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@x TRAGEDY AT ALEXANDRIA Alexandria, Ont., Sept. 21.â€"Mrs. J. H. A. Taylor, of Montreal, shot aund killed her dagghter, Mrs. Harâ€" old W. Norton, and seriously wounded her 14â€"yearâ€"old grandâ€" child, Lulu Norton, also of Montâ€" real, about six o‘clock Sunday mornnig, while they were avleep at ithe home of her son, J. A. H. Tayâ€" lor. She then shot herself, but not Mr. I. H. A. Taylor was a Montreal business man who came to Alexandria a short time ago inâ€" tending to carry on a model farm to supply Montreal markets with eggs, poultry and other farm proâ€" duce. s On Saturday evening Mrs. J. H. ‘A. Taylor, her husband, her daughâ€" ter, Mrs. Harold W. Norton, and her granddaughter, Lulu Norton, came from Montreal to Alexandria fatally. on a visit. It all appeared to be a happy family reunion. The family retired late Saturday night, Mrs. Norton and her child_ sleeping downstairs, while the others slept upstairs, and all was peaceful till Sundsay morning at daybreak when Mr. Taylor, Sr., and the other inâ€" mates were startled by revolver shots and screams.. Mr. Taylor, 8r., rushed to the stairs only to meet his wife coming up in the dim The Quality of Canadian Grain is § Superior. Winnipeg, Sept. 23.â€"That Westâ€" ern Canada farmers can look for a very gocd price for their wheat this year, in spite of the general pleniâ€" tude of grain throughout the world, is a statement made by A. J. L. Payne, a prominent grain shipper of London. § _ Mr, Payne accounts for this fact because of the extra fine quality of Canadian grains this season. . The Russian crop, on the other hand, he states, is of very poor quality, and it will sell cheaply in compariâ€" son: + A steam boiler, used to run the cuttingâ€"box, _ suddenly exploded, killing .E Blackstock and injuring Neil, his brother, so severely that he is not expected to recover. The two other brothers, Jack and Tom, "were rendered unconscious, but the extent of their, injuries is not yet ‘*k®nown. a The only fact which can affect the Canadian price detrimentally, Mr. Payne states, is a general report of good crops in Argentina. The harâ€" vest in the Southern republic does not come in until December, but reports of a reasonably assured good arop would send the Canadian prices down. ( One Man Killed and Three Others Injured. Collingwood, Sept. 23.â€"One man killed, another‘ not_ezpected to live, and two others seriously hurt is the recorl of a boiler explosion wn tlhe dairy farm of Blackstock Bros., just outside the town limits, toâ€"day. . The four Blackstock boys were engaged in: filling a silo with corn, which was being drawn in from the field as it was required. Sereral Others Were Injured in Wreck Near Antherst. Hakhifax, Sept. 23. â€"â€" Four men were killed and several others were injured in a headâ€"on collision beâ€" tween two freight trains near Amâ€" herst today on the Intercolonial Railway. ; KILLED AT RIFLE RBANGES Accidental Discharge of a Gun Caused the Death of Quartermasterâ€"Sergeant Harris Ottawa, Sept. 21.â€"Through a terâ€" | fatal, rible mishap at the Rockeliffe rifle %e%{i - ranges Saturday afternoon, Quarâ€" m,fi:: termaster â€" Sergeant T. BStanley | greq Harris, Ottawa, of the 5th (Prinâ€" | Robe cess Louise) Dragoon Guards, was | Neer chot and killed. The fatal shot was | CP"4 fired just as several teams repre load senting the corps of the Ottawa l PCY garrison were preparing to shoot| N* < the Dundonald match. Team capâ€"|‘* 28 tains bad just drawn for places, and | *"Y8 the first squads were taking their 11_113&: positions at the butts, when the | UV sharp crack of a rifle shet attracted | . the attention to the right of the firâ€" bulle ing line, and Harris was seen to deat! stagger and fall, shouting "Oh,| _ In boys, I‘m shot, I‘m shot." A phyâ€"| by C sician, who was on the ranges as a | be a spectatbor, was called, but Harrisifair. was beyond medical assistance. : at t Examination revealed a terrible |survy wound in the right arm and another fant in the hip, the latter of which was |year FOUR MEX WERE EKILLED. Mother Kilis Her TOP PRi UE FOR WHEAT. BOILER EXPLODED. is Her Daugchter and Wounds fHer Grandchild and Merselif It would appear that Mrs. Tayâ€" lor, who has been suffering