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(I 9| A butullhip cruiser is to be hid low at mmmfl, which w 1-1 mm 80 hot. an hour. ‘ The Merlin postomoe was robbed of u. small sum of money and stamps. The Dominion police have given up the search for the Wright postomce Lindsay Marble Works R. CHAMBERS, Prop val: Shop and show rooms 11 l3 Cam- satisfle bridge St., immediately north of Fire thing." Hall. “Are Peterboro Business College GEO. SPOTTON, PRIN. Still doing business in the same old stand but not in thesame old way. We dtance with the times andare in a. position to do better work thanever. New designs, new granites, new and mproved tools and methods, in fact the most up-to-date Marble and Gran- ite \Vorks in this part of Ontario. Get our prices and see our designs before purchasing. Fall Term Opens August 30 Marble and Granite Monuments Phone 14 Lumber. Shingles, Sash. Frames and Doors; and all kinds of Building Material, Wood.l::tc.,at the right priee JOHN CAREW NOTICE Graduates of two years ago are now earning $2000 per anuum. _- 3.3. - - -_- “5' “t3 Three coursesâ€"Commercial, Stenogmphy and Telegraphy. Other schools enga e our graduates as teachers. A spec- ial course for teachers. TH SHE IS STRENGTH.” The demand for our grad antes is THREE TIMES the supply. Over one thqusand students enrollvd by our chain last year. It pays to attend a. link of this great, chain, for "IN UNION Write for particulars Hardwar, Portland Cement Glazed Sewer Pipe Fire Bricks} Fire Clay Md’emmn 8: (0. 1000 Lindsay Iron a sop to the farmers? Do you see? That’s your mimomure method, and Eileen. Rnthven. George Pane. Sanxon Orchll. the Hon Deimour-Carnesâ€"that ci-owd â€"rich and stingy. That's why they are contented with a yearly agreement with the farmers instead of buying the 4.000 acres. Why put 1; tot ot'good money out of commission when they can draw interest on it and toss an in significant fraction of that interest as Children Cry ran FLETcIIEn's CAST»OR1A ers’ rents and fixes their fences and awards them odd jobs and prlzes for the farm sustaining the biggest num- ber of bevles; also the club pays them to maintain millet and buckwheat patches and to act as wardens. In re turn the farmers post their 4.000 acres for the exclusive benefit of the club._ Is that plain?” “Perfectly.” “Very well, then. Now. the Slowltha ls largely composed of very rich men. among them Bradley Harmon. Jack “Are you?" “Emphatically. I’ve mastered the details virtually all of’ em. Here's the situation in a grain of wheat. The Slowltha club owns a thousand or so acres of oak. scrub, pine scrub. sand and weeds and controls 4.000 moreâ€"- that is to say. the club pays the farm- “Captain Selwyn,” he began. “I'm satisfied that it’s a devilish good Neergard’s tiny. mouselike eyes. set close together, stole brightly in Sel- wyn’s direction. but they usually look- ed just a little past a man. seldom at him. “Grip?” he asked. “I don’t think so.” said Selwyn. “Lots of grip round town." observ- ed Neergard, as though satisfied that Gerald had it. Then he sat down and rubbed his large. membraneous ears. "Where’s Gerald?” he asked as an office boy relieved him of his heavy box coat and brought his mail to him. “I advised Gerald to go home." ob- served Selwyn carelessly. “He is not perfectly well.” nose. which split the bum! expanse of face. a bead or two of sweat usual- ly glistened. winter and summer. Julius Neergard came up from Long Island. arriving at the office about noon. The weather was evidently cold on Long Island. He had the complex- ion of a raw ham. but the thick. fat hand. with its bitten nails. which he ofl’ered Selwyn as he entered his office, was