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3 .. eta. ;or:. 0:) all: I Birr pads of AGE!) MAN MISSING SINC'E_ AUGUST 2I1d. ' '. Alum-w Itfunter, an aged reeiv dent of (,`m>po1",~_; Fa.lls,, near W8h- ` hocn missing since the. 2116 0f Alxgmst. He is supposed` to _h-ave` 30118 frmn hirs home, Where he lived 310110. to pick berries, and to have 10st his .way on the rocks or in rthe 1der marshes. He appears to have $Y1_e out in his shirt sleeves; apd 18 ".nD1`0b1ble that V -he o0lI'1d h3'V.9"1 survived the exposure i1ntil.th pres? berries might afford. 81!.f,V5.'-A.: Search parties from an ntry round have been out gygy 0 was missed. As M..H! l tT" ifs V913 deaf he could not `h6.@.1T)?'ith ,; {Outs of the searche1's.'--'Tra'086'j,._f L "11 havg been found; but n9n_9;_.,!f?f d0uWQt1`1to`rccent. _ The hea.vy,;V.1ja 1.!3;l` the mfisf have washed` away m0Qt;A;Ao '-% , '.`hc}ugl1 withvlittle A fndmg 1 ' ' ' " I . m... Alhm of Midland l1ada'l vvry unmmufrwtablc nan-(1 _a1aI'm-ill!-3' l`X]N`l'i-Ilw mm night last week, says The l"rm- I ro.~".~'. She was. returning. flmu Inwn and as she entered her gate an unk~uu\vu man g'r-abbed .1161 . `am! lwfun- shv could release herself had to put up quite 11 ght. She hnally ,--at away after leaving some 1narl<.< on the ind'iVid1la1.` Her" s(*r+u.n1.< l)1'm1g2,'ht; some of the neigh- W`.~:. wlm pho11o(l forthc police, but 130 tt'um- of the .wretch1 could" be Touml ntlwr than his cap which he had l(- r't.l.><-him]. Itfwas: about 9) .V'`1"z1,<.'; that Miss McrGratta;n W_a8 nH W ..m.{- iii" a'=%":*`% g Wt I 1. an us. `cap w 1011 Mr W - :1-1111l. . It was: 9. &mac1oT1 km M M .Il<'r.11' {he sauna plape as V she P ` ) "'II:." fmrn l1er_(lu1os at the -1.(_-.sstx)re, . I. GIL oi, ;.-.1. \IV \y'b` I.l- V-`.|-C551 IIKJC of :1 <--ntm-_v. 1msse<.1 a.way._ License II1-p<*('tn1' (`unnnn next Went the .way nf :11] tic-sln. and only the other day, Mr. (in-u1';.-1' Snider of the Station .HT`] <-x'r.~`w(l the bourne from which no truvlI<~r returns, making a'tota1| uf fmw Imtul-1 a brewer `and :1 ]i(1~I1.~'(* l'll.~'}l( 1(ft0l' to (`POSS H19 (1iVi dG in \\':1H<<-1'lu1 within the past few InmJth.~`. :1 r4-mm] H1211; has. never been -quulh-.1 In-m in the pnstyaud may; 11cm` lw 11-pc:1t('~<`l in the future. " i l`.I'I"l"I.\.\' .:\'l"l`A`(`KED A vMID- I,A.\'I) LADY. ` S.-ul nml .s'ill1`Ll]'z11` is the havoc that dc-21th lms Illildt` within the ranks of the ]iqllu1' mule here. during` the `past fmv 1unnth:~'. says The Wa1kerton I In-uhl. Mr, ]*'x'orl Konnann was the 1'.~'t tn ])z1~'.~' away. and was soon fol- lmvwl by Mr. Matthias Egger, an UH l1uf*]-l\'M*]wx` hove. Mr. Wm. Far- <[1l11z11'.~`m1 01' the Quoelfs Hotel was 1114 third tn go. A Week or two later, Mr. Julm (h'z1i11ge-1', who conducted The lm~\\'m'_v lwm for over a. quarteri `If .1 phnflu)-xv 1\a'\Qu}\:] r\vIrt\`- Tv:---~-A The .Ir`1u.< Municipal `telephone movement has at last reached` den- ite h'i121[){`, says The Elmvale Lance, am1.. with the: - eon-A a~'tl'lI("[iUll \\'0vrk .wi1l Iikiy be. made tilts your. ()11 Thu1sd~ay eveliingthe ('m11lllift(`t`.< met. in Mr. Bul't0x1 s__of- ve and u1'1'z111g(3_(i` their plan for the t0\\'11.~'hip. The petitions, contaitiing` the .~'i_L`ll:lt.1l1'(`.~` of over two `hundred pmpm-ty owners of F106 and Tiny,` will lw [n'o.~'0nt0(i to the F103 council on tin uftm'u0011 of Satuvday,fAug- ust. :}1.~t. by the mrn.u1tittees' ' from the puiiiIl;_',' vdi\'isio11s and Others in"- t(')'(`.~'T(`ti in the Municipal movement. As the potitimis 1131: for a. public c'o;n-" voiiimvu which is to be paid for and ' nmiutuim-d by the petitioners. there is HIli_\' unv course for the council to tu]~:<- and that in to colnpiy with the rvqm-.-r uf this largo and inuential im.i}' of 1':lt(`})1l,V(`X'su by passiugr theh }'N]lliI`t'ti by-ialw. ..\l.\.\'Y l.I()['()R MEN ' DIE IN WALKERTON 1:ms .\I.'I'NIC1PAL TELEPHONE ! AI 15, J: ll'll Iuuu; \/u.....,,, U` V ;uu5Uu1nu.