k - ri TT ---- (Continued from page 2.) ~The Yacht Club tea on Wednes- day aftenoon although not so lar- gely attended as usual was most en- Joyable. Some of those present were: Mrs. R. C. Carter, Mrs. F. Strange, Mrs. E. J. B. Pense, Mrs. Norton-Taylor, Mrs. Herbert Robin- son, Miss Mabel Dalton, Miss Jean Duff, Miss Millie Ferris, Miss San- derson and Miss Mabel Brownfield. . " -. - On Thursday afternoon Miss Bella McCall entertained a number of her girl friends at her home, on Princess street, to an enjoyable verandah tea in honor of Mrs. Anderson, of Yon- treal. Mrs. H. KE, Miller and little sop, Harry, of Winnipeg, are visiting Ww end Mrs. Joseph Miller, Collingwood street. E. Sills, of Mrs. B. Sask., has returned from Montreal, and will be with her sister, Mrs. J. Gould, 206 Bagot street, for some time before leaving again for the west. ~ Miss Mabel Gould, 206 Bagot street, is in Montreal, the guest of Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Jackson. Miss Gladys McCarthy, N.Y., left for her home alter visiting her uncle ' and Mr. and Mrs. A. McConville, Division siteet. Regina, Syracuse, yesterday, aunt, 140 * » - The Misses Robertson returned to Perth to-day after visiting their brother, Mr. J. K. Robertson at "The Avonmore." Mrs. James Mills and her family, Beverly street, returned this week from St. Patricks, Quebec Mrs. Constantine, who returned from the west on Thursday, left vesterday with Mrs. J. N. S. Leslie for Lake St. Joseph. _ - Mr. and Mrs. Marray Kirke returned this week from Halifax Miss [Lassie Kirkpatrick, Johnso street, left for Murray Bry yesterday where she will visit Miss Dorothy Carruthers. Mrs. Francis Macnee returned town to-day after spending a with Miss Nan Skinner at "'Cataraqui Lodge," Gananoque. Mrs. R Ray son, University avenue, will be Miss Skinner's guest next week. - - - » Greene to week Princess Miss Hattie I. Chown, Mrs sirest, is spending a week with William Campbell, Bagot street Mrs. Thomas Tandy feft: on Thurs day for Toronto to spend a few days with Mr, H. Tandy before returning to her home it Daysville, Alta. Master Gordon Cunningham been visiting his aunts, Mis Macleunan in Toronto and Louise Cunningham, who ia summer ing at Cedar Island, Orillia, with Mrs. Maclennan's young people. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Nelles, liam street, spent a couple of in Clayton this week. Mr. BE. B. Stanley came over from (linton, N.Y., on ursday and went to Collins Bay yesterday to join Mrs. Stanley, who i# en pension at Mrs. Clarke's. has James . 0» Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hughes and little Miss Audrey left, to-day, for London. rs ; Mr. and Mrs, James Craig, Karl atreet, left, to-day, for Ottawa, to visit Mrs. BE. J. Adams. Mra. Alexander Mackie arrived irom Ottawa, yesterday, and for the pres- ent is on pension at the Y.W.C.A., Johnson street. Miss Irene Driscoll, Bagot: street, left carly this week to visit Mr. and Mrs. Parker, in Montreal. . Miss Elsie Buapp. Rideau streef, loft town on Wednesday to visit friends in* Parham and McLean . Miss | House in Which Wi days Torontu, after spending the phst few weeks with Mr. Harold Brownfield, Wellington street. Miss Jean Melcher, who has been the guest of Miss Lilliap + Mundell, Brock street, leit, to-day, for her home in Paisley. Ex-Cadets A. McGoun, of Montreal; W. Bishop, of Owen Sound, and P. A. Leask, of North Bay, were in town for a few days this week. Mrs. Guy Gamsby will go to Gann- noque, on Monday, to visit Miss Ag- nes Machar, 'Fecneliffe." . Miss Millie Ferris, Stuart street, ex- pects to' go to Wolfe Island, on Mon- day, to spend a short time with Miss Sybbald iMamilton, at her summer cot- tage. = Mrs. Vernon returned, Jobin, N.U. . . The engagement is antiounced of Miss May Dorothea Betts, eldest daughter of Mr. Frederick P. Betts, K.C., of London, Onatlo and Cap. tain BE. Seely-Smith of the Royal Canadian regiment. THE MAM ON .. WATCH... The Lampman is told that Bo 8 0ob- 'seller McAuley is seventy'seven years of age to-day. His age bars him from being accepted Sor foreign service . [AYY. Barrie street, < from St. Eaton, Wednesday, It appears to the Lampman that Mayor Shaw, like the merchants must have a summer bargain sale, for he notices that his worship is of - fering town debentures in $100 lots or sale. : on . = Policeman Nicholas announces that Belgium,: which is making such a heroic stand against the barbarous troops of the kaiser Is just "across the road" from where he was born When in his prime Nicholas, with his ciub brandishea, would have made the ; sprint. LIVE STOCK MARKET. The Prices Paid at The Union Stock Yards. Union Stock Yards, Toronto, Aug. 13.