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qa1;17 BaiterY CoMPanY, was nio.rried
NOW YOrk last week. The wed-
eerempnies were broadcasted.
'through stitOon WF EAas well as
tiiree other stations. Mr. Hail was
, the originator of the song, "It ain't
,aon' to rain no Mol" His offerings
eertainly dispelled any gloom which
InXiglit be lingering in his listeners'
minds. ,
, To wipe out sont.e of its war indebt-
cdnees to the 1Jnited: States, Germany
.agreed to deliver one of the largest
•:Zeppelins ever 'built. This airship is
now completed and is named the ZR-
• ;3, Delivery to the United States will
be direct throttgli the air and the trip
, of some 4.500 miles will take place
, the next few weeks. A power-
ful radiophone will be installed on the
airship and communication will be
catried on continuously on the joar-
neiy, It is expected that amateurs
Neill be able to hear the corrversations
os the ship approaches this side of the
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WINOHAM ADVANCE -TIMES
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TburSday, June 52t1a, x924
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To the Edltur ay the Advance-Tolme,s
fin, basso,
9.45 P. 111. --Arlington tinie signals.
Weather forecast, Baseball scores.
Tiallr$daYi Jane xeth
5 P. rn,-13aseha11 scores:
5.50 P. na-Dinner concert by the
KDK,A Little Symphony Orchestra,
Victor Saudelc, conductor,
6 p, m. -Baseball scores. Dinner
concert continued.
6.30 p...m.-"The Sleeping Beauty,"
for the radio ,children,
6,45 p, m, -"The Flag and the
Schools," Honorable William. a 'Ste-,
venson, chairman schoole eommittee,
American Flag Da.y Association,
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•Atlantic. The watte-length used will
beX400 meters. By means of its ia-
olio equipment it is expected the ZR- ture 'Theatre, Pittsburgh.
, 3 will be able to avoid running into 6 p. m.--T3aselnall scores. Dinner
a.ny storms as it will be kept inrormedlconcert continued,
in advance. The trip is expected to 6.30 p. m. -"Peter, Peter Pumpkin
require 96 hours.• Eater," for the radio children,
Station WCAP at Washington has1 6.45 p. na-Feature.
been heard successfully in Vienna, 7 p. na-Baseball scores,
Austria This is one of the latest -re- no T.. m. --"National Stockman and
the daily press Marconi athile experi- p• m. -Concert by Westinghouse
• • menting in England. was successful 'Band, T. J. Vastine, conductor, assist -
311 being heard in Australia. This ed by Mrs. Hiram I-Iall, soprano, and.
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▪ Is the last word in receiving fa,
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i equipment. It does noe require 7-
'''---,-a- aerial or ground wires; Using TA
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ill makes it easy to niove from =
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Demonstrations Daily ar,
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Deer Sur,-
• Wid yer permishon 1 wi& loike
to make a few commuits wid resPickt
to the Grit Convinshun, an account
ay which ye wus afther givin lasht
wake. In the fursht place I musht
slmake me inoind as to whether it is
roight arr not fer ye to print shtuff
loike that but bein as all koinds av
payple do be talon yer paper now,
inebby ye rousht put in someting to
plaze ivirybudtly, but I wudden't go
too shtrovg • on thrayin to plzeze ,the
Grits, if I was you, fer, share, they are
the harrudest payple in the wurruld to
7 P. m. -Baseball scores. our
satisfy, barrin the U. F. 0.'s,
L
Garden," radio garden editor,. I notice theer are shtill enough Grits
7.15 p, m.---Fa'rm program, arrang- left to fill all the awfices, an 1 musht
ed by the "Natioual, •Stockman and say theer are a few good min among
•Farmer," including' market reports. thim, an a lot av betther wimmin.
8 p. m. -Concert by the KDKA Lit- 'Tis the wimmin I am mosht afraid
tie Symphony Orchestra, Victor San- av, fer, share whin, ye git thim goin
dek, conductor, •asSisted by Anna Lan- shtrong theer is no shtoppin av thim.
ra Cree, soprano, rendering a pro- 'Twas the wimmin that wits the back -
gram of operatic arias, oratorios and bone ay the U. F. 0, lodges, an, be
modern. songs, 'Earl Mitchell at the the sante token, it is thim who do be
piano.1 kaypin the min frum gittin back into
9.55 p. na-Arlington time signals. theer proper,places in the ould par -
Weather forecast. Baseball scores. thies. As I tould ye befoor I wus
•••••lo p. m. -Concert 'by the Queen Ci- not in favor av givin thim the vote, at
ty Orchestra, "Will' Peffer, director, all, at all. (I am takin chances that
Friday,- June isth •the missus will net rade this letther.)
