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It tells all about the uses of ton- crete and will help every farmer to have better 'buildings and save money. f Farmer's Information Bureau 5 Canada Cement Company Limited Mails Close. - & niafls are despatohed from the Pov'. Port Perry as follows < orth 9,00 &, fir. son all Salon from: now "All wark bein WARD & PEARSE FIRE INSURANCE AGENTS PIT PERRY, ONT. was mentioned & statue of had cost its owner a fabul The location of the ¥ila wa ot among the bills lying to the Rome across the Campagna. 1, stream Bowed past it; a high bill rEe size rubber inhaler, lastd guaranteed. Archaeologist: a -- F How a Bandit Received a Pardon and Employment ---- By F, A. MITCHEL csoshasenevscstse secsccces 1 do not _helitate to say that to many educiited persons Rome Is the moat 18. terestiig city in the world. She scat- te ver: Europe the seeds of our re Icio he fonwuinted our laws rl ix her prime, she mingled ber bicofiEwit Giittarinig who, when she ioflt utd feeble, inHetited her arditiond of brain and body add Kuropenn of tuilsy. [I Clty. 1 tenrned to ik itatinn and Latin. | read the 3s of Loman writers that have i preserved to us for twenty centu- lu the Imuguage in which they fe written, hut gave @irecticil to wry desires 8 reutlitg uf the hasty burial of btks uf arf to hide then from the MEAN YOU DEMAND 4 'RANSOM OF 200,000 FRANCS," powering bafhirians. Not s year » 'statue being dug rfdce in or about zed with ude 0000080000080 008 directly bebind It. There were references tU the contour of the sur rounding coulitry calculated to help one searching for the site. These I studied and, not content with one ref- erence, fiunted till I found another de- scription of the villa as it had been be- fore its destruction during ove of the earlier Invasions of the Gotha When 1 bad got all the information possible on the subject 1 packed dlg- ghig Implements In my trunk--{ af not dare to let it be known that I was gojug to make excavations--and went by the electric raliway to Frascilt, which 1 made my headquarters. | set out from there the next morning with mysimplements rolled in a steamer rug bound by a shawl strap. 1 spent a week hunting for a location that Otted the description | bad gained from the books | had read. Then I spent another week doing svitie dlirface excavating. | was digging, the third week, on a spot which I thought war- ranted more attention than the others when samething hapnrened, The voice came from behind me. 1 turned quickly and saw a man stand ing with a rifle in his hands, wiileh he could bring to Hs stoulder {i @ mo- ment. 1 had been divare of the danger attending being out alone in the coun: try In Italy and had a revolver strung to each bip. But before I could use either of them | would be killed, The wan covering me was sv respectable ooking that 1 could not realize at once 'hat he was a bandit. Rut he would nave had no object In being ready to shoot me If he were not "1 presmmne" he said in excellent tnllnn. "that you are duing archaro- togical work. Are you aware that ex- cavations are In the hands of the gov- ernment?" "I am," I replied. "but 1 am hoping to make 8 discovery that will surprise the gove¥mment and thus gain lmmu- nity from having broken the Jaw." *] sympathize with you, signor, but as a good citizen ft is my duty to in- form upon you." - "What sum would induce you to pe frain 1?" "You are an American, I fancy, from your looks, your dress and the accem! with which you speak Italian. Amerk cans are all very rich." "I tmve but 10.000.trancs a rear." CANADIAN PACIFIC Bach Tuesdsy March 30 October 37; inclusive. Ving $35.00 nt. quarter, and remittinee, 1 the bandit, but it did 3 appear to iimpression u him. 1 was intending to follow a line something lke that you are engaged ii, but I not only lost tole af té spoke Pils which induced me ta poled: Lo "How wold you ike to réturii for a brief season. to. your original or your intended occupation? 1 believe thal am on the track of A buried villa that formerly countainéd valuable works of art 1 would be happy to have you Join me." His éye Hghted up. The Italian, whatever he 1s, Is artistic In bis tastes, and In this man was added the fervor of au archaeologist. | saw that he would love to take a breathing spell from robbery in & work he loved. "Whose villa are you hunting for?" he asked. "Manlius Quintus Piso's." "What data have you?' 1 gave tim the two authors who had written descriptions of the villa. "There is another reference," he said. "I came upon it when 1 was be- ginning the study of archaeology." He remembered the description given by an atithor with whorti 1 wds not fa- miliar and repeated it fo me verbatim {rrthe Latin vernacular. I'saw at.once with two | had it wotld bring A NEW CREATION | WEBSTER'S NEW . INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY THE MERRIAM WEBSTER The Only New unabridged dic- tiofisry in many years. Contains the pith and nce of an authoritative 1jbrary. O6vers every fleld 6f knowl. . edge. An Encyclopedia in a single book. » The Only Dictionary with the New Divided Page. 400,000 Words. 2700 Pages. 6000 Mustrations. Cost nearly half a million dollars. Let us tell you about this mest remarkable sifigle volume. "Come," I sald, turning my back to him, "take these weapons from my belt and do what you like with them. Theft Join me. 'We are very near the loca- tion of the Piso villa, but not quite, We must go southward about 800 yards" i He astotinded me'by telling me to keep' my we and, uncocking ia Sardar mor. other of After pace began. to dig. began, but We made together some Ofty holes th &B mre of about a thou ference. About 1" That was as plained this prodent to go. 1 believed covery we had made would terest the government. to 'posed to turn it over. Afh ifitormatith about my comp would enable we to find him to Rome and to the office of th charged with excavations. He lst to my story with wonder and del! Abd when 1 Had fnished adked what 1 would expect for my find. I told bim of the bgndit by whom &f had been aided, and if the 0 would pardon him and give him posiloti that wuld éhabld - Hithy tiike an honest ving 1 womd feeb paid for my discovery. i" There is nothing more to tell eke that the statue we unearthed pro a splendid work of art and was very: little damaged. It was removed td the new gallery on the Esquiline. Hilf: opened by the government. The ait received his pardon and tmehit ii the #f tingological dey of the government HANDLING THE | DAIRY BRED BULL The news press has contathed sevd eral notices recently relative to loss off * human life by attacks of dairy 4 bails, says the Kansas Fatmér. Th brings up the question as to whethes' = or not bulls of dairy breeding are moref inclined to Viciousness than are those of beef breeding. Ni It is our judgment that males of. Qairy breeding are mich more 50 ity clined than males of beef breed It must be remembered thint the bred halo 18 of tiervous t bred: males are of wh Thig difference in a not necessarily imply that all bred males are" vicious and u It is said of the pure bred Guerns sey sire that he is able to stamp his breed characteristics on other cattle. The Guernsey is a produeer of milk of high quality and of '& rich yellow color. In many ré- spects they resemble the Jersey, he- ing noted for the high per cent of butter fat in milk produced. As & butter making cow theré arp few that gurpass the Guernsey. the Glen, whose photo is here re= produced, was champion bull of bis breed at the Illinois state fair. However, it does account for a larger percentage of them belfig than in the case of m=les of by breeds. However, the malé of breeds should be carefully handled: avoid the development of viclonsnessy The herdsman should make a friend of the male. The male should taught to know that the herdsn bis friend. He should be more him at all times, giving the understand that his herdsman is It is our observation that the uo cannot be ruled by fear. He can and he knows it and be will fig necessary. His horts should be while taking them off in call