` Q; , the World and Mr. Burn ' _ _ - \'i(~g.-.I 1~o.side11t. .8 18 Q` "Past iv: 1- LM VUFAOTURER. of " ...4 V.-5., ,;{ , 3. M. Wm. Bro. T'. S. Sprou1e, speaker of the House of Commons; and W. Bro. Robert Burns of -T_o-'; mum, have been elected honoragy, (.i1-and Masters of the Grand Orange .Lodge of the Umted Staws. The U, s, Grand Lodge was 111 session last, wccli in Atlantic City. `Hon. Dr, Sproule is a Past President of. tha rI'V_.I,\nn:n] nnIlhn;1]. A ? nwnmn:mn_ -.~ HONORARY `GRAND pr`. rs: run '. on lica- css, the and nia be sing are best for'nui',sl'h.g7' mothers beca.us e: they do not affect the rest of system. Ml_ldbut'sure.; 9. box at your drt.1Vgg"ls`t-'_s;;f'A` NATIONAL onus Aldo 6'!-IIIIOILI co. or CANADA, Lmmo. 163. 'EER Acordlg to a Consulh- report, th|_V! a.nnVual01mport s of articial fertiliser; to Denmark ja.munte d to 300;000.000 "pounds; wan an -`e ItIn1i1 ted` value 01 ear~'.-mi :1 $2,700,000. _Tho. DanIq__h Gqvemmelj makes. a.bo!:t`_.1500~:~`-qggpqgtgnentg` every- 0 ..,!Ri'9nt l6,aIIt!es..,wWh. fol.`-y . .....-a..; .ua...+.a..mnMhJm1-mars th*a' IUII Julllll Iuvu susuuuvu. V I ' It is a common thing when the oc-, cupants of an ante nest areswarming d the insects are emerging in large ` n humbers to see an enterprlalng toad" hit at theentrance of the burrow and nap` up every ant that comes out. e slaughter he accomplishes under budh circumstances its (rightful. But btcourie most ante are not recognized as insects injurious toman; and the bond. _ unquestionably _ destroy: some bpecies -which are beneficial to A the farmer. .Upon the whole he is 1111- tmensely. useful, vdevouring/>rcountles`I,l numbers or ;the' very -worst b hug ,_ioe's Ilt Val II U111] UHU llyvfuo Juu an-svuuu. P If toad will eat is astonishing. A urge specimen has been known to. de- vour a. hundred rose beetles at _a. single hes]. Onetoad needed seventy,-feeven myrispode--the household centipede-- to satisfy his appetite, another fty- ve srmy worms and yet ysnother ixty-iive gypsy moth csterpilisrs. ptili another toad was seen to eat thirty-ve large, full grown. celery `worms in three hours. while another Hess ,thsn ten minutes. g- - V. cm. 1.. - --...nn.-un Ah-Ina nil-Inn fhn nn. hoepted eighty-six -ies fed to him in TI`. GBUIQUQIUIII 3` CIJIFVICIVU1 There is no reason why the farmers of the country should not hatch and `rear their own supply of toads._ for -local service. With a pond or even `la small pool insured against drying Hup during late Spring. thecreatures will breed of their own accord in any ,'desired numbers up to the limit_ or `the food supply available in the shape {of insects. But one thing absolutely essential is that they . shall be pro- tected against their natural" nemies, "and by no means the least destructive fot their enemies are small boys, who through mere thoughtlessness kill toads whenever they get a chance. '1. 1.. -_Ll..-|....I blunt an nunnaan inn!` 1 It is estimated that an average toad is worth to the farmer $5 a year for the cutworms alone which it destroys. But this is only one ite,m. The amount .. 4...: url mm in astonishing. A Imam: VVIIUIIUVUF HIE] gulp G uunuvwo " QED!-IDIUD. VVIVLL. sup _,1l!ne1'.l'. thus te<;h1n_g*ytho.ftarmors thbl ljglenuno ttigtlnogr ofg}.tl_1}r land. I DIIOVJVII In this business the -humble toad -is `unequalled by any other living animal. He is the greatest bug ex- terminator in the world. It is entire- ly practicable to utilize his services Hon an extensive scale, employing him `systematically "as -an ally to keep in checkthe insects which levy an an- naul tax of more than $'8,000.000`upon` our agricultural resources. "ns- {nu no`-. nnnann uyluuy ORA Cnswnnv-is Science offers a. new solution for the bug problem. It is "to employ in its professional capa.c_lty. so to speak, the toad--the ordinary hoptoad of the eld _and garden--as an insect de- !atroyer. In 41.8- I.....