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Sunday midnight and six o’clock Monday morning in both the Truax and Electric Light dams here, thus necessitating the closing down of Truax‘s mill here for all of Monday morning. and the putting out of commission for most, of the morning of the \Valkerton electric power plant. This temporary shutting off of electric juice c pendent on electrical energy and a storm of protest went up at this ar- bitrary action of our sister burgs in pullingr diff this stunt without any pre-arrangcment with this end. mer was not only off in \Valkerton on Monday morning, but current was shut oil at Mildmay, Formosa and Otter (fireek. all of which get their 010(‘tl‘lCTli juice from the local plant. Just how high the damages would run if the closing down for several hours on Mont‘lay of the dependent1 industries in these places were prop... erly computed it is difficult to say, but that. it would run into a nice tidy sum there can be no doubt. If those responsible at Hanover and Durham were proceeded against and made come good for these losses it might teach them a. lesson in eti- quette that would preclude against the arbitrarily interfering with the stream in future. WV dress 0f the baler. Penalty 10 the jdnior. extent of $5.00 for each hale that is ' â€"â€"â€"-â€".â€"-.-â€"â€"._ not labelled is provided. As regards $250 INDEMNITY ROUSBS the penalties attaching to those put- ALBERTA UNITED FARMERS ting foreign matter into any halo of The storm of protest against. the hay intended ‘for sale, the law proâ€" 8250 indemnity that members of the vides: “Any person who puts any Alberta Legislature voted them- foreign matter into any bale of hay selves for the five-day session in intended for sale, which increases July, when Wheat Board preposals its weight or which prejudi'cially afâ€" were discussed continues to grow, fects the quality of the hale, shalt, says a dispatch from Red Deer F01- on summary conviction, be liable to lowing the action of the Gloverhar I a fine not exceeding $40 for the first Local, the RiwdgeWOOd local of the offence and for each suhse ment of- U.F.A. has taken a very decided fence to a fine not exceeding $100. stand on the matter passing a 1930; With respect to the adulteration of lution calling onell the U.F.A. merm- straw the fine is set at $25. ” ' ' hers to return $150 of the indemnity ' --+â€" «ortoresagn cheyrefusetodo ‘ "Wellness- "‘eitherltldaewdeocatnlans to I 3"", 9'3" ”.vnr. (Walkerton Herald and Times.) Tom Anderson, an Aibem'arle f-armâ€" er residing about 15 miles nOrthwest of Wiarton, and who had been under suspicion. for some time of manu- facturing the swamp stingo, was at last brought to justice by License Inspector White of Walkerton, who, it seems, was able to placate him for making the moonshine on another party’s preperty. Anderson denied the allegation that he was running an illicit booze distillery, and in a legal bout before Magistrate Mc- Cartney of Wharton that continued practically all day Wednesday and Thursday last, with Lawyer Klein of Walkerton battling for the prose- cution and Mr. Carlyle Moore, barâ€" rister of \Viarton, championing the cause of the defence, the issue went so strongly against the accused that 5U DblUll 51V ubuxxxu u van-v ww-..--._ he was fined $300 and costs or six months in jail for violating the In- land ReV enue Act by his activities in the distillery business, and another 500 and coéts or two months imâ€" prisonment for breaking the Ontario Booze Law by having the tanglgfoot. MOONSHINBR GETS SIX MONTHS in other than his private dwelling- house. As the defendant was unable or unwilling to come across with the necessary cash to liquidate the fines, he was brought down by Provincial Constable Blood to serve six months for the booze infractions, the two sentences to run concurrently. LBAMINGTON U.P.O. ELEVATOR BURNED BY GAS EXPLOSION F ire which followed an exnlosion of gaSOIine totally f‘lq‘:f!'0}'0(l the r I:- vator of the United '1’ armers Lo-op- crative Society .st imminglon m “in: 17th inst. Alfred Sedrington, man- ager 0f the elevahm. who was 111 the basement. 