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asnnnnerresort.Whentherainialls eowin straight there is a chance t9 sit on one’s verandah and emoythe beauties of nature, ‘but when the wind blows from every direCtion. you are forced inside and even the win- dows have to be closed to keen out the spray. Everything feels so damp .that a fire has to be lit, and even if the living room is large, the air becmn'es vitiated when ten or twelve people have to put' in the time doing nothing. Such was yesterday at the What might have proved a ser- ious conflagration was caught. in its incipient stage last evening just _- 43.- nrnwflfi mm wending their as the crowds were warding their way home from the steamer. Had the boat been five minutes later there is no telling what might have happen- ed. A Chinese lantern on Mr. Hogg’s verandah fell down or was blown down, and was having a gay _old time on the floor. of the verandgh. The wind which was strong was fan- ning it into a beautiful little blue, and five minutes more would have been too late, when some pawersby ran in and put it out. All the occu- gants were down at the wharf. Miss Dunoon came up on Satur- day’s boat to spend 2. few/days. morning it was w rainy Sunday '0‘ *1 skies were gray and ‘ rain was coming dow1 ad the rain was 80“: the trees 88 if it were (set. inSt Such 8 day“ wish themselves an“! Point. Mr. Joe Flavelle’s. Mrs. Bucknell and family of Mont- real ' are visiting with the Knowlâ€" stopping-15V” with M’- John Wm . and Mrs. son’s at Sandy Point.- Both afternoon and -v -â€" of the Kathleen were crowded on Saturday. There was a. pleasant mix-' ture of sun and ma, which made travelling very fielightful, and all who possibly could, took' advantage of the sail. No doubt quite a. flew came down to hear Rev. Geo. Jack- et LA..- son, who is expected to preach here tomorrow. . The gentleman who wrote “change and decay in all around I see,” Lind some years before the chap who mnte “when the leaves begin to some years wrote “whgn 1:]: turn,” but both same thoaght in bulates throhg When the Pointers Wakened up this loming it Was to find'the first any Sunday .0! the season. The ties were gray and forbidding, the sin was coming down in torrents. nd the rain was soughing through he trees as if it were October, in let, just such a day. as one would. ish themselves anywhere except at f“ v_‘ - ,, miture has spent herself in the grow- ing line, and things have reached tin-n,” but both evidently had the same thoaght in view. As one peram- bulates through the woods these August days the fact is forcibly im- n-onmfl nn him that for this year, fie will have all shades a f especially.m the maples. ‘ is given to moralizms on ing features of life. it is thought. Mr, and Mrs. Harris .I-l. rung-er Toronto are spending a few days Swamannoa lodge. Major and Mrs. Stanley Machin crowd at the serVices yesneruay, mm the day been fine, to hear the Rev." Geo. Jackson. Yesterday he preached an orthodox sermon that would have satisfied even such a stickler for fire and brimstone as Sam Blake. Mr. Jackson shows the appreciation of good surroundings by holding to a delightful Scotch accent, which he no doubt appropriated during his stay in Edinboro, where he worked hard, trying to work the hard head- ed Scotchmen, who were going to no particular church, around to the Me- thodist way of - thinking. For an of good a. deligh no douh stay in hard, tr tle building. The service was no sooner started when the rain c‘ame vâ€"-â€"â€"_ . W311“) “5'6 way there was a. part of the service spiri- be fixed now so that everything will tuslly for them, even if they were be perfectly safe and mm. A all included in what was said to the portion of the floor is being torn adults. In speaking to the adults, up today and traffic will be blocked thespesker took as his text John during any further repairing. , . down in, torrents, so much so; that It Was diflicult at times to catch the preacher’s words. Mr. J acksqn spoke a few words to the 'cfiild‘re’n first, and said that it was. just ”as wall to. have the children feel that