_ and curious. er's Horse oe 88, \i ji - sh the 'Cale ieri b was gazing musing- . ly ab + tks horizon, and a philosophi- 'eal smile played upon his mild old iface. Mr. Winchope fiddled with his cane impatiently. "Are you a'goin' to begin," he as at length, 'or ain't ye?' Peaslee's eyes twinkled sly- "Sartain I'll begin, Lysander,"' he replied, heartily. "You hadn't showed any int'rest in it up to now, and I was kind of siedyin" over it. 'The ways*of hoss¢raders are odd Dickerin'-and tradin' seems to them curves and slants in their minds different from other folks, and even their ways of gettin' out of scrapes seem to be \ways of their own. Ain't you ever mpoticed sits Lysander? 'Gregg woes along with your story y ad- Jured the impatienf Lysander. Mr. (Gregg said nothing, but waited ex-| pectantly. "Den't hurry. me,"' returned Ca- feb, easily. pa per: , You know Hen Barker, over to Amherst Cor- ner, don't you?" vat! et) know him well--consarn him!" snapped Mr. Winchope. Gregg shake his head doubtfully. "Don't believe I ever saw him," he said. *'T Jeast, I don't remem- er him.' "You'd remember him if you'd ver seen him," affirmed Mr. Peas- feo "Tf he didn't skin you on a ss-trade the fust time you met him, you'd remember him for the homeliest man you ever saw. e's homely that flies won't light on Bim. A fly goin' towards Hen Bar- er']] turn ,2 Square corner and get Away soon's he secs where he goin'--and like enough sprain a wing doin' it. e's so homely he' iB amg a strange hoss right out of e road, and out into the bushes. ae s awful plain-featured ! "Tt seems that Hen ped Fi hoss be-whs tryin' to sell dif 'Caleb Peaslee Tells of Hee Bark. under =. "observation this very]: yeande sr: Winchors turned stiffly | better to see. his/ Ain't it so, | ¢ion Eto Sh for jest a ; mintite. "(Miss Graves,' he her, 'do you honestly thi Um wearin' now?' Peaslee j 8 0) ght the aa alt "Youth's ¢ Companion ee IN PIPER'S POCKET, Battle. -- "Tf an old soldier me," remarked the veteran, him as 'a freak of nature. aren't many who could would find it out. I was nineteen, happened to distract my mind while we were on the march, my legs ne- ver would have carried me to the front, but in quite the other direc- "We were in amp, and just get- ting ready to have our dinner, when orders came for us to hurry forward and join u brigade that = likely to engage the enemy at an minute., So we had to gobble Kiet a cold snack and start. Having my first battle loom up before me-sud- den like that, I couldn't eat much') of anything, and not having had a civilized meal, I didn't have much stomach for fighting. At first I was looking round for a haystack to scoot for and hide in; but after a time I began to get interested in the left-hand overcoat pocket of the man in front of me, a chap named Piper "Tt looked to me as if there was something very much alive in that cket. Every now and then Piper would clap his hand over it, as if he was afraid the critter would get out, and I could hear stifled noises from the depths of the pocket that made me suspicious. The lieuten- ant heard them, too, for twice he turned round and looked fierce enough to eat us. "By and by, when Piper was off his guard, the thing poked its head out far enough to screech, cu--!' Piper' he squelched the second: 'cut'--cnt it in two; you might say ; but. the de neeatt beers and "-h . aren pend upon not to act skittish when fre was drivin' , and Hen assured e that she could ae r that the critter was just what the wante ey men: near Piper eriebered, but nothing more happened till the order came down the line to shift our guns to the right 'shoulder. "Pho other likely customer was! Jin Sneed, and he wanted a hoss | that had consid'able life and go in| him--one he'd got to hang onto! $0MC@ Hen told Sneed that if he | Sunted a year he couldn't find a! hoss that would come nearer to Allin' them requirements than that! very critter. You see, Hen's ag: fern was all right--fro om ga hoss rader's p'int of view. If he could. | n't sell the hoss to the old ma lor a quiet one, ho could se!! him to Jim for one that was full of gin- er. "The only thing Hen overlooked was that Jim supplied the old lady with her butter and garden-truck, und she took it into her head to tell Jim ubout the hoss, and ask his opinion, and when they got to com- | sag notes, they found out what en was up to. Se the old lady was a-waitin for Hen the next time he showed up, and she give him mbout as thorough a goin' over as @ man ever got, [ guess. Hen sot there and took it--till she wound up with a final bang! 