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t Il be LOSSES FROM SUBMAIIINES AGAIN SHOW FALLING orr A despatch from London "rc-- Some falling " in the loan of British merchnnunen by submarines is noted in the dick] summary Just Pee/ Eighteen British vessel: of more than [.600 tone were sunk by enhancing or mines last week. Three vessels under 1,600 tons were sunk, while no iuhing vessels were lost. At the afternoon session of the school for rural leadership, Mr. Tom- linson gave a practical demonstration of tree planting. after which Mr. A. H. tNacLennan, lecturer in vegetable‘ gardening, presented that subject in‘ s most interesting and infomstive’ Urey. illustrating his remarks, by ail excellent series of lantern slides. The committee appointed to inter- view President Creelmsn in reference to the future of the school. reported that they had been received with the utmost cordislity and syt=pathy. Dr. Creelanan node some helpful sugges- tions as to the time of holding the school end other matters. This has , encouraged the rural leaders to be- 1 lieve that the future of the school es s l permanent institution is well assured. I punitive“. Inwood; Miss Stover, Queenston; Mrs. W. J. Booth, Honky. A pocket library, for furnishing material and other facts, was urged on the 0.A.C. authorities and the hat, ers went on reeord’as declaring that a more permanent linking " of the rural community leaders with the col- lege. as by an annual convention, willl, still further extend the Influence or, the college and result in greater good. I The Ontario Government" were urged l to follow the example of the Saskat- chewan Government in the engage- l ment of an educational specialist to make a general survey of the province, with a view of increasing the etfieiene, - of the school system. l still further .j the college and The Ontario G to follow the g ehewan Coven ment of an od A despatch from Guelph trarttta- The delegates who are attending the Summer school for rural leadership are so delighted " the progress made) that before dispersing they have organized so that the work can be car- ried on between the yearly gatherings. It was felt that only by the eirorts of an organization could the problems of rural leadership be effectively dealt with and in an interview with Com- missioner c. O. Creelman, he gave this every encouragement and promise of assistance. The object of the associa- tion is the promotion of the highest interests of rural community life, re- _ ligious. educational, social, physical ' and economic. officer, elected ?".ree-rl'teaident, G. N. Simmons, tbrintrtUW, Vice- Pn-~ialent, M. W. Foley, Brooklin; 1 Secretary Treasurer, A. Machrenn‘ Guelph; Executive Committee, W. F. t Carpenter, Hornintr's Mills; N. B. I Campbell. Inwood; Miss Stover, I Queenston; Mrs. W. J. Booth, Bomb]. A pocket library, fee furnishing C material and other facts, was urged onI s the O.A.C. authoritin -nnl at- kw! -. School For Rural Leadership At ,IPartial Success O.A.C. Has Successful .’ = A ammo Rmm LIFE MOVEMENT: on V -- - " Gown strong German counter-em nude in endeavors to wrest from antagonists their former posi At two points near Ypres the Dans, using great muses of were successful in their count: tucks against the British, comp: the evacuation of Hsig's troops 0 Village of St. Julian, but this " use was offset in the Zillebeke Yser Cans] new." as... w----,, - - -- - '"""' by the British and French consolidating positions won this spectacular drive or i a oeq.tett from Ionian "FB.'-- A torrential rainfall and the "sultan turning of the uttuiuw-st, hard of negothtmn at my Points--. into a veritable who mm. but failed to halt, during Wednesday the great Allin! m--~=-- w . ' - Btitish'ud French Since-sec in Yacr Can! Sleetor--agera-s, Re- Take St. Julia. ' mm W mm mm mom A dearatet, tr. Cami? new; au; rest I near Ypres the Ger- greet muses of men, M in their counter-at- the British, compelling I of Haig’s troops of the Julian, but this adennt.. n in the Zillebeke and "men troops in B won in Tu... 