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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1902-08-28, Page 5Awnist, 28th 190k TIIE CLINTON NEWS...11E00RD •••• ' 1 is the best shoe in .America for. men or women, • Prices range from $3.00 to $5.00 You Can prOCure them from • FRED. T. JACKSON. SHINOLA. " • S is the best Shoe Polls H Beware of imitation$ .•• which are named to N sound like Shinola. N 0 0 L Shinola is the only L The Original. A SHINOLA. Patronize the New Shoe Store and get New Shoes. Froa. T. Jackson. CANADIAN PACIFIC 10,000 Farm FARM LABORERS Laborers' WANTED Exorsions SECOND CLASS . Will he ;lin to stetions on O. P. It. hi Meniteber • • anci Assiniboin est, South-weet and WNorth- west of Winnipeg as far ae Moosejaw,Estevan and • "Yorkton. On September ist from all stations in Ontario on Main Line Toronto to Sar- nia. and North, excepting North of 4'•or to and Cardwell Junct. .,ae• tickets to Winnipeg only will be with a certificate extend- ing the trip, before September Toth, 'without additiobal cost, to other points in Manitoba and Assinaboia as above. If purchasers engage as farm laborers at Winnipeg, provided such farm laborers will work not less than :to (lays at harvesting, and' produce certificate to that eflect, they will be returned to original starting point at $18 on or before Nov. 3oth, 1902, Tickets not good on " Imperial Limited." For further particulars. apply to nearest railway agent. A. H.NOTMAN, . Asst. Gen'. Paser. Agt., Toronto. • EF 4,4611.1.016.11bAbolitelbetrili•111101i. 111 Sillhffle Harness ship of Stanley are offered for sale. of lot 54 an the 8th con. of the town - South 34 of Jot es and the north % The farm Contains no acres, all cleare cd; in a good state .0 cultivation and well watered. There are two' barns and Stabling and a frame dwelling house. Two reed beartlig orchards. • mile from school and 2 miles from church and postoffice. •For further particulars 'apply to ' MRS. S. martvrts, A McKOWN. Hensel! 1001001010010101.1.11111111.11Miu1rmiwor DOMESTIC WANTED. General servant wanted on the Zst of 1 Septembex. Apply to Mrs.* Johft llotlgens, Albert street. MRS. F. R. RODGENS. I A,ugust 12th. , I ••••;•••••••. TUCKERSMITII FARM FOR SMA The undersigned offers for sale part of Lot 4, Ruroa Road, Tuckerstnith, the first farm east 0t Clinton, con- sisting of 5o acres, all cleared and in A good state of cultivation) brick house, bank barn, A' acre young or - sherd) etc. For further particulars apply to PICKETT, Clinton I'. 0 August rztli, at* IfULLETT FARM FOR. SALE: The undersigned offers for sale Lot 42 Con. 13 lownship of Hullett, con- sisting of 550 acres, iso acres. cleared and in a good state of cultivation, lo acres stump land azd balance good hardwood bush, never culled. The lot is well watered and, fenced and is % iniie from a church, 2 miles front Au- burn and 9 miles from Clinton. A Public school is located on the corner of the lot. There is a good two-stor- ey Init muse, 2 an a. buildings and a good bearing orchard. For further particulars apply to EPH: BALL, Auburn P. 0, August 8th, HOUSE FOR SALE. The undersigned offers for sale it' IX storey. cottage with five bedrooms, large dining, room, parlor, etc. Situ- ated on William street,' convenient to the Collegiate Institute. For further particulars apply to James Scott, barrister; . MRS. LAIRD. Clinton, June 23rd. CHOICE FARM FOR 'SALE.. $9,090 'will buy a choice farm of about 120 acres situated a half mile from Clinton. Good brick house, 20x 28 and 20x20; barns 40x40 and 4ox6o, with stone stables underneath, silo, WANTED. win mi , etc. e sold -on easy terms. For' further particulars apply to JAMES STb.WENS, Clinton P. O. 0 I I WEST TUCKERS/KITS, WIUGHAN. DVIGANNON. • Mrs. J. Langwith and Misses Winnie and Maida Langwith are spending A few weeks at N. Thos. Waldron's of the London Road. Mr. and Mrs. L Dodd and Mrs. H. Steep of Clinton and Mrs. Dr. Ram- mell of Detroit were guests of their relatives in the neighborhood on Tues- day. Mrs. Dodd and Mrs. Hammel' remainea for a visit with the former's daughter, Mrs. G. W. Layton. Mr. arid