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VOL. XXI IT ALEXANDRIA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MAY 14 1915 17

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THE PUBLIC HEALTH

Citizens of Alexandria are requested to comply with the Public Health

i Act and the Municipal By-Laws-

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given to A11 owners and occupants ol premises in the Town of Alexandria, that they are hereby required forthw'ith to have tbek cellars, drains, yards, water olosets, out'buildings and other premises cleaned, and all dirt, manure and other substances which may en- danger the public health, removed therefrom, and have the same completed by the FIFTEENTH day of MAY next, on which day the Sanitary In- apector will commence a general inspection.

All citizens aê earnestly requested to keep their premises constantly «lean and thoroughly disinfected.

J. T. HOPE, M.D., Mayor and Chairman of the Board of

Health. Alexandria, Ont., April 26, 1915. 16-2

Tenders Wanted. IN THE MATTER of the Estate of

CHRISTY'M. MACLEOD, doing buai- ness under the name and style of iL D. MacLeod and Company, InsalveaAC.

TENDERS will be received by th^ undersigned up to the Thirty First day of May for the purchase of all theBook debts and Judgments of the K. D. MacLeod & Co., Insolvents. Thu highest or any tender not necessaril> accepted.

Further information will be given upon application to the undersigned.

RAOUL T^BROSSE, Assignee of the K. D. MacLeod & Co.,

Estate. Dated at VankIceU Hill, this 6th

day of May, 1915. 17-3

Glengarry Bay Killeil in (ction

j in Tlonday^s list of “killed in ac- j tion" the name of Pte. Donald J. Mc- Gillis, First Avenue Hotel, Seattle, Wash., appeared. The deceased is a native of Glengan-y, being a son of the late. Mr. Angus McGillis, 32'3rd Lo- chiei fEig). Private McGillis has re- sided in the west for a number of years He is survived by one sister, Mrs.Ran- ald Chisholm of McCormick, and one brother, Mr. Rory MpGillis of Edmon- ton.

Mare Wanted Wanted a mare from four to six

years old, must be sound and would ' prefer one with foal at side, any col- [ or but grey or buckskin. AppK- A. B. i News office. 17-2

NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the matter of the Estate of Alex.

P. McDougall, deceased. Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

The Trustee Act R.S.O., 1914, (zap. 121, that all penions having claims «gainst the estate of Alexander P. lloDougall, late of the vilUê <.! Max- ville, m the County of Glengarry,

-farmer, who departed this life on or about the twenty-sixth day of Decem- ber, A.D. 1914, are requir^ to semi by post prepaid, or deliver to the undersigned Duncan P. McDougall of the «aid village of Maxville, notary public, executor of the last Will andXeat- ament of the said Alexander P. Mc- Dougall, deceaced, their fufi ttames, addresses and descriptions with fell particulars of their claims, duly verified, on or before 26th day of Mey, 1915, and that after the said date the undersigned will proceed to distribute the assets of the estate among the persons entitled thereto, having regard only to such claims as he shall then have received notice of, and will

>nsible for any o’aims of not then have had no-

Wanted Wanted to buy all kinds of poultry,

highest cash prices paid for same. Will 0^1 on any party sending post card to following address, Fred. St. John, box 67, Alexandria, Ont. 17-1

For Sale Brown Leghorns, winners of

t "Maxv

not be respons -which he shall tiôe.

D P. McDOUGALL, Exeoutor.

Dated April 26th, A.D. 1915. 16-3

Ford and AH Auto. Supplies

The undersigned, who has years of experience, is prepared to undertsike

Automobile, Gas Engine and Electric Starter Repairing,

Also tyre vulcanizing at short notice. Use our oil and your motor troubles stop.

Special Attention to Out of Town Calls

O. C- vS^BSTER Garage on dominion Street

It* any prizes at ' Maxville fairs ; first prize

I and spécial at the Ottawa Show, a great laying strain. Several cockweb at two dollars each, eggs one dollar for fifteen. K. K. McLetS, R.K. No. 2 Dunvegan. 16-3

For Sale One second hand ditching plant com-

plete, one 10 horsepower gasoUn# gine. International Harvester (Tom- pany's make, one cable scraper, shovels, grub, hoes, pick axes, crowbars, ploughs, axes, brush scythe», ham- mers, all at reasonable prices.

For further information, apply to Union Bank of Canada, Dalhousie, S^- tion, Que. 16-2

For Sale Mixed slabs at $1 per oord, shingles,

a grinder in good condition, also a band saw. For further partioalans apply to Cyril Lacombe, phone 91, Alex- andria. 18-4

Spring Renovations Painting, Paperhanging,

Graining. Furniture and Piano Polish- ing. Hardwood Floors and other Renovations promptly attendéd to on application to

W. HENNESSEY, Kenyon St., Alexandria

For Sale A cement block house and lot at

Green Valley. Apply to Donald A. Me- Dougald, box 38, Green Valley, Ont. 15-2

For Sale Barred Rooks eggs for halohing, $1 ^ settii^ of fifteeki. Rod. MoDonaild, ^t. Raphaeb, Ont. 14-4

For Sale A motor cycle in good ninning

I order, moderate price.. For further * particulars communicate with J. E. Jacklin, box 269, Alexandria. 14-tf

For Sale Eggs for hatching, purebred Rhode

Isls^ Reds, fifty cents per setting of 13. J. J, Campbell, R.R. No. 2, Duo- vegan. 14i-4

Notice Notice is hereby given that a Court

of Revision re the assessment roll for the Municipality of Kenyon for the year 1915, will be held at the Town- ship Hall, Greenfield, on Tuesday, June 1st, at lè o’clock.

J. I). CAMERON, Clerk of the I’ownahip Kenyon.

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IREIOOGOIMC lODECOI^r

This is the time oî year X when the mind turns to improvingand beautifying the home, and if there is one part of the house that will show up better for less expendi- ture than another, it is the Walls.

Wall Paper Is the greatest decora- tor yet produced.

A When you' look over our book of samples you f, will surely find just the pattern and coloring

needed to ai tisticaUy brighten up your walls î,_>at a minimum expense. A pleasure to show* % them.

R. H. COWAN

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Roll of Bonor

one squadron from Winnipeg aud the other two raised from a niimo^ of units at Valcartier. It is -jomraanded by Col. A. C. Macdonoll,. D.S.O., of Winnipeg, an<l Major E. F. Maokie, D. S.O.;, is second in command.

Their action has excited utixersal commendation. No decision has yet oeen arrived at as to the disposition I of the cavalry units which nave been raised in Canada, but if they desire to ' go to the front as infantry they will i;e accommodated. I

Comparative calm continues on the ■ \ western front. The weather was un- ’ ; favorable for active operations by in- | I fantry, but^ Ypres and ôn the ^ surpassed any previous year. The aver-

end affe nrice naid for for sea-

Alexandria Cheese Board

The annual meeting and election ol oüicers of the Alexandria CheeseBoaid was held Thursday, May 8, 1915, in tbè Town Hall. The Board opened at 7.30, and the largely attended meeting wa* called to oixler by our highly esteemed president, Mr. G. A, McKinnon,wlio first asked the secretary-treasurer to read the annual report of 1914, which

An Alexandria Boy The war makes great changes. One

of these was to turn a base ball and hockey player, well known in Mont- real, into a fuii-lledged man-of-war’s ofiicer, without so much as by-your- leave. The gentleman in question is “^Sibby” Nichols, who has many friends amongst the Wanderers, the Vies and the Shamrocks. He played hockey with the first and the last mentioned, and' lacrosse with the V»ncouvers. When in town he was sure to be found in the congenial crowd that makes Steele’s its headquarters. Shortly before fate overtook him ii the shape of an unexpected, unwish ed-for, naval appointment, he was living happily at the Coast, whcix he decided that it would be good foi his health, his pocket, and his ger eral welfare, to accept a position ol fered him as assistant purser on a big steamer running from Vancouver to Hongkong. He had only held hii^ position a few weeks when the BritisV Government commandeered the steamer and she is now cruising in South Sea waters as a regular warship, with Nichols in an official capacity, which has already made him smell gunpow- der, although for the present that sec tion of the s^'as is pretty well swept clean of German ships of war.—Mont- real Star.

Below we publi4h a list of Glengarrians and others having near relatives residing in the County of Glengarry, who have volunteered their services for King and Empire against the atrocious hordes of Germany and her allies.

The News recognizes the fact that this li.st is far from complete, many Glengarry boys having enlisted from Western and other points, and will feel grateful if our readers will notify us of any omissions we have inadvertently made, that may come within their knowledge, as we are desirous of publishing a complete roll of Glengarry’s sons and sons by adoption w’hose next of kin reside in the county. The names so supplied by subscribers or relatives will be added to the appended list and will appear from time to time as the additions warrant.

If we are not mistaken, with the kind assistance of our readers, as requisitioned above, we venture to predict that our historic County will not prove so backw’ard in heroism as some would believe, but can vie wiU] most Counties in ihe Do- minion under similar Conditions. In this connection It should be borne in mind also that from the h.eginuing of the w'.ar the Stormont and ’il'engarry regiment has furnished some t*:vo or

' ^ k’lndred men, (possibly more) as a guard for the St. T.awrence Canals Gystem, a highlw respoiksible duty, involving no small sacrlfioe.n especially during the cold winter months.

c-jr Miflliols %• is an old Alexandria boy and a son of Mr. G. T. Nichols now of Montreal bu: formally a merchant tailor of this place.

Card of Thanks To the Editor of The New».

Dear Sir,—I wish to thank, through the columns of your paper, on behalf of myself and family, our neighbors and friends for their assistance and kind sympathy during the illness and at the time of the death of my son, Donald.

Yours sincerely, Hugh Kennedy,

19-3rd Kenvon.

Auction Sale IN THE MATTER of the Estate of

CHRISTY M. MACT.EOD, carrying ou business under the name and style of K. D. MACLEOD & COMPANY, IN- SOLVENTS.

NOTICE is hereby given that all the Real and Personal property of the said Insolvents will be offers for sale «jy auction at DAI;KEITH, Ontario, on 'Tuesday, the 25th day of MAY, 1915, at one o’clock in the afternoon.

REAL ESTATE being comprised of part of the West half of Lot No. 8 in the Sixth Concession of. the Town- ship of Lochiel, in the County of Glen- garry, comprising a siding on the Grand Trunk Railway at Dalkeith, a granary, an up-to-date cement block house, with shed' and stables. Will be sold 8ul)ject to Reserve Bid.

PERSONAL ESTATE AND CHAT- TELS.—A first class stock of flour and feed will be offered for sale together with a lot of goods and chattels too numerous to mention.

TERMS of sale of goods and “chat tels, $10.00 of under cash, over that amount 60 days credit on approved joint notes.

TERMS of sale of Real Estate, 10 per cent, of the purchase mocey at the time of the sale and the balance within thirty days thereafter.

Other particular,^ and conditions will be made known at the time of the sale or on application to

RAOUL T.ABROSSE, .iVssignee of the K. D. MacLeod & Co.

Estate. Vankleek Hill, Ont., May 11, 1915.

J. P. FAHW/ER, 17-2 Auctioneer.

WILTJAMSTOWN. Pte. Arpad Urquhart, wounded.

GREEN VALLEY. S. Quennville.

GT.EN NORMAN. Lieut. W. A. Morrison.

McCRIMMON. D. W. McLeod.

GLEN ROY. Neil Johm McCrimmon. Ü. Jodoin.

DALHOUSIE MÎLÎ^5. Major C. Ferguson. Thos. Bathurst.

APPLE HILL. D. .J. MoNaughton. Stewart Kennedy.

GLEN ROBERTSON. Sam McDonald. John D. R. McDonald.

MARTINTOWN. Capt. A. R. MacGregor, missing Wm. Gunn. Fred Tyo. Albert Royal- M. Lolopde. Jack McDiàrmid.

MAXVILLE. Lieut. D. C. McColl, killed. 1). Christie. L. St. John. G. Dousett. C. Merkley. K. Urquhart. J. Sprott.

DUNTEGAN. r.ieut. W. A. MacKenizie. Norman MacKenzie. D. J. MeIntoeh.

LANCASTER. Capt. Jock McLennan. N. Fraser. Murray* Sutherland. W. Dufresne. E. Lauzon.

ST. RAPHAELS. Jack McDonald. Allan McDonald. T. Gareau. E. Wattier. W. Proctor.

ALEXANDRIA. Pte. Donald J. McCrÜUs, killed.^ Major D. J. MacDonald. Pte. Joseph Grant. Lieut. M. L. Shepherd. R. L. iiioDonald. James Proctor. K. Ritchie. Leo McDonald. Donald D. ('ametx>n. Geo. McDonald. C. Higgins. John R. McDonald. James Wylie. Fred Tâu'zon- Duncan McDonald. Wm. McMillan. John McCormick. Archie McGillivray. Albert Kingston- Kennedy McDonald. 1). Belair. Ro'oert McLennan. Sylvester McT.ennan.

heights of the Meuse, at the other of the battle-line, there were particularly violent artillery engagements.'Uhe

. Paris Temps says that the Gorman battery of big guns which bombarded Dunkirk last week was detected near Dixmude by a French aviator, who descended within 500 feet of the con Crete casements sheltering the battery

afterwards it was deluged with 2,000 French shells, and, it is believed, de- i stroyed. No shells have been firecl into j Dunkirk, at all events, since the at- } tack upon the battery.

Important French advances in Alsace were recorded by the War Office in ' Saturday’s official communique. The ! forces which for some time have been gradually w'orking their way toward Metzeral, an important centre, some ten miles east of the Rhine, pushed forward for a distance of one kilome- tre over a front 1,500 kilometres in length. The progress made was along the banks of the River Focht.

French troops have-made important gains south of Carency. Two and in some cases three lines of German trenches were taken over a front of four and a half miles. The German fortifi- cations at these places were very heavy and the resistance, while futile, was very bitter.

British forces recovered on Saturday the line of trenches lost on Friday to the Germane on Hill 60, according to a report from Field Marshal Sir John French. Field Marshal Drench sent ihe following report Saturday of the operations on the western line :

j age price paid for cheese for the sea- I son being 13'.46c., while the number ol j cheese boarded was rather low 14,608, j on account of a large number of fa^ tories obtaining the ruling prices of the board and shipping direct.

. After the reading of the annual ro» 1 port and seeing that 1914 accounts ere.o vasemeaiH snei.eong tae oatLery settled, the president, Mr. G.

and photographed the position.Shortly ! McKinnon, who so efficiently filled j the position for a number of yean» I tendered his resignation, moving that j Mr. E. J. A. McDonald be appointed 1 to replace him. This motion was seo- onded by D. vS. Noad, and further

, moved by F. V. Massey. It was also moved that Ï). S. Noad,

Mgr. Union Bank, be appointed salesman, and Ewen McMillan re-appointed

[ sec.-treas. for the ensuing year. A vote of thanks was tendered the

retiring officers. The selling of cheese was than pro-

ceeded with, having 116 bo.xes of white on board. The buyers w'ere. Welsh, re- presenting Jas. Alexander Co., P. F. Ault for Hodgson Bros., E. J. Do- ver for Olive, Doreon and Stroud, Hugh Cuthbert for Geo. Hodge & Co., Angus Cameron for A. A. Ayer & Co.

The bids- were active, and the small quantity was quickly dispos-ed of.Welsh started the bid at l7|c. and was raised to 17 13-16 by Ault, Dever making the high water mark of 17g which was repeat^ by Cuthbert. Welah also rate ed to the ruling price, but the szoall quantity was consumed by Dever iîd Cuthbert, the former purchasing 43 and the latter 73.

t<T i. • u* XV X* J X.’ \ Having no further business to deal Last night the enemy continued his attacks east of Ypres, and made fur- ' Mo,, ther attacks to-day.n which have all been repulsed with heavy losses. Our | line there is firmly established. I

I ‘‘This morning our first army at- , , tacked the enemy’s lines between Boi& ' Grenier and Festubei't, and gained !

; ground south and east towardFromd- ! les. The fighting in this area con- ! tinues. (

al manner, until Thursday, May 13th, with good prospects of a still higher price and anticipation of a much larger quantity of cheese on boanj*

The Germans are driving, tôrward with continued fuçy Ypres in their

. - attepmt to reach Calais. Both theBri- Our airmen made successful attacks ! tish and French War Offices state, how

on the St. Andre railway junction J ever, that the allied line* in this neigh north of I.ille and on the canal bridge i borhood are being held. The Germans at Dok. Fumes, Heriies, Illiese, Mar- j are said to have lost 200,000 men in quell^ and La Bassee were also bom- ■ the fighting about Ypree. bed.''

In their raid into the RussianBaltic province of Courland the Germans claim by combined land and water attack to have taken the port of Li- ban, and with it much spoil. The Rus- sians do not admit that the Germans

i took Libau. Their report announces ' only that it was bombarded by a Ger- ' man squadron, and says that one of I the destroyers engaged in the operations was sunk. Even if Libau was taken it will not be held. Berlin reports the Russians advancing In force from Mitau, and the raiders falling back before them.

TUESDAY. The Cunard Line steamship Lusk-

tania, which was sunk last week off Old Head of Kinaale by a submarine.

Zeppelins dropped bombs on South- I end, in Essex, 25 mile* from London,

and several nearby towns, without doing much damage.

The Bavarian forces have been in- structed to make no British prisoners, but to kill all Englishmen, accord!^ to a statement issued by the Britiin Press Bureau.

Berlin now claims that 100,000 Rus- sians have been made priaoliert in the recent fighting on the northern slopes ol the CarpaUiians, which does not iil- dude many others made in the ' gle in the plains and nearer the vTi*^' tula. f

LATER NOTES. \ The United State* in a note sent

to Germany demands a guaranty was struck by but one torpedo, accord 1 that there will be no furthe^ attack* ing to t*ie testimony of Captain Turn- K,, submarines

THE WAR SITUATION

Eggs for Hat'îng FBom pure bred White Plymouth

4* (Rocks. 15 eggs for $1.00. D. ü Mo- Leod, Box 49, Dunvegan, On*. 17-2

Next Post Office, Alexandria

WEEK-END NOTES. The Austro-German offensiv* between

the Vistula and the Carpathians appears to -have been checked. Mean- while a new Austrian offensive is ‘de- veloping through the Lupkow andUs- zok Passes in the Carpathians. The German general staff claims the cap ûre of ’4D,6OO prisoners in the fight ing West Galicia. "

The Russian official statement eayé that fighting is in progress between the Vistula and thé Carpathians, but denies the claims made in Berlin of Im-

'port'ant German successes.

A" Vienna despatch received in Romt^ uncensorod says that the proposed mission of Count Goluchowski toRome has been abandoned. It is believed lu Rome that Austria has ghyn up all liope of averting war with Italy

The French official eye-witness sayb that the Germçins in the fighting of the last two weeks at both ends of ifce battle line in France have lost at least 35,000 men, half a dozen of theii best divisions have been decimated and they have nowhere pierced the Frencn lines.

The official communique admits the loss by the British of some trenches on Hill 60, but says that some of these were retaken by a coun^r-attack Further progress is anaouncea In the

French drive against the German wedge at St. Mihiel.

I Of tile operations in the Dardanellee up to Sunday Premier Asquith gave

* the House of Commons some new» this afternoon, although the numbei of troops landed' was withheld. As 29,-

j OOO were landed the first day and the disembarkation continued for a week, .while» the Fxrench have also joined the

’ British and Australasians on the Gal- lipoli Penins-ula, it is apparent that the force is a formidable one. ITiel’remier, while issuing a warning that the casualties wore heavy, paid a glowing tribute to the troops, through whose ex- ertions consideraWe progress towards the Narrows has been made. AnAthens despatch says that the Turks have again been defeated.

Petrograd despatches report that j further defeats have been inflicted on ; the Turks on the Turco-Persian fron- tier, near Diknan, and near Olti, on

1 the Caucasian border, j That the Strathcona HoTse, the Royal Canadian Dragoons awl the King Edward Horse have crossed from

j England to France to fight In the trepches as part of the fourth infantry brigade of the Canadian contingent is

i the understanding at Ottawa. The force thus added to the fourth brigade will be about 1.809 strong. TKeStrath- oona Horse mimbers aboit ‘>00 men,

mg to t*ie testimony of Captain er, of the steamer, given yesterday at the coroner's inquest at Kinsale. But this deadly missile found a vital s*pot.H and sent the liner to the bottom in less than twenty minutes, carrying with her over a thousand souls. The evidence of Captain Turner, which cleared up rnany"^ other points concerning the disaster, and that af other members of the crew of the vessel with a general knowledge of the situation, led the jury to bring in a verdict of “wholesale murder” against the Ger- man Emperor and his Government- and the officers of the submarine directly responsible for the sinking of the ship It was also disclosed today by Cap- tain Turner and by Winston Spencer Churchill, First Lord of the Admiral- ty, ini a statement in the House of Commons, that tfie captain had received wireless advices from the Ad- miralty in regard to the presence of submarines on the liner’s course. Cap- tain Turner in his testimony said he

Tiad followed this advice “to the best of my ability.” The character of the advice tendered by the Admiralty was not divulged., and will not be until LordMersey opens his enquiry into the loss of the ship.

One effect of the sinking of the Lusi- tania has been to boom recruiting. Every recruiting office reported today that more men had presented themselves fur service than for weeks past. The main hall of the chief recruiting office in T.ondon was crowded all day with men waiting for medical examin-

by submarines on merchant ships carrying non-combatants. It serves notice also that full reparation will be sought for the loss of more than 100 American lives in the sinking of tile Lusitania and for other violations irf xVmerican rights in the eea-zones ol war.

WhMe no indication is given of the steps to be takei\ by the United State* in the event of an unfavorable r^ly, ihe note informs the German Govern- ment that the American Governnwni will leave nothing undone, eithtf in diplomatic représentât:OM or other a*» tion, to obtain a com^ i.x-nce with it* reqiuests^v

Not sin^ the beginning of the wàr has there been in the western ih*atr* a bhttle on such a scale as that now raging along the whole front from

I Ypres to Arras. One ha* to go badt I to the battle on the Marne for another I great action with a front of over six- ty miles. There are two principal cen-

jtres of activity from which since Sat- Eurday our combined offensive ha* beeo n progrès of devdopment, to Lorth of the Britidi oentre, whidi ha* 1/iIle for its objective» and to the south (There the French centre is aiming at

I Lens. On the whole the half i* perhaps easier, as they are not faced

' as we ate vath the almost impregnalda j fortress of Lille, packed with immen*» ,re6crvofi of men and material.This may [explain the difference of fortune that [has gone rather in favor of our ally's ! part of the offensive than for us in the wtLu iut?u vvniLUig lui meuiuni uAaiuiu- r . —1 T — --- —— -

atiou. This boom also was helped by Aghting of the last few day*. At ttm German air raid on Southend and

vicinity early today. Altogether the airmen dropped 120 bombs, but strange ly only two deaths resulted. An old woman was killed in her bed, and her

present time the French attack 1* growing ki weight and fury.

Enormous forces are massed between Arras* and La Bassee, and we expect sudden and perhaps startling

husbasid who attempted to rescue her, development* in this quêter. There died from injuries received in jumping _is also sure to be a series of oounter- from a window. The material damage. Caused by fire started by the bombs, is estimatn^ at $50,000.

Prince von Buelow, Germany's Am- bassador to Rome, has confided to an American friend tilat he fears he will have to leave Italy Tuesday or Wed- nesday, thus inferring that he has no hopes f*r peace.

attacks on the part of the G-mans, ; who will not reconcile themselves eas- ' il|r to the «ibandonment of Notre Lor- etta, the golden key to this pari of the country.

[ It is certain that our niebes into tb* outfskirte of La Baisse, repeated again awd again with utiDost Itfavery has ^st us terri^ in loss of Ifek

nSSTon Eovt. Begins Operations

The Oovcrnment began on Saturday a limited operation of the National Tranî?coatinentaI from Moncton toWin- nipeg. A tri-weekly service will be giv-

- _ , _ . en to accommodate the settlers who the dead. Casualty lists a^-e being ! have gone in along the new line. ’The scanned each day with a view to tho ' *t... u..,. ,..:n residuary benefits to the party inpow-

Ottawa Topics Ottawa, May 13—Thore'is no doubt

now that the supreme insult is to be inflicted—a general election at. a time when the country is filled with fare- wells to the dying and mournings f<

For some time one solitary Toronto newspaper has been beating tne tom- tom, but last week W. F. Maclean, M. P., visited the capital and had an interview with the Honorable Itobsrf Rogers. A couple of days later the Toronto World started whanging the drum — but only on trial. The announcement of a general election on June 28 was sprung in the last edition of the Sunday World, which is issued on Saturday night and the war extra next morning but was not followed up in the Monday paper which is a rçore responsible ehect. AV. F. put^ mosW of hi» best efforts of fiction over in the Sun- day World and reserves the daily for soberer flights of fancy. As a reward for his missionary work in the Sunday W'orld, W. F., who is catalogued as an Independent, will receive no C'onserva- tive opposition in South York. It must be admitted that ho did his work handsomely, crediting the Goy- erniment with a majority ol seventy, which is about as high as any government can lift itself by its own boot straps.

