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BELL DE RTAKER unified and Iron Pip- h‘aas, Brass Liuod Imn CylinderS. Every Branch ”alumnus! of A. d Dealer in â€" \V'. IRWIN .9 con; o. '01; lbolod new :m than“..- -A-..‘ ."n K "as «101.! will ho 0.. C n: ‘ .s-Mrflsn, Hon 0! p. . i « "r ”Mr ”and: A"."\’ f not no paid. Ti. A A- A---” H r» t :A Y .110!le Hm (mg House, W nnfire. '53. 000‘ â€"vv uv-‘v vâ€"v â€"â€" pomn :- pan'd 1. d“ .drun mind. So an are paid. $1 '0'. I I'- ‘-u- w-wfiv*v ‘ "4 turning "I! W ry afternoon. promptly ‘3‘ 9:0) BANK SPPt. 1. 1910 â€"â€"vv.-â€" â€" -~ s.rou;(’fl il nub-'- 142 9.9.315. photon with l _ -AA_AA Next tn Swaflowo manhuntâ€"Nam \\. J. Lawn-mod W. 0. COMM Pun D P mm B. ~11 poop“. ll ' 8mm cue-u.- to Unfimmlg Mm: nut ‘00! to Post ("flu 3 E M muummmm 0000 swm vawmmom ' Beautiful Arm Rocking Chairs Â¥ (11 V E N A w A v ‘ To most of us the rat has been familiar from our boyhood. The de- structive little brute mused us no small ex- citement in our Qariy days on the farm. He “.1: ;. .113 nosing around among the v 1t Hr th. \\ heat bins. and eating holes in [ht ’1 123 of grain In fact, nothing \1. 5.11:: I to him. xxx. .-:1er learned that he was an ,\- .....iinuly intelligent animal. After ‘1». 11.1.1 mmght a certain number or hm :. 11111 in the trap. we could catch 2 . 11. r-« zilthnugh from the damage ,,_ c .1 1 \ his tribe we well knew that ix \x 1 inst ulmut as numerous as 1.1..r. tilHSt erring sons of his wan- 1:. “1 h in our trap after the enticing ii “I ("“hHSt‘ 311.1: he. “as a valorous animal and R «nu-:11 fighter. was demonstrated ,.-. mm “c emptied the trap in ”,1 Lht‘ dog. 'l’owser made a ”,4. {..r him. but unless the old dog 1... :~ pro-21y sm in the rat would send _, 1 14pm" down the field. Also on 1. \\':~ : uncred a few of the rat [VG firm: :t-n him for many years past. J In Ins hven defeating: us at every m. H- is more numerous than r-r htz'uru. and is doing more dam- v Hut. .ve» ever supposed. A run-tat estimate of the damage he .-s in t‘unnda rach year was placed a fuimlnvs amount. It was more Hinm l‘t'r your than most farmers w dullztrs in their pockets when 3' gm to market. The MCGOWAN MILLING Co.' of Mixed Grain (Barley and Peas) on hand that we are grinding for feed. and any pen son wanting any fPPd, it will pay them to buy it now as the prim» will be higher later . . . . SPECIAL PRICES TO Farmers in Ton Lots m'v NOW and SAVE MONEY Sept. 1, 1910 Mixed Grain For Sale EDWARD KRESS Furniture and Upholstering W e have still about. two cars Small as he is. he disputes it nuxv. We have been trying h him for many years past, Come in and see our stock before buying. and we will save you money. “’9 are carrying a. very large stock of Rugs and Flnor Uilclotbs, which we are selling at very close prices. \Ve are sole agents for the New Williams Sewing Mavhine. and have the very latest models of this cele- M'ated make, which we are selling at rock bottom prices. RUGS AND FLOOR OILCLOTHS \Vith every purchase of 830.00 we will give away FREE a handsome Solid Oak Rocking Chair, finished in Mission style. These Rockers are the very newest. design. New Williams Sewing Machines ulil‘ ENTIRE BARN BUILT OP CONCRBTI comes as a surprise that any one should ask where the “rat" came from. (Trade Mark. RegisteredFRob Roy Rolled Oats The question is, What is the farmer going to do to combat the advance of the rat? \Vhat is mankind. as a whole. going to do about it? It is a 5:'(‘.'i()u3 question. and we know of but one answer. It is this: Make build- inus that he cannot enter. ' Construct buildings of concrete. a material which will not rot and through which it is absolutely impossible for the rat to «at his way. In a cold country like Canada, it ought to be possible to starve the rat to death during the winter. Certainly it is possible to starve him on the farm In summer he may forage in rat. The rat appreciates this. and takes up his quarters un the farms. bringing with him. very often. the germs of disease from his dirty city haunts. v'v' --- \ 7"... stocked barn than he could possibly know what to do with. There are eggs to be broken open and sucked, and young chickens to be eaten. There are loads of flour bags. and, in fact. the farmer leaves no stone un- turned to make things really comfort- able and enticing for the town-starved Fortunately for the farmer. the rat seems to be originally a town animal. Apparently he is not a suburbanite, save by education. He prefers to in- habit underground passages and sew- M's and plck up a living wherever he can find it. Yet he is now spreading out lnto the country more and more, and unless the farmers do something to combat his advance he will be a serious menace to their prosperity, be- fore many years have passed Around farm buildings is constantly to be had a surplus supply of food. 