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A GRACEFUL ACT

            During the excitement accompanying the big parade on Saturday, when city streets resounded to the tramp of marching men, when bands were playing and flags floating gaily above the ranks, there occurred an incident which redounds to the everlasting credit of a group of young Orangemen. On Queen Street East the funeral of a Catholic boy, victim of -a drowning accident, headed by the De La Salle Cadets, approached St. Paul’s Church. And then the Young Britons did, a solemn and graceful thing. The band music was stopped; the marchers broke parade forma­tion, halted, and stood with bared heads until the cortege had passed into the church. Nothing finer than this has been recorded for many a day. For the moment the mean­ing of the celebration was forgotten, while young men wearing the regalia of the orange Order paid respect to a Catholic youth being borne to his resting place. Only the right, thing to do, may be the comment of the cynic. Yes, but they did it.

OTTAWA VALLEY DAYS­

Bare-Foot in Frozen Wilderness Peter White Reaches Cabin Shelter

Pembroke’s Great Pioneer Wintered with Braddish Billings

Cruised Upper Ottawa in Epic Treks. Established Powerful Name Along the River. “Shiners” Respected His Property,

Written for the Journal by Harry J. Walker.

            If, as Emerson says, “every great institution is the lengthened sha­dow of one man,” then in a similar sense the town of Pembroke is the projected shadow of its famous pioneer, Peter White. Ever since that day in May, 1828, when he dedicated his cabin (at the foot of what is now Elizabeth street) “by prayer and the reading of the. Bible,” his name became one to con­jure with in the Upper Ottawa.

            An Edinburgh lad, Peter White, joined the Channel Fleet in 1812, and in 1813 came to Canada with Commodore Sir James Yeo and five hundred officers and sea­men sent out to man the small British squadron on Lake Ontario. He served until the end of the war, and then was attracted by the possibilities of lumbering along the Ottawa.

            From a sketch of his life by his son, the late W. R. White, K.C., we learn that his first efforts end­ed disastrously, for in 1827, his partner disappeared from Quebec with the proceeds of the sale of their timber, leaving Peter to pay the firm’s debts, which’ he did, though it left him without a cent.

Trying Experience

            It was not his first experience with misfortune. In the fall of 1814 he had left Kingston with a companion to paddle in a log canoe to the Ottawa. At a portage on the Rideau they had removed boots and shoes to land the canoe in safety. In some unaccountable manner the swift water swung their canoe into midstream and car­ried it away. All their supplies were gone, and isolated in the wilderness, their predicament was perilous. Some snow had fallen, and in bare feet they started to walk toward the Ottawa. After proceeding 10 miles the two came to Braddish Billings settlement and they were hospitably cared for until spring. Years later when Peter White had gained eminence as a lumber “King,” he returned to the scene of this early disaster, and feelingly expressed to Mrs. Braddish Billings his great appre­ciation for her kindness.

Ten Ways by Canoe

            These major reverses might have daunted a weaker man, but not Peter White. At that time there was a ready market for Canadian timber, and he determined to make his mark in an industry that offer­ed big rewards for courage. After providing himself with habitable quarters he went to Aylmer for his wife and family, and it took 10 days to make the return journey by bark canoe.

            In those early days, lumbering not only had its hazards of forest and river, but for a time, there was a guerilla warfare waged by the “Shiners.” It is on record that Peter White was one of the few lumbermen whose property was not molested by the lawless element among the rafts men. This is one phenomena in the history of the lumbering on the Ottawa. Here was a man, generous and open-hearted, but a strong disciplinarian and be­liever in the Golden Rule. Cer­tainly, as a consistent Christian, there was nothing in common be­tween him and the feuds of the “Shiners:” Yet they absolutely respected him, and out of his con­tact with them his name became a legend all up and down the river.

            An able historian of the Valley, H. R. Morgan, of the Brockville Recorder, has told the story of that powerful respect which Peter White commanded. It is as follows:

Prestige of a Name

            UPON one or two occasions he had difficulties with these people and then conducted himself with such courage as to win their admiration and wholesome respect. It accordingly came to be under­stood that the property of Mr. White, in common with that of David Moore and Job Moore, should be inviolate, and these three were the only lumbermen whose property or rights were respected. Mr. White was a very strict disciplinarian, re­ligious, and devoted to the cause of temperance, and it used to be a matter of some wonder that he could exercise such an influence over the wild fellows who gained their livelihood in the shanties and upon the rafts.

            It was likely because of this at­titude of deference that the terms “Shiners’ Peter White” arose and many were the forms in which this peculiar association was applied. When Mr. White first settled at Pembroke very little lumbering was done upon the Upper Ottawa and it seemed so remote a place that the answer to the common salutation upon the river “Who are you going up for?” was generally “Peter White.” If a rafts man entered a tavern without money and instruct­ed the proprietor to “charge it to Peter White,” it was usually suffi­cient intimation that the debt would never be paid. The name was in consequence for many years pow­erful upon the river and one of the most popular between, Bytown and its upper reaches

Identifying Himself

            Mr. White used to give an amus­ing illustration of the general use of his name in this manner. When travelling by steamer between Que­bec and Montreal, he was asked by a newly-appointed purser for his fare and his name, both of which he gave. The purser was immedi­ately incensed. “None of that non­sense,” he cried. “I have had too much of that already, give me your right name.” It was only with the greatest difficulty that Mr. White was able to convince the non­plussed purser that he was the genuine bearer of that name.

            The business of Peter White prospered, and within a few years his mills at the confluence of the Muskrat and Indian rivers formed the nucleus of a settlement, In conjunction with his major lum­bering enterprises, he established a blacksmith shop, and shops for a sleigh-maker, shoe-maker and har­ness maker, as well as a general store. Other settlers, attracted by Peter White’s initiative, came to the community, and soon there was need for a school. Peter White sup­plied the first school, and engaged a man named Butcher as its teach­er.

Great Endurance

            As indicative of the hardihood of the pioneers and the endurance,, they were sometimes called upon to exhibit in their work, it is recorded of Peter White that in the  Winter of 1827-28 he walked from Aylmer to Pembroke and back again. Then from Aylmer to Maitland on the St. Lawrence and back again, the last stage of this mid­ winter trek being from Aylmer to Pembroke in all a distance of ap­proximately 550 miles.

            His son, the late Andrew White, also established a reputation on the Ottawa, in the sixties and seventies, for strength and endurance. One of his specialties was to carry a barrel of pork for half a mile. In the eighties, when he was no longer a young man, he has been known to manhandle bar­rels of flour from the White ware­house to the wagons.

            The White family has made a notable contribution in State service. One of the sons of the pioneers Hon. Peter White was Speaker of the House of Commons, and a son of the Hon. Peter White is the Hon. Gerald White, now a prominent member of Canada’s Up­per House. Senator (Colonel) White also served his country in war, and was a war comrade of that famous soldier son of Canada,, “Fog Horn” Macdonald. Another, direct descendant of Pembroke’s first pioneer is a distinguished member of the Canadian Bar the brilliant Peter White, K.C., who won his laurels by the same out­standing qualities that enabled his grandfather to establish a great business, and a name rightly hon­ored in the pioneering history of this district.

YOUR STREET

Where Did I t Get Its Name? Broadview Avenue

            Broadview avenue, we are told, is a fanciful name given be­cause of the panorama of the Dun Valley obtainable from it to what was first known as the Mill road, because it led to the mills on the Upper Don River. Where Broadview and Danforth now cross was the top of a long hill leading up from the Don and connecting with Winchester St. hill on the west side. It was in this vicinity that the famous Brook’s rush gang held forth. Just how many mills were located on the Upper Don as reached by Broadview Ave­nue from the time York was es­tablished is not made clear, but it is within the memory of many now living that the Taylor family operated three paper mills, oper­ated by water power taken from small rapids on the Don. These rapids were separated by short stretches of the river, and were designated in turn, lower, middle and upper mill.

Gift of Canadians in U.S. Unveiled By His Excellency, Feb 6^th 1932

Representatives of Church and State Present as Confederation Memorial Presented.

            A Confederation memorial. The gift of a million people of Canadian birth

living in the United States, was formally unveiled by His Excellency the Governor General in the Hall of Fame of the House of Commons, Saturday afternoon before a distinguished gathering of representatives of the church and state.     

            The presentation and acceptance of the memorial as well as the unveiling ceremonies took but a few minutes but the scene was most impressive and reflected the pride of native sons of the Dominion in this country’s proud achievements.

Many Are Present.

            A platform had been erected before the entrance to the Parliamentary Library while seats placed in rows for the entire length of the corridor gave accommodation to several hundred persons who assisted at the unveiling. Seated on the platform were Their Excellencies the Governor General and the Countess of Bessborough,  Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett. W. W. Colpitts, chairman of the memorial committee; Rt. Hon. W. L. M. King, members of the Cabinet, Col. the Hon. Hanford MacNider, U. S. Minister to Canada, and Mrs. MacNider, other  members of the diplomatic corps, Dr.  R. Tait McKenzie, the sculptor, and other distinguished leaders.

            Prime Minister Bennett introduced Mr. Colpitts who acted as spokesman  for the million donors of the memorial,  The latter asked the acceptance of the memorial as a symbol of the ties that bind us to you and our descendants to your descendants.

            We, your brothers from across the  border, claim the right to share with you the honor and glory that shines, upon Canada for the obstacles our common ancestors overcame, the privation and suffering they endured, and the indomitable courage and perseverance they displayed. We now have but one wish to express, that you continue to tread the path of progress you have followed in the past,” declared Mr. Colpitts.

            On behalf of the Government and her people of Canada. Mr. Bennett accepted the memorial in a brief but happily worded address in which he said this gift was an  indication of the fine spirit  in the minds and hearts of Canadians, who although living in another coun­try, have a natural love for the land of their birth.

Unveiled by His Excellency.

            Hon. H. A. Stewart, K.C., M.P., Minister of Public Works, then handed  the cord of the Union Jack, which  draped the memorial, to the Governor General. His Excellency proceeded with the unveiling following which members of the Temple Choir, under  the direction of Cyril J. L. Rickwood sang “Land of Hope and Glory” and “God Save the King”.             The memorial is situated in the main corridor of the Parliament Buildings

opposite to and balancing the Nursing   Sisters’ memorial. It bears the in­scription; “To commemorate the 60^th  year of Confederation, Canadians in the United States gave this in token of their devotion to the country of  their birth and as a proud tribute to the achievement of its Founders”. Figures symbolic of the history of Canada stand out in bold relief and the general panel is framed by two

Figures symbolic of the history of Canada stand out in bold relief and tile general panel is framed by two  upright pillars, supporting a Gothic canopy with pinnacles and a central spire capped by the Imperial Crown.  Two allegorical figures crown the side pillars, the beaver, representing “In­dustry” and the owl, representing  “Wisdom”.

COUNTY HIGHWAYWORK THIS SUMMER

ORIGINAL DESIGNATION ASSURED FOR COUNTY-PROVIN­CIAL ROAD

A scheme is on foot now to have the proposed county-provincial road connect with Renfrew county’s good road system at or near Calabogie and thus provide a continuous good road from the south of Lanark coun­ty to the north of Renfrew. It is practically assured now that the county-provincial road will run through Lanark county as designat­ed by County Council, via Carleton Place, Innisville, Lanark and Perth. It is also to be constructed under the county-provincial system, as under this plan the province pays 60 percent. of the cost instead of 40 percent. It is expected work will be started as soon as possible this summer. A special meeting of County Council may be called this; month to arrange certain matters in connection with the road program

The discussions were carried on, in a friendly spirit and although at I the outset it seemed that a settle­ment of the question was very remote, the logical conclusion came to the front, made all the clearer and stronger by the remarks of. Mr. Huber, representing the Department of Highways, who pointed out that, whiles primarily such a highway

would serve as a connecting link between the two cities it must also be viewed in the light of local needs as it was in fact simply a higher and better type of highway than the present county road. It was suggested that the counties shape themselves to begin sections of the proposed highway without delay and as work was already proposed on certain  sections of the route for this summer these plans maybe changed to conform to the type and standard of a County-Provincial, instead of ordinary county standard.

At What Stage-of, Maturity Should Crops Be Harvested

Experiments by the Field Hus­bandry Division, of the Dominion Experimental Farms show that crops cut at the following stages gives highest yields of best quality.

HAY--Alfalfa one tenth in bloom, red clover full bloom, timothy when the bloom has fallen, grain for hay when the kernels are in the milk stage.

Grain --all grain crops should be cut when the kernels are firm and before the heads are too easily shat­tered.

SILAGE-- Corn late dough, sun­flowers 50 per cent in bloom, red clover full bloom, alfalfa full bloom and wilted 5 hours after cutting, oats and peas when oats are in the dough stage.

ROOTS-- As late in the fall as possible.

Potatoes-- When the tops are all dead

District Farmers Get Many Prizes

Smiths Falls, City View and Carp Entries Win at Regina

Canadian Press by Direct Wire. REGINA, July 27

            Manitoba took a first in wheat and a first in oats and two firsts in wheat went to the United States as judging neared completion at the world's grain exhibition and conference here tonight.

