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throz Pleasant, 5 ick rel of: Price 25c a box: by carloadhof Salt just arrived See our stock of . En COATS UNDERWEAR BOOTS & SHOES | PRICES RIGHT 91. F MCL INTOCK Port Ontario Oita February 5th, 1918. tickled me quite" so 'much ; ars ter be put inter Victzy Bonds. try 'll owe yer a great debt of : we that debt paid is ter save what won't melt away. be took while it's goin round, turn inter pity, and then sour gan kindness is the same as any ances ld thal yer won't be able fter the war, and the best thing fera soldier ter-do is ter put s § y fer the rainy day what's sure ter come. : 1 heard one of the neighbors say the other day, says he: "I won't never refuse a soldier a meal." And he meant it, bless him, he meant 1t;-but if he runs up agin a few Sellers what's been in hell and has brung some streaks of it back ter "God's own country," he may have ter revise his good intenshuns. Savin is a habit what aint a bit pore: with the boys. You'll nevgr make a gaod feller outen yerself that way; but then it's best fer all that. Yer may not expect ter come back, and yer may get the microbe inter yer system called "a short life'and a merry one," but yer needn't be too "sure yer goin ter die because things goes ter smash all round yer. I've noticed it ain't always what yer lookin "fer that yer gets, Yer book of the future has more surprises in it than yer likely ter reckdn on, and there ain't nothin like bein ready fer what yer don't expect. I've seed soldiers what fought and bled fer their country a-beggin fer-a livin before ter day, and the way we're spendin money I am't no- ways sure it won't happen agin. A 1 an' quarrellin with the idea of givin 'the last man and the last dollar." * We'll do a sight more than we dream we'll do before we'll let Germany run this here country. If them Allies was ter take a back seat and let Germany boss the joo, there'd be the biggest ruction yer ever saw. Old men and young men, women, boys and girls, and everybody 'ud be that sore that they wouldn't give in till they'd drawed their last breath. No, we ain't quittin, and we ain't_done nigh what we'd be willin ter do afore we'd lose the war ter them Germans. - But there ain't no harm in being forehanded-fer all that, and there's other folks besides the soldiers what jgight take a hint along these lines "There's soldiers' wives what we don't begrudge nothin. They've done a lot more than some of the rest of us has; and it do seem as if they ought ter get a share of what little pleasure is goin round. They don't owe us nothin even when we do pay 'em a few dollars a month from the Patriotic Fund, but they owes theirselves somethin, and that is ter hang onter them dollars as long as they kin. The money ain't goin ter be so everlastin plentiful always, and I pity the poor soul what's spent all her money, and, when the war's over, her man comes back a cripple ter be took care of. : - Of course, the neighbors ll be good. The neighbors 1s always good if yer acts halfways decent yerself, But folks doesn't always want ter be _dependin on the neighbors. I ain't never knowed nobody ter make his mark in the world who was all the time dependin on theneighbors Real right down, dyed in the wool charity folks is about the poorest white trash we has. Well, Ill put that fifty dollars of yourn inter Victry Bonds all right, and mébbe I'll add a few dollars of my own jest fer good luck. It won't never come amiss. Yer'll need it some day.. "1 heard a story once what I'd like fer unload onter yer, 'cause it's so up-to-date: 3 SY Two Irishmen was tellin what they'd do if they had a million dollars. . Pat told of the automobillies, and the horses, and the city houses, and the good times he'd have, but Mike said: "If I had a million, I'd go ter Ottawy, and whin I got there I'd go ter that big hotel--the Shatteo Lorier, do ye moinde? And I'd go up _ ter the desk, and I'd say, *] wants the best sweet of rooms ye has, and ter ~ morrer mornin I want yer ter send round the bellboy and wake me at 6 © a.m. sharp. Do yer hear?" _~ "Phwat fer would yer be wantin ter be called at six a.m., Mike?" "Why," says Mike, "whin the little beggar conie round, I'd yell at 3 him real fierce--'GET OUT OF THAT, 1 DON'T HAVE TER Sh UP. Il And then Id give | him a dollar." the farmers kin work real \. some 'on 'em a sight _ FARMERS Advances to farmers are made coro ae 8 special feature by this Bank. 238 PORT PERRY BRANCH H. G. HUTCHESON, Manager. FIRE INSURANCE Stock Insurance, Motor Insurance, Life Insurance Accident Insurance, Plate Glass Insurance HAROLD W. EMMERSON (Office One House North of the Catholic Church) PORT PERRY, ONTARIO Phone 151 did afore, then his eddicashun ain' no good, that's all I kin say, The man with good muscles and bright eyes, what don't know he's got a stummick except jest afore mealtimes, and what works every day ~ and 1s bappy at the job, that man's a heap better off than the multi- millionaire what's kept busy takin care of his money, and findin some new way ter show off that he's got it. It'll be Canada's job ter start a aristocracy of workers. Well I guess I've writ too much this time, but then that's one of the things old men kin ginerally do--go ramblin on. Write again soon, I likes ter git yer letters, Your affectionate father, Josttwa Som 1024 Hydro-Electric Not Yet in Sight for Port Perry The February meeting of Port Perry Council had an interesting session. Messrs Hutcheson and Ward, who had not been as the pre- vious session of the Council, took their places. Reeve Jeffrey, and Councillors Parrish and Leonard were present. One of the first pieces of business to be transacted was the ap- pointment of the Standing Committees as follows: Finance -- Messrs. -Hutcheson and Leonard Sidewalks --Messrs Leonard and Jeffrey Electric Light and Waterworks-- Messrs Parrish and Hutcheson Roads-- Messrs Jeffrey and Ward Indigent--Messrs Ward and Jeffrey Fuel Purchasing Commitiee-- Messrs Leonard and Jeffrey Designating Committee re Roads and Sidewalks-- Whole Council The Fuel Purchasing Committee will confine its work to buying fuel for the powerhouse and the village buildings. In view of the fact that many ratepayers are of the opinion that something thould be done to bring the Hydro-Electric through from Brooklin, the following. letter will be of interest: Hydro-Electric Power Commission, Toronto, Jan. 28, 1918. Mr. W. H. Harris, Village Clerk, Port Perry, Ontario. Dear Sir;}-- Replylog to your letter of December 13, 1917, with reference to a * supply of power for your Municipality. from the Brooklin-Columbus line * now being constructed, we would state that we have looked into this matter carefully, with a view to extending the line as requested. If the load at Port Perry would not be greater than 75 H.P., it would be commercially-feasible, in normal times, to extend this line fr the additional ten miles. At the present time, however, our estimates show that the line would cost nearly $18,000, and, as the supply of power which could be delivered would be limited, we believe that the price, under this sort of construction, would be considerably too high to suit your customers Your present distribution system in Port Perry is single phase, 133 cycles, while the Hydro would be three phase, 60 cycles. Furthermore, your present system is in a poor state of repair and would have to be entirely remodelled ~ This work would at the present time cost between $12,000 and $15,000. The cost of this renovation would be carried solely by the Municipality and would be considerably in advance of the cost in normal time. _ After considering the matter from every angle, we believe that if it 18 possible for you to run your présent equipment for a year or two longer, you will find that the change can be accomplished at a much lower rate than would be possible at present. We would be pleased to have a report from you as to the present condition of your steam: and electric equipment, and of your fuel supply. Also as to whether deben- tores for your local improvements could, in your estimation, be sold locally at the present time. Yours Truly, Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario. F. A. Gaby, Chief Engineer The question arose as to some method of covering the town water tank at Borelia, and of installing an electrical device to indicate the fact that the tank is full. At present there is.considerable waste owing to the fact that the tank often overflows because there is no reliable means of knowing at the powerhouse when the tank is full. It is not expected that the we Spends for this improvement will exceed $100, + slestiie light andy water-