olde, Atherton, Bourlo and Montague. _
London Office, Marconi House, Strand, W.C.
President    A. A. Bart
'1`1'1;su.\1'. _lA.\'U.111\' 18. 1916.
CENTRAL FARMERS* INSTITUTE
The 111111u11l nleeting of the Central Farina-r`s
stituu- opens to-day i11 Prince of Wales College llall
at one o`clock. This will be o11e of the most important
meetings of the year. lt is tl1e far111crs’ parliamerit
and represents all the organized i11terests ot`.our
fariiicrs. The .\ct of l11corporatio11 which brought
the (,`e11tr11l institute i11to being provides that delegates
may hc sent. not only from the lifty 11111] odd farmers'
institutes tl1rougl1out tl1e provi111-c, hut from the Fruit
Growers' .\ssociatfio11, the Fariners’ and Dairymen’s
.'\ssocif1tio11 and the Poultry .»\ssociatio11. The object
of tl1e Ce11tr11l Institute sl1all be. 11ccordi11g to tl1c .-\cl
of I11corpor11tio11, “to prornote tl1e agricultural i11ter-
csts of the proviilce, by establishing 11 closer u11io11
aliiongst the l"111'111c1's’ hlstitutes, so as to enable tl1e1ll
to make co1n111o11 cause wl1e11 the ge11c1’11l good of tl1e
farlning con111111nity is concerned."
The object isa broad a11d generous one and as tl1e
delegates who will be present represent the farmers
l
l11-
anrl are supported by the wllolc organized farming
co111mu11it_\', it will be seen that llleir powers and t 1eir
rcspomibilities are large. .
.-\ 11un1ber ol' resolutions have bce11 placed i11 tl1c
hands of tl1e Secretary, .\Ir E. B. .\lcLarcn, of George-
t1»1\'11. who came in yesterday to make tl1e necessary
;1r1~:1nge1nt-11t.~' for and to be present at the meeting.
_\n1ong tho.-e are underdraixlagc. railway service, ell-
fo1'ren1r11t of the Noxious \\`c-eds’ .\ct, the ligg Circle
}l11ve111e11t and 111.'111_\' others. in all of which the
f11r111ers of the provitice are vitally interested.
The di~eu~;~io11 by well iilformed. broad minded
and intelligent n1e11_ of que-stio11s of general interest
to the :1gri1'11hur11l welfare of the province cannot fail
to he prolit11ble. .<o111e at least of the subjects, s11cl1 as
1u1derdr11i11agc. will probably, in the near future, cn-
gage tl1e attention of thc legislature. .=\s :1 guide to
such legisl11tion_ the opinions of the farmers will be
valtlable. 'l`hey. ol' all people, know the need of
uiidcrdraimgc, know what the want of it has cost the
province, particularly last year, when sucl1 large areas
were 1111F11 for cultivation o11 account of the excessive
rains. Sonic at least of the delegates will be in a
position to speak from experience. their o\vn or their
11eighbours`. and some also will be able to tell what the
results have been of experiments already tried. That
many 111'cas require 1111derdrai11age will be conceded by
all: that others do not will also be conceded. \\fhether
the whole burden of tl1e cost should fall upon those
who are so unforttinate as to need it or should be
shared by tl1c more fortunate o11cs will be Well woflli
threslling ont. lloubtlcss it will be treated i11 a broad,
gencrotis spirit with 11 view to the welfare of tl1e whole
provillce as well as of the affected areas.
One n111in fact should, and we have no doubt will,
govern the discussioils on all subjects, namely, tl1at
every waste acre. every neglected field, every farm
that docs not produce to the utmost capacity, is 11
loss to the |»1‘o1‘i1u'1- as well as to the illdividual ov1‘1ler,
and that 11ll thc resources of tl1e province should be
directed towards climinatilig all the waste or unde-
veloped spots.
It is ln1111a11. perhaps, to place tl1e l1cavier portion
ol our b11rde11s upon others; l1un1an also to depend
too n1uc|1 upon law a11d legislature and resolutions.
