A. llvertasins Phan THE GUARDIAN and the diilleuitial met with hen |31.; have been mat elsewhere. In D00 Sibsadpilan Phase .....................ll3-3 marhthe government hu made PIO- lvvllllllif F\°l°----~---|33 vision for temporary loans to farm- ers and great boiieht has resulted It s¢\ni»azal¢.`si¢°lira¢»»»..ls2¢uz _ l ar ami own ai °hv1°~\~\°v~ la is che bmlliiry winch” was lives itching scalp and p to the hair n Call and see them as Price 3_5c p ir. th J. G. Jamieson G gives nlw 1i"e ai d vlgcr I' ` o i beilsued on Monday hu Rl moves dandruff, re U SCHEME. An object lesson in attempting to interfere with a. private lighting The World wears glasses' but, not half of that lui! melii' the right glasses \Vrong glasses are' :fin worse vlan noi e, lliey are a constant strain to the eyes. _ Be on lb: safe lille; let us i, give your eyes ai c-.lit-ilil ex- anilnnilon. , G, H, Taylor 5 ` jeweler & Opii_iati , - --- “_.$’li IN ST. JOHN St. John. N. li., ()ct. 16-Without | a m0mcni's warning and with ii crash that was heard several blocks nway, a two-story frame house in Peters St. owned by O. li. Akerlcy, which was being rcniodclled by him~, collapsed yesterday afternoon shortly before 1- o'cIock, injuring six inen, two of them seriously. The house is now a tunglcd hcap of twisted and broken boards and tim- bers, extending nearly all the wily across the sillcw.-lil: in front of the lot. The cenirzil iire deplirtinclit wus culled out llud nrisisted in removing the llijilred nicn from the pilc of de- bris. FOSS FOR GOVERNCJR BOf~J'I‘i>N, Oct.. 15--Governor Flig- cne N. Foss, three times elected as a Democrat, iiled noniiniition piipcrs nf an independent candidate for rc-clcc- tion late yesterday. FIZ YAMA WON DES- PERATE RACE BY HEAD LONDON, Oct. 15-In a desperate race that only the length of it head decided, Fiz Yuma, an outsider in the betting, todny cnptiircd the Ces- nrwitcb strikes at the Newmarket ii meet. l<`iz Ynmn, wus quoted at 30 5 to l in thc betting, nnd won ii great pl victory from Gave Greek a 100 to 8 n d But the present contracting com- pany has no intention of being onst- sd without 8 struggle, and as their ch for all concerned. For instance, the charter forbids the stringing of Wires b 'lollncil Mr. Chambers gives notice that he is going to change his wir- nnnl and hnnnswel-able answer to 2 lllll "Um three to me Wires Per V055- every objection. To see is to be con- Mlll Blllllg them HS l°“"‘ as he is-9"' vinced. People came to Prince Ed- miittefl by lllw '10 E01 that l19iTif»2ll‘lB ward Island from distant parts of to lllsllll 25 loot Post” 0" all the the earth to verify the story of the streets except Prince Street, and he fox lm-ming indhhtl-y_ They came forbids the erection of wires in any doubting; they went away believing. place where it will interfere with the -' wllns of the local cn,nl,nny_ Fln.l_llel._ The weather prophets see in the ,nnl.n_ he tnlcplnns to nnnly to the deluging rains of the past few- days courts for an order to enforce this. "the ml" that mls the swamps" l The Connell was nnt nlennren lol. preparatory to the setting in of Win- such vigorous action, and all it has done in reply has been to issue an inevitably follow 8 ‘ew ‘hiya hen” lntimation to the citizens not to they will read Big" Ol “ mild and worry over the future. Meanwhile the work pl lnptnllntlon pl the pew line, cloud and sunshine will succeed plant is proceeding, and the towns- nwnlp nm pnxlnllply wpltlng the next base their predictions on each as it development. C0-OPERATION. ieen preached and, to a certain de- gree practised, among the farmers of this province. Wherever the idea of real co-operation and mutual