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é BARCLAY BELL Nx-zw PUMPS AND REPAIRS. DRILL Cums RE- CURB a: PRESSCURB VSLLS. All oulers ta sen _ap the old awn Dlzzy? Headache? Pain back of yon: eyes? It’s your liver! Use Ayer’s Pills. Gent? laxative; all vegetable. Sold or GOJears. $3.133: __â€"â€"_â€" ALL \VURK GUARANTEED at “Live and Let, live” PRICES. Pumps. Farmers of South Grey Wantâ€"y'all} fibustaqbe on: [335111 kl beautiful brown or rich black? Use that is a particularly good snap. I: has fine barn. dwelling and other im own-cements and one of the best pieces of bush in Bentinck. Pricw about .‘3 ,000.; -. .. .Wi1;.-'~‘ BUGKINBHAM’S DYE I Have. 100:1(‘1‘08 just now MOTTO: “Al'ways prompt. never negligent. ” Four years in David Jackson’s officein Durham: 20years in the same business at Hanover. That. experience should count. for something, shouldn’t it. ifalm Imp HANOVER, héfleélleflkdlhélé Sylvester Farming‘lmplements. Twhope Cuttprs. Tolton Pulpers. -Adam’ 9 Wa ggons and Sleighs. Clare Stox es and Furnaces. Brantford Windmills. Robes. Coats, Rugs, Etc. IBEG LEAVE TO INFORM MY CUS TOMERS and the public in general that I am prepared to furnish 7;;.;.1--:I‘(’:(:msi..n - iiflâ€"lm‘fi'ill be promptlyal tended to. Do any of you want to sell your farms? Have you got rich am now want to retire? Do yOe» uuunzto sen out and go VVest? Do you. for any reason, Wish t.) sell? Then let me place your property on my list. No charg“ if no sale. I have sold a are 1' deal of land lately and have just now but little left thought I ni ways have inquiries from per sons wishing to buy. It will pay you to deal through urn Con.I{napp adverfised hhsfarax a long thne in several paper- but couldn't sell it. He placr»-'I it with me and I sold it. at OHC‘.‘ I have had xnany shnflar ex ~‘ \. periences. . : '1 ._ j -.._;, ‘v. u. ‘04" ' ' 9 ,.....'0- £ -'..~‘1AI _â€" Proven Steel Rod Track E A SPECIALTY. I lend money at lowest; rates, smalles: cost. shor’est notice and on your own wrms. AS! kinds of debts and claims col- lected. No charge if no money made. Any and every kind of business transaction attented a, carefully and with stricwsr privacy. Next to Post Oficeâ€"In Calder Block. H. H. MILLER T1105. NOBLE FL’ LL LIKE OF GEORGE WEITMORE 3gmaco..xmu.s.x.l. A ‘flA‘L,4 .mmwwt ements, Etc. ONTARIO. v'v In John Ashton's "Curious Creatures of Zoology” there is a quotation from “a little Latine booke printed at Vien- na in the youre 1551" which tells a most wonderful story. Ashton quotes as follows: “There was found in a mowe or rycke of corn almost as many snakes. adders and other serpentes as there was sheafes. so as no one shear could be removed but there presently appeared a heape of ougly and fierce serpentes. The countrie men deter- myned to set fire upon the harue and so attempted to do. but in mine. for the straw would talge no fire. although they laboured with all their witts and policye to burn them up. "At last there appeared unto them at the tbp of the heap a huge great ser- pente. which lifted up his head and spake with a man’s voyce to the coun- trie men. sayiug.‘ 'Ceuse to prosecute your devise. for you shall no‘t be able to tic-complish on - lmrning.’ for wee were not bredde by nature. neither ~::me we here of our owne accord. but were sent by God to take vengence on the sinnes of men.’ " Ashton leaves us in the dark as to what the “countrie” men did. but it is natural to suppose that they surren- dered at once. Pictures In Stone. Shakespeare could “find tongues in trees. books in the running brooks. ser- mons in stones and good in «very- thing.” but 110 fails to in mtion the pos- sibility of finding a picture drawn by nature in a stone. In several of the ancient as well as modern scientific journals we rczul of lines and marl:- ings in certain stone formations. par- ticularly ngntcs. which bear striking rem-inhlanccs to the outlines of men. animals. landscapes. etc. The Serpent That Talked Like a Man HOW Fgfif 5 M AY START. One of these curiosities now pre- served in the museum of the \‘ati "an is a perfect likeness of a crowned king. Many of these representations are so lifelike that they have been mistaken for medallion portraits. We read ac- counts of several of these wonders in Albertus. One plainly shows a man in the attitude of running, another is a perfect figure of the good St. Jerome, but the most remarkable of all is an agate containing a representation of Apollo surrounded by the nine muses. A Persian Story. There is a story in Persian literature of a certain poet who came before a great man and praised him very or- nately. The rich man was very pleased and said: “Ready money I have not; nevertheless there is in my granaries very much corn. If you come tomor- row I will give you some.” The poet went to his own house and on the Inor- row presented himself to his patron. The rich man asked him. “Why have you come?” He said: “Yesterday you promised to give me corn. For this rea- son am I come.“ The rich man said: "A most wonderful fool thou art. What you said to me gave me pleasure. What I have said to you equally pleased you. Why, then, should I give you corn?” The poet was covered with shame and departed. now to Make Cloth Waterproof. Ordinary cloth may be made water. proof by the following treatment: Put half a pound of sugar of lead and half a pound of alum in a pail of soft wao ter. Stir this at intervals until it be- comes elear. Then pour it off into an- other pail. put the cloth or garment into it and let it stand an entire day, twenty-four hours. Then hang up to dry without wringing. Garments treat- ed thus. it is said. can be worn in the wildest storm of Wind and rain with- out the wearer getting even damp. The rain hangs in globules upon the cloth, and cloth that is waterproof is better and more healthy than rubber goods. The Spittle Fly. The spittle fly is an insect which en- compasses itself in a white froth com- posed of the juice it has sucked. out of the plant on which it is bred. It se- riously injures pinks. cammtions and pimtecs if not checked in the early stages of its progress. It is very ten- dex- when young. but develops into a hard skinned hopper. It can be pinch- ed and mblmd off with the fingers, or a good syringing with something bit- ter. likc- :x concoction of quassia chips, will dx'iw the crmtures uwayr-Lon- don Times. ‘ The Trap. "You (-31] mt building :1 'firv trap?” askm! the 1H rplexod fm'oixnvr. “HOW can :1 house 1):) :1 trap for 7.0 fire?" “It (-zm-h-‘s 111'? so easily. 309?" said “It (“:m the math Inadequate Motive. Howpsâ€"Wlmt did they do with that fellow wlm was arrested for stealing cigars frum MoStogy‘s plum“: Barium-«Uh. 139 was discharged. The orosvrutor was unable to prove a mo- tive for the alleged theft. The judge .as it hnmwuod had smoked one of Me- Stogy’s cigars. ' There is this difference between a 5 Falsehoods not only disagree with house and a ‘ woman: A coat-of paint truths, but they uSually quarrel among “WNW-98 tho h_o_gs.§,-_-;A_tchison G19"? - themselves.-â€"Webster. _ v I But 1w mzaMn‘t 599, such is the un- re:u‘1im~.~-.< 0." 13:0 nntmimrd foreign in- tt‘Hm-t m 23'7hipi112 the idioms our rich and uxprvssive language. A Lovers’ Quarrel. She (turning at the doomâ€"I think you are just hateful, and I’m never going to speak to you again; so there’s no use coming into the music room after me, because I'll be on the rustic bench at the far end of the conservatory. The Dear Girlâ€"Well, you know, fa- ther. dogs are very fashidnable just now.