Mrs. Saralick of Ingersoll are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crich. Miss Nettie Macdonald has returned to Iter borne in Detroit efter having .pent a month with her sister, Mrs. Whitfield Crich. Mrs. Levi Stong of Sarnia is the guest of her father, Mr. Robert Plewes. Mr, Ernest Crich spent a few days at home prior to his departure for the West. FARM WANTED. The undersigned desires to rent a farm of about ioo acres, with ,n,00d buildings, well fenced, etc. Wanted principally for. stock. Taos, DIGGIN, Clinton P. 0. August zoth. BUSINESS FOR SALE. A good opening for a millinery and wall paper business in Auburn. Pos- session of shop given at • once. No millinery stock, wall paper stock small. Present occupant going to the Northwest. Apply o • JAMES YOUNG, P. 0, Box 33, Auburn, August mth. TEACHER WANTED. A second class teacher for S. S. No, 9, Goderich township, duties to vim- rnenee on August 18th, Applications received up to August isth. Personal applications preferred. GEO. HOLLAND, Sec. -Treasurer. Holmesville, Angust end, 1902., • April 215t. am.••1•MINII{ Mies Mary J. McKee Porter, voing- Remember the union evangelistic. The Function of a Newspaper. est daughter of Mr. Samuel korter, meetings (>1 Ranter and Crossley in was inaxried at Medicine Hat, Assa, Dungannon commencing next Sunday. • grave, V. S. of that town. Miss Port- and Presbyterians have united and The average newspaper is anxious the risk of offending them and alien. on the 6th inst. to Mr. J. C. liar- Fifteen congregations of Methodists when it fails in preserving a record ed as pod customers in the way of to deal honestly with the public and soling pewholders, who may be regard- er is a :mice of Messrs. Richard and I there will be a large union choir. west. in Wingham several years before going , day at 3 o'clock and 7.3o p. ni. + Week night, meetings at I 7.45. 'Union that will give it a character for hon- contributions, is about as rare as n esty and reliability it is through the hen's mouth supplied with thixty two Alex. korter of Turnberry and resided , Mass meetings in the hall each Sun - The first harvest excursion to the 1 services next Sunclay in the Presbyter- sources from which it must gather its teeth. Why should more be expeeted West left here last Thursday. Among ian church, Dungannon, and Metho- information. In ninety nine case out irom a newspaper ? Why not require the passengers were : Isi: Brandon, dist church, Nile, at 10.30. P.:eat ser- at a hundred a newspaper does a lawyer to hound a well -paying client James Mitchell, F. Rush, T. Finnan, vice conducted by one of the evangel- 44 deliberately print an in- who bas done something that the pub - Maurice Ross, G. Forgie, 3. Robinson, ists. Everybody welcome. correct item of news an its columns, lic object to ? Yet that, or something H. manuel, J. Ashton, P. Fisher, E. A. Angus and family, J. Macdonald, i SnAroam thing occurs, as incorrect news being paper mid a good dean is done in that upon its responsibility. When such a similar, is what is required of a news - Printed, it is through wrong informa- direction. The voice and influence of J. Johnston and wife, Mrs. Miller,. i reliable. Many persons forget that used in the interests of morality, law tion supplied from sources considered a newspaper are, as a rule, always Button. John Button, Miss Rose, we , miss Gae.. p, le . Leine:ex, k . 1 tey, ce, • At a meeting of the rd regiment publishing a newspaper is a business and order, good citizenship and the Corbett, William Coventry and a band Mr, Will. McLeod was appointed enterprise, as much ti,S is the conduct- general well being of the community nuDinbBerello,fulotulriersd. eater, has purchasNI bandmaster, vice Mr. Thos. Itrown, ing a bank or it dry goods bust- in which its issues move. It spends who has left town. ItIr; Brown has ness, and to be successful it must be money in the effort to promote such the Park House for S/1500. Rumor given entire satisfaction in Seaforth so arranged that the balance is on the interests, but. self:evidently it must be says that he will improve