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A de] hal ooling 'and refre > lout gs oi is quickly eon id delicately fragrant. ion against -- ey Be yedness of the skin, ; a 2c a jar 'ued: sa ae, becans it A light but ys " bodied creamy lather, having all the Soquisites of a skin tone ; Per cake 5c without harmful § Stok tnsuranse, 'Motor Insurance, Life vance . Rocldant Insurance, Plate Glass Insurance TUNED MAY: 13 and SEPTEMBER 16 PORT PERRY, ONTARIO hos. 0 SECOND PIANOS TUNED ~ Bell Phone 94 * When: you want good fresh GROCERIES Good reliable Lege DRYGOODS, BOOTS _ SINGLE COPIES Go: No. 14 "ee pression on the mores of his hearers. Graphically he sketched the trolling territory from which food supplies could be obtained, poiohng out the hopelessness of the task of starving out Germany, ~ Turning to the food need of the Allies he showed that even if Canada fl ]and the Umted States should' grow]: every possible bushel of wheat, the Allies will have a shortage of many million bushels. Great' Britain is on shorter rations to-day than at anv time during the past 100 years. Lord Rhondda said recently he hoped to be able to increase the rations of the hard-working maa in the near future by 100 per cent. This .| shows that he is now only getting one half of what he should be getting. At the present time the British Government is keeping down the price of bread to the consumer by paying the difference in cost to the producer. In this way the poor people are The wonderful fact in this con- nection is that both rich and: poor are being treated alike as to rations, : France and Italy, have been clogé | € run for foed. A few 'weeks ago, 3 In the en of this great demand for wheat, Ontario, with her millions] of acres of fertile land, is herself de- pendent to a very large extent upon outside sources for her supply of wheat, only growing about one- quarter enough for her own use. ?_| atte font for sews Yet Canada must be the chief : source of wheat supply. * "The United { States has an immense population to |feed, and in the past she has been raising barely enough wheat for 'her own use. Argentina and India are too far away. Ships used to carry wheat on these long sea voyages, can- } | not at it the same time carry American and 'Canadian. troops to- the Front where they are urgently needed. The need of wheat 1s so great that 'there is strong probability of the Gov- ernment expropriating "the _ surplus wheat crop 1n the West. In that case the Ontario farmer who grows no wheat, will perhaps have to do with: These are war times and many 3 out. hardships will have to be endured by : those at home as well as by those at || the Front. =~ We are. locking anxiously to fhe of victory. Those Who. ate at the front are waiting even more anxiously for news of food pro- duction,' "The vital question for our Allies is--What will the harvest be? What are the 2x home. doing progress Germany had made in con- | assured of - food and revolution is} | averted. y | and saw Yiewv and wild animals. © The' an Jia whet has been proved to tionally suitable for growing 10, reliable 'fate needing to "money to buy'seed can secure at any chartered bank, to the of $200. - \Cliureh Union SStatgincits from Rev. W. H:Black's | sermon on "len weeks af local Church Union." Instead of childish rivalries, and "soundness" on. the creeds, the present age 18 demanding a church full of zeal for the amelioration of human con- ditions. How often are rivai churches found | competing i in the things that really matterd During the union services, many happy friendships were made," which could. hot be created, otherwise, with- the suspicion of sheep stealing, Thirty Protestant churches, minis- tered to by fifteen ministers, within a radius 'of ten miles from Port Perry-- and Western Canada begging for' men No person referring to' the union services has failed to mention "the singing," and the excellent work done by thé Union Choir. The soul of a minister, or choir leader, whose work is shorn of its no- bility by petty rivalries, gets out of harmony with itself and longs for a man's job. "The Church" is not any particular denomination, but the community of all who love the Lord Jesus in sincer- ity and truth. "May it not be in the present unrest, | while the church is swaying toward majerilism and'indifference, that the Spirit ig'at work directing the hi to, grip the stay of "Union" and just and adapt herself 10 the needs pp mm From: Miss E. McCaw * France, March, 19, 1918 Dear people at home; This does not look as if I had come over to the serious business of war, does 1t? But I am having my first seven days furlough and am spending it here in the South of France. We had two days in Marsailles, two in (Cannas, and came up to Monto Carlo on the tramway from Nice this morn-]| ing. 'The nde along the Mediterran- ean, on a road built upon the edge of the cliffs, is the most beautiful one could imagine. For all along one passes the gardens and villas of the Riviera, and perched upon the very top of some of the cliffs, old castles, and fortifications. 1 hope you are all well, Emma J. McCaw, A. N. C. Base Hospital Unit 36, American Expiditionary Force France. From Pte. W. Howard Somewhere in France, Feb 21 'Dear. Mc: Farmer; Just a few lines to let you know I am well and enjoying life out here as usual--I don't think. 1 spent fourteen most enjoyable days in Blighty, on leave, and I sure bad a.good time. I.got back back last Friday and am now getting used to the old life aga. "- I arrived in London on Friday ng about ten o'clock and had some time getting a place to "sleep. The clubs were all ul and I itd up nst it; however met a {tom the Javaffice and he Fw' 'down tashis boardi the best theatres sure saw some ik: A ion ana I went to the Zoo ding house. 