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umiatic Capsul -Mah sta goed. ones © | pioneer has 'many. stories to- tell] mber that in accordance with resolution passed at the 1921 onvention the Act respecting gricultural es was amen- making the grants paid for losses in gate receipts 90 per cent MR JOHN ROLPH John Rolph, Port Perry' s oldest | resident, on Saturday celebrate his linty-third birthday. He is still hate and hearty, and on Sat- urday: visited "his harness shop and worked at his trade as usual. Sunday, Feb. 26, he and his wife, celebrated as Sixty-sixth wed- J|ding anniversary. A few weeks | ago Mrs. Rolph, who is 88, broke her leg. but she is recovering rapidly from the i injury. native of Ireland, the ol of the time when the to ¢roj | failed and the Irish were on ed to starvation; when landlords evicte: starving tenants' ant Daniel O:Conpel 'preached. the |doctritre, of liberty. through a Joarral with one els ; - {the land} 0 notorious'in the riod, that 'Rolph Saw Horrors of e pan in Newtotury ford. Ireland, on March 4 , 1828, Mr. Rolph. was a young: man of 19 when the failure brought 'vin to Ireland in 1847 and fol- lowing years. 'People died ou the streets and dogs fought ove: 'I'the corpses, and tHis calamity vas followed by a Scourge of Asiatic Solera. Rolph, who isan ardent romeruler, remembers bearing Daniel O'Connell preaching this Joctrine to 10,000 people at an open-air meeting while the town in which he spoke was plastered with posters offering £1,000 re- it for the arrest of the orator ! : |The reward was never claimed. ~In"1854 "MY: 'Rolph went to | montreal," but had only been | there a few months when cholera He, Sid nd ay the victims, and finally i attacked by the Later he went to Osh- aw and then moved to. Prince Al lage a short distance re gk He married, it: 1867, Susan' Saunders, and has || been a resident of Ontario gounty ever since, 3 Still Goss to Work > Mr. Rolph has been active in y phases of communit; Free ty life. has" been. Tr. and the maximum $600. instead 300, up to the full amount of ant of $10,000 The re- rded heavy losses experienced 9991, not only prevented: the societies being reimbursed the basis mentioned, but necessi- tated a further scaling down of 'the grants, which had to be SDportioned on 65 per cent of the r cent losses. Moreover, sevaral societies which did not 'make their applications for wet weather insurance until late in December, received nothing, a [the grants had been apportuned | before that time. Here I wish to remind those interested that the Act stipulates that applica tions for wet weather grants must be made on or hefore October 81, ai Societies not a) ing promply cannot.be. con- 4 ered 'after the grants have Been figured out and the _appor- lon ment made. expenditure of Agri- ce alexpendit in "1920 was $761, 904, as compared with $660, 4b during the previous year, dr an increase of $101,159, and it will be interest of to know that for every dollar of the legislative grant of $85,000 the societies put up eight times as mueh. In 1919 the expenditure was six dollars and seventy-five cents for every dollar granted by the legislative. Chis clearly shows up the fact that the Agricultural' Societie: are among the thost progressive institutions in the Province, not slipping backward, not standing still, but ever moving onwarc and 'upward. "The value of your land and buildings is nearly a lion and a quarter dollars, exlousive of the Canadian Nation- al and. Ceritral Canada Exhibit. ions and the Western Fair. With such a large investment in land and buildings an effort should be made, wherever. pos- sible, to arrange with the mun- jcipalities in which. they are sit- uated to co-operate with societies in the utilization of their grounds and main buildings, when not occupied by fairs and exhibitions The grounds might be utilized for athletic shorts and the build- adapted for community Wherever a society in a ral district has in view the: "erection of a new main building t mmunity centre'idea should pt in. mind, and, where this le, it might possi e maximum grant of § ure 153500 given by the Ontario Verhment for. community hall Mich tes been accomplished ize lists, for ladies' ipts evitabl : beers fairly salistactory, but as progress must be our watch ng this ward movement will in- come. The majority of on our staff are men the n age and many of them of middle will of EY soon cease]: from their labors in this or nection and their places will taken by younger men. The local exhibitors should be encouraged to. bring out their stuff, but it was suggested that the best male or female of a breed popular in the district be brought to the fair even if at considerable expense as a special attraction, President Reynolds urged the encouragement of loca' efficiency and enterprize by giving the local exhibitor & decent chance as against the professional. Thel latter takes the lion's share of the money from the fair thus discouraging the local exhibitors who are.the main stay of the fair. While the Professional is is needed it should be arranged that they do not get all the money. In the discussion some speaker pointed out the danger that fairs may cease to be an educational factor, ard therafore lose the purpose for which they were started, Holding a show is not the only thing. A---------------------- Record of Performance The 1920-21 entries of the Re cord of Performance for Poultry 'Section A'! totalled 7,611 birds eatered by 81 breeders, and of the 7,408 birds wvanded, 1,942 qualified for Record of Perforn- ance certificates, and 287 for Re- cord of Performance advanceu certificates. These figures show a considerable increase, ove: 1919-20, when entries were 4,436 oirds representing 67 breeders 081 of which qualified for certi- ficates, and 80 for advanced certificates. The figures show an increase of 20.9 per cent in the number of breeders and- 69:6 per cent in the number pf birds ente ed All provinces were represented with the' exception of Nova Seotia, Ontario led with 2,576, British Columbia a close second with 2.488, Quebet™third with 1,603, New Brunswick = 400, Saskatchewan 863. Prince Ed- ward Island 111, Alberta 45, and Manitoba 25. The general quality of the birds entered was good, due to the fact that a higher per- centage of the breeders were found to be doing pedigree breed: ing. This fact is reflected in the increase in the number of Dirds qual if in g; and the decrease inthe nu hdrawn.-- Last year. 30 per cont in the birds en- tered qualified for certificates, compared with 17.2 per cent the | previous year. The birds with- drawn in 1920-21 were 43 per cent of those banded compared with 54.1 per cent the previous year, : the year 26.1 : Bl Dung Pe 0 BIG Special J Bulk 'Cocoa 7 pound 15¢ 1 pound 25c¢ (25 pounds oily) NOTE--This is a real good cocoa. = We ask . you to try it and if not satisfactory - return it and we will gladly re- fund purchase price. Buy for future. require-: ments. Excellent for cake making i ------ Sunkist Naval Oranges sweet and juicy ~ 50e; 60c and T0c dozen arapefruit, 3 for 25¢ larger size at 10c each Vialaga Grapes, 30cib Lemons, 3 for 10c, or 30e dozen. Layer Figs, 40c & 50c ib. Cocoanuts, 10¢ each Special = - Orahges pe marmalade: regular 90c doz. for 40c regular 40¢c doz. for The Cash and carry : store D. CORBMAN. 400 Cedar Poles Wanted Tenders will be received ~ until March 31st, i i for 400 cedar poles, (or for small lots. Specifications Tops and butts must be: "sawn, knots closcly and smoothly trimmed, free from large crac twists, an r cent. laid 225 eggs or] prec ihe Jeans 18.56 per cent. , but failed to t. died dw