there was a part-5.1 the service spiri- tually for them, even if they were all included in what was said to the 1'6 is Tmspirin: at; Lindsay's Favorite Watering Place. Jackson 18 a 'ery delightful, and all , - aw. y could, took' advantage Ven. ‘ ° ‘ No doubt quite a flew home on the G. T, toxgheecaz‘edRi" Grieg 3:]? morning from his trip to Europe 3 re 0 P In nking the mctnre of health. During ' ”A‘ w; Jr “£5 «4; 31 Harris .H. Fudger 0f :nding a few days at .Toone 15, ‘. For an' time, not trips ‘I for Henry Newman’s beautiful hymn} "need “that." which had just been sung by the cangregation. After describing the conditions under which. Newman was laboring at this time, the pfeached particularized the dinerent ways in which we could and should be led. He did not believe in a man: running to the; preacher eveey tune his conscience pricked mm. The preacher was only human, and had no call to advise people as to wheâ€" they they could do this or that. I! ’ onscience- was continually pricking him about any phase of his life, it ‘was pretty conclusive evi- dence that the thing was wrong. The ,great trouble was that a man’s con- science sometimes got callous and then wrong did not appear wrong to him. Nor was it advisable to go 1 1-5.! - t0 the-bible 88 1! ll". WU utvvw-I W“ “8 my ... ...v_ . and either open the book M‘ "A stitch in mg”: vvvâ€" right way to go at itâ€"in a. prayer- ful spirit. There was no doubt but that at times we were left as it were at cross roads, withâ€" no finger post up to direct us: which way to go, but he did not believe that God would leave us there groping in the dark any longer then He thought was necessary for our good, before LL- 8-4.4“- Maf Wafl seen. and the it book up with a. ban.“ fled at. The bible book to 80 to, but right way to go at ful spirit. There we way would be as clear as nayug-nt.; The trouble with us humans was, i however, that we could not and of- f ten would not wait God's time and directionâ€"if we did there was no' doubt in his mind it would come at the proper time. / | There was a full choir out in spite of the rain, and the singing was cor- . respondingly good. Mrs. G. H. Hop' Hammad-em a. very beautiful solo| after the collection. I All the stalwarts and those who prefer the men Corner were out in force today. - I Has Returned 1 From Europe Yen. Archdeficon Casey Arrived i: Town This Morning "'" ’ ' stone is 7 certainly a first-class mater- Ven- Attendee-eon Casey arrived ial for road matingpand to Alderman home on the G. '1‘, R. flyer this Babeoc‘k must be given the credit of morning from his trip to Europe ‘ first ““0sz its use. , A splendid cement curbing on eitn- th. Darin ' 1°°kmg the mm“ d he“ 3 er side of the walk is also a.‘ decided his 6050““! 011 the continent 11° “8' improvement a'iid adds considerably ited England, Ireland dud France. to the splendid appearance of this His manyltriendé will welcome him stretch of roadway. back again and will be delighted to The Council was wise in its decis- ' extensively into road v oughly tested. It was certainly a . waste of lab 1' d money putting Are ForecaStlng material from cthean town pit on the Arc Forecasting Eastern Conflict The quid nnnes' are forecasting war between Japan and China. Assured- ly the demands of Japanese states- mea for colonization privileges in Manchuria. irrespective of China's natural obzections. and the arrog- ance of the Japanese press are dan- gerous provocations. The humane and civilizing infigences of Christian missionaries may decrease under ab- sorbing warllike contemplation of the people. The whole spirit of Ja- pan is devoted to paying 01! the brushing War- debt, trebling its army corps, strengthening its navy and generally getting into. shape for com tingencies with other powers. The taxes exacted are almost as crushing as the‘debt; The citizens with an in- come of $50,000 or pays over 69 per cent of‘ it to the government, keep- ing, \say, only $16,000 out of 650,000 for his own use. The tax is graded down ‘ till the man with an' income of {$500 pays 17 per cent only. The av- erage tax is 30 per cent yearly on all moneys received or earned. The submission is marvellous. In any European country a tax of 'en five lper cent would precipiifatc a re: olu- tion. workmen are now engaged in mak- ing the long needed repairs on the Wellington-st. ~bridge. For, some time the bridge has been a menace to pedestrians and .tramc, although not apparently so. However, it will 55g did not appear wrong Nor was it advisable to go bible as if it were a fetish. vâ€"vâ€"v _ ; on, or veven to look through we got something that fitt- views, and then close the 0. De 88 um an “Jannaâ€"v.