for some time from melancholia, found a loaded 32â€"calibre revolvyer in a drawer in her son‘s dresser. She concealed it in her clothing and came downstairs to the room in which Mrs. Norton and her child, Lulu, were sleeping. Without any warning, and while they still slept, she shot Mrs. Norton in the left eyo. She then shot the child in the temple. and turned the gun on herâ€" self. This last shot, however, fatled to _ kill _her, paseing through her upper lip and noée and then cutting a deep gash in her _ forehead, and _ finally passed into the. ceiling. There were four shots fired, but just where the fourth shot went is unâ€" known. After the shooting Mrs. Taylor then threw the revolver away and rushed upstairs. She was met on the stairs by Mrs. Taylor, jr., and Mr. Taylor, sr., who were awakened by the screams and shots below. She could give no motive for the deed. Drs. J. T. Hope and light of the morning streaming with blood K. McLennan were at once called. but in spite of their efforts Mrs. Norton d]i?ed from the effects of the wound about noon. Canada Will Have Longest Stretch of â€"Wireless in the World. Ottawa, Sept. 22.â€"With the comâ€" pletion of three new wireless staâ€" tions on the Great Lakes this fall, Canada will have the largest single stretch in the world covered by wireless. The complete chain of wireless will be from Port Arthur to the Atlantic Ocean, so that naviâ€" gation from Cape Race to Port Arâ€" thur over the whole St. Lawrence system, a distance of 2,000 miles, will be under wireless control. The three new stations are at Port Burâ€" well, which will command Lake Erie, at Toronto Island and at Kingston. The station at Port Burâ€" well will be erected this winter and facilitate the car ferry service there. ‘It is stated in the Naval Service Department here that many applications are. being received from commercial firms in outlying ‘parts of British Columbia for 11â€" censes to erect small wireless staâ€" tions, which could be in communiâ€" cation with the Government chain and thus have access to the uutside world. Weathc conditions there ‘often cause complete breakdowns in the telegraphic systems. FROM PORT ARTHUR T0 COAST Buildings and Crop Were Burned With a Loss of About $5,000. A despstech from Brantford says : The barns of John Mordue, Pleaâ€" sant Ridge, four miles from Brantâ€" ford, were destroyed by fire on Thursday night. The fire was caused by children playing with matches. _The loss is estimated at $5,000, all the season‘s crops being destroyed, as well as the impleâ€" ments. Four Brantford autoists, passing at the time, succeeded in saving live stock valued at $500. Orderâ€"inâ€"Council Fixes Date For October 20th. 4 A despatch from Ottawa says : An orderâ€"inâ€"council has been passâ€" ed fixing Monday, October 20, as Thanksgiving Day. fatal, ss the bluntâ€"nosed bullet of lead covered with nickel must have inflicted a terrible internal injury. The shot which killed Harris was fired from the rifle of Sergeant Robert Innes, of the Ottawa Engiâ€" neer Corps, who was in the act of explaining to one of his men how to load the magazine of his rifle to prevent the cartridges jamming. He drew back the bolt and closed it again, and the shot went off. He says he did not touch the triggor. Innes was overcome with grief, and ultimately almost lost control of his mind when informed that the bullet from his rifle had caused death. In addition to the inquest opened by Coroner Dr. Baptis, there will be a military inquiry into the afâ€" fair.. It is the first fatal accident at the Rockeliffo ranges. Harris is survived by a young widow and inâ€" fant daughter. He was in his 25th CHILD WIFH MATCHES. of the morning with her face THANKSGIVING DAY. ! Lesson I.â€"The Child Moses Savâ€"| \ed from Death.â€"â€"What happened to ‘the Israelits after Joseph‘s death! }HOW did Pharaoh seek to prevent them from increasing too rapidly ! iWho was born at this time? How |\ was Moses saved from Pharaoh‘s decréee!? Who was set to watch what should become of him? Who, discovered the baby in the basket1 What was done with him ? | TXE SUNDAY SCROOL STUQY Lesson XIII. Deliverance and Dis obedienceâ€"Review. Golden Text, Neh. 9.17. Lesson IIL.â€"Moses Preparedâ€" for His Work.