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A'ChViitrnas Greeting

To a Returned "Woundeil Soldier, from

.'.Lis 'Father,- Mother and only Sister.

You done Very well, your letters do tell,

\Ve.bad pleasure in reading thaw every

tiine; /"?.'

As we wished yon good.luck, we admired-

.vour'fiiie pliiebj .-1' '

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And" hoped you would live tq nineteen"

"ninty hme\r' .'**'

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\Ve \vishW e^ery tiixie;since

yoti crossedthjeline,.'.'.'

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And.iioped you wouldr.liye tili'*1999; ...

Your efforts all -^to'id^.are?co'uirageous>? and>bold,

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Then' you. will b£lOl) .years old._%:'> ; .

Your-tripip'er. the b'rinyjT-lctiow, "jnustbe grand, ..

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Arid the-..'pleMufe-'xba\.Tj5d}'/!rff.^i6^jei?:vou did land. :

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Your rides on. the.,rickshaw, must be

great'fun, ,..

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Almost as godd as cljaaiug the Htm.

'J'he Hun's big pride .was/ soon knocked

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They will have to abide by .the turn;We missed not one day, since you vf'ent

away,'

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We ferventlygrayed

you'd return.

On the-Uh of July they, wounded our1

boy,The Yanks fought beside them this

time:

liacked by the French they- chargedtrench after trench, ._?.?.-.

And drove the' Huns back to the

Khine.,

"\Ve gave our dear son to beat down the

Huh,'

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Now victory is won we will n;eet him

Fond father, fon'd mother, fond sister,fond brother'

As we love one, another we'll, greethim.

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ChorusVc wished every time since jrou crossed

the line,?

And hope you will live till 1999;Your efforts all told are .courageous and

bold'

Then you will be 100 years old.

This young soldier was born 1S99.

E. P. Crowe.

Rainbow, Dee 17, 1918.

F. JJo Davis,Painter and- Paperhanger,

Sign writer' and Decorator

Federal Steegl, SainBaw.Estimates given. Reasonable charges

Oils, Paints and Papers always in stock

New Stock WallpapersEnamels,'Paints,* Varnish, Stains "'for

Furniture, DIAMOND' DYES

ADDRESS-ijext to" Rainbow Argus'.

Office.

An Australian Office.

THE fiTftHlCINSURANCE' COiiPAN'V;,LIMM$D

Established 1849.

I?IRE,Marine, Accident, Workers'

Compensation, Live Stock, iMotor

Car, 0ro[) arid Stack Insurances effected' '

LOWEST TARIFE RATES:

FOR ALL RISKS.

Local Agent-A. MACD.ONALD,' ; '

RAINBOW.?

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Head Office-:

53 Market Street, MELBOURNE." '

"JAMES J: IIAVERTY,- Secretary.

SUPPORT THE. AUSTRALIAN. COMPANY.

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FRUIT MART,

greengrocery, Stationery,Tobacconist.

W. T.'

A^tw-ELL}>EGS

to intimateto#the residents of

J Rainbow and district that lie has

purchased the business formerly con

ducted by Mr'." P. Hepburn,'and hopesby always selling the best linies of fresh

fruit, vegetables, &c., to merit a share

of public patronage.

ORDERS PROMPTLY. DELIVERED

Cash Buyer of EggsAt H ighcst Market I^ates.

\Y. T. S. ATTWELL,Federal Street, Rainbow

PIANO TUNERAnd Repairer.

G. P. Frayliiip;ARRIVES

at Rainbow, on NOVEM

BER 14th. TUNES regularly' at

i{;iiiil)ow, Stawell, Horsham, Dimboola,Nliill.

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Orders niny. bo left with Mr. J.

^Visliart, jeweller;'Rainbow.

Wheat Scrip,?We are Buyers

-o-D ay's ratesA' poof, SJd: B. poo!,Js IJd, less railagej'C.pool, Is l?d,less railage.' .

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No Commission.

Payment made through'your bank.Tel figraph' or' Write us for quotations.

Brown & Dureau, Ltd.,323-395 Flinders Lane,

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Melbourne.

Wheat Scrip,

IAM BUYER, any quantity of; any

seasons.' Sellers wire'or'

write for

IjiglieEtprices. ;

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l,r°mpt cash 'settlements through any" :'

bank.''

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P. H. ADAMS;,47. Queen.Street,. S|el^purn6

Tp stand this Season at- Rainbow, and

travel the^-urrpunding district.-"'I:'

'WELl;-kNO\VN TROTTING'.1

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The TrickrpER-MS-£2 10s chance, £.3. 10s

{tiiaraniteeci. Mares from a' dis

tance pad docked; 10s extra. All mai'es

sold.orleaving the district, without

EEpectiou, to be paid for as if in foal.""

M. STORER & SONS,?

Proprietors, Rain be w.

yearsis

& A. Ik. H ^

can blow /be used for so many purposes in the lion Re holdhave virtually an Electric Mary Him.

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» Wtl ^ sp ft f§ SI &}£'-vl '"1%

p*i:c§n

Jiny Yourself 01} Your Friend a Useful Present that is also a thing* of beauty

t\ Radiant Grill that will Toast,Boil or Grill.

Rn Ei ectrlc Kettle w*th. -which

you can make a cup of tea or

coffee without a lire.

Hit Electric Iron^-Somethingyour wife can do her household

work with without stewingherself.

R Vacuum ©leanerwhich you can sweep your house,dust your furniture or clothes,without raising any dust.

Rn. Electric Fan makes even

ino\s delightful.

M Sewing Machine Motoror a still larger one to drive the

washing* machine.

SEE ©OR ELE6TR1© WINDOWAnd ask Yourself could you invest money better in buying- presents for

those vou wish to propitiate ,

KMBSK&SiSSSS;

That are

AppreciatedSee Exquisite

JewellryAt

J. Wiahart's

Jewellry Stoi?e, Rainbow

stmetson &

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Special Prices on.

Superb Styles

Ever to the fore \vit,hfashion's latest

modes and ever to the fore in doivh right

good value, we have for the current season

so combined these two.essentials to pleasurable buying that YOTJ cannot fail to make

choice of vour summer dressingand.

draperyneeds both pleasugably and

profitably..

Note well these, fpw typical examples of

STRAUSS value?, and whilst: assortments

are at their beet',' call in'

and 'make hiijipy

selection.''V

Ladies Crash Dust Coats in latest effects

with boat shape collars, ajso with qt^iart

navy and brow n check, collars and buttoiis.

Prices 25s Gd' tt> 45s."

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Assam Dust Coats, with .stylishly pleatedskirt and belt. Price 84s. "-V "

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Distinctive Costumes in' luigiandWhito r

S'ili with smart pleats and buttons. Price G!!a

"VVhite Gabardine Costumes . and-

Coat

frocks, very smartly made, finely finished.

Prices 35s to 4os.,

Children's J)ainty Dressps in Voile and.Sills," 'handsomely embroidered. Prices 7«

ad to 2is?'

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Su.mmerjRlouBca, all newest styles in Crepede-chene, Silk and Voile. 'Prices 7s 6d to' 38s

ffTia. wjb,h asinm#jForemost, for Value, RAINBOW.

Successor to P. J; Ryan

Common wealth Hot^ly Rainbow

On V the very Best Brands of Wines, Spirits, and 1/iquors, kept."

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CE.LEBPATED STAWELL ALE ON. DRAUGHT."

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FIRST-CLASS TABLE. A1 ACCOMMODATION FOR BOARDERS

This spacious Hotel being situated within,a stpnetlirowof. the

Railway (Station, makes it very convenient for the travelling pubile

Absolutely the most capacious and best Yard and Stable accommodation iia tEe'town.

The Ideal Style for every taste

may be easily selected, from

the large assortment which we

are now showing includingPanamas, Rough

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and. SoftFelts in all fashionable colors.

New designs in Wide Ends, all silk

knitted goods, ..Stud Knots, FancyBows, etc.

New Fashion ShirtsIf you want something that is novel and distinctive

in Perfectly Cut Fashion Shirts we can show youall that is new.

FootwearSpring Goods now showing. We give you quality

plus style.Prices lowest always.

Repairs as Usual

The Headquarters for Clothing and Boots,

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J. L. WISMRT,Federal Street, Rainlxxw. .

A Heaiie away from Home.

ejL&,oJd premises have been replaecd by a commodious

Two-Storey Brick Building.Covered yard way and stabling accommodation largest in,Victoria.

Electric Light throughout the hostelry.

First-class Brands of Ales,Wines and Spirits.

EUREKA HOTEL,RAINBOWG. WftLLJSS,

F.D.O.C., F-V.O.A.

Expert Optician, Sight Specialist

146' BQURKE ST., MELBOURNE.

. Are your. Eyes troublesome ?

Do they Ache or Tire Quickly?,Are you troubled will v Styes ? "floating, Specka?".

. Do you, ouffer from H 2o.d2.d1c0 ?. Neuralgic Patau?.

Are you irriiabie ? IVervy ?

. Do you, get Pains Back of the Ejjcs ?

? Is your. Child Backward in Work at School ?

'11 tic 8**eat mejority o^cxseo c!u« to iornc aefcr.t of ihr ??>'

,:hc abov* a'ro the raou 11 of

"whirh Clin Ijo

por«sw^«Q6iv

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PROPERLY FITTED; GLASSES.

We Fit Glosaso Properly.We are Fully Qualified fojr our. Work.

- Wc Guaraniee our Work.

We have Hundreds of. Testimonials.,

our Chargeo g*re MOderato.

YOU ARE INVITED TO CONSULTUS.

Next. Vieitt.p- (

RAINBOW-Friday, January, K7th,

from 2' p.m, to 6 p.m., at Dunphy's.I Commonwealth Hotel

fsu}r/rasalfmax:s.r!I 11 |

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Fecferal . Street^ Hainbow.(Undei'entirely Ne^y.Management)

x 4 he. veiy best.brands only of Wines,- Spirits, rind Liquors stockCARLTON ALE ON TAP

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Refrigerating* Butchers,,

and Preserved Meat PiiTTayors.Highest Price given for FAT STOCK, also.Hides.. Skins,

and Tallow.

CAREFULLYselected and refrigerated moat kept under, h'ygie.

conditions ensures good he.alth, clear brains, steady nerves, go.'work by day and good sleep by night.

Pfimeai. Beef, Mutton a'M.d

5MAi£L GOODS

Pork,

'\4r5^l

2ndEr* JgI0S0Hearne's MM ?'! sms

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Bronchitis StttCare.' it&&i

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TS /.Tariff* i!|2»T'3<SrVP*& V*!ufcj.^L.f A.'sa.^t^ r£J>. »A«> it H.-r' & &1Z. ?

TTiose wh.a have taken this medicine are amaz<?d a,t its.splencH.4;,

Lcaling pov/er. Stiirerers iroiri Bronchitis, .Cough, Croup, AslLma,Hoarseness, Difficulty of Pain cr Soreness in the chc£t,

Superience delightful and rapid relief, ond lo those, v/hd^ra jiubjeefc.

Sp Colds on the Chest it is inva.'uab'e, as it snecls a complete curs.

|i is most comforting inai'.-iyingf irritation. in thev Throat and giving.

Strength to the. Voice, and it neither allows a. Ccugh or AsHl-.ma ta'

become chronic, nor Consumption to. develop. Consumption is not

known, -where Coughs" have, qr^ their first appearance, been

properly treated v/ith this, medicine. No house should be -without,

it, as taken, at the beginning, a.4<?r?. or tVf° ^generally sufficient^

and. a complete cure is pertain,.

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§old fc>7/ all i^ewisfe IVsecaicine.. V^aidam.

CONSIGN Y0,U-.Rv

GRAiN,

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IPC -RT8TR Ii §ii» A J ^ s-uA k i h 1 i. ,l d 1

Was! 573 taS7Q OGLli^S ST.,^ELB0UR?j!I.

Tbe Company act. Strictly: cis Selling Brokers.?f,

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V%f^' i;i fi A'W ^ ki C»!

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LOCAL. AGESMT

A. J. HARXKS

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Printed anil oublished by i!or.ic:;T llir

G&in bow Arsiia," Federul-street, Rsiubowat the ottice ot

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VOUNOBROTHERS, NHfLL,Auctioneers.'

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.J3toqk sii£ Station Agents, Land, Finance and Commission Agents.'.

Heacl Offices : NHILL"

Branch Offices at

KAJS'JVAV RAINBOW AND' ? ?JEPAunV

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Auction sales of

j^rorses,CattSe, Sheep, &c.

£nd as under-Nhill, Kaniva, Rainbow

'Jeparit, Lorquon, :Netlierbv, Lavr

loit;'

Lillihiur, Servieetpn :and

Keomarev.

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Auction and Clearing Sales conducted

£ .... in' 'any pal't'of'tlie State iift'd South

Anstteliii/'.,,v :

LAND:" 'SALES A.SraOIAL^Y.

Unlimited Amounts of Trust Money to

( Le\sd at'iRxil)ngiBa!te3.'','''>''

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''agents ;for

Dennys, LaacelleB, Austin & .Co., ^Woo*'Brokers, Geelouy:'arid Melbourne

ind- business arranged' with all the

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leading. firms

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of'-' Auctioneers in

N:S.W. and S.A"'.^

Sheep and 'Cattlfe Trucjcs secured for,"

'""'BallaTa.t' arid' Melbo'uYue Markets,arid tracking EupeHatended, if re

quired".. '

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The National Mutual Life Associationof . Australiaj, Limited. '. ' ''

?Jhe" North "British and Mercantile Fire

Insurance Company,'?. . .(..

Che'feallavat Banking .CompanyL'he Australian Muttiiiriiive' Stock In

: tjura'nee Society, Limited'

hooper's Celebrated Sheep DipTrustees* 'Executor^1'arid' lA'sency Co.,

'* Limited.'.... -

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Manager-JOHN SAND EES.

^^.rnitule. Cattle, PouJtry~"

Sundries, &c,

T.UESDAJ, 3)st DECEMBER, -*t >

'At 2,30 .p.m..'. .. ?.

"TTOUNG BROS.,"under instructions

''frbrn^ Mill GEO; DAVIS, Will

oifer oni- the . premise*, Bow Street,

<jR»inbow,tk abovxi^

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Furniture, &c.Bedroom suite,' 3 pieces, kauri and

oak;'double" bedstead (white-and gold)cane chairs,' lino (-12*x 12), 1 set

-traBbatand' and ware,1' double bed

Stead (green-aiid cold), 2 corner ward

robes, '2 jardinieres, 1- "dining room

inite (lsather), seven'pieces'; ! dining

-table, ''tfra palm stands, -one 'Gjfer-.

!mantle,: 1 iideboard, whatnot, pictured,lender «nd: irons, lino (16 x 12),

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6kitchen <ib*irs, 1 table, 1 occasional

table, lino :(12 x 12), 1 clock, kitchenlender, dresser, safe, and kitchen uten

sil*, child's push cart, 1' go tit'a bicycle,slyproof donr:and window, 2 children's-wood bediteads' (white), curtains and

'poleg and blibdsi'S dozen Matron jarB,

jbalancfescaled aiVd iyoights, hearth ruge#nd mats, safcar bin, Aifa-Laval separa

tor and stand (in good order), carpenrte'r's bench' and .

tools, quantity wire

taetting"

and "galvanised iron; 1 12-ft

ladder, 1 atep'-i&dder, 60-ft hose, gardenItoolff, cast iron stand and copper (14

gallons); wash trough ^divisions), potplants, 1 feed bin); 1 email tank, andSmmerouB'sundries. '

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Fowls, Pekin ducks.

.Cattle1 Cow (3rd'caH), in full milk

-1 heifer'; (m'triilk) ..

1 2-year-old heiifar), fat2 '.poddies"'

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As Mr. Davis 5B leaving the district,,®verythinii la* for ABSOLUTE' SALE."

'HORSHAM,

STOCK AND STATION AGENTS,?

-LAND, FINANCE an'd"GENERAL COMMISSION- AGENTS

SAI.ES CONDUCTED IN ANY PART

i";- OF VICTORIA. LAND SALES A

/ SPECIALTY.; ?.

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".BRANCHES at Natimuk, Jeparit,Nlvill,' Rainbow and Geelbiig.

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-- AGENCIES-at; Gymbowen, Goroke,Hinimay, Dimboola and Kaniva.

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AUCTION SALES of Fat' and StoreSheep and Cattle held-at CorporationTTards, NORTH G BELONG, EveryMonday. ?'

Consignments arranged for at anv

^ranch or Agency:'

OANS negotiated at Lowest Rates'''of Interest

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Advances made on Wool

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AGENTSF.qg

?The New Zealand''Lo'&rirand Mercantile'Agency Company, Limited.

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The BallaratTrustees,

'. Executors &Agency Co.i-Limited.- -. :?.?....'

The AtlaB Fire Insurance Co.Vv McKay Sunshine' Harvesting

JWorkB.- Full stock-of:Machinery "onview at our Horsham Offices. .*

Kellow-Falkir.er Motor' Company'sCars; Talbot,- Wolseley,' Minerva, Ee

^nault, Rolls-Royce, Overland', Standard,'Albions. (Commercial.)

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i'j Telepiionfe No. 4.Rainbow Agent; A.' MA'CDONALD.

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Offices; Cugt's Buildings.'

pridge Street, Ballarat,

Are Showing all the

IEW WINTER

OQODSThey are the Heal Latest

CHOOSE YOUR BLOUSE,1

CCOAT and SKIRT,RAINCOAT,'''COSTUME,KipLlNERY,LIN^EKIE, . -'

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HOSIERY,'GLOVES,' «'.? >

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FURS,Or anything else

you require in

prde'rto look a little' better than

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a b. -r'

V I0?YLEB^:.Will Pay the Carriage. ^Pack Goods Neatly.

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Send them Promptly'Prom .tjieiv )icadqua,rters'at

v';;BIllarat?

/Send them a post card. Ask for

.their illustrated catalogue.'

Say|you want to' be up-to-date. ?

I 1, 13, IS, 17 Bridge St.'

'BAlvLARAT.;

; F.''-S. KENDALL,. Ph^maceutical Chemist,

Street, Rajnbow.'OKKSfe.rPTION Filling a Speciality.

: All drhjrs and chemicals ai'ji'of the\niost rocenf. 'yollcction and manufacture.'. 'i'he jinWtc afe reminded Unit F.S.K's. pariuaw-

iathe'proper ;v'.aee topnrcjtasetheir supplies o|" Patent Medicines,Children'* .Foods, Toilet Preparations,'Perfumes, Soaps," ek".

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Stocks" of Mfirsiii aiicl Cattle Medicinesahvuvp on hand. ?"

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f. ..'S. KENDALL is the onlyi." ? ;

person?

authorised supplypoison of iuiy'''description underJLlic "Sale of Poisoivc iVct."

OPEN till 0 o'clock on ca^h night?.CStieV'tuȣ''Fr&lsiy 00 oVloi'kJV!' Closes

iVdock iv-open p.m.

E mm 4 SENS,LAND, FINANCE & GENERAL:

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.COMMISSION AGENTS,"

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AGENTS FOR

Shearer,!6 strippers, ploughs, shareg.etc.'The International Harvester Co., BI

Australia.'.

Cliff -and- Bunting's .Chaffcutting MA

"'cl)?HE.RY'>-.Alston's Windmills, Troughs, etc.

MCCOLL&Co's Buggies, Gigs, etc.

The FAJAOUSI.H'.C.'Gasolene '13;)gine_s.'Atlas Assurance Co.

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Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Co.

Colonial Mutnal Fire INSURANCE Co.

Chevrolet Motor Cars' ''

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Property SalesmenI invite

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entries OF:Farms for" Sale.I have good buyers waiting. Send

or give the particulars to.ME without

delay..