--Recepits -were 40 cars, 413 cattle, 1110 hogs, 458 sheep and -- lambs and 48 calves. : The Lampman' hears that as 'the Cattle--With the exception of 2German empire is soon to Some i very few, the cattle were all meuium;}an end, German will become one of coinmon or inferior classes, and |the "dead" languages, and thee os trade was more than slgwt* There "eiged, off the curriculum of Quecn's were few buyers who seemed to0lcollege or be numbered : want to buy any cattle. The tog "classics." price for 15 cattle was $8.75, Choice butcher's steers, $8.50 to $8.85; good butcher's steers, $8.25 to $8.- 0; medium butcher's steers, $7.75 to $8.15; common butcher's steers, $7 to $7.66: choice butcher's, heifers, $8 to $8.25; common buteh- er's heifers, § to $8; choice cows, $6.75 to $7.25; good cows, $8.- 25 to $6.50; canners, $3.50 to $4.- 650; bulls, $5.50 to $7.50. Feeders and stockers ---- Several lots of feeders and stockers changed, hands at steady prices. Cholce steers $7 to $7.25; medium steers, $6.50 to $7; stockers, $5.50 to $6.- among the is sure Horse Artillery band The Lampman that would the be on the field of battle. The Germans are great lovers of music, as well as beer, and if they heard the Kingston band strike up a tune. they would Surely stop fighting to listen to the Sweet music, and be surrounded and taken prisoners, -- { The Lampman does not agree with the Tweed ruralist who writes a should be "plucked" around time in an examination. 'FURre are some young people, as well as old ones, into whose heads 18arning conld not be driven with a let, and in such, cases teachers sfrould surely be exonerated. The Cauadian minister of finance knows what he is about when he in- timates that if war taxes are to be levied, one will be placed on playing- 'ards. With perhaps half the women of Kingston, playing-cards are "staple commodity," for no woman looked upon nowadays as fully ,2ducated unless she can wield a hand it. bridge or poker. If ity men are all the 14th can fier to go over the sea to fight the Germans, this old corps has lost the *pirft OF those who wore its uniform Hiy Years ago. The 14th riflemen do not seém to be spoiling for a fight like the terriers of the 5th Kingston hattery whose every officer and man is buckling on liis armor to get a crack at the Germans THE TOWN WATCHMAN. if a child fails 23. Milkers and springers--A | fewy only were on sale at $50 to $85 eacht balk sold at $65 to $75 each. Calves-- Not enough were offere {to make a market and prices wer | more than firm Choice veals, $10 Ito $11 Common to good $6 to} $9.50 Sheep and lambs were slow trade | quotations Sheep, | culls and rams, $3.50 to $5.50; {lambs, $7.50 to $9.00; cuils, $7.00. Hogs--Market easier in sympathy with British and foreign markets for bacon and hams. Selected, fed & watered, $9.65 and $930 .f o. b: $10.10 weighed off cars. PIONEER PASSES AWAY Sheep and lambs at Wednesday's $6.00 to $6.50; Family | Over a Hundred Years Old. Grafton, Aug 14. ~The took place here of A, F. Hare passed away at the age of five vears. In the recent contest Mr. Hare was the oldest er in West Northumberland io to the polls. The farm on which he was born was settled upon by his grand. father, a U. E. Loyalist, soon after the close of the American war of in dependenc, and the house in which de ceased was born is now over a huw- dred years old, being one of the firs dwellings of ite kind erected in the country It is still in good pair Mr. Hare is survived by two sobs, *. J. Hare, Cobourg, and J. © Grafton, and by two daughters Mre, S. B. Roberts, Grafton, and Miss Hare, at home. In religion he was a Methodist and in politics a liber al. Iron ore exists in almost every Chi- neso province, but in only a few dis fricts mined 'on _an extens scale Lived is funeral who nipnety- provincial NEWFOUNDLAND'S OFFER Government's Aid to Mother Coun. fry Endorsed by Populace. St John's, Nfld. Aug. 15.