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Whenever and wherever you go take a Kodak or Camera® with you and take a snap of some interesting place or the people you meet, You and your friends will enjoy such pictures again and again as you pore over the pages of your Kodak Album. We have Cameras and Kodaks ; _alligizes. Let us he) your we will get it finisbed for you. {formed in Oshawa. -|1n reporting the organization meetil Laat and films for m, Nearly all varieties: Highest Germinating Qualities : and Lowest Prices 0 , 'Mangel, "Ti nlp, and all > other small Seeds ° For Sale By i J. E. McCLINTOCK OUR MOTTO "Service and Quality" When you need meat, you need choice ¢at. Do you realize what this means to you? Cail and convince yourself or phone : Bell 29. H spirit of {Tenders will be received by Neil Fer- guson, Reeve of a I Ed vd apes in i paid for by the earnings of less grasp ing and more kindly people. Practical Assistance A local branch ofthe "O a of Resources Committee" The Vindien headed 1ts article * To Stimulate the Farmers." The caption is not quite suitable. Itis not stimulation that the farmers need, but practical. assists ance to get in and take off -the crop. An ounce of muscle is worth a ton of talk, and no man is so high up mn society that he need be ashamed to take off his coat and get to work. Even King George is said to be hoeing in his garden, and Fm doing a little my Government Ownership! of ys H. Moore has been sufficiently ter: Canadian railway! written little book, "The Ir-}4 resdonsible Five or the New Family Compact." but he has helped to Prone thel. According -to Mr. Moore, © Ackworth- Drayton report recom that all Cana iL te C.P, CER. 2) be beam; sualgan ied s and 0 + any ee a -- board of fie trustees. He points out that sich a 'Board would be practically irresponsible, and financial situation. It would be allt the same if the Government 'acquired the railways and vested their interests in a trustee board, or transacted the business direct--the money would be spent in either case, and that same money ould have eventually to come out of the pockets of the people. It is not so easy to follow Mr. Mqore's objection to Government ownership from a financial point of view. The whole trend of his little boek goes to show that normally Can- ada can profitably operate all the rail- ways she has, and that the war is re- sponsible for the present financial |; crisis. ig oe Government ownership wil: re- quire trained men with a properly de- veloped civic sense. Such men will not be secured in an instant, and the Goverpment ownership idea will not get its full growth in a day. But it will come. 2 In the meantime it is well that these matters are put forward for proper criticism. Bridge for Sale FOR SALE BY TENDER 40 feet long, 16 foot roadway. Said bridge | li No can be seen at Seagrave. It is * thoroughly tested, and is now cut past 30. so that it can be easily han- Congtrustion allows of shortening the bridge it desired. 27 joists 4x 12, and a a quantity of . planking go Ty the bridge. tl the. hh Heir responsibilities are of necessity Ctuiting in Quebec was the memory of! church was practically driven out of do nothing toward encouraging énlist- ment, and may do much. towards en- a a quarrel the resultof which self. : + While all this 1s true there should : | be no discrimination in favor of Que- It is interesting to note that Wn. | ested in. the project to nationalize 'issue a brightly: a former employee at the Star Office, & "Pte Irvel Clarence Real, son of Mr | One cannot be sure; what Tdve m Real, Greenbank, on May 10th, prompted Mr. Moore to write the ma 34 years of age. Do Not Conluse Matters dier§ who have gone overseas. as one can see there seem$ to have been the usual confusion that comes from making wholesale statements that it would not in any way help thebthat cover the whole army, instead of given. classes of soldiers overseas--the men at the front, and the men who have not yet reached the front. drunkenness among the men at the front, is most likely false and unfair. Conditions at the front do not admit of drunkenness to any marked extent, although it is quire probable that there are intemperate men there who disgrace themselves and'the army to which they belong. Generally speak- man at the front alone. the horrors of war and has proved himself worthy of our pride in him. Only besotted - men continue their drunkenness when they are constantly