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w. J.Rl%C%HARDS Page Fourteen Agent for` McC1ary s Furnaces 52 Elizabeth St. Phone 952W 'DlSAPPEAnmcVROPEI.La BOJATS 4 . auusuu I E. Williams M. Carr B. IMarwood N. Dyment Chas. Lower A. Crum. H. A. Goodwin Thos. Rogers was gusty most of the afternoon and made good scores difficult. The match was at 25 cla_vbirds.' the best eight scores on each` team to count. 7 ' The cup. is now on view in Williams Shoot held at Orillia, June 27. `The wind window. Barrie , Orillia = Lorne Campbell 23' H. Vick . 23 R. Wolfend_en' 22 H. Ross 21 i T. Villiers 22 Geo. Wainman 20 E. Haight A 21 Dr. Kirkpatrick 18 . \X7ilHnu. nn I ,v `Iv - A- `nun uccu purcnase, and wxll -be ready to} be placed as soon -asthe factory building is ' completed. . 3UllUn ' Architect .1110. Wilson has completed the l plane and specifications for a large modern factory building, for the -Pastel Lock-Nut and Bolt Company. Collingwood, and build- ` ing operations will `be started in the next few days. The building will be" of brick and will "be erected on the property pur- chased by the Company, at the foot of Maple Street, All the necessary machinery has been purchased, and will -be ready to, _ placed soon -R'f.l\n fa:-om-u k..:m:.... :..: lemma GUN CLUB un no 1-1 uuac to am a perzecuy xormea mutation of a human hand, arm and shoulder. It com menced near the narrow end` of the egg and extended for an inch or more over the side. It was made of shell and appeared to be quite solid. puaacu. ' During the severe electric storm that passed over the Meaford "district last week the burn on the John Findlay farm on the Ninth Line, north, was completely destroy- ed by fire, together with acouple of stacks of hay. Three horses belonging to Robert Kearney. 3rd Line, St. Vincent. were also ,_ killed by lightning. The House of Josephc Ad ms. 7th Line, was struck and his son` F d was stunned. ` _ ' . The humable biddy has been responsible or inan_v~.freaks during her career, but John DeIl."of' 71 Olive `St..,Midland, has something in a class by itself. On Saturday . he brought into the Free Press-an ordinary `~ sized, egg laid by a Buff Cochin, but at its 4 base it had a perfectly formed imitation of ; a human l-mm! mm mm ..I......u.._ n -.n ucwu uucrcuy gncuuly lllCl`e8S8(l. The County rate for general purposes for the year 1924 was set by the County Council of_ the County of. Grey at four mills and the rate for County road construction at the same amount. These are exactly the same rates as for this year. It was not. however, without a great amount of opposi- tion from some of the members that the report recommending these rates was finally I passed. I\..-l..... 4.L- ----- -- ` uucu nu uuu U1 um H1313. Midland `Argus--It looks as though t-hei present season would be 'an unusually busy one in connection with the summer houses up -the bay, and they are fast filling up with tourists. The warm weather of the| past. few days has resulted in._the diysappeag; ance of the black fly nuisance and the out- ing among the islands of Georgian Bay has been thereby greatly increased. Tina nnnntv riatn in. .. .... ....I .. ....... ._ mnu-suu U_l swat). ' V Colliugwood Enterpriee+--The increase in the tax rate this year from 40 to 42 mills will `be a decided disappointment to the ratepayers. who were confidently looking forward to some reduction. Of course. | there were some items leftover from last year to be covered and the "mistakes of the former administrations have to be pro- vided for out of the taxes. .ll:.ll.....l A......... 1'; IA_I_, . .I I -- u ---~~--~----~ . I I C.~H. Duncan, concession 6. North Orrl villia. had Au bull kille(l_by lightning last. `week: The lightning struck the iron litter carrier, followed it into the stable. and `found grou!ad" through thehody of the ! bull. Fortunately the bolt did not set E the stable on fire. A I..__...- _...__.L-__ _t aluus Ill IUUUIU lzllllt. The first tourist tram arrived at Midland a week ago Saturday `bringing in fifty-six passengers. The Midland City started on her regular trips between here and Parry Sound immediately upon arrival ofthe train and got an` enthusiastic send-off from all `the vessels iniport. thus opening the tourist season of 1923. lV._II!.._._.