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ee |THE FARMERS AND THE RED GROSS SOCIETY tee eee oy We publish to-day a second appeal on behalf of the Red Cross Soc.ety. by Dr. James W. Rotertson, -- Dr. Robertson is still best known 4 RED CROSS APPEAL TO. FARMERS -- Our country with its Allies. is wag- img a great war for justice. for the| _ protection of small nations in the en-| | joyment of ther rights. for continued] -- & - |to the farmers of Canada as Professor Eggs for Hatching From my prize-winning sngie comb - Black Minorecas, 75c. per setting of 15. P. NEUMEISTER, Milvirton. lip . Settings of White Rocks (15 eggs) - $1.50 per setting. postage paid. Ap- ply to C. JANTZI. Route 1. Gadshill. Po, ' j : al6 4i Single Comb White Leghorns or Rhode Islamd Reds. Selected birds and a good laying strain. 50c. for 13, REV. A, E. DOAN, Monkton. Ont. Buff Orpingtons. Partridge and S:1- ver Pencilled Wyandottes. from prize winning stock. $1.00 for 13 eggs. MILTON RONNENBERG. R.R. No. 1 Monkton. Ont. « 2i p. Your success depem's upon effici n- ey in chicks, Raise 8,C,.W, Leghorns amd. success is assure', Own a flock of jayers mext winter by buying eggs now. $1 per 15, $1.75 per 30. JOHN COUTTS. Milverton. FOR SALE Four pigs five weeks old, choice lot, If you wamt something good grab these, A. E, POSLIFF, Milverton, NOTICE } hereby: notify the: publio that I will not .become responsble for 'any debts or contracts that may' be enter- ed into by Clarence A. Grant.who has resided with me for the past thirteen years. Any one giving him credit does so on their own respors b'Ity. ALEX. McROBB GRANT. Atwood, R.R. 3. April 20. 715 Weir's List Farms for Sale a22-3p $8,500 will buy 150 acres part of Robertson. He began h's o/f:c'a! pub- lie service at the Ontario Agricultural College . nearly thirty years ago. Twenty-five years ago he went to Ot- tawa as Dairy Commissioner 'for the Dom'nion. The Dairying Service ~of the Department of Agriculture soon became known and trusted through- cut Canada. From Prince Edward Island to Alberta. farmers prof ted by the Illustration Dairy Stations and the Travelling Instructors. The out- put of cheese and butter in Canada added to the reputation of its rural workers. ee | Other public services of continuing and growing value were inaugurated, while Professor Robertson was Com- missioner of Agriculture. Among them were the Live Stock Branch, the | Cold Storage Service, the Seed Grain | Competitions, Trial Shipments of Fruit to the United Kingdom. and Extensions of Markets. Besides there were the Manual Training Movement. the School Gar- dens. Household Seence. and the Con- sol dated Rural Schools. In more. recent years. Dr. Robertson was Cha'rman of the Royal Commis-! sion on Industrial Training and Tecb- | nical Education. Farmers in all pro- vinces are familiar with the Survey of Farms by the Commission) of Con- servation and the Tilustration Fanms of iits Committee on Lands, of which | be is Chairman. In these and many other ways, Dr. of ,eost lives. homes health and growing freedom. and for maintenance of its pledged word of honour. Much destruction and deso-| lation are being caused: Lives are| being lost by the thousand. Canada's first contingent is now in the thick of it. Some will fall sick; many may be wounded; some will pay the last ful] measute of devotion to their country and its cause. -- : The Red Cross Seciety exists to succor ithe sick amd wounded in war, The meed of Red Cress Service is great and growing greater as the war goes on. The price of progress made towards lasting peace is very dear.. It and much| besides. Ciamada's part in the pro- cess of payment. through giving for Red Cross work. is mercifully light and easy. even when all have given ta the extent of really feeling it. The soldiers and sailors pay the price exacted by the desolating strug- gle from week to week. What they paid in blood and did in sacrifice a month ago was not enough for them. Shall we say it was enough for us? What they are doing and suffering and achieving have put aside. for the time. all their thoughts and plans for individual welfare. comfort and safety They don't hesitate to establish pre- ecedents. But they are precedents of heroic sacrifice for our beloved coun- try and its cause. for oun principles and ideals that they may be upheld. Fanmers.