VENNACHAR Ath, ~~ At the home of = in the pres invited McPherson, Mata- Jennie E. Bebel . Hugh McLane Wa) The many iluan] ul presents showed the the community hold for the 1 i Gladys, acted as brides- ters home. Mr. B. Leeder, ill for some time, continues = about the same. Mrs. Mrsie Leeder was called home this week through the iliness of her mother. James Scott, Athens, Was a recent: guest at George Leed- er's. Miss Anna Patfence and bro- ther, Donald, spent Sunday with their sister, Mrs. B. F. Leeder. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Steacy, Lyn, visited at Patrick Connors on Sunday. Master William Kennedy, Portsmouth, fs holidaying with his aunt, Mrs. B. F, der. 'A number of 'the young people attended the ice-cream social at Caintown Wednesday evening. The prices paid by the representative of the Lansdowns Farmer's Associa- tion this week were: eggs, 28. and 29 cents' a dozen, fofil, 15 cents a pound; chickens, 20 cents a pound, . | live weight. the 146th, training at , Were very glad to in, with his family, and arty hand shake. Mr. $ Pennock, Hardwood 0, a of this place, were : a 8y corner today, en # to attend the wedding. : : COLE LAKE AME. $<~Everything is burning up £r the want of rain An enjoyable i Was spent at St, Andrew's Lake Tu ada) honor of Privates I6y and Gerald Ball, who have ied from Valcartier for a few George and John Mason are ting at J. K. McMahon's, A ber from herd attended the onic funeral of J. Switzer, Syden- T. Fitzgerald had a serious int while loading hay. The took fright and ran away, ishing the wagon and slightly _ his son, Jack, who was iE. Miss Allee Giles, Qod- Md Mr, and Mrs. E. B. Sills, are at J. BE. Campbell's. at A. Kennedy's. . Kirkham spent Sun- Mrs. G. H. 8. mpbell and family are visiting AC Mrs. G. J. Kennedy, Mr. Campbell are at H. worth. eland El- Mines: Bunith, porn <, Ball's; Mr. and Mrs. John rey at Mr. an's; Mrs. J. BE. 1 pont the week-end in Kix ward K d Cc 3 ennedy at C. Balls: Mrs, A.B. Harten spent a few days at Edward K Mrs. Wi lison and at C, Ww. ne; 'Roy Butteril at Clow at J, . Kennedy's; D, Birch at T. t's, Sangster; Mrs. G. ennedy's; Master Daniel 'Judge's; Miss Annie Hill, Godfrey, at w. 's; Jessie Ball at F. Kennedy's; Mr. and Mrs. T. Coulter Butteril and the Misses Manders at T. Butterill's. b CINTOS " August 3rd, -- Some of the farm- ers in this. wv \ Ve Com pleted haying. John Hood is crush- ing stone. Mr. and Mrs. L. O'Grady, Warburton, spent Sunday at the lat. i hn, WASHBURN'S CORNERS Aug. 4.--Miss Alice Knowlton and Nellie Earl have been attending summer school at Point Iroquois. Ray Kilburn, of Kingston, is visit- ing at the home of L. Dunham, Hart Ieland. Friends here congratulate Richard Laypk of Athens, on passing his second% year examination in dentistry at the North Western Uni- versity, Chicago. Train loads of pleasure seekers passed through here today to attend the W.M.S. pic- nic at Delta Park. Miss Emma Hays of Smith's Falls, is a guest of her brother, Fred Hays, Sheldon's Cor- ners, Bland Webster and family, Warburton, were Sunday visitors at Washburn's Corners. Ernest Bogard and Miss Lucy Palmer of Plum Hollow were quietly married at the Baptist parsonage on Wednesday of last week. Prank Stevens, Glen Elbe, is spending a week with his uncle, R. Thompson, near Boperton. Edward Wright and family, Ottawa, are spending their vacation ot Wright's Corners, guests of G. P, Night. Miss: M. Moore is visitin friends in Toronto. Thomas R is on the sick list. Mrs. Samuel Morris is recovering. Miss Blanche Singleton has returned from visiting friends at Peterboro. ATHENS Ang. 4.--William Lorne Steacy has purchased the express business from George Purcell, G,.W. Beach is remodelling the interior of his Main St. residence. Inspector Charles Harper recently paid his official visit to. the Merchants Bank. Richard Laying has passed his second year examinations at the Dental College, Chicago. Rev. W. G. Swayne, rector of Christ church, is enjoying a holi- day at Charleston Lake. Hence there were no services in the - Anglican church last Sabbath. The Woman's Missionary Society picnic at Delta Park on Thursday drew a fair crowd, despite a rainy morning, about eighty tickets being purchased. A good programme was provided, and a profitable day spent. Vrious other auxiliaries were reprdgented. Communication Services and to be held -next Sabbath in the Methodist church by the new pastor, Rev. Thomas Vickery. Mrs. W. Towriss and the Misses Nellle Earl, Alice This Food is New We want you to test New Post Toasties by eating some dry, You'll get the 'tense heat bri New Post A Single Package Te AT GROCERS --10c. . ---- v - * Wk 4 \ x Ne oN XY Ww AN & x WN nN Sa » ~ oN Lv . x N N\ 5 Su NX WN . T avor at once. The new way of out the natural goodness of oasties do not m ble or "chaff in the package. . make you call for more. 2 ERE ad Knowlton and Bessie McKeating ut. tended