ber of combustion fires thet have been investigated during the past goup.e of weeks, -- . CONISTON FIRES Good Record to vuty. i tk y ' ' Up to the end of «uly Ontario had 1 CATTLE. i is : 1 'rom Damp made an unusually creditable re- " F Straw "and Hay "| cord as far as barn fires are con- Toronto. . Avoid , Storing Damp cerned. There were for that period | Heavy steers, choice, $7.50 to 38; Sheaves in Barns. | this year only 260 barn fires; entail-|40.. good, 37 to 37.25; Dutcher ing a loss of $425,187, as compared steers, choice, $6.75 to $7; do., good t with 488 barns burned during . the $6 to $6.50; do., common, $4.50 to same period of 1925, with & loss of $5.75; butcher cows, choice, $5 to | $347, 684. Last June there were 101 (85.50; do., fair to good $4 to $4,75; Same mi oat hay Beir aead esr ng. Lbnighes hyls, zopd, $4.80 to, 85.50.11 iis NS ; this June only 37, total-i bolognas, $3.50 to 6: ¢anne I 3 TRY SE TN rs ch pm gs ba: ling $46,467. One might expect and cutters, $2.50 to 33: good milch a a With dau) | even tagures to warrant au. optl-} cows, $70 to $100; springers, choice. | 4 during © rea weather, the Fire, | mistic feeling as to the remainder of $30 to $115; medium cows, $45 to! - ' Marghal "4 1926. The Fire Marshal thinks|$60; feeders, good, §6 to $6.50; do... from otherwise. "There is only 'one an-|fair, $5 to $6; calves, choice, $12.50 te 8 combustion. swer," observed Mr. Heaton. "In the {to $13; do, good, $9 to $11; do. | onoSYE MARKETS ini, os Wateh out for.barn fires. in Sep-|: =! tember and October! hat 'ig the Jarning which Pro-| oo Fireomi waraiog whieh Stel T 'broadcast to Ontario farmers. $143.000 an, eens Woollens 40 Main Street, MAR- or and a free trial will on MARSHALL, 8 ihn the sample treatment at once be sent you by mail a a has returned from his summer vacation and is veady to van- i quish any Autumn cold either in the head or chest. Remember, Dr. Hickey's preparations are for sale only by +$7,069 -- Brick, 9 rooms, hot Water hiating, | scparate ; oer locity. and gan h. fr w. fore: central, month of June there wasn't & single | Ontario tarmer who had a single bit {of crop in his barn. Hayling did not | start until early in July.' | In July there were 113 barn fires | this year, costing the Province $145,333, against 134 fires in July, 1925, costing $199,275. According [to Mr. Heaton, at least 75 per cent. i ot this year's July fires took place {after the 17th of the month. The hay harvest was very late, and as a, | result .no combustion fires were re | ported before July 12th, whereas in other years this type of fire often occurs ih June, The August figures, said Mr, Heaton, show abdut the normal number of barn fires, Dut, because {less grain was in the barns, the {total loss is less than it was: a year agy. Approximate figures for August show 100 barn fires; with a total loss of $215,000, compared with 106 fires in August, 1925, totalling $297,000. Of the fires this August, 62 were total losses, and of these 25 were caused by lightning | and 13 have been definitely proved as resulting from spontaneous com- bustion. Most of the combustion fires took place after Aug. 1bdth. Time To Be Careful. "From past experience," said Mr. Heaton, 'I feel justified' in drawing the conclusion that September and October are the months that will pay the penalty for the delayed har- vest and the bad harvest weather. We are already getting evidence of it in the number of combustion fires that are now coming in for in- vestigation. "Parmers will be well advised to thresh all the grain that they can from the field. Nope of this grain that has been repeatedly soaked by rains should go into the barns un- | less it has been opemed up, thor. ! oughly dried out and restocked." Stacked grain is just as lable to heat as grain in the mow, although there is less danger of its breaking tinto flames, and if the stacks ware {built at a safe distance from. the buildings there is, of course, less danger of property loss. During 1925 Ontario farmers suf: tered a loss of $1,844,998 trom barn fires. Of these fires 617 were total | losses, making up $1,782,102. The ! other fires were in the main lesser |' damage caused by lightning. PUPILS' EXHIBITION Display Showed Very Keen Interest. On