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The Blyth Standard, 1907-08-29, Page 6. _ 1 CURRENT COMMENT ' ''crimps it is the $.8.50 wages to skilled sawmill amu that help to make lumber dear, •_e ��ildulm Publico;' department ;s upending $)0,6213 a year in .1.1) e011sin3 the city, and $8,370 111010 in salariee, printing, etc., That's pushfuhnca'. a royal jollier and creator of good feeling hetttcett'lttlera and people» King Edward cordes off the red ribbon. Let nobody hnauefortli say that a king needs be useless. •'♦ Johuulesburgis said to have exp'ri- enced n sever slump, initiation declining fifty millions ui one year. It is said that it has been 'overbuilt and overpeopled, and that nmv many Great shops 111 the main street, are empty. PARABLE o1 THE TALENTS.': A Cleveland Millionaire's New Version of It. A reporter was talking to Thomas E. Harley, the young Cleveland million. sire who is going to tour the world for a wife. "A young man of your means," said the reporter enviously, "should have no dB. fteulty in finding a wife, Ile shouldn't have to tour the world dor ber." "Oh, shouldn't hot" said Mr. Harley. "Don't you know that the right kind of girt doesn't judge a man by lila money? Money my friend, is tate past thing to judge anyone by, "Yes," the young millionaire went on, "be who judges people by their money is apt to fare like the Cleveland man who pve a dollar to °soh of his little sone. "blow, boys,' said this foolish man, am going away for et week. Take this money and see how much you can make out of ft in my absence, To him that does the beat Ill giro a fine present' "On his return at the week's end he called the boys to him. "'Well, George, how have you succeed- ed?' be said to the first p George proudly took two dollars from ee "'I have doubled my money, sir; he ------�---" ..said. \'nneouyer lois ,just sold 5100,000 of "115meBent' Dried the father. 'And its 51.000,000 four per rent, bonds at 00,otl,. Jeb°' have you dyne hotter still,' That is a great sncvifice. Compared cep mid, said John, sadly, `I have lost with the higher price offered about a "Wretched boy,' the father emleimed, pito 00ro it will melte n loss of $50,000 bow' did yen lose its" on (110 total as the 1'cstlt Of not selling "1 matched George;, faltered the Ind. them. Down the St. Lawrence, •r♦ through the 1,000 Islands, running the In obedience to the Imperial decree rapids, peat Montreal, and quaint Que- reeeully iss11011 ell 1110 opium dens in bee, to the far famed Saginaw river, 800 Cul1tiiu 11010 closed 01: Priddy, to th:t miles of varied sooaery, by boat, with ev- music of Baud, and the cheering of greet 1 ery oomtort sad oonvontence, flan this delightful summer outing be Surpaseedt peeeeeious. L'nl it would be unsafe to rf you aro arranging for your ve- conclnde that opium sntol mg is at nn cation trip consider this, anti eek your end among the (t lestinls, But rite_ti- nearest ticket agent or write, H. Foster d(0 (111 of official toleration of tiro Vice f, I Chaffee, A, G. P. A,, R. & 0, N. Co., Toronto, Canada. 11. et eat gain. 1 ♦ • •-♦ 'Phe dangers of the "unwritten law" are illustrated dully in New York, Al- most every tiny some man or boy is set upon by a mob and seriously handled bernuso he is 011511 ¢ted. of pawing spoken ko e. girl. A man in Harlem, carrying his IAN u child, was set upon by a mob and beaten as 0 kidnapper because the chill cried. Speed amnia in motorists has become so great tt curse in England, says a eabl,, that u monster petition to Parlia- ment is being signed throughout Groat 1111(1in against reckless and 11(1011011100 o 1) drivers of automobiles. Lines have been shown to he no deterrent to the Elwell maniacs, The roads are becoming too dangerous for horse-drawn vehicles e or fol persons walking, we are toll. This pleltire appears to be overdrawn. Brit- b ish low is not so easily defied. If the motorists are acting in this fusty punish- ' muni will be meted out to them, without the aid of petitions to Parliament. 