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0F‘ ciAitifkiiulrxifl" GIVING UP D-MNERY three of these, applying for the p0- sition each offers. In due time she re- ceives a favorable reply from one school board. Her application is ac- cepted, and she signs her contract. The other two school boards also de- cide to engage her, but are notified that she already has a position. They miss the opportunity oi securing an- othcr teacher and feel that they have been treated unfairly.

"Miss Smith lsmore conscientious. She, too, sees the list of advertise- ments, but answers only one. After the meeting of this school board, shc receives a letter regretting that we

. (Canadian Press) LONDON. Fcb. 25~Rev Dr. H. R. 1,, wDivkW Sheppard, Dean of Canterbury, is resigning the Deanery . owing to ill health. For i3 years “Dick" shvppard was one of the best known clcrgylmcn in London his church, St. Martins-in-thc- Fields, 'I‘rafalgar square, being crowd ed Sundays as no other place of worship in the Metropolis was. He was the first in England to broad- cast religious services. He was then vicar of St. Marlins. Because of ill

h lth ' 192': l . gsv up his post incest garmfs thicheho had held wers another. After another delay she

since 1014. H0 was made Dean of is mrormed mail the p§iti9n is 31' Canterbury in In,” ' ready ‘filled. A ihlrd application meets Dr. Sheppard is Suflcrm“ from a similar fate. A month has msscd. beam troubhgnnd though his health and Miss Smith knows that the most o’ late has ‘Show some impmvp desirable positions are no longer va- ‘ . . cunt. She, L00. fccLs that she has been mrnt and the heart affection is unjustly treatod’ “What l5 to bc the solution of this problem?“

yielding. to lrcutlnvnt. he has been warned by his doctors lhut he must not continue his present work. Ho hopes to be able to take up other] I I

work at a later date.

When in Si. Martins Church Dr. Eheppurd was known to millions dhrough his broadcasting activities,- and he was "Dick" Shepard to a host i of admirers who never saw him. It

(‘O§T NO HINDRANCE

A/IONTREAL, Feb. 25.—Whcn there is a wedding party in a French-Can- adian family, there is nothing that the relatives will allow to stand in their way to attend. When J. A. La- ilontnino. of Three Rivers, Qua. rec- |r~nll_s' discovered that thcrc was no ‘ regular train that could take him and

7S members of his family bo the wed-

ding of his son in Graudcs Piles.

Que, and rcturil to Three Rivers the

r-amr‘ day, ho chartered a. special . tram to crlsuro that. the Lafointaines would be adequately represented at the party.

a broadcast service he found aivriit lng him tho ncxl. morning n pllo of letters higher than himself. Dr. Shep pm-d was larqucatlled 5100.000 in

in Amrrirau ulilllonzlirc bilnkrl" who flied that. your and rlcscrlbcrl the

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(Canadian Press) LONDON. Feb. zs-Jfhe famous rhmlo"; nf St. Paul's (Jntlicrlral have been sllencrrl at nights under the

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25 (By the Canadian Pressl-One of the graceful antique mansions of the province, known as the Manoir Lus- sier, constructed between the $9575 of 1827 t9 1837 and situated 0n the southeast section of this town, is rel?- idly disappearing under the hands Ol [the Wreckers. The vanishing of this lhslgdsonle ereystmw Structure W“ ir<<lcred necessary through the en- ilargclncnt of the St. Vinfielli d9 P3411

[Pc-nitentlary. Muny a motorist will

[miss the‘ slSlll 0i this We“ wnscrlicd relic of an ancient lloflwslvfld. with its; imposing old statues, situated within a few feet from the highway-

E. Z. Massicotte. Montreal Court House Archivist, recently cxlllllned that the building now b01118 119mm‘ ishcd was not a scigniorial house. but in modern parlance it would b1‘ called a mansion.