â€"Where did Moses reâ€" ceive his early training? Where did he go when he was about forty years old1? What did he see? What did he do to the Egyptian? What was the result of his hasty act? To what place did he flee? How long did he remain there? What was his occupation while there? What did God teach him during this time 1 Lesson III.â€"Moses Called to Deâ€"| liver Israel.â€"Where was Moses: feeding his flock when he saw a reâ€" markable sight 1 What was the naâ€"| ture of this sight? Who spoke to! him from the burning bush? What did God tell him he had seen? What, did God say he was about to do 1| Whom did he commission to be Isâ€" racl‘s leader? Whom did he say should be spokesman for Moses! | Lesson IV.â€"Moses‘s Request Reâ€" fused.â€"How was Moses received by the Israelites on his return to Egypt! For what did he tell them God had sent him?. With what reâ€" quest did be go to Pharaoh? wnatb did Pharaoh say about Jehovah! How did he answer Moses‘s reâ€" quest? What did he order the taskâ€" masters to do?l How were the laâ€" bors of the Israelites made more difficult? Against whom did they complain when their burdens were increased ! Lesson YV.â€"_"The Plagnes of Egypt.â€"How did God punish Pharaoh _ for_ his. disobedience! What was done to the waters of the Nile? With what animals and inâ€" sects was Egypt infested ! With what diseases were both animals and men tormented? What natural phenomena terrified the inhabit‘; ants 1 What c Moses to do 1 Lesson VI. â€" The Passover. â€" What was the final ~plague. with which Egypt was visited 1. In what did it result? How long did the Isracelites have to prepare for their flight© What «1iid each family kill for a sam’ifi!:-i&lwfeasit? EWh1at was done with the blood _of the lamb1? _ What purpose did this blood servel? What happened at midnight on the fourth day ? What message did Pharaoh then send to Moses 1 Lesson VILâ€"Crossing the Red Sea.â€"Where did the Israclites tarry in camp for a few days? What did Pharaoh do when he heard they were there? How were the Israclites® affected when they saw the Egyptians coming after them 1 How did God prevent the Egypâ€" tians from attacking them during the night? How did he make a way of escape for the Israelites 1 What happened when the Egyptians atâ€" tempted to“follow them ? Lesson VIII.â€"The Bread from Heaven.â€"Where is the wilderness of Sin! What kind of a region is it? What did the people fear when they reached there? What did God then promise Moses? What did they find upon the ground in the morning 1 What instructions did God give fgr gathering the manna 1 Lesson IX.â€"Israel at Mount Siâ€" nai.â€"For what did the people preâ€" pare when they reached Mount S1iâ€" nail When had God told Moses that he should meet him there!? With what signs did the presence of God descend upon the mountain ? What did God from the cloud call upon Moses to dol Against what did Moses warn the people as he went up the mountain to meet God ? Lesson X.â€"The Ten Commandâ€" ments, I.â€"What «â€"â€"« God give Moâ€" ses while the people waited at the foot of Mount Sinail? With what reminder did God preface the Ten Commandments? What is the difâ€" ference between the sins forbidden by the first and second commandâ€" ments 1 Why should we revere God‘s name? How old is the inâ€" stitution of the Sabbath ? Lesson XI.â€"The Ten Commandâ€" ments, ILâ€"With what duties do the last six commandments deal? How should we treat our parents 1 What does God promise those who honor their parents 1 How should we regard human life? Why should we refrain from wronging our neighbor even in thought as well as in word and deed! What did the people promise when _ Moses read them the Ten Commandments and the rest of the Book of the Covenant 1 El Lesson XII.â€"The Golden Calf.