whip tOldtvhat had hap-
'
0t, Isp 'T•alla was shivering nlitil'ab13'• /t" o'd las father listened in
..n
"Sams-
," he said, "o've got to light 0"",
silence.. Are:
ut ant tr7 1° out ished Ella. "Hcabit the, nasty. sna ce.
There's 0 lot of wood in 110.1e. spot- 100. he isn't to go to Uncle
Here -it is," he 01(4011, 5015301053 to a Dry. r•i•„„.„.„,,, s,,,,,.„„g Ella „p in his
fire.. -Take care of Ella whilo Igo serer, was Moen saved 08, 1)acidy," liti-
t mt. brushwood."
"You 'needn't do..teat," replied Sem.
Arid the snalt didn't bite him. And
ted it ,,011011 I 'wast 1.11) 111 1-130. eeneese,/
• • great,lieap of logs, wbfcli lay inside tho
"No fe.ax. o.f Omit, daughter.
Intim .part of 1,1m, cave, can's • 6.no,o Ho ..,1-Atys
11410 111)35 -With Jniig 132 ho
cold 114 16 not iaite,leng 'io gni; 4 fire And stay dtd, 1,1i,y
1)533400
grill -IA'', tun) v?],71.05.0• 01100i1:111 11503e0• • 7(0 • . •
111 1;le claT1( OlaCe With,0 crimson 51037 . , •
"'tills is • tirrik," "said Mart joyfutlY. Smelting iorhicirlen in an All,
`9. 130531105' 13154)3 16f1 •111 this • wood craft 'registered in Great Britain,
"11,515e53'1 et1on, Sara .."beit
rioprietor,
here?"
Nvliero'vor flying, and in all other me-
critil in 00 over this country.
Sh•c--sflY lave that 010Ia.
, , ,
the ;,viirld 00 retina,' ".
the girl's intexte
ing."
IVIieh the hiiis e-talut clreetning,
When. the Wintores here,
Nlrlien the slumbering earth awalfes
Or Selena:1, drowns' the year, ,
Ile sure ive love her dearly,
Her 'woods, her etreems, her fiewers,
rrhis 03111153' 33156 and Maple T,e.nri,
Canada of oars. '
bbs Specialty,
,erene emir new hired. 1)1)51 33,1 0.
ePecialty, Ezrye-any one thieg that lib
does better, L1:11A D. anyttlege else?"
"Well," rhpliod Earreen, Ilentover,
4851E3 me, that, hla stymie- point .1e
rle/lbpi.10111.TIg 1114101i1', 1100' 10.1.1011 110 hae
10, a 0 re gel es; 01)0531 1)113 11:14101 110 ls
' .
going to rid, .and (140(5 15351 Dow 111,1010
WOUDI lic • hadn't had
se mu(1) lo 00. ,
,sheep 'Partin bo 01.113, weac
blivokets to protect their fleeces. This
11)3ee is noted tor its ime weel ena for
the purple mussels from which a Qr.)
rieeared for :enbriesof find tissue,
lower death rate than Canada with 10
pet thotthand of populiatten as against
Canada's 10.6 Australia's rate at the
last Showing Wee tho same as Cana
-
de's, and that of tho United States
12.8, The oily other couhtries whose
low death rate approaehee that of the
Dominion are South Africa `with 11.1
per thousand of population and Eng-
land and Wales with 12,1
Taking the principal cities In the
various- provinces ef Canada, a une.
foxily high birth rate Is found, ex-
ceeding in aneArly all eases the Do-
minion ritte 51 la higheat, 12 nn ag-
gregate of eitiea, in Calgary ,with 30
per thousand of Deputation, closely fol-
lowed by. Winnipeg and Montreal with
38 per thousand eaoh, 32 in Regina., 30
101 Vaticeuver, 80 in Halifax, 29 in St.
Sohn, and 25 in Toronto In a list of
the tWenty largest cities of Europe
and theludiag New York, it is found
that the highest average birth rate hi
28 per thousand, at Glasgow, Scotland,
which is surpassed by all Canadian
cities except one.
Itthose figures indicate. anYthing, It
ig that the Canadian race it a healthy
Is elacl In sliver guise.
The cherry blooins once,naore, they
hover there,
And. in the apple tree down in the
lane
Ever they fioat and drift and drop to
earth,
Than seem to i•lee again.
And as they fall, liege butterflies' of:
One. °entirhes glimpeee of the days et
yore,
And almoat fattelea winter time has
fled • '
And May le at _thEeitottobre.
th Scollard.
Aiwa,
• TIMM TAELIE
- Clinton as followsi
Trains will arrive at arid depart from
lathe ancl Canada is a good country to ta3:11:: 6:qualattl'°d,i.aell.dar°der;,2h De:iv:2105 a.a3nm..
If 4,4 e 2,52 p.m.
live In. It le oftet pointed out that o aie 8.08- do. (eel pan.
the Cituaidiati climate' and general e v nr,
ethaenal;Illoaculuectoiutniditolotesa asrterocnognrivulexiovie.01t1o, GoingLosnoduotian: al-tr,tir776 it 13 r IL de op 70106. aan,
end virile people, and If figures count, "
the foregoing should airmail the meta seeing Norte, depart 6,50 pen,
ncr
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they make the liver do its work -they cleanse and
eweeten the etenuteh 555 tont, Om whoa diirootivo system. Youll
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