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left on ' Alberta. >f repair hing 8 1" U NSâ€"J. aterals. ‘ACTOR . MAHAN’ z‘muourton. spunt a couple Of days this W991i taking in the scenery of ‘59 lakes in the vicinity. “Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McKendry, of “ndsay. are visiting friends in town. Mrs, Sinclair and son, of. Toronto, are Staying at Cameron .Point. ‘ anti“ this season’s pack of tomatoes of t°°m a reduction has been made ‘1 wenty~five to forty per cent. ,3. £11 below the prices of last year. We has been ordered by the We . ateL Canners, who have been L~ f">111 competition with the ‘J 1.15 VICIIH'CV. MN BwnEu: Burr. Gladys Brown, Snfah 2111-1 Miunic Dettman, and 315513. )I~~~:uu and Oliver’Barr, of ; >1N~ii Civic holiday in :‘envlon Falls. Aug. 2l.â€"Mrsq Robt. I] Emer. of Midland, with her three gliMrt-n. an- visiting friends in town. Hrs. (D11) lreel), of Essex, spent. «:vral (my m-re visiting her moth- )Irs. Rum. Rutherford. Previous f~.- visiting Fvnvlnn Mrs. Breen had Taken in tho- 'I‘urcvntenary celebration A::Qu~1wc. Mn. Brien left on Tues T5: awning fur her home in Esgex. Mrs. John Woods, Miss Lottie \‘Junls am Mr. H. Gardner. of Roch- v~:»r. zlrv- at (m Falls for a month’s biting hwrv. Mr. H. Hark Mann, of the Col- “A; 1..“- » "”he 1111.» of the fire is unknown, but 501111 vas state emphatically that me} saw. three men on bicvcles ride A“ up}... the yards at Albany road and throw burning paper in among the straw in mm;- of the pens. They then 9.7.; on their wheels and rode off west- ;yard, 50 the boys state. The cattle and sheep pens destroy- ed covered an area of 500,000 square feet and were completely destroyed. Luckily it was not a market day and the only sLOC‘k lost were 96 lambs. aszeers. and 4 rbulls. A day earlier Torontn. .\w:g..26.â€"â€"Fire'which swept the Stables vi the" Union Stock Yards at West Pmmto early last evening “use“ ‘1 1"” roughly estimated at about $123.01)). This includes the de- structinn a row of eight dwellings 9;; Albany wad. jl‘st outside the vards. :ix vi the houses being the {,mwrty mi the company. ‘ The insurance will run about half and a great barbecue would nave re- suited. Five hundred tons of hay were also Miss Enn- Efrien‘l‘ The ma; 1x Budget of Bright Items From Few Animais in Yards. Hence Loss of Stock is Small. '. are. \‘isi Mrs. Han funk. ml] Evie hulid Miss Lil! Mrs. , . UH “m. Mr. anll .\I 1‘s 111'. H. (nt rk Mann, of the Co]. .131» 111111111. staff. Ottawa, and rmerl} :1‘1- Public school staff :‘v, is rwnmx'lni acquaintances in ends in MANY VISITORS COMING AND G DINGâ€"VISIT OF HON. GEO, P. GRAHAM WAS AN AUSPICIO US EVENT_ â€" A FINE RESI- \ DENCE ON F IDLER’S HILL. 5 ACRES OF FLAME Huge Bzfldings in West Part of City A c“"‘NED GOODS CHEAPER SWEPT CLEANBY FIRE Giles am M’rf’H. H. Calrk, of fill-eat barbecue would 'have re- ‘amagc‘ M 1‘. [DEV vs Holmes. of Lindsay, ENTER-v with‘Mrs. M. H- M flak-st. I. y car passed through . making its ‘monthly h to Haliburton. Mrs. Wm. T. Robson left F IRSI‘ YEAR Wilson left Thuréâ€" s:-»-~t friemis in Camp- Wilson will be absent mi Sunderland, is .‘Jmnion house. :22: .of Bowmanville, :md son, of Toron- 33»: Martin. Miss Ham, of Cob- x'x-im<l§ in town on ~31. Ms of Mr. and Mrs. x will be pleased "n Mrs. Lord and Ans. Robertson and ()allilVV‘d, are visiting nx‘ry Sound, is vis- wc’ Our Cataract' Village Scri'l .11.“: “VA an n ovated, and wfll be ready for the opening of _school on A â€"M DIAL; \. v v -.â€"â€"_o round, provided it could earn as many fares as it did this. evening, when a lav-9'9. number of Lindsay citizens came The steamer Esturion came to the Falls this evening with a number of people, all desirous of hearing and seeing the Hon. Minister of Railways and Canals, and if we could only‘per- suade the hon. gentleman to remain in our village, the GER. might see their way clear towards; continuing the evening train service‘the year __ _AI\I" Avwâ€"--' plete. All who listened were de« lighted with the address given by this eminent statesman. The hon. gentle- man haves for a tour of the sections of the canal between here and Lake Simcoe. ~ The steamer Esturion came to the mm: this evening with a number of ! This evening the Hon. George. P. ’Graham, Minister of Railways and Canals, arrived on the government steamer Bessie Butler, on a tour of [inspection of our waterways. The lhon. gentleman and party proceeded