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Somer ave contributed over not | fifty per cent. per capita to patriotic purposes. Its intelligence, wealth, properity and patriotism all ee 'bine to make it generous in. a [cause and strongly influence its vd 'termination to do its utmost for the : + Compig ef day' made he "magnificent {it of fy thousand -dollars to the d@ Have Fresh ! Ina recent: contribution to. The Globe 'Mr. Peter McArthur admits that the amount of sickness' among and*live 'stock make him wish. that he knew 'how to conduct a strong campaign in favor of pro- ventilation," the lack ' of which, 818 convinced, "is at the bottom of a Jarge share of the trouble." He fears that *'many enterprising farm- ers; who have built bark barns and 'cement stibles under them, have thade a grievous mistake by not pitting in thoroughly sciefitific s of ventilation," adding that of all the barns and stables of 'this "kind through which he has beett Shown during the past few years he tan remember only one that was "properly ventilated. iMr. McArthur is quite right as to the cause of the ailments from 'which many well-housed cattle 'sufy fer. They are kept in too warm, maist, and fetid an atmosphere, because of the difficiity of keeping the air of an under-the-barn stable , cool, dry, and pure. Stables so situated have nothing to commend them except convenience for stor- age and feeding. The "bank" 'barn was an unfortunate invention, and the wonder is that it ever cap- tured otherwise sensible farmers, as it has'done. Nature meant cattle to live as much as possible in the _ open, fres to move about as they please, and dependent largely on the improvement of their natural Covering 'to protect them against extreme cold. All cattle should be provided with shelters, but young animals 'intended for beef should, never be tied up in them. To let hem run at large is a great saving _ of labor, of which the cost is a use- Jess and heavy burden on the farm- EXTENSIVE AUCTION SALE. --Mr. Jas: Blakley, lot 12, con. 2, Reach; {Saintfield) being about to move to Foronto, and having no further use for i his ofhorses, cattle, sheep, swine and farming . implements, has 'in- : structed Mr. Jackson to sell all without reserve on the premises on Tuesday, Febtuary 29th, The list a large one and includes many ) Implements are up-to- all will be sold at auction so the opportunity is a good don't you fail to take ad- Yomr. boys go. "to the front." There would be as much reason in asking the editor of the Advocate to leave his 'office and go farming. If be is half as busy as tlie average country tlergyman he is no idler, and in- any case his work is much less important. : £3 Tue Greatest YzT.--All to Mr. Brandon's Great Dispersion Sale, lots 13 and 14, con. 13, Brock on Monday, Feb. 21. It starts at ten o'clock, Messrs. G, Jackson and W, FP. Marquis are Auction- eers. Hamilton Spectator: -- Before the wat Germany's overseas commerce was valued Approximately at the enormotis sum of $5,000, 050,000 Hamburg, its chief port only to London--handled half of this amount. No business is being transacted in it to-day. Germany's mercantile marine lying rusting at its wharves. . Add to this thc loss of comparatively all of its colonies and tremendous wastage in men and munitions caused by the war, and some idea will be had of the tremendous cost of its insane and futile attempt . to dominate the world, Nearly all the young men of Cold- water have enlisted, according to the Planet, The Peterborough Review speaks of the regeneration of Toronto. In the future tense. of course. * Greece will enterge from the pres' sént war without a friend in Europe. {n thie end, perfidy néver pays. Owen Sound will probably add a a computing scale to the equipment of the town market. A good idea. With two wives living, Nilla has married a third. President Wilson's stony stare Las no terrors for a spirit so daring. A recent: addition. to" the Tillson Chicken Farm, Bracebridge, in- creases its incubator capacity to 6,000 eggs, 53id to' be the largest in Ontario, Hastings "County Council has voted $2,000 a month for the dura- tion of the: war. Hastings has no- thing like the wealth of Ontario. Imagine the feelings of the Eacl:, should the suggestion of making a pork-barrel rempant the National emblem of the United States be put in effect. A Beeton Busingss. man begins an advertising campaign by saying, «It