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with t issue many of sub script lone aspire larre nuiiilmr which have been loyal and eonatant supporter of the tfukk iukfm since the day ot its first number to facilitate renewal subscriptions blanks and addressed envelopes have bmn sent to all whose date of payment empire with jury irompt renews will b much ap preciated wetire ensloue to retain all our ubscrbors many of whom have irowri to lo our wmiil per anal friend ii i moon kdltor and publisher having lived here with i lift excep m1 nt lu man prron not hpeolal prayer for king george were said in boston on hunday though it was lea than on hundred and thirty eight year ago thai hoeton bade defiance to another of knglande xleorges by throwing tea into the harbor at die meeting or the imperial oon fereaee ut week foetmastsroeneral samuel moved that h i desirable to complete an imperial postal order schema by sxunelon to australia and full adoption by canada so that the llrltfah poetal order may be obtain able payable in all parte oi the umpire mr frederick hamilton of ottawa in the royal colonial institute journ si urges that the duke of con naught should repieln id canada on a life tenure commenting on this sugges tion the british western pally news says the day is past when a governor- aeoeral should be regarded only as a figurehead in canada finally revised figure of the revenue and expenditure of tha do minion for the past fiscal year have been issued by the finance depart meat they ebpw that the revenue amounted to 117780400 as compared with vlqlws7io in 1010 an increase of il0700 the expenditure on consolidate fund or ordinary ac count totalled 8777tw as against t0u747 an increase o 0aj2251 on capital aooount the expenditure was 93300002 a decreaae of about half million as com pared with cap tal expenditure incurred in 1010 i the imparlal conference agreed to a proposal of sir wilfrid laurler the canadian premier which was support ed by sir edward grey the british foreign secretary to negotiate with foreign governments with a view to curing to the overseas dominions the right or withdrawal from any commercial treaty without impairing such treaty with respect to the re- tnlntltr r tvn r jtauo agreed to blr wilfrids proposal to appoint a royal commission to vult the over seas dominions and report on trade jmad resource and the best methods for their development in tha six years ending with the pros pi year the british invernnient wll i national debt of great ilrlt- 00000081 or this total n b and one half million pounds wiped out during the present ilyear what is being done in the rayof debt reduction in great britain b all the more remarkable in view of tha urge special expenditures which have lately been incurred old age pensions recently provided for will absorb almost twelve and onehalf million pounds a year the national tuberauloals sanitarium to be erected will absorb one and ontfhalf mlllii pou more still in the faoe or these new appropriations and the enormous burden imposed by army i and nestfi u national indebtedness is hein cut flown with magnificent rapidity silo ah fa lea cream social on the lawn of ee methodist church let friday evening waa largely attended and reached a measure of success duly p- rrpreclated by the ladles aid under wboea auaplcee it waa held after enjoying th refreshments on the lawn theoompany assembled in tha church which waa crowded to the doors the afogramiie was verted and interest ingjgbhbcluded solos by mim plum duett by misses bolmea acton pllstji quar bv mrs llev w and mr l iu ii u 111 brief addresses by irrell ii a end ii i mr douglas iwd tha proceed liitntproua aneo- irtm young men pngrfmme somewhat aiiljce and buffoonery and wlndos their not improved by irst of misconduct v actps oldest citizen dead hue mann rathar of sir donald mann died laat thurejdajt ansanoon at advanoio aov op o yacahb th death of hugh mann of this rn father of hir donald mann toronto oraurred at his rettldenro on quern htmet aoloo ust thursday aflsrnoon at four o clock after an hi ndi of finly two flay front cor bra 1 henionhage the old gentleman had usn flllojcfor luonthv but wae ahl to l about and drove down town the hat tin ay wore and wm in ieveral of tbssutre- lln was in hie nlnsty fourth ynar and was ll oldest reside