summer. school at Point Iro- guois last week. Miss. Gladys Craw- ford lett last week to visit hor sister coast to visit sisters. W. G. Parish and party have returned f an auto tour through New York state. Mrs. W. H. Wiltsle bas re- turned from the General Hospital, Brockville. Robbie Raymer recently anderwent an operation for 'throat trouble. te tte ttng All are very sorry to hear that Pte. Percy Ashley has been killed in action. He wasn't in the trenches two weeks. There are left to mourn his. loss his father and three bro- thers, John in France, Carman on the farm, and Arthur in the 146th Battalion, training at Valeartier, M. C. Dunn, of Kingston, called on friends for a short time. Misses Helen and Jean Shibley, of Harrow: 'smith, are with their grand. parents, Mr. and Mrs. 8. T Winter. Peter Crouter, of Des- eronto, called on friends in the village. Quite a few of the Masons attended the funeral of the late Mr, Switzer at Sydenham last Wednes. day. J. Winters, of Stirling, spent a short time with F. Benjamin, Mrs. 8. Burgess spent a day recently in Enterprise. Mrs. Holland and chil- dren have returned from Athens, after visiting friends. Miss Bublah Walker is visiting her brothers and aunts in Toronto for a month. The khaki boys have been home spending their last furlough at their respect. ive homes. Miss Jessie McNeely 1s visiting Yriends in Gananoque. Miss Ruth Babcock has returned home from Dexter, where she spent a month with her uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Bowlby of Harrowsmith, spent Sunday last with Mr. and Mrs. 8. Winter.. Mrs. A. Smith and daughter have returned to Odessa, after visiting Mrs. William Smith, Mr. Adair, of the Merchants Bank, has returned to his duty after spend- ing his holidays in Gananoque, Mr. Clark, of the Merchants Bank, Thor- old, is calling on friends in the village. Mrs. George Curle and daughter, Pansy, are visiting King- ston friends. Mrs. Loucks, Rochester, N.Y, is visiting her brother, George Lanark ttt tattered LOWER LAVANT, AVE. 4A .and J. Wilson and Miss B. Reid and Miss F. Barr. mo- tored' from - McDonald's Corners ~y Dali; ure in bad L William Diaog and ¢hildren of Brit. ish Columbia .are visiting friends here. aha DAIRY SHORTHORNS., cured in Alberta, forms a prominent feat- work carried on in con- glven as to the capacity of the double-purpose Shorthorn as a milk producer, The records made in the rincial farms have mot Quite egualléd the best made at the Ontario Agricultural College, where one dairy Shorthorn gave 12,40) pounds of milk in a year. What has been accomplished in Alberta would, however, be creditable under any circumstances, and is especially so in view of the fact that the Alberta re- cords: were' made "by cows imported from Ontario, and that had not as yet been fully acclimsatized in the west. At the demonstration farm ut fedgewick, Alberta, the Shorthorn cow, Lady McKay 2nd, gave 10,472 Ibe. of milk in = year, and two other Shorthorns gave 9,699 and 9,006 lbs. of milk respectively. Fourteen cows of the same bréed at this farm, @ve of these being two-year-olds, and one three, 'gave an average of over 6,000 Ibs. of milk "or the year. The most. interesting feature in connection with what is being done with dairy Shorthorns at these Al- berta Provincial farms is found fn the records made by daughters of one of the herd Fills. This bull is But. terfly King. He has, says the official report of the Department of Agricul- ture, all the characteristics of the choicest dair~ Shorthorn sires, and at thé same time he would in his prime have stood in good company in any beef show ring. This bull is the sirs of one cow which produced. 8,343 pounds of milk in nine months; an- other which is creditec with 5,284 pounds in a liitle over six months; of a three-year-old which produced 2,561 pounds in three months, and a two-year-old which has a record of 3,454 pounds of milk in five months. The departmental report claims for this bull that be has more daughters in the Reeord of Merit in Canada than any other dairy Shorthorn bull in the Dominion, . Cheese sales: Cornwall, 2,366 at 17 1-2c; Iroquois, 895 at 17 1-4c; Danville, Que., 1,681 at 186 b-8c; Perth, 1,350 at 17 5-16c; Picton, 1,- 806 at 17 1-4c; Napanee, 2,200 at 17 3-16c; Mont Joli, Que., 200 at on Friday morning to J, Bartram"s. Miss Sadie Reaper, Montreal, Is | ush down when milk or cream visiting friends here. John John- Ay ri iin, 17 3-18e¢; London, 200 at 17 1-2¢; Belleville, 2,316 at 18 1-16¢c; Water town, N.Y., 8,600 at 15 1:4c. The Canadian Patent ed that fact and granted a patent both on the form, and the method of making . N ew Post Toasties No other flaked corn shares this honor -- no and flavor. Several distinctive features scharacterize this new and economical food delicacy. Old style "corn flakes" do not possess much real flavor of their own. methods of making didn' depended largely for their taste on the sugar or milk, you ate with them.