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TRAILS OF ADVENTURE


Stories of the Frozen North in Whatley Lecture.


COWBOY’S TALES.


Following in Pioneer’s Steps to the Golden West.


tli« Kicking llorsu ,L*a.ss an d JicJl’s Gate, to Vuncourer; from Vancouver along tho


tbom Quoheo through tlio UockicH, via


IlCIlfc, \v\uitM I•'IlB OKDEl


laloH only—^ | i &alca coo


| r Wanted* I or FoiinU,


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J'.m Noticoi |()ur lincfi of if booked,


Il^inentti, if 1 e ach ; if


le rso or le ss ; liooked, 5/-.


LANES ?


I ion oi' iiio tho Rihblo


Joked g ro a t Sootaiinin,


lio railplano |a l form a t boon in-


|I ou t, Lou, T lions have j •ompany in Icxluclion of ] tliirty-kilo- | s th a t the, od in the


lirts of t'no


l id Hint tho I ' up Soiitbport,


lo (lesigrusl 1 ratdv of ftn


Ip a r t ien la r ly lo r crossing Irh ead rail,


l i i ipm u n t is rOO a mile 1 than Irnin- I tru c t io n .


loppolindilni l:»no is half Idrivon fore l i .aecornifui- I planned to


I r ia known inaki.T of


V. u* I'-


Pamhc Cxiast and th o tra i l of M)8 to tho Yul on, tlio gold country. Such was tho trail of adveiitur6 graphically described to jv largo audionco a t Wlialloy Co*operativo llnll on Wednesday ovoiiing liy Afr. Esoott North, tbo famous cowboy-lecturer. I t was clearly ovidont from th o dimonsioiis of tlio audionw; on Wednesday th a t n e i th e r tlio Wlialloy lectures n o r Mr. N o rth have lost any of thoir popularity. Tho uudionco was bold onthralfcd from s ta r t to finish and lublitional plcasiiro an d forco was imparted to tlio lecturer’s vivid descriptions of scones ill tho Boniinion by _a clioico an d varied solt'clion of lan te rn slides and an oxcelicni (ilm. Certainly th is y e ar’s series of lectures arranged by tho B illington a n d Wlmlloy C’^)-oporaLivo Socioty’s Euiicution Committoo received an cxcollont inaiigurntion th a t augurs. well for th e fu tu re success of the Tcnlure.


Chairmen who should bo Shot.


a humorous speech introduced^ th o lecturer. Wlicii ho rocoivGil th o inv italio ii to preside ho had nob lioard of l^lr. No rth . Ho promptly asked a young man of his acquaintance who Mr. I‘>*cot.b North was? Ho was told tliab lio was Whalloy’s most popular lecturer. 11 is ignorance uiiou th e m a t te r reminded him of the shepherd who lived alone a t tho lop of a high mountain in Wales. He did nob des{M)n(l to tho valley for about a seoro of ywirs. an d then on going into a village saw a placard about !Mr. Lloyd George ami ilm war.


Tho ilcY. F a th e r Cookson presided an d in


Tdoyd George was a n d what tlio war had boon about? I t was imlood a plonsuro to iiitroduco tho le c tu re r. ^ Giinirnicii some­ times tbonghb they were im p o r tan t person ages. They were not. Ho once a tten d ed a lecture a t the Free T rad e Hall, !Msniclics- ler, and blio cliairman spoke for -lO minutes. Chainnoii of th a t type oiiglit to be taken outside an d shot first. As ho knew the lecturer had a formidable weapon in his pocket lie proposed to h o 'b r ie f . Ho would conclude with th e story of th e Lanenshiro lad and his lass who wore courting and who went for a walk one ov'cning by tlio Caldor. Tlioy walk^Hl along for about an hour, and during th a t time nob a word had escaped oitlior of them. The g ir l looked a t lior lad. ^Ui 'hoy


l ie wanted to know who 3\lr. mtlll’i U* j »iu ^111.


oiso to say ? ” ” No, I ’ve said already.” ho replied.


walked on again, silence she said


In Cowboy Garb.