it and per - who are sorry to seeeals;iems Ingoal.ly friends right side of the ledger. The idea allowed to exercise its Judgment in ,and the gentleman l What was known as the National litere died .in McKiIlop on Saturday a newspaper is to keep the world ections. As a business enterprise it seems to prevail that the business of respect of how far to go in suck dir- haps make two more shops in it. Iron Works will he known as the West- week Fannie McMichael, relict of straight, to redress wrongs, reform a- I rnuct protect its business interests as rn F u dr shops. Additions will be the late 'rhos. Campbell, at the ad- buses and, in a word, -perform the well as the interests of the commun.. made to the buildings and new ma- vanced .age of 71 years. Her remains conibined functions of the church and ity. The newspaper should00 re- cetnmeistsermy wolertZll TineletpohwonnewhCoomispaanty 11)Teznat chtnery will be necessary. • •. wore snterred an the Ma cemetery. Govenlock has been en- ' I cib k t r bod ood and quirecl to mount its Rosinante and law-abiding. 'Thousands think that every petty grievance, perhaps purely personal, Which they bring to a news- paper,. as to a journalistic police court, must be niacie 'the subject of special newspaper effort, no matter if, in the process, its business interests .painting the coraRaaY's Poles On the gaged as teacher in the Babylon Line different streets in town. This Will school, Stanley township, for the. com- make . a great iMprovement and. the lug Year* Harvey Willis, three years of age, ; poles will not look so bad on our run full tilt against every alleged a- base at the risk of Wog compelied to retire from the field through the col- lapse of its busineos integrity. Minis- ters of the gospel won't, take such a if the Telegraph Conipany and the El- iting his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. are injuriously elected, good patrons a business undertaking is to supply law. The function of a newspaper as high stand nor will ministers of the . the example of the Ben Telephone Friday while pla.ying with some other sent • imperilled. More is expect- but incidentally it performs a greai who lives at Seek:11'th and who is vis- etreet • Would it not be a good. thin Gerry of Brussels, was badly hurt on offended and the business they repre- the general public with reliable news ectrie Light Company would follow Company.- boys. The little lad was being drawn ett from the newspaper than from the deal •of moral scavenging. It is not , in a wagon when the vehicle upset, pulpit, A minister ef the gospel who its business to devote its' whole at- • CUPID'S DART PIERCED • throwing the little fellow oet and dis- will, as a rule, preach straight traits tention to a Moral reform. Have you locating his collar bone. at members of his congregation, at paid your subscription lately ? • mg WIDOW'S HEART. EXETER. MAN WALKED OFF THE TRAIN. Mrs, Andrew Meehan,. a buxom wid, . . Ow of the North ••Whrd, who is nearing her. seventieth year, Port Arthur, August 23.—The first heard fr*Iii a wid" accident to occur to any of the ex - ower in Blyth some weeks ago who cersionists going to the 'West happen-' would like • to. spend his remaining cd today east of Schrieber. A ., man days with one whom he could caress the' heart of the old lady and last - named hIartin of Exeter, Huron eoilii... y aged 73 years, bound for Winni- as wife.- Cupid's dart at once pierced week she . went to Seaforth where site per is thought to have walked off one of. the trains in his sleep, Ile WAS was met by her future husband and - in short order Rev. Mr; Larkin made the picked up by a following train - and : . 'brought to the hospital here. • He is lo.weaal.tned in'a coty cOttage in the North b .• • comfortably in a critical - condition; a number of . c and h i ' b ones being fractured. .. IVard. M . r . May pea. e app ness e • their lot through life,—IVfitchell Ad-• • vocate. • ,,. , REV SAM. SMALL PAI,I,S. . General Servant. Apply ta- ‘1/4 Brattleboro' Vt. August 26—The • MRS. MALCOLM D. nIcTAGGART. 