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THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

, ,MARCH 15, 1924

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Miracle, V3*

' til Autumn

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B' Vern. Bowles GrlHl¢h_‘ uf gm |g fun 1 ,

` y ‘ ‘ evgolfgve no :ima toostsxze and set, his ist act the spilling of his

'ro'the chant of the #mag the

hemlocks, the golden-r'0d sers swing, the white yarrow stands in nun-like devotion, and the lmimor

' W tolls done the waatwke 01 81'” or ioviinese drawing me back

fralrs. 'Ie not autumn a miracle

_as well as spring? sketch a few, and I ily to good aut- .Mature summer accepts, perhaps horny w vmmcme my ¢_eme,.i¢_y_ welcomes, progress; she lights her ~-for My exp,-ess10n_ howawr im. gold lamp of iPromise, illu-rnflnatlng pe,-fec¢_ once given to a che;-151,94 °V9l'Y Brel’ Wudslde and t°l°°hl“5 feeling, seems a sort of legitima-

the wssts places; she strips her t hilltop fires and blazes her sentin-

Gls in the \'t1ll€fyB- "NB U19 fllml touched with scarlet. The woods 801 ln the drama Of U19 S@“5°‘“°» on the hi-lil stamped a jagged line the blaze of color before winter on the open page cf a blue _eky_ drops -the curtain- Autumn plays the white some chimney or the |10 S’mtlll Dart- in N8ll1l‘6'S "lIl¥llY bungalow stood sentinel aga/lnst of an Onward Mlval1Cll1§ l1'1°l0dY»" the background of green, and the J. Arthur Thomson, that scientist u wiio never destroys wonder-ra bi ther intensifies it-tells ws, “as Among ,me sea,-|et_ f]0we,.s_ the

_we come to know Nature better, g

_we und that everything is equally his living, and 1 closely watched wonderful if we know enough about mm hm»vemng_ swmly he vim-_

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IS ‘llliffe U0 “Wilder lil the Pack' bine, ‘thrusting his long beak into

ting down of leaves? Is there any ea answer -to the winging south, or the mi,-acuious. feat while s|_.;.1| eue_ ihurrowing under? Is -there no mys- pended in the am he tipped up me 105’ lil '-116 “B153 °f '-he mauarch red goblet and drank of the nectar lblli-l@l°flY 1° U10 l’“l'Pl° W-llk'W°€d of the upland. Xvhere did he get t-or-is it in man's power to scatter the strength and skim He is H the children of chance to their new ga homes? Do the late summer winds fm Iblow only to rattle the bones of old an

ftrees? No! No ! There are all re

:wonder of what we call autumn. D

_what we call death. hz

Each season brings its gifts. Be- de

'side -this sense oi' wonder. what has "_ autumn for me? She rests a res- sh

Ulllllllg ‘mud 011 ‘my 5h°“ld°" hldd' columblnes 'ln the poetic moilth of

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ing ime glanceyback ln gratitude. Ju In the haze of October days there is a .mood of retrospection and of es

his deacons, "Study to be quiet."

,We have no times to stand and ,nf

_ stare. see

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No time to stand beneath the ,ine

boughs

Sid

And eww as IMS “B Sheer* “Hd nie clasped both hands .behind ner

C°“'S~ back and "nonchalaiitly glanced at

the scenery on either side. (Oli, it

N0 l-lint? 10 59% when W°°dS We ivns. rich, and 'brought back with a

,\\`liei'ept:1i\irrels hide their nuts in gill my chudhood memories or

_ grass. [A

_ zzle's.)\ Suddenly, ‘I came into.

li r vision; he' poi e became mor

N0 time to see in uma aayiigiit nf,-e I 5 6

Streams of stars, like skies at ma ' night. vel

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° » ,il Q she glanced up out of the bluest

l L” eyes, s. sweet smile on her child

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» -1 _ ‘ passed on to the store. I -shall not

