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The Signal, 1917-9-6, Page 3TIIE SIGNAL - GODERI(.'H, ONTARIO THURSDAY, SEPT. 6, 1917 3 t_ THE OR1OINIL IND ONLY URINE BEWARE OF IMITA- TIONS SOLD ON THE MERITS ON IINIRD'S LINIIENT MEDICAL R OEO. NIMILEMANN, ORTEO PATH, specialist in women's and call 's dims/se.. aceto, Ahronic and nervous di. orders. erre, ear. nose sod throat, partial deaf sr, lumbago and rheumatic eooditiooa Ade. adds removal wnbeut the kois. Oaks at 'outdoors, corner Nelson and 8t, Asdrewi Oreille. At home oMoo ltonday.,Tbureday. sad Saturdays any evrnlog by appointment DENTISTRY hit. H. U. MACDONKLL-HONOR Al Oraduate Toronto Unit erdtr. Orwuete el s leallese o4 Dental 8urreon.,. Siimemar to the tate Mawr Pate. rest 14ssere sad N'ut street. Uodiertek AUCTIOM&il TKOAUNDRY AUCTIONZICR Mas S. Bts�tlek All ln.trectba by mall or left et Blesd cape will be promptly et • seed to. Reside, /.. telephone 119 LEGAL R. C. HAYS B&RRIBTith. 1N iLit•ITUR, NOTARY l'L'RLIC,.ITC. Jaatt-Sterling Bank Block, He rites Sleet. odstieb. TelephUoe to. Real agitat. Loans and lnattraaes. PROU DFO('ll', Y ILI.0 li A BA1Ut18TER8. SOOLi1IT PUBLIC. Omen on tbs Square. second Wu street, Uoderick Yrivatet funds to los stemma M. P1001.1111'00T, E.C. n J.. L H J. Lk Coo= PO. CAMERON. K. C.. RARE TICK, solicitor, notary public. Omos. Zis.") duvet, (Mcleod'.Iktrd door fro oats. At (beton Thursday of each week la ou Albeit buret occupied Its Sr. Hooper. (Alice hour. k mm. to 9 mm. Lg HARLE8 °ARROW. LL.B., BAR - I WBTItnt. attorney. wltltar. No. pod► Mone, to kid et lowest rates el 8EAOER, BARRISTER. 8Oj - ye biwr. Notary Public sad (s.v.y.sor �is--Court Hou.e Oodericb. M12m IIilURANCE, LOANS, ETC. llc111LIOP MUTUAL FIRM IN S U R A N C E CO. -Farm nod Isolated taws property insured. Omcur.-J... tonnolly,Pres.,GoderlcbP.O.; Ju. Yvan. Vice Pres.. Beechwood P. 0.; Timmrbm1,. flay tlec..Tr.oa.. 8eatortb P. O. Dlrecta.-D, Bays. McGregor, Seaforta ; Jobe3. Grieve, W .a totkrop ; K it m Rion, Con.(aoo.; Re Joan nncwets, Brodhsgeo ; Geo. 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BA BLOCK & 9ONP. rdabllahed 1817 rrmerly Patent r Mce Examiner, Masse of Patent laws. Registered Patent Attorneys stn, ta0 8t. James Street. Montreal. Brancbes- terews and Waabington. Representatives in W foreign countrie-. rewerarillerrePereelederaireadelIesederelarrePlet Brophe3 Bros. UODERICH 7 ne Leading Funeral Directors and Embalmers Orders carefully attended to at all hours, night or day. Experiment Was Tried In Temperance Reform By Russian Autocracy THE Russian Provisional Gov- ernmeot is about to issue a decree transferring to the Zemstvoa County Ceuactle the "Guardianships of Public Sobrie- ty;'. and It is expected that lnaUtu- tloas will be abollened or radically reformed. Thereby perishes perhaps the only soctal reform experiment In which autocratic Russia calmed to lead the world. The Sobriety Guardianships are a creation of the late Count Serglus Witte, Ruada's daring Minister of Finance. When Witte to 18►5 ex- propriated to the State without com- pensation all private vodka saloons, and proclaimed the State to be sole refiner, rectifier, and retail seller of spirits, he declared that his ultimate elm was to reduce the consumption of vodka. He reasoned that the State, if it lost revenue through de- cline of consumption, would gain revenue from otber sources owing to the increase In the poeulaUon's economic productiveness. In order to diminish Intemperance, the State, he declared, must proslde raUonal amusements and recreations for tbe workman and peasant. This was all Use more necessary because the State liquor monopoly law for- bade drinking in saloons and there- by destroyed the workingman's only nodal club. The