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e|of the Fruit Bra ] Fi interesting . address regarding if those 'who Depa : for Aug. skh {ed for these dates be paid by Sept. 3 's ext 1st ; thus avoiding sending out rego pettnal i tices of payments due. » for the of Prof the Apple crop of this Province fo b 1915, and the disease hs Apple i heirto, ete... ; - On Monday last, Dr. Feldbam and party of Cops per Cliff in a motoring tour were in town last week and visited with ied *| Rev. John Harris and family during nie compa ir stay here. the Ontario Agricultural College, y Guelph paid a visit to a few of the| Mr. and Mrs Jas. S. Cassidy and orchards in th Ontario. . |their "two bright aud intelligent At the conclusion of their visit, | little daughters, of Ottawa, are Professor Caesar made the state-|guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jobo ment that the properly cared for | Cassidy. e| orchards East of Toronto would founded in original and best in neral news depart prtnted Sutirely in the of ication-- Port . A Eo at oe, 1 not * paid in advance, $1.50 will be JOB PRISTING -- THE Mosr MODERN STYLES AND AT Low PRICES, MONEY. Several sums from been pla $300 to $10,000, have ced with me for immediate in- vestment at lowest rate. HUBERT L. EBBELS, Barrister, Port Perry. ver. North Ontario Obse (The Ofctal Paper of the People.) 3 FOUNDED IN 1857. sly Paper Printed a . Port Perrys Ey PORT PERRY, AUG. 26, 1915 THE WAR AND MIGRA- TION TO CANADA. Letter II--Female Migration : . War Widows and -Orphans To the Editor of THR OBSERVER : * Sir.--In further reference to my last letter, 1 would now ask you to find space for an appeal on behalf, at once, of the wives of the farmers of Canada and the widbws of those who have faller and will yet fall in her defence, as one of the primar$ intentions of Prussia was to transfer 'the Dominion to the German Em- off ~ FRIDAY AUGUST 27, _~ | attention to the feliage, The magnificent palatial "resi- dence now under construction on Bigelow Street, the property of Mr. A. ]J. Carnegie is nearing comple- tion and it certainly is the finest, most modern and commanding on that street which is so noted for its fine residental properties ; in fact it is, Without exception, the most sub- In P Li > likely produce a fait to good crop of a apples this season il the were properly taken cate of. In West ern Ontario, the apple crop is likely to prove a total failure and Profes- sor Caesar is of the opinion that Eastern Ontario will have very little competition from the Western partol Much ol istrict, the Province this, year. La ; and Kent D It last Soir y ; ee oR 2 very poor - setting 'of fruit." This, | pense or skill inorder to p with unfavorable conditions during | beautiful and delightful home and the summer has practically ruined the apple crop for this season. - The crop East of Toronto is reported fair to good with the quality in sprayed orchards good up to the present. There is as yét very little Scab though Scab and Sooty Fung- us or Inky Spot are making their appearance now and with favorable weather such as that prevailing at the present time will probably de- velop very fast if no attempt is made to contrcl them. is to be congratulated on his suc- cess. Mr. Wn, Bowles is constructing a splendid new residence on his fine farm, lot 13, concession 8, Reach: Already the exterior carpenter work is near completion, the roof is on, and the brick laying will be in evidence in a few days. Mr. Bowles is not limiting expense in order to have, when completed, one of the best, most comfortable and mends that the bearing trees be [convenient residences anywhere sprayed between now and Septem. [to be found. Mr. Thomas ber first, if we are going to keep the | Gully of Blackwater has fhe con- fruit clean, The spray to be used is | tract for the carpenter work, while commercial lime sulphur at the rate | one of the town of Uxbridge's most of ore gallon to forty gallons of famous masons has charge of the water. It is not necessary to use brick work, which is a sufficient a poison. The spray should be put |guarantee that when the bullding is on in the form of a very fine mist|cempleted it will be first-class in covering the fruit both above and |every respect, and a credit to all below, not necessarily paying any |concerned ; a beautiful home for The spray-| Mr. and Mrs. Bowles and family in ing should be thorough but it is not | which to reside and to which, owing necessary to drench the trees and | to their energy, industry and perse- trees not bearing this year need not | verance, they are so justly entitled. be sprayed. Care should be taker . not *o spray on a sultry hot day as| Mr. Joseph Hood has much im- this would most certainly result in proved his fine residental