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Notice j

The Counties’ Council of the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, will meet at Council Cham- ber, Court House, Cornwall, on Mon- day, 23rd October A.D. 1916, at 8 p.m. pursuant to adjournment from June Seaeion.

Cornwall, 30th Sept., 1916.

ADRIAN I. MACDONEIX, 38-3 Counties’ Clerk.

Ten Dollars Reward To any person giving information to

the Board of Trustees of S. S. No. 19 Kenyon, that will lead to the convic- tion of the person or persons who broke into said school on Sept. 18tb.

Signed W. J. McLennan, A. A. McDonell, M. Fraser.

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Red Cross Annual Meeting The annual meeting of the Glengarry

Branch of the C.R.C.S. will be held in McRae’s Hall, Lancaster, on Saturday, Oct. 7th, 1916, at 1 o’clock in the af- ternoon. It is requested that all mem- bers make an effort to be present. Af- ternoon tea will be served. !

Harriet McLennan, President. Janet Ross Grant, Secretary.

Card of Thanks On behalf of my mother and myself

I desire to return sinoerest thanks to the citizens and the members of the Alexandria Fire Brigade who rendered ua such valuable assistance in saving my building and contents from com- plete destruction by fire on Sunday morning. The services of all wore greatly appreciated.

D. Mulhern, Alexandria, Ori.

rente wanteii jBarriefjeld Train- llancaater Rural i ing Camp Notes I School Fair

Tenders will be received by the un- dersigned up to October 28th, 19'16, inclusive, for the Corporation of the Town of Alexandria, for all or any part of—

600 Cords of green hard maple wood • 200 Coi-'ds of dry hard maple wood, 1 400 Cords of green soft mixed wood, j for delivery at the Power House, Alex-

andria, after January 1st, 1917.

Specifications can be had at the of- fice of the undersigned.

S. MACDONELL, Clerk of the Municipality of Alexandria

Alexandria, October 4th, 1916. 38-2

Notice Tbe undersigned announces that on

and after October 15th, the price of tnilXi will be eight cents per quart. 88-1 Geo. A. Charlebois.

Lost On Tuesday, October 3rd, 1916, bet-

iweeii Alexandria and 7 th Lancaster, a grey coat. Finder, kindly communicate with Mr. F. E. Charron, tailor, Alex- andria, and receive reward. 38-1

Found I On Thursday of last week, between Laggan and Alexandria, a bag of feed Owner may get same by paying this advertisement and calling at JohoMo- Lennan’s, 37-3rd Loohiel, Alexandria, Ont. 38-1

NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Estate of John J. McDonald,

late of the Township of Lancaster, in the County of Glengarry, farmer, de- ceased.

Notice is hereby given in pursuance of R.S.0.^1914, Ch. 121 Sec^ 56, that all persons having any claims or de- mands against the late John J. Mc- Donala who died orp^r about the 22nd day of May, 1915, are required to send post prepaid, or deliver to the Reverend Ranald A. McDonald, Green- field, Ontario, the executor of the es- tate their names and addresses and full particulars in writing of their claim and statement of account and the nature of the security, if auy held by them on or' before the 5th day of November, 1916, after which date the said executor will proceed to distribute the assets of the said estate among the persons entitled thereto, having re- gard. only to the claims of which he then has notice, and he will not be liable for the assets or any part there- of so distributed to any person of whose claim he had not notice at the time of the distribution.

Dated at Alessandria this 5th day of October A.D. 1916.

MACDONELL & COSTELLO, Alexandria,

Solicitor for Executor. 38-3

The 154th Battalion is being divided into three squads for the men's last

The camp was quite muddy after i the rain on Friday, but the wonder- * fill improvement brought about by * the drainage system made it much j less inconvenient. I

On Friday morrning Capts. MacGre- | gor, Hicks, Donovan and Munro were . vaccinating every 1.54th man in sight. | Over 500 men were in the line-up for ■ this big event. j

'‘Tiiank God more Canadians are coming,” said War Secretary Lloyd- | George when discussing the brilliant - work of the Dominion troops at Cour- , celeite.

For Sale On track at Dalhousie Station,

carload of potatoes. First-class stock $1.75 and $2 per bag—unloaded onSat- urday, Oct. 7th. Glen Nevis Farmers Club. 38-1

For Sale Five hundred bushels good potatoes,

$1.00 per bushel. Apply Ang^s Grant, Dun vegan, Ont. 38-1

For Sale Holstein cow, good milker. For par-

ticulars apply to News Office. 38-2

Strayed Onto the premises of William Bour-

’bonnais, 26-9th Char., on or about the loth September, 3 black and white ’ heifers, coming two years, with left ear ' ■punched. The above cattle were placed-i in my stable on the 28th September. i Owner may recover same on proving ! property and paying expenses incurred ' William Bourbonnais, Apple Hill, R.R. j No. 1. 38-3 I

Money to Loan When you want a loan, give me a

•'Sail. I am in a position to give spe- cial terms of payment to borrowers. I have also considerable private money ey available. Angus McDonald, Alex- andria, Ont. 7-tl

AUCTION SALE OF

To Rent A good business stand in the bus-

iness centre of the town of Alexandria Opposite to Post Office and on the West side of Main Street. Having a good building 2^ storeys, with good basement, size 24x40, and also a shed and granary at. the rear of the busi- ness house. This desirable business pre- mises can be let for a number of years at a reasonable rent. For further par- ticulars apply to the undersigned own- er-< D. A. MacArthur.

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For Sale A modem brick veneered house on

Derby street, every convenience. For terms apply to Felix Daprato, box 5, Alexandria. 28-4

AND EFFECTS

Elgin St., Alexandria On Tuesday

OCTOBER 17th, 1916 Sale to commence at 7 p.m.

In addiciou to the ordinary contents of a residence the following articles are offered : Raccoon Coat, Hall Stand, Morris Chair, Book Case, Wardrobe, Hockey Skates, etc.

TERMS D. J. MCDONELL.

Auctioneer gSj

CASH MRS, J T.SCHELL

Prop.

Farm tor Sale “Burnbrae Farm,” 149 acres, part in

corporation of Vaukleek Hill, will be •old reasonably to a prompt buyer. Apply to J. W. Robeson, box 24, Vankleek Hill. Ont. l5-tf

Farm For Sale West half of East halt 29-8th Con.

Lochiel, 50 aci’es, 35 acres under cul- tivation. Fair buildings in good repair Possession this Fall. Price $2500.

MACDONELL ^ COSTELLO. 29-tf

* A Different Ainil Df Advertising

Your CoMBsei^al StaÜoMTy skoald help adverUae yov Ino- iness. A aeatlyr gottea up Let- terhead, BtUhaad» Stateaaent or Envelope goee a way ia making a good first impression The News Job Department ig X

equlp{)ed to handle this work Z neatlv and with dispateh. Z

FREE TRIP TO ENGLAND.

The BarriefieM battalions filling the ) lists have struck a new idea in asking ' young men to join them. J

They advertise a return trip toEng- land with $1.10 pay per day and ex- tras, together with a suit of the most fashionable clothes of the day. This j offer would at once appeal to you in time of peace, why not now when j’ou can accept it with so much more hon- or. I

MACHINE GUN CLASS. \

The course in machine gunnery for the men of the 154th T3attalion is | working out splendidly. The class | was held in the recreation tent of the battalion on Friday morning un- der Lieut. W. H. Wylie and the ma- chine gun section. One case of the progress made in that of two platoons from ‘*A”' Company which were giv- ‘ en the instruction last week. After a four-daj- class they were put on the ranges, and several of the boys made possibles. The present class, which is from '‘B” Company, will be on the ranges to-dav (Saturday').

KILTS FOR THE SCOTCHMEN.

At last the 154th Battalion is to have kilts. That will be glory for every one from Lieut.-Col. A. G. F. Macdonald down to the cooks. As mentioned in Friday’s issue the nec- essary authority, which has been held up for so many months, was granted by the acting Minister of Militia. The boys of the 154th are more than pleased. They have started to plague the quartermaster already for the issue and until those kilts come into the stores there will be little leisure in life for Capt. Crockers.

It will be remembered that many months ago Lieut.-Col. Macdonald stated that he had made application for the authority to make the 154th a kilted unit. His band was the pipes and the only thing necessary to make the L54th a credit to the histoiric name of Macdonald was the kilts. There was delay after delay until at times the boys almost gave up hope. Now all is changed, and their faces are wreathed in vSmiles. There are some 200 French-Canadiâns in the battalion but they want the good old 5?cotch tartan to wear too.

Col. Macdonald will have every man of the battalion outfitted in kilts before leaving for overseas.—Kingston

The following are the prize winners at the Lancaster School Fair held on Thursday of last week :

LIVE STOCK. Draft Colt—1 Albert Day, S.S. 15 ;

2 Clark McLennan, S.S, 5; 3 Faraqu- har McRae, S.S. 4; 4 Alexander G. Wightman, S.S. 6.

Carriage or Roadster Colt—1 and 2 .Albert Day,'S.S. 15.

Rure-bred Ayrshire Calf — 1 Gerald Sangster, Bainsville ; 2 Robinson Mc- Lennan, S.S. 5; 3 Ewart S. McLennan S.S. 5.

Pure-bred Holstein Calf—1 Faraquhar McRae, S.S. 4; 2 Geo. H. McPhtirson, S.S. 5; 3 Alexander McPherson, S.S. 5.

Grade Calf—1 Clark McLennan, S.S. 5; 2 Henry Carrière, S.S. 5; 3 James Wightman, ; S.S. 6; 4 Alfred Carrière, S.S. 5.

POULTRY. Barred Rocks—-Cockerel and Pullet—

1 Robinson McLennan, S.S. 5; 2 Fran- cis Telluis, St. Mary, Ont.; 3 Morrison Jean, Bainsvillê; 4 Falisn Glaude, S.S. 15.

Total Flock—1 Robert Baker, Gunn’s; ’ 2 Stella McRae, S.S. 4; 3 Janie Wall,

S.S. 5 ; 4 Morrison Jean, Bainsville ; 5 C.- Quinn, Curry Hill.

I Cockerel and 2 Pullets—1 Henry Cer- i riere, S.S. 5; 2 McCuaig Barton,Baine- j ville; 3 Ross Fraser, S.S. 6; 4 Aurore Cousineau, S.S. 16 ; 5 Ewart S. Mc- Lennan, S.S. 5.

O.A.C. No. 72 OATS. Care of Plots—1 Duncan McDonald,

S.S. 1.5; 2 Alice Brebant, S.S. 11 ; 3 Haldane McLachlan, S.S. 11; 4 Henry llieorest, S.S. 11; 5 Robinson McLen- nan, S.S. 5.

Sheaf of Fifty Heads—1 Ewart Mc- Lennan, S.S. 5; 2 Leo Fourney, Curry Hill; 3 Theorest Henry, BainsvHIe ; 4 Robinson Mclennan, S.S. 5 ; 5 John Robert Petrie, S.S. 4.

Total quantity of grain — 1 Henry Ouimet, S.S. 10.

Buchel of grain from 191.3-14-15 —1 F.wart McLennan, S.S. 5.

BARLEY. Care of Plot—1 Andrew' Wightman,

S.S. 6; 2 Sam Hague, S.S. 5; 3 Daniel DeLorme, S.S. 1 ; 4 Alîîda Gareau, S. S. 9 ; 5 Harvey Major, S.S. 8.

Total quantity of grain — 1 Arthur Wightman, S.S. 6; 2 (Graham Wight- man, S.S. 6 ; 3 Sam Hague, S.S.. 5.

Bushel grain from 1913-14-15—1' Ar- thur Wightman, S.S. 6.

Thompson, Bainsville ; 3 Myrtle Gard- iner, S.S. 15 ; 4 Grace Demoulin, S.S. 6 ; 5 Lola McCuaig, Bainsville.

INDIVIDUAL APPLE SECTION. 1 Edna Fourney, S.S. 6 ; 2 Edna

Fourney, S.S, 6; 3 Arthur Wightman, S.S. 6 ; 4 Elizabeth MeVicar, S.S. 5 ; 5 Albcrtine Vincent.

ESSAY COMPETITION. *‘The Value of Agriculture in Con-

nection with the War”—1 Alexina Car- rière, S.S. 15 ; 2 Kl.^iie McPherson, S. S. 5: 3 Katherine Dewar, S.S. 8 ; 4 Hilda Carrière, S.S. 5; o Annie Mc- Donald, S.S. 10.

“Mv Aim in T.ife”—I Cecilia McDon- ald, S.S. 17; 2 J. R. Petrie, S.S. 4; 3 G. H. McPherson, S.S. 5; 4 Albert Day, S.S. 15; 5 Helen Hague,. S.S. t.

SPEECH. Three Minute Speech on any Subject

—1 Stella McRae, S.S. 4; 2 (jeorgeMe- Pherson; 3 Earaquhar McRae.

NATURE STUDY COLLECTIONS. Weed Seeds, 20 samples correctly

named—Ross Fraser, S.S. 6 ; 2 Allan McDonald, Separate : 3 Roderick Mc- Donald, Separate ; 4 Albina Major, S.

YELIUW INTERMEDIATE MANGOLDS.

Care of Plot—1 Lionel Major, S.S. S ; 2 Christena Morrison, S.S. 17'; 3 Jno. Morrison, S.S. 17 ^ 4 Clarence Quinn, S.S. 4 ; 5 Sam Hague, S.S. 5.

Six Mangolds—1 Lionel Major, S.S. 8 ; 2 Clark Wightman, S.S. 6 ; 3 An- drew Wightman, S.S. 6 ; 4 Christens Morrison, Bainsville ; 5 John Robert Petrie, S.S. 4.

Total quantity of Mangolds — 1 Christena Morrison, Bainsville.

BAKING AND SEWING. Doughnuts (over 10 years)—1 Sadie

McDonald, S.S. 9; 2‘ Agnes McGilU- vray, S.S. 7 ; 3 Myrtle Munro, S.S. 9; 4 Mamie Lalonde, S.S. 6 ; 5 Jean Morrison, Bainsville.

Best Cushion Top (over 10 years—1 Hilda Carrière, S.S. 5 ; 2 Wilhelmina Petrie, S.S. 4; 3 Agnes Carrière, S.S. 5 ; 4 Mamie Lalonde. S.S. 6, Picnic Grove ; 5 Lucy McGillivray, S.S. 7.

One dozen Cookies (under 1() y'ears)

A Highland Battalion at Last

Now at the eleventh hour ‘'TheCoun- ties Own” Battalion has received from the Militia Department the recognition which it has so richly deserved. The order has been issued which makes the 154th a kilted battalion—a Highland Battalion not only in name but in fact.

When word first reached Barriefield Camp that the kilts were on their way the joy and enthusiasm of officers and men' were unbounded. Many had be- . _ ,r „ » » come discouraged by the delay in ! Bn., Mr. Bradley was able to see evepr granting them this privilege, and the | of camp life, a privilege he satisfaction now expressed by one aud / appr^iated and took full ad- all augurs well for the future of the ' vantage of. He describes the camp a» battalion. Headed by the best pipe ! occupying a _ splendid situation, well band in Canada and clothed in the ) ofiU'PPn'^ «Hh a perfect sye- martial garb of their ancestors, the of drainage, cosy and comfortable

able impressions Mr. George Bradley, a prominent

member of the J. T. Schell Co., and an esteemed citizen of Alexandria, who recently spent a low days at Barrie- field Camp, has given a representative of The N^vs some details and personal observations made during his visit, which will be of interest to our read- ers, more especially' those who have relatives or friends in training there.

Through the courtesy of Lieut. Col. Macdonald and officers of the 154th

Counties Own will be fitting represen- tatives of our historic counties, and can be relied on to uphold the sacred traditions of our forefathers.

One discordant note alone mars the perfect harmony which should prevail. It has aj^eared in orders that unless the streogth of the battalion reaches the thousand mark within the next two weeks several of the officers must be left behind, and the battalion may be split up on arriving in England. As there are only in the neighborhood of nine hundred men left who have pass- ed the final medical inspection, it is needless to say that the officers are exerting themselves to the utmost to bring in the necessary recruits. The time, however, is so limited that no- thing can be done without the hearty co-operation of our citizens generally. Let those in our midst who can bo spared, th.row aside their petty fears and excuses, and join at once what promises to be the finest battalion so far raised in Canada.

If you care so little for the honour and reputation of our historic counties that you are willing to see the Coun- ties Own split up and merged with

•1 Agnes Carrière, S.S. 5 2 Grace ! battalions and friends and com- Demoulin. S.S. 6 ; 3 Christina Morris- scattered among a number of on, Bainsville ; 4 M. T^alonde, S.S. 6 ; appeal is not for you. 5 Hilda C’arriere, S.S. 5. want are those who

Dressed Doll (under 10 vears) — 1 are ready to preserve inviolate the Marv McRae, S.S. 4; 2 Kathleen(^uinn 1 traditions handed down by the heroes S.S' 4; 3 Grace Demoulin, S.S. 6; 4 'of 1512 and of the Fenian Raids, who Anna B. Dewar, S.S. 8.

Contest—Stella Mc-

WILI.S MADE BY 50LDIERS.

wills for An order dealing with soldiers who are going overseas ap- pears in orders of the L54th Battal- ion. The making of a will is a very important matter and the military authorities are making every effort to get all the soldiers to discharge this duty before going out of Canada. The work thus done greatly assists in the rapid discharge of red tape in- curred in properly disposing of a sol- dier’s estate after he h.as been killed in action. To avoid any possible trouble the order as given below shows some of the precautions being

“A special form has been drawn up to facilitate the making of a Will, by officers, N.C.O.jS and men embarking for overseas service.

‘‘‘The soldier's active service pay book which is issued to the men im- mediately' on arrival in England con- tains a short form of militaty will which is sufficient for the purpose of leaving personal estates, but is not valid for the passing of real estate as a short military will is merely a holograph will, made without wit- nesses, and to, give legal effect to a will outside of personal estate it is essential that it should be a form of will duly signed and witnessed by two witnesses.

'*Very great difficulties occur in dealing with the estates and effects of officers and men, who unfortun- ately become casualties on active service when no will has been mad© and deposited with the proper au- thorities before they proceed on ac- tive service and it is iionsidered in the Ix^st interests of all concerned that everyljody proceeding on active service should execute a will as pro- tection to his relatives and friends.

“The will must be witnessed by two per.sous. and forms may be ob-

( tained at company' orderly' rooms, k Company commanders will see that

these forms are propeidy completed and handed in to the Battalion order- ly room.”

GOLDEN BANTAM SWEET CORN. Care of Plot—1 Harvey Major, S.S.

8 ; 2 Ross Fraser, S.S. 6 ; 3 Henry lÉeorest, S.S. 17 ; 4 Hazel Gardner, S.S. 15; 5 Alice Lindsledt, S.S. 1. I

12 Ears—1 Henry Theorest, Bains- j ville; 2 Harvey Major, S.S. 8; 3 Mur- 1 iel Gardiner, S.S. 15; 4 Paul A. Ter- ^ ria^ Bainsville, 5 Alice Lindsledtr, S.S. ; 1- I

Total quantity—1 Muriel Gardiner, S. i S. 15: 2 Hazel Gardiner, S.S. 15; 3 j Ross Fraser, S.S. 6; 4 Theorest Henry', ' Bainsville ; 5 Bertie Beggs, BridgeEnd. |

COMPTON’S EARLY FLINT. ! Care of Plot—1 Janie Wall, S.S. 5 ; j

2 Sheldon Welcher, S.S. 5 ; 3 Martin • Gauthier, S.S. 11 ; 4 John Morrison, i S.S. IT ; 5 Gertie Boggs, S.S. 7. I

Total quantity of ears — 1 Bertie Beggs, S.S. 7 ; 2 Janie Wall, S.S. 5 ; ! 3 Ulric Larue, S.S, 16 ; 4 John Mor- rison, Bainsville ; 5 Sheldon Welcher, S.S. 5.

EMPIRE STATE POTATOES. Pupils under 12 years—Care of Plot

—1 Eleen McEvoy, S.S. 17 ; 2 Henry Major, S.S. S ; 3 Jno. Angus McDon- ald, S.S. 10 ; 4 Edna Fourney, S.S. 6; Adrien Laroux, S.S. 17.

Six Potatoes—1 Andrew Larue,Bains- ville ; 2 Paul A. Terriah, Bainsville ; 3 Eva Leroux, S.S. 5 ; 4 Gross Demou-- lin, S.S. 6 ; 5 Heath Kennedy, S.S. 5.

Pupils over 12 vears—Care of Plot— 1 ”

Broad Making DoneH, S.S. 10.

ASTERS. Care of Plot—I Grace Demoulin, S.

S, 6 ; 2 Albina Major, S.S. o ; 3 Wil- ■ helmina Petrie, S.-S. 4 ; 4. Stagey Mc- I Donald, S>S. 7 : 5 Barton McCuaig, S. I S. IT. j Bouquet of twenty Asters^l Stanley i McDonell, S. S. 7 ; 2 Irene Baker, I Gunn’s; 3 Wilhelmina Petrie, S.S. 4; 4 I Barton McCuaig, Bainsville ; 5 Stella

McRae, S.S. 4. ' I Total quantity—1 Myrtle Gardiner, , S.S. 15 ; 2 Txjretta QuenvUle, S.S. 9.

I SPF.riAT,S. I Bertha McDonald, bag. i Blanche Del.orme, cushion. ! Rose Major, centre- j Lucy McGillivray, cake.

I are prepared to keep in history the ’ united counties of Stormont, Dundas ! and Glengarry.

And in conclusion let- us add that nothing will give you greater satisfac- tion in future years than the remem- brance of your share in the work per- formed on the battlefield of France by

■ Canada’s crack battalion.

Soldier’s Letter From Pte. S. Quenville to Mr. Alex.

McKinnon> Green Valley.

Liverpool, England, September 2ist, 1916.

Dear Alex.,— I trust you are well. I am in the

hospital wounded but am, getting on well and before long I will be able to move around. I saw Harold Adams about twenty-four hours before I got hit. He was well as were all the rest of the boys, but they may be all gone now for all I know. During my last period on the battlefield there was a terrible fight going on- and it was hot on both sides. There were five killed

Percy Sangster, Bainsville ; 2 Dun* j who were with me when I got wound- can McCuaig, Bainsville; 3 Isabel : ed by the same shell, I was very near- Thompson, Bainsville : 4 Eileen Me- j ly killed too, but will not die before Evoy, Bainsville ; 5 Myrtle Munro, S. S. 9.

Six Potatoes—Î Henry Theorest, S. S. 17 ; 2 Alice Lindsledt, S.S. 1; 3 C. Major, S.S. 8: 4 Martha McLennan, §. S. 5 ; 5 Janie Wall, S.S. 5.

Open to pupils of all ages — Total quantity—1 Heath Kennedy, S.S. 5; 2 Henry Theorest, Bainsville ; 3 Keith Kennedy, S.S. 5; 4 Edna Fourney, S. S. 6 ; 5 Jno. Angus McDonald, S.S. 10.

Bushel of potatoes from potatoes supplied in 1913-14-L5—1 George Glen- hill, Bainsville ; 2 Duncan McCuaig, Bainsville ; 3 Percy Sang.ster, Bains- ville ; 4 ^Bruce Thomp.son, Bainsville ; 5 Isabel Thompson, Bainsville. S. 5; Janie Wall, S.S. 5.

Pressed Weeds, 20 samples corret'îAy named—1 Norman Esdon, S..S. ( ; 2 -lohn Angus McDonald, S.S. 10 ; 3 Marie Macdonald, S.S. 10 ; 4 Wilhel- mina Patrie, S.S. 4 ; 5 Rdss Fraser, S.S. 6.

