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two days for the Patriotic Fund Hanowiog in the: neighbethood of Lethbridge, Alberta, began a fortnight ago, the earliest on re: "The town of Port Colborne, with a population pf 2,000 has .contribut ed $13,600 to the Patriotic Fund." Gifts to the value of $6,200,000 'have been contributed by the 'peo- pe of the United States to Belgian vélief, Those formerly rejected'as unfit for military service are being called 'to the colours in Austria-Hungary, together with the middle-aged men of the land. The city of Birmingham bas 'over 100,000 men in Britain's army 'and 75,000 of the civilian population are engaged in the manufacture of mupitions of war, Out of a population of 370,000 Alberta has 10,000 men under arms. Ifall Canada were repre- setited in the same propertion. the Canadian troops at the front and in training would total 200,000. Two live 'grasshoppers were among the signs of spring brought the office of the Huntsville For- last week. Nothing i is fegird- this office' as" conclusive evi- short of a jar of maple syrup. Chicago Tribune :--German opin- Miss Glenn, "of Glenn.Charles, Toronto, will be in Port Perry, Friday, April gth, with = fall line {of Hair Goods. Miss Glenn will o|be. pleased to, demonsirale.. new styles, etc." A Hicury Svocessrur Auction Sat, M+, S. A Davitrs Great of 19, prices realized were highly satisfac- tory ; the weather was propitious ; wu more inteBsgeiit. sritga- tion of yeoman it would be impos- sible to congregate ahd popular auctjopéer, r. Jack- son, was at his best and he worked fike a trojan in the interest of all y he with his phenominal energetic effort and results attained; The live stock were in fine fettle and their slick appearance had considerable influ- ence to cause animated bidding, in fact, everything offer good shape to sell to adva tage and Mr. Devitt richly deserved a suc- cessful issue of his sale, and the] very large turnout demonstrated his popularity with all" MF Devitt having sold his splenglid farm- to Mr. Edgar McBfide of 'Forontd is leaving Cartwright a6d the indica- tions are that hewilFin future reside in Lindsay, and his famous stallion, three times Champion of Candda, Agptévolo Rysdyk, having been'. re- served at the sale, he is taking 'him to Lindsay, then that hyp besides acquiring another: est! will also possess ihe pion roadster sif& of a horse that expert bodes in it fon of Great Britain is more or'less| wpflattering; but. your real -anti- Britisher is 'the socialist. Most of 'the things about England that are #iot so we hear from the socialists. +The London County Council has declhved against the changing of _ German street names to English or French, in spite of appeals from some citizens who would even have rs China" A more miles of undefended border If the Rev. in the 'north country, the t plirposes to appoints for this séason from the of ten. who dre now in es at the present juncture is supplies. We won- a asiog 40, 4 she can written work by the e Senior 'Entrance Class for the term--Xmas to Egster --is as follows : Aleta Rae JohnH John Moule... Ethelwyn Swi tle Goode 3 Marshall's contentions, |no worse farce than following the | sti I's, 1915, he: mafly incidents, that g a session af' the Leg: embering. just concluded will not. be noted for the awealth of its repartee or the versatility of its wit, but orie speech will stand out in the minds of those | § who _ "heard i as a gem, that is "a "Té session of the House Lindsay, to the this district, vol Ontatid; is' to-day the only man: in the House whe has silenced the JetigthiTast Friday in support ofal; motion 'introduced by Mr. Thos co) Marshall, Liberal 'member for: Lin), with farming conditions fh Ontario > It was Mr. Studholme's declaim in that great mass of People who did nothing and for whom nothing was done. He declared that the vacant lands of the Province ~ should- be. turned overito the upemployed for their benefit and they should be placed on farms in Northern Op. tario. In fact the Government could not go. far enough to please him in spending money and provid- ing relief for those out of work. © Mr. Calder has sat patiently all session listening to the wanderings of the member for 'East Hamilton on every big debate. There was no subject that seemed to be beyond his grasp:-gnd. none on which. he could not. 