ito Hotel Kawartha, where a reception Nvas held, when many of the citizens ‘of Fenelon Falls and surrounding country took'advantage of the occa- sion to meet the hon. gentleman. Ad- dresses were presented, and deputa- tions from Lindsay and Omemee were present, requesting that certain improvements '3 made on the water- ways connected with these respective places. In an admirable speech de- livered by the hon. gentleman: he as- sured all concerned that the govern- ment would do its utmost to make the Trent Canal route as near perfec- tion as it is possible for any route to be, but reminded them that they must have patience, as this vast work i would require some time‘ to com- ger. 1;“. Shaw and Mr. McGregor, (f To onto, are spending a few days on the shores of Cameron lakes. Mr. Foy and family, of Toronto, who for several years haev spent the summer in Fenelon Falls, are\ this summer with Miss Potts on Cameron Point. Mr. Foy left on Wednesday of this week, but Mrs. Foy and‘ son and daughter will remain some time lon- As night came on thefiscene was spectacular in the extteme. Viewed from Franklin street on the west the sight of 20 odd acres all in flame with the hay barn, in which there was 500 tons of hay, as a background, is be- yond description. In all the - sheds covered 30. acres Of these but six acres remain. The C. P. R. roundhouses were con- stantly in danger, but the watchful- ness and hardwork of the employes held them safe. The Toronto fire department sent. 20 men with 1,800 feet of hose and an enginen _ 7 $3“ and the fire was-.Beyond control. he sheds which moi pine 3‘0wa burned like tinder. From one to the other the fire jump- ed until twenty-six were a. mass of flames. Befdre the West Tomnto firemen in. rived the wind veered to the south- It was about 6.45 when smoke was seen coming irom the glass ally by workmen who were stahling their horses preparatory to going home. A moment later, before an alarm could be. given, flames burst'trom every side of the large building. which was used for show purposes. This was a build- ing almost entirely glass, WSO feet. The evening breeze carried the fire rapidly to_the*north. ' burned. This“it. was that caused the: great pall amoke. ‘ The absence of a strong wind at the beginning gave the firemen a. bet- ter chance, but it was a hard, hard struggle. At 8.30, however, the flames were under control. which furnished the greatest number a: of“ good reports of successfqu con- ducted experiments were Bruce, Nor- on folk, Middlesex, Grey and Hanan. ‘ The experimenters deserve much cred. 151: it for the gdod work ghey' have done :3 for themselves and for_ the fax-megs qr generally. Average results of the care: at fully. cpqducted co-openuw expefi: !_ “cm W a” the past year. Reports nave Been re- ceived from twenty-six of the coun- ties of the Prayinpe. Those counties A .,4\. _L __‘_‘_L __ Three hundred and seven tuners throughout Ontario conducted OXperi- ments with autumn sqwn‘ crops during Interesting Results of Co-operafive _ Experiments With Autumn Sewn Crops The change from going west first to to Detroit is due to the recent break in the Cornwall canal, which reversed the Merchants’ Montreal steamers, ana hence the Ottawa goes cast on the date arranged. The Free Press is in receipt of acknowledgment from all the district winners. The winners wish to thank their friends who so‘ ably assisted them to win this trip of all trips. Miss Barry wishes to thank Thee. Free Press staff and those who assist- ; ed her to win the gold watch, also Miss [ Cain extends her thanks to her friends I as she is the recipient of the pair of] of shoes. Letters may be sent to mem- INFORMATION OF INTEREST T: EVERY FARM‘ER’ AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. .ah an all watgr journey to the Cana~ dian metropolis. a jolly party of ladies from Lindsay and Victoria county will depart from Lindsay on the 9 o'clock G. T. R. train for Toronto, where they will board thA steamer “City of Ottaw"a and start The reward of days and weeks in securing subscriptions and coupons 15 at- hand. On Saturday next, the 29th, And now comes the trip to Montreal and Detroit. FREE PRESS PARTY LEAVE ON SATURDAY ALL THE MEMBERS LOOKIING FORWARD TO A SPLENDID OUTING -KODAKS WILL ‘BE TAKEN ALONG AND PHOTO PUBI LISHED. Messrs. A. R. Lord and H. Keats spent Sunday at. Rosedale, the guests of Mr. J. Dickson. Mr. W. M. Chisholm, of