Mounted Insects, 20 specimens, cor- rectly named—1 Ross Fraser, S.S. 6 : 2 Albina Major, S.S. 5 ; 3 Anne Ga- reau, S.S. 9; 4 T.eila Carrière, S.S. 4; 5 Myrtle Munro, S.S. 9.

FRUIT COLLECTION. Best Collection Apples — 1 Stanley

McDonell, S.S. 7; 2 Jno. Jas McDonald S.S. 16; 3 -Tas. Wall, S.S. 5; 4 Grace Demoulin, S.S. 6 ; 5 Gerald Sangster, Bainsville.

TOMATOES. 1 Harry Baker. Gunn's ; 2 Agnes

my time comes. But believe me the Somme was some battle. I was there nine days and I tell you it waa war in earnest. There was the most terrific bombariiment that I have beard since I have been on active service. I saw more guns, troops, aeroplane fights, observation baloons, German prison- ers, and dead soldiers than you can imagine, it was a sight and a glor- ious victory for us. I would have been very glad to .have been able to see more of that battle and see the end of it the same as the third battle of Ypres, but I have to take what is coming to me and take it with glory. I may not see much more war, my comrades tell me it will be Canada for mine, but I don't pay much attention to it. I have an attack of rheumatism and am suffering from shock. Well, Alex., if I could write all night I would have something to say, so will ring off now, hoping to hear from you soon and with best regards to all en- quiring friends.

Your friend, A10651 Pte. S. Quenneville,

Belmont Military Hospital Belmont Road,

Liverpool, Eng.

Kyy in Iction On Saturday last the receipt of the

appended message by Mr. Chas. Proc- tor, of St. Raphaels, conveyed to him the sad news that his son had been killed in action.

Ottawa, September 30.

Chas. Proctor, Esq., St. Raphaels.

Deeply regret to inform you that 54642 Pte. Chas. Geo. Proctor official- ly reported killed in action, September 17t!i, 1910.

Signed Officer in Charge of Records.

The late Pte. Proctor was a member of the o9th S. D. and G. Regiment, and when war was declared was called out to do home guard duty at Corn- wall. He enlisted for overseas service

I with the 59th Bn., training at R^rrie- i field. He arrived in England with his ; battalion in Api-il, 1916, and was

drafted to the Machine Gun Section of ! the 24th 15n. Two brothers are also on i active service, Victor, a member of the j 24 ih, and Will of the 38th, the former j was suffering from shell shock, but is

now back on duty.

j The deceased, who was in his 30tb I year, was well and favorably known

in Glengarry, and his death on the 1 battlefield is deeply regretted by a

, large circle of friends. To hia-sorrow- { ing parents, four sisters and three j brothers, The News extends warm sym- pathy.

tents for sleeping, there is, in fact, evidence on all sides to show that the welfare of the boys is studied from every angle, while .scrupulous cleanli- ness and order reigned everywhere.

Mr. Bradley- was much interested in the various drills, carried out with th# precision of old seasoned soldiers, phy- sical and bayonet exercises with other martial movements, going toward's a day’s work, all of which has had a marked effect on the men as shown by their splendid physique and vigor. Hia estimation of the stores, cooking and catering is of a high order. Western beef arrives in carloads, the coffee is hand picked, bread, jams, pickles, in truth all eatables are of the very fineA quality, while the care and cleanliness exercised in their preparation makas living in camp equal or even superior to that usually enjoyed in many prit»- ate homes.

The canteen supplies mostly every- thing in the way of soft drinks, to- bacco and canned goods at practically wholesale prices, while a large and well appointed recreation tent provide# means of amusement for leisure hours. This is well seated and lighted, has a piano, free moving pictures and other performances • taking place quite fre- quently, while outdoors, sports and games are indulged in.

One thing that impressed Mr. Brad- ley most forcibly was the absolute quietness that prevailed after 10.30 at night, the only sound heard waa the pacing of the sentries until the camp was aroused by the bugle call in the morning, and the stirring strains of the pipes around 5.30 a.m., which ef- fectually banished all further desire for sleep. He has nothing but praise for the conduct of the men, which he con- siders most exemplary, the absence of the use of offensive language amongst such a large, number being particular- ly noticeable.

Mr. Bradley learned with good deal of satisfaction that the wishes of the officers and men in regard to being at- tired in kilts are about to be realized, the Militia authorities having approv- ed the proposition, his idea being that it would appear altogether incongru-

1916. ' ous for a regiment headed by a mag- ^ nificient pipe band in Highland cos- tume and recruited from this historic

I section to be garbed* with ordinary I trousers.

Mr. Bradley counts his visit one of the most pleasant surprises of his life, he is most enthusiastic and evidently thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity af- forded him of seeing, the I54th Batta- lion at work and at play. He is con- vinced when the time arrives the ene- my will soon find out they have no mean foe to contend with in the boys of the 154th, but a stalwart, weU trained and determined unit who will cover themselves with glory.

Many Vacant Seats In Parliament The death of Senator John Coatigan

which takes a historic if latterly # somewhat pafl; : • figure from the p'ub* lie life of Can . iu. :idds to the already long list of parliamentary vacan-fies. There are now a dozen empty seats in the Senate and fifteen in the flouse of Commons.

The standing of the parties in

j Rates on Parcels Sent Soldiers I Numerous inquiries of late for .■>stal rates on parcels going to soldiers in Britain and France have bien made

I and the following list of rates pr^vid- ' ed by the postal authorities gives rll [ the direction.^ required in the mailing ' of parcels from any point in Canada to any point in Great Britain or France : |

' “Parcels for troops known to be in ' . the United Kingdom are subject to I the parcels post rate for the United , I Kingdom, which is twelve cents per j j pound or fraction thereof. The limit ; ] of weight for the United Kingdom is 1 I eleven pounds.

1 “Parcels for the Expeditionary j Forces in France and Flanders are I subject to the following rates : For , parcels weighing up to three

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Upper House is now : Liberals, and Conservative.?, 3J. .'senator Lyman Jones is included auiong (?on9er\Tative8. The next Paciiamenl

I will have twelve additional western ■ senators appointed by <he pi went

Government under the act passed two years ago. This will put the two sfdei almost on an equality, as several IJb-

; ei al senators are, by reason of infirm- ity, unlikely to take their seats again.

; There are two vacancies in Nova Soo* j tia, one in New Brunswick, six in On- I tario, one in Manitoba and two niBri- : tish Columbia. It is antisipatod thft ' before long a number of these va- j cancies will be filled. I In the House of Commons four featf j held by Liberals and eleven held by I Conservatives are vacant—Antigooish, I Kinga and Yarmouth in Nova Scoria,

Prince in 'P.E.I. Restigouche ia New « Brunswick, Bellechase, Montmagny, j Brome and Nicolet in Quebec, Carle-

ton, East HamjPon. East Grey and I.incoln in Ontario, and Lisgar and

, Brandon in Manitoba.

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FARMERS AND STOCK RAISERS. ‘ more than seven pounds, thirty-two ' . . i The careful farmer and stock raiser : ^be limit of weight in this | ’ ' will feed some reliable Canadian Pow- j seven pounds. ^ g ^ der to bis stoci this Fall, a fine lot of. Parcels for the Egyptian and Sal- lbs., 82c; '6 lbs., 90c; 7 lbs., 98c. all kinds just fresh at McLeister sDrug oniki Expeditionary Forces are sub- | 1'^he limit of weight in this case

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Cbe Glengarry news OCTOBER 6tli 1916

Sir Wilfrid Urges Need Of Canada’s Part iih War

Of the fifteen thousand citizens who filled the vacant city block on St. Joseph boulevard between Fabre and Gamier streets, Montreal, last 'week, many thousands had to content them- selves with simply seeing Sir Wilfrid Laurier speaking from the great plat- form erected for the purpose, be<aiise is doubtful if any human voice could have travelled to the uttermost iiudts of the immense crowd which hai ga- thered to bear him.

For an hour before the time for the meeting to open thousands of people filled the streets, and the street cars leading to the neighborhood of the gathering and hundreds of motor cars look the same route. These al- most blocked all the streets near the scene of the speaking.

STKUGGLING TO GET GOOD TLACES.

Controller Aimey, one of the leading Labor leaders of Montreal, acted as Chairman. His voice could scarcely be heard because of the thousand indi- vidual struggles taking place through- out the crowd on account of the in- teneé desire of everyone to get a good piac^ before tbe platform. 1'hese struggling» became intensified when ' ■ ' Bddier, K.Cv was

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period in It had not been simply ' a commercial question then. The fight was first of all on the navy bill, ' but he wanted them to notice that the • new Government had not changed it one iota since going into power, al- though it had said everywhere through the country that it would take it off the statute books. It was simply a question of getting into power. In fact it had extended the principle after the wai' broke out.

ALMOST A PANIC i ON \VKSTERN (’OAST. |

Shortly after the war began Van- couver and Victoria feared that their defenceless position on the coast would invite attentions from (.»erman cruisers known to be in the Pacific Ocean. There was almost a panic in ithe coast cities, and in that panic their thought was not that thev could ask the Brit- ish Government for protection, which had been the theory of the Conserva- tive party before 1911. The Liberals had insisted that with a Canadian navy they could look after the protection of Canadian shores, and so help the F.mpire at the same time.

NEVER MORE COMPT.ETE VINDICATION.

‘WVhat did the people of British Columbia do?” asked Sir Wilfrid. “The Government of Sir Richard McBride telegraphed immediately to Ottawa, pointing out the danger which Van- couver and Victoria were running, and asked permission to buy two sub- marines to defend themselves against attack. I’here was never a more com- plete vindication of our policy. Not only has the present Government con- served what we had done before 1911,

Cheerfulness Motto of the Soldiers

“Are we downhearted ? No !” would seem to continue as the watchward of the British army at the front. Stories are constantly arriving by mail and from newspaper correspondents to show the wonderful cheerfulness of the sol- diers. In some respects war does not seem to change human nature. If a fel- low is of a cheerful, fun-loving disposi- tion at home, he will be found of a cheerful, fun-loving nature even in the midst of a fight, though there will be a grimmer quality in his humor. As an example, we have this story from the Brooklyn Eagle :

Both Canadians and .Vnzacs delight in the nocturnal raids made almost every night on the clos€‘-lying German trenches. On one of these recently a Canadian lieutenant worked his way

Charlemagne . . - . speaking, but stopped for A it has been forced by circumstances minutes when' it became known that to extend, along the lines of the Lib- Sir Wilfrid I.aurier bad arrived p,i oral policy, a policy wiijçh it opposed tho outside of the crowd. Bands forrqerly,,* | blared ecstatically ^'0. Canada/- fttwl ] the song swelled into an immense CANADA’S FREK-WTT.L volume of sound broken by tremend- j PART IN WAR.

Sir Wilfrid thought it was useless ous cheering, when the well-known face and figure of the great I.iberal leader appeared at the front of the platform. ITie cheering continued during the whole time that Mr. Alphonse Verville, Labor member for Maisonneuve, read an address of wel- come to Sir Wilfrid Laurier. No word of it could be heard by anyone but Sir Wilfrid himself. Even after Sir Wilfrid had received a beautiful bou- quet of flowers from a little girl with the usual pretty scene, and turned to -speak, pushing did not moderate.

to dwell much on the past. The minds of men were preoccupied by the war going on in Europe, a war in which Canada had seen fit to take part.

^‘We took part of our own free will,” said the speaker. “Canada is a free country. Wc ha^’e complete liberty. We were not obliged in any way to take part in the war by any influence of Great Britain. Yet, wi^- out a doubt, when Great Britain is at war we are at war. Wo are at war because we are subject to attack, aa

j that panic in British C-olumbia show: CROWD BREAKS ROPE, ' i Our coastal cities could be attacked BECOMES QUIETER, ! by German cruisers. It is our duty . When it was seen he was speaking ‘ to defend our country, and the best the pushing intensified and men at place to defend it in time of war is the front desperately tried to main-- l>eyoa<l tl>« frontiers of our country.” tain their places. At last the rope ! holding the 'crowd back fr#n the , "V.MïIOtJS THl'iOîtlE'jâ platform broke, aod the policemen ^ ON PAHTlriVATlON. behind it were like straws tossing on , Wilfrid said that there

current for a short time. Then the various theories regarding the

man aggression was meant to go. They meant to control c ^erythlng, from Belgium and northern ITance to the centre of Arabia, and to dic- tate to the rest of the world. He le- ferred in striking terms to ihe infam- ies committed by the viermans in Lille, Roubaix and other cities of northern. France.

JEAT.OUS FOR FRENCH- CANADIAN HONOR.

“I admire the young Canadians who are to-day fighting on the soil of France, and I do not want it said that we left the deliverance of France to the citizens of British origin. Th« honor of the French-Canadians must not tolerate a statement that we have not done what our co-citizens of the Fnglish race have.”

' WHAT SHAU, NEW PAGE BE ?

Turning from the *war itself, Sir Wilfrid said : “What of the day after tlie war ends in victory ? Without doubt there will be profound trans- formations. A new page in history will have been written. What will that page be ? Will we have turned back and have lost the fruits of all the fights of centuries for liberty? I ^omer do not know*, but I know on what side | and in what direction the forces of liberty are lined up to-day.

1 “At the present time there is pre- paration for a movement to expand militarism in England. Up to now England has been the least military nation in Europe, and never had arm- ie.« like those of France and other nations. At the beginning of the war

'• she had merely an army of 150,000 men just to do police work, and to-

unseen ih an enemy dugout and sud- , denly peered over the top. It was a nasty, rainy night, cold and damp, ' and a group of Germans were seated about a little stove. j

“How many of you fellows down there ?“ called out the Canadian in a raucous voice.

“Nein,” came back a startled and ambiguous reply.

“Well, share that among you,” shouted the Canadian as he hurled a bomb into their midst and threw him- self flat on the ground to avoid the effects of the explosion. - |

TWO STRANGE WILLS. ! It appears that when Canadians avo

embarking for active service they are given pay-books in which their allow- ances are entered from time to tim^ Ihe last page is a will form in blank. On the body of one young soldier kill- ^ ed in action the following will was found : “T give everything I have to the Home for Stray Cats, I,ondon, pro- ' viding they do not take in any more black cats.»' It is said that this will was held to be valid, whether the home would accept the estate with this proviso being another question.

Confessions of a Censor | (From a member of the British Cen- !

soring staff to the New York Times.) certain postal station in an allied

country, Aug. 15, 1916.—One of the oddest things about censoring is the easy way in which one takes to reading other people’s private correspondence. Shades of the past, when one averted an honorable eye from the letter ly- ing 'half open on a friend’s (or even an enemy's) desk ! And here I sit, because it is war time, before a large table covered with serried rows of letters, with instructions to open them all and search diligently there- in for, first, information likely to be useful to the enemy ; second, anything likely to discourage recruiting, and third, false information* likely to alarm or depress a credulous public.

After one uneasy day I take to it as a duck to water, and the qualms of a lifetime vanish. My inquistive nose goes impartially into business letters, family letters, love letters and letters written simply to pass

cal letters to two or more girls. Love, not being a normal condition, incites him to bashfulness ; sometimes he is even untruthful, and quite often fat- uous. Certain lovers become literary under the influence of the hospital ■ libarary, but even this does not excuse the romantic and untruthful soul, who, afte»- the opening formula, “1 write these few lines, hoping to find you in the best of health. As I am glad to say I feel in the Fink,” in- cluded a poem, which he said he had dashed off in an idle moment. It began : With purple softness on the gray are

My amethystine blossoms on the grass.

1 “THEM TURKEY.”

I Let us hope that the divergence in style makes less impression on the young lady than it does on us. Another young gentleman whom we only knew as Albert wrote to his

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Another Canadian wrote : “If I should they are also partly the result of idle- .i:., \ T ...:n e i die — (cheers) — I will everything to my mother — (loud and prolonged cheers. ’) This will, too, was held to be valid. Another young Canadian of the Flying Corps, we are told, had not written home for months, and finally received this cable : “No letters for weeks. Is anything wrong with the boy ?’^ He replied (collect) : “Very se- rious matter. Boy absolutely broke. Send much money.”

crowd, aided by gestures from the speaker, understood that it was being unreasonable, and the speaker came to be heard more and more clearly. In about five minutes his voice could be heard clearly for a considei’iible distance, and he seemed to grow mere and more vigorous to the end.

LIBERAL DEFEAT A GLORIOUS ONE.

Sir Wilfrid's treatment of the war and of important Canadian questions [ met with the approbation of the crowd. assented when he de- ; dared that the Liberal defeat in 1911 i had been a glorious defeat and their enthusiasm was manifested in the applause for the arguments advanced j to show that the Liberal policy on j there were men who would not Which the party had suffered defeat . for Great Britain while enjoy- had been vindicated in every par- {^g the advantage of British institu-

_ obli- gation of Canada to take part in the war : the Imperalist theory that with- out discussion, without regard for the country's judgment, Canada should take part In all the wars of the English, and the Nationalist theory, just as blind and extreme, that without discussion, without re- gard to Canada's wishes, Canada shall not take part in the wars of the English. There was also the Tiiberal theory, that the people of Canada and the Parliament of Can- ada should determine whether the Dominion would take part in the wars of the English.

SHOUTvD ALWAYS FIGHT FOR T>IBERTY.

j day she has, to help civilization and to help FranCfe, an army which reaches tf> 5,000,000 men. When the war is fini.shed the military party will want to continue the organization, and will prepare for another system to include Canada.

DIRECT TO BEST INTERESTS. “After this war there are men who

will Avant to drag us into militarism, and I v«ll fight that in the future as in the past. It is not ia this direc- tion that we Liberals want to put our efforts. We think that after the war there will be a transformation, but w’o want it to be directed to the best interests of civilization and to the economic and social problems. I will give you all my idea. We turn, like the Star of Bethlehem, to es- tablish the dignity of labor. It is with Christianity that the principles of liberty have come to the world. Christianity made its great victory in abolishing slavedom, but the victory is not yet completed.”

THINKS STRIKES DEPLORABLE.

A CANADIAN SI’ORY.

The story is told of a popular youmg Canadian officer in mufti and on crutches who appeared one day in the lounge-room of a London hotel, where

j there were several brother-officers on I leave. In reply to an invitation to I “have something” he was obliged to I refuse, saying that he had a crippled

friend to look after. Presently the I crippled friend hove in sight, also on ' crutches, his right leg gone at the knee. “You see,'^ explained the first-

we tossed a coin to see which one Would look after the other and 1 lost.” There is a rule in London that except in emergency cases ambulances must not drive more than five miles an hour. This slow pace is designed for the comfort of the wounded, but sometimes it has tho opposite effect. A hard-hit Tommy was being convey- ed to a hospital, and after a while he raised himself upon one elbow and said to the driver : “I say, would you mind driving a bit faster. This ain't

ness and the franking system.

! SUFFERING PASSED OVER.

! The little room in which we sit is a cell in the large hive of a hospi-

j tal in the war zone, and the writ- I ers of these letters are either sick ' or wounded, and their first thought ! is to write of their safety and wel- 1 fare. This does not take the I of long descriptions of illness i wounds. The great majority I men linger long and lovingly

the hospital menu, with its meals a day, and make a grateful reference to the kindness of doc-

t tors and nurses, but the cause of ( their being in hospital is dismissed . as a “septic wound,” or “that fero-

cious ‘trouble,’ the foe of the Brit- ish soldier, called dysentry.” Suffer-

I ing is rarely mentioned, but most writers seem to prefer wounds to

, dysentry.

form or of

I no bally funeral.” This re^'^Us the 1 story of one Tommy Dodd, who was blown some distance and seriously in- jured by a German shell. He recover- ed as he was being lifted on a stretcher, and murmured as he faint- ed again, “Home, James.”

ANZAC V. CANADIAN. Soldier stories of amusing happen-

ings at the front are many. There is considerable rivalry among the Cana- dians and the Anzacs. The English

I think they are both such good soldiers 1 there is little to choose between them.

This incident happened at a canteen sometime ago when the Australians first came to the Western front. Sev- eral Canadians were within when they espied the wide-brimmed campaign hats that distinguish the Anzacs from all the other soldiers. The Canadians gave their fellow-colonials a hearty welcome and an equallv hearty invita- tion to “have something.” I^ese fra- ternal details having been aliened to, a Canadian k«vned to one of the aus- tralians.

ONLY AN “OPPERTSHON.”

Among many Spartans one, how- ever, stands out who wrote that, barring pneumonia, and à coming “oppierishon” on his “thum,” he feels well in himself. Very little comment is made on the country and surroundings, though the writ- ers are probably out of England for the first time. For one reason the patients are carried from ship to bed in a closed ambulance, but even to those allowed in the grounds the only subject worthy of mention are ^ the perpetual sun, “the same as we call in England hot,” says one cautious writer, and the “antiques” ^ of the night-gowned inhabitants,

! which in this sense does not mean antiquities. Only a budding Mun : chaussen, with the willing assistance !

! of idle friends in the ward, occas- | \ ionally undertakes to comment on |

the customs of the country to some . credulous friend in an English ham- let. On the other hand, the sight of ' electric trams is greeted with de | light in scores of letters, and com-

I mented on with loving detail.

break her reviewing the .situa- he decides that there

is nothing to be done, and that they must remain engaged. “God Î how she loves me !” he concludes quite simply. We turn with relief from him to a Maori writing to a fellow- warrior. “God be with us till we meet again,” he says, “but look out for them dam Turkey.»' An excel- lent sentiment whether the foe be Turk or Hun.

But, whether they treat of love or other matters, these letters leave us ih the end with a stronger belief in man's inherent righteousness. This hospital is as other hospitals. The men lying in their cots or shuffling about are recruited from all sorts and kinds. Some of them are good to look upon, some coarse, and some weak-lookiiig, ; but an over- whelming number seem to be en- dowed with courage, belief in their cause, and love of home and family. These letters reveal men's minds very much “en deshabille,” and if it is an ungrateful task thus to pry into them, what censor in any hospi- tal will ever forget such revelations of patience and courage ? Can it fail to touch anyo ne that thousands of men — and rough men, too — still write pitifully affectionate letters to their mothers ? There are more let- ters written to mothers than to wives, sweethearts, or friends. I only echo the hope of the gallant soul who writes back across the seas, that “there is happy days in store for us all.” Such men have earned victory, and with it happy days.

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STILT, FOE TO MIIJTARISM.

This was especially true in connec- tion with his defence of the Liberal policy for a Canadian navy. His glowing defence of Canada's partici- pation in the war was equally well received, but the greatest applause in the first part of the address was given to his declaration that he was still as inveterate an antagonist to militar- ism and the militaristic spirit as he was before tho war. During the war Canada must take its place in the fight of civilization against barbar- ism, but afterwards that section in England which hoped to keep Great Britain permanently in the grip of tnilitarism, and ta draw Canada into the same maelstrom, should be com- bated.

FELL FOR DEVOTION TO PRINCIPLE.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier, after references to the address given him, referred to the defeat of the Liberal party in 1911, sa5dng that some defeats were more glorious than victories. “The defeat of the Liberal party in 1911 was certainly more glorious than the victory of the Conservatibe party,” said the speaker. fell, it is true, because the mind of the public had been blinded by appeals to preju* ‘dice, by distortions of facts, and by untruths. We went down to defeat, but we did it with our heads high, because we had clear consciences and no stain on our escutcheon. In such a fall we can feel a justifiable pride. We fell because of our devotion to principle.”

LIBERALS' EFFORT MISUNDERSTOOD.

The speaker pointed out the pros- perit-»- which had come to Canada dur- it^ the Liberal regime, and how their effort to meet changing conditions by a further extension of commerce had been misunderstood, and misrepresent- ed. He was sure that never in any of the previous regimes since Canada had been a nation could be shown a period in which the Dominion had made greater progresi. In all human affairs, however, it was true that there must be times of retrogression and reaction after progress, but progress always be- gan again and would continue.