(Late A. Harris)

DENTIST*FIRKBRAOE STREET,'

HORSHAM

Send Eacketg and letters toHorsham.

FPSXT VISITDates of njext visit by Representative

C. W. DougallFVRho is recorded by Dental Board

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of Victoria.

Rainbow,COMMONWEALTH HOTEL,"

From 2 p.m. WEDNESDAY, 4thDecember, till 2 p.m. THURSDAY,5th December.

TP)Do you sec those

WjTEETH

Ths result of Dental

Attendance.

CON3DLT

W. 0. HISGQCK,(Reed. Dental Board, Vic.)

Visits

RAINBOW every Tuesday'

opposite Ryan's Hotel (DextMr; M.urphy, solicitor.)

SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.

liead'Oflice: Jeparit.

THEOLD

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RELIABLE 5IRM

OP

; Merritt &Williams

Are now showing a large andvaried assortment

XinasPresents.

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Suitable for young and old.

opened-A fine assort-;

ment'of New Season's TennisRapketg, Ball?, Presses, &c.at lower than City prices.

A finerange of Attache and

Suit Cases-in this claps 'of

goods we defy competition'.'Also Brief and Kit Bags-'inspect these goods ;

it will

you.

TOYS GALORE-Come in toToyland, and see the assort-

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ment we" have to choose from.Dp] Is and Kewpies, all shapesand sizes.

NEF'SEASON'S'

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XMAS' CARDS-Just to hand. .

Fresh Fruit and Vegetables dsiily.Try our Ice CiGarri and Iced Lemon

Squash-nothing tb equal it in"thedistrict.'

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Highest Prices giveijfor EGGS.

Agent for 0ie Worlds Papers"Remember the Old Reliable Firm

Merritt & WilliknisDart's Building?.

FRIENDSof soldiers who are r(jI lim

ing from active service at the front

are requested .to inforni the Coniimttee'so that a fitting welcome_ may be ten

dered to them'ou their arrival at Eaiubow.

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J. Sanders, President.Alex. MePonalri, Treasurer.

|G. E. mv, Sec.

DENTIST.J, SHANASY

Consultations at Rainbow at regular'

iutervrls of evdry thre.K or four

tyeeks as seen in dates'below.

Shanasy's Sy stemOf dentistry haB gradually and surely

grown iuto'faVor in the "\Viinmera since

its commencement in 1893.

Our patients have the benefit of our

long experience it lowest cost.

We are out to do business.We do only good work and itijj within

the reach'of all.

No PainModerate Fees and Guarantees.

NEXT VISIT

Rainbow-Tuesday and Wednesday(till 2) 19th and 20th November.

Rainbow At"if,®"1"1"1

TQ-Day (Friday, Dec. 13tfi)

W. E.

Painless

American Dentistry

May Be Consulted Personally

FORyears past, Mr. Thomas has

conducted one of the LargestPractices in Australia and New

Zealand,

New? Improved,System of painless

Extractions, %jNO PAIN; NO AFTER-EFFECTS;

NO SWELLING.

Good Staff of Reliable Assistants.

Has in Stock many Thousands of the

Strongest and Most Beautiful Artificial

Teeth, bought before the recent 100

per cent, rise in price. The same applies

to Materials for Painless Extrac

tions, most of which ate now practicallyunprocurable.

Decayed Teeth predispose to Indi

gestion, Cancer, Appendicitis and otherdiseases. In my NEW SYSTEM of

Fitting Artificial Teeth only one visit is

necessary, many Thousands of Sets

being posted direct to patients withoutreturn. Add Youth and Chasm to theAppearance.

OUR

GUARANTEESPOKE FOR ITSELF

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CIENT PROOF OF

GENUINENESS

Proper Digestion is tlie secret of longlife. Where. T&eth are missing, the

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spaces should be filled, or others addedto the plate. I" hove also

somethinggood and naur in the

Morse ReqjilientTooth.The delightful natural " live "

feeling inmastication is tnostvgratifying. Resists

double the pressure. * The NEW SUC

TION SYSTEM ensures a bite twice

as hard with eitha^' Upper or Lower

Teeth. And the Teeth are

practicallyunbreakable. Readtlie following Testi

monial:Kor.nngn, March 19, 1916.

Mr. E. Thomas, Demist.Dcnr Sir-TIic i-xtrvcrioivi

you htivc jurtmade for me wcrr. quiie painles*. Twelve &C

our family have im<( cetit cf teeth fromyou, and

have not noticcd the loas of the original t«eih>but have greatly benefited.in health .since wea:?ing the artificial.-M. G.: Gin.ETT.

Address Letters:

wjipiA"Dentist,

Box G.P.O. ADELAIDE or

Box G.P.O. MELBQUliNE

jaiss swum(Registered)

TEACHER OF'

PIANOFORTE:

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VIOLIN and 'SINGING"' '

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RAINBOWVisits \

Jeparit from Wedne0(3ay till».

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JliiieE? HURPHy,BARRISTER AND SpLIci'IOR.(Commissioner for .taking affidavits for

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''''New South Wales, Victoria, South

Australia.?

an'd"

Tasmania.)

Rainbow and Jeparit,Tavist Monies ^TO LEND;'''

W1LLP H. ORMEROB,Solicitor,

Commissioner for High Court of Aus

tralia and . for Supreme Courts'ofS.A., "W.A. and Queensland.

Office adjoining Messrs. Young Bros

TRUST MONEYS TO LEND.

ST. ANDREW'S

PRIVATE HOSPITAL/ Rainbow. j

Terms-£2 15a per-week.

STATE SAVINGS BANKCREDIT FONCIER

in sums from £50 to £2000I Interest-6 per cent

| toguther with v. pinkinj; fund which paysoff the loan in''27 J years.

Loans on C.ottages, Villas & ShopsIn sums from £50 to £1000. Interest6 per cent., together with a sinkingfund, which pays off the loan in 18£ years

No Charge for Mortgage Deed

Loans'may. be paid off op any pay

day, subjectto a small charge if paid off

within the first live years, but no penaltyafter five years.

Forma may he obtained at any Brunchof the 'State Savings Bank, or bywriting to

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The InspectQr«Qenerai |

THE STATE SAVINGS BANKj

ELIZABETH ST., MELBOURNE.|

Christmas &New Year

Holidays . .

Mo Publication

1STaccordance with our annual

custom and in order .that

the members of our staff may

participate in the ChristmasFestivities, there will be NOISSUE.of "The Rainbow A.rgus"on Friday, December 27, andFriday, January 3rd.

Advertisers and subscribers will

kindly, note. ,

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G. R. RIBY,Proprietor.

"Arg.us Office," Rainbow,December 12; 1918

"fclFT CHOOSINGIN THEHOME

Church NoticesCHUltCH' OF I5.N6LA ND.

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DECEMBER 25" " ' '

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ChrlstnmB ' DayRainbow, Holy Communion at 8 a.m.

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Rainbow at 8 a.m. Holy CommunionRainbow at 11 a.m., Maltlus<& H.&Yuapeet (New Hall) nt 3 p.m. EvensongRainbow at 7.30 p m., Evehsong

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Preacher-Rev. A. B. Pywell

The Clergyman-in-charee asks to benoti,fioiiirimeeliateiy

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in ease of sickness,' baptisrnimnrriiiKes, and burials. In- his absence

parishioners kindly notify Mr. Reg. Senior,secretary, Rainbow. . . - ...W..V

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHDECEMBER 22'

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AlbRcutya, at 11? '?'» . < .

Vimpeet (New Hall) at S

Rainbow atll'

DECEMBer 20

Norlit Willenabrlna at 11,Keuriifcre at 3

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Rainbow at 7.80'

Preacher-Sov. R. B.Mearne

METHODIST CHURCH."

DECEMBER 22

Rainbow lit 11, Rev". ClaTnette B

Urilnl)6vat'7.30, Mr. SleepW'crrap at 3, Mr. Whitehmid

Y aapeet East at S; Rev. Clarnette

Yaapeetat 7.30. Rev. Clarnette S .

WKeatlaads at 3. Mr. BoH. ?

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Rainbow at 11, Jfarslunan .

Rainbow at 7.30, Rev. Clarnette .

Werrap at 11, ReV. Claraette

Yaapeet, East at'3,' Rev. Clarnette

BAPTIST CHURCH.'

DECEMBER 22 ..]

Rainbow at 11 ? . j

Brentwood at 3;

North Willenabrlna at. 7.SO

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Rainbow >7*80,.'

Wlllenabrina.3j Brentwood'll

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CATHOLIC CHURCH.RAINBOW, DECEMBER 29. 1918.'

First Sunday after Christinas'

Vespers 7 80 p.m.. '

Confeinions-Saturday night from 7.30.

Rev.'father Daly

Box 19. 'PHONE 10

PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY

(WITH SUPPLEMENT.)

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1918.

NEWS AND NOTES

The Festive Season

The approaching Christmas festival

will assuredly be one of great jubil

ation, for with it has come the glad

tidings that war has ceased and that

peace will once more reign supreme.Iu that connection we deaire to extendto our readers best wishes for a HappyChristmas and a prosperous New Year.

Corrangamite By-ElectionThe following are the lateBt figures in

connection wiili the Corranganiite byelection:-The present totals are-Mr.

J. Scullin (.Labor) 10,571;

Mr. W. G.Gibson (Farmers' Union) 6,581 ; LieutColonel G. H. Knox (Selected Nat.)5,730 .,

Mr. F. li. Coldham (Ind. Nat.)1,171 ; Capt. T. D. Leaper (Soldiers'Pol. Party) 807.

A Narrow Escape"What might have proved a serious ac

cident was narrowly averted at the intersection of Federal and Taverner streetson Friday evening. Mr. C. Corbett was

motoring from the direction of Alba

cutya, and when turning into Federalstreet the car apparently got beyongcontrol and dashed across the footpathin front of Fischer's, Mrs. Dufty and hertwo chiidren and Dvr. Ewart

Pearce,narrowly escaping being run down.Fortunately the chauffeur, gained controlof the car, and he was able to steer clearof all obstacles, eventually regaining the

road near Inncs' garage.

A Repatriated SoldierMrB. Simpson, of North Carlton, for

merly of Rainbow, has been advised by5he Defence Department that her son,Private Vaster Simpson, who had beenrepatriated from Germany, arrived in

England on 2nd ^December. -

Railway RevenueThe following return of business

transacted at tho Rainbow railwaystation for the month of November hasbeen furnished by the station-masterMr. Gallin :-Passengers, £118 ; parcels,£30; goods, £1683; live stock,£142; mis

cellaneous, £27 ; total, £2000 against£2190 for the corresponding month oflast year. Yaapeet £100 against £140;and Albacutya £8 against £7 for thesame month of 1917.

Christmas HolidaysAdvertisers and subscribers are noti

fied by advertisementthat, in accord

ance with our nsual custom and in orderthat the members of our staff may participate in the' Christmas festivities,there will be' no

publication of thisjournal on December'27th, nor on 3rd

January.""

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Bee Farm at NypoAt the monthly meetingof the Dim

boola Shire'Council at Jeparit on Tuesday a communication was received fromthe Lands Department," relating to an

application from Mr. Albert Schmidt,of Jeparit, who desired to sqpure a::beefarm site on the frontage to

OutjetCreek, on the north-western cornet, ofthe Nypo reserve, and- enquiring if theCouncil'had any objection. The Councildecided to offerjno objection.

Proposed Acquatic SporfsA meeting "of Wie' town and Country

residettta interested in'the holding of

watw'sports ''gathering. at Laiw Alba*

cutya "ig advertised to-be held at, tbeRainbdw Mtilhanic#' Halluto-morro?f(Saturday) evening, at 8.30. ? ?? -.i

Personal.

In a letter to his parents, Mr. andMtb. G. H assail, of'Rainbow,; their

oldest son Rowley, refers to a visit to

Glasgow, where' he had ej)ent 'what he

tertia, "a good time."" !He met Lea.

AliSiv (who'

had just returned from

Glasgow) in London,' and the. laddio

from'

Ivenmare" anticipated an earlyreturn home.

Jaines Collins, late of B eulab, retiredfarmer, wh'odied on the 14th November,by his Willof'7th September, 1917, left

£390 real estate' and £3981 personalityto tiis widow and children.

Held Over'!

Owing to pressuro on our Bpace we are

compelled to hold over correspondencefrom Pastor Irvin, of Hopetoun,

Wheat Deliveries

The first load of new wheat to bo delivered at the Pullut railway station thisseason was carted by Mr. G. Gross, whodelivered GO

bags early in December.The sample was a good one.

Repatriation CommitteeThe monthly meeting of the local Re

patriation Committee was held on Mon

day evening. In the absence of Presi

dent Sanders, Mr. C. H. Howell was

voted to tho chair, and there were also

present Messrs. R. W. Dunn, S. I^art,A. J. Barnes, Alex. Macdonald and G.

K. Kiby. The correspondence was of a

routine character. The next meetingwill bo held on January 20.

The Agricultural SocietyAt a recent meeting of tho loeal Agri

cultural Society a sub-committee was

appointed to go into the matter of in

fusing intorest in the society and also

to make suggestions iu regard to im

proving the annual show arrangements.The sub-committee met on Saturdayeveniug, President Miller presiding, and

all the members were present with the

exception of Mr. Sanders, from whoman apology was received. After due con

sideration it was agreed to draw up a

report, baaed on the following recom

mendations, for presentation to a special

meeting of the society;-A iixed num

ber of committeemen, to be elected bythe whole of the members. Increase in

prize money and a reversion to the prewar prize list. A canvas to be madefor trophies as special prizes. Efforts to

be made to increase the size of the showgrounds and a re-arrangement of thering and buildings. A more satisfactory

arrangement of the district show dates.

Church News

At St. Paul's Church of England.Rainbow, on Sunday evening, the Rev.A. B. Pywell conducted an in memoriam

Berviceon the late Pte. F. A. E. Wyatt,who made the eupreme sacrifice in the

world war. The prayers, lessons, and

hymus were of an appropriate character,

whilst the sermon had special reference

to the deceased hero. At the close of

the service the Dead March in Saul was

olayed by the organist, Mrs. Chadderton.

Patriotic Cammittee

At the meeting of the Patriotic Com

mittee on Monday evening, Mr. Howell,jn the chair. The treasurer (Mr. Alex.

Macdonald) reported:-Receipts : Town' collection (per Mr. J. F. Goodall), £65s;

I'ella Bchool children (per Mr. Kliclte)

112s, for Red Cross Society ; proceedslecture "Picturesque Victoria," £6 12/6;expenditure, £3 3s 6d. Credit bank

balance, £56 17s Id. From Mr. A. H.

Read, Ivenmare (collections in aid of

Y.M.C.A.), £8 ; Credit Y.M.C.A.,£20 0s 0d.-Received. On the motion

of Mesers. R. W. Dunn andS. Dart, £20

was voted to tho Y.M.C.A appeal. In

order to obviate tho necessity oi arrang

ing numerous "welcome homes" to re

turned soldiers, it was resolved that in

future a public reception would be ac

corded returned Eoldiers every two

months, the first one to be held duringthe first week iu February.

Breeders' Cup Presentation

In the presence of the officers and

several members of the \ local Agricultural Society the ceremony of formallybanding over the Breeders' ChallengeCup to Messrs. A. McCallum and Sons,who secured their first '"leg in" at the

recent show, was gracefully performedby the President, Mr. H. J. Miller, who:congratulated the recipients on' their

success, and trusted they -would com

pete again next year. The cup bore the

following inscription :-"Rainbow Agricultural Society, Breeders' ChallengeCap, presented by C. H. Perkins, Esq.Draught fillv, 2 years, (to be won threetimes) ; 1918, won by A. McCallumand Sons." In accepting the trophy,Mr. A. McCallum, sen., expressed his

pleasure in securing the first "'leg in."

Referring to tho war, Mr. McCallumsaid that now the conflict waa over,

more interest would be evinced infuture district shows, and lie trustedthat next year's show would meet withgreat success. He thought that enter

prising farmers who placed valuablestallions at the service of breedersshould be patronised and

encouraged.In the future large numbers of draughthorses should be required for returnedsoldierB who intended to settle on the

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land. It was his (the speaker's) intention to compete for the Challenge Cupat the next show. (Hear, hear.}

Messrs. Young Bros, announce a sale

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of furniture, cattle, fowls, ducks, &u.,on account of Mr. Geo. Davis, who is

leaving the district. The sale will take

place on the premises, Bow Street,Rainbow, on Tuesday, December 31st,

1918, at 2.30 p.m. Full particulars are

advertised.

Mr. Giuliano, who has commencedbusiness at the corner of Federal and

Railway-streets, solicits a visit fromresidents requiring fresh fruit and cooldrinks.

Tenders are invited for the supply of

forage at the various police stations in

Victoria, returnable Tuesday, January 7.

A" meeting of the Rainbow sub-branchof the R.S.S.I.L.A. is announced to beheld at the Fire Brigade Hall to-morrow

(Saturday) at 7.30 p.m. Subsequentlyreturned Anzacs' will be accorded a

"Welcome Home," to which all returned soldiera in the district are in

vited to be present.

The attention of our readers isdirected to Messrs Ridley & Hudson'sChristmas announcement whieh appearselsewhere.

An announcement of special interestto ladies, who are anxious to obtainattractive calendars for their rooms, is

contained in the "

Draperie" advt. on

our third page.

Wheat carters should peruse the

Dimboola Shire advertisement, relativeto loading, which appears in anothercolumn.

Aspecial Christmas drapery sale is

now on in the premises at the corner ofFederal and Railway streets, opposite

.the Commonwealth Hotel, Rainbow.The goods, which will be offered at lowprices, include menjs and boys clothing,ladies' dresses, skirts, blouse^, under

clothing and children's apparel, liveryarticle greatly rbduced for the lastfour days of the sale, which will con

clude on Christinas eve.

Thanks

IMBIBE;to THANK Mr. A. TVest

lor his' great kindness in takingcare of my horse, Mr. A Williainsen1 forlookjpg after the stock and alBt>

takingoff'the greater part of my crop andMessrs. J. Wishart and H. Kogiisfch forthfeir'kindness iii'other ways."

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Dimboola Shire Council.

JEPARIT, TUESDAY, DEC. 17.

Present-Cr. Anderson (chair),and Cra. Wallsgott,' Wiederman,Perkins, Biby, Innes, Hamdorf,

Bone, Klinge, McCabe, Newcombe

and Gawith.

Correspondence.From Department for Lands, re

destruction of 'noxious weeds.-No"action.

Commonwealth Bank, re con

tribution to Seventh War Loan.

Received.Public Health Department, re

influenza vaccine.-Received.Shire of Orbost, re increase of

salaries of Country Roads Board

members.-No action.Norlh Western Weights and

Measures Union, enclosing balanceBheet.-Received.

Country Roads Board, applyingfor copies of specifications.-Attended to.

Railway Department, re culvertat Rainbow.-Received.

Dr. Perrins, notifyingcase of

Tuberculosis.-Received.State Accieent Insurance Office,

making rebate.-Received.Town Clerk, St. Kilda, seeking

co-operation in anobjection to

German occupation of Colonies.-7

Co-operaticn granted.Commonwealth Bank, enumerat

ing contributions to War Loan.Received.

Shire of Maffra, seeking co-operation to 'the boycot of German

goods.-No action.

Country Roads Roard, re acceptance of tender for contract No. 1

18/19.-Attended to.

Country Roads Board, re con

struction of New Bridge south of

Jeparit.-Received.Dr.

, Gawne, notifying case ofTuberculosis.-Received.

