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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1897-06-16, Page 2. S IL Xl, TST U .LLA', CONSpaRVATION. THE PREPARATION OF THE SOIL IN THE PRELIMINARY STAGES- Illastratiors of Coarse, Gravelly Soil, the Soil Mulch, Holm soil Mulch is Re- stored After (tolling, Forest Mulch, Effect of (roller, Irlocoul tion First prepare the soil so that the rain will be absorbed and not curried off by surface drainage. Much Neater is h.st - dur•iu., the winter . and spring. I"1111 plowing will pre - 1 -1 1 Iteelated Ill gottlos to the plllllt9, Ori very p4ddy. land gro-v ooilte catch crop and turn un- der for green ma. more. This supplies vegetable matter, null makes possible the retention of more water. Grow- ,:lIns it as d grasses ill ail orch- ard cannot be too In strongly condemned, FI g•-Flocculutlon Leu we the soil bare of surface of clay im early summer, by addition u1 nut only that-luuis- quick time. Hilly be con- served by cultivation and harrowing, but because loss of moisture from the grow- ing grain crop is au great as to deprive the trees of their full supply. Cro) till Orchard only for green manuring. 11egiu surface tillage with and continue faith- fully throughout the growing season. i PLUM BLIGHT. 11 - ,) vent this in tl :t uvl- entre, and where the ' Tito Dominion Horticulturist. Air. John subsoil is wely euro- Crair, Gives R,puaedles. [)act a subsoil plow may prove must A correspondent of The London Farm- beneficml. I r the ers' Advocate says : I have several ground breaks up plum trees which have it splendid sp- in clods it may be pearanee when in blossom, but soon nr- allowed to remain . ter the fruit forms it seems to have without harrowing, black spots through it and drops before so that the elo- coming to inat.urity. Will you please tn- Fig. 1. -Coarse gra. inputs may have form me as to the cause, anti advise velly soil, the fullest effect ; what will prevent. but if in gaud nue- Clavosporlum ctu•pophilum, v, Thumen. Ainuical condition it is very importout Mr. John Craig, the liorticultilrist at that the soil be covered with growing the Central Experimental Farts, Otta- plants. They bind the particles °•mol w•a, replies as follows in The Advocate: - take up plant food which is Ilthle to loss From the brief description given by your by drainage. Stir the surface :is ra riv eorrespoudent I judge the disease to be Tpossible, to ,),,event the •'scope or the sane as that affecting native Am- oistlu•e, keeping this up thruu,�hout the ericau plunis (Prunus americaual in this growing season.vicinity for some years past. This eue- my uaanifests its presence by the uppearr- The importance of an nbuu-litnt Sup- I ante of pule greenish or yellow patches ply of -water for all gruw•tu;; crops eau - not be too greatly emphaslzcd. It ex- ists in the soil in three forms -fee.', ca- pillary anti hygroscopic. Fret, water i - of no direct use, but is theHupply from " which the capillary water is ,!lawn. If "7, p'• a it coules within 18 inches or the surface it is detrimental to moat crops. Clapil, ( - lary moisture is that which foruls it films about each Null particle, move: in 1.11.1,I Fig, ::.--1n"r,•-he•,7•brg direction, going to the point, of least map• I Fig. 1.-I'luin spot. Threads (utuah ply, an(1 is the source front which plauts I nnrgu!ueu). get their moisture direct. If tivt snit , npon the skill of the half -ripe plume. is course and clod- •These patches are at first not larger that, dy, I+ig, I' the cu- it pin head. Close examination will rc- pillary -water can- ' weal these spots -eheu the fruit has not rise to take the + reached not more than half its normni place of that ant- I specimens hes, blotches ried off by evapor, maze. In older spec these � becutne darker in color, more irrRgul:n• atilin or used by . and somewhat raised, as ill Fig. 1, The plants. If, how -i plums finally shrivel ail(] full from the over, the soil is trees tiefore nurturing, but after they title and in