The Huntingdon gleaner, 7 février 1918, jeudi 7 février 1918

[" qe | + 4 9 N 9) à ~ di ki?2 GO \u2019 21 0 D b M ?; À » IgA Rp By * one JB.FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR THURSDAY, FEBY.7th, 1918 THE CANADIAN BANK OF, COMMERCE with which is united the EASTERN TOWNSHIPS BANK CAPITAL, $15,000,000 REST, $13,500,000 R Thrift and Security Open a Savings account with merce.posits made by mail.The Canadian Bank of Com- If more convenient, accounts may be opened and de- \"C.W.THOMAN, Manager of Huntingdon Branch THE MERCHANTS BANK + OF CANADA Batablished 1864 Head Office, Mentrea) E.F.HEBDEN, Managing Director.D, C.MACAROW, General Manager, T.E, MERRETT, Supt.of Branches and Chief Inspector.Assets Over $136,009,000.236 Branches Commencing with a capital of $100,000 in 1864, the following comparativ gures show the growth of the Business of the Bank Reserve Year Paid Up Fund and Total Total Capital Undivided Deposits Assets Profits 1890 $5,799,200 $2,340,904 [8 8,745,841 $ 20,717,737 1895 6,000,000 3,007,277 10,364,304 22,928,248 1900 6,000,000 2,650,686 16,178,408 29,683,521 1905 6,000,000 3,473,197 27,066,248 41,477,589 1910 6,000,000 4,999,297 54,091,275 71,600,058 1915 7,000,000 7,245,140 63,662,368 86,190,464 1916 7,000,000 7,200,984 72,540 828 96,361,363 1917 7,000,000 7,421,292 103,000,000 136,000,000 Huntingdon Branch - - - N.W.Sparrow, Manager \u2014 The Phonograph That Revolutionized Music in the Home You can\u2019t have too much good music in the home.You need it\u2014to brighten the days, shorten the winter evenings, and bring sweetness, happiness and pleasure into all your lives.How you will enjoy the versatility of GheNEW EDISON DIAMOND AMBEROLA and its wonderful reproductions of the beautiful Heart Songs, stirring War Ballads, rousing Band Selections, lively Musical Hits, comic recitations, Grand Opera\u201d arias, Sermons, Hymns\u2014practically everything in music.With the New Edison Diamond Amberola To ie make evenings at home a delight\u2014 the young folks contented\u2014entertain Jour friends\u2014and be right up to the 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resolutions of condolence, reports of marriage anniversaries, and the like one cent for each word, No advertisements inserted as read- \"ing matter.Obituary verses are not inserted., The Huntingdon Gleaner is published weekly, on Thursday, by Robert Sellar, residing in the village of Huntingdon, Que., and printed at his office in the Brown puilding, Chateauguay street, in said village.Subscription $1 per year.U.S.subscribers $1.50.Papers discontinued when the time for which they have been paid expires.No exception to \u2018his rule so that subscribers who desire to continue receiving the paper, should renew before their subseription has expired as denoted on the address label.In changing address, be sure to give name of former post-office.LEARNING TO BE AN AIRMAN Fort Worth, Texas.Sunday noon Thursday I was transferred to the 79th squadron and on Friday morning did my cross country flying.I flew alone from here to camp Burbrook thea to Hicks and home.I landed at both plaées, getting a slip signed.It was rather an interesting trip for the day was clear and I could see far.My outfit worked well and 1 had no trouble.I passed over an arm of Fort Worth the water was exceptionally green.Returning I flew round the suburbs of Fort Worth.Met a rancher at the hotel and we had supper together, he was qui interesting.Saturday morni was sent up on a Puffs, am artillery airship.It was quite an experience.The air was exception- nit HUNTINGDON, Que, Montreal, Feb.2.\u2014Decisions affecting the clefgy and professors at agricultural-colleges were rendered this morning by Mr.Justice Marechal and Mr.Justice Tellier in their courts, In the first instance the Judge told Father Pelletier who took the stand on behalf of a 1 called to the army to get sofcone to replace the appellant at his position as circulation madiger and editor of a religious newspaper\u2014a weekly and monthly religions magazine.Tn the case of the professor he was exempted on national grounds.J.A.Gagnon is editor of a publication for the Priests of the Blessed Sagrafnent.He looks ls \u201ctions and subserip- tions and carries on the propaganda.His application- for exemption stdted that 7 was bu the ally bumpy and the wind change\u2014~~tfounds of the importance of his able.1 fell into an air hole and got a shaking but righted her before I had dropped 400 feet and as I was at 1500 I was plenty safe.It was the worst hole I have encountered.1 had a cranky machine and it kept me busy, managing it, writing my report of what I saw, and running my wireless.It was my first experience with a wireless line stretched away out behind and it affected my plane and made it harder to control.I was up for 2 hrs and 25 min.buzzing away.My pencil fell overboard and I finished my report by mem- -ory.Finally my T came out, my signal to return.I was glad to get away.I was no sooner headed for home than my engine began to miss.I crawled up and found my gasoline tank about empty.I held my altitude and wiggled back over the hangars.I played it safe and did not nose her down till well into the drome.My landing was fast but safe enough.They asked why I landed so far from my shed.I said nothing, but when they saw the indicator on the gas tank it spoke for itself.A chap two beds from mine, fell over the same station that morning and was hurt, but will recover.could see them wrecking his machine.I have several more tests.such as camera and bombs.78 squadron always flies, no matter what weather.They are the advanced pupils, the stunt artists and we are required to tackla things which to me a month ago seemed impossible.In one trip a few days ago T had the hood of my engine come lonse which short cirenited my spark plugs on one side.T was leading another plane I signaled T was going down and spiraled over a little village, my comrade following.I chose a field to land in but on coming near it found it rough.I managed to jump a fence and landed in a large cotton field withbut mishap.I was able to signal my follower what was the matter and for him not to land as ground was unfavorable.T repaired the cover without stopping my engine and took- off thru the cotton bushes.It was some take off, bumpy, shaky and rocky.I left the ground, glad to be away.Then we went on about our business.We returned to the aerodrome and landed together.In our practices we pretend we are enemies and try to out-man- ouver each other and so strategy and cunning is developed.Tt is perhaps a bit dangerous but it would be more so later if we were ignorant of how to act.When in formation we fly close together within a hundred yards or so, often much closer.The boys are all polishing up for a parade at 2 o'clock, we will get a lecture on tricks and then be dismissed.I find that-more than two hours flying tires me completely out.It must be an awful strain, tho we do not notice it when up.My pay is now 50e more a day, which makes it about $1.50 a day.If it were not for clothes and cost of kit it would be more than sufficient to keep me going.London, Jan.25\u2014The British War Office is making plans for carrying out an agricultural offensive on an enormous scale this spring behind the British lines in France.With the cordial cooperation of the French Government thousands of acres of grass land will be ploughed up, as well as some parts of the old battlefields.British soldiers by the thousands will be employed on the work.most of them being assigned to this labor during their period of reservé duty.The food grown in this way will, if the war lasts long enough, go to help in feeding the British army.American tractor ploughs will be largely used in the work of turning over the ground.The area to be tilled includes one of the most fiercely contested grounds of the war.remaining in his present occupation.The Rev.Father Pelletier, head of the institution, took the stand and it was brought out that the appellant had held his position since last September only.The appellant had other claims.His father is dead.Tle has a sister who is ill from general weakness and eye trouble.Tn rendering his decision, Justice Marechal said, the priess of Canada are very fortunate when compared to their fellow Church workers in Fiance.In that country they have all been conscripted and have for the most part gone to the war.There are thousands of these priests on the battlefields of France, called there by the very act of war itself.Tn Canada the priests are exempt.Therefore ihe least they can do is t6 help as far as possible to get men to carry on the burdens of war and take up arms if necessary.This appellant is a Class A man and the evidence that he cannot he replaced is lacking in proof.Justice Tellier, who disallowed exemption to school teachers in view of Judge Duff's ruling the other day.had Emile A.Lods, a professor of «agriculture from Macdonald College, before him this morning, and allowed his ex emption on the grounds of national interests.In this case T cannot consider this man in the same posi tion as regards war conditions, as a teacher in the city schools.There is a vast difference, and until there is a ruling adverse to the one I am now giving, I will exempt any man whose duties are so pronouncedly for war interests as a teacher of agriculture.They are a most vital addition in the causes which will eventually decide the war, and cannot be taken from their position so pronoune- edly necessary and placed in khaki at random.No chances are taken with these men at the head of their departments in agricultural colleges: The system of bath houses established for keeping the, men clean was rather claborate.Every three weeks the troops underwent a thorough cleaning.Reaching the bath houses their uniforms were sterilized and they were provided with fresh underwear.By this method vermin, generally regarded as dreaded germ carriers were eliminated.Some sixteen thousand women were engaged at the bathing stations in sterilizing uniforms.There was a general absence of malarial diseases on the Western front.The few cases discovered from time to time were confined for the most part to.soldiers from the southern cei- mates,\u201d Trench fever was\u201d more prevalent than Other diseases.There were times when 100,000 men suffering from trench fever were confired to hosÿfitals.Italian troops finally consolidated the whole of the ground which was taken by storm west of the Frenzela valley.The booty reveals itself as unexpectedly large and the stock taking is as yet unfinished though 2,500 prisoners have heen sent down to the cages, and six guns of various calibres hauled to the rear, with a heterogeneous mass of machine guns, trench mortars, rifles.and ammunitiin and war material.In general the operation is in a sense a repercussion of the fighting at this point upon Christmas Eve, when an enemy attack drove in our salient north of Sasso- Epsno, and still further narrowed For many months the Secours National of Toronto has been in correspondence with the French Government regarding the \u2018adoption\u2019 by the Secours of a devastated town or village.Many have been the difficulties in the way of completing arrangements hut yesterday Mrs.Trumbull Warren, ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.NO CREDIT.SINGLE COPIES FIVE CENTS having their YOU YOU And Back Again, Too! Here\u2019s How! Almy\u2019s\u2014the largest store in Canada\u2019s largest city\u2014will be Third Birthday Sale Beginning February 16 and Lasting till February 23 at which time will be offered marvelous bargains in merchandise for the home and for personal wear.You Must Come ! fore have you been given such a chance to buy the things you need Buy 50 cent\u2019s Worth\u2014Travel a Mile Free! A Few of the Big Values: $27.50 Women's Suits for.$19.98 Serge Dresses to sell at $25.00 Women's Coats for.$16.95 $20.00 Women's Coats for.$12.95 69c Shantung Silk for.yd.49¢ $2.98 Spring Hats for $25.00 Dinncr Set for Can have a TRIP to Montreal at such Never be- $17.98 FREE! LISTEN ! THE FREE TRIP ! For Every 50 Cents Worth of Goods You Buy We Will Give You The Price of One Mile\u2019s Travel.$9.50 Washing Machine for.$6.98 $30.00 Sewing Machine for $19.95 $6.00 Women's Boots for.