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{4! «4 "."'t All kinds of n bought at market price. _ Special Reduction set on Flour and Feed in ton lots Low Grade Flour, Rolled Oats, Breakfast Cereal, Bran, Shorts, Middlings, Corn Chop, Cracked Chicken Corn O‘Connor did splendid work in reâ€" vealing the crookedness of the packâ€" ing bouses, which were *‘soaking‘‘ the peop‘e for their food in war times. He charged that they were profiteerâ€" inz, they disputed this, he made farther findings, with the result that This gentlemen, daring the past week has been much in the public eye, becanse bhe has resigned from the post cf High Crst of Living Comâ€" missioner on account of "Conditions he did not choose to bear. Sovereign, Eclipse and Pastry Flour SO0 tons of No. 1 Mixed Chop WHEAT AND BARLEY Wheat, Barley and Oats Chop â€"â€"<&> v.s John McQowan by the As now used by over 230 Early in the world war experience proved the extraordinary value of cod liver oil for strengthening soldiers against colds, pneumonia and lung troubles. Thousands of Our Soldiers are Taking Eyes Examined Free Keeping Our Soldiers Strong Eyesight Specialist SCOTT S EMULSION These are all new goods and a snap be repeated in these days of high prices Boots and Shoes in abundance. 30 pairs Men‘s Black Grain Blucher for Cash only , _ W. F. O‘Connorâ€"â€"Why ? Look! Because it Guarantees the Purest Norwegian Cod Liver Oil high in food value and rich in bloodâ€"making properties. Seott‘s will strengthen you against winter sickness. | Beware of Alcoholic Substitutes. Eouwn Town Shoe Store CR!MPED OATS for Horse Feed at Fair Prices CHOPPED OATS at... very reasonable rates THE PEOPLE‘S MILLS Now at Central Drug Store FINLEY GRAHAM, Ph Every bag guaranteed. If not satisfactor? bring it back and get your money Graham Eyeâ€"Testing System On Saturday, April 13th at the very low price of we will offer you your choice of Scott & Bowne, Toronto, Ont. Opticians in this province. J. S. McILRAITH (Instructor in Optometry) Custom Sawing at the Sash and Door factory.â€"Zenus Clark. O‘Connor *‘What were the conditions he eould not bear?" Speak out loud And he bas resigned ! Why ? He was under Hon, Mr Crothers, Minâ€" ister of Labor, and one con‘t be blamâ€" ed for suspecting thas official red tape difficuities have been interfering with his workâ€"perhaps to save some triend. public opinion supported him sgainst all the explanations of the pork barâ€" ons. and a snap that cannot $3.75 Other trees ana plants direct to ;:u.a.tl:r.rl;eur?:: ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. _ Send for our illustrated circulars of hardy varieties which you can order direct and save the agent‘s commission, of which you get the benefit. Our prices will be sure to interest you and all stock is absolutely firatâ€"class and true to name THE CHASE BROTHERS Co. of Ontaria, Ltd., N urserymen Eetablished 1857 Colborne, Ont. 17â€"23 | _ West half of Lot No. 2 Con ton, containing 60 acres mare | acres cleared and under culti | remainder in timber. Small s | spring, making good pasture, | fenced _ Cheap for quick bu | terms to rent. Annlv ta and are now conditions t We need no further introducfion than the fact that we have been in the Nurâ€" sery Business SIXTYâ€"ONE YEARS, COV, OO reramnesetidcs + P FRUIT TREES ib it tsld i+ t k 4A 2 | Editor Review, | _ Dear S p â€" | Wi‘l you kindly give space in |your van‘uable paper to announ e \the fact that Egremon Townshiy eouncil have sâ€"cured tour (4) c«rs / f "Kiln~driod corn from the