.stage in full cowboy garb, including slx- shoolor ami Bheopskin chaps, congratulated tho Chairman on his iiiirotluctory loimirks, The le c tu re r went on to say ho d id nob sup­ pose anyone in tho room know tho naino of David Thompson, or had h e ard of liini «iii


.Mr. I’i-cott N o r th , who strollcil on to iho


cmuiexicm witji Canada. Yet Canada and iho B ritish Empire owed more th an i t was


pauper lad born in London. Ho walked the city s treets cold and hungry and th en someone took an in te re s t ' in liiiii ami Kent him to a ch ar ity school to be educated. Thi.i was away «hai-k in iho y e ar 178(5, and a t eleven years of age David Tlioiiip.son was apprenticed Ia> the Hudson Buy Cbnipuny. .hist ns in thoso fa r olf days so to-day, tho Umlson Bay Company wielded a trcmeiuloua iitllucnoo on' th e Doiniiiion of- Canada, _ nob onlv in tho fur tra d in g industry', h u t in a multiiudo of ways, i t had its tentacles on ail th e indus tries of Canada. _ Tho first Vresidenfc of tho Company was r r in e o B n p e r t ; the dashing cavalry leader of tho Civil AVar, wlio infused into th o Company all liis own (lash and darin g . A t th a t time Canada was not an easy country for a white man. lied Indians were none too friendly and the country was a wild and dangerous lyildor- ne.ss. ‘Y


luaro to D.avul Thompson. l ie was a


Prince Tl.nporb imbued th o ad v en tu re rs who loft England for th o Dominion marked tho policy of the country to-dny.


’o t tho .same d a r in g • with which Ono o¥ tho Pionoors.


and In d ian languages a t Quebec an d leaniecl soiiietbiiig of tbo science of b a r te r with


David Tliompson went ou t a t the age of olcvoii ami for two years studied th e I'ronch


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Indians. Then , ho spent two yours a t .Monlroal, and a t th e age of 15 or 1() "'as sent out /m Ills first g ro a t aflvcnlnre into


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ih(‘ wilds. Ho travollou as second iu coin- inaiul of a fairly largo p a r ty of Voyagours


at ERY THAT


■city. livoraary of


I I o manifold


rod j[>osaiblo l lu c t iv i ty of


ho no olee- * should bo wantc<l to I to go and


l.ht or fires; I to use the


lI to talk to


J[)hen fJray, llo Wheeler, I l ly charged


■ of 88(5 foci.


rmnoctcd^ to Is |ig tho wire.


.ld IiavN* t->


wlio went as fa r west ns _ the (.’dgo oi OnJaria, crossing lakes ami rivm's b.v eanoo and travelling many miles on foot through reckv ami wooded country, oneounlering all kinds of wild animals. On th e re tu rn iouriiey they were ambushod by th e Sioux and onlv a few escaped, including Davul Thomps<in. A t tho ago of sovonteeii ho w as cntniHtod with an oxpeditiou which was to go as f.nr west us tlio Bockies, if possible, 'rrappevs had brought back s to n es of a chain of mountains which s tretched acro.ss th e


>1 nnMiiii.li...-> .44.4 4.4 4 --------------- , . Thomnsou and his company. Micy crosseil