Of course the Mail published l^remier BordenV disclaimer and revealed that statesman in a fine heroic pose but the idea had been set afloat just the same. The premier tempered his denial with a statement that the subject would be definitely considered very soon. Mean- while ‘the country was expected to play

part of the game and get used to . _ •the idea of an early general election Exhibition Association that the sol- someayhere near the date so subtly ! diers training and mobilizing on the

operation of th(! line will include also the G.T.P. line from Superior .Junc- tion to Fort William, which the Gov- ernment under the legislation of last session is now* taking over. The operation of the line will bo under the direction of General Manager Outelius of the Intercolonial.

The Grand 'Prunk Pacific employ- ees on the line between Fort William and Winnipeg will be absorbed into the Government railways staff, and this will apply also to the staff which has been operating the contractors^ service east and west of Cochrane for about three hundred miles. 'iTie Intercolonial has' been operating for the past year the line betw’cen Monc- ton and Levis.

Friday the advance guard of employ- ees and of rolling stock, including fiP teen locomotives, left Moncton, and wepe taken across the river at Que- bec by the new car ferry, and thence westward from (ûePec.

The operation of the road by the Government will be continued all summer, or until some arrangement is teached with the grand Trunk Pa- cific for taking over the road on its final completion.

Ottawa Exhibition I

The Minister of Militia Tas assured the . directors of the Central ('anada

fiwggeêd by the member for South York, Alexander Pope tips the scheme off in his well known lines : Vice i» a mojaster of so frightful mien As to be hated needs but to be seen ; Yet, seen too oft, familiar with her

face Wo fipst endure, then pity, then em-

brace. The hope is that everything I*opo

âi4 vice will appfy measure to a general election brought on at a time when tho public sense of decency resents it, by a government

Ottawa Fair. Grounds will be away from there by July. The mobiiization

I on these grounds, last year, caused ! some rumôrs that it would hinder the ! 1914 Exhibition being held. Tn order to prevent a recurrence of similar re-

! ports regarding the 191.5 Exhibition, * President Bate and Manager McAfa- . hon interviewed General Hughes. Bc- ' sides assuring the Exhibition officers that the troops would be removed in midsummer, the Minister asserted that the militia authorities would place the -buildings in the same condition as when they took possession of them

which has sixteen months to live if it ; Several alterations bad to be made cares to round out its full term. In & for the accommodation, of the troops, word, to avoid a lingering death, the J The Ottawa Exhibitfon this yâr will Government is willing to risk prema- ture burial. It is on the cards, forex- ' ample, that the soldiers: votes may be painful surprise to the party in power not to mention the outraged feelings of the people at large.

The same reasons which impelled tho prorogue Parliament ! devoting all the new bonus to increas-

and Government to impel it to dissolve Parliament go to the country. The chief reason ! is that the scandals must not have * time to sink in. The calculation is j that people/will forget the scandais j amidst the roar of the cannon and the j Government will be able to sneak in under cover of the. noise. If the peo- j pie are top busy with their own grief 4 ^ _ _ _ _ wv . M ^ X. n 4- ... .11 - « 1. .ik Z 4 I

haV^ the benefit of a 8.5,000 Bominion granG This follows the action of ihe Department pf Agriculture jp substitut ing, for the- former Dominion Exhibi- tion grant, a much larger sum to be distributed among several fairs. The management of the Ottawa Fair is

to do any voting, that -.will make it all the easier for the heelers, whose business it is, to deliver the goods at the right spot without danger of crowding. If the casualty list.s are too horrifying around election day, they can be geld back until the voting is over.

When Parliament prorogued, new vistas were opening up before the Pub- lic Aççoi.mtg . Comiûitteç. Mr^ Carvell had his pockets full of clues volunteered by good citizens from all over Can- ada. There were clues enough to oc- cupy the Public Accounts Committee all summer and then some. If the suspicions of responsible Cann-

ing the prizes in the utility classes of live stock, comprising horse», cattle, sheep, swine and poultry.

The first herald of the 1915 Ottawa Exhibition—a lithograph hanger-^has gone forth. The figure of a khaki-clad soldier, waving the British flag, and partly hidden by a profusion of grain in sheaves, illustrates the motto of

' this year’s Exhibition—Patriotism—Pro ' duction. To promote enterprise in pro • duction, the Central Canada Exhibi- tion Association is increasing prize.s in farm products as well as adding the 85,000 Dominion grant to live stock premiums, also continuing the policy

’ of paying freight on animal exhibits I from two provinces.

j Premier did not stay up there among j the statues and the stained glass very J long. It was W. F. Garland that made . the snatch at his halo. Him to be

read out of the party by Sir Robert diana from Vancouver to Halifax were I Bordan ! Not much ! He’d ace what correct, everything the

Reid promised that the JusticeDepart- ment would take up the investigations where the Public Accounts Committejp left off.

Government j Carloton County said about it! Carle- touched in tho way of army supplies ’ton County at this writing is pot was a scandal. Although the commit- ; what you might call enthusiastic about tee had sat only six weeks, it had Garland’s expulsion.- It looks too much

■wagged iwü of Parliament ^ like banning with bell, book and can- and was looking straight at a JevT [ die to suit good Orangemen and the others. If it had ôhe oh âSôtner 'chances are that Garland will'get the week, it threatened to uncover ft sen- pomination again. . , . , atorial candidate. It was at this junc 1 /s » . t ^ i ■■ i ture that a dead hand reached out *, CouPÎy is hot one of those from the grave and rescued the Gov- , 'leather frmuds that sticlc by a erument. The rule laid down by Hour- '"«° when he IS right It answers a inot that committee stop whi n Parlia- ! sterner test.-it sticks by a friend wheu ment stops, saved the situation. It f*'® to hell with the ex- was with a smile of relief that Dr. ' \^®t s a little mattei hke Sf

uOO overcharges to break up a lue-long companionship. In short, so far has public opinion in C'arleton County re- acted that Mr. Garland may get not

c. -n 1 ■ onl\' his nomination but also his mon- Smee Parliament prorogued, thef^j, back. When Carleton County sets Justice Department has peeked into ' out, to vindicate a friend’s honor, it enough aoysses to justify it in urging i „jakes a thorough job of it. Mean- the Government to do xt now. iJvery- ' - - where it looked was a mess. Even a brave soul like Arthur Meighon vieveed it with alarm and shook his fist at the Yankees to draw off attention. Whether it is a matter of following up clues or punishing offenders, the Jus- tice Department will go more comfort- ably about it if their friends are sustained. Scandals pop up over night, like midsummer, which is a serious matter for a Government that has oleansed fts soul by reading two members out of the party. The Govern- ment was so anxious to have the Iasi word on V scandals that it went back ten years to find Frank Oliver but on»- ly succeeded in digging up an empty grave.

Canada Stands For Freedom

If the folly of a war-time election has been abandoned, as despatches from Ottawa seem to indicate, the people of Canada will be able to de- vote themselves wholerheanedly to the great task before the nation. Can- ada is at war, and must put all her energy into the conflict. The fight for freedom on the blood-soaked plains of Flanders is Canada’s no less than Britain’s. If Belgium is destroyed and France is crushed and Britain is defeated' there will be no part of the Empire more likely to feel the heavy hand of German militarism than the Dominion. It is not only for freedom as an ideal that the soldiers of Can- ada do battle, but for the freedom of their native land as a seU-goveming nation within the Empire.

I.aying party politics aside, the political leaders pf Canada should carry on a national campaign during the summer months. There is much tr> be done in addition to the raising o* troops. The. public must be informed as to the meaning of the war, as to the issues involve<l in it, as to tho consequences of failure to prosecute it energetically to a successful conclusioi), be the cost in men and in money what it may. A contemporary, arguing in favor of a general election to enable the people to get behind the war, says : “Is there not reason that every citizen should take a portion of tho responsibility for the war and' its cost in blood and treasure ? Do we demand that sixteen or seventeen men shall Carry all the responsibility and all the burJen, perhaps to be denounced and execrated for the consequences of th< war to Canada when peace is restor ed ?”

Ther# need l>e no fear that the Bor- den Government will be denounced oi execrated by the C’anadian people for prosecuting tho war with the utmost vigor. If any dissenting voices have been raised they have been tho voices of men of the Bourassa type who are forever railing against anything that associates Canada with the defence ol the Empire. ’J'he FJberal party voted for the war credits asked by the Gov- ernment without a moment’s hésita-, tion, and would have done so had they been twice as great. The CanadianEx- poditonary Force in Europe is not the army of the Borden Government, but of the people of Canada—of Liberals and (^’onservatives, and men of no party. And if on other fields than T.angemarck the lives of hundre<ls of Canadian soldiers must pay the price of victory no one will think of laying upon the Government alone the re-

, sponsibjiity for placing our soldier» in lh(j field and exposing them to the for-

i tunes of waFi } The people will bear the inevitable . sacrifices of the struggle all the more ’ cheerfully if public men take occasion to discuss the war and its problems freely upon the platform, leaving party issues till a more convenient season. There has been no shortage of recruits

’ up to the present time, and there may [ be none at any time, but it would be

well that the duty of the citizen should be insisted upon. Canada has raised almost a hundred thousand men without difficulty by voluntary enlist- ment. The need for more recruits is already apparent. The Militia Depart- ment is preparing to send foiT^vard drafts of 8,000 men a month to make good the wastage in the first and second Contingents. Public men can make recruiting much less difficult by holding meetings throughout their consti- tuencies and telling of actual conditions in Europe, of the part taken by

j Canada’s soldiers, and of the imperative need for the maintenance of the national forces in the field at their full

, strength. Let that sort of campaign- ing take the place of the threatened

, election, and Canada will be spared the shame and scandal of seeing her public men turn aside from the greatest task of her half-century of nation-

_ hood to a petty Rtmggle for partisan ' advantage,—Globe.

Rates of Pensions fnr Canadians

The rates of pensions to be paid wounded or disabled militiamen while on active service, during drill or training, or on other military duty, prov ided the disability was not due to their own fault or negligence, are as follow» :

1st 2nd 3rd 4lh Deg. Deg. Deg. Deg.

Rank held at time of injury or ill-

It&lk'&nd file .8204 .'i;i92 8132 8 75 Sergeant...^ 336 252 168 100 S«;-uad, Batt, or Co

Sergt Major 372 282 180 lOS Squad., Batt or Co.

Q. M.-,Scrgt 372 2.S-2 186 lOf. Color-.Sorgeant 372 282 1 86 1 08 StafT-Sergeant 372 2S2 18G 108 Hegt. Sergt.'Major,

not W. 0 432 324 216 132 Master Gunner, not

W. 0 432 3-24 216 132 Regt. Q. M.-Sergt.. 432 324 216 132 Warrant Officer 4S0 360 240 144 Lieutenant.'. 480 360 240 144 Captain 720 540 360 216 Major 060 720 4.S0 288 Lieut.-Colonel 1200 900 600 360

...1440 1030 720 456 666 '

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while Mr, Garland’s contumacy echoes from sea ,to sea • and to that extent discounts Premier Borden’s statuesque attitude. With Garland’s success in mind, it will not be like a young man of spirit, such as Arthur De AVitt Foster is, to take his misfortunes lying down.

To scandals waxing and prestige waning the Honorable B.ob Rogers, as Minister of Elections, adds his own peck of troubles—Aïanitoba tottering, British Columbia on the ragged edge, Quebec slipping away, Ontario grumb- ling, the war taxes coming home to roost, the C.P.R. not a«. friendly as it might be to a C.N.R. Govcrnmon»t, and other practical matters like that.

For as much as a week, PremierBor- den figured as a hero. The short way he took with Garland and Poster was the admiration of many Conservative • newspapers. Those who knew him best t wondered who was acting as his back- , bone for the time being. The story goes that it was Frank Cochrane who pushed him at it, not so much because it was the right thing to do as because it was good business. Honesty, 80 to speak, is the best policy when there’s nothing else in sight. So with some pulling in front a^d more push- ing from behind. Premier Borden was lifted to his niche aind spoke the grand words which put the kibosh on two of Hs party foUow^s. Unfortunately the ^

! Meanwhile the cost of living itv Can- ada keeps pace with tho cost of dying in Flanders and there’s nothing to off- set it except an unfinished report on food prices which Mr. Crothers says is the i)cst report in the world once it gets prinfetl. The gist of the report is that Canada is no worse off than auy other country which might have to stand for a 7-4 per cent increase in prices at a time w’hea people can least afford it.

All of which helps to explain why it’s a hurry-up order with Bob Rogers and also why the Government is inclined to agree with him as a man who keeps his car to the ground.

H. F. G.

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The Tragedy of ! The Lusitania

I > I The sinving of the great Cunarder

Lusitania off the Irish coast by a Ger- ^ man submarine was the result of no , chance shot. It was a deliberate and

' carefully planned act of wholesale murder, intended to prove to the people of the United States that so long as the war continues it will be dangerous to travel to or from Europe on any ship flying the Tlritish or French flag. Before the TÂisitania sailed from New York the'German Imperial Embassy* to the United States caused an advertisement to be publisbÉ'd announcing that a state’ of war existeu Tjotween Germany and Great Britain and her. Allies ; that the zone of war includes the waters adllacent to tho British Isles ; that in accordance with notice gipen by the German Government vessels flying the flag of Great Britain are liable to destruction in those waters, and that travellers sailing in life war zone on ships of Great Britain or her Allies do so at their own risk. .Passengers were also warned by people on tho pier-head that the î;usitania would never finish nor voyage. As

' the event proves. It had been detennin- ; ed by tlio Admiralty in Berlin to destroy tlio fiusitanin. Tho warnings given out in New York were intendexl* to break the force of /indignation in the T'nited States shouk] the contem- plated act of piracy result in the death of anv’’ considerable number of Americ- au citizens. The authorilies at AVasJt- ington could be told that in sailing upon a British ship after being warned not to do so citizens of the United States were taking their- lives in their hands and placing themselves beyond tho protwtion of their flovernment.

The great Io.%s of life which accom- panied tho sinking of tho T.uistnnia lies directly at the door of the pirates. They laufliched their torpedo without a moment’s warning. Germany’s biggest and fastest submarines must have been Concentrated in the vicinity of the

Colonel... Brig.-General 2100 1620 lOoO

The first degree applies to those rendered totally incapable of earnlq£ a livelihood through injuries receiv^ in action or in presence of tho enemy. The second covers those also totally disabled on active service, but otherwise than in the presence of the enemy. The third applies to those rendered materially incapable on active service not in the presence of the enemy, or those rendered in a »mall de- greeincapable through injuries received in tlie enemy’s presence. Under the fourth heading come those rendered in a smalUdegreo incapable on active service not in the presence of the enemy. Where the injury is so groat as to ne- cessitate the constant presence of an attendant the first and second degree rates are increased one-third. In addition to tliese rate.s, a married man may draw for his wife half the amount of pension, provided he is totally in- capacitated, together with the full rate for children. The widowed mother of a totally disabled soldier, w'here the latter is her sole support, may draw a pension at half the rate fix.ed.

J'he pensions to be p.aid to widow» and children of (hose killed in action or died from injuries received or illness contracted while on active service are as. follows crank held by hus- and, son or fatJier at Uie time of death):—

Rank and file—822 a month for widow and 85 a month for each child.

Sergeant—828 a month for widow and 85 a month for each chLJ.

Squad, battery or company sergeant major and squad, battery or A.M. sergeant—830 a month for widow and S.5 a month for each child.

Color-sergeant or stafi-.sergeant—830 a month for widow and 85 a month for each child.

Regimental sergeant-major not W.O., master gunner, not AV.Ü., regimental Q.M. sergeant—830 a month for widow and 85 a month for each chixJ.x

AVareant officer—832 a month for "widow and 85 a month for eatoh child.

Lieutenant—837 a month for widow and 86 a mohth for each child.

Captains—815 a month for widow and 87 a month for each child.

Major—850 a month for widow and 88 a month for each child.

Lieutenant-Colonel—860 a month for widow and 810 a month for each child

Colonel—875 a month for widow and 810 a month for each child.

Brigadier-General—.T: 100 a month for widow' and .|10 a month for each child.

A widowed mother whose son was her sole support and unmarried is eli- gible for the same pension as a widow. In the case of orphans the rates for children maj^ be doubled. The first month a gratuity equivalent to two months- pension will be paid. The Minister of Militia is permitted to order the discontinuance of «. pension where good reason for it exists. Pen- sions to wddows or widowed mothers shall cease on their remarriage, al* though a gratuity may be paid them immediately the marriag». Chil- dren over 15 years of age in the case of a boy, or 17 in that of a girl are not to have gratuity or pension paid on their behalf.

headlands of Cork for no other purpose than to iaiercept and destroy the giant Cunarder. Old Head, K insale, pits out'a considerable distance to the south of the general œastline, and the Tai.sitania would have nearer land there than at any other point of her pro- jrress along the Irish coast. Half a dozen submarines lying at intervals of u mile or more a])art off shore \vould HO interest the line of the Faisitania’s [irogress easterly that some one of (hem would be close enough to inxmvh a torpedo as she passed. 1'here wae no possibility of giving warning under such conditions or of permitting the removal of passengers before sinking the ship. If wholesale murder was to be done at all it must be done secret- ly and by surprise. The plans c»f the pirates were carried out successfully, nud without a thought as to the fate of tho 2,000 souls aboard the J.usitania.

The people of TIritain will regard the destruction of the J.usitania as another evidence that they are battling against a foe who has cast away all laws of war, and is prepared to bomb, burn, poison or drown non-combatants as reacWIy ns men with arms in their hands. Recent indications of the re- morselessness of German militarism will cause every Briton to vow that there shall be no peace till it is hum- bled in the dust.

Rut what of the United States? Doee President AVilson propose to let Ger- man submarines destroy the lives of American citizen.^ because they choose to cross the Atlantic in a passenger ship flying tho British flag ? Does he still think the mad dog of .Europe can be trusted at large ? Is it not almost time to join in hunting down the brute ?—Globe.

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CLYHESDALES

Castle Baron . Imp. (6127) (12æi).

Theàe Clydesdale horses will make the season of 1915 at the owner’s stables, ^‘Bonnie Briar” Farm, Mc- Crimmon, Ont.

Enrolment No. 1315. Form I. Approved.

CERTIFICATE OF ENROLMENT AND INSPECTION OF IURE

f BEED CLYDESDALE STALLION. Castle Baron (imp.) rtgistered in thm

■ Canadian Clvdiesdaie Stud Book as ! No. 6127, owned by William McLeod, ! of McCrimmon, foaled in 1904, has been enrolled under the Ontario Stal- lion Act, inspected on the '23rd day of October, 1914, and found to be free from the malformations and diseases named in the Regulations under the said Act. THE ONTARIO STALLION ENROL-

MENT BOARD. Peter White, R. W. Wade,

Chairman. Secretary. Dated at Toronto, Ontario, the 22nd

day of Feoruary, 1915. { Good until Decehiber 31st, 1915. j

Fyvie Prince' Imp. 16126) (1208). •

Enrolment No. 826. Form I. Approved. .

CERTIFICATE OF ENROLMENT AND INSPECTION OF PURE BRED CLYDESDALE STALLION.

Fyvie Prince (imp.) registered in the Canadian Clydesdale Stud Book as No. 6126, owned by William McLeod of McCrIramon, foaled in 1904, lias been enrolled under the Ontario Stallion Act, inspected on the 23ra day of October, 1914, and found to be free from the malformations and diseases named in the Regulations under the said Act. THE ONTARIO STALLION ENROL-

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day of February, 1915. Good until Decemljer îHst, 1915.

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Castle Baron ar.d Fyvie l^rince are models of CK-desdaîe type, vith tbe bes<t of bone, pasterns, feet and action ; and sired by the renowned World’s Clydesdale Champion BAR- ON’S PRIDE, they are also half brothers of Baron of Buchlyvîe, which was sold for 347,500.00 (forty seven thousand five hundred dollars»).

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PEROITERON Imp. (268) (56452.)

Recorded in Canadian PercheronStud Book, Vol. 1.

Percheron is a beautifully marked dapple grey with a white mane and tail. He stands 16.3 hands high end is a horse of remarkably fine notion.

Percheron is a noted prize '‘'inner, both in France and Canada.

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Planting tbs Corn TLve is no apprseubls dliïerence,

other conditions being equal, in the yield between com drilled or checked, but with the rows checked, they can be cultivated both ways. This affords a better opportunity to get at the weeds and also leaves the field in much better shape. By cul tivating both ways, no ridges are left to allow a waste of moisture in evaporation. It is also easur to cul tivate both ways, because there are no ruts for the cultivator shovels to follow' ; thereby making the cultivator easier to Control.

The depth of planting must depend upon the condition and nature of the soil and, to some extent, upon the kind of crop tliat preceded. In a heavy, sticky clay soil lacking in humus and inclined to retain moisture, corn should not be planted deep. When this kind of soil receives hard, beating rains, it generally forms a hard, crust on the surface. If tbe kernels were planted deep, they would not come up and would rot.În loose, sandy loam or sandy soil, the corn should be planted dt-eper, because it will tend to encourage a greater depth of root on account of the moisture being lower. In sod soil, the water level is generally low also ; but, unless much deep disking has been done, it is difficult to pl&ut tile corn very deep.

Until the plant has a good start above the ground, it depends entirely upon the plant food stored up in the grain. If it is planted too deep, there is not enough plant food stored within to keep up its growth until, it reaches the surfaces As a result, it dies before it reaches the surface of the soil. If shallow' planting were practised, the plant could râch tbe surface before it used up nil of its plant food, and would no doubt grow and mature.

In early spring the soil warms slowly, and if the corn is planted very early it should be planted shallow, because the soil is aot 'varmed to any great depth. In testing seed for germination, we learn that it has been kept at a temperature of at least 60 degrees, and sprouts much faster if the temperature i.s «.round 80 degrees. Corn will not gennui- ate at a temperature of less than 50 degrees, so there is nothing gain»?d in planting it when the temperature is below that. As a rule, corn shouUI be planted around the 15th of May. Later in the spring, when the soil has warmed to a greater depth, com can be planted deeper. As a rule, however, corn should not be planted deeper than ' wo and one- half inches.

If the seed has been càreîulïy^?- lected, dried and' tested and properly

I Potatoes for Stock Feeding Potatoes are an inferior feed for dairy

cows, writes Prof. A.A. Borkind of the Vermont experiment station. In trials at the Vermont experiment st.-ic'on in lS96.,'to deti^rmine the relative value of com silage and potatoes, 100 pounds, both of dry matter aud digestible dry matter, in silage proved superior to similar amounts in potatoes.The latter were eaten even more freely tân was the silage, yet produced neither more nor better milk. At 15 cents a bushel

country as such a thing can be. The story is told by Mr. Edgar D. Eddy, H. S.A.., Chief Seed Inspector of the Do- minion Department of Agriculture, and is given in Bulletin No. S9 of the Seed

I Branch, of which Mr. Geo. H. Clark i.s Commissioner, under the title of “An

; Inquiry Regarding the Wheat, Oats, | Barley, Flax and Ensilage Com Used for Seed in C-’anada.” Mr. Clark intro- ducing the work to the Honorable MartinBurreli, Minister of Agriculture, Says that ‘Hhe data obtained is interesting and even surprising.” It is all of that. It was in the spring of 1913 that the inquiry âs commenced,and it. ^ was continued in 1914. Mr. Eddy ex- plains that seed inspectors were in- j structud to visit farmers and procure | samples of seed actualL- being put in the ground. This they did and over 3,700 samples found their way to the seed lalxiratory at Ottawa. With them w’as sent information in regard to variety, source of supply, treatment for imut prevention, rate of seeding, cîcân ing and selection.

With tbe foregoing before him Mr. Eddy started his inquiry. After stating

they were more costly food for stock | that in some cases samples were taken than was silage. The butter niade from from lots that wore yet to be cleaned the ration containing large amounts of , before seeding, so that the summary of potatoes was of poor quality, tended the purity test reports is incorrect to to be salvy and did not keep well. , this extent, as indicating the impurities

Potatoes’ are best adapted -o hog I >'‘= feeding. In order to'secure the ' est re-"P conehrg.ons by saying suits, the potatoes should be cooked s„ . full allowance for all

to be mealv, and be mixed with ‘“accuracies, it 13 clear that the value other ground ./rains to '.o' ‘h® gâin crops produced im Canada

as cornmeai or form a rather heavy- mush In this » enormously lowered each âr form they are relish t;-.e swine, though the use of poor seed, bur- Skim milk makes a valuable adjunct to Pîngly little, a tention is paid _ to feed with the rni.-mire of cooked po- ôo^mg the most suitable varieties.