The best laws i11 the world, including tl1e tc11 coni-
n1a11d1nents, are powerless to clfect a bettermcm of
l1111nan conduct unless the l1u1na11 condu_ct places itself
i11 line with tl1e laws 1111d their requirements. Penalties
may be iinposerl and the few l11\vbre11kers n1ay be kept
within bo1111ds,b11t tl1e lawbrcakers i11 this con11nu11ity
of ours are 11 small proportion. T|1c Noxious \\"ceds’
.\ct is. in itself. 1111 excellent law, but witl1out the
backing of tl1e whole eo1111nu11ity is powerless. Tl1e
law provides that certain persons i11 cacll scllool or
road district shall sec to it tl111t such weeds as are
liable to coiitaniinate tl1c fields of others are eradicated
before they niature. but the la\v alone will 11ot cr11di-
cate the weeds. .\ better observance rather than a
better enforceinent of this law is r`equircd. The sub-
ject is to be discussed at one of the meetings and it is
hopd tl1at such steps may be taken as will ensure a
rigid obscrvaiiee of the law-and if 11ot observance.
then cnforcenient.
A united people behind tl1e delegates wl1`o will
assemble to-day. united to advance the interests of the
province as a wl1olc. have within their power the
making of one of the most promising provi11ces in
Canada.
We trust there shall bc 11 full attendance and that
the deliberations will be productive of much good to
the province.
THB WAI l*`l0N'l`S ’
- A glance at a map of Europe and Asia will give
one 11 fair fda of the widespread nature of the war.
Several millions of British, French and Germns are
face to face in cnh-enched positions along some hun-
dreds of miles on what is called the Westem front.
lNortl1ward Russian forces are facing a German armyl  MklHM9 its C. Auld. P. ll.. Froe\ov11\ f
'in Poland, another in Galicia and a Turkish army in Ulu] um fql' Sf E ,v|‘;'I‘,‘.fl,‘,"l“‘§_`P}',_nl'|'__‘f`('§."r;,'f'l
the Caucasus. In the south Italians and Austrians are mnnnll Inns” ` &sa!1L§Hg¢°P
__,, 1-|-'K _,_ battering each other’s trenches. In Greece there,is a _..._ ~| ,own ° ' ' “" °h°"°"°‘.
‘ huge British army ready to plunge into Serbia or Furnished =o. Glover. P. M., Kenolustou
11 hercvcr else there may be need In Mesopotamia ”w"'u“°.' Eslliztigmbelll P M' New Wm' _
l  I . . . ,
 Guarulanitliere is a British and Indian army ready for emert- ¢  lu. A. Grlilin. P. ll.. Albion
gencics i11 Asia. Part of this force is at Kut-el-Amara ` “VIH” A‘ F°'°y‘ P' M" m°°mn°ld 8'*
and another part or another British army is advancing
t1o11, 111 11u1nber, it 1s said, not more than 40,000 men,
protect the .»\nglo-Persian Oil Company’s wells and
pipe line at tl1e head of the Persian Gulf. \\'hen this
had been clone, General Nixon started two columns
11ortl1\\-artl. o11e by the F.uphrates, under comma11d of
General George C orringe, and the other by the Tigris,
under General Charles Townshend. On july 25,
General Gorringc captured Nasirveh, less than
seventy-t`1ve miles across the desert from Bagdad. On
September 27 General Townsliend fought and wo11
the battle of l\'ut-cl-Amara, ninety-hve n1ilcs from
Bagdad. 111 I\’ovember Townshend ' got within
eighteen miles of Llagdad, and although he \vo11 the
battle of Ctcsiphon there l1c was forced to fall back
before tl1c enemy, partly because of lack of water
and partly because of the l111ge number of Turks.
Wl1e11 he reached Kut-cl-Alnara. a garrison of 10,000
men was le_ft to hold the place, and tl1e retreat con-
tinued. pending the arrival of reillforcements. Reports
great activity by the Turks. A despatch, dated
December 27, tells of operations of two a11d three
days before, wherein the Turks had been trying to
storn1 11 fort o11 the north side of the Kut Pc11insula,
but had been driven off after a fierce struggle. “ The
e11cn1_\'." this report says, “ vacated the bastion early
o11 Cl1ris11n:1s morning, and retired i11to trenches 400
to 900 yards i11 the rear, although the attack had been
111ade fro111 trenches only about 100 yards from the
breach. The rest of Christmas day passed quietly.
bastion. The enen1y"s casualties were estimated at`
about 700; our own at 190 killed and wounded. A
\vhole division (22000) appears to have been engaged
i11 the attack." ,
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IMMIGRATION,
'l`he Hon. Robert Rogers, in a11 address 11t \'\"i11ni-
peg recently, laid the greatest emphasis’ on the neces-
sity of making preparations no\v for the expected
immigration after tl1e war. He said: “ \\"e ca11 double
our population i11 a few years afterlthe war if \ve
study and prepare now.” The wisdom of this advice
is obvious. The maintenance of immigration is the
sheet anchor of Canadian prosperity and dcvelopmeiit.