1'h010 should be no delay in the ,fork or reforestation in Canada. This coon - try has been prodigal 111 its dealings with its timber and lumber resource, with the result that some of them have become exhausted. There tiv,e certafu species of timber, such as oak and Duo h0gany, that Canadian manufacturers have to, import from the States, and otht r lands are growing actireer, The Belleville Ontario, the ttlut day, said "Khat will probably be the last drive of sew -logs to conte down the river 1, tow' rueniug lulu the harbor boons here,' and adds: Lor very many years the waters of the Moira floated annually to the saw mills wlii011 fringed it, 110110. from 'Tweed to Belleville a111 to the Bay of Quinte, for the giant Vomits sawing 000eerlts at Trenton, Raker', luluud, Rossmm0c and Descronto, a "teeming wealth of saw -logs," which filled its bed rat times from Belleville to Cauiftoa; but, year Lr ('0), as 1h 00011(00' has become denuded of its pine forests, tate number of pieces in the yearly drive has decreased, the mills hil0 been closed of removed to other Maces, and now we see the end of a great industry, whim) at one time gave employment to few, if any, loss then n thousand men in Belleville, including the mill luulds and those employed on board Me vessels which carried the lumber to oilier ports---prineipaly those of ting '1111ed States. For st hundred years or more thio. numbering has leen (allied on 0.101120113 .)J' Ice the tiooidcuultt. Neel: (.reek aped other streams, but now that the for- csts have been denuded of theft ((0(10it the lumber ,jucko, and the 1,0.10 ( 1 qrn- ei'nlly, twill dlstppetir Flom this district. and Belleville will miss them, for they brought a certain amount of trade to the city, but independently 1,f this, tit ' Moira will not look like itself in the 1eeson without the lees tm1 the rafts Dud the picturesque 111(11(011101.. Rea. Other districts boobies that wh,h 111 'Moira inns through are being' ceheo tor, end when that eon'e5 to 515s, many boa- bcr towns will peso awes altogether, 1111- 11,4,, fire mining industry should take the place of the liontering. .s Some follows can't see n pitcher without getting thirsty. ROO RIGH NOW Irish Riots and Irish Bacon. Bacon curers aro usually among Om moat prosperous firms in Belfast, but they have had to warn the farmers throughout the north not to kill any more pigs until the strikes are settled, or it is impossible to handle the °arease- ee. Buainesa has thus beton diverted to other Irish bacon curing centres, al- though the majority of farmers have simply roepitod their pigs and are mak- ing no attempt to supply the market Danish bison factories -will thud profit. -Standard. Mtnard'e Liniment Relieves Neuralgia. 4s• Her Dear Friend. Mrs. Capelounn was at the telephone. "Hellos" elle said. "Is this' Mrs, Wel- kinring's house" "Yes," &messed the voice at the other nd of the wire. "Is Mrs. Weiklnring there?' "No; she hoe gone out driving and will o gone several home, Who is—" Here Mrs, Capsicum hung up the phone. "Verona," she said, "tell William to have the carriage ready at otos. I am going to call on Mae, Woikinring," Minard's Liniment for sale everywhere. here is one roof that itavera hm.-mwo,twill last 109 lu a. Guaranteed an rrtung for 2- dears. "OSHAW GALVANIO ° ED STEEL S ANGLES This roof saves y "tl` work because its no easy to put on ( it yourw:f with a hammer and snips), save you worry ba aur titer arop -f, , windoroof and w'ttrite areal the funding a cnvor. Write u, amt it and hoar alt about sort ROO1°1? 0 RIGHT. Addraa The PEDLAR People M. coatsnesecel Ottawa'tomato Load"r Winnipeg Cakes and Sausages in Germany. "Germany is the land of variety in sausages and sakes," said William George Bruce. "When I made my visit to eat at restaurants in practically every to eat at resturanta in prsotically every city I came to. I am not stretching it a bit when I say that in one restaurant in Dresden there were 200 varieties of eau - save on the bill of fare. 