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The New Liskeard Speaker last week says zâ€"“Mrs. Ed. Reynolds and four children of Timmins are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. \V. G. ner would return to the. boat in :14 few minutes after an expedition similar to that which he had just taken himself, but ‘Helmer did not. return, nm' was there any Sign of him after an exhaus- iive seardh had been made. The prov- iiieial police, were notified, and air- planes were despatehed with search parties, but so fill it has been impos- sible to locate Helmer. There is a slight chance that He]- mor may have found his way into some inland part. of the country and has sustained himself 'by subsisting on berries during the time he has been missing, though this is thought- to be a slender thread on which to rest any hopes of finding him alive. Willars. ’ ’ The smmosition is that. tho miss- ing man may have fallen intu some crevice, or that he had fallen down some slope, and had been unable to rise on «account. of injuries. Hc-rber got out of the canoe (m the shore of the lake to investigate some peculiar formation. Twen- 1y minutes later, he returned to the «111108 but Holmor had disappeared. He had taken his pick and omnpnss with him. as Herhm' missed (how ur- ticlos from tho 0211100. Hc-riwr wait- ed for some time, expecting his part- Trying to find some trace of his brother, John Helmer, well known prospector, of Duluth, who went to the Red Lake district to 1.)rt)sp(*(.'t on June 7, and has Illovn missing: since June 22, a period of 27 days, William Helmer, of Spokane, \Vash., arrived in Port Arthur last week, and left in Port Arthur last week, and left for Red Lake. Helmer and his part- ner, a man named Herhor, went up to Pine Lake and were on Rtlngesser Lake on June 22. (10mg exploration work. BROTHER IN RED LAKE TO SEARCH FOR JOHN HBLMER U--\ of the North Country. Dr Godfrey is taking up their request with his colleagues and every effort will be made to grant it. A despatch from Toronto last week says that Dr. Forbes Godfrey, Minis- ter of Health, “started something,” when he and various services of he Government undertook to assist e l’arklands tr00p of boy scouts in holi- daying this summer, at Elk Lake on the Ibanks of the Montreal River. A Cleveland tr00p of scouts, some 35 strong who had intended to visit- Southern Ontario for an outing later this year, have read of the Parklands trip and wrote Dr. Godfrey to see if the same courtesies in railway trans- portation, free camp sites, etc, cannot be made available to them so .that they, too, can look upon the wonders OTHER BOY scod'rs WISH TO CAMP IN THE NORTH. Gibson Building fir. A. H. Cameron-Smith Physician and Surgeon Room 5 â€"Marshall-Ecclestone Block Phone 770 *~ Hourszâ€"Z to 6 p.m., or by appointment Dr. E. L. Roberts SPECIALIST Bye, Ear, Nose and Throat Glasses Fitted Timmins 24-37p “There is a sad side to this story. Must the age old favorite of anglers become a hated pest and one to be exterminated at all costs? This worm, the friend of man from his early/youth to his extreme age, has been looked upon as entirely harm- less, and has even been encouraged in the gardens in order that when ‘ bait” is needed all that is required is to step out into the lback yard and dig a few “fish w.orns ” He has been the favourite of men in all ranks of life. Royalty has on occasion not disdained to make use of him and presidents have "been known to wel- come his slimy wriggling body as one of the best attractions on a fishing: trip. Must he pass from the know- ledge of men and become only a plea- sant memory of days spent by the “cric-k” on the old homestead? Perhaps he must, but there are many men in many lands, who will not join in any campaign for his extermina- tion. “.What is the value of a few onions, or green peas, or radishes, or beets, cucuuibers, or any vegetable you can name compared to the enjoyment of.