_,-,.._._._. _ -> m-s-v - announce-nonpartisan. J-I. lllhlillllarlaneetat nit nuiunrltinwiiniiiiiuiiii Ins-nets. linu- anl Pnbllahin e litter. V . founded! filly 1) USU flfl no: you (‘Illicit ta nlvnlee la ll advance. ‘o. t0 lJ-LA- iuii ma» 01:‘- “I'm. ‘ ._.__ FRIDAY, AUGUST 1s, 1922. r I , a "m: ave-Emotions 1 “alt lrgenerally taken for grant- ‘iumers in provide good business ior them. We have ltelmers of the Can all that all the vacant seats will lldlllll Melullllllle Mam“? m M" be filled by Conservatives. Liberals who Even llop this trade and to place lht" '1' ma ‘cnannorrrsrown GUARDIAN , By “in Way l By Q resolution adopted at 1110 meeting of the N.S. and l’. E. l. Board oi the Dominion Retail Merchants Association the income tax was condemned na au annoy- ing and uncertain tax, resting un- fairly on all ‘classes receiving sal- aries." 'l‘he resolution was moved by M.r Doyle. and seconded byrlltr. s.a. McDonald, and when!" an investigation of this tax. The op- inioii that the income tax is au- noying and uncertaip and that it were “lslrumental! price Ofiipassengerfiratcs at a figure la inducing candidates to accept, which would suit the purses ofths nominations admit this. As a msvemisrnnin Ind doubly any Cnnndn tor of polisy, lt is quite natural {or the Liberal party to show fight; to let the elections go by default would be an admission ot defeat, provided a. candidate was at all available, .'l‘here will therefore-be a con- test lu every constituency, Con-l Iervatlves are warned not to be In oversanguine as to ncclect going to the polls and casting their ballot, The Liberal party, what is left of it, is wide awake and thoroughly organized. They will leave no stone unturned that would help qr‘ their seats. They have no excus- tbem win some but our government has" laid up our steamers and left (the bust-- ncss in the hands oi the monopo- lists, We preach the necessity oi inducing immigrants to come to Canada; we appoint commission- ers and immigration agents. we publish columns and even vol- umes regarding the grl-at oppor- tunities ln (‘anada but as long as ‘the cost of coming is prohibitive. so long will we look lu vain tor immigrants. STAMP TAX ON RECEIPTS Among the resolutions passed at the recent meeting oi the N. to offer for the methods by which they won the lion; they they are still i else’ last general have not repented» defiant and slilll Claim lhcy had no other alterna- UVB; they could have resigned in l! 1'10")’ if they found on assuming power that the conditions of the province were such that they could uot keep their pre-eiectlnn promises. That condilitins were not as “deplorable? as they pre-li tended they were, was evidenced by the fact that one of their first acts on coming‘ into power was to double their Had the province hPPn as badly off and own salaries. as deep in debt as they claimed, their dive into the empty trea- sury was a crime and an inexcus- anil P. E. l. Retail Merchants was one condemning as an uunec r-ssary and annoying arrangement the placing of stamps on all re- rclpts oi ten dollars and over for the purpose of raising revenue by The resolution went on to state that this taxa- tinn this government. measure would not accom- plisli the object aimed at and re- trommcntlcd that this legislation which comes into effect next Jan- llflrl’. he abolished. A recommenl ‘lotion from the convention Is in he forwarded lo the Dominion hoard of the Retailers‘ Assocla-. llnn. requesting them to take up the matter with the Dominion Government in on endeavor to able one, Their usefulness is lonlllpompnpd wim- slnce gone h)‘, it they ever pos- tively emphasized by returning all_'h" "lamp l“ on receipts their candidates to the bnsonis nficritimfled ‘*5 lllllall’ lllll 01113’ their respective families. This canim"r“h‘lll'5 bl-ll l0 farmers 811d the] best be done by everybody’ whrxlmbn" l" gllllllrlll lllllillliich I18 all- has a mm 80mg h, the pong andisales‘ receipts ln the discussion which ensued; sessed