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Eight-year-old Ruth Stevens of Chicago recently wrote the post of- fice asking why babies were de- livered by the Stork instead of be- ing sent by parcel post. |Pile Sullerersl Can You Answer These Questions? hf: `It'll! bnnnv Inhiy nlnfn-nnn+a An Ulfl YOU HHIWUI` IHUIH VIUBBIIIJIIIK Do you know why ointments do obgive you quick and lasting re- 9 Why cutting does not remove the cause? ` `Pin urn lpnnvn $1-`A nannn A. nnh U I Do you know the cause of piles is internal? That there is a. stagna- tion of blood in the lower bowel? A con bunt! lrknf hnnn la Inn` In- CIOH OI DIUUQ H1 [H0 IUWUE` -UUWQIX Do you know that there is 'an` in- ternal remedy discovered by Dr. Leonhardt and known as HEM- ROID, sold by Douglas Drug Store and all druggists with guarantee or money back it it tails? umm--nnmn hnninhan miles: hv re- 5iiiii&&almiili| money DECK u: 1: tuna: HEM-ROI-D banishes piles by re- moving the ca.use'---stagnation of blood in the -lower bowel. 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FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EM BALM ERS OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Ionian nnnlunlnnng in -A...g--Al_: rgoqnav Mn. Emmi ` Ygog` ..I..._IL_ \l-_ _I!_ Thursday, V 3 MUSIC LESSONS MISCELLANEOUS CHIROPRACTIC jg./c. LLOYH DR. A. S. BLACK rAn:nn-an an-u.l Q..--. \ ARCHITECTS VETERINARY W. D. MINNIKIN u-I l\2-..-L.... -...l E...L ELOCUTION BUILDERS Established 1835 0118. new was uuv. vv - - The girl had, no doubt. been 021-` trapped, disgured "by that max-RI upon her shoulder and elven some drug that had at first stupetied her. and afterwards baused, her death. _,, _,u__.I I.-1.I. 4.1.- A-.. `IE9: s, IIUFIIUUH 11-2|! further QllB8tl0nB,.uu1u: ` 'Il\-I\\J iv wvovv vuv vcsopoolvu cuv \`uI-`>1 ! In my `belief death was 'caused`ti0n is whet-here the deceased died by some narcotic poison having been` of natural causes. or by wounds. placed upon, the sharp` instrument and if by wounds were they seif-in- I with which the mysttc symbol was;.tIicted? Gentlemen, I leave `it for traced upon the deceased's should- ' You to decide." ` cm" ` I There was astir in Court. All. J-CI tors rnnnh mortem examuluuun uuu. J:':'uI.vIwuL' I-Ie.nbury., the Home Office analyst. if they could form any conclusion as to the drug used to cause death,-buti all three admitted ignorance. V Dnnlnuann I-Innhnvv Fl`-II\`Vln2` t 13'" ' ~ V | '1`/ha.t was -apparentiy the view _l held In the case observed at Charlng 1 Cross Hospital." rema1`ke`c_1 the Cor- If oner. That the two cases are con-; nected with the others which oc-A curred is undoubted. In each case}: the same poison was used. one 1 which appears to be unknown to 1 toxioologlsts. They only know -ital effect. Have you any turther ev1- } denoe to offer?! HKYnnn ".unnHnr1 H-an \17hH'R-hh"Ad Q9306 LU UlLBl'5'- ' None,"- replied the white-haired` chemist who was so well known as an investigagor of crime. Then addressing the jury the Cor- oner said: "I do -not think it would be in the -interests of justice to call ifurthezr police evidence," and he glanced at Inspector Wade who was `sitting in Court. but we, will take evidence of identification. Cali Fritz H`ii'sch." , - `A Penny 'r-nnmanfa Int-an fhn vnnna. X VBP) DUMB uuu ugstnuuu. v He gave his name, and where he was born. ` x" You identify the deceased?" Yes. She was my fiancee, Anna Huber." -he said in reply to a ques- tion -from the Coroner. What was she doing in London? She was employed as a corres- pondence clerk at Petersen's, the bankers." "l`hnn ho urnnf nn fn dvnlnln nihnn au uwee aumluuu sxuuruuuw. Professor Hanbury, replying t0 } further questions. .sa.1d: I In rnv hnlinf dnmth was `caused. m;\'aL;;:'\' `moments later the youyi : Swiss` guide stood In the witness box very pale and agitated. 