State, which even early In the monopoly's history was /laking a net profit of /250,000,000 (In additloo to excise duty), was to swbeidize the new amusements and recreations. On these lines Count Witte created the guardianships of Public Sobriety and gave them such subsidies as State financial exigencies allowed. Every provinceh►d a;8upreme guard- diistrict of a prov- guard Lamb I p. tanshlp and every ince had a se heed Petrograd. Moat w..and a few other large cities had i ndent guard- ianships. The gua tanehlpa organ- ised people's Cheat Feeding rooms, concerts, lectures. and `holiday fetes, and later .arranged for a -temper- fume" railroad train la N•bich in dif- ferent districts lectures against drink were delivered and diagrams and other exhibits to show the hy- gienic and social evils or drlk were displayed. The president pf the guardianships waa Emperor ache- las' kinsman, Prince Peter of Olden; - bang. No State except Russia ever eon - calved such a comprehensive Bebe it temperance propaganda. But t geardianships had only a quallfi stlecess. In accord with the, old buresocratlt! system, the members were 'recruited mainly from otbcial eircles,.backed by the church and the army. Independent social workers and experts, especially those sal lib- eral political Ideas, were excluded. At i the same time, the monopoly tailed from every atxfndpolnt except that of State finance. Count Witte had . passed a local option law giving the peasant commun the right t to pesi- I Uo In favor of n the closing or the local State drink saloon, but in prac- tice the State ignored the petition. Though hampered by this, the guardianships did some g work. They created many scores 08 people's theatres, established libraries, dis- seminated anti -drink literature, and organised thousands of coocerta and lectures. But Russian society held suspiciously aloof and demanded re- form of tbe guardianships on dente -1 eraUc linea. The guardianahlps never took time root as a social tnatt-. talon. Under the new regim ..Jam► are likely. -t0 -hes-"'bo1itb4sd,'• ad r'ee placed by a temperance propaganda and by working class recreation work oe democratic lines. ('hind Has Largest Bell. Moscow calms the distinction of possessing the largest bell in Cbridt- endom to be in actual use. Iia weight la 128 tons. The qualifying phrase "In Christendom" is Deed be- cause China claims to have at least two bells, also in actual use, which are even larger. • The Larger of these may be seen is the great Buddhist monaatery not far from Canton. It is eighteen feet high and has a ctrcumferenee of forty-five feet, being east in solid bronze. It is one of eight moaaetery bells that were oast toward the sad of the fourteenth century by com- mand of the Emperor Yung -lo. Dar- ing the process of casting eight men lest their lives. On both sides It la covered with .a inscription in embossed Chihsse cJaar- oeters about ball as lash le Length, covering even the top passe Rom which k metngs, the total number being 84,00e. The second ben, which la there feet shorter than DM rival at Canton, hangs in a tempie et its own to the north of Peking. al- most on the way to the Great Wall at Chtaa. OPtai the h eapest- Always the Best The Best Newspaper Value In Western Ontario Che 1onbon gtaverttser W. WALKER Furniture Dealer and Undertaker House Furnishings The Store of Quality PHONES STORE au RES. 107 DIDN'T HAVE WELL DAY IN FIVE' YEARS. Toronto Man Gains Six Pounds- Now Feels Llks Has Taken a New Lease oa Life. If there le a mad in Toronto y4ho believes in Tanlac, that man is Harv. Hamilton, who resides at 475 Cbulvla stases, and 1. employed ae tune -maker by the Copeland-Chattereon (Jo ., 18013 Queen street. Mr. Hamilton has lived iu Totouto eighteen years and is well koowu. "Five years ago I had a severe at- tack of pre• toxemia," raid Mr. Hamil- ton last Fridey in conversation with the Coulee aepreseotative, "which de- veloped into • genera[ run-down con- dition, and l have not been like myself rine.. 1 lost weight until 1 was *1- mo.t r shadow. I felt like 1 didn't have hardly any lite or energy &bet a we and was so nervous I couldn't bleep over tour or 8.e hours soy night. 