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The Ootario Department of Agricul-
ture bas just issued the aenual re-
port of the Fruit Experiment Stations
of Ontario, which are under the joint
control of the Agricultural College
and the Fruit Growers' Association of
Ontario. It is as usual replete with
matter of practical importance to fruit
growers, giving in detail the results
of experiments carried on at the fif-
teen Froit Experiment. stations in the
Province. These experiments have re-
sulted in considerably extending the
list of fruit varieties known to the
people of the province •ariei giving to
all interested valuable information as
to the particular kinds best suited to
the different localities, thereby sav-
ing much loss and trouble which would
otherwise have resulted in attempt-
ing to grow varieties not adapted to
tbe soil or climate. This is more es-
Pecially the case as regards the North-
ern part of the province, where fruit
growing has been largely a failure,
because many of the trees set out were
net sufficiently hardy to stand the
winter; The Experiment Station at
Algoma is doing a -needed work in this
respect, and tbe report gives the re-
sult of its operations. A report
by Mr, A. M. Smith, who made
a tour of inspectiot to sev-
eral northern districts with a View of
ascertaining what fruit could be suc-
cessfully cultivated in the higher •lat-
itudes, furnished same additional
data on the subject and will be use-
ful to settlers in New Ontario' and oth-
er northerly regions. A particularly
valuable feature' of the report ia the
firat portion of a work by Mr,. Linus
Woolverton, Secretary of the Ontario
Fruit Experiment Stations, descrip-
tive of the different varieties of fruit
grown in the province with original
and carefully executed, life-size Illus-
trations taken from photographs.
This when completed will enable any-
one to identify the various kinds and
furnish details as to their value and
qualities. It is intended to make it
a reliable guide to all the fruit grown
in Ontario, and all poniologiets are
asked to co-operate by furnishing in-
formation or oriticisra. The extensio
of the list of late years has made the
need for such a publication apparent.
The extent of the operations earried
on at the fruit experiment stations,
may be gauged from the fact that at
Burlington station alone tbere are 225
varieties of fruits. With the opening
afforded by the Engligh market, the
Importance of this too -long neglect-
ed branch of production bids fair very
largely to into -ease In the near f uture.
QUEER A PPLAUSE,
The Basutos applaud a popular or-
ator i the assemblies by hissing
bim. i .
AN EMBRYO ORGA.NIST.
So you are letting yoUr boy take
organ lessons?
Yes ; he's learning to be an eye and
ear specialist.
Tfte
ailing
Leaves
Give
Warning
of Winter
So the falling of the hair tells
of the imprpaeh of age and
declining power.
NO Metter hOW barren the tree
nor how !Woes it May eeem,
you confidently eXpect leaves
_ again. And why?
$441111110 there is life at the
! reete•
So you need nOt worry about
- the falling of your hair, the
threatened departure of yoath
a and beauty. And why?
e Because if there la a spark of
' 1 life reMaining the roots of
I I the heir •
YER'
HAIR
VIGOR
will arouse It inte helilthy Attie.
Ity. The halt oases te come
out: it begins to grow: and the
glory of your youth le restored
to you.
We have * bOok em die Heft
and hi ttle***“. 1.4tee.
The *wet Aihreeik roes.
y "gmtepee
write
nate a
d
•
"Now, let there be no mioundera
standing between us," said my
" I wish to put things very plain-
ly. It's like this. Either you give up
that beggarly girl, or yea give up all
hope of assistance from tne in tbe pre;
sent, or of inheriting my money in
the future,"
"Uncle," said I, " to your plain pro-
position, will give a plain answer. I
have too much regard for the truth
to say I care nothing for your MOW;
but wben you talk me to ()bootie be-
tween your gold and that adorable
girl -who is not uneducated, though
she le the daughter of a poor man -I
aay, that for your Money -bags I"
d I snapped y fingers with as
flippant an air as I could assume.
" Besides," I added, with a laugh
you talk as if you were a millionatre
with one foot In the grave, instead of
a moderately wealthy man almost in
the prime of life."
This was a diplomatic attempt on
etholiceintheitwioenekonnessmnat Klanayret,thfeorrwiiste sweans
Bible old uncle that he clung to his
long -departed yocath with the ten-
acity of a disappointed old maid. To
appear to notice his growing infirrai-
ties, or even to treat him with the
marked consideration and deference
usually shown to the aged and infirm,
was. to give iny uncle ehe direst of-
flnce ; wbile, on the other hand, to
address him with the flippant offhand
manner of one young man to another,
and to converse witb him on golf and
football as though he were still an
active participant in those sports, was
the sureet and strriightest way to his
heart. However, he was too thorough-
ly 'determined on this occasion to be
turned from his purpose bye mere flat-
tery, though I courd see he was Pleas-
ed ell the same. • I
" he said, " I have been think-
ing of looking up my Couein Josiah
ear eorae. time.' I have not. seen him
for over thirty years ; but it is PettYe
minded to keep up a disagreement so
long."
