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~ The Best | Selling Juveniles | THE FAMOUS BURGESS BOOKS - , iThe Burgess Flower Book for Children. The Burgess Animal Book for Children. The Burgess Bird Book for Children. with illustrations in full color. R. Uglow & Co. Children love Books. NTS Before placing your order tor A Monument, or having Letter. beke a, Fan op ru Sox Fis dons. By Anne Zuker. I got red hair, I hate the stuff! My sister's is a yellow fluff. Ugh--what luck! I've freckles, too. Do I love pink? I guess I do! And always have to jist wear blue Or lavender or sickly green. I want a cape of scarlet, too, Just like belongs to sister Prue, It would ; look rare with flame-red hair. I got red hair and I'm a girl, It's stringy straight, it just won't curl. Now is that fair when I'm a girl? And "Carrot-Top!" My cousin Jim Bays. that old name's as bad for him. He can't know how it hurts a girl. Sometimes folks say they love red hair, | It's wonderful and they'd not care If it. was theirs, What a whopper! £) \ These folks I hope don't mean a lle, But you can guess with just one try From what they've said, their hair's not red! English Hall-marked | Silver | AND English Silver - Plate We have just received a very attractive shipment from England. | 857 ¥Frontemac St., Kingston 'Phone 1417. Too Proper! | Miss Sweet: '"'Are | with Mark Twain, dearie?" | Miss Highbrow: "Why, the idea! I { am never familiar with anybody!" you familiar -~--Edward H. Dreschnack. "I'll tell the world my wife is keen." "go?" "Absolutély. The minister's wife called on her one afternoon while I was in the attic experimenting with {a new recipe, and she said to my { wife that she hoped that I wasn't one | of the godless sort who'd try to got | around the dry laws, in ahy way, | and my wife promptly assured her {that I was above doing such a { thing" ? Truthfully Told, | | Our stock is always open for your inspection, Kinnear & ¢'Esterre 168 PRINCESS ST. --Louis Schneider. A 'Banker's Privilege. Mrs. Brown: "Your husband goes swimming pretty often, doesn't he?" Mrs. Jones: "Oh, yes! You can Tind him in a pool-room almost every day." ~--Robert Bellet. Painting things red at night some- times develops the blues next morn. ing. DOUGLAS & McILQUHAM CONTRACTORS JOBBING WORK A SPECIALTY. gl PHONES 23267F---938W, ONES. eee Up-to-Date. Not to be behind in the Cross Word Puzzle craze, we submit the following: Cross words ! You mean thing Your cooking"s awful You're a fibber Don't be a clam Go to thunder Stop talking -- Pay up Get out of the room Hussy ) You're never right The puzzle is to find out by whom the cross words have been uttered. +-John Philip Sousa. = -- Fae BRICK, STONE, PLASTERING AND TILE SETTING 400 ALBERT STREET I Cups and Saucers English Clover Leaf Cups and Saucers .. . .... . 15 cents English' Plain White : Cups and Saucers . . . . .. 12kents English China Cups and Saucers » from........ «ee. 25 cents up B® We also have many lines of Plates, = Bowls, Jugs, Platters, etc., at re- *markably low prices. SPECIAL PRICES ON ALL 'SIZES OF FRUIT, JARS { Rare. Magazine Editor: "There's no sex appeal in this story." Author: "But you told me you wanted something new, original, dif- ferent." | ---Robert Hage. Sin" Hide and Sneak. Outside the boys are gathered & "TiZ" FOR SWOLLEN, {| TIRED, ACHING FEET - The pg bath you feel pain being: drawn out and comfort just soaking in, How good your tired, swollen, BE | burning feet feel. "Ti" instantly gu | draws out the poisonous exudations } ff up your feet and cause sore, med, sweaty feet. | "Tis" and only "Tis," takes the and soreness out of cornc, cal- and bunfons. Ja a box of t any druk or department store for cents. bother a few Your feet are year's foot comfort guaran- to you any more. Excitement's high, you bet, While Johnny hides from Mother, And smokes his cigarette, Inside the women gather Excitement's higher yet, While mother hides from Johnny And smokes her cigarette. ~--Peter Pung. ---- Mary Had a Little-- Mary's mother came suddenly into the room, and found her little four- year old daughter vigorously slap- ping her mouth. > "Why Mary, what's the matter!" asked her mother. "Why are you slapping your mouth so?" "Darn thing won't whistle!" ans- wered Mary. --Ruth Pinkham. Buperfluons. "Brother Washington Johnson," sald Parsén Williams, "kain't yo' all donate some small contribution t' de fufid fo' fenein' in cur cemetary?" "I dufino as I kaln, Pahson. 