1 lora tux appetite and often •didn't go to tbetable at meal time, for I knew if 1 did 1 couldn't eat • thing. The little I managed to eat did more harm than good rud soured on my stomach, caueiug a stuffed -up, uncomfortable feeling. 1 had pains in sty stomach and rides and often had dizzy spent,. I got up of mornings, feeling about half dead and dreaded to go to work and all day 1 felt drowey and sleepy. Often I felt so weak and played out 1 just had to lay down my tools and quit work. Ye., sir, 1 went five long years without enjoying a well day. and you can imagine bow blue and despondent L was. This is the very shape I was in when I read in one of the 1'oroato papers' the statement of a wan who described his trouble Met like mine. He said he had been re- lieved by Taoist: and I lost no time to getting a trctttle. "It was shopt the best move 1 ever wade iu my life, for 1 now feel like 1 have taken s new lease on life. 1 have the finest appetite you ever taw and rat three equate Ovral. eves day: -en - Joy every woutbtul, and have no lis• agreratde ferlutge afterwards. 1 have actually gained six p..uods in weight and feel that ury strength has hero iuciraeed a hundrrdlper cent. (:as has quit forming on wy stomach and all the pains have digeppr-red. I au. not net vour and I sleep like a log every Light. 1 biwply feel better all over and wy work is no longer a hurdru, but is a pleasure to we. My friends all know the shape I was io before 1 took Tanlac and now bee my remark- able improvement. 1 kooof four or live people who have • beppa takuo Malec since seeing the go it did me. If anybody doubts this statement all they have to do is to a.k me and I'll tell their Not what I told ynu and that 1 consider it the finest medicine on earth." Taunter, the medicine that accomp- lishtd such remarkable results in Mr. Hamilton's case, is being --/old in (lodencb by•E. R Wigle ; io 8eaforth by C. AiN rbart ; in Wingnam by J. Walton MCKihboo ; in Hensall by A.M.E. Hemphill ; in Blyth by White City Drug Store, and in Wroxeter by J. I. Allen. ADVT.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••w••• T 11(011ONTO MARKETS. TORONTO, Sept. 4. -The follow- ing are the quotations for the fart li ere' market: � Orrin - Dalry Preduce, Retalt- Fall wheat, bush -Nominal. Goose wheat, bush -Nominal. Barley -None offered. Buckwheat --None offered. Rye -None offered. Eggs. new. per dos $0 45 to 10 to Bulk going a1 0 60 56 Butter. farmers' dairy0 46 60 Spring chickens, Ib0 30 39 Routers, Ib. 0 25 30 Boiling fowl, ID 0 23 28 Live nens, Ib 0 18 25 Spring ducks. Ib 0 15 50 Farm Produce, Wholesale. Butter, creamery. fresh - made, Ib. squares 50 44 to 50 45 Butter, creamery, solids0 43 0 44 Butter, separator, dairy0 40 0 42 Butter, dairy, Ib 0 37 0 38 Pure Lsrd- Tlerces, Ib. 20 -lb. pails Fotmd pard- Tierces, ShoTirtenln0-b erces, Ib. 20-1D. pails 10 25 to 0 26 ..•• 0 27 .••• 10 21 to0 1..:- Pound prls 0 22 „.prove Eggs, No. 1'., per doz0 47 ..., Eggs, selects. per dos0 50 ..., Ears, in cartons, per doz0 54 Cheese, old. per Ib 0 30 .... Cheese. new, Ib 0 24 ,... Cheese, new, twins, Ib0 141 ,,,. Honey, 5 -Ins.. Ib 0 15 ..,. Honey, 10-I1e , lb 0 15.4 Honey. 60 -Ib., per Ib0 14 11.15 Honey, comb. per doz3 00 2 25 Fresh Meats, Wholesale. Beef, hindquarters, rwt. $19 00 to $20 00 Beet. choice sides. cwt... it 60 17 60 Beef, forequarters, cwt-. 