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' Prices; during the A VE .â€" d Suits at 2d Prices 5... - 131.79 are sure to 51-- \21. s” on, in the l_\'.~-r {you must go 1; 1‘...“ >571: is among vp. ‘l" save money. - ::'.v..‘ llllfii'l‘ regu- - r: »: choice. . LL‘ ."lf' $9o95 ( . l- A c1500 \ L" $17-50 M Ladies’ Cashmere Hose Under Regular Prices . are a Trav- \.;.m1)lcs and y?‘ {are ill many vs. several . \l'clgllts. 13,-; .rt- cut at ><4 »" «0 many t: them, x710": what » " the excur- ' t'm :5st- l" SA 3'10“}. .:f to Pay. a pl~_a>aut 3‘2‘ . .LNTIONl . imdsay is 3.5m Out at ' f" .5 name lo fur;- ”arlrll'r-s .- lE».-.' the .v. vial-r to meet swim.“ The n ' {Tl'dnll bull ~4E:~.l ., ;v';f>lic CO 1.(l‘.\' - â€"=vil.~<xn. 'l: ll‘l Z'O't'OTd ln new of " ii! =.. "oiled ‘lHlb-lI'l' on 3103' HILL ;.',‘.il.:c lo :.li lllc players '.. _l'»¢‘ limiâ€" ~ :‘o \‘ 'Ir‘i/Afd in .\ll-l'l'.2'.' af- :1\ :z'l lfl(ll"‘.l' 1" lelsnj.’ :la‘v'e ”2‘“ "on spirit. .zl:«i .xl‘n prepar- '. ',l/‘.t‘ll‘ power to L ‘7‘.“ some iii'i‘t‘. . 71': Town Linse- n'unllur of boost- . :1.le1 all desiring , Etich will admit. $th 411.1 grandstand . ~ ~ swirl call at The War- : ‘ Secretary M03716 ‘ Give the Town _._4‘ In 1:..1 A. Currie oerf» * . pioneer W. C. THU- 1‘. ("mania and active in liter- his: :‘ical efforts, died in be" killed on the 31.0.3. trot-h ’sonburg Saturday momm- sixty scientists left for all- -on trip in Northern 03' ... thousand miles of W s will be built in mm' .. a. Exciting Runaway . at Cataract Villagom's 5p. -...,.j.ryy‘_ l'alfs, July 30â€"MP, Loni and children, of Mom . ~‘n.. gins-ts of: Rev. C. S, t" . _ . 1.. ppm at, The Manse. U I’lleY‘B. of the New York 1 is me gucsr. 01 hr. 217‘. WITH APPROVAL. Although Many Agitator: for the Suffrage Think it Is a “Red Hen; .. 1 s’ali, ‘ . , l \' ~ ll. ll. .lohnsone. "n5" Devnce Some A“ 05W an” - M Mrs. Geo. Sake“, of Elk , to Favor the Creation of a Sup; . gigs's of friends in FeneIOn . . 4 1:v;>o-(Vall’. , A, ~11. «1.. Puley, of Toronto, vis- 71. jlnrry Robson last week. _ _ Wm Mason, '0! the B.N.A.i Emmi“ ‘3 bemg d‘sc‘med , , l ondon press. \lontrcal, iS Spending his. port, but an Advisory - Nature. 3’ A women’s Parliament for Great in the It finds some sup- so far as the press dis. . â€" ii“. ' ll.'. 4 1from those most directly interes w- B. (3am, of Toronto,| namely, the women themselves. A Y . - ,it will be diflicult to organize a Wo- , ,1 of relatives in IOWD- 1men’s Parliament without women. ~_».,;.x and Bliss 'l‘ruax, of To-1 1.. 9.15 of Mr. and Mrs. w, 1 suggestion, .or positively hostile to it, ~ 1 are wopderingW what was the prompt» . .. 1 fl 1 1 _ . .ing motive. hat is claimed for the fire a .l'.‘ cnambcrs, 31”“- Ma3'1 scheme is that such a Parliament ‘ .. the and “1111116 Maybee.l would train women for public life .,_.,n,5ay gn (,‘oboconk. and’ bring to the front women of W; Morrison, of Cleveland, 15::géeagilaty, but wgiobarethnow tlguslt 7. . 1 ,l . n Sience y e u in, 1 l». he. parintS, Mr. and MTS1 DOTSy babblers, who have pn ther 7 1abllity nor knowledge. -' .311, 1. .11... of Toronto, is the1 Some women see in the scheme an :lr. and Mrs. Jas. Poulsom. l affinpll *0 gmwd.‘het higing “"055 - , .1 ral,o_.n so lver a ntion from . > .\. . - . ‘ 3091953": '3 the real question of the day. which .111. . .- ! .mlcr, or loronto, l‘IISSU‘; 18 the franchise. These critics of the W‘- ‘1. 1.;- Calder. Miss 1),;scheme look upon it as a sort of m... m... can... Mrs. 1 333513;? 32d geghwisl; 153 Put up in .. _ 1 , .- .. 1 . me e eec rlc current 3115-“ “5‘75““ “fl,“m'jfrom their own Parliament. While Tam .wo. “ilsonz Miss Mary F-l-;women were playing with a Parlia. ,1 1. g zommo, and Miss Fee, or; ment that possessed no real power. .. 1:. ‘ im on Thursday for “an {hen sthPai-llament would be enacting l't1:>.l!ll lake, where they will: "aIYSlS golfiignagdszontlgg Iguat Obey. i-vx duyS’ caml’inc- ' l y omen, or 1_-_ l: “fl-Tl, Oi. = words to that effect. “flaw” and two children.1 ~However. the_ proposal has stirred 1 (1 1 are guests at Marybo-: up an interesting discussmn which .. 1 1%. .throws as lt- were. a new sidelight _â€" .. 1â€" . 