Wid regard to the spaich ay Mishter
5 p. m. -Baseball scores. Marshall, I wud say fursht av all, that
5.30 p. in. -Organ recital by Paul bin the Grit organizer, he is liable to
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from the Cameo .Motion Pic- make same shtatemints that won't
hould wather. He said that the coun-
thray had all gone to the dogs 'until
the Grits got into power in 1896, whin
a boom sirtartecl, all at Wance, an iv-
irybudcly had plinty av money to
shpind in town lots,' tin moiles frum
the- incl av the wurruld, in the Wesh-
tern prawvinces, an be inc faith if it
, , ,
wus a permanint invishtmint they wus
lookin fer mosht av them got it.
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Wea.ther forecast. Baseball scores.
Station WGY-380 meters
General Electric •Company
• Schenectady, N. Y.
Thursday, June szth
5,30 p. m. -Organ ',recital by Step-
hen E. Boisclair, organist, from Proc-
tor's ilarmanus Bleecker Hall.
7.45 P. na-alA Few Moments with
New Books," William JaCOb,_librarian
General 'Electric Company.
8 p. m.-1VIusical program, by pupils
of Rensselaer, N. Y: High school, pi-
ano solo, "Rustle of Spring"Sinding,
Frank J. ,MaeDonougha Chorus selec-
tions: "Holy Is His Name" Largo,
.Handel; "Venetian Boat Song",Blu-
menthal, Girls' Glee Club; Violin solo,
"Adagio from the Concerto G" de'
Beriot; Clayton. Shufelt, Travelogue,
"A. Trip to Hawaii" John B. McGor:
• 'Cords for transmission. According to Farmer" market reports.
alistance would he considera.bly up-
• -wards of ro,000 miles,
Many of the principal broadcasting
. stations have some distinguishing fea-
• ture which is generally used when
,starting their program or closing
• down. Station CKCI-I of -the Cana-
,diau National Railways, located at Ot-
tawa., has just adopted a genuine lo-
• comotive bell which has been silver
.1p1ated and mounted near the micro-
•' phone. The bell is rung at the pro-
per times and is certainly a very Silk -
•:able feature. •,
Station KDKA-326 meters
Westinghouse Electric
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Wednesday, June Ix
•5 p. na,---Basehall scores.
5.30 p. m. -Dinner concert by the
• Pittsburgh Athletic Association Or-
• chestra, Gregorio Scalzo, director.
6 p, m. --Baseball scores. Dinner
Mr. F. L. Raup, baritone.
9.55 p. na-Arlington time signals,
'Weather forecast. Baseball scores.
• Saturday, June 14th
5 p. in. -Baseball scores.
5.30 p. na-Dinner concert.
6 p. in. -Baseball scores. Dinner
concert continued.
6.3o p. m. -"Tom, Tom, the Piper's
Son,: will pipe for the radio children.
6.45 p. in. --•Last minute helps to
teachers of adult and secondary class-
es, Carman Cover jcilinsona teacher of
the Men's Bible class of the United
Brethren Church Wilkinsburg, Pa.
7 p. m. -Baseball scores. Sport re-
view by James- J. Long, sport writer
of the Pittsburgh Sun.
7.30 p. na-Banquet of the Ameri-
can Flag Day Association, held at
McCreery's dining room, Pittsburgh,
concluding "Patriots' Week" celebra-
tion, William T. Kerr, president of the
-association preSicling. Music by the
'concert continued. Pennsylvania Orchestra and the Ca1• -
6.3o p. ni.-"Two Little Pla,ys for vary Methodist Episeopztl Male Quar-
Little Girls and Boys," courtesy Dra- tet, consisting of Glenn W. Neely,
ana Leag ie of Pittsburgh. first tenor; Frank A. Potter, second
6.45 p- m ---News bulletins. tenor; Richard Knotts, director and
7p. m. -Baseball scores. " baritone; Gordon K. Morris, bass;
7.o5 p. m. --Program arranged by Robert D. 'Yoimg, .,accompanist.