12 W 13 50 Be 8, medlum, cwt 10 W 12 00 Beef, common, cwt 10 W 13 00 Lambs, spring, Ib 0 24 0 20 Lambs, Ib. 0 22 9.24 Veal, No. 1 19 00 21 00 Mutton, cwt. 11 00 15 00 Veal , common 9 50 13 00 Hogs. 120 to 150 lbs., cwt22 00 23 50 Hogs, light, ewt 21 50 23 00 tangs, he.vY. cwt... 19 VV 20 00 Poultry Prices eIng Pa10 to Produce.. Live -Weight Prices - Spring chickens, Ib 50 20 to 9.... Poing ducks. Ib 0 17 014 ducts, ,b 0 10 Roosters, lb. 0 14 ! Fowl. 4 lbs. and under0 19 Foul. over 4 lbs 0 20 Dressed- ' Spring chickens, 1$.`[,10 25 10. 30 28 I $pains ducks, 1" •>0 20 .... H,osters, Ib. , .f . 0 16 .,.• Fowl, 4 IDs. and 'undeir20 .... Fowl. over 4 lbw' i 23 Squab., per dozen 3 4 00 1 LIVERPOOL PROVISIONS. Liverpool, Sept. 5. -Hams, short Ont. 137.. Bacon. Cumberland cut, 153s. H'iltshlr: cut, 152a. Clear bellies. 156a * 1,00g clear middles, light, 158s. long clear middles. heavy, 157s. Short clear Lacks, 154s. Shoulders. square. 125s. Lard, prime werter■ in tierces. 122.2 Americanrefined. in palls, 1250 3d; in boxes, 124a. Cheese, Apserican and Canadian, nom - Mal. Tallow. Australian to London, 70s 1d. Rorin common, 27. 54. Petroleum. refined. 1s 2%d. War Items. ne. No 2, 1s 2,4d. • Linseed nil, .7s. • Ccllonseed oil, hull refined, 70. 1%d. Opus. • ••••••••.••••••••••••••••l•••••••••••• •• • •• •• • • .Broadcloths and • • These will be the popular materials for the fall Suit and Dress. We are • showing all the new shades for the coming season, including beetroot, raisin, purple, • burgundy and all the rich fall colorings. At $2.25 to $4.50 per yard. • • We are making a special showing of individual Suit Lengths, • • • New Silks New Silks • Silks for fall will be very much in vogue. We are showing a splendid variety in • Pailette, Duchess, Peau de Soie, Jap Satins, Repps and Taffetas, in black and all the new colorings. Ranging in price from $!.00 to $2.95 yard. • New Wool. Sweaters - New Wool Sweaters • • • Now is. the..time to select your new Sweater for wearing these cool evenings. • • We have a splendid stock of all that is desirable, featuring Monarch Knit, Penman's, • • Dr. Jaeger's and Turnbull's Cee Tee. We carry the largest stock of Sweater Coats in Al • Huron County, and our stock never was better assorted than now. We have them at • all prices, from $2.25 to $17.50 each. • • Knitting Yarns Knitting Yarns - • • • 0 •• • • • • • • • • • • • We are selling enormous quantities of . itting Yams -these days; the cooler • • weather is reviving the knitting again. You wind our Knitting Woolsthe best for • • all purposes. \ • • Millar's Special Scotch Fingering Baldwin's Bee Hive Scotch. • • Splendid quality for knitting soldiers' .Fingering" • • Socks, in grey, khaki, black and white. In. 2, 3nd 4 -ply! in.black, white and • • • Special $I.75 per Ib, all colors t keenest prices. • • • SHETLAND FLOSS, now so much in demand for knitting Hug -me -tights and • • Sweaters, in colors of gold. light rose, dark rose, mauve, pink, sky, cardinal, black and • • white. Special 14C skein. . • • • • • The Store that Gives the Best Service • • • • • PHONE 56 • • • PHONE 56 • Millcir's Scotch Store • CATTLE MARKETS • • A Good Institution. e following paragraph, published in 'he Kincardine Reporter, is from a Int er bent home from EogIand by one u the Bruce Battalion boys : "i .a by the papers that they had b en ar nod Kincardine collecting for the Y. . C. A. Home people would no doubt under what they needed eo much mon for. I (tool. know much about whatthey are doing at the front, but by, what returned men nay and what we see of them around these camps in England, it is something that cannot receive too much support. It is really the blame of nine out of ten of