112.A.ERLAGES. collapse of Rev. Sant. Small, the Clinton, July 23rd. well known temperance lecturer, who BALL—DOWZER—A.t the residence of th no license local SUGAR. • . Barley and Oat Acreage increasing, Wheat Acreage Decreasing. The steadily . growing' tendency on the part of Ontario farmers to turn: the. raw material of the farm into a finished product on the farm 'is emph- asized in the figures forming part • of the August crop bulletin of Bureau of Industries. .• . . More and more are our farmers get- ting -away from the old. line system under which grain formed the princi-.. tar Money crop;. More and more. is the system bein: developed a feeding -the grain at home and selling bacott, beef and dairy produce' instead. -• Inci- . dentally the bulletin shows also the effect of pests in- compelling farmers to- change their methods.. . • WHEAT DOWN WITH A RUN: . . ihe bride. in Clinton, on ,August 26th by Rev. Dr. Stewart, Miss option party here last night, by Rev. Nellie Dowzee to Dr. Nelson Ball, Mr, Sniall's own admission today, was due to intoxicaticin, Mr. Small GODER.ICH TOWNSHIPstill kad in Sugar by Selling _ both of .Clinton, FARM •FOR SALE. Redpeth's Granulated at $3.85 per DAILEY-LPARKER—At the residence saYs. i was drunk, I have no excuse bbl. • Lot 67, 'Maitland. concession, God- crich township, is offered for •sale. The lot consists of 75 acres, well fenced and well watered, good building, and • first class orchard ; nearly all. under grass. 6o per cent. of the purchase money may remain on mortgage at 5 per cent. per annum. For further par- ticulars apply to • T, BURNS, Carlovv. June 23rd. ' STANLEY FARM FOR SALE. , As I wish to retire fiotn farming' I offereto sell for $5,000 my splendid 500. acre farm situated on the Front Road, X mile east of Varna. 90 acres. clear- ed, xo acres hard and soft wood bush. Good 'raffle house with cellar, barn and shed) Good bearing orchard, good water, hard and soft. A rare chance to get a fine farm dicey. Possession given early in the . • • • HENRY MAXINS, Varna P. 0. June zoth, . - TUCKERSM/TH FARM FOR SALE. • The undersigned offers for sale that choice 150acre hem on the Heron Road, Tuckersmit14. ope mile east of Clinton. New frame house. with .sum-, tner' kitchen, - first class benk barn, -drive shed, hen house, pig pen, silo, tWo wells, windmill., .and small or- chard. • The tayfield river runs across back end of lot.. Thirty acres of fiats, the fittest of grass land. This is a splendid farm, Well situated, and will lie sold on easy terms. • , ARTHUR COUCH, Clinton June 9th. . ' • FARM IN STANLEY FOR SALE,-. 1011,111....16.111.11,1fr116•41011. rovvvv...v.wev. vtovvvvkAAAWOVVVVV0M0Y1AWAMA0WWW41 McKINNON & CO. i IE31. I LADIES CLOTH JACKETS Our Ladies' Cloth Jaekets have arrived and they are dandies. We show all the new up-to-date styles in short medium and long lengths. They are theyery latest Pall and Wintei Styles. We will he pleased to have you call and. inspect them whether you'wish to buy or not, but if yea want to buy you will have a better choice now then later on. 13elow we quote a few prices :— . • Ladies's Beaver Jackets. in navy, black and fawn, velvet collar,double breasted, goocl value id $3,57, for $2.75. 0 • letaies' double breasted Cheviot•Jackets, Velvet bi itched • lapel mercerized lin ing,.$6 Ladies' Venetian JaCkets, in blank and grey, fly front, pearl buttons, 86 inches long, very stylist), $7.60. ' Fine Kersey Coats, in black and laWin 40 inches long, setni•iiting with yoke. $14.05. NEW DRESS C4OODS We are showing a splondid range of NeW Deese Goods, In 'black and c.dored. flotitespOtis, Venetians. °online Sergea, Oroadclaths 44 to 80 itithea wide, at 504)76c, $1, $1..50 and $2 per yard. iMoKINNON & 001 MYTH 4,,vyako.".."00,memAAvvvyvy;v0 of the bride's parents, 72 Lans- t ' . downe Avenue. Toronto, 011 August • • W. T. oirruni. nth, by Ree. Dr. MacKay, Mr. • • • .Tosepli j. Buileer, .prinemal . of • Blvtli Publit school, tie Tetye, • WILL START, PACKING ..PoRK. ang or o r. anc , • ProSpects are lOoking beight 'for' the TH01111,1rSkOerlsi—OLIVERe"In Bressels, early. starting al' operations at ehe the •bride's