‘ ale with us humans was, 1 11170 'planks that we could not and of- f rendering it I not wait God's time and pedestrians. â€"if we did then} was no' The town his mind it would come at ing a. splem Re‘paiting the Bridge as clear as daylight. bang! v vâ€"â€"-â€"â€" I What to ‘ ditch or 1 33“ foreCasting war cumulates and China. Assured- town purl of Japanese statesâ€" Council h: ation privileges in men are 1 spective of China's policy 0f LLâ€" ::§:(;:::plained to The Post 0! a yum-u close the 'accident she sustained on Russet-It" it that aet- accused by a. broken plank. Her friends a splendid had advised her to bring action but ' “she did not wish to cause trouble." 3 was a I. There is dcogether too much Waste “‘1' “A stitch in times eaves law mu." 3‘ Only the other‘day and! com-r [tbtplained to The Post of a puniul , 'accident she sustained on Russian” no' The town council is certainly mat. at ing a splendid job of the piece of ex- / | perimental road work in front of the lte Public Library, and the citizens are m taking a great interest in the under- I Deputy-Reeve 3L1 Helm i?" re- ‘ceiving the thanks of the citizens generally on the successful matter in which he has (rippled with the dog 'nuiunce. t We feel that there am still a. large number 0: untagged canines in town iwith owners, whomecmlluto . m and evade payment of the dog 'paper oniimt'VStreet these deye. It should be picked up regularly as it ’. looks had to say nothing of the jfright it occasionally gives to horses 'whenever a. high wind is blownng. ’- Freqnent acts 0! vandalism are perpetrated by persons who take a pleasure in destroying the sidewalk leading to the Riverside meter-y. ! Scareely a week passes but one or ”two planks are broken in the walk. I 'rendering it a source of danger to negligence in this w- some of the plank sidewall in townusbgdlyinneodofnpdrlng- ____ I-â€" ml“ " importéit piece of work and is de- voting considerable time to the und- Deputy-Reeve W. W. Jordan. ox we Board of Works is mpednunding the iment will solve the problem of sat- isfactory road construction in Lind- ertaki'ng. A good job is being done. and who knows but that this uppxt; A libera‘l Quantity 6! broken stone from the Burnt River quarry has __' been sbread on the road bed whieh was first graded and suitably drained Then the road roller has been kept busy rolling it and making the ser- fan-n. in nerfect shave. The broken road making. What to do with the Sussex Street ditch or rather the water which ac- cumulates at diflerent times near the town park. is a. problem the town Council has on its hands. The alderâ€" men are to he commended on their policy of economy in civic matters, ‘but this is a question that must be .dealt with at once. even though the town 'has to borrow money. The course of this water will have to be diverted, and that at once, or there is grave danger of the main stretch 0! walk in front of the park being un- dermined and destroyed when a. ireshet occurs. There is a strong that the Sussex Street drain should be run dowp Durham -st., to th: river. "The summer is nearly gone and Lindsay has not had a celebration on any of the public holidays, while commendable enterprise have held celebrations which have attracted large crowds and which were most successful. ’ True, the local racing motion endeavored to provide a day's pro- gramme on last Dominion Day, but {heir eflorts were not secOnded by the citizens generally, and as a re- sult the :aflair was not an all.round success. That the