1'-In mum his mama. and \V.hRt`A he DH-Il,|$Ul'. . `Then he went on to explain when he had last seen her. and how he had read her deaoripvlon in the newspapers. "I-Tnvn vnn n. mmnlrvlnn that she llUWH}J}JUl'Bn . "Have you a. suspicion that she had any enemies?" he was wsked. Nnnn" Iurm: hiu nAnlv_ T had in- UIBDUYU UIU HIUED HUIIUPDU BHUIIIRUIII These wonderful health bulld- lng. strength creating, weight pro- ducing tablets are now sold in every drug store in North Amer- ica and millions of them are used ,eve1-y month. Mnnniv inlznu on G-kn mlukjnnnd &V1UHHt!v ' The Icoron-er. seeing from Fritz`: vague replies that -he knew nothing of the tragic circumstances. `dis- missed him. '1 `brea-rhea, again. Anna before her ~death had oaned tor Erica. The Icoroner forgot to ask Fritz whether he knew my one named Erica! If he `had. then no douibt he would have got out the whole story. and -the papers would have been filled with one of the greatest Society scandals ever ex- posed. `Tnnfnn, ha human tn the Jurv and uuu any 0113111135!` I! was wamvu. None." was his reply. I had in- structed him not to mention Erica. ov those friends Fassvbind and Mosse. fl-an I(Vnnnn.nn `unnlnaw fnnrn 1`n|I*Iz'u `lnafead. he turned to the Jury and began to sum up. 1'-`l`nvinn~ Nnuf nnfmmn tn fhn mvn. DUST!-ll LU `Bull! UN- Having first referred to the mys- terious car. the `discovery of the young` girl. and her ,su'bequent death in the Infirmary he pointed out that she had been identified as to foreign girbearning her living ingLondon. In London. one case had occurred which happily had not proved fatal, yet in another case it was. he said. an 'Italian of considerable wealth and standing who had been mys- teriouhly struck down. And there were two other cases of `the 1`a't'to0 Mystery. WI`-ha mminna mnvk inintad unon ,Y. , The cuvlous mark V!nfl1cted.upo_n all the victims." he went on. "is ap- parently some sign or symbol---`but wlmt it denotes is a. complete mys- tery. It alosely resembles the capital The very first application will give you relief and a few short treatments will thoroughly con- vince you that by sticking faith- fully'to it for a short while your skit: troubles will be a thing of the pas . . - Remember. that Moone s Emer- ald Oil is a clean. powerful pene- trating Antiseptic Oilthat does not stain or leave a` greasy residue and that it must give complete satisfaction or your money cheer- 0:111`: unvnuunnlnll` Q i!NDl3LUlrlUll UL` J fully refunded. letter ".135". and somejthlncbt-ha;t It has _ been inflicted by. a ne.r,son"q homicidal tendency. yet we must nottorget that 1;: December-.1as't on the same night. the mark Warin- and a man in Milan. There-to:`e, t-he `meted upon a woman in London` v brand coqld not have `bee placed upon the two persons by t e same hand. . A V I Nllnnnn-nah " kn uvnnf nn nit: EPA D1100. , "Gentlemen." he went on. `.`we are face to face with a complete and. most Amazing mystery; Even the medical evidence rails to` prove how the deoeasedicame by her. death. We know that it was by poison admin- istered to kill. but of its exact na~ ture we are in complete ignorance. The police have every` reason to believe that a car stolen .trom Sun- derland was used to convey the girl to the spot where she was tound. If this proves correct they nwiil no doubt be able to carry their inquir- ies further--let us hope to a suc- cessful issue. Gentlemen, we are here to decide upon the cause of death. Was it by accident, suicide. Itrom natural causes--or was it wil- ful murder?,It is for you to give your verdict. and leave it to the po- |lice to solve the enigma. The ques- i by and if hv urnnnn ram: fhnv sAi?.in.. x n 35 tion whether 8 9 CHAPTER XXII An Ugly Situation . Days had `gone `by. Curtis and Elsie. to whom I had described. my meeting with the young Swiss Stride. were even more mystified. Just as I was. At least. however. we knew a part of the truth, though it did not carry us to an actual solu- tion of the problem. or to the iden- tity of those responsibie for the at- tempt upon the life of my beloved. and the assassins of Anna Huber. or the meaning of that curious sym- bol