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Mk., llaving bought the well assorted stock of Hardware of F. A. Spafford of Garden H1111at a very low rate on the Dolflar, we will make great reductions in ail uines during th~e next few weeks. These Goods are up-to-date in al re;spects and our prices will be lower than ever. If you require anything in the Hardware line cali aid see US. We solicit your careful inspection. Rd. Worjtth, EOWMAN-VILLE. Teleplione No. 66. Right Prices are always here, but lower than usual just 110W. lIt is the off season, but sto ek will be found complete. Special values in Pictures, Picture Frames, School Supplies, Photo Albums, MVusical Goods, Statîonery. My,$U P hoto Album !s a genuine vurprise. The supplying of Sunday Sehools 'with Libraries and every reqiisite, a special feature with me. P. TREBILCOUK. B OWMÂNVILLE. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY. BowmAŽNvr iSTATION. GOIN«aEAST GOING WEST. yÊpress.8.8 a. m. 1 Express .... 5 23 a. m ~Epes..10 19 a. M. L-ca1.8 87 Pa8Sseer..-,.6 046,P.m: asne. 2 5 P. M Local . - pm. *ExPress... 7 40 *Exprens..:,10834 Daily. BOWMANVILLE. MAR. 17, 1897. FAR1WERS' DISCOURÂGEMENTS. i Discouragements are met with in ail departments of activity, and say whatt we may of the dignity, freedom, inde- pendence, pfleasure and desirahleness of the farmer 's profession, bis pathway is1 studded with difficulties and dîcourage-f inents. Especially is this true in thist elosing decade of the l9th Century. h past few years have been shadowe b xnany seasons of darkiness and disaster,f when hope bas waned and a sense ofs loss and failure beyond recovery or re-t This Sad picture has been found to existashrue nyabveert1 ia very many callings besides farming.i 'This is the dfark side of the picture. 18 r there a bright side ? Happily2 there is? and happily the farmer can rise above such depressing thouglits and find new hopes and renewed cheerfulness quite as readily as men of other pursuits.0 Sucli at least is our opinion. Therefore I it may nlot be amiss to recount1 some ofc the many discouragements to be met byd every tiller of the soul and then try tos show them how to overcome them. A difficulty that confronts tood niany farmers (and too many businesg a men as well) is lack of adequate means a to carry their plans into successful oper- ii ,ation. -Sucli ien are always working a ae a positive disadvantage. Often !im- v provements suggest themselves-im- a provements which would tend largelyo to their advantage, but which they have fi not means at command to enter into- m hence the sight is a great discourage- fi ment. In this case where profitable re- ti sults are prett& certain, a sufficient h amount can be borrowed and the im- I provement made, but wliere doubt and uncertainty exist it is better to narrow tl and compact plans or add by some kind a of exehange of labor or means to avail- a able capital. This is where a man's tact, SI prudence, shrewdness and real business Il ability finds scope for action, ti A second difficulty often is to adapt P the means at command to the real sj furtherance of the ends desired. It is d ntalways an easy task to readily de- a cide whav crop will best succeed on this ti or that soul and in the market. What !t the season wîll be is beyond man's view !I and what bliglits and inseet pests may Il prevail is uncertain. Thus you observe 'w It s8 lot ouly true that a farmier cannot, 9 from lack of means, do as well as weil as lie knows, but that he does not know as well as lie could wisli. the diffilculties to be met and the best means of a'rold- ing or encountering them. Opposite Ontario Ba nk1 The remedy or way eut of this dilem- mn is te observe closely tbe teachiags of expenience-other men's experience as well as your own-tbis is where the far- mers' institate reuders most valuable service. Let every failure or success p nove a lesson te yen for the future. Mach of n farmer's success depends on this very tbing. Hence