-lung. 6|... l`\uuuv|`\`nn bn...l I I [ WHAT mos ARIEWORII1, f`.l'hey Are Theidffefest of all Exter- m|n`ators of Insectt .uuu uuurl. ('1 H10 Indian Wonlan her humband ht t` the subterfuge planned. " ""`_P," foil lfartlllclng. In. Denmark 1'. A. M.` AIKINS, _M.P. Brandon, Man. Is always n'ot'ioeablV Bcaus of her V. hair. S.a,gei~n'e is the life of coarse dry Vunattractive hair `and brings beauty-Jinto the'hair by'supplying the essential qualities that" have _been . robbed `from the hair by dfandru Vands other diseases of `the. scalp. -`Sagein.e .7is`~ 'the o!115" d'!*e's_sin8`; of is . :k': ;and. is `u? disa9'r9ev4 "g;b ` `;9ilg;,:,_etc., "ff-V's6 cj Qxnmonf-,i`n : `of H I, . LSa3 ;'E%iiiiIev-` , . map `,.IJb-`J-.|.9> .lllI\wJ4vLnu A1 : uuu *??=? * %wr~z>1v%..v9t1- `A Small boy` tries to practice econ- omy in the use of toiltsoap. BROKE "JAIL AT AT.LIS l`ON ANDESOAPED. A daringaicapc-. from custody was, made by three prisoners here on Fri-l day morning `last, says The Alliston Herald. They had been arrested on Wednesday morning on _info1-mati-on` fron1'C.P.R. employes who discover- ed the trio in a freight caryhe-lping themselves to whiskey and other goods which. chanced to be. nackedt away in the car. Theywcre all in al bad state. of intoxication. No cons- table or otheroicer belonging to the railway company came` -along` on Wednesday or Thursday for the pri- soners and they were retained here. About ten o clock Friday they made good their estcape by tearing down a} patch of the. ceiling and getting` through the opening found themselv- es butnine feet from the ground and freedom.' It did not take long to -shake the -moistened soil of this town from their feet and about two hours` after making` their escape. a railway I constable arrived-i prepared to` take` l the offenders in charge. _ i is a'v | p Reciprocity is still being talked! of in the iVVest; but it will never carry in Canada in a hundred years, and, from- a. Conservative standpoint, it is just as well for the Grits. to; {keep on shouting for it. It insures I the `permanency of. the Conservatives. The ,West is de.lighte.d .with the big hit made by Mr. Borden, \_vl1ose- naval. poli-eye appeals to them strong- ly. Out there they do nothing by halves. They want` three T or four D1'ea'sd11o-11gl1ts~igiven right away. They are strong for the old `flag, a policy } of patriotisxn to the mother countr,v.l '.\.I'_, ('11 ~ `l - Mr. Sharp had the ref.us'aI,of the! vacant judgeship in Ontario County` but is not going to take it. I SOME 01-` GRITSATALK Lun: A;\u\'1~:x- ' A'rI0.\'.1strs.--+WII.I. NOT ACCEPT ` JUDGESHIP. - ` I Sam zslmpe, M.P. for Nmm on-, tario, was in "Ottawa. last week, after! a six .weeks ..tour of, the West. Some `of thejGrits out there, he remark- ed, `are talking on the tariff` as if they were annexationists. It is the whole history of their party. W-ith them it is either rule or `ruin. VVhen in power, they aro,profe~ssedly Im-per- ialists; when out of power, a1111ex-- lationists. I `SAM SHARP ONITI-IE WEST. `THE SAGEINE GIRL.` {ANGRY FARMERS FVIRED ON , PILLAGING HARVEST I L HANDS. North Bay. Aug. 16.-A crowd of New Brunswick harvest hands bound for the western ,wheat exlds on the C.P.R. annual excursion, met with an unpleasant reception at C-old-well, 456 -miles" west of North Bay, which! __.. - mu 5 I .Sectl0h '13 reads as` fOllOV.V-S:C lNo' ipersdn shall on the Lord s Day hunt-, take, kill or destroy any game or use lany gun or other engine for purpose. This is an imperative `state- ment and will be carried outto the letter for this and coming seasons.- Lindsay Watchman-Warder. that ` ,......n. nu gut: auuuuug `OI (HICKS! II).-' the northern-district of Ontario Prov- vin_ce has _been emisunderstood, he `accordingly wishes. to eliminate 2111]` lobscurity in regard! to the act, and] states definitely'that lduck can be} shot from t-he rst clay of September; until the fteenth day of_ December . during the year, both days; inclusive. Owing to the first of September fal- ling on Sunday this year it .will be contrary to law to indulge in the sport on that day. _ . V` [ Q. -L' 4*` ` ` -- Fish and Game Inspector `Mr._A.