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The Sun Times from Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada • 7

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The Sun Timesi
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Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
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I THE DAILY SUN-TIMES OWEN SOUND ONTARIO SATURDAY OCTOBER 14 1933 '8 Indian Plowmen Picturesque Feature of Provincial Match GROUP OF RESERVE INDIANS WHO TOOK PART AT PLOAVING MATCH President Association is Courtly Member Indian- Race Mr Elliott Moses 1933 head of the Ontario Flow' Association explains natural aptitude of Indians as plowmen Smiling boys from Reserves win awards at Derby match Historic Trading Post Hudson Bay Company Moose Factory Visited Roy Fleming of Ottawa describes his Yisit to historic history of factory is briefly given will retain much of its importance despite establishment of Moosonee across on the historic spots are described companion on their way to the mens Association: Nicholas Plalnee Sarnia Georgs Oariow Jun Ohs-wegen Pedonlquot Cape croker: last member of row not known second row Lewellyn Chegano Russell Oariow of Ohs we gen Albert Antone of Muncey John Capton Six Nations George Oariow sen Ohs wegen Ephriam Marsden Christian blind nest man a member of the Cape Croker reservation Dick Fowlcas Ohswegen Ephriam The above photograph shows the Indian plowmen who took an important part in the various competitions at the International Ploughing Match at Derby this week several of them being among the prise winners From left to right In the picture are: front row Thomas Brant of Dewronto Bexsmlth of London Superintendent of Indian Reservations: James Lorkle Wilson of Toronto director of the Plough of the punishment meted out them by the Americana The Dels wares were Invited to a church service and when they arrived and the building was packed to capacity the doors were dosed and the build' Ing burned to the ground Remnants of the loyal faction of the Delawares who Included Ur Mows' forebean made their way to Canada where they were taken In and welcomed as guests by the Cayugas They remained there and really became a seventh faction In what Is known as the Ala Nations Indians In reply to questions about the old traditional system of chieftain' ship Mr Mosea explained that It la no longer in operation though his parents who are dead lived In the days of the hereditary council The present system on the 81 Nations Reserve Is that of a Council composed of twelve elected members similar to any municipal council who in turn elect a chief The old system of hereditary chieftainship which Mr Mosea explained waa similar to the old Jewish and Hebrew Councils eras carried on from (By Dorothea Deans) "Thu this field shin be more fruitful And the passing of your footateps Draw a magic circle round them So that neither Might nor mildew Neither burrowing worm nor insect iu pace o'er the magic circle' Thus spake Hiawatha In the days when the hill and valleys fields and forests of this great northland of the Great Lakes were the heritage of the redmen Yesterday under a fair blue sky and the distant hum of two vreat airplanes beside a burnished autumn hillside In international competition In the most ancient of all arts connected with cultivation of the soil a Hiawatha In a blue smock guided the ploughshare and turned a furrow straight and true He was a prise winner with a record for expert ploughing dating from his 16th year whim he won the foRovrlnc artielt la the a series written (or Th Dally 8 on -lines by Mr Roy Fleming af Ottawa Mr Fleming paid a vWt to the James Bay district af Ontario In Awgaat of thia year sad tbeao article one of whlrh will bo published every flstwday until they are computed describe bl experience la the North Country- In order to get from Uooeonee on the mainland to Moose Factory we crossed the estuary of the Moose River round Char lea and Saw Ft Islands a distanos at about three miles going by one of the several out-board motor canoes oX the place When we approeched the landing place we saw beta a little village of Rupert's River Indians who were having a vacation here The wigwams they were living in were of two kinds the regular circular ones and another longer kind with a domed top with a crooked store pipe sticking out of one end for this is their movable home summer or winter