â€"San Antonio Express. Brazen. . The Fatherâ€"What! You want to marry that puppy? I never heard of such a thing. .I Several Thing: That Will (“use ' Spontaneous Combustion. Damp lampblacl; will ignite from :he sun‘s rays. The same can he said of cotton waste moist with lard or other animal oil. Lampblack and a little oil or water will under certain conditions ignite spontaneously. Nitric acid and charcoal create spontaneous combus- tion. New printers” ink on paper when in contact with a steam pipe will ignite quickly. Boiled linseed oil and turpen- tine in equal parts on cotton wartie will ignite in a few hours under a mild heat and will in time create enough heat to ignite spontaneousiy. says Cassier's Magazine. Bituminous coal should not ‘be stored where it will come in contact with wood partitions or columns or against warm boiler settings or steam pipes. This coal should not he very deep if it is to be kept on storage for a long period. If piled in the basement of a building it should be shalltr-w and free from moisture and under good ventilation. That liable to absorb moisture should be burned first. If on fire a small quantity of water shower- ed on this kind of coal cokes it and re- ta 'ds any great supply of water reach- ing the fire, thus necessitating the owl'- hauling of the pile. Iron chips. filings or turnings should not be stored in :1 shop in wooden boxes. The oily waste which is not infrequently thrown :unong them adds to the danger of tire from this source. '1le sweeping, 5 1mm thv machine shop. if kept on hand. should never be placed over iron shav- ings. This mass of disintegrated iron is enough to incite h-.-;it and (rmnlms- tion. Iron and 91001 filings; and tit 'n- has when mixod Vith oil \Viu ignite snantmwousiy aftvi' becomian ' Jump. A steam ri'v' :igruiust wood Ys ill 0 ms the IMP» to ignite S;J(}2H:i‘;}i’()'\181)' am 1' he- inf; mzz'lzmzizcd. mx'ziculnrly if super- heated stmm Nun's the pipe, thus in- creasing the tempo 'ature. Its Origin and the Arrangement of ‘ It: Dividing Lines. ' Standard time is a system arranged by the railroads 01' the United States and Canada originally. The purpose was to do away with the multitude of 1 different “times" used in business 2 which affected the railways and in Operating the lines. The territory in which these railroads lay was divided into belts running north and south and about 15 degrees wide, from east to west; in every such division of the country all railway business was to be done on the same time. In the mari- time provinces of Canada and a part of Maine the time used was that of the sixtieth meridian west of Greenwich. In the rest of New England and as far west as Pittsburg and Bufialo the time fixed was that of the seventy-fifth meridian, which is the time of Wash- ington. The next belt westward was ninetieth meridian time. which is about the local time of New Orleans, and then comes mountain time, which is nearly that of Denver. Still farther west is Pacific time. which is that of the one hundred and twentieth merid- ian. Standard time divisions are not just 15'» degrees from east to west nor are their boundaries regular. They are mapped out to suit the railroads, and the changes are usually fixed at points which are junctions for great railways or division terminals on the same lines. Sun time is supposed by most people to be the actual astronomical time of ev- ery place from day to day. but it is really an averaging or equalizing of exact local time. for the movements of the earth are too irregular to permit the convenient use of astronomical time, just as it is determined by the UOSiUOD of the heavenly bodies. Daisy Pie. Dining one day with a friend and being pressed to take some rhubarb pin. Lamb declined. because it was physio. “That may be.” said his host, “but it is pleasant and innocent.” “so is a daisy,” rejoined Lamb. “but I dati't therefore like daisy pie.” “Daisy pie! Who ever heard of daisy pies?" said some one at the table. The p11 use occurs in the song at the end of “Love’s Labor's Lost.”