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Music Hath Charms. ' Dohnanyi. the humans pianist. tells a story of two Scotchmen who lived In the same fiat Each had a piano. lupon which he strummed in his own iroom. and one day a friend suggested Ethat they should run the two pianos linto the same room so that they could 1 play music written for two pianos. l The two men thought it was a good idea. and accordingly the pianos were both placed in the same room. They practiced diligently at a sonata for two pianos. but with little success for some time. the difficulty being that one had generally finished his movement two or three bars before the other. ' 3 Donald looked at him in profound as- itonjshment. “Eh. but. Angus." be ex- ‘claimed. “that was the second move Iment that I was playingF’â€"London Tit-Bits. At last. however. they succeeded in finishing one movement exactly at the same moment. and one said. “Aweel. Donald. now that we’ve been so snc:b cessfnl with the first movement. sup- pose we try the second?” Recent publicity has been given to? the wonders of the clitf villages of the ‘ Gila canyon in New Mexico. where the lofty pumice or tufa walls of the box canyon are honeycombed with the ex- cavated dwellings of a nation of dwarfs. whose mummies here and there found. preserved by the stone dust for centuries. are clad in woven clothes and ornamented with gay feathers at neck and waist. The re mains of an adult man of this people measured only twenty-three inches in height, and the doors and windows of their “homes in the rock” are hardly passable by a halt grown girl. Like the dwarf temples of Yucatanâ€"0t which Le Plongeon wrote so entertain- inglyâ€"hovel. mansion. fortress and temple. seem like toys made with in- finite pains for the children of a re mote past; indeed. an antiquity fixed by the best authorities at least as far back as 6.000 years ago.-â€"National Magazine. Glorification of Futility. When General Ben Butler was prac- ticing law in the courts of the District of Columbia he was famous for the striking ideas he evolved and the effec8 tive methods he employed in order to get the interests of his clients before the jury in a favorable light American Catacombs and Mummies. In one case, in which he had a rather poor show of winning. the time came for him to cross examine a fellow law- yer, who had given testimony extreme- ly favorable to the other side. Every- body listened intently for Butler’s on. slaught. It was expected that he would go after the witness with gloves off. “Gentlemen of the jury,” he said. with an air of confiding familiarity. “I would as soon think of shooting skyrockets into the infernal regions for purposes of illumination as to cross examine this witness in the hope of extracting the truth"-â€"Popular Maga- Superstitions of the Cingalese. An old Cingalese woman who lived in an ordinary native but by herself died and was buried. On the follow- ing day a large iguana (a species of lizard which attains great size) entered the compound, or a gentleman living close by and attacked his poultry. Hearing the noise and commotion, he came out and on ascertaining the cause got his gun and shot the iguana. No sooner had he done this than there arose a. great Uproar from the relatives of the old woman, who declared that he had killed her. because" her spirit had passed into the lizard. in proof of which they pointed triumphantly to the fact that it had never before been seen in the vicinity and only appeared after her death. Rupees finally appeas- ed the outraged feelings or the old woman’s descendantsâ€"Java Times. Lee at Vera Cruz. Robert E. Lee. as captain of engi- neers. arranged the-«American batteries when the United States forces landed at Vera Cruz In 1847. Lee’s brother. a naval lieutenant, served one of the guns. and here are Lee’s first impres- sions of war. “Whenever I turned my eyes reverted to him. and I stood by his gun whenever I was not wanted elsewhere. Oh, I felt awfully. and am at a loss what I should have done had he been cut down before me. ‘ " “ He preserved his usual cheerfulness, and I could see his white teeth through all the smoke and din of the fire.”â€"Chl~ cago News. Trade Secret. “Where do you get the plots for your stories?” “I have never had but one plot.” de- clared the papnlar author, “and l swip- ed that from Romeo and Juliet. All you have to do is to change the seen. ery and the dialect."-Louisvfl1e Con- Insistod on Her Rights. \ lawyerâ€"Yon say you told the serv- ant to get out or the house the minute you toundjt was on fire. and she ro- tnsed to go? Mrs. Burnsâ€"Yes. she said she must have a month’s notice before she’d leave.”â€"Natlonal Food “I should like to see some 89.13.“ mid the precise gentleman. new Walker. “The salesman: are mum ’em all the flme."