'Mr. Barker,' says she, 'I think | Happy New Year! Are you acquainted with the sweet, toasty flavor of Post Toasties --crisp krinkles of choice Indian Corn--toasted to a . delicate golden brown -- ready to eat direct from package? __ Wholesome, - convenient and immensely appetizing. Ask the grocer-man --anywhere. Capedian Postum Cereal Co., Lid: . Windsor, Ontario. Then, of course, Piper had to use both hands, and the minute he let ,go of his pocket out scrambled as mad a pullet as you ever saw; and when she'd flopped onto the ground she scurried ; screeching, 1*Cut! cut! cah-dah-cut!' at the top of her lungs. Well, the captain (couldn't help hearing that, and naturally he looked back to see what the row was; and when he saw | what had happened, he sung out at! the top of his voice: "Corporal Davis, take three men and bring back that deserter |' "That made everybody feel mid- dling cheerful, but those who knew where the chicken had come from got a real good laugh when Piper put his hand into his = and pulled out a new-laid eg "Honestly, I forgot all F bout be- ing afraid after that. ') FAMILY MAT HEIRLOOM. Samoans Have Great Pride in Their Artistic Work. mong the curious customs of the ean people is that of making heir- oms of mats. These mats are as- 'sociated with the family as the hearth- stone is among other peoples. These mats are really works of art and are worthy of the boasts which the Samoans make concerning them. lio s Some of them have names known they're the only ae I've got, ain't up and are very valu- | i they % "' said the boy all over the gro able. The most valuable as well as the oldest ts called Moe-e-Ful-Ful, to be at least 200 yea names of its owners ja that tims can be trace The possession of such a mat as this gives a certain rank and power to its owner, and the poorest among them have been known to refuse $600 for such a family treasure, | | The Fear of Poverty. | We have grown literally afraid to ;be poor. We despise anyone who eiects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life.- We have lost the power of even imagining what the ancient ideattzayas of poverty could have meant; liberation from material attachments, the unbribed soul, the maniler indifference, the pay- 0, ew a jing our way by what we are to d disease from which our civilization suffers.---Prof. William ewered that if T had two faces I'd ever use the one "And = you believe it," Mr. led impressively, after A Comical lockdent. Just Before the should. tell 'that | woman he wasn't nervous before his fir'st battle, I Suppose I should have to believe 'him, but I should regard There SAY as much. I know I was scared through and nal and besides that, I was scared for fear somebody else and I've often thought that if it hadn't been for a little thing that 'Cut! | gold. | | mat that slept among the eeuaee | It got this title from it having If you have Red, Weak, Watery Eyes been hidden away for years among or Granulated E trim,| virtue, it is me Re: @ Vice. B |cure promptly, say, cs) pee pid eden ra recommendation EF used Dr. Hamilton's Pills, "T rel better at Sane: Every. day I improved. In six weeks F-was a well ent physicians had failed to help me. It is for this reason that I s trongly urgo sufferers with stomach or diges pres troubles to use Dr. Hamilton's Dr. Hamilton's Pills strengthen the stomach, improve digestion, strength- en the nerves and restore debilitated feptems to health. By cleansing the lood of long-standing impurities, by bringing the system to a high point of vigor, they effectually 'chase away weariness, depression and disease. Good for zoe or old, for men, for women, for chil ers sell Dr. me Pills' of Mandrake and Butternu * PARABLE OF THE RICH MAN, But Was Not Allowed. The