- bnifalo Across this g lo a t foiiiitry wont David


ilio groat, plain having mado friends with .Simi.v, Croh and BlaoUfoot In d ian s , and came to Iho lingo towering range of nioiiu- tiiins. Tliov wont on in an altompb to luMiolralo tho g ro a t monntam b a r r io r iiml to liiid a way tlirongh to llio sea. On tlio soa it.solf. C ap tain Vnncoiiver, a f te r win ni tho groat city was naiiiod, was a ttem p t in g to find tlio I ’acific coast of


iiiipaVtcil


I tho d is i in c ' insulators, hemp and


lies of tcle- ^ and more [ transautixl. I duo every


Usible wilh-


silk would has grown


lls for wir- ihoiigh i t


wa.s lighting his way np from th e f.tilt or Atcxico. Vancoiivof on tlio soa an d iliotnp- Hon on tho .land try in g to moot on tlio Pacific coast. Tliomnsmi pcnotrnlcd fa r into the mnniitains and for two years iittoniptcd to find a pass through. A t oncli a t tem p t lio was foiled by range a f te r range of inonn-


ip'".f tains. s tar ted hnt


Ito went hack to J fo n trc id disappointed, a f te r


.o.podition. tiavolled slrnek


|afc Auxorre. |h o oiiIlsUmI th o F r o n t


him thrmqjh tho i io n n ta in s . stm s ta r te d


the wardnni Horse amina agoin with


Cohimhia Valley, hv


lower


C.mntenav Valley, there. Willi


toworing


To tho Groat Waters. a * Inpso


again, by canoomnd down


Aoross


(■■hief cam e.to him and olTorod A" to


th e Cimntciiiiy Tmlvans. th e


mountains and


on his for \V(?stwar<l w.i.....,.,.. u n til one day lio came; iXL Mght j-rreplied Atnr.v. thrniigh


gonu'.niv-l- th e KiokinS


Ik o n j) - .- »• i .t; i


And so again David gro.at quest,


g re a t waters and . a t th is


.a mucli holler tho


of fpnr or g r e i t t im e ,


In.st. homn.od m ho a


on t


>-oar ko


ii^ingli found


plains toot


iivp jr 'a i s equipped ho


Uo tlm


At an.a kO S 'd


hvod tho .*u i»v.» *4'


“ Bill, dost ta love mo?” she asked a t leiic He looked back and said “ Aye.” After anotiic Bill, lia s t tn


go t nowb too much


lionr of TTi


of llio Pacihc. Only ono month previously Cai itaiu V anoouvur had luiidud on the sight of the. present city, an d remained for a wliilo 111 tlio hope th a t Thompson would peiielratu th e mouiitams. B u t eighbfiduys heiore ilio a r r iv a l of Thompson ho sot sail iignm an d the two udventurors woro fated n e t to .meet a t th e ir goal. Bavul Thomp­ son, a piuipor hoy uL London, was tho first while imm ever to cross tho co n tin en t from Atlan tic to Bnriiic. Ho madu a skotcli map


ot tho journoy, an d only four years ago the Cunudiaii Govornmont and ih o Caiiudinu Raeihe Ilaihvav gave iiislruetions foi the host map possible to bo made of tho KocKics .very niodoni ins trumont of inaibenmtic il


AUTUMN BLOOMS AT THE CASTLE.


ALM


OST A CEHTENARIAN.


FORMER DOWNHAM MAN’S DEATH ^ IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE.


u'lio went lo Ijomlon w> long ago aa Ibol, and hud .spent the years of his rotireniont a t Bushol-hino, Solium, near Newmarket, died on October l l l l i , a l te r a conipuralively


siiort illncsa.


allotted span of life. As a mallei ol f.icl ho was born a t Downlium five yoilis before Queen A icLorm ascended to the th ro n e—on Alarch filst, 1S32, to bo precise.


precision w’ns used, every invention hucnco could give to liio making of Iho map u is used a n d wiioii unaiiy the now map was compared with th a t of David Tliompson i t differed not ono jo t or t i t t le . David Tlioni|>6ou died iii tb o poverty in


for bread oii th e s tre e ts of Montreal, am died in an obscure s tre e t , and liis body which was nob found for several days was Imried in an unknown grave in th o ceme­ te ry on Blount Iloyul from which Montreal ;ots its imiiiD. Within tho la s t two years, lowovcr, tlio grentoness of David Tlionnison