lie should watch and study, observe and censider, even minute panticalars infiuencing resuits, and then draw bis conclusions from the wbole mass o! observations lu order te make tbem reliable. This is wliere the science o! agriculture gets in its work, wbere pnincipies must bave more than mere influences for their establishment- -tley must be grouaded on n long series of like causes productive of like effecîs. The msan\, coutingencies the farmer lias te previde for proves a lees and dis- ceuragement. Toillustrate :Hlewishes te sow a field o! wbeat and seed eut with cloyen wlen ene or botli cereais are selling bigli and le bas te bay when meuey is scarce witl i hm. Se mucli de- pends ou circumstances beyoud bis con- trol-the weatber regulates the time when tle land will be fit te work and receive the seed ; then the crop depends 50 largely on that time and t he subse- quent seasen whetber it wili prove pro- fitable or net. If the seasen is bad lie not oaly loses iu the lesseniug of the yield, but in the decreased amount o! labor, wbich, thougli paid for, there bas been no opperlunity to apply. Then 1101 euh' in plaîîtin, ,bat la teuding, barvesting and marketing a crop there are se man ' contingent sources of loss and vexation. *-Jere then is wbere a dlean bead and a sagacieus feresigît may fiud double exercise lu carrying on the simple operations of a fnrm, and lbey are betli ueeded and we believe rewarded as wellinl the profession o! agriculture as la mest ether pursuits. A few lerms at the Ontario Agnicultur- al Coilege wili prove beneficiai in de- veloping Ibis sagacity, as mach eau be learped respecting liow te provide against less from changes of season,etc. Some souls are fit le work enniier and for longer lime than others-tbese are friable and well drained soils-the fan- mer who wonld court success must give this character te ah bhis lands as fan as p ossible. Agaîn, some farmers bave the knack o! makiîîg the mest o! rainy days and the odds and ends e! time. Ahl should leara Ibis lesson from «ncb eues and practice ilt themselves. Mixed fnrm- !ig affortis fine epportunily for exercis- ing Ibis qunlity-diversified agriculture as Lord Aberdeen calîs lt-cen abining grain and stock-raislug, fruit raising, truck farming or market gardenîng, etc. ,-so as te bhave a resent for employ- ment and support, sbould eue or ollier brauch fail or prove unprofilnble and fnom causes beyond bis forsight or con. trol. Marketing is n fourîl i dfficulty-to cboose the besl lime, metbod and'place for disposing o! the preducis o! these several branches, and aI the same time te forsee wbnt will be most iikely le ne- pay attention. ilere is wbere reliablet mnarket journals prove lelpful lu show- ing the exteul o! the demand and sappiy neans o! transportation to the greiat consuming or distributing centres, etc.i You farmers may differ from me some- wbat on Ibis subject, but my ewu obser- vatlon ieads me te conclude Ibal takingt one season willi auotlier,lhe besl lime te t market farm prodacîs is as soon as y ou cnn gel lbem te market properly. Thei Iemand is generally coincideut willi the aupply.f one more consideration and we are t loue. One o! the grenlest difficulties and discoaragemenîs o! the farmer t arises from the disproportion whicb ex- 1 ists hetween the amount o! land farmed 1 and the mens employed lu ils cuil t vation. Thorougli work on the !arm is always the most profitable. If nt al once, il proves so lunIthe long run. The' farmer who "ruas" over a large fnrm i will oflen complain that lis crops are a fallure, wlile h e wbo dees aillihe dees E horoughly will gel better returus from his !ew acres than the other does !rom 1 aanyc Farimers sbould be on the lookout for cç lie mnny lbiugs whicli a wise enterprise c and determination turus se readily 10 a advantage. Dffilculies and failures 1 liould not dishearten, but tbev slould ç nake you and al e! us but more eanest s o overcome tliem. Study,observation, 1 pusl and