The day wu Tha Ing Match Mosea Elliott of Ohswegen president of the Ontario Plow- not Photo by James On inquiring as to the history of Moose Factory as a fur-trading post it wu recalled that Radlaaon and Qrosaelera toe two noted traders and adventurers of New France had brought th English traders to tha bav and eatabllahed a post at Hayes Island (a few rode to the east of Moose Island) In 1871 a fort of palisades a hundred yards square with four bastions The most spectacular day tat th history of Fort Moore wu June IS 1686 when de Troyes and the great d'Iberville with a band of French Canadians landed after a long overland Journey and captured the post though it wu defended by a small garrison with fourteen cannons After that the post wu known under the name of Bt Louis Monsonf and Monslppl and changed hands more than once However since its refounding st the present spot in 1730 it hu continued its trade until now with just one interruption in 1796 when a French expedition from the upper lakes by the M'-chipl-eoten River route captured the place and brought away two brass warm and all were resting to their cannona trophies of victory content In one camp we opinion hai been expressed Survey of Georgian Bay Depends on Phenonemon Will Make Use irage Engineers of the Geodetic Survey of Canada Dc- partment of the Interior plan to use principle of refraction in survey this fall Will see from Cape Croker to Lookout Island near Point-au-Baril by aid of mirage mMMtakM at International the d1J of the great Joseph Brant kUT i ntil about the time of the Great Ploughing Match for the best plow- Wir hereditary system heed land in the entire competition came corrupt and though the Hum were other prise winners -change split the Six Nations Re-and outstanding Indian ploughmen I serve into two factions many re-Who numbering about fifteen In malnlng faithful in their hearts to all lent color dignity and Interest I the old chieftainship the new elec-to the big 1B33 Ploughing Match tlve system replaced the old one and rarm Machinery Demonstra-1 In the old days continued alt OVEN SOUND NATIVE FENS PRIZE STORY Story by George Malcolm of Winnipeg Wins Prize WAS BORN HERE Toronto Star Published Story on Friday Oct 6 Under the heading Dally Star njilau-u TTluiw 5 the Toronto Uaheon Friday Oct 6 a awry by a native of Owm Brand Oeorg Winnipeg Borata this city Malcolm was taken west by his parents at an early age He srrved in the flying corps during the war The story which appeared which he has had published but he states that Its acceptance has spurr- ed him to further efforts Residents of this city and the surrounding district will watch eagerly for fur- ther stories from his pen The prize story which appeared in The Star tion held this week at the home of MT Vernon Barber four miles southwest of Owen Bound In Derby townships Though not participating In the actual competitions In the fields the moat courtly kind and gracious representative of his race at the Ploughing Match was the president himself Mr Elliott Moses of Ohs-weken near Brantford little village in the Six Nations Indian Reserve who Is the 1933 head of the Ontario Association Owner of a 329 acre farm Mr Mows is highly informed on modern farming and has been a director of the Ontario Plowman's Association for the past eight yean Interviewed Friday afternoon in the midst of his innumerable du- In view of the fact that a survey of Uie Oeorgian Bay is at present being carried out by (lie Geodetic of Canada under the direction of Mr Rannte residents tlun Wi AtaiiuK snuuw this district will be especially m- terasied in th following artxie it i wu issued by direction of Hon wu i direction of Hon Murray minister of the 'interior Reference is mads to the methods by means of whxh the QcorgUn Bay will be surveyed OTTAWA Oct Many people have experienced that somewhat rare Phenomenon the mirage in which object ordinarily invisible 01 seen above the horizon In the minds ol many the mirage Is as- Isuctated with tuose supposed hailu- tie as president of the match Mr 1 from small holdings of about 90 Moses spared time to answer ques- acres tions In his clear and happy fash- The credit for first organizing Ion about the great interest which plowman groups among the Inis taken by the'lndlans in the art ditns Mr Moses gives tothalate follows: Those friends of Fred Porter who had met Ms wife wondered Just 1ST mTrled i They knew Fred ss a man's man