goodI have began to color, (hl the old native condition, the wat- plain trees in the vicinity of Ottawa it er passes freely is not tat all an uncolunlon siFlit to see said continuously Fig• 2. -Tile 8011 tit harvesting time a tree hanging full of to the surface, mulell, these shrivelled specimens. Microscopic then into the air. ' examination of the affected portion of This shows that to prevent loss c•r the plain shows the, cuticle and the cells -eater, even after the soil has been w('!1 immediately beneath to be filled with a prepared, the capillary pores near the network of almost colorless nnyeelinni. surface must be enlarged or broken ill) the' vegetative portion of the fungus, As by tillage, so 118 to sever the cnpillary the fruit approaches maturity the- para- , and atop the water in its ill)- site produces fruiting threads w•hiell bear ward course, and thus force it through small two -celled oval spores, rig ,. the tissues of the plant. Thin loose sur -These germinate readily when placed in face stratum of two or three inches in water. These are the agents which the soil mulch, Fig. 2, and one of the carry the disease over from year to most important mentis of preventing the yen r. This fungus also causes the skin loss of soil moisture. The mulch itself of the plum to crack, allowing other par - may dry out, but the soil below is pro- asites to effect an entrance, thus in- t6eted. eluding rot and the like. The disease is of comparatively regent appearance, After the soil has been plowed it is having been first described by helix von necessary to fine and eonlpae•t the loos- ' Thumen ill 1887. It is known to set- ened layers so they will absorb the great- i enee tinder the name of Clavosporium est amount of capillary moisture. then ca rpophiluni, v. Thumen. stir np two or three inehes of the stir- I Mansedies-'1'op-(;rafliug.-Some warie, fact, to prevent loss by cvaporntion, Fi.v. ties are more resistant to the disease 3. This is tho uatturill cunditimt of the ' than others. Wolf anti Ilaw•keye have rich and fertile for- not, to my knowledge, been attacked. est soils. The un- Wherever the tree is strong and vigor - pet• lavers are mod- oris I •w•otild, advise top -;:rafting it with eralely compact and a variety which thus far has proved tm- f ower the surrilev is . lustre. In c•htirac•tei• told mtunner of spread a coating or growth this parasite is closely related to leaves turd dpeany- the apple spot fungus, and ntny be con- ing v e g o t:t t i o n Irolled in the same way by persistent 1-1 tthieln acts as is. spraying with fungicides. I have used mnleh. big. 4. P.o•deaux mixture slid ammoniacal cop- '1'lle exact trent- per carbonate with aatisPactory results. Inent of it field will Ise Bordeaux ixixture first immediately depend upon the after the blossoms fall, follow this with condition of the two Other applications at intervals of ground tit breaking two weeks. :flake an additional and I , . A time. If it is very final applientiun, using anuinon!acal cup- uu•llow• anal fa•iable, per etu•bouate. when the fruit is b0gin- FJg. 3.-S owing how one diskilw, rill- sling to color. This is used instead of N,dl uunleh x.011 inlwed by a,,Mouth- Bordeaux mixture for the last spraying be restored by till- . age after list ng rot- ing Ill crow will because ,it does not atnin the fruit to the Ice, generally i it s it r e saint' l,xtont. Diseased fruit should be autlivient cosnpn(•t_ c•olleeted and destroyed or deeply buried re'" fur n gond seed bell and create 41 in the earth. dust mulch. If, however, till- ground is cloddy, several diskings and htu•totring's A Curious Prison. will be required. A roller or drat; eon he In choppiug.down a tree the other dnl• used to advantage in crushing clods and a Sheridan County farmer noticed a limb pressing together the particles of til" with it cavity sotue feet it, length sand soil. The upper layers will be compact- two or three inches in diameter, in ed the most, as shown in I-'ig. 5. If this which were