. i @e/ect0i ‘Chocgtep _ i -l'l|| till in ‘L ‘ H tag/g 4.1 » “@190” §... I \_ rnanaitwron sciiooi. llhliowing Ls a report of the stand- ing of llrederlctcn Schoorfor Nov- ember:- Grnde X-Cathenne Stevenson. ' Grade 1X—R.uby Stevenson- cirade viii-i. wesieyMurray. 2- Hannah Hickox 8. Miller Steven- 3;... vi-i. Edith Cutcllffe, 2. Mm-y 120$, 3. Beatriice stewart. Grade V—1. Roland Hickox, 2. John Hicknx. ' Grade lV-—l. Helen" Stevenson. 2- Wiimot Selim‘, 3. lcwis Hiclffllt. Grade 111-1. Milner Hill. _ Grade 11-1. Milton Cutcliffo. 2. Waldo Seilar. 3. William Hill. Grade 1 Sr.-l. Adelina Cutcliffe '3- Everett Ross 3. Euphemia Raoss 4- Lester Ross Grade 1 Jr.—1. Ivan l-illl The following have made over 80% in their examinations. 1. Helen Stevenson, 2. Edith Cuteliffe 3. Ruby Stevenson and Milton Cut- cliffe (equal) 4. Catherine Steven- son. a sfgilvyilw itiiiaistg c“ slit"; 10$» nth“ “o e"o c‘ .,og»”‘§s§r:o§g§““ v Yntalfza“ - “Peerless” English Fox Netting All sizes in stock. Every roll guar- anteed. Sold in Summcrside by Wilfred Nicholson Teacher. -i——¢0¢-———- UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA I B. I. ihynor. THE A great deal-o-f-i-nterest will be Co.’ focused upon the report of the 61¢. LHVIITED. iliiftsntf .3'.‘°..'§§f. d???“ ‘if.- wonderful activity and. proflfefil- Some idea. of what may be expected can be gathered from the fact that in the 21 months ending Dec. 31st. 1927, the niilu increased 3'1.- 228-—Families 28,182. Sunday School scholars 40,088.‘ 3'75 flelds were re- moved from the Home Mission list due to becoming self-supporting. by amalgamation or otherwise. 285 Home Mission Stations have been added to the list with 900 preaching places which were not reached by and church prior to Union. Very encouraging is the fact that nearly 100 young men are, preparing for one misintry in the Maritime Con- ference alone, 16 of these being under the care oi the Pictou Pres- bytery. The United Church is mak- ing a wonderful appeal to youth. OAUBTIIJN SALE) CLEARING AUCTION SALE WED. NESDAY, DKIEMBER/ 18TH. AT “ST. JULIEN FARM" WIIEATLEY RIVER, P. II. l. SOLE AGENTS- FOR P. E. I. LIVE HOGS. We "are taking live hogs daily, excepting Saturday, p a y i n g highest market prices. Davis £9“ Fraser POULTRY l have been authorized by Major . D. A. Macdonald to sell on his farm We will be. buying l::lll!o:lln:.fl'0m wheat-icy River the live and (lICSSGd fOWi srocii-iz headhof cattle, nne and chickens for the "W" "°““'“°"‘ ‘ m" “ ""°' oats, mixed grain and hay liouse- baiance of the season 1"" ""'"‘""== 1 l"““°~ ""'°'" suite, 1 heavy wilton rug, never us- at _ highest market ‘gg-ollldoggegflp: o-gbfi-s-wg-Jffrg; pflceB, new, 2 sideboards, 2 dining-room ta- bies, 12 dining-room chairs. 2 hall chairs and table, 1 hail rack, 1 kit- chen range, 2 small stoves, 1 oil lstove, 2 kitchen tables, ‘ti kitchen a Ohllffl, l2 Bu!!!‘ Oil Chllffl, 5 bddl. and 6 bureaus, three new, 8 commo- dressed geese |dcs, 8 wnshstnnds, l wardrobe. ii ducks from December ‘one sets‘ and othcrdodd piecmhzlln- tO BC Sure iii-wed; iilrpicturcs, ‘cloaks, hundred of and get our prices be- We will also require preserve bottles, 21 one gallon glass Jars, 1 wringer, l glass wash board! ' ' wash tubs, l boiler, l spinning fore seumg‘ . wheel, 1 milk can, ioe in... 2 china ,_ SWIFT tea sets, 1 colored glass m, poi». ton kettles, pans of all kinds, buck- _ CANADIAN on, crockery jars of all kinds, i smoothing iron act, many ainnli rugs C0,, LTD, mu- nnu pods, lamps, oil lamps, i; lawn chairs, 1 chllr swing. e. l L 2 sets of snow shoes. hand sprayer. l stop ladder, 2 hod- ak cameras and leather cues. 1 clothes hone, l churn‘. Sale starts at 12.80 sharp, l2 months credit (Rum; i "IIIIQ. Auctioneer. 9791-12-17-21 - ep/Nowygufec! I ‘ wasnmoron. b. 0.. December lt.