KEACnONARY PERIOD IN 1911.

There had been tush a reactionary

lions, they should remember that Canada was a free country, and that for liberty men should always be willing to fight. There were men who asked them whether they vould fight for France when they would not for England. (Cries of “Non !” nnd “Oui !”)

BRITAIN WAS NOT SELFISH. Sir Wilfrid pointed out that (ircat

Britain had not followed out the Na- tionalist policy of fighting only for herself. When she heard the try of Prance and of Belgium she had an- swered by going to their help, and those in Canada who urged non-par-

With reference to the labor situa- tion, Sir Wilfrid declared that he thought strikes were deplorable. They should be the last means taken to obtain 'ustice. His colleague, Hon. Mr. Lemieux, had introduced an act to allow workmen, before striking to put their case to a Court of Arbitra- tion. The act sought to replace vio- lence by justice by submitting dis- putes between the workman and the employer to arbitration. The law was not perfect, but there was in it a germ which would give the means to secure equal justice for capital and labor.

Sir Wilfrid also talked of unem- ticipation would have , been among I ployment, sickness and old-age pen- the first to condemn her selfish- j sions and accidents, saying they de- ness if she had not done so. Britain j manded a solution,

fighting for France to-*iay, and no one could fight for Britain to day without also fighting for France.

“ALL OR NOTHING” MEANS “NOTHING.”

Sir Wilfrid referred to the times A FIGHT AGAINST BARBARISM. after the 1841 act of union between

“But if you will not fight for Eng- Upper and Lower Canada, following land or for France, I say to you, will ; fbe rebellion, and the part played by you not fight for yourself ?” said Ijafontaine in co-operating with Sir Wilfrid, and he proceeded to show 1 Baldwin. If, instead of co-operat- that in the German modes of warfare 1”?» Lafontaine had said, “No con- the horrors committed not only as a ' ciliatiou—all or nothing,” the result result of the criminal propensities of | would^ be nothing. “Whenever a occasional soldiers, but as a result of ^ minority wanted^ all or nothing, the deliberate military policy to terrify | result was nothing, always nothing, dvilian population and bring more nothing, nothing.” quickly a peace satisfactory to them- ! Sir Wilfrid was cheered with re- selves, they were acting as barbarous j markable enthusiasm for some min- nations had always acted. All those ' utes after he had finished speaking, things justified the claim that the . Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux, after pre- alUee are fighting for civilization- } liminary remarks, said that the Con- against barbarism. He quoted the , servative party had made itself the German professors, military men end j artisan tof its own ruin in the past- other leaders to show how far Ger- . five years*.

“When did you fellows come over ?” he asked.

“Just got in this morning.” “Well, what you going to do ?” This was too good an "opening for

the Anzac. “Oh,” lie said in a “swanky” tone,

“we came over to finish what you fel- lows started.”

“Humph,” replied the Canadian, “it»s a wonder you didn't first finish what you started yourself down at Gallipoli.”

Then the trouble began. It was a Donnybrook affair for a time, but ex^entually peace was declared with renewed and mutual respect for Col- onial fighting ability.

DON’T LIKE QUESTIONS. It is said that wounded soldiers

home from the front, some of them so seriously hurt that they will never be

I able to fight again, recent curious ( questioning as to how they received j their injuries. They do not feel that ! they ought to be stared at as though I they were freaks. They reply briefly I to questions, answering that they were 1 hurt “Somewhere in No Man’s Land.” I If the questioner appears to be too . credulous he is apt to be regaled with I a thrilling but highly imaginative ac- , count of the incident.

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TYPICAL LETTERS.

There are several things which make reading these letters easiei. than at first seems possible, when one is dismayed by the eight of hun- dreds of pencil-scrawled pages. To begin with, few letters are very long, with the exception of a per centage of rambling love letters, and the formula of beginnong and end takes up a certain amount of space. “I write these few lines, hoping to find you in the ■ best of health. As I am glad to say I am in the Pink. (The fact of being in hospital is not allowed to interfere with purity ol style.) R;ight back soon. From your loving soldier husband to my dearest loving, wife and darling chil- dren,’’ or “Fondest love from youi ever-loving,” is the usual beginning and end, with a suitable arrange ment of crosses for kisses. Crosses occur in all letters except business ones, and are bestowed on men friends and also on young ladies to whom the writer signs himsel) “Yours truly.”

Between these formulas the cen- sor’s eye travels rapidly over a glancing reference to health, a de scription of the day's routine, with careful analysis of the food, a re quest for parcels, and a lament for tnose who hape never arrived, those which have ney®*' arrived, about the children and the letter is read. Welsh letters are flowery, and Irish letters illiterate, with referen- ces to the Holy Mother, and requests to tell innumerable Mikes and Pats and Katies that he was after ask- ing for them. There is another type of letter that is infinitely more trou- ble. It is well written, in a small hand, and very long. The writes does not feel in the Pink, nor are kisses included. He thinks and comments on what the sees, and- speculates, generally wrong, and gives names, and ’ altogether the censor cures his power of skating on the thin ice of what may not, b« •aid.

THE U)VE LETTERS.

As for love letters, you may think that knowing they are to be read b> the censor reduces them' to letters unworthy of the name, missives of an early Victorian propriety. The mar- ried man writing a devoted, affec- tionate letter to his wife upon family matters is far more disturbed at the ides of the censoring to follow than the ardent lov’er, who lavishes kisses and endearments brazenly through- | out the letter. He even writes, 55. W. j A. K. (sealed with a kiss,) across | the open flap of the envelope, cheer- j fully unconscious that the censor, who does not include kisses in his war work, performs the office with some mechanical device, or, simpler still, a damp rag. He occasionally | shakes one’s faitk by writing ideuti- '

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Glengarrians at home and abroad -who have enlisted for overseas service since the 4th of August, 1914, and solicits the help of its readers connected -with these men in securing this information accurately.

If a member of your family has gone to the front, or is in training for it, or has just signed up, kindly hand to this office, or mail to us, the follo'wing particu- lars :—

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SEND EOR^OITOTATION TO-DAY

(By F. E. Ellis.) The perfection of the riding culti-

vator and the disk or double disk harrows as cultivating implements have made plowing unprofitable in many places where it was once thought necessary. Plowing, at best, is slow work, and where it can be avoided in these days of labor scar- city even our prejudices should not keep us between the plow handles any more than is necessary.

I question if it is ever profitable, in a normal season, to plow ■ corn and root ground. Last spring was an exception. The damp fall, with one heavy rain after another, beat down the land so hard, that plowing may have been advisable in many cases. Even this spring, however, we did not plow a field of light loam that had been in corn and potatoes in 1914 and the crop on the disked soil was quite satisfactory.

Our practice is to run the plow lightly under each row of corn stubble, exposing the roots to the atmosphere. The next spring, the land is disked thoroughly and seeded. Root ground is usually not touched at all in the fall and disked in the spring. Perhaps it would be advis- able to run root land up in ridges in the fall with a double-mould-board plow and smooth down with the har- rows in /the spring. This practice docs not take as much labor as plowing and the land is more thor- ' oughly exposed to the section of win- ter's frosts. At the same time the ridges dry out more quickly in the spring and a dry warm seed bed is obtainable a week to 10 days earlier

Eggs in Storage The egg shell is porous so that the

embryo chick mayiobtain air, and this porosity exposes the contents to the drying influence of the atmos- phere surrounding it. The rate at which the interior moisture is lost depends upon the humidity and tem- perature of the air in which the eggs are stored, also the rate at which the air is moving over or among the eggs, and the texture of their shells and membranes. As evaporation continues, air replaces the moisture, which enlarges the air cell, and if the eggs are kept long enough, and at the same time protected .against heating or contamination, all the moisture will evaparate and the yoke and albumen will become a dried

A cool, sweet cellar or refrigerator is the most desirable place for stor- ing, eggs, in which they may be kept for three or four weeks without seri-

Alfalfa for Horses The horse feeder who has a few acres

of alfalfa is in an independent position He commands succulence during drouth and a protein feed as the pasture be- comes more carbonaceous with matur- ity. The legumes carry a high per- centage of the lime so essential to the formation of good bone and teeth. If there is not enough lime in the soil to grow alfalfa there is not enough for horses. The land may be limed and the acidity corrected, when the horse’s ration of alfalfa will to a certain ex-

^ tent balance the lack of lime on the pasture area. In the meantime if lime is added to the drinking water a great gain will be made, but horses will do , better where all the feed comes off well * limed land or a limestone formation. ^

Alfalfa can be cut at any time as Deeded. We may disregard the ill ef- fects of cutting a small acreage for the horses ; the alfalfa is grown for the horses, not the horses for the alfalfa. Once one has learned to grow alfalfa it is surprising how it meets our needs as a soiling crop. When the plant is cut about half-grown it receives a heavy set-back, as it is not yet pro- vided with the buds starting from the crow-n to make a new growth. At this time grasses and weeds may overcome it, but if a heavy harrowing is gi\"^ immediately it will not injure the al- falfa any more than the cutting has done and it will stimulate it to make a fr^sh start. The alfalfa plant, how- ever, cannot push up from the bottom like a pasture plant, but must depend

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medicine in the world that is made from the juices of fresh ripe fruits. Thus, it is manifestly unfair to say, “I won't take Fruit-a-tives because I have tried other remedies and they did me no good”. On the other hand, the fact that “Frurt-a-tives” is entirely different front any other preparation in the worlds is just why you should give it a fair trial, in any trouble of the Stomach, Liver, Bowels, Kidneys or Skin. “Fruit-a- tives”, is contp>osed of the active principle of frwit and the greatest nerve tonic ever discovered. 50c. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size, 25c. At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit-a-tives Limited, Ottawa.

Animals are able to stand great cold with impunity so long as they can get under shelter to' keep their skins dry, and can lie dry. It is the evaporation of moisture from an animal that causes chill, and con-

on bud" or'branch growth. The alfalfa sequently the necessity for shelter- ii.. îQg hovels in lands and pastures. that is cut just at the right time —,

which has nothing to do with the state of the bloom, but is the time

ous evaporation, hiever store eggs | when the buds are ready to start from in the kitchen or shed, or where they ^ the crown—will take care of itself. The

buds at once replace the foliage which has been removed and are ready to

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It isn’t sufficient to plough and sow well in Spring and Fall and leave the rest to nature.

There are weeds to fight.

There are weeds in Business, too—weeds of compe- tition and opposition—of public indifference from without, and of lack of enterprise from within— weeds that unchecked seriously retard business growth.

Cultivation is the only effective weed-killer.fT Keep cultivating and the weeds never get a chance to thrive.

There is a combination plough and harrow, fertilizer aad spray, for every business—an effective weed- killer that will keep out the weeds

' It is Advertising It is not enough to plough and sow well with adver- tisements in Spring and Fall and leave the rest to human nature.

Human nature and the respect your customers bear you are not proof against the Summer weeds that can thrive on rest and apathy.

You must keep busy in the hot weather—yon must keep cultivating.

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KEEP OUT THE WEEDS

WHEN THE LIGHT CAME.

It was Henry Glendinning, veteran institute lecturer and pioneer apostle

^ of alfalfa growing in Canada, who first “put me wise” to the fact that good crops can be grown without plowing the ground in preparation. We were sitting, in Mr. Glendin- ning’a well filled library on the oc- casion of one of my visits to my old friend when he told me of the first time that he omitted the usual plow- ing of the corn ground.

“I had half finished plowing the big field next the road,” said he, ‘‘and as I followed the furrows I had been musing on the probable effects of such plowing and wondering why disking alone would not be equally effective. I stopped plowing and got on the disk. I disked in a hurry. I was afraid some of my neighbors passing by would see me and report around that Henry Glendenning was too lazy to plow his corn ground. They were as busy as I, however, and I got the crop in unnoticed. ' during the Later in the season I took a neigh- * wavs have bor out to that same field arfd stood

j him by a post which marked the line between the two methods of soil preparation. I asked him which he considered the better growth. He pointed without hesitation to the oats on the land disked only. In fact there was no room for doubt.”

Mr. Glendenning has omitted plow- ing his corn ground over since. He does not disk in a hurry now ; his neighbors are not so critical of this form of laziness as they themselves have fallen into line. Of course, the method applies only where the corn has been kept reasonably clean and well scuffled. Not the least of its advantages is that the seed bed of the following year will be free from weed seeds.

Good plowing is as important an act as ev^er it was and the best plow- man is .vet apt to be the best farmer. But there are certain times when even good farmers do not plow where their fathers did.

are subjected to warm air or cur- rents of air. The best receptacle is a pail or box, something that will prevent the free circulation of air through the eggs, and yet allow a moderate amount of ventilation, hung in a cool, moderately dry place where there are no odors be absorbed by the eggs. Avoid cessive dampness, for this may cause mold or other changes to take place.

If eggs are allowed to remain in the one position for a long time the yolks will rise and stick to the shell membranes, which is, of course, an objectionable feature. Moreover, if they are stored in a damp place, mold spots are very apt to form at the points where* the yolks come in con- tact with the shell membranes, - in which case they are unfit for food.. It is sometimes possible to shake the yolk loose without rupturing the vitelline memberane of the yolk, but it more often breaks.

The yolks may be prevented from sticking to the shell membranes if the eggs are stored on end or by turning them at regpilar intervals. And the yolks, are not so likely to rise to the surface if the eggs are stored in a temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit or lower.

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smother and fight alien growths. When cutting is delayed and the buds have become dormant while the plant blooms to make seed, cutting will be apt to produce an indifferent quality

that may | of branch growth and bring on that ‘ ' ■ j from the buds in the effort of the

plant to restore itself. Alfalfa feels j the benefit of cultivation as much as

any other deep-rooted plant, j By these means we can use the . alfalfa crop at will for our horses and j regulate to a degree the ration. More concentrates can be fed if green feed

j is at all times available, and growth I maintained. For the general stock of Î horses pasture supplemented with al- ^ falfa—5 to 10 pounds all the time and I more if pastures fail—will prove suffi- cient to keep up a heavy and con-

I tinuous growth throughout the sum- mer months, the added alfalfa being enough to make the horses work about to capacity without resorting to more expensive feeds.

It is just as important that our horse crop make the fullest use of the summertime as that wheat, hay or corn crops do. Sometimes we seem to think that our whole duty in life is to provide against winter and we do not reap the advantages of the summer- time. I suppose this is an 'nheritance from the days when the range was free and all could run more stock in the summer than they could provide for- age for in the winter. ,,But row -that lands are so much more closely fanned and so high-priced, the provision for stock in summer is often fullv as dif-

To handle sheep and cattle together to the best advantage, the pasture should be divided into three parts, j ficult as in winter, when th i finals that pastured first by the cattle, then when

When topping up fattening cattle there is no doubt that meat is more quickly laid on when they are re- stricted in their movements ; but in doing this the ultimate object is not in maintaining a healthy constitution for a lengthened period. It is not to be inferred from what has been said that animals should be left to face the full brunt of wet and wind, snow and frost ; and the amount of shelter needed depends very much on the breed, and whether it is in its natural climate.

Pood is the great defender from cold, and the colder it is the more is needed. A well-filled stomach te even though it be of coarse food with little food material, seems to act as a protection against cold, the bulk of warm substance acting as an in- ner lining against loss of tempera- ture ; but the increase of cold should be met by additional starchy or fatty matter, which, when assimilated, will generate heat. The well-known ex- periments on pigs carried out many years ago by Sir John Lawes showed what a largç proportion of the food consumed went to nlaîntain respira- tion, to which starch and oils mainly contribute.—Ifive Stock Journal.

an epicure. Kill the steer and you pro-^ vide five or six hundred pounds of substantial beef lor the upbuilding of the manhood of the world.

The value of cottonseed meal in the feeding of laying hens is being dis- cussed in the American poultry pa- pers. An experiment over two years at one of the American colleges is said to give such good results that they determined to use it as the sola source of proteids, to the exclusion of beef scarp.

Dairy farmers must in these days realize more than ever the need to stand fast together. If a dairy farmer is too indifferent to see things

j in their just perspective he will re- main, as of old, an individual ; but J membership of a Dairy Farmers'

j Association is so palpably the right j step that we cannot imagine any own-

er of milch cows preferring the played- out, lonely furrow.—Farmer and Stock Beeeder (Eng.).

j Despite the war the number of : horses on farms in England is report-

ed to be increasing. Grapes in Niagara district are of

better quality than anticipated, but ‘ quantity is disappointing.

Women are said to be giving bet- ter satisfaction than inexperienced men as farm help in England.

Two Shorthorn heifers were recent- ly poisoned in England by drinking sheep dip from a dipping tub.

Some overripe Duchess apples have sold as low as seventy-five cents to one dollar per barrel in Montreal.

With thirty cars of fruit on Winni- peg. market Saturday, pears sold at fl to A^2.50 per box. No. I Duchess ap- ples fetched $5 per barrel*

Twenty cars of fruit were on the track at Moose Jaw in one day Itost week, and still No. 1 B. C. apples brought $1.90 fo $2.25 per box.

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FALT- PT.0WTNG ON SANDY LAND. Fall plowing is now much advo-

cated, princip^ly as a means of re- ducing work in the spring. As a rule this advice is good. It is particu- larly good when the land in ques- tion IS to be seeded to spring grain. The earlier the grain is in the ground, the greater will be the crop. Recently, however, an authority in connection with one of our agricultural colleges has strongl}’ advised fall plowing this year, making no exceptions whatever. With this advice I must

the cattle are moved into pasture No. 2, mov»e the sheep into pasture No. 1. Pasturing the cattle in this fashion

season, the cattle will al- pasture suflBcient so that

they can get a mouthful at every bite, enabling them to fill up quickly, which, they must do to be profitable at the pail ; the sheep following get the short sweet herbage and the weeds that the cattle passed by, turn- ing them into wool and mutton, and at the same time acting as scavengers for their owner.—R. H. Harding, in Canadian Farm.

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take issue, as even this year, local conditions must be considered.

In many sections of Ontario the land is sandy ; much under cultiva- tion is almost blow sand. Not far from here are many hillsides that, if plowed this fall, would be in gul- lies three feet deep by next spring. On our own farm is a field that was badly gullied by plowing, last fall. It will take a couple of years to overcome the damage done by that piece of mismanagement. Where possible, such land should be kept in sod. Next spring we plan to put the < sandy land on our farm, which slopes I u i J —LX , L*i * 1 can be put as drawn somewhat sufficiently to wash, into sweet clov- i - - - er and, w'hen this is plowed down, j into alfalfa which is a fairly perman- I ent crop.

I sometimes doubt if it is ever ad- visable to plow really sandy land in the fall. The rains beat it down so hard that it takes all the life out of the soil. Plowed in the spring, on the other hand, sandy land works so easily that I question if much, time is saved by fall plowing.—^F.E.E.

have raised crops pro vine exonise ground and variety of picking.

Soiling, it is well known, wJ! carry more head of stock than ''gsruring. This is true also of crops that lave been cured for winter feeding, fn fat t, the provisions for .he Ijomo grown stock in winter present ro prol It is far harder to find a paying system for the summertime. In winter, how- ever, from one cause and mother, chiefly from lack of exercise and fresh air, it is more difficult ’o noduce rapid growth than in Muramer. It there fore behooves u.s to produce this growth at other times as much as it ('oes to make hay while the sun shines. An acre of alfalfa producing as little as 3 tons would be ample to furnish the supple- mentary feed for 3 head of stock. T.ven on lÿch land, where an acre nor head is sufficient, pasturage, the alfalfa will show high returns, whether it *s used to carry more stock or to resude the number of acres required for .st.urage as well as an insurance against the drouthy times of midsummer.

I have spoken of alfalfa as a soilage crop, hut except for stabled stock it is rarely that we need to use it in its green state and cut it frequently.When well cured it retains its laxative and other valuable qualities. It is desir-

0 a shed in which alfalfa green

from the cock or even the windrow to complete its cure without being pack- ed too closely together and going through the sweat. Forage in the sweating stage is not as satisfactory as older hay or as that air-dried in

; the shade. As long as we have a well ( ventilated but rainproof shed the al- falfa can be saved and fed out at its

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The rainfall in Ontario in March June, inclusive, was 14.31 inches, as compared with the average of 10.11 for the previous thirty-four j-ears.

Fresh air and sunlight- are wonder- ful disinfectants, and, combined with cleanliness, are preventives against most of the ills of the poultry yard.

Skimmed milk fed with crushed oats and oil cake will make calves I thrive and produce \ieal at half the cost where whole milk was given.

Before the war there were in Eng- land and Wales less thaii a million men engaged in agriculture, and that tiumber has, it is believed, been re- duced by 300,000.

Investigations carried on by Ohio Experiment Station show the germs of fire blight on pears apples may be carried by flies, and other insects.

On the farm where poultry pick up part of their living they can be kept much more cheaply than where everything has to be bought for their consumption.

Poultry houses should be con- structed so as to let in as much sun- light as possible, and for that rea- son the open-front type has been proven most successful.

The sheep maggot has been very active among the hill flocks in the north of England lately. This is at- tributed partly to the weather and partly to the scarcity of labor.

Every few days during the fall months all hairs that contain eggs of botflies should be clipped from the horses' legs. By thus reducing the number of eggs, the number of bots will be reduced.

ITie farmer who has a good colt has, perhaps, a natural tendency to stuff the little fellow with grain un- til he is almost as fat as a young steer. Nothing could be more fatal to the colt’s future usefulness.

I believe we are conservative in saying that where manure is not at once utilized by being put into the

Use tbe Straw Whatever may have been the rea-

sons or conditions which account for the burning of an immense quantity of straw m past seasons, there are more reasons than ever before for not burning it this season. Its value for producing humus in the soil has been emphasized so much that it should be someWhat generally appreciated. It has also been pointed out many times that straw contains considerable pot-» ash. Under normal conditions potash is the least expensive of the elements of fertility ordinarily purchased in commercial form and is more abund- ant in most soils than nitrogen and phosphorus. The fact that the buUc of our potash came from Germany and that the supply from the source has been cut off has so greatly in- creased the price that even the small amount which is available is too ex- pensive for profitable use as ferti- lizer.

It costs more to replace the supply in the soil than it did a few years ago when potash was cheap. It is, there- fore, of greater importance that such by products as straw, cornstalks, etc., be more carefully conserved.

The man who has plenty of live- stock to utilize his straw as feed and bedding has always found it too valu- able to burn. One reason that the grain fanner has given for burning straw was that it could not be work- ed into the soil 30 as not to injure the following crop, at least, not iwith- out so much time an'd labor as to make it unprofitable. It is true that plowing under too heavy a layer of straw, or other coar.so material, may cut off the rise of moisture and thus prove a detriment to growing crops until the material has rotted and be- come incorporated with the soil. This difficulty has been overcome by the invention of spreaders which not only reduce the cost of spreading straw but also make it possible to spread it as thinly as desired.

In some sections exoelleBt results have been obtained by spreading straw upon winter wheat. Increased yield of as much as five bushels to the acre has been credited to this method of utilizing straw. The straw not only is a protection in itself but it also holds the snow and in that way protects the wheat. Its value as a mulch during the following spring and summer is considerable.

; maximum value and we are not incon- j soil, or onto the soil, the farmer is los venienced by having to cut it in little

1 jags at a time when broken mornings I or afternoons are inconvenient. — L. Ogilvy, Denver Co., Ohio.

