FROM THE COU} Fowler visiting Mrs, James Brice! WAGARVILLE. ; ¢h 15.--~James Smith and Feankin Suider are doing a rushing business with their sawing machines shrough here. 8. Jackson is draw- ing lumber to the C. P. R. track for sale. Owing to the bad roads the mail earrier was unable to complete his usual trip. Sevéral cases of are reported in this locality. Patterson, who has been at Iton for some time, is renewing old sequaintances around here. Me- rinus Cronk is hauling wood to Tich- ne. The dance held dt H. Batth's was decided a success, Lieut. Renton, of the 146th Battalion, was through here recruiting last week. 'i McLEAN, March 13.-~The heavy snowstorms have left the roads almost impass- Hand « Barrie street, Kingston; Mrs. G. P. Patterson and Miss Katie Pat- terson at C. Cashman's, Glenburnie; Miss Joyce and Mr. Redmond at Mrs: P. Fowler's; Roy McNally, visiting at Michael McGarvey's; Mrs. George Thompson at Mrs. Charles Cash- man's; Raymond Wright left on Sat- urday to take a position in Syracuse, N.XY.. John and George Fowler are weekly visitors in the city, L. Lon- ergon*and T. Collins, Peterboro, vis- ited in ile vicinity. William MeGar- vey at P. Kelly's Glenburnie; Nor- man Webb spent a day in the eity; Alexander Fowler spent Sunday at home. CHAFFEY'S LOCKS March 14. --FEugent Edger and family have moved to Morton and J, able. sles at A. Foster's, has quite recover- ed, and returned to Mountain Grove.| ¥. Snider with his sawing outfit is inj this vicinity. There was no service, here on Sunday on account of had roads. A. Foster has returned from! a trip to: Moscow and Bath. Miss Marie Sills is spending some time awith her sister, Mrs. D. Kirk. Little Helen Howard has gone to Kingston "to reside with her aunt. Visitors: Mr, and Mrs. E. Storms, Wagarville, and Mr. and Mrs. M. Sills at J. Van- volkinburg's; Mr. and Mrs. D, Kirk at 'A. Cousins', WESTBROOK. Mareh 16.--Joseph Howie, Is moving to lds farm nedr Bath and his many friends here regret his de- parture. Danford Lakins and family, Moscow, are moying to this vicinity: Miss Saul énd Miss Sanderson, Nap- anee, are guests of Mrs. W. Shane. Mrs. G. W. Anderson, Kingston, and Mrs. Eastman, Cornwall, spent last week the guests of Mrs. W. L, Grass. 'Miss Jennie Howle, Kingston, was a recent visor with friends here. Mrs. J. L, F. Sproule entertained a sumber of her friends on Monday evening in honor of her guests, Mrs. G. W. Anderson, Kingston, and Mrs. Eastman, Cornwall. Mr. and Mrs. J. Greenwood and Miss Bertha Stal- ey, Wolfe lsland, were recent visi tors at Mrs. Kenny's. The many friends of George Gates are pleased to hear that he is improving in health, OAK FLATS. March 14.--Quite a number from this vicinity attended the recruiting Pte. BE. Lewis, ill with mea-}; | the house vacated by Mr. Edger, on MeVeaty, Newboro, has moved into the . O'Brien farm. Miss Evelyn Bullivan spent last week-end at John Sullivan's, Elgin, Mr. and Mrs. Scott, Newhoro, spent a few days at W. Whipple's this week. Miss Martha Kellar, Leland, is' visiting Mrs. Ker rish for a few weeks. Mrs. L. Kerr, Crosby, has moved into W. Doyles' house on the Glen farm. Miss L. Dier Crosby, is visiting Mrs. H. Kerr. ATHENS. March 16.--Rev. GG. V. Collins, pastor of the local Baptist church, was at Plum Hollow Tuesday evening assisting at the patriotic social. An egg tea was held last night in the basement of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church. \ Lenten services are being held by the rector, Rev. W. G. Swayne, in Christ Church. Epworth guers are planning to entertain thé soldfers-in-training next Monday evening. The entertainment will partake of the nature of St. Patrick's Day. "The engagement of one of our popular young ladies, Miss Peru Cross, is announced. On the 22nd inst. she is to become the bride of Murray Day, Gananoque, A show- er was given in her honor this week by Miss Flo Edwards, nearly fifty friends being present, L. Booth, the new Bell Telephone manager, has taken charge of the office in place of J. H. Ackiand, who was manager for years, William Hawse, Wiltse street, for years prominently identi- fled with the rural telephone system of this section, is quite ill, his con- dition giving his friends much anx- ety. meeting held in Verona on Tuesday evening. As a result some. new re- cruits were added to the 146th Bat- tallon. Red Cross Fand held in the school house on Feb, 26th, owing to the se- vere snowstorm, was repeated at Pic- cadilly Hall on March 3rd. The amounted to. $25.86. Stan- oy Jeffrey Is suffering from an ab- Sosss ¥ oseph Genge is recovering fter an attack of appendicitis. 