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paid at 26¢ and 27c a dozen, ees who mer be inter. w some time the tendency will no ! Be olin tye i doubt continue. downward: « i veo intrest capital in re comedian has signed & con- ry p of toy industries | ee uniler which' ie is 18" Feceive | the locality, ; already stablshed hoped that | $10, a week and a bonus of $150, | wa's somewhat Most Mommy ace capitalists willing to invesiigate tbe 000. If you are keen to get ric Sr i. AND aT hy eg be | in. this;busy. and intellectaal age, | tiful al Ottawa, Marth thet is a 'curi- "ous fact that the nation whose sol- diers used little Belgian children as shields to protect them against the fire of British and French guns, the nation which rejoices when bombs dropped from Zeppelins kill innocent English children, the na- tion that exulted when the bodies of innocent English children, from the Lusitania floated on the ocean, is the one which before the outbreak | . * 'of the war made toys for children * all over the world." There was no sentiment in it. The Germans knew that every child throughout the world deliglited to play with toys and every little girl desired a doll. It wasa matter of business to supply the universal demand. In almost every Canadian house-| +» Meld children played with German dollvand toys. Once a year the * great Canadian department stores and the wholesale houses that sup- plied small retail stores with toys sent their buyers to Germany to plirchade toyss Since the outbreak of 'the war German goods of #ll kinds being excluded from Can- ada the large department stores and the wholesale houses have found it exceedingly difficult to get toys to 'supply the Canadian demand and similar conditions prevail in' every country of the British Empire. The Department of Trade and , Commerce bas recently received several inquiries from England as to whether Canadians can supply toys 1 take the place of German toys © now excluded from the Uhited Md ingdom; " With a view to encouraging the manufacture of toys in Canada both for the home market and for export Sir George Foster has arranged for a Toy Conference which will take place in the Royal Bank Building at the corner of King and Yonge Streets, Toronto, onthe 28th of March beginning at 10 o'clock in * the morning. A large number of samples of German toys such as Were formerly imported into Cana~ » 'Canadiag masufacturers of send exhibits, so that the at the Conference. It is 4 that many of our large in- ,make use of waste Tor manufacture. of id it will bs well worth 'while "industries * to send repre- nce. will take the opening: ad= Irish Program rendered. * will be served from 6 to 8. Admission 25 cts; Children 15 cts. ee Mn town hall on the eveniiigs day and Friday of last wi make a clown of yourself: were plansied in the boom period in Westetn Canada are being 'turned into farm" lands again," - And the fellows who exploited them? Let us Hops they are once more *'scratche lng gravel" for a scanty Ting: request, again on Tuesday evening : of this week, was in every respect in keeping with the acknowledged ability and superior - entertgining resources of the Choral Unign. The caste of characters was perfection personified and every entertainer proved a star while the choruses were grand beyond conception and the instrumental music being en- chanting. That the exceptionally efficient and talented Conductor; did his part to perfection while -the Stage Manager left nothing undone to make appeatances graceful, charming and pleasing as well: as coirect 10 the minutest {raction was evident at a glance. All'are to be congratulated on' the magnificent success that 'attended' their well directed efforts. * Financially 'the exchequer of the Choral Union will be augmented hy 4 handsome Spm, Auction f Farm and Farm 8 plements, Mois It will be seen by » by the post- ers that Mr. Elijah Beare has | fn. structed Mr. Jackson to. sell : by Auction his adjacent to the nort Perry containing 133 ity to secure one of the best farms in Canada, while the farm stock is Don § fail 10 attend this great sale. Avcrion Save.--It wilkbe seen by the Posters that Mr, Ed. Griffen has given instructions to Mr, Jack- son to sell by auction, on the prem- ises on Saturday Mudie vic of EF It will be seen by their ads o? vertisement elsewhere in this -iasie : Te Fay ) Barley, 2'plots ~~ 4 Testing. we aatites of ¢ Wheat, 2g