! I he seed is seldom selected or grade<i, ict to pass it through a fanning- tatoes and meal. Potatoes alone can-

not be used to advantage as food noi can they be eaten- uy the hogs in an> great quantity. Experiments at Wis consin and elsewhere show that pounds of cooked potatoes are wortl approximately 100 pounds of cornmea'. for swine feeding.

Potatoes have not been used for stock

expec mill c mill once or twice, and often not even this is done ; in many cases the mills

' are not equipped with proper sieves j j and little improvement is effected. ! “Experiments have repeatedly shown I that Certain varieties of grain give the I largest yields in particular districts.

In order to obtain the oest results, it feed in this country to a great enough i is important to study varieties and extent so that-the experiment stations j select those best adapted to the soil have made a study of their use, writes ^ and eliminate conditions under*\ which J. L. Stone of the Cornell experiment j they are to be grown. The lack of at, station, in the same paper. We have very little data regarding the feeding of potatoes to liv'esteck. In Germany, where the situation is oonsiderabiy de-

tention given to selection is indicated by the fact that over forty percent of the farmers from whom samples of wheat, oats and barley were collected

feront, the question has been studied | did not know the variety name of the much jnore. The.general conclusion ar- ^ grain they were growing."

Then follow a series of tables show-

feed for stock, as a soil improver, and j as a cash seed crop. And yet the im-

portance of raising this valuable 1er ; gume is not always fully appreciated,, says R. A. Moore of the University oi Wisconsin. In most sectious of th4 state, and especially in the dairy disr

I tricts, the high feeding value of dovet, hay has long been recognized. In some of the upper counties there is, however,a widespread opinion that timothy hay is superior to clover as feed for siocU. But analyses, have shown that one ton of clover hay has as mu<^ feeding value as tons of timothy. The experience of daü'ymen and stockmen in general has proved this wide variation to be true in actual practice

The clovers, lite the other membeaft of the legume family, are able to taka nitrogen from the air and use it ia making plant growth. With the supply they get from the soil and take from the air plant tissue is uuilt up which is high in protein, one of the most important of the feeding elements. Ttxia accounts for the popularity of this forage crop among the stockmen of this and other states. When properly ban- died the do *er deposits an- abundant supply of nitrogen in their roots, and when these decay there is leit in the soil food for other crops.

Clover unless strictly for seed is usu- . ally sown in connection with timothy or red-top as a rotation crop. Whem thus sown two crops of clover can be obtained the year after seeding, and ti.o ground should then be manured during the fall and winter, preparing it to produce a good crop of mixed hay during the following summer. A fine- tooth harrow should be run over the field in early spring so as to distribute evenly the application of manure put on during the winter.

Good reàults, as a rule, are obtained by sowing clover with barley, oats or wheat as a nurse crop. As barley doe# not require as much water for maturity as oats. It is better as a nurse crop. From 8 to 15 pounds of seed is needed to obtain a good stand, but after the land has grown clover for several year» a smaller amount is needed.

The varieties of clover commolHy grown in the state for seed and forage are medium red, mammoth, aUike and white. The medium red and mammoth

biennials (continuing for two

rived' at is that they may be successfully used in feeding dairy covs, horses

j years), and the alsike and w.me, per- ennials (continuing for more than two

- , . T- V • t 1 ^1^® number of.samples and the years). In the northern part of the sheep and pigs. In the case of horsi.^s varieties received from all the provinces state, where as â rule the ground hi

.1,0 I . .. . ... ' well covered with .snow throughout th, winter, clover has such perfect protec- tion that the biennial varieties have uecome somewhat perennial in nature and crops have been cut for several years without reseeding the fields.

and the results of the tests that were , made. First we have treatment for smut, which is common in the Prairie

. Provinces, but not in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime I’rovinces, although it-could frequently be done with profil. Then the sources of seed supjjly are indicated followed by a table giving the Rates of Seeding. Cleaning and Selec- tion are next in order, Mr. Eddy., re- marking, “The most significant feature of the inquiry is the information brought out in regard to the impurities sown with the seed as/result of the lack of proper cleaning.” An illus- trative table accompanies this section.

planted, there will seldom be as much as 10 per cent missing. If as much as one-fifth fails to grow\ then the entire field had better be replanted. There are a number of reasons why replanting is not profitable. In the first jilace, the replanted C(»rn is so far behind that which was planted first that in cultivating it

and pigs the German practice has ueen ' to steam the potatoes. InAmerica it is probable that surplus potatoes can best be used for dairy cows. The total digestive nutrients in a ton of potatoes will be slightly more than one-fifth as much as would be contained in a ton of cornjmeal. The potatoes are even more highly carbonaceous than the Cornmeai and naturally would be be.st fed in conjunction with those feeds that supply an abundance of protein.

There is another factor, however, in- volved, that is of considerable importance. Raw potatoes are a succulent

j food and used in connection with a ration that is deficient in succulence usually one that does not include com silage) they would have a value aboutit that indicated by the tottil digestive nutrients. Some succuient food is de- sirable in all rations, and a moderate amount of such food, when added as ! Sections are devoted to the “Ger- above, produces an effect above thai ^ ^nation of Oats, Barley, Wheat and which would be indicated by the nu- j Flax,” “Ensilage Corn,” to “Seed on trients present, l'he writer’s personal the Ear and Shelled,” to “Planting ex|)erience is that as small an amouni { Hills and- Drills and to a **Suramary as half a peck a day fed all dairy cows and Conclusion.^,” the whole forming (lacking other succulence) produces | a 32-page Bulletin of vital interest that quite a marked effect in the milk flow, | should be extensively applied for to and two or three times this amount | the Publications Branch of the Depart- may be fed to advantage, it the po^ | mont of Agriculture, Ottawa, tatoes are available. But they should j

Summaries of impurities are given, w'hich furnish, as the author says, “striking evidence of the extent to which weeds are introduced through dirty seed.”

The high prices paid for clover seed during the past few years have- caused many farmers to consider the advisa- bility of turning their attention to thia line of effort. Some localities ate more especially adapted to raising clov er than others, and in these favored districts the clover does not only grow better, but the heads seem to fill out with seed better.

Drawiug a Chicken

allv covered. T{ it survives untifThe S* introduced into the ration ’gradual- j k<? i<? bp- - * avoid danger from choking it pollen from the other stalks is be

ing shed, it hæ not attained growth enough to send out its shoots and, as a consequence, is not fertilized by the neighboring plants.

If it seems advisable to replant the missing hills, this should be done with an earliei- variety of corn so it will silk and tassel at the same j time as the other plants. Even this j is a poor practice, for one certainly cannot keep up a pure variety of | corn by planting two different kinds ^ together. Taken one year with an- i other, all replanting can be avoidet! ! hy careful selection and painstaking '

is well to run the potatoes through a root cutter.. It is impossible to give a cash valuation to a foodstuff of this kind, except as a result of careful experiment. It is probable that under oidinaey cii'cuinstances and tne present condition of the grain mar , ket, potatoes might be figured at from To to 20 cents a bushel for feeding purposes, and if succulence were sadly needed they might reach an" effect e<4uivalent to a valuation of 2.3 cent.s a bushel.

“ROUGH ON RATS” clears out Rats, Mice, etc. Don’t Die in theHousc 15c. and 25c. at Drug and Country Stores.

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Care of the seed corn. Regarding the number of kernels

to the hill, expert com growers dif- fer. Some prefer more, some, less But, taken as an average three kernels, to- the hill seems to give the best results. x'

Ilie Vagaries of Spring

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Major Flush (12350)

Recorded in the Clydesdak Book of Canada, Vol. 20.

Stud

Enrolment No. 879, Form I. Approved.

CERTIFTiCATE OF ENROLMENT AND INSPECTION OF PURE BRED CLYDESDALE STALLION.

Major Flush, registered^ in the Cana- dian Clydesdale Stud Book as No. 12350, owned by Neil McLeod of Dal- keith, foaled in 1910, has oeen enrolled under the Ontario Stallion Act, inspected on the 23rd day of Octobei*, 1914, and found to be free from the malformations and diseases named in the Regulations under the said Act. THE ONTARIO STALLION ENROL-

MENT BOARD. Peter White, R. W. Wade,

Chairman. Secretary Dated at Toronto, Ontario, the 1st

day of March, 1915. aut iai.5-b

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It was just such a mild and glor- ious April, forty-one years ago, that one of Montreal's wholesale mercliants and his bride took their wedding trip through Ontario, and during the whole journey the weathei was delightfully fine ; but when they alight- ed from the train at Bonaventuro station at the latter end of the month they had to hire a sleigh to take them to their home, in a deep snow, ’this was told our Editor by the merchant himself, so that the date can be depended upon as well as the cir- cumstances. About twenty years ago, parties who lived in the North -end

- of the city, thought it about time to

I other flowers, atid the following I morning (Queen’s birthday), they f were surprised to find that every

plant had been cut down by a severe wind frost, and the day following they had turned quite black. The 24th of May of that year had been preceded by just such etherial mild- ne>33 as was experienced during last month ; and it will be something strange, if May does not put in some vagaries which April forgot to furnish us with. Further back still than either of the above dates when the late Messrs. John and William Ogil- vie milled most of Éfeir spring wheat flour from wheat grown in this province, we have- it from the lips of a farmer in Glenigarry country, that he and his father drove from Bainsville in Lancaster and back in a sleigh on the 24th of May, a heavy snow having fallen the night previous, ’fhat year, our informant said that his father raised the heaviest and finest crop of wheat he had ever before gi/own. It is questionable if such cold winterly weather will ever occur again as late as on the 24th of

plant their flowers, as it was the day ^ May as the spring seasons have mo- ' before Queen Victoria’s birthday. ' derated very considerably of late They planted Geranium plants and years.—Trade Bulletin.

j Major Flush is a beautiful bay, nigh \ fore foot and hind legs white, bred by j Peter Christie, Manchester, Ont., and f weighs 1850 lbs. I He will serve a limited number of ' mares at the owner’s stable, T.aggan, j during the season of 1915. i TERMS—SIO to insure, payable 1st

March, 1916. All mares at owner’s rask. Mares once tried and not regularly returned, and mares disposed of before foaling time, will be consid-

I erod in foal and charged accordingly.

T .g or/y w _

NEIL MACLEOD, Prop.

Many women with disfigured complexions never seem to think that they need an occasionaVeleansine inside as well as outside. Yet neglect of this internal bathing shows itself in spotty, and sallow complexions—as well as in dreadful headaches and biliousness. It’s because the liver becomes sluggish, and waste matter accumulates which Nature cannot remove without assistance. The best

CHAMBERIAIN^WLETS remedy is Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets, which

. stimulate th'e liver to healthy activity, remove fermentation, f ently cleanse the stomach and bowels and tone the whole igestive system. Sure, safe and reliable. Take one at

night and you feel bright and sunny in the morning. Get Chamberlain's today—druggists 25c., or by mail from

Chamberlain Medicine Company, Toronto

Judging by the ghastly appear.ince ' of many drawn fowl, the average ' person knows little or nothing of the process beyond the fact tb.at the head and feet and the internal or- gans must be removed.

, The following directions are given by poultry dressing specialists of the

I OaNifoniia Department of Agriculiare. -' 1. Hold the chicken by the legs and

run it quickly over the flame from a looseiy-twistea lighted newspaper which, for safety, may be laid in a

- coal bucket or ash tray. This will remove the fine hairs. Remove any pin feathers with the aid of a sharp, small knife blade. The charred h.->ir may be washed off later.

2. Cut the legs off well below the knee joint. If the legs are cut abovo the knee the flesh on the drumstick will be pulled back from the end.

3. Cut the head off, leaving as much of the neck as possible, then push the skin of the. neck back and cut thè neck off quite close to the body. The envelope of the remaining skin gives the dressed bind a ns.vrer ap» pearance. The neck bones with the adherent meat make a valuable rddi-

, tion to the giblets. The gullet and , windpipe are, of cou*-s»», on the neck and must lê pulled a ;'v,

■ 4. To remove thi; make an incision about two and one-half inches in length across the abdomen and as close to the vent as possiiile. In making this incision, be careful not to penetrate the intestine. Slip the fingers in first, and gradually in- sert the whole hand through the slit into the body cavity. Work the viscera loose from its. attachments by sliding the fingers over the inner surface of the body walls. In .this way, aRer a little practice, the viscera caïrtie removed quickly and easily.

The lungs will almost invariably tear, leaving shreds . sticking to tho back. These and the kidneys of the chieken, which aae two long, dark red bodies lying each side of the baok- bone and firmly fastened, should b« removed Jn pieces. The rest of the viscera,-including the crop which bes far front and just under the skin of the breast, when loosened will come out in a mass through the incision. The intestine is still attached to the bir<l at the vent. To separate it clearly, the tube should be picked up just as close to the vent as possible and its contents pushed well back from the vent. 'Ihen out closely around the vent, holding the intestibe tightly between the fingers to ensure cleanliness. Run a stream of water through the slit into the body cavity in such wise that it flows out through the vent and cleans the short pieca of intestine still remaining. Then cut both vent and intestine away, leî^ a neat, round hole", no hirgec

The ^5- s, Alsr»n:rià, Oni. May 14 19J5

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COUNTY AND DISTRICT NEWS ?

Maxville Mr. Donald McEwen of Moose Creek,

■was here on Tuesday. Mr. John -A. McCuaijf of Mr. D. Mc-

- Lean’s staiï, is at present spending a few days in Cornwall.

Mr. Neil McLean of Baltic’s Comers, wae here for a few hours on Saturday.

Mrs. Glen White, nee MyrtleKennedy of Montreal, was the guest of her aunts.., the Misses Grant, the latter part of last week.

Glen Robertson

HAVE YOU BEEN SICK?

Mr. and Mrs. Paul I.acombe are at present visiting in Montreal.

Miss Mary L. Robson visited friends' at Kirk Hill last week.

Marriage licenses, wills, deeds and leases issued by Sam M. Grant.

Mrs. James McKinnon, Glen Sand- field, is visiting her daughter. Miss Sarah McKinnon and grandchildren the Lacombes, in the absence of their parents.

For Sale — A small cooking range

Then you realize the utter weakness that robs ambition, destroys appetite, and makes work a burden.

To restorethat strength and stamina that is so essential, nothing has ever equaled or compared with Scott’s Emulsion, because its strength-sustaining nourishment invigorates the blood to distribute energy tliroughout the body while its tonic value sharpens the appetite and restores health in a natural, permanent way.

If you are run down, tired, nervous, overworked or lack strength, get Scott’s Emulsion to-day. At any drug store.

Scott & Bowue, Toronto, Ont.

The Ciuff mill is still running full ; with rescr\ oir attached, apply Sam M. time and judging from the number of ; Grant.

will _ that vicinity, the work Continue well on in the summer.

Mr. Duncan McKinnon paid the capital a business visit on Thursday of last we^.

Messrs. Donald Campbell aAdWilUam McDonald of Baltic’s Cornels, were business visitors on Friday.

Mr. Albert Scott of Fournier, did business in Maxville on Thursday last and while here incidentally \isited a number of friends.

It is currently reported here that •even of the Maxville boys who volunteered for active service, have been accepted and will shortly leave with the second contingent.

Messrs. M. Fyke and Bert McKercher attended the social gathering atAvoU- more on Friday evening last and report a delightful outing.

Mr. and Mrs. John Hoople, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Cline visited friends inCorn- wall during the latter part of last week. The trip was made in Mr. Hoople’s auto.

Messrs. Finlay Mel-ennan and J. L. McIntyre of St. Elmo, were here on Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Herb Tracey paid the capital a visit on Monday, returning borne that evening.

The Borden Milk Co. shipped two hundred and live cans of milk toMont- real Monday morning.

Miss Ward, dressmaker, was the êst of Mrs. J. J. Campbell, Athol, last week.

The local drovers sent large consign- ments of mixed cattle to the Montreal market last Saturday and Monday of

#tbis week. The Messrs.Seguin who bad been con-

ducting a general mercantile business at I>aggan, have removed to Fournier where they are now well established, and their many friends in Maxville and Dominionville wish them continued sue oese in their new field of labor.

Quite a number of visitors were here during the latter part of last week from Warina, Gravel Hill and Dunve* gani. All were given the glad hand by their many friends in Maxville.

Messrs. Johnson Hoople & Son are more than bu&y with their roofing con tract» taken last year.

A number of loads of potatoes were brought into town recently and being offered at reasonable prices were disposed of quickly,

Mr. Hodgins made an official _ visit lo the local I.O.O.F. last week, at which a large number of members were present.

Several of our Tayside friends were here on Saturday afternoon, all wear- ing the smile of prosperity.

Mr. E. M. Shaughnessy and sons, Edmund and Walter, were in Alexan- dria last week.

Rumor has it that our football club is to play a match with the ooys from the 14th' on Victoria Day. -Mr. David Deaconi was a visitor to

the Glon last week. A date worth remembering—the par-

ishioners of St. Martin of ToursChurch intend holding their .picnic here on Wednesday, July 26tL, 1915.

Messrs. Joseph Rorjcrtson andGoorge Hope were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Robinson on Sunday.

Mr. James Kennedy of Vancouver, B. C., is at home visiting his mother,Mrs Donald Kennedy.

Mr. Dan McDonald, Glen Sandfield, visited friends here on Sunday.

Mr. William Weeks is visiting with friends in Montreal this weel<.

Messrs. D. D. Robinson and K. Steiv art visited Glen Sandfield friends on Sunday,

' Miss Kate McT.ennan spent the week end with her mother, Mrs. K. McLen- nan.

Mr. Auley Robinson was at Glen ! Sandfield on Sunday.

■ Miss Mamie Richardson, Montreal, and Mrs. John A.' McDonald were the ' guests of Mrs. Archie McDonald onSun ' day. Miss Pearl Bathurst returned to ' the city with Miss Richardson that ev- ' ening. '

Mr. John D. McDonald had a raising bee on Tuesday. 1

Mr. Stewart McRae, Glen Sandfield, ' was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. ' Thompson on Sunday.

Mr; Norman McCosham and sister, Miss Annie, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. 0. Hambleton on Sunday

Mr. Dean Rowe, Alexandria, motored here on Sunday.

Mr. Sam McDonald and sister. Miss Kate McDonald, Montreal, were in town as guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. D. McDonald over the H' k-end. Mr.Sam McDonald and Mr. John I). R. McDon- ald, who also spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Duncan R. Mc- Donald, leave for the allieo trenches shortly.

Mr. Duncan R. McDonald, Cobalt, is in town visiting with Mrs. McDonald and family.

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Hambleton were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Rory A. McNeil, Glen Sandfield, on Sunday.

Mrs. Mary McDonald, Montreal, visited Alexandria on Tuesday.

We sincerely pray it is true. Mist Eveganîîne S. Adams, the famed Am- erican astrologer, claims the awful European conflict shall be ended this summtf and that the allies are to be viotoriou», also that Secretary of War Kitchener shall have his greatest

that death was purely accidental. A Vancouver paper has the following information : “Deceased had full control of an engine and twelve men. His duty was to fasten cable to the Jogs and give the signal to commence haul- ing. He made the lice fast to a tree, gave the signal to haul and almost at once called out to stop. No one could see him at the point where he stood,and he was foued by his fellow workers a minute or two later lying on the log with life extinct. He was subsequently removed to the undertak

' ing parlors of Messrs. Greene &■ Merk- ^ ley, from whence the funeral took place.’'

: Mr. Morrison was a young man, forty one years of age, and had been away from the homestead nearly eigh- teen years. He leaves to mourn' his loss his mother and father and three brothers, Malcolm, of Spokane, who attende<l the funeral; Donald of Mom

, tana, and Kenneth on the old homestead, to wnom we extend our deep

On the platform, besides the speakers were Rev*. H. C. Sutherland, Rev. Fa- , ther J. J. Macdonell, Rev. J. L. Gour- lev and A. G. McBean, Esq.

*Mr. A. R. McMaster, K.r., the first speaker of the evening, spoke eloquent ly upon the present war, and in tlie course of his speech made a special plea to the young men of t'anada to enlist and help the Mother Country.

The Rev. Mr. Dickie of Montreal, followed and in eloquent language des- ci'ibed the conditions in Europe, and the reasons why Canada should send men and means to assist the Mother- land—-as Canada was at war as well as England.

I Rev. D. R. Macdonald of Glen Nevis, was the last speaker of the evening and true to his reputation as an or- ator, he held the audience spell bound as he described the conditions of Eu- rope, previous to the outbreak of the war. He showed clearly that England, represented Tiy Lord Grey, did everything humanly possible to avert war, but when Belgiuns was invade»! by Germany, then England true to her pledge, went to the rescue of the Bel- gian! people. 'I'hree men, he said,whose names will live in history, are Lord Grey, King Albert and Cardinal Mer- cier. Quoting from Cardinal Mercier’s pastoral, which he said, would well live, as a masterpiece of literature, he showed the courage of the Cardinal in the face of the oneu'.y, t iling his people their-duty and urging them to fight for their liberty and their country.

At the close of the addresses, a vote of thanks to the speakers was moved by the Rev. Mr. Sutherland and sec- onded by Dev. J. -1. and the e\*ening came to a close by the singing of the National Anthem.

the largest and fastest ship engaged I in trans-Atlantic traffic. ; The lookouts sighted the periscope I of a submarine a thou.sand yarûs I away, and the next Instant they saw J the trail left by a torpedo as it flash-

ed on its course. Then Came a terrific I crashas the missle pierced the liner’s I side.,, followed almost immediately by j another, which littered the decks with wreckage. The course of the liner was at cuico turned towards shore.

V rtj (ircHi

e.vpl- d:y 1-

FOUR 'rORPEDOES FIRED AT LLSITANTA.

Four t;)rpedo('S appureml.,- at the Lusitania, Tiut only them foun^l their mark.

The Inss of iite caused l y does themîelx (*s and the caused must have been te ui’

The tragic froiglu oi luxlies taken to to Queenstown bears evidence of tht havoc wrought. Many of those taken I Rsho.re were seriously injured, and more than a score died after they were le- j moved to Cork and Queenstown hosp itals. i

A long line of stretcher bearers marched from the piers as tugs ana trawlers arrived, ’J'he people of the

’ Irish city opened their home to those who had been saved, and evcrvthinc

’ possible is being, done for their com , fort.

a second torpedo hit the steamer an<f she listed so badly that the crew could not Work the boats on one side of the ship.

.‘Vnother factor was the erireme confidence of the passengers themselves in the infallibility of the water- tight compartments. According to a, steward, they would not believe, even after the second torpe<lo struck that the ship would go down, and realized their terrible position too late. Then it was that many jumped into th(? sea -a few to be picked up; the great majority to perish.

Otht^-3, including many of the first- cinss passengers, were in the cabin at the time and w^’nt down with the

riie New.s will He ‘■eut t: any new subscriber in Canada fjr V2 months for.$l.f'0.

NATIONALITY OF PASSENGEliS A revised list of the

^y

and sincere s>-mpathy ii their sore bereavement.

the hour of

Annie HiU

Mack’s Corners

Mr. Archibald McDonald. It is our sad duty to chronicle this

week the death of Mr. Archibald McDonald, 32-2nd Kenyon. The dcoeas ed had been ailing for several years and bore his sufferings with C’hristian fortitude. He was a son of the late Archibald McDonald, and was born on lot 3Q-3rd Kenyon, 67 years ago. He was married twice, first in 1884, to Sarah McDoncll, who predeceased him twenty-one years ago, and left him one son and one daughter, namely, Cassie R. of Montreal, and Angus A. of Win- nipeg. He was again married toAnnie Isabella McDonald in 1898, who survives him with seven children, namely, John, Sadie, Angus, James, Mary B., Joseph and Andrew, all on t-he homestead. His loss will be sorely felt by ihis wife and family. He was an affec- tioniate husband, a kind and loving father and was highly esteemed by aH who knew him. The funeral took place from his late residence toSt.Anthony’s Church and cemetery, and was very largely attended. Rev. J. M. Foley, P.P., officiated. Jhe pallbearers were Messrs. J. A. McDonald, William Mc- Namara, D. A. McDonald, Ranald Mc- Tavish, R. J. McDonald and A. K. Mc- Donald. We extend our warmest sym-

’ pathy to the bereaved relatives.

The majority of the farmers have completed their spring work.

Mr. J. D. McMillan, drover, Kirk 'Hill, was here this week looking up stock.

