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One Result of Turkistevolution When Abdul Hamid was deposed .by the Young Turks 'one result of the revolution was the emancipation of slave girls who formed the exâ€"Sultâ€" harem. An account is given in the Turquie, a French daily newspaper, published in Constantinople, of their restoration to their families'and to their friends. friends. Some were there who did not know their relatives, from whom they had been taken away in early childhood. The recognition w-as only made by a reference to family names and the names of the vilayets from which they had been exiled.” OAKWOOD. ' Also Flour and Feed, Oil: of all kinds 'alw'ays years. They asked for news‘ of their mothers, sisters, brothers and their Special Bargains in Binder Twine at Annual Retreat The _Annual Retreat of the priests of the Peterboro Diocese, under the presidency of Rt. Rev. Dr. O'COnnor takes pIaCe next week. The spiritual exercises will be conducted by Rev. Dr. Teefy, C.S.B., Toronto. Venerâ€" able Archdeacon Casey 2 :11 Rev. Fa- ther Kelly will attend. (ll ' F . P. COAD’S \ GROCERY. STORE Efi‘fit 14 A delicious drink and :1ng food. Fragrant, nutritious and economical. This excellent Cocoa maintains the system in robust health, and enables it to resist winter’s extreme cold. # 5317 by G'rocers'and Stinkeepcrs " in 1-11». and HI» Tins. You cannot yosé WMMWW Government, ’j it 9938, on hand. Change ”the “Course ' ' To Durham-st Alderman Dobsdn Wanisthe Sussex-st Ditch Down that Thoroughfare u." - Alderman Babcock felt that if the town was to meet the Grand Trunk Railway and lay the situation before them they would assist the ,town in the matter. Alderman Dobson Friday evening again brought up the question 0 the Suesex-st. ditch [and the ehanging of the course of the stmam down Dur- hamâ€"st. to the river. He urged . upon the council the necessity of going on with the Work at once, even if they had to borrow the money. He was prepared to saddle his portion of the responsibility. The town Would lose more than twice the cost 0! the un- dertaking if they delayed it. The matter should be dealt with soberly, candidly and honestly. His Worship Mayor Begg said the town could not go on with, it this year, because they had not the mo: Child’s Prayer ' Reveals Secret Brockville, Aug. l4.â€"-â€"The large gen- eral store of H. F. Judson 6: Son. Frankville, was (1 :stroyed by tire yes. fierday entailing a. loss of 3000, in- mce $2,000. T123 blaze started from a. stove, in which. papers were being burned, and sprézd with great rapid- ‘ity. Adjoining ;pr0perty, including the Church of England rectory, and 'the Dixon block were saved utter a Ashabula, Ohio, Aug. l4.-â€"His little playmate’s prayer bsing overheard by the child’s mother Thursday night yesterday resulted in the finding of the body of cight-year-old Sammy Walker, .who was drowned in the Ashtabula River Wednesday while playing on a raft with other boys. Searchers found the body in the river after hunting through the night'on the alarm. sounded by the mother of the child, who had offered this prayer: “Dear God,‘ _- good to Sammy. For. give‘him, God, because he fell in the river: he was only a little boy and couldn’t help it. And plea“ for- give me, too, God. {or bging wit?I him when he drowned." Sammy Walker’s playmates tried to \ 'I 'I l».. :..;Ilu' and ““9111 mun)! u “1;“. v y._..:_.__”_ rescue the child, but iaxled and were too frightened at the tragedy to tell of it _. fl - hard flgbfi. Guelph, Ont., Aug. l4.â€"Joseph Car- arie an Italian laborer employed .in the Taylor-Forbes factory here, is tor- tunate that he is not held on a charge of murder. ' At. noon yesterday he ended a qm rel with a fellow-workman named Zeilo by hitting the, latter over the head with an iron casting, cutting his head open. Zeilo will recover. Two Men Killed In Pit. Huntsville, Aug. Liaâ€"Caughtunder ‘a mass of falling gravel in the pit in which they were working, James Hughes and John Beswick met death some time yesterday afternoon. When they had not returned to town by seven o’clock last night, a search ‘party, £earing an accident, organized distant. . ‘Beswick was found under nine inches of gravel and Hughes_ under ed, charged with allowing a ’gramo- phone to make too much noise. -It' is the first case arising since the anti- ~ngise bylaw passed by the City Coun- ‘Beswick was found under nme inches of gravel and Hughes under about 15'inchcs. The mass had fallen several feet and the men would not know what struck them. Hughes leaves a widow and three childreo. Stolen Mail Bag Found. Bnghton. Aug. 14,â€"The mail bag stolen irom Bnghton depot on June 2 was found yesterday ‘on_ J_9hnson’s {Vaâ€"tin, 313351: a mile east of Brighton, by Thomas Kenny. It has been cut completely in two, and most of the letters had been opened. It is claim- ed that a gold watch and diamond ring was in this particulatl mail, out Lexington, Ky. ., Aug. 14.