$3.98 $5.00 Boys\u2019 Boots for LAYS come! MONTREALS CORNER BLEURY AND ST.CATHERINE 2 in Canada\u2019s Largest City AND - a low price.convener of the committee in charge of the plan, received à cable from France to say that the town that has been allotted £ Canadian mothering and rehabilt- tation is that town saered dear and glorious in the eyes of all Canadians\u2014Vimy, the devastated Work will begin at once and will first of all consist in sending re- fief in the form of food and clothing to cover and nourish the women who after the manner of the loyal and loving french, creep back to the wreckage of what were once happy homes.Later, where walls have been left standing, the roof will he restored, seedHings of fruit and shade trees and fruit producing bushes will be planted, and so, bit by hit, Vimy the immortal, will be restored.: The Saturday night passenger train from Montreal met with disaster near Helena, owing to the rails spreading, hut no one was injured.Tt appears that the last two eoaches [eft the rails and the rear one rolled over in the diteh, smashing the windows and car generally.On Sunday morning the wrecking train from Montreal came up and piled the trucks, ote, on the flat cars and sent them to the shops.The early train on Monday for the city did not leave here until after 9 a.m.\u2014TFort Cov ington Sun.France, Jan.31.\u2014An American position on a certain section of the French frent was raided during a heavy fog shortly after daylight yesterday morning.The attack was preceded by a violent artillery barrage.Two Americans were killed and four wounded.One soldier is missing, and is believed to have been captured by the enemy.Casualties have been occurring almost daily for several days on this sector.The deaths were cansed by shell fire, mostly shrapnel.Perhaps the most striking proof \u2018of the scarcity.in England was given on Friday when, in speaking to a number of farmers, the food controller told them they had to make drastic changes in their methods.There were only enough oats to feed working horses on reduced rations after making allowance for milling.There wis no concentrated food for cattle feeding, and this shortage must, last.ul least until next year.Mr.Prothero advised the farmers to grow all the potatoes they could .He was afraid all carriage horses which had not been sent out to grass would have to be sent to grass and kept there.3aron Rhondda said that if the farmers only could get, a million eres of potatoes under cultivation this year, there would be no fear of starvation, and by starvation, he added, I mean that starvation which is followed by disease and death, Baron Rhondda also thought that the people of this country would be able to receive at least fifty per cent.more fond for each person than the Germans are supposed to be getting, but do not get.Ie announced that from Nov.| next he would take over the whole surplus potato crop of Great Britain, and that the minimum price would range from $25 to $32.St.Mary's, Jan, 31.\u2014At a meeting of Perth County Council, a grant of $60,000 was made to the Canadian Patriotic Association, to be paid $5,000 per month, commencing January, 1918, and continuing until three months after peace.Nine thousand dollars was granted to the British Red Cross, to he paid in October; $2,000 to the Soldiers\u2019 and Sailors\u2019 Relief Fund, to be paid next December; $18,000 10 the Women\u2019s Patriotic league in the county, to be paid $150 per month for five months, with further apportionments at the June session.\u201d \u2014 Paris.February 1.\u2014Forty.five persons were killed and 207 injured in the German air raid of Wednesday night, according to the latest revised figures today.Of these 31 persons were killed and 131 injured in Paris, while 14 were killed and 76 injured in the suburbs.The killed include eleven women and five children.The funeral of the victims of the raid was held on Sunday, all expense being defrayed by the Government, The £ity of Paris will allot burial plots in perpetuity, without cost to the families of the victims, Montreal.Feb, 2\u2014Justice Tel- lier's court was stirred yesterday afternoon when Oswald Paquette, cigarmaker begged to be drafted instead of his younger brother, Armand Paquette, a civic employee in the Sales and Purchasing Department.We are both called for military service, said Oswald, and I would willingly put on khaki uniform if the court would grant exemption to my younger brother, who will take care of our parents while T am away fighting.The only thing I ask is n delay of two weeks to settle my small business affairs and put things in shape so T don't worry so much after T have gone.Justice Tellier congratulated Pa- quette on his high sense of honor and unselfishness, and granted him one month to put his affairs in order.Henri St, Pierre, Military representative, also complimented the draftee on his paternal and fraternal devotion.Another ease of unusual interest was that of Sam Iolstein, a foreman of clothing manufacturers, He has a younger brother, who ig also of military age under Class A.One of the two will have to go, said the military representative, In that ease, I will go, said Sam.(five me until May 1, so T can get rid of the rent 1 have contracted For, and I'll go.Evidence showed that he is earning $25 a week and that he and his brother help support their family.À ray of sunshine, said the Military representative hy way of comment on these two cases, Trough For Feeding Hogs.The man who slops his hogs will ind this simple arrangement indispensable after he has given it one tryout.Build the device in the fence of your hog lot.FOR SLOPPING HOGS.For the top use a 2 by 6 or 2 by 8 plank.Place tbe trough immediately underneath and then make the gate so that it will just swing clear.The strap iron shown is shaped so that it will fit in the trough and lock the hogs out ot allow them access to the trough, THURSDAY, FEBY.7th, 1918 whe Funtingdon Gleaner THURSDAY, FEBY.7th, 1918 Notes of the Week \u2014\u2014 During the agitation over the military service bill it was urged on behalf of Quebee that tho she was not sending her proportion of men to France her people were performing an equally important service in remaining on their farms and supplying the army at the front with food.This consolation for not doing her part in men has been swept aside by official returns, which show that Quebec does not raise food sufficient to feed her own people.Were it not for wheat and Hour imported from the west.they would be as short of bread as the inhabitants of southern France.The only two products of the farm of which Quebec has more than she can use are cheese and hay.She even has to depend on Ontario and the Maritime provinces for potatoes, That Quebec has been feeding the men at the front is a myth, re The prolonged frost has blocked the St.Lawrence at Cornwall to such an extent that it is level water from there to the head of the Long Soo rapids, depriving factories of power and flooding fields and houses.Were this temporary blockade made permanent by building a dam at Cornwall.every home within a hundred miles of it would have all the power, light, and heat needed.That water should be allowed to run waste, when it could be made to yield such essentials of human existence, does not speak much for the intelligence and enterprise of this generation.\u2014_\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 In Canada fuel is just as essential to human existence as food.Without artificial heat life could not be maintained.There was a time when the penple of Canada were independent ia the matter of fuel, when the all pervading bush afforded a plentiful supply.With the destruction of the forest they have become dependent upon coal, and on coal that has to be imported from the United States.Were the Washington government to place an embargo on the export of coal to Canada they could freeze us out.Our dependence upon the coal mines of Ohio and Pennsylvania is brought painfully home to us these days.when the supply has become short.The cause of this shortage t is profitless to inquire\u2014the fact stands out, there is not nearly en- ugh.Money cannot buy it.for t is not to be had, so that tens of housands of families.for the irst time in their lives, are pinch.\u2018d by cold.They have shut up pare rooms.they live in their iitchens, and yet.sometimes, fail o get even fuel enough to keep he cookstove going.The suffer- ngs in towns and cities it is im- ossible to exaggerate.With ex- ra ¢lothing grown-up people can ake shift to stand the cold, hildren cannot.there arr many leaths among the young and veak.It is heartrending to read f long lines of men and women urrounding the coal yards, beg- \u2018ing for even a basket of coal hat they may give their families ne warm meal.As the winter rogresses the supply of coal rows less and suffering increases.\u2018here is only a certain quantity f coal available.Of that quan ity factories and places of busin- 3s use fully half.In order to reeve the sufferings in house-holds, \u2018ould it not be prudent to curtail 1e tonnage used for commercial urposes?The answer given by 1e Ottawa government is, human fe comes before money-making ; » we ordain that less coal be ven to manufacturing and bus- tess concerns in order that more : available for family use.It is wise and humane decision.The \u2018der is, that on Saturday, Sun- ay.and Monday no work shall be me in factories, and that places business shall be closed.By is action it is expected thous da of tons of coal will be divert.to keep household stoves and rusces going.On the result of is three days\u2019 experiment will pend future regulations.The d aimed at is, that people shall \u201cbe allowed to suffer, much less rish from cold if any action of the government can protect them.There are business men who are erying out against this holdup, saying they have orders to fill, and employees who depend on the wages they pay them.There is force in their representations, but the answer to them is, that necessity knows no law and they must submit to sacrifice that the majority may live.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 The daily call is for sacrifice and more sacrifice, and why?Because the empire is at war and all its resources are needed to beat the enemy.This truth brought closer cach day.is being We are every possibie Way lu order that victory may he wsked 0 save in ours, It snot pleasant.We all would prefer not to be pinched, but is there any other way for loval people?Bourassa declares It is the custom to depreciate what he says, which is a mistake.He represents an influential section of the people of Que- bes and speaks their sentiments, Bourassa says the Allies are already heated and perseverance in the war will end in their being compelled ta take the terms Germany may choose to grant.There is another class among us, who sav we have done enough, grumble about the government regulations, and have buttoned up their pockets.Numerous as slackers mav be and those who are m- fnenced by Bourassa, they are minority compared with those who are not ashamed of calling themselves Britons, and who are resolved to stand by the Old Land to the bitter end.Speaking at Ottawa on Monday.a member of the government, Mr.Rowell.said\u2014 _ We have come to the most erit!- cal hour of the war.The next six months will be the most critical half-vear since the war broke out.The Government called upon the the people of Canada to rive of their best.their sons, food products, munitions.ships.so that when democracy meets autoeraey in the final conflict.autocracy will be overthrown and a free democracy triumph.This view, that the war will be decided this summer is the general opinion in France and England.That means there is going to be desperate fighting.that Germany will summon all her forces to crush the Allies, that she cannot do otherwise.her situation is such that she must win at once or ask for terms.Desperate fighting means an increase in casualties heyond anything yet experiencel.causing heavy demands on the Patriotic and Red (\u2018ross funds.To keep up those funds is about all aur people can do at present and it is their duty to do so at once, As regards the Red Cross it is proposed to strike at once and raise enough money to meet all drafts during the coming strugale.This.in the county of Huntingdon, it is aereed will be done by canvassing for members.A dollar is the lowest membership fee.If anybody wishes to give more they will do a favor.but one dollar is all that is asked.Under the government order Monday is to be.in a sense.a publie holiday, business will be suspended.and it is asked that each branch will name ran- vassers who will go round on Monday and solicit members.By this aetion it is hoped several thousand dollars may be raised.that each branch will not only have funds supplied to increase its own work but be able to contribute to the parent society which is in urgent need.The sue- cess of RED CROSS MONDAY depends entirely on voluntary effort\u2014that each branch will appoint canvassers and that the people will be ready with their dollar when they call at their homes.Carried out successfully it will be a grand patriotic effort of Hunt- ingdon to carry on the war.It is a time of sifting, a time when every man and woman's soul is being tried as to what they will do and endure to ensure victory.Owing to the state of the roads this cannot be done Monday first, but