parents; Ttirnberry. August .2etle• . at the reSidence be• Herriston Mount of preferred stock set apeide • pecking House. The• a - •Mr. William Thomson, mereliaiii.. have to"bnprevided to meet the. de- • VOTERS' LIST, 1902. FOR THE RITINICIPALITIf , OF THE TOWN • OF CLINTON, COUNTY OF ••• • ' HURO/si.' .., • Notice is hereby given that I have ' transmitted and delivered to the'part; • ies mentioned in sections 5 St 6 on the Ontario 'Voters' List Act, 1889, the copies required by said sections lib be so transmitted and delivered, the list made pursuant to. the said Act of all persons' appearing by the last revised. Assessment Roll of the said 'Model- PaPty to be entitled to vote in the said Municipality at Elections for the Legislative Assembly' and at Municipal Elections, and that. said list was first posted up at My office in Clinton on ' the i6th day of August, 5902, and re- mains there for inspection. Electors are called- upon to examine the said list and if any omissions or any other errors, are found therein -t� take itn- mediate proceedings to have the said errors corrected, according,to law. • • • • W. COATS, • • Clerk of Clinton. ' Dated at Clinton, Aug. i6th, 1902. • • ern.. Li pi • . MI The Sovereign Bank • of Canada -. Authorized Capital - $2,000,000 Subscribed Capital .- $1,300,000 Head Office - Toronto Extracts from Government Returns Paid up Reserve Capital Fund Assets May 31-02-$74002120 $flo,000 55,550,000 June 30- 84o,000 540,000 1,900,000 JuIy3x- • 966,000 170,000 2,193,000 CLINTON BIZ4NCHLL.1P.Snyder,Mgr.• • EXETER 12,' — • E. Karn, Mgr Notes discounted. Drafts beitght and sold. Interest allowed on deposits of $1 and upward ahd compounded half yearly. • • DEPOSIT RECEIPTS ISSUED. A general banking business transacted. FALL TERM OPENS. SEPTEM/3ER .2ND, ,A17* 67 STRATFORD, ONT. ' A Reboot that occupies first -rank a- street, by Rae T. Wesley Cousins nearly all disposed of and more Will lea Melen, daughter of Mr. and mand from old couttry subscribers. • The first call of 20 per cent; has been : of ThessalOn, Algoma; o 'Mies,E1- COXON•-=. JURY — lk Knox manse, roaiddeerr the new stoek and the shaft.. are paying in. rapidly. Not . Mrs.: James Oliver Brussels,' - Mitchell, on the with Atiguse, by ,meete Weeks can elapse before every the Itev, A. IVIcAulin, ThOs: Conon thing is humming again. , to Mise Ida -Jury, -both of Alma. • . • . BIRTHS.. . . • • . • FLYNN—In Mullett, on August 26th, ' to Mr. and Mrs. O. Flynn, a son: IVIA.IRS—In' Goderich township,. on ..August 26th, to Xr. and. Mrs. Gee. Muir,a son. • • ' SEY,MOIR—Ie •Ciintott, ea ,A:ugust 23, • to Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Seymour( aDAIN • " - GLI --On the ilth of August, in Leeburn, the wife of W.illialn Glid- den of a daughter. . STEWART—In Elma, on August roth; to Mr. and .Mrs. 'Robert Stewart,. - a• daughter. ' •WESTLAKEIn Turnherry, ien Aug- ust wet, the wife of . Westlake of a• daughter. VODDEN—la Mullett, On August.58th, to Mr. and Mrs.. Albert Vodden • . daughter. . • - RNMARDS—I11.•Goderich, on :August ,12t1t, to Mr. and Mrs, .1. Richards, . a daeghter. : . ARMOUR—In Winghatne• on August , 15th, to Mr. and Mrs. William Ate tnour, a son. • • THOMASIn Winghluit, on August S. D. Thomas of a daughter. • COOK—In. W_ingham, on August 19th, Mrs. C, Cook, of a son, e • • DEATHS. SEYMOUR—hi Clir.ton, on August- ' 24th, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Seymour. • GREVE—In Logan, on August 19t11, Katherine Mary, third . daughter, of Chas. Greve, aged 20 years, 7 months and ie days. 1'ENDER-1i Hibbert, on the uoth of August, William Sterling Fender, aged i6 years, io months and 20" days. ' Blyth, on August ieth, Mr. James Eitugh, aged 32 years, 2 11101141S and 22 days, McCAA—In Toronto, oft August 16th, ilfr. Wililam McCaa, late of Eg- tnondville, in his 88th year. MAGOR—In Goderich township, on August 16th, Mrs. George Magor, aged 6o years. • IIIANSObT—In East' Wawa.nosh, oii August rstlt, Jane Manson, aged 51 ran' mong the business colleges on this continent. Many leading commercial schools employ our graduates as