and a good mxer 8tud poker and It is not so generally known that the ponies were hie principal pas- the principle of tne mirage is Ire- times Belling ltumranre when he quenily employed by guouctic en- fell Ilka working waa h'a biuinets i aiwci'i in earning on pi'imary tn- 'V Hi tins cS- fM Httl woman of aober mtn and eraiion of laying wwn an accural cinauous of the tiursl-wriureU Drain of the desert traveller with others it is Inked with bust travel where ifehu liom cuea or light- WAS- 4av vM of anber mien and eraiion oi laying ooan an accural 1 noticed three children baby with it board three aqua one brave and five husky dop ail lying peacefully together under the shade of the awning of skins and canvas listening to the squeaky music of on old gramophone while tne mother of the family vs cooking some batter cakes in frying pan On coming further np the enare bank we came in sight of the Bay Co bulding all painted the regulation white body with red roof including the store warehouse residence and offices of the official Th store Inside looked like an ordinary small-town general store with moeesans trappings and local needs emphasized and with no furs in evidence st all the summer be-ng the off season for fur In the absence of the Factor the District Accountant showed us st our request the little museum of James Bay antiquities lately established by the company A fully equipped dog-team riegh stood in the middle of the room It wu quite an object lesson to us novices of the north The method of preparing the runners with frown mud wu explained by the keeper There were samples of the Company's old beaver money in coin and many more Interesting things Our ere was taken by a French cutlass which had been poked up at Fort Albany on the weat coast last year where old cannon balk and muskets are sometimes found These antique weapons sre believed to have taken part in the capture of Albnnv by de Troyes and lber-vllle In 1686 Every visitor calls si 8t Anglican Church nearby It seems that once in the spring floods of the Moose River the water and lee came up so high that the church building wu carried from its moor-ing As a prersutlon against a like eatasteopne holts were bored in the floor and pegs inserted to be opened In eae of need to save the building We mw these famous pegs in ths floor On the walla were marble memorials to Rev Hamilton Fleming and Rev John Horden Bishops of the pest On Sundays we learned the minister Rev Joseph Blackburn preached -there in three different language Ore English end French The church also support the splendid Indian boarding school situated clow by Next In the row of buildings eame the Royal Canadian Mounted Police post the office and residence of the two offioera in charge here Oorp- Ernie Oovell the noted seven foot taB mount! and hla Assistant Gons tab's Hopkins The Corporal was away but we were welcomed by Mr Hopkins who chatted with ns very cordially From bis conversation it would appear there is no imt difficulty keeping order among the native or ama a tha (vaimi 80f Pfm At the old blockonlth shop fur ther on said to haw been built 1 01 framework for mapping! chaning aud otier ccgiiwermg nolwurc uie gvodcUc engineer has to so very obviously 2SS rmf the ellnirine a el'neire vine Askewe Cape Croker and end man of sight between two hills 30 miles st night than during the day For apart actually arctics 29 feet above the straight line At night it arches much higher and one is permitted much further the aaa m- to hi so to speak Occasionally jCven in the daytime but more Ire- qurixly at night an abnormally re- tractive state of the atmosphere exists and one see these phenom- enal mirages which so astonish prr- sons fortunate enough to observe em The limits of normal and even of Mn0rmai refraction are known and engineers of the Oeodetlc Survey of Canada Department of the Inter- ior plan to use this principle of re- fraction this autumn when laying down primary trangulatlon ays- spanning Oeorgian Bay A number of triangulation stations have hren established on the high- reA will- -a i i i re JutIi and north cohms of Oeorgian By- These stations have to be vta- IPOm me other so that on- scrvatons may be made and the distances calculated between a re inter- ysble ir 1 dvtnne others are not between a station If81' distance of 53 mlles would relies above the water surface On such occasions the watchful geodetic engineers stationed on high foiveta st 