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Although a member of his church choir almost all his life, 87 year old David Royce, of Rutland, Eng., was baptised and christened in the last month of his life. tain.” Tubby. “He's forward, miss.” Flapper: “I don’t care, this is a pleasure trip.” Flapper: “I’d like to see the cap- are the best Counter Check Books made in Canada. They cost no more than ordinary books and always give satisfaction. - We are agents and will be pleased to quote you on any style or quantity required. See Your Home printer First PAGE EIGHT ORDERS TAKEN AT THE LIBERAL OFFICE 9&5“ léb’) Sales Books To mark this day, and our Return to Our Former Quarters, now Fully Modernized, we are offering some Sensational Bar- gains in Men’s and Boys’ Clothing, Men’s, Boys’, Women’s and Children’s Boots and Shoes, at our We invite you to visit us in our new store and participate in the wonderful Saving we are offering to the buying public of Richmond Hill and the North Yonge Street district. e-Opening Sale To mention just a few of the specials: Men’s Fine Shirts, excellent quality, special at 89c. and $1.29 Children’s Shoes, sizes 2 to 5, White or Black, three stray (3‘1: RICHMOND HILL oxfords, special . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Men’s Work Shirts, extra special in this sale . . . . W0men’s»Sport Shoes, special per pair . . . . . . . . . BARGAINS GALORE Now in Modernized Quarters at the Old Stand, Corner Yonge and Richmond Streets For (/10! long -p/almed vacation among r/re brig/If [lg/Ir: and Me stirring Slglrrs of the big cit/'5‘ travel by bus. low fares will leave you more to spend on Me ball games, Meme: and other attractions you enjoy. STARTING SATURDAY @f/ . J. CRAIGIE Don’t Forget Dad, on Father’s Day Sunday, June 16th One morning during kit inspection the sergeant discoverel that this particular soldier (lid not have a Bible in h:s passessron, but instead only a pack of cards. Consequently he was arrested and in a few days brought before the colonel for trial. The colonel asked him if he had anything to say in his own defense, and, taking a pack of cards from his pocket, he laid them on the colonel’s table and said, “Yes sir, I have. This pack of cards is my Bible, my prayer book and my almanac. Perhaps to you this may appear sacreligious, but its purpose to me is exactly op- posite. It represents everything ‘that is holy. Luau IJ ..u._, . The fifty-two cards in the deck tell me there are fifty-two weeks in the year and- therefore fifty-two Sun- days in which to go to church. On the faces of the ffity-two cards are 365 spots, reminding me of the num- ber of days in the year. The four suns renfind ine of the four evang- elists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and- John. The thirteen cards in each suit picture for me the last supper at which thirteen were in attendance. The ace reminds me that there is one God; the two, of Adam and Eve; out an English sold barracks at England. everv soldier’s kit th Thi T HE SOLDIER’S BIBLE the story, an old story English soldier statione< let u: use/3'! you in planning a carefree Iro/I'du y, and treat yourself to Me added t/rri/I of 51gb!- :eeirrg all I/re way a: your coach travel: over gicruresque lug/r way: and passe: r/rroug/r every town and village along your route. is a part he include SAVE WHILE YOU MAY the three of the Holy Trinity; the four, the four major prophets; the five, of the five wise and five fool- ish virgins; the six, of the six days in which the world was created; the seven, of the seventh day, the day of rest, Sunday; the eight, of the eght good people who were saved fiom the flood; the nine, of the nine .epers cleansed by our Lord; the ten, the Ten Commandments; the jack or I.mave, of Jud-as the betrayer; the Queen of the Virgin Mary, and the King, King George, whom I’ll proud- ... m“! nnIn-nn'nanlv errer as long as ly and courageously serve as long as I am able.” The colo‘nel looked at the soldier for a moment and then said: “Case dismissed.” A group of mothers, waiting r0und the doorway of an infants’ depart- ment to meet their children as they came