'e or in putting counter-attacks. ' "speetive.. ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO tion . I A despatch from Rome "pot-Mote construction of merchant ships of a uniform type and measuring 8,000 tons has been commenced in the Italian shipyards. The first Inunching will take place the end of this month, and others will follow without interrup. 1 tion. I A despatch from London BttrBt--. ‘British troops have driven the Ger- mans from their positions on the Lug- ungu River, in German East Africa, and like are pushing forward in the Kilwa region, gays an oeieialutate.. meat issued by the British War Of-l ties. their I to thd deer, ' Giiiiii7d . I' "The accomplishment of the French troops," continues the correspondent, "evoked the greatest admiration. They threw twenty-nine bridges across the Yser, pushed on, and repeatedly made dean nA-........ " Italians Build 8,000 Ton The bridging work was p: One division alone, in the no single day, succeeded under throwing seventeen bridges front. I A despatch from London Router despatch from Briti quarters in France, after l the victorious advance of th says that the Yser was c many places. FRENCH BUILD Drive can"; "we also compelled to retire to some extent to the east of Gerement, be- tween the Dniester and Pruth region. The statement says the Russians suffered great losses when they were forced to retire serous the Zborcz. ( - . -"-"e "a"..- ml": Ito the flamenwerfer of the Germans, ‘which are merely tanks carried on soldiers' backs and worked by a hand pump with fire nozzle attachment." The newest tanks. have heavier guns, says the Standard, and the ref coil often tosses the huge machines‘ literally about. The crews are now, trained to avoid tank sickness. and it I is necessary to get "tank legs." South, d: VI: BUILD 29 BRIDGES UNDER FIRE in Galicia. of Russ Troops OFFENSIVE Th6 _-, was Prodigious. the course of a upder fire in her describing of the British, ndon says ..--A _British Head- Africa. Ships. crossed in the Ggrmahs', on its Do not let the season pass without making some blueberry muffins. Beat together one rounded tablespoonfu1 of butter, one-third cupful of sugar, one egg, one-half tenpoonful of salt. Then add one cupful of milk, two and a halt cupful: of sifted flour, from which ‘save a spoonful to roll the berries in, four level teaspoonfuls of baking-pow- der and one cupful of blueberries ad. ded lightly the last thing. Bake in greased gem pens and serve either hot or cold. . . I Toronto, Aux. t--jiGirCnToiee, heavy ed a telegram from Ottawa informing 'fa/g',: 31101.3(? tto 'dest.: h 2/e,c,t, 'ttht them that their son, Private Russell 3 ears. . o . ; u C rtf - . . . tle. choice. $10 to 310.50; do., aged. {350 i Murray, was killed m action on June to 39.85; tt.)io"t"gdll'p, "d',", go 89:b It: 29. - common. . to . ; ute ers’ u s. ' . ' - choice, 33.25 to $9.00; do., good bulls.‘ Capt. The. Meikle, tt nttive of P.” t t'Ptll..gt 83.75: Qi; t','lfl'l.1Ts t1.lt./s.'g?i' iton town, died recently In Cardiff, " t. ; o., POUR u I. . o . ', Ibutchers‘ cows. choice. " to 8.60; do.. ’Wales. He was the youngest of four [500:6 /sy,',t8,d,r'i,'."t, 2/,'"tlh"s'y f36.30 brothers, the oldest of whom was the o LitrcBtoelrertt, . o .;ee- . . ' are, 87.75 to $8.76; cannera and putters, In“ Capt. Richard Meikle, of New I :5'23510? It mllkers. gooddto amongst? IGlasgow. o : o., com. an me ., to ; l 'trrrriruters, $80 to $120; llth ewes. 88.50 Probably the urge“ trout catch of to 8191.50; t'll"t,ulyitv(, A', to $3.25; the season wu made by James Hector I year "ll. 0 . i " V93. Roo 0 ' . choice. ttt to 814.50; spring lambs. of Fredericton, who took m 18 dozen“ gum to 816.30: hogs. fed and watered, in one day from the Nsshwssk river. flabuhxg'éb M"M1 ott “W $17; do.. At anmouth the old Gilbert tun- I .0... . o . . ' t Malays“ tM: 'Ffh/rt/l.",",".."', {10.50 derson shipyard, now O'Hsnley's , o .l 2 tr . O . ; ower . relies. 