The Huntingdon gleaner, 14 février 1918, jeudi 14 février 1918

[" rl \\) î CE y Ë te Gl \u2018 ¢ de vy + » 087 2 l= A ali se A SS = FIFTY-FOURTH YEAR QUEBEC TO GO DRY MAY 1st, 1919 Quebec, Feb.8\u2014The Prohibition Act was introduced in the Legislature yesterday afternoon, passed through its various stages, and at 11.30 o\u2019clock last night was given final reading in the assembly.In riking to explain the bill, Treasurer Mitchell referred to the widespread prohibition movement in Canada of the past few years.One after another the provinces had voted dry, amd still Quebec was the only one remaining with a license law.In this provinee, too, the temperance movement had been making progress for a number of years, and, in fact, up to the outbreak of the war, Quebec had made more progress in the direction of temperance than any other part of Canada, Mr.Mitchell mentioned the Royal Commission of 1912-13, which studied the liquor question and recommended the reduction of licenses in Montreal, Quebec and other parts of the province.This commission had also dealt in its report with the question of beer and light wines, deciding against a policy giving them free sway.The latter decision was important at the present time in view of representations that had been made to the Government since the introduction of the present bill.The dry movement had continued in Quebec from year to year.until at the present time 92 per cent.of the municipalities were dry.There were 1,097 dry municipalities, as against 90 that were still wet; 27 wet counties as against 45 dry; 7 cities where lig- uor was sold, as against 11 where it was not; and 57 dry towns, with only 22 wet.Mr.Gault at this point asked the Minister what Was the population of the dry belt as compared to the other.chell replied that the el ayiontreal was still under Ge the wets a majority.Cle sefered J Jp a numiber of votes taken during the year in various parts of the province, prohibition securing a majority in every case.Quebec, Hull, Missisiquoi County and Compton County all gave large majorities.In the United States there were twenty-five dry states, with a population of 35 million people.In Great Britain, France, Russia, and even Germany, there had been rigorous restrictions placed on the liquor traffic since the opening of the war.Mr.Mitchell then came to the recent Order-in-Council passed by the Federal Government prohibiting the manufacture, importation and transportation of spirituous liquors.The Government has been compelled to take this matter into account.There are two things to be considered.In about a year, owing to the prohibition of importation, the stock of imported liquors in the country will have been exhausted.Then again, the prohibition of manufacture means that in about the same time the supply manufactured here will be gone.This province would then be in the position of issuing licenses for the sale of something which cannot legally be in existence in the country.Mr.Mitchell said it was also important to consider the fact that the revenue of the Government would be deprived of a very considerable sum by the enactment of prohibition.For instance, in the year 1916-17 the revenue from the licenses amounted to $886,004.In view of the legislation passed at Ottawa and in view of the public sentiment of the people of this province and the country, we have concluded that it is the will of the people .that prohibition should be passed.We further concluded that the Federal authorities.by placing a time limit in their regulations, intended that liguors in the country should be disposed of, and so decided that after May 1, 1919, no more licenses should be issued in this province.The question as to whether beer and wine licenses should be allowed has been brot up, but in view of the report of the Royal Commission and also of the steady progress that has been made in this province towards temperance, we have decided not to modify our position in that respect.The vote taken in the City of Quebec and im other municipal- THURSDAY, FEBY.14th, 1913 ities makes it quite evident that the wish of the people is for absolute prohibition.Despite the heavy loss of revenue entailed, we have decided to carry out the will of the people.The Minister said that owing to the imminence of prohibition the Government had decided to modify certain clauses in the bill passed last session.It had been decided to .abolish the bar May 1, 1918, and also to compel licensed groceries to provide separate premises for the sale of liquor.Last session's act had also provided a reduction of licenses in the City of Montreal from 300 to 200.The bar would be allowed to remain for another year.The grocers would remain unmolested, and the number of licenses in Montreal would be fixed at 250.J.N.Francoeur, member for Lotbiniere, begged to differ with the Provincial Treasurer, declaring that he always had been and still was \u2018pposed to prohibition.IIe said that extremists in the country had taken advantage of war conditions to impose measures they would not have, dared suggest under other cireumstanc- es.He did not believe that prohibition was practicable and quot ed many authorities to show that it did not work out well in the dry States of the Union.At best prohibition was only a surface law.If prohibition is necessary for the winning of the war, why not adopt it as a War measure here as was done in the other provinces.As far as Ottawa is concerned, I do not feel bound to accept the Ottawa opinion, especially when it is that of Mr.Rowell, who has been responsible for the introduction of many radical laws, I do not believe any good can come from the fanatic brain.He advocated restrictive legislation in line with the policy adopted by the Government some years ago and carried out up to the present.He did not believe that prohibition would have won in the Quebec City campaign, in which he took part, had it not heen for the fact that undue clerical influences were brought to bear.Peter Bercoviteh, of St.Louis.Montreal, followed Mr.Fran- coeur in thes ame strain.If prohibition really meant prohibited, he said, it would be a good thing, but it did not.To prove that a prohibition enactment was a serious step to take, he pointed to the fact that the Imperial Parliament had been compelled to revoke such a measure because the miners of Wales insisted on having their beer.There had been a similar incident aec- cording to his information, with the miners of Sydney, N.S.The only argument the Treasurer had given was that the other provinces had enacted such laws.If the other provinces did wrong, there was no reason why Quebec should follow suit.He did not believe that the majority of the people in this province favored prohibition.despite the fact the greater part of Quebec in area is dry.He thought that conditions under prohibition might be worse than at present with \u2018\u2018blind pigs\u2019\u2019 at every street, corner.Liquor would be manufactured and not control- ed by the Government and would be poison.Mr.Tessier, member for .Rim- ouski, followed in the same tome.He said that he had always voted for amendments to the license law which were for the progress of temperance, but he did not be- \u2018lieve that prohibition was desired or desirable in the Province of Quebec.Tt was a question which rach municipality should decide for itself.Even though all the other provinces had passed this measure, in Quebec where liberty and tolerance were better understood, the people should refuse to follow such examples.With the new law, he said, druggists would continue the sale of liquor.It would not be a remedy for the evils of intemperance or alcoholism.Athanase David, member for Terrebonne, was the next to oppose, the measure.saying that he would prefer licenses for beer and wine.He also suggested that apple cider be substituted for alcoholic liquors, and this would mean the development of a new industry.Mr.David thought that prohibition might have good results, but he did not believe it possible to cure extremes by extremes.It was hard to break settled habits.He believed that it would be better to offer a substitute to those who were in the habit of taking intoxicating liquor.Sir Lomer Gouin, said that the Government\u2019s position had been explained by the Provincial Treasurer, and he did not think it necessary to dwell on the bill.Anybody conversant with the progress are aware that for ten years the Province of Quebec had been leading all the others.This Province was the first to decrease the number of licenses, and the first to cut down the hours of the sale of liquor.Every time delegates from temperance societies of this province attended conventions elsewhere they were told that Que bee was giving the example.Both in Quebec and Montreal the number of licenses both for hotels and stores had been gradually decreased and the hours for the sale of liquor had also been cut down considerably.Everyone knew that Legislature had furthered the cause of temperance.It was common knowledge that the condition of the people had been improved in the last ten years and the abuses caused by aleohol had been minimized.We are here administering for the Province of Quebec and its people,\u201d\u2019 said Sir Lomer, who have told us im such a way that we cannot be mistaken that they want prohibition.By that we must be guided.What good would it do to keep our lie- enses after May 1, 1919, now that it had been decreed that in Canada liquor cannot be manufactured, sold or transported?Even if we did not bow to the wish of the people we would have prohibition We are confident that those in favor of temperance will be satisfied with the law, and that it is the expression of the unanimous wish of the people.Everyone is entitled to his own opinion.The Government has set forth its policy.If the House does not approve of it, we will submit to our fate.But the House, after that, deemed it wise to approve.The Minister sat down amid applause, and nobody had the courage to call for a division.Second reading was passed formally, and other stages of the bill met with no opposition.