aetn antl viflnlty for slaty seven yeal uon or a hrir rl uibs mr mann was native nfltadnuocl pariah of iaggati scotland and wa the fourth tun of the tate donald man ii fur whom his lllustrluin sir d nald wa- nn ills fllr aoine to caua4la svral years before him and buttled urcuilvd by llnardmora jreacaiit then owoiki by the late jnhn hums whom hedlodlnlfilh lln married hnlen macilouald ml inverness on lbs juth june 1h1i am h irtly after the marriage rain to canada he llrt settlrd on lot jh con 4 kqumlng a mile east or anton hare most of the ineuiwra ot the fani hy innluding hlr donald were lorii aihiul llrty years ego he purchased the farm oti the second line now own od by mr joseph hjno and later the 100 acree adjoining a bush lot only a few acrtts of which were nver far hind and which waa bought this spring from mr jainee drown of ios igeles cu by the toronto i j me coniany for the wood still standing on it the story is mi1 by early settlers that mr mann- was osttive one time that there waa coal oil on ibis farm and nlten would bring samples or the alleged crude petroleum to towofor inspection those were the days when nearly everybody kept a bottle if ardent spirits in the house and the bottle would always be emptied of the oil well sample and return home filled with a stronger commodity it was while living on the second line farm that mr manne greatest sorrow came into hie life when hi much luved wife died on may hth 1801 leaving him broken hearted and with a family of motherless children in ltnoorlw mr mann disposed of his property here and followed hie sons allan and donald to the north west ie took up a homestead in the vmhnlty of oartwright man remained there a few years but did not like the country and longed for the old ontario home by this time donald lied reaped the results of successful railway con tracts on the 0 p it lie came home bought the donald cameron farm on queen street acton brought his father hack and put him there and kept him on this plaoe in comfort until death ended his long and hiuy life last thursday afternoon of the ten sons and daughters of the home the followlog survive allan in saskatchewan i sir donald 1st vicepresident of tha canadian north ern hallway toronto t alex ol mann macicensir railway contract ore winnipeg j mrs joe allan holmfleld man i mr c ilambleton or dauphin man and mr wm uyera trehern man of the flvs sons of the late donald maun alexan der john peter hugh and he nald who settled here back in the thirties and forties of last century only the younger llanald now survive lie is in his ozod year and la lovingly ministered to by hie daughter mrs itoberr nlcklin at his home on fair view avenue i the deceased was a staunch presby tartan and during all the years of his residence hara rarely waa absent from the service of knox church up to the last month he was regular in bis attendance he loved his bible and during late years especially spent much time in the study and medlta uon or it much prised pages in poll met be was a liberal but of late years through his intimata friendship with diienderson m 1 be genera ly favored that gtntlejnaii with his franchise though not a total b stalnsr he often spoke of the evils of the uuuor traffic and at the election on the local option by law in jaou ary or last year he polled hie vote in favor of that measure refusing accept the other ballots for municipal councillors and school trustees stat ing that he was only interested in helping to close the bar rooms and re move the temptations of a legalised drink i raffle mr mann had greet affection for his children and was always interested in in their progress thejjoath of his yomigwr son hugh caused through an accident while operating a track- laying machine bv had invented or the c p it in manitoba on the lllh september 1003 waa a severe blow to the old gentleman the success of his eon sir donald was a great joy to him he appreciated very since all of his thoughtful klmtness toward him and followed religiously all ills move ments in bis various rallway mining and development enterprise before leaving for tha king coronation sir donald came up from lha city in hi private car and spent tha last sunday with his father a visit which he very much appreciated and enjoyed the funeral services were deferred until monday