'speak. Mr. Calder had | 4 the memory of many long hours occupied in maintaining a quorum until the. garrulous Mr. Studholme finished talking. 'When the oppor- tunity came he was the one man ready. Quietly and unostentatious ly. he sose in his place and told the House that it was about time the osftiqn Shane tactics and nd Ay but. #5 s6on as they ceschants 'and manpfactur- ould not deal with them. Tile drainage was no new discovery, he said, answering another of Mr. There was ics compiled by some idealist ofi this line. The Goverment had already 'proven what tile drainage would do 'by results accomplished: '| by the Provincial Secretary on sev. 'eral¥farm 'connected with Govern Directing his remarks to Mr, '| Studhofme, the member for South Ontarid said he never heard dny- body talk, more on what he knew less abpur. "1 hear the hon. gen- tleman' say that he left the farm, but How he is going to gather up |gr ait want competition: in hig line of ¢ | MaryLaing (tesim 64 © Gordpn Whiteway . ....56 : si Guy Raines. . vesnsas 48 : 51 UY«|ary Grade are. received, only, at on the : Empire, but yo | tries of Bucope,:] dicreasing by ever so o wld be some hope of 'the s\improving of itself, but the ing to ah he steady increase is' in defénd 'our fair Candilian land from the other direction surely calls fof the domination of Germany, which ughttiid Action on the: part of means, not freedom for .the coun: the Library Board.-- Orillia Packet. ut siib§e¢vience | 'Montreal Gazettee :---The' other to Germany. day a Liberal member at Oftfawa The life of a, soldier is a life oflmade a vehement speech assailing' duty. He mustbe obedidht, dici-|the Government because it did not plined and "ilways veady. ""When {reduce : the. expenditure and the called out fy trumpet. he must tariff when the first Sign: of hard come. Whén ordered to go forth | times appéated over. year ago. on some perilous enterprise he! The SolicitorGeneral therefore must go. He must obey orders. produced a shorthand report. of a Obedience, dicipline, cotirage, speech which: fhe $ame "member these are among thé characteristics | delivered not long ago in the east- which make a man ; they are also{ern provinces in which he denounc- those. which make a true soldier. ed the Government for not spending In giving you up then to this life | more on the equipment * of the I. we wish you to remember that we |gercolonial and for pot diners are deeply interested in your wel-|the duties on iron and ; $1681" and fare. "We expect you always to {reviving the bounties. It ds. 3 report on time, so'we have .pravid-{ lor its own sake that the ediyou these wrist watches, Wel cannot agree upon a fixed creed of wish to be bound to you by. ties| some sort, During the free' 'traded which cannot be broken. These controversy in England Disraeli signet rings will biud you to us.isaid that a party which fesorted to Please accept these. } a two-faced front "cogld-not expect We trast you will- 'soon teturn to be supported b the country with the light of victory shining in|ypless the country'all at once lost your faces to be once more good its sense of pi | pfophe not to be thought tunism, he added ight Millan, Harry Fry, of - Sonya, add - Fred. c Cresswell. ! Pocket testamenys had We. provided and with a "few chosen remarks: Rev, T presented these, 5 A suitable reply was behalf of the boys by of Seagrave, whose son the company. ) Then Mr. Clarkson, the presi of the baseball club stepped' fo ward and read the following H To John McTaggart, all concerned since they are setting {i| an evil example to young and old." The Only Way The counfry would save many 'millions of dollars for the next quarter of a centuryil, the National plowed 'vondér 'from "Coghitang to Moncton. Cartwright Oounell. Blackstock, April 5th, 101s. Regular meetin, or Qounefl, mem- bers all present, G. Hooey in the chair; Minutes of of Iasi esting roud £1and adopted. * Communieation "Tron Fie Bacizi Railway Association fe. sign 1 "The Jotiswing t wi Beacock . Saar baseball club, little' thoug t, on the baseball field, we training one of our memb battlefields, but ss trail Waterloo was on the football of Eton school, s0 we expect ca The Germans. are at bn baving