helpful- ness has been acted lipon, most sat- °f‘_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ isfactory results have been obtained ""°°°’”’“’°°°"’°°‘“’"'"'"’°°°"°"‘T°°"’“°°°°“""° ““’lt"”““ “lil °°'°l"l"ltl"° ‘l“l’Yl“E 1777-After a severe engagement, associations. Yet, in co-operative General Burgoyne surrendered the methods, Prince Edward Island lags British Hfmy l-0 lillil Alli9l"l°HlJ G0ll0l-" fpl, bcnlnd many other nartp of al Gates at Saratoga. Canada, and very far behind many of the European Countries. Died Jan_ 2g_ 1375, We frequently boast that Prince w ud dental expenses." Through the banks thousands of U' Branch Oifleas at Bnmmarsida th, government hal given the farm- Alberion. Bourll. and Honlltna. ers that the great prosperity of Den- mark is largely due Mlgslou ___ st papl.__ Blplp “pd popular have they become that. last 0 th l h if-s The Future Life- Of l-ll” lil' ’°‘“ th” dm ° t°t“l “sine” °l B" 6 niebgd liilirelninligsitglichliliieltuaiiiltrhi z although not suillclent for baifks and vised by a co operative credit asso Business, of course, is business, and money invested ln a co-operative as- vince, many ways in which, by con- ferring together, by uniting in their demands for shipping and other fa- cilities, by mutual assistance and have done mlicb in this respect. NOTES y any other company withina few _ _ Lnl.nen_ feet of the wires of the Chambers Thanksgiving on Monday” company, and in a letter to the The old, pithy, straightforward in- junction, "Come and See" is the ter. In the mild weather that will far oil winter. Rainy weather and each other and the prophets will comes, but the meteorologlsts who have made a thorough study of cli- matic and weather conditions will not venture an oPil1i0I1 OD U18 State ef the weather more than twenty- Ce-operation has for many years four hours in advance- e Q »,»_~;». . e e o o Q 0 » a » a a e » » ~ e ~ ¢ eta can Q.. age .pa e apo -Ii ¢ ~ ego e ~ e °- °!*°.“2°°2°' e2- §. . I _. _. 21 3 _. iH|snliE°'l'l°H|siuH 1803-Franz von Dcak, famous Hun- garian statesman and patriot, born. 1813-By the defeat of Napoleon at lhlwhrd island is rich, the richest Leivslc. Germany regained her inde- pendence and the Confederation of province-per head-in Canada. _Its the Rhine was dissolved. wealth is almost exclusively agricul- 1849_l;~l.edel.lp Frpncpln Cn0nln_ ln_ tllrfllz lin farmers have Practically mulls composer, died. Born March 1, made it all-directly or indirectly. 1809. Yet when h farmer wants to borrow 1`39l"Ma"5h“l M“°M"'h°“» lormer president of the French Republic, ii. few hundred dollars to make cer- dled_ Bom July l3_ 180e_ ifiin lmvf0"°m=nfS. Such HH building 1902-Lora Kitchener appclnlfd to li. barn or u new dwelling, he is the command of the British forces in obliged to mortgage his farm. Bank- llldla-~ 191Z-Turkey formally declared war crly given in the local banks is no °2*¢'”I°4~I°°3‘*Z°°2°°Z°°Z*‘2'°Z“Z°°I°'l°°2*°2~°'¢°I“’~°°2°:§° longer available. A loan now must I3: _Z2 e made through a la yer, bo n by .§. mortgage "rind all other legal in- °°° »;f-:~:-:~:»:--:»-:»:»»:-~:»-:~~:»-:~:-1-~:»-c--¢»-o»»:»~:- lll0l~ lllVfl"l'* Will' lllllfl- til” Wl“lll“8 _lon - _ p p 0 d ppl l William Waldegrave Palmer, second price on this horse being 100 to 6. BTH B.l‘€Eill\I`H YE YOI’ Earl of Selborne. who for many years -_ investment, dollars which are largely nn, hem 3 distinguished figure in LAMAR DID NOT Al’l°E/ill the price of products of the farm. British public life, was born Oct. 17, NEW YORK, Oct. 15--David Lamar the Wnll Street manipulator, under and for investment in indhsgl-hh; 1859, and succeeded to the title upon which are a prime cause of the want ti” dnth °f hi", let?" in 1895' indictment for impersonating Con- of industries here. To obtain the Cppppptplpllppp tp, grennman and others, failed to appear before Judge Hunt in the Federal District Court today for pleading and his bond of $3,000 was declared for- feitcd. III. I. W. GIIISPS A Belllll cn ...'