‘fi ii fi- it i , I i .t lf?:ff"=-==» Vv i i , . ,7_.__.-._-,..,,,.__. ._.,.`._,:,. '.5 . -`i . .1 _-,_;. i `i » lv .' . 4 ic,1 clean-Qéohffi-but"~' Of Hi" lull Hu-I lfwli-»' self that iscausiiig any doubt or uncertain- “ml Ifi*ll'_U"C_ has S0 ‘_‘d-lusted mal5tC"S that “_ at ML The Ilihwul l»,.C5S nm] thCmSe1_ certain families of birds feed on insect life " and others on seeds. 1 - , , . i _ - _ _ S . 0 o b b 'ves in a most awki-vard and humiliating po-i sition _which cannot fail t_o exasperate their readers. Many of the Liberal news-' papers have been advocating conscriptien for months, and when Sir Robert li. Bor- den made thc announcement of the inten-l tion of the Government they said he l%ad properl_\f interpreted the feeling of he country. Since then. however, they have; been biis_\' seeking excuses to justify their! own leadcr’s lack of leadership. lt appears; that Mr. Tancrede Marsil had no auth->rityI is pose both conscription and extension. Fi'oini b derive a measure of hope that he will yet! come out on the side of Canada and . the; of Quebec. Meantime it is interesting' toil note that l\-lr. Bourassa has not declared, 5 against conscription. He says that pro- duction is the first thing to consider in the] matter ot'-consci°ipt'ion, and after that has' N been provided for they can take what re-if mains for overseas service, though, for hisi H important duty to the Empire is to supplyl b it with food stuffs. This has a measure of, truth in it, and differs only from the Go 0 vei'nincnt'.s proposal so far divulged in that.; the Goveiwiiiieiit calls for men first andl rixrlit. to send ii man to pi'oduct.ion or other-1 scheme to decide approximately what shall most beneficially apply himself' for the be-l One thing is fairly certain. there is* going to be no referendum on the question The two parties seem agreed on that point. Nobody seems to want to give the slackers an 'opportunity of voting themselves frcel from service, or to countenance them in| any way except as men who should go to; the front, willingly or otherwise. f i A re-arrangement of the Government; has evidently been decided upon. The na-A ture of the changes has not been disclosed,” triotic Liberals who from the beginning off the war havc.piaced the interests. of coun-‘ tion in the ministry, but it is stated, onl what is considered reliable authority, that I cing' a reficction upon him by taking office in Sir Robert’s war cabinet to which he, innumerable hosts of pests that, but for the, birds, would make life impossible for us. antully planted. Experiments have demonstrated that many biids consume more than their own weight of insect food dailv and that it is not unusual for a pair of bii ds and their young to dispose of from 200 to 1,000 in- 'ects a day. The ornithologist of the State f Massachusetts estimates that the birds f that state destroy 21,000 bushels of in- ects daily from may to September. A Ne- raska naturalist has estimated that the’ birds of that state eat 170 carloads of in-l from Sir Wilfrid to say that he would op-4 “cts pm' day and it is estimated that the irds of New York destroy more than three this disclaimer si. wiifriti S best fi~ieiidt’;};"i1°’f bushels 01 “0><10“S msffctfi every This. then, is one good and validl rea- Einpire instead of as the leader of a section 5°" Wh-V We Should cam for .the buds’ Wh-V ve should treat them as friends; why we l liould go to some expense in protecting |theni._ Recently a move was made