In iiio end ho had to hcj \n TraiUBlazor’s Footsteps.


they woro to follow th a t evening would I'olloiv tho t r a i l blazed by David Tiiompson, with a glhnpBu of ivhut modern engineering bud been able to uccumplish. Quebec, wibii it.s q u a in t , narrow s treets and queer old stops, lay o i i . tb e St, Lawrence lUver, 800 miles from ilio sea. Montreal was 1,01 miles from th e sea so th a t tiie Sb. Lawrence was some r iv e r . Five traiis-conbinontal truin.s le f t Aloiibreul daily for Vancouver, a journey of 3,700 miles. Two hundrou years ago Aloiilrcul was a town of th ir ty or for ty log cabins, a Hudson Buy Trading post an d a for t. To-day is was a city ot niillioiis. Tho tra i l led tlirougli the city of Hamilton, fumou.s fo r the buttles which occurred th e re in tho s truggle between French an d B r itish for supremacy iu Canudu. Hero was an old Hudson Bay post, b u ilt to afford th e white maxi protee tion ag ain s t tho In d ian s .


Air. N o r th said tlio tra i l of advenburo This week-cml, tbo Wulmun sliow of (thrysanUieimims a t the Castlt? will be a t its


best. There is a wide variety ol lilooin, rleh m eoloiir and magnificent in size, 'riiese chrysanilunmiins are giants, and this y e a r’s dis|)iay rivals any ol ils predeeessor.s Tlio massive llmver.s are a credit to Air. 0 . GrimUey and his stall', and we advise to^yns|)eople lo avail lln’inselves ol th*; tiji prn’Lnnit.v to see sneh a heautilul exhibition. Our photo-hlouk shows .just a few of the gttrgiMius blooms whi(rh inelude such well-


known varieties as Cissie Brunton, Alajeslie, Airs. A. Davis, Aliss Dunstan and Airs. Boyd-Cnrpeiiter.


' “ Advertiser and T im e s ” Photo. SHELTER AT THE CASTLE.


th e In d ia n wlio uame lo b a r te r was ju s t as proparod if the o p portuni ty was alfordoil to draw his scalping knife and take back trophy with him. The t r a i l led on to Lake Er ie witli its


In those days


g ro a t g ra in elevators. The g ra in was t ra n s ­ ferred by ra i l from tho .prairies to tho elevators a t Lake Erie, w h e re - i t was tran s forred to ships, wliieli traversed the Ijako oulored th e St. Lawrence Kiver ami went on to th e sea ami Europe. Across the prairies to th e Columbia Valley and into th e Rockio.s, following tho course of b eaut i­ ful Bow.IUvor, flowing botwcon magnificent mountains to Banff, tlio Metropolis of tho llockies. Through tlio gorgeous Sinclair Canyon tho t r a i l led on to Lake O’H ara, fringed with th e most bonntiful wild flowers for w'liich th e di.strict was so justly famous. Oil up th o Kicking Horse Pass to tho Great Divide whore a su c am separates, ono por tioii flowing c as t to Alberta and the west to B ritish Columbia.


Boars- -and Boars I


one need n o t bo surprised to sco small black ami brown boars, many of which were quite friendly.


TUiis was tho country of big game and


the best policy was to climb th o neares t tre e as speedily as possible. So tamo were some of th e small hears th a t on motoring iu the d is tr ic t i t was no uncoinmoii s ig h t to brown boar begging in tho road in