1t was explained in the ies of "Old Manors. 01d Houses." published in 192'! by W’ 315ml" Monuments Commission of the Prov- ince of Quebec, that the construction of this antique mansion was the real- ization o; u". dreams of Clement Charles Safirovois de Blcury. Who purchased the pwlwfly 5mm Rene Saint James. J. B. Baron and Joseph Rollin. These three‘ were 05001310» °l

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I MONTREAL, Feb. 2s. (By the C811- pdian PYESSI»--By the terms of a. re-

gently adopted by law. 15,000 holders of Montreal civic licenses must get

their phOtOZTBPYlS taken helm m" can be renewed next May. Th8 DUI" p951‘ of this is to afford greater pro- trction to the public in dealing with cauvnssors, pnwnbrokers, junk deal-

" he of the Quebec, Women's Institutes.

', draws nee-r. an oft-debated question ' Apply for more than one position?’

i‘ Members of school boards in most ,3‘ llcases answer, ‘No.’ From many teach-

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All llliFl""--llllfz rrllc which has hrcu included in the restoration sclzcn-c is Knolls pulpit, which stood for generations in the town church. Though it has been frequcntiy al- tered and repaired, there is little dzubt that it embodies pir: of the original pulpit from which John Knox preached while in Sh. Andrews There are nine elaborately carved eanopled stalls for the Principal and. the Profesors. The Architect who undertook the restoration was Reg- fneld Fairlie.

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MOMREAL. Feb. 25.—A problem which confronts the teacher in towns Ind rural communities is set forth by Miss Alice Dresser, of Richmond, Que, a teacher, who is provincial ‘oonvenor of the Legislation commit-

“As the season when their teachers

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instruction of Donn Inge, a. man climbing into the tower and stop- ping the chimes after 8.30 p. m- and setting them going again at 6.30 a. m. Dean Inge considcrsthe chimes a nuisance at bedtime hours. but there are many people in London who want to continue throughout the night, and a controversy has sprung up over the matter. The clock has been going for about 200 years. lt- was silenced during the war. CONGRATULATIONS FROM novstrv

(Canadian Press) IDNDON, Feb. 2‘-’I'he King and Queen have sent a letter of congrat- ulations to the Rev. Alfred Ward- roper and Mrs Wardroper of Ryde. on the occasion of their diamond wedding. " .._._______._ CHIEF, IN HILLDREBS, FIGHT! I'll!!!

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arises; ‘Has a teacher the right to

erethe answer is, ‘Yes.’

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Feb. 26 (U. PJ-Impressive in full dress suit,

Fire chief Lawrence E. Hlef directed his buslner". block iiro which occurred while Pie was lgmnrllng a social function. - " “ "'

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department in a two-alarm

ors and others. With the plwtvsranh- crs are identification cards.

8'! PER CENT SUNSHINE

PHOENIX. Am, Feb. 25.--Intent upon maintaing its reputation as n sunshine state, Arizona ls now boast- ing of the fact that it was clear B7 pcr cent of the daylight hours during this winter.

IT TOOK SIX COPS

BUFFALO, N.Y.. Feb. filo-Six cops were required to subdue _Cltfton Rice, 18, Indian, and take him to jail on a charge of illegally possessing I re- volver.

THIS BEAT FISHING

DEVON. Conn, Feb. flit-Employee of the Connecticut Light and Power Company have enjoyed the unique experience of having their meals come right through plpu into their place of business. A suction pump running to the Hausetonic river bu brought inmumelvus white perch.

Canada has now more than 4000 ‘chain stores in existence. covering

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Quevillon.

This beautiful properly fronted on the Rivierc des Prairies; to the rear of it was the Saint Francois rnilgc. On the southern end near the river Mr. dc Bleury constructed a spacious ‘manor house withlront and res.) facades bearing the crest of his inm- ily. The outbuildings of this rcul chateau were in stone, and somewhat expensive in character.

The Hon. Mr. DeBleury found great pleasure in entertaining and the doors of his manor house were constantly open to friends from Mon- treal and elsewhere, who invariably enjoyed generous hospitality-

'I‘he last s: the do Blcurv line died suddenly on September l5, 1862..On settling the estate it was found that the fine property at St. Vincent. dc Paul was heavily mortgaged. and it went under the hammer of the sher- lff on December 30, 1863, Tancredc Bouthilllep being the purchaser.