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or lame in the bam, “eating their heads off’ ’? One means profit—the other means loss. When a horse goes lame —develops a Spavin, Curb, Splint, Ringbone-^-don’t risk losing him through neglect—don’t run just as great a risk by experimenting with unknown “cures”. Get the old reliable standby—

KENDALL’S SPAVIN CURE Mr. David Yerex, Sonya, OnL, writes—“I have used your Spavin Cure for

âfteeu years, aud know it to be a good cure”. Be ready for emergencies, keep'a l>oUle of Kendall’s iu the barn. Then, If a horse goes lame, you have the remedy on hand to cure the trouble quickly. $i. a bottle-^ for J5. at druggists’. Ask your de.alcr for free copy of book—“Treatise On The Horse’’—or write us direct.

Dr. B. J. KENDALL CO.. ENOSBURG FALLS. VERMONT. U.S.A. 11

Effect of Cold on Milking Experiments carried out in recent

years .show that the falling off in milk supply from cows lying out is little or none as compared with those kept constantly tied up, provided the animals are well fed. and reasonable shelter is found. Animals which are allowed exercise get up. a healthy circulation which enables them to withstand chills, and if they can get rough shelter they adapt themselves to the winds. Animals tied up in undue warmth during part of the twenty-four hours, aud standing in cold draughts, such as are found in most cowsheds, are in a more de-

condition. Ventilation and practically always go to-

gether and do not work harmoniou.sly for the animals.

j fenceless j draught

ing one-third of the initial value of that manure.—Frank T. Shutt, Chem- ist, Dominion Experimental Farm.

At a sale of the Grove Stud of "Welsh ponies in England forty guineas ,was paid for the stallion Grave Elphin, a grej-- three-y©ar-old, which won at Man- chester Royal. The brood mares made an average of £22 Is.

They hay crop of all Canada is esti- mated in The Census and Statistics Monthly at 15,107,000 tons this year, as compared with 11,218,000 in 1915. On the other hand, the fall wheat crop is nearly 9,000,000 bushels be- low last year.

Europe is slaughtering not only men, but cattle, hogs, sheep, horses, at a fearful pace. Grain production can be brought back to the normal in the first year of peace, but it will take several yeays to restore the world’s live stock industry to pre-war con- ditions.

A hundred-pound beef calf is a thousand-pound steer in embryo. Kill tbe calf and you net but a fifty or

pound de1ica«y for ike tabie of

Potting Bulbs September is the month to poB

bulbs for early indoor blooming. Hy- acinths, tulips, narcissus and jon- quils are be«t -ited for this pur- pose. A good oil for potting bulbs is composed of one-half part well decomposed turfy loam, the remain- der well potted stable manure, leaf mold and sand. These sh.ould be well mixed together.

The size of ihe pot depends on the size of the bulbs and upon the effects desired. As a general rule, for a single hyacinth -a 5-inch pot should be used. For tulips and narcissus a 4-inch pot -is large enough, the size increasing with the number of bulbs. In potting place a piece of broken pot or some coarse ashes oi’^er the hole in the bottom to secure drainage ing in a sunny window with a tem- perature from 60 degrees to 65 de- grees a succession of flowers may be had for months.

AT McLEISTER'S. Sanford and Bennett of New York

make a beautiful self filling Fountabi Pen, which can now be had In Alexa*- dria at MoLeîsteris Book Store fmr 11.75.

New Competitors in Bacon Argentina has, in the past niné

years, been the best customer of the British Berkshire Society. Russia hae also been a fairly free purchaser.

The nfimber of competitors in the world's bacon market is increasing and quality will be more than ever the price of pre-eminence when the war U over, I

he Ne\^s, Alexandria, October 6, 1916

OUNTRY ORRESPONK

Maxville A Union Thanksgivng Service will

be held in the Baptist Church, Sunday evening next. The collection will go towards the Cornwall GeneralHospital.

Maxville friends extend congratula- tions to Mr. Carl Daniels, Finch, for- merly of this place, who was married to Miss Poapst of Newington, Ont., on Wednesday.

The remains of the late Mrs. Nelson Phillips of Greenfield, were interred in the Maxville cemetery Sunday after- noon. The deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thoe. Whissel, of this place.

The Bank of Hochelaga has opened a permanent branch in the village of Moose Creek. Mr. John D. McIntosh, of Apple Hill, will be in charge.

His many friends will be pleased to know that Master Hamilton Morrow is now convalescent.

Miss Eva McEwen, Notfield, enter- tained a party of young friaads on Tuesday evening.

Tbe gÎAd hand is extended to Mr. JT. Tonchy, late of Montreal, who has re- snmed his old position on the local branch of thé Bank of Hochelaga.

Mr. A. H. Robertson motored toOt- tawa on Wednesday accompanied by Miss Ada Robertson, and Miss Iva Everson, of Oshawa. Mrs. J J. Wightman and Miss Madeline, who were visiting Maxville friends, return- ed to the Capital with them.

Mr. Hector Seguin, who for some time was engaged with Mr. R. G. Jamieson, has resigned and accepted the position as traveller for Provost & Allard, wholesale grocers, Ottawa. **Heck^’ made an excellent knight of the yard stick, and will doubtless make good as a knight of the grip.

On Friday evening, Mr. TjorneMcLean attended the Oddfellows' District meet- ing in Ottawa.

The family of the late Donald T. and Mrs. Margaret Munro have erected a handsome grey Scotch monument to their memory, in the Maxville ceme- tery, through Mr. E. R. Frith of the Central Marble Works.

Mr. J. J. Wightman of Ottawa, re- newed acquaintances here on Wednes- day.

Mr. Montgomery of Lodi, was here recently the guest of Mr. A. McIntyre.

Mr. and Mrs. .W. Hill were among the visitors here during Fa^ week.

Mrs. H. Robinson had as hei guest last week, Mrs. H. Atkinson of Ottawa.

Mr. r. S. Ball of The News, and Mrs Ball were visitors here on Fair Day. ■ Messrs. Oscar and Ed. Wert of Avon more, were last week.

Mrs. Herb Tracey has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. McLean of CornwaK. during the past week.

Mr. Angus Kennedy of New Liskeard. who has been visiting friends and rr latives here, is receiving a warm wel - come.

Mrs. H. A. McIntyre attended a Red Cross meeting in Alexandria on Sat- urday.

Messrs. Donald McRae and son, and Mr. W. Crooks of Vankleek Hill, were hero on Fair Day.

Mr. and Mrs. H. McLean, Cornwall, were the guests of Mrs. J. Hoople last week.

Try Herb Tracey for your Fall suit He will guarantee satisfaction.

A large number from Maxville at- tended the Fall Fair at Riceville the latter part of last week.

Mr. Harry I^nnox o! the 154th, is home on his farewell leave before go ing overseas. We hope to see him again before long.

Mr. A. L. Stewart of Stewart's Glen, is now busy delivering pianos to cus- tomers in this vicinity.

The fine assortment Fall and Winter £)ods now being received by Smillie & cDermid is well worth your inspec-

tion. It includes ladies' coats, sweat- ers, winter underwear, fur coats, etc.

Mr. B. Rousselle of St. Isidore, was here on Monday, and states he will rfiortly commence shipping hay from this point.

Mr. Donald McEwen of Moose Creek, was a recent visitor here.

Mr. Bums Stewart of the Bank of Ottawa, spent the past Week in Maxville, at his parental home

The farmers in this district report that the recent rains have added greatly to the pastures and will r.lso materially assist them in ploughing^

Messrs. Johnson Hoople & Son engaged in setting up furnaces.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald McLeod and daughters, attended the Fair here last week.

Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Jamieson and famiW motored to Vankleek Hill on Monday, Mrs. Jamieson remaining for a visit with relatives in that tawn and at Hawkesbury as well.

Rev. John Lennox of St. Elmo, left on Monday for the Canadian West and will be absent about six weeks. Ser- vices will be held in the St. Elmo church every Sunday as usual.

Hr. R. G. Jamieson, merchant, ex- pects a car of cement shortly. will find all your requirements at the

I busy Corner Store. See their fine new [ \ Fall goods. i ^ Mr. Jas. Burton is at present buy ! ; ing cattle and poultry for the Mont- , real market. He has at present some ’ I thirty early spring calves on pasture. | i The local drovers sent forward two

cars of selected cattle to the M-»utnal , markets on Saturday and Monday. * I Mr. Alexander McDonald ano son, , of Fisk’S Cornet's, were here last " oek. ^

Mr. D. F. McCrimmou, Kirk Hill, at- tended the Fair here on Wednesday, ; and considered the crowd a rev^ord-

; breaker. ' Gardens, orchards and chicken roops

are being frequently visited by young j miscreants, who should be severely dealt, with. Mr. Duncan Kippen'a poultry house was recently visited and

' some twelve chickens removed, U eir j heads were chopped off and left on the

ground. ! I The annual Union Thanksgiving ser- ! j vice will be held Sunday evening at I 7.30 in the Baptist ('hurch. Rev. lohn- I stone will preach. j , Rev'. I'homas Johnstone preached at j Gravel Hill Sabbath evening last at ' the opening of the new church there. | j The Adult Bible Class of the Prosby- j

terian Church held a Boan Supper and j Social Thursday evening in aid of Christmas presents for the boys at the >

V ; front. The Hoople orchestra furnished her g\lest j the music.

The harmony of colors displayed in the gowns of all the bridal- maids was strikingly beautiful. The bride wore a white satin gown trimmed with pearls with court- train. The maid of honor. Miss Magdalene MePhee, wore pink mes-

■saline and silk net trimmed with rose-buds. The two bridesmaids Miss Maurino Mitchell and Miss Marie Reid wore green chiffon gowns and wliite picture hats.

Out-of'fown guests were Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Brogger of Grand Ra-

parents of the groom; Mr. Mrs. O'Toole of Merrill, sister brother-in-law of the groom , and Mrs. Chas. Tremble of

Grayling ; Mr. M. D. MePhee of Wol- verine, and daughter ; Mrs. B. F. Butler; Mrs. J aînés HilHer and Miss Hazel MePhee of Wolverine ; Mrsw J. M. Dougal and son of Saginaw.

The young couple will leave for a week,8 trip to visit relatives and friends.

Heartiest congratulations and beet ‘wishes accompany the newly mar- ried couple,

nipog a number of years ago. She is survived by two sons and one daugh- ter, Donald and William of Winnipeg; Mrs. Mel.eod of McLeod, Alta. The re- mains arrived from Winnipeg and the funeral took place on Monday from the

I residence of Mrs. W. Cameron to the I 2nd Con. cemetery, Rov. H. C. Suther j land officiating. Her son, Mr. Donald Cameron, accompanied the romains.The pallbearers were Mes.srs. J. A. McLen-

; nan, .J, D. McLennan, A. A. McLennan 1 R. J. Pattingale, J. J. Calder and J. J. Sangster.

ters, Mrs. Dean F. Rowe, and Miss Gwennic Robertson, motored to H\id- son Heiglits on Sunda}’.

Died—At Glen Robertson, on Monday October 2, 1916, Mrs. Anthony Arkin- son. Intermsnt took place at St.Mar- tin of Tours cemetery Wednesday morn ing.

pids, and and Mr.

Lancaster

I The Junior Mission Band of thePres- | i byterian Church will hold its monthly ; I meeting in the class room onSaturday ; 1 at J p.m. A good attendance is J.->ok-

I Mr. and Mrs. W. Kennedy and Mr. j and Mrs. I). Kippen and family motor- 1 ed to the home of Mr. R. D. Kippen, I Greenfield, on Tuesday, where they

spent a verv enjoyable evening.

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NOTICE. The undersigned wishe-s to give no-

tice that ills shop was broken into last week and several pair.s of shoes taken, repaired and unrepaired, and he will not be responsible for same. G.T.avoit', Maxville, Ontario. 38-1

Apple Hill Kennedy—Amolette.

St. Anthony’s Church was the scene of a pretty wedding on Tuesday, Oct. 3rd, when Florence Gertrude, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kennedy, was united in marriage to GeorgeAmolette, Rev. -J. M. Foley, P.P., performing the ceremony. The bride, wno was gi^'en away by her father, wore a dress of cream silk embroidered net over white silk, with white coat and white velvet hat. She was attended by MissAgatha McDermid, while Mr. Hugh Raymdni acted as groomsman. After the cere- mony a dainty breakfast was served at the bride's Home. The bride trav- elled in a navy blue serge suit. Mr.and Mrs. Amolette left on the 9'.|7 train for Ottawa. Congratulations^'

Haz’vest Thanksgiving services are to be held in St. John’s Anglican Churcb here, Sunday, October Slh, at 11 a.m., and 7 p.m. All welcome.

Mrs. John Fraser, who spent the past three months visiting friends in

! Lancaster and vicinity, returnea to her ' home in Winnipeg, on Monaay. I Miss Lillian McArthur of Toronto,

spent the past week-end the guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr. anci Mrs.R.T. Nicholson.

j Mrs. E. Patineaude of Montreal, is ; the guest this week of her mother, Mrs

•\. Rousson. I .I^est you forget—D. P. ,J. Tobin is

selling silos and cun get th^ on three days notice.

1 Miss Lillian Fraser returned to the ( Children’s Hospital, Toronto, on Mon* { da>', after spending, three weeks the I guest of her mother, i 'The young men of Lancaster are ' holding a harvest dance in McRae's I Hall, Wednesday evening, llth October. ' McVichie’s three piece orchestra will

supply the music.

I Mrs. Lillian^^Ca^meron. On September 28th, at Winnipeg, oc-

curred the death of Mrs. Lillian Cam- eron, widow of the late D. Cameron, 2nd Lancaster. The deceased, who was a daughter of the late Angus Mc-

: Pherson, was born at South Lancas- ter, 78 years ago. She moved to Win-

; Ourrv Hill ! The Rural School Fair held on the I 2Sth September, on the 2nd Con. , Church grounds, ,was estimated as be-

ing the best School Fair yet held, as ' everything went to make it a success. ' A large crowd attended and report ' having spent a v(»ry pleasant day. i The many friends of Mr. Tom Quinn ' are pleased to see him around again, ' and gradually improving.

Mr. P. Donnelly of Montreal, was a guest at Hill Crest over the week-end.

[ Mrs. D. Quinn had as her guests re- • cently her brother, James Rogers, of Montreal, and her daughter, Mrs. D.J,

! McDonald, and little daughter, Mar- I garet, of Glen Nevis. I The farmers are benefitting by the

fine weather and rapidly getting their silos filled.

The handsome residence of Mr. !>. J. Sullivan is nearly completed and be- sides being a cosy and up-to-date home, it is an ornament to our street.

Miss M. E. Hayes of Williamstown, is at present the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Downey.

Mr. W. Sullivan has been making improvements around his house which greatly add to the appearance.

Inglenook Mr. an<l Airs. AI. McRae visited at

Mr. Norman Morrison’s, Alexandria, Saturday evening.

Mr. \Mlliam McDonald, Bailie, visit- ! ed at Air. A. McKinnon’s on Sunday, j The Misses Heath of Glen Sandfield, ; spent Sunday night at Air. .1. A. Mc- I Donald's. i Miss May McGillis of Alontreal, is j spending the week with her parents, I Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McGillis. I Miss Mary MePhee left for Chicago I on Wednesday after spending the sum- , mer with her mother, Mrs. John Mc- I Phee. I Mr. and Mrs. David Steele and Air. , D. D. McMillan, Glen Sandfield. visited j at the home of Mrs. A. Hay, Tuesday ; evening. j Mrs. Hathwav of Laggan, Miss M.B. i Kennedy and Mr. D. Williams of Mc- I Crimmon, visited at Mr. A. B.McDon-

ald’s on vSundav.

Skye

Rosamond Mr. D. D. McMillan, Faesifern, left

on IjVednesday of last week with a car load of settlers' effect for Matheson, Ont.

Mï. Angus J. Cameron of this place left on Tuesday on a trip to New On-

Alr. D. MePhee spent a day at the Capital last week.

Miss Mary MePhee, who spzent some time with her mother, Mrs. J. MePhee of the 4th, left on Wednesday for Chi- cago.

The appendeti wedding clipping is taken from a recent American F^per and will be read with interest by many in this district as tbe bride is a grand- daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.Don- ald B. MePhee, lot 38-3rd Lochiel :

A most unique and beautiful wedd- ing oer^ony took place Tuesday morning, September 19, at St. Mary’s Church, Gaylord, Michigan. It was the marriage between Mr. Anthony Francis Brogger and Miss Mayme Neithercut. A striking characteris- tic of the wedding ceremonies was the marked but pleasing simplicity of tbe whole bridal party on the one hand and the splendor of litur- gical ceremony on the part of the officiating priests in the sanctuary. ITie serious as well as composed attitude of the bride and groom clearly evidences that they were well aware of the important step they were taking. As the bridal party gracefully promenaded to the altar, they were. welcomed there by the Rev. clergy, three of whom were the Rev. brothers of the bride- groom. The Rev. Frank B. Brogger of Merrill, Mich., Edward Brogger of Mt. pleasant, Mich., and John Jos- eph Brogger, a missionary hrom St. Louis, Mo., Rev. Edward, the young- er brother performed the mar- riage ceremony. He also officiated at the solemn high mass and was assisted by tbe Revs. Frank Brogger, John Joseph Brogger and Aloyisius O'Toole as Deacon, Subdeacon and master of ceremonies respectively. The Rev. Simon Ponganis, pastor of the parish and the Rev. Honorgatus Bonzelet of St. Louis, Mo., were also present in the sanctuary. The re- spected parents of both bride and groom along with a host of hc«ne and out of town guests were pre- sent to witness the impsessive oere- flionies. The maid of honor was Miss Maddalene MePhee of Wolver- ine. The bridesmaids were Misses Maurine Mitchell and Marie Reid. Mr. Gerald Brown of Grand Rapids was bestman, while Mr. Dougal Hi- Her of Petosky, and Mr. Stanley McDougal of Saginaw, officiated as groomsmen. Mr. Francie Lister and Mr. Raymond Groesbeck acted as nsbers.

G1 n Robertson Miss Lyin Robertson visited h'iends

at Alexandria on Friday. Mr. James Rickert, Algonquin Park^

arrived here on Friday. Marriage licenses issued by Sam M.

Grant. Mr. Fred Falguard, relieving agent

G.T.R., visited friends here on Sunday. Miss Florence Derkin visited over the

week-end with Miss N. Hambloton. Mrs. R. K. Mclennan and sistcr,Miss

Georgie Robertson, visited Mr. andMrs Henrj' Hambleton and Mr. and Mrs. Geo- W. Hambleton last Friday.

Mr. Archie Thompson is absent from home visiting throughout the three counties.

Mr. Thomas Fletcher, Hawkesbury, spent Sunday in town the guest of Mr Ernie Hambleton.

We are grieved to learn of the ser- ious illness of our friend, Mr. Duncan T. Robinson, and sincerely hope for his speedy recovery.

Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Rowe, sons, Lawrence and Kenneth, of Alexandria, and Mr. David Robertson and daugh-

Corn cutting is the order of the day. A number from here attended the

Maxville Fair. Miss Ross, teacher, spent the week-

end at her home in Russell- Mrs. Robert and Mrs. -las. Urquhart

paid a visit to relatives in the Glen on Tuesday.

Nurse AteCuaig, after spending a week at her home here, left on Friday to spend a few' days with friends in Montreal before returning to resume her duties in Brandon. -

Mr. D. A. McLeod returned last week after spending a few weeks in the

j Miss Catherine McLeod of the spent the w'eek-end at her home here,

j Mrs. Alex. N. Stewart, accompanied i by Mr. John Stewarf, visited at Mr I Neil D. McLeod's on Saturday.

j Dunvegan j The usual services next Sunday.T.asl j Sunday was a delightful day and the ] children’s social was a decided success, j The Sunday School and Young Peo- I pie's annual convention will be held at ^ Lancaster, Thursday and Friday of ' next week.

Mis* Jessie McGregor, Williamstown, I is a guest at The Manse this week.

A number from here attended the funeral of the late Airs. Philips, Green- fieln, last Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. W'oods, A'ankleek Hill, and the Alisses Annie and MinnioTin- nings of Alontreal. were guests at the Manse on Wednesday last.

Dr. and AIr«. McT.ennan. AlooseCreek, called on friends here last Wednesday. Both looking exceedingly well.

Died LACROIX—At 25-5th f.ochiel, onThurs

day, October .5, 1916, Mr. Edward Lacroix, aged 01 years.

Acknowledyment The Treasurer of the Muskoka Free

Hospital for Consumptives desires gratefully to acknowledge the follow- ing contributions received in Alexan- dria by the Field Secretary of the Na- tional Sanitarium Association : Rev. D. .‘^tewart $1.00 S. Macdonald > 2.00 A Friend 5.00 N. Gübert 2.00 F. T. Costello 1.00 F. Kerr. 1.00 Messrs. Meloche & Sabourin 1.00 E. B. Ostrom 1.00 J. A. Pigeon 1.00 Glengarry Mills 1.00 M. E. Cuddon 1.00 A. Wilson 1.00 D. S. Noad 1.00 Dr. McDonald 1.00 R. n. Cowan 1.06 Leo Marcoux ^ 1.00 M. A. Munro 50 A. D. McGillivray 75 D. Dorran 1.00 J. Simpson 1.00

1916 AUTUMN 1916

Window Class

Putty

Plow Points

Paints and Oils

Varnishes

Nalls

Felt

Roofing

Paint Brushes

“Kyanize” Stains

Hammers

Saws

Levels

Shot Shells

Cartridges

Guns

Door Hangers

Door Track

Seasonable Lines

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furniture Store

Butter Jars

Churns

Ranges

Heaters

Weatherstrip

Shovels

Picks

Axes

Crosscut Saws

Cream Separators

Lanterns

Cattle Ties

Stanchions

Buck Saws

Saw Sets

Saw Wedges

Hinges

Locks

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purest the world

Sunlight Soap. The inducements off^ed with common soaps camnot nmke up for the purity of Sunlight Soap. It costs US more to make pure soap; but it costs YOU less to use it, for Sunlight pays for itself in the clothes, 2LS it does not wear and rub the fabrics like common soaps do.

5c. a beu* at adl Grocers.

A. Markson 1.00 Alex. Larose LOO Mrs. E. Roullard [ .50 Messrs. Munro McIntosh 10.00 D. E. MacRae LOO Messrs. Morris Bros ... 2.00 I. Simon 1.00 J. MeUister 1.00 John Boyle LOO Dr. G. Monfettc 1.00 W. J. Simpson 1.00 W. A. Mac ^ LOO H. L. Cheney 1.00 H. Bellamy LOO Messrs. J. T. Schell Co 5.00 D- Courville LOO P. A. Huot 1.00 W. Laurin 1.00 Geo. Barbara 50 D. A. Alacdonell 1.00 A. Cooke LOO Dr. J. T. Hope 1.00 Wra. Peacock 1.00 Rev. Father Dulin 3.00 J. Lalonde 50

Glengarry Granite Werk^ ^ MAXVILLE /

BURNE & HILL,Props.

iï,entry c) your friends ■yVe have a large stock of imported

Granite which we are offering at cut prices.

In May and June a large consignment will arrive ficm Scotland, of which we have the latest photographs.

KONESTIPRICES FOR THE QUALITY

Letteria^ of Monnments in ICemeteries done [when'notice is given.;

Customers can save money and agent’s commission by dropping us a card to call and show designs.

IH

$64.75 Geo. A. Reid,

Secretary and Treasurer.

THANKSGIVING DAY.

Single Fisrt-ClasS' Fare going and returning, October 9th only.

Fare and One-Third, going Oct. 7th to 9th, return limit October 10, 1916.

G. W. SHEraERD, Agent, Alexandria.

Smillie & McDiarmId

We are Well Prepared to Serve You with fall

and Winter Goods We have not stinted our stock where it ■vras possible to

get quantities as we expect scarce goods later and would advise

you to buy early of any of the following lines.