Rich Man died, and found himself in a luxurious smoking- room. He touched the' bell, and a }perfectly-trained flunkey brought him a wonderful cigar and the most delicious white wine he had ever tasted. He lazily noticed that the room had no windows, and he thought he would like a little --_ passed into the and. magnificent room, Y and there, too, he found no windows. But now he had a distinct desire for the open. In the third room also there were no windows. He began to walk faster. He wanted to see a cloud, although never in his life had he experienced such a desire. He started to run through rooms and rooms; there was no end to them. He grew. frantic, and rushed headlong, as it scemed*'to him, for miles and miles. At last he sank exhausted into a seat in a room papered in pale green, and hung with oil paintings by Royal , cured completely after differ- cee Wanted. to Go Into the Garden, | ati t ------2 'ian Neck Big Bare Spot on ~ Crown of Head, Cuticura Soap __and Ointment Cured. » and Olin that cured us," (Signed) Mrs, M. Blake, May 31, 1913, ITCHY RASH ON HANDS . .Fergus, Ont.--" Cuticura Soap and Oint- ment completely cured me on bands. The rash was red like water blisters, Yory Itchy and sore, Scra' (Signed) Mrs. Isabella' Gibson, May 22, 1913. © regular use f for toilet and bath not ba a tends to to preserve, purify and beautify the skin, scalp, hair and han -but assists in preventing inflammation, irri- _ Cause of pimples, "blackheads an other un- wholesome conditions of the skin, Cutl- cura Soap and Ointment are sold bf druggists and dealers everyw! For a oS epheingorr god --. with 32-p. book; ter Drug & Chem, ip bee D, Deston, U, 8. A. The Province of Ontario, Canad, says the Hon. W. H. Hearst, the Minister of Lands, and Mines, is blessed eve g to. with the excep of which is made 'up purposes as well as lighting » and: wer. One ounce in every seven of silver produced from the world's ~| crust comes fro tario, and_ there is Leche acy evidence that in Ne is to be found from Caphes, on the east to Mani- toba on the west. Forty per cent. of the mineral pers Eenen Bad the . Dominion comes fro Ontario ual one-half of the 'timber cut | n the Dominion was from the for-! 'cts in this Province. In New On- tario the value of the tuber « could hardly be estimated. In the wa- ters of the north country there were over 2,000,000 horse-power within a! short distance of the Transcontin- | ental Railway, and it is not a very. great stretch of imagination to see! in the near future timber mills: operated by means of hydro-electrie power. The country was destined to become one of the greatest man- ufacturing centres on the continent of America. The idea thaf land in Northern Ontario was not suitable for agricultural purposes was not correct. It was equal to any soil in Canada for the production of grains of all kinds. These were only a few of the priceless assets of Ontario. I ee | WHY LEAVES FALL. Botanist of Java and Ceylon Seeking Light on Subject. From a study of the growth and fall of the leaf in perpetual summer, botanists in Java and Ceylon have been lately seeking new light on an old subject. At the Botanic Gardens at Buitenzorg, Prof. G. Volkens has found ae climate not quite uniform, as there 8 a periodicity in precipitation, retat- ve humidity and insolation; and from records of more than 100 tree species growing in the gardens, he has obtain- ed illustrations of nearly every kin of foliage behavior--some trees being regularly deciduous {accustomed to losing their leaves) once or twice a year, certain evergreens having mark- ed Periodicity, and others having uni- for: oliage gradually renewed throughout the year. "He concludes that the Jeat- "fall is not Academicians, framed in seat He rang an electric bell; fever: ishly. Anetier perfect w. waiter pear dere was ie respectful ans 'Against orders!! What, isn't this Heaven?' "No, sirt" --_--__--_F _ Most Pleasant Cure Known For Cold In the dead Gives Relief in Ten Minutes. Every second person that you meet seems to have a sneeze and stuffed feeling in the forehead and nostrils. To in half an hour, there is nothing worth using except Catarrhozone. You inhale its balsamic s because Catarrhozene contains a heading med- icine, Hght pine air, which breathed straight into the lunge and bronchial tubes. Away goes the cold; sneezing and catarrhal cough cease, i irritation stops; in short ou are cured of catarrh by a pleas- ant, simple remedy, free from seda- tives and irritants. n ideal protection for the chest, ngs, nose, and throat is the pet bet of Catarrhozone. Two months' trastient (the Jarge at ata "1. 