in this city with a view to encouraging the protec- tion and stimulating the love of birds; iany bird houses were built by the pupils i the different schools and these are now part he thinks Camda.S mst and most; placed in inviting positions for the birds to ' occupy. The move, if properly encouraged ,\' parents and pupils will do much not _, nly to protect the birds and to help the 'farincrs but to add very materially to the cnjovinent of our summer rainbles through: - _ .. . -- . .. , .,.,. _. , the fields and woods. To know.sfiiiiethinir wmniolht fm m`m‘u`\ dug' but H"°uv('b thu of bird life, of _their habits, to know the dif- wise instead of to arms. It will be for the f".T'“`"t Sllccies "Pd "uric-tie? by mime is 0"” tirguiiizatioii to be established under the of the great dehght5,°SPe°’auY of the §“"“" - mer season when the woods and the fields - -0 - ma- ---»-i li-.i‘;2i:.‘i *isi).‘i.‘:.;‘.£.;.-§.l‘:.(i?.‘;f..’;-itmi - ,, _ .sake of thematerial gain but for ,the "cm of the hmm' ‘ ' ` healthful pleasure it will afford, our young people will learn to know, to love and to protect these sweet little friends of man which have too long been only tolerated if not persecuted in wanton sport. ' --------)o(--i--~ _ _ Straw hats fitted with ear-iiiuil's, to be but-th@1`0 is 2\l9l93l`0l1tlY 3 d€§ll°@ In S0019 folded inside about noon, would meet a quarters to recognise the services of the pa- hugo (]@m;ind_ The Kaiser threatens to proceed against WY |PfffU"‘¢ U10 Uliilm-" ‘if l'"`"'l5.V- 30010 ‘lU'|ccrtain (lerinan radicals on charges of bl0i=.V Cxi-*ts i.*bUUt the WiS‘]"m "f l)”5Si"l§‘ treason, but it is not clear that they really over the claims of Sir Wi-l-frid for a posi-| desc,-V0 pw },.,m,,»_ '|'|ic llrilisli :iriiiii-s :irc williiii a couple ol' iuilcs of tht! Leader’ Of the 01)p0Si,i0ll li21S béeflyllit- |)rocoiii'i-l__)iic:iii| line. ilic takiiig of \\'l`iicli will S0tllitl€(i 011 tl‘l(f S‘.ll)j€Ct and l1frlS €X})l'€SS€(l| ioi-cc ilu- cziuciinlioii ol' |.i-ns :iiiil thc loss to (_ici'iii:iiiy his disinclination to" assume office in anyiof lilo |-‘rcoch cool oi-i-.is-_ 'rho r;t~i-funn t‘liiiot~i-lloi- but ai party government. Should this i>i'ove{..U0\"l- TNS IS lUl0l`0Stll1l£. do not exist merely for our dclcctation, and may help the Gcrmaiis out. Well, let they are our bulwark of defence against thlim H0 U’ EVIWS- ` ° The many fi'_iends of Mr. Donald Ni-, It may be difficult to realize, but it is a fact Cl10lS0n. Will l`9.‘§l°°3l¥ U’ 193;?" that hc nevertheless, that the elimination of the has been indisposed and was obliged to un- birds would sweep man from the face of fJ01'f§0 H mmm” 00011315100 bUt.Wll1 b€_ Pleas' the earth in a very few years. To combat Bd t0 heal’ that he IQ HOW 011 the highway insect pests by all the other means known Ui l`_CC0V0l`.Y- MV- _Nlchfll-“Un W3-‘l C0"fl“‘3‘l to science, by the poisoning processes upon to his apartments in ()ttiiwa_ about a fort- which year after year we expend so much night with Mrs. Nicholson in attendance money and so much time, would be as upon him. In a recentletter Mr. Nicholson breath upon the desert air. We should bear explained that he hoped to _be sufficiently ghig in mind whemwe see the robin getting recove_ret_l to resume his parliamentary du,- uway with our ripest cherries, when we see ties within the next ten days. “Sir Donald the ubiquitous little English sparrow pick- is exceedingly popular at Ottawa and Mrs. 