'each" enTofth Hnewlii see the powerful electric lamp set up at the opposite end and will be able to make their precise observation Thia to one of the way in which nature assists the sclen ItUt who knows her secrets house he became aware of the squeals of excitement issuing from th living room He stepped In The place wu strewn with parcels and littered with wrappings but moot conspicuous of all wu a radiant Mary encased In a beautiful new dress Fredt" wu her happy greeting "What a lovely surprise it wu when they gave me all that money for thaw tickets" stupefkction made him practically speechless "I've had such a grand day rushed on Mary "New clothes galore for myself and the children And here a new tie for you" Fred Ignored her proffered gift Instead he grasped her by the shoulder "Be quiet and stop your crasy dancing up and down Just how much did you get for tore tickets?" Bobered by hie tom Mary replied "Why a thousand and seventy-five Th sudden reahxation of what must have happened made Fred weak Ha dropped Into the nearest chair and grabbed the evening paper On the eporta page he read "Skylark dlwjuallfled in last rare Jockey Hogan siwpendrd for fouling Nancy Bell Nancy Bell returns her backer $4300 for 13 00 Bitter wa the remembrance that lie had not waited for th official board wi that race Then came a taring thought "Mary" grated "you spend all that money Where la th rest of 11?" Mary smiled Site now had a really tangible supimrt to cling to There was that In her manner that told Fred to save hla argument "It's In Mie bank and It's going to st iv 1 1 1 i i I th ba will orar tlm lee New a York time Radio News Sunday October 15 1S Signalising the itart of ths moat ambitious brcMdrutlng aerie ever undertaken WABO Mew York and the Columbia network tonight at A Cut-era atandard Mm will praaent a wand wtd broad out of America1 fareweU to Admiral HI chard I Byrd and eecond aapeditlon to the South foie tr at th oennaa and cnTeagooptn caat of tba eurrani season by tb Maw York Philharmonic- Symphony Orenia-tra thta afternoon at 3 Em tern atandard time over a natloawlda Columbia network An orehaatml overture arranged from Laat will open tke Chare and Sanborn hour tonight st A UBtUrd tlm NB0 It will be played by Sutdn- iff and bla orchestra The third edition of the Seven Star Revue featuring Nino Martini Jn Juitua Tureen 01 uh' teSiaSTS a Eastern atandard Mm bnmdeMt over thaemii Tba Chevrolet program with Jirtt Benny glib gangster of th air wavs vnd hla wife and chief atongc Mary Mvlngatone and an orchestra under the direction of Frank Black will again be heard over lha MBC network tonight at 10 Eastern atandard time President Franklin Rooaevrit and Et-Sreretery of War Newton Baker will open the nation's annual driva for mereagea to nbc network tonight standard time They win apeak brief program also presenting the P1 1 ni 1 neefisafM 4m 11 ineert to bSStfd fokowrki and dedicated to thariluaf workers of th country Moiaaar Boguaiawvkl noted concert pianiat will be soloist wih the oratica- unthe bm during tn raamp am br during th Room rm over wzaf Nev nbc network tonight standard Um Sentinels pro-New York and th at 430 Eastern Th authentic story at tha famotw eirtpe or Northern prisoners of war from Mbbv Prison provide the haek-for tonight's eplaod of ths and program to WAI1C New York and tha network tonight at A Baiters time hetrd ver foiumS standard ti Thoamiabi ntmsenre of jn Frnnsr Bnd varied rhythm of ot Nat- i tatra atand Jd Ma over WJZ New York and tn NBC sti rred atone and hla entire fmiliv af "Stepping atone" gln star during th Oulr Headliners broadcast ever WJZ New York and tb NBC network tonight at 9 Zsstera atandard tiao Monday Ortakw ICtk ISIS Bins Croeby wU return to a regal brodrt arhedul In hla Ont half-hour aerie ever WABC New York and Columbia network tonight at 130 Eastern standard tin Arthur Rendenoe chairman of th Nrttiah delegation to th DlaarmaiMnt Conference at Oentva will give hi view on djwrnument in nn international broadcast orar WABC Ntw York and tha Columbia network thia attar-noon at 410 Eastern atandard tlm Mora imiatral ronuriy aol action win Included in tonight' "Melody No- brnndcati ortr WJZ Nw York and tha Nnc network at 30 Eutara atandard tlm Two unuaual and InfraquanHy put rammed aalMtlona: th Overture of Verdi and the Andante from Karnnnkntra Plret Symphony be the feature of th recital by Howard Barlow and th Now World Bymphony OrahMtra