the League of American Pen Women Speakers: Honorable M. Clyde Kel-
presented by Mrs. Jeanne Oldfield ly, Representative in Congress; Hon-
• Potter. orable James A. Wakefield past presi-
140 p. In. -"National Stockman and dent of the association; Horiora.ble
Farmer" market reports. Albert Johnston, representative State
S p, iii. --Opera, "The Violin. Maker of Wa.dhiiagtoaa and Chairman of con -
of Cremona," under the direction of gressional committee on immigration
the composer, Matthew Frey. Cast of and naturalization, and Rev. J. Robert
" - ' ' ," Sara Logan Carleton Clark, D. D., Chaplain All -
,characters.
contralto; "Filippo," T. Reid Kenney, 'American Alliance. "Melodie", Massenet; orchestra. Act
baritone; "Sandro," Argar Sprague, 9.55 p. ma -Arlington time signals. •II, Mr. Regan's Library, the jvening
lick; Chorus selections:' "The Moon Mebby he tinks it was the Grit Gov -
and Her Children" Abt; "Murmuring ernmint that shud hey the ,credit fer
Zephyrs" jensen, Girls' Glee Club; the good tbitnes that prevailed all ov-
Reading, "Thor's Ride" 'Jennings; Be- er the wurruld thim days. Anoth-
atrice Riordan; .solos: "Air on er ling he said, accordin to the paper,
the G String" Bach; "Minuet" Bocch- wus that the racint changes in the
erini, Alice Cooper; Piano solo, "Ma- tariff wud •save iviry farrunier fram
gic Fire Scene" ,from "Die Walkyrie"
a75.00 to $tho.00 per year. in the fur -
Wagner, Frank J. Mao•Donough; sht place I don't belave it, an 'in the
Chorus selection,' "Moonlit Meadows" nixt place, if they had that mile' ixtrv
Czilbtilka, Girls' Glee Club. , money, the byes wud only shpind
it
Friday, June sgth Bain. tip the car, arr fer gasoline.
6 p. 'Sunday Thin -he shpoke av the cosht av the
school lesson. War; vyell, av coorse it was an ixpin-
,7.35 ;p. m. -Health 'talk, New York sive bizinees, but I shucl loike to know
state department of health. ; whobad a bether roight than the Tor -
740 P. m. -Baseball results. • ies to -shpind the money.
7.45 p. m. --,-Drama, "The 'Boss," by Wid regard to thirn wonderful
Edward Sheldon, presented by WGY spaiches he said that Mishter Mac-
nilayers. -Selection . "Reverie Hahn; Kenzie King made in England, -"I hae
WGY Orchestra; Drama, "The Boss" me .doots," as me frind, Sandy Banks,
Edward Sheldon, WGY pluersa The wud say., Mishter Marshall shtated
cast:James D. Griswold, of Griswold that .Mishter.King had the shtandshtill
and .Company, contractors, Maurice whin 'he got up to slipake. What
G. Randall; Donald Grisw.old, his wud ye tink ay that now? Cud ye
son, Edward E. St. Louis; Emily Gris- bate it'? As me bye that wus
in
wOld, his .daughter, Rosaline Greene; France wad say. Ay Coorse thim,
A Butler, Harold .Sunde; Lawrence English papers wus afther given him
Duncan, 'John Loftus; .Midinel R. Re- a lot av praise, but, share thim Eng-
gan, of Regan and Company, con- lishmin are not shlow as they look, an
tractors, lEdwaricl.H-. Smith; Davis, his Irishmin are not the only lads who
private secretary, Jerome Lovenheim; hev had a lick at the blarney,shtone.
Mrs, Clyier, Lola Sommers; Porky Shure, 'tis good .pOlishy, wid thim ould
McCoy, Regan1s representative in Countliry pollytishuns to shtand in wid
Fourth Ward, Charles. S, Baumes.; Canada, an 'they are the byes that
Scanlan, Burton Anthony; Apchbishop know how to .do D'ye mOind how
Sullivan, Frank Oliver; Lieutenant of they used. to taffy up Sir Jdhn A?