38.50 to 89.50; butchers' cows. wharf, which y." ttT. hanged by the I is to es; bulls. 86.50 to “so; manners. Yarmouth Bhiptmilding Company, 4.50 to $6; lambs, ttt to 513.50; sheep. [my mm mm. " " n--- " ----L --= 37,50 tn M kn. nah.-. an s- In: _ _ -ee w". """"e" vii! tU Via.‘ 17.50 to 88.50; calves. " to $1t I mm In». Ins-tot- Minneapolis, Aug. 1-jheat---septem. her closed $2.18. Cash-No. 1 Northern. 3235 to $3.00; No. 2. do., $2.90 to 32.95. Corn-Nd 3 yellow. $2.24 to 82.26. Oats No. 3 white, " to He. Flour un- changed. "rare-tMao to $36.00. Duluth, Aug. 7-tLlryreed-Utifi8; Sep- tember, October and November, 83.30. Winnipeg, Aug. 7-Caah pricetc- Wheat~No. 1 Northern. 82.38; No. 2, do., 82.35: No. t, do.. $2.80; No. 4, $2.19; No. 3. $1.94; No. 6, $1.68: teed. 31.68. Basis 1eontract--Augtutrt tttrat half). 82.30. orsts---No. 2 C.W.. 750; No. a, do., 74c; extra No. 1 feed. 74c; No. 1 feed. Fee. "ariey--No. S, 81.20; No. 4. $1.16; rejected. 81.09; feed, 81.09. max-No. 1 N.-W.C.. $3.26; No 2 C.Ws, $3.21: No. ' do., 83.09. ‘ we,r"e',tp.N; zAugf 'i,?.k-,i,t.rtivrev/ - "es, em. to. . 8 c: o.. o. ' c; ex- tra No. 1 feed, " to 84c. Pgl,tra BITS " NEWS FROM rm, iee,,tltrui,. 81.2.26. J1fte,rTh1'.."1tt.bii, Sprain MARITIME PROVINC w on [mien s. rsts. ; o., ocean a, m. 312.50; strong bakers', $12.80; Winter gamma. choice. $13; straight rollers. "li8 tom,'liu'sir ','ede, sum-39:: te,' - . . n e oattt-- arre s. . o mm: 'er, of t'fs;"",'ii, 34.4.2450 'M,': Item- of Interest Frol- Plum Lar P.err-- imn. ; a orts. ; m - dlintrs. $50; moulllie. 860 to t61. Hay--. bed By Wave. of the mo. 2, per ton, car lots. $10 to 310.50. [2,et'i'pidf2t';'.t n'lt"t"etff-"di, Izuc; do., Atlantic. ensterns. l e. utter-te ocest cream- . - cry. 39 to 39k: 'seconds, 8890. 1iltrtrtr-- The strawberry _ was exception Fresh. " to 48c: selected. 44c; No. 1 ally large on Prince Edward Island stock, 400; No. 2, do,. " to "c. Pota- this year T toes---r'et. bag. car lots, $1 to " _ _ . 'mtvt.ions--whou.ta. Smoked meattr--Hama, medium. 30 to Me; do.. heavy, " to Mc; cooked. 41 to 42c; rolls. 27 to 280: breakfast bacon. 33 to 86c; backs. plain. " to 37c: bone- less. 89 to 400. Cured Teate-Lontr clear bacon. " to 26hc per lb; clear bellies. " to Mc. tau'd---Ptird lard, Heroes. " to 263C: tubs, 261 to 2690; palla.‘26l to " e', compound. tierces. 21c; tuba. 2130; pails. 2lie. 'v",!"r"'"lnrfta-trt)ed, 510.50 per bush: Limaa. pel' lb., 18 to 19c. .. Potatoes. on track-Red Star. new, bbl.. 85.00 to 85.26: North Carolina. a???) bbl.. 85.00 to 85.25; seconds. bbl.. Wm"... .. *V cvv. uucn. spring. SOC. Live P_oultrr--fipriiiit chickens. ltr.. 200: hens, " to Ire; ducks. Spring. 13c. 11p.rtev-ccGrir-UG'tr'k' tine and heavy weight. per don. $2.76; Select. $2.60 to $2.75; No. 2, " to $2.25. Beamr--PrlrG white. 89.50 per bush: iItported,oiGiiirririiis. 310.50 per bush.,' Llamas, pef Ib., 18 to 19c. 9reymery prints. " to 88e. 'ttE-sew-raid, in out of ca_rtomg. 42c. 1arird, -"--'.. -"v'""'""H Ilwer-fereamehr. solids. to Mc; prints. per Ib., " to 1 per Ib., 29 to 30c. F'tttrs--Pe"r dos" " to 380. Wholesale/rr, are selling u trade at the following prices 'ett_eerre-9GiF, large. sn to Mt to Mic: trim-n: " o- """-.-. 'dt'"'?""". to "cunt: outande. ' Pmur--qtd 2. nominal. teem-din: to freight: outside. "rt.tTii1ili,iiip,e nominnl, according to freig tn outside. Ryec-Nir. 2, nominal. uccordir' to freight: outside. I Manitoba, ttour-mart patents. in Jute bags, 81190: second patents. in Jute than, $12.40: ltrong boiler-Z in jute l bags. 812.00. l ntario Muy"-rwinter, wording to gsample. 