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Exeter Advocate, 1904-11-17, Page 5THE published oyer'y Thursday Axornink at the (Mee. NCAIN-STREET, •..... EXETER,. —By the --- ADVOCATE PUBLISHING COMPANY TERMS Of SUBSCRIPTION, One Dollar per annum if paid in advance, $1,S0 if not so pald. ]t.dlsroxtioiass- Mateo osa r3 plx]scfe t:loxa. No paper discontinued until all arrearages are paid Advertisements without specified directions wil be published until forbid and charged accordingly. Liberal discount made for transeient .advertisements inflected for long periods.EAery description of JOB PRINTINGturned out in the finest Style, and at moderate rates. Cheques, money orders, Pc., for • advertising, subscriptions, etc., to be made payable Sanders & Creech, PROPRIETORS Professional Cards. A. C. RAMSAY, V. S, Honor Graduate Ontario veterinary College; Hon- orary Fellow in Ontario Veterinary Association. Ali . diseases of domestic animals scientifically treated. Milk fever treated by the latest oxygen treatment, OFFICE: One door south of Town hall. RESIDENCE: Second ]souse north of Presbyterian Church. DR. A. R. KINSMAN, L. D. S., D. D. S., Honor graduate of Toronto Univeristy. DENTIST, Teeth extracted without any pain, or any bad effects Office in Fanson's Block, west side Main street, Exeter. DR, D. ALTON ANDERSON (D.D.S. L.D.S DENTIST Honor Graduate of Toronto University and Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Also Post Graduate of Chicago. School of Prosthetic Dentistery (with honorable mention.) Alluminum, Gold and Vulcanite Plates made in the neatest manner possible. A perfectly harmless an- aesthetic used for painless extraction of teeth. Office one door south of Carling Bros. store, Exeter. Medical DR. T: P. MoLAUGHLIN, MEMBER OF THE 1J College of Physicians and Surgeons Ontario. Physician, Surgeon and Accoucheur. Office, Dash- wood, Ont. Auctioneers SBROWN, Winchelsea. Licened Auctioneer . for the Counties of Perth and Middlesex. also for the townshipof Usborne. Sales promptly attended to and. tems reasonable. Sales arranged at Post Office Winchelsea. PIANOS '�`�t, is<o.„`„'r { L; t 1:P yam'•'' rq Pa The letter of Miss Merkley, whose picture is printed above, proves beyond question Vaal thousands of cases of infialurn:: tion of the ovaries and womb are annually cured by the use of Lydia E. Pinkliarn's. Vegetable Compound. Duan MRs. PXNKHAM : — Gradua loss of strength and nerve force told me something was radically wrong with me. I had severe shooting pains through the pelvic organs, cramps and extreme irritation compelled me to seek medical advice. The doctor said that I bad ovarian trouble and ulcera- tion, and advised an operation. I strongly objected to this and decided to try Lydia E. Pinkhanx's Vege- table Compound. I soon found that my judgment was correct, and that all the good things said about this medi- cine were true, and day by day I felt less pain and increased appetite, The ulceration soon healed, and the other complications disappeared, and in eleven weeks I was once more strong and vigorousand, perfectly well. " My heartiest thanks are sent to you for the great good you have done ane."— Sincerely yours, Miss MARGARET Memeeey, 275 Third St., Milwaukee, Wis.-35000 forfeit if original of above letter proving genuineness cannot be produced. How's your Flour Trade? Good. That Have to be Sold. Then you must sell Har- vey's Star Flour? YES We have in stock THREE PIANOS which have been in use for a short time only, and wanting to make room for new goods, we are going to sell these Pianos at a price that they will have to go. Intending purchasers would do well to call and inspect these bargains be- fore buying. Violins and Violin Sund- ries Always in Stock. S. MARTIN Headquarters for Stationery. Cement Constantly on Hand. at Exeter and Centralia. The Best Cement in. Can- ada—National Brand. 