0f the vleé‘JIthin' when 2am- line leaking fmm an engine 4-3;;fimicd was burned about the head and arms While fighting .lis way out of the building. SOVOI‘al Hl(_l'§:1nd bushels of Wheat and other grains were. in the elevator awaiting shipâ€" ment. One ton of sugar was alsn destroyed. The damage is estimated at $25,000. Spoiled by heat and water from six streams, the grain bulged out the concrete walls until they fell, show- ering sparks and flaming brands 0v er other buildings. Damage tc these was slight. MUST TAG BALE!) HAY - By a Dominion law that went into effect April 1 regulating the handiing of baled hay, each bale of nay must. bear a tag stating the weight of the bale, in addition to the name and ad- POSTAGE mom aussu cos'r‘ 40,500 RUBLBS on LB'l'l‘BB (Listowel Banner.) Mr. Max Chaplan, Wallace street, received a letter the other day from his sister in Gomel, Russia, informâ€" ing him of the death of his father,- at the age of fiftyâ€"five. ’ The letter told of distressing .con- ditions in the locality and intimated that the father’s death was the out- come of mental trouble brought on by worry. The stamps required .for postage were about three times the size of the envelope. 3 sheet of fifty-four of them being attached, and each cost- _ . \ . ~ “When I left Russia in 1914 I-gBt fifty-one cents for each ruble,” said Mr. Chaplan. If the ruble was worth as much to-dxay, this would make the cost of sending the one letter from Russia to Listowel $2,655.” ‘ The sister stated that a single pound of black thread sold at three and a half million 1ub1es. She is a dentist by profession and her earn- ings enable her to buy 0an meagre necessities. A pair of shoes was out of the question. Most people had to make their. own or go without. From this, the pitiable condition of the poorer classes can be readily imag- ined. After commenting on conditions described in the letter, Mr. Chaplan remaIked that the people in this country who have bread to eat and a bed to sleep on, should he might- ily thankful. HERE’S A rlsn STORYâ€" WITH A scorcn ACCENT This is a fish story with a Scotch accent. It comes from the north: country, and although its veracity is not contested, it is not corroborated: At the sturgeon fishing grounds at the mouth of the Torch River, which. empties into the Saskatchewan, the practice of fishers after catching sturgeon .is to hook them through the gills by short lines attached to a longer li‘neand put them back into the water until a small steamer vis- its the grounds. The fish are then itaken from the water, killed, dress- ed and iced, and taken by the mail steamer to Cumberland House, Where a large steamer takes them to The Pas. An accident to the boat this season, says a dispatch from Saskatoon, found the fishers with large strings of fish on hand. They commenced to die. Quick action was necessary. Dougal McKenzie, who had about 26 sturgeon, weighing from 50 to 90 pounds each. conceived the idea of hitching the fish to thebow o‘f the canoe, and McKenzie started for Cumberland. At first it appeared as if the pow- erful fish would capsize the boat with their commotion. With the ex- ercise of considerable patience the fish were headed in a down-stream direction, the way sturgeon travel at this season of the year, and McKen- zie had his fish so well trained that they hauled him to‘ Cumberland House in record time without him having to paddle at all. DESERTED BY WIFE Can a wife he compellea to remain with and take core 0f the man whom she one day promised to love, honor and obey? . The question may furnish material for an interesting legal battle, as the sequel to an unusual occurrence near here this week, 'says the Paisley Ad- vocate. William Reid, about 80, and .totally blind, is alone and helpless on his farm in Brant township. His wife. who for years had cared for him. on Monday packed up her be- longings and boarded a train for the west to live with her sons. BLIND BRUCE‘PAIEMER, A'Gnn 80 The old m’an cannot be persuaded to sell out and go to some institution for the aged. so an effort Will be made it is reported to compel Mrs. Reid to return and resume the work of min- istering to the needs of her husband, Although to-day blind, he enjoys good health for his advanced age, and weighs something like 300 pounds. He is one of