Monday July 8th

Frank and I were all ready when Ham came with his ram soon after eight this morning but by the time we got ours loaded and our team hooked up it was about noon when we left for Jarvis. We didn't drive very furiously on account of Ham's tires being loose and it was about eleven when we got there. There was a not a sign of any one around the place but after waiting for about half an hour Mrs. Ross drove in with the inspector who proved to be the Mr. Henderson that Aunty and I met up at {Penner's?} five or six years ago. We put our sheep in the orchard as it was so near noon we thought we might as well accept Mrs. Ross's invitation and stay to dinner so put the team in We had to wait about an hour for dinner however as they seem to work on the old time down there. We were entertained through dinner by Mr. Ross's denunciations of the Union Government and especially the members of it who had been followers of Dr Wilfred. According to him they have wrought their own destruction by "oppressing the farmers" the way they have and that the time is coming when the farmers will rule the land and have a news paper of their own which will tell them the truth. I could hardly help smiling to hear about this better farmer's paper idea. and think it will be a ratty old country that is dominated by a bunch of hot-headed rubes such as are at the head of the United Farmer's of Ontario. but there is no danger of it even coming to pass. We left for home soon after dinner and got home about four. I took Ham's waggon home and got our own which he drove up there this morning.. Just as I came down {Exelby's?} hill the tie came off one of the front wheels and I couldn't get it on again. Ben Ivey came along and gave me a had and we got it partly on and wired it. Then coming in the lane the tire came off the opposite wheel. Dad. culti vated corn all day. Frank sprayed the potatoes in the field after he got home and when I got home he and I cut the old dead willow log that fell over on the corn field a couple of times and hauled it over to the fence Mr. & Mrs. Ham Thompson were here to-night. Sunny but cool breeze.

Tuesday July 9th

It rained enough during the night to keep us from haying and has been cloudy cold and drizzly all day although not enough water has fallen to make any thing very wet. I cultivated corn for an hour or two this

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