so closely resembling the letter "E" traced upon the flesh of five nnnnnrl , yuu LU uuuiuv. ` | There All, had been tension while the grave `legal -looking man in black sitting at his ta-b1e_had been speaking. $'1`hose present were confronted with fa great mystery. one of the most ;remarkable of modern time's-,-tor` though they did not know .it. the" honor of an ancient aristocratic, .house was at stake. Every one inf that suffocating Court `sat `breath- ess. . "Vina Pnnnrnnn A9 Gkn `luau on nu- `UB5. The foreman of the Jury. an un- dersized little man with an: unkempt head and mustache inclined to be red. one of those descanting local busybodies who are held in esteem `by their fellows in the labor club, I turned to `his neighbors and whis- pered. The others followed suit. An air of mystery overspread theroom while `Fritz Hirsch. son of the great snowolad mountains. looked on in wonder. His suspicion. in his ignor.-V ance of English procedure, was that they were trying Anna for some fault she had committed. Ila lnnbnrl nnnnaa n v-nu will-In n I-HIE BU`? u uuxuuuuuu. He looked across at me with a. pained-. intense expression, yet one of trust. We understood each other. and until that moment he had play- ed the game with Lady Erica. m-3...... -.. ax-.- ._.l...-L'-.. _._..4. I.-- --w vwI`- gw-..- vvvvvu --wv-V`, v-u-vn Four or five minutes Went thy--' mlnutea that_seemed hours to the poor young Swls. We were await- ing` the jury's verdict. nn-Inn-Iv ihhn IHHA man with Han N15` Luv Ju1',y'a V|'Jl.'luUh Suddenly the little man with the reddish mustache rose. and address- ing the `Coroner said: f\nn vynnln ah` I: `nrllfnl nun- NIB VUU '\.4Ul'UHUL' acuus Our veridot. six`. is `wilful mur- der by some person. or persons un- known. " - .Vnu1 wagon On uni-nnn n ttnnlni A9 KIIUVWIL ' -You mean to retuvn a verdict of `murder by some person or persons unknown?" said the Coroner in his hand. matter-or-fact vo'lce. . And ha hunt in him un~IHna- and uaru. `Illa-tLEl"UL'l.lU L VUIUUI And he bent to his writing and scribbled the `verdict. . T nrnnlr honb in fkn knlvn` This Iv\_. KUFIUUJUH UH? 'VVl`ulUh I went `back to the hotel. The In- quiry had carried us no `further. Anna had known of the plot torm- ed against Erica and herself. and had warned -her. Yet she herself `had lost her life. Had Erica also fallen a. victim?` T T - T noinnnn O-n T.nu-unn anti 'lIVnH>u uuuu ovum; -94199-Iv` -av ~99-v ---vv-`~-vvvv-vv-~v '1 returned to Newcastle and wa present at the adjourned inquest upon the unfortunate Swiss girl. The `inquiry excited the greatest in- terest and the Court was again packed. 'As `before. I sat with Mr. Daynes, while he took a `shorthand note of the proceedings. The poor girl's body had been buried. but the post~rnorten had revealed nothing concerning. the manner in which death had been caused. Since the discovery. a great deal had been written about it in the papers and medical men recali- ing the cases in London and.else- where had given their views and as usual the efficiency of the police had `been called into question by a` section of the more ignorant public. It is always so when agreat murder mystery occurs. `The public seem to imagine that the authorities can un- naval nnu nnn1'\1arn uni-'fhnrn Tn nnni Us V-IULHIIX` I returned to London, and Fritz traveled with me alone. On the jour- ney I tried to obtain further know-_ ledge of his connection with the strange little circle of undes-irables into which Erica had. no doulbt, un- witting-ly entered, `It was `hardly conceivable that a peer s daughter who had been one of the most not- able debutantes of the two years be- fore. should have allied herself with those `mysterious people who were. she told me. so clever and _-subtle that `I. already doomed `to die, could hope for no protection even from Scotland Yard. ` KYn1u nnhnu hon Anna !IDAl` nan DUULI-THU. '-lu.