041) Prices low enough to suit everybody. Jos. Cobbledick And it's the staff when children bring home good ' appetites. ' " The mother knows nothing gratifies them like the good home made bread, made from Star Flour. This is the reason of the steady, growing sale of this pure and whole- some flour, HARVEY BROS. —THE— M IO!aIIts Oiik af DAM HEAD OFFICE, MONTREAL capital Paid Up - 6,000,000 Rest & Undivided Profits 3,218,959 95 BRANCHES IN CANADA Interest at most favorable current rates from date deposited allowed on Savings Bank accounts and De- posit Receipts. Commercial Letters of Credit issued, available 11. China, Japan and other foreign countries. Travelling Letters of Credit issued to travellers in all parts of the world, A general Banking business transacted. SAVINGS BANK. THOS FYSHE, GENERAL MANAGE . F. HEBDEN, SUPT OF BRANCHES & CHIEF CREDITON BRA The War In The Valet, During the week the Russ -Jap war has been in full swing. From a re- liable source comes the news that Port Arthur (town) is practically in the hands of the Japanese but the Russian defenders have plaoecl their guns in the mountains near by,, so as to pre- vent the Japs entering the town, Roth armies seem tohave their guns train ed on the town proper and thus pre- vent either army keeping it. Gen. Stoessel, the commander of the Rue slabs, hes matte an heroic defence. Even now, whet) practically beaten, he will not surrender on any conditions. but seems determined upon makii g the enemy pay dearly for ever foot they advance. On the Sheltie river, south of Muk- den, the main armies are in rnuch the salve position its for the last four weeks, An artillery duel in which the large siege guns have been main- ly used, has charaoter'ized the fight- ing here. The Japanese are building a strong defense to protect the rail way: behind, .Both•sides have so dug i themselves into the ground that the artillery fire is practically ineffective i and the ammunition is nearly wholly.; wasted. The Russians sutler greatly.' from the cold while the Japs are well clad and well fed. The Russian despatches persist in stating that the Japanese General Kuroki is dead. Tokio claims that the report is absurd. News of the Week. • The steamer Alert was burned to the water's edge at Lakefield Monday. Sarah Paquon,.a, nurse girl at Mon- treal, was killed while, saving a little boy from being run over by a horse. The consolidated rural school in con- nection with the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph was opened Monday with about 150 pupils, The King and Queen of Portugal' are at Windsor Castle returning the visit which King Edward paid to their majesties at Lisbon last year. . John Gilchrist, while working a straw cutting machine Monday morn- ing at the farm of Alex. Veitch, eight miles from Galt, had his right hand drawn under the knives and severed at the wrist. A bad smash-up took place near Niagara Falls, Ont., at 2 o'clock Tues- day morning, in which two Grand nd Trunk engineers were seriously injur- ed, and several passengers received •'a bad shaking up. SOME IFS If papa didn't have to go to work;. If mamma always could sit down and play; It chocolates were used instead o1 bread; If combs and sponges could lie thrown away; If toy stores didn't have a single clerk; 1.nd any child could go in there and stay; If we had" Saturdays five times L► week; It Christmas came on every tithe! day; It grows folks loved to hear a lot of noise, (I'his world would be suite a #pr, -1lttle boys. , When Lord Kitchener was in Ire- land he visited the Wishing Well at Killarney with two plain, elderly spin- sters. Beside the well sat an old Irish woman who looked up into Lord Kit- chener's handsome face and asked : "Phwat are you wishin' for ?" "What do you think I wish for ?" he good-naturedly inquired. "Och, thin, for a beautiful young swateheart, of coorse," said she. He pointed to the two spinsters, who stood at a little distance, and said : "Don't you see I have two with me?" "Ah, thin it's the grace o; God' you'll be wishin' for !" replied the sympath- etic old woman.—New York Times. In a cathedral, one day after service, the bellows -blower said to the organ- ist, "I think we have done very well to -day." " We!" said the organist, in no small surprise at the independence of his me- nial; "how can you pretend to have R. any merit in the performance? Never INSPECTos pet me hear you say suit a thing again." The man said nothing more at the NCR , time, but when they were next playing W. S. CHISHOLM, Mane he suddenly intermitted in his task of in- ger. slating the organ. The organist rose in wrath to order him to proceed, 'when the fellow, thrusting his head out from behind the curtain, asked slily, "Shell it be 'we,' then?"—Tales that are Told. The captain of a British ship at an- chor in this harbor is responsible for the following :— One of the crew went ashore Sun- day, and upon returning that evening told his mates he had been to church. _ "Wot did you 'ear there, Bob ?" asked one. "Oh, I 'card preachin' an' hanthems.". "Wot's a hanthem ?" "We11,I'd have to give you a hillustra- tion. Now, if .I was to say to you 'Bill, give me that 'andspike,' that wouldn't be no leanthem, but if I was to sing it thus way : 'Bill.!