-iindividually as well as through their Institutes. Clubs, and Robertson has given the farmers Canada the best that was in him. says she is their debtor. for many | opportun'ties, for much kindness and ! for warm apprec'ations. But. they are | h's debtors too. And he now reminds them of that for the firsti time in order to establish his right) and priv- ilege to appeal to them for this wor- thy cause. | woe wean He} CIRCULAR LETTERS GO FOR : | ONE CENT. ot Listowel Banner That the local post-office staff Was | im error when' insisting that! c'reular | letters im» unsealed envelopes were subject to the; war tax is clearly evi- dent from the following letter from from the, secretary to ta the post- master general at Ottawa in reply to a query from The Banner. "T am directed to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 24th inst.. and. in reply to your in- quiry to say that any mailable matter which is wholly in print and is mailed in unsealed covers Cheese and Butter Factories..are in a position to help very greatly. Their business doeS not suffer from the war. Prices of nearly all farm pro- ducts have gone up. While labour 'is searce there is time to think of the boys 'at the front and to! send the Red (Cross Society a gift to be sent for ithe sick and wounded. { Farmers are generous in sentiment: and generous in giving when their hearts and heads pont the way. This is a case when they do so point clear- lv _persuas.vely and ursently. In this crisis, in the lives of i1.ations and in the jlives of stricken soldiers, none can 'pray too much. do too much or give too much. I appeal to farmers to send me sums from $1 to $50, during: the first week im May.. Every $50 provides one additional hospital bed with the giver's name over it. By sending me about $10,000 you would be serving your country well. bring 'credit to yourselves. and imake all of us very proud of you. For the sake of the wounded boys make the gift substan-| tial. It will be an investment to~ | wards the recovery of some Canadian will pass at the printed matter rate of postage and will not be subject to the war tax." lotsa numbers 14 and 15 in the eoncessions of Mornington. 13th Good Yarge bank barn and straw good orchard. water in house and barn. 5 acres of hardwood bush. well drained. splendid land. 9 acres in fall wheat. Must be sold owing to ill health, JOHN KOCHER. Notice No outhouses or privy vaults will be allowed to be drained into the public draimage system of the village and all existing drains from privies or cesspools must be closed, Septic tanks must be constructed or some other system which will have the approval of the Local Board of Health. Butcher must obtain permit from the 'chairman or secretary of the L.B,O, H. to slaughter animals with- in the limits of the Corporation. By order of ' LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH Milverton, April 14th, 1915, 4in. Notice to Creditors In the Matter of the Estata@ of Jos- eph Lather. late of the Township of Wellesley. in the County of Water- loo, Retired Farmer. Deceased. The creditors of the above named Joseph Lather. who died onl or about the 25th day of January, 1915. are hereby requested on or before the 15tin day of May, 1915. to send to the un- dersigned executors of the said estate full particulars of the'r c'aims against his estate after which date the assets of the said estate will be distributed among the parties entitled thereto having regard only to those claims of which motice has been received as above. This motice is given pursuant Section 56 of "The Trustee Act," Dated at Milverton. this 2ist day of April. 1915. : John Lather, Newton. Jacob Neumeister. Poo'e. Executors, to PUBLIC NOTICE! RS. C, BORGEL, LINWOOD keeps on hand Coal,Lime,Cement and @ 4ll kinds of Building Material, such as @@ Lumber, Lath, Shingles, ete, Cider and Apple Butter of the best quality made. Jacob V. Me Manager Particular Choice in Spring Suits ere you will find a good selec- rat tion of the very newest patterns in Plain and 'Faney Worsteds made up in the very latest style at moderate prices. "We Plesse Young Men and make Old Men Feel Young." -J.M. FLEISCHHAUER --_ nted envelopes with blank space mame and address 10 cents per Bun office or post office. -- ger of interest to Listowel citizens. | tra postage. which in many |makes e'reular work next to prohib't- | ive. t | The Banner communicated with the }postmaster-general on Friday after | the clerks at the local post office had | refused to let a bunch of open letters } | pass. in each of which was enclosed a poster. There 'was no excess weight. The matter was entirely printed: and the @avelopes unsealed. Yet it was the staffs' contention that: three cenfs in jstamps would be required on each There was no use arguing. Every- thing enclosed In an envelope was subject