Mr. D. AV. McPherson, Lochiel, called on Mr. J. A. McKinnoni this week.

The funeral of the late Miss Harriet McLennan took place last AA’odnesday from the residence of her sister, Mrs. Annie McLeod, of Dalkeith.

Mr. and Mrs. J. D. T'ameron spent Tuesday evening the guests of Mr. and Mrs. AV. D. McLeod, Bonnie Brier., Mc- Crimmon.

i A number from here attended the fiwcral of the late Mrs. J. C\ McLaur- in, Breadalban(>, on Tuesday,

j Miss Annie Mcl.ennan, Dunvegan, is ' spending a few days the guest of her brother, D. F., here.

Dr. D. A. McMaster, Y.S^, Dalkeith, made a professional call here on Tues- day.

Mr. D. N. McLeod paid Dalkeith a business visit on Monday.

Messrs. Colin Cameron and J. F. Me Kinnon spent Saturda-y at Vankleek Hill.

i Mr. Ben Goodman, our popular cheesemaker, is kept hustling these days as new patrons are being added to the list daily.

pass-nger.»-, made public by the line showed there were 1,351 passengers in all on boarc The crow numbered between 700 and 800, making a total of more than 2» 000 on the steamer.

The list made pulTic showed tlip various nationalities of the passengers, as follows ;

First cabin — Great Britain, 179 ; United States, 106 ; Greece, 3; Sweden, 1 ;M exico, 1 ; Switzerland, \.

Sécond cabin—Great Britain, .521 ; United States, 65; Russia, 3; Belgiurn,

I 1 ; Holland, 3 ; France, 5 ; Italy, 1 ; ’ unknown, 2. { Third class—England, 204 ; Ireland, 139; Scotland, 13; Russia, 59 ; Ignited j States, 17 ; lêrsia, 19 ; Greece, 3; Fin- I land, 1 ; Scandinavia, 4; Mexico, 1.

There were, many inquiries from the I theatrical district iiv regard to Charles 1 Frohman, another of the prominent ■ Americans aboard.

Spring Styles of Ready-to-Wear Garments for Ladies & Children A nice lot of Blouses for Children, Misses and Ladies

just received, each a distinct st}de of its own.

lien’s Suits=-Ready-made or to Measure It 8 cl 10 to I shot the man who gets his Spring

Outfit here is well pleased. See our Prices on Corn in next issue.

Bring \;s your Eggs — we pay Cash or Trade.

N.A. MCDONALD, DalKousie Stiution

CARGO VAIXTED AT S750,0u0. The Lusitania’s cargo was valued at

about three-quarters of a million dollars, and contalm-'d a large <iuantity of war supplies. Her manifest in- cluded 280,(K)0 pounds of brass and ^ copper wire, 866,000 worth of military 1

goods, and 5,171 caeos of ammunition; valued at 8200,024, all of which was contraband of war. The ship itself, Cunard officials said, was covered by 85,009,000 war risk insurance.

We Keep the Quality Up We Keep the Prices Down

Smillie & McDiarmid

Inglenook

Lancaster

The vice-president of the Eed Cross /I ork tor Renvoi, has received a weU. work for Kenyon has just received

Contribution of 146 handkerchiefs, 20 wash clothes and 75c. from the young ladies of Dunvegan.

Mr. J, AV. Wylie, who for the past nine months has acted as teller on the local branch of the Bank of Ottawa, has enlisted with the Canaaian En gineers, and expects to sail ior Shornr cli'“ cliff in a few days. He is being succeeded here by IMh, G. E. Davis of Ot- tawa. Mr. Wylie, during his sojourn in Maxville, by his courteous and af- fable mahner, made many friends who sincerely trust that he will safely em- erge from the great oonfiict.

Keeve^ D. McMillan ably occupied the chair at the patriotic rally held in the Public Hall, here, on Thursday evening last, under the auspices of the Patriotic Leagpae, and forceful addresses were delivered by Rev. Mr. Fyke, Mr. A. R. McMaster, K.C., and members of the 42nd, while pipe music and patriotic songs were also rendered. The hall was crowded with an en- tihusiastio audience, who heartily es'* dorsed the sentiments of the speakers in which they urged the young men to i'oin the ranks for active service or lome defence.

McCrimmon

ACKNOWLEDGMENT The appended letter, which was re-

ceived this week by Mrs. H. A. McIn- tyre, acknowledges the receipt by Col.

of the recent shipment made by the local Red Crow workers. Canadian Expeditionary Force,

5 Mansfield St., Montreal, 21st April, 1915.

Mrs. Hugh McIntyre, Maxville, Ont.,

Dear Mrs. McIntyre,^ We have received from you, through

the Glen^rry Branch of the RedCross ' Society, two packing boxes and one I parcel of Surgical Supplies. On behalf of my officers, nursing staff, non-com- missioned officers.., and men of No. 3, General Hospital (McGill) C.E.F., I wish to express our warraent thanks to you, and to your oo-workers in Maxville, for this most gen-

Seeding is about completed in this section. The growing crops look fine, while hay promisee a splendid yield.

Private 1). W. McTjeod of Montreal, spent a cp\iple of days with' bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1). D. McLeod, last week.

Messrs. K. A. McKenzie and J. Ur- quhart are eaigaged roofing for Mr. D. McGillivray, I.aggan, this week.

Mr. Archie Cameron was in Vankleek HiU on Tuesday.

Rev. D. J. Campbell and Mr».Camp- bell are at present guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Campbell.

A' number from here attende<l the auction sale at the residence of Mr. R. D. McLeod, Skye, on Saturday. McCYimmon

(Too late for last issue.) A few here have finished their spring

work. Miss May McDonald of the V.C.I.,

spent the last of the week at her home here.

I Mr. D. R. McGillivray retuïned home . from Kirk Hill on Saturday. I Miss Mary Urquhart of T.aggan, is visiting friends at McrrimmA.a.

The Misses Katie McT.ood and Daisy McCuaig, teachers-, visited their homes over Sunday.

Miss Harriet Mcl.eod intends leaving for Montreal next week, where she en- ters the Western Hospital as nurseîn- training. We all wish her succees.

Miss Bell McCrimmon is recovering after her recent illiuess.

Rev. Mr. Morrison hold a prayer- meeting in the hall on Thursday night.

The AAômen’s Missionary, Society held their monthl.v mooting in the hall here on Thursday afternoon, and it was well attended.

Miss Harriet McLeod visited friends in Maxville on Monday.

Miss Beatrice Aubin is the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. Primeau, this week.

Mr. Dawson McLean, Brockville, Suu- dayed at* his homo here.

! Mr. Alexander Tobin of Alaska, was the guest of bis aunt, Mrs. LV. Tobin, and cousin, Mr. D. I*. .T. rohin.

I Mr. R. C. McDougal visited Montreal on Tuesday.

On Tuesday morning, ‘n Joseph's Church, a class of twenty-eight children received their First Communion.

Mr. Roy Keenan, Cornwall, we« in town recently.

Revs. J. L. Gourley, J. 'k '’'armer, and H. C. Sutherland left cn 'J.-uesday for Sherbrooke to attend the Presby- tery meeting which will be eld ”‘uesday, AA’ednesday and Thursday of this week. ^

j ■ Mr. W. G. McDonald, Miss T. B. Fer- guson, Dr. and Mrs. McLaren, Mr. D. J. Fraser, the Misses Minnie and ( as- sie McDonald and Mrs. .J. Dingwall attended the funeral of Mrs. J. D. Mc- Lennan, which took place in Cornwall last Week.

1 Mrs. Kneeland and two riiildrcn of ' Boston, arrived this week on a visit to her mother, Mrs. McDonell, and her brother, Re\ Father J. J. McDonel], St. Joseph’s Presbytery.

' Mr. and Mrs. Barclau Falkner, who * spent the past, month visiting Mr. Falkner’s parents. Dr. and Mrs.Falk- ner, left this week for AAJimipeg where he has l)cen transferred from the branch of the Canadian Bank of Com-

' merce at Vancouver. I The place has been seh'cted for their ' grand picnic by the St. Joseph’s committee, and will be held on Mr. P. L. Bonneville & Son's farm, about one-

' quarter of a mile west of the village. • It is an ideal spot for a picnic and con\ enient to town. The date will oe

I announced later. AVanted — The name of any Glengar-

rian who has enlisted for overseas ser

The Misses Christena and Joanna Kerr of Alexandria, were guests of Miss Janet C. McDonald on Saturday.

A few of our leading farmers enjoy- ed a pleasure trip-in a Ford car on

CUNARD COMPANY WARNED. | Before the Lusitania sailed from

^ New York some nervousness was caused because of the publication in the papers of an advertisement warn- . ing intending travellers that a state

^ of war existed between Germany and ^ Great Britain and her allies ; that the • zone of war includes the waters ad- ^ * jacent to the British Isles ; that in I accordance with notice given by the '

German Government vessels Hying the. j flag of Great Britain are liable to de- ’

’ struction in those waters, and that ,, travellers sailing in the war zone on

ships of Great Britain or l.er allies

MAIN STREET, MXXVILLE

I do So at their own risk. This adver- , tisement

Monday night, and we expect thev will , man Emnassy. r'_ _ F . ."1 _ ’ This

signed, “Imperial Ger-

soon be possessors of cars themselves. Mr. Thomas Stcepley of Ottawa,

and Miss Katie McMillan visited at Mr. John A. McDonald’s on Tuesday

M1E6 Tena McDonald of Glen Robert .son, is at present the guest of Mrs John Alex. McGillis.

Mr. Henry Mark of Vankleek Hill, called on the Messrs. Robert and Thos Hay on AVednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. James Quinn, Mi. Campbell Quinn and Miss SusanQuinn motored from Find visited Mr. and Mi k

on Wednesday and Malcolm McRae.

German Pirates Sink Lusitania

: The Cunard liner Lusitania, 'which sailed out of New York Saturday,

j May 1st, with more than 2,YK)0 souls aboard, lies at the bottom of t!ie

' ocean off the Irish coast. She was sunk by a German submarine on Fri- day afternoon, which sent two torpe-

’ does crashing into her side while the ! passengers, seemingly confident that I the great, swift vessel could elude the J German underwater craft, were having , luncheon.

bf the Admir-

The total casualties in loss r.usitania are declared by the ally to be 1,502.

The figures, as made public, are as follows - I

Total passengers and crew on board 2,160.

Known passengers and crew rescued, ‘ 658.

have be<n drowned

warning apparently did nol Cause many cancellations, for fu- ship sailwl with a very full passenger list.

Charles P. Summer, general agent. I of the C'unard TJne, was at the pier, I and, in a statement made vhen, sai(I I that the voyage of the Lusitania

would not be attended by any risk ^ whatever, as the liner had a speed of j twenty-five and a half knots, and I was provided with unusual water- tight bulkheads.

j Old Head of Kinsale, off which the ^ Lusitania was torpedoed, is situated I less than twenty jniles south of Cork i Harbor, on the south coast of Ife- ^ land. It is a bold projecting j headland, bounded by steei^ cliffs.

Its outer portion is 244 feet above J high w’ater. To the west of the . head is Court MaoSherry Bay, which ’ is dreaded by coasters because of its , exposed aspect and the dangerous , rocks encumbering it. ^n the eastern I side of the, head is Kinsale Harbor, I ’the entrance oeing distant c:.ly 4i^ I miles The Intermediate coast is of I medium as to slevation. Every peirt ; of the coast in this vicinity is dif- . ficult oi access for the larger class I of shipping, but there are secure an- I chorage and safe landing for .small J boats.

Lord Mersey is to conduct an inquiry into the sinking of the vessei. and until that begins, official opin ion as to how the Lusitania came to be caught, and w'hy so many lives were lost, will remain a secret. Th>

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A Special Lot of Dress Goods Just Received.

Unbleached Cottons, White Cotton, Towelling with colored borders. Real Linen Towels, White

Cotton Sheets, Flannelettes in latest patterns.

Women’s Ready=to-Wear In fact everything kept in a first-class store—a

look in will convince you.

Our Grocery Department Is well stocked with everything in that line.

Our 5Iioe Department at present well stocked up—although the prices are up, we sell at the same old price.

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Flour and Grain always on hand, Cement,

etc. Hardware.

Our Prices you will find consistent with the quality of the goods we arc offering

SMILLIE & McDIARMlD

Glengarry Granite Works

• gerif?ral unofficial opinion eral German submarines

erous donaUon. The supplies reached us in excellent coudition, end will prove most serviceable. I cannot tell you how much we appreciate your gift, Bot only for its usefiunese^ but also as an evidence of practical interest in the humane worS which it is our privilege to uadertake, and in which you fhus participate.

With kind rîfards and mnewed tlianks.

Believe me, Yours very sinceisly»

H. S. Birkett, Colonel.

O.C. No. 3, Genenal Hospital McGill .CÆ.F.

victf, either in the county or elsewliere i 'i'he namv, native plac<*, regiment, bat j

. tahoH aed contingent are reejuired. A j 'Total feared to |sc<^)ni]tlcte ÜKt of all Crlengarrians go- A>r killed, 1,502. ■ ing to the front has beem reque.sted There'is no evidence, however, for publication, zn case of recruits'ncit the time-honored rule of t'he sea

Mrs. Dunn and Mies Mcl.ennan of , seeing this advertisement, wiu relatives men and children first. Montreal, visited their aunt, Mrs. M.

oLeod, of Duncanville, who, we re gret to s-tate, is on the sick list.

Dunvagan

or friends kindly post all information I Apparently every to Malcolm MacDonell, r.ancaster, On- hieen taken against tario. j ^

-D A T T x- j afert constantly as the giant steanv lAlRIOriC RALLx. ! ship speeded toward the Irish coast, l-he i.atriotic nueÜDg- iu I DilKcuIly was experienced in launch.

ing thtf boats liecause of the heavy

Mr. Duncan Morrison. Mr. and Mrs. John Morrison and

family of this place have the sincere sympathy of the community in the death of their son, Duncan, whirii occurred at Howe Sound, on the

ol 'April 26th. Dr. Jeffs of Vancouver, h^d the inquest and the verdict wa-s “deceased came to his death by being strurit by a, log whüst in discharge of his duty." Mr. Bwnp- sey, his employer, in a very sympathe n tic letter to the bereaved parents s —

ht-re, on Friday evening last, was one of the most successful gatherings ever held in I.ancaster. The hull was pack- tt<! 10 the doors with an enthusiastic audience. In addition to the several patriotic addresses deli^■C‘êd a splendid programme of vocal anC nii'tru- mf'ntal music, danenng, etc., was contributed to by meml>ers of the 42nd Battalion, whose dancing and pipe music won tlie h«-’arts of the audience. Mr. Gec>TL'C Sangster sane t\,o patrvo- tie »ongs ic his usual good voice and majaner. Rule Britannia was* rendered bv Knox. Ghurch choir.

weie ois.îgnj ed to the task of alteicking the /'un ard liner and that they -manoeuvred her into a position where she could not escape. Pas.sengers say that foi some time before the first torpedo was fired the r.usitania had altered her course, and they ascribe this to the fact that one of the G<rman sub marines had shown herself, sending the big liner in the direction where other under-water craft.were waiting to strike with their deadly torpedoes.

I These submarines, naval e.xperts be- laKen agamsL a surprise | jj

ably I.KUI tons and much m«re pow- qrhil than any posses.=;e<I by other navies.

Beyond anger at flio Gormans, the catasri'ophe has had no effect on th-* British people. Steamers are arriving and departing as usual, and even the^

that Avo'

was violated, precaution had surprise attack

list of the r.usitania almost immedia- toly after site was torpedoed. Several of the frail cruft evidently capsized as they wore launclied soon afterwards.

Many of the passengers owed . Liieir rescue to life bells, which kept them afloat until they were picked up b\ boats.

Investigation has failed to reveal that the .steamer was given warning the proposed attack by the submarint., which appears to hnve been lurking of) the Trkia bent upon destroying

MAXVILLE/ BÜRNE & HILL,Props.

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Jn iïiemcry 0] your friends

e have a Granite which prices.

large stock of imported re cÆfering at cut

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

HONEST PRICES FOR THE QUALITY

.steamers to Ireland are Ix'ing f:vely patji'onized.

The heavy lose of life on the Lania was due, in the belief of rosemî passencrers,to the fact that some officers at least reassured them, after the fir.st torpedo struck ho<ne, that tne r.usitania wouM remain afloat an<! could make Queenstown. Breparatu>ns, It is true, were made to Iaur*ch the boats, but heh>re tlws could ]’P. d«ne

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Lettering of Monuments in Cemeteries done when notice is given.

Customers can save money and agent’s commissicf by dfopP'Dg os a card to call and show designs.

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The New"^, Alexandria, Ont. May 14:, 1915

Clwice Seed Barlej FOR SALE,

Apply to Donald Macdonald, Bar- rister, Alexandria

Homcscckers Excursior\s Round Trip tickets to Western Can-

ada via Chicago, on sale every Tues- day, until Oct. at very low fares. Tickets are good for two months.

G. W. SHIrUTIKUI), Agent, Alexandria.

NOTICE 'I'liM nndHî'signed begs to notify the

public of Alexandria, the townships of ; Lochi 1 ;iiid Kenyon, also the village f of Maxville, that he luis secured the ■ pobition of

Salesman îor the Ford Motor Company

for this season, in the above dbîtrict.

Tires, Tubes and Repairing at short- est notice. '

WARD ASHTON Elgin St., Alexandria

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Having bought most of our Summer Goods in large quantities we are prepared to save you money on every line mentioned below

Screen Doors andvWindow Screens The biggest assortin )nt ever shown in town at prices ranging from, Screen Doors 90c to S4.50, Window Screens I5c up,

Nev. Perfection Oil Stoves and Ovens This line needs no word of explana'ion, having well proved their merits. We have tliem in 2, 3, and 4 burners and our prices are RIGHT.

Hammocks Ali styles, with or without vallaiice, prices from $1.50 up

I awn Swings Four passenger—built to stand the wear, nicely painted and varnished at interesting prices.

Lawn Mowers In 3 and 4 blades. Our Mowers are second to none in quality and you will wonder at our prices being so reasonable.

Wire Fencing Woven Wire, Barb Wire, Coil Spring Wire, Poultry Fencing—in fact every kind of wire as well as Post Hole Augers and Spoons, Fencing Pliers and Stretchers. If interested it will pay you to get our prices.

Corrugated Roofing Iron We bought before the raise and are selling it at considerable less than present manufactrw-ers prices. All length.s of sheets in both 28 and 26 gauge.

Builders Hardware In this department our line is complete. Nails, Felt, Locks, Hinges, Glass, Portland Cement, - Roofing of all kind.s, _etc., etc. If building it will pay you to see us for any of your materials.

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Officer Missiig, Native of Glengrary

Since last issue we have learned that Lieutenant Wallace A. MacKenzie, who we referred to in the casualty list, is on old Dunvegan boy, his father, Mr. Alex. Archie MacKenzie, having been in business at Dunvegan for some years. I.ieutenant MacKenzie, who is thirty years of age, at the time of enlisting was insurance manager for the Royal Canadian Agencies, and has re- sided in the Prairie City for ten years IiY)ldmg a commission in the 90th Rifles since 1012. He has a brother, Sergt. Xorman AfacKenzie, with the I6th Battalion, now in France.

Another Dunvegan boy who has ‘joined the colors is .Private Donald John McIntosh, who will sliortly leave Winnipeg with the 44th Battalion. Private McIntosh left Dunvegan about three years- ago and at the time of enlisting was (’ustoms clerk for Gault Co., Jdmited, Winnipeg.

We herewith reprodue several letters written by Lieut.McKenzie to friends in Winnipeg, which will be of interest to a great many of our readers.

‘T have 25 minutes spare time, so just a few lines to my Winnipeg friends through you. We are at a in- certain place near the firing Une. We can hear the big guns, and will move up to the trenches in about a week^s time. We are billeted in a farmhouse and are quite comfortable. Morloy, Bill O’Grady and myself are in this farmhouse, and we have 147 men in the stables, the remainder of the battalion being spread around the neighboring farms. I got mail yesterday, tlie first time since our ar- rival in France. The country here is very, very wet, and I already have an idea of what a trench is like. If you can imagine a water-logged country you will have an idea of what we are up against. The people here are very nice to us, and we get along splendidlv with our ‘*pige<>n” French. The lady where we are will cither talk English before we leave or T will talk French. I>ill O’G. sprung a new phrase when be ashed her in what he thought was excellent French, viz., “Will you cookèe le ‘ gg ?” P»y a careful survey you will find one French word. Still Bill maintains it was pretty fair. I think I will have an opportunity to write again within the next few days. Just now I am very busy teaching my men the use of the new fiela telephone we were issued - with. I also have command of a platoon. (60 men). So T am some busy. If there were any clay in this part of the country the colonel would . have me making bricks in my spare time !

“ Prompt and Courteous Attention to All ”

D. COÜRVILLE *X~X"X-X"X'"X-'X*<”X'‘*X~X"XX**X**X~X-X”X“X~X"X*<“X"

Dissolution of Partnership

mm s DAVID’S BIG QiæOLUTION SALE :

Commences Saturday, May 15th - and continues for 20 days.

Having dissolved partnersliip we are going to offer everything in our store during this sale at a

port, and there we had the first sighi of the French and la belle France. On the quay were several group» of French soldiers, and they .sutely were pictures<iue in their baggy red trousers, blue cutaway frocks and ridic- ulous little caps. They were so glad to see us and perfectly willing to share cigarettes with our men. We got around the town on various au* tice, and had our first taste of purchasing in the little French shops. We arrived in the morning and left in the evening. The men were put into 4th-class carriages, pretty well packed, 40 or so to a car. We had rotten diggings, but we all managed to stick it out, though the trip lasted three days. We detrained at two o’clock in the inorning and marched to our billets, mostly farm houses. .411 through France one secs prao- lically nd' able-bodied men in mufti, everyone is with the colors.

“(Another delay, due to a rush call for me at hoadquarter.s, mile* distant).

DIARY OF A WALK.

“It is now 10.45. Bill and Morley are in bed hours ago. As I write I can hear the rumble of the big guns.. ITl give you an idea of what one sees on a walk from here to headquarters. You pass- out of your bilict, the sentry smartly salutes you, and you are on your way up to the main road between two high he<lgcs. You pass right by the spot where the German» had their big guns last August. Here instead is an Army Service Corp» with its big delivery ’lorriis. You can’t shake olr the idea thougili of the Germans having been there, and you wonder if the tales the natives tell are true. You pass a company of the Canadian Engineers, clever follows, all of them. Coming to meet you is a cyclLst orderly in a goatskin coat. After him a battery of 16- pounders goes bj’’ on its way to bil- lots. You know its ammunition column will be following and you wonder if they’ll oo chucked into youi billet. You’re always jealous of your billet. You now strike the main road and turn up to the village. A motor cyclist goes whizzing by, every mus- cle tense. He’s on his way to Gen. ’s headquarters from the firing line. A motor car with staff ofTicerg goes by on their way to the front. They look liopclesslj’ tired, then faces worn with lines. They return the salute in an aytomatic way, and you realize they never saw you. They seem trying to Solve some unanswer- able riddle. You meet some French or Belgian soldiers, quaintly dressed., but so particular about saluting. A mounted orderly dashes alongl spat- tering you with mud. You are almost in the village when a motor ambulance meets you. The taint of ether and idoform is im the air, and you wonder who is inside. The big guns rumble on, and you think they’re still playing football in Eng- land, and the game going on. You reach a terrace of houses. On the doors you read “Officers’ Mess’*— “Quartermaster’s Store” — “Brigade Headc|uarters”—^‘Orderly Room, 8th Battalion,” and you turn in, salute smartly and say to the adjutant, ^*You sent for me,'sir ?” get some very necessary or vefy trivial order, salute, an<-I start back to your billet. A stray dog follows you out of the village. You wonder whose it was, and go on .your way, wondering, wondering, thinking, worrying all the time. It’s raining out, and I*m down to the tl'.niest bit of candle, so will close for tonight. More tomorrow, when my brain is more active than it is tonight, Sorry, but one’s brain does get foggy at times. So good night.

The morn's morn and feeJng much ^ better, thank -ou. Reveille at 6 found me pretty sleepy, but I was the first

_ up and the last off parade. It isnow , 8.45 aud I go on duty at headquarters I at 10, so I haven*t atiy too much time to spend in frivolous conversation

. with an old rummy. Bi-eakfast is a horrible meal. Everyone has a grouch, and conversation is limited

, to “For -’s sake don’t eat all the '■ jam” (that is when we have jatn), I and such like endearing terms. How- j ever, after we ^t some hot coffee I (canned stuff) into our systems, we , are more alive to the fact that the ^ other chap is a human being like ^ yourself. There are a few of us who , can get up with a song on our lips or a joke in our craniums, but it would

j be inviting murder to spring anything. Dinner and supper are quite

, gladsome and jovial functions, where we have a laugh every few minutes.

