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z /kgh^rton %hswMt. "TRUTH BEFORE FAVOR." â€" " PRlA'Gll'LEb KOT MEN." VOL XXV. NO 1399 t& jewellery! mh Jewellery! ^ BiddestBest 3^ and Cowest ^ Priced Stock ^ in tl:e €ount= ^ 5fe ^ Jfrmstrong's ^ TIesberton, r/^^ ^^H? ^ •^cJ?i*5iir^fw»l Eu}|enia. Although the weather keeiin shuweiy. yet seeiling is pi'ojfi-e.sKing ami it will I)l' inoKtly finished this wejk. Vegotjitiim is cimiing alrmg. Ciittlo will sijdii pick up thuir living. Feed iias luiiig out very well foi- sucli a long season of stalile feeding. Mr.s. Marsliall of Meaford i.s visiting hir daughter, Mrs. Frod Pedlar of "!Sinn- iiierhill farm.' Mrs. Can- spent the pu.st week visiting friends in Toronto. Mr. Tom MeKee met with a .severe ac- cident when working at Win. Fisher's liarn. Ho ent his leg so that it re<iiiired several .stitches, and splintered the bone. Jliss liarnacidl of Toronto is visiting her sister, Mrs. Boyle, for a few days. Mr. Ben Carruthor.«, who has Ijeoii visiting his brotlier here for some time prtst, lias returned to tlie Saiilt. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Walton, who have been visiting friends here, hiivo also returued to their homo at the S.iult, Mrs. Pedlar, who w:»s visiting her daughter, Mrs. Hoath of Kisinore, has returned home. Mrs. Heath's little daughter still remains very ill from lung trouble. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. .lake Williams are delighted to welcome them back to their home, Eugenia. Long may J.ike make the anvil ring in his new Bh'ip. Our ladies are now in their glory, with duster and bromu, at house cle.'ining. Proton Station Mrs. .\. t'olgaii and Miss Flo Roomo spent a few days last week with friends in Bethel. .Mr. and Mrs. .JoHoph Bndgerow spent Huiulay at Bethel. Misses Ida and Clarii Biiinio, Flesher- ton, Sundayed under the parental roof. Mr. Angus Pickett spent a few days last week at his home in West Toronto. Mr. .\le.\. McLean spent Sunday with Ikjlhel friends. Mr. and Mrs. 8. Talbot, Wareijani, spent Sunday at the homo of .'VI r. .•md Mrs. J. C. Wright. Mr. and Mrs. D. .Vrmstrong are mov- ing to their now home in Duudalk. Mr. Knglish, of Ceylon, will take i)os.session here in a few days. Hatherton The farmers are wearing broad smiles and whistling merry tuuos since the fine weather has .set in. Mr. Jo.sep'i Winters, who makes his home with his brother, John S., and who has been feeling unwell for some time, was suddenly taken with u jmralytio stroke Ji couple of weeks ago while out in (he barn. L)r. Ryekman was li.astily summoned, but held out very little hope for his recovery, his left side being jiaia- lyzedand he was rendered almost speech - less. The many friends syini)atllise with Joe in his iifflietion. Mrs. Sinclair of Dundalk and Mr. Seeloy of Stayner visited their brother, Mr. J. Winters, who is ill, lust week. Mrs. D. Gordon is very ill with an attack of the grippe, but wo trust she will soon be urouud again. Miss Alice Field has again started hei niu.sio cla.ss for the summer. Mrs. J. ^^'intel•H, sr., has returned fiom a lengthy visit with hor daughter, Mrs. U. Seeley, who, wo arc p!eH.sed to Flestierton, Ont., Thursday, May 1 Ti lOOO W. H THURSTON i; I) iron ami I-KOPUIKTOR learn, is improving nicely after a serious illness. Mr. R. Seeley accompanied his iuother-111-hi.w home bvst Saturday, re. turning Sun<Uiy. Mr. R. Kinnear, Maxwell's (lopular young merchant, took his first trip with his egg wagon last Tuesd.iy. The endless prayer chain is again on its rounds, your correspondent getting