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^^j^T^^'.- %.â-  yksb^rtmi JlJirana. hafcM^«*^M» ^^d^^^^n "TRUTH BEFORE FAVOB." â€" " PRINCIPLEb NOT MEN." fOLXXIr. NO 1294 Flcstierton, Out. Thursday November 15 1906 Wi H. THUBaFOll, pBoPBtBTob Rings Rings! We bay* just received a namber of pearl rintfs, which range in price from tS to 125. We also have (iiiimond rings at hig>»er pnws. Come and see them. There is a stock of over thie«bunclredtochooB«from, You are sure of tieing pleased. Watch Guairds! We have a siiecial line of ladies long «(old watch guards which we would like you to aee. These runge in price fntm W to tl9, and are wall worth looking at. Our Stock of Silver- •ware tor w^edding presents cannot be surpassed. TV. '^. Armstrong, THE FLESHERTON JEWELLER. Notwitbstandint! tha muddy state of the ronds, the eatberiti); at our divine service on Sunday last was tho laroest since the earlier days of the meetinKS. The larire service room was closely packed from the reading desk t4> the door and some occupied chairs in the cnrn'dor. Mr. Harness conducted ihe meeting and delivered the most iinproasive and earnest discourse we have ever heard him deliver. Hid talk wa8 batted on Matt 23, 37â€"0, Jeros-ilcm, Jeruaalpm, thou that killest, the prophets, etc. Quite a number of young people were present and ningt earnestly did he appeal to them to seek salvation while they were yet youni?, re- ferring to recent incidents where the young had been suddenly and most un(>z- pectCHlIy called upoti to ((ive an account of their atewardship. His diecourse was affecting and prufoundly listened to by the large audience. 'TWAS HALLOWE'EN folks to their rooms had gone thel>^ r indiutrial Home (By on Inmate) -^ â€" . ^.-.^^^ The old â- upper tbey had taken; Bat, 'twas not [risb ColcaaDon of praties, cab bage, bacoa; Some took their smokp, some did croak, others sroaoed with rheumatic. And then a screech came from Iwjow, which ro- soundeU to the attic. Says Wexford Pat. be gobs phwafs that? their tbrottlec must bo itchin'; Says Cavan Frunk, they're pluying some prank wid aich other in the kitchen. And loader too, the laughter grew, tUlit reach- ed the womeo'^Itudii:!, â-  the old4adi68 knew, an old Laat Week's Items. ThomM Derby, of Egremoat, was ad- mitted M a pay inmata the last week in October. Thomas is a Lowland Scotch- nun, 80 years of age, robust and d good physical appearance for one of his age, oat unfortunately he is advanced in Mcoad childhood and requires cons ant wetohing to k«Mp him within bounds of the regnlations ut the house, especially •t night as he will rise and dress at ail houie u{ the night s^d ramble from room to room and catiuot liud his way back until some onei;ets up and leads him back, perhaps to be repeated two or thtue times, auritkg th« nighr. lie is an inveterate smoker, ani the firs'> two ni^ihtt* would amoke in bed live or six times during the tt^ht, since then t'>ba«oo snd matches an tak%n from him before recirinx and re- toraed to him in the morning. Smoking. in the bedxo:ims at sny time is strictly prohibited. Any one found disregarding this rule ts deprived of his alluwanoe of tobftcco for say period the manager shall direct. Edward Hui{haH,of Normanby.aged 75, was adniiited as a cba^eable inmate on Friday the 2iid inst. £d. is the most iatelligen iuma'.e ever yet admitted to tiiis inatitattoD. He appears to be well read anal moit any subject, is familiar with most uf the poets, philosophers and iiistoriaiis, aucieat and modern, He has travelled extetuuvety aod has no doubt seen much better days. Several years ago his eyesight began to rapidly fail, now he is nearly blind aud can scaicidy see tn lind his way about in broad daylight. He is fluent and refined in conveisatiou and nzpreases himself as higlily gmlilied, beyond expectations, with the comforts > I tike Home. Lnchio McLoughlan, whose term ex- pired in Septemb«r last and at his own reijuest tovk bis departure was re-admitt- ed 'Ou Saturday the 3rd iu*t. He acted wisely in returning before being overtaken by the cold weather, \m\\\% too old (80) tj work through the winter and too lame to tramp through the deep snow. After a lapie of three months, the luogest we thiuk in the history of the ll'.