. Two rats were can ht and one of _. ~ V-"-'i’l;¢_`_~_Unie|\' Jack 1 V of hunting, ' I so -. 'igllpolored ras. _Yet b|,v'p_ died for its honor .theta blood for :nel 1t's e _god with the cross of St. =An¢lmf» r _ Which at old, 8cotlsnd's heroes -shave led; It carries the cross of St. Patrick. Fel; which lreland's bravest have ,- led. ‘ Joined with these is our old English ensign, - Britons conquer or die, but ne’er yield. _ It ilutters triumphant o'er ocean. As free as the _winds-and the waves: And; 'bondsmen from shackles un- loosened , _ 'Neath its shadows no l0nK9l‘ 9-l'° slaves. It floats over Cypress and Malta, ‘ 0’er Canada, the Indies, Hong Kon8:` Land. Britons, where’er their ils¢'s HY' ing I Claim the rights which to Britons belong. iWe hoist it to show our devotion. To our King, to our country, and laws; - * It’s outward and visible emblem 0! advancement and LibertY’B cause. You may say it's an old bit of bant- ins. You may call it an old colored rag. But Freedom has made it majestic, And time has eunobled the iiag. ms iN MANITOBA Efhrtl to Stamp Out Pests Which - Cause immense Losses _ The Deputy Minister of Agriculture for Manitoba estimated the damage done by the brown rat at a million, dollars a. year. According to the rc-| port of the government inspectors, the rats in the province move in a radius 0. dit:-1-n miles each yeal'. A fe\v years ago the Department produced a 'virus that it was thought would elimin- ate the pest. There was quite a con- siderable amount of interest at first, and many applications were made for the virus. Thousands of rats were destroyed by its use. But, by and by, the public interest lagged. At Gretna, Mr. J. J. Golden con- ducted some interesting experiments in order to determine the amount of food a rat would consume per day, and, st the same time to test the virus. A number of rats were caught alive in the traps and fed, and, while the amount of food consumed val-lcd, Mr. Golden demonstrated beyond parad- venture of a doubt the efficacy of the virus in the following manner: S them received an injection of the virus. Within two days it died while the other rat, not having been pro- vided with food, proceeded to devour its dead comrade. Within twenty- four hours it had consumed all ot' the dead rat, with the exception of half an inch of the tail, and it succumbed, within a few hours, to the poison which had been injected into the other rat. Among other interesting experi- ments, Mr. Goléen found that the rats, while mainly confining them- selves to the cities and towns, made frequent visits into the fields and de- stroyed quantities of grain. Near the southern border of Manitoba a far- mer found sixteen rats in a shock of corn in the spring, which demonstrat- ed that this colony had lived in this particular place throughout the win- ter, and had fed upon the grain and the cornstalks. Working' For Jim Hill One of the pioneers in the develop- ment of the northwest tells a story illustrative of the great prominence ol James J. Hill in the early days of thi building of railroads and settlement 0 the northwestern states. The story i. of a Swede attending a revival meet ing of the old-fashioned kind, one in which the revivalists excited the emo tions, got the converts shouting, and resorted to personal exhortation. The Swede sat stolid, while hall’ of the audience was weeping, confessing, or shouting hallelujah. One of thr- preachers tried a personal appeal. ",Work for the Lord!" he shoutcd. "Come forward, Ole! Come forward. .'Won't you work iw the l..ord'."