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Flesherton Advance, 30 Aug 1916, p. 3

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I â-  f • T* â- r T \ 'WJe^S5w1^4 Tlif Host ComMaye 'oDiwear ^Summer worn BY ALL MEMBERS Of THE FAMILY SOLD &f ALL QOOO SHOE DEALERS HUN EFFICIENCY AS IT LOOKS TODAY AN AMERICAN ARRAIGNMENT OF THE "SUPERMAN." After Two Years of Arrogance, Ego- tism and Frightfulness, End- injr ill Failure. The New York Times reviews the ter; the conquest of France was easy, I niT/^l/llij t P'rrjJ fTTC Russia could not fully mobilize be- ; DU\^J\l7l/4j | £,j\ ^jtl J fore she would be grappled with, and Britiiin, with her "contemptible little army," could be forced to a favorable peace. I . Belgium unexpectedly resisted, and was slaughtered; and the sympathy BRITAIN'S YOUTHFUL CHAN- $50,000 PER ANNUM and moral support, not only ""of the United States, but of nearly every other country, were sundered from Efficiency by that act. Inefficiency could have done no worse. The old- fashioned, hit-iind-miss, go-as-you- please mental processes which were to be superseded by infallibility nev- er stumbled into such a blnndor as CELLOR IS LIKED. Fifty-five Years of Age, and Famous For His Energy and Youth- ful Appearance. Lord Buckmastc-r, the Lord Chan- this. Efficiency carried her armies cellor, who has been urging every almost to Paris, and then Decadence body to economize and save all they arrested her descending arm at the can in war time, is one of the most Marne. That blow has never fallen important men in the Cabinet, for it to this day, and the whole infallible is through him that King George sig- plan was split and shattered by the nifies his consent to anything signed ordinary human mind of a French in his name, general who did not believe in Effi- ciency, in Frightfulness, or in the di- ' "the Time for Peaches and '^''^ ^'^ ""if ^""^ ^''^'• Cream! To get full palate- ^° ^ack of Men to Gather in Can- •„.. „ •.. - JT . i ada 8 Greatest Asset. joy With maximum of nutri- ' c* *• .- . f ., J 7 """i statistics from the Government ment lOr tne day S work authorities show that the wheat crop eat them on shredded wheat *^'^ y*^"'" Promif^es to be greater than biscuitâ€" a complete, perfect 7'"' !u* ^''-^ proi>i..m that is troub- I' V-, i>v,iitk,i, i,„g ^^g minds of the farmers in meal, easy to prepare, appe- Western Canada is how can the crop tizing and satisfying. In '^^ harvested? That is the predom- Shredded Wheat all the '"^"' P'-oblem of to-day in Canada L^j,, V -ij- . • , . , apart from recruiting for overseas. bOdy-bUllding matenal m the The railways are providing special whole wheat grain is re- excursions to carry the men to their tained, including the bran ^'^^'^'""^'""s but the effort will aimo.st __„<. „,t,-,u • r t • ^^ fruitless if the labor does not coat, Wh.Lh IS so useful in come forward for the work in view. promoting bowel exercise. There is no disgui.sing the serious- ness of the situation this year so many men having gone to the front or are on their way. Despite this fact, however, there should be no lack of men to gather in Canada's greatest a.^set Lf the country is to still continue the good work of the past two years in helping the Mother Country in the greatest war the world has ever known. While Canada has sent some hundred thousanl men to the war there are still hundreds of thousands more left who have not en- listed and who are not assisting in i the making of munitions. These have , now an excellent opportunity of do- ing a little bit at home to help the war abroad. Canada's crop is of vital j necessity to Great Britain and her A\- I lies so that everyone who helps in I gathering in the harvest will in some ' measure be assisting in carrying on the war to a successful isiiue. The effort will not only be a health giver l)Ut give excellent remuneration. You who are not helping your coun- try directly are invited to take the trip West for a couple of months and not only earn three dollars a day and board but also feel that you are help- „^ „ ,,-,,ci-, . , ,^^u-,.. .