to the war tax. The letters simply wouldn't go--this in spite of the fact that The Bannex advised of the receipt of a previous communicat- ion from Secretary A. W. Throop that correspondents could send in their budgets as usual in unsealed envel- opes iat the one cent rate. However The {Banner rolled the billy and sent them for one cent thus saving «two cents on each. The staffs' m'stake was due to their (misinterpretation of recent instruct- |ions from the department, fp ere es NO FAULT WITH THE HAT There is a prominent Chicago busi- ness man who always wears a very demure expression of countenance. al- though the is fond of a joke. Oneday he walked into Barnes' hat store and soberly inquired whether the house made discounts. to pastors. Mr, Barnes himself was on hand to as- sure him that they did; and would al- low him the usual 20 per cent. off. The solemn man then said he would like a becoming hat. Several were shown him, and. after a good, deal, of thought jand enquiry. the finally sel- ected one marked $5. which 'Mr. Barnes said he would sell him for $4. The solemn man put it on and con- templated himself for some time in the mirror. Was the hat becoming to aman in his profession? 'Mr. Barnes was confident it was. Would his con- gregation be likely to take any ex- ception to it? Mr. Barnes was confi- dent they could not. Then the sol- ye | emm man looked at himself some more and, after making another inquiry as to whether it would be sure to please his congregation. produced his $4, Then he started out. At the door he paused and enquired again; "They | can't find any fault with it, oan they? Most certainly not.' said Mr: Barnes. confidently. 'Because if they do," said the solemn man, as his hand was upon ithe door-latch, "they can go to h----1!" THE SENATOR SAVED Sacred Heart Review to the late Senator Hoar. The Sen- ator once had a dear friend ill with appendicitis and was becoming un- easy, when a letter announced joyful- ly \that the surgeons had declared the illness mot appendicitis. after all, but acute indigestion. "That is good news, said the Senator. "I rejoice that the \difficulty lay in the table of con- tents. rather than in the appendix." COMMERCIAL Fall Wheat,» s....ccceoseses 81. 35°81 40 Barley per bushel............. 65 70 Oats' SE MEW seve OF 57 Peas Wits nian 1 OEE BO Flour, Jewel per cwt....... 3.90 4 0 '© Banner percwt....... 4 00 4 10 5 Jewel per cwt...... 4 20 4 30 Bran per ton.....s.s00....28 00 28 00 Shorts per ton........0s00555.29 00 29 00 Hay per tonsisecsessesseeeess12 00 14 00 Hogs liveweight............. 8 00 8 50 Butcher Cattle......,..... 600 7 00 Potatoes per bag.......... 50 50 Onions, Large.......i.+.00 2 2 USREYOs 4: Gsieesvinkoet a 20 DOGRB Sse LUO pi cvere sistas 15 Chickens " LE Hens -- Raelbeis ase tes 10 TAG i a asitcn vei istivanicc 13 TUOWE: Haesispcctixyectie cavers 6} Batter joes sax vievbov ext easivcihe en Pee Oe. (ORES Seis icis tenaghcaany eet GeO. of ' ay 15 15 12 10 18 Fee ee ee teen ee Th'is information will be especially} who | dwelling house with metallic siding |im mailing e'reular letters at the local | shed. | office have been forced to pay the ex- | cases | The following witticism is ascribed | pee Gasoline 20 cents per gallon at Sun soldier, who stood im our stead that jour cause might be upheld. | Faithfuily your friend JAS: W. ROBERTSON, Chairman. Red Cross Society at Ottawa. | a USED SWEET CLOVER "A few years ago I sowed 20 acres of oats in the spring with alfalfa)" writes a Nebraska farmer. who adds: "This (alfalfa turned out to be mostly sweet. clover. so when it had reached the blooming stage I turned it. under. It was on badly run-down land. in spite 'of the fact that] the next year was unfavorable to wheat, it. grew 35 bushels jper acre: The next year it made 70 bushels of corn." Later T sowed some for pasture and) found that all stock rel'shed it. and throve wonderfully on it. Cattle will fatten on it better than on red clover. and it will produce twice as much | feed per acre. I once had in one field 30 acres of sweet clover and 15 acres of alfalfa. I could not see but that the cattle in pasturing ate theclover as readily as alfalfa. and there was an abundance of both; but sweet clov er enjoys this advantage; it seldom if ever produces bloat. [I have used the hay with good resulta and) stock likes it. but its greatest value is asa pasture plant and fertilizer. "As a fertilizer I cannot say too much for sweet clover. It is preemi- ment, After centuries of abuse it is coming into its own, and is now court- ed with as much ardor as it was once rejected. It does well on upland soils, in the driest years. and on land where it has plemty of moisture ik grows wonderfully. "The seed is high inl price on ac- count of its scarcity. and because of the great demand. but one may begin with a small acreage and produce his own seed and thus reduce the cost of seeding to almost nothing. as it is a wonderful yielder of seed. one acre producing enough to sow 60 acresand enriching the first acre att the same time." mae rere mmo: - ee GOVERNMENT GOOD ROADS CON: TRIBUTIONS ---- County Treasurer Georgé Hamiltoa ton, has received a cheque for $13.