\ You and cream, were never asked to test them dry. fresh cooking, the grain. . Bd : A i other equals it in form Office has recogniz- food on the market Old-fashioned t bring it out. They Eh ae 1 Will Have to Be Drawn Since Canada and the other Do- vacant areas with people of British x |#tock, they must look to. the surplus | Ki population of Britain, No other part | "jot the Empire has a surplus of : JAnglo-Saxons for emigration, The éftect of the war upon British Iation, and upon the birth-rate wh: muintaing it, is therefore of divect national interest to us. Canada will want, during the coming years, 'an influx of Britishers at least equal to its present population, and at the same time, the Motherland ought to maintain her population and strength at the present mark of 45,000,000 at least. The problem of-a falling birth- rate in Britain is really Imperial, af- fecting very materially the future strength of the Empire. ' The report of the Birth-rate Commission ap- pointed by the National Council of Public Morals in England, is, there- fore, timely and interesting. After the war the birth-rate question will be acute in all the countries whose manhood has been sadly reduced in the fray, and in the Motherland a study of the causes operating to cause a decline in the rate has a new importance from that fact. The com- mission was composed of a group of leading scientific and sociological au- thorities. The main findings of fact by the commission were: 1. That the birth-rate has declined to the extent of approximately one- third in the last 35 years: 2. That this decline is not, to any important extent, due to alterations in the marriage rate, to a rise in the average rate at marriage, or to other causes diminishing the proportion of married women of fertile age in the population. 3. That this decline, though pen- eral, has not been umiformly distri- buted over all sections of the popu- lation. 4. That on the whole the decline has been more marked in the pros- perous classes. 5. That the greater incidence 'of infynt mortality upon the less pros- perous classes does not reduce their effective fertility to the level of the wealthier classes. 6. Conscious limitation of fertility is 'widely practised among the middle and upper classes, and there is good reason to think that, in addition to other means of limitation, the illegal Induction of abortion frequently oc- curs among the industrial popula- tion. 7. There is no reason to believe that the higher education of women (whatever its indirect results upon the birthrate may be) has any im- portant effect in diminishing their physiological attitude toward bearing children. These findings confirm, generally, what has been understood in relation to this important question of popula- tion increase. Economic and social reasons, arising chiefly out of ifin- || proved education, have played an im- portant in conscious restriction of the size' of families. - In France; for nomic reasons, it is the custom to be small families, and among the higher classes in Britain there is the same regard for family conven- ience, Called on Canadians. Arising from the prosecution in the London (Eng.) Police Court of a gang of cocaine vendors who have ten supplying the drug to soldiers, a fresh demand has been made for Immediate legislation to cope with this latest form of plague. Owing to the fact that the development of this vice has only lately come to the public notice in England there is no legislation directly bearing on the evil except a provision in the Defence of the Realm Act, under which ven- dors of drugs to soldiers can be pun- ished. So unaccustomed are the Metropol- itan police to dealing with these drug cases that they called on the Cana- dian military police to track down the offenders, and it was due to the efforts of Major Clifford, Regimental Sergt.-Major Dee and Sergt. "Smith that the gang of vendors just prose- cuted were entrapped. The London city police think that the prosecu- tion will at least put -a temporary check onthe system "of vending, which was spreading to large propor- tions.. The selling has been "chiefly by small foreign shop-keepers, who secured their supplies through one or two druggists, who have also been trapped. The drug habit has been finding its victims among soldiers on leave after suffering from "nerve strain at the front and soldier convalescents who are troubled from old wounds, and the police authorities are urging that Immediate action should be taken to allow more severe penalties than three months' hard labor, such ac given to the seven men who have just been prosecuted in the London Police Court. the flavor by eating from the package. rolling and toasting under quick, in- i is added. They don't crum- There's substance to"them--so wonderfully delicious as to the Story } Co. 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