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THE HURON EXPOSITOR
SEAFORTH, -Friday, August 15, 1919
W. L. MACKENZIE KING CHOSEN
NEW LEADER OF LIBERAL
PARTY
Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King
is leader Of the Liberal party in Can=
ada. He was selected by the National
tiberal Convention Thursday afternoon
after a close contest, to sticceed the late
Sir Wilfrid Laurier as chieftain Of
the party forces, and to replace D.
D. McKenzie of North Cape Breton
and Victoria, .'Who, during the last
session of Parliament, temporarily
headed the Opposition in the House of
Commons., Three ballots were neces-
sary before a decision was reache
as between MrXj.mg. Hon. W.
Fielding, Hon. George P. Graham, and
D. D. Mckenzie. -In. the final one, the
cou.nting of which;was competed at
7.30 in. the evening‘aMr. King was the
victor by 38 votes over Hon. •W. S.
Fielding, the only other candidate
then remaining in the- field.
The noxninations were as follows:
W. L Mackenzie King, proposed by
Sir Alien Aylesworth, aid seconded
by Hon. Sydney Fisher.
D. D. Mackenzie, proposed, by J.
A. Robb, the chief Liberal whip in
the Commons, and seconded by Hon.
Frank Oliver, Ha T. McMillan, and
J. H. Sinclair, M. P. of ,Nova Scotia.
Hon George E. Graham proposed
by W. W. B. McInnes, of Vancouver,
seconded by C. J. Montreuil, of North
Essex.
Hon. W. S. Fielding, proposed, by
I:Premier Martin, of Saskatchewan, and
seconded by Premier Foster, ,of New
Brunswick
Alex. Smith, K. C., of Ottawa, was
nominated by J. B. McCall, of Co-
bourg, and John MacAuley. of North
Bruce. Mr. Smith Was honored with
a. nomination beoause orf hisr, long re-
cord of service to the party and his
share in the work of organizing the
convention. He., retired at once.
The first ballot resulted as follows:
King, 344 Fielding, 297; Grahama153;,
MacKenzie, 153. As no candidate had
secured a majority of 949 `notes cast
a second ballot was required. This
resulted as follows: King, 411, Field-
ing, 344; Gratarn, 124; MacKenzie,
60.
At this juncture Hon.:. Charles
Murphy advised delegates not to mark
their third ballots at once,' and im-
mediately afterward Hon. George P
Graham came forward ta announce his
retirement from the contest. "In
order to expedite the proceedings, and
for other reasons which are evident,”
he said, "I wish to retire."
The fact that a number of dele-
gates had already marked their bal-
lots for -Graham caused considerable
confusion for a time. Hon. George
Murphy, of Nova Scotia, who_ was in
the chair, decided, that ballots so
marked. and stiil in the hands of the
voters might be -allotted, but those
already in the ballot -boxes would be
counted in the total, :and so would
have effect in. determing whether or
not any candidate- had secured a
majority. This ruling led to a demand
far.. the cancellation • of, the ballot
papers provided. fel, the third ballots.
Hon Frank Oliver, who had been sup-
porting the candidate offered D. D.
MacKenzie rushed to the platform.
"Cancel the vote!" he shooted. "Don't
count that vote.- Take another ballot.
You have got to do it." The • cry was
taken up in -various parts of the
auditorium, and after a short consola-
tion, between chairman and vica-Chair-
man, Premier Murray announced that
a new ballot payer Would be used.
• After this decision had been reached
D, D. MacKenzie, who had secured. the
emaIlest number of votes on the second
ballot. made his way to the platform.
"I wish to thank my friends for the
support I have.. received in this con-
vention, but 1 now retire from the
fie -id," he .aaiti amid cheers and. ap-
piausei
The vote cast was hailed witli ap-
plause and Owe/an with the blowing
of horn. and waving- of flags: Hon.