in next week\u2019s Gleaner announcement will be made of the Monday selected, The effort is small in a sense, but it is a test of what we are.May it prove all loyal hearts wish, er .The ferment of revolution is spreading in Europe and js ripening s fast that it may.wrap the continent before the year is out.Just now it takes the form of there is, THE HUNTINGDON GLEANER.strikes.Workmen go out on strike as their only way of showing they want more food and want peace.In Germany these strikes have been summarily suppressed by the strong hand.The order went out that any employee who did not report for work Monday morning at 7 o\u2019clock would be arrested, tried by court Martial sent to serve in the army, or shot.Leaders are now in pris n and will likely be severely punished.The iron hand is successful in the meantime but such repression will only make the explosion greater when it comes, tp It is expected the session at Quebec will end in a few days.The government measures will be forced thru, The bill regarding prohibition has still to be introduced, \u2014_ = The Italians continue to press their opponents.Their most decisive fight gave them 2600 prisoners and 6 big guns, Operations are, however, on a small seale; cannot be otherwise owing to the great depth of snow.Lg There is really nothing of importance to report regarding the French front, Daily despatehes tell with a few variations of trench raids, artillery duels, and airship fights.The Americans have been assigned a section of the trenches held by French troops opposite Alsace.and already count a few casualties.Owing to harbors in South France being unable to handle all the freight landed from the United States, transports are making for more northern ports, which means the Americans will have to link up with the British forces.It is satisfactory to know that.so far, not a single American transport has been torpedoed: all have landed their burdens safely.A meeting has been held at Paris to arrange more definitely the course of action when field operations become possible.It is understood the meeting was harmonious and all that was proposed was agreed to.So far as practicable the armies of the Allies will act in unison.Germany continues to make extraordinary efforts to be ready for the supreme struggle.The stripping of troops from the Russian frontier goes on daily and despite winter weather it is believed over a million men with their equipment have been moved to the French front, where they have now three million soldiers.This great force does not frighgen the Allies, who have, at least, an equal number and enjoy a super- lority in artillery.When the crash comes it will be fearful.The British fleet continue to make it lively along the Belgian coast, bombing from sea and air the harbors where submarines have their base.In answer to a motion for details as to the ravages of submarines it was stated, that official returns kept since the war began, showed that merchant ships which had been sent to the bottom of the sea by torpedoes had carried with them 14.120 sailors and passengers.These inoffensive people.making peaceful voyages, were as truly murdered as if the Kaiser had cut their throats, ORMSTOWN At the annual meeting of St.Paul's Church it was decided to make a general canvass of the Clon gregation for funds tn be sent to the starving Armenians and Syrians, as a result of this canvass $679.was raised, $10.of the amount was received from parties outside the congregation, The Hockey mateh on Friday night betwen the local team and and St.Lamibert resulted in a win for Ormstown by a score of 6 to 3 The Ormstown Curlers played in Montreal last week in the Governor Trophy competition.winning from Shawinigan Falls Club by 25 shots, but lost to St.Andrews of Montreal by 1 shot, Tn the Jubilee Trophy the local teams were beaten by Ottawa by 6 shots and in\u2019 the consolation match won from Pembroke by 2 shots, and from the Rideau of Ottawa by 4 shots, hut Jost to Caledonia of Montieal by 2 shots.On account of Monday being so stormy there were not enough of the members of the Parish council to form a quorum, Meeting adjourned to Saturday afternoon.As has been the custom in the past, Mayor Ilastie entertained the Council to supper at Carroll's after the meeting Monday evening.Ste.MARTINE On the 21st and 22nd January, when the thermometer went down to 27 below zero, we took it for the coldest day of the winter, today (Tuesday) tho the mercury is not quite so low, the wind inakes it far colder.Waterpipes are frozen and water is drawn in barrels at a temperature of 24 below zero, with a strong wind of some fifty inilene an hour.Last week, tho the temperature was near zero.people were busy cutting ice on the river, which is 36 inches thick.Blocks have to Le cut shorter and the thickness mnkes the leneth.Fuel is senrce ad if this cold keeps on the whole marth quite n number will be without any.same gun BEAUHARNOIS *\u201d On Friday our election wus held for councillors, Mr E.Theoret had been re-clected mayor by accluna- tion, and Messrs H.Roy and E.Poirier councillors, but a contest took place for the other four sents, when Messrs W.Laplante, A.Roy, R.Miron and J.W.Narian were elected.It is =nid that $15,000 are promised by the government to ma- cudamize St Lawrence street this next summer.The property which used to Le occupied by the late.Mr Bergeron, in the summer.for a number of years, has been purchased by My Joseph Kilgour, of Toronto.The house and store which was owned by Mr Goyette, has been purchased by Mr P.Bourgig.Ax there is some land in connection with the St Lawrence Men's club, the men have decided to divide it off in lots next spring for cultivation.Mr H.Wills, ~ex- president, has offered n prize of 32 tor the one who has the best lot by full., A handienp Lialliard tourmaînent has just been concluded, which was won by Mr EF, S, Reay.lhe mectings for prayer which have been held at the residence of Miss Huuter each evening during the week, ever since the week of prayer, are being continued, with \u2014 the exception of Monday and Friday evenings, und are well attended.ROCKBURN \u2014\u2014\u2014 The Ys Leld à social evening in the hall last Friday nighit.atout 75 of the members and their friends being present.Games were indulged in and an informal program of songs, recitations, ete, rendered, musie being furnished hy the Rockburn orchestra.The net proceeds amounted to $15.10 and will be applied to war work, HEMMINGFORD In the recent collections for the Lenefit of the Belgians, taken among the scholars, $36.40 was obtained.District No.1, though the smallest in size gave the largest amount.The demonstrations of bread baking.canning and cooking giv- cn by Mrs, N.C.MeFarlane and Miss Babb in the Town Hall on Thursday were well attended considering the bad weather.Upwards of 150 being present at both sessions, The monthly meeting of th Township Council was held Mon- mn day.Mr.Brownlee.the mayor presiding, The case of MeNaughton vs The Towuship Council came up at Val- leyfield.Tt was over a dog tax and was again adjourned.At the annual meeting of the Red Cross workers, the following officers were elected for the coming year\u2014Pres, Mrs.R.W.Blair: Vice.Pres.Mrs, Alfred Kenny; Ree.See, Miss Ellerten; Cor.See.and Treas.Miss Eleanor Blair; Working Committee Mrs, P.H.M.Somerville.convener.Mrs.GIT.MeClatehie, Mrs.Andrew Ferns, Miss Trene Moore.The amount raised during the vear was $665.outlay for material $529.ORMSTOWN VILLAGE COUNCIL Met Monday evening.A petition was presented from the residents of the cast side of Academy street, asking for a cement walk to he built this summer.Rev.D.N.Coburn, representing the Farmers Club.waited on the Council asking for the use of the Tall and what the charge would he, left in the hands of the Mayor to deal with.Couneil decided to get legal advice re taxes on the Ormstown Brick Co.Moved Ly Lang, seconded by D'Aoust, that the Parish Council be charged $80 a year rent for the use of Hall, The Secretary was orderéd to notify E.P.Goodwin to have engine removed from Bridge street.GODMANCHESTER COUNCIL Met February 4th, Couns.Arthur, Bannon and Tallon absent.Moved hy Helm, seconded hy Chartrand, that the mayor and secretary he authorized to renew the $2000 note at the Merchants Bank.Moved hy Purcell, seconded by Helm, that the secretary be authorized to prepare a by-law for the next session regulating the meetings of this council.HUNTINGDON VILLAGE COUNCIL Met February 4th, Coups.Kelly and Smaill absent.- The financial statement was taken up and read.\u2018 Moved hy Bicknell, seconded by O'Connor, that the financial statement as rend be adopted and 200 copies printed in pamphlet form.Moved by Bicknell, seconded by Faubert, that the following ace counts be paid\u2014P, Daoust, wood, $39; Fred Allard, $7.50; Alex.Cold and the rouds slippery for the \u2014 Chalmers, $1; Gleaner, $7.25; N: MeCrimmon, auditor $23; Andrew Philps.$39.° Moved by Faubert, seconded by Bicknell, the water comuittee wets authorized to try tu furnish lie people of Lake street with water.Adjourned to Tuesday, the 19th.WHAT AN ARTILLERYMAN HAS TO TELL On the lÿth Dec.Fritz went after us hard and succeeded in putting one gun out of action in our battery and in caving in oar pit.Naturally ull the guns got plastered and plugged with mud.Our first work was to rebuild the pit apd before that was done the mud on the guns was frozen hard Before we got a chance to clean them an order cume to fire a hundred rounds at targets that were named.Su 1 had tu crawl out in the dark and help in the cleaning stunt.Three duys after we were vrder- ed to wove and\u2019 hud a long march to our new station.We had a miserable time, the weather being horses.It was 9 o'clock a.m when we at last arrived and triere was a great running round to get billets.Next day two fellows we sent out succeeded in renting nn empty house, 3 rooms, à cellar and attie, for a frane (206) a day, and tive of us started housekecping.The big difficulty is getting fuel.Strange to say one of the cooks who supplies our rations comes from Herd- man corners, His wife helps, her name wns Johnston.It is surprising how we run across chaps from home.Three fellows in our battery originally lived in the Beauharnois district.On our march we pussed a town where prices were sonring, Me- Kinley and myself decided to have a good meal so we went to a butcher and hought two pork steaks for which we paid a dollar, + egys Cost 40 cents.By the time our provisions were coored for us our meal cost round 9 francs.I had an amusing time on our march, 1 went to n house late at night to sec if I could get something to eat.The woman, a refugee from Lens, spotted the maple leaf on my collar, and nothing would content her but I would say Thad helped to eapture St Pierre, her home, which is a suburb of Lens.Then came a feed, a chop, cges, potato chips, toast, coffee, and last of all half an apple pie.It looks as if I made a hog of myself, but it was the first meal IT had in 14 hours and in that time we had marched 16 miles.The woman would not take a sou from me.The weather is stormy, with snow so deep that one time we missed the country trail and took an hour searching to get back on it, so you can imagine how thick the snow was falling.We prefer the frost, however, tu the mud, Our sergeant has got leave and has left for two weeks in England.We were all glad of it for a few weeks ago his younger brother was Killed a few hundred yards away from our lattery and he, naturally, has been dull since The night before he left he got the military medal and deserved it, 1 remember one day, when we were being shelled, he went ont into the open and landaged no less than 8 fellows who were lying wounded, while we were all too scared to move.Arthur, son of the late Rev, Samuel Brown, is in the hospital at Epsom, England.T hope he will he furloughed to Canada.Since he was wounded 1 have been given his job of limber-gunner\u2014that is, it is up to me to see that the gun is properly cleaned, oiled, and in good working order, lights all in good shape, and plenty of clean ammunition.It keeps me on the go, and I am excused from grooming horses.It is hard on clothes, however, and the G.M.and iny- self have periodic rows over my indents, Quite a lot of parcels are reaching us.Funny how some people remember us now and then nothing more until next Christmas.If they spread the pareels around the sensons, they would be more appreciated.As it is, we are overstocked with gifts from 15th Dec.to 15th January and then little or nothing comes the rest of the year.The elections will be over when this reaches you.We voted a week ago.The procedure was simple.We went into the O.C.'s dugout, when he swore us and then handed an envelope and a ballot.On the envelope we had to fill in our name, battery, place of résidence at time of enlistinent, and nationality.The ballot wns, made so that we could vote cither for any particular candidate or merely for or against the Union government.A list of candidates hung on the wall.My district was Regina and I voted for Dr Cowan.Good luck to you, Adam, and may the new year be a successful one for the Gleaner, and here is hoping I will be back home before is out, WaTsON + Separation of Church and State Petrograd, Sunday, Feby.3.