811.20. in bags, tuck. Toronto, prompt shipment. l I kriltreef-Nyiir' lots. delivered Montreal 1freixhtn. bans tnclydmr-rriiiiii. per ton.‘ 135; shorts. pet-ion. $41: mind!!!"- "tpf-tstr, No. 2. T 812.00: mixed, per ton, Toronto. Straw-car Iota, per Toronto. “wt-.- _ Toronto. Aux. Pt-Manitoba what- (No. 1 Northern. 82.38; No. ' Northern. 82.35, nominal. store Port Willinrn. B‘Mnnitob. oato--No. , C.W.. 86c, tuck y ports. Americnn corn-No. 8 yellow. nomi- in]. track Toronto. Ontario o.to--No official quotations. Ontario wheat-NL. , Winter, per car lot, ttas to 82.60; No. t, "" to ".58. nominal. according to freight: outside. Peaar--Nd. 2. nominal, according to (reirhu outside Markets of the WEE TtfretrtrrrNew, large. su to 28c.. twins. to 231C: triplets. " to 2350: old. ye. 30c; twine Mtc; triplets. sole. 'otter--riYesti dairy. choice. " to "tv, Ignery prints. " to Mc; noltda. 87] ', c. tttpr-New-laid, in cartons, " to Mo; of cartons. 42c. reused 'roulttr-4eprintr chickens. Met I. 80c; nquabs, per don., " to “.60: Keys. " to toe; ducks. spring. Mc. Ive P_oultry--t1prini chickens. Ib.. hem. " to Ire; ducks. Spring. lac. "rt-v-C-vos.-".." ‘77 - _ LIV. Stock lute" Country "o.muso--wturtiu WWI"! Grain Beontreat _ . ,7 ~-- v--- -""." m. our lots. $10 to 310.60. " Westerns, 21lc: do,, l Butter-Choices) cream.. to: seconds. $8te. Etrtrsr-- "c; selected. “c: No. 1 'o, 2, (110.. 36MB) Mfg. Pota- ---_. W. ul. [, per ton. $41; 'thiriihiGll', to $46; good feed ttour, per ax. T-'-prts---tsnadun Me; do., No. 3, 840; ex- 88 to 84c. Pgera- ,,r.1o.y.r-.hh.utitotii Spr nu n..- ' . m, - No. 2. Benton. 811.50 to per ton, " to $10. track - olidi. per Ib., '" " to 35k; dairy. ton, 88.00. track to the retail I If you live away from a shoe store Mind A shoe pinches, stretch it by wringing a' cloth from quite war water and wrapping it around the shoe, over the foot. This gives the needed room. and doesn’t hurt the leather. on! moisten the lining of the shoe (or the stocking) with alcohol, and wear shoes while drying. The lining stretches to tlt the foot. No taking cold with aleohor. W - __ -"eH ----r-"-"‘-'"6 wulyuny, Ltd., will soon be a scene of great act- ivity, as building, etc., is now going on. Probably the longest trout catch of the season was mode by June: Hector of Fredericton, who took in 18 dozen in one day from the Nashwaak river. At Ytuanouth the old Gilbert San- derson shipyard, now O'Hanley'a I wharf, which has been leased by the Yarmouth Shipbuilding Company,’ I Mr. and Mrs, John Murray, 401 Agricola Street, Halifax, have receiv- ed a telegram from Ottawa informing them that their son, Private Russell fMurray, was killed in action on June .29. t Upwards of thirty cars of ttsh were taken on board cars at North Sydney during the past week and shipped to Chicago and other American points. The fish all came from Newfoundland. One of the heaviest’ shipments of strawberries that ever came down the St. John River arrived on Wednesday and a conservative estimate placed the number of boxes close to 60,000. ) It has been announced that P. W. Thibeau, B.A., of Thibeauville, River Bourgeoise, C.B., has beén awarded 3 Knights of Columbus scholarship at the Catholic' Unimlity of America, Washington, DC. From the Ocean Shore! _ _-_ “an = Aclluuul In 1313- 13, the two best years in the history ot the institution. Mr, Kent is head ot the Boy Scouts in Toronto and is identified with many philanthropic enterprises. Long and continued ill. ness has compelled Dr. Orr, Manager since 1903. to seek a long rest. cnarge. He in President of the To. ronto Board ot Trade and has been on the Exhibition Board since 1906, always showing I close interest in l"' work. He was President in lint. , n... b--, l . MR. JOHN G. KENT, e man of wealth and extensive business in. terests. who has refused to accept any remuneration whatever tor his services as General Manager or the Canedien National Exhibition. pre- terring to serve the, public tree ot charge. He is President of the To. ronto Board of had. “a m.