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THE AGH.ICULTURAL. Fnll J>Jo1l'iug. \-V"'"ILKINS says it is no~ very diffi.cnlt tv c.nre hams ; but tho trouble wilh hhu jg t o find on t how to vrocure th; uL CANADIA~ ~TATESMAN, BOWMANVlLLE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, ,J878. N O'W that tho s111all gr ain urops a re ou t, of the wa,y, it is a question whu.t1d1ould be done with the ground int end ed for Spring planting. ThiB cannot. be decided in a genera.I way. No other qu~stivu is a.gricuHure depends more upon circn1nst.ances than this, an d each case n1uch be decided up. on its in~r.it sand the contingencies effecting iL N:o absolqjic rule ca,n be givou; b ut if it wtire pnssiblt:, it wo uld rnost frcqne1.tly be that barn sLllbhles should be Fall plowed, and sods left un til the Spring. , Yet there wo uld be so rnany tlXceptions t hat the rule wuulcl be abo nt ilS n1uch honored iu the breach as in the ohscrvance. ,~ For inst.a.ncu, f.he chn.rn.cter of the soil is the g reatest importance to b e cons1deredjLhen, jf i t is a piece of sud gronnd ) the couditi0n o[ t he ~ocl should he tak en into aci.:ount : lastly, the SpTing crop i ts1;1lf con1plica.te 8 the q uestio11 . Clay soils that broak up i n clods should; by all means, be plowed iu the· Fall, and left as rough as poasible, tha.t the frosts of "-"int~r n1ay break down and i:ncllo'v it , If anch soil is full of weeds, eci.rl:y plowing and frequent -wo rki ng \Yith a cultivator would he very bene.fical. Soi.ls that are wet iu the Spring should. be thoroughly p1owcd n.s soon as possible, while t hey arc dry; n.nd should be left i.n condition to be sown With ba.rlcy as bady as possiblo in the Spring. This rn11y be doue by throwing t he gt·ound into rid~e~; plo wing narrow or wider ]ands ; by ma.king deep back furrows and plowing to these iu such a, n1anner ns to form rpundcd beds with - open fu.rro\vs between theu1. These open fur· ro,vs. should be finished cleanf so aa to give an ensy pass:.ige to the surface \vater, and, of course, should be plowed in such a direction as to pre;ont this from remaining upon the ground. lf weeds spring up, the ridges inay be cultivated or harrowed;and, if it is needed, a final shallow plowing may be gi vct1 as late as possible, again plowing to the middle ~f the ridge. The ground, thus treated, will be dry early in the Spring, u.nd raay bo soY1,.n to oats or·Sp ri ng ,vhea.t, 'while ·the sub-soll is still frozer. hard. This has been done successfally by far rn ers who are . foroha.nded, an d therefore vropared t o t ake advantage of favorable ac·cidonts of ·weather and season . · Sod ground, as a rule, should be Fal1 T1u]-1ninjf'.ter who dh·ides his disco urse into tvo n1any h eaUs wilL find· it d iffic ult to proc ure a.ttontive e<:~rs for all of the1n. all 1uy servants. There is nothing for you to do." " _ Ah 1! inadan1, it wiU tako very little \VO rk to occupy me," h e <;i.nswered. should ne\·01· be required to do low· menial work, 1 ' sailfa gentlemau. "Certai nly not; but they frequently aspire to the h ymeneal," rcpliell the lady. " 0-0VERNESS 1:J ~ 'trJ McCLUNG 00 1 $1 BROS. · ·· WILL PAY FOli A GOOD LOCAL PAPER FOR A YEAR. Subscri be for th e · "STATESMAN." ---~- - --- - ~'I HAV. E :got z t-j ii I T. B A T'1__, I NG Begu respectfully to info~·m his Custoiners and tl1e public generally, thn.t he has n ow --RECE I VED HIS- - !New Fall & Winter DRY G-OODS ! f Uonsistin" in part of The' inan's an iguorlt.mus, Or, lower yet, a scan1_p, \.Vho writes for information And sends no postage stamp. Ex -GovERNO.H. MILLEB, of l\iinnosota,is delivering;\ lecture in that otate which is entitleJ. "All I\ien a1·e Liars." His tickets · read : " All ~Ien are Liars. . .i\.dmit one. n ' l bHESS GOODS, CLOTHS, COATINGS, FLAN· NELS, GLOVES, FANCY KNITTED GO ODS, HO':'IEHY, UND ERC LOTHI\J.G, YA HN 8, l FINGERING Y ARN, &c ., &c., &cc. All to be sold at the lo west price for C.E:LSJL~ 11 NEVI" B ownianville, Octobru· 3. 