property bad eun scalding on 'the sunny |On Lilla Street and has materially side of the fruit. Therefore, it is|improved his residence both in advisable to spray on dull or windy [appearance and substantially. He days or in the cool of the morning [is an expert at his calling and or evening of hot days. Professor |knows what is essential in order to Caesar was very emphatic in his | make a building what it should be recommendation to spray at the|as regards comfort and convenience present time or before September |and he is not backward in devoting first. He seemed to be strongly of | the necessary expenditure to ac- the opinion that the farmers of the |complish the object he has in view. Eastern part of Ontario who have taken care of their orchards this Professor Caesar strongly recom- A Jupicious Promotion. -- All knowing anything of Capt. R. B. sirable and commendable traits as a brave apd noble officer of the Militia will be pleased to know that he has been gazetted Major. The young man 1s certainly to be congratulated ¢ | on his preferment. At the call of duty, although he had to leave a home of affliction, he manfully went forth in defence of the Empire, and he is of the right stamp to give a good account of himself. B= Port Perry High and Public Schools will reopen on Tuesday, September 7. &&F Disney Brothers wish to announce thet they intend opening the Furniture and Undertaking Business in the vacant store in the Blong Block, on Wednesday next, September 1st. Familiarity with gasoline has led to a contempt which is decidedly dangerous, says Collingwood Bul- letin. South Africa, having completed its own swift war to the admiration of the world, is sending its veterans to Europe. Port. Arthur News :--So many es. | other ways of killing time have o|been found that the crazy quilt has gone entirely out of favor. At Stouffville last week thirty- seven owners of motor cars were fined for exceeding the speed O{limit. Most of them were from ®| Toronto. A 'Montreal ' fover "of - music is ments of a brass band. Stupid fel- low. "Why did he not steal a gram- ¢{ aphone-?. FR ; men in the. co necessitate the abolition of jury'in the United States. ~~ Winchester Press :--It'sall very well to say that there is many 2 slip : ml TR 4 ASEBALL TOURNAMENT! TEA AND CONCERT AT . MANILLA * he has succeeded 'to perfection 'and x y= 11 "1st and Sept. 1st, ge that the amounts promis- | be Dials pretonts businéss was 'tran necessary prepara ing Fair. The. finally adopted arr made for the \appoin Judges; Director: accompany the Jud decided to procure an the ladies' exhibit tion Cen! had 'not, as yet, tions for the several intimated that they rich and rare in view, adjourned to'm=et on | Friday, September General Hughes the King at Bu London, Aug. al Hughes, Canadian Militia, was knighted duce a |, ed the: gnvesty Commander of thie Bath hands of the King, sage. Si Sir Samuel Hughes, Minist Militia, is a son of tlie late Hughes, native of Tyrone, Ire He was born in Darlington, Da County, Ontario, January, and educated at Public, Model Normal schools of "Foronto, University of Toronta. After. ing school, he acquire; thee Warder, which he bik until Since his 14th yeat:, Bi is id identified with military affairs. entered Parliament In 1892 ant came Minister in 1917, Col. Garnet B. Hughesjof th F. 1s a son. Dr, Jameg L. Hug of Toronto, is a brather. Hughes was, previous fo her § age, Miss Mary - E. Burk, w father was at one timg; M.P West Durham. =f Ts [Every Canadian or resided p > Canada whose 'good opi good will is of any conseqt be delighted to know that General Sam Hughes, Minist Militia, has been Knighted, ani proper cognomes will inZ fut Sir Sam Hughes. No ma ever deserved nforejust]yi fede tion for his unceasing devét untiring energy in behalf country than does Sir Sam Hi and Imperialisin in' 'Khightin; gentleman and thus recogni wonderful devation to the best terests of the Empire does ha Canada as well a5 the recipi the honor thus 'conferred Oss. Ce Tee ay, Sept. 1st, 'at 2. ames Byers' hom Miss M. E. Bruce, ,Superint@i of Bowmanville Haspital. speaker Miss Druce "comes recommended, and her personality is familiar to mat her girlhood days. were sp Cartwright, by Lake Scugog, Curry aad Miss Ferguson wi be furnished by a Gramaplion women welcome. ) stone must be eliminated by rolling and: by jalding fine dust; thi t'should not 'be mixed with he stone; * but :should' be applied {after the. stones have seceived a slight com) ation by rolling. The token -stones' should not: 'be: left "loose to be compacted by the traffic, but shou!d be consolidated by roll- g with a roller of suitable weight to bring each piece of stone. into {close and firm contact with the ad- jacent pieces. = The necessary thickness of the