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sfc fe tottfmk vol xvii no 11 stouffville ontario thuksday may 12 1904 whole number 845 the tribune 13 published every thursday afternoon t the office qrubijis block 8wwfville out t sdvancs 8125 if not put u virtues n lit pronipily utojiei to wm m alloy b a editor jjjfcihsuas glwd t fsaaxis heciliodgk lib barrliter solinltov jfcgtc grubins block upstair9 8i0uffville inor to ont xjoali aeu fitcw pb l lb in soucitor 8 40w public iveyancer 4c- lloe daleys blooic stouffville seasonable goods we have them garden tools ditching tools lawn mowers churns wash- ins machineciotho wringers screen doors scr- windows carpet sweepers silver polish varnishes and faints binder f purine do you require any we have a itrcce stock which we nre selhnr at cost call and get our pri ces before placing your orler remember we are prepared to do anything in the tinsmithing line firat- class work and material guaranteed aur prices are right jftithion bfo successors to mammoth fair co lace curtains now is the time to buy when we are able to offer you special inducements see our special 100 a pair- also full range ol pattens 50c to 825 pair during hodsecleaning call and see our carpet department we carry a larere selection of hemps unions wool filled all wool tapestry brussels c also japanese mattings in a variety of new patterns 12 to 40c a yd tapestry table covers just received a consignment which we will run off at a special price as long as thpy last special ppie thif titt 150 3 cunuffe petes standard bank of canada establ1rhed 1872 assetsovek thirteen million dollars a general banking business transacted savings bank- deposits of one dollar mid upward rewired on whioh in terest is allowed from date of deposit at the highest bank rate accrued interest u added to account every aix month and becomes principal married women and minors may make and withdraw deposits without the intervention of any person loans made to farmers on note at lowest rate sale notes cashed collected or may be left for safekeeping only for which no charge is made your business will receive our careful and courteous attention f h gray agent inox lennox button trritert solicitor conveyancers cvc office spohords block pftre over ontario bhdk 4ce opposite frank tin i lous- john p lennox 4tton lux 1 n dds dentist- i the royal college of dental bona duate of toronto university kte chicago collects jspoflords store ttupert ave west end i may bo made for evenings barker lds d sttouffvllle ont tfradnate of royal college o dental arauus honor gredsmte ml unlver- ujr of toroato aoursu to 12 22 to p m office la grubitra block uext oor east of tribune office ippolntmenu may be made for eve- oitica krkiuu every monday and tue offloe over u whites store 4- kipirbkk shof -and- cigar store wo k ep no amateurs or apprentices all first class woramen a sail will convince you that onr barber shop is upto date sod antiscepiic i our cigar store is headquarters or t brands ot cigars snl tobaccos and ianket- prop to pel m cc uj x q cc o o h o i a c o o m whitish navai tuatnino archibald s huxd an english wri ter who bus made a special study of national and international naval uf- fuirs ia the author of an article which appears in the september nuuilier of the north american review on brit ish naval progress he begins by laying that in spite of the expendi ture which great britain has made on her navy in the past decade her relative position on the seas has xiht improved her naval powers uqual that of the two next greatest powers combined with a margin for conting eiicie that being the standard which fshc- fitsisl jjeicinthe later eigh ties but since then conditions have fchsnked the new german navy 1ms pprung into existence and the power ol america afloat in increasing ery day the significant progress made in the british naval service is to the recognition byline nation and by the naval authorities that or ganization and the training for war of the human element arq the secret xt victory and the measures to which that recognition has given rise the seagoing squadrons and bases in die tarit waters are more adequately sup plied than ever before and there has fbecn created an entirely new fleet of auxiliary ships such as colliers di tilling ships floating buses for repairs telegraph ships floating hospitals store ships for replenishing food etc jtho admiralty has been reorganized and electrified into new life tucnuw freel has been placed in a state of warreadiness a scheme lias been in l reduced for training officers and men for the complex ships of modern times and a vitalizing spirit has been breathed into the old bones of service tradition custom gunnery is no longer shelved it ihas become n many ships the stand