>me, the anicel of death came and claim- ed as its victim Mrs. Smith, about mid- night on Sunday. The deceased was only 68 and was about one of tha last uf the iemale ionates expected lo die. She htd always whilo iiere enjoyed a fair de- gree of healih, her only known ailment being an occasional attack of rheumatism. lUte had never been ooii lined to her bed and was frequently of material atwistance to tbe staff. On Friday nioi iiiiig she tiiok a weakness fell in a swoon from which she atioo recovered and did not lake to her bed. Ou Saturday a repeti- tion of tho prsvioa.i day t<M>k i>!ace. On finn'Jay she did not iewl quite woii enough to attend Divine Service but reniitioed littii'g in tbe day room and reiired as usual. Between 11 and 12 o'clock she rose from her bed but in a few moments fell to the ttunr. Asaiatanoe was oallei but on their arrival a few moments latrr it was found she was doad. irudartaker Chapman interred the reuiaiiis m Mark. dale cumetery on Monday aftoinoon. Your scribe s^t at his window and thought it a Bad apeotaols as he watched the reoiaius carted away in an open vehicle, like goods in a box {or shipment on a railway, vut a friend to follow the iirmaiiis lo its Itst resting plase, and fur aught 1 know, not a minister i<> perform the last Christian ritea i^t the grave, as I watohed the riMiaina |ieias from my view the liurs of Tbm Hood flashed thruugb my mind â€" "R4ttU his bosM over the stooee, J|«'e only a fnaper ilMt nobody omM." And the first thinu gent was with them staading. His beard was long and snowy white, his cheeks were cherry red. His hands were white, his eyes were bright, a cap adorned bis bead; . „ ... ^ . His feet wero small, was rather tall, his hair waa dark and 9ba«ay. , ^ . , . His coat was buttoned to tbe throat, his panta- loons wurd baggy. He mav have seen fall seventy years, or.he may have seen four score, . ,^ . But to all he seemed a etranger, for, they eyed him o'er and o*er; They almost looked him through and throogb, especiall spinster Fan, And Elsttaer. too, took a long side view, at tne very strange old man. The h<.usemaid who accompanied him pat on As she tatroduced to tlie old gala, Mr. McGregor Mac-GregA>r Cook, Mac-UrsR-or Oook. cries out Spinster Pan, fiab.it's Mrs. B. youcao'tfool me, altbongb you think yuu oao. In great surprise they opo'd their eyes, their foelldga U did gall. To think tbat Fan they thought so dull, was sharper than them all. . , , Next they marched down to oarend, and knoeki ingat our dooi, ._ , , . Ah, come in Harry (thooght sure 'twas he) ba d played that game before; Just then a man came up tbe stairs, a man of doaky hue. „ ^ , . „ . 0, good evening Mrs. B., he oi'ea, for well I know i>« you; Get out, get out. tl'.e maid replied, you must be off your base , , ... To think Mrr, B,, in garb like this, would visit such apiace; Well, perhaps I am bnt then you see (tbe old g«DI gave a sneeze) ..... The beard may belong to Mr. Mac. but the voice is Mrs. B's. Next morwug up came Mis, B. with water, buckit broom. To de as she does every week, somb and oiean the room; Nolongsaow-wbita beard bad she, uor cheeks so cherry red, NobuMoaed coat up to the throat, n3 cap was un her bead; Her hair, certainly ^as dark but no baggypants had she, Tbat is. yon must nndentand, uoua that we cou deee: Her eyes were bright, they always are, as bright as they can be. But yet, they're never quite so bright, as when they look < a uie. My taleie Soished, all is (old, perhaps you'll say 'lis time. But I hope