ce Pe se oe iO} {oO} T IS AGAINST OUR POLICY TO CARRY MERCHANDISE FROM ONE SEASON. TO ANOTHER. IT Is AGAINST OUR POLICY TO ALLOW ACCUMULATIONS ( aleeARaviina Fc., / « SPECTACULAR REQUCTIONS ARE METHODS WE RE’LY ON FOR QUICK RESULTS The result we wante is. to clear every; last dollar’s worth of merchandise) from our shelves. ‘We are not considering profits in figuring an ae for this Sale — This Sale will give you an opportunity to save on Winter is at the moment they are ¥ wanted, 7] i ril 7 q A PAT ON THE POCKETBOOK IS Our customers will be pleased with this announcement---@EA7 TWO. ON THE BACK. ALL PRICES GREATLY REDUCED i gperp trig to YORE measure, $24.00. Extra pants to match r, $1.00. MEN'S evesmunnd ul marching orders. All colors, all kinds, all sizes. Eig suvings. Values to $30. Reduced to £17.85. ~ MEN'S RFADY- TO-WEAR SUITS—Buy now for Spring and save dollars. The lowored prices are $9.00, $14/65, $19.80, $22.60 LOYS' OVERCOATS at cost price. Heavy winter all wool tweede. ¥7.00. Latest styles. MEN--—Here are the loweet prices full cut roomy. bodies. Sizes 14 Buy’a pair of ODD PANTS now. “Your color and wize is here: Prices te suit every puree. $1.05, one -ane $3.85. lot. Values to dic: 00. Going at $1.95. A Real SHIRT BARGAIN—Men's heavy winter weight military flannelette Shirts. Collars attached. All double stitched and to 17. $1.50 value for $1.00 in HATS. Thirty-five in the Everything goes in is sale---nothing but dependable merchandise sold here. “Satisfaction or your money back” is’our motto. f Men's heavy quality fleece lined Un- MEN'S SWEATER COATS MEN'S SCARVES ¢erwear. Shirts or Drawers, Thc, i Silk and wool quality. V neck style. Ex- FE y Rayon eitk end the popular new CASHMERE HOSE ~~ a ee $2.25 Scotch plaids, Value to $3.50°for ..$1.95 ts quality, a make. mgr Boys’ Fleece lined UNDERWEAR. MERINO re > SOM; BE, The value S08. cavers se Shirte or drawers. Penman's make .48c Fine quality, shirts or drawers. Reg. READ THIS! Men' » ribb INDER 0 SL.26, rediticed tO 2... eee e sees <I Men‘’s Overalls and Smocks, all seizes. men s heavy ribbed UN WEAR. 1 0 — : “Cannot be made for this price. $1.75 val- per cent wool. Shirts or drawers, Reg. $2. Kitchen’e ‘WORK SHIRTS. Collnr. at- G6. FOE beccccece sees ees eee aioe $1.00 Same price .. 0... eee ewes Sisicp areas $1.35 dnebid: Wpetial «.ccs.ca ote. re aioe MEN'S SILK and WOOL Hose, assort- Met's heavy fleece 7 3 OCOMBINA- Men’s 78e Silk and Kitted TIES .. Bc ed. Sale price 2... 5. cee ee ee ee 65c | TIONS. Extra fine quality. ........ $1.75 Men's. English Broadcloth SHIRTS with TIONS. Extra fine quality. PENMAN'S NUMBER 95 all woo! Un- collar to match. . —— + on pe 48-8 aye as eee $1.05. x's Fleece lined ne frais o ——_— Bo cerwear. Shirts or drawers. PERWEAR. Special qualit Heavy all woul WORK sox, 40¢c qual- ity, 4 pair for $1.00 ; All pool aieriste ‘staat styles, Val MEN'S FINE DRESS SHIRTS. Assort- Men’s $1.00 value ribbed all wool 5 wes to $2.25. Sale price ........+: 95e «i patterns. Reduced to .......... 95c MOSE, direct from Ireland.-Sale price’ 69c % Boys Men's Boys Boys Men's Boys {Boys. All} Boys Men's Boys {- Boys Blouses } Garters } Overalls Mitts Braces. | Hand’chfs} wool Caps} Belts | Armbands {Sweaters } Stock- 49¢ ¢ 65c 25c Be | 5c 55c 20c 19} 95c J ings 49c , : THE LONG STORE WITH THE SHORT PRICE eed Horsehide Mitts Men's heavy all wool The better quality, ree SIMMS, T HE CLOTHIER Sweater Coats traheavy. $1.25 value ‘ h_ collar. ae Tic MAIN STREET, LISTOWEL, “Phone 150[""" Fon 995" Pa local papers and wuelng pro- ye rare ee methods both inside Whe and in their windows, the bell- ond pect: has a po ¢hance. But ev: en then, house to house selling goes on. 1. articles = iad Man ner doesn’t necessarily agrep h views .expresased). «| POR THE NEW FEAR atford aie Del resolution wo be t ; Spirit af Christmas