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The Signal, 1908-2-20, Page 8T1uYD*T, February 20, 19011 LOCAL TOPICS it uacludcd from pat 1.1 Wrest to wowett. At the various evening meetings het 'Odin -seer were 'The hygiene of Cheerfulness," "IGt- ucatiuo fur Yuuug People," and "Thr Howe in ire Attitude to the School." The addreees of both delegates were Iuterreting and iustructivr, and it wise uufortunate that the state of the rad* materially lessened the Wend - 'ince at the werttugs At the tiolnteo- ville meeting Mr's. Rotuma]. of OM - ton, gave an addr'ree on "A Library fur the Houle." An address by (leo. Fotbrrgill, of Fart \Vawanosh, on -Co-opt-ration oolong I•'toit-growers," was a good feature of the St. Augus- tine meeting un Monday. At Dun- gannon on Tuerday H. J. Morris, of Loyal, gave some good pointers in an addr.. on • :Seltctulg A Dairy Uuw," and at the eveuing meeting a .gSlendid address on •'Canadian Citizenship" war delivered by It. 1). Cameron, of Lucknow. 1t. M. Young. president of the Institute, and Wm. Bailie, secre- tary, *leo contributed Much Lo the success of the meetings. LOCAL TOPICS IN BRIEF. Mee the eleasht Hoe of fancy cushion lop. at Wilmer *witb'.. Fast strut. Everything ne.s:.rary fur ladles' fancy work kept In ,clock. Amateur pholgirrapl > .upplle. are • epeelnit with R. It. *allowa fall uu hon for an lbmlt you want in tide line. If you are thou Lina of Purchasing an outfit he r.ni give )oar some vol Sable pointer. $Don't pot off ordering your-pruc;r suit or overcoat uunl 11e warm weather it here. Order it now ass) have It ready when )sou %emit t') wear it. stud don t foraet that l'riatunn the Taller ran rite you the beet .rt i.laction. The Blackstone Otrheetra it play- ing at Lucknow tonight. The date of the postponed shredded wheat banquet is announced as March 4th. The West Huron Teachers' Insti- tute will tweet in lhxterieh on Thins - day and Friday. May 21st and 22nd. Tbe Daughters of the Empire acknowledge with thanks the receipt of eight jails of fruit for the hospital from the Pnwhytcriati congregations of Leeburn and Goelerich township. The installation of officers of Gbde- rich Circle of the Order of Canadian Hume Circles will take place at the regular meeting en Friday evening of this week. A full attendance of the membere is requested. A number of men have been at work at the C, P. R. yards bere build- ' log portable snow fencing. About AMA fret is completed and will prob- ably be sent out today for putting up at te rd Blyth and other points along the J. H. Millian was appointed last night as the representative from Vic- toria street Methodist church to the Annual temperance convention of the Dominion Alliance, and J. H. Hobert - hon has been appointed to represent the (ioderich Temperance League. with H. Park es alternate. Repre- sentatives from North street Metho- dist church will probably be selected tonight. CHURCH NOTES. Tho pastor's rub,ects at V'ietoria street Methodist church next Sunday will he ns follows: In the morning. "More than Conquerors." and in the evening, "Tho Cute -all." The ladies' .kid of K 110 church will bold a sociable in the basement of the church on Friday evening, Febru- ary 21st, at $ o'clock. A good pro• gram, and refreshments will be served. Admission 15 cents. Rev. Jas. A. Anderson nu Sunday announced the result of the vote taken by the congregation of Knox church on the question of. introducing the individual communion cup. The vole cast was fiery largely in favor of the change, and Accordingly :be erasion will accept the offer of 1 he Ladies' Aid Society to contribute the individual service. John H. McComis•, the Irish evan- gelist, will begin a aeries of evangel- istic services in the North -street Methodist church on Sunday. Mauch 1st. He armlet and sings the l;oepel very effectively. 'Heid now I:ttsoring iu Listowel and that lawn is being stirred. Large audiences ori• nightly attending the .etvices and it id re- ported that large mindere Bove pro - feared conversion. The young men of J. 11.•Slilliatee niers its Victoria ettea-t Methodist church, suet at the 1 of their teacher on Monday night and in. auguraterl an adult Bible eines. in line with it movement which its spreading throughout the Province. The eblt'ct of the Claes is the moral Atld modal de- velopment of the young men. Abed al- though the movement is in ite iris eiplent stage in O;nderich a bright future is expected. The following officers were elected : Ilouorary presi- dent, Itev, H. W. Milh•arl : presi- dent, Ii. Welter ; vice.president, James l'owrie : secrete'y-tr•usnn'r, t.