tbat none will umbrage take at my little rhyme, Only oucea year comes Hallowe'en, and all's said and dai>« li's clear that old as wall as yoaug, enjoy a bit of tun. School Gardening Tlie followina paper was read by Miss H. Stafford, tvacher io the Ponlaw school, at the recent teacher's convention in Fleahertou: In our B(U'h9niottcs,08pcciaIly .'Vlgobra, we were taught that if one factor of a number wero i«ro, h-iwever l.tij{o the other fao'or luiglit he. the pioiluct would vanish. S« in hywni* life. However large tbe native talent, unless ihora bo aR.iouated tho factor of eovirouuient the resultant life will be «orp. iiut.in ac;u*l experience, no child is entirely devoid of souie surroundiui(s. and as a consequence, 'he has aooie education. Tlie rays of ' light give rise to visuul sensations; the I 8-jng of bitds and the rippling of streams ; oause auditory sensations to ariie, tbe I fragrance of flowers orminstos olfactory sensations; the swaero'^ss of honey stiiuu- 1 lates tho sustatory sensations; and heat land eoid, hardness and sotineH^, and I roughness and smoothness, lea<t to ihj •xcitation of eutanettus saosHtiors. Thus each oue of the live tense i of the i child isapjKialeJ to by an exttrrnal world, and the child has, on i'S i>»it, as o le oi ' its alrongest tendencies a craving to . x ir- eiS4 those various senses. Here, thoii,i re our two factorsâ€" tho factor of inl«'llii.once 'or the oravini{ in know, and the esceriutl world, or the objec's known. A.t lu tl s MatlMtmettca i' either one uf thane factors aeieaem, if ihe natural ••utowinents did not exist, of onnrae the exten at wu< Id ' wonhi hnve nothing to appral to, ai>d it there were no ohients, the itsl4tn>l «>n«iow Heats wovU have notking apon wkich to exercise themselves, snd so would remain dormant. But all teschers know that pu- pils' faculties are far from being dormant because from the beginning of their exis- tence the external world hnabsen playing upon them; in fact the) are intensely alive, and it is this very liveliness that needs to be thrown into an inquiring attitude, to lead to more knowledge and enlarged capacities for the solution of still greater problems. This restless activity indicates a real loiiginK to see, to hear and to touch the objects; and there arises an impulse to do something with the things perceived. This impulseforma the basis of and grows nsturaily into con- structive activity. Thus, the more knowledge tbe boy has the more practical be becomes. But nature, unaided, very frequently does not present objects in the nn'st advantageous way for the solution of the pupils' present problems. .V life-time of experiences would hot be as educauveasa few years in school becanss the special business of tbe school is to sdect typical and endur- ing forms, snd to present them to the pupil In a more systematic way than nature customarily presents them. The teacher is the one who selects, arransres, snd interprets the facts, and tb'ia becomes the mediu-n through which tho envirou- ment comus into relation with the child, | Nothing coald;afford a finer field for this I function of the teacher than that of i gardening. No line of activity is so suit- ' able forexciting thecuriosity,and|arousing a st^te of inquiry than the experience of plant BTowth. It has occurred to me that it mieht be profitable on this occasion to mention what mearure of success we had with a school garden during the past few montiis. Early Ust spring I suggested that we have a larlen at school aud imn • lia ely the pupils were interested and very soon I foand myself overwhelmed with ques- tions as to where it should be, how we should prepare the ground, what we should pknt, ate After looking a little it soon became evident tbat a certain corner of the school ground would be most iuttable for our purpose. This corner, which had formerly been unfit to utilize as a play ground on account of its roui:huess, required an enormous amount of labor, and it was interostinf to observe with what vigor and enthusiasm the pap ils worked, snd how they vied with each other in the use of the spade and tbe hoe. Some of the work was done at recesses and noons, but sometimes I allowed thos'j who werethroUKh with their school work first to Ro out and work in the garden . 