So nay interview ended.
It was shortly after* this oonversa-
tion with my uncle that I receiVed
invitation to visit My relative Josiah
Sheldrake. 1 marvelled a grest deal
'at this attention on his part, for I had
never met my cousin before. Ile was
pastor of an out-of-thiaway country
town in the Midlands ; but as r was
'anxious to know what manner of man,
it was who threatened to'supplant rae
L elected to go.
foutd josiah a smooth -mannered;
elderly man, some ten years ray un-
ele's junior. I received :every cordial
welcome, but I soon began to perceive
the object of their sudden desire far
ny acquaintance.
My uncle had written h.is cousin, ex-
pressing his intention of visiting him,
with a view to renewing friendly re-
latioris, and had given him a plain in-
timation of bow matters stood with
regard to myself. And now they had
sent for me, as his most intimate re-
lative, in order that they' might worm
mit of me all his little weaknesses rind
Idittsyncrasies, arid thus be prepared
to worra themselves into his favour
when the proposed visit should• come
off. was simply boiling over with
indignation at this duplicity. Here
was I, an orphan and a penniless stu-
dent of the law, brought up in the
-e,ertainty of inheriting my uncle's
great wealth ; dependent upon him al-
most rie upon a fatber ; and here was
My sleek, comfortable cousin, with
ample means to support himself and
his family, trying to secure my assist-
ance in my own undoing. I showed no
trace of annoyance, however.
"My dear boy," said. Josiah laying
his heavy band with ponderous friend -
Illness upon my shoulder-" My, dear
Cousin Fre•i, I canuot express my ap-
preciation a your noble cooduct. In
refusing to allow your worldly pros-
pects to hinder you from following
the dictates of your own beart. Stick
to her, my boy-L•stick to her, come.
what may." .
"Thank you," I said for your kind
encouragement. I -wish my, uncle
could, hear your views on the matter."
He started slightly, and looked um -
comfortable
"Of course, y.ou know," I continued.
" the old man isn't a bad sort., on the
whole, when you understand htm ; but
you have to stroke him the right
way,"
Josiah prieked up his large red ears,'
the ladies laid down their work, and
I could see that the whole fainily Was
On the alert to know which was the
right way.
" Well." I said, "I don't think he
is exactly eccentric. I suppose 'it is
only natural for a man of his years
to begin to think a good deal about
himself and his little ailments, Na-
turally, being a baehelor, Uncle
George misses the tender attentions
usually bestovved on the age. For in.
stance," continged,' warming to the
subjeet, "is it to be expected that an
infirM old man, witn catty one tooth
and a weak digestion could eat any-
thing tougher than chloken-broth and
milk-puddang ?"
"Most certainly not I" said Josiah.
" He suffers dreadfully from rheu-
matism," I went on ; " and I often
think he should be better looked after
in the way of avoiding damp and cold
-warmisig lais bed and so on. He is
very deaf, too. Of course all these
little ailments make him a trifle
grumpy in his manner; but I think
he is grateful for any little kindness
and assistance, though he does not
always show it on the surface."
..oinnor oir•
On the dey I had fixed for my de-
parture. a telegram wee received erom
Uncle George to the effect that he
would arrive by the next train, All
was immediately bugle and confusion
for he had net been expected till the
renewing Week; but for my part I wire
rather glad be had changed hie plane,
as bad a curious longing to witnese
his reception. There Was no time to
Meet him et the station, as the train
was almost due; but Selina and Ma-
tilda were Battened at the window
to Watch for him,
"My deans," their father had said
to them, "I think as Contain George
is so very much your senior ft would
eoutid more respeetful and dutiful on
your part to addrese him as 'Uncle'
George, although, of course, he is
really your first cousin Once remov-
ed." 'Whieb they promieed to tio.
At last he errived. / remained in
the drawing -room, but from the win.
dew could see and hear all that hap-
pe,ned,
'Go and gaol/it your untie to alight,
my cleats," yield Josiah to his daugh-
tete. And they ran &nen the steps tO
015, ea .
As the old roan !stepped jauntily,
but stiffly out they elutehed him
tightly by the arm, one on eaeh side,
as theupth to prevent him froze fall-
ing, while they shouted In his ears:
" We are So glad to see you, dear
Miele fasorge I We are Selina and Ma-
tilda PH
My WOO beamed, end drew their
etms more tightly through his, for
be WAS a terrible man for the ladlea.
Be was very carefully gotten up, with
*Mater In b4s rout, end ins thin White
s
DER T
“Pernehs or tite littexdons." itialt• 13, Farm rs P t S
ropose
a:La
ity of pulling from the wrong bide.