‘ "Naw," drawled the Swede lmpns~ slvely. "Aye dank not! Aye ban got good yob by Yim Hill." 0lD QUEBEC ‘f < __ ‘ Bestonnsls lnvsven Rsesllad by Find- . Inq _gf Qebs ’s_ Expeneg. Boehm >-- ' __ ‘ Mr. Thomas 0'Leary. assistant librarian st the Chateau de Bamesay, Montreal, unearthed a very interest- ing document,_tbe “Expense Book of John' Halstead, Coinmisiary "under Benedict Arnold, before Quebec, 1775- 76.” lt consists of the manuscript expense book of the Commissary un- der Benedict Arnold when in com- mand at Quebec after the death of Montgomery. It is a pocket memon andum, measuring three and one halfl by four, and one half inches. The, entries commence 8th February,`1'l7ti and end May 17th, 1776. They go to show that large sums of money were disbursed for the purchase of beef and other supplies, and that, to give the lnvader his due, he paid his way, to this extent at least, and did not' live at the expense of the inhabitants, as it may possibly have been assumed. The little book is in excellent con-1 dition, when it is remembered that it was with dllllculty that the Amer_ica_n_ soldiers at Quebec took even their bodies back. The wonder is that`the book should have survived the perils and dangers of that unfortunate ex- pedltion. But, more wonderful is the fact, that the book should have found its way back to the very locality at Quebec, where it had been in 1775, and then to the Chateau de Ramezay, the headquarters of the Continental army in 1775-76. " Although this account of purchases of provisions for "Les Bostonnals," ls- uameless as to signature, it can be no other but that of John, Halstead, a Quebec rebel. lt gives the names of his comrades \vho were no doubt chased out of Quebec with him by Lieut.-Governor Cramahe and General Carleton. According to Historical Document .\'c. S, of the Literary and Historical Society of Quebec, John Dyer Mercier and John Halstead. two citizens of Quebec, purchased in the year 1774, a water lot on the rivcr St. Lawrence, undcr Cape Diamond at Quebec. On this they constructed a wharf 130 feet long, and in the fall of 1775 put up the frame work of a strong warehouse. The invasion ol the Bostonnais stop- ped the work of construction by the hurried flight of Messrs. Mercier and Halstead, who were rebels. The former seems to have been a partic- ularly trusted friend of Arnold, who sent him a letter on the luth October, 1775, from Di-.ad River by the hands of an indian named Aeneas, inform- ing Mercler of his coming with 2,000 men to attack Quebec, and requesting him to forward provisions and sup- plies to thc Chaudlere river. For- tunately this letter was dellveredto Lieut.-Governor Crnmahe. exit from Quebec, if Cramahe’s pro- clamation of 13th September had not already done it. However, nothing more was hoard of Mercier until the end of the war, when he petitioned the Governor through his agent, chenaux, for the return of his property. Nothing was heard of the two rebels until 1784, when they jointly laid claim to their property, demanding from the Government rent for its use since they abandoned lt; also com- pensation for the frame work of the store which Carleton had used for construction of batteries, etc., behind the Hotel Dieu, St. John`s and St. Louis gates. ' They claimed $1,200 damages nom the Government but the final award, made after a long delay in 1797, was $4,425, from which the Government deducted the total cost of the im- provements to the property, $3,885, leaving to Halstead and Mercier, a balance of $440. ' < ‘ Starving In Big City A" Starving to death, Napoleon Lemay, a 19-year-old lad, was dlscovered'in a box car in the Montreal railway yard. He was in a pltlable state oi wretchedness and almost dead. An officer saw him enter the car, where the boy said he expected to die. His parents live in the United States. In the police court he~told~ alter, rlble tale of suffering to Judge Iano tot. He said he could find no work and had been living on bread crusts. lint for two days he had been unable to flnd a single scrap of food. "Do what you will with me," he cried, “only give me a bite to eat." The Aborigines of Australia The aboriglnes of Australia arc oi’ n distinct race from that which in- habits the Indian Archipelago, and are black, with some slight varluy of shade from brown-black to jet. Their hair is curly, but is not the crisp wool of the negro. Their faces are well developed broad -at the base; their lips less protruding than those of the negro. Their bodies are deficient in muscularity and strength, but are capable of great endurance. Il. is said, that they readily adopt European habits. These natives seldom build huts or other fixed dwellings, but use as a shelter a strip of bark or a large bougln- The Australian abor- igines are said to be rapidly decreas- ing in number, and it is thought that many years will not elspse before they are extinct. - industrial Japan I Japan each year produces more than 260,000,000 bushels of rice, nearly 60,000,000 pounds _vfstes and more than 86,000,000 ponhds of silk. ` ` , ,,¢,i.