We have received a large shipment of Tulips, Hyacinths, Crocus and Daffodills for.garden and house culture—all colors, single and double. Beautify your lawn or garden by plant- ing Bulbs. Brighten your home dur- ing the winter guonths with a few pots ’ of flowers. R. A. CLIMIE 5 Wallace Street Phone 72 When You Think of Meat Think of No. 26 At the other end of the line is an establishment that stands for quality and service. , If you want meat satisfaction, get the habit of calling “two- six.” The choicest fresh and cured meats, sausages, bologna, head cheese, lard, etc., always in stock. , |. ,G. A. Kennedy WALLACE ST. SUCCESSOR TO 8S. J. STEVENSON. FRESH MEATS A full supply of Fresh Meats will always greet your eyes at this store. We take pride in cutting meats to please our cus- tomers. You are not urged to take what you do not want. Should you ever buy of us meat not as represented, bring it back and we will return the money. 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Mr. David Robertson, K.C., in a letter to the Walkerton town council, condemns the railway service up this way in the following strains: Now that the Railway Board has granted the railways the right to charge both increased passenger) and freight rates, I think that the travelling public should receive better consideration and service than they have heretofore been receiving at the hands of the Grand Trunk Railway. The time tables of the Railway show that the speed is very slow and even this is not maintained. The distance from Guelph to Palmerston is 34 miles and the train is allowed 1 hour 35 minutes for this trip. Again at Palmerston there is a delay ac- cording to the time table of 45 mih- utes. Usually it is much longer than that. The: whole trouble in my opinion Formerly the Railway Company used to have a baggage man and an express man oW, each train. Now one man has to look after the] baggage and erpress. The result is that the trains are kept at station a very much longer time than they formerly were, on account} of one man having to do two men’s! work. Another thing is that no pro- vision is apparently made for any unusual increase in the number of passengers. While I was away it was “Thanksgiving” and everywhere the coaches were crowded, many having to stand up. Some railway officials seem to think they are en- titled to treat passengers like cattle and crowd them in as close as they can get. I suggest that the councils of the different towns and villages in the county consider this matter afid send a petition to the Railway Board. There is no reason why we should not receive better treatment; and now that there is no shortage of labor, in fact in the cities there is con- siderable want of employment, the railway company should be forced to have sufficient assistance both on the train and at the stations to prevent the delays that we have heretofore! had to suffer. KINCARDINE HEROINE FIGHTS FIRE ON ROOF Hotel Damaged, Evaporator Destroy- ed by Flames During High Wind. Kincardine, Nov. 12.—On an 18- inch ledge, with a drop of 55 feet should she miss her footing, and in a ‘0-mile-an-hour wind, Miss Ray caught in the peak of the roof of the is caused by too few employees:* - each | + i “DENNISON GRANT”’—CAN- ; ADIAN NOVEL + herlerbebeeferferdeeerboeloeloelondonfonorfoofonfoefoodoetonte efontentoete | Canada has gone forward amaz- ingly in the matter of becoming self- supporting in Canadian novels—a very important development. What people read determines what they think, and it was a serious situation when most of our people were reading foreign literature, and so developing a foreign rather than a Canadian viewpoint Perhaps no one has done more to bring Canadian literature to Canadian people than has Robert Stead, whose novels, “The Homesteaders” and “The Cow Puncher” have charmed and de- + ! 7 ROBERT STEAD Author of “Dennison Grant.” ‘The Cow Puncher,” ‘“‘The Homesteaders.” Etc. A lighted every one who read them. These books were not only written in Canada; they were printed, bound, and published in Canada. They mark a sort of Canadian Declaration of Lit- erary Independence, because in the past our Canadian authors have been carrying most of their books to pub- lishers in the United States. r, Stead’s new novel, ‘Dennison Grant” ($1.75), like his former ones, is produced in Canada and published by the Musson Book Company, Limit- ed of Toronto. It is an absorbing story of Canada of to-day, and will undoubtedly contribute still further to the author's popularity. Mr. Stead never fails to charm and entertain the reader, but he writes for more serious purposes as well, and in ‘‘Dennison Grant” one of the great problems ly- ing at the root of the world’s unrest —the ownership of money—becomes a theme of intense interest as about it circles the destiny of the ‘hero and his two heroines. That is as far as the curtain should be lifted in a newspaper review; read ‘Dennison ‘Grant”’ yourself and learn what hap- pened to him-——-and to them. Not Satisfied With Ruling of Presbytery ps Marys, Nov. 12th.