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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1936-09-11, Page 3A, A 0 A A < 3 d A ,.1,,,;ettr.+;rrriA;s4 as -ens Was etor Seventy 'Years By Jog:* Maca'acdsh London Free Press hard. realize that Thomas Stephens,. of ,Semeorth,, has passed. Hths death eceurr,ed a few days ago. the name IbY whieh!lre wac familiarly known, was. the oldest ho- telman hi (Western 'Ontario. 'In 'Western 'Ontario,. did- we sayTo -have said the oldest active h!atelimen in• the Dominion 'would here been bet- ter. For ipeitetieelly elenee-eicore years 'and ten he had --been host to the tray- publie and had been rendering service to everyday. frequenters- to the hotel., He came in contact with thigh -Ups, and low -downs, with. men „a • • ....... . eke .4 nee.e4 • II•tleeeneere... illSeeetirlee . • of, !affluence and with beggars hav- ing nothing blut the ,packs on their backs. 'He exchanged opinligas on this and that with mei. of the press,. of the pelpit, of the bench, of the Federal aeki Eknovitforiel Teallaartented ',He- was equality at home with commercial travellers, at home with 'either Cele,. betties , lor ne:er-do-ivells, at , home with all eel:pers. On February 14, or 16, for some years back, 'a stream; persons call- ed at the Qu'een'ls Hotel to ecnigratu- late him on his birthday, and the stream ipereased 'with every sucees- sive year. He .wits born not far from'London, Ont., creme. to ,Searfeeth in 18,6e to engage dri 'the grain 'business, 'an en- terprise which some years later was rn important factor in the towe's af- fairs. ' About 'the time of his, canting to 'Seaforth the eountry the- north 'was prectically virgin Miele 'with the villages, of Haaparehey and .Egmond- ville being More pretentious places than •Seatortfh,. Dad 'was responsible. in 1868 for the erection ofla! flab* Wilding' which he operated under the name of the British Hotel. 'Loses Hotel in Fire ' The place was completely destroy- ed by ',Seaforth's 'greatest fire, Which occurred in '1876., In less than a , Week afterwards he had arranged for the building of the present brick 'structure, which is known as , the Queen's Hotel. . And *Tough the,. 'intervening • nearneDad • took .a natural. pride and' pl4sure. in rendering himself useful To say that he was an ordinary res.n. waulld not place him in: a true light. In the heyday of life he was a giant, at least 269 pounds of giant. Ile was severe and 'he was also kind. On une ecen:sion a huge, husky - lum- berjack of fighting prowess came from a camp in the weeds to • the north. He 'had be•en told that a man in' Seaforth,by the name of Stephens • could "trim". anything in that neigh- .. borhood 'a re.ugi,h-a.n.d-tumble scrap. Not long aAerwards the noted pug- ; Visit -of the north strolled into the i Queen's Hotel and.. venially remark- th•ternen behind .the bar: • 'the looks 'of' thingeeI -would say -that you are MT. iStephehig." "Yes, I'm suarpos,ed--to be•e',..wes -the reply. "Well, I catn.e- 'here to iick' you." "Sure; 'tint can' easily. be aaTang- ed." „ "When?" • WASHES DIRT AWAY —no rubbing .0 and scrubbing Cleaning jobs are quick and easy with Gillett's Pure Flake Lye. Use asolution of 1 teaspoonful dissolved , in a quart of cold* water. Off comes -the dirt! And you do no hard rub- bing. Use it for toilet bowls, too— d to dear sluggish drains. It kills an germs, destroys odors. Never harms enamel or plumbing. Get a tin from your grocer—today! *Never dissolve lye in hot water. The action of the lye itself heats the water. :FREE BOOKLET -The handy Gillett's Lye Booklet shows how this powerful ..cleanser and disinfectant can save you hard Work e.;. contains ctimplete instruc- tions for making bap at home ... tells how to keep farm equipment and buildings ,clean and sanitary. He sure In send forfeits „copy. Just Write: Standird Brands Ltd., Eraser Ave. & Liberty St., Threat% Oat. ."1NVIV!" tn about a Minute the fight was. under way, 'but it wasn't over in a minute by any means. . When it was the challenger was' prone. upon, the floor, 'a sorry mess. • Te first thing Dad -did was to ask assistance to 'carry the battered per- son