â€" How long did Moses tarry at the top of Sinail What was God teachâ€" ing him} What did the people think when hbhe prolonged his abâ€" sence from them{ What did they demand of Aaron? How did Aaron accede to their demand ! What did Moses do with the calf when he INTERNATIONAL LESSON, SEPTEMEBER 28. (Questions for Pupils.) did Pharaoh command |§ Young Fo‘ks § | Just then "miauw! . mauw. . \ sounded beneath the stable door. Mac softly raised himself, all the | time keeping an eye on his sleeping | mother. Then he quietly stole over to the stable window and psered returned to the camp?l How were the people punished for their idolâ€" atry 1 "‘Now come to bed,"" said. Cinâ€" ders, BElue Persian Tabby, to her baby Mac, who was busily chasing spiders across the stable floor. "Walt a minute," he cried, ‘ti!l I catch this big fat one. It looks go nice and juicy."" @see%te844s %4%% 22 221 3 Seasezscse32a20ee 002 4o Mother Ciaders misuwed and trolted over to her charge, who hâ€"d behind a sack of corn to escape tae usual bite. "Come out of that,"" she cried, catching one of his hind legs wish her teeth. \ _ Then Mac began to â€"get a little frightened and thought he would _go back to the barn. But, alas! he ‘ had not gone many steps when something suapped his foot, and he felt a stinging pain in his leg. He yelled, and yelled, and pulled and | pulled, but he coulda‘t get away. Then he began to ery, and wished he‘d done what his mother told With a fiz and a squeak the poor little pussy bounced out and meekâ€" ly followed his mother to their bed in the straw, and tenderly licking his smarting leg, he vowed venâ€" geance on his strict parent. \ @CTust wait till L get a chance !‘‘ he thought, seuinting at her with his left eve. TI‘ll run away and do what I like then."‘ _ _ Cadger, hearing the yells, came across, but despite all his efforts ‘he couldn‘t relieve Mac from his i terrible pain. The more Cadger \ tried to help him the more Mac yowled. _ At last, in a fit of temper, the black cat serambled home, erying â€""You can just get out of the trap the way you went into 1tb."‘ But his mother knew nothing‘ of these rebsllious thoughts. [She was fast purring herself to sleep. "If I only dared go out myself ! wished the ngughty young rascal, ""what a time L would have." out "Is that you, Cadger V‘ he asked. "‘¥Yes,‘* hissed a big black cat, his eyes gleaming wickedly in the moonlight. ‘‘Come out with me. I‘m going huating. I heard the old mistress saying there were some fine bunnies on the moot.‘‘ But Mac was afraid. His mother had often warned him against straying on the moor, where there were great big iron things, that made holes in your legs, and someâ€" times even killed you. But she hadn‘t said anything about not goâ€" ing with aâ€"friend. And bunnies were such nice things to eat. He would risk it. ' Jumping down noiselessly he joinâ€"| $ ed Cadger, and the two prowled oif $ down the moonlit road. Out of $ sight of the stable they started to P run, and at last came to the place ® where the soft fat buaniss lived. For a long time they hunted about,, but the delicious supper they Oxâ€"| pected wasn‘t to be found. â€"â€" _ _ | 1p And poor Mac was left to his fate. How he sobbed and eried, unâ€" til quite tired out he at last fell fast asleep. ‘"‘‘Phat‘ll teach you not to hunt bunnies,"‘ he said. as he pressed his foot on a bit of the cruel thing that was bolding Mac‘s leg. And the foot was free, although poor little pussy‘s leg was twice it‘s usuâ€" al size. ‘"‘Poor pussy ! poor pussy !‘‘ came faintly through his dreams, and he awoke to find the moon gone and a ereat tall man bending over him. What a scolding ne got from arg| mother when at last he reached home! Her eyes were swollen with| crying, for she thought she‘d lost| her baby. But although she was angry Mac didn‘t care. She kissed, him all over, and gave him a 1“ce| plump mouse to eat. > ) _ ‘"Run away home now,‘‘ the man said kindly, but Mac was only able to hon on three legs. A Story About a Wilful Pussy. To ie ace ns m n ecrna e And Mac told Cadger afterwards he would never disobey mother again. For it‘s better to stay at home and get fat mice to eat than to run away and get your foot caught in a trap. Boy Who Was Run Over by Sir R. Roblin‘s Automobile. | /A despatch from Winnipeg says : Wilfrid Thompson, the elevenâ€"yearâ€" old son of Gibson Thompson, who ran under Sir Rodmondâ€" Roblin‘s automobile when the Premier was being driven home on Wednesday afterncon, died at 4 o‘clock on Thursday morning. The Thompson boy was playing with other chilâ€" dren in the street, and ran directly in front of the automobile, which was moving slowly, and the authorâ€" ities attach po blame to the Preâ€" mier‘s chauffeur. PIED OF HIS INJURIES. Wl & x 8 > #23AEALTH 177 SIILL â€"MAKING EXKCUSES We Are