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tle of the 2g (Sept. 9th, : gomneniel 120,000 men. ch 29th, ? inted to the supreme com- all the alfied armies. His great counter-offensive to the Ger- an drive towards Paris and the Channel ports began on July 18th, 1918, and concluded on Armistice Day, Nov. tith, 1918. -- Export trade is not a hidden art ke witchcraft or fortune-telling. The Canadian 'Srade Commission belicves dozens of firms in Canada could score in the foreign field if they formed "groups of industries." _ Germany carefully inspecting the Allies' peace terms must imagine ~ the is in the position of (he guest in the: Mauitoba hotel thirty years ago. The waiter leaned on the table and, breathing heavily, asked: "What'll ye have, pie or pudden?" Pie" "Ye'll Lave to take "We said the guest. pudden," replied the waiter. have no pie." Bonnycastle Dale, the well-known naturalist, is the author of a splen- did article entitled "The Dropping Off Place" in Rod and Gun for May. This wholesome outdoor magazine is replete with stories, articles and Feist departments. dealing with anadian wild life and nature. "Just Mallards" is the enticing title of the c cover page painting by. F. V. Wil- liams. It depicts a pair of millards winging along to a well protected cover and should quicken the pulse Two of every lover of wild game. : ing nature statics that appear this issu rl ~The first of an series on conservation is contained in an excellent article by J. A. Belle- isle, Tospector General of Fisheries and Game in the Province af Que- bec. The bigh standard of the _ Fishing and Guns and Ammunition 'Departments is fully maintained in "this interesting number which is now on sale. Rod _hished by W. is Woodstock, O + New York, -- 13.--The Ameri- can Locomotive Company announc- ed "to-day that it had received an ylor, Limited, order for 150 locomotives from the The locomo- Italian Government. tives are of the heavy. frgight type Several inquiries have been received npary from for by 'the Americ: other foreign Governments "locomotives, it was stated, ¢ Lord Reading talked at a Wash- the ington dinner party about 'cockney accent. "A cockney cack," he said, "came over and settled in - America. my husband ob the western prairies,' 'the woman said. a bison. L suppose you know. what a bison 1s?" 'Lawks, yes,' said the cockney cook. "I'd-like to 'ave a quid for every one I've made a puddin' i ini Chatham, May 12--A record of seventeen cents on the was paid to-day by local deal- Smith of River road, to Samuel: Canada, following the example of other Allied countries, has made it possible for wage earners--men and women--to invest in safe securities without effort. These securities are called War Savings The cost now $4.04, but by compounding interest, the $4.04 you invest now will be worth $5.00 in 1924. There is 10 other security in which you can invest such a small amount that is as safe and that bears so high a rate of interest. Stamps. pay you back your iba Intact at any ties dorisg the five years, or to pay you in 1924 $5.00 fraction) you invest now. War Savings Stamps can be bought wher- ever this sign is displayed. Male Your and Serve Y for every $4.00 (and a Savings Serve You our Country--Invest Them in War Savings Stamps. J Spring has deigned at last to smile. CANADIAN TRADE WITH FRANCE The Allies may dispute over the ques- tion "Who won fhe war?" but Germany {teresting 2 Gun is pub a Her mistress, who was a 'widow, told her one day how she 'came to lose her husband. "1 lost 'He was killed by M. Paul Balbaud, formerly Pro- fessor of French at the University | of Toronto, has returned to Canada after four years' service in the Trans-| lation Sections of the French and! British Armies. He comes with the | support of the French Ministry of foreign relations through the society | "France-Amerique" to foster closer | association between the countries, | especially working through a sub- division, 'France-Canada." M, Bal- baud informs the Canadian Trade Commission that it is hoped to form self-supporting bodies in every Ca- nadian city, mutually to make known French and Canadian products of field and factory, and to form groups of manufacturers and agents for trade purposes. He hopes to im- prove the opportunities for study 1 end everything but penitence. knows who didn't," The Huns never could stand the Can=| adian Cuirie-combers, The Huns are full of sound and fury, The labor troubles in Totonto have assumed a most serious aspect | which may result in the calling of a | general strike of all workers for the | enforcement of the adoption of the | eight-hour work day in every trade and craft in the city, with the same rate of pay for the workers as they now receive for the longer day. Sir Robert' Borden may be back by the end of next week