'The sante holds good of cekes. You enter a restaurant or a bakery in whish coffee is eerved. The obliging waiter will set before you a specially designed ties aro placed in convenient tiers so ties are placed in conventient tient so that you pick out any kind you want without disarranging the whole. "There is another feature of restaur- ant customs in Germany that struck me as out of the ordinary. While perhaps a dozen cakes are set before you to choose from, you only pay for the exact number you eat. When you are done with your luncheon the waiter will count up what is remaining and °barge you for the difference." -Milwaukee Sentinel. Uncle Allen. ' "Once in a while," said Uncle Arlen Sparks, "you meet a man who is so busy telkfng about the 'higher life,' the eunl- vereal brotherhood of man,' and the `gen• oral uplift' that he never has time to change his socks." • • Some men are so slow that it ie even doubtful if they go feat asleep. A girl may have teeth like pearls and be as dumb as an oyster. Talks on.. 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"You sec, we are liable to go to bed at different hours, and so to wind our watch at irregular intervals; and it is totter to wind it regularly. Then we aro more liable to forget to wind out watob at night than in the morning and so stay let it run down. "But we are pretty sure to get up in the morning at our regular hour, what- ever the hour at which we went to bed, and so by winding it the we may in- sure regularity of winding; and the watch is brought to mind then, when we put it on for use, and we are lose likely to forget to wind it. "So morning is the beat time to wind a watch, if you can get yourself into the habit of winding It then." From Suspension Bridge, Niagara Falls, via Lehigh Valley R. R. August 0th, 30th, and Sept. 0th. Tick- ets good 10 days. Allow atop -over ab Philadelphia on going and return trip. For tickets and further information call on or write Robt. S. Lewis, Passenger Agent, 54 King Street East, Toronto, Ont. CHILDREN! Do you want a Painting Book ? FLY PADS One packet has a0tuatip I51100 a btnhal at ruin — IIOLD aY — DIDCCItTI, CROCUS ileo GENERAL $TORi8 10e. per paokat, or s packet. Par 250. will last a whole a.Mee. Holland Sea Signals Holland 6eem0 to be pioneering a new development or isva lwhich l endeccoast lightahipe of doable Utility to veseels in times of tog. At a point of the North Sea northeast of Timid Island ia naoorod the Dutch lightship Eaaks, which for some days now has been equip- ped with a novel system of submarine signele by means of sunken bells. In fog, snow or hail, or whenever from any cause the weather is judged "thick" enough these belle can be !rounded oncs. every three seconda. The *8ytem has been installed as a practical working test, and it the results are deemed to be good enough it will ire adopted generally on all Dutch lightships -perhaps also PO those of Belgium. -From the London Globe. 1TCtl1 Man% Pauls neratehes and every term er enataatoae Itch on human or Waite mai In 10 minute. b7 Wolford'a emitter Lotto., li peva, 61161, Baldd 7 druggist& I The Deserted Doll Speaks. (Denver Republican.) The Teddy Bear destroys the Wtlaot N 1 motherhood othe hood 5 little girls.-Interview with She put me away last summer, and told me she didn't care; She ,,a• weary of lips like cherries, and pink cheeks and golden hair; She had fallen in love, eke whispered, with a "cute" little Teddy Boar! Se, IHS wasthneseed coerio 10 the darkness at her Oh, the hours I've spent !n longing for the touch of her baby bandol For e'en though she loves another, de holds me in iron bands. WORLD'S BEST TIMEKEEPER. Electric Clock at Berlin Enjoys a Unique Distinction. This is said to bo the electric clock in the basement of the Berlin Observe. tory, which wee installed by Professor Foereter to 1865. It was inclosed in an Dir -tight glass cylinder, and has fre- quently run for periods of two or three months with an average daily deviation of only 15.1000 of a second. Yet astronomers are not satisfied even with this, and efforts are made continu- ally to secure ideal conditions for clock by keeping it not only in an air -tight case, but