.':a.l.§°ZI.~*‘*7`lr.`l~l`l=-.é'-.T; -I ,_ . sloxiiiowerlhoel A an lea. Alid le “p nv r;efll& temporary use of any of this money Thom" pg Ryhh_ hcqhg Am"-|¢hh ‘ the farmer must give a mortgage of financier, 62 years old today. lllp lnl.ln_ B nroneedlng wnlnn law James R. Day, chancellor of Syra- farmers will resort to exce t under cu” University' 68 years. Md' t°` » Fall Boots ___ __ ,_a___l,p__p__d_ ,___ ,___pdlp__ ___ n,,,,,,,,,l,_ nl ,.,,,,., old ,p,lp,_ lf the woman who enjoys wearing a pair of artistic and handsome shoes will call now we will show hrr her shoes. ““°"°" “° “'°" °“' °”° ““"“""’ oloilil ciiiilduiorlnlaihtgi til‘¢i°\iv°: l‘I¢l° tl‘¢Y “"° M°d“m l'i8lll ff°fli 'lin makers’ hands the finest line of ladies slices ‘ml I." 1' ‘l°l’"'°d °' “‘°“7 °°m'°"t° tional baleball -league, I5 years old which he might enjoy were he in a why, _ ' ' position to i-also A reasonable loan William A. Ciimminlll an old-time G' O F F B R O S mel, pp ll, ennlll "ll pn°l.¢_ pitcher who is said to have been the compulsion. For want of such tem- Jam" R, Garfield, who was Secre- iwrary use of B few hundred dollars tary or the Interior under President _ . .,, , _ _ "ara old toda ...__ -.. .__ ._ .»¢..¢.....¢... _ __. up nehuly- 4 p, nl.; Address, ~ooh- hliiloh denim. A phi-lnlsi instance fp Comb ; l__RlD“. O -l-OBER ,7 ,9,3 Insurance Company which enables In , , farmers to carry insurance at much t° _ .tvéf-A---l----*_-”*"l“ C lower rates than through the regular ppodpptp pl tpp Uplppd states The D "Monday 012|: 20"), lhlnhl- c0m,l,a,,l,,,_ p giving Day being A lflflllilfy Similarly the farmers here could out the Dominion, and later in the B U blk h0|,dhy_ ||1¢ Morning organize eo-operative credit associa- 5° ex . . was unanimously indorsed by the In- , _ pprdnn wi" not be issued nn tions which would be mutually help- tepprovlnclal Conference at Quppep lhrough pig iron. Bessemers revolu- nulky 0°; 2|", l“l__‘“‘;l_ P§;’_““b:°~_ l-°“°° *;°‘_‘_l‘l l'° which was mended by the Liberal _ _ . . . maey eseonrmerso nownpi f0¢hi_Q|,_N ‘The lvenmg Guuidlan WI" honesty and on conditions which, Sxililiisriinid Neliiv giilinswllfikfcby (tl: ;'°`l“v°'l‘f an lgmbplroved "lBn:°n' bulf emier of Manitoba and other re- °“°d 5 av” a ° mem” °° Wea r the gun be sought to make. He llllllllllllll l|lSlll|ll ty with the United States in agri- diserlminate against the Mother ountry, if necessary, in favor of D rose crea d a sensation through- ilii|iiil»°\"l>isoi>lla§ ‘3'¢0'0*¢¢'b¢s Halifax Realty Corporation Limited is iii Charlottetown for a few days in E Ts Z ' I” 3 'l’°°°",_,,,:* "'¢°"°lll_i"°“*"l‘ c [Y of Ev H In Germany the farmers have taken 108" 8K0 1. Sir Ric ard Cart- . DIA .__ . the iintter into their own hands. :right d°°|"“'°d l’°|‘uY l°l` l'°¢ll’l'°' TO`DAY‘ B°"‘° 7”" 55° °°`°l’°'°"v° °'°d"‘ cultural and industrial products In § , i tl er f rmed and so 1 -~ ' _ cn Mhglstrhws Gaul:-t. 9 a. nl. _ ""°° “ °“" W ° ° ""l’;’,',',,'l§,':,f,,3'.