their oioga we Trancontigiental Railway, cquid bel the committees from the vari- ous 'polling subdivisions would send Regn me the value of the clothing, new and second-hand, I shall be pleased 10 send a copy of the same to the News for publication. . : W. G. Barnus, ownship Treasurer. Prageive Our Homes -- Germans' New, Wail T.ondon, aprit { 3 ~The' "Daily News has the Mollowing | from Rot= terdam 3 Paul Michaels in the weekly fe- view: of the wav .in The Besliner Tageblati is evidently in'an exceed-, ingly gloomy mood tegarding the present position of the German atmies, ar aks of the spirit of | modesty that now reigns in Ger- many.. Today he says: "We only see' how. Tremendausly dificult it is made for us to preserve out nation. al" unity and freedom. Many dreamed too' easily of our victory over 'our -enemies. The. people thought ta gather in the harvest when reslly the first preparations for-thie "findl result still had to be}, created. In the meantime we have become more modest,. add it be. comes. 'clear gus that 'even with the greates self-sacrifice. it will only the Argonne forest also were pre- =: L3abn" McCabe, Souih His Offte | iui Hand came in om. with d ot _pancerviog yesters| ts.in the front, given ER bel with the result that sever by Suess were bacly on 'He as removed to the: Ross. Memorial * The Belgians 'attempted to con- He al, where Dr. 'Blanchard is centtitg teinforcements in. the direcs attending his'injuries. It.is er tion of Bret Grachten, which, an stood oie of his fingers will have bo the exception of some hou XG northern side bag been in cur ands be amp tated: Lindsay Pour, since April-3: The Belgian troops were repulsed by our artillery fire, "French sitempts (0 & lvance in 5,--~Count Zeppelin is not satisfied ships are being handled. He called vented by" artillery fire. A 'strong. attack "by the - enemy against our! posijions; on the 'heights "west of Bousguilles, south of Varennes, short distance in front them on several scores. n fortifications. French. infaftry charges: west of Pont-a- The Count said that the tall owe Mousson were unsuccessful, while er of the Zeppelin bad not been gineers and the captains. of his di' rigibles now at the Zeppelin works - Romaushorn, Switzerland, 'April with the manner in which his air ~ togethér one day this week his en. ° at Friedrichshafen, and criticised f\ 5 SK the Germans gained sopie ground employed, and that longer raids in the forest of Le Prete by blow- than those 'made heretofore were ing up several mines." possible. He also said that there. Libridon, April §.-- correspon. | await favorable weather condition'sy desk of, The Daily Express teleg- | instead of responding without delay ior the Belgian frontier: |t0 'military requirements. = He' be- ; Be A070 raids on German acro- lieved that an attack upon London nd. submarine depots, a and the lower thames had been de- yobaidmetit of the German: Inyed A The, Count be with great difficulty (hat we shall |; be 2 to SE . the veri 0 'tation iy between to-day ad to morrow the world could be healed {| We fave |, be convinced unwillingly |; and By nd facts" that in this war |' by the German spirit. had to. it is not a question of putting through 'a fantastic . world-policy, but a question of protecting our |, house and home. «The war was not begun to lay 4 new yoke tiponjthe world. It cer- tainly will have to be Sarried on for (the sell pi of the a Ewpire. It: would be idle te try and fix the details of what the final peace will be; but in any our object must be the making certain. of our national existence longest ti hai ted at Leige, on the 'way from Murrav--At Port Perry, on Friday, April 2nd, 1915, Newton Harhs den Murray, aged 43 years, 1 "months. | NOTICE LL PARTIES indebted to L. ing a toss Flanders, as fides read redisteic the Livery Business at Myrtle Sta-, tion are requested to settle theif indebtedness before the 1st May, and all parties having claims against him will, kindly render their accounts before: said date, L. L. ROSS, Myre April 3, 1915. 'Colonge'on Saturday was so pack- ed thatthe soldiers sat on the roofs of the cars... A vague but distinet feeling that we aie on the eve of a great under- taking: pervades the civilian popu: "| was too much of a disposition té Ls Ross, lately carrying on.