ep,.stairs to co.mtfortafble bed. Once a team of _football players, staying, overnight at the hotel, gath- ered into one room and at a 'late hour became noisy and -troublesome. Thomas Stephens, Jr., on asking tem -to disband' and go to bed, was quickly ejected 'from 'the room. Dad, a sound, sleeper, that not been deeturbed, by the racket. On being informed about what -Was taking place, he.gat out of bed 'and 'in night-, goein ere,nt ,tafi the scene of annoy- ance. Entering the roam, he eras told to get !outand mini his awn business. He was also told that his gray hairs saved him from getting a Mali in, the mouth. In a Moment the speak- einwas full length Upon the bed, fully aware of the fact that his neck was .scre, While Dad was ' telling the ethers that if there was any more dieturbance • the whole lot of them would be handled in a like manner. ' No Trains Missed Dad took ,s,p,ecial pride in always 'haying his 'guests 'trip in plenty of time 'to catch the 'early train when desired. H.e would prepare and serve their breakfast on occasion and eon- srid.ered himself the 'equal .of any per- son. in the handling of 'a See•alt or chops or bored Of porridge, When 'he was wet 'o'v'er --the three- score years and ten allotment to man 'he accompanied some eel its to fish truant neat' Holstein. In ,the swereps -he Slipped from. -a lag, landing upon his hack in the cold muck and wa- ter. He' was .so wet and plastered from head' to foot with ,muck that his -clothing was removed and washed in the stream, 'which centiainly was Dad steed in lbarde pelt on a ridge near the swamp, ap!parently uncon peened 'about the chilly wind. • During the time the horse -and. bug- 'gy enjoyed; popularity itt" is surely safe to slay that na- person hereabouts attended more funerals' than Dad, and to attend divine service was Some- thing he liked to do, but he was op- posed to creeds that (bind and fetter,. loved' freedom, the,ught that „man should he able 'bd chooere what he wished to eat or' drink. At' all times there was in bine the spirit to brave any tempest, to meet any emuergency. Like meet of us, Dad was not lack- Morethan-1507000 People will be at Western Fair this year. ' A great'crowd attracted only by a great show. Oldest annual exhibition in Canada and send largest, Western Fair has many things to interest everybody. Take a day, 'or two at your own Western Ontario exhibition your last chance this year for a profitable, enjoyable holiday, _ Jackson Sept. 14-19 secretary „.. (Cteetinned from Page -2) Logs Scattered. By tom . • After starting front, Sb. Igneer Mich., on Wedneedael'• and being tow- ed Ohebegan, by a small 'tug whoee power ewes, inetafficientto bring her to tails+ port, the barge Ar- row arrived "here. on 3.1lentley with only 69,900. feet -left of iqo,o.o.o test of loge for the Gederich .Martufactur- ing, Company, the remainder hawing been washed everbeard. Having dais- misied • the tug which had brought her •frorn St. Ignace, -the owners of the barge hired the tug, H, • !M. Stu- art, owned and Onto:Merl by. E. J. Laway, to being the barge and its cargo Goderiele Fine. weather was endeunterect. centring, been until the. tug and 'the barge were 'about 30 -miles east, 's'outh-east of+Thun- der. 'Bay Island, where they ran into, a storm that washed 40,000 feet of the barge's deck -load overboard and forced her to. take shelter 'at Alpena.. They .put, in at 'that port en Friday afternoon, about 5 p.m. and lay, there until • Sunday morning when they continued • the voyage to Glederich.- Getleatich 'Star. Hand Badly Lacerated, When Caught in Wringer !Mrs. Williarn White, of the 2nd concession of -Stephen, 'suffered a badly lacerated ,hand Wednesday of last week when it became caught ,be- tween the rolls of a clothes wringer run 'by a gasoline .engine. Her son Hubert, was elate at hand at the time and quickly'stopped' the en- gine. 'Mrs. :White was brought to the Office of a • local physician and about 36 stitches were required to close the ,dwrounde,„,, 'It, is thought tint rtheellend 'suffer any permanent injury.