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but we cannot tolerate the idea n any way dictate to our peo- erman aggression was endanger- tral power, Britain is taking this is so, thousands of men ves as defenders of tite British ousands more may face the at death may take them, but y be safe and their child- is war is that: men like the en' the schemes and Jere sys ms, kingdoms aud ref publics fall, mething kindlier, higher, h i 1 for each nd cach for all? All diseases Quericher) by scien nan halt, of deaf, or blind; ody, Jarger:min watless world, a sing ie race, a single fongue. 1 have seen her far away--for i is not earth 50 youngp-- a madness muzzled, every Serpent passion killed, : vine a garden; Konan esert tilled: It is not very satisfactory to those of us 2 statements and certainties in these days of uncer- tainty. We hope for the best. That is all we can do. tid for w wars: "AL bottom it is the desire to see the triumph of eastern Christendom over western Christendom -- the triumph of Osthodoay over denclles. Japan has wit thdraw her Ships from - proved. 3 "In Toronto and 1 milton they have had Flag Days and thousands upon thousands of dollars have been collected or hospital ship 'work and other relief of the suffering and 'wounded. People 'are 'beginnin 0 realize, that our own fathers and brothers. are 'offering their lives to. 'protect our homes from an enemy who is at a dis- tance, and who must be kept at that distance. Canada's Duty That Canada will send her fighting men in full force is already The. call was for twenty thousand men and nearly thirty thousand have responded. We have done 'our duty there, and should the demand for assistance be still greater, the emergency will be met at once. The next. contingent (should necessity demand one) will not be -composed of men eager to fight, but of defenders of our homes who see the grim necessity of Conquering the enemy, and who go into battle with eyes open. . But Canada has another duty to perform, and that is to keep on keeping on, The Financial Post of August 15th, says: = "Our first duty at any cost, is to aid in Great Britains sustenance and defenc e; and our next duty, not less important, is to keep the business of the' Dominion moving as normally as possible. Let it be remembered that while we "must lay aside something to pay our share of the cost of the war, we have at our back storéhouses of natural wealth scarcely yet touched, As the calamities of Europe place a higher value on our wheat and other exportable crops, so will those same calamities make the peaceful land of Canada more attractive to some 'of the best people in Europe, hopes and lands; generation after. generation, devastated by war. profit largely and speedily by the during the war." whose have. b This continent, inclu despoiled or Canada, will anges in the world's currents of trade "In the unprecedented and critical situation which exists," says Sir Geo. Paish, "it is of the greatest importance that everyone act as if these great events were not impending. ~~ Were confidence seri- ously disturbed, business would come practically to an end, There- fore, it is of vital importance that, as far as possible, the events that are now taking place should not interfere with the daily life and" daily work of the nation. endeavor to But for this to be accomplished, the situation must be faced with courage and confidence on the part of everyone. In- vestors must contihue to invest, bankers must continue to lend, and everyone according to- his ability must endeavor to work hard in order that individual incomes, and therefore the income of the whole nation, may be maintained at the highest possible level." ee emesis From One of The Boys. The following note came from Billy Davidson, who with the other volunteers from Port Perry, was in camp at Oshawa. Oshawa, August 17, 1914 Mr. Farmer:--We got here safe. We |stay at the Armories- and board at Tod's Restaurant. Good meals. The drill us in Alexander Park. On Sun- _| day they took us to church. I expect we leave here this week for Valcartier. There are about one hun- dred soldiers down here. I will write you a line later. Thats all this time from---BILL. " Ri 00. € | reporting at not been home the 1 ind she feared he ha : 4 Davidson 5 in. Oshawa, and sure enough, the | by this time he is in Vancouver. It is likely to be the same with the pres- ent force now mobilizing in Valeartier, They have enlisted in the service of their country, and will be required to go where they are needéd most. The day may come when they will practi- cally disappear from us, and we shall hear nothing more of them for a leng time. For the welfare of the Evie men and women in Britain are enduring a silence that must be hard to bear, and that same demand will before long be made upon Cana Army Reservists Called Out On Monday afternodn, Mg. Thos: Abbotts, a Teservist of the 'North Stafford} To Reginient, England, re- ceived orders to re-join: his 'regiment, Quebec immediately, which means within forty-eight hours. Accbrdingly Mr. Abbotts left on the eal arly train on 'Wednesday morning, He has put in three years with the