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| order to pay | the rent demanded. Be | cause of this, farms that _used 'to be {looked upon as among the best in the : County, are rapidly being depleted | viously that the owners became wealthy' : renting his farm if he so desires, buy] hr De ll {owns it to see that it is not left in such. mn jould have laughed at him. To-day | it is becoming very common for a "to tatistics | farmer to run into town in his car, 'which he finds not only-a luxury but ecessity. And the "cost of both] car and its up keep is much less than it used to be. Some claim that the cost of operation 15 little if any great- back as little as they possibly can; han the cost of keeping a horse and When the farmer begins to ride in his own auto, we may expect to see good roads. © Log culverts with holes at each side will dissappear, and the roads will be kept in a state of repair because men will then realize that Sa stitch i in time saves nine." and were able to i to neashy, : towns, There can be no objection to a man and impoverished. i | 'One reason given for so many rent- als is, "that the land was so good pre- ---- ee Where Do You Get Your Seed? - Farmers who buy their seed from a there should be some way of inducing the man who rents or the man whol down condition that it is im- | possible for a family to mike a living} seldom protect themselves. It is no it. easy job 'to clean grain and clover The land Salons to the State first of [eed of the hundred and one impuri- and the occupant should be made ties that are common. Generally responsible to the State for keeping iy{ Speaking, the ordinary fanning mill in a condition to produce reasonable | cannot do the job thoroughly, anyway If 'there is one point where it pays to be careful, it 1s in seed selection: Inf the good old days the Canada thistle was the boss of weeds, and pretty nearly the whole thing, To-day there are hundreds of weeds, and each year brings 1 a new lot. In those days, too, there was less chance of the weeds spreading, but* now the seeds travel far on wind and otherwise, and and 'often we import 'them from other countries. + It pays to be careful in seed selec- tion because one can sow nmmny a year's hard work and materially lower the crop value, just by being a bit careless i in this particular. Be 'matter should be setiously.| considered by the Agricultural Com- somé definite steps taken 'at ones to save Ontario from becoming further J mpovensned from the cause we have a fertile Sr ison the vad te bankruptcy, but something must be }{ done: to remedy conditions we speak of Branches also at Blackstock (D. P, MacF. IF The A,B,C of Banking his You Will Find Us 'We solicit your account in our , SAVINGS DEPARTMENT PORT PERRY BRANGH H. G. HUTCHESON, Manager. acFarlane, MacFars Nestloton Station (D. P. M a, Stouffville, S Sunderland tn Brooklin, asians; Manager), ~ Disirict and General Martin Lee, a farmer who lived near Whitby, was killed on April 23, his horses having run away with a_stone- boat and seed drill. No one saw the accident, but when the body was discovered, -it was found that the man's neck had been broken. 000 Sir Win, McKenzie has offered his residence at Kirkfield for a convales- cent home for soldiers. 000 Six launches were burned at Lind- say last week. The fire is supposed : | to have been the work of an incendiary reliable dealer, are protected as they]: » : 000 The McLaughlin Automobile and Carriage Co., of Oshawa, offering their men the free use of land for gardens. s 000 Two Port Hope boys: found a' gem jar containing about $300.00. 1t had been thrown out in a rubbish heap, 000 A Boy Scout troop is being organ- ize} at Whitby by the Oshawa troop. 000 Haward Coneybeare, at Lindsay, confessed the charge of stealing mon- ey from the Canadian Express Co. but sentence was suspended on con- dition that he enlist, which he did. ooo Rev. R. A. Whattam, Orono, has received an invitation to 'Mark - St. Methodist Church, Peterboro, 000 Rev. Maybon of Knox College, has - It will pay to look up Bulletin No. S 9, of the Seed Branch of the De- | partment of Agriculture. You cdn | get it free on application. i rete nregie: Re. Forestration. accepted a call from the Presbyterian churches of Jadetville, Ponty pool and Balleydof. 0.00, Dindoay | 1s entering a baseball team in a league to be composed of Wood: ville, Cannington, Sunderland, and]. | Lindsay. 000 Mr. and Mis. Ezra Hanna, of Blackstock, are' moving to Byron, Mich. Mrs. Hanna was presented | with 'an ambrella; Mr. Hanna, a cane, and son: Austin, with a wallet; and an . address by the neighbors. : 000 Oshawa. is to have two pigeon clubs 'The Up Town and South Oshawa, 000 The council of Uxbridge have de- cided to oil the streets this summer, The oiling last year was very satisfact- ory. They have been cleaned and to teadfTor an spplication when the oil Mrs. Beckett has been an Local News Mrs. Frank Woodley received word on Sunday that her sister, Mrs. Thos, Beckett, of Fairmount, was dead. invalid for some years, Word has been received that our friend, Lieut. E. D. Wallace left for the battle front in France on Tuesday of last week. It may be that your subscription to the PORT PERRY STAR should be re- newed in May. Please look at the label on your paper and see, WANTED---A few first mortgages on farm property. Several sums have been placed with us for immediate investment in this class of security. A baseball team has been formed by a number of the boys in the Meth- odist Sudday School. T hey style themselves the "Port Perry Hustlers," We shall hear from them soon. They are out looking for teams to conquer. For Sale or Rent.--Comfortable- six roomed house, conveniently situa- ted, good garden. Church of the Ascension At the close of the evening service on Sunday May 9, in the Church of the Ascension, Port Perry, there wilk be a short program of Sacred music in which the well known singers of the town will take part. There will be a limited number of programmes | distributed, All visitors will be heartily welcomed. Mr. Frank McClintock has pur- chased the house and lots formerly owned by Mrs. Anna Woods on Lilla: Street. Mr. Porter, formerly of Sea- grave is occupying the property, Mr. Clarence Vickery, of Toronto, is home for a couple of days. Tne Liberal Conservative Associa tion of South Ontario are holding a convention at Whitby on Saturday, May 8,.for the selection of a candidate. The "Bonnie Doone," the 31 foot gasoline launch built by Captain Joh Bowerman for -the Carnegie Milling Co., made its trial trip last week, at- taining a speed of eighteen miles ap hour. The boat is fitted with a 24 {h.p. engine. The Sons of England will hold their annual church parade on Sun- day. May 16th at 6,30 p,m. to the Methodist church. Attacked by Tramps Engineer Tinsley had a couple of tramp visitors at the power. house on' Friday night of last week. They wanted to stay all night, and when Mr. Tinsley objected a scuffle ensued in which the engineer was tripped and his head struck on the corner of a + | piece of coal, inflicting a severe scalp wound, leaving him in a semi 'conscious x state. While Mr. Tinsley was in this condition the tramps disappeared. ; To Correspondents H. G. Hutcheson. +