Tuesday afternoon an' exhibit of flowers and vegetables, grown by the children from seeds donated by the Horticultural Society, was held in Frontenac school. The large dis- play showed the keen interest of the children in this work. Prizes were awarded for the best Specimens in each variety. The different grades made "Health Posters" which were great: iy admired by the parents and visi- tors. Prizes were given for these too. Cake and candy were sgld from two prettily decorated tables. The cake fable was in charge of Marsh and Mrs. Bauder while Mrs. Duncombe and Mrs. Ellerton had 'charge of the candy table. The regular meeting of the Home and School Club was held in the evening. This took the form of a business meeting at which the fol- | lowing officers were chosen: Hon. presidents, Mrs. Parton, Mr, Bald- Vwin; president, 'Mrs. Marsh; 1st vices resident, Mrs. Wilkinson; 2nd vice- Mrs. Steacy: secretary; the Steacy; 'medium, $7 to $9; grassers, $4.50 | to rtaitars of sree are: extras, 48¢; ~~ 3Be; and. to $6; good lambs, $13.50 to $13.75; do., bucks, $11.50 to $11.75; good light sheep, $& to $7; heavy sheep and bucks, $4 to $5.50; hogs, thick smooths, fed and watered, $12.25 to $12.50; do., f.0.b. $1175 to $12; do., country points, $11.50 to $11.- 75; do., off cars, $12.75 to $13; sel- ect premium, $2.42 to $3.46. win Livestock receipts, 1, 500 sale cat- tle and calves, 1,016 hogs and 250 sheep and lambs. Fifty-nine cars due today. There was a broad demand for most cattle classes at the open- ing, with trade in line with last week's close. Butchers showed no undue activity, but cows continued to move freely, tops reaching $4.75 and the bulk of killers $4 to $4.50. Stockers and feeders moved strongly at strong prices, Hogs firmer; thick smooths $12.25; selects at the usual ten per cent. premium. Sheep and lambs steady, good lambs $10 to $10.50; sheep $5 to $7. East Buffalo. Hogs, 1,200; 180 to 250 pounds, §14; 250 to 300 pounds, $13.25 to $13.75; 300 pounds up, $12.75 to $18.50; packing sows, $10.25 to $10, 75. Cattle, 2,000; yearlings, $12.- 265; 1,375 lbs. steers; $11.75; med- ium steers, $8.25 to $9.50; medium bulls, $5.50 to $6.- 50; cows, $5.50 to $6.25. Cal- ves, 1,200; wveals, $16.50; few med- lums, $14. Sheep and lambs, 7,000; top native lambs, $14.50; culls, $11; fat ewes, largely $6 to $7. Chicago. Cattle, 32,000; 1,263-pound steers $11.75; few heavies, above $11, late, 1,888-pound average early, $11.60; bulls and vealers strong, largely. $14. Hogs, 23,000; top, $13.75; paid for 210 to 230-pound weight, bulk better grades, 170 'to 260-pound av- erages, $13.25. to $13.70; bulk, 280 to 326-pound butchers, $12 to $13; most strong weight, slaughter pigs, $12.50 to $13; few upward to $18.- 25; bulk better grade packing sows, $11 to $11.75; heavies, largely $10 to $10.75. , Sheep, 37,000. Fat lambs, 25 to 50¢c lower than Friday, top Westerns, $14.25; bulk, $13.50 to $14; sheep steady; bulk fat ewes, $6 to $7. GRAIN, / Grain dealers on the Toronto Board of Trade were making the fol lowing quotations, per ear load lots: Manitoba wheat ----- No. 1 North- ern, $1.53; No. 2 Northérn, $1.44; No. 8 Northern, $1.40. Manitoba oats -- No. 2 C.W., no minal; No. 8, not quoted; No. 1 feed, 55¢; No. 2 feed, nominal; Western grain quotations in ¢.l.f. ports. American corn, track, Toronto ---- No. 2 yellow, 93¢; No. 3 yellow, 91c. Milifeed ~~ Delivered, Montreal, freights, bags included, Bran, per ton, $29.25; shorts, per ton, $31.25; middijugs, $28. 25; good teed flour, per bag, $2.30. Ontario oats--42 shipping points. Ontario good milling wheat--$1.- 20 to $1.32, f.o.b. shipping points. according' to- freights. Barley--Malting, 56 to 61c. . Buckwheat--Nominal. Rye--No. 2, 85¢. * Manitoba floSr--First patent, $3; 3 Toronto; do.; Sepond patent, §7.