8. Drader has started to rebuild his house, which was destroyed by fire recently. A. Bush had a letter from his son, William, who is in the trenches in France, stating that he was well, Mrs. N. Bush-:is ill of eppendicitis, Visitors: Miss Bush and Miss L. Babcock at Ralph Botting's; 'Frank Quinn and Miss Valentyne at A. Reynolds'; Mr, and The congert in aid of the] A! LONG POINT. Marchl4.---~The sawing machine is busy in this section this week. Som friends of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson !day evening, and a very .pleasant time was spent. A number from here attended the ball held in Lynd- hurst on Friday evening. Charles O'Connor sold one of his valuable colts to Clarge Townsend last week. Miss Ethel Shipman, Ivy Lea, is a guest of Mrs, Richard Singleton. T. Slack and Miss M. O'Connor attended the party at Hotel De Kennedy on Friday evening. Miss/Tenna Bry- an, Soperton, spent the week-end at her home here. Recent visitors: | Messrs. Edgar Moorehead and Gor- don Moorehead, Outlet, at J. Moore- head's; Mr. and Mrs. Kenney, Sweet's Corners, at Thomas Tye's; Mr. and Mrs. A. Leslie and Miss Valentyne at A. 8haltz's; Ray Walker, Godfrey, spent Sunday at Joseph Genge's. MOUNT CHESNEY. March 16 --A successful meeting was held on Wednesday afternoon of the Mount Chesney Red Cross So- ciety, at the home of Mrs. Richard Drapers = "The . Poplars," about forty, members being present, The girls and boys dre enjoying this cold wintry weather of snow-sheceing tramps and tobogganing. James . Fowler intends building a cottage to be occupied by summer campers George Fowler and George Thomp- son, cattle drovers, purchased cattle in Pittsburg. The fatmers are find- ing 'it difficult to engage men for spring work. Miss Emily Fowler has been the guest of her sister, Mrs, Bernard McGeeln, Union street Khigston. . Miss Vera Prior and Miss Mary Draper, Glenburnie, visited at Mis. Michael Fowler's. Michae] Mec- Garvey lsat T, F. Burk's, Ports. mouth. John McCarey, Joyd¥ville, at William Patterson's. Miss Etta Mae ag , upset stomach, indi- iT, BASSY, - heartburn, dyspepsia; when the food you eat ferments into aie an Thom lumps; . your HN aches and you feel sick and inise jo, that's when _you realize the gic in Pape's Diapepsin, It 'all stomach misery vanish in} minutes, It your stomach is in a continuous} f you can't get it regulated, "for your sake, try Pape's Dia- | It's id stomach---make your next meal vorite food meal, then take a lit~ 4 arn will not he st: pat without fear. 4 "s Diapepsin HA ulate weak, out-of-order hs that gives it its millions of f ally. , & large fifty-cent case of pe's Diapepsin from any drug It is the quickest, surest h relief and cure known. pet like magic--it is a scien jturned to the depot here. needless to have al fa Mrs. 8. McDonald, Melcombe, C. Me- Donald, Sand Bay, M. J. Kavanagh. L. Botsford, Charleston, and Dr. F. J. O'Connor, Gananoque, at Charles|' O'Connor's; Lloyd Green, Oak Leaf, og Richard Singleton's. NEWBORO. March. 16.--Mrs. , Theodore Mec- Millan and children, Kinburn, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Ackland, <H. 8. Foster spent Tuesday in Ottawa, Gordon J. To- bin; ticket agent and operator, who has been filling that office for sev- eral weeks in Westport, has been re- Michael Murphy has moved from his farm near Portland to his residence here, Friends of W. J. Hart, Edmonton, re- gret to hear that he is unable 'to at- tend to business for a time, owing to an automobile collision accident In the early part of the winter, from which he has not fully recovered. Mrs. John Tett returned from Kings- ton on Tuesday. Samuel McCann and Miss Doroth? Graham were mar- ried Wednesday at the Methodist parsonage by Rev. Mr. Curtis, after which they took train for southern points, Mrs. Mary Spicer, relict oi the late Joel Spicer, died in Syra- cuse, N.Y, at the home of her daugh- Lier, Mrs: T. W. Griffin, on the 11th. The remains were brought to the Home of her daughter hepe, Mrs. George Palmer. The funeral took place on Wednesday. Ira Fifield, Hamilton, is attending on his moth- er, Mrs. BE. Fifield, whé sustained a serious stroke of paralysis a week 280. . She is not improving. "Winn" Houghton, who left here several months ago to work on the Siberia railway in Russia, returned home last Monday. - A private dance is an< nounced for St. Patrick's night at Hotel Rideau. | ' | I TRYSIDE | Moorehead surprised them last Mon- Mev Lennox & Addington ENTERPRISE, March 16.