'ing up the flower or vegetable seeds we so Nicholson has been inundated with enqui- ries and sympathy regarding his indisposi- l ~ - tion. The G y r_rlian,jnins with many friends, cuiigty of iiiéiactwpests. Scientists who here and elLS}gwi1ei‘é,i1‘1 Wishing him Speedy have carefully ¢=st‘lmated the rate of in- i;esto_ratifin to his wonted good health. _ V ` ` _ L ,yi » 1 .i \ ' ' -..- > N()'|'l‘JS bright slroaiii iiiouiiilifrs ihrouirh tho treou. _Tlieie -are iiiurslies' across the vailli.-3' ii gliiiipse of ii linllcred i:liuir~li lower over the tri~'t-.-|up.~'~ li1's|ioali.~i the iliiilieasoiiiiii: iuge of iho iinflli-.il van- i ii . - 'l`licsi~. ure flu' i.;i';i\'i-s- ol' our liruvo Allin' the -‘ - 1 ~ - I »' is ii. nloni., ilu, l| that, siicciri.-tired f.o ihcii" honoured iianie‘,' hcircd their lionoiired lruditions too. Ano ovciy' grave has its story. Those two <-onii-aides who’ sleep side by side under that chaste slender blrclies cross paid toll to ii ireiicli niortar; n sniper euiight tho noxl; ii sholl that kiioizki-il iii ii dug- out not tho in-xi. And so ou. 'i`li1-ir tale fold; their iiaiiio. thi-if rank. tlicir i'|-giuioiit, mul how und wlu-n hi the seuli-il hottie at llio liniiil of ilu-ii' inirrow niouiiil. l*`i'oi|i Liiiio lo lliiii-~~iiot often l'|ii liluil-ii eouph-, of nu-.n :ippeiir In ilu- inoriiing wltli pick and sliovi-'l. und tum alioul dh: deep into the linrd cliullt. ln tht- iii‘t.ernooii a snuill uioupi slnuil b_\' the open gi'uv_‘i--a pn;||-o nnil` officer or two, und ii. few eoiiirndes oi' flint. stiff llizurn i.-wnllieii iii ii iilniihi-t lyliig oil ilivf sf|'i-Ii-lier. ltr-.veiiiitly tin-.y lowci' i-t. iiilo Ihe l.-urlli, uiiil iiiirr~- iieiided lists-ii lo the pu4li'o's voici- risi- niid l'all-“.l‘}arlli io iznrlli. ilu.-ii to dust." ’,l'ho oflii-.ers siiliili' ilu- pndio oxi-.liniigi-s ii l`ow words with the iui~n. llio grave is illlcd` iii. und witih ai lust lliuuizliiful look nt where lhoy ||;iv`n lofi their eoiiirude, lliey too hiirry off. hack 1,o the tri.-iichei-i. Later ii wooden i-i'i.-as will lie erected and iii the blonin- iiu: you inu_\' see flgiircs working round llic new grave, covering it with turl' and edpziiiir if with box plnnls and shrubs |'roui~ thu gardens ol` ilu- riiincd village. Sonioliow I llko io lhinli oi' llioui lying there iii their narrow dugoiils looking on nt the lii`o tliey so loui; roar oi' the guns in the valley. lhri liiiui :ii-.roplanes overlic-nd. uilil iiullets flint. sol ilio oelioes of lhe woods n -rulllokiiig. 'l‘|io l~‘i'uiirli will he grouped lo- i:olhe'r sl.iiil.'yiiu; tho Dillish nidaiis und' iiietliods of war with keenly orit- lcnl eyes. i-.onipurliig everything ui.:- :diist their own, wliilo their llrltisli iriiiiiliuiill- [look on wlni-tiiflly at thc- linp|i_v i.'ulliei'iii1,;s lu the duizouls hy tho mild und the naked liiitliers briiv- lng tho slny liulle; ln the river below. And ut nlnlxi when the scuddini; clouds clinsi-f one another ii(-.i'0se~ the inooii they draw ueur the si-iiiry hy tho road lmriior. un he cliiilleiiizes quietly nil lliiil fnnse. honi i‘nnillh|i~ uiinies aiznlu, wiilrli tho tlirf-il. liiznvy- lution' iiihiiiti-y eoine mid iw. the cyc- llsl iiii-ssenizr-rs, the iniilfled lliiihoi-s :ind the puck mules piiddiiig uloin: with their loads gt' iirovlsloiis and sn.iiilbu.izn and iniiils und si;-e ibn flush of the slimpiiel soarcliliig oeensioiizilly thu road they come by. And with poi'~ eooeoooooeoiooooeoo UIILY SELECTIOIIS FOR (lUl|lDllll IEIDERS g 1-*on