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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1924-09-25, Page 5***’’r' THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, THURSDAY, SEPT. 25th, 1924. GREATEST LOVE SONG 100 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR’! One hundred years go this sum­ mer saw the first publication of what is admittedly the most famous personal love song ever written. If “Annie Laurie” is not the best known of all songs it is close to it. There must be very few persons in the English-speaking world who have not heard it and loved it. There is clutches at blood, too, swells into “And for “I’a lay me down and die.” The music is perectlfy matched to the sentiment. Composers say that the old Scotch song. “Will Ye No Come Back Again,” is the most mar­ vellous blending of words to music, the notes matching perfectly the sentiment of the words that we have in English. “Annie Laurie” is close to it m perfection. “Annie Laurie” was first printed in July, 1824. As a song it was in existence, long before. It is just what it purports to be—a tender love song by an axuent swain to his sweet­ heart. rxirnie Was a Living Person There was an Ann.e Laurie in real lite. was oOxii on December io, j.uo2, me youngest naugater oi bir xtooert ljauixe, uaronet ox Maxwei- ton, ocuuanu, anu was a noted Beauty. xne song was written by William Douglas ox Tniglanu, Scotland, aoout the year x7uu, wnen Annie Laurie was eignceen. and Captain Douglas was twenty.-eigiit. Captain Douglas was a souli-.-z yf fortune and had just icome back from the continental wars ivvnen ne met Annie Laurie. bo far as is known Captain Doug­ las wrote no other song. it would complete me romantic stoiy if it couid oe told that oonnie Aiime luaune and Captain Douglas married anu lived happily ever aitei uniortunaiely, nowever, they had a lover s quarrel which parted them, it may nave been out ox pique, lox linmeuiateiy ar ter me quarrel Cap­ tain Dougias married oi Edinourgh. Tour years later married Alexander Craigaarrocn, Scotland. 1764 at the age of eighty-two. rrooaoiy Annie Laurie cued out even a dream that her centuries alter would oe sung iron, one eno of the world to io ve story* quicken the lovers everywnere. oaptam xiougias never published tile sung anu it was nanued uown o> word oi mouth in, ns original form it was oniy two verses as louows; ANNIE LAURIE “Maxwelton banks are bonnie Whare early fa's tne wnaie me anu Annie inane up the promise lviaue up me promise Anu never lorget will 1, Anu for oonnie Annie Laurie I'd lay down my nead and die. something about it that one’s heart. It stirs the when a military band the strains which match bonnie Annie Laurie Ehzaoeth Clem Annie Laurie r erguson oi bne died m with- namt otheitne hearts Ox aew; Laurie true; true, “She’s backit like a peacock, Sue s breastit line a swan, Sne’s jimp aoout the miduie, irer waist ye wedl may span; Her waist ye wenl may spun; And sne has a roiling xiiid for bonnie Annie 1 u lay down my head eye, Laurie and die.” Laurie” Her face it is the bonniest That e’er the sun shone on, " That e’er tne sun sii^ne on, And dark blue is her e’e And for bonnie Annie Laurie I’d lay down my head and dee! “Like dew on the gowan lying Is the fa’ o’ her fairy feet, And Her Her And And like winds in summer sighing voice is low and sweet, voice is low and sweet, she’s a’ the world to me *_ _ for bonnie Aannie Laurie I’d lay my head down and dee! The one striking difference be­ tween the Lady bcott version and me one sung today is the last line of each verse, ine modern version nas it, “I'd lay me down and " instead of as both Douglas and ocott had it, “I'd lay down my and die." Adopted by the Soldiers This change occurred in a pirated edition of Lady Scott songs in 1829 nve years alter she published “An­ nie Laurie.” Curiously enougn the pirated version gained greater cur- rencyth an her own, and though she protested vigourously against the change in the last line it passed into common use.