- B.-. BRUNEI) $1,500 “my To SERVE PUBLIC FREE HN G. KENT, . man of d extensive business in. 10 has refused to accept eration whatever tor his , ', General Manager ot the l National Exhibition, pre- serve the. public tree of e ist Ilreeident ot the To. I In checking up the wastes remember the poultry parasites. Lice and mites keep many a pound of meat and many an egg out of production. Put crude oil in the poultry house crevices and) around the roasts and whitewash the] _.L-I _ _I, whole place . , "This was the Prince's gretefuli (method of paying his bill. Mr.) iDubois, the proporietor of a ehateau' in the neighborhood of Compiegne.f which was methodically pillaged by the Kaiser’s son, has llid a formal charge of theft with the French au-' thorities against Prince Eitel." l, I "It was an ntavism no doubht, or mayhap a precautionary measure, Hor some months after, when the princely furniture mover left the chateau, it blew up, as if by mere chance, with what was allowed to rev main there. l - -_-___ - -va- 1 "Sometimes he would take a spade and stolidly turn the ground, perhaps in the hope of finding buried treasure to add to the wagon loads of furni- ture he already had sent far from the dangers of bombardment. ' l 771-- I l "He lived a quiet life," adds Mr.) 'Chevalier, "and was troubled iirie) ‘only by a visit from his blusterimri father. ( "In his solitary walks across the I [country the Prince's only companions' 'were melancholy and a dog. l I During his sojourn at Avricourt, in (the Oise, the Kaiser's son resided at [the chateau of Comte Balny d'Avri- Icourt. In the moments when he was not hiding his ponderous form in a shellproof dugout communicating with the grounds of the chateau by a Bub. terranean passage this "fat, red-faced man with a huge paunch consumed quantities of cabbage." I fPrince Eitel, the Kaiser’s Son, Blew Up Chateau Be Pillaged. Andre Chevalier, special correspond- ent of the Intransigeant at the French front, gives a few sidelights on the life of. Pri_n_ce Eitel Friedrich. l Greece ( Preparations are under way to call out the classes of 1916 and 1917, eg- gregating 60,000 men. The Greek Government is highly gratified at the result as showing the allies are recog- nizing the territorial integrity of am... All Been Withdrawn. A despatch from Athens ttay8r-- Withdrawal of the allied forces from Old Greece, Thessaly' and Epirus in accordance with the decision of the Balkan conference at Paris is being rapidly carried out. The withdrawal ’from Corinth and other occupied, points was previously executed. Thel Italians are similarly preparing to leave Janina and other sections of Piraeus, retaining only a small tri- angle near Aviona, in Albania. The unanimity of the allied action is a source of satisfaction, as the Italian aspiration desired a wider field, but yielded in the interest of the! united action to withdraw all and leave Greece to the Greeks. I French and British Troops Have A ROYAL FURNITURE THIEF. ALLIED FORCES LEAVE GREECE ern Railway, giving the Government complete ownership of the C.N.R. 'system and all subsidiary enterprises. Appointment of three arbitrators to A despatch from Ottawa "rr.