{ Bradshaw informed The Lindsay? oWarder last week that as heretofore a gcert-ain section of the game act, re-I llativea to the `shooting of ducks: ini I fhn Y1f\1|`l'I11';1nv\..:J:m#..:A& -1! I\ A SEASON FOR DUCKS OPENS] ON SEPT. 1ST. J ; Ilncltl ; Not His Move Thalt swjust about the principle of the merchant who does not I advertise. Keeping quiet until the other fellow (possibly the city pdepartmental which is never quiet) has their trade, and`then. `wondering why so many people bu) a `large proportion of their goods from out of town. The big city store--the local rival "`sjtore+-.tli':y l:feep continua-ily pegging away at publicity forltheir I .; wa;resf;th_e"_goodtquality of ,tl,1er,n_--the-low' prices at which they are .naturally` thinks of them rst. , Advertising is is 1-a?n`1inves.tment V which will bring returns if it; - 3 _` The Advance man talk it over with A as VNO r f,__ `I l\`-I .-... -- _ Slochm never raised his eyes from the board. He merely shook his head and whispered _in' reply:- ' Here, Mr Slocum,hc said in _ an energetic whisper, there are two customers in the shop." That s all right. V _KVeep quiet, and they )! goaway again. In aquiet little country town, so quiet that the silence hurt. a com- mercial traveller entered`*the general store, Going through to the parlor at the back he found the proprieter, and a friend having a game of check- crs. 'RODE BUMPERS FOR LAST` TIME. K A man giving the name of Burns! of. Halifax was killed at 'Victoria: Harbor on Wednesday evening of last week when he attempted` to jump from 9, moving G.T.R. freight tra4in.s "In company with two others, he was: riding` the bumpers and when near! Victoria Harbor. they jumped. His companions landed safelv. but Burns fell across the rails and was run over by the wheels of several cars before `the train could be stopped. One of his legs was cut o just above the ankle -and broken in two other places. For some distance he was dragged along the track, and was so terribly I checked their exuberance. When lithe special train stopped ` at Cold-I `well, -a gang of young men proceed-[ led to raid the farmers gardens near lab) , but when gleefully gathering up [their spoils .Were peppered `with bird Ishot by farmers in ambush. About a dozen of the harvesters received painful wounds but no serious in- [juries are reported. It has been im- `possible to discover those responsible for the shooting, but the farmers gnear the C.P.R. station say they are ready this year for any acts of the` lawless band which annually curses, the coiilitry; leaving various marks` `of its passing. - I floors ' VVe will give One Hundred Dols l_aI's~ for any case of Deafness (caus- ed by catarnh) that cannot be cured by Ha.11 s C-atarrh Cu-me. Send for circulars, free. F. J. CHENEY.& CO., Toledo, 0. Sold by Druggi-sts, 75c. _Take H:a.l1 s Family Pills for con- stipation. DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deaf- nws, and that is by coxlstitutionnl lrxeniedies. Deafness is ca used by an, inamed condition of the mucous. {lining of the Eustachian Tube. `When this tube is inamed you .have a rubmling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and unless the ixiammation can be tak- en out and this tube I'CSt0I`'Cla to its normal condition, lieaming will be de~ stroyecl forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Cartarrh. which is ,nothing but an inamed condition of }the mucous surfaces. - A _ _,c,--f ...-.~.. uuu auuxucuu. Axtyinquest was held, at which Crown Attorney Cotter of Barrie was present. Accidental death was the ,verdict., ` injured" that he died Within an hour afterwand. The companions disap- {peared right after the accident. A .. 3- A ` ` ` ' arrle. '