\u201c Lieut.S.MacDonald, of the +2nd Montreal llighlanders.gives aL interesting description of the duties of a patrol sent out to inspect the enemy's wires at night.When a call comes for work of this nature, he says.the men usually volunteer\u2014generally an officer and two men.Care is taken that no bright ubjects are worn which will reflect light.The men even rub mud on their buttons and blacken their faces with burnt cork.The sentries are warned that this patrol is going out; how many men.at what point, to what place, and at what time they expect to return.They start out one at a time, slipping over the parapet, remaining perfectly motionless when a star shell goes up.They crawl on their hands and knees in the formation best suited for the occasion watching in all directions, advancing slowly, perhaps 100 or 200 feet.Then crawling along the enemy's wire, parallel with the trench, they examine everything carefully to find any possible openings through which the enemy could be raided.They also try to find ont whether he has a pathway through his own wire preparing to make a raid on the Allies\u2019 lines.All the time the patrol keeps a sharp lookout for any enemy patrols, and flattening on the ground when hostile machine guns or bombs are used.After reconnoitering in this way, getting the information needed the patrol return to their own trench very cautiously, meeting the challenge from their sentry.After re-entering their trench, word is passed along that the patrol has returned.After that, the sentry shoots first and challenges afterwards anyone approaching from \u2018No Man's Land.\u2019 Glenford, the little six-year-old son of Louis Trudeau, of West Bangor, accidentally swallowed a small copper harness rivet which he had in his mouth.It lodged in his wind-pipe and he choked to death immediately.HUNTINGDON, Que.ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE with which is united the EASTERN TOWNSHIPS BANK CAPITAL, $15,000,000 REST, $13,500,000 Thrifs and Security Open a sins account with The Canadian Bank of Com- merge.If posits made by mail.e convenient, accounts may be opened and de- C.W.THOMAS, Manager of Huntingdon Branch Washington, Feby.8.\u2014Delegat- es to the Federal Board of Farm Organizations, representing sixteen national farmers\u2019 societies, in session here, called on President Wilson and urged that he appoint a commission of nine from their number to serve as an intermediary between the Government and the farmers in solving agricultural labor and other problems.1 cannot, of course, off-hand answer so important a memorial as this, and I need not tell you that it will receive my most careful and respectful attention.1 want to say that I fully recognize that you gentlemen do not mean that your utmost effort will be dependent upon the acceptance of these suggestions.| know that you are going to do vour best in any circumstances, and I count on you with the ut- nr st confidence in that.There solving this thing.has never been a time, gentlemen, which tested the real quality of folks as this time is going to test it; because we are fighting for something bigger than any man's imagination can grasp.This is a final tackle between the things that America has always been opposed to und was organized to fight, and the things that she stands for, lt is the final contest, and to lose it would set the world back a hundred\u2014perhaps several hundred years in the development of human life, The thing cannot be exaggerated in its importance and I know that you men are ready, as 1 am, to spend every ounce of energy we have in If we cannot solve it in the best way, we will solve it in the next best way.and if the next best way is not available, we will solve it in the next best to that, but we will tackle it: NO CREDIT.SINGLE COPIES FIVE OENTS THE MERCHANTS BANK OF CANADA Betablished 1864 Head Office, Montreal E.F.HEBDEN, Managing Director.D.C.MACAROW, General Manager, T.E, MERRETT, Supt.of Branches and Chief Inspeetor.Assets Over $136,000,000.236 Branches Cemmencing with a capital of $100,000 in 1864, the following comparativ Équres show the growth of the Business of the Bank Reserve Year Paid Up Fund and Total Total Capital Undivided Deposits Assets Profits 1890 $5,799,200 2,340,904 |$ 8,745,841 $ 20,717,737 1895 6,000,000 3,067,277 10,304,304 22,948,248 1900 6,000,000 2,650,686 16,178,408 29,583,621 1805 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 86,100,464 1918 7,000,000 7,250,984.72,640,828 96,361,363 1917 7,000,000 7,421,292 103,000,000 136,000,000 Huntingdon Branch - - N.W.Sparrow, Manager in some way and do it as well as we ean, Ottawa, F ey.9.\u2014A question likely to nttract much attention was raised in a law suit at Bryson.Mrs, l\u2019.Armour, of Fort Coulonge had sued the united townships of Mansfield and Pontefract for $10,000 damages suffered by herself and her two minor children through the death of her hugband who was killed at Domsey\u2019s Hill in February, 1916.At tho conclusion of the examination of witnesses the point was raised that Mrs.Armour was never legally married to the late John Armour.It was stated that she was previously married to his brother, Archie Armour, and that some vears after her first husband's death she married his brother, John D.Armour, with special dispensation from the bishop of the diocese, all the parties being Roman Catholics.[re] Are YOU Ready for that EE TRIP We are making it very possible for you to come, and, at \u2014 to Montreal and Back 2 the same time, offering you uumatchable values in seasonable merchandise for your home and personal needs.» It is a very special occasion to which we bid you\u2014an occasion great for us because it marks our third birthday an- niversary\u2014the close of three years\u2019 most successful mer- Almy\u2019s 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What good fortune is yours ! The more you buy at this great sale\u2014the less your trip costs ! g chandising, and the opening AN - of the fourth and prophetic- A Cu Roy ally momentous year of our f 1 = a » .AN 0H Rs history.pA of AR me We have garnered desirable ; Al The Largest Store |! things from far and near, tap- £5 WE in Canada\u2019s ; ping the most dependable ju \u2019 L .sources of two nations that ! 2 (61 ar .i 1 gest City you may deal with us with : Ji 4 enjoyment and satisfaction, that you may say with just pride: \u201cI bought it at The more you spend here, the surer you are to get your trip for Nothing! You get a free trip and save money besides! Here's how ! For Every 50 cents You Spend at this Great Sale, we will Refund to you the Price of One Mile of Travel! \u2019 The Sale Begins February 16-Ends February23,\" oo Here Are a Few of the Many Tremendous Bargains Offered! A Washing Machine Worth $9.50 for A Dinner Set Worth $25.00 for.A Woman's Hat Worth $2.98 for Women's Coat Worth $25.00 for.Shantung Silk Worth 69c yd.Women's Suit Worth $27.50 for ALAN P Lace.$6.98 Women's Boots Worth $6.00 for.$3.98 A Clothes Wringer Worth $6.00 for.$4.98 Boys\u2019 Boots Worth $5.00 for.$2.98 $17.98 54\" Wool Serge Worth $2.75 yd.for.$1.69 eee « $1.49 Wilton Rugs Worth $90.00 for.$49.95 cee $16.95 Axminster Rugs Worth $45.00 for.$29.75 eee 49c $3.25 Flannelette Blankets for pr.$1.98, ee $19.98 $2.98 White Honeycomb Quilt for.$1.98 Sewing Machine Worth $30.00 for.$19.95 Linen Towels Worth $1.25 for.69\u20ac MAKE UP A PARTY, YOU LADIES, AND COME.