Police, 'Horace Roberts; A. Maid, Mebby ye •dont, fer ye wud. be too
Gemma Votties;lplace one of the eas- young in thim days, but annyway he
tern 'Lake Ports, time i9r1: • Act I got roight in wid the .shwells, an th.ey
Mr. 'Griewald's•drawing ro.orn,"the af- sint him home wid a Slistring 'let-
ternoon •of Kratober 28. Selection: thers befoor an afther his name, an
,a pair av rid britches on his legs,
Thin whin Sir John Thompson doid
in England, they .did him the honor to
Sind his body, back to Canada in a
'battleship. Sir Wilfred wus praised
fer cOortly manners an silver ton;
gue to no ind. Sir kadbert •B6r,den-
wus •"Canada's shtrong ,silent -son"
Mishter Meighen yeas a clear thinker
an a ,cridit to the Impire, an now
Mishter Ring is the shmartest young
We've just imported a big as-
sortrnerit of Tea Pots from En-
gland, "The Greatest 'Yea Pot If.
Exporting Nation" in the world. Ez-,
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ian music; selection, Italian Royal
= -Ivlarch" Gabetti, WGY orchestra 'Ten- 1 man that rvir carne down the pike,
rli orsolo, "0 Sole Mio" di 'Capita; An- awhich is another av thim ixprissive
ki tonic> Caruso; selection "Minuet" Pu- spaiches ; lamed frum me -bye that
. 2 ciniaorthestra;itenor.solo, "Santa Lu- wus in France. 'Ye mustn't take too
Pi cia Lantana", Maria Antonio Carusaa much shtock :in what thim English -
tt, i Clarinet •solo, "Air from Massenillo" min say. about our public min, far
d'Attber, tPeter Schmidt; selection, share, ain't they afther wantin tariff
• 1 ,...- Angel's Serenade" Braga; A.merican prifirinces in triimes av pace, an min
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. 1 Trio; Tenor solo, "Maria, Mar!" (No,- an money 'in ithime ay war?
oimlitan) Polk Song; Antonia Caruso I hope thimould bifiruds in the Sin -
Violin solo, ' Ta.rantella" ae, Crescen- ate won't mess up thigs wid our Ca-
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zo, Edward Rice; Tenor solo, "Mani- nadian National Railway Sislitith.
ma Mie, Che Vo' Sape" CNeopolitan- The 4ity ay Montreal isn't runnin this
Nutle; selection "Garabakli March? counthry. Whin Mishter Meighen
Costa orchestra.. talc over thim railways 'twas the besht
Saturday, June P4th
of April 29, selection, "Religieuse"
Faure, orchestra; Act III, the same.;
the 16110 -Wing morning, selection
"Chatite" Faure, orchestra. Act IV
Itispector7s room at the Pollee 'Sta-
'tion, -three ,days later, selection, 'Ro-
mance Calenti, Orehestra, aLate pro-
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Ill •Dealers in farm produce for over sixty years.
We will give you the very best
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the circumshtances, an I wus in favor
8.30 p. an.-1Dance music by crches- av
tra of Hotel Een Eyck, Albany, it thin an in favor av it yit, but, av
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Y. Grits- to handle, avert wid all the U.
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Yours till nixt wake':
Timothy Hay.
E/111,ST VAWANOSH
Mr, and grs. John McKague
Turnberry Visited with Mr. and ;Mae.
R, J. Scott on :Sunday.
Mr. aaad Mrs. -WM. 13urehel1 :and
children of Turriberry visited with
Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Thompson of
Ponnybrook on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Robinson and
.children spent Sunday with Mr. and
WS. JOE Thompson of Seaforth.
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NOTICE
Applications for the position of As-
sessor for the Town of Wingham for
the ;year 1924 will be received by the
undersigned up to 4 p. tn. on Wed-
nesday, June s8th. , /924.
W. A. Galbraith,
Town. Cleflo
Mss Laura Robinson and Dr. Har-
old Robinson of Toronto, returned to
their home on. the 9th on Saturday.
al5S WiiniajObIlStOt1 Of Wingham, Rings and Marriage Li -
and each ,decoration combined pi
with pottery shape is both selec-
tive and distinct.
There are 4 different sizes Li
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We cordially invite your •.1!
DONNYBROOK
Mr. John A. Thompson and Miss
Rebecca Thompson and Miss Netty
Ringler, motored to Wingliam on
Friday evening last,
. Messrs. Frank and Win, Devereaux
Qf Detroit, are visiting at the home
of their parents, Mr. and Mrs, Frank
Daverea,tts,
• Mr, /Ernest Thompson and little
daughter visited friends at St. Augus-
tine on Friday evening last, and Mrs,
,Ernest Thompson spent last Friday
everting with Mr. George Wallace,
Miss Della Ploughman visited her
grandmother, Mrs. Nixon on Sunday
last.