Unirer | States to help increase the producion ’v»t b«con ard beet with us to belp cut |in the world shortage. â€" This corn ;will be finsneed by the eorporation. It eâ€"s‘ts $3 40 per 100 lbs in Chicago, ’lnd treig ht and exchange will be adâ€" ide‘l I will be sold at e st to Egreâ€" nV & P meRpiserdnd. > us We think the acheme a gnod one & d hope it will prove successful +t this very eri ical ime. The eor| ‘s due to arrive at any time. We chink we are very fortuns e in getting this quantitv at present. mm e cleeidinies. upemie in . mont farme:s only, delivery at Holâ€" stein O ders mast be placed with any member it cooncil. the townshin Clerk, or with G. T. Calder, R Irwin or Chas Mclons _ As wide distrib â€" tion as ppssible will be made and wil be allotted as needs of the parties may require. In this wav it is hopead to ir;crease our cutput of bacon and ; WWT _Breel ships are to be built in 14 ship vards in Canada. Such is an announcement from Hon. Mr Ballar. tyne at Octawa on Tharsday last A: last Canada is entering on a true National Poliev, sach as was conceiyâ€" â€"d oander the Lagrier administration in 1909 eudorsed by both parties for a time and then abardoned afer the turnover in 1911.. The ships are inâ€" tended primarily for eommercial pur rows to meet Canada‘s growing trade which is mounting year by year. | 300 only season tickets will be sold for the great Chautauqua Festival in Durham on April 18, 19, 20 so purchase your tickets early. Only $1 50 for the six conâ€" certs, and tickets are good for any memâ€" ber of the tamily. Seats may be reserved for 10c each concert or 50c for the six. Plan at J. H Harding‘s store. Tickets on sale there and at MacFarlane‘s Drug Store, Central Drug Store, and V ariety Store. ard Plants _ For Spring Planting mons Not all Americans or Canadians can win a niche in the Hall of Fame, but all can keep out of the Hall ‘of Shame that bears the names of profiteers and hoarders of wasters and slackers and slickers, of both sexes and all ages.â€"Youth‘s Comâ€" panion, Re Increased Production } If this latter plan is carefully followed the mare may easily produce annually ‘in foals the equivalent of 50 per cent or more of her feed cost and still perfor m 1500 hours or more of actual heavy labâ€" our, thus reducing by 15 per cent to 40 per cent the cost per hour of labour. The type and quality of the mare, and. above all, the excellence of the stallion used, would determine the success or failure in this regard. We have gone carefully over our mailâ€" ing sheet this week and made all correcâ€" tions in dates and addresses as far as are known. We do this every four or five weeks and with our large circulation it is no light job. In doing this we take menâ€" tal measure ot our subscribers and a numâ€" ber who ar e in arrears are in that position we are convinced, owing to overlooking the small remittance due the Publishers. Will these please attend to their label at once. We ‘get only 30 days from our supply houses and all costs of the busiâ€" ness are going up. We shall look for hearty response. ie * 4. Working the farm with good brood }na]res and raising both spring and fall oals. From an article far too long for our space, we select the closing paragraph only as summarizing the whole : 1. Heavier horses of betier type quality, 2. Feeding carefully in proportion to work performed. ;.3' Fitting forâ€"the extra heavy work of tha vaau the year Costof Horse Power on Farm Briefly, the means of obtéining cheaper horse power on the farm are : Jno Mental M eascre of a Label vars on behalf of the 1 ks t c m ow M NECmmed rent. Apply to E. Ferguson, Vanguard. Sask ‘ prepared to m;e; 'C;lltlf:; Py oflqflng our highâ€"grade Holstein, April 5th, 1918 For Sale under cultivation, the er. Small stable, FO’d d pasture, and arm r lquick buyer or easy t of the :cheme, Chas. MeInnes. The Publishers stival inDurhav, | . Mr Edwin Johnston is getting setâ€" “r')‘l’f;lc ]']':lg“r‘}/‘gm;tled in his home here. _ Sorty Mrs Y Tor the six 'Cogfljohnston is not yet well enough to 1 for any memâ€" | comie. may be reserved| Mr John Queen has taken No. 2 50c for the six. | mail route from Geo. Bye. Mr. Bye lt:nrel. Ti_ck('é)s on | is in. Nicholson‘s mill again c and Vara| The Honthly meeting of the Wo. p farigte e, and Variety | men‘s Institute will be at the home g | of Mrs J D Roberts Thursday, the be built in 14| igth at 2.30 p. m. Subject will be . ~SBuch ie an | cais, "Caltoy, Eo Cl : PR ol icA es e proaucion to belp cut This corn eorporation. in Chicago, . 19, Proâ€" or less. 30 ONTARIO ARCH TORONTO LORRECTIO®Râ€"In No. 13, Egremont School Report last week a mistake crept in giving "Irene Smail" instead of "Irene Hoocer" in Sr I2rd clase â€" Tha emisea1.~ was ours and we are bell. Sr istâ€"R Wilson. _ Sc Prâ€"L Allan l:i"Noble, A Campbell. Jr Prâ€"J Allan, I Sr 4thâ€"1I Barbour, I Mead, R Barbour A Noble, DKerr. Jr 4th E Wilson, B McMeeken. Jr 3rdâ€"K Allan. Sr 2nd â€" S Noble, J Campbell, J Marshall. Jr 2nd â€"A Lennox, M Y.ennox. VKerr, R Campâ€" hall C1 D u_0 0 &oof C ME Sr Prâ€"Margaret Christie.* ‘Jimmie Caldâ€" er,* Isabel Leith, Charlotte Smith, Cora Dyer. Pr Bâ€"Robbie Nicolson,* Lizzie McKenzie, Beatrice Smith,* Sadie McCail Ross Rife,« Mary Dyer, Prâ€"Alec Sim,« Inez Leith. I(S %lti z Teachers. £ ~EWUIT Copaq 20 R90°6 MIETEICWS, Joe Ellis, Emma Aitken,* Agnes Evans,* Tom McKenzie, Grace Baird. Sr 2ndâ€" Marjory McCall, Matilda Christie,* Roâ€" bena Haas,* Ruby Lewis, John Matthews' Edna Dyer, John Calder,* Gladys Rice, Willie Ellis, John McKenzie,* John Heaâ€" ney, Edward Brooks, Michal McGrath. Ir 2ndâ€" Frank Heaney,* Jean Ellis Jean Baird, Jane Heaney,* Lillian , McCail, Robbie Aitken,* Ruth Smith, Lizzie Mcâ€" Grath. Sr 1st â€" Isabel Haas,* James Christie,* and Jack Irvin*® eq _ Asa: srooks. Jr 1stâ€"Jean Haas,* Stella Woodâ€" yard*, Sandy McKenzie, J. J. Matthews. . and Sr 4thâ€"Katie Baird, Jessie Allingham*. Jr 4thâ€"Stuart Scott, Jarvis Scott*, Annie Hamilton*, Lloyd Hamilton, Daisy Irvin, Marie O‘Conneil, Burrows Smith. Sr 31rd Addie Haas * Austin OConnell, Jean Myers,* Bernice Petrie,* Clinton Rice, Ruby Kerr â€" Jr 3rdâ€" Clara Matthews‘ The names are in order of merit. Those present every day marked *. CorrEctionâ€"In In years to come, his all in 'a'll‘.“' Oh lonely grave, yet not alone, For God is mindiful of His own, â€"Sister Rolena and brother, Pte, Melville Merchant, now in action _ The call was not in vain : On Britain‘s roll of Horor You‘ll find dear J J.‘s name. Somewhere in France as daylight fades The glistening sun will steal across And tender beams in soft caress Shall linger on a wooden c1oss. So far from home, a loved one‘s tear °C ‘af itTom nome, a loved one‘s tear May never on the light sod fall And far from her who hoped to be, y 1 Ns " EPCM NCO | **Literature of lo-da_\'»‘;r(i);vzbo'(;l'c‘sf for | he Home Library." Roll Callâ€" In loving memory of Pte J. J. Merâ€" chant, who was killed in action in EFrance a year ago, April 16th, 1917 His king and country called him Crispinâ€"Lucasâ€"At the