rad mi : FROM THR WHIG'S MANY BRIGHT EXCHANGES. "in Brief Porm the Events In The Oountry Abont Kingston ~~Full of Interest to Many. i i Are Told | Way was ! { 5 Ramsay and Winter have pur-| eased a farm in Camden from J. R.| Dr. jekire has been re-elccted Chairman of the Smith's Falls Board of Education. or "Harry Cairns ind family, Violet, are moving into the boarding house at Camden East paper mills. "Wiilam H. Craig has purchased the residence and village lot of R. Patterson on Colborne street, Tweed. Hon. Harry Corby and Mrs. Corby, Belleville, left Friday for California and Honolulu to spend the next month, > The verdict of the jury was that Joseph Rahmer, Athens, passed away from natural causes in thdr village on 10th inst. J The marriage was solemnized at the Methodist parsonage, Smiths Falls, Wednesday of Jacob Dilla- Falls, Wadtitnday of Son es THOMES COPLEY . Telephone 987 ie wanting Snything done in the carpen. pg Gi FLL) Ld Wood Bours of ai] Rinde. All orgers wil o reat n 5 attention. ~ Shop. = ~~ tache and thin face, e They Last Ontario Points | bough, Renfrew, and Annie Downey, Portland, - . : W. Field, Smith's Falls, who has been: an employe in the Frost an Wood shops for the past twenty-| seven years has given up his work! and enlisted for overseas service. i At Cornwall assizes, D. H. Ben-} sentenced to ten years in! Ports- | i the provincial penitentiary at mouth on two charges of stealing, the sentences to run comcurreuntly. Pte. C. J. L. Rickwood, for years; organist and choir master of Pem« broke Methodist church, and who en- fisted as band master of the 254th Batt, hag been sent home from Eng- land, having failed in & final eye test, y Drummond, eldest son of F. J. Naftel, manager of the Tweed branch of the Bank of Montreal, left on] Wednesday for Ottawa, where he will | take a >aprse in Ashbury College preparatory to entering the Royalj Naval College at Halifax, | William Fraser, Pakenham, has put on the King's colors, St. An- drew's Sunday school, of which he is| superintendent, presented him with a | solid oak leather-cushioned Morris; ehair with extension foot rest, in tok-| en of thelr esteem, and in recognition of his long service. The chief of police of Cornwall reports that a bogus cheque artist has operated in. that place. He is described as John A. Reynolds, alias John#ton, alias Harvey, ete. 'He is between 35 and 40 years of age, 5 feet eight inches tall, slim build, dark complexipn, sinall dark mous- \ LEY. and bridal sets. 25 silk dresses in good silk, different col- "ors. Regular $13.00 to $15 On sale Saturday .. .. .. 150 skirts in tweed and serge, and other cloths, from ..... .. WHITEWEAR AT MFG. PRICES In chemise, drawers, underski derwaists, combinations, nightdresses .00 goods. $8.45 ' .. .. $1.29 up rts and un- Don't Miss These Bargains at | MENDELS > on THE DEATHS AT WESTPORT. The Late Mrs. H. Blair and William Crozier, » Westport, Jan. 22.--A sad death' here when 'Mrs. Henry DAILY BRITISH --- arr WANTED IN ENGLAND Used in the Making of Artificial Butter--Other Seed Is. Needed. Ottawa, Jan, 23.---According to a report made to the Trade and Com- merce Department by Canadian Trade Commissioner Johnston of Bristol, sunflowers grown in Cana- Blair passed away very suddenly on] fitable as well as ornamental. There Friday 'morning of heatt Her illness only lasted about thirty minutes. She appeared to be in the best of health on retiring the pre- vious evening. Deceased was a good Christian woman, a fond mother and a kind neighbor. She leaves a hus- band, tive sons, and three daughters. Ors. Blair was a Presbyterian In re-| ligion, - The funeral service was held at her home Sunday morning. Rev. Mr. Bondreau officiated. The death of William Crozier oc- | curred on Friday night at the home of 'kis son, Archibald, while on a lit- tle visit he took ill and passed away after less than a week's" illness. He 'leaves a wife, four rons and ome daughter, The funeral service was held in Knox church Sunday after- noon. The death occurred on Thursday, Jan. 11th, after a brief illness of Mrs, Elizabeth Cameron, widow of the late John Cameron, at the advanced age of ninety-two years) The/funeral was held Saturday at her home, where she lived all these years, was largely attended. The service was conducted by Rev. Mr. Bondreau of Westport. : Thomas Garvin and "George Mc- Nally returned to Toronto last week to resume their studies at St. ael"s College. Kenneth Butler has accepted a position in the Bank of Ottawa at Perth. Winifred Blair was {a business visitor in Brockville last week. Mrs. John McCornish and Mrs. Morierty returned home Mon- day after attending the funeral of the late Mrs. B. McSloy, Brockville. Misses Florence and; Vera Stinson have returned home after spending the past two weeks with Brockville friends. Miss Sephronia McCann Is visiting Ottawa friends. TIDINGS FROM CATARAQUL Dr. George Joh Goes W 4 nston Ge fest to Practise, Cataraqui, Jan. 20.