'This they considered a great privilege snd worked with a surprising amou;it uf zeal. The ground prepared, the question of arrartging beds arose. First we nisde four and the work proved so inter«'stinn that the pupils bogged to make more, so vre continued until thirteen were made, four of which wero for flowers. Tbo vegetable bods were small â€" a little over two feet square with the exception of the one for strawberries, which was larger. Nice walks, ab<'Ut afoot wid w( r â-  made between them, and all around the outside. These walks turned out toi. be of great importance later, for from then until holidays start-jd pupils were to be I seen at every opportunity stepping about in these paths examining the develop- ment of the various plants â€" the little tots asking the lareer ones the n,imes of the plants, what they would be like when grown and scores of other question. In the preparation and planting I per- mitted three or four to co-operate at each bed, and cr««t pleasure was evinct-d when it was learned that the!io beds could be claimed as their own. As a result of the school ijarden some of the most enthusias- tic experimented with gardens of their own at homo, and reported loone another and to myself the progress of their plants. Thus while the school uardeuing was piincipiilly co-operative, there was a cer- tain amount oF individual work at home. Perhaps I shouM have stated earlier that as a prelioiinary to our garden, wo p'iiced several beans in a shallow dish be^woen bluttin.( pa;jers and kept the pa- pers damp. .V'so ws sowc<l fcdds of flan- nol ti-grtther and placed seed :ii the upper folds while the lowerfi>ldswi*ro suspended in wa'er, ihe force ofo p llarity ktojinii sulflioeiit 2 Isinpiiess iu the upper folds to gerniinat.' the s'cds. Tie pupils,even the siiiallest,t>iok groat inl^resiln tbe geriniii afion of these, s'jmo of themeren meas- uring tbe growth of the sprouts and oUiiuiog that soiU" had groan a quartorof an inch Iwtwoeii nine o'oli)ckin lhen»orn- ini{ and four if the afternoon. We kept these in the sch'ol until thecotylodciis spopiiated sufficien Ij to show little leivos between. We ihen planted them in Ihe beds snd observed every day tho d. velopuieiit above "ground, and every two or three days one wat raised to Bote tbe devulowment below the surface. The pupi'a were i'lteresied to o»t ce that in every case the sprout turned downward and developed roo:leta no matter in whst poaitioa they were placed in the ground and how the Uitlu leaf stalk always turn- ed ia tbe opposite direetion. McFARLAND& COMPANY Grey County's BIGGEST and CHEAPEST STORE k«^^^«<% Ready^ With every cold weather need THIS store is ready every business day of the year with every- thing that day's customers ask for. Ready before the beginning of winter for those forehanded folks who anticipate future needs and buy early. Ready with big njserve stocks for those people who don't buy anything before they need it. Ready now for every kind of business you see fit to bring us, and supremely ready to satisfy you in every way you expect satisfaction. /Hen's 5uit5 10 Suit Ends in pure wool Canadian and imporied tweeds, stripe and orercheck efifeets, good winter weights, made to yoar special order, with best of trimmings, fit gaaranteed. Do not misa them if joa nqoira a winter suit. Friday morning only $10.50 Ladies' Skirts 10 Ladies' Top Rkirts, in Oxford gr»y and tweed, heavy winter weights, niar $2.50 and 92.73. Friday raoming Beg^ $1.58 Specisds on