1 ‘1. \I (V _ 'on this question of women who wish 3:. , -.. won am - iss l c rimmon. _ to share in government, and what to (‘ 11- .I‘_"(\Yl, are gllfi‘StS Of llrs. B. d0 WIth them. 1 a 0 :Tl'fheb p'lopldall was Lg“?! furward in J a,” 1 .._f e any 81' of non. in these .1111, “1:“, .lm ques and two cml itwords: ' .Orme. are gletS at “‘01 "‘It would be possible with the ,1,“ ,. 31....9, 1en.husxasm and wealth which the ‘1,“ 1m“ poulgom and Mr. Mgsufi’ragetteps (iommand 15% organize a ' 1 1 ._ . uwouian‘s ar iament or enate elect- , e(l h ne 1101'” Peter-' . . ’ . .‘fi’ll’ . 0' ,ed on representative lines by the 1 - . or. smmwl- :women of the whole country. Such 5mm Jordan, of ldndsay. 151a body could discuss proposals and . - r1; :wlaliws in toun. 14113311: meastlgres. Va:- Mcl’louqall, of Inwer-. ven ough 11", possessed .00 ~ * . "’11 , “1% W 1 1:0,“ executive authority, if it acted With ~ - L-wst 01 < ~ ,, ’ ,aamty, Judgment. and moderation it fiuence. Its recommendations would snot be lightly disregarded by the ,1 1 _ ”moan. of Guelph. is vis- 3 7 ~ .. nus al lllL‘ Falls. v,.‘.,.l . y,’ -i . .. . .. 1"‘5““-‘ 9 (“mg moon public opinion behind them. In ‘H'sinlls from CobOconk to this perfectly orderly and legal man- ner women could obtain distinction. . _ 1»er Sir. \l’al-oula, contln- . ,, . null mnrouiwd. {sway the Legislature. {and demon- “, “manna strata alike their capamty and the ".J-“i” " " 0“ " justice of their claims.” “It is pointed out that to bring , such a Parliament into being women . 1. V , need no authority; they can set to "ll, (.i \.001(r. . “.“Q 'l‘-rrill ,1“ we’lk work at once. The success of such ~ 33‘- ‘ _ “ ‘ “mParhament would be a triumphant .. ‘nor'le-F, 0X “GNU-‘5‘??- . vindication of the suffragist claims.” 7. . , link lawn visiting llel‘ par-1 One English writer in commenting e _- 'f . .11 Mrs. E. ll'orslcy, 113.101! the scheme makes some state- - . A1 -~ter intents that the nmsy but ill-informed “"5 ' ‘1wmg of the woman-suffrage party ..:..I:..r-r of our Citizens a'L"1‘Wlll take exception to. The writer (‘arholic picnic . says: "Those who are agitating for the i w mimics Visit to friends! was the , 7 .' ' I.'.«~lll:ln .. Lei-On on ’l‘ucsday, al' - ’ ~' "“0“” “as prc’em“ ,1 are‘apt to overlook the fact that in ‘ » " ~~::-;~. M‘mld is tht‘ {NM (”1the view of the majority of people > rum at. Sturgeon Pt. 1women are still .to a large extent an sham, of Town“), 151 unknown force in political affairs. _. , 1 11.; “1,0111 Enthusiastic advocates of the m 10““ l " ' cause pomt to the activmes of wo- and can sin- " . all“. VVr‘E‘SH'l. 0!" 'l‘Ol‘l’tmO- l‘3‘»men in various realms, up; in town for a. fl'W ‘ gle cut individual women of brilliant , . . 1 1,1, .3; 1m. {‘hfl-a’go’ 111.:mtellect and remarkable achieve- ,. 7 .. z I 1 _ “"1; W m. meals, but the fact remains that so ‘V “ ”""‘"‘”“"‘ ’3 ‘ "f 'L Efar the country has been Without iany real or arresting demonstration . _. mind :13“ took place on . of the capacity of women to apply 1themselves to political problems apart from the one cause of the lvote.” Another well-known writer of Lon- ‘ . ~. on ’l‘xlvsday afternoon, I'r‘i-P. In's hOl‘s‘o, which was ‘hl- lllLW‘nll'nl. in fi'lll‘ll1 n ., 1..-mun:- frightened at aldon. Mr. H. Harlnilton Fyte. sup- ,. . v.1, 11-.1 .85. aSS=,,,.:_1]>orts the propose. He paints out 1 I ‘1”: it; It :trikinflgthat the antics of the suffragettes 5"” ‘ r‘ 1” S e" ' ‘ ' " have well nigh ruined the cause of '1' ' ' Jim-“l n tl'll‘gml’h PM“ votes for women. “At this moment." of the whl‘clstihe writes, “it would be impossible Qfor either party to alter the constitu- . t' _1tion in the sense in which the wo- "" "“1 l" “"m par ml “m 1men desire. The country would not 11:. 1 ”'7 «.m- imiwnll. \\ ho was in the and, PaorosAL m Band!“ HAS. MET '3 Kiss leV'cnings well satisfied. l A few went north huckleberrying, :would speedily acquire immense in- , 5House of Commons when they had: extension of the suffrage to women . 9" mutual, who kept. up "have it.” 1 v; .- «ml the bridgc “1181 Women, he says, must win back : _. .1 _.|, Mr 'l‘hos. Graham 1 the ground they have lost. and such A ' , , . 