Women’s and Children’s Underwear, Men’s and Boys’ Underwear, Boots and Shoes, Flannels and Flannelettes, Silks and Dress Goods, Blankets and Bed Gomforters, Sheets {find Sheeting.

FL©ÜR AND FEED

SMILLIE 81 McDIARMlD MAIN STREET, MAXVILLE

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The News, Alexandria, Ont. October 6, 1916

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WilliamstDwn Fair Prize List

HORSES.

Registered Percherons — Aged stal- lion—Kerr & Fitzgerald. Reg. Clydes —Aged stallion — 1 and 2 P. D. Mc- Crimmon. Stallion 2 years—1 W. Con- die, 2 H. A. Robertson. Stallion, year old — W. Young. Filly, 2 years—Ross Bros., Martintown. Filly, 1 year—

j 1 Rois Bros., 2 J. T. Thompson^ 3 A. ! A. McLennan. Mare — 1 Robert Mc- ! Naughton, 2 Col. Robertson, 3 James

D. McTicnnan. Heavy draught team —Ross Bros. Special gelding or mare 4 years and over — 1 Wm. Young, 2 Ross Bros., 3 Ewen McPherson. Breed

; ^are and foal—I James A. Sangster, I ' 2 Wm. Young. Mare, 2 years — I Jas. j ^ Boden, 2 .las A. Sangster. Span maxes I or geldings — Col. D. M. Robertson, i Filly^ year old — 1 W. J. Johnson, 2 ^ I Sandilands Bros., 3 W. D. Munro. ^ _ t'eld, mare or gelding, 3 years—1 Jas.

Sangster, 2 James Boden, 3 Jos- I eph Beckstead. Special for 2 >ear

old, any breed—1 Ross Bros., 2 James Boden, 3 James A. Sangster. Brood mare and foal — 1 A. McDonald, 2

j James A. Sangster, 3 Wm. Wight- man. Filly, 3 years — 1 Sandilands Bros., 2 John A. McArthur, 3 A. A. McLennan. Filly, 2 years — 1 James Boden, 2 James Fyfe, 3 Tom Craig. Span—Herb McIntosh. Filly, year old —1 James Boden, 2 E. E. Càiafee, 3 Wm. Wightman. Single horse in harness — 1 A. J. McDermid, 2 H. •Johnson, 3 Wm. Condie. Yeld, mare or g,elding, 3 years—1 James A. Sang- eter, 2 Col. Robertson, 3 A. J. McDer- mid. H. A. Robertson's special for Colts from Vivacity II.—A. McDonald. Aged stallion—1 A. D. Loynachan, a Hugh Leitch, 3 D. C. McArthur. Ag- ed stallion—1 C. W. Cresswell, 2 Rob- ert Sharp. Filly or gelding, 2 years—

I I A. A. Mclennan, 2 J. A. McKillop, I 3 A. A. McLennan. Spring colt by I Saline Boy (special by R. Sharp)—

Peter Grant. Spring colt by King Royal (special by C. W. Cresswell)- I Ix5uis Lalonde, 2 James Fyfe. Aged stallion — Hector Sayant. Mare and foal—1 Peter Grant, 2 Ranger Bro- j thers. Year old colt — 1 Louis La-

1 ^ londe’, 2 C. H. Wilmot, 3 W. D. Hall. I Filly or'gelding, 3 years—1 A. C. Mc- I Arthur, 2 Salem Thompson, 3 Ranger

Bros. Filly or gelding, 2 -years—1 Al- fred McGee, 2 Victor Foulds, 3 Louis Lalonde. Span, roadsters — 1 J. K. Condie, 2 Angus Woods. Single horse carriage — 1 Peter McNiel, 2 James Snetsinger, 3 Peter McNiel. Single horse — 1 J. K. Condie, 2 A. C. Mc- Arthur, 3 J. K. Condie. Span — 1

^ Peter McNiel, 2 Dan W^oods, 3 Leo « Marcoux.

HORSED, CLASS 32.

Best lady driver, single outfit, do-

nated by Alpin McGregor—Mrs. J. K. SWINE. Condie. ] Registered Berkshircs—Boar, over 1

Best lady driver, double outfit do- nated by W, D. Munro—Mrs. Robert

year—1 W. D. Hall, 2 Albert F. Co- pas. Boar under 1 year—1, 2 and 3 W. D. Hall. Sow, over 1 year—W. D.

Best driving horse, donated by R. Hall. Sow, under 1 year-W. D. Hall. G. McDougall-—.J. K. Condie. Sow, under 6 months—1 and 2 W. D

Best team of driving horses, donated Hall, by Col. D. M. Robertson J. K. Condie Registered Yorkshires—Boar over 1

Best outfit, donated by Dr. Robinson year—J. .J. McCallum. -d. K. Condie. I

Judgo-Dr. Waring, Madoc. Ont. j , RUULiRï. , .p 1 Plymouth Rocks — Cock — Herbert

CAliLJi/. , Johnson. Shorthorns — Bull, 2 years—F. Rob- White Wyandottes — Cock—1 A. F,

ertson. Aged bull—1 Sandilands Bro- Copas, 2 H. .Johnson. Cockerel—1 and thers, 2 A. Watt, 3 Tom Craig. Bull, 2 A. F.' Copas. Hen—1 A. F. Copas, 2 1 year—1 .lohn Fourney, 2 D. J. Mur- , H. Johnson. Pullet—1 and 2 A. F. ray, 3 W. D. Hall. Bull calf, 1916—1 j Copas. f) '.T. Murray, 2 W. D. Hall, 3 B. J. , white Leghorns - Cock - 1 .lames Murray. Milch cow-1, 2 and 3 Alex. ] Black, 2 H. .Johnson. Hen — 1 and Watt. Heifer, 2 years—1&2 Sandilands 3 James Blank, 2 Jerrv Sullivan. Bros., 2 ,\lex. M'att. Heifer, ) year — , -Cockerel-1 .J. N. Ravmon'd, 2 and 3 Sandilands Bros., 2 and 3 J. Fourney. : H. Johnson. Pullet—1 and 2 J. N. Heifer calf—1 and 2 B. .1. Murray, 3 James Black. Herd — 1 and 2 Alex. Watt.

Holsteins — Èull, 2 years — 1 H. Vaillancourt, 2 J. H. Goodfellow, 3

Black Minorcas — Hen—H. Johnson. Brahmas—Cock — J. A. McDonald.

Hen—I. A. McDonald. Andalusian—Hen—J. A. McDonald.

D. E. McLennan. Bull, 1 year—1 J. Any other variety—Hen — H. John- P. Snider, 2 A. A. Mcl^ennan, 3 H. |‘.gon. Vaillancourt. Bull calf — 1 J. R. Ed- j Bronze Turkevs—H. Johnson, gerton, 2 Ewen McPherson, 3 J. E. • Toulouse Geese—1 T. I). Dunn, 2 Edgerton. Milch cow — 1 D. R. Me- ’ J, A. McDonaldl Lellan, 2 A. A. McLennan, 3 A. A. Me- ^ Ducks—1 and 2. Albert F. Copas, Lennan. Heifer, 1 year—1, 2 and 3 Plymouth Rock?, Barred—Cock — 1 ’ H. Vaillancourt. Heifer calf, 1916—1 H. Johnson, 2 A. F. Copas, 3 H. 1 Ewen McPherson. 2 D. R. McCrim- , Johnson. Cockerel—1 H. -Johnson, 2 | mon, 3 A. A. McTsennau- Herd—1 H. Vaillancourt, 2 A. A. Ifrl^nnan. Heif- er, 2 years — 1 and 3 A. J. McLellan, 2 H; Vaillancourt.

Jerseys — Aged bull — A. J. Mc- Naughton. Milch cow — D. McCrim- mon. Heifer, 1 year—A. J. McNaugh- ton.

Grades—Milch cow — 1 and 2 Alex. Watt, 3 W. D. Hall, 4 J. Boden. Heif- er, 2 years—1 and 2 A. Watt, 3 Jas. Boden, 4 J. H. Goodfellow. Heifer, 1 vear—1 •}. H. Goodfellow. 2 .T. Boden, 3 W. I). Hall. Herd-1 A. Watt, 2 H.

k. F. Copas, 3 J. N. Raymond. Hen- 1 A. F. Copas, 2 H. Johnson, 3 A. F. | Copas. Pullet—1 J. N. Raymond, 2 j and 3 A. F. Copas. |

Wyandottes, Colored — Cock—James ’ Black. Cockerel—1 Tom Craig, 2 Jos. Black, 3 Tom Craig. Hen — 1 and 2 Tom Craig. Pullet—1 Tom Craig, 2 and 3 J. Black.

GRAIN AND SEEDS. Spring wheat—1 A. C, McArthur,

2 Thos. D. Dunn, 3 Fred Lapointe. Fall wheat — 1 Mrs. Archd. McT.ellan,

Fat CattI(^Cow or steer—F. Rob- j -o-j Tmee •tson. Heifer or steer — Wm. Wight- | o p ertson

SHEEP.

Leice.«5ter — Aged ram — Tùomas D.

Vaillancourt, 3 IV. D. Hall. Heifer | 2 A. J. Mc^aughton^ Barlcy-1 A C. calf, Kllfi-l A. A. McLennan, 2 D- McGaiighev, 3 J. Boden. ! ^ ^ ^hos^, D. Dunn,

; 3 James D. Mcl^ennan. Beans—Jos. of corn — 1 Jerry Sul- Munro, 3 W’m. Ilarland.

Judge—Harry Mcl.aren.

ROOTS AN» VEGETABLES. , , “ J rt rr< T\ Potatoes, White — 1 Samuel Hillier, ,

Dunn. Aged ewe - 1 and 2 T, D. ^ K. C. Blackwell, 3 P. S. Snider, 4 , Dunn. Ram lamb - 1 T. D. Dunn, ^ McUllan. Potatoes, Red 2 Jas. McLMghton. Ewe Iamb-1 T. | Cresswell, 2 J. 1). McDon-

'’^®,ald, 3 James Black, 4 Tom Munro. i 1 and 2 T. D. Dunn. | Turnips — 1 Robert McNaught, Shropshire — Aged ram — N. Cope- 2 James Bodon. Red 1'able Carrots

land. Aged ewe—1 J. J. McCallum, 2 j "R, McNaught, 2 James Boden, 3 N. Copeland, 3 J. «T. McCallum. Ram : Robert Sharp. White Carrots—I Jas. lamb—1 and 2 N. Copeland. Year- Boden, 2 C. W. Cresswell, 3 R. Mo- ling ewe—1 J. J. McCallum, 2 and 3 , Naught. Mammoth Red Mangolds — N. Copeland. Ewe Iamb—1 and 2 N. ; i Robertson, 2 Jas. Boden, 3 »loe J Copeland. ^ Riley. Yellow Globe Mangolds—Fred, t

Mixed Sheep — Aged ewe — 1 and 2 ; Lapointe. Intermediate Mangolds — James McNaughton. Ewe lamb — 1 ^ Jas, Boden. Long Blood Beets — F. j and 2 James McNaughton. Yearling . Robertson. Sugar Beets—1 Jas. Bod- | ewe—1 and 2 James McNaughton. ' en, 2 F. Robertson, 3 A. A. McLen- j

; nan. Turnip Beets—1 R. McNaught, 2 F. Robertson, 3 K. C. Blackwell. Red Onions—] F. Robertson, 2 K. C. Blackwell, 3 Joe Riley. Yellow On- ions—1 B. P. Snider, 2 Joe Riley, 3 R. N. Hall. Scpiash—1 -James Black, 2 F. Robertson, 3 1). McKillop. Pump- kin—1 F. Robertson, 2 A. L. ];afave, 3 A. D. Loynachan. Cabbage — 3 D. McKillop, 2 Mrs. Archd. McLellnn. Celery—1 R. McNaught, 2 J. ' N. Ray- mond. Tomatoes — 1 -Joe Taillon, 2 Col. D. M. Robertson, 3 -J. David Mc- Donald. Parsnips — 1 Jas. Boden, 2 Robert McNaught. Cucumbers — 1 J. I). McDonald, 2 J. N. Raymond, 3 D. McKillop. Citron—1 Jos, Riley, 2H. S. Kinloch, 3 Mrs. Archd. McLel- lan. Collection Garden Vegetables (non-professional)—Capt. A. J. Baker. Collection Roots for feeding — Jas. Boden. Collection . Potatoes — A. 1), Loynachan. .Special for Sun Flower.s— Alex. Prieur. Judge—H. McLaren.

DAIRY PRODUCE. Dairy butter — 1 Mrs. Archd. 'Mc-

Lellan, 2 J. J. McCrimmon, 3 B. P. Snider. Factory cheese, white—1 E. E. Chafee, 2 ]lod McDonald, 3 -T. A. Vail- lancourt. Factory cheese, colored — 1 Alfred Garrett, 2 E. E. Chafee, 3 E.

•E. Chafee. Home-made cheese—1 J. J. McCrimmon, 2 B. P. Snider, 3 Mrs. Archd. McLellan. Judge—E. %T. Shen- ette.

FRUITS. St. Lawrence Apples—1 A. C. Mc-

Arthur, 2 George Fourney. .Alexan- der—1 A. C. McArthur, 2 J. David McDonald. Duchess—1 A. F. Dunn, 2 J. D. McDonald. Pewaukee—1 J. D. McDonald, 2 A. .T. McNaughton. Rus- sett — 1 D. McDonald, 2 W. D. Munro. Fameuse—1 Capt. A. J. Baker 2 -J. D. McDonald. McIntosh — \ Geo. Fourney, 2 Robert Sharp. Bax- ter—1 J. D. McDonald, 2 F. Major. Wealthy—1 C. A. Cattanach, 2 C. W. Cresswell. Talman Sweet—1 Thomas Munro, 2 A. F. Dunn. Ben Davis—J. D. McDonald. Dozen correctly named —1 A. F. Dunn, 2 J, D. McDonald. Collection of .Apples—J. 'D. McDonald. Black Grapes—C, W, Cresswell. , White Grapes—C. W. Cresswell. Collection of Grapes—C. W. Cresswell.

SUGAR, HONEY, CANNED FRUITS. Maple Sugar — Miss A. McKenzie.

Maple Syrup—1 Miss A. McKenzie, 2 J. N. Raymond. Honey, jar—1 R. N. Hall. 2 A. C. Mc.\rthur. Strawberries —1 J. N. Raymond, 2 J. J. .McCrim- mon. Raspberries—1 Jos. Riley, 2 J. N. Raymond. Jelly—1 Mrs. A. J. Cal- der, 2 Mrs. H. S. Kinloch. ^'lums—1 Mrs. M. Trayes, 2 Miss C. .'.Icf.cn- nan. Sour Pickles — 1 '1rs. W JL Hall, 2 Miss C. A. McLean in. ^'veet Pickles — 1 Miss C. A. McLennan, 2 Mrs. H. S. Kinloch. Catsup — I Mrs. B. P. Sinclair, 2 Miss C. A. Mclennan Raspberry Wine—1 Mrs. Jos. Riley, 2 Mrs. Archd. McLellan. Grape Wine— Mrs. Archd. McLellan. Currant Wine —1 Mrs. Jos. Riley, 2 Mrs. Archd. Mc- Lellan. Biscuits—1 Miss C. A. Mclen-

nan, 2 Mrs: B. P. Snider. Hard Soap —1 Mrs. Jos. Riley, 2 Mrs. Thom.as Munro. Collection Preserved l'j*vits — I Mrs. A. J. Calder, 2 Mrs. Joseph Riley. Bread—1 Miss .\. McKeuzic, 2 Miss ('. A. McLennan. Bread G)- M. McCrimnion’s special, made from Five Roses Flour) — Mrs. J. J. McCrim- mon. Collection of Cooking — A. Grant. Judges—Mrs. J. A. Cooke and Miss Eva Loynachan.

HOME MANUFACTURES.

Wool Counterpane—Thos. M Ant jsh. Wool and Cotton Counterp me—l T. McIntosh, 2 Miss A. McKenzie. Count- erpane, fancy — Miss \. McKenzie Woollen Blankets, factory dres? - 1 Mrs. J. H. Lawrence, 2 Mes. M. Tray- es. Woollen Blankets, ma.li and dressed—1 Thos. Mel icos'i Rng— H. Wilmot. Pieced t^uilt - i !h*,.!?. McIntosh, 2 Murdy Mc-’iiaig. White Quilt, machine—Thos. Mela v).-<h. Rag Carpet—Lynden Harley. Yarn I! -irth Rug—Mrs. P. J. Spink. Rag Hearth Rug—1 Mrs. P. J. Spink, 2 ’cu- nie Ross. Woollen Yarn — i V. D. Dunn, 2 R. N. Hall. Woollen M-tie— 1 Mi.ss C. A. McLennan, 2 Mis«s A. -5: IJ. Grant. Woollen Socks — ‘-V-ler McNeil, 2 Thos. D. Dunn, jtocklngs— Peter McNeil. Collection of Knitting —1 Peter McNeil, 2 Jos. Riley. I»est pair W'oollen Socks, hand-made. §15 in prizes, donated by Duncan Miien- nan, Ridgewood, Lancaster — 1 Mi; s Lizzie Sandilands, 2 Mrs. 1). McC rini- mon, 3 Thomas McIntosh, 4 Mrs. -J. J. McCrimmon, 5 Mrs. B. P. '^mdor. (There were thirty exhibitors for .his special.) ;

Judges — Mrs. ITcWhinnie and Mrs. Harry McLaren.

LADIES' WORK. !

Embroidered Apron—1 Misses Aniiie and Laura Grant, 2 Miss C. A. Mc- Lennan. Rambler Rose emb.—1 Miss C. A. McLennan, 2 Misses A. A' L. Grant. Beadwdrk — Mis.'* B. McRae, Cornwall. Sofa Pillow — 1 Misses A.

1 & L. Grant, 2 Thomas McIntosh. Sofa I Pillow, hand painted—1 .Tames Grant, j 2 James Grant. C-ross Stitch—1 M. j McCuaig, 2 Miss C. A. Mcl.ennan. Din- t ner Mats—1 Miss B. McRae, 2 Mrs. I Jos. Riley. Embroidered Bed Set — } ; 1 Misses A. ^ L. Grant. 2 LyndenHar- ‘

ley. Embroidered Pillow Shams—Miss C. A. McT.ennan. Pillow Slips—1 M. î

! McCuaig, 2 Misses A. & L. Grant, j I Toilet Set—1 M. McCuaig, 2 James D. I Maclennan. Dresser. Set — M. Me-1 i Cuaig. Embroidered Centre Piece — !

1 Miss, B. McRae, 2 P. S. Snider. Eye- j ; let Embroidorv—1 U^pt-. A. -T. Baker, ' ■ o Thn. -■ ^ 1

! -j^l Mis'-- *’ McRfi''. ■’ '"is • Grc.nt. î'.în’.- rc'i U.-n ' '■;! • , I 1 Misses A. & L. Grant, 2 Thos. Me- | i Intosh. Battanburg — 1 Miss B. Me- j I Rae, 2 M. McCuaig. Irish Crochet — j 1 Thos. McIntosh, 2 Miss R. McRae. I Mountmellick — Miss B. McRae. Pin- j cushion—1 Misses A. &• L. Grant, 2 | ; M. McCuaig. Italian Cut Work—Miss |

C. A. Mclyennan. Set Ladies’ WTiite- j

wear — Mrs. C. A. Cattanach. Brass Craft — 1 M. McCuaig, 2 Mrs. J- H. Lawrence. Patchwork Quilt, silk — 1 Miss A. McKenzie, 2 Lynden Harley. Tapestry—Mrs. C. A. C’attanach. Table Cover—I Capt. A. J, Baker, 2 Miss B. McRae. Quilt, knit or crochet—1 Tho.s. McIntosh, 2 Robert Sharp. Crochet W’ork—1 Mrs. H. S. Kinloch, 2 M. McCuaig. Bedroom Slippers—1 Mrs. .T. H. 1-awrence, 2 Peter McNeil. Drawn Work—1 Mrs. -Tames Fyfe, 2 M. McCuaig. WalUichian — M. Mc- Cuaig. Lunch Set—Miss B. McRae. Tea Cloth — 1 Capt. A. -I. Baker, 2 Miss A. McKenzie. Stencilling—1 Miss C. A. Mcl^ennan, 2 Peter McNeil. Em- broidered Towehj — M. McCuaig. Em- broidered Blouse—I Miss C. A. McLen- nan, 2 P. S. Snider. Bunch Work—1 Miss B. McRae, 2 Miss C. A. McLen- nan. Sideboard Scarf — 1 Thos. Mc- Intosh, 2 Miss B. McRae. Collection of Embroidery — 1 Thos. McIntosh, 2 ]\liss B. McRae. Collection of Crochet —1 Misses .A. L. Grant, 2 M. Mc- f'Uaig. Collection of T.adies’* Work— 1 Miss B. McRae, 2 Misses A. & L. Grant. Sofa Pillow, not embroidered —1 Mrs. .Tames Fyfe, 2 Miss A. Mc- K«;nzie. Lady’s ITandbag—1 Misses A. and !.. Grant, 2 M. McCuaig.

Specials in Ladies’ Work—Rambler Rose Fmbroidery — Mrs. .Tames Fyfe. Embroidered Sofa Pillow — Misses C. A' A. McLennan. Hardanger—Mrs, W. A. Snider. T.adies’ ('orset Cover, cro- chet—Mrs. M. Trayes. Embroidered Bed Spread—Mrs. James D. McLen- nan. Night Gown Yoke — Mrs. 0. A. Cattanach Crochet Handkerchief — Mrs. M. Trayes. Knitted Vest—Mrs. C. H, Lawrence. Embroidered Night Gown — Mrs. H. S. Kinloch. Bed Spread, hand-made — Mrs. A. McLel- lan. Eyelet Embroidery Night Dress -—Miss .A. McKenzie. Eyelet Embroid- ery llnderekirt — Miss A. McKenzie. Lace Handkerchief — Mrs. C. A. Cat- tanach. Tea Table Outfit — Misses A. a !.. Grants Linen C’urtains, hand- made — Mrs. .James Fvfe. Crayon Picture — Miss Lillian McDougall. Centre Piece, Irish Crochet-—Mrs. M./ Trayes. Mrs. G. C.yl.eClair, 'North Lancaster, won the'followdng specials —Collection of Oil Paintings, Hand- painted, Cushion. Set of Doilies, Cor set Cover, crochet ; pair Embroidered ’ Towels, Pillow Slips, Crochet; Hand- ' painted Mantle Cover. L:>g Cabin Quilt, Hand-painted Table Cover.

Judges — Mrs. Wm. MeWhinnie and Mrs. Hai*ry McLaren. |

PLANTS AND FLOWERS.

HYMENEAL ' Chisholm—Macdonald.

The marriage was celebrated at 7 o’clock on Monday morning, October 2nd, in St. Finnan’s Cathedral, of Misa M. Macdonald, daughter of the late Mr and Mrs. John Angus Macdonald, to Mr. James V. Chisholm, son of Ihe late Mr. and Mrs. Donald Chisholm of .Alexandria. The ceremony was per- formed by Rev. E. •!. Macdonald, in the presence of a large number of re- latives and friends of the contracting parties. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr. Ed. J. Mac- donald, wore a suit of navy blue c]||(|i) with blue velvet hat and sable fur»4lnd carried a bouquet of cream roses. She was attended by Miss ChristenaM'-Leod of Montreal, who wore a navy bhze taffeta suit and black velvet hat. Her flowers were pink roses. Mr. A.W. Mc- Millan acted as bestman.

Immediately after the ceremony the bridal party, accompanied by the im- mediate relatives, were entertained at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. -J. Macdonald. Mr. and Mrs. Chisholm left via G.T.R. on a trip to Toronto and other Canadian cities.