â€"â€"â€"“Side- lights on Charles Lamb.” hen the Girls Giggled. A bashful young minister was once asked to preach before the students of Wellesley college. His embarrassment when he entered the dining room of College hall for breakfast Sunday morning and found himself the only man among 350 girls was overwhelm- ing. He was asked to say grace and hastily delivered himself of the follow- ing: “0 Lord. bless this food for our use. and may this meat make us all strong men!”â€"Good Housekeeping. “My authority is Shakespeare.” Lamb replied. “He expressly mentions dai- sies pied.” Danger Might Be Averted. . “My boy says his ambition is to grow up to be a man just like his father.” “I wouldn’t let that worry me. When I was your boy’s age. 1 had a burning desire to be a pirate.” Not Interested. “Did you read that article on ‘Why Men Don’t Propose? ” The girl blushed. “It doesn’t inter- est me.” she said. “You see I know one man who does.” His Formal Abdicatidn. *“No.” said the college graduate, “I am not settling any of the great'probâ€" lems this year. You will find their so- lution in the baccalaureate sermons. STANDARD TIME. The Bartender’n Revenge. Since the bar is a necessary evilâ€"to some folkâ€"and is an institution of the state. being licenéed. reference to it oc- casionaily must be excused. There are some very clever men behind the bar. and once in awhile a gentleman. Tab is usually kept on him by the metal cash register. lie feels that he is watched at all hours by a maze of pat- ented machinery. if he steals :1 chec‘.‘ of 15 cents he is caught. you may sa1. Not at all! The other day in a 1’: 1shion- able resort the prom '.ietor big and 1mm- puns, '1alled down” one of his men be- fore some customers. As to the ques- tion of right or wrong I say nothing. But presently, when Signor i’omposlty turned his back, the bar man e1111‘1tied a full bottle of the finest whisk? into the W ashing tlough under the 11:11. it was worth at least $1.50. That was his 11". .1 of getting e1'en.I am infoxmed that it is the usual1 way 01 resenting an insult from the propr-it tor. The mere stealing of 15 cents is a small matter when the bar man is to be trusted with thousands of dollars’ worth of liquors. If a man is not to be trusted with c 1:1nae how is he to be trusted with liqums.’ Grammar and Writing. One day Julian Hawthorne was c0111- plimenting a certain writer on his Wonderful facility in his handling of words and in his construction of son- tences. “You are a master of phrases,” said the novelist. with a twinkle. and then added: “How do \011 do it. anvhow?” “I don’t know.” replied the writer. “You see, I have forg tton all that I over loarned at Suiool era-opt that the proposition governs tho objovtiro case. To save my life I couldn‘t tell you the difference between the present tr-nsu and a predicate. I write by car and don’t know any more about grammar than a cocm'oach knows about paint- ing roses on jugs.“ “That’s all right. my boy, that’s nil right.” said Hawthorne. dryly. “N0 ma n Whos a purist; and :1 master of Sty le ever knows anything about gram- mar.” How Bright Joined Cobden. John Bright’s account of how he and Richard Cobden came to join forces against the corn laws early in the last century is as follows: "I was in the depths of grief, I might also say of despair, for the light and sunshine of my house had been extinguished. All that was left on earth of my life and of a too brie happiness was lying still and cold in the chamber above us. Mr. Cobden called upon me, and, hav- ing expressed words of condolence. said: There are thousands of houses in England at this moment where wives, mothers and children are dying of hunger. Now, when the first paroxo ysni of your grief is; past I would ad- vise you to COlllC with me and we will never rest till the eurn law is rep mled.’ The offer was accepted and the work was done.” A Queer Floating: Island. There is :1 flouting; island in Derwent- \vuter, England. Nut; far from Lodore fails. Its travelers are restricted to ul- tex'nutimis lietvvetm the bottom of the lake and the surface. When moved to retirement it sinks and remainq in \vn- tea-3' seclusion for periods which vary 'i'mn :1 few month»; to as long as seven or eight 3' ‘tll'S. Its existene» above or 1'. \onv water appears to be determined it)‘ the presenee within the island ot‘ gases whose quantity governs its buoy- ancy. listlnvnite id's-:0. in the 3:11:10 neighborhood. boasts :1 not less puz- 11112;: but more amenable island. This 51:5 served as a forrvhont to conduct or; many as fifteen pewons at :1 time :wmss the bosom of the water Upon which it rides. Scotland Insulted. A highland waiter once refused to serve Max O’Rell at dinner, and when removed explained: “It‘s no’ to be ex- pected that a self respecting Scotsman could serve him with ceeveelity. Didn’t he say we took to the kilt beâ€" cause our feet were too large to get through trousers?” Where the “’ork Came In. D’Auberâ€"l only got $25 for that painting. Friendâ€"Well, you didn’t put much work on it. Dunbarâ€"What! I guess vou never 8:1 w me trying to sell it. Plainly Evident. “Bridget.” queried Mrs. Scribble, “do you know Why I am called a Iiterary "Yissmn. Oi t'ink Oi (10." responded tho moninl. with a deruiring look at the room. wmmm ?‘ Breaking Him In. Anxious Mamumâ€"Why do you keep George waiting so long when he calls? Pretty Daughterâ€"I Want to get him I" rot tty Daughterâ€"I W: mt to get 1111 used to it b3 the time we are married. Waiterâ€"No. not yet. The proprietor says. that his ideas seem to come very slowlv todav. . _ . A Cheerful Outlook. Gum’sâ€"Here. waiter. Has my“ bill boar: made out yet? ' The Most Peculiar of Them In the - Famous Floating Stone. Korea. like the world of the ancients, has its “seven wonders.” Briefly stated. they are as follows: First. a hot mineral spring near Kinshantao. the healing properties of which are be- lieved to be miraculous. No matter what disease may atiiiet the patient. a dip in the water proves et‘lieaeious. The second wonder is two springs situated at a considerable distance from each other. In fact. they have the. breadth of the entire peninsula be- tween them. They have two peculiar- ities. “'11 ten one is full the 0:1101' is empty. and notwithstam‘iing the ob- vious fact that thve are connected by a subterranean passa go one is of the bitterest hitter and the. other pure SWOQL. KOREA’S SEVEN WON DERS The third wonder is. Cold Wind cave. a cavern frmn which :1 wintry wind perpetually blows. The form of wind from the cave is sach that :1 strong man cannot stand before it. A forest that cannot be eradicated is thé fourth wonder. .\'0 man‘vr what injury is (10110 1110 roots of the trees. which are large pinus. they will sprout up again directly. like the phunix from its ashes. Snccminz. A sneeze may 1111-:111 various things in a some 1:11't's ol' ’1‘111'11113'. it is regarded '11s ('0111'11'1113131111 111‘ what the person ' 5111111! in; 11 as inst s1i1l. In that case he i11t1111°111 11s hi111s1l1'i11 111. 1'.111' to :11l1l1ess the s1111117.111' :15 1111111“ s. “1111111111 he to thee. for thou has: proved that I am speaking the truth. " It is sometimes ‘ taken as a Sign 111 mt absent enemies are smakin" ill of the sneezer and the bystanders express the pious Wish that those 111111111111.1ls, \\ hoex or they be, “may split.” Sneezing is also consid- ered as an indication of health. espe- cially if the sneezer is just recovering : from an illness. The fifth is the most wonderful of all. It is the famous “floating stone." It stands, or seems to stand. in front of the palace erected in its honor. It is an irregular cube of great bulk. It ap- pears to be resting on the ground. free from support on all sides; but, strange to say, two men at opposite ends of a rope may pass it under the stone with- out eneountering any obstacle what- ever! The sixth wonder is the “hot stone,” which from remote ages has lain glow- ing