I f one saw a grizzly, however,


of elioeohito. H e irs Gate, th a t marrow gorge wboro the


power-driven macliinery. ami tho erection of


weaving of cloth was rapid tlio now an d chcapoi' mothotls. Tlius driven to seek work in tho factory—several siiinll mills sp rang up in tho d is tr ic t adjacent to Downliam—roimineralion dwindled to as low as fifteen shillings a week. When All*, tlohii S la te r was horn Lun-


tacturies, so th a t home eniploymeiit in the idly' displaced^ by


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oushiro was experiencing har<l times, and lliero was oven r iot ing for tlio b arest necca- silies of life. A t’ the age of iiineieoii ho went to f.ondon with tho object of seek­ ing employment. T h a t was in 1851—tho y<‘a r of tlio g re a t cxliibition—a t a time whou hooliganism ran riot in tho AfoLropolis. ’riiero-ho found ids nicho in life, and spent si.\ty V(»ar.s or more before sett jing down to sp en d ’ tho oveiilido of his days a t Soham. A roinarkablo man in many ways, quite


Gardening was ono of his chief hobbies; tho study of astronomy anotlior. Ho never forsook Ills in te re s t in clmrcli an d scbool work, and ho eschewed tobacco in any form. Tlie P a s to r of tho P r im i t iv e Atothodist Chapel conductt?d tho funeral which took place a t the Cldngford Mount Comclcry.


an n r t from bis consti tutional s tren g th , Mr. Slator had much to occupy his leisure.


MUSICAL HOUR.


MR. H. B. SHAW’S BRILLIANT ORGAN RECITAL.


tho hope th a t cars would stop. Brown bears in the vicinity were used lo cars and fond


. iver formed rapids, ro a rin g and surging,


boiling and swirling through tln^ narrow gatowav of rock was famous for its salmon, which wore p a tr io t ic an d fought th o ir way up from tho sea in order t l in t th o ir young inighb bo Imtcbod as native Canadians. Eels swarmed up th e r iv e r for th o same sonti- mont.al ronson. One of the finest sights in tho liockios was th e twin falls of tho A’^oho Vallo.v, which wore sometimes called the Bridal Veil Falls hoennso of tho spray' sent np by th e twelve h undred foot drop of


water.


.stained iu tbo most wonderful colours. On tbo coast, too. Uio salmon fisheries fionri.shcd. ’niousamls of .salmon were cau g h t da:ly. One of the most jiopiilar methods .wn.s to on-


wore' found among the Tndmn tribes. F o r many gcneniUons Hho Indians had erected tho lingo totems, carved in hioroglyphic.s which told the liislory of tho tribe, and


.\long tho Pacilic Coa.st imiii.v totem polos ^ •


eirclo n .sclionl of salmon with a huge not —the \(tci\\ doserintion of not wn.s a lot ot liolos tied together by cord—and slowly to draw tho net tight- a t tho top and so enclose thousands of fish. Tndoecl .the fishernmn woro very disappointed if their catches dm no t average a. llunisaiid .salmon a t droiMHUK of tlio net. . Camula ennned HO million pounds of salmon anmmUy ami ex- ported 32,198,000 pounds.


Whon Somebody Shoutod “ Gold The lecturer couUnued the trn i l


, iicrpotnal wliich


■ountry a t tlio edge of an enormous plo“ J> particularly in the vicimly of •nvercil with hostile In d ian s an d with holds | fQ^^morly the headcpmrlors


nnshing its way into the oxorahlv a t A rivor ,■100 feet


sihiurwav whiek grew in a .single da> trom fpo^inl lition of about twenty to ^ W


thiok. 'I’lion on tlio tra i l of 03 to


duo to th e groat gold rush. ^ th o -Whilo Pass, tho gate to the golden Ynlton. Over wild and snow^coverod


coimtrv over wliich the prospectors fought th e ir wav, to Lake Atlin wliieli mirrors tho sa?ago bonnly of llio mountain range and rollco^ls th o ray.s of tlio midniglit sun. Anil as tlio still sank in tlio d is ta n t west (ke long^ long tra i l of advontnro eamo to its com lnsion in tho land of romance and gold, wlioio t o N o r th e rn . Dights scmtillato ag ain st tho


'^"ifrhnn'kf t'mro h'onrtily accorded tlie iceturor on tiro suggestion of the Cliairnnin


•.----------------->— «> • o»—<------------ 'J'HIO NFAV iUATD.