-1. ,..L I '"t? '^he powers to end the war suc- The first year ended with Serbia when such an attack was least the incident in her recently-published in excess of the acreage of the year cessfully for our side. Any railway the Supermen every«'here in the as- | expected. But the Suez Canal did ; reminiscences, "My Tablecloths." j before. The total yield is expected agent will furnish you'with all the in- last and The Lord Chancellor is technically . ^ ^ ,. , . '^® Keeper of the King's Con- vine right of one nation to rule ^ science," advising his Majesty in re- ^â- ^^' . ^ T. • u.^ , • J ^"'''' '^° signing all State documents. The system of Frightfulness is not ' Furthermore, the Lord Chancellor is alone a system of atrocities; it is not the custodian of the Great Seal which limited to the slaughter of women figures on these documents. The Seal and children by Zeppelins, submar- i^ kept in an elaborate purse made of ines, and individual enterprise. It is the finest purple velvet, heavily em- the system of warfare by which you broidered in colored silks with the continually appall your opponent; it Arms of Englan.lâ€" the lion and the destroys his nerve by its unexpected- j unicorn, surmounted nes3 and its violence. . I Made in Canada Exclusive of live stock and out- door exhibits there is an exhibit space at the Canadian National Ex- hibition of over 500,000 square feet. What Frightfulness Did. Frightfulness, like Efficiency, is in- j My Country." fallible. All you have to do is to lepression by telling her of the heroic by the Imperial f"*'"'^ ^^'**' 'he Breton regiments have crown. Below is worked in silk a ""' '' ' motto in Latin meaning "For God and keep it up, and the inferior race is , A "Queenly" Chancellor. won for themselves â€" how they are known and honored throughout France â€" but she only said: "Yes, the Breton regiments have suffered terribly." I learned later that she herself had lost a son at Dixmude early in the Ontario Umm] Collep XJniar the Centrol of th* Depart- ment ot Arrloulture of Ontario i:btabi.ishi:o i863 Afiiliated with the Univer- sity of Toronto. OoUeir* wtU re-0|)en on MonAar. the and of October, 1816. 110 Unlveralty Ave., Toronto, Can. OAXSNDAB ON AFFZ.ICATIOH [. fi. i \i\mi. c u.. P[iiici3]i SESD POTATOES sure to get into a panic. It was part ; It is an interesting fact that the of the war of Frightfulness, therefore Lord Chancellor takes precedence of first two years of the war in a strik- | to launch Ireland at England's back, every temporal Lord and anyone who war. ing article, which is here given in j to attack the Suez Canal, to set India is not a member of the Royal family, ' " '*' abbreviated form: and Egypt afire at a moment when and of all Bishops except the Arch- aUnard'a Liniment Cures DandmS. The Empire of Efficiency began the i England was expecting nothing but , bishop of Canterbury. I . ^ ; War of Frightfulness on August 1, an attempt to attack Paris again. So, | An interesting confession was made ' India's Rice Crop. 1914. On August 1, 1915, the outlook suddenly, Frightfulness attacked ' by Lord Buckmaster on one occasion' India's rice crop of this year is for liberty and democracy was at its , England's nerves by bursting into to Mrs. Alex Tweedie, who relates estimated at 7(),792,000 acres, slightly darkest SliED I'OTATOES, IIUSU COB- blere, Dfleware. Carman. Order at nnce. Supply limited. Write for quo- tatlona. H. W. Dawson, nrampton. mCWSPAFEBB F03 SAXB cendant; the second year ends with | not fall, nor did England's nerve flut- ' "The most interestiiifr thing about the to be 21 per cent, greater than the common men and the little people ter. She was aroused instead, and office," said Lord Buckmaster, in a year. Estimates for both area coming toward their own. On the gave Kitchener the 4,000,000 men he note to Mrs. Tweedie, "is that it was yield are the greatest on record, ac- eve of Augnist 1, lyiG, what had been had asked for. ^ held by a woman. Queen Eleanor, cording to an exchange. the general faith on the eve of Aug. ] Strange to say, this was the effect when her husband went to the wars. ; 1, 1914, what had seemed a broken of Frightfulness everywhere. Infal- 1 The result was disastrous, as femin- creed on August 1, 1915, is coming lible Efficiency foretold that an at- , ine justice did not appear to agree : out plain again from the murk â€" j tack on a fishing village, a Zeppelin ^ with the proud stomachs of the city." that arrogance, egotism, cruelty, and [ raid over London, the sinking of a The appointment of Lord Buck- tyranny cannot conquer the world. liner, the shooting of an English master to the Chancellorship in 1914 A year ago Efficiency was driving j nurse, must shatter England's nerves, astonished a good many people, for the Russians pell-mell before it, held Instead, it filled the slow Englishman his promotion to the highest position the western allies helpless, was about â-  with fury, and he entered the army on the Bench with $50,000 a year to begin the destruction of Serbia and ' by the million. To-day there are came after only two years as one. of the working of British di.saster in the hundreds of thou.sands of Englishmen the Law Officers of the Crown. Lord ! Ottoman Empire. Only at sea and in '. in the armies that are pounding fi^ffi- Buckmaster, however, was, before his | ^^^^^,^^ Granulated Eyelids. ^^tt M W dt « Eves intlained by expo- ^^ ^'^ sure to Suo, Dust and Wind KI7_ .^^^_ quickly relieved hyMurlne m^. \f ^^ R Eye Remedy. NoSnianing, 4/ just Eye Comfort. At Your Dniggiit's 50c per Bottle. Murine Cyt SalveinTub«(2Sc.ForBaokolttaeEyerreeask Dniggitts or Murine Eye Remedy Ca. , Ghlcsg| formation to enable you to go to Western Canada and do your little "bit" by helping the farmers to har- vest the great crop on which so much depends. PKOFIT-MAKINO .NEWS AKD JOB offices lor sale in good Ontario towns Tlie most useful and Intcrestln* 01 all liusiiipK.^^oM. I'uU Information on application to Wilson PftbllshlnK Com- pany. 73 Wi.at Adilald c Strpfl. Toronto. HELP WAN TE D. LADIES WA.NTED TO iX) PLAIN and light sewing at home, whole or spare iline ; Rood pay : work sent any distance, charges paid ; send stamp for iiarticulars. .National .ManuracluriiiK (â- (iiiipany, Moiilrcal. Mluard's liniment Cnres Boma. Etc. MZBCEIiIiAnBOTTS Africa were the allies dominant. To- ciency to pieces on the Somme who appointment as Solicitor-General in day Efficiency and Frightfulness are ', would not be there if it had not been 1913, one of the leaders of the Chan- surrounded and beleaguered; they for Efficiency's masterpieces â€" Scar- ^ eery Bar, where he had a very large have no longer any chance of rcsum- borough, the Lusitania, the Zeppelins, practice. For some years he was a ing their offensive, and their only . Louvain, Edith Cavell. Once, this , Chancery "special." "Specials" do hope now is to resist so stubbornly year. Efficiency sent her ships out to ^ not appear for a lower fee than 100 that the result will be a draw â€" a fight manfully, not murderously. Af- guineas, peace of exhaustion, a time of re- ter the battle was over, nothing was cuperation, and the whole thing to be ! changed; the sea was still a foe. And Youthful Dignity. fought out again when the wounds are healed. The two-headed God of Efficiency and Frightfulness is not, after all, His Lordship, who is fifty-live years of age, is famous for his energy and youthful appearance. He only looks at home Efficiency is busy arranging, not conquest, but resistance. Liberty, menaced in 1914, in deS' perate danger in 1915, holds to her about thirty-five, and it is related superhuman, invulnerable, invincible, j long-endangered faith in lOK! and that on one occasion a client remark- or â€" what is more to the point^infal- j sees in the future the salvation of ed, "It's a nice thing to pay a boy lible. Efficiency blunders. Frightful- | that faith. Some things are plain like that such a big fee." But after