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The Brussels Post, 1902-5-22, Page 4.r. 4.11,080,414Ai 0 1902 r11g Valtsotio^ T'IIUBSDAY, MAY 22, 1902, "X r.'whith..eraa So11ool Book •ironxanoa. ilir' r' e' a t i e art . y u arty r Pore f 130 I, a al s, On the whole, Oreditable, The roaoa 1 ' a Imre eq wis WWII" qas of Lila provtn a t Ola by a y led,. LIIIPrflI Panay lu,Pulp Agreeulenf9. Fallowing ie a anmtna97 of the 'In' 11907ement0 made in •Ontario"e salami system in the petit 811080 years, the system iu whioh Whitney eves so many defeats (1) The •number of departmental examination have bsen'redueed from 27, under Dr. Ryerson, to 13. (3) Third plass oertifloates have have been abolished in all the nubile eohoole Of the proviso©, (8) Tho number of text books peed in pnblia,aohoole have been reduced from 55, under Dr. Ryerson, to 13, and in high eohoole from 191 in 1883 to 23, (4) In 1883, 135 of the text hooka used in the pnblio and high schools were written either by American or British autbore. Now every text book, with the exemption of two, is the produotion of a Canadian author. rk need 04 the test booty' � In lees 87 e O in the mobilo and high eohoole Now imported from abrow d ever Y text book in the pnblio and high eohoole i0 manufaotused in Canada, giving ern. cloyment to our own printere and binders, a very signifioeut proof that the Govern. went are endeavoring to encourage home manufacture. made of thee sometimes C i Complaint p coat of the text books need in the public eohoole of the provinoe. The ooet of a book is largely a matter of comparison, Comparing the text books used in the eohoole of Ontario with the books need in some of the neighboring states, the following feats are apparent ; In Cali- fornia the fall course of mobilo eohool text books ooet $7.30 ; in Kansas, 37.77 in the Mated Washington, 37,86 ; in New York, 39.33 ; in the oily of St. Louie, 37 in St. Paul, 310,98 ; in the provinoe of Ontario, 35.77 ; and in point of finish and workmanship Canadian text books will Oo01pare favorably with the books published in any country. A cardinal feature of the text books system is that the eame text books are need in all the sahools of the provinoe, whereas in Great Britain and in the United States the choice of text hooka is vested in the local authorities, with very few exceptions so that a pupil leaving one sobool and going to another may be put to the expense of Supplying himself with a oomplete Bet of new books. In Ontario there is no suchinoonvenienoe or loss to the pupil. Mr. Whitney says that parents are the beet judges of what the text books coat, but against any figures or statement of feats, from Mr. Whitney on that point, there is incontrovertible evidence of the oheapneas of the Ontario system in this Taut, that in the oity of Toronto, where text books are supplied by the eohool trustees to the pupils free, the average Dost per pupil is 74.'tents, and in a state• meat prepared by the Department based upon the sale by the publishers of text books the average met per pupil for the whole province was only 211 oeote. As the output of the publishers ie known to the department under their oontraote for publishing text books, these figures cannot be disputed. WHAT THE CROWN LANDS DE- PARTMENT 11AS DONE. AIr, Rowell, Speaking at Watford the Other evening, made the meet complete 818180801 of the pulpwood tlueetiiln that 1395 yet been given to the i?ublio, lie pointrd out the Opposition's policy woe embodied in an amendment moved by Mr, Whitney on March 29, 1900, to this effeot ; "This House is 51 opinion that ell grant)] of pulpwood lands should be made eubjeot to nubile pompetltiou." This policy, Mr, Rowell went onto show involved a new and startling departure from the traditional method of the Government in dealing with its timber areae. Heretofore the Government in dealing with the timber, bad never sold the land, In the ease of pine it simply sold the timber on the land, renewing the title of the land to the crown. In the 09.e5 of pulpwood it bad eimply sold the right to out the wood. Mr. Whitney's policy would give the pnrobaser both the pulpwood and the land, If the purchaser thought the timber would increase in value be might hold ib for years to Dome, I went or a rloultnre in o t all sett e hell u e B g o ratio. strip O enwdi e of t h e and tyingn p t The new growth of spruce 30 years hence would