__._J»._-i-.-_¢ ' Flying sleyele ' A Massachusetts inventor has been granted s patent on a plane carrying bade, by which he believes it is p ` ibls to dy through the air. - A sm vehicle A three wheeled cab. invented by a London csbman halt s century ago, still is in use, the claim being made that it never has been ove~"urned. Steel Hydreplsne hydroplane built in Belgium of instead of wood attained s speed miles sn hour; . » A ,'-,yea The old judge was much affected ,hy the sight. There was only one lthlngs he could do and he fined the llnd one dollar or two days in jail. \ Snails for Food in Favor l Snails are not as a rule looked upon las luxuries outside of France. The average Englishman regards gm-den worms with ropugnance. Yet in Bris- tol there is n large and growing trade done in edible snails, and shellfish dealers are clamoring fog more than |U\@Y can possibly obtain. There are between thirty and forty shops in Bris- tol where cooked snails may be bought, ` but such is the demand that in the near future snails may become the luxury of the rich. Ot course. the eating of snails is an acquired taste, but the habit of eating them, according to Bristol folk, seems to grow rapidly once the repugnnncc to making a be ginning is overcome. Walk on Air Pneumatic soles and heels which may be easily attached to and de. tached from shoes are an English in. vention. Progressive Farming A progressive farmer uses an elec- trio motor to run a fodder cutter and a blower to blow the cut fodder into a silo. _ Kites Lift a Msn The French army has developed a system of kites to lift a msn into the air when the wind irtoo strong to use dirigible balloons or aeroplanes. Musical instruments composed prin- cipally of wood suffer more from tho climate in india than any other wood- en structures. stone's. _._ ,...°'r. GORDON was 1s_=aaa_rdlaa “mt in Montague. His__o%e_,pl;_pne in 18 and l‘e8ldG'D$0»Dh9|X¢,.. .. » ,.'.. .;..,_,v ...°TI-IE MORNING DAILY Guar- dian can be obtained at H. J. Ma- b0n'a Drugstore; Souris. _,,°sUBSCRIBERS should renew a week or two before the time they have paid for has expired and thus not miss an issue, as all papers are discontinued promptly on expiry date. _ _ ` - ____ ‘ ...‘COAL ARRIVAL.-The Abana in charge of Captain McCarthy and the »Beatrice,_ with 1 Watson O’Harro in command, arrived in Souris on, Fri- day with .cargoes of coal. The A-bana is diseligfrging at the Railway wharf and the,jfl3_eatrice at the wharf of Msmiewla McLean oo.- .2.*lJ0§'S,'1‘ERB.-'A visitor to Fair- field says that there was an-excellent catch `of`. lobsters there on Thursday. This isia great encouragement to the fishermen, especially on "thc north side, and several good catches are earnestly hoped for before the end of the season! From Saturday‘s Evening .Guurdian. LADY Sybil arrived in Souris from Picton at 5.15 Thursday evening. She had on hoard twenty passengers and a small amount of merchandise.-’ ,..'Tl'tADER ARRIVES.-The Swan- sea Trader arrived in Souris on Thursday on her way to Charlotte- town. She had a general cargo of merchandise on hoard.-*_ ..*SERIOUS ACCIDENT-Mr. JRS- Sheehan, New Zealand, met with a rather serious accident on Thursday evening. While working on the break- water he had the misfortune to he struck by a heavy hammer. It was reported last evening that his leg was badly injured.-*. '_ ...°SOURIS BASEBAIII. . Club has been organized for the season of 1913, and is rapidly advanclng.~ Several new players are trying hard to qua- lify. The team is already in good conditibn and is willing to accept a challenge from any island team, the said challenge to be addressed to The Guardian Agent, Souris.