% Illiam Tower,ey : teacher, J. Il. Millian. After the nrganlzalion and election of officers au enjoyable even- ing baa spent, A cordial invilat' is extended to ally g weir to join this etas, The annivers:u v services of North street Methodist Sunday school were held on Sunday and Monday last. Rev. W. E. MFIlat.ti, of Kingsville, ,u1• dreamed the members; of the reboil on Sunday morning and again in the afternc"r,, and also occupied the pul- pit at the Sunday evening ar'rvice. He has a very pleasant and effective manner in addressing the children, and captured their attention and sympathy to n remarkable degree. Mr. Millson is celebrated among the ministers of London conference for his ability as a ringer, and at the evening service he gave a rule which was beard with great pleasure by the large congregation. The annual Sunday 'reboot concert took place on Monday evening and btu well attended. The entire program war given under tb.• direction of Mies Amy i.. Doty. of London, and 'showed careful training on her part ns well as cleverness on the put e( theoung performers.The program included choruses, solo,, recitations, drills, enthlemetie exer- cises And other number', and all were given in a creditanle manner. Sunt.. of the drills especially eery very pretty. North street Sunday echo l as A reputation of many years' /stand- ingfor good entertainments', and it dinot suffer its env restive( f,.ml Monday evening's effort. A. tiny Adams was the At. paui.t of the • Oc evening, and tontrili)te,l materially M to the snccesa of the enteetaiumcnt. Iric I Ito \\. 1n, LOCAL HiSTORY. Why Should 1t Not be Preserved for Posterity ? An intereetiug article its The Col- Iingw•ood Bulletin of last weeL reel' • suggestion that has beets wade throe columns-newely, that some° should take In hand the writing of hietut•y of Huron county, so that t records. of the early days should preserved. A history of the county Bruce has recently. been publish with iluatrciel aid from the cuuu council, and now the abutter Willi COMIC'S' has is similar undertaking TIIE SIGNAL : CODERICH. ONTARIO NEWS OF DISTRICT. tlAYFIELU. WKtereew.tY, Feb. IYIh. \\'Irl. Mttstei•d west in 1'.rtsnll., Ile couple of days lent werl. In Rev. .lotus 111 -.Neil is away fur It Ue couple of weeks.' Iwhdays. Th. Meth.elieta are Rhin; a pie nodal in the town ball in the near futlire. '1'. A. $tiuson aur} won, John, have returned from Colorado, wh.aw they ed• have leen for the poet four months. 17 The Ice bervert is about over Awl 17 judging frow the amount. s .,id up in then will to a cowl time here all rune a he be of view for that county. The maiCle in The Bulletin is es follows : y,The suggestion offered to county council by Mr. J. S. Du P. P., that se pressen he detest write a history of this county • its acceptance by that body, is aloe right linea. The time is •upportu for nisch action and there is no nth part of the Province, indeed, of t Doruinion, that. has more interesti and valuable 'natter for the bietori to work with. Shncoe county the home of the Hurons, the scene the behove of the first intuit rnissi Aries in Western Ontatiu, and t centre of the long !sanguinaryconff between fur Hurons and their en lro 'Hies, the quols, The county a1 has it splendid history in respect the days of early settlement And t stories uow being so ofteu told are ft of interest and inspiration w th present genet•arion. Through tb county, for some years after the a rival of the Europeans, the gree part of the trade between the east an west palmed. the first rads of imps lance in the Province, Yonne *tree and the Penetang road, not to month) the Coldwater trail, traversing it trot north to eolith and forming the co uecting link between the upper an lower Mee. In early days and mo particuutrly dieting the war of 1812 1 two places. Fort Nnttawaaage an Penetanguishene, were military' post of no mean importance. The historse of theplaces and the parr the played would alone lie sufficient f. nor or more interesting chapters Beyond the special pages devoted t the Indlane, early settlement an