afternoon lo give time fur the arrival of mr and mr alex it from winnipeg and mrs uainble ton from dauphin the services were conducted by luv j c wilson b a the pastor of tha deceased and kev u a macpherson chalmers church tpronto who was also his pastor during the eight years hd was mtnlaterof kunx church here the floral tributes were numerous from friends and from the ofboers of the canadian northern hallway tba mains war laid to reel in lb family plot at fabview ovulatory the bearersjwera i mesera donald maun a t mann jnu mann nephews i jas modonald alex gordon and u d warren the friends who altfudeu from a dlslana were t mr and mr alex it maun winnipeg t mrs o uantblaton dauphin i mi ajid mrs geo mann milton mere a j mitchell w h grant a f hlewarr r ft annesly tf hyhubby ear isnt this tela all right iredrose i teass3ses nkvkit hoi in iujik oh its notjbad but i wish youd order some red rose the kind we get at vfta the club i limrhqusb tin i vaughn j d morton wn philips a j hills win mkre of modtnsid w ornisby officers lo lit various departments of the bead nfilne fthec nil toronto w ilduw k o angus hlnclalr noel marshall alex jordnn it d whrren ales fraaerand f ii illchardson lornn to and major grant georgetown myrtinious datatm ow lao dajllevaxl to ilava tatn poison but knqulrasw a elna made by it would have ln a flik uketin census of ihle stlrrlnb bamlt last thursday iiiriu 1 he hlg garden paity at manager unwdy a rsidntuo lltd the p puullou t y mm or hk gave us erhsp the t igk gathering people nver here evening lialn brought in altoul 150 from acton and tielph the big rmwd was swolh u by algt and hie rig- driving li from all dr n tlons hie event was gratlfyiniily sure us in all rsspeots and tlii large gathering of people wll attended enjii i d a very pleaaaiilevt nil g tile tl a was vrry appetising tin txtolh rerreslimenu toolhaonie and in great dmand and the programme was fully u i nh peclations i of and ml kelly ably aiiatalitcd lie aplniidld rrpulallon limy j y miss mluim nunlr weit all anj iyrd and mtlaran or clumtra rnvfl i in rooa rerrhilre of excellent si lflll u mm mxtc of ouulph alo ttok part lu the pro gramme with imxili aiinptsimn and mr oowdy himarlf rontrlliulrd a aerlrs if putar kramnplw lu iillin llm tawfl an i grolimu traldalh nd ihtolha rr iilti i a itot attract ivn a raraiitti and rtanmbltd fnlry land 3 his iff fit was secured by a prtifiim use r i ixilrin llghlf chinese lanterns and i noting kev it f osiut run the pastor prwalded tllo procwdu agkcrhktm lr much praise is aci ordd to mr and mra gotvdy for llm nntrgetln part lby t k lo brliiglng th alfalr to so successful an usun amlluin june llllhadnalh of gordon llaggarty agefl ik yrara who a war1 of the children s al i so ciety of this city at the vl iu of lowvllle halloo county on juu i has caused a great deal of lnlerial lu that locality he wb apprenticed a farmer named john 1 nomas on io x mrs thomas and her young son came to tha city and mr thomas it to work after instructing hag garty to hoe in another place when he returned to the house at noon he found it locked up and after affecting an entrance found young llaggarty on the floor dead and entirely naked hands wer folded across his breast and by his side was a teaspoon containing some sugar and grains or strychnine at hie slds crown a it or ney dick or halton was notified a i coroner mccoll and it was thought that strychnine caused the death but owing to the peculiar coii dltlon in which the body was found it was decided that the contents of the stomach be analysed t and they wer sent to toronto thetn quest i journed till june m purified his blood dr morses indian root pills hoajexl mr wlleona sores when i he srwrrs of the imkiv ikivms kidney on 1 skin ducts jpt el eul up the blood iiuukly ixfomrs imimm srwi frhjucntly snrrs 1 imll lit over he lnly the way to heul ll cm tm m 1 ichard wilion who llvrt nrur i mmiuo ont found is lo purify the i lood he write ior bfime tune i lind lirrn in a inw flcprcased condltutn my appetite left me and i soon lkjpin in suffrr from indi ration quite u nuintnr of small sores and btouhrs formed all cvrf my sk in i tried mcdklna for the uiimmj ami useil many kinds of oliumrnla but without satislactury intuitu what was wanted was a tlioroiirli cleansing of tlic bloml ami i lonktnl aitout