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5 " 'al I/['{_‘-[._"" Nature 'had spread there -this sum- .-'__2_._ §_ `_'f` _ mer. First the tender green of \"_\- ~~' spring grasses, 'brightened by the _,fl ,;-‘i i dandelion, with here and there a

i " i 'I ` nal r _ , ,' <_".`V \ one of 'her _brilliant rugs appeared

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Lovely 1°" 'wie f°*|»1° ll *l‘° golden-rea. when i think oi new

material und for this froek ol be

smart ddgxi. The (rock In outlln- 1, od In I b or Maha same imnt|r~ mg Ill over iwhleh.. _ rkor brown fig- N. urn In braid tries n curved do the el n , _ of glsti the oliver uu of pin-tusltq ygstenlay the pusion of an ear- r to nuggue un mas tina at ti»’»i_y _ lot d ol ee. ' o

w.1'||¢.”` 0.3” frook would be them howl!! soaring, though not lowly ln white Radu' with dup k_no Il .

l brl bl fo th lor- 0|

'M' M..-_ rj . ' ,l»oo"lllrt'ylH’<“lI."‘l‘h\ llllliaelb ol;

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tranquil orderliness, which makes W; pictures of me' one July day'

me think Paul must have written sw in this season that admonirou to me

surely approaching. A little girl oi

“What is this life li, full of care m;d_ apparently wnh supreme up

e little fat arm swinging by her |

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until she reached my side and I i spoke. Down went the curly head, ` and I could only see 'the charming i line of it rosy cheek. "Hello, lit-

One of ithe 'most vivid scenes, `

_ and one which strangely impressed ‘ me, can be told n= the sentence I

iind 'ln ~my dlarlr of August the

I twelfth: “The gulls are riding the t wind to-day; their grace and poise

en . When the wild asters blossomed

in my upland in September, I aus

__ f . in the scarlet and gold of hundreds

' l change, 'ln July she spread runnem

The mcadow's by it/3 sdber white.

lk 'Bhrough few would bend to pick

it '

Are tmnpered, as the sounds of

Are tempered by the crlket."

Close on this, the blue oi' chic-

‘ ` 1 nry and the purple ol the Scotch

4 thi

stle varied the whiteness and

then followed the flint autumn fab

antlfully all these colors harmon-

_”mJ;;irs:.:_0n'_‘,qrt,¥rrlan rugs.,

beauty 'known .

-lniumn wind swept the thistle- wnl oi! their feet. I could see

wlnl when nor why. 'I' ac. and lo still l lui'-o»,“t‘|.,°dy

, , , - um autumn hu ' ven -t_lie, woods the

§:d'4::t;§"§f,Tf;;¢??,:,:,”:§ey cg ;ipsy`6olore-g‘er’e.e.scu-let tunic.

dance. '

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Np time £0 wait 'till her mouth

stare."

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That is the voice ot an-tumn. hen 'I heed fi find little pictures

rough the summer days. ‘Let me

lon of the pleasure we take in it." June had a picture of green

pland, a-t'-laime with wild colum- nes, tripped to ‘my very door.

een-backed humtnilng-bird found

tl from colutmblne to colum-

ch little hanging cup, and by a

y deceivenand when on the wing

use ot cobwebs and lichen well plcts his skill and artistry, and seems fit that the humming-bird ould be gall welcomed h the

n the country I find the sweet

lie waiting outside a vlll§ge re,l isawdowutonitlie 'road un br maple trees, a tiny figure lei-

ee su-mmers, walked -tahe lonely

ference. ‘I wish you could have n the royal strut of her, firmly pplng along the dusty road, first

e and then to prove her courage,

ands down the -road to Aunt

cted than ever-'bravado de- nds anhudience! ‘My little tra- |, ler valinntly layed this ‘am

sweetheart; aren’t you afraid Ibe on the road alone?" Shyly

e, as she shook her head and

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to think of .the many carpets

-tern of May apples. In`Juno

wild coltsmbines. As n direct

pearly everlasting and yarrow.

night `

the burnt yellow ol tsnsy and

. I 'knew where the artist found

s 9 sa eil teadher ot-

biendlng ot onions, u lovers:

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nnlch that smile ther eyes began. b°“d “ll °f "I9 °‘”‘°"°”~ la thi'

them s yellow tlanhiet. and-ag'_a_in agrees sash. All day the woods have calldd me-the belov d vase

evening I turned to the lake and loved _th glory there. The sun had

paint pot inthe waters of Scugog. So warm a rose-light seemed to strike up from the lake, it filled thé'alr with,color. The killdeers on their way.qouth, called in joytof it. '

For me, such scenes are worth

"the time to stand and stare." They make ready my memory for the long winter days. and more than over teach me the jubilant wonder of autumn. Yes, _lt is jubilant; Nature holds no requiem at the :hanging of the leaves.