1877 10 BIG P U S I-3:: is now raging at "CoME, get up and give an account of yonrself," said a policeman to a prostrate drunkard. "IIow cH.n. you expect an ac~ count from a man" who has lo~ t hIB balancer' wad the reply. "RE.ALT.Y, Mr. J ohnson 1 there's nae end to your wit, n said a 1ady in· the \ Vest of Scotland to a. noted humorist. " Gu de forbid, i11 ada.n1," he replied, "that I should ever be at my \yit's eiHl l " TRELEVEN SI A Httle hoy from New · York went in to the country, visi t jng. He had a bowl of bread and milk. H e tMted it, and thou . hesitated a mon1cnt ; \vhen his ruother asked hin1 if he didn't like- it. 1~o which he repliea, sn1acking his lips : "Yes, l\.Ia, 1 was wishing our m ilkman would keep a cow." -- - . _ . _ _ __ ..I.__._ CL E~A RI~N GSALE . In order to make room for their Fall ~~.l?~'.-~~.~i.?!.1.~,. M will during the month of ............ August .... sell all ............. ... , .. ............ .. ...... ...... .. " ,Y...0.~ .. V. .. +."T.. G ..'. ..J?..B ..Q §. ~ kinds of A CAPITAL COMPARISON. From the Cobo1irg World. One of the best ancl most elfe.c tive appe·la t o the ljeople o·f this country· not to trust the present leader of the Opposition after his sharnefol abuse of confidence when before in power, was" ifiad e by 1\-Ir. r D. Gl·ss, Q. 0., in his recent speech lo the eLectors of Eas t Middlesex . . · The whole speech was ,n. mos t trenchan t expospure of Sir John's mi sdeeds, and .canno~ have failed to produce a telling effect. 'rh· following comparison, indulged in ·durin g the speech,, will be unders tood , at plowecl if the ground io heavy and the land once ; and we think it so good tha( we at all clayey. In cold clay soils the veget· w~nt to ·share 'vith our read ers. l\f r. able matter does not decompose;au rapidly Glass s,a id : as in warmer loan1a and sandy soils, and " 'rhe grea.t question of tho · hour is ~ for early potatoes especially h eavy sod shall Sir J ohu A. Macd'onald' come back I '" 0 1· corn grounds dwnld bi Fall plowed. .< to power .or . µat 1 . Yo1~ will readily anit is not so needful, but' it is well that it swer this question in the follo-\viug ,va,y : should he done, f<~r the reason inentioned, Yc.u rent a farm for fifteen years, all the as well as the wor k may not be delayed by rent to be laid out in improvementB on by "ret ,vea.t11er in the Spring. rrhousilJlds the place, the tenant to build a house and of acres of corn would have been advanced ' l?arn, to ~ fence and in1pro,·~ it, but not to the present season two or th ree weeks had cut dowi1 some: valuable timber upon it. the ground been Fall plowed and ridged as At the end of the time you come t o take aboYe mentioned. So with oorn stubbles · posoession, you find a partly finished intended for oats. These may be plowed house, the plMtering and door/3 turnb linM in th o F all, bu t should be manured on the off, tho place all overgrdwn with thist.les, surface aft~r the plowiug: No other treat. a very poor barn, and no fences, but worst ·ment will give So good a crop or will bring of all the green stumps a.lone are loft s uch large and sulooth potatoes. fr om which the timber had ~11 recent· · R. EASTON Intends making alterations. ~~,!;?r.