-__I I'.\e_A,,, ,' N IJIU GUDUIC UH Ilfco A large number of men are engaged in `the work, of excavating for the new addi- tion to the G.T.R. elevator at Midland, and last week a gang with a second steam shov~ el arrived to assist in the work. From pre- sent indications the wotk will be pushed along in record time. '1']... t':....o 4......:... ._...-. `..._:-.-.I -4 IHJIW II vuuul . i, The Dominion supp'lementary< estimates . contain a vote of $5,000 for the Champlain monument at Ofillia. This will enable the committee to award the contract for the l pedestal, and proceed with the completion ; of the monument. .-Mrs. Harry Robinson\of Edenvale, 80.| jaccidentally fell a few days ago and hue attired a thigh bone. This is` the third or [fourth time Mrs. Robinson has had_bones I broken but she seems to` thrive in spite of whar- '\_..,! !,,, ,, ,'I i The Ladies` Auxiliary of the Great War` F Vezerzufs Assoc_ia.tion, Colliugwood. have i placed flags in all the cemeteries of the town 1 on the "graves of theboys who passed away 1 as a result of their services in the Great 1 117.... ` - V "V ""1" ' I Rev. A. N. ` Hoath of Christ Church.` , Meaford. has received a'calH'rom Jackson. i I`Mich.. and isseriously -considering moving: 3 to the new field, but as yet no definite con- " { clusiori has been arrived at. i : F ! I Irwin Millsap. son `or Alf iumsap, of'Sta'y~i I. her. was riding a horse to pasturevthe other, % day and was thrown off, breaking an arm} E at the wrist. T ' i ms'rR1c'r NEWS I` VH9 WINSDTHE DISTRICT cup '23- 20 20 17 16 16 15 15 15 ' Len Wainman E. Stewart Don Culver ' Mr. Price Mr. Addison Mr. Heath vB. Carss . W. Murphy I wuu-11:" IIFIF III-\l For anyone who has experienced -the achesand pains resulting from the use of pick and shove], there is a peculiar satis- faction in watching the remorseless way in `which a steanl navvy bites a ton,or more at once fromethe face of a railway cutting or other excavation. The machine is prac- tically a self-propelling jib crane. mounted on` trucks or caterpillar tracks. . The jib carries a cross arm at the end of which is a bucket armed with teeth of manganese steel. Even a small machine will `dig any- thing from 40 cwbic yards an hour in stiff clay up to 80 cubic yards in sand or loose material. Three `machines recently supplied by a British firm, for use on a harbour We may call. attention to the advertise- m_ent placed in this issue by the.Federal De- partment of Agriculture. It is more than] an advertisement, it is a call to united and} ucuug uuuc. - i I I I cheerful effort, a summons to the Canadian ` -of the province of Albe rt.a. He says: It spirit of the `A`will to win which has burn- ed so brightly throughout Canada s his- tory---a spirit which is so well shown in a message received in Ot awa only a few days ago from one of the foremost farmers started to rain the last. part of the week. ' and this coming after the recent heavy rains I has put the soil in a cmxditi'on that it has not been in at this time of year since 1916; the farmers are cdnsequeutly very jubilant and if optimism could pay debts the farmers of Southern Alberta could by next fall can-y cel our National -Debt. ` to Mrs. Rice, it is but typical ofithe effects of Dreco on internal disorders such as hers. Dreco, Hcompoundd with Nature's own roots; herbs and leaves, tones and regulates the sys- - - l Wonderful as her recovery seems tem in a natural way. `It quickly, `disperses noxious gasses,- restores the appetite and brings soothing, restful sleep by making stomach, kidneys, liver and bowelsfunction normally, as Nature intended. No matter how long-standing or` obstinate your case is, Dreco will help you. 4 I his cash income may sometimes be small. I but he can, at the very worst. gain his liv- l ing from the soil, while in the city the larg- er wage soon melts away in paying for thi_ngs which on the farm involves no cash outlay. The farm products are necessities of life and must always command a mark- et. The products of city industries must `oyftenecreate their market and their sale is subject to wide fluctuations. Sure of a market, then. the.farmers' main problem is simply the lowering of cost of production to permit of a fair margin of profit even at present prices. This can "be done and is being done. ' . , 1 In v\\nIv ....II ..u...