â€"Puck. 1914. - Energy In the Sun. 7 'At the distance of the earth from It ($300,000 miles). the heat enery yearly expended by the sun ls as great In amount as would be produced by the burning of sixty-six globes of the best anthracite coal. each as heavy as the earth. or 5,346 such globes. each equal in weight to the moon. But the greater part of this energy is, as far as we can see. expended upon empty space because. except where a planetary body is interposed in the path of the rays, there is nothing for them to act upon. Only about two- thousand-millionth of the sun’s radiant energy is intercepted by the earth and only about one two-hundred-and-twen- ty-fiveâ€"millionth by all the planets to- gether. .This makes the sun look like a gigantic Spendthrift, but if he did not radiate in every direction he would not _be seen from distant space; he would not be a star among the stars. and who can say that what he expends to make himself known and to maintain his ‘rank' in the universe. is not as well Ispent as the gratuities that he dings l to his planetsâ€"Garrett P. Serviss in I Spokane Review. How to Win. This is an age of specialization. my boy, and the only men who succeed in a big way are those who pick out some particular line of work and live with it until they get to know more about it than most other fellows. Concen- nation. consistent and persistent effort wâ€"v...‘ in one direction is the surest road to success. You’ll never win in a big wayâ€"except accidentallyâ€"it you scat- ter your energies. The best steam engine in the world would race itself to ruin without its governor. Keep your mind on your job. specialize in your particular business and try to know as much about it as the man who created it. and. barring misfor- tune. you’ll make more out of that knowledge than you will out of any chance success outside of your busi- ness-Maurice Switzer in Leslie’s. Personal Property. A Cleveland attorney took the Med- iterranean trip a month ago. it was his first time across the water. and be stated on his return that he would have had a perfectly glorious time but for the silly questions asked him by customs officials. is recommended by Dr. Heaton 0. Howard of London in an article in the ‘ London Lancet. He cites numerous '- cases in his own practice in which the - pain has been relieved quickly. some times by the first application. and the fluid that has exuded into the joint or the membranes has been absorbed within a few days. » Potato juice is used as an ointment. a liniment or a plaster. The raw pota- toes are squeezed in a hydraulic press. The starch and nitrogenous matter are removed and the juice boiled down un- i til it Is made five times as strong as : when fresh. Glycerin is added to pre- It was on the pier at New York that his woes came to a climax. “Open your ti‘unk. please.” commanded the custom house officer. “Have you any- thing in there but personal property?” he continued. â€":‘Wgfit do you mean by personal property?” countered the lawyer. i “for heaven’s sake! Don’t you know what personal property 15?". The 0- cer looked up in amazement. “I thought I did.” answered the at- torney, “and I can assure you that there is no real estate in my trunk.”â€" Cleveland Plain Dealer. Pepys’ Library. Pepys’ library since 1724 has been in the possession of Magdalene college. Cambridge. Pepys directed in his will l 1 that his collection of books and man- 7 uscripts should be transferred on the j 3 death of his nephew. John Jackson, to ; either Trinity college or Magdalene college, Cambridge. and required that . the college which received the books ; should submit to an annual visitation from the other. the purpose of which should be to ascertain whether the ’ trust was being worthily fulfilled. “Could I be sure.” Pepys wrote. “of a constant succession of heirs from my said nephew qualified like himself for the use of such a library. I should not entertain a thought of its ever be- ing alienated from them.” Potato Juice Cure. Potato juice as a remedy for sprains. lumbago. gout. rheumatism apd bruisgs serve it. Sargent and His Pictures. When Sargent has finished a picture he is heartily glad to see the last of it. The story goes that a royal visitor to his studio said. after looking over the pictures. “I wonder you can bear to part with them." “Sir,” answered San- gent. “having finished a picture. I am like a hen which has laid an egg. “Come and take it away. come and take it away? I exclalm. Its removal en- ables me to start another."