industry smooth the palli 10 ç saccess and there is no success without a deep tbought and eanest labor. We t. are afraid that the greaIer portion of 1 lie trials and discouragements whicli t mny farmers meet, would meet them v in every employmeat uless undertaken e in a different' spirit from that witli a which lliey new many o! lhem, at least, f: go ou tleir way. Tb flli fi anit 0 r.tt VISIT TO WASHINGTON. EXTRACrr5 FROM A PRIVATE LUTTER FRO3 A MEMBER OP3 OUR STAFF, The following paragraplis from private letter were n it intended eý publication, but thinking tbey mnay bý of interest to some who know the writer we have taken the liberty of pub shin, them : I suppose you are ail anxious to knov something about my trip to the Capita and to the Capitol. Wednesday after noon I cauglit the 5, o 'dock boat fron Philadelphia to Baltimore, M. D., an( together witb 20 other students c Peunsylvania University spent the nigh on the boat, renching Baltimore at o 'dock next morning. For a while watched a game of poker play ed iu thg cabin by two boys from the Universiti and two other travellers on the boni Tlie boys were a couple wbo wli travelling always try to get into a gam( te help pay t1ieir expenses. Theyplay ea from il pý m. till 5 a. m. and quit $2( and $5 abead, respectively. The mei they played with were out that much. c course. Its n long time before l'il b( caugbt at a game of that kind to mak( my expenses. It was very dnrk an( misty and not mucli could be seen dur ing the trip. We went through n lonc canai with several locks, on account o whicli the boat was made very narrom and the accommodations were ver' limited. From Baltimore we took th( train to Washington, D. C., nrriving there at about 8 o'clock. The weatbei was perfect and a great change fron. the usual inauguration weatber-al ways rain or sn(, 'v. It rained nearI: ail the day beforo. We wandered ai! over the city on foot a ad in street cars- al! cable and liorse cars, no trolleys, The ceremonies were at 12 or a littlE inter and at 8 o'cleck the crowd begaii to assemble la front of the stand, I wa satisfied witb standing on the edge 91 the crowd and watching the ceremony for a while and then continued my la- vestigations tili the procession started. There must lave been about 60,000 men ln the procession, including troops fron nearly every State, 100 bands, bigh scbool cadets, marines from cruisers "New York" and "Indiana." Some of the bands were very fine and the uni- forms were gorgeous. Republican clubs from different cities were represented by several liundred men. Cavalry and gun corps with camion and gatîling gans werealso mach inevidence. There were also bicycle corps. In the process- ion were McKinley and' Cleveland, Hobart and Sherman and the governors of different States. The decorations on the buildings along the line of march were fine as could bie, especially on the State buildings. Grand stands were erected by individuals in front of stores and blocks and seats sold at from $1 ta $15 and were nearly ail taken. I stood on n corner and watched it. I also snw 19 men arrested lu 20 minutes for dis- orderly conduct, a man stabbed with a jack kuif e and the culprit nearly killed by 20 other men for doing it ; then thie cep who tried to arrest hlm was nearly tomn ta pieces, bis clothes spoiled and bis bat smashed and bis badge stoien. I saw anothtsr man have bis skall crack- ed by being bit on the liend by anjother witli n heavv walking stick, Ie b1led as if bis head bad been cnt off, hoe w&s carried te a drug store and then î oant botel. Lots of people were ruaý over and burt.and the ambulances andp atrol wagn were on the go ahl the time. But the ceps did their work well and the great wonder is that several hnndred people were net hurt. The procession lasted for several heurs and was tbe iargest and finest I ever snw. When it was over my two companions and I snw some more of the city, had supper and then looked for a place to spend the niglit. At my