—-J0hn surly; the lever who" love for his nativevmountains North Carolina gave health out f oi-ltles much trouble and newspap- ers much copy. is going home‘ Billin- But this time he goes, not ‘as a fugitive from a leper's asylum. blli with the benediction of the author» ities. The United States Publil? health service has announced that rly has “recovered" and Will be -released soon from the national lep- cr home in Carvilie, La. And remembering the time when the burial service was read in Ens. i ~\ i mPvRioi-(i i917 by m BOBBS-MERFULL co. .~-v.==i=-\Ii== a . ‘began the hard descent over the No hope of resuscitation for thatIrocky cliffs and ledges that bordered unfortunate. Already it was set in the cove, the rigidity of deaih. And over the Helping one aiiotheras best they temple gaped a great dark bullet- could, scrambling each man to keep wound, where the stlfl‘ hair, dripping pace with the man ahead. all alike salt water, clung thickly in the blood anxious for the flrst frightful, horrid that had drenched it. the edges view, they stumbled over the rocks, washed flabby-white. grunting, swearing softly in the Gay turned away from it, instinct- nasal New England drawi. ively recoillng, her natural thought reached the cove at last. leaning for- to run quickly far from the terrible ward, staring about them. sight. But as she turned her eyes Then they swoderect, with sheep- feil on the hand that lay flung out ish grins, and looked the lengthxand on the sand, a long fine hand, a breadth‘ of the cove. There were hand that even in death suggested many footprints in the sand, there the emotions of life, desire. tender- were scattered logs, ~ bits of drift- ness. passion, that had tingied in its wood, the wreck of an old boat. fingertips. there were shells and seaweed and Gay's eyes hung to it, spellbound, fallen trees. But there was no and then, slowly, swept to the face drenched seawashed body on the again. It was a. tired face, worn, all sand, no trace of red blood on the set into grim hard lines; had prob- clean yellow, no sign of human ably been a handsome face in life, driftwood from the sea. the head finely shaped, the forehead ‘ high, the chin slender and clear-cut. CHAPTER. 1V. dread malady was discovered, those‘ at the leper home still suffering from the disease, will send Early out with ceremonies symbolic of the joy of men once doomed who have in prospect a reprieve that seems lasting. The public health service terms Early‘s case "another triumph ini modern medicine." Although he bears on_his face and body scars of ‘ the disease. he is believed to be well. Periodic tests will be made but there seems scant danger of a relapse. The health service reports that since 1021 only one leper discharged from the Carvllle institution as; cured has suffered a recurrence of the disease. The last 18 months. 24 patients have been discharged from the>~leper home as men sound and whole again. Although Early's frequent escapes from institutions where he was con- fined caused vexation at the time, health authorities seem inclined to f‘: “ll-y. The lips had been delicate and fine p - m before that last grim anxiety had Satisfied at last that their eyes feaal‘W122‘foafihgbgggfelnillllhllgl locked them into th hard cast._ did not deceive them, that in very ' Y c‘ ' dit him with creating sentiment that aided in passing the law placing lepers under the care of the public health service and also credit Gay shuddered, b ried her face in her hands. Then she stood up, sud- denly determined, and called for help again and again, her clear high truth there was no body in the cove, the men of the searching party drew together, looked from one to an- other with sheepish depressing grins. lish churches over lepn after the| -' i WHAT A Gift m” , rms WCIJLIJMAIKEZ’ ‘s HUNDREDS of husbands and fathers are giving their loved . ones a royal gift this Christmas-d Heintzmiin Piano! _ Memories of Christmas will indeed last for years to come. < _ ~ A Heimzman is the ideal gift choice at this happy time-mad it ‘ ' is easily within your means: A small down payment delivers" <\ _VL \ \ . _.,. i voice ringing and reverberating among the rocks that bound the cove. It was seldom that strollers came through the woods so far, and the cottages were far removed. 