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Quoting from a brief review by the publishers we read: "Like ‘The Sky Pilot' and ‘The Man from Glengarry’ Ralph Connor’s new romance of the frontier is full of the fragrance of wind-swept forests and the drama of life in the open where man’s senses are sharpened to catch the breaking of a twig or the scent of a hidden camp- “The great Niagara Peninsula during the war of 1812 when the settlers and Indian Tribes, the French, the English and the citizens of the exuberant young United States were involved in border warfare is the setting for this swift dramatic new romance. “Many of the great figures of the struggle, Chief Tecumseh and Winfield Scott. Dearborn and commander Perry more in the picturesque background against which Ralph Connor traCes the loves. the hates and the hazardous adventures of the strong-thewed pioneers." In the early chapters of the book we are introduced to Rene Whose career is of absorbing inteiest. Black Hawk introduces to us the constancy. fidelity and lasting friendship that an Indian always gives to his friends. Black Hawk was a loyal friend to Rene in times of peace and war. McCloy appears in a minor place in the beginning of the story, but later he holds an important place as the only one who had any knowledge of the whereabouts of Rene. The whole family circle of the Manor house play a part of great interest in the early history of our country show- ing us very clearly the influence of a good home on the community life. The "Raising Bee" and the “Camp- meeting“ are two very realistic pictures of pioneer days. It was at these two gatherings where we first meet Billy Badger and Dr. MacCrimmon and the first glimpse of them is not one that shows the best in character. Before the story ends we find the beauty in these two sterling characters. Rene's desire to see General Brock was granted him in an unexpected moment and the result of the inter- view was so astonishing that Rene forever afterwards was “moving in a new world of big things”, and boyhood was left behind. The events of the community and the country leading up to the war of 1812- 14 are well told; and the author‘s word pictures of the war portrays its horrors very clearly. We see the hatred that is things men have to do. and the cruel unnecessary things that hatred for the Come in Chat Awhile At Home Thursday, June 26, â€"Ruth Raohnrn. enemy will make those without prin- ciple do to the innocent. To read this account of the war of 1812-14 is likely to make every reader of it have the desire to banish from the world the idea of settling international disputes by the slaughter of humanity. We give below an exerpt from a re- view of the book by J .M.E. in the To- ronto Globe: “From the standpoint of story inter- est with colorful, dramatic background, this book stands in me first class. Whatever else may be said, and in the field of historical fiction the work is not without minor defects, certainly no fostered by warâ€"we see the horrible reader will find dull pages with fiag- ging attention here. It is, in the judg- ment of the reviewer, the most import- ant piece of fictional writing that Ralph Connor has done. The most study has been put into it of any of his works. "Primarily, the author of ‘The Man from Glengarry’, Black Rock’ and many other novels is a teller of tales that fascinate by action, variety and virility. He is not burdened with the profound things of the human soul, ex- cept as they come to the surface now and then. He is not pausing to stir the emotions deeply, to paint master- ful bits of description, or to reflect the grosser phases of society. His domin- aing purpose is to entertain. In this he unquestionably succeeds, and in no novel better than in this, his latest. "Forgiving some of the evident melo- drama here and there, the book is an excellent product of an experienced, interesting fictionist at'his best.” THE PREPARATION AND SEEDING OF LAWNS Perhaps no other expenditure gives such big returns ’ in enhancing the beauty and attractiveness of the farm home thar. that made in the proper preparation. of the land for a grass lawn, because no matter what mixture is used, it will not stand long periods preparation and seeding of the lawns immediately adjoining the residence. At the Dominion Experimental Sta- tion, Kapuskasing. Ontario, it has been found that good drainage is one of the first and most important requisites in spring of the year. After good drainage the next es- sential is a deep, meiiow, smooth and fine seed-bed. This is rather difficult to obtain in heavy clay and unless the surface soil is of a loam nature it is usually advisable to cover the clay with a few inches of dark soil such as loam or muck and thoroughly mix this with the clay by disking or harrowing. When the surface is finally smoothed off it may be seeded with Kentucky blue grass (Poa pratensiS) white Dutch clover (Trifolium repens) at the rate of 70 pounds per acre of the former and 2 pounds of the latter. 