“Annie Laurie” was first widely sung during the Crimean War, when it was adopted as the song of the soldiers. From that time to this it nas held its place as one of the great songs of the world. Lady John Scott died as late as 1900, in her ninetieth year. k BIG BOY Gunnar in GAVE UP CONTRACT ST. HELENS A WESTERN ONTARIO PROBLEM RIPLEY AND VICINITY | sI dee," Lauy heau the ninetieth year. —O-O-O—< FROMSASKATECHEWAN Gunnar Edwin Johnston, just seventeen ears old, but seven feet iour inches tall and still growing who expects to be a great helD to ais mother when he ~----_ — wriggled out of a nassenger coach at the Canadian Facific station in Win­ nipeg, the other day and breathed a sigh of relief as he stretched his knees again. Gunnar, who is from Mary field, Saskatchewan, has no use at all for train journeys, because he aas to tie himself into knots in the oeats, nd sleep is out of the question. The young skyscraper was born at Maryfield and has worked on a farm and in a garage there throughout his afe. The trip to Winnipeg is in the nature of a holiday.The lad is of Iceland parentage -lis father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. j. K. Johnston, aie of normal height ms father being 5 feet 11 inches and iis mother 5 feet 6 inches. Early in his life young Johnson .bowed rapid growth. At five years ' .e was his dad’s equal m ainxude. I’ve never been sick a day in my me,” he said recently, “and I warn -ow to take some gymnastic tram- ng. I’ve never had a Chance to do .uat yet and I think a boy should .evelop himself while he’s growing. The gigantic youth does not drink or chew. He passed his high entrance examination two attended the school at xxarual, Saskat- He is an able motor mech- grows up, .moke .chool The Mild ay CazeU.3 says: Mi Arthur Moore of Whitechurch, who was awarded the contract of building a new bridge on Absalom street in this village, has thrown up the job. When he commenced the excavation, the presence of quicksand in alarm­ ing quantities was revealed, and Mr. Moore didn’t like the appearance of it a bit. Jacob "Palm came to the rescue, and took the jbb off Mr. Moore’s hands at a very slight in­ crease and made a start on the job yesterday. returned months’ and Al- —0-0-0— BRUSSELS MAN HAS CAR BURNED Robert Thompson, of Brussels lost fine McLaughlin Car and his garage in a rather peculiar way last week. He put the car away about ten o’clock Thursday night and everything seemed 0. K. In the early morning the garage was d s- covered to be in flames, the fire having made such headway th?.1 nothing could be saved. It is thought that a short circuit may have deve­ loped in the wiring, thus starting the fire. A Ford coupe owned by Mr Thompson happened to 'be in a garage for repairs and thus escaped destruction. a DRILLING OPERATIONS STOPPED The Mulberry Creek Oil Company who have been conducting drilling operations for oil on the Bruce pen­ insula have ceased work and the company is dissolved. After drilling to a depth of seventeen hundred ft the drillers struck a dry pocket that indicates there is no oil in that re­ gion. D. J. Lee, their representative, has withdrawn off the market. A charge was laid against him for sell­ ing stock of a dissolved company but since that time it is learned that he was unaware of the conditions and the charge was withdrawn. PRIZE WINNERS IN STANDING CROP COMPETITION names of field crop the Luck- Oats was Wilson Inspector Tom \-sited the school here on Monday. Mr. J R. Webster was in London last week. Mrs. George Stuart was a visitor with Lucknow friends during last week. Miss Josie Cameron has to Toronto after a several holiday at her home here. Messrs. Hugh Rutherford lan Durnin made a business trip to Guelph one day this week. Mrs. W. J. Humphrey was a visitor with her daughter, Mrs. George Wal­ ker, East Wawanosh last week. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Stein of Swift Current, Sask, are / visiting Mrs. Stein’s sister Mrs. W. J. Humphrey. Mrs. Hugh Rutherford is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Oliver Anderson, Belgrave. Mrs Hugh Rutherford, Mr. and Mrs. Will Rutherford and baby Hugh spent a day with Mr. and Mrs. Courtney, Amberley during the week. