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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance, 1918-08-01, Page 2The fire loeSes in the United Statee were more than a quarter of a billion dollars bi 19171 More by $30,000,000 thau in 1910 and $ 4,000,000 more than in 1915- S. 1111111Pei State Commission- er of Insurance, N. Ye last month ex- preesed hie belief: recorded in his ennual report, that reticle of elle Mee was dim to Miles, pecitiete. *W. W. members and the like, but that by far the greater preportion was due to careleeenees of the old familiar sort Auotker reason given is that the firee are caused owing to the delution of labor in the factories, ekilled men having been drafted.* . Ned laid ao houbt but that Aroleie's .cunning wt s would soon =nee' out .of Ude that he was tet call up 1987 Mount sVernon, and that Neil -would be waiting at the phcane. Even it it Phlould fall into another's .hand's only Archie hate key, whieh wake Neil% age, twenty-four, He -deopatched it to the Sun Office, instrueting Cliff to drop it in the box tor answere to advertieemelats it there was swell ere box ,and in no ease to give it Alto any Ilan& but those of a -clank behind the counter. He heard the automobile etart off,' v,nd eohooled hionself to wait patiently for reetats. Oliff returned presenely to report the sofe carrying out tit tie; errand. Neil was gratefuleto the size of the roOna 'which permitted:him to ease the strain by pacing up and dowo. It was 'out et the question for him to read, All hie facultiee were ooncentran ed on the innocent little instrument etanding on Pagran's desk. Yet when' 'the bfldid ring .be had all the ef- fect of a elicick of surprise. He pounced ,on it. With what joy and thankfulness' he heard the wela known nasal drawl out of the infin- ite: "Hello, there!" "Hello., yourself. Good old; bey!" "Same to Yell, "Are you alone?" "Sure! Left my 'dogs outside." "Where are you?" ' "At the' death -it's." aTheiveliat?" "Dentioge. You see, when I got your note it give me the toothache. 1 eome out Of the Sim office holding the faee and looking for tt-dentistes sigo, I theught at would be a geed chance to call yOu up while I waa waiting in the W aitineereone." saartosee "Ho* goes it, kid?" "All right." • "Setter,etche in bed to -day. The weather le damned unhealthy out of doors." • , "I get you. DO you ktiow my ad. dreea?" Sure! Got it out of the telephone book -just now. But I can't call, you understand, beaus° of my friends, the.,doge." • 'Sure!" 'There wee e. brief pause: This con- versation .was all right as far se it went, and catolonting to both friends, but neitheiadared.' speak of what he miee•t wished to know. Thrially Nell had an itopiraeion. "Did you get Aunt Julia's letter?" he aelrecie ' -e" said-Arohle. In his mind's eye Neil could see the' grin that went with it. ' • said WI addresse1 it to Georn,e W. Genenleaf, General Deli- very, Baltimere.". t "You don't es,yi Glad you told nee. drop arounddirectly and ask for 'Ye, you'd better." "Well, e I'll • will urely call you up just an soon ae I 'get it and tell you' what she say's. So lotrg, old peout." "So long ,old scout." Neil polled _paper towards him and wrote for Archie a brief but compre- hensive aceount. of an that had hap- pened to .hirst since he partedfrom his friend. It was pos.-311)1e to write thihi s such as way. that ta third person would have been tard;put to find the * dm any ease, since it'was all MIAMI FOUL) AKIO The interim. report of the Direc- toreGeneral of Food Production (for Eugland and Wales) was' issued re- cently. It 1310D eome of the results to date of the Covernment's efferts. to incres•se bome-grown supplies of corn and potatoes. An official and com- pulsory ceneus obtained on April 27, 191a from occupiers of land shows the folloWing total acreeges up to filet date for England and Wales to be 8,302,000, an increase of 2,042,000 over 1916. Conapiete returns •ot the lore - age of grass land ph.ughed are net yet available, but a compulsory eenms, taken on March 11, 1918, showed shot over 1,800,000 twee of "permaneet" grass in England and Wales had been broken up by that dato, atid it is esti- mated that a total addition of not 'a ze than 2,500,000 acres to the tillage area of England and Wales (as compared uith 1916) has noW been made. lf, may be anticipated, from the recent forecasts of the Boards of Agriculture for Scotland (300,000) ; and Ireland (100,000), the corresponding addition to the tIlage area in those two coon - teles will approximate to 1,800,000 acres, the total for the United King- dom will be well over 4,000,000 acres. The foregoing figures indicate that the total acreage; in the United King- dom under wheat barley and oats In 1918 will be the highest ever recorded in the history of British agriculture, The acreage under potatoes will be the greatest eince 1872.; Particulars of other crops are* not eat available. It is of course riotpossible to foretell the quality of the chi:rang harvest, but peaking generally,ethe -presett condi- tion or crops is verye promising, and Wes reasonable 'higte ot at least an average yisid, ' Reckoned in tonmg.e. the net saving In shipping resolteng eifreen the in- . creased productl'onrOf -grain and pota- toes, in England:. eetnd. s 'Wates alone, should amount in. tieeecoming year to 1,500,000 tooth' • a a - The foregding ligoaelarelate only to holdings ,of eine ;Acta- upwards, and takes no accoune thegincreased pro- duce fiom atlohmenesi• 'and gardens. These, howeverecontrthnte very large- ly to the suppiy' Of holhe-grown food increase in the inumber. •ot allotments' alone since 191P,Is not•less than 800,- 000 in England eiad Wales, or 140 per cent. 