3-â€" â€"- _---L Both these plants have creeping root- stacks. and. when once established, a lawn seedd with this mixture will stand an immense amount of traffic and still retain a good appearance. It must be remembered. however. that a lawn needs some attention even after it is established. in the way of mowing and an occasional application of artificial or other fertilizer. (Experimental Farm Notes) drainage the next es-_ D. W. WRIGHT, DUNDALK LIKELY CANDIDATE (Continued from page 1.) ties. He said that Hon. James Malcolm minister of trade and commerce, seek- ing re-election in North Bruce, had his hands full, as also was the position of Dr. Hall in the south riding of Bruce. He thought that with a Government in jeopardy this riding should look to the general good of the party and stay out of the fray. Anyway, he said, the party was in no condition to contest the riding because it lacked organiza- tion, esprit de corps and funds. Walter Hastie. one-time Liberal can- didate for Southeast Grey, was leader of the dissentients who wanted to run a man again. He said that in 1925 he and another man had gone to see Premier King in Guelph to ask him whether it would be in the general in- terests of the party to have a Liberal candidate. The prime minister re- ferred them to Duncan Marshall. then Liberal organizer, and that gentleman told them to stay out of the contest and “leave it to Aggie”. That was the de- 3;cision of Liberal headquarters. The .some thing occurred in 1926. Mr. :Hastie said the Liberals were becoming 'tired of-this machine dictation which disenfranchsed them. i H. MacDonald spoke to the executive and voiced the sentiments of the ma- jority when he said the Liberals could no longer stand for the structures Miss Macphail placed upon the budget. Just last night at a meeting she had criti- cized and ridiculed the Dunning tariff proposals and had belittled the King Government. No Liberal could con- scientiously vote for such a candidate. On that ground alone he would support any man the Liberals cared to bring out, said Mr. MacDonald. After the election of officers the chairman read from the bill advertising this meeting, which read: “It is deemed advisable to have a candidate in the field at this time.” He thought. how- ever, such action would jeopardize the very life of the Government of Premier King. Starts Fireworks Mr. Wright started the fireworks when he enthused and aroused the convention in a fighting speech, in which he said the Liberals should fight the battle whether they won it or not. “My youngster asked me the other day.” Mr. Wright related, ‘Daddy, what are you in politics?’ and I replied, ‘Why. I used to be a Liberal’ and the lad ans- wered. ‘Yes, daddy, but there are no Liberals around here any more.’ I say there are plenty of Liberals, but they have to wake up. come out or their long sleep, and go out to fight Agnes Macphail. (Applause). I tell you that we could poll 5,000 votes tomorrow without a canvass. We are tired of this dictation from Ottawa and Toronto. _ m-:.... 1 ",no told from headquarters, warned! threatened that if we nominated a can- 1 didate here there would be Progressivesi nominated in seven ridings held by Liberals. endangering their seats. Are we going to take that sitting down? Are we going to stand for machine rule? No. It is time we did something for ourselves.” (Applause). ‘ “It will be easy to find a capable 'candidate among those who are here Mr. Wright then nominated Dr. Sneath, of Dromore. who said that was a shame that the Liberals had no way of showing in this riding that they supported the Government of Mr. King, whom he considered an outstand- ing statesman. He feld that the time had come when Liberals should rebel against this disenfranchisement. Dr. Sneath said that he would work hard for a Liberal candidate, and he nomin- Dr. Fortune Dr. R. H. Fortune, of Ayton, was then proposed He was the Liberal candidate in the provincial election who withdrew under severe pressure brought to bear by his own party and others opposed to the Conservatives. This is another grudge the Liberals of this riding have. For several elections here was a happy incident at the opening of the $20,000,000 Montread Harbor Bridge on Victoria Day when the Canadian Pacific liner “Duchess of Richmond,” 20,000-ton giant under the command of Captain A. Freer, RNJL, added the salute of its deep siren to the cheers of the thousands assembled. Just as Premier Mackenzie King was formally open- ing the bridge. the liner passed dramatically CONTAIN \ " N0 NARCOTICS THE DURHAM CHRONICLE “Duchess” Salutes Bridge they have been supporting Farquhar Oliver, the “boy U. F. 0. member” and a protege of Miss Macphail. who speaks from every platform his sponsor speaks from. Thus, Liberals point out, they have been cast in the shade