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson Wood, Mrs. Robert Woods and Mr. Woods spent the week-end in Fergus the guests of Mr. and Mrs. >\rnold Barbour. Mrs. McCrostie who has spent the past two years in Red Deer, Alberta is a visitor with her son Will and Mrs. McCrostie -Mis. D. Todd, Mr. Stanley and Miss Vera Todd motored to Strat­ ford on Monday where Vera will be in attendance at the Normal school. Mr. Stanley and Miss Vera Todd returned on Thursday after a few days motor trip to visit friends in Pigeon, Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Salkeld and children attended the marriage of tlieir sister, Miss Irene Salkeld to Mr. Roy Rundle at Goderich on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. George Webb daughter, Caroline motored to Tor­ onto on Monday where Caroline will attend Normal. Mr. and Mrs. Webb visited friends in Hamilton and Oril­ lia before their return. Rev. J. P. McLaren a represent­ ative of the Bible Society will give an address in the church here on Sunday when a Union Service can will and To what tune “Annie the original version was sung is a mystery. ihe tune seems not have been handed down with words. Alicia Spottiswood’s Tune The music of “Annie Laurie” as we know it, was composed by Alicia Anne Bpottiswood, aiterwarus Dady John Scott, a daughter of one of the most ancient families of Scotland. Lady John Scott ran across Dougias verses just at the time she had composed a melody for an old Scottish oallad, “Kempie Kaye,” saw that her melody was perfectly adapted for “Annie Laurie” so she revised the Douglas verses slightly and added a third verse. The work was so weil aone that many good judges think the third verse the best of the three. Here is “Annie Laurie” as Lady John Scott rewrote it and as it xeauy should be sung today: Annie Laurie “Maxwelton’s braes are bonnie Where early fa’s the dew, And it’s there that Annie Laurie Gie’d me her promise true, Gie’d me her promise true, And ne’er forgot will be. And for bonnie Annie I’d lay down my head to the the she Laurie and dee! snawdrift,“Her brow is like the Her throat is like the swan, years ago, having atte -ountry school at Bardal, -newan II e M able .nic. His strength is proportionate to his size.Despite his size the boy has rot a .arge appetite. He eats very ittle aore than the average man. He years a No. 20 shoe.Heredity traits may have some­ thing to uo with his abnormal devel- jpment, for his grandfather was more than seven feet tall. At pre­ sent Gunnar weighs 245 pounds and ais reach—from fingertip to finger- ..p—is seven feet four inches, exact- y equal to his height. NO ONE TO DRIVE Below are given the winners ip the standing competition conducted by now Agriculture Society, the only grain entered. John MacLeod R. 5, Lucknow, 0. A. C. 72, 92 points; John Webster R. 2, Lucknow, O. A. C. 72, 90 points Joseph Colling R. 1, Ripley Imp. Legown, 88. W. E. MacPherson, R. 1 Lucknow, Bainer 86. Wm. Webster R. 2, Lucknow, 0. A. C 72 84. W. E. Henderson Lucknow 0. A. C. 72, 83. Alex MacLeod R. 5 Lucknow, 0 72 82 points. Jos. E. Agnew, -----o-o-o----- A. C Secy. THEM when out was sur- turn in the road to hear a voice of some one approaching him swearing violently As he rounded the bend he was aorrified to meet a small barefoot .ad driving a yoke of oxen and al­ ternately lashing them with his whip and strings of profanity. The minister accosted the lad and began to lecture him upon the outcome of such vices The substance of the lecture was to quit swearing and Jion the church. Finally the dominie paused and the boy broke in, saying: “Goldarn it, parson, yer only was­ tin’ your time, for you see it’s like this, Mom’s religious, and ever since Sis ben a-goin’ with the school­ teacher she’s got religion, too. Then pap he got it a spell ago at one of your revival meetin’s.