teach- CLINTON ere'. We do our hest to place all our graduates in good positions and we have been more successful this year MARBLE than in any previotts year. Those des- • iring the best ift business 'education should attend our school. Write for catalogue. , W. 3. ALLIOTT, • STRATFORD. Clinton Market Report, WAS WEI1.14 MEANT ANYHOW. • A. younut minister received a call to a nhurch an Fergus and preached his trial sermon on Sunday. Alter. finish ir.g the discourse he leaned over the pulpit and engaged. in silent prayer— an act which the congregation was un- accustomed to.. Suddenly the young preacher felt souse 'one slapping hint on the shoulder and turning round he beheld a grave and eympathetic elder who said cheerily : "Heat mon; dinna, talcit so muckle to 'heart ; -yeEll maybe 'dabbetter next time," . . • . • There has for years been e move- ment away from wheat ;• there. have been fluctuations but the general ten- dency has been fewer& a reduction of the area of what not long since wag: the king. of grains. From i598 to • 1190e over.s. 'million acres were annu- • ally given to fall :wheat in this prov- ince, the average :during ,tha 19 years of 1882 •to • ieoo, inclusive, was, 917,- . o96. Last year the 'average was Amen to .91,1,587 scree and this year it is re- turned at 7481592. This sudden felling Off- is, of course, largely due to the ravages .of the Hessian •ily ;' but even 'Without taking the fly 'into account our •farmers appear to. be giving it negative,• answer to the • question : Do.a it.pay.to grow fall wheat ? • . The .same tendency' k noticeable in the case • of spring Wheat. The acreage in this grainethis year is 303,115, the lowest for any year since 1896, and ze,e,000 beloev the ea years' average. COARSE GRAINS ADVANCING IN • , :FAVOR. , • On the other hand barley and oats, recegnized as staples in hog and cattle feeding, show a large increase in acre- age. 'We would' have to go back to the big." barley days" before the.era of Mainley to find a parallel to the acreage of barley ,in the province this sea.eon • it is doubtful, indeed, if We OF MORE BENEFIT' THAN' • uld „find & parallel eiren in Allot per- io°d. The:acreage in barley in Oritarici eres hove ' t 84 f th ' ,TEACHER OR •PllEACMER. .this year te 66d1,6e2, 2410oo a a as year, an ,000 teccess o e Senator. Davis of Illinois is quo acreage ill x9q0. . . ted ,for . saying : " Each year every local. . • • AND .GRANITE WORKS New Wbeat...../.. .... . 0 70 to 6 70 Old Wheat 0 70 to 0 70 WE Goose Wheat. 075 to 0 15 ••••• Barley 0 60 to 0 52 Outs • ..... 0 48 to 0,48 WE - Peas 0 75 to 0 75 Rye .. 0 40 to t` 45 WE Potatoes per bushel 0 40 to 0 40 Butter rolls and crock 0 12 to 0 14 Butter in tub"... .... 012 to' 0 14 Eggs per don. .. .. 12 to 0 18 Hoy.... ..... . . 800 to 000 Wodl.•..... • , 015 to 0(6 Live flogs per cwt..... ,. 7 00 to 7 00 Plour per . 2 00 to 225 Bran per tooth.1**•*.•*61, 18 00 to lb 00 Ws Shorta tier ton Illy t4 •61111 20 00 to 20 00 Dried Apples per lb. 0 05 to 005 The best class. of work procurable has been osmnufactured here for Many years past. worT call on you a week after your bereavement. wowT male the work to suit the price. WILL Make the price to tuft the work. WILLproduction of the world give you the choice of the in design and material We are the ONLY prac- tical nien in Clinton in our line. Do not be faked into placing your order Withoutlirst calf - log on Utt, newspaper gives from 5.500 to $5,000 oats.* have been. steadily in 111 free linesfpr the benefit of the com- 'creasing our acreageyear by year. munity in which it is printed. No : From 58.82 to 1966 the average was other agency can or will do this. The 1,954,884 acres in 1891 the acreage editor in proportion to Ins meets does was 5,840,636 ; last year it WAS 2,- ni6re for his own town than any other 408 266 and this year it is 2 - 500,758. wny rgAs HAvg GONE BACK. Peas are also re feeding crop—and an excellent one at that, But the preda- tory weevil is putting the pea grower out of business. Froth '82 to moo the average acreage of peas in Ontario was 725,535 acres ; last year the ac- reage