summaristopaas by without a. oelobmtion‘ot some nature is to be regretted and it certainly does .not speak well for the town or the enterprise of the citizens. Lind- say has a great district to draw from, and surely when Melon Falls. Beaverton and d'ther places can hold sneeeasiul celebrations, Lindsey should be able to do likewise. The date of Lindtay’s m indus- trial fair is drawing near. .8 .evi- dented by the activity hem: W 1e edict issued in the town tam. rezsrdinz the cutting of weeds [8 to have accomplished a, great It was totally matter will cost Camph Works, practia w'o C4 system for i The Campaign for la :2 Improved Roads ”.111“. my M- '0‘“ b” u the “MO“ Hm n unitary- econ- to mu good country highway: by “etutute hhor" have been as futile u would he an sttempt to mp a. western hun- dred-acre wheet held with the sickle our (ether! swung in the days when “Iqtute' labor" was born. The County Ronda System; n compound 0! government add and self help hes not met genera acceptance. chiefly because municipal councils with the best intentions are druid to adopt s county system. because public sen- timent w.ll not support such an sc‘ tiou. It seems, therefore. thst 'the progressofthecouuttylltobe 1m- peded to the greet extem to which the absence of good highwsys is a factor. unless some other mesns. such as provincial mphon o! the cou- struettou 0! county rosds systems, is adopted. The County Road: System as now constituted throws the greet bulk o! the expense upon the rural tnxpsyer. except what the govern- ment mats, and even the rum! to:- payer m to contribute his share 0! that. It the government assumed the responsibility and bore the expense of constructing .eounty roads ‘there would be gain of more kinds thsu one. The cities and towns-4epnrsted from countiesâ€"would thus have to direct commercial advantages which come tron: good roads permitting ess- ier access to city markets. and then to city shops and business places. I! the government took chat-gs of the county roads system the local seal- ousies that interfere with local agree. hontribute their share. which thy ishould in justice do, for they receiv'e ment upon mt. roaus are w me .e- ‘ lected would cease to operate; town- T ships outside the route chosen would regard with more complasency the ne- iection and contraction of a route to whose cost they would not be re- quired to contribute. With the govâ€" ernment assuming and constructing County Road Systems. there would beaguamnteethatthebest possi- ble system would he adopted. With, the services available of a gentle- man of the professional qualifica- tions. the engineering ability. the‘ in~ terest and enthusiasm of Mr. A. W. system would be adopted the beet methods applied and the best results secured. As pointed out in these e01- uma recently. no new principle would be involved in the government becau- lng responsible for the cost and con- struction of e3unty modeâ€"'11 they pay a thlrdottheeoetundertheGood Roads Act. they could justin paying the whole coat. The details of the ap- plication of government assumption could easily be worked out; the adoption of the principle at state aid or rathei' stnte expenditure would be the more tormldnhle step-everything else would anally {011017. From the report of the annual meeting 0! the oitarlo Good Roads Association it is learned that the State of Penny!- vanls, has arranged to spend in pro- viding that state with good ‘ roads, five million dollars a year until a total of forty-five millions ol dol- lars is invested in the Wiorm of public improvement. Last year the legislature of the stats 0! New York voted fifty millions to be spent with- in three years in building tint-class highways. Surely a rich province like Ontario might make a propon- tionste expenditure with general ad- vant’age. Those who Would oppose the expenditure of provincial money to build provincial highways. are 111" vibed to mention an! other was in am a liberal sure 0! ptovinchl revenue could be ngore justifiably or profits}: .y employed antenna. m:- ”the m Burgoyne'e boat the “E; WonWMycveflnx- iwhichisinuseatmem mmghthucbmamw u toosmantor the bu...