'The addittonaliweight of food- stuffs Produced by thig.expansion may kinder the Mile A heliVy rew4elit jttel, come into view arouod tha Of the eteamboat. It coutained tWe yolerig felloWs, one loafing at Me Ors, the other sprawling on the Otero seat. "Hey, fellow!" cellea Archie, softlY. "Toke We ashore, will you? "WhY don't You welt off?" Was the rePly. "Ain't your legs good?" "My wife's looking tor ine," said Archie. "I want to .give her the eliPa' Tim young' men laugbed, and the oue et the parte broaglit the suall boat close Older the veesel's counter. "Come ahead," be said. "Mind yoU doldt- drop through the botto:n a the beet," ' The deck of the steaMboat Was about eight feet above the rowboet. At the veseels gangway oily the top rail hai- red thenvane By ducking Melee Wm and letting themselves down with care, they were able to make the . transfer without undue noise. TwO mioules later they Wore safely landed en the beach, "Many, thanks, ola Dian," taid Archie. ' "I'll de the same for you Bona° day." . "My regards to the old woman," was the answer. The two partnere made haste to mix in the crowd again. "Ware Bowleg - es," warned Archie. Shoreward the prospect was eaclue- ively rural. There was •nothing but the wharf _with its little warehouse, and a sandy road leaaing inland. Two or three farm -houses and their fields filled the middle distance, Leaving the wharf, the crowd turned to the riglet into a grove where the crab fdast wee to be held. A few of the local population stood about watching the influx, A. single battered motor car stood in the road with one prestunably the owner, a lean and malarial individual, leaning against the fender, "Is thealandaulet for hire?" asked Archie, genialla. The ehauffeui looked Wm over sour- ly before replying. "Maybe," be satd. "What price?" asked Archie. "Where do you want to go?" a "Oh, just around,'Where's the near - eat town?" "Chestertown, fifteen miles," "Waft us over there: then." "Can't make it. She's only goin' to stay here an hour to let 'em feed." "Never mind," said, Archie, "We don't have to go back on the boat. Is there a iiilroad there?" "Sure." "Well, we'll take that somewhere." The chauffeur drew a lonh breath, and blurted out: "Five dollars each," "Say, friend, you're wasted driving a jitney," .Archie grinned. "You ought to be in Wall street." "Take it or leave it!" said the other excitant. Neil nudged his' partner as at warn- ing against the threatened argument. "Oh, well, we need the air," said Archie. "Cienee on, let's go." But the queasy native was seized with a kind of panic at the unexpected granting of his demand. "No, it looks funny to me," he sold. "No, I 'won't go, not at any price." • • Archie started to argue with him sWeetly. itc.j, come on," said.Neil, pulling his partner away. "Let's go for a walk instead." • 'When he got him out of tearing he added: "Everybody is off the boat now, In a vainute or two the alarm will be raised." .„ Archie was ruffled. •-"hay, these hoeltworms from the back eounties give me an inflammation,". he laid. , "It's all right, anyhow," Neil sooth. ed. "If they should take after us in the fee -wagon we can bear them cone - Mg miles away, and if he vsoint hire it to them any more than to us, why, we can outevalk that beefy pait with ease," o The road wound among low banks and trees and they were soon Out ' of sight, if not out of bearing of the land- ing,. plaee. In a quarter of a mile it brought, them to a highway. After a brief diecussion they turned to the left. "If it's •the right way It's the right way," said Archie, , philosophicallY. "and it ige the wrong way we'll lose anybody that comes after us." Tim highway was hard and smooth under foot and the light breeze was eweet with the smell of freshly turned earth and youug growing things, The moon was flirting with silver -edged' cumulus crouds and they walked nevi in Landow , now in wan rattle ance. Faring forth into the un- known, the spirit of adventure was atrong upon thena. Their spirits rose fast. the cidele Ethel introduced tetra all armind in a breath. There wos lemma Bowles and Poinea Bowles dad Aghte Bowles and Aggie Bowles' feliew, and Elyie Bowies, whose fellow Neil had to be because her steady couldn't get atf, and Hattie lecievles, who was Coo young to have a fellow, and Joey Bowles and Billy Bowl, small fry the 'last two, besides cousins and an aunt. o -The introdimtions were accomplished amidst enormous laughter. Archie vas like a king among them; oll hung ready to eplit their sides upon his olightest word. All the Bowleses Were fat except Poppe Bowles, WO looked as if the rest of the family lived off him and ate pretty close.