--The recent storms have put the roads in a terrible con. dition, Mrs, Margaret Finn {s no better. Mrs, J. P. Finn and child- Ten are at John Sganlin's: George Perrault lost a valuable horse last week. N. McAdoe made a flying trip through this vicinity on Thurs- day last. Miss Annie G. Find return- 2d home on Sunday after spending the past three months with her sis- ter, Mrs. J. B. Evans, Moscow. BATH. March 16.--Ceylon Robinson vis ited his brother, Max Robinson, this week. John Simpson, Cataraqui, is visiting at Dr. Northmore's. The play, "The Miller's Daughter," by the Hawley Dramatic Club, is to be given in the Masonic Hall in aid of the Red Cross Society of Bath. James Franklin is in Toronto as a delegate to the Grand Lodge of the AO. UW, EMERALD. March 16.--~The recent sterm blocked the toads in many places, The driving to Bath is very pocr owing to so much water being on the ice. A large crowd attended W. H, Preston's sale on.Wednesday. Edward Reid. has returned home af- ter spending a few days with sister at Leinster. Seb .ol has been closed for a few days, the teacher Miss Bur- leigh being ill. R. Instant has his ice nouse filled. Charles Morrow has moved over to the main shore. Sam- snow- Luel Reid is spending a few weeks with friends here. Pte. Earl McClel- land spent Sunday with his parents. Pte, M. Glass and Pte. C, Glass also spent Sunday on the island. Master Gordon Filson has been on the sick list, algo J. Henderson. George Smith was taken to the Kingston General Hospital suffering from a broken leg. Mrs, Cecil Gibson is spending a few days with her, parents. Miss [Inez Ohlman h turned. home after spending a week with friends here. Migs Ida Reid and H, Reid spent Sunday with friends at Hawley. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Tugwell, a son. GEN. SPINCARDI, Former War Minister of Italy, who has challenged Italy's leading Social st editor to a duel ; Open to Canadian Spuds. The United States Secretary of Ag- riculture has authorized the grant- ing of permits for the importation of potatoes from Canada, subject to the new regulations which became ef- fective January 1. The Canadian Government has officially accepted the tonditions and issued an order that potatoes offered for export to the United States must be free from injurious diseases and insect pests. With this understanding, .the Cana- dian potatoes will be exempted from 'the requirements 'of inspection and certification before shipment, which still applies to European potatoes, The potatoes from Canada will be in- spected, however, on arrival in the United States and' entry refused to 'any infected with disease. Member Had to Be Identified. 4 Members of Parliament. who don- tent themselves with occasional day- at-a-time representation of their con- stituents sometimes experience em- barrassment in. these watchful days, following the fire which destroyed the Parliament Buildings. A few day ago Mr. WF. Maclean arrived for one of his brief periodic visita- tions, T minion policeman at the door I him as a stranger, and despite the protests of the South York member, barred the door. Ex- . FERGUSON FALLS. March 13.---The roads are in very bad condition around, because of the recent snow storm. Mrs. R. Ruttle, an old resident of this place died | very sudden iy last week and the re ro were interred in Methodist burying ground. The farmers of this vicinity are having a hard time to get their wood oiit because of the re. cent storm. és from here at- tended She ball in Lanark last Mon- night in aid of the Roman Cath- church, A box soflal was held postulati wore of. no avail, and Mr. Maclean finally had to secure .a ticket of identification, Mr. J. G. Tur riff being his rescuing sponsor, ../ Answered Frankly. Shortly after Sir Edward Carson had relinquished the. post of Solici- tor-General he was speaking of the gthods of examining candidates for the service, and told the following using story: 2s} be 'had a boy who went through ordeal, and when it was over 1 faked hin what bad been said to him. "" 'A lot of rot!' he replied. 