suggestion wc went away eut to tbe west end where we found several hotels and hired a large double room, third stery front fer $1,50 for the niglit. We paid for the room then went down into the city again to see the fireworks in the Park near the Monu- ment. They were as fine as any I ever saw, but I could net describe tbem. We gel back te our room sbortly a! ter 12 o'clock and slept soundly tili eigbt. After a good breakfast we started eut again and befere two o 'clock we bad seen (and been tbroagb miost of them) Wasbington 's Monument, TheTreasury, The White llouse,Capitei, Patent Office, Dend Letter Office, Bureau of Prnting and Engraving (bauk notes), National M4useum, Medical Maseum, Smitbsonian Iastilute, City Hall, New Library of Coug-ress,Wentber Bureau Georgetown UJniversity, War, Stale anc1 Navy Build- ing, Penikon Building, New City Post Office and several miner places of lu- ;erest. If auy Cooks' toanists ever went bhregli Washinîgton quicker than we lid, t§ey hustled. There were four of us in this trip and one acled as g uide, having been there before. I was espec- ally interested in tbe Dead Letter )ffice,tbe Patent0ffice,and the Museums >ennsylvania Ceunty) foand awaiting them ou their desks bouquets o! flowers a'ortli hundreds, o! dollIans. Several thers wbom I did net recognize were ilso remembered. 1 recognised several from photos I had seeri. W hile business was going on hli the senators were waiking around talkin tei others, pa-- es runnmng liere and there and a fe(w paying attention to the speaker. Thoera i a eue-legged. senaler and one from Mass. whoh as been lu tle Senate since 1860. I send you a programme of the ceremonies containing, a number of pictures of tlie principal buildings and some people, also a few adverti- ments. There are vtery few grïod hotels la the itbut there are some fine apartment liouses and somae verv prettv private residences but aothiag 'like there are in Philadeiphia and New York City. The streets are ail paved with asphàdt, and some streets must be very pretty ini the summer time. As regards the'dresses lie ladies I can say little as I didn't have time to examine them. I think the program says somethîug of them and some of the dailY papers were quite full of particulars. I am about tîred of writing now, s0 will close. M. J. A. JAMES. 3266 Sansom St., Philadelphia, Pa. NOTE.-Seeing by THE STATESMAN tliat we lu tend pubisliing part of the letter to bis sister, the writer in a note just to hand protests as follows: If a re quest had been made that I should write an article for publication, I would have writen an article with some menit in it and more descr ption. Moreover, I would bave stayed ln Washington over Sundaý and bave gottea a much better idea 0f the city. But I thought my work here demanded my attention, as we are within a few weeks of exams. and there is any ariîunit of necessary work to be done. So I just went down there for a short recreation and to broaden my ideas with regard to a few things. But I didn't make a note and speedilv forgot many important things th I -would want to note in a descrip- tive article. So if the report of "TnE STATESMAN's representative" at the In- auguration Ceremonies is rather crude and flot R credit to the paper, you'Il know why, now that I am liead and ears into something else tlian newspap- er work M .J. A .J. FOR~ SKRT TED And rc t or îired mothers in à a i nubath With di TICi.iA SAP and a single application Of C UTICURA (ointmncit), the great skin cure. CLTICURA PREmrýEs fford instant relief, and point to a speedy cure of torturing, dis- figuriniý, hurnïiiating, itching, buruîing, bleed- ing. crustcd, scaiy ekin and scalp humors, with loss of hair, when ail else fails. S.lài tuno~ihe vold. 1'oinauGAfleD cHzu. Ztr foito Cure SkinToriured Sabie,," bOn. f~ SdCAL P Beuified by SIN SCLP CTIdURA SOAF. THE GREAT SUNLIGHT SOAP. Wrapper Competition. WI NN ERS of the JAN UARY PRIZES DISTRICT NO. 2-EASTERNIONTARIO. NWINNERS Of 