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ke short wok of fw ATT'S BABY ~ for the chicks EASTMAN CAMERAS, KODAKS a nd films. Printing and Developing done at MORRISONS DRUG TO Peoples' Meat Market: We sell everything you want in choice, clean, .- palatable, nutritious and satisfying meats. ©. If you want it geod . "BERT MacGREGOR Will do the rest. Ring up Phone 72. Crawford Peaches will be on next week. We expect to 'have a good shipment each day of the best quality. Will - i - also have a good canning va- ~~ riety of Plums. If you want - something good, give us your order: you'll not be disappointed. J. F. McCLINTOCK __PORT PERRY, ONT. ed \ a ---- " * ICK FOOD | assets, half of the threshing was done, as near as you could judge from, the train and every few miles we met Lakes. of the threshing is done, but the weather was showery and only an odd threshing outfit was in operation. Many farmers were plowing, how- 'ever, and in more than one instance the land was plowed with the stooks still in the field. This is done where low immediately after the binder and | the Stooks are put on the plowed ground. You can easily understand how this gives a much longer and better. chance to cultivate the land. Around Saskatoon on the 12th, there was very litlte threshing done night and one before it was just ready 'to thresh so that threshing hands were standing around the buildings and totvns. I think there is a general under- standing nowadays that. the farmer boards them and they lose the time. Crops around here look heavy and are the best for a long time except in ~| hailed -districts-and even here have' rig MET GLY i Sin. bering ti "Tr is the economical 'way. - shocked up fair with a second growth that looks like another crop on some barley fields. There is quite a lot of late barley and oats to cut 'yet in this district. | 'On' the "18th from Edmonton to Calgary, and I believe all over Al- berta, there was no threshing done. I never saw a fresh straw pile or a cleared field and a large percentage of oats and late barley still to cut. | It_rained every day the: previous week 'and some three weeks Before so cutting very slow. ~ saw one man making up for lost tithe just north of Ponoka by running | his 'binder on' Sunday 'ahd T-couldnot help. recall the_ incident when ~Ralph Meln to tell a neighbor it was Sunday when he saw him coming across the field with the binder. He had a different view point to this Western farmer, however, as he did not even pull the binder back, but quit-right there with: this comment "will the good Lord ever forgive me?" It is needless to write that this rainy weather in Alberta is the ex- ception at this season or any season of the year. And another thing nearly as much out ofthe ordinary is 'the fact that they have had no frost. L saw corn and potatoes in Sask- atoon and Edmonton and Calgary as green as ever. The roads around Red Deer, Olds, Innisfal .and other stations in" this | vicinity 'wer€ seas of mud; cars run- _| ning with chains and generally look- © |ing like Ontario about the middle of April. I. am writing this as the train is going through the mounsains and the 'pen does not always go where intend- | ed, but I trust this will be of interest to your readers. _ Pért. Perry Fair will have been a] 'matter of history by the time you get let I do h On September 11th, from Winnipeg | to Brandon, 'from one-third to one- | train loads of wheat heading for the] ~ "Around Regina, possibly one third |' sow thistle has got in and plows fol- |/ and thegg had been a shower in the OW.D. COLLIN that threshing was impossible and]. rowed across Chalk Lake] ~ | except for the-children and those engaged in conducting or judg- | there is still room for im i MR. L. O. CLIFFORD, M.P. On Saturday afternoon of last week Mr. L. O. Clifford, M.P., of Harmony, the present Member for South Ontario, was again unanimously chosen to represent the Liberals of Ontario County Riding in the House of Commons at Ottawa. The Nomination Meeting was held in the Town Hall at Whitby, and was well attended. Five nominations were made: Messrs. J. L. Whattam, of Oshawa; L. O. Clifford, Harmony: W. A. Dryden, Brooklin; G. D. Conant, Oshawa: and Samuel Jeffrey, Port Perry. Four of the nominees withdrew, making the nomination. of Mr. Clifford unanimous. In a brief speech Mr. Clifford ac- cepted. The meeting was then addressed by Mr: Moore, a far- mer from Dunbarton, Mr. W. E. N. Sinclair, M.P.P,, and Hon. Geo. P. Graham, Minister of Railways. All spoke appreciative- ly of Mr. Clifford and his work, Mr. Graham pointing out that our present Representative is a member of some six Parliamen- tary Committees, including Agriculture, Banking, and Rail- » ways.' These appointments to important Committees were mentioned as giving ample evidence of Mr. Clifford's ability and usefulness. . i Mr. Graham spoke at some length of the work of the Gov- ernment, and of the 'blue ruin' attitude of Mr. Meighen, who by his pessimistic icriticisms was constantly belittling his : ; ) nee-of people in Canada with- out cause, discouraging the entry of the thinking class 'of im- migrants. Fortunately, said Mr. Graham, the world does not accept Mr. Meighen's estimate of Canada's financial condition. 