Sale Friday Morning . I doz blue. 8 doz iety at . wool knitted Bbawls, in red and Begolar 1 00. Each 69c . Ladies' Silk Belts, good var- of styles and colors. ^Special 7c 2 doz. pairs Infants Morocco Shoes. Special Friday moruing, per pair 15o 3 pes. Wrapperettc. Regular 10 cents. On sale at per yard 7Jo 12 pairs Men's Heavy Tweed Trousers, while they last for, each 1.42 Men's Sweaters, assorted colors, each 49 Boys Wool Sweaters, great valaes, good weights, for only 42 20 lined Horse Blankets, regular sel- ling price fl.25. Friday morning each CO . McFARLAND 8L COMPANY We planted a bed uf rMlish seed, one of cucumbers, soother of cabbaf(e plants, a fourth of lettuce aeed, a fifth of carrot plaata, a seventh uf straw-berries, aud and two ooioB beds uud of bulbs another uf seeds, thus filling our aine vet(etsble beds. One of tho purposes in our sulec- tiuu of sends was to hive specimens of plants in which the part under);r<>utid is the edible part uthurs In which the leaf is tbe food part, and others in which the fruit was J»ed (or f'u'd «o that four uf our beds afforded examples where the uiider- tfrouud Krjwth ih the ediolo part, tis., onions, carrots and radishes, t wo iu wltiuh the foliatie is the part used via., cal)l)a!{e aud lettuce, and tliree of which tho fruit is eaten, viz., toiiiiiU)es, cuouinliers and srraw-berrius. Our one stalk uf H.«pi«rH- KUS was placed iu tlie middle of a tl'jwer bed. its beautiful foliai^e affurdinjC a very appriipriate centre. It furnished us with HU example uf a plunt in which the stalk is edible. The benui have alreHiiy heeu luenlioned. They nereHlso, fuituimtely, placed in a fllower l)cd close to tlio fence 8-> that while many of our neivthborfc' b€»nswere,killed by the fr->ft <iur« remiiin- i-d tXBiUtiful and (»reon having bt-en pro- tected frum the tffccti of tho frost by the feiice„ Up to the close of school this Hsnleu cuiitiiiue-i to call furtli the aiuatest at- tention from the pupils, ai.il oven dur- mi< the hdliclsys their interest pievsiled fi.r at every upponuiiiiy Ihe «»fdt:n »«» visited and the change and giowti) of the difTcreiit plants noticsd. Not ulny gruKt pleaiure hut also ereat pnilie resulted fr-in lut efforts -the pupiU H rearniw{ about the |>ro«th(if tbe ta'iuuH plaiiia f>uiu tbe time uf plant- ing until tliey ranched icaturod developu- ntenl. By the time scho.>l staried again weeds had grown in our beds and these weeds now afforded ofiimrtuuitiee f»r nature Farm fforSaU* Lot 33, cun. 13, Artemenia; IDO ocre^ 20 cleared, 50 acres hardwood bush, 30 aores swnnip. Good frame hnu.su and W stables, and lug stables. Well watered. Will be sold cheap and on easy term*. Apply to nov37 R. W. McMulleu, Eui^cnia. Farm for Sale Lot 3.5.36, Con. 3, Altelnesu^ ui>ntahiinir200 acroR, HO acren cleared and under cultivaiion, balance hardwtMxxl and codiu-; brick houHe, bank barun, driving shed and pi); pen under: g<iiKl orchard; well WRtere<l with two ifood wells and Beaver river. For teiiuB apply on picu;iiie» or write S^ptUf Wm. CAMERON, EuReniaPO farm for Salo Lot 171. P«rt 173- ITS, Artouipsia. 13> sera*. 110 cl«art)tl, 10 iicre* nwauip. * acros )tar<lwooo. ^4 lulluB oaiit uf F1e>hsrtoii, rbort fiillu truiu .suliiiol: uew bara .W x tvi. >toni! etablnx; good buuM 18 X at, kibihou 16 x 90; Soo4i welt at dc>or;youiig •oriolt) urchard. Ttiis isKooftiM claansKt and t>est (aiuit in tbo towuabip aiid cau Im bought i i^ht. Apply to W. J. CASWBLL. Fiesbarton P. O. Improved Tarm for Sale lL.ot IS, Cnn, 10. townablp uf Oiiprey, i nill* froiu villaco of Fevorabaoi. SitiiatnoD i* cDO Kor otce twm*. a ttrtt class farming distriotv, etc., ap|>l} to A.O,CAMl>BBLL. dlSM Itox 3M CulliogWJOd, P YorlcBhir* Boar for Service. nndorslonad ha< for aervico on tot MS. Snd W. T. A S. It., Artainnai*. a taorouabbrja •n»* Torkahita boar, ''Lakavi>w Viutir." No. U Twrais •LOU. Tboroagbbrtiila axtr^ A aplaMt