-4xeter Times -Ad- vo'ca'te. Finger Amputated After 'Being Caught ia'PriIley Carl Jagnes, son 430 ! Mr. Charles Jaque's, of 'Osborne, • had the ring finger of !his, right hand amputated• Thursday of last week after having met with. accident when he at-- . tempted to 'throw 'the belt from a 'pulley 'on a pump -jack. The hand was ;draw:n into the pulley and the finger 'badly mangle.dd-Exeter Times: Advecate; Man Found Dead D. J. Anderson, merchant, of Parkhill, a en miner resident at Grand Bend, was found floating face down 'in the water last Tuesday „Imo/ping about 8 a.m. He, was dis- edeered by A. B. Costs, of Flint, .guests at 'the 'Imperial Hotel. They 'had just !gone down to the beach when the discovery was made. The body rives! -still- 'warm when taken 'from the water. •Amearg those early at 'the scene were H. K. Linea', of Ciediton„ and William Mid•dletort, of :Erecter. Dr. O'Dwyer, of Zurich, ear- oner, was called 'and pronounced death -was. due to a' heart attack, as very 'little Water was- found in the lungs. It is 'presumed, an inquest will not be necessary., 'Surviving 'are one daughter, 'on -e 'brother and two sisters.e-•Zurieh Herald. •Iloyda-Have Exhibit At 'C. N....E. It will -he 'of: interest to Peo,ple of Wingheen and vicinity that C. Lloyd & •Sen, local door manufacturers, have an exhibit of Lloyd doors' and Fir Plywood. 'at the 'Canadian. Natibre Si Exhibition this year. The exhibit is in /the General 'Exhibits Building. The Walls 'of the 'booth are treated with fir plywood of many deeigne end- fermis a very attractive back- ground. 'Mr. Gordon Buchanan! is in dharge of th,e dis.Playethie, week and' Mr. W. Frenfah will be in. charge next weelp-IWingharm Advance -Times, Mrs. J. W. Hanna in Auto Accident,. One Thuredey J. W. Hanna was driving her car - at Hay- field when it left the road and • ran into a pole, breaking it off. -1V1irs. Fauna was 'badly bruised and had a rib broken. She was removed to her home 'here from her cottage 'on 'Mon- day.- Her son, Rohn and Mise Isabel Robertson, were passengers in the car, J,ohn. was 'only 'slightly shaken up and Miss'Robertson had her \knee ,strained'-Win.ghem Advance -Times. Had Leg Broken by Heavy Stone -Harry Levis., near Lucknow, had his right leg fractured while digging a post hole at farm on. Thursday alterneon. A. large stone rallied over on 'top of him and' fractured the femer of his right leg. Harry had almost completed digging the post hole 'when the accident occurred. His nephew, 'Lawrence' McLeod; who was at -the Levis- home at the time, Ire 1'd him calling and. went, 'to .hiis assist- ance and was able to get him out of the hole. Mr. Levi's' 'was taken to the Wingham. General Hospital and latest reports -are that he. is resting ung in ferns,' but to offset these he 'had mare more virtue's than some of us. «That is why hundreds of per- sons liked to bask in the realization of hie friendship. • Give Good Measure There has been little complaint as to the 'quality lef-bindee twine sold in Canada in recent years. The law re- quires 'that each 'ball of ,hinder twine old, 'whether •Cenadian made or time -parted, bears a label showing the number 'of feet per pound in the hall. These statemlents as to length', for example, 500, .550, 600' or 650 feet to t .e pound, are checked 'by inspectors the Seed 'Branch': A certain 'tolerance is allowed un- er the Act iii consideration of varia- tions which naturally must occur. Doevever, of 'the three hundred sam- ples, or more tested -annually, more ,than half have shown a greater length to the petard than 'the' label Celled for. In 'sarhples Which did not meet the guarantee, the deficiencies en' length per pound were inconsider- able, 'end only in occasional .casee did the idelidiency 'exceed the „limit al- lowed. Since 1920, the propertion'of samples found to have ehortages 'has' not amounted to' three 'pee certif, of the total number of eaniples tested; the proportiot in 1986 'being less than half Of one per cent: • • „ • To 'Go Upstairs Wia. 