~~~l:r..~:~~~c_e?. .J?.ri~?~~.~~~ ~ .(l:r~3:~..1:1.".1:1:'.!. . ~~~s..~il~..1Je .~.o~.~ ..1:~&'.1::.~~:~.~. .?~.. ~'.'.~~: Bp"'.manvillo, August 1, 1878. $.Y..:LVJ;.~.~ .~... 9-.9..9..J:>.1?.1 And is determined t o continue to sell at the ruinously low prices . cheaper than the cheapest. Why he can do itFrrst, he bnys for cash and knows just how to buy. ~e~ond, w~at h~ can't '.=my cheap enough, J:te manufoctt'ilres, 'Umd, he is satisfied w1th small profits. · · Fourth, he sells for cash· Fifth, hesells '.It bottom 'prices. CA.X..L :ANJD S E E F'C>JS!.. "YClil!:JFU°'EL,V:F.;~; -AND- Great Bargains in w~k.~;~~ Y~°e~t:.nucs to nia.nufacture to order, f.rm u 11.ir. hcst of m at crlaJ, and uonl:l lint 1lr st -cla FRl' J:Dl~ :D s 'W I'r]Jl YO U F...,"(a1nine the stock, '.vh ich ~om:pl'iscs eve~ylhirl'g in the trad e, of t.J1c \'e1·y J ~tl:st llnd inos c 1egant. styles .and :pat.t~ins, of Englrnb, C{l.Jladrn.n , ;;:n tl A 1111wicn11 n:1onufu.cl,.urc. ' YOl:,T R Orde1's P rompt('// Executed, and Good .Piti; Ouaranteed. l. lchhh afl ~n sio9k ·a.n endl ess~ va.riety of 1-adie s' r;,1H1 Gcllt~' ;Sfl,,ffi. tq::a Tnn; l;~ \-(il i '- e" cfe \\' h 10 e is selhng chea.p fo1"1casb. · ' ··' · it Fancy Goods, Toys; Writing Paper, Envelopes. N. B.- - Miscellaneous Books at ,, · half .price. ·· li Remember the ,Stand-" BIG ECO':!.',\ drawn by two Hornes KING S TREET, BOVVMANV I LLE. Bowmarv Ile , M. TRELEVEN f MONE Y TO LOA ---:o:- -- -- -~ All are invited to call and t est the validity of this advertisement., Town Hall Block; Bow:rhanvillo. Doheny Block, Lindsay. Bo\vn1anville, May 20, 1878. . The North ofScotland Canadian Mortgage Co'y ( :C.. JI: :Iv.I: X T E I > .I ' been sold off the , place. Yon on light soils, 0xce,pt those which [l,re Charge }~hn \Yith this ~:ricked ,vanton !nfestcd with· weeds an(l _ need F~!.J'!".l~o,Y:~ .act. He positively denies it, and nuttrng Ing.- Jn -tho.t case the --land should be again , ~his Irabct np" On ·hiS heaft .swoors he did not p lowed in the Spring, unless it hos been do it; while looking aloft he stretches up finally plowed in rough ridges, which can his arms and says ·'Theaehandsare ·clenn/' be worked do wn with the harrow. Sod (loud cheers.) You then bring in the . ,_ _ __ upon light soil should in any case be Spring neighbors to prov:e that they saw liim ,do plowed. Fl'esh green matter, in an open, it, 'whereupon ·he aoknov.~18dges tho whole warm soil, will decay in a. very .short ti1no, thin g, -but laughing. loudly says if any ono and a light sod plowed now will leave uo else had been there they would have done ,trace of it in t he Spring. Sod Rro und for just as ball or worse, and ].-~fuses 'to give potatoes or com should, if possible, be top- up tile place. The people came to h elp dl'osaod llO\~',. and. left in t he Spring as I yo u, and afte:r some delay :you 'ma~nage to long as possible for' a goodgro,vthof clov1::1r go~ possessio 11 ; Vv'"ith ·a heavy hear~ you to appettr. This sh ould be plowed under, resolutely set ~bout getting the place in the ground harrowed, and planting done good condition _n.gain. You : w ork on for at once upon the mellow soil. r.ro hastei1 four years, so. that the whole farm haa a t he work and insure quick planting, it is new face upon it, bright, fresh, clean and wt::ll to prncure and use a swi \ el plo\v, \Yith rich, .pe·ace at~d conten tment .about you, which a.11 the furrows can be laid the sa1ne when all of a sudden your old tenant turns way, begining at.one side of the field aud up n.gai.11 (cheers) and appli~s to get anproceeding to the other side. The first other lease of the pl:we. Your wife tells d ay's plowing iuay then be harrowed, you not to spoo.k t o hin1. At fi rat yon mar ked out, and planted, the harrowing think the ll1at.ter too absu rd for conversaand planting kee1)ing up close to the plow- tion, but the tenant is very persistent, and ing ' G-rowth begins at once and continues pretends t,hat ho has made sCnne nEP1v dia· rapidly when this ia done. coverie~ since the last. time he allowed the As a means of . destroying weeds, Fall farm to go to waste, the chief discovery plowing or ·Fall fallowing may be pro_fi~~bly being of a new way to protect everything. CONTEMPLATING used. The field a are green with the ever- Part of the field of wheat is to be set apart present ragw eed, the persistei1t golden'rod, to protect the field of peas, and part of with Hs indestructible root ;. the \vild . th e peas l o protect the wheat. '!'he field carrot, and scores of others which diafigure .of potatoes is to protect the barley,and the th e farm, and if porrnitted to seed \~ill, :barley the sheep. (Applause.) Y011 try IN, TIIB :FALL, furuish -wqrk for years to .come. The8~ to bring him down to a close examinatio n p!nnt.S: si10uld be plowed down and the . of the theory, to separate one from the 1 .Yi ll sell the whole of their SPLENDID STOCK of staple stubble$ cleaned before the seed isfornied.· · other, so that you may understand it. Ru t There not be t ime for them to ' no: Ho says ,he underatands it, and th~t I ma.tare seed again t his Year, and i he pre_ -is enough. Let hin1 have the place and j and fancy Dry Goods at prices so low that no house in Bow.sent crop, with all i~ power for barw,.will ~ soon you will ·see everything blossom as be vanquished. Year by year farms grow the rose. You say you do not understand man ville can compete with them. more wccdy, a.nd as the old-fashioned S·t~1n- hhn. He laughs at you, and_ asks if Yon 1ner fallow has beco1ne obsolete, these Jiave never hea.rd of the great "National parasites of the soil .are doinglin fi nite dam- Policy," which is exactly the same as his age. ]'all fa.llowiug may be made very prot.ection theory. (Long and continued effective in destroying them, butto be uae- cheers. ) Now would you let that man OPPOSITE FKANKK HENDERSON'S HOTEL. ful the .firs t p]owing must bei done without have the farm again to experiment upon . Dowman ville, June 3, 1sis. loss of tirne. - lV. Y. Times. with a theory you kno\V iu you1· heart to be wholly without merits! (Cheers and F.r:nululcnt ReJll'esentations. cries of No, No !) A t heory which your Thut those men whom insurance com- father told you had been expelled from panies make their agents should be held by the Mother Laud more t.han forty years the co1npanies they. repl'esent to some kind before, as totally unfi t fo.r civilized men. of accountabilit.y for the truthfulness of ' (Cheers.) No, you would .not let him their representations may be set <lo wa as have the farm again. Nor will tho people ~E~ au axiom. Th at the law oftho landahould of Canada give another lease of their fair --:o:~h old thern responsible for obtaining inon cy Dominion to Sir John Macdonald . RECEIVE D SEVEN PREl\HUl\'IS and GOLD MEDALS IN F'OUR WEEKS ! under false pretenses if tlrny willfully mi·- (Cheers.) Bleeding has long gone out of - - :o:-r epresent the facts is cq ually clear, and if use by the best physians. But the Oppo· ~OVER 15,000 NOW IN USE.-® t he co1n panle2endorsetheir agent and profit sition propose tO bleed every member of - - :O'.