thes — nts that we know of any serious injery ibeing done, but it Is possible that « car-;more balance@ concentration om the (things of life may be obtained. | DON'T SHIRK RESPONSIBILITY (Acton Free Press) We era on the New Year. _N: people, we give some reflection up- om what the year ia to ng us. “get the very toot out of it we must “prepared to s8eulder the respon- sibilities of ite. as members of the and bers of © copgeneus of opinion ts that if plans are to be effective they. gi backed’ up by all merchants of a action on et part erchants can check and ie checking this arowiks Menace to re- tail ind 6 provincial re- gulations which permnic tmuniciparit- j ies to assess the pedlar who ia not a local resident; But often he has coma and gone before the Ncense officials on, frequ sar. Christmes of m ence, an attitude of mind, ‘a a fixed. date. a feel some quarters, anil even -a- professing Christians, that it p ® ‘or impracticable to ate the Spirit of Christmas ont the year. On the other ;°™ here is a growing bélef that the eperaliom of the Christ- rit cam a remedy be famnd for the local mmunity, bef he is that afflict the w era Un~! stopped. hee buld be an interesting experi- ¢ people who Sent 10D to the present the ‘most effee- try the : tension of Christ- pate oaeeeneg he tio na tire. way of. combating the nufeance timent throu ut the wear, ptation ‘a _ on the many other methods of im-| {8 ¥eTy heed We ail rae people part of merchants to the poopie of the world have been tried se lapateottat whutera: ale rete 8 eety: Dee ee Rg ng anh pe oa hand, and igre others to shoulder ore 40. Nae to} sib t the extension of Christmad! ail until it has been tri th WE DANCING TOO MUCH? (Bienheim Tribune) th are many pense who, if they meditating on the itcreased | ty of public dancing, should ont 50 ; MARRIAGE. FOR LONG LIFE (The Globe) oe It fs a delicate cle a at any time to discues domes relations, ei a feoing & great deal to offset the , mpetition, In any centre where the FROM OTHER PAPERS = {iter interar ines in their entiy| vestigations, that" ~alh “become cen’ d Owen Sound} President of the are two that see be mentioned. Am the most unwholesome of trades. Out of 100,000 married Lasoo in- cluding widowers, from 20 2 years old, 626 die yg a8 compared with 1,231 among the same number of unmarried” Dr. Stark's table shows a parity all through ‘pereons. ofs he the peri covers, to the age of 85, and at no between i tw 65 andy? 60, does’ the death rate of the nearly approach that of the bach- A sweeping The New York “Fimes in- thia connecs tion, In which another authority, Christop’ von Rufeland, “There is not one instance of Ss >S @ result of hia in- her Jui intelligence and ruthlessness than. in) ese revelations Dae be combin: wi seacralltions ne’ ian be paid by the county and. 50 ‘statement Is ‘quoted byl: said: bach-| ment with more}. rth Btrattord, Officer Faulkner's duties| took him to many points in the pro-| vince. He ie succeeding Finlay Low who was recently oa ei chief of the Chatham police fore New School Law—_— A new. educational law which does * upon the county to pay the cost of tuition for the county pupils attend- ing high schools and collegiate in- atitutes. This monoy ie raised . by taxation on the whole county. The ‘w clause pays that 50 per “cent by the municipality from which the pupils go. The matter will likely be taken up by the county councjl early in the year and the probability is that it whl be passed. Treanor-Wilitficla— A quiet wedding was eolemnized in Toronto -on Wednesday evening. Dec. 23, when Lydia. Annie, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Whit- field, of Elma, was united in mar- rlage to William Martin Treanor,of;- Meadowvale. The Rev . Trean- or, of Arthur, brother of the bride-}- groom,’ officiated. The bride was at- tired in rosewood eatin with beaver ‘rimminge and was attended by her sister, Mise Alicia Whitfield. Harry | Jcott, of Esquesing. was groomsman. ter a short honeymoon Mr. and Mre. Treanor will reside in Meadow- vale.