'Agony There la nothing in 141140110.,, tient is a greater hae4CIA. P 0,.11 doing ordinary household anties kneeling. .stoloping, Toppling up and down stairs. How to +overeome 'that handieep, and relieve rhettmlatic aches - anti pante, is the subject of the fol- lowing lettere- "I have been taking Kettechen Salts -for three menths,., ;Whasej startedel had rheurnatiem in both. knees,. They were very enrollee.. ebeld not, eise from chair 'wit/fleet , adiaistance, I could not kneel, and to"go upstairs was. agony. Now I earn rem upstairs and kneel as much as I like. Since. I 'have taken Kruehen, I- -can work like a berse."-,(Mes.) H. S. Twin of the ingredients. of Kruiscaten Salts 'are 'effective solverntis of- uric acid. 'Other ingredients+ of these Salts. have a stimulating effedt, upon the in- ternal organs,' and assist them, to ex- pel the 'dissolved 'uric add front the system. as eamilerbably as can ,be expected under the cireametarreee.,-Wimigham AdVance-Timese- Car Wrecked on Diekie's Hill 'On Sunday night, Prank. new Willys car was wrecked an Dick- iue"e,1110l, en the Lucicnow roach laliph Saint and Bob Hickey, accompanied 'by tett camomile -es,, were 'going to- ward Lueknow about 9 o'clock w'h'en the alleged driver, Ralph Saint, be- came blind•ed with 'the approach of. another car -and in some unaccount- able manner the car headed into the ditch. The car was badly wrecked and how the occupants of the car escaped injury is a miratele.--Wing- hare A,dvartoe-Titries. The Late Dr. A. -D. Smith After a very brief illness Dr. Ar- thur 'Dalton Smith passed away at hie home early on Sunday morning. The shocking news, has made, the town of mourn deeply, for not only wa,s. his,- practice very ex- tensive, but !hivinflueince was so far- Teaching- that the effect of hi& pass- ing out of the 'life of this, commun- ity is 'hard to estimate -a physician whose 'services were so sought ,after and whose advice was sq,,L-respecteit leaves a blank that cannot he filled. -Mitchell Advocate. ' ' Wins Coveted.Trophy This year the eroveted MGill Trephy played' for annually by the Mitchell 'Golf and Country Club...Wee won 'by Pearson Halfnight, who d,e- feated Oscar, Illiered- of Staffa, three hole's up. M. Reed lhard defeated W. Hallnight and Peareara lialfnight won over M. Durkin to give them a place in the. finalse-11VIlitehell Advo., carte. Locating in Mitchell • 'We have 'been ineormerd 'by Dr. N. A. Richmendeof -Seaforth, that he is opening an office inamediately in the wen -rises' formerly occupied by the Bell Telephone Company oppos, ilte 'the 'post office to conduct a med- ical practice. Dr. allielentynd has been associated with Dr. E. A...MeMaster Seaforth for the past 'two months and previous' to that time was 'con- nected with Viktoria Hospital, Lon- don, Aar the past 'three ware, Dr. and Mrs. Richmond twill take reii- deuce here. -=Mitchell Adeocate. Falk 76100:' 414 ti U1 -441V- .4VURP,40;k • rni,A,44 gieri.- are *a- gari".**A0., elet jegtn entereet .14.* PLVA,Vi ettta.ir, Whi•elt beelenee pc Alt beaey eteqeired the Sertfieen four liastY bearvre, The quor these -bearers !had been a goatee ' problem far our civic- father*. Tbey• decided that the task should be undertaken by the police; but maw a the "hniky Ulstermen" Of that body threatened to strike if theY were detailed to carry a 'Achink.7 However, flour stayer:1s at last vOlunteered, and were the subject of Much derrisihn thy 'their eeaurallie- Later they 'became subjects of envy when His 'Excellency 'conferred on' them the Order - of 'the Double Dragger. And so he of the 'brilliant yellow jacket and pea feathers was' horse through the gates and, down through a hack mese of 'humanity (as 'many 'as 70,000, then considered a big crowd for „ Toronto) to the grand stand wheee he was. duly en- throned in a special section. But hardly had the civic welcome begun than it was' noticed that his' Fix's at- tention was wandering. The ballet girls taking par b in the spectacle were as curious as the rest of the crowd,aird ipeered, at the Visitoe front behind the scenes. They caught Li's eye, and 'he started to go !behind the scenes to obtain a closer acquaint - awe with the girls: but 'his' secre- tary, Lo Feng Loo, afterwards Chin- ese Ambassador Chin - to Great Britain, in- ventedteevened and prethe threaten- theed disruption of proceedings. After the formal welcome, Mr. Joly 'paid a compliment 'to the wife of the Lieutenant -Governor, asking His Ex- cellency if he would 'like to see the most beautiful thing 'that could be shown him in Canada. The -old gentleman was willing, ,and, cilmek- ling at his little jake, 'Mr. 