the soldiers, Seven nights in the the week you can oto any of three large huts and find it crowded to the doors. Resides, mos any night you can have r better co cert free than what you wessid•IrA•at owe for half a dollar. We get some std talent in his Damp which all 'comes from ight . You stn hear a see every. th' g from a church bervic to a good pp is resh w Theya1se so e free lihrarles, writing paper, etc 'for arty - , Who cares to nae them, and he - sides this is tbe only place hound here the you can buy anything for wbat it is eally worth." Saltford Rad Cross Branch. The Saltford branch of the Cross Society packed"at (lodeticb on August 21 fifty-five pairs of socks, knitted by the following: Mrs. Correll, Mrs. Connell, 5 pairs each ; Miss Mc- Cabe, 4 pairs ; Mrs, McLeod, Mrs. (4ibhs, Mrs. Dew, 3 pairs each ; Mr.. A. Goldthorpe, Mr.. Baxter, Mrs. T. (aedbill, Mrs. W. Gliddcio, Mrs. J. McLean, Mrs. 0. Bisset, Mims A. Risser, 2 pairs each : Annie Buchanan, Mrs. J. Walter, Mrs. P. MacEwen, Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. W. Sanderson, Moo .1. Jones Mary Beeler, Annie Baste,. Mrs, S. Bieeet, Miss M. Durnie, Mies May McManus, Mr.. J. Bisset, Mrs. R. Walter, 1 pair each. The Society wishes to thank every- one who in any way helped to make the garden party, held coo August 15, err successful. The proceeds were as follows : RECEIPTS. (late receipts 1 800 00 Hale of ice cream, candy, etc114 20 Jitney service. 17 011 Contributions sale of quilt . Hale of fancy work 20(8 41 00 68 22 $ 590 48 UNION STOCK YARDS. TORONTO, Sept. 4. - Probably never in the records of the live stock trad of the City of Toronto have the recelpte at this mason of the year approximated to;-05ose of yesterday, wben 5,10-0 bead of cattle were of- fered for sale at the Union Live Li e Stock Yards In West Toronto. In addition to this the Harris Abattoir Company on Saturday received direct from Wibnipeg 40 cars or 1,000 head In all of western cattle. EAST BUFFALO LIVE 13TOCn East Buffalo, Sept. 3.-Cattle-Rs- cetpts, 470C Good, atrong; common. steady; prime deers, 514.50 t0 315.60; shipping steers. 512.50 to 313.25; bu(thetigs- 56.80 to 812.50; yearlings, 31'2.25 to 313.59; heifers, 87 to $10.75, cows, $5 to 89.75; buil', $6 to 55.75; stockers and feeders. $6 to 38; fresh ccws and, springers, strong, 360 to 8130. Vealis- heceipts, 900. Slow; $7 to 116.60. Hcge-Receipt,. 3500. Strong; heavy and mixed 19.25 to19.40 orker. 12 to 511.25; tight yorkers, 917.60 to 318; pig.. 317 to 317.56; roughs, 817.50 to 117.76; stags, 314 to $15. Sheep and lambs -Receipts, 3000. An. Hee and strong: lambs, 810 to $16.50; yearlings, 89 to 514; wethers, 811 to 811.26; owes, 54 to $10.50; mixed sheep, 510.60 to 110.75. CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. Chicago. S. -.pt. 3.-Cattk-Receipts, 24,- 000. Weak: Reeve., =8 to $16.50; Tessa steers, 86 to 913.80; stockers and feed- ers. 96 to $9.20; cows and heifers, $4.80 to 57.3. calves, $12 to 514. iio .-Receipts, 19,000. Steady; light. 6.90 to 118.65; mixed, 116.75 to 816.61; .y. 516.65 to 118.60; rough, $16.65 to 51 .95; pigs. 912 to 516.75; bulk of sales, 11 0 to 818.50. S ep and IamLa-Receipt,, 18,006 W Iambs, native, $11.25 to 817.40, Hitting at Gerard. WASINOTON, Sept. 4.-A bill that wo�uttQprevent termer Ambassa- dor Gerard`from accepting the Order of the Bath, with the honors of a Sir Knlgbt,ecently conferred by King George, *as introduced by Sen- ator Overmanred referred to the Judiciary Com tee. It would prof) It any citizen of the United States from accepting any present, emo' lmegt, office, or title from any king or foreign gov- ernment under penalty of a One of 910,000 and forfeiture of cttlsenshtp. The only prohibition of the Mad existing now 1e constitutional, but It only affects persons holding office. EXPENSES. Dean Broe $ 125 Hohertsonf& Mair 11 85 .1. Lloyd & Son 20 96 .1. O'Brien 27 90 .1. J. McEwen (meat) . 