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ythi kore need | in field and garden seeds, "We can supply you. 'Giveusacall. at 8 8e. per Ib. bulk, "Bring your pail oh ge and pest desert you ¢ can buy. is necessary but much effort is wast- ed unless the business of disposing "of the year's output is properly managed. In conducting the business of the farm the Standard Bank can play a prominent and useful part. Consult the manager and learn how' true co-operation between banking and agriculture builds a more pros- perous Som: STANDARD BANK OF CANADA. PORT PERRY BRANCH----H. G. Hutcheson, Manager Branches also at Blackstock, Little Britain, Myrtle Station, Nestleton Station Chautauqua guarantors.go out and sell your tickets now. Don't wait until July 17th; , eases 5000 FACTS ABOUT CANADA "6000, facts about Canada" is fam- ous as a rich storehouse of informa- tion of Frank Yeigh, the recognized authorirty on this country as writer and lecturer, The 22nd annual edi- tion is out for 1925, and will, as in former years, be welcomed by an appreciative public. Fifty chapters, from Agriculture to Yukon, include a series of striking facts presented in a crisp, terse form that fastens them on the mind. The 1925 issue contains much new matter, ineluding a striking comparative table of our national 'growth during the: quarter of a century since 1900, The book may be secured at leading dealers, or by sending 86c to the Canadian Facts Publishing, 'C5., 588. Huron Street, Toronto. He who would know Can- ada will find this wonderful little book a means to that end. king) Desmcans THE MOUSE AND THE CAKE A mouse found a beautiful piece of plum cake, The richest and sweetest that mortal could make; "Twas heavy with citron and fragrant with spice, And covered with sugar all sparkling as ice. "My stars!" cried the mouse, while his eye beamed with glee, "Here's a treasure I've found! what a feast it will be! "But, hark! There's a noise! 'Tis my brothers at play; _ "So I'll hide with my cake, lest they wander this way. "Not a bit shall 'they have, for I know I can eat Every morsel myself; I'll love such a treat!" So off went the mouse, as he held the cake fast; While his hungry young brothers went scampering past. He nibbled and nibbled, and panted; but still He kept gulping it down till he made himself ill; Yet he swallowed it all, and, 'tis easy to guess, He was soon so unwell that he groan- ed in distress. His family heard him, and as he grew worse, They sent for the doctor, who made him Fehearse How he'd eaten the cake to the very last crumb, 'Without giving his playmates 'and relatives some, "Ah me!" cried the doctor, "advice is ~.foo late; | You must die before long, so prepare for your fate. If yuo had but divided the cake with your brothers, ild have done you no harm, and good for the others." you shared it the treat would ve been 'wholesome enough; 1 by one, it was dangerous HYDRO NEWS FROM PICKERING The Police Trustees were out last week canvassing on behalf of the hydro, and have already succeeded in securing over sixty contracts, The residents of Pickering should not let this opportunity pass by, to secure this great modern convénience. The village cannot be expected to grow until we have an electric lighting sys- tem established. People searching for new homes shun those towns and villages that do not have the con- veniences made possible by hydro. There are many who are living in the city who would very quickly come to our village to reside if it did not have the reputation of being a dark aown. The advent of hydro would also make Pickering a desirable place in which new industries would be established, and it is manufacturing industries that tend to build up a town. Many people seem to forget that their pro- perties increase in value if they have electric light. The spectre of a mort- gage being placed on their property by signing a 20 year contract seem to frighten a great many people. There are places where people have the hydro system installed in their prem- ises, who would gladly give up the system, if they could get rid of the 20 year contract. The cost is greater than they anticipated, but this high cost is due to the fact that there are too few users, That difficulty should not be experienced in our village, as there should be a sufficient number of users to reduce the cost to a rea- sonable rate. We hope that the police trustees will succeed in their efforts to secure this great boon. --Pickering News. mtr 0 (---- O BARNS BURNED An alarm was rung in on Tuesday afternoon, and it was found that the barn belonging to Mr. Wm. McCul- loch, just west of Port Perry, was on fire. The blaze had a good start be- fore help arrived, and as there was no fire protection equipment in the locality, the barn was burned. It was a good building and will be a serious loss, to Mr, McCulloch who was absent in Toronto at the time of the fire. Mr. Alex. McGinnis, north of Sonya about 4 miles, on Monday last was burning dead grass, and the fire made its way to a straw stack and then to the barn, totally destroying it, along with a new threshing outfit. Remember the Sunday School econ- cert on Easter Monday evening at 8 o'clock, in the United Church, Port Perry. The program will be givén by: Mrs. Carruthers, reader, of Sea- grave; Miss Richardson, solist, of Toronto; the Sunday School Or- chestra, and others. This will be a good concert. Proceeds in aid of the Sunday School. Admission 25 cents, Children 15 cents, rte) ( (Prien: NEW LODGE INSTITUTED On Tuesday evening of this week; a Juvenile Lodge was instituted in at with the Sons of England, Tod: muting was taken charge of by Supreme Secretary Proctor, of ronto, and District Deputy Seaabry. of Whitby, and " tiles p