'A truer guage of Canada's prosperity was found inthe present value of the Canadian dollar. When Mr. Meighen was in power the money makets of the world estimated the Canadian dollar to be worth but 85c. To-day the world money markets value the Canadian dollar at 100 cents. The reason for this increased world confidence * financial stability isnot far to seek--" a In 1921 Canada's imports wexe $1,240,100,000, and her .ex- balance of trade against in Canada's ports were, $1,210,400,000, making a us of $29,600,000. In 1924-25 Canada's imports have dropped to $796,900.000, and the exports are $1,081,300,000, leaving a balance of trade in Canada's favor of $284,400,000. Port Perry Fair has Fine Day A Good Crowd Attends. Fair is Opened by Mayor Schell. According to anneuncement the Port Perry Fair was opened by Mayor Schell, of Oshawa: This feature was a pleasing -evi- dence of the good will between Port Perry and our neighbor city of Oshawa. Mr. Schell made a brief but pleasing and timely speech, and formally declared-the Fair-opened. * re The initial event was the drill by the scholars of the various Public Schools taking part in the Parade. Scugog Head and Centre Schools made a good showing; and the Centre School managed to capture the Moffatt Sales Company shield for the third time, which entitles them to retain this trophy. They also took the Port Perry Star second prize for the Parade. However, the Head ~gave them a close run in the contest for the | shield, and this school took the first Star prize for being best school in parade. Ap la iS . ~~ Some excellent drills and dances were given by the various (forms in the Port Perry Public School. The young folk made a 'most pleasing appearance. This part of the program was greatly There is room for improvement in one particular. = The space in front of the Grand Stand should be kept entirely cleared ing the exercises. It was er in this respect this year; but f the Fai uilding to ake the place . very little. more money than is.used for could financed: The tents cost $100 this has been spent annually we have y. We hope this building will be the near future. Se lot 'of 'work to 8 £ 2d has een He is especially commen in having the 'repairs completed, he tents this building to $125 per year and when hing to show for the : ry fay : a expecta tions Friday, Port P rry Fair orm of the night Before ther together so' that when the ly and. changes-being ihe) Your Busines | Related to urs INCE 1584, \when the first ' European bank was founded in Venice, the story of the world's commercial progress is the history bf the development of banking. Since the founding of the Standard Bank of Canada in 1873, the commercial pro- gress of many of this country's most successful business houses is closely identified with the service of this in- stitution. Each local branch of the Standard Bank is equipped to meet the financial needs of the community. de =D Dr. T. E. Kaiser will Support Mr. Meighen. Unanimously Chosefi to Represent . the Conservatives of Ontario County in Coming Dominion Election. "HON. ARTHUR MEIGHEN Winning on the first ballot in a three-cornered fight, Dr. T. E. Kaiser, of Oshawa, on Thursday evening of last week gained the nomination of the Liberal-Conservative party of the riding of Ontario to contest this constituency in the general federal elections to be held on October 29th. Upofi the motion of W. S. Short, Port Perry and John Stacey, Oshawa, the two defeated can- didates for the nomination, the nomination was made unanimous. The nominating onvention of the party was held in the Town Hall, Whitby, between 500 and 600 people, including a sprinkling of women, filled the auditorium. Six names were placed in the nomination, they being Hon. William Smith, gentleman, Columbus, nominated by E. A. St. John, Brooklin, and H. McBrien, Brooklin. Dr. James Moore, Brooklin, nominated by William Bright, Raglan, and foun Ross, of Oshawa. Dr. T. E. Kaiger, Oshawa, nominated by F. W. Cowan, of Oshawa, and Peter Christie, Manchester. Also nominated by -H. E: Smith, Oshawa, and T. B. Mitchell, Oshawa. = John Stacey, contractor, Oshawa, nominated by W. 8. Short, Port Perry, and Dr.J. McMaster, Port Perry. i George Scott, farmer, Pickering, nominated by George Baker of Pickering, and V. E. Cartwright, Pickering. W. 8. Short, merchant, Port Perry, nominated by Hugh Lucas of Port Perry, and W. R. Shortreed, Port Perry. W. S. Short, a merchant in Port Perry, said that he would support whatever man was brought out "to the last ditch." We are at a crisis in our national history when we must get down to bed-rock," he claimed. - "Our country was never in such an awful state and we should get behind and help the Right Hon. Arthur Meighen deliver this country from the state in which it has been during the past four years." He defined his stand by stating that if the convention should be unable to "concentrate upon one man I might be willing to-take the nomination." a Previous to the Convention the annual meeting of the Asso- ciation was held. All the officers were re-elected as follows a few made. i the pers onnel of the executive however: President--Dr. Jam oore Brooklin. 1st. Vice President--Major Bob. Smith, Columbus, 2nd; Vice President--George Scott; Pickering. i 3rd. Vice President--Murs. G. A. Waods, Port Perry. Secretary--J. A. McGibbon, Oshawa. ive re Treasurer--A. H. Allin; Whitby. i Byoeutive-. (District _Chairmen), Albert Jackson, Whitby; W. S. Short, Port Perry, John Nesbitt, East Whitby, north; Ralph Robinson, East Whitby, south; Oscar Downey, Whitby Township; George Barker, Pickering Tp., south- east; H. Calvert, south-west, Major H.H. Majof, north-west; A, ran, north-east ; Peter Hood, Scugog, Robt. Brown, Reach, north, Thos. Dobson, Reach, south. ' hei Pe Nominations at Manchester Owing to the death of Councillor William H. Lea it necessary to have nomination of a person to fi ¢ the balance of 1925. This wa ey the following candidates i At time of going to press, bs George Morris, Oshawa; =