Secretary Wimruera Shires As

sociation, applying for latest valuation of Shire property.-Attendedto.

C. V. Browne, Dimboola, applying for permission to sell soft drinkson Sundays.-No objection.

Secretary for Lands, re application of 0. A. Schneider of Lorquon,to remove stone from foreshore ofLake Hindmarsh.-No objection.

Wimmera Shires' Association,

forwarding balance sheet. - Re

ceived.

Country Roads Board, enclosingcheque for repayments of contracts.-Received.

Treasurer's Report.Electric Light Account

Rates, Electric - - £163 6 0

Bank Account

Payments into bank - £163 6 0

Overdraft last repoft 127 C 1

£290 12 2 i

Ovordraft last report - 232 4 3

Cheques paid last meeting 56 7 3.1

£21)0 12

Country Roads Board

Amounts received £G4 0

Bank Account

Balance last report £151 1

Paid into bank - -, £64 0 0

Gr. Balance - - 151 1 1

£215 1 1

Cheq'ues paid since last meet 177 7 5

Credit balance - ,' 37 13 8

215 1 X

General Account. .

Rate Arrears £25 16 0 I

Per cent, of Gate Money 10 0 0

Contractors' deposits 39 9 6

Weighbridge fees 1 14 4|

Rants - - 12 0 0

Fines - - - 2.17 6Interest 1' 1 10

Pipes 2 19 Sj

Sale of sundries 4 9 0 !

Rebate State Insurance 1 15 10Refund 16 0

£103 9

Bank Account

Paid into bank 103 9

Overdraft net - £5760 5

X5SG3 14 11

Overdraft last report .£5374 19 11

Cheques drawn lastmeeting 488 15 0

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Secretary's Report.I have to report that the following

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amounts have been collected since last |meeting and paid to the treasurer.

Arrears of rates - - £25 16 OjInterest - - 1 l 10Contractors' deposits - 39 9Fines - 2 17 6

Weighbridge fees - - 1 14 4|

Sale of pipes -- 7 8

Rent of shop 6 0 0J

Rent of Recreation Reserve 6 0 0|

Per centage gate money - 10 0 0Rebate State Insurance - 1 15 10Refund overpayment - 16 0'

Total - - - £103 9 8 !

The standing of the ridings is asfollows

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North Riding Dr £1459 9 10j

South Riding Dr 2263 8 1Centre Riding Dr 2433 18 6

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Total Dr. balance 5764 2 3

6156 16 5 6156 16 5

Bank balance £5760 5 3

Outstanding chq 3 17 0

£5764 2 3

I have to report that the lease ofrecreation reserve at Dimboola ex

pires on the 23rd inst. Mr. J.

Bond will give the same price (£6),as for last ensuing 12 months.

Accepted.The Sanitary Contractor, Gent,

called and deposited £5 with me

and promised to have the other £5before next meeting. I would liketo have some instructions respecting this matter as I did not feel

inclined toaccept any less than

the £10 stimulated.--Time allowedtill next meeting.

Owing to the fact Jhat the Government auditor Mr. Croft, is ill,he has not been able to send alonghis report. Such being the case

the adoption of balance sheet will

probably have to be postponed until next meeting.-^-Raceived.

Engineer's Report.

I have re-erected notice on Warracbnabeal road re wheat traffic.

Cambridge'baa made satisfactoryprogress with' formation on Horsham road.'

I awa.ityour instructions to

comply with the Railway department's letter re surface water atDimbbola,,

I 'taVe no{ received any reply re

new stringer' at Lochiei bridge', and

proposed treatinga river erosion at

"this point.B. E. Detacher has not made

satisfactory progress with his workat Antwerp, and if no better resultis Rhoyi'n by next

meeting, I intend

cancelling the contract and to hebar him tendering again.

L. Rauert hps commenced stonecarting at Gerang contract.

I consider the proposal of theBoard to erect culvert at Jeparittoo costly, and will consult withthem on the matter.

The weighbridge inspector ha3completed his tour of the

weighbridges and requests certain minor

improvements . at several of the

bridges. These will be attended toat an early date.--Received.

Balance Sheet.

.The audited balance sheet, whichappears' on our fourth

page, was

adopted on the motion of prs,Wiedermann and

Ivlinge.I

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FINANCE

Thefollowing" "amounts were

passed for payment on the motionof Crs.Riby and'McCa.be : Genera],£6517s 8d; Electric Light, £8815s4d; C.R.B., £700 12s 7d.'

SPECIAL HOSPITAL GP.ANT

Messrs. C. C. Palmer, W. S.

Goldsworthy, A. Mcintosh, E.ip;

Davis, E.Goijjy

and C. II.' Town's,"

representing ; the Nhill' Hospital'Committee, waited on the counciland requested'that a special gran!;of £150 be voted to {the institii-v

tion. It was pointed out that the

hospital was -urgently in need oifunds to carry on the work of theinstitution. Councillors were sympathetic towards the

-appeal, amiCrs. Hamdorf 'and '.Rjby movedthat £200 be

granted.As an.

amendment 0?.* Perkins movedand Cr. Wieder.man se^nded that£150 be voted', "the amendmentwas carried on .the casting vote of

the Chairman.'

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GENERAL. BUSINESS

CrsI Innes aud Riby'jnoved thatthe Government lie alke,d to fix thedate for simultaneous destruction of

rabbits as close to.'the 1st Februaryas possible. Carried.

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Cr. Inner- .referred ?%>~'-;the byelaw

enforcing "tfriyefs of Vehicles' to

carry lights^;betv»een .sunset and

sunrise, remarking that it was more

honored in.jthe.breach than 'in theobservance^ "Her, moved that tha

police be requested to enforce the

bye-law. Seconded hy Cr. Wiedermann and carried.

Cr. Ribv stated that attentionhad been directed to a dangerouswashaway at the bridge north o?

Lake Hkndmarsh, and the engineerpromised to inspect the approachto the

bridge.On the motion of-Crs. Innes and

Riby it was resolved to purchase a

hydrant and hose for use in flush

ing the street drains at Rainbow.Cr. Perkins stated . that some

thing should be done to make thestone quarry revenue producingExpense had been incurred in

killing rabbits on, the reserve, andhe thoughtthai some revenue couldbe raised from grazing. The engineer said that nothing could hedone Yint^l the transfer of the landto the council had been

completed.The officers were granted three

weeks.holiday from the 2lth inst.

The January meeting was al

lowed to lapse, and the February

meeting will take place on the 11thof that month.

Sports and Pastimes.

HOPETOUN RACES

Arrangements have been com

pleted for the holding of horse rae-Vw'

ing events, atIlopetoun on Neir *

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Year's Day. The, programme will

include Handicap, Flying, Brush

Hurdles, Pony Race, Trot,and 2

Hack races ;and in addition thero

will, be athletic and fire brigadeevents. Thi3 fixture i? generallywell patronised by district "sports,"and an enjoyable- outing is assuredon Wednesday week. Programmesmay he obtained from the secretaryMr. M. Brennan, Hopetoun.

RAINBOW TURF CLUB

At a meeting of- the above club

on Wednesday evening (Mr. A..Z

West, in the chair) the application^"'of St. Patrick's Day liace Club for

use of the course, for its annual

meeting was granted at a fee of

£5. Arrangement? for race nightentertainment wer.e left in the

hands of Mr. H." j. Francis and

the secretary. Reports from the

ground committee showed that the

improvements were well forward.

It was decided torequest

the Rail-'

way department to ^viden the gate

recently erected near the gate

house, and also to seek the co-opsrate of the Agricultural Society and

Progress Associationlip.

the matter,

JEPARIT RAGES.

The annual races in connection

with the Jeparit Turf Club will be

held on Friday, February 7, 1919.

All profits are to be devoted to

Rodgers' Repatriation Scheme.

Special trains will run from Rain

bow, Horsham and Nhill on th6

morning of the races. The pro

gramme appears in our advertising

columns, apd entries for the chief

events will close with the secretary

(Mr. D. D.. Gray.) oh Monday;

January 27.

Mr. J. Rochlin, F.V.O.A., ophthalmic optician,' will Visit - Rainbow on

Friday, Jan. 17th, as advertised, from

2.30 till G p.m.; when he may be con

sulted at the Commonwealth Hotel.

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Remarbable triuraps in modern den

tistry. Mr. \V.:E. Thomas, dentist, of

Soilth Australia, visits Rainbow,larjy. His system of dentistry ia

wonderful. Teeth extracted by u(*

improved method without sligbte»!

pain, swelling, or'after-affects : instan

taneous, no matter how difficult,lj

Beautiful artificial teeth,'fitted to

e^t tnouths in ^simplest manner by

latest suction system. Some patients

have said to us they would not psrt

\vith their teeth j^wliich were made'fora moat reasonable' figure, for £500 or a

ifilOOO. Seven years guarantee. Repairs

(if any) free of charge (five years).So

confident tliat the work is' tiie beet in

the world, Mr.' Thomas offers return oi

money in foil if gold "or silver wirtd

teeth and gold lined platesare no*

satisfactory after three moritba'uae.

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Anzacs Returning

Yet another of the brave band

®f Anzacs, in the person of Sgt.

-Gilbert Arno.tt, eldes,t son of Mr. A.;

Arnott, J.P., formerly of Horsham,

And nephew of M^psra.D. and A

jr. Allan, of this district, .paid"avisit to Raiqbovr during jthe

week

end, and, considering t}ie strenu

ous battles in which he hftd taken

part, he was looking sir,ell.The

battle scarred hero pa? amqngetthe first eight volunteers who

responded to the call of Empire in

the capital of the Wimmej-a. Hesailed with the first contingent ipOctober, 1914, took part in the

memorable landing at Gallipbli,y?as present ot ,the evacuation, and

.Buh.ssquently y'as in "the thick of

the fight" in Prance. He left tfye

firing'Una at Cambrai, returned to

Marseille!, passed through Italy,®n route to Port Said,where he and

his comrades spent four days, prior,to taking .train to Suez, where he

embarked for Australia. The time

occupied in reaching home, startingfrom Cambrai, was 12 \yeeks. . Sgt.Arnott relates an exciting experience during the journey to the

land of his birth. The two troop

ships were in charge of a Japaneseconvoy, and suddenly a submarineattacked the b,oats, one of whichwas struck by a torpedo, but "the

charge fortunately failed to ex

plode. Sgt. Arnott, who went

right through the .campaign, was

twice wounded, and was only out

of action for eight months

during the progress of the war.

He returned to Horaham on Mon

day morning.

A SOLDIER'S RETURN

On TueBday afternoon, Pte. E.

.Greenwood, who was recentlyinvalided home, returned to Rain

bow. He was warmly received byhis many friends, who expressed'their

appreciationof his services in

clcfence of King and Empire.

War Memorials

It has been pointed out by Sen

ator Mijlen, Minister for Repatriation, that under the War Procau

tiona Act the creation of war

jiQpniorial8 costing more than £25

of publicity-subscribed money must

receive the sanction of the Repatriation Department. Senator S,Iil

len states that he will not sanction

memorials which do not have for

.their aims direct benefits to soldiers

or to soldiers' dependants, and .that

the erection of monuments mightmean the expenditure of moneywhich possibly could be spent more

profitably for the benefit of soldiersin other directions.

Peace Celebrations

The Federal Cabinet has agreedto the recommendations of thePeace Celebrations Committee,presided over by Mr. Orchard,Minister in Charge of Recruiting.The celebrations when fixed will

extend oyer three days. The first

day will be devoted to thanksgivingservices in al! churches ah'd chapels,while special services will be heldin parks and gardens. The second

day will ba a day of general

rejoicing. There will be a saluteof 101 guns at noon in the capital

city, and there will be a militaryand naval march, procession and

pageant.At night public buildings

will be illuminated and streets

festooned with electric light. The

.third day will be a childrens day,

.when there will be acquatic carni

,vals, reviews, and processions of

.various kinds. Every child in the

^Commonwealth will bepresented

.with a souvenir medal. The streets

.will again be decorated and illuminated by night. The State

governments and the municipalities throughout the Commonwealthwill be asked by the Federal

.Government to co-operate in ensur

ing the'success of the celebrations.

Record BreakingExtraordinary

Breaking records seems to be a

pastime with Mr Fred, Eager, of

Brisbane, who is the winner of the

Mt.Cootha hill climb-theBrisbaneToowoomba record and the runner

up in the SoutbportSpepd Trials.

In all these events as in bis latest

successful attempt, Mr. Eagerpinned his faith to his GoodyearCord Shod, White Overland Car,and the justification of this faith

seeds no comment.

The latest exploit of this daringmotorist was when he set out to

fcreak the record between Sydneyand Brisbane which was established

by Mr. Boyd Edkins with a run of

26 hours and some minutes. Mr.

Eager determined on reducing this

jecord by at least 25 per cent.

Leaving Sydney at 10 p.m.he

reached Wiseman's Ferry, 50 miles

out, a little ahead of bis schedule

time, and from there on to St. Al

lan's Ferry, and then to Tamworth,.all wen;t

well. In fact the trip

throughout was without mishap,and Mr. Eager credits his success

in great measure to bis Straight'Wall No Hook Goodyear CordTyres.After refreshments a start was

aaade for Warwick, whiqh was

negotiated safely, Brisbane b«ingreached 19 hours 38§ minutes after

the start from Sydney.This is a recoril that will take

pome'beating, although it i» rumor

adalready that there are aspirants

I or thai, honor. The average speedthroughout was 33 miles ovtr the

^hole 620 tSoile journey.

Spepial Telegram.0 TP

Merrltt and William?"°

, Will b<? at your sfaop at 8.3Q,

Chrietiqaaa Eve. Tpll all the Boyskiid Girls,

FATHEE CHBISTM^S.

Bay a 6d ticket and give it to

father Christinas, and be" will giye

yon a gift. Buy your tickets early

from Merritt and Williams.

Red Cross Society.

P^INBOW.The ab.ov,e branch of the . Red

Cross Society held their weeklymeeting on Thursday of last week.

Mrs. BarneB, vice-president, presided.

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A letter was received from

Lady Helen Munro Ferguson, president of the Australian Red Cross

Socie.ty, urging members of the

branch not to relax their efforts in

any way, a.B it is imperative thatthe last Australian soldier to leave

hospital should be a« equally well

qared for and provided with all

necesBsiries, as was the first. On

the motion of Mesdames Goodrichand E;therton, it was resolyed thattlio secretary write in reply to the

letter stating that the Rainbow;Ped .Cf9hs Society pledges itself to

jte.ep on with tjie work as hitherto,

until notified from headquarterstha,t it iB no logger necessary. The,annual meeting will take place on

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January 9. Donation-Mrs. Rogers!1 tin fruii:.' :

Wpol Appraisements.The final appraisement ol' the year

was concluded in the Geelong Appraising Centre on Friday, when Messrs.

George Hague arid Co. brought forwardan attractive catalogue of 1720 bales, re

presenting no less tlum two hundredand sixty owners. A feature oi t'hia

farm's catalogue was the number of

small clipa that opened up,' showingcareful breeding and preparation for

rparket. The first appraisement of. the

new Yearin'this centre is timed for the

16th and 17th' January. A small, butbeautifully bred clip from the Amphitheatre district took pride of -place JhHague's catalogue. 4 bales of 1st com

H, branded WMS over Amplii made

3l)i£d ; 1st com E. 28>£d ; 1st la tuba

24d ; 1st pieces 22Jd. JL Over Croxtoii

(Croxton East) was an excellent type of

wool, it' basing ability and dense of goodquality and character and liberallynourished with yolk,A 29d, A 27d ;'A pes

19Jd ; bis 15J^d. Warranooke' over

Estate super com 27d; 1st com. 20d;

1st necks 20id ; 1st lambs M 201d 1st

lambs X 17d. DCM Creek (MiddleCreek) A A 28|d ; JH over Over'dale

(Stawell) 28£d; A 2Gd; Bis lCJd.' \V.

JOLLY over Avoca trier 27d. JM,Mover

WattJe Grove (Tatvoon) A.MF* 27d.

EH over N (Nhill) MFH 211d; MF 19d;FX10d ;

JiB over' W (JJbiJi) MF 202.NV S over SW (Rainbow) Mer 19}£d;XF19Jd ; bis lOd. AEB over GNG (Gerang) cbk h 19Jd. HMF conj. (Tarranginnie) AMF191d; MF 19d. GF over

(Boyeo) AM lSjjd; cbk FISid; XF'17Jd.JG over Glenlee cbk 17Jd. CO over JP

(Jeparit) ME and W 17£d; ME 17d;bis lOJd. UR (Rainbow) cbk.113d. FH

over Hopevale cbk lofd. EH A/over JP

Jeparit II 15£d.Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd.,

.Geelong, report:- The 1 last round of

wool appraisement before- the holidays.was. completed in Ge^lbng on Friday. In

all 12,317 bales were dealt with, ol which

Dalgety arid Co had the largest cata

logue, with 4,100 bales, which provideda most attractive all round selection of

wool. Consignments varying from

Station to farmer's clips of all sizes

from the Western, Wimmeraand Mallee

districts of this State provided the bulk

of the offering, but the South East, S.A.

and Riterinn ware well repreiented.Wool* from the S.E. and S.A. greatly

resemblethe famous GeeloDg wools, and

this telling centre is becoming more

popular with the wool growers of our

sitter State. The government appraisershave hurried away to do a round of ap

praisements in Tasmania, and will not

recommence their duties in Victoria

until6_th January. The next appraise

ment jn Geelong was fixed for 16th

andl_7th January, when Dalgety and

Co will bring forward another very

large and attractive catalogue. Other

appraisement dates fixed for Geelongare as follows :

- January, 30th and

31st ; February, 20th and 21st ; March,6th and 7th ; April, 3rd and 4th. The

following fresh records for the season

were eatablised ou Dalgety's splendidnew show floors:-Greasy merino fleece

Lanfji over Kal Kal, fiom Beaufort,311d. Greasy cbk fleece, Turkeith from

Winchelsea, 29jd. Greasy merino bkufleece, WB over Trawalla (Trawalla),

j

27d ;mer lambs, 26Jd. Greasy merino

bellies, Plain* from near Geelone, 21Jd.

Outstanding results were as followi:

Langi over Kal Kal from near Beaufort,super com 31J^d ; 28 bales super com

30|d; bkn fleece, 25J^d ; 1st pes 212d.

This^

well-known clip has come back

into its own again by topping the mar

ket, the wool being much admired for

its length and body of staple, superbquality and soft handle. The first por

"0.n.°f the famous Trawalla clip, com

prising the hogget and lambs wool, was

catalogued and upheld the high reputation which the brand has establishedin this market for bulky fleece3 of

merino wool of the highest class, re

markable for its pronounced uniformity.20 bales of super corn uiadp 3.0Jd ; 1st

com 30Jd ; bkn fleece 27d ; 1st pes theremarkable price of 2Sd ; b.ellies 2034d;and the iambs, which were perfect, 2(5d.

Tbj-ee of the finest quality merino clipsseen for a long time were TJllswater

froip Edenhope; JP from Miga Lake,Harrow ; and RB over Broiighton trorp

Cole'raine;

but whilst thf'

woola were

well bred, Bilkv. soft and free, theyshowed the effects of the long dryAutumn, and lacked their usual body,and in places were a little weak in

staple The Ullswater was appraised at

27Jd for super comb;

26d for 1st com i

23Jd for pieces ; lGJd for bellies ; and

lambs 22j?4"d.A good feature of the JP

clip is that the top lot is always by far

the biggest ; 46 bales made 26d; broken

20d ; bellies 162d. RB over Broughton,super and A comb. 27}4d ; B 27d ; bels

16id. Dalgety and Co take this oppor

tunity of thankiftg"their many constit

uents* for their continued support, and

wish them the- compliments of the ap

proaching festive season.