ard of wjlj efficiency as it should tjc and will be on every ship under the ticwly awakened rfficial recognition of its supreme importance in a fight ingship from the king downwards every effort ia being made to arouse all the officers and men in the fleet to a keen emulation of the beat records quick coaling of ships has long been one of the evolutions ui which the greatest rivalry has been evinced competition in filling the bunkers with fuel is desirable since the sooner it is accomplished in tunc of war the v the ships will be available to take their places in the squadron tor duty now gunnery has been raided but public promptings of the author ities to the chief place in tint drills of officers and men and has taken rank even above coaling ship contrary to all precedent tho british admiralty jiavc decided to publish annually a list of the ships ia their order of mer it as regards gunnory efficiency and the king has approved tho bestowal of a medal upon tho men who are re turned on the best shots with cicb class of gun in each ship subject to their performances being up to a tx cd standard of merit tho medal will be tho permanent possession of tho winnor and in each year that he holds this distinction he will paid a bonus as an cffeiil recogniio general news doctors say that some men he too juuch in bed but what about those wlio lie too much out of it the man who thinks that he can run the culinary end of the family fcutrobinc is not dead yetj gen kouropatkin has arrived at the seat of war but as there was a largesized tack on tho seat he- was forccdtro retirirociji-kcvsuh- john bunyan never made much inon ey as a literary man but the warrant under which he was sent to jail was recently gold fojr 51525 incidents in the russojapanese war show that wireless telegraphy as now used is not as private as it ought to be- messages have been tak en from the air as it were by hostile vessels although thtfiuse of cypher codes has prevented the discovery of the encmys secrets such easy filch ing of despatches fs not a pleasant fea tun of the wonderful new system of instantaneous communication apprentice wanted- iolearp tbc drug business at tho maikct pruy more atooffrillo tnail reading as the first aid to physicians in the diagnosing of dis eases has been explained by a chi cago woman who lectured before the progressive health club cc thafceity not long ago with the aid oft the lec turers instructions we may find out for ourselves whether we are likely to huyp tuberculosis or lockjaw by tpajing careful attention to our nails an invention now widely exploited by several factories at vienna aus tria is the use ocjjqooo quarts of skimmed milk daily to make substi tutes for marble ivory celluloid hard rubber etc the milk is treated with formalin and other substances which process causes it to form into a white easily handled stone that iff unaffect cd by fire or water it is entirely el astic and can easily be cut all sorts of articles for use and ornament are made of the milkstone t a report from bracebridgo says that the navigation companys stea mer oriole careened over in the mus koka river about half a mile from there on tuesday afternoon of last week she had just started on her af ternoon trip with about thirty pas- sengera and a heavy cargo of freight for up the l as the boat was tur filing i l a she was caught on tho siu- cy me current which is very an umbrella covered with a trans parent material has been invented says an exchange which enables the holder to see where bcis going when he holds it before hiaface thats all right as far as it goes but a better in- venticu would be one to see where it hfts gone when it is missing richard chester a contractor to the japanese government is en route to the orient he sctes that at least 10 nar cent of the japanese soldiers in tboieijrre women disguised as men he says thofts average fap- anese woman of the cooliecritssls as strong if not strongvtban the man one of the russian reasons for plundering and murdering the jews in v is that the jews and kng land and america had orouhgt on the war in revenge for the kishincff massacre such ignorance is hardly to be wondered at among a people on ly a small proportion of whom can read or write foh service a thorobred shorthorn bull regt istered at hot 8 10th lino whit church terms 100 newton rae tiia1ed from lot 28 pon 9 uxtk ham o dark red heifer rising tvro years oiu information as to her vhor ndouts will be thankfully reoeiyat ed meter almlra the bruce herald saya nearly ey y week we are requested not to pub lish something that would make an excellent news item sometimes we do not like to see the news published in another paper the editor of which was apparently not requested not to publish henceforth if