ItaVv,” said tlio inistroEfi-.sweetly to lior new"ma--'d, “ did your la s t mfst.res.s help you


in nnv way .willi your work?.” . --


th e mistress. ■ “ Y"ou. nuRht tell me. and wonVl do tho fame.’* -


” \m l how did she Iiolp .vmt?.” went on .•


Oh yo'^, nimnAT.ifv.


liclpocl me u- Ricab _ .


, Bv kocpinc; out of iho lulchcn, nnim, , of


.snow and ice hiul ms iviso rich verdurre,e, of tlic Piissmn


iddition lo ■ ' being a


Iho ra te of a few, incho.s.an hour crooning


leo,


to Ala.ska, eountiv


ot


Governor. Aliisita was a cmintry of |in- ciiliscd mineral and fur hrceduig po^silnl-


itios. n o ro was tiio groat 'Jalai glacioi • ■ ’


soa slhoiwly andim in- a milo wide


and Ono of tlio most popitliir additions to Uiii amonitios a t tUo Castlo lliis ju a r lias boon


tho now sholloi-, illustrated by tlio aooompanying “ Advorlisor and Tiino.s ” pholo- grapli. 'J’lio soaling is so arrangod Unit one or anoUior of Iho threo sides alfords pro­ tection from any wind th a t blows, and tiio rdioltor lia.s qniokly hcooiiio one of tlic most popular rondor.voiis on tho oslalo, partionlarly -.is i t overlooks llio recreation and music


centres. SABDEN.


Peiullo grouml on Saturday, Sabden St. Alarv’s ontcrluined Eurnslnnv and Booth’s Work’s team, and won by . -1—0. Thu scorers for the iiomu team were Oregaii (2) and Lambert and .-Mkinsou.


FOOTBALL.—In a friendly iiiateh on the


P.S.A.—i l l the We.sloyaii School on Sun- | day afternoon a P.S.A. was held, presided


over by Air. .losepli Hall (sen io r).' There was a good attomlauce. '.rho speaker was Mr. Brown, of Hapton. who gave an m- torosting address on “ Boats.” Two solos wore ably roiulerod by Miss Buby Lewis and Master .Joseph Hall, Aliss llolgato


iccouipauying a t the piano.


School on, S aturday evening the “ .Duds ” Concert p a r ty gave an oxeellent concert, whieli w;is greatly enjoyed by a crowdccl audience. The concert p a rly consists ol Youie^ men of St. Nicholas’s School, then* traiAcr being Air. F in e s t Simpson, who also a c te ^ . as aecompanisL. The proceedings wero'epenod by Air. John Hill. _ 'Ilie concert proved financial success, a sum of £1-1 being realized.


CONCKBT.—In Uio St. NT<*liolas’s Siuiday . . ,


in, the Wesleyan Sunday School, an mstrue- iivo an d in te re s tin g lecture, i llu s tra ted by beautiful lan te rn slitles. way doUvorod by Ilio Bov. .1. B a rn e t t Foster, of Xhidihain,


LANTIOBN JiECTUBK.—Last night week, . , , his subject .Ri^ips “ Jjunaica


Nicliolas’s Sunday School on Sunday a f te r ­ noon, Air. J . ‘Wilson presided over the \o i in g Alen’s Fcllow.sbip meeting, when an cxcol- le n t address was given l>y Mr. Brown, ot Great Harwood. At tbo .same .school Airs. Birtwistle, of Accrington, simkc n t ,tbe Young Women’s Bible Class, AIiss A.^ L. F.dgo presiding. On Sunday, th e \ icar, tbo Bcv. A. E. Bodon, resumed bus diitios a f te r an absence of several weeks, eansod by


FELLOWSHIP MEETINGS.—At th e St. ^ an accident.