no less than three letters with the reipiest to semi nine copies of the prayer to nine of my friends, wliich makes 27 copies to write and 54 cents to expend in stamps, .and I am likely Ut get a number more. While I admit the ])r.iyer is all right, 1 do not l)elieve in filling the fovernment treasury, and I think doing a little home missionary work would be much more acceptalile in the sight of (iod . Mr. T. (jrmmnot of Honeywood, ac- companied by his auntie. Miss Kilith Mills, .spriit Siind ly with iVIr. and .Mrs. .Jess (jruniinot. East Mountain Theweatlier h IS beju iiici and warm of I.ttH, If this week still remains tine seed n^' will be well ndv uice.l, although not. m my ths year will finis!) by the i!4th. Miss Cuia Mnrlin came home from Owen Sound Thursday, and will reumin for a nhiie. Mrs. Walton is in a fair way tj recov- ery, llt-r m uiy friends are glad to see her ublu lo go aiound again. Miss Venn Gorley w-is home from FleiUerton for « fi-w d.iyis last week. Mr. and Mr-. Fred Walton and baby re:nrned to the Sault S.uurday. Ceylon On .iccount of lliu illness of Rev. Mr. Kipp we had no church service here la.st Sunday. Mr. .John Rnglish has moved to Proton St.ition to take charge of the hotel there. We wish liiin success. Mr. H. Bennett exijects his wife and family t.> arrive about the end of the week. They will occupy the premises vacated by Mr. J. English. Mr. John WcDoiuild and Mr. T. .\. Gilchrist are improving their ]daces by putting new fences in front of their lots. May t>thers follow suit. Mr. Fred Rutle.lgc .and l)ride are visit- ing at the former's parental Iionie here. Miss Brown of (ilenelg and a friend are visiting the former's sister, Mrs. Wm. Ilaigrave. Kimberley. Born- At Kimberley on Saturday, May the 8ih, to Mr. and Mi-s. Thos. Reid, a daughter. Mr. Clias. E, Stuart visited friends near Heathcote diiriig the past week. Mr. Henry Huul lia« returned home afier a visit with Toronto frisiuN. Mr. Lyiies,s Fawcett left for Oowgand* on Saturday, whero he has » position with Sjtuart Bros, of that place. Mr. Emerson Brown of Clarksburg was ill town during the past week. Mro. £. C. Hainell atten.lsd the funeral of lier br.ith(!r,in-law, the lite Mr. Lightfoot, at Toronto on Wednesday of ln.st week. Mr. .loliu Plewes attend- ed the same funeral M»8sr3. Clifford C«inack, Oliver Irwin and Fred Thom/woo left for Gowgaiida recently. Very changeable weather hi'ro at present. TVo are sorry to npoit Mr. S«iiiai!l Thoinp.-on, who has been on the sick Hit fiir f-oire tini*", snx'^ low. Mr. .lucob Thompson visited hif sister-, Mrs. Cl)».>«. Wicken.s, ho:e, durini; the past week. Mr. Wdlimi Brewer has gone to London. Fooib.dl is the order of thodiy. Swinton Pak. Arbor day w.is duly obserred at the public .scliool hcie, last Friday. Trees were planted, ysrds cleaned mid »n evergreen motto placed in the school, "Knowledge is Power." Mr. D. MoCormick h^t dir'Sulved part- nership with Mr. J. H. Richardspn on lot 10, coll. 14. Mrs. Harsrave is visiting her daughter, who is sick at Orillia. Sunday school reopened at the Presby- terian church on May 2nd, with Mr. Jas. Fatten 03 Suporiulendent. A well aUonded prayer .noeling was belli at Mrs. Qardy'a Iioine Inst M â- ndsy ereu'iig. Mr. MuKe.dii.ie of Ilopevills, lisd s moniun>'nt erected on the faiiiiiy plot, hcri", last Thursday. Mi^s Alma Schell vis i.'d at her home at Be 111 1 over Sunday. Mr. D. Frrgusou is coiiliurd to his bid with la grippe. Honor Rolls. R«iiort of S. S. No. 11, o*P''''y. f|>'" April. Naincri in order of mer I. Class 5â€" Viva Sriiley. (.'I.i.si 4 .srâ€" Emily Seilley, Nellie .Jamicson, Mabel Young. CU'-s .'5 srâ€" Alii 1 Down, (Louie Winters and Percy Loiiubeed) e.pial, Winnie Sei!!''y, Millie P.irkei, Nels m ^ri.ot!. Hartley Arnott. Cla"«28r â€" Mary Parker, .