Donald, formerly bookkeeper in the Standard Dr. Hamilton and party, who have spent several weeks camping at “Sandy Bottom," on the shore of Cam- eron Lake, returned to his home in Dwight, 111., this morning. This is the second summer the Dr. has spent here, and he was so delighted with his stay that he intends returning next summer. Mrs. A. Robe and daughter Doris, of Swansea, left for home on Monday morning. Misses Birdie Archer and Greta Smith, who for a fortnight have been visiting friends in Rochester, return- ed on Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Robertson, of Peter- boro, spent’ Sunday with Mrs. M. Brandon here. Clark. Mrs. McQueen and Miss McQueen, of Manilla, came to the Falls on Mon- day on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. A. Mrs. Campbell, who with her daugh- ter and two sons has for several weeks been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Clark, left on Saturday for her home in Dallas, Texas. Mrs. Jos H. Wefsh and son left on Saturday evening to visit relatives in Peterboro. Miss J. Graham, of Lindsay, called on friends in" town on her way home from .Kirkfield, where she had spent a couple of days visiting her brother, Mr. W. A.\Graham. Mrs. P. Deyman and children, who have been visiting friends here for the Past two weeks, left Monday morning for Peterboro, where they will remain for ten days before returning to her home in Guelph. Fenelon, Falls, Aug. 24.â€"The regular meeting of the Canadian Orcfir '74:): Chosen Friends was held in moonin- cil Chamber on Monday evening, 24th inst. In the future the regularmonth- 1y business meeting will be held on the fourth Monday of the month, in- aitead as formerly on the second Mon ( ay . ‘ inss Gray, ‘of Lindsay; spe'nt aun- day with her sister, Mrs. J. W. Bry- Penelon Falls Citizens are Urged : To Improve and Bmtify Village COUNCIL DOING A GOOD WORK, BUT PEOPLE MUST COOPER." ATE IF THE TOURIST TRADE IS TO BE'ENCOURAGEDâ€" ‘ INTERESTING ITEMS FROM CATARACT VILLAGE. LINDSAY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1908 M‘K‘E --v “ â€"â€".â€" vâ€" 1.4 tons and 25. 9 bush; Abundance, pee went down 1.2 tons and $3 bush; and No.5 bank Red, 1.2 tons and 22.2 bush. gee?!) and Not only did the Imperial Amber m“ °°‘ B” give the greatest yield per acre in the tributed ’5 an comparative experiments throughout pleasure 0‘ b“ Ontario in 1908 and in 1907, but it 11- ‘°" “3‘“ in“! so came first in popularity with the the' 3 d“ experimentsineachottheaeyears. coughednp” TheIm perialAmherwillagainbedis- trial '“held tributed pethrougbout Ontario this cut- and the 'We umnaaoneofthethnom'm‘ mhwthefm A A I4-.. SOUS to test some of the leading varieties on their own terms. The following are the averages in yield of straw and winter wheat were distributed last autumn to those farmers who wished t The party will assemble at The Free Press ofice on Saturday morning at 8 o’clock sharp. Letters of instruction as to baggage, etc.. have been sent to each individual member, and it is hoped that in so far as possible the instructions will be followed; The party will be chaperoned by Mrs. R. J. Moore. and Mr. Moore, manager of The Free Press, will ac- company the party. The members of the party are as follows: Miss Minnie Cain and Miss Mabel Burke, of Lindsay; Miss Lucy McGeough, of Omemee; Miss Ada. Gillis, of Fenelon F alls, Miss 8. L Moore, of Kinmount, and Miss S. Campbell, of Wooinlle. bers of the party in éare of the Bath Hotel, Montreal, in time to be receiv- ed there not later than Wednesdav, Sept. 2nd; the mxt place that letters will be received will be at Toronto, in care of the steamer “Ottawa” (Mer- chants’ Montreal Line) on Saturday, Sept. 5th, and after that date, up to Tuesday, Sept. 8th, letters will be re- ceived at Windsor in care of H. Browning, agent Merchants' Montreal broke and the horse. which was a young and spinted animal. bolted. After a few twists and turns it suc- ceeded in freeing itself from the buggy, but was caught before any serious damage was done, except the broken harness and a scared driver. Winter Wheatâ€"Three varieties of On Thursday evehing last, while Mr. Jas. Braden was driving through the village, a strap on glig harness We are glad to hear that Mr. R. Naylor’s little daughter, Lily, who has been ill, is recovering. Mr. nnd Mrs. John Simpson spent today at Sturgeon Point, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Simpson. Mrs. Robt. Eyres, of