• Moine= was the fattest. It was really a gtiestion whether they . could get her upstairs. Archie made a great Wetness or boost- ing frail the rear, and she laughed so hard she almost fell over on him, a,nd vowed she had broken her staYa, Between them all in paper bags•and shoe boxes they carried lunch enough to feed a circus: They , got up the companionway at last, and managed to squeeze nod shove themselves into a favorable poeition in the noee of the vessel on tlie Upper deck. They made. as much racket as a flock Of blaCkbirds sen tling themselves. Only i little Poppa Bowles was strangely quiet. He smiled depreciatingly at Neil as one hard-pressed merle to another. Archie planted himself with a little boy on each knee arid made believe he was a ventriloquist, until the girlie begged Wm to stop or they would die. Archie winked gravely at Neil. "Some disginse, eh?" he , murmured, indteating the small fry ori his knees. "Where did you meet them?" asked Neil, in dumb show. "Picked- them up in the wharf. Cracked a couple of jokes rbout my lonely state and got myself adopted, Comedy goes down with everybody." Luxur in Infusion be reckoned at not lees a 0,000 about the*eecapo of Laura and Black- , ader there Was nothing to suggest the Lone above the nOrinal. Archie furnished comedy in abund- ance. He addressed the elders as Mornma and Poppa, ho tried on the &he hats, he flirted outrageously -with the Maiden aunt, who was eomething of a sport herself. "Ain't he the card!" Elvia ga-speci to Neil, wiping her eye. As the excursion boat with a final blast of her whistle began to move slowly out of her berth, there was a small commotion on the -wharf below. All who were near enough to the rail craned their nicks to see the cause. They saw two burly indididuale run down' the pier, leap 'over the wieening space -to thees boat, and get theixiselvee hauled 'aboard. 4 From the decks above came cries of: "Yurrip, Yen, yump! You can do'it in two yurapsia Neil and 'Archie looked at each other ellently. They recognized *their table- companiens • of the previous evening, Messrs. Johnson and Wilson. Archie swore under, his breath. Later an opportunity presenting it- self, he whispered to Neil: "Sit tight! Thi e is as good a place as any. We're so °roweled they can't push. in front of us to see our faces." Meanwhile the supply of comedy nevei failed. Neil gazed at his part- ner, astonislted and admiring. -When the vessel got out into the open water of the Bay and the soften- ing influences of the, evening made themselves felt, they must needs sing, of course. They sang "Silver Threads Among the Gold," "My Bonnie Lied Over „the Ocean," "I Didn't Raise My Boy to be a Soldier," and other hits, ancient and modern. "When we come home let's slip off by ourselves," whispered the plump damsel in Neil's ear. "Sure!" he mid, grinning until his face cracked. Thus the voyage passed. If a secret anxiety was gnawiug‘at the breasts of the Bowleses gentleman friends, noth- ing of it showed in their faces. They were not approached from behind. At. last they made a landing. It had become quite dark. On shore could be geen the fires under the great Dots which contained the piece de re- sistance of the ,crab feast which was to follow. It occurred to everybody. simultaneously that there might be enough crabs to go leround, and' there was a general shove to get off. "Here's touch and go;" said Archie to Nen. "Keep your eyes peeled, isad stick close to your girl, Sheds ;your best cover." Neil tuciced Elvie's arm under his own ,and followed. Oa the corapanionevay Archie touch- ed Neil's arm warningly, and called his atteAtimato the gangway below. John- son and Wiliton stood one on each side, serutinizing the faces that passed bee twen thein. There were no other way to retch the shore. Archie looked Meaningly towards the opposite dear. "You go on with the family," Neil said tO Elvie. "I'll follow directly." She event, the trusting, plump invad- er', and he never saw her 'open. Neil and Archie edged their way unoletrase ively througa the other door, out on the narrow deck -which looked acrose the water. It Was deserted. ''!Here's a pretty kettle of. fish!" Neil, Muttered. "A.11 my fault," groaned. Archie. "I 11 Pure Tea, without admixture . of Any Rind, coreign to its growth. has the reputation of nearly a quarter of a century behind. every pachet 8431 BOON TO WOUNDED. "Bipp" a Wonder in Surgery. Clurative "Bipp" is one a the new words that will be added to the dietionary as the direct outcome of the war. "Biptia is a combination of bismuth, iodoform and paraffin paste, and is the name given to one of the most importaot surgical (Recoveries of Dr. Rutherford Morrison, the fatnous operative sur- geon. It -exercise% a etrange charm upon *the treatment of dangerous wouads. In the early days of the war doctor employed the older forms of curative surgery, watch entailed long peridds of suffering to the wounded soldier. By the new process tile destroyed tit - sues and infected areas are excised, the parts thoroughly drenched with pure spirit and after the application of a thin layer of "bile the wound can, in many eases, be sewn up im- mediately with every prospect of erimarn union and no further distress to tlae patient. Even wounds associ- ated with bone injuries or damaged ioints have been successfuly treated by this method and compound frac- tures have lost rauch of their serious - nese. One of the most marvellous cases is recorded at a London militarY 1104)1- tal. A piece of shell penetrated a soldeir's chest and diaphragm, passing into the abdominal cavity. These ter- rible injuries inflicted without subse- quent ill consequences, the track of the missile being excised and, the wound sutured atter a thorough appli- cation of "bipp." Similar success has been attire:lied in cases of gas gan- grene, N,4..e,C11 is deprived of