\lioo Win'er', ti 1 o!d L'lmhoed, Li'y .\in itt, .\lviu Grunimu', .J.'hn Winters, Ber ij Vou-ie. Pai t i «râ€" E iriiie Hardy, Hugh P^irtier, Wdm I D iwn, Haniii Scilloy, Willie Winters, Lily Ilaidy. Part. 1 hr -(Jeitie (Jriiaimit, Vi L'iuuIk' d, Ev.t Arnoit, Juli.i Winters. Part 1 jr â€" Addi.1 Gruin'no*^, Tsiliel Winter?, Jeniiio Winters, .Adrian Di'inens Minnie Beuiens, Norman Parkei'. I. B. Lillici', Teacher, Report of Eui(enia P. S., for April. Class 4â€" L. Eisher, Eisio Aimstroni.'. Class:{sr. â€" A Wd.snn, E. Campbell, L. Ilisloij, F. Plantt, M. C.iinpbell, M. Paik. Class 3 jiâ€" H. MoLo:ui, C. Fisher, C. Park. Class 2 sr--.!. .Vrnmtrong, D. Wilson, M. Williami. W, Wihson, C. W'illiamc Clas9 2jr-W. Latimer, W. William!-. P.ut2sr-B. .\rmstroiu', L. Pedlar, R. Leopard, M. Park. Part2jrâ€" W. Armstrong, G. Field. W. Fi>her, G, Wileon, W, Wa'ker, M. Hanley, Part 1 sr- -G. Largo, J. Williams. Pait 1 jr-H. Hanluy. Mias K. Calder, Tea^dior. Owen Sound. The freight workers in the C. P. R. sheds at Owen Sound have in the past been getting $1.50 for a day of 10 hours and they want .'!!2.00 or 20e per hour. Friaay l;ist, not getting their r((|uest complied wiili, work ceased and the men went on strike. The liipiidit ir states that a rfoigiini/,.i- tion of the Canadian Portland (.dement Company, Wiarton, has been eft'ected and that the company will resnmo operations at once. The assets of Ills coneeni are placed at l?aOO,000 and an additional $100,000 h.is been subscribed to put the cumpany on a good working basis. After two bonis discussion Moiid.iy niorning the Cmadian Paoiliu Riilway strikers lb el ired that they w luld nit accept any nd'er of .irliitration and ad- journed until the aflernooii, when their sidicitor, U. E. Sampson, prosentfd the ofler of tlio coiiipaiiy to allosv the iiue;-tion to mi to arbitiatioii. waiving olaiin tj the â- '50 days' notice, take :dl the stci!\ing iikii back and not, dischaig) any witiioui just ^auee. A buHot was '..ik.m, and by a vote of 08 to 68 it was decided to accept the pro|iosiiioii. /riio compmiy also agreed not to press I lie Police Ouuri Itroseciitioiis insr.ituted agauist about 40 of the s'rikera for vijlating their auree- ineut. To-night a consideniblu nuaibur of the men are at work, and it is prob- able th.it the whole stJilf will be at work in the moiniiig. The local force, f iiolice and special ci'iistibhn wa^i augmented this morning liy about forty ppo^ials, who were under Provincial Detective Greer, Superinientent Oboriio and Solicitor .\ruiour were here representing the company. It IS possible that the 31st R.giment will o.imp liere this su.nmur. Some time ago the aDnimncemeut wai made by the Militia Dopartnient that several regiments would go inio cuiip at. regimental head- i(uarters, and it is praoticully certain thai the (jreys will bo among the number. The preseneo of about .'WO men ciinped on the ('Utskirts of the townâ€" c.inip will probably be pitched at the rillo ranges â€" should mean Nome'hing for the town in a liusineas way, besides giving iho citizens an (sp))iutuiiity to sue tht tioops in action. Training will begin .Juuo lit aiul will la.-t for twelve days. The Government is |about to send a comniisHion to Grci\t: Britain and Den in irk to study iho batjii)'* industry. The Tragedy of The Wheat Fields An Interestin)! Letter Fom Mr. Carr Mu. EiindB. â€" 1 have been .several times reipiested by some of your n ader« to e.xp'ain tlin eaitsu and elf- cl of the s iinti.er frost* on the \vh»>it crop nf this gieit noithwesie!n part of our Canada. 