36 48 Printing .... ......... .... .. 3 75 Boise Bros. (butter). 5 70 Mtewart Orchestra 10 00 O. Videan (flour) 10 15 Mrs. 0. Walter 1 00 J. Outt 1 50 1 130 58 It takes a smart man to conceal from ohms the thingrs he doest.'t know. 11's as easy for most women to he good an it is for some men to he good. He who lies down with dog, gets up with flea., as the proverb lays. But the plight of the dogs remains unrecorded. Wilful Murder, LONDON, Sept. 4.-A Serbian named Layovltah, serving with the Canadians, recently received three years for shooting another Canadlas soldier named Wild, who has since died. At the inquest a verdict of wilful murder was returned against Layovfbb, who said he shot deceased because he circulated reports reflect- ing on him, cassatn* demoratione earn- ed to France to be wtthbeld troll him. • • i «i Prem/► ]iewspape.a Up. PARIS, Sept. 4. -An agnounce- ment fanned by the Enter -Ministerial Press Commission says that by agreement wtth the Government the increase in the prlee of newspaper* will be enforced strictly after Sep- tember 1. The newspapers affected are requested when publishing the commission's notice to add that the price et their paper has been raised from one to two cents. Around Town. THE YOUNG FARMER l prize should not be the whole aim. AND THE FAIR The educe, /oust value ought to be se n- eidered. Look over the home it .C111and see it there isnot something that could be shown, 1t nese be a team of horses, a colt or the driver, or possibly some of the cattle, sheep or bogs could he put in condition and trained in readiness for the show season. Mayhe you could make seems) entries in the poultry department. Think it over and decide what you will show in time to permit of training and fitting. Dont do se some have done in the past -just take the a Is because they happen to know that certain classes have very few entl les and they will have a chance of' making a little money. He a sport ; fit your stock and make W.:wosrthy of you and of the faro[. It you fail to get near the tip you will at. beset feel that you have done your best. Be a good loser and remember that it is more honor to stand fifth or sixth in* class of eight or ten, than to get the red ribbon with- out competition. 7t ii the duty of every young man if he liarteasonabl1good od stock on the place to fit it for the local fair, which requires the support of all stockmen in the neighborhood to make it a success. Without live stock moat exhibitions would fall Hat. (live the neighbors an opportunity to see what Ton can produce on the old faun and 1 by rea'.on of coming in close touch I with other exhibitor) you will no I doubt pick up information that will! aid ynu in fin thee preparing your herd 1 for shows. There is no reason why 1 two or three young lien should drive their stock from taie to fair, "copping' off" the greater portion of the prize money. In every community there are animals that would compete favor- ably with tbe best usually brought out if they were given a little better fit- ting and training. The writer knows' of local faire that have been greatly improved by the young men helping in the management and bringing out the best stock they had on the place'. While they were not very successful the-flret year in the show ring they profited by their experience and carte back the following year, end wereahle to gel to the top to several classes. This bad the effect of waking up the old exhibitors, who were need to having things their own way, and en- couraged other young men to make ent►ieo, Stronger competition is nut only good for the fair, but it bar is tendency 1.0 improve the quality of live stock kept in the 4com tty. The ambitious boy doesn't like to see!I the other fellow get ahead of hint, coriaegtl.