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* «Much butter is is imported from. enmark, because Danish cows have ical education; to ours." "A triangle 1s a square with only "only three corners." : "I'he principal vegetable nd min- "eral products of America are tinned "A corpsis a dead Eman: a orpse is a dead lady." "To keep milk from turning sour you should leave it in the cow." Pk minimum. 2 'That its surface shall "he A campaign is being carried on in Great Britaih urging the public to use proper economy in expenditure. Such a campaign has good reason to be But there is another side to this It takes a fine courage to go ton living as usual under war time con | spending money, wisely, pay- ns prompts, = and gia] ditio *, Biisiness deprelion, which spells hip and ruin; is really lack of dence. Somebody for some tea- s afraid and the panic grows. A 'man who hoards his money in king toe or.in the bank; may be te as much a victim of fear as the 'man who turns his back on the enemy 'the nt population by facilitati between tan. the urban The cost of transporting "goods and land runs for dear life, and he often' vi pai produce by horses depends on the! hms far less reason for fear. condition of the roads are moved. If}. No class of men have a better the surface i§ rough ¢ or the grades are chance of quiet patriotism than the steep, the weight of the loud a horse farmers. A cheerful word from them | can draw is decreased. ~ This necessi- would do-much to help restore confi- ! tates the making of more trips or the 'dence. ployment f more horses and vehi-L¢ Few farmers realize how much cles to move a given weight. business prosperity depends on _confi- defective road increases. the wear nence and optimism, 'tear of 'horses, thereby decreasing| Business is founded on faith, and 1] their r life service. and lessening the 'when faith is gone, the bottom is | value of their current service. "|knocked out of business. Defective roads increase the cost of | ning vehicles and 'harness. The average cost of moving i load |" _ Disti nguished for Bravery A recent despatch from the official Y | "Eye Witness" describes the fighting of the Canadians at Orchard. In the description the following reference is made to Major Edgar, whose wife is with. her parents, he on Yicioria Day,after reconnaissance of the + of "the th Battalion N a. Ir. an do is LL more ground, Odlum, in command of the 7th Bat: talion took charge of the bth Battalion as Col. Tuxford was ill, and Major Edgar had been wounded." Major Edgar is now on furlough, and it is expected that he will be in Port Perry within a few weeks. Received a Medal for Bravery Word has come to Mrs. White that her son, Howard White, has received a medal for bravery. In one of the engagements he carried a wounded officer from the trenches under heavy fire Port Perry has reason to be proud that one of her boys bas distinguished Mr. E. A. 'Christie is visiting in | + Mr. L. W. Mitchell 1s busy repair himself in this honorable manner. His action should be an-inspiration to all of us. To rescue a wounded man under such conditions is brave, but better than that it shows.the privy el unselfishness: i splendid to think that our 2 show themselves "to be heroes' when the testing time comes. Albert Bartley Writes Home Pte. Albert Bartley, No. 33280, has. written to his uncle and aunt, Mr.' and Mrs. R. J. Bartley. He saysin "I had a letter from Stanley' Gray, who is out West. * He tells me that he saw my name in the PORT PERRY Star. Well, dincle, I have also had the honour of having my name wen- tioned in Sir John French's despatches The name came out in the English papers,.on the 23rd of June.' The | mention was made for work we did at Ypres about the 22nd of April, when the Canadians made. their brilliant stand. 99nd. I never expected anything like this, but to my surprise my name canie out in the despatches. It is quite an honor, but I can tell you I was thankful to get out alive; 'The shell fire was terrible. . I shook hands with quite a number | that night that never came through. ! + Poor fellows--it is terrible when we come to think of so many being cut I do pray that this terrible' war shall soon come to a close, and that peace shall soon prevail. We are having fine weather and I am feeling fine. - Address--Pte. Albert . Bartley, No. 38280, 2rd Canadian Field Ambu- ! lance, 1st Canadian Division, British : Expettonsry Foce, Frence,. enjoying a short holiday vith her. bere. Es 1 At this time Major - church grounds here. 1 was the first one to bring in' a load of wounded on the night of Miss Ada Brent 'and Miss Ire Vallant were the guests of Mr, W Thompson on Sunday, The wet weather is very trying on the patience of the berry pickers, Miss Helen Harndeh of Whitby, is visiting with her parents. | Come and enjoy the biggest event of the season on Friday evening July 30. It's a garden party provided by: . the workers of Myrtle, Columbus and, Raglan churches, to be. held on the Come early. Bear in mind the quarterly meeting. on Sunday next at 10,30 a.m. Utica Woodville. ing Mr. J. J. Christie's barn. Cant give upthé old trade can you Lew. t----------C) 0 "Myrtle: Mr. F. L. Brown had a valuble cow killed with lightning recently. The hail storm which passed over , bere last week did considerable dam- "age to the root crop. Mr, F. J. Duff spent Sunday with Prospect friends. Harvest operations have commenced and there are good prospects of am abundant crop. Miss Bateman of Ottawa, is hol daying with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Slemon of Ottawa, are spending the summer with Mr W. Hoar. : Miss A. Blight of Brooklin, spent the week end with Mrs. R. Britton. Mrs. D, G. Ross left on an extend= ed trip to the west, on Monday. Mr. E. Carmichael of Toronto, spent the week end with his mother. + Miss VanNest of Whitby, Sunday at home. spent. 0 Greenbank Mrs. James McMillan is under the doctors care. Mrs Claughton and daughter Viola aré visiting F, J. Dobson. Mr. and Mrs. J. Love, of New Lis- keaxd, is visiting at Mr. Wm, Love's Geo Mitchell is moving into Mr. "Miller's house east of Greenbank. : Mr. Marshall O'Neil's new house" is coming along fine the brick work is about half completed. . versary on Monday July 26. pleasant time is expected.