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uuuls uly wasmng today." ` Presently we heard her go up, and then we extinguished the gas in order that we might watch under better circumstances. Just before eleven oclock we saw a. well-dress- ed female flgure ln a, long brown fur trimmed coat and a small red hat pass hurriedly up the street from the main road. and as she went beneath the street lamp Cur- tls exclaimed excitedly: "l`hnf : hm-I mhnw. man. an... .._-.v.- -`-v-. uoov gov`-nu vyyvwnuwg We smoked cl-garettes together discussing other things, in case the landlady was inquisitive as 1`a1\d- ladies usually are, and at nine o'clock we pretended -to play cards. I went to thekitchen to obtain a bottle of beer, and told Mrs. Payne that my friend would be late de- parting `and, that I would look the door after him. '\7'nv-u nal! ad... H ...1..- .....I.a nun`-.. uuur GLLUL` 111111. Very. well, sir. she said. "Then I'll go.to bed. I feel a bit tired after doing my washing today. PPESRDHV WA hnnn hat on nn and That evening about seven o'clock, after I had been In about two hours, pretending to have come home from my work, Mrs. Payne, my landlady, informed me that a Agentleman `had called. I expected him. It was Curtis. He was shab- bily dressed, and the object of his visit was to assist me in keeping watch upon thehouse opposite. TXTA awn:-.1-AA -.l...._.._1.4__ L-_._LI_ _ , She wdu1d`enter'1nto the spirit or the thing. I'm sure. But we ll have to be very caretul that you are not seen by Erica. "T nan-u + unt-ad-uni In-nus M lg ah.-L -- . . .. vocvccnp - unouu uv aauvswuo ":Y'ou [are right. Ra1ph."?'he said, -crushing out his cigar end"There s some very deep plot"1nxth`e affair. ;1`hat is obvious. I wonder what it 9-" ` . auuu uy mnuu." I can't understand how it is that both she and the Italian have iden- tified me as being their enemy when I" have hitherto never set eyes upon either of them." `I nrind hnwnnm-an 1. uuve xuunerto never set eyes upo; `either at them." I cried be ildered. You are R9.1p h.'.-he said um is." 'I'l-Ijl . BARRII IXAMINEI V..- uuu-cu. uyuv-nu, -uu auauuuauo So}: is natural that after taking IRONIZED YEAST in a single_ course treatment you will nciicc an amazing gxpprovement in your health. appearance and s mts. The skin loses its sal- low, pimply, blotc y look, unds of good esh are tnlrm on and your igestion and bowel pvt!-an are wonderfully improved. `en A....u 1.....- .. ..1.x...... .......1-1....u..n.-;. u-_u_. Major G. Little, reeve of Scarboro township, is Warden `of York. County for 1928. He was elected over Reeve Morgan of Vghitechurch, by a vote of 37 to 2 . .D,II,,,,' ,, I The following cases of small- pox have been reported by the Boards of Health: Four cases in Stayner, two cases in Nottawas- aga_, one each on the 2nd and 4th line, between Stayner and Cree- more, one c,./ase in Creemore, two casess at old Sunnidale, and two cases in Tossorontio Tp. --Creemore Star, Jan. 26. giving instructions to the driver he endeavored to overhear them. Yes, Raalph, you're right!" he added. We must keep a wary eye upon the young fellow, as well as. upon the mysterious visitors to the closed house.`If we are careful and patient we'll find outsomethlng highiy in- teresting." " ~ -"XXTA I-nnaf I-an uvcxnvv nnud-(an... 1.. __ gcuuat. us, 1.: urgueu. ` Extremely probable. There is evidently some great and guilty se- cret which those concerned intend to preserve at all hazards. .Tha.t Lady Erica, believed by the world to be dead, should be living in secret in the house across the way, seems utterly`-incredible. It certainly is a. complex problem to which we will devote our whole `enemies and re- sources to solve." `I QQIIAAA ",H`A 4InAn--In--. -1 #1.-` uuuau au cunnmgny prepared 1'01` me. or fall victim to the fatal in- fatuation which waa planned to lure me to my death. ' i T-Tnnnv lvuhsg In-nu-.1-1..- .n A.` First Appellate Division Court, Toronto, has ruled that a fox or other wild animal shot or trapped is the property of`; the person on whose property if was killed. LUFE3 LIIIE o V ` "We must be very cautious. for as likely as n a plot may be 1a1d_a.- gainst us. zargued. F`.1rh-nrnniu vn~n1\u1-uh; mu--- 1- SUUIFUVB LU 3U1V9a" _ I agreed, 11-ttle dreaming of what was to_ happen in the very near future. Had I known, I would never have tried to put my head into the noose so cunningly prepared for me. or fall vintim 1-n mm no.1 c..- use LU uxy HUGE. , Happily. indeed, knowledge of the future is withheld from us, other. wise we should be sorry souls upon th;s earth. \ ' - nnvnr ranrnnrl no 51.. 1.1.4. uua uu.1'I.n. \ ' \I_ never dreamed of the `black ' shadow of evil thmywas upon me. (To be continued) r uuu Ion`: vvvuuvuo-cu; uuynvvvul '80, don't have a skinny, weak body that looks as tho-.:g`h it had never been fed enough. Don't 0 around with an ugly skin. Pleasant, tasty .-zblcts in a handy package. Safe for every- body ; contain no harmful drugs. . ,......-um VV CUR: Grey County folks now resident in Detroit and Windsor, have formed an Old Girls and Boys As- sociation. T\2.._-A.-__._ -3 \V,,,,_,, I I I 7fh$. '."}nith, who died in Al- liston on Jan. 17, in his 84th year, was born in Barrie, but his fafher moved to Rosemont when he was a boy. as . -... _. -- .