- Now ef I go and git it, who in blazes is a-goona drlVe these here oxen?” It is courtesy that respects age; but discretion gives it plenty of room on the highway.I About the best thing to take for I the stomach is precaution minister ..........s afternoon, prised upon comin" to a road to hoax’ a , cicc cf approaching him swearing 4-Ka bond A country alking one During the last four years Canadian Pacific Railway handled some 85,000 west-bound harvesters. Last year this company inaugurated the lunch-counter car, which afforded facilities hitherto unknown, and, although perhaps not as a direct result of this inno­ vation, over 26,000 men travelled in special trains over Canadian Pacific lines. the has The unveiling of a monument to Tom Wilson, earliest guide in the Canadian Rockies featured the first day’s meeting of the two hundred and six members of the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies at Yoho Camp. Mr. Wilson, who was pres­ ent at the ceremony and, now sixty- five years of age, resides at Ender- by, B.C., discovered Lake Louise and the Yoho in 1882. A. D. MacTier, vic^-president of the Canadian Pacific eastern lines, who awarded to the McAdam team the First Aid Challenge Cup, which they won in competition with teams from North Bay, Toronto, Windsor Station and Angus, stated that since the Canadian Pacific Council of the St. ''John Ambulance As'so- ciation was inaugurated in 1909, over twenty thousand employees of the Company have received instruc­ tion in First Aid. The last annual report of the St. John Ambulance Association referred to the Cana­ dian Pacific as the “premier rail­ way centre.” a .... t and Presbyterian be held. WHITECHURCH Presbyterian morning next of the Angli- congregations Mrs. Lott visited in Brussels for a few days last week. Misses Alba Fox and Annie Arm­ strong spent a few days in Galt last week. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stanley, of Lucknow, visited with Mrs. Duncan Kennedy last week. Miss Sarah Sharpe of Teeswater, is visiting with Miss Catherine Ross. Wes. Leggatt of with friends l Lucknow NOTICE TO CREDITORS heater, and, in addition, vuuveuxcuUJ meet all the cooking requirements of the average family. The over-size oven bakes perfectly even with a shallow fire. Happy Thought workmanship throughout—none better. 70 years of satisfaction. RAE & PORTEOUS mads at BRANTFORD camadQy Townships and Municipal councils boards of trade a cd chambers of commerce of Western Ontario will probably be asked to send represent­ atives to a meeting which will be asked to send representatives to a meeting which will be held some­ where in the peninsula this fall to discuss ways and means to counter­ act a clearly defined tendency which if unchecked will, it is believed, threaten the prosperity of this of the Dominion. Prosperity in the fourteen ties of Western Ontario, as where in the Canada is dependen largely upon Agriculture and it will be admitted that no greater calamity could befall an area dependent for its prosperity upon agriculture than the loss of its skilled agriculturists. Yet this, it is claimed, is what is happening through the process of time in W’estern Ontario. The re­ grettable fact that the younger gen­ eration are flocking to the cities and towns, and the lack of adequate means to replace the shrinkage in the numbers of skilled farmers caused by migration, retirement and death have brought about a condition the results of which are already suf­ ficiently obvious to demand attention and action. For some years the Western Ont­ ario United Boards of Trade, an aff­ iliation of many of the Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce of Perth, Essex, Brant, Huron, Water loo, Kent, Grey, Lambton Elgin Wellington, Oxford, Middlesex, Bruce and Norfolk have given attention to certain broad aspects of Agriculture. With the aid of the Township Clerks of the fourteen Counties above nam­ ed, over two-thirds of the total of 157 township clerks have co-operat­ ed—rsome facts have been secured which, it is claimed, not without justification, indicate a marked ten­ dency towards-reduction in the num­ ber of Western Ontario’s skilled agriculturists actively engaged in productive work. The farmers of the present generation are, of course growing older and in many instances farms are growing larger, as the most likely purchaser of farm pro­ perty is the adjacent farmer and the figures which follow show that there is an obvious tendency towards in creased of cleared and idle land. The figures secured must be accep­ ted at face value. They are obtained from over a hundred independent sources and compiled merely with a view t-o ascertaining actual c~.M- part oun- else- +- I L ___ __ condi­ tions. They show that of the farms Stokes days in town. of Detroit, 1 week