Pros. Manse, Mt, Forest, on Wed April 3rd, by Rev. Wm, Cooper, Howard Crispin ‘Making, keeping and m_a-;l-:'eti-n; of butter." _ All ladies welcome. Miss Tasker of Mt Forest, will conâ€" duct services in the Methodist church Sunday morning under the auspices of W. M. S. We learn with regret that Mr J. D. Main of Waterford, is in the Hamiilton Hospital, where he has undergone an operation, | _ Miss Hazel Eccles of the 16th con., | visited Sunday with her friend, Miss | Lela Bilton. In last week‘s issue we mentioned about bicycles on sidewalk., On Tuesday this week a new kind was noticed. It was in the form of a twoâ€" passenger and was Long and Brown. Misses Cole and Scott returned Monday from spending Easter holiâ€" days at their respective homes. to Miss Grace Lucas mont. Mr Thomas Woodyard went to Brampton last week, where he has a position Miss Joel McEwen of Mount Forest visited her sister Mrs J. M. Dixon on Monday Mis» Wilson of Proton, visited last week with her friend, Miss Helena Calder. Mr and Mrs Geo Calder were in Toâ€" rontu for a few days last week. Holstein School Report Mr Richard Irwin and Mr John Mcâ€" Grath were in Toronto Thursday and Friday last week on business. on kn ty n nne Mr aod Mrs Jas. Mclivride, Varâ€" . _Dr Mair spent over the week end ney bas purchased a bhouse in the vilâ€" in Toronto and other points. lage from W. T. Pinder, now occaâ€" Mrs Smith is very ill at the home of pied by MrP. Cornish. We welcome her daughtcr, Mrs T. J. Reid. them in the neighborhood. Miss Mary Mutch returned home| Mr Stewart of Drew preached a Wednesday after spending a week in very acceptable sermorn Suanday Toronto visiting her sister. | nig bt. Mrs Wm Tyndall and children, of _ Miss Essie Douglas is spenoding a Gleneden, are visiting her parents, few days with her sister, Mrs Jas. Mr and Mrs Wm Hunt. |\ Jobnson, 2nd con., Egremont. Rev Mr Lovegrove preached educaâ€" tional sermons in Kenilworth Sunday Rev Stewart of the Drew Circuit preached educational sermons at Yeoâ€" vil and Orchard. Mr Gilbert Durant of Torontc, is visiting his relatives here. & LOGAL AND PERSONAL $ . S mss Iucceucceccecceccececcees â€" PoORbing is the order S. S. No. 2, EGREMONT HOLSTEIN LEADER IN MEMORIAM Edith A. Edge, Teacher MARRIED, * instead of "Irene ass. The mistake glad to put Miss THE DURHAM REVIEW , both of Egreâ€" in t the orl analing _ 7 )* Csate â€" PeQp greed" seed, established a seed plot in the Ees_t_ga‘rtrpf your field, "Rogue" carefull« en duncst cce 24 _ CC PSemte TOr uB 10 publish oneâ€"tenth of the valuabie farming hints that come our way from the Experiâ€" mental Farms. One Ionge:;tic!e sent us this week deals with a eed Plot" and a ‘"multiplying field," in an interesting way. The idea is to impress the importance of seed selection, and anyone interested should write to tha ""Dominion Cerealist, Experimental Farm, Ottawa," for details. The salient points are : Secure "Pedi. ___5thâ€"Velva Dailey. Sr 4thâ€"Ruby Matthews, Elva Lawrence Gertie Lawâ€" rence. . Jr 4thâ€"Edgar Brown. 3rdâ€"Milâ€" ton Myers, Pearl Dajley, Cecil Eccles, Harold Lawrence, Irwin Ferguson, Clarâ€" ence Dailey. 2ndâ€"Cora Lawrence, Eva Eccles, Emerson Lawrence. 