, We certainly talk a great deal about , the old gang and old days.”

! A LATER IÆTTER.

, The letter to Mr. Blackburn, dated j Feb. 28, follows : j “In my last to Frank I promised

my next to you, so here goes. We’re

NEW JOKE.

12 p.x.: on sen-

“Xew military joke. Time, “Cockney sentry^ first time

trv duty—“Alt, who goes there?” “ 'Grand rounds ; field officer of the

day.* “ 'Then wot do you mean by com-

ing around at night ?’ “(N. B. — Field officers are all

majors), “6.30 p.m.—Bade at my billet after

a hard day’s work, absolutely tired out. However, here goes for the long- est letter I shall write for some time. I shan’t tell you about crossing the channel, but I’ll start with the disembarkation. It was a nice Uttle

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I in a fairiy hot spot just now, but as

^ these letters are censorcil- you n-ay I not know the spot. We arrived jist a week ago today, and have had a

I very interesting week- Since our first visit to the trenches I’ve spent 24 hours in one with my platoon, and vis

' iled three others, inpecting. 'J'he om-s ! I visited last night were tl.e most in- I teresting. The iine of defence runs I mainly through a demolished row of , houses, and then onto un open stretch of low wet ground. P*y work- ing out through the houses, I got to within 40 yards of the German lii e. In daytime, of course, it would be csrtain death. We could hear them humming and whistling an<l .sLqiping their hands to keep them warm. .G.st at this spot they have a ver\q ener- getic sniper culled 'Ginger.’ lie got two men ye.sterday, through tiioir loop-holes, considered pretty good shooting.

GHASTLY SCENES,

j “Within 10 yards of the last line of , outer breastworks there are any num-

ber of half buried dead German bey*, mostly with their feet sticking out of the ground. I could mail rite bit me thing. I’ll try and 'ond you Frank something or other, bt i WIIEJ- ever it is, it will be genuine. On-; of our boys went out to get an helmet and an Uhlan boot, and brought,a leg in with it. It’s all right now but wait until the spring sets in, with its usual thaw. At one point the Brit- ish and Gerboys buried over .500 men lying' between their tranches., on (’hristmas day. Yesterday Uiey got after one of our aeroplanes out on reconnaissance, and opened on him with rapid machine guns and anti- aircraft fire. They smashed one of his cylinders, and forced' him to descend, but he had his nerves, and got his machine over our lines before descending, tail first. The artillery whack away at each other, day after day. Wo now h.a\e a superior- ity of ammunition, anyway, if not actually the guns themselves. Last night was à sort of moonlight, show- ing now and then. Tho>’ weje on the alert, and as these trenches have some open ground, we had to pass one a t a time. It just happened that the moon came out when we got it. They let go a dozen or so, eviiw Uime we passed, but no one was hit. l ■ did an awfully fool thing. While waiting for some of the officers who had gone to another trench, I turni'd into a sort of lane (to get out of the wind and drizzling rain). When the B officer came along, he nearly had heart failure — I was standing in 'Snipers’ alley,* where they snipe day and night and regularly turn the machine guns every half hour or so. I was not lucky enough to hit the right time. Frank Andrews thinks

^ this is the joke pf the war. To date ’ we’ve had EÎDOUî a dozen men hit, all

snipers or sl.rapnel. Xo one very seriously. All the old gang still intact. To-morrow, we move to a different position of the line, taking it over ourselves. I hear England and the British empire will never know what the army is putting up with. The Tommies are wonderful. When my platoon was in the trench the Gerboys opposite put up a flag and signalled our hits and misses. They are quite sporty ; Saxony troops, 1 bear. They and the B had a fine time at Christmas. The Prussians are the real die-hards, and are always calling out vile names at our Tommies. The same applies to the Bavarians. Both sides are now^ tremendously strongly entrenched, and it’s just a waiting game. There’ll be no great move until the warm weather comes along. In some of th e trenches our men stand in mud quite up to their knees. I hope w-e hit a fairly dry bunch. I asked Frank to send some cigars and choco- late; we can’t get any here, and same

. will be more than gratefully acceptor!. J Am taking excellent care "of myself

and feeling fine and fit. Haven’t seen Xorman since w’e landed.”—Win-

j nipeg Free Press.

the Fenian Raids, serving with the Belleville Company. _The late Mr.»0strom went to Ottawa

•37 years ago, entering the Pmance department, where he rendvred faithful service for 3.5 years, being suiierannu- ated two years ago. Besides his viidow', four daughters and two sons, he is surSfived by four brothers, I. f rock of Alexandria ; Xelson of Belleville; Saulti-rn of Xew York -^tatc, ar-l By- ron of Frankford, Ont.

The funeral, which was private, tcok place at 2.30, Wednesday afiernoon, from the family rrsidence to Leech- wôod cemetery. Rev. Dr. Ma.'oty of the Eastern Methodist ChiircK ofiiciat- ed.

Mr. J. B. Osirom, who was f , f.s-nt at the last sad rites, has the the sin- ff^re sympathy of our citizens general-

Keep ilexemlria Glesn The following editorial from an ex-

change in view of the g'eneral clean-up campaign in the cities will prove profitable reiiding for citizens of Alexan- dria.

“There are many people who are thoughtful 'for the appearance of their own home places, yet who are absolutely careless as to the general appearance of their town.

“Comparatively few persons, who have any sense of cleanliness at all, would litter up their own home grounds by throwing refuse out of the win- dows. Yet tlu* same people will scatter paper bags and other waste matter aVjout the stnets of th«îr town. Then they. complain against the local officers if the filace is not kept in a neat condition.

“Most people who feel some pride about keeping up home places. They will take ])aitis not to run over the lawn, aud will scrupulously follow paths. Ibit when they go clown town they will cut corners, gradually v. car- ing down plots of grass, and give the town an unfinished and run-down air. Xo matter how mych money a town spends to keep its public vays in good shape, it will never Jiave a neat and tidy appearance unless its citizens co-operate.

“People should feel a positive sense of shame in throwing away anything that would make their streets look un attractive.

“In some places- boys and girls are trained to [)ick up waste paper that is flving about the streets. With a lot of youngsters active in that way, not merely to move evidences of other people's disorder* but not to rqake any of their own, it is astonishing how ft town’s appearance can be transform- ed'.

“Allowing public streets to -emain in a disorderly condition must hurt the reputation of a town. In these days, of automobiles a town receives visitors constantly from far and near. Residents of other cithrs come in a critical spirit. They are quick to see evidences of public disorder, and they bear away the news t hat this or that own is dirty.

“Spring is the time for cleaning up. Let us resolve to keep the streets neat this season.”

EVOLUTION* OF THE LAW

Attornejs Wei'«^ Fighters In tk

of Wager o,. Battle.

In the (lays A'h.n suits \i cot.i:non law in England were settled by "Agoir of battle the attorney was known a« champion. It wia be understood tha t this position was one oi rea» importance, where one party to a cause otr one affected by it was either a womara or a child. It was customary for men to employ a champion to wage battle for them for precisely tbc* same reason that a^ litigant at present employs a- lawyer — because the> champion was experienced and learix— ed In his profession.

Under the Anglo-Saxons the HtF- gant, if a male adult, came into coortt himself and pleaded his ‘own cau»®.. The Christian kings in this period?, had abolished the earlier wager battle, whicn later was restored the conquering Normans. As womeifci and minors could not come into courfc: they were allowed to be represented by whomsoever they chose.

The exact time when it may biri said that the recognized lawyer cam«» upon the scene in the English courtm is open to considerable difference ol? opinion. That there were oflQcers ofiT the king’s court under William UM» Conqueror, who might be likened t®» attorneys, seems probable, but und«r Edward I. there is positive record oS sergeants-at-law. These officers the court were under oath to servfe the king and his people, and receive® a small compensation from the court»

In some of the ancient illuminate® manuscript treatises on the laws d England there are pictures of sergeants standing beside the gants and at the same time be: part of the court. The sergean ceived the same kind of legal i ing deemed necessary for a jud those days, and the bench was with men who had formerly been séï^ geants-at-law. As time wore otr was found necessary to add counsel- ors-at-law to assist in keeping with the Incr'âse of legal busines*„ and from these to the modern attoi*- ney, as we know him, was only another phase in the development.

The attorney even in this counti»y is technically an officer of the coul although he does not act directly U ■ the court but for his client. It ht i long been recognized in the crimim courts that it is imperative for a pri»-- oner to be represented by counsel^ and for that reason the court Is authorized to appoint an attorney for such prisoners as are unrepresented.

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Farm Produce taken in exchange. ♦♦♦‘»^^<.<-X-Y-X-X-X-X-X-X—X-X-X—X—X‘Y-X'‘Y->'

HERE AGAIN ; ' ¥

We are prepared for hot weather and » the dispensing of our Cold Sodas, Ice ♦ Cream, Sundaes, etc. ♦

Its the kindly smile of satisfnction a well (.leased £ customer gives as si.e gees out alone, and returns with a 2 friend, that pleases our eft'oris. If you lik^ our fodas ^

we are nappy. If it was’nt up to the pink of perfectson we will ♦ gladly in«ke it so. You knt.w 8r»rn»^ like it a little »weet. Some not so sweet. Some no cream, others lots of cream. S(>me no ice, othe^^ plenty of ice.. We wairfc S':: “ geA next” to the way J you like it. Then all will he lovely. J

Our fountain is marked by its daintiness ar.d cleanliness—everything |r looked after carefully and kept clean. Tell ns how yon like your soda, ? We’ll mix it to su*t. We propose the toast—may our soda be your soda

JOHN BOYLE~ j Next to Dover’s Storo |

OBITUARY Master Donald A. Kennedx'.

One of the most promising young boys of this neighborhood was called

I to his lieavenly reward early Saturday i moining. May 8th., in the person of Donald Archie Kennedy, eldest son of Mr. Hugh Kennedy, 19-3rd Kenyon, at the age of 1*2 years and 9 months,

j Deceased was taken to the Western Hospital, Montreal, three weeks ago

[ to undergo medical treatment, but, ■ human skill and loving care were : powerless to save his young life. Don- ald Archie was a remarkably bright,

, happy boy, a favorite at home, in ' school and among the patients and nurses in the hospital. He leaves to

^ mourn his early dimiise besides his j sorrowing father, two little brothers, j Angus and Grant, and one sister, • Catherine Ann.

The funeral, which was largely at- I tended, took ^place Monday morning j from hfs father’s rt'sldence to St. Fin- ! nan’s Cathedral, where Reijuiem High

Mass was celebrated by Rev. A. L. McDonald, The pallljearcrs .were six little boy chums, namely, Donald R. McPherson, dolm David Mef^hrson, Donald W. McDonald. Michael O’Brltn,

■ l.aurie McDonald atnl Allan McDonald, j Th()sc from a distance who attended the funeral wori* Mr. Allan Kennedy,

. Mr. and Mrs. P. Ahern, M'ss [). Mc- Gillis and Miss Kate S'. McDonald, «f

I Montreal, and Mrs. P. MeXaughton of Maxville.

i Spiritual bouquets were rec-ivcl fjcru ' Tsabeli McPherson, Kale S. McDonald, Margaret M. and John Dav'd >r • her

I ' Mr. IV. H. Ostroni-.

j On Sunîay night, May 9ih, 1915, at ^ the family summer home at Hogs ; Back, Ottawa, th<‘ death occurred suddenly of Mr. William Henry Ostrom, brother of pur este-*mcd towna/n.an, Mr. I. B. Ostrom, and one of Ottawa's old- est residents. Mr. Oslrom’s death ro-

' suited from heartfallure. DeCea£'i‘d, who j was a son of the late Daniel ('strora, , w’as born at Sydney. Hastings Town- ship, 7o years ago, of Cnited I'rnj.iro

. Loyalist stock, and was a vetren of

Cbarlottenburg Tp. Council 'I'he Charlottenburg Council met on

the 4th day of May,' 1915. All mem bers present.

The treasurer was authori'zed to ^ make the following payments •

' The Ffeeholder, printing 100 Board ' of Health cards, 83 j D. 1*. McDougall, ' Cysts in çonneçtioh wilb imjiosing lo- [ uai option by-Iaw\ ?3.50 ; William Mc-

(■allurn, for cleaning hall after hold- I ing Court on February 20th., 1915, $1 ; J (r, A. WAtson, registering of births, j marriages and deaths,85.80; Alfred Iv- I ens, amount due for enforcing local option by-law, $15; John- Burgess,

! amount due him in full for services as collector in 1913, S125 ; D. D. McDon- ald, work on winter road, ^2.10 ; H. Pitts, purchased by road commission, S13.46 ; A. MePhadden, nails purchased furnished A. D. McDonam, com-

; niissioncr, 63c.; 0. Major, Com., work i performed on road in month of April, ; 8187.80 ; A. D. McDonald, Com., work i done on roads in April, 8.52.85; P. A. 1 McDougall, breaking winter road in : his section, 88.20 ; D. A. McDougall, ; breaking and pay for winter road in : his section, 86.75 ; Ü. II. McDougall, r rock elm furnished for Xorih Branch ! bridge, -877.95; A. D. Loynachan, re- fund of overpaid taxes, 42c. \

• Council to grant §200 towards build- , ing a cement walk on the south side j of William street 3^ feet wide; jirovid- \ ing the ratepayers pay thw. amount , subscribed. f

C’ouncil to meet on June 1st, at 10 a.in. sharp, on which date a Court of Revision will be held.

The. Martjuess* Cork Leg.

The first Marquess of Auglesejr lost his leg at Waterloo in gallantly leading a charge, and the limh. burieiq ànd"à mohument pîaceâ It, which became a source of income to the proprietor of the burial plac«u

It'may be interesting to many know (writes Mr. C. J. Meade. SIL Ellen’s, Hove,) that about that uiM cork legs were Invented by a merchant at Bradford, ‘in Torkshir®. named Mann. Theêws of the in- vention led the iNH^ûess of Angle- sey and other officers who had bee* maimed in the war to go to Bradford to obtain an artificial leg fror Mann. It was some time befo stump of the Marquess’ leg sufficiently healed for him to i leg, and at Bradford he was cally treated by a Dr. Shai,, ^ whose books (which alter came into the possession of my ther, who in 1841 succeeded to Dr:. Sharp’s practice), I have often seemi the entry, “Salve for the Marque» of Anglesey’s stump.”

Some of the maimed warriors wte* went to Bradford seeking a cork Ie|g ingratiate^ themselves with îft®». heiresses of the neighborhood' aa®' carried away from Bradford a wiî®r as well as a new leg. I can reeaXI the name of one such warrior namely. Sir John de Veaux, who wo**--? the hand of the daughter ofi Mtcr Hird, one of the original partners tm the famous Low Moor Iron Works.

“

Britain and Argentfiia: Argentina and Chili have observe®

their neutrality more strictly tham any other South American cniantries:. so we- have had no very gif ' son to regret tHct just over tury ago the incompetence ol eral lost us a chance of con this fertile land.

That was before it had won dependence and was still a SPî:.-J-ï» colony. Marshal Beresfprd. Home Popham ^ captured' BueT “ Ayres, but their small force - men—was inadequate to hold It, y’ Lieut.-Gen. Whltelocke was sent. 1.

with more troops to regain it. " ^ He landed his troops without ad®^-

quate provisions and muddled things generally. The gallant Crauford his Light Brigade had practically taken the city by an impetuous assault but Whltelocke failel to support Maa- and he surrendered.

He also made a shameful treaty fasr which he was cashiered. A popnlacr toast of the day was “Success to gr«|y hairs, but bad luck to white locka.** By the way,, the Falkland Isles hefr- longed to Argentina at one time..

I’RKBARE.

The glory of the Canadians conduct cannot i e o\'crT-stimated, but those of us who arc at home must not too much Indulge in the sensation of being proud. The German army has ôwn ihat it has strength for many great drives and that it has fresh de- vices which, though i.arred by humane nations, it will use to the bitter end. Preparations f<ir greater demands upon the manhood of this country is the lesson to those at home. Those at the front will be best suppprted by the knowledge that it is not as a spec- tacle we regard their courageous con- dttet and sacrifice, but as a demonstration of the need of the hour.— T.ondon Advertiser.

FIIDDEN.

Philadelphia 'Alegraph Sometimes itJi -h;» O-ITIJrliAaE stiJi

I Railway Clerk Millionaire. I One of the most striking romanewi

of British industry is revealed by th® recent death ol Mr. Arthur Keen, chairman of the great firm of Gueis^ Keen & Nettlefolu. Ltd., Birming- ham, England.

Mr. Keen began work as a railwajF clerk; he died a millionaire iron kin^-.

While employed at Smethwick tlon Mr, Keen was introduced to a Mr. Watkins, who held aa Ar-' i“ ■ patent for makini nuts and V manner far cheaper and bet/ the slow and cumbersome then in vogue in England.

The result was that the bolt company ol Watkins vi ^ — commenced operations on a «r.iall scale in Smethwick; the first week*» wages did not exceed £12 10s.

Soon, however, Mr. Keen outdis- ' tanced every rival in thi.s line oS

manufacture. His business absorbe® t other firms, until the board of whleiks he was chairman controlled a capltaû of £5,000,000 ana directed workpeople.

The New"’, Alexandria, Ont. May 14, 1915

/OC(MEmA\’S TKICK.

Ily Whi<^k He Escai>ed Arrest and Had His. Debts Paid,

itfatoj aanufiing stories are told of H-uineB^, A.comedian of the time

31., .sometimes called raaiTïes. . It is said that he

arrested.oneÆûorning hy two bail- for a debt<afÜ20, when he saw a

SJO jwbom i>e was related pass- bis coach. With ready

js®Ha«»srce he-Immediately saw a loop- g±itA for escape, and, turning to the rt3Bcsi^.-be Aaid, “Let me speak to hia

^ wbom I am well known, pay the debt and your

t^&aai^BS into the bargain “ /2iifce bailiffs thought they might

ipvftmSjixe thia, as they -were within two ^«■ac'.t^ree jrards of the coach, and ac- f nnttiVft Xhe^reûest. Joe boidly ad- t«aaec9(£.^nd (took off his hat to the

.îs lordship ordered the «SSXK& to stop, when Joe whispered to çîSfihe AiTine that the two men were suf-

from such scruples of con- aJEaance Jiiat iie feared they would tâos^'^tiieinBdlwes, -suggesting that his

ahould invite them to his iSsasaa and. .promise -to aatisfy them. *JS3tt& bishop agreed, and., calling to the r>aaâ?i»g hft aa.id ^You two men come jân> anc dorxooixow .morning and 1 will

.d*we .men bowed and went '- .ploBseed, aibd early the next day

oa .his lordship, who, when were cuehered in, said, “Well,

' what are these scruples of

‘'Scruples?'* replied one of them. ' hare .scruples. W'e are ball- ^ 'lord, who, yesterday arrested A&sin,.Joe Haines, for a debt of

lordship kindly promis- U8."

ÔÏ Interest

to Women

I CURE OySIHHA tiffind Terribly fer IS Years Uiffl li

Tried “fniit^-lires'’

Valuable fiecipes when Straw- berry Time Comes Again

Strawberries are the tirst of all the summer fruits—the heralds of the good things which follow in their wakè. ^ ir- gil placed strawberries in the same rank, with Howers because of their fragrance, and who couldn’t tell to loos at the little red berry with its pretty green hull that it contained the elements of endless delectable desserts ?

The fruit is at its best when served without washing and the sugar must not be allow'ed to remain on the berries too long before serving, for it extracts the juice and destroys the firmness. It is a good plan to heap the berries lightly on individual plates and to pass the sugar a» they are searvBd.

SïitAWBLIOiY UATÏKR. Strawberry batter cups are a de-

lightful variation of the strawberry, i trick was strange, but the re- I and are made thus. Stir nne pint of »'ss stranger, for his lordship. | sugar into a quart of bruised

<M«jaerT-/«3(preci&Ung its cleveruess or ! îes. Make a batter of one and tâwasidadns: himself bound by the half cupfuls of flour (carefullv

lue had unintentionally giv- ..... . , <«uata, tliere and then settled with the «.meo In full.

salt bak- egga,

'SSj First Book. '■acndyard 'Kipling’s story of his

.iBÊcmt book, which was a collection of itfaoeaM which he had contributed to -'.iSSBbo Civil and Military Gazette

Pioneer^ of which he was sub- -.from 18S2-89. is not without ’ ates.

.tiinor -wits h«nt a sort of book,”

ssys, “a lean, oblong docket, wire* saBttââiAd, to imitate a D. O. Govern- twMwQg printed on one side

twind îa brown paper, and with red tape. It was ad- to airheads of departments

1 vGovwnment officials, and xwBMmg % off papers would have «cspmtlfaa a nleilc ot twenty years'

Of these ^books' we made t hundreds, and .as these was no

for advertising, my public : to my hand, Ï took reply^post- , ^B;teted the news of the .birth

: <m. one side, the blank «aedPer-ffoEEB os. the other, and posted

■up and down the empire from to Singapore, and^ from Quetta

dân Colombo. -'^ïîSwEre was no trade discount, no

.twelves as thirteens,' no Sssimi, and no credit of any whatever. The money came 5s vpoor but honest rupees, and «rjîtîerred from the publisher, fc-lbsak 'poclcet, direct to the

tlw Tight-hand pocket. Every i« * few weeks, and the

fff to profits, as I re- Ac It, has since prevented my rïiTu’îJJar health by sympathizing

«►/Ak ^la^Bibers who talk of their rhiife». Tjoiâi advertisements."

od with half a toaspoonful oi and one heaping taaspoonful of ing powder), two well beaten one cup of milk and one ta-.lcspooiv ful of butter. Pour into well buttered moulds a little of the batter, add a layer of the Lerries, and continue to alternate the layers until

! the cups or moulds are three-ouar- ters full. Steam or bake forty miu-

Serve with the following sauce :

Cream together one cup sugar, I one-half cup butter, add the whij)- ped white of one egg and one cup

, of mashed berries. Place on ice two or three hours before using.

DAINTY NOVELTIES. ' - Novelties are always welcome on the tea table and strawberry fingers look so tempting aîjd dainty. To make them, beat four eggs lightly, fold the beaten eggs into their weight of sugar anu flour, add ii

1 pinch of salt and a few drops of Î almond flavoring. Peat the mix- j ture ten minutes and spread thinly on a buttered’ shallow pan. Hake in a quick ov'en and when delicately

I brown remove and allow to cool. Cut the cake in half, spread sliced

I sweetened strawberrieis on top and j cover with the remaining half of ■ cake. Cut into narrow strips, simu- lating fingers, sprinkle generously

1 with powdereil sugar and serve.

STRAWBERRY ECFFS.

Light delicious strawberry puffs are made thus : With the tips of the fingers rub into a pint of flour that has been lifted a heaping tablospoonful of butter. Add a pinoh of salt and one and one-(iuarter teaspoonfuls of baking powder. Then stir in enough sweet milk to make a soft dough. Roll the dough out to half an inch in thickness and cut into squares. In the centre of each put four or five berries. Fold the dough over fo cover the fruit and roll lightlj' between the hands until a round j ball is formed. Put the ball on a plate i and put the plate in a steamer to cook j fifteen minutes. When cooked' remove and serve immediately with strawberry [ sauce made as follows : Beat half a , cupful of butter until it is soft and ^ creamy, then stir in gradually a heaping cupful of powdered sugar. Beat iu one at a time six or seven mash.nl strawberries. Place on ice. j

STRAWBERRY MOVSSE. j

Strawberry mousse is attractive and dainty as well as delicious. Mash well . one quart of strawberries and one , pint of granulated sugar. Let this , .stand two or three hours and in the ^ meantime cook a quarter of a pack- ■ age of gelatine in half a cup of cold ; water. Put the crushed berries through j a coarse sieve. Po»ir one-third of a cup j of boiling water over the soaked gela- • tine and when it is thoroughly dissolv , ed stir into the crushed fruit. Place | the bowl containing the mixture in iced ! water and stir until it begins to thick- en. Add three-quarts of whipped and | drained cream. Fold the cream in gently. Place in a packed freezer, using more salt than usual, cover and bury deeply. It will require about four hours to harden. j

Strawberry sandwiches may be offered at the tea table. Mash the berries slightly, adding a little orange juice and plirnty of powdered sugar Butter thin slices of bread and spread with the strawberries.

STRAWBERRY JUICE.