• Bill ! Bill give me—give me—give ane that 'and - spike -0 give me that 'andspike,'—w'y, that 'ere'd be a hanthem."—Portland Oregonian. A VEGETABLE SICILIAN Hair Renewer Ia it true you want to look old ? Then keep your gray hair. If not, then use Hall's Hair Renewer, and have all the dark, rich color ur-1.11121.1•717..= e of early life restored to your hair.�. Touch typewriting means operating the key board without looking at the letters just watch the copy and continue writing the same as a musician plays the piano without looking at the keys. By the touch system an operator can write all day without looking at the keys—means faster work and a big saving in time. The Forest City Business arid. Shorthand College teaches touch typewriting and business methods thoroughly. Students may enter any time during term. Booklet free. J. W. Westervelt, Principal, Y.M.C.A, Building, London. Some Philadelphians visited Rich- mond, Va., and, asking as to the use of this and that large building, were told in every case that it was a to- bacco factory, An aged negro gave them the information, and they, tir- ing of the monotony of the reply, ' pointed to a white frame building on a hill, and asked whose tobacco fac- tory that was. The old fellow re- plied : I `Dat, sal, am no fact'ry.Dat am S'r1 John's 'Piscopal Church, where Marse Patrick Henry done get up an' ax de Lewd to gib him liberty or gib hien deaf." "Well, uncle?" asked one of the trio, 'which did the Lord give him ?" "'Pears to the yo' must be strang- ers hereabouts," he ansyverd ; "else yo'd all know dat, in due time, de Lawd gabe Marse Hcnry bole,"—Dc- troit News -Tribune, The Perudlse oAt Uynbrollas, Surakarta is the paradise of umbrel- las. They ere carried proltdly over the headsof every offlelal and every iuoble- man, but invariably are shut at the approach of a person oa' higher rank, and inside the kraton.no umbrella may be carried open except that of the em- peror himself, The. umbrella 10 the crown, the wand of office, the outward sign of rank and distinction. There are umbrellas of gold inside and out for the emperor,, of gold ou.uide only for the empress, with a stripe of yel- low satin for the emperor's brothers, With a wider stripe of the same mate- rial for his illegitimate brothers, of white silk with a narrow gold stripe for the illegitimate sons of the legiti- mate brothers, and so on ad infinitum. lievery official, every military officer, exhibits his rank in his umbrella, which is invariably held from behind by an attendant whenever he leaves his house in sunshine or cloudy weath- er. There is an official guide book to the umbrella labyrinth of Surakarta which contains not less than 300 vari- ous designs in all imaginable colors and ornamentation.—Century. Calvary Clover. Calvary clover, a flower strangely symbolic of the principles of Christi- anity, flourishes in Palestine. Calvary clover leaver' like th f th 1 vers, are trefoil, embodying the doc- trine of the Trinity, the central truth of Christianity. Soon after the plant begins to appear above the ground a deep spot of redlike blood appears up- on each division of the, leaf, but this disappears after a few weeks. During the day the tiny leaflets form. themselves into the shape of a cross, and as the sun sinks to rest the leaves again fold together, it has beensug- gested, as if in prayer. In due time the blossom becomes a small yellow slow- er and then a spiral pod covered with thorns. In ripening the flowers inter- lace, and in their peculiar positions many persons think they can detect the outline of a crown. Tradition says that it is good fortune to plant the seed of the Calvary clover on Good Friday. Odd Australian Animals. Australia produces those lowest ,of the quadrupeds, the duck billed water mole and the echidna, or Australian porcupine ant eater. They, along with the kangaroos, may be described as the groundlings of the mammalian family, for in respect of their struc- ture they are of a much lower grade than, say, a dog or a cat. This inferi- ority is seen not only in the brain, but In many other details of their bodily anatomy. In zoological circles the prevalent oph ion is that this mole is a link be- tween birds on the one hand and mam- mals on the other. These "lowest" quadrupeds lay eggs like birds, the young being subsequently hatched from the eggs, whereas in the ,kanga- toos and all higher mammals the young are born alive and nourished by means of milk. Spencer's Love Affair. Herbert Spencer never married. When