            Saskatchewan added to its honors with a first in flax and Ireland took its first prize with a first in flax. Alberta also scored a victory in yel­low oats, medium or late.

            In other awards announced tonight Saskatchewan won a first in millet and British Columbia took the major award in foxtail type millet. United States placed first in both soy beans, yellow or greenish yellow, and in a general soy bean class.

            Five places in the black buckwheat class were divided, J. and E. M. Law­rence, Coshocton, Ohio, placing second to F. Lawrence, a neighbor. John J. Tucker, Smiths Falls, Ont., was eighth.

            Following Frank Smith in the early oats was D. L. Scott, City View; Ont. Among other winners were: Early oats: 5, Herman Trelle, Wembley, Alta.; 8, H. K. Hodgins, Carp, Ont.; 9,  Thomas E. Rogers, Petitcodiac, N.B.

NO STORM DAMAGE. SMITHS FALLS, Ont., Nov. 29 1937

            (Special)- A severe electrical storm which passed over this sec­tion of the Ottawa Valley last night caused no damage, as far as could be learned today, but brought a marked change in the weather and a light fall of snow this morning. Unusually mild weather existed here yesterday and the storm capped a heavy downpour of rain which lasted more than one hour. The mercury dropped below the freezing point during the night and high winds swept the district. Smiths Falls awoke to bitterly cold weather to­day and snow fell during the morning. 1937

ENGAGE NEW PRINCIPAL, RAPIDS,

            Ont., 21 Special   The June meeting of the school board of S S. Nos. 1 and 5 was held with all members of the, board present, The chairman. M. D. Pelton presided. The other members are A. D. Ralph and T. Z Moors, with M. T. Carson, secretary treasurer Miss Lila Ferguson Smiths Fall, has been engaged for principal, and Miss. E. Halpenny has been re-engaged as teacher of the junior room

FAIR DAY

            Honey on a Chip As memory flies back to days of our youth, perhaps the day that stands out most prominently is "The Fair Days 1st. Friday in October. In fact it was the outstanding event in the years as they went by. It is not too much to say even at this time when there are       scores to whom this story will recall memories that for twenty years or more it was really the most important day in the year for the district around Smiths

Falls How memories crowd each other now as I start to write the story.

            Away back in the first days of my memory, the "Fair" was held in Ward's barn, which stood just about where Captain Foster’s residence now stands. The field around   the barn was utilized for the cattle and horses There was no race course or midway shows in those days. The Brockville road from about Dr. McCallum's south corner to a mile beyond, served as a race course when rival sports wished to show off their fast horses,

And some good races were pulled off on that same course, when Dr. Atchison almost invariably held the watch and was the judge of final appeal

            In the barn which was a spacious building, the display of big pumpkins and other farm products would do justice to some of the more pretentious Fairs of a later date The woman’s work was shown, in a smaller building near by which was always suitably decorated with patch-work quilts and  other specimens of their handicraft.

The judging and selling in those days would he finished about noon and then the crowds would congregate at Beckwith Street between the bridge and William Street. Here at the corner of Main and Beckwith, was the man with the cure all medicine and Cheap John with his jewelry, or other commodity which to my young mind he gave away with a recklessness that was simply appalling. Here was wagon, drawn up to the side of the street loaded with apples, and say’ weren’t they good apples? (The ones we stole I mean), plums and all kinds of vegetables

            The center of attraction of those who could boast of a copper or two was the hone wagons On the corner opposite what was then Shaw's store, now McCallum  drugstore, Wm. Code, better  known perhaps Honey Code," had his wagon loaded with honey. For years he was content to serve the honey to us youngsters who had a copper to pay for it on chips which he had brought with him from the farm. After a few years of monopoly

a rival in the person of Mr. James Maitland of Kilmarnock took up his position opposite McGillivrays store, where Clark & Lewis store now stands.  Mr. Maitland's advent on the scene was rather unexpected by Mr. Code, and as Mr. Maitland served his honey on .cookie, be had him at a disadvantage Next year Mr. Code also had cookies and "honey on a chip' became only a memory. Strange to say after the    innovation of the cookie the demand for honey served in this way became less and less and finally they had to find other means of disposing of it. Is it not even thus the more refined we become the less fun and pleasure we have.

            As the afternoon wore along John Barley Corn would begin to get his work in, and the fight would begin. Old scores would have to he settled and there would he a rush from one hotel yard to another. it was then that Edward Gilroy, Chief Constable, and his staff of probationers would begin to fill the "Lock-Up". There was the fighting faction from around Nolan's Corners and another from Roseville another from Pike Falls and still another from Lombardy and sometimes a crowd from Irish Creek or Newbliss would rake a hand in the fracas

            Oh! Those were great days and we boys all had are heroes who were well known characters in those days in knocking around the world the writer has met many of those boys almost invariably either in business for themselves or occupying  good positions. How they chuckle when chatting about those by­gone days and the men who figured prominently either that afternoon is the fight or  providing bail, next morning when magistrate McDougall would deal out justice or injustice accord­ing to the way you looked at it.

            In later ,years the "Fair" was      held for a time in the Drill Shed which stood on the ground now occupied by the library, And then the field just beyond the "little swale was secured where buildings were erected and a speeding ring and a midway were the prominent features

             When the "Fair" was    held in  Ward's barn and yard, had to pay thripence  to get in, when it was moved to more spacious quarters  the price       was raised to 25 cents. Again if we were wont to mortalize, a similar fate to the "honey on a chip overcame the parent institution Advanced civilization killed it. Of the men who took a prominent part in making it a success in those early days, there are none left that I know of to tell its story. Mr. Edward Chalmers who was the secretary during almost the who period of its existence was among the last to pass into the beyond.  Messrs, John and James McGillivray are probably now the only ones in active business who played a prominent part in the in the buying and selling in the hey day of its success when it’s only rival for hilarious time was Donny-brook of Irish fame.

Junior Hockey

            Dufferin defeated Elgin by a score of 2 to 0 and Shawville and Atiron­to battled to another scoreless tie in a Junior League doubleheader played at the Winnifred Street Arena last night. As a special occasion, the League had put up a prize of a five dollar gold piece for the holder of a lucky ticket and the gold piece was won by Miss Doris Ferguson who held the lucky number. The winning ticket was picked from the box by Miss Helen Greer.

            Both games were fast and were cleanly contested throughout. There was a fairly large crowd in atten­dance and it is hoped that more will turn out in future to view these games which are really well worth watching. The referees for the gam­es were Messrs. Pete O'Brien and C. Gauvin.

The teams were: Dufferin - Goal, McKay; defence, Lunn and Blackwell; Forwards, Mun­dy, Burchill and A. McKay. Subs - McCue, Waddingham, Jones and White.

Elgin - Goal, White; defence, Flegg and Hutton; Forwards, Muldoon, Mc­Phee and Arnold. Subs. Loucks and McCrum.

Shawville - Goal, Manderville; defence, Hambleton and V. Manderville; Forwards, McGill, Hunter and Edwards. Subs. Humphrey, Merfey and Carmichael.

Atironto Goal Moulton; defence Cushway, and Taman; Forwards, Loucks, Sloan, Phillips; Subs. Harer, Running, Rowe and Dorman.

Interesting Data

            Rev. Mr. Brown,, pastor of the United Church has a penchant giving information and on a recent visit to Ottawa having a few minutes to spare visited the Archives a renovated the following interesting item which he kindly let the Record News have.

            The Archives, Ottawa, contain several documents that have interesting  references to Smiths Falls. Among them is the date of the erection of the township of Montague which took place in 1798. A post office was established is Smiths Falls in 1830 William Simpson being the first post master, who was succeeded on the 6th of July 1837 by George Charles Mittleberger.

            A most interesting volume is the Circuit Register of the Rideau Circuit of the Methodist Church from 1823 to 1856. The book is in a good state of preservation though bearing mark of much usage, some of the leaves are yellow with age and the ink in many places has become quite faded. There is a note on the fly leaf that this book was received from Mr. James H. Ross of Smiths Falls." Interpreted with Minutes of various Board meetings are entries of names of officials of the Circuit with re­cords of baptisms, marriages and burials. In 1823 Acil Vanduzen and John Butterfie1d, are given as Offic­ial members. The first baptisms of the Rideau Circuit were "Jaison Tim leek, born Sept. 8th, 1823, baptized Nov. 16th, 1823 and Philip M. Munroe, born Dec. 20th, 1803, baptized Feb. 22nd, 1824 by Rev. Wm. Brown.'

            The first baptism specifically named at Smiths Falls was performed by Rev. A. Adams, when John, son of Andrew and Mahitabel Thompson born Fee. 7th, 1837, was baptized March 26th 1837. Another entry is that of the baptism of Margaret daughter of James and Deborah Taylor, born March 8th, 1837, baptized at  Smiths Falls, Oct. 10th, 1837 by Rev Wm. McFadden.

            A reminder of the old system of currency is found in the subscription list of May 10th, 1935 when from Smiths Falls there was received from Mr. Butcher    ?2.14.9

Scotsmen and Irishmen Join Today In Honoring Memory of St. Patrick Great

Missionary Born in Old Scotia According to Many Authorities; Memory Perpetuated in Many Place-Names.

            ST. PATRICK, the best-loved Irishman of history, was born and bred on Scottish soil 13-odd centuries ego, according to many genealogical authorities. Old Scotia there stole a march on Erin at the beginning of the epistle, says a Canadian Press writer.

            Kilpatrick near Dumbarton, Scotland, is said to have been the birth­place of Patricius Magonus Sucatus Calpurnius the name bespeaks Roman ancestry. But March 17, anniversary of his death about 461 A.D., Is celebrated by Irishmen the world over

            Scotland also reveres the name of the great missionary. In place-names, she as well as Ireland  has paid him tribute. In addition to Kil­patrick there is Dalpatirck in Lanarkshire. Crag-phadrig, Near Inverness and Potpatrick,          whence he sailed for Ireland. Many Scottish churches bear then name It also appears Patrick has been a favorite name in Scottish families down to the present day.

            Captured at the age of 15 by heathen Irish invaders. Patrick spent six years in slavery In the country he later was to convert to Christian­ity. He escaped to France, returning to Ireland as Bishop and missionary 20 years afterwards.

            St Patrick's use of the shamrock to explain the Gospel of the Trinity in early years Ireland may have originated    the tradition be banished all snakes and serpents, from the county.  Pliny in his "Natural History" says the trefoil akin to the sting trifoliate emblem of Ireland, prevails against the sting of snakes and  scorpions

            Legend says the saint  performed the snake miracle at Croagh Pat­rick or Patrick; Hill, In Connaught. There be spent 40 days and nights in solitude  During the tourist season it is reported as many as 40,000 pilgrims a day view the little cell on its crest where St.. Patrick lived during that period

Feb. 26^th, 193? 

The King of Siam Expresses Thanks Sends

Message to Gover­nor-General Before Embarking for Native Land

            Expressing his appreciation of the courtesy and hospitality shown to him and his Queen while in Canada, King Prajadhipok of Siam dispatch­ed a telegram to Lord Bessborough, the Governor-General, before embarking at Vancouver for his native land. The message read as follows:

            "On the point of leaving Canada I wish to offer you my best thanks and appreciation for all courtesies and hospitality shown by you, and after enjoying our stay in Western Canada we leave the country with the feeling that such a country with fine natural resources, peopled by so energetic and fine inhabitants, must inevitably prosper."

In reply. Lord Bessborough sent the following telegram: "On behalf of the Dominion of Canada I beg to thank Your Majesty for the gracious and he heartening message contained in your telegram. The visit of Your Majesty and of the Queen. now, re­grettably over, will always be a pleasant memory in Canada. We all join in wishing you an agreeable voyage and a safe return home."

AN APOSTROPHIE TO THE LANARK COUNCIL

OF THE YEAR 1917

Oh, place it on record, this year of our Lord.

 A record complete of the men at the Board

The Board where the laws of the County are made.

 And all the petitions for money are laid.

            THERE'S honest John Browning, erect in his chair.

 Elected as Warden, the boys put him there, and his praises we'll chant. ­All honor to John, the Reeve of Lavant With gentle persuasion good order he keeps, and when he calls "Order! Then order he reaps He signs all the bills and accounts that go the through, and keeps a close eye on the money chest too. He comes from a township; smooth where it's not rough they say he is blest with a lashin' o' stuff. He leans to the ladies, put that in your crop A lady's man always moves up to the top.