- 442.12. 'from the Provincial Treasurer being the Government's portion of the expenditures on Perth County roads. Gov't. . Portion $1,017.21 756 66 375.€2 463.44 1,178.99 } 1,031.15 1,076.60 863.09 1,652,°5 1,806.80 864,82 2,290.43 Total e. ) £ 3,051.63 - 2270.00 1,127.47 1,390,33 3,563.98 3,093.46 3,230.00 2,589.29 4,807.05 5.420.41 2.594.45 6,871.30 344.00 8. Easthope Bllice oo... Hibbert... Logan \......:0 : (Mornington |... Wallace *........ (Mitchell County Perth ....... Totals 4... .........840,326.87 $19,442.12 The first column of figures repre- sents 'the amounts spent by the dif- ferent 'municipalities, The Govern- ment pays one-th'rd. So ee Fg ee oes HOMESEEKERS' EXCURSIONS TO (WESTERN CANADA Particular attention is directed to the remarkably low Round Trip Fares in connection with Homeseck- ers' Excursions to Western Canada via Canadian Pacific Railway. Tickets are om sale each Tuesday un- til (October 26th. inclusive. and are good to return within two months from date of sale. The C.P.R. offers the finest possible equipment and fastest train service via one of the most scenid routes in the world. Yet It is the only line operating through standard and Tourist sleeping cars, also Dining cars to Winnipez and Vancouver. All equipment js owned and operated by the C.P.R. affordin the highest form of efficiency. : If such a trip is under consideration apply to amy C.P.R. Agent fon full particulars or write M. G. Murphy. D.P,A.. Toronto, mi5 the} should be allowable. railway company desires to payment of a small amount of dam- Join "The Don't Worry Club" Buy Your Wearing Apparel at Engeland's Men's Store. The Safe Men's Clothing Store Safe and sensible, sane and well balanced ; these are the characteristics by which this clothing store seeks to be known, No extravagant statements, styles or claims Honest fabrics, conscientious tailoring ; newest but not 'Joudest" styles, and a a great broad guarantee that you shall be completety satisfied. Not a single sand--- bag of mental reservation to make the balloon rapidly ascend when it is released to avoid contact with some dissatisfaction actual or fancied. The Boy's Clothing Department That gives satisfaction--besides appro- priate styles and proper fabrics--you, as the parent, with the cost to consider, must known that quality, tailoring, fit and finish are right. At this boy's cloth- ing store you may feel confident to the same degree that the boy feels satisfac- tion with the styles and comfort of the clothes. We want you to see thém. Shirts and Neckwear "SPRUCE UP!" Say these new Furnish- ings for Men, +s - They are, indeed, a tempting invitation to the man who sees them to-day -- to round out his supplies of shirts and' © neckties, and what man is there who has -- no need for one or the other, or both, at" this season of the year. 'Spruce Up!"'- A Great Assortment: of Men's Raincoats Newest and latest styles. Prices $3.99 to $18. 1oo different coats to choose from. Every Desirable Kind of Straw Hat for Men is Here. Also Panamas. Straw hats of all kinds, all shapes, all prices. Ladies' and Misses' Suits $10.00, $12.50, $15.00, $18.00, $20.00 Ladies' and Misses' Coats.............$7.50, $10.00, $12.50, $15.00 Ladies' and Misses' Raincoats......... ...........$3.99 up to $10.00 Ladies' Summer Vests. Ladies' White Waists.......50c to $3.50 Ladies' White Drawers Corset Cover Embroidery.........15¢ yd. St ea-v 2 FOR 25C seuses 25550; 75C 36 in. wide Black Paillette Silk 89c yd, Battenburg Doilies ................5¢ each Stamped Guest Towels..,,.......,15 each Children's Lawn Bonnets.......19¢ each Ladies Summer Cotton Hose, 2 pair for...........scesssteoetesedevsessesees eves 25 CONES Children's Ribbed School Hose, tan or black, per pair ..... ...........s00006615 Cents Ladies' Silk Ankle Lisle Hose, tan, white or black, per pair..................25 cents Ladies' Black Sateen and Satin Underskirts ........,........... 