\u2018 Corner BLEURY and ST.CATHERINF À HURSDAY, FEBY.14th, ISIC he Buntingdon Gleaney THURSDAY.FEBY.14th, 1913 Notes of the Week reel The passing by the Dominion government of an order-in-council stopping the manufacture and importation of spirituous liquors settled the question of prohibition.That order took the matter out of the hands of the legislatures.for there would be no sense in their continuing to grant license to sell what could not be got.The merit of the act which Premier Gouin forced thru the house on Friday is.that it prohibits light wine and heer.A strong effort was made to continue legislative authority for the sale of beer and it is to Sir Lomer's credit that he withstoad the blandishments of the brewers.Now that Quebev has lined up with the other provinces we look to Sir Robert Borden to make prohibition part of the statute law of the Dominion.So soon as the present stock of liquor in Canada is exhausted the Dominion will be dry.The pity is.that the stock is large.Its holders are making fortunes by charging exorbitant prices.eta The boast.that the Americans had not lost a single transport out of the hundreds that have crossed the Atlantie to France, cannot be repeated.The sinking of the Tus- cania is a most unweleome interruption, It has caused a feeling of indignation among our neighbors and rightly, who are angered by the manner of her taking off.her assailant sneaking up unseen.dealing a fatal hlow, and then fleeing, uncaring that the blow might mean the drowning of over two thousand men.As a result of that indignation, there is a sterner determination to crush the Kaiser and his military gang.By the sinking of the Maine.Spain was given canse to howl and the loss of the Tuscania has a like ef- feet on the national spirit.\u2014p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 Would it not be expedient ta end the proceedings going on in the courts\u201covêr appeals under the Military acts?\u2018They are of profit tp nobody except the lawyers.So are reaping a windfall.There is no uniformitŸ in the decisions of fhe judges unless acceptisg any sort of a pretence for exemption be so considered.It may be different in the other provinces.but in Quebec we are sorry to say, the grist is so small that it is not worth the toll that is being paid.The provisions of the act have heen scandalously perverted.\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 The struggle by the legislature ta secure decent municipal government for Montreal ended in the device of plaging it under control of five commissioners.Had the legislative stopped with their appointment it would have been well, but it saw fit to keep the present city council in existence, an entanglement which will prevent the commission doing effective work.Attempts to cure by new forms and methods misgovernment by incapable and dishonest men must fail.Maisonneuve Has been annexed to Montreal.with a special tax to meet to some extent its debt of 18 million dol- lark, To try and help the city to meet its obligations a new tax of 3 per cent on rentals over $150 a year is levied and $10 on bache- lore, \u2014 The call of the government for two days\u2019 suspension of work in order to save coal was answered in a way that was a credit to our people.While many doubted whether the act would be of any benefit and more were sure their not working would be no saving to the country, they loyally obeyed, believing the government would not have issued the call without sufficient grounds, The moral effect.of the three heatless days hy impressing the need for saving was greater than the material result.mr Becoming convinced, after two months of conference, that a treaty of peace between Russia and Germany was impossible.the parties agreed to suspend fighting indefinitely.This places Russia at the mercy of Germany, which maintains its armies, while Russia is dishanding hers, Civil war continues between Petrograd and the different provinces and dis order grows, The belief strengthens that Austria must make peace or collapse.Her resources, both in men and material, are at the point of exhaustion and her people now recornize that the war is being continued for the benefit of Prussia and not of Austria-Hungary.People are starving, most harrowing accounts of distress leaking out.In face of his ally deserting, the Kaiser continues defiant.In a birthday decree to his ministers he «peaks thus\u2014 \u201cThe more serious the times and the greater the responsibility laid upon me by God, the more warm- Iv and the more grateful do | feel for these tokens of the most faithful allegiance to me and my house.He goes on to declare he is not responsible fur the war that it was caused by envy of surrounding nations, ignoring the fact that it was himself who declared war and sent his armies to invade Bel- There is some- man\u2019s gium and France.thing remarkable in this persistence in the fiction that he is an injured innocent and is waging a war of defence.According to him it is ane of victory.For thanks to the superior generalship of our great military leaders and the inspired deeds of our army and the aid of our Allies standing faithfully at our side.successes which will be historic in the world have been ours.and can with God's help look forward with strong assurance to a good peace, There will rise from the seed of these hard years and the blood of the fallen sons of Germany a strong empire and a happy nation, blessed with economie, intelleet- ual and moral possessions.So help us God, How much longer this royal Pecksniff can delude his people that Germany is winning the future will show.They are impatient for peace and the lessons being taught them by the Russians how to overthrow governments are being laid to heart.The Kaiser must be fully aware of his danger.as is proved by the \u2018vast efforts being put forth to win a decisive vietory next month.Troops continue to be poured into northern France.where there are now several lines of defence.The weather favors an early movement, After the snow and frost of December and January there is promise of an early spring, warm days and drying winds transforming the country.That General Haig is prepared for an attack is made nn secret of while General Petain is anticipating one by pushing forward his line.Lloyd George.in addressing the house of Commons, frankly declared that at the recent conference of the allies in Paris they had unanimously agreed on the course of action they would follow.\u2014\u2014\u2014 It would be to the advantage of the Allies that Germany would defer her assault.for a few weeks would ensure the Americans taking the field in effective force.They are being landed by the thousand but in equipment and organization much remains to be President Wilson address ad congress on Monday, apparent.Iv feeling that it was necessary to define anew why the T'nited States was a party to the war.He repeated the great motives.the overthrow of a despotism that wants to subjugate the world and told on what terms the Republic would make peace.He made it perfectly plain that no annexations would be tolerated, and that where isolated peoples existed their voice would be taken as to their future political relations.The president said\u2014peoples and provinces are not to be bartered about from sovereignty to sovereignty as if they were chattels and pawns in a game and every territorial settlement involved in this war must he made in the interest and for the benefit of the populations concerned.and not as a part of anv mere adjustment or compromise of claims amongst rival states.done.To secure a lasting peace on the basis thus laid down the President declared was the set determination of the people of the United States, and until such a peace is attained we have no choice but to go on.T would not, declared Mr, Wilson, be a true spokesman of the people of the United States if I did not say once more that we en- - RIVERFIELD HE HUNTINGLUN GLEANER.tered this war upon no small occasion and that turn back from a course chosen we can never upon principle, Our armies are rapidly going to the front and will go more and more rapidly.Our whole strength will be put into this war emancipation\u2014em- ancipation fron the threat and a.tempted mastery of selfish groups of autocratic rulers.1 hope that it is not necessary for me to add that no word of what T-have said is intended as a threat.That is not the temper of our people.| have spoken thus only that the whole world may know the true spirit of America\u2014that men everywhere may know that our passion for justice and for self-government is no mere passion of words, but a passion which, once set in action, must be satisfied.The power of the United States is a menace to no nation or people.It will never be used in aggres- the aggrandisement of any selfish interest of our own, It springs ont of freedom.and is for the service of freedom, sion or for ORMSTOWN The 79th battery, stationed at Montreal, sent up a hockey team picked from their number to cross sticks with the local team on Friday night.The game was good throughout.the 79th winning by dto 3.Albert Moore.of Thos, Moore, and Wm.Winter, son of Henry Winter of the 79th battery were home on their last leave this past week before sailing for over- son Seas, The business people of our village observed the Fuel Controller's orders by eclos- ing Saturday at noon and all day Monday.The farmers of Ormstown and vicinity have started a Farmers\u2019 (lub, Neil Sangster.being President with Rev.D.N.Coburn, Secretary-Treasurer.The Aubrey Curlers visited Ormstown on Saturday in quest of the Distriet Cup but left without taking it along.Ormstown H, H, Chambers John Heuston Wm.Currie Rene Bourdon Saml.Reddick W.GG.McGerrigleAnd.Bennie (Skip)\u201425 (Skip)\u20149 F.H.Blakely J.Stacey W.T, Rice I.Cameron J.MeGerrigle Geo, Robb J.L.MeGerrigle Ray Reddick (Skip)\u201422 (Skip)\u201415 Mayor Hooker entertained the Parish Council and Secretary, along with a couple of friends to supper at Carroll's, after