00, medium sizes 50c.; at all dealers or the Catarrhozone Co., Buffalo, N.Y., d Kingston, Canada. The other day a gentleman met a little boy who was crying. "What's the matter?' asked the gentleman, '""My shoes hurt my feet," said the y. "Why, you' ve got them on the wrong feet."' "Wrong feet! Why, Try Murine Eye Remedy ae Doesn't Smast Druggi en An Eye Tonic Good for All Eyes that Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chica®® 6 Stee ' Pearls of Truth. The world has a million roosts for a man, but only one rest.--O. . Holmes One of the saddest things of to- day is that wealthy people are not ving their sons to the Church.-- hed of Southwell. One whose daily life is careless ig always weak. But one who habit- ually walke in the paths of upright- character.--Miller. Most people think they are virtu- ous merely because they are tame and inoffensive. 'due. to.the checking of activity by an excess of stored food, some unknown! 8 | 25c. ness and obedience grows strong in! The man"who gets the most out of life is the man who puts - coat 'most into it. tern ection of the protoplasm seem- cause. .On th cathe play a leading mclusions are based partly on experimental altering of the period- 'Trees stripped several months be- fore the usual time have renewed thelr foliage and oe it during the season when ey are usually bare; some @uigccus European trees in the tropics no longer wholly dropped their leaves at any season, and tropical trees of periodic. habit have been made to change their period by varying the fertility of the soil. --------------_. HOW THE SCRAP STARTED. Jones etepped on Smith's favorite corn and of course there. was trouble. What Smith needed is Puftnam's Corn Extractor --that painless remedy for corns and warts that cures in twenty-four hours. Putnam's is the only standby. Try at all dealers. it, An Irishman once was travelling in a train with a friend, when two very stout ladies entered the car- riage. They placed themselves one on each side of Pat. "Are you sure you are comfortable, Pat?' the friend asked. "Sure I Advan' t much. room to grumble,' was the reply. Minard's Liniment Cures. Distemper. A Strange Pig. Five-year-old George hac spent the summer in the country, where he was much interested in a neigh- bor's pig and cow. On his return to his city home he was asked what e ae in the country. "T M r. Johnson's pigs best." "Ah! How, many pigs has 'Mr. Johnson ?"' es 'Two. ," 'What color are Mr. Johnson's pigs?' > "One: pig is white.' "What color is ee other pig? -"The other pig's a cow. Vid Very Likely. "My tailor is beginning to dun " "Suspects that you've done him, e ?? food gists or The part. falo, N.Y. 'eart they ying, on to licked him; Puta Siemt op. oe os You Can't Beat It for Sore Joints, Rheumatism A Professional Dancer Proved It. Few men in his profession are bet- ter known than Mr. Thomas Hogan, of 27 Fortification Lane, Montreal, who writes:--"'To limber up a. stiff joint, to remove every sense of sore- ness from tired muscles I can tell you nothing compares with Nerviline. It {is really a wonderful Hniment, and I use it continually, simply because I find it keeps the muscles and joints suppie and entirely free from pain and | stiffness. I earnestly d Ne dro-electric power system, h in time' will be utilized for heating. Highest grade beans kept whole - and mealy by perfect baking, retaining their full strength, Flavored with delicious sances, W Clark EDUCATION. LLIOTT'F BUSINESS COLLEGE, TO 4 ronto. Canada's Popular Commen elal Rehool. Maenificent Gatalnees trea' FARMS FOR SALE. hit oe Ninety Colborne Stroet, oro' F YOU B Frnit. write H. Cohorne Rt, WANT TO BUY OR SELL A on Grain, ~ Dai Farm. Ww. mpton, or Taront H W. DAWSON, Colborne sr oa Torents. "NEWSPAPER FOR SALE. EWSPAPER AND JOB OFFICE IN Gravenhurst. Proprietor rie ta ve the Province far . wae ation Wilenn .Prbtlehin WANTED. IVE FOXES, MINK AND MARTEN. 