it and this can be eifec iupon the subject of the resolution?gtlpthtzxasgojhfrld ';'fg'“"xnr:ki‘;‘l:1l'rl:vit gzighhom ‘nnienue and expenditure meet." Now from foundation for a "tour." but it has 5351,00 m $40000 a yparm the m" been given oul. that tihe "manifesta- lm‘ license fees- to he taken out mms" ‘began “gm” a“ 50°" as me M the public revomw! [or 15 m Mirihoniiids moved ibtu-k into their. over the amount casting their ballot in the interest “Pel-‘lficd, Whether _ tendered over |thr~ counter, delivered to the house. of the province. '_____40§____ TH E PROHIBITIVE PRICE 1n everything we do or antler-- take to do the price is the main factor. if we have not the price we must go without. be our necd ‘ever so great. The price wanting, both be who has to sell and he who wants to buy are obliged to hold up. The one cannot buy and the other cannot sell and stagna- tlon follows. The great trouble with the world today is that it has not the price demanded‘ by those who hnvn the goods to sell. Let us illustrate, Canada needs a larger population. The popula- lion is available. Northern Europe _ls teeming ‘with the kind of popu- istion we require, with this popu lation desirous or emigrating from Icongested districts to a country where there is room and oppor tunlty to work. Canada has such room and such opportunity; more- over it needs men and women to help develop it's millions of va- cant acres. ‘of land. it's lllimitable forests, it's mines, it's industries The people who are ready to come and who would come cannot ' bs~ cause they have not the price which the trans-Atlantic ships de- mand, The excessive rates charged by the steamship companies is the largest‘ factor in the prevention oi immigration to Canada today. Only the wealthy can afford to may the price demanded and tbs wealthy are not emigrants. The overcoming of thisliiridrsnce will be one of the first steps neces- ssry if we are to got any consid- bfsble proportion of the emigrants Thom Europe. How it is going to ‘Vibe accomplished lit the problem. "flit steamship companies have a- ,‘ monopoly of the business: they what they iiirs and aye '. enough, wealthy one if [or tendered between farmerg m- a farmer and a merchant in the course of business. would require a stump to make the transaction. legal. the ordinary omis- sion ni which would be a breach of the law. in paying installments un a purchase of ten dollars and over a stamp would be affixed tn (‘Very refiellit and in the case of a farmer delivering goods to a mer- chant's warehouse and taking thi- receipt to the store ior payment of goods purchased, two stamps would be required if a second’ re ceipt were given at the store. This latter question was brought up by Mr. Giiudet of Wellington ant. tho answer in the affirmative was given by Mr. Trowern, the Domin- ion secretary. upon whose expi. nation of the working of the sci the Association acted in passing the resolution. PLEASED VISITORS lt is exceedingly gratifying to hear from visitors words of pffilgu of Prince Edward island. Proli- ably never before in the history oi‘ the province havi- there been as many visitors as we have this season and, although in many respects the weather has not been as lav ours-hie as it often has been, “h. most complimentary references are heard, on every hand. Holt-ls. the climate, ‘ithe splendid crops and the general prosperity every where ev-Ident, all come lit for their share oi praise. Many arr- hero i'or the first time and more than one’ has expressed surprise that so little is known of Prince Edward island even in our own Canadian cities. "lf your many at tractions, your healthful and lin- vigeriitlug air, your delightful drives, your splendid bathing fscl~ have the wishes oi the conventleni to’ operatcs- unfairly is widespread and general. And strangely en- ough, in this Province. which we are sometimes told has low taxa- tion we have to submit to a double portion oi income tax. ____ or for correttlng the mistakes es of being hit, but vr.