'Ifhe_ra_t Qan find more to eat in a well- The rat is said to have come over in a ship from China. All we can say is that we heartily wish he had taken the next ship back. Unfortunately. he obtained a foothold in England, and multiplied at such a rate that he is now found all over the world. It is a strange explanation of the coming of the rat. but that is how we are told he came to be here. Sh_efs got_ a letter started, WRITING FROM THE SEASHORE form, by any reasonably intelligent person. is available. In this one mat- ter of defence against rats, there is not a progressive farmer in the. country who could not surround with an inde- structible covering his 1:, anaries and root houses and other places where he stores his flour or other articles'of which rats are so fond. and of which they make such havoc. Just figure up what that would mean. not only in the matter of appearance, but in an actual saving of money. and see if you do not think it is worth trying. Don't go in too heavily at first. Make a test case on some of your grain bins. or on some of the smaller places where grain or flour is stored. Don't make it an ex- pensive operation. No doubt you will go further as soon as you have found out the advantaces. The beneficial efiect of iron upon the system weakened through illness, overwork or anemia, is well known. F er- rovim is a preparation which supplies the valuable element in the most efficient way, eon:- bining with it the nourishing qualities of beef and the mild- ly stimulative effect of sherry wine. Ferrovim costs $1.(;)(_) a bottle at druggists. Fortunately, a liberal use of con- crete in the construction of buildings will not cost the farmer anything. In fact. after he has found out the ad- vantages of using concrete, he will feel rather grateful than otherwise to the rat for having been the cause of his education in the matter. When it is remembered that barn floors or feed- ing floors constructed of concrete will never Wear out, that they will keep out mud and dirt, that they may be washed down and kept clean, that by a proper juncture between iioors and walls, all apertures through which rats may enter may be done away with, one begins to appreciate some of the advantages of the use of con- crete. the fields, and it is complained that he is now numerous enough to be a. serious menace to the crops. But if the farmers will employ concrete in the construction of their buildings they ought to be able to make it ex- ceedingly difficult for the rat to take shelter in their barns Keep the rat out of the barn and he will try to get into the house. Keep him out of the house and he will be decimated by starvation during the winter. when there is nothing for him to eat out- side. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE One has only to let his mind rest a short time on the subject and use a little ingenu- ity to be con- vinced that there is abso- lutely no ex- cuse any long- er for many of the disad- van-tages at- tending life on the farm. nmv that a mater- ial which is cheap and which may be moulded into almost any “How much bettefiit would be for you if this were the last goodby 3nd I should not come back!” “For me?" “You mean me? But. like all dan- ger. I soon shall pass. In a few days I shall say gcodby forever and call any." “I should think you could vary it more pleasantly by not going away," the said. “You will be careful?” “the danger is here. not out there,” he said meaningly. “And I’m always doing the unexpect- ed thingâ€"coming back. This time I may vary the monotony by falling to “We seem constantly to be saying goodby to each other." Thus spoke the princess to Chase as he stood at the top of the steps waiting for Selim. The darkness hid the wan, despairing smile that gave the lie to her sprightly words. They were ready to start in a very short time. Selim carried a quantity of food and a small supply of brandy. Each was heavily armed and prepared for a stlfl battle with the abductora. “You‘re right. Selim. If he's tried that game we’ll beat him at it. Ten to one if he hasn’t already chucked them into the sea they’re now confined in one of the mills over