'a Parliament as has been proposed .1 . . :-,-,\'(‘,lll~ allll blllllqllt hlm1would help to do it. "‘ . “Suppose.” he asks. "the Young . Hot Bloods" were to blow up St. ’“"â€"“"“"‘"â€" Paul's (which they probably had no , intention of doing the other day). lil”~”*‘*“”- what would happened? Would the . vote he brought any nearer? Not by "" ””“Mr- and M” a day, not by an hour. ’ 7’. . mm“, (mm Lashburn. , The sole result. would be. I imagine. . . lthe rapid passmg of a law to en- ""“‘“"g 1m- and MFH' force the electrocution of fiveryons and fril'mlfi. concerned in such crimes. Also a . no; e and Miss Ira-no. few of th: criminals bnighIg be tofrn ‘ , .. .. -- .- . lto feces ang mo 5. u as or ‘ ""13””: maids m amp-1"tegrorizingx' thery nation. that is a “I " ‘ “0" childish thought. The nation would “"‘lfllm has return”! only be made more furiously hostile in. ' .1 1 up...“ to the idea of giving any women . 7 - -. - . votes. ' I”! leh’ 13“"? Add”! Condemnation of the scheme comes ‘1 l t‘ m“ “ho‘la S””th Spent from high quarters. Mrs. Fawcett, 13‘" .. ~ ml at (linemen. Ithe president. of the National Union "' mu. Derrida, Ncsbitt arolof Women’s Suffrage Societies.) has V» tr; .1. .1... home 0, Mrs. Gm, 'gutrgivrfin it, the stamp of her dis- ” RFThei-e would be no reality about ~‘ » clad to welcome Miss such a Parliament," said Mrs. Faw- \ i1 , son back home from Pe- cett. "YOU WOUId never 8}“3 {espon' “' c . eible women to devote their time to “ “ , h .i. u . 1 \‘w‘. a ~~.1y congratulate Miss Mur- it.Mrs. Humphry Ward, who is an m TD "‘9’ on PaSSing‘ the LOWE" out and out anti-suffragist. thinks no “'2' ' Figaniination. more of the proposal than does Mm Fawcett. “I think,” says Mrs. Ward. 1 es: congratulations to Miss T935 ‘arstone and Miss Mary Reid <3 :assing ihc Entrance exams. “'9 are fiery sorry that Miss Mary :93 u... not awarded the scholar- 5 tub-n she took the highest marks in the county, The ;'a;~rlen party of the Reaboro liar-mt (hutch and Sunday School, new on Jizly 22nd, was a huge SUC- CE‘SS. making about $80 cleared. ‘ The Ladies’ Institute meeting will 59 held on Thursday afternoon, July 315.1. at the home of MS. ChaS~ Reid, the topic being cunning and Preserving, and a good attendance is expected. Haring is near all done, and was a: letter crop than was expected some t11116 ago. Birthâ€"On Friday, July 25th._ "° ’1’- ,and Mrs. John Cadd. a son. k “the suggestion of a women’s Par- liament quite impracticable. I have always advocated large developments of the local government powers of women. leading ultimately to some to m of rovincial devolution, as like- lyr to soplve the whole question by 'vin women an equitable share Semi: responsibility Without inter- ference with men.” «they Katie Hour-ave, of Long" 1.391“. kmmm uncle/and mt, Mr. and Mrs. KM A! W’ . of this place. ‘ ~ . . 1 Miss Catherine I, ‘lchnms' , of this lplace, wasivisiting'Mr. and Mrs. Dr. ties. whose practices include and. MacKay. of upodviue. last week. . ' Mr. and Mrs. Campbell's little plementary House of Commons of daughter fell and got. her shoulder broke last week. _ . Mr. Neil MacArthur is very sick at cieties. the Leo Britain has been proposed, and the Prssent. 1 ’Miss Flora MacArthur is visiting iher brother, Alex. MacArthur. this sentenced to long terms .1 imprison- “lh ”- and mm R- 11-: 910565. this support does not come’ww-i ____o.â€"â€"â€"â€" MILLER S‘MI’I‘H. of Great’Brita‘in'e riches ' ‘ ' on the west coast of Africa. white man who has set foot on chop. hostile shores has lived in hourly dread of their infamous secret soda- balism and human sacrifices, but; at last, mainly through the courage of Sir William “Brantford, chief justice of the Gold Coast. one of the most park. has been broken up and dispersed. One hundred of its members were brought to trial: I! of them were hanged and the remaincfit ment. The Leopards got their name from the fact' that when they seized their victims for sacrifice they covered Millemlth' July 29'-Th° house- themselves with leopard skins. Imio Those‘doubtful of the value of the {keepers are taking “Va-M889 0‘ the berry, patch on Mr. 