- The Canadian Northern Railway Sys- tem, including its branch lines, ter- minals, telegraph and express ser- vices, grain elevators, steamship lines on the Great Lakes and other sub- sidiary undertakings, will be acquir- ed by the Government on behalf of the Canadian people. Further, the Gov- ernment will lend to the G. T. P. PI-i way Company $7,500,000, repayable fly demand with interest 6 per cent, and secured by a mortgage on the corpor- ation’s assets. The railway proposals in brief: Purchase of the outstanding $60,-i 000,000 stock of the Canadian North-l ilimil0illElir It NATIMAHZE A CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY Will Also Make a Cash Advance of $7,500,000 to Grand Trunk Paeitle. , e's only companions! Germany has another enemy. Siam md a dog. ihas declared war against her and her would take a spade ally Austria. The military importance :he ground, perhaps of the declaration may not be so ling buried treasure great; the peace strength of the Siamg yon loads of furni- ese army is only 12,000 men. But theI d sent far from the,utter failure of Germany to promote rdment. - ldissentions in the East favorable to: am no doubht, or _ German ambitions is emphasized by it, utionary measure, Siam has had grievances against the) after, when the French. A quarter of a century ago! mover left the f a French fleet at Bangkok brought to: a, " If by merefterms the Siamese and compelled the was allowed to re- . cession of Cambodia. More recently; [territory was ceded to France and to, Prince', gratefuliGreat Britain. But the territorial in-H r his bill. Mr. _ tegrity of the country has been gun-J; Rotor of I ohnfnnn V nub-nu! '- L-‘-L " - - - -- vow" gas-1' :hateau V anteed by both Powers, and their in- piyqe/mtenee has been exerted to promote ed by its development. .rf German intrigue formal has been busy there, they have been eh au- , able to defeat its purpose. In other words, German ambitions in Asia will not he realized. The loyalty of India tember to the British Crown was one evidence:' [mites of that. Chang Haun’a failure in) many China is another. Now comes Siam to' crude say that it is more willing to trust' I and the Allies than Germany. No moral ttt the than in South America, will there be! any Teutonic expansion in Asia. l "T""'""" ”ivy-t vs UMWVHIVU. l Winnipeg butchers announced that lacs] packing houses have lied thou- sands upon thousands of chickens in cold storage since last fall, and that gthey stand to lose heavily on them. i They paid 20 cents a pound for them. The eo-operative sale of the wool collected from Manitoba farmers by the Department of Agriculture will probably take place about August I. 'More than 200,000 pounds of wool has been. collected to data. I Incorporation has been granted to: the Canada Coal Company, Ltd., with headquarters at Calgary, and a capital stock of $750,000, and Dominion Farm, Holders, Ltd., aISo of Calgary, with al capital stock of $t,000,000. I The Army and Navy Veterans held a bathing costume contest " their pic- nic__at Winnipeg Beach. Logs cut on the Upper Athabasca river, intended for the sawmills at Edmonton, through the heavy spring freshets have been diverted down the river to the Arctic. I About 13,030 pounds of food was destroyed by the city health author" ties during the month of June in Win- nipeg. for the Invalid Soldiers' Welfare for the Invelid Soldiers' Welffnre League by "The Trenches," put on at the Edmonton Exhibition by returned; soldiers. i The Edmonton health inspector or- ders that all garbage be destroyed, and not fed to pigs, to check hog cholera. l Ontario Bora ond Girl. Are Living. Saskatchewan whisky dealers are permitted to keep liquors for export animals outside of the province. Items BETWEEN ONTARIO AND BRI- TISH COLUMBIA. From The Middle West Demand loan of $7,600,000 at 6 per; cent., secured by mortgage, to be! made to the G.T.P. Railwny. Govern-', ment to tnke power to constitute . board of directors. I At least five-tsixth, of the outstand- ing shares to be transferred by egres- ment. Government to take the right to compel the transfer of the remain- ing shares. Canadian Northern to retain its corporate identity with operation and administration under a board of directors med by the Government. {determine the nine of the stock ac- quired, subject to In appeal to