This tag will also tell whet grade the
twine is, Wbether it le nisei,
or Mixed. No twine will be *old for
anything but what it is.
Tbe q,uestion heti often been *eked,
t i., how much will the termer stock-
holder save? The reply id that lie
o will save it all. Zither he will get a
.
large dividend or a lower
WS twine. and as it le a ar
"My dears," said the mother, "why eau. Seiden Text. sum. 11, MI, o ar a
do sem not hold your .unole tighter, PRACTICAL NOTES.
00 as tO gilte kim more support?"
extricating lib:melt front their gz•asp likened unto a man which sowed good ac o
"Support, madam f" said my uncle Verse 24. Tbe kingdom of heaven is ' New F t ry W
and fixing her vrith a suddenly fero- seed in his field. We are to think of
elous attire. " And why V Were you 4111" the seed as already sown when the
ed my ankle or what 1"
or the impression that / bad sprain -
story begins, and a good and whole -
And the 1;ood woman was so con- some growth already begun. For a
key to the explanation of this parable
Bee verses 87-99. The sower ef wheat
14 the Lord Jesus ; the sower of tares
le the devil ; the seed is human obar-
note; goodearid bad ; the field is "the
world," human life. But what is the
kingdom of heaven? I,t " the con-
dition in human affairs in which those
two petitions of the Lord's Prayer,
Thy kingdom come,' and Thy will
be done in earth as it is in heaYen,'
shall be fulfilled." Salient features of
that , kingdom, have been and are
about to be made plain. From this
parable we learn that in the earth-
ly organization of the spiritual king-
dom, what we call the visible Church,
there are persons who do not belong
to it. Other a.pplications :may be
made with profit to our clasees. Most
boys and girls, recognizing the moni-
tions of their consciences, will agree
thert there' was an original sowing in
their hearts of good seed -holy intui-
tions, impulses, ete. They may, by sa
little grapbio description, be made to
realize tho base interference of Sa-
tan, with his false eeed. Their experi-
ences like our own are of conflicting
growth, good and bad apparently
thriying together.- But in personal
life *one sort tends Lo kill the other ;
and there is no need to wait 'for the
final liarvest before. extirpating the
tares. .
25. While men slept. At nighttime.
There is no hint that the servants of
the farmer 'were negligent. His enema'
. . . sowed- tares. . . went his way.
Satan oft.en sloes his work in the dark,
and 'hastens away knowing that evil
seed as well as good will germinate.
Tares ,are darnel, which in the early
stages of growth is not to be readily
distinguished from wheat. So counter-
feit Christians are sometimes indistin-
guishable from real Christians. "It is
noterieus," writes Dr-. Tuttle, "that
Many in the Churth cannot be Alain;
guiehed from avowed worldlings."
20. When the blade wire sprung up,
and brought forth fruit, then appear-
ed the tares also. The (area Were sown
soon atter the wheat, nut not until
the grain appeared could 'the differ-
ence be 'seen. So only by the full
-fruit" of men's lives can their char-
acter be discerned.
27. Whence then hath it tares ? How
can the Churcheor any portion of' it
ever do wrong? Why is evil permitted?
28.. -An eAemy bath done this. The
conversation is added tor picturesque
effect. The farmer koows that no acci-
dent could have brought this • evil
crop. He vvhose ripe powers are bent
on the destruction of every human
soul is the great soWer of tares. Wilt
theta then that we go and gathef them
thou then that we g.o and gather them
Tbe question is ignorant zeal.
29, 30. Nay.. There was a greater
diffroulty than even the similarity of
the two .plants ; their roots . were so
closely intertwined . that to get rid
of the tares would destroy the wheat.
Our Lord distinctly applies this para.
bit to the development of the kingdoria•
of heaven 0.11 earth. God's method is
for us to wait, not hastily to decide
questions of character and life, but to
give good as well as evil time to grow.
This 18 a difficult course for a zealous
soul to take. Almost aoy action is
easier than that of patient waiting,
and the purer and the more progres-
sive men are, the .more impatient. are,
they of evil. Cowper's nervous hymn,
"God moves in a, mysterious way His
wonders to perform," draws its key-
note from the . strange patience of
God, who waits by the decade and
the century for the deVelopment of
Chiistian. graces in the Church ; who
allows good and evil 'to work to-
gether, even to the apparent peril
,of the good, until the true character
of each •is ehown and the final vie -
tory Cornea to the good. god woold
teach mankind that tiler° is only one
safe time to Make judgment, aqd
that is the last hour, Do not decide
until all the testimony is in. Do not
reap until the harvest 0011108. The
reapers are the angels. Gather ye
together first the tares, and bind
them in bundles to burn them. In
harvest time there no difficulty in
separating the tares from the wheat.