after his! six months' sojourn in Europe, | Extremes nieel in the types of samples of goods for the Runianian | Government sent for the Canadian] A Trade Commission's inspection. i . {in the * BOOT TRADE CONDITIONS Following a meeting which had been convened by the Canadian Trade Commission for discussing the possibilities of export trade by the boot and shoe manufacturers of Canada, at exception was taken ol and methods in the boot trade in Canada 'Farmers' Platform," which to' criticism prices a reso- (lution was adopted by the executive to extend an invitation lo a commit. tee of the Cavadian Council of Agriculture lo tivestigate conditions in any of the Canadian shoe plants. Members also pledged themselves to give every assistance to 1hat committee in their investigation, as they expressed the desire lo have {the facts in the boet trade made widely known, £ of Canadian students in France, r ose whe desire to take up advanced commercial sub- jects. M. Balbaud is making a tour of the Dominion which runs to the Coast. pn fn Cy "ON THE JOB," THAT'S ALL In a Niagara Falls, N.Y., theatre the, other evening there was a clever bit of repartee. Pictures were being shown on the screen. "Where are the Canadians?" somebody in the audience called out. Immediately there came a well-modulated voice from a back seat: 'Holding back the Huns while the Yanks were getting their pic- tures taken." In the State of New York, a friend from across the lines, tells the Page, they say of a lady who has a beautiful red head that she has skaneateles hair, Ask for an | explanation and you will be reminded that kaneateles is just forty miles be- yond Auburd {Packet The earnings of the Robert Simpson Company for the past year, after paying all expenses, providing for depreci 4 > i | T and unattractive, { i Imports iuto Canada United States, for which payment must be made some time or o her, from the continue to be on almost a wartime! scale, the C. T. C, points ont. The Canadian Trade Commission informed that English manufacturers sent to Spain the war frequently taken to the nearest German house. The German naturally said : do much better for you," the order, 13 catalogues before were "1 can! and got 'Canadian exporters must see to correspondence in foreign languages. Traitiog for higher branches of foreign trade will be discussed, at the suggestion of the C. T.C,; at the Universities Conference in Ouawa this manth. Toronto Telegram ~The United States is now busy with its fifth Victory Loan campaign. As timé goes on and the Victory Loans continue the people of the | U 8S. to the last man will know that they wou the war, { Lake freight rates for the present se a in value of property and plant, &c.,| amounted to within a few dollars ofa! million and ahalf. The belief entertain- ed by some people that the departmental stores sell on a very narrow margin of profit, or no profit atall, is evidently fallicious, i The Newmarket Express-Herald says : **Citizens should keep in wind that New- market has not too many people, but in- g facilities. And if the inthe sav-| 'at three per cent. 'interest. s the Express Exprase eras slaion' The Trade up a policy which may be stated as : First pion. in Canads of uce ar nd products to a much mission is taking | PP and coal, | have been decided upon by the Shipping Board, and they show a sweeping reduc- "tion, Ten with the rates in force for the past four years. son, as lied to ore, grain The number of Canadian soldiers get- ting married in England is causing much | i anxiety to a young lady in Owen Sound. | "The Advertiser says she has four fiances | over there, and is afraid some of them will not hold to their promise. Dick Burge, Once Well Known Country Met His Death ing In France. Late Private Richard Burge of the First Surrey rifles never was a qutt- ter, and, despite the fact that he was at the half century mark, he enlisted and died the death of a soldier. He. was once the lightweight ch i i from' | the ) eB IN PRIZES FOR GROWING FIELD CROPS IN THE TOWNSHIP OF Caviwright! J OTICE is here Cartwright Agricultural Society have decided to hold a FEF CROP COMPETITION at the usual time the coming harvest. The Urop selected being OATS, at which the following prizes will be offered; } $20, $15, given that the $12, $10; $8, $6 and $4 Eutries for competition must consist of a field ot not less than five acres, Competition is limited to residents of Township of Cartwright, - No less than ten entries nor more than twenty. five must be made, such entries taking precedence as received by the Secretary wm the event of more than twenty-five being made. Entries must be made with the Secre- tary not later than the rgth day of May, 11919; each competitor being limited to one ertry, Entrance Fee--Members of the Society $1; non-members $2, WESLEY