the Supreme Court by either the Govern- ment or the owners or pledgeea of stock in the event of failure by the arbitrators to reach an unanimous determination. l Germ“! loses in Asia. _-uvllf; and ”none the “matures are also those of two American fgtba"aiaUiir'r"d', 1nd Whitehw Reid. -TH---, Teach the girl: how to mend their own stockinn and clothes. In n to come they will be very "tutu that you took this trouble. But don't hep than just It the mending. Gin [tein some nice new doth to work a. into moon. Ihem is an ill-pin. ,tfbetsibotrt' that which dom not can. from ”in; up . big rip ht one. dun. or hing to It» " n ue lob in u with... . Rouge"? “WM the _ H... mm locks and keys, leontnim the nuns of humane. from 1618. But for the part phyed by Euclid: soldiers in the destruction of the tom, Word! the Prime Minister might hue found his name in the same book with David, Earl of Hunt, ingdon. Among the name: on the roll are those of Cohan, Bright and than Prime Ministers-4h“ “M .. - -- ... Wat-on. Bright and iii/ii Prime Miniaten~Earl Run-ell, Lord Roseberry _nnd Mr. 3.19m.-. - . - --. VI "In”. , When Mr. Lloyd Georee received the {freedom of Dundee recently he .wu asked to write his name in the “Lockit Book." This ancient volume. of antique when 1...“: s- . - "an...“ an voynge " a spot' l'twenty-one miles from Paris. ' Red-try Book of Dundee. l Wk-.. n- .. - A ,__ - m we "Lockit Book." This ancient volume, of antique paper. bound in leather cov- ered wooden boards. and, " its name indium, fitted with locks and keya. contains tho nam- " Mn“ - - --. ".-.. -vu‘llb Ill 1605 The two rivals, hlving agree settle their respective difference I duel, decided that the fight 5 .tnke phee in the air. Two bal iwere constructed, identical in 1 idotail. and on the appointed iGrandpre and his second entered Icar of one balloon and Le Pique other. The scene of the ascent tho and» " A - .-- I In these days when. aerial duets are of almost hourly occurrence it may be interesting to reall the cir- cumstances of the first eoMiet of this nature. This combat, which we: the result of a quarrel between two Purin- inns, M. De Grudpre and M. Le Pique, over I. lady engaged at the [In- periol Open. we: fought in 1808. The two rink, thing synod to settle their respective differences by " (In-l JA-L'i’ ". . " l Two New Ross Bo;I-;;:”bound Iover to keep the peace for stealing a British ensign from the Barrow P'" Club, and then burning the flag. , ---9------ l THE FIRST AERIAL DUEL. Fought in Paris in 1808 and Wine... i , ed by noun-(II. ," The Belfast Banking Company pro- pose amalgamntion with the landon City and Midland Bank, of which Reginald McKenna in a director. John B. Tedcastle was fined £6 " the Dublin Police Court for having sheep for nle on the market which were entering from web. John Marni": of Belfast, I trick cyclist, known on the lace u Jack Gerald Silvano, wu killed in the re- cent London air raid. A very enjoynblo with“: was held " Crouthwaite Park, Kings- town, in aid of the Irish War Hon- pital Supply, Kingstown. y The B-dymnhon Union Cardinal have been unable to obtain tenders for butter, which in now selling at half n crown a pound. John Keane, 1 farmer of Athlone, has adored prizes up to 22 for the best tilled and cropped plots in Templepnt- rick district. A steady “team of harvesters has been leaving the port at Dublin to take part in the harvesting omn- tions in England. A flouting mine was found by some Gnlwny men neu- Spiddnl, and while they were examining it, it exploded, killing nine men. Joseph O'Neill, J.P., Co. Curlew, has been unanimously elected chair- mnn of the North Dublin Rural Dir trict Council. l The lint of this year’s crop of [strawberries were sold at New at fone shilling and fourpence per pund. At the fete held at Crotsirthwaite Park, Kingstown. in aid of the Eine. town War