pees to the owner of the land in perpetuity, the Province getting not one 050 t, This policy hie been tried in Michigan, ouoe the greatest timber etale in the Union, It teas bulk with the remit that the g a d from nroea had as e timber regio of its 1 p public oontrol and the supply was well nigh cxbaaeted. Today the Miohigan lumbermen were sighing for new kande to coaquer. Mr. Whitney's policy had been also followed in New York State with the result that the state bad parted from its timber lands. So serious had the gnee. tion become there that to prevent the sources of its streams drying up, the state was buying baok its timberlands at a substantial sum per acre -lands which bad been eold for a small price years before. In 1884 certain American lumbermen attempted to bay up members of the Legislature supporting the Government, with the object of enuring legislation which would give the purohaeere of pine timber the land upon which it grew. The Ontario Government, then, as now, would sell only the right to ont the timber. Yet the policy which American lumber. men tried to boodle through tho Legisla. tore and which has almost deetroyed the forest wealth of Michigan and New York and dried up a source of pnblio revenue, is the one Mr. Whitney would apply in Ontario. Among the several departments of the Ontario Government none has done better work than that having charge of the Grown Lands. This department has al- ways bad able, conscientious men at its head, Hon. T. B. Pardee, Hon, A, S. Har- dy, and now Hoo. E. J. Davis, the latter although domparatively new at the helm, being not the ]east efficient. Here are some of the things it has done for the de. velopment of the provinoe It has eolleated a revenue of 331,791,278 since 1872 an average of over a million a year. It bas granted, sold or leased, 5,851,396 sores of agricultural and mining laude since 1872. It has surveyed 340 townships, of which 171 are free grants and 47 sale townships. Ithae sold, since 1872, 5,1521.2 square miles of timber limits for 36,853, 127, or an average bonus per square mite of 31,- 324. Dues are 31 and 31,25 per M feet ; ground rent $3 par aq.m. It has created three parks.Niagare Falls, Algonquin and Rondeau-and three forest reserves-Temagami, the Eastern and Sibley. It has built 5,282 miles and repaired 14,555 miles of oolooization roads, and Mill) twenty milee of bridges in New Ontario since 1872, at a cost of $3,338,743. It has established a Bureau of Mines, planed an advanced mining law on the statute, book, purchased two diamond drills, created Sommer mining schools, assisted in developing the niokel, oopper, 000ndnm and other industries, and pro- tected the prospector and miner. It has encouraged iron mining, and steel, and iron manufacture by means of bounties. The produotioa of pig iron and steel reached a value of over two millions in 1901. It has prohibited the export in a non- manufactured condition of pine saw loge, pulpwood and bemlook bark out on Crown Lando. It has inoreaeed the does on pulpwood from 20 to 40 oents per cord. It has perfected a fire ranging system that le admittedly the beet known, Ithea explored extensive agricultural and timber areas in Northern Ontario. It has assisted in opening ;up New On- tario by means of land grants and bonus- es to oolonization railways. It has maintained a progressive polioy in eonneotion with the pulp industry. The pulpwood agreements entered into call for the investment of s minimun 0001 of 35,000,000, the employment of at least 2,440 men, and the emotion of seven large pulp mine. It has created a Bureau of Colonization which fa assisting in wattling New On. tario, It has protected the rights of the public in the valuable Crown water system. The Mail of February 13, said ; ''The Ontario Government's management of finances has been thrifty, judfoo0s and clean. Montreal Witaese ; "Ontario's episndid Anaoelel position has boon pre- served byoared al baaiteee.like, honest ad. ministration 51n05 Ooofederation." To. ronto Telogram ; "The nnanciel and ad. /Anark some 04990 Of strangles o,oarred, bat the. majority 93 99rre8p0ndeete Speak of harass ae being 10 a0 40081101 t a ° 0 'k'o the Woe of h@ year. g va P ndi 1 n far t Y and Spring work has had Only a geed 4e0 upon them, 'Their chief drowbaok appears to have been a rather lighter ration of °ate that ordinarily, owing to, the ecareity of that