8TEARNS' BICYCLES. Coupons. Mn. Jas. A. Laidiaw, Brockville 1,122 Mn. Edwnrd Clanke, Powassan 862 WINNERS of GOLD WATCHES. Mrs. Jeunie Grooms, box 327, Napanee 512 Mrs.Jane Gilbent,17 St.Lawrence avenve, Kingston 506 Mn. Frank Bnlcomb, Rideau club Ottawa 501 Mr. H. A. linekett, box 88 Brock- ville M7 Mn.. Lawrence Amell, Cornwall 410 Mn. A. J. Edgar, 3-17 Gilmeun st. Ottawa 410 There beiug a tie 'for the fi! tl Gold Walcli, we bave awarded a pnize te eacb. The same prizes will be given eacl mouth Ibis.vean. Senti for particulars o! cempelition te LEVER BiBRos., 23 Scott St.,Torouîo. License District of West Durham. TO TAV'ERN-KEEPERS. Notice is hereby given ihat applications will now be received at my offce from persons desir-C îus Of obtaining Licenses for the sale of Liquor in the West Riding of Durham for the Lîcense. ,'ear 1897-s. Appltons for license for premises not now idrlcsemust be accompanicd by a certifi. cate sign1,ed by a majority of electors entitled to vote a lsections for the Legislative Asseml .n the poling sub-division iu which the premie ought te be llcensed are situated. No application can be recelved after the firat day of April. ROBERT KNOX, [nspecior's Office, Orono, Ont,. Inspector. Marrh 5th, 1897, 11-2w. rLe a d i*l« Leading dealers e y evetywhere sell Uý FERRY'S SE Darlt risk tke le- 01 Il- &boland nd b Plantin itl- Tho -a. 'et 1 0 1 un ý. l,.b l é Zýý,d..i 111. 113 esluelmi are ":SM the best; do not ace.vt ..y b tute« S-edAnnnalffe. Ile fio. ul simile -- pat'In et Z. W. ;eý West End' House, BOWMANVI LLE., We close Saturdays and days before public holidays. Boys This isa new department with us and we have the advantage of having everything brand new, no0 old suits but the ver y newest to be had and at prices that wil astonish you. This cut represents the suit we sell for $3.50 to fit Boys from 12 to 15 years of age-Coat, Vest 1, and Knickers. nice fine tweed well made and well lined, guaranteed to give good wear. Two piece Suits for smaller Boys from 1,1 per suit. Boys' Knickers lined for 35e. and 50c. each. é Have a look at our Boys'Cloth-. Sing in the annex offGrocery Store. Dress Goods. -We wish to emphasize the fact that our New Dreém Goods are worth an inspection. They are just a choice lot and no mistake. We have a very large va! iety of Patterns in fancy at 50c. per yard, wide goods. We also have a lot of fancies in Dress lengths at -$5.25 and $6.00 per Dress, these are very fine goods and only having one dress length of a patternl an early inspection is advisable. Our Pure Japan Silks are selling fast, and why flot? They are the newest and so cheap. Just in a complete range of colors in Chiffon, very wide, the very newest thing for trimmings and veiling. We also have a fine selection of Silk Veiings. The March winds are trying and everydody should wear a veil, and why flot buy one where you have a large choice. See ours. A Big Sces The Snaps we are offering ail this month are being picked up' fast and we believe every one of themn will e sold out by the end of the month, Have you had any of them ? If not do flot put off too long. ThoseLadies'Oxford Shoes at '75c, $1.00 and $1.25 are having a great run, They are the best values ever offered in Bowmanville. Deal at the West End House. JohnM CM urt-ry., of Hardware. llaving bought the caref ally assorted stock 'of sheif and heavy hardware from the estate of Mr. F. VanCamp, Lindsay, and placed it in my store, Bounsall's Block, Bowmanville, I requ 'est everyone who wants anything i hardware to cail and see goods and leamu prices.> The goods are up to date, including many novelties not before kept in stock and the prices will be right in every lune. Inspecetion respectfully invited. J. B. Martyn.e BowmAÂNviLLE. If ail our readers could get a sniff of' a oup of "I IMM*1 1 A CEYLON TEA Itwould need no more advertising. Try it. is depriving you'of a pleasure. Delay ln Lead Packages. 25c, 40c,,50c, or 6oc per b 1 FROM ALL LEADING GROCERS. 1 1 IZ)tock