in an underground vault where neither change¢ of temperature nor of barometric pressure shall over Went 11. Carterhall, Nfld. Minard'e Liniment Co., Limited. Dear Sir•s;-Witile in ties country last summer I was badly bitten by mosqui- toes, so badly that I thought I would be disfigured for a couple or weeks. I was advised to try your Liniment to allay the irritation and did r0. The effect was more than I expected, a few applications completely curing the irritation, and ppreventinngg the bites from becoming sore, MINARD'S LINIMENT is also a good article to keep off the mosquitoes, Yours truly, W. A. V. R. if my rival watt only haadeome I would never shed a tear, But ugh, that horrid monster, that never would let come near. Oh, the thought of that near and her High- ness 1e driving me mad, I fear. But I hope tome bright, bright morning, the will turn to her love of old, And the Teddy Bear's place wit be taken by her dolly's head of gold; And the Sala of her loving Highness will my waiting arms enfold! • • Sandpile Morality, The eandpile for the small child, the playground for the middle-sized ahild,ths athletic field tor the boy, folk dancing end social ceremonial life for the boy and the girl in the teens, wholesome means of social relationships during adult life -these are fundamental conditions with- out which democracy cannot continue, because upon them rests the development of that self-control which is related to an appreciation of the needs of the rest of the group and of the corporate conscience, which 18 rendered necessary by the com- plex, Interdependence of modem lb.-- Charities 1fe.-Charities and the Commons. Exult. A pretty maid Upon the bench; A man declares Sbe is a poach; The parson makes Them man and wife; Behold the pear Of marc!ed ate. Tho apple of her We Is Jerry. While she becomes Htn b lekieberry. But now they fight.' Alas, 'tis true; It was a lemon That each drew... It's FREE. Ask your mother to send us her name and address and we'll *end you one of these splendid Painting Books with. the colors all ready to use. We'll also send aquarter- pound package of Cellu- loid Starch for your mother to try next ironing day. Tis Brasdord ShrohW mlt%Limitat 6acd«d. Canada air Fair and Unfair Burials, The jurisdictional dieputo between the woodworkers' and the carpenters' union has reached the coffiu industry, and there ie coneidereble doubt in a union mania mind as to what style of a coffin to purchaeo in order to secure the pro- perly labeled union, article. Even the Union Burial Assoeilition, organized es- pecially to decide thio matter, is at a loss to decide the natter and is selling caskets bearing the label of the carpen- ters' union, which the wood workers de- '. clare to bo non-union. The carpenters claim the exclusive right to place their labels on caskets and the woodworkers declare if a man is her- bed in a coffin bearing ouch a label he goes to his last resting place to remain through all eternity in an "unfair" orti- ole. The Chicago Federation of Labor has been asked to appoint a eommitttee to pass upon the merits of the. diopute.- Chiango Chronicle. The Show Window Catechism. A 010thing firm 1n an Illinois town endeav- ors to attraot attention to Omit by ;moms to its show window each week a quettoty for the best answer to which 1t awards a red of collecting your claim( againstou t a manila and you found hls pocket -book, 005leinin8 the amount of money he owed you, what would you do with it?" Possibly such posers W- oos thrush passers-by106 thstorehand buy 0(010.0. 