grain, Cattle 85 a rule, aro ,ellen in exosll@nt form. Some report them as being rather thin, but none diepute their general good health. _none appeared among 0979951 horde In some of the Parry pound townehipe, and odd wee of lumpy jaw mouthed oleo. where, but with theee exoeptiona there is a remarkably olein bill of health to be shown for cattle. Sheep have done exceedingly well, a large number of lambs have been dropped, whieh have turned oat healthy and vigorous. The dog is inveighed against by several eerre8pandente as being a nuiean0e. Swine have ales done well sea 01055. Calm of disease and death among young litters have beau reported in several parte of the provinoe, but these appear to have molted from purely 1o0a1 condi. tions, and in no section have losses been general. In fact, references to the steady way in which bacon boge have been fitted for the market is a feature of the reports. Fodder generally has been euflioient although aEraw has been rather mane and the highh pr' pea prevailing )]din B for coerce grains and mill feed tempted many raisers of live stook to feed °loser than usual - Several eorreepondente refer to the silo as having beeu an excellent aid in (tarrying cattle and other animals through the winter. ?ARM e9 PPLI05. There ie nothing like unanimity in the reports received regarding farm supplies. Taking the provinoe ae a whole, however, there has been a sot8oieuoy or mere of bay, and s eoaroity of oats. Many oorrespondents state that there is but little wheat left, although others claim that there ie a fair 80rp10e yet on hand. It is safe to safe tosay that while there is not as mush hey or grain to farmers' hands as usual at this time of the year, other feeding stuffs, such as ensilage, would enable them to put a lair amount of both hay and wheat on the market ehoald extra high prioee prevail. Fat cattle are name in nearly every section, the high prime ruling having °leered them out early. Many correspondents also report a scarcity' of store cattle, al- though some claim that there are still a considerable number on hand, more eepeoially in the Midland and North. ern districts. In some of the Western counties buyers from the CanadianNortb- weat bought up a lot of young stook for finishing off. The high pride of grain end other feeding stuffs is also given by some oorrespondente as a reason for the Farming Outlook Favorable. The following is a summary of the reports made to the Ontario bureau of industries by over 500 eorreepondente under date of May 1 : The November bulletin stated that there was a considerable deorease in the area sown to fall wheat, owing to the ravages of the Hessian fly. It is eatie- factory, however, to note that the injury to the crop by the fly eo far bas been much less than was feared. While a year ago complaints of losses by Hessian fly were common in nearly all the counties South of a line drawn from Heron to Wentworth -very extensive damage ban. ing been done to the growing fall wheat in the oountiee bordering upon Lake Erie -only a few of the correspondents now reporting speak in a positive manner of actual injury traceable to the Sy, and these reports are confined to odd semitone of Lambton and the Lake Erie oountiee. A ooneiderable amount of fall wheat was sown late to avoid the fly, and this has not done se well as that got in earlier. Several oorreapondents remark that having oowu fall wheat on oat stubble it has done poorly. The greatest injury to the atop eo far appears to have been sustained from severe froete and cold winds just after the snow left the ground, the exported 8eld0 suffering ooneiderably in some goarters. Taking the crop se a whole, however, the proapeot is better than was hoped for six months ago. The loss from Hessian fly, wire worm, and other insect pests bas so far been com- paratively small. There are some pataby places owing to trying spring weather and to local pauses, and here and there portions of the orop have been plowed up or 080own to barley, but, notwithstanding these drawbaoks, there are many flelde reported in excellent condition, and in a number of eeotione a large yield per sore is looked for. Although more winter rye is being raised than in recent years, the acreage is still comparatively small. That which was sown lest fall `came through the winter in good condition, nearly every reference to the growing crop being favorable. Reports