For those who like to bottle up the summer goodies the recipe for strawberry juice wdll be interesting. Wash and hull red berries, add an equal amount of sugar and let stand' for several hours, then place on stove and simmer for fifteen minutes. Strain through a wet cheese cloth and pour into sterilized bottles. When cold seal. The juice is excellent for sauces, punch and ices. It serves as a refresh ng drink if diluted' wdth water.

half a lemon, salt and pepper to taste, six tablespoonfuls of minced celery and a tablespoonful of melted butter. Spread between slices of bread and butter or on slices of thin, hot buttered toast and serve immediately.

, TOMATO.

I Cut. firm cold tomatoes in thin slices , and place each slice on a round of ' bread and butter. On each tomato

spread a teaapoonfui of minced celery, and minced sweet pepper mixed with mayonnaise dressing. Top with a slice of buttered white bread.

Cream Puffs

1

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Some Savory Filling for Sand- wiches

The tea table equipment is not complete without a good supply of tempting sandwiches. Here are some suggestions for savory fillings that may hold new ideas for many host- esses :

EGG AND CUCUMBER. ' Spread a thin slice of bread and butter with thin slices of crisp, cool cucumber. Spread another slice with chopped hard-boiled eggs, mixed to a paste with mayonnaise dressing and put the two pieces of bread together.

' CHIiCKEN GIBLETS.

■ Mince chicken, giblets and mix them to ap aste w'ith mayonnaise dressing. Spread between butter slices of white breao.

MIN’CED CHICKEN.

MinCe cold cooked' chicken, moisten with mayonnaise, and spread on slices of buttered bread. Top each with a hearty piece of crisp lettuce

; and then with a piece of plain but- ; tered bread.

ICOCOANUT SANDWICHES.

i Mix half a cupful of English wal- nuts, three times that amount of grated fresh cocoanut, moisten with cream and add two tablespooufuls of sugar. Spread between fresh buttered bread.

' GREEN PEJ'PER AND CHEESE.

I Remove the seeds and stems from a green sweet pepper and put it through a vegetable chopper. Add it to a cake of cream cheese which has been' softened with a few tablespoonfuls of cream. Mix thoroughly, season with salt and pepper to taste. Spread between slices of buttered

I bread.

MARMALADE SANDWICHES.

^ Make them just before eating them. Butter white and brown breâd and spread with orange marmalade, rather thinly. On each slice of brown oread put a slice of white buttered l^read, and on the white put brown slices.

I ANCHOVY AND EGGS. Mash the yolks of two hard-boil-

eh eggs and add a tablespoonful of I anchovy paste or two a'nchovies

mashed fine with a fork. Add a i tablespoonful of olive oil, a quarter

of a teaspoonfui of salt with a little paprika.

To one quarter cup butter add half a cup of hot water and when boiling add half a cup of flour, and beat vigorously. When the ingredients are well blended, remove from the tiro

j and add two eggs, unbeaten, one at a time, beating the mixture thor-

* oughly until smooth. Drop by spoon- ’ fuis on a buttered pan, one and-a- Î half inches apart, and shape with the • han<lle of the spoon until circular, f piling the mixture slightly in the

centre. Bake thirty minutes in a moderate oven. When done remove from the oven, and when cool make a slit in the side of each large enough to admit the cream filling.

If the cakes are removed from the oven before they are thoroughly done th^ will fall. If iu doubt take one from the oven and it it retains its shape it is done. This recipe makes nine small cakes.

For the cream filling, heat in a double boiler one cup of milk. While this is heating, mix well together half a cup of sugar, two and a half tablespoons flour, one-eighth teaspoon salt, then add to one egg slightly beaten. Gradually pour on the heated milk, return to'the double Ixiiler and cook fifteen minutes stirring constantly until the mixture has thickened. When cool add half a teaspoon yanilla, and put into the

Beil Bud Table Linen

SALMON. j Remove the tjones and skin from the contents of one can of salmon and mince the fish with the juice of

CHICKEN AND ALMOED. Mix half a cupful of blanched

choped almonds with half a cupful of diced cold chicken and moisten with four tablespoonfuls of Season with salt - and pepper |

.spread between buttered slicee of bread.

TONGUE SANDWICHES. Mince cold boiled tongue and mix

it with half as much fixtely diced celery. Moisten with mayonnaise and to a cupful add a tablespoonful of good tomato catsup. Spread between white bread and butter.

When sheets, tablecloths, and bed- ; spreads are hung on the line on ' washing day, wear will be saved if ; tliey are'’'folded through the middle

and the hemmed ends pinned to the clothesline. Then any twisting in the wind will come where there is

I least wear otherwise, j To mark linen easily, dip the art- ’ icle to be marked in cold starch and let it dry. The pen then will write without scratching. 'Another way is

' to do the lettering first with an ordinary lead pencil and then use the marking ink over this. The pencil

' mark prevents the ink from spread- ing.

I When a piece of new linen is bought for napkins, before cutting them apart overcast the two ends and put the pieces through the wash once. Then cut them apart and hem, and the labor is lessened. It is also a labor saver to first remove the thread from the sewing machine, and run the napkin through a hem- mor of the required size, producing an even crease ready for the hand- work.

Homemade pillow cases should have the selvage torn from the ma-

SPRING TERM Opens April 6th, 1915, at the

.'CORNWALL COMMERCIAL COLLEGE

CORNWALL. ONTARIO

Aod continues in session throufçhout the summer months.

Prospectus supplied upon request.

Address :

GEORGE F. SMITH, Principal,

Cornwall, Ontario

HENRY’S SHORTHAND SCHOOL

OTTAWA, ONTARIO "1 will study and prepare mysalf,

and some day my chance will coano," -—Lincoln.

That the times will be exceedingly good after the war is the general opinion. Why not, then, take op Shorthand and Typewriimg, and be ready for the positions that will sorely await every competent stenbgraplMr and typist ?

Seod (ov ozreolar, D. £. Henry^ fW- rident, eotnar SpaÂa A Beak Otwlii

“Business As Usual” Has made the attendance

at the

Eowllng Business Colltge OTTAWA

the best in the history. Why not talc advantage of the dull timee pî pare for the wave of prosperity that is bound to «weep over thi« Great Country when the war ig over f

Write for catalogue.

W. E. GOWLING, Pie«.

H. G. W. BRAITHWAITE, Prin.

and j terial, then overcast. This makes I them much smoother and they will j not wrin'kle alone the seams. I To make emergency napkin rings

take an envelope made of strong paper, linen paper if possible, paste the flap closed, and cut off the ends, aoout an inch for each name. A good sized curtain ring, wound with narrow ribbon, is another emergency device.

Garden of Eden. very near Adam and

afeboûe, ^âie gardon of Eden," A Âajace corporal with the Brit-

ïBSQSiîfe foghting the Turks in the fi.toantry back of the Persian Gulf.

'Til ia very hot, and the country is *<!>€» place for a while man. We live on l&EeacC: '4«a and dates’.' The greatest

^ scarcity of water. I had a shave or a wash for days.

captured two forts and a tele- office without the loss of a man. SœS» lost forty. So;.içx)f ih**

ctf the Turks in action are .A..favoriie trick cf lL»v:r.; s

•■îa^close action as if,dead, after the lifie of British has

tbem, they get up again and 3^ t&em from behiud.

xeireating the Turks fie- dOscaskl sumerous articles cf leaf they should impede their

jÆMthA- Bet ore .their retreat has last* âihQy .have on nothing but

fowl* AhiittB and ammunition belts. No MUBWiy iu)w hot the .fighting is one

ateCada from laughing at the •eral hundred men run-

At top speed with their long tfiriihrte.. Happing around their bare

STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE.

Old fashioned stra'vheiTy shortcake is a treat not to be mentioned in the

■ same breath with the endless impôt ' tors masquerading everywhere as tho ' genuine article. Here is a recipe ' guaranteed to result in the strawber* I ry shortcake that mother used to

Strawberry fool is a summer day des- sert. Put two pounds of ripe strawberries into a pnn with four ounces of castor sugar. Cover closely -and let simmer for ten minutes, stirring ncc.a- sionally to prevent burning. Put the fruit through a sieve and when neai-Iy cold add enough custard to make it thick. Add a gill of cream. Stand on

ttanie wid Kipling. ilBacele was one day at Water-

- HtAtioA In a huriy to catch a fisn. Jfe was hastening from the itkxtxli laden with papers, “a good

«jqr «txpenny ones among them," rimfcitotty.Tftlat.ft6, when, in rushing

^ he fell into the *■ Httdyard Kipling, equailly in

ifanrry. They turned on : wiâi scowling faces, then

i ireeqgsdtion and asked each ■«rtrtttwr ;he went. Then Klp- esâatmiiz^, '‘^Lucky beggar, got paperal'" seized the bun-

"Barrie, flung him some made off. ‘‘But you did

^ :to .pick up his dirty half- ; Isnou?" queried one of Mr,

Sterifr's bearers amusedly. “Didn't Æ, retFumed Barrie, and rfadiiied roetully, '"But he hadn't flung < emAbaJtt enough.*'—St. James Gazette

Stir a generous teaspoonful of baking powder into a cup of flour ami I sift. Work in all the butter the flour will take up and then enough sweet milk to make a very soft dough. Roil out on the moulding board, handnng as little as possible until about one inch thick. Bake in a

I brisk oven and when baked remove I and split the cake in halves. Butter { tho steaming sides generously, fill I with bruised berries sweetened with ! powdered sugar. The small, sweet berries are the best to u.se. Serve immediately.

vSTRAWBERRY PIE.

There is a French recijve for strawberry pie which is excellent and well worth trying, line a pie tin with a light rich puff paste. Hull three pints of large, not too ripe berries, roll them in fresh butter and powdered sugar. T.ay a rim of paste one-third

I of an inch thick and one inch wide around the edge of the pie tin and make the edges adhere t o the paste lining. Pile the prepared strawberries into the centre, arranging in dome form. Cover with another thin layer of puff paste ; pres.s gently with the thumb at edge. Baste the surface with white of an egg aTul sprinkle with granulated .sugar. Bake in a moderate ovt'n half an hour without allowing the surface to brown. The puff paste must be very thin so as to thoroughly bake before the berries^ become too hot. I

t STRAWBERRY TRIFLE.

Largest Book, library of the British

^ftomen is to be seen the largest VSKSOK fia th« worid. This is an atlas

beauttfnUy engraved ancient iJtelefo maps, bound- in leather and

with clasps ot solid silver. 8a.w9Krly seven feet high, weighs

99cszidB and was presented to II. before leaving Hol-

: is. âre dêar

i A trifle for which our English cousins are rightly famous is made of straw'berries. It is prepared as

, follows : Make a custard of one I quart of milk, put over the fire with a eup of sugar, bring to the boiling pointand stir in the beaten yolks of four eggs. Stir const antl\- for a

■ moment and remove from the liru. Dip half a dozen ladyfingcrs in cream and arran^ them in a glass dish. Poifr over them a layer of strawberries slightly sweetened. Ar- range another layer of the lady fingers and another layer of the Gerries. Pour the custard q^-er ^11. Beat the whites of the eggs-until stiff and stir into them four tailespoonfuls of j)ow- j dered sugar ; coliy with a little juice ! of the berries. Tlîlc the meringue j roughly over the, top and ornament ; with a circle of lartre, firm, sweet | berries. The ingredients of the trifle must, be very cold when put to;;eth- | er. and it is a trc^*d plan to keep the dish on ice until rpady to serve. ^

Care of Bedding When cleaning the bedrooms don't

attempt more than one at a time. Clean out bureau drawers and closets first. Choose a sunsliiny day to air the bedding and draperies, and get them out as early in the day as possible, and leave them out as long as the sun shines and the air is dry. Hang blankets and corafoiters on the line, and spread an old sheet or blanket on the grass for the bolster and pillow’s ; beat these thorougl.ly, then brush well with a stiff whisk- broom, especially the seams and corners. If poss-ible V)ring the mattress out of doors also, and boat and brush in the same manner, if there is not enough grass space, or the mattress is too heavy to bring down- stiyirs, there may be an available piazza roof that it can be laid out on, in either, case be sure to .«'thread something beneath it. Ti.rn ever pillows and mattress once or twice that both sides may be well ’ aired. Rub all soile<l spots, with a cloth wrung out of hot water in which baking soda is dissolved, and if there is the least danget^ of ‘^maraudera brush corners, tufts, and «earns with a strong solution of coiTosive subli- mate or soak witli gasoline. The former is a deadly poison, .and tho latter mu.st not be used- in a room in which there is fire. These remedies should be applied to the ends of the springs and joinings of the bed also, or any spot where insect life is likely to breed.

i:^^y 1

Let’s Improve Our Neig'hborhood\ Like This

“This street has improved a hundred per cent. It is a fine example of neighborhood improvement.”

‘ ‘A few neighbors started the movement. Each painted his, home and planted grass and flowers. Then the spirit of “Neighborhood Improvement” spread down the whole street with the result that you plainly see. It is a far pleasanter neighborhood to live in, while property values have increased amazingly. Let’s each of us get busy and begin improving our neighborhood like this.”

It will be a disappointment to your friends to enter your You will render wonderful service to yourself and neighborhood if you improve your home and surroundings. The first essential is good paint, and the paint you cau depend upon to be good is

freshly painted home only to find the interiors dull and dln^. There is need to protect and beautify them too. What '‘High Standard” is to the exterior

rm'i Hi^h Standard

UOUID* PAINT '‘High Standard” is scientifically made to withstand

the weather. Exposure tests and service on thousands of buildings prove that it wears longer than ordinary paints. “High Standard" will keep your house looking fresh, bright and perfectly protected against decay for years.

Hiâ Standard

IS to inside walls and ceiling. Its soft, light colors are delightfully pleasing. Not only fa«4t without a rival from the standpoint of bûty, but it is fadeless, washable and not easily sciatcEed or marred.

3» There is a Lowe Brothers Paint, Varnish, Enamel and Stain for every purpose A good neighborhood is largely a matter of paint. Start the home improvement habit in your neighborhood by beautifying

your home outside and inside with “High Standard” Products. Set the example in improvement work which your neighbors will follow. Be the first to clean-up and paint-up—then watch the idea grow.

As exclusive agents for the Lowe Brothers products in this vicinity, we in/ite your co-operation in the improvement of neighborhoods. Let us make “Clean-up, Paint-up” our motto this spring and summer. Come In and let's get together in mauDg the plans for the betterment of your home and neighborhood,

D. COURVILLEi Alexandria, Ont.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

' LEGAL ALEX. M. ROmçRTffOV,

CoDV*VAfHWf Notary PaW!c for Ontario,

CommiMdoner HTrfi Cnnrt of I«80«r of Marnnrr^» ^

Maxville, Ontario,

M. MÜNRO, Solicitor,

rnnvpvijncpr, Notary Public, Etc., -'l“XflnHria, Ontario,

to T oan at Low Rates of Tnfor^ Morieagee Purchased,

-I.nVARD H. TIFFANY, K.C., Barrister, Notary, Etc.

Over Vpws Office, Alexandria, Oui.

U)GO & HARKNESS, Barrister, Solicitors, Etc.,

Office: Brown Block, Pitt vSt., CornWoB Money to Loan.

G. Harkness. G. I. Gogo.

DONALD A MACDONALD, Barrister, Solicitor, Ete.,

Opposite Post Office, Glengarrian Block,

Alexandria, Ont.

D. J. MACDONELL. Licensed Auctioneer

For County of Glengarry, Alexandria, Ontario

MEDICAL DR. A. F. MCLAREN,

Eye, Ear, Noee and Throat. Office Hours:—10 till 1, 2 till 4, 7 tffl#.

Phone —1000. Office—396 Somerset Street,

Ottawa, Ontario.

MISCELLANEOUS LIVERY STABLE Stables—St. Catherine Street East,

Rear of Grand Union Hotel,

Arch. McMillan, Proprietor, Alexandria, Ontario.

IA Different Kind Df i tiltertising

Yoor Commeicial Htationery should help advertise your business. A neatly gotten up Let- terhead, Billhead, Statement or Envelope goes a iomr way in making a good first impression The News Job Department Is equipped bo handle this work neatly and with dispatch.

C.A„SPENCER Eastern Townships Bank Bnllding,

Montreal.

BUYS and SELLS I

Birch Basswood Pine Spruce

Hemlock

Insurance ^ For insurance of a 1 kinds apply

to JAMES KERR, ALEXANDRIA, ONT.

Also agent for Cheese Factory Supplies

Phone No. 82.

Rea* Estate Notice The undersigned has for sale a few

good farms in the County of Glen- garry, aC reasonable prices.

Intending purchasers will do well to see me before buying.

Parties who wish to dispose of their farms, may be a!jle to do so by calling at my office, as I have a number of enquiries for farms.

T. J. GORMLEY, Alexandria.

86 tf

NOTICE As there will be no annual training

camp this year, all the present mem- bert of “C** Squadron 5th P.L.D.G. of this district are requested to report at the Armoury between noon the yearly service roll. Any other men desirous of joining the above Squad- ron for home defence may do so by reporting to the officer or mstruct<K‘ at the Armoury.

By order of the Officer Commatfding Squadron, Ottawa.

WHITE CLOVER

BPE/Ç© Sweet as Juae Me otv

The larfçe sîBount of mi& in it and the high quality t>£ floae and other ingredients make it tasteTjetter, keep fresh longer and give raore strength and nourishment than *nv other.

JOHN ROBERTSON ALEXANDRIA.

GRAND TRUNK AAexaiAia—'Momtreal.

Tkaini deave Alesandrla:

10.B0 luim. daily; 4;A9 p.m. weekdtM ♦-W pjB. didfy.

Farior ■can oa «U trains.

AlsKsndria, Mew .Tork-ôaton. Leave AleKandtin -Bil9 p.m. daUgr.

Tlimgh deeping asm to Mew end does oonneiitioBe

¥«tt: at Mootnal tec

G. W. SHEPHEEfi, Agent. Alexandria.

Cement Blocks Ths undersigmed, aa agent lee o*

meat, keefM constantly in «took or li prepared to fil orders for Oemeni Blocks and Bricks >for building pur poses, also verandali columns and vm- smdab banoistars. Satiâction goer> antesd. Always prqparad to give OIH timates on biftldings and ornent worn. A, Cameron, Contractor, South Mam Street, Alexandria. Oni. 08-U

USE

nORE WALL BOAROe Better and cheaper than lath and

filaater for interior of haiildings. Warm sr and cooler than brick or cement foj '%xtmor ol buildings.

On intenors Fibre Wall Board can <>e papered, painted, kalsomined, tint- ed, frescffed, panelled or piaetered.

Ki^re Ho^rd fillf» a long fell want for cotth^^s, garages, outbuildings, fci'.» Î n». ri w oHrtjtion«, attics, etc. 3-' I.-' h a^». eft'îlv i»u< on, causes no

i T i’lcorivenienre. Tt comes in hofif.vif( t ft, X 8 ft. X i in. thick. It O’-rnot re-nr-^the serxices of a skill-

<n/«*haiiie. anvone who can use a h^'mm'^r nml saw can put it oft.

1 afn prepared to supply Fibre Board t at'V quantities, from one board to

c carload. Get *uy oricf^s for I.umber. Shingles,

'^ndo\w Boors, Soft'sn Doors, etc,

D. P. J. Tobin LAMCASTEB, ONT.

Something About Machine Guns

Since mention is not infrequently made of the capture of machine gans from the enemy, it is necessary to sound a note of warning lest more importance than is justified should be attrilmted to these minor successes. It must be rememnered that, to the GeJmans, the loss of one or several machine guns does- not represent what at the beginning <;f operations it would have meant to us, witii our then vastly inferior total and proportionate number of these weapons. It is believed that before war commenced they had available altogetlier a stock of 50,000 such guns, ai)art from any that may since have been turned out by their arsenals. Their employment of tliem, therefore, has, iïi a certain sense, been prodigal, and carried out with a disregard of loss which is only comprehensible when the large reserve of these weapons in their possession is borne in mind.

To the Germans the machine gun represents merely a piece of machinery of immense killing and stopping power which has cost a certain sum of money,-but is loss vulnerable and less valuable in every way than the number of men and rifles of equivalent killing power. One principle guiding its employment, therefore, is that providfKl a gun has ^êarned its keep’^ or paid for its cost by the number of the enemy slaughtered, its loss or destruction does not count. For them it has been a matteï' of the exchange of a mechanism costing a tow dollars, which can no ro[)lace<l at once, for a number of lives which cannot be replaced within a genera- tion. This, of course, applies to the gun alone and nol to the highly-trained specialists who handle it.

7,500 BüLTÆ'TS A MINUTE. It may oT some interest to point

out to tAose who are unacquainted with the weapon that a macfhine gun, at an ordinary rate, fires 500 rounds a minute. From the sector of the de- fences of Neuve Cliap'elle, theiiefore, whéTe, as reported, the Germans had 15 'machine guns within a length of front of 250 yaixls, 7,500 bullets could have been poured in one minute. In addition to those from the rifles of the infantry manning the parapets. What the effect of the stream of lead would have been against assault-- ing infantry, either hera up by olif stades or advancing over clear ground at the slow' pace alone possible 'to heavily w'eighted soldiers, -fs 'obvious.

The German guns are of Maxim type, on a small ntrd inconspicuous sledge or stretcher mounting, nfed' are carritKl everywhere where infantry can go. The majority of -vhem are built by the Deutsdbe Waffon Fabrik, near Berlin, but soTwe of -the cSder ones were constrCFCted in Erujclahd.

Canada’s Troops For the Front

In :a short ttlme Canada will hax»©' two oomplldte. army divisions of -Tf)--

wands of 50,000 men ilt the front, w ith = tw©> furtlier army divisions in Uanada in tTaining and ready tto furnish nein- ïareemenfce .'as soon as ‘'required. 3.t is expected that reinforcements at 'the rate of approximately 8.000 per nwmth w31 be .ncoded, and- these will be ?fênt ■ from the'third and'fourth contingents :as the Cïill • comes the War fwllice. IiMîteadof -«ênding rorward whole bat- ‘tnTions . at a time, tlic intention x->f the Militia Department '.is to send cepre- seiïtative units -of one company ej:.oh

•’from -eadi battaliotî, the most*'.thor- ougHly‘tTaaned men lhaving the first

•TCttS. ' -'One hmàliHKl a'ddltional Oanadian doctors-arc being seelected to go to 'England m answer to a request fi'om the 'War GfHce for additional mïlp at the British field and base ho&pitals.

‘When the second confingent army di- vision is an at the'fnont Canada will have a medical staff of aljoat 800 doctors and 450 nurs« in Englarid or France. Thei'e 'is still .a list of-.sbout 1.200 nurses on file.-af the dopar.tsnent to :dlÇftW lupcm.

AN IRISH REGIMENT.

Long Pulsing Line of Steel Witb j Devil T\ Its Khjtbin.

Just as an Irish t^gby team Is utterly different in its temper from an English, Welsh or Scottish rugby team, so is an Irish regiment utterly different from an English, Welsh or Scottish regiment. do not say that its temper is finer, writes James Douglas in The London News. I say it is different. At Lord Roberts’ funeral I stood on the Thames embank- ment beside an English war correspondent. As the soldiers went by In the rain we tried to identify the various regiments. One very smart regiment puzzled us. Suddenly we fixed our eyes on a great, strapping soldier with a roguish eye and a devil-may-care glint in it. His khaki cap was cocked rakishly over one eye- brow. “Irish, of course,” said the English war correspondent. “You can’t mistake that fellow.” “It was the Irish Guards. Even in the mud and rain they looked uproariously and outrageously Irish. And I re- membered how, not many months

I ago, the Irish Guards (now fighting I in Flanders) cheered John Redmond ! and John Dillon. I In the rain-sodden twilight one 1 evening I stood at the cerner of a ‘ street-in Cor>- and watched an Irish I regiment swinging past on its way ! back from a long route march. Were I they leg weary ? Not a J>it qfjt. They

went up the murky bill to their bar- racks with a rhythmic das’j that sent my heart into my mouth. I have thrilled to the rhythm of the Giêna* dier Guards at the end of a route march. But the rhythm of this Irish regiment, though not finer, was different. There is only one word for it—there was more devil in iU rhythm. It reminded me of the rhythm of a rush dov,-n the field by r. pack of Irish forwards. The corpor- ate soul of the regiment was in the rhythm, and the soul was Irish. The drums and flutes were playing a queer wild Irish tune aaa at intervals each section barked like a pack of hounds. That fierce bark went down the regiment from front to roar, bark after bark, like a .':eries of volieys—tfte \o- cal attack, as a musician would say, bein^ perfect. A.. I heara it, i kne-w that I waSylistening not to a mjb. but to a regimen.—an Irish regiment ând there were tears of pride *ln 4ny eyes as the long pulïjing line ( f • steel swept like a live thing around the corner up the -daiik hill.