town, and her daughter Stella. of Toronto, spent a few days with frigods Igor-e last week. be worked up, and our village would finally be very much improved. All who visit our village are struck by the natural beauty of its situation, and it only needs a little interest to be taken in this matter to make it one of the most delightful ofwsurinmer resortsh Mr. 8115 Mrs. W. Townsend visited at Mr. Wm. Pethick’s on Sunday. A good start has been made in the past couple of years by work done on the market square, and already plans are arranged for new cement walks on some of our prominent streets, but until the. citizens individually take enough interest in the appearance ot their properties to make them neat and attractive, all that the city fathers can do will to a certain extent be de- tracted from by the unsightly old fences surrounding many of the re- sidences. Why not organize a society, having for its object the beautifying of the lawns and gardens of the vil- lage? Yrizes might be offered for the best-kept lawn, best flower or veget- able garden, or other improvements. In this way some enthusiasm might 'Chemical Works, Spent Sunday here. Mr. McLean and Mr. G. McGee, of the Montreal Bank» staff, spent Tues- day eyening in Lindsay. Mr. G. A. Robson, of the Watchman- Warder staff, visited his honie here on Sunday. A prominent tourist in our village lately remarked that until the citizens of Fenelon Falls took enough pride in their village to see that it is kept neat and clean, the tourist trade must suf- fer to a certain extent. Here’s a hint. ing Thos. Boyle; Heddie Dupee con- tributed 85 and costs, $10.50, for the pleasure of breaking up u socinl, and for using inshltinz human: to Aaron Parcher’s dmghter. Thou. Dupee coughed up 85 and 811.5 costs. The game. The resutl was a number of police ‘court fines, and Police M18- ismte Juman went down there on Friday last to try and adjust mat- ters. Mich. Dupee did not wait for his one to be called, but. soothed Lavoy’s feelings by the pnyment of 875.1!) and 810.25 cosh. Thou. Du- peewentdown inhiajeun fora greenbnnk and the hills tor assault- sort of~Jesse James .gang. who have been running the show down here icr years. These brothers were appar- ently under the influence of liquor. and went there, it appears. with the intention of creating a disturbence. They succeeded Qdmirably. and the aflair wound up in a free fight. Mich. Dupee struck Herb anoy. an eigh. teen-year-old led in the mouth and knocked out one of his grinders. and nearly everyone had a hand in the Bancroft. Aug. 25. â€"- There was a dance at Robert Watson's, in Bangor township, a few nights ago, and. ac- cording to all reports. they had a Whaler of a _time. Among the guests were five brothers named Dupee. a Lively Times i1 Mr. Howard Chidley, of New York City, has been spending his holidays here with his brother Wesley. Mrs. John Gatchell, of Lindsay. and two children, are visiting Mrs. W. H. Powles. Some of our best young men have gone to the North-West; they expect to arrive in Winnipeg Monday even- ing. the 24th. Some of our people are securing a supply of thimble berries. _ The harvesting is nearly all done. and the crop of 1908 is below the aver- age in this section. The school house here has been re- shingled with Pedlat’s metallic shing- les, and the job Mid greatly to the ap- pearance of the building. POWLES' CORNERS. (Correspondence to Free Press.) The farmers are making prepara- tions for a larger acreage of fall wheat, as the chances are greater of having more straw than other kinds of grain, it usually getting a good start before the drouth. are received from Ontario farmers wishing to experiment and to report the results of any one of the follow- ing tests: 1, three varieties of Winter Wheat; 2, two varieties of Winter Rye; 3, five fertilizers with Winter Wheat; 4, autumn and spring appli- cations of nitrate of soda and common salt with Winter Wheat; 5, Winter Emmer with Winter Wheat or Winter Barley; 6, Hairy Vetches and Winter Rye as fodder crops. The size of each plot is to be one rod wide by two rods long. Material for number 8 and 4 will be sent by express, and that for the others by mail. O.A.C., Guelph, Ont., Aug, 1908. Fodder Cropsâ€"In each of five years, the seed of Hairy Vetches and of Winter Rye has been distributed throughout Ontario for co-Operative experiments in testing these