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101IN J'pctix, Proprietor
A. G. SMITH, Manager
TBUlti3WAX, MQR.QR 1st,1917
Seed Grain is Assured
1.44t fail owing to the large amount
of vast in the west there threatened to
be a serious shortage of gocd Beed
grain for this year, The situation was
worse even in the Uuited States, Am•
er1can buyers were invading i'Veeteru
Canada and the outlook was serloue.
The Government decided to take
action and a commission was appointee]
to buy up seed grains. No publicity
was given to the oon3mission; publicity
would have killed the project. Worlo
ing quietly and eo-operating with the
municipalities the commission Part
ohaeed large quantities of good seed
grain. To -day theyhavostored in the
Government elevators In the west a
qqantity whish it le estimated ie suffic-
lent to meet all the requirements this
spring of the Prairie Provinces, The
Government advanced the moray for
the purchase and the grain will be sold
at cost. The prompt action of the gov-
ernment bas meant millions of dollars
to the country, for if the aotion bad
not be taken Western Canada Haight
been without seed or else have had
poor seed for this year's crop, so vit-
ally needed for the Empire and the
Allies, 1'hie is only one example of
the many ways in which the Govern -
anent is acting in the public interest
at the present time, publicityto which
le not given.
TWELVE REASONS WHY WO-
MEN SHOULD VOTE
1. Because those who .obey the laws
should help to choose those who make
the laws.
2. Because women are patriots.
they want to become citizens,
instead of being wards of the govern-
ment. Citizens can use the ballot to
defend their ()ma'am
3. • Because Tawe which affect
women are now passed without con
Butting them.
4. Becauee laws affecting children
should include the woman's point of
view as well as the man's.
IS. Becauee laws affecting the home
are voted on In every session of Legis-
lature.*
6. Because women have experience
which would be helpful to legislation:
1. . Because to deprive women of
the vote le to lower their position in
common estimation,
6. Becaueo 'having the vote would
increase the responsibility among; wo-
men toward questions of public import-
'ance.
9, Because nubile, spirited mothers
make public spirited sons.
10. Because over 175,000 women In
Ontario are Wage workers, according
to the reportof the Ontario Commis -
elm on Unemployment, and the con.
ditione under which they work are
controlled by •law.
11. Becauee the objections against
the vote are based on prejudice not on
reason.
12. Because to sum up ail reasons
in one -IT IB FOR THE COMMON
GOOD OF ALL, ., . .
CARELESS NEIGHBOR CURSE
(Canadian Countryman)
"A constant; menace are our careless
neighbors", said a bright and energetic
young. fruit grower from one of the
„counties bordering Lake Erie, who
was in our office the other day.
"I tell you," he continued, "the care-
less chap next door is about the great.
est problem we'ze up against, and it
seems one for whioh there is no solu-
tion.'' Just take the question of San
Jose scale,' for instance. We've kept
cleaned up, but.bis orchard is full of
'it. ' We are in hot water all the time
for fear it will get across the 'line in
spite ofour efforts. And that's only
one illustration. He's a poor farmer
and seeme to keep a halfway house
for every bug, blight and weed that
visits the county. And; of course,
that makes it more. diffecOlt for me:
We have to watch that line fence like
a Oerman,trench, and our cost of pro•
duction is increased accordingly,"
All of which ie exceedingly true and
suggests many questions to the
thoughtful mind. In the first place,
why doesn't this careless, indifferent
farmer understand his successful
neighbor and adopt bis improved
methoc(e9 In the second place. will a
demonetratian farm ever be of assist-
anoe to thfe careless] chap, who al --
ready hail a farm next door demon.
stating good Methods? In the third
place, le it fair that the progressive
Matti should suffer from hie noighbor'e
near/ace And last of all, when it
oc.mee to a matter of dangerous insect
or fungus disease or oalt o nnalout=
Weed, tahoutdn't the government force
slovenly to clean u
the van y arms r f a up for the f
sake of the neighborhood-aat his own
Openee?
DISTRICT NEWS
Thos. C. ateCalt. Morris township, hat
leased for a term of years, the residence
soon to be vacated by W. P. and Mrs,
,Bray, Brussels, who will prove shortly to
the 100 acre rarrn recently purchased from
Fred Oster, ilth on, of Grey. Mr. Mc-
Call bas rented his farirt' and will try a
cltange of work with the idea of improving
his bolas, *pleb wehope will proVC true
to expectations.