Our Lord explains the harvest to be
the end of the world, the consumma-
tion of the age, the time of final de-
cision, wben nothing shall be.left in,
the kingdom of heaven but tho sons
of the kingdona. We are not to ex-
plain this parable as referring to
church disolpline so much as to the
development of the kingdom
of God on earth. That king-
dom was to be, as Dr, Ittotaren
says, "a rose amid thorns," to grow
tap amid antagonisms, as the next
two parabtes. set forth.
31. Another parable, Still our
Lord has the fields in full view, and
his third story also takes its figures
and symbols. from them. A grain of
Mustard seed has remarkable growth
in size when compared. with its small -
fused that she dropped her eyes, and
stammered, "Er -yes l''
"No, modern," be said, !somewhat re.
Roved; " the renort is without Nun-
idnattihoen.bettanai bhaeapiptah.to say that ram
"I am indeed tbankful to hear that,
coustn," put in Josiah. "When, a man
has passed the alioted threeseere years
and ten, every day ot healtb must
surely be regarded as a great bless-
ing f"
uncientade no reply, but regarded
btoirataiwiyithiginnodrielldnallttanou, and thenceretth
Things went on pretty well till din-
ner. Finding it impossible to engage
his cousin in conversation, josiah talk-
ed chiefly to me, and the old man
was leet to enjoy the society of the
ladies. Ile seemed a little anneyed at
their persistenee in sliouting te him
at the top of their voices, for he was
not really very deaf -Indeed, he al-
ways claimed to havovery good hear-
ing. He was none too pleased, eith-
er, when they inalated on his occupY-
Irnoograt.heaLosdtracloiminfgorittaboiloescehauipr tion tthhee
fire, so that he might warm his poor
old feet upon the fender.
I noticed these things seemed to ir-
ritate him a good deal,: .hough, fan -
so oy :jet te rt lob uoteednfaltagOralindoe tab!, corlythtesnir..
dernes,s'innate in all womeo.
Dinner. that day was an interesting
meal. The damp weather we had been
having had brought out my :mule's
rheumatisro., especially in his knees,
and he winced perceptibly as he took
the seat. allotted to him at the
table.
"Poor, dear old man !" murmured
my relative's wife in an audible un-
dertone to her daughters. " How sad
it '4: to er him suffer so I"
th-e Ytel.lbrice eatglireearm, '6oidliwinraatdhefnulolyreamearcIrkss.
could see that the old man's inner
resentment was bubbling op danger-
ously near the surface.
"Now, dear Cousin George," she
said, when the second course came on,
" Lere is a little dish that I bave pre-
pared expressly fon you with my own
hands. It is minced chicken, and,
though it is very nourishing and sus-
taining, you will find it reetnree
scarcely any chewing, and is so easy
a digestion it would not harm an in -
fent."
As she spoke my uncle. seemed to
swell, till thought he would burst
with wrath.
" lit is very kind of you," he aril&
in a voice which was calm with the
plainness •of a slumbering volcano ;
" but, if it is all the same to you, I will
take a slice ot beef." .
josiall, who was carving the sirloin,
looked dubious. He was not sure whs..
ther be ought to allow the old man
to indulge in such wilful folly. How-
ever, he helped him to a very small
portion, and the meal proceeded jn
silence. I believe I Was the only per-
son present who was quite comfort-
able and happy and I was sure I was
tlie catty one who had any,
'appetite... When the dessert &tree on
could plot take pastry of any kind, so
I coon, not help pitying the ppor wo-
man, she looked so thoroughry scared
and nerveus.
" /-er-of course knew, dear cous-
in," she said tremblingly, " that you
could not take pastry of any kind, so
I-er-lmade you a nice little tapioca
pudding. I am sure you need not fear
to try it, as it is perfectly easy to chew
and very digest—"
" • s- '"!" said my uncle.
•
Everyone started. The ladies scream-
ed.
"Cousin," said Josiah, in a ' voice
that had more a sorrow in it than
of auger, "I am, of course, aware that
the infirmities of ago are a sore trial
to you, and doubtless cause
arid difficulty of self-restraint ; but
ray daugbteis have been most care-
fully brougbt up, and I trust you will
excuse Me when I beg you to endea-
vor to refrain from snob language be-
fore them."
" Infirmities of age?" snarled my
uncle. " Why, naen, what flinty you
didn't send a wheel-ehair to the sta-
tion to meet me, and keep a nurse
in the houee to attend to me, and a
doctor P"
peretamem .autenoo 'Lunge „ '
josiah, apologetically, had known
you required those things, I would
certainly have provided •them ; but I
hiraanddn_olam Three had laid so heavy a
But •the rest. of his eentence died
in his month. for the look of blazing
fury which bis guest shot at him
wonid have /stilled the tongue of a
braver man than be. A painful and
almost audible silence fell on the 'U-
tile slarty, and oven felt a dis-
tinct 'sense of relief when the meal
WAS 01V er
I had arranged to terminate my
visit thet evening, and was obliged
to leave immediately after dinner to
catch my train, No one attenapted to
detain We, for I believe it was the
general impression tbat my presence
exasperated the terrible old man.