“ “Matthewsw todo.Thenewsteam¢'mh w the night at the moonlit“. the me of the Soverm ‘1 fwymmphmdflflltm‘ be ubedasapassenguu' M m, M 'hn m 3 host as well as for town. uckulrnaronnl c’oornnrommn. _____+_\ was WMWMNM' ummtmdmm- -139 Bad Fire at onhhfegt. seen! if they owned urns they would castration engines and twelve furrow plough: and then only plough down hull. That is one o! the my things they would do. But I unatâ€" rold voter plough! easier than laud. Smutty Talk Alocalmmarepomt'lofi 0‘ mwheat no minivan-404” mututobennutlornflungpnr- pm.qumgnp:w¢1°‘mt the mutated would «PM that ' The only remedy in to treat the the qum and yet autumn the wheat. Found“: at the rate of one pint to 42 gallons 0! water is the y which given but satisfactiogl. m, flm (0mm: and water thor- it :- gem unstable to hear { out best known 7am i; be converts! "W ' ' 7 into food 101' stock. qugkc oqcurred in ,_fl.\ 0 Rival Company " Boring for Oil Review: Within the next six days boring (or on will be started south 0! Warsaw, the n: and oil rights on its headquarters in Pennsylvania. Some of the best experts in the Unit- ed States have mode a careful examâ€" ination of the distract. and have re- ported most favorably on the pros. pacts (or striking gas and on. All the surface indications are there. so the outlook is most hopeful. nu ma.»- chnery for boring will be on the ground next vat. being shipped here from Western Ontario. The block of lend that has been leaned lies between Warsaw and Indinn River and it is sunk on the Persimm- Theleasing-otthelandhao bow mum-.1”. 13'0““de- mm 111'. H. Dnvidaoa ol'l‘l‘ent revealing a mas o! brown oily, .1 m Wt .ndut halted by the Canadian-Ameri- Oil and Gas company. which has no number of You: 9009“ Bunion! and around these To Farmers .n buy with the Examiner: work is" it" twill! on the new new . z" “I: built by Mr. Wm, k 'Sonc gt number 6 10“.! 'eomtmctcd for Mr. W. Mon Falls. and will “‘ {me-nu! purpose boat to... w W KEWatthg A: W" boat the - 1. {M S8 in use at the a Penelon F all: M New 81». Bad Fire at Gobourg -» Oobourg, Aug. l6.â€"Fin « day morning did damagem shout $5.“. and mid“. Chief Rough. vented its beint? a much ' -‘ The heaviest lvsur, is Gum "1-1 Thompson H mm' ogmplemum smreho.‘ flee. with six horses were fl loss is placd at m The latter insurance. Theh ed in the stable at, 13.5“ tinned by a strong east u to the stables of the Duh- The firemen’s prompt “i g)“ undoubtedly saved h ohn Vonhqrg’s stable and livery stable were W: DiViuon street MethOdist (1.5 The Port Hope firm“ to a all, arriving an bu. fire broke out. Residenk I“ were in danger also My; own hbors with small 1., pressure was (and, E E St. John, N.B., Aug. 11-4. tron Yokohama $01111" st Yokohama. She is and been scuttled. Capt. Danni] month was her commode: Ii lieved the oficers and «all The but was owned by MN and others here. She n11 muted steel vessels. built“ quake occurred In ' ! urday afternoon at 3’ o i R was Muddy”; yoto, Osake, Lake Bl.- ; ya_ All railroad . wage districts has in 12, of HBO m. New York in Hard hm- and was to go til police at five o’clock M in; when headquarters n! d by James McLaughlan. I "4 manufacturer. 811d 3'” mini some time during the M51 and been entered, and am pad over :50 had been aha-ell .the pockets of the vest!!!” These articles of clothinl '31 "u the foot of the suit“!- police have no clue. Killed on them Oakville, Aug 16-41%" mans of George'1""“1i""""d hand, were found_ lying ‘3 Grand Trunk tracks a M east of Oakville Station In men. He had been semill gler the influence of W - while goal ‘0” Auto Victim "u Chica'go, Aug. 16,â€"“ have killed 51 persons ‘3 1.018 within the limit: a“ during the first seven I” run over. Many house-s COW feared that many or injured. Nagoya. with 8 634° 250W- and One-fourth sustained cm nisuki at t! Biva. an “x' to have coll: Watson" “ ”lured. have t, were Bell Island. schooner . 4 1 piqk Sydm‘j, 1 I Saturday» one d ands collapsed “‘3“ were “1"” It :11 Vere /)L Cumdian Vessel Sufi gmhqfiake In 4" c0113! bark Howard D.