\u2014 The Soviet issued a decree today, signed by Nikoli Lenine and other members of the de facto Government, absolutely separating the church and state, eliminating church income from the state, and confiscating all church realty, fur- nigshings and paraphernalia.The decree stipulates that religious societies may continue to use the property exclusively for religious services, although the title is vested in the state.Religious freedom is guaranteed so long as religious societies do not interfere with social order, limit the rights of individuals or hinder the republic.No religious scruples are to exempt persons from their duties as citizens.The religious oath is cancelled and replaced by promise, Marriage ceremonies and birth regulations are to be performed by the civil authorities, Religious teaching is abolished in state schools and in private schools with a similar curriculum, No state assistance will be given any society or religious agent.No religious society will be permitted to own any property, but will merely be permitted to borrow it from the state for church serviees, The grand patriarch has excommunicated all who have had part in the proclamation.Parades were held toady in protest against the seizure by the Bolsheviki of church property.The largest parade centred at the Kazan Cathedral Plaza.In this group, which was typical of all the others, bareheaded prelates in full regalia and flowing robes marched along the Nevsky Prospect carrying crosses and sacred images, with laymen following them chanting.None of the paraders were molested.Quebec, Feb.5\u2014Hon Mr.Tessier\u2019s bill regarding main communication roads was given third reading in rapid order, though a new bill.It provides that when the minister of roads considers that any road, owing to agricultural or industrial interests of the region through which it passes, or to the traffic passing over it, is a main communication road, he may cither order whatever may be necessary to be done for making.repairing, improving or maintaining the road, or have what he considers necessary done at the expense of the municipality interested.The minister is given all the necessary powers for seemg that such roads are repaired.Municipalities which are ordered to make repairs are given necessary powers of expropriation with out the restrictions that apply under the municipal code.Speed is to be used on the part of the interested municipalities for it is enacted that the municipality getting an order to make repairs must call a meeting of the council within at least seven days and decide whether it will do the work itself or allow the provincial government to do the work at its expense.If the municipality, after deciding to do the work itself, does not show what the minister of roads considers is proper dili- genee, the minister is empowered to do the work himself at the expense of the municipality.Tt the municipality neglects to pay the account rendered in proper time, the provincial treasurer is empowered to recover it by an ordinary action.Municipalities are given an option in the matter of subsid- les.Instead of benefitting hy the ordinary subsidies, a corporation may, with the consent of the minister of roads, pass a resolution binding itself to pay to the province the interest at three per cent.per annum for forty-one years on the amount that the work costs, or on such proportion of that amount as may be agreed upon hetween it and the minister of roads.and benefit to that extent by the Good Roads Act.In simpler words, the minister of roads will have the power of giv- Ing more or less assistance to the municipality according to the nature of the work.Washington, January 27.\u2014 Railroads were ordered by Director General McAdoo tonight to dispense with the services of legislators and political agents and all attorneys not engaged in the performance of necessary legal work and to observe strictly the law re- culating free passes, This, the first economy order under Government operation of the railroads, will cut off large and well-paid staffs maintained by many companies and eliminate from payrolls hundreds of law- _yers throughout the country who draw annual retainer fees, If itis complied with to the letter.as the Director-General\u2019s office intends to see that it is, thousands of free passes now held by state, county and municipal officers and others will be cancelled.\\ > Berlin telegrams state that a bomb was thrown at the Imperial Palace by strikers on Saturday, and twenty-five arrests were made Attempts are made to attribute the strike to foreign agents for the purpose of weakening the army.AN ITALIAN VICTORY The battle began about noon January 27 wich a carefully ordered artillery preparation in which the guns of the Allies cooperated, particularly in the long range counter-battery work.It is a stretch of country of infinite cold and dreuriness, now patched upon stony slopes with thin snow where ordinarily at this season drifts stand 20 feet deep.The fire curtain bored its way over the Austrian position while the long range guns searched the rear, and we know from the prisoners that the searching fire behind the enemy's front lines was particularly effective.It lasted throughout the afternoon and night without intermission till at 3.30 in the morning of Janugry 28, while a bright moon hung in the frosty sky, the infantry, the Bersaglieri and Alpini, moved forward to attack, Their chief objective was the line of which Monte Val Bella is the salient point with Col Del Rossa and Col Del Chele extending eastwards, In order to mask their real intentions, demonstrations were made to cither flank of the real attack, the çhief of which was up Val Francesco by \"Alpini, who subsequently took their demonstration so seriously that, tho fiercely connter-attacked and once driven ont.they retook San Fran- cesco and the affjoining positions, and held them.On the left flank the Alpini patrols thrust forward as far as Sisemol.The main attazk on the centre found itself strongly resisted, and as the Asiago platean was again a theatre of terrible hand-to-hand fighting with bayon- ct and bomb the enemy artillery woke up viciously, and some fifty unsuspected batteries blazed into action in the face of the advane- ing Italian troops.Every yard of ground to Col Del Chele was hotly contested, and at each advance there followed promptly determined counterattack.Aeroplanes reported that by every road and path from the rear Austrian reinforcements were rushed up and prisoners subse- yuently related how these were thrust forward by every means, men being even sent up to the front by aerial railways.The Austrian difficulties were inerea., ed by the confured mixture of Units and nationalities, which were thus erowded ito the front Ine while large bodies of rein- forecments were sent up over reads closed by our barrage, so that some formations were prac- treally destroyed as fighting forces hefore they reached the front line, Ttalian troops finally, consolidated the whole of the ground which was taken by storm west of the Frenzela valley.The booty reveals itself as unexpectedly large and the stock taking is as yet unfinished though 2,500 prisoners have been sent down to the cages, and six guns of various calibres hauled to the rear, with a heterogeneons mass of machine guns, trench mortars, rifles, and ammunitiin and war material, In general the operation is in a sense a repercussion of the fighting at this point upon Christmas Eve, when an enemy attack drove in our salient north of Sasso- Epsno, and still further narrowed the eramped space where the Italian divisions resisted in front of the main Jine of the attack on the plain.There was need also to give vent to the now thoroughly restored aggressive spirit of the Italian soldiers who are once again fighting in that old heroic style we knew upon Isonzo and Carso.© AN Canadian lleadquarters in France.Feby.5.\u2014With the slow approach of spring there is slight inerease in the activity all along the Canadian front, but the past ten days have provided no feature outside of the nsnal routine of trench warfare.Day after day and night after night our eighteen pounders and howitzers are active engaging individual targets or carrying out a harrassing fire on the enemy communication and assembly areas.A sniping movement on working parties has be- eome one of the pet diversions of our eighteen-pounders, while our heavy trench mortars have again been employed as anti-aireraft guns, With weather of almost summery days and the nights clear, there has been marked activity amongst our own and enemy aircraft.Ours have been flying low and firing upon the hostile trenches.British airmen have started Febrnary in fine style.They have already destroyed ten German airplanes and driven down ten others nt of control with only two of our\u2019s missing.Last week was a bad one for the German flying service.From Monday, January 29, until last Sunday night British airmen and anti.aireraft gunners accounted for 49 German machines, 25 being destroyed and 24 driven down out of control, with a loss to themselves of only cight machines. of \u2018 f dr à 5 3 # T Financial Statement of the #® Township of Elgin for the , Year ending Dec.31, 1917.RECEIPTS Cash on hand as per fast AUdit L.cucccccsrcerscorres Arrears collected,.2 Taxes collected to date.7982 07 TotallReceipts.$14,472.61 te.EXPENDITURE Auditing.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026ee $ 600 Poll clerk, services.200 Vernon Johnston, principal and interest.199 30 Interest on Bonds.5204 00 Peter J.Donnelly, interest A Oonloan.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026 44 00 Medical examination of John Stewart.10 00 y Work done in Road District No.laine, 44.50 Repairing Jamieson by-road, cutting brush and repairing culverts, No.1.57 50 Work done in Road District Do.Do.Do.Do.Do.Do.Do.No1l.oovvvriivnirieneennn, 87 96 Do.NO 12.\u2026\u2026\u2026uvincseosacseucerer 18 75 Sellar Bros., printing, advertising, and supplies.51 96 \u201cKeep of Peter E.Patterson, v INSATE.\u2026.0cresree sésressers re 60 00 Keep of John Stewart.98 00 \u2018Turnpiking and repairing road at Watson\u2019s.\u2026.168 75 Walter Patterson, gravel pit 200 00 Making Valuation roll.114 50 F.L.Brown, intereston loan 60 00 Secy.-Treas., trip to Quebec.2500 Building canal guard at Trout River Lines.21 38 George Reid, contract for cement culverts.350 00 G.Reid, repairing abutments of Browu bridge.700 yCleaning ditch, 3rd conces.2257 John McFarlane, turnpiking TOA L.n\u2026.csucccccrenreenrenres senc 50 00 Building and Jury fund.12 00 James Barrie, on loan.50 00 A.E.Mitchell, services.200 \u20acos.Walsh, re Levinedischrg.26.00 Hector Savage, re Levine do.75 00 County rate.203 36 Patrioticand Red Crossfund 745 65 ecy.-Treas., salarv.175 00 Postage and stationery\u2026\u2026 10 00 Posting Public notices.28 25 Posting By-laws.\u2026.\u2026.\u2026.6 00 Serving Special notices.16 25 Cash on hand.5806 37 $14,472.61 LIABILITIES James Bell, loan.$ 500 00 Peter J.Donnelly.cc.800 00 James Barrie.1000 00 F, L, BrOWTi.\u2026\u2026\u2026u\u2026\u2026crrccrsecs 1000 00 Total liahilities.$3300 00 ASSETS Cash on hand.$5806 37 Serears uncollected.9 80 Total assets.$5816.17 Net Assets.\u2026.\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026.$2516.17 RB We, the undersigned auditors, have this day examined the foregoing statement with their vouchers, we find the same correct.J.D.McINTosH R.C, Bairn .Auditors Glenelm, Jan.5, 1918.LOST\u2014A dark brown collie dog named Kaiser; missed Dec.31.Reward for information where the dog is.John McGibbon, St.Anicet, R.D.2.Phone 644-12.* On Saturday, February 9th our store will close at 12 o'clock and Will be open Monday until noon, during that time we are only al- Mowed to sell food stuffs.By order of the Canadian Fuel Controller, Pringle, Stark & Co.VALLEYFIELD MILLS CLOSED To meet the spirit of the Fuel Commissioners order, our Mills and office will be closed Saturday Feb.9th and Monday Feb.11th, MacDonald & Robb.RED CROSS MEETING The monthly meeting of the Athelstan Red Cross Society will he held in Munro Hall, Monday evening, February 11th.A social evening will be spent.games, Victrola musie, etc.Admission in- eluding refreshments, 20c.; Come and enjoy a good time and help the Red Cross.POSTPONEMENT The \u2018Valentine 500'', under the auspices of the Huntingdon Red 3) Cross Branch, announced to take ol 9 i Place on Feb.15th, has been postponed for the present.Province of Quebec.Municipality of Dundee Tenders \u2018Tenders will be received by the undersigned T.W.Fraser, Secy.