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Watchman Warder (1899), 27 Nov 1913, p. 6

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*1. guage, 33d they were up against it all the time. I happen to haventéd 23 years in W. and Spanish is “It is a, great mistake for anybody} w_ho goes down to South America. toi do business to imagine that you cani just pull gold 06 the treesfflobserv-l ed Mr. Holmes 'with a sigh. 1"Ii have seen fellows traveling, down there with could hot speak the"ihn- "i made Buenos Ayres my head- quurters and traveled in Brazil, ['ru- guay, Chile, Peru. and. of course. in Argentina,” said Mr. Holmes yester- day at the Imperial. “To a ' man who is used to the splendid train service of this country, getting about seems to take a great deal of time. Most of it is done by boat, and, while you travel along the west coast unless you happen to catch one of the big liners, it can be very uncom- iortable and the food very bad. Then you always have to land 03 the shore. and if you are carrying sample cases they are apt to get a. wetting. Outside of the bigger cities, the ho- tels are uniformly bad, though in Chili the eating everywhere is excel-'- lent in South Amnerica. In Argen-l tine. it is difficult to get sea food. Inl a restaurant in Buenos Ayres I paid! one light 829 for a. lobsterâ€"$8.80} in our money! The cost of liVing there is three times what 2: is here., got back yesterday. Mr. Holmes says that \\ hile Argentina is the big: gest market in South America for manufactured goods, Chili is the eas- iest for Americans to sell in. At the present time, however. most of the lower countries are suffering from a. great business depression. for an American commercml concern, Don’t Kick About High Cost of Living Here Until You Have Read This Article; $175 a Month in Gold for Rental of Four-Ream Flat $5$$$$§§$$$$$Efififififihfi has been travelling in South America. .1. II. Holmes, who for than; years 55555555555555555555 55 Are You Thinking of 5; E Gifts Already! E (From the New Yo PAGE an NOTE---These goods have been carefully selected from the best markets and you are assured that your little mark of esteem is made doubl y acceptable. Sideboard Covers, Tray Cloths, Table Cen- tres and Doylies are to be had in large variety in the Piauen Lace. All these are pure Irish Linen. There are s cm 11 smaJer covers 0! the same design. Tin-y make Very pretty Table Cmtres or Trax‘ Cow-N Specially noteworthyis one si70 18 x 37 99 inchf’or...... V. ...... . E cry, These cost in the 18 x - 4 inch size ......... To match the cloth above. Look very pretty with insertion in panel effect. en- circling neat medallions of hand embroid- Any Housewife would be delighted to have such a lovely TEACLOTH as asquare one with a nice deep row of HAND DRAWN work and nicely touched up with a few sprays of hand embroidery. . The cloth is pure IRISH LINEN and its sense of beauty lies in the look of real, hand work. In three sizes. Many people are, and have been selecting most useful and sensible gifts from our large and varied stock. Sideboard Cloths and Searfs THERE IS NO PLACE LEKE HOME One ,5... Door East of Dominion Bank A FEW SUGGESTIONS )UlXC‘ l the 18‘ x 54 I 75 g “Then business is bad pretty gen- erally in‘South America 3115’. .noiv. Two years ago what promised to be a record-breaking crop in Argentina. was ruined by tornadoes, and the planters have had an up'iill climb ever'ysince. In Brazil it IS impossi- ble to give away things. I had sold a. small order to a firm in Rio which .could not raise the money to pay for !the goods plus the duty, and I oiler~ jed the stufl‘ to the Government au- ’thorities if they would pay the "freight, but they said they could‘not afford to do so. In Argentina. of ,course, the Balkan wars have had a. E y‘ery depressing eflect. because their .source of money supply has been cut [ofii For another thing, the country is expefieucing‘ the reefction from a big real estate boom The banks have closed in on the borrowers. and ,the latter are having a hard time: '[The Chilians haven't any money,l either. Still, it is easier to dol business in Chili than in any other1 icountry down there. People tell you I . through an interpreter, unless they have been doing business with your house for a long time. Firms which send men down there to represent them ought to pay