out of school, were discussing the progress of A;R.P. in their neighbourhood. Said one: “Yer know, Mrs. A. ’35 got a bucket o’ sand in ’er ’ouse, and so ’as Mr. F. They say it’s fer them incendary bom'bs. Daft, I calls it! I bet if we get any bombs, there’s not one in a thousand ’at ’ell ever drop i’ t’ bucket.” Going into King’s Cross Road Post Office (London) for some stamps, a man was told: “Sorry, but we are SOLD OUT!” A new conâ€" signment arrived shortly after. THE LIBERAL, RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIO ONTARIO $1.49 look at these 3 -Doy wit/tsâ€"lrz Fosto/a, $30.60; In Montreal, 52200; In Washington, 530.35 ; including return fare from Toronto, hotel room, meals and eotertainme/it. "Vocation Tours” describes these and ot/rer trip: to Me brig cit/k: or ontorio ’: lake/and resorts. inity; the )hets; the five fool- : six days eated; the . the day it, of the em saved if the nine 1; the ten, he jack or ayer; the y', and the I’ll proud- as long- as :he soldier aid: “Case A most successful Purpleville Re- union picnic was held at Cedar Park, Musselman’s Lake on June 8th. De- spi'te a none too promising morning the rain stayed off at Cedar Park until after supper. Results of‘ the‘ races are as follows: ' Boys 8 years and under, Nelson Julian, George Julian; Girls 8 years and under, Doris Sloan, Sylvia Kerr; Boys 10 years and under, Bill HOOV- er, Bill Sloan; Girls 10 years and under, Margaret Kerr, Mary Julian. Boys 12 years and under, Bill Hoover, Bill Sloan; Girls 12 years and under, Jean Bryson, Catherine Bryson; Boys 15 years and under, Ted White, Cameron Bryson; Girls 15 years and under, Verna Bryson, Catherine Bryson. Young men's race, Bill Kerr, Robt. Watson; Young ladies' race, Marion Robson, Verne BrySOn; Married men‘s race, Harold Dooks, Wm. Sloan; Ladies” three-legged race, Verna Bryson, Marion Robson; Men’s three-legged race, Jim Stevens, Charlie Robson. Needle race, Robt. Watson, Mil- dred Weldrick; Necktie race, Mary Kerr, Charlie Robson; Biscuit race, Glen Dodks, Mary Kerr; ‘Women’s clothes pin race, Vina Dooks; Men’s clothes pin race, Robt. Sloan; Nail driving contest, Mrs. Wm. Bryson; Peanut race, lst, Harold Docks, Louise Kerr; 2nd, Tom Sloan, Jean McClure. Oldest man present, Mr. James McIntyre; Oldest lady present, Mrs. Peterman; Youngest present, Jean Dooks. A package of P.K. gum was placed at each plate by Tom Watson through the courtesy of Wm. Wrig- ley Co. It was decided to have next year's picnic at Glenwood Park, Markham the second Saturday in June. The officers elected-for the next year are as follows: President, Nelson Kerr; vice-president, Wm. Bryson; treasurer, Lorne Weldrick; secretary, Jean Robson. flow the Soldier’s Salurte Originated? At tournaments in olden days, knights used to march past Royalty. When passing by the Queen they would put a hand up to their faces in pretence of hiding their eyes from ‘her dazzling beauty. From that to the modern salute was a simple stage. ’5‘.E§§§§s§ Don’t blame the Pole â€"â€" Careful investigation reveals that a tele- telephone pole never hits a motor car except in self-defense. -â€" New Westminster British Columbian. Why Flags are Flown at Half-mast for the Dead? Dipping the flag is a sign of re- spect often used by ships that pass each other andl by companies of 301- diers on passing; a saluting point. Out of this practice has arisen the custom that when a ship is captured by an enemy vessel, the vanquished is forced to dip its flag permanently, and the flag of the conquering ship is flown above it, at the top of the mast; there are thus two flags fly- ing. 2 Buy British, Buy Canadian, and [help win the war. When a well-known person dies, flags are flown at half-mast, the in- ference being that the flag of death is flying invisi'bly at the top, death having; conquered in this case. How the Letter X came to Signify a Kiss? In long-ago days when. few peo- ple could write, a person would draw a cross on a paper instead of sign- ing his name. Immediately after doing so, he kissed it solemnly just as today a person kisses a Bible in a court of law. The kiss and a cross became