the council meeting on Saturday.Henri Raymond has sold out his barber shop to Louis Legault, formerly of Huntingdon.who is moving to the old Smith stand.merchants and Aubrey J.Carmichael Ste.MARTINE We had another heavy fall of snow on Tuesday, with mild temperature.The roads are very bad, but in spite of all quite a few came to the village.On Monday a number made a useless trip, not knowing the stores were closed.The local council met Monday, all present except Théophile Parent.The secretarv-treasurer,J.A, Poupard, was eontinued in his charge with a salary of $250 a year, with extra if ony road is made during the year.He is also to be paid for copies of valuation roll if one has to be wade, Nap.Mallette was appointed auditor.The by-law passed for a loan of eleven thousand dollars has still to be approved by the government, and the council is still doing business on notes to that amount.Arthur Laberge has bills of lading for two cars of coal since Friday, but they have not arrived yet.Coal is wanted badly by several residents who have been without any for several weeks.The bakers are getting short of wood and have to pay six dollars a cord for old fence rails cut three feet long; green maple sells at ten dollars a cord and is nothing extra in quality.Some fifteen or twenty conscripts have received notice to appear before Justice Mercier, in Valleyfield, on Tuesday the 19th instant.They are all from Ste.Martine and St.Urbain Premier.ER A game that proved to be the greatest drawing card of years, was played on the rink Saturday afternoon.Several ladies were present to witness the contest.It was one of the series being played to see who will pay for the oysters.The public school boys entered the contest on eondition that the adult team chosen against them would play with wooden blocks.The game though close throughout was never in doubt, for the boys were masters of the ice, The teams were as follows\u2014 Boys ADULTS Irwin Orr A.C.Voce Robert McGregor R.J.Roy James Carson A, Carmichael Ray.Carmichael H.Carson skip\u201413 skip\u20149 Prof.MacMillan, who is a competent authority on sheep, is to address the Farmers club at its next meeting.In these critical days of scarcity of woolen yarn the sheep question is cumming to the fore.ATHELSTAN About 5 p.m.Wednesday of last week.LL.W.Greenland, on going into his unused summer kitchen, discovered fire and smoke issuing from the outside wall.Willing hands were soon on the spot, and.altho the fire had spreal from the walls to the roof, succeeded in extinguishing it before it had reached the main building.Ashes, whieh no doubt contained live coals, had been thrown against the outside of the building were the cause of the blaze.In the face of a bad fire the village would be seriously handicapped as no proper apparatus is available for Such an emergency.The postponed monthly meeting of the Red Cross was held on Monday evening.There was a smaller attendance than usual, but those present seemed to en.Joy themselves at the various games provided for the evening.Refreshments were served at the close.Receipts $12.10.The Ex- reutive discussed the suggestion in last week\u2019s Gleaner and intend to take action along those lines as soon as conditions are favorable.ROCKBURN The regular annual meeting of the Rockburn Presbyterian church was held on Monday evening.The report of the Treasurer showed that the total revenue for the year 1917 amounted to $1250.Messrs Ernest Erskine, John Cairns and WaHace W.Middle- miss were elected trustees for the ensuing year and J.Cairns Sec.Treas.KELVINGROVE The meeting of the Debating Society at the home of Mr.P.M.Elder was held Thursday evening.A goodly number attended.The subject : Resolved that horse power is more suitable for the farmer than motor power, was well and evenly contested by the following, Affirmative: Wm.Morrison.Lawrence Bruce and Gen.Ferns, Negative: Chas.Hyde, Jr.Cecil Elder and Douglas Elder.Frequent flashes of repartee, and humorous stories characterized the debate, which delighted the audience.The judges, Mr.R.F.Candlish and Miss Agnes Paul gave their decision in favor of the Affirmative by a few points, Everyone seemed to be in good spirits, and with singing, music, and social chat a pleasant evening was passed.A collection was taken in the Zion church S.S.on Sunday last for the Armenian Relief fund which netted $15.50.The late M.M.Smith who died in Fort Covingten, N.Y., on the 8th inst, at the age of 83 years, Was superanuated by the Customs Dept.12 years ago, after having served in the capacity of sub.collector at the Port of Dundee for 30 years, and for 12 years previous he was stationed af the Port of Trout River.\u2014m FRAN KLIN Bh There were ten of our young men called to the colors, They appealed to the court at Valley- field for exemption, they all got off except Romeo Demars who goes to the front.It is costing each one ten dollars, some even more, for lawyers to look after their interest and sce that they get exempted.The order from Ottawa to closc stores Saturday and Monday.came 8S a surprise to the public who, however, cheerfully submitted to the inconvenience for the rake of the public welfare.Toronto, Feb.7.\u2014The annual meeting of the Ayrshire Breeders association was held today.Secy W.F.Stephen reported there were 1531 members, an increase of 1686, 4368 pedigrees, were recorded, Receipts were $12,107, expenditure $13,747, due to unusual calls.The president, W.W.Ballantyne, claimed that of the 212 cows that had qualified for record of performance their milk tested 4.1 hutter-fat.The cow Grandview Rose had yielded 20,100 1h of milk.A resolution was adopted against the sale of margarine.L.J.Tarte, of La Patrie, Montreal, was elected president, R, R.Ness, Hector Gordon, and Gilbert McMillan directors, and W.F, Stephen, Secy.- treasurer.ORMSTOWN PARISH COUNCIL Met on Saturday, Mayor Geo.Hooker presiding; Roy and Beau- lieu ahsent.The Secretary was asked to notify John McIntosh, road officer over the outlet road\u2019 leading to St.Louis Parish, not to do any further work on this road and to write the St, Louis de Gonzague Council, stating that it was an oversight on the part of the Secretary to have allowed any work being done on this road by this couneil, Moved by Sangster, sec, by Williams, that the account of E.P.Goodwin, amounting to $215 for filling in of the road at the Sadler Hollow be accepted, and that the Inspector be paid $5.Moved by Sangster, sec.by Col- lum that Reni Didier be paid the \u2018balance of gravelling contract as soon as the money is received from the Government, less 6% as security to repair the road providing it is required within one year.The Secretary was ordered to have all 1917 taxes collected according to Article Nn, 718 of the Municipal Code, that is by seizure of movables, Accounts amounting to $425.74 were ordered paid.FRANKLIN COUNCIL Met February 4th, Absent.(\u2018oun.Erskine, On motion of Blair, the Secretary was ordered to procure one copy of the Municipal French, On motion of Cassidy.the bill from the Gleaner for $9.25 was passed.F.X.Lasalle complained of the action of the Council selling his lots on the Tth and 8th ranges for taxes, as they had taken stone from them which he valued at $50 Moved by Brooks, seconded by Faille, that Mr.Lasalle be allowed $50 for stone taken from his lots in 1914, Joseph T.Vaillancourt was allowed $1 for damage done his rig in the spring of 1917, Moved by Cassidy.seconded by Guerrin, that the Secretary notify those in arrears for watercourses to pay before 30 days if not paid to send amounts to Mr.Laurendeau for collection.Next meeting March 4th, code in HINCHINBROOK COUNCIL Met on Monday; all present.Moved by Ross, seconded by Leggatt, that the following bills be paid\u2014A.Benoit, road work, $3.75; Wm.Farquhar, half cord of wood for town hall, $1.50; H.A.Oliver, presiding at election of councillors, $2.50; George Rennie, digging ditch, $6.25; Gleaner, printing financial statement, for 1717, $21.75! O'Connor Bros, 3 loads of crushed stone delivered at Harper hridoe, $12.75.Moved by McCormick, seconded by McNaughton, that the list of subscribers to the Halifax Relief fund be published in full in the Huntingdon Gleaner, and that the thanks of the council be tendered to the collectors for the prompt and efficient manner in which the work has been performed.HOW ABOUT SEED?Farmers, your attention is called to the fact that seed corn and seed beans are testing very low in germination.Get your supply early and test it for germination.If only 50 per cent.germination is available, you ha better know it now and get a supply to enable you to plant double the usual amount.A sample of Marquise seed whent can he seen ut my office.This seed ean be obtained from the Department of Agriculture at $2 50 per bushel, f.0.b.Que.Seed oats will Le available soon through the Department, but it will likely range at $1.25 or more per bushel.If you have some reliable variety that has given you good results, you had better fan out and select the best for your own seeding, and test the germination.At any rate get your supply of seed early.I have some quotations on seed and feed that may interest you.Brood sows will be available through the Department for March shipment at a price of about $40 bach.There will be a healthy demand for young ¥ s this spring.E.N.BLONDIN, District Representative Huntingdon, Q., Feb.11, 1918 Robert Ness.senr, is again a director of the Clydesdale Horse essociation.There is a likelihood of an International Livestock show being held at Toronto next fall.CE There is.however, a sure method of making all milk entirely safe before it reaches the consum?