`\.h ` Now. nobody has ever called me a. coward. I am one of those ready to face any kind of music. gay or funeral. as it may be. Though my coffin with my nameplate upon` it had stood in that closed house in Hammeramlth. I feared not my enemies. My. only apprehension was of the fate of my beloved Erica. "'Tf.';; ;;;'..;'A3',;,.*.;"g1.;a"e :;.',;;;ss. ed himself up'm my side. ready to help me to f-athom the mystery. and probe it to its utter-most rami- fications. But in what direction now -oouid our inquiries be directed? We had arrived at 8. complete im-passe. Il'_. 411-1. -4. I\........ A.._..D__ ll .-....-J.-.n.. uvvu Itiicvvvu vuu vv \vV-III`vIV - -..`..v-.._..-V My flat at Queen Anne ; lviianslnns look-ed dull and dreary on that gray tsp-ring morning when I returned to London. Over .St. James s Park there already hung a. pail of smoke blotting out the clear morning sky. which half an -hour ago I had left in the country. and as_I stood be- fore the big armchair in which Erica had sat. I -felt mystified and dlspirited. I remembered that scrap or red paper. and that serious warn- ng. AI1nI`II7n.a nhmndv tin hm` grave. H15". . Anna was already in her grave. `Was she also dead? I tried to pic- ture the terlble scene when Prince Ludwig of I-Ielnsteln had suddenly slipped and lost his life. her frenzy of grief. and how she had lost all control of herself. Was she really engaged `to him? 1 afnnd `hAi nvn that emntv nhalr 'I_stood before that empty chair and pondered." ` Fritz had expressed his determin- ation to return to Switzerland to continue his occupation as guide at Grindelwpald. He knew the Wetter- horn. the Monch and the Eiger well, so there was money .to be made in Switzerland in summer, with climb- ing. and in winter teaching people BUEEII-{GU `LU (lull! ` London in -order to help me in my further inquiries. and pointing out the danger of him returning when the world believed hi-m to-ibe dead. That night, I held council with my cousin and Curtis for the hundredth time. `To them. as we sat together. ' I explained all that had transpired at Newcastle and all that Fritz Hirsch` had related .to me. But thechief point we have now to solve is the whereabouts of `to ski. But I urged him to remain mi Eri-ca. . declared Elsie. I-l'nny nan nrA9"I"-hnu have nlhiu. MB. 11`X ll}Jl1 u _ Ah! I am toowary. I`rep11ed.~I keep all strangers at arm's length. and besides. L always carry this." and I showed them my serviceable. automatic pistol. "I have no fear," I added proudly. 'I"hnc:A wnivu 1' nffnrwnw-:1: vnnnll. Anna! ; cuvu. _ > Yes. That is my fear. she re- plied. "You remem'ber- how appre- hensive she was concerning your own safety--how she urged you to fly from England. \Anna had her things packed -to return to Switzer- land, but by some means was de- coyed to her dea.th-;lust as you may be. Ralph". ' Ah! 1' am fnri mnvv '|'rAnHnr1,~T I l1L1(.l8(l_ pruuuty Those words i afterwards recall- ed. and deeply regretted them. One How Thin Men and Women J] >4 Ga! .iI!..sish* Li) : .Cllu)C IIGLUFCZI VIIUIIIICS HJIU; IJVQIILIIILLQ \] I n to take ~h'oid- in a noteworth ma.n- , ,. ner. From careful examine. ion of: _ 4 my own corn, I can say -that full? .1 _ 50 per cent. of the borers operating . 1~ on_ the tops of the corn. were de- '4 strayed by some enemy not discov- 11 _'|erhble to me," he writes. He is not q I. sure of -the chief cause, but thinks 1 birds have some `effect. Some va.r- 4 1` ietieslof sparrows have acquired an I taste for borer." 'I myself have seen - 4 downy woodpeckers very busily en- : gaged upon infested stalks. Filling In - Another crop `to register a marked LE `increase in acreage this spring is: "barley. which in many cases fhasfi , been used `to replace or -thicken badly ; I killed wheat. Even if-there had `been ; no killing of wheat, however. there ` would have tbeen more barley grown - this year. - ` 1 I Tn #111: unnfhnrnafnv-n nnnlnania K` FARM:NEWS % ,imm%iw$mw&&$&wm Corn jalantfng has begtin in south- western Oniarlo, and reports trom sever"aljsources agree ~t`hat.there will . kg 43- nnnalnv-n1\`A nnfnnnlnn OVA!