two large, full-grown birds, condition is not distur¢ed, the effeet maty says The New York Press. There was be very detrimental, in that capillary it small opening, through which the birds •onnection as established and great received food] from their mutes. The mounts of water lost by evaporation. limb was cut and thte birds liberated. I ouse luently it is almost always neces- Neither wag able to fly, having never try, for best results, to follow the roller been out of its pince of imprisutlment. with Home sort of a harrow that will It is probable that the mother bird w•as loosen about three inches of the Ntlrfact, suuill, and though able to make her nest and thus restore the soil muleb. as shown Ili the hollow of (he tree and renr her in Fig. 3, which prevents it waste or young, could not extricate them, as they moisture. A spring tooth harrow an- (lid not have strength enough to help s -vers well for this sort of wort.. ln(li- themaclwes until file hollow NO closed as vidual fields will cull for spatial tent to milk(- escape impossible. Those who hent. Oil 4 -cry �r - have examined till, birds think they arc heavy clay an ne, ,. � about two yenrs old. plication u4 lime, They have been fed from their birth gypsnnt or snit N .w' by their bird fellows through the aper - often beneficial In tore in the linin of till, tree. ihnt it vaauses ,t It stent 11 than or-. - _ +nme*CTiPaM±n'.w'XI.+•...... ,*•yaps%: ., wn'n',wv lumpiness of til( SPRAY EARLY AND OFTEN. surface iFig. 6) An I:llustratlon That &hoses tlae Great which acts as 'I 1. match. In very The Ontario Agricultural Collette has louse sandy soils it Is helpful Por th( _ Loosip til of4ihe same reason, be foregt.ulch cause the particles are brought more closely together. bill f,2Its, etc., and every owner of an urch- The idea of giving the field a greater amount of cultivation before Reeding and less after is rapidly gaining in favor. If the seedbed is tit the best of condi*.inn when the plants begin to grow•, little need be done thereafter except to keep down weed and to provide a Roil mulch by stirring the surface as often :is nect's- sary to hovh a loose layer of soil. 'rhe less the roots are affected the better. Thin is pnrticnlarly true in corn enitnre and the importance of the above has been demonstrated time and ngnin by practical farmers and experiment sta- tions ttl the earn telt. The sone benefit results in . the culture (.f fruitR. Inrge null small, garden truelt, and the like. Rud no progressive agri- culturists or horti- culturist fails to govern Ili,; practice accordingly. Tig, ti,-Ercect of rot. In addition to the ler, above points, clear- ly presented by Ti. A. Clinton in Bulletin 120. Cornell ex. mermit iss shown says crops should. d For - ail far aspossible, be adapted to the enn- ditions best calculated to furnish an afle- gnnte supply of moisture, Grosses and grainR do heat on loamy or clay soils where the moisture is held and not al- lowed to pass away by seepage. Un snarly and gravelly soils, crops should he ,trow•n to which frequent culture Bart be viven, for in this way the water is Lima Bean Cultivation. Never plant limas until weather is set- tled ; the seed mnv germinate, but till, young plants will be seriously checlted by inclement weather. Plant pole beans 7 to 10 days after it is safe to plant bash beans. Prepare the Roil thoroughly, plant al inch deep in about twice the gnan- tity they are desired to stand - Ili ; then keep them growing rapidly until they have rroched the tops of stakes or trel- lis. If states a,(, used, plant in hills 3 feet upan•t and rows 4 feet apart. drop- ping 7 or 8 beans to each hill. When glutts are well tit) ail(] danger from ad weather and cut worms is past, pall out all but three or four. Pules need not be over 6 ,foot high. -Farm and (Tome. ettmorphosOR of ,Seep. For cos onience to prepnring the de- velopment of queen, worker and drone, the following Will, is taken from the "British Beekeeper'R Guide Book," by Thomag Willinm Cowan : Queen Worker Drone Days. Days. Days. Time of Incnbntion of egg. 3 3 3 Time of feeding larva .. 