~----..----., -v. vnynnvJ Jul-OLD: 'I;ower house of the Meaford Milling Co. was destroyed by re early Wednesday morning of last week. r1_--__ n--___;__ n n -- ' W\l5`i;:a`cl1:crs of Newmarket hockey arena have shelved, for the time being, the proposal to install an articial ice plant. `!_,L,-- !n_1 I 1 an A_. -- Alliston Fair had $2,074.95 re- ceipts anjjv $2,101.34 expenditures. Prizes and race purses amounted to $252.85 more than the total gate receipts. .rl1L-. rd ('4 0.1 1 .4 q . - -- .....r..---: can. vuvvn-Io Mi\`Ieil Calder, of Egremont, is the new Warden of Grey County. I\u31I.'.. A......'....h.-__._1 (1.4 A ,,- , ...._..v.. V. v-cu; \JU|-lllUJ Orillia Agricultural Society re- ported a decit of $41 for 1927. `._---.. .. .......v... u... V14. J.UL 4.u-II. An extension of Hydro service from Alliston to Everett is under consideration. 171--..-- .2- _L ,,,, I 5 - ` uuxlaluclablullu - Four-foot wood 1s reported as selling in Penetang for $8.00 and $8.50 a cord. 1\l....4'....,! 7I'1-..... -___.-91 0 &amm&wm&&$w&$ DISTRICT NEWS g wwmwwmwmmmwmmmw [:_T~r")7 I t en Money-Back Offer Midland Fair closed the year with a surplus of $602. \Y_3I 1'! 11 II . -.....,, Eggs. doz. .. Butter, lb. . Chickens, lb. Cream, pint Turkeys . . . . Geese Ducks Fresh pork . Beef Wood, load . Cordwood LUIILH WIUI measuring` rod andthere is still an ancient town bylaw re- quiring him to do so still. but stan- dards have -all been thrown to the winds and he would indeed be a mathematical wizard who could measure the modern load of wood. However, -the short-length wood is very popular with the public, far more so than the buck saw, and it is the public who -are paying the shot. There were very few changes in prices of the various commodi- ties. ' Gherkins, qt. 20c Peppers. box 50c Apples, 1~1 qts. 40-60c Chinese turnips 5c ococoosnoaoo 5"10`15 Celery, head 10-`15-25c Hubbard squash .. 15-25 Citrons...._.......... 10c,3tor 25c Parsley, bunch Sc Vegetable Marrows . . . . . . . . 5-10c ` Potatoes. bass $1.25-$1.50 Cooking onions, 11 qts. . . . . . . . . 60c `Sweet Spanish onions. 6 qts. .. 85o DAM-up Buss.-- -._ I SATURDAY MARKET There was a big drop in eggs at last ASaturday's market. A lady from the farm dropped a six-quart basket laden with ghen. fruit when she tripped going up the steps of the market building. The results were disastrous and the public gave the scramble a wide berth for the balance of the morning.`Those eggs which were rescued sold for 40 cents a dozen along with all others which navigated the route to the market tables successfully. The prevailing price of butter, -too. was 40 cents a pound,`a few asking 42 cents. Chickens ranged from 25 to 28 cents a pound. a few of the choice birds bringing 30 cents. Buvine a load nc xvnn mm... A.- uuuxuu D1l`ClS nringmg 30 cents. Buying a load of -wood these days is like buying a pig in a poke-~sort of gralb bag st-yle-for the uninitiat- ed. Most of the wood offered was cut in 12-inch lengths and was of- fered in box load lots, the `boxes being of all dimensions. The vendor puts a price on the load and its up to the buyer to make up his mind! quickly. The loads did not suffer for lack of ventilation, Time was when an officer of the -town stalked forth with measuring` rod andthere an anninnt fnuvn I-nvlnnv -A .. uuglvttlldll vusvuu, U qt-1|. Poultry, Butter and Eggs 3 tin ....... 5UC I 0 0 n .... 13-18c ... 15-17c ' $7.00-$8.00 10.11 0 nun.-.uuu;. In a cl ucu uuu. la lu'}Jl I :1-xasuotxt the ear with PR.-\TTS TRY EGULA OR. We give youa oyhback guarantee" that `:2. _ _ .vv-o.uu $10-$12] 40c 40-42c 25-28c 35c 50c . 30c I.9K_Qhn can III. . am : Ltver answer letters fro uycua E. I am will In women ; about your m'edic`inea, as I sneak mo hiohlu nf +1.... 0. DR. E. G. TURNBULL Graduate McGill University, Mon- treal. Office and Res.-Cor. Eliza- beth and Bradford 813.. Phone 105 Office hours: 9-10 o..m., 1-3 p.m., 7-8 pm. Mrs. Wilson's Experience a Guide to Women Passing through the Change of Life Hami1tozif6ntario.---I have taken j several bottles of.L;iia E. Pinkham s ; ntvnf-ni-JA I`-.. : wu1uuul'u1ym0V6o` lg] t very sad It I .t1mes and thou ht I Egd not a friend on earth. I di not care if I lived or died. I was very nervous, too did pot go out very much. A friend T0 WIIMEN or MIDDLE AGE una. LII um: oi. |.ll u.::. Physician: and Sur-eons, Barrio Office and Res.-47 Maple Ave. Office hours: 1 to 8 p.m. 7 to 9 p.m., or by appointment. Phone 213. A. T. Little. M.D. W. C. Little, M.B._ wlu Iuunsu y_our_ nun! my more Ofl. 0! 'our dealer wnll gwe back the mane iorit. PRATTS POULTRY REG R {xPi`a" only costs a cent a month per hen. at cent a day for thirty hens. It nthe cheapest can-supply insurance you can buy. Putt Food Co. of'Canada, Ltd" Torontp DR. N. W. ROGERS Physician and Surgeon . Special attention to Obstetrics Office and Residence: 60` Mary St. Phone 101 Office hours: 8-9.30, 1-2.30. 6-8.30 UH. l'l:.lJ- AI l'IUO Formerly of Drs. Ross & Ros. Late Surgeon Specialist with the Imperial Army, 4% years. General Surgery and Obstetrics especially. Office-140 Dunlop St., Barrle` Phone 710 P.0. Box 1078 L. J. SIMPSON. M.B. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office and Res1dence-Collier St.. corner Owen, Barrie. Phone 275 Ian. Wu l'l- Ul'\l"l$)lV Graduate of Toronto University Phone 61 Office-58 Collier St. Hours: 8-9 ~a.m.,- 12.30-2. 