‘ feeling the old familiar tug on the line when a speckled trout takes hold‘? “A good man gone wrong" is the best description we can think of for a new garden pest reported last week by Mr. S. Norfolk, Brewster street. Mr. Norfolk has had considerable trouble with his seeds and plants this year from various reasons, most. of which were familiar to him and which gave his, greater trouble than usual. However, when he discovered that a whole bed of onion setts had been simply pulled up he was completely puzzled for a while. The onions had been planted in a piece of ground where the crop had been lost through the depredations of cut worms, slugs, etc, and were put in late to fill up the vacant space last week. After the first: pulling by the then unknown marauders they were re-planted, and the same thing occurred. Again Mr. Norfolk who is inclined to be persisâ€"r tent in anything he undertakes, plant-- ed the onions and decided to stick around a while, as it was evening, and see what happened. Judge of his surprise when he observed a platoon of ordinary angle worms attack the newly planted bulbs, twine a por- tion of their elongated anatomies around them and simply pull them out of the ground! Since then he has given more time to observation of these worms and declares that they are doing damage to other plants in his garden. A startling piece of natural history has been unearthed. If the informa- tion “ere given in The Toronto Star no one would be surprised and every- body would know exactly how much attention to pay to it,â€"â€"the same no- tiee as should be given to yarns that tell about wolves that attack and eat up men or boys that kill wolves with fly swatters next door towthe North Pole. But the story that now startles the world is from the staid and cir- cumspect Haileyburian, and the story is to the effect that fishworms have been pulling up onions in a Hailey- bury garden. But The Advance can- not tell the. story. So, here it is in The Haileyburian’s own words, as published in the editorial column of that paper last week :â€" Afiflflfiffi HSHWIIRMS flf Pflllllfi UP flfllflfl SENS Haileybury Gardener Claims He Saw the Common Angle Worms Deliberately do the Trick. 9. Don’t use glare lights. It is a- gainst the law, vulgar and dangerous. 10. Don’t neglect your Brakes. You may save a life by stopping quickly. 7. an’t (:th iIiâ€"it may be smart, {but it is not safe. /' 11. Don’t take Va (sh-ahce' ai Rail- way Crossings. It might be your last. 12. Don’t drive with a drunken man at the Wheel. Solomon saw it coming: and said “The companion of fools will be destroyed.” 2. Don’t ignore the pedestrian’s rights, He alsofipays taxes. 8. Don’t demand your right-of-way. Allow a margin of courtesy for safe- ty’s §ake_. '3. Don’t sit likb i1 bump on a log. Give signals and let the other follow knpw_wht}t you are going to_ do__. _ 5. Don’t daW-dle on the way. This is the 20th Century, not the dark ages. 6. Don’t exceed the speed limit. Use ordinary everyday :horse sense. As the volume of traffic on the streets and highways of the Province will be at. its maximum during the next few months, the advice to mo- torists, contained in the appended twelve suggestions. compiled by the Pliesident of the Ontario Motor League, is very timely. The sugges- tions are as follows :â€" 1. Don’t assume that kiddies will stay on the sidewalk. They MUST be your special care first, last and al- ways. 4. Don’t 'be a swwivel:neck driver. Ke_ep_y0u_r e_ye 031 the rpad. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell, of'New Zea- land, were recent Visitors to the North Land, stopping several days at Cobalt where they had some friends and ac- quaintances. Mr. Mitchell is a far- mer in New Zealand, and he and Mrs. Mitchell are now on a holiday Visit to Canada. When asked as to his i111- pressions of the North Land, Mr. Mit- chell was certain that what most im- pressed him among the noteworthy matters noticed was the extremely healthy appearance of all the child- ren living in the parts of the North Land that he had seen. No more hope- ful sign for the future of the coun- try could be found than what so im- pressed the New Zealand farmer. SOME DON’TS FOR MOTORISTS BY R. A. STAPELLS, TORONTO E. Shaheen’s ladies and men’s outâ€" fitting store at Kirkland Lake ,was robbed on Wednesday last. Accord- ing to the reports made to the police about $2,000.00 in cash and jewelry 11' as secured by the robbers. The jewâ€" elrv included a diamond ring valued at $150. 00, and a ring with three stones, \alued at $500. 00, as “ell as a pair of gold bracelets, valued at $200. 00. The cash taken included rrold u 01th $40 00 and othel monm to the amount of $500. 