—Stratford Beacon-Herald. » Two Million Autos Visited Canada AN INCREASE OF 186 PER CENT IN AMERICAN TOURIST TRAF- FIC THIS YEAR IN ONTARIO. Reports reaching the American Automobile Association from Can- idian motor clubs and highway of- "iclals show?that, from the fiew- yoint of international ne tor touring between the U.S. and nada, the 1925 season witnessed a gigantic in- *rease In the number of automobiles parsing across the internatiopa! youndary. Ca It is estimated that «close to 000,000 American automobiles went to Canada this summer and fall for a seriod of twenty-four hours or long- el. Although ‘the figures: are not completed, Ontario ‘estimates| that there was an increase of 126 cer cent, In American tourist traffic in that province this season, which means that 24 many as 400,000 Un- {ted States cars were Scongegae at the various customs houses o province. The Canadian Commissioner of Highwaye estimated that American tourlsts brought $144,000,000 -intc oo Canada last year and it ia anticipat led that the figure for 1925 will be Close to $200.000,000. . e estimate of Cahgfian cars en- tering the t!nited Sta for periode of longer than twenty-four hours is placed as 200,000, an the ex- | penditure in the country anad- fain motor tourists at §75,000,000, }thus teaving o balance of $125 ,000,- 000, in favor of Canada as a result of the fast growing pene of in- ternational: art a tow: That Canada is ae alive to the value of this business is chown by the fact that the various provinces ‘(from the Pacific to the Atlantic are at h the motor clubs and the highway of- ‘Ing to visiting American m otorists. That the motor olubs th: | way, where the mother was free to/ has! that her instinct lead her to, did nt “hated a well-d na nee and eee hensive cam use the co canuities to the ldbortenes of cater-} (Contributed by ~starle ; at of Agricali.re, ro Dapat Young animals reared in nature's select and pick up the. food plants dinease | reared up-— om: All men pave not learn e simple lesson from nature, fear to those willing to ob- | unrest. young animal that instinctively baske “in the san and eats green plan Man's way 0 herding animals and poultry together in dark yards and stables, and the use of fried feeds that do not carry e vitamins necessary to proper nu- tritlon, have-too often resulted dis- astrously for the young animal. Sun- shine supplies something, dry feeds frequently fall to supply the neces- Bary something, required for proper pag scm , Pigs and chickens that are fail ee elr ly feed the mysterious food Ler that we speak of as vita- Diseases due to thoropar feed- inet fave been rec ognized for many peer but exact knowledge of the acking ex ygree have been known tat a short tim Vitamin A, ts pers in fat and Is called fat soluble A. It is present in reatest. amount in butter, yolk of eges, & ves, corn, green alfalfa and oes liver oll. Young animals given feeds that are absolutely lacking Pes Vitamin A. de- velop a sore eye condition called _Zeropthalmia._Chickens loge -reieht; the comb becomes pale, the feathers ruffed and show progressive mUsC lar “Ee if white Ayer lects In the On post mort ek birds that have “awvolonet: this nutri- tional disease shew smal! white or yellowish raised nodules in the tissue about the size of a millet seed and irregular in outline. These lesions are scattered over the surface of the oesophagus. In addition to the no- dules in the oesophagus, birds suf- fering from Vita deficiency may ahow characteristic changes in the kidneys. They are enlarged, pale in color, and streaked with a network of white linea. Occasionally there Is general distribution