the oldest set- tlers of the district and is a former Councillor and Reeve of Greenock. He became blind about five years ago. His wife is 20 to 30 years his junior. V. BARVBSTIIQG BAR‘AIAS At the fruit store\you will noti'oi that the big bunch of bananas is usually h‘ung with’the fruit bending downward. That position, w - learn, from Mr. Philip K. Reynold , who writes in the Bulletin of the Pan- Amerioan Union, is not the natural position of the growing fruit. As the single flower-bulb on the individual banana plant increases in size it gbends downward; then_the covering ibracts drop 011‘ and disclose the lyoung bananas, which point , out- ward. [is they become larger, they point upward toward the sun. Each banana plant,â€"â€"-p0pul~arly but 1 incorrectly called a treeâ€"bears only a a single bunch of bananas, which is ‘. made up of soâ€"called “hands,” ori' clusters. The “hands" grow .sepalr-l ately in spirals, and each contains from ten to twenty-five bananas, or "lingers.” Commercially, bananas are classified according to “hands.’ A bunch that has less than six is not readily marketable; the standarc bunch has nine, and all bunches with nine or more clustres are classed as nine-hand fruit. A nine-hand bunch ,varics in weight according to the ivariety of the fruit and to the soil ; ;and the climatic conditions undcrl which it is grown; the average weight is from fifty to seventy-five pounds. Occasionally you see a bunch that has as many as twenty- two “hands” and more than. three hundred bananas; a bunch as leargg as that might weigh approximately one hundred and fifty pounds. When a bunch of bananas is cutl the individual plant is destroyed. but the root is still able to send up shoots. After the first crop of fruit from two to five of the most prom-is- ing shoots are left to grow and supâ€" ply fruit later. Cutting out the ex- tra shoots is called pruning. As the - season of harvest is drawing near... young plants are coming to maturity to replace those that will have to be cut down. There are areas where as a result of a single planting, the plants have continued to- produce bananas for twenty years. Cap’n Sproul; one of the oldest of] mortals, lived up behind the Scarâ€"1; boro Flats and owned a. good sailing boat. One afternoon he was return- ing from a successful fishing trip when he noticed a squall coming up. He was within a mil-e of land when the squall broke with great fury and upset the boat.- In telling about the accident, the captain said: I I knowed well enough I couldn’t swim a mite and it was up to me to think of some way to get Out 0’ there if I ever expected to see Betsy Jane and Biddeford Pool again. So I took my bearings as I went down and swallowed my lungs full of air, and when I hit the bottom I jest got right down on my hands and knees and lit out. ‘ CAP’N SPROULB SAVES HIS LIFE No fourâ€"legged eriltter ever wen .‘aSter’n I did. I crawled an’ crawled '.1 my eardrums swelled out. an’ m) e was fit to bust: an’ when ‘ couldn’t stand it another second I opened my eyes and sorter riz up and took a long breath, and Jiminy cricket, if I warn’t halfway up the pasture a good half-mile from shore and climbin’ a stone will into Ma’am IWIâ€"z-léliet’s pertater patch! (Buffalo Courier.) Not since, the war left Canada with a heavy indebtedness had the Canadâ€" ian dollar been quoted at par in this country until Tuesday when, ac- cording to the market news, “Canaâ€" dian showed the disappearance of any differential between New York and Montreal exchange.” The stated 0__ - __‘ ullu -Vl‘v'llv- vwâ€" . cause is a decrease of imports from the United States, chiefly in coal. of which Canada. normally buys $12,- 000,000 from'ufi contrast With the exports to us. the matter of coal Canada has not been importing that commodity as she has been accus- tomed to because our idle mines have left us without sufficient coal ‘ CANADIAN DOLLAR AT PAR T HE SERVICES of ' this Bank are‘ offered free n4: nharap. to those who Wish to arrange the con- of charge 'to those who Wish to arrange the con- . ’ version of Victory Bonds 'maturmg. on December I 1, 1922, to the new fiveâ€" or ten-year bonds. Applica- ’ tion should be made as early as possible, but not; later than September 30th. _ ' ,9 .. a. gas:- The Manager of any of our Branches will be g1ad furnish full fiapticulars upon request . ‘ 1 )d SOCIAL AND PERSON-AL Rev. H, Caldwell of Currie’ 8 Cross- ing, near Woodstock, is visiting his brother, Mr. W. C. Caldwell, and other friends here. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Peifer and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hoffman of New Hamburg, visited over the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. A. G. MflcComb Mr. Wirhur Andersog of Crawford and Mrs. John Mathewson of Southâ€" ampton were callers at the home of Mrs. S. L. McNally on Thursday of last week. Mr. Sam LeVine and sisters, Beckie land Sadie, returned Sunday after- noon from a trip'to Chicago. They motored by way of London, Sarnia, Detroit, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, J ack- son and other places. They report a most enjoyable outing. Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Kearney of Bouon motored here Sa‘turday after- noon and left on the return trip“ on Monday morning. ‘ M1. )and Mrs. 1X.Re'df01d and daughter, Miss 11V 11, of Durhan1\is- ited with .111‘.a11d Mrs: Will Adiam on Sunday. Mrs. James Bailey of Chicago vis- ited her? niece, Mrs. Joseph Reay, a com 910 01' days. last week. Mr. Nicholas Pagan returned home Friday night from visiting his son, Ambrose, at Hamilton. He was acâ€" companied by his granddaughter, Iva Saunders, who has been visiting for three weeks aKCampbellville and Hamilton. Mr. John H. Nichol, manager of the Montreal Terminal Railway, visited for a few days last week with his sister, Mrs. Nicholas Fagan, who has been confined to her bed the past 18 months with paralysis at the home of her daughter; Mrs. J ames’Saunders. 3.123503 Alix and Edith Edge arrived home Monday evening from England. Rev. and Mrs. Moore returned to Georgetown. after a three wee-ks” vis- it, with her mother, Mr. and Mrs. S F. fiddlomh. They were accompan- ied home by Miss Christine Goodâ€" child, who “ill Visit with them for a Vs eek. Miss Effie Hunter spent over the week-end the guest of Miss ghristine RicKitmm. 3* Pricoville. Miss Esther McCosker, who has been visiting friends in town and at Priceville, left for her home in Tor- onto on Monday. 31;..und Mrs. (Ereorge Jucksch and Ar. and Mrs. John Burgess visited Mrs. Jucksch’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Muswmw0,atMeaf01d on Sunday. Miss Blanche Matthews of the teleâ€" phone office, accompanied‘by Miss Viola Snelle, are visiting at Dundalk. Mr. Ed. McQueen of Windsor is visiting his parents in town. Mrs. Harrison of Toronto and Mrs. Harvey of Kitchener Spent a couple of days the fore part of the week with Mrs. W. A. McGowan. Mr. Lloyd McClockl‘in is spending a week in Toronto. Mr. Murray Smith, manager of the Standard Bank, Lucan, accompanied. by Mrs. Smith and two children, vis- ited the past week with his parents, returning yesterday. Mr. Harold Slrarpe left last. week for Toronto, Where he has secured a position as bookkeeper for a lumber company. Mi'. Irvin Sharpe is attending the Toronto Exhibition this week. Miss Hutchinson 0f Toronto visited last, week with Miss-Mary Kennedy at Bunessan. ’ Mrs. McGillivrar' and daughter Olive, and son Clark, of Paisley, acâ€" cofnpanied by Mr. Robert Bell, visit- ed. with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Firth- over the week-end. Mr. Bell for- me'rly lived with Mr. and Mrs. Firth- here and is now studying for the ministry. ' ~ Miss Anabel McArthur of the Glen visited with; Mr. and Mrs. Joséph Firth for a few days, Mr. W..Bailey of Clark Metals “as in BrantforJ on business last week. Miss Marion Marshall is in Milver- ton hts week visiting her sister, Mrs. He'ughan. Rev. and Mrs. Matthews 0!! Wiar- ton vicinity spgnt the week-end with Mr. and Miss Matthews, Kipper Town. Mr. 'and Mrs. John Mossop and two children of Toronto visited a To“ days With her unclea MI. Allan Bell. Mr. Alex. Willett’iand sister, Miss Isa Willett, are visiting their uncle, Mr. Allan Bell, and other relatives in Glenelg. Mrs. N; Clark of Brantford is yisit- ing her sisters, Mrs. S. F. McGomb and Mrs. Thomas McComb. Her daughter, Miss B. Clark, and Miss A. Hcaman are visiting the latter’s sister, M1;s. G. A. Robbins, for a few days. ' ‘ .