            NOW add seriatim, let that mean what it will. While each legislator now swallows a pill, we’ll take the boys singly and pass on our way, From Darling to Elmsley, from granite to clay; Now Craig is the first, and all the boys call him Jack. He shuffled the cards and he shifted the pack. The deal that he made put him out of the hole, Oh, sad was the wreck of poor Jimmy Rintoul

            DALHOUSIE is known as a. canny old spot, that's why they elected the man they call Scott He chased his opponents all over the shop; Bill Jackson got left, so did Willie Dunlop, now. Scott is a man and his front name is John, as gentle a soul as you might look upon, so saintly in peace, but a devil in War­ He then talks the Gaelic of dark Lochnagar

            Now LANARK is blessed with a set of good men "they eat lots of fruit well, the fruit of the hen. They deal in fat horses anti breed bonnie Rye and a wee "Deoch and Doris" is welcome "Hooch aye Jack Somerville! Yes, he’s a pretty good scout,

He doesn’t say much, but you've got to look out. For it's up to the ceiling and down to the floor then something is started and jack clips his oar.

            In PACKENHAM Township the little boys play, the run of their fancies is moulded in clay. But the mould of the men is genuine gold, O'Connor the Great beat McKibbin, I'm told. Now, Bill took some beating. Of fine parts in Bill: A great grist of kindness he takes to the mill. I am sure he will spread it, and not without honor To him they elected, our good friend O'Connor.

            Now RAMSAY is smiling in excellent trim. ­Oh, where is McArton, and what about Syme? I bow to the honor your township has done. A good man has gone, and a. good man has won. From Carleton to Almonte you've now on the string. ­A pretty long step for a. neat Highland fling. A sigh for the past, with its gullies and ridges, Hope springs on, eternal to culverts and. Bridges

            A word about DRUMMOND. Let's give him a cheer for on comes the hero, commanding a steer. This may be the brindle long years ago lost. 'When Oates was a farmer and steers he could boast. O shame on you Drummond shame and a. tear! Did no Drummond maidens go leaping last year". This fellow's a bachelor, no mint may compare, over burdened with riches and never a care. Oh, why must the State pine and suffer the loss, for Leap Year is past, native gold gone to dress. No feminine hand gentle udders to squeeze. And time finds a. bachelor harder to please, Oh dim are the meadows and dark are the goods is Drummond so barren of petticoat goods? Speak up, fairest ladies, there's something amiss.  Make Andrew engage, you and seal with a kiss

            THE hillside of BATHURST is fertile and fair. A very good reason for rhyming with Blair. This lucky young stalwart comes on fancy free, with every good measure he's bound to agree. Some time in the future, disturbing his dreams. He may think this old world is not what it seems For serving the public creates in its wake. The whirlpool and its eddies that matter at steer and staunch is the craft with course pointing true That reaches the harbor with cattle and sow

            But ELMSLEY floats near like and angel of dreams.  The Rideau enthroned, proud Queen of the streams, and visions of joy on the old Ferry Road.  Attend the election of Good Mr. Code.  His pipe dreams are Highways, sure Heaven itself calls.  An entry to Perth and a road to Smiths Falls.  Ah’ then twill be paradise, golden and blessed like some brave young Bhoy by his colleen caressed

            THEN Nature passed round all her bounteous gifts And the magical gods entered into the drift; A Banshee in Burgess bored deep in the ground, Deposited there all the ore to be  found, And now with a. smile like a. mica mans roll, Jack Cobourn comes on at the head oft he poll, He winks and he nods and he gives you the eye, And than you decide if it's Dewar's or "Rye.." Some day he'll be Warden, and. Burgess will cheer, ‘Good luck to you, Jack, and a, Happy New Year!"

            The pastoral scenes of Montague swell O'er many a stretch of hillside and dell Supported by friends, and fearing no foe, 'Tis Ferguson comes with face all aglow In pure mathematics he stands all alone. And clever Indeed is the figuring done. Percentages tell when the values are high. And old Montague is assessed to the sky. But equalization sets everything right  Sir Ferguson is a most chivalrous Knight

            The riches of Beckwith piled up to the skies Great bars of pure bullion in pyramids rise, and thus represented braw laddie comes Mac Nairn, McLaren.  descendant of Thrums Now Thrums is a. picturesque spot in the glen. Oat porridge and haggis; are food for the men and these are the chiefs, with Montague too. Surveyed the town Line, and Moore put it through. Nae doot it. costs thoosands and thoosands and mair But what about that? Losh, the money is there!

            But  ere a fond leave of the rural we take a glimpse at the beauty of sweet Christy Lake. SOUTH SHERBROOKE a name that brings memories dear.  The form of Buchanan, the dim shade of Greer.  For, placid the waters and gentle the day.  A hook and a paddle a crust and away Tis the reign of the Georges for weal or for woe.  By George! Its time that a fishing we go.

            The urbans are models they never do wrong Economy swells from their lips in a song. There's Charlie and Tommy together at school In the long; long ago, playing "Peanuts" and "Bull," But now with a flow of choice speech at command The "Peanuts" and "Bull" spread all over the land. Oh, warm is the core of their dear Irish hearts.

And woe is the day when Perth from them parts! They fight with shillelaghs, their aim it is true A "wake" for the men who would challenge them too.

            But down at the Junction, where, sweet, waters flow The broad  Mississippi, alive and aglow,

Bill Nichols and Pattie, night, morning and noon, Jump like the old cow that jumped over the moon Today it is bridges,             tomorrow the roads  For here is the chairman the biggest of toads, And dark grows the puddle of taxes and rates As they ever boost  Carleton bless  their  innocent  They, ride in a roller with a calliope's  scream and each one is heading along  at full steam

             Now deep o’er the senses what strange fancies steal.  The hum of an engine, an automobile And Scott, hypnotizing, oh save his hair neck! The Bank has been charging exchange on a cheque! Oh, fly to the city, and fly to the town. The money rates surely must all tumble down.  I don’t give a vacuum for station or rank But give me, oh give me the run of the bank!

            But list to the bagpipes far over the lift.  The Campbell’s are coming to shovel the drift.  The wee German lairdie is up to his ears.  In billows  of snowdrifts, the worst of the years, so marching along comes  the fierce   Highland Clan, kilted and plaided and pledged to a man The laird and his men from the Clyde will go through, and woe to the tyrant. Oh God save the King.  The steel it shall flash and the claymore shall ring

MISC LETTER WRITTEN BY UNKNOWN ONE

Me one too and a s I need an everyday bathrobe very badly, I hoped I would be able to get one. I guess I won't be getting anything from Mrs. Devin or Bee which is just as well.  I read in Lila’s letter to Doris that she had a box for me but it will keep until some later occasion.  The shipping charges might be heavy on it. otherwise I may use Doris' money to buy: a piece of my flatware I haven't any dessert forks yet and I often need them.

MISC LETTER WRITTEN BY UNKNOWN TWO

Have that gargle I spoke of, Iodized Throat Gargle. It is the best thing ever and will be sure to kill millions of germs, no matter where they are, as the fumes will get up into your our head nose and eyes. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and I often gargle if I have just been in the mob or had people coughing around close to me.

There is s terrible snowstorm on at present. I can't

Special Meeting of Congregation Held Last Night to Receive, Confer and Elect

            There was a splendid meeting of the congregation of Westminster church last night, which was opened with singing and prayer by Rev. Mr. Macarthur. Before a chairman was appointed, Mr. Macarthur said that since the union of St. Andrew's and St. Paul's churches there had been some things done which were not done legally and to get things right and proper was the reason of the calling of the present meeting which had been done in the proper manner, from the pulpit and through the press. Mr. Geo. G. Graham was   then voted to the chair and, briefly outlined the program of the evening, which had to proceed along the lines advertised, in the press. There were no resignations from the trustees of either of the churches. These would have to be procured or special legis­lation asked for, to permit the new board functioning.

            Moved  by Mr. Woodside and sec­onde by Mr. G. T. McGlaughlin that the Board of Trustees be constituted of Messrs. J. D. Ferguson, W. B. Shields, R. J. Brodie, John McWhorter and G. B. Frost.-Car.

            Moved by Mr. J. G. Quackenbush and seconded by Mr. H. McGillivray,  that the following be a Building com­mittee: Mrs. G. B. Swayne, Mrs. Harry Barker, Messrs. Dr.

Harry J. H. Forbes, W. A. Woodside, C. S. Bootes, G. T. McGlaughlin and H. Sutton.

Church Treasurer Mr. Roy Saunders.  Congregational Sec'y Dr. C. A.  Patterson.

Fin. Sec'y of Building Fund, Mr. W. A. Woodside.  Treas. of Building Fund, Mrs. Harry Barker

             Moved by Dr. Patterson and seconded by Mr. McGlaughlin, that the trustees now elected after the proper­ties have been transferred be empowered to offer for sale subject to ratification by the congregation.  The property be offered for sale either on block or in parcels, and that said property be placed at auction after being duly advertised as a required by statute subject to a reserve bid to be sold by the trustees and that they be also empowered to borrow money by mortgage, bonds or otherwise, on such property belonging to the united church, as they may deem advisable and that the trustees authorized to pledge the properties belonging to the church up to and including the sum of $40,000-car.

            Moved by Mr. J. H: Forbes and seconded by Mr. W. A. Woodside that the trustees elected take the necessary steps to have the properties of St. Andrew's and St. Paul's churches conveyed to the newly-elected Trustee Board of  the united church as per basis of union-car

             Moved by Mr. G. T. McGlaughlin and seconded by Mr. G. B. Frost, that the church secretary have the newly-elected trustees of the church registered.-Car.

            Moved by Mr. Brodie and second­ed by Dr. Young, that the name of the united congregation be that of "West­minster Church- Car.

            Moved by Mr. John Clark and seconded by Mr. H. Sutton that the secretary has the name, Westmin­ster church, registered-Car.

            There was a full and free discus­sion of ways and means of building, the new church, whether to build the walls far the complete church or the first floor, but this was left to the discretion of the Building committee. The meeting was brought to, a close about 10 o’clock; all going away imbued with the idea that a step in the right direction had been taken and with optimistic views for the future of Westminster church it Smiths Falls.

Moth Spray

I am asked to repeat a formula given some time ago for a spray that is repellent to moths and that is neither inflammable nor injur­ious to fabrics. I am glad to do so. The spray consists of 1 part of moth crystals, which have the chemical name of paradichloro­benzine, dissolved in a mixture of 3 parts of denatured alcohol and 5 parts of carbon tetrachloride. 'In use the liquid part evaporates, leaving the chemical in the fibres.

Obliging Partridge "Breaks-In" House

Smith's Falls, Ont, Oct. 11 (Special) - Newest thing in hunting methods is to have the quarry come to the hunter. H. P. Allison, Elmsley Street, Smith's Falls, captured a fine partridge without even trying yesterday when the bird flew through an upstairs window in his home. The bird smashed the pane of glass in its swooping flight

Reasons for Judgment

Trustees of Westminster Congregation Smiths Falls, vs. Ferguson.

            This is a motion under the Trus­tee Act for an order vesting certain  lands, in the town of Smiths Falls, formerly held by the trustees of St. Andrew's church in said town, in the applicants the trustees of Westmin­ster congregation of the Presbyter­ian church, Smiths Falls.

             There were formerly two congregations in connection with the Presby­terian Church in the town of Smiths Falls Vis: St. Paul's and St. Andrew’s but- in 1913 a basis of union was agreed upon. Among other provisions the agreement of union provided as follows: "All property lot both churches save what may be deemed proper to retain for the use of the united congregations shall be sold and converted into cash and all proceeds of such sales shall be used in the building of a new church and school-room on a site to be selected at or near this site (meaning St. Andrew's church).

            This basis of union was formally approved by the congregations of’s both churches and, by the Presbytery having jurisdiction in the matter. Since the date of union the congregations have continued as a united congregation in the name of the Westminster congregation. Recent­ly it has been decided to erect a new arch on the site of the former St. Andrew's church, and, to retain the manse property used in connection with St. Andrew's church.

            There are four surviving trustees of the former St Andrew's congre­gation in whom the title to the pro­perty is vested. Three of these trustees have joined in a conveyance to the trustees of     the Westminster congregation, but the defendant John D Ferguson refuses to execute the deed. It is alleged on his behalf that St. Andrew's congregation de­cided to recede or retire from the union and this is the only reason advanced why the conveyance should, not be made. Various technical objections were rained by counsel for the defendant, among others:

1.         That proceedings should be taken under the Religious Institutions Act rather that under the Trustee Act.

2.         That the present application was unauthorized in that the trus­tees have not instructed the            proceedings to be brought in their name.

            As to the first objection I think this '' case is clearly within the provisions of the Trustee Act, Sec. 6, SS (f), and the proceeding is properly taken with a view of having the property properly vested in the trustees of  the Westminster congregation

            As to the second objection it would appear from the constitution of the Presbyterian Church that the Pres­bytery, or what is known as a com­mission of the Presbytery, have jur­isdiction over church property with­in the bounds of the Presbytery. It appears from an affidavit of James H. Miers who was chairman of this commission, a congregational meet­ing of the Westminster church was held where at a resolution was pass­ed authorizing and requesting the  Presbytery of Lanark and Renfrew  to take such steps as might be necessary to vest the title of the pro­perty of the former St. Andrew's  and St. Paul's congregations in the trustees of the Westminster congre­gation, and that these proceedings are taken pursuant to the instruc­tions of the commission as requested  by the resolution of the congrega­tion. This would appear to me to be ­sufficient authority for the institution of the proceedings 'but I think it advisable to remove all possible objection, that some members of the congregation be added as party plaintiffs to the proceedings. These added plaintiffs would represent themselves and all other members of the congregation. This would, in any event, make the record com­plete. When this is done an order may go vesting the property is the 'trustees of Westminster congrega­tion.