there.” In the conference which followed the return of the searchers it was set- tled that three of the original party should undertake the further prosecu- tion of the hunt for the two heirs. Lord Deppingham found ready volun- teers in Chase and the faithful Selim. They prepared to go out in the hills before the nlght was an hour older. Selim convinced Chase that the wily Rasula would carry his captives to the mines. where he was in full power. “They are dead." fell from Drusilla Browne’s lips. She swayed for an in- stant and then sank to the ground un- conscious. At last the four men appeared in the mouth of the cavern. The watchers below fell into chilled silence when they discovered that the missing ones were not with them. Stupefied with apprehension, they watched the men descend the ladder and cross the bridge. “I don’t know, Tommy. but elopers never take that into consideration. Do they, Mr. Bowles?" “But. my dear." expostulated her husband. blushing vividly over the first public use of the appellation, “where the devil could they elope to?" Mr. and Mrs. Saunders, thankful that something had happened to divert at- tention from their own conspicuous plight. were discoursing freely in the center of a group composed of the tour Englishmen from the bank. “It’s a plain out and out elopement.” said Mrs. Saunders. fanning herself vigorously. “Robert has loved her for months." That was all. “Yen. You could murry the prince In the meantime the anxious coterie in the chateau were waiting eagerly for the return of the searchers. Dru- silla made one remark, half uncon- sciously, no doubt, that rasped in the ears of the princess for days. It was the cold, bitter, resigned epitome of the young wife’s thoughts: “They won’t do that, old man. Prom- ises won’t tempt them,” protested Chase. “We’ve got to do what we can to rescue them. I’m with you. gentle men, in the undertakingâ€"first, for hu- manity's sake; second. because I am your friend; last, because I don’t want my clients to lose all chance of Winning out in this controversy by acting like confounded asses. It isn’t what Sir John expects of me.” “If they will give her up to me I will guarantee that Lady Agnes shall re- llnquish all claim to the estate,” an- nounced the harassed husband. an hour or more start of us. Noth- ing will be accomplished by rushing into an ambush. They’d kill us like rats. Rasula is a sagaclous sconndrel. He'll not take the entire responsibility. There will be a council of all the head- men. It will be of no advantage to them to kill the heirs unless they are sure that we won’t live to tell the tale. They will go slow now that they have the chief obstacles to victory in their hands.” “Stop, Deppingham!” cried Chase, leaping to his side. “Don‘t rush blind- ly into a trap like that. They’ve got “We must follow!" shouted his lord- ship, preparing to lower himself into the jagged opening. “We may be In time!" CHAPTER XXVII. THE PURSUIT. EPPINGIIAM sprang to his feet with a fierce oath on his lips. His usually lustoriess eyes were gleaming with something more than despair. Then- was the wild' light of unmistakable relief in them. It was as if a horrid doubt had been scaled from the soul of Lady Depping- ham’s husband. Copyfiflfl. I908. by Dodd. Mad 0 Co. By GEORGE BARR M'GUTGHEON “Adios, my lady, and you. most noble sir. May your dreams be pleasant ones. Dream that you are wedded and have come into the wealth 0! Ja- net. but spare none of your dream to the husband and wife who are lying awake and weeping for the foolish ones who would go searching for the forbidden fruit. Folly is a hard road to travel, and it leads to the graveyard of tools. Adios. '” Lady Agnes bent over and dropped her face into her hands. She was trembling convulsively. Browne did not show the slightest sign that he had heard the calling words. At a single sharp comnnnd the six men picked up the three chests and moved oi! rapidly down the mad. Rasula striding ahead with the daring torch. They were barely out of sight when Wham moved as though lmnnlla “We will wait here till day comes," growled one of them defiantly. “Why should we risk our necks going down the pass tonight? It is 1 o'clock. Th0 sun will be here in three hours. (31 Rasula and six of the sturdiest men prepared to continue the journey to Aratat, transporting the chests. Five sullen, resentful fellows moved over beside the captives and threw them- selves down upon the grassy sward. “It is the only way!" he was shout- ing