â€"The court house at Washington, Mason County in which “Uncle Tom” of Uncle yTom’ 5 Cabin fame was said, was struck by lightning, and destroy- ed yesterday. The building was erect- ed in 1794. It was the sale of an aged negro at this place that gave Harriet Beecher Stowe the basis for her story. Kingston, Aug. 14.â€"R0bert Lipman, Princess Theatre, has been summon- Syracuse, N.Y., Aug. l4.â€"John F. Seybold, world-famous philatelist and well-known merchant of this city, shot himself to death in his store early yes- terday morning. He suffered a ner- vous breakdown three weeks ago and has been despondent ever since. Mr. Seybold’s stamp collection is said to- be worth $100,000. ' Famous Philatelist Suicides. ,trzvzvcâ€"e: 0? them: except. the wooden General Store Burned. Gramaphone Too Noisy. Italians lm a Fight- W523 Uncle Tom Was Sold. cvcnin g .7 v 0 3; LOCAL OPTION CAMPAIGN. 3: Mm” 8"" 4: Etudes Pursuers This is a text that would do for a thousand temperance sermons. Is it not pitiful? Is there a. man in the community, who calls himself aman \V as fare of the worse than orphaned children ? It is doubtful if they will bother reading the account of tre murder. It might disturb their equ- animity, and yet we, the people of Victoria. county, will probably have to cough up two or three thousand dollars ’before this case is settled. and of which amount Lindsay will have to pay oneâ€"seventh. What for ? Practically that these millionaire whiskey makers and been miners may add other millions to what they have already jewed out of the people._ and the bbnds of surfdom and ban- ish murder, thievery and other crime from our 'midst. all 01 which are fed and pampered. and coddled by this demonâ€"drink. If we do have a lit,- tle hole and corner drinking, , Where tle hole and corner drinking, , wnere it will‘be down to the same place as chicken-stealing. and where.“ the sight of a decent citizen, they run to their holes the same as rats, . what of it ? That would surely not he so homes the 'blazen eflrontery with which -it shows its face now. In Toronto the Good, where they have licensed bars. they found a whiskey still by accident the other day, which only goes to prove that the people engaged in this business. will break the law, license or no li- cense. They deterioriate mentally and morally from the very \day they go into the business. and the great gin) in life seems to'be to beat the people, to beat the Government, and wene it possible, to beat the 'Almigh ty. Some years ago one of the Wt distillers in Canada. was pulled up with'a jerk .by the Govemment,- be- cause they were found out “doing" the Government. It was a verylit- tle leak commotively, but in the course of a. year“ would have «amount- ed'to hundreds of thousands of dol- lars. This firm would‘ have tho- against her husband. It was quickly deemed ; somehow the pa.- thetic face of the woman touch- ed the judge, and he said to her ‘I am sorry, but I must lock up ught it terrible to be accused of steas ling money out of a man’s pocket. and yet here they were actually stealing money due the people, and when you come to think of it they actilally make their money by steal- your husband.’ “Your honor, wouldn’t it be better. for me and the children if you locked up the saloon and let my huh-mi gate ing the brpad, and clothes and love due to thousands and hundreds of thbusands of the children of our land. It is gt bad business from the top to the bottom: it degrades, de- moralizes and debauches. We can the magistrate who was hearing We can see it in the wholesalers' and retailers' familiesâ€"witness, the Bobcaygeon murder, and we cansec it hi the families otthe countless victims, who step daily‘ up to the trough for their little modicum of “pizen. ” It is absurd .to expect that men Who Carry on such a. business, will be men of high character, public spirit. or broad philanthrophy. and yet eve? good citizen should be meh a work ?" see all three in the distillers’ ‘and brewecs’ families. »~ publication- no matter mug in this was from tunatotlmismmum .H‘ and where‘s}. the' ; citizen, they mm tv0 same as rats, . what mld surely not be so mn aflrontaerv With' bG-HU E'E! my . gagâ€"13%,: iii .9 EFL: zal of Lindoay in war; pouuwu. hehas every chanceto usehisGod- given talents for the uplifting of his fellowmen. He can't do it in the saloon business. bet is be abolish- Slept on Brink of Niagara Falls Niagara Falls, Ont., A . l4.â€"As he lay asleep on the river nk Thurs- day night, a movement of two inches would have hurled Patrick Whitney to a horrible death over the precipice. _He was prevented from making this move by Constable 1’. Bell who drag- ged him back from his perilous situa- tion and loclred him up. Whitney :came here to spend the day and feel- ing tired sought rest on the river bank. During his sleep he rolled near the edge and was just about to roll over the precxpice when Bell res- cued him. ' _A note inside a straw hat found at. Inspiration Point yesterday morning jindicates that another man has com- .mitted suicide. ‘ “I am tired of life. (Med) iC.H.K.” the note read. Was Michael . Ryan Murdered Whitefish, Ont.. Aug. Maurice Ryan hanged an innocent man at North Bay, June 5.,tor the murder of his brother, Joseph Ryan, ; or it is mere coincidence that the (ole ‘ lowing autograph was tound on the walls of Whitefish Station yesterday. afternoon: “Joseph Ryan, Butland. Vermont, June, 1918. westbound." The signature was among hundreds of oth- er autographs. At the trial a letter was introduced.- said to have been written by Joseph Ryan from St. Alban's. Vermont. and alsoevidencethathehadbeenaeen at North Bay in February, ma Haurice Ryan atontly protested 'hia innocence at the trial, and “I am in- nocent” were his last words 14.â€"Was . ESEhTVL-inéii is believed to form . record in wireless telegraphy. ____....._.â€"â€"â€" Fog H id Strike-Breakers. Pittsburg. Aug. l4.â€"-'l‘aking advan- tage of a heavy fog. which enshroud- ed the Ohio River early yesterday, the Pressed Steel Car Co. landed about 400 new men at McKee's Rocks. whom they succeeded in getting into 3 the plant before thestrikers' pickets were aware of the move. Hundreds Homeless by Fire. Milton. Del., Aug. l4.â€"â€"Almost the entire town of Milton was destroyed by fire early yesterday. nearly 100 houses. a lumber yard and a bank ,, .__-_- J-na--n1~l Tina Inca 'ii' to secure speéixnens of his handwrit- ing from the chief of police of North Bay tot comparison. It was never maven conclusively I}. we never proven concluuvely that the skeleton found in the woods, and alleged to‘be all that rennined of. North Sydney, N.8., Aug. 14.-ue- spondent over continued bitter criti- :cisms of his work as license inspector 'to end his life by shooting himself in the head. The report brought Mrs. Musgrave instantly to the side of her husband. 'whom she found standing on the kit- chen floor with the smoking revolver still in his hand. The bullet entered his forehead a little above the eye. . Of Course Not. ' hondon, A118. l4.â€"Lord ,, Knollys. private secretary to King Edwnrd $8: a!!! tegphitic denial to the state: 31 _s 18 a'es hasheen istmg 1n Americn’n socks. specu- nuke home their only ”Pb?”- and: Underwood, Aug. l4.â€"A and acci- their 9mm” nod mantles were dent occurred nw here yesterday “an“ . . morning in which William, the 15. Hejs of the gunman that when the; yea-old \boy of Hm Rappel. '” “3‘0““ 0‘ the 1m“ We- ‘0? “MM killed. He was leading a horse back women have 1°98 begn 3‘ h‘d' to the tam and tried to get on its been achieved, then .zeal ' d be; back and in some way he got caught diverted. 