\u201d er by pasteurization or heating to 145 degrees for thirty minutes and milk borne disease will be a thing of the past only when this treatment becomes universal, Ç LEARNING TO BE AN AIRMAN Fort Worth.Texas, Feb.6\u2014I was moved to Camp Hicks today and am in a tent with 5 other chaps.The weather is like summer.It was so hot this afternoon that 1 discarded underwear and sweater.The meals are good.Yesterday, while in Fort Worth, the newsboys were shouting, Great News; Americans are on the firing line, and selling papers fast.The common remark was, At last we are in it; we have a bit of a trench in France.Turning to the editorial 1 read\u2014 At last we can hold our heads up among the nations.We should have been in it long ago.and now that trench line is ours, let it grow longer.Let us do our share for liberty like France, England and Canada.That is a fair representation of the sentiment of the many Americans I have met.While they ar- œue they were right in remaining out of the fight as long as they have.away down in their hearts they longed to be in, for they did not feel right with themselves.All are strong for freeing France and Belginm and all speak highly of Canada.The usual expression is \u201c\u201cYou Canadians have done vour share.\u201d To England they grudgingly give praise, for the American seems to have been brought up to either envy or dislike England, You ask him why?He says, Oh! England always blocks us! England is as bad as Germany! Then their sense of justice overcomes them, and they will shout to me.Say, you Canadian fellow.do you know, I believe this war is going to be the greatest thing in the world for us, for after all.we are all white men, and we will get to know one another.England sure is doing her part.Gee, if we only had ships.T tell vou we have the men and thev are ready and keen.All T meet swear by President Wilson, perhaps he held out a bit long but he\u2019s all right now, he won't ser any one block us now, We have a bit of trench, We are in it and we will stay in it.By gum our bows will lick them darn Germans.Leslie VALLEYFIELD Tn accordance with the law laid down by tre Fuel controller all places of business and the public works, were closed down during the week end.On Friday morning last quite a large squad of the young French lads who were called to the colors left for Montreal to enter on their new duties.Private Charles Baldwin, who won the much coveted military medal for conspicuous bravery at the battle of Ypres.He went with the 148th Batt.but was transferred in France to the 24tl Batt., A company.Pte.Baldwin is 25 years of age, and before enlisting was employed as a moulder under Mr Alex.Moore at the Val- leyfield Tron works.He was born at Blackburn, Lancashire, Eng., and came to Vallevfield eleven years ago with his parents who have since gone t+ reside at Hamilton, Ont.Among the wounded soldiers who have just returned, is Lieut.Walter Sutherland, son of the late Dr Sutherland.He reached Val- leyfield on Monday night and his arrival came as a surprise, as it was not known he was on the way home.Naturally he was given a rousing welcome by his wife and many friends in the town.Ottawa, February 12\u2014The Government has purchased a thousand Ford tractors at cost.They will be sold to Canadian farmers, also at cost, plus freight.Details of freight costs have not yet been worked out, but it is estimated that the average cost to the farmer, including freight, will be about eight hundred dollars.The Ford tractor has not, so far, been supplied to any private individual.The Ford factories are now engaged on an order for sor 1 thousands of the new tractors for the British Government.When that order is completed, probably by the end of March, delivery in Canada will begin, The tractor burns either kerosene or gasoline.It is designed as a two- plough machine.A fuel consumption of 214 gallons of kerosene per acre is regarded as a fair average.It is claimed for the tractor that it can plough an average of eight acres in ten hours.The ploughing speed is given as 234 miles per hour.Conditions of sale will be for cash only.Guy E.Howard, of Mooers Forks, brother of Ross E, Howard of Malone, was among the American troops aboard the Cunard Liner Tuscania sunk off the coast of Ireland by a German submarine, and his name is published as one of the survivors of the catastrophe.The news of his safety came this week as a great relief, TORPEDOING THE TUSCANIA In company with a number of other transports conveying U.S.soldiers to France the Anchor liner of Glasgow, the Tuscania, was off the coast of the north of Ireland on the evening of the 5th Feby.The convoy was on the point of entering the Irish channel, and was about equally dis tant from Islay, the Solway, and Buncrana.The convoy of transports was being escorted by several British gunboats, from their speed and speciul fitness for humt- ing submarines called destroyers.All had gone well so far, tho every precaution was being taken, for it was known submarines were round.Each man had been served with a lifebelt and, in cage of attack.knew the small boat he belonged to.1t was 6 o\u2019clock and growing dark.Some soldiers were at supper, others waiting their tury, all in good spirits, expecting to end their voyage in a few hours There was joking going on about U-boats when suddenly there came a crash of a violent explosion, and a moment later signal lights showed that the Anchor liner Tuscania had been hit by a torpedo.The soldiers aboard the stricken vessel assembled at their boats exactly as they had been trained to do on the way over.They were not veterans from Flanders or the Dardanelles, accustomed to the grim realities of war, and used to the roar of guns and the horrible confusion of shells gone home, But they met their first test without a quiver.The second engineer as soon as he heard the explosion turned off steam, and undoubtedly his doing so saved hundreds of lives.Had the ship gone plowing onwards with the great hole in her side she would speedily have sunk, While no boats could be launched while way was on her.The torpedo had struck where the boilers were and the explosion tore the deck above and killed many.The submarine fired a second torpedo but it missed its mark.Immediately the water rushed in and put the ship out of balance so that she tipped to one side and made it difficult to walk the sloping decks.Tt was soon seen, however, that her water-tight compartments would keep the ship afloat for time enough to get all away.Destroyers made for stht striken vessel : i nm vessel and, tho indanger A of being attacked, came, up élose board.\" { and took the survivorseon, Perfect discipline was maintained the soldiers obeying orders.While waiting their turn to get away they sang.The night was mild and the sea was not rough, which helped to make the sail go quickly Two or three small boats upset in being lowered, and their oceu- pants were picked up while in the water.As the destroyers got filled they made for the nearest port The majority were landed at Bau- crana, others at Islay, and on the Wighton coast.There were 117 American officers and 2,060 men on board the Tuscania, and the Admiralty reports among the survivors 113 officers and 1922 men.The crew numbered 220, and among them were the most severe losses.Altogether the loss of life 1s set at 166.Anumber of those saved were suffering from exposure and had to be taken to hospitals at Derry.An attempt was made to tow the Tuscania to shore but she sank after floating for over 3 hours.The survivors were kindly treated, clothes and warm food they were landed.soldiers the ship ha cargo of munitions, Besides the d a valuable Owing to the set of the current the bodies of those drowned on the Tuseania have drifted to the Scotch coast.159 bodies have been found.Ottawa, Feby.8.\u2014One of the features of the Government programme for encouraging increased agricultural production for the benefit of Britain and her Allies in the present war will be the remission of customs duties on farm tractors imported for use on Canadian farms.Up to the present, farm tractors coming from the United States have been subject to a duty of 1745 per cent.plus 7% per cent.?The British Food Controller has put the people of the United Kingdom on a meat ration of approximately one pound per week.If the holder of a meat card is content to use inferior grades he can obtain a slightly over a pound with the cards, four of which, cach permitting the purchase of ten cents\u2019 worth of meat, are available weekly.Half a coupon.surrendered in a restaurant entitles the person giving it up to a meal of cooked meat.Children under ten are given half the ration of a grown-up person.being provided wherever | 0] ¢ C vk C D ve vu gd 1 ?