W. S. Fielding, seconded by Hon.
G enc. rev P. Graham, moved that the
election be made unanimous. D. D
McKenzie, M. P.,: spoke in support
of the, motion_ and finally the new
leader voiced his thanks for the honor
bestowed upon himand declared his
intention to b(.- guided by the principles
of Liberalism arai the platform form-
ulate -d by the convention: -
Hen. Mackenzie King, the new Lib-
eral leader, comes of a stock of not-
able Liberal fig' liters. His Mother was
a, daughter of. William Lyon, Macken-
zie, leader in the struggle for. respon-
sible government in Upper Canada,
which culminated in rebellion. His
father was Jahn King, K. C.., a Can,
adian of Scattish. descent.
IVIackenzie King was born at Kitch-
ener, Ont., in 1874, educated in the
public and high schools there, and
'went to the University,. of Toronto,
where he received the degrees Of B.A.
in 1895, LLB., in 1896, and M.A. in
1897. A year later he obtained the
degree of M. A. at the University of
Chicago and in 1909 he was awarded
the degree of Ph. D. at Harvard, After
traveling abroad and, 'Pursuing his
studies further he returned to Canada.
In 1890 he became deputy minister of
labor, continuing in that position for
eight year, being. also editor of The
Labor Gazette, retaining these ap-
pointments until he resigned to be-
come a candidate for the Rouse of
Commons.
His ability in public affairs led to his
appointment from 1898 to 1900 as
special commissioner of the Govern-
ment of Canada to inquire. into meth-,
ads of carrying out Government con-
tracts in clothing in - Canada and
Europe, He was secretary a the
royal commission appointed in. 1903,
to inquire into industrial disputes in
British - Columbia. His fair-minded-
ness and readiness at grasping, the
points at issue led to numerous 'other
appointments of a similar character.
He was chairman of the royal com-
mission to inquire into disputes be-
tween the Bell Telephone Company
and its employees in 1907, royal com-
missioner to settle claims of Japanese
residents of Vancouver arising out of
anti -Asiatic riots in the 'same year
and in the year following performed
similar service in connection with
claims cxf Chineee residents. In this
year he was alse royal commissioner
in an inquiry into the cause of in-
dustrial disputes in the cotton fac-
tories in Quebec.
In 1904 Dr- King was „§ent to Eng-
land as representative of the Govern-
ment to interview the British authori-
ties on the need for legislation by the.
Imperial Government to prevent false
representations to emigrants who were,
being. sent to Cahada. He Was *also
sent to England in 1908 to interview
other British authorities on the subject
of immigration to Canada from the
Orient and particularly from 'India.
On this oecasion he was honored by the
Imperial. Government; which appointed
him one of the British commissioners
on the anti -Opium commission, which
met at ,Shanghai, in 1909.
He was elected to the Hause of
Commons from North Waterloo iv
1908, appointed. minister of labor the
following year and re-elected by ac-
clamation in the by-election: In 191T
he was •defeated in the general elec-
tions and retired with the Laurier
Government. He contested. North
York in the last g.eneral electicins, but
was not elected. •
For the past few years Hon. Mr.
King. has been engaged in the study:
of industrial questions in the United
States under the auspices of the Rock-
efeller "Foundation, and his book writ-:
ten after his investigations constitutes
the most modern. and authoritative
work.
In religion he is a Presbyterian.
HENSALL •
House. For Sale.—A good comfortable frame
house first class location; two lots; welt drain-
ed; fruit trece, and barn. Apply to W
Murdoch, Hensall_ P. 0. 2692-tf
Under. Hensel
House For Sale.—Good comfortable brie!:
house, almost new, good location, 2 lots, one
planted in fruit. Also good barn. Apply to
Mary Carlisle, Hensall P. 0.•Box., 72. 2,696-1
Briefs.—Owing to the absence,. of
our regular correspondent, who '-is
taking a well earned holiday this week,
we have been forced to dispense with
our welcome budget of Hensalf news.
—Mr. Caswell Rumba% druggist of
Toronto, and his bride, were visiting
at the home of his aunt, Miss Mc-
Gregor, this week.
1 •STAFFA
Notes4a---Miss Jean. and Master
Jimmie Hamilton have returned from
Niagara where they have been for
the last two weeks.—Mrs. Lodge, of
Cleveland, .sister of Mrs Holliarn
Jeffery and McVey, A' at Present visi-
ting here.—We are pleased to report
Mrs. (Rev,) Love is so far recovered
as to be able to go out motoring.—
Messrs. Lorne and George Hutchinson,'
Mitchell, are at nresent visiting here.