enough to at- the same as English to me. People tract men who can converse with the merchants in their own tongue. It is not an attractive proposition that is usually offered, if the man who is to be sent knows about conditions. down there dislike doing business the Chilians don't li' e Americans Would also delight the most fastidous bonsewife. They are one of the neatest and heat Fancy Linens of the day. Al- waysnew and accept.zble by everyone. The iitcle round 16 inch centre pieCe~ has a very elegant appenance, the lace having the: look of heavy Irish crochet. The Plauen Lace Covers THE WATOEMAN-WARDER. LINDSAY. ONTARIO. Price 790 )hear always three expressions in the lshops. If you ask a. merchant who- lther he has so and so he will reply, ‘Si, como no ?', (Yes. why not ?) Then if you complain of the price he [will say, 'Direchos may fuertes. (The iduty is vermhish-l “Thea ,h.e ...v11{ {add ‘Este an pays extra.’ ‘(You‘pafr extra.) Those three expressibns are lthe local salesman's stock in trade. “Merchants in South America are usually very easy to approach. but you cannot always tell whether a man is going to give you an order or is stringing you. He is just as apt as not 'to keep you on ’tenterhooks for three weeks. They will do noth- ing on the spur of the moment. Man- ufacturers who send edema; am there with the Mien um afie‘y “The commercial traveler who strikes Peru does not always have an easy time. When I first went a- shore .I‘had a. sample case that. was not worth over 82. They osked me its value. and I mentioned that fig- ure. ‘ Whereupon they procéeded to soak mé $3”gold‘innduty. ”In Peru you-payabout $9 a. day for your ho- tel board on tne American 111.831. Ev- erything {halt in not brought to you without you ordering it. you have to pay for extra. In getting a‘ good. square meal you find. many extras entered upon your bill. In Peru you If that is so. it is a good thing, for it seems as if thev cannot get too much of am manufactured goods. In Argentina the market is nigger; but the merchants are much harder to deal with. Many of them insist up- on haVing goods made in Italy or in France. st. Frank Blough. Semia, Ont., writeuâ€" â€""1 embrace the opportunity to write you saying that I have used Mil- burn' 3 Hart and Nerve Pills, and found themvetyhelpyultome Iwasvery badly run down. and was taking doctor's medicine. My son. out West. wrote me saying. ‘ Mother! you use the Mil- bum’s Heart and Nerve Pills. they will bebetterforyouthandoctor’smedieine.’ 1 did with good results. I often 3-; In 210 oqt of 2‘20 New York di- vorce cases the woman. in the pro- needings.wa.s a. blonde. a visit to a rural fair in the Village of Moraviantown. At the fair there were 500 automobiles, more or less, and only one lonely. lonesome. cow. Agriculture and the dairy industry have not reached any such stage of inanition in our Bay of Quinte dis- trict, as Mr. Mc.\rthur's description would indicate to he the case in the (‘ounty of Kent. But it is open to question if the automobile is as vel- unble an asset to Ontario as was the gentle, patient, honest old b'i‘indle or spotted cow. Let us have the auto- mobiles ii we can aflord them. but let us do all that. we may to foster and preserve the bovine race as the foundation of the most valuable in: dustryzâ€"Belleville Ontario. CQRNEI‘Lâ€"To Mr. and Mrs? George v. ‘Corneil. William-st... north. on Sunday. Nov. 23, a son.- Run Down. Mllburn’s Heart and Nerve' Pills Built Her Up. Was Badly To All “omen: I will send {mail with full instxuctions. my home treat! ment “hic'n posithcly cures Leucorro} been, Ulccrta ion, DisplaCcments, l‘all-; ing of the Won 11) Painful or lrreg ular ' Periods. Uterine and Oimxian Tuners; or growths 11130 Hot. Flashes, Nerv- ' ousness, Melancholy, Pains in the Head, Back. Bowc!s, Kidney and ' Bladder troumus where caused b, 1 weakness peculiar to our sex. You ‘ can continue treatment at home at r i cost of only about 12 cents a. week. My book, " “'omnn' 3 Own Medical. Adviser." also sent iron on request. i I Write to- day.’ Adrlrncs Mr: M “Hum- users. Box '233 Windsor. (ML We have read with amusement an article 1w Peter McArthur, the wellâ€" known writer. in which he describes ‘Montevideo is in an awful state. “My wife and I had a narrow es- Cupe from taking passage on the 'I‘ucapel, which ran on the rocks and all were lost on board except 23. We. had booked on her at (fallen, but at the last moment changed our passage to a Peruvian liner. “I would inform any American traveling man who is about to gn to South America that living is much more costly there than here. In lluenos Ayres they ask $175 gold :1 month for a little unfurnished flat of four rooms. Argentina is like Mex- ico; it is managed by a few, and the poor man pays for everything." “’I‘he cost of living in Chili is not what it is in Argentina. but, even there things have gone up iOO per cent. in the popular restaurants in the last two years. Business in Montevideo is in an awful state. Why, doing business in Mexico used to be a cinch to what it is down there. You have to know the mer- chant, and he you, before he will do business with you, and you haVe to invite him to lunch or to dinner and make a fuss over him. Cuticura. Soap and a. box of Cuticura Oint- ment. and that curcd me." (Signed) Mrs. P. J. McKcarney. May 27. 1913. Not only are Cuflcum Soap and Ointment moss valua‘ala in the treatment of cczemas and other (gistrcaing eruptions of skin and scalp. but; no other ornaments do so much for pimples, blackheads, red. rough suns. itching. scaly scams. dandmfl. dry. thin and falling hair. hopped hands and shapclcss nails. nor do is so economically. Sold by druggins and dealers cvcrywhom.’ For a. liberal free sample of each. with 32-p. book. send post-card to Potter Drug 4.: Chem. Corp.. Dept. D. Boston. 1:. S. A. “I w; treated for a 103., -~ time and it did not do any good. I gave up my work for a. month but as soon as I started doing my house-work again my hands got Just as bad as ever. I used two bottles of and it did not do any good. Ono day I read about Cuticum Soap and Ointment and decided to try them. I sent; for a sample and I used them til: I saw it stopped tho itching and burning. :o I cot three cakes of A WINDSOR LADY'S APPEAL Lyons Brook. N. â€"“I savored with Ottawa for three sears. It stat-zed on my hands first in sores between my finaérs and A allmerthopalmsofmyhand ~_;~ and fingers were big cracks. 5 Then i: broke out on my head in scales. It inched and burned so badly I could not sleep. It was so Itching and burning that, I scratched and made sores and my hair came out; a. (fully bad. I did no: BIG CRACKS 0N HAND AND FINGERS Eczema'for Three Years. Broke Out on Head in Scales.‘ ltched and Burned Badly. Cuticura Soap and Ointment Cured. BIRTH. in the Mun! wrinkling of me soon no Closed. but its deep signin- earth's crust Hides 0‘ blinds of canoe will continue to the surviving stone built bv the ancient hunters on ““3 ° the chores to watch for seal and! â€"-â€"--- -â€" other muiné animals are in 301110.803! TO FACE TRIAL. phoe- high and {or inland. These‘ Goderich. Nov. 23,â€"It is under- an instructive ”cords of the raced- stood here on good authority that mg of the water mam encroaeh- the charge a murder now standing meat of she hill! " “cutout Rob-rt Gordon. 0! Seaforth, Tho-0W poopk MOI! uâ€"wm-MW tomb". loom. The accidental discovery of a blond race. isolated sud unaware of the existence of an outside world, suggests racial varintions nnd strug- gles herons geological and other chases imprisoned catered north- ern communities in barriers of ice. And we my find in the Antarctic contingent records of ram tint hnva (ought n fight against ndvnnc- ins adversity and have gone down to defect. The Eskimosmse sn anc- ient race. They have left evidence of value to geologists in atininting the slow elevation at northern sun.- Some four or five years ago when Dr. GrenfellV of Labrador, visited Lindsay he elicceeded in greatly in- teresting a large and appreciative audience with stories concerning the Eskimo, amongst whom he has. been laboring for years past. ~ In‘ this respect statistics published recently by the Indian Department foreâ€" shadows the doom of this race. These Arctic tvpes of the human apeh cies Seem fated to disappear belore the diseases of civilization. Many secrets of ethnological mutations may be locked in the perpetual ice of the impenetrable polar regions. Behind the vague ghosts of nations she ghosts of more remote nations For some time past farmers living east of the town have experienced ditficult; in getting in and out of toxxn. owing to the fact that both the Queen-st. and King-st. sewers and waterworks ditches, as well as the Intends were all dug out at the same time. The streets as a result were in pan: shape, and were supposed to be safeguarded. Isabella was dressed in a long: black coat and wore a blue felt hat. She was fourteen years of age. had not been in the habit of being on tha- streets at night and was L‘unsiderod a good young giri. Her disappearanco is the more mysterious on account of her retir- ing disposition and good habits. She Emily Farmer Lost Valuable Horse-Animal Fell. Into Lateral on Queen-St. of a glimpse om panions got at I about. 