ness flees. On paper, in advance, Ef- | enough already. The old things are Lord Buckmaster had won his case ^ ficiency was all-wise, Frightfulness I not so easily destructible. The two- for his client, the latter made a fur- irresistible. Efficiency launched the ; headed gotl is a false god. Fallible, thc'r observation: "There's no know- war of the Superman against the ! Efficiency, Frightfulness unfeared, ing what fee that young man will common man at the perfect moment, ' constitute together no Superman at seen unerringly. Its infallible secret , whose coming the world must fall on service reported to it that England ! its face. would not enter the war, for fear of | ''' an Irish revolution and an industrial j BABY'S GREAT DANGER revolt; that Russia could not lumber j DURING HOT WEATHER up upon her ponderous feet before i Paris was in Efficiency's hands; that : ^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^„g^ jj^ ,,jj^i^g ^^^^, j^^j weather than at any other time of the year. Diarrhoea, dysentery, chol- era infantum and stomach troubles His Need. For three successive nights New- pop had walked the floor with the baby. On the fourth night he be- came desperate, and liought a bottle of soothing syrup. "Why, James," exclaimed his wife when she saw the bottle. "What did you buy tb it for? Don't you know it is very dangerous to give a child any- thing "like that?" MEDALS TO MEN IN RANKS. Eighty-Six V.C.'s Have Already Been Awarded. .•\ statement issued liy the British War Office shows that up to the pre- sent the following medals have been awarded to warrant officers, non- commissioned officers, and men: Ht; Victoria Crosses, 130 Military Crosses, (i,150 D.C.M.'s, 1,700 Milli- tary Medals. The text of the announcement made liy the Secretary of the War Office is: A (iesire having liecn expressed for the issue of information as to the medals which may be earned by sol- g'^ A.NCER. TUMUK8. LUMI'S. ICTO. \_/ Internal anil external, rursd will*" C'Ut rain by ctir borne treutmfnL Wr.:a sa bftnrn too lat(>. i^r. Ke'.lniaa MiMlcal To , Limited. ColllnRwnod. OnL Aiiniiea'5 Plorwr Oct Reni2i:i3s lloiiK 0\ DOG DISEASES And How to Feed Mullvd fr«» to aiir ndCroM by Ihe Author H. CUY CLOVER CO., Inc. 118 We.l 3Ut lilrcel. New York 'Don't worrv." was her husband's ! <''ers for war service, the Secretary Tho Soul of a Piano is tho Action, Insist on tho •OTTO HIGEL" Piano Action reply. "I'm j^oing to take it my.self," Office announces that 111 c|Ucslion are the fol- Minard'a liinlment Bellevea Nenralirlai How Did it Happen? Mrs. Clarke came running hurried- ly to her husband one morning. "Oh, Dick," she ci ied, as she gnsp- want when he reaches? sixty." cd for bre;U'li, "I dropped my diamond Lord Buckmaster, however, has ' ring off my my finger and I can't iiii.^ known the rough and ready life of the it anywhere." France was populated by nerveless decadents â€" here is where Efficiency's scientists gave their omniscient evi- dence â€" and had no more resisting power than Paraguay; that Belgium would not resist the entrance of Ef- junior barrister who practices in the I county courts for small fees. When I briefs of his own were scarce, he "de- j villed" for busier friends, doing their work cheerfully and well. L'ndoubt- ; edly hi.^ energy and industry have been the secret of his wonderful sue- I "It's all right'. Bess," replied Mr. Clarke. "I ciinie across it in my trousers pocket." ,, .. u u 1 1 • 1 â-  u â-  SI. Isidore, P.Q., Aug. 18, 1894. ce3s. I- urthermore, he is hekUn high ^inard's Liniment Co., Limited. come without warning, and when a medicine is not at hand to give „ . , . , , , promptly the short delay too fre- ficiencys armies; that Italy would ,,„^„tiy ^^.^ns that the child has fight for Efficiency, and that the I p,,^,^,, boyo,,,) .