-ry few, and A Liberal government introdu- made m“ lllellll-‘lls 1'93" m x916 these chant-cs consist in being in the ProvlrSelc-Treas. Department ced it here in the nineties of last century. Painful experience tells‘ how hard it is to get rid of a taxi once laid on. for the revenue it givcs is always wanted. Sn for almost a quarter of a century w», have had a provincial income tax. the only example of the kind in the Dominion. The great war brought on a Dominion income tax as a ntatter of stern necessity and‘ hence we have here a double lax on income and the load has proved a heavy one. t , The land tax also had its Ilrllii; in with -1 Liberal government and our» laid on has been tn this has increased| all these whit-ii forinur Liberal sevornl other new forms of exac-i tlnn liii-ludin! the odious tax, which like the income tax, is quite an unknown form of ‘ adi. These are the cold facts with regard to ior-n! taxation and nrlsin. And the same ltients that laid these taxes tiponi the shoulders of the people llRVH[ ltv lavish expenditure rendered its almost impossible for their sucl r-essors to remove the burden. I B. in this particul crnment has literally out- ed ‘Herod The)’ admit I ing, but the number of our farms must surely he i916 the Conservative Government liad a revaluation made at a cost of $21172 20. ernnient spent same work, and in n21 paid the assessors another for valuing the new crop of farms COO The Public Forum This column la open for the diaouaalon by ..... spand- anta of quaotlona at inten- QIL The Charlottetown Guardian aoaa not ntaaae- arily endorse the oplnlona eaproaaad by its some _ pondanta. o-oo-oo-oloe Economy I ’5ir,——0ur ‘population is decreas- increa sing. in ln 1920 the Bell Gov- 8727350 for the $909.25 either 'Lightiiiiig’s Queer Likes aim Dislikes The public has many illusions pheu; iightning. its incidence and effects. The way iishtnins nvw l5 in reality much differfllll ll’°"l “h” the aver-ass person llnnsines Fl" instance, there are superstitious against keeping in the hand any- thing of steel, even a Pellllllllll- vtu are told to keen avrnv lrvlll windows or doors through which there is a draft. The iron in tho wire ofa screen door is believed to attract iishtnins- The vicinity Boy of Catacombs Alarms Paris Again The French people are being fey- erishly agitated by a rumor that the Boy of the Catacombs is gallop ing again. Wlheu he 85110115 iIllPl-‘lllfll the vast subterranean passages un- der Paris-the old stone quarries that extend ior -miles—war is said to be coming. ‘The boy and his wagon galloped in January of 1914, and in August came the rueh of the Germans. He sulloped, according to stories and tradition, when Nap- oleon rose and fell, he galloped for or ma wok 9w” is fmbiddcn. b9. Louis Philippe, for Louis Napoleon, cause n. being "on, would ha", a and the war of 1870. And iu 1914! tendenvy m draw lightning A“ Not. only did Paris hear about the the“ ‘m’ We [unvkx generally Boy and his wagon then, ibut an ' _ actual. photograph is said to have speakmg’ Tim” are a [PW Chaim been taken oi him and it, standing still in one oi the far recesses ol‘ dll CHASE 6t the dark passages. spots give entrance. -but Paris well content to remain ground/in this particular 89611011- Chcsv Stimulation, llama. For about 200 francs, the visitor may get a Peel’ at the ioot of the staircases that 111 is above The French are noted for their 10510 "M. 9 SAN BODNS‘ SEAL BRANDTEA l" Daily Selections collection Guardian lléaileis ‘lrom the W. l. Lennon (i. lei" cost $9,979.04. 327.63. a-QQO-VQV fltliers’ View POIIIIS’ papers Pllllllllllgd licr iii whatever glory her brief tiny. The B911 Slllwllllllrllflntitoriety gives lier. Several oflhe taxes Nova Scotia papers anitounce,seem- govci1i-[ingiy as a matter of appreciable im- niriits first laiil on and iniposeihportancc, that 011011’. 