--The young people of the: Angiican church are preparing for a concert. Miss G. Purdy has resumed her duties at the public schopl. Miss Needham is suffering from a bad attack of quinsy. . W. Frizzell has received his honor- able discharge from the army as be- ing physically unfit for active service. Mrs. O'Shea is spending a few days in the city. Rev. Mr. Read, Syden- ham, and Rev. Mr. England, Catara- qui, exchanged pulpits last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Hay have returned from Montreal. They are leaving very shortly for their home in Saska- toon. Miss Lottie Counter is visit- ing Mrs. W. J. Cooke. Miss Gertrude Cooke, New York, has been visiting relatives here. Miss Sadie Edwards has returned from Verona. Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Purdy are spending the week-énd "in.. Gananoque. Colin Clark is home from St. Catharines. Mr. and Mrs. F, Riley have been quite ill, but are improving. George Johnston, M.D." C.M., son of Mr. and Mrs. John Johnston, Sun- n¥side, has left to practise in the west. Congratulations are tendered Miss Bessie Blair on her passing the civil service examinations. Mrs. Hunter is going to Trenton to spend a few days with her daughter, Mrs. S. Herrington. Mrs. Sparks, Kingston, has been the guest of Miss V. Smythe, Sunnyside. " OFFICERS 1 NSTALLED An Interesting Ceremony Performed: at Rockport, Rockport, Jan, 20.--Thorton An- dress is spending the winter in Ro- chester, N.Y. Mrs. William Fair is spending a Tew days with her son, Roy at Brockville. Miss C. Cirtwell, Ash Island. spent last week with her brother, William, Installation of officers took place in the C. O.:C. F. Council No. 101, when the following officers were in- stalled: Chief Councillor, Mrs, I Vice Councillor, Mrs. M. J. . Recorder, Miss M. M. ; Prelate, Mrs. M. Carnegie; Marshal, John Carnegie; Warden, F. Huck; Sentry; M. O'Connor. > i and Mrs. William Cirtwell left on Jan. 16th, for Montreal where they will spend the balance of the winter, Mr. Cirtwell' has a good position there. Miss Grace Burteh is spending a few days with her Hse ter, Florence, at Brockville General jospital. She underwent an oper- ation recently for appendicitis. Miss ieh-{¢ failure. | is a big demand for sunflower seed in England, where it is worth about one hundred dollars a ton, which is about five cents a pound, delivered. In the past sunflower seeds have been bought for seed purposes to feed birds and poultry, but large quanti- ties are now crushed in order to ex- tract the oil, which is used in the manufacture of margarine, or artifi- cial butter. Mr, Johnston states that a large number of people in. Great Britain are using it instead of butter, which is scarce and high priced. He says there is unlimited opportunities to do & large business in sunflower seeds. Mr, Johnston further. reports scar- city in England of canary Seed, hemp seed and millet seed, owing to war 'conditions "and the shutting off of previous sources of supply. Prices are high, and there is an opportunity for the economic growth of these seeds in Canada. HUN FOOD SHORTAGE IS GROWING ACUTE Forget Hunger in Leve for Country, Plea Made to German People. London, Jan. 23.~--The best proof that the food situation is Germany is growing dal'y more alarming is to be found in "ae efforts made by the au- thoriti~ through the semi-official pre=s (0 prevail upon the people to ce~ge complaining. Rudolph Stratz, the noted econo- mist, signs an appeal which is pub- Mshed in Die Woche, which says: "It is true that the people must do without food, but what are our deeds of abstinence and renuncisthon as against the deeds and sacrifices of our heroes? Talk less about bread cdris and raise yourselves up to the region of true German spirit, of self- forgetfulness and love of country. This is the spirit which our enemies regard as terrible, "Lloyd George, our most dangerous adversary, has said, "What is your little ego as compared to the Ger- man all? What are your little trou- bles compared with the misery of all? What is the egg card compared with the widows veil, the bread card against the hero's grave?' ' { 3 DRAMATIC SUICIDE OF A CANADIAN Shot Himself in Orchestra of the New. York Hippo- drome, ~ New-York, Jan. 23.---While the first comers wege beginning to enter for the afternoon performance of the Hippodrome yestérday one of them, after taking his seat in the orchestra, drew a revolver and shot himself dead hrough the heart. The only clue to is identity wasla Canadian post of- fice rexistration: card, dated Regina, Cy December 9th, and addressed to uglas Fraser, general delivery, which was found:.in his pocket. v Was a 'Remittance Man. Regina, Jan. 23.--Douglas Fraser, who suicided in New York was a re- mittance man, resident in Regina up to December 24th. Little is known of hifin here, except that he was of rather a sickly disposition. WILL TRY AND SECURE BILINGUAL SETTLEMENT Irish and French Are in Ses- -sion at Bishop's Palace, Ottawa. : wu p---- (Special to the Whig.) , Ottawa, Jan. 23.