6 6 6 Spinning cocoon by larva. 1 2 3 Pe'rlod of rest ......... , 2 3 4 Triinsformation of larva Into nymph .. ,., 1 1 I Time In nymph state ... 3 7 7 Total ..................Iii 21 24 . ."Wr _ - _ +nme*CTiPaM±n'.w'XI.+•...... ,*•yaps%: ., wn'n',wv AXQN17f THE FLOWERS SPRAY EARLY AND OFTEN. - ---- An I:llustratlon That &hoses tlae Great HOW TO GROW THE CALLA AND BE Benefit of It, SUCCESSFUL, The Ontario Agricultural Collette has just Issued a bulletin giving complete !it- .structions about sprayigg fruit trots to cheep the ravages of injurious hast ety, The tat. Petersburg Palms -An Assists bill f,2Its, etc., and every owner of an urch- and Its house Culture -A Plant In art in Canada ought to secure a copy and follow out the directions contained leant of a String -Sonne Minor Notes ill it without delay I know, says ltus- of Iteral Interest. ticus in Montreal Witueos, that it good many farmers were so disgusted with The calla like the lotus abounds in the unusually low prices recolved fur the Nile, and flowers during the period their apples last season that they will of high water. When the water hats re- I feel like neglecting their orchards thin ceded, the roots dry out, the top dies spring, but this would be it short -•sighted down, and, falling on the Poeta protects I them from the tropical heat, )ILhus they remain during the hot -weather ur till rise river rises again, when they resume growth. This natural habit gives tis a hint as to the proper conditions of growth with its. There must be it period ofgrowth, induced by plenty of walnith end water, and followed by an interval of rest. The calla required it rich soil, - - a moderately high temperature and tin abundauee of water. As we want the flowers in winter the pots should be turned on the side in some shaded place where they will get no ♦Yater during the summer, Itepot, If necessary, ill Oc- tuber, give plenty of water and beat and they will soon start Into growth and bloom. They should have liquid manure once it week. Small pots are much bet• ter than large ones ; by use of the laltet leaf growth is encouraged at till. expense Of flowers. A std inch pot is large en- ough for it plant with two or three , crowns, each of which should give sever- I all flowers. If no repotting is necessary, set the I pots in u tub of tepid water till the bill] Of earth is thoroughly wet. it is thought i by many, an advantage to set till. pot in a saucer Qf hot water, or to water it with water with the chill removed. But the: period of rest, It should be remem- bered, is essential. So don't keep your calla growing all throtl •b mm the suer, and expect any harvest but leaves. In11 t e winter pillace I t ec ut , C t. Petersburg is the Nicholas Salon, which is decor ated with 72 palms. averaging front 23 to 30 feet high. These stand !it six rows of twelve plants each, and around each plant tub is constructed it table art which ten persons can be comfortably seated at dinner. The palms stand so far spurt that their spreading tops do not touch, and the outline of each can be seen to advantage. The skill of the court gar- dener Is shown in the fact that these tubs tare only 30 inches to diameter, and they catinot be enlarged, owing to the limited size of the table. As the paints remain in the palace from January until May, they lose seven or eight leaves every year which must be replaced by as nutny new ones before the following Jannarv. To bring about this growth the phunts must he turned out of the tubs as soon as they are taken from the palace, the roots are severely shortened with ail axe, and the hall is re -tubbed in turfy lotus, fertilized with bone -meal. and the palms are then placed on a warm bed to the palmi house. here they re- main until their now leaves !ire de- veloped, and at New Year's they are transported to the palace, well packed Ili thiel: coverlets as the- are carried through a