0. Carroll, oi- Dllll" Carroll, is to take Mary Ellen on Pmcd States. vincial taxation elsewhere in (‘an- ed in the Opera House abplclomor "5 it is reported that a good many peo- Kllvflfll" pie went to hear Mr. Carroll lec iwlll he remembered, and the tails ill "l8 Bell El)"‘jof the cows were braided, and there Herflll" were inexplicable noises. ‘In other hot/ins words "spirits," closewnntact with at ‘isolated building or tree that offers the elcsegi clr-i-trical- connection witli the lightning. in 1920 it cost $20.- l wonder why? l aru. Sir, etc (TURIOSITY. d Few Bolt: Hit Earth _lt is said that of all the vivid lightning flashes in summer storms,‘ only one per cent. strike the earth.’ The others are confined to the sk,v._e ———to making contact with other (New York Times.) clouds. The chance oi bclug hit Whoever has interest to spare for by a falling lirii-k or bi-lflg bitten by he .\lary Elton to whom mostnews- P- mall r1011 are grllilllll‘ lllilil- b81118 gave columns- Qi‘ space 3 hit by lightning. in the United cw months ago is soon to have a. ISlatc-s. about 500 persons ‘a year chance-precious privilege ——to see,nre strut-k by lightning, or about one In every two hundred thousand. The rzntin of suicides. accidental deaths, riiiliviiy" fatalities. drown itigs, ilvath." from heat, uiid other" svurcos of mortality, is lllll(‘h larger —~frnni four to tnvcitty times as much lVhr-ii liar-lining ilucs strikc the earth. it takes tlio shortest. path. Penlznivcs, screen doors ui draft; do not have any eficct on .' the tic-l. 'l‘hcr.l is. of course, only one really suit- place, and that is a collar or dug- cut (let-p in the bowels of Aloflirur Earth Being i: ready conductor. tho mirth iinnieiliately‘ scatters hlghllllili: or any otlicr electrical current. and no 01in in it would suffer any electrical shock. l ‘o-o-ovvq-o-s MARY ELLEN. ll ll. en affectionately termed "Peachy" our through Canada and t.hc Unit- Already she ‘has appear- riin of two consecutive nights. and tin, t-.i..'*.- ure on the curious phenomena in he McDonald farmhouse that OIlIGhOW were related to Mary El- cn.‘ . There were mysterious fires, it A New York psy- Steel Frames Safe Inore than doubled the taxes. Thel-liologist thought it. worth whilcto public accounts show that inter-l est charges on our debt have iu- they all ceased on ‘his arrival, andlllllllllillii! with steel frames. thqusunrrhis conclusion was that, as in sodlrefl-I ‘lkyncraliers, ! [hfgg many other like cases, it was Mztryitliat are built on steel framework, of Ellen that bad ‘been playin crcnscd bv nearly ten dollars within the past years. That shows the value. they hate "eanmnrked" in pay interest and sinking fiiuri charges on the debt incurred for their road projects! Where is thr- mOIIPV lo come, from in carry (l1 the Ordinary pub' lir services of lill‘ country and [var H1850 charges with the nitr- Hills: rlnnlt-h-n? Where. but from still heavier taxation’! That is inovltaihle if the present mud rlni of expenditure , This year the revenue from taxes‘ w-nr-i he announced at session of the Legislature. fact. is now concealed from people Premier Bell who delivers the annual burizci and (‘ommlss loner Lea. who heads the tax- col- Thisi the litlos were better known i" life cities of (‘anada and the Unites States," salrl one visitor I11 hearing, “your island would be lill OLI!‘ ed to the capacity of your hotels? There is no douot about. this. The only reason why we have not more visitors is that our summer generally l attractions are not as known as they ought to be. This has been preached for many yfllll"! hut little has been done except through the local press to adver- tise tho lslatid abroad and the circulation abroad of the local press is limited. What we need is publicity! it. will cost something ‘but, for every dollar so expended, tens will return. We have frequently pointed out the need of a Tourists‘ Associa- tion as the only means of dev. loplngour tourist trade. Through such a medium much could be dons effectively, many things now mllllatlng against us could be corrected; Information could be given to those who seek it and the name of the province as a tourist We trust that are long such an association will he formed and that an effort will bepmsfln to develop what would unquestion- obiy be a bonanza for the pro-I V18“. m..