-L.-__ L, .1, I - than me wage-earner 01 the city. True, L . vuc uuus Ul 601118 111 ummate SUCCESS. ` We must get back the indomitable cour- age and untiring effort of Canada s early days. The farmer must remember that in the last analysis he is infinitely better off` than the wage-earner of the city. True, his income. nmv snnuvivunu kn .......n IIICIIJIULI n During the war years, the farmer, like most others. became unreasonably optim- istic. As in other industries, he oyer~cap- it-alized, tied up too much money in extrav- agant buildings and expensive machinery. bought tractors to get the crops in more. quickly, and easily. without considering whether` the actual earning power of these warranted the investment. With the de-' pression that followed, this over-expansion has been a serious burden and has shaken the faith of some in ultimate In nnmf uni lmmb cl...` :....l_.-.:A_LI anon, and perhaps oftener. we. may have to change our type of crops to meet changing market requirements, but surely_ that is a trifling task compared with that [of those _who had to establish themselves in a new country, create their farm, their community, their~markets,_ and their civil- ization. '\..__E__ L`. , ' ` ` mwaya. ul unuu. (iepena. What, then, is necessary for the farmers of today? Simply the application of those qualities we have referred to-energy. courage, economy and efficiency, and under present-day conditions the return is sure and speedy. `A very high percentage of farms owned by farmers in this country have been acquired and paid `for in the farmer's own vlifetinie. For the present and future generations there is exac:1y the same opportunity. True, with each gener- ation, and perhaps oftehei-,~ chamze lll` hymn nf nl-nnu +2. .....,.+ J source of. what has -been and is the strongest I ,._. _._, --....--_ ...-.. -.-u.uv._y -uuu uuu vucu-. 'VI`he -farm home and-farm life as thei and truest in our national character is in- terwoven with the history of Canada from its infancy. The settlers on the shores of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. toiling` to clear `a patch of forest and sowingi their grain among the stumps; Heberhand; the pioneers of New France. fighting In-i dians, enduring privations, wrestling 'mere-- ly a rude living from their small clearings! but full of faith in the future, if not for` them, then for generations yet to come; the, men who rwcued Upper Canada from the] wilderness; _the Red River colonists, who, I after two years of complete destruction of, their `crops, sent a party to the Mississippij for seed grain for the next year and -wonll ghese men made possible the Canada of to-ti 8), . _ P}... 6'...m.-.u. l\` n.......J.. .L__ I, - - I uny. The farmers of Canada, then, have a rich history and a.no`ble tradition to live up to. Upon them Canada s progress has always. in the main, depended; upon them it will always. in main. depend. . What flwnn la nonncnnwu (`nu `I... f.._._..._.. ,,, . ............. . -.-----4. vn vs--u ]\l\ll`l\`\`I. o - 5 o the `Canadian farmer this qnestioni comes with `a peculiar force. Agriculture must be the economic balance wheel of this_ or any nation. It is an occupationi where nature herself demands energy. cour-g age. economy andefficiency. These sturdyi qualities radiate from our farms to in-I dustries in other walksof life. where so; many leaders were country born and bred. ,l_'_ `_H____ `_____ A___` 1-___ .-,. .u 1 --._. .. -.-v ... ---vwu-cvvvlitcnnl uunsunu` `Canada must ahd will come_. with equal! honour. through the troublous times of} post-war adjustment. The only question! is, will all of us help-or some of us hinder, `by pessimism, apathy, or class iealousy? " I l W`. LL- `I'\.._...lZ.__. l.'-,,_,-,__, . - ` -- When the war was on and this country` I was putting forth every effort; at home and ` overseas, to aid the `allied cause. a great, `spirit of confidence and faith. of willing-= . ness to work, economize and sacrifice. filled ; every class of the community from the} ; highest to the lowest. . ; An 1: v-Annlv (`nu-\u:In`n .`\nv\1\uI-4u'l(`n ....