-With the object tof securing an understanding be- tween the French-Canadian and Irish Catholic clergy looking toward a sat- isfactory settlement of the schdol fcs and laity are gathered at Ottawa t is to bring the French and Irish elements to some understanding, ite proposition to put up to the On- tling the bilingual question, fighting of great moment in progr Even in Rumaaia the elligerents are virtua been SFR fiers are many imitationg of aug! dian back yards may be made pro-' "1 able. * Korie old homes where question, an imposing array of clers to-day. The conference Is taking ce at the Bishop's Palace. - Its ob 50 that they might arrive at some defin- tario Government with a view of set- 5 In. nofie of the war Zones is any at a standstill, there having only minor engagements on vari-| fo ola WEHIG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1917. BODIES 08 | Just Off. Our Coasts Trg . PISO LOY NIGHT'S sail to the north of Prince Edward Island in | the Gulf of St. lawrence one happens on the Mag- dalen Islands. Low-lying and scat- tered . Amherst, 'Grindstone Entry, Alright, Coffin, Brson, and the Bird Rocks--a group of romance-filled is. lands which .if they were better known would 'have visitors by the hundreds through {he summer months. : La Grande Demoisclle et 1g petite Demoiselle are 'the two smoothly rounded combibations of mountain! and cliff which together with sand | bars, miles in length, form the chief | landmarks of the approach. | Here in these islands, whose his-| tory dates ' back to the French dis-| covery and possession of Canada, one happens on rare things--women in sunbonnets riding in carts, knit- ting in band; berry-pickers, ready with a pleasant smile to have their pictures taken; hay-makers, whole- family groups, the women and chil dren all helping with the hay while the good weather lasts; little boys sailing toy boats that they them* selves have modeled and fitted; men and women wearing homespun garments and homesmade shoes of sealskin; basket-makers, and hook- ers of gay-patterned rugs. The soil is rich, the farms are good, and the houses are generally good-sized, attractive, and eomfort- The chief employment is lob: stering.' There are several very large lobster canneries scattered over the islands, cod-fishing, with the atiend- ing stages of salting, drying, and | packing, 'and mackerel fishing. This last mentioned Involves yel another work. That of clam digging. For the clam is the tempting morsel that is used to bait mackerel hooks. A more foreign looking sight cannot be | imagined than the clan diggers at] work on the flats. Carts, buggies, dog cars, and even a cow drawing a box cart may be seen. on thé clam | banks in shallow water quite a dist- ance fiom shore, the horses munch- ing hay while the 'women and girls in bright kirtles and long boots or bare-footed, three-pronged forks in hand, did for the claim upon which the success of the mackerel fishing by the men depends. Havre Aubert on Amherst Island is the capital and here one js likely to meet with interesting people who are always ready to give one interest. ing bits of information co 1 | 1 the islands. M ' In the- winter time sealing is very successfully carried on, and sealing vi trom Newfoundland frequent- ly e as far into the gulf as the Magdalens ior their season's cateh. Excellent modeling clay is found in the islands, and one sculptor, Seumas O'Brien, whose work is well known on both sides of the Atlantie, has very cleverly arranged a littie studio for himself in one of the his- he has turned out several cxcellent busts during his summer vacation. A sculptor's studio js the last thing one would ex pect to stumble on in these distant Magdalens. French is spoken in the islands, but English is also commonly in use and Entry island speaking colony. The Bird Rocks, the chief breeding spot of .gannets and gulls, is very difficult of access and visitors have to be drawa up in a huge net-basket by the lighthouse keeper and his men. The steamer makes the Gill to these rocks once a month; the infrequency of her visits being due to the fact that the land- ing is at all times attended with some danger. g de Cap, Havre Mai- son, Etang du Nord and Grindstone lands and the ports of ~call for the mail, passenger, and freight boals which run between Pictou, P.E.L, and the Magdalens every Monday and Thursday. The Magdalen islands were granted in 1798 to Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin, in a fee simple and whose heir, Admiral Coffin, now bolds them. The tenants pay a year- of late an ordinance has been by the government of the Province of Quebec making it possible for ten- ants to buy the land outright, but it seems that few wish to become lgnd owners at the price of $4 per acre, preferring for reasong of their own to pay the shilling rental. p ee . 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