its' chief terror since the germs of this intect- ion can no longer thrive. -New York Sun. The conspicuous. white egg massed may be seen everywhere during July and August and again in winter, They become quite brittle as they dry and that is the time to get alter there breaking them off the trees and de- stroying them with fire. A stiff wire net*, attached to the end ot a fishing rod and ueed like a ocraper will serve well for this purpose. As soon as the eggs hatch the diminutive amber larvae begin devour ing the foliage, eating and growing rapidly. That is the dime to spray with arsenate of lead particularly, on the under side ot the leaves, where they are generally found. Use one ounce (two level tablespoonfuls) ot arsenate of lead paste (a poison) in twelve Ip ntsof water:. in large operations, four pounds of 100 galloos. All spray- Ing ehould be done on a calm day. The little syringe sprayer is futile M tree spraying. Some kiod of compression tank with an extension pipe will be found necessery. Evan then a ladder will be useful. A. few neiglthors could use the equipment jointly. When a tree ie Irma or less de- nuded the larvae drop to the ground to migrate to tam trees. Therefore evelor tree sheuld bandea with tree tanglefoot, not a paper but an olive tinted paste that is applied from tubes in a .two ingh band just above con- venient reach.' Many forms of insects will climb the tree .tiotnice and, al'. rested in their travels hy this band, congreate under it in great numbers. They ebould then be tilled. These results' ego far as Great trite ca:se of Neil Otteway, should it chance sin is concerned) have been achieved to fall under official eyes. • ., under exeentional difficulties created Neil ended it with a fervent appeal by shortage of labor, In England to Archie to discover some clue to the pair's whereabouts, and prayed Archie 000 fewer mile -laborers on the land tpleiXenzrdliotTghfPoitmwliasis impriSeinment, and 'Wales alone •tillere are over 200, - to -day than in the year .before the war, This despatched by Olift to the post. after crediting all:military and prison office, the writer resigned himself to another pehloa of waiting. This was labor furnished by the Government. not so harrowing as the first, because This fact, by itself, is a sufficient now 'he wad well' asaured of getting. an proof of the ehergY, resource and pate answer. o He aniused, himself in ' chat- riothine With which all' sections of the Xing Uncle Isaac, who was delighted agricultural commennity bave devoted with his' cOnelescension, arid in gazing themselvee to the eervice of. their out pf the window Up and down the stately street,' with the eight ot an occaelonal peetty, languid - woman country, . eauntering up -town to reward him. It Wag nearly six, and Geoffrey Par - ran had come horde, when the tele. 5•1*..........*•••••••• phone rang again. Archie's voice Then V01). Will Sleep Soundly and sounded as undisturbed as ever. "ely tooth's bad again. So I'm at Rise Happy in the.IVIorning. the deafens:" "Too bad!" "Well, I'm going to have it out now If you, are troubled with sieepless• nes.s or if you are restless at nights, and be doge with it." leveon get. my letter?" eatnora.ngee Defore retir:rtg. Oranges are the beat eedative in the world. A y were you so long calling up?" man on the orange diet will never get "I Wanted to find out something about Blondy end his girl." rheumatism, and be Will have no ap- The phseeesive pronoun caused Neil petite for alcoholic liquors, Both ap- to grind his teeth a little. • "Well?" he pies and oranges' elite the liquor deli:mated. aabit. "They'Ve gone back to New York." "Are you surel" • Oraageis, eaten Infore retering, will "I am. I'll eXplain when I see you, make you Steep so sbundly that you "Whole Shall I see yOu?" ariae in the Morning inYlgOrated and "Well, the Lexingtoo Market Butch. tetreshed, with the notion that you erg' Association is pulling off' a moon - have been drugged wtth Loom pot.on light excursion and crab feast at Rock that rnakeil lite all • the happier mid Hall acroselhe bay tonight, thought joyous. Thp fteitiM:the orange will YOU and Me might take it in, ' looks help purge you ieetase you need. purg- ing. and the eager of the orange oia sweeten your breath and, whole body. The eoolness Of theitilee will redatee tb.e' fevers of your, digestive tree, and you Will be 1,001) per cent, better off for the orange diet., Orenge bode. anh' *orange leaves otheped in het evOter and mede into a tea are also splendid sedativeg. The °ratite was Originally berry in Asia. It was Inottglit into EllrePe by Alexander the Greet, and it has been greatly ineetroved same Alexaed. tea thee espeelally by the beriieultur. lets of Cellifortila. The branges are not growing bore for tiOthieg. they thrive liege be- ratUse eatute intends them to be Well by you its et food, POriS0460. The first prrh cope, a. crude affair Pm - Oda auci Wet* 'Men the prOlmeed U. B. fleet Of fast battle eruisere hae. Deers eerie. pleted. it will take 0,721,000 barrels Of oil a year to operate them. A tram car operated jest Outilde of Tokyo ie run by man power. Two Jape are employed to push it along Over the tracks. Itecent experiments in electrical plowing in Sweden, Italy, and France have proved electricity far superior to any other traction power. John Kanopa of Chicago was in- strumental in eolleting 187 young Poles who marehed in a bedy to