0(111, the item' might get 80me vahaside 1. formation U it should try this query lama time: "If we eel a hundred dollen,' worth of goods In a wekk by this kind of advertis- ing, bow many hundred dollars' worth could we cell by devoting the eattje quantity of gra7 matter to the preparation at entertaining and inotruotive newspaper 'ado'?" ENGLISH SPAVIN LINIMENT Removekall hard, soft or calloused lumps end blemishes front horses, blood spsvtn, curbs, splints, ringbone, money, stifles, sprains, sore and swollen throat, coughs, etc. Save $60 by use of one bottle, War. ranted the most wonderful Blemish Cara ever known. Sold by druggiate. ISSUE NO. 35 Very Serious. t Isaw7bedre Shortly atter two o'clock one b11 winter morning a pbyotelau drove tout ml In answer to telephone cal Oa Rh rival the Donn whohad summoned him said "Doctor, I ain't 1n any eartlsular but somehow en other Pve got a that death 4 nigh." The doofor felt the man's puke, end listen ad to his heart. "Have yen made your wig?" he ttrnany. The moa turned pale. "Why, no, doctor. At my age -oh, dot, t ain't true, is It? It 000'1 be true"— "Who's your lawyer?" "Higginbotham, but" -- "Thea you'd better send for him at once. Thepatient, white and trembling, went t, the 'phone. Who's your pastor?" continued the doe ter. "The Rev Kellogg M, Brown," nimbi the patient, "But, doctor, you think"-- . "Send for Dim immediately. Your father too, should be summoned; also your" "Say, doctor, do you really think I'm go. Inc to diet" The mea began to blubber softy. The doctor looked at Dim bard. "No, I don't," he replied, grimly. "There'll uothleg at all the matter with you. But I'0 hate to be the only man you've made a lool. of on a night like this." teluediesetna all skin ad blood diseases-Ecmma, Sall Rheum, Sore% Pilo. Constipation. indigapon cad other ranks of impure Mood. They col cat flit came and destroy the evil condition. d41'ra OOtarnt soars sed heels all diu,ued skin Miro Blood !osis sad Miro Tablets amazethedbed and invigorate stomach, herr, kidneys ant doeeli. Omtmeat and Tablets„ each 50e. Blood Teaks, $l. At drug -stores- or from The Genies' Co. of Canada, Limited, Hamilton - Toscani. SHARP SENTENCES. (From the Philistine.) The selfish wish to govern is osteo mis- taken for a holy anal In the cause of ha- manitr• Give us this day our dally work, and we'll egrrt our bread; also we'll pay our railroad tares. and no longer evade our taxes. 01erg7me0 are allowed to ride on railroad§ on a deed's ticket, not because they take up tto Tosco or a child, but boeouee they bare childish minds. tidy old friend Bastrts Potterer says that . whets there 1e a quiet wedding, the (massy on ' woos 4 ta appropriate gift for the brtd , The Wok sea be bound In lavender, ,pr not, 1 na tlr 4608 may be. are like a namable peer men, no matter how much money you have, or It's a toxo- , motor ataxia for you. and the out college for yaw children. • BfTT[R THAN SPANNING Sostadall'a Spavin Coro POar000 Smelt, N.0., March 3 436. jam uslog your Spavin Cure and ata any there it notlaua to be compared with it^ Where Masoral. Career Spavhle YborouglaCurb CIPS sores septa/ass Brains ruises and a0 Lamce sa $r a bottle --e for Oa, Oar great both-. '•Treatise m the -Those "-fra trout desists or a! Ir. IL I. MOM 00. Bataa?aIli, itrass0 ILIA Same Kind of a Cat. Ethel, aged 8, had euecoeded In making her dog stand up on his hind lege, but her efforts to make the eel do likowi*e resulted in the little girl getting a bad scratch, whereupon she exclaimed, "You d -n eat." Her horrified mother, who overheard her, punished her severely; but, not dis- heartened, Ethel the next morning again endeavored to induce puss to emulate the dog, and again ebe felt the force of her feline claws. "Ton---" the angry child began, when he mother said warn- ingly: "Ethel!" "Well," she continued, "you are just the same kind of a cat yon were yodel. - de y." -Judge. Spanking docs not cure children of bed-wetting. Tltere ie a constitutional cause for tide trouble. Mrs. M. Sum- mers, Box W. 8, Windsor, Ont., will send free to any mother her successful home treatment, with full instructions. Send no money but write her to -day it your children trouble you in this way. Don't blame the child, the chances are It can't help It This treatment also cures adults and aged people troubled with urine difficulties by day or night. Revolutionized Smelting. A French inventor claims to have wrought a revolution in the /melting of copper, and practical 'smelters are owning all the way from America to study the process. Instead of