--An im 'mense public meeting was held here attended by the governor, premier cabinet ministers and! citizens The meeting endorsed the offer made In the government to the imperial cabi- net, and accepted by the latter, io enlist apd equip' 500 men to help the mother country in the war, a similar number for the local militia, and | increase the naval reserbe irom | bundbed to one thousand men { meeting appointed a committee | twenty-five citizens to undertake the | work of organizing and equipping | these forces It is understood a full {enrollment is assured to six The of is it Mr. Eric Cochrane has returned EE ------------------ A GOOD CHEW - = IN A CLEAN WRAPPER No aust or smited hands have ever touched PACIFIC BRIGHT CHEWING from the time it i$ manufactured until it reaches you. Each plug comes séparately wrapped and is consequent Aw THE CHEW, ly always in perfect cendition. ITSELF, IS" DELICIQUSLY GOOD" A satin insert so much prized by collectors, on account of.the many beautiful things that can be made from them, is packed with each plug.' See window displays around town. 10c ~ AT ALL DEALERS. With his cruiser, against the German Timmerman | Germans | scolding letter saying that a teacher | Si ONTARIO, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1914 -, . TirLEMON] * 8p, » seg Se Na oy . Pele, Gp, wir WS : HANNUT\ { i | | ~ O ! ADVANCE FORCE 5 £ | ENTRENCNED ny 1 3 | "i <Q { ADVANCE OF THE ( | | The central and main army of t a 2 great acquisition to the allied armies from Luxemburg to cross the Meuse at Stenay. render of the French fort at Longwy verse at Spincourt. Statements in ST TROND - ~ Ne ¥ BESIEGING LIEGE FORTS re A ¥. VERDUN 8 sERMANS ON PARIS. he Germans is moving southwest It demands the sur- and is said to have suffered a ve- despatchs show that Germans are entrenching along the Aisne river, which is only 120 miles from Paris, | and they are thought to be reparing the way for the main army cross- | log the Meuse at Stenay. 7 : Ean " & STANDARD ', BANK| sz OF CANADA | ick ibercond Jodgedby thon EAD OFFica Sepastmeat of i Buk b oa 1d TORONTO Se 3 KINGSTO 2 J * H.E. Richardson, Ne FT 2 NCH, | | | Srna on ni, THE ROYAL BANK OFCANADA- INCORPORATED 1889 Capital Paid Up . . Reserve Funds . . SAVINGS DEPARTMENT $11,560,000 13,575,000 Accounts may be opemed wit initial 4 i One Dollar, Interest is credited half vearly "a inital deposit of JOINT ACCOUNTS An account in the pames of ---------------------------- 3110151 1y0v5 Of a family will be a convenient. Either person(or the survivor) may operate the account, KINGSTON BRANCH, - E. E. NEWMAN, Manager. re Fak a A ete ea tt AMAA A NP Hl PAA NAS ET aaa Sa eee £5 ae Wr | a. MANY SPINDLES IDLE. . Coates { Buoglish Textile Already Seriously | Affected. | New York, Aug. 14.--Reports that | [ New York bankers were considering | | a proposal to advance southern cot- | ton growers $400,000,000 at the | rate of $40 a bale to assist in a gra- i dual marketing of the new crop. at- | tracted considerable attention in the {trade here to-day as such action | would be considered a stop in the direction of establishing a minimum | value for the staple er War con- | | ditions, Something more defififte in | the way of measures for considering | i the value of the crop is expected next a1 week | While talk in' local trade circles | reflected rather a more optimistic | feeling, business in spot cotton as | well as in futures was reported ab- | solutely at a stanstill. Manchester | cables dated: A 7th. report busi- | i ness and shipinehits practically sue~ { pended, with all quotations nominal. | Already, according to these cables, there has been a large stoppage of | pindles and ldoms for an indefinite period, and is fedated tha¥ the num- ber