tonight at It 41 Reeiern atandard time over WADC New York and th Columbia network Luln MoConnall fulls womla lady Oertrud Niuean tnreh alnger: aad leham Jonea' Orehatira will offer another hreeay edition of "The Big WABC New York and th Colum-h'a network at-tJA Bretons atandard tonight Hi Inrreaelng tendency of murietl program to waara wm Into enntlnu-oiia mood will ba lltuatratad In tha miMlcal matin to ottered by Harriet and the Happy Bakera over WABC York and the Columbia nttwoik tonight at Eutara atandard tiM Nat Bhllkratl own arrangement at Herman Hupfeldl la tret tuna "Barege Serenade" from tha current Earl Carroll hnw "Murder at tha will be headlight of ths "Branlng tn program to heard orar WAHfl New and the Columbia network at Ik Eastern atandard time tonight Vera Van win feature a media from tb musical ptrtnre "Vnnt-Hebt Parade during her program to-h'ghf at A so Eastern atandard tlma wi- wane Niw York anrl i'i waurr areas suen as the Oulf 8 botow bl- lArKllu tiie east OOUM Adlp with tn children Miry would cnnuctuiif ihi Queen Ciiur Here the prncipa6 of the hare been entirely different In the Wwifbthe Xnbuidol mlr8W PF- An'T matter of monev for instanre She i Oohimbta RnuSimM 1 8bKIt 4 m- he in' of right com- I dreaded asking Fred for He gave to arch hlglier and higher so grudgingly and never enough It auch On most nights It will not rise tod most of her Vraly evenings I 5 closer to the surfaoe that 60 feet patching and altering to keep the children and herself half decentiv that th hill ar not normally via1 lie a maximum of 140 feet below normally refractive and the line Mcsea contributing from his rich store of knowledge of the picturesque days of his father every tribe had a Princess whose privilege It was to appoint the chief This privilege was handed down from mother to daughter generation after generation Berideo the privilege of naming the chief it was the duty of the princess to take the responsibility of diroualifylng a chief who proved himself unworthy by drunkenness Immoral living or anv other serious fault While Mr Moses farm is a large one of 223 acres which was previously the property of his father-in-law a Cayuga Indian most of the Indians about 15 in number who proved themrelves so adept In the different competitions come Mr Abraham of Chatham Agricultural Representative of ths Indian Department who passed a-wav in 1926 Mr Abraham organized the plowmen dubs' the fall fairs and other agricultural activities In the different rererves of the province There is now local plow man's association In from 13 to 19 reserves in the province or In every one where there Is a keen agricultural Interest The Indian plough boy already mentioned who was ths sweepstake winner at the age of 16 years Of five years ago was George Oariow a sturdy pleasant dark-eyed boy who won at lent one award at the Derby match He Is a member of the Mohawk tribe His 18 year old brother Russell Oariow was also a prize winner this year Their father George Oariow Jun of Ohswcken accompanied his sons Another Indian winner was John Capton of the Six Nations Reserve who Is well known throughout the province for his prowess at the plow Mr Capton la a Cayuga Indian The Indian plowman also Included several from Cape Croker one from Christian bland one from Samis and others from distant points MARKOATE MARKD4LE PERSONALS MARKDALE Oct Mire Wilkinson of Oalt wu a Thanksgiving sitor with Mrs Wm McLaughry and family Mrs Shew of Owen Bound Is very critically ill at the home of her grand-daughter Mra Hugh Wright Mr and Mrs A Hunt and family spent the week-end and holiday with Mrs parent at Oalt Many from the village and surrounding district hare attended the Provlno al Plowing Match On Tureday afternoon the pupil of third and fourth rooms of the pub-: He school accompanied by Principal Mcmenger and teachen attended Mire MeMurray of Orafton hu been the guest of Mr and Mrs Elliott during the past week Mrs Armstrong arrived home mi Friday after a too weeks i that the establishment of Moosonee across on the mainland might lessen the Importance of Moon victory Mooe Factory however Is the headquarters of the fur trade of the Bav OP for Tames Bav district and except for shipment retains that distinction as well the glory of a long and honorable hlstor The fur-trade of the bay amounts to something near a million dollars annually WOODFORD Ur Hurlbut of Kemble hu purchased the store property and stock