crops tor fodder purposes. In the average of the. five years' experiments, the Hairy Vetches produced slightly the largest yield of green fodder per acre, but in 1907 the largest yield was produced by the Winter Rye. Distribution of Material for Experi- ments ip I”. As long as the supply lasts. material will be distributed free of charge in the order in which the applications Fertilizers With Winter Wheatâ€"In the co-operative experiments with dif- ferent manures applied in the spring of the year ,the average yields of grain per acre for the past five years are as follows: Mixed fertilizer, 27.6 bush.; nitrate of soda, 25.8 bush.; muriate of potash, 25.7 bush. and superphosphate, 25.3 bush. The unfertilized land gave an average of 22.4 bush. per acre. The superphosphate was applied at the rate of 320 pounds and the muriate of potash and the nitrate of soda each 160 pounds per acre. The mixed fer- tilizer consisted of oneothjrd the quan- tity of each of the other three iertiliz~ ers here mentioned. The usual cost of the fertilizers, as used in these ex- periments, is between four and five dollars per acre. bnted tor «so-operative experiments throughout Ontario in each of twelve yeers previous to the autumn of 19m. and which is probably grown more extensively in Ontario at the present time than all other varieties of winter wheat combined; has not been includ- ed in the cooperative tests since 1906. Winter Rye.-Ot the two varieties of winter rye distributed in the autumn of 1907, the Mammoth White stood first in average yield of grain with 34 bushels, and the Common second with 28.6 bushels per acre. Last year the Mammoth White surpassed the com- mon rye by an average of 5 bushel: per acre throughout Ontarlo. ineld in No. 6 schoolhouse. Bancroft Township out The purchase of the Wcmer PTO' pony, just south 0! the present ground. has been under oontemphtion by my management of the Victoria nmmtv Anicnlturd Amhtion for Agricultural Society Have Purchased Warner Property “with a. ‘hnyaeed’â€"if they have any- thing m sell they want two prices for Then I got mad, my dander was up, and I told him what I thought of him. “It in days the way." said he, “This is 10 cents per poun ." I thought I had puleyed long enough. All that the butchers will pay me for their beef cattle is about 5c.. so. said I, “what can you give me for five cents a pound?” He didn’t seem to knowâ€"he looked here and he looked there. At last he mid. “Here is this shoal: bone. how will it do?" WILL ADD GREATLY TO THE EFFICIENCY AND APPEARANCE OF THE PRBENT PROPERTYâ€"HOUSE WILL LIKELY BE USED FOR RESTQU RANT PURPOSES. "How' much a pound is it?” I said, as I wanted to take no chances. “Certahli,” replied the butcherâ€" here is just what you vg'mti 7 “Got anything cheaper?" I asked. “How would a good roast do you?" enquired he of the white apron. "How much is that?” I enquired. ' “Only 12}; cents." said he. “Can't you give me a good stew 06 the front quarter?” “Fifthen cents a pound." was the reply, which about took my breath away. “Well, sir,” said the man with the white apron. “What can I do for you?" (All the town chaps want to do some- thing for “Old Hayseed” if they think he has something in his pocket). “I want some good beef,” said I. “What will you lave?” he replied. "Some sirloin steak, how much is that a pound?" I asked. So I oiled the buggy, hitched up and drove into town. After I had done a few odd errands and chatted awhile with some of the other “hayseeds” around the. hotel stables, I went to a butcher shop. \ (Written for Free Press.) “Mary Ann, I am going into town to-dayâ€"is there anything you need for the house?” said I. “You might get a bit of good beef,” was the reply, “We haven’t had any fresh meat for some time, and the boys turn up their noses at salt pork every day." FENELON FARMER SAYS some VERY “CUTTING" THINGS on THE SUBJECTâ€"CLAIMS THERE Is AN UNDERSTANDING BE- TWEEN BUTCHERS AND BUYERS AND ewes HIS REA/SONS. WHAT _“0LD HAYSEED” THINKS ABOUT THE PRICES FOR STOCK Montreal, Aug. 28.-Wamnts for the arrest of five strikers were issued yesterday as the result of a disorder- ly demonstration. by which a gang of 200 men set upon four employee of the company who were leaving the Angus shops. One of the four had If the representatives of these five executives consider that the strike should he continued, supported and fought to s- finish. steps are to be immediately tnken with 9. view to ty- in;r up the C. P. B. system. . Each of the five orders has griev- ances which. if deemed advisable. can be forwarded to Ottawa early next week with formal applications for the appointment of arbitration boards.