temperature which sometimes falls to forty degrees below zero. -Gar- den and Forest, Whoever has seen an azalen in its pride of bloorn cnllnot help ndmiring its beauty, and many ,will be glad to hear W. 1i. Taplin's assertion that azaleas can be successfully flowered in it liwtn; room without previous preparation in it green house. After blooming the plants should be repotted, if necessary, and when the -weather becomes warm the plants should be plunged out in the gar- den. They should be watered thorough- ly every day Bring dry weather. brought in before frost in the fall and stored in a light, enol room. ']'hose I have in mind were kept ill a light attie where the temperature was probably just above freezing during cold weather. Theym should be brought into the warmer roonis of the house its their flowers are wanted. From plants thus treated by .it neighbor, it beautiful crop of flowers was produced of good size and sub- stance. • Asparagus plumosus will grow twenty feet tall if given an cluince-4.e., a string to climb on. ']'herefore, its grneefni, feathery foliage is a decided acquisition to the buy wtudow t• couservnto•. \When kept cut down it is of much value :is sprays to mix with other flowers, being inueh finer than smilax and lasting much longer than inaiden-hair fern for that purpose. It is raised from st ed, blit it takes some time to get a strung plant. It does best ill it large, deep pot. stud likes a rich soil with plenty of animal manure. When the leaves of the fuchsin curl, it is evidence that the plant has been attacked by red spider. To euro, syringe the plaints twice a wool( with scall arida to which kerosene has been added to the proportion of it tablespoonful of the oil to a gallon of suds. Syringo every day with clear water, and take pains to make both water and suds reach the under side of the leaves. Fuchsias like it cool, moist atmosphere, plenty of water and good drainage, Transplant a little chump of bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis) to the peren- nial border this spring. Give it a shady corner and it will delight you with its beautiful white flowers, which come trooping up, each enfolded in the envel- oping leaf like at soldier in his cloak. Once planted it will soon hec•onie well established and he one of the first of your garden spring flowers. Iiydrangens require it stood deal of ,rater when grown indoors, and a florist says those who keep thein seldom ative enough, so that the plants generally last but a short tittle, and thus have gut out of favor. Self-Fertler for 1.lule Q11ekR. The illuitt•ntion herewith slifnws in easily constructed self-fet4der for feeding cracked wheat or other grains to little chicks. It (-an be inside of 1.2 ineb hoards. II is the hopper, 'l fret long, r) inches deep, 4 inches wide sit top, w•ilh an opeuim• one-fourth of ,,in inch CHiCKEN $ULF-FEL'DEB. wide inside at the bottom, through which the grain may fall. It holds about -_ I three quanta of grain. The size can he Don't Market Lean Fowls. increased according to the number of It costs about See cents to produce I fowls to be fed. 1) D are the ends of a pound of poultry, even at the heaviest the hopper. C C are two pieces, each feeding, says a writer in The American I n inches tang null 2 3-4 inches wide, Advocate. A poor hen weigh- I nailed fast to the end pieces 1) D. They Ing six ,la�nnds can be gotten to the (told the hopper tip 1-2 inch from the weight of eight pounds in from ten to I bottom of the trongh, to allow the feed twenty days seldom more thnn tun to run down through the 1-4 inch open - weeks -and 1f the market price is 12 Ing at the bottom of H. n is the cents per pound she will trio 14 cents trough where the chicks eat. It is 25 owing to the extra qual4ty, but allowing inches long and 2 1-2 inches wide, in- owing 1-2 cents per pound she will bring stile measure. By this arrangeml.nt. the one dollar. food can be kept where the cheeks can IIeJp themselves at any time. UN'dl'ARYEIl. 