Of late years Canada has drawn its immigration
from two sources-from Europe a11d the United
States. The inflow from the latter has been checked
since tl1e war, but 11ot cut off entirely, as in the case
of European immigration. The United State,s is at
tl1e co11m1e11cen1e11t of a period of great conlmercial
prosperity. \'\"l1etl1er this will te11d to keep its citizens
within its own borders or will tend rather to 11 larger
exodus of its _farmers i11 the Middle West to tl1e
Canadian Prairies is not easy to forecast accurately.
Even if American immigration returned to or exceed-
ed its old figures. the total by itself would bc q11ite
i11s11l`licie11t for C11nada’s needs. The Don1i11io11 re-
quires as n1ucl1 again from Europe to develop l1cr
vacant lands a11d to supply customers for her Eastern
factories. It is in full recognition of this supreme
inlportailce that i\'lr Rogers madtf his forcible appeal
“ [or imniediate prcparatimt of in1n1igration plans and
policies which would make certain that tl1e stream ol
home-seclters wl1icl1 were filling the country before
tl1e war would again flow in our directio11.”
The plans and policies alluded to by the 1\'linister
concern the attraction of suitable immigrants from
Europe and most careful preparation for their well-
being i11 tl1e new land of their adoption. Both tllesc
matters should receive vigorous and immediate atte11-
tion 11o\v while the opportunity is here. There are
thousands of men in the Mother Country to-day wl1o,
though unfit to return to thc firing line, 11re emi11c11tly
lit to settle on tl1c land. _ I11 many cases the disable-
ment which looses them from the army does not unfit
them for emigration. They 110w prefer an open-air
life, a11d are unwilling to return to any indoor occupa-
tion: Many 11re in receipt of pensions, and all of them
have acquired qualities during their military service
whieli eminently lit them to make 1nost valuable citi-
zcns of Canada.
“Ca11ada,” published in London, suggests that an
be carried o11 i11 all the hospitals and convalescent
homes in Great Britain, and in every recreation l11.1t
and reading-room in the base camps both in England
and at tl1e front. An intelligent and attractive propa-
ganda of this kind carried on now would be enor-
mously assisted by the presence of so many thousands
of Canadians who can bear personal testimony to the
truth of this propaganda. We would again urge that
the opportunity is here and now, and that, busy as the
Canadian Government is in supplying men and muni-
tions for the great war, the Department of the Interior
should be itself active in preparing for peace. Every
dollar spent now to ensure a flood-tide of immigration
will give proportionately far better results than will
be obtained by the same expenditure inter on."
received from Kut-el-Ainara since have indicatedw
Jas. Gallant. P. ;\l., .-\l1ra1u`s
The foot garrison, i11 excellent spirits, re-occupied the'
“Emigration propaganda could with great advantage
(This stirring poem is being eu-
along the banks of the Tigris River to the rescue Off closed in ell garments and packages MN- M- A M'"`l’hY- P- M-- SL
sent to the Clnldlall soldiers in the
the gvffiwli at Bagdad. iwimmu me nt me from by me can- Q §f“¢f» 1; 1:; Iélpvgpield
_ ‘ ’ . fl , . .,
Head Oiiieo at Shariottotown, lranch Oiilooe It Summer- O11 january 7 the British column had a hard fight adlon Red Cross Society.) dl” "9"
3.00
3.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
2.00
.Z5
1.00
2.00
J. G. McLeod, P. M.. Bridge-
town `
Ann's
with the Turks, where the commander, General me th , bl th, .m ,_ Total . $11235
_»\yln1er, thought l1e was fighting about 60,000 men. ml! yliiitlrvlay all mu e B La el The P°°t'““°l'e"° "h° “"9 been,
With L resolute heart and che&l'ul"
.\pp:1rently this encounter took place about 25 miles or mm your soul from me "gm of dmlithy' with the movement and hope
east by north-east of Kut-el.f\m:1ra. and on the Tigris With a craven heart and fearful? [;l;“:h::mW:,|"|;¢ gxlrllrxsga Alllwit Sli
| _ ,_ E. generou y
ett_ River. lhe foe 011 the north bank was defeated Uh, ‘ Uoubws 3 to"/or 5 "Dumps B in the pug but desire their mme,
“*”“ll“9 Ed"°" " ‘ ‘ ' ‘ ' ' ' " ' ' " ' ' ' °’ ' ‘ ' ' ' ' J' R' _B""'°“ . meanwhile, and on the 9th the main body 011 the south D0'\llld. ialw e'“'°"°d l“ this “Vaci” mud- The
 _ _ _ _ _ 0 ,_ bl 1 h t make ig; 'object is to divide the proceeds be-
"" bank fell back, the Br1t1sl1 moving 111 pursult. Butt; ,xii 5,: gc? ,Kgs your hu,-1-'tween the Red omg; and pamouc
- _ _ ~ -_ th t uh /Funds. It ls hoped to hear from all
 _ The or1g1nal purpose of tl1e Anglo Indian expcdl But mflyffxilélw did you take M other Postmastem in the near tuwl_e_
nndcr co1nn111nd of General Sir _lohn Nixon, was to Y0\l\' belle" 1° 0°l`°h'-' “'”ll- “"'ll' FA,c'NG MEMCINE FAWNE-
whore that-
Come up with a smiling face!