eoneerning olover are favorable generally, many of them being enthusi- astically so. Here and there a°oonnts come in of heaving during the Winter or Spring, but nothing general bas been reported in the way of injary to the atop. As correspondents wrote the prospects for hay were never better, both old and new meadows promising well. aomparatively entail camber Of fat ane store Pottle kept oe baud, YOUR '0 5099, '1ZeportO f9om the dietrists where the balk of Oar frau is grown are decidedly optimietlo in tone, There have beep no foo storms this year to break off limbs and disfigure trees, and the general ap, Pantiles of ereharde is all that .could be dselred. There le promise of abundant bloseom for nearly every variety of 1ru;t, and if fr0515 and heavy mina keep off daring the period of bloom a t000gd year for fruit generally may bo looked for. In the counties lying between the 134. Law. renoe and the Ottawa Rivera, however, there hoe been a eerioaa visitation of field mine, wbioh have swarmed over the or. otterdsand wrought mach serious injary by girding young apple and other trees, A correepondent in Fitzroy states that mice ate 44 rods of thorn hedge on his premises. The only complaints 0f mioe in the Lake Ontario dietriot came front the aonuty of York, and of rho Western Ontario Oognliee Middleees wee the only one to send a report of their presence. Several correspondents in the fruit grow. ing centers eapreee fear that the tent caterpillar may do much injury unless aotively checked. A few ileo complain of the presence of the borer. Warninge are also mant in regarding arding black knot in tries. it seem strange e t st so few 9 8 h eBattle. n are m de to SanJoe relate nee a he Srhall fruits mime through the Winter leo. good condition as a rule, although in some quarters berry bashes were considerably broken down by snow. These reports were all made before the cold dip of May 16, and therefore represent the condition op tot that time. Political Notes. Vote for Hielop. Help Build up Ontario by electing the' Roes Government. Premier Rose may as well begin to psok his grip for the coronation. The Stratford Beacon breaks out in this fashion :-"Ross I . Resolute. Resource. ful. Rustle for him. Rally round him. Roll up big majority. Return hie candi- dates. Refresh him with zeal. Recoup him for bis ardor. Requite him for hie able work. When Mr. Carecallen, of Hamilton, Mr. Whitney's lieutenant, moved hie resolution in favor of an export duty on niokel, ore and matte, Mr. Whitney op. posed it; and said he bad been unable to find al single mining man in favor of the tax. Politioal puzzle ; Find the Oppnei. tion's mining policy. The pulpwood oonoeseione secure the investment of $4,350,000 and the employ• ment of at least 1,890 men. They do nob deprive any Battler of land, nor of the ammo CROPS. Most of the Spring °rope were got Io eomewbat earlier than venal, a number of oorrespondente reporting needing as having been practically completed by the let of May. In most oaeee the seed bed was in excellent oondition, and the catch bas been one of the beet for years. As correspondents wrote a con. siderable amour of the Spring groin was above ground, and gave promise of a first.olase crop should nothing untoward intervene. The sowing of field pose, however, bad been delayed in many inetancoe in order to escape the bug. Correeponde❑te do not agree regarding the state of vegetation on the 1st of May, some asserting that the growth in field and forest was then well advanced, and otbere that it wag about normal, while the majority claimed that the season might be regarded as a rather backward one. In many gaartere there wee sufficient grass for cattle, but it wag ooneldered that only a few warm days were needed to make a luxuriant growth, as the ground oontaineplenty of•moiet0re and bud and blade wars ready to respond. 