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OTJR co-aper'atton-thecooperation of all the
rens of Ontario.—is • the "biggest' nem in Ontario
Forestry to -day, • • '.
History shows that impoverisbtitentand national dine .fol-- ^
lows from the destruction of a eountry,'s• forests. .
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of,the the area of. this Province 3s non agricultural, suited'
„W Nature ,only for growing trees.. •This land remains yours but"
the Government, sells the trees: • '
Every sumtiier in Ontario an average area of 425,000 acres of forest'
land is burnt over, equal to a strip 180 miles long by 5 miles wide.
, This yearly desolation at the hands of her own ,people is gradually
turning the northern part 'of the Province into a rocky desert, • On:
thousands. of acres, even the soil hos been destroyed by fires.
Save Ontario's Forests.
They yours
The, averageN,yearly num-
ber of foresrfires in .Ontario
is about 1,27.5..: The vigilance of
the.. Fire •Rangers keep two-thirds
of Ontario's forest fires- down to
an, average size of leas •than five '
acres. But the others .are big
enough to, raise the : tool average.
to 350. acres. •
Forest fires in. Ontario. are de-.
. etroying provincial assets of tim-
ber and pulp wood :upon which the
• ••Province relies to help, pay her
: share of Canada's War Debt.
Forest fires destroy fish• and game, '
decrease the regularity of stream.
flow, cause spring itpods, land ere-
sion• and the crippling of water
powers; turn revenue-producing.
areas into.: rock deserts. • •
I / Out .of •eiery 100 fires in • On
r tario's forests only • three are
caused by lightning, while 'ninety
or., more are due toa:anan's eare-
lessnessy_..--One thousand men --
scattered over 100,000,000 acres,
have little chance of preventing
• fires. All they can hope todo is
to .see the smoke in, time to check
g,.them° and put . them out before
they spread beyond control.
'The problem, of adequate pro=
• 'tection of Ontario's Forests from
fire is almost entirely a moral one
- . involvingthe whole -public of Orf-.'
. tario. The vast majority of forest
efires are caused by `human care-
Iessness due to lackof civic re-
sponsibility. The tendency is to .
leave all the responsibility to the
Government for protecting the •
. , forests from . fire. The Govern-
ment cannot..protect the forestal `
belonging to the people'of Ontario
unless the people of Ontario co-;
operate. ' Forestry ,needs . your
patriotism, your public spirit;'
your regard for the general wel-
fare of Canada.•
-Ontario Forestry Branch:
••` Parliament Buildings, Toronto, Ont.
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Climax
S1eathing Paper
Under .Floors Between walls
For Linin¢ Cases and Plaste
For Beehives For Ice Houses
For Packing
A :rough craft paper, coated on
both sides with asphaltic compound
Forsale by RAE & PORTEOUS
MAKING THE BACHELOR I'AYp [species- there'scape is no efor them..
A relentless government hit ` nis them
. ,Franee,are_much i lux- .. .•i._ , a..
�, ,.$acheolrs� rn. _ down. if--- finacial eautsori � -and
:red -up • over the, tax ..•that has :.been, selfishness -•are• a -o sibl fo the a-
p . _ �_._ _r$p_>l.._ a .r
levied against them: -Whether it wilt ..voidance of • friariage the governiifent
worry .them into matrimony remains
-totbe--seen.=-Juste ..n.owAhey. are__ .con-
eerned about. how to pay. and keep.
their • freedom. Not the spirit of
romanice,„ nor,gity'fo'r�'the; -ntat'chless
female; but a'failintg. birth' rate'has
moved the Trench, Government to tr;-
,to draft' the bachelor into the ranks
of family men. But ;,whether or not
the footloose male finds 'it cheaper;
to Marry than not to marry, the in-
• tent of the law will be accomplish-
ed, for with malicious wisdom the tax
collected is to form a baby bonus for
. " those who are adventurous enough to
assume family , obligation's.' Large
families are to be ,encouraged to
make up for no. families and the nten
who refuse to contribute children of
their own to the nation .must' help to
bring up the children of other Hien. n�`.