Ipnnig Ruiis Again 3 wish do wara ttbe farnèer.s.

,of Ontario against lîghtâkïg roda. One of the :Same coRipanic.s tikat buncoed rtUe farmers with Kron'-centred rods last year is reported .to be selling iho -Same rod agdin this yearu ^Vatch out for them.

There is no diiliculty -in spotting tfcese iTods. The outride covering is a ihtn sheet of jcopper. Inside of the copptîi* is a strip of galvanized sieel or iron -one-haûf inch wide atd two galv’anized steel or iro* wires about No. 10. The copper sh<Vith is -Uvis-ted arouiid the strip and wiws giv'ing the rod a oorrugated appearaftco. The steel or iron will rust out in from five to ten years. For photograph of what happened to a rod of this Jdnd in hfls than eight years see Figure 34^ Tîilh4- in 2*20, which may be had by writing the Department of Agriculture, ’.I'oir-

An Illinois (irm is circulatiiig tlie trade and others advocating the ‘‘Mast” T.ightning Rod System. I'hey j declare that twisted cables are posit- { ively dangerous claiming they act like j “choke-coils,” fliat tubes only should be used, that insulators must bo used etc. For concentrated essence of error ‘ these circulars surpass anytliing else ' I have seen. ‘

Beware of the man with the iron- ■ centred rod and the man w'ho claims that twisted cables are dangeroue’; I'he Department wull be glad to he informed regarding the operations of either.

WM. E. DAY. Department of Physics,

O.A.C. Guelph.

School For Xlfficers. The school fot training officers

established by •th'e British General Staff is located '’close to the General Headquarters -ha France, add now has more than a hundred student:, all picked -ftrom the ranks. Th - course occUptes a month, and «com- bines theory with practice, although special 'enilihasis is naturally plac.:'.’ on the practical side.

The sdhool occupies, a conFforrt- able old mansio”n, A group of bdnts and fSheds have been fitted up a: 'doriiiitories. In the churtyaird is a •great éand bank, w'here the Stiideii;.' 'Construct mode! trenches., and -app’.y the theory of the textbook ^to prac-

'There are several claësroora- equipped with hlackbcîrds, on which the instructors fight ovsïr'aâin some of the early battles of 'the war. There are course.^ iin :mathematic.i, in hygiene and in other branche^, necessary for the «qu-ipm-cmt of a young officer.

Not all the students 'prove to be of suitable material for' commission- ed rank. Part the business of the school is to test the students as to their mental and moral capabili Jes for assuming ra'hk as an officer iu the field. Erei^^ v;edk the studea. goes back to the trenches for twenty- four hours in com'pany with an in- structor^ to «»bserve ând apply WIJæ- he has been taught during the six days at the aôol.

. I Soldiers and Hens.

Arrangements have been made for 'free tramtng in '.the poultry busin-asrs to be given to <disabled English soldiers and-at ttbe<'ettd of three monlhs” tuition it 5B Intended to estahlicfr them on ;farms.

The firkt two months of the courac, which will ibe by correspondence^ .ca^ be taken d-uring .convalescence in hot- pital or‘:at their homes and the last month, which wiai be of a practical character will be taken at a farm.

It has bec-a estimated that at tb-> end of the tv.ar there will be SOIL/*' 240,000 soldiers w*ho will not be .able to take up ttoeir previous occupation* and this .scheme is designed to relievo in some measure the economic diffi- culties which will present themselves.

“It would take .sufficient eggs to weigh down six .armored cruisers, carrying 20.,000 tons,” said a poultry expert, “to make up the loss of eggs which are chiefly .derived from the war area.** :$t 4

Glass-Bottomed Boats* A fifty-foot midor-boat, provided

with two glass-bottomed wells, has .been constructed for the purpose of ^scientific research oi the sea bottom in Bermuda waters. The boat has a width of 15 feet, this unusual breadth being for the purpose of giving steadi- ness w'hile on the ocean engaged in the work of studying the sea bottom.

The glass bottomed wells, each of which is 19 feet long, are located on either mde of and parallel with the keel. They are so arranged that a large party can study the sea-forma- tions beneath the boat at the same time. Light is thrown upon objects in the water by means of twelve fixed ceflectors, and an adjustable search- light can be let down with a cord.

A Mixed Metaphor. Sir Robert Ball, the famous astron-

omer, was rather fond of .telling the story of a correspondent who wTote to him saying that, although be was a grocer's assistant, his great ambition was to become an astronomer. But he got his ideas somewhat mixed, for this was one of his sentences, “My mind finds no rest fior the sole of her foot save on one of the heavenly bodies.”

His Imaginary Love

She Haunted Him. but He

Finally (iot Rid of Her.

countenance. Instead he found a woman of twenty-twm. beautiful and oth- erw'ise fascinating, sihe was superbly

^ dressed, and the lights in the room !• where she received him were of a volor 5* to become her. With assumed mod- *;• esty she drojfped her eyes to the rioor

I when Hart entered the room where she ❖ ; received him, but instead of keeping T I them there she raised them to his with Ç a look of affectioD.

j This was not what had taken hold of ÿ I his imagination. He had been impress-

RlTKSCliLü’3 CÂRE-ER THE FIRST PEG M

By WILLIAM CHANDLER %

4* 4* 4* *1* 4^2* 4* *1* *1* *1* *î* *1* *!* *î* *1* *1* *1*

ed by a shrinking being, a lily whose beauty is in its purity. He found a sunflower, suggestive of eastern lux ury. His idol bad fallen and was shat tered. That delicacy of feeling whieli

Andrew Hart's atteiiüüus to Miss j '>‘1^ Sone out to one of Stull deep love ,, ,,, , , ^ I » A» for him that she could not refniin from Maiuarel l isher pu'/.zied her. At one . . > * . • , Its expression, but was too modest t<> time be wo.ild seem liUe a lover; at shocked. He another he would nol During these ^ showed by his bearing that this trans latter periods be appeared to be in a • formation repelled him. The girl drew dream, there would be a faraway look ! ^yack, and on her face came a look of In his eyes, and there would be no ! disappointment wurnith in his manner for her. j “j have come,” he said, “not only in

He had spoken no word of love to obedience to your request but w-ith a Miss Fisher; otherwise she might have ' view to serve myself and tbe girl to asked him why his bearing toward her whom 1 have given my heart. The w'as so different at times. As it was. * knowledge that I was honored with she could only take no outward notice | jhg of an unknown person has of his moods and wait for him to ex- I taken hold of my imagination and hn.s plain theni. But after having endured I them a long while they began to wear I upon her, and she resolved to bring * tbe matter to a crisis. She treated him

HIS ASTONISHING SPECULATION FOR.MED BASIS OF FORTUNES.

oohlTy. This brought him ^rms. He

made a confession *^6 told her that Rome time before he first met her he I had received a leUer from h girl, who wrote that she had seen him and had given him her heart. Her maidenly modesty would not permit her to make this confession were it not that she would conceal her identity. To toll him that she loved him was a comfort to her which she could not deny her self. He need not endeavor to find her because 'she had taken special pains to prevent his doing so.

Mr. Hart added to his confession that he had ever since the receipt of this letter been haunted by an Image of the writer that he had conjured up In his imagination. He confessed bis love for Miss Fisher, but declared that he could not banish permanently thb being who loved him in secret and was deterred from revealing herself, giving onnlesty.as the reason, though it seem ed that there must be some additional reason which she had not made know’u

This revelation could not fail to place Miss Fisher in a trying position It wa?* the same as if Mr. Hart had told her that he loved two girls, the one'ficsb and blood, the other part real and part Imaginary. But since he had never seen the writer of the note she was to him all imaginary. Miss Hsher 'bad expected a proposal from Mr 'Hart and had made ap her mind to accept U when it came. To lose him on account of a mythical creature who might and might not have an exist eiKe would be a disappointment to her. She attempted to reason Mr Hart out of his fancy. The writer might he old and agly; the letter might have been written by a man for a hoax. There were many by potheses any one of whlcb would shat- ter the romance.

This view of the çase commended ttself to Mr Hart, and be told Miss Fisher that tFe would dismiss the matter from his mind. He asked her tu be his wife and fell'sure that he had given her his whole heart. She accepted him. but resolved that she would not marry b^m until what she considered a hallucination bad been pennanmrtly overcome-

For some time after the-engagement Hart, seemed to have but one love. Miss Fisher. Tben came a relapse which he had not the power to conceal from his fiancee. He was no less af- fectionate in his manner, but showed by 8 dreamy expression of countenance That be was witb bis imaginary love. Instead of reproaching him Miss Fhîber made no reference to his condition, thinking only of effecting a cure. .Fancying the matter might be a case for a doctor, she consulted her -family physician.

To her relief-he told her that the trouble was not directly due to an ab- oormai condition of tbe brain, but the brain was probably influenced by what was a normal external condition The imagination is a feeder of love. Indeed, incipient love is largely a creature of the imaglmrtioa The doctor promised to think tbe matter over, with a rtew to forming a plan for an- nihilating this -Imaginary object But Miss Fisher did not need the doctor’s Inventive faculties, for. having received the hint, she was quite equal to tbe task herself. Rhe put her mind to the subject and worked out a plan.

One day Andrew Hart received another note from his incognita. She said that she bad heard he was engaged to be married. She would not for the world do anything to break in upon his happiness or that of his fiancee. But

marred my happiness and the happiness of my betrothed. I have therefore come, with her consent and' ap- proval, that the dream may be turned into the reality. Against the former I cannot struggle successfully, for ii is a chimera; the latter Is a matter of fact As a real being of flesb and blood you are to me the same as bun dreds of other meet for itlie 'first time, it is not un complimentary for me to say that, while I am deeply sensil)le of tbe hon or you have done me. my heart hav tng been given to nnother. 1 am unable to reciprocate. Doubtless there are many more worthy tlian 1 to pos sess you.”

“I honor you,” said the girl, “for your manly statement of the casê be tween us Had I expected you to make any other I would have been criminal in sending for yon Since 1 am to be without you for eternity, 1 ventured to ask yon to give me this one meeting that I may remember it through my lonely life.”

Mad it not been for the contrasts between Hart's dream and this reality perhaps he would have shown a nat- unil weakness. Had he not been an ideal man he would likely have suc- cumbed. It was his ideality that saved him. They had not seated them selves, and Hart siood looking at the girl kindly, but without a spark of what she had expres.sed for him. See lug this, she dismissed him, saying:

*T trust that we part with mutual respect.”

Hart withdrew without even so much as touching her bund. He was congratulating himself that what bad troubled him Ixid been eliminated when fix>m the room in whieli he had left the girl be heard a sob He start ed to go back to soothe her. but his better Judgment prevailed, and he took his departure.' Going straight to Margaret, he told her of Uie interview; that his dream bad imen supersede-l by a reality which had no temptation for him.

Nevertheless the work of getting Idm out of thrall had been but lialf accuui plished. That sob remained vviili him His dream had given place to a reality which had not been a temptation for him, but his sensitiveiies.^. tils kindii

Death of Croesus Baron Recalls Orig- in of Family, Its Curious and Apparently Harmless Intermar- riages and Its Spread of Control of the F'inanciai Capitals of Europe.

Baron Nathan Mayer Rothschild, head of the English oranch of the great banking family and titular bead of ail the Rothschild connection, who died at his home in Loncon, was tbe first Rothschild to be raised to the peerage of Great Britain.

His death recalls naturally ,the origin of tbe family, its astonishing speculations, its curious and apparently harmless intermarriages, its spread to the control of the financial capitals of Europe aud its rise social- ly. The first of the Rothschilds was Mayer Amschel, called Rothschild, wDo lived in the ghetto at Prankfort- on-the-Main. As he lay dying be called bis five sons to bis bedside and commanded them to be loyal to the faic of Moses, to remain united to tbe end, to intermarr> and to obey their mother in all things.

The wise old man, who had already made his hand felt in the bourses and chancelleries of Europe, parceled out the continent as a conqueror divides subjugated territory. To London he sent Nathan Mayer, grandfather of the Lord Rothschild who died in his Piccadilly mansion. To Vienna went

' SolOmoH. Charles was directed to Nafles to found the Italian branch of the family, while Jacob James Mayer, one of the great Rothschilds, the rail- rrao builder of France, became the h=ad of the Paris house. There were five daughters also.

Perhaps the first of the English Kothschilds, Nathan Mayer, was the greatest financial genius of the family. HiS greatest achievements were based on getting exclusive news earlier than anybody else. To get such rapid advance information he established a service of carrier pigeons. The world is familiar with his achievement at the time of the battle of Waterloo. He was in Paris when he received private information that Napoleon had been defeated. He drove in hot haste to the battlefield, verified the story, reached England and London in incredible time for such days, employed agents to buy up Government consols and such stocks as were certain to advance with the news of British triumph and made as a result a vast fortune. He lived like a prince and entertained royalty. He had a superstition that had 'luck was contagious, and he ■would have nothing to do with un- successful persons. He left a fortune of £18,000,000 ($90,000,000).

He was succeeded by his son Lion- el, who bore an Austrian title of baron. He did much toward advancing the prestige of the house. He arranged immense foreign loans, helping among other things to fund the debt of th< United States Govern- ment after the civi, war, advancing $20,000,000 to the British Govern- ment to purchase the Khedive’s Is- mail’s canal shares in 1875 and after the Franco-Prussian war heading the syndicate of bankers who agreed to maintain the integrity of foreign exchange, thu- facilitating the pay- ment of France’s huge indemnity.

He was the first Jew to be electgd to Parliament, an honor whichTê obtained in 1847, but it was not until 1858 that the law was so amended

that he could take his seat by giving ness had been moved by mi expression ‘ oath on the Old Testament alone, as of angulsli. Weeks pa.«sed, and lie djd not overcome its inâueiieé. 3largaret noticed that sometUiiij' troubled him and, suspecting he bad not been c*«reiï. asked him for his confidence. He told her that he could not forget that sob.

“Is that all that remains to trouble you7” she asked.

*Tt is.” “If the reality could be blotted out

would your dream return?” “No; that has gone forever.” When they met again .Margaret ask

ed her lover to go with her to cull upon a friend of hers. Hart acceded to her request, and an evening was appointed for the visit. When they stopped at the house of their destination EInrf was surprised to recognize the one where he had called on hi.*; ••dream ” Before be could express his ustoni.sh- ment they were admitted and in another moment stood face to face with tbe girl who had sobbed Slie exten i- ed her hand, smiling.

“My friend Kate.”-said Margaret to Hart, “consented to h-(df> me relieve you of your dream. I t-ould have secured the services of some unattrac- tive person, but I firefcrrcd one who would test your constancy to me. I am happy to say that yon ac<pdtted yourself nobly Had not Kate overdone her part by that sob i should not have needed to reveal the plot. As it is. 1 wish you to see for yourself that she is not pining for yon at aii. Now that

. • „ » . tf t.. your sympathetic .heart is dNabused she desired one interview before his j ^ marriage, though only with the assent ( of the girl who was to be his wife, if | he could secure this a.ssent and would j write her at an address she gave him I she would appoint a meeting. |

On receipt of this letter Hart resolv j ed not to mention it to Margaret and \ to pay no attention to it. but he found j that tbp trouble had taken a fresh hold \ on him and he was unable to banish It j After struggling with himself for some | time he resolved to show this second ’ note to Margaret. j

To his surprise, .she gave her consent to the interview and advised him to grant It If this girl was to win him away from her It was baiter that she should do so before than after marriage Margaret had some difficulty In persuading him to go to see hiS incognita, but he finally consented. He wrote her granting the Interview.

He had dreamed of a dfemnre girt very young and of an Ideal cast of

trust you will give up real and Im aginary ladyloves and confine your af factious to my own iinwarlhy self.”

"Be as.sured. .Margaret.” said Kate, “that he sftKid the test beautifully.”

"And I can vouch.” said Hart, “that your frieud played her part. admir;<bly to suit'the purpose for which you UV»;H1 her. Indeed, she served a donblo'pur pose , She not only shattered mv dream, but enatded me to prove that I am quite capable of resistPo; a siren, or. rather, that 1 am a man of constancy ” . ^

“1 think.” said .Margaret, "that you were rendered daft concerning the niythical being who was suppo.s^d to have given you her heart.” ^

This ended Mr, Hart’s dream Whether some one had imposed upon him in the letter he had receivfi(3 avowing a girl’s love or whether she was a real person he has not dlscov ered.

^ tad persistently insisted upon doing. 'I’U'T.

upon his death iff" 1879 the headship of the Rothschilds fell to the late Lord Nathan Mayer, who in 1876 had Inherited the baronetcy of his uncle. Sir Anthony, and who was himself raised to the peerage in 1885. Lord Nathan was vridely known for his great wealth and his philanthropic labors. His town house in Piccadilly as well as his great country seat at Iring Park, Herts, was famous for brilliant gatherings of persons social- ly prominent. He was educated m England and in 1867 married Emma Louisa, daughter of Baron Mayer Carl de Rothschi.d of Frankfort-on- the-Main.

It is one of the most extraordinary facts about the Rothschild family that there could have been so many intermarriages without a weakening of the virility and a dulling of the genius of the race. Baron James, Load of the Paris branch for many years, married his niece, Baron Lion- el of London married his first cousin. Alphonse, the successor of Baron James, married Evalina, daughter of Baron Lionel.

Lord Rothschild is survived by Lady Rothschild and their three children—the Hon. Lionel Walter, heir to the barony; the Hon. Charlotte Louisa Adela Evalina, who is married to Capt. Clive B. Behrens, of the Royal Artillery, and the Hon. Nathan Charles. It is the latter who will suc- ceed, it is supposed, to the active headship of the financial affairs of the English house, since the new Baron Lionel is not a business man in any sense, but is noted for scientific at- tainments, particularly in zoology.

To Repel Submarines. Large numbers of baby torpedo

boats are being constructed in Eng- land for the purpose of destroying German submarines. Within a few

j weeks^ it is expected that the waters around the British Isles will swarm with these speedy little craft. It takes a submarine fifteen minutes to

! sink out of sight under the water, j This is too long—for the submar ne

—or "is expected to be after the b by destroyers get into action.

Monster Tomato, j A monster tomato grown at Roset- I cenville in the Transvaal was re- i cently exhibited, in Johannesburg. It ; measured 17 inches in circumference ind weighel 1 pound 6 1-2 ounces. It is stated tha^ there are others still iLpicked of equal if not greater, sixe.

BRITISH ARMY DATE!^ 2 ! j RESTORATION

Charles the Second Reward^'d' Soldiers of Fortune by Organiyini^.-j Them Into the First Life —Uniforms In Those of Cloth of Gold Wittfc

i Sleeves andrYluffles*

The British regular army magr •aid to date from tbs' Res-toraâD* .9 (1660) when Charles ilL 3BK>«ïÆSîC:71 •ertaln cavalier soldiers of forEte»- > who had followed him into «cHe,

; eonstltutlng them into a regiment horse under the name of Ufa GTiArdt» .

Prior to this, it is tnrev. i been a few troops retained, on a SW?T* — manent fooLng; as, for antfAne/*.,. tht. » Honorable Artillery Compearij.:, *

• Teomen of the Guard, the Corps tft Î 8ergeants-at-Arms, and the Trament 3

, Bands of the City of Landi)i].-whfi •embled annually.

Just now, however, our ctracpstsa sfen ■ot with these, but with that VTTOS-J of gentlemen cavaliers wba esa3w*5 o-rldlng with the Merry BCQnac^2.j» from St. George’s Fields* SmlAwxrl: all the way to his palace at ^'Éit*iAsLW .. •n that May morning more fBasi' ’tww:» and a-half centuries ago when King came to his own again.”

Very fine and gay and gallant looked, a rare and striking

, we may be sure, to Monk's dour-i?rsw::^ j tan men-at-arms, dressed SO.VLC j leathern doublets, some wearùig , I ®e^ and, 4.Çnl^ hAiiberks.ând ' Sps devoid of pofisfi or omai*

These cavaliers from over the : I on the other hand, gave to L<L.

Its first glimpse of the: pageantry of the Continental of those days.

The officers, we are toFd> “lyere sï“* richly dressed in cloth of gold silver that they might bawe knights all armored in of the same.” Than this fîrst-ëanRüfd glimpse, however, nothing further vouchsafed to us concerning the. ers of the splendid caTaîeadffi., chife'. at .j the rank and file we get & Tsory ty and likewise a fairly detaîIed•;î;5p^^.- ture.

The “private gentlemen”^^—«x-.as»» we should say, “the wide-sleeved scarlet coats; onnEEiasst- - ed at the wrists with large---^îK fies, and “frogged aH ahoot' front and back with gold Ihsia^*2^*e3w brave show.” Their bcotsr brown Cordova leather> reaaMo^j; ix..» the middle of the thighs; ondemeath Inuneiise {elt hate^^dTeffyar - rted with ostrich feathers', ;■£}«?- ôve-locks” floated down over VTSSJ— asses of polished steel, ' ihe limllar to those now worn

Besides the Life Guards^ tec» regiments of Infantry were being directly after the -RertaTteSwci ^ smoPTSt the first to be emhQdlaâT - Ing the Grenadier Guard» thsi© Coldstream Guards, which yoirm cruited almost entirely fnean.-. Zitoxt- well’s old “Ironsides.” For thes^ 80, new* and very handaome umif' were provided. The officers'.ieers ; ly habited in velvet, anÆ smMh with lace and fringe, which, as as the buttpns of their unifextns, ' of soTid gold. Thfi:,rank-an^^re,v^^— red jackets^ face^ trimmed v iCh silver face; men, of whitfhctbere wefë' attached to-each-oompany, heiisg; Unguishçd by green- coatees.. ■ wlth s^rletT^"'^

Shortly afterwards other line ments, as they then first begatL ITL called, came into being., 'fhese.

^ raised for the King by — Ùer gentlemen, who ' eommaiuBsc^.

j teem, ^n^ whose nam^- ÏTtiïiT the old |S “Douglas’ Rîm^^ Own 7lvâl Lancaster was “The Earl of Plymouth's ment of Foot,” and so on.

their commanders. Acuity In persuading: teey had a propriVtkry interest in oorps they had raised,, yi€d s^.LY.L-«sse' another in the pearance.. The army tailhrs - days must^ ene wouyd i'magii.x been hard put to it to plnsscSL many patrons, so vasifid'and g. were the uniforms/that wer.e late being.

For not ad dlfferenHy to «w»iy but not iafreattentfy tr fifteen or aixlee£C'.Gpsâj:^s^:;^:iS Which the regimenta.: bf iàr jj were divided wouidi he gTv©5rajt;::;sïJl8 tinctive unifoumii,- Thuav. corps, we find, oœ coatees of yellow silk, frt< •liver laee^ and white. teat next-to-it would' tn scarlet shelf- Jackets,paTe breeches and; green hose;, and ao terough all the various A regiment on. parade in thos4. most have presented a goxgpoiE^mteü picturesque appeacanca^ possessing rather too> ' moclt *ênny-plain-and-twopence ‘ suggestion about it to commeadL ■elf, possibly,, to presentrday tessaft».-.

And there were other eTe«:*feRt«g^^> •r variations in. dress,, due-fit, tBitances to the eccen/tricitiaa An:. direction of individual corps evsn- — manders, in others to the 9t the parthûlar services the- :iüütnx» might be engaged upon, at.the.^ What do you think,, erur British soldiers in pett co ts 'v JX queer, doesn't It? Yet several, a'3. la- dder regiments have donna euliarly feminine type of

It came about in. this. way. . days before the Royal: Marines- regularly established as- a corps the foot regiments of ii used to take it in ttnius: lio SL .' marines on shipboard. Nov/pe:. were quite common^ wozifi: ^ ... vs ttavy in Nelson's time;: and diers, naturally adopted tfieu finding It, no doubt, fa ha and more convenient than tight-fitting, frogged and braiv forms.

i

Social Stafnn- Sometimes a man imaghsc^

social lion when ho*a oolXv .âpsfiu..

Tb« News, Alexandria, Ont, May 14, 19 15

rSTTNG CASrALTrRS.

' Track of Soldiers' Names Is a Tremendous Task.

"Please let me know what is the matter with Patrick; he was killed ttbe last I heard?” Is but one In- ■tance of the thousands of pathetic **«eries for the answering of which m colossal Index of casualties has Seen in process of formation during rate past few months on a high place Idit London somewhere between Big aien and the Nelson .Column.

All day and all night continues ttte building of this house of index

itmiAs. On the day of the new moon I»o, and on all Sabbath days, for

precept of any faith would forbid la.t work. From every British ambulance In

-ode fightint, area, from every hospital where men are received at home «8T abroad, and from every battalion atatf come lists and lists and lists of vaounded, sick, or missing, or cap- itares, or of slain. Solid-looking oak esabinets which stand back to back In IjalTs are constantly being supple- taiented by more cabinets in each of sW»e rooms allotted to this work.