'Ileryman’s farm, King’s Wharf, and return home in l ibut luck was poor. 1 Miss Amy Kennedy, of Schnectady, Iis home {or her holidays. tating the roar of a leopard. they would spring upon their victim and plunge into each side of his throat a three-pronced fork. Then cert‘ain parts of the body. such as a leg, 8 hand and the heart. were taken fer "ju-ju.” or fetish purposes. and the rest of his bodv was eaten. While most of the victims were kill- ed to provide human flesh for the se- Mr. Alvin Courtney, of Orillia, is crct rites of the societv. any member Isrendmg his holidays with his par- of the society who wished to rid him- 1ents and friends in Omemce. 1 Miss Myrtle Kennedy, of Omemcc. Wished at Mr. James F. Kennedy’s ioVer Sunday. 1 Miss EVylin Cullin, of Calgary. is 18, few weeks at. Mr. John McMullc-n's. A number from here attended the ,excursion to Lakefield Wednesday. l Mr. Thomas McAllister’s team made (a. fast dash for liberty last Saturday 1cvrning while on his way heme from ‘I‘lmily farm, but were caught after a :mile's run. 1 A number from South Verulam Vis- ited Mr. John Ashmore’s Sunday. ._._._.o_â€"-â€" I): MEMORIAM. od-‘~ In loving memory of my dear bro- 1ther, Ernest Scott, who departed this ‘lifc July 30th, 1912, aged 30 years. Away in yonder churchyard Where the trees and branches wave, 1Lies a kind and loving brother In his cold and silent graVe. il‘ihcn we lea\‘e this world of changes. ‘ When we leave this world of car. 1W0 shall find our missing loved one ' In our Father's mansion fair. ~ SISTER LENA. â€"â€"â€"O-â€"--â€"â€" M ANILLA . 1heavy dmvnpour of rain. 1can be ascertained’no harm resulted; 1 in this m-igbborhood. self of an enemy lay in ambush for him. and rushing upon him. clawed him to death and then retired to the bush. when he feasted upon the dead 1 body! Then he would go to the dead 1 man’s town and walk off with his' women and children and other pos-l sessions. and no one would dare mo- lost him for fear of being likewise clawed to death and eaten! One of the many peculiar customs of i the Leopards was that the latest mem- 1 her must provide the body of a relative I for the entertainment of the othcri members. A member of one of thesa‘ societies thinks nothing of sacrificing! a son or a daughter, hence sacrificial1 l cannibalism is always breaking out.1 ' and the European Governments have, not yet succeeded in stamping out all f of these human murder societies. years held tonga dances. at which the medicine men pointed out their ene- mies and delivered them up for bu. man sacrifices, but the British Gov- ernment effectually abolished such in. human practices. even thoucb it had powerful and mysterious of these so- 1 Several leopard societies for, many {All of Its Territory New Fat-celled Out I 1 The statement made recently in the ,House of Commons by Sir Edward fGrey. that the British Government proposed to recognize the Belgian an- 1 forlumnshilltomake. I h n ’t? " ._._ ”-3 IF #lv" .5 - l T" . "A ‘3; I' I 4'-§ . g. ,. WehavereducedthepficeofCanadaPordandCancol . . everypmpoae. ltudieoolybmldmgmatemlthatnnotmaeamgmcod. T ymhawtwmriqxdafir: Department midget one. f5; ~ ewmrimemwrermymesxei Be sure to ask for Canada Cement, in bags. 0 ,{3 Canada Cement Company Limited, Montreal mp] of“W}m! tbtfamer can do ain't/x Concrete, "'twrr't! our Informed” It‘: a wide practical ram-am tug-(Media. sMszt-romyj .1“ " . ~‘~‘..._ -0...“ 4â€"...- MAKE certain of complete sum in your concrete work by always using CANADA Portland Weanmplythmdianfarmmwifhthehighdqualityof Portland Cancnt it is posiblc militia-Within. ' youreachforpncncally' CEMENT MM ., at or no 8017150111" ' AFRICA A CLOSED ‘BOOK. Among th- Powers. nexation of the Congo. brings to a heretofore been unable to disband the ‘ close one chapter in the history of that societies themselves. 1vast territory which, ever since its With the doing away 0f the L909- : exploration some 35 years ago by Stan- ards Sicrra Leone for the first time in hundreds of years is free from the terror which menaccd it. I Regimental Colors. l The colors of the British army are made of silk, with gold-fringed edccs, and cords and tassel; of crimson and 1gold. mounted on a staff 8 feet 1 . inches long. | To ensure their absolute correctness . 1 1 n.._} , , ._l in matters of drill“ and pattern. an “fin-“av 3“” ~‘- A ’9‘"?