—An organization meeting - of the
terenerance forces of the _township of
Hibbert is called to meet on Monday,
-August 18th, in hall. Staffa.a-A num-
ber! of the Hibbert boys were, present-
ed with medals on Tuesday evening
last. It is thought an injustice to
boys who fought in the trenches and
shed blood for us and whose parents
are at, the present paying the taxes
to be slighted in any way, especially
by not giving them medals that are
deservedly theirs.
° ,DUBLIN
. Notes.—Four pupils passed the
Lower School examinations, viz: John
Nagle, Hazel Hills, K. I, Eckert, and
-C. F. McQuaid, the former two live in
Dublin and the latter in. Hibbert.
There was but one failure and that.
was caused by absende from school.
—Misses Benn and Collison; of Lucan,
returned home yesterday having sP4t
a pleasant . tinie at the social here
and with ,friends.
The Social.—The social held here
on Tuesday night was the chief -at-
traction for miles around. Among
the talented vocalists were Mrs. 'Wm.
Harrigan, Minneapolis, Minn., former-
ly Miss Carlin, • Stratford. The lady
and her husband and young daughter
have been touring through . Canada,
for some time. Mrs. Harrigan's- voice
is just as wonderful arid powerful as
ever. Miss -.Gannon. of St. Marys,
also sang. Miss Isabel Griffin, elocu-
tionist, of Toronto, charmed every
heart as usual; and Mrs., McKerdan.
Chicago, was the accompanist of the
evening. It was a rare treat for those
who attended. The following is -a
list of the winners at the drawing
of prizes held at the Dublin Social
on Tuesday last: Ladies' wrist watch,
Pte. L. M. Jordan:. 12 pounds butter,
Tessa Feeney, Hibbert-; Electric iron,
T. Neilson, Stratford; /Eiderdown'
'Comforter, Wm. Forrester Mitchell;
Ladies' T_Inibrella, Wilhiam Connolly,
Logan; Ton of Coal, Aileen Loni.,reway,
%lest Monkton: Bo i of Laundry soap,
Agnes Stock, Stratford; Bag of Flour,
Mrs, , Martin Feeney, St. Columban;
Coffee Perculator, • M. E. McDonald,
St. Marys; Gent's Bath Robe, Patrick
Leeming, Logan.
MCKILLOP
Notes.—Two auto car loads of rela-
tives -,called on Mrs: G. F Benneweis
on Mimday of this week, among them
were Dr, and Mrs. Henry Leonhardt
and two daughters, of Porto Rico; Mrs.
Burnett, of Mitchell, and her son,
Wesley, and wife, of Detroit, also Mrs.
Hugh' Dale and children, of Detroit.—`
Mr. Gordon Bell,- of Stratford-, was a
visitor under the parental roof during
Civic Holiday.—Mr. Wilj&an Good, ,of
Toronto, is visiting in McKillop
'present—Most of the crops will.be cut
this week. The straw isSomeivhat
short, but the grain seems to be 'a
good sample.• '4
Death of Solomo1,• Shannen.—Mr.
Solomon J. Shannon a prominent and
highly respected pioneer of MelCillop,
passed away very unexpectedly on
Sunday. Mr., . Shannon, accompanied
by his son, Mr. S. Shannon, motored
into Seaforth on Saturday evening. He
was apparently in his usual health,
but whilie in town complained of not
feeling very well. He was driven to
;the office of Dr. F. S. Burrows, who
administered •temporary relief. 44
few hours after he was seized with
weakness of the heart and died about
five o'clock cin Sunday morning. Mr.
Shannon leaVes a family, of several'
grown-up son S and (laughter& His
wife predeceased him a number of
years ago. He was a Presbyterian M
religion and a Conservativb in politics.
He had attained the advanced age of
eighty-two years. The funeral ser-
vices were .held from his late homei
to the Maitlandbank cemetery on Tues-
day, the body being followed to the
grave by a large number of neighbors
and friends who attended to pay a
last tribute -of respect to one who had
been esteemed among them for more
than a generation.