Considered merely from the point view of English surnames, it is a

aranderful collection, and if soldiers saalisting adopt fancy titles from oBirrent language, were not all awmes once nicknames before they ■ware established by long use? Here 3«a find such as Homer, Shakes- igeare, Hathaway, Oraco, side by side v«lXh Biich as Hell, Bulldeath, Dead- van, and Corpse, John Pintard and

Romayne, T those who sit writing the en- >n the index card?—non-çfijji- a? Perhaps, and yet most of are also really among the cas-

,s of this far-reaching war, ....««■jgh unrecorded upon any roll of ISonor. These temporary clerks are naen who have lost their profession- at posts-—men who, in the general •jUsturbance of business enterprise, t^Te had to close their ofBces and Sg/easv at any straw of paid service vwîilch would keep them and their tAmilies from bitter privation. Some ait them have sons in the fighting Ulne—many would be there them- ælves but for grey hairs or physical anflrmity.

The head of one room served his ûn In the South African war till ênie arm was smashed by a shell splinter, and not one of them but •deans some scrap of consolation Xrom a belief that he runs more risk Xnm hostile aircraft in the series of •BOrns that has come to be known

Zeppelin terrace than in his house lEAt Putney or Wandsworth.

Bitting on one of the thousand «dialro that were made in a fortnight aat the beginning of the war, he may Ifce searching the drawer of the Leln- «ters for some elusive Sergt. Toole, rat, noting down on the card of Pte. ~lArown of the Royal West Surreys iilutt he Is at Versailles with bronchi- x*l catarrh, or he may be reporting tto the Inquiries department that the dhnsband of a woman in South Wales, îhelîeved to have been killed at 3Tpre8, Is now known to be a prlson- f«r of war at Doberitz. ^ 4t iJS po place tor casual visitors, ““ ‘ th would not find moodiness

tracteristic of these rooms. I, indeed, composed of tragic stances, these records have a il value which makes for The sum total, like all hero-

i, is not a tragedy. One some- ves, over a column of ''dittos” to

...illed in action,” feels for a mo- «nt the terrific magnitude of the

all of life, and these ever accumu- itlng cards call up in his mind the

phantom hosts they symbolize: the Khostly army death recruits so last. fXhen, being an Englishman, he terns to his neighbor with a laugh -sand denounces the man that put the Knniskillens in a drawer so low that &A had to stoop to the floor just after lunch.

I

Missed Everj' Shot. One of the best stories told about

.Sir John French, field marshal of the Srltisb forces, is how one night at «tinner some ofilcers were discussing Kifle shooting. The general was lis- tening, as was his wont, without mak- Sng any remark, until at length he -adiipped in with:

“Say, Pll bet anyone here,” in his quiet, deliberate way, "that 1

în fire 10 shots at 500 yards and call ch shot correctly without svalting

the marker. I'U stake i box of 1 on it.”

The major present accepted ihe ot- ►r, and the next morning the whole kess was at the shooting range to see Se trial. Sir John fired. “Miss!” he an-

aced. He fired again. “Miss! " re- sented. A third shot. “Miss!”

“Hold on there!” protested the vnjor. “What are you doing? You acre .mot «hooting at the target at all.”

!Bnt French finished his task. “Miss!” “Miss!”

it course I wasn't shooting at target,” he said. “I was shooting those cigars.”

Deadly British Rifles, a number ot people beliere

ttat cartridges are served out to the «oldiers separatee from one another. Cartridges are, however, usually giv-

■«am oat ifastened together in clips of Are. The modern rifle used by the

atlsh army is known as a magazine aie, and holds two clips or ten oart- 0jres in the magazine itself, as well tan extra cartridge above the maga-

eleven ronn('. in all. When the eartridge-cUp is forced into the maga- xLne the fastening is removed, so that «ach cartridge, when it reaches the magazine, is separate from thj withers.

The magazine o2 the army rifle is aothing more than a detachable box containing a spring. Thk- spring ftorces up one cartridge at a time Snto its position ready for firing. As ca rule the ten cartridges in the niaga- ^sine are only used in great emer- Agency, as when the order for rapid siring is given to stop an enemy’s «charge. In the ordinary way the magazine, with iU ten cartridges, is stLUt off from the rest of the rifle by fioeni of a m»tiX slide called the *‘cut

AMONG THE MISSING. His many friends in Alexandria will

learn with regret that Mr. D. C. Craig, a former member of the local staff of the Bank of Ottawa, in yeaterd.iy'a casualty list,, is reported ‘"missing.^’

RED CROSS DONATIONS. The treasurer of the local branch oi

the Red Cross Society acknowledges with thanks the following donations ; $8 from the L.O.Y.B. No. 60, Laggan, and 51.75 contribution from Mrs. I. B. Ostrom, Alexandria.

SIMONCS SPECIAL SALE. Simon's special Spring Sale is now

going on and this is a big opportunity for you to save money on all your spring and summei' n.eds. Eggs, butter and wool taken in cxchaiê. DEGREE CONFERRED.

The degree of Doctor in Dental Sci- ence wa& conferred oy McGill Vniver- sity on Mr. Donald D. McDonald of sity on Mr. Donald A. McDonald of Greenfield’, to whom wc extend hearty congratulations. KEEP THE DATES OPEN.

All is in readiness for the annual flower sale to be held in Alexander Hall, on Thursday and Friday of next week, 'rhe hall is open free to the. ])ub- lie in the afternoon, while the nominal fee of 10c. will be charged in the evening whom ac intere.sting programme will be staged. NORTH LANCASTER BAPTIST CHURCH.

Services will be held at North Lan- caster throughout the summer months as follows : Sunday, morning, Sunday School at 10.30 ; service 11.80; evening service at 7.30 ; Wednesday, prayer- meeting at 8 o'clock. The service will be conducted by the pastor, Mr. Geo. M. Blackett of Toronto.

'J’he annual .sail- of the ladies’ league of Sr. Kin- nan’s parish is announced to take place Thursday and Fri- dav, May the 20th ana 21sf. A good program is promiseii, ENMOYEIJ A SHORT HOLIDAY.

In honor of the patronal feast of Rev. Mother M. of St. Antoninus, Superior St. Margaret’s Convent, the pupils of the Alexandria Separate School System were granted a hail holiday on Monday afternoon. This year, contrary to the time honored custom, no festive reception was held by the pupils. HAS MANY FOLLOWERS.

We heard on the street the other day of a man who claimed he was too poor to take his home paper but all the same he read a notice in one of our country papers selling how -to prevent a horse from slobbering, and sent SI..50 for the recipe. When the SI.50 worth of information came it said : ^'Teach your horse how to spit.*'

m.OOD PURIFIERS. If you need a blood purifier you can

see dozens of them at Mcl.eister’sDrug Store. TO BE COMPLF/n:i) BY ’ END OF MAY.

A laiê force of nien and teams was set at work by the C.P.R. last week, toballast and finish up the Glengarry and Stormont Railway, and it is expected that the road will be ready îor traffic by the end of May, when it is the intention to put on through trains to and from Mbntreal.

CLEVER WRITER. The News was pleased to receive this

week a copy of Perpetuum" ver- ses composed by Mr. Donald A. Mac Dougall of Montreal, formerly of Alex- andria, dedicated to the foundation of St. Michael’s Association, Montreal, and read before that body on Wednes- ciay evening, April Uth, 1915, by the author. The work, which is neatly printed in folder form, reflects great credit on the poetic ability of Mr. MacDougall.

RED CROSS ACKNOWLEDGMENT. 'Hie lady workers of the .Alexandria

group received the following note ack- nowledging their fifteenth consignment of soldiers needs.

‘‘The Red Cross wish to offer you their sincere thanks for the handsome donation received rjy them ^.n the 3rd of May. We always delight ' in opening your parcels and your socks are amongst the nicest we get.

“Yours truly, “Mary Stuart.”

Contributors—Mrs. D. C. Campbell, Mrs. M. McC'uaig, Miss A. McCuaig, Mrs. J. D. McIntosh, Miss C. Munro, Mrs. Peacock, Mrs. Carson, MissAniiie Lawson, Mrs. E. I. Tarlton, Mrs. A. A. Cattanach, Miss Tiffany.

DO YOU NEED A TONIC. Many young people need a tonic,

generally iron. The improved Iron Tonic Pills contain a little arsenic and strychnine, jufrt enough to stimulate a person. These pills are for sale at Mc- Leistcr’s Drug Store, Alexandria, 50c. per box by mail. GLEN ROBERTSON PICNIC.

The big affair of the year will be the Glen Robertson picnic, whi^ will be held on July 28th, 1915. Everything is being put in shape in preparation for a huge gathering. One of the principal events will be a football tourna- ment for which a silver cup will be offered for competition'. All intending football teame of the county wdll do well to send in their application to Duncan J. McDonald, jr., secretary of the sports committee, R.R. No. 1, Alex andrla. Ont. ONTARIO SCHOOL EXAMS.

1'he date of the annual examina tiens under the Ontario Departmon? of Education have been iixod. Foi senior high school entrance, senior public, sohool graduation, model school entrance, and lower school examinations for entrance into the normal schools and faculties of education, the e.xaminations bcîn on June 11 and extend to .Tune 2*2 ; for mid die upper . schools from 9th -Tune to 3«Hh June, for junior high school entrance and junior public school -grad-

•vtir.M. diploma examinations, • from I'Uti -lane to 23rd June.

i:i:(.'HARI5TIC CONGRESS. The Canadian Eucharistic Congress

will be held in Montreal, extending over three days, beginning on duly 13. Cardinal Begin, Archbishop of Quebec, will preside at the opening solemn public demonstration in Notre Dame Church on Tue.sday. The address in Ibnglish, <^n that.occasion, will be delivered by Rev. 'i’hos. F. Burke of To- ronto.

' .vr McLEisTiars . Those who do not care to take med-

icine ir. the shape of pills, can get Syrup of Hypophosphites in 50c., 75c. ami 51.00 bottles at Mcf.eister's Drug Store. SOCKS MUCH NEEDED. BY .SOT.DIKRS.

'J’he srreat need of socks for the soldiers at the front is emphasized by a letter recently received by the wife of a Colonel who is in charge of a bat- taliondoing active service in France. In this letter, the officer said, “Do all 'that you can to get the people to send socks, liandkerchlefs, etc. You don't realise how much they are needed. Every woman who Iwas any spare time should be holjnng win our battles bv pi'oviding the men with such neces-

DO NOT LEI' HENS ANNOA YOUR NEIGHBORS.

This is the season of garden making, andi it. is also the time to pen. up the cMckens. T'here is perhap-. nothinj. that causes as niucn hard feelings in r. locality as for hens to wander on a neighbor’s premises and garden. ‘

, GET BUSY. I Now- is the time for you to paint

and fix up and make home look a.s if there was a little enterprise around

, you, Take the garden rake and collect all the old rubbish of 1914 in a pile and set fire to U—donT bum the house down in the o}>cration—and let it be burned up and never to collect

•thereagain. MANY IN THIS VICINITY.

Kvery-'farmer who provides himself with as lovely a residence as his means will permit, surrounded with a neat lawn ami a well cultivated farm; is a blessing to any community. This counitry may consider ilseif lucky indeed to have so many in- dustrious farmers of this stamp. IMPORTATIONS OF EGGS.

Regulations for the marking of pack- ages containing eggs imported into Canada or passing in transit through Canada have been made by ,ordcr-in Council. Henceforth all eggs imported into or passing through Canada must be marked with the w'ord produce and the name of the country of direct export. TO BOOST AGRICULTURE.

The Department of Agriculture ut Ottawa will shortly begin to turn over to the Province the money to be expended this year under Agriculture Instruction Act. Mr. C. p. -James who had charge of the campaign for increased production, has completed that work am.1 is engaged it!! the administra- tion of the Agriculture InstructiouAct, under which 59tl0;000 will be distributed among the Provinces tliis year. T’he moni<y is paid out from time to t'me by arrangement with the Provinces to be api;)lied under a definite pro-gramnie in the case of each province. MUST CANCEL STAMPS.

Postmasters are required by the department to notify mcrchanls re- tailing proprietary or patent medi- cines, perfumery, wines or cham; pagne, of tlie nec^sity of carefufly cancelling . all stamps wliich they use for war revenue purposes. 'I’his may be done by w^riting on or across the stamp initials or other marks of identification, together with the date of such writing. The penalty for not doing so is not less than 550, and not mare than 5250. The postmaster is held^ responsible for .seeing that every precaution is taken to avoid any risk of defrauding the pcatal revenue.

Personals Miss Ettie Kerr is in Ottawa visit-

ing her sister, Mrs. J. R. Shaw. Mr. Edmund McGillivray was* inHaw-

kesbury last week. Mr. J. A. Gray of Dunvogan, was a

busine.^^s visitor on Monday. Miss Cummins visited (.'oruwall rela-

tives over Sunday. Mr. \V. Lebeouf of Montreal, v\ as in

town over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. D. J. MacMillan o'

Greenfielel, were here this* week. Mrs. A. !.. Bishop spent Wednesday

with relatives in Cornwall. Private A. Kingston, Cornwall, spent

Sunday with relatives in town. Mr. A. Cooke spent Saturday in

Montreal. Mr. J. R. Kippen of Groenfuld, was

a Newscaller on Wednesday. Mr-f J. R. .Shaw ofÔttawa, ’-as here

on Wednesday. Mr. A. D. McGillivray motored to

Maxville on Wednesday. Mr. Duncan A. McDonald of Green-

field, was here on Wednesday. Mr. Angus P. McDonald visited Corn

wall on Wednesday. Mr. Eugene Huot, Hawkeabury, was

in town yesterday. Messrs. J. W'. and Percy Weegar of

Maxville, were in town on Tuesday. Mr, D. C. Sinclair of Hawkesbury,

was here for several days this week. Mr. .John McMartin, Cornwall, was

here for several hours on Wednesday. Miss Celestinoi McDonald and her two

little r.ieces left last evening for Win- nipeg, Man.

Mrs, .J. 0. Simpson and Mrs. H. L. Cheney spent yesterday with friends in Montreal.

Mr. and Mrs. P. Ahern of Montreal, visited friends in Alexandria and vicinity over the week-end.

Mrs. A. T>. Raymond has as l.er guest this week her mother, Mrs.Ken- nedy, of Alontreal.

Messrs. W. Ashton, F. V. Massey ai^l G. A. Bradley motored to 'Talhousio Station a»':l v'obiit'.- f'n /!'u- s lav.

Mr. -T. E. T.educ, merchant, .âwkes- bury, was among the visitors to Uwn on Wednesday.

Mis-i Katie McMillan, after speiulin;/ a few days in Montreal, returned he me W-xinesday morning.

Mr. Ranald MoDonalei of the staff o: the Hochelaga Bank, Maxville, ipeat a few hours in town oa Tuesday,

Mr. L. Landriau of Ottawa, i» in town the guest of Mrs. F. T. (.'ostello.

Miss Annie McDonald, who had been spending a few days in Cornwall, arrived home on Saturday.

Miss .J. A. Corbett of Munroe’s AliJa, visited her aunt, Mrs. F. McDonald, tliis week.

Mr. 1. B. Ostrom was in Ottawa this wt,-ek attending the funeral of his- bro- ther, the late Mr. W. H. Ostrom.

I Mrs. J. Boyle and MasterEarl Boyle aro at presimt on/ a visit to relatives in Carleioii Place, Ont.

Private W, Murphy of Dickinson's Lauding, visited his family here for a few days this week.

I 'i'he Misses .Johnson of Glon Rober-t- son, were visitors to town on Mon day.

I Sergt. -Tack. Bali of Morrisburg, visited liis mother, Mrs. C, S. Ball, Ken- yon St., on Monday and Tuesday.

Mr. W. D. McLeod of Bonnie Brier, McCrimmon, was a Newscaller on Mon day.

, Mrs. I). R. McCulloch, who had been here on an extended visit, left for her

. home in Strome, Alta., on Friday, i Mr. A. A. Macdonell, St. Raphaels, did busines-s in town the latter pari of the week.

The Misses Anguaena and Mae Mc- Donald of Montreal, visited their mother, Mrs. 1). J. McDonald, over Sub-

‘ day. Î Miss r.ucy B. Macdonald returned to Hawkes'bury Monday morning, after

‘ .spending the week-end at her parental • home here.

Miss -Janet McDonell, Montreal, is spending the week', with her parents,

‘ Mr. and Mrs. I). A'. McDonell, KenyoTj street.

Privates C. Higgins, W. Proctor, D. Jodoin, W. Smith of the 38th Batia lion, Ottawa, were hei-e during the Inl ter part of the week.

Miss Harriet MacLeod of Boniue Brier, MeCTimmon, left on *VVednosda> for Montreal, whei*e she will enter the Western Hospital as nurse-in-trainlng.

Chief of Police Seger was in Mont- real on a business trip on Sunday and incidentally visited his old friends of the City Hall.

Mrs. E. I. Tarlton, the Misses Irene and Enid Tarlton spent the week-end in Montreal, Miss* Ifene remaining on for a visit with friends.

Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bannerman and children, oi Ottawa, were hero this week the guests of Mrs. W. Bannerman., Main street.

Mr, and Mrs. H. Prieur, who had been visiting the latter’s parents, M; and Mrs. Geo. Bougie, Main St. soutk. returned to Montreal the early part oj the week.

Miss Victoria Poirier of Fassiferi», who has been in Europe during the past year, arrived in New York ozi Monday on the S.S. Megantic. She is at present in Montreal.

Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Huot, Mrs. Real Huot and Mr. -J. A. C. Huot were in Monirçal <ju Friday last attending the funeral of Mrs. Antoine Gauthier, aunt of Mrs. P. A. Huot.

Corporal Smith and Private W. Smith of the 38th Battalion, Ottawa, Sundayed with friends at Bainsville.

Miss Annie Iâurie MoÜonald spent the week-end the guest of Miss Mamie McDonald, Green Valley.

Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McMaster, Mr. and Mrs. R. Pimm, Mrs. A. D. Mac- donell and Miss Ida Macdonell motored to ^'’ankloek Hill on Sunday and were the guests for a few hours of Mrs O. Sherman.

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence MacGregor were in town the latter part of the week visiting his mother, Mrs. D. A. MacGregor, Bishop St., who i& confin- ed to her room suffering from injuries sustained through a fall on Bishop St. Thursday morning.

Mr. .lames Wylie of tlie Bank of Ot- tawa staff, Maxville, and son of Mrs. Wylie oi this town, is among the latest to join the colors, enlisting with the Canadian Engineers, Ottawa. Private Wylie, who was here on Sunday, has the good wishes of his manj- friends.

Lt.-Col. A. G. Thompson; Ottawa ; Messrs. H. W. Lawlor, Hawkeabury; P. E. Campbell, Cornwall; Peter and Z. Bonnevdlle, T.ancaster, were among those from a distance in tow’ni ^nSat urday attending a meeting of the

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mem'.êrs of the Cote .St. Michel S dicate.

Mr. A. -J. McDonald of Princeton,!;. C.,. wlio had been undergoing treat ment at the Royal Victoria .Tospital, Montreal, arrived recently to s];en(i some time with his brother, Mr. R. .J McDonald, oi. -Apple Hill. Mr. McDon- ald was in town on Monday, and his manv Glongarrv friends will be pleased to learn that he is much improved in health.

Births SKG I2R—At Alexandria, on Tuesday,

May 11, 19*15, to Mr. and Mrs. M. .Seger, a daughter.

MUNRO—At Montreal Maternity Hosp- itral. on May 6, 1915, to Mr. and Mrs •L Munro, of Monokland, Ont., a

,Ca celled His Ad. in The News I As we were about to ô to press last week one of our advertisers called in

I and asked us to discontinue his ad., if possible, in that very issue, for it was of no use to him. The ad. was the fourth or fifth of a series designed to cover the season in wiiicliL the com- modity advertised is in most demand and it came to us as a surprise that its further appearance was undesirable, until we were told the ad. had already elicited so many orders that the great-

_ eat difficulty was experienced in filling them.

^ This proof of results from a small space in The News should convince the

. most sceptical as to the value of an announcement in this journal, with

, its large and continually increasing cir culation.

The ad. referred to abov’e was one offering hatching eggs for sale of the celebrated Rhode Island Red variety and was inserted by Mr. Taylor of the “Rolyat Poultry Farm/’ who recognizes, we feel sure, >he advantage of a sj)ace in Glengarry’s Home .Tournai as a good business proposition.

SPIIIIIII SI STARTS SATURDAY,

MAY 15Hi. 915 And Continues for 30 Days.

As announced before, our heavy purchases from factories in liquida- ti'^'n at prices away below regular wholesale enables us to sell these goods at prices never before heard of in Alexandria. Every article guaranteed to give very best satisfaction. Eggs, butter and wool taken in exchange same as cash. Don’t miss this opportunity to save big money on all your Spring and Summer needs. Our Sales are always genuiue—we do as advertised. Read these prices, which are only a few of the many bargains we are offering : —

stripe cotton, sale piice each 30c Men’s 50c Silk box, all colors, sale price per pair 25c

Men’s and Boys’ Clotliing Men’s Grey ('hecked Tweed Suits, regular $0.50, sale price $6.25 Men’s Brown Tweed Suits, regular 12.50 for Ki8.25 Men’s Light Grey Suits, regular 11.50, sale [trice $8,25 Men’s Finest Fancy Worsted Suits in the newest patteins and latest styles, regular 18.00 and 20.00, sale price $13.75 Men’s Navy Blue, Plain Brown, Plain Grey and Black Serge Suits Regular prices 18.00, 20.00 ami 22.50, sale price $14.00

SFEGIAL — A neat Grey Stripe Suit for Men — four pieces — extra [»air of

TROUSERS FREE Regular price 22.50 for only $16.50 All hand tailored Men’s 12.50 all wool double texture Par- mento Coats, sale price $0.25 Men’s 10.50 all wool double texture Par- men to Coats, sal* price $8,25 Men’s 8.50 all wool double texture Par- mento Coats, sale price $6.25 Men’s Black Vicuna Coats, silk faced and lapels, regular 13,50, sale price $9.25 100 Boy’s two-piece all wool Tweed Suits for ages from 7 to 15 years, regular 3 50 to 5.00 Suit', to clear at $2.65 per Suit 100 pairs Boys Tweed Pants to clear at per pair 45c

Gents Furnisliinys, Etc. Men’s Balbriggan UnJerwear, regular price 50c per garment, sale price 32^c Men’s 50c Work Shirts, black and white

Men’s 2.00 and 1.75 Stiff Hats for $1 45 Men’s 65c Negligee Shirts, sale price ‘15c Men’s 35c Silk Ties for only 23c Men’s regular 35c Braces, sale price 23c

Ladies’ Ready-to-Wear Ladies’ 5.50 black or blue Silk Poplin Rain Coats for $2.98 each Ladies’ 4.00 and 4.50 Cloth Skirts, 152.98 Ladies’ 15.00 and 18.00 Costume Suits for $11 50 Ladies’ 1.00, 1.25 and 1.50 Lawn Blouses for only 78c Ladies’ 2.25 Fancy Blouses for only $1.40 $1.50 Ladies’ Colored Underskirts for 98c

Boots and Shoes Ladie.f’ 2.2.5 Dongola Kid Bluoher Style Shoe $1.65 Ladies' $2.50 Patent Leather Pu ups for only $1.95 Ladies’ 1.85 Dongola Kid Bluoher Oxfords for $1.45 Men’s regular 4.00 Box Calf Shoes for only $3.25 Men’s regular 3.50 Box Calf Shoes for only 2.75 Men’s regular 2.50 Box Calf Shoes for only 1.95

Boys' regular 2.50 Box Calf Shoes for only 1.95 Boys’ regular 2.25 Dongola Kid Shoes for 1.85 Men’s Patent Leather, Box Calf and Tan Calf Ox- fords, regular pri'ie 5.00 and 5.50, for $2.98

ladies’ Sommer Dress Goods Ladies Summer Dress Goods in Chambray.s Crepes, Rice Cloths, Voilles, Muslins, Etc.

60c quality for 45c ,4.5c quality for 35c 35c quality for 23c 25c quality for 20c

20c quality for 15c .\LL NEW AND FAST COLORS

12c Prints per yard 9c 15c Prints per yard 11c

Remember these are only a few prices—Every article in the store is reduced in price. Don’t spend a dollar elsewhere until you visit our

store and see what we have to offer you.

Remember the Opening Date, Sat’day, May IS And Sale lasts only 30 Days.

Get your share of these good bargains, Come early and come often.

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