-·by his lies they certainly ought to be held tho body politic in · order to give new life -th ew a1::1l"·es respons ible. The business has t.o the b ody politic itself. (Cheer s.) Ole\ 'l'he peCuliat· char rns of this Piano is its adapt:.ati01: to th ~ Jnuua~ voice, as an accompaniment, been curs~d by lying agents- agents who rotten nostrums long discarded by every O\\'·mg to its sympathetic, n1ellov;, yet r ich and lJOwerfnl singing tones, often die! not know that they were lying; . physician of n1erit are no w exhumed an d I.:t t.t~~t fron1 tJtc ll'ltite House -'l'he ,Yar in thl! case of son1e co1.up·u1ies, agents ·so- ' traded upon so as to occopy the barren a niong piano-n1akers as to V1··hosc n18.ke of pianoforte Ehould meet '"ith f..1.vor at the Executive lect ed especially from retired clergymen, ground of volitical warfare. (Loud cheers. ) Mar.sion has at 18.l:lt been settled by Mrs. Hayes' selcc!Jon of an elegant llra.dbury upright made who believed what they were told by their The .whole political future of the once by F . G. Sn1ith, Ne'\v ·York. 'l'hc now Br~dbtu·y employers, and 'vho we.re as much as- po\\'erful Uonservative party is staked u'p on occuvies a place in U1e private par lo1·-a.favored position . . l I; is an instrument of g rcn,t beauty tonished ns anybody else at the collapse this one poor miserable dead horse.) (Apand ~xquisite ton e.-JYational Republican, WasJnngton, D. 0., Apr1l 8, 1878. of the con1pa.nies into whose treas uries plause.) ' :b'roltl personal ncqua inta.ncc 'Yith the m onufncturc.r of the Bradbury Pianos ·we can endorse they had been persuaded to flingthoil· hard.,him as worthJ.' pf p . ublic cqn:tldencc. "V?e ar~ using these 12ianos in our.· fa.milie's, an'd they _give entire,~~tisfnction: ~frs. t.:. S. Grant, VVa sh1ng~.on; Adnnrnl D. D . Pm'ter, \Vashington; Rev. earned ntoncy. -·N. Y . Indepe;ridtnt. A cONTExrroRARY says : If we put pro· O. II. I1ffany, VVashln gton; Gen. 0 . 0. Howa rd, Oregon:. Robert Bonner .Kew York· Grand Central IIotel, New Yor.J~ ; St. Nichola,sHoteJ, Nev..- York; Bishop Gilbert..JI~ven,MassaChu.setts· ~ibitory duties on thei r manufactures, the R.ev. John. F. Hurst, .U. l>. ' E. 0. Haven says : "IVIy Bradbury Piano continues to gro'\v better every day and myself Americans 'vill put prohi bi tory duties on andDt·. SE.ASONINGS. family Jn ore and m ore in love \vith it, A U our friends admire it." ' Bisho p Si mprmn ~a.ys : " ~'\fter a trial in my fan1ily for yoai-s, for beauty of finish and ,York· our agricultural products, our inter-Amerman s~ip and SP.lendid '\~1a~ity of t one, you1: Drad?ury Pian? cannot be cqnalied." Di. J. H . 1 1ncent : E or fa1nily,vorship, social gatherings, the Sabbath schools a.nd all kinds OF a.11 the things known farmers agree ican trade ·will be \fholly stopped, and of .musica;l ef!;tert,ainment..s,_give me, in preference to all otherlii, the s"'"eet·toned Brfi..dbury: Piano. that a inortga..ge is easiest to plant and 1 thousands of our peopl· deprived of their It excels 1n em gu1ar qualities." Dr. Jas. : M'CanJey,Carlisle, fJa.,says: ".My Bradbury is splendid. Bcstil1 the State." means of livelihood. To this pass t he Tohardest to raise. flill·W.ARRA:li'TED FOR SIX YEARS. ries are determined to bring l!B, and every THE BEST ll'IA N U FAO'l'URED. ~ Piano.I to Jet, and rent applied ifpurchu.ssd; monthly instalments receiveil for the same 01d "A1"TBR A.uaust 1 woodcock may he man engage d in · t lle A mer1can · n trad e, I um- 11lau mi take n in exch ange ; cash paid for t h e same. Second-hand