1 will try 'o give a brief out ine, accord ing to til- light I have th oiigli expeii- eii e and ob.sorvat on, ilii-nu-jli your ciluiiins by your eointesy. Ti.ii ». is re- called to my mind the other dsy, us I stood on iliede.'ot plaifoiiii awai in.; an- mil r to oil coini'iu in. Tlieio were st^v- eral ni< n who »ere (.)ntaiio-bi,und. One of ili.'se eiigiigi d !iiu in comer- atioii and liic'l ipies; ioa» at me in a perfect fu-il .dn like bullets fnm a liuck-luo eata{iiili. iiiL-ernin.' theclioiata. country .-o ouilly and the nr.ips in particnhir. V^ hen le leaiutd that I w-s from Dniirio, some time ago. In; eailed hi" filluas »roiiiiil, and I "t loose his loijii.uious torgu.i until he .-dmost sia.'s;ercd me, ixolaniiiii im his inipiisiivcne-K lint •' 1'. wl»s conbln't mak liooi micli ab.iil t' c .iintry liy joo.st ridiii'i iliroUL;li t on t' keers." Well, no 1 replied ; you must stop otl' and gRt uui on the pi'.iiri^' and becunie eoine»hat fa- inil'ar H It li 'he very particular and pe- culiir condiiions of the coonfryâ€" soil and ^liinale and usages of the puop|.3 of a pr.-urie lind â€" all of which are essentially its own and vastly diirerent fioni th 's-o features which olnain in the old Ontario or other bush lands. He iLskod espec- ially about the sutniner fniKS. It up puuri that this has bee ime .i vital issue ill the minds of tliniking men wli-ii s;iy ing out local Mils for future homes and ai;ricul,iiral opeiations. Well, I take it that the hditudu and hmgiludo of this nuttli-westoin country, snd its vast and peculiar to])ogra|)hi -al f. rmation of plain and mountain and treeless expanse, h is some considerable to do w-itli its being so li ible to summer frosts and the devastat- ing clectriual .storms and hail. These coming at the latter part of Angniit imd Si'ptemlier, and even mimetimes in .Tune and . I uly, there is a critical lime for the wheat crop from iho time the wheat plant is in bloom until it is cut and in the stook. Frost coining then 4 deyi-ees be- low frei zing point will destroy the crop wheruvi r it ^trikes. Ic comes in uiiex. pccted limes and p'aces. A day may be everything that is fine until just at n'ght- fall is noticed a gradua 1 failing of the temperature, an oiiiinous eooliiig of the at.iiosph. in, though no frist may fall until juht before the dawning of the morning, as the darkest part of night is just before the dawn of light. So just then I he frost gets in its awful work of havoc on the defenceless fields 'd wheat, and nliat might have been a .'itl-binhel per acre crop imy bo reduced to lieu feed in Olid short hour. A peculiar feature also is that it .settles in streaks over the ciuniiy, streaks that escaped last yenr beim; fri zeii or hailed out ths year. Tliis uippiiig of iliB wheat heads whilst in bloom is just what happened, acjord- ing to report, orer in thb Artfuntine Ro- public two or thieu nioiiths agoâ€" a-iollicr one of thtgreat wheal iirodueing countries of ilirt world â€" the destruction of which siiU'oned tlie price of this iNoribwisorii crop for even tho inferior gradis during t'l* past winter and up to tho prisent time, and not so much the cornel ing of the m iikut by the now notorious Patten. Then, peiliaps, I hero is aiiothur feature. The newness of the land, no iloiibt, may bo a part of the cause of driwing the front at undosirublu season.