Mr. Bouthilller appears to have re- sold the property in different lots. one going to Felix Lussier, of Var- ennes. whose descendants were still the owners of the manor house pre- vious m its expropriation and demol- ition.

1T WAS BUSY DAY AT l-IIQBRON HEBRON, Conn... Feb. 25.—Whilc eating oysters, Mrs. Helen White found l2 pearls. The same day ‘her daughter went to her poultry house and foun an egg weighing a quarter of a pound and lzlrcsilring ‘scvcn and one-half inches in circumference.

ibOUND-PRDOF \\'.\LLS FOR JURORS , _.. .__

UTICA. N. Y., 12-11, 25. » Among the precautions taken by the Oneida County grand jury which is investi- gating vice conditions in Utica to prevent leakage of information was the construction of sound proof main for the jury's chambers.

WATCH, STOLEN, RETURNED

NEVADA, M0., Feb. iii-Thirty-

‘ i three years after her watch was sto-

ilcn, it has been returned to Mrs. J. C. Crotty. A note with it read: "I lam, sorry I tool: it. Will you for- give me? Marie." Marie, a former nurse in the Crotty family. has been forgiven.

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MIIILFORD, Con" lbb. N. (U. P.)- Dtgging for a building fulndetton, Wllltem rerguon turned up a bot- tle containing gems uid to be worth 01,800. H's offered to split with two companions who witnessed the find.

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Fruit and vegetable canning floboril 0f Vsnvctim Ind dtltrict turned out more than 1,000,000 cues during 1000. en lncnue over 1M0 of over 850,000 cues. end beating the previous record year of 10% by

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l THE FUNERAL of the late J. D. McNutt will take place from the United Church. Stewlncke, on 5st- urclay afternoon st 2 o'cloc_k.

i GLAD“! T0 BE ISLANDIB-

‘Plinee Edward Island, was arrested nt midnight by Detective Inspector a. F. Biddlscombe ma r ‘ ttve n. J. Kllpstriclr and charged with the theft of carpenters’ tools valued at $6 from the residence of Samuel Gilbert. Prince Edward Street. The tools belong to Amos Obniason who had been engaged remodeling the house- DeRloche was also charged by the police with breaking and enter- ing the residence at 74 Winter street Monday night and stealing similar tools there belonging to Bernard Ring and Ernest Long. Both sets of tools were valued at $5 each-St. John Telegraph Journal.

Seats

Quaker City Will Celebrate

(By Paul Comly French. United Prue Staff CuITQIPOIllIQII‘)

CAITLE ORDER-The Extension department of the Holstein-files- ian Association of Canada lnnoun- ces that an order has jun t been placed with the newly formed Pro- vincial organization of Holstein breeders in Prince Edward Island. for five well bred young bulls and two high class heifers, the animals to be shipped about the end of April to British Guiana. The cattle will be carefully selected from herds “frying high producing blood-lines on the Island, and the exportation will be under the direct supervision of Mr H. J. Kennedy, Southport, P. E. I.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 35.—The celebration of Washington’: birthday tomorrow recalls to Philadelphia the days when the city was the nu- ticn's capital and the first President lived in the old Morris Mansion at Sixth and High streets, now Sixth and Market.

The mansion, built by Robert Mor- ris. financier of the Revolution, was a three story yellow brick structure. with gardens of flowering trees, shrubs and fruit and shade trees to

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Morris's home-was selected as the most charming residence in the city and the proper residence for the President when the Congress voted in 1790 to make the Quaker City the capital for a period of ten years un- til the new Federal city could be planned and built on the Potomac.

U. S. Pencil Concern to Open Can. Factory

NEW YORK, Feb. 25-11112 Eagle Pencil Company today announced incorporation of n Canadian com- pany-The Eagle Pencil Co. of Can- ada, Ltd.-to handle the manufac- ture and distribution of pencils in the Dominion. The company will have beneral offioee at Toronto with Charles G_ Easton, as general man- ager. The new concern will operate a large plant now being equipped at Drummondville, Quebec.

Arrived in November

Washington came to the city from his home at Mount Vernon in No- vember of 1701. in time for the open- ing of Congress.