Furnished by iw. I. Lennon, 000000000000000000 LOVE AND LlF‘_I' 0000000 00 000000000 lilnil licnils nio the goiwlc-im Kind ihouizlits nro l-ho roots Kind words' nic- the blossoms - Kind iioorln are llio i‘ru.iitir. , "1 would lin true. for the/ra me ihoi-zo wlio triiiit mo; I would hc pure, for there ure those who care; ~1 would be strong; for tlie-re,ls niuoli to sulfur; ` l would -he brave, for there ls uiuch to dare. “‘I would be friend to all-tlie fue- a fri ' 000000000 00 0000000 0000000000 00 0000000 they iliril. ‘ure on l.l`i`:i|_ page of pup--rl ,++++ -|- 2-00 hapa ii sliili llii-_v tuiii hi aizuiu io lhi-lr lllilo i-orlier that an outer li'eiu'ii ol' the vlllugc dc-leiiccs hug within our \liucs. ` ,, - I 'l`lio\- sleep soiiiully thorn- do our- 9' ' " dead coniiudes. 'l‘he_v are beyoiili the 'sudden call of iilixly alnriii und ull iho- teriors that i-oine with tho dnrk. ’|`hoii‘ friends uri-. round tlieiii. ` lliit Coil lu his gooiliioss will send ai lliiiu when our i-fight :diull irluinpn and |n-.ace roiiii- oiure inore iipuii the rurili. 'l`hi~y will know ll. und will in jolco with us, glad flint (lufii sni- rilii-o has iiol lim-ii vain. but lliry i was any liii: llglitliig just lu-re. no or-3\\'il| Illini-\ un wlii-ii we iiiuri-li nwai. llul i'i'liiii" iluii- to l‘»|ni.- l`i'ii-nils will 'sli-:il silt-iillv lo thi- r:|'zivi-slilo; and liiief-lliig women :‘-hull piiiy for those tho_\' liiivo lost. Aud pi~i'liiips sonic iiiollu,-r with heiirl aching l`oi hiui she has lost will raise her sireaiiiliig 1,-,vi-.s and izalcli the glory ul` the si,-tliiig sun uci'o.~is tho auluinn yi-llowlni: wood<; detp unil stef.-p down ai li'ui:-iliniiiileilillllll Ulf' l»ZUlfll>ll~i|lli!l'e_\-oiid. I-‘ar away down ine to 'hal airliiiuz lu-=u‘i the i11.|<'c flu" puss'itli hiiuiziii uiidei-sloiidiiig ziiid the :-oiisolaiiioii ol |h:il lioiioiireil doailli on the field of |ioiioui'. .-\.ll.ll. $1.00 WINTER EGG. Sir. - flwiiig lo iho cold wt-.i spriiigi would lirics: eveiy' l’oiil!r_\'iii:iii und I"ui'iiii,-i' to liuttfh oil t he i-liiclieiis ln- i-flii. in .luiio niid July. l In-iii-vo oi-i:.~: will si-ll until wintil- l'i'oiii T-"iv ii-$1.01* pl:|‘1lo'/.. ffaln l"uiii|i‘i's nliil |’ii\ilir_\'ii|i-ii /.zraisii llio .»'itunti~iii. .\l;in_\' ol' iis fail lo si-o thi: |.;i'oui oppoi'iuiiil_\' liol'oi'1- us, \\'-‘ uri: 1-ryiiii; :ilioul high pi-ill-s oi`t`ori-il. :is loin.: :is l'i_.ifi| nd\'uiii'os. so will poiillry and eirizs :iilv;ni<-i,-_ 'l`lii-'ii' is ini.-ro iiioni-_v in I’oull|'_v and l‘3i;sS lu day lhaii ilioro wus \\'lu-ii finds iviero hall' tho priizt-. I\'i-.ver li|1l`oi'o in thi- liislory nf the i-oiiiitry wi-re eggs so high-, :is lliey wi-ro this spriiin. wlioii c_L'1.:s wi-rn ploiilifiil. 'l`lio l.’. 1*). ls- l:iiid l'ni'iiii~|'s linvo nolhiiiit Ui 105'* und i-ri-i’_\‘lliiii;: lo iguln. l ivoirld nil- vlso lin-in Io- si-II no ndult slot-li. lain' rare of |~vifi'_\- pnlli-l and lion iiiidlvr ilirut- yeais old. Huy in all tho i`i-od you possibly can this hill. Mr. l-‘.iriii- or und l’oiilti-_viiiaii you will hi- von- froiitod willi ti-iiiptiiig oifors for your piilh-is. 'l`hinli lwir-i- nel`oi~o solliuir. fling; will lu-. lillli: gold inines iioxl. \\'iiii.ei'. lh: noi sell liiziziiiise foeil is high. 'l`he l`:i_i'iii|-rs sliiiiild wake-. up lieforo it is too lati- and do ilu-lr pnii. in t _ho proilui-tion of yoiiin.: slot-lc. If you caiiiioi vsin. iiioiioy iii raisiiii.: pt»;iltry do it for Our ('o\iiiii'5"s Silii-. f`aiia