•ntly he eermrea gond . took, trains. and shows it. At many fair./ there are classes for amateurs, so Ih t (4•.r vie I'he disastrous fire at the Beech- 1sr factory once more demonstrates the need fc.r more efficient fire -fight - Pig appliances and a speedier mean.; of sounding the alarm. For some considerable time the water pressure amounted to about nothing and the firemen were not ands to reach the root of the elevator, mind they did ex- ceedingly well to ..ave it. Surely the council has had enough examples to show how urgent the need is for bet- ter fire protection. The citizens of Uoderich are beginning to realize that the council is neglecting one of its most important duties, judging by some remarks that were paseed at the fire. Someone asked where was the engine, to which several replied, "Ob, that's only scrap now."' We Lead. Others Follow. 1 noticed your contrniporary, The Star, printed an editorial lost week dealing with tbe suggestion wade in this column a few weeks since, viz., the erection of s monument to our town soldiers who Neve fallen in the war. We have beard quite a few discussions on the matter, and almost everyone it in sympathy with the suggestion, but the general opining is that it should be left over until leiter• the wat. Personally 1 am not in favor of leaving over till tomorrow what can be done today. Now is the tittle to get the tbieg started. Let one of the first .tees be the opening of a sub- scription list, for the money will t eke • long time to collect. After the war people will have lost their patriotic fs rvor, we may have a slack period arid money will in ct'nsequence he tight ; then the brave lade will bre for- gotten end the idea of a monument. will fed. away and the citizens of Ooderich will have done nothing to honor the memory of her brave sol- dier sons. One reason advanced 'for holding the idea track until after the war is that subscriptions to patriotic work, which is much more pressing at the present time, would suffer. Well, we t not let, our energies in that direct.on lag, bat 1 do not think that we are giving so much to patriotic w, rk that we could not afford t i give something toward a monument of this description. We would welcome opinions of reader& of The Signal on Chi!beet, or, better still, the forma- tion �a committee to start the hall rollin A Safra of the Times. A young lady who was recently mart tad was much surprised to receive, instead of the usual wedding presents of berry spoontleind other like articles, a bag of pototoeet six dozen eggs and a halt -bushel of onions. And she didn't fare badly at that. WALKED ROUND. Why Is the Ford the beat family car P Because it has • hod for mother, a muffler for father, and a rattle for all the children. FALL FAIRS -1917. Toronto London Mtratfnrd Aug. 25 -Sept. 11) slept. 7-15 .sept. 17, 18, 19 fuerstnn • Sept. 18-19 Zurich Sept. 19-2) Listowel., .. .. Sept. 20.21 Kincardine . Sept. 21.121 Storm th Sept. 20.21 Ripley Sept. 25-26 (iO1)ERICH. .. Sept. 26, 2., 214 Luckuow Sept. 27 -tats Blyth Oct. 2-3 freswater Oct. 2.3 1)nngannon . Oct.4 fr Brussel&. - (Pet. 4 8 Oct. 6 Oct, 9.10 Ont. 9.11) those starting liner no ()ppm' u ttty tat i N 1n0ham winning some priz•'a, However, the I Bsyfield A Definite Object For sixty-five years Ye Olde Firme has had one definite objeot always in view -that has been to make the ((�� jcinfzmait OIG (1I . the Well" Beet Piano. Those who know this piano best --artists, critics, owners -say that the object has been attained. e -^ James F. Thomson ,.osis 3Dtalcs - 1• GODERICH ILII II