angrily. “We cannot put them to death until we are sure that the oth- ers have no chance to escape to Eng- land. I am a lawyer. I know what it would mean it the story got to the ears of the government. We have them safely in our hands. The others will soon die. Thenâ€"then there can be no mistake! They must be taken to the mines and kept there until I have explained everything to the people. Part of us shall conduct them to the lower mill and the rest of us go on to the bank with these chests of gold.” Bobby Browne was standing near by. His hands were tightly bound be- hind his back. His face was blood covered. and the upper part of his body was almost bare, evidence of the struggle he had made against over- whelmlng odds. He was staring at the ground. his head and shoulders drooping in utter deject'lon. Three of the treasure chests were standing beside the road. aflording seats for as many weary carriers. It was all quite plain to Chase. Rasula and his men had chanced upon the two white people during one of their trips to the cave for the purpose of remov- ing the chests. Rasula was haranguing the crowd of men In the road Lady Agnes, disheveled. her dress half stripped from her person. was seated upon a great bowlder. staring hopelessly, lifelessly, at the crowd of men in the roadway. Beside her stood a tall islander, watching her and at the same time listening eagerly to the dispute that went on between his fel- lows. She was not bound. Her hands and feet and lips were free. A great throb of exnltation leaped up from their hearts. In plain view, at the side of the road. were the two persons for whom they were searching. “Good luck is with us." whispered Chase unconsciously. At last the sound of voices came to the ears of the pursuers. As they crept closer and closer they became aware of the fact that the party had halted In the roadway at the point where a sharp defile through the rocks opened a way down into the valley. Like snakes the pursuers wrlggled their way to a point just above the small basin 1n whlch the party was congregated. They broke away from the road and took a less exposed course through the forest to their right. keeping well with- in earshot of the ridge. but moving so carefully that there was slight danger of alarming the party ahead. me sort. untmveled road were rresn. The stub of a cigarette had scarcely burned itself out. Selim crept on ahead to reconnoher. He was back in ten minutes with the information that a party of men had but lately passed along the road to- ward the south. Their footprints in Mile after mile fell behind them with no relaxation of energy or pur- pose. They were coming to the ridge road, and Selim fell back to explain the need for rantion. This was the road. in all likelihood. he explained, that the abductors would have used in their flight from the cavern. Two miles farther south it joined the wide highway that ran from Aratat to the mines. The starlight filtered down through the leafy canopy above the road, in- creasing rather than decreasing the density of the shadows through which they sped. None but strong, deter- mined, inspired men could have fol- lowed the pace set by the lithe, sure- footed Selim. tore long. neep your eyes on Neenah. She and Selim have arranged a set of signals. Don’t lie awake all night. and don’t pray for me." he seated. in reckless mood. The three men stole out through the small gate in the upper end of the park. Selim at once took the lead. They crept ofl into the black forest. keeping clear of the mountain path until they were far from the walls. mout navmg me on your conscienco torevermore.” “Mr. Chase!" “It’u easier to forget the dead than the living, they say." “Don’t be too sure of that.” “Ah. there’s Selim! Goodby! We'll have good new: for you an. I hope. bo- Continued ain page 7. Mull‘r is ovoF'sitviRio'dmtd so “who"; Our methods seem to plan. “Anny. Pro-pt. â€" Nova Hotlink" H. II. MILLER - A HARDWARE and Timid: Bugl- ness.Grny Count . post office in connection. Less than 810. Will buy 40 was of lnnd. store nod dwelling. born. other {rm dwelling nnd 81,00) stock. 235 ACRES close to Proton motion. brick dwellingfine largo out-buildin windmill 8m; hny. 2 tom to acre. 01’; $5,500. Knocks the sunshine .3 - berm bargains. 533 ACRES nonr Proton Station on! Snugoen Junction. fin. brick maiden“. splendid borne, splendid soil. good nut. orchnrd c. Will all loss than 0:5 3. acre. A botanin nuroly. 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