will be largely incréfised in the mmediate futuré* Reports from: local dry goods circles indicate large de- mand for heavy cofton goods from yag manufacturers, whose supplies of bulap have been shut out by war conditions ---- The Slowing Down. Montreal, Aug. 14---The an- noun<ern t that the . Nova Scotia Steel and €bal comphny is to curtail its operatighss' because of conditionk subsequent 'Upon' the 'war will cause little surprise. Industrial comphiies and these in other branches of abtivity, have, or soon will, follow" snit and it I= but wise and prudent thet this should be the course adopted. To husband ré- sources in this way at the present time is as necessary, ge it is patriotic. C.P.R'S Capital To Be $335,000,000 Montreal, Aug. 14.---At a special meeting to be held on October, 7th next, shareholders of the C.P.R., will be asked to sanction an increase in the authorized common stock from $260,000,000 to $335,000,000 1 The authority asked does not fore- | shadow any new issue of stock in the mmediate future, but the company desires to bring the authorized issue up to the amount for which it has the sanction of the government. No por- tiop of the additional $75,000,000 ¢apital will 1 issued until the share holders hav. given their authority, at a special general meeting called for the purpose. Financial Notes. | It is announced that J. A. Martin, j for: the past four years manager ot {the Vancouver branch of the Russell Motor Car Co. has been appointed sales manager for Canada. A mew interest has entered sfhto the Barcelona Traction, Light and Power company, and the financial position of the company has been The (teat Northern railway com- 30th last with a loss of more than 3.000.000 in gross and over $47 300,000 in net, as compared with the previous. G. W. Badgley, manager of the Montreal Investment & Freehold company, limited, reports the pay: ment of another bonus of 10 per cent. This makes 32 per cent, paid in bogus this year. " Granby _ Consolidated | Mining, Smelting and Power Co., Will put in-| to effect a drastic curtailment of prot daction. This, in brief, will probably result in the cessation of operations at the old ming and smelter at Phoe- nix. Rubber Goods Manufacturing Co., has announced 2 15 per cent. ad- vance in the Bie of solid tires and 12 1-2 cen pneumatic tires. Other puis will 'take a similar action shortly The Ames Holden factory, Mon- ---- -- | pairs of boots to be used by the Cau placed upon a firmer basis thereby. |, pany closed its fiscal year on June} ------ B---- will "leave of weeks dian contingent which in a couple a this country for Europe WHO WILL TAKE COMMAND Lord Dundonald Mentioned Kor Ca. { nadian Army Division. Aug. 15.--The ml not yet mn a announce the names of the who will 'lead the Canadian division A soldiers have been mentioned for the command, but no final choice } been made The name of Lord Dun «donald is being prominently mention ed in the capital, as he was yer popular when in Canada Following a meeting of the militia council a message was sent to Sir Redmond - Roblin, 'preniier of Mauito- ba, asking him to come to Ottawa. 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HUTCHINSON will give a thrilling BALOON ASCENSION, introducing for the first time in Northern New York his HUMAN BOMB ACT. TUESDAY will open with PAIN'S DAYLIGHT FIRE WORK DISPLAY of American Fag from & bomb exploded 1000feet in Air. SPECIAL EXHIBIT of County<Owned Horses in 23 Classes. Bi¥ HORSE SHOW with representatives From Leading American and Canadian Stables. BIG EXHIBIT OF DAIRY PRODUCTS AND APPLIANCES. FIRST AUTOMOBILE SHOW EVER GIVEN IN NORTHERN NEW YORK. DAILY CONCERT BY BIG OGDENSBURG BAND. MIDWAY, LARGEST AND BEST EVER SEEN IN I N NORTHERN NEW YORK, OLEAN AND AMUS- THURSDAY EVENING HIGH CLASS CONCERT, PARTIOULARS OF WHICH LATER. SPROIAL RATES ON ALL RAILROADS AND STEAMSHIPS. BIG RACES FOR $5000 IN STAKES AND PURSES. treal has started work on an order SPECIAL EXHIBIT OF OGDENSBURG VIRE DEPARTMENT with Modern Fire Fighting Appliances PREMIUMS OF $1000000. - Remember the Dates for the BIG FAIR. 7 yeh _ LC. NASH, Secretary. :