MeesrB. Goldsborciugh, Mort and Co.,

Ltd. report:-Our wool appraisement of

lljth inst. covered a good selection o£

some 4,250 bales,\apd completes their

operations for the current year. Pay

ment for wools in this round will beavailable on 24tn inst, Their next ap

Jraisementwill' j.ake place on loth

anuary. They take the opportunity of

tendering "their tijitnerous clients the

old fatnilar greetingsin connection with

tne festive Reason' to close - at hand.Prices include r-Merino-Doodlecoomaover JJW over Vftebt. Henty 25d; Tupraov^'r Hok (Hay) 24|d; L (ife dia) Boo

roofban, 231d ;5 JS over Confluence(Horiham) 2XJd; JB over Goroke 21 Jd ;

T oyer Boroe Grange (Je,rilderie) 19d.

Comeback and crossbred-GIB (Alburv)23 Jd) EY8 over Aswarby (Yea) 241d,

H1C oyer Marlooh (Fernbank) 22Jd, G

and L over Willow* (Jerilderie) 2ijd,

Wnlbnndrie (Albury) 24Jd, Caleyanaover W (Hamilton) 23id. McG over

Eikdale (Mulwala) 21Jd, Nailima over'

Cur* (tfagga) 2ld, 5lcK over Cadell

(Barham) 21d.The 'Apstralian Estates and Mortgage

Co., Ltq. held their'46 appraisement on

the 9th Inst., and beg to report the fol

lowing biiceaSSS (Wedderburn) AX

192d, PH ( Wild Duck) F cbk 19|d, ON

(Wild Duck) cbk 19Jd, TT over Kurtiugcbk'E 2Qld, JE (Korong Vale) cbk 19Jd,

W and C over 11H (Rushworth) cbk

19|d, W8 over Bendigo cbk 19Jd, BB

over'BIHview (Colbinabbin) cbk 18Jd,

CWT over Moors (Rnshworth) cbk H

20d, CS over Bridgewater F cbk and cbk

19fd; t)JK over Moorayale cbk and

quarter-bred 19Jd, AI Mjnyip Fcbk and

cbk 19d.

Wanted

ACAPA^JVEGeneral; gpodi WdRei

for -right, applicant. Apply' byletter-

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AIKS. CUNNINGHAM,?

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^ Hazelaene;

Yisit

It is worth while

AH Fruits in Season

Cool prinks & Ice Cream

Note Address

Corner Federal & Railway Streets,Rainbow.

AUSTRALIANMUTUAL PRO

VIDENT SOCIETYVictoria Branch: 459-4G3 Gollini-street,

Melbourne.

Notice

ITIS the intention o£ . the Society,after one mouth frofu this date, to

issue, under the Companies Act, No.

2631, a Special Policy, in pjace of PolicyMo. 86948b on the life of Mar

garet Sinclair, dated the 12th Jauuary,1915, declared to have been lost'.'

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F. T. BRIDGES,Manager.

Melbourne, 17th December, 1918.

Forage

TENDERSwill be received until

Eleren o'clock a.m. on Tuesday,7th January, 1919, for the supply of

Forage at the various Police and other

Stations in Victoria, and for the Com

monwealth Government, from the lHt

March, 1919, to the 29th February, 1920.

Full details as published in the

Victoria Government Gazette of 4th

December, 1918, copies of which, with

tender forms, conditions, &c., may be

obtained at the stations or from the

Secretary, Tender Board, Treasury,Melbourne.

Christmas

DRAPERYSALE

On the Premises,Opposite Commonwealth Hotel

Corner of

Federal Street, Rainbow,

Special Notice

EVERY ARTICLE greatlyreduced

For the last FOUR DAYS,finishing up on Xoias eve,and leaving for Melbournefor good. ^

Men's Trousers, from 4s 6d

Boys' Su-jts from 7s lid.Men's and Boys' Tailor-made Suits,Trousers, Underwear, &c.

Ladies' Dresses, Skirts,Silk and Voile Blouses,Underclothing, from 2s lid

Al! Children's Apparel.All Manchester goods reduced to

Bedrock Prices.

Remember

Every Article to beSold in Rainbow.

Motorists

SENDto me to have your Car or

Engine repaired or overhauled. I

guarantee satisfaction.

Tubes, Tyres, and All Accessories

supplied at shortest notice and lowest

prices.

If you require gears cut. axles.

Bhackles, bolts, gudgeons or any partrenewed you will got a thorough jobback from me.

Carburettors Supplied. Magneto*tested and repaired.

I have testimonials from well-knownresidents in your district.

Ted Greene,Motor Mechanic,

No. 1 Star Lane,Off Little JBourke St,

For Sale

TWOSecond-hand Forbes Harvesters;

in perfectworking order; also

seyeral good farms, on reasonable terms.

Fq'r particulars apply to

D. B. INNES,

(Permission Agpnt,Rainbow.

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HICtfI;CLASS'

White LeghojpnsFor Sale.

SEVERALBreeding Peps-ft ^ena

and well bred Male, used in Breeding Pens this season. Cheap' to pl'par.

Room wjmte.3...

E. A. WATSP.N,Millview Poultry Farifl.

Wfyter Sports

A-MEETINGof

persons interested in

holding a Water Sports Gatheringj

at' Albucutya will be held at the |Mechanics' Hall on SATURDAY,December 21, at 8.30 p.m.

W. GOULD, President,

.Albaqutya-Rainbow Water Sports Club.

ti>E,TTJRNED SAILORS <* SOLDIERS IXi" IMPERIAL LEAGUE o$ AUS

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TRALIARainbow !?ub-Branch

A MeetingWill be,held in the Fire Brigade Hall ou

SATURDAY, December 2ist, at 7.30

p.m. General Business to commence at

7.30 p.m. Welcome Home to'ReturnedAnzaca at 8.30 p.m'.

All returned Soldiers in the district j

are qordially invited to attend.

L. DYER, President.N. LANGLEY, Secretary.

Hopetoun.'New YearVBayRaces.

Wednesday,jajtj. I$t, 1919.

PROGRAMME OF HORSE RACES?'

.Comprises

HANDICAP, BRUSp HURDLESFLYING,

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PONY RACE,

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t HACK RACES. TRQT,ALSQ FIRE BRIGADE'EVENTS.

jp9** Watch for Programmes.M. BRENNAN, Secretary,

TEPARIT TURF CLUB

Eleventh

Annual RacesTo bo held on the Picturesque and con

veniently situated coarse on

FRIDAY, 7th FEBRUARY, 1919

Profits for Rodgers' RepatriationScheme.

£80 STAKES £80 STAKES

Trial Stakea of £8. 6 furlongB. Nom 8sj

District Hack Race of £4. 5 furlongs.Nom. 4s.

Jeparit Handicap of £23. 1 mile. Nom !

15s; accept. 8s.

Pony Race of £7, 14.2 a.u. 4 furlongs.

Nom 7s.

Flying Handicap of £11. 6 fur. Nom 11

Handicap Trot of £10. XJ miles. Nom 10sj

Ladies' Bracelet of £12. 7 fur. Nom 12s |

Open Hack Race of £5. 5 fur. . Nom 5a

Nominations for Jeparit Handicap,Flying, Bracelet, Pony, and Trot close 8

|

p.m. Monday, January 27th (RainbowRace Night). Entries close for Trial

at 12 noon on Thursday, Feb. 6. . -r

SPECIAL TRAINS FROM RAINBOW|

NHILL AND HORSHAM -

A. McKENZIE, President.D. D. GRAY, Secretary.

Shire of Dimboolal

Wheat Carting

rpHE following is the loading per-j

X mitted'on Shire roads

Wheat-12 bags of 3 bushels,lor 9 bags |of 4 bushels, to the ton.'"*

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Barley-15 bags of .3 bushels,"or 11' bags |of 4 bushels, to the ton.

Oats-17 bags of 3 bushels, or 13 bags of|

4 bushels to the'ton.

By order of the Council

D. D. GRAY, C.E.,'

Shire'Engineer..

Rainbow Tea &

Supper Rooms

At RIDLET& HUDSON'S!

ARE to be sold CHEAP-LargeJ assortment of Xmas Toys.

Preaants-Christmas and New!

Year Cards, good variety,

Our Soda FountainIs now in order, BO try a Kola,'Pine-Apple, Orange, Strawberry,Ice Cream Soda, and Lemon-]guaranteed as cold p.s

ice.

Save disappointment and order

your FRUIT earl}'. We guaranteeFresh and good fruit-place your

order now.

Our Ice CravesAre open for business. Come alongand enjoy our delicious Ice Cream,Lemon Squash and Fruit Salads.

We take this opportunity ofJ

thanking our customers for past I

support and trnst that their friends|

will give us a o^ll in the New

Year, 1819.

Wishing one and all the com-j

pliments of the saqspn.

RIDLEYAnd

HUDS0N

J. H^RHIS.Cash Draper and i|

Direct Importer,

MINYIP .

Visits Rainbow;,;Regularly.. ;

WiH hold a Winter SaleAt Wallfcs' Sample iloomB,Rambow on

j

December 19 and 20.

Wide Range of Millinery, Costumes*Dresses, &c. Inspection Invited. >

MILLINERY and .COSTUME .Specialist,

Will also show a full range .of Men's .

Children's and Women's general draperyAlso

TBQOTSAND SHOES.;

Shire of Dimboola

Notice

ALL Correspondence and Accounts to

be included in the Business Sheet,must be in the hands of the Secretaryon .the FRIDAY at noon previous to

tlieCouncil Meeting, otherwise - tinywill not be dealt with. By 0"ler,

ST. ELOY D'ALTON,Sliire Secretary.

Jeparit, 19.2.18.

Shir© of Dimbpola.

£5 Reward,

THEabove reward will be paid for

information that will lead to the

conviction of persons placing rubbish in

any ot^ier place than the rubbish depotat "Rainbow, after this date.

By order,ST. jLL0Y I)'ALTON,

1/8/13. Shire Secretary.

Shire of Dimboola

Notice

PERSONSfound trespassing on the

manure depot without authorityfrom the Si ire Council 'will be prosecuted. By order.

ST. ELOY D'ALTON,Shire Secretary,

Jeparit, 19.2.18

Mr. Harry Y. Keng*Chinese Herbalist

Murtoa(Late of Ballarat)

Will Visit RAINBOW

Every Fortnight on FRIDAYS

May be consulted at Dunphy's Commonwealth Hotel.

NEXT VISIT:

FRIDAY, MAY 3rd.

AH Herbs for Internal and ExternalDiseases

CHARGES MODERATE

Kenmare Smithy

H. J. "MILLER,Blacksmith &

Wheelwright

BEGSto inform the residents of

Kenmare and district that he is

prepared to repair all kinds of FarmingMachinery and Implements.

Horse Shoeing a specialty

I

W. & A. Fischer,Coachbuilders,

GENERAL BLACKSMITHS

AND WHEELWRIGHTS.Federal Street,

RAINBOW.

HAVINGadded Coachbuilding

to our Business, we are pre! pared to execute all orders entrus

j

ted to us for the building of

Buggies, Gigs and all light vehicles.All designs may be inspected atthe premises at any time.A.11 Descrptions of Machines

made and repaired.Combs and Shoeing a speciatly

We have succeeded insecuring

the services of a first-class coachsmith and painter and are conse

quently in a position to turn out

all orders equal to the best cityfirms*

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Fred. D. Young! Commission Agent, Rainbow'I WANTS TO BTJY

Oats & BarleyDON'T BUY YOUR

Bag1 TwineUntil You See His

F. D. YOUNG,Commission Agent, Rainbow.

Fat Lambs & SheepHAVING

been appointed District

buyers of Fat Lambs & Sheep bythe Murtoa Freezing Company ;

best

possible prices guaranteed.- Shareholders

are requested not to sell until we have

inspected.

INNE8 & SON,Phone 23. Federal Street

Box. 16. Rainbow

Senb YOUR WOOL Fob

YOUKCHUSBAND,ROW& CO.,Ptytt Ltd.jMeI||ourne and

Brokers for- the Sale of

WooJ* CJrain Hides, Skins, Tallow, -y .p

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Liberal Advances on ConsignmentsLocal Agents : HARRIS & SLEEP

zr^wn^ffiwCTtmfi^mii'ii.'yimiwfliuwiucBga^ijujMUAUiuLjaJWMywwwwoi^^ .

JGoEveryICoung. £j ady

Js'yo^rBoudoir Complete ?

For a young Lady's boudoir each article mustbe dainty and attractive. Without a Calendar

.the jboudoir-.is incomplete. "The 'Drape&e"Galendor for 1919 is as ciainty and attractive as

aretfie'articles of Ladies' wear to be found in

.the splendid array of latest creations to be

fppnd.there. vOnly a limited number availableand ,)ve will be. pleased if you make sure of

, JP^rs as early as possible next week.

"The Draperie,"Specialists in Ladies'

Outfitting, Rainbow

?h

General » RainbowHas a very decent stock, well bought, well assorted,

and CHEAP

.500 yards cream, white and colored Ribbons (that won't split)

160 poles of Calcutta Hessian -£\"

100 Fathoms of S.S.S. Galateas, unbleached and Fihlay'swhite twjll Sheetings

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.40 chains of Embroidery and Insertion (narrow and' wide£1 distance of all wool Flannel, white, grey and scarlet;

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7furlongs

of white and unbleached Calico

1 mile-of white and striped Flannelettes*

1

i lengue ,of white Laces and Insertions

1 myriametre of Priiits, Matron Cloth, &c. ; . and' enough .? beautiful white'1.and colored Blankets to coyer a rood

(spread out) \ :

20 dozen Water bags (each one guaranteed)Hugh Thompson's Watertights. Suits to Order; Order

your Xmas Suit to-day.

A. BECK WITH,Cash Drap'er,

? ^."Rainbow.

BE ©NA @©©D THING

SuitsFast Dyes in Worsteds

Scotch Tweeds..

Twills

Cheviots

ALL PUREWOOL

We Give Style-Plus QualityJVlr. J. C. Rowe will display a large range

of Irish, Scotch and West of EnglandTweeds at Wailiss' Hotel, Rainbow,on a date to be advertised

Farmers Specially Catered for.

j, C. ROWE & CO., BALLARAT

HEAD OFFICE

General Banking Business pMpa.Qltles and Towns of Australia, London, Warminster (Salisbury Plain), and Rabaul.

Cablo remittances made to. nnd drifts drawn on foreign places direct. Foreignbills negotiated and collected. Letters of credit issued to any part of the world.

Btnkinc and Exchange Business of crrry description transacted within the Common

wealth. United Kingdom and abroad. Current accounts opened. Interest paid on

fl-rtwldeposits. Advances made against approved securities.

Savings Bank DepartmentOr^choo, and over 2750 AKencle. «t '"^^£3%

^, Post CMficcs in Australia, Papua, Solomon Por anTI"1/- Islands, New Britain, and Tho Pacific* up to »iJOu

INTERSTATE and INTERNATIONAL Savings Bank Facilities

JAME8 KELL, Deputy Governor 191S DEN1SON MILLER, Governor

HUPMOBILE and JLASH;

Educational Facilities.

HIGHER EL^MJENTARY SCHOOL

LIST .OP SUBSCRIBERS.

The .following subscription's-"!!* aid of

the Raiubow Higher EJetpentary-SfehoolHave been received By the' ,hon.treasurer

(Mr. J. J. Martin) :-J'" '

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\V. Dellar'

- --J52 JO ; 0

T. Dunphy - - 5 0 T)

J. L. wishart - - X 1 0

W. Fuller --

-500W. Dart - -

- 10 0 0

J. R.' McDonald -12 0 0

E. A.Woods:

- - 5 0 0

S. Dar.t -

r- 1Q Q

J. Wishart - 3 3 0

J. D. "Mitchell - - 3 0 0

J. Bowdeh' "

- -500S. Putl»nd - ~- 1 1 Q :A. Murphy - - 1 1 0

M. Storer- -

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A: West -

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A. Sleep -- 2 2 0

J. T. Sleep-

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JV. Gould - - -

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A. Menman "-

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S. H. Dougtyp .--550B. .Cunningham - - 2 '2 0F. Broadipear '- *-

1*0 0 QH. Jeit'z - - 10 .0 P.

A; G. Strauss - ..--5 .0- '0

A. Beck with - - J 10

F. iJawson - - 5 0 0

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A. Mac'ddnald - - 5 ,0 .0 -

G. li.Kiby"

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R. A. McPh^a -. r 2 ,0 Q

J. Sanders -'-

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H.' J. Vrinianispn- 3 3 0

liev.'K. B. Mearna 2 2 0':

H. J. Miller'

- 3 .3. -9A. R. Marshman'

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C. H. Perkins'

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J. la. Heinrich -- '2 10 6

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S. Fisher - -.300

T. F. Barneo . - - 1 1 "0

J. O. Dart'" - -'500

E. K. Campbell r"

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\V. Friebel - -- 2 2 0

Noake Bros. - - 5 0 0

Further contributions are solicited,

and will be thankfully acknowledged.

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Deposit^"-"

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Karkaroob Shire -Joint Works

Percentage of Gate Monsy-Reserve;; Pound Sales

'

j, Sale of Horse --

,y Refund, of Contract -

j;Karkarooc Shir£-half cost,of tentsState Rivers-Refund of outlay

5, State Bank Loan transferred

Electric Light'Loan-Interest!':

,,

'

'

" " Redemption" Overpayment by Secretary'

'

Adjustment of Riding3;v

£112-91

4069

52 IS

106 3;97 382 1729 17

11 17

£

'

215959

308175

2164

2

30726

160194

3

. 4

1'

9

732

276

145

8 11'

17 6

12

15 012 0

8' 4

12 6

0 0'

9 6

0 0

0 00 0

15 05 0

12 6

0 012 0

13 5

14 3

Q 0

North

Riding

£ B d"

6 11 31098 .5 6

72 10 0

38 15 0

22 18 4

57 28-7

150 0

South

Riding

Centre

Riding

balances

699. 8 10

68 9 11

122 14 921 16 2'

19 13 65 12 9

19 10 t)

40 0 -0

20 (J 106-17 6

1999 0 0

148 12' 0.118 7 6

0 6 10

49 10 0

0 5: 6

1 4 04 16 7

118 Q G

£ b d,

0 10 11

1687 7 0

135 12 6

37 4 6? > .

8 16 3

89 5 0"

7 '. 0 7

87 1 4

512 0

-73 0 0

2 12 0276 13 5

0 6 026 10 7

L0949 7 8

4735 14 3

15685 1 11

21.19. 211,

20. 0 10

1670 3 52' 10 0

1672 13 51503 1 11

2975 15 4

£ 8 d

6 4 0

1756 2 0

61 3 2

42 5 0

21 12 0. 32 IB 9

1 10 0

89 5 0; 8 5 9

10 0 0

40 19 8

3 15 0

0 4 3

7 10 7

203, 6 6- 212 8 6

68 9 11

19 13, 6

19 10 0

6 47 6

148, 12 0

IIS 7 6

0 6 10

3022 15 10

3022 15 101945 1 2

4967 17 0

40 0.

0

1499 5 0

3S33 3 8

West1

Riding;

£ a d:

433 5 1'.

S 2 91418 3 0

38 15 6

57 10 6

1 2 6

71 7- 8

-2 15 -9

25 9 0

6 2. 8

105.18 4

Trust

Account

,£ s d

280 11 3

499 15 0

2728 2 43 10 0

3S33 3 82142 18 7

5976 2 3

2731 12 4

2731 12 4

122 14 9

5 12. 9

408 18 9G00

402 18 9

402 18. 9

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

ASSETS

By Arrears of Rates

Sundry Debtors

Secretary's Cash Account

Engineer's Cash AccountSale of HorteCash in Hand

jEiectric Light Account

Municipal Fund"1

£596 19 472 3 5

id 0 010 0 0

3 7 618 3 0

1616 0 3

3396 15 11

£5703 9 5

LIABILITIES

To Pound Trust -?