ZURICH
Notes.—A young son of Mr. P.
Kropf met with a bad accident me 1
day last week, which may result in
the loss of the sight of one eye. He
was hammering a nail- when it flew,
ufi, the -end striking him in the. eye.
—Mr. -Frank Bossenberry, of Kitch-
ener, was visiting_relatives here last;
week.—Mr. and 'Mrs.,Henry Deichert, '
of New Haven, Michigan, were visiting
with relatives here recently.—Mr.. E.
Peine, of Detroit, was visiting rel-
ative S here this week.—Mrs. :Weber
and- Mrs. Stoddart, of Rochester, N.'
Y., are visiting relatives here at pre- '
sent,—Dr. Ferdinand Schnell, of Car-
berry, Manitoba, is visiting with rel-
atives here.—Miss Vera Weseloh, who
has been spending the holidays at
her home here, has returned to De-
troit. Mr, Michael Hoffman, of
Zurich, his purchased the residence
property of Mr. John Zettel in the
village and ' will get possession in
October.
Field Crop Competition.—The result
of the judgingf the standing
crop of the cotnpetitors in. the Stand-
ing Field Crop. Competition held under
the auspices of the Zurich Agricul-
tural Society, has 'been announced by
the judge, Mr. E. W. Zavitz, of Guelph.
They are as follows: 1st o Edgar_
Broderick; 2nd, Elmer Krueger; 3rd,
Henry Krueger; 4th, Oscar Klopp;
5th, Louis H. Rader; 6th, Samuel
Schoch: 7th, W. C. Pearce. There
were twelve entries in the -competition.
The above are eligible to compete
for the large prizes offered. in the
Field Crop Competition -classes at To-
ronto and Guelph exhibitions.
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KIPPEN •
A Good Address.—A great- Orange
Demonstration was held at Harbor
Beach, Michigan, on July 12th last.
The Orange and Purple Courier,- the
Official organ of the order -in United
States, published at Washington, D.
C., has the following reference to- a
former well known resident of this
county: "The chief address -of the
day was delivered by Past State Grand
Master William MCLaren Doig, form-
erly of the Sckh but now residing in
Port Huron. where he has recently'
opened a law office. Brother Doig is
also a past master in the legal pro-
fession, in. addition to -being a splendid
speaker, and those privileged to hear
him on this occasion were surely. de-
lighted and well repaid _- for -their at-
tendance. He outlined the great
principles of Orangeism. and told the
large assembly what • Orangemen
stand for, their loyalty to the flag that
protects their homes and industry,
and pointed out why all loyal' and
true Americans should become mem-
bers of the Loyal Orange Institution
of the United States. He dwelt • at
length On the public school question,
in which he iS very much interested,
and which at present Is of first con-
sideration .in the State of Michigan'.
He surely made the voters and tax
payers sit up and take notice. On
the whole his address was a master-
piece .and sure to result in much good."
Notes.—The . garden party in con-
nection with the Mission Band Which
was held on the . manse grounds on
Friday evening last, was a decided
success. The talent from London,
:especially:Miss Richmond, the reader,
delighted the audience. The lawn and,
ichurch were beautifullY kighted by
-the Northern Electric Light Company.
'The proceeds amounted to $60.--L-Rev.
0. Johnston, of Varna, will preach in
Kippen and Hills Green next Sabbath.
—Mr James McDonald, of Stanley,
was taken to the London hospital
this 'week where lie underwent an
'operation for appendicitis which we
are glad to report was quite success-
ful, and Mr. McDonald is doing as
well as can be expected.—Mrs. William
J. McLean, of Hailsbury, New Ontario,
is visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. R. , B. McLean. ---Mr. .and Mrs.Th
Alex. MCKenzie, of, the village,, the
past week attended the funeral of
the late Mr. Alex. Eld.en, of Blyth.—
Mr. James Sproat, of Toronto, is visit-
ing at the home .of his uncle, Mr,
William Sproat and with other friends.
—Mr, Albert Brownlee and sister,
Miss Myrtle, arn spending holidays
with friend S at London:—Mrs. Isaac
Jarrott fo . some days past has
been at London with her brother, Mr.