The News joins with their many friends in extending hearty congraitul- ations.

Robertson—McKeracher.

Kenyon Presbyterian Church was the scene of a very pretty wedding onWed- nesday, September 27, 1916, when IBsa Annie Helen McKeracher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan McKeracher, was married to Mr. James Boyd Robertson of Montreal, Rev. W. A. Morrison of- ficiating. The bride, who was away by her father, was dressed in a gown of white satin with a veil of * carrick-macross arranged in cap effect with orange blossoms and carried a bouquet of cream roses and lillies-of- the-valley. Her sister. Miss Ethel Mc- Kerg.cher, played the wedding march. The ceremony was followed by an in- formal reception at the bride’s hon^, where pink and white formed the de-, corations. Shortly after, the young couple motored to, Greenfield ana left on Jhe 6 o’clock tqain for points w^t. On tiieir return they will reside inHÉou. treal. Cong»-atulations,

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OÎInterest

to Women

Household Hints Bread Making Mixing and Baking An attractive rice pudding may be

prepared by packing the remnants uito a mould and when time to serve, t^rn out and cover the mould with •apweeiened whipped cream and sur* T^und with any fresh, well-sugared berries in their season ; or musk- meltMi, cut in dice, sprinkled with sugar, salt and a bit of nutmeg, makes a most attractive and appetizing combination.

To remove a scorch from linen, if the scorch is not too bad, dipping the article in soapsuds and hanging it in the sun for some hours will be likely to remove the marks. Scorched spots that are very bad can be restored by repeated dipping in a saturated solu- tion of borax. This saturated solution consists of as much crystal as the water will dissolve. If the borax stands undisturbed in the bottom of the bottle, it shows that it is a full- strength solution. Kepeated dippings and exposures to sun or firelight will gjenerally remove scorched spots in what seem to be almost cases. !

After a food-chopper has been used ■for some time the knives will be found to have become dull both in

■colour and cutting power. When this happens it is not to be supposed that the chopper has outlived its useful- ness, for by taking a piece of scour- ing soap and passing it through the , chopper, grinding it up just as yen I would an article of food, the knives will become bright and sharp, and the powdered soap may be usc<ï again.

(Wash snd iron a lace Blouse of Shred up finely a quarter

pound of white soap into a sauce- pan, cover with boiling water, place over gentle heat, and stir occasion- ally until dissolved. Prepare the washing and rinsing waters. Wash in moderately hot water, using enough of the dissolved soap to make a free latheiv-viz., add the soap gradually, shaking the water about with the hand until it is very soapy. Put in the lace blouse and knead and squeeze it ; that is, take up a big, piece and press it against another, but do not rub unless obliged. After kneading and squeez- ing on the right side^ turn, and wash in the same way on the wrong side, using a second water if it is soiled. When clean, rinse in hot water, then in cold, and if the lace is required cream or "Paris" shade, tint it by dipping it in tea or coffee stain. For this tie two ounces of black tea or coffee in muslin, put in a saucepan with half a pint of cold water, bring to the boil and stew gently for ten minutes, not longer, or the colour is spoilt ; then bottle, cork and use as required.

For a fine lace blouse, stiffen in starch. If only a slight firmness is desired, gum water is best, giving a far better "finish." Add two table- spoonfuls of gum water to one pint of tea stain, and dip the blouse in it, or use half tea stain and half plain water, according to the shade of cream needed. For a darker color add a few drops of the strong «offec stain. Put the blouse twice through the wringer (or roll up tightly), and

at once oa the wrong side,

To make the very best of bread, use potato yeast. Measure 1 1-2 pints of warm water into a mixing bowl, add 1 tablespoon of salt, 1 of sugar and 1 of shortening. Sift four quarts of bread flour into another

: bowl and pour the above ingredients into it. Add 1 1-2 pints of potato yeast. If it is the second or third set- ting from the yeast add a pinch of

Stir this slowly with a stout spoon or patldle until all the flour is gath- ererv in. Sift a little flour on the dough and on the bread-board. I.oosen the dough from the bowl and drop it on the board. Knead by pulling the dough upon itself and pressing it down over the top. Use the tips of the fingers and the base of the hands. Donot pound or thump bread you are kneading or you will break more air cells than you can build up and it will not be light. In cooking school you will see different pupils produce entirely dif- ferent loaves from the same dough by different kneading. When the dough

f is spongy, full of minute airholes, and ^ like satin to the touch, form it into ‘ four large or six small loaves, or make

three loaves and a dozen rolls. Prick the loaves with a fork to keep them from cracking while rising, cover with a blanket and set to rise. In from three to four hours they may be put in the oven. This is called the new short process of bread-making.

If you like a rich, golden-brown crust briish the top of the loaves with cream.

Bake in a slow, modeeate oven, one hour. If there is danger of lining cover the tops of the loaves with pa- per.

Bread made in this way is delicious; we cannot see that using milk in place of all water is necessary when the shortening is used and the water makes a whiter, more tender loaf.

Cinnamon rolls are made from the bread dough. A piece large enough for a loaf of bread will make a dozen rolls. When it is light, roll it out like pastry, quite thin- Spread this with soften^ butter, sprinkle with sugar, ra.sins and cinnamon. Roll it up like jelly roll and set to rise again. When it ÎS light, cut through with a knife in slices an inch thick. Bake thirty min- utes. This recipe makes delicious cof- fee cake.

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The Young Mother

"touching up'' afterwards right side. If the blouse coloured or fancy trimming.

(Elizabeth O’Keefe, in Extension Magazine.)

The young mother must know something about child nature in or- der to direct and control. When the baby shows temper, and, later on, thoughtlessness, selfishness, and a strong determination to have its own way, the young mother is so apt to ex- cuse it all, thinking that, when the child gets older, it will outgrow ihc stubborn traits exhibited In ijaiiy- hood. Of course, this never happens. Instead the will of the child git>ws stronger with age; its faults bec'imo habits and it early learns to take advantage of mother's forgiving, easy nature, and becomes a young despot in the home, with the mother .a slave to its unreasonable whims and fancies. We have all seen the nervous, high- strung girl with a temper ! What a problem she is ! We all know the type. vShe is usually attractive physic- ally, and knows it from early child-

^ hood. From babyhood she gels her j way by- crying for hours, if necessary, j If crossed in any way, she beootnes

on the hysterical, disturbing the oeace and has any '■ harmony of the home, and eventually then for 1 driving every member of the family

to contribute toward the total result. If your children want to help, let them. Their way may be bungling or in- efficient, but more children learn by

1 experience than advice. And if they do not want to help, if the help is

I grumblingly ' and grudgingly given, it is proof that the mother was weak and

{ yielding in the years when she should have l^en firm with her children,

j Sometimes an object-lesson helps. A mother with three active boys found it

j impossible to impress upon them the ' necessity of cleaning the tub immedi-

ately after bathing; they would always , forget. The water used was heavy with

lime, and the deposit that formed, if ^ not removed at once, necessitated a

hard scouring, and as they bathed very frequently, she found their dis- order a source of much unnecessary

I work. vSo, one morning, she called the boys to the bathroom, showed them

I the tub, and asked for help, saying the I stooping tired her back. Good-natured I John offered to do it, the other two

looking, on with more amusement than interest. He was obliged to scrub hard and long, with cleansing powtier. In- cidentally, she explained hpw all this work could be avoided by rinsing out the tub immediately after using. She left the room long enough to hear •John say, "Gee, kids, this is some

i job. No wonder Mother kicked ; my , back is tired already." Never again, in j this particular, did she have to remind I them—and their wives to-day thank I her for their thoughtful, orderly hus-

bands. (Children, if left no other al- [ temative, learn very \x>ung to help i themselves and one another.

bowls in a dark place until growth is about an inch high. The fibre must be kept moist.

Spinach and Brussels sprout-s may now be sown for spring use.

Young raspberry canes can be dug and replanted to make new beds.

Narcissi and crocus do best when planted early. Get the bulbs in the ground by the last of October.

Virtues os Kerosene Kerosene takes away dirt and dis-

ease germs at the same time by rea- son of its disinfectant power.

The iron parts of the stove are freed of rust after a ffew applications and the spaces around the nickel plates are cleared and cleaned. drease sometimes clogs the burners and pipes of the gas stove and this may be cleaned away by pouring on a few drops of oil and rubbing briskly.

No matter whether the sink is made of soapstone, iron or porcelain an ap- plication of kerosene cuts the grease, cleans and disinfects. Pour a little down the drain and it clears away the caked accumulations and leaves the pipes free and clean.

Dee what a help it is in the bath- room. The tub is freed of the dark rim that marks the water-line when hard w'ater is used. The closet (both the wooden and porcelain parts of it) and the pipes may be cleaned and dis- infected and it will not do the floor and woodwork harm to receive like treatment.

If the wheels of the wringer run jerkily and the rubber rolls seem rough try a few drops of kerosene on the former and wipe off the latter. Someone may warningly say that the oil eats the rubber, but. one set of rolls, of which we happen to have intimate knowledge, has been receiv- ing this treatment for nearly ten years and is still in service.

If furniture casters are put away for some time they become so stiff that they are thrown away as use- less, while if they were only gi\Ten a preliminary bath of kerosene they would be loosened and prepared for the oil, which would make them run smoothly.

Rusted nuts and bolts likewise re- spond to the bath of kerosene.

Prepare for Cold Weather

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Here are Hints for The fall Gardener

wringing place a dry cloth between ! to do her bidding, rather than have a t. tllP POl4“VllT* T*11T1Q dPAnA . v. .-vl «v.. 4 each fold, so that the colour runs

into the cloth, and not on the blouse to spoil it.

If the blouse is made of very coarse lace, dip it in thin boiling- water starch, wring, partly dry, roll up for a short time, and iron on wrong side. If blaok lace, put a lit- tle ammonia (one tablespoonful to the gallon) in washing and rinsing waters, and use only a little soap, as it is harmful to the colour. Wash and rinse quickly, dip in tea stain with gum water added to stiffen, (never use starch for black lace), wring, and iron at once on wrong

scene. She grows up selfish, indohmt and exciting.

Ironing.—Always iron any colour- ed or fancy trimming on a blouse first, using a moderately hot iron. To test heat, damp a finger and touch the iron lightly with it. If a slight mark is left, it is the right heat to use ; if no mark remains, it is too hot. Also run the iron on a little piece of muslin before com- mencing to iron, or if rusted, as sornetime.s happens when heating on a gas stove, rub the iron on some silver lid ; dust, then use it. Next sand or salt, spread in an old box iron the frills and small parts, as they crease the least, and finish in the same order explained for the cambric blouse, cuffs, sleeves, yoke, collar, and body part, keeping the neck band towards the left Finish off the sleeves on a sleeve board if necessary, and goffer an.v .small frills. In case of a scorch mark on a blouse, damp a piece of muslin and dip it in dry California borax ; rub the stained pari with it,

; dnd the scorch will disappear.

A prominent woman physician once said to me, "Write an article and e;n- phasize the necessity of obedience and self-control in children. In my daily rounds in homes, I am pained ' and shoclced at the conditions I find every- where." Young misses pay not the slightest heed to their mothers, and

; treat them with the greatest diure- spect. Mothers should realize the ne- cessity of demanding respect and obedience from theii* children . when they are in the formativ'e stage. 1 do not believe in trying to break the will, but in directing and curbing it. Chil- dren should not be allow'ed to sulk or shirk in helpfulness. They should be kept occupied, busy. Work should be assigned each child, and the mother who can direct, teach and get service is farther ahead on the road to happi- ness than the mother who foolishly tries to do it all. Often, mothers say, "I would rather do the work alone, than fuss with unwilling children." True, it may be pleasanter, but note the lose of training to the child ! If it is too hard, too much trouble, for mother, who is going to shoulder her responsibilities ? Study your child.

; Sometimes children surprise you by ; their ability to do. Train your child to helpful observation and habits of order. T.earn how to get things done,

hand' I of doing it all yourself. ’ So many mothers never grasp the

meaning of executive ability. Doing everything for your children is drudg- ery—bad management. The mother is the administrative head of the house- hold, aud the rest of the family, .subor- diuates. She must train them properly

There is likely to be frost now any night. Most vegetables will stand a slight frost without freezing, but a sev- ere frost will injure the tender vege- tables, which should be gathered and put under cover as early as possible. In small gardens squashes can be cov- ered until they ripen. Peppers should be gathered before frost.

DON’T BRUISE POTATOES.

In gathering potatoes be careful not to bruise them. Dig them on a dry sunny day and let them dry before storing. Onions should be pulled as I soon as the tops begin to turn color and left out on the ground in rows a few days to dry before the tops are removed. Store in a cool, dry place, spreading them out thinly.

Cabbage and lettuce seed should be sown without further delay for win- te»*ing in cold frames.

SAVE TH1-: LEAVES.

^ Save the leaves as they are raked ' up on the lawn and from the *paths. I Pile them up in an out of the way

corner of the garden or pack them down solidly in bo.xes or barrels and

[ leave them exposed to the weather. I Leaf mould is constantly needed by

the gardener. Lillies to be transplanted should l>e

handled as soon as possible after the leaves dry up.

ROSES NEED FERTILIZER. "Roses in pots for winter flowering

require a regular supply . of liquid manure, and its character should be changed as often as possible, which will be more successful than the con- tant use of one kind.

Roses are gross feeders, and con- fined to only a limited amount of soil and food in pots they must be given liberal supplies of fertilizers.

Tomatoes showing color may be re- moved from the vines and set in the sun to finish ripening.

HANDIJ-: FRUIT CAREFULLY. In picking and packing fruit handle

it carefully. Bruised apples in a bar- rel are the first to decay, and this is true of other fruit.

Start Roman hyacinths' in earth in pots or in fibre in bowls at once fot* early winter flowering, du.st cover the bulb's with filjTi? aud place the

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Notary P«i>X« ior Ontario. CoMai«teur Bifh Conrt of Jnatlia

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JEWISH HOLIDAY

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Alexandria - Ontario

HtabiM-St. Oattaria* Slrnt BaM*

speaking, people neglect lore at about this time

, Generally I the fowls

of year than in any other season, es pecially on farms.

There are so many other things to claim our time and attention. The

! hen house does not gep cleaned out as often as it should. Hens that have been laying because broody and are

[ sitting on foul nests, a pr«y for the mites.

These hens may be the cause of much trouble next year if allowed to become thin and run down. A h«a that gets broody at this time of year is usually one that has seen at least a year aud a half of life and has laid a greater number of eggs than she ever will again.

Usually these fall sitters are of less account than the. room they take up, and if allowed to live after they have become thin and the comb col- orless, will be just the target for roup and indigestion about the first of December. , . , i

Now' is the time to get rid of mites, and fix up winter quarters. If you have an old house, look about for leeUf holes. This is a good time for cement work. Where there are rats about, nothing will get rid of them quicker than cement floors, they cannot dig their way through. Nothing like success can be expect- ed when rats are about, and when the cement floor is'laid, buy a pack- age of rat poison and use it accord- ing to directions.

Many àre building new houses this fall. The high prices of eggs and live poultry are attracting attention, and many who have never been in the poultry business before are getting

Those going into the business who have ample means to build comfort- able houses and buy the best of fowls could not invest their money more profitably or find pleasanter em- ployment for the winter months.

No fowl can stand very close con- finement without feeling the effects of it, and it should be the aim of all poultry keepers this winter to have ample floor space. Ample room, food, warmth and light are necessary for comfort, and without comfort there is no success.

Dampness and darkness are the two greatest drawbacks to the poul- try business; Dampness causes more discomfort and disease than any- thing else, and darkness makes fowls dumpish and lazy.

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RESULT OF CONTEST 21 PROBLEM

For the benefit of those who were not fortunate enough to win a prize, we hereby publish the result of the “21 PROBLEM CONTEST”.

It was no easy matter for the Judges to arrive at a decision, but after much consideration the 93 prizes were awarded.

We congratulate the winners ai)d seriously regret that there are so many who have not been so fortunate as to be mentioned amongst the first 93 contestants.

We hereby give copy of the decision of the Judges.

September 27th, 1916

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN :

This is to certify that we, the Authorized Judges, after having care- fully considered all the solutions of the “TWENTY-ONE PROBLEM” as advertised by P. T. LEGARE Limited and submitted to us for con- sideration ; do hereby award the

First Prize to Mr. C. M. Garneau, Montreal, Second Prize to Mr. Georges S. Dorval, Ottawa. Third Prize to Rev. E. Leon Michel, St. Vincent dc Paul. Fourth Prize to Mr. Hector L. Phaneuf, Iberville. Fifth Prize to Miss C. Page, Montreal.

This on account of these Five persons having submitted the Five Neatest Correct Solutions in the order that these Five Prizes are awarded.

AND TO THE NEXT 88 NEATEST CORRECT SOLUTIONS a Cash Purchase Draft in the sum of Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00) to One Hundred Seventeen Dollars ($117.00), the amount ot same depending on the Neatness and Correctness of these solutions and being good at full face value on any new Piano or Player-Piano in the store of P. T. LEGARE Limited, Montreal. This list being too long to mention we order that these 88 Prize Winners be notified immediately by mail.

SIGNED : Mr. Albert Girard, Advertising Dept., “La Patrie” Mr. T. H. Frazier, Advertising Dept., “The Gazette” Mr. Charles Hudon, Manager Molsons Bank, Maisonneuve.

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J The Girard' I I Hawkins Plant | \ How It Was Saved S i From Ruia |

The firm ct Girard & Hawkins was organized for the erection and opera- tion of a large manufacturiag plant. Udward Girard, son of the bead of the firm, soon after the work was begun went abroad for a tour previous to set- lîiiig down to his life’s career. On his return he was to enter the sen'jce of I be Girard-Hawkins company. He had not been away long when his father died suddenly. After several cable- grams between Edward and his moth- er it was decided that he should finish lîis tour. Mr. Hawkins was abundant- ly able to supervise the erection of the factory and to start its operation.

Six months later Edward received a letter from his mother announcing the death of Mr. Hawkins just as the works were finished and were about to be operated. Mrs. Girard was much worried as to the further development of the Girard-Hawkins company. It was Impossible to find a good business man with experience in the same line to take an interest in it and run it. But Hawkins’ share had fallen to his only child. Isabel, who was still a minor. She was under the control of her guardian, a brother of her father, who seemed bound to wreck the enter- prise. He had failed at numerous business eflforts and was now bent on establishing himself as full manager of the Girard-Hawkins company. This Mrs. Girard believed would bring the company to grief, and she would not consent to it. The consequence was a deadlock, with the prospect of a fore- closure under a mortgage on the prop- erty.

From an irresponsible gadabout Ned Girard suddenly found himself called upon to extricate a valuable property from ruin. Many a man has been de- veloped by such a situation, and young (îirard had in him the makings of a successful man. RealizAng that he had suddenly been plunged into a great re- sponsibility, he sat himself down to think what he should do.

There are persons who have the fac- ulty of diving into questions and tak- ing out the meat while others are look- ing for it in the substances which con- tain it Where was the kernel of the nut In this Instanced One-half of it was in himself, the half owner with his mother. What constituted the oth- er half? The guardian uncle? Ned looked beyond him and straight at this minor datighter heir. Mrs. Girard had described her as a schoolgirl, sev- enteen years old. She was being edu- cated abroad, and at the time of her father’s death was at school at Gene- va, Switzerland.

When Ned be^n to study the prob- lepi before him he was packing to re- turn to America. When he finished his deliberatons he was packing to go to Geneva, his object being to get con- trol of his business partner. That is to say. he aimed to get such an influence over her as would enable him to cir- cumvent her guardian uncle and there- by save the Girard-Hawkins oompau-y from wreck.

Ned, on his arrival at Geneva, made inquiries as to Miss Hawkins and found that she had received news of the death of her father and was look- ing for an escort to return to America. Ned at once wrote to some American friends of his who were at Lucerne and were about to leave for home. These persons ^vere two maiden ladies whom fie had known since he was a boy. He asked them to stop over on their way home at Geneva, where he would join them and escort them to the United States.

Only too glad to have his assistance and his company, they did as he de- sired. When they reached Geneva he told them he had heard that a young girl, an orphan, who had just lost her father in America was anxious to find an escort across the Atlantic. The la- dies sent word to the school where Miss Hawkins was, stating what they had beard and offering to take her un- der their care. The offer was accepted, and Ned felt that be had made a be- ginning.

Now, these ladies had engaged pas- sage on a steamer that was to sail from Naples. Therefore Miss Hawkins, to avail herself of their care, must also sail from Naples. It mattered not to her what port she sailed from, and the party, Ned included, left Geneva for Naples via Milan, Florence and Rome. Ned knew that the vessel on which they had engaged passage would not iail for several weeks, which the la- dies would put in between Florence and Rome. His advantages were thus trebled as to the time he would spend traveling with Miss Hawkins, but far more than trebled in another respect The young lady might be confined to her room by seasickness on the voyage, while on land this was not to be ex- pected, and a couple with nothing to do but to see sights are In a fair way to fall earii under the other’s influ- ence.

The partnership between the late Mr. Girard and Mr. Hawkins was purely a matter of business, and their families had not met Indeed, there was only one person In Mr. Hawkins’ family, his daughter, whom he had left abroad when she was twelve years old. She knew nothing about his business af- fairs, not ev^ that he was part own- er ef the Girard-Hawkins company.

Therefore when Ned Girard was In- troduced to her he was simply Mr. Girard and nothing more. He did not enlighten her or any one else that on the successful management of a man- ufacturing enterprise their future sta- tus In respect to wealth or poverty de- pended Nevertheless it was not like- ly that a girl of seventeen could be dawdling through the picture galleries of Florence or over the seven bills of Rome with an attractive fellow of twenty-three withoot feeling any In- terest in him.

It is not only the fact that young couples traveling for pleasure have nothing to do but enjoy each other’s so- ciety that conduces to their becoming attached to each other. There is some- thing in the novelties they see togeth- er that adds to the enthrallment. This is especially true of Italy. The en- chantment that prevails in the medie- val city of Florence Is enough to bring about a love affair between a Cyclops . and a Medusa. There is the river Amo that runs through it, the bridges, Including that antique structure, the Ponte Vecchio, and the historic asso- ciations, all inclosed within a circle of beautiful hiUs which look as if they had been retouched by a divine paint- er with higher colors than nature is wont to lay on.

And Rome! Girard, who had been there before and was well versed In its historic lore, took the girl to the Pincian hill and showed her-the pano- rama of the city, the old Campus Mar- tins, the tomb of Hadrian, colossal St Peter’s, flanked by the long hill range, the Janiculum. He may have had business In mind, but his tongue told of the building of the Eternal City. Then he took her to the Forum, the Coliseum, the baths of Caracalla, and all the while he made these structures live again with a people of 2,000 years agone.

There was time before sailing from Naples to visit Pompeii, where not far distant a light smoke was curling from the mountain that had poured forth fire and smoke, followed by the white ashes which had buried the city, to be forgotten for eighteen centuries. At Sorrento there were the ever changing colors of the bay of Naples spread ont several hundred feet below them. In the quiet of an orange grove Girard told the little girl his “story.” Natural- ly she listened to it with rapture.

The ocean voyage over, the party sep- arated at the dock at New York. Gi- rard did not tell his fiancee of the busi- ness relationship existing between them. He did not care to run any un- necessary risk. They would be brought together In a business way soon enough, and then the struggle for mastery be- tween her lover and her guardian would commence. Girard told her that he lived in the same location as herself, but nothing more.

“Goodby for the present,” he said at leaving her. “In a few days I will be with you again.”