- Treas.until Friday the 15th inst.or delivering twenty-five (25) tords of stone at or near Pike k bridge on the west side of on River.Tenders will be cepted for one cord or more.T.W.Fraser, Sec.-Treas.Feby.6th, 1918 LETTER FROM DR.ELDER No.3.Gen.Hospital, France, January 5th, 1918 The Secretary of St.Andrew\u2019s Missionary Society, Huntingdon, Dear Madam: \u2014I received by today\u2019s post the beautifully put- up box of maple cream as a Christ mas present from the members of your society, and I wish to thank you very much for it.lt was clever to solder the lid on, as the cream arrived in perfect condition, and it was quite impossible to crush the box open.Dr.Rowat's son (Athelstan) is at present one of our Canadian wounded in hospital.lle had a severe wound of the right arm, and also pneumonia, but is mak- ; ing satisfactory progress.We are still very busy, and to show you what a cosmopolitan hos pital we are, I may tell you that we have in this morning about 500 Portuguese patients, nearly 200 coming in last night at one time.The average number of patients in hospital for the past few months has been between 1300 and 1400.This morning we have 1500 in.it Will give perhaps a better idea of the hospital, were I to state that the Montreal General and the Royal Victoria hospitals, in Montreal, average between 800 and 400 per day each.I'enclose a copy of the statistical table, showing the work done by the hospital during the past, Year, and also a summary of the work done up to the end of last Year, and the results we have been able to btain, of which we - are very proud, With very best widfies for a happy New Year to all my Hunt- ingdon friends.Believe me yours very gratefully, \u2019 J.M.ELDER.Statistics Statistics for 1917 only Total admission, RS 55,140 Total deaths .301 Percentage .0.5 Portuguese admitted 1,953 Total Operations .3,383 Post Operative deaths .| 102 Percentage .3.01 Statistics of work since beginning to end of the year 1917.Admissions Isslons .1211.87.3 Detained cases .6,93! Deaths 111 \u2018491 Percentage .0.5 Operations .7.601 Post operative mortality.2.86 DUNDEE COUNCIL Met Monday.Present II.BR.Gardner.W.J.Fraser, IT.Cameron.W.D.Fraser Jr, The Secretary was ordered to advertise for 25 cords of stone to repair road on west side of Salmon River, Resolution to pay P.N.MeNeil $3 for auditing books 1917 was passed.T.W.Fraser was given note for amount due him $1399.74.W.J.Fraser was appointed to look after supplies for Louis Russell, Washington, Jan.30\u2014Robbing of Belgium and destruction of Belgian tudustries by the Germans continue relentlessly, according to despatches today to the Belgian Legation here.Linen and mattresses are being taken from hotels, hoarding-houses and convents, and the Belgians are not allowed to have wool in their possession.They are offered seaweed ns n substitute for wool at five cents a pound.Over 100 farmers of Clinton county suffer as the result of a petition in bankruptey fled in the federal eourt at Utica last Wednesday by Leon H.Wiley, milk dealer of Champlain, who owes $44,799 and his nominal assets of 64,143, including œ race horse valued at $1,500 and real estate at 334,000, The farmer creditors claim $7,636 and they reside in Clinton county and Canada.Farmers in Burke have been losers in the same way.= Pte.John S.Hamilton Son of Mr Malcolm Hamilton, of Beith, previously reported missing, now officially reported killed in action, somewhere in France, No definite word has yet been received regarding his death.: This brave young hero enlisted in the 151st Battalion at Coronation.Alta, Before leaving England for @rance he was reinforced! into the 10th Canadians, known as: the \u201cFighting Tenth,\u201d in France, He was 20 years and 8 monthsold, Tr Le 1 HUN MARRIED On Tuesday.Feb.5th, at the church of the Ascension, by the Liev, dus.L.Flanagan, Georgina Leart Waddell, vicars, Que, to doin J.MeArur of Woodside, N.S.On Jan, 30th, at the residence of the bride s parents, Minciwm- brovk, by the ttev, Charles Heu, Mez Lélizabeil.duughter of Mr.Jumes Dounelly to Mr, Walter Lurns Coulter of Anderson's Corner, DIED At Morden, Man.vn Jan.9th.Henry McKay, aged 69 yours, for- werly of Atkelstan and the Gore.0-44 Duclutouhe, vu VasstUillÿ vi, Mrs Dullord LUWALL, ul Liver Beaudetle, AL Muatieas, ut pPovutiuiig, dant Ub unos, agus DO sows witiow we Julies A uuelsuil, Lud wa by ul Orins- Low, Lhled ica (40 vido Love in, , LECTURE ¢ A Lantern Lecture on A trip across the c@utmeutr by CAM, .by the Kev, Thos, A.Mitchell 1m «Me schooltoom or the Eig church on Thursday evening.beb, 21st.commencing at 8 OU clock \\sharp.Admission Zo cents.Proceeds tor Unproving qtemetlery gruunds.the CE A dn ont ut eme February 26th Keep this date open tor the MEN'S SUCIAL in the Elgin Church.l\u2019artieusars later.Are You Doing Your Share to Help the Band Boys Clean up the Ruins?The Minister's Bride A threv-act cumedy, stagei by the Ladies of Athelstan, at the re-g2 quest and for the benctit of The Huntingdon Cornet Band In O\u2019CUNNOR HALL Huntingdon, Que.Friday Evening, keby.8th This original laugh-producer hus already been successlully staged twice.ry Reserved seats 50c¢ Balcony seats 55c Plun at W 5, Brown >, Huntingdon We want the cooperation of everybody to make this a success, We are not asking you tu give anything as this play 1s weil worth the price of admission.FARMERS WEEK \u2014at\u2014 MACDONALD COLLEGE FEBRUARY 12, 13, 14, and 15 Practical Instructions \u2014 No Fees.Reduced Rates on all Railways.Lectures and demonstrations on Farm Management, with special reference to labor shortage, stock management and breeding.Roots sud root seed growing, bay and pasture crops, judging horses, cattle, sheep and swine, with prizes for the best judging during the Curse.Accomodation for a limited number in the college Residences.Charge for room and board will be $1 per day.Applications for this accomodation will he made to the prineipal in advance, Stay four days if vou can, jf not, stay one, two or three days.Full particulars and detailed programme from: .The Principal, Maedonald College, T°.Q.Other Courses Hortienltitre : Feby, 5.6.7, and 8.1918.Poultry: Teby.19, 20.21.and 22.1918.Horticulture for suburban householders: Feb.18, 19, and 25, 26.1918.ANN UAL MEETING The annual mecting of the members of the Mutual Fire Tn- surance Company of the County of Beanharnois, will be held in the County Building.in the village of Huntingdon, on Thursday.Feb.14th at 10 o'clock am.for the purpose of receiving the annual statement.election of directors.and any other business that may come hefore the meeting.It is hoped that a large rmmber will he present, as the directors feel.that.owing to the numerous losses that have oceurred Anring the last.three vears, the rates should be increased.Andrew Philps.Secretary.FOR SALE\u2014In the village of Ormstown.desirable cottage on the corner of Front street and Green avenue.Apply to W.À.Leney, Freeman\u2019s Hotel, Montreal à 1 à HUNTINGDON \u2014\u2014Mr, Middleton came from the sity on Thursday and arranged with Mr, MeNair to make the rained walls of the burned Mar shall block safe fromfalling.There is a desire among part of the Masons to buy the site and er: vet a lodge.It bas been learned that a mortgage for $2000 on the buikdmg was partly saved by an insurance policy.\u2014The Red Cross ladies are indefatigable, On Thursday their weekly contribution was 3 boxes ol supplies, among the contents being 83 pairs of socks.For a large part of the receipts to the Rockburn group goes the credit.A dance given by Win, J.Sparrow New Erin, Wednesday night was so Well patronized that 5105 were realized for the Red Cross.The tickets were a dollar per couple, and the result shows how widespread is the sympathy with the movement to help our soldiers \u2014Haruesstunker Faille has again been before the magistrate for breaking the license laws, This time it was on a charge of liquor seized in his house.lle plel guilty and\u2019 was fingd $100 and #3 costs, whieh he paid.\u2014The cold of this week wits due tu the high 3vtikiad accompanied it.Frôm Monday morning to Tuesday night there was a steady blast from the north and northwest, The wale reached its heteht on Pnesdax, chen it varied from 20 to 10 miles an hour.Sueh a 4Wind, with the tuereury raneine from 16 10 26 below zero.took stout stamina to face, Trosthites ,Were commen and as for frozen water pipes, they were to he cotmted by the dozen.Yesterday tho still zero, with a raw east iwind was counted moderate after such intense frost, Trains have heen ivveentar.Thole on the GUT.were cancelled on Tuesday.A car of conl came in on Saturday for Pringle, Stark £ Co, Jwha divided it into small portions which enabled them to give relief to over fifty families, The men who delivered reported that, in several Instances, they pat the coul into hins that had heen serap- ed, - The order requiring of factories and suspension of business will practically make lit- (dle change in rural parts.where there are few stores that do mot sell provisions.The regulation reads that all stores close on Sat- wrday and Monday, execpt those selling provisions, which remain epen until Saturday noon, Where a store handles other commodities than provisions #4 ean remain open Saturday Torenoon.but ean only sell provisions, Fven if a merchant feels that he eonld ear.ry on husiness with only heat en- ouch to vrevent freezing, he is not alloved fo do so under the net.The publié ave asked to inferpret the Inw in the spirif and the as- sistaut Pre?controller said today : \u201cWhere there is any doubt the good citizen will close his shop.\u201d The condensary, must of necessity run as usual, Mills operated br waterpower are noi affeeted, \u2014Our two banks report that the tustaimeut of 20 per cent.on Victory bonds, which {oll due on Thursday, was fully met, With a few exceptions, the hounds sub- seribed here were paid up in full, The hanks will remain open on Monday.The eristmill has heen making standard flour since l\u2018ebrnary beœan.Tousekecpers who have baked it sax 1 goes farther than the former arades and those who en it can tell little difference, The ratepavers went to a large expense in renewing the heating apparatus of the old stone avademy, vet on Monday morn- Ines and davs of extreme frost, «hisses cannot be held in the two lower rooms, - Cify papers are lecturing Farmers on the urgent necessity of their making sill the maple sugar and syeuyf T is pyssible.When the farmers male the syrup, will = those papers tell them where they are to put it?Tih has gone soaring and the prospeet is that cans will cost 23 cents a piece, Jn 41° probability thes will nat ho obtain able tu any considerable number, Perhaps there is word enough in the Treads of Ale editors.professors, commissioners.and controllers who are so abundant in their advice ta farmers to make small casks, -Raymond.only son of JT, D, Murray, has enlistedd in thr Royal Klving corps.