Contracts incompleteContract Deposits , -

. Mallee Tanks LoanSecretary's Overpayment -

Bank Overdraft

Electric "Light A/c., Street Lighting

£65 5 4508 0 9100 11 2259 9 3

0 6 104735 14 3

34 1 10

£5703 9 5

General Account H ^xp^nditjure

Totals

By Balance - - -.

-»

Insurance Premiums' -

'

-

,, Compensation Paid < -

" '

" Street Lighting -? -. -

,,Interest on £1000 Government.Loan ?

?

Weighbridge Expenses£55 7

45. 817- 5

33 -19

'

26 551 io.ii

? 35 11 039U6 2

II' 1- 7

'S. 8 '.8

£ s d3584.14 . 8

13 9. 370 0' 0

271 16 9? 43 16 1

Dimboola.

.

Antwerp,

Ellam-

JeparitKiata

..

s'- Rainbow

?..

.

..'. TarranyurkGerang '.

Salisbury. Albacutya

.Rents Paid -, -

x

Interest on Overdraft -

Bank Charges -

.:

-

Audit Fees -.

-....;

Destruction of Vermin:

.-

Interest on C'wealth Bank Loan

Redemption " ,, "

Refunds --

.

- - .

Contracts -'

-

Contract Deposits-

-

Solicitors'Commission -

'

-

Dog Inspector's Commission -

Country Fire Brigades Board Con.

Charity Vote.-

-

-

Engineer's Chainage Allowance -

North W. Weights & Measures Union

Country Roads Board Contribution

Engineer's Com. on Loan Works

Patriotic Contribution

Freight-

Interest on Mallee Tanks Loan -

Redemption " ,, ,,

Lawyer's Charges -

Miscellaneous ExpenditureMaterials -

SanitaryWork -

.

-

Overpaid Rates --

.

Petty Accounts - - -

Piece Work -

President's Allowince -

Pound Keepers' Salaries - -

Printing and Advertising-

Posting and ExchangeState llivers & Water Supply ChargesSubscriptions r

Salaries -

Pound Sales -

Redemption on Government Loan

Country Roads Board DepositsCountvy Roads Board ChargesTransfer to Elcclric Light i\ccountInterim Cheque

-

Purchase of WeighbridgesCash in Hand ...

Adjustment of RidingsI

Balances -

North;Riding

024 14-10

19 6 '8

264 10 6

0 10 031 5 6

.52 0-0

.233 10 7:

186 8 73 2 10

1124 IS 1158 12 3

18 16 1

95 .7 6

42 13 2? 65 0 0

4 10 0

SO. 4 5.

1025 17 930 0 0

262 2 0193 17 3

5 0 6

6 6 S

19 S 6170 5 9

,939 7 6

6 0 02 19 6

16 15 1.1

3211 2 81G0 19 0

50 18 0299 12 7

*0'

7 1012 14 6

14 01018

S

16

7 69 94 2

67 5 917 0 468 9 1163 2 8

1254 11 2

18 3 0

£ s d

,984 19 11: '2 4

'

1

.96095 1 5,

11 16 0

59 19.7

3 6 S

53 15 6

0 1 116 0 0

42 9 334 0 10

I 0 0179 10 11

6 16 1121 7 6

10 16

11 17

0 1315 15

190 0

65 8 016 18 10

8 0 66 6 8

4 10 0

63 16 10

9

15685 1 11

89 IS

0 4 80 10 0

4 4 10

583 12 429 19 411 5 0

98 9 56 17 2

0 10 2

0 4 3225 2 1

2 1.4 6

2 7 6

6 10 4

14 18 9

South

Riding

£ s d2142 11 3

5 1 124 10 S

99' 1 11. 10:10 1

100 ;,5 11

'

If! 0 0

95 7 - 7

0 2 119 6 4

18 16"1014S 12 (j

118 7 0

283 5. 8

2973 8 52 (3 11

4 1324 1715 1818 19

11523 16

180' 0

.Centre

Riding

65 12 475 10 10

945

72

4

81146

1568

11

10

0290

7 II

G. 218 0

3 5

9 .6

7 0

,1 10

15 1013 012 9

0 1

12 6

3 13 2

4 18 11

68 9 11

2 19

£ s d1170:19 10'

310; 8

20 10 S77 11 8

10 13 2

S3 16, 1

.118.14 11,

0 2 11

9 . 6 4

18 16 1042

'

9 434 0 9

2 2 10456 18. 0

8 1922 17

15 18

IS 19

20 5

382 1020' 065 12

77 9

West

Ridinjj

4 2 1134 6 11

678 2 70 7 5

G 0 81214 If 0

.Id 15 1011 5 091 12 813 17 10

1 4 00 7 5

294 5 8

0 19 1

4 IS 11

56 12 4836 7 4

1 C 9

Trust

Account I£ s d

2.13 515 12 8

- 0 1 9. 10 16 10

77

1 12 60 2 .36 12 10

14 0 4

205 3 6

3 5 8

26 5 0

i 15 4, 12 0 8

20 7 3273 7 9

10 0 0

65 9 423 18 2 I

26 15 1098 S 2

0 4 11'

9

001

37

18-50

8

0O

208

8 015 0

12 9

7 104 11

14 5

17 5

15 0

ft.

158 12

S 9 G,

418 3 10;

3 5 6! 5 12 9

4957 15 4 i 5978 10 1010 1 8

1 '2 S 7

2975 15 4 4967 17 0

2249 3 2 i 240 04 0 0 i

2245 8 2|

486 9 2 i 162 18 3

5976 2731 12 4I

402 IS 9

Audited and found correct,A. J. Clayton Croft, A.C.P.A., Government Auditor.

^'Finally examined, settled and allowed, D, S. Anderson, President.Jeparit, 17.12.18.

St. Eloy DAlton, Secretary.

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.pay and Corn and"" "

Skin Btore.

HARRIS & SLEEP.Corner Federal and

jfaverner Streets/

BEG"to intirniite to

tljeresidents of

Rainbow and-'distylct that theyhave secured the premises at the cornerif Feder&l and Tave.rrier Streets, Rainoow, where they are prepared to disposeof chaff; oats, etc.-,

and'are in a positionto purchase skins and'hides at market

j-ateSi-....-

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i Carts will call on Country 'customers

regularly.. ' .

i We hope by strict attention to busi

ness-to merit a large -measure of publicsupport.

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i Orders left with Mr. W.J.Fischer? 'trill he promptly attended to. ?

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?- The' Store :will <be open "ALL DAY

EVERY SATURDAY. /'

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Harris and Sleep,i. ..

-RAINBOW...

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WliQat Scrip,"OF

all harvests will be negotiated,i inoHt advantageously'-for Growers;

Country- Merchants, Auctioneers, and all

,'6ther horilders, at the daily "call", of the

Melbourne -Corn. Exchange. Brokeragecharges, etc:, J|d per bu3hel, subject tothe laws and. byelaws of "the Exchange(611 forwarded scrip.) ! : *.<????. >.

i^We-are-distinctly, uot speculators!,; Vutare acting as YOUR agents, aiid q-btain

top prices for YOU. -

AHfiO.'B. STERNBERG*& CQ.,Members of^Melhourne'Corn Exchange,> :. ." Whsit Scrip-Brokers,

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'Phone Cent.-lOO.. .. J9 Queen St. Melb

BREAD! BREAD'

Start the YeaY well by buying your

bread-at . /V!';'f ;????? ,

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Bqugiliw'tThe oldest and best baker in Rainbow.

The' only *liread .in. the district<rrm"cle

fk-om Rainbow Flour, i :«. 1..

Support Local I ndustry.>-:Thiiuking- tlie 'public- lor .support

during the last six* years, we-wouldsolicit a continuance oI same. -1- >.

SMALL GQODS FRESH DAILY

^Wedding and Birthday Cakes' 'made

to order on shortest notice.'

BcmglieiiBaker, Pastrycook and'

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Confectioner';1

Federalists Rainbow

Battalion Colo?| .If EWELIER.'Y

Write for 'card illustrating

Gold (of Silver) and Enamel Broocheo, Link*and P.ings prin

ted 16 ehew the

actual authentic

Battalion Colora.

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Farmers and All Producers-STUDY FactsResults have Proved that

It Pays Farmers to consign their iVOOL & PRODUCE to

DALGETY& 00=. LTD., CEELQNC.WLu not only have Stores and Showrooms unsurpassed by any in Australia but

Make a specialty of Farmers' Consignments and obtain Record PricesEvery Consignment receives Personal attention of the Manager ancl other

Specially Trained Experts

No Storage or Cartage ChargesLIYE STOCK and LAND

DALGETY & Co. Ltd. have BRANCHES, AGENTS, and TRAVELLERSthroughout the Commonwealth and New Zealand, and are in a particularly:

- favored position to Effect Sales

Wheat Agents under Government Scheme :

Producers-It will Pay You to Keep in Close-

. Touch with DALGETY & CO.,. GEELONG..LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES made on "WOOL, PRODUCE, STOCK, Etc.

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Skins,',-Hides, Etc.-Auction Sales every Wednesday; . CLEARING SALES, conducted inany part of the State. \ PRODUCE Shipped and Sold in Interstate Markets.

: -- Valuations, of Properties and Stock made free of Charge.

MONEY TO LEND on Freeholds at Lowest Current Rates.

AGENCIES--DALGETY & Co. Ltd., have the pick, and have chosenPhoenix" Assurance Co., Fire, Workers' Compensation and Stock. >^Why, Risk I-Ieavy Losses ?Quibell's Powder and Liquid Sheep Dips. Practical.Sheep Men

recogiiise^as the best.

Kemp's Sheep Bi;anding"FUiid, in all Colors^ /Is reliable and "does not injure the Wool.Pl'ynox". Simple'and Effective against the Fly Pest. '^

Worni; Specifics;-' The best drench for Sheep.Clayton Petrol Economiser. . Motorists not using-this cheap, simple Contrivance Avaete Money.NobeFs Glasgovv'Explosives, for Mining, Quarrying, Contracting and-Agricultural,Purposes.?-

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Cheapest Way to Clear Land.

MANAGER J. F. GUTHRIE. .'

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LOCAL AGENT-T. S. PEDEN.

Consider the. Adaptabilit j Economy;of the FQIID

HPHE FORD is rarely used exclusively for pleasure and recreation. MosUL" Ford owners run tlieir cars for the purposes of business as well. "? This isespecial! true of- Farmers. The FORD saves Labor, Time andMoney-'i'ii ascore-of ways about Farm or Station-in the transport of Produce, Fodder and

Supplies. * And undur all working conditions the FORI) rend lira faithfulservice at 3 cost that makes it the ..

Mo^t Economical Car. in the Wei*Id-

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/ .Low running cost is more important- than ever in these dayq of rising.Benzine Prices. . FORD consumption-of-benzine is smallcompared with thatof a heavy car. Indeed, you can travel a yed,r and a half in a FORD'for what

it costs to travel one year in a heavy car.1 :? .-.si .1

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Agents, Rainbow.

/Xmas ©illsIn Great Profusion. Toilet

Requisites a SpecialtyJ. WISH ART, J eweller,. Rainbow.u . M .

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Hie RAINBOW MOTOR GARAGESTANLEY G. MILLER, Proprietor

Cars for Hire, day ornight.

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Repairs done to Cars and Farmers' Engines.Terms Moderate.

Note Address : Federal St,3 RpinbQ)XOpposite Fischer's Blacksmith Shop*

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t he Salt of the Earth

A

STORY OF LOVE and EXCITEMENT

By FRED M. WHITE.

Published- by Special Arrangement

(Copyright)

CHAPTER XVII.

A Respite.

Max Cordy sank gracefully Into a

chair, hitched up his trousers and

crossed his legs. Without askingpermission of Adela he proceeded to

light a cigarette. She could have box

ed his ears, but behind her annoyance

was a sense of amusement, perhapseven of admiration, at the little man

who seemed BO completely at home.

Ho no longer looked like a boy, but

like a young man on whom fortune has

smiled.

"Well, it's like this, miss," he said,

leaning forward confidentially. "We'll

manage, for the present, at any rate,to keep out of the way of the police.

The old 'un don't say much, but he

knows he can trust me; in fact, I

shouldn't dare do anything contrary10 his instructions, because there are

little episodes in my own past which-

well, we won't pursue that. But

when men choose to play their own

same at the guv'nor's expense, some

how or another things never seem to

go well with them again. Bless you!

Vou needn't be afraid to speak can

didly to me. I know nothing. I don't

even know who you are, though I ex

pect you are eome relation to the'

guv'nor. I know he's a swell, right

erough-connected with the peerage,and all the rest of it. Still "

"Hadn't we better get to the point?""Of course; I am sorry. But, you

sec, I don't often get a chance of talk

ing to a lovely lady. As I said, the

old man wants to get: away from Lon

don. It Isn't quite safe for him totravel in the ordinary way, nor leavethe Borough in our. motor. Now,what's to be done is this. You must

go off for a ride this afternoon in yourcar by yourself. It won't be the firsttime you have done such a thing, will

it? Go by way. of 'Ampstead, and 'En

don, and when you get near the Welsh

'Arp, I shouldn't be surprised if youfound the...guv.'nor. waiting for you.Then you can take him as far as St.

Alban's, - after; which he will knowwhat to do. I think that's all, miss. If

you should 'appen to be somewhereabout there at four o'clock this afternoon : the guv'nor will take it verykind."

'

It was on the tip of Adela's tongueto refuse. Her impulse was to turnthis preposterous little criminal outof the room, and tell him sternly notto come any more. But she was too

deeply in the-toils for that. To putit bluntly, she: was as much involved

as Samuel Burton himself. She wasjust as great a criminal. She had not

actually picked pockets, but the beautiful dress, she was wearing was notpaid for, nor was it likely to be. Thebubble fo her romance was pricked.She now knew what Samuel Burtonwas. Why, she was actually dependent upon the tradespeople for the

very food she ate. Moreover, herdebt to Samuel Burton was a heavyone, and she could not go back onhim -. at present. She would -have towait another opportunity.

. "Very well," she said wearily. "Itshall be as you say. I. will be therfe

at the appointed time."She changed her dress for... some

thing dark, and plain and made, some

excuse for dispensing with her chauffeur. The man expressed no astonish

ment; he, was; too used to ..his mistress's .vagaries. Besides, Adela coulddrive well*, and : had . often been outalone in her car.:- Bowling along,.leaving the familiar streets behind, elie

grew less restless, and less aiscontented as the fresh sweet air of theafternoon blew upon her face. Then,a little later, she caught eight of thefamiliar figure of Samuel Burton

strolling slowly along the road. Hehad cast off all signs of his recent ill

ness, walked with an easy jaunty air,had resumed his moustache, and was

unmistakably well. dressed. As the

car pulled up, he jumped in, and Adelaeet the great motor going once more.

"Are you better?""I am feeling almost myself again.

To tell you the truth, adventure is

meat and drink to me. I am onlyhappy when I am in danger, and I

have been in danger lately. The

strange thing is that the enemy I

have most to fear is the man you are

going to marry. But I think I shallbe able to close his lips now. Let mecongratulate you, my dear. I read allabout it in the papers-a marriagehas been arranged, and will shortlytake place between the HonorableMark Callader and Miss Adela Bur

ton, the beautiful heiress to the wealthof Samuel Burton; esquire, the American millionaire. Ah, how I laughed atit! There were a lot of paragraphsabout me, too, all of them, betweenourselves, absolute lies, my dear."

"Why not?" Adela said wearily"Your whole life is a lie, and so is

mine, too, for the matter of that. Iam getting so dreadfully tired of it.I meant to have used the last moneyyou gave me to pay my creditors, andthen disappear from London alto

gether,- but I couldn't do it."

The old man by Adela's sidechuckled.

'

Shall I tell you why? You couldn'tdo it because you hadn't moneyenough. You thought. what I gaveyou would be sufficient, but it wasn't.Idle and extravagant people neverknow how muc* they owe. And soit's all gone, and you want some more,my dear? Well, you shall have it.You needn't be the least afraid ofthat. I have one or two little schemeson hand which I couldn't perfect inLondon. I am going into the countrywhere I can be quiet and think matters out. I want to have a horse toride, and a garden to walk in, to goto bed at ten, and breakfast at eight,and that's why I have taken a furnished house not very far from thevillage of Callader. At St. Alban'sanother car will meet me, and take me

north. These motors are excellentthings from my point of view. Whdnyou go into a railway station you neverknow who is watching you; you cannever tell what detectives are prowling about; but in a car you can puton a mask and goggles, and nobodycan tell you from Adam; except that,poor man, he didn't motor."

Adela was only listening vaguely.She bad her own painful thoughts tooccupy her, but was glad to know thatSamuel Burton would be out of theway for some time to come. She wasnot likely to have any more unpleasant visits from Max Cordy, and, perhaps, she would get sufficient moneyto clear her most pressing liabilities.When that was done, she knew exactly what to do. Her spirits began torise with the swift motion of the car.She found it hard to believe that theman sitting by her side was a hardened criminal. He did not look like itin the least. He might have passedfor a distinguished military man or a

member of the aristocracy, clean-living, and basking in the sunshine of

prosperity. She could not help beingstruck by the fact that the neighborhood which Burton had chosen forhis rustication was within a short

distance of Callader Castle, Mark Cal

lader's home, and she ventured .to re

mark this to her companion.Burton stroked, his .moustache and.

smiled.

"My dear child," ? he said blandly,"this Is no mere1, coincidence. In a

career like mine there are no such

things as coincidences. If we are

careless enough to permit them, we

find that, they:; In variably lead, us intotrouble'. I am-going to Callader for a

purpose. What that purpose is doesnot matter to you so long as you benefit by it; and you "will benefit by it,and to a material extent, too. By the

way, have you heard anything of a

house-party which Callader's gettingup for the race-week? . I think I saw

something, of it in one of the societypapers. It is a magnificent place, Callader Castle. I stayed there more

than once during the life of the lateLord ICempston; in.fact, I used to doa lot of shooting there; but in thosedays I was not called Samuel Burton,and 1 had not brought the hair of myrelatives in sorrow to the grave.- Iwas a model young man then, and,upon my word, my dear child, when Icome to think of it, I wish that I hadremained one. But there is a wildstrain in our blood somewhere. Some

people can't be honest and straightforward, and I suppose I am one ofthem. I don't think I ever did a kindand disinterested action in my life ex

cept when I adopted you, and really,that was more of a fad than anythingelse. I hope.it is true.that Calladeris getting up a party; and that he willask you to join it. It is a glorious oldplace, and its art treasures -must beworth a million of money."

. "I. have*' never been there," Adelasaid

indifferently, "and I'm not particularly anxious to go. How muchfurther do you wish me to take you?Is there any point where you wouldlike me to put you down?"

They were approaching the outskirtsof the town, and at a sign from Burton Adela pulled up. He jumped fromthe car lightly and kissed his hand toAdela as he strode along the road.Then Adela swung her car around andheaded for London. She w£s glad to

;

be rid of herresponsibility, and hop

ed she would have a little time tobreathe now. It was not much pastfive when she returned. No one hadcalled in her absence, and she was

glad to think that she had nothingpressing to do that evening, at least,nothing which ehe could not postpone,with the assistance of the 'phone, anda wire or two. She would dine athome, and go to bed early. There wasa book she wanted to read which shehad not-had time to look at. She tossed aside a mass of correspondence,which would keep till the morning.As she -turned the letters over, shefound the note which Mark Calladerhad left for- her. Perhaps he wouldcall for an answer! At any rate, shetore- open the envelope.