"You'll find hien all right to -mor-
row," I remarked confidentially to my
cousin on leaving. "It's thet nasty
rheurmathort that's 'bothering him. See
that be line a goad fire in his room
fat -night, with pleoty of bed -warmers,
het -water bottles, and flannels, and
thinly', and yen% find him quite lively
In the morning."
And as glanced tit the persecuted
m,an, standing among his tormentors,
tugging furiously et his long, white
moustache, I doubted not that my
prophecy would come true, In fact, I
waa uot at all tutrprised the next
moaning to receive a telegram from
my uncle at his own address.
"Come at once, and brbag the girl.
-Uncle . George."
The girl? 'What girl? Whom could
he mean but Nancy ? Was he relent-
ing ? I hurried off to fetch the der.
ling of Iris' heart, and conveyed her.
blushing and beautiful, Into the pia*
ence oit my mother's brother. They
had never met before, but r had cans -
fury' instructed Nancy.
'Obi Mr. Ilibstonea she exelaltried,
after the introduetion had been gone
through, " vvhat a charming view of
the river you have from your house!
Do you row much 1 I row a little my.
self ; but I soon get tired. It is so
different for A man I" mho eighed,
The old manas face brightened. ft
was lanmensely gratifying to him that
this healthy, blooming girl shoula
think him more vigorous than her.
self. t could !see that she had made
a good !repression, and strolled away
into the conservatory for a few min-
uteS. When r returned, was in-
tensely amused to find that th,e two
were carrying on a desperate flirta.
tion. stifled my desire to laugh,
hoveever, and frowned beavily.
" Why, y‘ou dear old eilly I" laugh-
ed, Nancy, I do believe you are pal-
ous /isn't it absurd Mr, rtibatone
she said, turning to him With it pretty
gesture, "'Fred hates to see me talk-
ing to *nether man!"
'Oh thaVe what he's looking so
sullen about is it V' said my unele, wonld make the story more reallatie.
flees.
42. IS the least of all seeds. It is
not needful to ptove this statement
to be seientifieally exact. Jesus was
holding conversation with *country
folk GC Galilee; he wits not teaeaing
science to oleos of studenta. He
talked to them ea they were accustom-
ed to talk with one another. It is not
certain to what plant lae referred as
'mustard." . The birds of ttio atr come
and lodge in the branches. fact
that is mentioned to show the great
size of the tree. The thought is not so
much now concerning the sower as
concerning the seed. God's great
things always have small beginnings.
Ezek, 17 23 has a beautiful allusion
Willa comes to our mind while studys
ing verse $2.
The firet of the three parables we
study destribes the evil growing along
with the good in the kingdom, of God.
The !second shows the outwerd growth
and beneficence of the Gospel in the
bearts of men, and of the dominion
of Christ In the world. Ma parable
heat an individual, as well as a general.
application. Turning to the third, we
learn that the kingdom of God grows
inwardiy. "It spreads in space and
increases in bulk; but it traneforms
inert relater Into its own nature, and
thus grows by assimilation."-MeLar.
en.
83. Leaven, or yeast, is used as a
symbol of the transforming power.
The WOMan seeMs to have no special
Meaning. Threeameasures of meal are
mentioned booms° probably. that. was
the quantity most usually leavened at
once, or because ri definite number
hie Cum positively bearding. "Come, oat the main lessons se pima%
Fred, my boy, you don't think I WLInits eire'b that the quiekening influence
to rob you of your ',rite, do you, en Wilieh IS to comfort arid traneform
th3 t°°k 3" atm 33nd draw lalef human nature is to come from with -
"See here my boy," he said:" that's o t t thi Id f d
a pretty g rl, and remarkably len- '
gbh, fot a woman. of minim /vs a men cannot of itseif develop a king. „
great mistake to marry s penniless dom of heaven. It le an exotic. God -
girl, but I admit IVO a temptation in works in secret. Hie Ppirit eamesinto
_ this ease. In consideration ef your the depths of the individual opirit and
many other good pointe, however, per. gle4duall7 Permeate" th6 wh°h3 being' --
heps T may be indueed to overlook this 'Mt thiA cannot be done without a "
thorough fermentation and etirring tit
one mistekt.
wiAttonurt tihngrruyptionntnafienem"clignintod 46 it trItIth" Pit" °" 1"d 1114" r°
Ile 00oitele not to bring penile, but A 0
16"6*the ' 0
Ntbeen p:ra 11%0 err, etnhuoitrihi v, 6If iritiwiera olti; At uWit°g;htitheits ist,onbortinagt fgetA, .buTtit
tee hicomo whieh //neje Genres left ful indleatiln of the finel permeation tit
Over $
In alkerto company, compoged of ,fartnere
controlled by them, it Will, therefore,
rest with tbe farmers tinizaseltei.