~The frod sale held Saturday in St John's ehureh sehoolroom proved quite à gucerss, as $42 was realized; the largest amount yet taken in for a food sale, -\u2014Jndue Mercier hns decided appeals for exemption from military service ns follows\u2014 Exempted \u2014 Harold Symone, David Arehd.Brown.Camphell McPherson, John MeCuaig, Nelson Davidson, \u2014As was stated in last week's Gleaner the team skipped hy JW, Stark was to play for the Jubilee trophy in Montreal last week.resulted in the following way.The Huntingdon team played against Pembroke on Friday morning at 0 a.m on the St Andrew's ice.The closing | GDON GLEANER.game resulted in a win for Pembroke by three points, Pembroke A.G.Stewart W.R.Wallace D.K.Greeve F.W Cockburn Huntingdon Wm Goundrey J.L.Claff J.D.Murray J.W.Stark skip\u201412 skin\u2014 9 In the alternoou a consolation match was played between Granby and Huntingdon, which resulted in a win for J.W.Stark over J RB, * Travers by à score ot 7 to 10.Granby Huntingdon Col J.Bruce Payne Wm.Goundrey K.C.Cowley J.1.Cluff C.A.MeDBonald | DL Murray J.B.Travers J.W.Stark skip\u20147 skip\u201410 At 8 pan.Three Rivers tried to defeat the Huntingdon team hat failed as the Stark team deleated them hy score of 5 to 12.Three Rivers W.BL Baptist S.Malone NV Burrell C.0.Baptist skip\u20143 Huntingdon Wu Goundrey JL Clu JD, Murray IW.Stark skip-12 On Saturday the team from Hunt- imgdon plaved against the Victorias of Quebec City.The game was very clase and neither team had the run on the other at any time from start to finish.The game finished by the Victorias winning hy one point.Victorias of Quebec City G.Lowe Huntingdon Win.Goundrey J.Laird JL Claff W.CJ Hall JD Murray A.Laurie JL W.Stark skip\u201410 skip-\u20140 Victorias \u2014 [04 1020200-10 Huntingdon\u20140 £001 0101 2\u2014 9 KELSO DA.Mel\u2018arlane gave a social for the benefit of the Red Cross Thursday evening.There was a good attendance and some $40 was realized, There were no costs, Mr.MeFarlane paving all, Latest\u2014Transport Torpedoed The Cunared Liner Tuseania, care rying 2,079 American soldiers, has been torpedoed and sank off the Trish coast, AT a late hour tonight, 1.912 officers and men had been accounted for, but it is lop ed more boats will come in.There were 2179 TS, soldiers on hoard, PRIZE ESSAY CONTEST District of Beauharnois Dairymen's Association.The above Associntion offers prizes as follows-\u2014R4, #3, 82, SI, for an Essay on \u201cHOW DOIN FARM LIFE BEST APPEAL TO MIs Competition Rules 1 Open to boys and girls under bo years of age, attending any pubiic school or academy in the District of Beauharnois, 2 lEssay must he within 700 words, 3 Must he written on one side of pnper only.4 Must De sole work of the contestant, 5 Must be received nt the office of 1, N, Dlondin, Agrieultural Ite- presentative, or the Secretary, on ur before the evening of Monduy, February 18th.The Ist and 2nd prize essays will he read at the Annual Convention at Huntingdon the sume week, W.I.STERN, Seey.Trces FEED Pure Grain Only Barley Meal Barley and Oats Moulie pd Corn, Barley and Oats Moulie Why feed ont hulle?Why infest your farm with noxious weed seads?Pure Grain Feud is more profitable.McDONALD & ROBB VALLEYFIELD, Que.SALES BY C.A.GAVIN Auctioneer \" On WEDNESDAY, February 20th, at the residence of the late FRANK GENTLE, 2 miles west of Franklin Centre.the trllowing property\u20141 horse 8 years old, 1 aged mare, 10 good cows, grade Holstein and Ayrshire, due to freshen in March and April; 4 heifer calves, Holstein and Ayrshire; 1 brood sow, reaper, milk wagon, huggy, cutter, set hobsleighs, plow, dairy dtensils, and all small tools used about the farm; quantity of hay.Whole to be sold without reserve us Mrs Gentle is giving up farming.Six months\u2019 credit on sums over $5.To begin at 1 o\u2019clock p.m.The ladies of Henderson Street will hold a 8t.Patrick's Entertainment, for the benefit of the Red Cross at the home of Mrs.T.S, Gardner, on Wednesday, March 20th,afternoon and evening.Particulars later, The Athelstan Red (ross Branch wishes to acknowledge the following donations :\u2014 Mr.John Coffey, $1; Mr.Alex Arthur .50; Mr.Peter King $1; Mr, W.J.Seaward $1; Mr.D.11.Brown $3; Mr.8.J.seaward, $1; Mrs.A.A.Smaill, $1; Miss C.C.Smaill #1: Mr D, K, Gordon, $1; Mr Andrew Coffey.$1; Mr Find- fay Harvey .50: Mr M.Hamilton.$1; Mr W.H, Crawford, $1; Mr.M.Platt 25; Mrs, John Deer 50; Mr CUE.Ewing #1; Mr, George Carr.#1: Mis, RH, Gardner $1 ; Mr Wm.Blaik #1.The enquiry into the cause of the collision in Halifax harbor which had such disastrous results hns hecn followed by the arrest of the pilot And enptain of the steum- \u201chip Mont Blune.The charge is manslaughter, Washington, Fel.\u2014 Millions of bushels of wheat are wvailable in Austealin to feed the armies of the Allies if only ships ean be obtain- el Crawford Vaughn, former prenner of South Australin.today toll 25 state directors of she publie service reserve, who are aiding the campaign to enroll workers for shipbuilding.LAND OF EVANGELINE.\\ Feu Facts About Pictaresque Diss trict of Acadia, Many people who know nothing about the polities of the question will see a peendiar fitness in the union, which has recently been something more than mooted, between the {hree maritime Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Fdward Islund., [Before the Treaty of Utreebt, in 1713, which ceded them to l£ngland, the three provinces formed the French P\u2019rov- Ince of Acadia, rendered famous by Lougfellow in his story of \u201cFvange line,\u201d Subsequent research, largely the result of Longlellow\u2019s poem, has shown that not a little of the narra- Live would need revision Lo bring it strictly into accord with fact, bul, in the main, the story of Acadia is as longfellow told it, Hawthorne bricfty outlines it fn his \u2018American Note Book.\u201d He tells how a friend of hig heard from a French Canadian a story of a young couple of Acadia.On their marriage day, all the men of the Province were sumumoted to assemble in the church to bear a proclamation, When assembled, they were all seized and shipped off to he distributed through New lcngland\u2014 among them the new bridegroom.His bride set off in search of him, wandered about New England all her days, and, at last, found bim in the tragic circumstances whieh form the closing scenes of longflellow's story, The bridegroom was ly one, of course, wnong some glx thousand, and the deportation was the enlinin- ation of a vigorous antl-French policy, which, in those days, was the basis of all British politics.The country itself had probably been discovered in 1597, by Lhe fainous John Cabot, sailing under the Iinglish flug, but the first settiers were French, Who Look possession in virtue of the exploralions ot Verra ano, Cartier, the Marquis de Ja Roche, and Chaplain, In the yoar 1604 the first selllems ts were nade by the Sicur de Monts, Sianuel de Cliampla n, and the Baron dr l'ou- trincourt, but quarrels broke out with the Jezuits, and, in 1613, the FKnglish colonists of Vlrgiisia made a descent upon the seilers, cig aad the whole country in right of Cabot's dts- covery, and expelled the greater part of the \u2018nuabltants.The treaty of SL Gereuin-cn-Laze, In 1632, however, contirmed France jn possesion of Avadie, Cape Breton, and New France, und the treneh colonization of the district went on, They did not agree well together, Lhese colonists, Fcids were cone stantly breaking out in thelr midst, and so notorious did their disagroee- ments bicoine that, In 1664, Oliver Cromwiil gent out a force which tpok possession of the country.But again, wmler the Treaty of Breda, in 1467, it wus restored to France by Charles JI.There was, however, no chance of agreement in this part of the world in those days, for, when the Irench colonists were not fighting amongsl themselves, they were fighting with the English colonists of New England, and in this latter struggle Lhe Indians constantly took part, mostly on the side of the French.In 1710, the province was finally captured by Great Britain, and, as has been sald, was formally ceded to her by the Treaty of Utrecht, ln 1713, the French remaining in pos- segpion of Cape Breton.The two nations, bowever, could not agree as to the rectifications of boundary.The English claimed that the French province included what is now Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, most of New Brunswick, and the Gaspe Peninsula; whilst the French restricted it to the southern halt of Nova scotia, Perpetual quarrels * were the order of the day and every day, and, at last, in 1755, Charles f.aurence, the governor, determined io muk~ a clean sweep of disaffection.Six thousand French were sudden)y seized, hurried into exlle, and scattered in many dircotions, Some eventually found thelr way back again, but large numbers settled in Cape Breton, and others in distant louisiana, In 1769 Prince Edward Island, formerly Isle St.Jean, was #eparated from Nova Scotia and given a distinct government, whilst, in 1784, similar action was taken in regard to New Brunswick.Now the idea ig that all three provinces should he reunited.Fringe as Trimming.Fringes of many sorts are still used.Some of the newest skirts show un edging of fringe at tbe bottom.There is a =ilk corded fringe that is often used with faille, and there is n fringe rutde of strands of heads that is used n good deal un evening frocks.nes pa vas THURSDAY, FEBY.7th, 1918 February Specials pm Burton's two Season Satins, 36 inches wide, all shades, $1.50 Burton's 36 inch Shepherd Check Taffeta Silks, tive shades, 82 yd.Queen quality Guaranteed Tuffetta Silks, ten shades, 86 inches wide.Priced $2 yd.Sun Ray Silk Poplins, in twenty shades, 36 ibchies wide, special values, $1.25 yl.36 inch Silk Georgette (\u2018repes, all good shades, $1 yd, 56 ineh All-wool Serges, in Nigger Brown, Russian Green, Purple Navy, Black Buorgundy.Winners, $1.75 yd.+2 inch Hauivline Stripe Serges, all wool, $1.25 yi, Anderson Scoteh Ginghbarus, thirty shindes, absolutely last colors 206 yd.27 inch 15e yd.Two tone Cotton Voiles 36 inch White Lawns, snaps 15¢ yd 36 inch Egytinn Long Cloths 20c yi 36 inch White Cotton, A winner 15e yd Ten dozen Ladies\u201d flat knit Wool Hose, sizes KA to 10, 25\u20ac pair.Men's Black Sox Ten dozen finie He pair Mons heavy afl-wool Khaki Sox, he.Or 4 pairs gl Children's Fleeee Lined Hose, all sizes, 25e Wonder assortment of fine Swiss Embroideries, widths 2 to b inches, 10c yd.Grocery Specials Bitter Oranges for Marmalade 40c¢ dozen Sweet, juicy Oranges 40¢ dozen Fine large Grape lPruit 5 for 25\u20ac Hb Ceylon Green T'en $1.00 3lb.Blnele Tun $1.00 John Hunter & Sons General Merchants and Millers Wood Tenders Wanted For 20 cords of 40-inch hard wood, to he delivered at the Methodist Church, Huntingdon.Tenders to he in the hands of the Treasurer by the 16th February, N.W, Sparrow, Treasr.FARM FOR SALE The farm, known as the Lank- tree farm, situated in the town ship of Elgin, containing one hun dred acres.with good dwelling and outhuildings thereon, will be sold at a moderate price and o easy terms, It is in a good state of cultivation, is well watered and is a first-class dairy farm Possession given immediately.Apply to owner, Andrew Philps uopäuijunj| PAY-UP NOTICE AIT accounts due to E.D.Henry & Son, must be paid on or before the 15th February 1918, or will be handed in for collection.E.D.Henry & Son.Jan, 30th.1918 Huntingdon.ASSURANCE In all Branches Fire Automobile Life Accident Live Stock Baggage, £te Attractive Policies in every line.A.A.Lunan, Huntingdon, Q.Cu 7 Aa» AUCTION SALES ._ § \u201cwe The undersigned has heen granted license as Public Auctioneer.l\u2019ren J.DOXNELLY, © Phone 604-21 Glenelm, Que.Montreal Wholesale Prices Flour\u2014 Standard $11.10 to $11.20.; Oats, No.2, feed 97e.Shorts $40, Bran $35.\u2018Hay No.2 $14.50, to $15.50.| Clover Hay, $11 to $12.Butter, new made creamery.45 to 45%%e, Cheese, 2134c.Eggs, new laid 70e, cold storage 48c.tp A THE HUNTINGDON GLEANER.HURBDAY, BY.7th, 1918 HEMLOCK OR OLD DAYS ON THE CHATEAUGUAY rena CHAPTER V (Continued) Maggie winced.\u2018\u2018I'll hae nae need o\u2019 siller.\u201d\u2019 \u201cYe dinna ken; ye may get into trouble that Dinna fear to tak it: (and here his voice sank to a money will help you oot o\u2019.I've made whisper) I've made a hunner o\u2019 thae bright lads by ae guid run o' Jamaica rum across the Hinchinbrook It\u2019s Yankee siller.\u201d Maggie smiled and, as if the questionable made of their acquisition justified their acceptance, clasped them, and nodding to the little man, tripped her way across the St.Louis.The road, as predicted, proved execrable, Walled in and shadowed by trees, neither breeze nor sunlight penetrated to dry it.and it was a succession of holes filled with liquid mud.So bad was it, that an attempt to haul a small cannon had to be abandoned.despite the efforts of horses, oxen.and a party of blue jackets.Tripping from side to side.and occasionally passing an unusually bad bit by turning into the bush, Maggie made all haste, Once only she halted.A party of artillerymen and sailors were raising a breastwork at the head of the Cascade rapids, whercon to mount a gun that would sweep the river, and she watched them for a while.That was the only sign of life along the road until the white washed shanty of the ferryman came in sight, in front of which a troop of half-naked children were tumbling in boisterous play.They set up a shrill ery of wonder when they saw her.Their mother, baptised Angelique.so short and stout as to be shapeless, came to the door in response to their cries and gazed in astonishment at the stranger.She volubly returned Maggie's salutation and led her into the house, the interior of which was as bare as French Canadian houses then were, but clean and tidy.Her husband was away.helping to convey stores to the fort at the Coteau.and there was not.to her knowledge, a man within three miles capable of ferrying her across.Wonld not madam paddle her over?The woman's hands went up in pantomimié amazement.Would she tempt the good God by venturing in a canoe alone with a woman?Did she not know the current was swift, and led to the rapids whose roaring she heard?No, she must stay overnight, and her man would take her over in the morning.Maggie could only submit.and seated herself behind the house.to gaze towards the other bank which she was so anxious to set foot upon.From where she sat.the bank abruptly sank to a depth of perhaps thirty feet.where a little bay gave shelter to a canoe and a large boat fitted to convey a heavy load.Beyond the rocks that headed the tiny inlet.which thus served as a cove for the ferrvman\u2019s boats.the river swept impetuously, and where in its channel between the shore and the islands thar shut out the view of the north bank, any obstacle was met, the water rose in billows with foaming heads.Maggie knew that she was looking upon the sonth channel of the great river.and that the main stream lay on the other side of the tree.covered islands, which varied in size from half a mile long tn rocks barely large enough to afford foothold to the tree ar two whose branches overhung the swirling enrrent.The motion of the rushing water contrasted so finely with the still-life and silence of the forest that framed it.and the many shaped and many coloured rocks and islands that diversified its surface.that the scene at once soothed the anxious mind of the peas.and maid and inspired her with, fresh energy, \u201cTime is passing like that mighty stream.