owned and operated for almost thirty-eight years by Mr Stinson Mr Hurlbut took possession last week and hu also been appointed postmuter taking the offloe over in a few days Ur and Mrs Stinson have belli a home in the village and will stftZ -be living among their old friends and acquaintances Ur and Mrs AL Smith of 81m-coe spent Thanksgiving with Mrs Smlth'a parents Mr and Mrs Geo Best Mr and Mrs 8 Morrison of Sudbury spent Thanksgiving with Mr and Mrs Stinson Ur and Mra Beattie of Kemble haw taken up residence In the village haring rented Mia OircOer house Miss Annie Yeo and Mies Ethel Snider of Bt Thomas sre visiting with Mr and Mra Snider Mra Doran of Owen Sound spent a few days last week with Mr and Mta Stinson A great number from here have attended the plowing mateh this week Mias Annie McClelland of Clise-ley is making an extended visit with Mr and Mia Stinson VANDELEUR Ur and Mrs Geo Buchanan and family and Mrs Katherine Dari son are flatting with friends at SL Marys Mr David Graham and children of Toronto spent Thanksgiving with hie parents Mr and Mrs Otaham Mr Sam Shaw visited for a few days the first of tho week with friends in Toronto Millie Baker and her slater Dorothy of Toronto apent the well -end and holiday with Mr nd Mrs George Shaw Miss Jean Wright of Toronto pent thanksf'ring with her parent Mr and Mta Geo Wright Mr and Mrs Clark and family of Toronto were week-end visitors with Mr and ICns WV Hutchinson Mr Albert Buchanan of Toronto spent the week-end with his parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Buchanan MT and Mrs John Gilbert two Uttle grandchildren of Toronto and Mr Alex Msquarrie of FrlcevlHe were week-end rirttors with th War! Inc and OUbert families MT Elinor Williamson of Toronto woe the greet of Mr and Mta Lundy Johnston over the weekend Year Grate en These Cool Craning Ye 71 Enjoy Oar Cannel Coal ffe Dirt Borne Lang Hay sre end Yea a Tent Davis -Smith Malone Co Limited nonu clothed Only yesterday ah had 1 gased longingly and wistfully at a dress a shop window Her shoulders had straightened a bit she looked Why In that dress she would look again she had looked when she married Fred But It wu fifty dollars Yesterday she had put It out of her mind Today thought of It refused to stay out Courageously she decided to ask Fried for the money It wu later than usual when Fred came home Being the first day of the fall race meet he had naturally attended And it had been the very wont day he had ever experienced In every one of the first six races he had played the horse which the form chart indicated and In every care the dope was wrong But ltwu the last race that brake his heart and hla bank Mil Oh why had she been so abrupt Now there would be a aoen and ah wouldn't get the money Then unbelievably she uy Fred's expression alter He beamed at her sure Mary I'm sorry I haven't the cash on his hand went to hie vest pocket these sre Just good" He tossed the fire worthless mutuel tie Lets across the table to f1 her "Thora are worth ten dollar gyrk Ito otily McJ jugt them down to the of plowing itself and In the annual plowing competitions The straight clear eye which strikes a line and follows It through in a clean sharp cleft is a gift of the Indian Mr Moses agreed when questioned ss to the peculiar talent of the Indian which make him a master plowman The Indians sre also very fond of horses and enjoy working with them guiding them up and down the rows coordinating hone and plowshare with steady hands They are very particular about the teams provided tor their use In the matches and unless they approve of them they are apt to require persuasion before they will proceed with the competition A number of Indian plowmen Including several prise winners were from the BIx Nations reservation where Mr Moses has his home The Six Nations Reserve which has -bout 9000 residents Is comprised of about 94000 seres all of the township of Tuscarora and part of Oneida It Is one of the oldest settled reserves in Canada and the largest with the exception of one or two In the west Mr Moses was born on the Blx Nations Reserve He adds: "And hopes to die Queried so to hi own affiliation with the Indiana of the six separate nations of the reservation Mr Moses explained that he belongs to the Delawares a small unit or tribe which are considered as members of the Blx Nations but which are in reality a seventh nation The Delawares who originate In Ohio have