            I do not see any merit in the con­tention raised by the defendant it is quite apparent that the trustees of the former St. Andrew's church held the property as trustees for the Westminster congregation and the property should be vested in the latter body.

            Objection was also taken that in­stead of retaining the property it should be sold under the basis of the union agreement. I do not think that this objection has any force. It would appear to me that the mem­bers of the. Westminster congregation are the best judges as to whether or not the property is required; for the purposes of the new church' and. to give effect to the contention of the defendant would be, in effect, to substitute the opinion of the de­fendant for that of all other, mem­bers, or the majority of the members of the congregation. This I do not propose to do.

            Ordinarily this would not be a case for costs, but the defendant appears, to have acted unreasonably, and I see no reason why he should not be ordered to pay the costs of the ap­plication The order will therefore, go upon the filing of consent of the parties mentioned to be added as parties to the application, vesting the property in the trustees of the West­minster congregation with costs to, be paid by the defendant.

            J. A. Hope of Perth appeared on behalf of the Westminster congrega­tion. J. J. McLellan of Toronto appeared for Mr. Ferguson. The above are the reasons for judgment given by Justice Wright, in the matter of the application to have the land of the former St. An­drew's church vested in the Trustees of Westminster congregation.

RELIGION NOW.

By BALD EAGLE

Many the churches are: little their charity.  Pope, Pagan. Protestant, zealous and grim SELF, universal god: Love, what a rarity Wrangle and Wrath the one world-wide hymn.

Protestant, fighting the Pope, and each other, too,­

Each to himself an infallible pope Infidel clamour, and Atheist pother, too, Drowning the Voices, Faith, Charity, Hope.

Romanist dealing out Prayer with a rosary, Opening, shutting at so much a head Scaring poor beggars with solemn imposery. While they are living, and when they are dead!

Children of Abraham griping and grinding Preacher and Priest hitting hard at each other,

Save when on Platform hugging; and blinding. The crowd with the soft appellation of brother."

Lastly, your tambourine piety, hammering Scaring old Nick with a cymbal and drum; And, the "saved" man (the latest), persistently clamoring

Into your ears that you're going to mum!

Oh! how the sickening , pother is thickening Anglican, Methodist, Puritan grim Fighting for facts with ferocity sickening with a stray shot for the poor little Hym

Anglican look at him! broad his phylactery Praying in printers' ink, grinding out thanks! Plymoutnite, Methodist, as from a factory, turning out satisfactory a twist of the crank!       I

Calvinist  floundering deeply; yet thundering Doom to that sinner, the infant unborn! ­All of them blundering: most of them won­dering Whether the empty husk is on the corn

Faugh ! I am sick of it, herein the thick of it! ­Shall I away to my wilderness cave

Far from this brotherly war, and the prick of it Slaying the souls it professes to save!

Nay, let me fight out,  trying to right it out Better and braver to stand than to flee

SHAM " and HYPOCRISY rowing their waves on she.­

                        Partingion brooming the sea!

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14,

RELIGIOUS CENSUS CONTAINS FIGURED OF MUCH INTEREST

Show There Are 61,918 of Catholic Faith in Ottawa and 22,650 Angli­cans.

            The religious census of the City of Ottawa as reported today by the Bureau of Statistics in the 1931 cen­sus shows the principal denomina­tions to be Roman Catholics with 61,­193; Anglicans with 22,650 adherents; the United Church with a member­ship totaling 21,749, and Presbyter­ians with 9,145,

            Other religious denominations in the Capital as revealed by the census are as follows, Adventists, 85 Bap­tists, 3,004; United Brethren, 165; Con­fucians and Buddhists, 54; Christians, 42

378 Christian Scientists.

            Then the Church of Christ Disciples have a membership of eight; Christ­ian Scientists number 378.

            Other religious sects in the Capital include the Evangelical Association with six; Greek Orthodox, with 632; International Bible Students, 30; Jews, 3,294; Lutherans, 1,762; Mormons, 33; Pentecostal, 282; "Protestants" 391; Salvation Army, .365; other sects, 1,­467, and not stated, 132.

            The religious census of all denomi­nations in Ottawa district counties are also given. The Town of Pembroke has 802 Anglicans. 174 Baptists; Evangelical Association, 367; Luth­erans 1,415: Presbyterians, 486; Ro­man Catholics, 4,328; United Church, 1,597.

            The Town of Renfrew has 412 Ang­licans; 242 Baptists; 700 Presbyterians; 2,:169 Roman Catholics, and 1,268 Unit­ed Church.

Arnprior Figures.

            The Town of Arnprior has 395 Ang­licans: 305 Baptists; 113 Evangelical association; 129 Lutherans; 106 Pente­costal; 463 Presbyterians; 1,821 Roman Catholics, and 626 United Church,

            The religious census of Lanark County and towns is as follows:

            Almonte Anglicans, 450; Baptists, 1.01; Presbyterians, 346; Roman Cath­olics, 593; United Church, 897. Carleton Place Anglicans, 1,394;' Baptists, 209; Presbyterians. 731; Roman Catholics, 363; United Church 1,292.

            Perth Anglicans, 950; Baptists, 133; Presbyterians, 655; Roman Catholics,, 1,141; United Church, 1,125.

            Smiths Falls Anglicans, 1,992; Bap­tists, 354; Presbyterians, 1,330; Roman Catholics, 1,102; United Church, 2,086.

            The following shows the census of the principal religions in counties and townships in the Ottawa district:

Ontario Counties.

            Carleton including the City of Ot­tawa-Adventists, 88; Anglicans, 33,­138; Baptists, 4,289; United Brethren, 216; Confucians and Buddhists, 60; Christians, 49; Church of Christ Dis­ciples, 8; Christian Science,439; Evan­gelical Association, 9; Greek Ortho­dox, 787; International Bible Students, 44; Jews, 3,438; Lutherans, 2,390; Mor­mons, 36; Pentecostal, 502; Presby­terians, 12,488; Protestants, 398; Ro­man Catholics, 78,102; Salvation Army 480; United Church, 30,870; other sects, 2,069; not stated, 140.

            Cochrane - Anglicans, 6,985; Bap­tists, 1,117; Greek Orthodox, 640; Jews, 404; Lutherans, 3,788; Mennonites, 223; Mormons, 27; Presbyterians, 2,164; Ro­man Catholics, 34,220; United Church, 7,838; Salvation Army, 119.

            Dundas, including Chesterville, Iroquois, Morrisburg Winchester-Angli­cans, 1,403; Baptists, 327; Lutherans; 1,283; Presbyterians, 2,461; Roman Catholics, 1,605; United Church, 8,649.

            Glengarry Anglicans, 245; Baptists, 169; Presbyterians, 3,045; Roman Cath­olics, 12,753; United Church, 2,381.

            Grenville Anglicans, 3,980; Baptists; 145; Presbyterians, 2,588; Roman Catholics, 2,413; United Church, 6,902.

            Lanark-Anglicans, 8,296; Baptists, 1300; United Brethren, 107; Confu­cians and Buddhists, 6; Christians, 104; Church of Christ Disciples, 1; Chris­tian Science, 13; Greek Orthodox, 18; International Bible Students, 26; Jews, 117; Lutherans, 34; Mormons, 1; Pen­tecostal, 17; Presbyterians, 5,022; Pro­testants, 13; Roman Catholics. 5,495; Salvation Army; 103; United Church, 11,973; other sects, 246; not stated, 8.

             Leeds Anglicans, 9,088; Baptists, 1, ­266; Presbyterians, 3,422; Roman Cath­olics, 6,030; United Church, 14,068.           

             Nipissing Anglicans, 4,437; Baptists, , 831; Presbyterians, 2,199; Roman Cath­olics, 25,846; United Church, 6,457.

            Prescott Anglicans, 820; Baptist', 190; Presbyterians, 1,036; Roman Cath­olics, 20,897; United Church, 1,553.

            Renfrew Anglicans, 4.196; Baptists, 1,594; United Brethren, 40; Confucians, and Buddhists, 4; Christians, 4; Chris­tians, 25; Christian Science, 2; Evan­gelical, 1,854; Greek Orthodox, 22; In­ternational Bible Students, 16; Jews,  169; Lutherans, 6,243; Pentecostal, 476; Presbyterians, 4,392; Roman Catholics, 22,462; United Church, 10,156; other sects, 571; not stated, 9;        Salvation Army, 73.     

            Russell Anglicans, 820; Baptists, 287;  Presbyterians, 360; Roman Catholics, 15,159; United Church, 1,722.

            Stormont  Anglicans, 3,748; Baptists, 610; Jews, 243; Lutherans, 110 Presbyterians, 4,299; Roman Catholics, 17,327; United Church, 5,710.

            Sudbury Township Anglicans, 6, 379; Baptists, 619; Greek Orthodox, 443; Jews, 235; Lutherans, 4,813; Presbyterians, 3,125; Roman Catholics, 35,624; United Church, 6,702.           

            Temiskaming Anglicans 5553; Bap­tists, 1,697; Lutherans, 2,672; Presby­terians, 3,230; Roman Catholics, 13, 767; United church, 9,224.      

Quebec Counties.

            Hull County, including the city of Hull and Wright County Anglicans, 1.990; Baptists, .105; United Brethren, Confucians and Buddhists, 16; Christian Science, 1; Greek Orthodox, --,; International Bible Students' Association, 7; Jews, 47; Lutherans, 85; ! ; Pentecostal, 5; Presbyterians, 1,396; Protestants, 40; Roman Catholics, 56,­802; Salvation Army, 1; United Church,  3,120; other sects, 60; not stated, 85.

            Labelle Anglicans, 34; Baptists, 1; Greek Orthodox, 5; Jews, 23; Lutheran, 13; Presbyterians, 18; Protestants, 1 45 Roman Catholics, 19,925; Salvation, army, 1; United Church, 21; other sects, 53; not stated, 1.

            Pontiac Anglicans, 2,563; Baptists,  214; United Brethren, 2; Confucians and Buddhists, 4; Evangelical Association, 6; Greek Orthodox, 13; Jews, 23; Lutherans, 480; Pentecostal, 158; Pres­byterians, 616; Protestants, 4; Roman Catholics, 13,561; United Church, 3,279; other sects, 317; not stated, 1.

            Temiskaming District, Que., which  is part of Pontiac County Roman Catholics, 17,987; United Church, 651; Presbyterians,   273: Protestants, 151;  Greek Orthodox, 195; Anglicans, 748; Baptists, 69.

            Papineau Roman Catholics, 25,890;  United Church, 856; Presbyterians, 497; Lutherans, 422; Greek Orthodox, 158; Anglicans, 915; Baptists, 447,

Robert Burns Born On This Day in 1759

Written for the Journal by James Henry,

            TODAY in every part of the world, wherever Scotsmen can fore­gather, January 25, 1759, is recalled as the day upon which a "Blast o' January win, blew hansel in on Robin." Near the Brig o' Doon, Ayr­shire, in a clay "biggin" while a storm blow its "worst," Robert Burns, Scotland's gifted poet, first saw the light.

            The enthusiasm of the annual "Burns night" is entered into by thousands who are not themselves Scottish, and who need a glossary to appreciate the dialect in its full application. Of Burns' lowly birthplace, Colonel Ingersol, Lincoln's bosom companion and orator in the anti­slavery campaign wrote as he stood within the famous cottage:

"'Tis but a cot roofed in with straw,

A hovel made of clay;

One door shuts out the snow and storm,

One window greets the day.

And yet I stand within this room

And hold all thrones in scorn;

For here beneath the lowly thatch

Love's sweetest bard was born."

            No man who ever lived has so many memorial statues in so many lands or has received so many tributes to his genius. When taking leave of his wife for a last desperate attempt to recover his health by drinking the waters of Brow Well, Burns, feeling that the hand of death was on his shoulder, said: "Don't be afraid, I'll be more respected a hundred years after I am dead than 1 am at pres­ent." Such is the irony of fate.

            Fearless, independent,  admirably outspoken, he was above the trammels of birth and poverty. He gave expression to the thoughts, the feel­ings, and the aspirations of the Scot­tish peasantry in an age when such expression was needed, and when it required great courage to voice it. The dignity of honest toil was Burns’ theme. He knew the lot of the poorly paid laborer because he shared it. He showed that those who drudge thro' dub an' mire to plough or cairt" are capable of the noblest aspirations and the highest ideals And during that "crowded hour of glorious life" in Edinburgh, he learn­ed that under the "hodden grey' the heart often beats more tenderly than do "the whunstane herts o' the Edin­burgh gentry."