\u2019 she thought, \u2018\u2018and before another sunset help for Morton may be too late.\u201d and then she asked herself line.good why she, so used to the management of a canoe, should not paddle herself across?She sought out madam and told her what she proposed, was met with energetic protestation.and then permitted to have her own way.Fortified with voluble direa- tions which she only half understood, Maggie took her place in the canoe, and waving good-bye to madam and her group of children.who stood on the bank, gazing down at her, pushed out.TUnmindful of how much the light skiff drifted downwards, she kept its head pointed to the island that lay opposite to her and paddled for dear life.Once she received a shower of spray in passing too near where the current chafed and fumed nver a sunken rock.but she retained her presence of mind.and was glad to sec the island draw nearer with each stroke.Just as the gravelly strand came within reach.the current swept her to the end of the island.and she paddled into the channel that lay between it and the islands below, which nestled so closely that the tops of the trees upon them interlaced, furnishing a leafy arcade to the narrow channels that divided them.As Magg\u2019e paused for breath after her severe exertion.a sense of the quiet beauty and security of the retreat came over her, and drawing the canoe on the pebbly beach, she laved her feet while.idly picking from the bushes and vines within reach.she formed a bouquet of colored leaves.She heard the roar of the rapids beneath, and she knew that a few yards farther on lay the deep flowing north channel, hut her nature was not one to borrow trouble and she enjoyed the present to the full in her cool retreat.When she again took her place in the canoe, a few dips of the paddle took it outside the islands, and she saw the main channel of the river\u2014smooth except for great greasy circles of slowly whirling water, ag if the mighty river, after its late experience of being shredded in the rapids above, had a nightmare of foreboding of a repetition of the same in the rapids to which it was hastening.With steady stroke Maggie urged the canoe straight across, for she had long ago learned that, in a current that runs swift er than the canoe can be paddled.it is a sure way tq be lost to endeavor to stem it, So ehe put her strength into paddling straight for the opposite bank and did not allow the consciousness that she was drifting toward the rapids to discompose her.As the canoe neared the bank, the sweep of the current increased, and her arms began to ache with the violent and long-continued exertion, To her joy, she saw a man standing at the landing and the strokes of her paddle quickened.The canoe was swept past the landing, when the man, picking up a coil of rope, ran downwards to a point, and threw it across the canve, Maggie caught an end of the rope, and in a minute was hauled ashore.The man, a French Can- udinn employed to assist the bateaux in passing between lakes St.Francis and St, Louis, expressed his astonishment at a woman daring so perilous a feat.and his wonder increased when she told him of her intention of going to Oka.\u2018* Alone, madamoiselle,\u201d\u2019 he exclaimed, \u2018* why, you will lose your way in the forest which is full of bears and Indians.She smiled in answer, and receiving his directions started on the blazed track vhich led to Ottawa.Familiar with the bush, she had no difficulty in following the marks, though a flutter of falling leaves had begun to shroud the track.The tapping of the woodpecker and the chir- rap of the squirrel cheered her, and she pressed on with a light and quick step.She was fond of singing, and song followed song.until, having exhaust.er] her stock of secular, she fell hack on her psalms and paraphrases, And so the hours passed until the eloom that pervaded the forest told her the sun had ceased to touch the tree-tops, and she wished the Ottawa would come in sight, which she knew she was near by the trail being more beaten, While giving way to a feeling of dismay that she might, have to pass the night in the woods, awaiting daylight to show her the way, the faint tinkle of a bell reached her.herself, drank in the grateful sound.\u2018Tt is the bell of the mission,\u201d she said, and cheerfully resumed her journey.The trail growing plainer, and all at once the lake burst upon her view\u2014a great sweep of glassy water, reflecting the hues of the evening sky.sleeping at the foot of a long.low hill, covered to its double-topped summit with sombre-foliaged aged trees.At the foot of the slope of the western end of the hill, she distinguished the mission-build- ings and, running above them, an irregular string of huts where she knew the Indians must live.Behind those on the river's edge rose a singular cliff of vellow sand.The path led her to where the lake narrowed into a river and brought her to a landing- place, Standing at its farthest point, she raised her hands to her mouth and sent a shout across the waters, long, clear, and strong.as she had often done to her father and brothers.while working in the bush, to tell of waiting meals.In the dusk.she perceived a movement on the opposite bank and the launch of a canoe, which paddled rapidly across.Tt contained two Indians, whose small eyes and heavy features eave no indication of surprise on seeing who waited to be ferried.Stepping lightly in, the canoe swiftly skimmed the dark waters, which, now failed to catch a gleam from the fading glories of the evening sky.The silence was overwhelming, and as she viewed the wide lake, overshadowed by the melancholy mountain, Maggie experienced a feeling of awe.At that very hour she knew her father would he conducting worship, and as the scene of her loved home passed before her, she felt a fresh impulse of security.and she murmured to herself.\u2018My father is praying for me and I shall trust in the Lord.\u201d On getting out of the canoe she was perplexed what step to take next.To her enquiries, made in English and imperfect French, the Indians shook their heads, and merely pointed her to the mission- buildings.Approaching the nearest of these.from whose npen door streamed the glow of a log-fire, she paused at the threshold on seeing a woman kneeling.and who.on hearing her steps, coolly turned.surveyed her with an inquisitive and deliberate stare.and then calmly resumed her devotions.When the last bead was told, the woman rose and bade Ter welcome.Maggie told her of her errand.The woman grew eurious as to what she could want with an Indian.Yes, she knew Hemlock, but had not seen him lately: he is a pagan and never comes near the presbytery.The father had gone into the garden to repeat his office, and had not returned, she would ask him when he came in.Madamoiselle could have had no supper; people did not pick up ready-cooked suppers in the woods, but she would hasten and give her of her best.It was a treat to see a white woman even if she was an Anglais and, she feared, a heretic.The embers of the hearth were urged into a blaze, and before long a platter of pottage, made from Indian corn beaten into a paste, was heated, sprinkled aver with maple-sugar and set down with a bowl of curdled.cream on the table.Maggie had finished her repast when the priest entered.He was a lumpish man with protruding underlip.which hung downwards, small eyes and a half-awakened look.\u2018\u201c Ah, good-day,'\u2018 he said, with a vacant stare.Mag- fie rose and curtsied, while the housekeeper repeäts.ed all she had learned of her and her errand.¢\u2018 Hemlock! he exclaimed, \u2018\u2018we must take care.He is a bad Indian and this young woman cannot want him for any good.\u201d \u2018\u2018\u2019frue ; I never thought of that.\u2018 Ah.we must keep our eyes always open.What can a girl like this want with that bold man?\u2018\u2018And to run after him through the woods, the infatuate! We must save her,\u2019 exclaimed the housekeeper.\u201cI will have her sent to the sisters, who will save her body and soul from destruction.She would make a beautiful nun.\u201d And the priest rubbed his chubby hands together, \u201cMay it please your reverence,\u2019\u201d\u2019 interposed Maggie, who had caught the drift of their talk, *\u2018T seek your aid to find Hemlock.Tf you will not help me I will leave your house.\u201d\u2019 The priest gaped for a minute with astonishment.\u2018I thought you were English; you understand French?\u201d \u2018\u2018Enough to take care of myself, and T wish ministers of your robe were taught in college to have better thoughts of us poor women.\u201d \u201c\u2018Tt is for your good that we are instructed; so that we can guard you by our advice.\u201d .\u2018\u2018For our good you are taught to think the worst of us! I look for Hemlock that he may go and give evidence that will save an innocent man condemned to die.For the sake of justice I ask your help.\u201d\u2019 The priest eéhrugged his shoulders, stared at her, \u201c se: With expectant smile she paused, and poising y lndian, whose*feec 9 x greasëand soot and whose countenance wore the ex- gathered up his robe, grasped his missal with one hand, picked up a candle with the other, and saying, \u20181 leave you with Martine,\u2019\u2019 passed up the open stairway to his bedroom.\u201c\u201c Ah dle holy father!\"\u2019 ejaculated the housekeeper, \u201cwhen we are sunk in stupid sleep, he is on his knees praying for us all, and the demon dare not come near us.Will you not come into the true church?Sister Agatha would prepare you.She has had visions in her raptures.Her knees have corns from kneeling on the stone steps of the altar, You will not.Ah, well, IT will ask their prayers for vou and the seales may drop from your eyes.\u201d \u201cDo tell me how I can find Hemlock?\" pleaded Maggie, and the current of her thoughts thus changed, Martine insisted on learning why and how his evidence was needed, and Maggie repeated as much of the story as was neeessary, The housekeeper grew interested anl said decisively, \u2018\u2018the young brave must not die.\u201d Covering her head with a blanket-like shawl, she told Maggie to follow, and stepped out.Tt was a calm, clear night, the glassy expanse of the lake reflecting the stars, ITurrying anwards, they passed a number of huts, until reaching one, they entered its open door, The interior was dark save for the faint glow that proceeded from thé embers of the hearth.Maggie saw the forms of several asleep on the floor.Seated in silence wene three men.\u2018This woman has come to find Mefnlock ; gan you guide her to him?\" \u201cWhat seeRtMie withehim 2\" She has come from the Chateauguay to tell him his word is wanted to save his best friend from death.