seems; that nobody "knows | am here" He exprosses '& determina- tion . now to compel the public to recguise his existence. The Beeton man ison the right track at last, <| One feels like keeping an eye an. him, and noting resul ic quaries and legal] separations follow as the seanlt of eatin p 0 "The document is a one and deals extensively and con. cisely with municipally-owned pub= lic" utilities and more particalarly with municipal electric light and power utilities, and in prodating it |- the, author must necessarily have consumed much time and extensive researchand likewisetbeen thorough- ly 'and corfectly posted on all matters pertaining to the great task which he mastered with such wonderful skill and. admittedly sat- isfactory proof: The cost of fuel "kilowatt, * &c., contained" "in * Blackstock. Managing Commi J: C. Tibb, W. C.F Byers, Chas. Gibson, G. Crawford," }. H Watson jr, Robt Byers, Jas, Malcol Hooey. Weekly x ibe! vumerous tables and schedgles : vith these' wiugi ities is explained. in terms "so plain that "he who runs may fead." That Mr. Ghristie is on top of his profes- sion there is no question; no o:het in the profession has ever attempt- ed so herculean - a task as the pro- duction of the paper iu_question, and, 1m fact, nowithstanding the United States' trémeadous popula. tion ol one hundred million, none {other than A. Graham Christie, eldest son of Peter - Chnstie, Esq. ex.M.P., of "Dundrennan Farm,' in township of Reach, in the County of Ontario, Province of Ontario. and Dominion of Canada, could accom. plish it in so efficient 2 manner, and he isto be congratulated on his nd {grand accomplishments... The young man in devoting his superior talents and energy in mastering so intricate and difficult 'a' problem wins enduring fame not alone for himseif, but likewise for the profes- sion he so nobly and ablyrepresents; all the members of which delight to do him honor. CARTWRIGHT AGRICULTU- RAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meeting of Cartwright Agricultural 3ociety was held pur- suant to statute, the attendance being good and much interest was manifested in the proceedings." The! Hope, a ydiber of 'recitations songs were given as interlude; Several of they. recently added cruits were present. Rev. J Kidd actedas chairman in the? sence of, /Dr. McArthur, Presider The. great event of the 'we our village'was the closing ba of the Agricultural Class on' F) evening; -Space.will not peemit fall account of it this week needless to say it was only thay of a thing that had been p all along its course,.; Nestleton Statio { wr Sd Messrs Leslie and Elmer Wir who are in - training at Blackst Armotries spent Sabbath last the parental home, Mr. Werry ia recruit from Darlington was hore with them. . The Anniversary Services of Presbyterian Church here last Si bath were of a splendid order. fortunately many of the geople our district are ill which | preven bo some from attending. The sermajs by the pastor were timely and prapriate and the musical part let by a quartette from Port Perry sisting - of Meydames | Crozier: al and Messrs. McLachlin efficient and indefatigabié Secretary the tea meeting of the: Society, Mr._R, Philp, read the minutes of the last annual meet= ing which were adopted. The res enjoyed a most successful year. Lady exhibitors had done a i deal towards making the fair a suc. cess, and five of them were elected tothe Boaid of Directors: Mesdames J.B. Devitt, S. A. Devitt, W. C. Ferguson, D, P. Macfarlane, Sam Jeflery. . Officers elected were; President-- Fred Taylor ast Vice Pres.--Robt. Parr and Vice Pres,--N. H. Marlow Traasurer--E. Montgomery Secretary--R. Philp Avditors--D. P. Macfarlane' and "8 Jeffery " Directors: --Isaac Whitfield, W. A. VanCamp, W. Darcy," James Byers, J. H. Devitt, M.P.P,, Aod- rew Devitt, Wesley Camphill; John Wright, John Jobb. : It was decided to hold a competi. tion for standing field crops for 1916 in oats and turnips. The 'Ditectorats of Cartwright Agricultural Sociely deserve credit for their persistent efforts 0 keep); wad fally op i ee 4 character' "The Minister's on Port Perry' for a, few: the penalty the reds pay f winning in the recent V contest that created such year. Mis McKee of Lindsay. § 5 ing a few weeks at ber enjoying a-well earned x 'rest Prince 4 albert Tx sence of the Bethel (Shirley) € which took: the entire i be singing was given well © rendered ih 'those ORO) ADPARAE