military 'natters. to make the volunl complete, attention would neremsaril Move to he given to the political and educ*tional history of the county which its itself could be need specially valuable. Then there 1 navigation, the introduction of th railway. the e.talliuhment and erten *ion of the postal aeryiee, the elec.ee, an ap perhs we should •sy the decline of the early industries. not to 'amok) the institution and development o those now within the county limits From time to time • few interested in the ,ollahnration of the history o the county helm been gathering in formation relative to the pan. bar towel au their woti i , its value is in large measure lost uwiog to its no being collected, properly edited an published In one or more volumes Paten have been reed on this and that subject. and stories of bygon le days hese en told and its many in stances published, but where are they 'r Sc ttered here :end there! and all too often out of the reach of thew* who would And (Dull make gond use of them. Now that the nutter bar been brought to the attention of public body. it is to be sincerely hop that it will be carried ton tuttiafactury cuoclusiou. suer. \\ a are pleased to learn that Omni McNeil. eon of Bev, John McNeil, who the got his feet tunny (isogon, is improving risme Duff. M. nicely. It was feared'at that that lits +ted would likely lobe part of his tart, but nd in .11 prdability hie foot n ill 1 e R saved. fie .,,c ,d CrwCgaL. T. - L O. No. es. 24 hays secured the services of the he . Strttchan-$peu.e Company for a roScotch cvoneet t. The c pony COW.* baa highly tee tended, bovine toured needy ell parts of the worid, Melte]. °f Mg India, AustrahEgypt vpt and on- hemp. The date is to be [arch 12. ice Look out for the posters, e-1 t tUo WILD SPRING MOVEMENT, he til Seven Thousand Naked Fanatics Will Mak* Pilgrimage. h. -ports received at Winnipeg indi r; rat.- that the coming sprint" will sea d the UI(:khubers leave their Northwestr- tntnmunities and go on another wild t pilgrimage. All accounts agree that n the fanaticism of the sect has no par u allyl w modern tones. n_ Doukhobor leaders have been parti• lardy busy since the beginning of d c. re winter issuing decrees and each new L r•n Pmulgation seems to have been d drafted with • desire to outdo the s preceding ones in inflicting hardship y and suffering on "the faithful." y lhCb Children of nare said to be dying for tr proper food. The people are pauper' They have o obeyed en order to sell all their cat - d tie. With the beginning of winter e they sold 13,000 sheep to stock the y benevolence of the Quakers, who gave the flocks to them. All products of the lands go to the sect leaders. All e chickens hare been sold in obedience s to a decree. Tea, coffee, sugar and e pancakes have been tabooed and the J general diet has been narrowed to raw potatoes, onion., carrots-, turnips, and • a few other vegetables. n Amon`` the latest decrees have been f those abolishing time and looking • glasses. Agents of the leaders havu taken cvs from the people about f *7,000 worth of clocks and watches. One of Peter Veregin's lieutenant) act- ed as looking -glass collector. a m The women folk, who are noted for their deftness with heir needles, have d been forbidden to shake any more etn- • broidery e The Doukhobor wheat is handled by a committee which does what it pleases with it. This committee con- trols pretty nearly everything in the way of labor. The gangs which work on the reelway and in the community brickyard pay aver their wages to the committee without receipt. But when >rol it mines to the laborers getting their rnengre food allowances from the com- miHee, they are compelled to give a receipt for every ounce. in one district OTe hundred per- sorls are living in two houses. Each adult ie allowed a sleeping space four • feet wide. All haat to climb Into their bole over the toot board.. The young- er men are stowed away In the gar- rets of the houses after the fashion t of rammed sardines. Nobody is permitted to wear more than one shirt, no matter how cold the weather may be. PERSONAL MENTION. MI.... Ella neck 1. %Isinos friends in Toronto H. J..1. M,Ewan 114 returned from a busi newt trip to Toronto. Wni. McNevin. of Kenora. was In town for • few days luring the week. Ml.,es Ethel Clark and 3firrtle Cousins Icf yesterday on a visit to Toronto. Mr. on • Mn: Walter Ackland, ofToron•e. Inc visitant/ Mi. and Mn. F. J. flatland. Nra. Monteith returned on F-Iday to Clin- ton utter u vt-it to her daughter. Mrs. leukin, Dr. 1.. M. Mrbeea'Ieudert the annual meeting! of the Dental .1,..a latiun In Toronto this week. Mr. and Mrs. R Orinoco. of Vale, Mich.. were aue.