unpleasantly hot. and on the thin A little later the boy started for home at Selwyn’s advice. But the memory of his card losses frightened him, and he stopped on the way to see what money Austin would advance “Butâ€"they’d laugh at me." “I know. But Boots Lansing wonlgi not. and you have considerable respect for him.” _ »Gerald nodded. He had immediate ly succumbed to Lansing like every- body else. “And one thing more." said Selwyn "Don’t play for stakesâ€"no matter how insignificantâ€"where women sit in the game. Fashionable or not. It Is rotten sport. whatever the ethics may be. And, Gerald, tainted sport and a clean record can’t take the same fence to- sort 01 use about business methods. This rut-the pouncing on a thing sud clubbing other peoplc’l money out of them with iii-this slyly acquiring land that Is necessary to an unsuspecting nelzhhur and thes 59m; him 99-! That night Selwyn stopped at m- aister's house before going to his own room and, finding Austin alone In the exagtly a. 13m haci out It. “Naturally.” cut In ‘Selwyn dryly and. turning to his littered desk. open- ed the first letter his bend encounter- ed. Now that his head was turned. Neergard looked full at the back of his neck for a long minute. then went out silegtly. - \ “Suppose you sound Mm." he sug- gested. “in strictest”â€" Neergard's small. close set eyes were focused on a spot just beyond Sel- wyn' a left shoulder. ' Selwyn looked troubled. “Shall I consult Mr. Gerard?" be nepeated. “1 should like to if you have no objec- tion.” - an over. Captain Sehsyn. Fane, Har- mon Co. know that. Mr. Gerard ought to know it too.” “So they say But Long Island acre- age needn't beg favors now. That's f‘l haven't the slightest Idea of what kc might do. especially"â€"he hesitatedâ€" "as you never have had‘ any loans from his people. I understand." “No." said Neergard, "I haven't.” “It‘s rather out of their usual. I be- lieve." ”Do you think there's any chance of ms financing the thing?" Neergard turned In his tracks and looked almost at him. “You." said Selwyn. “I'll think the matter over and give you my opinion May I speak to my brother-iu-law about it?" He stood up. gathering together the mail matter which his secretary had already opened for his attention. “There's plenty of time yet. Their leases were renewed the first of this year. and they‘ll run the year out. But it's something to think about Will you talk to Gerald. or shall i?" ”Underground waterâ€"only about for- ty feet on the average. Why. man. i can hit a well flowing 3.000 gallons ‘almost anywhere We a goid mine. ll don‘t care what you 00 with the acreageâ€"split it up into lots and ad- vertise or club the Siowitha people into submission. it's all the same: it‘s a gold mine. to be swiped'and developed. Now. there remain the title searching and the job of financing it. because we‘ve got to move cautiously and knock softly at the doors of the money vaults. or we’ll be waking up some Wall street relatives or secret busi- ness associates of the yellow crowd. and if anybody hawis for help we'll be up in the air next New Year’s and still hiking Skyward.” ' “Now." he said. “I am satisfied that. working very 'carefuliy, we can secure options on every acre of the four thou- sand. There is money in it either way and any way we work it... We get it coming and going. First of all. if the Siowitha people find that they really cannot get on without controlling these acres. why"-and he snickered 1so that his nose curved into a thin. ‘ruddy beak-”why. captain. i suppose ‘ we could let them have the land Eb' Oh. yes. if they must have it!" Selwyn frowned slightly. “But the point is." continued Aver- gat'd. “that it hordera'tbe