visiting I 50f*a*r as C. N visiting been Tor- from acting as his poultry busin­ left Monday Kingston where her Arts course University. Mr. Johnston, of Bervie, St Andrew’s Dr. at she at oc- the pulpit on Sunday taking in evening, Rev. the service has Friday when he fell of his barn on the Mr. Funston was chair which had roof following the he lost his balance bow- last 1 Flannelette Blankets In Large Double­ Bed Size P^R $2.75 THESE ARE THE BEST COT­ TON BLANKETS MADE IN THE DOMINION, ARE 70x84 INCHES MADE FROM CLOSELY WOVEN COTTON YARNS THAT ARE FIRM IN TEXTURE AND A SOFT FINISH THAT GIVES THEM WAx.iLTH AND DURA­ BILITY. GREY OR WHITE WiTH PINK OR BLUE BOR­ DERS. ONLY 50 PAIR TO SELL AT THIS PRICE, AND JUST UN­ TIL THE 4th OF OCTOBER. Fresh Flannelettes From The Old Land BEAUTIFUL STRIPES AND PLAIN CLOTHS, SUITABLE FOR NIGHTGOWNS, PYJAMAS, VND UNDERWEAR, COME IN 27, 31 AND 35-INCH WIDTHS. THIS IS THE QUALITY FLAN­ NELETTE, HIE KIND IT PAYS TO MAKE UP, FOR THE WEAR IS THERE. PRICES RANGE FROM 30 to 4C\e. PER YD. OR­ DINARY FLANNEL E,TTES FROM 18c. A YD. UPWARDS. IS IT TIME TO SEE ABOUT YOUR STANFIELD UN­ DERWEAR? YES IT IS. MUNN’S Mr. and Mrs. Bluevale spent Sunday in the village. Mr. Johnston Hewitt, visited for a few days Wilson’s. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Mowbray and children visited on Sunday friends in Teeswater. Miss Tillie Alexander of Helens is visiting at Mr. Fox’s. Mr. Roy Patten is spending vacation with friends in Paris. Mrs. Cooke of Elora is visiting wth her daughter Mrs. Robt. Mc- Clenaghan. Mr. C. M. McKay of Brussels spent Sunday at Mr. Walter Lott’s. STORY WOULDN’T GO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 56, Chap. 121 of the Revised Statutes of Ontario, that all persons having claims again­ st the Estate of Margaret Smith, deceased, who died on or about Jan­ uary 24th A. D. 1924, at the Town­ ship of Kinloss in the Province of Ontario, Vv by post, prepaid, or to deliver to John J. Smith, R R. 1, Lucknow, Ont., ad­ ministrator, on or before 10th day of October A. D. 1924, their names and addresses, with full particulars of their claims in writing, and the na­ ture of the securities (if any) held by them duly verified by a statuory declaration.AND further take notice that af­ ter the said 10th day of October 19- 24, the assets of the said estate will be distributed by the administrator among the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which he shall then have notice, and the estate will not be liable for any claims not filed at the time of the said distribution.DATED at Lucknow this 17th day of September, A. D. 1924. John J, Smith, Administrator HR * are required to send by of Rockwood at Mr. Jas. with St. his of the 14 counties of Western Onta­ rio, 212,607 acres are known to be for sale; farms actually vacant, not including those abandoned as useless for agricultural purposes, have to­ gether 75,000 acres and there is re­ ported also 100,000 of cleared land I in pasture, over necessary require- | ments. According to statistics secur­ ed from the Provincial Department of Agriculture’s Crop Reports (1922) 100,000 acres in general field crops yields $2,000,000 annually. Of course it can quite justly be said that an increase in the demand for beef cattle would reduce the unproductive land in pasture; that farms offered for sale may be cultivated by the present owner for many years and that increased production, if the land were fully cultivated, might ad­ versely affect the already inadequate remuneration of agriculture at pre­ sent prices for produce of all kinds. There are, of course, circumstances which should not be lost sight of. x.x., _ to be for sale; farms actually vacant, not (Port Elgin Times) License Inspector Matt. Beckett and Provincial Constable Tom Jones along with License Inspectors Wid- meyer and Beattie, of Bruce county, took a little jaunt on Saturday night down to Paisley. They acci­ dently wandered into the Balmoral Hotel there in order to satisfy them­ selves that alT was well, but they had not been in the place more then a moment or two when they invited the man 'behind the bar to come out, and he was watched very closely as he made the move. As he confronted the officers