1st â€" Mary Brown, Eva Lawrence, Martha Eccles Prâ€" Armanda Matthews, Jessie Hooper, Connie Myers, Alister Lawrence, Jr Pr â€"Robbie Myers, Harold Eccles. \ F. M. Renwick, Teacher ‘ The Rawn family received a long letter trom George lately. He was near his brother Fred. We hope the boys wili soon returo safely. Mrs Jobn Durant and Mrs Wm Orchard spent part of the Exster holi days with relatives in Londop. Some time ago Mr and Mrs Edgar Gardiner and Mr and Mrs Edwin Gardiner at ended che faneral ot their aunt, Mrs Greenwood in the neig hborâ€" boâ€"d of Durham. Mr and Mrs Albert late ot Palmwersâ€" ton and Mrs James Hunt and son Thomas ot Hoistein were recent visiâ€" tors at Mr Jobn Huni‘s. We regret that it is impossible for us to inlich snina buscsks cee un on n PSR C Are we downhearted? asked . ur King As the troops wen, marching by, And the answer came from a thousâ€" arnd tongues No ! No! wis the brave reply. Mr Gilbert Darant of Toronto spent Eaeter bholhdays with his parents. Mrs W. L. Dixzon visited in Dro more oyer the week end . Miss McEachern returned on Sunâ€" day atter spending the bohdays at her home. Born to Mr and Mré Robt. Renwick Jr , on Sand»y, March 24:h, a son. Jno. MeMardo sold his driver and has bought a fine colt which be is now training . Miss Blanche Reid, teacher of Rivâ€" erview spent part of Easter week with ber parents in Dromore. Mrs Woo‘ico‘t of Strat{ord is visiting with Miss 8 Snell Mr and Mrs Copeland cof Toronto are visiting at Jos, Eecles for a few weeks Mr J. M. Findlay, Miss Mary Findâ€" lay, T D. Brown and Edgar Henry visised in Toronto Easter week. | The YF‘omen‘s Institute hbeld the lApnl meeting Wednesday of last | week in Taylor‘s Hall. There were L’twentyoms ladies present and the | eullection amcunted to $2 30. Two \very interesting papers were r ad. Miss Florence Renwick‘s subject was " The Salvage otf War,." We learned from this paper that the salvage of war has been reduced to an exac: science and is a definite and insepar . able part of army operations in the field. Through this work the B:itish government is saved millions of dolâ€" lars every year. The subject of Miss Eva Renton‘s paper was ~Feeding a Million" telling how the bread for the army is made. Toe Secretary read a | letter from the president of the Queen Mary‘s Needlework Gaild in Canada | asking that the W. I. denate some gifts for soldier‘s comforts and hosâ€" piral sapplies, or money with which to buy them, in corder to send to gae Queen in commemoration ot Her Majesty‘s Silver Wedding Day on July 6th. Thesegifis are to be pack ed at the next meeting of the Institate on May 1st _A pair of socks or any other article of use to soldiers will be gratefually accepted by the Society . Mrs Nichol spent a few days with Mrs Robs. Nelson. Mrs Mair of Mt. Forest is yisiting ber daughter, Mrs Joo. Adair. Plonaghing is the order of the day. Miss Harkley has returned to her duties again after spending Easter vacation at her home. March School Report Seed Selection No. 12, EGREMONT SOUTH BEND DROMORE a J YPIILWN 1VI. FINDLAY Dromure; 3 Phone 3.1â€"15 J @<lJBL+~2~2<R~2â€"~%»â€"~2 > 20 M { Joun M. Finpray 994‘, «25292259 259225 9¢ > *3 Appearing at the Great Chataugqua Festival _ in the Town Hall, DURHAM, Afternoon and Evening, Thursday, April | â€"Daylight Gaining (ratber than saving) received its third reading at Ottawa and thas becomeslaw. Clocks will be shifted an beur forward on Sunday nextâ€"likelyâ€"and we‘il all approximate to the ha bits of the hene. â€"Standard Grave Stones are being considered by overseas Canadian ofâ€" For better service and for promotion hour is for "Efficiency," otherwise "Tr you to be efficient, in order to rende: yourself, your employer, ‘and your cou ous tinre. Enter anwy dAuw | MaÂ¥ _ 2. .0. Remember the Reg. Boxer papers are the best obtainâ€" able. They are largely import