FINE SITUATION Or FACTORY.
The proposed site of the feetory
Walkerton,. is in the heart of four o
the richt* agrioultural counties in
Ontario, Bruce, Huron, Wellington and
Grey using as large or greater propor.
tion of twine than any similar area in
the country,
3o,000 Worth%of Stock Now
Taken Up' by Farmers..
Provisional Directors; —Jasob Waochter, Adair( Seaga
miller, John McLean, Malcolm MoNiven, Alex. Ray,
Goo. Lamont ; Soorotary-Treas., JamosTolton.
EVERY FARMER HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE STOCK
elected :-.4onies Tolton, Secretary-
Treas. ; Directors, jacob Waechter,
Adam Seegmiller, John McLean, Mal-
colm MoNiven, Alex. Ray antt Geo, La-
m4i0ontrtiota.11iwell known farmers of tbe
1 .
The feeling among the provisional
directors is that the company should
pay a moderate divideed of, say, 10
Per cent. and put the balance of the
big profits, usually made into
entng the twine to the consuraer.
However, this is a question to be dealt
with by the permanent beard when
elected. As every shereholder has a
voice in electing the directers, this
matter can be handled acoording to
the wishes of the shareholders. It is
just a choice Q0 cheap twine or large
The enormous growth of .the de-
mand for binder twirre during reeent
years has caused, many thoughtful
farmers to give it more than Passing
attention. It is an article as indis-
pensable on a modern farm as any
implement the farmer uaes. The im-
mense quantity imported from the
States and the Astonishing profits
made by the only exclusive twine nic-
Oory io Canada have tended to Mill
r increase the interest of think-
furthe
ing.farmers in the matter.
A comparison of the trade and nav-
igation returns of 1848 and 1899 ahow
two important points in conneetion
with this question, Viz., the large,
natural growth in the consumption of
twine and the proportion of that used
anada winch must be imported to
fill the dernand.
1898. -Amount imported into Can-
ada :-0,513,818 pounds, worth 3308,718,
1899 10,629,280 pouuds, worth
$818.412. Of this amount Outario
used 0,708,411.pounds, worth $561,328,
or over three-fifths of. the entire
amount imported into Canade for
that year: It will be s.een from these
figures that the inereass in consump-
tion is about 40 per cent. per annum
and. that Ontario is as yet the center
of the trade in thie article, . The in-
crease is accounted for largely in
the increased acreage under grain.
to the opening up of new lands, in-
orease in the use of binding imple-
ments,••ando to some extent-, better
cropa. It however all goes to prove
thait the trade is a growing one.
Only one .factory operatea by pri
vate capital is engaged in manufac
turing. binder twine, and that on
last year • declared the astonishing
dividend of 100 per omit. on its cap-
ital. in 1$98 its profits were 00 per
cent., and during its six• or seven
years' existence its dividends have
never been less, than ten per cent
The first year this Concern was in
business it out. the price 'of binder
twine in two and made money tha
year. .
New • the question has OCCUT
red to many ' farmers, why Should
they not Make their own twine
and pocket these profits. •
Many reznember to their regret the
Jost opportonity to acquire some of
that stock, which last year. paid a
hundred per cent.• dividend into . tbe
pockets of capitalists, who were alive
encorgh to invest where the farmers
bad refused to. It will be remembered
that the farmers of Ontario were in-
vited, seen begged, to take this stock,
but they refused it and lost a golclen
opportunity.
PROPOSED FACTORY AT WALKER -
TON.
In the county of Bruce several wide-
awake farmers had taken stock, and
of course knova how; well ia has. paid
them. A number of them began an
agitation in February last,. to have a
factory started in Walkerton. A com-
mittee' was formed and negotiations
were entered into with several parties
in regard, to promoting the comPanT
and establishing a plant. Finally ar-
rangeanents were closed with Alr.
C. L. Higgins, of Montreal, who agreed
to promote •the compaus and put in
a pIaet for a three ton plant with
buildings and power sufficient to
make tt 4 five ton plant by simply
adding a few more •necesaary mac -
chines. '
The company is being organized op
prudent lines. The total capitaliza-
tion will be $125,000.00 in ten dollar
shares. Of this amount about $38,5(10
worth of ?stook will remain .in trea-
sury of the company, or be. sold
et the discretion • ot the di-
reotors, leaving a total paid
up capital of $86,501) ur there-
abouts, Mr. Higgins agrees to take
$10,000 -of this stock himself, thue de-
monstrating his faith in the enter -
prize. Ile will pee his calla int cash
just aa any other stockholder would.