W No wonder the bachelors are. wox, Little minds are named iiid aubd
fed. Even U they elude the insane- ed by mus;lortuno, but, great ;nidi
riot, ox.
may •win by battering, down : the de-
fences °tif-tits-' c abbed-'01-Yi elielor -
At any, rate, ;the experiment of mak-
" g_i ol_pay _the' privilege:. of
reanaiiiing •• :single : --•should'= clear
away the, mists • surrounding
the bacelor and show, him in his
true colors, ----Central Canadian, Carl-
eton Place.
arleton.Place. • '
o•o-oma-
An effort is being made ,to obtain
Hydro power for the village of Bay-
field and the. townships' of "Stanley
and Tuckersmith. •
People are made more unhappyiby
the ills they fear than by those they
suffer.
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TRICKY: HIGHWAY MEN
A -party, ofairtoists" returning home
to Stratford' from 'a: visit in St Marys
while ;passing' a Tonely spot' along,.`
the ,.Stratford road, _noticed. "_an _auto
tire lying • :on the side of the -. road.
The man.of the party Stopped the
auto, and got out 'to ,pickit, up, -when
three or four risen sprang out :of the
thicket where they 'were ambushed
and gave :chase. Dropping the tire'
the- tire the: Stratford . man -hastened-
TOE, his auto and put on high • speed.
The',,banelits ordered - them 'te. hold up..
hands and gave chase for quite a cliff:,
tance, but'"the speedof the auto: Wei
too much ,for; them: In narrating
the facts to a . Stratford policeman,',
he was told by t'heofficer. that .he•
that he had : repeatedly warned auto
drivers never to stop :their -machine
to pick up anything on the • road,: as
are often placed there by unscrupul-
ous men as traps 'for the unwary.
i' CLIFFORD GAS PLANT EXP-
LODED
on the evening' of Aug. '13th,
about 9:30 o c
' flock the • Clifford acety-
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lene. gas plant.blew lip- and the vis-
9 lege is now groping in .darkness Mr.
Henry Stroh, • the caretaker. 'of the
plant noticed the Village lights grow-
ing vary dam, 'and hurried. to the
plant'to ascertain the cause. On en-
tering - the buildinghe detected" .a
strong smell of escaping gas, and
tried 'to stop the leak: by tights ng.
ups $he salve with .' a. wrench Not,
. succeeding, he threw the wrench into'
'the w,iiidow,artd left '•the •building,,but
Wass hardly outside when, 'a., terrific
'explosion occurred,, which threw -him
across. the 'street. Hisleg was badly
hurt, and fie also received some burns.
but is recovering nicely.: Ther' build-
ing, which' was built of concrete was
completely demolished, and the shock'
Was : felt,some miles around "At Jaye:
ob Hinkley's farm. house • 'near . by,
considerable damage was done by the
explosion. ' The plant itself ' was not
seriously: damaged.
:,UTO.; MARKERS FOR, 1O$•2
• The contract for 225,000 auto. •mark•
ers for 1922 has been been let at 14
.cents a parr,:and they, will ,be man
ufactured by •MacDonald ACo. Tor -
`onto. The .contract for 41921. called
for 165,90` pairs ' -of markers ''but ad=
ditional inarkers needed bas brought
the- total up to 'nearly • 200,00. The•.
inarkgrs-for next year will 4*in black
raised:.figpera one,: inch larger.. than.
-this ,years and will do on •white back-
ground.