covering of broken: stone depends on the nature of the foundation, the * | thoroughness of the drainage, the {completeness of the binding, and the character of the traffic to be | sustained, less thickness will be required for light travel than for heavy travel. A covering well bound together necd not be as thick as an imperfectly bound cov- ering. Arm, thoroughly drained foundation does not require as thick a covering as a less perfect founda- tion. The thickness of the cover- ing of broken stone should not be less than four inches and a thic ness greater than twelve inches is ha | seldom required. Macadam considered ten inches of wel} compacted broken stone on a solid, we | drained earth founda- tion sufficient for a roadway sus- taining the heaviest traffic. 'BiringNoUs MACADAM ROADS. The [introduction of extensive 'tautomabile traffic upon our high- s made the maintenance of roads very difficult. The heels disturb . the bindivg , and the rapid air currents "thus exposing {fun and frost. To prevent the fapid destruction résulting. from {such traffic, the niethod cof sprinkle ling with oil has been extensively {practised. Oiling. prevents the inding dyst from flying off the sur- {face and under the rolling action of' g | with the surface stoves. e traffic this dust binds again This rem- edy ds, however, of only temporary nature, repeated applications are required, and besides it is not al- ways effective. The more recent practice of dealing with macadam ds is to protect them by cover- them with bituminous material. 1A macvdam road so treated is called c= Treas. | a bituminous macadam road. There Indigestion and : Troubles Must Treated Thr Indigestion' cam many ways, but it can only] only in one way--through th Purgatives cannot ndi; By main force t ural juices and leaves and bowels parched and. actually a cause. of ind a cure, Others tty. foods and peptomze: drugs which digest 't stomach really 'we a i bat she Cash |is nost : Wood | cop bas reached the i e many methods of constructing is form of road chief among them g the surface 'method, the pen- ration: method ,and the mixing The de uctive-effect of modern fic on the public highways has y led fo extensive experiments in construction of road surfaces in ch Portland cement is used as a "Although still in the ex- ental stage this'form of con- ction' promises a great develop- in the pear'futyre." °° Yours faithfully, DS oudhit to have aday | give thanks that Theaddre Roose~ velt is not President of the "ugtion. | So should Germany. Germany has picked out a King for Poland, but as yet has not de cided on the next President of th United States, ' In this war crisis, the only yield: ing done by Canada will be in the matter of wheat," oats and other products. Barrie Advance :--Why should a drunken 1notor car driver be dealt leniently with? A locomotive engin: eer found drunk is immcdiately dis- charged: The drivef of an automo. bile 1s in a sense in the same class. The Herald says . Thornbury Council will compare favourably with the best men in Toronto City Council If the Herald wishes to belittle the Thornbury councillors it migkt . find a more manly and straightforward way of doing it. Edmonton Bulletin : --In Toronto the taxes amownt 10 $27 80 a head. Toronto taxpayers are lucky, though tbey scemingly don't know it. Ip Edmonton the bills bave been runs ning nearer to $50 a head and the property owner has to pay it all, The Imperiai Steel and Wire Co', of Collingwood, is beginning work on a particular make of wire nails [lor export, which will keep them busy night and day ull the end of the . year, -or longer Hitherto no Canad:an nails have becn sold out- side the Dominion. - \ Harvard's summer school girls have formed an assqcistion in which 6 members pledge eli R ge; and (hel en with comes of 'more than $2,000 a year. That's the beginning of the season, so to say. Watch for tlje. bargain counter later on, The head baker in the bakery of Copeland & Sons, Peneianguishene has been sentenced to a year in the Central Prison for-stealing flour, swgar,- raising, currants, &c, from the bake.shop of his employers. He has reason to be thankful that he lives in modern times. In the story ol sosph the head baker was hang. ed. * Trespassers Will be Persecut- ell" reads a sign on.a farm property on the Muskoka road. , Though not a Jew, tbe gentleman who put up the warning is going back to the law of the Mos'a> dispensation, "an eye: for an. eye and'a-looth for a tooth." The trespassers have heen persecuting him and he. 'has dster- mined to retaliate, --Onillia Packet. "Ina small town the constable re: ceived by post six Rogues Gallery photos of an old offender taken: in different positions. A fortnight later the constable sent this message to the oy chief of police : "I have arrested five of the men and am go. ing * after the sixth to-night."