"Sorry I didn't see you this morn

ing," the message ran, "but I couldn'twait. I wanted to tell you that I havemade arrangements for a house partyat Callader for the races. About ascore of people are coming, all of theright sort, and the Duchess of Southampton has consented to act as hostess. She and I will go up together thisday fortnight, and, of course, you willcome too. The rest of the guests willarrive next day. If we have decentweather,

-

and any luck,-

we-ought . tohave a real good time. Yours ever,Mark."

Adela tore the note into fragmentswith an angry gesture. Was she neverfo have peace and quietness again,No sooner had. she got rid/of SamuelBurton than Fate conspired to bringthem together again.

"I am fortune's, fool. There aretrouble and danger here;- I can see.Whj' can't I take my courage in myhands and end this cruel farce before?"

CHAPTER XVIIi;'On the Wheel.

Adela, hoivever, could not snap thechain ior the present. She would haveto drag it along until the time camewhen the fetters could be struck off.The more she thought of it the morehopeless the prospect seemed. Amonth or two ago she would havethought it incredible that she couldhave desired any change at all. Shehad appeared to be born for the partwhich she filled so readily. She was

trying to think how it had all begun.What was the first etep she took towards the dazzling position she occu

P'ff to-day? She had always beentold that she was rich. Even atschool she had been courted and flattered. She had started life with an

easy-going chaperone, who had allowed her to do exactly as she pleased.Her education in society affairs mustnave been a gradual process, and allalong the way there had been nothingbut lavish and criminal, waste ofmoney.

Adela had never met with anythingin the shape of a rebuff. She had experienced no moral or physical tonicnone of the cold douches of adversitywhich give tone and vigor to the eys

*T; .

carry the metaphor further,Adela s bath had ahvays been a marDie one, always warm and alwaysscented. For as long as she could remember she had been wrapped in thechoicest wool, and the softest and mostyielding silks. Indeed, there had beensomething almost Oriental in thesplendor of her course. With hermeans she could command the best ofeverything,, could arrange 'the clockof time to suit her lightest convenience. Everything seemed to run onoiled wheels. She had only to express

^WfSh'and was accomplished.

Whatever she took a fancy to 6he procured heedless of the Day of Reckoning.

Smallwonder, then, that with her

beauty, and her splendid talents, withher large means, she should find herself occupying the position in whichshe stood to-day. There had neverbeen any other life, but had there beenanother she had not the least desireto try it. Occasionally she may haveallowed her thoughts to dwell uponthe existence which other women ledShe was aware, of course, that thedrapers, milliners and dressmakerswho ministered to her wants had towork long and hard to keep body andsoul together. And now she was finding herself envying these people, actually comparing herself with themto her disadvantage. The weight andpressure of her life were beginning toweigh upon her. It seemed to tightenacross her chest like an iron hand.At times she would have been tooglad to quit it, but she could not seeher way to make a bold bid for eman

cipation. To begin with, she lackedsufficient ready money. She was appalled to think how swiftly the notesBurton had given her had gone. Shehad received only that morning a polite intimation from her bankers todraw no further cheques until her account had been put on a more satisfactory footing.

Well, she must go on for the present, but there was no reason why sheshould remain pending her departurefor Callader Castle. Her secretaryshould paragraph the press that shewas suffering from a slight breakdown. She would withdraw to Maidenhead, and pass a few days in strictseclusion. By this time, the cottagegarden would be a thing of beauty.The tender green would be tremblingon the larches, the white lilac wouldbe soft and-fragrant, and in the woodbehind the house, where in summershe swung her silken hammock, therewould be a waving golden carpet ofdaffodils. The birds would be singing,too, and as Adela thought of it all shehad a wild longing to be away at once,where all was peace, and worry andcare would not intrude.

It was good to get away from thetown' with its unending round ofgaiety,-its dust and noise and meretri

ciousness; to the sanity and purity ofthe country. The sun was shining asshe drove:along. She could see thetender caressing green of the burstingbuds, and there was a smell of woodviolets in the. air. Adela could havewished- the atmosphere of the cottagehad been a little less artificial. Itstruck her for the first time that the

pictures and carpets and elaborate furniture were strangely out of place.She felt they

.

were all in bad taste.The cottage was showy and fussy and

ostentatious. In the drawing-room the

faint, smell of the. Turkish cigarettesstill hung about the curtains, and playing cards . littered one of the sidetables. Adela flung open the .windows,and let in the fresh sweet air. Shewas feeling better already. Sho was

losing that strange, haunting feelingthat something was about to happen.The : tightness about her heart wasgone. For the rest of the day sherambled about, and slept that nightas she had. not done for months. Yetat the end of the second day, .she be

gan to feel bored again. The sense

of ennui came upon her with a forcethat -was strong and unpleasant.

. "I Ihope I shall not be always like

this.: I wonder if I shall ever enjoyanything again? I wonder if life is

over? Perhaps I have crammed allmy pleasures into small compass.What is the matter with me? I want'to be alone. I have a horror of these

people, and yet I am almost'afraid ofbeing left by myself."

But there was ao answer to her

musings. There was nothing for.ritbut to wait and see what.a week's absolute quiet would do. The fourthday i was dragging slowly on. The

primrose twilight was falling,. and.Adela sat before the fire making a

faint pretence of reading a book. The

very peace and silence began to oppress her. She longed for some

thing in the way of excitement andshe igot it. For she could hear therush: and fert of a car as it scrunchedthe gravelled path. Then she heardanother and another. A door burst

open and the lounge hall was filledwith, mirth and laughter; Adela knewthat* laughter- only too well. It wasthe .high false note peculiar to herset, the sort of screech which bears a

faint resemblance to honest jollity.They were all there, or so it seem

ed. Their perfume filled the house.Without rising from her chair Adelacould see them

all, could almost tellhow they were dressed. Only a fewminutes before she had been longingfor human company, now she shrankfrom it as if she had done somethingwrong, as a hunted stag might shrink

at the baying of- the hounds. Butthere was no time to think, for thewhole glittering mob flocked in, men

as well as -women. Perhaps a dozenor more -swooped down upon Adelawith infinite noise and screams andchatter more or less meaningless. Oneor two of her visitors bore names of

historic interest, and one or'two were

plutocrats,, whose money was the onlypassport into what, passes for society.

It;was some little time befoie Adelacould find out what it meant. Thenone 'Voice, shriller and more strident,rose above the rest. It was that of a

woman who had recently been a starof the American music-hall stage, andwas; now the wife of a Russian, Baron

Lapariski, who enjoys a vast fortune

of his own making.: "Let Topsy explain," one of 'he mensaid. "It was her idea and she mayas well have the credit of it."

But Topsy, otherwise the baroness,shook her yellow curls, and showedher teeth in a dazzling smile. Shewas pretty in a saucy way, and Adela

detested her beyond, any of her ac

quaintance, though outwardly they appeared to be on the friendliest terms.

"Well, it was like this," the Baroness drawled. "We were bored . forwant of something to do, so it occurredto me that we might motor here, .andgive you a pleasant surprise."

"You certainly have," Adela 6aid: "That's right," the . speaker continned. "I just knew you would be gladto see us. You must be moped

- todeath. So we got out our cars, andhere we are. Thinking you might notbe ' prepared to entertain' a largeparty, we brought our own supper withus. They used to do this kind of

thing when I was a girl.. A surpriseparty we call it. We wait upon.our^selves, and each one puts his or hercontribution on the table. It will besomething for the papers to talkabout."

Adela smiled, faintly; she had nodoubt the necessary notoriety wouldfollow, and could imagine how other

people would copy the foolish example.But there was no help for it. Shecould not turn these people out of the

house, but now that they had comeshe longed more than ever to be alone.Meanwhile the Baroness was rattlingon in her quick, stacatto fashion,whilst others of the party were producing dainty-looking packages bearing the imprint of a famous restaurateur.

"Some more are coming presently,"the Baroness went on. "We askedDouglas Denne, but he said he wasafraid he couldn't get away, but hehalf gave his word that he would motor down. We tried to get Mark Callader as well, but he had got a prizefight or something o£ that sort on. Bythe way, Adela, have you made upyour party for Callader Castle? Haveyou room for another one?"

There was no mistaking what thespeaker meant. She put the questioneagerly, and looked Adela straight inthe face.

"Really, I don't know anything aboutit. It was Mr. Callader's idea, and hedidn't consult me as to who was to boasked. But I fear

".

The Baroness clicked her lips together.

"That's all right," she exclaimed. "1guess I'll ask Mark myself. I'm jusldying to spend a week at CalladerCastle. They tell me it is a lovelyplace."

Adela wished she had been firmer,and declared finally that the partywas made up. In no case would shehave this woman at Callader's; onthis point she was emphatic. Shewould see Callader without delay, andif he were foolish enough to ask theBaroness, she would herself declineto go.

"I know you don't, want me," theBaroness laughed half-hysterically."But I am going and don't you forgetit. You can't keep me out when I'vemade up my . mind. Now, what doyou say to supper?"

(To be- continued;)

PEACE.

Sir,-Though the Austin Hospital forIncurables is but of small economicworth and deals only with those

"whose days are numbered and whosetale is all but told," yet is its existenceof vital importance to the afflictedper.ple who'imd in it their best earthlyfrisjid and helper. They require, it,tnerefore is it necessary, and. beingneccssary, so should it be aDle tocat vy on its work in efficiency andwith a due regard to the comfort and

happiness of those to whom it' ministers

The gas-lighting of the establish

ment is most unsatisfactory, in thatit is frequently so diminished as torender only darkness visible. The padent has to put up as best he can withthe present method, even though hehas to "seek his weary couch" throughsheer inability to keep out of.it, andas he, poor fellow, sleeps but ill

"turning from side to side and tossingto and-fro"-it* is indeed no bed . of

roses.

Might I ask that some of those goodcitizens who are anxious to give practical expression of their joy at the

consummation of peace will contri

bute, as a thank-offering, sufficientmoney to permit of the installation.ofelectric ilght throughout. the instito

tion, thereby..compIeting..the equipmentof

thev.wards.and.,lightening .(in a

double sense) the .burden_of their inmaies. A sum.rof £500 will.be amplysufficient for the purpose. Yours, etc.,

W..J./G. TURNER,Secretary and Superintendent.

360 Collins-street, Melbourne.

ARE VILLAGES - MORE WICKED

THAN TOWNS?

By -Max Pefnberton.

There was. a great'to-do in East An

glla some years ago when my friend,Mr.. James Blyth,: the famous, novelist,wrote an article upon village-moralityas he. had. studied it in-his: district.

Indignant East Anglians arose'in' all.

parts of the country to protest, againstthat distinguished . writer's . conclu

sions, and they pointed out with some

justice that one village is probablyneither better nor worse than another

in this respect, and that it would be

as fair to criticise the hamlets of Dartmor as those of the Marshes. Shock

ing stories, probably, could be told of

both, but may we not say that stories

equally shocking could be told of the

towns.

This is a. great matter nowadays,and we cannot wonder that it has provoked much discussion. I am not one

of those who believe that environmenthas anything to do with human nature,but it must be confessed that oppor

tunity plays no inconsiderable role inthe story of morality, and if I were

asked whether the. city or village be

more prolific of evil I should answer

unhesitatingly that the former mustbe so named.

. Let us take the story of some imagined girl, and place her, say, at the

age of seventeen years, in an ordinaryvillage community. Everybody knows

her. Possibly the parson has prepared

her or is about to prepare her for con

firmation. She is at work, on a farm,or she is a servant at the Manor Houseor the Rectory. Whatever it be, her

doings are hardly to be concealed from

her neighbors..If she walk out after sundown jvitb.

Joseph, the shepherd, it is more than

possible that Barabas, the keeper,-willdiscover her at an early stage-; or that

Blinks, the publican, will see her.:on

the border of the wood as he-returnsinhis gig from market. So the storyflies from lip to lip, and is told eitherwith interest or jeers.

Should what is called an "accident"overtake the

girl, then the parson will

see to it that Joseph marries her without loss of time and all will end well,with the Church's blessing.

Very rarely, indeed, Joseph does not

marry her, and there are tears; but inthat case his neighbors will ostracisehim and he will have to leave the dis

trict, and ever afterwards he will be

spoken of as a bad egg who desertedNellie So-and-so.

This public opinion, fortunately, is

a national asset to which we should

cling tenaciously. Even war : has notbeen able: to change It.

I am perfectly willing to admit that

in this matter the points of view oftown and country are very different.

Nothing is thought in the villages ofthe accident in question as long as

marriage results.

The real crimes are of another orderand it must be admitted that they are

horrible. I prefer to draw the vei'over them ,aud to. say that in normaltimes, the worst that attends'evil is

the hour of exposure, when, the word

of the man can undo all or refuse toundo it

If "war has-, created different. problems, peace will soon solve, them. It

is, I fear; only too true to say that the

exigencies of war sent many strangersto our villages, and that some sad talesof the aftermath has to be told. Evenit is sugested to me that the thousandsof young girls now on the streets of

many' of the great towns were driventhere after being seduced by the irre

sponsible youths who flocked to the

country at the call of war.

This may or may not be true. The

Bishops say that the-stories are hope-'less exaggerations, and they, should,know, yet I have heard even of, bishopswho were mistaken, and I' doubt if

their judgment in such matters ever

can be wholly sound.So much being admitted, we read

ily see why the town is less conduciveto morality than the village. For one

thing, there is secrecy. Not only are

there the foul dens of evil in many a

elum,. but the West End^is full of"traps"-for young girls*which the richhave created.

A girl goes out to the darkness- ofthe London streets and none is interested in her. A* man speaks to her,and her vanity, perhaps, vouchsafesa reply. She is working all day andher nights would be very lonely if shewere to spend them alone. The obliging stranger takes her to the theatre,and to supper afterwards.

She does not mention the fact to*

her-employers or to her people. Anexcuse is readily made and, as it toooften happens, her parents are awayin the country, knowing nothing of the

great city or its perils.Should an "accident" befall ari in

nocent girl under such circumstancesthere is no reparation at the altar.The man vanishes into the shadows ofthe vast unknown. The child mustface her trouble alone. Her tears arereal and very terrible.

Recklessness may follow afterwardsand a life devoted wholly to vice. It

is the first step which must be paidfor by tribulation and after that theroad is easy.

Then we have the glare of the restaurants and theatres, garish hells anddens most dark. The very memory o?

the village is forgotten. The girl isdead to all that ever knew her-a palefaced weary swimmer in a sea thatbuffets and destroys.

One day she will be cast up uponthe shores of death; her young lifewill have been lived; her epitaph written upon the brief sands of time.

A man, a great writer, once said tome that he had discovered God since hemoved from the town to the country.

I think I know what he meant. Thefret and ferment of the city forbidsus to hear that still small voice whichis often heard so clearly, beneath a"wonderful heaven of stars."

We' pass by the open doors of the

churches, and they are so many landmarks for us. There is the unchanging round of work and play even inwar-time. The eternal questions ofman's destiny are rarely put; or, being put, are answered with impatience.What is life, or death to us, who must

lunch here and dine there and go tothe theatre afterwards. We are tiredwhen we wake and not less tired whenwe sleep.

In the country it is very different.'

So many silent hours await us; we

are the companions of Nature in all

her moods; we begin to ask of seedtime and harvest; we stand to say hereis the hand of the Almighty.

In' such solitudes all may speak.ofright and wrong and go unashamed.Death and judgment affright the re

ligious, and he who is from the townmay even listen to the music of bellsand ask if they have no message.

The poet Cowper said that God madethe country and man made the town.

None is better aware of the factthat he whose destiny has placed him"far from the madding crowd."

The Proper: Authority."That man ought to be arrested! He

threw a lump of,coal at?a cat!""Are you going to tell the S.P.C.A.?"

i "No. I'm going' to tell the FuelCommissioner."

Suited.Him-All Right.,

"Mr, Casey," said -'the landlord to

Pat, "I am afraid.I'll have to raise yourrent."

. "Ah, now, Mr. Dooley,J,'retunied Pat,

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"don't, be, afraid, sir. Begorra, you'll;

have to,".tor Oi can't."

Good nature means a happy, sunshiny,nature, doing, kindly''little services for

others, obliging, ready;to do wore thanits share of work-no crossness OT

peevlshness|.

STRAIGHTENING-

HIM" OUT.*

Putting Father In His'Place.

The next morning-which chanced"to be Sunday-Mr. Tillerton rose from

a more or less sleepless couch, fullydetermined to settle a question that,for several weeks, had been uppermost

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in his mind. '

When he had come in at eleven

o'clock the evening before he had

heard the not uncommon sound of

voices proceeding from his parlor. The

light was low and the voices low, but

Mr. Tillerton. knew perfectly from

whence they came; he knew that an

other young man-the fourth one that

week-was calling upon his seventeen

year-old daughter, and he decided

then and there that something oughtto be done about it.

With haughty and imperious air, ex

tending himself to his full height, and

throwing out his chest, he summoned

his wife before him-that is to say, hedid this in his mind. What he-reallyand actually did was to sidle up to

her' deferentially after she had had

her breakfast and say:

"Don't you think, my dear,:, some

thing ought to be done about Maud?"

"In what way?""Well these young men-they are

coming pretty regularly-and it seems

to me that some supervision ought to

be exercised over her-she should be

safe guarded.""Maud knows."

"Ah! You think so. But I am a

man of the world and you are only a

trusting, innocent mother.. Believe me,something - must be done."

Mr. Tillerton paused to take breath."I insist upon it," he said, as grand

ly as possible.""You insist upon it?"

"Yes"-rather weakly.j

Mrs. Tillerton put down the .wo

man's club thesis that she. had been

editing, surveyed her anxious hus

band composedly-and completelyfor ihalf a minute, and ringing the

bell for the maid to summon Maud, re

plied:i "Very well. We might as well settle

this' thing now as^ at any other time.

Just sit down and listen to what Maud

lias to say; and above all things, don't

interrupt, because 1 am busy this;

morning and have only a limited

amount of time to give to this affair."

,i Maud came.

? "Now, Maud," said her-

mother,"your father here has displayed some

nervousness about you, and of course,

you- know as well as I do that when he

gets uneasy-even when he tries to

suppress it-it always has an uncon

scious effect upon the entire house

hold, and with our responsibilities, we

must restore him at once to his nor

mal condition. How many young men

have you got under your control at

^present?"> "Four."

"Who is the first one who calls?"

"Allan Weggs. He comes Mondays.;He's the ardent type; wants to hold

my hand and all that sort of thing.Very useful, because he does all myerrands for me during the week, and

when he comes on Monday evenings, I

"rather enjoy his love-making, as il

enables me to obtain a lot of psychological information at first hand thatthe text-books don't even adumbrate;

Besides, he keeps me informed about

the gossip of the neighborhood."'Who is the next one?"

"Shirley Bolson. He' conies Wednes

days. He's quite bright and amusing.Rather prides himself on being a flirt

Has a self-conscious ego but no intro

spective qualities-all of which give'him confidence. He thinks that I care

for him, but am so much a child ' a'

heart that I am afraid to let him kiss

me; Poor boy! Later on, however, 1

look for some admirable qualities in

him."

"Number three?""Freddie Freepaw. He's the ath

letic type. Always wins at basket

ball. Prides himself on his muscular

development. Rather dull, but a splendid animal. He might make a good

husband, unless, in some unexpectedmanner, he should develop his mini5

too much. This, however, is not probable. I cultivate him, as he gives mf

standing with the other girls. Be

sides, I look my best when I am walk

ing with him, and you know, mamma

as :I grow older, I shall have to con

sider these details more and more."