- a, .. -. , x _ _ h 20 ‘Ham m mme mm Rm “m? gave up in dos-pair and moved away- The next safest place ‘is in '1 'l'hi~ instance, nvcstigate these happenings, but for 8 l-riiflisfaro among the safest of bililtlings, Crfldlllfll-IS reliilivéii audit-yen though they tower into ill" sky fur over any othefbuildiiigs, the This would ‘seem to be a poor, diolt of lightning. if lightning docs . sirikc, as nilght. happen, it imnin dintr-ly takes to the stool framc, ziuntetl hniusmantl that finally they? the ‘Catacombs. A ‘Parisboy, Gid- eon, sent down to plant mush-rooms, was the first to' discover the roam- ing of the ghost, and. frightened to eath, rushed up the stairway to ,‘ the street to report. An Upsettinq Discovery. One morning as be planted spor- s i‘or ‘Monsieur ‘Roupe, a musli- room dealer, he beard a rumbling roise. "Mon ‘Dieti, what can it be?" asked the i-zid. He knew it was not the subway, which was too far way to be heard. The noise was coming nearer and nearer, growing with terrific intensity, ‘It was llkuil heavy train coming in the dztrk pan"- sageways, jarring. scraping, bump- ing and echoing tlic clung of stops. As lie ran ior the stairway iotlie street. and stumbled on it, the noise pwsscti witli u tremendous. roar; there was a dark shape, and‘ a pundemioiiium of nameless noises. Gideon staggered upstairs to Mon- sieur -R,oupe’s store, and stuttered out his tale, as much as fright would lot "him. Monsieur iRoupc "Lot it's iliid out about this," he de- clared. He and a lsrave party form- tld an exploring group. ‘They des- cended into the Cntziconths from his cellar and dicgait to ‘liuiit. Found in the “Domc." but they also ltave quite a supersti- tious vein in iheirlbodies, and whenl i ring events they have had so many Wilfllkslll" buzzing around their m: FUN-NY rsttows Funny pt-oizilc here below! ears‘ [hey are justified m watching For only hear ‘em cry! m‘ “Sig”? “Praise God front whom all bless- ings flow. u. n. a. enoressons ASK But iwcp your iwnwdnr drY-y TO BE PUT IN LINE FOR PENSIONS We race for isme and worldly pull ilnnnioittcrox Aug i1.—Ai>n- “Nvillll "lilllllkllll “Heb "r ml": licwtions f1‘t)lll~§t‘\'t‘l‘i.ll Ynivcrsitiesdts lnvc vmil‘ 118181111075 515 W111‘- .. . . . , . of New Brunswick llrillellfillllli “c” . U, which ivcrc miidc to the board of] Bub-train your 1411118 011 llllll- ; ' ' z l=i llllll‘ nit-ct- ieiiglctlfiliuhftttfivioliiiirufiging that the-lGuinl hri-tlircn lill f0!‘ pciirwc we .“ ‘. " . .1 .-zll-~' applicants be placed undtr tho op I malnw w“ “w “m! mu , ‘l: .\‘-" l!‘ l,'\\'f'l(‘ "aqfltggl‘irg()il)‘t’rll(qion fir“, flirt‘LAHQ‘Hllf—~"Sll’Ulli§lllBll every fort. and was familiar witli tlic tradition of g tho ‘hr-y, and soothed his worker. “ list-once, 'l‘lii:~" would zit uni-c i-liin- innit» the majority obtlic lll'l‘»l~'l‘lll "acuity oi‘ tlit- llllll'l'l'Sll.,\', There are no street lights, no; the Catacombs. A lllilll could lio- _conic lost in five mitiuies, and \vzin-, dor until he dropped from cxlizitis-l- ltion, to die of hunger and‘ thirst, 1S0 the party took bulls ot‘ tvrine; ' and loft a string out to. mvith them, its they com-l Audit-ale their way, \ _."ind offer the/finest target i111‘ ilinionccd exploration. ‘Past crumlilinglg pillars, they went until they camc- [it] the "ilonie", the fiiblotl mot-ting- plni-e of the French rc-volutionistsj I t Conan Doyle did, and lie only told about, doings no ‘than those that put lfiiilodnnin Mills ion the map. the spirits are going to follow Mary ililllen l“ mmilmprvtfhroiigli which she is to peregrin- m». has fallen off rind a blK deficlhbs m the nnxtand by hearing Mr. Carroll relate her history with eloquence and a those electors who realize llllffkfitl, we expect verdict! ‘ Mr