00 The poliee at Kirkland Lake did very prompt and effective work in the matter and the next. day, it is understood, they had recovered a quantity of the goods taken, as well as 1‘)lacing under arrest. three local young men. HEALTHY CHILD N IN" NORTH IMPRE p VISITORS KIRKLAND LAKE STORE ROBBED LAST WEDNESDAY Perhaps the “fish worm” will be ex- terminated, but we refuse to believe it. Too many men have made use of him in the past. There are too many men who count the days to the open- ing of the fishing season and who value that season as the most enjoy- able of their lives. Gardens are all right in their own place but when they threaten to interfere with the fishing, then by all means hold on to the fishing.” THE PORCUPIN E ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO road. The Government should keep the road in Such repair as to be en- titled to this praise; or, what would be better, make a permanent road of itâ€"a. road which a wet spell will not seriously affect.” “It the, Government had not. ihnilt the. highwa‘y into Temiskaming, and had not invited the. people of the south to come here and inspect the omin- try, there would not, have been so much to complain about it' the roads were not in good condition, but. as matters are the Government must he held reoponsiblefor keeping the road open. ‘ “This great 'l‘einiskaming highway, over two hundred miles in length, and built largely through green bush. is called “The Ferguson Highway. ’j' The Government of the day is receiving credit. for enterprise in building the VanRassell Bros., of (Cochrane, have been awarded the contract for the building of the addition to the Mat- tagami public school. bad section? “Early in August. a large. party of Kiwanians from all parts of Ontario will Visit Temiskaming. Of course, they will come here in automobiles. It will be a pity if through indiffer- ence the repairing of the road is not attended to. “ In hy-gone' (lays Governments took a long time to make road improve- ments. People (lid not look for ex- pedition in anything a. Government. had in hand; but we are now living:r in a faster ageâ€"the age. of the motor NV and the airplane; and it is up to the Government to keep pace with tlw times. A gentleman prominent in public affairs. reports that. the road in the Raymore section is in wretched con- dition. Last fall we had many re- ports describing the bad condition of this road. This section of the high- way seems to be its weakest link in the eliain. Why not. give road engin- eers instructions to macmlainise this bad section? “A farmer who had a bumper crop on one of the fields of his farm two years ago will not take the seed off this year, because this particular field has been flooded or nearly so. Parts of the Ferguson highway which were solid enough to carry heavy mot-or trucks two months ago were covered with water last Sunday. {So we must. be fair, and frankly admit that wet weather has been the chief cause of the had condition of parts of the Fer- guson highway. Government Has Invited the People of the South to Travel by This Road, 80 Should See to Its Upkeep. In commenting last week on the statement issued by Hon. Mr. Finlay- son in regard to the Ferguson high- way. The New Liskeard Speaker says :â€" BUVEBHMEII Sflfllllll KEEP HIGHWAY IN Bflfll REPAIR NESBITT. THOMSON Ev" COMPANY Montreal Quebec Ottawa Hamilton London. One. Winnipeg Saskatoon Victoria Vaacouver Look Ahead .' The opportunities of to-mcv‘row are in the making to-day L I M I T E D Royal Bank Building. TORONTO, 2 We invite your inquiries for investment sen-ice J. S. MCKESSOCK APPOINTED MAGISTRATE FOR SUDBURY. Mrs. \V. Hannigan and children are the g1wsts of her mother, Mrs. J. Sweeney, Cobalt. ‘Otficial announcement was made last week of the appointment by the Ontario Gox ernment of James Somer- \ille McKessock, hmister, Sudbur}, as police magistrate for the tonn and district of Sudbury to fill the vacaom caused by the transfer of Police Magistrate Brodie to Windsor. Thé Firestone Gum-Dipping process strengthens the tire to meet the demands of hill climbing, quick stops, sudden turns'and high speeds. The Firestone tread is scientifically designed to grip the road in emer- encies. You can have this extra safety on your car. Ask your local irestone Dealer. He will save you money and serve you better. Always pa! 0 Firestone steam-welded, Icak:proof tube in your Firestone (ire GUM-DIPPED TIRES ' Timmins Garage Co. Ltd. BUILDS THE ONLY Timmins, Ontario. SATISFACTION GI'IARANTEBD ESTIMATES FREE 14 Cedar St. N. yhursday, July 26th, 1928 PHONE 865 Hulme Sign C0. PAINTING and DECORATING Gen. Delivery