he was twenty years old he had something like a tender affair, and he tells about it in his autobiography. The young lady's affections had al- ready been placed elsewhere, and she was only playing with the budding philosopher. One day her "young man" called, and they all went out for a walk. Spencer says; "She, taking his arm, looked over her shoulder smilingly and rather mischievously to see what effect was produced on me, there being an evident suspicion that I should not be pleased. The revela- tion was not agreeable to me, but still it did not give me a shock of a serious kind." Killing a Robin. There are persons at the present day —and not all old women either—who believe that killing a robin will being bad luck. According to ancient belief the stormcloud was a huge bird. The Arabians represented his wings as measuring 10,000 fathoms. This bird lived on worms, the latter being the streaks of lightning accompanying storms. The Germans remodeled -the fiction by creating the god Thor, whose bird was the robin. Consequently to kill a robin first meant death by light. ning, then bad luck. An Enormous Sundial. A curious phenomenon is reported in the columns of a geographical publica- tion. It is a large promontory in the Aegean sea, known as Hayon Horoo, which extends 3,000 feet above the level of the water. As the sun swings around, the shadow of this mountain touches one by one a circle of islands separated by regular intervals, which act as hour marks. It is the largest sundial in the world. Some Hope For Hine. Young Sorreltop—Then you utterly cast me off, Esmeralda? Miss Esmer- alda (with great gentleness)—Why, no, Sylvester. But—but- it would be so silly for a girl to say yes the first time. If—if you are of the same mind you might ask me again some day, you know. Cut 0 I mat Bargain Rates. Percy—Young Itapiclgait had hard luck. He was disinherited recently. Harold—Cut off without a dollar, eh? Percy—No. His mother did the disin- heriting. He was cut off with 98 cents. All the More ANnoving. "But his statement about you is a tfssue of malicious lies, is it not?" "No; it's a very substantial combina- tion of maliolous lies, with a tissue of malicious truth." An acre of good fighting* ground will yield more food in rt week than an Are of the best land will In a year.' $500 Reward • Five hundred dollars reward will be paid by the township of West Williams tor the arrest of the scoundrel, who on Friday evening, NOV. 4, criminally es- saulted Miss Irate Davidson, daughter 'of Mr. John Davidson, 2lstcon:, 13,1'., West Williams. The outrage was one of the most dastardly in the history of recent crimes in this vicinity and the township ttithor•ities etre determined to rim the perpetrator to earth. The county c:tnstabulary have been work- ing on the case, but so far with a com- plete luck of success. The man who is .suspected of the crime was a passenger for a short time on the east -bound 'Mixed train on the evening of Nov. 4. He boarded the train at Thedford, and was put off at Cameron's Siding, a sta- tion between Thedford and Parkhill. The assault was committed shortly ef- t( tweeds at a lonely spot on the road forty rods north of the Siding. The unfortunate girl was riding alone in a buggy on her way home. The man jumped into the buga?y from the rear, dragged the girl from the rig, assault- ed her, and then tied her to a fence, using one of the reins. He then dis- appeared in the darkness. She was able to get as far as Mr. A. Elliott's gate, 18th con., where her moans at- tracted attention, She was carried to the house and• afterwards driven to her home, her own horse in the mean- time having gone home. The descrip- tions of the villian are very inadequate but the most valuable clue is to be found in the fact that in the scuffle the girl bit hien on the face, inflicting a wound that may yet show. It was so dark that she has few other clues to offer. She thinks that the man was of ordinary size, with a fleshy lace, moustache, rough and unshaven chin, and smelled strongly of tobacco. She thinks he did not wear an•overcoat,his outer jacket being of bard cloth. as though of leather or oil cloth. His hands were quite rough. An appeal is rnede to the pa sengers on the train in quest ion, who will doubtless remember something as to the man who was put off at the siding on that evening. Any who have the least recollection as to the description of this man are urged io communicate with High Constable McCloud, of London, or with Clerk Dawson, of Sylvan,,P.O., Ont. Protecting Fruit