James McDonald, who is in the hos-
pital there.—The harvest, which was
a light task this year, is now well
over and although, the yield is not as
large as other years still there is great
room for thankfulness when compared
with some' other parts —Miss Jean
Fotheringham is spending holidays
with . her aunt, Mrs. A. Montietln—
Miss Brown, of Blyth, is this week
visiting with Mrs. A. McKenzie of the
village.—Mrs. - James •Mustard, ac-
companied by her two daughters,
Mary and Annie, all of Chesley, are
visiting at the home of the former's
son, Mr. James Mustard, and with.
other friends,—Mr. B. R. Higgins, of
Clinton,_ during the past week, -was
chatting with old friends here Mr.
Higgins is ainong those who enjoy
life.—Mr, David Kyle, who -has been
at London, has •returne,d, home.—
There will be a dem$nstration of Delco
lighting at the Social to be held at
No, 9, Kippen. Road school.
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DI EXPOS
VEOETABLE. , POISONS.
Some of Them Have Very Peculiar
Streets. •
,Sixteen years ago a young man
was brought into tile hospital at
Cairns, in Queensland, Australia, suf-
fering from it strange paralysis' of
the optic nerves. In spite of skilled
treatment, he became blind.
Other cases occurred in the same
district, and were traced to the eat-
ing of a wild fruit known as the fin-
ger cherry, a long, bright -red berry,
which has nothing in common with
the English cherry. c;•
• The effects of certain vegetable
polsow are at present beyond scien-
tific explanation. The finger cherry
LS not the only Australian plant
which has a baneful< effect upon the
optic nerves.
Some years ago Mr. W. H. Mor-
rison, a well-known Australian horse
breeder, wrote to the Sydney Morn-
ing Herald pointing out that numbers
of horses were being blinded by eat-
ing the wild melon, which is copamon
in many parts of Australia, and whicit
grows in great profusion after the
breaking oik=a long drought. '
One of the most terrible plants In
existence is the Asclepias gigantese
which is common in Abyssinia, and
grows also in Ceylon. When .cut a
milky sap exudes from the littera and
leaves, and the least drop of thia
will cause 'total blindness if it comes
4.4 contact with the eyes.
'The asclepias is used largely -for
firewood, but the men who cut it have
to exercise eitreme care. ; If a man
aecideatally iMbs ey,e with his
-hand while ,engaged in cutting this
wood, acute ophthalmia is certain,
and the sight of the eye Is gone for
good. There is no cure. Yet the
strangest thing is that goats eat the
ascldpias without suffering harm.
Goat, too, can eat the Texan lose
weed, which kilth horses and cattle.
This ,poisonous plant drives horses
mad. They run in circles, and Soni. -
times are seized by a sort of mania.
We have plants, even in the Brit-
ish Isles, which are none ,to safe to
meddle with. Reference is not made
to the regular poison plants such as
hemlock, deadly nightshade, or wild
parsnip. There are plants which are
popularly supposed to be harmless
or even wholesome, yet which have
very queer. effects .on Certain
Mountain ash, for instance. The
pretty fruit'of this tree is made into
jam, jelly, and a sort of spirit. The
spirit has the extraordinary power of
destroying the memory. -
Mixtures of fruits or leaves each
harmless in themselves, • may have
unpleasant consequences. Be careful
not. to eat spinach and an orange
at the same meal. The oxalic acid
of the former is freed by the citric
aced of the latter, and the result he
a more or less sharp case of poison-
ing.. Tomato _must not be lollowed
by lemon or the result may be the
same.
Some fruits are injurious in • an
unripe condition. The juice of a raw
pineapple if injected under the skin
is most dangerous.—Tit-Bits. '
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Real Names of Nobility. •
When one glances casually- at the
roll of British peers, says London
.
Answers, and -sees ,such high sound-
ing names as De 'Montmorency and
Clielinon.deley, Grosvenor awl How-
ard de Walden,, oneis impressed by
.-a sense of the iffraiideur and proud
e4descent of our nobility. But a closer
examination dispels this illusion;
for, rubbing,. shoulders with such
splendid patronymics: suggesting
long* centuries of blue-blooded an-
cestry, you will find scores of sur-
names such as Smith and Robinson:
Hogg and Gerdner.