9 o'clock. 5.30 p.111. and all u been lost since. with Toronto, Nov. 24.â€"Urging that lmedical impaction be made compul- isory in Public schools throughout the province, 3 deputation represent- ing the Various Women's Institutes ‘of Ontario waited upon Hon. Dr. Pyne, Minister of Education. on Sat- urday morning. The extension of the system of medical inspection in the schools received attention dur- ing the couvention of Women's Insti- tutes last week. and the score of women who called upon the minister did so to lay the views of the con- vention before him. ' At the present time school boards in cities and towns have authority to esta‘alish systems of medical in" spection. but this does not extend to rural schools. The need for medical inspection in rural schools. coupled with the. realization that rural boards would not. as a rule. avail themselves of authority to provide inspection, suggested a plan of com-1 North Ward Girl Missing - From Home--Last Seen Saturday Night on Kent-St. tory, corner of \‘icmria-ave. and Russell-sts. on Satu da\ night at 5.30 mm. and all trace of her has Dactors of Province Ask That Medical Inspection be Compulsary Isabella McClay left the pea fac- mv. comer of \‘icmria-ave. and 1' of ht her on A Vanishing Race the exception “er “a”; Chief Chilton has the caSe in hand cheption Eand has elicited all information pos- irl c:.~m- {sible to get, but this is of such a :t-st. at £nxeagre kind that there is little to Iwork upon. Friend's hous«,-s have an: black {been visited by the police. but none at. She of them saw the missing- girl. had notf The railway oflicials statv that no I 011 thv tone answering her deacr‘zmion was .msidered .‘seen to take the night trains. Has fshe been kidnapped and kept in hid- More! These people learned to fashion “anyinature's gifts to their own uses, to timm‘imake tools. tan skins, build huts: ‘tents and boats, catch fish, capture ithe bear. the walrus. and the seal. ice ions. tions 'domeeticnte and harness the dog, tions :and make fire their servant. They 1v of evolved artistic taste in designing were their clothing, and developed a reli- orld. Kion and a eyfitem of morality. They this- have not developed even the begin- >ther aim of government. for they have arth- no chief. and public opinion is the ice. supreme law. Perhaps this is due to rctlc ‘the continuous fight with nature, that [which has leit no time or energy ranc- gtor organizing to fight one another. lown -’1‘here in now only a remnant of the alc- Amtic type on Canada’s northern lance tho!!! and lelande. the total being MIC estimated at 3.447.1'he chapter m they contribute to ethnology will! the soon be cl'dled. but its deep signifi- og canoe Vim continue to the outfiving short and fat. Their noses, too. are small and round, and their entire bodies are protected by abundance of adipose tissue. Wonderful powers (9! vision essential to the procuring of sustenance. where a seal must be discerned at a great distance, have become a. racial characteristic. Thus the aggressive menace of the cold, inhospitable regions has eVolved a race capable of defying its rigors. along thv side of the road for a short distance, Mr. l’ogue heard the animal step on a board covering a lateral. whereupon the horse made a leap to clear the lateral. but being held back by the buggy the hind feet inc. and mm advanced. bu on the matte 'anCe unaided. s ood in the Stall tori '- - ¢ - - - - - """ 1 111111». and finallx settled down firi Mfr- .- '5 311-n1gh'1. UBILE 0 9.0 ‘ Sum‘m morning she .us 1.nab' e ~1 ‘ise and a veterinary was sum-mane ed vim administered set‘eral doses (1' nedicinc. which appeared to give the mmmi strength. The unfortunate; mrse at last gut upon its feet but: liter standing unsteadil v for a short ‘ u imo, voaknned and fell 0.9:, d}i:1-,: hon '_" afterwaxds. Mr. l‘ozue feels the los< kc 3111}. 