'They asked we if my father was the Selici- tor-General, and when 1 sald tha less znd jon which tru pleasant stomach] at. 'truly belongs in' b nd centre in aid of the ing fund of & hall at Ferguson's x b it i : 5 i 4 § i Hi il i EX 5 iil Hi bi: o tithe fit; : : : 2 3 7 One of these of the wil: derness paddled up to the froptier trad. Ing post last spring in lier father's ea. the most advanced fashions were re vealed to the denizens of the jungle when the maid and her sister proudly paraded their native settlement with indigo blue corsets and bright red open. work¥ hose neatly painted on their choc olate colored skin. 8 EMPEROR OF GERMANY. Why, From a Legal Standpoint, There Is Now No Such Title. There is no such person mow as the emperor of Germany, and thers pever has been so far as a Prussian king is concerned. Further, there is a reason why such is so. It 18 no mere quibble over the form of a name. Emperor of Germany was a title as sumed by Rudolph, count of Hapsburg. in 1273. By the pragmatic sanction of 1439 the title, then held by Albert IL. was confined in perpetuity to the house of Austria. This succession came to an end in the person of Francis II. who after his crushing defeat by Napo leon resigned bis title of emperor of Germany apd took that of emperor of Austria, 1806. At the same time Aus tri withdrew from the leadership of the Germanic states. and "russia, once 2 were fief of Peland. stepped into the position. That movement, however, was gradual, entailing many other changes. and it was pot till 1871 that the new German confederation com pleted its dream by the king of Prussia becoming German emperor, William 1, fmagined then and contin ued to Tmagine to his dying day that he bad a right to the older title. bor' Bis warck would have none of 4t, and his mandate, German emperor, became law. The reason was obvious, the em perors of Germany belag the represent. atives of the ancient empire of the west, the Holy Roman Empire. a posi tion jmpossible to the Lutheran de seendant of Brandenburg electors Moreover "emperor of" meant. us ip Russia It still menhs, sovereign lord absolutely of land dnd people. Quebec's Fortifications. AR The fortifications uf Quebec are obso- lete as fortifications, but remain as picturesque additions to the beanty and interest of "the Gibraltar of Awer- ica." The fortifications standing con- sist of walls and a eitadel built in 1823-32 at a cost of over £7.000.000. Between 1863 and 1871 three forts were built on the Levis side of the river, but were not armed or manned. The citadel occupies more than forty acres. No trace of the old French fortifications remains, Finland One-seventh Water, Finland has an aren of 144.240 square wiles, of which one-deventh is water on account of the innumerable lakes in the interior. At the iast census its pop ulation amounted to 8,190,700, divided ampng eight lans, or governments. Of the population ¢f the grand duchy less than onesixth live in the cities. of which there are omly ifteen having mote than = 900 inhabitants. Helsing. fors, the largest city, hus a population of 154.000, L Famous Pronviges. I'll give this back ro you on pay day. We will give $100 fo any one who ean prove that a thorough trial of our remedy has brolght no relief, Yes. ma'am, If it doesn't fit we'll ex- change it. No, | won't whisper it to a soul. A --------------------. The Neédy Ones. irate Father--Iit's astonishing. Rich- ard, how much You need. Non- t don't meed it. father: it's the hotel keepers, the tallors and the taxicab men ¢ --------------. - What's the Plural? Some diy we are poing to find ont what the plural of crux of the sitoation in nnd get.it off a number of times with an effort' at easy familiarity, 3 + RE The first sure symptom of a mind in bealth in rest of heart and pleasure felt at home. --~ Young. -------- If a man doesn't marry a women 'because