-*. -Ma James Mcnondia, Lime Pond, was to Souris on Frlday.’ ...*lVirs. McCarthy, Morcll, was a This probably accelerated Mercier's EASTER" PERS9-“RLS ‘ ~DE-if-v-an-to r- to Souris-yesterday.-*. ...*Mr. Allan McDonald, Rock Bur- ra, was to Souris Saturday.” ...°Mr. John MrDonald, Bear Rivcr, was in Souris Thursday on a busi- ness trip.-'_ ...*Father Stephan McDonald, St. Dnnstnn's College, was a visitor to Souris Friday. He returned to the city on Saturday* ...*Miss Loretta Doucett, Cardigan, and Mrs. Ingerham, Portland, Maine, are visiting friends near Souris, the guests of Mrs. Sylvester Gallant! ...'Mrs. Daniel Feeban, St. Margar- ets, was a visitor to Souris Friday, returning to her home in the after- noon.° _ ...’Tbe following are registered at the Sea View Hotel, Sourisn-W. E. Laulton, Halifax; T. C. Edgett, Charlottetown; John Maloney, Rog- ersville; H. T. Townshend, Rollo Bay; A. G,, McDonald, ,Montague; Daniel McGr"eg,0l‘,flV_Iontague; J. A. McDonald, Cardigan; H. L. Cotton, Charlottetown; H. S. Stewart, Char-_ lottetown; S. F. Hodgson, Charlotte- to‘wn`; B. _ McEachern, Charlottetown; M; C. tGumon, New York; J.T. Mun- lt, Charlottetown! From Snturday's Evening Guardian. ...‘iVlr. A. Leslie, Montreal, arrived in Souris yesterday.-*. ...‘Mr. James McCormack, Souris, was _a passenger to Elmira Thursday.. ._~ ~. ._ J. B. Gaudet," Miscouclre, was 'a passenger to Souris yesterday. _s » ._.-__ ...\Mr. Hugh McIntyre, Charnwood, arrived Thursday on a short; visit to Souris.--°. _ ...°Mr. Angus McK'lnn.on, Souris, was n passenger to Elmira on Thurs- day cvcnlng where he intends to sltentl u few days.-°. .._'Mr. Ewart Wightman, son oi Rev. F. A. Wlghtman, Souris, arriv- ed on the Lady Sybil Thursday from Lawrencetown, N, S,--'_ . __.__ \ ...°Mr. and Mrs. ` Joseph Steele, wlsre visitors to Fairheid on returned to their dian ihad becaii,xe.a,.,s_iav.e to strpng drink, .Cash map twenty ave ...vrnn motvraoum enum rex oo. has for sale twenty ;_»;.ug» _msgs dar: blue texas. is-gist.: ..."l‘EA. The date oi Bt. Ma.ry’s Thursday, July 17th, to Wednesday, July 16th. Trains will run fro-n Charlottetown and Summeraide 620M3i w .°Messrs H* C Mixner, Stamford and Luke Chafe Roseblanch, arrived n Souris on the Lady Sybil Thurs day evening and are registered at the Sea View Hotel- .___- Roxhury, arrived in Souris 'I‘h.ursdaY- Mr. McCormack has been called home by telegram, to the bedside of hls` mother, Mrs. John McCormack, who in dangerously ill.--°. .,.°The following registered on Thursday, at the Sea View Hotel, Tea. Souris, has been changed from After 1 . t,l .- I - ‘tb O d D. Lockcy, Bridgetown, N.- S.; H. 0. Mixner, Stamford, _Ct.;. Luke Ohliie. Roseblanch; A. Leslie, Montreal.--’.~ Beware of 0intm¢nisforCai`arr|\.\ that Contain Mercury as mercury will sureiv destroythe sense o smell ‘and completely :ference ,tue- whole system when entering it!-N'0\l.itlh the mucous surface. Such articles shou d never be used except on prescriptions from renutabie physicians. Bethe 611111126 they will tio in t.e_n fold tothe good _yuyu fri °°°°.5"’~ “°"":..li‘:.i°...‘l'.r’t ‘i-“".“ .narrn ue mn. . . ilhsney dz Jo.) Toledo, 0., contains _'- directly u on the blood and mucous sun, faces of Phe system. In builnz l:lnll‘s Uatarrh Cure be sure Yiilf #H5 t5¥”ll\\|"”~_ It is taken internally anime ein Teleflo- Qllnf? by I*‘.)_J._,il,he|_u.;y~.\'t Ultutimcn- . its ree. ' "‘ ' riold bv "rug inte.. Price 7.ic per bottle 'p,;,0 Hams family Pills ior .constioa ¢i0ll» ... | . ;,_-,¢, , nz. ,|.~,. ~, .ny the r¢l;~_l_,’_'§’,‘_1_»/il. » _1>_1_¢l2'é_y,_§of_sélkirlt, Manitoba, Uolrrneifiy aH_l"\10lli`¢.€__l"1VI,19"_ slonary to 'tl.\e, YL_lk0l1_. ... ' " selltn-lr.; ‘May zach; 1904; Dear Dr. Mc'ifa_ggnrt1 . . _ "I would give all that Lpossess ln. the \vol'ld,,if,»,you,,conlL,i_,bring me _to the end oi,,_i,hls, roadul,-am. i1raVei,1li,18.,". said an in_obrlat_c`,,-. to me__gne._nig~ht_ wlllen I ollered to accompany him to the end of his street. _ He was.a msn of excellent qualities, with a good business, a comfortable home an<‘.