°. p_°,}fl°’n‘;f, t:p“',l_°'t:'l"ll_ WW¢W¢ ~ _ .. _ ». .. , 1 mon mary c c a "‘ gcsslng Chl-is¢_' 7.30 p. m. to this may be found in this Pr0- cil;§¢l¢y_ nllilfcn noun: pl°:';pl‘;: rl; s eel, which revolutionized the in- Vil1¢6 in thi? A§l`id\llf'-ll'9-1 Mllilllll Fife the farmer, the fisherman and the g iner. He would be willing, be said, pl o dd lp ‘ lowing December and February. Bes- e me month Sir Richard's platform °`"b°"i“ti°"' °r tl” burning °“t 0' l ¢¢ Mr B B Currie, Manager of the the interests of his company. imsi mills i The first pauni: for the Bessemer ethod of manulactui-ing iron and ustry, was granted by the British overnment to Henry Bessemer fifty- ght yearn ago today. Additional stents covering improvements in the recess were taken out in the fol- mer's original process involved de- cess carbon, by blowing( air onary invention was due indirectly the Crimean war. I-le undertook TlllURO's Munlclpll-'lids make it easily available could be de- Liberal pai-tv. and which became the b ' - ' - r ~ - _ _ H incipal issue in the last general el nve____lo___ the processes ol __0____e____ _ e e ¢ ing iron into steel have been vastly October 17 is the date on which 1mP"°ved' . , D _ _ clarion. action- . _ H uiiolwly may be Olitained in Truro soelhcion would require to he as measure for general ssshiarlzhnen in Present- The i-OWU 1188 been SUP- thoroughly safeguarded and secured i8 cd with lillbliff llllllfllllf l>Y the as that in any other financial con- R°y“l C°m'ml”i°" appointed t° l“` embers Electric Light and Power ¢em_ These safeguards are as pos- Ze o., Ltd., at $5,500 DGP llllllllm- The sible here as in Denmark or Germ- pltpd_ alter p heated debpteln Pal, H oiincil was not satisfied with’ the any, or elsewhere, ghd ghe establish. llanlen¢_ ln the l-eglznagion of Sil- y the contract was being fulfilled, ment of siich mutually helpful insti- John Macdonald. On this date in d embarked in a llgllilllg SCll¢Ul€ Of tations here would do very much to 1 their 0Wn. The POWGF Plant Will be develop the resources of the country. 2; ciitzd ir; She tpursrl;il)i(g0 stixion, and There is! too littlz co-operation nlvemnly nl tllphsllrl-nndell lll (_;_,ll_lel-81 p CS ima 1? H . ~ IB COD' among our armers. 'l‘ ere are many Burgoyne, who a marc e w an lol” will he ln-otecthd hy the lim- ently expected that the saving to ways in which, if organized, they B the town by the new system will pay could promote each other’s welfare 0 r the installation of the plant in and the welfare of the whole pro- 0 r l That unrestricted reciprocity would t e of advantage to all the Provinces in - P . . __ ' fo WI" fic l|)l.ll|llSl'l¢¢l 0l'l Tll¢8d8y the regular money lenders, could be ffresentatives of these governments hen began experiments in sf_e¢1mnk_ USU! . ~ made perfectly safel from a' business n Advcrlisms p|¢|3¢ noi: standpoint. Mone`y\for the develop- 0| in hp" pp ment of our resources and_fh¢ gm. set forth in a resolution passed by __ _ tp h _ k _ pth d_ ¢3¢ ¢ 8 pppvpmepp ol property ppppld pe lzliiie conference. Such was the begin- ““° *mil ° °ll°l` 0 DH 00 ` 'W i H available at any time, and means to me t ,adn ll l ll ll p tp S the Dominion" was the opinion l’ ng of the new reciprocity move- T n, g a y a en p y e on. John A. Macdonald moved his estigste the Canadian Pacific mat- r presented its report, which re- 878 the new Conservative ministry h rmv from Canada with the desisn posed amendment uhm ocwbcr ist, f cutting off New England from the 1 ther colonies. at Saratoga in 1777. will he prohlhitea between April ist __“'_`*-_ and November lst each year. CHURCH BELLS RING AS GUIDE To MISSING PRIEET' of foxes for sale as breeding stock roduction of “Bessemer steel." His EllPlUH£ Ill Wllll FUXES 'as formed, with Sir John Macdon- into the Legislature recently by Hon. ld as Prime Minister- It in l-he Hn' Duncan Marshall, minister of agri- g, with the ultimate result of the vention won for him fame and for- his year marks the centenary of ir Henry Bessemer’s birth. He was orn in England, but was of French uguenot descent. Sinc‘e his pioneer ll] HE PIlllH|ll|l[|] EDOMONTON, Oct. 15.