good Again Mary EH0“ was no, |ciriitnct to earth is provided. there Waugh, u, any "mks and lherprnrplis no (longer to persons in or near lsiie was innocent. Ai. any rate. that fill‘? lllllllllllg“ is why she l-s expected tn "draw." dl-‘erhaps she will. Sir Arthur more wonderful it is not promised that two countries about: the Those wlio visit‘ her show will warded only by the sight ut‘ her line semblance of faith. lectiiig department have been tal- king to the electors in the byc- clcclitui districts, but so fur the“; have atudiousiy avoided any refer- ence to the present condition oi‘ lhs provincial finances. They would have been ~vnlunle enough if they had nnyiliiug pleasant to tell! What is the record of the gov- ernment now uippeaiitig to tho electors for support? Doubled tux utinii with increasing dchl, litter» est charges and deficits; public utilities closcd down; nothing done or attempted to recover the provinces‘ just claims. For wlilcli of these are they entitled to crc dit? Shall their candidates be voted for because they ileceiverl the people? nr because they hrnkn every promise and pledge they tirade in 1919? Or because they and their supporters gfaihbcil ele- von thousand dollars in extra in- demnities, and salaries in 1920 Or because this has been since continued and ropPfll has ilmcn refused? We cannot ‘believe that honest sensible and intelligent electors will do this. We can nll imagine how the officials, high and low. and the prnflteors from Government jobs, will vote. Naturally they want. to iboodls of they Io turn itwziy, the party miistcrcil i-tiurage to take a llilillll-‘lllt idiom- graph, that was later rcproilui-crl itll over Franco. Thai. wagon and tho hoy were the makers 0i’ the vast array of subterranean noises, they lf those buildings were struck. the people itisiti." would never know it, evcn tliougli outsiders might see the contact. The Eiffel Tower in Paris has been hit many tiincs. but has never been ilzuitagnd because it is steel. W'hii" lightning takes the shortcut coitrso. n house on a hill is niucli more in danger of ‘being hit than one in u hollow. A low house in a valley is immune. Wood, stone, brick and stucco houses arc all equally lialil»: to be struck, and. if struck. to ho damaged, because the materials in them are poor conductors. when lightning strikes a poor ctrnductor. ll heats the elements and shatters it. Then a fire starts if the lllal- crlal is inflammaiblc. The hark may be ripped oft’ a tree by tlii: sudden expansion ofair cells, or tho clothing or shoes ripped off a pcr sun in the patili of a ‘bolt. Any up-_ right o-hject is n ibctier target than the i-tir surrounding it, A house, barn. tree or other projection from the earth's surface is‘ a better CUil' riuctor than so much empty i-ipacc All buildings ‘with tall chimneys. stceples, or high roofs are most susceptible, unless they have steel frames. the Catacombs was confirmed. ‘Phat ilmforc the year was out Prussian hordes were marching against Alsuive-Ilorrain-c, Nancy, Longwy, Verdun and the Argonne. Royal Bones In Box. Wliai ls this strong tradition? When the famous revolution took place, mobs of the common people sacked the royal vaults at St. Denis, They packed together, with n fine contempt, the bones of Fmnct-‘s kings. "What Sllilll we do with them?" someone asked. The answer was found in the suggestion that they be put down in the Catacombs. That was where the early revolu- tionists motto plot out. their agitat- tion and schemes against the royal litiiisc. So the ibones of il<‘rzinc.o's royalty wero dumped into an old packing case and curled to the “dome," the meeting plaice of the conspirators. There sonicmie set it on a quarry roller, mid motlcllctl out of cement the figure of 2i work- ing boy, typical 0i‘ the mosses of Paris. He mudc the figure graspilic tongue of tlie quarry wagon and loft it there, to die forgotten. Tlio lmy and the wagon have guule merry in the Catacombs since then, and have Dangerous Places. The t-laces of real danger oi.