            Burns foresaw that innate worth, strength of character and indepen­dence of spirit are the qualities that matter most, and that these same qualities rise above class distinctions based on empty, high-sounding titles and the intrinsic value of money. No wonder he was out of joint with his time. Liberty was the breath of his; works, liberty of thought, language  and action   of his fellowmen. Yet King George III had no more loyal

Subject than Robert Burns:      

"But while we sing `God Save the King,'

We'll ne'er forget the People."

            Burns' humor and rattling good fun is seen at its best in "Tam o' Shanter," "The Jolly Beggars" and "‘The Holy Fair." It is in song that Burns is peerless. His deathless love lyrics took by storm the heart of the world,' and Caledonia's Bard became a world singer. We have only to think of, "Mary Morrison" with its tone of wistfulness, of "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose," an ideal love song, of "Ae Fond Kiss" with the fragrance of a thousand love tales contained in the lines:

"Had we never loved sae kindly,

Had we never loved sae blindly,

Never met., and never parted

We had ne'er been broken-hearted."

            Of "My Nannie's Awa, when even  nature brings no joy but sweet, sad memories of what can never be, of Afton Water" or of "To Mary in Heaven" with its still rapt enthusi­asm of sadness. "He has found," says Carlyle, "a tone and word for every mood of man's heart, and it will seem  a small praise if we rank him as the first of all our song-writers, for we  know not where to find one worthy to be second to him."

            Then while he was yet in his prime, when the excessive labors of the early years began to exact their toll, when the fires of hope in his heart burned low because quenched bye Man's inhumanity to man," which makes "countless thousands mourn," his eager spirit spilled over with hope for future ages, and he gave the world that song of songs, "A Man's a  Man for a' That;" and with it has  given to the world the gift of vision, the vision of the brotherhood of man,  vision without which no nation can  stand.

            Then there is the song that will live down the ages, "Auld Lang Syne." The idea was commonplace. It was as old as the hills.            It was the idea of "happy summer days gone by and vanished summer glory." Poets had sung to it long before Burns lived, and they would sing of it to the end of time. Yet Burns took it and touched it with the magic of his wand and it became pure gold.

            The late T. P. O'Connor (Tay Pay) said of Burns:

            "The noble, the gentle and the great-hearted genius which the world let so cruelly live and tragically die. Let us for a thousand years from now do honor to the genius and to the character of Robert Burns. It has not the power of curtailing by one second all his journey to his Calvary; we ever remain the debtors who will t never be able to pay to him the debt we owe him."

            Gatherings at home and in foreign lands on each returning anniversary day of his birth, pledge in silence to the undying memory of Robert Burns, than whom Scotland ne'er pro­duced a greater son, to the time when love will conquer hate, and to the' day when "Man to man the warl’ o’er, shall brithers be for a’ that.”

Romance of Captain Cook

            Recently some unpublished journal of Captain James Cook; the explorer, were sold by auction at Sotheby's, and this event serves to remind the present generation of the really great Englishman the story of whose achievements can scarcely be rivaled in the long annals of exploration.

            James Cook, the son of an agricultural laborer was born at the Yorkshire village of Marton ,on October 27, 1728 The cottage in which he was ushered into the world has long since disappeared, but the field in which it stood is still known as "Cook's Garth." and a, monument to his memory may be found in the parish church.

The Call of the Sea

            His early education would appear to have been the simplest.  While still a child he was set to work on a farm of a certain William Walker, a wealthy yeoman of the district, whose wife taught him to read

            At the age of eight, he was removed with his family to the village of Great Avton, where for five years he studied in a day school. He then became ap­prenticed to a shopkeeper at Staithes, near Whitby.

            But even in those early days he seems to have heard the call of the sea. At any rate, his master awoke somewhat later than usual one morn­ing in the July of 1742 to find that the youth apprentice had flown. Rumor says that he robbed the till of a shill­ing, but the story lacks corroboration.

            Finding hiss way to Whitby Cook secured a position as a ship's boy on board the Freelore a, craft of 450 tons employed in the coal trade and owned by two Quaker brothers. He appears to have been a ready learner. As Sir Walter Besant has written, "the rope's end was seldom required to start him, and the mate, though a choleric person, found it an-' necessary to cuff the boy unless he was actually within reach."

Voyages of Discovery

After cruising for some years he joined the Navy in 1755 as an A.B., four years later becoming master of the Mercury. His great ability soon recommended him to the Admiralty for promotion, and in 1763 he was ap­pointed surveyor of the Newfoundland and Labrador coasts.

            For the next four years he was en­gaged upon this work, in the course of which he explored a great portion of Newfoundland and drew a number of charts which are still in use.

            In 1768 he was given command of Endeavor, which was fitted out for a cruise in the Pacific with the object observing file transit of Venus. The observation took place from Tahiti on June 3rd, 1769.

            It was on, the returning voyage that Zealand was circumnavigated Australia also being visited, A portion of the east const receiving the name of New South Wales. After a voyage of close upon three years the ship returned on June 2 1771

            The following year Cook was give command of an expedition "to complete the discovery of the Southern Hemisphere His ship, the Resolution, accompanied by the Adventure left Plymouth Sound on July 13th 1772.

            1t. was the best-equipped expedition that had at that date ever quitted the shores of England. Cook's services the sanitation deserve special mention. On the previous voyage his crew- had suffered terribly from scurvy, and Cook set himself to grapple with this disease. His precautions have been concisely summarized by Sir Walter Besant:

A Tragic Fate,

            "He put on board wheat instead of oatmeal sugar instead of so much oil and a quantity of malt, sauerkraut salted cabbage potable broth, saloop fobs of lemons mustard marmalade, carrots, and lnspissated juice of wort and bees. Some of these things wee experimental, and failed to produce any good effect. Others were well known for their anti-scorbutic propel ties, In fact, for the  first time in the history of navigation a carefully-prepared attempt was to be made in the prevention of this disease."

            During the voyage Cook, after cruising in the then unknown Antarctic waters, explored the New Hebride and discovered New Caledonia.      On the morning of Sunday, July 30th 1775, the two ships arrived safely a Spithead

            Early in the following year Cook' services were recognized by his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society He was not, however, to enjoy a period of rest for long. He ad now been a sea for thirty-four years and might reasonably have contemplated the prospect of retirement, but on May 29th, 1776  less than a year after the return of the Resolution he set out in the same vessel on his third, and last voyage. The object was to explore the North Pacific.

            On March 7th, 1775, the Sandwich Islands were discovered, and after a cruise farther north a return visit was paid to the islands in the following January. There appears to have been some trouble about a stolen cutter, and the native, who had begun the visitors, suddenly became hostile, On the morning of Sunday, February 14th, 1779, Cook went ashore to enter a formal protest to the king, Kalaniopun, and an his way back to the boat was murdered by one of the islanders

Smiths Falls wins District Title

On Saturday last by defeating gunners, champions of Ottawa city League

Play McIntyre Mines Tomorrow

            Ottawa's long tenure of the district baseball throne ended suddenly in a barrage of vicious hitting on Saturday at the Canadian Pacific Recreation Grounds when Smiths Falls unleash an irresistible batting attack, shelled two visiting pitchers in complete submission and swept to victory and to its first Ottawa and district championship on a wave of fifteen base hits. The score was 8-1 and it just about demonstrates the decisive superiority displayed by the gallant Railroaders.

            Unlimbering a menacing battery of heavy artillery that was complete surprise to Ottawa supporters, the Railwaymen out gunned Gunners at their own heavy hitting game. They swung  murderous bludgeons with astounding success, pounded Dominic Barbaro from the mound in the sixth inning and treat Clair Forster, right hand ace of the Shrapnels wit' equal disdain to pile up run after run in a young avalanche of scoring that soon snowed under Ottawa hopes of remaining in the running for the Eastern Ontario title.

            Ottawa were anything but Gunners, against the crafty hurling of the pint sized "Irish" Rasson. The big guns were again effectively and brilliantly silenced by the midget southpaw artist as he repeated his starry pitching of Wednesday's last, again limited the Ottawans to five well scattered blows and again striking out   no less than eleven of visitors. The Shrapnel’s appeared more like a collection of toy pop guns before the southpaw magic of the little Irishman and from start to finish Rasson was in complete command of the situation

Record Crowd

            Almost three thousand fans, the greatest crowd to ever witness baseball struggle in the Ottawa Valley, watched the Railroaders topple Gunners from the baseball throne wrest the sceptre from their hand and trample the, haughty Capital squadron into the dust of defeat. They saw Harry O'Neil's men, finally find the championship pathway after years of wandering in the baseball wilderness and they howled a frenzied chorus of acclaim to, the new district champions as the game concluded in a brilliant blaze; of glory

            Packed bleachers, crowded foul lines, and a jamming mass of baseball hungry random raised their voices in a thrilling shout of victory as O'Neil  tagged Turner for the final out and then the field was flooded with a sea,  of smiling Smiths Falls supporters, eddying about the players as they pushed their way to the bench and tendering the Railroadmen the greatest ovation any athletic unit has ever received in Smithy Falls.          Humbled by a 7-2 score on Wednesday in the first game of the series, Gunners had no alibis to offer and they accepted defeat with excellent grace. The Shraps, outplayed at every stage of both games, went down with heads high and colors still fluttering. They never stopped fighting, even after the score had assumed proportions which made an Ottawa win virtually impossible, an they were courageous and gallant even in defeat.

Dope Was Upset

            Saturday's victory completed the monster surprise sprung by the men of O'Neil. Smiths Falls, conceded scarcely an outside chance of downing the Ottawans, tossed the, dope sky high on the series and completely crossed up the predictions of every expert from the Capital. The cry of "fluke" raised after Wednesday's game was effectively silence  by  the performance of the Railroade­rs on Saturday. Their victory was deserved, a clean cut, decisive triumph that left no room for doubt, Gunners lost because of inability to hit Rasson and because the Rail­roaders were attired in the best set of slugging togs they have donned his season. Barbaro's left hand slants were expected to slow up to some extent the potency of Railroad bats but the swarthy Ottawans proved anything but a match for Rasson. Barbaro pulled through several tough spots until the sixth inning when our successive hits blasted him from the mound and handed the pitching duties to Clair Forster. Coming in cold from first base. Forster forced Paquette to pop to second but Lloyd Gilligan, with a perfect batting record to maintain, failed to notice any appreciable difference between Forster's fast one and Barbaro's curve. He slapped a double to centre and opened an assault on the right hander that netted Smiths Falls six hits in the remaining stanzas.

The Railroaders never gave Gunners an opportunity to fight them way back into a contending position Shraps, held the lead only for one inning and that score proved the one bright flash in a drab day for the Ottawa visitors. In the second stanza George Barnett tapped the rubber to Continued on page 2.

The Recreation Ground's and the Crowd at Saturday's Game

Franktown Once Enlivened By Shouts of Lumberjacks

            Present day visitors to the quiet but picturesque village of Frank­town, up in Beckwith township, if they were not already familiar with the historical background of the place, would have difficulty visualizing it as a once important and thriving center of industry and commerce.

            For living proof that it was such, even back in the thirties and for a long time afterwards, we have the word of Mrs. Frances Atkinson, ninety-eight-year-old, resident of Manotick, who was born and raised in Franktown at a period when settlers in the surrounding district were still experi­encing some of the trials and tribulations of pioneer life.

Busy Scenes

            In the middle fifties, according to Mrs. Atkinson, Franktown was a village of about one hundred and fifty inhabitants, boasting a main street which was a regular beehive of industry, particularly during the lumbering season. Those were the days when the little community was enlivened by the shouts and songs of the river­men and drivers of supply wagons who stopped there on their way up from Bytown to the McLachlin Brothers shanties. As many as one hundred teams would be seen in the hamlet at one time. During the period when        the Brockville and Ottawa railway was being constructed, Franktown district supplied thousands of railway ties. All this industry brought prosperity and busy times to the com­munity. The railway was run within s mile and a quarter of the village.

            Mrs. Atkinson  recalls that in the middle fifties the village boasted two general stores kept by James Burrows and John G. Campbell. Mr. Burrows, besides running a large store, was pro­prietor of the Franktown Hotel, a hostelry which had graced the main street of the village from some time in the thirties. Ewen McEwen was postmaster and town clerk.

Many Blacksmiths

            The village had no fewer than four blacksmiths: Tom Allen, Martin Anderson, Tom Griffin and John Morris. There were also two doctors, three shoe­makers, two tailors, three coopers and two cabinet makers. William Moore conducted a tannery on the outskirts of the village. Mrs. Atkinson's father, the late James Bowels, who came to Franktown district from the Old Country in the early thirties, was the leading carpenter and had a hand in the erection of many of the pioneer dwellings and commercial buildings.

            Long before Mrs. Atkinson saw the light of day in the little village of Franktown, the Beckwith pioneers had constructed a one room log schoolhouse a short dis­tance outside the village on the road leading to Richmond. That was where she and six brothers and sisters learned their three R's. Two brothers. Harry and James, are still living and both residing in Western Canada.