•ts of Mr. and Mrs..Ino. W. '. •natter this week. Gordon and Malcolm Maedoo•IJ left this afternoon for Erie, 1'n , to anoint lu altiag oat their b•"ts for the k.esee x, Dr. %y. F'. a,:d Mrs. murk are fa Toronto this week, Ur. 1 lark being In attendance at the annual meeting of the !airs A.soctat lea. t. V. Johnston. of tt'ia-ton, former) of Gad- erlcb. :murmurs, Ihr engagement of his only daugld. r. Mabel Kathleen. lar Murray D. pen- ned). of In taw'. W. T. I'rhlhAin. of Toronto, was in town luring the woes visiting hi. mother, Mrs. John Prelim en. Mr. I'rldh'm 1. a (ioterieb boy who has done well In the Queer City. The ntgnal hada plen,ant. call We other day from Thomas Heald, an esteemed subscriber at Itrnceneld, who has Leen visiting his relatives, Mr. and Mrs.. Argue Gordon. at Port Albert. lir. A. 11. MI'rKay and Mrs. MacKay, of Not- tlnesu• North Dakota. ha.., been sidling frla'1s lar Ibe, eodety, Loth of Theta twin gK for. midden,. of lbw %trinity and en-.tmtenl. Godes-kis r nlleelale to IRIP u. The 1)ontnr a. been ratted Writ to Dakota. len, ing Mrs. aoKa)• to make ■ longer stay with her re- live. curl 1.1.1 friend, here. fit h M 1. On the Ice in Lake Huron. New Turk, Feb. 11, ---The herald has iereited torr. following despatch from Bay City, Mich.: -On the ice of Saginnw ilay, flt.. miles frorn the 'here, Ito, thherntert have been trap- ped by the thaw. The i is covered with water Irene 1 war to three feet deep, effectually closing all means of contmunicatinti. For nearly a week it hers been impossible for anyone to ranch the colony with team.,, the horse' being unable to travel such a dirt.tnee through the iey water. As the fishermen, who througtun,t the winter live on the ice of the bey, de- pend on teamsters to bring thew their supplier of food And fuel, IL is gener- ally believed hertz that they must be face to face with a arrester xituation, 1 ne Wrecked Steamer Lurline. • in the Lcgislatere ltat week Mr. Auld, member for Strath E'rsex, naked : When did the (ioerrnment pur'hna,• the steamer "Lurline Y' 2. From wi r ;l, what amount was paid ? t, in what year was the boat (atilt ? ,i, Who Inep•ctel the hull before purehete s 11. What amount of re- pair's were made after purchase ? 7. (1n what date wan the etesmer wt•eckod % 11, What effort was made to Neve the etentner1 P. Hoa the wreckage leen wild. And, if rxo, ort W11011). and for whet Amount ? 10. What was the amount of insurance held, and leo, the in.uranee money been paid 1 lion. Dr. Rellllll replied to the fluorite, in order : I, October t, 1(171 ; 2, .1. Ilarringtot tVAlke' ; 3, 11110,0let ; lees , 5 \V,n. E. R.' Iwcy ;0, none : 7, tuber 2A, flan ; 8, the service' of the srlton Dredging Company, of Oole It, were secured : 11, the enQIne and filer were sold to Rodd At \Yigle, of indsor, the highest bidders, for 10150 none. -.---- Foolishness, - n', 1•y the way, whaterer became of that coati who watt going to make fuel ont of ashes? -New York Even- isf oat, �a ? Oh, he's now engaged like the test of Itis, in making ashen out of fuel.- ( -Indianapolis New.. i in This bit of r•px,rtee may be rlaaNed es mere furll,hnses. - Petropolis Post. joy 'rhe mail D, eucceNa it slippery, as. ti he who travel' thereon needs a lot , f • atnd. tor Iden of a fool men is one whn so busy putting reenething by Inc a ny (ley that he heen't time to en - the sunshine. MANITOBA'S BUDGET. Increased Subsidy Keeps Balance on Right Side. The annual budget speech of the Provincial Treasurer commences with a note of warning as to the fu- ture and as to the "rich man's panic," through which the financial world hoe been passing. Mr. Agnew announced a reduction in the stir - pins front 1618.390 of the f)nanciel year ending Dec. 31, 1908, to only *294.363.11 for the financial year just ended. He showed how he arrived at this surplus, which was by taking the reeeipto from the consolidated reve- nue for the year Par, which amount- ed to *9,116,734.12, and deducting therefrom the ordinary expenditure, whieh, he claimed. amounted (exclud- ing capital expenditure) to 11.624,- 381.n1, which leaves a Pnrplus of 42P4.