of wurates throughout the body and the sulrface of the intestinal organs appear as if sprinkled with . The use of green feeds, yellow corn or cod Hver oll BP caret mage the conven: ork know water eotubie’ S 7 iearate of) present in green leaved, fruitheggs, yeast, and the covering of most grains. Its supplied with drainage that will in- sure a dry.door at all times. Damp- mp an vide four square feet per the house south ‘and provide a of floor space, of the house to facilitate easy Inc end disinfection. This means movable nests, roosts and feed hop- pers, that can be lifted ott to permit a thorough cleaning, at least once- every three weeks. The Runs. Don't fenee in the poultry if it can be avoided. Better fence In the farm. e-# ~ life will do much to k growing and heal bi ust be antly yf do much fair on. Most dise through con-~ taminated fed pr, is pre- vent contamif 5 should be of suq bird cannot get rs and clear of acraching, an platform on which the while feeding. "Wide p mean contamination. Oné per or fountain is much b a lot of little ones, which milk and Pr cimith i used should be of ware. presence In the feed prevents poly- neuritis In poultry,-and be ri in man. In birds, the disease char- acterized by nervonsness and Imabil- | ity to co-ordinate muscular move- ments. Paralysis of the legs, frequent } and sometimes paralysis of the a cles of the neck. The internal organ appear shrunken and darker In wise than normal. The muscle tissue also darker In color than promt The free use of foods, such as milk. frult, tubers, green plants, bran and germ meal, prevents the sotineuritle ; condit'on, Vitaml tmin in the food leads to the disease known as scurvy. It ig usually called the anti-arorbutie vitamin The main known a ~“ gg here, , e presence of this ; sitemin’ in. the food prevents the con- | tion known as rickets or leg weak- ness in young Chie children and te es pigs. This vitamin fs Feouent ne per cent. of cod liver edded 1 to the chick's ation will oe: vent leg we: ess. Rickets ney also be. prevented by exposing young to bright sunshine, the alten violet may. o e skin d have its influence on body metabol {am A mixed diet for man containing in addition to cerea d green vegetables, also somg milk and fresh meat, ia the best safeguard a @ possibility of a vitamin deflclency, res an ad of the yerr, and sunshine all the. time. For poultry, green k, yellow corn an The lack of this vita- | sources c tamin C. are i sh green wegetab! trus frufts and to a | limite? «. in fresi, meat, tuberr | and fresh mak. * ponte: the de- ficiency is & @ general Un) thrifty enuiliticn oe ‘the feathers. In | man, the symptoms are too well a on enya gga and cod, iver | £9 can be s0 | sh should. be vetven trequeat 8 oa a the The practice “of gr, , | feed on the same spe pe OF i ary or j a | go j ground {t passes over, and the greater area of range the less the deg The chicken canine contamination. — a fork or shovel to clean the ya r pen, in which you !-sep it prisoner. i In the wild state the bird } Latter ] its own hy, e; ac of ’ : ture domestication under your charge, rou - By venson, | Extension, O. A. College, ‘quelphil Services Rendered by Stock Yi The service generally \perfo | by the Union Stock Yards and for whigh charges ure levied on its pa-- trons, is that of Sain a sultable: place for * assembling, shel E;. feeding, grading, dealing in live stouk . | with all the protection lities dha, conveniences needed for such oper aeaee On Strival at the stock yards t i mpPany accepts the rekponsibility 4 = the live stock. Its employes unload and deliver the stock to the alloys of the different commission firms ..to- which-it is consigned; the cattle to the cattle alleys, sheep and calves Mins sheep building and hogs to the weigh “er. No or thie servian’ it betas tatnaent tes) the yardage charges.