\u201d The conversation went on in the gutturals of the Troquois for some time, when the housekeeper sald to Mageie, \u201cIt is all right; they know where Hemlock is.but it would not be safe to go to him now.They will guide yon to him at daybreak.Come, we will go back and you will stay with me until morning, CHAPTER VI.Iemloek At Mis Daughter's Grave.The rising of the housekeeper, whose bed she shared, woke Maggie.and a glance through the small window showed a faint whitening in the sky that betokened the coming of day.Knowing there was no time to spare.she dressed herself quickly, and joining the housekeeper in the kitchen, asked if the messenger had come.She answered by pointing to the open door, and Maggie saw, seated on the lowest step.in silent waiting, the figure of an Indian.She was for going with him at once, but the housekeeper held her, and in a whisper, for she was fearful of disturbing her master.bade her to eat of the food she had placed on the table.Having made a hurried repast, Maggie drew her shawl over her head and turned to bid her hostess good-bye.The gnod soul forced into her pocket the bread that remained on the table, and kissed her on both cheeks.When Maggie came to the door, the Indian rose and without looking at her, led through the village and then past it, by a path that wound to the top of the sand-hill that hems it in on the north-west.Motioning her to stand still, the Indian erept forward as if to spy out the object of their search, Glancing around her, Maggie saw through the spruces, the Ottawa outstretched at her feet, reflecting the first rosy gleam of the approaching sun, A twitch at her shawl startled her, It was her guide.who had returned, Following him, as he slowly threaded his wav throngh the grove of balsams and spruces, they soon came to a halt, and the Indian pointed to a black object outstretched upon the ground a few vards from them.Fear overcame Maggie, and she turned to grasp the arm of her guide\u2014he was gone.Her commonsense came to her aid, Tf this was Mem- lock, she had nothing to fear.Mastering her agitation she strove to discover whether the figure which the dawn dimly rendered perceptible amid the gloom of the evergreens, Was really the object of her quest, Silently she pecred, afraid to move a hairsbreadth, for what seemed to her to be an age.She came to see the outline of a man, naked save for the rirdle fantastically fashioned out of black and white furs, stretched immovable on the sod, face downward, Suddenly a groan of anguish escaped from the lips of the prostrate man and his body swayed as if in convulsions.Her sympathies overcame her fears, and advancing, Maggie cried, \u2018Hemlock, are vou ill?Can T help you?\u201d With a terrific bound the figure leapt to its feet, the right arm swinging a tomahawk, and despite an effort at control, Maggie shrieked, now strong enough tog The light was w the lineaments of the id body were smeared with pression of one roused from deep emotion into sudden rage.Co .\" \u201cYlemleck, do not look at me so; I am Maggie Forsyth, come from the Chateauguay to see you.\u201d Instantly the face of the Indian softened.\u201cWhy should the fawn leave the groves of the Chatean- guay to seek so far the lair of the lynx.\u201d \u201cYour friend Morton is doomed to die by American soldiers and you alone ean save him.\u201d \u2018What, Was he not set free?Tell me all.\u201d Maggie told him what she knew, he listening with impassive countenance, When she had done, he paused.as if reflecting, and then said curtly, \u2018\u201cI will go with you.\u201d Tt was now fair daylight.and Maggie saw, to her dismay, that the mound upon whicheshe had found Hemlock outstretched was a grave, and that at the head of it was a stake upon which hung several scalps, the topmost evidently cut from a recent victim.Glancing at the radiant eastward sky, the Indian was startled, and ignoring the presence of his visitor, fell on his knees on the grave and turning his face so as to see the sun when it should shoot its first beam over the broad lake, he communed with the dead.\u2018I leave thee, Dawn of Day, for a while that I may meet those who did thee hurt and bring back another scalp to satisfy thy spirit.Thy father's arm is strong, but it is stronger when he thinks of thee.Tarry awhile before you cross the river and I will finish my task and join thee in your journey to the hunting-ground; the arm that oft bore you when a child, will carry you the over the waters and rocks.Farewell! Oh, my child, my daughter, how could you leave me?Tread soft\u2019 ly and slowly, for I will soon leave my lodge of sorrow and see you and clasp you to my heart.\u201d\u2019 There was a pause, a groan of unutterable sorrow escaped his lips, and he sank lifeless upon the grave, Agitated with deep sympathy, Maggie stepped forward and kneeling beside the Indian stroked his head and shoulders as if she had been soothing a child.\u201cDinna take on so, Hemlock.Sair it is to mourn the loved and lost, but we maun do our duty here and try to live so as to meet them in the world ayont, Ile that let the stroke fall can heal the hurt.Gin yer daughter is deed, it is only for this life.Her voice will be the first to welcome ysu when you cross death's threshold.\u2019\u2019 \u201cI saw her an hour ago.It is your creed that says the dead are not seen again in this life.I got the medicine from my father that melts the scales from our earthly eyes for a while.Last night I saw my child\u2014last night she was in these arms\u2014last night my cheek felt the warmth of her breath\u2014last night my ears joygd in the ripple of her laughter.Oh, ng child, the joy, the life of my heart, why did vou stray from me?' Then his mood changing, he sprang up with the words, \u2018\u2018Cursed be the wolves that hunted you, cursed be the catamount that crept near that he might rend you! I will seek them ouf, T will track them day by day, until I fill my belt with their scalps.\u201d\u201d Ilere he ground his teeth and remained absorbed for a minute, then turning sharply, with a wave of the hand, he beckoned Maggie to follow, and led to the verge of the cliff overhanging the Ottawa, \u2018Stay here until I come back,\u2019\u2019 he whis- perec, and disappeared over the declivity.The glorious landscape outstretched at their feet soothed, as naught else could, the agitation of Maggie's mind, for Nature's tough is ever gentle and healing.The great expanse of water at her feet narrowed into a broad river, swelling into a noble lake, was smooth as a mirror, reflecting hill and tree and rock, On the opposite side of the river was unrolled the forest like a brightly colored carpet, for the glory of the Autumn was upon it, and a trail of smoky mist hung on the horizon.An hour might have sped v'hen Hemlock reappeared, with paint washed off and dressed in his usual attire.Across his back was slung his rifle; at his heels was a gaunt ill shaped dog.\u2018\u2018Follow,\u201d\u2019 he said, and turning backward a few paces, led to where the bank could be descended without difficulty.At the foot of it lay waiting a canoe, with a boy in the bow.Maggic stepped lightly into the centre and Hemlock, grasping the paddle, shot the light skiff swiftly across the Ottawa.When the bank was gained he sprang ashore and was followed by Maggie.The boy without & word paddled back to Oka.llemlock was in no mood for conversation.The exhaustion following upon his night vigil was upon him, and he strode forward through the forest without speaking.Maggie following.Once he halted on seeing his dog creeping forward on scenting game.Picking up a stick, he stepped lightly after it.and when a covey of partridge rose, threw his missle so successfully that two of the birds dropped.Tying them to his belt, he resumed his monotonous trot, and several miles were passed when the sharp Nelps of the dog again arrested their steps.The alarm came from a point to their left.Hemlock un- slinging his rifle, sped in the direction of the dog, whose baying was now intense and continuous, and Maggie afraid of losing sight of him, hastened after.À short run brought the Indian to the edge of a slough, in a thicket in the centre of which his dog was evidently engaged in mortal combat with some wild animal.Without a moment's hesitation, the Indian plunged into the morass, partially dried by the prolonged drought, and had passed the centre, when there was a crashing of branches and a huge hear burst out, followed by the dog, which was limping.from a fractured paw.Before he could turn aside, llemlock way knocked down by the lumbering brute.which gained the solid ground and was hurrying forward, when, seeing Maggie in front, it sprang for a huge beech tree, with the intent of climbing it.It was not a yard up when the dog overtook it, had fastened its teeth in its hide and pulled it down.The bear.roused to utmost ferocity by being thwarted, caught hold of the disabled dog, held it in its forepaws, and standing on its hind feet, with back resting against the tree, was hugging its victim to death, when Hemlock came up.He had dropped his rifle in the slough, and instead of waiting to pick it up, rushed forward to rescue his dog.With upraised hatchet he approached the bear, and dealt it so terrific a stroke that the light weapon stuck in the skull.With a growl of rage and pain, the bear Hung the dog down, and before Hemlock could recover himself after dealing the blow, fell upon him, too stunned and weak, however, to do more than keep him under.On catching her first glimpse of the hear, Maggie's inclination was to flee, but, the next moment, the instinet of self-preservation gave way to a feeling of sympathy for the disabled dog, followed by absorbing excitement as the contest went on, When Hemlock fell underneath the brute, she gave a shriek, and rushed to where the rifle lay.Snatehing it.she ran to the bear, which lay panting with outstretched tongue and half-closed eyes and dealt him a blow with the butt.With a groan the unwicldly animal rolled over motionless, and Hemlock sprang to his feet, and drew his knife, It was unnecessary ; the bear was dead.Maggie looked wildly at the Indian, strove to speak, tottered and fell; the reaction from the delirium of excited feelings that had sustained her had set in.Tenderly Hemlock raised her to the edge of the swamp, scooped up sufficient water to bathe her forehead.A few anxious minutes passed, when the pallor began to pass away, and suddenly opening her eyes, Maggic asked, \u2018What of the dog?\u201d \u201cNever mind Toga; are you hurt?\u2019\u2019 \u201cNo; are yout\u201d \u2018\u2018T am as well as ever, and had not the bear fallen on me would have spared you what you did.\u2019 \u2018\u2018\u2019That does not matter,\u2019\u2019 said Maggie simply, \u2018\u2018it was God that put it into my silly head to get the gun and it was His strength that gave the blow\u2014 not mine,\u201d ll MK RAILWAY UL LERES AY Mail train No.80, leaving Montreal 7,26 a.1n., arrive Huntingdon 9.55a.m, Mail train No.82, leaving Montreal 4.40 p.w., arrive Huntingdon 7 U6 p.m.Mail train No 81, leaving Huntingdon 6.49 a.m., arrive Montreal 9.30 a.m.Mail train No, 85, leaving Huntingdon 2.80 p.m,, arrive Montreal 4.55 p.m.A.Philps, Agent.pee .No LLL \u201cPACIFIC RV CHANGE OF TIME Will be made Sunday, January 6th, 1918 DrJd.C.SHANKS, M.D.,C.M.Graduate of McGill University HOWI.K Office hours: 8\u20149 a.m., 1\u20142.30 p.m.and 6\u20148 p.m.= J.G.LAURENDEAU, K.C., Advocate, at Moir\u2019s Ho.el every first Setarday of each month.NUMA E.BROSSOIT, K.C.Advocate .Recorder of the city of Valley- field, Valleyfield, P.Q.Will attend all the courts in the District of Beauhärnois and Montreal.Phone No.60 PATTERSON & JACOBS Advocates, Barristers and Solicitors, Bity and District Bank Building, 180 St James street, Montreal.Mr Patterson will be at Moir Hotel, Huntingdon, first Saturday of every month.W.Patterson, K.C,, N.W.Jacobs, B.C.L.DONALD M.ROWAT, B.C.L,, of W.de M.& H.Marler, Notaries 157 St James street, Montreal.Money to Loan on First Mortgage security.Mr Doneld M.Rowat, N.P., of the firm of W.deM.and H.M.Marler, Notaries of Montreal, has made arrangements to come to Huntingdon from time to time and begs to notify the public that appointments may be made with Wm.M.Rowat, M.D., of Athel stan.Mr Rowat will give special attention to the settlement of Estates and the careful investment of monies.J.C.BRUCE, .General Insur- auce Agent, Huntingdon.Fire, Life and Accident Insurance, County Building, Huntingdon.J.F.ROLLIT.Surgeon Dentist.Office at his residence on Bouch- ette St, ITuntingdon, Open all day.Bell Telephone No.82.Mr.L.A.Rousseau, Notary, has opened an office in the R.E.Kelly block, Iluntingdon, and will be there on Tuesday, every week, between 10 a.m.and 2 p.m ARTHUR W.SULLIVAN Q.L.S.& C.E.Successor to John L.Sullivan Q.L.S.& C.R.Surveying and Engineering of water courses and Bounding of properties, Bornage, &c., attended to promptly.Address: P.O.Box 124 Valleyfield, Que or room 20, 59 St.Peter street Montreal, Que.Mutual FireInsuranceCo.of the COUNTY OF BEAUHARNOIS (Incorporated 1852) ITead Office .Huntingdon (nsures only Farm and Isolated Property.President.M.W.Leehy Vice-President, Robt Blackwood Directors\u2014Anthine Doray, R.R.Ness, Alex McMillan.ANDREW PHILPS, Secy.and General Manager, Huntingdon, Que.A.R.LEDUC Notary Public, Huntingdon, Que.Successon to I.I.Crevier, Notary Public.Office in the O'Conner Block, entrance next to Moriarty\u2019s store.Money to loan Estate and succession settlement.McCORMICK & LEBOURVEAU, Advocates, Commissioners fol Ontario, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, British Columbia, ete.Rooms 41 and 42 Canadian Pacific Telegraph Buil iing, 4 Hospital street, Montreal.Mr McCormick will attend the Courts in the District of Beauharnois, and will be at Moir Hotel, Hur*ingdon, on the last Saturday of every month, barring unforseen circumstances.Telephone Main 2497.Claims for collection may be left with Robt.Ellerton, Hemminzford.+} fi.A) Es 4, , D 8 ie \\ \u2018 ¢ » \u201cfr ( » 8 of v "]