—Cleavage in th Royal Hotel, where she is e and held the flames in check till the firemen could give their atten- tion to them and put them out. The fire started at 7.15 in the Kincardine Evaporator, and by 9.30 the building was a wreck.. Owing to the strong wind off the lake this was one of the hardest conflagra- tions the firemen have ever experi- enced, “Large cinders were carried far. Shortly after 9 o’clock the Royal Hotel caught fire, but the damage there was chiefly by smoke and water, and will amount to only some $4,000. On the evaporator] and contents, however, the loss will run up to ten or fifteen « thousand dollars. “Barly in the fire the main lead wires of the lighting system were broken, and the town was plunged into d Much damage was a gee also ‘+ — the telephone service. gising profusely when the hag emil- ingly retorted “Please, gay no more about it. My other ics is al- ready jealous.” Her Oompliment To The Prince of Wales, en danc- ing with a young girl in New Zealand trod upon ‘her foot, and was apolo- " e RR pee 3 SA es ats At 0 the fire, though under venttos. yor ning burning. The wind was still’ fairly high, but a heavy greg of St. Marys Presby- leas Church has not been lessened by the action this week of the Strat: ford Presbytery in refusing permis- sion for re-establishment of a second church here. The section of the con- gregation which desires separation has taken an appeal to the Synod, of London, jt is announced to-day, and’as that body meets only in annual ses- sion, action cannot be taken upon the appeal until next April. The members who ask separation were formerly connected with First ‘Church, in thejnorth end of the town, and reside neater the church building which now stahds vacant. There was a certain rivairy between First Church and Knox when the congrega- tions were distinct, and matters have mot been entirely harmonious since the amalgamation. It is claimed by the north end members fhat the First property is depreciating by standing vacant, and- they desire to resume the charge. Rev, Charles E. Evans, form- patrol was we ikatio’ over the town, erly of London, is. minister of the St. Marys Chyrch. heehee et | +|“Fighting Parson” Is Big Drawing Card SOME DROVE 25 MILES TO HEAR HIM AT ANNIVERSARY JIN EX- ETER. : Exeter, Nov. 14.—Discussing with The Advertiser to-night affairs at the border, Rev. J. O. L. Spracklin effect- ually set at rest rumors from ‘Wind- sor that he is retiring from his work owing to illhealth. “Do I look like ill-health?” he said, and laughed long and heartily. ‘Did I sound like ill-health in the pulpit tonight when I preached to 1,600 peo- ple, and several hundred more were turned’ away No, there is nothing wrong with my health. What is hap- pening, is that. I am taking a few days’ rest, both for my own benefit and for that of my wife. We have been living at pretty high tension lately, and a few day's change will do us good.” Mr. Spracklin expressed surprise when told that his speed boat, Leop- ard 1V., had been burned in the De- troit River Sunday morning. “So they got the boat did they?” he said. “One must expect anything when dealing with men in the rum- running ‘business. He stated that he would return to Windsor on ‘Monday morning on the train leaving London’at 11.35. “The Fighting Parson’? proved’a real attraction in the Main Street Me- thodist Church this morning and at James Street Church to-night. Hun- dreds of peopie from all over the countryside motored in, some of them coming ‘25 ‘miles to see the minister who had been so much in the lime- light laterly. This morning he took as his sub- ject “‘Power,” and at to-night’s ser- vice the title of his sermon was ‘‘Sac- Tifice.”’ Mr. Spracklin referred only briefly to the shooting of Beverly Trumble, declaring that he did it in self-de- fence. No one knew, he said, the strain under which he had worked for the past five months, not only in connection with the activity of his work, but from receiving open threats that he wquld be killed and many letters threatening death. He gave his hearers some idea of the itude of the liquor traffic at the border and of the conditions that are being brought about by what is taking place, emphasizing the import- ance of a clean-up. 4 Winter:Here, Gasoline May Drop In Price In line with all other commodities, the price of gasoline may tumble al- so. And the time for readjustment of prices in the oil industry