in vuin fur some meflp cine that would dcnimiilisli llita at last pr miuki intluin hoot wis were lironfilil to my notice and i bey are one of the most wonderful mod id nas i have ever known my blood was purl fled in a very short tlrmysores healed up my iruilrsstlon vanished they always itave a pure in my home und are looked upon as the family remedy dr morse s indian hoot 1 ill cleanse the system thoroiiuuly bikl by all dealers at 3ac a bus tl many msneflt corns to the dapoaltor in the bavlnaw daparunant the merchants bank op chnrdk jiuhe steadily increasing balance gives a feeling of content- ment and satisfaction with the present and assurance that the intnre is safe the knowledge that the merchants bank of canada is strong and secure with tho experience of almost half a century and is carefully managed gives cer tainty that all money intrusted to its caro will bo safeb guarded and can be had when required depositors in this bank receive every courtesy your account is invited total assets 7m00mm f a maclean manager acton branch store news lut s few words about the way i bandied brlbls atom- bvery article is marked ib plain ntfqm sffd ell c can see for the lbs price of the sntcle they are buying there is no jumlleg with figures or private marks the nwcets plainly written end i hsve no sloond 1kiof fvery line of merchsndise i advertise is exactly what my advertlsenudt stales and what my salesmen represent i o customers it is a pleasure al all tiroes to show goods you are never worried to buy you are at liberty to look over my stock end compare values prices and styles with other stores values from the msny years experience i hsve had in dealing with the public i era thoroughly convinced that the only satisfactory way to conduct a successful business li lo cultivate ij dually u doltuf urit n plain figures tmd oivfl only tiovrlntf the finest tine of merchandise la tibs sights undbrwiur sox heits iiraoks one prick to all i am showing the finestltim of march glovk9 straw hats fuk and pelt hats panama hat and mens wear of all kinds that i hsve had the pleasure ol placing before the public my stock of woolllinb 1antincb nd suitinos is one of the flneit lo the trade my prices are iwsooable and workmanslilp style and fit xusrsnloed uelns a praollcsl auter sod tailor i look carefully sftsr every detail of the trade sad you are assured of perfect sstisfacllcn l sll limes if you hsve not been a customer la the psst i cordially intlto you to visit my store and become a customer 1 have msny cusiomers who havw patronlcbd me for nearly a quart r of a century la this city and are still appreciative valued pel runs of this stole 3eke neteobr merchant tailor mens furnisher wygdhant slreet gudph ontario the destruction of the house fly is a public duty almost every american state board of health is carrying on a crusade againstmiun his filthy origin and habits aikl tlio act th it his body is generally aden with diseaseproducing gernii makes him one of the greatest enemies of the human race if the housekeepers of canada will use wilsons fly pads persistently jhis peril would be tremendously reduced w6e right house hamilton s ravoklte shopping place inventory sales 1 pcll ojzr the store ilrhi iabbrrlmnrunls f cool summer mcrchandiie of a wanted quality and in ihe newest author ilatlvc effects at lessened prices tiib kkhi iioijsp wishci to inform its many friend and patron in acton that itarting ibis week and continuing for wivcral day the mi innu tl inventory sales will bo in pro gress here naturally with the large t stock and the greatest num ber of different sectionvin all our history the sale which starts hero to morrow will be the most not title clearance of seasonable supjikiok mbkchandisk tint tint has ever been held locally c0mc prepared to i ill an entire bummers needs in wearing appajtel and home needs lvery one of the 50 and more sections will be fleeted by the necessity for clearing out all surplus not necessarily old lines on hand fcvery buyer who ltought too much of any one line or whoso business was in any way held back by the cool weather earlier this month will slash pnecj and show a dearth of surplus slocks when the inventory clerks get to his section all this week a macniricent sale or black and white ostrich plumes tar below usual do not leel