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done k roper foods and reg- ope by ep pure insure a healthy and bust fowl by fire regulating the the blood, Tver, Ee Saw proton hE Ses Bendor Poultry Food and Pratt's Poultry Reg Regulator : by using the p Try a 25¢ ORVAL BYER Drugyist. and Optician, ' Port Perry Those who live along Rural Mail Routes can now have a dsil , or . your: 'order: wo EA COLUM BIA GRAMAPHONE AT THE = STAR OFFICE Port Perey PRICES RUN FROM $26.00 TO $650.00 Se 10 MONET'S - Bran; Shorts, Flour, Molasses Meal, Cotton Seed Meal, Oil Cake, Bibby's Calf Food, Roll- sa €d Oats, Corn Meal, Crean of Wheat, Salt, Coal Oil, Oyster Shell, Grit, Feed Molasses, ; and 1 Crushed Oats. 5 re 'SINGLE COPIES ec." work They are--Messrs W; in convincing. the Government of the | wisdom, fairness, and necessity of +f | keeping the waters of Lake Scugag at "} 1a proper level: It is simply an act of | | courteous justice to give the names of the gentlemen who assisted in this S. 3 Short, C. R. Stewart, w. L. Parrish. No. 29 you, saving retained. at copy. for my fe, i 1 may say' that this Department "has duly notifiad the receivers of the - . | Canadian Cereal and Milling Com- pany that the Departmeut would, in future, take action to prevent the wering of the elevation of the waters labove Lindsay dam bzlow the crest lof the dam during the season of navigation, and, if necessary, to shut off the water to the flume of the mill, at any time this should become nec- essary to raintain level. If after the season of navigation | the level of the lake should be lowered by the operation of this company, it would be a matter either for the local Minister of Pnblic. Works, In charge ] and Wm. Graham, and CL. Vickery|' | with those of Port Perry. Friends J joan of Fisheries for Ontario, or for the 'Minister of Marine and Fisheries here who has charge of the same branch of public service for the Dominion. \ Yours very truly, F Cochrane Toronto, Feb. bth, 1914 Tasks were apportioned 'to each} which involved long and expensive journeys, which were paid for person- ally, and these tasks required consider- able diplomacy to secure results, for} | there are other interests, which confict| Dear Sir:-- were found, and their assistance very| | Replying to your letter of the 29th materially aided in the work. They ultimo with regard to the fishway in ficluded Wm. Smith, M. P.; J. H, the dam at Lindsay, I may say shat | Devitt, M. P.; C. J. Thornton, M. P.: when I was in Ottawa a few days ago, Upon these two latter gentlemen, Port I took the matter up with the Federal the assistance of our citizens at a very difficult part in the proceedings, as did Peter Christie, ex-M. P, Above all should be placed the name of Mr. H. 8S. Osler, of Toronto, who was a clear headed influential friend, and whose support was very valuable. The net result of the negotiations with the Government may be summed J up as follows: : 1 The waters of Lake Scugog 3 are to be maintained at a proper level. 2 A fishway'is to be constructed at Lindsay, where the dam crosses the '{ Scugog River. 3 The Lake is to be restocked with fish, In support of the promises given are two letters sent to a member o the committee, which we publish herewith. There was a great deal o other correspondence but these letter set forth the important features of the case quite clearly. : Toronto, Ont., January 21st, 1914 Dear Sir:-- reference to fishing in lake Scugox. . I am very much surprised 'to learn place between this Department and that at Ottawa, to the effect that a fish-way was not needed. If any "| such intimation was made by our Department, which matter, I will at that statement rccalled It requires no discussion or arguments to dem- onstrate the necessity of a fish-way to allow the fish to ascend to the waters of Lake Scugog. The mere opening of a lock is notin my mind an adequate mode of letting the fish go through. I regret very much that the waters of Lake Scugog have been manifested depleted of game fish. This is dne ~ | that on more than one occasion the any tin that 1 am assured. waters of tne lake were. allowed to extreme cold weather froze the water practical y to the bottom, thus y . 'However, at that the' ept at a sufficient level : I will be only to. glad to have © the Perry had no claim, but they came to ¢ heen sufficiently persistent. ¢ man, I Jeg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 20th instant with that some correspondence has taken \A hat has Become or once look up, I will certainly have [not to over-fishing nor to violation of the fishery regulation, but to the fact authorities. I explained to hoth the Hon. Mr. Hazen and the Hon. Mr. Cochrane, the necessity for the fishway to enable fish to reach Lake Scugog. With regard to bass fry, 1 have instructed the Superintendent of Game land Fisheries to see that the Lake is not overlooked next season. Yours very truly, J. C. Reaume It 1s pleasing to note that persistent concerted action has been sucgsstul in securing advantages, which should have been granted years ago, but which were not granted largely be- cause the effort of those who interest- ed themseldes in the matter have not We sineerely trust that the gentle- who have worked so well in these matters may not be disappointed in the shghest particular. If they are we trust they will continue their good offices until their work is an accor:- plished fact. 