- A bill to mend the Game Act was introduced ulture, and read a first tiiiie. Ante- 917, and the capture of wild foxes During the past. year the capture it is feared he may have lost his lifes hunting trip, taking two dogs, but him since, and the dogs have not re- at. work, but so far without avail. KILLED SHOOTING IN ADIRONDACKS WATERTOWN, N. Y., Oct.. 14-Two shooting fatalities occurred in thc_ Adirondacks yesterday. Warren , Briggs, aged fifty, was killed by his companion, Grover Spencer. Briggs was driving a deer toward Spencer. He was not in the line of Spenccr's fire, but the bullet bit a rock, was de- flected and struck Briggs in the ieart. Tile accident occurred near Collins Mills. Robert Shore Dlirkc, while shooting l near his home, was killcd by the dis- charge of his gun, -He had a doublci barrellcd shot-gun and had Shot :i coon. I-le ran to the animal and gun. The oth barr exploded. _ _ llias been very extensive and 't is L“'iI{E_BE(" uiglgtsloggp; iegeitglzr stated that the number uf luxcsllias _ _ _ _ eio c. a . arter is broad. covering a multi- counsel. The Farmers Institutes ppp peep mlpplpg for p few dpln pnn tiide of contingencies the Council ever dreamt of, trouble is brewing Much more might, he dom-_ He left Bersimis the other day on u been seriously depleted. mer the young foxes are very easy to take and a litter of pups can be dug out of their hole without mucli trou- nothing has been heard or seen of p the rush to secure foxes for breed- The bells of the church have been ang purposes an kinds of mms have kepi ringing and a search party is lamp. wplpp have practically pu ,ppm et value, as well as cross foxes and silver and black foxes being taken. prevent the exportation of live fox- es, except those bred on fox furms in meeting of the agricultural commit- tee yesterday, but as this woull op- erate against the trlipper who was able to get live foxes in his traps and would he tantamount to giving the breeder a bonus over the trapper the suggestion did not meet with :lp- :imcndment foxes muy be captured during the winter but at this time they can only be caught singly as tbl-. young have left the nests mid struck nt it with the stock of the "re “ble to look alter th°m5“l"""~ and a trapper who finds a black fl-x ill his traps will be able to niarlteiz 'During the spring and curly sum- le on the part of their cnptor. lil een taken, large numbers of red WILL NOT INJURE ']‘ll.-\l’i'i*lR. A provision in the Game Act to Alberta was suggested at the iroviil. Under the new pmpolied . , ‘F L, Men’s alncoats Made in England \/Vheii looking for ai thoroughly reliable raincoat one that will l e waterproof under all conditions and one that will do you a grod long service, com: here and look over our stcck. Our raincoats are "Madr- _ er cl J PRESIDENT YUAN’S NARROW ESCAPE. LONDON, Oct. 14.-A Pekin de- spatch to the Daily Telegraph says that Chen, Chief of the Pekin mount- cd police, was executed yesterday. Chen was arrested October 10th, during the ceremony of inauguration of Yuan Shi Kai ns President of the Republic. He confessed that southern rebels had bribed him to make an at- tempt to assassinate Yuan Shi Kai. as the President was taking the oath of office Precautions for the protection of medical schools and hospitals thro- ughout the country, .Q_--__-._i. ::Oilve Oil is one of the prime ln' gradients for first-plnss salads and can be used in thousands of ways in superior cooking. But you must have the olive oil pure or results will not be nearly so satisfactory as they should be. Our olive oil is i-hc purest and best obtainable. sent on direct from the refineries of