being brought face to face with death, reached the front, conditions ate dif- ferent. idle time on his hands, and he is'sur- rounded by temptations gredter than any he-has had to face here. that dare not attempt to control the the traffic must be cxtremely strong and able to influence the lives of the soldiers to a very great extent.. sense. of kindness and hospitaliy is largely responsible for the difficulty. facts of the case, nor making general statements that in some measure must be untrue, will cure the drink evil. Ys | dri honestly believe | that the Allies cannot win the war until Great Britain rids . besself of the: drink. - d | there are cats about, "He 15 only a itis to fitfe ove three inches long from tip dark 2 hie: sacrifice 2 Eoin black. That little -bird sale was put through by Mr Morley W. G. McClintock i AND URROUNDING TOWNSHIPS. 10, » WEDNESDAY, MAY 50, 917 : SINGLE COPIES Bo. No. 22 ey reponded so- readily 'to. the Il that they formed a large = percent-| of the total number that «enlisted | om Ontario The percentage of British born "in ebec 1s comparatively small. In the next place, Canadians of ench descent marry earlier than nadians of . British descent, and eater at the early ages when many| our young men are unmarried and e from responsibility. Another factor that told. against re- EST'D 1873 e treatment received by the Catholic H. G. HUTCHESON, hurch at the hands of the French overnment a few years ago, when the HEAD oOrricE - THE 2 STANDARD BANK OF CANADA TORONTO This Bank offers every facility'in the conduct of accounts, of manu- facturers, farmers and merchants. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT at every Branch, PORT PERRY BRANCH 235 Manager. ance and much ofits property con- cated. It is not to be wondered at ¢ Catholic clergy showed no great sire to come to the aid of a country that had opposed the church so much Finally, it must be remembered that 'We who are staying at home have not enlisted any more than the Canadians | of French descent who are being so strongly condemned in some quarters for not enlisting. In any case this condemnation will uld be a serious menace to Cana- n progress and prosperity. c.in the matter of conscription. Casualties KiLLep IN AcTiON Pte. Ralph Selby, of Bobcaygeon, a reported as being killed in action * Diep or WoUNDS a dressing station in France. He shipment. | + Considerable controversy is going nt about the question of the 0! inking doné By" the "sol- So far W.U. & H. Port Perry seing definite in the information 4 Ford. Touring Car We have word that the factory is - closing down in Toronto and have had cur last A few car left. Better Buy Now CARNEGIE Ontario It would appear that there are two To'say that there is considerable ng, however, we can afford to let the He is facing With the man who has not yet He has a certain amount of Vegetables Tomatoes Cauliflower Early Cabbage Early and Late Celery Late Cabbage Flowers Asters--The best the mar- ket affords. In choice separate colors. It is very evident that 1n a country | iquor traffic in any &ffective way, that There is no doubt that a mistaken Neither blinding ourselves to the The fact remains that Britain and He army 'would be well rid of the] drink curse, and there are many who SAMUEL Bell Phone No 85 You can get all kinds of Garden Plants at the GREENHOUSE BIGELOW STREET, They are the best that money can buy. PORT PERRY The offering includes: Pansies, Petunias Mignonette Sweet Alysium Candytuft, Verbenas Cosmos, Dahlia Roots Gladiola Bulbs Bedding Plants Such as Geraniums, etc. Salvia, Snapdragon, Zinnias, It required plants will be delivered to any part of the town: Phone orders will receive prompt and careful attention. FARMER Port Perry Properties Sold Mr Charles Harper, of Toronto, was in town on Tuesday He has of tail. His back isa 'sold his, farm on Scugog Island his wings are tipped to Mr Clarence Hood. Mr Hood is d black. Under the to be congratulated on securing $0 e beak to e light color almost white. "desirable a home for himself. k 'Throated Blue Warbler. Campbell. ly be for a fi j Mr Morley Campbell has sold. the R. B. Brown fam pw Mr Earl Tum- Sf | Mr Monet of Toronto* has sold the Douglas Adams farm on the 8th con- cession of Reach to Mr Thos Biggs, Toronto, Will Be Back Mr H Lucas wishes to state that he will only-be out of town for the summer and that he will be back in the fall buying turnips and: other, vegetables as usual.