50¢ up to $3.00 each Ladies' House Dresses, special 79c, other prices » serseeee PL, $1.25 up to-$2,00 54 inches wide Black and White Check Dress Goods. 2.0... ...ece4 sseceee 39C yard Stamped Centrepieces, round with finished edge special. ...........,..s066.«019¢ each Ladies' White Fancy Tea Aprons, extra special,.........ccccssseesedee: snveeeeeT 5 €ach Lace Curtains Curtainining with fancy SOC e HERE HORE H EEE HHO eee eee eenes border... eee ee fet eeeee +++, 19C, 39C, 75¢ up to $5.00 per pair fabs eal gh aeiiers sesese 0s eI SC per-yard For the man who wants a soft straw hat, we have it, but the great majority of well-dressed Canadian men want a stiff straw hat---because it isso much more dressy. News to Delight Women Needing a Suit or Spring Coat Glance at the range of prices bélow and note how little a New Suit or Coat will cost. Come and see the serviceable materials, the smart styles, how well adapted they are ty fit into the various needs of the summer wardrobe. We think you will go away a happy woman at having found just what you want at so small a'cost. See them, OT ~~ ae > MILVERTON, ONT. -- -ENGELAND & SONS | "The Store With the Stock" A SENSIBLE COMMENT -- ------ The Christian Guardian makes the following comment upon @ Perth coun- ty case im litigation; "Last week the Privy Council al- lowed the appeal of the Grand Trunk Railway 'Company versus Alfred Nel- son, Some time ago this man was in- jured upon the railwav while taking a horse belonging to Dr. Parker by rail from 'Milverton to South River. Before he started om hig journey he was handed a paper by Dr, Parker which fhe put into his pocket without read'ng, This paper. however. proved to be @ special contract issued to peo- ple travelling with live stock. in which it was provided that the rail- way 'company was free from liability in case of injury to the individual so traveling. The case was tried before several Canadian courts and the Sup- reme Court decided against the rail- way. Some of the Canadian courts held strongly that the contract be- tween Dr, Parker and the company could mot deprive Robinson of his com- mon Jaw rights. The Privy Council, however, held that the © respondent had accepted the contract and its tenms which he would have scen if he had itaken the trouble to read the contract to read the contract. This decision mow becomes law in Canadia. But the decision incidentally ra'ses the question as to whether such appeals If a man issen- tenced to be hanged he has no -- ap- peal to the Privy Council, but if a escape ages it has such a right of appeal. In all Such cases the odds are too office, ary man under such circumstances? There jare undoubtedly cases where am appeal to the highest court of the Empire seems reasonable enough, but we \venture to think that in the case of a poor man seeking ordinary dam- ages one court. or two ati most. is | sufficient. --------4------- POSTAGE STAMPS MAY Sie ~ Enquiries having been received in regard to postage stamps being used for the prepayment of war duties on bank cheques, b lls of exchange. prom- issory notes. express money. orders. proprietary or patent medicines. per- fumery. wines or champagne. as well as upon letters and postcards, postal notes and post office money orders, notice is hereby given that this use of postage stamps is in strict accord- BE USED ivy|ance with the provisions of the spec- least | ial War Revenue Act. 1915. which vides that posta d. G. SEIP, - HAVE YOU SEEN OUR LARGE STOCK OF stoves, Ranges and Heaters seo Fae fe ak Ge te a - Linwood | Shelf Cutlery, Aluminumware and Royal Purple Stock Food | used jm lieu of Inland! Revenue War Stamps in fulfilment and discharge of anv requirement under the Act that adhesive stamps be affixed. - The public is at liberty at all times (to use postage stamps for any purpose for which Inland Revenue 'War Stamps may be used, but it is especially provided in the Act, that Inland Revenue War Stamps are not to be used on letters, postcards, pos- tal motes or Post Office money orders. the only stamps allowed on these be- ing ordinary postage stamps on post- age stamps upon which the words 'War Tax" have been printed. ' Caterpillars are already appearing on fruit trees by the thousand. Own- ers of such trees should see that the worms are destroyed. and not allowed to mature and lay eggs for next sea- -- Black é | also" not on trees sh show off and burned GRAND TRUNK : DOUBLE TRACK ALL THE wi -Toronto-Chicago -- Toronto- Montreal ieleieniiieimmenaina meena ee FOR CHICAGO Leave Toronto 8.00 a.m.,,4.40 p.m, and 11,45 p.m, daily, ca: ee FOR MONTREAL Leave Toronto 9.00 a.m., 8.50 and 11.00 p.m. d