railroad on the north. and where the land is not‘ wavy lt‘n flat as a pancake, md"~~he J sank his husky voiceâ€""it's fairly rid- dled with water i paid a thousand dollars for six tests.” “Water!" repeated Selwyn wonder- !ngly. “Why. It's dry as a desert!" He drew a large. fancy handkerchief from his pistol pocket and wiped the beads from the bridge 91‘ his limber nose. But they reappeared again. I Prawn-a “Why. yes. I'll do it. of course. only I've some matters at home"â€" “Home! You call those stnfly. "Certainly it's likelyr You‘d never (now you were telling her anything. but she'd extract <.\ .every detail in ~ ten seconds. i understand she adores you. Phil. l-Ziioen ls turioux at being left here all alone. She's pravtically well, and she's to dine with Drina in the library. Would you be good enough to dine 1 \ there with them? . ‘ ' Eileen. poor ’8 M m Phat” child. is heartily sick of her imprint», went. it would be a mercy. Phil.” "Rosamund?" he repeated. with a good bumored shrug. “It's likely. isn't It?" “Is that you. Phil? One minute. Watson is finishing my hair. Come in now and kindly keep your distance. my friend. Do you suppose i want Rosa- mund to know what brand of war paint 1 use?" So tney took the rose tinted rococo elevator. Austin went away to his own quarters. and Selwyn tapped at Nina‘s boudolr. “I forgm Nina and I am» dining at .‘ho ”rt'hll'4 (.‘nnw 1m :1 women! Slu- Wanls to speak to you." A few mmnems later he returned crestfnm-n and culu-lliutory. A peculiar expression flickered In Gerard‘s heavy h-atures. Perhaps he thought that Pam and Harmon and Jack Rutbven Wore not above expkflt- lng their own club under certain cir- cumstances; but wr'fever uls opin- ion, he said nor-2357: fnrthor 9mg 39¢ gestlng that Solwyu remain to dim» went ofl‘ to dress “Why. bath ano and Harmon nrv members of the dub.” laughed Sel wyn “You don‘t expect Neergard to go to them '3" “Our Investments and our loans are of a different vlmrm-ter." he explained “but I have no doubt that Pane. Bar- mon Co."~ They ("amused Nccrgard‘s schema shrewd and cautinus, devllned any pct- sonal part in tbelrinuncing o! the deaL although he admitted the probability of prospective profits They discussed Neergurd‘s scheme for a little while longer. Austin. “Cut it up into nothing! Man alive. do you suppose that Slowitha people would let him? They've only a few thousand acres. They’ve got to control that land. What good is their club without it? Do you imagine they'd let a town grow up on three sides of their precious game preserve? And. besides. 1‘" bet you that half of their streams and lakes take rise on other people’s property-and that Neergard knows ltâ€"the Dutch fox!" “Yu. but if he’d be satisfied to cut it up Into lots and do what Is fair”â€" “Now. along comes Meynheer Julius Neergard. the only man who seems to have brains enough to see the present value of that parcelto the Slowltha people. Everybody else had the same chance. Nobody except Neergard knew enough to take it. Why shouldn't he profit by it?" “Certalnly. The land is then plaln enough for anybody to see. It's al- ways been there. It's likely to remain for a few eona. I fancy. ground." _ “Like the water which he’s going to squeeze out of the wells?" Selwyn laughed. “Phil," said his brother-in-law. “if you think anybody can do a profitable business except at other people’s ex. pense you are an ass." don’t like. There‘s always 80mm! of this sort that pmenm my cordial cooperation with Neergardâ€"always sanethlnz in the schemes which hint: oHtrsqueeungâ€"of sBmethlng under- “Am I?" asked Selwyn, still laughing up‘ . «- .uua um. . .