6.80-8 p.m. `an. W. H. I..|:.vv.Ia _ Surgery and Diseases of Women. Associate Coroner County of Simcee __and._ no \Al 1.: nnnanm : J. A. CORBETT ' NOTARY PUBLIC. Conveyancer in- cluding drawing of wills, deeds. ar- ranging ot loans. etc. Insurance of all kinds. -Executor, Administrator and Trustee. Thornton Ontario. ` DR. 0. A. ARNOTT _ (McG-111) Physician and Surgeon Office and Residence, 97 Elizabeth. (Formerly Dr. Arna1X's Office) TeleEhon'e, 557 I 1U'\'\II` I'1f'II\I&I` BARBISTERS, SOLICI I`-ORS. ETC. Offices: 707-8 Kent Building Toronto. Ont. C. W. Plaxton. G. Gordon Plaxton ! James O. Plaxton I RADENHURST &. HAMMOND HARRISTERS. SOLICITGR-S. ETC. Nfnnnnln Tnrnnln `llndlnar "Davida SUIT T &Vl8 Barristers. Solicitors, Notaries Pub- lic, conveyancers, Etc. Money to loan at lowest rates or in- terest. 0tice-18 Owen St., in Me.- aonlc Temple Building. Barrie. .. `Ru-nnnh nffinn-.`F!lmva1a. .C_s~.I2x Pounds of Weight in 3 Weclcs with Yeast and Iron-- or pay nothing E`! .n- Mu: Jviuunlpn Ilvnnu anal onnnnn 4--Al l'Ib&l\r\l`&&II n: IV rm-w Barriter, Solicitor -for obtaining probate of wills, guardianship and ladministratlon. General Solicitor, `lfntvmu... {Van uuuu on nnnn AOA . uunluuubruuun. uux1eL`u.1 Eluuuunno Notary Conveyancer, etc. 0fcee--Hinds Block. 8 Dunlop'St.. Barrie. . MONEY T0 LOAN DUNCAN F. MCUA|G, B.A. Successor to Creawlcke & Bell FARRISTER. SOLICITOR. ETC. Money to loan. Ross Block, Barrie, BDXIIC '1'6l'n]1l buuuulx. Ja.`x`I'Iu. - Branch Office-Elmvale. W. A. Boys. K.C..M.P. J. R. `DONALD ROSS. LL.B. _BARRI-STER, SOLICITOR, ETC. Masonic Temple Bu-lldlng, Barrie . MONEY T0 LOAN DJLIIIVLD J. J31-`D, DUJJLUL L \57I'n Jill. Us a-sonic Temple Building, Barrie MONEY TO LOAN Barrister. Solicitor, Notary. Etc. MONEY To LOAN. Dana `BIA:-ml) uavwdn B`am:2.' 's3ifcJr','3, etc. MONEY TO LOAN Dnun man`: Dun.-l- MULCASTER st II If there ever was such a thlng_as a perinetual en machine. It's a hen that xa kept. aylnz throuout POUL- TRY EGULA OR. Wu: nivn vnu A I-nan- llar'rl'3i1'1"ron --u n` nl33l\Id$lI where we are equipped better than ever t6 at- tend to all your wants in the line of nu UUUDID ION eat cu also 111 L nwnr 'lnH-nun lull 1_s ouR'ADDiz;:"s: PLuMB1NE: AND HEATING DRS. LITTLE &. LITTLE .1n:A:nn- --nnl C . u n ~ - A an H-- `GIVE US A CALL Phon: 180 PLAXTON G. PLAXTON .1\vzuu~n-nu-nan nu.-no ozuupnaisru Q `ALEXANDER OOWAN -1.-- DR. FRED." A. ROSS nnrhr nP `hna `Dnaa R. `I: DANGEROUS}/ARICOSE VEINS; 5 V CED OR MONEY BACK GORDON LONGMAN --.anu-: DR. W. H. CARSON no!-:3 rs? VIVA-unvurn TTnvv:u 11-KJLV I3 1 J. '\:I `J.4\JlL&V . Ross Block. Barrie. .Lu.\JJ.V ID I. J. \I -I-J\Jl`L'V Ross Block. Barrie H. H. CRESWICKE `u_A_,._ JR. W. A. LEWIS and Vrannana A9 ' BOYS 5 BOYS , ,,_ \v_--. MEDICAL This Simple Home Treatment is Results 32 1 gm: uuxuul B ;VeEetable Com- M P0 und and I can- f not speak too ` highly of it as I and sick, andtho pains in 111 back were so ad I I not vnrv and .0- ; wasatthe Change 1 of Life and was all um-down and 4 couldhardlymove. ` ` . . 4 .. 1!? "!`.V.'31 ."Y'.F' 5'5` DR. A. 8. BLACK Veterinarian and Surgeon Overseas Service, Captain Imperial Army Veterinary Corps Three years post war practical ex- perience in England and Scotland Office and Surgery : 48 Bayfield St. Phone 811 MADAME M. POOLEY TEACHER OF PIANO Quick, easy method: specialize in beginners. any age. Moderate terms. Phone 1446 198 Baytleld St.` EDMUND HARDY MUD: B80. FnTucIMa Teacher of Plano. Organ. Vocal and Musical Theory. Organist and Cholrmaster of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Gold medalist Toronto Conservatory of Music and University of Toronto. 113 Worsley St. Phone 088 {;__.:._._..__.__ L. R. ORD CIVIL ENGINEER - Ontario and Dominion Land Surveyor 183 Blake St., Barrie Phone 628 `j ___: VICTORIAN ORDER OF NURSES Barrie Brant-Oh :-\ III !!! I It Is a prevalent nbut mistaken 210- tion that in the United}-States is a. great market for Canadian pro- duce," a writer in 'a T01`onto paper remarks. `Then :he goes on to quote, figrures on exports of farm produce from the United States for the year vnu-uV Ul"`lUl:l'l Barr-no Branch OF Residence. 78 Worsley St. Phone 360 W-ELL BASBY nr.m1n .u.w:uuuuUU. to worsley St. Phone BABY CLINIC from 2 to 5 o'clock every Friday. Application for nurse's services may be made direct or through doctor. ___-_--; WELCH, CAMPBELL G. LAWLE88 _ Chartered Am-.nnn...o. hartered Accountants Phone Main 5874, 59 Yonge. Toronto H. J. Weloh, C.A. G. D. Campbell, C.A. W. S. Hulblg, Production Engineer '1`. E. Lawless. C.A. Manager Cost and rm-m..a....-.. nu- 1'. E. J Manager ost -_.-;--*---- -..._........u.v uurvwe. : HD0110 "1 Motor and Horns Equipment Car. Mary and Elizabeth 8%., Barrio r j nu:-HIKING `MINNIE McKERNAN, as small at. ` w. D. MIN Funoral Director a bularice Service. Motnr an.-I `an--A A. E. pnmc: a co.{ BUnILDERS--~O0NTRACT-ORS See us about those floors and alter- ations. Phone 1154W or 228. attention to the following points: "They were interested only in cattle, which had recently passed the fed- eral test for T.B.: they Wished to purchase a carlond or more, all of one breed. and were interested only in stock showing indications of hav- ing been well bred and fed. ` How It Works. R. G. JenVc_v_ sales agent of the Oxford County Holstein Breeders` Club. reports that durinsr the past year he sold pure brcd Holsteins for over $53,000 and of these 107, valued at almost. 