one slipped his hand in the bartender’s hip pocket and lo and behold he brought forth a bottle containing real whiskey. Of course the bartender was taken completely by surprise and assumed an air of great innoeence, explaining that he had a bad cold and he had a little in his pocket for his own use. He was informed that he could tell this story to the. magistrate and was promptly placed under arrest and hustled off to Walkerton, where he was remanded to jail until Monday afternoon, when he appeared before Magistrate McNab here. Pleading I guilty to having booze in other than his private dwelling, but claiming that he had got the liquor on a doc­ tor’s prescripion for some rheuma­ tic trouble, he was mulcted $200 and costs, or a total assessment of $209.80, which he whacked up at the, and there are possibly other phases of the matter requiring consider­ ation.However the area reported to be for sale, or in vacant farms, '~ unproductive pasture—w i t h or in ____ . one- third of Western Ontario yet to hear from—approximately 400,000 acres or about one-sixteenth of the total cleared land of fourteen counties of Western Ontario—indicates a well defined tendency towards reduction in the number of Western Ontario’s skilled agriculturists and this if ad­ mitted, is, it is claimed, a basic con­ dition striking at the roots of pros­ perity which cannot be disregarded w:thout risk. Mi niters of the United Boards are asking where skilled agriculturists are to be found, to buy and cultivate the farms now offered for sale and those of other farmers who may in the natural course of events be ex­ pected to retire. If there is a ten­ dency detrimental to the interests of Western Ontario, it is considered folly to ignore it and Western Ont­ arians should, it is submitted, get to­ gether and see what can be done to check it.—Kincardine Review. ordinary massage won’t re­ fat, but massaging a floor with i An move a broom helps some. No man can enjoy a grouch if com­ pany comes and he must call his wife “Dear.” Pride is a curse. It tells a man’s wife about his raise when he would prefer holding out on her Man: A few habits, good gnd bad up in a skin, Mrs. S. A. Irwin is vi ting friends in London. I Mr. Norman McDonald of Bay is spending a few Mr. Dan McGregor, spent a few days last n the neighborhood. Mr. Earl Wylde, who is employed . R. agent at Burlington is his parents here. Mr. D. A. Mclnnes, who has receiving medical treatment in onto, has returned to Ripley. Mr. Leon Mendelson is back a holiday trip to Niagara Falls and Buffalo. Mr. Ed. Harrison, of Detroit, is visiting his father on the tenth con­ cession. Mr. Moorehouse Morgan has gone -o London to resume his studies at .he University of Western Ontario. Mr. Murdock Martyn returned donday to Toronto, where he is studying for the legal profession. Mr. and Mrs. T. Awrey, and Mrs. Awrey’s mother, Mrs. Gardiner, of Detroit, spent the week-end at the uome of Mr. John Shelton. Mr. Sam Seiden, now of Toronto, was in Ripley on business this week. Mr. Saul Graham is representative in the ess. Miss Tena Martyn morning for ■..ill complete Queens Rev. cupied church Harkness Purple Grove. The Halladay Medal for 1924 been awarded to Mary Mendelson, daughter of W. Mendelson, Ripley. The nledal is given to the student taking the highest standing in the nigh school entrance examinations ield in Bruce County. Miss Mendel­ son attended the Ripley Public School, of which Miss A. Bax e was then principal. Mr. John Funston 'met with a ser­ ous accident on from the roof fifth concession. cleaning away gathered on the threshing, when and fell thirty feet to the ground. It is reported that both legs are bro­ ken as a Result of the fall. A large contingent of Ripley lers journeyed to Lucknow Thursday and report a very enjoy­ able evening devoted to the ancient sport. Luck broke against the local men although a short time before they had defeated the Lucknow rinks when the latter came to Ripley. All of which apparently goes to show that the bowlers play best upon the home green where they know the lay of the land. Mrs. Eugene Martyn has returned from a brief visit to Detroit, was accompanied by her father John Reavie who will days in town. The