'Joly' brought forward) Mrs. Kirkpatrick and, after giving the lady -an admir- e • A Big Day ;At the, "Ex."40 Years Ago (Sy Fred Wiilianes in The' Mail and Earipire) How many of you who read this' remember the seventh of September forty years'ago when the .big attrac- tion at the Exhibition was 'Li Hung Chang, the 'gigantic Viceroy of China, • then on hi's Way to Vancouver from Europe? The story was 'told in this celemn eight years' ago, but is worth recalling. 'Earl Li had landed in New York, but so --Strained weei" the relations between his Country and the States that 'he left at, once for Canada, crossing the frontier at Niagara Falls. There he was met by Hon. Henri Jolly de 'Letbinriere, then Minis- ter lot" Inland iRvenue, but after- wards 'Lieutenant-GOvernor of Brit- ish iColnImbia. 'The 'visitor 'Showed much -curiosity about Canadian life and •polities, and caused Mr. Jolly mitreh embarrasement by assuming that all Canadian legisl'at'ors must be very rich 'men (meaning of course from the Chinese ,point of viera), and the minister had to explain that most Canadian. 'M.P.'s had. to be' content with their indemnity, then. 'only $1,- 000 a session, and that .they "were rich only in 'their zeal for the good of 'the Ceirintry!" The Chinese statesman !travelled in "a Special train, whidh was 'sidetrack ed at 'Swansea before 'being 'taken to the Eadvibitlonestation. The commie- sariat car contained special food, 'in dlu.ding a large number of live ducks and fowl, Which were 'killed as need- ed, and also, according to Hector Charlesworth, "a vast pile of clay cubes that looked like„eeinent bricks, each el which contained' an egg 4'4v - WILSON'S ( ty \\, LY PA DS RE One' pad kills flies all day and every' day for 2 or 3 weeks. 3 pads in each packet. No spraying, no stickiness, no had coder. Ask your Druggist, Grocery or General Store, 10 CENTS PER PACKET WRY PAY MORE? Thownstmq ELY PAtere0.,tteelleme. (Otte ,4.1$647,;,:,•r.11,;,:t;l 4 j 1,0 ' Ot100_ • ee"..eee THERE'S a special goodness in Kellogg's Corn Flakes. It's partly their delicious, flavor — never successfully copied. Partly oven -fresh crispness, protected by the patented WAXTITE inner wrapper. • Ask for the world's leadin' g Corn Flakes., made by - Kellogg in London, Ont., and give your family the best. Nothing takes the place of CORN FLAKES ieg leek, Earl Li turned to Mr. Jolly end said, "You., have not deceived met"' Although there had recently been .a change of !Government at Ottawa, '"TorY Toronto was true to its idols," and the (g-uests of the day -included Sir Mackenzie Howell and; 'Sir Charles Tupper, each of whom was presented, 'to the Viceroy. To the former he re- marked, "It is auite evident from appearance that you are a Con- servative," and of Sir Charles he asked: "You are of the opposite par- ty from Gladstone?" ,But the ballet girls and. the ele- phants' in the. spectacle . divided the honors with the .visitor, and the editorial writer of The 'Mail and Eme •pire summed up the day very well when he 'wrote: "There are many wonderful sights to be seen, but there is only one Toronto Exhibition. His Excellency, when safe home in China, is to write A book recording his impressions.Be might report of us that we are a pleas'ere-loving people, much addict- ed to acrobatic performances . and living principally upon peanuts, and sausage rolls." The latter proving quite clearly t'h'at "hot dogs" were unknown in 1806! "Listen to this, Bessie," setid Mr. Tubb: "This' article states that in came of the old Roman prisons that have been unearthed they found the petrified remains of the prisoneee" "Gracious!" -exclaimed his wife. "These must be what they call hard- ened criminals." - - Brown -My wife thinks' of nothing but motoring and golf. I'm getting C' edo,f it. at least ehe's the fashion. Brown -Yes, but she's such a fail- ure at it. In golf she bits nothing, and when motoring'-- she hits every- thing. NOXACORN Each package contains spedal features; maw certain you get the YELLOW TUBE AND PACKAGE, Nozacorn is sold only in tubes. Your cos removed or money refunded at drag Arm* 35c -gist Now:worn today Aberhart's Drug Store .111•.