'I'l'iere was no answer, although she contin- ued to call even when she had ceas- ed to elzpect response. And so at last. bravely, she took responsibility to herself, set her lips reach oi the tide at its highest point. She lifted the outthrown hand and handkerchief, pitifully, over the pale rocks of the cliff, clambering over haste, and her terror was magnified- by her flight. so that she sobbed‘ lllfllld. fell often in her foolish frenzy pain. ed. her pale face streaked with tears,‘ she .st0pped to recompense herself, V adjusted her blouse and belt, and tried to wipe the telltale marks of of order at last, she ran through the woods. and down the lane to the Captain's house. The Captain, shocked by her white and frightened face even more than into a chair beforeshe fainted. “Do teil.” he shattered gently, coming toll-Lida give Miss Gay down there and-J‘ you." Gay proffered quickly. "N0. no. miss. lion's what you need. her some more tea-I'll take the] boys with me. We'll have to work it up over-those rocks some way." frail little figure Naturally, the the WW t0 Pick up the Budlong boys,‘ Lumlcy Lane. hard and benti down to draw the} body higher on the sand, beyond quiet's what you need. Lida give "B4116 600!’- "By gar, she done us," right!" cure and silent. BDSWCI‘. asked one of the Budiong boys. “No," said the Captain, with usual soft decislveness. laid it gently Hirer uponthe breatn-Icrirln’. her face all streaked and less breast, and spread her wispy white, tremblin‘ all over. She didn't She set face. Tlxcii, in a. fresh accession thought she saw something, that's 5nd Prlwllfed I of horror, she ran wildly upon the all A , They returned the way they had dell“ 0f the sei-‘llim petitioned th them, struggling feverishly in her come, and although the men hung ‘"8001! general to suspend the fed ogleral law governing who 01' levers and to let on their hard llls days in self-imposed isolation in, and cut herself, but did hot feel the chase for the wild goose, the Cap- a lel-‘llon 0! the aim to iliin-flam nobody. hoping the had sent them for a glimpse erratic New Yorker- roared Lumley Lane with hi_s great guflaw. “The little New ‘Yorker done us Led by the Captain, they tried the doors of the boathouse, of the Little club itself, but all were locked se- They called a few times, loud halloos, but received‘ ifo "Was she flim-flammin‘, Gamp?“ his “she was and registered at a downtown hotel. him with helping keep the country aware of the- fact that it had a lep- rosy problem. The treatment oli. leprosy is gem- ous, the health service said, /and the injection of chaulmoogra oil. [used in treating the malady. at one time caused excruciating pain. That might have had something to do with the mountaineers flights from the leper institutions. He made an unauthorized ap- Dearance in Washington in 1923 but he caused his to l027when he fled bgafi: to“ lit: oi: home near 'I‘ryon. North Carolina; rifle as ins mgainst more confinement. “$3.3? the segregation; the man spend tain, considerately, leftthem with- hm!- Tho Petition. habess corpug Out ofthe rocks, disheveled, gou- out and closed the door behind him. PTONGdlHBB and‘ The Captain looked p compassiong n05 i069 him from going back to ateiy at Gay. "There wa’nt drownded," he said gently. want nobody shot. There cove." nobody Ullrfliile, . “There ‘Treatment wym, it was not fear from her face. In a, ggmbighgg nothing but sticks and stones in the been. ainiiiiitiw“ ‘W’ b“ as had Hem" llllrvlw physicians had ‘dev E “my °r mix")! an anaes- Ciay leaped to her ‘feet giddily, thetlc-with each dose of chaulmoo. and the women fell back. respcot- Bra oil. fully, to give hei- room. “There- .... ‘t?’ she gasped. "But said he by the incoherent tale she told, ex- the"! W85! He hid dark Ylflll‘. B-lld trlcated himself from the fold of dog long fine hands-oh, nonsensei-I and cats with nervous impatience, 0M1 Bee hill! .3118 ml-llllllllfiifl Pllllnlyi and brushed against two grand- fl-B-My hlllldliéfilhiel. I Sllrcad it ___ daughters in his haste to get Gay Over his nwr flwe- Dld you brlns my The following is the stand,“ o, handkerchief?" “You're all tired out, Gay," sem a liafiucinatioii, that's all. the cove, Gay." Gay brushed past "Where you goin’?" “To the cove‘. ‘To se“ e for myself. p h I don't believe a wor He hurried away, an eager, mo...