Mrs. S. Thompson has returned
home after spending a few days with
her daughter Ida in Toronto.
Mrs. Wm. Nixon and •Miss 'Ethel
Johnston visited at Miss Marwood
on Sunday last,
Mrs, James Johnston of Seaforth,
'aisited her brother, Mr. Wallace on
Monday last.
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Winghana , , , ..... .. .. -Sept, 29-30,
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' TOWN OE WINCrliAllii
Province Of Qntario
Tenders '�r1Water Works Reservoir
Sealed Tenders will be received by
the Secretary of the ‘1.1tilities Com-
mission until 8 p, m. on ondaY,
June 30th. 5924, for the construction
of a Reinforced Concrete Reservoir.
, Specification, Plan, General Condi-
tion& and 13,00d at office of Secretary,
' Whtgllarn and at Engin-
eer's Office, Mail Building, Toronto,
Copies ef Plan and' Specification
will not be given. oat to Contractors.
Tse lowest or any tender not ne-
cessarily accepted, _
W Gummi; Eq., Chairman„
Utilities Commission.
W. A, G•albraith Esti Secretary,
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SCHOOL FAIR DATES FOR 5924. Utilities Commission" W.iugham.
Chipsrian Power,' Engineers; Tor-,
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The. Quality Food Store .
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We awish Dr. Robinson the greatest Wedding Ring, Diamond
success in his chosen life work.
spent Sunday at the home of her cence Information '
aunt, Mrs. Sam McBurney.
Ed. Irwin was well enough to be ta- W. R. Harnitton's, Jeweler
We are pleased to report that Mrs; -,----
to the holm of her parents, Mr.
a.nd Mrs, Elisha Walker on IVIonday.
Say It With
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• Bedding Plants, Funeral
and Wedding Flowers
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Box 42. Tel. 142.
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ASHFIELD
Mrs. Fred Smallie, of Detroit is
visiting this week with her brcrther
Mr. Will Baldwin. ."
Quite. a number, of men from the
so 'and 52 con. were over at Gorden
Irwin's Wednesday afternoon helping
to raise a shed.
Mrs. Thomas Fergusort and Mrs.
John IvIttllin, attended the a'nnual' dis-
trict meeting of the Womea's Insti-
tute whish was held in Dungannon,
Friday afternoon, June 6.
Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin and Mrs.
Smallie and Mrs.' G. --Vint, spent last
Friday in Wingham and Marnock,
with their relatives there.
Mr. and Mrs. John "Parrish and.
Miss Dela, and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Parrish of Coarey's Corners, attend-
ed the V.F.A. and V. F. W. P. annual
Conventibn held in Wingham Friday.
Messrs. Jim and Charlie Sherwood
of -Detroit are spending a few days
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Shirwood.
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TORY CORNERS
Mr. Thos.' Nickel spent the week
end it his home.
We are, sorry to report the illness
of Mr. ,John Finlay and Sterling.
Mrs. Jenkins and son of Michigan
is visiting the former's sister Mrs.
Incr. Gamble,
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Taylor and Miss
Edna spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Fleming Grainger of Jamestown,
Mr. Frank Doyle of Teswater
passed through our burg last week
taking orders for Herba.ger.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Harkness and
children of Carrick visited at R. A.
'Taylor's on Wednesday last.
Miss Doris Baker is home from
high school owing to ill 'health. '
Mr. V7m. Hays is 'enjoying a new
Ford. car this summer.
Mrs. Jno. Taylor is not improving
from her illness as fast as her many
friends would wish her.
Mr. Jno. Johnston of Whitechurch,
-spent a few days last week with his
'sister, Mrs. I-1. Wylie.
Mr. and Mrs. Gray of Londesboro ,
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Mr.Alex. Porterfield retterned on
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la was attending the funeral of his bro-'
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rtistitute will be held at tile
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RI• A two storey brick dwelling,
well situated and with modern
conveniences will be *old at a E
W reasonable pritc. Thi* is a bar-, tIL"
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"Tilt Relation of tile Tiome to the
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Mrs. J. Clegg gtve a paper on
Cornmttnity." All ladies tordially Abitter Cosens
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vitcd td be present.