323,000, went across the border. Sixty-nine young heifers! were exported at an average price of $211. 'I` realize such prices it is of! course necessary to have high class cattle in the first place, and to re- sist the temptation to sell all the` best. _ I L1l'1U 15 FLU U1 I-Ul'1l '\JUllU5Uo Warble larvae reach their resting place in the backs of the cattle dur- ling the next three months. While there they may be easily destroyed by dropping i_n_ a few drops of a. ten per cent. solution ofergyroil, or of one part derris powder in `five parts paraffin oil, or a small quan- tity of one part iodoforrn in three parts Vaseline. into the hole leading into the cyst in which the wa.rble is ensconced: or when the warble is well matured it may be squeezed out and destroyed. The last named method, however. is only recom- mended when the larva isfully ma- tured.`as if it is crushedand left in the animals back it may `cause trouble. V If all cattle owners Wouldhget to- gather in 3; drive in any one year the loss from this pest could be re- duced to the vanishing point, the 0. A.C.~note observes. ' I UTUHKU Ku IUTUHKUI a.J.E33varda G.R.Edwards, B.A.Sc. Published every Thursday afternoon at the Post Office Square, Barrie. Subscription Price - Canada and Great Britain $2.00 per year in ad- vance (in arrears $2.50); United States, $2.50 per year in advance. Both old and new addresses should be given when change of addreu is requested. CANCELLATION_8- We find that most of our subscribers prefer not to have their subscrip- tions interrupted in case they fail to remit before expiration. While subscriptions will not be carried in arrears over an extended `period. yet. unless we are notified to can-. cel, we assume the subscriber wish- es the service continued. REMI'l`~ TANCES should be be made by registered letter, money order, or cheque payable at par in Barrie. J`. A. MacLaren. Editor W. C. Walls, Manager. "I U! EII'VI\l'\LI 1 EIJVVFITIUU Architects and Structural Engineer: 18 Toronto St.. Toronto. [I T EVA`-no-HI- ['1 `I3 l:V;Iu-uonuuin `I3 A an G. R. G. E. BURNS (Over F. Dutcher's grocery store) Chiropractors. Druglesa Therapist! Sninnl Adiuslfmnnf and Mnld uxurupxuuturs, urugxesa Ineraapxltl Spinal Adjustment and Massage Electrlc, Vibratory and Magnetic Blanket Treatments Patho-Neurometer Service Phone 405.1 for appointment THE`.- BARRIE ` < For interview and terms. apgly 82 Ron St.. 2 Barrio : Phono n av: (HUG V V IIDUII, l"Iol\o `to V0 Organist and Choir-master Collier Strut United Church All grades or ORGAN, PIANO; and THEORY; VOICE PRO- ` DUCTION and SINGING (all examinations) AYGA nu Do uuunne VVIIIOH contralto Vocalist, Enter-talnor and -Eloeutionviot Singing. Speaking, Public Ora.- tory and Dramatic Expression j----ww-QQCIVI ' open on AND NIGHT 47 Elizabeth St. I Phone 218 I---Iv `av `win -Q Tb 1 will make your hen: lay more 0330. or \ rd1r'1l' ba kth i 24%.. 31A`%`Ts`;Y8n}?m6 `:.3<:::.,v9:* 33 I Established 1889 FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND E"-MBALMER8 OPEN` DAY AND NIGHT Motor ambulance In connection BARRIE, ONT. I Phonoz , R. J. EDWARDS G. EDWARDS .-AL:`Ag`- An` `Gun-`Inn-I =nAl-AA Horace Wilson, A.R.C.oj O.-mu-.:.o -....: n|.-: ..... -_ Are Well Supplied At SCO'l'l"S BOOKSTORE 4 FUR REMODELLING AND narwmne IMMIE 11-11-nu... -- - wILF[ia/Eb E. SMITH O.A.A. REGISTERED ARCHITECT MIDLAND, oymnuo G.G.SMITH&CO -___. ..... -... u-vol `Mr. Vvalsh accompanied a party of U. S. buyers through Oxford County a few weeks ago. and draws They -fed-1 of` | Thursday, February 9, 1928. MISCELLANEOU MUSIC LESSONS CHIROPRACTIC VETERINARY ARCHITECTS * v. u. MINNIKIN Dlrlahuu gm: l...|. BUILDERS uavvxeus, U.A. and Efficiency Dept. ____- uIl1II\ll1 ' and Embalmor e. : Phone 481 On `'1: no humans: 6 gx&&amw&w&%&w% g FARM NEWS +2 >x< ~ 91 Local Dist Ball Planii ucrs. \\'h0n th.- as far as U(l.`At'l Dh- .\Iz`. Bt'n:`.( tvith a Iitn town. Alum: said. there ementinz and no in'n VOy82vUP$ traders from by the Ink.-. from .\I.:r`.<< A0 K1'iH.... 1 ll'UHl .Vl.!l'I\\ of \\'il1m\' (' River and (`. first S(`{(lr'll land. I)Ll\'i\1 AICX. \".lH\'\ Bmgham` >`i. .\IcWatt xvm tlers. T`l'1n,..-. Al. [Thin i of an in word pict poured f pgo. as d in Women : oonily. 0. lure and Ion since wil find eating. 0 follow in The Exa A word pi peared fifty was given I the \\'0n1on'. 1) . 'Mr. Bvn area of 81 Hill \\'0.~'t :, Exnminvr i. stnllmonts. cover that .. Caster St. \f.a D....\. Bea Trii You'll be improve wood Ho the appe that's shabby. And bctt costs so Let us m you sa you an e obfhl Dusinesu. 1 The natural tendency of farmers: living close to `urban centres is tol sell whole milk exclusively and de- pend upon buying cows to replenish their herds." points out F. W. Walsh, agricultural agent for the, C.N.R. "This offers the farmers in outlying; sections with comparative-A ly cheap land. an excellent market 1'ox"ch0ice' dairy heifers, and .gen- . eraliy speaking the farmers of New England -and Eastern Canada oc- cupy these respective positions. The U. S. is willing to pay 8. premium for quality stock." -11,, 1I r..l.,L ___....