In the Supreme Court

The Question of Church Property before Toronto Judge Last, Thursday

            To find out just where the congre­gation of Westminster church are at in regard to the property of the two churches St. Andrews and St. Paul’s, Smiths Falls, a motion for a vesting order in connection with the St. Andrews church property came before Judge Wright in the Supreme Court of Ontario at Toronto on Thursday last, but was laid over un­til today. Mr. J. A. Hope of Toronto appeared for the Trustees of Westminster church and J. J. Mac­Lellan of Toronto for the defendant   J. D. Ferguson.

S. F. -Franktown Road

Work Commenced With About Forty, Men on the Job

            Work has commenced in earnest on the Franktown-Smiths Falls road and Road Superintendent Watters has a gang of about thirty men and seven; or eight teams on the job. The work commenced at the Carleton Place end of the road and it is hoped they will get as far as the town line before they stop. There is also a big gang of men on  the fifth line of Montague, where; they are building a water bound road, from Leach's to near J. McCreary's.

This Is the Story of Susie Ulbrich

Port Arthur News Chronicle

            This is the story of Susie Ulbrich. She was caught in the depression. She could have gone on, relief. She chose to fight it out on her own resources, for herself and for her mother, aged 70, when the financial disaster overtook them and so many others

            Susie was born in the State of Montana. Her parentage was Ger­man-American.

Her early life was one of struggle and lack of opportunity. Her actual schooling as a girl amounted to six months. When the crash came size and her mother were in Fort William.

It was in the early part of 1931 that the two found themselves at the end of their resources.        I

            In conformity with her determination to fight her own battle.. Susie Ulbrich, failing to find work in Port Arthur, went out to the Slate River Valley section and rented a four acre plot on which was a mall cottage. she agreed to pay $50 per year rental.

There was no furniture in the cot­tage. A stove and table were given to her using poplar poles and some rough lumber, the girl made a table, a bench and a book, case. She, needed farm tools, too. So she made a plow out of a scoop shovel, poles, and scrap iron.

She made a cultivator by using old railroad spikes as teeth. The four acre plot was in thick twitch grass, but she broke it up and was able to put in a garden, princi­pally potatoes.

Potatoes and garden, seeds for plant­ing were obtained in various ways. Susie Ulbrich also went into poul­try.

            She bought a used incubator promising to pay for it in the fall with ten pullets. She did. In order to obtain a little cash for such things as purchase of seeds and eggs for hatching, the girl worked part time as domestic for a neighbor. She kept strict account of all details of her modest farm business. A statement of the first year shows that she raised and sold garden crops: to a total of $205.16.     

             Returns from eggs and two, pigs brought the total of income from that source to $301. She also earned $25 by working out, and at the end of the season had eighteen pullets,

            She kept her expenditures down to $95.75, so that at the end of the year her new farm enterprise showed a profit of $247.38.

            During the second year Susie Ul­brich bought more garden seeds, rais­ed 180 baby chicks, obtained use of a horse for the summer on promise to feed it, bought a garden seeder by trading in potatoes, worked out two days a week during the winter and one day a weak during the summer.

            Sales increased with increased pro­duction and the financial statement at the first of May, 1933, showed total receipts of $382.71 and total expendi­tures of $185.88.

In the spring of 1933 the Susie Ulbrich farm enterprise broadened out." She moved to a ten acre plot. The land was twitch grass and had not been plowed for eight years.

It was plowed with a tractor and diced. She had 48 pullets to start, obtained

150 baby chicks and put three and one half acres into garden.

            Half an acre was planted to straw­berries and from the rest of the land, hay was cut. Two pigs were obtained on shares.

             Sales during the season included 417 dozen eggs, forty quarts of rasp­berries, fifteen quarts of black cur­rants and besides a quantity of gar­den stuff 200 bags of potatoes were harvested, Susie obtained an old 1915 Ford truck as a gift

            She overhauled the engine and Put, it in running shape herself and dur­ing last summer marketed her own produce in Port Arthur and Fort Wil­liam, calling twice, a week on forty customers.

            On return trips she hauled skim milk from the Co-operative Dairy, purchased at one cent per gallon and used it to feed the pigs and chickens. Another gift in the fall was an old horse and Susie made a sleigh using two by six inch planks for the run­ners and one inch boards for the box. She assisted a neighbor with the haying and fall plowing for a little ready cash. She fixed her own fences, built a root house. Tar papered the barn and fall plowed seven acres which will be ready for use this season.

            The third financial statement showed receipts of $384.70 and a profit for the year of $277.98. The books are ready for the fourth year, to commence when  the snow leaves and the land beckons again.

            Throughout these three years Susie Ulbrich did more than farm, a small  plot and look after her mother. In the winters she cut, wood in the bush and hauled it to her home. For the past two years she competed in the Slate River plowing matches and won a second prize in 1932, bettering it with a first prize in 1933

            She was an: active member of the junior farmers' clubs and for each of her years on the small farm took part in the Kiwanis Club' camp competi­tion.

            `Last year she showed in the open classes at the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition, at the Murilla fair and the Slate River Horticultural show winning in all $20 in cash prizes.

For two years she has been secre­tary-treasurer of the United Church Sunday School.

She has found time to participate in and enjoy social affairs and, has been a promoter of several.

            That is about all Susie Ulbrich has done so far in the twenty-five years since, she was born in Montana. except that at the last meeting of the Port Arthur-Fort William Kiwanis Club she stepped on to the platform to receive a letter of appreciation and congratulation and, in  reply, spoke clearly, distinctly and pleasing­ly with the use of excellent language while business men and professional men of the two cities who comprised her audience, at almost in awe, at the sight of a girl who could do all this young woman has done and while she told them of her further ambitions  which are principally to got a nice farm place of her own and to specialize in fruit and poultry.

The King Speak, To His People

            Sandringham, Norfolk England, Dec 25^th.  The text of the kings Christmas Day Speech in the British Empire today was as follows

             I wish you all, dear friends a happy Christmas.  I have been deeply touched by the greetings which in the last few minutes hat re reached me from all parts of the Empire. Let me in response send each of you a greeting from myself. My words will be

Very simple, but spoken from my heart on this family festival of Christmas.

            The year that is passing (the 25^th since my accession) has been to one most memorable.  It called a forth a spontaneous offering of loyalty and may I say of love, which the Queen and I can never forget

            How could I fail to note in all the rejoicing not merely respect for the Throne but a warn and generous remembrance of the man himself who may God help him has not be en placed upon it

            It is this personal link between me an my people which I value more than I can say It binds us together in all our common joys and sorrows, as when this year showed happiness in the marriage of my son and your sympathy in the death of my beloved sister

            I feel this link now as I speak to you for I am thinking not so much of the Empire itself as of the individual men and women and children who live within it.  Where they are dwelling here at home or in some distant outpost of the Empire

            In Europe and in many parts of the world anxieties surround us.  It is good to think that our own family of peoples is at peace in itself and united in one desire to be at peace with other nations.  A friend of all, an enemy of none

            May the spirit of goodwill and mutual helpfulness grow and spread.  Then it will bring not only the blessing of peace but a solution of the economic troubles which still beset us

            To those who are suffering or in distress whether in this country or in any part of the Empire I offer my deepest sympathy but I would also give a Christmas message of hope and cheer.  United by bonds of willing service let us prove ourselves both strong to endure and resolute to overcome

            Once again as I close I send you all, and least to the children who may be listening to me, my  truest Christmas wishes and those of my dear wife, my children and grandchildren who are with me today.  I add a heartfelt prayer that wherever you are God may bless and keep you always             

Trials or Faith

John O’Ren in Baltimore Sun.

            With Faith firm and spirits high the 3-year-old went to the  stores. At the first store he climbed eagerly to Santa’s knee and told him all. His mission completed he

and his escort   repaired to another store, and there was another Santa. Taking no chances he went meticulously through his list of desires and again they were put down in a big book

            At the third store they visited, however, the little lad hesitated for before them appeared a third Santa puzzled but determined, he finally mounted another lap and doggedly recounted his wants again.  Reaching the street, the tinkling of a bell attracted his eyes to a forth Santa. At me next corner was a fifth, and this was more than he could bear, so be halted in his tracks and looked up.

            "Nan,” he piped with an air of finality that would have done credit to any grown man, "there's too damned many Santa Clauses

ON A TRIP UP THE RIDE

(Some words missing )

 I wonder who would crave a  ? from which a country preacher  venture that it would not be of value much to you or me­ Unless perchance you would read Fair day of June in dark December

            We’re out upon an inland Sea that’s pretty as a sea could be For kind folks of a nearby town Have carried half a Conference and on the town Victoria We voyage back through glory.

            Twill soon be time to close this  I’ll say we had a happy time and voice the verdict of us all in wishing blessings on Smiths Falls

(Lines written on a paper plate June second, nineteen twenty?

Voters List 1895

Municipality of the Town of Carleton Place, County of Lanark

            NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I have transmitted or delivered to the persons mentioned in Sections 5 and B of the Ontario Voters' Lists Act, 1889, the copies required by said Sections to be so transmitted or delivered, of the list, made pursuant to said Act, of all persons appearing by the last revised assess­ment roll of the said municipality to be entitled to vote in the said municipality at elec­tions for members of the Legislative Assembly, and at 'Municipal Elections  and that said list was first posted up at my office at Carleton Place, on the 11th day of August, 1895, And re­mains there for inspection.

Electors are called upon to examine the said list; and if any omissions or any other errors are found therein, to take immediate procedure to have the said errors corrected  4~ord­'to law.

What's In A Name.?

(By the Editor)

Sometimes a name may not mean very much, but after becoming more familiar with names of residents in Smiths Falls and district we will endeavor to demonstrate how they may be used to write a story. This little "drama" is a fable and anything but a literary masterpiece, and we hope that the residents,   will not resent the familiarity with which their names are used.    The scene of the story is in a small, country town. Here Tis !

            A farmer, his wife and son came to town on a shopping tour.The wife always had difficulty with her husband JAMES and son THOM when they  came to town, in BARRing them from CALLAN at, some JOYNT, which they always left feeling their OATTES. JAMIESON was anything but a WISEMAN. He was forever RUNNING into PEEBLE on the street and his mother claimed he needed a SHEPPARD to guide him. This day the mother ANDERSON went into a shoe store to see ABOUD a pair of shoes. The CLARK immedi­ately waited on them. He CASWELL asked the lady to take a seat and she SUTTON the COUCH. The son continued to be a WALKER and WOOD not keep out of the YOUNG shoe fitters way. The latter said: DOWSETT down, you are getting on my nerves MOORE all the time". The son retorted with I am remaining AZIZ The mother immediately chimed in to say: "I want a pair of BOOTES as I have been wearing these old ones for WEEKES After trying on a certain shoe the fitter asked her how her SHUFELT and she re­plied PURDY good; I NOAD you could fit me. I am a little LOWERY about the other store. Just then Pa entered, looking sort of WYLIE and SWAYNE a little. He had visited his bootlegger in the HOUSTON the HILL and apparently had consumed both RYAN and Scotch. He said to his son, LAWSON what's all the delay?" Ma thrust in with "Where WERT you?" and Pa answered that he had been to his TAYLOR and... . The clerk butted in with "Well Jim, having a little HALLADAY today? By the way how is your brother John? I was sorry to hear that JOHNSON shot his hand when he went GUNNING with a ROS'S rifle down near the MARSH the other day. He must be a poor HUNTER or had MORGAN than he could handle. How is he now  Jim was feeling the heat and looked a bit WHAN, due to his imbibing, and he replied: "All right SHANKS!" and made for the door, the son following. After they left Ma turned to the clerk and said, "The OLDHAM, his drinking BYRNES me up". The, fitter said "By the way have you electricity in your home ?"      She replied, "No, but there is in my brother WILLIAMS house. He lives two miles EASTON the main highway, the other side of the ROADHOUSE. My brother PHILLIPS farm is across the road. My other brother ROBERTSON lives with him. I wish we had hydro. Our big KITCHEN lamp BURNS alot of oil and the WICKWARE out in no time, and in the CANNING season the heat from the COOK stove is almost unbearable." The clerk interrupted with, "I was sorry your cousin DAVIES cow broKERFOOT .    Ma answered with, It wasn't broken, the animal gashed it when she caught it on a BOLTON the stable door". Pa and the son returned. The former was all smiles and not so pale.  He walked over to his wife and said, "Well, MAHONEY are you ready yet?" 'To which Ma retorted "go on you old soft-SOPER I HOPE you have sobered up." I guess that's McCUE to keep quiet thought Jim. "Oh, Ma," exclaimed the son.    WATSON she answered. "I" he continued, "bought you a brooch with a big RUBY in it."   Ma got up to PATTERSON and also kissed, him. Just as the sale was completed the fire BELL rang far a fire in a pile of WOODSIDE a house on back street and the three left the store.