4 Reid Bros., Bothwell, Ont. I IVE UNINJURED MINK, MARTEN a and Fisher. W D. Bates, Ridgetown. qyae / ivened Bothwell. ell. Ont FENCE POSTS. OTOTE DE. Reid Bros., h Both- MISCELE ONE OTS TUMORS. PS. and external. ae ETO., ---- with Write _ BTONES, Ki Sea AND RLA der Stones, Kidney trouble. Fiateam come ents and en allments positively cured w: the Winnipeg. Man er- viline to every person that requires to use a strong, penetrating, pain- subdu- | ing Mniment For Rheumatism Nerviline Is a won- 'der; for Sciatica it cures where others fail; for Lumbago, stiffness and cold, | nothing surpasses it, Keep eer yilpe Se IR s good to take inwardly, d stroys internal pains ckly, and is a8 rf A Brute. Wife (at dinner)-- "You don't seem to like the rice i, Husband--"'No; it's associated | with one of the greatest mistakes of my life. Minard's Linimont Cures Diphtheria. Welsh Miners' Women, Sunerstitions. like rabbits, are of ill- omen to the miner. In many places, particularly in Wales, if a pitman meets or sees a woman on his way to work, he will turn back; for such an encounter is held to forebode evil not only to the man himself, but all his associates. At Oswes- try, some years ago, a woman was employed as messenger by one of the collieries, and in the course of her duties met many of the colliers on their way to work. The men im- oilaialy told the manager that they could not run the risk of ill- luck entailed in meeting a woman on the.way to the pit, and threaten- ed to strike if she were not dis- missed. --Lowion Chronicle. LIQUID SULPHUR cures RHEUMATISM by removing the cause. Impurities in the blood cause RHEUMATISM. LIQUID SULPHUR used according to direc- tions will 'purify the blood. Try it. One bottle, Price 50 Cents, will con- vince you of its wonderful merits, On sale at all dr uggists, or se" 'direct to LIOUID SULPHUR, 158° , Bay Street, Toronto. se Customer--Part my hair in the Iniddle, please. Barber -- Yessir, shall I split the odd one, sir? Minard's Liniment Cures Colds, Etc. Reasons for Excusing James. With an air of melancholy resig- nation, the truant stopped at the 'teacher's desk, 'and handed her the following note from his mother: Dear Sir. Please excuse James for not being present yesterday. e played truant, but you need- n't whip him for it, as the boy he played truant with and him fell out, and he licked James; and 'a man they threw stones at caught him and licked him; and the driver of a and the owner of a cat they chased licked him. Then I licked him when hé came home, after which his fa- ther licked him, and I had to give him another for being impudent to me for telling his father. So-foh nes not lick him until). the - next "He eink 'he will mend reguiar future. PROD UCERS--By shipping your NEW LAID EG@Q@s to GUNN, LANGLOIS & CO., LIMITED, MONTREAL, you secure the BEST RESULTS. One tr: del shintoant recommended. Th d. &. Ont. eve 'ect, onse corns' an "-- ing. Two sizes, ren's. 600. YORK & co., al. | Waterford, Wulff! of Brazil there ills a yard long,"' 'In some are birds with said the tall m "What do they. eall them ?" ask- ed the short man. "Plumber birds," tall man. replied the TAKE NOTICE. We publish simple, straight centinont ala, not presse ageuts' interviews, fro well-known aon e. From all er Am thev testif om x rit of MINARD'S LINIMENT, the aA mot "Household Remedies MINARD'S LINIMENT CO., * LIMITED. Merely Prudence. Hub.--How could yot go and expensive necklace} Don't you know how I'm fixed? Wife--Yes, but I don't want other people to know how you're fixed. Minard's Liniment Cures Carget in Cows. The Conqueror's Return. "T was rather oe lee i amateur hunter confess y sot'? ae ' the "When I got back to damp after my first day out the fellows greeted me by singing, 'See the Conquer- ing Hero Comes.' And all-I had done was shoot off my guide's left ear.' A girl's idea of an affinity is the first man who proposes. Lee SS NA} = DODDS | ED. 5. ISSUK, 114.