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"in the Methodi : > Church school-room, owe a debt of hat! oratitude to the gracious, sou of ".|and energetic Committee that: "Toe { Jin returned York, and *| for Spring orders. When the White Plame declared id never the management of the affair, Guests on entering were presented with a number entitling them to an envelope containing a Valentine, and a good deal of merriment was created by trying to spy out and see what one another had received ; some had received mote Cupids than the law allowed and they |and shared them with others that were not quite so fortunate. Hearts of every size and conceivable colors, daintily shaped of cards, and used single, in clusters and in long strings ~in fact, hearts were trumps--- 'a large scarlet heart was placed conveniently on which was inscribe ed the Menu, which was rich and rare and was served on the Euro- ped ci week a rank free-trader, traveling aroutit per Mr. of 99. 'some of the cities of Teal s are mounting out of fl" pro to the wages of the people, who register to vote in o from %ow on must tell dancing ater is suing the archbishop of for injuring hi business by prohibifing the Oe gard Speaker :--Surely the or intended the human body something more than a mere The Examiner says the competi: "tion of potatoes from New Bruns- 'wick has Rottened the market for 0 in Barrie. The Toronto Star derides the flor its ignorance of scripture. is the particalar function of @ 'reverend editor anyway ? A doctor says that lieavy under-- 'wear causes ved noses. Which shows once more how it is to mis- A man who was looking for la- lately complains that the pick too many of the unem- d are willing to use is the ooth-pick. The Renfrew Mercury tells of a girl who quarrelled with and returned the engage- y to be placed for rolling stock for the 3 Northern Railway to op- @ its main line between Quebec 'We pass on do farmers enjoying the benefits 'of rural mail delivery jou from the Midland that they occasionally A servipes of the gift of a bushel or bag of oats. ~The editor of the Bracebridge AGagefte informs an interested pub- that out on his Northwest farm | nearly all last year's crop of wheat 48 still in the granary. But be 'must have brought a good stock of g chaff home with him in the fall. flicks predicts cold and stormy weather for February and March: 'advalice on Ayer's Almanac of a century ago. Spread all the column for each month "used to read, "Look--out--for | with Ned Macdonald, of Pictou, opéof the' warmest advocates of protection in Parliament, ~ The new parcel post will go a long way toward bringing the pro- ducer and the consumer- closer to- gether, which was never attempted during the fifteen years of Liberal rule, when the cost of living was going up. Reports of a Government caucus appearing in Liberal newspapers are, of Jcourse, guesses. Some guesses may be good; others are grotesquely bad. Readers of 'Lib- eral newspapers should remember that their favourite journals are the very ones that cannot obtain cor- rect news as to a Government caucus. Sic Wilfeid Laurier is laboring heavily in an effort to show that it was by the governmeat that the government's. Highway's Bill: was killed. Sir Willrid isa skilfal ac- tist, but he can't put that ower. on the Canadian people. The goal of Sir Wilfrid Latirier's ambition is still the independence of Canada, with office-at-any-oqst us preliminary step. The Ottawa Opposition Is much |. grieved over dismissals, including the dismissal of the Laurier 'Gov- ernment by 'the pores. of Sanada, The Opposition 0 ver agrees. 'ment on the first vote of ob be sion, which is. quite in 'accord with their asual behaviour. | Liskeard Speaker :--According to a London medical journal thirty large walnut = kernals - ontain as much food valve as ti quarters of a pound . This is not likely to living much, as itis Deces: buy about half a tos of the ordinary walnuts of commerce "i order to get thirty large walnut kernels in fit condition for human consump. tion. Yes, Sir Wilfrid Laurier is lead- ing the Opposition for the present, Hon. William Pugsley being laid upewith a severe cold, © Prince Albert Our pastor, Mr. Totten, was as- sisted last Sunday im. Missionary Services by Rev. W. Q, Parsons of Victoria College, Togonto. Mr. chairman, when an excellent Liter- ary and Musical program