For some time money Iran been taken
from the fill at the station and a watch
was set. Lot night about 8.80 Ms. Stone
Welt than raise this wicket window and
put hit band in to the till. tie at one
neinted the tug at hies and t,tt;ured the
au tyhd gave his name as hill OM
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It iswith deepest regret we chronicle
the passing of tlto infant son of '4r. and
Mt e, Wm ./ Howe and the little daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A. Thacker, srf u two
years. The funeral which was. a double
one was held trove Salem church on Thurs-
day afternoon, to Smith's cemetery,,
POWERFUL BOOKS
PERFORMED MIRACLE
Works of Undying Fame Relieve lite
man Suffering and Benefit
the World
It would bo a wises mans who could
foresee tho effect a book is destined
toproduce when it is issued from the
preps. Some very preteutious books
fell fiat, whilet others simply perform
mirraclet by impressing the public in
dramatic guise with some needful re-
form, some dreadful scandal, or sone,
social need.
The Geneva Convention, winch
made the Red Cross the emblem. of
mercy the world over in 1864, was
the direct result of a movement which
sprang from the publication of a book
entitled, "Cu Souvenir de Solferino,"
by Henri Dunant, a Genevan philan•
thropist and physician.
With such awfu idetail did he de-
scribe the sufferings of the wounded
that henceforth the subject was one
of universal interest. It was ener-
getically taken up by the author's
friend, M. Gustave Moynier, whose
agitation led to an unofficial congress,
at Geneva in October, 1868. This was
followed by an official one at Geneva
ealled by the Swi s Government in
1864, The Convection, signed on
August 22nd, 1864, afterwards receiv-
ed the endorsement and adherence of
every civilized Power.
No. 5 John Street
"No. 5 John Street," is not exactly
a novel with a purpose, but it had
an immense influence over modern
methods of dealing with the rougher
class of working girls in the East End
of London. Perhaps this is a case
of prophecy bringing its own fulfil-
ment, for many of the methods de-
scribed by Mr. Richard Whiteing are
so reasonable and so eminently prac-
ticable that there is little wondor that
social workers made him ' a true
prophet.
On rune 5th, 1851, commenced in
the National Era of Washington a
serial which in book form has been
translated tato over a score of lan-
guages, leas been the pabulum of in-
numerable plays, and achieved a cin
culation only exceeded by the Bible,
Its author was a modest little woman
named Harriet Beecher Stowe, and
the story was "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
U. probably holds the world's record
as •a miracle working book, for it
freed every negro in the United States.
front slavery. The book went like a
Sante of fire round the world, and
what statesmen could not do a book
acoonipllshed. It tore the last rag of
gstification from an iniquitious sys.
em which had brought untold misery
o millions of • human beings and
:sounded the knell of slavery for the
Whole globe.
The splendidly organized system of
nursing with which Queen Alexandra's
name will ever be associated, and of
which the late Florence Nightingale.
WAS the pioneer, was • largely the re-
sult of the lurid pictures Dickens drew
if the typical nurses of his earlier
days. 'Saireye Camp" embodies in
er fat person" all the vices of her
obnoxious sisterhood.
Charles Reade killed the.horrible
system. of transportation for life and
removed from Australia and New
Zealand the stain of being' criminal.
dumping grounds. ,• His novel, "It is
Never Too Late to Mend," did the
trick, and the great and .self-respect-
ing and self-governing domlziions in
Ltsouthern hemisphere owe the
Duelist • tv debt- of gratitude• which
i; ey have riot failed to pay.
COUGHING PLANT
Travellers tell .ile that >inLEastern
1 nds there is a peculiar plant called°'
e coughing beau. The strange fee,
tare about this plant is that event
once in a while it will make a sound'
that is just like the cough of a human.
being. When this plant is about to
cough, it shakes all over, and then
tightening up as en man does when
he is- about to sneeze, it gives an
violent cough, which is followed by a.
little cloud of dust. Some of our
leaders are no doubt asking; "Why.
does the plant cough?" Thie seems,
to be the ex lanatioo: In the long,
dry heat which prevails in the desert,
where the coughing plant grows, the
pores of the plant become choked with
dust, and it would die of suffocation,
but for the fact that a powerful gas
accumulates inside the plant,. and
when this gas has gained sufficient•
'Pressure, it explodes with a sound just
like a .human , cough. This explosion
shakes the pores of the plant free
from dust, and thus once more the
coughing bean is In good health again.
'SOME QUAINT *SIGNS'
Don't liclleve All You Deal Rut fee
In and See
notice lies been seen in a amp,
window in Norway whioh reads: "Eng -
lith spoken here; ;American Ander.
shoed,' In foreign countries 'where
English tourists. foregather some very
quaint notices have been seen at
varloue times. On .post of the laicge
Mations In Switzerland fox instance
One e'en eee, "It is prohibited to tra-
verse the. rails unless minis invited
to do so by the chief of the station."