-_._1_.1 - ____;___ MW] Thursdl Fox fr Orchest Fox Tr Jacks. Hf` Fox Tr his On Fox Hots`! Enjni Y) The Ontario dairyman. who in the past has been `depending upon sale of milk or cream for practically the whole of his "cow" income. now seems to have another p'rotita.ble outlet opening beforehim. sale of well bred and well developed heif- ers at premium prices. 0.! course in a small way this `has always been the case, but recent developments have turned it into an extensive business. 'l"kn nahn-n1 fnnrinnnv nf fnrmnrnv On p6tT'rnY `?iE`.`!EsTR in` `r I! no -_--`.-m Mzmiis, is Beautiful` Wim is `jg; Y n - n A Skmny A Myth nnlnnb l-...A. . Rub Gently and Upward Toward , the Heart aa Bloocl in Veina Flown That Way. I. If you or any relative or friend ls worried because of varicose veins, or bunches, the best advice that anyone in the world can give you is to ask your druggist for an ` original two ` ounce bottle of `V V Moons : Enyarald 0`! `"1111 strength) and apply as directed night and morning to the swollen, enlarg-`ed vieins. Soon you will no- tice at they are growing smaller ant` I-kn I-monfvnnn uknuil kn'nnn_ Ei"e"t'fa3T: t'1{e"y"isr3r`8w?i'n"g Hifaiir apd the tteatment_ should bacon- 6-:-uupul uni-H LL- con.-- an. Al ......_. Gill IIIIV IIECGUIIIUIIU BIIUUIII UU VIII!" tinued until the veins are of norm- al size. So penetrating and power- ful is Emerald Oil that even Piles lure quickly relieved. Douglas . Drug Store sells lots of itl ` 9 E I w.u----- v---cu` iv ---v Sheep should prove va1uableal- lies in t'he`campaign which the 011* tnrio Government `is waging against weeds this year. -according to Mr. F. E. `Webster of Creernore. who spoke at the annual meeting of the Experimental Union at Guelph re- cently, Years ago my farm was in- fested with ox-eye daisy," he said. "`there was hardly -a square yard free of this weed. but after keep-e ing sheep for a short While the daisy was brought under control. and now you will scarcely find a single specimen on the whole farm. I know that sheep are fond of sow t-histle, which is one of, if notlthe worst, weeds "we have, and they will also eat bladder campion. Farmers whose places have become very dirty I think would do well to consider getting a flock of sheep. l wvvn v I vuvviu If the present demand for beef continues, and is not diverted to pork products by the low hog pric- es. beef cattle__by spring will be sell- : ing at almost war-time prices, pre- sdiots Duncan Marshall, past presi- `dent of the Dominion Short-horn |Breeders Association. `Mr. Marshall ' has just returned from addressing 8. live stock convention at Fargo. North Dakota, andreports a. defin- lite shortage of beef -stock all througrh the midwest. I-Ierds have been sold off during the` low price season, and now there is a scramble for breeding stock to fill them up again. Not for years have I seen so few. cattle on the farms in this area," says Mr. `Marshall. LIUKIIH Where alfalfa is not.ava11able, `roots or cabbage willvsupply the necessary green feed.` but not the vitamines. -Cod liver oil or meal, fed in the mash, -or mixed wivh whole grain for trough feeding, give the latter. u-an u an}: |-av!-taro , There is still considerable differ- ence of opinion in some districts as to which is better with steers, 1oose" feeding -or tied., Eight years` work at the Lennoxviiie, Que., experiment station, seems to show that feeding loose in pens is the more profitable. Similar lots were given -the same rations: the loose- fed steers averaged 249 pounds of gain against 234 for the tied steers, and the gain was made for almost a cent per pound less. When equip- ment and labor _are considered the advantage is even greater. ` "My `face made me do it. said go. - note left by Miss Violet Brady of London, who committed su-icide.e -- mvvw two .--u Especially where eggs are to be saved for heutching. it is good busi- ness to feed alfalfa to the hens, shattex-ing's" from. the .barn floor. or failing a sufficient supply of these. good second-cut alfalfa run through a grinder, may be fed in hoppers made of half-inch chicken wire. If you have lots of hay and don't mind wastinga little, the birds will get a lot of fun as well as feed ltfmt of a fovkful ,thrown in on the 1001`. T`l'Y\~.\...-. n10n10.\ I- ...`L 4-cusll;-.1.I_ two ox me greatest oooy and mood nunguers D 5 xneilxcal scnence. They contain those vntalfoo - ~ elements that build up esh, correct skin and | - digestion troubles and enrich the blood IRON- 1./}2` D YEAST contains these ingredients in a ' h`~.lxly concentrated form which give results in lmff the time required by yeast and iron I ' I . mkan separately. vnnnvvwun VHABT -2 _ . _ _ . .. ..II AL- -___!_I_L 2 c.-aLuI5,isLu1'y ualuu LU bl. C1088. - Some time ago the government of the .Colombiz1n4republic decided to estalblish a department of agri- culture and develop farming in that country along modern lines. Now it happened that the son of the presi- dent had taken part of the` course at the Ontario Agricultural College, and that two graduates were run- ning a large dairy farm near the capital. The result was that an Ontario `boy, `Fred Stock of '1`aVi- stock. was appointed live stock commissioner and is now on his way south with this consignment of lcnnadian live stock, including a number of noted prize winners, for the improvement of the native stock. - V V-vvn IUI VVIVIIIWIG "With the shipment from London the other day of 60' head of cattle for export to Colombia, in South America, chapter one of an inter- estingstory came to a close. Qnmn Hrnn ntrn flan a-ntrnnnvnnni - vv-.