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ood by letely solves the feed weeks. Price ruggist and Optician, ~~ dings Problem for he = tried to 'hisaudience who were lieve that the cntical terrible war had been inclined to - Allies would emerge victorious from struggle. ~~ Col Cockburn spoke y and authoritatively. w Al | great losses in killed and wounded hat Germrny in spite of Hor fartained for one moment. ca, or the British Empire. the Oh yes----you mean that emness away in the ex America. he people are an product eof the country--the en are the dearest icicles swathed in me knit mitts and long top boots, the women--well, they're not ab- ely impossible, still, even their perature is several degrees below Bsolute zero. Funny place, and-- , I don'taiemember anything more ut it just now." "Ask what Canada is to-day. Every pgn who reads--=who has any idea of 1d politics--will tell you on the -- "Canada, yes I know-- you n the young nation that is sending stalwart soldiers to the aid of in. It is a great place, and the adians are a determined, go-zhead ple." oint in this Lately our fame has-spread. There po 'that 18'no room for doubtingthat the future {it was ony a matter of time when the Ofthe nation depends entirely upon he development of the war. Should 18 lose, our future is a blank. But the thought of losing must not be en- We must win. Even if we hold the winning x perhaps "have been : STAND PROS THE ¥ OF CANADA HEAD OFFICE - TORONTO DEPOSITS RECEIVED SUBJECT ~ 7 TO CHEQUE. Savings Bank Deposits bear interest at E8T'D 1873 - H. G. HUTCHESON, Lk highest current rates. PORT PERRY BRA NCH TRI North was forced to 1 se the very last ounce of power to def, at the 'South, while the strength of the South had been completely sapped. Did the United States enter upon a period of trade stagnation? For an- swer read the pages of American his- tory. Since 1860, her population has more than doubled. The discharged soldiers flocked to the West and the States of Wisconsin and the Dakotas were founded. Since then, her history has Leen a continuation of successes and achievements unparalled by any other nation. Canada now stands where the United States has stood before her. Canadian development will be achiev- ed with American experience to back us. We will avoid her mistakes, and enlarge upon her successes. Canadians resemble nothing so much as they do their beaver amblem. Our future stretches invitingly before 116th Battalion County Route March The Battalion will leave Beaverton on Monday. the 15th of May, after breaktast and will proceed to Can- nington by the road on which the Hydro Electric poles are erected. 'Bbey will leave Cannington on Wed- nesday the 17th, after breakfast and march west on the 12th concession to the centre road and south on the centre road to Sunderland. Leave Sunderland on Friday the 19th after breakfast and proceed west to the Brock road to the south Leaskdale side road, and thence west to Leask- dale, and thence to Uxbridge on the 7th concession of Scott, Leave Ux- bridge on Monday the 22nd, after dinner and proceed to Port Perry by {Reach road. Leave Port Perry on Thursday the 25th after breakfast to s as sirong if not stronger now than €ard, our future is uncertain. A he being of the Bo This! Let us base the reasoning Jor the 'was a 5 ad' course of our future on two conditions | Was a revelation to many and' yet the us--ever beckoning, alluring, calling' proceed to Manchester and down the ° us on to the glorious period of our stone road to Whitby stopping at existence when our common Empire Brodklin one hour for lunch. 0 ar. d logical «| =First, that the Entente Allies ulti- Solonel's cleat. cut 30d logic ce tes ' achieve a favorable peace. burn impress being a: Second, that when peace comes, Can- Cock Sipressed one 38 beng 3 will continue to be part of the 'ments: left no room for doubt. | man enthtisia iL imistic in the -ada fal ehihusiattc and optimistic in cd British Empire. These conditions are which the Government has asked o undertake. He is doing his Are you? = : sons spoke as a mother to | mothers--as a mother who has made; the supteme sacrifice for her country, two sons in the trenches, "Somewhere i "Can anyone doubt then the sincerity of her appeal? Her ap-| peal was directed particularly to the women, mothers, wives, sisters, and sweethearts to make that sacrifice which is even greatéh than that of the man who is willing to sacrifice his life} for his king and country. Mrs. Par- son's appeal was so fervid, so inspir- ing that many a woman was raised | from the depihs of despondency to heights of self-sacrifice and glory ia having sacrificed for the great cause. fl{ Sgt-Major Gandy, a returned sol- dier who went over with the 4th Bn. made appeals that were= intense with {the depth of feeling of a man who has seen the need. His stories were vivid and one could almost fancy see- ll [ing that thin khaki line 'asking *'Will _| they never come? © Whose fault was it that they didn't come? There is only one answer. Ours. Are we still go- [ing to sit back and see it occur again aid again, or are we going to do our it? + It is now up to every man, married or single between the ages of 18 and {45 to decide in his own mind with his il | conscience and hi6 God in judgment ? | Can-any man turn aside and refuse to IC face the call? = There Will Be No Conscription. in ~~ Canada There is a strong movement to se- re farm laborers 'from the United ork on Canadian farms. Se | the results have not | The reason culated through so fundamental, so réasonable that the world has unconsciously painted them upon the signboard of public opinion as established facts. ¥ There is in Canada a class of pessi- | {mists who fear that the tremendous t@ost of the war, coupled with a gener ne {al trade depression immediately fol- schools after: -h lowing the close of hostilities, will sap |our: nation's progress, and sink all Holman and the commercial activity into the mire of bankruptcy. : : Edo not care how optimistic any son of Canada may be regarding our future, he. must admit that the war wastage in Canada is tremendous-- that, either