FARMERS USE HYDRO
A "number of farmers west of
Walkerton are availing •themselves
of theopportunity ' • to use 'hydro-
electric power for domestic use, and
a 'line is extened this week from' the
sub -station at .the rock quarry along
'the' south line - to the. homes ' of
Messrs.' W. A. J. L :and 'Edwin Tot -
ton, who were the 'first to 'apply 'for•
the service, , As the. •service. from the
sub -station covers a radius : iif. 10
miles, the mayority. . of the farmers
in that. locality, will Soon • be using
electricity for +both.nwer ;and light-
ing purposes..: ••
.DUNGANNON '
Mr. rind..Mrs S. Pentland of Dun-
gannon, announces the,engagment of
their daughter, Laura E., to;.Cecil L.
Sloan, of St. Thomas son of Mr: and
Mrs. ? W. J Sloan, of . eons, Ont: the
marriage to take place. next "month.
' ,' Decoration Service. --Court Dun-
gannon, No. `79 ,C.O.F., :will hold, its
-first-decoration'service ''at •Dungan-
non,"cemetery on Sunday, August'"28,;.
Members of the 'Oddfellows,
men,_Orange-and--Independent-Fo
esters lodges. are invited to partici-
pate ' in'::the service. They ; are .asked
:.to assemble at'Oddfellows'' • Hall at
-r30,b dF k so than the grade .will
reach the cemetery :at.2 o'clock. The
address will be delivered by Rev: IC
Royal,-of-T11e-Methodist'Laura;,:and:
he will be assisted " by' the resident
ministers of . Dungannon. , A general
invitation is extended' to'' the comun-
ity' toattend. y •
FARMER INSTANTLY ' KILLED
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:Th.ainairy"toady, a Howicic" 'fishier
was instantly killed on • August •15th
while assisting -his neighbor Andrew'
Miller at hiding in oats. They were
y being
intheoperating unloading mowlslings,th tdtrip-rope.'.
When'' the • last bundle went alp
Gowdy,. pulled the rope, but the rope
broke, and he losing* his balance,
fell headlong to the barna floor. In
the fall his head hit the wagon rack
csubing a dislocation of the neck.
Death was almost instantaneous. Mn
Goudy. was 65 years .of age, and • a
widower; hie wife having : died two
years ago. Bef ot;''e going. to Howiek
flits, Goudy liv14 in Carrick and at
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Death <of Medford . Elliott
people 'of thia.emistnunity'were -.sad-
dened • to hear 'of the death of Med: '
ford Elliott,;:son of. Mr., and• Mrs. >El.
Olds, Alberta, .on July 31, after a
verio. short • illness Mr,.:. lliott was
• born In Eases ;county• just= •thirty-
years ago He. moved to the town=
vsliip=of - tom Wawanos when , t. reee. :
years of age and remained there• up
til he' purchased a farm a few from;
Olds,movine ::there with his- •farilily.
four years :ago:: The' :funeral':was
-held-on- August: -2nd -from the -Presby. •
terian.• church at Olds. His' three
brothers -=William, Themes and`Ja'in-'°
•es.- who arse live, in: Alberta, -^were -
present at' the funeral. M_r. Elliott's'
bright. :-cheerful disposition won for
him many friends. who greatly lanr-
•znt lies �icaath uhiae=s€1llW o young:
P'ain is an Indication
of interference with the normal function. of the body. It
is=a'sign of 'trouble,, and if *Moved' to colktinuei:causes itself
still further, disorders. • •
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• Comrnon
Sense and.
humanity agree
thatrelief . from .
pain should be
the first step in
-.the treatment „
of any disease which' is present:,. Headache, Neuralgia,
Rheumatic, Backache, Sciatic and Ovarian. Pains, ONE
• or TWO
Dr... Miles* ' Anti=Pain Pills
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Pain Pills.
HEADACHES AND RHUEMAT/C i
end thepain is gone. Guaranteed Safe and Sure. -• Price 30e.
;Sold gip. hueknow: B M. J.:r,: AR•:MSTRONG
The Red • Front ardware.
A Bargain for Hot
Weather
With every 4 `Burner Coal Oil :.