------v u-vow The {o'qs' to.-Ontario live stock owners from the warble fly may run ' as high as $2,000,000 9. year; the Injury to hides alone is around $200.000. says a. note from the On- tario Agricultural College. ' ' YX7nrvhln Yunnan Ivaonk +hnhn nnaina In park; - Canadian exports to U.S;, 1927- Cattle, over 204.000 -head: calves. 79,000; hogs. 197,000: sheep, 20,000`: . dressed beef. e51,000,0A00'pounds. Tnhe :figures'on exports of milk. cream. `milk products, grain, poultry and` poultry products, are not at hand; but -the meat trade figures are enopgh to showmat this is quite a. substantial myth", _and to raise the question. in slang phrase. just what's the big idea?" Is an econo- mic -theory strengthened by ignor- -ing or misrepresenting the facts? myulp I - . g - . `_ It is a prevalent` but mistaken notion that such stuff is_ economics, The Canadian `farmer -has to con- sider. not exports from the U.S., except insofar as they compete with his own in other markets. but imports Into that country -trom*Can- ada. Those are the` figures _,which should be quoted, and here they are, in part: Canadian exports '70 000- have `I07 000- nhnan 90000" 1928, and draws `the conclusion: Where, then, is the market for Canadian agriculture in the Unit- ed gtates? There is none. It is a. 'n . It In In nvnvnlnnf hnf nnlnfnlrn saea CLEAN up weebs Which Pays Better? A 1,. .4111 ..........l.:......1_I_ Stock for Colombia 1.1-- ._I.)...__ we today to any drug store and get a full sin ' l."ea:xm`xlt. If, after this generous trial, you are I 130:5 Wanted with effects.ask for our money bm V _It wil bl? toffuudeddimmpt telya gig; cnx1'.'e-nmnt 0 u rom ru 8 sea . dirt.-c'.' to CANAD N IRONIEEID EAST CC.- [rd Iim-t1'`-::. nut HTPQY? 0:1: l.`|.` I War-time Prices? A Preventable Loss It's ('-iood for `Em uuun unu quea.u_uneu." "I intend to do that, was my re- ply. with your assistance I mean to leave no stone unturned to solve the mystery." T'11'2hA1n `inn In Anna, `pan 1' Inks." ll (IE1 '1 -bring her back `home, and-- There I interrupted him. saying: nuau. You want`me to help you to clear it all up? Y he remarked thoughtful- y. I fancy we shall have consid- erable difficulty. but I'm ready to assist you. Ralph. in any way pos- sible. But.let s first consider the facts, he went on. The points we have to establish are many and complicated. '-We. must ascertain what went -on at Thames Dltton. what eventually happened in Soho; why did she curse you and after- wards make` those allegations a- gainst you: how did she possess herself of your onyx _link: what happened in Milan; why did Cam- pari also identify you and endeavor to have you arrested; why did the Italian reveal the girl's name and rank when she was so careful to conceal it: why were t-he marks placed upon the shoulders of both the girl and the man on the same night. though they were nine hun- dred miles apart`: what was the ob- ject of the. marirs: how and by whom were they inflicted; why is the girl, who with her lover and a guide was supposed to have lost her life. living in concealment in a closed house in Hammersmith, with people who only emerge at night time: who are the two individuals apparently foreigners: why did the Earl make every effort to hush up his dau-ghteris disappearance, " and is it possible that he knowsthe truth for some reason dare not If Lady Erica is still alive, as it really seems, then the accident in the Alps was a. pretended one. with some istinct and serious motive. In that ase the surviving guide has been paid to keep his mouth shut.- `F`.!mn1-lv rinr nnnd-Ann-inn nu-in plagu- rt uuuu pcuu Lu Keep xua mourn anut." Exactly my contention. my dear Ralph. The attair becomes quote susplcjoua and inexplicable as-one proceeds. '1`he_s'ulde ought to be seen and questioned." "T lnfnn 4-n Ah hnf man run an. Lue mystery." .. "I'll help you in every way I can. Perhaps Elsie will be useful also. She's very shrewtl. a.nd a. wo- man : wlts are always more clever than a. man s." X18." I'll be delighted it she will l_1elp. 'UUv . "She'll b back in London at the `end of the week. and,I'll ask her. .. -.....;. olvg M, u-nu nun avuvnyuu uuu, Juli III not H our I (mm? It be rofundedimxned tely. Itin- cm1'.'n-.*.iunt to bu from drufgst send $1.25 mom Ltd.,1?ortEric, Ont., DESK 256-lu`Ju` I U133 FUSU uuu IUUKULI U116 GU01`. `In reply I related to him all the inexplicable facts just as _I have already recorded them in the fore- going pages. I-Ie listened to me open-mouthed. ' When I told him how I had iden- tified the girl with the mark upon her shoulder as-the missing Lady Erica Thurston, daughter. of the Earl of Runswick, he gave vent to a loud whistle. HT bun: nan `Eng! LI. 4-... T-...1 G xuuu VVHISLIU. ` "I know the Earl, his son Lord Clyffe was up at Baliol with me and was killed in the last month of the war. Can this girl be his sister? I met her once in Belgrave "Square. Clyffe asked me to.dine there-.