the army recruiting °Mee in that city the other day. • A Worcester woman who bought a pair 01 blue eilk stockings found on washing them that she had a pair ot pale yellow stockloga; and also a pair of gray stockings became blue otter beiog washed. England has found it advieable to resort to the gathering of garden herbs and weeds for medicinal latil° poses. This old-fashioned industry had 'fallen into disuse until the drug supply from Germany was cut off. Useful In Camp -Explorers, survey- ors, prospectors and hunters,will find Dr. Thomas' Eciectric 011 very useful in camp. When the feet and legs are wet and cold it is well to rub them freely, with the 011,and the result will be the prevention of pains in the mus- cles, and should a cut or contusion, or sprain be sustained, nothing could be better as a dreseing or lotion. bodying en arreingerneet of flat lalr.ors, 'atts inventtd by. Dutchman. Teter van Liven. who in li1,50 biult sernisulum 1940 Watt at Amsterdam. The modern ihretrope, with patabolle mirrots, wet oracribeil hi a natoteigine eiticie by French utivereity perifeettor inet before en Arrheriren inventor, feeler and \triter of eta tens tkr f * pntont on the, *Arno Tury aro independently, l.nt tin% Arneerleeth Moe ebartoori, in aenersity retognisiel Ae inventor he. eases. he *irritant the tnit for Enos:- iseh Image a • Ain,. "Jiminy! I ain't walked in the Coun- try by night in years?" said Archie. "It's out of Sight! So cosy under the sky, and all. When the moon comes out, blame if I •don't feel like cake - welkin' with my shadow in the rad." They had been walking about twen- ty n1inutes when, far off behind them, they clearly heard the automobile start with a /couple of backfires and the whir of loose gears. "Here comes Pegasus," Archie grinned They could follow it every rod Of the way as they came clanking through the night. "All of fifteen Miles an hour," said Archie, seircastically. "The Empire State Express ahdt in it!" • At the junction with the highway the car turned in the direction they had taken. The two pedestrians vaulted a fence and layalown hi the grass at the other side. The antomobile bangedpast them without lights. -"They think they're gOing to sneak up on us in the darki" Arthie chuckled. They had teo More than climbed back in the road when they heard a report like a pistol shot a few hundred Yards ahead. "BlOwsout," said Archie. "Costae on. Let's see the fun, Run le. the soft etuff." COrainig within hearing of a thorue of heartY profanity, they sleeved down. Ahead was a grdve of trees beanie the road, in the shedow of which stood the disabled car. Neil and Archie took to the'. field again, and maltiog a detour around the trees, crept close in the shadows, and lay down to listen, (To ba c0ntinued.1 Minard's Liniment Cures Burns, Etc. ISSUE NO. tit 1918 The Cause of Appendicitis Now Definitely Known Bothwell, Ont.______,.......,, ........m,,,.,,,„„..,...., Q, HOENTAKEll WITH TOOLS-a_1EW; w--; work and repairing. Itsid 3areC•, LP WANTED. - . ......"-...., • .........1 ::, ..-+ .. ....,,,-,,•-•ww,..., Q END A D02,11NION EXPBXSO, AtON'• .--",-.....?....................".........."^",-e-or"....,.............."4 -where, k•-' . ey Order. They ere payabie every*, IVIISCELLANEOUS. .....",.........--m-w. : ' C9 -10I04 SILVPIR alf4ACIe lia4:410DINQ foxes. Reid Bres. Dothwell, Ont., .........................."....r......--...--........ Can, 4.......,........~....,.......r.^....,"....." -~.......,............4 FARMS FOR SALE Q .A..s:KATOIMWAN WHEAT LANDS -- a, In famous Goose Lake district. Com - street, Toronto, or Zealandia, sok, municate with W, M. Roberto, 60 C011eg. A Township of Vaughan* one hundfed acres' large brick house; barn, 15 ft. DY ,...-....-...,,........-. r....„--............4 ier OR SALI-e-LOT 20, CONCESSXON 9, 52 ft.; stunt) foundation; Will accomodatS 16 head of cattle; 1110 stable for 6 buses: Pig pen, hen house; PA aeres orchard ,Niv%111,tesntceeeie,f1Ntlaesehavimileil.esonfrtom Toronto. ilsn ACRES, NEIAR WEYB-1111N, RAD.- - vine, Soak, Clear, good, level land; 2 miles from tallro'ad; roust sell; will sacrifice; 012 acre, worth S20, 11 - Babb, 168 Indian Road, lllala 200, Tor- onto. The commoneet canoe of appendi- citis is ,conetipation. Every doctor says so. When you require physic, don't use a cheap drastic pill -get I. Hamilton's Pills, which are maae from the private formula. of one of the greatest physicians. Dr. Hamil- ton's Pills strengthen the etanacle, re- gulate the bowels and prevent anY tendency to appendicitis. In one day you feel the tremendous benefit of Dr. Hamilton's Pills. By puritying the blood and cleansin•g the system theY Prevent headaches, lift depression end drive away weariness. No medicine so eucceeeful as Dr. Hamilton's Pills. Sold everywhere in 25c boxes, With Yellow cover; get the genuine. *-* ODD AND INTERESTING FACTS China has the longest national hymn. Recently invented stufted animals for children. have skin that can be re- moved and evaehed. A New York inventor has designed safes and. filing cabinets made of rein- forced concrete. A Sootchmau's Preference. Lord Strathcona was fond of stories of his Scotch countrymen. One that pleased him highly I have heard him often repeat, says Beckles Wilson in "The Life of Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal." 4 Scot was once boasting that Scotch apples were far better than the Canadian variety. "Really," exclaimed