••••••11,1M11••• TAKE A TIP From NATURE . . Lay in your winter's supply of HAMCO COKE now 44r% Un sunny days prepare for winter blizzards." The 'animals of the field and fobrest obey this dictum by instinct - man's logic gil$es him the same good adAtice. It is the height of wisdom to settle your fuel -problem now. Turn your thought to Hamco Coke - order your winter's supply -and settle clown for the coziest, most troublel.free winter you've ever Hamco Coke is easy to bank, at night and quick to respond in ihe morning. Think of these "extras" too -lighter on the shawl, minimum ashes and com- plete freedom from dust, or dirt. 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Since then, as the value of coke both in great in- dustraial plants and in home furnaces has become 'More gen- - erally recognised, the increase in tonnage each year has been phenomenal. In the coking process, the volatile matter is driven off from coakleaving a fuel that is high- ly heat producing -7,-a fuel 'which contains apprcodmately 8,0,% carbon, the vital heating elettent in all domestic fuels. !' • ' RAMC° COKE sold in 'Seaforth by: • Wm. Ament , N. auff •gt Son Ernest to liox JohnL, Satter :-- ..„. „ „, ,14, ?" . , , • . SAFETY FOR ' . INVESTMENT FUNDS . a . TO YIELD 334% . . • .. . G. %.....„.,„0„,,,,,,,,„,;„,.............,. , •, URRIINTEED INVESTMENT RECEIPTS. ARE ISSUED BY THIS COMPANY FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS AND FOR AMOUNTS OF $100 UP (IN EWEN , . HUNDREDS). PAYING, INTEREST AT THE RATE. OF 334% PER ANNUM. THEY BRE UNCONDITIONALLY GUARANTEED BY THE ENTIRE RESOURCES OP . , THIS company AND- AUTHORIZED BY THE GOVERNMENT BS A LEGAL INVESTMENT FOR TRUS4 FUNDS. FURTHER PARTICULARS RE- GARDING SHORTER MSTURITIES SND OTHER FEATURES WILL BE FORWARDED UPON REQUEST.' - ' . ,TORONTO' . _. . - Guaranty Trust AND „WINDSOR .. Company of. Canada , . . . .111•.••••••11,1M11••• TAKE A TIP From NATURE . . Lay in your winter's supply of HAMCO COKE now 44r% Un sunny days prepare for winter blizzards." The 'animals of the field and fobrest obey this dictum by instinct - man's logic gil$es him the same good adAtice. It is the height of wisdom to settle your fuel -problem now. Turn your thought to Hamco Coke - order your winter's supply -and settle clown for the coziest, most troublel.free winter you've ever Hamco Coke is easy to bank, at night and quick to respond in ihe morning. Think of these "extras" too -lighter on the shawl, minimum ashes and com- plete freedom from dust, or dirt. Remember -coke will heat your home at a lower cost than othenhard fueL ENGLISH SCIENTISTS ,..DISCOVERED COKE 'WAY BACK IN YEAR 1600 Although the Chinese are believed to have known the merits of coke 2,000 years ago, the credit for the re -discovery of coke as a practical fuel goes to an English stientist. It was not until the middle of the 18th century that industry began to, rely on coke to any considerable extent. By that time smelting with coke was in vogue in England and on the continent. One hundred years ago the first Beehive Coke Ovens were built on this continent. The superior merits of coke as a heat- ing agent were soon recognized - and it was not long before coke was manufactured at the pit mouth of most of the coal mines in Pennsylvania. By 019, on this continent alone more than 44 million tons of ate 'were being produced each year. Since then, as the value of coke both in great in- dustraial plants and in home furnaces has become 'More gen- - erally recognised, the increase in tonnage each year has been phenomenal. In the coking process, the volatile matter is driven off from coakleaving a fuel that is high- ly heat producing -7,-a fuel 'which contains apprcodmately 8,0,% carbon, the vital heating elettent in all domestic fuels. !' • ' RAMC° COKE sold in 'Seaforth by: • Wm. Ament , N. auff •gt Son Ernest to liox JohnL, Satter :-- ..„. „ „, ,14, ?"