8l'1tAYI.D. policy, us the very large crop of apples last year is likely to be followed by a rather snuill one this year, and as the "coltunoll" people have gut •i taste rot, apple dessert, prices are likely to rule mach higher. fu the early part of the month of July, 18051, I visited the or- chard of Mr. Robert Brodie, on the up- per Lachine road, to see the good effects of spraying, as Mr. Brodie was about the first farmer Ill these parts to practice spraying extensively. Mr. Brodie's trees had it remarkably hi)althy look, and were well -loaded with nice, bright, beautifully - shaped apples, while his ueighbor's or- chard, right beside it, was .it sad st•_ht, with only a small number of very scraggy, spotted apples on the hadly blighted brunches, which had not grown over one-third as much as hall the sprny- ed branches to Mr. Brodie's orchard. Even the leaves were small anti more or less curled tip with a very uulwalttly loot: about then-. The owner of that orchard took care to prevent such a con- dition of things last season by resorting to the spray pumps and Bordeaux Mix- ture. The Bordeaux mixture is com- posed of four pounds of copper sulphate. four pounds of fresh lime, dissolved in 40 gallons of water. '1'u every barrel of this mixture four ounces of pllris green is added to kill such insects as coddling inoth, tent caterpillars, canker worm, etc. The first spraying with this mixture should be given when the buds are swell- ing, the second spraying just before the buds open, the third spraying when the blossomy have fallen, and succeeding s1prayings all to b, made at intervals of about it fortnight until the fruit is pretty well developed. The above treatment is intended for apples and pears. I'lum trees are to be sprayed before the dow- er buds open with the Bordeaux mixture, without tiny Paris green. and continue this treatment at intervals of ten or fifteen days. The picture demonstrates the advan- tages.of spraying. The Polson Ivy. The judgment for substantial stoney damages recently returned against a cemetery association, says American Gardening, because of injury inflicted upon a widow through the growth of the poison ivy, is a matter to which pub- lic attention, and especially of conietery and park superintendents, must he ,li- rected. The judge reniarked that, while allowing an appeal, the award was it just one. Tho filet that all persoifs arc not THE 1'f)TSON IVY. equally susceptible to the "ivy," causes nuuty who do not apparently suffer from it in silly way, to (,list doubts neon the verncity of the reports of suffering calls - ed by it, or even to question the ex- istence of any real danger from contact with the plant, But the matter does not admit of doubt ; instances of injury inflicted are only too numerous, Fair - complexioned individuals, it may be saint, are far more likely to because victims than are persons of dark skin and darn: hair. These statements are made npom the reports of medical expertR ; blit, meanwhile, study the figure, and beware the plant in real life. mow Beep Onther Money, Bees gather honey by the aid of their "trunk " "lower lip," or "tongue," w•hieli is ased as till instrument for extracting the nectar from flowers. J'he tonmie Of it bee is not, as once thought -o he the case, a tube through which tit jniee is sucked, but is built more niter the fash- ion of n fine broom. With this [)room the bee brushes or lnps the honey or honey matorinl from the flowers, leaves, etc., and passes it down a groove ill the upper surface of the tongue to tlle'' mouth proper. From that point tile Juice is conveyed through a 0111- flee •]- fice into the first stomtleh, vulgarly (.tilled the "hone)• bug." The honey bag is it real chemical laboratory, where, by som- mysterious process, which hila not yet been 0xpinined by science, the juice- are converted into pure honey. When the ehetnical process of transforming their meetor into viscid honey has hen com- pleted, the bee disgorges it into one of till, cellR made for