` 6Vel`8.1_ SDUPCGS agree 'CllII:L'LuUl'V `w ul be .a.V consider ble extension over last year in t e area devoted to ` this. crop. Borer injury was less ser- A ious almost everywhere in 19217 and confirmed corn growers. lost with- out thelr favorite crop. are count- ing upon the reduction being per- manent. `Nothing has yet (been found +n.1-n'L-.4: fhn nlnnn of corn as 9. feed manent. IVQLIIIUE nun ya: curvu Luuuu to ,ta_ke the place of corn as a.` feed crop in the -southwestern farm or- ganization. . xxmmr 'mam':n. Han nhank tn the l g3vnlz.3~`- - Iwere dOWl`1 on potted plants OWIIIS! WW1` "~`a3d-- the h.~' 't t`h to -the advancing season and the` borer's advance last yea:-`L. The abundance ,a_vaua.b1e_ weather probabiy had something to; Rhubarb too, appeared on almost 1't, and application of every table, dropping [from t0 5 control methods something m1`- centsia. `bunch in a fortnight. Local One Oxford county man believes greenhouse mmatoe, will be many .that natural enemies are. beginning\1n a few day5_ -several have them to take `hi)1d' in I`lOt8 WOI'thY wlnnnirur nu"!-Inn vinnu at In-Anant. persons. _ ` Fritz Hirsch had been perfectly frank. I felt that he had not lied and had told me all he knew. He had confessed to me the part he, with Hans Krebs. had played in staging that Alpine` drama. Still he either would or could not enlighten me concerning the motive, and he could give me no actual details as re- gards old 1VIax'Fas.sbind. The son was a silly young ass who were loud socks and thf` latest tailoring of the "High" at Oxford. 8. latter- day specimen of all that the modern young Englishman should not be, `D n A n u u nn n9 rntv uv.-nnnlncr that VHS LX115 JOCK!`- In -the southwestern peninsula, where much fall whea't is grown and where -the tobacco acreage is being reduced this season, the loss was especially severe. There will be a rise in .the area under sugar beets, corn and soy beans. In Es- sex and Kent only two-thlrdsas much tobacco will be grown as last year. and in Lambton only one -halt . Rtgln and .'NnM nJk nnnn Han nth.-.m JIECUR auu U1 LJRIIIULUII uxuy UHU -nan. Elgin and Norfolk, upon the other hand, will `have about half a-s much again, largely because lboth counties have a considerable area of compar- atively cheap land suited to growing the flue cured type. which has held up better in price than has barley. The Annual Miracle Almost every spring. certainly every other spring. it's either too wet or -to-o,dry, too cold or too hot. too something or .other, and things look far from hopeful for a full crop in -at least two or three main lines. Then comes a good warm rain, and than real growing weather; and presto! the outlook changes almost overnight. ' "l`kuM".. vukofku Bonn Inonvuanina UVVl'llI5lUu "1`ha t s what's been happening during t'h-e past ten days or so. Things certainly do look- more cheerful now than they did less than two weeks ago. 1| Inn, A 1,. Prospects are 'brighter in `the Can- adian West. also. `The whole wheat crop is now in, about ten per cent. morerthan last year and about ten days `earlier. Furthermore, it went into one of the `best seed beds or recent years, with a. larger propor- tion than usual or summer fellow and new breaking. `There is plenty of moisture for immediate require- ments, although an occasional warm rain would `be welcomed there, as everywhere else. ` Q_-_L!..__ I -.._I_ \l-----u... _....... "To increase demand for lamb. Do not produce buck lambs; market at proper weights and finish." is the heading of a circular just received. T.nu+ unan In lf`nnnn .Q-ham: warn HUMUHIS U]. U. UH'ULl~Ul-I.` Jul. FIHJUIVCU. Last year in Canada -there.were mark-eted approximately 600,000 sheep and lamtbs (85 per cent. lambs), and exports amounted -to 20,000 head alive and 1,890,000 pounds of meat. practically all lamb. Consumers are evidently con- suming. Reduction in buck lamibs. already well begun, and breeding. feeding and finishing to meet the marvket demand are raising the re- putation of Canadian lamb. I Sell When Ready - Sell when ready." this leaet ad vises.