The rooms of the old mansion. which have long since been sacri- ficed to the godsot commerce and

greatest importance tn the forma- tion of the Republic.

It was here that Citizen Genet. minister of the newly formed French republic. was greeted by President Washington, after he had disregard- ed the laws of the country and com- missioned two pnvateers at Charles- ton, South Carolina, to prey on Eng-

NATURE FAKER CLAIMS HE "FOXED" GROUNDIIOGS PROSPECT, Conn., Feb. 25.—Les- ter Green, the famed Prospect nature faker, "foxed" the groundhogs on his farm this year by dieting them on grape ‘fruit and vanishing cream un- til th to nil. "giiiifdfilliiiiiiii 5.15 "sh mime Washington held his levees and

M u .1.“ ~ . °' m" ‘ e" m" "m." . r“ with all the formality of

a crowned head. in the drawing room on the left side of the mansion. Ever n. stickler for details and religiously demanding all the respect due any office which he occupied. he always appeared at the affairs in formal ut- tlre. with a short sword at his side and holding his three cornered hat under; his arm.

It was also at the old Morris home that the first receptions to the Diplo- matic Corps, the Supreme Court Justices and members of Congress were given. which have since become traditional with the Executive De- partment of the Federal government.

GIRLS SET SCORE RECORD

RICKREALL, Ore.. Feb. 25.—Here is one for boy basketball teams to shoot at! The Rlckreell High School girls quintet defeated the Grlmde Ronde girls by 117 to 1.

DUMPS MADE mro PARKS

MEMPHIS, ma. 2s, - Establish- "m" "f my Pflrke along the river banks here is doing away with an "llfilfllllly spot that once was used as l‘ 01W dumplfls srounds. 'I‘l-le work is part of a city beautiful campaign Which is to be extended over a per.

iod of 10 years. “wand chm“!

Washington was n regular attend-

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habit, he would arrive just as the service was about to commence. ee- corted by a Negro slave tn the grey and red of the Washington livery, who would open the door of his pew, and then retire, to squat on a cush- ion ln the rear of the church until the service was concluded. At the close of the service, the congrega-

ccmlrsnsm, Mu. w». as. __ Gilllarrl Rolfe, construction supervis- or with the Government fleet, eta- tioncd here. raises canary bird; aboard the fleet quarter boat as his 11011115’. He started with six and m; succeeded in raising 60. '—‘€i—-—~——---—--(._

n tlon would remain seated until Washington had le by the south llll fi||||_|] door. - -

It seems that in his elaborate

functions of state, Heslden‘ Wuh- lngton held no enmity toward the elite of Philadelphia society who had fed and feted the British soldlery of Lord Howe during the terrible win- ter of 1717-1178, while he Ind nu starving and ill clad troops clung in acute misery to the hills‘ and dsles of Volley Forge.

Old letters and musty records show that he was frequently entertained by, the leading citizens of thetown. Oltvedon. the country home of the former Chief Justice, Benjlmin 0M1. wle the scene of numerous parties which he attended. It wu around this historic old house, ltlll standing in Germnntown. that the hotly contested mum 6t the Amer- icenl and British in the Settle of Cermontown was fought. Hamilton's home at Woodlands, the Peter's at Belmont, Ind cum;

llot Stupid- Handicapped

The seeming stupidity of many school children, le directly chargeable to faulty vision.

Correctly fitted glasses often work wonders.

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Have your child's examined

F‘ Gordan Hutchaon of the famous old revolutionary mgn. Optometrists-At your '0" WWI-w» Pw-mmv m.

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Seed PotatioesFrom

WASHINGTON. Rb. iii-Potatoes from Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia have developed a quality dis- covered in the Mexicali jumping bean, enabling them to overlcap the duty of 75' cents a hundredwelght imposed upon Canadian potatoes in the Hawley-Smool; tariff bill.

The United States éhhually im- ports several million pounds of seed potatoes from the Dominion, but dur- ing January this year imports of seed potatoes reached u total of 25,900,000 pounds as compared with 101102.000 pounds in the same month of the previous year. Ingadditlon to imports of seed potatoes in January, some 9,000,000 pounds of potatoes for foods