"Yes, my child; quite so. And num

ber four?"

"Jimmy Kosely. He's the silent

sort-and serious. Dear me, his de

votion is realy pathetic, and unreliev

ed by the slightest ray of humor. No

small talk, but strong on character."

"How do you stand him?"

"Well, one can never tell. I do'if

on principle. In a few more years he

may develop just the right traits tr

become companionable; that typeoften does. He is young yet. Give him

time. At any rate, I keep him alongas a sort of background."

"These are all, I believe, at present." .

"Yes, mamma."

'Thank you, my child." Mrs. Tiller

ton turned to her husband."Are you satisfied," she said severe

ly, "that Maud knows how to take

care of herself?"

"Perfectly," said Mr. Tillerton

twisting uneasily in his seat. "I hopeyou will forgive me

"

"Oh, yes. I'll forgive you; but pleasedon't let these outbreaks occur any

oftener than absolutely necessary.

They use up energy that Maud and 1

ought to expend on the more vita1

questions of life."

In Case of Emergency.A country minister -was driving a

spirited horse through the. village

when he overtook the local physicianon foot.

"Jump in, doctor!" he said, pulling

up. "I've got a horse here that goes

pretty well."

The doctor jumped in and the par

son drove -off.

The horse did not go well and end

ed in tipping over the carriage and

spilling both occupants.Tho doctor jumped to his feet and

felt himself all over to see if he were

injured."Look here!" he exclaimed. "What

do you mean by inviting me to- ride

behind a horse like that?"

"Well, you see," gasped the parson,

"luckily this time there's no bones

broken; but I always like to have a

doctor with me when I drive that

horse!"

Remembered Those Waists.

"I want a pair of button shoes for

my wife."

"This way, sir. What kind do you

.wish, sir?"

"Doesn't matter, just so they don't

button. in . the back."

In the Middle.

Early French Caller: Is the master

in, please?Maid: He is not down yet.

French Caller: The last time I came

you said he was not up, so when will

he be in the middle?*

Unnoticed.

I Sbarpe: Why, yes, I was at church

last Sunday.i Kloseman: Were you, really?

Strange, I didn't see you..

i Sharpe: Oh, not at all. I took up the

collection.

A Kitchen Mystery.Fathers Cooking: gcho'ols are of. some

use,: after all..

Thiscakele delicious;;

Daughter.-; Is it?. I: thought, it.would

be a terrible failure. . \

; '.'Why so?"' '/

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"I.told Bridget'exactly-bow to make,it and' she went and made 1t some

other way;" i

HOW DO SUPERSTITIONS ARISE?

Curious Origins.

The origin of some of our common

superstitions is not far to' seek; but

,the foundation of others is completelylost in the obscurity of ages.

Some beliefs are historical - the

general avoidance of sitting down thir

teen at table, for instance; and the

custom of saying "bless you!" to a

person who sneezes. The latter practice comes from the ancient Egyptians; but who can explain why the

blessing should be nullified if you are

so polite as to say "thank' you" in

reply?Why, should a bride avoid being mar

ried in a blue gown? And what is

the origin of the couplet which bids

her wear

Something old and something new,

Something- borrowed, somethingblue? .

Friday being by general consent an

unlucky day, one can quite under

stand any hesitation about marryingon that day; though it is said that if

you marry on Friday you will never

lack love, whatever other misfortunes

may befall you. If you wish to know

on what day to be married, the, old

rhyme will tell you.

Monday for health, Tuesday for

wealth, Wednesday the best dayof all;

Thursday for losses, . Friday, for

crosses, Saturday never at all.

Many superstitions'- have a common

sense origin. For instance, it is un

lucky to bring into a.house hawthorn,blackthorn, or may in bloom-they are

said to smell of death; the origin of

the superstition being that the strongsmell of. the flowers in a room is aptto cause -a headache. It is. obvious,too, why. you should not Jean a broom

up against a wall-with its business end

uppermost, lest;. it should, dirty the

wallpaper,-or falliwlth a clatter; There

is sense: also in the superstitionagainst removing lichen growing on

an 'old thatched roof, lest the roof

should leak; and in our treacherous

climate it is quite sound never to cast

a clout till May be out. One can finda certain 'amount of explanation 'forthe. belief that to give anyone a present of a knife or a pair of scissorsis to cut love; that it is unlucky to

spill salt; or carelessly to say "come

in" when nobody has knocked at thedoor.

, But why on earth should you notput new boots or shoes on the table

(one could1 understand if they-were old

ones), burn hair, or see the new moon

through glass? How did the custom

arise of saying "rabbits" 'the first

thing in the morjaing of a new month?

And why, when you.

see a piebaldhorse, should you wish before you see

its tail?;

Surely of all superstitions, these twolast are the most .irresponsible.!

FARM; NOTES.

Thyme' ts' a-useful; herb on everyfarm. So is time: The latter is-said

to be a plant" that cures all diseases.

In growing ;onions the seed bed re

quires to be very carefully prepared.Everyone knows the'saying "as fine as

ani onion bed," but- in; addition.

the

plants require to be' kept free from

?weeds,-the, soil"must:be kept stirred

if good results'are desired.

;

Little'and often is. Nature's'method

of feeding young animals. If we are

hand-rearing,- calves, lambs, or other

stock it is. necessary to remember that

leaving the stomach, empty by missinga feed because one is .busy is certainto ' curtail the. development of theanimal.

Poor- Richard- said, "Plough deepwhile sluggards ? sleep.

. and you will

have corn to sell and. keep." But the

farmer: who ploughed his-thin soil so

as-to turn ,up a. quantity of subsoil

found that he-neither -had corn to sell

or keep, and not;enough to eat.

There is a lot of misconception about

the pig. He is considered the dirtyanimal. For' this the owner is to

blame, not 'the pig.'

Kept as he usu

ally is," he cannot be clean, but give

him reasonable opportunity and he is

as clean as any-other animal. Keepingpigs in small styles is good in its

way, but the method should only be

followed with commonsense.

Why should the farmer be consider

ed as the one man who does not know

his business? It is amusing when we

think that every second man, whether

he be succssful or unsuccessful in his

own business, should consider himself

competent to advise the farmer, and

the less he knows about farming the

more free he is with his advice. The

advice is generally worth all that it

costs-that is nothing.

It is pleasing to hear that there are

a large number of linseed plots beine

grown in various parts of the farmingarea. Linseed will grow wherever oats

or wheat will grow, and the value of

linseed for horses, cattle and poultryis very high. No food is more bene

ficial in the rearing of calves than a

little boiled linseed added to the

skimmed milk. Linseed cake is also

valuable for the same' purpose.

When a farmer employs an inexperienced hand, which he must often do of

necessity, the value he will get out of

that assistant will largely depend uponthe treatment he gives him during the

first,few days. As a matter of com

monsense it usually pays to take n

little trouble in teaching the new hand

his work. It also pays not to be too

exacting, because the man may be soft

and unused to the particular job he

is put to, but if he is willing, he will

soon harden to the work.

What Happened to Them.

Lady (on tourist coach): "I say,

driver, do serious accidents ever hap

pen on these mountains?"Driver: "Oh,' yes, ma'am. Do you

see that mountain up there?"

"Yes."

"The one with the two sharppeaks?" «

"Certainly."

"Well, one day last year a party of

ladies and gentlemen started from here

to climb that mountain, and we never

saw them again."

"Indeed! What happened to them?"

"Oh, they went down the other

side."

As the end of each year approaches,the admirers of the works of that

popular authoress, Ethel Turner, loolc

forward to the publication of some

new book from her prolific pen, and

each successive production bears fresh

evidence of her talent and versatility

and her power of holding the interest

of both young and old. Her new story,

"St. Tom and the Dragon" (London,Ward; Lock anil Co.) is a story with

a purpose. St. Tom 1s a schoolboya rather unusual schoolboy-and the

dragon he fights is the dragon of

drink. The principal characters, be

sides TOm,-are; Gaydon Godwin, a

scholar ruined' by drink,. his little

daughter Anne, whom he illtreats

when drunk, and Mr: Warner,' a pros

perous brewer and -his wife, . who; are

interested in both Tom and Anne, and

who eventually decide to give up -the

manufacture of drink in consequence

of. their association with the childrenand the lessons It brings home to

them.

- MARRIED AND'SINGLE.

Special vocations may lead women

to reject marriage-persons o£ Inde

pendent gifts or singular opportunities. Then health ought to be considered.' People, e.g., actually In con

sumption, should not marry at all. A

tendency, to insanity, should not be

transmitted. No individual has a

right, for his own gratification, to

saddle posterity with a curse. What

is true of physical is even more true

of mental qualities. You are responsible for the character and habits youtransmit. Cure yourself of your bad

habits before you marry, that it may

not be-said of you, "The fathers have

eaten sour grapes, and the children's

teeth are set on edge." An overplus of

women is also a bar to marriage. That

will increasingly be met, I trust, by an

improved system of middle-class emi

gration. Then the difficulty of findingsuitable partners, disappointments in

early life, tend to embitter againstmarriage; relatives or friends who

need your care or support-an agedfather, an infirm mother, brothers

and sisters for whom you are the

bread-winner, who might be left helpless or uneducated should you marry-such are noble motives for a singlelife. -Rev. H. R. Haweis.

THE WAR SAVINGS-MOVEMENT.

By I. F.

Since the signing of the armistice

very many War Savings Certificates

have been cashed. It has been ascer

tained that the arch-offenders are, as

a rule, members of war savings groupswho secured their certificates in the

.first place by paying in one shilling

per week. In case there are similar

offenders in the country, it may be

pointed out that it was made possibleto redeem these certificates before the

stipulated period of three years in

case any holders of them, should in

the meantime become financially em

barrassed and be seriously in need

of the money. By no means was it intended that young men and women

should make a mere convenience of

this scheme. Those people who are

mean-spirited enough to cash theircertificates so soon as secured shouldccase to be members of groups and

buy themselves money-boxes.It is most necessary to bear in mind

that you are lending your money to

help your country and not vice versa,and that, therefore, it is a dishonor

able thing to cash your lendings before the stipulated period of three

years, unless you are most seriouslyin need of the money.

There is no better way- now of helping your country than by saving.

Every day we read of the problems ofreconstruction after the war. If we

wish the world to be a better placeafter these years of sacrifice then we

must help our country in a practicalmanner to carry out those schemes.Do not give up saving and buyingcertificates until the Treasury an

nounces that no more certificates are

to be issued.

Those Helpful Officials.

The town man told the farmer men:

"Your duty's plain-raise all youcan. To beat the far-flung German

foe you needs must plant and reapand sow. Bend to your task with zealand haste. Don't let an acre go to

waste. To win the European fightjust spade all day and hoe all night!"

"Quite so!" the honest farmer said.

"At half-past three I leave my bed.The horrid sound of war's alarm hasmade me tackle this old farm and

raise the dickens -without stops, besides my ordinary crops. And I'll be

true unto my trust, and raise a bumper crop or bust. But here I pause in

my hard .task to bow my head and

humbly ask: - 'What- have you, gents,with all your prate, done for us farm

ers up to date?'"

The town man threw his hands'on

high, then pulled them down to loud

ly cry:

"Ungrateful agriculturist, by cold

soaked and hot winds kissed, do younot know that we are through when

we have told you -what to do?"

Mrs. De Goodo: Our son is determin

ed to go to see the new ballet with a

great display of female beauties. Whatshall I do?

Mr. De Goode: Buy two seats, one

behii.-d the other, and give some wo

man the front one.

Old ""lady, rather: deaf: Are-you anyrelative to Mr. Brown?

Visitor: I am Mr. Brown.

Old lady: Ah, then, that explainsthe extraordinary resemblance.

AN EASY WAY TO REDUCE YOUR

WEIGHT.

If you are putting on flesh at a rate

that dismays you, here is a way' bywhich you may regain your lost: stylish elenderness. The cost will be

trifling, no injurious effects to follow,and the result permanent. Formettes,if taken regularly, will reduce yourweight safely, surely and easily, and

with their assistance it will not be

necessary to exercise or diet. Starvingnever did and never will cure obesity.The result of any starvation process

is to impair the health. Formettes act

quite differently; they increase the ap

petite whilst decreasing the fat. Theytone up the system, make you feel well

and look years younger. They re

move fat evenly and without any exer

tion on your part, and never leave a

wrinkle behind in doing so. Formettes

are pleasant tablets, and if you weighyourself at the end of a month, youwill be delighted with the results theyhave effected. They will also cure

palpitation of the heart, shortness of

breath, 6ick headaches, dyspepsia, andall other ailments caused by excess fat.

Formettes are sold by all chemists in

the Commonwealth at 5/3 (fortnight's

supply), and by most drapers; or di

rect from S. H. Henshall, chemist,. 246 Clarendon-street, South Melbourne,Vic.

APPLY THIS TO RESTORE

NATURAL COLOR IF HAIR

IS GREY.

Buy lloz. Rejuveni Compound, to

which add loz. of Bay Rum. Shake

well together, then add enough waterto. make lOoz. (J pint). Simple, isn't

it?,. Yes! and it's what grandma used

to restore her hair to its natural color

when grey hairs appeared. It prevents the hair /ailing out, cures dand

ruff, and where the hair is taking on

that dull, faded, or streaked appear

ance, this simple home-made mixturehas a truly wonderful effect. A little

rubbed well into the roots of the hair

every night will soon completely re

store the natural color of the hair, andrenew the growth where thinness is

showing. . Almost every chemist has

these simple ingredients in stock, or

can easily get them for you from the

wholesalers. Above all, don't let him

put you off with some modern com

mercially put-up preparation, "Just as

good." There's nothing "Just as

good." You yourself never even guessed that grandma used the above pre

paration, or that it was the reason herliair was always so beautifully glossy,soft and abundant. Try this once, and

you will know you have hit upon hersecret.

: S. H. Henshall, chemist,. 246 Clares

don-street, South Melbourne, Vic

Country orders.'a specialty. AU'latest

American,. French, and .London toilel

I

preparations stocked., Goods sent peireturn post, free from observation. A

trial solicited.

Beauty Culture.The culture of the skin is the culture^

of beaut}', and the true culture of the

skin must have access to the world's

medical formula of toilet soaps. No

soapmaker in the world has studied

more thoroughly the medical formula

of the soap world than Lever Brothers

Limited before placing on the market,

their medical soaps in the Pure Lever

Brand series, in which will be found

the following varieties :

fiealatta: The best medical toilet

soap that can be produced.

Hygeia: A trulymedical soap with

the medical properties covered by a

choice perfume.

Vive Medicated Bath Soap: 'A

large round tablet scientificallymedi

cated.

Lever's Coal Tar: This welk

known curative agency is incorporated.

Lever's ? Sulphur: This soap

speaks for itself.'?

.

Castilever: The. Olive Oil in this

Pure Lever Brand is verysoothing to

the skin. .

No healing- propertiesattributed

to any Medical Toilet Soap can go

beyond those to ;be; found in the-

Wolfe's

A RELIABLE STIMULANT

and

THE SAFEST OF DRINKS.

LiTamjyrv untjv ta^to

lik& Robur

THE HOUSE FOR RINGS.WRITS FOR OUR CATALOQUB.

S37-0 **OSJ*3WF ST... fc?EU3,:

A businesslike man stepped into a

batcher's shop. "A piece of beef for

roasting!" lie ordered briskly.

The meat, mostly hone, was thrown

on "the scales.

"Look here!" remonstrated the man.

"You're giving me a big piece of bone!"

"Oh, 110, I ain't!" said the butcher,blandly. "You're paying for it."

r»rs«n 111? T-^'TgTT*"

, INFLUENZA

DANGEROUS COMPLICATIONS.

Piles from England speak of industries

"half-handed," schools shut, shops like

wise,'

temporary hospitals and doctors" worked to death." Influouza has been

raging, claiming countless victims. ->The

thing to droad most with influenza is

lowered vitality which prepares the wayfor those complications that, result inchronic bronchitis and consumption.Beware!-pain always lowers vitality.Wawn's Wonder-Wool stops pain .the mo

ment it is applied. A medicated cotton-wool,

every- fibre is thoroughly impregnatedwith specially selected pain-relievingossences the soothing virtues and healing

properties of which are folt immediately.For such reason it is known everywhere as

thd "Magic Wrap." . It never fails. _Itcannot fail. It stops pain in infiilenza,bronohitis, quinsy, ordinary coughs, andcolds

jin headache backache; neuralgia,

and toothache; in rheumatism, lumbago,sciatica, strains, sprains, stiff joints and

cramp. Keep it in the house; it isessontial.Wawn's Wonder-Wool is on Sale by all

-

Chomists and Stores, price 2/6 a packet;or direct from Soathouse and Craig, Ltd.,Melbourne.

^ssBBBSsse^ss^s^ESSS^S^SSSSS

The "EXCELL"Cream Separator

Is just thevery

machine for the Homedairy with one, two or

three cows. Inexpensive to buy, simple to

work, it's a good cleanskimmer that costs

next to nothing to run

ami never fails to give,

satisfaction. Send forCatalog "E12," post

free on request.

J. BARTRAM & SONS:586 BOURKE STREET, MELBOURNE.

O INVENTORS

PATENTSObtained for Appliances, Tools, etc.

Full information: on application, to

A. O. SACHSE, C.E.,Corner Collins and William Streets

MELBOURNE.

Drop It.

A man who was known as a trouble

finder went-into a shop to buy pota-. _

toes. He .-was duly .served.. "Look here, ma'am," said he to thfe '-v

server, "I believe your weight is in

correct-against the purchaser. Take

my advice-drop that."

She took his advice, and dropped.it-the weight. And now he is limping ;

about, grumbling that the lady took

his advice so readily. Never satisfied.

In the- Fashion.

Mrs. Smith (in mid-ocean): Just

imagine, John! One of the sailors justtold me that this boat is now in com

munication with her sister ship! I

wonder what the conversation is

about?,Mr. Smith: Humph! Most likely

each is asking the other if her cargo,

is oh straight! ?

A Well-Learned Lesson.

"Well, Willie," said father as the

precocious offspring returned from his

first day at school, "what did you learn

at school to-day?""Lots o' things," answered Willie

proudly. "I learned always to say, 'Yes,sir' and 'No, sir' and 'Yes, ma'am' and.

'No, ma'am.'"

"Oh, you did?"

"Yep."

Dodging the Question.

She: Here's the paper says a law

yer told a man in court that he was'particeps crimiuls' in the affair. Whatdoes that mean, William?'

He My dear, you ought not to askme to explain such things to you before the children.

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Fire. Accident.

Laan by Bnsh Fires and Lightninger« oiida good by this Company

AGENTS WANTED. ?>

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DALGETY &. Co. LTD.,MELBOURNE.

General Agents for Victoria.

The Phoenix Insures CROPS and

STACKS against damage by FIRE

and Crops against damage by HAIL^ STONES.

"He started life with a bootlace, and

now he has about a million pounds.Seems incredible, eh? '.'Not at all! t

should consider that a man who could

get anybody to buy one bootlace was

inevitably bound to succeed!"

Sergeant: Why do you want parti

cularly to.be dratted into the Seventy

fifth Battalion?Recruit: I want to be near me bro

ther, who's in the Seven ty-sixtht

"I see you have a number of beau

tiful pictures," said Mr. Caller; "does

your sister paint?""No," replied Johnny; "she just pow

ders."

WARD & CO.Stock, Share and

WHEAT SCRIP Brokers

383 COLLINS ST., MELBOURNE.

Members Stock Exchange, Melbourne.