- GIGC‘“ lofiicial of the Hcralds' College acts. Ical and wind storm passed oVer here; as “Inspector of Colors.” He has to 1 as .and after the conference of Berlin in . on Sunday afternoon, followed by al furnish drawings and designs. and is As far as1 responsible that no unauthorized de- parture is made from them. Every infantry battalion. says The :Evemnc Standard. has two colorsâ€" 1’ Mrs. Switzer Conway, of Oshawa.l "the King's" and "the regimental." Sis the guest of her daughter, " (:eo. Coone. Mr. Alfred (Tar-tor, of Mrs. l'The former is alwavs of the same pat- cc ltern. and shows the Union Jack on a blue around, while the latter has “were“: a wreath of roses. Shamrocks, and Farm, ()r‘illia. and M11 W- 3- Carton] thistles. with UN rcsiment's motto :accompanicd by his young daughters, [Misses Catherine and Mary Carter, 01 lOrillia, were the lthcir parents. recent guests of! 1 and crest. surrounded by a list of the .. various battles in which it has taken ' part. Regimental colors are no longer married into action. but are now left i Misses Gracie and Myrtle Short are? behind at headquarters when a battal- 1 l the holiday visitors of their films. Short. uncle. 1 ion proceeds on service. This has 1 been the rule since the Boer War in l 1881. A couple cf years earlier two Hurry pickins'ls the 0"“ 0f mi young officers of the South Wales Bor- day. The lucious fruit vplintifnl as last year. Mrs. (‘hnster Elliot {Stanley llavison, Siting at the horne of her parents. on. and Mrs. Wm. Dixon, Sr. Mr. Herbie McDonald, of Toronto, isllent the week-end in )lanilla with and Master 1his parents. I, A goodly number of llanillaitos at- ;tl-nded the garden party held at Mr. I'l‘hos. Osborne's last Friday evening. Misses Elsie and Margaret Robin- .son, 0f Uxbridgc, are spending 11ull-asant holiday with their aunt, ers. R. Horlgson. 4‘ Mr. John Jones was looking up old frivnds in Manilla last week. ___â€"â€"oâ€"â€"-â€" PERSONALS O O O â€"Messrs. Wm. Bell and George Ziloore‘ were delegates to the Fire- mr-n's meeting held in Descmnto on Tuesday. â€"Dr, Burden, of Rochester, N. Y., l is spending his vacation in town. the lguest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 'Wm. Burden, Peel-st. -â€"Sir William MacKenzlc's private yacht arrived in town last. night from Balsam Lake with a. large party on board, including Count and Countess lleLessepe. . â€"Mr. and Mrs. E. D. E. Lee have returned from a splendid trip to Ste. Anne de Beaupre. Quebec City and Montreal. Mr. Lee leaves today on a Visit to Rochester and other Amer- ican cities. â€"A party of Port Hope citizens, in- cluding Messrs. Hoythorp, Bailey and W. Brown, arrived in town yeSterday afternoon, and enjoyed a trip do\vn the Scugog' last evening. They will be joined to-day by Mr. Geo. Gam- ble, also of Port Hope. â€"Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Stinson re- turned last night from a. very plea.- vacation, during whiCh time visited and took in the big si'ghts at Chicago; Kansas City. 1T0: peka, Colorado SpringS, Cripple sant . Creek. Denver, Old Santa Fe, Men- Aiburquerque. Needles. 303030 is not sol derers were killed while eudeavoring Ito prevent thc colors. of which they 7 had charce. . . l h d. h , l ‘ of Dacron. arc us- 138335111332; enemy at he Battle 0' thoroughness, has undertaken the re- ; from falling into the I 1 Weardale a Chef. 1 Lord Weardale. who was head of the British Peace Centenary delegation. is a very amiable and popular personal- ity. He has the unassuming manner of the naval man. As a youth he served as a "middy" on the Sutlej. the 1flagship of the Pacific Squadron. and 10f clothing and food. Icoroner, and the doctor agrwd. A verdict of death from natural cauaea' 1 traveled to many strange places. Leav- ing the navy he became a civil engi- Sir John Fowlcr. built the famous Forth Bridge. Lord Weardalc. like Lord Rosebery. ; ley, has occupied such a unique posi- tion as far as political status is con- 1 leerned. Thirty-five years ago. when 1 the international scramble for territor- 1ial possessions in Africa was just be- ‘ginning. no one seemed to be special- ly interested in the Co 0. the Belgians, was induced to found, the International Association of the. ' Congo, with the object of exploring it and developing its commercial possi- = bilitles. The Belgian people, however. 