Italy. Two sizes 30c and 60c a bottle. The MacKinnon Drug Co., Corner Great George and Kent Sts.» Mtl. Yuan Shi Kai lmve been redouhlcd. lflfell 0f living Oli Bfllt DOYK Bild thi i; they should be given every opportun- , '_' ' "_, ' _, __ 4 " , ity of getting fresh meat. i V ..i=;'ri-inn nay » onsnavsn _ A l,,_,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,l,,g n,cld,,,,, ,,.,,,, ,.e_ , P aosros Mass oct is - -'Ether ‘;“§‘_,cl'l‘ °°“‘§'§°“°“ “",“‘ ““’ ““‘°‘°l‘° ’ °’ ' ‘ ‘P 0 on. was sa d that li num- DH ," tll l li - th lv __ ___ lip _ frnguxtliosevcnl c§__':_'_l "B“_:_l:| bu of people had succeeded in keep- c n c n o as 1 p ailaesthetic in surgery, was obscrvcdlzllli :;_;l25§lsl“1aI_)_$;'§ “Qld t:“t at the Massachusetts General Hospi- y n ne B ‘ tal today in Dursuance of an annual :ES lilliseglgger p of tllile Des anteicfpn t d _ _ y li oun ed Police- i:'“°"" ":.“‘z.“.‘;‘“ f. 1:25111? “li -~~~ -1 was o . , , Thom-as Norton of the Hospital stall l):_l:_(;ph;(lil_l?et Jpztgiggfs €':_:;'°é1__e l‘i"Ttl _ Y l’.‘§,f°'.`.'.?°.‘,‘..‘3§.1"3Y.l&“1’i.2"1l,lll’§l§. §',‘,;§,'f,_',§_‘,§,_ ,jg °g°i vffi f° we me of ether. The anniversary exercisesl The pplplppotlgxe a°t';§‘ l today were attended by many physi- from plpptern Ga____d came ";P?rt°_‘i clans and surgeons of wide promlin- ppeptly tppepculur _ms als” _'l_;’_____ all” enpc' mcmding representatives Ol are more liable to tuberiii ar infeecy his prize alongside the breeder :sho grows “blacks." ”"1`he protection of foxes was strong- ly advocated in the agricultural coni- mittec of the Legislature by Peter Gunn, M. P., Lac. Steh Anne. .ANTELOPE EASY TO TAME. A motion in favor of the season for antelopc being left north of the' U.P.P.., main line was defeated. This' motion was made in the interests of farmers in newly settled parts of the country. J. A. McColl, Acadia, tion than Western cattle, wills exp;-eg. sed by several members of the agri- cultural committac oi the Legisla- ture. yesterday. . The committee decided that it was advisable that a tuberculin fest be introduced, but as the matter of ley- ing down regulations concerning the health of live stock comes within the jurisdiction of the federal govern- ment ft was decided to request the Hon. Duncan Marshall to move a re. solution in the Legislature asking the Dominion ` government to pass Fi tym RAIN COATS Offering at PA TON ’S A At 20 p.c. off the i-_, '» 1 I r i; i l A Good Fox Prop-lisi_lia_T' ls one Thai Guarantees l The Best l’. E. I. Silvers ll Low Capitalization Ill Small Cost of Rsnching IV A Modern Ranch with experienced Care taller V Honest Management All these are obtained by investing in the Black Foxes Lid. which is 1 ffzring a limited number of Shares to increase their stock. For particulars write or phone. . K. Or l ]. A. WEBS TER. Opera House Building, Charloiieiown. 2l6o,io,i7Mlf l l J l-l" a ii Eng and and iinpolte by us di-ect. They come in two styles, the “Raglan” and “\$llesu.-.ii`ield" and at two prices ti 2.00 and $14.00 Umbrellas _ We carry a big stock in all styles and in all prices 75c_ $_f.oo, $1.25, $i.5o up io $5.25. MacLELLAN BROS. 2116 io-i5\i3i. claiming that the farmers had got. 1 A- ~ --A 1 legislation making resolutions ap- plicable througbout the Dominion ln regard to tuberculosis in cattle. Gel lhe l Y Healing Slove Here _ - We can off.-r you sm e _ superiorv.1liies in go“d heat- ing stoves. _Oni lille is nom- 'v plete, :~llov.ing siovee in all Sizes and styles priced mpg reasonably Call in and look over ille i line. Fennel! & Chandler _4 l Victoria Row \,,_, _,___ L--5,, , _ p l l \ a . -la Bun. .rp th. “me the *ond ov” Iflii £0 \Il0;ll¢ |l¢\|l'YO billy; 65 , _ _ The Shoe Men