was rendered by a number of Port; Perry's most talented entertainers, which added much to the enjoyment of the occasion. The financial re- sult will considerably augment the exchequer of the League. To the President, Miss H. G. Coad, M.A., much of the grand suecess of the highly enjoyable event is to be attributed, A tr lf oid Boye Re-Union and eld Day! King's BIRTHDAV--WEDNESDAY, June 3. King Edward Loyal Orange Lodge, having had phenominal suc- cess in many enterprises and enter- tainments, has embarked on one that if properly pushed and backed by its already extensive experience in the entertaining line cannot fail ies in this © very, narrow escape Kirby, whose sleeping stairs, having heard some one had fallen, ran and going to the room found them on the floor come by coal gas. opened the doors 'and and found the housemaid ed by the gas. vision for thorou went to the nearest ne Hunters, who came to the re the sufferers. All, howe revived, and alt will be know that they have full ed, The High Oost of Ls fiscal year which end 1913, Canada paid: $11,500 duty on food, and 'all this is virtually a direct tax on the fn sumer. In glancing over the list it is to understand that the buying pub- lic are themselves largely to in many instances, for ther are articles of food produced in Canada that are equal i in every res] tog those made in any country is' the world. In the baking powder line dene there - were 667 904 lbs. ifnported into Canada, and this means the consumer paid in duty the enorfous sum of §67000, There arg. better goods in the world in il | than magic baking powder, i made in a model sanitary up-t¢ factory, and can be procured in any first-class store at one-half the pricef=" i 'the imported article sells for. © Such articles as raisins, cifrrant ol: and many other things, which daft to prove a grond success. Itisno| oo grow in Canada, or are not other than a Grand Re-Union of produced here, have of necessity 10 . or Port Perry Old Boys and a Field Day, and already impromptu meet- ings have been held in order to make proper preparations for the Coming Event of 1914 in this County, Ina few days many thousands of press- ing invitations will be issued and transmitted to all throughout Can- ada, United States and Europe that former - residents of Port ol H. S. Osler, Esq., of Toronto, has ately purchased 200 acres of Pine Point property which he is about to re-forest. Mr. Wm. | Grabam, of Springwater Farm, has examined and reported on the qual. ity of the soil so that trees of the proper variety may be planted there- on. be impotted, and the duty paid. If the consumer would devote: #7 little thought and attention to. subject a large amount of: DIOTEY could and would be saved. --Can, v adian Home Journal.) rort Perry Board of Ed tion, | 1g in ki of "Tuesday, Februa The Seorciary Secretary on ta the chair called for nomination the office of Chairman, Messrs S.Short and E. H. Purdy nominated the Board procee! ballot, the resuit being the el of Mr. Short who returned for the honor conferred on him Moved by Dr. Mellow, by E. H. Purdy, -that th commiitees be called together Mr. John Pearce has purchased their appointment by the | one hundred acres of Mr. Harper, being part of lot4, con. 9, for*which he paid a handsome sum, first named, and from the number of that committee: elect their chairman for the the investment, however, will prove | po iog highly remunerative to Mr. Pearce, who is one of Scugog's most ener- getic and enterprising farmers. -Sonya. CARNIVAL. Messrs. W.'S. Short, Dr, E. H. Purdy, ]. McE. Murra; Berry, Dr: Archer, R. U. Trwi Ingram. Rev. John Harris, following newly elected u --W. H, McCaw, C. R. A Carnival will be held on the |and H,G. Hutcheson, Rink Sonya, on the evening of|sent.- 3 Tuesday, -Feb'y. 24. Programme : COMEITTERS APPOINTED DRAPRAPAPEE ® @ @ De ® Parsons gave a clear statement of and non weather -- lye. work of the chureh fo foreign BE Rach, 1 158 soles :- 75 Soe i Sotodt | Manegement.- Dri ands, The response was quite : SY 1.00 . a is Mu tho 3 the Elizabethan drama~| liberal, The prospect is for a very 1.00 Se ay, and Crooner said : "Wottien should talk ah | gratifying ibcrease in the contribs 78 50c| McCaw, E. H. Purdy Dr r after supper; tis their exer- | tious. , Dr, n ev The Bethel Beetiiig: "postponed Re MeTsoomr ia 'Mansgers. | CONCERT. AND 'BASKET . SOCIA pe