his friend, "you can't mean that!" "I do mean it," was the response., "But I must premeeee,that for my ain taste I prefer them eoor and hard." One story told of his native town delighted him, although he prOfessed incredulity. The superintendent of the Forres Sabbath school 'had pre- pared a list of questions for the junior class -name the strongest' man, the wisest man, the meekest man. Only one child -a cynical little elf she n 55 --answered correctly, "Samson, Solo- mon, Moses," Ali the others aiote or printed opposite the queries the name of the hero of their hearts - Lord Sthathcona. There might be stronger and wiser and meeker men, but the junior class was not "ae- quainted wi' em." Millard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia good." f ., got yob. into it." "How about the dogs?" "Notsense! s I'd have been in jail "Oh I'll manage to kentiel them. 1 a dozen times over but for you." could 'have done it before,13ut as lOng "I can't see how it tappenedi It as (Olds, were at teny heels 1 knei,v wdmays,n'btuttlitiasepatwiro of followed me all what they were up to. Seveie-thirtit youngsters. No get nee?" . Question but I shook theme For an hour • I ,hopped from jitney to jitney from MO three, Pratt street. DO yell , "Gel your friend to carry you down- and car to car." "Never mind hoe they did " eald "Sure thing!!! toevn in his attteneobile. So long!" . Neil. "Hear they are, I suppose some CHA.PTEIt XVIII. other bull spotted you and telephoned Geoffrey Parrett approved of Arthie's headqUartert." DWI. "They'd scarcely think of any- For the mornent thh, resohrcefuldAr- body trying to get out by wayof Rock ado was at a loss. What 11 we, o? ' 1141, a Gea-forsaken wheat on the bay 4, he muttered blankly, "Naturally noon But you can get a nuttor to take you as tbph troW4 la off they'll search the to sOnle railway station. 'Nice ,aro float , "We might drop off here and swim motoreeverywhere vowatlaye." ashore," suggested Neil. NMI tattered the steamboat over the • "Can't swim to more than en iron gtogOank and stood lir the shifting dog," sighed Archie, dejectedly, BUOSe erowdPPI've got to do it," said ,on the main dock, looking about .. him a 'little helpiesslY. At 18 happened, Nell. "Let theta take you agaillaTheY „Archie leap within ten tett -r,..1 him, haven't got anything on you. SoOtt but It wile setae Unlit before Nell saw as they let you out you can join me 15 hien And then be felt tot inclinatiOn New York." to 'rub his eye.. For Archie ivae the Archie squeezed his arm, "I want tO °entre et a laughing party, which In- travel with the big show. That's where eluded both sexes and every age, the fun Is." Armtzing. Archie! Where had he "It's only for a day or two." . eollecteit 'these? "I suppose there's nothing else tO Ainthie at the same ummtint *aught do, Hold ea!" he whispered, sharp - t eNeil, t dating forward 13e. Tbea tee d writer crowne the whole, f an hi* OM itraolSed Wm hut MO Nall pe.eised la* the act ot creeping skt, "Wria li4i We tent doth eesele THE TUSSOCK MOTH Armenia has a copper mine that has been. operated without interlaption since prehistoric times. For restaurant use cups and saucers that can be stacked. tor safe carrying have"been designed. Lightness is the chief claim for an aluthinium billiard cue that a Ne- braska inventor has patented. Motor boats, forty foot long and drawing three and a half feet ot water, are wanted at Montevideo, Uruguay Seventy little Greek shine boys of Lincoln, Neb., presented the 5th Ne- tind How to Fight This Tree Pest. It must be borne in mind that the tussock moth is not merely an en- emy of shade and ornamental trees. It is omnivorous and destroys the foliage (which constitutes the lunge) of fruit trees as well, and even at- tacks the fruit, particularly apples. Linden, maple, haivtliorns, roses, in tact, aril deciduous trees and shrubs, are preyed on by the lurid caterpillar of the tussock moth. The larvae are about One and one- half inches long when full grown. Their distinctive markings render 'them easily identified -a bright, red head, with two long, black plumes; an amber colored body with three dark 'stripes four , white tufts or tussocks on the back and another up- right Plume at the hind end; long, yellowish haire are scattered along the entire body -an emperor in uni- form is not mere gorgeous nor more predatory. When gorged to full Size it otos a cocOon around itself and spends a brief resting period in this, to emerge' in 'Auguat or in spring as mature In. sects, ready to multiply. The Male moth has prettily marked ash gray Wings with a spread of about one and tnieequarter inches. The fat, gray brOwn female is wingless. She Proceeds at once to deposit from 300 10 500 egge within a white, frothy Ames, on the bark Of the trees or on the cocoon. from Which' she emerged. S.S�PER a Denials. • deny that life is necessarily a tragedy. I affirm that to any brave. simple and hottest soul life is always a succees. i deny that any fraud or wrong ever profits the doer. I affirm that the laws of cosmic goodnees, the so-called moral lawg, are just as accurate as the laws of meteor and force. I deny that death ends all. I affirm that I and that love shall survive death. I deny that fear ever did any per- manent good. I affirm that the first virtue for every soul is courage. I deny that the world is getting worse,. I affirm that all success of wrong is