*, niid many "old timers " contend that ns tho soil becomes more s/eiierally brikon up and culli>.ited the fios-. of suniiner ni'l leave. .As for n.y own opinion, it is that the gei gruplucal and tupoi;raphical situaiion of I he country is such that iho climate will tt!w-.iys be uncertain snd unreliable as to suiiiiii!-r fr-sts and hail slurnis. A land given to sucli sudden electric elninges and atmosphere can never be depended on or a ffuaranteo given by any govern- ment of a reasonable certainty what is or is not going to be tlie oulconie of a se.»- son's work for the wlieat farmer. And he is the man w-lio is supposed to bread tho wnr'd and should be in pos.sessi«n of the fullest and most reliable informal ion obt unable as t.o tho most favorable con- ditions or otherwise of couulry orolimato to abtain the l>08t results for his^Wiirk. In the Qve years that T have been I have teen blocks of hundreds of acres of whert that would have run 30 to 40 bushels to tho acre had iiolhiiig untowsid hsppciiuJ, that the oirncrs never pub in a reaper to otit, as it; was froKon so badly that it would not pay Iho expensts. Yet •ijrk. n^ero M.VI<l<:OAl^K ONTAt^lO cFARLAND&CO. | â-  â- â-  - - \ _ - . ^ Information re Purchasing of Hardware. if you contemplate buyiiis; hartlw.ire with your tra.le dm''. for.!et that you can li;iii!r your ira.Io lo us and com lor same (at tade pr.co«) luid then you liuve tho |iiivili'i;e of g nil!: to ill! t Wo olilist estJiblishi^.l daidware stores in ttiwn viz: Has:>oit Bros, aud .J. Aitley's, where lh.i g ).id.s will be sold y.iu at olo.se prices in e\cha-ige fi r ihu coin. Look at these Price Redactions and see What's in store for you if you buy this week. 25 iii.i! .'lOo a > aid hloor .Matting for l?<|.e. We have ul out etOyaids of .lap Floor Mit ini! in assorted pal 'ems that wore s: llini; at 2J lo ,'!0c a yard. Tb-s week you .an have your elioito at per >ai.l iSAo Read ihis Li-t Caieflily aid Note the Price Iiidmeiiients. 48 Men's Grey Wool Sojks, 18c kind' 2 pr for 2:-L-. l.")7 yds pla n md fain-y nbl'ims, wulo widili.', Reiiolaily s..ld al 25 and .'Joe, yi iir choice a yd l!lc . 2!) only Gents 2? ; Iviiol Tii s, assort- ed 2 for 25o ;j.'i I'll tf Tie-, as.so 'ed, 2de, n-.w. 12c 50 Gent's U..w Ties, legular value 15i-, for 8c 100 l!oxe.s.V..toP-.per. E-iv^l-.pes to match, regular vain-! lo, for per box 10c. McFARLAND 25 dozen l.a<'.if's Black Cotton Ribhpe Hose t'.uaiaiiti.ed siainle.ss, special 2 pr for 2oe. 24 B'oks, g.iod auiluu-s, 35 to 45c Viilu.-, choice IWi; 2f'0 cards of (Jem's one piece colliii- but ot s, 12 oi. a card, special pi-r tar.( lOe 3d p.-ieka 'ON Vi. let Talcum Powder, 15c kind 00 110 L'die s Fine ipial ty white Em- broidered turnover L'oUais, lOe kind (or 5j. 25 dozen p'uin white Cuiiluick Hand- kculiiefs, ladies size, while tiny last 5 lor 10c. 144 pieces White Tap.', 8 (o 12 yds in a piece at only p.-r piece. .. .i)e. 5 doz. Men's Win o Twilled Duck G ov. s at pr 10c 12 packages Ways" Seeds {all new) for 25e 10 Us Uliubei Suli* lor 25o & COMPANY ^ Time to Choose Your % Spring Costumes Now 2f^ A god range ill Dress Go ids and .Silks. Otders taken fir n-.-.dy- sj made Suiis, Coals, Dresses. Can have your ordi-r tilled hero within a ^i few djys. Special bargains given in ready-mailii Suuimer Drenses in all the latest styles and designs. .A full line of Fancy Waisting, .Marathon Linen Suitinas, etc., from 15 to 20 cents a yard. MILLINERY OPENINGS APRIL 8, 9 AND 10 Thursday, Fiiday .md .Siturday, and will have ou display all tin latest creations in spriiii; styles f-o- young ,.nd old. liavo opened up an eiiiiro new stock of English Prints in all the prettv sliadi s and patterns. Specials in roL'ular 15u lor Iflc and 12.U-. _ STYLISH NEW CLOTHING K()R MEN-Oidei-s t.ikeli for !