Going On Exactly the Same Way as Our Fathers of QOld. . Here is a human nature if there: parent, but it ma; not be so appg-‘ is any such collective reality in the rent that this excuse making is also world! We are all of us good at devoid of all merit. The truth of making excuses, even though we the matter is well expressed in the are good at nothing else. This one O1d proverb that' he who excnses se seF . himself accuses himself! To make thing at least we do! Is it a lapse an excuse is at the same time to of memoryâ€"a failure to keep an make a confession that one has not eng&gemenbâ€"a yieiding to temptaâ€" done,_or tried to 'dO, what he is tionâ€"an open sin? Our excuse is CON"COUS that he ought bo have f se done, or at least have tried to do! ready upon the instant. We are q; ;s‘ a surrender at the outset Of quick to forgive â€" ourselves, even| one‘s whole case for virtue. \Tlg though nobedy else is in agreement| really virtuous man never has to with us. Aud this applies AOb make excuse of any kind. If hbe merely to the weaxnesses and O0fâ€" finds weakness or sin within, himâ€" fences of our lives, but to the whole: self he straightway tries to conâ€" problem of our relation to soclety quer the one and banish the other. at large. Does an eager idealist If he sees an evil flourishing in the begin to talk about the abolition of world s begin to talk about the abolition of child labor, the equalization of taxâ€"| ation, the establushment of interâ€"| national peace, the congquest of poverty, the extension of demoâ€" cracy into the field of industry, the universalization of good will, the bringing in of the kingdom of God upon the earthl Then immediateâ€" ly with one consent, like the people invited to the greamt feast in + the parable from which our text is taken, | ‘ We All Begin "To Make Excuse,". as to why these things cannot be done. From the very beginning of human socicty men have bhad. no dificulty in finding innumerable excuses for not making the world better than it is. Never has there been any trouble in explaining and justifying insetion in the face of evil, injustice and oppression. Exery abomination ever fought and destroyed in the past by valiant and heroic champions of the righs has been excused a thousand times s es E. by the culture am_"J respectability, as well as by thve%'gnorance and malice, of its ago. Fake our fathers of old, we are still making excuses, ‘ From chronic catarrh deafness ialso arises, when there is at tim»s a buzzing or singing in the nead, and occasionally a dizziness, and gradually the hearing fails. Tlis kind of ear disease is the most c<omâ€" mon, which brings on hardness of hearing and deainess. As a rule | no drops should be put into the | car affected with chronic catarrh, as they will do more harm than good, for the disease lies beyon<d the drum head, in the drum cavity and the BRustachian tube. _ "The douche recommended for nasal caâ€" } tarrh will also be beneficial for the dorfnoess. sas â€"the throat, car and DBaz2eaet*§t*4® e £G+%*0 Nasal Catarrh. | People who suffer from this comâ€"| plaint generally wake in the mornâ€"| ing with a stuffy feeling existing beâ€" tween the nose and the back of tae, mouth. It is caused by a mucous | secretion lying at the nack ofâ€"the! nostrils. The sufferer should get a bottle of compressed nasal tablets. Any chemist will order them for you if he has not got them i2 stock. Dissolve one tablet in a wineglass of warm water, then sauff the, liqguid up the nostrils and let ib come out of the mouth. This should. be done morning and evening, and. if persevered with will in {ime clear away all the mucous. If the caâ€" tarrh has become chronic the treatâ€" ment must be carried on for a month. When there is the least sign of its returning use the tabâ€" lets again. & * peasz2BD®aADbRrE seb ae® t e It is also beneficial to snuff up the nostrils a solution of salt and water. Another cure is that of smoking cubeb cigarettes, and bringing the smoke down the a9sâ€" trils so that t will come in coutact with the affected parts. s cUSTOMS OEBFICES NOW 105 â€" The Total Nurmber of And they all with one conâ€" sent begun to make excuse.