annual fall fair Township Agricultural ed Tuesday. A remarkable increase was recorded in the number of exhib­ its especially the exhibits of ladies’ fancywork, art, fruit, roots, and grain. The splendid quality of all the products of the farm was ample evidence as to the agricultural wealth of Huron and adjoining town­ ships. Practically every branch of the fair showed a marked improve­ ment. The display of fruit, consider­ ing that this section is not consider­ ed a fruit-growing country, was ex­ cellent, the plums and apples being especially good. Duncan Munn’s special prize for show card lettering brought out much artistic ability la­ tent in young Rinleyites. There were also first class sketches of the fire hall, now one of the village’s most important spots with the siren, whose strident shriek is well known to our citizens, perched on top of the building. Morris Wilkinson’s col- j lection of plasticine modelling was | one of the most popular exhibits and displayed the remarkable talent along this line for which Morris has long been noted. Many animals, wild and domesticated, appeared most life like in the plasticine while a row of highlnders in the upper portion of the collection, furnished further proof of the unusual skill in model­ ling which Morris possesses. At the time of writing (Tuesday evening) the entries are in the neighborhood of twelve hundred, with several hundred livestock likely to be enter­ ed on Wednesday. Details of the principal day of the fair will appear in next week’s issue. The only thing that seems more helpless than a new baby is a pitcher at bat. A permanent wave isn’t really per­ manent unless you’re talking about the crime wave. Your friends are those who vpu in spite of their envy. RIPLEY THE OLD SONGS Will the Ballads of To-day Live to Get Into That Class? spend a She Mr. few of the Huron Society open- loye Do you know what I wonder sometimes?” said the middle aged man. “I wonder if any of the songs of the present day will live in the minds of the young people who sing them now to arouse pleasant recol­ lections m them fifty years from now.“Do you see what I mean? I know, I guess, forty songs—twenty anyway—xhat we used to sing when I was a youth that we all thought were lovely. Some of these had come down to us from older times and they are still living, and I suppose will keep on living. But there were other songs, written in that day, that appeal to us older people now as strongly as they did then, and perhaps more so, though in a some­ what different way now because they bring back fond recollections. “I have no greater pleasure than hearing my children play and sing those old songs that were sung when I was young, and I wonder—I do wonqer—if any of these songs writ­ ten say around in the last ten years will survive, to be sung by my chil­ dren fifty years hence, with an in­ terest like mine now in the songs of my youth. “I am inclined to doubt it. Lots of the songs of the present time are foolish, aren’t they? And with words poor or w’orse than poor. And still when I sit down with a book of my old songs and go over it in cold olood, reading instead of singing, I have to smile over some of them for some of them are pretty thin and meagre stuff when you came to read them. Still youth likes high flown romantic things and it doesn’t apply the acid test. We don’t do that till we are older, and among the songs written in the present day there may be some that will survive, foolish though they may seem to be to people of maturer years.“And how do I know but that the old flolk in my younger days thought the songs we sang were foolish? Maybe they did; but we loved them then as older peonle we love them now; they make vouth spring up in us again. And it may be that some of these present day songs that we older people now think of no account will still live, either by some charm of their owr or by the charm of all hings associated with youth, to be sung fiftv years from now by our children now grown old, just as we now sing over the songs of our youth and with just the same joy. It may be. But I think they will then be .singing too some of the songs that pleased us, the songs that go down through generation after generation.