141.r. and Mre. E. nay bi to,,ciozt In,t4utatitt &Ad' Real "Al tea -
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Dashwood
Grand Bend. ,
Porters' Hill
Colborne
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Sept. ,ro
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EAST WAWANOSH
Mr, and Mrs. Gershon -1 JOhnstOta,
' Sept. 12 visitedawith Mr. and Mrs. Elliott near
Sept.. 15 Belmore last week.. .
Sept. sd a Mr. and. Mrs. Gershorn johnston
Sept. 57 spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Johixi.
• Sept. 58 Johnston, Whittchttrch • ,
• Sept. 59 Mr: Alex. Leaver, East Wawartosha, . •
' S0Pt.• 20 spent Sunday with a friend in Dun -
Sept. 22 galMOO, it's a long way to drive Alm
• 12 CON.. HOVIICK
Mr. and Mrs. Torn Vittie are tin 9 og it were, touches the .forest. And all those,
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• THE TOYMAKER AN R19 CARVING IS OP VILLAGE, GROWTH.
vx7 hen at Chaistnias thne we turn into' toy store OT in a large de--
partrnent store toward the toy counter, we.are apt to see hi our-
' minds' eye only the toy and the child. Some of Us see and feel, Our-
selves. And in spirit go back to the days when toys were to us, as.
they are to children, the embodiment of :the imagination. The tangible.
form of (par dreams! Sight of/the toys, the touch of them, is a magic -
wand restoring our lost childhood. , And so we really end in buying
'the thing that we like, the thing that takes OUT fancy. That is, if we .
have a choice, and are not forced by eireuiristanees of limited etock or
limited means to take what we can get.
But the toy reaches further back than this, Behind eaeli is the toy-
• maker. The man or woman whose deft fingers shape the thing of art
and life out of unpromising and wholly isnsuggestive raw. materiaL
Thus Canada has .men art -craftsmen who see in the forest -leg latent
figures of saints, windmills, weather -vanes, miniature canoes, legends
of Mother 11111abard. • .1 a..av
Take the part -French, part -Indian, maker of the toy -canoe that so)
delights the hearts of little boys even when for lack of lake, river or'
sea in their neighborhood they are forced to sail it in the bath -tub, or:
Just carry it to bed clasped in chubby arms, at night, as a sort of gal-,
leon whereon to sail away to the land of dreams, is there not in ther
canoe, a spirit of race? The French traii of sculpteur, as the wood-
carver calls himself down in Quelbec, aq the elemental knowledge an
association of the canoe that in the Indian reaches back to prehistoric
days in this great stmtell of eountiy that Otpsedq,
It would .he difficult to say which side cf ln:rn aids the other mor
but it is true th_g_t watitt.pitign, be li-ssreetthing mere of an artist
than-th4, Tiniled States ar Mexico ti5 the lOath, wit out such combination,/
can boast. A born toy -maker. Someone who gets into the toy that pre-.
scient something which is of the spirit and of life. and which makes it;
art -,products rather than a mere thing of wood. So fine in its lined1
that it .is no mere substitute but a miniature of the larger canoe . • . the'
boat of a race. No less than the Viking ship or the gondola is the boat;
of a- race and a people. -
Did we see the artistry and human inthrest, not to •speak of the'
„ nationality, the true Canadianism in such toys, we would select thena
and put them more .in the hands of children than we do. Even int
giving the purely mechanical toy to the child the youngster not having 4•
arrived at the age of mechanics proceeds to see the suggestion, the'
romance, the story, the association, As to wit" the "chu-che train,
rather than the mechanism, the parts, which are far too small to interest,
the mind at that stage. " •
. And when you happen upon the canoe -carver at work out-of-doors in)
one of those many quaint and historic villages along the St Lawranee•
• between Montreal and Quebec, his own child seated on the logs, one of'
' the rough canoes it his little hand, how envious it Makes you feel fair'
the city child! For the toes ymaker and his carving is a plant of village.
w e " 1still.
London this week attending a funeral '
of a relative. ,
. A number from the btirg atteridecl
the services at McIntosh Church last
Mi Lettie 'Rush of Drew is visit-
ing her aunt Mrs, Wood.
• Mrs. Robert 'Brown visited:. her sis-
ter in Kitchener last week.
Mr. and Mrs. William Gemmel, Mr.
and Mrs. Laughly Ashton of Gordo
visited at Lorne Laird's on Vilednes-
daMy 8Jto' lin Finlay is laid' up with a
severe attack of La Grippe,
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