- lllllflel‘ a solitary trco in the llllllfllt! or n. finld. Beneath a hanging lamp with metal (iflfllllil to thr- ceillng is dangerous. To stand bc- twecn irwo metal objects. such ziii a stove and kitchen riulintor, i.-: also dangerous, because lightning will Jump more readily from oiii to the other than go through cou- ductors of greater resistance. On the average, however, one part of a homo is about as‘ safe as another. There is no particular use in lying between the folds oi a feather bod, ter, by rolling about with unearthly noises. Monsieur Roupc and ‘his party caught the wagon and boy in their recognized position, ‘but who, liking a ghost‘ story, will refuse to believe that on an emegrency, they do not do their traditional duty oi warning Paris. The old kings, whose illlfl courses down to earth witlioiii._Thorc was the vragon. iliid 1111'] iiumugg Ari in"; as... q-uiflkl guiwilflioy" at its ‘head, holding" the" tongue, Afraid to look, and afraid ' ivere sure, and the old trailltion of city on regular staple boots marked ways, no well-used paths in , l We never make anniver $3.90. ‘lhis lot will all be g never be replaced. i i l ll l f o rds. l H‘ fl Headquarters for Holep Lest‘ You Forget Let Us Remind You That Goifs promise to meet all lowest prices quoted inthls for yourself. . .- . . » H‘ 1'1“; wall, fllljll-lqlltfltlrigtlfi b:‘tlXll‘ll"l.r.\'t-ii‘l)lu iltfliltlrtliLvf Anti kllPll your iwwrlnrjlry- that ihi- uni\"i~r.<it_v cziinc within hm“ I'm’ llltl scope til‘ iiiv .ict its ti ptilillt: ________¢.;___. school liwtiriitlrn. Aiititlicr llllllll ~..ii;_»ii,iiii_\-" r0315 \\'lill the sin-t" CORRECTED, ifiirntioii tliiii ialigilili- ieiittlii-rs —~—---~ under tho moaning of‘ iliv iii-ii l<‘.'itliui"—lf you wiini to tmnkc it must be tlii- holders oi‘ ii ti-uclicrslliit, my son, you ntiisl. strike out‘ Son ~Ynii'rc mixed in your buse- ‘bull talk, dud; if you strike out you I can't make il. hit. .0. and shoes. sary sales. We don't have to, for our prices are always 5951-} Do you want a pair of our $700 Mill's Hill. 5W" l“ and ,may one in a day or two 20'per cent. off all our already low priced men's ox- 20 per ccntnto 5O per cent. off all women's and child- ren's white oxford}, tics. straps, etc. New goods arriving daily and always priced at the lowest margin of profit possible. roof Hosiery. LOFF BROS. LTD. Willi! in January, lill-i, it is said, and " heralded every great war, or disssq Last Wee away down. has disappeared. bones are in the wagon, mustcare for their beloved France. no matter what or who may "he the rulers thereof. r hiding in a closest or slinking into a dark corner. The only safe plnco is in the cellar, $11111", isolated pieces of iron are not attractors orf lightning. iSome golfers might throw ‘away their steel sticks. bu’. when they do that they show ig- norance of the way lightning acts What the current in a bolt wants Superstitions Are Many. Already through ‘France the story is spreading again. The villages lnl pay, and that they have fncou do- ceived and duped by fsifhloss self- ssoktng public men whose rflriit nhlect was to line their own a iliilierent r _ l- contact with the ground. the Pyrennes have beard it._. is there is an easy, short pnih to the earth, more wsr ahead for France’! The and ttwlll nnt deviate to touch nn insulated or lsolmtod piece of iron metal that does not offer a good overseas visitor who wants to pene- trate the Catacombs finds it dlfllv [cult to get any French guide who will go ntorofltlian a few steps into k of the SMOKE SALE Saturday ends this big sale of Men’s Wear and to make this week the best one we are cutting prices Plenty of goods left to choose from. None damaged and the smoke smell ONE THIRI) OFF ONE QUARTER OFF (Sxgcoats Shirts Trousers Glwes Raincoats Suspenders - Underwear (jollars Felt Hats Quit Cases ._ Sweaters ksBags Ncckwear Caps’ etc. Shop Today and Save Money OPEN EVERY EVENING“ . A. BRUCE 158 Queen St.