9"“! occur-m: other mud: in the harness and was dragged a dis- and Wu ’ reiorms. . . tance, when it was found that life y. he thought. then with w W ence would be for good. I West Indies Trade. Friday's excursion under the Wooda. men of the World auspices to Peter- boro by steamer Otonabee was an- other delighflul outing and the four hundred and fifty excursionuts are today sounding the beeuflea o! the Kawartha lakes, praising the cou- 4 7 half hour for dinner was given . at Mount Julian. and the 3311 w“ , continued to Peterboro, when the Cynicism 1‘ 3 pain 4‘0 to attempt- excursionlsts mind at s'o'clmk, mg to cut all men truita too early mmmmaswaaumm_ , outing- Wo‘olmcn’s Successful Trio We want to 33°15:cc every Attompb to Efid’His'Lifo. ‘ ‘â€"â€"- _._ when Bell m 7 but found at erday morning . man has com- life. (W) ‘ rery citi- position. ‘. l4.â€"'. -tvoolyhommconfined:obedow- iii; Goderich, Aug. l4.â€"Nixon Sturdy. a wealthy Goderich Township tam- er, Was aocidently killed Thursday evening at Foster's bridge near Homesville on the ' River. . He had bquglxt the 91d Bridge which “â€" ‘M k“ a "a“, hospital. but did not regam con- sciousness, and died during the night. Sturdy had two minor accidents Aurinr the day. and in permonition. Sturdy had two nunor lccnucuw during the day. and in permonition, remarked at dinner. “It seems as if I am going to be killed 10-day." ' Warships Off to Crete. Malta, Aug. l4.-â€"-The British var- ship Swift Sure has left here for the Island of Crete. It is understood oth- er protecting powers. Russia, Italy and France, also will send warships to Crete. as an intimation to the is- landers that they are resolved to en- force respect for the rights of Turkey. tel Tower. Occusnonslly, radio tele- grams have also been received from anxdn, which is believed to form a record in wireless telegraphy. Hundreds Homeless by Fire. Milton. Del., Aug. l4.â€"Almost the entire town of Milton wss destroyed by fire early yesterday. nearly 100 houses. a lumber yard and a bunk building were destroyed. The loss will exceed memo. Several hundred per- sons were made homeless. .mlvv ‘ V" - "" She was swept 9!! her feet in a mo- ment and was hem: carried out into the main current when her young sis- 'ter, Norma. aged 11. standing on the bank. without a _moment’s hesitation rushed into the nvet with her clothes and shoes on. and. wading out nearly :‘to her neck, succeeded in reaching :her older meter. and with dificulty rpnlled her into shallow voter. thus ‘uving her 1118. wvuv Hon. Messrs. Fielding and Paterson of Canada. Sir Dickson Poynter and Sir Daniel Morris to be commission- ers to investigate and report upon promotion of closer trade relations and for the development of cumin! trading facilities between Canada and the British West Indies. London, Aug. l4.â€"-(C.A.P. Cable.)â€" The King has approved the appoint- ment of Lord _Bgl_f_onr of_ limfleigh, His Majesty approves of the ap- pointment of H. R. Cowell of the Col. onial Oflee to be secretary of the commission, H. H. McCarchy has of St. iuwrénee lien. stepped into a deep hole. thh a treacherous undercurrent. A- 1 been selected to aeebmpany the com- mission as techniell adviser. Harrisburg. Aug. l4.â€"Wbile some little girls were bathing-1n the St. Lawrence River. near Pornt Iroqupxs. Beryl Pelton. daughter of the editor -: co Tomi-um Noun: gfpnnpd into Canadu to Farmer Foretold Own me alive.” Saves Shut-'3 Life. BINGO. .1 roar. LINDSAY, mm»: “ W 'l mu ms Bl .xgm-â€"m - rejected Non membership, when m“. ' deflgning profession m ‘ was “that Noah was g not a ship designer prim It all depends “hurry Itisthecame with “m Sony: people take up - ,'; ConIupntion and Bum ‘ use them for Sumac), T and 3 cegtain cure f0, -W§m. For all “it Q “‘Frmt-a-UVcs" may he Oil infallible. 3 Eva'ywhcre in Cam]. 4 crowded cityâ€"on the M‘i‘; in film fivillages and min} I” people epcnd on “p - . cure than and keep the.“ . I‘Dâ€"Jo - AZ----’ “Fruit-a-tivcs" arre SOTO “a " at 50¢ a box, 6 for $150.03!“ â€"â€"or sent postpaid on few Fmit-a-twes Limited, on... ,5 RAILWAY and is prepared to fill you? all the latest Pine Suitings of the l Multan Pacific 0. P I. Steamship u‘ Allan, Dominion W and White Star m i lines. Dishonest 'I'. C. MATCH TICKETS. T. c. Matcl All information, fl e!c.. furnished on a” cation. Call orn'g w-~ I. 1.,CARTER. 40 K1 60 Kent-st. Lindsay. What honest n. would think of associating withb; honest compani‘li,‘g even for one hair every day. Yet think ofthanl Be honest with] yourselfâ€"as WEE" dishonest for two-ti their lives! with others. Wear clothing tilt is honestly unbâ€" that gives you honest value for} your honestln~ earnedmoney.