the niispicos of the SaVden and Dis trict Nurs iu" Associutioii, a ball was bold in St. Nicholas’s School on F r id ay evening, the ovoiit beinfi; well attondi'd. The Sabdou Carltou Dance Band suppHt'd the music for danciiv’’, wljiloTho following ofncienUy actoO as ALC.’s : Alessrn. T. Cook. II. Jackson. T. Green and A. BritclIfTc. Tbo event proved a success, and iho commiUee desire to Ihnuk Atiss Foster .for the loan 'of plants, the nmbnlance for decorations, -the band for ih c f>rficicnt wav in which, llicy rendered th e ir item*', th e Al.C.’s, all who sent snb-


NUBSING ASSOCTxVTTON BALL.—Under _ , All*. ,r.


Appleton pn'sided over a good attoiulando. TW* Tnutej’ii was cfliciontly mampulalod by AIxv-T. Parkinson. The collection was xn aid of the ydiiiig men’s elTort for th e - fo r th ­ coming bazaar.


.seriptidns, and ilie Clmrcli Council for tho loan of tbo school. DKAAlATiC EVFNTS.—On Saturday, iu


afternoon, Air. H. B. Shaw, Alus.Bac., ijavo another of thoso b r i l l ian t organ recitals whicli ought to a t t r a c t fa r more ijoople tlian


At Clithoroe Purisli Church on Sunday


actually a t ten d them. In fact, tho congre­ gation was of only modorutu dimensions, although ih c jirogrammo was of a character likely to appeal to many.


I t is ra th e r


<Iifficiilt to undorsland the failure on th e p a r t of score.s o f music-lovers to tak e ad-


vautago of tho o p portuni ty afforded of hcai'ing an organ of oxcoptionul calibre played by an neknowlcdgcd mastor of tho instrumont, in a series of items making wide appeal. The programme openetl with tlio Mon-


the Wesleyan School, two oiu?-act plays were prodiiei'd " by “ The .Peiullo Forest Staj.;-


LEEMING


dclssolm ovortiire in C, full of charming melodio.s and harmouios, firmly dovolopcil in playing of sheer brilliance. There followed “ Tbo Storm ” (Lemmons), one of the ” show pieces ” for th e organ, charact'orisod by a .successioii of miglity chords and


Sciciely,” tbo l itlo of tho plays boing “ AVho is Who ” (T. .1. Williams), and “ One Too. Alauv for Him.” Alombers of the oa.sf were as follows: Alossr.s. T. Dyson, W. A.


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Dyson, G. Thackeray, and W. Aforroll; Alisses N. Hargreaves. 12. Hargr(?avcs and Al. Lamb'ert, wliile all were under the t'litelago lof Air. .11. Simpson. The play; W(?ro acted in an admirable manner, thu i players ac<iuitting themselves splendidly, j Airs. Paiter.son'presided over a good attoiul- anco, and Aliss Holgnto accompanied a t the piano. Votes of thanks wore accorded tlio Society a I tlio close, ni\ the motion of Mrs. PatU’r.son, .socondiHl bv Airs. Berry. The j>i*ci*ods were iu aid of the tea-room a t Ibo forthroming bazaar.


day a t llie Baptist Cliureh a young people’s .Sunday was hold, Sijveral yming people ta k ­ ing jm r t iu the morning and evening ser­ vices, ijy reading tho lessons, and giving out tho liyhins. Tho event, wliich was tho first of it.s* kim! a t tho church, proved .a source of interes t, and tln!re wore 'good congrega­ tions a t hoth services. 'I'lio Bev. D. 1. Atorpan ])rcached, the topic for tho evening service being “ Youth.” The following young people ofiiciated: Alaster Bai^old Bridge,