the purpose of it re- ceptacle. _ TralllnZ Arbutus. Brush back the cover brown and seer ; The bark and twigs from brnnehes drenr That dropped, and dsired not whiter near, The tufts of moss. Tear off with eager singers ; sift Lent crumble end pine needlo: lift The wind-swept debris In the rift -- Ah I catch the gloss. Of richest green, of softest pink - What ! under nil of this you think To Dud a place where root- could sink And nestle warm? To find, by t•aeing out this string Of russet brown, your search would bring The glad surprise of such it thing With such a charm ? But here It Is ; search, search end find More of the treasures down behbld That sunny wall leaf -piled by wind Of ninnths ago. And here, about this rock's gray base, P111I off the eoverhrq ; see the trace Of Ilfe Ili death ; what lovely grace - What colors glow I Softpink, e'en blended Into white, Red that would match the lips' line, quite , Bright, soft, fresh greens, and all despite No rays of Run. Sweet Mayflower, thou'rt a promise bright Of steps from dnrkuess Into light - From weary, wintry, hopeless fight, A battle won. -10lizabeth Marshall. .... .aoR.1 •. .. 'a*. r++.era£! .. . ,.. Queens Mum 011d -+-jU,bjjQ How to Celebrate. Call and examine our Stock and Prices and satiety yourself that we 0 ' beet inducements to Caeh purohasnra of any house its the trade in GENERAL the the GROCERIES, HIGH ORADE TEAS, FINEST COFFEES AND SPICES, ORANGE% LEMONS, FIGS, BANANAS, DATES, NUI'S. CANDIES, &o. N. Robson, Grocer, Albert St., Clinton, New Waggon Carriage g and Repair Shop. 1 have opened out on Hattenlitiry street, next door to Tedford's black. alilith shop, and aur prepM`ed to fill orders for Waggons, Carriages and all other vehicles. Repairing and repainting promptly attended tu. S&Lisfact•ion guar- anteed iwrd prices the lowest consistent with good work. Call and see me ho - fore you order. CHARLES WALKER. -0Ps`P'_- PE01 L BARGAINS._-.0111111111il- TEAS, TEM -31 TEAL. Ceylon, Assam soil Japans, 8 lbs. good young Mystic for 81 ur The per II). . . Sugars, Sugars, Sugars. . . Just to hand one oar of Aiontroal Sugars. No. 1 Granulated, Coffee.and (law's in bbls., ono hundred pound and dollar lots, SPECIAL PRICES. WE KEEP Th BEST ASSORTED STOCK OF WEDDING PRESENTS IN THE COUNTY. Dinner, Too, and Bedroom Sets, Fancy China and Lamps. 25 per cent.. lies than regular prices. Call and see our (foods and get prices. SEEDS. --Timothy, Red and Aleike, Clover, Turnip' and :VTangold. All tresll and new lived. Cash Paid for Gogd Butter and Eggs. -- J• W. IRWIN, Clinton. READY FOR BUSINESS. a QQTT Sheppard, CMS Beacom, The Clinton Family GroIcery, Are now readv for business with it new and select stock of Family Oroceries, Flour, Feed, Provisions, &c. We guarantee our values to be the very best. in that war'ket. 'l'e:is a specialty. Terns Cash or Produce. SHEPPARD & BEACOM, ONTARIO ST., CLINTON. mmcw____ .. - - CLINTON SASH, DOOR, and BLIND FACTORY --o S. S. C � 0o Ems, Proprietor. General Builder and Contractor.-Nz This, factory line been under the personal supervision and ownership for oight years, We carry an extensive and reliable stock end prepare plans and rive estimates for sad build all classes of buildings on short notice and on the closest -prices. All work is supervised in a mechanical way and satisfaction guaranteed. We sell all kinds of interior and exterior material. Lumber, Lath, Shingles; Lime, Sash, Doors, Blinds, Etc. Agent for t} e CELEBRATED GPAYBILL SCIdOOL DESK, manufactured :At Waterloo. Call and got prices and estimates before placing your orders, .�1 •�.1 '..1 s'r 1I' a11 - ,101. l.`s * .:J." 1. MaIO WIRE FEnd Nold CING �� ��� Til¢ ONTARIO WIRE FENCING CO., LTD. s s T Ploton.Ontario. bICIRllenS' CV1010E STEEL /IRE NETTIas NGS FOR TRELLIS, POULTRY YARDS, LAWN FENCINGS, ETC',, ARE SOLD very MUCH LOWER this year, than ever before. THEY ARE THE BEST, ask your Hardware Merchant for them. --- -- _--___-_..1__ -----_.._. _._ .. _,... -_--._ *-- 1855 The Ofd. Reliable Furniture Store, 9 ---18 7 ("all in and see my stock of Hrnt-ehold Fnrnitnre. Some late designs in I.