Address Wires:

"WARDANKO," Exchartje, Melbourne

Give him not only a Welcome but

some token for Remembrance, of

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silver WATCH H GOLD CHAIN

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A SINGLE-STONE DIAMOND RING

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A GOLD MEDAL WITH INSCRIPTION

A GOLD OR SILVER CIGARETTE CASE

A GOLD-MOUNTED FOUNTAIN PEN

A SHAVING SET

A CASE OF BRUSHES'

And miny other .Useful Presents

WRITE FOR OUR CATALOGUES

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PRESENTS FOR OUR BOYS

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Luminous Watches Silver & E.P. Ware . Clocks

Barometers . Thermometers

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Farmers

Your PIGS & CALVESWill Pay you if you send your Carcase Porkers and Vealers to us.

-Latest Cool Storage. HIGHEST PRICES REALISED.

OUR SALES TAKE PLACE DAILY, thus enabling you to send on a daymost convenient to yourself. Write us for any information required.

Account Sales Rendered Promptly.SEND ALL CONSIGNMENTS TO SPENCER STREET STATION. OUR

CARRIERS MEET EVERY TRAIN.

Postal Address:

STONE & CO.Regd. (Robert Schulte, Propr.)

Wholesale Commission Meat Salesman, North Melbourne.

A Wily Bird is

Living Cost!

|ET R. B. Lawrence

' put a pinch of salt

on his tail.-Let R.B.L.

show you the way to a

big economy.

This is the way. Halveyour clothes expense,by making your old

clothes do double duty

by, instead of buyingnew suits, or costumes,

etc., sending your old

garments to R. B.

Lawrence, and havingthem thoroughly, per

manently, and perfectlyI cleaned, pressed back to

smartness, and returned

to you like new. It's

worth thinking about,isn't it ? Look over your

old clothes to-night.

R.B.LawrenceDyer and Cleaner,

NORTHCOTE-MELBOURNE

AUSTRALIAN MADE

Premier Roofing'

45 feet long, 3 feet wide, IS/- per roll.

Waterproof, Rot-proof, Vermin-proof.Cash with Order.

Don't s:iy it's too cheap to be good.Send for a Sample and see.

DAVID HYLAND & SONS PTY. LTD.,*

Sennitt's Ice Works, South Melb.

THE EQUITYTRU8TEE8, EXECUTOR3 &

AGENCY CO. LTD.

Sur,scribed Capital £1.15.000Reserved Lfsblllty .. £100.000

Guaranteed Fund.. .. £10,000

Registered Officer*:

86 QUEEN 8T., MELBOURNE.

Board of Directors:

Hon. DONALD MACKINNON, M.T..AChairman.

Capt. S. M. BRUCE, M.C., M.P.

STEWART McARTHUR, Esq., K.C.Sir EDWARD F. MITCHELL, K.C.

This Company Is specially ampowered Jsy Act of Parliament (No. 978)to act an Executor, Administrator

Trustee, Receiver, Committee underthe Lunacy Act. or Attorney underPower, and ta take Transfers of ExlBtIns Trcsti.

f

I.'icomGa collected. tfnndB hnreitat!

and Estates Managed or Realised

J02L FOX, Manager.C. J. MARTIN, Aiilit&nt Manager.

Mum likes a cup of lea in bed

ev'ry morning. It makes her

have no headache all day. Mum

says she would not have any

other t.'a in the housi 'cept

Robur, and I has the sugar in

the bottom of thj cup. She says

when I grows up I rr.ust always

get Robur 'cause it's good,and same as what th; doctor

drinks, what 'tends baby.

Girlit.

The Red' Cross Central Depot at

Federal Government House has been

the scene of great activity during the

last few weeks. Two shipments have

been sent to London, Including py

jamas, old linen, preserved fruits, bis

cuits. chocolate and sweets, all of

which have been specially requisition

ed by the commissioners, for men in

hospital and on returning transports.

A consignment has been prepared for

Bombay comprising - hams, tinned

fruits, plum puddings and cakes, for

distribution. to Australian nurses in

India. Clothing-and comforts are also

ready for despatch to the commission

ers in Egypt and South Africa. 3,000Christmas boxes for returned men in

this and other States have been nack

ed with socks, chocolate,, pipe, tobacco

and cigarettes. A party of thirty lad

ies undertook this work and attained a"

speed of fourteen boxes a miniite. Special provision is being made just now

by the Red Cross in all States for sol

,

diers in quarantine,'and the Melbourne*[

Central Depot has forwarded to Port:

sea food comforts, games and reading|

matter to the extent of about 'three

tons."

Messrs-. W. Reynolds-and Son Pty.

Ltd., Metropolitan Meat Market, re

port prices for week ending December

9, -1918:-Beef.-Prime bodies, 48/- to

50/- per lOOlbs.; medium, 46/- to 47/-.Prime fores, 42'- to 44/-; medium, 40/to 42/-. Prime hinds, 54/- to 58/-;

j

medium. 50/- to .52/-. Sheep.-Prime; light, 5d. to 5?(d. per lb.; heavy, 4ld:'

to 4§d. Lambs.-Prime spring, 5}d.,to.

j51d.; heavy, 5d. Veal.-Prime large

isides veal, 5d. to 5Jd.; heavy, 4d. to

!4Jd. Prime small calves, 5d. to 5Jd.;heavy, 3Jd. to 4d Pork.-Prime small

porkers, 7*d. to 8d.; heavy, 6id. to 7d.i

i Prime large pigs, 6d. to 7d.; heavy 5Jd.

j

to 53d. Bacon pigs, 6d. to.7d.; heavy |, 5Jd. Pigs for chopping, 4d. to '4Jd.; i

heavy, 3d. to 3Jd. Inferior lines at'

j

lower rates.

A Reliable Home-made Remedy for.

Colds, Bronchitis, Etc. $

the treatment of Asthma, Bronchitis,i Colds, Influenza, and Sore Throats calls'

for something that will destroy disease1 germs from the throat and bronchial

tubes,. soothe and heal inllamed mucousmembrane, loosen phlegm, and tone upthe general ,system. For this purposemoney cannot buy a better medicine than

that, a pint of which anyone may prepare in their own homes in a few moments iby adding HEENZO (registered name-for,Hean's Essence) to warm water, and

sweetening as per easy directions suppliedwith each bottle. As HEENZO costs only2/-, and a pint of ready-made cough mix

ture, would cost at least 12/-, it will brseen that a big money saving is to 5feffected by making vour. own HEENZO Iconsrh mixture. HEENZO Is stocked bychemists and stores. 1

A Boon to Growing Girls.

Girls from their teens onwards are very

apt to become anaemic and nervy. Thesfconditions, if not properly attended to.

(

seriously affect them in after-years. 71

is, therefore, essential that girls should

have their t>lood kept rich and pure andtheir nervous systems well nourished. Areliable means to this end is provided inREAN'S TONTC' NERVE NUTS, which

are aptly termed, "a boon to growingirirls." Nerve Nuts are sold by all lead

ing chemists and stores. Price 3/- pprbox. containing 12 days' supply, or si*

boxes for 17/3.-Advt.

The Union Trustee Co.of Australia Limited.

*13 AD OFFICE: 833 COLLINS 8T..

MELBOURNE.

Also In 3ydney and Brisbane.

For terms or any other information

concerning tie company, pleaBO cat'

or write.

SAMUEL COOK'*3, Chief Man&rerJ. M. CARROLL, Assist. Manager.

WINDMILLS

are superior In every

way. Built for longservice, to workwithout attention

automatically keeptanks and troughsfull; regulate speedIn a storm, lubricate

automatically andgive entire satlsfactlon. Tb')y are the

most ...efficient mill*on market. Write for

Catalogues and readwhat users say.

. BRYAN BROS., ,

Windmill Manufacturer*, Col»c, Vic.

A REMARKABLE CASE..

The following letter contains an in

teresting story:

From Mrs. F. Alexander, 488 Parra:

matta-road, Petersham, Sydney,.

N.S.W.

"About fourteen years ago my son

was suffering from Bright's disease

and was taken to the hospital, wherehe remained for eight weeks, when,

as he became worse than when he

went in, he asked me to take him

homo. I did so, and whilst at home,ho found a pamphlet about Warner'sSafe Cure, and decided to try it. T

?ot him a bottle and he commencedto take it. He was passing blood inhis urine and his urine was full ofalbumen and sugar. The doctorssaid that he had a stone in the kid

neys and that that was the cause ofthe bleeding. However, he subse-1

quently had X-ray treatment, and itJ

was found that there was no stone ]

there at all. 1 give Warner's SafeCure the sole credit of effecting hiscure. He has never suffered from thedisease since and is now a thoroughlystrong healthy man. About a year

aero, I was suffering from a floatingkidney, and was operated upon in thehospital with great success. After

coming out I was advised to takpWarner's Safe Cure as it would benefit me and ease the strain. I did prand found it a splendid remedy. Mykidneys were naturally weak after be

ing operated upon, and were not doing-their work satisfactorily, but after taking Warner's Safe Cure I be?an to feel ever so much better. NowT am completely well and have not suffered since from my kidneys."

Warner's Safe Cure for the kidney?

I

and liver is sold by chemists and

storekeepers everywhere, both in theoriginal (5/-) bottles and in the

1

cheaper (2/6) "Concentrated," nonalcoholic form.-Advt.

Tis Every Woman'f Right to

Massajjinp the /ace with the wooderfalCOMPLEXION BEAUTY GUP removes

roughness, blackhead* tod other skisblemishes, smoothes oat vrinklcs, 61U op

hollows, cleanses thepore* and th« com

plexion becomes beautifully clear, tfnh i

velvety softness, the blood is caused to cir

. culate freely, imparting \be natural bloomlof health ro the checks. Price 2/tfi post free anywhere,

.-*b full directions and a lube of Beauty Cream.T*c UNION

Company. 299 EUtabrth Street, Melbourne.

If you love your Wife you win make he* fl""

FIRELESS COOKERIt saves 80 per cent, of Fuel, halves the Cook's labor

^No

heat, no smell, no trouble, no danger, nospoil!V°od. It makes

tough meat tender and preserve!vthe goodness and flavor. Anyone can make t

^ Tireless Cooker. Send H&lf«BaCl*OWrBr-ri-w-xa!

*orC°mPlcle Drawings and full Printct

Directions, with Hints and Suggestions anc

.Jgggfl * E00<* nut"ber olRecipes

The cost o

""kiog a good-sited Cooker is less than 5/The Union Co.« 299 EUtabctU St.. Mett>

CUT YOUR OWN HAIR'.itb the SAFETY HAIB COTTER.^It U quite straple ind eastf. Cut f'

short or asf .length. If yon ox

comb your hair yon e*n eat it

jast the thine Cor a family.

its ccs* the first time U i» ~

Strongly made of ntekelled

a life-time. Price 2/C PW*

full directum*. Obttiuable only I

Tbe UNION Comply. 299 Elizabeth Street. Mclb

Practical co-operation, giving you the maximum profit, Is assured

by utilising the highly-specialised SCARLETT buying and selling

organisation, proved efficient for many years. "Blue Bird" Brand

Bags, Binder and Sewing Twines, Lubricating Oils.

SCARLETT CO. 1

CORNER OF MARKET AND COLLINS STREETS, MELBOURNE |WIUIMIHain IT I

» ? W MttttfUSEPSa

SEND YOUR

WATTLE BARKdirect to

W. BRAITHWAITE,PRESTON TANNERY, Preston (Vict.)

Established 50 Yearo)

ANY QUANTITY o£ thoroughly dry, best quality. Black or Golden Wattle

Bark purchased. HIGHEST market prlco ALWAYS given. Consign Barl:

to Bell Station' and cover with tarpaulin.

He fears no roadOn all four wheels and the spare he has fixed the latest type

BergougnanPronounced

Ber-goon-yong Tyreswith their extra heavy walls, casings and treads, and superb

quality; they guarantee him the maximum of comfort, service

and miles. Two types-Round and Sculptee Patterns.

Obtainable at All Garages or Direct from

BERGOUGNAN TYRE COMPANY, S6 Flinders Street, Melbourne,

and Other States.

Christmas PresentsAT

BALL &' WELCH'SA lull and beautiful assortment of goods most appropriate for

Xmas Gifts is shoving in all departments. We specially would

mention our Fine Stocks of Gloves, Hosiery, Handkerchiefs,Electroplate, Toys, Ladies' Footwear, Men's Handkerchiefs; Ties

and Socks, together with a choice selection of Smart Costumes and

Blouses.

isese

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BALL & WELCH180-152 FLINDERS STREET MELBOURNE.

tion of the Empire cable system across

the Atlantic, to bring the entire con

nection between Australasia, and the

United Kingdom under one control

and management. At the present time

the Facific Cable system stops short at

Montreal. This iB obviously not a de

sirable arrangement.

"Is your husband at home, madam?"

asked the caller.

"Sure, and he's not," said the big,red-faced woman who had opened the

door.

"You see, madam, I'm a travelling

phrenologist, and I'd like to examine

the bumps on your husband's head."

"You're too late. We did have a bit

of an argument this morning, and myhusband's gone down to the doctor to

let him examine them."

CALVES 1

Taylor's "NATIONAL" Calf Food.

The real substitute for fresh milk.

If unobtainable at storekeepers,write direct to

The National Cattle Food Co.,24 Whiteman Street, South Melbourne

£1 PER WEEK CAN BE MADE.

A Great Special Reduction, for a limited time only. A new money-making em

ployment for Ladies. Simple and fascinating. Our Patterns and InstructionBook enables any intelligent lady to

speedily become an expert Lnce Maker.

We give a written guarantee to purchaseall Laces made on our looms. NOTEACHER IS REQUIRED for you to

learn this profitable occupation. Kindlyforward three penny stamps for full par

ticular!.Address: Torchon Lace Co.,

229 Collins Street, Melbourne.

By Appointment His Excellency the

to Governor-General.

New Pharmacy,280 Bourke St.

Importers of Air Beds and Cushions, Enemas,Silk Elastic Stockings, Bandages, Galvanic Bat

teries, Abdominal Belts, Trusses and SurgicalAppliances Generally.

Send for Price List-Forwarded Post Free.

ORDERS BY POST promptly attended to and

despatched on day of receipt.

280 BOURKE STREETBRANfH PHARMACY- 111 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE.

DRIVE IN SOMETHING SMART 1

COFFEY Bros.' GIGSARE USED BY PARTICULAR PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE

COMMONWEALTH.

WRITE FOR CATALOGUE OF

Jiukers, Buggies, Carts, Wagons and Harness81G 8T0CK8 AND VALUES.

COFFEY BROS.'167 QUEEN ST., MZLB. Works: RICHMOND S.

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WE are fortunate In announcing that stocks, vast beyondourmost hopeful anticipation, are now here, and that

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MOTHERS.

I hava observed that the motherswho are most admirable at some sea

sons of their children's lives, fall off; at others. I have seen a mother who? had extraordinary skill in bringing out

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and training her children's faculties

! before they reached their teens, and

who was all-sufficient for them then,fail them sadly as a friend and com

panion in the important years which

follow seventeen. And I have seen a

mother who could make no way with

her children in Ihelr early years, and

who keenly felt how nearly Indifferent

they were to her, while her whole soul

and mind were devoted to them-I

have seen such a mother idolised by, her daughters when they had become

i wise and worthy enough to have her

1 for a friend.

Doctor: It is especially important ,that you should refrain from all head

work for a few weeks."|

Patient: But, doctor, it is by head

work that I earn my living.j

Doctor: Are you a literary man? ~"i

Patient: No, sir; I'm a hairdresser.

"Marry money, my boy, marry

money.""It's just as easy to love a rich girl

as a poor girl.""But it isn't as easy to get 'em to

marry you, old top."

She: A clock is different from a

man.

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working.

PACIFIC CABLE'S WAR WORK.

In summing up the various national

activities bearing upon the strength of

the Empire during the war, it may be

of interest to review the services

which the State owned Pacific Cable

has rendered to the common cause.'

This cable spans portions of the

vast Pacific Ocean which would be

otherwise utterly cut oil from cohesion

with the rest of the Empire, and links

up some of those 'island outpostswhich have played so great a part in

the naval side of the world's struggle.

As is .well known, communication,prompt and secret, is one of the funda

mentals of modern strategy, and dur

ing those early days when Admiral Von

Spee was at large in the Pacific, our

national cable played a valuable partin fending the formidable enemy

squadron off Australasian shores.

The swift and silent message which

passes beneath the ocean's depths with

scientific certainty cannot be over

hoard by eager enemy aerials listening

to pick up every vibration which mightdisclose our secret plans.

But quite apart from this, the National Cable has more than realised the

strategic and other aims with which it

was laid, viz.: -

(1) To provide an entirely alternate

route between the motherland on

the one hand and Canada, Austra

lasia. India, etc., on the other

hand, in times of war.

(2) To augment the then existing

cabling facilities from and to Aus

tralasia with tho other parts of

the British Empire.

It is not possible to estimate the

full advantages that have accrued to

tho British Empire and specially Aus

tralasia under cither or both these

heads, but it is certain that they have

been very great.The following figures showing the

trafiic carr.'ed during the year preceding the war, anil the three subsequentyears, afford an interesting comparison:

Words

Year ending March 31, 1914, 3,117,S39" 1915, 4,103,098" 101G, 8,1S1,119

" 1917, 9,000,000

Fof 1915 the figures would have

shown a much greater increase but

for the fact that the cable was inter

rupted at Fanning Island for two

months by the operations of the Ger

man cruiser Nurnberg. It is also

worthy of note that in 1917 G50.000

words referring to wounded Austra

lasian sailors' and soldiers' remit

tances were carried free over the Pacific cable.

These figures are~of further interest

in connection with the prophecies of

experts regarding the carrying capa

city of the Pacific Cable. The most

sanguine estimate did not exceed

2,000,000 words per annum, but the

war has conclusively proved that this

capacity, with modern developmentsin cable apparatus, can be increased

:

four and a half times.

It will be gratifying to'the "public, as

it is to the Pacific Cable Board, to

know that during the extraordinary fi

nancial stress that the British Empirehas been put to under war conditions,

the revenue earned by the Pacific

Cable Board has largely exceeded lia

bilities, notwithstanding the heavy in

crease in all costs of working, includ

ing salaries, materials, apparatus, etc.

The result has.been that the consolidated funds of the British Empire have

appreciably benefited from the under

taking, and in addition it, has been con

clusively proved that, given the neees

say support by the public, the Pacific

Cable is able to earn substantial profits and develop into a valuable na

tional asset.

The only feature about the under

taking that has been in any way re

grettable during war conditions is thateven the increased carrying capacityof the cable has not proved equal to

the demands made on it. It has been

a matter of much anxiety and regretto the board that they have at times,in common with other cable systems,been forced to suspend-the acceptanceof ;the cheap rate messages arrangedfor members of the Australasian naval

and military forces that have goneoverseas.

Ordinary commercial traffic has attimes also suffered considerable delayfrom the same cause, but in this re

spect the Pacific Cable has not beenalone. The congestion on all cables,the world over, caused by war requirements, has been constant and severe.

It is hoped that as a result of the -

experiences gained during tho war

'

period, arrangements will be made at

no; distant date to duplicate the cables

across the Pacific, but an even more

pressing necessity Is for the comple

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SECOND EDITION

, Rainbow Argus Office,I

Friday morning.

The following importanttelegraphic message was

received from Mr. P. G.

Stewart, M.L.A., after we

had gone to press

WHEAT PAYMENT

The Acting Prime Minister

announces that the full guarantee

of 4s 4d, less freight, will be paid

for this season's wheat, first pay

ment.

C0RAN8AMITE ELECTION

It is expected that Mr. W. G.

Gibson (V.F.U.) will win the

Corangamite by-election by oyer

9000 Totes.