Two of our marquesses haire for
surnamed Browne incl. -Hay, in com-
*mole- with many a farm laborer,
•while Lord Headfort is a T,a,Ylour,
like hie remote forefather, who prob-
ably earned his bread by his scissors.
Among the wearers of earls' coronets,
Lord Eunis.killen -is a Cole, and his
lordship of Leicester signs himself
Coke. The Earl of Dartmouth is •a
Legge; Lord Desart, a Cuffe, and
Lord Dudley, bears the name of his
ancestors, the goldsmith's apprentice
—"Wardt," with "Humble" before it.
We have an earl who is Hardy; one
is a Boyle; two others are "Hay."
There are also a Browne and a Scott,
a Harris and a Hare.
'In the group of viscounts figure a
Ward and a Flower; a Gage and an
O'Grady;„ a Smitly•and a Gutty, first
made famous by an old-time prize
fighter. Among sthe barons are
Luke White, Lord Annaly, and Alger -
on Strutt, Baron Belper. Lord Con -
curry is "Lawless" by name, though
not by nature; Baron Glentawe calls
himself Jenkins ,and Lord Dynever
Is a Rice. Howard de Walden is a
title of which its bearer is probably
prouder than of his patronymic Ellis;
and Lord Inverclyde is really plain
'"James Burns,"
We have a baron who was cradled
a "Graves"; another whose father,
like himself, was dubbed Hogg; and
a third, who, if he were not a peer,
would be simply James .Hozier, a
na,me probably derived from an an-
cestor who sold stockings.
CORK.
Lightwood Has Mane Valuable
Qualities.
• Cork was known to the ancients.
Pliny describes the Roman fishermen
as using floats of cark to support
their. fishing -nets. Cork was used
by the Romans in the construction
of buhys for rivers and in facilitating
swimming; for we read that the sol-
diers whom Camillus sent to the
capitol when it was besieged by the
Gauls put on a light dreSs with cork
under it, and when they arrived at
the raver Tiber they bound their.
clothes upon their heads, 'placed the
cork under their arms, and. so swam
manes.
Cork was used by the Rernan san-
dal -:makers for soles, and they some-
times applied it very -thick in order
to increase the stature of those ladies
who wished to be thought taller than
they really were.
The aneients kept their wines in
calks, and it,was drawn off as want-
ed. When bottles first came into use
the primitive, material used as stop-
pers consisted of the root of liquo-
rice, which was cut and formed to,
the shape of corks.- These roots are
still often eused in North America
for the making of bottle-etoppers,
and it was not till the manufacture
of glassware bberene general 'that the
practiee arose of storing wine in bot-
, anofdeor'thkenas ana sdtopnperot beffororebotttiesh:
-firmmai
;
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beciiine generally acknoWeengett.
Thence came the.saying, "This wine•
Is Corked"—meaning it tastes of the
cork.
We do not know for certain when
cork was introduced 'into England'',
but Shakespeare knew abopt it, for
in "As You Like It," Act 3', scene 2,
he writes—"I prythee take the cork
out of thy mouth that I. may drink
thy tidings." In 'Child's Ballads"
are these lines:-
- "When she geed up the tolbrooth
Stairs .
,The corks frae her heels did flee'
,
Imperviousness to air' and water
Is a rare quality which cork pee -
susses over any other known mailer-
ia1,1, besides, it conveys o disagree-
able taste or flavor to the liquid.
These, coupled with such other quali-
ties as compressibility and elasticity,
are virtues which cannot be found' in
any other substance • outside the
range of cork, and it is its power of
compression that gives to a piece of
cork its chief value as a bottle -stop-
per, for when it is in its right place
in an unopened bottle of any liquid'
the lower part swells out in the wid-
er part of the bottle's neck and ren-
ders extraction, difficult. •
There is much spare material itt
the cutting of corks, which is all util-
ized. The shreds are ground' into;
powder and mixed with melted India -
rubber, which forms kamptulicon,
and is more durable than floorcloth.