with heat on the top of a high hill. The seventh and lust Korean wonder is a drop of the sweat of Buddha. For thirty paces around the large temple in which it is enshrined not a blade of grass-will grow. There are no frees or floWers inside the sacred square. I"'011 the animals decline to profane a snot so holy. P0211113 by \‘Vhioh Each Operator’s Vork May Be Identified. It will (-01:10 as a surprise to many people to know that there is a great am] (if (-imz'm-tm' in typewritiny. \Yere half :1 duzwzi operators to use the same liiavliinv. wipe ' and actual words. each printing off :1 (107.911 sheets. and were all those to be mixwi up indiscriminate- ly. :i 1)X‘:H_-1I('vd eye could distinguish (‘zti'll (>1:0t‘;\‘.01‘°5 work instantly. in :1 rownt. lle case, where a lengthy typowri 1011 document of many sheets was in question. it was alleged that one of the papers included had been substituted for another sheet. Although to a casual eye all the sheets seemed to be. the work of one hand. experts Showed that the spacing was quite dif- ferent. especially between the end of one sentence and the beginning of an- other, and on the substituted sheet the new paragraphs began in quite a difl'er- ent position on the lines. and the let- ters were shaky instead of upright and firm. and the pumtuation-«the crucial testâ€"was wholly different. The “'ay It Usually.Ends. Von Illumerâ€"What kind of a shall I fetch home? The experts were unable to trace the person who had done the lmgrns type- writing, but they : greed that it was :1 young: woman and only :1 beginner nt typewrillng: that. she was nervous. not very strong. and that her education was only mmlemtel ' goml. Mrs. Von Blumerâ€"Get one about thir- ty, who can make good bread, knows how to cook all meats, can make fine pastry. who never has any company, doesn’t go out nights and has the very". best references. '111e writer 01‘ 11111 o 1101' 91111011100111- Pl'i 1511 " 11101101-11111011t w as 111111111111. from 1110 CVL 11111135. 11'111 111111055 111111 firmness of the 13110111111113. to be 1111 experi- enced 011011101. Mrs. Von Blumerâ€"Oh, well, get any, one you can. then. Von Blumerâ€"But suppose I can’t get such a cook? Costly Solace. Mrs. Neustileâ€"I paid $100 for a Paris hat and that Pattern woman up tho street managed to get one just like it. But I stopped her from wearing it! Mrs. Neurichâ€"How did you do it? Mrs. Neustileâ€"I gave the hat to the nurse and told her to wear it every, time she took baby out. Truth Will Cnfi. “What did you steal that cradle for?” asked the police magistrate. “Oh, just for a kid," replied the pris- oner, who was lost to all sense of shame. predigested hay. The best friend you have is a better friend to himself than he is to you. The Reuuon. The Farmerâ€"Your cow must be sick. She doesn’t chew her cud. The Amateur Farmerâ€"She doesn’t have to chew her cud. I feed her with STYLE iN TYPEWRITING. M -‘ ‘ " {Opens Sept. First - W ZZJfl/ZZJ _ W37 G%%‘r“‘v‘“%$‘9 om“\‘~‘~~‘o 0 § FALL TERM 1 rv'iassey- -Hanis Showrooms Binder Twine ! Ma 8863' - H arris Bin ders, Mowers, Snapsh11 Bicycie Repairing Fire and Life Insurance in best Companies. The Agent, Pumps from $2 upward. SHOP Open every afternoon. Pumps of all Kinds. All REPAIRING promptly and prop- erly attended to. \W. i}. 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New Prints and Fancy Gingham Galvanized and Iron Pip-- mg; Brass, Brass Lined and Iron Cylinders. “ He Sells Cheap.” BOOTS and SHOES. Write for handsome wtalogue. (WEST OF MIDDAUGH HOUSE.) Just received a earload 0f " Plymouth ” Binder Twine. Order early and get the benefit of pres- ent prices. a S in new a.n.d second P hand Bicycles and Buggies to clear out stock. JBHN LWWGSTBN STRATFORD. ONTARIO. Call and See Us. . H. BEAN. Calder Block, Durham. ”'1' w w I V:g’€\%:!;aafl Lék.‘ '. ' v“ Manufacturer of And Dealer 111 â€"â€" done promptly. Durham. Ont.