Now for the $136,500 capital the com-
pany will have a working capital in
cash of $25,000 and a complete plant
with all necess,ary buildings, in full
running order with a capacity of 3 tons
a day and this may be doubled in rush
seasons by working a night shift. Mr.
Higgins' agreement is to give the
company a full and complete+ work-
ing °Win/1110i% TILE DIRECTORS ARE.
was held in the town hall, Walkerton
Ott March 24, a meeting of farmer!
and over two hundred farmers took
stook on that occasion. Since then
over $30,000 bag 'been subscribed by
over 2,000 farmers. This mea.ns that be-
fore the balance of 886;500 is subserib-
ed, betweea 4,000 and 5,C00 farmera will
be stook holders, and every one of
them a customer and an agent. lame
the company wilt have a manket ana
ong its own stoekholders. '
At the first meeting in 'Walkerton
the following provisional efficers were
NO wArraRED mom.
There ie no watered etock in this
company. Every dollar a the sub-
aonbed capital fa represented caoh.
YOUR LIABILITY.
Tina is a limited liability company
to be iscorporated under the leave of
Ontario. Tee law sari that waste*
bolder is liable for one cent raore thad
he eubsoribes for, Thus If a man sitte
scribes for 4100,00 he would loee •only
$100,00 mem the company failedup.
He cannot be called on for any furth-
er assessments not one cent more
than he subecribes for. .
ln cue the otos* is over subsonte
ad those subscriptions received first
wili be accepted. Post mark an the
envelope to, be ooneiclered as date of
'Application.
A PAYING RUMNESS.
No binder twine factory ever fail-
ed up. Every one of them ham made
money. The difference between this
factory and others is that the fann-
ers will own this and pocket the pro-
fits either in cheaper twine, or in
dividends with the shareholders. In- hard cash dividends, while other fat -
there .113 now over $40,000 subscribed, ists. Every fareaer in Ontario had an
cloding Mr. -Higgins' subscription, I tories are largely owned by capital- '
leaving about $46,000 yet to be sub- opportunity to become a part owner
ocribed. This alcaount it is expected I in the other factory if he had been
will be taken lap before June 15. Build- so minded, but many of them let the
Eng operations will commence as soon , opportunity slip and the capitalist
as 560,000 has been substribed and if !gladly took up what the farmer re -
the $60,000 is never reached no calls fused to. The question is, will the
I
will ever be made. When that farmer take up this opportunitY or
amount is reached 4 ten per cent. call , let the capitalist get it as in the
will be raade some time in July next 'other case 9 One or other is going to
and the balance as required. Se that I get it,. but the farmer is getting first
nothing need be paid till then. All I chance. He will have till July 1 next
moneys are t obe paid to tbe Secretary to say whether he is going to own
Treasurer, Mr. James Totten. • ' it and get the profiti3 or whether he
The plant
THE FACTORY PLANT. ia going to lot the capitalist have it.
poses to ereot is' the very newest.
which the company . pro_ What do you say, reader?
penee to run than any other plant in .. YOUR OPPORTUNITY.
It requires less help and less ex-
- and cheaper rti it than any _Now ev_ery f_ar.meriwthle read: th.js
.
ihe inachmes are largely automatic. I
other. . ti.a si the nrivileae of becoming a stook'
. .
Canada. Twine can be made better .
• the interior, thus allowing it to come , in without one and he will pay the
, the firetda.pacc..th
handled. It absolutely cannot knot bl k t f'll o t
-
pronouimes it the best he has ever •Cut this out and write your name in
The second is blank for
Every farmer who has seen the twine
e nee e, an is in the seal. In the third space write the
itself would help it to gain a market scribe which must be 10 or a multiple.,
amount in dollars your wish: to sub-
• • 1
in comPetition with any other twine, Ceder the date put the month and day
and date of subscription with your
• even if the company did not have
large market among its own stock-1second party. Put it into an envelope
, P.0, address. Have it witnesged bya
holders. The twine is balled on an and mail to the publisher of this paper,
i• even tension,. and is not cramped in ,If you haven't a starap handy send it
- out evenly and Without knots. A, tag 'postage. Tuts sirapIe plan will en.
• will be attaohed to the end tn pull j title you to whatever amount of stock
out, so that there will lanno poesibil- I you want.
A TRIBUTE TO CANADIANS
WHAT A CHAPLAIN SAYS ABOUT
OUR SOLDIERS,
Ile Was c.t,tant with the lion'e Leeklhaa
ennsillans-ne Says 01.) Gencra14 speak
MOW el' Mom Frani Canada.