â€"8hemeld (England) Telegraph. ’ overlieard the quarrel befween the de- fendant and his wife? Witnessâ€"Yes. -Heseem'edmhodolnztheum:en1ng! No! to 80 Denied. Crawfordâ€"What does a bachelor know about women, anyhow? Crab- ahaw- We“. ~he efldenfly knew enough about them never to marry one of them. ~New York Tunes Everything Lacking. Personally we have met some men who it weighed In the balance would be found wanting everything. including the bitumen." Galveston News. His Role. Farmer Jenkins until his wife’s death was afraid his son Abel would marry Elizabeth Parks. the daughter of wid- ow Parks. who owned the adjoining farm. Elizabeth was plenty good enough for Abel. and the old man’s ob- jections to such a match were quite unintelligible except that if Abel mar- ried and set up for him3elt his father would be obliged to hire a farm hand. But Mrs. Jenkins had not been in her grave six months before the farm. er one day suggested to his son that it was Kind of lonely in the house; they needed a woman to do the cook- ing. and be rather thought Abel had better marry Elizabeth and bring her in for- the purpose. Though Jenkins senior had no sus picion that Abel had any intentions concerning the girl, Abel had been making love to her for some time. and Elizabeth was responding so far as she thought best Abel reported to her what his father had said and supposed that she would be pleased to know that the way was made easy for them. But to his surprise she received the announcement with knitted brows. "Abel.” she said. “you're a fool." It’s not a pleasant thing to be called a fool by the woman one loves even if one is a fool. and the statement made a temporary estrangement. Abel sought to know why he was a fool, and the reply was: One morning Faxmer Jenkins awoke ‘ at daylight. as was his custom, to find “ahumber of the widow Parks’ pigs ; rooting about among his spring vege- tables that were of a very tender age. He found that a loose bar in the fence separating the two places had been removed during the night. Such a thing had never happened before, and he couldn’t account for it. He drove the pigs back. and while angry at the loss of dollars' worth of peas, string beans radishes and other similar l green things. he happened on the ‘ [ widow. ? _.. “Why. didn't he eat-mirage you to propose to me before?" “I don't know." said Abel. "And why does he do it now?" "I don't know." Abe! repeated. “1 know. In teiling you to bring me home to do his housework he’s grind- ing his own ax.“ “or course he wants you to help us out. but wouldn‘t we all be happy?” - “In the first place he doesn't want me to come to his house at all. and in ‘ the second we wouldn't be happy to» gether. If I marry you I‘ll marry you alone and not with him thrown in.” ! “\Vell. What shall We (10?" “Wait." in this one word "wait" Abel receiv- ed his orders. He was not taken into his betrothetl‘s plans at all He had been told by her that he was a fool. and as to the matter in question he was. Abel was a very smart fellow in some respects. but in seeing through this change in his father's designs for him he was steeped to his ears in stu- pidity. Nothing is so irritating to one' who sees a thing with absolute clever- ness as to be confronted by one who cannot see it at all. in other words. 1f 1 see plainly before me a horse nip- ping the grass in a pasture. just as I have seen hundreds of horses doing the same thing hundreds of times be- fore. and one comes along who tells me the horse is a camel and sticks to it, it makes me mad. “Mrs. Parks," he said. “yer pigs cost me a hundred dollars’ wo’th 0’ garden truck last night.” It was the tone that was ofiensive. “Well, if you wont keep your fence [n condition, Mr. Jenkins, you have only yourself to blame.” “It’s your fence." “It’s no such thing. The fence on that side 0’ my farm don’t belong to me, and it isn’t a party fence neither: it’s yours.” That was a mere starterâ€"the begin- ning of a war. The' widow’s sharp tongue cut gashes all over the farm- er’s feelings and lashed him to a fury. When there was a lull on the firing line Abel went to see Elizabeth. “What a pity.” he said, “that my pop and your mom have got to fight- “Did it a purpose? What did You do it for?” ’ “Oh. Abel, you make me tired!” “How have I blundered now?” .“1 let the pigs into your farm; 1 did it a purpose.” “To make a break between your DOD and my mom. I could see before your mother was buried that your pop would go for mom as soon as he dared do so. He knew he would find an enemy in me, and he thought he’d fix me by withdrawing his opposition to your marryingme. Itwasplalnasthe nose on your face." ‘Enzabeth? said Abel, after giving himself time to digest this astonishing Information. “I wonder how you knew all this.” “I wonder how you didn't know It." “Maybe you’re wrong. after all.” “Try and see.” “How?” “Tell your father you and l are go- lng to be married. and I’m going to keep house for you and him." That night when Abel went home he acted on Elizabeth’s suggestion. £551} said his mmér} bringing his fist dawn an the fame. "you let them “flttvrs :llnnP '!‘ht'!"