            As they were walking along they met a friend who was much affected in her talk. She greeted them with: "Oh, I have just been in the confectionery store and bought five pounds of CONDI, you know I must have my sweets." This got Ma's goat and she said with a venomous tinge, "I think you should be more careful about keeping your figure when you have such a YOUNG­HUSBAND. Even my old man would be quite a SPOONER if he had the opportunity, but by the POWERS that be I won't let him." 'The friend indig­nantly replied, "I GRANT what you say is true about some, husbands but, ROGERS ever faithful to me," and passed on. The father turned to the son and whispered: "It would apPEARSON that your mother is a MENDELSome person." Ma wanted to know where the car, a DURANT, was parked. Jim informed her it was near the black SMITH shop. She said, "I am going in here to buy some fine-tooth COOMBES and other things, even though the store­keeper will try to ROBB me, you get the car". Just as father and son were about to CROSS the street a McGLAUGHLIN car passed through a POOLE of dirty water and splashed dad, who grunted, "Well son, that water is certainly not CALORENated Just then Sandy McDONALD a bonnie old SCOTT, was passing on a wagon load' of grain. "Hello Jim," Sandy greeted, "It is a. LANG time since I saw you Pa replied "AIN't it By the way how is your FOSTER son DOUGLAS and your wife?" "They are BOTHWELL," replied Sandy. "Say Jim," continued Sandy, "How is the fishing out your way?        You know I am quite a FISHER." "Not very good for trout" replied Jim, "but there are some good CHUBB left. I'll bet some of their GILLIES five inches across.  Bring your brother LEWIS along. My doesn't LUCAS of the fish don't bite."

Sandy explained that he brought some wheat into the MILLER to be ground into flour. They then parted with Pa saying he had to MCREDIE for home. The car was secured and Ma picked up.   On the way home Jim wanted to call on a neighbor but Ma said "WILLOUGHBY home" and thus casting , doubt in .Pa's mind he passed by. Jim began to speed up and Ma exclaimed DOBBIE careful, drive slow. Don't break the LAW anymore to-day." Love­ly spring like weather prevailed. Pa feeling he was in his wife's bad graces, because he had imbibed, calmly remarked, "My it is a lovely day. Guess the 1 FROST is practically all out of the ground".   "Yes" retorted Ma, "time to get the potato ground ready and PLANT the MURPHY's, and I hope you make the ROEs straighter than last year." The son who had been very quiet, suddenly pipes up with, "I think I'll buy a CORNETT and take lessons." "ROTMAN," exclaimed Pa, "You would make a better SINGER". Silence then prevailed. Ma, ever ready for gossip, said "I hear DAVIDSON Vance is going with PERCY'S daughter   "Yes," said Thom. "'I saw VANLUVEN her at the party the other night. They were carrying on SUFFEL awful. Once I heard her telling him to please LEGAULT." Ma immediately retorted with "Don't me a SIMPSON they just know each other, besides she is in love with my brother WILSON." That ended the conversation until they were passing the wealthy MULLIGAN's place. It was a country estate and a Negro GARDINER was CULLEN out dead twigs from ROSE, bushes near the road Pa stopped the car and said "HENNIGER what's MULDOON today?" The nigger NAUDed and replied, "Well, Boss Massah has gwan to town to buy HAY for his horses and pay the COLEMAN for ,fuel." Ma had been intently watching a fly make a spider's WEBSTER on the fence and thought what a cruel trap it was. 'They again started on their way, when the car began to rattle. Ma remarked that it was an awful old CRATE and hat she had missed her KNAPP that afternoon. They arrived home in time for  milking. Pa turned to his son and said, "As the cows have been out all day, don't forget to CURRIE them before milking and watch for LEACHes." "And" chimed in Ma, ", I wantsome water carried in before I. can COOKE supper. I am also having COFFEY. The son mumbled something like ELLIWOOD and that he wasn't a WATER MAN. He thought his brother BILLIE should do it. However he DREW off his coat and got busy. A young sister AMY came dashing up along with the pet BERNARD dog. The dog jumped for the son in greeting, but as the latter was peeved he pushed him away, saying, "get down you KERR. and if you don't  stop being such a BARKER I will take my CANNON and shoot you." A younger daughter CARROLL came running up to ask her mother if she had purchased her a BALLA'NTYNE. "Why," answered her mother, "the 14th of February was over two months ago. Where's that LIGHTBODY of a hired girl ?"       The little daughter didn't know. "I'll SKINNER" continued Ma, "if she hasn't the hen CUILLEN finished. She is SLOAN nip day by day." Ma and the daugh­ters went up to the house, the former mumbling that it was a HARDAGE' she it was living in. A three-year-old son greeted her with "What GIFF DEYO  det me?" Ma wanted to SPARHAM too big a disappointment or break his little HART, so she gave him one of her BEST spoons to play with and he immediately PLUNKE'TT in the sink. The men had finished the chores just as I twilight USHERed in the night, and as it had started to sprinkle RAIN, Pa said when he entered "My HAURANEY it has been lately." The eldest son I, stated that the young colt was quite a TROTTER, also that the OATWAY from the granary to the bin in the stable needed repairing. All sat down to supper, with, a dessert of applesauce, seasoned with pear juice Pa, when eating his dessert said, "My that applesauce tastes very PERRY", and Ma ex­plained the reason was of the pear juice. Amy wanted to know how her pet LAMB was and the young brother answered "TYSICK but I think I can cure it." Well, I guess we will put Pa, Ma and the family to bed and end this story even though there are many more names we could use to express ourselves if y we continued the narrative.

Why the Cheque Never Came.

(Mail and Empire)

            A story is told of a business man on the other side of the line who re­ceived a request from his banker to send a cheque for some reason or other. This proved to be the last straw and this is the letter which gave the reason why the cheque was never sent:

             "I wish to inform you that the pre­sent condition of my bank account makes it impossible for me to send you a cheque in response to your request. My present financial condition is due to the effects of federal laws, state laws, county laws, corporation laws, by-laws, brother-in-laws, mother-in-laws and outlaws that have been foisted upon an unsuspecting public. 'Through these various laws,  I have been held down,     held up, walked on, sat on, flattened and squeezed until I do not know where! I am, what I am and why I am.

            "These laws compel me to pay a merchant's tax, capital stock tax, income tax, real estate tax, property tax, auto tax, gas tax, water tax, light tax, cigar tax, street tax, school tax, and syntax and carpet tax.

            "In addition to these taxes, I'm re­quested and required to contribute to every society and organization that the inventive mind of men can organize to the Society of St. John, the women's relief, Navy League, the children's home, the policemen's benefit, the Dorcas Society, the Y. M. C. A. the Boy Scouts, the Jewish re­lief, the Near East, the gold diggers' home, the policemen's home, also every hospital and charitable institu­tion in town, the Red Cross, the Black Cross, the White Cross, the Double Cross, the Purple Cross and the Fiery Cross.

            "The government has so governed my business that I do not know who owns it. I am suspected, examined, re-examined, informed, required, com­manded, compelled, until all I know is that I'm supplicated for money for every known need, desire or hope of the human race, and because I refuse to fall and go out and beg, borrow and steal the money to give away, I am cussed, discussed, boycotted, talk­ed to, talked about, lied to, lied about, I am nearly ruined so the only reason I held up, held down and robbed until I am clinging to life is to see what t the hell is coming next!"

            There may be a moral to this story. The fewer laws that are passed and the less government inter­feres with business, the sooner will business men be in a position to write cheques when they are needed  Fort William Times-Journal.

Among our Townfolk

            Rev. A. D. Cornett, former Minster of the Knox United Church Owen Sound, and now in charge of the local United Church, is one of the newcomers to Smiths Falls who has rapidly formed a wide circle of  friends and who has given every indication of possessing a sincere interest. in citizens and in the affairs of  the town.

            Rev. Mr. Cornett career should be read with avidity by followers of this column, for not only is the sub­ject himself: a rather remarkable per­son but that same career has been one of meteoric and, in some in­stances, fascinating proportions.

I S A GOLD MEDALIST

This gentleman, a native of Lansdowne, Leeds County, where he was born on October 22nd, 1887, to Wil­liam A. Cornett and his wife Rebecca J. Cornett, received his early educa­tion in Lansdowne and later attended the Gananoque high school. After a short period in this institution he entered the Kingston Collegiate and then became a student in Queen's University, from which he graduated in 1911 with the degrees of B.A., M.A, and B.D. His instructors In political economy were, Dr. Shortt and Dr. Skelton, the latter being at one time  deputy minister of foreign affairs

            In philosophy he was taught by Dr John Watson. Rev. Mr. Cornett holds distinction of being a gold medal­. After leaving Queen's he spent a year as a theological science student in the United Free Church College, Glasgow, Scotland. It was also during that time that he toured 3 continents.

Possesses Fine War Record

            Mr. Cornett returned to Canada in May, 1913, and a few weeks: later was called to St. Andrew's Church, Buckingham, where he remained until war was declared in August, 1914. That time he enlisted as a chaplai­n in the first contingent and was immediately sent to France where he served with No. 1 General Hospital, Lord Strathcona House. In 1916 he received the rank of major, and in 1917 was promoted to senior chaplai­n of Seaford area, Sussex. In 1918 a result of his outstanding services, he was awarded that envied decoration: the Order of the British Empire.

Preached in "Ralph Connors" Hometown.

            At the termination of the Great War Rev. Mr. Cornett assumed charge of a church in Harrington, ford County. St was at that place, incidentally, that "Ralph Connor", (Dr. Gordon) spent his youth, and it  was there also that the famous preacher authors father had been minister for 20 years and from that place that several of the characters in at noted book "'The Man From Glengarry" originated. Rev. Mr. Cornett remained there until April 1926 when he was transferred to Owen Sound where he ministered most acceptably in Knox Unites Church. During his duties in Owen Sound he was one year chairman of the Grey Presbytery of the United Church of Canada. It was in that place, also, that he acted as a member o£ the Public Library Board and was a most enthusiastic Rotarian. It is interesting to note that he was for five years a member of the Board of Management of Queen's Theological College, Kingston.

            Mr. Cornett, who is an Independent Liberal in politics, was married in 1915 to Miss Jean McAllister B.A. and their family now consists of two sons and two daughters Donald William Marion and Jean

REMEMBERANCE DAY

            Special to The Journal. SMITHS FALLS, Ont., Nov. 11­Thousands of citizens of Smiths Falls, undaunted by heavy fog and scattered falls of rain and snow, joined this morning in an impressive Remembrance Day service in honor of those who gave up their lives during the Great War.

            Commencing at the town hall at 10.30 o'clock a parade, made up of more than 200 returned soldiers wearing for the first time on a local parade, the divisional beret and unit arm bands which designated the unit with which they served during the Great War, C Company and Signal section of the Lanark and Renfrew Regiment, municipal council, Rotary Club, Boy Scouts many citizens, and headed by Municipal Band, paraded to  Cenotaph in the Library Square where wreaths were deposited and a short address delivered by Mayor  J, J. Marsh, Then the parade moved to Victoria Park, where the main  ceremony was  held at  the War Memorial, Here Captain the Rev. R. H, Waterman, president of Canadian Legion Post 95, gave a short address outlining the meaning of Remembrance Day; Mayor Marsh read a short address, wreaths were deposited, the Doxology sung, followed by the usual two minutes of silent prayer for the fallen. "Last Post'" and "Reveille" were sounded, ending the ceremony.

Attend Church Service

            Immediately following the service at the Memorial, members of the Legion and Lanark and Renfrew Regiment paraded in a body to the United Church where the minister, Major the Rev. A. D. Cornett. O.B.E, delivered an address.

            In conclusion, Mr. Cornett said: Many people have held that all these who took part in the last great struggle which was termed a war to end wars, were equally responsi­ble for that great catastrophe. I can only say that no, other course was open to Great Britain than to enter the struggle and so long as we to have international differences so long will we have wars. We in a city or town maintain peace by the employment of a police force and we can maintain peace throughout  the world by the maintenance of an international force of police. The common man of this country has no quarrel with the common man of other lands and because we speak different languages and have differ­ent customs, gives us no cause to fight to kill, the time must surely have arrived when the promotion of war for the financial benefit at a few will have been made impos­sible."

            At the completion of the service, members of the legion, meeting in  their club rooms passed  a unanimous vote of thanks to all those who had assisted in making the day a success

1,500 To 2,000 Here  Will be Eligible Old Age Pensions  Word Received Ontario Legislature Will Bring, System Into Force Next Session.

            Thousands of residents of Ot­tawa and district who have reach­ed the age of 70 years will be elig­ible for old age pensions, which will be brought into effect at the approaching Session of the Ontario Legislature, according to informa­tion received here today.

            While Ottawa members of the Ontario Legislature are reluctant to discuss Premier Ferguson's plans, it is definitely understood old age pension legislation will be submit­ted.

J. A. Ellis, of Ottawa, who is a member of the Railway and Muni­cipal Board, has been conducting a survey throughout Ontario esti­mating how many will be eligible for the old age pensions and how much it will cost.

Makes Survey

            P. H. Veale, city assessor, re­cently made a survey of the City of Ottawa but he has not yet com­pleted his report. It is said there was not a. healthy response from residents of Ottawa. They appar­ently did not want their private cir­cumstances known.