both federally and provincially for long enough, they think. Dr. Fortune with- drew in favor of Mr. Wright, promising his support. ; Dr. Fortune rose again to say that he :hoped the Liberals would nominate a fcandidate. take a definite stand and ‘fight the battle to a finish. The same applied to H. C. Moody of Dundalk, who was willing, he said, to get out behind Mr. Wright as the Lib- eral candidate. He agreed with the rest of the convention on the desira- bility of having a Liberal to oppose the Progressives who had so long dominated the constituency, at the instance of outside dictation. Others nominated who retired in favor of Mr. Wright were Harry Mc- Kinnon, John Mills. of Hanover; Dr. Giflen of Chatsworth. They all pro- mised their united and loyal support. Alex. Matthews, of Chatsworth, re- marked that he certainly would support a Liberal candidate and no one else. “If I can't vote Liberal I certainly won’t vote for Miss Macphail, and I’ll work to see that others don't." he 0:). served beligerently. “Why it has come to such a pass now that I’ll have to join the Orange Lodge and vote Tory if I want to vote at all. Mr. Wright said that he had notl come prepared to stand but to support Mr. Moody as candidate. How.ever he would accept the nomination if as he' understood the Conservative was wil- ling in such an eventuality to drop out. He said he had been so informed by a member of the executive of the South- east Grey Conservative Association. The meeting stopped for a time while‘ the delegates had informal discussions‘ among therselves in various parts of the hall. The president called for any further nominations. and asked if there was anything further to be said. No person paid much attention. so he de- clared the nominations closed, and sug- gested adjournment of the convention. Prevents Adjournment Again the chairman thought the meeting should adjourn, but this time Mr. Wright himself prevented it. He said that here was a young and ener- $131.th for financial considerations. He nominated him and urged that all Liberals help raise the necessary funds. This move clashed with the chairman’s idea of procedure. however. and he ruled that nominations had heen elosed. C “IV“ v-vvv' __ “Oh, no. they haven’t, and you’re not closing them either," retorted Mr. Wright. 7----.1 1.1.- “Don’t contradict me.” roared the chairman. “I said nominations are closed and therefore, they are. closed. I VOV VUV“ â€"â€" -â€" -â€"â€"- am running this meeting. not you, Mr. Wright. " t- .0 .-_-L 1..-..- fiere was a murmur of dissent from the floor of the convention, from the delegates who wanted something defin- ite to emerge from the meeting and the president admitted that a motion McQuarrie said. however, that he would not be the candidate because Mr. Wright was the _ Alogical man. Mr. - 4:4 “4-5 AA“ Wright maintained that he did not care to enter on a three-cornered contest. Made Unanimous At this point Mr. Hastie came to the rpgmip of the meeting. to the apparent At this point Mr. Hastie came to the rescue of the meeting. to the apparent and audible relief of every person in the hall. with the suggestion that the convention unanimously tender the Liberal nomination to Mr. Wright. Then Mr. Wright could have some time to decide. after viewing the situation from all angles. whether his name allv put, which was finally done. with the same result. “When will you let us know your decision, Mr. Wright?” asked the chair. “I'm not sure yet," was the reply. )ening 0f the °beneath it with mum-colored flags fluttering from anon Victoria bow to stern and her ensign dipping it the salute- Duchess 0‘ Then she hailed the bridge with the sten-torian command of “long, two short and long” Masts that herald arrival {Lafitszfilgf or Canadian Pacific ships. It is interesting to note prmally open- that dramatically weight of steelâ€"20,000 tonsâ€"as there is in the ship. PROMPT 70 AC? insisted Mr. Witthun. “This can‘t run along all summer. How about a week. Will you let us know in a week?” - J “All right. In a week," assented the candidate, and so it was agreed that on or before Saturday, June 28. the ex- ecutive of the Southeast Grey Liberal Association will know definitely whe- ther they are to get out and work for a candidate whose name will be on the piece of paper to be presented to elec- actly one month. The meeting marked a milestone in the history of the riding for the last decade, said observer. It was the first real show of anger, of deep-seated re- sentment and fight that the Liberals have sham, and now that they are up in arms they will act definitely. Whether or not there will be a three- cornered contest, the airing of views today is bound. it is said, to have a de- cided effect on the result of the elec- tion. Officers were elected for the year, as follows: President, C. H. Witthun. Hanover; first vice-president. 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