directly or indirectly, gen- erations of children, yet unborn, will be forced to sweat beneath the war loans of the past--war loans that enabled our gallant suldiers so go to the rescue of an innocent people, and to help to establish and maintain law, order, and honour the world over. The pessimists may have some rea- will be in a position to control the military nations of the world. Then all war will be abolished, and a long, | prosperous peace era will be ushered | in, immediately following 'the capitu- lation of Germany. Prince Albert Mrs. Grieves, and Miss Grace Ben-| tt have both returned "to their aving enjoyed the So also have Miss! Misses May and Alma Sonley. Prince Albert is thank- | ful for having been able to send out a | number of teachers of whom we may be justly proud. Miss M. Hiscox has refirned from | Toronto where she has been with her | sister during her bereavement. Easter vacation. Some of our young people have been doing quite a busines in landing ! fish that have make their way up the, stream. We. noticed Norman Bur- nett with a very attractive string of thé finy tribe, also others. A large numberof people were | Will leave Whitby on Saturday, the 27th, after dinner and proceed by the Kingston road to Oshawa. During the march there will be ex- hibition of physical drill by the whole Battalion; also exhibitions by the Machine Gun Section, the Signal- lers, and music by the Band, ac- companying the Battalion drill, and Battalion sports. If the weather is fine the . Battalion may put on open air concerts. The Whitby and Oshawa Detach- ments will be conveyed to Beaverton by special train prior to the com- mencement of the route march. The same special train will pick up the Port Perry Unit at Port Perry. A special train has been secured to take the Uxbridge Company and staff to Beaverton, picking up the 'Sunder- land and Cannington Detachments en route. Seagrave Mr. C. Sleep has installed a milk- ing machine. Mr. C. Sleep owns a registered Durham cow that holds the milk record son for their views, but for my part I present at the service at Manchester see a far different picture. . The last Sunday evening when our pastor mighty heart of this nation beats with preached, his theme was "Lessons a regularity -- with a strong, steady from the Spring-time season of the power which has drawn the eyes of year." the world upon us and gompelled the, Miss Walls of Tottenham is visit- admiration of friend and foe alike. ing her sister 'Mrs. Fursey in Man- If this be true, then Canada, instead chester. of "becoming weaker, as growing : ; stronges. Her motto in this crisis We congratulate the choir of Man- has been drawn from the Stoic phil- chester Church on securing Mrs. osophy of ancient Greece--"Suffer Smith as organist in place of 'Miss ophy and be strong." Surely Canada has' Hartry who has gone to Toronto. suffered; undoubtedly she is gaining ! The Quarterly meeting is to be strength : held at Prince Alpert next Sunday at * In my mind's eye I see the, Canada 10.30 am. The business meeting of the future. ag see her 0h Jption will be held in Prince Albert the fol- that has won her spurs. 0 longer lowing Friday at 2.30 p.m. This 1s will she be a mere colony, but rather rat to 4 the atk official meet- wl she be a nation in a great family jng prepartory to the district: meeting of nations under the British fag. i In which is arranged for the 19th of May that great federation, 'Canada will be M s ; 4 rE de rs, Rae of Lindsay has been 2 powerful unit, with. a. voice: in the: visiting her -daughter Mrs. Marshall Empire's councils. . : " . ear the pessimist saying-- i during the Easter vacation. "Of what use will it be to have' There was a very good congregat- for her class producing 13834 lbs of milk in 12 months in the record of prefomance. Visitors during the holidays. Miss elen Hawkins with her parent, Miss Ethel Frise, Pte. Frank Snyder and sister Miss Pearl Snyder. The Misses Blight, Mr. T. H. Watson, Mr T. H. Hamilton and Mr. Mc Masters of Toronto. It may interest the friends of Mrs. Titus to learn that her son Mr. Arthur Titus has returned home from front. We are sorry to report that Mr. arry Vanstone is under the Doctors re we hope for a speedy recovery. The following rames are on the | Honour Roll of the Sunday School, | Several have been at the Front for some time. ~ Some are in training in in England, and others are in training at home. The list follows: iH {ca Lieut. Wm. Watson Pte. Thos Harding, Pte. Frank Jeffries ' Allan Brown ¥ Tim. Laval "" la voice "in world 'affairs when our ion present in Prince Albert last Sun- | country will be destitute, and coppers day morning who were glad to wel- {will be scarcer than gold-pieces are confe our soldier friends at thé ser- ¢" Albert Jeffries Peter Truss ' Herbert Cobb Frank Trebell " Fred Eldridge M. 'Watson bat conscription is "Canada. Such " ; We! - is! to-da? Let us silence this argument by ref- i rallel cases in history. ans during the attacks them by Persians were forced to ships on the ocean and soldiers in {Be field, = Their country was overrun and their city was levelled to the dust. ¢ Persian forces were 'the 'Athenian peo- city, not with gold, had "little, but with limit- hav: forest ee) vice. The hearts here beat in the warmest sympathy with our soldiers, There was a large and enthusiastic meeting of 'the Ladies' 'Aid at the parsonage on Wednesday. Miss Boynton spent a few days in Toronto. "Mrs. M. Martyn was in Toronto, for the week-end visit. hs An entertainment will be' given on May 19 in the Methodist Church, under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid when a splendid supper will be served from 6.00 p.m. till all are served. After which an excellent program will rendered, consisting of 'violin and nusic, solos, duetts, and read- Admission 15¢ and 25¢. vi ill be pr "® &" John Sommers A.Shackelford Arthur Gilson Edward Ollie | * Frank Snyder " Gordon Brown | Frank Jeffries died of wounds re- ceived in action. Peter Truss was re- 'ported a prisoner in Germany, and now believed to be dead. HARD CHRONIC COUGH Made Well by Delicious Vinol &« « nervous cines abou