'I'he motto of every citizen of Port erry should be "Don't Grumble, Do Something" the Radial Railway? Some time ago it was announced that the ratepayers would be asked to vote on the Radial Railway project in ' February, and that if they gave their approve, the project would be ratified by the Government fn March. If this program is to be carried out, things have to start stirring pretty soon. In point of fact it will be risky to carry out such a program in a hurry as the people will not be hurried into a large responsibility without clear and con- cise reasons for such action. About Independent Telephone | Matters In talking to Mr. Hoover and Mr. Love regarding the article in the Uxbridge 'Times, re sale of Uxbridge and Scott Telephone system, we find that the information given to the public is some-what premature. Mr. states that he has called a ® THE STANDARD BANK] OF CANADA TORONTO AVINGS deposited in this bank draw the highest current rate of interest. Withdrawals of part or the whole amount may be made when- ever desired without delay. POin th LHL ~<a. Ed H. G. HUTCHESON, Manager Branches alse st Blackstock (R. Township Scheme for Teaching Agriculture J. Miller, Durnham Couuty One of the townships was selected for this work. The teachers in the schools were assisted in their teaching of agriculture by sending them out- lines for lessons, suggestions for ex- periments, and a pretty full statement of the topic to be taken with the children. These were taken up with the children, and dealt with such things as the soil, its origin and composition; plants, their structure and requirements. Very few of the i teachers in the township had, had any i special training in agriculture, bug they all agree that it should be taught They all say, too, that they would be willing to devote time to it were it not for the pressure of other subjects, and the domination of written cxam- inations. At the close of the course given by the teachers simple test questions were submitted for the pupils to answer. Their papers showed that they had understood well the agricultural prin. cipals taught them. The scheme shows one way in which tho District Representative can help the teachers in the rural schools to introduce the teaching of agricul- ture. Agricultural Contests L. H. Newman, Ottawa The Canadian Seed Growers' Asso- ciation has a section which deals with the training of children for members in the Associauion. Some of the present members, fifteen" years ago, took part in the McDonald-Robertson seed grain competition. A full report of the Carleton County Boys' Potato growing Contest is given in "Agricul- tural Education Bulletin No. 5," 1913 Vocational education develops in- itiative, skill and ability to manage. It provides participation in the work, hand-in-hand wiih class instruction. 1n their potato growing the boys learn that there had been nothing done to their plots. which their fathers could not do with relatively greater profit; that their is no product without cost; that their is no profit without excess of receipts over expenditure. The boys' potato plots were in their father's field. 'Work like this, in con- nectiou wi.h the school work, gives a boy a stimulus to continue at school. The contest method gives the project a reality not attamable in any other way. It enables the boy to be an earner while he is stlll a learner, and and will lead him to continue being a learner, when heis an earner, He learns to keep correct records of net profit and loss. He gets practice in knowing how to select good seed, Handbag Lost Red Leather r handbsg containi |e eye on Bb ocle Finder plesse return to Mss. W. u Cornegle: Manager), pa ar) Brooklin, Clarémens. 2 ~ Janager), Oshawa, + Chiliiren's Corn Clubs C. H. Edwards, Essex County The text-book scheme of teaching agriculture has been a failure, as teachers were not trained to interpred ti.e contents. There is no way excepd by interesting children to undertake practical work. Children are nat. urally doers, In Essex county we selected = centre from which schools with @ radius of four or five miles could be reached and the work easily carried on As Essex is a corn-growing county interest centres in corn. . In 1909 the Corn Growe:s' Association begam giving prizes for Children's entries a8 the Township Shows. At first the children were allowed to select comm from their father's fields. Thers were 300 entries. In 1912 there were 1,200 * children growing corn fow themselves. Teachers and parents were organized to conduct a series off School Fairs. The pupils had beew provided with samples of approved varieties of corn for growing purposess The forenoon of the Fair Day was devoted to making entries and arrange ing exhibits. Judging took place in the afternoon, folloved by races and a program. There was a corm= judging competition for boys under sixteen years of age. The corn was grown by the pupils and selected by them. There was a class for early and for late varieties. Teachers and some farmers trained the judges im use of score cards with good and ine feriur ears. Late varieties not matured were discounted. A shield is to be given to the school writing the best essay on "How to Grow Corn." The shield is to beg won three times to be retained by 3 school, Township School Fair F. C. Hart, Weterloo County In the Spring we canvassed tha schools, and organized School Fair Association among the children. Pupils elected their officers and made a choice of seed they wished to growe oats, barley, potatoes, or mangels. In the autumn the Fair was held. There were entries of weed, and weed seed collections, besides the products grown by the children. It was a town~ ship competition. Judging took place after lunch, followed by games and a programme. There was a competi= tion in entertainment.--A prize given to the school giving the best half-hour programme. There were prizes fo# the best essays. There were prizes for the best colts, calves and poultry, cared for by children exclusively for three months. Pupils had hunted for their own information regarding care of animals. The interest of the ratepayers of the township was not great at first, but 1s increasing. The children now see some use to. which their lessons in writing, and composition can Lr 13th, or at the Station. |!