‘ku magnum Mast-o desputches received {10-day tell of heavy damage done by; tor- ngdoea in Georgia, Aim. and are known to have been killed. and it is believed that the death list will swell materially as reports come in ; “Er, no reeeon why’yo’i 1% should not write her ee If . - . ‘ once. or oouree. ehe ex- chet you ere youreelt pereonelly ineereeted curing one who drinks. end ere not writing out of mere curiosity. Send your loner in con- Menoe to her home. Simply write your nun. end tull eddreee plainly in the coupon below end eend it. to her. 181 Home Avenue. mum N. St. Phaeton meuboutthorelnody ounnodto cure your nan-bud. u x ’ ‘ mmmwmm‘“ ml“? She cured her husband. her brother end seven! 0! her neighbors. and now she generously od‘eu to tell you or the slmple. inex'Fenslve remedy that she so successfully used. he remedy can be glven to the much: . unnotleed so there In no whllelt of our vrlvpee >13. hell ms. MARGARET ANDERSON. If You Want to Stop a Man From Drink. Memphis, Tenn. U.S., Oct. 15.â€" WRITE TO THIS WOMAN Mr. Archibald Lansing arrlved very promptly. a short. stocky young man of clean and powerful build. with dark. kwu eyes always alert and humorous lips eVer on the edge of laughter un- der his dark mustache. So Selwyn went to the telephone and presently returned. saying that Boots was overwhelmed and would be present at the festivities and Drlna. cnraptured. ordered flowers to be brought from the dining room and a large table set for four. with particu- lar pomp and circumstance. to lie in bed with a red nose and fishy eyes and pains 1n one's back and limbs. Please do let us have a party." Eileen “l wlsh you would ask him.” said Eileen; “it’s been so lonely and stupid "Telephone him to come here!" beg- ged Drlna. “Would he come? 'Oh. pleaseL I'd love to have him.” “l was going to dine with Boots when Nina rescued me. Poor Boots! I think I'll telephone"- "Thnnk youâ€"quite. Are you really giving to dine with us? Are you sure you want to? Oh. I know you‘ve glv en up some very gay dinner some where"â€" "A" O. K. again?“ kw lnquirod, r9 talnlng Elleen's hand In his. He took the trash. cool hn nd she ex tended and sat down on the edge 9! her muvh Selwyn stayed untfl he made peace with his sister. then hv mounted to the nnmry .to “lean over" the younger children and preside at pmyc-rs. This being at‘complislwd. In: desvmzdt-d to the library, when-9 Eiman Errnll In a filmy. lace cloudo-d gown full of tur qnnlse tlnm. revllned with nor arm aromm Drina amid hvapaa of mshions. watching the «waitress pro-pare a tabla: for two ' ~ “A perfect sample of man's grati- tude.” said Nina. exasperated. "for I‘ve ordered two beautiful art nonveau rocking «hairs. onefor you and one for Mr. Lansing. Now ynu can go and Im- miliate poor little Eileen. who took so much pleasure In planning with me‘fm your comfort. As for your friend Bootathe‘s unspeakable- with my com plimenm.” “than?" he and. laughing. ‘ “It‘s just what I've tried to avoid I've got things where I want Ihem now. but I knew it was too comfortable to last. Boots said that some woman would be sure to be good to me with an on non- veau rocking chair." . .0....I.I....I..CI go t "re and see what yoi: need and order It. whether you like It or smoky. lmpouflfle. half tarnished room home! Phil. when ate you ever going to get some pretty_ fprplture and in {hing}? Mesh and I have bqen talking it over. and we’ve_decid_ed to c... 0.. To be continued. union. to help other: so we come-t1! ndviae every one of our rend- ers who Inns 3 door one who drinks to drop her 3 line today. She nukes no chute for this help. she hu nothingtoeeleheuh for no money nod no- oepta none) IO M In '3- "r‘ 'ofthe choiwst nurserv Stock‘ V“. I‘ve 80' you sell direct to your éusanc§gm “Y. bl": I :8 one of the advantages our men 1),, .