that tho best ol these plumes will be gone by the time you come lo hamilton this week such will not be the case while it is true that we have sold hundreds of them this wctk hun dreds more arc coming in every night and filling 111 the gaps lor a ircsh start every morning see the ilamilton papers for details as to prices etc railroad fares refunded on a liberal basis clioirk itdjijding wws t oh balk nl fllaa hi will thlilhe u m sll i a- 1 urn will all olaa laildle iota l ti nn fxfgb a co ikacjuek wanted jvlt llanu tallti f i i no il s a lltrmu 1 n tmlftawojetifl hu 1 iumixhwi iwhw inliamil hjiy i fl 11 mtuiuub 61 u tkam1nu biwine8s ouakt n liauiiv iiounkb jfoll hale vnlmty iw li is a wa anil m t m atorf rouatum vrttb atabla oa pfaatlaaa ua ktwa a muwn two atoct bktek dwalllmt bnu two rhti aso alan u 1 bofsfortaiaa m bruk dwafung on 1thith huti meutta4l ly uta aadmilcnad apptf to ilaltou ream and j tatter co milton ontario on aoton wba i thomas c watkihs limited ri king and hughson sts hamilton ont iffltsbcsbtsjtatsitsiisititsjtcacattsjtsb ticsiricsbtsbtsbcimtsbtsbh keepcool goods i all term opens august 18th ttlpxl toronto omtksio hunda tftday wiumms t f we are specializing this week in iiol weather lines all fully assorted and many very special valucu summer underwear summer hosiery 1 1 summer headwear for men for women for children summer groceries new lemons per doz tc jelly powders all flavors it for jfcfic jelly powders all flavors 6 for 45c best canned corn per can itc best canned peas for 5c best canned tomatoes for 5c fruit sugar per lb 8c everything in groceries at right prices henderson sf co mm st acton ont nassaoawiya mr d henderson i will hold lueetlnga al ostupball villa on friday evening imhh insu and at hroolvvlui ua saturday eveuliik 1st july to ex plain to the farmers or nsssagaweya his version of the reciprocity agree ment and incidentally tu secure their opinions on the subject cnsh pkxdpoh fowl raw furs junk i also sell sll kinds of 1i1knituku 3uy shxb hcton buggies tle barber buggies are stylish buggies 1 call and see what we can do for you- before buying else where prices are right t- s1nole harness wo are very buy in tins line just now call in and leave your order and have them made to suit you w j gordon ihiruii ftttj trank man acton ont 7 seven 7 seven is the perfect number and the following seven machines appear to be as near perfect as human ingenuity can make them 1 dain oneman hay loader 2 frost wood improved no 8 giant mower 3 iam vertical lift mower 4 climax sow thistle killer 5 success manure spreader 6 the champion disc drill 7 melotte cream separator if these very popular rnachincs do not meet your approval then select your choice and t will securest for you at the closest possible price please remember that t handle pits of all kinds rooflii materials wire fence and gates sewing- machines washing machines i warons carriages white broruc monuments wind mills pumps gas pipes etc g a black aoton ontabio tboaa a aapaaw ta passes 1 sncis oalalease tne vsawssja canadian pacific homeseekers excursions to mabaka btkittana vi t t loo- im n u i u m ana n n julvhm mm 111 antr an ajtj i i low roundtrip rates tourist sleetinq cans as kmrt h- rm jwil cjpn ail iri oatt 0mect tll n cull grand trunk st the popular tourist routbr uuskoka iakes lake op bays tkuafaui aixonqoin iahk magnktawan hlvi ihiu4ci1 k1vur ciokoian hay iakb couchichinc kawautiia lakk3 ktc hound tkip homeseekers exoursloiis to the west at low rates via sarnu or chlcafo li tent are and fall information from any dread tnmk agent or address a k duff issseaser agent toronto out j9 prince of melrose the prize winning buck tiiorobred mil uoflh u urse blmk ihorooesd and over oot e his colls aie black bred lo mares of good sue he produces hearse horses worth op lo i m per pair there is a rreai scarcity of 1 inarm horses in the country al present uelrose will stand ai his own slsble most of tbe sesoaal in oo in insure foal ti oo at time of service and lui oo on february 1st ijia ihe utual condition prevailing in all other rssm3cis o a black acton ontario owner 1911 wallpaper j till ni whs1 11 skins llll 1 atis coloring tmdmi frotn ua wall up also samples from sltelpli itinmtn and a bcnuttful llmi of kmb llsh nkrh a t brown drmxtm aaetj i acton ont j maaatjdndibaouii