It.'s noglblng against you to be knocked
at, 1
But to lie there-tl1at.'s disgrace. I
The harder youfre thrown the higher
you bounce:_
Be proud _ot your blackened eye!
lt, isn't the (act that you're hurt that
counts.
But how did you tight-and why'-'
And U10' you be dono to death. what
then?
ll’ you did the best that you could,
1: you played your part. lu the \\'0i'ld
of men.
Why. the critic wlll cull lt good.
IJ' ttlt comes with a crawl. or comes
with a pounce,
itut. whether 'tis slow or spry.
it isn't. the fact. that you`rc dead that
counts.
hut only-how did you die?
POBTMASTEWS PATRIOTIC
FUND.
.»\1.1ou11r previously nek11ow~ _
hedged 5 011.00
1.00
Village
.\l1's. Amelia Bell. I’. M.. South-
port
A Noonan, I’. M.. Albally
.\. E. Ellis, P. M.. Port Hill
S. Dunning. P. M., New Lon-
don
J<.l111 Kelly. P. lil., l{elly's
Cross
Annie McDonald. P. M.. West
St. Peters
Wm. Crawford. i’. M., Wood
islands No.
Nell D. Ramsay. i’. M., Hanni-
ton 1.00
Wm. Cody. P. lil.. Newton
Cross
M. Matheson. P. M., Bradal-
bane
W. W. Mclntyre. l'. M., French
Village _ 1.00,
O. Younker. P. M.. Winsloe |
Road ' 2.00
1.00
1.00
r-‘s~'.-1
222
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
2.00
L. McDonald, P. M.. Bear River
John Byrne, P. M., Bedford
Station
A. J. Mcliilllan. P. M., Wood la-
iands West 1.00
How Famous Beauties
Attend To Complexion
Famous beauties pay particular at-
tention to the purity ot' their blood.
knowing that nutritious blood means
soft delicate skin, bright eyes, and;
enduring nerves. Those whose looks
are so dellglitlul. use Ferrozone be~‘
cause lt’s the exact food needed tot
tone and stimulate the blood. Ferro-
zone lnvigorates, braces, ieods,- lt
makes those dainty, vlvnclous women
ao pleasant to meet.. You’ll have tho
rosy bloom of health. dash and spirit,
the satlsfactloti and joy of true .health
after using Ferrozone. You should
get Fen-ozone today. Sold everywhere
in 50c boxes. _ l
1 t;.:»..¢
C F orty-live good
 ;mAm¢nAmAmA
IMPORTIIT
-1-1|
0
mode
are wanted for Garrison Duty at Ives
Point, Halifax. Those desmng to get
into this Service should apply at once as
the list is likely to fill up rapidly.
Application may be made to _ l
MAJOR LEIGH, Armouries.  v,¢¢,,,,, RW
MAJOR C. L. McKAY, W., _
Office of Bruce Stewart & Co , ' `
L1EU'r.s'1‘A1§1LaY BAGNA1.L,  (Q +-~.‘~a is
Office ln Opera House f “"“““r
» ._ 1--, .;~1.,,?.-..1n,°»¢x/[j,lf,,‘,,#¢§,,,_g§u1§ri§`ii_,~ ',-
so14-1-ts-Mtf. . . ii' “m`w`   " ' `   '
heard from all express their sympa-
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.- The
United States is racing a medicine fam-
ine as a result ol the war. With much
ol' the drug business practically para-
lyzed and prices soaring from ten to
1,000 per centcougress may be asked
to assist the industry.