Models are made of cork, burnt cork
makes Spa.niteii black for artists and
celormen, our boys learn swimming
,on cork- jaokets, and where the cork
tree grows pails, Und tubs are made
of cork; the roofs of the houaes are
lined with cork. And what is more
comfortable than a pair of cork socks
to keep our feet dry?
• It is believed pretty generally in.
some parts of Lincolnshire that cork.
has the power of keeping off eram.p;
it is placed betWeen the bed and the
mattress, or even between. the sheets,
or cork- garters are made by sewing
together a series of thin discs of cork
between two silk ribbons. Pope
wrte
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"In genial spring; beneath the quiv-
ering shade
Whose cooling vipors breathe along
the mead,
The patient fisher takes his silent
stand,
, Intent his angle's trembling in his
hand:
With loOks-.urimov'd, he sees the
. scaly breed.
And eyes the dancing cork and
bending reed,"
•
Cork is the, soft elastic bark of a
. kind of oak, which grows in the south,
of France, -Italy, Spain, and in the
greatest perfection in Portugal;- but
the wood ef the tree is of small
value except far fuel.—Family
Herald.
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India's War -time Trophies.
A War Memorial Museum is being
formed at Delhi, which it is hoped
will be completed and formally open-
ed by the viceroy during the next
cold weather. In the meantime the
public who desire to inspect the poi -
lection as far as it. has been accom-
plished are allowed to do so. There
are a number of guns from Meso-
potamia — some of them- from. Kut
and others from Bagdadl and var-
ious places—which were captured by
our armies on the Tigris. The big-
gest and most imposing gun is an old*
Persian one, which Was captured in
Bagdad in March, 1917; the inscrip-
tion All it was made' in.- 1634. There
are most interesting specimens of
many smaller instruments of destruc-
tion such as, for instance, Hammen-
werfer, bomb -throwers, gas engines,
etc., while in another division there
are specimens of gas -masks, flame -
masks, etc., which have been present-
ed to the museum by the Australian
Corps.—Family Herald.
Movmg a House.
An automobile tractor which uses
motor -truck tires on the front, andl
a caterpillar ,tractor as motor power,
was recently employed in hauling a
bungalow several miles on ordinary
oak runners.
The, weight of the house was so
great that within the first two miles
two inches of the runners were worn
down. But that did not prevent the
movement of the house to its new'
position.
This type of automobile truck is
used, for heavy haulage, and not only
can it carry- a load of five tons on
it . own body, but the •100 -horse-,
poWer tractor entine that furnishes
the power enables it to pull from
tifty to sixty tons • m.ore on four-.
wheeled trailers:'
This is the first tractor we have
heard of going into the house -moving
business.—Popular .Science Monthly.
.The Town of Ritche.
• The town of Bitche Alsace, a
third class fortress in 1871, has been
decorated with the Cross of the Le-
gion of Honor' by President Poincare.
• Her story is a. retaarkable one and
not very generally remembered. De-
fended in 1871 by • Col. Teyssier in
tomMand of a garrison of 3,000
men, it held up for a period of. eight
months 10,000 Germans. It was still
• holding out, forgotten by the central
authorities,. after Paris had capitu-
lated and the peace prelintinaries had
been signed at Versailles. Teyssier
• was well aware of what had happen-
ed, but, without orders, he refused
absolutely to surrender. It was not
until he received a message from
, Paris that he consented to leave the
town with the full honors of war. He
and his.men marched away with the
flag presented them by the women
• of Bitche under the fire of the Ba-
varian guns. And so Bitche was
never eohquered, and to -day, after
many years, comes the reward of the
Cross of the Legion of Honor. Other
veterans of 1870, Strasbourg and
Phalsbourg, are receiving it at the
same time. •
The Samoan Islands.
By the agreement of December 2,
1899, among the United States,
Great Britain and Germany, the Sa-
moan Islands were divided between
the United States an.d Germany,
,Great Britain retiring and accepting
compensation for her retirement in
the form of colonial concessions
elsewhere in the world. .This agree-
! ment ended a long series of out-
breaks and disorder in the idea&
amounting, to a state of civil war,
due, it was charged at the time, to
the intrigue and sogression of tile
Germans.