Gerard- on reaching home sought the guardian of the half interest in the Gerard-Hawkins company at his of- fice and in an interview flatly declared that he would not consent to the gen- tleman assuming control of the enter-

j prise. “Very well,” was the reply. **l will

not consent to any one else than my- self assuming the control.”

“You are not the owner of the prop- erty. You are merely the guardian of a part owner. She may not assent to yonr claim. If she represents to the chancery court that she believes your management will wreck her prop«ty she will be protected.”

‘*My ward has every confidence in

**So be it,” replied Gerard, risking aH on the love he had won. “Bring me to your ward and let her choose between us. If she supports you in your claim I agree that you shall be- come president and manager of the company.”

“Tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock she sliall be here;”

Whether the strength of young love for a stranger would be stronger than reliance on an elderly man, her fa- tiler’s brother, Gerard did not know, tMit he did not believe that the guardian would not long struggle successfuUy against the young love. At the ap- pointed hour he went to Hawkins’ of- fice, and the ward arrived a few min- utes later. On seeing Ned she stood for a moment like a statue, then threw bers^ into his arms.

Her guardian did not then call upon her to choose between himself and Ned, There had been something between these two of which he was ignorant Ned and bis fiance left the office to- gether and Hawkins proceeded in due time to investigate what bad hai^pened. But Ned was in every respect ahead of him. The lovers had no sooner left the office than Ned told his fiancee the whole story. But this was not neces- sary to win her to his purpose. Love was quite enough for that

After an interview between the lov- ers Isabel consented to leave every- thing to Ned, and be was authorized to tell her guardian that Ned was her duly appointed agent to carry out any plan that he considered to be a ben- efit to the property. But the guardian could not be ousted till Isabel came of age, and that would not be for half a year at least

Hawkins accused Ned of dishonora- ble conduct but it availed nothing. Un- der instructions Isabel would consent to nothing her uncle Insisted upon, giv- ing notice that he could do what the law permitted him to do for six months until she would come of age and would receive her property. There was no ose In Hawkins controlling the plant for so short a time^ and he gave In- Ned interested a man In It whose qualifications were excellent and the imslness prospered. Ned went in at the bottom and worked up to the tc^ He is now president, and the stock of the company la an owned by Edward and Isabel Hawkins Girard.

WAR MEMORI.ALS.

A New Book Issued on an Tntvn'^t- ing Subject.

Many towns just now arc anxious to erect monuments to dead hpro«s who have given their lives for their country. Many hints and designs have been incorporated in a book in- cluded in the Country Life Libraiy entitled “Memorials and Monu- ments,” and which is published, to quote the author, “in the hope that it may be useful to people who are considering memorials and that it may lead them to the artist rather than to the trader.”

Included in this valuable work are pictures and informatiou about many war memorials and monu- ments erected throughout the coun- try in memory of campaigns and heroes of the past. The finest public school memorial put up after the South African War is to be seen at Eton. It consists of a large build- ing containing a school hall and lib- rary, two huge panels in the former recording the names of Etonians who fell in the war. The panels form a background for a bust of Queen Victoria, while in front is a case with glased top, in which Is treasured the manuscript Roll of Honor.

At Haileybury College there is a magnificent obelisk adorned with sixteen bronze plates, on which are inscribed the sixteen principal bat- tles of the South African War.

It is pointed out that after the Napoleonic Wars sculptors were con- tented not only to employ emblems such as cannon-balls, standards, etc., in memorials, but also represented their heroes in dying attitudes, and occasionally showed in bas-relief a battle scene or naval action. St. Paul’s Cathedral contains some in- teresting examples of monuments of this kind.

One of the most striking war mem- orials, however, is the monument in the garden of the Royal Naval Bar- racks, Chatham, where many prison- ers of war were buried a hundred years ago.

A remarkable monument has also been designed at Godaiming in honor of J. G. Phillips, the wireless oper- ator whose heroic death on the foun- dered Titanic was one of the vic- tories of peace. A piece of land was laid out as a paved pool garden, witn a roofed cloister round three sides. On the fourt' is a screen partly of open arcade and partly of solid wall, in the middle of which is fixed a stone inscription panel. Although in this case only one man is commem- orated, the ample wall surfaces give space for a great number of names.

Huge Hailstones. Recent hailstorms deposited some

fairly large hailstones in various parts of the country, including one

■three inches in circumference, and a dozen, gathered at random, which weighed one pound, an average of 1 l-3rd 02 each. But these figures are a long way behind existing hail- stone records, for on July 8tb, 1893, several hailstDnes, each as large a.s a good-sized orange, fell at Richmond, Yorks, as detailed in the archives of ithe Royal Meteorological Society, where also are photographs of some 6in. and 7in. in circumference.

In 1907 a hailstorm visited a part of Jndo-China, and the director of the Central Observatory, M. Cadet, reported afterwards that at first the hailstones were as large as eggs, but as the rstorm progressed they increas- ed in size. A soldier picked up one "“as large as a man’s head,” and an- other was placed on the scales and tipped the beam at 12oz. In Janu- aiy, 1911, too, giant hailstones fell at Molepalale, Bechuanaland, of such a size that twenty natives were killed by being struck with them.

CMeet Indastry. The pearl fisheries of Ceylon are

said to he the oldest industry in the world. For over three thousand years the pearl-oyster harvest has been gathered by the natives, who, skilled in diving, have handed down the industry from one generation to the next. Of late years the remuner- ation has been uncertain. Some time ago the Government leased its rights to a foreign concern for a specified sum annually. Pearl-fishing in Cey- lon to-day is somewhat of a specu- lation.

The greatest care is taken lest when the shells of the bivalves are <^ned any of the precious gems be lost or stolen. A very strict watch is kept over the natives, who are em- ployed in this kind of work, but in spite of the greatest precautions some of the smaller stones are fre- quently concealed. The refuse from the shells is very carefully examined subeequent to this first examination. Even the dried dust of the oyster is carefully sifted.

A Dentist! “In Belgium,” said War Corre-

spondent Will Irwin, “I know an ar- tillery blacksmith who carried on the sieve of his uniform the hammer and pinchers—the insignia of his calling.

“ ‘Wot’s them things on yonr sleeve mean?’ a civilian asked him one day.

“ ‘They mean I’m an army dent- ist,’ he said, with a wink at me.

“ ‘Dentist, eh?” said the civilian. “The pinchers, then, are to pull the teeth out with. But the hammer— wot’s the himmer fur?’

“ ‘The hammer,’ said the black- smith, ‘is for use in bad cases to chloroform the patients.’ ”

Auto Museum. An automobile museum has been

established in London, where theie are exhibited g£isoline cars, made as early as 1895, a steam tricycle made In 1801, and one of the earliest steam cars, made in 1860.

First Farm Paper. The first farm paper was printed

« in England in 16 81, and dignified it- self with the title Collection of Let- ters for the Improvement of Hus- bandry and Trade.

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Stone Soldier ; Be Coolly Stood Goard in the I i Presence of Mexican Bandits S

< By F. A. MITCHEL 5 •vwwwvwwwwwwc

During the administration of the government of Mexico by Porflrio Diaz a young American, Edward Ingersoll, who had just married a young womaut, went to the staté of Durango to set- tle. Northern capital was then pour- ing into Mexico, and the prospect of prosperity was greater than ever be- fore. Diaz had held the discordant elements in check for many years, and it looked as if the continued succession of revolutions was over.

The young emigrant was a stonecut- ter and settled in a town where the wooden buildings were being torn down to give place to those of a more sub- stantial character. Having purchased a small tract on the outskirts of the place, he built on it a dwelling house and a shed, under whch he kept his materiaL Be^des getting out the or- dinary stonework for the ornamenta- tion of buildings, he designed and con- structed marble monuments. His in- stincts were artistic, and, although his figures were crude, some of them were fairly well executed.

But scarcely had Ingersoll become settled when the revolution was start- ed which was destined to result In the downfall of the man whose iron hand had kept the peace in Mexico. The Madero revolution destroyed the equi- librium under which Mexico had pros- pered. and Madero was succeeded by Huerta. In addition to the regular forces (if they deserve the name) pitted against each other, bands of men whose only object was plunder were let loose, and if anything were needed to complete the wreck of Mexico they supplied the deficiency.

lîie orders which bad kept Ingersoll busy dropped away. His business was paralyzed- He would have pulled up and gone back to the United States, but what means be had were Invested In his stoneyard, and he could not get It out He must wait for some new power to seize the goveniment of Mex- ico that would restrain t^e conflict- ing elements. Hoping against hope, he remained where he was, but made what preparation he could with his liniited means to resist any attack that might be made upon his premises by marauders frean the different armies or the bandits.

Having plenty of stone in his yard, he built a miniature fortress around Ws dwelling. A parapet was con- structed of headstones, either finished or partly finished. Square apertures were left, Intended for loopholes through which to fire. But since there was no one except Ingersoll to do the firing and since he had no ordnance there was little prospect of a success- ful def^ise

There were several stone figures in the yard which Ingersoll thought of putting up <m his fortress as scare- crows—that Is, In the hope that an ene- my seeing them from a distance would beBeve them to be veritable defend»». But unfortunately they were not suit- able to the purpose. One was a white marble angel blowing the resurrection trump; another was a saint that had been ordered 'for a church. There was only one that would be a suitable deco- ration for a fortification, a life size statue of a soldier that had been or- dered to mark the grave of a young man who had died in the Mexican military s»wlc€. He was represented 8tan4iiDg as if on guard, the butt of his musket on the ground, the barrel rest- ing against his shoulder. Ingersoll could not hope that this stone figure would be mistaken for a live man, but it was the only soldler-like defense at band, so he lifted it by a derrick onto the rampart \

The fort might deceive an enemy if it could not be plainly seen, but In broad daylight it would deceive no- body. At night It would not be seen at aU.

There came a time when a bandit dhief determined to loot the town near which Ingersoll lived. He had sent one of his men Into the place to dis- cover where the richest plunder was to be obtained and to report thereon. When the spy returned among other p^-sons who might be compelled to disgorge what would be worth having he named IngersolL There was no plunder in stones, manufactured or un- manufactured, but Ingersoll was sup- posed to have money and would doubt- less pay well for the lives of himself and family. The spy did not visit the stoneyard, but had heard that some sort of defense had been constructed. The bandit chief, when he approached the town at night, expecting to take the people off their guard and prevent their having time to organize a de- fense. sent a detachment under one Manuel Nunez to swoop down on the stoneyard and extort all the money the owner had.

“I learn,” he said, “that the man is a gringo, and if he doesn’t give you all the ready cash you have reason to sup- pose he possesses kill him and take what you find.”

Now, these in»ti*uctlons were given In the bouse of an American settler whose premises the bandits had looted and were overheard by the despoiled

I man, who sent his son to Ingersoll to * tell him what was to be meted out to

him. When the boy appeared at the

stoneyard conveying the awful news it was after dark. He had made a short cut through a forest and a marsh, with both of which he was sufficiently familiar to traverse, but they would be impassable for the bandits, who must take a roundabout route over the road. They had not yet started when the boy left but were preparing to do so. The fngereolls calculated that they would have an hour to decide whether to take to Bight and if they, concluded to re- main they would have at least an hour for preparation.

Ingersoll was for immediate flight. Elis wife was not so minded. They could not take with them their furni- ture or other effects which they had been a long while accumulating, and the woman could not bear to give them up even if she risked the lives of all of them by remaining to protect their property. She had given much thought to making their fortress effective, but leaning, womanlike, to deception in- stead of force. She advocated remain. Ing and trying the effect of a certain ruse she had cemtrived.

About 11 o’clock at night Nunez, with his detachment, came in sight of Inger- soll’s premises. One of Ingwsoll’s children, a girl of twelve, was hiding at an outpost and ran back home by a short path to report their coming. When the bandits came within a few hundred yards of the stoneyard Nunez, who was at their front, suddenly saw a light ahead of him. It was not a bright light, but enough to reveal to him the head and shoulders of a man in the uniform of a Mexican soldier standing with Ms musket leaning against his left shoulder and with both hands screening a burning match from the wind. He held the flame over a pipe he held in his mouth and lighted hü pipe. Even the little puffs of smoke were visible. Then the ' match went out as suddenly as it had been lighted, and all was dark again.

Nunez halted, and his men did the same. When the light went out h© turned and said:

“It seems that the place Is defended by a force of regular troops.”

“And a fortification,” put In one of the men. “Didn’t you see that the man stood on a parapet?”

At tliat moment there came from the stoneyard the notes of a bugle sound- ing “taps.”

“We are not ont for soldiers,” said Nunez. “I am quite sure the captain would not approve of our bringing on a fight that might land us at the end of a rope and interfere generally with his plans.”

“Certainly not.” called a voice from the rear.

“But, since we must pass the place,” said another, “we may get a nearer view.”

“Very well.” said Nunez. “T^et us pro- ceed.”

Now every <wie on the premises, ex- pecting an attack, was listening, and when the tread of feet was heard at a convenient distance up the road Tommy Ingersoll, a youth whose figure was much smaller than the one on the ram- part, stationed himself behind it with a match in his hand. Ingersoll, at his wife's suggestion, had dug a hole from the back of the stone soldier’s neck to his mouth and inserted a rubber tube. A tobacco pipe had been placed be- tween the lips, and by suction at the other end of the tnbe the figure would appear to smoke. When the bandits were heard approaching Tom used his own arms in place of the soldier’s to strike a match and hold it over the pipe. His father, at the other end of the tube, did the smoking, and the sol- dier seemed to the bandits to relight his pipe. The light, however, was so small that they got a view not much better than before.

One of the articles the American had laid in for the defense of his fortress was a drum. It belonged to a little boy in the neighborhood and was not in itself an important weapon. But it is not the cannon, the rifle, the sword alone in war that are useful. As la the shrill tone of the bugle, so in the beat of a drum there is insplratlou. The Ingersoll garrison did not intend their drum as a means of keeping up their courage, but to inspire their ene- my with terror.

The Ingersolls could hear faint sounds made by their enemies and did not know but that they were crawl- ing up upon them. A hurried council of war was held and the question dis- cussed as to what auxiliary to the stone soldier could be adopted. While they were debating Tom seized the drum and began to beat the long roll, which Is a signal in all armies for the men to turn out to repel an attack. As an adjuu<^t to this Ingersoll himself sang out, “Pall In T in a number of different tones, to lead the bandits to suppose that the orders came from dif- ferent officers.

Nunez gave an order to tread softly and pass the place without a word, lest the garrison be aroused. So the ban- dits went stealthily by the stone sol- dier with a stone gun, the only de- fender of the Ingersoll premises. Nu- nez led them into the town, where they found the main force plundering, and they joined their comrades in the work. When it had been finished and they were marching on the cMef asked Nunez how much he had acquired from the Ingersoll stoneyard.

“Nothing,” replied Nunez. “The gringo succeeded in getting protection from the troops. I did not think it pru- dent to arouse them, since it might have led to interference in sacking the town- I led my mèn by the place stealthily.”

“A wise decision,” replied the chief. Ingersoll remained in Mexico till the

raids to the United States occurred, when he thought it better to leave Ms property and save the lives of himself and his family. Having reached the Texas border with his wife and family, Ingersoll took part in the punitive ex- pedition that started In after the baa- tita.

GOVERNMENT ADVERTISING.

How Britain Urged Recruiting and Economy in the Press.

Here are some of the advertise- ments used in the recruiting at economy campaigns in Britain. One contained the following appeal to those who employed male servants:

“Have you a butler, groom, chauf- feur, gardener, or gaihekeeper serv- ing you who at this moment should be serving your King and country? Have you a man serving your table who should be serving a gun? Have you a man digging your garden who should be digging trenches? Have you a man driving your car who should be driving a transport wagon? Have you a man preserving your game who should be helping to pre- serve your country ? A great respon- sibility rests on you. Will you sacri- fice your personal convenience for your country’s need? Ask your men to enlist to-day.”

What is considered by many as one of the best recruiting advertisements was addressed to the young women of Ireland, where the commissioners spent some time during the cam- paign. It follows:

“Is your ‘best boy’ wearing khakif If not, don’t you think he should be? If he does not think that you and your country are worth fighting for, do you think he is worthy of you? Don’t pity the girl who is alone—her young man probably is a soldier, fighting for her and her country— and for you. If your young man ne- glects his duty to Ireland, the time may come when he will neglect you. Think It over—then ask your young man to join an Irish regiment to-day. Ireland will appreciate your help.”

“This appeal met with great suc- cess,” said an official. “The young women flaunted these advertisements at the young men on the streets until in self-defence a stream of volun- teers began to pour Into the recruit- ing offices. It was a plea which by its very simplicity and truth reached home.”

Prom the campaign of raising re- cruits the experts turned to treasury advertising for the war loans. They submitted to Mr. McKenna, Chancel- lor of the Exchequer, a plan for a campaign. It was a radical venture for the conservative Treasury De- partment, but Mr. McKenna believe<2L that it would pay and had the cour- age to approve the scheme. Vast , sums have been needed, and the ad- vertisements have been made strong to meet tbe occasion. Business men bave been appealed to with such crisp bits as: “Use your money to ^ save the lives of the men who are fighting your battles,” and “Turn: your soverel^s into so^iei;a.’*JBveJii the women who “haVe nobly h^j^dL the war In a thousand ways” have been asked to aid further by lending their money. One advorilsement which has attracted great, attention Is In the form of the following Imag- inary conversation between a civlUan and a soMlor, under the heading» “What Is the price of one of your^ arms?”:

Civilian—Kow did you lose your arm, my lad?

Soldier—Fighting for you, sir! Civilian—I'm grateful to you, my

lad. Soldier—How much are you grate-

ful, sir? Civilian—What do you mean? Soldier—How much money have

you lent your country? Civilian—What has that to do-

with it? Soldier—A lot. How much is one

of your arms worth? Civilian—I’d pay anything rather

than lose an arm. Soldier—Very well. Put the iwdoo

of your arm, or as much as you can afford, into Exchequer bonds or war saving certificates and lend your money to your country.

The recently inaugurated plan whereby small savings may be turn- ed into war loans at 5 per cent, com- pound interest, 15 shllUngs and six- pence returning 20 shillings at the end of five years, has been advertis- ed in many ways, the most strlkingr displays being those pointing out! that 124 cartridges can be bought for 15 shillings and sixpence, and that six hand grenades cost only 15 shil- lings.

The advertising that has brought about the greatest criticism from the more conservative people is that con- demning extravagance, it being maintained that it is beneath the dig- nity of the Government to deal with such matters in this way. Many business men also are said to have attacked this campaign, for it was striking bard at their business. It was a delicate matter to handle, but the Government kept putting out ads with the result that there has been a decided turn in favor of economx throughout the country. —r—^—;

In the Saoie Grave. Here is a remarkable story of how

a corporal in the Loyal North Lan- cashire Regiment died in the recent fighting on the Vimy Ridge.

“One of our chaps,” writes a com- rade of the dead man in The Times,, “was so ui«et by the cries of a wounded German that he crawled out on his hands and knees to help tbe lad to come in. He got to him,, and the two started back to the crater. The machine-gun fire In- creased, and both were hit. Isiter we found both dead, holding each other’s arms.

“The act made a great impression upon our Hun prisoners, and several of them asked to be present when the dead Lancashire lad and the Ger- man he had died for were laid in the same grave.”

Actors as Officers. A discussion has recently been go-

ing on in London as to which profes- sion supplies the best officers for the army. Questioned on the matter. It appears a drill-sergeant, who has had experience in an officers’ training corps, declared :

“Actors make th© best officers. First of all, they know how to give the word of command, a very import- ant consideration. They are never shy or self-conscious, and they im- press the men with tiieir personality» Give me an educated actor aad 1 Htfl promise 70U a good offlteep," " . u ., I

8 Ootober. ! Monday—Thanksgiving Day. There are twelve vacancies in the

Senate. Young man, your new Fall suit ,

should be a kheiki one. | Potatoes are going to be much less '

scarce than was feared. j Canada's export trade to Great Bri- ^

tain nearly trebled in the past two years. |

Lord Derby is in favor of mobilizing every man in the country under 60 years of age. j

The old Paisley shawl of the days of our grandmothers is coming into fashion again. I

It is a natural thing that people op- /posed to volunteering would be op- ^aed to conscription.

“II I could get my wife everything ahe wants I'd be perfectly happy." So tie would. But did that man ever 'live ? !

The way prices are now it requires ^ nearly a quarter's worth of fruit to can a dollar’s worth of sugar.—Grand Bapcds Press. i

General Haig says that the fighting in the past few days has been singu- ,

'lariy economical, which shows the wisdom of having a Scotchman at the head of the army. ; i

LOW FARES FOR THANKSGIVING. ; In this issue the Grand Trunk Rail- j

way System advertises low fares for Thanksgiving. '

Boeus BILI.S. ■ 1 Five dollar bills are in circulation ^

in Smith Falls. They are the Bank ^ of Montreal bills and are a clever im- , itation. j

ALEXANDRIA CHEESE BOARD | At a meeting of the Alexandria Cheese I

Board held Thursday evening, Oct. 5th I 804 white cheese were sold at 22 cents and 48 colored cheese fetched 22 l-8c.

SERVICE AT NORTH LANCASTER. The Rev. Mr. Matheson will hold

divine service in the Presbyterian Church, North Lancaster, ojam..5unday evening, the 8th inst., at 8 o’clock.

AT McLEISTER'S. Sanford and Bennett of New York

make a beautiful self filling Fountain *en, which can now be had in Alexan- Iria at McLeister's Book Store for ;i.75.

FHE BRIDE'S PLAN. Some brides want the word “obey"

stricken -from the marriage ceremony. Others pass it by, and wait until later to show how unimportant a mere word may be.—Rochester Times.

SOCKS FOR THE 154TH. All those who have socks ready for

the 154th Bn. are requested to kindly leave same at the residence of Mrs. D. A. McArthur on or before the 10th

Fire Destroysr Alexandria Hotel

Alexandria was aroused early on Sunday morning last by a big*blaze which consumed the Queen’s Hotel on Main street, the property of Mr. H.R. Macdonald, ami placed the surround- ing buildings in jeopardy for a while. The fire was apparently first noticed : by Mrs. Johnston, of Main street, who gave the call to Mr. Alex. Lalonde, The latter finding the building well | alight directed his son to ring the fire alarm while he awoke the residents in ' the immodiato vicinity.

The firemen with ‘their appliances were quickly on the scene but it' was ‘ apparent the structure itself was doom- ed and that it would tax their efforts to save the adjoining property, espe- cially the residence of Mr. D. Mulhern. Fortunately there was a good pressure of water and after a while the danger to this building was averted but not before it had been pretty badly dam- aged by fire and water. The old hotel building was unoccupied and how the fire started is at present a mystery. When the alarm was given the place was in a blaze at every window and being built entirely of wood the flames soon ascended to a great height, illum- inating the town while tbe heat was so intense that the store of Mr. A. Markson opposite and the Fire Hall were both scorched, w’^hile the large plate-glass windows of the former were completely niined.

The fire removes one of the oldest buildings in town. It was fortunately calm or the consequences would have l)cen much more serious, as it was the residents on the west end of St. Paul street had an anxious time until tbe brigade were able to devote their at- tention to them with good results.Our fire fighters certainly did good work and their efforts in keeping the fire to Us original starting point are to be commended.

Prominent Mer- chant Passes Away

Mr. P. A. Huot, a prominent citizen and leading merchant of Alexandria, passed away at his residence onBishop street, on Monday evening, October 2, 1916. He had not been in good health for some time, however, he was able to attend to business as usual up to two weeivs prior to the above men- tioned date.