- - ae BH Oh etR GC LTC 5 q t t À } ] \u20ac 2 1 él ] i ( \\ | 4 1 BR\u201d 3 ig 5 © VB JUST WAIT FOR THE THAW Cheer up, chillun, though the weather's mighty raw, * Every time dar comes ga freeze, dar\u2019s gotter come a thaw.It takes a little patiemce till freezin\u2019-time is done.An\u2019 if you lose yoh temper, why, it doesn\u2019t help yoh none.Cheer up, chillun, \u2018cause de weather\u2019s on de move, When de luck appears de hardest, it is certain to improve, Cold wave an\u2019 warm wave, dey gotter mind de law\u2014 Every time yoh gets a freeze, yoh gotter have a thaw.de Cheer up, chillun, an\u2019 prepare to say \u2018\u2018Hurrah!\u2019\u2019, De chilliest proposition by an\u2019 by is boun\u2019 to thaw.Yoh hopes dey keeps a-droppin\u2018\u2014 don\u2019t yoh let it make yoh frown, Thermometers was built for mov.in\u2019 up, de same as down.So cheer up, chillun.\u2019cause yoh sho\u2019ly might as well ; We all has our troubles, an\u2019 dar\u2019s nothin\u2019 new to tell.Each botheration seems about de worst yoh ever saw.But every time yoh gits a freeze, yoh\u2019s gotter have a thaw, FOR SALE > \u201cSA 4\u201c » 6-Horse Power Model ] Stationary Gray Engine with Clutch Pulley which we offer for $25000 A good buy for the man who is needing a Six Horse Power.Braithwaite Bros.Hardware Merchants HUNTINGDON, - - QUE.FOR SALE (pe Hs (+ 700 pound Sharples Tubular Cream Separator For $80.00 This is the last of several Separators we purchased at the beginning of the war.Today's price for a first-class 700 pound Cream Separator is $100.00 to $110.00.Cy The aBBveSs% BE gain.> Am ron BRAITHWAITE BROS.Hardware Mérchants Huntingdon, - - - Que.Toronto, Feby.7.\u2014The banquet which opened the proceedings of the Canadian Breeders\u2019 Association meeting, held at the Carls- Rite last night, was really an all- Canada event.The Ayrshire Association, indeed, with members in every province, is perhaps more than any of the other breeders\u2019 Associations a really Dominion- wide body.lt is unique in the fact that it is strouger in Quebec than in Ontario.The President-elect, Mr.L.J.Tarte of Montreal, presided.ln opening Mr.Tarte said the fact that he, a French-Canadian, had been called on to perform this duty in the city of Toronto was complete proof that bon entente can prevail when people show good-will, Dr.G.C.Creelman, the principal speaker, said that the housewives of Canada, by food conservation, had saved enough to feed an army of 500,000 men at the front.To show how necessary this saving is, he said, women in good positions in England have been fined $250 because a single crust was found in the ash barrel, Speaking of the work of the 0.A.C.in the war, he said the college had sent 500 men to the front, of whom 62 have been killed and 100 badly wounded.Mayor Church presented the silver cup to T.C.Cleverton, Latta, \u201d which had been won by that gentleman on Dairy Maid in the mature class.Mr, J.Lockie Wilson e presented the cup won by Mr.E.Burpee Palmer of Norwich, won in the four-year-old class.The cup for the three-year-old winner went to Mr, Harmon McPherson.Orkney.Mr.McPherson won the cup for the two-year-old on the same cow last year.The cup in the two-year-old class went to AS.Turner & Song, Ryckman\u2019s Corners.re An order-in-couneil was yesterday reported from Ottawa placing cattle on the freelist, as a war measure for the cheapening of food.The duty on cattle in the ~ hast has been 3214 per cent, \u2018Toronto, Feby.8\u2014That Canada\u2019s 1918 wool clip will be taken over by the Government at a fixed price on the basis of last year\u2019s net figure to the grower now Seems practically assured.Le MARRIED At the Church of the Ascension, Montreal, on February 5, 1918, by Rev.J.L Flanagan, Georgina Pearl, Youngest daughter of Jos.Waddell, Esq.and the late Mrs Waddell (Kate MacDiarmid), Vicars, Que.to John Jus, MacArthur of Wood- side, Nova Scotin.DIED At Westmount, on February 11, Euiclie Brossoit, aged 51 years and 2 months, wife of the Hon.Justice Wilfrid Mercier and daughter of the Jate Thos.Brossoit, K.C., At Fort Covington, on the 8th February, M.M.Smith, in his 83rd year, for many years customs officer ut Trout River and then at Dundee.At the residence of her daughter, Mrs J.M.Welch, Chateaugay, N.Y, on the 2nd Fehy, Sarah Swords, widow of James McGill, of St Antoine Abbe, aged 89 years.At her home, Franklin, Que, on Feb.6, Margaret, wife of Charles Abbott, and daughter of the late Capt Alex.Blackwood, aged 64 syears and 10 months, At Halifax, on Feb.12th, Rett Henry, wite of Sergt, C.B.Foster, aged 24 years and 3 months, At Ormstown, Feby.10, Agnes Heron, widow of the late Henry Tate and mother of William Tate.Aged Seventy-nine years, and five months, At Cookshire, E.T., on Feb.3rd, Anne O'Hara, wife of Donald Me- Intosh, formerly of Rockburn.On Feb.12, James Pringle, River Outarde, aged 52 vears.The Trout River Debating Society will meet at the home of Mr.D.A.MacDonald, Athelstan, on Tuesday evening, Feb.19th.Suhject\u2014 Resolved that it would he to the interest of Canada to admit only Anglo Saxon immigrants, for at least a decade after the war.J.G.Henry, Secy.CHURCH SOCIAL In Elgin, on TUESDAY Evening, Feby.26th.Supper will be served in the School room at 8 o'clock By the Men of Elgin Church Tickets for Supper 35¢, Children 25c.Instrumental and vocal music.Proceeds towards expense of Manse Barn.Canadian Victory Bonds For Sale by the undersigned at 98%: cents on the dollar, in denomination of $50 and upward.For fuller information call on or write W.G.MCGERRIGLE, Chateauguay County Secretary for late Victory Loan Ormstown, Que.HOLSTEIN BULLS I am offering two Holstein Bulli Calves, 10 and 11 months old.One of these calves is exceptionally well bred, being a son ol Sir Lyon Segis, herd sire of the Allison Stock Farm, who has 30 tested daughters to his credit, and his dam has an official test of 251{ butter in seven days.If you are thinking of buying a bull, come and look these over.H.T.Cunningham FOR SALE, New Milk Cow just freshened.Apply to Joux O'NeIL, O'Neil\u2019s Corners.FARM TO LET ON SHARES Stock and implements included.Possession given lst of March.Apply to T.M.Axpersox, Box 3, \u2019 Glenelm, Que.1 have about 500 good pickets on the Blaik farm for sale.Louis Levine.Telephone 133.meer WANTED Beef Cows, Calves and Hens I am willing to pay the best price according to the market.Phone 70 Max.Boldivitch.FOR SALE\u2014In the village of Ormstown, desirable cottage on the corner of Front street and Green avenue.Apply to W.A, Loney, Freeman's Hotel, Montreal, MONTREAL BREAD Commencing to-morrow Friday, February 15th A.& L.Strachan\u2019s Bread can be procured at the store of WELLS & COLE Bread done upin 1 and 1%1b.loaves.Give us a call for Meat, Fish and Groceries.Feed to produce one dozen eggs costs 10e with pullets.14e with two-year-old hens and 19e with three-year-old hens in a three- year feeding test recently reported by the United States Department of Agriculture.THE HUNTINGDON GLEANER.New Goods 10 dozen NEW VOILE WAISTS in five different stripes.These are regular $1.75 and $2.00 Waists.We offer them special this week at $1.19 each.New Muslin Waists at $1.75 New Pique Waists ut $1.75 to $2 New Kimonas, made in new shades of Crepe, $2.50 NEW PRINTS NEW GINGHAMS Bought early, we offer them at last year's prices.We are opening up twenty new pieces of Dress Goods, out of our reserve stock.They are easily worth double what we nre asking for them.Buy Dress Goods this week and save money.NEW HOUSE DRESSES at $125, $200, $2.50 All sizes from 36 to 46.5 dozen OVERALL APRONS, large sizes and fast colors, 60c Pringle, Stark & Co HUNTINGDON, - - Que.NOTICE OF SALE | In the Matter of the Vacant Estate of Edward McGowan, Ste.Martine, Que.Sealed Tenders will he received at my office, 83 Cra'e-st, West, Montreal, until FRIDAY Mareh 1st, 191%, for the pu chase of the machinery and accessories of the butter factory an! the numcve- ables of the Vacant Estate, the whole en bloe or separately.1 A tract of land situated between the public road and Cha- teaugnay river, in the Parish of Ste Martine, known under No.14 of the sub-division of Lot No.204 of the official plan and book of reference of the said parish of Ste Martine, with buildings thereon erected, occupied and used 2s a butter factory, 2 Machinery and and butter factory, about $1000.Terms of Sale: Cash The book of the charges of this sale is visible at the office of the undersigned.VINCENT LAMARRE, Curator.Office.820 \u2018\u2018Power\u2019\u2019 Bldg.Montreal.Feby.12th, 1918.LECTURE A Lantern Lecture on \u2018\u2018A trip across the continent by C.P.R.\u201d by the Rev.Thos.A.Mitchell in the schooltoom of the Elgin church on Thursday evening.Feb.21st.commencing at 8 O\u2019clock sharp.Admission 25 cents.Proceeds {or improving the cemetery grounds.The government has issued a warning to the effect that there are swindlers going about the country offering to buy Victory bonds from holders ignorant of the true situation or are misinformed, to sell their bonds at heavy loss.These agents immediately resell the securities at fair prices through the proper channels and pocket the profit.Those who find it necessary to sell should make enquiries from their bankers, It is reported the food controller is going to issue an order that eggs be sold by weight instead of by the dozen, and insist on a cord of wood being 128 feet.What about the imposition of selling maple syrup by the wine gallon instead of the Imperial.