Hospitsl, the sum of £118 was realized. ! The Department of taken pollution of ,80uommon, under I tir, J. Scully was re-olected as chair.. man of the South Dublin Guardians and Min Buchanan an vice-chairman. The Londonderry boot and shoe repairers have gone on strike. having been refused a bonus of ten shillings a week. The death took Mutton, Ca Ribaton Gurstin. ES. Owing to persistent potato crop in the making crest protrr Happening: I. d . Intel-cit ha, Eri u: BY .1 LAND'I air. Two balloons identictl in every he 'PPOinted day Iecond amend the And Le Pique tho tf the “cent was Heroine: by titrht should k, of which iroctor. were bound for stealing he Barrow 'ethefine. be. Wad. Developed by r... I With Experience. at Fro-L After the war some one will In to eompile-Mor the benefit of renliat' but inexperienced novelist- lit code of the slung of the New Anni " could hardly be done now for I Co deal of that slang in in a Mate of flu Phrases like “wind up" ti. s., frighte ‘odl, or to "put the wind up" any " (i. e.. make him frightened), have r mained pretty ettqtgtattt during the Ins two years. But word- like “much out" {noun and verb), have develope of sort! of “I‘m eminent-lo Simply and originally a “wish-01W must have been the out. of a can: whose occupant- Ind been about ll orally waahed out by “that; of mt 1tytute-tt-imtttb-eade. acripdon of In] my “plea-l ant st'tttntio- nut-loud much very “My iradeu--4mt [i.14i.i't/ -thitte at all. In. I been tre h, We by the Ger-u. to a not pa] 0: an and» liner. I To help Raul: in both will be the nut mic.- that the Sute- will under. He all: us that he found n or incurable malady in the democracy; deanveracies are l trouble. he rennin aomewlu only, and Rania is passing no darker days that his own Ina (one through safely. "We nun remember." he so I people in Whom all conutru fort Ina been Impressed for cannot immediately develop for quick action. The first My one of debate. T admirable traits in the Russi, acter will pull the nation um prawn! criaia. Natural love and order and capacity for lo govern-lent ban been denim every day since the revolution country'a moat aarioua lack in and adequate truncation ahall do what We can to help R M's lad Scions had: is I all Adequate Transact-lath The Mon. Elihu Root. as lead the mission to Russia f rum the U States, has sent forward a brief I meat of the situation there th quite reassuring. He does not his: either the dangers or the euitahe, but he does insist that the took ls hopeful, and that he am members of his party are great]: contacted. SOLDIERS USE NEW SLANG Ill. ROOTS REl'uk'l‘ 0N kl In the squadn we! there I My all are s Ot the six. one oi lam-Indy are re m Injuries r have been lnforn It tor service It Deaths, but I am the (run! to am my “copiers m Dells. They J"" Incl time to the I ten uvor us with the war in the I bomb: and on m - as an uppe Flight Lleut. as badly hurt tn the 1 of MI ttight, and I tinh hospital sincr h Engine Refund to W "I Dllkhed the nose of my “I and almost got into a but null my engine refused At one thousand feet I ma ”It ot giving up and be $anding place, when the "owed signs of activity an little coaxing I "unmet-d to g volutions to halt the number tor tiight. I headed for Fr "that Belgium, and must-d trenches and 'No Math Lam f6et. Rit%s and machine Cu timed on my machlnv. and up In “It behind the Belgian. lln covered that my tttttChino Lad Mr all“. but not much darn; - was my initiation I. the u III I often wonder what I w “a; now if my engine had il the (host' tor good on that trd line the clouds mt ‘Huuland‘ la w, lahut ott my much tho clone .01. Then I on. Cl.’ but my Chaim than: to use a (In Imagine my trip over the line VII. "t lunded h. - Friday mo ll. for the tir of War -ience as n '"q"""tlq. M .~k.. wumthhuax Ii crossed very nearly " of I'Prl It " Pile gt " " u n d R 0