'aI-Jirg the animal at $200. w 1:: "1;: ha] 0 .0 00 0 .0. i I 00 l O .0 p .. The Ca: aczzzn :321213.’ ; See tile IE’I“! .'.;131.L. 5 dem: :stmzc‘; :11 0 .0 .0 o ’0 O .0 O O O .9... O 0 .0 _..â€"â€"â€" R. F. THOMA “7 1111:1111 5:13110; a :;.,_ O I 0 00.00.00. 0 .9 O 9 0.. o .0 O 09. co ’0 O O o o o O 0 to 0. to: :00:00:”:00. .:000. ::00 00:00... .00: O. 00 .00. ) in'Q Race '3; The minister promised to bring the matter before his colleagues with a View to determining what means might be adopted to assist in making medical inspection more general. Hon. Dr. me. in expressing his full sympathy with the views of tie ladies, and his conviction that alti- mately medical inSpection will up- p11: all over the province, doubted if public opinion was sumcieutly aroused to the question to justify the adoption of a general compul- sory measure. At “the present time the school boards had the right to enforce medical inSpeCtibn Within their jurisdiction. and he suggested that the and sought could mom quickly be reached by stirring up public opinion and making progress with the legislative .machinery now available. is the daughter of Mr. J. McClay. a cook in Johnston's construcuon camp and lived with her mother at 161 William-st. north. Pulsory medical inapection appiying in urban as well as rural schools. The deputation asked that county grants be made to assist the work. mam n01 throw any H}? theories the distribution gu-d only to the C they shall then have I mu not be liable to attributed or {or an to ”my person of wh< w not have notice ;_ After such but mentioned (ldu. manor: will proceed to distribute the assets of the deceasw among the Dimes entitled thereto, having re’ M only to the claims of which W shall then haVe notice, and they M1 not be liable for the assets 50 What“! or for any part thereofv ‘ they $6."! person of whose claim ‘ t the time of the particulars of the nature of the : held by them. duly tory declaration. Notice'ig herebv given, pd. 1mm ~- the Ontario Statutn 1,, mam-g» \’. Chapter 26- SeCtion :35 that 8'! persons 'having claims agamst if!" 98mm of John Kineer, late of 13" Townshlp 0f Eldon, in the Count} of Victoria, yeOman, decaasod, whi‘ died on or about the Ninete‘enzh 63; of July, 1913, are to send by post. mid. or to deliver to A. Ti. Sta- M. Esq.. of the vmage of Wood- Ville. one of the Execmors of the Will of the said deceasei, on or be- fore the Sixth day of December. 1913. their names, addresses and dc” lfl'iptions. and a full stun-mint 0f . . 7‘ and A meeting 0: Reahom (‘heesl will be held in Novembex 28m! will he issue way. an: No'mw' given iTI-IE FIRST TASTE 10F NEILSGN s NOTICE TO CRE DITOBS iGiIts for the Gent few fan‘ son's are no 0 After testing 7 have no dusk.- (.old Cufi' Links Golgi Stick Pi: Gold or Lint-on \\ atch Cha' :1 Studa, Gold or 1 Umbrella, gold u no perience In standard fa: Eyesight SpeciaEiQ , 92 Kent-5L. over Neill Shoe Store may who for years have tuner. ad from chronic sick headaches us- 1113 drug: of all kinds withouti benefit, have found immediate and. permanent remedy in properly ad-' mated glasses bt'cauSe eyestrain was the cause. We remove the cause and our cure is Lasting. Sat,- ‘3 intaction guaranteed. Low price: I THURSDAY DUNOON’S Parisian Realm ion (film Hatein Chocnla L'hoco t :‘a w? S MOORE J" Solicitor? {or the issued NOTICE ?St? a it I \'()l l full state-mi!“ their claims I security (i5 3‘ v verified by 5‘3 {ALL pd date nt Of an) ,taw‘ ma SM STRAYIZI WANTED.â€"-LAI)1 and light, flewir spare time; :4 any dutana‘ Send stamp National Mam Montreal. I he 09.1 t traps." Atlan: £08 SALE.â€"'. “res eaCh. Harvey ’l'o' chiefly cedar $1.100; 2r Haney ’I'O‘ chiefly maplc lots can he poses when ms easy. Bridge. ()llt. Cold-l Are your hand or sore? Have which open and 1 h drawn tight? lore, frost bite, cl place. which at til (or you to go a? duties 2 If so. 2: plies. all th possil In t skin. Anoim 1m Zun-Buk’s rich sink into the wow ing, find will hes. Mn. Yellen, of hands were so sow partk was onv t When‘gl Hid When I did so I burn a if I bad 30 gait. unable to ge1 on then: n It succeeded and. It. closed he”. soothed 1 in I. very abort. Id __.â€"- 'Muum. pry co rds Tl ulcer-n I} z; the “ “RISK 1 (90 lirr in; 1f Lost 0 a “'8 0“"!

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