practically synonymous and in our day, lovers exercise the privi- lege of using a cross as a symbol of a kiss. PURPLEVILLE DO YOU KNOW? Obtain your copy of Mi: attractive folder before planning your tn). If t/Ie tour: do not meet your fancy our Travel Bureau m‘l/ glad/y arrange a tour to anywhere anytime. All Bus Travel Information at G. A. DONNELLY to Signify Last Saturday we made a specialu trip to the Royal Ontario Museum in an effort to identify the 60‘ odd birds seen by the T.F.N. at Bond Lake. We reported last week that as far as local observers were con- cerned those 60 bords were \anony- mous. Apparently they still are! Exhaustive enquiries could find no one in Toronto who knew what birds had been seen, in fact only one per- son could remember a single bird seen, it was a robin! Broken in spirit we must admit defeat and sor- rowfully admit that the birds seen must forever remain unknown. I mentioned last week that .boys with airguns were killing a number of protected birds, and this week comes a complaint from a resident who went to a lot of trouble to at- tract a pair of wrens to her yard. _On Monday a youth with an airgun managed to kill one wren and scare. off the other, an incident that an- noyed the bird lover considerably. If there is a by-law prohibiting the use of airguns in this town it should be enforced, and if there is no law it might be an idea if the town- council passed one and did' their part towards conserving what we have left of bird life. Several readers have enquired a- bout the legal status of cats when they rob nests in someone’s back yard. The only law we know which applies to cats that are allowed freedom during the breeding season is the law of the right arm, pre-l ferably with a brick in it. Cats arel the greatest single menace to nat-i ive birds that We have, and with few exceptions nothing is done about it. Dogs are taxed and forbidden the freedom of the town because they mark up flower beds, cats un- hindered, in abundance enjoy them- selves destroying fledgling and adult birds whose one job is to eat in- sects. And they don’t balance the score by eating mice as many cat owners Will swear. Extensive re- search into the cat problem has led the Biological Survey to state that the average cat is responsible for from 60 to 300 birds a year, the death rate of young robins being about 879? due to cats. The Sur- vey also goes on to say that unless] cats are treated as potential enemiesi to economic agriculture and kept in doors during breeding seasons, they1 should be reduced in numbers until: their deprad‘ations are not serious. Farm cats are the worst offenders but city and town bred cats take a high toll of ‘bird life. To those read- ers who have been harrassed by the depredations of cats we say, warn‘ the owner of the cat to keep it away from your preperty or let the cat take the consequences. C-at lovers have a right to their cats as pets but when the animale interfere with the pleasures of others (and the lives of birds) the cat lover has no comeback to the actions of the just- ly annoyed bird lover. This paraâ€" graph will no doubt evoke letters of recrimination from cat owners. the arguments put forward by them will be published as they come. Nesting Notes: A Yellow Warb- ler’s nest found this week had two false bottoms, and in each was a onwhird’a egg. The little warbler Nesting Notes: A Yellow Warn- ler’s nest found this week had two false bottoms, and in each was a cowbird’s egg. The little warbler seems to have adapted the line of passive resistance, each time a para- sitic cowbisd lays an egg in the Yelâ€" low Warbler’s nest the bird goes to work and builds a floor over it. One nest was seen by the author that contained 6 false bottoms, and 6 cow‘birds‘ eggs. The nest was about two and a half inches in diameter and 8 inches deep. For sheer dog- gedness we think this bird takes the cake. A very interesting nesting note is that of Cardinals nesting in Rich- mond Hill, the locality of the nest being kept a secret, as the nest of a Shrike mentioned in this column a few weeks ago was promptly robbed. In the last twenty years Telephone 