‘ clsred feverishly, wit . for the rudeness of her words in e‘ cgptgm 51d no; so shock 6f her surprise. “You haven't direct u; the “m; Hg “m; n"; w been there at all. You are deceiving the Pier grocery store to recouhi, the me. Of course there is a body in 3"!“ Hlgiilnbothain, a, gmesome tale. Then he stopped by u“ "We!" Mculld of it," she de- With ineflable patience, despite his two drivers from the taxi stand, m, wcariness, the Captain set out to omen“ Glllllllm. Allenby, in, wmhe, mm m, follow. mei- a few hot running harm-w. P. Cairns. _ With these enioi-oe-stevs Gav waited for him to cohiei merits. and folioEd by a troop of a “P l" h"? ' dozen‘ or more small Boys shouting' directions and calling inquiries, with “id two or three of the hnrdier native “wh "- hi" "i!" women trudging along at a respect- “You needn't go, Captain," she of "Oh. that's all right. I'm still good‘ he the month “dear; dear, now, what arc things said gently. "You work too hard. You 1t Willie Giiddings. here some good hot tea, I'll go right W88 driftwood fldin‘ in. Seaweed. GYM? VII—1. . maybe. 'l'hings allus lookalike men Nettie Davidson. “I'll go back with you ghd show iigider the water. There ain't nobody a Ilawi-ence ‘him, her hand Dofllgile VI-i. Neil Harley, 2, John Early stayed and the _, “c” lll its announcement now has his reward." <0->__ health ser CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL llfhe pupils of Cambridge Schiool for of November. | (311166 VIII-l. Minnie Acorn, 2. 3. Isalble Reynolds, Lehdflsan. s. Lucy "ls- 6- BM: Hllslnbotham. . Grade IV-i. Eileen Harley, and Jennie Myrtle Graham, l. 3. Eleanor Landrlgah, Richards (equal), 4,_ c]. v North Carolina _ ‘ L Esriya rifle did F . Santa Claus!" cried the chlid,rush- P6110801: a :-— James It was a gray December morning, ins into the room and holding up 55"“)? M9117 sllllfley. Mfl-ltllilflt! ' mg me ground was covered with the letter for her mother to sect‘ l hark“ mm“ shll-Tlley. Gilli" the snow which had fallen the night (To be continued) ‘ “Y- before. The village of Deerfleld was Putting on its wraps for Christmas m p German DOM-ll llltlimltles um _i_h|-ge days distant _ mm 2000 motarbusses in the , _ "B11890 tion, of passengers as well Minnie Lanigan, 2,‘ i the piano you desire to your home. Then you will see happy, appreciative smiles-for mother and daughter and son know what a Heintzinsu represents. -'I_‘hey know ii as ihe piano that concert artists choose s : = they see it in the homes of their friends a i : they know it is the finest piano you could buy._ Vin’! our Music S4101! today or tomorrow.’ _, _ » ,- Mah your choice. Delivery when you drain. ' ' ié Oldcfinnc MILLER 145 Great George Street H a. 1. BR 05., "u >l>." r coaiuivitaa sciiooi. _ _1‘l.or,tha~ month of November:- . Giindo X--1. James sharkey 2. Mary .., ,, ,8hs:rkey.- - . y oiaao vi-i. Nllsgucmlte Shiirkey, . 2. Cletus Sharkey. 8. AlioeMooi-e and turbed by the moving of a. chair. in 00mins (Qqiml) ' the next room, and she called: _ . . Grade 11-1. Stelh-Sharkey, 2. Pat- “ “What are you doing, Betty?" o rlfllrflhorhev. a. aemid Sharkey, t. “I've just finished ' a » letter tcwwll-ll-i and Irene MacPhee (equal) UNCLE RA Y’S comvan / THE WALTONS‘ CHRISTMAS Part l-Betty Writes a Letter l“ mini ill-FYI!!! 410.000.0110 persons l. your on 1000 routes. no thou ht Jean C191"- ham. 2. Henry Irving, kindly. "You are tired, and it is Swill Mel-Ville 5. ATCM Hlgg ham Girade IL-l. Cflfglifie Illnigbgfihhog.