1 (ion- a whole. would have none of it, 1884, when the independence of the 'Belgian Parliament, while recognizing . 1King Leopold as the head of the .new state. definitely placed it on re- ' .1 that the union with Belgian was [only a personal one. For the next. fifteen years little was heard of the happenings in this vast tract of the jearth’s surface. and it was not until 1901 that there began to filter through into the European press accounts of {those outrages on the vast native 5population, which for several years thereafter associated the name of the I l Iwith the word atrocity. The adverse ~report of the Congo commission in to a head, .1905 brought matters I Britain and the United States in 1909 1 passed into law in the following year. Since then Belgium with a laudable lorganization of the country. A short time ago the Congo Reform Associa- . tion declared in effect that their work 1was finished, and the generous recog- nition by Sir Edward Grey of the ef- forts of the Belgian Government to l bring about a better state of things in 1 their vast possession, will be approved 5by all those who recognize the dim- culties with which the authorities in ' Brussels had to contend. The book of the great African con- “ peer, and was associated for years with ltinent is fast being closed. With the the engineer who Italians in possession of Tripoli. France and Spain in session of Morocco, and now Belgium formally has pronounced literary tastcs. for be . secure in her ossession of the Con ' comes of a literary family. was Lord Stanbnpc. a well-known man of letters, and at one time Under Seo- retarv for Foreign Affairs. and ass authors as Macaulay. Thackeray and Dickens. His lordship is a very weal- thy man. and the possessor of innum- erable art treasures. Moreover. be en- joys the reputation of being the best private chef in London. Stylish Suits From Seaweed. According to late scientific reports, the time is not lone distant when sea- weed will be offered by fashionable dressmakers as a valuable substitute for velvet, silks, linens and-muslins. Already in Australia a cloth is being made from the same weed, which dif- fers. however. a little from our so- called seaweed. It is extracted from the bottom of sea. lakes and rivers. and is thought to have undergone for long periods of time a certain chemi- cal action in the depth of the sea. In Labrador and many of the cold boy Lord Weardale met such eminent 1 ing of her colonies. but whatever may countries it serves a double purpose Child Died of Senlle Decay. 'A child of eight has died from senile decay in London. Eng. A doctor told the coroner that the boy suflered from disease of the valves of the heart. con- gestion of the brain and considerable hemorrhage, all' consistent with ex- . treme old age. "A case of excessively premature penile decay,".observed the“ was returned. .- 0... - â€"â€" 0....-. .- ”â€" Wouldyoutrytofiatteramarried manbytellinzhimthathe don't lookit? . ,nmmmadeinheaven 1 Europe. Hi“ “the" l there remains ittle territory to be al 0- cated. Attention every now and again, Portugal and her intentions of dispos- happen in the future in this regard. it 1 cannot alter the fact that practically the whole of Africa has been definitely portion out among the powers of Latest In Holidays. conventional ways of spending holi- schemes this year. City (London) warehouse have arrang- house, where, they rightly claim, t ey will have the freshest of sea breeze! all the time. Another party are to encamp on an uninhabited island of! the Scottish coast. while three youths. a favorite holiday pastime, but few who seek pleasure and recreation. are likely to emulate the young hamster who has set out on foot with neither 1 the Cheviote. A Streatham man. with ' his family and servants, have set out . l Manchl-sfcr. azul It was 1 due to Stanley that Leopo d. King of 1 I ; Congo. in the same way as Armenia, 1 l l l and vigorous remonstrances of Great1 it is true. is called to the question of ‘ dial ed to spend a fortnight in a li ht- 1 [ruin-v with m.