The -Rev. P. towry, senior Wes•
leyan chaplain, with Lord Roberts'
army, writes from jaeobsdal
The bearing alike of officers and
men amid the perils and privations
of this cemptign has won my tilinoat
boundless admiration. E'er the latter,
life here is nwessarile still more
rOugh than for the former; yet yea-
terday, when wind and wet were do-
ing their tvorat to rival the fury of
the Doers, thee's' irrepressibles wrap-
ped a waterproof sheet around their
shouldere, and sang defiantly till the
atorm was over. ake a night or two
ago trudged through the darkness
from Jaeobsdal by the elide of what
seenaed an interminable procession of
ox -waggons, / learned how rightly
men epeak of the patient ox. That
night many ox toiled on, neck in
yoke, and gave no Sign of suffering,
till from very weariness, It fell by the
wayeide and died But, MI I behold
it day by day, the patient endurance
of the eoldier eurpesees the patienee
f tho ox.
THE CAPTURE OP CEONJE.
This some specially true of dote
ha are sorely wounded. lighting of
• fiercest type hes been going on
✓ days ottly a few miles front here.
rank'', they tell ue, kebeen ought
* rat in a trap a little further up
to river -bed, and on Monday lest
totally offered to surrender, with all
. •
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his force, if only lie anight da so cm
his own terms -a condition that could
not be congented to-7so dey by dey
*ince then he bee forted us to renew
the wan,ton strife ; and many a prec-
ious life ia being flung away to satisfy
this stubborn soldier's so-calle4 sense
of honour. Yesterday a long convoy
arrived •bearing our SeVell hundred
sick and wounded men. They were
brought for the most part over the
rough made in open waggons, eon.
tured from the Boers, from the fatal
front, where days before they had
been stricken Wore or less severely.
They still had a long journey Indere
them, and it so happened that they set
out from here in the Midst of a Mutt.
derstorra; but as I passed from one
waggon to another, I found them bear-
ing their miseries ea only breve men
multi, About three hundred of them
belonged to the unfortunate Highland
Brigede. One of them had been shot
through the wrist of his left hand at
Magerefontein, end Ite was tiow re-
turning slot through the wriat of hi*
ri ht hand Th t, id h , 'th
gruesome playfulnese, beahrougn
the head. Corporal vatl6, of the
Gloueesters-one of two brothers
'whose Mune is moll honoured at Ale
dangle:it-I (mind in the naldst of this
huge eonvoy stricken With dysentery.
The Cornwells seemed to have suf-
fered almoet as heavily in proportion
ea the Highlanders, and it %yea to me
no email privilege to be permitted to
speak a word of Christian solace and
good eheer to men from my OWn
country. nut r was atruek most of all
b the number of
NOBL114.00E/NG CANADIANS
anxong this big batch of woundedigeg.
diers, all of them proudle
being permitted to serve and suffer in
the name of se greett ft Queen, and in
defeat% of so great an Empire. Ainong
them I found Colour -Sergeant Thomp,
son, the eon of 0116 of onr Americen
Methodist ministers, the Rev. ;meg
Thompeon. Reeting against the inner
gide of * waggon -wheel was * most
gentlemanly Canadian *hot through
4
1
1
tbe throat, and quite unable to swal-
low any solids. To him, as to several
others, I was privileged to carry a
large CUP of life -renewing milk. Ly-
ing on another waggon was a middle-
aged Canadian shot through the
mouth, apparently unable at present
te swallow anything without pain; but
he begged Me, if possible, to buy him
some cigarettes that he might have
the solate of a smoke ; but there is
nothing of any kind on sale within
miles of this camp, and cigarettes of
my own / have not yet begun tti ear -
re; though always ha.ve with me the
silver matchebox thoughtfully given
zee by an Aldershet jeweller that
niight now and then light a weary
soldier cm his Way.
A PEENCE OANA.DIAN.
The cigarette, however. was not
long sought for in vain; and a word of
Christian greeting was made none the
loss welcome by the gift. tying by
thie ginn's side was a wooded Fronds -
Canadian, whiz eould toe.reely speak in
Englieh, but had come from far to de-
fend the Empire that claimed Inmate°
as a loyal son ; and yet another auf-L
fiver told me that he had cOme frOM
Vianeouver, a distance of eleventhotts-
end miles, to risk, or if need I* to
lay down hie life for her who, is his
'4WD as well as ours, As, in the
name of the Motherland, thanked
these men fo_r thus rallying around
at)undr auttrgtend ht6helittrt ti°11ieftranti
loyal to this Christ 48 to their gneen.
the meaning look and hearty hand:.
grip spoke more eloquently to m
any words. In almost every
reseonisive heert was there.
Canadians -the first continge
generals speak in terms of highest
praise; but elready SOMe twenty hare
been kilted and neerly seventy severe-
ly vrounded. The Dominion M0110118
to -day her heroic, deed at we ineeirn
HIM They sloop &de by side beneath
these burning lianas; but thus are -
forged the more than goldon chains
which bind the heerts of a wideIy-sun.
dered rare to the eornmon throne
*round whIth all Ar4