__ Consumer demand is quite definite on weights. A lamb dress- ing 3'5 to 40 pounds is what is want- ed in the [butcher shop. and this means up -to 95 pounds at the farm. Light lambs can be sold to fair ad- vantage uto feeders who make a `bus- iness of finishing, but the -heavy lamb is past redemption. Hence. sell when ready." A on \nnnnd'1nrnT\ in Annrnn1- at 14 SBPIUUS uH.ll5`t'1' (.ll1`vtl.l.t:ll=i. 7 Next day I rece`iveda visit from [3 Wade. who discussed the affair [from all its points. It seemed as . though he hoped to obtain some `information from me, because he 1- said: g I feel certain that young fellow . ; Hirsch has not told us all he knows. ;-I only wish we could induce -him to open his mouth. You know him. Can you suggest a way?" . T mmm mmm nn mxmzastion. more- "S811 'wneu 1'0.-muy. A 90 `poundlamb in August at 14 cents is `worth -$12.60. If he is kept until late toetober. weighs 120 pounds. and brings !10 cents a. pound, the added weight `actually brings the feeder nothing tor his trouble, time and expense. Tar and Black Feathers In some -sections crows still !be- lieve that corn is planted for `their especialibenefit. one way of dis- pelling this `baseless notion is to treat the seed with tar `before pla.n't:- lng. `The flavor lingers. Dlnnn emn in a :l-ml? hnrrnl rn` mg. "rue uuvur uugt-:1'a. Iace seed in in hai barrel or other suitable container: the dir- ecuons run. WPour in enough hot water to cover the seed well over. Stir lbriskiy wi-th a stick dipped in gas or coal tar untu the seed is entirely iblack. 'Then pour off the seed upon`buriap oribran sacks and leave in `the sun to dry, stirring thoroughly tvvo or threethnes dur- ing the day.Ifthe taris appned in the morning of a sunny day, the seed should be ready for the planter `the next day." I_I_.II_.I A_L- I I0I0I0I0I0l0I0I0I0I0I0I0I0I0II : % A In JLJLJIIQ 44uauuouuuu "nu-on vr-vv -- . Because of my warning that his statement to the Press `might defeat the ends of justice, Hirsch had been +1. Hm f`hnnn|n1n nfflnn and there Vl\4 AAVIII \a-V Hulled Oats | Hulled oat-s makp rea1" pig feed, an experiment at the Ohio lstate experimental sta-ti_on suggests. Two hundred and sixty seven pounds of hulled oats, with 111/, pounds tank- should never act with bravado when serious danger threatens. 7\Ynv| {lav T rnnn`ivnn vindf frnm you suggest a way: I could make no suggestion. more- over I was `In no way anxious that the great detective should ques- '_tlon Hirsch. Therefore. the resultot his call was futile for I told him ` nothing. .'\.u Ann nch-A at fhgf mnment. ` I1DUll. ' My one desire at that moment. was to ascertain the fame of my be- loved. the-wom-an whose hand was to 'be-raised 1n,secret against me. ` Wlwnsnn Rnva 1ntm~ T urn: _:n~Im:r1 hv I0 `De-rtuseu 1ll,sm.'l`eL a.5u.Lu:s|. um-. ~ `Three days later I was seized by a. sudden impulse to go down to Runswlck and make further inqu'lry there. Why the suggestion arose In _my mind, I really do not know. But I took a train from Victoria. to P01- gate and trarnped the_'fla.t c ountry hlghroad, until I passed the hand- some lodge gates of the `Park, and e entered the village. [Tn ha 11 \11rf`vVnD\ ....-4 mg -- -In The Wont. Too. __a.._ _..- AI.._l..I.I...._ 1-151 nvn en..- \,Booating Lamb nninnun nnnnnri 1 cue vumse. (`Do be continued) SATURDAY MARKET The town will assuredly live 1111: "to its motto of Beautiful Barrie this` summer -if citizens take full advantage of the profusion of flower- ing plants and foliage being- offered for sale at the market -these-days. The building itself resembles a veri- table flower show. Varieties which made their appearance last Satur- day were the wandering Jew. Cigar. Plants. Agana-tum, Ice Plants. Be-` gonias andvarious foiiagen. Prices `were down potted plants owing! ' U i Iblkulkadk nn annnovn AI` I!