- 1‘3“: (.1 as far as they are able in the desert l as they were u for a week’s holiday in a hired omnf- 1 ed, no as not to arouse uy rm- SOVPT-‘lflllr‘, such as an invite- tion to a state ball, or even a garden party. A Vlircless Club. The first "wirclvss" «has been established at Sale. near meetings are held every night. Till-lulwrs while in meet- 1 in: tap the world's news and receive 1 all sorts of items from land and sea. There are Ffvnfcen mcmhers. and each is tllc licensed owner of a wire- less installation. “In respect, of all messages picked up by wireless we “We are also not. allowed to l her. 1 We send use the commercial wave. out a shorter length." Was Beam in Bishop's Eye. expense of Dr. Ingram. Bishop cf Lon- He strongly objects to long- 1 club in Britain . 4 There have been many quiet chuc-: ‘ kles during the last few days at the. winded bishops, and told the students 1 l at Queen’s College, a few days ago, ‘that he always tried to deliver one “I think.” he said, “we And ' tion services. I are all much too long-winded." 1 then he spoke for forty minutes. 1 A Traveler Crab. A marked crab {hat had been caught ‘ off Catterlinc, on the Kincardineshire lnew territories was guaranteed. the 1 instead of two addresses at conflrma- ‘ l l l l l coast, was sent to the Fisheries olfi- . ' cer at Aberdeen for examinalion, and 2 it has now been ascertained that the crab was liberated at Beadnell, North. umberland, Eng” on Oct. 9. l912. Cate torline is 120 miles from Beadnell. Revolting Sacrifices and Orgies In Great Benin. many peope have heard of How lresulted in ascheme of riform which 1 Croat Build, the n"gr0 kingdom of “ct Africa that shut its doors to and continued its slaughtered its its human the lllth the whole world frightful orgies and of victims in end of ' thousands sacrillcl‘s until the century? a magnificcnt. tyrant, a picturesque monster whose practices would be ‘ li~yollll l).llif Were they not a fllfflltl' cl very rcccnt history. Fir-t heard llrom by lllt‘ civilized world in tin: llz'ilh century. lielllli kept up its re- putation until the year l-.lli when England’s Jul: arm “as slrctclled out in Vengeance lor tilo- lumen-re of a pencclul expedition and Great- 1 l i ilicllin suddenly llllrcl to llL‘. 1 The kingdim of “(‘lllll wu< «li-‘cov- crcd in or Mll'JUl H72 Ly lb;- l’urlu- 1 L'llL‘rD. country u l- l.“ n quasi- Some effort was made to llfl'lVl‘F. but the The civilized. (:llrl‘lllllllfl‘ lhc lllnlllpts Wen- cllul‘buVrd. .lnrgcly to flu: unllmllhy climate. [but also partly to lll' last that the ('lillllll')‘ wllutd lo l'lllmpcxll.~ of little V'lllll.‘ Cl'lllllll'f‘fl‘llly, the are pledged to secrocyg’ raid a mem. j recognized were ‘exorcxse which une «111m 5110 m council happened to dictateâ€"so that. there was a semblanCe of law a , order. There were three classes ofi peopleâ€"nobles or big men, commons; and slaves. who generally were war. captives. ”‘1 Yet despite these beginnings oi organized society the people pracq ticed most revolting. savage, social and religious customs. like trial to misdemeanors by hideous ordeal and sacrifice; and their superstition: were of the lowest and most stupid type. Apparently, they worshiped no idnls, and the only spirits tbeyj powers of evil, to wa= their chief reg ligious concern. Every house or Compound had its altar. decorated with rows of bronze heads supportq in}: elephant tusks. ; Human sacrifice was practiced td propitialc the sea. the weather. thq spirit: of the dead and of mischiew ous demons, to placate the soda in time of war, to celebrate the harvesI and always on tho death of the king. The victims. like the Roman gladioq tors, were gcncrally slaves or prisond, ers; somctimcs ilie maimed and physically useless swelled the numé here. 1 To Observe Tides. ’ Every effort is being made to gva unique importance to the new Britia tidal observatory" It is designed , give important information of somod what varied kind and only after carol in] study with this in mind lass th ordnance survey chosen Dunbar. o the east Coast of Scotland. 'the most suitable site. To give * veyors a much-needed permanent d A KINGDOM OF HORROR." 3' . ‘tumap rimary object. of the new . tion will be to fix the position of me 5sea level with exceptional precisio using self-recording instruments. 