- V Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stuart, :3 Buffalo are guests of Mr. and Mm. John McCoskeryihis week. Mrs. Alex. Pollock of Egremont. is visiting her nephew, Mr. Henry Mcâ€" Caslin, for a couple of weeks. HIS SECRET TERROR A gentleman was negotiating with a horse dealer. “1 am not so particâ€" ular about speed,” he said, “but I must have a gentle horse for my wife to ride. Will you guarantee this horse to be safe?” “Certainly,” said the dealer. “He’s a regular lady’s horse.” . “You are sure he’s not afraid of anything?” asked the gentleman anx- iously. Whereupon the dealer assumed an air of reflection. “Well, there is one. thing that he has «always appeared to be afraid of," he admitted consci- entiously. “It seems as if he’s scar- ed to death for some one might say ‘Whoa!’ and he not hear it.” BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES Rev. E. Cameron B..A B.Th.. Pastor. Sunday, September 3,1922. 11. 00 AM. â€"“The Chancellor of Ex- BORN Agnewâ€"In Durham,A11gust. 30. to Mr, and Mrs. James Agnew, a daughâ€" ter. McIntoshâ€"At Abbey, Sash, Friâ€" day, August 18, to Mr. and Mrs. Wilâ€" liam McIntosh (nee Sarah Orr), twin daughters. DIED Johnsonâ€"At Holstein, Tuesday. August 29, 1922, Edwin Johnson. in his 77th year. CARD .OP THANKS We wish to extend our sincere thanks to our friends and neighbors for their kindness and thoughtful- ness during the recent illness and death of our daughter, Susie May. ....+ IN MEMORIAM Wallace.â€"-‘~In loving memory of Pte. James W. Wallace, 147th Battalion, who died at Camp Borden, August, 29, 1916,~aged 25 years. A tsplendid son and soldier for whom 13,9 praise is’adequate and whose loss is irre- parable. â€"â€"Family. chequer.” ' 7.00 P.M.â€"â€"â€"“The Holy City.” Music-“Choose Now.” Ve haxe a good sup p13 of tn’ldren’s School Cases 65c., $1.20 and $1..60 ‘ . / .With every purchase of a pair {f Children’s Shoes valued at $2.50 or over, WE WILL GIVE W FREE: A STRONG PAIR OF corron’Hosn.- . - 4e you got your chidiren fittedpfi With Shoes {01‘ 8011001 in“? If not, why “0t?“ " ' This week we are Offering a specv‘l inducement. 1.0,.buy 800d serviceable Schpol Shoes for the chflren. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Eden. Moo! Days Are Coming 33$.- HEAEA‘H MESSAGE El] EHE WARE!) lake “Fruit-a-tives” And‘ 'Make Yourself Well . “Fruit-a- tives”, themarvellousnmfi; due made from fititmwcs and tonics, is the most beneficial medicinal agent that has ever been given to mankind. You are invited to Spend Labor Day, September 4, in Owen Sound, and you will be guaranteed the best day’s sport ever held in the northern district. Baseball, football, ladies" baseball and basketball, tug-:of-war, boxing bouts, dancing, calithumpian parade and miles of decorated floats. The car coming the longest distance will be given a large can of gasoline. Just as oran es, a'pples, figs and prunes are nature’ 5 own medicine, so “Fruit-a-tives” â€"made from these fruit J woesâ€"but concentrated and intensifiedâ€"is the greatest Stomach and Liver Medicine, the greatest Kidney and Bladder Mca Seineâ€"the greatest Blood Puréfierâ€"the greatest remedy for Head- aches, Constipation, Indigestion, Nervous- ness dud Bad Complexionâ€"in. the evorld. To be well, take “Fruit-a-tives” 50c a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size 250. At dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa. Judgment Postponed. “Dear,” said the fond mother, “I must punish you for disobeying my orders.” ' “Yes,” continued the parent, and she cautiously .followed her firstâ€" born upstairs. “Please, ma,” said the little one, “may I go to my mom first?" There was Robert, kneeling by his bed. and his mother heard him say: “Dear Lord, if you ever want to help a little fellow in trouble, now’s your chance.” The whipping was indefinitely postponed. DURHAM MARKET “A Connecticut'Xéi‘ in King Arthur’s Co THEATRE TWO SHOWS :8 and 9 PM. VETERAN STAR i H?) {3' ".~ FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Sept. 1 and 2. Tuesday' and Wednesday Sept. 5 and 6. .5 Maurice Flynn IN ‘ ' “The Last Trail.” Corrected August 31, 1922. priced at" .04