tigas who originate In Ohio have a history fraught with tragedy and patriotism to the British throne Mr Moses' ancestors fought with the British against the Americans In the WSr of 1913-13-14 and when they returned to their homes in Ohio at the dose of the struggle they were not welcome records one terrible instance TRy Hotel Waverley NEXT VISIT CENTRAL ECONOMICAL SFOTLESSLF CLEAN THOROUGHLY MODERN ROOM RATES wm auNMNO vAm WIH RMVAIf BAIN HV HONS IVHV BOOM VOTE FOR Hotel Waverley TORONTO 1 In making a triangulation over fefe gm from the other In such caare the principle of toe mirage can sometimes be usrd to permit sighU being mad from one tide to toe other When one eight over long distance from one point to another the lice of sight always arches above the straight line due to refraction Refraction to usually much greater Jockey office In the Concord Building and ask them to cash them far your Dubiously Mary fingered the pasteboards "But Fred I don't understand Can really get money for these?" "Sure you ran They are winning ticket on the last race and I wait to cash them at the track' Fred had great difficulty in throttling a laugh This would bs a great Joke to tell the gang A he dressed next morning Fred had another chuckle at the thought of the swell Joke he was playing on Mary If only he had some money to go to the race again the day positively virtuous He even played with the novel Idea of giving Manr maybe half vf the amount she had asked for nvinriii "nlerel th' in 1740 old William Moore pound' ed the ancient anvil- On being asked how long he had been there the genial old fellow Mid come here 63 years ego to bint my trade under James Rutherford" On being asked to pnae for his picture with hammer end tmi he raid "Yes I'Ve been photographed a thousand time" Th cemetery eame next with quite a number of memorials to the deed some stone and some Just wooden slabs neatly i graved In good Roman lettering some dating to the llth century The two IsTfre iron cannons opposite the Co Um Interest ed us These overioak th brood Moon and us find off weeh spring to announce the breaking up of the loo In the river generally About the middle of May They were forged In the rriin of Oeorge IF In the river on th upper aids of Moose Island wo saw one of the aeroplane of the Csnadlsn Airway Go which has Us local headquarters here at Moom Factory Th air service of the bay has been used considerably the last two veers by officials of the two fur-trading eompitnes miners pros-poetoni and ot hers The port wavs retnrmiwa the routing of the nlr-hern and his fair hone in toe race Hurrying to bet bto last fifty dollars Pled bumped Into Bill Menztea Now Fred knew Merries for a wise guy who had them right a good deal oftener than he had them wrong and whore occasional tips were well worth following about tt Binr ha queried "Skvlnrk?" Menzles shook hie head "Nancy he said laconic ally PTrd proceeded to the wicket "Gimme fire on Nancy Bell" he said That meet Both Skylark and Nancy Bell broke fut and on the back stretch It wu hard to uy hones had to waited until his appetite wm thoroughly appeased Then "Fred" ahe began I want fifty At the feroelous scowl that dark-n-o-i p-d Miry test herr? Vy' a I wiuirn uie i im uw vit with her wowcfi fivL ism rouvkHii thi turn into the Irwin end f8Tmllr hm tireteh both ickry wcre the slightest ehanee of getting sister Mrs Jus McKcrrecher ana family of Northwood Ontario The public school teachers on Tliursdav and Friday attended the annual convention which thto year waa held at Ayton The next annual convention will be held in Mnrkdale Tiie IS of Anneeley Church met at the parsonage and quoted quilt which of the two using their whips For an instant Nancy Bell faltered and loot a length It wu no satisfaction to Fred that the filly recovered and wu gaining with every Jump at tha finish Skylark won by a good half length Disgusted Fred headed for home Hla dinner wu ready and waiting for him Silent and nervous Mary would be perfect He knew be an advance at the office There wm nothing else to do then but make the long drive to Somerville and elom the red-hot prospect he had there He could then get a good advanna on the new business and be aU set for toe next day Driving homeward In the late afternoon with hlv mission sur-cesrutly accomplished Fred felt "To-' i-'vr whlrh amounts to 2V) f'-vi nnnunlly In the 4 J)-.

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