-- "That's Uxbridge," yon say; but you happen to be wrong this time, The United States Treasury De- partniert has teceived $10,000 in currency, a * conscience" contribs tion from an.unknown person who writes that.he has "'paid double the still copscience 1tevery individoa eer bitas. Ty, Record Demand | . for Fail Space ; All Booths at Toronto .Fair Were Spoken For Many Days Ago. An unprecedented demand for space at the Canadian National Ex hibition marks the thirty seventh year of the Fair at Toronto, - Days ago the entire allotment ol 800. ex- hibits in the Manufacturers' Building wasiaken' up, while 'thie Industrial 'building has been crowded equally as long. The agricultural exhibits are more numerous thau for years past, and all other departments are equally as prosperous liom an ex hibit standpoint. . One of the notable features is the excessive demand for space in the Transportation Building, now given over entirely to the autom: « bile men, The sign over the build ing says the sight is. devated to transportation hy land and sea As a matter of fact, every. other, hut auto exhibits has been crowded out, and the demand from the agricul tural districts for motor cats is largely to blamé for the active .in- qunry for ¢pace in this building. There has been a larger "sale of omobiles throughout Canada this year than -ever before, and the demand from the country is the answer, There is not an auto firm in Canada that has not been behind in its orders at some time this season, Story of the Hurons" by E. J. Hathaway, that the population of East Simcoe is. not much, if'any, larger thao it was. three htindred years ago. --Ex. One of the District Medical Heal- th Officérs says Barfie is the clean- est town m Ontario. We congrat- ulate it on. the compliment. But, of course, Barrie people do not do much to "muss up" the town. ra Distriet Grown, now at its t--will bdo lowed by other ficst--1ass varieties. Many varieties Piums ready for canning. Hous koepo. » urder{ Peaches and Plums nowy. Every grocer handles . «i \aswpaon Wore Corsets' she 'may rank as a royal champion of them with Catlierine de' Medici, who. is credited with having introduced the busked cor. set in France from 'Italf. Male mon- archs have been Tess friendly. Joseph IL. of Austria tried to discomrage the corvet by making it part of the cos- tume. of a convicted woman of bad: chardcter. Napoleon, shaking his head over the tight lacing of his day, told Dr. Cervisart that he saw in it o sign. of frivolous tastes and a menice of ecadence. The restoration coming "de e ; 'kings, Louis XVIII, and Charles X. 'were equally hostile, Formerly, said the Itter, France had been full of Yeuutes, Dianws and totes, but now there were only wasps. : Robinson, Buffalo ; g Abbott; Port Perry, Mrs. Carvey, Ingersoll. © = Darcy-- Tn Cartwright --I 2--(n Saturday, August 1915, Rebecca Coates, widow the late Thomas Darcy, aged 70 years, 7 months and 3 days. Deceased died as she had lived at peace with God and respecte: by all. who had the pleasure of her acquaintance. She was a Javin aud beloved wife; with all the te derness and affection of a mother love she raised her family all of whom are now comfortably: settled. She was born in Reachi and hved in that township and Cartwright all her life. - She was robust and healthy 'up fo a very short time bifore her demise, and bad always war ked fuithiully and cheerfully to make home comfortable and happy, and she succeeded She wasof a gentle loving nature, a kind and: agreeable neighbor and. highly ess teemed and respected throughout the lagge circle hor acqueintance as was evinced by the large assemra blage of people who gathered to pay a last (ribute of respect to hee retmaibs. She is survived by. threa sons John Darcy, Oshawa, and William and Edward Darcy, Cart. wrizht, and one danghter James Spinks, Treherne, Manitoba, Giies--In Port Boulster, Ont., on Moopday, August 23 1 + Giles, daughter of Josep Valuable Dog Lost N Saturday last in or near Port Perry, a Dark and Tan Short- tail Collie, year old; shedding hair, dark on back where riew hair is 'in and around rump old hair' is still han:ing, answers to the name of "Sport". A suitable rewsrd will be given for information that will lead to his recovery by leaving same at 'Tue OBserVER Office or. with the = owner % Wu, M. Rear, Aung. 25, 1915. Greenbank Suction Solo of Land Hstate of George Henry Mrs, Bradburn, deceased. HE ADMINISTRATOR of the Estate of George Henry Bradburn, deceas- ed, has with the_ approbation of F. W. Harcosrt.: K.C., cial Guardian, ine stricted Joseph Baird, Auctioneer, to offer for sale by, Public Auction, At The Swain Temperance Hotel. at the Village of 4