goods and must not be compared with lowâ€"priced papers. _ We again have the sample book containing extra fine papers from which many of our customers ordered las vear e .5 See our papers any way to look them over. Judging by the large increase in the sale of our papers last year, we look for a still greater sale this season â€"and you‘ll find our stock larger and more upâ€"toâ€"date than ever Prices this spring are naturally a trifle higher, but to maintain the high quality of our Papers, this was unâ€" avoidable . WALL PaApERs fngsâ€"s _ TAYLOR & CO.‘ Everything else you need to ho Don‘t fail to see these floor coverings h« buy. e CONGOLEUM SQUAREs OILCLOTHS _ ~This and the next two weeks wi]] ; ones for everybody as the house mus; j oughly gone over from cellar to garre ladies, we have large stocks to choose {r) lines. LINOLEUM |!==»4e 0 n« Central Business College TAYLOR & CO., HAaMProX covrRT 7. 7 "1Ce and for promotion. The call of the r Efficiency," otherwise "Training." We trai" efficient, in order to render better service to your employer, ‘and your country in this stren!~ Enter any day. Call or write for free catalogue House-Cleaning Get in Line without fastening and > your floor covering problem. and colorings have made th, Very tough wearing materia within reach of all. rHs In these we ‘also the 2 yd choose from . JM Is made of powden floul' and oxodized pressed on burlap. It is g account of the oil it contain. tell us this is deadly to disea it is easy to keep clean, a« ; vices to catch dirt. Now w, several patterns in 4 yds, a)« Prices...... TRA â€"%tha _ SixG SRPIPNRREIPNE 3 000 30 04 io ao uo. FOR SPRING ; ER 8 IN "KERRY COUCRTIN You are at perfect diberty ficials, tor cfticers have tallen in Eo tion is to be uni crest or motto for service may be a is that it would be apply to all gray war. e COCHH, ws 1 nas my Creâ€" h dirt. Now we have this in erns in 4 yds, a)so 2 yds. wide 3.00, 3.50 and 4.09 Mt. Forest, Ont. Dromore APRIL 11 1 $ 918 l Production [} d men alike who e. _ The inserip » but soparate ich l();mllill d. Oar opisia seusible ideap 1ds in peaceg iseclean, fore vou nseed oil, )â€"proof on Chemists zerms and be thoy. Now )m in al} .'ood m had Aid of th shirts, 3: were con collectio Mr. agent o H..DO\'(‘ promot« this dist Boy wanted to 15 years, or elde: €Call at once. ) across from Cem»« straw for sale an must haul it ou! own team . TaEy‘ers DR Th awith Presbyteri of the ch Jos, McNall Hunter, 1 David Hoo; derson, Jot taken deliv« Feep xot S Corn that appea: and Greenwood : For Sauk â€"I eggs $1.00 per s onto was mystery, quantitic destroye stock, & While n there is : A Sen the stair on Mond son of M striking } * botto and cut h 01 two of stitches than a f}« Bouont hen Colgan, Reeve 0: the Hishgate N move there. Fo connected with | that paper expre the proprietor « years and . the County ainterest in the best 4 has mant VOL. XLI, N It SU M an en« * s â€"~ OW ! VA cort n For SiLeâ€"A « $6,243 41. in n Forest leads wi §21,005.42, Har $16,556.73. Sa Durham #1.7 80 annuvity busin« ance for fue) an with #96 ior . annuity businc §§0 dorward $1,585, annuit alowance for proprietor .Of .Â¥ cés during that been reeve of I s and as such h s0cl W CcCoOonNDpENsED More and Ba Your Lator | e Matevials it Bpend Your M War Time Deposits . . . + + + n Due to Banks .. â€"> Dividend, Payable Acceptances Under Cavital, Reserve F Cash on Hand.. .. Gold Reserves an Due by Bauks .. Dominion Govt., | Call Loans and © BRauk Premises . Letters of Credit Kext C THE ST M M M in D