\TENSION TABLES, BEDROOM SUITP,S in Onk, Elm, Ash, !Maple, elle. FANCY ROCKERS, AIATTRESSE`', SPITING BEDS, PICTITkES, ('I.It- TAIN POLLS, SIDEBOARDS, F.ASLES, CENTRA'' TABLES, &c. Pictures Framed, glass used in picture frafnes, specist imported, Mouldings. American and Canadian, Fine assortment, Frames for Pilotc)s. Prices right, Food value for your money. Goad Feathers taken ill exchange. Some good Feathers for Sale, 1%-'0•,%�•d•O•-ft�•gA-l%�•0 l%I Albert streetT• C• Stevenson 7 Opposite Towo Hall Leading Undertaker and Embaliue Residence over Store. - - - - - - . - J. C. STF.\'FNSON. Goderich Poultry Yards. Houso for Sale . I breed single comb Brow•n'Leghorus exclu- sh ely. My Ntock Is superior bred, the yard Two story franc house in Clinton, ten rnon. being headed by a large, vigorous eoekrel stonocellcr, hard and soft water. Good grnury whieh scored 01 by Jarvis; also hens scoria,( iI., Frame stable. her Pul] TTlarticubtrs apply to to IIIA} poirltx4. filly Fare thu hent egg producing the owner, JOSEPH ALLANSON, Clinton. breed oP poultry. 4atisfa.vtmn guaraatcod or J.iJ tf orders refilled. Eggs per setting of 13 $1; 20 I for $I.iS. Address W. A. ItOSS, S)f;l-tf Goderich. Ont. Rich' Class Poultry. EGGS FOR HATCHING. English Red Caps. Noted for their great Egg producing qualities and having no super- ior, also.. a good table fowl. Some of tho above were winners• at Now York, London, Toronto. Eggs for setting 13 for $i.,O. Corolsh Indian game, King of Lablc fowl, also good layers, Roosters weighin� 1.0 to ll lbs.; hens i to R,lounds. 1 gs per Retting $2.00. WALTN;R COATS, Box 10.2, Clinton, Uat. Will guarantee it fair batch. To Improvers of Stook. The undersigned (las on his promises. Mill conte-Ailn, Goderleb Township, A Thoroughbred Jersey Bull. Terms:- $1 and $'2. A Thoroughbred Chester White Boar. Terms: -$l, with the privilege of returning. A thoroughbred Tamworth Boar. Tcrt»s:- $1, with privilege of returning. This is a rare chance to improve your stock. T. C. EDnruNns, 0054f.-___- - - Owner. Her Majesty's Diamond Jubilee CARRIES "Queen Victoria, Her Life and Reigti' into every home. Persons who never sold books take orders fast. 'reface the most.oloquent of Lord Dufrerin'saehiavehohts. No boolt so highly praised. We need more canvassers. Easy to make $15 to t i week, Books on time. Prospectus free to canvassers, A trial will cost nothing and It may fill veer empt•v ppo�aken book, THIO BRADLEY.(,, i R p 9ON CO., Ii TD., Toronto, Ont. :AGENTS. I am just starting tine boy' thing t~or money ronkiug yo have seen for many it oa-. Yon• moue and tri dress will brang the go)dim hlfol nnallon. It. p. GLASGOW, 'Toronto, OrI. t LESLIE'S CARRIAGE AND - WACON FACTORY, Corner Huron ant Orange Streets, Clinton. 1'ie•st-Class Buggies; on haaod and maoe. In 'order. Prices to suit, the times. Repairs ami . repainting promptly attend to. Prices reason. able-----_-___._.- ____ McKillop Directory for 1897. John Morrison, Reeve. Winthrop P. O. Wm. Archibald, Deputyy Reeve, heaclbury P. c Daniel Manley, Couocillor„Beechwood 11. O. Ins, (1. Morrison, Councillor, Beochwood It O. Wan. McGavin, Councillor Leadling P. O. Tno, C. Morrison. Clerk, Winthrop 1 . 0. William E-ans, Assessor Beechwood P. O. David M. Ross, Treasurer, Winthrop P. O. Charles Dodds, Collector, Senforth P. O. Richard Pollard. Sa,aftary Inspector, Loadbnry. Dress Cutting School. The school of dress cutting iR open at the Waverly Hotel, Clinton. A new taller RyRtem, the lending syRtem of tae world. Covers the entire range of work. Cuts every style of gar- ment on the goods, no refitting, no patterns, eoRl.s no spore than a chart. Lessons given at, your own home without extra charge. Special rates to Dress makers and girls from the coun- try. The Clinton ladies gqhoula not miss this chance to perfect themselvt+R in thin important branch o. work. One -n dal : fur one month. AprV 13. 960 4-11 k,