0 er purposes will he to cxamine dime? ly the rise or fall of the coast line 1 any movement occurs; to record thd local tides and all tidal phenomena and to determine if possible whet 'the chances of the tide produce an ' The king of Benin ruled- over his maple in true savage style. 1 l l l l measureahle deformation of the «“1 face of the adjacent land. M agistrate Who Walks. 1 Mr. T. Simpson, the Manche (Eng) macietrate. who last year lcomplisllcd two walking feats. o l 1 'though over seventy years of age, 3 from Manchester to Land’s End a the other from John 0’ Croats to M cheater. has just added to his laur Having bcen a little indisposod. Mu Simpson went to the Isle of Manure:3 'a “rest." and while there be we incident to tlm‘r uni-mph to tour covering eighty-six miles, in l (.‘Onll: ulmn a now Will r l‘ullll} t4; In-1th3nf0ll' days. 1 the whole circuit of the island. hill London’s Poor Looked After. ' The annual accounts of the Lond UNI“: l County Council with regard to war ing class dwellings show that just on three billions have boon expend with the object of providing among-lJ nlmlation for the poor. in some i inter-eel of whites :lIllll lnsgl-d. ivory istanccs housing schemes have proved5 \\'l.-§ .wurcc. rubber unknown. pulm- o.l litllc lllllllulanilll'cf Jill'f. “lino- Many people, anxious to find un- l {or u limc ll)“ slur-- formed a MD- when ' days, are trying their luck With bold lllC‘ slaw trail“ was ulnlnll'zll To MP1 Two clerks in a1iruct Europeans. sldCl'llllllll. turn.» was llnllllllg Finally. in “.92, l'fnclrmd made a fruit). 1‘» ll()\V~.‘\‘I:r. tile him: (Ld this truly. Illril ’l'l. ll“ not adhcrc. and intercourse. Sl-V'ml with enterprise and courage worthy of ' to get into Benin territory. but were our earliest pioneers. intend to tramp invariably met by armed .lwrccs. and odor strict ilistructim:slright hand is also affected, a... in of the Sahara. Tramping has become . not to come to blows, they invariably l the course of an interview after giv- Then in 1 ing his evidence. he said the disease January, 1897. in the absence of tho 1 was gradually spreading all ovur his consul general. the vice-consul of the 1 right hand, which he feared he would 1 Niger Coast Protectorate determined ; lose in time. were forced to retire. 1a. lfllllln‘, l 1 column d ' Harnack. formerly of the Lonrl '. Hosâ€" to my OI)‘l'l('l(‘-‘ m llll- way of trad-l pita], who has had scventec: ra. British of-1tions for dermatitis, among them the ficers made atlwmpts it Various film-:5 1 amputation of his left hand. Save evi- ldcnce in an action in the Bow (Lon. I don) County Court. scrip nor purse. and intends to sine = on a peaceful mission to Beuiml and recite his way from London to1'1‘hongh repeatedly advised of the nrnnnrfinn m "lllmloci being very. high. There was, 1.. a. ”Will“; 3 1”“ 'r‘. Carrlhgdcn ”cure. World Has Forgotten. The X-ray martyr and pioncc:, Z’.of. Mr. Harnack's “They very kindly pensioned me 05 dan- ’ from the London Hospital on my full get. a chnpany of seven men. with 1 salary," he said. “I am always thank- aet out. completely apart!» 1 in] fig that, but." he added, “the up within afew the suspicions ; tion 1 bus. He was his own chauffeur, and 1 of the natives, and had spent a couple of days muta- houn after crossing the Benin bor- ingtheintricaciceofthe'bus. 1derwaaeetoponfromambuahand |msaacred.h0017 “'0 0‘ the M11 , escaped. revenge. Great Britain Aputsfro‘r: 1'23: 3.223 to fem- 1 "mum wfigfm fnine vanity presentations at court "di on, as done nothing." An Aged Family. Five brothers and sisters, named. Harris, whose united ages total 4331 years, met at a birthday party at Badnage, Bucks, Eng. Their ages are ninety-six. ninety-two, eighty-two, and eighty, an average more than eighty-seven. lmembere of the same family, who have died, were aged ninety-three.- eighty-eighty Five otha: eighty-nine. eighty-eight. eightyaeven, .â€" n“...i-_ds° the and seventy-seven. Low Birth Rate Recorded. Oficial stat-tics published recently, w show that the birth rate in and Wales in 1912 was the low on 3 record, being 23.8 per 1,000 of papal.- tion, or 3 per 1,000 below the average forthepreoedingtenyears.Thedeothy . .1115‘1111; . . ‘ 5.1.