!'9 tnmlhlér" Aha! nvd “Ilir-I'u-fh WPI‘P married. hut thmr want to live "n a small farm of "19"? own. «' A STUPID By LOUISE B. CUMMINGS Arthur.â€"Oct. 7 and 8. Atwood.â€"Sept. 22 and 23. Ayton..â€"Oct. 6 and 7. Blyth.â€"Sept. 29 and 30. Boltonâ€"Sept. 28 and 29. Brussels.~0ct. 1 and 2. Chatsworth.â€"â€"Sept. 10 and 11. Chesley.â€"Sept. 22 and 23. C1arksburg.â€"Sent. 22 and 23. Collin gwood.â€"Sept. 23-26. Desboro.â€"Sept_. 17 and 18. Drayton.â€"Sept. 29 and 30. Dundalk.â€"October 8 and 9. DURHAM.â€"SEPT. 24 and 25. FeVersham.â€"Oct. 6 and 7. F1esherton.â€"Sept. 29 and 30.‘ _Fordwich.â€"Oct. 3. . Goderich.-â€"Sept. “21-23. iGra'nd Valley.â€"Oct. 1 and 2. iHanoversâ€"Sept. 17 and 18. lHarristonsâ€"Sept. 24 and 25. iHepworth.â€"Sept. 23. :Holstein.-â€"Sept. ‘29 and 30. !Kincardine.â€"Septi 17 and 18. Lion’s Head.â€"Oct. 1 and 2. Listowel.â€"Sept. 7. . ‘London (Western Fair) Sept. 11-19. ‘Markdalue.â€"October 13 and 14. {Meaf-ord.â€"Oct. 1 and 2. ;Mildmay.â€"Sept. 29. iMount Forestâ€"Sept. 1': and 18. ilfieustadtr-Sept. 16 and. 17. [Orangevillerâ€"Sept. 17 and 18. iOwen Sound.â€"Oct. 7â€"9. Paisleyâ€"Sept. 29 and 30. Palmerston.-Sept. 22 and 23. Port E1gin.â€"-Sept. 2-1 and 25. IPriceville.-â€"Oct. 1 and '2. gRipley.-â€"Sept. 2-9 and 30. €R0cklyn.â€"Qct. 6 and 7. .Shelburne.-â€"Sept. 29 and 30. Tara.â€"Oct. 6 and 7. _ sTeeswater.â€"Oct. 7 and 8. gTiverton.-â€"Oct. 6. iToronto.â€"-Aug. 28-Sept. 12. jWalkertomâ€"Sept. 15 and 16. Walter’s Falls.â€"-Sept. '29 and 30. ,Wiarton.â€"Oct. 6 and 7. The Fi1th brothers finished the cuttinO' of theii haixest with a new Massev-Hanis 7ft. binder. Miss Mary Edge has returned to Drayton, to continue her duties in the Continuation schoolEthere. g It is suggested that in order to 'ease the financial stringency caus- ‘ ed by the War a great part of the cotton crop should be placed in Twarehouses in New York instead {of being stored in the South. Miss éarah Jack of Toronto is Visiting 119.1 sister, Mrs. H. Wil- liams. KliSSEhlmgl fiâ€"ite‘hie left last Week to take charge of a school in. Sul- livan. Mr. Herb. Edge spent last Week. with friends in Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. 'Wm. Ritchie are visiting friends in Toronto thlS week. __ _. Miss Alix Edge left on Monday for Lindsay‘ where she is attend- ing Collegiate Institute. Her fath~ er. Mr. D. Edge, accompanied her to Toronto, and spent a couple of days with friends there. BIL G790. Banks .of Durjam is as- sisting Mr. John .G. Firth with the fall work. -Stta Messrs. D. Edge, J. G. Firth, W. G. Firth and "W. J. Ritchie have purchased a corn bind-er from agent A. B. McLellan. ' “There never has been a time in New York city when so many woâ€" men were out of ‘work as at pres- ent.” says Miss Marian K. Oliver. secretary of the Vocation Commit.- tee of the National Civic Federm ation. FALL FAIRS. 1914 "EDGE HILL. «nations. We have peace within our own borders. We have learned thelessons taught by lean times, and so are prepared to face the days ahead. ()ur farmers are ’prospering by reason of the present conditions==and when agriculture flourishes, the business out= look is one of good hope and good cheer. Courage, Canada Let Courage Possess Us Some Canadian industries and mer- cantile enterprises must suffer be- cause of the partial suspension of trans-oceanic trade. But more in- dustries will be stimulated to supply our home demand, which MUST be satisfied. It is a time of business Opportunity in Canada. ”steagmguegaeauwmu QW' Are You Buying Your Shoes At The RIGHT PLACE ? q ‘9 "i ‘3 C9 .3 09 q ‘3' 4" u ' v *y ghe Down town Shoe Store: 5. S. MclIraIth g S 36633633 ¢$3$$$$$¢V83366833333363W33W; 6§§§¢§+9§§§§§§§§§§§§0+§§¢§ 00¢§§¢§+§§§+§§§§§§§§§§§§§O v . - 3 Opposnte the Old Stand. Durham, Ont. E O . ONQQ§§§§§§+§§§§§+§§O§Q§¢O 0099906 OOQOOOOQQQQOOOOOOOO custowers who gave us a share of their patron- age dun-mg mu- thn-ty years business in the Old Stand. WE take this opportunity of thanking our many \Ve are again settled and ready for business in the store just; across the street; and as we have decided to remain in business we ask for a continued support, assuring all of fair honest and courteous treatment. “79 have received a stock of Yarns, Blankets and \Voollen Goods and Invite Inspection; Learn our prices before buy mg. Call and see us in our new premises. CARD 0F THANKS Do you get. a style that makes your foot look trim. The shoe we sell Will suit you for style and price. \Ve have added to our already large sLock ‘1 new lines of CLASSICK Shoes for ladivs, in Patent. Dmxgola- and Swede 1(-’£l.t.hel‘5. Our best lines for men include the well knuwn Astm-izL and Brandon shoes. we have nmny other makes at smaller prices. Call and see these befure making your next purchase. Trunks, Valises. Hosiery lite, always in stock, prices righL. CUSTOM WORK AND REPAlklNG AS USUAL S. SCOTT