Stove we will give entirely
free the following,:. .
'1 Scotch ,grey stew: kettle
. 1 Large enamel spoon
1- Small tea kettle
1-F-.-r-ult :press
1 •Dox.•zinc jar ria,
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s" and
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ilren nr w Rol day. i
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Poaitivslp _at • thus trouble:'
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inessin/,:wsssing �cosShisg,.
wesping ayes s,, t necessary.
.alsifa you ika yiw*_that .way.
tt.00--at•your druggmet's or writ• •
Tempktons. Toronto, fora. fres trial..,:
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Don't htitate. ,Start today,:
Bring your Cream, Eggs and
Poultry to
Silverwoods, Ltd.
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And make money,,,
SILVERWOODS FOR SERVICE.
$,,A1TCUISON�
Plume 47.
uc • now 4LO:L.--No t28-, �titeetTbt .
their lodge room every second Tues-
day of the month atm.. -o'clock :pm. -
Jas: `Irwin; .Rec . 'Sec'y.,,
McQuillin., _.
F. & A ]IM.,. G R C .Old Light Lodge
Meets every Tl`nirsday night anor:
beferrthe-frill-nfotov itiwthb`llas
onic Hall; Havelock ' St., Lucknow...
zie• S.W. •T N: G: Macken . ,:
S. Reid; J.W:, J: McQuaig; Sec_,.,
• W; A: Wi son., a.
Iiucknow Lodge ;meets every
Friday evening at 8 o'clock in their
-Hall, Campbell _street., All brethren
eordialiyr invite&. Officers: Noble
Girard; fiobt. Johnston; Vice Grand,
Arch: Barbour; Rea. Sec.,' E. Aitchi
Son; kiss. Stec ;-ir. a rs'oir;reai3
urer, „Alex Roils:
DRIkWALTER
&' COUSINS:
FURNACES SUPPLIED AND
NSTALLED =PL-UMBING. -AND
AGENTS F4
R. THE .HECLAc. -
PIPBLESS FURNACE.•
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sure to his 'agents in foreign count-
ries 1e collected $3,000,000 outstafidy-
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A REPUTATION FOR HONESTY
It is not enough that theme is no
stain•' of dishonesty on ;your repute-
tion. You should make for yourself
a positive`reputation for honesty. $e
known' in school as the 'boy who
would rather take a punishment than
lie. Be known on the play ground as
one who wail(' rather lose the •vitt-
ory •than ' win ;by cheating. You are
easily satisfied when Tim feel that if
you grow• up to manhood with .noth-
ing against you, in the 'matter of hon -
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CREAM :.W NT1
SEAFORTH
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=CALL_ ANY DAY AND GET A.
.CAN AT T . SMITH'S STORE. -
We test Wednesday and Satur-
day. P.M. Get .your', can . any clay:
Will also bay limited quantity
of `good cedar logs.: . T '•
WE WILL, APRECIATE YOIJR
• ... PATRONAGE., '. ,
GRAND TRUNK SYS EM
THE DOUBLE TRACK. ROUTE
r. -._Between••,.. � ` �:.
`MQ.14TREAL:._
DETROIT
and CHICAGO-
-tar Service
Sleeping cars. oil Night :Trains a.nd
`j'arlor'Gara ori'p ` ci'pat�ay"'T`-rains `"-'`�`
Fi911 tnformatioa from any Grand
Trunk Ticket Agent or 'C. E. Horn:,
mg, District Passenger Agent, Tor-
onto.
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F. F. Phillips, Agent, Lucknow. •
JOHN :SUTHERLAND & SONS, Ltd.
Guelph, Ont., .Insurance, Fire and
Marine. . ..
eats. you have done well enough. J The only
When you reach manhood. you. shou a.
Id have positive reputation for' boll• person who
Silt .....w,.:..w �s res .k, ucaese,
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hopeless failure is the
has cowed to. strive for