there is any paws item you do not wish published the charge for keeping the sane out of the herald will be ten dollars that is for a ten spot the editor will think the matter over and if he decides to publish the news you will get your nen ajs cj p 41 young men give up the school days x i n m h glgw relyingn getting an os iion was called 10 the largo amount of t 7l i strong at this timo of tho jcar and slowly turned on hor side cant cor belt lieaded the boat for shore nnd reached it beiore she capsized all on board wore saved theerow breaking tho windows in tho cabin and rescu ing all tho passengers thcre a num- ber of ladies wero pulled out through the lower cabin windows the boat turned on its side a few minutcu later nnu then tho bow struck shore when about half tho passengers jumped off and the boat swinging round touch cd again when tho rest got off a few men being in a hurry jumped off nnd inn ashore but it warf hardly ncv essary tho boat was thcrf rapidly carried down- stream tho crow being unable to check her until alio filled with water when sno stopped about a quarter of a milo from wherq aho jfirat tuxped otpr v examine all tho king edward sil ver coins you get especially the 25c and 50c pieces a gang struck ham ilton recently and scattered the coun terfeit coins right and left there are more bogus 2c prre than other eoins they loui ie genuine ar ticle and the right ring but they are o soft that a person with good teeth pan bite them in two here are some of thof curious mis takes made by school children in cx- fiminationfl oiygon is a thing that has eight sides tho cuckoo never lays its own eggs a mosquito is a child of black and white parents a blizzard is tho inside of a hen a meridian is the name ol tboplaco wbera they keep time parasite is the slang name giv- tm to an inhabitant of paris it ought to be written parisian tho following has an odd ring about it and ought to bu true isaak walton was such a good fisher that men called uim ju dicious hooker 1 in tlis next inst ance phonetics is certainly to blame the equator is a menagerie lion run ning round the earth thru africa shoddy wares many are the un wary of the world and a snare is pro pared for them all just now the shod dy pedlars appear to be coming in for a rich harvest many otthemaro trav elling about tho country pretending to be offering goods saved from the ftoronto fire at much less than the regular prices this seems a bargain too rare to bo lost and tho innocent nro being roped in by shoals one wo man so it is said in this section watt induced togive hor note for over one hundred dollars for clotb sha tw ed her treasure trove and afterwards bn coming to town discovered that for sonio of her goods she had paid three times as much as she could have got them here at home for and as she wanted them the jewellers soy that watches are constantly being handed to them to bo repaired that wercpur- bhascd from pedlars and wliosoionly merit was that they were cheap the worthlessnoss of tho internal gearing is only equalled by tho perfidy ofc the tease which is as clearly pure brass na the man who sold it thcrois bowcvi cr but little use in our advising pco- plc to buy only fro mi persona they know the victims ot those pirates are of tbo claaa who do not tako a paper beoane tbey cannot afford it- liii i tejtidg journal some one urges the endowment ot a schoon of umbrella manners ucw ibrellas carried under the arm and ain wart tho body with the sharp steel handle sticking out horizontally and firmly are useful for dabbing people in the eyes and so are highly object tioname a school of umbrella man ners might in coarse ot time alter or eradicate this very human habit and ensure safety to the general pasaor by the board of civil service examin ers report that during the past year about 400 young men liad presented themselves for examination in order that they might qualify themselves for borne government position of the number it is said 132 were unsuo fecssf ul and 76 pr 18 per cent- were absolute failures being doubtless un ftblo to show themselves qualified to take any position whatever in any of jhe government of fibes this is an al arming state ot things too many liquid veneer for brighteninjr up forn- itnre pianos or any polished wooden sur face so necessary this time of the year liquid venee trial bot half pint bo see window market dmfr store g collard scientific optician and driigcritr stouffvllle fire notice large amount of u s currency which was awamping us in the house of commons tho circulation of straits settlements ail ver was spoken of as a depreciated currency and therefore objectionable it was said the great similarity to can jitfian silver which is worth face val ue deceived people and caused them considerable