costly furnaces, elec- trleity applied to tanks, and it fa as. sorted that ore can be thus reduced to 97 per cent. pure copper at about 75 cents a ton. What You Don't See in Edinburgh. There is one thing that always disap- points the visitor to Edinburgh, and that le absence d Scotsmen te absence uin kilts -or aAkilts. It you meet queen City an trof the Forth Iting a kilin awill be e 81 agrave mistake to oupPoco that he Is the Laird of 0110 1 or some other equally famous High- land chieftain. He la nothing of the sort. As a matter of foot, h4 0am0 10 Iiodgkins, and ha bs employed dunglopesenor mone 01 bone oar licking up ri DrM of Disensteln a Rttshelmer on the shady tide of Lothbury avenue, D. C, Another t0 make les la supposingwhieli rthatrtthe "good people of Scotland talk Scotch. I shall never forget my surprhee on the occaelon of my !,rat vlait to Edinburgh when a policemen at the corner of Frederick atraet, to whsm 1 remarked pleasantly that It was "brew, brient nicht the nicht, whatoffer,' told ins to push off and atop asking hen oonuodrunas. Scotch - mon do not a0 a rule talk at all. They pos- sess os- t grOee Iknow a elle "amod t silence remarkable dDonald who lives In Perthshire. In whose society 1 have sometimes spent whole days stalking the elusive stag without his ever vouchsafing n single remark of any kind. I remonstrated with hire once pointing out that such silence as his almost amouatmi to tactiturnity. He promised to try and cultivate a certain meat- wa of garruitty, and atter we bad walked goose the heather for five hours, during which time 1 .00014 ese that his brain was working feverishly, he euddenly turned to me and exclaimed, "Ton's a Marti!' earthquake they had In Jamaica?' atter which striking effort he relapsed once more Into Me ha- bitual attitude of reeteotful dos 'ration 'ration. •-• The theory that it is never too late to mend is very comforting to thoee who aro in no hurry to begin. -• Miaard's Liniment Cures Burns, etc. • .• Advice They Heed. "Yea; I'm going abroad at once. 1 gotta go." "Oh, you mustn't let the doctors scare you." T got this from a lawyer." -Washing- ton Herald, Nersa' & Mothers' Tram --mom reliable maker f r haby Used ever i0gyaw...�First corpesr rd by Dr. P. E. Mark it1655. Makes Baby Strong Restores the Ws opus le pelta heahh. Gives mod 6169. tithed reran to spit= or raker_ 11416;1801)1040.µNaaeaalDthtogbCkee sICC&Lidt:S. w Cheerful Hint. Among the presents lately showered upon a Maryland bride was one that wm'> the gift of an elderly Iady of the night' borhood with whom both bride and groom were prime favorites. Some years ago the dear old soul accumulated a supply of cardboard mot- toes, which she worked and had framed and on which she never failed to droit": with the greatest freedom as occasion arose. In cheerful reds and blues, suspended by a cord t)f the same colors over ttif,, x, table on which the other presents were grouped, hung the motto: "Fight on; fight aver."- Women Home Companion. I Minard'a Liniment Cures Dandruff, •► Slept With His Fathers. A certain typo of story, having the sudden and terse conclusion to a direct statement, has been claimed as purely American, says Marshall P. Wilder. For instance: "Willie donee loaded and fired a cannon yesterday. The funeral will be held to -morrow." But the truth le, it is older than Amer- ica; it is very venerable. If you will turn to the twelfth and thirteenth verses of the sixteenth chapter of II, Chronicles you will find these words: "And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased In his feet, until his disease was exceedingly great; yet in his disease he sought not to the Lord, but to the physicians. And Asa slept with his fathers." Eddy's Toilet Papers Are the VERY BEST values going. WE invite eomperleon se regards QUALITY and QUANTITY et paper supplied. Compare by actual oast / the number of sheets in the so-called cheaper papers with the Eddy make/ sad you will find that you get more for the same money in Eddy's. 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