was 602,724, and this year it is 532,639. The• general introduction' of the grass pea may tend to bring this crop to the frcint again; but at present peas are going behind. • The general movement in favor of growing something. to feed rather than to i sell indicated In the change' from wheat to•barley and oets is emphasiz- ed Oren more strongly when the figeres relating to corn and roots are turned to. A few years ago corn growing was largely confined to the little group of 'counties kneed in by the Lakes St, Clair and Erie. Now there are sixteen eounties in the province growing over 50,000 acres in this crop. In '92 the acreage of cern for husking was X81,- 463 and for eilo or fodder 91,403. In ,-,i9co the acreage for husking was 330,- 772 and for silo 179,798 ; 'this year 371,959 acres ,are given to the former and209,859 to the latter.. • , • 1ViAISTGELS GAINING. ON TURNIPS. In "95 there were 22,965 acres in acreage •had 'increased to .54,543 maneels•in the province .; in 1900 the .and this year it is .up to ,76,553. In turn-. ips there has also been an itierease • as coinpared with '97, but .this Year • •showe a considerable falling off ' as . compared • with the year before,. In I'91 there were 126,427$ acres in turn- , ips ; in nee this acreage was i56;-, 583 ;* this year it is down to 136,725, , Ian increase Over it Years .ago but a marked decline ns coinpared with Igoe. The cause of the gra.dua.I change frotn • - -', turnips towards mug* is well. Un- ' • . I derstood. The farmers are coining to ' realize tha.t the• letter will, even in notmal years, give a bitter yield than. ; the former ; than; the .matigel is less , subject to attack by insect enetniesl, that, oft the whale, the anakiSg of the .. • . crop • involves less work and that mangels can ;-1)C fed with safety to dairy- cows, while turnips -cannot. Remeinber the words of Dr. Fletch- • tr: of the Ontario Experimental Feeni at the Fainters' Institute Ineetieg at Orillia : "By seeding clover e with grain aed afterwarde plowing the clover under you add as much fertility to the soil as the grain crop takes . from it," : man and iti all fairness he ought to . be supported, not because you like or admire -his writings, but because a .4. local nwspaper is -the• best advertise- ment a community can have. It may EL HOOVER, rpop Next to Commercial Hotel not be crowded with great thoughts bat financially it is more of a benefit thee+ teacher or preacher," . . ' ASRFIELD TOWNSHIP. The municipal council met on Aug: - est reth with all the Members present, Minutes of June meeting read and approved. • . Messrs. McGillicuddy and Wilson of Godexich presented a petition signed by 81 ratepayers cd Ashfield asking that a bylaw in favor of a certain sec- tion of the said township taking stock in the Huron, Bruce and Grey Electric Railway to the amount of $25,000, be submitted. The said sec- tion may be described as polling sub- division Nos. 4, 5, 6 and 7, Moved by Thos. Stothers, setohded by W. Hunter, That this council sub- mit a bylaw to the ratepayers of a sectioa of the* township of Ashfield ID favor of taking stock in the IL, B. and G. E. R. R.. to the am:Mut Of $25,000, said portion of the township being described by metes and bounds In the petition now presented ; and that a committee consisting of Reeve Dalton and W. Stothers be appointed to act in conjunction with township solicitors to arrange terms and con- ditions. Moved ' by John McIntyre, seconded by Thos. Stothere, That a bylaw be prepared fixing the rates for the current year as follows : County rate I 4-10 mills, township rate 2% mills, special school rate IX and it rate sufficient to inact the requirements of the different schools 'it the towiiship. On motion of Barkley and Hunter the tOttneil adjourned to meet on the 27t11 day of September.