"Who then so dead to valor As not to raise a cheer,

When all the woods are marching

In triumph of the year."

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WHEN SEWING ON BUTTONS

‘MHIIY women who take a-great '

deal of pains over the actual mak- ing of a garment are very careless :ind even untldy when it comes to the sewing on of the buttons,

FLOU

_ ,_ ,of ' .Bakers Appreciate __ 'A Y

Mi\N|'roa.\ it/mu was/tr

because they find that it always

gives satisfactory results.

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whereas well-sewn buttons should add rather than detract from the a

appearance of an artiole. to

“UWB-Vs he sewn on with silk twist li the same color as the coat or drees,|

s every appearance of slimness and where the button is of the four- tl

d 'brilliant coloring, but spy him hole variety decide beforehand in material. The disadvantages of so st-ing on a_ wire fence, as I did. which direction the stitches shall d

lmiruclebent, with wise seeing eyes. and he is just a ewcky_ dmb lime 9:0

title we who are blind and “Willie bmi, the only striking eight his

odlglously long beak. His little *_

ne hole the base from which three

Pearl and bone buttons should stitches radiate to the other three

ones, and look like an arrow head. Never draw the threads so Light iat the button lies too close to the

oing_ are three-fold. The /button

- [will not remain fastened. the mat- '1'hey,.may be the obvious cross. eriai is apt t0 tear, and the gar- wo parallel stitches. a square, or ment is pulled out of shape so that

more decorative form that makes'

lt sets badly. The stntcncs behind the button should always form a little shank.

Button-hole stttcli is the neiitest

as well as the strongest method of sewing on hooks. The lower loops oi’ the hook should be covered all round with fiat. close button-lmling and then securely fastened oil. A hook sewn on in this manner will last a along as the garment.

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I another what trcatnicnts most benefit to them.

An physician will tell you

are due to lowered vitality.

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sleep, too much excitement ur

nourishment, _ from over-eati sedentary habits. _ <

Tis under such circumstances that experi-

ences are exclizmgeii and women tell one

It is a pretty snfe guess that inthe-se

tete-a-totes no medicine is so fiequenily mentioned as Dr. Cliasds Nerve Food and there is u very good reason why.

the allments which most. bother women are

In these days of surgical specialists the

operation is too frequently the first. thing recommended whereas in many cases restored vitality would enable nature to restore the natural functiotis to th: deranged

Lowercd vitality may, come from the

. strain of irregular hours, loss of rest and

It may also result from lack of proper

when vital`t`%'y."i-i`m= tow time is no emi to

the troubles that may arise and you are an Toronto. I

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have been of _

Restorative

Health A Live Subject At Afternoon Teas

easy prey to colds, pneumonia and all sorts of gemi diseases.

treatment is demanded and

bt-cause Dr. Chase’s Nerve Food has proven

to bo the trreatest of restoratives of the blood and nerve force is why it is so greatly appreciated by women everywhere.

At this season of _the year particularly,

that most of almost everybody is in need of such assist-

ance as is found in Dr. Cl1a.se's Nerve Food.

Put this pular restorative to the test

when you grid yourself nervous, _irritable »and sleepless or suffer from indigestion, headaches or tired, depressed feelings.

You will soon be convinced of its merits

and will realize then why so many thou-

sands of women find a jo in telling their

friends of benefits received:

You will notice that while the price of

W°"`Y' Dr. Chase’s Nerve Food has 'been increased

to 60c. the box

ng or from '-

new contains 60 ills instead

of 50 as formerly.

Likewise Dr. Chase -Liver Pill!

fe n-5

. ' f 25c.`f mar air

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