9,1701 010010, All °lammee of . live clock havo come through the winter in good condition. A few damparatively light forme of dim temper among heroes are reported in several localities, and in the county of to wear, If you jYten's Walking Shoes. •••• Good solid wear, and real comfort in our men's heavy street shoes. Built to wear and stand the walking which you will certainly feel like doing when you wear them. All the best makes, in all shapes, sizes and widths, are here. Easy to get a fit -easy shoes and hard to wear out. buy from us you carry home money which you expected to spend. How do these prices strike you :- -Men's Bhoes, neat and dressy, 31.25. -Men's Box Calf, heavy Bole, latest style, $1 75. --Shoes of all kinds, low in price and neat and durable. Harness Department - We have just now a large stook of Single Hermosa, neat and durable, which we are selling very cheap -call and see them. Also Daetere, Robber Rag.; Plush Rugs, deo. Trunks and Satchels that will stand travelling. -Repairing done neat and cheap. L C. ,a VECIEL ARD . STOCK FOR SERVICE BULL FOR SERVIOR,-• 'l.'noro'.brea snort limn, registered pedigree, Terme 789, $with privilege of 09' tinning if eanepo8eary, 0100, ROSH, Brune ole #on3b,. TMORA' BRED.: DUR11a,M 1#uu Igo service Lot 57,01m. l@, aro • Terms -$1,00 with pr(onvllego of returning If neoeaeary. ltegletered ped$ppr�es m9y bo 5004 od uppli00tien, WAf, BRAY, gs•8m Proprlotor, MILLINERY TERSER BULL FOR S.CR-� G vIOT.-The uu00r0gned will keep for Service on Lot 4, Oou, 0, Grey, a thorn' brod Jersey bull, Terme 700,40 be paid attrot° of service with privilege of returning it necessary. 3180. LAWSON. 41 4 Proprietor, BULL FOR SERVICE. -THE undersigned will keep for 5ervioe the there' bred Durham bull, i" Village Boy, on Si Lot 24, Oop.1, Grey. Pedigree may be aeon en applioatlon, Terms, 81.00, with" privilege of returning If nec0niary. and Marge will be made for first service if this is not done, JAS,. LYNN, 43-4 Proprietor. REAL ESTATE. F 1; 1 REAL AS - SAO I IC N ] buythe McCau- ghey 1'1 Tock 80e Village i will s bo Roe stores re tmudiba opt to close These Mc aug McCaughey Es must be sold to clone out a e the MoOad ,nvsEstate, Intending 3. tyro 11'. S. SCOTrs i 0r G. L .J at IRoe, Apply ton . 8. BOOTY or G. F. 13LAIR,Brussels, OaE. HOUSE AND ABOUT AN nom of land for Bale, Graham's Sur- vey, 1 vomile South of Bruoeele. The house contains 7 rooms• good Ptab e well • fruit trees and small fruits. Posaeeoton given at 0505. Terme reasonable. rented. If property is not cold soon, will be rented. For prise terms, &o„ apply to WM. RANDS, Brussels P. 0• OUR Millinery Opening was a great success and the resulting rush of business would indicate that our Customers were pleased. We have Ready-to-wear, Ready -to -trim and Untrimmed Hats, Flowers, Ornaments, Ribbons, Silks, Milliner . Novelties, etc., in complete assortment of the Latest Styles and Designs Call and see our Cheap. Hats. MISSES HABKIRK, STIIETTON BLOCK, BRUSSELS. Lime The Bodmin Lime Works, 4th Line, Morris, are ready for the Spring trade and have a quantity of fresh lime on hand. Guaranteed to be first-class. Price 15c. a bushel at the kiln. A. Nicholson & Son. 41.10 PItOPRIETORS. If writing address Belgrave P. 0, ETHEL SAW MILLS All kinds of Dreeeed Limber kept on hand from 310 op. British Columbia, home out Shingles and Lath kept on hand. A good farm on 13th con. of Grey for sale. larAll parties indebted to me are requested to oa11 and settle up before Maroh let or 10% will be added after that' date from Jan, let till paid. A quantity of green cedar poste for sale on Lot 7, Con. 4, Grey. S. S. OOLE, PROPRIETOR, ETHEL. 0 IJEREB CLDTBINC I umempanommaims .. redyour Spring t If you have not ordered 11 g Suit do so a tothe New Spring Pat- once. Good dressers have taken lz a h latest shades in. inSuitin s. We have all the latest Pat- terns Suiting s. andFancy FWorsteds for'the coming season. y pulpwood on it. but tornieb him with a market for the latter. They do not de- prive the Province of the right to inoreaee ire dues of 40 Dents par cord whenever the profits of the enterprises warrant it. These are the things that are denounced as eaorifloee of public property. FINAN°IAL FATS. Out of a total proposed appropriation in eighteen years of 361,631,933, the op- position objected to only 3488,996.50 or only three goatere of a cent on the dollar. Ontario be without a dollar of debt pres- ently payable. Ontario bad $1,458,492 of Dash in the banks on December 31, 1901. Ontario's annual receipts in interest would retire its total liabilities twice over. Ontario for twenty year' past, has shown a morphia of aesete, after deducting liabilities presently payable. Ontario's supine of aeeets, based on Finance Commission, end of 1901, wag $2,571,292. The interest paid annually on the Pro. atheist Truett Funds, which are valued at $6,212,497, amo0Ote to more than sumo- ient to meet the