Mr. Huot was born at St. Chryos- tome. Que., on the 20th day of Febru- ary, 1852, and was thus 64 years and 7 months at the time of his death. Af- ter receiving a primary education he entered the mercantile business a clerk at the ago of 16. 'After acquir- ing a splendid litiowledge of buiiness, in 1885 ho went into partnership at St. Isidore de Prescott with Mr.Joseph , - -- --- -- — Leduc, remaining on for five years. On MePhee spent Saturday m Montreal.

Personals | fileniarry ned Cross Mr. and Mrs. R. Rose spent Wednes-

day in Montreal. Mr. J. W. Mcl,eod of Kirk Hill, was

in town on Tuesday. Mr. J. R. Shaw of Ottawa, was here

the early part of the week.

Mr. C. G. I'rquhart of Greenfield, was in town on Saturday.

Mr. J. Deguire of Vankleek Hill, mo- tored here on Wednesday.

Mrs. W. L. Chalmers loft Tuesday on a visit to relatives in Toronto.

Major J, A. Cameron of Barriefield, is spending some days in town.

Reeve J. A. Gray, Dunvegan, was a I business visitor here on Monday.

Mr. M. A. Munro of North Lancaster was here for a few hours on Friday.

Mr. Archie MePhee and Miss Millie

Auction Sale

Auction Sale At 25-8th Lancaster, on Wednesday,

Oct. 11, farm stock, implements, pro- duce, etc. D. D. McCuaig, auctioneer; Severe Decoste, prop.

Mr. K. D. McLeod Glen Robertson was here for a’ few hours on Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Proctor of St. Raphaels, were in town on Wednesday.

Miss Jeanette Macdonell left for To- ronto on Tuesday morning to join her father, Mr. J. C. Macdonell.

nd Mrs. D. McKercher of Max- •isited friends here on Wednes-

the partnership being dissolved ho re- moved to Alexandria in 1S90, and pur- chased the business interests ownoH by Messrs. T. and M. St. Denis which he conducted successfully until the time of his death. Aside from the calls of his occupation, Mr. Huot found ^time to take an active interest in public af- fairs and for many years served on the j Council Board as well as in the cap- \ acity of trustee of the SeparateSchooL .

The latt Mr. Huot leaves to mourn | the loss of an affectionate husband j and devoted father, his widow, nee i Azilda Lapointe, five dauérhters and \ four sons, namely. Rev. Sr. M. Alexan- I , , . der of Rome, Buperior, Scottstown, j John Cowan, of Ottawa. Que.; Rev. Sr. St. Joseph of the Hotel ; * * • Dieu Hospital, Cornwall ; the Misses j Mr. and Mrs. John A. Conway of Helene, Annette and Irene, at home, i Chute a Blondeau, visited at Mr. T. Rev. J. A. Huot, Curate of theChurch Wylie's on Sunday last, of the Nativity, Cornwall; J. A. C. | Miss Annie McGregor, who had been and J. A. P^cal Huot, of Alexandria, holidaying with relatives in Ottawa and J. A. Eugene of Hawkesbury. j and Fournier, is home again.

The death of Mr. Huot is chronicled ] Miss Katie McMillan was the guest with deep and {loignant regret. He was ' of friends in Montreal over the week- a splendid type of man and enjoyed , end.

Mr. ville.

Captain W. J. Franklin, 154th Bat- talion, Barriefield, visited relatives in Laggan over the weev-end.

Mrs. R. H. Cowan had as her guest for a few days her father-in-law, Mr.

We wish to acknowledge the follow- Konpn, on Friday ing contributions ; ‘ implements.

j E. Aubin, prop.; D. J. Macdonell, auc- Alexandria, per Mrs. Simpson, i tioneer.

8186.4.8, Maxville per Mrs. Hugh Me- * Intyre, 8122.17; Borden Milk Co. per Mrs. Hugh McIntyre, 810 ; Dalhousio Mills per Mr. 1). J. Bathurst, the pro- ceeds of a lawn social, 8176.10; River- side Factory one day's milk, 871.74, and Peveril Factory one day’s milk, 8*56; Miss MePhadden, Martintown, 82; Mr. W'm. Henderson, -84; Summerstown sale of P.P. pictures, 81.50; Summers- lown donation for Xmas stockings 816.20, Mrs. MeWhinnie's unit donation for Xmas stockings. 828; Williamstown □nit donation for Xmas stockings 820; Glenbrook Women’s Institute donation for Xmas stockings 85. The Women's Institute of Picnic Grove served tea at the school fair In the second con- cession and made 837.25. They have given $30 of this to the prisoners of war fund and 87.25 to the Xmas stock- ings fund. The Institute has also do- nated 81, and Mrs. J. A. McLennan 81, to the Xmas stocking fund.

Miss Mary C. Fraser, Lancaster, has donated $25.

Janet Ross Grant, Secretary.

Auction Sale At Cote St. Patrick, Que., on Mon-

diay, Oct. 16, farm stosk, implements, household furniture, etc. Fred Sauvie, prop.; D. D. McCuaig, auctioneer.

A

Auction Sale At 23-6th Kenyon, on Tuesday, Oct.

24th, 12 milch cows, 3 yearlings. B. J. Macdonell, auctioneer ; J. A. Me- Millan, prop.

I Use C. X. L Stumping Powder

OCTOBER DEVOTIONS. During the month of October, pray- I

IRON TONIC PILLS. The handy tonic which you cannot

forget is the box of Iron Tonic Pills, carry the box in your pocket, take one after each meal. 50c. per box at Mc- Tjcdster's Drug Store.

ON FINAL LEAVE. A large number of the members of

“D" Company of the 154th Bn. ar- j rived in town this week and many are ^ are now paying their last visit for

some time to their homes and relatives here.

CANADA ORGANIZED FOR LONG WAR ?

Ottawa ('ilizen : — There has never been any evidence to justify the Dom- inion Government in thinking the war would end next week. It may not have been able to see beyond the middle of next week. But it has had I.ordKitch- ener's warning and Mr. Lloyd George's appeal. Why, then, is Canada not or- ganized for national service after more than two years of war ?

Mr. Francis Noad, Montreal, Bu dayed in town the guest of his p. ents, Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Noad.

; the acquaintance of a very large cir- cle of friends. He has gone to join the

• ever-increasing majority in the reward of a life of meritorious deeds. I ♦ * *

; That the deceased was held in high | Mr. Arthur Martin of Ottawa, re- gard was made evident by the large newiM acquaintances in town this mcourse of sorrowing friends who .

- - • • • ' Mr. Roy MacGregor of the Lnion Bank staff, Dalhousie Station, was here the latter part of last week.

Mrs. A. G. F. Macdonald and family who enjoyed the summer months at Barriefield, arrived home last evening.

Mrs. W. J. Simpson had as her

ceased, with Rev. ,\lban Lapointe and '^eek-end her parents, .Mr. J. A. Edward Huot as assistants. Leslie, of Ottawa. The choir, under the leadership of Rev ,, i ^ ^

I .T. W. Dulin, rendered the mass for the , „ Ihiluth, while dead with an augmented choir of here for the Chisholm-Ma<^onald mar- ladles and gentlemen. His Lordship . IJ^ge, the guest of his sister, Mrs Bishop Macdonell, occupied the Throne

concourse assembled yesterday morning to pay their last tribute of respect by at- tending the funeral, which took place from his late residence on Bishop St, to the Church of the Sacred Heart, where requiem high mass was celebrat- ed by Rev. J. A. Huot, son of the de-

will be held nightly in the Church | CQURï PROCEEDINGS

^of the Sacred Heart at 7.30, with the exception of Sunday at 7.15, and in St. Finnan's Cathedtal at 7.30 onWed- nœday and Friday evenings and at 4 p.m. on Sunday.

ANGLICAN CHURCH SERVICE. Rev. Mr. Bruce of I.ancaster, con-

ducted morning service with HolyCom- munion on Sunday morning last in Alexandria. It is proposed to hold regular monthly services for the mem- bers of the English Church, particulars of which will be given in due course.

CALGARY WOMAN GOES TO FRONT AS A DOCTOR.

Dr. Evelyn Windsor, physician for the Calgary school board, has been made a member of the A.M.C., and will gw to the front on active service. She will be located in dresÿng stations and will be the first Canadian woman to go to the front as a doctor.

HELP GLENGA RRY CA NDTDATE. On another page of this issue will be

found an exhaustive advertisement call- ing the attention of our readers to the Ottawa Evening Journal contest in which Miss Katie McMillan of Alexan- dria, sister of Mr. A. W. McMillan, is a candidate. Help her win the contest by subscribing to that paper.

NOTICE TO MAGISTRATES. ’ The magistrate, justice or justices of

the peace, on any conviction of any person for an offence against the On- tario Temperance Act shall send forth- with to the Board a certificate of such conviction, for which certificate he shall be allowed a fee of fifty cents to be taxed as costs in the cause.

ONTARIO TO GIVE MTTJJON DOLLARS.

Ontario will contribute 81,000,000.00 towards the Canadian Patriotic Fund. Decision to this effect was reached at a recent meeting of the Provincial Cabinet. The amount, it is stood, will be forthcoming from the War Loan Fund of the Province

ADDING TO HERD. On Thursday of last week Messrs. D.

A. McRae, J. K. McRae, .A. A. McDon- ald and D. A. McLeod of GlenNorman. attended the dispersion sale of Hol- stedns held by Andrew Boa Son of Lachute, Que., where D. McLeod bought two daughters of Dora Dot Corniscopia Johanna Lad whose sis- ter T.utscke Vale Corniscopia now holds the world’s record for milk pmduction having produced 31,239 lbs of milk with over 1,000 lbs. of butter in one

DIED OF WOUNDS. DoMald R. Kennedy of St. Albert, Vth

Alta., died of wounds according to a re- cently published casualty list. Pte. Kennedy is a son of Mr. Myles Ken- nedy. who but recently returned to his home in the West after a visit to his brother, Mr. J. J. Kennedy, of this tgtwn.

Vte. K. F. MacLennan of Nanimo, B. C., son of Rev. Dr. A. K. Maclien- nan, formerly of Dalhousie Mills. die<î September 25th, in Hospital in Fr.ance from effects of shot, gas and .--xngv'ne. ,

Montreal Herald : — A Conservative contemporary says: “Sir Robert Bur- den, speaking at Halifax, said that if any man knows of any graft or scan- dal in relation to the Government of Canada, he should bring the charge, and if investigation or proceedings in the courts should be rehuired they will surely follow.” Oh, they will, will they, well when ?

Ll^T THE NEWS KNOW. If the relatives of soldiers who have

been killed or wounded would notify j The News immediately on receipt of , information, the names would be pub- » lished at the earliest possible moment, • thus notifying all relatives and friends. ! As the information is invariably tele-

graphed to the nearest of kin from Ot- tawa first, the names do not appear

' in the casualty lists for several days j after. The .News will give p."ompt at- I tention to any telephone message or j other notification m these matters.

■ GLENGARRY '• ; AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.

At a meeting of the Glengarry Ag- I ricultural Society held on Tuesday, it

was decided that the special prize for ' the best Holstein heifer calf exhibited ! at the Fair in Alexandria, be award-

ed to A. W. Clark, Kirk Hill. I In the issue of the News of the 15th

uUo., 1st prize for brood mare, foal ; at side, was credited to Donald E. j Campeau, whereas it should have read

Donald E. Cameron, Fassifern, and 1st prize for general purpose team as well as special prize was awarded to D. D.

^ McKinnon of IXinvegan, and not Dom- : inionville, as reported.

I TWO MILITONS A MONTH. I The Militia Department is now pay-

ing out two million dollars monthly in separation allowances. This heav'y ex- penditure is due to the fact that a.

vincial , very large proportion of theCanadians under- front have left dependents in

Canada. The payments from the Pa- triotic Fund account for another mil- lion a month, while the pension ' ex- penditure has reached a million and a half monthly before the recent heavy additions to the casualty list. These new ca.sualties and the new scale of pensions determined upon last session will increase materially the expenditure under this head.

NEW COUNTY ATTORNEY. Mr. James Dingwall, having re-

signed the position of County Crown Attorney and Clerk of the Peace, at f-'ornwall, Mrf John G. Harkness, B. ■V., has been appointed to succeed him.

Harkness is to enter upon the dû- tes of the office on October loth.

The new County Crown Attorney was called to the Bar in 1801, and has since practiced in Cornwall, being one of the leading members of the profes- sion there. He is a son of the late Adam Harkne.ss, of Iroquois, who for many years was a prominent mem- ber of the Counties’ Council, and oc- cupied the Warden's chair. He is a graduate of Toronto University ard studied law in the offices of. Messrs. T.eitch & Pringle, Cornwall.

and the following clergy were also pre sent : Revs. J. 0. Boulet, St. Isidore; D. Macdonald and C. Gauthier, Com wall ; D. R. Macdonald, Glen Nevis R. A. McDonald, Greenfield ; J. E. Me

, Rae, St. Andrews; A. A. McRae, Wil I liamstown ; J. N. Foley, Apple Hill

Corbet McRae, Dickenson’s Landing ■ J. J. Macdonell, Lancaster, and E. J [ Macdonald, Alexandria.

; The chief mourners were Messrs ‘ Joseph, ICugene and Real Huot, sons ■ Mr. Gilbert Huot, brother, of St. Mar

tine. Que.; Messrs. J. A. T.apointe,Val leyfield ; J. E. Tyapointe, Montreal; J N. Lapointe, Fournier ; J. A. Leduc Messrs. Arthur Gauthier, AntoineGau thier, J. 0. Lapointe, * Montreal ; T

I Leduc, Rigaud ; Albert Huot, Aubrey, ; Que., and J. K. T.educ of this town, I ail brothers-in-law and nephews of the I deceased.

Messrs. M. Markson, W. Crewson, , Alexandria, and W. Campbell of Mc-

>lCrimmon, left this week to attend Mc- • Gill University, Montreal. I Miss Catherine Campbell, who spent I several days with her mother, Mrs. A.

B. Campbell, Main St., returned to Toronto Monday night.

' ' * * • j Mrs. Dean F. Rowe and Miss G. Rob- I ertson of Glen Robertson, were here on I Tuesday the guests of Mrs. W.G.Rowe, j Kenyon street. ] Mrs. W. H. Dower and family, who ■ spent several months at Bandefield,

arrived home on Monday. rh»y wcie I accompanied to town by Sergt. Major I Dower. j Master Lome Conway of Chute a , Blondeau, is visiting his grandparents, , Mr. and Mrs. T. Wylie, 3rd Ix)cbiol.

Mr. D. McKinnon of Maxville, was in * town on Monday.

Among the many relatives from A. McDonald, graduate nurse, distance present were Rev. ,Br. M.Alex- returned to the Capital Monday e‘‘en- ander of Rome, Superior, Bcott.stown, In? after a four weeks holiday with Que.; Rev. Sr. M. Damien, Hochelaga; | her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jhis. Mc- Mr. and Afrs. J. Lapointe, MissAl- bertina Huot, Valleyfield ; Mr. and j Mrs. J. E. T.apointe, Miss EugeneHuot ^ of Montreal; Mr. and Mrs. J. N. La- i

Donald, I.aggan.

Mrs. E. Gonnl»^v of Ottawa, } ni Mrs C. Hickey of Montreal, who -md been

pointe. Miss C. Lapointe, Fournier ; ! visiting Mi*s. T. J. Gormley, have re- Mrs. Louis Couillarcl, Aubrey, Que. ; } turned to their homos. Little Miss

, G. Campeau, Itigaud ; J. E. Huard, j Gabrielle Gormley accompanied Mrs. I Otta-wa ; Messrs. J. E. Chevrier, Ar- j Hickey to Montreal, j thur Chevrier, Oscar T^eblanc, J. R. | Mr. and Mrs. W. C. McDonald and j Duquette, A. !.. Smith, J. A.McDoug- | Mrs. A. J. Macdonell motored from ! aid and Dr. Lalonde, Cornwall. | St. Andsews on Sunday, spending the i Floral offerings were received from day with Mrs. Angus McKinnon, Hill-

the following : Wreath, G. Lefarvee, | mount. Mis.s Clem. McKinnon, who Montreal; spray, Mrs. J. T. McCutehe- i had been visiting relatives at St. An- on, Cornwall; cross, friends; spray, Mr \ drews and Cornwall, accompanied them

' and Mrs. 0. Leblanc, Cornwall; cross, \ home. Elzear Bruno, Hector and Bertha La Pointe, Montreal; spray, F. Dulin of Cornwall.

Spiritual offerings were sent by G

Corporal D. E. Macdorfell of the 179th Cameron Highlanders, Winnipeg, left ths latter part of last week for Halifax, where he will join his batta-

Russeau, Mr. and Mrs. H. Prieur, J.’ | Hon for^^overseas. He was^^accompan' 0. Lapointe and family, Mr. and Mrs\ J. E. T^apointe, the Misses C. and M. L. Gauthier, Misses Lapointe, Jos Le-

I due and family, H. Leboeuf and family , all of Montreal; Mr. and Mrs. 0. J.

led to Montreal by his mother, Mrs. J C. Macdonell and Miss Jeanette Mac- donell.

Mrs. D. McLennan and Mrs. A. L. McCutcheon, Sisters of the HotelDieu, ' Grant T.ancast^; Mrs. H. A. McIntyre Sister.s of the C’ongregation, St. Col- ! Maxville; Mrs. P. Chisholm, Lochiel ;

, umbans. Siat(>r M. .\ffnes and Orphans, j Mrs. R. Craig, Glen Walter; Miss Mc- . Sister St. Jo.seph, Sisters of the Con- | Arthur, Martintown, and Mrs. Morns- gregation, teache*\s and students East i Dalhousie Mills, were among the End. all of Cornwall; Mrs. E. Bellet- 1 from out of town, who attended te, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lapointe and . the Red Cross meeting on Saturday, family, Mr. and Mrs. R. Lapointe of I t i T> -ir i - Vallevfield ; students of Scottstown ' Rev. Mother General and Rev.Mother Convent; Raoul and Bruneau Rouleau, M. of St.Andrew, Mother Aasistant,St Ottawa Univorsitv; Miss E. Charle- 1 Laurent, were here this week on their bois, Mr. and Mrs. A. T.alonde, Miss I annual visit to St. MargareUs Convent T. na<rnier, Mr. D. Courville and fam-1 The pupils of the Alexandria School

. ilv. itfr. F. Repratto, Rr. Monfpttp.Mrs. | Sy.stem entertained in their honor in : I.' T.aurin. Miss F. I.aurin, Mr. an,iMrs j Alexander Hall on Saturday .after- j P. Rerriault, Mr. A. T.educ and fam- noon. i * * . J ilv, the Misses M. and L. Aubrev, Mr. „ „ ^ , . , I and Mrs. J. Delago, Mr. and Mrs. E. Mr. H. D. McMillan, who for the j J. Dever, Miss Leonie T.alonde, Mr.and ; P^st year very efficiently filled the

Mrs. J. E. Leduc and familv. Mr. and position of teller in the Bank of Ot j Mr.s. T. Secours, Mr. and Mrs. J, N. I Trottier and Mr. J. C'. Huot and

family, all of Alexandria. ' Thei. bereaved famd liave the warm ' svmpathy of all in the great loss they . have sustained.

A PRICE THAT MI^ST BE PAID. Ottawa Journal —Canada is begin-

tawa here, left on Saturday forKempt ville. During his stay, in Alexandria he made many warm friends who join with the News in wishing him continu- ed success. He is replaced here by Mr Glassen.

Births ning to share in the terrible price | FRAvSER—At Zealandia, Sask., onFri- which is being paid on the Somme for j day. Sept. 15, 1916, to Mr. and Mrs.

; the safeguarding and promotion of | James D. Fraser, a son. freedom and Christianity. The casual- ties among the Canadian troops in the ' MORRISON—At New Carlyle, Sask.,on latest advance have been heavy, and : Sept. 23, 1916, to Mr. and Mrs. F. alas are likely to be far heavier yet. J. Morrison, a daughter.

OBITUARY Mr. Francis 0. Walsh.

The funeral of the late Mr. Francis 0. Walsh, whose death occurred on ^ Wednesday, 27th September, at Dal- | keith, took place on Friday morning i to St. Alexander Church, Lochiel, where requiem high mass was chanted by Rev. D. D. McMillan, P.P. The re- mains were subsequently conveyed to St. Finnan's cemetery for interment in the family plot, Rev. E. J. Macdonald officiating at the graveside.

The late Mr. Walsh, whose death followed a lingering illness borne with Christian patience and fortitude, is survived by two daughters, the Misses J Mary and Ida Walsh, who reside with • j their grandmother, Mrs. A. McDoug- | ^ aid, 4th Kenyon. He also leaves his mother, Mrs. R. Walsh ; one sister, Mrs A. R. McDougall, Dalkeith, and three brothers, James R. Walsh, Dalkeith ; •John Walsh, Porcupine,'and Sergt. R. Walsh, 154th Bn., to all of whom we extend sincere sympathy.

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Clearing Land of Stomps, Boulders and Trees

It is needless to tell you the advantages of clearing land. The stump-covered site of a fermer piece of woods, is as you

know, new, rich soil that needs no fertilizer. You also know that pulling stumps with a machine is the hardest

kind of work—liable to injure seriously your horses, and certain to require a lot of work to get rid of the stump after pulling.

Then, too, it leaves the field full of holes that must be filled ; and plowing the hard, packed soil around old roots is no joke.

If instead of pulling the stumps you burn them out, the intense heat required destroys the chief fertile elements of the soil all around the fire. After all your hard work you will leave a burned field instead of new fertile soil.

You can dynamite all those stumps for about one-third the cost of pulling and chopping them up.

The blast splits up the stump into firewood, removes all the dirt, breaks all the main roots, and loosens the soil for yards around. You can blast fifty stumps in the time it would take to pull and chop up one or two. )

One man can do all the work, if necessary.

For further information call at

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TH3 NEWS—The Peoples Paper—One Dollar a year to any address in Canada

We pay you more for what you have to sell,

We charge you less for what you buy.

Alexandria’s Greatest Store Every Monday Bargain Day

Monday, Oct. 9th THANKSGIVING

IN common with all Canadians we have much to be thankful for at this Thanksgiving season. In a personal and business sense we have additional cause for thankfulness inasmuch as our business during

the year 1916 has been the largest in years. Almost double some years. We can probably best show our appreciation of your patronage and support by continuing to give you the very best values possible and better service. We promise to do this and feel we can, because exper- ience teaches and we are ever on th(e watch and planning to serve you more efficiently. As a practical and immediate evidence of our desire and ability to save you money we refer you to the list below which we offer you

For Monday Next Coal Oil 12c Peerless Oil 25c Polariae Oil 60c Proof Vinegar 25c

■Quaker Flour..... ..$4.00 Ivory Flour. $3.75 Granulated Sugar, Redpaths.,. .$7.75 Granulated Sugar, Peerless.... $7.40 Rolled Oats $2.75 2 tins Tomatoes 25c

2 tins Salmon 25c 3 tins Corn 26c 3 tins Lye 25c 4 packages Corn Starch 25c 3 packages Bee Starch 25c 3 packages Chinese Starch 25c 2 packages Seeded Raisins 25c 3 lbs. loose Raisins 25c 4 bottles Extracts 25c 7 bars Soap 25c

16 only Men’s Heavy Tweed Pants, guaranteed in every respect, these pants are equal to any you can buy anywhere else for $4.00, for $3.00

200 yards 36 inch Flannelette, fast colors and extra heavy 12 l-2c 60 pairs Men’s heavy grain leather Boot.®, worth today $4.00, for $3.15

For those of you who were disappointed last Monday at not being on time to secure any of our 7c Cotton we have put away 300 yds at the same price. You can get it on Monday. , ^

We will also sell at a reduction of ten per cent any Ladies’ Suit, or Coat in the store. ^

Bring Us Your Eggs We will pay you 34c for them.

John Simpson & Son

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