In Mila C th car
>a a e ai there used to
file a notice -it may be there how.--.
Which read: "Appelo to charitable..
'be Brothers, eo-sailed, of Mercry ask
leader arms for the hospital. They
harbor all kinds of dieeaaerl, and,
have no respect'to religion,"
Japan has the most harinonioua
notices displayed. Nearly every sleep
.n Japan exhibits a plaoard, printed
;.n English, advertising golds, acme
61 which are very comical. "Horse•
thee maker inatrttct by F'reech borslt.
leech," you read; ors "if you want sell
watch, 1 will buy; if yob want buy.
buy watch, 1 will sell. Yee sir, wee
Will, all wilt COMO at My Shop.
Watchmaker,"
A Japanese laundry eonipany
pounced; "We most carefully anti
cleanly wash or cuetenlere +tl'1tbi
cheaper prices. 31tletott #g„i!i
hundred, ladies 2.00 h
t.hlle a certain dairy eith two
they sold "Inxtracta of toirlent
On Marsh 12th, the ofl1eere and
representatives of the Ontario Orange
Grated Ledge vv111 mast In the annurl.
tastioct at tirade . Tha e_or�a t#4� h
wlll la1 rev days and 'w It bo oda in
the silty baij.
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Our Annual March Sale bring forth Greater Values than ever notwithstanding the enormous
advances on all lines of merchandise, caused by the war. Read over the list money saving val--
,nes, pick out what appeals to your Wants, then come and find thegoods as theyaro adver-
tised. just
tised.
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a 5,000.00 Sale of Firs
1(tzu,'s 110eat Saivkup
25 MEN'S SUITS GREATLY.
REDUCED
These are taken from our regular etock, and mu-
tilate of broken linos and eieee, would make excep-
tionally good second suits, worth double the price,
sizes 38 to 44, Regular $18 to $25. Reduced to
$12.50,
1S MEN'S NAVY SERGE SUITS
Made from extra quality west of England serge
r, in fine even twill, guaranteed pure wool and fast
indingo dyes all sizes, regular $27.50.Value reduc-
ed to $21.75,
.20 MEN'S OVE*COAT'S REDUCED
Buy your next winter coat of these prices as the
etytee are the latent and the :glees will be much
higher. Regular $22,00 to $27,50 value. Reduced
to $19.50,
1S DOZEN MEN'S WORK SHIRtTS'
'REDUCE D
A special purchase of a number of odd lines,
whioh we were able to procure made from good
quality heavy. drills and chemhraye, all sizes.
,Regular .$1 and 61.25, reduoed to 79a,
25 DOZENHEAVy WOOL SOCKS
REDUCED
Heavy wool socks made from fine even yarns,
in greys, worsted and heather mixtures. 50o val-
ues -3 pair for $1. 75o values -3 pairs for $1.50.
25 MEN'S RAINCOATS REDUCED
Special purchase of an .absolutely waterproof
Coate, made from extra heavy Paramatta cloth in
dark fawn shade all sizes. Regular $15 value, re•
duced to $10.50.'
10 DOZ. LEATHER .LINED MITTS
REDUCED
Made of good quality horee hide and pig skin
faces lined throughout with heavy wool lining.
Regular $1 and 1.25 value, reduced to 85c.
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18 LADIES' W JYTER COATS
1-2 PRICE
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The balance of this seasons stook in fanny tweeds
and corded velvets etc. in latest styles, for those
who have the money and can buy for next year,
Regular $15 to $22 value, reduced $[1.75,
50 LADIES' SERGE SKIRTS
REDUCED
All wool serge skirts in navy or black, latest
styles broken lines taken from our regular stock
22 in, to 30 in. waist band. Regular $5 t $6.50
values, reduced to $3,05.
30 DOZEN CASHMERE HOSE
REDUCED
Plain or ribbfd cashmere beep, made from fine
all wool yarns, faet dyes, sizes 8e to 10.` Reduced
to 3 pair for $1.
25 SILK. UHDERSICIRTS
REDUCED
Taffeta and Inesealire bilk underskirts in good
quality wearing silks out full in black and colors.
Regular $5 to 0.50, reduced to $3 95.
30 SILK CREPE WAISTS
REDUCE2)
Extra quality silk crepe and Georgette Crepe
waists broken numbers and exclusive models.