‘ Grade 1—Sr. 1. John Davidson, 2. l, . 4. Amona Richards. . Grade l-Jr. 1. Flgtengg pump 2_ ' Teacher. SOUTH MELVILLE scflgo], The "lllbwlhs is the standing for School for the month November. Grade X—l. Wilfred Howard What have you been d In one of the small houses of the Ernest Gra- village, a little girl-not quite eight years of age-sat at the dining- rcom table. Before her was an ink bottle, and in her hand was a pen. With a blot here, and a blot there, she was writing a letter. "Oh, but I hope Santa Claus will ful distance in the rear. they at last "n my 1985-" IS ‘.‘Flu” Returning? NEWS DIBYATOIEB IEO“ PAC] Ataxsnniin mass. “E9“m°"5 A" "V1555"; We chronicle Maurice Bradley. Grade IX-l. Vera Trainer, Clrade VIII-l. Edwin Bradley, “$13. “8.“?'“"‘* i l’ e —l. Dorothy Dixon, 2.. Elewvr Trainer. a. Melville Hlggntis,‘ J 9"“ VI-l- Betty 'I‘ral1‘im‘,2. ohn Ferguson, 3. Marion mood, Gfflde V-l. DOrOthy Gwen"; Grade m-.-i. Marlene Dixon, 2 (To 8c Continued.) I | In Memoriam MRI BBENTON MIGDONALD FIC COAST INDICATE OUT- niinuc or nvnmlmzs but seldom a sadder an“ event than that of/ the passing away Ivan H o With so much Grippe in the all‘ WINIm bu; tlIO y nciiess ‘fficdainril y “firs... ISLAND 001.1) sroaaca 00., ' "LTDQ ~ wise people are using preventive measures. ' | Because it. kills the gerni of in ueniis. Oatarrhoscns‘ quickly re. of" c-'.t-1""'~'-- i=- rse eq I s - in» m. marbling“: I. '1' "Keep your nose t @qlthym .. . sildyou of Mr. Benton ' M Do , unm- smmhconl‘: who w; m m’ m 2 oyleei-fin) 1, Mercedes Flood,’ Beyond on the 21st. of November. dmhm no§ii1si5moioa7 “m” 1m, in an mu your. He contrlct- ._____' _ ' “ml”- _ Be advised-stop your grippy cold at the beginning; if it roach _ son J , 1i _. .. hm“ n m” be we u“ t! Yourmgviggawsllpguiyn 353:5 summer and l‘ I i ‘ o p and hsérrriittlotwflettyzuixl: ‘ltitughat ‘ _ ~ ’ - . O‘ ' use roua mantra welfflw" ‘l’; 5&1: Yzllllfdmfl; 13d n u ‘ "p in . m to nitric o: '- ~ o ~ 00mm m‘ m“ m likod an c ,sn is income from ‘prance and _\’ _ ~ -. \. QQOKICAIS In nearly n _ e "ill-limb “It I slwm on the I." '0 l ’ ’ i i Y‘ o '- » the" m om aeigorpm who!’ community‘ v V . s ll‘ l the homo was the own. By dint I lgctc st slut to 815-" Inhalers. Use Oatorrhdbtib‘ w.“ (“airbags to Ilimlflltwflhglzrgtug g ' ,' ... . -~ . ', ~ lllflthrr. o hers, and Alexander and Alfred, d . " tors. ‘Sarah and sullen" “M” lkfiffiaffififla“ 4"- could rrnniaiixi ‘an m: .. ives and mafia. a m“ m", ,1’,J,',‘_“°§ "jump, ",,{|,"",'l" f‘ h Thehfugcral was held from his screaming, sad my omc traditions and was l - Dumping and |wu||djn‘_ o iy attended. _Burisi in Dundu - A neighbor lady tall mg fly THOUSANDS _ niiarin or "c/irsaaiiozoivn" lgrsltfly; Rcvaorllr. Constable. United ll" PM . ducting gory] It home ' d w beam-s were soothes. and heals. i i, ‘W, 2A,‘! l‘. U! l $1‘? ““' Bradley» 333st this," she murmured. "Last gChristmas he almost forgot us, but TI didn't write to him then to tell 2- f what I wanted." the letter her daughter was writing —sst Mrs. Walton. She was think- ing, ‘and her thoughts were sad. ‘They had traveled back to a time Gdgrgg ggomshmm‘ 195m - n“ i‘ had been complete; but now-alas! 11__1_ June‘ Grgzun’ m‘ I the husband and father was gone- two years before when the family ) “c5. Pmfiw 3:; a] 11$ I. ' __" . Dinettes! gill, ' called sway by the grim reaper bu“ d . i knniiwn as Death. I ‘ i _,______,._ . rWIJIIYQ: . , ‘o, rs. Walton had ‘faced life as. grimy“- 93335, bravely as she migiii. With her Pin is all I A ' ' giligi4i-“idllfi w"°"“'°'&n"" I I ‘ _ . "links-fuel for the winter, the ex. pause of doctor and dentist- w, caused her troubi ' “um high; time: and gun sirtrd." f" _ , ‘ Th. "wt-hit"! thoughts were ah. n the next room-not aware of ' Illlllfi, I 01 “e - . a shelter. It was the extra r - .' 3"" '1; "=" . trhetltlwlll? int‘ ‘ ‘iv’ (filth was . nnnn a_-¢_