AUGUO 15, 1919
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Potatoes, pei
Flour, per el)
Spring whea
Shorts, per
Eggs, per •&
Butter, per
•Oats, per b
Bran, per ti
Wheat, per f
Barley, per ly
Bogs, per oi
• POT.T1
Toronto, Aug
chickens. 45c: n
•38c: turkeys, 4A
to 40c; squabs, I
13ou1try--Spo1ng
-25c.
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Toronto, Atoru
to 29e; twins, 2
30e; Stilton. 29
choim., 46 to 18c
llargarine-36 t
64e; select; 57 te
it,. tins, 24 to
60 /h. tins 23 to
18 to -1.9e; romb;
oz., $3.50 to $1
GRA
Toronto, Augus
Northern, $2.2414,
No. 3 northern; $
in store Fort Wi
No. 3 C.W. 89;:i ;
feed 88143e; N
• Berleo_No 3 C.
$1,311:;73. rejeoter.
American Corn--]
low, nominal; X<
. No. 3. white, 91
Ontario Wheat '
cording to freig
No. 2 winter $2;
1 pring, nonaina
Barley—Malting,
to freights out
Rye—Nominal,
standard, $11. T
era -anent standard.
Nlontreal. prompt
$10.50, in jute
ment. Millfeed
freighti, hags inc
$45: short., per
floor. per bag, $3
-per ton, $22 $
$19, track Toront.
• $10 to $11. track
LIVE S
Union Stock Ya
From reportnc
throughout the es
pear as if the
Joined fore os with
down hog price3.
that he was not n
merits over the w
instructions to his
to load pending fu
tion, word was
•quarters; that not
$24.25 fed and
Jos penned on 11.
recession would
View of the repo
next week if th
gether. whieh is
Any change in the
yesterday, when $'
paid for hogs -itti
Hamilton, might
• prices locally. It -
the part of represe
which has •defeate
:reduce prices here,
cord. prices Paid th
is the deire;t nurd
bean continent the
for hogs. To -day
1,0sition to stand
if they cannot pure
Light Supplies {1.
letter tone to the
good there was at
steady to stronger c
the nrevloUs week
, steers sold front $1
• .up to S1.3.50, while
to roa.rket at from_
Was again a big'
media -al killers wh
because of the se
medium totality ea
Prices of a week
"scrap" was ash
take a further dr
are heavy, Good co
wanted on a stead
a fair +demand for
There never was
and feeders and
account, goofi ots
The total reeet
carloads. with 4,66:',
hogs, 3,278 sheep
The quotations we
to $14.75: good he
butchers' cattle
do. good ;11.75 to
to $11,50: do. to
bulls choice $10.00
$10.25 to 410.75:
cows, choice SIO to
to $9.15; do; medi
$7,50 to $8; a
• feeders 411..50 to
$4.50 to 16.25: mil
$140; do, common
-springers 490 to $15
yearling $10.50 to $1
• $17 to 419.75; calv
to 420.50; hogs, fed
weighed off •ears $
Boffalo, August
good active: commo
1,050; 41 •higher,
ceiPbs. 3,200: active,
$23.25; mixed $23.
423 to 423.25: ligh
roughs $20 to $20.25
$22.50 to $22.,Z.
400; lambs atree*:
410 to ;MU; yes
unchanged.
Montreal, August
mend from /4:teal hu
tien to sales of ou"
lots also changed ha
was done. In anii
in the -above mark
were. marked up
Per bushel, with ear
Western, at the dos
3 at 99%e and
Per hashel ex-store.
Quotations:--Oats,
flour, new standard
rolled oats, bag 00
$42; short!), $44:
lets, .428.
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Undertaking
M. Williams' -
Main Stre
ower s furnish
Charges
Phone—Nigh
FARIVIS
FARMS
have some choice
Townships of Usbern
bailt and imProved, on
•meromuss CAMERON,
ARM FOR SALE.
17 on the 4th eon
tairting 150 acres with
ecnivient to schools 13
*mations with telepho
m Dublin ma
and will be
the late W
rticulars a.
Dublin P.
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