Regular values $5, $0 and 0,50, reduced to $3 95,
3 DO.. LADIES' RAIJVCOAT'
'REDUCED
Special purchrse of ladies' waterproof coats, cut
with belted hack and Raglan shoulders, colors,
black, grey, navy and fawn. Reduced to $5,
30 LADIES' SILK LISLE HOSE
REDUCED
Fine silk finished hose in black or white, deeply
knit and full fashioned, fast dyes. "Regular 50s,
reduced to 3 pair for $1,
evit.„
'iJroo.s
SaitAms
70" DLEACUED TADLE LINEN
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100 yds fine bleached linen satin damask, made
from extra gond wearing •linen in beautiful pat-
terns. Regular value $2 per yard, reduced to 1.25,
IN WANTED—Experienced Saleslady NO GOODS CHARGED AT
King also experienced Salesr�ianREDUCED PRICES. � q�►vac
40":F'ACTORy COTTON
This nice quality factory cotton le exceptional
yalue being made of the beet quality of fine clear
yarns, very suitable for sheeting$, pillow casings,
etc, Special value 17c yd,
500.5TANDA'RD PRINTS
Heavy weight closely woven English prints in
light and dark patterns. Special valve 146 a yd.
150 YDS. TAFFETA .S'ILKS
An excellent wearing quality taffeta silk, that
is highly recommended ny the naanutacturer in
clack, navy, green, very suitable dresses, suite
coats, etc. Regular $2 value, reduced to 1.00.
10 PIECES 23LAC.Iii DRESS GOODS
Priestley$ guaranteed fast dye, all wool mater-
ials, in Poplins, Taffeta Cloths, Melrose Suitings,
ete. Regular $1,50 to $2 t'aluee,'reduced to $1 10 a
yd.
200 YDS. SERGE SUITING..'
Black and navy Berges in qualities and weigbte,
suitable for dresses, skirts. coats and suits. Spec-
ial value $1.50, 2.50 and 3,5(1 a yd.
300 WHITE SAXOJVY
F,LANNELE TTE
Good weight, fully bleached and even napped in
two qualities that are very epeeialiy priced.
Quality I, 8 yards for $1, quality II, 10 yds for
$1.60,
Y,oUse 'Surni.shkng
Savivimp
JVOTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS
40 pairs Nottingham lace curtains made from
fine even net, with beautiful Medallion and floral
patterns 3 and 36 yds long. Regular $2.50 to $1
pair, reduced to $1 89 pair.
C UR TA INS SCRIMS AND VOILES
Beautiful desigus in Scrims and Voiles, Nets, etc
with fast color borders. in fine even weave, Spec•
ial value 15, 25, 35 and 50c a yd.
EUREKA VACUUM CLEANER
The most modern and thorough way of cleaning
rugs, carpets, mattressees, curtains, etc. Sold on
easy monthly payments, also hand power E.weep'
ers. Prices $42.50, complete with attachments $50,
Hand power machines $9.50 and $12 00.
REMNANT SALE OF FLOOR
COVERINGS
Inlaid and printed linoleum$, oilcloths, carpete,
etc., in ends of 2 to 6 yds. Special value 20 to 50%
off,
WINDOW S,ffA DE SPEC -
Special clearing sale of odd lines of window
shades in green and fawn with lace and insertion
trimmings. Special 61.50 values for 6115, special
$1 25 values for 95c.
Have beautiful
Window decorations
Nothing gives so much pleasure
as a well decorated window.
Your windows will be the envy
of your neighbors if you use the
Flat Rod
-for curtains and draperies
Guaranteed not to sag
or tarnish
There is a Kirsch Plait Rod in a
color to match your woodwork or
draperies. Every rod cantams a
written guarantee that it will not
sag or tariitsh.
lea so easy to have an attractive
tvindow with the Kirsch
Flat Rod
We have many new derirns in curtain
aaddtaperyfabrics. Coineia-seethem.
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6 bars Laundy Soap 25e
500 bottles Extracts any flavor............. ....8c
5 cases canned apples 10.
5 cases canned peaches 2 for 25e
3 lbe black or Japan Tea 125
5 Dans special cleanser 25.:
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Produce Wanted
A Couple of Pro Germans
At a knitting bee in a nearby mun-
icipality two ladies are said to have
peremptorily refused to knit woke
for elviliane. If they had: reasoned
that the soldiers haven't as cold feet
as many civilians and don't need socks
les badly as others do quilts there
"�ttid have been some point to their
tetueA1 and much honor to their stand.
But when one of them supplemented
her remarks by predicting that the
Kaiser would be in Canada, and failed
to say whether it would be ae prison..
ener of war or as governor general,
she leaves herself and shipmate open
to suspicion as being none too friendly
to the cause.