-a. pretty. fair-haired girl. She was then about seventeen." You'd know her again? Of course." That's good. I saidpand then I told him how I had established my- self at a. post of vantage opposite the house of mystery in Riverside Road. T 4:17,... nunond-Tun.` Ln Lalo` UOAII 4-. Alan. IUUAUI5 db H.111] 1 ucuu; Look here, Curtis. I want your advice and help in a. little matter. I know you're fond of mysteries." Of course I am. What's up? I see from your face that you are wor- ried. What is it all about, old man? Tell me." and the junior partner in the well-known firm of stockbrok- ers rose and locked the door. Tn nnn`Iu `I vuzdnl-n 4-A \a.In.q n1` `Ln UU Lawsucu. Well, a. pettlcoat had something to do with my journey. I admitted. Ah! I thought so, old boy. You're such a ladies man." UT vtvneov nfivnnn AG And-3| 1' .-AQA A "'7f`ur`a3*'t`.c:'w$`x`~`$6t that," I said a. little resentfully. How is Elsie?" IIAII _.)_l_;. 1-1-v- _-____ -1. L1_, _,__l, "'?X11'}1;if'%r1.l w';e" J tE;""ym' last night, and at the Embassy at.- terwards. She has -gone down to Eastbourne with her mother this morning. I T Fhn-\o' maven]? In!-A a Aha! and ll1UJ.'lllll5v I flung myself into looking at him I said: M T;nnb Hanna f"nw~+{n 1LLU1' IUHUH. HuIloaTRalph!" he cried when I was shownjin. You're quite a. stranger. Wherev-have you been hid- ing yourself. Up in Leeds-eh? T\Vn nnf Avnni-Iv T nnnlha '|"1rn 1115 yiuuracu. up 111 J..lUULl~3:Uu{ No not exactly. I replied I've Just been on a, flying visit to `Mil- gnrll w"`After a petticoat, perh-aps?" and he laughed. TKYAH n nnfflnnnf hail anrnnnlna W`, .-vv--u- .9 .A.'; .,.er the country wo1_nen and men are .`:n~.,m:d at the almost magxc effects of IRON- ZED YEAST. After a single coutse treatment --thiu. wank bodies are brought up in wei ht . and mrengtln. Fresh made round and rm. ol- . lxuuwz llnd nnI _ Skin mndn nnnv nmnnth wlfh ..v-...., vvoovu .~..`..-. ......g y.---'-.....uuv-u On the following day 1 called up- on Curtis Charnwood, whom I had known from boyhood, and who had gone on the Stock Exchange. He` was engaged to my cousin Elsie` Bowater, and was my most intimate. friend. I found'him in his office in. Throgmorton Avenue. a tall, fair- haired athletic man of thirty. sitting {ft his writing t'aJb1e smoking a, cigar after lunch. 'l.'_Tn11nn Tnlnkl" Ln nah-mi unlagn `I UIUEIUU uuuau. So I took the room, and that ev- ening after dark I brought a. suit- case containing two cheap, ready- made tweed suits and other clothes, and took `possession of my new dwelllnug place. In pretence :of be-. lng tired, I said I would go to bed, but instead I turned off thegas. pulled aside the blind, -and until past midnight kept vigil. I 1111+ nnhm-Iv Inf? nn nnfnhn 1-ha. 'lll1`uH151lL l\U}JL Vlsh I `But nobody left or entered the: house. which was in complete dark-' I ness, and apparently untenanted. 4\_. LL- A_1I-_...A.._. .14-, \. --II-.-1 __.. UHLIUIL . I` About eleven o'clock `on a gray win'ter's morning, wearing a. shabby navy blue suit and an old golf cap which-I dbtained from one of our mechanics at the works, I strolled along -R`iverside_Road, where at a house on the previous day..I had seen a card, Apartments to Let." I tried to present the appearance of a young, hard working mechanic, such as we had hundreds of in our "works in .Leeds. Clean-shaven, shrewd-faced with clean-cut teat- ures the skilled young mechanic of today is usually absorbed in` foot- ` ball, and` I endeavored to present exactly such a type, as I went up the steps and knocked at the door, which was a little further down `from. the closed house, on the op- posite side of the way. A dark, hendv-nvp wnman. rath- 8.11. upuueu _l.ll uuur. ' 7 I- explained that I was in search of a room, whereupon she became extremely attentive and polite, `pointing out all the` advantages of living in Riverside Road. and show- ing me a rather comortabie front bed sitting-room, from the window of which, I had just what I requir- ed--an uninterrupted view 01! the closed house. Q4; 1' nal; bk` nnnvu nvuta 4-Inn` Ava- pusue axuv UL uu: way. A dark, heady-eyed woman, rath- er stout and wearing a blue over- all. opened _the door. T. nvnlninn fhnt T was in cnnrnh Cunt-In I :1: vi The Watehfultranuor `Through six tevered days I re-. _v1ewed the whole'comp11catgd a1t- URHOII. V` A knn A`A11An AVAYAAII Am 8 sun CHAPTER VI nu: tmoo Mvsmv By Le Queux ll mrcngu). IHESD 111808 (011110 39.0 nrm. H01` lcwrs tilled out. Skin made satin smooth with A the glow of girlhood. How is th s done? v......4 .....1 I... t....... ..u......... L ..... ....:.u..-...: . a. chair and M11115 ]JU1L'l`.` -' "Yes, but the curious part of the affair is that another man besides` myself was watching them! He was a. pale-faced, astute-looking young man, clean-shaven and typically French. Possibly he understool what they were saying. In any case all three were low-fborn, evii-look- ing persons. the woman especially. hey struck me as people capable of committing any crime." Do you think they saw you?" No. But the other watcher did, and was evidently both perturbed and puzzled. He exhibited an open hostility towards me when he found that I, too. was keeping observation upon the interesting trio. I first saw him at Hammersmith Broad- way station, where he was appar- ently keeping the woman under surveillance. It` he was a detective he was probably an agent ofthe French or Belgian olice. In-any case he was not om Scotland Yard, yet he seemed intensely inter- ested in me." an .