entire annual payments of the provinoe for its liabilities for rail• way certificates and annuities. The Supplementary Revenue Act, pro- viding for the taxation of certain °lessee of oorpore.tions and brewers and distillers, has produced 3871,576 in three years. Ontario's position is e. proud one ; That ire affairs have been so managed ae not only to create no debt, but leave a surplus of interest-bearing assets that yield an anneal income that could be osp- italized at nine millions. POPULARSTALLION. • oronation loth We have just received the New Coronation Check Cloth, very suitable for your Spring Suit or Overcoat. Best Quality Coronation. Cloth- Suit, $22 00 Overcoat, ' 18 00 E. C. DUNFORD & SON, TAILORS, CLOTHIERS and FURNISHERS. a41 HOUSE PAINTS ! �• R fC \'xe When yon consider about the painting of your bonne the moat important thing to think of is, what ie the beet quality of paint obtainable ? The beet paint to stand the weather and look fresh for the lout/eat time? There is only one answer to this, namely, that a paint made with Brandram's B.B. Genuine Lead, Pure Linseed Oil, TRAD E M ARK end jot enough Dryer, must be the beet, as this B. B. Lead has for eo many years been proved superior to all °there. Saab a paint is Anchor Liquid Howie Paint, and it is the only liquid paint made in Canada with Brandram's B. B. Genuine White Lead. It is a mistake for you to nee anything but the very boat paint in painting your home. The cost of putting o° the paint is usually about the same as the poet of the paint itself. A oheap paint takes more time to melee a reaeonabty good job with than a good paint, and dose not last as long, nor look mo well. In Iaot the cheap paint ie the most expensive paint in the end. Make no mistake. Doe Anobor Liquid Home Paint. It is a Pure White Lead, Zino and Linseed Oil Paint, and is as good as San he made with our choice of the very best materials. Use it and get the most eatietaotory results obtainable with paint. Bold by - This popular Stallion will stand for the improvement of stook this season ae fol. Iowa CUSTOM BOY. ROM. M'DONALD, PROP. Monday -Will leave hie own etable, lot 24, con. 9, Grey, and proceed East to Jno, Rutherford's, lot 4, con. 14, Elms, for noon ; then via 16th con. Grey, to bis own stable for night. Tnenday afternoon will proceed to Cranbrook-and back to his own etable for night. Wednesday - Will proceed North and East to Andrew Thompson'e, lot 9, eon. 4, Elma, for noon ; then to Molesworth for one hour and borne for night. Thureday-Will' proceed North to Wm. Mines, 2nd oon„ Grey, for noon ; then to the Gottou Howie, Wroxeter, for night. Friday - Will proceed South on gravel road to 6th con., Grey, for noon ; then to his own etable, where he will remain nntil following Monday morning, '&5r et Wae.e Brussels. Spoiled a Good.. Ba, king have many a time by using an interior grade of flour. Your bread will always be light, while and sweet when ,acing the Venus. It is always of sop• erior quality, with no variation, and is care! ally made from the beet grown Manitoba wheat. Try tbie eatietaotory bland for your bread, °skeet and pies, and yon will never ase any other. ALF. BAEK, E ,' BRUSSELS. BUGGIES 1 BUGGIES! Ewan & Co. Are now ready for this season with a larger stock of Buggies than ever. Althoughwe g sold 122 rigs in 1901 - we are going to try and beat that number this season, as we are determined to reach 200, By giving a first-class rig and your choice from nearly every first. class factory in Canada and along with our own hand -made Bug- gies, at close prices, we ought to reach the 200. Our Buggies are 1000 mile, dust and oil -proof axles with the solid Parker front wheels and no shaking -off or losing of hub bands as all is solid and there to stay. Oil Ewan & Co's Buggies twice in the season and that is all that is required. Call and see our stock of Rigs and you will be convinced that you can't do any better than purchase a Ewan & Co. Buggy. They are light in draft and all first-class material. 14 new Buggies and 2 Surreys sold this season already, We sincerely thank our many customers for the number of Rigs they purchased from us in the past season and we hope they will help us along in the years to come. All kinds of repairs done and rigs repainted and retired at close prices as usual. All jobbing clone promptly. Horseshoeing a specialty at the SWAN & Cos., Brussels.