- 353.11. 294:3,3.11. The decresee in the surplus is net. due to hard times, •s later on the Preyineial Treasurer gave the fig - tires of his own estimatee In 1907, and the aetu4l receipts in that year. The estimates made by Mr. Agnew amounted t„ 5,047,497.46, whereas the total mental reeeipts were *2,116.734.12, an inereese of 471.236.88 over the Wt. mate. The menial receipts' were Also *29,002.00 in excess of the previous year. I ' yConeluding with bis estimates for the year 190e. the Provincial Treasur- er •arum's that the revenue will amount to 12,017,997 40. This startling increase over previous years is prin- eipalh' due to an estimated income from Government telephones of 1625,- M0, ns against an expenditure of only I **30.930. The total estimated expen- diture for 1906 Mr. Agnew placed at 12,440,639.37. in his closing remarks he admitted that the Government ,had made mistakes, hut, it is claithed, they wero made honeeUy end that they expected criticism. Big Reunion el Canadians. Four hundred sturdy sons of Can- ada, representing all walks of life in New England. gathered at the 21st annual banquet of the Maritime Pro- vine.s Association recently in \\'or- sester. Cheers for the land of their birth, old-time songs, dear to every Cana- diaa, the rekindling of old friendships and stirring speeches lauding the land of their birth were features of the evening. Acting Mayor Coates welcomed the gathering and said: "Canada hes helped 01 in every way, but her great- est help is to giving us the men 1 m enow addreaetng.' Timet apes -hes by men from every province were well received. Everything was Cana- dian in trine and nothing was emitted that would make the reunion memor• able. A Jvvaails Wriggle. Mather (an Invalid) -Caw. what did you do with Use wades lite. Neigh- bors gave you to give le we yeatat'' day? Small 81mer.-It was too weir fee you, maemsa, ee 1 PO NS MP/ M le sad ate It rey.rK, FISH PROTECTION IN CANADA. Great Lakes Ars Rapidly B.ing De- pleted -Clew Time Needed_ At a meeting of the,rAm•ricau Fish- eries Society, he1d,,,af Erie • short time ago. Mr. A. Kelly Lean* of To- ronto read a valuable paper advocat- ' Ing a better protection of fish iu inter- national waters. Mr. Evans is secre- tary of the Ontario Fish and (lame Protective Association, and, along with Mr. Oliver Adams has brought about the formation of thirty-five branches of this organization through- out Ontario. Its object is to oonaeree the great but diminishing Bab wealth et the province. One of the most ' striking features of the address de- livered by Mr. Kelly Evans was an extract he read from the evidence tak• en by the commission appointed by the Dominion Government, fifteen years ago, to enquire into the fresh water fisheries. Albert Hutchins was a witness before the oommisafon at Midland. He had been fishing in the great lakes since 18500. Under exam- ination he said: "I have tithed in Lake Ontario for about thirty years for whltsflsh and trout. the great majority wets white- fish and were caught at Wellington Beach. They were caught very num- •roualy with wines, as many as from 6,000 to 10,000 in one haul during the night; this was in the summer time, In June and July. These were salted or sold on the ground to dealers. 1 have caught as many in a season as would allow the owners of the seine for their share about $2,000, the other 12,000 would go to the fishermen. Evert more than this number were caught sometimes Fishing was carried on ie the fall of the year also. White- fish were thick also everywhere in Lake Ontario at that time. I have known as many as 00.000 to be taken in one haul in one night; I was pres- ent and saw them counted. I have often known of from 5,000 to 10.000 being taken. and have taken 40,000 myseU in a seine several times; this was in July, at Wellington Beach. Those that were saved of the 00,000 hauled were salted, many of these were lost because they could not be taken care of. There was another haul as large as this taken at West Lake Beach; the net was a 175 rod seine. It was then called the 'sou'- wester'. When I left Lake Ontario, some fourteen years ago. there was no whitefish to be had by the fisher- men where these great hauls had been made before, in