`.......a.... ...1.- 1.- I- n 1- ..-__._..u_ ~wu._v uuu us niyauenuua occupants." V "Or. on the other hand. he may be engaged in keeping observation on them to watch if they are tol- lowed,"_I said. "You say he seemed `antagonistic towards you." T-TA ((1. H911: `urn: var-11 nus-nul aumgumsuu towarua you." He did. But `he was very careful noitd to attract attention." Curtis ea. . , A "When youdleft them`at Charing Cross Road what Ihappened? I said. I urnllrnd an lam nu Tnfngafgn bruaa nuuu iwnwc 'na.ppenea T" .I. saw. . I walked as far as Leicester Square svatlon where a. few mo- manta later I found a. taxl.-I recol- lect, now, -that. he. .too. walked in _ my `direction. and `that when I was` -w. _. V... y... -...y`avu. wanna... Then you've traced them to their hiding place? "VA: hnf i-Mn nnhlnnu now! A? {Jan 881260 111 I119." ` d! viionder who he is." I remark- e . V `"`\A-:0 `IDA Inn`:-L Muliv 5- ...-_- "That we must discover. He may be engaged on `exactly similar in- qul-ry to that of ourselves. He -may know all about the house across the way and its mysterious occupants." "GP. .01! 't'hA nfhnr -h-and ha I-nnu J.Ul.' IL was IIUW Fttllllllg. "They led me a long way. he said, throwing'off his coat and hat and rubbing his` hands. I can't make this out at all. First they went to Hammersmith Broadway station, where they were joined by a short, stout foreign woman. while I pretended to lounge about as though awaiting somebody, then the three of them set out to walk alongthe Kensington Road. In the High Street they halted and had a long controversy over something. They spoke in a language which seemed to me to be something like `German. butit was not. It might have been Polish or Russian, or even Scandinavian. for all I know. However, t-hey seemed to settle their point, and still continuing their walk passed along beside the Park, through Knightsbridge and Piccadilly until they reached Char- ing Cross Road where all three dis- appeared into a block of flats not far from the Hippodrome." uVl'\.L_.. -.....I-.- 4...---.! LI_-._- 4.- ;.L-.l__ - nus Iuvv vn bun-Ivvtoe cavvv an uni In-luv! ' Yeast and Iron have always been considered ; two of the greatest body and blood builders by 3 1119:1103] SCIENCE. Thev cnntain thnnn vitalfnnrl Hlslll-u I remained alone and watched for nearly two hours, when of a. sudden, I heard a soft tread upon the stairs, and he. re-entered. tired and wet, for it was now raining. 'I"`hn\r Ind nu: :2 Inner nvau" kg ' SKUULI. Wllfll. nun. In the darkness we still kept watch, being careful not to show the red lights of our cigarette ends. lest we should attract attention. At nearly one o'clock the tall man left. He was accompanied by a. second man. shorter and much younger. RHQH urn fnnuy than-s9" l"nHa W711? would be at-rncult to watch them at this time of night, when the streets are deserted," `I said. War vnu If urnnhl In: an 4-I-uuv Luv uI.ruvLu are uesv.-.-rneu," 1. 35.10. For you ittwould be. as they might recognize you. But with me It It different. I'_ll just watch them. Leave the door unlocked for me. I'll be back as soon as possible." and slipping on his coat and `hat he dashed out. Au 1` yum-O-Alana! T auncoo I-1... __ `JG-.. UGBHULI. Ulalln As I watched. I saw him go after the pair and at dnce he was lost to sight. T nnvvnnhnn alnnn nun! 1-nnlvnknnl `An _v... . run. ngnnon saw u Al up: no wvnuanavtu He looks a bit of a blacklguard." my companion remarked, and I a.- greed with him. 3 Tn flan Ansdrnaun uvn n.6l11 `H1-nun` luau. :5'uU1`LUl` aulu mucu younger. Shall we follow them?" Curtis suggested, but I was against his plan. T? IIYAIITR HA A3-CPI:-sill!` On uvafnk qcuxu u!':5I':1`LULl. ' A few minutes later astall, thin. shabbily dressed man came up the street trom the same direction and passed the house. Presently he turned upon his heel and -having satisfied himself that he was un- observed he slipped down the kit- chen steps and then disappeared, for it was evident that he was no stran- ger to thevplace. V9 hnfh fall (`A mnnnhina vnhA.+1n_ 5:1` `LU t,uu~pm.uU. We both fell to wondering wheth- er the man was one of the pair who lived there or a stranger. His de- scrlptlon did not tally wlrtih that given to me. by the keeper of the general shop at the corner, there- fore I put him down as a._stranger. H111- Innl... .. Lu. -1 _ I.1_-I__..._.-.1n us exclaimed excltecuy: That's her! That's Erica. She ;hasn t changed very much--Just as `pretty as ever! ' We saw her look around to see `that she was not being watched, ascend the steps to the front door and open it` with a latch key. Then [she disappeared. Though we watch- sed no light showed within. T-he place had the appearance of being closed `and deserted. A On: u.-.l....LA... 1-4.-.. - 1_-11 LI-l.. .,......... .u.,mun.,. I IRONIZED YEAST gives you all the weight? buildin , benets contained in various sickening oils wit xout upsetting the stomach. (5-15 '... ....L......I L1...` .24.... L-I-x__ vnnnvvnnvs