is not very far distant, according to oil men. Motorists who have been looking for a drop ‘in the price of “‘gas”’ may have their hopes realized any day now. The Wall Street Journal, com- menting on the situation this week, says that sentiment among oil menu is becoming more widespread that oil prices generally must give way in the general readjustment which is now under way. This belief is partly psychological, resulting from the spectacle of fallige prices in other ines. There is only one factor which might disturb the ofl market to a more serious degree than is now in- dicated by any of the normal trade indications, says the same journal, and that would be the opening of the Russian flelds. It is understood | that negotiations have been under way on the part of Standard Oil and Royal Dutch interests to secure Rus; sian oil. The marketing of a large amount of Russian oil, which normally would eentre in Europe, would have the effect. of reducing exports of Ameri- can oil, and in consequence American prices naturally would be affected. ‘ English churches are allowing films of a religious nature to be shown to their congregations. headaches, indigestion and con- stipation and I was well. To all who suffer from Indigestion, Constipation, Rheumatic Pains or great Fatigue, I advise the use of ‘Fruit-e-ti seticee HORMIDAS FOISY. 50c.a box,6 for $2.50, trial size 25c. At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa, Ont. | New York Letter (By Owen Lyman) Union Press Bureau ara Bpectal) New York, Nov. 16.—After passing through the delirium tremens of the presidential elections, New York is settling down to business with gra- tifying steadiness, as indeed is the whole Republic. Of course there is a general nervousness as to the fu- ture, owing to the continued falling of prices, with the closing of factor- ies and unemployment that results. But readjustment is proceeding nor- mally, without any radical slump or depression. About seventy-five per cent. of the plants are in operation. As far as the workers are concerned, though the —— earnings of fac- tory employ y below the ‘peak, ines he ‘really been less unemployment here since autumn than in the summer. That further breaks may be expected is indicated by the fact that retailers report be- ing overstocked, while their sales are much slacker. Women Start Bank There is a good deal of interest here in financial circles in the Wo- men’s Bank being promoted in Phil- adelphia. This bank is being organ- ized solely by women, is to be Tun by women cc and is specially for the benefit ‘of \women. All the offic- ers of the (5 kj are to be. women. It will specialHte” in loans to members of the fair sex who wish = go into business. The feminist movement in the busi- ness world certainly proceeds apace! The Newcastle Affair Perhaps the most popular swbject of discussion since the elections is the tragedy at Newcastie and the duty of the church to society, which has been dragged in. ' Briefly, one of the substantial citizens of the little town of Newcastle cut loose one night by taking two married women and another man for what was in- tended for a harmless, if indiscreet, joy-ride in an automobile. Later the -organizer of the party was found beaten to death on the high-road as the result of a quarrel ‘with the other man over something not yet made clear. But what aroused the controversy was this: One of the women appeal- ed, through the press, for mercy at the hands of her townspeople from the persecution and publicity that was attending her wherever she went. She contended that she had only been guilty of a slight indiscre- tion, and should not be pointed out and talked about. She went to church, and here she claims that she was publicly denounced by the preacher and told that she was out- side the pale. This is what has aroused the storm. Indignant and scathing protests have’reached the preacher from 4ll parts of the coun- try, and the church has been widely accused of failing in its object of “saving that which was lost,” as the result of just such a self-righteous attitude. Is it a recrudescence of Puritanism in America? Or’ is it all a tempest in a tea-pot. Anyway, the press and pulpit in New York are full of it. One On the Doctors— An amusing incident in which even Justice Ross broke the solemnity of the dourt with a hearty laugh, occur- red at St. Thomas recently when an aged Indian was a_ witness’ as to the mental condition of a deceased woman, and witness id she was all right. “You heard w the doctor swore to the contrary y terday, didn’t you?” asked the lawyer. Oh, a doctor will say anything,” re torted the Indian. “I had one tell me once that I would die in a month. That was twenty years ago, and I'm still here.” ‘