1 don' see no use in a fence aroun' no cemetary. Them what's in cahn't Lincoln A BUDGET OF NEWS FROM DESERONTO TOWN ------ Mr. Hammel Benn Recovering From Injuries Received in Train Accident. -- (From Our Own Correspondent) 29. Mrs, , July % Smith, Mrs. F. and Mr. A. E, Storms, of the AtMngton Hotel | spent Bunday, the guests of Mr, and Mrs. William Smith, "The Pines." Mr. and Mrs, N. Hinchey, of Toronto were visitors in Deseronto over the 3." R. Young, » «+ SDéNt the week- end fishing in the Bay of Quinte and left for the northern lakes on Mon- day. » Mey. Seorge Cornett, nne, visit, her sister, hy Js E. Cole, Main ing 3u ad Mr. Walter Perry, spending, a git out, an' them what's out doan' wanta git in." --George F. Paul. Personal Traits Explained, A telling personality--the village 8088ip, A personality that counts--the bank teller. Engaging manners--the lead to engagements, Earmarks of a lady--her kind that diamond spending a vacation here. Mr. and Mrs. J, B, Cole, Mrs. @G, Cornett and Mr. and Mrs, McHeary, motor- ed to Wadbook to visit Mrs. Hart- wt, who is seriously {11 r. Whiting, a former principal of the Deseronto.publie shal, an his family, are visiting at Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Pendell's, Mill atreet. Mr. Whiting 4s at Dresent situated Prescott apd has the h ing every pupil pass th earrings. » Miss Bdna Ready Ill at ease--comfortably sick and re- clining in bed. A disagreeable personality--one who happens to differ with you. The stamp of a gentleman--when he puts his foot dowh. A maid of winsome ways--the ways to win some man. ---George W. Lyon. | Cafeteria Style. "Breddern and sistern," said the pastor sadly, surveying his dark flock with a face full of woe, "when I done took this congregation; I was promis- | | '| highbrow for the lowbrow. -| epigrams, humorous verse, '{ques, satires--anything - j bring a chuckle to those who read it. ed a salary. This salary was to he paid in chickens, Now I has been expoundin' de seriptures for two months, and now I wishes to ax-- whar is dem chickens?" There was a long silence. Then a gaunt deacon arose, and said: "Rev'rend Jones, we is mos' heartily sorry dat yo' has been de vietim of a mistakenship, but yo' has misunderstood de method ob which our pastors is paid, We provide youn wid de lantern and two gunny sacks, } and den yo' zellecks dat salary RQ" self." ~--Paul Simpson. -- Circulating Library. Kriss (being shown through the | house): "What's happened to ypur library?" Kross: "It's circulating among my friends." --K. A. Bisbee, A---- The Seven Ages of Names. (As Applies to Man.) 6 years--Johnnlp 15 years--Jack Brown 20 years--J. Dillingham Brown 30 years--John Dillingham , Brown wa. At At At At years----~John D. Bro years--J. D. Brown years-----Old Man Brown --Lewis H. Kilpatrick, At At At 40 60 75 One of the inmates of a Louisiana asylum planned a long time to es- cape, He finally got a chance to scale the walls when a painter left a ladder resting against the locked gate. . He leaped, landed on his feet, and then went to the front door and rang the bell. When the superintendent opened the ° door the patient said, smiling: "Doggone it, I forgot my hat!" from Napanee, where she has been spending 'a short holiday at Miss Kathleen Barret's. A baby boy came on morning to stay at and Mrs. Carl das street west. Miss Lala Thompson, Deseronto Road, is visiting Miss Ruth Cronk, Mill street. Mr. and Mrs. George Wannimaker and son, Harold, of Ameliasburg, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wannimaker and daughter, Royal, Rednersville, and Miss Cora Wannimaker of Toronto, spent Sunday with Mrs, §. L. Burley, East Main street, Mr. Clarence Burley spent week-end at his home, Streat, Mrs. 8. Storring, Mich., spent Sunday with Burley. Mr. Storing has Ontario, where he position. Owing to the condition of the weather, the dance at Camp Summer- aide was not held on Thursday even- ing. Despite the rain, theres was a large crowd at the door walling ad- mittance, only to be told the dance Was cancelled. The Methodist Sunday Saturday the home of Mr. Blackburn's, Dun- the East Main of Detroit, Mrs. 8S. L. gone to New has secured a } at New Arrivals This Week COLORED TRA VELLING BAGS, $5.00 Blue, Green, Grey, Red, Black. - Avery handy Bag. NEW SUEDE STRAP SHOES For Ladies. Grey, Fawns, Brown-$5.00 and $7.50 - Very pretty patterns, : A SUEDE STICK POLISHES Every shade that's made , . . . 25¢. school picnic will be held con Wed- nesday to Twelve O'clock Point, via Brockville, Master "Joe" Fox of Rochester, is visiting his grand-par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. P. Fox, East Thmoas street, We are sorry to report the illness of Mr. J. Archer, Bast Main street. His many friends hope for a speedy Mr. Hamel Benn, Napanee, and well-known in Deseronto, who it will be rempmbered, was in a train ac- cident near Cobourg some three months ago, and who, since that time taking advantage of our speci; Rockers and Settees--covered Also full line of Porch Springs. THE LEADING UNDERTAKER. Why not get ready for the warm ally priced Reed in Cretonnes or Tapestries, and Lawn Furniture, Hammo Couches and JAMES REID ABERNETHY'S SHOE STORE SS REED FURNIT! RE FOR THE HOME AT REID'S ~-ATTRACTIVE AND DURABLE ther that will be here 'PHONE 147 FOR SERVICE, has been in a plaster paris cast, is on the road to recovery, and expects to be free from (his bandages about August 17¢h. Misses Rita and Frands Ready and Mr. Arthur Malley of the cus- toms