Trees from Mice. The Fruit Division, Ottawa, issues the following warning: Lest winter thousands of fruit trees were girdled and killed by mice, and the same thing will doubtless happen again the com- ing winter unless orchardists take pre- cautions to prevent rt. Mice are not usually vet troublesome in orchards where clean cultivation is practised and rubbish is not allowed to accum- ulate as 0 shelter for them, but the orchardists will tind it necessary to provide some sort of protection, if he wishes to be fairly sure of bringing his young trees safely through the winter. The mice burrow along the ground under the snow in search of food, and as soon as they come to a young tree start to gnaw it. Wooden veneer is probably the most satisfactory pro- tection against them, and it has the additional merit of being a good pre- ventive of sunscald. The veneer is wrapped loosely around the trunk and tied; and an air space is left between it and the tree. These veneers cost from $3.75 to $5.00 per thousand. Ordinary building paper, which costs a mere trifle, is also a first rate protection, but it is not of much value as a preventive of sunscald. Tar paper is also effective, but as trees have been injured by its use, it is better to be on the safe side Sind use something else. In any case the lower end of the paper should he banked with earth, so that the mice cannot readily get under it to the tree. A mound of earth about a foot high around the base of the tree will often turn them, and even snow tramped about the tree has proved effectual, but these are not so trustworthy as the veneers or the building paper. The Fruit Division also points out that this plague of mice is largely due to the common peart'ce of destroying every owl and hawk that can possibly be shot or trapped. It is a great mis- take to do th-is. All varieties of owls and hawks are great mousers, indeed mice constitute the chief item in the bill -of -fare of most species. At least ten varieties of owls are classed as res- idents of Canada, and of these only the Great -horned Owl is a menace to the farmer's poultry yard. Of a dozen species of hawks commonly found in Canada, only three are classed as chick- en hawks, viz., the Sharp -skinned, Hawk, the Goshawk and Cooper's Hawk. The four varieties usually known as "hen hawks" scarcely ever visit poultry yards, and an occasion- al depredation is far more than coun- terbalanced by their services as de- stroyers of mice, rats, squirrels and other enemies of the farmer. The Revolutionizing of the Cracker Mooney revolutionized the cracker. He made folk admit that they never knew how good crackers could be, by making such delicious crackers as they had nev,s tasted before. Then he set folk to eating Mooney's crackers who'd never eatefl crackers before. In a year he had all Canada eating Mooney's Perfection Cream Sodas You'll see why when you try them. Haven't you curl• osity enough to buy a box at your grocer's? 5terIio Thimbfe Solid Sterling Silver, heavy weight, enclosed in enameled card box with satin lining and hing,: cover. "Merry Xmas" is embossed on outside of cover. Thimble is made with hand- somely chased band, or plain band with fancy chased holes. Needle holes are much finer than on common thimbles so that needle cannot slip. Makes a pretty gift for mother, sister or friend. Price 110 ents With 3c. for Postatse Good Value at 60c. More elaborate styles of Sterl- ing Thimbles from 5o to 85 cents. Gold Filled at $ i.5o. Solid Gold -at $4.00. J. S. BARNARD 70 DUNDAS ST., - LONDON A large deputation of temperance workers waited on the Town Council of Goderich the other night, and pre- sented them with a petition signed by 36t electors, asking that the council submit a local option by-law at the municipal election in January. Ad- dresses were delivered in its behalf by ministers and others, but all to no avail, they could get a mover but no seconder. Metropolitan Soap Co., Ltd.. Toronto, Can. "Mrs. Dooley" Her Laundry Soap Will Furnish Your Home for Nothing. Mrs. Dooley's supplies a, full weight, borax Laundry bar through your grocer at the price of six bars for 25 cents. In exchange for coupons printed on every wrapper she will send any article of house furnishing you wish—fund_ tare for every room, carpets, curtains, dishes, clocks, pic- tures, ornaments and kitchen utensils. Ask your grocer or write us for premium catalogue with tnany illustrations. Or write us what you need and WO will tell you how many coupons to send. 1 trot °litmin Snap Co., Ltd., Toronto, Can. al