- Ontario flour--Teronto, 9¢ per cent. patent, per barrel, in carlots, aroma, $5.60; seahoard, in bulk. to 44c. fo.b. Mk 'mGe MARKEY. Ottaws,. Sept. 23--The sale; for By pay. 3.000 caves at 355 200. seaboard, has been re. Tosuta Datles are paying conp- ets extras, 43 to 37¢; seconds, 29¢. Prices Anticipation is about all there is to kissing. Y.M.C.A. CAMPAIGN. For $3,000 to Start on Saturday With Tag Effort. In the city of Kingston there are many religious and social works car- ried om for the benefit of its younger citizens, and at this present moment attention is drawn to the coming "campaign" for $3,000 to be 'In: augurated om Saturday, Sept. 25¢h, | by @ tag day, followed by an organ-! ized dppeal lasting a whole week on | behalf of the Kingston Y.W.C.A. by | the members of its devoted board ot, management. i This money {5 required to meet this deficit and to enable the YW. C.A. to carry on its club work suc- cessfully during the coming winter, for in this fine building, in addition to its eslf-supporting boarding ac- commodaticn for some twenly-two ladies, Is carrying on work among girls in various walks of 'life. This work is of a four-fold character, re- {igious, educational, social end physi- cal, and some 150 girls attend "the different clubs held week by week in the spacious club rooms of the Y.W. C.A. These various clubs are served by a devoted band of helpers, aided by Miss Bttinger, the able secrotary of the Y.W.C.A., to whom also is entrusted the visiting of girls sl tling in Kingston. U-Auto Camp om the hillside of Font Henry is emjoyed by all the clubs and the summer work of these organizations is carried om there. | | WITH THE PITTSPERRY FOLKS. | i Young Ladies Who "Who Won Prizes at Joyceville School Fa'r, Pittsterry, Sept, 21. Co Threibing is the order of the day and the wet weather has deldyed: the threshers: very much in the past week. { A large number from here attend- ed the Kingston exhibition and re-' ported it extra good. The exhibits were good and the midway added much to the enjoyment of young and. old. John McClement has purchased a Chevrolet sedan. Misg Lotty Orr is visiting with her sister, Mrs. William Graham, Enterprise, Joyceville school fair was well at-| tended by residents from this neigh-| borhood and was a success. Miss | 'Mabel Spence secured the prize for the girl having won most prizes at! @ the fair, and Miss Lotty Orr won the prise for best loat of home- made bread. We extend our con | gratulations to both of these young ladies, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Edgar and baby Ralph have returnéd home after spending the past week-end | with friends and relatives in Belle- ville. We are all glad to hear that | Mrs. Harvey Payne is recovering | trom. her recent operation in the Kingston General Hospital. Miss Bliza Caughey, Amherst Is-| land, is the guest of Mrs. David Me-| Clement. Mr. and Mrs. G. Schord- figure. and son, Mallorytown, spent a few hours with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hite! on Sunday. Mrs. A. Stmp- | son is visiting with her son William Simpson, Washburn. ~~ ° : « yeast Briefs, ville; Sept. 22--Mr, R. P.{ Mills a Mr. W. J. Barker, have ret: to Toronto, 'after visiting st their homes here. Mrs. Elmer Coyle has returned to | her -- in Toronto, after spending a few days with Der DArents: Mr. and Mrs. Allan MacDonald. - Shann =r are expressed in various ways Fine wool fabrics such as Flannel, Charmeen Foulle, Serge, and Tweeds are ranking among the fore- most of the new woollens, and are delightful mediums for the develop- =e : SI ment of the new Fall Frock, while Ombre Plaids, Duvetyns and Needlepoint are the heavier fab- rics suitable for smart coatings. Below are enumerated a few of the many special values from our fabric section, Poloma Coating $2.00 yd. A heavy, all-wool . fabric that will give the utmost in service. Ten new. shades for your choice. Full 54 inches wide. + New Fur Fab- ric Coatings $7.50 to $12 yard - 50 inches wide. Luxurious, deep pile fur--fabrics that have all the beauty of real Fur. In Near-Seal, Beverette and other '| fur-like fabrics. FrenchWool Foulle 40 ins. wide--$1.50 yard A light weight, all wool dress fabric, made gf fine Cashmere yarns, in colors Sand, Havana, Channel Blue, French Blue, Apple Green, Navy and Black. English Flannel S4in.width............ $1.25yd lin. width ............. 85¢c yd. Two exceptionally attractive values in all 'wool Flannel, in a complete range of shades--some fifteen in all -- that makes a selection an easy matter for you. Pin Point Duvetyn 54in.wideat ....$3.50and $3.75 yd. A beautifully finished coating'in colors "Old Wine, Buckskin, New Blue, For- est Green, Rust, Navy and Black.