only apparent, and that the only things that grow are goodness, health and truth.; so that every cert. aary humanity is better than the pre- ceding. I deny that money, force or author- ity ever helped the, truth or helped the people. I affirm that only noble living, honest thinking und loving doing have over advanced the coming of the king- dom of God. I can prove none of these state- ments. But I stake, my soul on them. -Dr. Frank Crane, in Farm Life, Warts will render the prettiest hands unsightly. Clear the excrescen- ces away by using Holloway's Corn ;Crire, which acts thorOlIghly and pain- lessly. AGENTS WANTED, AGENTS WANTED - you ;CAN uoeursatleeest "se1111111:kCeomItblynoalionee'CUllootYker's.vit101 man banks 0388.55 the first month. An- other agent sells 20 In twO hours.' Others cleaningPr o (1. uc t s quIctit to secure your field. Combination essary. Goods shipped to reliable men on time, Territory going fast. Write up 110 daily, No capital nee- Que, Co„ 111 Main street, roster, EXECUTOR'S SALE AW AND CHOPPING MILL; ABOUT '"of STA, eThaocirlems°,f chttolpItip;ingtv;.°milral Pieta system rollem, steel plate grinders, corn shelter, elevators, etc; sawmill has 66". inserted tooth circular saw, also butting or slab saw with shafting', belts, etc,: engine is Falrbanks-Morse oil or gasoline; rate 32 h. p,; this rnill has ma.3.• money; building Is frame and could be =Wed; also good 60 -acre farm with baths and brie% house, about one -halt mile from mill. Each property will be sold ches.o to close an estate. A.ddress TSahnotearss, ezonitngram, Barristers, etc., We believe MINARD'S LINIMENT IS the best; Mathias Foley, 011 City, Ont. Poseph Snow, Norway, Me. Charles Whooten, Mulgrave, N, S. Rev. R. 0. Armstrong, Mulgrave, N. S. Pierre Landers, Sen., Pokernouehe. N. B. braska regiment with a silk flag, coste ing $135. 'Weeds between paving stones or in paths may be destroyed by being wat- ered with a strong brine made of coarse salt and boiling water. On July 31, 1916, there were ‘1741 depositors in the United Stat33 postal savings banks in San Juan, Porto Rico, with over $77,000 on deposit. The Tongue. (Mulnymotts.) "The boneless tongue, so small and Cart Crush and kill," declared the ,..reek, "The tongue destroys A greater horde." The. Turk asserts,. "than dOeS the sword." The Persian proverb wisely saith, "A lengthy tongue an tarty death;" Or goinetlines takes title form instead. "Dern 181 yOur tongue cut off your head." "'The tongue can opeak a word 'whose speed," hey the Chineee, "outstripe the steed;" While Ateth sages this impart "The tongue's great storehouse al the heart," lvront Hebrew writ thr trittxim sprung.. "ThOngli feet *Wield elle meet- let the t true " SPECIAUSTS othootomma, Astheea Catarrh, Pimples, Desoto/Oa pitepsynIthetithettsite akin, Kee. tily. SlOods hervweand 011ladder 130,1•Asses. Cmit et "na 1311thea fot tte6 t'd`t* It4dici" fanttil 14 in tiblet fe . Mutt...4 a.44. 441 104., O4t4O*t.W, 11004arr--10 Jos. tO OM tleturettatles, go DRS, SOPER. & Mare to Te4114141„, Tatosto, 014, +NA P14444 3titttlini This • Canada's River of Mud. • What is perhaps the most wonderful river in the whole world and one nd FOR SALE. • r.‘ OR SALE - ONE No. NINETY' Black Diamond double deck Brant- ford oven; has been used. very little and have no further use for RI Price 5450, J. M. Dooley, Guelph. which is certainly unique of its ki was discovered by a party of erospec- tors exploring what is knOwn as the "Smoky river region" in northern Al- berta, Canada, Briefly, it is a river of mud -that is to say, although its course is , well marked, with banks clearly defined, as in an ordinary river, its bed con- tains not -water, but thick liquid mud of the consistency of molassee. The mud rieer flows, as does a water river, but, of course, much more slowly. In fact, its progress during the time the party were observing it more nearly resembled that of a glacier. Unlike a glacier, however, there is no, terminal moraine. A glacier at its foot melts and Stowe away, leoving an accumulation or reeks, but any heavy masses that may be in this river of loud must eettle to the 'bottom and remain concealed by the mud itself. This mud river dc. bouches on a plain, spreading out fan. like and forming a morass, of unknown depth tend extetit.-London Mail. OR ,SALM-CASH REGISTE13-51x, diawer-at exceptionally low pries for muck sale. Goudies Limited, 1Cit- chener, Ont, to contain several eggs. "Sour eggs" aee eaten in Germany, too. The, average Englishman likes his egg cooked for three and one -halt mioutee, no more and no lege.. He le particular about the time. He prefare a small egg cup that holds nee egg. the shell of which Is not removed. The. Englishman then removes the top et. the shell. Bread and butter, ingtead' of the toast of the American, is eaten: with the Englishman's eggs. The Frenchman removes the top cet his egg, too, but then he stirs the con.: tents vlgorously and adds bits ot bread and butter to the egg, Ronistima squares of bread are dipped into the egg. • No Spaniard would dream al' letting an egg boil three ininutes-thet is, le he prefors his eggs prepared etrictif in the native fashion. The egg is allowed to boil only one raniu'o and is then broken open and the ecntents poured into it glass. the reel Spanish epicure drinking it off as It it „were water. • In Italy eggs. to be perfectly pi a - Pared, are started on their boiling