\u2014 Washington, Feb.13.\u2014Peace between the United States and Austria can come only when the Austrian people break with the German junkers.Possibility of such peace is strong.London, Feb, 13.\u2014The military authorities here strongly desire that all Canadian women should return to the Dominion unless definitely employed in war work.The number drawing supplies now reaches 27,500 families.A London depot is shortly being opened for families here as they are consuming army supplies required for other purposes and thei presence under existing eireum- stances is hampering the authorities, FOR SALE One Registered Holstein Bull, For particulars apply to Joun LESLIE, LaGuerre, Que.ACCESSATIES: HUNTINGDON \u2014Thursday two teams went from here to play a game of curling with Montreal West for the District Medal.The games were made fourteen ends instead of sixteen.Montreal West.winning by five shots.The teams were as follows : Montreal West Huntingdon J.A.Reid A.B.Macdonald J.B.Reid W.J.Walsh Dr.Patterson J.A.Lanktree J.Greig A.A.Lunan (Skip)\u201415 (Skip)\u201415 T.N.White N.W.Sparrow A.B.Otter W.B.Rennie W.C.Parker A.Chambers C.McClatehie T.B.Pringle (Skip)\u201416 (Skip)\u201411 On Saturday the Montreal West team came up to play off the other half and the games were very even, The teams were as follows: - Montreal West Huntingdon T.V.Bell B.W.Allen W.S.Thompson C.N.Crutchfield W.S.Tyfe A.Chambers C.D.Schrielby J.R.Oney (Skip)\u20149 (Skip) \u2014# J.W.Seens W.J.Goundrey J.A.Elder G.C.Stark J.Ballantyne J.D.Murray C.0.Clark J.W.Stark (Skip)\u201411 (Skip)\u201419 Huntingdon winning the medal by the margin of three points.\u2014Monday being a sort of holiday and all the places of business closed the men weighing over 175 Ibs played two rinks against those weighing less than 175 lbs.The teams were as follows: Tleavy- weights, A.B.MacDonald, Rev.J.B.Maclean, J.R.Oney.John Findlay.G.C.Stark.T.B.Pring- le, À.À.Lunan, W.J.Walsh.Less than 175 lbs were Fred Bruce A.E.Black, W.B.Rennie, A.Chambers, B.W.Allen, N.We.Sparrow, J.W.Stark, J.A.Lunk- tree.The lightweights got the better of the heavyweights by the margin of three points on the two rinks on sixteen end games.\u2014The burning of the Marshal), block deprived our band of man g of their instruments, their mus je.and their meeting place, and wi th.out a cent of insurance to start anew.Mr.Oney.their leader, may have felt he was justified in giving up, but he did not say go.The band is one of our village institutions and was not to be allowed to die.As a means of raising the funds necessary to reestablish it an entertaînmerit was suggested, and was carried out Friday evening.A few weeks ago the Athelstan Red Cross had a most successful presentation of a play.entitled The Minister's Bride, and they were \u2018solicited to help by repeating it ga O'Connor ITall.They consented] with most gratifying result.The play is really a dramatic sketch.The minister of a country church leaves to get married to a city lady and the women of the congregation join to prepare the parsonage for her coming and to give her a proper welcome.It is a way-back congregation of the olden time.with ideas and customs that are odd.and as its members appear in costumes appropriate to the age the interest is greatly enhanced.Trunks and attics were rumaged for garments discarded long ago with surprising Tesults.for many of the costumes were of costly fabric, some handsome.The bride.Hazel Saunders wore a wedding gown half a century old and it was most becoming.Other costumes, common in their day, now looked fantastic and evoked peals of laughter.That of the minister.Dr.Rowat, was notably so, especially his collar.The most entertaining part was where the members of the congregation came tn call on the bride, whose city notions found no end of funny contrasts to those who came to do her honor.The laughter was continuous.In this part Mrs, Henry Wilson did remarkably well.and so did the others.The reception ends and is followed by a Friday evening social for the young folk, which gives opportunity for a first-class concert.Mr, Gavin sustained the weight of his heavy part with a humor and ability that deserved all the hearty applause accorded him.In short.The Minister's Bride was a big success and redounded to the credit of all who took part in it, and was a revelation to many of how much dramatic and musical talent is to be found in Athelstan.The play was followed by a ball, in which over a hundred couples took the floor.The result was that $272 were realized for the band, which takes them out of the hole and en- sares their continuance.\u2014The Methodist and Presbyterians have agreed to save fuel by holding united services during March and April.Heatless Monday found business more tightly suspended than on any Sunday.The weather was favorable, with no hint of the big storm that came Tuesday and left over 10 inches of snow, which blocked road and railway, \u2014The need of funds for the Red Cross is urgent but the state of the roads makes it impossible to carry out the canvass for members.A date will be fixed for united action as soon as they are practicable.\u2014An occasional order reaches the Gleaner office for a copy of the History of the Settlement of Hun- tingdon.It will prevent disappointment to let it be known that orders cannot be filled for the simple reason that the book is out of print.lt may be of interest to put it on record that more copies were sold outside the county than within its bounds, that more copies were bought in Toronto than in Huntingdon village, and that financially the book was a failure, \u2014A statement that went the round of the press.that $5 additional per month was granted to «dependents on soldiers at the front, caused a misunderstanding.It was an increase of #5 to the pay of the soldier himself and not an inerease of assigned pay made by him to relatives.\u20141In a recent trial at Chicago, the ease turned on whether a deed produced for a valuable section of land was genuine, Among the witnesses called was a former Iuntingdon boy, Robbie Walker, now a prominent dentist in the West.Producing a bottle of acid he showed the two signatures were forgeries, that they had been written over the names originally signed.\u2014Sitting at Valleyfield.Judge Mercier exempted the following young men from military service : (has.Brissette, M.McClatehie, R.Chambers: J.A.Dixon, I.Kelly, Bert.Rankin; Guy Sparrow; Roy Sparrow; Wm.White; Alex.Arthur and A.8t.Onge.Refused: (iordon Jarvis.\u2014Thomas, son of Wm, Duncan païnter.and Claude Wright, of \u201crout River have been accepted in° the Flying Corps as cadets.Et han Braithwaite, formerly from Hu ntingdon, was accepted into the same branch as a mechanic, \u2014 -A meeting was held in the Coun ty Bnilding lest night with a viey 7 10 organizimg a Women's Local Economie Committee.Dr.R.N.W Talsh acted as chairman.Represer, \u2018tétives from the different wome WE societies were present and sh Ort vxddresses vyere given by the lo cal elergymen.Tt was decided to h old a big general meeting as soon a\u2018 arrangements wan be made with M rs.J.A.Henderson, Secreta.ry of ,the National Committee on Food Resources, who, it is expected wil! address the meeting.A house 10 house canvass Will 'be carried on and the food service pledge, and Window cards will te used, The following officers w-ere elected \u2014Pres Mrs.II.R.Grabam: Vice.Pres.Mrs.R.N, Walsh ; 2nd Vice.-] \u201cves.Mrs.C.B.Kelly ; Secretary, Mi», J.F.Roallit ; Ti reasurer, Mrs, J.M.Kirk.SALES BY ('.A.GAVIN Auctioneer On WEDNESDAY\u2019, February 20th, at the residence of the late Frank GENTLE, 2 miles west of Franklin Centre, the tollowing 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, buggy, cutter, set bobsleighs, plow, dairy utensils, 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'clock p.m.On TUESDAY, Feby.26th, at the residence of Hugh Allan Cameron, half mile east of Zion church, Dundee, the following property\u201414 milch cows, 1 beef cow, 7 heifers rising 3 years old, all due to freshen this spring; 1 Ayrshire bull rising 3 years old, 1 grade Holstein bull rising 2 years old, 1 Ayrsbire bull rising one year old, 2 brood sows, 2 shoats, quantity of hiay, 10 bushels wheat, 40 bushels of potatoes, 10 cords of hard block wood.Sale without reserve as Mr Cameron is giving up dairying and on account of the scarcity of labor is selling one of his farms.Terms of sale 8 months\u201d credit on all sums over $10.Sale to begin at 1 o'clock p.m.Province of \u2018Quebec.Municipality of Dundee , Tenders Tenders will be received by the undersigned T.W.Fraser, Secy.- Treas.until Friday the 15th inst.for delivering twenty-five (25) cords of store at or near Pike Creek bridge oon the west side of Salmon River.Tenders will be accepted for orne cord or more.W.Fraser, Voc.