• tailor inaile Suits and ( Iverooats in up-to-date slyU'ii. Tweiitv per cent. S oil' 111 Men and Hoys' Ueadyniade.s. (Jii.id bnyini; in Men's Sliiits, Katny M C'lored neubiie Shins niiide from lino corded .--hiitiiiLi iiiatirial, small JJ .\inerii.an piitterns, some of the latest stripes in deep blue i;iid tan, etc. £ J.E. Lar^e, eug enia. K^ ^ hop.j spring.* eternal,'' and 'lia expecta- tion whirls the wliceld aljng, lixes the career, expectant of tho goal. MoU peo- ple here are veiy optimistic that evoiitu- iilly the country will bo ono gram! success. Anoilior [iiomiiicr.t featuie of the .situ- ation here in this central province of Sas- katJiewan is this so-called vast Regina plain, one vast level plain some 200 miles wiilo by 400 long, being almo.st absolutely devoid of any fn-estry protection, to break otr iho oft-recurring strong north and w-est winds and cold, which have their risii in iho Ri.cky Mountains and often eoino swooping down w t!i relent- les.s, pitiless fury, across ihcsj wide ex- panses of treeless plains, apparently gathering intensity and in..iiuntuiii with every mile. --F. T C. To be concluded next week. post, led to a copious dovohipiiiont of the small libioiisioDts upon which the success of the tree di peiids so largely. These oxpcriinonts, of course, are iiot the last woid upon tho snlije-.t, but it will doubt- less stimulalu similar in\estigations u|)oii this continent, and it miiy possibly luin out that our old method of Iroo idaiiling is not really scientific. Each fruit l'i'-w- or can tiy the ixpeiiiiieiit upon a small scale for liiinsKlf, and wo do not doubt, that our etitei prising C,.nndiaii hoiticul- tutisis mid farmers will soon tost tho value of the new liieoiy.- Clnistian Guardian. The Proper Planting of Trees. Most fruit men think they know Imw to plant fruit trees. Tho .soil is properly prepared, a laigo hole is made, wide, but lint deep, and the routs aro eurefully s.ii-oad out in the proper way. Then the soil is put in carefully, and the whole is g-jntly firmed with ih3 foot. But the Duke of (jcdford and Mr. Spencer U. Pickering have been cxpurimonting at Wobiirii Experimental Fruit Farm, in England, and their investigations seem to show that the idd method is all a mistake. Thoy tell us that the tight way to plant a tree is to m:iko a small hole, double up the roots in any old way, throw in the 8>il, and then ram it down as though it were. a gate-post. This would appear to, Vi set ing .\ premium upon caroleesncs8,| and yet they toll us that 50 per cent, ofj the trees they planted showed in favor of this latter method ; 27 per. cout. showtd no dill'erence ; and only 14 per cent, showed a ditfi'rence in favor of the old and more careful method. It seemed as though tho "ramming,' i.e., the packing of tlic! earth as in the fixing of it feiice- SE4S0MABLE IN GOODS FURNITURE The largest and liest stock of Furnituio over shown in Fleshurttin. This withoutfear of con- tradiction. Come and see .some of the nioo things in .Siilo Boards, Dining Room Chairs, Parlor Setts, Bed Ro<«h.- â€" - .Setts. .\ s|iocial reduc- tion just now on ovory- tliing, in order to ro- dtico the stock. . , . W. H. BUNT FURNITURE DEALER Flesherton 1>]R. BURT .â- Specialist In diseases' of tho Eye, Ear,Nose and Throaty 0«lr.-e 13 Frost St. . (lwon.-f»o»iii< l^k .\l tho Revere house, Markdalo. 1^^^ Friday Mtch moH|j|^ from 8 to 12 a. m.^^ I \