            It is understood there are be­tween 1,500 and 2,000 residents of Ottawa, who are 70 years and older. If they have no income, are British subjects, and residents of Ontario for five years, they will be eligible for the pension of not more than $365 per year.

One Dollar a Day

If a person of 70 has an income of say $200 a year this will -mean the pension would only be $165. It is estimated it will-cost about, $500,000 for old age pensions in Ottawa. Half the cost would be borne by the Dominion Govern­ment and half by the Province of Ontario. Up to present, three provinces, Brit British Columbia Saskatchewan and Manitoba, have adopted old ago pensions.       

Cow Rambles    Beckwith Street Police Hold Wandering Bossy

            Bossy couldn't have been a contented cow. She'd probably nursed a secret longing for bright lights and main streets deep in her heart and when opportunity knocked, she answered. Police Sergeant John Lees found Bossy wandering on Beckwith Street ­at about 2.30 o'clock on Sunday morning, bawling her loneliness to the high heavens. There was nothing else for Sergeant Lees to do but lead Bossy to the police station and there, in the yard, she was haltered until her owner, J. K. Clark, came to claim her later on Sunday morn­ing Police say several charges might have been laid against the wander cow. But they weren't and Bossy out again--on suspended sentence - as it were.

BRIDE AND GROOM SHOWERED

            A surprise party, in the form of a shower was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George McLenaghan last Friday evening, when the formers aunts, uncles, and cousins gathered together to present the young couple with many beautiful gifts, in honour of their recent marriage. An address was read by Miss Ruby Lightbody and the presents were carried in by Miss Laura Ireton and Miss Gladys Lightbody. Mr. McLenaghan , then thanked them in a very suitable manner. The evening was spent playing cards and later a dainty luncheon was served.

Farm. Outbuildings Destroyed by Fire

special to The Journal. RICHMOND, July 27.-A fire, sup­posed to have originated from com­bustion, completely destroyed, on Wednesday, the farm out-buildings, consisting of barn, cow-house, horse stable and other out.-houses on the property owned by Henry Porter, of the 4th line of Goulbourn three or four miles from this town. The farm is close to the Porter homestead and, the hay crop just finished had been housed in these buildings and this with all other contents of the build­ing were burned. The dwelling near­ly by was saved. No insurance: is carried and the loss will be heavy

In  the Door of the Tent 

Turning Again "Whom I have sent again." -Philemon 1. 12.

The words of the text above are from a letter of Paul, the apostle of Jesus, written from prison in Rome to a rich Christian regarding his run­away slave, Onesimus. Onesimus, eager for freedom, and feeling it to be the right of every follower of Jesus, had left his master's house and come straight to Paul, probably in order to discuss with him the Christian work which he hoped to do in the great world. Though he was young enough to be the son of the apostle, the two men were immediate friends-enough alike in temperament they were to assure this; enough alike in zeal for God's work and consecration to it. No one could have understood more completely the younger man's desire for an opportunity to use his ability in the service of the world; no one could have felt more keenly his rebellion against the ignominy of slavery.

            And yet in spite of this Paul believed, and, what is more, convinced Onesimus that he ought to return to his former master. We have Paul's letter to this master, in which he tries to mitigate the misery of Onesimus' return; but in it Paul makes no state­ment as to his reasons; he merely says he is "sending" Onesimus back, and as  the prisoner Paul had no real jurisdiction over Onesimus even though he was a slave, we can but conclude that sending him back meant convincing, him that to return was the only right course.

            One cannot but admire the man who be was thus ready to submit to what he us, was convinced was right. If Paul was a hero by virtue of his missionary adventuring, and of his steady up­ holding of the banner of his Master, Onesimus was no less a hero.

            No wonder Paul calls him "my son two Onesimus whom I have begotten in my bonds". For that spiritual courage to which enabled the runaway to again at our hands. So we are sent back again by Him-not forced back; only shown that this is His will for us. He will not force us. All God's slaves are a free. Onesimus, once he went back, a success

            Was not Philemon's slave he was his own slave God's slave. With Jesus, he could say, "I lay down my life of myself. No man taketh it from me."

             So if we go back, we go back in strength, not in weakness; in freedom, not in slavery. Outwardly our circumstances are little altered, but inwardly they are absolutely changed.  We who were slaves of our environment are now free men and women. We are not constrained. We follow our own will our own will which w have made God's. Our dishonor has become honor.

            But, though we refuse to turn back, we are still run-a-ways. We may escape our masters, but we cannot escape ourselves. Deep in our hearts we know ourselves cowards and trait­ors. Whatever edifice of life we build rests upon the insecurity of the man who knoweth God's will and doeth it not.

            Everyone that heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them not shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand; and, I built rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house; and it fell, and great was the fall of it

            It we are escaping, you and I, let as make sure that God Himself has set us free. Let us not be so eager for a new and happier and more suc­cessful life that we forget to consider whether or not we are carrying out, God's will for us. For therein only lives our happiness, therein only our value to this world of His in which we live.

-CLAUDE R. VANE.

The following hymn was written in August last by one of the Church of England’s noted divines, a man of prominence throughout England, the Rev. R. ‘P. Downes, LL.D., Vicar of SeIby Abby., Yorkshire, England, and was sung for the first time on a Sunday in the latter part of August by about 2,000 troops. The voices of the men, full of pathos and patriotism, and the sentiments of the hymn, were most inspiring to the large congregation present.

Tune: “Melita”  “Eternal Father, Strong to Save”

God of our fathers, at whose call

We now before Thy footstool fall:

Whose grace has made our Empire strong

Through love of right; and hate of wrong;

In this dark hour we plead with Thee

For Britain’s cause on land and sea.

Not for the lust of war we fight,

But for the triumph of the right:

The strife we hate is on us thrust,

Our aims are pure and our cause is just;

So strong in faith we plead with Thee

For Britain’s cause on land and sea.

Asleep beneath Thine ample dome,

With many a tender dream of home;

Or charging in the dust and glare,

With war-bolts hurtling through the air;

 In this dark hour we plead with Thee

For Britain’s cause oil land and sea.

If wounded in the dreadful fray,

Be Thou their comfort and their stay;

 If dying, may they in their pain

Behold the Lamb for sinners slain:

 In this dark hour we plead with Thee

For Britain’s cause on land and sea.

And soon, O Blessed Prince of Peace,

Bring in the days when war shall cease;

And men and brothers shall unite

To fill the world with love and light;

 Meanwhile, O Lord, we plead with ‘Thee

For Britain’s cause on land and sea.Canadian Jubilee Service, Westminster Church, Smiths Falls, Ont., Sunday, July 1st, 1917

Children’s Prayers.

Children’s graces are easily to be found, but short prayers, such as the modern mother would care to teach her child, are the exception. We give two well known hymns that may be used.    There is also Faber’s “‘Dear Jesus, ever at my side. The first stanza of the following; could be used alone at first, adding the others as the child grew older

Mary L. Duncan

Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me:

Bless Thy little lamb to-night

Through the darkness be thou near me;

Keep me safe till morning light.

All this day thy hand has led me,

 And I thank thee for thy care;

Thou hast warmed me, clothed me, fed me ;

Listen to my evening prayers     .

Let my sins be all forgiven;

Bless the friends I love so well;

 Take us all at last to heaven,

 Happy there with thee to dwell. Amen.

M. Betham Edwards

God make my life a little light,

 Within the world to glow

A tiny flame that burneth bright,

 Wherever I may go.

God make my life a little flower,

That bringeth joy to all;

Content to bloom in native bower,

Although its place be small.

God make my life a little song,

 That comforteth the sad

That helpeth others to be e strong,

And makes the singer glad.

ENGLAND SHALL STAND

Mr. Snowden concluded his memor­able budget speech with the quot­ation "Come the world against us England yet shall stand." HAROLD TEMAIN Ottawa, Sept. 15, 1931

'Twas in a day of trial and strain

In England's sacred isle,

When unseen forces wrought amain

Her temple to defile:

But hark! midst the tempestuous,

A voice as in command:

"Come the world against us

England yet shall stand."

Thus spake he in courageous mood

 Whose strength was spent by half

Who in the grave assembly stood

Supported on a staff:

Weak though the vessel, strong that voice

That rang throughout the land.

"Come the world against, us

England yet shall stand."

O’ Valiant English heart that still

Beats strop; within the breast'.

O great the force of England's will

Even with sore ills oppressed!

And with such might of will for right

Strong too will be her hand:

"Come the world against us England yet. shall stand."

Thursday, December 26th 1935

"Remember to write THIRTY-SIX." -Florence Gould (1936)

The twilight has descended

On this year almost, gone,

It seems but yesterday joy bells

Ushered in the dawn

And all the world awoke to greet

New calendars just on their feet,

 Gay posters to adorn the walls

 Guardians of dates and calls

That in a twelve month multiply

As moments into minutes fly.

 Farewell to retrospective mood

­Another vista now unfolds,

And gaze as in a crystal ball

To conjure what the future holds;

Will dreams come true on new tomorrows.

Will happiness outstrip the sorrows?

J Exchanging as a tale that's told

We hang the new, discard the old,

One resolution then affix

THE FOUR CORNERS D.A.C

I longed for the life in far-off lands

But the roads call to me no more

This small log cabin holds my heart.

With all Earth’s beauty at my door;

Far in the East the sun comes up,

With a sweep of scarlet and Gold;

It fingers the trees with silver,

And climbs to kiss each soft cloud – fold

. There at the south the river runs,

Tossing or sullen, grey and blue;

Caressing the steep rock-bound shore,

Its mournful echo sounding through

Brooding and deep the dark wood stands

North of the swamp where frogs complain

It sends from its heaving bosom

A haunting moan of cry of pain

Behind the silent purple hills

The sun dips low in the west

And the pale gleam of distant stars

Weaves a blanket of peace and rest

ROBERT BURNS

One hundred and seventy years ago, Was born 'midst wintry winds and snow,

The child who lives in Memory's Row

Robert Burns.

Not far from Ayr, within a humble cot

Where pride and poverty often fought;

Was rear'd the now Immortal Scot­

Robert Burns 

A farmer's son, he plough'd the land,

Oft with the Muse walk'd hand-in-­hand;

and left us songs we understand­

Robert Burns.

And so today, all o'er the earth,

Round festive board, with songs and mirth,

they meet to celebrate his birth

Robert Burn.

HARRY ALLAN.

"Craigallan," Woodroffe, Jan, 25, 1929,

Old Bay Road

If you wish to see a place

Pleasing to the human race

Where the squirrels each other Chase

 See The Old Bay Road.

Some day when you're feeling blue

Take a lady friend with you

Go and see the things they do

 On the Old Boy Road

Some one tells you where to go

  Same as if you didn't know

Cautions you to make it slow

On The Old Bay Road.

There's a boulder near a tree

Painted white so you can see

If you have to haw or gee

To the Old Bay Road

 When you've safely made the turn

You have plenty more to learn

If you've gasolene to burn

On The Old Bay Road

Soon you're going down a hill

Where you get a little thrill

One could easily have a spill

On 'The old Bay Road 

If your brakes are holding tight

At the bottoms turn to right

You'll be filled with pure delight

On The Old Bay Road

Here the Rideau's looking grand

History covers all the land

Red men often made a stand

On The 'Old Bay Road

Here the scalps were often dried

Here papooses used to hide

Some where here 'Tecumseh died

Near The Old Bay Road

Once; I've heard old timers say

Iroquois and Ojibway

Had a scrap on Miller's Bay

Near The Old Bay Road 

Here perchane the great LaSalle

Searching for a magic well

Built a camp and lived a spell

On The Old Bay Roa 

Now there’s cottages galore

Farther on there's many more

Soon you'll seen them by the score

On The Old Bay Road

Here the campers live at ease

On mosquitoes, bugs or fleas

And there's no one hard to please

On The Old Bay Road

Now you mustn't go too fast

Till the bridges have been passed

It might easily be your last

On The Old Bay Road

Nearly everybody knows

Under bridges water flows

Here's its only cattle goes

The Old Bay Road

Near the river through the trees

Rusty tents a person sees

You may hear a camper sneeze

On The Old Bay Road

Campers here are lightly clad

Getting tanned is all the fad.

But you never see them mad

On The Old Bay Road

They will sit beside their shanties

l With their cousins and their aunties

When they only wear their panties

On The Old Bay Road 

Bathing suits are all the style

Getting shorter all the while

Some excuses make you smile

On The Old Bay Road

Now you ramble through a glade

Chatting with your little maid

Here to park you’re not afraid

On The Old Bay Road

Soon its three o'clock says you

When we stopped 'twas only two

That's the way they always do

On The Old Bay, Road

Now the car it will not go

Gas has gotten much too low

You're the one that planned it so

For The Old Bay Road

You're contented where you are

"Blessed Kingdom" little car

Anyway it isn't far

To The Old Bay Road

Only silly people haste

Arms can always go to waist

Here I leave you as you're placed

On the Old Bay Road

Posted: 07 April, 2005