she is pretty or because she has money, it's a preity sure sign he is in love with her. . A winter impuerialist -- Old King Coal, : i pencil cross. | Hang the sheets up to thie corner of the sheet, spot may be indicated with a and nes: when the proccss Is complete are practically fuvisible, : bring up the picture first of all down' the 'borders of the sheet of iper in such a way that it #8 raised ove the surface which wilt not be in: jured by the slight smoldering of ihe paper. " Get a match and Nght it. plac. ing the glowing end. of thewiint where the pencil cross was. made on tlie sheet. A trailiof red fire will'at once sturt to burn out the picture, following the lines which have been drawn. No other purt of the design eatches op fire save that which -has been frented with the solution. Finally the picture stands™ up in strong black lines, ind the effect, very curious. There is absolutely no nger from fire in this little experi. ment.--Clevéland Plain Dealer, INTENSIVE WHEAT GROWING. Startling Results Claimed For a Rus- _sian's Methods. : Some years ago, says an English pubd- lication. a Russian farmer discovered a method of increasing the yield of wheat in so startling a manner that no one believed he was telling thé truth. The Russian declared that it Was pos. sible to get seventy pounds of grain from oue sééd and to make an acre carry forty-five tons. That does Sound lke a miracle, a we do not vouch for it, but here is the method, and' if any farmer has the pa- [ tience to try it he will certainly be sur prised at the result. Each grain is planted separately in a sunken bed about fifteen inchés deep and three and a half feet in width. As soon as the grain sprouts the Iittle blade is covered with a thin layer of earth about an inch andl a half in depth. The result is that you get three stalks instead of ome. At the end of three weeks the boé comes into use again, and the three stalks being cov- ered with earth, turn into nine stalks. This process on being repeated a third time 'results in twenty-seven stalks, and the Russian in question repeated it ten times in sll, 80 that at last each grain produced 59,049 stalks. If: the seed is first sown in the ordinary fash- 4 fon and then transplanted to the pit be- fore mentioned you get an even strong. er growth, so that after only eight cov- erings more than 105,000 stalks have been produced from a single griin.-- Youth's Companion. . | Mythical Horses. Pegasus ("born fede the source of the ocean") was the 'Wikiged horse of Apollo and the Mulés. Bellerophon rode this animal wheh hie charged the Chimera. ; Sieipnir ("the black horse of Odin") bad eight legs and cond carry his mas- ter on sea as well #48 land. This ani mal is believed to typity the wind, which blows from . eight different poluts, - ' Al Borak ("the lghthing") was the horse commissioned by Gabriel to car- ry Mohammed to thé seventh heaven. He had a:buman fate and the wings of an eagle. Every step be took was: equal to the farthest range of human vision. : ' According to Thessallan legend, the first horse was mifdculously brought forth by 'Neptune striking a rock with his trident, ' 1, AV 8: Monster, The most voraciois of all marine beasts of prey is the orca, or killer whale. . It reaches a Jéngth of twenty- five feet, and its Jaws bristle with teeth from four to Six inchés long A Its digestife w to be an atrocious glittton, as one spec- imen examined contitibed in its stom. ach thirteen porpoises and fourteen. seals. A Boomerang. : "Call that art! exclaimed a would be critic, pointing to a painting In a studio. "IF that dub 18 n work of art, then I'm an idiot!" "The latter part of your statement," rejoined the artist cilmly. "would seem to furnish conclusive proof that it is a work of art." / A Lovers' Quarrel. She (turning at the door)--1 think you are just hatefiil, and I'm never going fo speak 10 YOu agiin, so there's hr coming iHtG the music room afte me, becatse 191 be on the rustic bench at the far end of the conserva: tory. § Drowned His Voice. Tencher--Tomms, 1 asked sau to sveli candy, Why don't you do it? Mis Sistér--Plense, miss, his mouth's wa- tering an te can't talk. v The plain, unvarnished truth is 'better than questionable rhetoric. Some men vale outward show more than inward worth. If you dre fn a burry avoid the train of thought, . KING'S SONS AT ETON, First photograph of two young noblemen taken together at Eton, on the left is the Duke of Brabant, the second son of King Albert of Belgium; England. on the right is Prince Henry, FINANCIAL MATTERS TEN PER CENT BONDS ON STEEL FOUNDRIES. Canada North-West Land Co. Makes Tenth, Payment On Realization of Assets, Montreal, March 17.