SYNOPSIS OF CANADIAN NORTH-
WEST LAND REGULATIONS
The sole head of a family, or any male over
IS yt ars old may homestead a quer tor section
of, at affable Dominionland in pian itoba, Sask-
atchewan or Alberta. Applicant roust appear
in person ab the Dominion Lands Agency or
Sub•Agonev for the Dtstrio t. Entry by proxy
may be made at any Demi cion Lands Agency
(but not Seb•Ageney once rtain Conditions).
Dtrz]ws-bi't months r esidenee upon and
eultivation of the land in eaob of three years.
A homesteader may liv a within nine miles of
his homestead on a farm of at least 80 acres, on,
certain conditions. A b abatable house is req•
aired except where rest dance is ttertorhr®d in
the vicinity.
Live stook may be au betituted for cultivation
under certain aonditia no.
In cortaindistricts a homcateader in good
standing may pre -ens IA a quarter section along
side his homestead. Price es.00 per acre.
Dim/En—Sit mo nths residence to each of
three years after earning homestead patent:
also SO acres extra cultivation, Prc.emption
patent may boo 'mance as soon as hotiiostoad
patent on certain conditiouft.
A settler who has exhausted his homestead
right may take a purchased homestead to nor•
rain disrrlets. fries 5)3 per aero Duties -
Meet reside six months VI each of three gea s
etiltivtta 50 acres underact* bonne worth 0
The area 0f oultt"la tton la ahbjeet to roditi
tion in calx of rough, tforubby or atony lend
Live stock Wray be snbetituttxl forculttvat.iion
tudc-r eextesit¢ row ttiona.
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The Latest in Church Union
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people, and has done much of its mis-
sion work through the Boards of our
Cetureh. But for more thatt forty
years it has lived beside the Presby-
terian 'Church in Canada and bas not
united with it. There was no special
r,ason why it should iia se if It pre. prose,
fs rred otherwise. It would not have
d ]pre better work. It shows that Or.
genic Union ie not neeeesary to'Un-
ity.
This ''Publicity Committee" has
thus published to the world, as belong-
ing to and representing the ?reeby
terian Church in Canada dearly half
their list of Montreal namee from
another Church. This Is to plait) an
untruth that there 'teed be no eurprles'
KO a second untruth, in that same
1• tter which declares that. "the halls
r' Union permits andnxpecta eaiatfee
c tngregations to cont:.frdl x •very
t lrtfculer exactly as bef°frtr."
over;—a Church which halide over all
control of the Calling and Settlement
of Ministers to an arbitrary and irre-
sponsible Settlement Committee,
meeting once a year.
Some of the letters sent out by tbis
"Publicity Committee" have the photos
of the supposed writers. The pictures
like the namee are intended to bp-.
On the contrary, it is eon evilent,
o ad ibis expressly declared is the Bas-
is of Union, that every congre-
gation will be "subject in general
affairs, to the legislation, prinelplee
a .d discipline of the United Oburch";--
a Chne h which batt deliberately
dropped from the ordination vows of
ministers all deelar'o ten of acceptance
of any system of scriptures 'Fruth,
stropping even the vow of aeceptanre
r f ire own flaeis;-leaving im open
door for error, especially that rns•ler.
ell too prevalent *bit3h takes fruur
Christ lila Crown of 'Deity and rtslcoe
Ilim merely a txian;-'a Church *bleb,
for its se•ealled eldershlp, has un or•
$lual,io.l helps d any kind wbatso.
One of their picture letters tells of
what it calla "The first Union Church
k Canada" at St. Anne de Bellevue,
near kIentreal, the seat of McDonald
Agrioulturai College. The letter im-
plies that over•lappiug and waste has
been there replaced by a self.support-
ing Union Church.
This is a third untruth. Whet are
the facts.? We have a few good people
at St. Anne who, for many rare,.
maintained religious services,
enttrelyself-supporting. During these yeate
the lliathediete' end Congregationalists
b i1 •- . 6 . » 5, _., "O"0.
Shortly before [he opening of the Col-
lege the Methodists began holding a
eervice.
Since the opening of the College and
the presence of students, the three
Denominations have established a
joint service, to which they give
$1610.00 a year, the Presbyterians, and
Methodists giving each three sevenths
(8517.00 yearly) and the Congregation -
allots one-seventh.
It is not a Union Church, hub a co-
operative work supported in part by
the General Mission Boards of the
three Churches, and keeping separate
its record of membership.
'.Chis letter of the "Pubiieity (Jona
mitten" states that the good work done
there might be duplicated ail over
Canada. Who would pay the bills,
twelvehundrece dollars a year for each
dltpli0ats•P
Montreal, B. SCOTT
rob- 10, 1017.
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