`.a..promising§ family, but he and the end. seemed inevi_tably_draw- ing neur._,My ,heart was_,`s_ore' for him. I prayed with him and for bin;-wjhat. more could I do? That night my rnlaii contained a pam-phlet` regarding treatment of in- ehrntes by Dr. Mctraggnrt, of.Toronto At any other time I would have thrown it.in the w._aste.paper basket, but tne _thought of my' friend-was than uppermost in my mind. Ovn glancing at' the first cover, my accompany A, _ “ J . " " I ` ` so Ie ...’Mr. and Mrs. 'J.. D. McCormack. tn".-V B Souris:-J. B. Gaudet, Miscouche;__W. _.jI” 01' Inext leading the le e would Next ria..'¢ if he fully 1 was might a week 0 That rn lcating li G1' After im-. `in general In a was so w_ell_bhat_ he wantpd 1 spoke, `to`8 number oi ein- ployers a-bout him. and told them of his reformation. but th¢Y only s_miled at _ply optimism. One man, however, not atotal abstainler himself, said: bei.; mercury and is taken intérnhlly."‘»'ct1n;' .»;}we,',v ;u________wants to quit he `oug`hi:' have a chance.” He gave him work. Soon it became evident t.hii_t,_.helfwas a new man and he was .offered A position of responsibility, which he has filled with eminent suc- cess. .Hel is now a respected and wor- thy member of society, and he in-` sists s_,t_r'pngly that the men under him _must be§`tem`peratel ' _To my personal knowledge more than a tlozen other men have taken Dr. Mc'l]_agge.rt’s treatment. A few of these- were only half-hearted; they welll-dn't take it _,reg1ularly, or they :did not -complete it, and continued to cultivate the old ei-il' company. These few .werii improved but not cured. I have carefully observed as lar as in my power and have made every poss- ible inqiiiry about each man I knew of. taking the Cure, and, so far as I can lealin, every man who faithfully followed the directions, and complet- ed the course, was perfectly cured, and has, stayed cured, The ilew cases of failure referred to only prove what Dr. McTaggart in- sists 0n` very strongly, namely, that 'unless a man is really desirous of giving up the use of strong drink n'o mcdlcine can cure him, or at least; the cure will only be temporary, and as the 'Doctor unequlvcoally affirms J LY Ist, .ARTY *The i the salt sea. will l .'..I .ll From the West. i ».x r Souris at 5.30, 7 t. 6-I3Mi'mwtf _ Lelfsfves Ch’t'own' 3 will be served Besides FRUIT, and DRINK BOOTHS, _GOOD SUBSTANTIAL DIN- and enjoy a carefree dey beside the cobwebs out of your brain. '_ rairi arrangements areas. follows , { l I ' ~ 8.ooA M- arrives Mtt Stewart 9.ooA. M. Mforel1_ -.° -_ 9.;-3o_ M__ , _ St, Peters `ro._IoiA.`M. This train will leave St.§Pete_rs on return 4.30 P. M. _ A special train will leave Souris at I2 o’clock, Hear 'R1ver, i.jz.25, St. Charles 12.32, Selkirk, 12.36, -and arrive at St, Refers I oo o’clock. Train leaves' St. Peters for Our teaparty was a complete success last 'ycai`°,_`,ac- cording to report of all who wercthere, and' with"`the added experience of the committees this year who are lstraining every, point to make this the crowning success fof the Club, it should and will, weather permitting,`be la gathering that it will be a pity to miss. By Order of Committee. DAY,_ to the. beet TEA. All sorts of amiase- ofthe most bcgutiful, stretches MUTOR BOATING, SWIM § 1 l 1 there n_1usi:_ be. the co-'operation of the only $25.00), without publicity or patient. no one can be even helped loss of time frombusiness, lays it up- Withonctheir knowledge or against on. me as a duty and a pleasure to their _ inclination, but for any person ‘write these words 'of testimony in the who is fully determined I have now hope that my brethren in the minis- no hesitation whatever in recommend. try may be encouraged to induce in€.the treatment. some Door slaves of the appetite to Thi* kllowledgv of so many cases oi make a iight for freedom. homes made hai>D_y, man ood'resto'r- 1 am, yours faithfully, ed- Wd here r°K.1.'.\.<_ll9‘lmeeus.-.. R. M. 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