pianos a.t great bargains' from Lo $200. P1allm; t uned and repairt ·t. Organs and melodeons to Sabb11th :schools and chtl.rchcs s l1ot · " We advist1 this 1 woodcock to look b erers, mill-owners, vessel owners, sailbrs, I $50 supplied at a libe1·al discount. Send f"o1· illustrated price list. out :for hirnself. d 1 · · farmers, ro vc1:s, and rai way o1ficials, "nlI ..i\.N Irish lovel' remarks : "It1s a great vote down at the.coming election t he mad_ 1 Late Suvt. for and Successor to Viim. B. Bradbury, . pleasure to be ,i.Jo~e, especially when yer men who are advocating the stoppac:e of FMtory, Raymond st., Brooklyn. Warerooms. 14. lCaat l!,ourtccnth Street, Ne\\' Y ork. sweetheart ia wid ye ! " their business-the ruin of their fortun!lS. 27-l Smo ~ -·- - -~ . C Spring plowi ng, should be pra.ctised up· iY . . ; . . . . atl moder.a te l'ates of interest. Pcl'lod a.nd pla,n of rcpayn1 en t c an be UlT··n .... ed t.o ~ uit the oonven e n ce ot t hr: bon·owtjr. ' " ~ /:; The Co~pany does 110!; lend mone)~ on tho Bl'lilding or L S · ·f· I . b t h 1.·1 · r,,.hn be repaid by annual in~tal mcnts if desired, SD1PLE lNTi~hs~.C()ffrJYll.JCingo cba~·g P {1 cipal t ,e unpafd bala nce. By thu:1 plan e{ upon -.,·.,· A R.E NOW LENDT~G MONEY UI'ON FIRST . CLASS FARM PROPERTY 1 ~f NOTED FOR CHEAF· GOODS . ,. ' - he Borrower is not Bounid to. Pay his Instalment, Apply to -- ,~'\. tjtitua::n: , a o:5o~or lrQt;in-~ach year as is ~o~~ conv~1{eut, ~vi.l;hont l'isk or extra. c.: -ponse. ' A ugust 22, 1877. ' J. A. CODD, [4·ly, ] BUSINESS CHANGE. Splendid Opportunity FOR PI{001JBJ:NG F .A. · · .:R,·· ~ E :R, S Dominion Bank, Bo;,.-ma.nvIIle 1 OheapDry Coods. S. Mason ~ G..A..RDEN"ERSj Son, BUY YOUR SEEDS / - - - -. .1.T C OP-YOf Official Report of A ward t6 D oMINION 0HGAN C01v1P1\ NY Bowrmtnville, for Orgaus exhibited at the Centennial Exhibition, P hiladelphia, 1876. A C.fIANGE OF BUSINESS Murdoch Bros. THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION. PHIL.ADELPHIA, 1876. (I ~o. 23 will TERMS STRICTLY CASH. GROCERY BUSINESS ON The United _ States Centennial Commission has examined the report of the J udges, and accepted the following reasons, and decreed an award in conformity therewith. PHILAUJ:LPHIA, December 5th, 1876. REPORT ON AWARDS. ---W<--GARRIED AS USUAL. Product, REED ORGANS. Do11nNION ORGAN N amo and address of Exhibitor Co., Bowmanville, Canada. BRADBURY PIANOS LEAD The undersigned, having examined the product .herein d~r>.cribed. respectfully recommends the same to the United States Centennial Com mission for Award, for t he following reasons, viz : · 'I' H WORLD. Murdoch Bros. ---AltE RECEIVING---- "Because they have produced in their instru: ments a pure and satisfying torie, by their method of voicing, and have a sin1ple and efficient stop-action, with satisfyir:5 In us ic a l combinations, an elastic touch, and good general work1nanship." H . K. OLIVEH., Signature of the J udge AJ?PROV AL OF GROUP JUDGES. COR.N by the CAR . LOAD EVERY WEEK .! J . SCHIEDMAYER. E. LEVASSEUR ED. F A'VRE PERRET . GEO. F. BRISTOW. P. F. K UPKA. WILLIAM TIIOl\fSON. JAMES 0. W A'£SON. JOSEPH .H.KNlW. J. E. HlL(L~ lW. F . A. P . BARNARD. A true Copy of the record. J<RA NCl .A. WALKER, Chief of the Bureau o( AVt'ara 1 I. Given by aut.hority of the United Stat es Cent-ennia.l Co111mission / . A . T. GOSHORN, Dvrector-Generul. - j Freeborn Garrettson Smith, The Cheapest Feed you can bl.1y. Bowmanville, March 1, 1877. .T. L. CA 1'1PllELL, Smeiar·y. SEND FOR PmoE LisTs. J. R ~:AWLEY, P1·eoiden Domjnion ·'Organ Co B owMANVILLE, ONT.