1 visited picture palaces tube system s is some stunt; it as the teams skinned -|to death. Some style to "the under- ground railway, too. I had the luck to be there during fourteen moonless nights, therefore we bad no visits from Fritz, I wasn't sorry. as I was glad to get away from him for awhile. TF cncostaod bef I went on leave that it was pL rel to get enough to eat in Bli Ta San for that, I saw quite.a number of motion : soldlers and - sailors in London and "| was talking with some of them. _ They stre have an ideal Y.M.C.A. in the. Strand, known as the Eagle} e lit Feb Acceptances Under Letters of sWessanssnsessansane TR redit. . Capital, Reserve Fund and P. & L. Account Tm STANDARD BANK or CANADA-- CONDENSED STATEMENT 31ST JANUARY, i918 LIABILITIES ssssvenses tesenense H. G. HUTCHESON, PORT PERRY BRANCH Manager. Hut. While in there I met a boy from the Princess Pats. - I saw quite a few souviners while I was there, including a model of plane that Capt Robinson, used when he brought down the Zepp, also saw in the bombardment of Hartlepool ard Scarborough. I sure was sorry when my leave came to an end, but I am looking forward to the next one. Wm. K. > Howard, Prince Albert The following is the report of the Prince Albert school for the month of March. Names in order of merit. Omer La Fountaine, Fred Hunter. ITI--Gwendolyn Ettey, Dwight Bun- ner. II--Norman Burnett, Jessie Hunter, Howard Jeffrey, Kathleen Warren. 1--Gertrude Martin, Lloyd Hunter. E. McLean, teacher. 1-0 In Memoriam TrEMEER--In loving memory of our; brother, Pte Russell Tremeer, No; 746206, who went overseas with 1 the 116th Battalion in the autumn in' action April 9th, 1917, at Vimy Ridge. Clara and Edna Myrtle Mr G Rodd attended the funeral of a friend in Uxbridge last week. Mr Thos Duff and Sons had their annual buzzing wood bee on Thursday An industrous time was spent in the afternoon while the evening was spent in playing games. Mrs (Rev) Nickle visited in To- ronto recently. Coal is arriving more plentiful now. Mr Bert Duff has gone to the West in charge of a car load of stock. The concert given in the hall by teacher and pupils on Wednesday, was of general interest to the section was proven by the large attendance, Much credit is due Miss Brokenshire, gramme that was rendered. number being heartily encored. The proceeds amounted to $16. part of it will be contributed to the Red Cross. with the roads good. Sonya Too late for last week. of St Andrew's Church choir met to- our faithful members, Miss "Jennie Clarkson. Mrs Dodds gave a very appropriate address; pointing out the great loss which would be felt in the choir. At the close of the address 800d | Miss Clarkson was presented with an brush. Ivory Jr IV--Albert Jeffrey, Eliza Belknap, and the pupils for the splendid pro-| Every The auto season has opened again Last Saturday evening the members | Miss Clarkson left for Oshawa, on Monday morning to train for a nurse. We wish her success Misses Jeanette Ferguson and M. Beecraft, Toronto, spent the holiday here. Misses Mary Watson and Gertrude Munro, who are attending Faculty in Toronto, spent the holidays here. pieces of shrapnel from the shells used We are sorry to report: Mrs John McTaggart op the sick list. We hope for a speedy recovery. We are glad to see Mrs N Dure, able to be out again. Misses E and M Cookman and Miss Elsie Leask, were home for the holiday. Corp Gordon Brown has been visiting friends here. Mr Lewis Lunney spent a few days in Toronto recently. Miss S Richards has returned to Toronto. Prince Albert Mrs Pram of Highland Creek, formerly Miss M Barker, visited her i'misters, Mrs John and James Waren, {last week, Mr G Holman visited his son, Mr James Holman: ot Beaverton; 'Todentyyn Mrs Jas McBrien and Miss Bessie, returned to their home last Tuesday, after spending the winter in the any We are glad to have them with us Tagain. Miss Grace McDougall of To- ronto, spent part of her Easter va- cation with her grand-mother, Mrs R Boynton, Mr T Smith of Utica, has bought the Proutt property. The Misses Proutt intend moving to Markham. Their many friends will be sorry to 1 see them go. Several of our shade trees have been bought and cut down by different parties in preparation for a fuel supply for next winter. The returns from these sales, we understand is to he spent in improving the streets from which they are removed. "They Shall Not Want" Can the people, especially the far- mers of Canada, adopt a more suit- able motto for the coming season? i The duty of Ontario to her boys "Over There" is an average of b acres of spring wheat MORE for every farm in the Province, as her share towards the increased food supply that will keep her boys from hunger and want, Can we do it--10,000,00 bushels? Yes. Will we do it, 500,000 acres? 0) The Government supply of Marquis seed wheat is expected to arrive ji. gether not only to practise their this week. All farmers wishing anthem but to bid farewell to one of should place their orders at once with R. M. Tipper, Dept. of Agriculture, Whitby, as orders. will be filled in the order received. Cash must aeciel. ny all orders, and orders must for Ar numbers of bushels. Price is $2.74 per bushel, delivered freight 'paid bags included. EXH THIS 1S FREE CHILD WELFARE IBIT | Whitby, April 20 and 30 Loaned by the Provincial Government This is important to see