â€" Luke xiv., 18. A despatch from Ottawa says : The mtumber of Customs offices now open in Canada is 705, as compared with 661 two years ago. Thus in forty or filty places the public have the opportunity of transacting their Customs business in their own home town instead of having to go to a distance. The number of persons employed in the Customs Department now is 3,250, of whom 220 are on the i~nâ€" side and 3,030 on the outside «t="" The increase in two years has ho about 32 per cent., the numbeâ€" / September, 1911, heviseâ€"b<eet C S While offices have been open«d inss D [) m Persons Employed in the That all such excuse making as this avails nothing is perhaps apâ€" parent, but it may not be so appaâ€" rent that this excuse making is also devoid of all merit. The truth of the matter is well expressed in the old proverb that he who excuses himself accuses himself! To make an excuse is at the same time to make a confession that one has not done, or tried to do, what he is conscious that he ought to have done, or at least have tried to do! Tt is a surrender at the outset of ‘"‘with one consent,‘‘ for not doing with all our hearts the will of God. and if he discovers some . late good he seeks to foster and uph@. it. If there is some great reform which he knows must be achieved if society is to endure he can think of no better time for such achieveâ€" ment than the present and thus he gives himself at once and gladly to the cause. Never is he concerned with conditions, or probabilities, or expediences. Always does he seek simply the right and do it with all his might. Excuses for inaction, acquiescence, surrender have no place in his scheme or life. Even when he fails he makes no excuse, but, ‘"though «defeated, . battles still."" § Excuses are a poor substitute for virtue.. Indeed, %ey have no share in virtue at all!*"The making of excuses must be counted in the laak analysis as one of our many Sia Not those who tell, however plausiâ€" bly, why they have not tri~d, but those who try, for better or for worse, and fail as gladly as they win, are the chosen ones of earth. =â€"Rev. John Haynes Holmes. : is very important that the body â€" should always be kept warm with woollen clothing, and the feet kept | dry, for the welfare of the throat, and ears depends a great deal upon _ the condition of the feet. If the ears ache with the cold when out in the open air they must be protected.~ by a scarf or veil or a piece of cot=. ton wool in the ear, but in no case . must cotton be worn in a running ear. 8 nose are ali closely comnnecited.â€" lb ESmm to Become Brides, and Were l Picking Flowers for Church.. | Budapest, Sept. 22.â€"Four girls ‘who were to become brides yesterâ€" ‘day were killed by lightning near \Nagvâ€"Varad. The girls were pickâ€" |ing flowers to decorate the ch uh ]for their weddings. They > iovertaken by a storm and took reâ€" fuge in a grotto, which lightning {struck. The bodies were found in the wreckage late last night. Health Hints. Eat wholesome food and drink pure water. Go to bed early and get up early. Take outdoor exercise _ and breathe good air. Keep bedroom windows open at all seasons. s Cleanliness of person is the visiâ€" ble index of prevention. _ oo Nothing has yet been found to supersede soap and water. The cheapest food may be the most expensive, Spoiled or tainted food is fit Q‘ for the garbage can. 3 fl‘ ’ One of the best old remedies for sore throat is to roast a potato, then crack it, place it in a piece of flannel, and apply it very hot, when the steam from it will be found to have effected a cure in one night; or an obstinate sore throat is cured with a little alum dissolved in sage tea sweetened with honey. 1y and liberal additions have beg made to the staff, the revenue increased by 32 per cent., fro $79,000,000 to $115,000,000, and th§@n .. proportionate cost of collecting the. . revenue has fallen greatly. In 1903â€"8 4.15 per cent. of the Customs revenue collected was absorbed in _ the cost of collection. In 1909â€"10 it had fallen to 3.32 per cent., and in 1910â€"11 it was 2.98 per cent. With the advent of the Hon. J. D. Reid as Minister of Customs there was & sharp decline to 2.78 per cent. in s J911â€"12. that constituting a record in cheapness. , In 1912â€"19. however, the «‘=partment.did better slill i0 cost falling to 2.73 per cent. He Tries To Destroy It, FOUR GIRLS RILLED.