CAMPBELL. Pes. ROBT. PHILP, Sec. Burketon, April oth, 1919, Get the Records Select your School on the basis of aCtnal work done to-day. Write Shaw's Schools, TORONTO. ONT. for up-to-date record of gradu- ates and positions filled. It will interest you, W. H, SHAW, President. CARD OF THANKS We wish to return sincere thanks to the community of Port Perry and adjacent district for the extensive patronage bestowed upon us during hyn and was born December Dick A te was a name well known our business career, and request a continuance of the same to our successor, H. S. White. SARVIS BROS. VICE & (L wie] fom x ki OUR MOTTO ALITY in you need meat you need BF OR PHONE 29 MEAT MARKET es Flowering THE whether I'lowering o Nien (ality and Variety are those PRINCE ALBERT. = ---- inting, House Decorating | iN G 3 HAD CONSIDERABLE ouse Decorator and Sign \Vriter 1 have { ad rd A 'PORT PERRY prepare Bi hitb AT ONCE. fe PPURIDY | TEA 0 HT KIND OF PLANTS TO BUY r Vegetable Plants. thatare second to that are orown are grown at wry ONE PRICE TO ALL, W.ETTEY, Florist. en AN Dt N SR EXPERIENCE as a Painter Opened Business odo all Work entrusted to mein a manner that e utmost satisfaction as regards style, durability, tion and prices, Having had somewhat intricate Lie srr ART FORD PLANTS We Want Now --_-- A RRuIABLE AGENT In Ontario County | ts sell Pelham's Peciless Fruit and ANTING Qrnusientl are os dufing Fall and v A inter mOnthe. Good pay, exclusive further fitradne~ territory, fee selling equipment. ot ua we are OVER 600° ACRES re now prepared of the choicest Nursary Stock includin Ai by oth NEW|variaties controlled by us. fd ditions by offer- gone yp_to-date selliug equipment and trees and plants gu gplendid Canadian grown stock to at Rock Bottom offer customers. We a8 not Jobbers. Write for agency term : PELUAM NURSERY co., rated Circulars Toronto, Ont. which you can N.B. Cataloguss sent on request to the agant's plieauts for agencies or purchaser of h you rhe. Nirsory Stacks will be sure to stock is abso d true to] WwW. J. GIBSON SONYA ONT. Licensed Auctioneer Valuator, &c. Charges Moderate and Satisfaction Guaranteed. ) )T HERS CO! ans | pT Ee fre PORT PERRY MARKETS Corrected weekly by H yt] ' Grain 'ead Sead Ee fe Fall Wheat $2 10 @ $2 Spring Wheat. . 2 ov @ } Goose Wheat. , 2 00 @ 095@ 10 Rye... Oats... Beans Grass Seed, Alsike Clover. . Red Clover. . ve Peas (blackeye) ,... Peas (small). Buckwheat . Cattle, per Ib Hogs, per 100 ibs... ' CAWKER BROS' (Successors To Jamieson & Dennison.) LIVERY Having purchased the business carried on by Jamieson Dennison, and the premises con- nected therewith we intend to' RE-HORSE THE STABLES with first-class animals, and instalé New and uw to-Dafe Vehicl be AST 0 go@ 1 013@ o 20 00 @ 20 0 50 @ © 0 40@ o Wool (unwashed) 060 @o Mails Close The mails are despatched feom the Pos (fice, Port Perry as follows © Going North-- 9.00 a. m. Going South--11.20 a. m. HE South-half lot 17, Special attention paid to the Reach--g7 acres more or less, | requirements of Commercial Travel Buildings on both ends of farm and] ers. it. will be divided to suit purchaser, This property is desirable--close fo! we guarantee to please our patrons. school, churches and markets, and} Patron: age solicited, on leading road to the famous Osh £7 Phone No. 2. awa market, Price reasonable CAWEER BROS if interested act quickly Apply to! the proprietor on the property, G. R. ALEXANDER JAS: KIRBY, No. 2, Port Perry | CARPENTER, CABINET-MAKER & UPHOLSTERER prompt Our charges are moderate and R.R Thr Stamp. | | Jobbi che it 25 cents buys a attended to and FIRST-CLASS FARM TO! RENT ON SHARES Drink {he Best | 1 pep tub Cook's Special Uream DON' Cook's Dry Ginger Ale Wi ; H her in re them or LF E. LUKE, OPTICIAN | YONGE (Us NUFACTURED T. COOK & SON POR ONT, PERRY, R'Y SYSTEM TABLE, ND TRUNK TIME 1167 ST, TORONTO GRA (Opposite Simpson's) PERRY. GOTS Port HOUTH, a,ms we aoINa 6.35 11.55 LET al Put $4 into W. 5. Stamps, "250 buys a Thrift Stanip Livery TE CO OO TC EO OC RC CCU JO H. S. WHITE "SSOR TO SARVIES BROS. BAKER AND CONFECTIONER zed y experi on Dart Baker and position to faction to all favoring me wilh their )PICAL FRUITS IN SEASON WEDDING CAKES A SPECIALTY. WH) mp iD) PORT PERRY, CC CC SC 0 0 CO CC ¢rial solicited. H,. 8S, Baker and Confectioner, 500 JC 2 CNC JCJ CO CJC CC J 0 JCC CDC JC TJC CJ CJ COCO JAMES WARD DEALER IN-- Pianos, Organs and Gramaphones Also Second-Hand Organs. g® PIANOS TUNED by an expert second week in the months of May and September. BELL PHONE 94 sie ator | a Sa So Se A FULL STOCK! QF EVEYTHNG IN THE ' Harness I.ine CHEAPNESES STYLE Durability and STRENGTH Cannot be trpassed n the County, PORT PERRY, ONT. Robes, Blankets, Bells, Trucks &c., in abundance. Oomparison of Prices Courted. Patronage respecinllysolicited. W A. BEATTY