by being put into cold water. When: the water comes to a boil, the egg ie done. It is eaten on a large plate with bread. • -Exchange. • - The amount of coal conveyed to London during the first five months of 1914 were: Rail -borne, 3,369,518 tons; and seaborne, 3,657,099 tons. During the corresponding period for 1917 it was 4,571,306 tons rail -borne, and 2,- 560,082 tons sea -borne, not so bad in submarine days. There appears to have been no writ- ten language in Japan till China ehar- %eters were introduced into Japan from Koreo in the reign of the temperer Ojin, A.D. 285 The inconvenience caused by Chinese characters led af- terward to the invention of katakane, and. hiragana, the Japanese syliabary, which contributed much toward im- proving the hational language. Since the outbreak of the war the director of contracts for Enhland's armies has made the following pur- chases: Cloth, 195,000,000 yard; flannel, 115,000,000 yards; knives, forks and spoons, 25,000,000; bacon, 400,000,000 pounds; cheese, 167,000,000 pounds; jam, 26,000,000 tins; preserved meat, 500,000,000 tations; boots, 36,- 000,000 pairs; sMoke helmets, 25,000,- 000 pairs; horse shoes, 40,000,000. '' Although to -day we hnow that am- ber is a hard resinous substance which originated front the exudations of ex- tinct cone -bearing tree in pre -historic forests, the ancients -particularly the Greeks -regarded amber with supersti- tious reverence because of its Myster- loos origin and its equally mysterious properties. When eet 05 fire it burns slowly, and when rubbed it becomes Warta and attracts light objects to it - Self much as the lode stone attracee, Iran. The Greeks explithied anther as the teare drOppett by Phaeton's sis- ters, ;140 Mititird's Liniment Cures 'Dandruff. STILL PUZZLED. (Boston Transcript.) 'I salt, tbultb, what Mita 'Pe ne eats 1)18' Mean?" "X dowt know." "leis! Wily, 1 thought You 'iteee well up in Prenels," A swallow tall coat is no part of the eoeitume of an aviator. Minard's Liniment for sale everywhere EGG -EATING. National Differences Are Very Clearly i3hoi,vn. • .—. — Nearly every nationality has some pecial way or cooking and serving ggs for breakfast, and quite uncon- ciotaly the average person's order of rgs Will reveal his nationality. Americans are said to prefer poach - el eggs. The foreigner, when travel= ng, who reees a man order a couple f eggs poached on toast, alined nmediately jumps to the ,conclusion hat only an American could have given he order. Hard-eooked eggs served hole are another American dish, and deviled eggs," where the yoke la nixed with earious condiment.% Is tried), American. Fried eggs, too, are lore common in America than else- vh ere. Hard cooke,d eggs are eaten io 0,er- nany, too, but thep veer usually pre- ared in a glass, chopped with butter, alt and pepper. The Gorman likes ils soft cooked ego very soft indeed, and breaks the contents into a china cup, eating them from. the Cep. The 'egg eup" Is an inVention of Germany, but the German cups are :ergo enough e SUMMER HEAT HARD ON BAH No season of the year is so danger- ous to the life of little ones as is the summers. The excessive heat throws the little stomach out of circles so quickly that unless prompt aid is at hand, the baby may be beyond all human help before the mother realizee he is ill. Summer is the season when diarrhoea, cholera infantum, dysentery and colic are most pitsha- lent, Any of these troubles may latehe deadly if not promptly treated, During the summer th'e mothers' best friend is Baby's Own Tablets. They regulate the bowels, sweeten the stomach .and keep baby healthy. The Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Wil- liams Medicine Co., Brockville, OM. — at • -c• Worth Remembering. You can keep table silver bright, if after washing you let it stand in a jugful of soapy water, having a little ammonia in it. To preserve the dye in black stock- 4- loge, add a tablespoonful of vinegar s to the last rinsing water. A little methylated spirit used to moisten the polishing paste for braes and copper goodswill keep thetit from tarnishing fOr quite a long time. A weak tea made from plug tobac- co -will overcome ineects on house plants. A few oyster shells thrown 'nth the furnace will help iit preventing large clinkers Cold water, ammonia and soap will take out machine grease. Hardwood floors can be kept looking Ulm by simply washing them over with cold water and a Mild white soap. Only wet a small portion at it time and polish with a soft dry cloth as you do the wok. Mud stains can be removed frorn bleak cloth by rubbing staiii with bait a raw potato. It is geld that the juice of 0. raw on- ion applied to the sting Of an linnet Will remove the poison. When the hands have been etaltied by handling vegetables awl trait, the ethins May be rentoVed With hinitin, vinegar or sour milk. They Rhould then be rinsed in oold Water before the regular 'washing with sow At -I night rub in some good cold creel:6,1k powder the hands end keep there in old loose gloves all night. When buying a broom test it by preasitig the edge against the floor. Tf the -straws bridle out and bend, the broom is a poor one. They should re - *OM, flail Mateo NOT A LitgliAllY MAN. (Life.) "Didn't Peggy Marry a iitetary nienrea "Dear in, no; he's a megazine writer** There's rattily nothing curlew; itleellt having a bee in your bonnet. Every, bonnet begins with 4 D.