loss and that the una of the sovereigns head on a depreciated currency should be protested against mr fielding in reply thought it would be difficult to protest in such a matter with regard to anotherpart of the empire the currency in ques tion is cot legal tender and it rests with the people themselves whether they will take it or not the janitor employed in a philadel phia school resigned his position the other day after having held tho job only a little over a week i guess i am too sensitive he explained whenever i found anything that had been lost i always hung it up on the blackboard where the owner pould see it and claim it the other morning 1 went into ono of the rooms early to clean up and there on the blackboard was written find tho multiplicand i looked all over but couldnt find anything tho next mor ning 1 went into tho same room and on th blackboard was written find tbn least common divisor then x fiays to myself if them things iylost ibx dont turn up the first thinf i know they will bo aocusing me of wi- pin them so- 1 threwjup tho job experiments hava boon recently made at st petersburg with a now brcimplate which is impenetrable to revolver bullets and resists steel the oireasplate which la the invention of an italian subject is made of a soft elastio material and ia about 2sths of an inch thick weighing 4 pounds experiments with the breastplate wero commenced by shots being fired iilil planks each an inch thick and ono plaped on the top ofitno oth er the shots penetrated every one next a sheet of steel- 2 inches in thick xiess was set up and likewise pierced by tho shots bullets however that were lircd at the breastplate remain ed in it and were flattened without penetrating or oven denting thain ner surfape not only ordinary billets bat even explosive ballets remained in the breaatplate without damigi ing it the third experiment wasmtde with a ateel bayonet and circassian dagger and sword of damasoas steel ftbe bayonet and dagger broke with out outting the breastplate while the sabre simply made a dent on the ont- lde ot the fabric tho bnsaiana will n jaavo more ncod of backplata before itbejr get thronfcr with the jre job in the public service thetboywho is going to make hia mark in the world must remember that there is no royal road to- learning muohless a sporty road he was vert indignant a hardware manufacturer in east ern ontario received recently the fol lowing amusing letter from a mer chant in quebec province dear sirs i iteoeeve tie stove whiph i by from yout alrita but for why dont you send me no feet i am loose to mr my oustomersuro thing iby no having de feet and as dats no very pleasure for me wat is de matter wit you is not my trade moneys so good like another mans yon lose to me my trade end am verce anger for dat and now to you dat you af e a d fools and no good send youi back atwunce tfou stove tomorro for sure becawse are such e d foolishness pee pless yours kospectfullee p s sinco iriteyou dis letter i find de feet in de oveni excuse to me i wish to inform my manj customers that the big toronto fire did not affect me as weddings and good taste good taste the real basis ot what is known as good form always marks the suggestions on social obscr vances contributed to tho delineator by mrs frank learned in the june number ol this magazine mrs jocarnr fed discusses the timely subject ot wed dings and apropos of home ceremo nies she says the chief aim at- a homo wedding ia to have everything as simply arranged os possible a few formalities aro necessary in order that all may be done in a dignified manner and without confusion but it is desirable to avoid anything that detracts from tho serious nature ot tho ceremony for a simple home wedding mrs learned buggesta as refreshment menu salads croquettes uf chicken or lobster cold salmon may bnnaisc dainty sandwichos iceoream fcakes and bonbons and in reference to the practice of ricethrowing aha gives the guarded opinion thififjin- dulged in at all it should not bo over done probably mrs learned would agree that the private feelings ot the bride should be a guide to her friends in caoh caae with regard to this ous- tonx rexall ggj- dyes these dyes wilt dye wool 0tton silk jute or mixed goods in one bath they are the latest and moat improved dye in the world try package all colors at collakd sole agent i bad all my sprinjjt goods in stock also a new assortment of hats and swell line of shirtsties collars- etc etc itmmi the fashionable tailor todds block try monk house foe your spring suit in scotch tweeds worsteds serges the largest collection in to jtt the leading tailor r imf n- e- smith licensed avctionmb for ttu counties at torkaei osurle ill seise of 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