^ ^ia. Baby's Own sympathy an<l moral support of the Tablets .should always be kept in United States were certain. It was ; homes where there are voung chil- the divinely right moment. Effi- ciency's methods were as certain as arithmetic. Effiiiei'cy's Blunders. Buc the moment Belgium's soil was touched Brttain declared war, and ' the sea was closed to Efficiency. Ef- j ficiency must feed herself unaided: [ Somehow, Efficiency had blundered; !ier diplomats and spies had misin- j Formed her, their salaries and ex- I pense accounts had been wasted in a | manner that smelled, somehow, of : Inefl'icicncy; for what they had re- ! ported to her was what any mere ! Inefficient, with eyes in his head, who ' had spent a month in England, could have told her was not true. No mat- young dren. An occasional dose of the Tablets will prevent stomach and bowel troubles, or if tho trouble comes suddenly the prompt use of the Tablets will cure the baby. Tho Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville. Ont. •? I FIRE 3.000 SHOTS A MINUTE. 1 Part I'layed by Famous "75" Gun in Defence of Verdun. The famous "15," as the gun is generally designated in French cir- cles, is manufactured at the Schneider esteem for his personal ijualitics, and, when his legal duties permit him to do so, there is nothing gives the Chancellor greater pleasure than to hie himself to the country with a fish- ing rod and spend hours on the river side. of the Will the medals lowing: The Victoria Crossâ€" The conditions under which this is awarded are will known. Up to the present date eighty-six Victoria Crosses have liien awarded in the present war to war- rant offii'ers. non-commissioned of- ficers and soldiers. The Military Cross is awarded for "distinguished services in time of war." and may be won by warrant of- ficers, as well as by commissioned officers of rank not above that of captain. One hundred an<l thirty war- rant officers have received the Mili- tary Cross up to date. The Distinguished Conduct Medal is awarded for individual acts of dis- A Goid IVJine On Your Farm Y.)U laii iliiul)l« .v..iir iiriiilts liy siiirhiB U|i «iHiil KiiMM fieil In .1 BSiSELL SILO "Bummer Fe«a all Winter Lonir" Srli.lU-ni^Hll.V liuilt . ti> lie. •11 .«lliiKe fr.-sli V 'ni-.-l ,uiil KiMid 1.1 (lit) • i.'l. liuilt III smIi-.'I- l llinini itvuti'il with .w.ud pii'sorMillvi'H itial iHHn-iii (loL-av. The Hl:;.~^i:i.l. .SII.O h;is Miminf. rltfld uallB, iilr-UKlu (UiorH. :«'(.MM 01' ht'uvy .steel. Sul.l li.v iU'uUth or lld<iri'S!, u.s .lilcvl. llet fr^f r.il.lcr. Write T. B. SlsaeU Co., I<td. I'l-iii. I Elora, Outaiio. i .â- I Gentlemen,â€" I have fre(iuently used tinguished conduct and for devotion MINAKD"S LINIMENT and also to duty in the field. This medal has prescribe it for my patients always been earned by about i;,l.")0 warrant GAY SHAWLS FEWER. Effects of the War in Breton Country. A war correspondent with the most gratifying result.-;, and I consider it the best all-round Lini- ment extant. Yours truly, DR. .lOS. AUG. SIROIS. [cBTt mS CAm iOGUHj The De§! Ever issued: Guns, P..iflc3, Amniunilion, Fi.shii'f;, Tackle, UasebciU, Golf, Tennis, Lacrosse, Canipi: !,' Oulfit.!, nil Summer and Winter Sports. We want Every Man who Hunts, Fishes, or plays any Outdoor Gauie to get our large free Catalogue. Prices right, s.-itiafact ion guar.nntei'd. Immense stock, pioiiipt shipnieut You SRTC inoiiry by getting Catalo^'uc lo-'-luy. T. V . Boyd & Son, ~ nnotrc DamcSLWul, Uontreal in France writes: ^ | At St. 1 hegonnec, a village of j Finnisterre, I stood by the famous old , church, watching the peasants come I out from high mass on a Sunday. The region is noted for the gay shawls the women weAr on holidays; but now only a few young girls had i on colored shawls. .Ml the rest were 1 black. It is tho cu.stom for the entire j Works, a private enterprise, at Le congregation to stroll down the main! street after church and once around 1 Just So. The onion dilfers From the peach. Few people' of The onion screech In rhyme or song. But' Fortune always Makes amends And tlio.se who are The onion's friends Are for it strong. Creuzot, France. The Schneiders are to France what the Krupps are to Germany. The hydraulic brake prevents any appreciable recoil of the gun, which' i automatically returns to its normal po.sition; once it is set for the right aim, no time is lost in the firing. The position of the gun is not changed, and an unlimited number of I shots may be fired. The gun fires up i to 31) shots to the minute. That ac- ; counts for that "curtain of fire," , which expression figures so con- I spicuously in tho daily official bul- ', letins or communiques issued by the , French War Office. I Protecting Vi.rdun are one hundred j of these gun.s ready to pour out three I thousand .'