—Wm. Stoat - ors, Clerk, Mrs, William Mese and her son Roy, who had been spending a month with and Mrs. \Vihtiam Keniptoti, re- turned home oo Monday week. Mr. Mose drove °vet,. for them on Satur- y, Mrs. ICempton is his sister. We understand & sectional bylaw will be submitted in this township in aid of the electric railway. We thought the days of bontisilig railways had passed in this country except ott the part of prodigal governments in favor of roads in the sections now be- ing opened uu in New Ontario and the far West, • • Live Stock Markets. • Toronto, Augaii 22nd, --The rug of live stock at the cattle" ineekets was moderate, 6o 'carloads, composed of 743 cattle, 900 hogs and 35 calves. The quality 'of fat cattle generally was not good. a - Trade was the dullest of the season with prices easier and several lots left unsold, dealers Waiting for Tuesday's market. • ' The main feature of ihe market was the trade in feeders and stockers, as' will be seen by the many transactions we have given. Prices for choice, well bred feeders were high, ivhich goes to show' that the farmers and ,drovers have faith in the future of the trade. There was a large business done in feeders and stockers on Thursday and Friday ; many farmers, as well as drovers, were purchasing and shipping 1.0 the country. Prices for well bred feeders, as well as stockers, were firm, but ill bred, off colors Sold at low prices. As low•as .$2,30 was paid for inferior stockers and as high as 45.40 for short keep feeders. Prices for milch cows and springers were unchanged and To sold at $25 to $45 each' ' - Sheep 'sold at about the same prices while lambs were easier. Wet calves sold at unchanged quo - a ions. About goo hogs Were delivered on the inarket, with prices easy, ranging from $7.25 to $7.37X for selects, With "very few at the latter price. Thc prospects are for hewer prices. iixport Cattle-' Choice loads of heavy Shippers sold at $5.75 ; medium exporters $5 to $5.25 per cwt. Export Bulls—Choice heavy export bulls sold at $4.60 to $5,25 ; light export bulls, $4 to $4,50 per cwt. Export COWS sold at $4 to $4.50 per cwt. 'Butcher's Cattle—Choke picked. lots f I tel er'S 'cattle equal in quality tO test exporters, tins to Yrs() lbs. each, sold at $5 to $5.25 ; choice pick- ed lots of butcher's h)liers and steers, 950 to to lbs. each, sold at $4.75 to $$ ptr cwt. , loads of good butchier's sold at 4.25 to $4.75 i.losuls of mcd' Juin butcher's at to M.25 ; commotr butcher's caws at $2.75 to $3.30 per cwt. 6 ' Exporters and BUtdwess Mixed— 'Loads of mixed butcher's and export- ers sold at $4.50 to $5 per cwt. ' lic 'each' areecdersh—wFoeretdersi4.510to4. 000to 1100 lbs.- and light feeders, 800 to 900 ' lbs. each,. Stockers-15topcelcier ic•sw, t.50o, to ...700 lbs. each, of good quality, are. worth $3.25 to $3.50 tar curt. ; off colors and poor cjualitv of the same weights are worth $2.50 to $3 per cwt. Milch Covvs1V1ilch cows and spring- ers sold at $25 to 545 each. 'Calves—Calves sold r.t $3 to 1010 each, or from $3.50 to $5 Per ewt. Srrirtg Lambs—Spring Iambs are worth $4 to $4.50 per cwt. " Sheep—Prices, $3.40 to $3.60 per cwt. for ewes, and bucks at $2,50 to $2.75. Hogs—Best select bacon hogs, not less than 16o lbs. nor more than ''2oo• lbs. each, off cars, sold at $7.2$ to $7.37X per cwt. ; lights at $7,12% and fats at $7.12Y2 per cwt. ; sows, $4.5.0 to 15 per cwt.,. and stags $3, CHEESE MARXETS, Napanee, August 22.—There were 5566 white and 625 colored cheese boarded. All eold at 95c. itemptville, August 22.-5066 boxes of cheese were boarded at this even- ing's regular' here, f whticli too6 were colored. 9 3-x6c was offered and only a couple pf lots changed hands at this figure, l'erth, Augnst 22.—OitIcheesit market here today there Were 166o boxes of white theese and Soo boxes of co Med, August ma e. All were sold at 9%e. Fowler got 1500 boxes, Webster 240, Bissell 340 arid How 8o was held this evening ; noo0 boxes boa.rded half white ar.d colored ; price offered was Ot for both ; none sold. Buyers present : Logan Weir* Pruner, Iiirsdell and Xcenatt, boxes. • South Finch, Ont,, August 22. --The regular meeting of Finch eheese board TO CMS A COLD IN 01.10 DAY. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine 'Jab« lets. All druggists refund the :nosey if it fat% to cure, 1. W. Ottivea lp c nature itt en tack box. Is.. • • • • ' -1 •eseeeet-