YOUNG PEOPLE’S SUNDAY.—On Sun­


'marked, too, by vivid plira.sing of almost startlini^ iiitensit.v. “ The S to rm ” is dranintlcally described iu really tlirilling music, and the work (leiiiamls no t only a lino instruniont but aii executant of umisual ability. Air. Shaw ' extracted from the music uver.v whit of energy and offoct, hold­ ing his* amlionco spellboiiml. Tlioro followed two pieces by AIcDowoll, contrast ing iu dolicato tra c e ry with tlio^ honvior


work th a t prccedotl them, and discoursed with facility and felicity. . As a final number Air. Shaw produced Uio magnificent ” Tann- liausor Overture ” (AVagnor), played with supremo conlidonco to bring, ou t in full majesty and grniihic .sequence th e ' bold Miemos of music th a t will endure for over. Mr. SImw dc.servos well of musical Clitberoo.


Church clioir effectively iutorpretod tho anthom.s “ O Wor.sbm tho L o r d ” (Hollins), 'Plio Long Day Closes ” “ (Sullivan) and Froin Thy lovo as a F a th e r ” (Gounod),


By way of providing variotj', the P arish


all being tastofnll.v given, Uio choir boing provc<l^ well-balanced and wcll-coachod, and pos.scssing withal full appreciation of tbo solHng.s.


Air, Bichard AVood, Afiss Katliloon AVood, Ali.ss Doris Dawson, and -Mastor Stanley Birtwell. Tbo anthem, “ Thine. O Lord, is ibo Greatness,” was ably rendered by the clioir ill tlio morning, under the loadership of Air. .1. Tlowarth (clioirmaster), whilo th o anthem a t tho evening service was “ O P raise the Lord, all yo Nations.”


LIFE SENTENCE.


cbiu.'v • wnrehouso. On the' th ird day ho smashed a b'g va.so. On pay-<lav he was culled into th e xnanagor’a offico and was told th a t half his wages would be deducted each w('ok until tb o vase was paid for. “ How much Avas the vase Avorth?’


Klnmsolgh obl.ainod a job ns packer in a


asked anxiously.* “ About I ’uO,” ro|iliod ibo manager.


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fi'lu' manager stored. ” AVell,” said Klumsoigli. ” i t loolw


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Avinnor of tbo King’s P^i'^o a t -Bisloy._ has boon declared champion shot of th e military, forces of Canada.


Ijicutcnnnt Desmond’ Burke, a former


handed to the cn.sliier of .a London hospital by, ail- elderly woman- who refused to. giv her name,


, ; A te:i-bag containing five £1.00 nole.s wa.s READ.


monthly P.S.A. was hold a t tho B ead Con­ gregational Sunday School. Air. James Dcwliurst xiresiding. Two of tlio scholars, Dorothy Diixburya ml Phyllis Luycock, sang and recited, respectively, and Air. AValter Branio, of Colne, gave an in te re s tin g address on ” John Alackintosh,” tho founder of tho well-known sweets and confectionery linn a t Halifax.


P.S.A. — La s t Sunday al'tcnioon .th e


AAIBULANCE BALL. — La s t Saturday the 35th an n u al 'b a l l , promoted by the Bead mjd Simonstono Ainbulanco and Nurs­ ing Divi.sioii was held in tb o Church School, B e a d ,- th e to


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which lie began. On re t ir in g from tlic Hudson Bay C^nipnny a t tho ago of 70, he was always ready to •help tho down and out tra p p e r a n d in th is way gave ovorylliing lie possessed.


dav, Air. Sluter mentioned l l ia t his father was a haml-l(a»m weaver when, before the advent of tho power-loom, i t was pos.siblo for lioiiio work*?rs to inaku anything from i^2 to .C3 a week. B u t tho.se: earnings began to decline rapidly with tbo introduction of


interview w h ich w o published on April •Hli last, lollowing • on his mnety-eighth• hirth-


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had hecomc known and in the centre of tlio cemetery now stood a niagniricent s tatu e lo his memory.


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