-Treas.Feby.Sth, 1018 0 District of Beauharnois Dairymen\u2019s Association The 36th Annual Convention will be held in the O\u2019CONNOR HALL Huntingdon, Que.FRIDAY, Feby.22nd, 1918 Three Sessions 10 am, 2 and 7.45 pau.PROGRAM 10 a.m.The President's Address Secretary's Report Appointment of Committees and other business.11 a.m.\u201cThe Sheep a Necessary Cog in the Wheel,\u201d Prof.A.A.Mac- Millan, Macdonald College, Que.11.40 a.m.\"The Value of Co-opera- tive Cow Testing,\u201d N.E.B'ondin, District Representative, Hunting- don, Que.Afternoon Session 2 p.m.\u201cThe Control and Eradication of Tuberculosis in our Herds.\" Dr N.E.McEwen, Macdonald College, Que.2.30 p.m.Discussion.2.45 \u201cOrganizations for Farmers, their benefit,\u2019 Prof.A.A.McMillan of Macdonald College, Que.315 Discussion.3.30 \u201cHogs, Canada's National Asset,\u201d Prof.Il.Barton, Macdonald College, Que.4 p.m.Discussion.4.15 Reading of 1st and 2ud prize Essays on \u201cIn what way docs farm life best appeal to me,\u201d and presentation of prizes to successful contestants.Evening Session 7.45 p.m.Address of Welcome by Mayor Pringle.8 p.m.Address, \u201cThe Conservation of our Young Stock,\u201d Prof.1.Bai ton, Macdonald College, Que.8.30 p.m.\u201cA War Saving Policy in the Home,\" Miss Anita Hill, Macdonald College, Que.9 p.m.\u201cThe Farmer in the Home Trench,\u201d Prof H.S.Arkell, Lave Stock Commissioner, Ottawa, It is expected that the represcmta- tives of the Federal and Provincial Parliaments will be present and give short addresses.Ladies are cordially invited to attend the sessions, also the pupils of all rural schools and academies, especially at 4 p.m.It is cxpected that music will be furnished at the Evening session.All interested in farming are cordially invited to attend.D.H.Brown, W.F.STEPHEN, President Secy.-Treas.PRIZE ESSAY CONTEST District of Beauharnoia Dairymen's Association.The ahove Association offers prizes ; 15 follows\u201434.83, $2, 81, for an Essay on \u201cHOW DOES FARM L.'FE BEST APPEAL TO 1 Open to bays and girls under 16 years of ape.attending any publie school or æçademy in the District of Beauha IS.| 2 Essay anust Me within 700 words.d 3 Must he written M Gé SIdE of paper only.# Must be sole work of the epntestant, 5 Must be received at the oifioy of: E.N.Bemdin, Agricultura | Re- pr esontacive, or the Secretary, on or before he evening of Monday, Fel wuary 18,'b.The 1st and 2n prise essays w 7H be rewl at the Ann wal Conven, \u2018ion at Huntingdon the : ame week, Wk.STEPHEN, Secy.- Treas.\u2014\u2014 FEED Pare Grain Only Barley Meal \u2018Barley and Oats Moulie Cnrn, Barley and Oats Moulie Why feed oat hulls?Why infest your farm with noxious weed seeds?Pure Grain Feed is more profitable.MeDONALD & ROBB VALLEYFIELD, Que.For Sax One Lightning Evaporator in good «condition, Size 3x10ft.Michael Dinneen, Huntingdon, P, Q, Phone 629r6 THURSDAY, FEBY.14th, 1918 \\ February Specials mere Pure Irish Linen Crashes and Scotch Crashes are scrrce goods to-day.And we have a Big stock specially price: at 10c, 12c, 15e, 18\u20ac 36 inch English Prints 20c yd.Fast-color Canadian Prints 18e yd.Anderson Scotch Ginghams, thirty shades, absolutely fast colors 20c yd.27 inch 156 yd.86 inch White Lawns, snaps 15¢ yd 36 inch White Cotton 15¢ yd 36 inch Lonsdale Cambrics 18¢ yd.36 inch Egytian Long Cloths 20c yd Wonder assortment fine Swiss Embroideries, widths 2 to 5 inches, 10c yard Winner assortment 18 inch Swiss Corset Cover Embroideries 25¢ yd.Two tone Cotton Voiles Grocery Specials E.O.Smith's Perches in Syrup 20¢ or two tins 3bc Chivers\u2019 English Marmalade 23¢ Hartley's English Marmalade 25c Chivers\u2019 Welch Sauce, 3 bottles 26¢ 2 tins Pink Salmon 25¢ 2 tins medium Red Salmon 28¢ 2 tins choice Red Salmon 35¢ Clover Leaf Sulmon 35e tin 21b choice Prunes 25c 2ib Apricuts 25c One pound burs Home Soap 15¢ 6 bars 1899 Sonp 25c 6 cakes Rux Sonp 25c John Hunter & Sons General Merchants and Millers Wood Tenders Wanted For 20 cords of 40-inch hard wood, 7\" to be delivered at the Methodist Church, Huntingdon.Tenders to be in the hands of the Tgeasurer by the 16th February.\u201cog N.\\V.Sparrow, Treasr.FARM FOR SALE The farm known us the Cuvanagh farin, situated in the town of Bumbay, Franklin county, N.Y., containing 104 weres, with good dwelling, barns, gran- wry, hog house, aud heu-house, well wistered, % mile trom village, railroad glution, condensury, graded school, and two churches, l.and U.Guvd state uf cultivation; curries ut present 36 head of stuck, mendows all top-dressed.Plowing und ditching all done.No wild mustard and damy.For terms apply to kb.J.CavanaaH, Franklin county, Bombay, N.Y.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 outbuildings thereon, will be sold at a moderate price and 0 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 uopäunung PAY-UP NOTICE All accounts due to E.D.Henry & Son, must be paid on.or before the 15th February 1918, or will be banded in for collection.E.D.Henry & Son, Jan, 30th, 1918 Huntingdon.\u201cASSURANCE \u2019 Ya all Branches \u2018Fire t Automobile Life Accident Live Stock \u2018a Baggage, Et.Attractive Policies in every line, A.A, Lunan, Huntingdon, Q.AUCTION SALES \u2014_\u2014 _ The undersigned has been granted license as Public Auctioneer, Fren J.DoxneLr >\u201d Phone 604-21 Glenelm, Que.Montreal Wholesale Prices Flour\u2014 Stand $11.20, ndard $1110 to Oats, No.2, feed 97c, Shorts $40, Bran $35, Hay No.2 $15.50 to $16, Clover Hay, $11 to $12, Butter, -new mad 47 to 474, ¢ creamery.Cheese, 2114e.ges, new laid 7 5% es 0e, eold storage Rolled Oats $5.50 per 90 lbs, Dressed Hogs $27.50 to $28, THURSDAY, FEBY.14th, 1918 HEMLOCK OR OLD DAYS ON THE CHATEAUGUAY \u201cI care not for your God,\u2019\u2019 answered Hemlock in a hollow voice ; \u2018I have known too many who profess to be His followers to believe in Him.\u2019 \u2018*Ob, do not speak s0.\u2019\u2019 pleaded Maggie.CHAPTER VI.\u2018\u201cYesterday,\u201d\u2019 Hemlock went on, \u2018I met the polled crow that perches in Oka while taking from a squaw her last beaver-skin to say masses for her dead husband, and I cursed him to his teeth as a deceiver, who eats the corn and gives back to his dupes the cob.\u2019\u2019 Unheeding his words, Maggie rose and went tu- wards the dog, which was still alive, and began to stroke its head.Its eyes, however, sought not her but his master, and when Hemlock put down his hand, the dying animal feebly tried to lick it.At this sign of affection, the eyes of Hemlock moisten: ed, and falling on his knees he alternately patted the dog and shook his unhurt paw.My Toga.my old friend, my help in many a hunt, my comrade when we were alone for weeks in the wilderness, are you going to leave me?You are dying as the Indian's dog should die, in the fury of the hunt.A claw of the bear I shall wrap in a piece of my wampum belt and put into your mouth.so Dawn of Day may know whose dog you were, and you will serve her and follow her until I join you in the happy hunting- ground\u2014and that will not be long.\u2019 As if sensible of what he said the dog whimpered, and with a last effort placed its head in his outstretched hand.Then gave a kick or two, and died.The Indian rose, and searching out a knoll where spruces grew thickly, kindled a fire.Wrapping the partridges tightly in wet grass and several folds of green birch bark, he waited until there were embers, on which he placed them and heaped fresh fuel.Asking Maggie to keep up the fire.he left and was away quite a while.When he came hack he had the bear's pelt and several slices of steak, which he proceeded to broil.Ou lifting the partridges, their bodies came out clean from their covering of feathers, and on tearing them apart.the entrails, dried and shrivelled, were easily drawn.Maggie had eaten many a partridge.but a sweeter than the breast of one so cooked she had never tasted, and with the bread in her pocket.she made a refreshing dinner.The bear steak she could not look upon, but like qualms did not interfere with Hemlock's appetite, who ate them with greater relish from being part of his late enemy and the slayer of his dog.He had filled his flask with water from a spring.and Maggie remarked.if she \u2018only had had a tait o' salt, she could not have asked for a het- ter dinner.\u201d Trimming and scraping the bear's hide to make it as light as possible.Hemlock folded it into a bundle.and strapped it on his back.Then looking to the priming of his rifle.he told Maggie he was ready.\u2018But the puir dog; will ye no bury him?\" \u201cI have buried him,\u201d\u2019 answered Hemlock.\u2018-and poisoned the carcass of the bear that it may sieken the wolves that eat of it.\u201d : The téngue of Hemlock was now free and us they trudged on, he kept up a constant conversation./ gurprisitg Maggie by the extent of his information and the shrewdness of his judgment.Ie had traversed the continent from Quebec to the prairies.aml borne a part in the Indian wars with the Americans in Illinois and Michigan.That one sn penetrating in intellect should believe so implicitly in childish superstitions, so stern in character yet