‘ ' Keir Hardie Says Men Must Hold Together During Strike. MAY TIE UP THE SYSTEM Toronto. Aug. %.â€"The crisis in the C. P. B. strike is expected before the end of the resent week. Authorita- tive word been received from Montreal that executive oficers repre- senting the Brotherhood of Locomo- tive Engineers, Brotherhood of Loco- motive Firemen. Order of Railway Conductors, Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen. and the Order of Tele- graphers heve assembled in Montreal to hold a conference respecting the Gathering of the CPR. Employes’ Executive . .K rmsu _,;_', 44:.~ ‘ W, 3114.3 ' , 15$“ .3_ t ; 12-; "5.3%. anwvmfl V .. ,. .7“, a» {Kw-52*? PRICE THREE CENTS some time and used tor ! purposes. The Association Orin tot-co ngmtnhted on making thi to the already commodious The uitwillnodoubtaddgrea "on My tnd _appeannce lion feet. The house which is upon the 10'. will probably be left where it is for uome time and used for restaurant purposes. The Association are to be mtulated on making this addition to the already commodious grounds, a it will no doubt add greatly to the M and W of the Agriculdml Park. to feed their stock they would think them worth something, but these buy- ers ain’t going to get ahead of meâ€" not if I know it. Something more next week from “OLD HAYSEED." So thereyou have itâ€"that is what the farmer gets for his beef, and I have told you what he has to pay. The buyers and butchers combine, but the farmers haven’t sense enough to put their heads together, and if theyr did they wouldn’t stick to it. If these town chaps had to grow hay and gain plied. ers have been losing money right along, cattle are away downâ€"they can raise them cheaper in the West, and they are sending them into the To- ronto market. You will have to cut your figure in two before we can do any business ” To begin with, there are a whole lot 'of them in the business. but only one buyer comes along our lineâ€"each one has his own beat. so it is a put up joh on “Old Hayseed"â€"he must either, take what that man offers or hunt up a buyer himself. The other morning a buyer came along. “Hello, John. got any cattle fit to sell?” “A number of them," I replied. "Where are they?" be said, and I dropped my work and went to show him the stock. “How much do you want for them?" he enquired, and I gave him my figure. “It is too much,” he replied; the buy- to sell 'them. I'd sooner trade horses with a gypsy than try to sell to some of those town chaps. I am a. “heyseed.” and I don’t know that I am ashamed of it; the boys are, but their old dad isn't. I raise cattle, and let me tell you how hard it is for me to get a decent price when I want That was enough of his “chin,” so I turned on my heel and left. Now, I want to say something. and here it is: it, but when they want to buy any- thing they want it for nothing." Fenelon, Aug. fith. “Two and one-half cents," he re- “What is the best you can do?” said mob was of all nationalities, and. armed with sticks and stones. sto- tioned itself in the vicinity of the C P. R. tracks on Papinean road. at the spot where the train usually stops for the convenience of the workers liv- ing in that neighborhood. The open air meeting held within the enclosure back of picket headquar- ters on Rachel street, was attended by over 2,000 of the strikers. Every- body eppeared satisfied at the pro- gress made and are looking for a break in the ranks of the company's omcers. It is generally known that the company's omeers are not 3 wt on the mtter of policy, and early developments are looked for. Speaking last night in the Monuâ€" ment National. on the _C._ P; B. strike. â€"-â€"‘ A. _.__ {Ebola together- W llvlu W‘Vvuw-o “A strike is war,” he said, “and in the field of battle the man who flees and deserts his comrades is a coward end traitor. The same is true of the striker who ¢0e_s_ back."_ ‘7 _ ,~_ ‘I’- common his _le_¢ pr'okqn and the others were -v-Bâ€"i The leaders of the strikers disavow the act and say few strikers were among the assailant. They point. out they have advised the men all along to refrain from__ects of violence. The @9133 hgndleq. The house which is upon the lot EMF} advised the men