- to last. ‘ overjobbers. We GUARAN'J‘EE q: would be daliv. of tr‘eesfin GOOD (10301." , an no“. ION“ UP 10 covaC'r GRADE: Writp fnr I'llj'finlllum D JL S'I'RAYED.-ON PREMISES 01' than. Alum. lot 6. con 8, Man- Von, on cheap ad m, and Harder FARI FOR SALEâ€"THE WEST hall 0! lot 1, con. 4, Eldon. ad' ioinjng the corporation of Wood- Vflh.’ A map. Apply to Wil‘ lion Hoot-e. proprietor, on the PW III”. or to Arch. Campbell. 1’ gold pom to plow this fall- FARM FOR SALEâ€"LOT 18f CON. 3, Eldon. 100 acres, more or less. ”EH11. two wells. Terms easY- Want to sell gt once. Apply to Hrs. George Dayna, Woodville. nun Moore, preprie 331088. or to Arch. Ioldposseaaors to Box 142. Woodville. :â€" -m‘ FARM FOR Certain improvements will rmuiro to be made annually. from the out- set, and there are other terms and SAM. HUGHES. Lindsay, Ont. need ofler to buy. while married mu With.families an preferred. Holding considerable areas of splendid land, well situated near sta- tions, from one hundred feet up- wards. along the main line of tho Canadian Northern Railway, between Battleford and Minburn, it is my wish/to dispose of the same to the benefit of both myself and the pur- chaser-s. Recognizing that it takes mm the best farmer with small capital some time to get a fair start. I WILL SELL ON VERY EASY TERMS, AND GIVE LONG TIME FOR PAY- â€"Apply P. 0. Box 159, Lindsay. or 80 Kent-st. east. FARM FOR SALE OR TO RENT.â€" Lot 23 and 24, con. 13, Mariposa. 117 0cm. nearly all tillable land. well watered. good mixed grain or M mm. In good locality, lml! mile west of Gambray. Two SOO“ buns with- underground stables. Good (tame dwelling. Small or- dun! with good variety of fruit. chard with good variety of fruit. Many farmers with small capital, tenants and others, would take up land in the Canadian West but homestead: are now hard to select, and the conditions are exacting, while lands for sale, are usually stringent in first ca5h payments, and for short terms. Sept. 1909. FOR SALE.â€"S. W. 25 ACRES OF lot 19, con. 13, Mariposa. Ap- ply to Norman Gillies, Cambray OWN YOUR OWN 320 ACRES ON EASY TERMS. But no FOR SALEâ€"COMPLETE SET 0? blacksmith tools, with or without woodwork and stock. Will 5011 cheap for gash. Apply to W. A. Cameron, Victoria ROad, Ont. FARM FOR SALELâ€"Lot 11, comm, My, 200 acme more or less, 140 acres cleaned. balance tamama swamp. New frame house, tram. bun, 36 x 80, small orchard, wen wdtered, five miles from the town of Lindsay. Property of Dem. Scully. Price right for a quick TEACHER WANTEDâ€"FOR s. 5: No. 7. Fenelon. duties to comma“ Juuuy J, 1910. Apply math: wry and qudification to Chub. Hare, Sec.-treas., (with recomm. dations), Pleasant Point, on, ,7-.__v.. v Write for. particularsâ€"Penna” “z 00., Toronto, Ont. Please u a' W Good Pay Wadi-Outfit“ Fife}: We Territory. 600 Acres warm-ammrgm monthsin . tidal-mud countryan . gable agent to 3E8 order.» form stock. 97 sale. Apply to Elias Boww, Reg} Estate Agmt, Lindsay. bred Jersey cows, due to cake this fall. Apply -to Robert T0010, OR“ SALEâ€"A QUANTITY 0, dry tamarac wood cut in Hoot length. Apply ThOS. Henry, Y!!- verton, P.O. or intemperate {arms F,“ * "OCTOBER 21 THOROUGE. FAR Lindsay Br B. E. WALKER, Prcsi ALEXANDER LAIRDQ THE C COUNTRY B bankmg businesx way with equal fa! BANiiél‘é This farm xx possession. I’m- D. McEacbe T. A. WilSl Consmtmg 01 the Wilson Farm; tween Maripo.~u a‘ Branchss throng If you are my Open an account I} per cent. Victori A/w' 00. hour! 9 Becauseâ€"Jr} kitchen \w ~1‘3 fully guaram Money to loa Office 10 to 3 o’cloc‘ Saturdays 1' transac Branch Capital Rest Undivid Ban BEA D OFF" I'OVlI'l SO