177 BIRDS OF THE SEASON (By Farley M owat) THURSDAY. JUNE 13th, 1940. :hc Cardinal, which is an all year 'esident, has extended its range from the central United States to about- 30 miles north of Toronto. The rea- son for this amazing shifting; of ranges is unknown, bu it seems to point to increasing mildness of our L-linmtic conditions. The Cardinal is almost a semi-tropical bird and its appearance in this latitude, where it seems to thrive, also illustlmes an interesting lesson in adaptation. We had hoped and expected to de- vote this week’s column to a talk on bird photography for the ama- teur. The cats seem to have side tracked us, but next week We will give some simple methods of ob- taining fine bird pictures with no other equipment than a box camera, A few late migrants that have been recorded recently are: Night Hawk, Cedar Waxwing, Parula Warbler, Red-backed Sandpiper and Least Sandpiper. Incidently the rarest bird seen this spring was re- corded by Miss Flint of Maple. Two weeks ago she saw a pair of Ghat- catchers in her garden. The Gnat- catcher is one of the ten rarest birds which occur more or less regu- larly in the Toronto district. a string and a portrait lens. If you are interested in trying your hand at bird portraits we will be glad to ansWer any questions on the sub- ject, and in the meantime try and locate a bird nest, preferably with young birds, that is placed in a good photographic position. About 4 to 8 feet from the ground and in open country. With migration about over there will be no more bird hikes till late summer, photographic expeditions will be undertaken every week. In- formation 'on where 'and when will be published as we go along. McNEIL-WILCOX A wedding took place at the Pres- byterian Manse Saturday, June lst when Margaret Lillian Wilcox, daughter -f Mr. and‘ Mrs. E. Wilcox, VVoodJridge, became the bride of Edward Bonham McNeil. St. Columlba Church, Toronto, was the scene of a quiet wedding Thursâ€" day evening, May 30th, when Miss Elaine Robertson, daughter of Mrs. Robertson and the late Wiliburn Rob- ertson, became the bride of John Sherin, of Woodlbridge, son of Mr. and- Mrs. Harry Sherin of Lakefield, Ont. The ceremony was‘ )erzformed' by the Rev. W. A. MacTagjgart and The bride, given in marriage by her mother, was attendevzf by ‘iss Marjorie Agnew of St. Thomas. Best man was Gerald Sherin, a cousin of the groom. J m”, --.. . a vocal sel'eo'tVibnfiivéfls renvdérecl by Mrs. S. J. Struthers, 1 “n. b.yv... Following aWeception in Toronto, the couple left for a two weeks; wedding trip in Northern Ontario. They will reside at “‘Sherindalle Farm". Woodlbridge. GORMANâ€"DUNNING A military wedding was solemniz- ed in the United Church at Thistle- town, on Friday evening, May ‘3lst, when Muriel Marguerite, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Dunning, became the bride of Private Allan Gorman of Timmins, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Gorman of Quebec. The bride wore a brown tailoredl en~ semlble, with pink floweredI hat, and carries roses. She Wat attended: rby her sister, Joyce, in a brown suit, The groom was supported by Mr. James Peacock. _. ,. ,. The bride was! the first member of the church to be married in the new church, and Mr. W. J. Gardhouse, M.P.P., on behalf of the church of- ficials; presented‘ her with a Bible. It was also the first military wedd- ing. Rev. R. G. Davidson, who was a lieutenant in the artillery battery in the last war, conducted the cere- mony. The bride’s father is the or- ganist of the church. Pte. Allan German is a member of the Royal Canadian Regiment in training at Exhibition Park. to the reformatory. Seven times a bride, she’s been found guilty of an “aggravated public scandal" by liv- ing with one of her former hus- bands. Day 139 Buy Chic Mash which builds the bird without burning out the system. Our mashes nourish and according to men now using it their pens give 70% to 80% all through lst and 2nd seasons. Buy pure nowishing mashes without any filler. SEED CORNâ€"All Varieties Phones: In Mass., a woman has been sent THE MILL SHERINâ€"ROBERTSON WEDDING Evenings 82W