fact the white- fish fishery had ceased to exist, there was no more of it. 1 left Lake On- tario to fish here, and a number of other fishermen also left there for the same cause." Such was the fish wealth of take Ontario not so very long ago! Half a century of waste and slaughter leaves the lake to -day almost a bar- ren stretch of water. If it is not too late, certainly it is not too soon, to form fish protective societies in or- der that a campaign for the preserve - tion of our fish may be carried on with vigor. The Suffragettes. Canada awaits, not without Cram- binng the honor of a- visitation by the Suffragettes. Then are two great institutions on which we depend for our civilization and happiness the ,tate and the family. Both are just now in conflict with revolutionary forces. which in both cases perhaps have their source In passion es much as in thought, and are consequently violent in their manifestations. Vio- lent is surely not too strong an epi- thet to be applied to the demonstra- tions of the Suffragettes over the water. Strange would be the state of a family in which ouo of these should be wife and mother. The men alone make the laws because they alone can uphold them. The men 'alone de- clare war because they alone can figbL Men, as a rule, regulate the family, though with women as their helpmates, because as a rule it is their duty to maintain it. Suclt ap- parently is the ordinance of nature, which assigns at the same time to woman • sphere gentler, but not by any means less momentous. No speci- fic charge seems to have been brought by the Suffragettes against British legislation. They do not, it is hoped, want greater laxity of divorce. Upon that question the children have • claim to be heard. Mothers carnet well attend Parliament or public of- fices, and yet their practical exclusion from petit:ea would be the exclusion of the most important part, and, gen- erally speaking, of the most prudent part, of the sex. It is to be hoped that our fair visitors will leave this country with the conviction that the harmony of the family is as dear to the wife as it is to the husband, and that her belief is not likely to be shak- en by such physical argumente RA the Suffragettes heve been using in England. It 1e but jest to the leaders of the present •gitetinn, who appear to be Radicalsto bear in mined that it was the Tories, with their Primrose League. that started the agitation in England. The Radicals in takin it up are giving it a less decorous form. Faction spares nothing, not the do- mestic hearth or the cradle-Ooldwin Smith, in The Weekly Sun. .army's Prison Werk. The Salvation Army prison gate de- partment for the Dominion of Canada report for the year ending Dec. 31, 1907, the fonowing statistics: Inter- views with prisoners, 23,178; prison- ers met on discharge, 1,377; discharg- ed prisoners given employment, 692; prisoners expressed desire to live new life and asked our help. 1,337; meals given ex -prisoners, 2,579; lodgings given ex -prisoners, 1,591; clothing given ex-prieonere, 1,117; ex -prisoners assisted with fares, 4'n; free labor bureau, Toronto only, number of teen given employment. 2.025. Ills Satanic Majesty 'renally oc- cupies the twat of honor at a stag party, GRAND TRUNK %Is EM To Toronto and $3 Return .90 Account of ONTARIO HORSE BREEDERS' EXHIBITION Tickets good going February 25th and t6th. Valid returning wail February 29th, too6. Equally low tate, from all stations in Ontario. v.me I , let. eel 'll unk atrri..l. F, F. LAWRENCE, Town Agent Univ hoer,- s a.m. tows p.m. J. STRAITON, Depot.-rk•t.t Agent. J. D. MeltowiM, Nettled Paw. Agent Union `iodism. Toronto. Pick Them Out Our Spring Suiting' ate here and if you waut a new Spring Suit now is the time to pick out this cloth and have your choice. Only a Few Weeks and Spring will he hen in all its werutth and L'rightnose. Then le the time when you went to look (resit and fetes its your new Spring Regalia. Everything New In this Line English IA-, by and Amer- ican styles the very latest its this seitaon'e Hat wear. Our soft hat line was never more select or stylist?. Men's Smart Wear and Fine Tailoring Reg. Black -ALWAYS ON 711.; wgl'AKp - Superior harness 'VI ADE from the most sub- ( stential quality of oak - tanned leather and extra heavy mountings. Good harness u simply putting thought