office, Deseronto, had a de- lghtful motor trip to the Sand Banks, on Sunday. Mr, A. Collins took his usual Sunday crowd of plc- mickers vo Glenora on Sunday. Mr. James Dunn was a week-end visitor at his home, Mill etn . Miss Mary Callahan is visiting at St. Anne's, Quebec. It 1s elleged the a number of Napanee and Deseronto youths while --Calvert G, Smith. The man who slips on a banana peel ig like the man who buys wild- cat stock---the drop is unexpected. (Copyright 1924. Reproduction Forbidden.) E029 222290000000 0 " Rl # THE EDITOR'S SANCTUM. e \ - 42262504302 0000 0 We have been asked to slate the ®ditorial purpose of The Fun Shop. We are not trying to appeal to any one clas of readers. Therefore we try to avoid that which is too high- brow, and to stéer clear of that whieh is too lowbrow. The Fun Shop is aimed to be a popular department of humor, one that appeals to the general mass of our readers, lowbrow for the highbrow, nor too And to it we wish you to contri- bute regulariy--jokes, anecdotes, 1 burles- that will d what we accept we pay for at liberal rates, not become a It should not be tool' at a dance in Odessa one night last week, became intoxicated. One Des- eronto youth breaking a violin val- ued at $150. The resuit-was a jaw suit in Napanee om Saturday morn- ing and each youth P21 a heavy fine and one had to pay for the vio- Mother! Fletcher's Castoria has been in use for over 30 years to re- heve babies und children of Consti- pation, Flatulency, Wind Colic and Diarrhoea; allaying Feverishness arising therefrom, and, by regulating the Stomach and Bowels, aids the as- similation of Food; giving natural girl, being (Miss Hazel Stewart) be- fore her marriage. The berry pickers are having the time of their life this year. Berries are plentiful and the young people hold picnics. Mrs. Mason, of Thomas wtreet, 1s seriously ill. Rev. Mr, Morrow preached an excellent sermon in the Methodist church Sinday evening. lin belonging to a Kingston violinist, We are glad to report that Master Raymond went through his opera- tion at the Belleville General Hos. Dita] successfully and is able to be around again. Misses Gladys and Grace Stewart are visiting their sis- ter, Mrs. De Jordon, Cape Vincent. Mrs. De Jordon is a former Deseronto + The community is always pleased to hear Mr. Morrow, who is an exocell- ent speaker and delivers his msesages | WHY THE WEATHER? | DR. CHARLES #. BROOKS Syste iaty. Tells How ols The Curved Path of a Hurricane. The formidable West Ind!an hurri- canes do mot travel in a straight ahead fashion, the path normally chosen is a curve, roughly parabolic in shape, open to the east. Theso hurricanes seem to move with the winds prevailing in the body of the storm, perhaps from 1 to 5 miles up; and since these winds are from a Httle south of east in the tropics, the storm usually goes west-north- westward there. In the subtropies, the storm enters the border zone of the prevailing westerlies and swings Off, or "recurves" toward the north- east. 3ome storms cross the Atlan- {tle twice: Once in the trade belt, and again, farther north, in the wes- terlies. The drea visited by thess storms includes the Guif of Mexico, the the tropical Ceean for a few hundred miles east of the West Indies and Florids. Thus the routes leading fo and from the ak CHILDREN CRY FOR "CASTORIA" -A Harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, Paregonc, Drops and Soothing Syrups -- No Narcotics! lingering illness. Mr. yg. nleep without opiates. The genuine bears signature of CHR clones of June and July, and the latter by the more numerous storms of August, September, and October, Some storms enter the Guit of Mex ¢o and, run aghore, losing much of their peculiar intensity on land, ------ SEEK WEALTH FROM OIL. -- Drillers will Spend $400,000 in On- tario This Summer Says Report. Toronto, July 29.--More than $400,000 will be spent this season in Ontario by those seeking ofl and gas from the earth. There - are some eighteer drillers already making re- turns to the Department of Mines. The law requires drillers to sabe mit samples of their findings at fives foot intervals to the departmeny, and. Dr. W. Dyer, of the University offo- ronto staff, assays them during the summer months. Counties bordering on Lake Erie are the centre of the fields being tested, but drillers are now pusking their activities further afield to the northern county and adjacent counties. Died at Hastings, July 29.--The death took place here of Oscar B. Spellman, in his sixty-second year, following & Spell wes born in Bobeaygeon, and eérved on Toronto ship in his early days, fols lowing up the same work for a time at Napanee. About thirty'seven years ago he came to Hastings, whets he carried on business at the Clarens don Hotel, until a year ago. He survived by his widow, two sons | one daughter, William A., Oshawa, and Dr. J. A., Kitchener, and Mrs, Swan, New York City, | tt ota eo been found insects which * In part of Kent