`|`l1f\If the enus OI ,]u: rurauu unu uncut to the Chronicle office and there reta-lied quite a lame story. differing in many ptu'ticula1's,fv0m that he had told me. -Indeed, before he left me I scribbled out :1 few facts `suf- ficient for a good newspaper story. but without casting any suspicion upon Lady Erica or her nompanions. ` ............n.: 4-n 'KYn1Ivnnuf]n and iuha HUGE STURGEON CAUGHT IN NOTTAWASAGA -BAY `III N: LUW KY3: UVl'.'L'M {RI-VG Luv rlpenin on" the vines at present. I hin nnu .un1d own fn 30 man uymuu UH CHE VUIGS EL prvavub. f Chic ens` sold down to 30 cents . and egg prices remained `unchanged , at 27 cents. Butter was stationar `at 40 cents. Prices; . ` lParsnips. 11 qts. 85 OIIDIIOOOOIOOOIIIO Carrots, 6 ate. 25 oocuaouooacano ; Potatoes. bag . . . . . ..'. . . . . 81.25-$1.40 Cooking onions, 11 qt: . . . . . . 60c I Sweet Ispanish onions, 8 abs. for 25 B-..IL._.. a._A.L__ _.__I 2..-- Poultry, Butter and Eggs Eggs. doz. `.BuAtter.lAb...... . . . . . . . . 40 Iucaounocntuoo .Cream..p1nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fresh pork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. `14 Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 15 ' :11! avg -rywaoo9AA vgg-v-roomy, -9 `av. cw- On Friday, May 18, when Chas. Eberhardvt visited his fish lines in the Nottawasaga Bay he was agree- ably. surtprised to find that he had hook-ed an immense sturgeon, -the largest caught in these waters for years: It measured seven feet, three inches. `and tipped the scales at 195 pounds. Years ago In -the `time of John B. Vanvlack. a visit -to The Mouth". was never complete without seeing the sturgeon pen, where one was always sure to see six to a dozen -sturgeon from three to six feet long, but for some reason they gave almost disappeared from the y. age, 8% pounds alfalfa. meal, and 4% pounds mineral mixture, pro- duced 100 pounds of pork. `The man in charge points out that the hulls are worse than useless for feeding hogs, as pigs are not built `to handle high tlbre feeds, and that there is really no waste in removing hulls. He suggests that local mills look into the matter of installing oat hullers. which are not expensive as machinery goes. _,, ___1 @_._L!!_-L__ npvl I Cw: nvuuvuu-ow `In future exporters of live stock to the U.S. will `be required to have tattoo and car label numbers re- corded on the export certificates. U.S. officials complain that in many cases it is utterly impossible to es- tablish identity or animals without these particulars. ` Q...!L- LL- Illi- Iiuiiiimimii&m: ' 2!: Growing weather -girosvs mites in the henhouse as well as crops in ` the fields. If -there are even a few around -the roosts and a few warm mugwgy days give them a start there will soon be millions, or at the least some scores of .thousands. `They live in `cracks around the roosts and nests, emerging at night to levy toll upon the unfortunate fowl. The remedy is thorough cleaning and a soaking spray with coal oil or some `strong disinfectant. followed after a few days `by another spraying. They Mean Money `To_-talk of `trees as a national as- set and a trust to be handed down to future generations leaves many people cold. What did posterity ever do for them? However, it is not al- together a matter for posterity. A bare salndhill upon which I played na 1: 1nd nnw `ha: ninn tram: fhirfv Dame uwuuluu upuu wluuu 3 ptaycu a as a lad now has pine trees thirty feet high, and I am not yet grey headed. `One hundred-acre piece of ' rock and swamp with only a. few scattered young trees sold for $225 in 1915, and the new owner had the good sense to do a. little planting and let -the land reforest itself. [He refused $600 for it a few years ago, and. now values it at `over $1,000. `In a. few years more i-t will be worth ten times what he paid for it. McCoy's Cod Liv_e'r Extract Tab- lets, sugar-coated and rich - in weight building agents, are easy to take and will not upset or even disturb the most delicate stomach.` VIII...-.n- IIvnInr`t\UI'pII` 1nnn`G~`n 7Iv\nA_