and skill Into every part --not some parts. Moreover, it talks to the owner's pocket -book in a way no other harness does. An early inspec- tion is invited. Hitch your dollars to a bigger load than they ever paled before. H. E. Knox AUBURN liret Winter Footwear at Bargain Prices We are prepared to give you the great- est bargains ever offeredin odrro of Men's, \di Felt and Felt -lined Boots Shoes and Slippers C'uute and lot us show you Feutwuer et prizes that talk plainer than arguments. Downing & MacVicar North Side of Square (odt'I'icli rs� Dear Reader, Did You Do This 7 Brussels Post ; One day last week Alex. Strachan, treasurer of Brussels corporation, received a letter witb IS typewritten address en the envelope., enclosing 11 blank sheet of paper inside "f which wee a$118) bill, a $2.00 bill and a el On. Why it was sent or from whom it c:uue is a Chinese puzzle. The postofflce stamp on the envelope was not decipherable and Mr. Stretie an hes not the slightest Idris of a he the sender may be. it doesn't pay to bunko a woman whose only Asset is a gift of gab. Blank Books and Diaries Everything you re- quire from Abe Mem- orandum Buck to a 1000.page Business Ledger. l'ockot Diaries, cieariug at one -hell regular ,-tail price. °Bice ULaries, clearing at 'rine- third off regular retail peke. Fountain Pens Watrtutau's Ideal Fountain I'roe, f len it.1.51/ up to $1U.!tl. i1 r lar e s Fuuutaio I'rn, twat .- li m p fountain pen 'tide, special $t..2. Geo. Porter 'Phone too The Square The Pantry, The Kitchen and The Diningroom are requisites in every well -ordered household ; noverthelexs They would be useless alljn11cts to the 1101111• without hciii4 supplied with Good Things that are frc.di and I)ule•. from STURDY & CO., TiIE GROCERS. Phone qt. Prompt Delivery. FINE TAILORED Suits and Overcoats FOR SPRING New Ititr pattern* in clothes. best (.1 tt' goo Hud pwrfe t fitting -style. enmfort and durability ere features with u LeAve your order esti 1y. DUNLOP �.� THE TAILOR west Sire•ct, 1 COURT HOUSE SQUARE Cushion Tops, 15c. Girdles to Match, 18c. 'PHONE NO aS• Saturday we have 125 stamped and printed Cushion Tops to sell at 15c each. With each goes enough embroidery to work it. There are a dozen or more designs. • All gnoa, The regular price is ''2 c. All aro new. Will maks attractive cushions and are easily worked. On sale Saturday at the Fancy Goods counter at ear:41 15c CORDS AND TASSELS TO MATCH Choice of 125 Cord Girdles with tasselet. Mons' ('t l.,- r'r. r•• binations. A cord to match any cushion. Regular 25c, Saturday each New Lawns Right from the Aakers New Persian and India lawns just opened up. fresh fr one of the lust English makers. The lowest is 124e A yowl. and the hest is lac. Nearly a dozer) prices between. At each price values made possible only by direct buying. Worth yuan while to see thein if you have any lawn ►raying to do. Two epeeists : AT 12 I -2c. Fine qualil India linen lawn, ogee threads, soft finish, suitable for waists dreasea. Very special at per yard ... . 25c LAWNS AT I9e. Tel yards In this lot. Very fine India linen lawn, sheer finish, fine, round, even threes.!. imitable (oe any purpose you can oar I*wne for. Standard 2:e quality the trade over. We bought it direct from 1('c metier, etier, so you can buy it f • art et4ier yard a77 S YARDS ENGLISH NAINSOOK, 11.00 23 piecrw fine soft English Nainsoak. Each end contains 5 yards, Full :81 inoses wide. You can buy it at ek: a yard and not pay a cent too much. If yen can use it in t(.ysrd ends you can get 9 virile $1 M for. lVo�lll round fir 12'c EMBROIDERIES, PRINTS, MUSLiNS, LACES, 18c IOc Pearl Buttons, 5c. :sal doom mire Penal Bettnn., owe orf holes, seeirefikl •lyes, one dorxo en a pied. We can- not brctk the earths. Suitable for waists or underwear, Hc - collar IoM quality. Special 5c per dozen LastCatlfortheMantles Thin ie the leaf eall for Mantles for the winter sesame. We have 13 or At of them left. No need to tell you we will not carry them trier, fur you know we never du it. Theme last' 21t have to he weld, and Saturday morning yon Can take your chniee ,,1 the int at, each GINGHAMS, CHAMBRAYS, ALLOVERS, - \ DRESS GOODS Big shipment opened up life week and ready Saturday. We will be glad to show linens r% en if yew do not want to buy. - I0c LADIES' HOME JOURNAL PATTERNS Now in Stock 15 c