-... u __--r V _... Dreco Being specially intreduced in Barrie by H. A. Smith, and is sbld by a good druggiu everywhere. ` I A.1-..I. \ 3 lIlsLIUIJ IU Ullc IUVVUGI/u I As a resulz. Canada s honourable war| I record has set her high among the nationsw z with a place at the Imperial Council table.` l and a voice in international affairs ` z `f1......_I- .._.._;_ -'.._I -_,:n ,, -.1 I Zow ARE YOU HELPING! CANADA'S PROSPERITY?! STEAM NA\7\;& `ms. auuzu-:` 1.-zxammsn ' ' lcomrat abroad. were of a. much heavier? excavators handling anything up to jtype. The excavation had to be made: cubic yards an hour-in Blasted` rock I through heavy rock and the" machine .sup- 300 cubic yards in sand. plied weighed 90 tons. Between these ex- A T treme there. are in -use standard British Attacked by a mad dog, Mrs; A; aaviergexcavators 1202 smith, 24 years old, of Windsor_ Ont., and! (hopped dead in her home. 300 sand. bmd -Motor Company has contracted 1'01 [0 DY. " ` ' " - --- - -uvpyvu uuau Au 11I:1' 1101118: 11% fur 50,000,000 feet- of logs with Fielding 3!'Oa`., Agnes! of the Canadian S00. THURSDAY, JULY 5, .1923. I:`or years I have suffered from stomach, liver and kidney trouble. 1 had `chronic indigestion` and gas . would always form in my stomach after meals. Would also get seye_r,e pains across my back and, at times, got terribly dizzy and spots oated before my eyes. My bowels were never regular; I was intensely ner-. vous, could not sleep and my appetite was very poor. I spenthu-ndreds of A dollars trying different medicines, but my sufferings continued uncheck- ed until I started taking Dreco. It was just what I needed, for it seemed ; to go to the very root of my ailments, `right from the start. ` I am a new 4 woman now and very thankful that l 13 can recommend'Dreco to all who` : suffer as I did. ' l `K J41. IIU\I`\"II|C ||||" 5| ~` estinnztion. He il:l(l nu-u ed clmiritiaii of :1 (`mnmI limb of the cil_\".- n..: one nf its gr-at llllllll spiriiwl citizen he \\':l.~` ~ time .`.0 that while still in his -own busine.~`:~*. 'l'lu- L than Swenty _\'e:u'.< lnzulv 2 V\'h(:1.4`\Tl' he was in ilw each other well uml subyrts. A referendum firm y\'.d.'~` being .~`v.il)_iniItw' OLhI'l!). and the cnn\~:-r>-:- Elxbjwt. The hotel mun L.-, a . nave bceir Lu thy " a great many years umb- prohluitioii. and I knu I never want tn see liqlu vim-I again. I snltl li- and made inoney at it. made a succe of it, and But 3 know the prim` thzs cess.` I know the liar`: Warn`; '0 see the liqunr lm. to (`Iz:t.`airio in mi) form." I . ,,_ | I _ `U \.'1'-l'CIII|I III (III-\ IIVI A-* `hey -talkml. 1: fiftmn. much taller camc into the rnzuml At 2 break in th:- cm Till going In hi` dad. and In-mIin;_r fath" goml-night. A. 0|... I \ . . . . . . . ..ll....l lulu." UIllI'lIIa;IIl. As the boy wulkml H fath-`I went on to li.~ru.~~ was '-wing .~'uh|nim-I :.. '1";-r proprietor uf . tel: "Ir Ontario and :1`: nig"m*m the rntuntln. a 11.;-.11 of splendid uhi bitiC'?' had cut thv ha and rrmnvetl tho ropr to 37.. hzul`mn1e intu Digesfil THURSDAY, JULY Crush wel1V abon zfruit. Add 1 cup . Tboiling, cover pan minutes. Place" in :'.queez'e__out juice. 1} 3uice.into' large sa P2,! {.2 level cups (31./~, separate pan. Bri Tara: 'B.~s't of all Fly? per Packet at al!` Grocers `and Gem Mrs. J. Rice, of 91 Napier St., Hamilton, su"ered so, severely from indigestion, gastritis, pains in the back and dizzy spells that for years she hardly knew what it was to enjoy 'a well day. Medicine after medicine she tried, spending hundreds of do]- lars, without the slightest improve- ment in her condition, untilnally she heard of Dreco and tried it. `Let her tell you what two bottles of this .plendid herb and root corrective ac- complished :- lwy _ The mos KIIFDOITKI Blackberries (`In-raping VIC l| Wllll . Rupberrien mnrkhonbn Cherrien Currant: Blueberries I'IA--L....:.. I1EA'<(T`.i,'uTi3' ( D\`l)liNSl;'l) ` ruygncu fruits in _, .--.... THE.-FRICELESI spam Hunnmans or DOLLARS 'Successful i stubborn f cases, and \ puny babi when othei have failed FIKIJI-J unu n Write to The Bl Limited, Mom two Baby Wellau Vl)l'.N.\l`.l) P915153 BABY` \.:-:... 4.. Tr... R1 `*1. !`r3* t; 1!; ` )1 '2} . In 1 \1 How to .\1I1l..nl4 Lu: (D\il)l-LN1 BE Q A RV` Mrs. Rice Found Relief at Last in Dreco_; Eamestly Wishes All Sufferers Would Give, This Wonderful Remedy a Trial. ! HOT WATERHEATING PLUMBING % _TRY