--Predictions of a bonus have been fulfilled by the directors of Dominion Steel Found- rigs; ten per cent. in cash having been declared payable March 18th to stock of 'record Mareh 11th. This brings the total paid so far this year by the company twenty per cent. 8 per cent.. having been paid oi Janu- ary lst (for the previous year) 'and the regular quarterly of 5 per cent. on March- 1st. Output All Contracted. Montreal, March 17.-- President Workman, of Dominion Steel Corpor- ation, states that the entire output for the current year of the company has been sold ahead. Relief from the profent shortage of freight space for ocean shipment is expected in April, when the authorities will return some of the vescels requisitioned in ithe early part of the war. Pay Fifteen Per Cent. Montreal, March 17.--Directors oi the North American met here on Saturday and declareG a dividend of .15 per cent. on the company's stock. The company is the succossor of Magnesia Produce, Ltd, which had to undergo a reor- ganization some time ago, and is con- trolled by local interests. The pro- perties are at Calumet, Quebec, War conditions have resulted in a strong demand and high prices for tha com- pany's output, with the result that profits for 1916" have permitted of the substantial dividend just an- nounced. The present capital of the company is relatively small, $186,- 600, against $600,000 common and $200,000 preferred before reorgani- zation. Get Rations Contract. Toronto, March 17.---Companies which will participate in the $91,- - HEAD OFFICE Magnesite Co.,' third son of King George of 000,000 British war order for rations are: J. T. Polk & Co., Indianapolis; Burnham & Morrell, of Portland, Maine; Colonial' Packing Company, of Philadelphia, and Gunns, Ltd., of I Montreal, D. W. Gunn, president of the latter concern, says he will make a statement. ; Canada's Pig Iron. Toronto, March 17.--The total production of pig iron in Canadian blasts furnaces in 1915 was 913,719 short tons, valued at approximately $11,692,819, as compared with a production of 783,164 short tons in 1914 valued at approximately $10, 002,856. Buys New Mill. New York, March 17.-----American Woolen Co., has purchased the War- ren 'Worsted 'mill of Warren, R.I., The mill was built two" Vears ago, but never operated, ¥ Commercial Notes, Net earnings of the Montreal Paw- ar Company for January amounted to $393,113, an Increase of $81,563, or 8.7 per ceni. over the correspond- ing month a year ago. The r.umber of stockholders of the United States Rubber Ce.,. January 15th; totalled 16,636, as compared with 15,572 on January 16th, 1915. Fobruary profits of Butte & Super- ior Company were $1,360,000. These earnings are at the rats of $60 per share on the company's 272,500 * shares outstanding, Harnings on Winnipeg 'Blectrie ita:lway stock declined to 5.5 per cent. in 1915, against 11.05 in 1914 and 14.08 per cenf, on the average capita: in 1913. > ~ havi -Col. R, W. Leonard is a new director of the Pacific Coast Collier- ies, Limited, John R. McKay, Kincardine suc. ceeds the late John Tolmie, M.P., as direcicr and general manager of the People's Salt and Soda Company. The Wicchester Repeating Arms Co., hus on its books at the present time war crfers uncoyirleted amount ing to over $35,000,000, This takes ru cecoukt of the regular commer- c.al business of the company, which is being carried on as usual. THE 7 STANDARD BANK OF CANADA' TORONTO SOLDIERS, ATTENTION! Our Savings Bank provides a suitable and convenient place fof your surplus Funds, A "joint account is specially adapted 'for those going cverseas, EST'D 1873 Apply to KINGSTON BRANCH, STOUT @ Special Qualities MILDLY STIMULATING, NOURISHING, SUSTAINING A Perfect Tonic ty THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR IT IS NEEDED + If not sold in your neighborhood, write