Sir James Watson’|
Opinion Considered
Very Valuable
lie says that the commonest or all
disorders, and one from which few
escape is Catarrh. Sir James llrmly
believes in local treatment, which in 1
best supplied by "CATARRHOZONE.'
No case or Catarrh can exist' where
worker, relieves almost lustautly and
cures alter other remedies fall. Oth~
er treatments can't reach tho diseas-
ed parts like Catarrhozone because lt
long with the air you breathe. . Cal.-
arrliozohe ls treo from cocaine. lt
leaves no had after-ellects. it is alm-
ply nature’s own cure.
Beware ot dangerous substitutes of-
fered under misleading names and
meant to deceive you for genuine
Catarrhozone which is sold every-
where, large size eontaluiuz two
months treatment costs $1.00; small
size lille; trial size 25c.
PEACE LADY TAKES
A CRUEL REVENGE.
THE HAGUE. Jan. 16.- Because
the hotels are full, the titty newspap-
er' correspondents accompanying the
Ford peace party. have been quartered
lu a Dutch sanitarium.
No guests of the sanltarlum ls per-
mitted to use tobacco or liquor in any
form. No meat is allowed to contamin-
ate the bill of fare which consists
largely of nut-s, ground figs and queer
vegetables. Guards of impressive ap-
pearance threaten to oust any corres-
pondent who falls to obey the regula-
tions. l
Mme. Sehwimmer arranged tg; the
quarterlng or the correspondents and
a press caucus voted that she send the
newspaper men to the tobnccoless re~
treat out or revenge. She has been
very agry because the correspondente
cabled home accounts of the various
rows among the peace delegates.
Peace meetings began early today,
but for some reason they are under
the auspices ol' the Royal Zoological
and Botanical Society instead of being
arranged by the Dutch peace So-
cietles.
Holland newspapermeu declared
that the Ford enterprise has not yet
aroused the interest of the Dutch
peace leaders.
Rev. Jenkin Llyod Jones predicted
today that the pernameut peace tri-
bunal will slt. at Stockholm instead
ot the Hague on account_ol, the friend-
ly feeling of the Swedish people to-
ward the peace movement.
A secret campaign is being waged
by several ot the Ford leaders to win
places on this trlbitnnl which calls for
salnrles and expense accounts
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We want to show you and your
oys.
A Bargain in Suits
All new, manufactured since Dec.
'only billed for christmas trade
0 only, nifty Dark Tweed Suits Nor-
lks tit lads from 9 to 16 years old.
fo ,
goes to the sourcevot the trouble a-   $7.50.
5th
Catarrhozohe is used; lt is a miracle- 5
On sale to-day, $4.98.
PATONS
mon rom me cr-pintorrzrom ccxnnutw _ i . , iANi»AR_Y 1_\‘l_1____19¢I§_ _
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HE Pies and Cakes you bake for the Church
I Supper will meet the critical cyc and thc
expert taste of all the other good cooks 111
the neighborhood. Naturally, you want your
contribution to be up to your standard.
Make sure of having everything your best,
by using “Beaver” Flour-the famous blended
flour. If you have never tried it, ordera bog today.
Ask your grocer - he knows how good
“Beaver” Flour 1s. _
DBALBR5-write ue for prion on The T. H. TnylorC¢. Iliad
Feed, Colne Grains and Cereals. l79 Chrlhm, Uni.
/
, active young men
husband, son, needs a good plane, hatchet and saw
for the many odd "fixing-up” jobs around the house
pendable tools of this kind-COME HE§aIi`.
this is the store of dependable hard- »
ware values.
FENNELL & CHANDLER
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ftillefy Men’ for ne oaa .1015 11111111111 Ml
W The House---These Three
Every home-making man, brother. father,
When you want a reall ood bar 'n in de-
We will satisfy you on quality and price-for
   Winter 1 Footwear at
   BROS-
'rue mid weather lm arrived you winmed some of our mia “ ` ' »....
Ovenlw. 1 zap a _ ' Lum1»fmm»1zu1»b¢n with Rea Tori' "°°' ' “
Moccasinssiiow  Felt Boots and Slippers, Leggtng md  
.w.1.1.-fan. 1.11111  A  '
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