^hots to the miiuito at the i least attempt of an attack by the , invaders. Inde.-cribable havoc is caused by such an outpouring of ; hots among the German forces. « ' i But it's as well to forget most of ', the promises made to you. i A woman can get more pleasure , out of a good cry than a man can [ extract from a good laugh. ' Canada exhibited National Nearly everything that the graveyard before going home. As makes, mines or grows is I watched them pass, the innkeeper's eiuh year at the Canadian wife said to me: 1 Exhibition. "Ah, no, monsieur, it is not like the old days. Hardly a family here- abouts but is in mourning. Some have lost one son, some have lost sev- eral. And how will it all end? Who' knows? There is the Kerlenncc fam- Soldiers and Women Hapidly .\squir ily. They had four as finL> sons as ' ing (he Drug Habit. one could wish. Three are dead, and „ ,. a cripple for life. How "••" ' Startling statements as to the in officers, non-commissioned officers and .';oldiers during the present war up to date. The Military Medal, which was in- stituted some two months ago, is awarded to non-commissioned offi- cers and soldiers for individual or associated acts of bravery in the field. Aboift 1,700 of these have been conferred up to date. The General War Medal, the of which is not decided until has been concluded. .> Left-handed Flallcry. "Oh, if I were only beautiful,' sighed artfully. "I wouldn't care if I were you," he said, "you are very intellectual, and you have a sweet disposit'ion. Be- sides, you are nice to your nioth-r; • and all th ' is much bettor than lie- in.g beautifiii." -Vnd he was never invited t-o see her again. Mr. Bairvman Sen our K.-vliibit of' Creern Seoaretors at Minard'B Alnlniont for aalo everywliare. USING MORE COCAINE. One, Anyway. "I don't believe that tho Wrangles have one thought or wish in com- mon." "Oh, yes, ^hey have. Both of litem wish they hadn't married ouch other." one IS a cripple tor iiie. now are they going to go on working the land now? They have a big farm, liut the father is gcttini; feeble, and no hidp is to be had. The only thing they can do is sell the farm. Ah, oui, mon- sieur! And they will ones. It is sad." I tried to overcome not e the only the woman's FlYMHi PpiCt .; ARE CIMIV IIVO STICKINESS ALL OEALE?<S iG.C.Briggs&Sons HAMILTON crease of the drug habit among sol- ! dicrs and certain women have been ! made in a case against a porter of 1 Soho, says the London Globe. I He was charged with the Onlawful 1 possession of cocaine, and for selling â-  that drug in boxes not distinctly I labelled with the name of the article 1 the word "poison," and the name and i address of the seller. 1 It is declared to be highly desirable | that spe'ial legislation should be in- troduci J to cope with what has be- ' come a serious social evil. The use i of cocaine is now largely on the in- ' crease among women and soldiers, particularly those belonging to over- sea contingents. WESTERN FAIR LONDON, ONT. Sept. 8th to 16th KInj Separator Works of Canuda Ont. Wliecldck Engine, 150 H.P., 18x42, with double main driving belt 24 ins. wiae,<iDd Dynamo 30K,W. bdt driven. All in first class c .ul:tion, Would be sold logctkr or separate- ly ; also a lot of sliafling at a very great bargain as room is required immedi- ately. S. Frank Wilson & Cons 73 .\delaide Street West, Toronto. BD. 4. I.S.SLE 30~'16.

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